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SAN JOSE — Time flies when the Sharks aren't having fun. If you have been marking your calendar, then you know it's been almost two weeks since the Summer of Shame began. Back on April 30, the Sharks lost Game 7 to the Los Angeles Kings, a mortifying collapse from a 3-0 series lead.
And so far, this is what we know about the repercussions:
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Two days after the defeat, as players cleared out their lockers, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson spoke about the "open wound" of the series defeat. Looking ahead, Wilson promised that the status quo was "not an option" while frankly admitting that his own job status could be in question.
And so far, this is what we know about Wilson's job security, or whether the quo will indeed remain status:
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Somewhat oddly during that same interview, Wilson said: "My recommendation is that our coaching staff be part of this, going forward."
Wilson later clarified that yes, this meant he was standing 100 percent behind coach Todd McLellan and his assistants. But the wording of Wilson's statement implied that it might not be his choice because the final decision would belong to franchise owner Hasso Plattner, the German billionaire and SAP honcho.
And so far, this is what we know about whether Wilson's decision to retain McLellan has been affirmed by Plattner:
(Insert as much white space here as you can find. In German.)
Monday, messages were left at the Sharks' offices and on Wilson's phone, seeking any updates. There was no immediate response. However, league sources say that Wilson will indeed return along with McLellan — and that there reportedly has been internal agreement about a significant roster shake-up.
Which, if true, is fine and newsworthy. But someone needs to come out and publicly outline all of it to the folks who buy tickets — as well as to, you know, the players themselves.
What the heck is going on? Consider the contrast with the Bay Area's other winter pro sports franchise, the NBA Warriors. They actually finished their season three days after the Sharks, losing their own Game 7 crusher. But within a week, stuff happened. Fingers pointed. The team's ownership simmered. The coach bristled. Players opined. The coach was fired. The general manager elucidated. The owner rationalized. The fired coach vented on radio shows. The search for a new coach began.
What a difference, eh? Joe Lacob, the Warriors' controlling owner, can bluster and strut annoyingly. But at least you know where he is at all times. Plattner, the Sharks' proprietor, takes a different approach. He disappears into thin air, or onto his yacht, and says nothing.
Wilson indicated on May 2 that he would take 10 days or so to present Plattner an action plan for approval or rejection. Maybe that's what was happening Monday. But the owner must make a firm decision quickly on the franchise future.
Otherwise, rumors gurgle. The Toronto Maple Leafs are supposedly shopping top defenseman Dion Phaneuf, and the Sharks have been mentioned as a possible trade partner. McLellan's contract has two more seasons to run. But the gossipy grapevine, especially in Canada, continues to speculate where he might land if the Sharks dismiss him. And should that occur, McLellan deserves to know as soon as possible, so that he doesn't get shut out of the best job openings. The same holds true for Wilson, if Plattner plans to make a G.M. switch.
Over the past week, Wilson has held multiple meetings with McLellan and his coaches. We do know that much. In the past, the coach and general manager have worked through any disagreements about players and their roles. Can they do so again after the trauma of these playoffs?
McLellan is surely weary of coaching the same cast of characters who give him the same inconsistent performances. But can Wilson really follow through if he desires to create a major roster earthquake? And what would such an earthquake look like?
More and more, you get the feeling that it could look like four or five big names leaving town. Dan Boyle won't be back if he wants a two-year contract, which he does. Antii Niemi might have played his last game as a Sharks goalie. Even those recent three-year extensions signed by Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau could contain small trade exceptions, if the contracts are like the others negotiated by Wilson. Remember how Dany Heatley was supposed to have a no-trade clause but didn't?
None of this gossip is healthy. Whatever the future Sharks blueprint, it's time to get on with it. Plattner needs to quickly issue a statement about Wilson's and McLellan's future — or needs to authorize Wilson to make the statement, or needs to hire a skywriting plane to proclaim his verdict. Or something. Or anything. Otherwise, the Summer of Shame will continue to fester with no purpose. And this is what the festering accomplishes:
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) – When it comes to brain diseases, researchers tend to notice a specific, and currently irreversible trend: protein misfolding. It has been recognized in Parkinson's and ALS, for example. At the University of Alabama, there are researchers currently working in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania on a way to possibly unravel those proteins by reprogramming a protein found in yeast. It has worked before in some simple animal models, and that could be the first step in working towards eventually halting the progression of certain neurodegenerative diseases.
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It's been a long and dreary winter here in Pennsylvania, and I'm thrilled that St. Patrick's Day (and spring!) are just around the corner. For me, St. Patrick's Day always means that the worst of winter is over. The plethora of green (shamrocks, hats, beer, etc.) also serves as reminder to get my diet in check. I don't know about you, but when I eat lots of leafy greens and fresh veggies, I always feel a little lighter and more motivated.
1. Spring Greens and Roasted Chicken // 2.Scallops-Pecans Wilted Salad // 3. Fast Nicoise Salad // 4. Spring Waldorf Salad // 5. Mango Chicken Salad // 6. Shrimp & Watercress Salad // 7. Cajun Turkey and Fresh Melon Salad // 8. Spinach Salad with Ancho Chili Pepper Chops
Thankfully, the experts at BHG have created some of the most glorious salad recipes I have ever seen! Variations on the classic Waldorf salad, plus a fabulous grilled steak bruschetta salad that leaves me feeling full, but healthy and vibrant, too. Doesn't sound like a bad combination if you ask me. To make things a bit easier for you, here are eighteen of my personal favorites. So do yourself a favor and eat your greens this St. Patrick's Day!
9. Edamame Bread Salad // 10. Layered Spinach and Pot Sticker Salad // 11. Herb Salad with Creamy Lemon Dressing // 12. Steak and Potato Salad // 13. Southern Cobb Salad // 14. Basil-Tomato Salad // 15. Grilled Steak Bruschetta Salad // 16. Garden Salad with Balsamic Dressing and Herb Feta
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Bids for two city vehicles were approved by the Buffalo City Council at their meeting last week.
One vehicle will go to the water department and the other will go to the building inspector.
Ken Durfee, with the city works department, gives us details.
The 2012 pickup from Greiner Ford of Casper was bid at $32,921 and was budgeted for $35,000. The 2011 pickup from Fremont Motors of Sheridan was bid at $25,467 and budgeted for $32,000, for a total savings to the city of $8,812.
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I hope that you will find my blog to be a little different than other blogs: (1) I include the good, the bad and ugly of our homeschooling journey. It's not always peaches and cream; (2) I try to write words of encouragement for new homeschoolers and for homeschoolers that might be having a bad day. I remember the feelings of being a newbie homeschooling parent; and (3) I'm not "Super Homeschooler." I'm just a homeschool mom that has probably "been there, done that" as far as homeschooling goes and I will share with you what I have experienced. Also, because I don't write a lot anymore about homeschooling, I've started to share a list of daily free Kindle eBooks list--especially involving homeschooling, parenting, teens and children. People seem to like it, so I think I'll keep doing it. As a friendly reminder, if you do not have a Kindle, you can download the Kindle reading application to use on your Smartphone (iPhone, iPod touch, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry), Computer (MAC, Windows 8, Windows 7, XP & Vista), and Tablets (Android, Windows 8, iPad) at the following link: Free Reading Apps.
We are eclectic in our approach, but didn't start out that way. We've made several changes throughout our homeschooling journey. During high school, besides our learning at home, my kids utilized programs and clubs offered at our local high school: sports, FLVS (Florida Virtual School), JRTOC, Teen Court, Student Government, Interact, SADD, Student Advisory Council, Junior Achievement, Relay for Life, Adopt-a-Road, and Holiday Food Drives.
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Outside of school, they have both volunteered at The Angelus Haunted House as actors for several years. They are also Eagle Scouts (and in good standing with Order of the Arrow--although I'd like to see them participate more); and have been Den Chiefs for Cub Scouts until the Pack closed recently. This school year they both started working jobs.
I have found the teen years to be the hardest--not so much academically, but in their "sprouting of wings". My biggest regret is not graduating my oldest son before he turned 18. I slowed down his progress so he could continue with some dual enrollment and that was a huge mistake. My best advice to homeschoolers is to graduate your kids before they turn 18.
I guess that I would just like to share with you through my blog that it's okay to change things up, it's okay to have a bad day, and that in the end your kids will still turn out okay.
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text: On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 08:43:25PM +0100, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 04:17:44AM +1030, Arthur Marsh wrote:> > OK, these patches applied together against upstream didn't cause a crash > > but I did observe:> > > > significant slowdowns of MIDI playback (moreso than in previous cases, > > and with less than 20 Meg of swap file in use);> > Can this be replicated with on-board audio hardware or is there somethingspecific about the card? e.g. those typically driven by snd-intel8x0 orsnd_hda_intelUnfortunately the original mail is a bit light on details on how this wasreproduced and I didn't find a thread with more details. It looks like it'ssimply playing a midi file while the system is under load but less clearon what the symptoms are (audio skipping maybe?). I'll start with usingirqs-off tracer to see can I replicate a similar style of issue withoutdepending on sound.> > kswapd0 sharing equal top place in CPU usage at times (e.g. 20 percent).> > > > If I should try only one of the patches or something else entirely, > > please let me know.> > For Mel: with z1, kswapd used only 0.1-3.9 percent of CPU while he> loaded other applications.> What's the usage otherwise?As that patch has been NAKd by Rik on the grounds it eliminates the "balancegap" entirely, can it be checked if the patch below keeps the CPU usage lowas well please?> We may need a way to put kswapd in all uncompactable mode to solve> this, logic 3 just trying not to disable the all unreclaimable logic> seems not enough. I.e. if compact_zone_order doesn't return> COMPACT_COMPLETE, stop the compaction loop in kswapd. Then we can put> back in the COMPACT_MODE_KSWAPD return COMPACT_CONTINUE in> compact_finished as the caller will throttle it (and it won't run more> than one scan before putting kswapd to sleep in all uncompactable mode).> Should be possible. I'm not going to develop such a patch now though andinstead have a stab at replicating some of the exhibited problems (highkswapd CPU usage, long interrupt disabled times etc).Can the following patch be tested as a potential replacement for z1please?==== CUT HERE ====vmscan: kswapd should not free an excessive number of pages when balancing small zonesWhen reclaiming for order-0 pages, kswapd requires that all zones bebalanced. Each cycle through balance_pgdat() does background ageing on allzones if necessary and applies equal pressure on the inactive zone unlessa lot of pages are free already.A "lot of free pages" is defined as a "balance gap" above the high watermarkwhich is currently 7*high_watermark. Historically this was reasonable asmin_free_kbytes was small. However, on systems using huge pages, it isrecommended that min_free_kbytes is higher and it is tuned with hugeadm--set-recommended-min_free_kbytes. With the introduction of transparenthuge page support, this recommended value is also applied. On X86-64 with4G of memory, min_free_kbytes becomes 67584 so one would expect around 68Mof memory to be free. The Normal zone is approximately 35000 pages so undereven normal memory pressure such as copying a large file, it gets exhaustedquickly. As it is getting exhausted, kswapd applies pressure equally to allzones, including the DMA32 zone. DMA32 is approximately 700,000 pages witha high watermark of around 23,000 pages. In this situation, kswapd willreclaim around (23000*8 where 8 is the high watermark + balance gap of 7 *high watermark) pages or 718M of pages before the zone is ignored. Whatthe user sees is that free memory far higher than it should be.To avoid an excessive number of pages being reclaimed from the larger zones,explicitely defines the "balance gap" to be either 1% of the zone or thelow watermark for the zone, whichever is smaller. While kswapd will checkall zones to apply pressure, it'll ignore zones that meets the (high_wmark +balance_gap) watermark.To test this, 80G were copied from a paritition and the amount of memorybeing used was recorded. A comparison of a patch and unpatched kernelcan be seen athttp://www.csn.ul.ie/~mel/postings/minfree-20110222/memory-usage-hydra.psand shows that kswapd is not reclaiming as much memory with the patchapplied.Signed-off-by: Andrea Arcangeli <email@example.com>Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <firstname.lastname@example.com>--- include/linux/swap.h | 9 +++++++++ mm/vmscan.c | 16 +++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.hindex 4d55932..a57c6e7 100644--- a/include/linux/swap.h+++ b/include/linux/swap.h@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ enum { #define SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX 32 #define COMPACT_CLUSTER_MAX SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX +/*+ * Ratio between the present memory in the zone and the "gap" that+ * we're allowing kswapd to shrink in addition to the per-zone high+ * wmark, even for zones that already have the high wmark satisfied,+ * in order to provide better per-zone lru behavior. We are ok to+ * spend not more than 1% of the memory for this zone balancing "gap".+ */+#define KSWAPD_ZONE_BALANCE_GAP_RATIO 100+ #define SWAP_MAP_MAX 0x3e /* Max duplication count, in first swap_map */ #define SWAP_MAP_BAD 0x3f /* Note pageblock is bad, in first swap_map */ #define SWAP_HAS_CACHE 0x40 /* Flag page is cached, in first swap_map */diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.cindex 17497d0..0c83530 100644--- a/mm/vmscan.c+++ b/mm/vmscan.c@@ -2388,6 +2388,7 @@ loop_again: int compaction; struct zone *zone = pgdat->node_zones + i; int nr_slab;+ unsigned long balance_gap; if (!populated_zone(zone)) continue;@@ -2404,11 +2405,20 @@ loop_again: mem_cgroup_soft_limit_reclaim(zone, order, sc.gfp_mask); /*- * We put equal pressure on every zone, unless one- * zone has way too many pages free already.+ * We put equal pressure on every zone, unless+ * one zone has way too many pages free+ * already. The "too many pages" is defined+ * as the high wmark plus a "gap" where the+ * gap is either the low watermark or 1%+ * of the zone, whichever is smaller. */+ balance_gap = min(low_wmark_pages(zone),+ (zone->present_pages ++ KSWAPD_ZONE_BALANCE_GAP_RATIO-1) /+ KSWAPD_ZONE_BALANCE_GAP_RATIO); if (!zone_watermark_ok_safe(zone, order,- 8*high_wmark_pages(zone), end_zone, 0))+ high_wmark_pages(zone) + balance_gap,+ end_zone, 0)) shrink_zone(priority, zone, &sc); reclaim_state->reclaimed_slab = 0; nr_slab = shrink_slab(sc.nr_scanned, GFP_KERNEL,


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A ham and cheese sandwich is hard to beat, and this Spanish-inspired version is exceptional. It features the classic pairing of Manchego and membrillo, or quince paste; any Manchego will work, but we recommend a semiaged cheese here.
Grilled Serrano Ham and Manchego Sandwich
8 slices ciabatta, sturdy white bread, or whole-grain bread
4 Tbs. (2 oz./60 g.) unsalted butter, at room temperature
5-6 oz. (155-185 g.) semiaged Manchego cheese, thinly sliced
1/4 lb. (125 g.) thinly sliced serrano ham (8 slices)
1/4 lb. (125 g.) membrillo, cut into 4 thin slices
Spread 1 side of each bread slice with a little of the butter. Place 4 slices, buttered side up, on a work surface. Top the bread with the Manchego, covering it completely. Place 2 slices of ham on each sandwich, and then 1 slice of membrillo. Top the sandwiches with the remaining bread slices, buttered side up.
In a large frying pan or griddle over medium-high heat, add the sandwiches, buttered side down, and then spread the tops with the remaining butter. Cook until the undersides are golden brown, 4-5 minutes. Using a spatula, turn the sandwiches, then press down for 20-30 seconds. Cook until golden brown on the second side, about 4 minutes longer.
Transfer to individual plates or a platter. Cut into halves or quarters and serve at once. Serves 4.


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Since Jimmy Kimmel took over the 11:35 PM slot on ABC, viewers have had to wait that extra hour to get their late-night journalism fix. Of course, that doesn't mean Kimmel isn't capable of some journalistic entertainment of his own.
Take for example his "Lie Witness News" segment, where he asks ordinary people about extraordinary things… that never happened. This week he asked passersby in Los Angeles about President Obama's public inauguration, which will of course take place on Monday.


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Peter, Paris and Vic come. Paris is pregnant and Vic and Paris want to get married again. Simon comes home and goes to test for an STD. Lucy wants to go back to work and Kevin says that Annie can't watch Savannah while she and him are at work. They decide that Kevin will take the night shift and watch her in the day. Martin sneaks out to do a homework assignment with Zoe and forgets his cell phone. His dad calls him, but Martin isn't there. Ruthie talks to Vincent about Peter, which annoys Vincent. Eric helps a family with two children who have a disease. The ex-husband left years ago, but now wants to come back into their lives. Martin's dad is coming home from Iraq! Simon promises to God to never have sex again until he's married and that he'll go to church. He doesn't have an STD.
This was a grea episode! I loved seeing Peter, Paris and Vic again! Peter is one of my favorite characters! I think that Martin getting to see his dad is a great thing! This episode gets a 10!


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PARIS -- The French nun whose testimony of a mystery cure from Parkinson's disease could prompt the Roman Catholic Church to beatify Pope John Paul II is a gentle, simple woman who is "deeply moved" by what has happened to her, a priest who knows her said Thursday.
Sister Marie-Simon-Pierre's identity had been kept quiet until Wednesday, when a French newspaper published her name.
Some of her colleagues in the church were still reluctant Thursday to talk much about her.
But the Rev. Robert Aliger, a spokesman for the Diocese of Aix-en-Provence, described a humble nun who went through an "incredible" experience -- an unexplained recovery from Parkinson's after she and her community of nuns prayed to John Paul.
"All those that knew her before and after see clearly that she is cured," he said in a telephone interview.
The diocese in southeast France finished its yearlong investigation into the nun's claims last week and will present its conclusions in Rome.
Its investigation was based on medical records, blood-test results, X-rays and doctors' reports, "so that the bishop can present a solid dossier in Rome," Aliger said.
"It's a voluminous dossier," he said. "There are five boxes -- I saw them -- of originals and a big box of X-rays."
The nun "had tears in her eyes" at the closing session of the investigation, he added.
"She is a gentle, reserved woman," he said. "She is a very simple, very ordinary person who is, I think, deeply moved by what happened to her."
The nun also underwent a psychiatric evaluation and had her handwriting analyzed, since a change in handwriting is a classic symptom of Parkinson's disease, the Rome-based cleric spearheading her cause, Monsignor Slawomir Oder, said this week.
Normally, psychiatric evaluations are not typical for church investigations into purported miracles, but Oder said church officials wanted to be particularly sure in this case and that the results were "very reassuring."
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To mark the relaunch of the Editors Weblog, the World Editors Forum is running a special series entitled "Doing More with Less." The series highlights major trends that editors-in-chief are using to steer their newsrooms through the difficult economic climate. The seventh in the series takes a look at non-profit investigative journalism site VoiceOfSanDiego.org.
As newspapers make cuts to survive and concentrate their efforts, one of the first areas to suffer is the time- and resources- consuming field of investigative journalism. And that is where the VoiceOfSanDiego.org has stepped in; a non-profit, online-only publication focussing on quality investigative reporting for the San Diego area. The Editors Weblog spoke to Executive Editor Andrew Donahue and housing and economy reporter Kelly Bennett about their mission.
The Gap
"If there is one storyline that sums up why we exist, it is because investigative journalism on a very local level isn't being done." Andrew Donohue was clear about the role of VOSD: to fill the gaping hole in "in-depth analytical accountability journalism, the public service arm of a newspaper," that has emerged in recent years in other communities as well as in San Diego.
Donohue believes that "so many newspapers are cutting back to such extreme levels that there is no way that they are getting the investigative news that they deserve and need." The problem is most severe in American cities, where for many years there has been just one newspaper with something of a monopoly on providing information, so if that paper stops launching investigations, then who will take its place? Investigative journalism has a vital role to play in local societies, exposing wrongs and pushing for change. Bennett pointed out another important element to consider: its value as a deterrent against potential corruption. She sees this as a safeguard for society, it is about "developing that reputation that there are people looking, sending a message to people in power."
"If there is one storyline that sums up why we exist, it is because investigative journalism on a very local level isn't being done."
Balancing site readability and impact
VOSD reporters are assigned to specific beats, a concept borrowed from traditional publications. Donohue explained that the VOSD journalists were constantly trying to balance the two crucial elements of their job: to keep the website lively and updated, but also to commit time to investigative reporting that can have a significant impact. Such reporting is undoubtedly time intensive if it is to be done thoroughly, which it is at VOSD. Staff are encouraged to meet with any relevant sources and to always do public records requests and fight "really hard" for documents. Bennett explained that the very nature of investigative journalism means that you never really know how a project is going to turn out, so it can be difficult to allocate appropriate resources.
Inspirational reporting
Donohue pointed out one major project, 'Redevelopment gone wrong' which has been an inspiration to him and his staff. VOSD launched three different areas of investigation into public agency the Southeastern Economic Development Corp., and over the course of a number of years "exposed a wide range of conflicts of interest, fraud and other sorts of misbehaviour." The publication's work has led to FBI and criminal federal grand jury investigation, the board of the agency has been completely revamped and the president has been forced to resign. Donohue is proud of the depth of coverage produced, of VOSD's determination to keep sticking with the story, and of course of the impact. "It can be very disheartening and very frustrating if you spend 6 months on a project and nothing actually changes," he explained. So "watching the impact of this story has been inspiring for us as journalists."
Day-to-day flexibility
VOSD has a more flexible working environment than many traditional publications. Donohue explained that as long as reporters are "producing the quality of journalism that we require," they are free to work from the office or at home, and can choose their hours. They have also tried to "eliminate the idea of deadlines altogether," explained Donohue: stories go up on the site when they are ready. Reporters are always free to propose their own stories, they are not necessarily assigned by editors. "We are firm believers in the idea that ideas bubble up from reporters' beats," added Donohue. "I would be a fool if I thought that I knew more than my reporters about their beats"
Staff: traditional experience and new blood
VOSD's eleven staff are a mixture of experienced journalists who have worked in newspapers for many years, and people fresh out of college who have never reported full time before. Donohue explained that both "offer really valuable perspectives," although those who had been at traditional newspapers longer found it harder to adapt to work at VOSD. "It's fascinating to watch" the process, Donohue commented. Bennett described how staff often discuss the "rules" of traditional newspapers and decide which ones they should follow.
Non-profit allows for total focus on story impact
Both Donohue and Bennett were very positive about the advantages offered by VOSD's non-profit status. Most crucial is the simple fact that they do not have to make anyone any money; rather just make enough to support the organisation. This means, as Donohue explained, that "you measure success differently." Papers which are desperately seeking every hit they can get on their website risk cheapening their news, or moving away from their core focus. "We know what we could put on our site to get more hits," stressed Donohue, "but it would lessen the impact of our stories." The unique aspect of a non-profit, Donohue explained, is that "ultimately our success is judged by the impact of our stories: What have our stories done?" And this impact, evidently, is what is most important to investigative journalism. Bennett added that for her, "there has been some major value in being able to tell people that you are writing the story independently. For me the non-profit, independent aspect of VOSD has been part of the justification for reporting the way I do."
"Ultimately as non-profit our success is judged by the impact of our stories: What have our stories done?"
Donor money does not buy influence
One potential problem with privately funded non-profits is that those who fund them could try to influence the news that comes out of them. Donohue was clear that this has not been a problem at VOSD. "We have made it very clear that your money does not buy you influence," he clarified. "We draw the lines, and as long as we draw them clearly and boldly then there aren't problems." He explained that he himself had been sceptical of donors' motives when he first started working with VOSD, but that he had quickly come to understand that investigative journalism at its heart is a "public service institution," and that many funders were large philanthropic organisations who frequently give grants to all sorts of organisations. A recent donor was the Knight Foundation; others are local foundations that work on quality of life issues, others are "prominent citizens," or members of the community who give smaller amounts. A total of 750 people have given money.
Multimedia and reader interaction
One of the great advantages of being online-only is the potential for multimedia. As Bennett pointed out, if a newspaper promotes a multimedia package to accompany a story, there will be so many steps to take to actually access it that few readers will, while as online, it is right there. She accompanies some stories with video, audio or slideshows when she feels it would add to them. Her monthly feature "People at work," which looks at a San Diego resident through the lens of their job, often includes a multimedia feature. Another benefit of working online is the possibility to interact with readers. VOSD allows comments on its opinion pieces and opinion blogs, but not on news stories or news blogs, as Donohue believes that they should "let the news stand by itself," and they do not have sufficient resources to carry out the necessary moderation of the comments. Reporters also interact in different ways with their audience, using blog postings to solicit thoughts, ideas and comments for stories, which Donohue described as "a great source of information." A regular feature called 'The People's Reporter' is very popular. Readers can send in tips and questions and a reporter will spend a day responding on a blog, and "it has led to great discussion and some more long-term stories, Donohue explained.
Competing with traditional media?
Donohue described VOSD's relationship with local paper the San Diego Union-Tribune. He was adamant that VOSD is more than just an alternative voice to supplement the Tribune's coverage, but also not a direct competitor overall. However within VOSD's chosen field of quality of life issues, the site does compete: "we always want to have the best stories and have them first." And Donohue hopes that the people of San Diego benefit from this lack of monopoly, as "the more competition there is in the media, the better it is for everybody and the better the community is served."
Is this the future for local news?
VOSD's coverage is firmly local, and focussed very much on quality of life issues. Donohue believes that the model works, and plans to continue along the same lines, although he sees it as one of many that will be tried in upcoming years. The non-profit model may well have to be used more: "at least until news orgs find a way to make this thing work financially, it will have to be done philanthropically." He sees a future in which publications become more specialised, and in which people look to many different sources for different types of news. Most crucial is the fact that people try to come up with new ideas and carry them out, as "the thing that has been missing from journalism and the thing that has got us to this point is a lack of innovation and lack of entrepreneurial spirit."
"One thing we've learnt is that the gap we were created to fill keeps just keeps getting bigger"
And the future for VOSD?
For VOSD, Donohue hopes to grow, and eventually become "a very robust news organization, that serves almost as the metro section of a what a daily paper used to be." Maybe it will not become huge in terms of numbers, as Donohue is aware that the current model may not necessarily support a much larger staff, and "there is something to be said for being a quick, lean and efficient organisation." But as "one thing we've learnt is that the gap we were created to fill keeps just keeps getting bigger," VOSD will strive to keep up with filling that gap, and keep looking for more gaps that the traditional media is leaving behind. It may well not be a model that works everywhere, but VOSD's commitment and success show that it can work, and should be taken seriously by communities whose newspapers have lost their public service arm.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn.-In an era in which spread offenses and gimmick formations are all the rage, LSU proved that games can still be won in the trenches.
The Bengal Tigers whipped Vanderbilt on both sides of the line of scrimmage, rolling up 280 yards on the ground and holding the Commodores to just 135 yards of total offense, as VU fell by a 27-3 score at Dudley Field on Saturday evening.
Russell Shepard's second-quarter touchdown run turned out to be all the scoring the Tigers needed on the evening to send Vandy to its 10th-consecutive defeat.
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The 'Dores trailed just 10-3 at the start of the fourth quarter, but the dam burst after Warren Norman fumbled a kickoff at the VU 26, and the Tigers' Alfred Blue tacked on a touchdown run four plays later.
Vandy has now lost seven straight in the series, and also sports a 10-game losing streak in Southeastern Conference play.
"They whipped us, that's the bottom line. It ain't no secret," coach Robbie Caldwell said.
"LSU [was] exactly what we expected," senior center and captain Joey Bailey said. "We just didn't do what we needed to do."
To say that Bailey and his cohorts on the offensive line had a rough evening would be an understatement. The VU offense had more penalty yards (37) than total offense (30) at the half, and taking away a 51-yard run by Norman that set up VU's only score, the 'Dores averaged just 1.75 yards per snap on their other 47 offensive plays.
A stellar defensive effort kept Vandy in the game, but by that point, the defense was gassed. LSU rushed for 150 yards in the fourth quarter, which included a 65-yard dash by Stevan Ridley for the game's final score.
After a scoreless first quarter, LSU finally sustained a drive at the beginning of the second quarter that ended when Shepard took a direct handoff around the right side on an end-around and scooted 30 yards untouched for the game's first score. A Josh Jasper extra point gave LSU a 7-0 lead.
Jasper added a 36-yard field goal with 5:27 left in the half to put LSU up 10.
Meanwhile, the Commodore offense sleepwalked through the first half. VU gained 30 total yards on 26 plays (including 17 carries for minus-7 yards), was sacked four times, and committed four penalties for 37 yards.
Vandy finally caught a break when Norman started right, cut back to the left, and rambled 51 yards down to the LSU 13 on the second snap of the second half. A personal foul penalty on the Tigers put the ball on the LSU 7.
But the Commodores managed but two yards on the next three plays, and had to settle for Ryan Fowler's 23-yard field goal at the 12:56 mark of the third quarter.
LSU moved the ball inside the VU 10 on the next drive, but Jordan Jefferson was way off-target on a third-and-10 play, and Casey Hayward had an easy pick in the end zone that resulted in a touchback.
But the Commodore offense again failed to mount a threat, and the Tigers answered with a 23-yard Jasper field goal with 12:32 left in the game to put the lead back at 10.
Norman's fumble with 12:32 left in the game gave LSU the ball back in VU territory, and Blue rumbled over the right side of the line for a score to make it 20-3, Tigers.
With 4:32 left, Ridley broke free down the sideline against a Commodore defense crowding the line of scrimmage in a last-gasp hope of making a play to get back in the game.
Ridley produced the evening's only glamorous stat line, as the junior rushed 17 times for 159 yards.
VU travels to Ole Miss for an 11:40 kickoff in its first road test of the year next Saturday. Caldwell says that the 'Dores have some serious offensive work to before they arrive in Oxford.
"We've got to do different schemes. We've got to make sure we can get double-teams. We've got to slide-protect. We can't man-protect," he said.
"We went into the game thinking maybe we could do what we did last year. We had a chance to beat them down there last year, and rightfully so, and I can understand why the offensive staff and I-it starts with me-thought that.
"But we got fooled. They kicked our butt. They did everything pretty simple. But they kicked us."


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The head of the Chicago Police Department says 600 extra officers will work to keep the city secure and safe during Fourth of July festivities.
Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis said the hundreds of additional officers will patrol during the Taste of Chicago and at sites of three Lake Michigan fireworks shows on Sunday's Independence Day holiday.
Department administrators have "canceled everybody's day off," Weis said.
Weis said the effort does stretch the police department's resources a bit, but the force has to be flexible, calling the extra officers a "reserve force" to deal with any trouble.
Chicago's lakefront fireworks have been scheduled for July 3 for the last 35 years. But this year, smaller fireworks shows were planned for July 4 in an effort to save the city money.


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Tony Dungy meant what he said and said what probably 90 percent of football coaches are thinking.
Basically: They don't need or want to deal with Michael Sam-sized distractions from a Michael Sam-level talent.
That's the heart of what Dungy said to a Tampa newspaper about Sam, and then clarified with similar but softer language on Tuesday.
Dungy said he wishes Sam well and has no prejudice against him, but said that he probably wouldn't have drafted Sam.
In the football universe, Sam is a lowly seventh-round draft choice in the St. Louis Rams' training camp, whose presence is out of context because he's the first openly gay player to be drafted.
And emphasize the "lowly seventh-round pick" part, because that is the most important part for a large majority of coaches and executives.
Vick committed felonies, did time and his signing with Philadelphia caused a huge stir; but he was a star.
Would Dungy have offered all that support if Vick was openly gay, instead of a convicted felon?
That's impossible to answer, probably even for Dungy, whose strong religious convictions are admirable but also presumably a part of his thinking on Sam.
Jackson talked about his religious convictions and vaguely alluded to the moral difference between right and wrong, but said that he knew Collins and wished him well.
Jackson also added, with a smile, that he'd be fine with adding Collins "if he had game."
Aldon Smith is given great latitude by the 49ers because they need him rushing the quarterback as often as possible.
Sam was passed by 31 teams — and only drafted by Jeff Fisher's Rams in the final round — because his talent is not perceived to merit the accompanying media and public appetite about him.
That's not the way the NFL would like to publicize all this, of course.
Dungy did a disservice to the NFL's vision of tolerance and to Sam himself; Dungy created this distraction and now can point to the uproar as a reason to be wary of Sam.
That's a really queasy development, if you care about every player getting a fair shot and about NFL analysts holding themselves just as accountable as they hold seventh-round draft choices.
But one stat got me thinking: The 1989 A's won 99 regular-season games and had a plus-136 run-differential (712 runs scored, 576 runs allowed).
And … before Tuesday night's action, the current A's were on pace to win 101 games and they had a plus-150 run-differential (485 runs scored, 335 runs allowed).
Is this a once-in-a-generation team, too?
Meanwhile, the $148 million payroll Giants are in a mad scramble now that Matt Cain is back on the disabled list.
That's not a knock on the Giants; they went for it in 2011 and it cost them Zack Wheeler; they locked up Cain in 2012 because they always reward their stars.
Now the Giants are in a tight spot — they're short on talent but can't add much money into 2015 because they've got so many long-term deals, and they don't have much in the farm system to acquire new talent.
General manager Brian Sabean has just one possible route: Add fraying veteran players on short-term deals who might revive their careers with a change of scenery.
He has done it before. He will need to do it again in the coming weeks. Probably more than one time.
Threats and rushed deadlines are just silly when there was no other result possible.
Interestingly, with the necessary opt-outs involved, I'm told that this boils down to a true three-year deal.
The Raiders and the developer will need at least that long to finalize a Coliseum City deal (if they ever do) that could push the A's out, and the A's get three years to figure out their next step.
If they have one. Hey, does anybody here have a next step?
Read Tim Kawakami's Talking Points blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Next Government
It will be an Israeli version of the Roman triumvirate or the troika in Moscow, because in the coming years no Jerusalem politician will have the strength to stand alone at the top.
Ehud Olmert's inability to lead the government leadership to adopt his desired position - to support an additional, redundant ground operation in Gaza, contrary to Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's opinions - reflects more than just personal weakness.
After all, he is suspected of criminal activity, and subject to a hearing, which he has managed to put off, thanks to Operation Cast Lead, until after the Knesset elections. He has resigned and his time has passed. But Olmert's dropping out of the political arena and relocation to the defendant's dock will not change the fundamental reality of the collective leadership that will manage Israel in the next crisis, which will be more acute than the Gaza operation.
There is no need to wait for the ballots to close and the absentee ballots to know the results of the Knesset elections. Even before the first ballot has been cast one can determine the practical results - a government led by a threesome. Like Olmert-Livni-Barak, only with Olmert out and Benjamin Netanyahu in.
It will not necessarily be a triangle of equal sides. But it will certainly consist of three leaders who will jab their elbows into each other's sides and fight each other all the way. It will be an Israeli version of the Roman triumvirate or the troika in Moscow, because in the coming years no Jerusalem politician will have the strength to stand alone at the top. Despite the talk about preventive blocs, it will be a Kadima-Likud-Labor government.
The next government will serve in the shadow of the great confrontation with Iran, which is approaching military nuclearization. It will have to decide whether to disobey Barack Obama if he firmly objects to deploying the Israel Defense Forces, and especially its American fighter planes, against Iran's nuclear facilities.
The crushing opening flight of the Gaza assault, following the attack on the North Korean reactor in Syria, indicates something - despite the differences - about Military Intelligence's information-gathering ability and the Air Force's operative ability. Such capabilities may allow leaders to consider attacking Iran, but they will find their hands tied, and will have to make an impossible decision. Even if such a decision is expected only at the end of the year, it's only one month before it will determine the shape of the government.
Netanyahu is the weakest of the three. He has even less experience in crisis management than Livni, who graduated from Lebanon and Gaza. He merely underwent, but did not pass, the 1996 Western Wall Tunnel events (and the abortive assassination attempt on Khaled Meshal a year later). His declared platform will gnaw at the political treaties, without which Israel will be at a disadvantage.
A sign of this was seen last week in the UN Security Council proposal and vote. During his years of mourning the premiership's loss, Netanyahu has regretted two decisions that prevented him from stabilizing the government - his refusal of Shimon Peres' pleas to serve under him (which would have prevented Labor from ousting Peres and electing Barak in his place) and appointing Yitzhak Mordechai defense minister. Here, in a nutshell, are two reasons for Netanyahu's aversion to handing the defense portfolio to Moshe Ya'alon and preferring to keep Barak, much like Obama has kept Robert Gates in the Pentagon.
If Netanyahu obtains a quarter of the Knesset seats and washes his hands of the factions to his right, Livni and Barak will still not be able to block his way to the government. But they will have the power to prevent him from becoming prime minister and restrict him to a place within the trio, as acting prime minister and finance minister.
For this they must agree on a rotation among them, like Peres' arrangement with Yitzhak Shamir in 1984-1988. The time-division will not be equal, like in the Peres-Shamir deal, but according to the number of MKs each faction has. On the basis of today's polls, for example, Livni, who will keep the foreign portfolio, may serve two-and-a-half years while the most senior deputy - vice premier and defense minister Barak - a year-and-a-half. Not a perfect arrangement but better than the alternatives.
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By JOHN HOLUSHA, Special to The New York Times
Published: July 26, 1989
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn.— Growing concerns about air pollution and the greenhouse effect have stirred new interest in fuel cells, devices that generate electricity through chemical reactions.
The appeal of fuel cells is clear. They are quiet, they produce little pollution, and they are more efficient than conventional power plants at converting the energy in coal, oil and natural gas into electricity.
But for nearly 30 years, high costs and the reluctance of both equipment manufacturers and electric utilities to plunge into new generating technologies - after disappointments with nuclear power - have kept the cells always on the horizon. Fuel-cell advocates say the time may now be right to overcome those obstacles.
The business spotlight is on the leader in the technology, the International Fuel Cells Corporation, a division of the United Technologies Corporation that is based here. I.F.C. has 53 orders for 200-kilowatt generating stations to be delivered in the early 1990's. But the company, which became involved with fuel cells through its work for the United States space program, has been reluctant to invest heavily in developing a business of supplying utilities.
Company executives say that before they start a production line they need about 100 orders, to bring average costs down, plus the financial and technical support of a partner familiar with the utility industry.
Other manufacturers in the United States, Europe and Japan are continuing to investigate fuel cell technology. I.F.C. says Japan's Fuji Electric Company has made the most progress toward developing competing models, spurred by five orders from Japan for I.F.C. fuel-cell plants of various sizes.
A 200-kilowatt generator could supply enough power to serve a 30-unit apartment building or a small factory. Initial commercial applications are expected in instances in which a natural gas utility, already supplying an industrial plant, offers electric power as part of a complete package.
The concept of a fuel cell was described as far back as 1839, although the first practical applications came in the United States space program of the 1960's. Fuel cells provided power for the Gemini and Apollo missions and three fuel-cell units generate the on-board electricity for the space shuttles.
A fuel cell is a form of continuously operating battery. Inside the cell, a fuel, typically hydrogen, is passed over a negatively charged pole, or anode, where electrons are stripped off through catalytic action. The hydrogen ions that result then flow through conducting substances known as electrolytes toward a positively charge pole, or cathode.
The electron flow produces an electric current. The hydrogen ions are left to combine at the cathode with oxygen, producing heat and water. The oxygen needed for the reaction can usually be taken directly from the air around the fuel cell.
Since the fuel is not burned in a conventional sense, there are no pollutants; in a cell with pure hydrogen and oxygen, water is the only byproduct. In others, depending on the fuel used, carbon dioxide is also produced, although in smaller quantities than from conventional processes.
''If you look at the proposed air-pollution regulations in Southern California, they are pretty draconian,'' said Edward Gillis, a project manager at the Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif. ''Fuel cells may be the only game going there.''
Fuel cells are also more efficient than conventional power plants at converting hydrocarbons into electricity, because they do so through a direct chemical reaction. In a conventional plant, hydrocarbons are burned to boil water, creating steam that drives a turbine to generate electricity. Some energy is lost with each step.
''A conventional power plant is 34 or 35 percent efficient,'' said Manville Mayfield, a researcher at the Department of Energy's technical center in Morgantown, W.Va. ''A fuel cell is as much as 45 percent efficient.''
The fuel cell's advantage can be even greater if waste heat is captured in the form of steam and used to drive a conventional generator. Then the efficiency soars to between 70 and 80 percent, advocates say. Moreover, they say, the steam produced by a fuel cell is generally cleaner than that in a normal power plant, causing less corrosion.
There are many kinds of fuel cells, each with attributes and drawbacks. The ones used in the space program have a solution of potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte and operate on pure hydrogen and oxygen.
Pure hydrogen and oxygen would be too expensive for ordinary power generation. Worse still, even the small amounts of carbon dioxide in the air will destroy the type of fuel cell used in space.
I.F.C.'s most commercially advanced models use phosphoric acid as the electrolyte. They take oxygen from the air and use hydrocarbons drawn from oil or gas wells as fuel. The hydrocarbons are treated in a device called a reformer to create a supply of unattached hydrogen atoms. The 200-kilowatt generators that I.F.C. is preparing to build use phosphoric acid, as have the units, some of them larger, sold to Japan.


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DW and your Front End.
Rather then comment on another thread I have decided to start a new one Re: Front end components and DW specifically trackbars.
Jeep specs. 08 JKU Sahara 3.5" RK front springs the rest of the lift is a TF 2.5" BB with rear factory 59 springs. 35x12.50x17 Pitbull Rockers at 27psi.
I have just recently changed out some front end parts and discovered the following.
Axle side track bar hole wallowed out.
Original SS 145,000klm in great shape.
Original shocks not leaking but tired.
I have yet to experience any type of DW so a sloppy Trackbar is not the major player on DW.
What are your thoughts on this. I run 90% chip and seal back highways at 50mph and they are by no means smooth.
Ball Joints were my culprit for DW. Have you inspected those yet?
I had already replaced the frame side track bar bolt with a proper sized one with the shoulder on it before my DW/Near Death Experience.
As for the title to this thread. I think a better title would have been, "DW and your REAR end" because I needed a pry bar to get the seat cushion out of my posterior after my first experience with DW. :rofl:
I would also like to add that over the past 38 years I have own a number of 2 and 4wd vehicle with straight axle and even a few straight axle tractors with no suspension only a pivot pin attachment is susceptible to DW.
As for steering stabilizers, up until about 15-20 years ago straight axle vehicles did not come from factory with them and BTW didn't need them. they were an aftermarket item uses on big trucks when big bias ply tires were used. Back in the day when they couldn't balance tires that big.
Any number or a combination of loose or worn steering related parts can contribute to death wobble. Pinpointing the single root cause has always been the issue.
You raise an interesting theory having had no issue, but yet have the underlying worn areas most have pinned down as being the cause.
Chiming in on ball joints, mine were bad and I noticed because my tires were toed in bad and my tires wore uneven. Heavy wear on the inside and no wear on the outside. Once I replaced ball joints and replaced tre's drag link joints track bar was torqued properly I still had DW. I rotated my tires so the front were even as far as wear from inside and outside and I dropped psi from 40 to 30, and DW has never happened since. I know you said 27 psi which is already low but maybe rotate tires around
Sometimes it's one component, other times it's a combination. It's allways worn/loose components, alignment issues, out of balance tires, and slop in the steering and suspension.
Getting by with a wollowed out trackbar mount now does not mean it won't be a major contributing factor later. I would not write it off just because you havn't experience DW yet. Wollowed out/loose trackbars have been the major factor before.
If I haven't experienced DW after a 145,000 of rough roads it ain't gonna happen.
I personally think the combination of too high of tire pressure, bad alignment and worn parts are major contributors to DW. Too high of tire pressure being the trigger.
Have you ever tried to bounce a basket ball with not enough air. Same principle, A low pressure tire can absorb a lot of rough road.
I'm a total neophyte when it comes to suspension in our jeeps. So let me put in two cents and try and add to the discussion. The Trackbar does what exactly? Allows your steering to remain stable? While all of the other components do their job correctly the trackbar "tracks" and allows for bumps, grooves, ruts, etc supplemental of what the shocks, SS, tires absorb? Then you have your CA's BJ's and I guess tie rods(?) doing their jobs as well. So it seems like it's not the correction, but the over correction of the suspension that causes the DW. So all things being equal, worn out, or brand new it corrects accordingly. When new springs, shocks, TB's CA's BJ's are added, that seems like the X factor of over correction and uncontrolled steering.
As your case implies, tire pressure does play a major role in DW.
DW happens in ALL straight axle vehicles no matter what suspension they have.
The track bar centers the axle, allows the Jeep to be steered without shifting the axle, and keeps the load from the axle movement off of the steering draglink. As simple as it may seem, keeping the front axle centered is a crucial part of the suspension and steering.
Control arms locate the axle front to rear and keeps the axle from rotating.
Even some leaf sprung vehicles came with trackbars. The trackbars helped control the front axle on leaf sprung vehicles even though they may not have been required. Ford and Jeep both put a trackbar to some of there leaf sprung vehicles. I think the shackles location played a role in the need/use of a trackbar on leaf sprung vehicles.
Just recently, a worn trackbar on a Crew cab Ford F350 was responsible for causing death wobble on the leaf sprung front suspension.
Learning as I go here. Right , and right to Boss Slade and JT replies in helping me understand. So, is what I'm theorizing in any way correct? The overcompensation of weaker parts versus the under compensation of the stronger/ newer, is what causes the DW. IE: Introducing aftermarket springs, shocks, adjustable TB's and CA's expose the weaker stock or worn out OEM parts, like BJ's. It's like computational theory, all parts being equal...blah blah.
Death wobble is caused by loose/worn parts, poor alignment, out of balance tires, and slop in the steering/suspension. ALL loose or worn parts will play a role in death wobble. It can be caused by new and old parts. Some setups can handle more slop than others.
Death wobble is the steering and suspension getting out of sync with each other. When it starts, it resonates and amplifies itself until it is uncontrollable and continues until the out of control movement is stopped.
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John H. ''Sub'' Rowland, 74, of 72 Bond-Kelly Road, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000.
A native of Hart County, Mr. Rowland was a son of the late Lois Rowland Howell. He was retired from the Hart County Sheriff's Office as jailor, and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Revs. Carl McGaha, Randall Starrett and Bert Synan officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in Cross Roads Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Rowland; a daughter, Nellie Fowler, Royston; a son, Harold Rowland, Hartwell; a sister, Guynell Rogers, Moultrie; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Carey, Marvin Smith, Jeff Smith, Freddy Peters and Spencer Rowland. Honorary pallbearers will be past and present Hart County Sheriff's deputies.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston.
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