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Research has argued for the advantages of bilingualism, from enhancing cognitive functioning to delaying the onset of Alzheimer's Symptoms. A new study argues that bilingualism can play a role in counteracting the effects of poverty.
The study caught my ear because I teach languages — ancient Greek and Latin — to college students many of whose parents are recent immigrants from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and eastern European. Many of my students were themselves not born in the US — indeed, they have missed class because of needing to translate for a parent to a doctor, lawyer or government official — and more than a few are from lower income backgrounds.
Bilingualism and Poverty
Pascale Engel de Abreu of the University of Luxembourg and colleagues found that low-income children who are bilingual displayed cognitive strengths — better attention spans, enhanced memory — that are associated with bilingualism. Their research is to be published in Psychological Science; an unedited manuscript can be read via Education Week, which describes the study of 80 children, 2nd graders from lower-income families in Portugal and Luxembourg:
Half of them were first- or second-generation Portuguese immigrants to Luxembourg, who spoke both Luxembourgish and Portuguese. The other half lived in Northern Portugal and spoke only Portuguese. The study first tested vocabulary by asking the children to name items presented to them in pictures, with both groups answering in Portuguese and the immigrant children also answering in Luxembourgish.
Then the researchers tested how the students represented knowledge in memory by asking them to find a missing piece that would complete a specific geometric shape. They also measured their memory through various tasks and examined how they could direct and focus their attention when distractions were present. In one visual task, the children were shown a row of yellow fish on a computer screen and were asked to press a button to indicate which direction the fish in the center of the screen faced.
Bilingual students did not know as many vocabulary words as their peers who were monolingual but they were better able to focus, even with distractions.
Noting that all the children in the study are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, the researchers point out that "early adverse childhood experience can have detrimental effects on children's cognitive development." As their findings precisely suggests that bilingualism "might also provide protection against the adverse cognitive effects that are associated with poverty," the researchers say that
… regular use of more than one language is a mentally stimulating activity that provides the opportunity to strengthen executive control mechanisms that build a defense to counteract the negative impact of poverty on cognition.
Engel de Abreu argues that stepped-up foreign language instruction could be an academic intervention for lower-income children who are struggling.
Learning Foreign Languages As An Academic Intervention
My own students, while are often very daunted to learn ancient Greek due to the different alphabet, find Latin not the easiest subject but manageable. Many are Latino/a and are fluent speaking Spanish, though not reading and writing it. In a couple of cases, students have told me of being placed in Spanish classes in high school in part because they already knew the language: One Latina student recalled a Bronx high school teacher telling students "just talk to each other in Spanish" during her language classes.
I suspect the language instruction Engel de Abreu and his colleagues are thinking of would be something more intense! Being able to know how to say a phrase in multiple languages, and very quickly, certainly requires mental flexibility and even dexterity.
Could foreign language study be a possible, truly beneficial academic intervention for children from lower-income backgrounds, with a view to enhancing their cognitive functioning as a sort of "buffer" against the effects of poverty?
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This article lies. I speak five languages and still live below the poverty line. It's crisis and there are too many graduates for the small number of jobs available - all thanks to the mechanisation of work and the online translators...
Why do people who come to this country expect us to learn their language instead of learning ours? Immigrants used to do that as soon as they got here, they were proud to do it. I spent 3 years living in Germany as a teen, the first thing the Army made us do as a family was to learn German so we could communicate with them and not expect them to learn English for us.
I must say I see no reason to think that bilingualism does anything to help poverty. This is very much overly simplified. It is simply one means to stimulate the mind to learn! We have no idea what type of education is being conducted in the Portuguese schools or the Luxembourg schools. The lessons in one school might be encouraging memorization more than in the other! I would need to look more closely at the study. However, to get out of poverty, I think learning many subjects in school are really needed.
As a bilingual myself, I do not see in anyway that "being" bilingual has in any way helped me to not be in poverty. Being bilingual has given me options to choose in which country I can work and in what type of work I can engage. My Japanese language ability is certainly not equivalent to my English ability, but I am rather proficient in both. But I will tell you, it was my parents who helped me to be bilingual. The elementary school's classes in which I attended were not helpful. It is my father who made the decision to hire a tutor to help me improve my language skills. Anyway I have chosen to use my English in Japan. I have an average livelihood.
On the other hand, a friend of my friend who is also a bilingual Japanese/English speaker is in a very different situation. He is financially in a very difficult situation. I believe he tried to use his bilingualism in Japan. Proficiency in Japanese was one problem that he had. Thus, his "bilingualism" has not helped him
There is an interesting choice to learn another language. Esperanto is relatively easy to learn, is very logical and can help you learning another language. You can learn it much faster than other languages.
I've been to several different countries and Americans are so damned arrogant as to expect the NATIVES to speak English to us instead of us trying to learn their language....and guess what? Most of them DO speak English! How many hillbilly hicks here are SO proud to speak nothing but "American." People from other countries laugh at us...I've seen it. We are the most ignorant, arrogant bunch of miscreants on the planet. When I was 5 years old, I spoke fluent Italian because my Italian grandfather spoke it to me and I spoke it back. Children are sponges who can learn anything if they're given the opportunity. Rich people send their kids to those countries to learn their languages but there are so many courses out there that make learning a language relatively easy and you come across as more intelligent if you can speak another language. Isn't that we want for our country? To make out children more intelligent and be able to keep up with other progressive countries? Oh, the rich don't want that but we as regular citizens should DEMAND our children get the best education and it should include a foreign language, science, math, and the arts like music and actual art...drawing, painting, etc. This produces a well rounded education and not a bunch of little uneducated religious robots.
Sorry for the rant...but this got under my skin...
Phil A - they do already. it's called immersion, and it is why so many immigrants' kids are at least bi-lingual.
Besides, as has been pointed out several times in this chain of replies, learning a second ()or third, etc.) language is GOOD for you and for your brain - and who knows, possibly even your social skills.
Once you start learning languages, you can't stop!
I work as a translator for various companies in Europe, I read, write and speak 10 languages (none very well...) and i want to learn more. It's fascinating to discover new worlds as the language "puzzles" start to fit and you see the "picture".
It becomes easier and easier to learn, the more languages you speak.
@Morgan M, That's great you're studying both of those languages! I would much like to learn Russian. You're inspiring me to start.
I am learning two languages, Russian and Spanish. Its great for my brain and my knowledge, because I can look at patterns that are either different or similar to the two languages, and I compare them to English of course.
Interesting post. Thanks. I speak several languages and am a firm believer in the value of learning about other cultures and that includes being able to communicate to people in their own language. The better one is able to communicate the better one's chances of survival.
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With my County Councillor hat on, I recently received a copy of a document from a firm of Consulting Engineers and Transportation planners, a Quality Assured company under BS EN ISO 9001:2000.
Looking at the attached letterhead, I note:-
Director (a) B.Sc
Director (b) I.Eng, FIHE, FCIHT (Fellow Institute of Highway Engineers, Fellow Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation)
Director (c) BA (Hons), MSc MCILT, MCIHT (Member Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Member Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation)
Director (d) MCIHT
Director (e) MCIHT
Consultant (f) MCIHT
I cannot help thinking that there seems to be an advantage in having Chartered in the professional bodies title.....?
Clive S Carver GCGI IEng MIET MITP
10 August 2010 11:18 AM
I think the IET as a professional body is chartered by the Privy Council, but they choose to be modest and don't have this title in their name.
In this context, I think it just gives the IET the power to act as a person, rather like a 'corporation'.
The Privy Council Website gives further information on this.
Link to Privy-council.org.uk
Unless the Individuals have other professional titles, you could assume they are not necessarily chartered engineers.
A final thought is that, the individual qualification of being a chartered engineer is granted by the engineering council and not by the 'professional engineering institution' to which we are members of.
Unfortunately not all members feel obliged to pursue the professional qualifications perhaps because very few occupations in engineering make it compulsory by licence. (Mining, civil and aeronautical).
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03 September 2010 01:59 PM
I believe it might seem as if it is not so enforced in the job requirements and all that but I'd tell you it makes a whole difference sometimes in the renumeration. Although not a CEng yet, I am in the process and I think it would be a worthwhile qualification.
Joe Ekanem MSc. MIET
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We're the only sci-fi/comics radio station in the world. We help new writers, artists, musicians & filmmakers rise. Time to level up. Read more
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This project's funding goal was not reached on December 6, 2012.
We're the only sci-fi/comics radio station in the world. We help new writers, artists, musicians & filmmakers rise. Time to level up.
About this project
A note to those new to Kickstarter - if we don't reach our goal, you WON'T be charged.
What Is Krypton Radio?
Krypton Radio is the only science fiction / comics radio station in the world. Out of a planet full of podcasts and radio shows, we're the only station. And that's a shame, because science fiction, fantasy, gaming and comics fans are some of the most creative in the world.
Science fiction, fantasy, comics and gamer fans are wildly creative, yet so much of this creative work languishes, unable to find its audience. And it's not because fans aren't looking for the stuff other fans do. It's a big Internet out there.
That's why Krypton Radio is so important. It's a lens, bringing both fannish creators and audience into focus for the other, and in the three years since we first went on the air, we have become a focal point for much of this mad electrified creativity.
Why We Need Your Help
We're an internet radio station, and that means we need both a radio stream and a web presence. We use:
- Writers
- Reporters
- Videographers
- Editors
- Graphic designers
- Programmers
- Talent scouts
- Disk jockeys
- Producers
- Sound engineers
- Voice actors
- Social media people
Its a labor of love for all these people who come together to bring you great new stuff every single day - it's all done by volunteers. Nobody gets paid. It's something of a miracle that the station even exists with these kinds of daily challenges.
But to go any higher, we need your help to bridge the gap between what we can do working completely volunteer and unfunded, and what we know we could do if we had the resources. And unfortunately for us, at the moment that's a pretty big gap. That's where you can come to our rescue.
Our Goal: $6,600
The first thing - the most important thing - Krypton Radio needs to do is to grow its audience. This will let us help the authors, musicians, artists and filmmakers reach Fandom around the world.
$6,600 would pay for mixers, microphones and other audio equipment, music for our on-air library, computers for media and content creation, and the station's technical operating costs for a year. We could greatly improve the quality of the station's content and attract more listeners. It would also free up money we're already spending for basic survival so we can use it to expand the fan base of the station itself. More people should know about us.
This will help us sell ads and sponsorships, and that can help make Krypton Radio self-sustaining on its own. But we need a leg up to get us to this phase, so that's why this is our minimum goal. If nothing else happens, we need at least this much help.
Stretch Goal #1: 'The Event Horizon'
This is kind of embarrassing.
We got so much interest in our proposed weekly panel show, 'The Event Horizon', that instead of waiting, we're just going to go ahead and try this without the extra funds that our first stretch goal of $11,900 would have provided. We have been turning away requests from people who want to appear on Krypton Radio right and left, because we don't have a show to put them on. If we work smarter and not harder, we might be able to pull this off. Certainly, the fandom community is making its wishes known, and from everything we're being told this show is very much wanted.
The Event Horizon is already in preproduction, and the show's pilot episode aired last week on Saturday, 9PM, November 24th. We recorded it right there at LOSCON 39 where we were sponsoring our own panel.
Think of The Event Horizon as a rolling convention panel with special guests and speakers each week - except without the convention. The show features science fiction and fantasy writers, filmmakers, fan guests and creative people from all over the science fiction and comics creative spectrum.
We projected that this will cost about $3,500 a year to produce - if we're careful. If we get $ 11,900 as a first stretch goal from this campaign, we will have enough to cover both our basic technical costs and production for The Event Horizon for one year. If we don't reach this funding level, we're still going to proceed, though it will be harder for us and we may not be able to produce a new show each week.
Episodes of the show will be recorded live at various conventions around the southwestern United States, and show archives will be made available as downloads after each episode has aired.
The Bottom Line
We're in a unique position. Nobody's ever stood on this spot before. There has never been a better time to try this, and with all the amazing people that have gathered together to do it, there has never been a better team.
Help us create something wonderful. You personally can make a mark in the world by helping us rise - and as we rise, so too will everyone around us, and you can play a part in that.
Let's make some history.
Risks and challenges
We have a clear vision of how we're going to rise, and what we're going to do to get there, and the kind of fan-run radio station we want Krypton Radio to be. We're already on the path. We just need a little boost to help us gain altitude.
We still have to solve technology problems that will come with getting thousands of listeners at a time, and reaching that critical mass that will make the project self sustaining. And with those changes will come changes in the way we manage the business aspects, adapting as we grow into new roles in the Fandom community.
The second subscribers-only ad-free stream idea is one that frankly I'm not sure is going to work. We face the two-fold problem of solving the unique identification of subscribers with getting a high enough adoption of the subscription stream idea to make the whole operation self sustaining. But the first is mostly a matter of working out an account authentication system that certifies each subscriber connection, and the second is mostly a matter of plain old promotional work. They're both puzzles to solve, but they're both solvable, and I think we can do it, because other services have done it. This is well trodden ground.
I recently spoke with the manager of a comic book store in Burbank, California, who said that he played Krypton Radio in the afternoons at the store - so I think we can create a (very low cost) pay service for comic book and memorabilia stores across the country. I believe that this aspect of the business alone could fuel the entire station if we can work this technology out and get it set up and selling.
I'm confident that we can meet these challenges. I personally have background in a wide variety of practical and fine arts, animation, film making, game design, internet technology and computer programming, along with decades of experience in other roles - and much of that leading teams of people.
But more importantly, I am blessed to be working with one of the most sensational team of creative crazies that I personally have ever seen, and together I believe we have limitless potential. We're fans ourselves and we freely communicate and share ideas with fans like us every single day.
Krypton Radio is by fans, and for the fans. That includes you. People like you can be part of the team - we don't have to sit separately and quietly wonder to ourselves what might have happened or how our lives might have gone. We can join together to make something wonderful, and we can all rise together. And that's the whole point of all of this.
- Gene Turnbow
We've considered the fact that we might not make it - and if that happens, we'll just reload, reregister and try again. Dozens of people have already pledged, and nobody's out a thing if we don't make it so we can return to those people and probably recover most of those pledges for the next attempt - but this will give us a huge head start on a second campaign should it become necessary.
While about half of us live in the Los Angeles area, the other half live in other cities across America, and we even have a promotions and talent coordination guy in Sweden, of all places! Krypton Radio is therefore about as virtual an organization as it's possible to be.
Send a written description of your show to 'firstname.lastname@example.com', and we'll respond. Some of the best stuff comes from fans, not professional production companies, so don't feel intimidated. And if you have what you think is a great idea and everything's in place but the technology, we can help you figure that out. That part we understand pretty well.
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About $6 USD
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"Krypton Radio Listener" - We realize that a lot of fans want to help, but don't have a lot to help with, so we created this special reward. If you pledge this much, you will get a hand crafted 2.25" button with the Krypton Radio logo on it, and the legend "I Support Krypton Radio." And we do mean hand crafted - these aren't from some faceless manufacturer. These buttons are being made for us by The Button Lady, Suzanne Egg. You may have seen her if you go to conventions in the southwestern United States - she frequently wears a red cloak covered top to bottom with buttons! She's a fan just like you, and the buttons she makes are the best.Less
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"Evil Minion" - You will receive an attractive "Krypton Radio Evil Minion" refrigerator magnet, with those words printed on it along with our bright golden logo. For, you know, your refrigerator. Or the case of your computer. And, your name will be listed on the Krypton Radio web site as a donor, for a period of one year. Link to the page with pride from your own web site, and show your friends that you support listener funded science fiction and comics radio internet broadcasting at its finest.Less
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"Secret Identity" - If you donate this much, you'll receive a handsome "Krypton Radio Secret Identity" mousepad with our increasingly famous logo on it. It will also carry information on some of the ways you can tune in, so you'll never lose track of your favorite scifi / comics radio station on the internet. You'll also be listed on the Krypton Radio web site as a donor for a period of one year.Less
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"Official Sidekick" - If you pledge this amount, you'll get a "Krypton Radio Official Sidekick" coffee mug - a lot of us drink it, or tea, but knowing you helped give Krypton Radio help in our time of need will make that tea or coffee taste better. The mugs will feature the distinctive Krypton Radio logo and the phrase "Krypton Radio Official Sidekick" and will be dishwasher safe.Less
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"Mad Scientist" T-shirts - okay, yes, we surrender, you actually can have a Krypton Radio logo t-shirt, with the legend "Krypton Radio Mad Scientist" on it. Not a lot of people will have these, so you'll turn heads when you wear yours.Less
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"Hero of Krypton Radio" - Your name (or your company's name) will be listed on the Krypton Radio web site in a premium donors area for a period of one year. You'll also get one each of our coffee mugs and t-shirts - with the legend "Hero of Krypton Radio" on each.Less
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"Krypton Radio Superhero" - If you pledge this much, your name (or your company's name) will be read in public service announcements on the air each day for a month, as well as being listed in the premium donors section on the Krypton Radio web site for a period of one year. You'll also get two each of our mousepads, coffee mugs and t-shirts, with our golden logo and the legend "Krypton Radio Superhero" on each.Less
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"Krypton Radio Hero of Legend" - This is for really really significant donors - you get to sponsor your choice of our shows, with the proceeds going directly to the producer of that show. Your name, or your company's name, will be read along with a brief statement about yourself, or your company, at the beginning of that show each week on Krypton Radio, ahead of every episode for three months. You'll also get four each of our mouse pads, coffee mugs and t-shirts, so this is good for a family or a fan club donation. Just let us know what sizes of shirts you want. Each will carry the message "Krypton Radio Hero of Legend".
You'll also appear on our Heroes of Legend donors page on the web site for a full year. If you pledge this much and you're not in the United States, we'll wave the shipping fees.Less
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"Krypton Radio Demigod" - This would make you an amazingly significant donor. We would identify you as a major sponsor of Krypton Radio four times a day in on-air announcements on Krypton Radio, as well as being listed as a corporate sponsor on the Krypton Radio web site, for a full year. You'll also get coffee mugs and t-shirts, bearing the legend "Krypton Radio Demigod". Just let us know how many you want of each, up to ten. If you pledge this much and you're not in the continental United States, we'll waive the shipping if you want to back us this generously.Less
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KANSAS CITY - Central Methodis infielder Mike Wagner was named the Heart of America Athletic Cinference Baseball Player of the Week on Monday.
Wagner helped Central Methodist get its 2013 season off to a solid start with a split of a four-game series against NCAA Division II Oklahoma Christian. He batted .646 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI that included a 3-for-4 outing in a 4-3 victory in game three of the weekend.


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As part of our effort to spread the importance of financial literacy and our website, Phroogal, we have hired four student ambassadors on the east coast to help us spread the word. Each one has a different story and reason and for joining Phroogal's team, but the one reason they all share is that they believe Phroogal can change the way people think about money and can really become that go-to place on the internet for all things money!
Conner Armstrong
Cornell University
Major: Communications
I come from a very loving and supportive family including my mom and dad, sister who is about to turn 24, and brother who is about to graduate college and turns 22 next month. I have always been an extremely hard worker throughout my life, always wanting to be the very best in anything I did. I would consider myself to be very personable as I am a bubbly person who just wants everyone around me to be happy and smile constantly. I really believe my calling in life is to help people, whether that be in a huge way or simply putting a smile on someones face, I want to do it! I am so excited for what Max and Jason are doing with Phroogal. The whole concept of being the largest financial knowledge-base resource can, and I believe, will change future generations to come for the better! Everyone needs a website like this to live a financially stable lifestyle and not have to stress out so much over money. From direct answers from questions asked to blog posts, Phroogal will be the go-to for people looking to live a rich lifestyle!
Clara Luz Ponce
Kean University
Major: Interior Design and Marketing
My name is Clara Luz Ponce, I'm 19 years old and I want to get my masters in Architecture afterwards in order to create homes that are safe, efficient, and refreshing to my future clients. I want to be able to help in my community because it's always good to give back for what I've learned. Phroogal will be perfect because there isn't a go to place to find information I need on things like student loans, FAFSA, and all other related programs. I'm very excited for the opportunity to be a part of Phroogal!
Alex Randall
University of South Carolina
Major: Communications
Alex is a student leader on campus in scholarship, leadership and community service. As a member of Delta Delta Delta she helped meet the fundraising goal of 15 million in 3 ½ years for St. Jude Children's Cancer Hospital. Alex is President of Delta Epsilon Iota Honor Society and served as social media chair of the Greek Programming Board. She also uses her social media marketing experience as a Marketing Intern for Carolina's SEC Conference Athletics Department. In addition to her on-campus activities Alex is a classical singer in Italian, French, German, Spanish and Latin, an avid sports fan of the Gamecocks, a competitive golfer and social media guru. Her strong and diverse involvement in leadership and activities on and off campus and knowledge of social media provide her with an excellent platform for spreading the word on Phroogal and its ideals. Alex especially believes Phroogal will help to educate college students in proper financial management while in college so that they can manage money more wisely and enter the workforce with a solid understanding of good spending habits, budgeting, checking/savings accounts, credit cards and retirement investments.
Patrick Chalvire
Florida International University
Major: Journalism
My name is Patrick Chalvire. I am currently the beat writer for the FIU men's basketball team and Web Journalist for WSVN in Miami. I am an aspiring sports broadcaster, with hopes of becoming an ESPN anchor.
I understand that money is what helps make the world go round but also understand the importance of saving. I see the way our society spends money and the amount of people who are not educated in finances and the simplicity of saving your money for your future and I know Phroogal will change that.
With their continued success, Phroogal can assist people in truly understanding that instant gratification is not necessary. Having to buy anything and everything right away may be nice at the moment, but to enjoy those valuables and for continued happiness, smart moves must be taken. Moves that Phroogal has clearly shown expertise in and it is just one of many ways this company can better our society for our generation and generations to come.
We are very excited to have Conner, Clara, Alex, and Patrick on board. They believe in Phroogal and we believe in them!
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Martha E. Petrizzi, a longtime Bristol resident, passed away Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at her home. She was 84.
Martha was a 68-year member of the Women's Moose Chapter 763 in Bristol. She was a member of St. Ann Church, and she enjoyed baking and sharing her goodies with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Pasquale 'Pat' Petrizzi; her parents, Earl Thomas and Eugine (Derbique) Conway; and a brother, Malvin Conway, and sister, Mary Jane Pollack.
Martha is survived by her children, Kathleen Vattimo and her husband, Pete, of Yardley, and Michael Petrizzi of Bristol; two grandchildren, Jennifer and Peter III Vattimo, and a sister, Delores Elliott; and several nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors.
Family and friends are invited to attend her viewings from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, and again from 10 until time of service at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Molden Funeral Chapel, 133 Otter St., Bristol. Interment will follow in St. Mark Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations in Martha's name to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 12268, Newport News, VA. 23612.
To sign the guestbook or send a fond memory of Martha, please visit the funeral home's Web site below. Molden Funeral Chapel,


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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndiana head coach Kevin Wilson has hired James Patton as recruiting coordinator, special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach.
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Patton and Wilson's relationship dates back to the early 90s when Patton played wide receiver at Miami (Ohio) and Wilson served as the RedHawks' offensive line coach. Wilson then served as a graduate assistant under Wilson in 1994-95.
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Apprentice House lobscouse stew
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- Serves: 5
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
- 500g of stewing steak
- 2-3 leeks (depending on size and optional)
- 3 carrots
- Mushrooms – as many as you like!
- Bag of potatoes (if making full recipe, usually get a big bag)
- 2 Oxo cubes
- Salt
- 2 teaspoons of celery salt
- 1 teaspoon of gravy browning
- You can also top the lobscouse with pickled red cabbage and pickled onion if desired
Firstly fill a large pan half to three quarters full.
Then add the meat, vegetables, one Oxo cube, a good measure of salt – say a dessert spoon – celery salt and gravy browning to pan. Stir well and bring to boil.
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For several weeks inside of the Indio Boys and Girls Club in Southern California, former lightweight champion Julio Diaz immersed himself into the training camp of Timothy Bradley, serving as one of the chief sparring partners for the Palm Springs native ahead of his June 9th bout with Manny Pacquiao.
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Funny, the guy who supposedly only fought 20 seconds of every round, bested Tim Bradley in every statistical category that mattered.
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Rematch propaganda
I love all this rematch talk about how Tim will "supposedly" do better in the rematch. His a$$ will get handed to him again if they do fight. Lil' Diaz should know nobody has ever beat PAC in a rematch before. And if JMM couldn't do it then Timmy definitely won't.
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Why do we seem to hear excuses from almost every fighter these days when they look anything less than indestructible? It sickens me. Manny clearly won the fight without looking his best, but has he made any excuses? No - he's been very humble and accepted the loss, despite the fact that over 90% of viewers believed he was victorious. All we've heard from Bradley is excuses.
Manny made him look like a third-rate fighter in the middle rounds - it was like watching a Buick race a Ferrari. Bradley won the last few rounds, but it seemed more a case of Manny dramatically taking his foot off the gas as opposed to Bradley doing anything special - and this is from someone who's been a Bradley fan since 2008, and I'm a still a fan. But I wish he'd stop citing his foot as a reason why he didn't, like, pummel Manny. From the first bell he was doing nothing special, Manny looked quicker, crisper, sharper and hit considerably harder. A rematch won't change that fact. And if Manny can maintain his activity in the later rounds, even nearsighed judges couldn't justify giving Bradley a decision.
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the guy who puts a hurting on the other guy and does more damage wins.
Forget all the other nonsense.
The guy who buckles the other guys knees, knocks his head back, throws the more powerful and lands the more powerful punches wins the round.
Like Lederman said, if these were two guys fighting in a schoolyard, you can clearly see who won. A little kid could tell you who won.
The people who think Bradley won that fight or that Pac deserved to lose his belt are imbeciles, haters, and have a very low IQ.
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I'm tired of hearing the Diaz's and Bradley complaining about the backlash!!! If they had any honor, they would of held a press conference where they give Manny his title back. Instead, however, they remain adament that they won the fight (even though 99% of the general public knows the fight wasn't even remotely close). It's ridiculous, really!!!
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OK...Pac was active and effective only the last 20-30 secs of the rounds.....
but ask yourselves.....what happened during the previous 2 mins and 30 secs???.....
was Bradley's offence that effective???...was he connecting or just hitting the gloves of Pac?....was he hurting Pac?...nah!!!
what I saw was a backtracking Bradley avoiding Pac the first 2 mins...
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George Wayne
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Church of Christ.
She was
preceded in death by her husband, Chester Lee Vaughn; father, Herschel Poe;
mother, Mary Ellen Poe; aunt, Bertha Rorex; step-mother, Willie Poe; son,
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Brent Norris, Lauren and Justin Johnson; great-grandchildren, Camren Williams,
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The 5th Annual MMA World Expo, the East Coast's premiere mixed martial arts gathering, is returning to New York's Jacob Javits Center, North Pavilion, this July 26th and 27th. The new summertime schedule promises to be larger than ever, with more attractions, exhibitors and a televised amateur MMA championship tournament.
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Ray Michael McCallum occasionally would play pickup basketball games on the Lloyd Noble Center practice court.
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As often as we can, we raise money to help a family caregiver in need through our CareGifters program.
Today, we're raising money to help Amy, who will be our fourth family caregiver we've helped. She's been caring for her parents since 2002. Prior to caring for her parents, she lived with and cared for her grandmother. Amy is 31-years-old. You can read her blog here.
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India v England: Pietersen and Panesar put tourists in command
Second Test, Mumbai, day three:
India 327 & 117-7 v England 413
Kevin Pietersen smashed a brilliant 186 and Monty Panesar took five wickets to leave England on the verge of victory over India in the second Test.
Pietersen took the hosts apart as he and Alastair Cook (122) hit England's record-equalling 22nd Test hundreds.
The tourists were dismissed for 413 in Mumbai, a first-innings lead of 86.
Panesar then tore through the India batting and, with Graeme Swann claiming two wickets, the hosts slumped to 117-7 at the close, only 31 ahead.
Both Panesar and Swann, who have consistently looked more threatening than India's trio of slow bowlers, took full advantage of increasingly helpful conditions to leave England closing in on a win that looked unlikely after the hosts won the toss and posted 266-6 on day one.
"I don't want to dampen English optimism but there is a scenario where the last three wickets get India a three-figure lead and then it's sweaty palm time. But England are on the brink of a famous victory and one that would absolutely ignite this series."
Opening the bowling, Panesar turned one enough to have Virender Sehwag caught at gully, before Swann had the previously immovable Cheteshwar Pujara held at short leg.
Fizzing the ball at pace from around the wicket, Panesar enticed Sachin Tendulkar to play across the line to be trapped lbw, and Virat Kohli gifted a catch to mid-off from a Swann full toss.
Only Gautam Gambhir stood firm for an unbeaten 53 as Panesar, who was left out of the first Test defeat in Ahmedabad, continued to torment India on the way to his second 10-wicket haul in Tests.
The left-armer cleverly adjusted his length to have the advancing Yuvraj Singh caught at short leg, spun one enough to entice Mahendra Singh Dhoni into edging to slip, then saw Ravichandran Ashwin sky to cover.
The 12 wickets that tumbled for 148 runs across two innings from when Pietersen fell to Pragyan Ojha midway through the afternoon only served to emphasise the contributions made by England's captains past and present.
"The ups and downs of Pietersen's year have been well documented, but that was, quite simply, the best I have seen him play."
While those batsmen who have managed to deal with the threat of spin early in their innings have found run-scoring increasingly easy - of the five men to pass 30 in the match, three have gone on to make hundreds - Pietersen seemed to be toying with the India attack at times.
Transformed from the man that was twice bowled by Ojha in ugly fashion during the first Test, he swept, drove and powered his way to a first hundred since returning to the side following the text message saga that saw him dropped at the end of the summer.
With England resuming on 178-2, Cook moved on from his overnight 87 to a second Test century of the tour by driving Harbhajan Singh wide of mid-off for four.
As well as drawing the left-hander level with Walter Hammond, Colin Cowdrey and Geoffrey Boycott on 22 Test tons, it was his fourth in as many matches as captain.
Soon after, Pietersen reverse-swept Harbhajan to move to three figures and, such was the progress of the third-wicket pair, it came as a surprise when Cook edged Ashwin behind to end the stand of 206.
The 22-ton club
Statistics correct as of Sunday, 25 November
England also lost Jonny Bairstow before lunch, controversially caught at silly point when the ball appeared to hit Gambhir's helmet, but that did not prevent Pietersen playing some dazzling strokes after the interval.
The right-hander had already despatched Ashwin for six over long-on in the morning session and sent Ojha for three maximums in the afternoon, two with slog sweeps, another a remarkable short-arm jab over extra cover.
The left-armer had resorted to bowling over the wicket to contain Pietersen but, after finding sharp spin to have Samit Patel caught at slip, eventually removed England's dangerman, caught behind by another that turned.
Pietersen's dismissal was the beginning of the end for England, as their last five wickets fell for only 31 runs. Matt Prior was run out, sent back by Stuart Broad when attempting a single that was not on, with the tail then crumbling to India's spinners.
Comment number 193. Posted by Srikant Mukherjeeon 26 Nov 2012 15:34
Sachin Tendulkar should retire -- it is demoralising to carry around a revered senior who is clearly not pulling his weight. he is pulling the side down.
Comment number 192. Posted by Mani Thangaduraion 26 Nov 2012 08:04
Beards...it was accepted that his text messages were NOT derogatory towards Andrew Strauss, and he has made it clear on several occasions that his heart is with England and has been since his international debut. He has never dissed England at all. Being of Afrikaner stock he will of course have an affection for South Africa, but England is his home now and I won't doubt his commitment!
Comment number 191. Posted by abhion 26 Nov 2012 04:46
i urge indian high commission to cancel monty panesar's visa... English spinners aren't allowed to bowl so well in india after all.
By the way, it would be the best time to test a tactical weather weapon over the sky of mumbai.. can D.R.D.O. produce some artificial rain today???
Comment number 190. Posted by Sivaramon 26 Nov 2012 03:11
There are many skeletons in Indian team's cupboard. A star is given prominence over his form and commitment. Star comes first and the team comes last. Further the stars are getting too much money in comparison with their commitment and form. The spinners are pretty ordinary when compared with Bedi, Prasanna and Chandrasekhar. Fielding is not their top priority. Non acceptance of DRS puzzles me.
Comment number 189. Posted by vanhunkson 26 Nov 2012 03:09
Has Kevin's sins been forgiven now?
Comment number 188. Posted by Matthewon 26 Nov 2012 00:01
KP is obviously a world-class cricketer, and England is the only Test team he is eligible to represent.
The board and players have chosen to forgive him over the text messaging thing, and I think fans should respect that decision.
It's still the England cricket team.
Comment number 187. Posted by Scholes is like fine wine he gets better with ageon 25 Nov 2012 23:33
I know i'm a bit late but congrats to KP and Cook on their centuries and to Monty for his 10 wickets.
Now just to wrap the game up. Come on Lads.
Comment number 186. Posted by beardsmoreforenglandon 25 Nov 2012 22:58
Mani T - thanks for the interesting comments. If KP had grown up dreaming of England and come here as soon as possible to honour his heritage and fight for a place, I wouldn't have had a problem with it. But for him England was clearly a second choice, and a career move. He has said and done things openly disrespectful of England. So I find it hard to accept him as an England player. Sorry.
Comment number 185. Posted by AJon 25 Nov 2012 22:48
Beardsmore fella, I don't know how I can say this differently: that might be how you want it to be and arguably that is how it should be.
But that is not how it is. Not in any sport.
You are talking about how you see it, not how it is.
Comment number 184. Posted by beardsmoreforenglandon 25 Nov 2012 22:47
Paul @173. I don't know much about Compton. Wikipedia says he came to England "in his teens" and he received at least part of his schooling and upbringing here. So I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Unlike Trott he hasn't represented South Africa at international level, and unlike Pietersen he hasn't openly disrespected England and the England captain. More like Prior than those two it seems.
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Review: Survivor Samoa - The Game Ain't Over (season finale)
(S19E14) I suppose it's only fitting and par for Sunday evening programming that the big three-hour Survivor season finale and live reunion show was delayed by football here in the NYC viewing area. No, I won't dwell on it. But, really. CBS, can't you get this scheduling thing down?
What I should dwell on are these skinny legs in the image above. It's a wonder the three guys were able to walk out of there at all. Tonight we went down from five to four to three and then onto the sole survivor in the live voting reveal. Am I pleased about it all? Read on.
Review: Survivor Samoa - Damage Control
(S19E12) Although I wouldn't have said it a month ago, this season of Survivor has been so interesting each week due to a certain snake oil salesman. Mind you, I don't like a lot of what Russell says, especially his misogynistic attitude towards women. But to give credit where credit is due -- he's a master of the game, and this season would have been boring without him. It's got to all catch up to him one day. His own people will turn on him if any of them are serious about wanting a chance at the million dollars. They have to. Could tonight be the night?
Survivor: Say Goodbye to Gabon (season finale)
(S17E14) Way to go, CBS. Give us an overly long three-hour season finale and reunion show of Survivor, and let football delay its start for a half-hour on the East Coast. Just once couldn't they have shortened 60 Minutes? Yeah, I'm cranky. I watched the show as it aired and now it's way late as I get it written up. CBS could console me by inviting me to the next finale, which should be held in NYC. Do you hear me, CBS? My crankiness aside, tonight's show was both surprising and refreshing, with a few odd quirks along the way. Read on!
Survivor Micronesia: Stir the Pot (season finale)
(S16E14) "May the best woman win." - Amanda
Well, this surely was a season of blindsides on Survivor Micronesia, wasn't it? Down to the finale, it just went on and on. After the excitement we had all season due to the strategical game play, I felt tonight's finale was a bit lackluster and full of filler. No, I'm not fussing just because my favorite didn't win. Heck, if that were the case, I would have been gone when Yau-Man hit the dust! Read on past the jump for my full review of the finale.
Survivor China: Just Don't Eat the Apple
As expected, the biblical words of wisdom came from James. But to whom was he referring? A lot must be happening behind the scenes with the quasi-couplings going on. Must we be like the Letterman question?
"Was there any hanky-panky going on?"
The Root of All Evil - the pilot taping
The novelty of attending a pilot taping wears off pretty quickly. If you've ever attended the taping of any television show, you know that there is a copious amount of waiting involved. Sitting and waiting and freezing. Picking out which audience members were bussed in versus which ones actually know what show they're attending can only occupy you for so long.
Police arrest man for robbing Lost's Josh Holloway
Robert Blake is out of money
In his bankruptcy filing, Blake lists his debts as the $30 million judgment, $1.3 million in federal taxes, and $300,000 in state taxes. Last year, he paid his attorney $250,000 in legal fees- a price tag the attorney says he put a cap on. Blake's only assets are $100,000 and $500,000. He's currently sharing an apartment in San Fernando Valley with his publicist. One of his adult daughters has adopted the 5-year-old daughter he had with Bakley.
Richard Hatch found guilty of tax evasion
This is no surprise, considering his lawyer's "defense". In closing arguments, Hatch's own lawyer called his client the "world's worst bookkeeper" and said that Hatch never meant to do anything wrong. I'd say Hatch hired the "world's worst lawyer". Is there a mug for that?
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Jury selection continues today, then opening arguments should begin on Thursday. The trial is expected to last up to three weeks.
Note to jurors: CSI is a TV show
Ed Treleven writes in the Wisconsin State Journal about a new trend among jurors who seem to have trouble differentiating between television and real life. It seems that the popularity of shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami; CSI: NY; and CSI: Plus Calcium have resulted in more juries demanding forensic evidence, something that has prosecutors mildly concerned. The general consensus so far, however, is that CSI and its various offshoots have yet to cripple the American court system.
The only "danger" I see in CSI is that it seems to do for forensics what Indiana Jones did for archeology, which is to make a redundant and arduous job look thrilling and exciting. That's just blatant false advertising, especially when everyone knows the most exciting, action-packed job ever is "beaver orthodontist." Why haven't they made a show about that?
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Councillor Maureen Bowen urged a full meeting of Stafford Borough Council this week to reconsider her proposal, first made in November, to investigate introducing the hourly rate, which is set independently, updated annually and calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK. It is higher thanthe minimum wage.
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'American Idol' finalist Jason Castro enjoys faith connection as his music career blossoms
Castro, 26, said the Christian music scene is a natural fit for him since he was raised in the church and played music with his father, who led worship.
Castro, of Dallas, will bring his particular blend of music to McAlester as part of Matthew West's "Into the Light" concert set for Thursday at the Ryan McAfee Memorial Southeast Expo Center.
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Q: What can fans expect from you at the "Into the Light" concert?
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Experian: 2,500 customer records exposed in 2006.
TransUnion: 3,623 in 2005.
And beyond those, listed again and again in the lists at DataLossDB.org, dating back to 2005 and still going strong today, are dozens of instances of an "unknown" number of names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and driver's license numbers accessed from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, spread out in breaches that span the years.
Experian, for one, is defending its security practices after Bloomberg published a report late last month about flaws in how credit reporting agencies protect their databases.
In that report, Bloomberg's Jordan Robertson tallied 86 data breaches since 2006 that demonstrate how attackers avoid directly targeting the credit reporting agencies, instead going after affiliated businesses - such as banks, auto dealers and even a police department - that rely on the agencies for background credit checks.
Those breaches lead to the theft of almost 15,500 credit reports since 2006.
As a result of Robertson's report, Ireland's Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, which enforces privacy law in the country, is now investigating Experian's security practices.
To breach Experian, hackers are known to have broken into computer networks of its customers, stealing their passwords to access credit reports online.
Ireland's regulators aim to find out whether Experian can be held responsible for failing to detect such fraud.
A spokesman for Experian declined to comment, but told Robertson in an email that the breaches were:
"isolated security issues experienced by a small number of our clients in North America involving US consumers under US data-protection jurisdiction."
In fact, Experian's clients bear the responsibility to monitor and maintain the security of their own systems and credentials, the spokesman said.
The spokesman said that Experian, for its part, uses:
"sophisticated technology to detect anomalies that might indicate suspicious activity in systems access, which we immediately flag to the client and, when appropriate, to consumers and law enforcement."
Whether such "sophisticated technologies" are enough is a question that's under investigation by both houses of the US Congress, which are looking into data collection (and, potentially, security) practices of Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.
At least one of the stories of breached customers underscores how Experian could well be held accountable for database breaches.
Abilene Telco Federal Credit Union, a small bank in west-central Texas, had its online password to Experian stolen last year. In lightning-fast time, 847 credit reports were stolen, including those from people who'd never done business with the bank.
As Robertson writes, Experian should have been alerted to fraud because the number of credit reports exploded beyond the bank's typical monthly draw: usually, it had a monthly bill of $100 or less, but the fraudulent transactions sent that up to $3,493.73.
On top of that, the attack began on a day when the bank was closed.
Robertson may well have tallied one slice of the pie, but the truth is, nobody can say for sure how many credit-reporting agency records have been compromised, because the agencies' lips are just about glued shut.
As the New York Times reported about database marketing company Acxiom, beyond personally identifiable information such as social security numbers, name, address, credit card information and the like, data aggregators' "prying eyes" look deeper than the FBI or the IRS to find information including "age, race, sex, weight, height, marital status, education level, politics, buying habits, household health worries, vacation dreams - and on and on."
A group of US Congressional representatives in July demanded more transparency from the agencies, noting that consumers are in the dark about the identity of data brokers, how they collect personal information, and to whom they sell or provide this information.
The administrator of DataBreaches.Net, who goes simply by the title "admin" and who in April filed a complaint about Experian with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), says that we simply don't know how many compromises of client logins transpire, since only a minority of US states have a central repository of breach reports, and fewer still make such reports readily available on a public site.
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Much of what we know about Experian's breaches we know only because volunteers at DataLossDB.org - this blogger included - file for reports under Freedom of Information laws. Experian's breaches would likely have continued to evade public or Congressional scrutiny because there is no national central repository of breach reports available to the public and Congress. We need to remedy that.
"Admin" lauded the efforts of lawmakers on behalf of consumers and expressed his/her hope that state attorney generals open their own investigations, to:
"determine if their residents are being adequately protected from breaches involving data-rich credit reports."
That's a wise call to arms.
Kudos to the US lawmakers and the Irish regulators for demanding transparency.
Let's hope this attention goes beyond a demand for transparency, though, and that at the end of the day we see attention being paid to the additional database protections that we should demand from data brokers.
The story of Abilene Telco shows that, "sophisticated" technology or no, they can be doing a lot more than just leaving security mostly up to customers.
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