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Australian basketballers Patty Mills and Aron Baynes are getting a first-hand lesson in championship basketball ahead of the NBA finals which begin on Friday, Melbourne time.
The Boomers duo will join their San Antonio Spurs teammates against the Miami Heat in the NBA's best-of-seven series grand final.
Both players spoke with Fairfax Media this week and both spoke of the fiery focus they have seen throughout the playoffs from Spurs superstars Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker and revered coach Gregg Popovich.
Baynes said the passion and determination of the Spurs' superstars fuelled the team's drive for an NBA championship ring.
''Being around Tim, Manu and Tony it just filters down to the rest of the team, you see their focus, you see it the whole time,'' Baynes said.
Mills and Baynes will look to join Luc Longley (Chicago Bulls) and Andrew Gaze (San Antonio Spurs) as the only Australians to play in the NBA finals, and hope to join them as championship winners.
The Spurs won through to the finals last week with a 4-0 sweep over the Memphis Grizzlies to become Western Conference champions, while the Heat played a full series against the Indiana Pacers to win the Eastern Conference 4-3.
The Spurs roster features players from nine countries and seven 2012 Olympians, while Mills will become the first indigenous Australian to play in the NBA finals, something he is proud of but an achievement which will fall into the background until the series is decided.
Mills' parents, Benny and Yvonne, will be in the crowd during the NBA finals while Baynes will have his first coach, Aaron Fearne, and family members at games.
''I've always played three flags, the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and the Australian,'' Mills said.
''I'm happy to say I'm the first indigenous guy to play in the NBA finals, it's an achievement, it's huge to me.
''I want to be a role model, set a good example for other young indigenous, not just indigenous but all Australian kids. I'd like to give them some motivation to achieve their dreams.''
This season Mills spent the whole campaign with the club although he fell out of favour as the back-up point guard.
Baynes will be in a similar position as he didn't suit up in the Grizzlies' series.
But the Spurs have long been renowned for the closeness of their team and their players' determination to play whatever role Popovich asks of them, so Mills hasn't taken the demotion to heart and continues to give his all whether on the bench or the court.


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Life Flight Transports Injured Forestry worker
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At Approx 1330 The Life Flight Trust responded to the Totara Forrest Park to a man who had sustained a serious leg injury whilst felling a tree.
Life Flight Responded in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter with a Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic onboard.
The Patient a forestry worker a man in his 50's was located a few kilometres off MCurdys Rd being cared for by his workmates.
The Helicopter landed on scene near the patient, he was assessed and treated by Paramedics and then transported to Wellington Hospitals Emergency department for further treatment.
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Saturday, April 07, 2007
New games in town
I competed in an ASCA trial yesterday--I didn't bother to register with them because I really just felt like running for fun, and they let you play without registering (they just don't track your Qs). It was a lot of fun--they use the old NADAC rules from back when NADAC had a gamblers class and there was no distance challenge in regular (and WITH a teeter, which has now been removed from NADAC courses for "safety review). Lucy and I did very well, Q-ing in 4 of 5 runs (they offered 2 Gamblers, 2 Regular and one Jumpers). But I really felt the lack of fun games--the whole reason I do NADAC is because I love Tunnelers, Weavers and Touch & Go. USDAA offers Standard, Gamblers and Jumpers, and because I'm most serious about pursuing titles in that venue with my agility time and money, I'm not sure how often I will enter ASCA trials. But I want them to succeed and grow simply because I like having agility choices.
Our area's first CPE trial will be held in three weeks on my "home turf" at PBH. I still haven't decided whether I will enter because I've got a lot of USDAA trials coming up, and I think I should save my funds for those entry fees. I may find a way to enter at least one day of CPE, if only to try out some of the wacky games. Last week's run-through at PBH was a CPE "Wild Card" course, and while I thought it was too short (only 14 obstacles), I like agility games that make me strategize and work through a lot of possibilities.
There's also a new NADAC game called "Hoopers," and I was able to see it in action today at a trial. Actually, I could have entered it for only $6, but I didn't want to ask Lucy to do a seventh run when she had done five on Friday plus six today--and I'll need her for six more tomorrow. Also, I didn't think the game looked very exciting at all: the only obstacles are hula hoops clipped to little frames. The bottom of each hoop is no more than two inches off the ground, so the dog doesn't even have to jump to get through them. There are no jump bars to keep up, nothing to climb ... I didn't see what the challenge was. I asked a fellow competitor who is also a NADAC judge, and she said the course is set up in the style of a jumpers course, so it's a handling challenge. In that case, why don't they just spray-paint little white boxes on the ground and say "You must run your dog from box to box in less than XX seconds"? Why make up a bogus little obstacle and call it a new game? Besides, sooner or later some dog is going to trip on one of the little hoops and break a nail, and the next thing you know NADAC will be pulling them for "safety review."
Anyway, I watched others run their dogs on the Hoopers course, and the only handler I saw having any issues at all was a young boy who was running someone else's dog. The dog had decided that she didn't really want to run with him, and kept heading for the exit. So I suggested that to be a true challenge, perhaps we should all be required to run someone else's dog, assigned by random draw. Someone else suggested that we also should not be allowed to know the dog's name, but I think maybe that should only be at the Elite level.
Anyway, if Lucy seems peppy enough by the end of the day tomorrow, I'll enter and try to earn my first Hoopers Q. Because next thing you know the stupid thing will be required for a NATCH, so I may as well start getting it out of the way early ...
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- Elf said...
I can see that even people who still compete in NADAC have the same cynical view of some of their choices--but it sure makes for some entertaining speculation, as you described here. Thanks for my morning chuckle.
I like CPE for the relaxed, friendly atmosphere and for the variety of classes, from fairly simple and relaxed like Colors (although we have trouble Qing because we can't keep our bars up), to challenges for me to pick the absolutely optimal, highest-possible-point, intense, fast run like Full House--which, at the same time, people with slower dogs or more rational approaches to competition or even a need to work on a specific handling or training issue can also do well on.
Still, like you, I use my weekends and dollars on USDAA given the choice.
-ellen (Taj MuttHall)
- Misa said...
Hoopers, eh? I do love NADAC but I'm still thinking I'm not going to do this just yet....thanks for the descriptioon!


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Minnesota Opinion: On road fatalities: Minnesota Opinion: On road fatalities
An excerpt from recent editorials in Minnesota newspapers:
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On road fatlities:
If you want to save lives, raise the price of gas.
We're not advocating that OPEC raise prices. Nor are we urging federal and state government to increase gasoline taxes. We're simply pointing out cause and effect.
Traffic deaths in Minnesota last year dipped to a 63-year low. The state Department of Transportation reports that 455 people died on Minnesota roads in 2008, down from 510 deaths in 2007.
If statistics move you, that's an 11 percent improvement. If you're a people person, that's 55 loved ones who made it home safely from sporting events, work, vacations and trips to the grocery store.
... The No. 1 reason in every case, safety experts say, is that people drove fewer miles because the price of gas was so high.
A gallon of gas costs roughly $2.25 now or a $1.60 less than it did a year ago, so where does that leave us?
Let's rephrase that. Where does that take us?
We need to take an alternate route to safer roads.
Every motorist can commit to driving less, obviously. The less time you spend on the road, the less likely you will be a traffic statistic.
Motorists also can control other factors that help prevent accidents, especially fatal ones: Wear a seat belt, don't drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, keep your car in good condition, obey traffic laws and slow down.
Finally, drivers can pay attention.
Highway officials say driver distraction contributed to one in four crashes last year.
When you're driving, just drive. Don't text, make phone calls or fiddle with the radio. Focus on the road, not that GPS your child gave you for Father's Day.
Next time you fill up the tank, ask yourself, "How much is cheap gas worth to me?"
A couple bucks? A couple lives?
Take a couple of minutes and commit to making our roads safer.
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by Frank Aceto
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All season long, Hudson head girls basketball coach Dennis Lawler has made it clear that no game is easy.
Fortunately for Lawler, the Lady Explorers may have proved him wrong Dec. 29.
Hudson improved to 8-2 on the season after posting a convincing 73-54 victory over Austintown Fitch Dec. 29 on the road.
The Lady Explorers, winners of three straight games, took a 17-4 lead and never looked back.
"We played well," Lawler said. "We came out with a lot of energy. I was a little worried about a little bit of a letdown after the Solon game [a 65-58 win Dec. 27 on the road]."
Once again, Hannah Boesinger led the charge for Hudson. She scored 23 points and also had nine rebounds and six steals. Teammate Allison Zullo also had a strong all-around game with 14 points, four steals and four assists.
Several other players contributed for Hudson in the win.
Jackie Ulmer scored 13 points and had four steals and Kelly Gough finished with 10 points, seven assists and four steals.
Margo Camp also had four steals and Krissy Mummey had six rebounds and three blocks.
"I thought everybody who played gave a tremendous effort," Lawler said. "Krissy is becoming a defensive presence who is scoring for us and providing a lot of rebounding. She's averaging four blocks per game. She has improved a lot."
The Lady Explorers forced 33 turnovers and made 16-of-20 foul shots. They converted 26 of their 73 field-goal attempts.
"We did a good job defensively," Lawler said. "Megan Sefcik was averaging 20 points per game and we held her to 12 points. She was 2-of-8 on three-pointers and she's a really good shooter."
Hudson also welcomed back an old friend.
Senior guard Brynne Drohan made her season debut against the Lady Falcons (8-2). Drohan missed the first nine games with knee and calf injuries.
"We limited her to eight minutes," Lawler said. "We put her in all four quarters. It was very nice to see all the parents give her a standing ovation when she came in. She's an integral part of our team."
The Lady Explorers played four teams with sterling records in the last couple of weeks. Hudson is 3-1 in those contests.
"We had Twinsburg, which has no losses, Kenston and Solon each had one loss and Fitch had one loss," Lawler said. "Now we have to face two 7-3 teams in Westlake and Mentor. It's a good stretch to see where we're at. So far, we've done pretty well."
Hudson's junior varsity team improved to 7-3 with a 53-40 win. The Lady Explorers rallied form a double-digit deficit. Emmy Klemencic led Hudson with 19 points and Hannah Monsman and Ally Prosser each had nine points.
The varsity team is set to visit Westlake Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The Lady Explorers are set to host Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division rival Mentor Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
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BERLIN (Jun. 28)
With hundreds of small Jewish communities facing bankruptcy, a drastic reorganization of Jewish communal life is to be expected as a result of Nazi assaults on Jewish economy. The boycott aimed at individual businessmen already affects the income of community organizations, tending to destroy the only machinery for self support and promotion of emigration, which is ardently desired by the Nazis.
The effects of the abolition of the autonomy of Jewish communities, decreed two months ago, are now becoming clear. The consequences are, first, that Jews are no longer automatically becoming community members; second, that State agencies can no longer be used as an intermediary for communal tax collection, and, third, that the communities no longer enjoy exemption from corporation, capital and real estate taxes for synagogues.
These expenses are draining the last resources of the small communities, which in the last few years have existed only with the help of the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland. Scores of them have already dissolved, and synagogues have been sold or yielded to tax collectors.
It is believed that a drastic cut in the number of Jewish communities is unavoidable. A thousand communities last year collected 25,000,000 Reichsmark to defray costs of education, welfare and worship, and half the costs of retraining and emigration, the other half of which is furnished by Jewry abroad. In. view of the confiscatory policy which is expected to follow the registration of Jewish property, not much money can be raised for emigration and support of the growing number of destitute. Therefore, the burden of Jewry abroad is likely to increase.


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Darkest Hour's John Henry + Mike Schleibaum Discuss New Album, Mayhem Festival + More
Darkest Hour have put in the studio time and they're happy to be out among the sun and tunes this summer as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Loudwire had a chance to sit down with Darkest Hour frontman John Henry and guitarist Mike Schleibaum during opening day of Mayhem Festival and they gave us some insight on their new self-titled album and shared their thoughts on playing the summer trek. Check out our chat below:
Congratulations, here we are at Mayhem, and there's a new Darkest Hour album coming as well. Did you have an idea of what you wanted to do going into the album, and how close did you come to your original idea?
John Henry: I think we definitely went into this thinking that we wanted to kind of reinvent our sound a little bit, change it up, and you know, we have like two new members, and that's really made a huge difference in all the new material. It's just kind of everything influencing us. Everything from Pantera to …
Mike Schleibaum: … Metallica to Slayer to Megadeth … you know, I mean, it was more like, you study the great thrash greats, you know what I mean? Like, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, like there's some awesome thrash bands, but it's hard to break out of being just a thrash band. Sometimes it's cool to own it, but like Testament teeters into different waters, especially now that they're older, and Metallica is off the rails, so I think what we were really trying to do was break open the mold of just a thrash band or just a melodic death metal band. But to do that was really painful, and a long process, so I think saying it is a lot easier than doing it, so that's what happened.
How much of the new album are you working into your set?
JH: We played two new ones today. We just released a song on YouTube, it's called 'Wasteland,' and they're going to be pumping the other ones out as they feel fit.
So tell me a little bit about 'Wasteland' and how that song came about.
JH: We started writing it a long time ago. Like four years ago, or something. It kind of got put on the back burner.
MS: Well, it was too different, you know? A lot of the songs on the album that came were around, and were cool ideas, but always got shot down because they didn't fall within the strict guidelines. We had stuff where we wanted it to be. And 'Wasteland' wasn't originally our pick to introduce the world to the record, but as the themes of the album developed and as people around us reacted, we realized we had to kind of just put something out that was like a definitive, 'Hey, this is not a thrash song, but it's okay.'
The heart and the soul of the band's still there. To me that song sets up the entire album lyrically, thematically, so it's a really good first impression, but the album takes you in a bunch of different places, so, I don't think people should expect like a sludgy, like, Pantera-esque worship. That's just our homage, that one song, I know.
Do you have any particular favorite tracks off the new album?
JH: The second one we played today, the 'Rapture and Exile' song, is maybe my favorite. I don't know. It's definitely the heaviest song we've ever written, I would say. I just think the style to me, it's almost more like Pantera or like Integrity, or something like that. It's just pure, raw… you know, anger.
MS: There's another song that's a duet, like John does and there's a girl that sings on it, and it's kind of like, got a little bit more of an acoustic feel and I think that's a super cool song. That will be real different for people to hear. There's one or two rockers that are kind of just mid-tempo, rocking, and then a couple of thrash songs. But, the one that stands out to me is the duet, I think that will be interesting for people. That would be cool to try to do live, but I don't see that happening at like an event like this.
What's opening day of Mayhem been like for you?
MS: It's f—ing hot.
JH: It's definitely really hot, but, a lot of energy.
MS: The bus AC's broke … so yeah, I don't know how the people handle it.
JH: I don't know how people are out there moshing for like a whole set.
MS: They're f—ing moshing their d—s off, that's for sure.
JH: Yeah, it's awesome.
Great lineup this year, a lot of different styles of bands. Are there any acts you're most interested to see?
JH: I was stoked to see Body Count. And I'd like to see Korn, too, actually. I've never seen them before.
MS: Yeah, we have a lot of our friends are playing too, like obviously Veil of Maya, I'll check out their set. Or Suicide Silence, I'll check out their set. We partied a few times with different people from Cannibal Corpse, but never had the honor of getting our stripes…
JH: Oh yeah, I'm really stoked to see them..
MS: They're in there, too.
JH: I hung out with George [of Cannibal Corpse] last night, he's super … he's like the nicest guy ever, it's awesome. He's like the friendliest dude I've met in a long time.
Our thanks to Darkest Hour's John Henry and Mike Schleibaum for the interview. Their self-titled album is out now via Sumerian Records. You can order it now at iTunes. And look for the band on the Mayhem Festival all summer long at these locations.
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William Malet, I
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William Malet (died 1071) is one of the very few proven Companions of William the Conqueror known to have been present at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, as recorded by the contemporary chronicler William of Poitiers (c. 1020-1090). He held substantial property in Normandy, chiefly in the Pays de Caux, with a castle at Graville-Ste-Honorine, at the mouth of the River Seine near Harfleur (nowadays a suburb of Le Havre).
From Mallett Family History Site - [1]
William Malet, or Guillaume, as he may have been called, "Sire de Graville", came from Graville Sainte Honorine between Le Havre and Harfleur, in what is today the French province of Normandy. He is said to have had a Norman father and a Saxon (read English) mother, and had some sort of association with King Harold of England before the conquest. William, through his Saxon mother, may actually have been related to King Harold, and also to the well known Lady Godiva. It is also possible that William and Harold were both God fathers of Duke William of Normandy's daughter, Abela. The Malet Castle at Graville Sainte Honorine had an important strategic location, at the mouth of the Seine. It has now fallen into the sea, though some remnants of it may still be visible. A large section of wall with large iron rings attached was still there just over 100 years ago. The Abbey church, in which some of the Malets are buried, is now in the town of Le Havre. Though William Malet had connections to both sides in the conflict to come, his main allegiance was to Duke William of Normandy.
William fought with distinction at Hastings, as the following Excerpt from Wace's "Roman de Rou" attests:
When the battle was over, Duke William entrusted William Malet to attend to the burial of the dead English king. The body was buried under a heap of stones on top of a cliff at Hastings overlooking the shore that Harold had so bravely defended. William placed a stone on the grave with the epitaph:
William and his brother Durand held lands in Lincolnshire, England, during the reign of Edward the Confessor, and through the reign of Harold right up to the conquest, in addition to those in Normandy. These Lincolnshire holdings, all in the Danelaw, probably came from William and Durand's mother. After the conquest William's English holdings were greatly increased, again, principally in the Danelaw, as English lands were taken from their Saxon owners and handed over to Norman Barons. It is likely that Duke William conferred these estates on William, partly because of his loyalty and skill in battle, but also because of his prior connections with his Danish "cousins" there. Perhaps the Duke felt that William was the best man to bring these proud, warlike and independent settlers under the control of their new King.
William was dead at the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, but the holdings at that time of his son Robert, and of his wife, give a good indication of the extent of his estates. He held large parts of what are today Suffolk and Norfolk, with smaller amounts of land in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Eye, in Suffolk appears to have been William's stronghold. Here he built a Motte and Bailey castle, after the Norman fashion. Nothing remains of the Norman fortifications, but the outline of the baileys and "Castle Mound", are still evident. There is even a slight indication of where the Market, founded by William Malet under Royal License would have been held.
William married Hesilia Crispin, by whom he had two sons, Robert and Gilbert, and one daughter, Beatrice. Robert and possibly Gilbert, along with their uncle Durand, accompanied their father at the battle of Hastings. The arms shown at the top of the page, likely carried by the Malets at Hastings, were used by many generations of the Malet family, both in England and in France, and can be seen on the Bayeux tapestry.
William was made Sheriff of York and granted considerable lands in Yorkshire following the building of the first Norman castle there (the mound now supports 'Clifford's Tower') in 1068. He and his fellow captains, Robert Fitz-Richard and William of Ghent, with 500 picked knights had to fight off a local revolt, headed by Edgar the Atheling; this in or shortly after January 1069. Robert Fitz-Richard and many of his men were killed and it was only by the timely arrival of King William that the City was saved. The natives remained restless and had another, token go, as soon as King William left but were quickly put down. The troops were strengthened and another castle built on the other side of the river from the original but, notwithstanding, in September 1069, William, his wife and two of his children were captured by a combined force of Danes and English under Sweyn of Denmark supported by Earls Waltheof and Gospatric and the Northumbrians, when York fell to them after a terrible fight. This led to King William ordering the burning and killing of everything in the north and Domesday, even 16 years later, records most of northern England as still being waste and uninhabited.
William, his wife and two children must have been released some time later and William retained most of his lands apart from those in Yorkshire, which will have come with the office of Sheriff, which had been taken from him. At some point the King awarded William the appellation of "Princep", and in the Chart granted by the King to the church of St. Martin le Grand, his signature appears as "Wilielmus Malet Princep". In the context of the times, Princep would likely have been interpreted as "leader, or chief". William is believed to have died fighting "Hereward the Wake" in the Fens near Ely Cathedral, which lies between South Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk (and in the middle of the Malet holdings), in 1071. The Domesday book records that "...He went into the marsh", and that "...he went on the King's service, where he died".
William is generally accepted to be the progenitor of many of the various branches of the Malet family (those that can trace their lines back that far), both in England and in France. The descendants of Durand continued to hold lands in Lincolnshire, and are recorded in Irby on Humber up to the 16th century.
From Vol II File 16: The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James [2]
Lord Malet, a Norman baron, one of the generals and companions of William the Conqueror, said to have been the brother of King Harold's wife, and to have been entrusted with the guard of Harold's body after he had been slain on the battlefield. After the conquest he was made Governor of York Castle and was slain in its defense about 1071. He married Hesila (Esilia) Crispin, daughter of Gilbert Crispin I, baron of Tillieres. She probably married (2) Alured de Lincoln, a great Domesday baron who attended Duke William on his expedition to England in 1066 (See Crispin and Macary, "Falaise Roll", Appendix 20, pg. 156-160).
Crispin and Macary
According to Crispin and Macary, "William (Guillaume) Malet de Graville stands out as one of the most imposing figures at the Conquest. There can be no doubt about his presence there, which is subscribed to be William of Poitiers, Guy of Amiens, Orderic Vital, and all the historians of this epoch. So much has been placed on record concerning him that just a few facts of his life will be recited here. He was probably descended from Gerard, a Scandinavian prince and companion of Duke Rollo, which gave the name of the fief of Gerardville or Graville, near Havre. Robert, the eldest son, occurs in a document of about 990 in Normandy. On his mother's side William Malet was of Anglo-Saxon origin, for she was probably the daughter of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and Godwa or Godgifu, the supposed sister of Thorold the Sheriff in the time of Edward the Confessor, and therefore the aunt of Edwin and Morcar, Earls of Northumberland. He was nearly killed in the battle of Hastings but was rescued by the sire de Montfort and William of Vieuxpont, and was appointed by William the Conqueror to take charge of the body of Harold, a statement that has been disputed. The consensus of opinion favors it, and it is most logical if William Malet's mother was as stated the sister of Algar II., 7th Earl of Mercia, who was the father of Alditha, wife of Harold. He accompanied King William at the reduction of Nottingham and York in 1068, for which he was rewarded with the shreivalty of land in that county. Gilbert de Gand and Robert Fitz Richard were also commanders in this expedition. The following year he was besieged in the castle of York by Edgar, the Saxon prince, and was only saved from surrender by the timely arrival of the Conqueror. In the same year he was attacked by the Danes, who captured the city of York with great slaughter and took William Malet, his wife and children, prisoners, but their lives were spared, as was that of Gilbert de Gand, for the sake of their ransoms. There is evidence that he was slain in this year, but it is uncertain and the date of his death is unknown. An entry in Domesday that "William Malet was seized of this place (Cidestan, Co. Suffolk), where he proceeded on the King's service where he died," would indicate that his death occurred during the compilation of that book. He was witness to a charter of King William to the church of St. Martin-le-Grand, in London, and is there styled "princeps," which title, however, was honorary and not hereditary, having ceased with his death."


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3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
United States U.S. Military South Carolina South Carolina Military South Carolina in the Civil War South Carolina Civil War Confederate Units 1st through 4th 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
Brief History
The 3rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Columbia, South Carolina, in April, 1861. It was mustered into service June 6, 1861 and reorganized in May 1862. This Regiment contained men recruited in the counties of Laurens, Colleton, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Newberry. It surrendered on April 26, 1865.
Service records of soldiers listed on Footnote.com state that about April 9, 1865 the 3d Regiment SC Infantry was consolidated with the 8th Regiment South Carolina Infantry, the 3rd Battalion South Carolina Infantry and part of Blanchard's SC Reserves to form the new 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry. This regiment surrendered and was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on May 2, 1865.
This Regiment was part of Kershaw's Brigade [1].
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
The 2nd listed rosters contain only a couple of names.
- Company A (also known as The State Guards or Staten Guards) - Laurens County - Roster
- Company B (also known as Williams Guards) - Newberry County - Roster, Roster
- Company C - Prosperity (also known as Frog Level and Pickens Guards), Newberry County - Roster
- Company D - Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County - Roster
- Company E (also known as Quitman Rifles) - Newberry County - Roster, Roster
- Company F - Newberry County and Laurens County - Roster, Roster
- Company G (also known as Lurens Briars) - Laurens County - Roster
- Company H - Lexington County - Roster, Roster
- Company I - Clinton, Laurens County - Roster
- Company K - Spartanburg County - Roster
Source Material
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book, Units of the Confederate States Army, as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua, FHL Collection, WorldCat.
- Footnote.com (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).
- "South Carolina Civil War Rosters". Access Genealogy Internet site, accessed 12/17/2010. Lists the company officers and gives the rosters for each company.
- "South Carolina 3rd Infantry Regiment Volunteers". The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina. Eastern Digital Resources an Internet site, accessed 12/01/2010. Lists a brief Regiment History and the rosters for the Companies B, E, F, and H.
- "Third South Carolina Infantry". South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States, Steve Batson's Internet site, accessed 12/02/2010. This website lists the counties and nicknames of the companies. It also lists officers of the regiment and companies; and battles the regiment was involved in.
- The 3rd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, by Mac Wyckoff at eHistoryArchives, an Internet site, accessed 12/03/2010. Site contains a history, a list of companies officers and sources.
- The Stoddard Family Letters. Internet site, accessed 12/27/2010. Letters concerning the 14th South Carolina Regiment (also the 3rd & 24th Infantry Regiments).
- Everson, Guy R. and Edward H. Simpson, Jr., editors. Far, Far from home: The Waretime Letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, 3rd South Carolina Volunteers. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Google Books.
- Hewett, Janet B., ed. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001. FHL book 973 M29u ser. 1 supp. pt. 2 v. 64 & 65. Lists officers, companies, some nicknames for the companies and dates involving the company and places where they were stationed. There are 10 Companies (A-I, K) listed.
- Salley, Alexander Samuel. South Carolina Troops in Confederate Service, Vol 2 (The State Co., Columbia, SC 1930) This volume covers the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th infantry regiments. Digital copy at Internet Archives. Book at Other Libraries
- Salley, Alexander Samuel. Tentative roster of the Third regiment, South Carolina volunteers, confederate States provisional army. ( Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), 129 pages. Digital copies at Google and Internet Archives. Libraries with book.


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Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:03 AM
Omaha Steve (65,716 posts)
Iowa joins in denying driving right to immigrants in federal program
Source: Omaha World Herald-AP
IOWA CITY (AP) Iowa will not issue driver's licenses to young immigrants who entered the country illegally but are now eligible to work in the United States under a federal program, state officials said Thursday.
President Barack Obama announced a policy change in June that allows some illegal immigrants to apply for temporary work permits if they were brought into the country as children. The deferred action program lets them seek a renewable two-year reprieve from deportation if they meet age, residency and education requirements.
But the Iowa Department of Transportation said state law does not allow it to issue driver's licenses or identification cards to people who are in the country illegally.
State lawyers concluded that the federal program does not extend lawful status to the immigrants and does not offer them a pathway to citizenship, said Paul Trombino III, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation.
FULL story at link.
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Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:12 AM
wercal (1,370 posts)
1. Interesting
In the past I have seen stories that Iowa was accepting of Mexican immigrants, illegal or not, in order to alleviate shortages of labor and just plain population decline/stagnation.
Response to wercal (Reply #1)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:22 AM
rurallib (44,867 posts)
2. Well, most of us are. We got tea party governor who is looking to make his bones
Branstad. One of the founders of the pee party.
Response to rurallib (Reply #2)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 05:24 PM
lunasun (9,343 posts)
9. he is not a friend of any workers even legal
In 1991, Branstad ignored binding arbitration with employees of the State of Iowa's labor unions by vetoing a salary bill, was taken to court, and lost later in appeals in the state court system (AFSCME Iowa Council 61 et al., v. Branstad).
but as for the tea party, I thought he was not conservative enough and did not get their support
Response to lunasun (Reply #9)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 08:26 PM
rurallib (44,867 posts)
11. Branstad was one of the founders
At that meeting, in September 1973, state legislators, including then Illinois State Rep. Henry Hyde, conservative activist Paul Weyrich, and Lou Barnett, a veteran of then Gov. Ronald Reagans 1968 presidential campaign, together with a handful of others, launched the American Legislative Exchange Council. Among those who were involved with ALEC in its formative years were: Robert Kasten and Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin; John Engler of Michigan; Terry Branstad of Iowa, and John Kasich of Ohio, all of whom moved on to become governors or members of Congress. Congressional members who were active during this same period included Senators John Buckley of New York and Jesse Helms of North Carolina, and Congressmen Phil Crane of Illinois and Jack Kemp of New York.
Branstad wants to be a tea party hero, he just needs a chance. That was why keeping that one seat edge in the senate for Dems was such a big deal last election.
Response to wercal (Reply #1)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:35 AM
AnotherMcIntosh (11,064 posts)
3. The "shortages of labor" was caused, in part, by owners of meat-packing plants who wanted
greater profits by cutting the wages of meat-cutting workers who were here in this country legally.
Response to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #3)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 02:28 PM
Comrade Grumpy (13,184 posts)
7. They broke the unions 30 or 40 years ago.
I was once a member of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of America, working at IBP's Dakota City, Nebraska, plant. That used to be good money. Seems like wages dropped by about half after the unions were gone.
And by the way, there were Mexican workers at IBP way back in the day, too. That's where I first developed my interest in Spanish and things Latin American. While the local guys were bitching and moaning, those Mexican dudes were grinning, sharpening their knives (literally), and talking about facil dinero (easy money).
Response to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #7)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:08 AM
wercal (1,370 posts)
12. In Kansas we have Somali immigrants
...working in the meat plants. I have no idea how Somalis are connected to the meat industry; and I wonder if they are indentured servants sometimes.
And of there are also lots of Mexicans in the plants, especially in the southwest part of the state.
Response to wercal (Reply #1)
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 09:09 AM
Yo_Mama (8,300 posts)
15. A federal law was passed that forced the states to tighten up license requirements
Years back in the aftermath of 9/11.
Well, back when it was passed, there was no concept of this highly nebulous "deferred action" thing, so the current laws in a lot of states don't have any provision for it.
Don't slam a state for what is at least largely caused by federal action.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:50 PM
WilmywoodNCparalegal (2,578 posts)
4. I get the question all the time
we have a couple of newly hired employees who are authorized to work pursuant to deferred action. They are upset that DMV will not issue a driver's license.
Here's how I explain it. First of all, the program is called 'deferred action' because it means that the action (which is deportation proceedings) has been deferred (a/k/a delayed), thanks to the President's act and because the beneficiaries meet the requirements. All that means is there will be no deportation proceedings initiated or pursued against these beneficiaries for as long as the act remains in force.
However, this does not grant any immigration status to the beneficiaries. While they can work with EAD cards (EAD = employment authorization document), technically they don't possess any immigration status.
Therefore, most states have DMVs that require proof of legal status in the U.S. prior to releasing driver's licenses. Since these beneficiaries don't have a legal status, the DMV cannot issue a driver's license.
Unfortunately, the disconnect between federal immigration laws and state DMVs happens even to those who have legal status to be in the U.S.
For instance, a person who has an H-1B visa will usually be granted a driver's license that expires when the visa expires. However, as per immigration law, a person in H-1B status is automatically allowed to continue to work and be legally present in the U.S. once USCIS receives the extension filing. An H-1B person switching from a company to another is also entitled to begin working for the new employer as soon as the petition to change employers has been received by USCIS.
However, the DMV will not issue a renewed driver's license until the actual case has been approved (months down the road) and the approval notice from USCIS has been obtained. So the conundrum is that under federal immigration laws these people do have the legal status they need even without an approval notice from USCIS, but the state DMV will only consider the actual approval notice from USCIS. In other words, the state DMV doesn't care one bit about federal immigration law.
This results in quite a few H-1B employees who don't have a valid driver's license. Ridiculous.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:27 PM
marble falls (10,269 posts)
5. Great. Even more unlicenced and uninsured drivers on the roads. Iowa used to be a very smart state..
how did they get dumbed down to knee-jerk teabillies?????????????
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:56 PM
madrchsod (58,162 posts)
6. well if an "illegal" in any state that allows "illegals" drivers licenses
those "illegals" can drive in any state in this country.
i guess they just can`t keep those "illegals" off the roads in the usa. well unless they throw them in jail for driving while brown.
Response to madrchsod (Reply #6)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 05:43 PM
alp227 (29,832 posts)
10. Correct, per the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
"Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof."
Which is why the law in my state allows any adult visitor with a valid DL from another US state to drive on our public roads.
However, different states have different standards regarding immigration status/DLs, so if the illegal immigrant from a state that'd grant a license formally relocates to Iowa then no DL for said immigrant.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 02:29 PM
Comrade Grumpy (13,184 posts)
8. Well, that's a very assholish stance by the state of Iowa.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 07:18 AM
Katashi_itto (10,175 posts)
13. Excellent! That ensures certain minorities will never vote Republican.
Incredible how inclusive Republicans try to be.
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:39 PM
kiranon (1,666 posts)
14. Perhaps creation of a federal driver's license for those
eligible for and in federal programs that allow them to stay in the U.S. despite immigration status problems.


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The small-cap segment of the burgeoning Brazilian equity market has delivered investors a one-month return of 10.79%. That stellar performance in this specialized market segment can be captured with the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NYSE: BRF).
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SPRINGFIELD Park in Kidderminster will be hosting the fourth annual Spring into Summer event this Sunday, June 8, which includes entertainment and activities for all the family.
The free event will run from 11am to 4pm and features traditional favourites such as Punch and Judy, Morris Dancers and donkey rides.
Jayne Nicholl, vice chair of Friends of Springfield Park, organisers, said: "This is the fourth year that the Friends Group has run the event and each year it grows in size and reputation.
"We are expecting in the region of 700 people this year and the event has become an important part of the local calendar.
"We believe no child should be excluded from having fun and so we continually fundraise through grants, sales of refreshments and bric-a-brac so that we can put on this fantastic fun-filled family day for free."
Alongside the old style entertainment will be a birds of prey display, a silt walker, juggler, face painter and balloon modeller.
There will also be a bouncy castle and slides for the younger visitors and skills will be tested with the Wolf Mountain climbing wall, a rodeo bull, a slow bicycle race and kite flying.
There will also be stalls, sideshows and the Springfield stocks for visitors to throw wet sponges at their chosen targets.
Friends of Springfield are a small group of local people, set up in 2009, working with the council, and other partners to improve the park.
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ATTEND-Family-led Rehabilitation After Stroke in India (ATTEND)
This study has been completed.
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
The George Institute for Global Health, Australia
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
jeyarajpandian, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: April 11, 2014
Last updated: April 24, 2014
Last verified: April 2014
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ATTEND Trial is based on early supported discharge- home based stroke rehabilitation model which proves to offer several advantages in low and mid income countries. The objectives of the pilot stude were to determine that with a randomized blinded outcome assessor, controlled trial, family- led caregiver- delivered home based rehabilitation is better than usual care for those with disabling stroke in India and the feasibility of this model.
|Other: Physiotherapy Other: Control arm
|Study Type:
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Family-led Rehabilitation After Stroke in India
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: RehabilitationU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by jeyarajpandian, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in modified Rankin Score [ Time Frame: 3rd and 6th month ]
|Study Start Date:
|December 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Control arm
Routine hospital based physiotherapy
Other: Control arm
Routine hospital based physiotherapy
Physiotherapy intervention arm
Caregiver delivered, home based physiotherapy
|Other: Physiotherapy
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults (>18 years)
- Recent (<1 month) acute ischaemic/haemorrhagic/ undifferentiated stroke
- Residual disability (requiring help from another person for everyday activities)
- Expected to survive to discharge from hospital with a reasonable expectation of six month survival
- Able (or by proxy) to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to identify a suitable family - nominated caregiver for training and subsequent delivery of care
- Those unwilling/unable to adhere to follow up.
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|April 11, 2014
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|April 24, 2014
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Brain Diseases
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The major casualty of the past few days were the old posts. Those are gone forever.
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We're back and it looks like for good this time.


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- High School St. Augustine High School (New Orleans)
- Born 1953
A cousin of Lou Brock, Dale Brock played two years in the minor leagues. He was drafted three times. In the 1971 amateur draft, he was picked in the 16th round by the Montréal Expos. He was chosen in the 21st round of the 1974 amateur draft by the Texas Rangers. In the January phase of the 1975 amateur draft, Dale went in the third round to the Minnesota Twins. He never played in the Twins system, though, only appearing with the St. Louis Cardinals affiliates.
Brock debuted professionally with the 1976 Johnson City Cardinals and hit .274/~.381/.338 in 66 games. He stole 13 bases in 19 tries, drew 40 walks and scored 42 runs. He fielded .978, third-best among Appalachian League starting outfielders. With the 1977 Gastonia Cardinals, Brock batted .233/~.377/.288 with 36 steals in 46 tries, 86 walks and 82 runs in 119 games. He was 4th in the Western Carolinas League in both stolen bases and walks. Brock led the league's outfielders in fielding percentage (.983).
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Knox County Engineering & Public Works hosted the third annual Knox County Consolidated Charity Chili Cook-off Friday afternoon at its complex on Baxter Avenue.
More than 120 employees attended the interdepartmental chili competition, which raised $660 for Knox County Consolidated Charities. The $5 entrance fee gave attendees an all-you-can-eat pass to taste the 17 homemade chilies entered in the contest.
A panel of celebrity judges rated the chilies prior to the event and prizes were awarded to the top three. Judges included Neal Denton from the UT Agriculture Extension Office and Knox County Environmental Health Manager Ronnie Nease. First place went to Winter Day Chili by Lynn Kidd, second to Easy Chili by Debbie See and third place to It's 5 o'clock Somewhere by Dwight Van de Vate. The People's Choice Award went to Smokey Mountain Classic Chili by Paul Keeney.
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Epigenetic Regulation of BDNF in Schizophrenia
This study has been completed.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Tiao-Lai Huang, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: November 25, 2009
Last updated: September 11, 2013
Last verified: September 2013
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Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Detailed Description:
In this proposal, we will (1) detect the associations between BDNF and Trk B gene DNA methylation, histone modification, psychotic symptoms, obesity, suicide and antipsychotic drug responses in Taiwanese patients (2) discuss the possible mechanisms of epigenetic regulation of BDNF and Trk B in schizophrenia patients.
|BDNF, DNA Methylation, Suicide, Drug Responses.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Epigenetic Regulation of BDNF and TrK B in Schizophrenic Patients
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: schizophrenia
MedlinePlus related topics: Schizophrenia SuicideU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Tiao-Lai Huang, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- BDNF and Trk B DNA methylation, protein and mRNA levels [ Time Frame: Two years ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- the associations between BDNF and Trk B gene DNA methylation, histone modification, psychotic symptoms, obesity, suicide and antipsychotic drug responses in Taiwanese patients [ Time Frame: two years ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Study Start Date:
|December 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Healthy subjects
Schizophrenic patients
Detailed Description:
A total 160 subjects (80 subjects every year, including 40 healthy controls and 40 schizophrenia patients) will be recruited during a 2-year period. The first year, the baseline data of BDNF and Trk B DNA methylation, protein and mRNA levels in all subjects will be collected and the following 1 months data will also be collected in schizophrenia with antipsychotic drug treatments. The second year, the baseline data of BDNF and Trk B histone modification in all subjects will be collected.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
This study will be conducted in our clinical setting. By a semi-structured interview for DSM-IV criteria, total 160 subjectes (80 subjects every year, including 40 healthy controls and 40 schizophrenia patients with acute exacerbation) will be recurited during a 2-year period. The data of blood BDNF and Trk B DNA methylation and histone remodelling of all subjects will be collected.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. The clinical screening and assessment in schizophrenic patients:
- 40 schizophrenia patients will be recruited in psychiatric inpatients according to DSM-IV criteria (APA, 1994) by a structured interview (SCID). The assessment will be done by two senior psychiatrists. The intra-rater and inter-rater reliability will be done before this project started
- age : 18-65 years old.
- The patients had the ability to complete the written inform consent.。
- The choice of antipsychotic drugs depended on the need of patients in natural treatment procedure. They included conventional drugs, eg.haloperidol 10-20 mg/day;SDA (serotonin dopamine antagonist) drug, eg. clozapine 100-400 mg/day or risperidone 3-6mg/day. The choice of the medication was according to the need of patients including previous responses and side effects.
- PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome)(Kay, 1987,1988&1989) for positive, negative symptoms and severity.
- Check body mass index (BMI): if BMI<24: normal; 24<BMI<27: overweight; BMI>27: obesity (Taiwan criteria, 2004). If the patients were overweight or obesity, the lipid profiles would be done and we would consult the experts to assess these patients. The condition for diet control and daily activity will be observed. If the condition was extremely abnormal, the case will be excluded.
- Suicide behavior in tis study includes complete suicide and suicide attempt.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patients had systemic diseases, including metabolic, heart, and liver diseases。
- The patients had received any drugs before entering this protocol.
- The patients were heavy smokers or dependent on alcohol.
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01021449
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01021449
|Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
|Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 833
Sponsors and Collaborators
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Tiao-Lai Huang, M.D.
|Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung
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Keywords provided by Tiao-Lai Huang, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 23, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Tiao-Lai Huang, Head of Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01021449 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CMRPG870951 and CMRPG870952
|Study First Received:
|November 25, 2009
|Last Updated:
|September 11, 2013
Keywords provided by Tiao-Lai Huang, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital:
schizophrenia, BDNF, DNA methylation, histone modification
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Self-Injurious Behavior
Behavioral Symptoms
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Kate Moss 41
It's Kate Moss's birthday today. She's 41 years old. Here she is leaving her home in London today as photographers and other media sang Happy Birthday to her. She looked delighted. See? The paps aren't always bad. You know, on anyone else I'd see the black hose and those shoes and be disgusted. Full Story
In Kate's living room
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The December issue of British VOGUE is all Kate Moss. There are two covers and she was a contributing editor. At one point she's able to convince her friends, the Count and Countess von Bismarck, to let them shoot inside their home because that's where all the good parties are, naturally. Full Story
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London Fashion Week is happening right now. The centerpiece of LFW: Burberry, always Burberry. One of the most iconic London faces: Kate Moss, always Kate Moss. And the hottest model to come out of London the last few years: Cara Delevingne. Will Cara stay like Kate? I think so. Full Story
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Prince William hosted an event last night for the Royal Marsden and all kinds of celebrities were there, including Cate Blanchett, Kate Moss, Ralph Lauren and family, and Benedict Cumberbatch. At one point Kate Moss asked him about Kate Middleton. He told her she wasn't coming and Moss's reply was, "Such a shame". Full Story
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Brit Awards last night. David Bowie was named Best Male. But, as Noel Gallagher explained, "You maniacs didn't think David Bowie was actually going to be here? David Bowie's too cool for that - he doesn't do this sh-t." True. Instead, Kate Moss, wearing Ziggy Stardust's Woodland Creatures, accepted the award on his behalf. Full Story
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Alexander McQueen has released new ad shot by Steven Klein and featuring Kate Moss. Watch it. And if that was the only exposure you'd ever had to the label, would you ever guess that that was where Katy Cambridge's wedding dress came from? A reader called Tania just emailed suggesting that there's a lot of Tilda Swinton happening here in Kate's styling. Full Story
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While Johnny Depp may or may not be marrying Amber Heard, who had to make it SO OBVIOUS that she didn't want you to see her ring – click here for a refresher -- let's catch up with his exes. It's Kate Moss's 40th birthday today. Full Story
Kate Moss for Playboy
The Kate Moss cover to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Playboy has been released. Is anyone surprised it's not Pamela Anderson? Not that I don't think Kate Moss is a better choice. Kate Moss is a model yes. She's also, almost improbably, become a business woman. Full Story
McCartney & Meryl
How could they say no? It's Paul McCartney shooting a video at Abbey Road Studios. No one could say no. So here's the video for Queenie Eye featuring Johnny Depp and Kate Moss (not shot together) and all kinds of other famous people I'm not listing for you because part of the fun is picking them out one by one but I will say I don't think that's Sienna Miller although a lot of people think it is… Johnny Depp hasn't been this NOT annoying in a long time except – why is it skeeving me when he mouths the words? Question: who's cooler Johnny Depp or Jeremy Irons? Answer: MERYL STREEP. Full Story
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Friday April 11, 2014 – THE GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN SEXTET – Tickets are available at the door.
The Afro-Peruvian Sextet was formed in January 2005 and returns to Rochester for their third Exodus To Jazz engagement. With their "upspiring" (up-tempo and inspiring) rhythmic and melodic signature, the Sextet has become a favorite among Exodus To Jazz patrons, successfully creating a thriving "scene" around their music.
The Latin Jazz Network says of Gabriel Alegría: "Every once in awhile there comes a musician who, when playing his or her chosen instrument, seems to carry within a vital life-force that is irrepressible." The "life-force" projected by the Sextet is often cited as the secret of the band's popular appeal. Amidst the Afro-Peruvian Sextet's detailed fusion of Afro-Peruvian rhythms and jazz harmonies, lies a very authentic, earthy and honest interpretation. Reflecting an immersion in the Black music of Peru's coastal regions, the Sextet's return performance will feature their recent CD entitled "Ciudad De Los Reyes".
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The nation's other major mining states signalled they were unlikely to follow Western Australia's lead in raising royalties as the fallout from the state's budget increase spread on Friday.
Queensland Treasurer
"These reforms removed the discounts put in place decades ago to facilitate the growth of the coal industry," Mr Fraser said.
"We have absolutely no plans to further change Queensland's royalty regime."
In September the South Australian government raised royalties but unlike WA, suffered no penalty because the federal government accepted the state's claim it had intended to lift the rate before the federal mining tax reforms came about.
"We have no current plans to increase our mining royalties above what has already been announced in last year's state budget," South Australian Treasurer
NSW Treasurer
"However, as with any issue, we prefer to have a constructive relationship with the federal government and that remains my intention," he said.
Mr Baird said he intended to raise the matter of GST allocations and federal infrastructure spending with the commonwealth government "directly with the federal government in the first instance".
Victorian Premier
"That has put the cat amongst a few pigeons, I would imagine," Mr Baillieu said.
"I'm disappointed that the review is going to take as long as it's going to take. I would like to see it occur in a hurry."
Mr Baillieu said he hoped the West Australian government's decision would make the federal government realise the system needed an urgent overhaul.
"As far as we are concerned, we want our GST back," he said.Mr Porter singled out Victoria as one of the states benefiting most from WA's mining boom, saying his Treasury's analysis was that Victoria would be given $3 billion of extra income in 2014-15 because WA's GST payment would be reduced due to increased royalties
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his fiancée (who doesn't have a name,
Oh wow. Road.cc expects everyone to name everyone, or they'll make fun of them? No privacy for anyone, huh?
Please consider removing that snarly dig and respecting his fiancee's right to privacy.
Wiggle.co.uk have swapped a Twitter follower's car for a brand new bike. Last weekend they handed over a Mekk Poggio 2G Ultegra bike to @shotbyjohnson in return for his MG Rover – which puts a strange twist on the usual "You could get a car for that" line that has been used on every cyclist who's ever spent more than about a grand on a bike.
Back in October, Jonny Heneghan – to give @shotbyjohnson his real-world name – asked the online retailer if they'd take his car in return for the Mekk bike. How serious he was to begin with we're not sure, but Wiggle responded with, "Sounds like a fair trade," and the wheels were set in motion.
Jonny's approach made it clear that this was a man with a passion for cycling, his interest in the sport having been spurred on by romance. He had started cycling to save money to marry his fiancée (who doesn't have a name, apparently). It was a great idea until Jonny was faced with having to strike a balance between saving money and developing his newly discovered love (for cycling, that is; we're taking his love for his fiancée as a given).
Feeling inspired to train harder and ride longer distances, Jonny wanted a better bike and had to come up with a cost-effective solution. That's when he played his genius move of tweeting Wiggle and offering swapsies, he got the idea he says after he saw a news article on a chap who managed to blag a free holiday via Facebook. " My Fiancé's Brother and I just thought 'let's tweet a bike shop and see if they're game!'
"When Jonny got in touch, we leapt at the opportunity; it was such a unique proposition that we really couldn't say no," said Wiggle's Social Media Executive, Daniel Loots. So they said "yes".
"We would like to wish Jonny and his fiancée the best of luck with their wedding and hope that they go on to have many happy years together – with plenty of cycling, of course."
And so would we. It's the feel good cycling-based story of the year.
No word on what Wiggle are going to do with the car by the way.
Mat has worked for loads of bike magazines over 20+ years, and been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. He's been road.cc technical editor for eight years, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a past winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer.
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Please consider removing that snarly dig and respecting his fiancee's right to privacy.
Perhaps she really doesn't have a name?
I was mildly amused and I think the line should stay, if you haven't got a sense of humour why don't you try commenting on the Daily Mail in the future?
The car looks like an MG Rover or a Peugeot with a go-faster spoiler, which means it's probably broken down 15 times already and is about to fail its MOT due to some major electronic fault that'll cost more than its worth to fix. He's well shot of it.
As no-one with any taste in cars would want to drive it, best thing to do is just to scrap it. In th old days it would've been pushed into a quarry and set on fire, or left down the nearest estate with its keys in the ignition and the door unlocked, but you can't do things like that any more.


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In our news wrap Thursday, there were no reported deaths in Syria for the first time in three years due to frigid temperatures and storms. But activists warned that the weather conditions are "catastrophic" for refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. Also, record-breaking cold temperatures hit states from New England to the Midwest, causing school closures and some breakdowns in public transportation. Continue reading
A natural gas pipeline explosion in Manitoba, Canada around midnight CST Saturday has left nearly 4,000 without heat in Canada and shortages in the United States as temperatures continue to drop below freezing. Continue reading


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(CNSNews.com) - The Kerry campaign, now led by former Clinton administration officials, Friday released a new TV ad focusing on Vice President Dick Cheney and Halliburton, the company Cheney once headed.
"While the vice president has denied any 'financial ties' to his old company, the truth is, he's received $2-million from Halliburton -- the same company that has gotten billions in no-bid contracts in Iraq," the Kerry campaign said in a press release announcing the new ad.
The ad "will greet Cheney today when he campaigns in Oregon," and it will air in other battleground states next week, the campaign added.
The 30-second ad begins with Cheney in his own words:
Cheney: I have no financial interest in Halliburton of any kind and haven't had now for over three years.
Narrator: The truth: As vice president, Dick Cheney received $2 million from Halliburton. Halliburton got billions in no-bid contracts in Iraq. Dick Cheney got $2 million. What did we get? A $200-billion dollar bill for Iraq. Lost jobs. Rising health care costs. It's time for a new direction. John Kerry. Stronger at home. Respected in the world.
John Kerry: "I'm John Kerry and I approve this message."
The new ad does not explain that Cheney's retirement package from Halliburton granted him deferred compensation.
In other words, his compensation from 1999 is being paid out over a five-year period. The income Cheney has received as vice president stems from his earlier employment at the company and is not money Halliburton paid him to grease the skids -- as the new Kerry ad suggests.
Democrats insist that Halliburton got special treatment (no-bid contracts) because of its ties to Dick Cheney. But Cheney insists he had nothing to do with Halliburton getting those contracts for work in Iraq.
Cheney has noted that Halliburton was one of the few companies that was ready to roll into Iraq quickly when needed. He's been quoted as saying that Halliburton has "very large engineering construction capability and significant oil-field services." Halliburton also had the necessary security clearances in place, and it had a track record with the government because of its work on other Pentagon contracts.
(Halliburton notes that it helped build U.S. warships in World War II, and has worked on projects in Somalia, Rwanda and Haiti. It also put out more than half of the oil well fires in Kuwait during the 1991 Gulf War and now is assisting with restoration efforts in Iraq.)
In recent campaign appearances, Sen. John F. Kerry has complained that the Bush administration's "wrong choices" have left Americans paying almost the entire cost of the Iraq war:
That's "$200 billion that we're not investing in education, health care and job creation here at home," Kerry said in a campaign stop earlier this month.
On a campaign trip Friday, Kerry planned to outline a new Kerry-Edwards plan "to put an end to Halliburton-type abuses."
According to a Kerry campaign press release, Kerry will hold town hall meetings in Albuquerque, N.M., and Aurora, Colo., where he will discuss his plan to ensure that "companies like Halliburton do not fraudulently profit at taxpayers' expense."
And when companies are found guilty of over-billing and other abuses, the Kerry campaign said, "they will be severely punished."
Kerry will promise to reform and simplify the contracting process -- ensuring fair competition, the campaign said. It will also "overhaul the accounting process to ensure companies do not profit at taxpayers' expense and severely punish any firm that overbills or profiteers."
At a hearing on Capitol Hill in July, Halliburton defended its subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root, which has been accused of overcharging the government for work performed by subcontractors in Iraq.
Halliburton defended KBR for performing a difficult mission under difficult conditions, and while mistake may have been made, there was no intent to defraud the government, company officials said.
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And what do you think we could actually get for DC, Tyler, and a (presumably) late 1st rnd pick?
Just curious.
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Guy's been stashed on the pine for two years.. At this point I just want to see him be at least a solid backup (which he is starting to show he can do).
I like Lance and what he's doing, and I wanted Reggie last year, but I'm not more excited about what he did today because it was against Reggie.
just wanted to qualify my statement earlier, i hate feeling like I have to and that I thought that i already had but i wasn't advocating that we do that to Roy, I was just curious as to what options we had. thank you kstat and idioteque
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Roy Hibbert remains with Pacers after Blazers' physical deemed him 'too healthy.'
Roy tweeted he's "about to do something special" about 45 minutes ago. I really, really, don't want to read too much into such an innocuous statement. But if he's about to sign his deal, our cap space...
Well, with Roy he could be getting ready for an MMA sparring session or having a piece of chocolate cake. It really could be alot of things with the Big Fella. But your right, if he's signing his contract, I would think that has a huge impact on what moves can still be made.
[pre-emptive disappointed sigh if we re-sign Hibbert without signing additional free agents]
NBA Rumors: Portland Trailblazers Never Intended on Signing Roy Hibbert Away From Indiana Pacers
After the Indiana Pacerseventually decided that they were going to match the Portland Trailblazers four-year $58 million max contract offer to center Roy Hibbert, the Blazers brass decided to revoke that offer quicker than the fans in Portland could say Sam Bowie. This entire fiasco could run deeper and more personal for Portlands team and front office. The truth is, Portland may not have been very interested in Hibbert at all.
Portland was the first team that jumped head-first into the free agent pool, by opening up their max offer to Hibbert literally less than five minutes after free agency began. Hibbert, one of the few true starting centers who can make an impact in todays NBA, was expected to be a hot commodity in free agency. Still, many believe that Hibberts skill set, although constantly evolving, is far from worthy of such a monstrous offer. In fact, Portlands owner Paul Allen openly criticized the Minnesota Timberwolves for offering a max contract the Trailblazers swing man Nicolas Batum. If turnabout is indeed fair play, then why would the Blazers be so salty at the Wolves for doing the same thing to them that the Blazers were trying to do to the Pacers? There are a few things about this initial offer (and its recension) that seem more than a bit fishy.
Indianas new general manager, Kevin Pritchard, had a well-publicised ugly exit as the general manager of the Blazers in 2010. This hollow offer could be Allens way to stick it to Pritchard (and his new team) by attempting to either steal away one of their best players, or to at least force Indiana to pay the highest-possible price for their All-Star free agent.
I have not heard it mentioned anywhere else and I don't know for sure if it is accurate but the new Pacers salary page at Hoopsworld shows Hibbert's 4th year as a player option.
Coincidently that is when he would be eligible for a max contract equal to 30% of the salary cap.
It looks like Falk may want to squeeze the Pacers by the balls again in 3 years and cripple them financially.
We may be basically looking at a 3 year window depending on how this all plays out.
**** Paul Allen


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