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This is the time to make a run. The 17-18 Knicks are only 5 1/2 games back of the 3rd seeded Indiana Pacers and 4 games back of the division leading Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks are currently the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference. They are headed for a first round matchup with the 28-8 Chicago Bulls. New York will be in the playoffs but they need to get out of the 7/8 seeds. Facing Chicago or Miami in the first round provides no benefits to the Knicks. They need to get a playoff series victory under their belt before facing one of the two elite teams in the Eastern Conference. In order to set themselves up for playoff success, the Knicks will need to go on a run in these final 31 games. That starts tonight.
The upstart Cleveland Cavaliers, led by star rookie Kyrie Irving, come into Madison Square Garden having lost 6 of their last 10 games. Unlike the Knicks, who have not played since last Thursday, the Cavs come into the game having played last night in Boston. There is no excuse for New York to come out flat tonight. They are rested, they should be hungry and they are more talented than Cleveland.
Here's what to watch for:
- The Knicks are only 13-9 against sub-500 teams. Cleveland is 13-19. They are not a good team and the Knicks should beat them. However, New York always seems to play down to their competition. Cleveland has already beaten New York this year, 91-81 on January 25th. Even in the Jeremy Lin era, the Knicks have lost to some bad teams. They are 8-3 with Lin as the starter but 2 of the 3 losses came at Madison Square Garden about the Hornets and the Nets. The Knicks only have 13 games remaining, including tonight, against teams that currently boast sub .500 records. They cannot afford to lose any more of these games as they have to make a run to get out of the 7/8 seed.
- No Anderson Varejao! He's out tonight! Woo! Why am I so happy about this? CAUSE HE HAD 10 POINTS AND 16 F***ING REBOUNDS LAST TIME HE PLAYED THE KNICKS. If the Knicks let Semih Erden put up 10 points and 16 rebounds, i'll probably give myself a mad titty-twister tonight to show my anger.
- Will Baron Davis stop playing street ball? Now that he's practiced with the team, lets see how Baron Davis plays. Davis, always the showman, has played his first 3 games like a Rucker Park teenager and he has struggled. For whatever reason, Davis continued to shoot against Miami despite the fact that he was 0/7 from the field. I think a lot of that was rust but with all these weapons on the team, Davis must channel his inner John Stockton rather than his inner John Wall. His job on this team is not to score 20 points a night. His job is bring energy, move the ball and assist his teammates. Obviously he'll take some shots, which is fine, but he does not need to be forcing up shots with the teammates he has around him.
- How will Lin recover from his nightmarish performance in South Beach. Last Thursday, Lin took his talents to South Beach and he didn't do very well. The asian sensation went 1/11 from the field and turned the ball over 8 times. More discouraging to me than his poor performance was his clear disappointment in his performance. On one hand, it is great that Lin legitimately cares about winning but at the same time, the Knicks cannot afford to lose Lin's confidence. I don't think it will be an issue moving forward. I think that was a bad game for Lin but he will make the correct adjustments and get back to playing at the level we are accustomed to seeing. I think Lin will play well but I am interested to see Lin's body language if things do not go well.
- Amar'e Stoudemire has struggled. He hasn't been able to shoot, defend or jump. He ranks 3rd in the league in shots blocked behind DeMarcus Cousins and Kris Humphries. However, Stoudemire and coach Mike D'Antoni both stated in the media that they expect Stoudemire to return to prominence in the second half this season. I think he will eventually play better. His play will be predicated around whether he can get his legs back underneath him and whether he can explode. Tonight may be a great night for him to get rolling. Semih Erden doesn't do very well against Stoudemire…


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Monday, May 18, 2009
Madness Monday: A Letter from the Insane Asylum
As I read through the letter, Julia certainly seemed cheerful and coherent, and the second paragraph revealed that she had visited the asylum, not stayed there. The inscription under the emblem in the upper right-hand corner contained a name that revealed the connection to the asylum:
"The State of Texas
Enclose Stamp – and Address Communications Regarding Patients to
Dr. C. M. Rosser
The connection was to the Rossers, the in-laws of Julia's best friend Bettie Curtice Rosser. At this time I was also starting to piece together what I could find out about the Rosser family (Bettie, her husband Virgil O. Rosser, and their four children, the ones Henry and Julia helped to raise when Bettie died) to make sure that I could sort out and identify some of the senders and recipients of the letters in the collection, some of whom were related to Henry or Julia and some of whom were Rossers. To do this I used the information Mr. Hornady provided on his Rosser relations together with Google and some genealogy forums. These searches revealed some interesting connections: V. O. Rosser's brother was Dr. Charles McDaniel Rosser, one of the founders of Baylor College of Medicine. Prior to his association with that institution C. M. Rosser was the superintendent of the North Texas Hospital for the Insane at Terrell, Texas (later renamed Terrell State Hospital) from February 1895 to February 1897. One of my fellow Genea-bloggers, Judith Richards Shubert at Genealogy Traces, has written about this institution in her article Terrell State Hospital – North Texas Hospital for the Insane). You can also read an article about Dr. Rosser's retirement from that post on Jim Wheat's Dallas County Texas Archives.
Julia must have been doing some visiting with her friend Bettie and used the stationary during the visit. A simple explanation, but of course my original instinct had been to jump to the most dramatic conclusion. Below are the letter and the transcription of it:
[From Transcription of Materials of the William Henry and Julia Mister Lewis Collection
of John R. Hornady, III, passed to and privately held by Greta Koehl.
16. Handwritten letter from Julia Mister Lewis ["Little Woman"] to William Henry Lewis, dated Aug 1896, on Stationary of North Texas Hospital for the Insane [run by Dr. C. M. Rosser, brother-in-law of Julia's close friend Betty Curtice Rosser]. One page, double-sided.]
"The State of Texas
Enclose Stamp – and Address Communications
Regarding Patients to
Dr. C. M. Rosser
North Texas Hospital for the Insane
Erected 1894. Capacity 800. – Visiting Days, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, from 1 to 5 P.M.
Terrell, Texas, Aug 1896
My Darling Henry, -
This is Thursday morning – bright & fair. Rain blew away yesterday afternoon. I am having a pleasant time – as much as could without my hub. We go to church every night & hear the Rev. Mulkey preach. He says some rich things – will tell you when see you. Mrs. Rosser is still up & feeling well, but declaires every day that she knows she will be in bed by the night.
We went all over the asylum yesterday even into the state kitchen where it takes eight bushels of potatoes & three barrels of flour per day to satisfy the appetites of the inmates.
How is my Henry getting along? Lonesome? Miss his little Woman? I thought sure I'd have a letter this A.M. & am disappointed. Perhaps it will come later.
How is Judge & Midnight - & the chicks – and kitty? Did you break up the "pet" from [illegible – may be setting]? I went to church with Dr. in his little buggy last night & he showed me the three minute horse that he has a [illegible] to "down" with Midnight. I told him I thought M. could do it. How I love my hub – sweetest man. Do you keep well. Do write me often. I am so unhappy & uneasy if I don't hear – Best love & kisses from your own Little Woman –"
Part of my subsequent research on Henry Lewis has included downloading newspaper articles on him from the Dallas Morning News Archives. It turns out that when Henry was sheriff he made efforts to ensure humane treatment of the mentally ill who were kept at the jail when the asylum was unable to take them in due to overcrowding. The following is an excerpt from a transcription at Jim Wheat's Dallas County Texas Archives of an article originally published in the Dallas Daily Times Herald on 24 July 1888, p. 1, column 4:
Some Pitiful Objects For Which the
State Has Failed to Provide.
There are seven crazy persons in the county jail, and some of them have been there quite awhile. The jail is so much crowded that two of the unfortunate creatures have to occupy one small cell, and some of them are kept in with other prisoners. One young woman, who has been kept here several weeks because room could not be found for her at the asylum, was only slightly demented at first, but has grown worse and has probably lost all chance of restoration. A prominent physician says she could have been cured with proper care and treatment at the right time. These could be had only at the asylum. Certainly, a jail filled with criminals is not the place for the insane. The place is rendered much more objectionable when crowded as our jail is at present. The authorities of the asylum, and especially the commissioners who have in hand the enlargement of that institution, are censured by some of our citizens who know all the facts and conditions. Sheriff Lewis and his assistants have done all in their power to provide for these crazy prisoners and to secure a better place for them where they belong. Other citizens have been to the asylum or written the authorities in their behalf; but all to no purpose. The jails of the state have contained demented persons for twenty years past, and no adequate provision made for this unfortunate class. It is true the asylum at Terrell has been built and is to be enlarged, for which an appropriation has been made; also, that some improvement has been made on the Austin institution. But, far too little has been done. The jails of the state are still crowded with lunatics. It is a disgraceful condition of affairs, not at all creditable to the officials who have had authority to improve it."
[This is followed by a list and description of the seven inmates.]
"Sheriff Lewis, Judge Bower and others have done everything possible for these unfortunates. The jail is full of criminals, and is certainly not a proper place for lunatics. Here is a bit of work for the humane society."
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Greta, you've done a great job with the research and writing of this post. You remember, I wrote that I felt my grandparents may have worked in the housekeeping or food service department of the hospital when they met. I found the connection a little unnerving when reading the letter that Julia mentioned going through the kitchen of the hospital and her description of it. You were right, seems your ancestors and mine have possible coincidences, if not ties! I'm so glad you've shared this letter with us. Thanks for giving my post a plug! Happy Tuesday.ReplyDelete
Greta, Maybe she had post partum depression. If a woman was feeling "blue" after childbirth they threw them in the mental hospital. You had mention that she asked about "little Henry." That could likely be the case. They also had people with TB in the mental hospital too.ReplyDelete
Good post.
Thank you for sharing this information. I have been researching my great grandmother, who was put into a hospital for the insane following the death of her baby girl at 2 months of age. I have the census records from the hospital for 1920 and 1930, and there was a large number of married women there. It is interesting to read theories, too, because my great grandfather took her to the hospital just a month after their baby died. Perhaps men didn't understand post partum depression back then.ReplyDelete
Greta, some research for a friend has brought me back to your post and mine about Terrell Hospital. I was looking for her great-grandfather's death certificate on FamilySearch and the image appeared with the informant listed as "Records, Terrell State Hospital, Terrell, Texas".ReplyDelete
It was a jolt. The first one I had seen. My friend had no knowledge of his being institutionalized, but had heard stories that he had tried to strangle his wife in her sleep. He died in the Terrell Hospital in 1957.
I always had a feeling my relatives were on the nutty side . . .ReplyDelete


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People lined up Thursday to enter the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center to see the more than 100 vendors participating in the annual Greater New Bern Business Expo.
After paying a $2 admissions fee, individuals were able to collect an abundant supply of goodies in bright green bags provided by CenturyLink, the title sponsor of the event.
The Business Expo provided a large variety of businesses and organizations with booths to display their products and services and an opportunity to network with individuals and potential customers.
With an expected crowd of 800 to 1,000 people each year, Teresa Suhrie with the New Bern Chamber of Commerce said 101 exhibitors participated to provide �some of everything.�
Businesses like Alpha Graphics and Belk have been participating in the event for the past three years.
�We always do really well. We provide a lot of promo items like fliers and coupons in our bags,� said Rebecca Lambert, department manager at the New Bern Belk.
Interfaith Refugee Ministry, Inc. is a first time participant in the expo. Nicy Cooper, employment specialist for the ministry, said, �I really pushed to have a booth this year. I really want to get our name out there and make sure people know about Interfaith and what we do.�
Interfaith assists refugees with the basic necessities when they first arrive in New Bern and surrounding areas, including assistance with housing, food, clothing, employment, learning English and cultural orientation in order to help refugees become self-reliant.
Giveaways included pens, notepads, cups, candy, discounts and gift bags, along with many others. One very interesting giveaway, a CPR kit, was provided by the CarolinaEast Foundation and the American Heart Association. If someone wanted to take this giveaway, he or she had to work for it by conducting hands only CPR on a manikin.
�We just ask that people take the kit and share it with others; individuals or small groups,� said Judy Pierce with CarolinaEast Health System.
Visitors at the expo spanned a wide range of ages � from tots to seniors. Most carried items in their hands or bags on their shoulders. Some enjoyed the free food offered by businesses such as Christoph�s, which provided philly cheesesteaks to visitors at its booth.
�I come every year,� said Rebecca Wright. �I enjoy the exhibits, meeting new people and seeing new faces.�
She said she is sure to mark the date of the expo on her calendar each year.
Her granddaughter, Priscilla Wright, joined her this year as she has done several times before.
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Previously on The Real Housewives of Miami, Adriana tried to confront Karent about the false article she gave to a reporter. Then Joanna got in the middle of their conversation, and proceeded to scream the F word, chase her down the hall and then get into a physical fight. As the Countess Luann from RHONY taught us, "money can't buy you class."
Let's hope that Lea's gala isn't ruined by their scene.
Lea hires a cosmic cheerleader, which is apparently someone who reads energy and color. I'm not sure how you read color, but he's gotten great at saying "a, e, e, i, o, o, u." I was taught those were vowels, but apparently you can also use them to ward off negative energy. Try it sometime in a very public place, you will get a great reaction.
Because of all the drama, Lea has her cosmic cheerleader, Norman, come to her house. But it seems he is a bad omen, because just a few minutes after he arrives at her house her poor little dog can't hold his head up and has to be rushed to vet.
So there's that happening. The fight between Joanna and Adriana. And a huge charity gala with celebrities and hundreds of guests in a few hours. Poor, Lea.
All the women, except Adriana, gather at Lea's house to see Norm in action. Elsa's mom isn't buying it, she says she can read better than him. She goes up to Norman and holds his hand, starts shaking him and chanting indecipherable things. She tells Norman that he is the combination of two souls. Can I just reiterate that I love Elsa.
Lea confronts Joanna about her fight with Adriana. Joanna says that she didn't start it. Adriana says she did. Well, we have the video, and I'm calling it that Joanna pulled Adriana back and Adriana turned right around and hit her—which is what Adriana said.
Karent and Joanna go to the gala together because Roman refuses to speak with Joanna, let alone go to the gala with her. And while we're talking boyfriends, what happened to Karent's soap star boyfriend, Rodolfo? For a couple that is apparently "so in love" they are rarely together.
Lea wasn't kidding about celebrities at her gala. Queen Latifah, Mario Lopez and Tony Bennett are all in attendance…oh and Joe Francis makes another appearance.
Can I just complain, that only once has Lea explained what the charity gala benefits. You would think she would spend more time explaining the cause. But anyway, in case you were wondering like I have been all season, the charity helps provide education, culture, resources, support and mentoring for at-risk youth.
Ana and Marysol decide to ditch the gala. Marysol doesn't want to attend because of the tension between her and Lea—that no one will explain! Stop dragging it out, already!
Ana admits to Marysol she is having a hard time signing her divorce papers, but says she thinks she is finally ready to let go. Then Marysol shares that she is still hurt by her divorce, and had a hard time seeing her ex-husband recently.
These women can't seem to get it together in the relationship department—well, except Lea and Lisa, they seem to be doing alright.
Lea's charity gala goes off without a hitch. The auction goes well, and Lea is on her way to raising a million dollars. But while Lea is auctioning, Joanna and Adriana are badmouthing each other at their prospective tables. Adriana is trying to get Joe Francis worked up about Joanna, and Joanna is trying to get Roman to talk to her. Neither of their plans are going very well.
All in all, the charity gala went well. There were no dramatic scenes, just a few tears from Joanna and a few curse words from Adriana. Mild, compared to their last interaction.
Next week they're going to really hash it out, so I can't wait for that!


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Under Reconstruction
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Due to my inability to keep up with things, the focus of this blog will be changing in the near future.
Don't worry, I'm still playing WoW. I'm still full of fiery magey goodness. The mechanics of the game just aren't pulling at me like they once were.
The lore, however… ^_^
I've found myself wanting to write WoW fiction. So, expect to see more of that here, along with the occassional RSS: Friday and some other items as they arrive in my head. Apologies to anyone who was wondering what happened to me. I swear I'm alive and kicking, the cauterize just wore off so I can do something other than cower in a corner and pray for heals. ~_^
Happy Patch Day!
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Happy Patch Day everyone!
Still working loremaster. Finally completed Kalimdor, so a write up on that soon. One zone away on Outland, but I'm saving my favourite place (Netherstorm) for last. Currently working through Northrend.
Currently unable to do much until my UI add on is updated for the patch (LunarSphere), but I have a bit to say about the new talents, spells, abilities, and everything else… but not until I've had a few more hours of sleep.
Catch everyone later! ^_^
RSS Friday: Go Forth, Young Sprink
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Do you remember one of the first times you ran into a higher level character while you were questing? Particularly if that character kinda sorta saved your hide? On accident?
This screenshot gives us a little glimpse of a very new, very young Sprink making her way through Hillsbrad on her quest to become the best fire mage that ever set things on fire. However, even young fire mages can get into trouble when townspeople come after you with your archnemesis… swords and pitchforks. Okay, maybe that's two archnemeses, but still, not very fun for those of us who prefer to wear stylish robes over that clucky, heavy plate.
Tirralyis is 80
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That's right. I finally have my second 80. ^_^ My little baby prot pally is all grown up, getting ready to tank real dungeons and everything. Almost brings a tear to my eye. Seems like it wasn't that long ago she was running away from death knights in Stranglethorn, or walking through the Dark Portal, or holding her own with threat against two far over-geared 80s helping her with a dungeon quest.
Now, I've got to get her geared up well enough to survive in the later dungeons, and she has her work cut out for her. She's going to be standing up against at least one 80 with pretty darn good gear and a penchant for the Lolstorm, and the rest (which may or may not be pugged, depending on if the old band can get back together) will be of unknown gearing and skill who may or may not be willing to deal with a fresh 80 looking for gear.
Which leads me to an interesting thing that seems to be happening for the upcoming Cataclysm:
There are changes afoot in the core 5-man group.
Derull, our Lolstorming Orc Warrior, isn't changing at all. Which is good. Because we love him just the way he is, threat-stealing and mage-saving and all. As a side note, he also has a prot pally that can perform basic tanking duties in his current gear and normal tanking duties if he were to spend a little time away from the mirror and tanking his way to something a little more updated than the Red Sword of Courage. Tirralyis is going to pass her mentor up if he doesn't stop slacking. ^_^
Vengilus, the Most Amazing DK Tank Evar(tm), is being swapped out for Arry, hunter extraordinaire and one of those who helped Tirralyis ding that last level. According to him, hunters are going to be far more fun to play come Cataclysm.
Amenthas, like Derull, is staying the same as far as I know for Cataclysm. So, my favourite pally healer will continue healing me through pulling aggro and standing in things I shouldn't stand in. He would, however I'm sure, like to do some DPSing with his ret spec every now and again.
Gorbash, the DK DPS with a passion for bubblegum pop, may or may not be quitting the game. Seems the pre-expansion doldrums have hit him hard, and our 5-man group taking a break during that time due to scheduling conflicts hit pretty hard, too. Here's hoping he sticks around just a little longer, at least.
So there's the other players in this game. If we go by mains, we currently have a healer who might want to DPS, three other DPS, and a possible other DPS. We seem to be missing something…
Yup. A tank. And guess who has a freshly 80 tank just waiting in the wings? Which presents a little issue. Sprink is my main. I want her to have all the cheesements. Which leads me to believe we're going to have to do things one of many ways.
Option 1:
Have Gorbash make/run a tank spec. I don't remember exactly, but I think he may have mentioned that he had one or was looking to make one. What better time than Cataclysm? ^_^ Of course, this option hinges entirely on whether or not he continues to play.
Option 2:
God give you lemons? Find a new god. Or, more accurately, when life doesn't give you a tank, find one. Isn't that what the random dungeon finder thingy is for? The only downside to this option is our group is a little… unique. Sometimes, we'll sit around after killing the first boss and just dance while chit-chatting over Vent. For like, an hour or something. I doubt a random tank is going to be cool with that, much less want to get in on it.
Option 3:
Running dungeons multiple times with multiple characters. This option is almost the one I have the most faith in working. For example, Derull, Veng and I all have viable tanks. Derull and Veng have swappable DPS, and Derull's tank can double as a healer, only if absolutely necessary. ^_^ And now that I think of it, Veng has an alt that is my favouritest tree evar.
I think out of all of our options, the last might be the best shot we have… which isn't that bad if you ask me. And so what if sometimes we have to pug somebody? As long as we keep our shenanigans to a middle range or lower, we should be fine. ^_^
So it looks like not just Azeroth is changing with the coming of Deathwing. Here's hoping this cataclysm is all it's cracked up to be.
In the meantime, who wants to run a fresh 80 through 5-man TOC a few times for some gear?
RSS Friday: The Quick and the Dead
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Ah, Headless Horseman runs. Mind you, this was back when you had to actually run into the dungeon and find the holiday boss. Back in the days before you could just teleport yourself in there, kill it, and teleport right back out. Back when you had to walk uphill in the snow, both ways, in your grandpa's pajamas just to get into Molten Core! Okay, maybe you never had to walk through any snow in any pajamas to get to Molten Core, and maybe I've only seen MC when the five-man group went in for the cheesement when we were horribly overlevelled. But still! Those were the days!
Last Hallow's End, there was the usual mass amount of PvP rolling around right in front of the entrance portal. Since I was rather ghostly thanks to some obviously tainted candy, it was just too good of a screenshot to pass up. ^_^
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The McLovins have been selected to play the opening spot at the AURA Music and Arts Festival after winning a Facebook contest conducted by the festival called "Vote to Aura." The multi-day event, featuring Papadosio, Conspirator, Perpetual Groove, Dopapod, RAQ, Kung Fu, and many other acts, takes place over Presidents' Day weekend, February 15-17, at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. The Connecticut quartet initiated a Kickstarter campaign to help pay their expenses for the trip, and have achieved over 80% of their $5,000 goal, which needs to be met by January 31.
Drummer/vocalist Jake Huffman has also been busy working on various studio and collegiate projects, as well as looking forward to the upcoming festival season. However, his latest gig may surprise even the most loyal McLovins fan. "I co-wrote a song with Emmy, Tony, and Grammy-award winning Bill Sherman, the musical director of Sesame Street," said Huffman to Jambands.com. "The character and subject of the song must still be kept secret (mostly because this character is one of the oldest and beloved puppets on the show). I spent the holidays in Alabama with my girlfriend, Kara Kirkland, and her family. After hearing me play a few of my songs on piano, her brother-in-law Bill approached me. Not only did we decide he would produce my side project album, but to my surprise he asked me, "Jake, why don't you write a song with me for Sesame Street ?" Obviously after growing up watching Sesame Street I felt honored and enthusiastically accepted."
Bill Sherman kept his promise and, after the holidays, Huffman entered the New York City studio. "Bill and I spent the morning in his basement studio Wednesday, January 9th arranging and recording the demo," said Huffman. "I recorded the vocal melody of the incredible lyrics written by one of the best Sesame Street writers, Joey Mazzarino. Final touches were put on the drums, piano, vocals and organ on Thursday the 10th. Friday, we finished the song in the Sesame Street studio in New York City. I can honestly say that the experience was life changing. Bill acted as a strong guide and mentored me through each step and gave me so much confidence in my work."
While the McLovins are contemplating their late winter, spring, and festival schedules with a new management and booking agent structure, Huffman has also been furthering his music education with yet another rather esteemed institution. "I am also lucky enough to be enrolled in Berklee's online song-writing program," said Huffman. "With a schedule as busy as mine, a normal college program unfortunately just does not work for me. After talking to my Berklee advisor, I am so incredibly pumped to begin this new learning adventure. In this class I will focus on improving my song writing skills and will be receiving critiques from not only my professor, but also my fellow class mates. I feel like it will be an incredible learning experience for my music and personal growth—a win-win situation."
The McLovins next play at the Higher Ground – Showcase Lounge in Burlington, Vermont on January 18.
Here's a list of their upcoming live dates
January 18 Burlington, VT—Higher Ground – Showcase Lounge
January 19 Brattelboro, VT—The Cue Bar
January 27 Hartford, CT—The Great Hall in Union Station – Downtown Rocks for Newtown event
February 16 Live Oak, FL— Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park and Campground – AURA Music Festival
February 22 Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
March 1 Saratoga Springs, NY – Putnam Den


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Awful game. Would take it if ours was that bad tomorrow though, if it means we win.
Awful game. Would take it if ours was that bad tomorrow though, if it means we win.
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What a bore. Neither team looked like they could be arsed. Thought France would at least have a go late on, but they were totally insipid.
Boring game, as usual involving Spain.
Can't see Portugal vs Spain being much better either. Germans by far the most entertaining team left and that's a historical oddity.
England 1-1
Estonia 4-0
Serbia 2-0
Iceland 3-2
Germany 2-1
Belgium 0-0
Bosnia 1-1
Albania 3-0
Romania 0-0
Albania 2-1
Chile 1-1
Poland 1-0
Ukraine 4-1
Belarus 1-1
Croatia 0-0
Luxembourg 2-0
Brazil 1-0
England 2-1
Luxembourg 2-0
Romania 2-0
Bosnia 2-0
Distinct lack of quality opposition in that list. I wonder how strong the Brazil and Germany sides were?
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Tbf to Spain, it's not like they totally shut up shop. It struck me that they realised France were just so totally pedestrian that once they scored their goal they didn't need to get out of first gear to see them off. All they had to do was go through the motions and wait for the clock to run out. They didn't park the bus, France were just rubbish.
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DOD to lift ban on women in combat
The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat roles, opening thousands of previously closed jobs in the most dangerous units in the military, but the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said it might not mean major changes by the time all is said and done.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to make a formal announcement at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. A senior defense official told POLITICO that Panetta made his decision after a recommendation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, indicating the top brass supports opening more combat roles to women.
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But Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey will not announce a wholesale lifting of the ban, the senior defense official said.
Instead, they'll "initiate a process whereby the services will develop plans to implement this decision," he said. Service leaders will have until 2016 to recommend "exceptions" — areas they feel should remain male-only — to Defense Department leaders. Some combat jobs will be immediately opened to women, defense officials said, though those details weren't clear yet.
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement that Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told him the policy change would not have that big of an effect on the makeup of military units.
"I do not believe this will be a broad opening of combat roles for women, because as [a] 2012 report indicated, there are 'serious practical barriers which must be resolved so that the department can maximize the safety and privacy of all military members while maintaining military readiness,'" Inhofe said.
Although he praised the service of women in the military, Inhofe blasted the Pentagon for leaking it before telling Congress.
"As a result, we don't yet know the details of this announcement," he said.
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The Pentagon's decision reawakened one of the most politically explosive issues facing the military, pitting purists and conservatives against women's advocates and modernizers who have long argued women can do anything on the battlefield that men can.
Over time, the policies governing female troops and their actual roles on the battlefield began to overlap. One of the most notorious stories of the Iraq War was the capture of a female soldier truck driver, Jessica Lynch, who although technically barred from combat, was nonetheless captured and taken hostage just as any front-line soldier might have been.
As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wound down, the services' policies caught up with the reality of female troops' service. Women were permitted to serve aboard Navy submarines, from which they were once barred, and then in combat support — as tank mechanics or radar operators, for example, who were close to the front lines if not serving on them.
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Congressional Democrats welcomed the decision almost unanimously, while Republicans and conservative critics were slower out of the gate.
"I support it," said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.). "It reflects the reality of 21st-century military operations."
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, another Armed Services Committee Democrat, said he knew women would do their part.
"I have not a problem with that because the ladies I know in West Virginia shoot very well," Manchin said. "And they'll do a very fine job if they desire to do it. Ladies help us, we all work together, everybody pulls their own load."


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LODI - The man believed to have caused a catastrophic collision that killed six people Tuesday in Lodi is a convicted felon who may have been driving drunk at the time of the crash, according to court documents obtained Friday.
LODI - The man believed to have caused a catastrophic collision that killed six people Tuesday in Lodi is a convicted felon who may have been driving drunk at the time of the crash, according to court documents obtained Friday.
In a search warrant affidavit filed Thursday in San Joaquin County Superior Court, investigators identified the driver as Ryan Christopher Morales, 28. Morales, a Lodi resident, was released from San Quentin State Prison in early September after serving time for evading police while driving recklessly in Alameda County, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.
The affidavit alleges that Morales and his father began drinking about 4 p.m. Tuesday. They consumed 750 milliliters of apple-flavored vodka before Morales left their Mariposa Way residence in a tan 2002 GMC Yukon, police said.
Morales was traveling south on South Ham Lane near West Vine Street at 5:21 p.m. when his SUV collided with a 1998 Ford F-150 occupied by a man, his pregnant wife and their four children, authorities said. Witnesses said Morales ran a red light while speeding and using a cellphone.
Those killed in the crash were Luis Miranda Ochoa, 32; Viviana Rodriguez Salgado, 31, and her unborn child; Irvin Miranda, 12; Jose Luis Miranda Rodriguez, 6; and Stephanie Miranda, 5. The only occupant of the Ford pickup who survived the collision was Eden Miranda, 9, who remains hospitalized in critical condition, police said.
Six vehicles were involved in the collision, and a total of 12 people were injured or killed, authorities said. Additional victims of the crash included Antonio Romero, 59, and three juvenile passengers who were treated for minor injuries; Anthony Fuso, 54, who had a minor complaint of pain; and Maria Sosa, 54, who was uninjured, police said.
According to the affidavit, a police officer found Morales pinned in his vehicle following the collision. The officer detected the smell of alcohol while speaking to Morales, who was taken to a Sacramento hospital, where he remained in critical condition Friday, said Lt. Sierra Brucia, a spokesman for the Lodi Police Department.
When contacted by police at their home, Morales' mother and father admitted Morales had been drinking that day, police said. Officers located an empty 750-milliliter bottle of vodka in a garbage can in the garage, where Morales and his father were drinking and playing pingpong earlier in the day, his parents told authorities. Officers also discovered 10 other empty bottles of apple-flavored vodka in the same garbage can, authorities said.
Morales was living in a trailer in the driveway at his parents' home, about a mile away from the crash site, his mother told police. Morales is on post-release community supervision and is being supervised by the San Joaquin County Probation Department as a transfer from Alameda County, police said.
Morales could be charged with gross vehicular manslaughter if police determine the collision occurred as a result of his negligence, Brucia said. Investigators have consulted with the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office in recent days, but they have not yet submitted the case for review, Brucia said.
Police have served three search warrants as part of their investigation, and more are expected, Brucia said.
Lodi Police Chief Mark Helms will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday in the Pisano Room at Hutchins Street Square to provide an update on the investigation, Brucia said.
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Mike Pettine wasn't the first choice (or second or third or...) to lead the locker room. But the 47-year-old former high school coach is in Cleveland and ready to unleash a shape-shifting defense set to wreak havoc in the AFC North
BEREA, Ohio — Mike Pettine certainly looks the part. He's got the bald head, the goatee and the muscular build. He's a defensive coach who used to go get (bleeping) snacks with Rex Ryan. About the only thing missing from the football meathead ensemble was a T-shirt from Jay Glazer's new MMA training center.
And then the 47-year-old Pettine opened his mouth, laying waste to every preconceived notion you might have had about the Browns' new coach.
Cleveland, you might be on to something here. I must admit I was little skeptical about Pettine getting the job. In my mind, a lot of his success had come from the defensive scheme born of Ryan. And I'm always leery of people who climb the ladder fast and seem a little too eager in the process. Just 13 years ago, this son a of a Pennsylvania high school coaching legend was trying to make a name for himself roaming the sidelines of North Penn High School. Look at him now, sitting in one of the Browns' Google-like offices with a glass door next to owner Jimmy Haslam. That just doesn't happen.
According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Pettine is the first high school head coach to ascend to an NFL head coaching position since Dick Vermeil last coached the Chiefs in 2005. Vermeil, however, was a head coach on the junior college level and at UCLA between coaching high school in 1962 and when the Eagles hired him in '76. Pettine's recent résumé includes stints as the Ravens' outside linebackers coach from '05 to '08, the Jets' defensive coordinator from '09 to '12 and the Bills' coordinator last season.
Pettine wasn't even supposed to get the Browns' job. Forget the fact that he was about the 35th person offered the job after Haslam fired Rob Chudzinski after one season into a five-year contract. The only reason Pettine even took an interview was because his agent, former NFL end Trace Armstrong, urged him to get experience for next year's job hunting season.
Now Pettine is sitting in the same proverbial chair that Paul Brown, Blanton Collier, Marty Schottenheimer and Bill Belichick did. Who does this guy think he is? Trust me, Pettine knows what we're all thinking—and he's using it to his advantage.
"Being a high school coach recently, that's how people perceive me," Pettine says. "I maybe exaggerate that in my head, but that helps me, with a little bit of a chip on my shoulder: Yeah, you're just a high school guy."
Those with such a narrow view of Pettine will be surprised. I certainly was when I spent a recent afternoon with him talking about his team-building beliefs, scheme concepts, leaked playbooks, switching jobs, organized chaos, learning buddies, the sponge theory, inventory of techniques and why the Browns will vary their offensive tempos.
Pettine, I realized, is the exact opposite of a football meathead.
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Pettine knows he's not exactly stepping in a bare-cupboard situation. The men who hired him and were ultimately fired, Joe Banner and Mike Lombardi, did a good job of setting up the Browns for success with draft picks, trades and cap management. "If you look at the Browns' film from a year ago and just watched them, you'd say there's no way they only won four games," Pettine says.
But the key to a revival this fall will come on defense. Play well on that side of the ball, limit turnovers on offense and suddenly you're in every game. That's why the Browns were content to go the slow route with the quarterback position, until they traded up four spots to land Johnny Manziel in the first round of this year's draft. Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer want to follow the path blazed most recently by the Seahawks and the 49ers.
We felt this entire draft class, every single quarterback needed a redshirt year, with Johnny really being the only one that had a chance to be an opening-day starter," Pettine says. "It could happen, but in my ideal world, it's not opening day.
"That was our point all along, let's build the best team first, let's not take the quarterback," Pettine says. "There was so much pressure internally to take a quarterback with the fourth pick [but] we weren't going to do it because the grade didn't justify it; we weren't going to draft for need.
"My point was, I hope we're not drafting fourth again anytime soon. Let's look at the model. If you don't have that guy, then you need to build it like Seattle did, like San Francisco did. Get a guy with some unique traits, but first and foremost, he's not going to lose the game for you. Building a great defense and offensive line so we can run the ball—the quarterback's going to look good because you're not going to be in third-and-8, you're going to be in third-and-4. Percentage-wise you're going to convert more. Then ask the guy to make a couple plays with his feet, complete a fourth-quarter comeback half the time. Next thing you know, you look up and you're pretty damn good."
Manziel certainly possesses unique traits, including a rare playmaking ability for the position, but he's never been described as an astute game-manger. Even Pettine's own evaluation of Manziel as a prospect stated, "He has a tendency to keep both teams in the game." He could be a polished game-manager in the future (Brett Favre was similarly reckless early in his career), but Manziel is very much a work in progress in that area. That's why there are no plans to rush Manziel, especially with the season-opener at Pittsburgh against coordinator Dick LeBeau's zone blitz defense. They don't have those in the SEC.
"We felt this entire draft class, every single one of [the quarterbacks] needed a redshirt year, with Johnny really being the only one that had a chance given the right circumstances to be an opening-day starter," Pettine says. "It could happen, but in my ideal world, it's not opening day."
So back to the defense, which will have a big say in the final result of Pettine's first season. As a football junkie, this is the real reason I traveled to Berea. I have loved watching the Ryan-Pettine scheme operate, especially against the best quarterbacks in the game. There's no better scheme in today's NFL. Just go look at what the Jets have done since Ryan's arrival, what Pettine did in Buffalo last year, and what former Jets assistant Bob Sutton did with the Chiefs last season. When I watch the system operate on the coaches film cut, I see organized chaos. Every pre-snap look is different from the ensuing coverage and pressure on the play. That messes with the best quarterbacks, who are elite because they win before the snap deciphering the defensive scheme they are about to encounter.
But how does a defensive coach get his players to do that? How will Pettine and defensive coordinator Jim O'Neil be able to get the Browns up to speed in their first season? Surely it's way too complicated for that to happen.
Not the way Pettine and O'Neil teach it, which seems to be the key to the system.
"I think it's happened quicker here because I think it's a smart group," Pettine says, comparing the install to last season's with the Bills. "I'm not saying we were dumb in Buffalo—far from it—but this is a group that I think processes, as a whole, very quickly."
The way Pettine teaches has a lot do with that.
It starts with the coaches. The players can't learn unless the coaches know it inside and out. O'Neil, linebacker coach Chuck Driesbach, assistant linebackers coach Brian Fleury and defensive line coach Anthony Weaver are all veterans of the system, at least back to Buffalo. Assistant defensive backs coaches Bobby Babich and Aaron Glenn, and secondary coach Jeff Hafley, were new to the system. Before the players arrived in the building, O'Neil installed the scheme with the coaches using five years of teaching tape (the best execution of scheme and technique from the Jets and Bills). But there was a lot of give and take, and the newcomers were free to question the whys and hows of the scheme.
"They were able to refine it even more and make it more player-friendly from the beginning," Pettine says. "I think anytime you can install anew, if you can step back instead of just blowing the dust off, here it is, to look at it again and see if it still continues to make sense—they did a good job."
The initial playbook itself is actually quite thin, and that's by design. "I don't put a lot of graduate-level information in it," Pettine says. "We know in places like New England, it's only a matter of time that they somehow mysteriously end up with our playbook."
Pettine told a story of how, at Wes Welker's wedding, Tom Brady bragged a little bit to Jets outside linebackers coach Mike Smith, who was Welker's college roommate, that the Patriots may or may not have had possession of a couple Jets defensive playbooks.
"It didn't shock me because Rex would give them out like candy anyway," Pettine says. "He gave one out to [Alabama coach Nick] Saban and I was like, 'Don't you know Saban and Bill [Belichick] are pretty good friends? I have a feeling it's going to end up in New England.'"
I don't put a lot of graduate-level information in it," Pettine says. "We know in places like New England, it's only a matter of time that they somehow mysteriously end up with our playbook.
When it comes to teaching the players the scheme, one of the tenets is the sponge theory, which Pettine learned from his father, Mike Pettine Sr., the retired legendary high school football coach at Central Bucks West in Pennsylvania.
"It's your job as a coach to keep throwing stuff at them and at some point, you'll get feedback," Pettine says. "But you're going to have teams, like the 2006 Ravens defense, that had almost like an infinite sponge. We could have 60 calls up on game day, it doesn't matter. Those guys Ed [Reed], Ray [Lewis], Adalius [Thomas], Jarret Johnson—those guys could handle anything you threw at them. If your team's cumulative sponge isn't big, then you might have to back it off a little bit. I think sponge-wise, we're pretty smart. We already have some advanced stuff very quickly. But there's some coaches that each year, teach, This what we run and that's it. They don't ask more of their guys. To me that's coaching. If your guys can do more and you're not doing more, that's on you. Or if this is your norm and you have a pretty good team and they're just not mentally there, then [expletive] pare it back a little bit."
Pettine has also continued the learning buddy system that goes back to his days as a Ravens assistant. A smarter player will be paired with a player who is not learning the system as quickly. The smarter player will get the minus if his buddy screws up on the play.
"One of the rules we had was you never wanted to be limited by your least intelligent player," Pettine says. "You have to do it that way because if you have a guy that can be elite but he can't be cluttered, like when we got Kris Jenkins in New York for a limited amount of time—when we had him, we didn't want him thinking. We would build it like, 'Hey, line up here and go, and we'll make it right around you.' We'll give the thinking to the guys around you. We've put some of the heavy-lifting thinking on a fewer number of players."
Thomas was one of those guys in Baltimore. David Harris was the guy with the Jets. Safety Jim Leonhard traveled from the Ravens to the Jets to the Bills because nobody knew the scheme better than he did.
When it comes to teaching the players, it starts with giving each player an inventory of techniques specific to their position. For example, corners will learn how to play press coverage, man coverage with safety help, playing inside-outside with another player, squat coverage for Cover 2, and so forth. Each player has his own inventory so when he hears the defense being called, he only needs to know two things: how do I get lined up, and what's my technique?
"Then you hope that the coaches have meshed together those 11 jobs so that you have a functional defense," Pettine says. "Our big saying is, 'Do your job, good things will happen.' So we keep them very narrow-minded on, 'Do your job first.' A lot of mistakes are made when you're wanting to do somebody else's job."
When it comes to executing the defense on game day, this is where the real genius of the scheme comes into play, because it allows the unit to appear more multiple and confusing to the quarterback. The chaos, however, plays out as clarity in the minds of the defensive players.
The Browns teach the concept of the scheme. For example, with the dime defense, they don't just tell a player, "This is the dime and this is your job every time we play it." Initially, they will install the base system and the responsibilities. But then they'll rotate jobs after a week. So the scheme is the same, but the personnel changes. If the Browns are in dime one week and linebacker Karlos Dansby is rushing in a certain gap, it might be a different player with that responsibility in the next game. That happens throughout that dime defense. Cornerbacks switch with linebackers, linebackers swap with linemen and corners become safeties. Chaos to a quarterback.
"For our guy it's easy, and that's the business that we want to be in, something that's easy for us to do, that's hard for the other side to decipher," Pettine says. "If you're a quarterback that figures out your protection by players, jersey numbers, and now you're trying to identify our stuff, now you're in trouble. We might run the same pressure three weeks in a row, and it's going to look different three times. We have a defensive back doing an end's job; the next week it's a different grouping with a linebacker doing it. So to somebody else it's going to look completely different, but for us it's the exact same call."
When it comes to the season, the players aren't just looking at a playbook with a position against that opponent. The playbook for each opponent has defensive players' jersey numbers in it. They just look through the playbook for their number and know their assignment that week. And by switching roles, that allows the players to buy in.
"If I have a job that's crappy—late contain on the quarterback, that type of thing, I'm a little more likely to have a pretty good attitude doing it because I know next week I might have a job that could potentially be the free runner," Pettine says of players' mindsets. "Now they say, 'OK, I'll do the dirty job this week, knowing that later I'll get the better job.' "
The final part of the puzzle is to have the entire defense in the meeting room together. It's few and far between when positions break up, go to their own room and worry about themselves, like most teams operate.
"I thought that was one thing that Rex did real well. He kind of tied in the whole room," Pettine says. "After a while, he'd ask a defensive lineman a question about the cornerback's technique to see if the guy had been paying attention. It'd be funny to see how much guys would recall in situations like that. Learn the defense as a whole and you execute as one cohesive unit."
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Ultimately the Browns are going to have to play good football to compete in the AFC North. Pettine, who will likely be calling the defense, tapped Kyle Shanahan to direct the offense because of his track record winning games in different ways with different quarterbacks (running the ball with Texans and the read-option with Robert Griffin III in Washington). The Browns will feature a lot of fast motion offensively, and will be multiple with an improved running game because they'll need to run it in Cleveland in December.
"I don't want to be ground-and-pound," says Pettine, distancing himself a bit from Ryan's mantra with the Jets. "People have already attributed that to us. But I don't. I want to score points. But I think you have to have the ability, especially here in Cleveland."
The Browns will also run their offense with a variety of tempos, because Pettine knows firsthand that doing so gives defensive coordinators more trouble than always running up-tempo, like the Eagles and Bills.
"I think you need to vary tempo, like New England does, which is smart," Pettine says. "What I found going against our offense [during practice in Buffalo] is it just got rhythmic. I do have to call faster and have a sense of urgency, but then it's like anything else, you get into a rhythm. Play's over, call the play. Play's over, call the play. When your brain can think that way, it's very beneficial.
"It's tough when you have a certain tempo and then all of a sudden it goes 800 mph for a series. The whole rest of the game as a playcaller, I'm sitting there with one eye on the field, one eye on the call sheet thinking, Are they going to do it again? Then you end up rushing a few calls later in the game because there's the implied threat of up-tempo. I think that's something that smart teams do, something we're going to do here. We'll mix our tempos between going absolutely as fast as we can, code word, one-word calls everything (again, like New England), and we go. And then we'll practice all those tempos, and go as slow as possible as well."
Offensively, the Browns will also devote much time in practice to two-minute situations, third down and red zone. "That's where you win and lose games," Pettine says. "Anybody can go out and practice first and second down. Is it important? Sure it is, but not as important."
Pettine will also be busy trying to nail down game management, which he thinks is the difference between 6-10 and 10-6. To that end, his desk is covered with books and teaching sheets from other coaches about time and game situations.
But the Browns will start their turnaround campaign with a shape-shifting defense that appears complicated to opponents but isn't to the players executing it. The scheme and the innovative teaching methods have been battle-tested with the Ravens, Jets and Bills, and now they're coming to Cleveland thanks to the accidental coach of the Browns. Still think of him as a meathead football guy, or a high school coach who has overachieved before his time? What you see with Mike Pettine isn't what you get, just like his defense.


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Still under development.
The complete set of documents is available now, here on-line, freely. With the main core done, there's the other 400 or so to do ...
Please note that these documents are the English versions. A committee was struck years ago to have them translated into an official French version for enactment, but to the best of my knowledge, it just handed in its report in 1993 and there has been nothing produced yet that is 'authorative.'
For more details on this, refer to section 55 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
If anyone has any information to the contrary, please send info along, thank you.
If anyone has something to contribute to this archive, like historical legal documents relating to the evolution of Canada, feel free to drop me a note.
Don't get too excited, there's only a few Acts on-line, under sections C, I, Y and J. These are the Acts mentioned in the footnotes to the Consolidation of the Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982. Note that this section is complete insofar as references by the Consolidation of the Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982, are concerned.
You may try Canada's Department of Justice Web server for an almost complete selection of Acts in force today. Generally speaking, these are the Acts that one finds in the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, but are updated to include recent changes.
To get a full sense of which laws are really enacted now, and to find which Ministers of the Crown are responsible (i.e., which Minister in the government is responsible for the law in question), you have to consult the Table of Public Statutes, available through the above site.
The Canada Gazette, Parts I through III are now available at the Ministry of Public Works and Government Services web site. The Canada Gazette, among other things, publishes notices of new laws, orders-in-council, and constitutional amendments.
Well....just a couple. Specifically Treaty Numbers 2, 8 and one of the Robinson Treaties.
The Department of Indian and Northern Affairs has now published all the old treaties at their site
You can find all rulings dating back to the beginning of 1983.
Hopefully, the archive will expand to include the older rulings as well.
Many new changes have come with the arrival of the Mexican Federal Congress to the Internet. Here's an updated list of highlights on what's available:
See this Best of the Web , Document Design, '94 Nominee rendering of this document at Cornell's Law School.
Here is a great example of a constitutional act to compare against the Canadian one: Much more is defined in the powers of the Commonwealth of Australia Parliament, duties are more specifically defined, and they had the common sense to include an amending formula for their constitution in the first place....
The complete Acts of Australia, furnished by the Senate of the Parliament of Australia Insititute
The Constitution of France, otherwise known as the Constitution of the Fifth Republic is here in French.
The Russian Constitution is here and in Russian. This is the constitution that succeeded the Soviet Constitution. To view it, you need Cyrillic fonts, either for Windows or for X-Windows. This version may be out-of-date.
The Japanese Constitution is available in English or Japanese. Please note, the Japanese version requires a browser capable of interpreting and viewing Kanji characters.
The Irish constitution is reproduced in both Irish Gaelic and in English.
The constitution of the Slovak Republic is available in English.
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is available here, as well as the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Want some more? There's lots out there listed in my legal resources page, or alternatively, refer to the The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Law section of the Virtual Library.
Please send me your comments or suggestions! I'd love to here from you.
Last updated: 1 September, 2011.
William F. Maton
Copyright (c) 1994-2011 by William F. Maton. Reproduction of any of these documents without permission strictly prohibited.


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Cancer in a Horse
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My 4 year-old mare has just had a growth removed from her throatlatch. The pathology report showed the growth as "spindle cell sarcoma". The growth was apparently benign. My local vet has not dealt with this before. Any suggestions?
Lili Duda, VMD, Section Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Menu, responds:
There is relatively little information on cancer in horses. Assuming that this tumor will behave similarly in the horse as it does in the dog, it would fall into the category of "low-grade soft tissue sarcoma" (although there is no descriptive pathology report provided, the fact that the owner reports that the tumor is "benign" suggests a low-grade tumor). These tumors are locally invasive into surrounding tissues, but are unlikely to metastasize, or spread elsewhere, in the body. The best treatment option, when possible, is wide surgical excision. The entire biopsy specimen should be sent to a pathologist, and the surgical margins (preferably inked or otherwise marked by the surgeon) should be evaluated for completeness of the excision. If the surgical margins are "clean", or negative -- in other words, if it does not appear that cancer cells are present at the cut edges, indicating that residual tumor cells are unlikely to remain in the patient -- then no further treatment is indicated. However, the surgical site should be evaluated periodically for evidence of local recurrence.
If there is any suggestion that tumor cells remain behind, a larger surgery is recommended. If this is not possible, radiation therapy is a reasonable option, but has very limited availability for large animals. Alternatively, intralesional chemotherapy (injecting chemotherapy drugs directly into the area of the tumor) has been anecdotally reported, but there is little in the veterinary literature regarding this treatment option. Consultation with an equine medicine or surgery specialist is recommended for more information. These tumors may behave differently in the horse than they do in the dog. You may be able to find an equine specialist through one of the following links:
The veterinary Cancer Society has a helpful website, offering resources for pet owners, including a Find a specialist in your area. www.vetcancersociety.org
The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine has a website with a section for pet owners. They are currently adding a resource to find a specialist. www.acvim.org
In addition, many local and state veterinary medical associations have information on specialists. The American Veterinary Medical Association has links to local organizations. www.avma.org