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The deal, reached at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, represented a shaky compromise between the Germans and French, who had been tussling over how to shore up the eurozone's stricken banking system — one of the main causes of Europe's debt crisis.
France has been pushing to get all 6,000 banks in the 17 euro countries under the supervision of one European body by the end of this year. Leaders agreed in June that, once a supervisor is in place, struggling financial institutions would be able to tap Europe's emergency bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, directly.
At the moment, money to help put banks has to go through a country's government — placing more strain on state finances. In Ireland's case, the government's attempts to rescue failing banks forced it into a bailout. Some fear Spain could face that fate, too.
But Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, wary of using taxpayers' money to prop up other countries' banks, had tried to put the brakes on the plan, insisting that creating the supervisor should be done slowly and that "quality must come before speed."
"We need an efficient supervisor because otherwise the markets won't take us seriously," she said after the agreement was reached.
The compromise included something for both — all 6,000 banks will be included, as France had wanted. But there is no firm deadline for the single supervisor to be up and running — other than to say that the "objective" is to finish the legal framework by Jan. 1, and that work on its operational implementation "will take place during the course of 2013."
"It is not because you vote on a law that you have the whole logistic framework in place the day after," said Van Rompuy.
Despite the lack of a deadline, French President Francois Hollande declared victory and presented a much more ambitious timeline than his colleagues, claiming the supervisor could be up and running within weeks or months of Jan. 1.
Hollande hailed the steps as pushing the eurozone toward a "banking union" — which would alloweurozone countries to share the burden of their wobbly banks — that he said would protect "all countries touched by the virus of bank failures."
The debate over the supervisor was especially intense because countries belong to the EU but don't use the euro are nervous that the new system could make banks in the eurozone look so safe that investors will pour into them. They are also concerned that the eurozone countries will vote as a group on regulations that affect all EU members.
Still, Hollande struck a note of optimism, saying "the worst is over."
However, many challenges remain.
Unemployment in the region is at a record 10.5 percent and, growth is grinding to a halt around the continent. There are still concerns Greece might default on its loans — even after two bailouts — and be forced to leave the eurozone.
Leaders praised the progress it said Greece had made toward reforming its economy and balancing its budget, though, without a new report by international lenders, no decision could be taken on badly needed continued aid for country.
On Thursday, rioters in Athens pelted police with Molotov cocktails and chunks of marble to protest the stringent budget cuts the country has had to implement to secure its rescue loans.
Greece's bailout creditors — the EU, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank — have been engaged in tough negotiations in recent weeks over more budget cuts. The group of creditors, known collectively as the troika, has said it won't release the next batch of loans until more savings are made. Without those loans, Greece will default and probably be forced to leave the eurozone.
In addition, the question of whether Spain will ask for a bailout itself looms. The government in Madrid said this week that it would decide in the coming weeks — although it is still hoping it can avoid asking for any kind of aid.
But the political pressure on Spain is great because should investors become convinced that Madrid will not request aid, they may once again sell off the country's bonds, causing its borrowing rates to rise. If Spain were to be locked out of bond markets because of excessively high rates, the 17 countries that make up the eurozone would have to rescue it at huge financial cost.
"It would be helpful ... if Spain asked for ESM aid," said Van Rompuy. "But it is up to Spain to make up its mind."


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January 3, 2011
1993: Bills Overcome 32-Point Deficit, Beat Oilers in Overtime
The Buffalo Bills, under Head Coach Marv Levy, had been AFC Champions in 1990 and '91 and went 11-5 in 1992 to finish second in the AFC East (to Miami, due to the conference record tiebreaker). They had lost the Super Bowls following those previous conference titles, and their road to another shot required them to host the Houston Oilers on January 3, 1993 in the Wild Card playoff round.
The team's veteran core was still intact. RB Thurman Thomas ran for 1487 yards and caught 56 passes for 626 more to lead the NFL in yards from scrimmage (2113) for the fourth straight year. WR Andre Reed caught 65 passes for 913 yards and was selected to the Pro Bowl for the fifth consecutive season. OT Will Wolford and G Jim Ritcher anchored a solid offensive line. Defensively, DE Bruce Smith, LB Cornelius Bennett, CB Nate Odomes, and SS Henry Jones all had Pro Bowl years. However, QB Jim Kelly had slumped toward the end of the season, and a knee injury in the last game forced him to miss the playoff contest against Houston – backup QB Frank Reich (pictured above) would be starting.
The Houston Oilers, who finished second in the AFC Central with a 10-6 record, were also not recent strangers to the postseason – they had qualified for the playoffs for the sixth straight year. However, they had not made it beyond the divisional round in any of those seasons, leading the club to gain a reputation for choking in big games. Coached since 1990 by the low-key Jack Pardee, they utilized a run-and-shoot offense that was run effectively by 36-year-old QB Warren Moon (pictured below left) and included three wide receivers that were chosen for the Pro Bowl in Haywood Jeffires, Curtis Duncan, and Ernest Givins. RB Lorenzo White ran for 1226 yards and caught 57 passes. But while they could run up points, the defense was prone to blowing leads – a factor that would come into play in classic fashion in the playoff game at Buffalo.
There were 75,141 fans present at Rich Stadium, and for the first half of the contest they had little to cheer about. The Oilers took the opening kickoff and drove 80 yards in 14 plays, culminating in a three-yard touchdown pass from Moon to Jeffires. Buffalo responded with a 10-play drive that led to a 36-yard field goal by Steve Christie and the score was 7-3 after one quarter.
Houston took control in the second quarter. They finished off another long, 12-play drive, again covering 80 yards, with Givins hauling in four passes along the way for 41 yards. It was WR Webster Slaughter finishing off the possession, however, as Moon threw to him for a seven-yard TD. Buffalo went three-and-out, and the Oilers again drove to a touchdown. This time it took only five plays to go 67 yards and Moon threw a 26-yard scoring pass to Duncan. It was 21-3 with just over four minutes remaining in the half.
Buffalo was able to put together a drive in its next possession, but after getting to the Houston 32, Reich threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-four and the Oilers took over on downs. Moon capped an eight-play drive with his fourth touchdown pass of the day, covering 27 yards to Jeffires, and Houston took a big 28-3 margin into halftime.
The Bills received the second half kickoff, and four plays later Reich, throwing out of the shotgun formation, was intercepted by safety Bubba McDowell, who returned it 58 yards for another Houston touchdown. The score was now 35-3, and it seemed as though the Oilers had the game well in hand.
Buffalo put together a scoring drive, converting a third-and-15 situation (Reich pass to Reed for 16 yards) and fourth-and-two (RB Kenneth Davis running for five yards) along the way. Davis ran for a one-yard touchdown and the score was now 35-10.
The Bills executed a successful onside kick, and four plays later Reich threw to WR Don Beebe for a 38-yard touchdown that made it 35-17. Houston went three-and-out on its next possession, and following a short punt the Bills moved swiftly down the field on yet another scoring drive. Reich completed passes of 18 yards to WR James Lofton, 39 yards to Beebe, and 19 to Davis before hitting Reed for a 26-yard touchdown. Houston's margin was now down to 35-24, and Buffalo wasn't done yet in the third quarter.
The Oilers got the ball back, and Moon was intercepted by Henry Jones, who returned it 15 yards to the Houston 23. Reich threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Reed on a fourth-and-five play, and with yet another successful Christie PAT, it was now a four-point game at 35-31.
The reeling Oilers were unable to get anything going on their next possession, as Moon completed one of three passes and was sacked once (he fumbled, but Houston recovered). The decision by the Bills to abandon the six-defensive back prevent defense of the first half and return to their standard alignment was proving effective.
Having scored 28 points in the third quarter, Buffalo's offense finally stalled to begin the fourth period and the Bills went three-and-out. Houston's offense began to move, with Moon hitting on six passes, including one to Givins for 27 yards. An apparent interception was wiped out by a roughing-the-passer penalty on Bruce Smith, but after getting to the Buffalo 14, a field goal attempt was botched when Montgomery, the holder for placekicks as well as punter, fumbled the snap.
The Bills drove down field, going 74 yards on a possession that featured a 35-yard run by Davis. Reich again threw to Reed for a 17-yard touchdown, and Buffalo was ahead by 38-35, having scored 35 unanswered points since the interception return by McDowell early in the third quarter.
With three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Moon once more led the Oilers on a methodical drive that covered 63 yards in 12 plays. Al Del Greco kicked a 26-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score at 38-38 and send the game into overtime.
Houston won the toss for the overtime period, but on the third play Moon was intercepted by Odomes, who returned it to the Houston 35 (a facemask penalty on Jeffires moved the ball another 15 yards closer). Following two short runs by Davis, Christie kicked a 32-yard field goal at just over three minutes into OT and Buffalo, having made the biggest comeback in NFL history, came away with a 41-38 win.
Houston outgained the Bills (429 yards to 366) and had more first downs (27 to 19), but the inability to stop Buffalo's attack in the second half and the interception in overtime sealed the Oilers' fate.
Frank Reich completed 21 of 34 passes for 289 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. Andre Reed (pictured below) caught 8 passes for 136 yards and scored three of the TDs. Kenneth Davis led the Bills in rushing with 68 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown (Thurman Thomas, who left the game in the third quarter due to a hip injury, had 26 yards on 11 attempts).
Warren Moon went to the air 50 times with 36 completions for 371 yards and four touchdowns against two big interceptions. Ernest Givins caught 9 passes for 117 yards while Haywood Jeffires, Webster Slaughter, and Curtis Duncan all grabbed 8 apiece (for 98, 73, and 57 yards, respectively). Lorenzo White ran for 75 yards on 19 carries.
For Reich, the big comeback was not a first – playing at the college level in 1984, he had led Maryland to a 42-40 win over Miami after trailing 31-0 at halftime. Asked afterward if he thought back to that earlier comeback, he replied, "Many times. As a football player, you gear your mind to not thinking in terms of how far behind you are. We're so geared to the game not being over until the final whistle blows."
"I've never seen momentum change like that in my life," said a disappointed Warren Moon afterward. "We had control of this ball game like no other team has had control of the ball game."
The Bills won their next two games, over Pittsburgh in the Divisional playoff and Miami for the AFC Championship; however, their futility in the Super Bowl continued as they lost by a 52-17 margin to the Dallas Cowboys.
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Well, the month of August has come and gone and it's time for the Go Ahead Honey it's Gluten Free roundup. This month features yummy dishes with fruit, great for the summer...
To start off, we have Naomi of Straight into Bed Cake Free and Dried, and the creator of GAHIGF. In addition to this beautiful Raspberry Kleicha, Naomi also shared the touching story of her sister-in-law Lubna to whom this recipe is dedicated.
Next up, I made a Blueberry Cobbler in honor of early summer and simplicity. Quick and easy to make!
Deb from An Aussie with Crohn's made this amazing Jam Sponge Roll- grain and dairy free! Looks so moist and delicious...
Another first time contributor, Karen from Nourish with Karen shared her recipe for Raspberry Saskatoon Tarts -seemingly light and simple to make with few ingredients. I had never heard of a saskatoon, so will have to look out for it!
I decided to share one more recipe since our roundup was small this month - one of my favorites. Since we're gearing up for the fall, here is my No Bake Apple Crumble Bars. They are really easy to make and taste fantastic. Great for anything from breakfast to dessert!
It doesn't look like there is a host for September, but look for October's GAHIGF at Healthy Indulgences with the theme of Primal Sweets!
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By showing local, state and federal reps how physical activity can treat obesity, clubs can muster much needed political clout.
What do politics and fitness clubs have to do with each other? Plenty. The strength of a club's membership equals voters to politicians. And attempts to fight obesity and encourage people to become more physically active have recently gained significant momentum in Washington, D.C. By lending their support to these attempts-and encouraging their members to do the same-clubs can help shape policy that will combat obesity.
One need only look at the Physical Education for Progress (PEP) bill to find examples of club operators who have become politically active to promote physical fitness. Although this bill concentrates on bringing physical fitness to schools, it can benefit club operators by creating a new generation of active kids who will grow into the type of adults who join health clubs. It will also help combat the alarming rise in childhood obesity.
U.S. Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, along with eight of his colleagues, introduced the Physical Education for Progress bill on May 27. The PEP Act, as it is commonly known, proposes to provide grants and contracts to local educational agencies to enable them to "initiate, expand and improve physical education programs for all kindergarten through 12th grade students." That, in political jargon, spells money-specifically $400,000 over five years.
So what's the catch? Congress! A bill is only a bill when it's voted on in a congressional session by both the Senate and the House of Representatives and then passed to the president for his signature. What happens in between is up to the lobbyists!
Lobbyists? Yes. Those "special interest groups" renting high-priced offices around the Capitol beltway. Some lobbyists prove their points through parties, dinners and sponsoring "fact-finding" trips for members of Congress and their aides to exotic locations. Others merely hover around the Capitol building until they get a meeting with a key member on a issue near and dear to their "group's" bottom line.
And some lobbyists, such as Bob Fredette of Racquet's Edge Health & Community Fitness Centers near Burlington, Vt., are health club operators. His experiences can show other club operators how to lobby.
Fredette is certified to teach physical education, but he chose to work in a club and is now senior club manager. As an active member of the Vermont chapter of the Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AHPERD), Fredette learned about the prospects of the PEP Act from a teacher's association. The teacher's group asked him to go to Washington as a representative of AHPERD to seek support for the PEP Act from Vermont senators. Pumped with enthusiasm and pride, albeit no expert on lobbying Congress, Fredette decided that he would accept the challenge and head to D.C.
After attending training sessions on lobbying Congress offered by the teacher's association, Fredette was able to learn about the background of the bill. He learned about how to pre-arrange meetings with reps, and he was given phone numbers of people to contact in Washington. After making numerous calls, he learned the hard way about the roadblocks to getting an appointment with his senator. "The hardest part is to get a date on their calendar," he says, noting he found the best tactic was to contact a Senator's aide or scheduler.
But Fredette's tenacity paid off. He got an appointment with Sen. Jim Jeffords (R-Vt.) and went all the way to Washington to meet with him.
Jeffords had been opposed to the PEP Act, citing the money associated with the bill. He needed to be told by a constituent why the money was sorely needed and that it would be an investment in the health of students.
En route to D.C., Fredette read everything else he could on the act and his state's senator. Even at his hotel room, Fredette kept working on his lobbying strategy. "I prepared as much as I could," he says. "I kept writing."
Fredette spent about an hour with Jeffords in his office. The club manager told Jeffords what was going on in Vermont schools with physical education. He told the senator why he felt the funds were necessary for schools. He told him how much P.E. meant for the student's health and their future. "I didn't push him to be a co-sponsor," says Fredette. He just presented the facts to Jeffords.
After his meeting with Jeffords, Fredette learned that he wasn't the only Vermonter lobbying the senator that day. But he was the only representative from a health club. "I was the only one there who wasn't a teacher," he says.
Fredette learned that Vermont teachers had written a letter to Jeffords in advance of their appointment to meet with him. They had told him how "disappointed" they were in his position on the PEP Act. Their meeting with him was crucial to getting him to co-sponsor the bill.
One week later, after the lobbying efforts by Fredette and the teachers, Jeffords came on board as a co-sponsor of the bill. Fredette's contact paid off.
But Jeffords' co-sponsoring the bill is only a first step in a long process of congressional litigation. Sen. Jeffords chairs the senate's committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The PEP Act is sitting in Jeffords' committee awaiting more co-sponsors' signatures. If a total of 51 senators co-sponsor the bill, it should come out of the committee and onto the Senate floor for a debate, then be put to a senate vote.
Tom Scanlon knows all about the long road toward Congress voting. IHRSA is a prime advocate of the PEP Act, and Scanlon has been acting as IHRSA's "representative" in Washington for the past 12 years. He knows the ropes of getting in touch with Congress and how to ask politicians to vote for a bill's passage.
"There's a ground swell [of support] developing for the PEP bill," Scanlon says. "All our chips are on the Senate side," he notes, pointing out that IHRSA's focus is now on senators to co-sponsor the bill.
At press time, 35 senators had signed on as co-sponsors of the PEP Act. A similar bill has been introduced in the House with 27 members on board as co-sponsors at deadline.
Scanlon has seen proposed bills die in congressional committees. But he's confident that the PEP Act will get out of Jeffords' committee and onto the Senate floor.
"What we're trying to do is earmark the bill [for passage]," Scanlon says. "Earmarking" a bill in Congress involves allocating funds for a bill's specific progam(s). Since support for the PEP Act is growing steadily, Scanlon believes that this year holds the best chance for the bill to be passed.
Scanlon isn't the only IHRSA advocate following the PEP Act's progress in Congress, nor is the PEP Act the only bill that has IHRSA's attention. Jay Ablondi, IHRSA's director of government relations, says that IHRSA monitors all federal and state activity for pending legislation that should concern clubs. IHRSA uses an online service to search for political topics related to health clubs, then Ablondi's office conducts researches and decides whether to let members know about the findings.
One way IHRSA lets clubs know about its findings is through its Web site: www.ihrsa.org. For example, the site currently has a link to the progress of the PEP Act in the legislature along with a brief synopsis of the bill and IHRSA's position on its potential impact on the industry.
Ablondi suggests that club owners contact their respective reps on the PEP Act. "The average politician doesn't understand the industry," he says.
That's why club operators must educate politicians about how exercise can combat obesity. Contact politicians and point out some of the startling data concerning the lack of physical activity and the growth of the obese population. For example, when talking to a politician about the PEP Act, refer to the CDC findings which indicate that inactivity and poor diet have resulted in almost doubling the percentage of overweight children in the past 20 years. In fact, one in five children is considered to be obese, according to the CDC.
To support the PEP Act and other fitness-related legislation, you must lobby. Get the facts. Organize efforts with other area clubs and members. Get to know who represents the club's district on the local school board (in most states and districts, school board members are elected into office). Find out who knows what on the board about physical education and its pending legislation. Write to or meet with state and federal officials. And, if you haven't done so recently, register to vote! The future of the club industry may very well depend on your political prowess!
As professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University, Marion Nestle has been advocating good nutrition and the "effects of obesity on chronic disease risk...it's high medical, psychological, and social costs" for 25 years.
In a report published by the U.S. Public Health Services in January, and co-authored by the nutrition activist Michael F. Jacobson, Nestle calls traditional obesity prevention-that is, focusing on changing the behavior of obese individuals-"woefully inadequate." The authors call for national leadership to "ensure the participation of health officials and researchers, educators and legislators," thereby creating a public health campaign to fight obesity that has a greater chance of success.
A participant in the recent National Nutrition Summit-which brought together leaders from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Department of Human Services (HHS)-Nestle knew all too well going into the meeting that obesity had been addressed by other nutrition experts in studies and publications since 1952. She also knew that the odds of a group of federal bureaucrats agreeing on any firm policy to battle obesity-let alone implementing an effective plan-were minimal.
But Nestle has not given up hope on the obesity crisis. She points out that leaders at the CDC and USDA are "very involved" in the battle over obesity. And she believes that the CDC will be the federal agency "by default" to take a leadership position on targeting obesity prevention, "since nobody at HHS is taking health leadership, and USDA has too many conflicts of interest."
In their positions, Nestle and Jacobson had the opportunity to review the U.S. Public Health Service's objectives for reducing obesity. Citing the PHS's former objectives and other numerous studies, the authors offer alternative strategies to combat the nation's obesity "epidemic."
As previously mentioned, Jacobson, the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), is a nutrition lobbyist. Jacobson has attacked the food guidelines that were announced at National Nutrition Summit. "The government caved in to pressure from junk-food makers and downplayed its scientific advisory committee's advice to recommend that people 'limit' their sugar intake," he says.
Jacobson takes nutrition very seriously. As director of the CSPI, he advocates taxing "junk food" to raise funds to combat the growing rate of obesity.
His colleague, Carol Tucker Foreman, is also a nutrition and food advocate-a lobbyist. She is the director of the Food Policy Institute of the Consumer Federation of America. She also was assistant secretary of agriculture for food and consumer services from 1977 to 1981 at the USDA.
In Foreman's former role with the USDA, she learned the tactics of federal bureaucracy and took that knowledge with her to her advocate position.
Respect for Foreman in the Washington hierarchy served her well as she gave the closing address to the plenary session of the National Nutrition Summit on May 31. In her speech, Foreman challenged all who attended the nutrition summit to "consider a requirement that all new laws and regulation include an assessment of their impact on diet and physical activity," adding that "advocates for change must organize to and secure resources for a major communication program."
Between Nestle, Jacobson and Foreman, officials and politicians in Washington will have to stay on their toes to implement a national nutrition policy that keeps American's healthy.
Download these PDF-format reports from the Web:
Nelson's & Jacobson's obesity report at www.cspinet.org/reports/obesity.pdf
Foreman's closing address at www.consumerfed.org/summit.pdf
CDC's physical actitivy initiative at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/pdf/npai.pdf
Diet Guidelines 2000 at www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2000/DIETGD.PDF
Get the facts on the PEP Act from www.ideafit.com/legistext.cfm
Learn how to lobby at www.lmlt.org/lobby.html or www.zeta.org.au/~aldis/lobby.html
Brush up on lobbying laws at web.mit.edu/org/o/osp/www/fedlobrg.htm or views.vcu.edu/ospa/fedreg-info/lobbyregs.html
Find out how to write a letter about the PEP Act at www.ncppa.org/pepmodlt.htm or www.ideafit.com/senateletter.cfm
E-mail your rep a letter about the importance of physical education via www.weneedpe.com/help/letter2.html
Learn how to meet officals at www2.localaccess.com/chappell/olympia_legislature/voice.htm
Find out where where your representative stands at thomas.loc.gov/ (the PEP Act is bill number S 1159)
Register to vote online at www.newvoter.com/entry.asp or beavoter.org
Learn how to be an informed voter at www.vote-smart.org
Get local politicians info at lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/stategov.html or at www.piperinfo.com/state/index.cfm
Learn more on lobbying at polisci.nelson.com/introlobby.html
Learn the terms of congressional action at www.c-span.org/guide/congress/glossary
Discuss or research politics, or file a petition at www.e-thepeople.com or at www.grassroots.com
Get contacts from "the Hill" at www.congress.org


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The days of storing your iTunes music locally on your iPod, iPhone or iPad are over.
It's all about having your entire iTunes music library in the iCloud now baby. iTunes 10.5.1 is ready for downloading and it comes with a major update: iTunes Match, Apple's subscription service that matches all of your non-iTunes purchased songs and stores them up in the cloud.
Originally slated for a launch at the "End of October," Apple's finally pushed out the iTunes Match update for users to download — in the U.S. That's right, the feature is currently only limited to us Americans, but we've confirmed that the feature is listed as "coming soon" in other regions.
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iCloud already lets you store your photos and documents and now music is up in there too. While the reliability of the cloud can be contested, what this ultimately means is that we're marching onward into a future where internal storage capacity on our mobile devices will be irrelevant.
Any new customer can now walk into an Apple Store and buy an iPhone 4S with the lowest capacity, but have their entire music library (some people have over 120GB!) on them at all times — in the iCloud. Instead of paying $400 for a 64GB iPhone 4S, most people will be able to get by with a $200 iPhone 4S or hell, even a $100 iPhone 4 without running out of space to store their Lady Gaga.
So get downloading (mine is already installed) and take iTunes Match for a spin. There's never been a better time to legitimize all that music you downloaded from Kazaa from back in the day.


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|Indians Attacking a Garrison House, from an Old Wood Engraving
This is likely a depiction of the attack on the Haynes Garrison, Sudbury, April 21, 1676
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Surname Saturday ~ Haynes of Sudbury, Massachusetts
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- AnonymousOctober 20, 2012 at 7:37 AM
Heather, very interesting. I am descended from his son Josiah(s), as well as several other of the settlers of Sudbury. Josiah's daughter Abigail married Hopestill Brown and then I have three generations of Hopestill Brown's. Thank you for the books which I will pursue.ReplyDelete
WorldCat doesn't have copies of the first book anywhere near my place (Vancouver BC), but your posting - and the above comment - adds more to my information about the Haynes family. They are immigrant settlers in my ex-hubby's family, which goes through Walter's son John Haynes, who married Dorothy Noyes (m. 13 Oct 1642). John arrived the year before the family, living with his father's sister Elizabeth Read. Love those early names - Hopestill, Sufferana. Thanks for posting - every time you mention a family, I open my family tree and start searching to see if there's a common name. Cheers.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2012 at 7:48 PM
Hello. I am a direct descendant of Nathaniel Treadway. He was my Great 10th Grandfather. I live in Medfield, MA and Josiah Treadway was my direct Great Grandfather #9. Maybe you could drop me an email with subject TREADWAY ANCESTRY and we can correspond. By the way, Josiah took a second wife, Dorothy Bell, niece of Alexander Graham Bell. Interesting Stuff... email@example.com
- AnonymousOctober 9, 2013 at 3:26 AM
I am a descendant of Walter Haynes twice. His son John had many children and 2 of them Elizabeth and John Jr., had descendants that led down to my paternal grandparents, Elizabeth mar. Henry Balcom, their daughter Elizabeth Balcom, mar. Gershom Rice, their son Matthias mar. Mary Boyden, their son John mar. Sarah Smith, their daughter, Mary mar. Rev. Israel Potter, their son Aaron mar. Susanna Purdy, their son Reuben mar. Sarah Gilliat, their daughter, Celestia, mar. Edward E. Wright, their daughter Elizabeth mar. Joshua Simpson, their daughter Berth married James Haynes (my pat. grand parents) now James Haynes was descended from John Haynes Jr., his line goes like this(all Haynes's)...John Jr., mar. Ruth Roper, their son John III mar. Anna Hubbard, their son John IV mar. Mary Taylor, their son Daniel mar. Lois White, their son John mar. Mary McGregor, their son Daniel mar. Ellen Rosencrantz, their son James mar. Gertrude Turner, their son James married Bertha Simpson, so you see, John Haynes Sr is both my 10th and 12th g gfather, as Walter would be both my 11th and 13th. Oh, Walter Hayne's wife Elizabeth's maiden name is Goard.ReplyDelete
James & Bertha (Simpson) Haynes's sons are Robert, Richard, Philip and Paul, Philip is my father.
An excellent and well documented description of the attack on the Haynes Garrison House is contained in the book, "Walter Haynes and His Descendants, 1583 - 1926" by Frances Haynes. The the indian leader who called himself "King Philip" was on his way with perhaps 1500 warriors to attack the outskirts of Boston in late April, 1676. His forces raveged numerous small communities on his attack route before attempting to overrun the Haynes Garrison House and the nearby settlement of Sudbury. The house had been fortified for defense against such an attack and was well prepared for the assault. Contrary to the image presented is some publications of the buildings occupants huddling in terror while the indians rampaged outside, the House defenders counterattacked, killing many and eventually driving off King Phillip's warriors who retreated to their camp, "...rather as dogs who had lost their ears." according to one eyewitness. The F. Haynes book goes on to say, "It has been stated that this repulse at Sudbury foiled King Philip in his plan to attack the outskirts of Boston." King Philip died a few months later at Mount Hope. Also, as mistakenly reported elsewhere, the House was never set afire by a wagonload of burning straw - although the indians did attempt such an assault, but the wagon got stuck on a stump amd burned up harmlessly. There is a good chance you can find a copy of Frances Haynes' book at a nearby library and it is well worth reading, if only for the genealogical data contained therein. Alex Haynes - 9th great grandson of Walter Haynes.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for your detailed comment, Alex. It will be helpful for anyone else who reads this post about Walter Haynes. We must be distant cousins!Delete
Thanks for the very thru information about my great grandparents. I just now started research on my Hall Family. I'm desc thru Nathaniel treadway and sufferance Haynes thru ther daughter Lydia Treadway and Josiah Jones. I love the facts that makes the time and person come to life. Thanks again.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your message, Cathy! It's always great to hear from another distant cousin.Delete
Fascinating! Walter Haynes is my 11th Great Grandfather. I am just beginning to dig into my ancestry. I never imagined my humble Alabama father, Paschal Haynes, could trace his family so far back. Wow!ReplyDelete
I am descended from Elizabeth Haynes whom Walter left in England when he and the younger children left for America. Funny, i have always loved the Boston area...must be his ghost.
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Stage-San Francisco Through January 2
"CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S OVO," -- through Jan. 24. A lively rush into a world of insects and acrobatics. Written and directed by Deborah Colker. See website for times, dates and complete details. Performances take place under the "Grand Chapiteau'' at AT&T Park.
"A Christmas Carol," through Dec. 24, 7 p.m. Dec. 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20-23; 5:30 p.m. Dec. 5, 12, 19; 2 p.m. Dec. 4, 8, 9, 11, 21-24; 1 p.m. Dec. 12, 19. Scrooge is back, and he's meaner than ever! Adapted by Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh. $15-$102.
Geary Theater, 415 Geary St., San Francisco. (415) 749-2228, www.actsf. org.<
BEACH BLANKET BABYLON This long-running musical follows Snow White as she sings and dances her way around the world in search of her prince. Along the way she encounters many of the personalities in today's headlines, including Nancy Pelosi, Condoleezza Rice, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harry Potter, Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, Britney Spears, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, George and Laura Bush, Michael Jackson, Martha Stewart, Tom Cruise, Angelina, characters from Brokeback Mountain and Paris Hilton. Persons under 21 are not admitted to evening performances, but are welcome to Sunday matinees.
"Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon," ongoing. 8 p.m. Wed. - Thurs.; 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Fri. - Sat.; 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sun.
$25-$134. Club Fugazi, 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd. (formerly Green Street), San Francisco. (415) 421-4222, www.beachblanketbabylon.com.<
"New Year's Eve at Bimbo's!" Dec. 31, 8 p.m. Featuring Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Casino Royale, Kitty Kitty Bang Bang Burlesque and more. $60.
Shows at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 1025 Columbus Ave., San Francisco. (415) 474-0365, (415) 478-2277, www.bimbos365club.com or www.ticketweb.com.<
"Eccentrics of San Francisco's Barbary Coast," ongoing. 8 p.m. Fri. -Sat. Audiences gather for a 90-minute show abounding with local anecdotes and lore presented by captivating and consummate conjurers and taletellers. $30.
433 Powell St., San Francisco. (877) 784-6835, www.chancellorhotel.com.<
"The Clown Cabaret at the Climate," ongoing. 7 and 9 p.m. First Monday of the month. Hailed as San Francisco's hottest ticket in clowning, this show blends rising stars with seasoned professionals on the Climate Theater's intimate stage. $10-$15.
285 Ninth St., Second Floor, San Francisco. www.climatetheater.com.<
"Fauxgirls," ongoing. 10 p.m. Every third Saturday. Drag cabaret revue features San Francisco's finest female impersonators. Free. (415) 695-1239, www.fauxgirls.com.
1351 Polk St., San Francisco. (415) 885-4535, www.kimosbarsf.com.<
"The Mock Cafe," ongoing. 10 p.m. Saturdays. Stand-up comedy performances. $7.
"The Monday Night Marsh," ongoing. 8 p.m. Mondays. An ongoing series of works-in-progress. $7.
1062 Valencia St., San Francisco. (415) 826-5750, www.themarsh.org.<
"Dirty Little Showtunes," through Jan. 16, 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 2 p.m Sun. No performances Dec. 24, 25 or Jan. 1. An off-color, adults-only antidote to the sugarplum saturation of the holidays. $24-$40.
25 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. (415) 861-8972, www.nctcsf.org.<
"Forking II: A Merry Forking! Christmas," through Dec. 30, Times vary; see website for changing schedule. A "choose your own adventure'' play, where the audience votes on how the plot will proceed. $20. (800) 838-3006, www.pianofight.com.
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"Shrek The Musical," through Jan. 2, 8 p.m. Tue.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Wed., Sat.-Sun.; additional performances at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5, 26; 2 p.m. Dec. 23, 30; 2 p.m. Nov. 26, Dec. 24. No performances on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or New Year's Eve. The story of the swamp-dwelling ogre and his adventures with his friends the wise-cracking donkey and the princess. $30-$99.
1192 Market St., San Francisco. (415) 512-7770, www.shnsf.com.<
"Teatro Zinzanni," through March 6, 6 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 5 p.m. Sun. Teatro Zinzanni presents a new production, "License To Kiss II, A Sweet Conspiracy,'' offering a blend of European cabaret, circus arts, music, comedy and more. $117-$145.
Embarcadero at Battery Street, San Francisco. (415) 438-2668, www.zinzanni.org.<
PIER 39 A pier filled with shops, restaurants, theaters and entertainment of all sorts from sea lions to street performers.
"SAN FRANCISCO CAROUSEL" -- The Pier's two-tiered, San Francisco-themed carousel with hand-crafted ponies that rock and move up and down and tubs that spin. In addition, carousel has hand-painted pictures of San Francisco scenes like the Golden Gate Bridge, Chinatown and Coit Tower. $3 per ride. "FREQUENT FLYERS'' -- A bungee trampoline where people can safely jump and flip over 20 feet in the air thanks to the help of bungee cords and a harness. Jumpers must weigh at least 30 pounds and not more than 230 pounds. $10 per session. (415) 981-6300.
"RIPTIDE ARCADE" -- A 6,000-square-foot, surfer-themed arcade offering the Bay area's only 10-gun, Old West-style shooting gallery and 100 cuttingedge video games, virtual reality units and popular novelty games. Included are the "Dance Dance Revolution'' game, driving and roller coaster simulators, the "Global VR Vortex'' virtual reality machine, "Star Wars Trilogy,'' "Jurassic Park,'' "Rush 2049,'' and classics such as "Pac Man'' and "Galaga.'' Games are operated by 25-cent tokens and range in price from 25 cents to $1.50. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; through Feb. 26: Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (415) 981-6300.
"TURBO RIDE" -- Three simulated rides where the hydraulic seats move in synchronization with events on a giant screen are available at the Turbo Ride complex. The 12-minute-long rides in 3-D and 4-D are: "Dino Island II''; "Haunted Mine Ride,'' and "Extreme Log Ride.'' $12 general for one ride; $8 seniors and children ages 3 to 12 for one ride; $15 general for two rides; $11 seniors and children ages 3 to 12 for two rides; $18 general for multi-rides; $14 seniors and children ages 3 to 12 for multi-rides. (415) 392-8872.
STUDIO 39 MAGIC CARPET RIDES -- A comedy action adventure utilizing special effects to created a personalized movie with visitors as the "stars'' flying above San Francisco. The Magic Carpet Ride is free. No reservations required. Ride is approximately five minutes. Personalized videos will be available for $30 for one: $10 for each additional tape. (415) 397-3939. SEA LIONS -- California sea lions, nicknamed "Sea Lebrities,'' "hauled out'' on Pier 39's K-Dock shortly after the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake and by January of 1990 had taken over the docks. Due to a plentiful supply of herring and a protected environment, the population has grown and now reaches as many as 900 during the winter months. Weather permitting, free educational talks are provided by Marine Mammal Center volunteers on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Free. (415) 705-5500.
"Tony n' Tina's Wedding," ongoing. The original interactive comedy hit where audience members play the roles of "invited guests'' at a fun-filled wedding ceremony. The popular dinner comedy performs at Swiss Louis Italian Restaurant. Thursday-Saturday, 7 p.m.; Matinees: Thursday and Saturday, noon. $88.50-$115.50. (888) 775-6777, www.pier39shows.com.
Free. 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; certain attractions and shops have differing hours. The Embarcadero and Beach Street, San Francisco. (415) 623-5300, (800) SEADIVE, www.pier39.com.<
"Nutcracker," through Dec. 27, 7 p.m. Dec. 9; 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 and 26; 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 24; 2 p.m. Dec. 27. The one-of-a-kind production that takes families on a journey full of wonder, spectacle and holiday joy. $25-$115.
Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. (415) 865-2000, www.sfballet.org.<
"Coraline," through Jan. 15, 7 p.m. Tue.-Wed.; 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat.; 3 p.m. Sat. Neil Gaiman's children's book is brought to life on the stage with music by Stephen Merritt of the Magnetic Fields. $30-$50.
533 Sutter St., San Francisco. (415) 677-9596, www.sfplayhouse.org.<
"Shopping! The Musical," by Morris Bobrow, ongoing. A quick-paced musical about those obsessed with buying things. Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m. $27-$29. (800) 838-3006, www.shoppingthemusical.com.
Big City Improv, ongoing. 10 p.m. Fridays.
$20. (510) 595-5597, www.bigcityimprov.com.
533 Sutter St., San Francisco. (415) 433-1227, www.sheltontheater.com or www.sheltontheater.com.<
"Trannyshack," ongoing. A drag cabaret show that incorporates popular music, dance, props and outrageous humor into a stage show. Hosted by Heklina. Tuesday, midnight. $7. (415) 252-7883, www.heklina.com/.
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"Pearls Over Shanghai," ongoing. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 7 p.m. Sun. See San Francisco's longest running Cockettes musical, running through Dec. 19. $30-$35.
575 10th Street, San Francisco. www.thrillpeddlers.com/.<


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I'm a huge cinnamon bun fan, but I must admit I'm disappointed by them more often than not. That's because there are so many ways for a cinnamon bun to go wrong: dry dough, too much icing, unnecessary heaviness, bloated size, or wrong amounts of cinnamon. But in the last few weeks I have found my go-to cinnamon bun in New York, the 'wichcraft brioche cinnamon bun.
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EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos are rapidly erasing thoughts of last year's disappointing season.
Adarius Bowman reeled in three touchdown passes as the Eskimos came away with a 27-11 victory over the expansion Ottawa Redblacks on Friday.
The Eskimos improved to 3-0 on the season under rookie head coach Chris Jones and 2-0 on their home turf at Commonwealth Stadium. By contrast, Edmonton only won one home game last year and were 1-9 in their first 10 games last season on their way to a disappointing 4-14 campaign.
Jones said it was an impressive performance by Bowman, if not a flawless one.
"He did a pretty good job, he had one drop tonight, which I feel was more about concentration — he tried to run before he caught the football — but he did some very nice things and made a good catch late," Jones said of Bowman, who leads the CFL with four touchdown catches on the season. "It was good to have him. Anytime you have a guy that's hot, you try to put the football in his hands."
Bowman said it was important that he bounce back after a poor performance the week before against Hamilton.
"I went into this game just working on being more consistent all around," he said. "That's the game of football, you've got to be able to keep your head in it."
The Redblacks are still searching for their first win this season, sitting at 0-2 since the CFL returned to Ottawa.
"It was disappointing," said Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell. "It was a defensive game for a long time and going back and forth and we were hanging in there. We just came up a few plays short. It's always tough to lose. This is two weeks in a row that we have been up at the half and haven't been able to get a win. It's a long season though.
"It's tough right now, but there is a lot of football still to be played. As long as we continue to get better, I think we'll be competitive."
The game started quietly, with the only scoring in the first quarter coming from a punt single by Eskimos kicker Grant Shaw. The Redblacks went the entire first quarter without an offensive first down.
Ottawa scored midway through the second quarter as Chevon Walker got loose on a handoff from quarterback Henry Burris and blazed 65 yards into the end zone to put the Redblacks up 7-1.
Edmonton got into scoring range late in the second but Shaw's 23-yard field goal attempt at the buzzer was wide to make it 7-2 Ottawa at the half.
The Eskimos woke up to start the third quarter, marching down the field on their first possession before QB Mike Reilly found Bowman for a 41-yard pass-and-run touchdown. That play was followed by a single on the ensuing kickoff to put Edmonton in front 10-7.
Shaw added another punt single seven minutes into the third.
Ottawa wasn't getting full value for its field goal attempts as well, as Brett Maher missed a 36-yarder with just over a minute to play in the third for another single to make it 11-8 Edmonton heading into the final frame.
The Eskimos added to their lead just 52 seconds into the fourth quarter as Reilly hooked up with his favourite target on the night again, passing to Bowman, who made a beautiful one-handed catch for a 30-yard TD strike.
The Edmonton defence came up big three minutes into the fourth as they stuffed a third-and-one gamble at the Ottawa 25-yard-line to turn the ball over on downs. The Esks made the most of the opportunity as Reilly rolled out on a play fake and passed to Bowman for a one-yard TD and a 25-8 lead.
The Redblacks chipped back with a 34-yard Maher field goal with five-and-a-half minutes remaining.
Edmonton got a safety with two minutes left when Marcus Howard sacked Burris in the end zone.
The Eskimos return to action next Thursday in Winnipeg, while the Redblacks have their first home game in their newest incarnation next Friday against Toronto.
Notes: The Edmonton Eskimos came into the game with a 37-21-2 all-time record against Ottawa CFL franchises… Ottawa had a lineup laced with former Eskimos players and coaches. The eight former Edmonton players in the lineup for the Redblacks included Marcus Henry, T.J. Hill, Justin Capicciotti, Alexander Krausnick, Matt Carter, Dobson Collins, Brandon Lang, and Carlton Mitchell, while the six coaches who spent time in Edmonton before moving on to Ottawa are head coach Rick Campbell, Mark Nelson, Marcus Crandell, Travis Moore, Leroy Blugh and Jordan Maksymic… The Eskimos were without the services of star linebacker J.C. Sherritt for the second time this season after suiting up in their win against Hamilton last Friday. He was replaced by Dexter McCoil… It was the first appearance by an Ottawa team in Commonwealth Stadium since the Renegades opened the 2005 season in Edmonton… The attendance at the game was 31,521.


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Anyone who thinks newspapers are dead hasn't been to London recently. Despite financial setbacks and a phone-tapping scandal that led to the corporate suicide of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid, you can still get a hernia hefting one day's worth of daily newspapers.
Stop in any "news agents," as most mini-markets are called, and you can haul away the Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Financial Times, Sun, Independent, Mirror and Evening Standard. Along with a collection of regional, city, free and sports newspapers.
On my recent trip, I took this back-bending pile to a bench in Green Park and enjoyed a couple of hours of seeing the world through Union Jack eyes. You get the international news you would back home – from the military crackdown in Egypt to Prince George, the newest in line for the British throne, to Oprah Winfrey's claims of racial profiling in a Swiss jewelry store.
But the most fun are the decidedly British stories and how each paper presents the news. In Britain, there is no pretense of an American-style objective press. Each paper is clear about its perspective – from the conservative and staid Times and Telegraph to the liberal Guardian, from the populist Mail and Standard to the decidedly raunchy but right-wing Sun (Murdoch's most infamous remaining brand, with its topless "Page 3 girls").
You get the usual British obsessions on royals, Nazis, the European Union and the foibles of the French. The tabloids were at their saber-rattling best over the sailing of a British task force to visit Gibraltar, the rock at the mouth of the Mediterranean that's owned by Britain despite decades of Spanish complaints. Depending on which paper you read, it was either the Royal Navy exercising its rights to send ships to a British port (Sun) or an unnecessary provocation toward an ally.
The biggest British story while I was in London was the acid attack on two young British women by Islamist extremists in Zanzibar. The tabloids called for a boycott of the popular British vacation spot. The Daily Mail also railed against what it said was a plan to have all British birth certificates stamped with the European Union symbol – a constellation of stars.
Britain's love/hate relationship with its neighbors across the English Channel was on show with big play for a story on "greedy French" building ostentatious holiday homes in Corsica. There was awe and a little disapproval in a Telegraph story about a plan to build a massive, boxy skyscraper in New York at 432 Park Ave., including an eight-column artist's rendering of the Manhattan skyline with the ugly tower superimposed.
British pride was on display in several stories that reported the mayor of Beijing, after visiting London during the 2012 Olympics, wants to import the roomy black taxicabs that are one of London's signatures. My favorite "only in England" story was the construction chief of the new Crossrail urban commuter line explaining that the project was delayed because every time they start digging, another trove of medieval relics is uncovered and the archaeologists have to be called in.
The London papers also followed the brewing court battle over what city would get the remains of King Richard III, the hump-backed villain of Shakespeare's play, whose bones were discovered under a Leicester parking lot. Leicester wants to turn the bones into a tourist attraction, but it is fighting a claim on the remains from York, Richard III's home base during his lifetime. It's the War of the Roses a half-millennium on, with a courtroom subbing for the battlefield.
A more recent royal-style battle occurred in London's West End when Dame Helen Mirren went out into the street dressed as Queen Elizabeth II to silence street drummers who were ruining the acoustics of her performance as the monarch in "The Audience." The sold-out, summer-long exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum on the impact of glam rocker David Bowie on fashion was still being dissected by critics.
At home, I can spend an hour with a good sports section. Luckily, the thick British sections featuring football (soccer to us), cricket, rugby and golf don't hold my attention for long.
What I always enjoy as a history-minded journalist are the long obituaries in British newspapers, particularly the "quality" papers such as the Times, Telegraph and Guardian.
War heroes, viscounts, criminals, scam artists and even minor politicians get a long and nearly always fascinating goodbye. American actress Karen Black, whose 1960s heyday has long since past, received full or half-page obituaries recounting her career, politics and love life.
Sitting under the giant plane trees in Green Park, I had enjoyed a lovely afternoon receiving a combination lecture/photo exhibit/history book/comedy of a day in the life of Britain. All for less than $10 and all completely compostable, as I dropped them into a bin on the way to dinner in Mayfair.
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Skaneateles pulls away in third quarter to beat Cazenovia boys basketball
CAZENOVIA - Cazenovia's boys basketball team entered its final regular season game needing to beat Skaneateles Tuesday to earn a share of the Onondaga High School League Liberty Division crown.
Executing the task proved to be anything but easy for coach Paul Harney's squad as it lost 65-51.
"Skaneateles had a great game plan," said Harney. "They put ball pressure on our guards and our post couldn't answer. Skaneateles deserves a lot of credit. It's a lot of what they did right, not what we did wrong."
Early on Cazenovia (11-7) could do no wrong. Andrew Vogl scored a pair of baskets and set up a Kevin Hopsicker layup with a perfect bounce pass on a fast break to put the hosts up 8-2. Ryman Seeley entered for coach Paul Harney's squad moments later and drew a foul while scoring inside. The sophomore made the free throw and baskets by Jeff Dewan and Matt Bonavita gave the hosts a 15-7 lead after the first quarter.
Strong play inside by Austin Gardner helped Skaneateles (12-5) cut into Cazenovia's lead to start the second quarter. The junior, who was shut out in the first period, scored the visitors' first three baskets of the second. Gardner was fouled on the last one - coming after he corralled an offensive rebound - and made the foul shot to cut the hosts' lead to 17-14. The teams traded baskets for the next few minutes until Harney was forced to use a timeout to address blood on Vogl's jersey. Cazenovia scored the next two baskets following the timeout and appeared to regain control, leading by eight.
The hosts quickly lost control in the closing minutes of the first half. Alex Brownlee made a pair of 3-pointers during an 8-0 run that tied the game at 27-27. The teams traded baskets and Cazenovia had possession with 11 seconds to play. Gardner stole the ball from Hopsicker at the top of the key and drove to the basket, gliding to lay the ball in just before the clock expired to give the visitors a 31-29 lead at halftime.
Cazenovia thwarted Skaneateles' attempts to pull away to start the second half. The visitors twice took four-point leads but the hosts answered. First Seeley was fouled making a strong driving layup and converted the 3-point play. Moments later Vogl stole an inbounds pass under the basket and also converted a 3-point play to get his team within one.
That was as close as the hosts would get. Gardner scored to open a 15-0 run that carried into the fourth quarter and Skaneateles never looked back. Chris Knupp made all four free throws he attempted and Bobby Leslie made a long 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter during the run. The visitors made 10 of their 14 free throws in the final quarter to seal the victory.
Brownlee scored 16 to lead four Skaneateles players in double figures. Gardner scored 15, Knupp netted 14 and Leslie added 12 for the visitors in the victory.
Seeley and Vogl scored 14 apiece to lead Cazenovia in defeat.
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The Christmas season is upon us and what better way to celebrate then at the L.A. Children's Theater Festival. Playing now at the L.A. Little Theater are two classic children's stories about becoming real with love, and a little magic. The Velveteen Rabbit and Pinocchio are running now through January 5, 2014.
The Los Angeles Children's Theater adaptation of Margery Williams' classic story The Velveteen Rabbit is a heart-warming production ideal for children of all ages. Bright costumes, and fun characters bring to life the tale of a little toy rabbit who wants to be a real live rabbit. She learns what it means to be real from a wise old Skin Horse, a snooty new China Dog, and a funny Clown.
In the end, love, or a child's love for his toys, conquers all, and each toy undergoes a dramatic transformation. It is this touching metamorphosis that R. G. Cantalupo's adaptation emphasizes and which resonates with audiences long after they have left the theater. And it is this message, particularly at Christmas, which is so dearly needed, and makes "The Velveteen Rabbit" a perfect Christmas show for the entire family.
R.G. Cantalupo's adaptation of Pinocchio also resonates a perfect message for the holiday's. This tale of love follows the life of a little puppet on his quest to make Gepetto's, his maker, wish come true.
This little puppet, Pinocchio, has to make his way through life, and not get trapped by temptations. Luckily he has Cricket to help him make right choices and get out of tough spots. Beautiful music, magical moments, and the quest for being honest, true and faithful, bring this delightful play to life.
Visit the L. A. Little Theater online, or call (310) 622-4482 to get your tickets today! Buy a festival ticket to see both shows for only $15! Or you can purchase single show ticket for just $10.
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Monday, 30 January 2006 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
As Outpost Gallifrey previously had reported, we now have confirmation from the Sci-Fi Channel, via their published schedules online, that the first season of the new series will debut in the US on Friday, March 17 at 9:00pm. "Rose" will air that night twice, in fact, once at 9pm and then three hours later at midnight, as well as on Sunday, March 19 at 11:00pm and then the following Friday, March 24 at 8:00pm. "The End of the World" then airs right after, on Friday, March 24 at 9:00pm and again at midnight, and then Sunday night (Monday morning) at midnight. Details on later showings into April will be coming soon.


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The distribution of traditional breeding dens on the Varanger Peninsula (70–71°N) in northernmost Fennoscandia indicates that this area once harboured a large Arctic fox population. Early 20th century naturalists regarded the coastal tundra of the Fennoscandian Low Arctic to be a stronghold for the species. At the start of our research in 2004, however, the local Arctic fox population was ...


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Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
I'm gonna do something a little different than posting old Top Gear clips for this week's edition of Sunday Matinee.
I can't say I was too impressed with the antics of the now-arrested Russian public menace known as "the Black Devil." Not that I condone acts of hoonage on crowded public roads, but his videos were nothing special. He mostly just drives on sidewalks, weaves in and out of traffic, and rides his Hayabusa like a dick. He's an inconsiderate jerk of a driver, not some daredevil.
But his videos got me thinking about C'était un Rendezvous, the famous short film from 1976, where director/driver Claude Lelouch goes on a high-speed joyride through the streets of Paris around sunrise. Mind you, this was done way before the days of GoPros and YouTube, so what Lelouch did here was kind of revolutionary. He mounted a gyro-stabilized camera onto the bumper of his Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 and then recorded himself speeding off to meet a woman for an early morning rendezvous.
As we wrote in 2006, Lelouch dubbed over the sound of the Benz's V8 with that of a V12 from a Ferrari 275GTB. It may not be the most authentic edit in the world, but there's no denying that it sounds amazing. And the driving itself is very real.
Often imitated, never duplicated, here is C'était un Rendezvous, complete with a documentary about it at the end. It's in French, so if any of our Francophile readers care to give us a highlight reel version, that would be awesome.


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Five things to know about India's Andaman Islands
By Katia Hetter and Marnie Hunter, CNN • Updated 14th March 2014
The Andaman Islands are at the center of one of the
newest theories
in the increasingly tangled search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Analysis of radar data revealed Friday by Reuters suggests the plane was flying toward the Indian Ocean archipelago. Reuters cited unidentified sources familiar with the investigation.
Aviation experts and locals are debating whether it would even be possible for a giant 777 to land -- or even approach -- the islands undetected. An Indian military search operation is being launched from Port Blair, the administrative center for the islands.
Here are five things to know about the islands now enveloped in the missing plane mystery:
They're remote and mostly uninhabited
Science writer Jeff Wise considers a new theory in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the sea off India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
What could have happened to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? More theories about the missing airliner take shape.
CNN's Martin Savidge re-creates the timeline of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 inside a Boeing 777 cockpit simulator.
The Andaman Islands are part of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory. There are 572 islands in the territory, only three dozen of which are inhabited. The territory has a population of nearly 380,000, according to India's 2011 census.
The Andaman group is about 850 miles (1,370 kilometers) east of the Indian subcontinent in the Indian Ocean. Most of the population descends from immigrants from South Asia. India has designated five indigenous tribal groups in the territory as "particularly vulnerable" due to the loss of sustaining resources and customs.
The airport's runway is long enough for a 77
The main airport,
Veer Savarkar International Airport
in Port Blair, is on the east coast of South Andaman Island, one of the three largest islands. Airport officials hope to have night landing equipment this year, but only daytime flights are permitted now. The airport is an Indian navy facility with a civil enclave administered by the
Airports Authority of India
. Indian authorities own the only four airstrips in the region, according to Denis Giles, editor of the Andaman Chronicle newspaper.
The Port Blair airport's runway could accommodate a Boeing 777. The runway is
10,794 feet in length
(3,290 meters), a couple of thousand feet longer than
Boeing's requirements
for landing a fully loaded 777 in poor weather.
It's hard to imagine the Boeing 777 landing at any of the remote island chain's mostly military airstrips without anyone noticing. The islands are in a strategically important area for India. It's a highly militarized zone with surveillance capacities covering a large part of the Indian Ocean, which would make it nearly impossible for an unidentified aircraft to enter the zone undetected.
"There is no chance, no such chance, that any aircraft of this size can come toward Andaman and Nicobar Islands and land," Giles said.
2004 tsunami hit the islands hard
Thousands of India's nearly 11,000 deaths in the December 26, 2004, tsunami were on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The tsumani, which was triggered by an undersea earthquake off Indonesia's Sumatra, killed more than 283,000 people across a dozen countries.
It's a former penal colony
The Andaman Islands were a British penal colony for a short time in the 1790s and then again from 1858 when a new prisoner settlement at Port Blair was established. The penal colony in the Andamans was abolished after the British recaptured the islands from Japanese occupation during World War II. India took over administration of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1947 when it gained independence.
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Marco Polo is thought to have visited the islands in the 13th century, calling one island "Angamanain." The Andaman Islands also star in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel "The Sign of the Four."
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Oregon Week's Burning Question: How To Build A Successful Program With Player Uncertainty?Posted by Connor Pelton on August 13th, 2012
It's that time again, as Adam Butler of Pachoops.com joins us again for our Burning Question for the Oregon program, concerning whether or not Dana Altman can build a successful program with constant player departures.
Oregon has become the poster child for one of the biggest problems facing college basketball today: transfers. In his two seasons at Oregon, Dana Altman has seen four players transfer and five more who left the team that still had eligibility remaining when they land elsewhere. That's an average of four and a half players that have left per year, an astronomical number for a 13-scholarship limit. It's not like all of these players were sitting on the bench and not making an impact either; Malcom Armstead, Brett Kingma, Jabari Brown, and Bruce Barron were either making an impact or were expected to by the end of the season when they left. So the question is, can Altman build a successful program in Eugene with the constant cloud of player and rotation uncertainty hovering above, or does he need to change the way he recruits and coaches to find and keep players who will stay for three or four years?
Player Departures Since Altman Took Over In 2010-11
- Teondre Williams – Transferred to Clayton State
- Martin Seiferth – Transferred to Eastern Washington
- Malcolm Armstead – Transferred to Wichita State
- Nicholas Fearn – Left team but has yet to enroll in another school
- Matt Losli – Left team but has yet to enroll in another school
- John Elorriaga – Left team but has yet to enroll in another school
- Brett Kingma – Left team but has yet to enroll in another school
- Jabari Brown – Transferred to Missouri
- Bruce Barron – Left team but has yet to enroll in another school
Adam Butler: Yes. Dana Altman has proven he can build a winner – he did so at Creighton – and I believe he'll do the same in Eugene. He's already exceeded expectations in his first two years with a pair of postseason appearances after the Ducks took one of the fastest falls from the Elite Eight to a 2-16 conference team that anyone has ever seen. And maybe that's where we need to start. Sinking ships tend to have jumpers (Never let go, Jack), and so round one of the transfers I'm comfortable chalking up to the old guard recognizing they were Kent guys in the wrong place. Altman isn't your guy and you're not his. A mutual parting. To address the others and to do such without making grandiose excuses for nine total transfers in two years, perhaps we need an analogy.


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Love the site guys! Daily read while killing time at work. Awesome stuff! Unlike most of these greedy d*bags, I could care less about compensation, I just wonder if you guys would give a rats testicle about the dirt. I used to work for SVC pharmacy (u do the math). I happen to know a certain high profile athlete with a penchant for sexploits and his possible prescription for preventing the gift that keeps on giving and rhymes with slurpees. DId I mention his ex might be popping the same pills? Don't know if you guys care or would want to hear more, but I dig the site enough that I though what the heck, I offer up a softball. Happy wednesday. Ciao.
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I'll pay you $12.34 even. Just because.
Hahahaha. This is why I love reading Deleted Scenes, your shrewd negotiating cracks me up. Spend it on a 6-pack and treat somebody to some Guinness refreshments.
As a warning this info is dated, circa 2009 but at the time I happened to find via a customer search one Eldrick Woods & his wife (at the time) Elin both on prescription Valtrex 500mg, which per company website treats "Valacyclovir is used to treat herpes zoster (shingles) and genital herpes. It does not cure herpes infections but decreases pain and itching, helps sores to heal, and prevents new ones from forming."
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I initially loved this site…brutal, sardonic, etc. But then came to realize it stands for something sadder in the vortex of our culture.
Quick point…how is this not authentic? Fun? Endearing? How could this silly league not be a blast if you are a young kid/young man? Does everything have to be shat upon in our society? How is this any different than softball leagues?? Or when we played whiffle ball leagues? We mimic our heroes? How do we differentiate? Is this place for them the Boston Gardens? Why shit on everything?
So I guess my failed attempts at the short story should be stopped because I pale in comparison to Hemmingway? Or horrific bloggers be stopped because they fail to be the next Hunter S….oh wait..that's your site.
This site is Kafkaesque dark…I guess you serve a niche..which I used to like…
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Braves still deciding Minor's return date
ATLANTA -- After watching Mike Minor complete a bullpen session on Tuesday, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez and pitching coach Roger McDowell will determine how their starting rotation will shape up over the course of the next week.
As Minor spent the past few weeks making Minor League rehab starts, the plan was for him to make his regular-season debut in Wednesday afternoon's series finale against the Mets. But this plan was altered when rain prevented him from making his most recent rehab start last Friday.
Because that rehab start was pushed back to Saturday and the Braves have an off-day on Thursday, the Braves now have to decide whether to start Minor or Ervin Santana in Friday night's series opener against the Reds.
If either of these two pitcher's next start is pushed back to Saturday, they would be pitching with two extra days of rest. Because Santana has already established the rhythm of his regular-season schedule, Minor seems to be the more likely to start on Saturday.
But the Braves have not completely ruled out the possibility that Minor will make at least one more Minor League start. This would allow Minor to gain more endurance. At the same time, it would also prevent Alex Wood and Aaron Harang from having to start the first two games of next week's series in Miami with two extra days of rest.
"Nothing is written in stone," Gonzalez said. "[Minor] will throw his side and we'll ask him, 'how do you feel? Do you feel like you need another [rehab start]? It's a two-way conversation and we'll go from there."
While making five starts dating back to the March 29 Future Stars exhibition game played at Class A Rome's State Mutual Stadium, Minor has not experienced any problems with his left shoulder, which was sore during the early portion of Spring Training. The soreness has been blamed on the month-long inactive stretch Minor experienced after undergoing a Dec. 31 urinary tract procedure.
If Minor does join Atlanta's rotation at some point this week, his primary concern would be how long he could last. The 80 pitches he threw during Saturday's six-inning stint with Triple-A Gwinnett stand as the most he has thrown in a game this year.
"I don't feel my shoulder anymore," Minor said. "It's been more a matter of just getting those starts and getting my pitch count up."


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$3.4M in sales-tax breaks for Sandy-hit businesses
Nearly 170 local businesses ravaged by Sandy have received more than $3.4 million in sales-tax breaks for the purchase of building materials and equipment to recover from the Oct. 29 superstorm.
The aid from Nassau and Suffolk counties and Brookhaven Town, through industrial development agencies, has been crucial to the reopening of companies. Insurance payments didn't completely cover the cost of repairs for some, while others couldn't afford to take additional loans.
Business owners said the exemption on the 8.625 percent state and local sales taxes helped them to rebuild.
"It allowed me to purchase more equipment for the kitchen, dining room and residents' rooms," said Scott W. Lockwood, owner of the Babylon Beach House assisted living facility. He saved $8,600 because of a sales-tax exemption from the Suffolk IDA.
The 31-room senior living center, located on Yacht Club Road in Babylon Village, had more than $1 million in Sandy damage. Floodwaters in excess of three feet destroyed much of the building's lower level.
Four and half months later, the center is ready to welcome back its 50 residents and 33 employees.
Lockwood said, "The IDA was very supportive, and it made a difference .?.?. Insurance paid for more than half of the cost of repairs."
Babylon Beach House is among 51 companies in Suffolk, with 50 or fewer workers, that have received help so far.
Together, they will save $344,871 in sales tax, according to Suffolk IDA director Anthony Manetta. He added that another "several dozen companies" have qualified for aid.
In Brookhaven Town, IDA chief executive Lisa Mulligan said Wednesday that six businesses will collectively reap about $215,000 in tax savings on more than $2.5 million in purchases.
Brookhaven has no employment threshold to qualify for its Sandy sales-tax exemptions.
The Riverhead Town IDA has referred several companies to the Suffolk IDA because their damage was less than $100,000, making them ineligible for the town program, said Tracy Stark-James, executive director of the Riverhead IDA.
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'Tis the season for family gatherings, holiday parties, and a plethora of professional networking events – all of which give me ample opportunity to perfect my "elevator speech", introducing my business. It seems like each time I discuss what I do for a living, the question that follows is, "So, how do you feel about Obamacare?"
I understand that the Affordable Care Act, AKA Obamacare, is a significant slice of the polarizing pie our nation is currently attempting to consume and digest. And I appreciate that now, for the first time in my career, more people than not take an interest in what I have to say about being "a healthcare data consultant." In years past, eyes would glaze over as I explained the enormous potential of predictive analytics in wellness and disease management programs, or the power of unstructured data mining for clinical notes data. Mentioning the health insurance plans I worked with brought inquiries into individual versus group rates, and complaints about the latest round of premium increases. It's been refreshing to experience keen interest and pointed questions as I talk, rather than have each person gulp the last sip of wine and excuse themselves to run for more as soon as they figured out I have nothing to do with how much out-of-pocket expense they're incurring after each doctor visit.
But as much as I enjoy the sudden interest in healthcare policy and data management, there isn't enough wine in the world to make me debate the politics of healthcare reform with my 6'5″ uncles, my friends, or my social media connections. I am not a lawyer or political pundit. I am not qualified to comment on the merits of the ACA legislation. I am not an economist. I am not qualified to comment on the fiscal impact of Obamacare. I am a technologist. I am qualified to comment on the translation of ACA's many provisions into the infrastructure and applications supporting our healthcare system. I am also a healthcare system consumer. I AM qualified to comment on what I believe this historic legislation means to my health, the health of my family, and the health of future generations.
This is what ACA healthcare reform and its many facets – Health Information Exchange (HIE), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Meaningful Use (MU) – mean to me: more, better, faster healthcare data capture and communication between all the stakeholders involved in my health and wellness:
– More health data: Meaningful Use-certified EMR applications require that particular medical service activities and clinical data elements are captured and stored discretely, electronically, and made available for retrieval upon patient demand.
– Better health data: The majority of medical procedures, products, services, events, and outcomes are codified in order to meet regulatory standards. It may take longer for your provider to enter the information about a patient encounter into an EMR system than it did to scribble notes on a chart; however, because those detailed discrete data elements are now tied to compensation and incentives, there is a higher likelihood that more specific details will be captured individually per encounter, generating a more complete picture of a patient's medical history than a manual review of their paper charts. No handwriting recognition required.
– Faster access to critical health data: With EHR applications and HIEs, providers can instantly access patient medical records from provider/facility sources and multiple insurance carriers. The difference between electronic transmission speeds and manual chart retrieval could be the difference between life and death.
How could a higher volume of increasingly accurate, integrated, and immediately available healthcare data result in adverse health outcomes?
To me, healthcare isn't about politics. It is health care. It's about me, caring for my health, and the health of my loved ones. I believe that technological advances can and will empower healthcare stakeholders of all ilks – provider, health insurance plan, pharmaceutical industry, patients – to increase the speed of condition diagnosis and treatment, and to assist in establishing and maintaining healthy habits for improved health over a lifetime.
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