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Geekcorps tries the dot-com model in Africa
By Nicholas Thompson, Globe Correspondent, 6/18/2002
CCRA, Ghana - If you're a Generation-X computer programmer with free time, some cash, and a hankering to change the world, the Geekcorps wants you. If you can tolerate open sewers and meandering goats, so much the better.
Based in Amherst, Mass., the nonprofit Geekcorps sends young computer programmers to technology startup companies in Ghana. The geeks live in the capital of this bustling West African nation, and volunteer in four-month shifts, passing on their skills and helping the companies grow.
As its name implies, Geekcorps is loosely based on the Peace Corps. But Geekcorps hasn't just traded shovels for motherboards. The geeks want to try something rare for Americans who trek to Africa trying to help - boosting the private sector. To these geeks - whose idols wrote code instead of marching on Washington - development comes from doing well, not just from doing good. The Peace Corps' focus on building schools, bridges and the like is admirable, but not enough, they say.
''The Peace Corps has had the same development model for 40 years. Either they're not doing it very well here or it's not the right model,'' said Stophe Landis, who now runs Geekcorps' Accra office.
The organization was founded in February 2000 by Ethan Zuckerman, a young programmer based in North Adams, Mass., who earned millions in the dot-com boom and wanted to do something to help a country that he had visited to study drumming. The organization, which is partnered with the US Agency for International Development, has a few Geeks in Bulgaria, Armenia and Lebanon, but Ghana is its heart. So far, about 35 Geeks have passed through the program.
The working conditions are exciting if not easy: Earning $100 a week in a very poor country with lots of malaria, not a lot of roads, and a technology sector that seems to be booming as the rest of the economy spins around. Not surprisingly, the corps attracts volunteers who are ambitious and adventurous.
Jonathan Wong, for example, cashed out of a graphics-design company he cofounded in Toronto and applied to Geekcorps because he wanted to see more of the world. Now, he's working for a company called Skao Graphix that is packed with high technology - Macintosh G4s, printing presses, and scanners - much of it donated by a Danish foreign-aid organization. But the phone hasn't worked for weeks, the power goes off all the time, and a giant machine called an image setter takes up nearly an entire room without anyone knowing how to work it. ''We plugged it in a few months ago and it started smoking,'' Wong said. ''We've been too scared to plug it in ever since.''
Because Skao Graphix fills a growing economic niche in Ghana, the company has plenty of jobs right now, but it can't fill many of them - which may not be surprising given Ghana's dilapidated higher-education system and that few people in the country have familiarity with project management or even computers. Wong is essentially running the company now since no one else has much experience and the president just took off for a few weeks on unknown business.
''It's kind of like Peter Pan now, with all these kids running around,'' he said.
And the inexperience of the staff shows. Skao recently delivered business cards to a company six months late and printed 30 stacks of brochures for a company that wanted 300. ''In a couple of years, we'll either be really big, or we won't exist at all,'' Wong said.
Wong's main task is to train a young woman named Dzazior Adanu in graphics programs such as Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Adanu works 12-hour days and said that she truly enjoys her work at Skao. On a recent morning, she was making an identification card for patients at Ghana's Planned Parenthood. She also said that Wong has taught her so much that she wants three more Geekcorps members to join the company.
But Adanu also demonstrates what Accra office manager Landis calls Geekcorps' biggest problem: Now that she's been trained, Adanu wants to leave Ghana and earn money elsewhere, defeating Geekcorps' original goal of building capabilities in Ghana. At $130 a month, her salary is good for a country with a yearly per-capita income of less than $400, but she knows that she could earn vastly more in America. Plus, Skao's office wouldn't pass muster in the United States.. Since there's no running water, employees have to carry buckets from a tap in a house next door every time they want to flush the toilet.
Still, even as many companies fold and Skao Graphics sputters, Ghana's information-technology industry is growing fast. Four years ago, there was one Internet cafe in Accra where members of the public could surf the Web over lunch. Today, there are 200 and a good outfielder could throw a baseball from Geekcorps headquarters through the windows of at least a half-dozen.
Meanwhile, computer schools are churning out young graduates who want to found their own companies and much of the rest of the country is getting mechanized - even if sometimes through rickety computers that need plastic covers to keep the Northern dust out. The military hospital outside of Accra has a networked computer connected to the Internet through fiber-optic lines in every room.
''Ghana is seen as just another place in Africa, that continent with jungles. But there are cities here with just as many opportunities as cities in the United States, '' Landis said. ''Ghanaians are striving to have this be just one other country that competes with other countries, and that's what we want to help with.''
Although most of the neighbors don't know Geekcorps exists, much less how to pronounce it, the group already has assisted with some of Ghana's most important technological innovations. One ''geek'' helped set up a wireless system for one of Africa's largest Internet service providers in order to help bring the Internet to rural communities. Another helped develop payroll and inventory management applications for Ghana's largest software company - while working out of a shipping container.
Other geeks in Ghana with Wong right now have found more success. Christian Skogh works for a rapidly growing software company called Rancard Solutions, whose chief executive officer, Kofi Dadzie, sounds like a Yahoo! executive in 1996, talking confidently of expanding from eight employees to 5,000 within a couple of years.
John McNamara has helped train African programmers for a growing software company called Persol that helps Ghanaian companies with tasks such as inventory management. According to Persol's CEO, Michael Quarshire, ''Geekcorps is really plugged in and they help us fill a gap. Education is poor here and they have a lot to teach us.''
Other nonprofits also send experts to the developing world like Geekcorps, but Geekcorps stands alone in promoting high technology in the lowest technolgoy part of the world. ''It sounds like a great idea,'' said Peter Frumkin, who teaches philanthropy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He said there is a risk, however, that Geekcorps will only be a temporary boost for the local high-technology industry. ''If it's not married with any followup, it may be a nice break. But I am not sure where it leads them.''
But Geekcorps officials don't seem too stressed about the futures right now. The organization's Web page opens with: ''Hi. We're Geekcorps. We believe that everyone deserves access to the Internet and the economic opportunities it provides.'' It's an appropriate low-key introduction because, if there's anything that unites the geeks as much as striving to help Africa, it's kicking back. They live together in a compound they call ''Geekhalla'' that resembles a fraternity house, with rum bottles and sandals scattered around and Bob Marley crooning in the background. A book describing computer database management sits on the living-room shelf next to ''Walden'' and ''Intro Africa.''
''My previous job was one of those sell-the-soul, be-a-cog-in-the-machine kind of things,'' says Wong, 24, as he stretches his legs and reclines in his chair. But his experience in Ghana, he says, has been ''very excellent,'' even if orders have been late and machines have exploded. Many of the geeks talk of staying for longer than four months and many of the previous geeks who've gone back to the United States return to Ghana to visit.
Moreover, just as with generations of Peace Corps workers, the geeks in Ghana realize that they learn as much as they teach in their new $100-a-week jobs. Wong said that he has discovered a new respect for family, and McNamara said that Ghanaians are by far the friendliest and kindest people he has ever met. The geeks also, of course, are getting a new sense of what matters in life.
''Computer programmers in the United States always get stressed out about whether they've had their latte, and whether it tasted right,'' Landis said. ''A couple of months here really gives a new perspective on that.''
Nicholas Thompson is a Markle Fellow at the New America Foundation.
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Doumit's three-run shot, Herrmann's pair of RBI doubles lead way
DETROIT -- It's not very often that the Twins have success against Justin Verlander.
So they made sure to make the most of it on Thursday afternoon, as they jumped on him for six runs and ultimately came through with a 7-6 victory thanks to a go-ahead RBI double from Chris Herrmann in the eighth inning after blowing a four-run lead at Comerica Park.
Verlander didn't factor into the decision with the Tigers storming back with a four-run sixth inning, keyed by a three-run homer by Austin Jackson, but it marked the first time they scored six runs against Verlander since June 29, 2007 -- a span of 20 starts.
It also matched a career high for runs allowed by Verlander against the Twins in 26 career outings, and snapped a string of 10 straight victories for Detroit with Verlander on the mound against Minnesota.
"It was another crazy game here," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "With that offense, it can come up quick on you. It looked like we had a pretty comfortable lead here. We had two outs and they had a couple of balls roll through and next thing you know, a three-run homer and it's a tie game again. Fortunately for us, Herrmann came up with a big hit for us."
Herrmann's double dropped in front of Jackson in center field and scored Doug Bernier, who walked and reached second on a groundout by Brian Dozier. It helped spare the Twins from another frustrating defeat, as they blew a late lead in Wednesday night's loss to the Tigers.
"It had some backspin on it and looked like it was heading right for Jackson, but I don't know if the wind took it or something," Herrmann said of his game-winning bloop double. "It ended up falling, so I'm not sure what happened, but I'll take it. I'm just fortunate I got the game-winning RBI."
Verlander gave up six runs on 10 hits and three walks over seven innings.
Minnesota opened the scoring with a run in the first, as Dozier led off with a single and scored on a double by Herrmann.
The Tigers took the lead with two runs off left-hander Andrew Albers in the third, when Bryan Holaday launched his first Major League home run, a solo blast, and Prince Fielder brought home Jackson, who had singled earlier, with an RBI single to left.
The Twins quickly tied it on a two-out RBI single by Wilkin Ramirez in the fourth before Ryan Doumit launched a three-run blast in the fifth inning to give the Twins a 5-2 lead. Minnesota added another run in the sixth with Dozier lacing an RBI double to left to score Bernier from first after a one-out single.
"Today was pretty frustrating," Verlander said. "You had a bunch of bloopers falling in and I was able to battle and make some pitches when I had to and keep it a close ballgame. Then with two outs, Doumit put a pretty good swing on a curveball."
Doumit's three-run blast and Dozier's double gave the Twins a comfortable four-run lead heading into the bottom of the sixth, but it proved to be not enough.
The Tigers rallied for four runs in the sixth, with Omar Infante keeping the inning alive with a two-out single off Albers. Jose Iglesias followed with a double before Holaday reached on an RBI infield single, a hard-hit ground ball that Bernier couldn't handle at shortstop.
The Twins opted to bring in right-hander Josh Roenicke to face Jackson, but the move backfired, as Roenicke served up a game-tying three-run blast on an 0-1 curveball.
"It would've been nice to get through the sixth inning," said Albers, who surrendered five runs on nine hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings. "I have to find a way after getting those two quick outs. We had a couple bang-bang plays, but I have to find a way, because it puts Josh in a tough situation with runners on first and third. But other than that, I was pretty happy with my outing."
The bullpen fared better over the final three innings with Casey Fien, Jared Burton and Glen Perkins combining for three scoreless frames to preserve the series victory over the first-place Tigers. Perkins also picked up his 30th save of the season, getting Victor Martinez to ground into a game-ending double play with two runners on.
"The bullpen came in and did a really nice job at the end getting through a couple innings," Gardenhire said. "So, it was a big win for us, and a big series win for us, which was our goal coming in. So, we'll take it."


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David Ragan scores huge upset in wild race at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala.—David Ragan thanked God when he climbed from his car in victory lane Sunday.
It was appropriate since he had just received a miracle to score a victory of Biblical proportions.
"This is a true David vs. Goliath moment," Ragan said after scoring a huge upset in one of the wildest and wackiest races in NASCAR history.
With a push from teammate David Gilliland, Ragan charged to the front on the final lap to win for Front Row Motorsports, one of the sport's smallest teams. It was Ragan's second career victory, but the first came with Roush Fenway Racing, one of NASCAR's biggest and most successful organizations.
It was the first win for Front Row, an underfunded, multicar Ford team that gets assistance from Roush.
Matt Kenseth held the lead on a green-white-checkered restart, but Carl Edwards charged past him to take the lead on the white-flag lap. Ragan and Gilliland seemingly came from out of nowhere to blast past Edwards for the win.
— Results | First big wreck | Standings | Denny Hamlin's day
Gilliland finished second followed by Edwards, Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson and Regan Smith.
"I'm kind a low-key guy. ... First off, I've got the thank the Lord. Without him, nothing is possible," Ragan said. "I've got to thank my teammates. ... If it wasn't for that final push from David Gilliland, I don't know what to say.
"They're not all this easy, but this is special to get Front Row Motorsports their first win. It feels like I've never been here before."
Ragan lost the 2011 Daytona 500 when he made a mistake on a late restart. He won the July race at Daytona later that year, however, but was released by Roush following the season. He joined Front Row last year and began his second season with the team this year.
The race ended in near darkness and with rain once again sprinkling after a more than three-hour rain delay.
Kenseth, Johnson and Regan Smith were battling for the lead when a massive crash erupted with six laps remaining.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. appeared to cause the crash when he tried to squeeze to the outside of J.J. Yeley in the lead pack. Stenhouse hit the wall and then hit Yeley, who then hit Kurt Busch, whose car flipped and rolled over the top of Ryan Newman's car.
It was the second big crash as Kyle Busch started a 16-car melee early in the race.
Nearly a dozen drivers were involved in the last big crash, including Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray and Bobby and Terry Labonte.
"We were trying to win the race,†said Yeley, who drafted with Smith into the lead draft a lap before the crash. "Regan side-drafted me and I got hit in the right rear quarter. It looked like Stenhouse went to the outside and there wasn't enough room.â€
Newman, who has had some terrible crashes at Talladega, was livid after the wreck—mostly at NASCAR officials.
"They can build safer racecars, they can build safer walls but they can't get their head out of their asses,†Newman said. "That's no way to restart a race … running in the dark, running in the rain. They got what they wanted.â€
Kenseth, who dominated the race, held the lead until a round of green-flag pit stops around Lap 166, when Johnson was first off pit road to take the lead. Kenseth was battling Johnson, the Daytona 500 winner, for the lead when the big crash erupted.
Kenseth the jumped out front on the final restart but Edwards quickly ran him down and vaulted out front. He looked like he was going to win for the first time at Talladega until the Front Row freight train came blasting past him.
"That was crazy," Edwards said. "I blocked everybody I could. I was doing everything I could. ... It was this Ford freight train coming and I just couldn't stay in front of them."
Ragan said the wild nature of restrictor-plate racing allowed his team to pull off the upset.
"We love this place," he said. "Front Row Motorsports puts a little emphasis on coming to Daytona and Talladega. The draft is a big equalizer and anything can happen."
Johnson's fifth-place finish allowed him to maintain his points lead. He leads Edwards by 41 points. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished 17th, is third.
Edwards held the lead for more than three hours during a long rain delay. Edwards led when the race was red-flagged for rain just after 3 p.m. ET. The red flag was lifted just before 7 p.m. after a delay of 3 hours, 36 minutes.
Edwards, who started on the pole, had just taken the lead when a caution flag flew for rain on Lap 122. NASCAR red-flagged the race three laps later with Edwards leading teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
After running single file for several laps, the drivers at the front began mixing it up with around Lap 116 with rain fast approaching and it sprinkling around part of the track.
Johnson was the first to make a move, charging past Kenseth for the lead. Teammates Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Carl Edwards then hooked up in a draft and swept past Johnson on Lap 120 as Kenseth continued to fade.
Then, on Lap 122, Edwards made his move, charging to the outside of Stenhouse. As soon as he nudged ahead, NASCAR threw a caution flag for rain.
Kenseth dominated most of the race, leading 79 of the first 94 laps. He was out front before Stenhouse and Edwards swept past him on Lap 121. He quickly took control of the race again after the race resumed.
Kyle Busch caused the first big wreck, tapping Kasey Kahne at the front of the pack and sending both drivers slamming into the wall. The accident led to a chain-reaction crash that damaged at least 16 cars.
Also involved were: Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch and others.
Busch took the blame for the crash.
"I got to the back of the 5 and was going to try to go to his outside and he moved up. I didn't expect it and tried to move down.
"I hate I caused a helluva melee for everyone. It's way too early to be making those kind of moves."
Vickers had just relieved teammate Denny Hamlin, who started the race but climbed out of his car during the first caution period because of an injured back that has caused him to miss the past four races. Vickers restarted at the rear of the field after the Lap-24 driver change but quickly charged into the top 10 before getting collected in the crash.
Vickers returned to the race after repairs but was more than 40 laps down.


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Similar to the insecure person who hangs around the rich and famous for the sole reason of establishing himself, the Book of Mormon has attempted to make a name for itself by "cozying up to" the Bible. The very first line in the "Introduction" to the Mormons' revered text states: "The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible." Even the Book of Mormon's subtitle ("Another Testament of Jesus Christ"—emp. added) lends credibility to the Bible. Obviously, the Mormons have attempted to give credence to their scripture by comparing it to the Bible. Furthermore, a crucial element of the Mormon religion found in their Article of Faith #8 says: "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God" (emp. added). If both the Bible and the Book of Mormon are inspired by God, then reason demands that they must never contradict one another. No book from God's hand will contain factual mistakes because He does not make mistakes. By definition, He is omniscient and perfect in all His ways (cf. Psalm 139:1-6; 1 John 3:20). The truth is, however, they do contradict one another.
The Book of Mormon contains numerous passages that contradict what the Bible says. The following examples are conspicuous instances of such contradictions.
The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the Bible and the Book of Mormon does not disparage the Bible in any way. In fact, a Bible believer would expect there to be contradictions between the two, since the Bible never gives any legitimacy to the Book of Mormon, but actually condemns it (cf. Galatians 1:6-9, Revelation 22:18-19, 2 Peter 1:3, and Jude 3). On the other hand, the Book of Mormon easily is exposed as fiction when compared to and contrasted with the Bible, which Mormons claim is "the word of God."
Simply put, if both the Bible and the Book of Mormon were inspired by God, then they never would contradict each other. However, since they do disagree with one another (in a number of places), the Book of Mormon is obviously a fraud, written by con men, not inspired men.


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The NM Problem/Band is any group of musicians put together by Neal T. McCarthy to play music, including; blues, folk/country/americana, funk, country, extended jazzy jams etc. The band may be acoustic or electric depending on the event and/or situation. The music is a mix of original music and songs from our favorite artists; (B.Dylan, B.B.King, J. Hendrix, Blues Standards, G. Dead, E. Clapton, J. Cash, W. Nelson, etc.
There is rarely a setlist and the performances are never the same twice, as there is much interpretation and improvisation is favored over imitation. There are approx 20 people who may be included in the band from time to time ranging from 2 to 4 or 5 usually.
Neal McCarthy is a singer/songwriter and professional musician from Massachusetts, (guitar and vocals), who has performed in all New England states, NYC, Fla, Austin, TX, with a heavy, consistent concentration on his home area (Bristol County, Massachusetts).


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WASHINGTON — This time, John McCain kept Barack Obama on the defensive.
The feisty Republican tried hard to find a lifeline Wednesday night, challenging his Democratic rival at every turn over his truthfulness, associations and record.
By that measure, McCain won the last debate of the 2008 campaign.
But that may not be enough.
McCain still desperately needs to change the trajectory of a race that's tilting significantly toward Obama. Democratic voters outnumber Republicans, the economic crisis has transformed the race in Obama's favor, President Bush is extremely unpopular, most voters think the country is on the wrong track and the Democrat is leading in key-state polling.
There's little McCain can do on his own to change the dynamic. Not that he didn't try. "I am not President Bush," he said.
"You didn't keep your word," McCain reminded Obama on the issue of accepting public financing, something Obama said he would do if the GOP nominee followed suit.
Accusations of 'class warfare'
McCain, seemingly more prepared and definitely more aggressive than in past debates, called Obama's tax plan "class warfare," accused him of failing to stand up to his party's leaders and said the Democrat twisted his record in ads.
With the election in less than three weeks, the debate season is over and there are no more high-profile opportunities that can guarantee McCain an audience of tens of millions of people. Flush with cash, Obama has bought 30-minute blocks of prime-time advertising six days before the election; McCain may not be able to afford the same.
Over the next 20 days, both candidates will go after the voters who say they could still change their minds.
There are a lot of them — about one-third of all voters — but McCain has to win many more than Obama. Not only is he behind in the polls, but the base of all-but-certain Republican voters is smaller than Obama's Democratic foundation.
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
The Arizona senator's challenge is great.
In the race for 270 Electoral College votes, Obama has comfortable leads in polls in Democratic-held states and is competitive if not ahead in surveys in Republican bastions. A look at the intensity of candidate visits and television advertising shows the contest is basically playing out in states that Bush won four years ago, with Obama slated to visit Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia this weekend. Only two states that Democrat John Kerry won in 2004, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, are getting serious attention.
The candidates went into the debate season 20 days ago, virtually tied in polls in the race for the White House.
Economy on the forefront
Since then, Wall Street collapsed, the markets plummeted and the government intervened, putting the economy — and the unpopular Bush's policies — at the forefront of voters' minds.
Again and again, McCain looked directly at Obama and let him have it.
- "You have to tell me one time when you have stood up with the leaders of your party on one single major issue."
- "You're running ads right now that say that I oppose federal funding for stem cell research. I don't. You're running ads that misportray completely my position on immigration."
- "You don't tell countries you're going to unilaterally renegotiate agreements with them."
Obama had a ready answer for McCain and brushed aside the negatives.
"I think the American people are less interested in our hurt feelings during the course of the campaign than addressing the issues that matter to them so deeply," the Democrat said.
McCain's eagerness could be seen in his demeanor as he waited to pounce after each Obama statement. Eyes wide, he breathed deeply, moved his eyebrows up and shot sharp glances in Obama's direction. Obama's usually earnest demeanor, meanwhile, was regularly broken by big smiles as McCain attacked.
Over the course of the debates, a confident and collected Obama held his own in what amounted to an audition for the chief executive position. He displayed a knack for quick response again Wednesday when McCain raised issue with Obama's links to William Ayers, a radical during the Vietnam War era.
"The fact that this has become such an important part of your campaign, Sen. McCain, says more about your campaign than it says about me," Obama said.
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There is no greater act of love and freedom than to question the core of violence and disconnectedness churning unrecognized in the belly of our culture, and to switch to a plant-based diet because of compassion for the countless animals, humans, and future generations to whom we are related. All life is interconnected, and as we bless others, we are blessed. As we allow others to be free and healthy, we become free and healthy. Photo: Rinalia


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Ohio State fired band director Jonathan Waters after a two-month investigation revealed "an environment conducive to sexual harassment" within the band, according to a statement from President Michael Drake released Thursday.
Waters, who took over as band director in 2012, was ousted from his position Thursday.
In his statement, Drake addressed Waters' termination, saying "nothing is more important than the safety of our students."
A 23-page investigation report posted on an OSU website detailed various instances of abuse between band students and directors. Examples include an annual band practice in Ohio Stadium that Waters attended where students were expected to march in only their underwear, sexually explicit nicknames for new band members and a case where a female student was told to imitate a sexual act on laps of band members.
Columbus lawyer David Axelrod, who represents Waters, told The Columbus Dispatch that Waters is not sure yet what action he will take.
"Jonathan tried as hard as he could within the constraints upon him to change that culture. He did his absolute best," Axelrod said.
Axelrod also told the Dispatch Waters was contacted two weeks prior to his termination by the university, which told him he could keep his job as long as he enacted a "zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment."
Axelrod did not immediately return a phone call from The Lantern Friday morning about a possible severance package for Waters.
The Dispatch was the first to report the news Thursday afternoon.
Waters was publicly discussing the band's plans for the upcoming year as recently as last week. At a panel discussion about the band's elaborate shows at the Columbus Metropolitan Club, he said the band will perform a "Wizard of Oz"-themed halftime show sometime this fall, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
An OSU spokesman did not immediately respond to an email Friday morning asking whether Waters has had contact with students during the last two months.
During Waters' time as director, the band started using Apple iPads to help design and learn halftime performances. Some of these shows, including a Michael Jackson tribute show where the band formed legs that moonwalked across the field, went viral on social media.
The news of Waters' firing came out roughly 14 months after two assistant cheerleading coaches were fired in May 2013. An OSU investigation had found "sufficient evidence" both men had violated the university's Sexual Harassment Policy.
In November, head cheer coach Lenee Buchman was terminated as well for "several serious lapses of judgment and leadership," according to an email sent to Buchman by OSU athletic director Gene Smith Nov. 22 that was obtained by The Lantern.
The October Office of Human Resources report that discovered those lapses began after a former cheerleader said Buchman had retaliated against him by kicking him off the team for reporting sexual harassment.
OSU's Sexual Harassment Policy defines sexual harassment as "unwelcome sexual advances" and "requests for sexual favors," and includes "other physical or verbal conduct of a sexual nature" when, among other conditions, it creates an "intimidating, hostile or offensive environment for working, learning or living on campus."
OSU named Ben Schreiber as the new spirit squad coach in April.
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Morse, Perez HRs lead Giants over Reds 3-2
CINCINNATI (AP) — Juan Perez hasn't gotten many at-bats in the majors. He didn't need a whole lot of experience to know what was coming this time. Left-hander Tony Cingrani was going to throw a first-pitch fastball.
The young outfielder got it and hit it out.
Perez and Michael Morse homered with two outs in the sixth inning on Wednesday night, rallying the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds' longest winning streak of the season at four games.
San Francisco won for the 10th time in 13 games, improving the best record in the majors to 38-21.
Morse hit a solo shot and Perez had a two-run homer off Cingrani (2-6), who has lost all of his four starts since returning from shoulder tendinitis.
Cingrani relies on his fastball — he threw it 81.7 percent of the time last season, second-most in the majors — and threw one to Perez to start the game-changing at-bat. Perez, making only his fourth start this season, was ready to swing.
"I was looking for a fastball in and I got a fastball down the middle," Perez said.
Perez is in his second stint with the Giants this season. He was only 1 for 21 heading into the game on Wednesday, struggling to adapt to his limited playing time.
"He's probably had the toughest job of anybody since he's been here because he doesn't get many starts," manager Bruce Bochy said. "Their guy shut us down. He's got a good, live fastball. He was throwing very well. So Perez came through for us."
Ryan Vogelsong (4-2) extended his recent streak of solid pitching by giving up two runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings while fanning a career-high nine. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA in last four starts.
"I just really kept doing what I was doing," Vogelsong said. "I felt the stuff was there, I just need to keep making pitches."
It was a rare win in Cincinnati for the Giants, who had lost 11 of their last 12 at Great American Ball Park during the regular season. San Francisco won all three there while taking the division playoff series in 2012.
Vogelsong gave up Todd Frazier's team-leading 11th homer in the third inning, a ball that hit the screen on the left field foul pole. Jay Bruce added a run-scoring double, his third RBI in the last two games. Bruce came into the series with no RBIs since April 25.
Sergio Romo pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances. He had allowed a run in each of his last three outings.
Billy Hamilton had three singles off Vogelsong, matching his career high. It was his sixth three-hit game.
Cingrani has been trying to get back into form after being on the disabled list for 17 days because of tenderness in the left shoulder. His velocity has been inconsistent — the left-hander throws mostly fastballs — while he's gone 0-4 with a 5.16 ERA in his four starts.
With Cingrani trying to hold a 2-0 lead with two outs in the sixth, Morse hit his team-leading 12th homer on the first pitch. Cingrani gave up a single by Brandon Hicks, and Perez hit his first homer of the season and the second of his career for a 3-2 lead.
It was only the fourth time in 28 career starts that Cingrani allowed more than one homer.
Hamilton ran the Giants to distraction again, but this time they prevented him from scoring. Hamilton had two infield singles among his three hits, forced two throwing errors and was caught by catcher Buster Posey while he trying to steal third base.
The Giants have seven errors in all during the two games.
NOTES: LHP Madison Bumgarner (7-3) faces Mike Leake (3-4) in the final game of the series. Bumgarner is 5-0 in his last six starts, matching the longest winning streak of his career. Leake is 4-0 with a 0.92 ERA in his last four starts against the Giants. ... The Giants have scored 122 runs with two outs, the most in the majors. ... Giants OF Hunter Pence extended his hitting streak to five games. ... RHP Mat Latos made what the Reds had hoped would be his final rehab start before he's activated, but he had to leave the game for Triple-A Louisville with a cramp in his calf after only 67 pitches.
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Unit Page
Unit Pages: Summary, Equipment, Combat, Inventory, Formation, Create and Heraldry.
Summary Page
The Summary Page contains information on the player's Main Character, Henchmen and Units which will henceforth be described as units. This page shows the unit's icon, the sequence at which they are listed in the summary, the unit's name, race and gender, class, experience points, level, number of individuals in the unit, hit points, (parenthesis indicates full hit point), and the hit points of the mount or mounts, the unit's equipment and any magical effects the unit may be experiencing.
Equipment Page
The Equipment Page contains information concerning a unit and allows the unit size and equipment to be altered. Text boxes on this page allow a player to change the sequence number that determines the order in which units are displayed on the Summary Page and the Unit Action Menu. A unit's name may be changed by typing in a new name in the "Unit" box. Also shown are the unit's Race, Class and Experience Points.
The right side of this page allows the player to change the number of troops in a unit, or equip and re-equip their units. To change the number of troops, simply change the number in the Number bow. If you wish to increase the number of troops in a unit, you must have enough Recruits available for that increase, (See City Menu), and the number cannot exceed stacking limits.
To change equipment, click on the tab for each equipment category. The drop down menu will give you a list of all available weapons. (Note: you cannot equip a 30 man unit with 10 long bows and 20 medium cross-bows - you must choose a single weapon of each type to equip every member of the unit.) The page also shows the per-unit cost of each piece of equipment and potential conflicts between two pieces of equipment. (A unit cannot use shields and two-handed swords at the same time, for example.) Players will not be able to save equipment changes that involve a conflict.
Combat Page
The Combat Page show detailed information about every aspect of the unit. This includes movement and size, purchase and maintenance costs and combat data.
The data boxes are as follows:
Data: Hit Points, Movement Rate, Weight Allowances, and the unit's size. If there are mounts, that data is displayed after a "slash" (/), such as 12 / 24. (The size of a unit helps determine Stacking Limits.)
Buy Cost: The costs associated with equipping this unit, in terms of treasure, armor, weapon, bow, horse and magic.
Maint Costs: The costs to maintain this unit and this unit's equipment for one World Game Turn.
Training Costs: The costs, by weapon type, to train this unit to the next level. (Certain weapons require more training to achieve proficiency.)
Spell Level: The levels and numbers of spells available to this unit (character or henchman only), depending upon Class and Level.
Defense, Hand, Throw, Missile and Spell show the speed, range, defensive and offensive strengths of a unit's various armor and weapons. The equipment that factors into that data is listed at the top.
Inventory Page
The inventory page shows all items taken as spoils during battles. If an item is usable by one of the player's units it will appear in the drop down window for the item type on the Equip Page. The player can choose to send an item to another player, sell it on the open market (set the price for sale and save), split a stack or combine similar items (split and merge) or scrap the item for half value of gold and magic.
Formation Page
The Formation Page allows the player to pre-select the formation their units will be arrayed in at the beginning of a battle. Your units will be positioned relative to the enemy in the battle - here your front facing the enemy is at the top of the area. Click on the window of the unit and then click on the position you wish that unit to be facing when a battle begins.
Hint: Put your most heavily armored units (infantry) and fighters in the front and weaker (bow) units and mages behind them. Use your mounted infantry and cavalry to guard your flanks and protect your units in the rear.
Create Page
The Create Page allows the player to create more units and hire more henchmen. To create a unit, check the number of recruits available. Fill in the sequence you wish the unit to appear in on the Unit Action Menu, the name of the unit, the class type you wish the unit to be, and the number of recruits you wish to use. (You may not exceed stacking limitations or build a unit using more recruits than you have.)
To hire a henchman, choose the sequence you wish the henchman to appear in on the Unit Action Menu, type in the name, and click tabs for gender and for the class of the new henchman, (or henchwoman).
Be sure to SAVE before you leave the page and Equip the unit or henchman before a battle occurs!
You may Conscript recruits for your army from the local population. However, conscription has a negative effect upon the Morale and Loyalty of the citizens in many societies. (In some societies, no matter how grim, loyalty is assumed and morale is of little concern.) See City > Conscript
Heraldry Page
On the Heraldry page the player can choose the livery (colors) of his army and more importantly the specific alignment of his army and city. Each race has a number of factions, each with their own agenda and allies/enemies within their race. The player may choose any of the various factions within their race at any time. Changing factions mid-game can have positive or negative effects on the players status within his race, or affect his chivalry, morality and ethics.
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I'm a little embarrassed to say, that especially since I'm known as The Jewish Hostess, I totally forgot to offer my home for one of the sheva berachot dinners when my niece Grace got engaged. (Jewish tradition holds that seven days following the wedding, the bride and groom are treated like a queen and king and are invited to dine at the home of a different friend or relative each night. These festive meals are called "sheva berachot) Thanks goodness that my sister in law felt close enough to ask me if I would host the meal and OF COURSE I jumped at the opportunity. Within seconds I was trying to dream up a theme for what I envisioned to be a bridal themed dinner for 30 guests.
I wanted the bride and groom to feel like this dinner was prepared especially for them, so I ordered a custom stamp with their name in a modern font in the center, and their last name in uppercase letters around the circular edge. You can create your own stamp here at Invitation Box. I chose to add in a lime green ink color to my stamp purchase to coordinate with a fresh silver/white/lime "hues of spring" table decor theme.
I even used the custom stamp to personalize these linen-like disposable napkins for the netilat yadayim station by the sink.
Though I don't usually serve mazza (Syrian style appetizers) before my Friday night meal,(many Syrian Jewish homes traditonally serve mazza before dinner, but personally I just don't want to fill my kids up on meat samboosak if I was in the kitchen cooking a real Shabbat dinner all day) I decided that it would be a little more formal and give my guests something to keep busy while I was dishing out the main sourse on platters that were served buffet style. I love the three tired towers used for my lahamagine, sambboosak, and baby knishes.
If you need a great extra serving platter that can add some fashionable height to your dinner table, then check out link below.
I love my Annie Glass dishes because I find that I can always dress them according to my mood. Just like a basic pencil skirt- I know I can pretty it up for a morning bar-mitzvah, or glam it up even more to run into an engagement party. Its also amazing how, once I decided on the green color scheme, I got comments on how the edge of the dish sparkled with the natural green of the glass and magically seemed to color coordinate with the flowers (by Shirley Bar Nathan) and the green glass LSA pitchers that I found on sale at Surrey Lane in Brooklyn.
The simple silver napkin rings were purchases online at Pottery Barn, and I used them because they added to the ambiance of the table without overpowering the place card.
Did you notice my heart shaped challahs???
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I love ORANGE accents!!! My sister in law happened to buy these serving spoons for me as a holiday gift and the bright citrusy color just makes me feel so happy.
I managed to snap SOME food shots before Shabbat….
Fatoush Salad with Sumac Dressing and homemade croutons ready to pour on.
Syrian style stuffed mechshe tomato…
Eggplant rollups…
Wedding styled strawberries by Esty Mosseri.
My mother in law makes this Syrian sweet mixture of wheat, nuts, coconut and pomegranate seeds to celebrate the arrive of a grandchild's first tooth…
Don't tell anyone, but I was so zonked from setting the table, cooking, etc, that I popped some Kineret frozen cookie doughs into the oven…
Chunked fruit…
Ready to light the Shabbat candles… guests coming soon!!!
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Tyler Wilson drafted by Oakland Raiders
Greenwood native selected in fourth round
It has been a long journey for Tyler Wilson to get to the NFL: one that started in Greenwood, Ark. and now continues in northern California.
The Oakland Raiders selected the former Arkansas quarterback with the 112th overall pick in the fourth round of the NFL draft.
"It's an accomplishment, something that I've looked forward to ever since I was a little kid," Wilson told 40/29. "It's a dream come true. It's exciting and I'm glad I'm in the situation I'm in."
Oakland now has three quarterbacks on the roster with recently acquired Matt Flynn and Terrelle Pryor. Wilson says he's excited about the opportunity to earn some possible playing time next season.
"One, it's a new offense," he said. "This new regime that's in -- (head coach) Dennis Allen -- it's his first time to draft a quarterback, so that's a positive. There's a lot of positives to it. I'm excited to get in there and go and compete."
The Raiders moved down 12 spots in the fourth round after the Philadelphia Eagles traded up to take quarterback Matt Barkley with the first pick. The New York Giants then traded ahead of Oakland to take Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib before the Raiders took Wilson.
After deciding not to enter the 2012 draft, Wilson returned to Arkansas and completed 62.1 percent of his passes with 21 touchdowns and 13 interceptions last season. He holds 29 school records, including the career marks for completions, passing yards and completion percentage.
Shortly after opting out of last year's draft, head coach Bobby Petrino was fired by Arkansas after the discovery of an improper relationship with a team employee. John L. Smith was hired as interim coach and the Razorbacks finished the season with a 4-8 record.
Wilson says the adversity he and his teammates faced last season, plus the pressures and uncertainty of the draft have prepared him for the challenges he will face in the NFL.
"The last 365 days have been so up and down," he said. "It's good have a good foundation and an understanding of where we're going to be for the next few years and where to go from here. But I'm sure it's a whirlwind in the NFL as well and the rookie year will be very similar."


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MSI is showing off a lot of new devices at Computex this year. We already posted about the WindPad Enjoy 7 and Enjoy 10 budget Android tablets, but they weren't the only launches by MSI today.
MSI also unveiled two more tablets – the MSI WindPad 110W, a 10 inch Windows 7 tablet and the MSI WindPad 100A, a 10 inch Android tablet.
MSI WindPad 110W Windows 7 Tablet
The MSI WindPad 110W has a 10.1 inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It runs Windows 7 and is powered by the AMD Brazos processor with Radeon HD 6250 graphics. It has 2 GB RAM and offers a 64 GB SSD. Its battery lasts for over 6 hours and it has dual cameras. It weighs 850 gms and comes with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and USB ports.
MSI WindPad 100A Android Tablet
The MSI WindPad 100A has a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel IP display as well. It is powered by a dual core ARM Cortex A9 processor and has 1 GB RAM. It will come with 32 GB internal storage and offers 8 hrs of battery life. It has a weight of 720 gms and comes with SD card support and USB ports. It will likely run Android 3.0/3.1 Honeycomb.
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Johnson had to work out of a few jams Sunday in pitching five scoreless innings for the Miami Marlins in a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
"A little bit of everything," Johnson said of his fifth start. "Some good, some bad, some ugly, but I got my pitch count up and got my adrenaline going that last inning, so it was good."
Miami's opening-day starter, Johnson allowed three hits, struck out four and walked five. He threw 45 of 79 pitches for strikes.
He walked Evan Longoria in the first, threw a wild pitch and walked Carlos Pena, prompting catcher John Buck to head to the mound.
"I knew he was a little out of whack," Buck said. "Every time he was delivering the ball it looked a little different. I could see a bunch of his chest, the spin of the ball would change."
The next two innings were far smoother for Johnson, who hit an RBI double to deep left-center in the second.
"Everything was on time. My tempo was a lot better. I was going after guys, throwing quality pitches. That's what I've been looking for all spring, those two innings right there," Johnson said.
Johnson encountered trouble in the fourth, giving up a leadoff single to Longoria and loading the bases with walks to Pena and Luke Scott. He induced Jose Molina to ground into an inning-ending, 6-4-3 double play.
Johnson escaped another jam in the fifth, with runners on second and third and no out. He struck out Ben Zobrist and Matt Joyce, then retired Longoria on a flyout.
"You have to do whatever you can to get guys out," Johnson said. "That's one of those times you go for the strikeout."
Marlins head athletic trainer Sean Cunningham and pitching coach Randy St. Claire went out to check on Johnson in the fifth, but he shook them off. They were concerned about a fingernail, which digs into his skin when he throws his slider. Johnson said it's just something he deals with and has played through for a while.
"That's normal for him from what I hear," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. "JJ threw the ball very well. I'm very happy where he is at right now."
Rays starter Wade Davis struggled in what could be his final bid to make Tampa Bay's rotation. Davis gave up four runs, seven hits and three walks in 4 2-3 innings with two strikeouts. He threw 52 of 91 pitches for strikes as his ERA rose to 4.91.
It wasn't an ideal outing for a pitcher competing with fellow right-hander Jeff Niemann for a spot in the starting rotation.
"I would have loved to have done a lot better," Davis said. "The past couple of spring trainings I've had some rough springs. I've definitely excelled better this year than I have in the past. But at the same time you want to do better, and I'm definitely on a better track of being ready for the season that I have been in the past physically. My stuff's sharper, I've added more weapons to my repertoire and ultimately it's not up to me."
Rays manager Joe Maddon liked what he saw from Davis at the start, when he struck out Hanley Ramirez after the speedy Emilio Bonifacio tripled down the left-field line.
"I thought he started out great," Maddon said. "I really liked the first inning a lot, and then after that it just, the stuff just went away a little bit. Nothing wrong with him physically, but I really liked the first inning a lot and I thought we were going to see more of that, and then it seemed like after home run it went back into that high-80 range. He still threw some pretty good breaking balls but lost a little bit of his fastball."
Davis gave up homers to Buck and Bryan Peterson in the fourth, which extended Miami's lead to 4-0.
NOTES: Marlins LF Logan Morrison (knee), RF Giancarlo Stanton (knee) and INF Greg Dobbs all hit in a minor league scrimmage in Jupiter. Morrison and Stanton could play in the field in a minor league game on Monday. … Rays LF Desmond Jennings (shoulder) played left field and ran the bases in a minor league scrimmage. … Rays SS Reid Brignac (foot) also played in the minor league scrimmage. … The Rays reassigned C Craig Albernaz, OF Brad Coon, 1B Matt Mangini, RHP Jhonny Nunez and RHP Romulo Sanchez to their minor league camp.
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A photograph from the First World War shows Corporal Filip Konowal standing at attention with a look that could kill.
A slight individual measuring just 5-foot-6, he was plainly a man who meant business.
Konowal won the Victoria Cross during the First World War while serving with New Westminster's 47th Infantry Battalion.
In a frenzy of action marked by bloody thrusts with a bayonet, he dispatched 16 German soldiers.
Aug. 4, which marked the 100th anniversary of Canada's entry into the "war to end all wars," seemed a good time to take a close look at his unique life, which was touched by tragedy as well as triumph.
He was praised by King George V for one of the most heroic feats in the history of the empire, but also faced a life of adversity after killing a man in a bar fight, an incident some attribute to his war wounds.
Ultimately, Konowal regained his favoured status as a war hero and was given a job for life by no less than Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Fiction writers don't come up with stuff that good.
Lubomyr Luciuk, a political geography professor at Kingston's Royal Military College and Konowal aficionado, says his life was remarkable.
"This is the most incredible Canadian story I've ever seen," says Luciuk.
"He volunteered, served with distinction, spent time in a mental institution and eventually came out as janitor to the prime minister," he says.
Konowal, a Ukrainian, ended up serving with the New Westminster battalion by accident.
He enlisted in Ottawa but was assigned to the 47th while in France, something which happened frequently in those days.
The Royal Westminster Regiment, as it is called today, is proud to call him their own. A plaque is dedicated to him at the regimental museum in the 500 block of Queens Ave.
"Corporal Konowal had qualities that soldiers of today aspire to. His leadership was outstanding. He cared for his soldiers and never quit," says quartermaster Sgt. Robert Harley.
The scene was the Western Front in France at a place called Hill 70, which is visible from the site of another famous Canadian battle, Vimy Ridge. It was August of 1917.
Men were getting killed by the thousands in choppy terrain that featured savage encounters in basement cellars.
"It was a really tough fight," says Luciuk.
Born in Ukraine, Konowal came to Canada in 1913.
"It was unique that he was Ukrainian. In 1914, if you were a real Canadian, you were a Brit," says Jim Kempling, a retired army colonel and PhD history student at the University of Victoria.
Konowal had a deadly advantage because he had trained as a bayonet instructor for five years in Russia's Czarist Army.
"The bayonet was up-close and personal. He did most of his damage with it," says Luciuk.
He ran through three Germans in one melee and killed seven others in a surprise fight in a crater.
Next, he attacked a machine gun, killed the crew and brought the gun back to Canadian lines.
The following day he attacked another machine gun, killed three and destroyed the gun. His fellow soldiers were amazed by the way he took it all upon himself.
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Konowal explained the impetus for his surprise charge some years later:
"I was so fed up standing in the trench with water to my waist, that I said the hell with it and started after the German army. My captain tried to shoot [me] because he figured I was deserting."
Kempling says Konowal's behaviour defies simple explanation.
"The line between heroism and madness is pretty fine sometimes," he says.
A German sniper's bullet to the head effectively ended Konowal's shooting war a few days later.
"Half his face was shot off," says Luciuk.
He was disfigured, bore a scar for life and suffered headaches.
Two months later he was presented with a Victoria Cross by King George V in London while recovering from his wounds.
"Your exploit is one of the most daring and heroic in the history of my army," the monarch told him.
A disturbing incident after the war added a dimension to Konowal's legacy which may have exposed his failings but added to his appeal as a human being, complete with flaws.
On July 19, 1919, he led the country's first-ever Peace Parade through Ottawa's streets.
The following night, in an incident which began at a restaurant in Hull, he killed William Artich, an Austrian and small-time bootlegger who had savagely beat his war buddy, Leonti Diedek.
According to Luciuk, Konowal went to his friend's rescue.
"He followed Artich back to his house, grabbed a butcher knife and stabbed him through the heart," Luciuk says.
Questioned by police, Konowal said he acted in self-defence: "I've killed 52 of them, that makes the 53rd."
Kevin Berry, a veteran of Canada's war in Afghanistan, says instinct took over.
"He's not just a trained killer, he's an experienced killer. He's not going to blink," Berry says.
"Austrians were the enemy. He's going to have a fairly strong psychological reaction he might not be in control of. Two years after the war, everything was very raw," says Berry.
Kempling says Konowal was likely suffering from what is now called post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but was then called shell shock.
"Victoria Cross winners suffered mental trauma just as much as ordinary soldiers," he says.
Luciuk says there were public relations overtones to the murder charge.
"Was it self defence or aggravated assault? I don't know. This man was a Victoria Cross winner. What do you do?" he says.
Konowal's friends in the military provided an experienced lawyer while veterans rallied to his cause, raising $3,000. The legal proceedings lasted two years.
A doctor found he had flashbacks to the battles and often believed he was defending his men at Hill 70.
He was advised to offer a plea of insanity because his head wound rendered him not responsible for his actions.
A jury found him not guilty.
He was confined in a Montreal hospital for the insane for the next seven years, but through hard work recovered his health to a large degree.
Released in 1928, he was on his own. No programs existed to assist his reintegration into society.
"He was a homeless person, released just in time for the Great Depression," says Luciuk.
Konowal was a simple man who felt no shame in accepting a menial job as caretaker at the House of Commons in 1933 after a military associate offered him the post.
"I mopped up overseas with a rifle," he said. "Here I must mop up with a mop."
One day Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King saw the colours of a Victoria Cross ribbon flashing on a caretaker washing floors. He sought him out, heard the story and reassigned him to a lifetime job in his personal office.
Konowal's rehabilitation was proceeding on other fronts as well.
His family life had been in disarray ever since leaving his wife and daughter behind in Ukraine.
His wife was a victim of Stalinist purges, but he never realized his daughter survived and left descendants.
In Canada, he married a hard-working French Canadian woman, Juliette Leduc-Auger, and adopted her two sons.
As the years passed, he was once again feted as a war hero and sought out by those in high office.
In 1956 he joined 300 other Victoria Cross winners at a formal tea party held by British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden in London and was a guest at a garden party hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.
His Victoria Cross, which was once stolen, is on display at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Numerous plaques have been erected around the country by Ukrainian supporters like Luciuk.
"The guy was ultimately rehabilitated and brought back into the fold," says Kempling. "Just because he won the Victoria Cross didn't mean he was Superman."
Konowal died in Ottawa at age 72 in 1959 and was buried with full military honours.


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ORLANDO, Fla. – A University of Central Florida student was sexually assaulted after deputies say a man with a gun approached her.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. Friday on Discovery Drive near the UCF campus.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office said the 32-year-old student was taking out the trash at her apartment when she said an unknown man with a gun approached her and sexually assaulted her. He is reported to have a handgun.
After the attack, deputies said the suspect ran to a car and sped away.
No description of the car was available, but deputies described the suspect as a black man who is 6-feet tall with a skinny body type.
The woman was taken to Florida Hospital East for evaluation.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office said it will not release names of the woman or apartment complex due to privacy reasons.
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CINCINNATI -- Matt Harvey may pitch in Arizona Fall League games as he attempts to rehab from a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Monday.
Harvey has not begun throwing in his attempt to avoid Tommy John surgery, which he announced last week. But once he does so, Alderson wants to see Harvey pitch at a "near-competitive level pain-free, and perhaps on more than one occasion" before signing off on a continued course of rehab. Arizona Fall League games would qualify, the GM said, provided the Mets face no logistical hurdles in placing him on their AFL roster.
Though fall league roster spots are typically reserved for Minor Leaguers, Alderson said he does not expect any issues if the Mets decide to place Harvey there.
The team's ultimate goal is to know by mid-November whether Harvey can avoid surgery, or if he will need to undergo a Tommy John operation that would sideline him for all of 2014.
"The strong desire is that we will finish this process within the six- to eight-week time frame," Alderson said. "When it actually starts is a little bit unclear. We're in the six- to eight-week window, but when he actually starts throwing is a little bit unclear."