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SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Zito was sitting in his car at a Los Angeles gas station in December of 2006 when his agent called. The Giants had offered $126 million over seven years. The A's left-hander was crossing the Bay Bridge, and he had just become the richest pitcher in baseball history.
When general manager Brian Sabean called, he told Zito that he might as well tattoo the astounding amount on his forehead.
"I didn't quite know what he meant," Zito said Wednesday, a smile creeping across his face. "But I found out."
Zito never lived up to the contract, although he can take solace in the fact that the Giants don't win a World Series title last fall without his contributions. He said that 95 percent of his time in San Francisco was great.
"The other five percent has been terrible," Zito said, laughing.
Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers was a bit of both. In his final start as a Giant, Zito earned his first win since May 30. But his final moments ended up being as unfulfilling for the home fans as the infamous contract.
Twice pulled from the rotation this season, the struggling left-hander was given a surprise start Wednesday after 22 days of inaction in the bullpen, ostensibly to allow Giants fans to say goodbye after seven up-and-down years. That never truly happened. Zito cruised through the fifth, giving up two runs — only one earned — as the Giants built a three-run lead. But when Zito returned to the dugout, manager Bruce Bochy pulled him for a pinch hitter. Bochy said he was concerned because Zito had not pitched in three weeks and was hit by a line drive early in the fifth inning.
"He did his job," Bochy said. "He was fighting me, but he did his job."
Zito and Bochy had a short discussion, and Zito could be seen hitting a Gatorade cooler as he walked toward the dugout stairs. He said he had hoped to stay in.
"There aren't a lot of chances for closure in sports," Zito said. "I felt great out there. I wanted to keep going. My last time in a Giants uniform, I wanted it to end in style."
For three innings, Zito had done his best to write a fairy-tale ending to a Giants career that never lived up to expectations. He was at his baffling best, mixing speeds, going in and out, up and down, never afraid to fall behind in the count. Yasiel Puig, the first batter to face Zito since Sept. 2, started the night by rolling over on a curveball right down the middle. Two batters later, Matt Kemp flied out gently to right.
Zito didn't allow a base runner or even a hard-hit ball through three and was given a 3-0 lead on Tony Abreu's bases-loaded triple in the second. The Dodgers stormed back in the fourth, coming a couple feet from tying the game when Kemp lined a shot off the top of the left field wall with two runners on. The Dodgers scored two in the frame, but Pablo Sandoval's two-run blast in the bottom of the inning gave Zito some breathing room.
In the fifth inning, Zito was hit on the left thigh by a Nick Punto liner, but he was unhurt and worked around the infield single. Zito, who had lost eight straight decisions, was charged with one earned run on four hits. No. 75 walked off the mound with a 5.75 ERA in what has been a disappointing season.
On Tuesday, that season took a positive turn. Bochy sent pitching coach Dave Righetti to find Zito and deliver a special bit of news: He would make one more start at AT&T Park.
"He was pumped," Bochy said.
So were Zito's rotation mates, particularly Tim Lincecum, who has turned to Zito while dealing with his own ups and downs.
"I can sympathize and empathize with him because of what I've been through, and seeing him always stick with it and never get discouraged was pretty special," Lincecum said. "Living up to expectations is one of those things that he hasn't really been trying to worry about. He's been trying to live up to his own, and those are usually harder for most people. He's found the inner peace that you kind of look for in this game."
The Giants will not pick up the $18 million option on Zito's deal, instead paying a $7 million buyout. Zito said he does not know what comes next, but he said he's at peace. He pitched 72/3 scoreless innings last October in St. Louis to keep the Giants alive in the NLCS. He gave up one run over 52/3 innings five days later, taking the win in Game 1 of the World Series. Those are the memories he cherishes.
"I knew it was going to be a heck of a ride," he said. "It's certainly been that."
For more on the Giants, see Alex Pavlovic's Giants Extra blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/Giants. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexPavlovic.
L.A. Dodgers (Edinson Volquez 9-12) at Giants (Tim Lincecum 10-14), 7:15 p.m., CSNBA


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Steelers vs Colts
Lucas Oil Stadium
Sunday, 8:30pm EST
The Steelers, fresh off a shutout performance over the Seahawks, head into the dome to face a desperate Indianapolis Colts team. The Colts currently sit at 0-2 and are already fighting to save their season. With Peyton Manning out of the equation for atleast 2 months, Kerry Collins will be at the helm of the Colts offense.
The Steelers bring a 1-1 record with them, and the knowledge that regardless of their opponents record, this game is going to be tough. The Colts are desperate and sure to pull out all the stops to get a win and stay in contention. The Steelers need to run the ball and keep the pressure off of the offensive line because Freeney and Mathis will be hungry to get after Big Ben. On defense, pressuring Kerry Collins will go a long way to securing a victory on Sunday night.
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In Latin America they might have called them votantes desaparecidos, "disappeared voters." On November 7 tens of thousands of eligible Florida voters were wrongly prevented from casting their ballots–some purged from the voter registries and others blocked from registering in the first instance. Nearly all were Democrats, nearly half of them African-American. The systematic program that disfranchised these legal voters, directed by the offices of Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Secretary of State Katherine Harris, was so quiet, subtle and intricate that if not for George W. Bush's 500-vote eyelash margin of victory, certified by Harris, the chance of the purge's discovery would have been vanishingly small.
The group prevented from voting has few defenders in either party: felons. It has been well reported that Florida denies its nearly half a million former convicts the right to vote. However, the media have completely missed the fact that Florida's own courts have repeatedly told the Governor he may not take away the civil rights of Florida citizens who committed crimes in other states, served their time and had their rights restored by those states.
People from other states who have arrived in Florida with a felony conviction in their past number "clearly over 50,000 and likely over 100,000," says criminal demographics expert Jeffrey Manza of Northwestern University. Manza estimates that 80 percent arrive with voting rights intact, which they do not forfeit by relocating to Florida.
Nevertheless, agencies controlled by Harris and Bush ordered county officials to reject attempts by these eligible voters to register, while, publicly, the governor's office states that it adheres to court rulings not to obstruct these ex-offenders in the exercise of their civil rights. Further, with the aid of a Republican-tied database firm, Harris's office used sophisticated computer programs to hunt those felons eligible to vote and ordered them thrown off the voter registries.
After reviewing The Nation's findings, voter demographics authority David Bositis concluded that the purge-and-block program was "a patently obvious technique to discriminate against black voters." Bositis, senior research associate at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, DC, notes that based on nationwide conviction rates, African-Americans would account for 46 percent of the ex-felon group wrongly disfranchised. Corroborating Bositis's estimate, the Hillsborough County elections supervisor found that 54 percent of the voters targeted by the "scrub" are African-American, in a county where blacks make up 11 percent of the voting population.
Bositis suggests that the block-and-purge program "must have had a partisan motivation. Why else spend $4 million if they expected no difference in the ultimate vote count?" Florida's black voters gave Al Gore nine out of ten of their votes; white and Hispanic felons, mostly poor, vote almost as solidly Democratic. A recently released University of Minnesota study estimates that, for example, 93 percent of felons of all races favored Bill Clinton in 1996. Whatever Florida's motive for keeping these qualified voters out of the polling booths on November 7, the fact is that they represented several times George W. Bush's margin of victory in the state. Key officials in Bush's and Harris's agencies declined our requests for comment.


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United States Defeats Japan 5-2 to Win First Women's World Cup Since '99
Jul 5, 2015 10:06 PM EDT
USA! USA! USA! In a perfectly timed matchup, the U.S. women's soccer team dominated defending champions Japan 5-2 Sunday to win the Women's World Cup. It is their first title since 1999 and their third World Cup title overall. If you didn't already k… Read more


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Gross Picture of the Day: Dominick Cruz's Hand
(Props to @TheDomin8r)
No, this is not a scene from the upcoming (not to mention unnecessary) version of The Thing, this is just another one of UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz's infamous post- hand surgery photos that we have all come to know and love, and then vomit after seeing. Dominick's fragile hands have long been a recurring factor in the champ's career. In fact, its getting hard to remember a time that he hasn't broke his hands during a fight. This time, the injury came with his unanimous decision win over Demetrious Johnson at UFC on Versus 6. We'll let the champ explain how the surgery went:Read More DIGG THIS


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Slippery conditions cause minor crash on Route 125 in Milton MondayBY JOHN QUINN
Union Leader Correspondent
February 11. 2013 4:55PM
MILTON – Two people were taken to the hospital after a car slipped into the back of a tractor-trailer truck near Index Packaging Monday afternoon.
Police, firefighters and emergency personnel responded around 3:30 p.m. after a southbound Oldsmobile struck the back of the truck, which was turning into the company's property on Milton Road, Route 125.
"Based on the information we have, it was due to the weather," Cpl. Evan Favorite said, adding it's possible the driver of the Oldsmobile had been too close to the back of the truck given the slick conditions.
Milton Ambulance transported two people from the Oldsmobile to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
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The World's First Floating Nuclear Plant Has Been Seized By the Courts
How does a court seize a nuclear plant? Well, that damn Russian floating nuclear plant is cursed. After a series of early setbacks, the plant, Akademik Lomonosov, is now close to completion. Too bad the shipyard building it is going to go bankrupt.


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Karrueche Finally Previews 'The Kill' Clothing Line [Photos]
Back in early January, Karrueche told us that she pushed back the 12/12/12 launch of her "The Kill" clothing line because things weren't 100% done. Fast forward X months and now we have a visual the finished product. The stylista and budding designer took to Instagram to preview what's to come for "THEKILLSOCIETY."
"I know it's been foreverrrrrrrr but it is coming," she said in a post. "What I've posted today is a sneak peek of what will be available this winter.. every piece comes in a Men's version as well. I hope you enjoy #TheKillSociety."
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Correction: Algeria-Plane Crash story
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — In a Feb. 11 story about the crash that day of an Algerian military transport plane, The Associated Press erroneously identified the type of plane involved in a previous crash of an Algerian military plane in France. The plane that crashed in November 2012 was an EADS CASA C-295, not a Lockheed Martin C-130.
On Feb 12, a day after the crash, there was a dispute over the death toll. An Algerian civil defense spokesman reduced the death toll to 76 with one survivor but the Algerian military still insisted that 77 people died and one survived. There was no immediate way to rectify the discrepancy.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Algeria: Plane crash kills 76 but 1 man survives
Defense ministry: Algerian military plane crash kills 76 people but 1 soldier survives
By AOMAR OUALI and PAUL SCHEMM
Associated Press
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian military transport plane slammed into a mountain Tuesday in the country's rugged eastern region, killing at least 76 people and leaving just one survivor, Algerian officials said.
Air traffic controllers lost radio and radar contact with the U.S.-built C-130 Hercules turboprop just before noon and dispatched helicopters to try to find it. The plane was discovered in pieces on Mount Fortas near the town of Ain Kercha, 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of Constantine, the main city in eastern Algeria.
The plane was heading to Constantine from the southern Saharan city of Tamanrasset, which has a massive military presence due to its proximity to the country's unstable southern borders. It was at least 24 years old, according to sales information supplied by its maker, Lockheed Martin Corp.
In its statement, the military blamed poor weather for the crash.
"Unfavorable weather conditions and storms accompanied by snow in the region were behind the crash," the defense ministry said.
The death toll for the crash has varied significantly. Algerian government officials and Algerian state media had originally reported the plane had 99 passengers. Later Tuesday, the defense ministry said the death toll was 77, with one survivor. On Wednesday, a civil defense spokesman reduced the death toll to 76 but the military stuck to its figure of 77 dead. There was no immediate way to rectify the discrepancy.
The lone survivor — a soldier — suffered head injuries and was treated at a nearby military facility before being flown to the military hospital in Algiers, a retired Algerian intelligence officer told The Associated Press. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
Civil defense officials at the snowy crash site said the plane broke into three parts and women and children were among the dead. Military transports in Algeria routinely carry not only soldiers but military families and sometimes even other civilians if space is available.
Commander Farid Nechad, who was coordinating recovery efforts, told the AP that 55 bodies had been recovered so far but conditions at the crash site were difficult.
The presidency announced a three-day period of mourning, calling the soldiers who had died "martyrs for the country."
Lockheed Martin's hulking C-130 Hercules transport, born out of the experiences of the 1950-53 Korean War, has been used by air forces all over the world to help fight wars or save lives in humanitarian situations.
Lockheed Martin confirmed that it sold C-130s to Algeria from 1981 to 1990 and said if Algerian authorities asked, the company would work with them to investigate Tuesday's crash. It did not release specific information on the age of the plane.
In 2003, 10 people died when an Algerian Air Force C-130 crashed after an engine caught fire shortly after it took off from an air base near Boufarik, according to the Aviation Safety Network's database.
The worst plane crash in Algerian history occurred in 2003, when 102 people were killed after a civilian airliner crashed at the end of the runway in Tamanrasset. There was also a single survivor in that crash.
Sole survivors of large plane crashes are extremely rare, said Ky Dickens of Chicago, director and co-producer of a documentary on such survivors. Dickens identified 15 sole survivors around the world, limiting her search to commercial planes carrying more than 40 people.
Many sole survivors are either children or a member of the flight crew — a flight attendant or pilot, Dickens said.
Schemm reported from Rabat. Joshua Freed in Minneapolis, Joan Lowy in Washington and Karim Kebir in Algiers, Algeria, also contributed.
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Class 8A-7A-6A First Team
Celeste Bradshaw
Cooper City senior
Pos.: OF
Stats: .351 BA, 12 RBI, 4 2B, 2 HR
Comment: Four-year varsity starter had a pair of hits in the Cowboys state semifinal loss to Tampa Chamberlain. Verbally committed to Santa Fe College.
Lexi DiEmmanuele
Cypress Bay freshman
Pos.: OF
Stats: .493 BA, 24 runs, 13 SB, 1 HR
Comment: In her first year as a varsity starter, DiEmmanuele emerged as the Lightning's top hitter. Her speed made her a solid scoring threat every time she reached.
Kristen Franson
Western senior
Pos.: INF
Stats: .485 BA, 30 RBI, 4 HR
Comment: Southern Mississippi signee is a four-year starter and was one of the Wildcat's leading hitters. Was an All-County honorable mention a season ago.
Victoria Gonzalez
Pembroke Pines Charter junior
Pos.: INF
Stats: .444 BA, 40 RBI, 29 runs, 12 HR
Comment: Emerged as one of Broward's top power hitters and set a school record for home runs during Jaguars' run to Class 6A state title.
Rachel Hoeft
West Broward senior
Pos.: INF
Stats: .569 BA, 26 runs
Comment: Two-time first-team All-County selection had one of her biggest games against South Plantation, going 5-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBI.
Katie Kalasunas
Western junior
Pos.: P
Stats: 16-4, 1.70 ERA, 130 strikeouts, .563 BA
Comment: Two-year varsity starter was Wildcats' leading hitter and a valuable asset inside the circle. Was an All-County honorable mention as a sophomore.
Kersten Legacki
Cooper City senior
Pos.: INF
Stats: .400 BA, 25 RBI, 3 HR
Comment: Presbyterian College signee provided plenty of senior leadership to the regional champion Cowboys and was among team leaders in hits, doubles, and RBI.
Christie Parsons
St. Thomas Aquinas senior
Pos.: INF
Stats: .382 BA, 22 runs, 14 RBI, 1 HR
Comment: Purdue signee was an FACA All-Star selection and put together one of her biggest performances against McArthur, going 4-for-4 and nearly hitting for the cycle.
Gwen Svekis
St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore
Pos.: INF/C
Stats: .403 BA, 30 RBI, 18 R, 2 HR
Comment: Two-year varsity starter and two-time first-team All-County selection was Raiders leading hitter and has already earned interest from several college programs.
Bethany Williams
Cooper City sophomore
Pos.: C
Stats: .474 BA, 18 RBI, 4 HR
Comment: Powerful slugger proved to be one of the Cowboys' biggest threats at the plate. Alabama, Tennessee and Central Florida are among interested schools.
Kaitlyn Woodruff
Archbishop McCarthy junior
Pos.: OF
Stats: .499 BA, 19 runs, 14 RBI
Comment: Three-year varsity starter helped lead Mavericks to District 15-6A championship and had 14 multi-hit games. Valdosta State has expressed interest.
Carly Yasses
Cypress Bay senior
Pos.: C
Stats: .419 BA, 17 runs, 26 RBI, 6 HR
Comment: Youngstown State signee helped lead Lightning to regional championship berth. Was among team leaders in average and RBI.
Second Team
NameSchoolYearPositionShannon AllenCooper CityJr.INFJenna GoodrichArchbishop McCarthyFr.INFAlyssa HuffmanTaravellaSr.INFErica LewisWesternSr.CSarah MaloneyCypress BaySoph.OFAshley MicenskyTaravellaSr.PMonica PalacioPembroke Pines CharterSr.INFLily PrunedaCypress BaySoph.INFSara RuizSt. Thomas AquinasSr.INFJessica SimonpietriCooper CitySr.OF/PJessica TranaSouth PlantationFr.INFAlex VossCoral SpringsFr.INFHaley YassesCypress BaySr.DH
Co-Coaches of the Year
Phil Schmalz
Cooper City
Record: 17-9; overall four years at Cooper City 75-30
Comment: In his fourth year with Cooper City, Schmalz and his players faced a huge challenge when the Cowboys ace pitcher transferred in the middle of the season. After some tough losses, Cooper City rebounded and advanced to the postseason as the District 16-7A runner-up. The Cowboys stormed through the regional tournament earning a 5-3 marathon 11-inning semifinal win over West Boca and advancing all the way to the state tournament. The Cowboys finished 17-9.
Lonny Shapiro
Cypress Bay
Record: 17-7
Comment: In his ninth year with the Lightning, Shapiro led Cypress Bay to one of the best seasons in school history. The Lightning won their first district title while competing in one of the state's toughest districts, District 12-8A. In just the third playoff appearance in school history, the Lightning advanced to the regional championship before eventually being eliminated after an extra-inning loss to Jupiter.
Honorable mention
Archbishop McCarthy: Meghan King, Carly Whittaker; Cooper City: Shannon Legacki, Fallon McLaughlin, Lindsay Olivares; Coral Glades: Amber Beetz, Sarah Collins, Jess Osteen; Coral Springs: Cierra Pollock; Cypress Bay: Shannon McMullen, Courtney Methven, Emily Sharpe; Deerfield Beach: Gabby Duray, Coral Galpine, Christina Smith; Douglas: Kayla Boyle, Jessica England, Hailey Leonard; Flanagan: Jessica Degen, Quinn Kelly, Michelle Mathis; Fort Lauderdale: Yazmene Gonzalez, Kelsey Tomblin, Brooklyn Vincent; McArthur: Jani Rodriguez, Amanda Walters, Kirstie Young; Miramar: Aubrenee Barlow, Shelby Press, Chastity Velez; Monarch: Stephany Collins, Kaylee Lankford; Madison Mihok; Northeast: Shelby Berns, Dariana Doumis, Jamila Watson; Nova: Samantha Herrmann, Tierra Parker, Kayla Tuarez; Pembroke Pines Charter: Bridget Blount, Cheyenne Willeford; St. Thomas Aquinas: Rachel Collins, Emilie Rowand, Sam Strum; South Plantation: Marilyn Calvert, Haley Harris; Taravella: Marina Delfino, Kendra Enlow; Western: Courtney Asher, Amanda Furar, Samantha Vance; West Broward: Stephanie Laica, Megan Obier, Marla Lester.


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Your Movies.com Man at the Multiplex
Dave White's first movie review was of the animated feature Snoopy Come Home. He was seven years old...Read full profile
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Loses its shirt for you. Read full review
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Metascore®Generally unfavorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
The comedy just isn't that funny and the enterprise never finds an exact tone.
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On autopilot from beginning to end, Lay the Favorite feels like sitcom blown up to big-screen proportions. The laughs aren't raucous or numerous, the character development is sketchy at best, and the insider's perspective on bookies and gambling is superficial.
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Talky, uneven "true story" comedy has sex, language.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Lay the Favorite is an uneven, unappealing comedy based on a memoir about a woman who moves from stripping to working in the sports betting industry. Language is the strongest issue, with very frequent use of "f--k," "s--t," and other words. There's also a fair bit of sexual content: Viewers see two topless women, suggestive dancing, a woman flirting with a married man, and kissing (which leads to off-screen sex). There's some shouting and violent threats, but no actual violence.
Messages: The main character pulls herself out of a bad situation and slowly starts to make more positive decisions for herself. In the end, she's able to solve a complex problem and help others.
Role models: The main character is ultimately a pretty positive role model, though she begins the story as a stripper and seems fairly ditzy for a while. Though she works in the (slightly illegal) gambling business, she eventually betters herself, takes the initiative, and begins to use her head. She ends the story in a much better place than she began it.
Violence: A few violent threats (with violent imagery), but no actual violence.
Sex: Two secondary female characters are shown sunbathing topless in one scene. The main character begins the film as a stripper and is shown performing suggestive dances (though not naked). She falls in love with and attempts to seduce a married man (holding hands, etc.). Later, she meets a single man and kisses him passionately. They move offscreen to a hotel room for sex. The main character references a porn website that she worked for.
Language: "F--k" is used fairly often, plus "s--t," "c--t," "bastard," "ass," "goddamn," and "scumbag," as well as "oh my God," "Jesus," and "Christ" (as exclamations).
Consumerism: The main character's Apple iPhone is shown fairly often but not referenced by name.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: The main character sips a margarita in the opening scene. A secondary character drinks a huge gin and tonic after a tense argument.
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Fundraising Leader Bob Carter to Chair 2013 AFP Board of Directors
January 14, 2013
Robert (Bob) Carter, CFRE, has begun his service as chair of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the largest association of charitable fundraisers in the world.
Carter will serve as chair through 2014. He is the president and CEO of Bob Carter Companies, based in Sarasota, Fla.
"I am excited—and humbled—to be able to work with such a talented group of volunteer and staff leaders who are helping to change the world every day," said Carter. "Fundraising is an amazing profession—it makes the work of charities possible, from finding cures for diseases and sheltering the homeless to educating our children and protecting the environment for future generations. AFP members—who help raise more than $100 billion every year—make such a vital difference in communities around the world, and I look forward to helping them create even more impact for their causes."
One of Carter's key goals for his tenure will be to continue to engage the association and its members in public policy and government relations issues in the U.S. and around the world.
"The ability of charities to raise funds and deliver the services that our communities and the world need is being affected increasingly by legislators and regulators, and the recent debate involving the fiscal cliff and the charitable deduction is a perfect example," said Carter. "AFP has taken a leadership role in many areas, but we need to get more of our grassroots members involved and educate our policy leaders about the impact of philanthropy and why we need to be supported even more in this difficult economy."
Carter has decades of experience in fundraising, including a 26-year career with Ketchum (at the time one of the largest firms in the fundraising field), including 15 years as president, and serving as senior advisor to Changing Our World and Omnicom Nonprofit Group. Prior to joining Ketchum in 1981, he served in variety of fundraising and leadership positions for The Catholic University of America, The Johns Hopkins University and the Gilman School in Baltimore. After graduating from The Boys' Latin School in Baltimore, he taught there and started the school's development office.
"Bob possesses an extraordinary array of skills and experiences that will serve AFP well," said Andrew Watt, FInstF, president and CEO of AFP. "He is a dynamic and visionary leader who understands the role of fundraising in our society and what AFP needs to do to better serve the profession and help our members find even greater success."
A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Carter has published numerous articles in professional journals and has served as a lecturer and presenter for Columbia University's Masters in Philanthropy Management program, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP).
Carter and his wife, Carol, live in Anna Maria, Fla. His sons, Travis and Trent, and their families live in Naples, Fla.
Related AFP ResourcesA Message from the President and CEO
The Fundraising Effectiveness Project Releases Third Quarter Benchmark Report for Nonprofit Fundraisers
AFP's Young Professional Spotlight: Jessica Wroblewski, CFRE
Donations to Nonprofits Increased by Three Percent in 2016
Canada 150 Profiles: Sahar Vermezyari


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Thread: In Need of A Pub in Ireland
In Need of A Pub in Ireland
Hello fellow PurpleHearts from across the pond. I'm looking for a little advice from some locals.
My family and I will be in Dublin, Ireland on vacation for the Oct 14 game against the Cowboys. Having never been in Ireland, or Europe in general, I'm not real sure what to expect in terms of seeing American Football.
Does anyone know of a pub/sports bar in Dublin where I'll have a good chance of catching the Ravens. I'll have a couple Redskins fans with me as well, so I'm hoping for a place with multiple tv's and multiple games on.
Any recommendations or general info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Re: In Need of A Pub in Ireland
céad míle fáilte
The Woolshed
Multiple games will be shown, since you are in a group you can ask them to reserve a table if you want. If there is a good few of ye they'll throw in free snacks
They show everything, particularly American sports.
Dublin city centre is pretty small, the pub isn't in the best part of town but since there will be a few of you it'll be perfectly safe
Never been in Europe? They are nearly all Patriots fans here!!
Dublin isn't a cheap city, a pint will be around $5.50 or so, maybe a bit more but you don't have to tip
A longneck bottle would be about the same price
While you are here go to the Guinness Storehouse, it's fantastic, tourists and locals love it
The best Guinness is kept here, only the stuff we don't want is sent for export
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Re: In Need of A Pub in Ireland
I'm not from Ireland, so I don't know how things work over there, but in the UK I've only come across pubs showing the Sky Sports broadcast. They show that early game and the late game at 6pm and 9pm UK time.
I'm not sure how they can show multiple games since Sky sports only have one game on at a time, but Irish Raven will know a lot more than me, so listen to him.
Re: In Need of A Pub in Ireland
Thanks for your help, Irish. The Woolshed is where we'll be if anyone happens to stop by. It would be great to meet some of you diehards!


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College Roundup: SNHU rolls in NCAA opener
May 16. 2013 11:31PM
HOOKSETT — Junior Mendez hurled seven shutout innings and his teammates struck quickly as the fourth-seeded Southern New Hampshire University baseball team ripped third-seeded New Haven, 9-0, in a Division II NCAA East Regional tournament baseball game on Thursday night at Penmen Field.
Mendez (9-3) struck out nine and allowed four hits. His nine wins tie the SNHU single-season school record set last spring by Tim Flight. David Gibson and Nashua's Joe McCarthy each struck out the side to finish the shutout.
New Haven starter Henry Hirsch struggled with his control. He walked five batters in SNHU's three-run first inning and left after recording just one out.
The hosts sent 10 men to the plate in a five-run fifth inning to break open the game.
Brendan O'Brien, Matt Boulter, Zach Goldstein and Andy Lalli had two hits each for the Penmen.
SNHU, 34-17, plays Pace tonight at 7. Pace blanked St. Thomas Aquinas, 3-0, in Thursday's second game. New Haven, 33-15, meets Franklin Pierce today at 3 p.m.


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Dear memoirs, walking through the office last Friday between avoiding work down in the samples cage and avoiding work at my desk I was beckoned over by a young female buyer "What size waist are you?" odd I thought, interesting opening to any conversation. I mused for perhaps for only a second and responded "About a 30" she looked oddly satisfied then slapped a belt into my hand a commanded me to put it on, not to upset the young Miss I obliged and began to remove my own belt, her eyes transfixed on my waist line. I thought in any other situation and I could be labelled quite the Cad, but this, was of course, only business. With the belt on and fitting perfectly the young lady asked me what size belt I usually take, "Ermm I'm not really sure, probably a Medium" she looked at me like I was a fool, and I was because the belt I was wearing was a Small, a Medium would have dwarfed me. I removed the belt and retreated to my desk feeling humbled.
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49ers' Eric Reid: NFL redistributing cancer & military awareness money for social justice
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) -- San Francisco 49ers' safety Eric Reid is disappointed with the NFL's $89 million deal to fund social justice issues.
The safety was a member of the Players Coalition, run by Philadelphia Eagles' saftey Malcolm Jenkins and retired player Anquan Boldin, which negotiated the deal before eventually dropping out of it. The coalition's purpose was to make NFL owners more aware of the issues players were advocating for that are of concern in the African-American community.
Reid told Slate Magazine in an interview that the NFL plans to redistribute the funding that goes towards breast cancer awareness and military service initiatives.
"In the discussion that we had, Malcolm conveyed to us - based on discussions that he had with the NFL - that the money would come from funds that are already allocated to breast cancer awareness and Salute to Service," Reid said. "We didn't agree with that because we weren't trying to cut other worthy programs."
He continued saying, "so it would really be no skin off the owners' backs: they would just move the money from those programs to this one."
Jenkins agreed he would no longer raise his fist during the national anthem and told NFL owners that all players would end their demonstrations.
When Reid was asked about Jenkins' proposal to the NFL , Reid said "at not point did we ever communicate that an agreement with the NFL would end the protests, so for him to come to that point with the league, it was the last straw for me."
Reid was the first player to join Colin Kaepernick, his teammate at the time, and kneel during the national anthem. He says that Jenkins is the only protesting player he knows of that will end their protest in response to the NFL's philanthropy.
While no specific charities or organizations were named in the league's announcement to donate funds, the NFL said their work will "encompass programs and initiatives that reduce barriers to opportunity, with a priority on supporting improvements in education, community/police relations and our criminal justice system. Additional focus areas include poverty, racial equality and workforce development."


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A Free Family Summer Concert Series, hosted by the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department, takes place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 13 at the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park. Call 724-284-5383. Playing Tuesday will be Eugene and the Nightcrawlers blues band.
The Butler County Symphony Orchestra's Concerts to Munch By show from noon to 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at the New Castle Street Plaza will be Tom Panei and Washboard Tony. In the event of rain, the lunchtime concerts will be held at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St. Admission is free. Call 724-283-1402.
Musicians' Concert Band will perform "Swing N Sway," at 7:30 p.m. today at Butler Intermediate High School. Admission is $5. Visit www.musiciansconcertband.com.
Thursdays in the Park Concert Series shows in the Rotary Amphitheater at Community Park in Cranberry Township are free, as is parking, and will feature The Holidays with oldies and more at 7 p.m. July 18. Take a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Call 724-776-4806.
Eugene & the Night Crawlers will perform at 7:30 p.m. today at The Harmony Inn as part of the free summer evening concerts organized by the historic borough's Parks Board. Concertgoers should take their own chairs.
Rockin' the Rose Concert Series at Chicora Medical Center will feature the band Highway 4 with its rock and alternative rock at 7 p.m. July 25 on the campus of the medical center at 160 Medical Center Drive. Those attending are to take chairs and blankets for first-come, first-choice lawn seating around the outdoor stage. Refreshments will be available. Call 724-445-2000 or visit www.ChicoraMedicalCenter.com.
Watermelon Wednesdays are scheduled to have free music and watermelon at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through July 31 in Slippery Rock Park. Call 724-794-8180.
Hartwood Acres Amphitheater in Allison Park, Allegheny County, will be the site of a performance of Celtic folk rock by the group Great Big Sea at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Call 412-767-9200.
Trombone Sunday will be held July 28 at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Road, Allison Park. The Pittsburgh Trombone Project with Kevin McManus, Peter Howell, Bob Matchett and Chris Carson will lead the group. Area trombonists are invited to participate. The repertoire ranges from great classics to hymns, to accompanying the choir and playing together with the organ. Rehearsal will be July 18 at the church, and the performance is July 28. Call 412-364-9492, Ext. 118.


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I have tried to print from Abiword with the Gnome interface. The Hp P1006 is connected directly to my XO on one of the USB ports. Abiword recognzes my printer but when I try to print, nothing happens, no error messages or anything. I went to the CUPS administrator and it recognizes my printer on the USB port and I used the CUPS maintenace program to try to print a test page. CUPS said that the test was sucessful even though the printer did nothing. I am totally baffled, I know the printer works using a USB connecttion. Any thoughts!!!
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Feature Friday - boy bag with patch
As part of "Celebrate the Boy" last month I saw a cute tutorial I wanted to try out. It was the messenger bag from Amborsia Girl. She purchased an ammo bag from an army surplus store and then put a cute freezer-stenciled patch on it. It's a simple, quick project and a lot of fun.
Well, turns out I don't have an army surplus store super close by and turns out I'm cheap, so here's what I did instead.
I pulled out an old pair of capris that I was no longer using. You can see I've already used them a bit for scrap fabric.
I just cut out a large square around the pocket to make my own bag.
I hemmed the top edge and then sewed it together. For a strap I used these straps that came laced around the knee of my husband's shorts. He didn't like them dangling, so he pulled them out. It was the perfect size for a strap. I had two of the strands, so I used one to add as a stripe to the pocket.
Next, I had to decide what the patch would look like. I picked another one of my son's obsessions - Legos. He's not really big enough to put complex lego stuff together, but he loves the lego men. He's always decapitating them and changing up their outfits.
I drew a lego head for my stencil and stitched it onto the bag. He's happy to have a way to carry them all around and I'm happy I don't have to lug them around everywhere. It's win-win baby!
...and he's off to play.
The cost of crafting was a bit high this week....and I'm not talking about dollars. Tuesday my son was playing with the neighbor boy. The neighbor boy did a little too much spinning in our swings and threw up into my ottoman. It's one thing to clean up your own child's puke, but someone else's kid? NASTY!!!
Then Wednesday Rex and his cousin played outside while my sister and I crafted. When they came in they were covered in dirt, but we didn't think much of it. We just cleaned them up a bit. Then Rex started talking about going ouside and playing with the "beans" again. Guess what "beans" are. Deer poop! They were scooping it up and playing with it all over the yard. NASTY!!! No more beans for him.
What's happened while you were crafting?
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The GaAs market staged a strong recovery toward the end of a tumultuous 2009 as a result of positive trends in wireless markets. The Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (GaAs) service report, "GaAs Industry Forecast 2009-2014," calculates that despite a recession, GaAs industry revenues managed to escape a drop in 2009, with a strong performance in the second half of the year translating to year-on-year revenues remaining flat at $3.7 B.
GaAs technology will maintain its position as the enabling technology for next generation cellular handsets. The smartphone category of the handset market, in particular, provided a vital lifeline in 2009, boasting stronger than average annual growth in terminal volumes. With an increasing average number of GaAs power amplifiers per terminal as well as increasing switch complexity in this sector, GaAs device demand from next generation handsets will grow faster than overall industry revenue growth.
"Our analysis incorporates individual wireless, consumer, infrastructure and defense market forecasts—taking into account technology trends," noted Asif Anwar at Strategy Analytics. "There is no question that the improving capabilities of silicon and silicon germanium technologies, as well as emerging technologies such as gallium nitride, will provide increasing competition for GaAs technologies."
"Despite this competition, GaAs device demand will continue to see continued growth through 2014. The market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5 percent to be worth over $4.7 B," concluded Anwar.


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1. An appellate court reviews the amount of restitution ordered in a criminal case using the abuse of discretion standard. It looks for substantial competent evidence to support the trial court's factual finding of causation between the crime and the victim's loss. And, finally, it exercises unlimited review over the trial court's interpretation of statutes.
2. K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 21-4603d and K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 21-4610 predicate a restitution order upon a causal link between the defendant's unlawful conduct and the victim's damages. Thus, the trial court may only order restitution for losses or damages caused by the crimes for which the defendant was convicted unless the defendant has agreed to pay for losses not caused directly or indirectly by the defendant's crimes.
3. When a defendant at the sentencing hearing acquiesces to a restitution order in excess of the dollar amount of losses or damages caused by the charges to which the defendant pled and proposes an amount in excess of the amount related to the crimes charged, the defendant has either agreed to the acquiesced amount or invited the court to err in ordering restitution in excess of the charged amount. Either way, the defendant cannot complain about the amount of a restitution order that does not exceed the amount to which the defendant acquiesced, even though it exceeds the amount of damages resulting from the charges to which the defendant pled.
Appeal from Crawford District Court; DONALD R. NOLAND, judge. Opinion filed April 1, 2005. Restitution order vacated and case remanded with directions.
Theresa Barr, assistant appellate defender, for appellant.
No appearance by appellee.
Before MARQUARDT, P.J., McANANY, J., and BRAZIL, S.J.
McANANY, J.: Carol Dyer appeals the imposition of a restitution order of $107,961.07 following her guilty plea to three counts of theft. We vacate the trial court's restitution order and remand the case for further proceedings.
Dyer was employed as an accountant at M&M Motors for approximately 10 years. During that time, she diverted to her own use a substantial amount of the company's funds. When her activities were discovered, she was fired and an auditing firm was hired to discover how much money she had taken.
Dyer was charged with various counts of theft, forgery, and making a false writing. Pursuant to plea negotiations, the State amended the charges to three counts of felony theft in the amounts of $1,000, $852.63, and $1,000; dismissed the remaining counts; and Dyer agreed to plead no contest to the amended charges. There was no agreement at the time regarding restitution.
M & M's loss included $276,743.02 taken by Dyer (later reduced at the State's request to $63,213.77 due to statute of limitations considerations), attorney fees, accountant auditing fees, related expenses, and $38,800.43 for loans taken out by M&M to support the business during the period of Dyer's thefts.
Dyer did not dispute that the $63,213.77 and the auditing fees were reasonable and should be reimbursed to M&M. She argued that the remainder of the requested restitution was not related to the three theft charges to which she pled. She suggested that a restitution order of $64,937.60 would be fair, and that she would partially satisfy the order by surrendering her retirement plan worth approximately $46,000.00.
The district court sentenced Dyer to three consecutive 6-month sentences, followed by 12 months of postrelease supervision. The court suspended the prison sentence and placed her on probation for 12 months, conditioned on her paying restitution of $107,961.07.
Dyer argues that absent an agreement regarding restitution, the district court could not order restitution in an amount beyond the total of the value of the damages resulting from three counts to which she pled. The total loss from those three theft counts was $2,852.63.
We review the amount of restitution using the abuse of discretion standard. We look for substantial competent evidence to support the trial court's factual finding of causation between the crime and the victim's loss. And, finally, we exercise unlimited review over the trial court's interpretation of statutes. State v. Dexter, 276 Kan. 909, 912-13, 80 P.3d 1125 (2003).
K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 21-4603d(d) and K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 21-4610(d)(1) predicate a restitution order upon a causal link between the defendant's unlawful conduct and the victim's damages. Thus, the trial court "may only order restitution for losses or damages caused by the crime or crimes for which the defendant was convicted unless, pursuant to a plea bargain, the defendant has agreed to pay for losses not caused directly or indirectly by the defendant's crime." 276 Kan. at 919.
Here, the dollar amount of the damages arising from the three counts to which Dyer pled was only $2,852.63 and there was no agreement for restitution in the amount of $107,961.07. The trial court erred in ordering restitution in this amount. Nevertheless, at the sentencing hearing Dyer acquiesced to a restitution order of $64,937.60 and actually proposed this amount as her alternative restitution plan. We may view this as a tacit agreement that satisfies the requirements of Dexter; or we may view Dyer's acquiescence and proposed alternative restitution plan as inviting the error of which she now complains. See State v. Hebert, 277 Kan. 61, 78, 82 P.3d 470 (2004). Either way, Dyer cannot now be heard to complain about $64,937.60 of the restitution order, even though it exceeds the amount of the charges to which she pled.
The order for restitution is vacated and the case remanded for the imposition of a restitution order consistent with this opinion.


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The State Building Code Review Board (hereafter referred to as "BCRB") is charged with the responsibility for reviewing and amending the New Hampshire building code. The "New Hampshire building code" or "state building code", effective September 14, 2002, revised effective April 1, 2010 means the International Building Code 2009, the International Plumbing Code 2009, the International Mechanical Code 2009, the International Energy Conservation Code 2009, the International Residential Code 2009, and the International Existing Building Code 2009 as published by the International Code Council, and the National Electrical Code 2014 as published by the National Fire Protection Association. The BCRB also provides independent analysis and recommendations to the legislature on the modification of the state building codes and state fire codes to promote uniformity with all applicable laws, rules and regulations as well as the public safety and best practices for the people of New Hampshire.
Another function of the BCRB is to hear appeals of any person aggrieved by a decision of the state fire marshal relative to the application and enforcement of the state building code pursuant to RSA 153.8-a,I(a) or the state fire code. (See RSA 155-A:11,I).
Board Subcommittees Reviewing 2015 International Code
At the June 13, 2014 meeting of the NHBCRB the Board developed six subcommittees of Board members to begin review of the 2015 International Codes. This review process will be ongoing for the next few months. At upcoming public meetings the Board will be hearing from the subcommittees and discussing their findings. Any interested parties should check the posted agendas for upcoming BCRB meetings and are encouraged to attend these meetings and comment during the time when public comments are allowed. Interested parties are also encouraged to e-mail their thoughts and comments to the Board at email@example.com Subcommittees have been created to consider the following 2015 editions of the International Codes. The International Building Code, the International Residential Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International Plumbing Code, the International Energy Conservation Code and the International Existing Building Code.
IBC Height and Area Requirements for Projects in the State of New Hampshire
At the State of New Hampshire Building Code Review Board meeting on March 14th, 2014 the Board voted unanimously to remove (eliminate) the previously enacted amendment to Section 506 of the International Building Code. As of March 14th 2014 height and area calculations and requirements shall be as formulated and described within the 2009 edition of the International Building Code without any State of New Hampshire specific amendments.
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Raymond man charged after confronting policeBy GRETYL MACALASTER
Union Leader Correspondent
April 24. 2013 2:29AM
RAYMOND - A Raymond man is facing multiple charges after allegedly brandishing a cell phone at police as if it were a handgun and barricading himself in a detached barn, police said.
Officers were called to 4 Cyrus Court around 6:16 p.m. on Monday after a report that a man was acting irate and irrational and was armed with multiple firearms.
Upon arrival, police officers attempted to make contact with the man, but he refused to comply with their requests and orders.
According to police, Cody German, 21, of 4 Cyrus Court, taunted them by yelling, swearing at them and challenging them.
He allegedly brandished his cell phone as if it were a handgun, pointing it at officers on the scene, according to Raymond police.
At one point, German barricaded himself inside a detached barn and refused to come out.
The stand-off lasted only about 30 minutes and ended when German jumped out of the hay door on the second floor of the barn and was taken into custody.
German was not hurt in the jump, police said.
Police said a search of German's vehicle revealed several firearms, swords, knives and stun guns, all which were confiscated by the Raymond Police Department.
German was arraigned on the charges in Candia Circuit Court on Tuesday and bail was set at $5,000 cash/surety.


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Look: White Gold & Teal with MAC Mystic Cool Eyeshadow Palette
I wanted to try and do a look that used some of MAC's new holiday palettes, and of course, I really wanted to use Hold My Gaze from the Sorceress palette. As much as I like Hold My Gaze, I don't really love it with the other shades in the palette, so I decided to use it alongside the Mystic Cool palette instead. And you know me, I have to try and incorporate as many new goodies as possible — so I used this look to road-test Smashbox's Wish Eyeliner (which I just reviewed below–loved it, by the way) and paired it with some holiday lips by Guerlain.
You will need the following…
- Eyes: Soft Ochre paint pot (neutral beige base), Cool Incantation eyeshadow (pale white-gold), Hold My Gaze eyeshadow (dirty sage green with gold), Blue Enchantment eyeshadow (frosty teal), Bottle Green eyeshadow (matte dark teal-green), Smashbox Wish Eyeliner (dark teal-green), Zoom Fast Black Lash mascara (black)
- Face: Kiehl's Tinted Moisturizer
- Cheeks: Enough Said blush (bronzy), Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer (bronzy highlighter)
- Lips: Guerlain Gems Rouge G Lipstick (pink coral), Guerlain Perle de Lune KissKiss Gloss (shimmery pearly white)
- Brushes: 266 (firm, angled brush), 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 214 (smudge brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 129 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes: Cool Incantation = Nylon, Hold My Gaze = Flourishing + Goldmine; Blue Enchantment = Shimmermoss; Enough Said = bronzer
Directions: Apply Soft Ochre paint pot all over the lid as the base with the 249. On the inner lid, pack Cool Incantation eyeshadow on using the 239. Apply Hold My Gaze eyeshadow to the middle and outer portions of the lid. Darken crease with Blue Enchantment eyeshadow using the 226, then deepen with Bottle Green eyeshadow with the 219. Sweep Cool Incantation eyeshadow underneath the brow bone to highlight. Finish with Smashbox Wish Eyeliner on lower lash line. Apply Zoom Fast Black Lash mascara on lashes. Sweep apples of cheeks with Enough Said blush using the 129, then highlight with Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer with the 188. Apply Guerlain Gems Rouge G lipstick to lips, and then top with Guerlain Perle de Lune KissKiss Gloss for color and shine.
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It would be good to use Apple's Ipod Touch in education. The Ipod Touch is a platform which can be deployed to the students now, and used immediately for education, without a lengthy development process. A hand powered crank generator charger docking station, or solar cell array, could be used for recharging the ipod touch in locations without electricity supply. An environment proof rugged case can also be developed. The school / village environment can be fitted with Wifi and used in a similar manner to the OLPC machines. The Ipod Touch is extremely portable, and can be carried between home and school in a shirt pocket.
https://www.ischoolinitiative.com/About_Us.html is the source of the following.
Travis Allen formed the iSchool Initiative after coming to the sober realization that we can't wait for government and school board bureaucrats to bring technology into our classrooms. This non-profit organization began with the simple idea that Apple's popular iPod Touch just might be a solution for cost effective technology in schools. After sharing his iSchool concept with Teachers, students and eventually the Principle of his high school, he realized this idea had tremendous potential to save schools money and at the same time dramatically reduce their carbon footprint on the environment.
Travis quickly realized there would be only one way to make this vision into a reality. He knew it would take a small army of people demanding cost saving, environmentally conscious solutions in our school systems before School Boards and companies like Apple, Microsoft and their developing teams would take on such an ambitious project. He began working on a PowerPoint presentation to make his case. This was soon after turned into a Youtube video that quickly began to build global public support for his idea. Next, he created a Facebook Group along with the iSchoolAdvocate, twitter page and finally this website.
On May 11th of 2009, the day after Travis turned 18 years old, he registered the iSchool Initiative with the Secretary of State of Georgia as a non-profit corporation dedicated to bringing technology solutions to classrooms across America. .


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Welcome to the sixth edition of our bi-weekly feature Upfront Mini Bytes. In Upfront Mini Bytes we will provide eight tasty bits of genealogy news that will help give you a deeper byte into your family history research. Each item is short and sweet. We encourage you to check out the links to articles, blog posts, resources, and anything genealogical!
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Doing research for ancestors from
? If so, be aware that the legislature is looking
to making vital records access rules even more stringent. Both Dick Eastman and The Legal
Genealogist have written on this topic. Additionally, there continue to be
efforts to limit access to the Master Death File, White House to propose restrictions
on Master Death File to fight tax fraud. Oregon
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Newry ME and nearby communities are fortunate to have a citizen like Mark Vale. A recent article in The Bethel Citizen, Family genealogy turns into town history project, talks about an incredible one-man project of abstracted records. If you are doing research in this area, do check out this database of over 30,000 names!
Most of the ancestors that we research will ultimately be remembered as names in documents. Many of us won't ever find images of our 19th century ancestors, never mind those deeper in our tree. With the prevalence of affordable cameras, video cameras, and now digital technology, we are in a position to leave more image-laden records for our descendants to enjoy. The New York Times discusses this in the article, Hey, at Least You Can Be Virtually Immortal.
New databases are always fun. A recently found one is the Union Civil War Surgeons Database. Genealogy Decoded posted an article about this database which you can access at the Indiana University School of Medicine website.
You think our handwriting can be difficult to read? I sometimes wonder what the requirements were to be a court clerk. I have seen some of the worst handwriting in court records. Probably the only things harder to read are petitions where the signatures are all original (great) and yet almost illegible (not so great). Do you struggle with deciphering hand-written documents? The UK Archives has Palaeography: reading old handwriting 1500 – 1800, A practical online tutorial.
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Are you researching ancestors from
If so, Valuation Revision
Books (VAL/12/B) covering counties Antrim, Armagh, Down,
Fermanagh, Northern
Ireland Londonderry, and Tyrone between the
years 1864 to 1933 are now online at the Public Record Office of Northern
Ireland (PRONI).
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We often talk about social media and the power it has to connect us to distant cousins and also as a platform to share the information we have and find. Recently an aunt and her adopted niece connected via Facebook, Facebook post leads to family discovery [Editor's note: the video which originally accompanied the article seems to no longer be available though the article still is]
Church records are invaluable! The newest addition to the Archives.com website is Millions of Lutheran Church Records from the
in America Archives. Evangelical
Lutheran Church
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H.R.1473 - Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013113th Congress (2013-2014)
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|Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] (Introduced 04/10/2013)
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Gun Rights: Background
A number of mass shootings since 2007 have fueled a contentious debate about gun rights. And while liberals are starting to throw cash behind pro-gun control efforts through super PACs like Americans for Responsible Solutions - created by gun violence victim and former Rep. Gabby Giffords - the gun debate is still largely controlled by Republicans favoring gun rights as far the money is concerned.
Gun rights groups overwhelmingly favor the GOP with their cash -- and give a whole lot more of it than gun control supporters. During the 2014 election cycle, gun rights advocates gave parties, candidates and outside spending groups nine times more than their opponents ($3.7 million versus $423,750) and spent nearly seven more times on lobbying ($27.3 million versus $4.2 million). Still, these differences are much less exaggerated than they were in the 2012 cycle.
Some of the major gun-rights advocacy groups include the National Rifle Association, National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Association for Gun Rights. In 2015, these groups spent a total of $8.8 million lobbying in Washington, in large part to make sure that the spate of mass shootings didn't bring about more restrictions on individuals' ability to buy, carry and use firearms.
Still, an effort by these interests to expand gun rights -- via a bill that would amend federal law to allow individuals to bring their guns across any state border -- didn't carry the day; the measure, a top legislative priority for the groups, did not make it out of the House. Several versions of it have been attempted over the years, including in 2009, when the Senate narrowly voted down an amendment that would have permitted gun owners to carry concealed firearms across state lines into states with tighter gun regulations. Still, 20 Democrats supported the amendment and it fell a mere two votes short of the 60 required for passage under a parliamentary agreement.
During Obama's presidency, two pieces of pro-gun legislation were signed into law, and both of them expand gun-rights for owners, according to About US Politics and Business Insider. The first of these laws was to allow gun owners to carry their firearms (page 76) into national parks. This bill was first sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who originally attached an amendment allowing concealed guns in national parks to a credit card reform bill that Congress approved in May, 2009. The law in its current form was finally passed in 2015.
The second piece of legislation, also passed in 2010, allows Amtrak passengers to carry guns in checked baggage, reversing a ban that was passed after 9/11.
In 2012, Obama's administration "shelved ideas to improve background checks," according to the New York Times, because of the failed "Fast and Furious" operation that attempted to track guns that found their way to Mexican drug cartels between 2009 and 2011. In 2013 Congress filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over the "botched operation," according to The Hill. The case is still pending.
In January 2016, Obama laid out a comprehensive gun plan. While many gun rights advocates, like former GOP presidential candidate and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), criticized the plan, saying it would "take away [people's] guns," Factcheck.org confirmed that no guns would be confiscated under his new legislation. According to that site, the most controversial component of his vision was a crackdown on "some unregulated Internet gun sales," and it said that instead of proposing new regulations, Obama was proposing an enforcement of sales licenses and background checks.
The National Rifle Association, along with a handful of smaller groups, has been a strong voice for the rights of gun owners across the country, battling attempts at every level of government to enact gun control legislation. The NRA spent $3.6 million on federal-level lobbying in 2015, more than any other group focusing on this issue.
-- Alex Glorioso
Updated March 2016
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I use ScummVM to play Toonstruck and it works well, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to quit the game and return to homebrew channel or dash. There is no menu option for it, pop-up keyboard has no effect, USB keyboard which works in the main menu doesn't work in the game either to bring up the game's menu. When I am in the game's title screen, which has a quit function, when I use it ScummVM just hangs so I wouldn't expect real keyboard support in the game to help anyway.
Even the Wii remote's power button doesn't work, hitting it once hangs ScummVM, the second time there is a hard crash. So right now a soon as I start ScummVM I already have to mentally prepare to get up from my couch to turn the Wii off by long power button push eventually. This sucks!
I've tried all versions from 1.3-1.7 and it's the same everywhere. Is there anything I've missed?
Did you try hitting the home button?
Currently not in the same country as my Wii... but IIRC, you should be able to use the Pop Up Keyboard on screen to press CTRL-F5 / ALT-F5 to bring up the return to launcher menu.. or as clone2727 said use the Home button to exit ScummVM/HBC.


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Press release 213/2017
7 December 2017
Foreign Minister Soini will take part in the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna on 7 and 8 December. The meeting will be hosted by Austria, which holds the Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2017.
The Ministerial Council will focus on European security, the situation in Ukraine and protracted conflics in Europe as well as on human rights. Finland strongly supports the work built on the OSCE's comprehensive concept of security.
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The UK Higher Ed context
Shelleyann Scott and Kathryn Dixon (2008 ) in their edited book, The Globalized University: Trends and Challenges in Teaching and Learning, offer educational leaders a discussion about the changes information and communicate technology is bringing to their institutions.
Chapter 4: "Frequently, university-wide strategic decisions about technology are made without fully understanding the implications for resources, administration, teaching programmes, teaching practices and learning approaches, often resulting in technology-led course design" (p.83). There has been too much time and effort placed on the technology ICT infrastructures and improving instructors ICT skills, and not how teachers and students might benefit from it. Yet, a government initiative to increase institutions' focus on student learning will provide a better focus. What is more, "many academic teachers lack a pedagogical understanding of the form of their practice" (p.89) increasing the frustration with using technology. As well, online courses are quite public accentuating port teaching practices.
What is more, professional development programs focus on how to use technology that reinforces current teaching strategies and not transforming them. Working in online courses and developing them requires instructors to think about their pedagogical views and beliefs and to understand them in the context of online learning. "Technology-led innovations do not improve educational practices in themselves – it is teachers who are the agents of change" (Kirkwood & Price, 2005). Barriers that cause faculty to revert to teacher-focused approaches were time to change practice and lack of systematic changes at the departmental level to enhance learner-centered practices as "their approach is mediated by their work environment" (p.92). Departments need to encourage the improvement of student learning.
As well, reflecting on the departmental and institutional contexts is important when designing PD frameworks as well as providing an academic rationale for using ICT. And, besides the instructor, professional developers need to focus on the support staff and managers to ensure the proper policies, support, resources and infrastructures are in place. For instance, senior university managers work with policy and decision making about ICT use. By exploring the impact of these on students, staff and resources more strategic decision making will develop. Departmental managers can reflect on the same at the faculty and department levels. The need to make informed decisions, determine the time and money needed, and choose strategies to implement technologies in the programs with awareness of the organizational context. Whereas, individual teaching and learning staff must come to understand the pedagogical rationale of using ICT and its impact on students, staff and resources, encouraging a reflective practice and strategic choices.
PD also needs to include higher levels of pedagogy such as philosophizing about teaching, increased teamwork and collaboration than working with strategies and tactics. Students also need ICT and information skills training to use consistently throughout their degree programs. For PD to be successful there needs to be supports in place, consultations with faculty to implement innovation and follow up research on the impact of changed practice.
The review of teaching, as mandated by the QAA a quality assurance agency for higher ed, looks at curriculum, teaching, assessment, student achievement and support, resources and quality management. More so, quality assurance initiatives are needed to monitor and maintain quality student experiences, through quantitative surveys for instance. Evidence-based research is a way to examine teaching practices and assumptions.


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(Pub. L. 96–481, title III, § 304, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2333.)
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Rarely do analysts call out another firm on perceived failures in research, but Rob Enderle does just that in Liars, Damn Liars and Statistics: Gartner Goofs on Server Numbers. Money quote:
"…However, the accuracy of these numbers even inside corporations (given how deals are accounted for) would suggest that getting within 5 percent of actual sales would be very difficult, let alone having a high level of confidence that under 1 percent actually signified real market leadership. …"
Rob then goes into an interesting discussion of the shortcomings of market share numbers and the methodologies used to create them. The article is well worth reading. It would be interesting – fun even – if more analysts engaged each other in the marketplace of ideas rather than having a monologue with clients.
SageCircle has long said that market share numbers from the market research analysts can provide interesting insights into the direction a market is going. However, relying on the numbers alone without Continue reading
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Linda and Tiana Ravden, the ladies at Finch's Bistro & Wine Bar, are toasting the season and celebrating other female owned-and-operated businesses with their second annual Holiday Sip 'n' Shop fundraiser on Nov. 17 from 3 to 5 p.m. The successful mother and daughter-in-law duo are hosting nearly a dozen local female-owned businesses that will offer guests exclusive discounts and hot raffle items from premier boutiques and retailers, appetizers and wine — and all to benefit My Girlfriend's Closet, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to distributing high-quality, gently-used clothing, shoes and accessories to foster and homeless teenage girls in need. Guests are encouraged to bring donations to the event and throughout the month of November to Finch's, located at 7644 Girard Ave. Event tickets are $10 per person, including an appetizer, glass of wine and deals on holiday shopping. For more information, visit www.finchslajolla.com or call (858) 456-4056.
Living legend Sebastian Capella will showcase a rarely seen collection of his world-renowned paintings — many of which have been featured in numerous art collections around the globe — at the La Jolla Art Association (LJAA) Gallery, located at 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, Ste. B from Nov. 19 to Dec. 2.
The LJAA will also host Capella at an opening gala and artist reception on Nov. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m., providing guests the opportunity to learn more about the Spanish-born artist and his famed works, including figurative paintings for the king, queen and prince of Spain. Food and drink will be provided at the free community event, and all are welcome to learn more about the life and works of this modern master.
For more information, call (858) 459-1196 or visit www.lajollaart.org.
The San Diego Children's Choir will ring in the holidays with seasonal songs and a tree-lighting ceremony at the recently revamped Westfield UTC mall on Nov. 17 at 5 p.m.
Guests at the festive holiday celebration are invited to sing along to their favorite holiday carols as Westfield UTC's Palm Plaza is brought to life with sparkling lights and bright ornaments twinkling on a towering 36-foot Christmas tree, a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, hot chocolate and coffee samplings and special holiday performances by the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet and special celebrity pop sensation Jessica Sanchez.
The holiday tree-lighting ceremony is free and open to the public at Westfield UTC's Palm Plaza, located at 4545 La Jolla Village Drive. For more information visit www.sdcchoir.org or call (858) 587-1087.
THURSDAY, Nov. 15
• Nathan Gunn, baritone, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., chamber concert, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $45 members, $50 nonmembers
• "Easy, breezy holiday side dishes," 5 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., healthy cooking class with syndicated food columnist, author and health-food guru Catharine Kaufman, (858) 459-0831, www.lajollacommunitycenter.org, $35 members, $45 nonmembers
• Canvas design and wine with Dottie Stanley, 5 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., upbeat creative acrylic painting class, (858) 459-0831, www.lajollacommunitycenter.org, $40 members, $45 nonmembers
• "Nowhere Yet," 7:30 p.m., Warwick's, 7812 Girard Ave., book discussion and signing with debut author Edward Cozza, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free
• "Red Fish, Blue Fish," 8 p.m., UCSD's Conrad Prebys Music Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, UCSD's resident percussion ensemble performs Lewis Nielson's "Tocsin" and French composer and UCSD music faculty member Philippe Manoury's "Le Livre des Claviers," musicweb.ucsd.edu, (858) 534-3230, $15.50 general admission, $10.50 UCSD faculty, staff and alumni, students free one hour before concert
FRIDAY, Nov. 16
• Learn about Venous Disease, 2 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., free vein screening and discussion about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for venous disease with Dr. Nisha Bunke, (858) 459-0831, www.ljcommunitycenter.org, free
• Founders' celebration, 11:30 a.m., UCSD's town square, 9500 Gilman Drive, celebrate UCSD's founding with chancellor Pradeep Khosla amid music, games, giveaways, interactive booths and gourmet truck fare followed by a "TEDx-style" symposium at Rady School of Management at 5 p.m., (858) 534-6386, firstname.lastname@example.com, free
• Sam Tripoli, 10:30 p.m., The Comedy Store, 916 Pearl St., comedy performance, (858) 454-9176, lajolla.thecomedystore.com, $20
SATURDAY, Nov. 17
• Weekend with the Locals: Candace Conradi & Stacey Canfield, noon, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Ave., book discussion and signing with authors of "The Soul Sitter's Handbook," (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free
• Sam Tripoli, 8 and 10:30 p.m., The Comedy Store, 916 Pearl St., comedy performance, (858) 454-9176, lajolla.thecomedystore.com, $20
• "Why and Wherefore of the Non-Population Census Records," 9 a.m. to noon, UCSD's Robinson Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Drive, Everett B. Ireland addresses the Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego, firstname.lastname@example.com, free
• "Kelp Kornucopia," 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, uncover ways people and ocean animals depend on kelp with Scripps coastal researchers, (858) 534-3624, aquarium.ucsd.edu, free with $14 admission
SUNDAY, Nov. 18
• La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Elementary School, 1111 Marine St., (858) 454-1699, www.lajollamarket.com, free
• Weekend with the Locals: Gary Fogel, noon, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Ave., book discussion and signing with author of "Quest for Flight," (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free
• NSAI San Diego for Songwriters gather, 6 p.m., La Jolla Lutheran Church, 7111 La Jolla Blvd., meeting of songwriters of any genre and from every level gather for group feedback on music, bring at least ten copies of a lyric sheet, a recording song or a guitar and play live, www.NSAISanDiego.com, $15 per meeting, free for the first two meetings
MONDAY, Nov. 19
• "In the Red and Brown Water," 8 p.m., UCSD's Mandell Weiss Forum Theatre, 9500 Gilman Drive, UCSD Theatre presents Tarell Alvin McCraney's drama about Oya's dilemma, directed by Gregory Wallace, ongoing until Dec. 1, (858) 534-4574, theatre.ucsd.edu, $15 general admission, $10 seniors and UCSD affiliates, $8 students
TUESDAY, Nov. 20
• Zumba, 8:30 a.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., dance fitness class that fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves, (858) 459-0831, www.ljcommunitycenter.org, $10 members, $12 nonmembers
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21
• Children's storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free
THURSDAY, Nov. 22
• Father Joe's Villages Thanksgiving Day 5K, 7:45 a.m., San Diego Museum of Man, 1350 El Prado, fundraising 5K run-walk to help homeless neighbors in need, register online by Nov. 21, www.thanksgivingrun.org, $25-$42


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- Spanish Grand Prix
McLaren's performance 'embarrassing' - Button
- Race:
- Spanish Grand Prix
- Drivers:
- Jenson Button
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- McLaren
Jenson Button said McLaren's performance at the Spanish Grand Prix was embarrassing after the team failed to make much progress over the weekend.
McLaren's difficult start to the season continued in Spain with Button qualifying 14th, dropping to 17th at the start and eventually coming back to eighth at the end of the race. He said it was embarrassing to be so far down the order when so many fans are showing up at the circuits to support the team.
"I saw a lot of McLaren rocket red caps and shirts out there and it's actually a little bit embarrassing for us because we are not doing a good enough job," he said. "But we'll get there and I have to thank them for the support. We'll hopefully have a full crowd in Silverstone."
Button said it was too early to judge if the updates had made a difference but is hoping more new parts in Monaco will help.
"There's a lot of work still needed," he added. "Some of the speed that some of the cars came past me with ... I know they were on a different strategy but there's still a lot of work to do. We got a lot of useful information today with the parts on the car and there are more new parts coming to the car in Monaco. Maybe we've made progress, but we have to get back and see. Both cars were in the points, which is positive I suppose."


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Lansing -- About 500 people rallied at the State Capitol building in support of gun owners' rights and opposed the push for tougher gun laws.
Many of those there belong to groups like Michigan Open Carry and Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners. Some carried handguns and rifles with them and held signs that read "hands off my guns."
They began their day by marching to the Capitol.
"I believe the more people that are armed, the better off we are. A lot of people think we're nuts, but you can look around and see that I'm not standing alone today," said Robert Dunning, a retired marine from Fenton.
A much smaller group was also there from Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a group that formed the day after the shooting in Newtown that left 26 people dead.
"We are totally in agreement with the Second Amendment. We understand that people in the United States have a right to have guns. We just don't think they have a right to have any guns," said Linda Brundage, leader of the Michigan Chapter.
They say they're here to fight for banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines and implementing universal background checks.


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February 27. 2014 8:27PM
Manchester Crimewatch: Man failed to appear in court due to second court hearing
— Roland Iller, 26, of 210 Bourne St., Thursday told Circuit Court-Manchester District Division Judge Gregory Michael that the reason he failed to appear Jan. 8 in Hooksett District Division on theft-related charges was because he was in the Manchester court that day for trial and pleas on a number of charges.
The Hooksett warrant called for a $750 cash bail, but Iller asked Michael: "If it's possible, could I have (personal recognizance) bail again?" Iller said he is scheduled to surrender March 7 to serve a sentence on a plea agreement on Manchester charges.
Michael set bail at $2,000 personal recognizance, with a March 5 court date in Hooksett.
Bail not necessary
Jeremy Churchill, 33, accused of felony theft, Thursday told a Circuit Court-Manchester District Division judge: "Bail isn't necessary. I'm at the state prison."
Churchill, who said he was unemployed, said he was living at the halfway house on Lowell Street when he allegedly took items from the Hannaford store on Hanover Street without paying for them. The charge is a felony because Churchill's criminal record, in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, includes at least two previous theft convictions.
Judge Gregory Michael set bail at the $3,000 cash/surety requested by the police prosecutor and a probable cause hearing on the felony was set for March 12.
Bail revocation hearing
Steven Lwoki, 53, of 596 Montgomery St., was arraigned Thursday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division, on a misdemeanor charge of stalking.
While out on $1,000 personal recognizance bail on a simple assault charge, Lwoki is accused of violating bail conditions Wednesday.
Police prosecutors filed a motion to revoke Lwoki's bail and a hearing was set for Friday to determine whether he should be held without bail until the charges are resolved.
Ban on alcohol use
Circuit Court-Manchester District Division Judge Gregory Michael Thursday told an Illinois woman she could return to the Super 8 Motel, but only to retrieve her personal belongings.
Allison Fitzgerald, 37, of Coal City, Ill., pleaded innocent in Circuit Court to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct that alleges she was intoxicated and disorderly at the motel.
Police prosecutor Carrissa Pelletier requested a $350 cash/surety bail, with a special condition that Fitzgerald not be released until she had completed the booking process.
Michael set bail at $1,000 personal recognizance. He said conditions include the booking process, not returning to the motel except to retrieve personal property and "absolutely no use of alcohol."
Trial was set for March 25.


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LACON — A Henry man was jailed for contempt of court Monday after repeatedly failing to make payments on more than $4,000 of fines and court costs in a long string of traffic convictions going back about 10 years.
Jay E. Dodd, 26, was ordered to remain in the Marshall County Jail until he comes up with at least $500 toward payments he had promised to make but never has.
"What this tells the court is that you have no respect for authority, no respect for the law and no respect for this court," Judge Thomas Keith told Dodd.
When last in court in October, Dodd told another judge he had found a job painting for $10 an hour and would start paying $100 a month on the total accumulated through multiple convictions on charges including driving without insurance and on a suspended license, State's Attorney Paul Bauer said during the hearing.
"He promised to make payments, but he never has," and has never even contacted the court to suggest alternative plans, said Bauer, who requested the contempt citation. "I think he needs to sit in jail until he pays at least $500."
Dodd said he was working only part time, and his earnings were going for other expenses, including a Henry apartment for which he said he was paying $800 a month rent.
What that amounted to saying, Keith observed, was "I've got a new job, I've got a new place, I've spent all my money somewhere else rather than here where it's owed."
Dodd tried to interrupt Keith's ruling to object that he could not pay anything if in jail and not working. He said he really would start making payments now.
"I don't believe you, so we're beyond that," Keith told him as he ordered the outcome suggested by Bauer. "You're in contempt, and you're being taken into custody."
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Judge sends Henry man to jail for failing to pay fines
LACON — A Henry man was jailed for contempt of court Monday after repeatedly failing to make payments on more than $4,000 of fines and court costs in a long string of traffic convictions going back about 10 years.


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Rookie Zack Wheeler beat NL East-leading Atlanta for the third time, pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning and sending the New York Mets past the Braves 5-3 Tuesday night.
Wheeler improved to 3-0 this year against the team with the best record in the majors. Helped by his midseason promotion from Triple-A, the Mets hold an 8-7 edge over the Braves.
Marlon Byrd and Ike Davis homered and speedy Eric Young Jr. sparked the Mets, stealing two bases, scoring twice and making a diving catch in left field. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud doubled for his first hit in the majors, ending an 0-for-10 rut.
Wheeler (6-2), raised in the Atlanta suburbs, defeated the Braves at Turner Field in his big league debut in June, then topped them at Citi Field in July.
Coming off a 12-strikeout performance at San Diego, the 23-year-old righty came out zinging fastballs in the upper 90s mph. He was one strike away from throwing seven scoreless innings — instead, he left with the bases loaded and two outs, and reliever Carlos Torres gave up Andrelton Simmons' three-run double.
Wheeler allowed six hits, struck out five and walked three. He drew a nice ovation when manager Terry Collins pulled him, and walked to the dugout with his head down.
Byrd's two-run homer capped a three-run burst in the sixth off Brandon Beachy (2-1). The right-hander pitched a day before the first anniversary of his Tommy John surgery, and made his fifth start since the elbow operation.
Wheeler briskly trotted toward the mound to begin the seventh with a 4-0 lead. He quickly retired the first two batters before Paul Janish doubled and pinch-hitter Joey Terdoslavich walked. Wheeler got ahead of Jason Heyward at 1-2, but wound up walking him to load the bases.
Collins signaled for Torres, and soon the game nearly was tied. Simmons cleared the bases with his double into the left-field corner and kept going to third when shortstop Omar Quintanilla sailed his relay home.
Torres backed up the play and caught the errant toss in the air, yet almost cost himself with a wild toss toward third that second baseman David Murphy alertly tracked down.
Reliever Scott Rice retired Freddie Freeman on a fly ball to protect the 4-3 lead. LaTroy Hawkins pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
Byrd hit his career-best 21st homer and second in two days. Davis added an insurance run in the eighth with a drive into the top rows of the upper deck in right.
Young reached on Simmons' throwing error from shortstop to lead off the first, stole second and scored on Davis' two-out single. Young beat out a clever push bunt toward Simmons to start the sixth and stole his career-high 28th base.