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Kidneys are the body's unsung heroes: they cleanse the blood of excess waste and help stabilize blood pressure and water balance. Like every organ, kidneys are also vulnerable to disease such as cancer.
According to the American Cancer Society, kidney cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers among men and women in the United States, with about 62,000 new cases diagnosed every year. Many of these cases are discovered incidentally when a patient is being evaluated for another health problem. This is because kidney cancer rarely causes symptoms until it has reached an advanced stage.
The most common form of cancer is renal cell carcinoma, which forms in the cells that line the tubules of the kidney. Another variation is transitional cell carcinoma, which can form in the cells that line the renal pelvis, ureter or bladder.
Key risk factors for kidney cancer are smoking, obesity and exposure to workplace chemicals, making the disease almost twice as prevalent in men as women. Other risk factors include high blood pressure, a family history of kidney cancer and certain inherited genetic conditions.
One of the chief symptoms of kidney cancer is blood in the urine, which often times isn't visible to the naked eye. Other symptoms include persistent pain in the side, a lump or mass in the side or the abdomen, unexplained weight loss, fever and fatigue.
Evaluation may include urinalysis, blood tests, CT scan, MRI or ultrasounds. In order to confirm the diagnosis, sometimes a biopsy (a small tissue sample) of the suspicious area of the kidney is taken and then examined by a pathologist.
Treatment often depends on the type, location and stage of the disease. Surgery to remove the tumor is usually the first choice of treatment, and is increasingly performed using minimally invasive techniques. Some patients with smaller tumors may not need to have their tumor removed; instead, it can be treated with cryosurgery, a minimally invasive technique in which extreme cold is used to destroy the tumor.
If a patient is not a candidate for surgery or cryosurgery, the cancer may be treated with radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy (substances designed to boost or restore the natural defenses against the cancer), targeted therapies (drugs that take aim at blocking specific pathways active in the progression of kidney cancer) or a combination of these treatments.
As with many cancers, you can take steps to reduce risk of kidney cancer by staying at a healthy weight, not smoking, avoiding exposure to harmful chemicals and maintaining a healthy blood pressure. Be sure to get checked by your doctor if any symptoms appear.
If you or a loved one is diagnosed with kidney cancer, it is important to find a cancer center that has expertise in the management of kidney cancer, with specific focus on organ preservation and reconstructive surgery to maximize quality of life.
NewYork-Presbyterian Cancer Centers provide high-quality, comprehensive cancer care at convenient locations throughout the New York metropolitan area, Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley. The hospital's Cancer Centers provide a comprehensive program of cancer services in state-of-the-art, comfortable environments. Board certified medical, surgical and radiation oncologists provide each patient with an individualized plan of care. To find a location in your area visit nyp.org/cancerlocations.
NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the largest and most comprehensive hospitals in the nation, ranked New York's No. 1 hospital for the 16th consecutive year, and No. 6 in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report. Affiliated with two academic medical colleges – Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian brings together internationally recognized researchers and clinicians to develop and implement the latest approaches for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center is one of only three NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in New York State. NewYork-Presbyterian provides comprehensive cancer care at all of our locations across the New York Metro area including Westchester County and the Hudson Valley. Learn more at nyp.org/cancer.


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Garry Rayno's Statehouse Dome: Diverse group favors death penalty repeal
January 11. 2014 8:59PM
Perhaps the biggest new issue to come before lawmakers this year will be death penalty repeal.
Rep. Robert Cushing, D-Hampton, has put together a group of co-sponsors for his repeal bill that includes Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives and House and Senate members.
Among the sponsors are Sen. Bette Laskey, D-Nashua, and Sen. Sam Cataldo, R-Farmington, who are on opposite sides of the political spectrum; Rep. Kathy Souza, D-Manchester, a pro-life activist, and Rep. Mary Jane Wallner, D-Concord, a pro-choice activist; Rep. Mark Warden, R-Goffstown, a Free State supporter; Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, R-Manchester, a libertarian-leaning longtime repeal supporter; and Rep. Robert Rowe, R-Amherst, a former district court judge.
Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States," will be in New Hampshire this week to add repeal support.
In the early 1980s, Prejean corresponded with death row inmate Patrick Sonnier, becoming his spiritual adviser. After witnessing his execution, she wrote her book, which became a movie, an opera and a play.
Since 1984, Prejean has offered support to six men who were executed and is convinced some were not guilty.
Cushing's father was murdered by an off-duty Hampton police officer about 25 years ago. Cushing has sponsored similar repeal legislation that wound up being vetoed by former Gov. John Lynch.
Both the House and the Senate approved repealing the death penalty during Jeanne Shaheen's tenure as governor, but lawmakers failed to override her veto. In recent years, the House approved repeal, but the Senate killed it.
This time, the bill has a very good chance or passing the House, but its fate in the Senate is very iffy.
Gov. Maggie Hassan has said she would sign a repeal bill as long as it was not retroactive, so Michael Addison's death sentenced could not be commuted. Addison killed Manchester police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006.
The public hearing on the death penalty repeal bill, House Bill 1170, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday in Room 204 of the Legislative Office Building, but could be moved to Representative's Hall.
Guns: Two bills dealing with guns will be heard Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bill 318 would establish the crime of domestic violence without changing any state existing laws, instead grouping the statutes in a new domestic violence section.
Amanda Grady Sexton of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence said the change would help the state's law enforcement and criminal justice systems more easily identify instances of domestic violence.
New Hampshire is one of 15 states without the crime of domestic violence; instead, law enforcement uses assault and criminal-threatening statutes to charge abusers.
The mother of a boy killed by his father in Manchester last August will testify in favor of the bill. Becky Ranes had a domestic violence protection order against Muni Savyon when Savyon shot and killed their 9-year-old son, Joshua Savyon, before turning the gun on himself at the Manchester YWCA visitation center.
The Senate Judiciary hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Room 100 of the State House.
Earlier that morning, the same committee will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 244, which would require those with mental illness to be placed on the federal registry of people prohibited from owning guns.
Under the bill, anyone who has been found incompetent to stand trial, found guilty by reason of insanity, had a court-appointed guardian or been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility would automatically be added to the federal registry.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. David Watters, D-Dover, would also establish a procedure to have a person's name removed from the federal registry.
Bob Clegg, president of Pro Gun NH, said the bill needs a provision for people whose illness was temporary.
There is a big hole in the current system, he said, and the bill would work well if such a provision was added.
"We don't want people to have weapons who shouldn't have them," Clegg said. "We call mental health issues a disease, but why is it the disease where we punish people after they are cured?"
The public hearing on SB 244 will be at 9 a.m.
Another bill, House Bill 1379, would exempt firearms records from the state's right-to-know law.
Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Goley, D-Manchester, the bill attempts to prevent what happened in New York when a local newspaper published the names and addresses of people in the community with concealed carry permits.
According to Clegg, instead of avoiding the residences as most suspected, burglars targeted the homes to steal the guns.
"That put more illegal firearms on streets," Clegg said.
The public hearing on the bill will be held Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. in Room 208 of the LOB before the House Judiciary Committee.
Unfinished Business: The House continues Wednesday moving through its calendar of "retained bills," which committees worked on over the summer and fall and need to be decided by the end of the month.
House members will have to decide if they want to legalize marijuana, regulate it and tax it.
Under a proposal from Vaillancourt, the state would receive $30 an ounce as well as a 15 percent tax on the purchase price for pot that he believes could raise between $20 million to $30 million.
The bill would make New Hampshire the first state to have its legislature legalize, regulate and tax pot. Colorado and Washington legalized pot by referendum.
House members will also have to decide if young people who entered the country illegally, but spent much of the young lives in the
Granite State should receive in-state tuition rates at the University System of New Hampshire schools.
Supporters say the young people, who are here through no fault of their own, should not be punished, but opponents say giving them in-state tuition rates is not fair to young citizens of other states who pay more to attend the New Hampshire schools.
Another bill would allow the use of license plate scanning devices but not allow law enforcement to retain the information unless a match is found for such things as a stolen car or the owner is wanted on a warrant.
House members will be asked to decide if investments in the failed Financial Resource Mortgage should be compensated for their lost money, although the $5 million proposed for the fund would only cover a small portion of what investors lost in the ponzi scheme.
Requiring anyone who "records" cruelty to livestock would be required to report the action to law enforcement and preserve the recording to turn over to police.
The bill has drawn the interest of the National Press Photographers Association which objects to the bill.
"Your proposed bill not only undermines and abridges those important principals, but in effect makes journalists and anyone gathering such information an arm of law enforcement. If enacted, the law will stifle any meaningful reporting on animal cruelty. We believe the creation of a civil penalty for failure to report information (and retain protected news material for possible use as evidence) to law enforcement also fails under the First, Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments in that it abridges free speech and press and may constitute a constructive unreasonable seizure lacking in due process," wrote the association's general counsel Mickey H. Osterreicher.
Resignations: The resignations of four House members were accepted at Wednesday first session day of the 2014 session.
The four Representatives, one Republicans and three Democrats, will not be replaced because it is too late to hold special elections to replace them.
Under state law, no special election may be held after March 15. The time requirements for signing up, holding a primary and then a special election would stretch beyond the March 15 deadline.
Those who resigned are:
David H. Thompson, a Derry Republican, serving his first term in the House;
Joy K. Tilton, a Northfield Democrat, serving her fourth term in the House;
Delmar Burridge, a Keene Democrat, serving his third term in the House;
And Nicholas Levasseau, a Manchester Democrat, serving his fourth term in the House.
The representative cited either moving out of their districts or a change in employment status as reasons for their resignations.
Explainer: Rep. David Hess, R-Hooksett, will have a press conference Monday to explain his bill that would make certain charitable and non-profit organizations subject to the business enterprise tax.
Under Hess's plan the change would be revenue neutral because the business enterprise tax rate would drop. His bill largely targets large non-profits such as hospitals and universities.
The bill is bound to draw the ire of the Hospital Association and the NH College and University Council.
A public hearing on House Bill 1509 will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in Room 202 of the LOB before the House Ways and Means Committee.
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PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – The No. 21 Georgia College golf team matched its best round of the tournament on the final day Tuesday, carding a 291 to finish third at the 2012 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Championship at Callaway Gardens.
The third-round 291 combines with a 293 and 291 yesterday for a total of 11-over par at the par-72, 7,057-yard Callaway Gardens Mountain View course. The Bobcats finished just three strokes behind the tie for first place at the tourney.
No. 6 UNC Pembroke and No. 15 USC Aiken tied for the team lead with an eight-under par 872, with UNCP taking the first playoff hole for a PBC title.
PBC Freshman of the Year Ryan Trocchio (Norcross, Ga.) took ninth at three-over par, following yesterday's 71s with a 77 today. Trocchio battled with just one birdie after recording six holes under par over the first two rounds.
Recording the team's lowest final round was Victor Monte (Chantilly, Va.), a one-under 71 after yesterday's 81 and 73, taking 21st in nine-over par. Monte got a solid and consistent start, with just one hole over par on the front nine in today's action.
Junior All-PBC selection Patrick Garrett (Kennesaw, Ga.) was just a stroke behind Trocchio in 11th, firing 76-72-72 for a four-over effort. The No. 37 golfer in the nation, Garrett recorded four birdies on the front nine today.
Freshman David Sullivan (Woodstock, Ga.) tied Monte at 21st with rounds of 74, 75 and 76. Sullivan was at even par for the final five holes today. Junior All-PBC pick Taylor Smith (Mansfield, Ga.) was 27th, bookending a pair of 72s around an 82. The No. 53 player in the country, Smith recorded three birdies in his final round.
Flagler College's Joel Dahlenburg defended his 2011 Individual Medalist honors successfully, finishing at three-under par, just one stroke ahead of USCA's Matt Atkins.
The Bobcats beat three teams in the Golfstat top-30, as No. 30 Columbus State University was fourth, No. 19 Armstrong fifth and No. 20 Georgia Southwestern State University took sixth.
Georgia College now awaits at-large selection to the 2012 NCAA South/Southeast SuperRegional, set to begin May 7. The event is hosted this season in Conover, N.C. by Lenoir-Rhyne University.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Tragic Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash in 1977 Happened Only Days from Evansville Concert
On August 1st, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the southern rock band, will return to Evansville, IN. Even though this is not the first time the band has performed in Evansville since the tragic plane crash in 1977, every time they come to this area they bring along memories of that fatal crash.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was in the prime of their career when a devastating tragedy occurred. On October 19th, 1977, the band played a concert in Greenville, South Carolina. The next day, Oct 20, 1977, they boarded a chartered plane heading to their next show in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While flying over Mississippi, the Convair CV-300 plane ran out of fuel and the pilots attempted an emergency landing on a small airstrip, but the plane couldn't make it and instead crashed in a forest in the town of Gillsburg, Mississippi. Band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines, along with assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray were killed on impact. The rest of the band, road crew, and tour manager Ron Eckerman all suffered serious injuries but survived.
This horrific crash devastated the music industry of the day. Fans across America, including thousands of fans from this area, mourned the loss of the band members. The crash happened just three days before Lynyrd Skynyrd was scheduled to perform a show in Evansville at Roberts Stadium on October 23rd. This left many local fans feeling a greater since of loss because they felt a personal connection to the tragedy.
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UPDATE: Keene woman arraigned in fatal hit-and-run crash that killed her housemateBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
November 03. 2013 9:02PM
KEENE — A Marlboro Road woman remains in custody Monday morning after she was arraigned on hit and run charges in a fatal crash Saturday that resulted in the death of her housemate as he was riding his bike on the side of Route 101.
Tracy A. Burroughs, 41, was arrested Saturday on felony charges of conduct after an accident — leaving the scene of a fatal accident — and negligent homicide after Keon E. Ioannou, 48, of Keene, was struck and killed around 1:50 a.m. Saturday. Court documents supplied in 8th Circuit Court, Keene District Division, Monday morning refer to Burroughs as the victim's girlfriend.
On Sunday, police said Burroughs is also facing a felony count of driving while intoxicated.
In court Monday morning, citing her alleged intoxication at the time of the accident, assistant Cheshire County attorney Jean Kilham said Burroughs is "a clear danger to the community" and requested Judge Edward Burke not reduce her bail conditions.
Burroughs appeared in court via video feed from the Cheshire Court House of Correction.
She held her head down for most of the arraignment, occasionally sobbed and shook her head back and forth — as if to disagree — when attorneys discussed whether she was a danger to the community or not.
Burke held her bail at $25,000 cash.
Burroughs is set to appear in the district court for her probable cause hearing Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
Outside of the courtroom, Kilham said if Burroughs were to post bail she would return before the judge so conditions could be set.
Burroughs is accused of being behind the wheel of the vehicle that hit Ioannou. She was arrested Sunday at 6:30 a.m. at 848 Marlboro St., the home she shared with Ioannou.
Burroughs worked at the restaurant Tony Clamato's on Court Street, which was owned by Ioannou.
"They were living together and Keon owned Tony Clamato's and she was a waitress there," Kilham said.
According to the arrest affidavit written by Keene Police Officer Joel C. Chidester, Ioannou was riding his bicycle east on Route 101 when he was "struck on the left side by the motor vehicle, which caused significant injuries and led to his death. … (O)fficers went to the victim's residence in an attempt to locate the next-of-kin and spoke with his girlfriend, Tracy Burroughs. These officers observed that Burroughs was intoxicated."
In a subsequent police interview, "Burroughs admitted to having approximately four drinks over the course of several hours before driving home from Tony Clamato's. She stated that she "blacked out" on the drive home and does not remember anything from the time that she left the restaurant until she arrived at the residence and went to bed."
Burroughs told police she left the restaurant around 10:30 p.m. several hours before Ioannou left. She said Ioannou usually leaves the restaurant between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m.
Security cameras at the Cheshire County Sheriff's Office, which is across the street from Tony' Clamato's, shows Burroughs arriving at the restaurant at about 5:55 p.m. Friday and that she left about 1:42 a.m. Saturday.
A sign posted at Tony Clamato's Monday said the restaurant is closed until further notice. On the steps of the entrance, friends and family left flowers, a Red Sox T-shirt and baseball cap, as well as candles and messages to Ioannou.
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KEENE — A woman is scheduled to appear in court today to face charges in a hit-and-run collision that killed a man she lived with.
Tracy A. Burroughs, 41, was arrested Saturday on felony charges of leaving the scene of a fatal accident and negligent homicide. On Sunday, police said Burroughs is also facing a felony count of driving while intoxicated.
Burroughs is accused of being behind the wheel of the vehicle that hit Keon E. Ioannou, 48, of Keene, around 1:50 a.m. Saturday. Police records show she was arrested at 6:30 a.m. at 848 Marlboro St., the home she shared with Ioannou, relatives said.
Keene police said in a written statement that investigators found no signs that the driver made any effort to stop before or after the collision just east of Graves Road on Route 101.
Ioannou co-owned Tony Clamato's Ristorante on Court Street and was fondly remembered on the restaurant's Facebook page by friends who offered condolences and prayers to the family below a post that read "Closed Until Further Notice." Another picture showed a small shrine that included a Boston Red Sox shirt and hat and lit candles on the steps in front of the entrance.
Keon Ioannou's personal Facebook page showed a post from Friday night around 10 p.m. saying he was with Burroughs at the restaurant. Police received a call nearly four hours later for a bicyclist on the side of the road who was dead when medical personnel arrived; he was identified as Ioannou.
Keene Police Sgt. Christopher Simonds refused to comment on Ioannou and Burroughs' relationship, saying more details would be released by prosecutors during Burroughs' appearance today in 8th Circuit Court in Keene.
Simonds said Burroughs remained in the Cheshire County jail Sunday evening. She was being held on $25,000 cash bail.
Steve Ioannou, Keon's brother, confirmed that Burroughs lived with his brother, but declined further comment Sunday night.
- Written by Doug Alden, New Hampshire Union Leader.


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Can I see some RFID?
Honeywell International forecast a fiscal 2013 profit mostly below estimates, partly because of a charge from its Intermec acquisition announced on Monday, and said it expected slow economic growth next year. The company, whose many industrial products include cockpit electronics and automotive turbochargers, said it would buy mobile computing device maker Intermec for $600 million, or $10 per share.
Honeywell said the deal, which offers Intermec shareholders a 25% premium from Friday's closing stock price, would hurt 2013 earnings by $0.03-0.04 per share. It forecast a 2013 profit of $4.75-4.95 per share, excluding items, while analysts on average expect $4.95. Honeywell said it expected revenue of $39.0-39.5 billion for 2013, which compares with analysts' expectations of $39.42 billion.
"While Intermec strengthens our core scanning and mobile computing business, it opens up entirely new opportunities in RFID (radio frequency identification), voice solutions and barcode and receipt printing segments that we currently don't serve," said Roger Fradin, CEO of Honeywell's automation and control products unit.
Honeywell International (HON : NYSE : US$61.86), Net Change: -0.11, % Change: -0.18%, Volume: 2,945,121
Intermec (IN : NYSE : US$9.83), Net Change: 1.85, % Change: 23.18%, Volume: 17,873,637


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The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.
The Norfolk & Western Railway Freight Station in Roanoke, Virginia, played a significant role in the industrial development of the city for nearly 100 years. Freight rail service to Roanoke (then known as Big Lick) commenced in 1852. In 1882, Roanoke became the most important junction point as well as corporate headquarters for the newly formed Norfolk & Western Railway, which became a major carrier of coal from mines in West Virginia and Virginia. Beginning in 1916, and completed in 1918, the Norfolk & Western Railway Freight Station was built to accommodate an ever-increasing amount of freight traffic the older depots were not designed for. The new two-story, fifty-bay-long Freight Station was built parallel to the railroad tracks. Today the Norfolk & Western Railway Freight Station serves as the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
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5 Reasons Why Mountain Dew Dropping Lil Wayne Is A Big Deal
Mountain Dew is no longer riding for—or, rather, skating with—Lil Wayne. Their parent company PepsiCo cut ties with the celebrity endorser late last week after they received backlash for a crude reference that Weezy made to Emmett Till on Future's "Karate Chop" remix back in February. So although Mountain Dew recently centered an entire DEWeezy campaign around the Young Money CEO, Wayne will no longer be involved in promoting PepsiCo's products.
This isn't the first time we've seen a major corporation drop a rapper because of his lyrical content. Less than a month ago, Reebok did the same thing to Rick Ross because of a line he spit on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." But we would argue that people aren't paying close enough attention to what Wayne getting dropped by Mountain Dew actually means. Everyone is focusing on how he's losing a lot of money. But what about the other unintended consequences of his doomed relationship with PepsiCo? With that in mind, we put together five reasons why Mountain Dew dropping Lil Wayne is a big deal. Here's how it could affect him as well as others.


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Area Obituaries
Viola Dolbear Hartman, 87, of Jackson died Oct. 20, 2006 at her residence.
She was born July 13, 1919 in Jackson. She was a member of McCann's United Methodist Church. She was a cosmetologist with King Swanson.
Survivors include her daughter, Peggy Clolinger, Jackson; three step-daughters, Julia Jean Walters, Barbara Joan O'Hear, Donna Lorane Gibbons, all of Mobile; three brothers, Clyde Dolbear, David Dolbear, both of Jackson, Gene Dolbear, Petal, Miss.; six sisters, Lucile Middleton, Lillian Willoughby, Laura Smith, Marie McCorquodale, all of Jackson, Lottie Carlson, Buchannon Dam, Texas, Gaynor Sanders, Hazel Green, Ala.; three grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; numerous nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Lamar Hartman, her mother, Sara McDonald Dolbear, three sisters, Vivian Mathews, Bertha May and Anita Spillers, all of Jackson.
The service was Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Lathan Funeral Home in Jackson with Rev. Joe McKenney officiating. Burial was in Trinity Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Jackson.
L.V. Martin, 80, of Grove Hill died Oct. 22, 2006 at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital.
He was born May 22, 1926. He was a member of the Mt. Zion No. 2 Baptist Church of Grove Hill. He served as a deacon. He was a member of the Utopia Masonic Lodge No. 251 Community Club House of Grove Hill. He was a retired maintenance worker for Stauffer in Bucks.
Survivors include his wife, Minnie Taite Martin, Grove Hill; three sons, Andrain (Sallie) Martin, Jeffery (Beverly) Martin, Durlin Martin, all of Grove Hill; two daughters, Lanette Martin, Debra Martin, both of Birmingham; one brother, Walter Martin, New Orleans, La.; one uncle, Fred Martin, Grove Hill; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday, Oct. 28 at 11 a.m. until the funeral hour at noon at the Mt. Zion No. 2 Baptist Church in Grove Hill. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Grove Hill. Jackson Memorial Funeral Home will direct.


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The Hartford will have a new CEO in July as Liam E. McGee steps down amid health problems, the company announced Monday.
McGee, 59, will remain as chairman of The Hartford Financial Services Group until the next annual shareholders' meeting.
Christopher J. Swift, 53, will be the property-casualty insurer's new CEO. Swift came to The Hartford in March 2010 as chief financial officer and executive vice president.
"I look forward to continuing as chairman to ensure a smooth transition, while also devoting additional time to continued recovery from a recent procedure related to my previously disclosed health issue," McGee said.
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The Federal Government's Role in Empowering Americans to Make Informed Financial Decisions
Written Statement of the
North American Securities Administrators Association
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce,
and the District of Columbia
April 30, 2007
Introduction to NASAA:
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) is the oldest international organization devoted to investor protection. It was organized in 1919 and is a voluntary association with a membership consisting of 67 state, provincial and territorial securities regulators in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, and Mexico.
These state administrators are responsible for the licensing of firms and investment professionals, registration of certain securities offerings, examination of broker-dealers and investment advisers, enforcement of state securities laws, and investor education.
Financial Education Role of State Securities Regulators:
The securities regulators that form the NASAA membership are firmly committed to promoting and supporting financial literacy, and are dedicated to delivering financial education. We believe we have an ongoing obligation to help our constituents develop the knowledge they need to make sound personal financial decisions. We believe that reaching our young citizens with financial education at a very early age can help them build a lifetime of good money management habits. And we believe that financial education is the first and best defense against financial fraud, abuse, and exploitation.
We recognize that the ability to make good financial decisions can make the difference in assuring that our citizens become and remain productive economic contributors. We also realize that the ability to make good financial decisions ultimately impacts the economic health of our families, our communities, our states, and this nation overall.
NASAA members have long served as advisers on education issues and are currently liaisons to the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education.
NASAA Investor Education Section:
The NASAA Investor Education Section was created in 1997 by the NASAA Board of Directors to help support the financial education efforts of our members. The Investor Education Section, along with a network of professionals from across the NASAA membership, is responsible for developing, coordinating, delivering, and supporting financial education initiatives that can be utilized by state securities regulators in their ongoing endeavor to improve the level of financial literacy in their jurisdictions. Currently, the Section has five focus areas: Youth Outreach, Senior Outreach, Affinity and Ethnic Based Outreach, Coordination and Online Resources Awareness.
At the Grassroots Level:
Nearly all state and provincial securities regulators have established investor education departments or divisions within their agencies. The result is a unique network of dedicated professionals delivering financial education at the grassroots level throughout North America. Our financial education professionals can be found at work in such venues as the classroom, the workplace, senior centers, and at trade and professional organization events. They partner with teachers, employers, and peer-based volunteer groups to deliver financial education to our constituents of all ages.
Financial Literacy Education Commission:
NASAA supported the creation of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, and we were grateful to have the opportunity to make a presentation to the FLEC on May 20, 2004, and to participate in one of the FLEC's national strategy meetings on March 4, 2005. In addition, in our ongoing effort to remain engaged in FLEC policy making, NASAA sent a comment letter concerning the formulation of its national strategy.
NASAA applauds the efforts of the Financial Literacy Education Commission and agrees with the GAO's report (Financial Literacy and Education Commission: Further Progress Needed to Ensure an Effective National Strategy, December 2006) that the "inherent difficulty of coordinating the efforts of 20 federal agencies, small number of staff devoted to operating the Commission and the limited funding" do provide constraints to their effectiveness.
While the Commission, in the GAO's words, has taken "some positive first steps," there has been slow but deliberate progress in integrating the commission's national strategy for financial literacy. One challenge to be addressed is how to organize the existing financial literacy programs of the Commission's members and how best to reach a consensus on a harmonized message. Another challenge the commission faces is disseminating the programs/information to the public from a centralized location in Washington, DC. In this regard NASAA members stand ready to partner with the Commission to mobilize their respective grassroots networks to reach more people in need of financial education.
Coordination of Efforts and Partnerships
NASAA was honored to be invited as a panelist in the April 17, 2007 inaugural meeting of the National Financial Education Network. The Commission stated this new network is intended to create an open dialogue and advance financial education at the state and local level. NASAA encourages the Commission to move forward in establishing effective ways of connecting all parties both electronically and through face to face meetings throughout the year. This dialogue and communication could be facilitated electronically through a list serve and web site and quarterly conference calls.
It is essential that this National Financial Education Network be fully integrated into the framework of how the Commission operates thus utilizing and mobilizing the vast resources of both state and private and nonprofit organizations and their extensive networks. Full integration of the National Financial Education Network would ensure that events held across the nation include all members of the financial literacy community that wish to participate.
One example of how this could work effectively is to coordinate joint events with both Treasury and state officials as participants. That way, we could leverage resources, and members of the audience have a local point of contact for future questions and requests for information.
NASAA agrees with the GAO's assessment that "greater collaboration by the Commission with state and local governments may be particularly important given the critical role that school districts can play in improving financial literacy." Further consideration should also be given to the GAO's recommendation that "the Commission consider how the federal government can influence or incentivize states or school districts to include financial education in school curriculum."
Complete coordination with federal, state and local government and private organizations should not be considered just a step in the national strategy, but viewed as a crucial and integral part of the Commission's mandate. The existing grassroots network available to the commission provides the entire picture of financial literacy efforts that we believe Congress intended when creating the Financial Literacy Education Commission. The many participants in the financial education community and the considerable amount of resources that they provide are remarkable. The Commission has a unique opportunity to unite these groups, foster dialog, and promote cooperation. Nothing short of complete cooperation with these groups will fully constitute a fully integrated National Financial Literacy Strategy.
Specific Examples of Successful State and Provincial Programs:
To better frame the nature of our work in the area of financial education and why partnership in the newly created National Financial Education Network would prove mutually beneficial to the Financial Literacy Education Commission members, we share a few highlights of several of our member's financial education initiatives focusing on youth, senior and affinity and ethnic-based outreach.
Youth Outreach
Teaching youth the value of sound investing principles is the thrust of Oklahoma's InvestEd™ STARS program. STARS stands for Students Tracking and Researching the Stock Market. This is an online investment education program produced by the Oklahoma Securities Commission and the University of Oklahoma. High school teachers take a week long training by an InvestEd™ STARS specialist who equips them with the knowledge they need to incorporate the program in their school. These teachers then take this interactive STARS curriculum to the classroom where they teach students how to research stocks, study market behavior, track long-term portfolio performance and as a capstone each student ends the course with written report on what they've discovered about the Stock Market.
Senior Outreach
In the area of Senior Outreach, our California member has developed a highly successful anti-fraud education program that utilizes peer-based volunteerism. The Seniors Against Investment Fraud program (SAIF) – provides seniors with a toll free call center to utilize before purchasing or investing in any type of "financial" product. The SAIF program takes a leadership role in alerting and educating Californians over the age of 50 about investment and telemarketing fraud and how to avoid being victimized. The state of Florida developed a similar grass roots program which uses a "train the trainer approach" and utilizes regional directors and trained Senior Sleuths to spot crime in their own communities and present fraud prevention seminars.
Affinity & Ethnic-Based Outreach
In times of heightened deployment, United States service members have become targets of financial scams. These scams can directly affect unit morale and readiness as well as military service members' credit history and military career. To combat this fraud head on, our Pennsylvania member developed Operation ASAP which stands for Armed Services Assets Protection Program. The program run by the Pennsylvania Securities Commission is an online resource to give military personnel and their family members the tools they need to invest wisely and avoid scams. Other NASAA members have created similar programs such as California's "Troops Against Predatory Scams," or TAPS.
One of our Canadian members in British Columbia decided to confront religious affinity fraud by creating their own God's Fraud Squad. The program developed by the British Columbia Securities Commission and supported through the BCSC Education Fund, raises awareness and protects religious congregations from affinity fraud. Two ordained chaplains, trained by the BCSC provide investor education to congregations of all denominations and caution them to guard against those looking to "fleece the flock." Our New Mexico member has a similar initiative called "Preying on those who Pray."
Partnering Relationships/Collaborations:
NASAA looks for opportunities to join forces with other members of the financial education community. NASAA believes it is essential to pool our resources and share our expertise on these joint ventures. Most recently NASAA partnered with the securities industry, in offering the "Understanding Your Brokerage Account Statement" brochure. This was significant because the brochure is also offered in Spanish which links investment education to the fast-growing, yet, underserved Spanish-speaking population in the United States.
NASAA members seek other avenues of educational outreach to specific groups like senior investors through events such as the Senior Olympics and the National Council on Aging Conference. On a regular basis, our members work with the American Savings Education Council, the Councils for Economic Education, and are involved in state level Jump$tart coalitions.
State securities regulators meet annually with the financial education professionals from the Securities and Exchange Commission to engage in a dialogue about our respective programs and progress in the ongoing quest to improve financial literacy. This meeting gives us an opportunity to learn what's new or under development, helps us identify gaps in financial education, leverage resources of our financial education colleagues, and further hone best practices. NASAA and the SEC continue to build on joint partnership to protect senior investors. Last year NASAA and the SEC held the first ever Seniors Summit in July 2006.
Plans are underway for a second Seniors Summit this fall where the results of "free lunch" examinations in which NASAA administrators and SEC enforcement have partnered will be released. The 2007 Seniors Summit will also provide the solutions and tools seniors need to combat fraud.
The NASAA network of financial education professionals can be an excellent delivery vehicle for state/federal collaborative education programs.
NASAA offers a wide range of investor education resources on its website. Visitors to the site will find a wealth of information to help them build both financial knowledge and financial security. Among other educational experiences on the NASAA Web site, visitors can utilize the Senior Investor Resource Center and the NASAA Fraud Center, and locate state specific resources available through individual NASAA members.
These resources, along with brochures, investor alerts and other financial education materials are available in the Investor Education Sectionof the NASAA website. In addition, NASAA developed and funds the Investing Online Resource Center.
State securities regulators have traditionally been a highly effective resource in the pursuit of greater financial literacy. They represent a nationwide network of highly trained, unbiased, non-commercial experts in financial services, products and fraud avoidance. They are on the front lines of financial education initiatives in every state, translating Wall Street to Main Street for small investors throughout the country. NASAA and its members welcome the opportunity to work more closely with both the Financial Literacy Education Commission and Subcommittee members in their ongoing efforts to improve the level of financial literacy throughout the country.
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USU Faculty Member Continues his Work as a Jefferson Science Fellow
Thursday, Mar. 21, 2013
As the school year nears its end, a professor from Utah State University's College of Agriculture continues his service as a Jefferson Science Fellow in Washington, D.C.
Roger Kjelgren, a professor in the Plants, Soils and Climate Department, has served as a Jefferson Science Fellow (JSF) in Washington, D.C., since August 2012, working as a science advisor in the U. S. State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research Office of Economic Affairs.
The Jefferson Science Fellowship was founded in 2003 to establish a new model of engagement between the American academic science, technology, engineering and medical communities and American policy makers. Fellows spend a one-year assignment as science advisors on foreign policy issues and, after, continue to serve as a resource to the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development for an additional five years.
Fellows are selected by a 21-member committee made up of leadership from the National Academy of Sciences, State Department and former fellows and go through an extensive U.S. government security clearance process prior to serving as a JSF.
"What I bring to [the] State and the intelligence community is a unique scientific perspective on agricultural and higher education issues in developing countries," Kjelgren said.
Using that perspective, Kjelgren regularly engages in free trade discussions and writes about the economic impact climate volatility will have on agriculture and forestry in developing countries.
Additionally, Kjelgren plans to explore higher education gender ratios in developing countries and the use of remote sensing technologies to quantify water supplies in major river basins around the world.
Living in Washington, D.C., has been a highlight for Kjelgren.
"D.C. is a fascinating city of people and pedestrians interested in many things," Kjelgren said. "There are talks [at] any given hour [on] any given policy topic somewhere in the city."
Kjelgren has also served as a Fulbright fellow in Thailand that led to developing academic relationships with partner Thai and Chinese universities.
Related links:
USU Plants, Soils and Climate Department
Contact: Roger Kjelgren, 435-797-2972, email@example.com
Writer: Tiffany Adams, email@example.com, 435-797-7406


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After the Great Transformation
At some point over the last decade, the human population crossed a remarkable threshold. Today, over half of the human population lives in cities and towns, up from one-third in 1960 and only 3 percent in 1800. By 2050, the United Nations estimates, two-thirds of the global population will live in urban settings.
The shift from rural to urban represents far more than a change in settlement patterns. It brings with it profound changes in social, political, and economic organization: the urbanization of the planet has been largely inseparable from industrialization and the rise of market economies.


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|April 5, 2016
|Houston Astros released LHP Wandy Rodriguez.
|January 26, 2016
|Houston Astros signed free agent LHP Wandy Rodriguez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|January 26, 2016
|LHP Wandy Rodriguez assigned to Fresno Grizzlies.
|November 20, 2015
|Omaha Storm Chasers released LHP Wandy Rodriguez.
|September 1, 2015
|Omaha Storm Chasers placed LHP Wandy Rodriguez on the restricted list.
|August 17, 2015
|LHP Wandy Rodriguez assigned to Omaha Storm Chasers.
|August 16, 2015
|Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Wandy Rodriguez to a minor league contract.
|August 4, 2015
|Texas Rangers released LHP Wandy Rodriguez.
|July 29, 2015
|Texas Rangers designated LHP Wandy Rodriguez for assignment.
|April 24, 2015
|Texas Rangers selected the contract of LHP Wandy Rodriguez from Round Rock Express.
|April 6, 2015
|Texas Rangers signed free agent LHP Wandy Rodriguez to a minor league contract.
|April 6, 2015
|LHP Wandy Rodriguez assigned to Round Rock Express.
|April 3, 2015
|Atlanta Braves released LHP Wandy Rodriguez.
|January 25, 2015
|LHP Wandy Rodriguez assigned to Gwinnett Braves.
|January 13, 2015
|Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Wandy Rodriguez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|May 30, 2014
|Pittsburgh Pirates released LHP Wandy Rodriguez.
|May 22, 2014
|Pittsburgh Pirates designated LHP Wandy Rodriguez for assignment.
|May 15, 2014
|Pittsburgh Pirates activated LHP Wandy Rodriguez from the 15-day disabled list.
|May 1, 2014
|Pittsburgh Pirates sent LHP Wandy Rodriguez on a rehab assignment to Altoona Curve.
|April 21, 2014
|Pittsburgh Pirates placed LHP Wandy Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 20, 2014. Right knee inflammation
|November 1, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates activated LHP Wandy Rodriguez from the 60-day disabled list.
|November 1, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates activated LHP Wandy Rodriguez from the 60-day disabled list.
|September 6, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates sent LHP Wandy Rodriguez on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
|August 21, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates transferred LHP Wandy Rodriguez from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Left forearm strain.
|June 23, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates sent LHP Wandy Rodriguez on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
|June 11, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates placed LHP Wandy Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 6, 2013. Left forearm tightness.
|July 26, 2012
|Pittsburgh Pirates activated LHP Wandy Rodriguez.
|July 25, 2012
|Houston Astros traded LHP Wandy Rodriguez to Pittsburgh Pirates for LHP Colton Cain, CF Robbie Grossman and LHP Rudy Owens.
|June 13, 2011
|Wandy Rodriguez roster status changed by Houston Astros.
|June 8, 2011
|sent LHP Wandy Rodriguez on a rehab assignment to Corpus Christi Hooks.
|May 28, 2011
|Houston Astros placed LHP Wandy Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 23, 2011. Fluid in his left elbow.
Wandy Eriberto Rodriguez...Wife's name is Luz...Has two daughters; Wadelis (6/21/03) and Amanda (4/1/10) and one son; Wandy Jr. (10/19/11)...Was originally signed by Houston as a non-drafted free agent on 6/12/99.2013
Tossed 6.2 scoreless innings while winning his first start on 4/3 vs. Chicago (NL)...Left his second start on 4/8 at Arizona in the third inning with tightness in his left hamstring; MRI revealed a hamstring strain and he missed his next scheduled start on 4/14...Returned on 4/19 and faced the minimum amount of batters (21) in 7.0 innings of work in victory vs. Atlanta (one hit)...Singled as a pinch hitter on 4/27 at St. Louis...Surrendered three home runs and seven runs total in 3.2ip and suffered first loss on 4/29 at Milwaukee...Did not allow a run in his first two starts and 14.2ip at PNC Park before suffering loss vs. Washington on 5/5 (6.0ip/3er)...Gave up one run in 7.0ip and won a 3-1 decision over Yovani Gallardo at PNC Park on 5/15...Won his fourth straight start on 5/26 at Milwaukee (5.0ip/3er)...Left his start on 6/5 at Atlanta in the first inning due to tightness in his left forearm...Was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 6/11 (retro to 6/6) due to left forearm tightness...Made rehab start with Triple-A Indianapolis on 6/23 vs. Charlotte (4.0ip/4h/1r/1er/1bb/5so - 73 pitches)...Received a PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) injection on 7/1 and was shut down from throwing for three weeks...Threw a 35-pitch simulated game at PNC Park on 8/16...Was transferred to the 60-day D.L. on 8/21...Felt pain in his left forearm during simulated game/batting practice on 8/22...Was examined by Dr. Andrews in Pensacola, FL, on 8/27 and the results of the exam confirmed inflammation in the left forearm region....Made rehab start with Indianapolis during Game Three of the first round playoff series with Durham on 9/6 and suffered a 2-1 loss (3.0ip/3h/2r/1er/0bb/1so - 48 pitches)...Threw a 5.0-inning, 67-pitch simulated game at PNC Park on 9/12...Was shut down for the season on 9/14 due to continuing pain and discomfort in his left forearm.2012 Went 12-13 with a 3.76 ERA in 34 combined games (33 starts) between Houston and Pittsburgh...Tied carer highs in starts and innings pitched (205.2)...Ranked 13th in the N.L. in innings pitched...Made first career Opening Day start for Houston, but came away with a no-decision (6.1ip/3r/0er) on 4/6 vs. Colorado...Lost first two decisions before winning for the first time on 4/22 vs. Los Angeles on a combined 12-0 shutout (7.0ip/3h)...Allowed two runs in 6.0 innings in his 4/27 start at Cincinnati to end the month with a 1.72 ERA (31.1ip/6er)...Won third straight start (7.0ip/1r) on 5/2 vs. New York...Lost two straight decisions before winning his fourth game on 5/23 vs. Chicago; the victory moved him into sole possession of second place on Houston's all-time wins list by a lefthander ahead of Mike Hampton (Bob Knepper is first with 93)...Moved into sole possession of 10th place in career wins in Astros history by notching his 79th on 6/14 at San Francisco...Allowed two runs in 7.0 innings, but lost a 2-0 decision vs. Kansas City on 6/19...Had streak of 48 consecutive starts of at least 5.0 innings pitched end on 7/18 at San Diego after lasting 4.0 innings and giving up five runs; was the third-longest streak in club history, the longest active streak in the National League at the time and third longest in the Majors behind C.C. Sabathia (75 games) and Justin Verlander (71 games)...Lost his final three starts with Houston before being acquired by Pittsburgh on 7/24 in exchange for minor league pitchers Rudy Owens and Colton Cain and outfielder Robbie Grossman...Made debut with Pirates on 7/28 at Houston and received a no-decision in Pittsburgh's 4-3 win (6.0ip/3er) - also walked a season-high five batters in the game...Suffered loss on 8/3 at Cincinnati (7.0ip/3er); also snapped an 0-for-29 streak at the plate with a single off Mat Latos...Lost career-high six straight decisions from 7/13 to 8/15...Pitched 2.0 innings of relief in 19-inning game on 8/19 at St. Louis and picked up his first win with Pirates; was his first relief appearance since 10/1/06...Did not allow a run in back-to-back victories on 8/29 vs. St. Louis (6.0ip) and 9/4 vs. Houston (7.0ip)...Pitched 16.0 consecutive scoreless innings between 8/29 and 9/10...Won his last four decisions and went 5-1 with a 2.86 ERA (50.1ip/16er) in his last nine games, beginning on 8/19...Went 4-for-61 (.066) with two RBI and eight sacrifice bunts overall at the plate; 4-for-24 (.167) with an RBI and three bunts with the Pirates. 2011 Reached double-digit wins for the fourth time in his career and has won at least nine games in each of his seven Major League seasons (2005-11)...is one of only seven pitchers in franchise history to record nine-plus wins in seven-plus seasons, joining Joe Niekro (9), Larry Dierker (9), Roy Oswalt (8), Nolan Ryan (8), Don Wilson (8) and Mike Scott (7)...finished his season with a 3.49 ERA, which ranked fifth among NL lefties...did not allow a run in seven of his 30 starts...led the club with 20 quality starts...after posting a 1-3 mark with a 5.40 ERA in his first five starts of 2011, went 10-8 in his final 25 starts (since April 30) with a 3.13 ERA (56ER/161IP)...ranks first all-time in franchise history in strikeouts as a lefty with 1,004...recorded his 1,000th career strikeout on Sept. 21 at CIN (Joey Votto)...fanned a career-high 13 hitters on Aug. 29 vs. PIT, which also marked a Minute Maid Park record for a southpaw...became the club's all-time franchise leader in strikeouts by a LHP on Aug. 2 vs. CIN, surpassing Bob Knepper (946K)... had one trip on the DL in 2011, from May 28-June 12, because of left elbow joint effusion...made one rehab start for Double A Corpus Christi (1ER/4IP)...struck out six on April 30 vs. MIL, and Bud Norris fanned 11 batters in 7.2 shutout innings the next day... according to Elias, it marked the first time that Houston starters had consecutive scoreless outings in which they totaled as many as 17 strikeouts since Mike Hampton (7.0 innings, 5 SO) and Randy Johnson (9.0 innings, 14 SO) did so, Sept. 6-7, 1998. 2010 Posted double-digit victories for the third time in his career by going 11-12 with a 3.60 ERA (78ER/195IP) in 32 starts...has recorded at least nine victories in each of his six Major League seasons...started the Astros second game of the season for the second straight year...had consecutive double-digit strikeout games on Sept. 11 vs. LAD (10) and Sept. 17 vs. CIN (10), becoming the first Astros pitcher to do so since Roger Clemens on Sept. 19 and Sept. 24, 2004...Rodriguez is just the third lefty in franchise history to do so, joining Randy Johnson (five straight, Aug. 28-Sept. 18, 1998) and Mike Cuellar (2x, last, Aug. 24- 29, 1966)...on Sept. 17 vs. CIN, tied his career high with six walks allowed and recorded 10 strikeouts, becoming the fist Astros pitcher to post 10+ strikeouts, while recording 6+ walks in the same game since Nolan Ryan (11K, 6BB) on May 22, 1987 vs. STL... led the NL in ERA in August, posting a 1.34 (6ER/40.1IP) in six starts...allowed one earned run or less in five of six appearances... posted a 3-1 record and a 1.90 ERA after July 27...combined with Brett Myers (6-2, 3.20) and Bud Norris (7-3, 3.84) to go 16-6 with a 2.90 ERA (80ER/248IP) in that span...made 13 consecutive quality starts after July 25...ranks as the fourth-longest of such a streak in franchise history...is the longest by an Astro since Mike Scott went 15 straight games with a quality start from Aug. 18, 1986-April 29, 1987...went 4-1 with a 2.38 ERA (9ER/34IP) in five July starts...after June 24, Rodriguez was 8-2 in 18 starts and led the NL with a 2.03 ERA (27ER/119.2IP)...in that time frame, he finished first in the NL in opponent batting average (.203), tied for first in strikeouts, fourth in winning percentage and tied for eighth in wins. 2009 Set career-highs in multiple categories, including wins (14), games started (33), innings pitched (205.2) and strikeouts (193)... posted a career-low 3.02 ERA...led the Astros pitching staff in wins, ERA, strikeouts and innings...posted 23 quality starts during the season, tied for the sixth-most in a single season by an Astros pitcher in the last 10 seasons (2000-09) and the second-highest total by an Astros left-handed pitcher in that span...limited opponents to one-run-or-fewer in 11 of his last 17 starts after July 2...in that time frame, owned an 8-6 record and a 2.72 ERA (33ER/109IP)...marks the 10th-lowest ERA in the Majors over that time frame... was 9-3 with a 2.08 ERA (25ER/108IP) in 16 games at home...in his 17 road starts, was 5-9 with a 4.05 ERA (44ER/97.2IP)... marked both the lowest home and road ERAs in a single season in his career...among NL lefties in 2009, ranked second in wins, third in ERA, tied for first in strikeouts, fourth in innings pitched and ninth in opponents batting average (.250)...over his final nine starts of the season, posted 2.95 ERA (19ER/58IP)...with his win on Aug. 9 vs. MIL, moved past Dave Roberts and into sole possession of fourth place on the Astros all-time wins list by a lefty with 48...in seven starts from July 2-Aug. 9, posted an 0.77 ERA (4ER/47IP) and a 5-0 record...tossed 18.0 consecutive scoreless innings, spanning parts of four starts from July 2-21...posted a career-long, six-game winning streak from June 21-Aug. 9...won the NL Pitcher of the Month award in July...finished July second in ERA (0.75) in the Majors...set a new franchise record with his 0.75 July ERA, besting Andy Pettitte's 0.90 ERA from July 2005...recorded the second complete game and shutout of his career on July 8 vs. PIT (5H/9IP)... struck out a career-high 11 batters for the second time in 2009, also May 14 at COL...on May 20 vs. MIL, allowed his first home run since Aug. 10, 2008 at CIN, snapping a streak of 88.1 innings without a homer...it was the longest homerless streak by an Astros pitcher since Juan Agosto had a 91.2-inning homerless streak from July 4, 1989-July 2, 1990...among all active pitchers with a minimum of 100 innings pitched in April, he ranks sixth in ERA with his 2.70 career mark (34ER/113.1IP)...in five April starts, allowed more than one run only once...went at least 6.0 innings in each start...posted a 1.69 ERA (6ER/32IP) over his first five starts of the season, the lowest ERA by an Astros starter through their first five starts of a season since Roger Clemens posted a 1.03 ERA (4ER/35IP) through his first five in 2005...started Houston's second game of the season on April 7, marking his earliest appearance in an Astros season in his career...started the Astros third game of 2008, the club's fourth game in 2007 and the third game of 2006. 2008 Went 9-7 with a 3.54 ERA (54ER/137.1IP) in 25 starts...went 5-5 with a 2.99 ERA (27ER/81.1IP) in 14 starts at home...his 2.99 ERA at home ranked as the eighth-lowest in the National League...posted three months with sub-3.00 ERAs: April (2.31), June (2.30) and September (1.38)...limited hitters to a .208 average with runners in scoring position and two outs...missed two starts in September because of a strained right oblique...tied his career high with a four-game winning streak from June 26-July 25 (six starts)...recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts on Aug. 26 vs. CIN...posted the fourth-lowest ERA in June among NL starters (2.30 ERA)...tossed 12.0 consecutive scoreless innings between two starts from June 3-8...placed on the 15-day Disabled List on April 20 with a strained left groin and missed six starts during recovery...on April 7 vs. STL, tossed 7.1 shutout innings, marking his longest scoreless outing since his complete-game shutout on July 6, 2007 vs. NYM...in his career, has recorded seven games of 6.0-or-more scoreless innings, including five games of 7.0-plus scoreless innings. 2007 Made a career-high 31 starts in 2007, posting a career-best 4.58 ERA (93ER/182.2IP)...his 158 strikeouts also set a career-high, previously 98 in 2006...the strikeout total also led all Astros in 2007 and ranked ninth all-time for Houston lefties in a single season...posted the fifth-lowest home ERA (2.94) in the NL and the lowest among NL left-handed pitchers...his home ERA was the second-lowest among Houston lefties since 2000 (Andy Pettitte, 2.12 in 2005)...was 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA (8ER/25.1IP) in his last four road starts since Aug. 31...pitched at least 6.0 innings and allowed two or less runs in three of those four starts...snapped his six-game road losing streak with 6.0 scoreless innings on Aug. 31 at CHI...was his first win on the road since June 5 at COL...his 6.37 road ERA was the highest in the NL in 2007...struck out a career-high nine on Aug. 6 vs. CHI...the Astros were 16-15 in his 31 starts, including wins in five of his last six starts since Aug. 26...was 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA (20ER/59IP) in his last nine starts at home from June 15-Sept. 15...Houston was 11-4 in his 15 starts at home in 2007...recorded a decision in seven consecutive starts from June 26-Aug. 1...was 6-7 with a 3.87 ERA in his first 17 starts...went 4-2 with a 3.00 ERA (15ER/45IP) in seven starts from June 5-July 6...was 6-2 with a 3.00 ERA (25ER/75IP) in his last 12 games at Minute Maid Park...won six of his last eight decisions at home after May 13, including four consecutive wins from June 15-July 26...tossed 17.2 consecutive scoreless innings at Minute Maid Park from June 15 vs. SEA (seventh inn.)-July 26 (first inn.)...pitched 7.0 scoreless frames vs. COL on July 1 and tossed his first career complete-game shutout on July 6 vs. NYM...ranked sixth among NL left-handed pitchers this season with 158 strikeouts...owned a 7.78 strikeouts-per-nine innings ratio in 2007, fourth-best among NL lefties (eighth overall in NL)...his strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.55 ranks fifth among NL lefties...had 10 games with seven or more strikeouts this season...prior to 2007 (2005-06), he had only two games with at least seven strikeouts...picked up his first September victory since Sept. 18, 2005 with his ninth win on Sept. 20 at STL...allowed one run in 8.0 innings, his longest outing since his complete game shutout on July 6...ranked sixth among NL lefties with a 3.45 ERA in July...earned his third win, allowing one run in 5.0 innings on June 5 at COL...the win was his first on the road in 2007 and his first win on the road since July 2, 2006 (lost six consecutive decisions on the road from Aug. 19, 2006-May 24, 2007)...earned his first win with a victory over ARI on May 13...went 12 starts (18 games) without a win...tagged with the loss in his first start on April 6 vs. STL after allowing three runs in 7.0 innings. 2006 Finished the season 9-10 wtih a 5.64 ERA (85ER/135.2IP) in 30 games (24 starts) for the Astros...posted a career-best, four-game winning streak from April 5-26...was winless in his last six starts, including a career-long, five-decision losing streak from July 7-Sept. 17...Houston won his first five starts of the season (5-0 from April 5-26) and he earned the win in four of those outings...was one of 11 National League left-handers with at least nine wins this season...ranks ninth among NL left-handers with 19 wins since the start of 2005...suffered the loss on Sept. 17 vs. PHI, allowing four runs and six hits in 5.0 innings...suffered the loss on Sept. 10 at MIL with three earned runs over 5.0 innings in the 4-0 loss... started on Sept. 1 vs. NYM and received a no-decision, allowing three runs (two earned) in four innings...tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief on Aug. 29 vs. MIL...suffered the loss on Aug. 24 at PIT with five earned runs over 5.1 innings despite a career-high tying seven strikeouts...made his first start since July 7 vs. STL on Aug. 19 at MIL...walked four and allowed four runs in 3.2 innings as he lost his second decision in a row...earned his ninth win on July 2 at TEX...did not allow a home run for the fifth time in his previous seven outings...allowed 10 hits and seven runs in 6.2 innings on June 26 at DET, suffering his fifth loss of the year...held the Twins to three runs (two earned) in 6.2 innings on June 21... did not allow a home run for the fourth time in his last five starts...improved to 2-0 during the day with four runs in 6.0 innings on June 11 vs. ATL...tossed 7.0 shutout innings on three-days rest on June 6 vs. CHI...improved to 2-0, 0.75 ERA (1ER/12IP) on short rest in his career...made his shortest career start on June 2 vs. CIN, allowing a season-high seven earned runs in 1.1 inning...posted the win on May 22 at WSH with a season-high seven strikeouts over 6.0 innings, also walking a season-high tying five batters...allowed career-highs in runs with 11 (six earned) and hits (10) on May 16 vs. SF...earned his fifth win on May 11 at LAD...allowed one run and four hits in 6.2 innings...suffered the loss in a 5-0 shutout loss at Coors Field on May 6 (Jennings threw a shutout for the Rockies)...received a no-decision in Astros 2-4 loss at MIL on May 1, marking the first time the Astros lost with him on the mound in 2006...4-0 with a 2.53 ERA in April...recorded his fourth consecutive win and his third in as many starts on April 26 vs. LAD, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out six and walking two in 7.0 innings...notched his third win of the season on April 21 vs. PIT to extend his winning streak to a career-long three games...allowed one run over 6.0 innings...posted his second win on April 15 at ARI, tossing 7.0 scoreless frames with a career-high tying six strikeouts...three hits tied his career-low as a starter...did not walk a batter on April 10 vs. WSH in Astros 5-4 12-inning win...recorded the win in his first start of the season on April 5 vs. FLA, starting in place of an injured Brandon Backe...surrendered three earned runs over 5.0 innings. 2005 Finished 10-10 with a 5.53 ERA (79ER/128.2IP) in 25 games (22 starts)...struck out 80 hitters and walked 53...allowed 135 hits and 19 home runs...went 6-6 with a 4.44 ERA (39ER/79IP) in 13 starts after the All-Star Break...ranked second among NL rookies with 10 wins... finished third in starts (22), fourth in innings pitched (128.2), strikeouts (80), and opponent batting average (.274)...suffered the loss in World Series Game 1, allowing one run and four hits while walking five at U.S. Cellular Field against the White Sox...posted a 2.45 ERA (1ER/3.2IP) in two World Series appearances...struck out the only hitter he faced (Podsednik) in the top of the 14th inning in Game 3...allowed one run on a solo home run in the eighth inning (McCann) in the Astros 18-inning win in NLDS Game 4...second in winning percentage at .500...September was his only losing month in 2005 (1-4) despite posting his lowest ERA of any month at 4.26 (15ER/31.2IP)...received his ninth loss with five runs over 4.0 innings on Sept. 23 at CHI...tossed a career-high 7.1 innings and snapped a two-game losing streak on Sept. 18 vs. MIL...snapped a career-long, two-game losing streak on Sept. 18 with a win vs. MIL...became the seventh rookie (and third left-handed rookie) in Houston franchise history to win 10 games...5-5 with a 5.45 ERA (41ER/67.2IP) in 11 starts vs. NL Central opponents in 2005...9-6 with a 5.42 ERA in day games this season...recorded quality starts in nine of his last 16 starts since June 27.... pitched at least 6.0 innings in 12 of his last 18 starts and in 14 of 22 overall this season...had a 5.57 ERA at home (46ER/74.1IP) and a 5.47 ERA on the road (33ER/54.1IP)...his first 16 outings were all as a starter...pitched a career-high 7.1 innings on Sept. 18 vs. MIL (7.1,4,1,1,2,1)...earned his first Major League win on May 28 at MIL (6,9,4,4,0,5)... made his debut on May 23 at CHI (5.2,6,4,4,1,6) and suffered the loss...was the second Astro to make his debut as a starting pitcher this year (Ezequiel Astacio, May 3)...also the first rookie LHP to make his MLB debut as a Houston starter since Jeriome Robertson on Sept. 2, 2002 at TEX...was one of nine rookies to play for the Astros in 2005...started in doubleheaders twice this season...made one start for Double A Corpus Christi during the All-Star break...earned his ninth win and tossed five innings of one-run ball on Aug. 30 vs. CIN (5,4,1,1,1,4)...suffered the loss in his first career relief outing, on Aug. 24 at SD (0.1,3,3,3,0,0)...pitched a career-high 7.0 innings on July 24 at WSH (no-decision)...recorded his fifth win of the season with a season-high tying six strikeouts over 6.0 innings on July 19 at PIT in Game 2 of the doubleheader...did not record a decision for the first time in 2005 on June 21 vs. COL, tossing a season-high 6.2 innings in Houston's 6-5 win...earned his second ML win on June 10 vs. TOR, walked a career-high six batters and did not allow a home run for the first time...made his first home start on June 4 vs. STL, pitched a career-low 2.2 innings and allowed career-highs in hits (9) and runs (9)...suffered the loss in his first Major League start on May 23 at CHI, allowed six hits and four runs in 5.2 innings...went 1x2 at the plate, including his first Major League hit...recalled from Triple A Round Rock effective on May 23, where he was 4-2 with a 3.69 ERA (19ER/46.1IP) in eight starts for Triple A Round Rock...struck out 48 hitters and walked 16 in 46.1 innings...went 4-0 at Dell Diamond with a 2.70 ERA (7ER/23.1IP). 2004 Made 25 starts at Double A Round Rock (26 appearances) and went 11-6 with a 4.48 ERA in his first season at the Double A level...was the only left-hander in the Round Rock rotation to start the year...ranked second on the Express squad in wins (11), third in strikeouts (115), and fourth in innings (142.2)...named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for the week of Aug. 9-15...tossed eight shutout innings on Aug. 9 vs. El Paso with four hits and seven strikeouts, marking his 10th win of the season...also pitched eight shutout innings on Aug. 14 vs. El Paso...named Round Rock's Pitcher of the Month in June after going 3-0 with a 2.86 ERA (7ER/22.0IP)...played for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League...team claimed league title...departed prior to Caribbean World Series to participate in Nolan Ryan pitching camp in Houston. 2003 Made 20 starts, including one complete-game shutout at Class-A Salem...named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for Aug. 7-13 after tossing a one-hit shutout.. 2002 Named TOPPS Player of the Month for June while pitching for Class-A Lexington...led the club in wins (11) and strikeouts (137). 2001 Finished second in the Appalachian League with a 1.58 ERA...went 4-3 with one complete game and struck out 67 against 20 walks over 12 starts.


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January 10, 1958 - August 31, 2013
Greenwood Lake, NY
Collette P. Penaluna, a bus dispatcher and driver in Monticello, NY, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013 in Mesa, AZ.
She was the daughter of Walter W. Penaluna and his late wife, Gertrude A. Sayer Penaluna of Greenwood Lake, NY. Collette was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.
Survivors include her daughter, Amy Penaluna and grandchildren: Maya Gizzelle, Mercedes Alicia and Mirage Isabella of Apache Junction, AZ; father, Walter Penaluna of Greenwood Lake, NY; brother, Dwayne Penaluna and wife, Kathleen of Warwick, NY; sister, Pamela Grams and husband, Bill of Ypsilanti, MI; sister, Yvonne Penaluna and companion, Richard Hicks of Harriman, NY; brother, Mark Penaluna and wife, Patricia of Highland Mills, NY; sister, Natalie Johnson and husband Jeffrey of Jackson, MI; sister, Jodi Burfeind and husband, Paul of Greenwood Lake, NY, and many nieces and nephews.
No funeral or memorial services are to be held at the request of the deceased. Instead, donations may be sent to the Church of the Good Shepard in Greenwood Lake, NY, in Collette's name.


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Juan Pierre is used to seeing the Phillies from an opposite dugout, and a much different perspective. Pierre has been one of the offensive standouts in a list that isn't very long for the 10-12 Phillies.
He leads the team with a .318 average, although we'd like to see a little better decision making on the base paths.
Either way, Pierre, who turns 35 in August, should see plenty of time in the lineup. When he played against the Phillies, he was used to seeing a drastically different offensive team.
"It's tough especially with the makeup in the past for the Phillies," Pierre said following Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. "Being an opposing guy you always had that thunder in the middle of the lineup and now you have to create runs."
Like all the Phillies in the clubhouse, Pierre feels that the team will eventually emerge from its offensive struggles.
After the game Laynce Nix suggested that the players are now putting too much pressure on themselves and not playing relaxed. Pierre doesn't disagree, but he feels it should be the opposite.
"With this staff if you score some runs you have a pretty good chance of winnign and you can't say that with a lot of teams," Pierre said. "It should be less pressure for the offense."
But it's not at the moment.
Players seem to be pressing and much to their chagrin, they will continue to be asked about it until showing even the semblance of offensive consistency. Pierre understands that the questions come with the territory.
"Me personally, I go through this every year, when you don't hit the ball and get these questions," he said. "I know it's Philly and you can imagine it will be hyped even more."
As all the Phillies have said, the only thing to do is keep grinding it out, realizing that there are 140 more games.
Yet the Phillies can't keep using this excuse much longer and they also can't wait for Ryan Howard and Chase Utley to return. Who knows when that will be and how effective the two will be after such a long layoff?
There doesn't seem to be any panic in the clubhouse but in taking the collective temperature, one could surmise there is at least some concern.
And right now, that concern is clearly justified.


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Set up Time Machine
Time Machine is the built-in backup feature of your Mac. To use it, you need an external storage device, sold separately:
- An external USB, Thunderbolt, or FireWire drive connected to your Mac
- External drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac model) or AirPort Time Capsule
- AirPort Time Capsule
- Mac shared as a Time Machine backup destination
- Network-attached storage (NAS) device that supports Time Machine over SMB
Learn more about backup disks that you can use with Time Machine.
When you connect an external hard drive directly to your Mac, you might be asked if you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine:
Select Encrypt Backup Disk (recommended), then click Use as Backup Disk. An encrypted backup is accessible only to users with the password. Learn more about keeping your backup disk secure.
If Time Machine doesn't ask you to choose a backup disk when you connect the drive to your Mac:
- Open Time Machine preferences from the Time Machine menu in the menu bar. Or choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click Time Machine.
- Click Select Backup Disk, Select Disk, or Add or Remove Backup Disk.
- Select a backup disk from the list, then click Use Disk.
- For additional backup security and convenience, you can repeat these steps to add another backup disk. For example, you might use one backup disk while at home, and another backup disk while at work.
Back up using Time Machine
After you set up Time Machine, it automatically makes hourly backups for the past 24 hours, daily backups for the past month, and weekly backups for all previous months. The oldest backups are deleted when your backup disk is full.
- To back up now instead of waiting for the next automatic backup, choose Back Up Now from the Time Machine menu in the menu bar.
- To stop automatic backups, open Time Machine preferences, then either deselect Back Up Automatically (macOS Sierra or later) or turn off Time Machine (OS X El Capitan or earlier). You can still back up manually by choosing Back Up Now from the Time Machine menu.
- To cancel a backup in progress, choose Skip This Backup (or Stop Backing Up) from the Time Machine menu.
- To check backup status, use the Time Machine menu. The icon shows when Time Machine is backing up , idle until the next automatic backup , or unable to complete the backup .
- To exclude items from your backup, open Time Machine preferences from the Time machine menu, click Options, then click the Add (+) button to add an item to be excluded. To stop excluding an item, such as an external hard drive, select the item and click the Remove (–) button.
Your first backup may take a long time, depending on how many files you have. You can continue using your Mac while a backup is underway. Some Mac computers make backups even when asleep. Time Machine backs up only the files that changed since the previous backup, so future backups will be faster.
Restore specific items from a Time Machine backup
- Open a window for the item that you want to restore. For example:
- To restore a file you accidentally deleted from your Documents folder, open the Documents folder.
- To restore an email message, open your inbox in Mail.
- If you're using an app that automatically saves versions of documents as you work on them, you can open a document, then use Time Machine to restore earlier versions of that document.
- Choose Enter Time Machine from the Time Machine menu , or click Time Machine in the Dock. This example shows Time Machine for the Documents folder:
- Find the items to restore:
- Use the timeline on the edge of the screen to see the items in your Time Machine backup as they were at that date and time. The timeline may also include local snapshots.
- Use the onscreen up and down arrows to jump to the last time the contents of the window changed. You can also use the search field in a window to find an item, then move through time while focused on changes to that item.
- Select an item and press Space Bar to preview it and make sure it's the one you want.
- Click Restore to restore the selected item, or Control-click the item for other options.
Restore everything from a Time Machine backup
To completely restore your Mac, use the "Restore from Time Machine Backup" utility in macOS Recovery. The disk you're restoring is erased before receiving the macOS and other contents of your Time Machine backup.
To copy just your files, settings, or user accounts, use Migration Assistant.
Learn more
- Learn what to do if you can't back up or restore with Time Machine.
- If you back up to multiple disks, you can switch disks before entering Time Machine. Hold down the Option key, then choose Browse Other Backup Disks from the Time Machine menu.
- If you're using Time Machine to back up to a storage device on your network, you can verify those backups to make sure they're in good condition: Hold down the Option key, then choose Verify Backups from the Time Machine menu.
- After you choose your backup disk, its icon in the Finder might or might not be the same icon that you see in Time Machine preferences. You can change the icon.
- In OS X Lion v10.7.3 or later, you can start up from your Time Machine disk, if necessary. Hold down the Option key as your Mac starts up. When you see the Startup Manager screen, choose "EFI Boot" as the startup disk.


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|Chargers | Make roster moves
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:36:38 -0700
The San Diego Chargers waived WR Jason Barnes, WR Taylor Embree, WR Phillip Payne, DT Eddie Brown, LS Nick Guess, RB Michael X. Hayes, TE Brad Taylor and T Phillip Trautwein. The team also reached an injury settlement to waive OT Garrett Brown, released OT Michael Toudouze, placed OG Johnnie Troutman on the Reserve-Non-Football Injury list and OG Brandyn Dombrowski on the Reserve-Non-Football Illness list.
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|Chargers | Reach deals with 21 UDFAs
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:41:45 -0700
The San Diego Chargers reached deals with undrafted college free-agents WR Hubert Anyiam, WR Jason Barnes, OT Cordell Bell, DL Eddie Brown, OT Charles X. Burton, S Sean Cattouse, WR Paul Cox, WR Taylor Embree, CB Gregory Gatson, LS Nick Guess, DL Logan Harrell, OT Michael X. Harris, RB Michael X. Hayes, QB Jarrett Lee, LB Josh Linam, FB Mohamed Marah, P Kyle Martens, WR Phillip Payne, CB De'Andre Presley, DL Christian Topou and WR Mike Willie.
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Mainland quarterback Cameron Hadley is the News-Journal Offensive Player of the Year after tallying 2,364 yards and 26 touchdowns this season.
DAYTONA BEACH — Cameron Hadley is not the biggest or most outspoken guy, but in the hallways of Mainland High School he has a little bit of a superhero-type aura going on.
"There was a time there that all I heard in school was that (Hadley) was our offense," Mainland Under Armour All-America linebacker Quinton Powell said.
There were other Bucs that played big roles on offense in 2012, but with the team struggling to get much going on that side the ball, Hadley — all 5-foot-6, 165 pounds of him — came to the rescue. He took over at quarterback at the midway point of the season and accounted for 2,364 yards — 1,445 passing, 772 rushing, 147 receiving — and 26 touchdowns while leading Mainland to the Class 6A regional finals. In the process, he earned the News-Journal Offensive Player of the Year award.
It was an impressive finish to a stellar four-year varsity career in which he racked up 9,208 yards — 5,487 passing, 3,252 rushing, 469 receiving — and 108 touchdowns. For Hadley, who played two seasons at Calvary Christian before transferring into Mainland, the award serves as a sort of vindication of his abilities.
"Coming from a small school like Calvary, I was putting up numbers, and I always wondered 'Why am I not getting this award if I'm putting up numbers?'" he said. "I just knew I had to do the same thing over here and make people know that just because I'm not at a little school doesn't mean I still can't put up the numbers and earn (offensive player of the year) the hard way."
Leading a second-half offensive resurgence for the Bucs in Class 6A might be the hard way, but at times Hadley made things look easy. He said he would joke with the coaches before each game that he was going to keep his jersey clean.
"I would always tell them that I was going to make everybody miss," Hadley said.
And while the jersey almost always got a few grass stains ground on it, Hadley made his name by making defenders look foolish. It was a trait perhaps appreciated the most by Powell.
"He has amazing ability," he said. "You don't see a lot of athletes breaking people off with one move every time. A lot of teams would study our film, they would see him and they still couldn't stop him.
"It was just that one step back or to the side. He has such quick feet and he sets them up so decent."
While Powell might have been amazed, Bucs senior defensive tackle Jontey Byrd said he grew up playing alongside Hadley and that the diminutive athlete has always been special.
"He has been that way his whole life," Byrd said. "We have been playing together since we were 6, 7 … and he has always been amazing. He was always the kid doing something nobody else could or would do. He has always been a winner."
But two years ago, Hadley said he was fueled by doubt. He was productive at Calvary Christian. He played against the best athletes in Daytona growing up, but there were whispers that he could not produce at a higher level, on a bigger stage.
"I wanted to prove I could do it," Hadley said. "People I knew my whole life were like, 'We know you can do it at a bigger school. You don't have to prove anything to anybody.' I was like, 'No, it is something that I want to do for myself.' "
So Hadley transferred to Mainland intent on proving himself. He was good a season ago — catching 21 passes — but this year he was great.
"He was our playmaker," Bucs senior offensive tackle Wayne Scott said. "He always made the first man miss."
And he was at his best in the postseason. In the playoff opener, Hadley accounted for 454 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Bucs to a come-from-behind, 49-42, win over Lakeland Lake Gibson. The next week against Winter Haven, he went off for 445 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-33 win.
"He was amazing for us," Byrd said. "He gave his all every game. He left nothing on the field. He didn't even want to play quarterback, but he did that for the team. It took a lot for him to be able to do what he did."
Mainland head coach Scott Wilson said that the recruiters he hears from all rave about Hadley's film. Wilson said West Virginia defensive coordinator Joe DeForest compared Hadley to Mountaineers receiver Tavon Austin, who had 110 receptions for 1,259 yards and 12 touchdowns this year.
Wilson said the University of Massachusetts loves Hadley, Weber State has him as the top guy on their recruiting board, and schools such as West Virginia and Louisville are keeping an eye on him. But Hadley still does not have an offer.
Hadley said there are schools — such as Weber State — that are waiting on him to meet college eligibility requirements. Then there are other schools that question his size and his speed — he said his fastest 40 time was 4.6.
"People question my game," he said. "Do I have the speed? Am I too little? I know it will come though because coach Wilson stresses to me not to worry about it. It will come."
He said he thinks he could be a slotback or running back and a punt returner at the next level.
"Positions that get me in the open field, one-on-one," Hadley said. "I feel I can play with the best of them. If it is me against you, my mentality is, I'm going to beat you every time.
"I think the future holds a lot for me. I don't think this is over. Teams come at me all the time. I feel like if I go to college, I can play and look toward the NFL. If the NFL doesn't work out, I can just get my degree and have a great job coming out."


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Taking the SATs is a rite of passage for every high school student.
Ten Clinton Middle School seventh-graders recently took this standardized test, as part of the John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) program.
Tessa Howlett took the SATs in December. Nine students � Audra Soolin, Alicia Fedele, Ellen Gaughan, Samuel McGown, Kelly Perfetto, Mary Russell, Riley Scanlon, Roxanne Vacha and Ashley Valentine � took the exam in January.
According to information sent to their parents, �CTY identifies advanced academic talent in young people and then develops that talent so students maintain high academic standards for themselves throughout their school years.�
The students were chosen because they scored in the advanced category on the English Language Arts (ELA) and/or math MCAS test.
The students said the math exam was the hardest, since they had not had classes in the type of math on the test before.
Most of them thought the ELA was easier. Tessa had to write about leadership; the others had to write about imitation over originality.
Having to take the test in a limited amount of time was a challenge.
�I didn�t know how to space the time out,� one of the students said.
�I thought the grammar was easier,� Samuel said.
�It was hard waking up so early in the morning,� Roxanne said. �You are not supposed to be awake when it is that dark on a Saturday.�
�I was nervous because there were so many high-schoolers there,� Riley said.
While most of the students got a positive reaction from being involved, they also took some kidding from other students.
�One person said I was too smart to be his friend,� Kelly said.


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June 16, 2009
Meetup Comes Through
I wrote a post recently about my disappointment with Meetup.com. I wanted to update you with what happened next. I got an email shortly afterward from Meetup's VP – Insights & Strategy, Andres Glusman.
Andres emailed me to get my phone number, he then tried to ring me numerous times. We finally connect over the phone a little over a week ago. It was kind of him to reach out after my friend, Saul Colt, alerted him of my blog post.
We discussed my concerns about the missing function for a group administrator to be able to delete his or her group. He agreed that it is a valid issue which needs resolving, and he assured me it would be resolved soon.
Andres also spoke of the community building aspect of Meetup. My friend, Kelly Stewart's Nashville Hiking group is a prime example of this. I suggested they consider creating a discount version of their service for BarCamp and PodCamp organizers (both are community focused free events), he seemed to like that idea.
I'm impressed that Andres went out of his way to contact me (even calling me on the weekend). Hat tip to Meetup for following up. He promised to keep me in the loop on group deletion. When a fix is in place I'll be sure to let you know.


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SEFFNER, Fla., March 5 (UPI) -- The man who attempted to save his brother from a sinkhole in Florida said he is angry authorities haven't done more to retrieve the body.
"They said it was dangerous, but you see this heavy equipment, you see that?" Jeremy Bush said. The house is still standing. The only reason the house fell is because they put the machines on it."
He said his family is "going through hell."
The sinkhole opened up Thursday and engulfed Jeff Bush, 36, who was in his bedroom. His brother, Jeremy, attempted to save him but was unsuccessful.
Authorities have said it is too dangerous to send a crew into the hole to recover the body.
Teams are now demolishing the house and hope to get a better look at the sinkhole once the job is finished, NBC news said.
Workers got their first sight of the hole Monday, and estimated it to be 30 feet wide and 60 feet deep.
Meanwhile, another sinkhole has opened up just a few miles away, NBC news reported, but it has not resulted in any injuries.


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