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There they were on the practice courts during Wimbledon's traditional off day, all preparing for whatever Week 2 might have in store.
Not unusual to see Novak Djokovic, a six-time Grand Slam champion, getting ready for the fourth round, but not far away was Jerzy Janowicz, winner of a grand total of six matches at major tournaments before this one.
No surprise that 2011 French Open champion and two-time Slam runner-up Li Na was still around, but so was 19-year-old Laura Robson, the first British woman to get this far at the All England Club since Sam Smith in 1998.
With early exits by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, and Maria Sharapova long gone, too, after a chaotic first week, the Wimbledon draws were dotted with unfamiliar names after Sunday's traditional mid-tournament break, names such as Kenny de Schepper and Adrian Mannarino, Karin Knapp and Monica Puig.
Five of the remaining 16 men were set to make their fourth-round Wimbledon debuts on Monday. Six never have reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal: de Schepper, Ivan Dodig, Janowicz, Lukasz Kubot, Mannarino, and Andreas Seppi. Perhaps not coincidentally, each of those relatively unknown half-dozen players benefited from at least one of the record-tying 13 walkovers or mid-match retirements from injury or illness so far.
Four of the 16 women left also were hoping to reach a major quarterfinal for the first time: Robson, Knapp, 19-year-old Puig of Puerto Rico, and 20th-seeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium.
Djokovic, for one, liked the idea of some players getting a chance to introduce themselves to a wider audience.
"It's interesting ... to see new faces — for the crowd, for (the) tennis world, in general," said Djokovic, who might not feel quite the same way if he were among the 11 men and women seeded in the top 10 who no longer are playing.
Truth is, there hasn't been much variety of late in the men's draws at Grand Slam tournaments, especially at the very end: Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have won 31 of the past 33 titles.
"It's good (to have) change, in a way, because it's always expected, obviously, from top players to reach the final stages of major events. When it doesn't happen, it's a big surprise," said the top-seeded Djokovic, the only past Wimbledon champion left among the men. "It's a bit (of a) strange feeling not to have Federer or Nadal at the second week of a major. In the last 10 years, it was always one of them."
In recent years, it's also always been Djokovic, who is scheduled to face 35-year-old Tommy Haas on Monday. Djokovic has played in 16 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals — the longest active streak now that Federer's 36-major run is done. At the past 10 Slams, he's also reached at least the semifinals, picking up five trophies and three runner-up finishes.
Second-seeded Andy Murray, meanwhile, has been a finalist at the last three major tournaments he entered and won the U.S. Open in September, only increasing the expectation among locals that he can be Britain's first male champion at Wimbledon in 77 years.
Nothing is guaranteed right now, though.
"Second week of a Grand Slam is a new start, especially here, where you have (time) off," said 15th-seeded Marion Bartoli, the 2007 Wimbledon runner-up who faces the 104th-ranked Knapp, an Italian making her first appearance in a major's fourth round. "It's really a new tournament starting."
All 16 men's and women's fourth-round matches were on Monday's slate — no other Grand Slam tournament sets things up this way — so fans will get the chance to discover some folks they might not recognize immediately.
They also could simply watch No. 1-ranked Serena Williams, an overwhelming favorite to win the title, take on 23rd-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany.
Williams is a five-time Wimbledon champion, including last year. She owns 16 Grand Slam titles all told, while the other 15 women in the tournament own two among them: Li's at Roland Garros, and Petra Kvitova's at Wimbledon in 2011.
This season, Williams is 46-2 with 34 victories in a row, the longest winning streak for a woman since older sister Venus' 35-match run in 2000.
Consider this, too: Williams has won six titles in 2013, the same total as the other 15 remaining women combined.
While Lisicki is a mediocre 17-15 at other Grand Slam tournaments, she is 16-4 at Wimbledon, where her powerful serve is nearly as much of a threat as Williams' is on grass.
Of the women in action Monday, Lisicki leads the way by having won 93 percent of her service games in the tournament (Williams is next at 91 percent). Lisicki's 202 aces this season rank second on tour only to Williams' 292.
Lisicki reached at least the quarterfinals the previous three times she appeared at the All England Club, including a semifinal run in 2011 that featured victories over Li and Bartoli. A year ago, Lisicki beat 2004 champion and No. 1-ranked Sharapova in the fourth round.
When it was pointed out that everyone is pretty much ready to hand Williams the trophy, Lisicki smiled and recalled: "I was in that situation last year, when everybody was saying that Sharapova was the favorite. I'm probably going into that match being the underdog, but I like that."
"Probably" the underdog against Williams?
"Well, you have to play your best to beat her, that's for sure," Lisicki said. "But, you know, everybody's (a) human being."
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What Do You Know About Poverty in Missouri?
10. What is the maximum cash welfare benefit per month in Missouri for a single parent with two children under age 6?
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The maximum TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) benefit allowed for a family of three would be $292 per month (as established in 1993).
The average monthly TANF grant in 2011 was $237. The majority of families receiving TANF funds were:
- White (59%)
- Had only one child (53%), with the average age of children being 6 years old
- Female-headed (82%)
- Headed by parents/caretakers with an average age of 28 and an average educational level of high school/GED
Source: Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division. (2012). Annual data report: Fiscal year 2011. Retrieved from http://dss.mo.gov/re/fsdar.htm.
For the major provisions of the Missouri TANF system, see
and http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/iman/tempasst/appendixb.pdf.
For an article on TANF, see Policy Basics: An Introduction to TANF available on the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities website.


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Plumbing Pipe Design Roundup: From Barn Doors to Bedframes
Plumbing pipes are the hardcore darlings of the DIY world, and thanks to you, internet, the uses keep expanding. I'm actually starting to wonder whether there's anything that can't be made from this hardware store staple. Before you yell, "boo, we're so over the pipe," peruse the list and tell us what we've left out.
1. We will start by giving due credit to Morgan of The Brick House for helping the pipe trend go viral with her Ace Hotel inspired shelves.
2. Michael McHale's Industrial Chic Lighting has inspired many DIY versions across the blogosphere, but I still like his the best.
3. I love Sarah Rae's modern (and cheap!) take on the ever-popular barn door.
4. Why yes, that is, a plumbing pipe menorah you're seeing. Hanukkah never looked so hardcore. Find out how here.
5. Former Apartment Therapy blogger, Amy Azzarito, first shared this pipe canopy bed tutorial in 2008, and I've been wanting to make mine every since.
6. I may be the one girl one planet who doesn't have a shoe collection, but if I did I'd be flaunting it on these cool shoe racks. The same set up can be used for book storage on a wall that may not be wide enough for readymade shelves.
7. Back in 2008, before your local hardware store had its own facebook page or your toddler debuted her art blog, one reader sent in a picture of her friends' pipe railing. Still cool techno-decades later. Now let's talk about being up to code...
8. I've seen tons of clothing shops pick up on this cool display trend, but I still like is best in Mike's Surprising Student Studio House Tour.
9. There are approximately ten million and one variations on this versatile pot rack idea, which is part of the appeal. Find out how at This Old House.
10. Sturdy pipes make sturdy bases, which means if you have a great top, you've got yourself a great table. The size is easy to customize too, so you can start thinking about desks and kitchen islands too. I love this one from Frugal Farmhouse.
OK, so what pipe projects are we missing?
(Images: 1: Morgan/The Brick House, 2: Michael McHale Designs, 3: Sarah Rae Trover for Apartment Therapy, 4: ManMade, 5: Apartment Therapy, 6: Instructables, 7: Apartment Therapy, 8: Apartment Therapy, 9: This Old House, 10: Frugal Farmhouse)


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Planners and developers call CRAs -- 15 in Volusia, four in Flagler -- effective tools for rejuvenating blighted areas, but Volusia County Chair Jason Davis says they "lay an undue burden of taxation on our residents."
Chef Clay Butters was thinking first-class when he opened Martini's Chophouse. He wanted a modern cuisine experience, with lots of local and organic ingredients and an Art Deco setting that wouldn't be out of place in South Beach.
He wasn't in South Beach, though. He was in South Daytona, on a street better known along stretches in Daytona Beach as a haunt for low-rent motels and prostitution.
"You tell people you're on Ridgewood Avenue," he said, "and they say, 'Oh.' "
To overcome that reaction, Butters and his wife, Claudia, created something of a culinary oasis, building a tree-shaded garden dining area with an elaborate wood deck, fire-pit table and a 20-foot Zen water wall. The goal was to help patrons enjoying grass-fed filet or blue crab and lobster ravioli forget where they were.
But now, after eight years at their new location, Butters is just as enthusiastic talking about the front of the restaurant. He said new customers are discovering his oasis following the completion last year of a streetscape project on South Daytona's northern end of U.S. Highway 1.
"The palm trees, the lights, the underground utilities — it's beautiful," he said recently during a brief break in readying for a Friday night dinner crowd. "It's a new influx of customers we're seeing, and I'm hearing the same thing from other restaurants. If your street looks bad, people aren't going to want to come there. But this, it makes you feel like something is happening in the area."
Technically, it's South Daytona's Community Redevelopment Area, one of 15 CRAs in Volusia County — plus another four in Flagler County — that are used by cities to help revitalize blighted areas. Volusia's special districts have helped raise $165 million over the last decade in support of projects like building or expanding hotels and condominiums, razing crime-ridden properties or beautifying areas with fancy streetscapes and fa�ade grants.
Planners and developers call CRAs one of their most effective tools for rejuvenating blighted areas, and cities are practically lining up for new ones. Deltona, Orange City, Edgewater, DeBary and New Smyrna Beach are in various stages of discussions over new CRA proposals.
But getting a new CRA may not be as easy as it used to be.
The Volusia County Council — which must sign off on new projects — has tightened its oversight of the areas in recent years. The council will discuss CRAs at Thursday's meeting, the first chance a council that includes four new members will have to hash out their views on the issue.
For all the good the special districts can do for cities, their benefits to the county are not as clear-cut.
Of that $165 million going into CRAs over the last 10 years, only 40 percent of it came from city taxes on properties within the area, according to figures maintained by the Volusia County property appraiser's office. The rest of the money, critics note, would have been earmarked for other agencies — $100 million that could have paid for county services, hospitals — or used to lower the tax burden for everyone.
Property Appraiser Morgan Gilreath questions just how good a deal CRAs have been for Volusia residents, noting they have "an upward impact" on property tax rates throughout the county.
"I don't think (a large) percentage of people in this county realize their tax dollars are going to fund projects in cities where they don't live," he said.
New Volusia County Chair Jason Davis was an outspoken critic of CRAs during last year's campaign.
"They lay an undue burden of taxation on our residents," Davis said. "I don't see how I can support any of them. ... I'm not here to increase taxes; I'm here to lower them."
But CRA supporters say that, when done right, they're a boost to the tax base rather than a drain on taxpayers. More importantly, as South Daytona did for Martini's and other Ridgewood Avenue businesses, they can bring pride to areas that were once a source of shame.
To understand the arguments for and against CRAs, you have to understand how they work.
When a city creates a CRA, the tax base within the area's boundaries becomes a baseline. As the area grows more valuable, through new growth or rising property values, the city and county taxes generated beyond the baseline stay within the district. (School taxes are unaffected.)
An example: Daytona Beach created the Main Street Redevelopment Project Area in 1982 — the county's first CRA, encompassing beachside properties between International Speedway and Oak Ridge boulevards. The area had a tax base worth nearly $69 million. Thirty years later, its taxable value stood at $306 million.
The higher value generated nearly $56 million in property taxes over the last 10 years. Most of that money — nearly $32 million — would have gone to Volusia County or the Halifax hospital taxing district, had it not been diverted into the CRA.
Former County Councilman and radio show host Big John has a blunter way to describe the transfer of tax dollars from the county to the cities' CRAs.
"I prefer to say 'stolen,' " said John, who served 12 years on the council and believes he was voted off in 2002 in part because of his opposition to CRAs. "Cities have been using the stolen money for their own slush funds for years."
But that argument misses the point of why a CRA exists in the first place, said Reed Berger, the redevelopment director in Daytona Beach, which, with five CRAs, has the most in the area.
The special nature of the area's funding, Berger said, is that it pays its way with money that wouldn't exist without the projects a CRA attracts.
Perhaps the area's best example is how the city borrowed against anticipated tax revenues to pay $26 million to help fund public areas in the Ocean Walk project. An area once a notorious haunt for pedophiles is now the site of two condo towers and a retail-and-restaurant complex valued last year at just over $100 million on the property appraiser's tax rolls.
The Ocean Walk properties accounted for nearly $1.5 million in revenues for the CRA last year. While it's true the county didn't get any of that money, in Berger's view the county didn't lose anything, either. Without the CRA, Ocean Walk wouldn't be there, he said.
"People are making an investment they otherwise wouldn't make," Berger said of the deals that can be negotiated in CRAs. "There are more resources (in these areas) today because the county and city agreed we need to make this commitment to the area."
Yet even with all of the investment into the area, the Main Street CRA remains one of the county's biggest eyesores. Its value, over the last 10 years, has declined slightly — by 2.6 percent — while Daytona Beach was up 1 percent overall and the county as a whole increased 10 percent for that period.
Of the 12 CRAs that have been around for at least 10 years, only half experienced growth rates that were as good or better than the county or city as a whole, giving ammunition to critics who say the usefulness of CRAs is overstated.
"It might be a tool to fix blight, but it hasn't happened here," Big John said.
John's argument is particularly pertinent in areas that are less obviously blighted than Main Street.
The state created CRAs as a tool for dealing with "slum and blighted areas" that contribute substantially "to the spread of disease and crime," according to Florida statutes.
The negative association was so strong some cities rejected the CRA option. In 2004, hundreds of residents turned out to city meetings in DeBary to urge council members against affixing the blight label to their city.
When an area is truly blighted, Berger said, the incentives that can be offered through a CRA may be the only way to spark new development.
"You want to seed some of the first projects to kick start development," he said. "This isn't something that you want to do forever and ever. But you hope to build confidence for other developers to come in."
But the rules that govern CRAs have grown more flexible with time, addressing a wider array of concerns and making the option palatable to more cities.
"We've gotten really lax on that definition," said developer Jack White, whose White Challis Redevelopment Co. prefers to only work with CRAs because of a philosophical commitment to redeveloping urban areas. "Not everywhere (that needs help) is blighted, like a core urban area. When you start getting too far from that intent, you water down your original objective."
Among the local CRAs is downtown DeLand, otherwise marketed as "the best downtown around" by its merchants association. New Smyrna Beach's CRA includes most of the city's waterfront loop. In the Ormond CRA, you can stroll through the Rockefeller Gardens and enjoy a variety of fine-dining options. In Flagler County, Palm Coast's CRA includes ongoing new development at the sprawling Town Center project.
All have seen improvements as CRAs, but critics wonder if that designation was necessary.
"The question you have to ask," Big John said, "is: Does the county have to give up that tax money for redevelopment to occur?"
Without singling out a specific CRA, Gilreath said it appears some cities have used the designation more as an economic development tool than a fix for truly slum-like conditions.
"Legally, they have to have a blight study," he said. "Some of the blight studies don't pass the common sense meter on what is a blighted area. You can hire a consultant to tell you just about anything you want to hear. In some cases, it looks like that might have been done."
Gilreath said he supports the concept behind the law. Creating a CRA can be an effective tool for restoring a blighted area, he said, even when it means pouring in tax money from other jurisdictions.
"It's like taking food to a needy neighbor," he said.
It's difficult to remain generous, he added, if you find out the neighbor is eating better than you.
The biggest supporters of CRAs point out that they've had to follow rules established by the state or county and that the ultimate benefits of higher property values are shared throughout the community once the CRA ends (which can be 30 years or longer).
In South Daytona, City Manager Joe Yarbrough saw problems with crime and code enforcement in the area that should have been the city's economic engine. Creating a CRA in 1997 provided funds that helped clean up the area, making it better suited for new development or improvements, he said.
"The whole idea is to revitalize, and it's a slow process," Yarbrough said. "You've got to start out by stabilizing it. Things like special policing and code enforcement. Things to reduce crime and halt the deterioration of property values. To stabilize it, like a patient."
Later, CRA money paid to put utilities underground along the northern stretch of Ridgewood in South Daytona. CRA money helped the city match grants from the state Department of Transportation for a streetscaping project that added new trees and decorative lighting and brickwork.
From a $116 million base in 1997, the South Daytona CRA has grown to a value of nearly $178 million, an increase of more than 50 percent, even before the effects of the street improvements can be felt.
"The whole idea is to create an area that you want to live in or that you want to stay in. It's not only recruitment, it's retention," Yarbrough said. "I think what a CRA does for a developer or investor is it gives them a feeling of opportunity. They see they are in an area designated for a lot of attention and they know the future has every reason to be bright."
The future for new CRAs in Volusia might not be so bright, though.
While the county can't change the 15 CRAs already on the books, getting news ones approved may be especially challenging. Deltona, Orange City and Edgewater could be seeking to create CRAs this year. DeBary officials have discussed the idea. New Smyrna Beach may ask for a new one, once its existing CRA ends in 2015.
With so many in the wings, County Manager Jim Dinneen said the council needs to make a philosophical decision. In a time when finances are so tight, the council may not be able to afford to be as generous in permitting CRAs.
"Once you open that door to one, you're going to deal with all of them," Dinneen said. "The council has to look at these (in light of) where our revenues are and where they're going. The council can't make decisions in isolation. They have to make decisions in relation to all the (other) things tapping county revenues.
"What you did (at) one time," Dinneen added, "you might have to say we can't do it anymore."
Councilman Josh Wagner, whose east Volusia district includes more CRAs than any other, is torn by the issue.
"I support the concept," he said, especially since the council has pushed for more oversight over the last few years and set stricter parameters for how long a CRA would last and what the county would contribute.
"I won't say I won't vote for any new ones," he said.
But what Wagner added was telling of the council's current view. "If some of these CRAs were to come back," he said, "I'd have a difficult time supporting them. ... I'm looking forward to their expiring."


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Working on flood relief this past week has turned my thoughts to a lot of things I don't normally consider. I've been thinking about the security of my photos and documents, about the plethora of STUFF that's junking up my house, about the kindness of strangers, about how much I love my family, about cows, and about comfort objects, to name a few.
I've been working to help gather donations for flood victims in western Washington and distribute them directly to people in need. Most of the money will be given in the form of home improvement and department store gift cards to help with the practical work of rebuilding and outfitting homes, but I also have the flexibility to focus on some smaller needs in a way that FEMA or the Red Cross can't.
A couple of days ago I got an email from a woman who knows two little boys that were devastated to throw away their Build-A-Bears after they were destroyed by the contaminated flood water. She wondered if it were too insignificant to request that some funds be allocated to replace stuffed animals for these boys who had lost everything.
I think there's nothing more significant than returning some comfort to children who've had to face that kind of devastation to their home life and stability. One of my first thoughts when walking through the destruction from last week's flood was that I would not want my kids to see our home if it were in that state. A two and a four-year-old are too young to have an image of their mutilated home burned into their minds. I would tell them that our house got a little water in it and we couldn't go back there right now. I would hug and love them and in a year or so when the house was restored to a semi-normal state, I would take them back.
And if their blankies were lost in the disaster, you bet I'd have my mom searching every fabric store in the known world looking for flannel with ducks and pink and purple rosebuds.
One of the flood victims we met was tossing damaged items with abandon, her mantra being, "It's only stuff. You can replace stuff. It's only stuff." It helped her do what needed to be done with some level of emotional detachment but the problem is that sometimes stuff is more than just stuff, especially to a child. Sometimes stuff is security. Sometimes stuff is home.


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Energizer Inductive Charger
Product: Energizer Inductive Charger
Price: $67.24 (prices may vary)
Rating: Recommend*
We've been trying out different inductive chargers over the past year or so at Unplggd experimenting with inductive chargers for Wii remotes to multiple mobile devices. We recently got our hands on the Energizer Inductive Charger, one of the first universal Qi products to market. Here's more on whether the device left us feeling charged up.
We received two packages, one for the actual inductive charger and the other contained the Energizer Qi sleeve for the iPhone 4. There were three things to unbox in total: the charger, the sleeve and a USB charging port - simple and quick. We were happy to avoid a nightmare of too many odds and ends to put together.
Setting up was also extremely quick and easy. After plugging the charging port into the Inductive Charger and an outlet, the charger was ready to go. We put the Energizer Qi sleeve onto an iPhone 4 (a slightly tight fit at first) and placed it on the inductive charger. A blue light on the charger indicates it is charging. When the blue light went off, the iPhone was charged, simple and easy.
The Energizer Inductive Charger is great for small spaces and a lack of open outlets. Instead of placing it on an already crowded nightstand, we found that the inductive charger worked quite nicely out in the living room. That way anyone walking in could set their phone down (when equipped with the Energizer Qi sleeve) and power up. The inductive charger is so slim that it doesn't take up any space and keeps the room uncluttered.
The Bottom Line:
If you're looking for an easy to use wireless charging alternative, the Energizer Inductive Charger is a good choice to consider. It is quick to set up, extremely slim and light for portability and works well. If you don't mind using the Energizer Qi sleeve for either your iPhone 4 or Blackberry, charging your mobile devices will become a more fluid experience with the inductive charger.
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Lost Planet 2 Performance Preview
Published by Capcom, Lost Planet 2 is the sequel to Lost Planet: Extreme Condition and uses the MT Framework 2.0 engine. The story line takes place on the fictional planet E.D.N. III some 10 years after the events of the first game. This time, the snow cover is gone and has been replaced by a tropical landscape. With this new rendition of the game comes the ability to run it using either DirectX 9 or 11. Along with this ability comes the chance to use that new DX 11 hardware to effect. DX11 features in this game include tessellation, displacement mapping on water, bosses and player characters, soft body compute shaders on "Boss" characters, and wave simulation by way of DirectCompute. This gives you smoke that is lifelike and reacts to inputs, water that looks and reacts how you would expect it to in a "real life" situation, and "Boss" characters rendered with more depth and detail. If the latest graphics quality settings are not enough, NVIDIA has included support behind this game for both 3D Vision and 3D Vision Surround, which gives you 3D effects over multiple screens. There is no better way to see how a game will perform than to test it out. Capcom has made this easy with a downloadable benchmark that we will be using to test out a cross section of today's currently available performance video cards.
If you have ever wondered what DX 11 does for you, you can get an idea of how things such as tessellation, displacement mapping, DirectCompute soft body simulation, and DirectCompute wave simulation change the overall appearance of a game, providing more depth and a richer, meatier feel to environments. If you compare these two sets of screen shots of an Akrid "Boss", you can see how the use of tessellation, coupled with displacement mapping and DirectCompute body simulation, increases the girth of the creature and gives it more "depth." DirectX 9 is on the left, while DirectX 11 is on the right.
Next, we'll take a look at how water reacts with both DirectX 9 and DirectX 11. Looking at how the water reacts when shot in the DirectX 9 screen shot shows that you get a small reaction, but overall it looks like you dropped a small pebble in a pond - it looks flat, without any character. The same screen shot in DirectX 11 shows a significant shock wave, as well as secondary motion in the water. This is done through a wave simulation algorithm on the GPU using DirectCompute shaders. The second set of images shows how water reacts to impacts and stationary objects.
So what does this talk about wave simulation, tessellation, DirectCompute and soft body simulation add up to when it comes to gaming performance? In the end, that's what will help make up your mind as to which card to purchase when it comes time to get your game on. Let's look at how the latest ATI and NVIDIA games fare in this benchmark demo.


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1994—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1663(b)(7), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3007, added items 2131 and 2138 and struck out former items 2131 to 2138.
1984—Pub. L. 98–525, title VII, § 705(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2564, substituted "MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE" for "ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE OF THE READY RESERVE" in chapter heading, "Time limitation for use of entitlement" for "Termination of assistance; refund by member" in item 2133, "Termination of assistance" for "Reports to Congress" in item 2134, "Failure to participate satisfactorily; penalties" for "Termination of program" in item 2135, and added items 2136 to 2138.
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8/5 in Toronto
8/7 in Montreal
8/9 in NYC
THEY ARE BACK IN THE US but not at Coachella...Ill take this for now


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Jeffrey Snowden, 47, 6311 Fairfax St., New Orleans, flight from an officer, driving on roadway laned for traffic, obscuring view through windshield or windows, DWI, possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
Tammie Cheramie, 42, 164 E. 179th St., Golden Meadow, contempt.
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Talance White, 27, 2108 S. Barbier, Thibodaux, contempt.
Dwan Demere, 33, 1908 Hwy. 654, Gheens, contempt.
Teddy Boudoin Jr., 38, 13247 Palm St., Vacherie, contempt, possession of drug paraphernalia, no driver's license, turn signals required.
Azema Coffelt, 29, 187 Rue St. Martin Rd., Vacherie, possession of cocaine, possession of crack cocaine.
Yvette Burns, 26, 283 St. Louis St., Raceland, contempt, resisting, no driver's license, turning movements and required signals.
Thibodaux Police
Calvin Ingram, 28, 817 N. 8th St. Apt. A, Thibodaux, two counts fugitive warrant.
Wesley Wright, 51, 1302 Tiger Dr., Thibodaux, attempted second-degree murder.
Richard Barnes, 52, 433 St. Charles St., Thibodaux, disturbing the peace — public intoxication, entering/remaining after being forbidden.
Steven Lirette, 53, 620 Lafayette St., Houma, possession of drug paraphernalia; theft of goods; sale, distribution or possession of legend drug without prescription.
Jarred Guidry, 31, 1114 Point St., Houma, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft of goods, DWI, reckless operation, vehicle registration expired.
Lafourche Sheriff's Office
David Brown, 35, 115 Marcel Lane, Houma, three counts first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated arson of an inhabited dwelling, two counts aggravated rape.
Glenda Hue, 46, 398 Who Dat Lane, Larose, issuing worthless checks.
Ben Savoie, 40, 222 School St., Lockport, four counts resisting with force, obstruction of court order, battery of a police officer, driving on roadway laned for traffic, unlawful refusal to submit to chemical tests.
Cory McGehee, 30, 246 Cliffwood Ct., Houma, theft, fugitive of Houma Police.
Adrian Lewis, 23, 745 St. Charles St., Thibodaux, simple criminal damage to property.
Louisiana State Police
Cody Miller, 27, 341 Percy Brown, Thibodaux, third-offense DWI, improper lane use.


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May 22, 2002
Season Ending Schedule
* May 24 @ Cal Poly
L- Thompson (3-3, 5.47) vs. R- Fitch (7-4, 4.67) 5:00 p.m.
* May 25 @ Cal Poly
R- Posthumus (6-1, 5.06) vs. L- Kougl (2-0, 3.00) 1:00 p.m.
* May 26 @ Cal Poly
R- Vasquez (5-9, 5.11) vs. R- Correia (10-5, 4.90) 1:00 p.m.
Gauchos On The Air
All Three games are on KCSB Radio 91.9 FM and KKAL Radio 99.7 FM
Gauchos Take Two For The Second Straight Week
The UC Santa Barbara (21-31, 7-14 Big West) baseball team has played some good baseball as of late, winning two of three for the second consecutive weekend. Despite losing the final game 12-7, the Gauchos were able to defeat Sacramento State 14-5 on Friday and 8-7 on Saturday, that capped off a season-best four game winning streak. By going 4-2 in the last two weekends, the Gauchos have moved up in the Big West rankings to seventh-place, leap frogging Pacific. The Gauchos are batting .361 over their last six games, raising their team batting average to .296. The pitching staff's ERA has been 3.69 in that span, lowing the team ERA to 6.14.
The Mustangs
Cal Poly (28-28-1, 13-8 Big West), coached by Ritch Price (8th year, 215-227-1), is coming off a 2-1 weekend against UC Riverside. Offensively, the Mustangs are batting a sizzling .318 as a team, led by the Big West's leading hitter, Brain Gant (.408, 93 H, 11 2B, 7 3B, 54 R) and Kyle Wilson (.358, 18 2B, 10 HR, 50 RBI). The pitching staff has an ERA of 5.98, led by senior Kevin Correia (10-5, 4.90, 88 K, 121.1 IP), and Tyler Fitch (7-4, 4.67,46 K, 104 IP). The Gauchos and Mustangs have already met twice this season, with UCSB coming out on top at home in the first game, 11-4, and Cal Poly taking the second game at their home, 8-1. The two rivals have been playing against each other since 1942, with the Gauchos owning a 95-68 advantage in the series.
Gaucho Probable Starters
1B * Josh McCanne * Is one of three Gauchos to start all 52 games. 2B * Chris Malec * Second all-time for a Big West freshman with 58 RBI. SS * Dave Licht * Went 3-for-6 with three RBI on Saturday against the Tigers. 3B * Nate Sutton * Went 7-for-13 with four runs and four RBI last weekend. LF * Blair Havens * Reached base 8 times and scored 6 runs in the Sacramento State series. CF * Ryan Spilborghs * Second in the Big West with 55 runs scored. RF * Matt Wilkerson * Big West record holder for home runs by a freshman with 16 so far. C * Taylor Vogt * Is 8-for-20 with seven runs scored and two doubles in last six games.. DH * Matt Stevens * 8-for-18 (.444) vs. right-handed pitching this year. LHP * Sean Thompson * Pitched 6 innings, striking out 8 to pick up win against Sac St. RHP * Eric Posthumus * Went seven innings, striking out 5 to win team-leading 6th game. RHP * Matt Vasquez * Leads team with 65 strikeouts, 93.1 innings pitched and 15 starts.
What About Bob?
Bob Brontsema is in his ninth season as Gaucho skipper. He owns a career record of 237-239 (.499). Brontsema is coming off his best coaching season at UCSB guiding the Gauchos to a 40-17 record, good for the best single season winning percentage (.702) at UCSB since 1986. The 40 wins were the most by a UCSB team since 1990. For his efforts, Brontsema was named Big West Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. Brontsema has posted three straight over-.500 campaigns, the school's first such achievement since 1992.
Swingin' It
In the last two weekends, the Gauchos have out-hit their opponents 83-49 (.361-to-.237). The number of quality hits have also been far more than their opponents, UCSB has 26 extra-base hits compared to 13 by their opponents. They have also managed to out score Pacific and Sacramento State 60-to-39. Eight of the nine Gaucho starters batted .360 or higher in those six games, led by shortstop Dave Licht (14-for-24) and left fielder Blair Havens (11-for-27).
Pitching Corps Improving
The Gauchos have a team ERA of 3.69 in the last six games, which has lowered their team ERA from 6.46 to 6.14. Freshman Eric Posthumus is 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA in 16 innings pitched in his two starts. Junior left-hander, Sean Thompson is 1-0 with a 3.07 ERA in 14.2 innings of work in his two starts. Senior James Garcia did not allow a run in two appearances, while picking up a save on Saturday against Sacramento State.
They're So Hot Right Now
Offensively, junior left fielder Blair Havens and senior shortstop Dave Licht are on fire. Since being inserted into the starting lineup in mid-season, Havens has gone on to lead the team with a .368 batting average. Havens is currently in the midst of a 11 game hitting streak, going 17-for-46 (.369) with 14 runs scored and five doubles in that span. Havens also leads the Gauchos with 23 runs scored and 32 hits in Big West Action. Licht, the Gauchos most dangerous bat at the moment, has raised his batting average 29 points in his last six games, by going 14-for- 26 (.526) , to go with 11 RBI. Against Sacramento State, Licht pummeled the Hornets for nine hits in 14 at-bats, good for a .692 average. The Huntington Beach, Calif., native also had seven RBI, two doubles and two stolen bases in the series.
Offense By Grade
Seniors: .282 (110-390) 6 HR 88 R 60 RBI Junior : .258 (204-792) 21 HR 153 R 127 RBI Sophomore: .286 (89-311) 3 HR 62 R 52 RBI Freshman: .315 (146-463) 24 HR 88 R 117 RBI
Pitching By Grade
Seniors: 48 G 12 GS 111.2 IP 92 ER 82 K 7.41 ERA 4-8W-L Junior : 56 G 16 GS 152 IP 102 ER 111 K 6.04 ERA 6-10 Sophomore: 29 G 16 GS 111 IP 67 ER 78 K 5.43 ERA 5-11 Freshman: 39 G 8 GS 84.1 IP 53 ER 63 K 5.66 ERA 6-2
Slow Series Starters
Last Friday, for the first time all season, the Gauchos won the opening game of a series 15-4, against Sacramento State. Prior to the Sacramento series, UCSB had lost the opening game in all ten of their three-game series.
Gaucho Pitching Notes
* Junior left-hander Sean Thompson leads the Gauchos with 50.2 innings pitched in Big West action. Thompson has struck out eight batters in both of his last two starts.
* Freshman right-hander Eric Posthumus is 3-0 in his last three decisions and leads the team with six wins. Threw complete game five hitter, in 18-2 win over Pacific.
* Junior right-hander Matt Vasquez took the loss against Cal Poly in only three innings of work on March 24. Vasquez has struck out 13 batters in his last two starts.
* Senior James Garcia has returned to action since missing most of the season with shoulder troubles. The Torrance, Calif., native has not allowed a run in his last three appearances and homered on May 5 vs. UC Riverside as a designated hitter.
* Senior Jeremy Sugarman has given up only five earned runs in his last 15 innings pitched, while striking out 15, in his last six appearances.
* Junior James Dayley, has returned from a back injury that has kept him from pitching for two months. Has appeared in four of the last six games, giving up one earned run in 4.1 innings for a 2.08 ERA.
* Freshman Mike Sutherland struck out the side in his one inning against Sac State.
Gaucho Infielder Notes
* First baseman Josh McCanne is tied for the Gaucho lead with 17 RBI in Big West action. Has nine runs, eight RBI and two homers in last six games.
* Second baseman Chris Malec went 5-for-12 (.417) with four RBI and three runs against Sac State. Malec has eight doubles in Big West action.
* Shortstop Dave Licht went 4-for-4 with three RBI and two stolen bases on Friday against the Hornets.
* Third baseman Nate Sutton keyed a six-run third inning with his first career grand slam, in the Gauchos 8-7 win last Saturday.
* Catcher Taylor Vogt is 3-for-3 in bases loaded situations. Vogt averages a double every 12 at-bats.
* Third baseman/designated hitter Matt Stevens leads the Gauchos with a .371 batting average and has started in five of the last eight games.
* The Gauchos fastest runner off the bench, shortstop Josh Fulton singled and scored a run in his last appearance on Friday.
Gaucho Outfielder Notes
* Left fielder Blair Havens scored six runs in the Sacramento State series. Havens has reached base 57% of the time, when leading off an inning.
* Center fielder Ryan Spilborghs leads the Gauchos with 55 runs scored, five triples, 38 walks. Spilborghs is currently mired in a 3-for-21 slump in his last six games.
* Right fielder Matt Wilkerson is 10-for-27 (.360) in his last six games with three doubles and a homer, to go with six runs and six RBI in that span.
* Senior R.J. Smith got the start in left on Sunday, going 3-for-4 with two doubles.
* Senior Andy Campanella, who has been out for most of the second-half of 2002 with hamstring injuries, flied out to right in his only at-bat of the Sac St. Series.
2001 Gauchos In The Pro's
The Gauchos had 10 players off their 2001 squad sign professional contracts. Of those, here is an update of how some of them are doing so far in 2002. Former lefty starter Jim Bullard (9th rd, Chicago White Sox) is 3-4 with 2.45 ERA in eight starts for the Winston Salem Warthogs in the Carolina League (High A). Bullard has 37 strikeouts in 51.1 innings and has only given up one home run. Former shortstop Jeff Bannon (18th rd, Cincinnati) is currently batting .299 with 44 hits, nine doubles and 27 runs in 40 games with the Stockton Ports, in the California League (High A). Four year starter at second base and all-time UCSB hits leader, Chad Peshke (33rd rd, Cleveland), is batting .284 with 15 RBI, five doubles and two home runs in 30 games played, for the Columbus Red Stixx in the South Atlantic League (High A). Former first baseman and UCSB single-season home run record holder, Tyler Von Schell (15th rd, San Francisco), is batting .247 with eight home runs, 28 RBI and 22 runs scored in 41 games with the Hagerstown Suns, also in the South Atlantic League (High A).
Farewell To Seven Gauchos
The Gauchos will be saying good-bye to seven seniors-Andy Campanella, James Garcia , Dave Licht , Matt Moran (Chico, Calif.), Rob More (Torrance, Calif.), R.J. Smith (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Jeremy Sugarman (Malibu, Calif.). In addition, it will most likely be junior Ryan Spilborghs' last series as a Gaucho, as he is expected to be drafted in the 2002 MLB Draft and will most likely sign.
Big West Standings (5/20/02)
Conf.Overall *Cal State Northridge 19-5 40-15 Cal State Fullerton 14-7 34-17 Long Beach State 14-7 34-19 Cal Poly 13-8 28-28-1 UC Irvine 12-9 31-25 UC Riverside 9-12 29-26 UC Santa Barbara 7-14 21-31 Pacifi 6-15 25-26-1 Sacramento State 2-19 20-33
* 2002 Big West Champions
More Gauchos News'n Notes
* The Gauchos are at their best on Saturdays, sporting a 9-4 record on that day.
* According to Boyd's World, a collegiate baseball publication, the Gauchos have the 11th toughest schedule in the nation.
* Ryan Spilborghs is the lone returning starter from 2001 on the field for the Gauchos. UCSB had nine players drafted off last years 40-17 team.
* Gaucho freshman Chris Malec and Matt Wilkerson were teammate last year as seniors at Santa Margarita High School. The two were coached by Tip Lefebvre, brother of former Dodger and major league manager Jim Lefebvre.
* The Gauchos scored 12 runs in the fifth inning against Creighton, in a 23-10 win on Feb. 23. UCSB also had 25 hits in that game.
* Josh McCanne hit a walk-off grand-slam with two outs in the ninth, in the Gauchos 8-4 victory over Loyola Marymount, for their first win of the season on February 1.
* Ryan Spilborghs had a 35-game hitting streak in 2001. Earlier in 2002, Spilborghs had a 12-game streak. Spilborghs is second in the Big-West with 55 runs scored.
* In 2001, James Garcia became the first Gaucho to win 10 games since Santa Clara pitching coach Tom Myers did so for UCSB in 1991. Despite Garcia's 5.98 ERA, opposing hitters are batting just .238 against him this year,
* Nine Gauchos were drafted off the 2001 team. Jared Schumaker (5th, St. Louis), Jim Bullard (9th, Chicago, AL), Jamie Gonzales (12th, Detroit), Dave Molidor (14th, Cincinnati), Tyler Von Schell (15th, San Francisco), Rylie Ogle (N.Y. Mets),Jeff Bannon (18th, Cincinnati), Chad Peshke (33rd, Cleveland) and Jed Stringham (36th, Detroit).
* Oakland Athletic Barry Zito pitched his freshman season at UCSB before transferring to Pierce JC and then finishing at USC. Current Texas Ranger second baseman, Mike Young, was a teammate of Zito's at UCSB in 1997.


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NSA May Not Be Collecting Your Location Data From Telco Dragnet... Because It Gets It From Your GPS
from the under-this-program dept
Earlier today, we discussed the NYT's coverage of how the NSA has set up its own shadow social network, including information from Americans (none of which involves a warrant). In that piece, they describe how location info is part of what's included:
A 2009 PowerPoint presentation provided more examples of data sources available in the "enrichment" process, including location-based services like GPS and TomTom, online social networks, billing records and bank codes for transactions in the United States and overseas.So, apparently they are getting GPS data. And if they were getting it from TomTom and other GPS services, then you have to imagine that they might now also include GPS data from the phones that so many of us carry around today. GPS data is even more accurate than cell-site data. And, of course, the data in "this program" appears to mostly come via Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. The program that Keith Alexander was referring to in his remarks was the dragnet collection of business records under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act. So, it's not difficult to see how Alexander might be technically "accurate" with the "not this program" dance, even as lots of Americans' location data is being sucked up via GPS (and potentially cell-site locations) under 702...
At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Thursday, General Alexander was asked if the agency ever collected or planned to collect bulk records about Americans' locations based on cellphone tower data. He replied that it was not doing so as part of the call log program authorized by the Patriot Act, but said a fuller response would be classified.


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16 yr old first IDPA match
I am proud to report that last Sunday, 16Oct, bamaboy, at age 16, shot his first IDPA match and the guy did just fine.
We worked w/ my G20/10mm as it was the only specimen in my arsenal of the striker fired variety which I figured would be easiest to teach . No safeties, DA/SA , decocker, etc. Thought about the S&W M27, but the DA trigger work was not conducive to accuracy. He shot the G20 much better with the 3.5 lb trigger in it. One concession was I down loaded the 10mm to about .40 S$W power. Maybe an issue at a sanctioned match, but not for the club shoot. All club members were universally glad he was there.
No safety issues, no procedurals, a clean match w/ a respectable score, (he out shot several first time adults) and the kid had a blast (pun intended). Acccuracy was acceptable and his gun handling skills looked good.
I was one proud papa, and of course, ............he wants to go again.
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That is awesome, I can only hope my children turn up something close to that. Worst case scenario they have a respect for firearms, which isnt so bad i guess.
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Hi Dad.
If you reload, cost will be down shooting the 10mm, so that would be maybe the way to stay. But a Glock 19 with a few magazines would be the way to go if he would be sticking to IDPA. (Glockoholic speaking)
The seat belt going home? To keep him from floating off the seat?
When he discovers Girls? That normally messes up plans?
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I don't understand, Brit.
What is the advantage to a G19 with its shorter barrel (sight radius) and butt in competition?
I prefer and recommend a G17 or a G34 if that is the desired platform.
The OP has considered a .40 conversion barrel for the cheap brass in a gun already in hand. And would probably already had one if they had been in stock at the vendor.
Junior could not take it to a sanctioned match but our club shoots do not conduct technical inspections and do not care. Downloaded 10mm would still be suitable for a major match.
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We have a youngster shooting with us, I believe he is 15.
We have been thinking about having him drag a car tire around roped to his leg to slow him down. Then we got to thinking how bad it would be if he still beat us dragging the tire.
All joking aside. He is a great kid, and a fast learner. And plain fast to boot. I wish we had about 10 more like him shooting with us.
Brit that is a 10-04 on girls messing up the plans.
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Great job with the boy. My son also shot his first match at 16, although he shot the 1911 that he got for his birthday, the day before. Now, he is addicted but we have so much going on related to school and sports that it is hard to get there, but we go when we can.
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quote:Originally posted by Alex116quote:Originally posted by sahis34..... oh and suck it canucks fans Just us Sahis? What about Leaf, Ranger, Sens Wings, Hawks, etc, etc, fans?
quote:Originally posted by sahis34..... oh and suck it canucks fans
quote:Originally posted by Guest4178That's kinda how it works for hockey players. Sure one can say that professional athletes make a lot of money, so that's their trade-off. But when you really think about it, why shouldn't a professional athlete (or any other human commodity) be allowed to select where they want to live, and where they perform their job duties?
quote:Originally posted by Beans15I think this is sour grapes on the part of Anaheim. There is not promise of success at the draft. Not only could the player not turn out but he could do like Schultz and not sign. Unless we are in communist China, people have the choice to their profession and who they want to work for. For what ever reason this kid doesn't want to play in Anaheim. I don't think the Ducks should be able to chase down a team who is working with the rules. However, the more appropriate question is should the Duck receive some kind of compensation for this draft pick not playing for them?? I know it is a hugely different situation but did NYR not receive a compensatory draft pick when Cherepanov passed away??? This is an interesting situation to say the least.Daniel Alfredsson is the MVP of the universe. All hail the Ottawa Senators!!!!!
quote:Originally posted by fat_elvis_rockedquote:Originally posted by nuxfan"...... He'll be given big minutes and responsibilities in either EDM or TOR - and all the crap that comes with those responsibilities, which is tough for any 22 year old."Exactly, look how poorly it's worked out for Jordan Eberle. Hope he sees the potential in Oiler blue, not that other less appealing blue!...........I mean the Lightning of course!
quote:Originally posted by nuxfan"...... He'll be given big minutes and responsibilities in either EDM or TOR - and all the crap that comes with those responsibilities, which is tough for any 22 year old."
quote:Originally posted by slozoVancouver - marginal chance to make top 6 (probably through injuries), but play for hometown in comfy, well-known environmentToronto - decent chance to make top 6, play with your very good buddy (and who you had great success with) Gardiner
quote:Originally posted by Guest4178How does this relate to Justin Schultz? Well - it's rare for a young hockey player (one with good talent) to be available as an unrestricted free agent. This will cause Schultz to demand (and get) more money in a contract than what he would see otherwise.
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Although the White House this weekend expressed "serious reservations" about elements of the pending anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA, and House leaders have said they will not conduct hearings on their bill any time soon, the legislation is far from dead. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said this weekend that he hopes to open debate on the Senate's version later this month. And House sponsor Lamar Smith said he will continue work on that chamber's version. Internet protests planned for tomorrow, in which some of the web's largest sites will go offline for 24 hours, are expected to go ahead as scheduled.
The two bills – the House version is known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and the Senate's is the Protect IP Act (PIPA) – have been under fire from consumer groups and Internet rights activists for months. Although ostensibly designed to protect the intellectual property of American publishers and manufacturers, opponents say the bills are so broadly written that they could limit the free exchange of information on the Internet, harm consumer rights, and undermine Internet security standards. In a letter to Congress in November, Consumers Union, the Consumer Federation of America, and U.S. PIRG said SOPA "could close off online exchanges that provide lower prices for consumers; reduce online security, and allow for anti-consumer practices by online service providers."
Many of the concerns expressed by opponents have been over language in the bills that would have allowed web sites to be blocked through manipulation of the Domain Name System, which keeps track of web site addresses. In a statement, the White House warned that "proposed laws must not tamper with the technical architecture of the Internet through manipulation of the Domain Name System (DNS), a foundation of Internet security." Sponsors in the House and Senate have been working to strip DNS-related language from their bills.
The White House also warned that "new legislation must be narrowly targeted only at sites beyond the reach of current U.S. law, cover activity clearly prohibited under existing U.S. laws, and be effectively tailored, with strong due process and focused on criminal activity."
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As she stood 22 stories above downtown Boston this past July, preparing to rappel off the roof of the Hyatt Regency hotel—just down the street from Suffolk—Natalie Breen waved to her mom, who proceeded to cover her eyes.
"You're the calmest person I've seen all day," said the assistant preparing her for her descent. Perhaps what centered Breen at 200 feet up—despite her initial nervousness—was thoughts of what brought her to that roof in the first place: a conviction to support individuals with disabilities, and her love for her brother.
Breen was there as a participant in a fundraiser for Special Olympics Massachusetts called Over the Edge, open to individuals who raised more than $1,000 for the organization. Breen, whose brother Pat plays basketball on the Special Olympics team, raised $1,200 in just three days thanks in part to the generosity of her Suffolk friends.
The young advocate wrote a blog post about her relationship with her brother, which spread rapidly among her friends and family via social media. It's also been republished by Bay State Parent magazine.
This is not Breen's first foray into autism advocacy; she has been involved with Autism Speaks for the past decade. In addition to helping her brother with the speeches he gives about his experience, she and her family also participate in the organization's annual walk, raising more than $10,000 over the years. She's also been tapped to start a greater Boston young professionals' group for the organization.
Closer to home in Medford, Mass., after her brother won the city's Disability Awareness Award (on Breen's nomination), Mayor Michael McGlynn asked if she would join the city's Human Rights and Disability Commission. The other members include professors from nearby Tufts University and city employees.
"I'm like the only person under 50 there," says Breen, who at Suffolk has participated in SOULS and the Journey Leadership Program. "I feel like I have a lot of energy, so I hope having someone younger adds some freshness to it. I can see there have been stalemates on a lot of issues."
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Putting names on university buildings is a tricky business. This is true whether the name honors someone or simply sells the naming right to the highest bidder.
Putting names on university buildings is a tricky business. This is true whether the name honors someone or simply sells the naming right to the highest bidder.
Naming a building after a person runs the risk that the name could become tarnished. Ask Penn State University, which named its library after the late football coach Joe Paterno and his wife. A child sex-abuse scandal involving one of Paterno's assistants caused the university to remove a statue of Paterno from campus, but his name remains on the building.
Naming a building after a company runs a different set of risks, as Florida Atlantic University has discovered. Florida Atlantic recently accepted a $6 million donation from GEO Group, a Boca Raton-based private prison corporation, in exchange for naming rights to the university's football stadium.
Florida Atlantic students responded by conducting a sit-in at university President Mary Jane Saunders' office to demand that the agreement be rescinded. She agreed to a public meeting.
Protesters accuse the GEO Group of human rights violations at its facilities. A federal judge's order referred to a GEO facility in Mississippi with minors and older teenaged prisoners as "a cesspool of unconstitutional and inhuman acts and conditions" and "a picture of such horror as should be unrealized anywhere in the civilized world," according to the Palm Beach Post.
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Universities used to name facilities after former presidents and political leaders. They're on higher moral ground in basing names on merit and not money, although there's still peril in the practice
The University of Florida's J. Wayne Reitz Union was recently the focus of an unsuccessful renaming campaign, because of the late UF president's delay in integrating the university and collaboration in the purging of gay students and professors from campus.
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A lack of public funding for building construction means that state universities won't be ending the practice of selling off naming rights anytime soon.
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I've always believed that the more painful the final cuts are for an NFL team, the better that team is. The Dolphins have just made their final round of cuts and, seriously, it doesn't seem like it is that painful.
Among the players the Dolphins have cut are tight end Justin Peelle, fullback Reagan Mauia and running back Lex Hilliard, who was the only draft pick from this year's class to be let go. Hilliard, a sixth-round selection, is a good candidate to be added to the practice squad.
Mauia does not make the team because he doesn't catch the football with any consistency and while he is advertised as a great blocker, he's not better than Sean Ryan, a tight end that can be used in Miami's offense as a lead blocker, if it comes to it. It also didn't hurt that Ryan had a nice catch against New Orleans Thursday.
I know safety Courtney Bryan is gone also.
Here is the complete list of the 17 moves the Dolphins made to pare the roster to 53:
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I've always had a fondness for butter dishes. I owned a yellow Fiestaware version for many years before it suddenly broke into pieces. (Dropping it on the floor may have had something to do with it.) While the bright color was fun, I'm planning to go a little more classic, a little more understated this time around. I like the simple glass versions best, particularly the one with Beurre on it, the French word for butter, but any one of these 10 timeless butter dishes is a win:
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Yale Head Coach to Serve as Video Coach for Swedes
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale women's ice hockey head coach Joakim Flygh will be a part of the upcoming 4 Nations Tournament Dec. 14-16 in Öreboro, Sweden. Flygh will serve as video coach for his native Sweden in the tournament, which also includes teams from Finland, Germany and Russia. Sweden's roster features Olympians such as Jenni Asserholt and Kim Martin.
The four teams in the tournament play each other in a round-robin format. Flygh was also Sweden's video coach this past spring at the IIHF Women's World Championship, which featured the top eight women's ice hockey teams in the world. Niclas Högberg is Sweden's head coach.
Flygh is in his third season as Yale's head coach. He has been to the NCAA Tournament five times as an assistant coach at Harvard and Minnesota-Duluth. In his nine years as an assistant his teams had a combined winning percentage of .701 (176-69-21) and he was a part of six seasons of 20 or more wins. He has helped coach seven All-Americans and a Patty Kazmaier Award winner. He also coached Yale assistant coach Jessica Koizumi, who won a gold medal with the U.S. at the 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship in Harbin, China.
Flygh (whose name is pronounced YO-a-keem FLEEG) is the 10th coach in Yale women's ice hockey history. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, New England College, as a graduate assistant with the men's ice hockey team in 2001-02. He helped the Pilgrims to a 53-23-4 record and three second-place finishes in three seasons before moving on to Minnesota-Duluth.
As a player for New England, Flygh was the Pilgrims' defensive player of the year. He went on to play professional hockey in Sweden for the Lysekil Vikings.
A native of Tyringe, Sweden, Flygh graduated from New England College with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2000. He earned a master's degree in organizational management from New England in 2002. He is married to Angela Francisco Flygh, a 2001 Harvard graduate and former Crimson women's ice hockey captain. They recently had their first child, a daughter named Josefin.
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