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Playing a pair of home hockey games last week against league opponents of different abilities, Mount St. Joseph Academy prevailed against Merion Mercy, 2-1, and then drilled St. Basil, 6-0, remaining undefeated both in the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies (10-0) and overall (11-0).
Allie Sabia, a senior from Norwood Fontbonne Academy, and Chrissy Pascali, a ninth-grader fresh out of St. Philip Neri in Lafayette Hill, furnished the two goals against Merion's Golden Bears on Wednesday, and each scored once in the bout with Basil's on Saturday morning. Sabia's twin sister Brooke put in two goals against the Panthers, as did Anne Burgoyne, a junior and another Norwood alum.
In goal for the Magic, sophomore Christina Black (a St. Philip grad) made a total of three saves for the two wins last week.
Back in mid-September, Burgoyne and junior classmate Emilee Ehret found the net at Merion to fuel a 2-0 Mount victory.
Allie Sabia said that despite the successful outcome, "Our passes were kind of off. We were hitting them on diagonals and we weren't passing stick-to-stick."
She said that last Wednesday, "We wanted to make sure our girls were coming back to get open passes. Just in general, we wanted to come out a lot stronger than we did over there."
Merion made an offensive push as the game got underway, but the Magic soon took control. Back on their heels, the Golden Bears called time-out in the middle of the first half, but when play resumed the Magic earned a few more penalty corners and continued to dominate play. However, a 5-0 edge in corners didn't translate into any points on the board for the Magic, and it was still 0-0 at the intermission.
When the teams went back out on the field, it took the Mounties just 75 seconds to get rid of the goose egg on their side of the scoreboard. Positioned in front of the Bears' den a little left of center, Pascali collected a pass from Burgoyne and banged the ball home.
The visitors responded quickly, while the Magic were sill basking in the glow of their icebreaker. Merion freshman Meg Sack squared the score at 1-1, still with less than three minutes elapsed in the new period. After that, the Mount once again enjoyed long stretches of ball possession, and at the 15-minute mark the Magic had already earned four corners and the Bears called time-out once more.
Following the tying goal, the visitors didn't spend much time in the Magic's half of the field the rest of the game.
"We were looking out for some individual players on their team," Sabia explained. "We wanted to be aware of Katrina Keating and Courtney Devine and Lizzie Sack because they're the main distributors for Merion."
Another MSJ corner went in the books, then the Magic scored the winning goal in real-time play, with Allie Sabia shooting the ball over into the right side of the cage from a few yards in front of the left post. Just over a dozen minutes remained in the game, and Mount St. Joe continued to attack.
The final tally in corners was 17-0, and MSJ's Black only needed to make one save for the victory. At the other end, Bonnie McShane turned aside nine shots for Merion.
The Mounties knew they were facing a less challenging opponent on Saturday, but they had an undefeated season on the line and hockey can be a quirky sport.
"We didn't want to lose, and last time against Basil's we only won 3-0," Sabia said. "We said to ourselves we can't just come out and lollygag."
The Panthers penetrated the Mount circle at the very beginning and the very end of the game, but in between the Magic ruled the field and pumped in half-a-dozen goals. Ten minutes in, sophomore Millie Stefanowicz passed the ball inside the top of the circle and Brooke Sabia drove a shot into the backboard.
A dozen minutes later, Burgoyne tallied from a few steps closer to the Panthers' cage. The scoring for the opening period ended with a Norwood trifecta, with Burgoyne passing the ball from the right side to the near post for Brooke Sabia, who sent it across the front of the goal to set up sister Allie's shot.
The MSJ offense quickly went back to work after the interlude, and Pascali punched one in from the right post to make it 4-0. A bullet by Brooke Sabia followed, and Burgoyne capped off the scoring with a shot from about five yards out.
Junior goalie Christine McIntyre racked up 15 saves for the Panthers, while Black made two stops for the Magic.
Since an undefeated season is nearly impossible to achieve, will there be such a thing as a good time for the Mount to lose a game?
"I don't think about that; I hope we don't lose at all," Sabia said. "So far we've beaten the teams we needed to beat, and I think we all just want to take it as far as we can."


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["Expert Systems: Principles and Programming", Joseph Giarratano and Gary Riley, PWS Publ 1994, ISBN 0-534-93744-6].
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New Zealand Government Admits That Order To Suppress Illegal Spying On Kim Dotcom Only Such Order Issued In 10 Years
from the oops deptYou may recall that, back in September, the New Zealand government admitted that the GCSB (Government Communications Security Bureau), the local equivalent of the NSA had illegally spied on Kim Dotcom to aid American DOJ investigators. New Zealand's Prime Minister, John Key, apologized and ordered an investigation. Many were asking when Key actually knew about the illegal surveillance, which covered domestic communications, despite GCSB's mandate being focused on foreign communications. It's now come out that the order to "suppress" the information about GCSB's activities, signed by acting prime minister Bill English (normally the Finance Minister) while Key was abroad, was the only such document in 10 years:
The spy agency has stated that the certificate signed by Finance Minister Bill English as Acting Prime Minister was the only one found in "a thorough search of our files".Beyond the concern of who knew what and when, there should be continued outrage in New Zealand at its goverment's willingness to bend over backwards to break the law just because the US entertainment industry was putting pressure on the DOJ to "do something" about Megaupload. The fact that they appear to have not only broken the law, but then issued a one-of-a-kind order to try to hide the fact that they broke the law really says something about the lengths the NZ government were willing to go to please Hollywood.
Mr English was asked by the GCSB to sign the "ministerial certificate" while Prime Minister John Key was overseas in August. The certificate said knowledge of the GCSB's involvement in the Dotcom investigation would damage its ability to detect or prevent serious crime.
The fact it was the only ministerial warrant in 10 years was discovered by the Green Party under the Official Information Act. Its rarity has led Green Party co-leader Russel Norman to question how Mr Key stayed ignorant of its existence until a month after it was signed.
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Source: David Lurie, president and CEO of Sun Cups
W ith Halloween creeping up, many people's homes are filled with bags of candy for costumed trick-or-treaters, but few can resist munching on the savory sweets between knocks at the door.
Instead of unwrapping the snack-sized treats, local chocolatiers recommend making more sophisticated palate-pleasers with quality ingredients.
Rich Bradfield, owner of Nova Monda Cacao & Chocolate (novachocolate.com) in Lafayette, said the beauty of chocolate is that it can be as elegant or as basic as you want it to be.
"It's easy to get creative with a little melted chocolate," Bradfield said.
If you're making your own, Nova Monda chocolate maker Nathan Miller said chocolate bars, like Hershey's, are better for melting than chocolate chips, which can clump more.
Miller suggests finding chocolate that is 70 to 80 percent cocoa to maintain a sweet -- but not too sweet -- flavor. The remaining percent is sugar, so the lower the cocoa contents, the sweeter the candy, he said.
"You can microwave it as long as you continue stirring it," Miller said. "It can burn in the microwave, so watch it closely and don't do it for longer than about a minute."
A better technique for melting chocolate is using a double broiler -- placing the chocolate in a pan on top of another pan full of boiling water. The heat and steam melts the chocolate without over cooking it, Miller said.
Nova Monda sells melting chocolate in a glass jar that can go directly into a pot of hot water, Bradfield said, and comes with an ice-tray type mold.
Once the chocolate is melted, the possibilities are endless.
"You can pour it into a mold and then put it in the fridge for half an hour and have little bite-sized pieces," Miller said. "You can pour it over granola, pretzels, dried fruit or anything really."
For a more adventurous snack, Miller said beef jerky compliments chocolate well in both flavor and texture.
David Lurie, president and CEO of Boulder's Sun Cups (http://suncups.com/), a company that makes nut-free, gluten-free chocolate coated cups, said quality ingredients can take the junk out of junk food.
"Just read the package before you buy it," Lurie said. "You don't have to spend the money to go to Whole Foods, just pay attention to what it says and stay away from soy," a common filler in chocolates.
Lurie also recommends melting chocolate or caramel for a sweet addition to almost anything in your kitchen cabinets.
Melted chocolate and caramel are great for dipping fruits, granola bars, rice crispy treats or adding some sweet to a bag of popcorn, he said.
"Just pop some popcorn in the microwave and then take a spook and drizzle the melted chocolate and caramel on top," Lurie said.
Chocolate can be a tricky ingredient to work with, Lurie said, but there's some good news about experimenting with the sweet stuff.
"If you mess it up, it's still chocolate," Lurie said. "Just mix it with a pot of boiling milk and you have the greatest hot chocolate of your life."


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I attended the Lynas annual shareholders' meeting (AGM) on 29/11/2013. During the meeting, I asked 2 questions.
The first: "In view of Molycorp's intention to ramp up their rare earths production by 130% from 10,000 tons to 23,000 tons per year, how does Lynas intend to do the same without a collapse in rare earth prices?"
The second: "The Malaysian government is under tremendous pressure after the Fitch rating downgrade to reduce or withdraw energy subsidy. How much will Lynas be affected if the energy subsidy is withdrawn?".
Neither question was satisfactorily answered and this suggests that it is likely that Lynas will continue to bleed red ink in the near to medium term.
Rare earths prices have collapsed spectacularly over the past 2 years (see Table at bottom of page). The 2 primary products from Lynas, i.e. lanthanum (LaO) and cerium oxides (CeO), which make up 72.2% [1], saw a 95% collapse in prices. Their current prices of less than AUD$6/kg (RM17/kg) are well below Lynas' current production cost, and more shockingly, below the optimal production cost of AUD$14-$15/kg (RM40.70-RM43.60/kg) Lynas needs to achieve by running at maximum capacity of 22,000 tons per annum (tpa) [3]. This is distressing because if Lynas cannot make money from these two products if conditions are ideal, Lynas will never make money from them.
Interestingly, the depressed prices come amid Molycorp running at only half its capacity [4] and Lynas at 19% of capacity [5]. So if both simultaneously ramp up production, REO prices will be crushed. Molycorp has expressed intent to increase production from 10,000 to 23,000 tpa by end of 2014 [6], while Lynas has expressed intent to increase from 4,200 to 11,000 tpa by next quarter. The combined increase is a whopping 239% from current production levels! The problem with Lynas and Molycorp is that their combined capacity of 42 tpa is 60% of the global demand outside China. They are so big they control prices. In the case of LaO and CeO, the spectacular collapse may be explained by them making up 72.2% and 83% [4] of Lynas and Molycorp's portfolio respectively.
Therefore, the more likely scenario is that both companies will ramp up production slowly to prevent REO prices from collapsing. By running below nameplate capacity, Lynas will not achieve economies of scale to turn profitable. It is easy to deduce that both companies will run each other to the ground.
It is quite obvious what Lynas' strategy is. Lynas hopes the profit made from the remaining products, chiefly neodymium (NdO) and praseudymium oxides (PrO) will be sufficient to overcome the losses incurred on LaO and CeO. Lynas is betting that NdO and PrO prices will go up. Unfortunately for Lynas, NdO and PrO also make up 14% of Molycorps' product [7], so premium market will also get competitive. With both players ready to ramp up production, prices are unlikely to grow much in the near term, in the best case; and in the worst case, will collapse just like LaO and CeO.
The most crucial question now is, what is Lynas' current real production cost? That data will enable us to forecast its profitability based on rare earths prices. In the absence of such data, an appropriate estimate may be production cash flow divided by November's production numbers of 350 tons (4200 tpa) [5], the highest output on record. For the period ending 30 Sep 2013, Lynas dispensed AUD$40 million (RM116.7 million) in operational, production and administration costs to produce only 253 tons (1012 tpa) of REO. Assuming the best case scenario that costs stay constant despite a fourfold increase in output, the current cost is AUD$38.1/kg (RM111/kg), an ocean divide from the targeted AUD$14-15/kg.
In essence, Lynas is caught in a catch-22 situation. If it ramps, it loses money with depressed selling prices. If it doesn't, it loses money from high costs. Damned if it ramps, damned if it doesn't.
Lynas may see an increase in production costs. During the AGM, I raised the inevitability of the government of Malaysia withdrawing the energy subsidy, to which Lynas replied that they are minimally impacted as they are not an energy intensive company. The 3rd day after the AGM, the government of Malaysia raised electricity tariff by 15%. Electricity may not be a significant part of Lynas' expenditure, but liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) might be.
Lynas uses LPG to heat its rotary kiln, where the ore concentrate is dissolved by sulphuric acid at 650°C. According to the PEIA, Lynas consumes 12,820,000 Nm3/year [6]. That is equivalent to approximately 25.6 million kg/year or about RM 47.4 million/year. The subsidy is approximately half [7], therefore Lynas may need to fork out another AUD$16.2 million (RM47.1 million)/year if this subsidy is pulled from under Lynas' feet. Since Lynas burns approximately AUD$100 million (RM291 million)/year, I find it hard to accept AUD$16.2 million as negligible.
In addition to production woes, Lynas lost badly in the court of public opinion, despite winning all litigation cases. Pakatan Rakyat, who ran on an anti-Lynas platform, won the popular vote in the general election. More significantly, 6 out of the 7 representatives around Kuantan won on the anti-Lynas platform, proving that the local community rejected the project. Shortly after, Himpunan Hijau collected 1.3 million physical signatures (not online ones) in a petition against Lynas. Lynas provoked further anger by behaving like an ostrich, refusing to answer any allegations raised in the Oeko Report commissioned by Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas. Therefore, Lynas will be on the agenda in the next election, if it is still alive by then. It will be another stressful period for Lynas investors, who then have to dabble in political science to bet on a regime that is experiencing eroding electoral support.
The conclusion is, Lynas will fail. It is not a matterof if, it is a matter of when. It will happen when creditors stop throwing good money after bad and just let Lynas die. At the current cash burn rate at AUD$ 100 million a year, Lynas' cash pile amounting to AUD$101 million [3] can last only about a year. Is there any more creditors foolhardy enough to throw money at it?
In the face of certain failure, the residents around Balok and Kuantan should get concerned about the permanent waste disposal solution, particularly, the sufficiency of funds. If Lynas have not left sufficient deposit with the incompetent government, the taxpayers might once again, be made to bear BN's blunder.
[1] www.lynascorp.com, "Average Mt Weld Composition Price". Earlier reports have distribution data.
[2] Lynas stopped updating the composition price regularly and provided no FOB China price in the latest quarterly report. 21 Nov numbers taken from Arafura's website http://www.arafuraresources.com.au/rare-earths/pricing.
[3] Lynas quarterly report for the period ending 30 Sep 2013.
[4] http://www.molycorp.com/investors/, "Presentations, Q3 2013 Molycorp Inc Earnings Conference Call Presentation".
[5] Novermber estimated output found in CEO's Address to AGM, download here: http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=LYC#headlines.
[6] Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment and Quantitative Risk Assessment,
Proposed Advanced Materials Plant, Gebeng Industrial Estate, Kuantan, Pahang
Malaysia. Volume 1: Main Report. Environ Consulting Services (M) Sdn. Bhd. January
[7] A Citizen's Guide To Energy Subsidies in Malaysia, The International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2013. Download here: http://www.iisd.org/gsi/sites/default/files/ffs_malaysia_czguide.pdf
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Roomy and fuel-efficient.
The Nissan Versa is big and roomy inside given its subcompact dimensions. It has big, cushy seats. It offers decent head room and legroom and lots of hip room, making it a good choice for taller and larger drivers. Back-seat passengers will find rear-seat leg room as good as that in larger cars and SUVs. The cabin is nicely finished and offers all the modern conveniences.
Versa offers other small-car virtues, including nimble handling, easy parking, and lively performance. And it delivers an EPA-estimated 31 mpg on the highway with an automatic, 33 mpg with a manual transmission.
The Versa competes with the lower priced Toyota Yaris and the more expensive Honda Fit, but it is slightly bigger than either. All three are subcompacts designed with tall rooflines for increased interior comfort and visibility. The Versa is the smallest car you'll find in Nissan showrooms: smaller and less expensive than the compact Nissan Sentra, but offering greater interior space and more versatility.
The Versa has received the highest possible ratings in government and insurance industry crash tests, though keep in mind that's among small cars (five stars from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and a 'good' rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). Versa safety features include dual-stage frontal air bags, front-seat side-impact air bags for chest protection, and roof-mounted curtain air bags for head protection.
Versa went on sale as a five-door hatchback in July 2006, with a four-door sedan following in January 2007. Combined, the sedan and hatch sold more 59,000 units in less than one model year. For 2008, a Sport Package is available for both the sedan and hatchback, consisting of front and rear spoilers, lower body side sill extensions, and fog lights.
Bottom line, the Nissan Versa is a big small car with comfort, performance and versatility. It's roomy and offers good fuel economy.
The 2008 Nissan Versa is available as a four-door sedan or five-door hatchback, each in two trim levels. All are powered by the same 122-horsepower 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine driving the front wheels.
The Versa S sedan ($12,880) and hatchback ($12,980) come standard with cloth upholstery; air conditioning with micro filter; four-speaker, 120-watt AM/FM/CD stereo; tilt steering column; and 185/65R15 tires on 15-inch steel wheels. The hatchback also features a 60/40 split folding rear seat. A six-speed manual transmission is standard, a four-speed automatic transmission is optional ($800). Options include cruise control ($200), and a Power Package ($700) consisting of power windows, power door locks, remote keyless entry, door armrest pads, rear door map pockets, and a glove compartment light.
The Versa SL sedan ($14,890) and hatchback ($14,980) make cruise control and the contents of the Power Package standard, plus a more powerful (180-watt) stereo with an in-dash 6CD changer and MP3 capability, premium woven seat fabric, a more adjustable driver's seat, and center armrests front and rear. Tires are the same size as the base model's, but are mounted on 15-inch machined alloy wheels. Sedan and hatchback both come with split folding rear seats. A six-speed manual is standard. Optional is a continuously variable automatic transmission, or CVT ($1,000); a four-speed automatic transmission is an option ($750) for the SL sedan.
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The Nissan Versa looks bigger than it is. One reason for that is an exceptionally short rear overhang: There isn't much car past the rear wheels.
Coming at you, the Versa is clearly related to the retro-future-cool Quest minivan, with a smaller rendition of the same flying-V grille that seems to cantilever off a strong center post, emphasized at either end by classy, triangular headlights. Similarly, a tall, steep windshield aids space efficiency in the van and in the Versa as well.
It's very different at the Versa's near-vertical rear, where the little Nissan almost looks like a hatchback BMW never built. The bottom edges of the tailgate angle sharply inward to clear the cat's-eye taillights. We're guessing it was designed this way to allow those trapezoid taillights to stay on the body rather than being mounted on the tailgate itself. It gives the rear end a unique character, though the tailgate opening is smaller than it otherwise could be.
The sedan is nearly seven inches longer than the hatchback and has a more conventional rear end. The sedan is handsome enough, with its long, tapering sail panels.
We find the hatch more appealing. We like its distinctive styling and find it more versatile than the sedan.
The huge front seats in the Nissan Versa are roomy and comfortable. As with the other cars in this class, the Versa driver gets lots of legroom and headroom. In terms of hip room, however, the Versa is a real standout. The width and the substantial structure of the front seats may make the Versa a great choice among subcompacts for big drivers.
The cloth-covered seats are comfortable without being too soft and offer plenty of side support.
The back seat is particularly impressive. As you get in you'll be pleasantly surprised by the size of the rear door and how the front edge of the rear wheel well does not intrude as you step in. There are many larger four-door sedans and even many large SUVs that have smaller rear door openings. Even a six-footer shouldn't feel cramped as the rear seat legroom is best in its class and, at 38 inches, is within half an inch of the Toyota Camry, an inch more than in the Ford Explorer, and only an inch and a half short of a Chevy Suburban. Indeed, the Versa's rear-seat legroom is more generous than in any other vehicle in Nissan's lineup, except for the humungous Armada SUV. The Versa sedan gives up about half an inch of rear-seat headroom to the hatch, but that's not all that much.
Nissan has made sure that most of the surfaces you touch, such as the armrests and door handles, have a soft feel to them. No hard plastics here.
The instrument pod contains three large, well-recessed gauges that are easy to read. The speedometer takes pride of place in the center and almost seems as if it is floating over the other two gauges.
Controls for the dash mounted radio and CD changer are well integrated into the center stack, and although they are not very large they are easy to see and comprehend. There is a large volume knob in the center with a very visible power button. Three functional, conventional knobs operate the climate control system. All in all there's nothing fancy about any of the controls, although everything looks well finished. Two large cupholders are conveniently located under the center stack.
The optional Intelligent Key allows for keyless starting of the engine, something that up until now has only been available in luxury cars. We don't recommend it. Tow truck operators tell us they get a lot of calls dealing with keyless starting systems. And we don't find them a big benefit.
Cargo versatility is a strong point for the Versa hatchback. There's a generous 17.8 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats in place. Fold them down and you've got 50.4 cubic feet, which is almost as much space as you'll find in a small SUV. Part of the reason for the spacious rear cargo bay is the careful design of the rear suspension so that no strut towers intrude into the interior. The versatility of the three-door hatchback is one of the unsung tales in the world of automobiles.
The Versa sedan offers a 13.8 cubic-foot trunk, which is good for the class.
Driving Impression
Part of the reason the Nissan Versa delivers such good fuel economy is due its optional Xtronic continuously variable transmission, or CVT. Nissan first used this system in the Murano where it was so well integrated that some drivers never noticed it was anything other than a regular automatic.
That's not to say a CVT is not as good as a conventional transmission, but it is different. It delivers a much smoother drive as there are no gears to change or hydraulics to slip. Instead, a segmented belt rides up and down on cone-shaped pulleys to vary the speed ratio between the engine and the drivetrain. It works more efficiently than a traditional automatic, which is why the Versa equipped with a CVT delivers the best highway mileage. Around town it even has the same economy as a manual transmission.
At the Versa's introduction, Nissan said the regular four-speed automatic transmission would eventually be phased out in favor of the CVT; while the six-speed manual would remain available for those purists who enjoy shifting gears.
As Nissan believes the CVT Versa will be the most popular model in the range, that is the one we spent time driving. From the word go we were pleased with our experience in the car. It had plenty of zip and there was no problem merging into traffic on a fast free-flowing freeway. When you stomp on the gas pedal the sound of the engine revving instantly before the car accelerates can be a bit disconcerting to some. We found it not unpleasant, in fact it sounds kind of fun. Of course in regular stop-and-go traffic under slow acceleration there is no sensation other than the car moving forward smoothly with no sound or feel of shifting gears. It's certainly a far cry from the notchy gear shifting that used to be all too common on small four-cylinder cars with automatics.
On winding roads in Tennessee, near where Nissan is building its new U.S. headquarters, we found the car's handling to be perfectly adequate. It's not sporty like a Mini Cooper, nor is it sloppy like budget cars of a few years ago. Sporty drivers might wish for more feedback from the steering and more power, but there's no reason for others to complain.
The Versa is one of the first cars in this price category to feature electric power steering. In the past we have been disappointed in the poor feel of electric steering, but Nissan seems to have designed this system so it feels just as good as any hydraulically powered steering. No complaints here.
Thanks to the long wheelbase with wheels pushed out toward the four corners, the ride is better than one usually expects from a small car. Brakes are fine but again don't expect to race this car through a slalom. It wouldn't take much, though, for Nissan to upgrade components and produce a truly sporty version, as the fundamentals for a decent performance car are all there.
Nissan has made good use of its Renault parent by basing the Versa (known as the Tiida in the rest of the world) on the same underpinnings used for the popular Renault Megane in Europe. The Nissan Versa delivers decent performance and has a surprising amount of interior space. It feels much bigger than it actually is, which is a good thing. The real joy, though, comes when its gas tank costs half as much to fill as it would for a large SUV, yet it'll go just as far, if not further, on that tank full without having to sacrifice much in the way of performance, space or luxury. It's no wonder the Versa is regarded as a near-luxury car in Japan.
New Car Test Drive contributor John Rettie filed this report from Nashville, Tennessee. John F. Katz added some commentary.
Model Lineup
Nissan Versa S sedan manual ($12,880); S sedan automatic ($13,680); S hatchback manual ($12,980); S hatchback automatic ($13,780): SL sedan manual ($14,890); SL sedan automatic ($15,640); SL sedan CVT ($15,890); SL hatchback manual ($14,980); SL hatchback CVT ($15,980).
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Options As Tested
Convenience Package ($650) includes intelligent key system, Bluetooth hands-free phone system, steering wheel audio switches, leather-wrapped steering wheel; ABS ($250).
Model Tested
Nissan Versa SL hatchback CVT ($15,980).The Versa took over the Sentra's spot last year as Nissan's entry-level car with the intention of attracting economy-minded buyers with its mileage, price and larger size than most other vehicles in its class. In keeping with its positioning as Nissan's entry-level car, the Versa lineup is pretty straightforward. It is available as a hatchback or sedan in two trim levels, S and SL. All models are powered by the same 122-hp, 1.8-liter, four-cylinder engine driving the front wheels. Both S trims as well as SL hatches come standard with a six-speed manual transmission. A four-speed automatic transmission is optional on the S, while an advanced Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) is standard on SL sedans, optional on SL hatches. The Versa carries over into 2008 with the addition of a sedan Sport Package, formerly only available for the hatchback, and the availability of cruise control on S trims.
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United States Maryland Somerset County
Guide to Somerset County Maryland genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
|Somerset County, Maryland
Location in the state of Maryland
Location of Maryland in the U.S.
|August 22, 1666
|County Seat
|Princess Anne
| Somerset County Courthouse
21 Prince William Street
Princess Anne, MD 21853
Phone: 410-651-1555
Somerset County Website
- 1 Somerset County Maryland Courthouse
- 2 Somerset County Maryland History
- 3 Somerset County Maryland Places/Localities
- 4 Somerset County Maryland Genealogy Resources
- 4.1 Cemeteries
- 4.2 Census
- 4.3 Church
- 4.4 Court
- 4.5 Family Histories
- 4.6 Gazetteers
- 4.7 Immigration
- 4.8 Land
- 4.9 Local Histories
- 4.10 Maps
- 4.11 Military
- 4.12 Newspapers
- 4.13 Probate
- 4.14 Taxation
- 4.15 Vital Records
- 5 Somerset County Maryland Genealogy Societies and Libraries
- 6 Somerset County Maryland Genealogy Websites
- 7 Somerset County Maryland Genealogy References
Somerset County Maryland Courthouse
Clerk of the Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1666.
Register of Wills has probate records.
1830 Census missing.[1]
Somerset County Maryland History
- Named for Mary, Lady Somerset, wife of Sir John Somerset and daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, sister of Anne (Arundell) Calvert, Baroness Baltimore, wife of Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore. [2]
Parent County
- Created 22 August 1666 from the Colonial lands.
Boundary Changes
Variant Spellings
- Somersett[3]
Record Loss
In 1831 the courthouse burned, but the records were saved.[4] For an excellent article about burned records refer to the Burned Counties Research page.
- Lost censuses: 1790, 1890
Somerset County Maryland Places/Localities
Populated Places
Census Districts
Neighboring Counties
Virginia county:
Somerset County Maryland Genealogy Resources
Cemetery Transcriptions
- Findagrave Transcriptions
- Histories and Transcriptions of Cemeteries in Somerset County.
- Interment
- Tombstone Transcription Project
Federal Census reports available 1800-1930 including slave and veterans schedules. Exception-1830 Federal Census is missing. For tips on accessing Somerset County, Maryland Genealogy census records online, see: Maryland Census.
Maryland State Archives' Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions identifies all churches known to have existed in Prince George's County, Maryland. It covers all denominations and includes record descriptions. The following records, taken from its collection, have been digitized and made available to view for free online:
- Methodist, 1856-1968 (includes membership, minutes, and other registers for various congregations)
- Methodist, Smith Island Charge 1884-1967 (includes membership and church records for various congregations)
- Methodist Episcopal, 1875-1967 (includes registers, minutes, and records for various congregations)
- Methodist Protestant, 1820s-1960s (covers various congregations)
- Presbyterian, Manokin Church, Princess Anne, Md. 1737-1964 (includes church history, register, session records, committee proceedings, treasurer's accounts, and Woman's Society Minutes)
- Protestant Episcopal (Church of England), St. Mark's Church, Coventry Parish, Kingston, Md. (includes parish registers 1745-1911 (some gaps) and vestry minutes 1772-1915)
Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:
- Locate publications about direct ancestors
- Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
- Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]
- Barnes, Robert W., F. Edward Wright, Vernon L. Skinner and Henry C. Peden. Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 23 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line, 1996-2003; Lewes, Del.: Delmarva Roots and Colonial Roots, 2007. FHL US/CAN Book 975.21 D2b v. 1 ff. [Somerset County families appear in Vols. 7-10, 12, 15, 17-18, 20, and 22.]
- [Bell] Bell, John B. "Four Early Thomas Bells on the Eastern Shore of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1985):278-288; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1986):3-16. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 29 (1985)-v. 30 (1986).
- [Chancellor] Wroe, William Clarke. The Wroe and Chancellor Families, with Special Attention to the Descendants of Chancellor Wroe (1782-1818) and His Wife, Elizabeth Monroe Chancellor (1793-1872). Edgewater, Md.: W.C. Wroe, 1992. Digital version at Family History Archives; FHL Films 1697721 Item 1, 1698019 Item 11.
- [Covington] Covington, Elbert E. Covington and Kin. DeSoto, Illinois: E.E. Covington, 1973?. Available at FHL; digital version at FamilySearch Books Online.
- [Delaymos] Russell, George Ely. "Portuguese and Spanish Colonists in Seventeenth-Century Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 76, No. 1 (January 2001):50-60.
- [Elzey] Boddie, Mrs. John Boddie. Historical Southern Families. Volume XIV. Baltimore, 1970. FHL Book 975 D2b v. 14.
- [Gadd] Russell, George Ely. "John Lumbroso Jr. (1666-1744) of Pasquotank County, North Carolina," The American Genealogist, Vol. 59, No. 1 (Jan. 1983):32. FHL 973 D25aga v. 59
- [Gibbons] Dryden, Ruth T. The Gibbons Family of Somerset County, Maryland. San Diego, California: R.T. Dryden, 1991. Available at FHL.
- [Gordy] See Melson.
- [Hayman] Gordon, Evelyn Hayman and Gilbert Gordon. The James Alderman Hayman Family and Their Ancestral Florida Pioneers. Tampa, Fla.: privately published, 1986. FHL Book 929.273 H332g.
- [Hayman] Brayton, John Anderson. "The Hayman Family of Somerset Co., Md., and Pasquotank Co., N.C.," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Aug. 2005):248-254. FHL Book 975.6 B2j.
- [Layfield] Hatcher, Patricia Law. "'Mother Nottle': A Correction to the Ancestry of George and Samuel Layfield of Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Jan. 2002):18-24.
- [London] Richardson, Douglas. "Ambrose London of New York, Virginia and Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 58, No. 3 (Jul. 1982):160-163. FHL 973 D25aga v. 58
- [London] Richardson, Douglas. "Major Ambrose London of New York, Virginia, and Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 64, No. 2 (April 1989):75-78. FHL 973 D25aga
- [Manlove] Russell, George Ely. "The Migrations of Mark Manlove (ca.1617-1666) in New England, Virginia, and Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 61, No. 2 (Jul./Oct. 1985):71-76. FHL 973 D25aga v. 61
- [Melson] Melson, Lewis B. The Melson Family in America: With Special Emphasis on the John-John-Daniel-Daniel-Benjamin-Samson Branch that Originated on the Eastern Shore of the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia Peninsula. 2 vols. Annapolis: L.B. Melson, 1996. Available at FHL.
- [Parramore] Bell, John Barr. "Another Adventurer John Parramore (1607-1676)," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1991):3-17. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 35 (1991).
- [Parramore] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004-2007. Volume 2. FHL Book 975.5 H2j v. 2.
- [Pilcher] Uhrbrock, Richard S. "Pilchers (Pilchards) and Reddens of Delmarva," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul.-Sepl 1974):187-195. Digital version at American Ancestors ($); FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 18 (1974).
- [Roades] Redden, Robert J. "The Roades Family of Colonial Sussex County Delaware," Delaware Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Apr. 1994):49-53; Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1994):73-75.
- [Robins] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004-2007. Volume 2. FHL Book 975.5 H2j v. 2.
- [Russell] Russell, George Ely. "John Russell from Somerset County, Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 56, No. 3 (Jul. 1980):144-147. FHL 973 D25aga v. 55-56
- [Smith] Smith, Wesley. A Family History and Fifty-two Years of Preacher Life in Mississippi and Texas. Nashville, Tenn.: University Press, 1898. Available at FHL. [Discusses seventeenth-century Smith immigrants.]
- [Standbridge] Brayton, John Anderson. "The Hayman Family of Somerset Co., Md., and Pasquotank Co., N.C.," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Aug. 2005):248-254. FHL Book 975.6 B2j.
- [Townsend] Bayles, John J. and James L. Taylor. Some Descendants of John Townsend of Snow Hill, Maryland, 1640-1698, Accomack Co., Va., and Somerset Co., Md. Oxnard, California: J.J. Bayles, 1989. Available at FHL.
- [Vaughan] "The Vaughan Family of Sussex County," Delaware Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct. 2006):91-95.
- [Waggaman] "The Ennalls and Waggaman Families of Maryland," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1893):98-105. Digital version at JSTOR - free.
- [Waggaman] Edwards, Thomas Clarke. The Waggamans and Their Allied Families. Paramus, New Jersey: T.C. Edwards, 1983. Available at FHL.
- [Wright] Wright, Charles W. The Wright Ancestry of Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset and Wicomico Counties Maryland. Baltimore: Baltimore City Printing and Binding Co., 1907. Available at FHL; digital versions at FamilySearch Books Online and Google Books (full-view).
The New Early Settlers of Maryland database is a great place to start searching for immigrants who had arrived in the colony by the 1680s. The database "comprises 34,326 entries from Gust Skordas' Early Settlers of Maryland and Carson Gibb's Supplement to the Early Settlers of Maryland." Available online, courtesy: Maryland State Archives.
Other Somerset County immigration resources include:
- List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Somerset County, Maryland, courtesy: Immigrant Servants Database. [Includes Richard J. Cox's abstracts of Maryland Gazette runaways.]
Through a Joint eGovernment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives, free images and indexes of the complete series of Somerset County Deed Books (1665-present) have been uploaded to their website: MDLandRec.Net: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Requires free registration.)
Local Histories
Revolutionary War
Somerset County men served in the 3rd Maryland Regiment[5] and the 4th Maryland Regiment.[6]
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Maryland, Somerset County on page 128.]
War of 1812
- List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Maryland, Somerset County, p. 155. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
Civil War
Civil War service men from Somerset County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Somerset County.
- - 1st Regiment, Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry, Company K
- Somerset County newspapers are identified in "Guide to Maryland Newspapers," available online, courtesy: Special Collections, Maryland State Archives.
- Probate Records, Colonial Index, 1634-1777 online at Maryland State Archives website - free
- 1678, 1681 - 1678 and 1681 Som[e]rsett County tax list, available online, courtesy: MDGenWeb.
- 1724 - Jacob, John E. "Somerset County, Maryland, 1724 Tax Lists," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 3 (Sep. 1973):195-200; Vol. 61, No. 4 (Dec. 1973):285-294. FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 61.
- 1727 - Miller, Rebecca Furniss. 1727 Tax List. Princess Anne, Md.: Miller's Choice Genealogy, 1992. FHL Book 975.2 A1 no. 204.
- 1730, 1733, 1744, 1748 - Miller, Rebecca Furniss. 1730, 1733, 1744 & 1748 Tax Lists, Somerset County, Maryland. Princess Anne, Md.: Miller's Choice, 1992. FHL Book 975.223 R48m.
- 1730-1740 - Russo, J. Elliott. Tax Lists of Somerset County, 1730-1740. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1992. FHL Book 975.223 R48r.
- 1733 - Lankford, Wilmer O. 1733 Tax List, Somerset County, Maryland. Princess Anne, Md.: Manokin Press, 1992. FHL Book 75.223 R48L.
- 1739 - Powell, Judy. Somerset County, Maryland, 1739 Tax List. Roanoke, Tex.: J. Powell, 1990. FHL Book 975.223 R48p.
- 1753 - Miller, Rebecca Furniss. Somerset County, State of Maryland, 1753 Tax List. Princess Anne, Md.: Miller's Choice Genealogy, 1990s. FHL Book 975.2 A1 no. 192.
- 1757 - Miller, Rebecca Furniss. 1757 Tax List. Princess Anne, Md.: Miller's Choice Genealogy, 1992. FHL Book 975.2 A1 no. 205.
- 1759 - Miller, Rebecca Furniss. 1759 Tax List. Princess Anne, Md.: Miller's Choice Genealogy, 1994. FHL Book 975.223 R4m.
- 1783 - Somerset County Tax List of 1783: This is an alphabetical index to names to all property owners assessed. The index cards at the Maryland State Archives include county, hundred, names of tracts of land and whether individuals were paupers or single males as provided in the law.
- 1798 - Reedy, Tom. The 1798 Federal Direct Tax of Somerset County, Maryland. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 1999. FHL Book 975.223 R48rt.
- 1798-1803 - Powell, Judy. Somerset County, Maryland Tax Lists, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803. Roanoke, Tex.: J. Powell, 1992. FHL Book 975.223 R48po.
Vital Records
- Maryland Marriage References by Robert Barnes - free.
- Maryland Death Certificate Index 1898-1944, available online, courtesy: Vital Records Indexing Project, Maryland State Archives.
Somerset County Maryland Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Somerset County Maryland Genealogy Websites
- Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture includes bibliographies of sources, family history guides, biographies, etc.
- "Somerset Co.," in Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Somerset County.
- Genealogy Trails
- The Somerset County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Somerset County.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Somerset County. (Backup site)
Somerset County Maryland Genealogy References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Somerset County, Maryland page 318, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Somerset County, Maryland State Archives Website
- ↑ William Hand Browne, ed., Archives of Maryland: Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland October 1678-November 1683 (Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1889).
- ↑ Maryland Destroyed Courthouses at My Maryland Genealogy accessed 21 October 2008.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "3rd Maryland Regiment," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Maryland_Regiment, accessed 31 May 2012.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "4th Maryland Regiment," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Maryland_Regiment, accessed 31 May 2012.


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The subway ride from Manhattan to the 179th Street station in Jamaica, Queens, is so long that when you come up the stairs and into the light of the street, you feel as though you have jet lag. It's the last stop on the F line, a neighborhood so outer-borough it might as well be in another state. Head south, cross Jamaica Avenue, and pass through a desolate area of abandoned buildings and trash-strewn lots dubbed "Bricktown" by the locals, and you're in one of hip-hop's fertile crescents. At the corner of 134th Avenue and Guy Brewer Boulevard, a small-time teenage hustler named Curtis Jackson—who would find much greater success as a rapper named 50 Cent—was busted selling crack and heroin to an undercover cop. A few blocks away is Woodhull in Hollis, a middle- class oasis among the crack chaos where a sweet-faced kid, the child of Jehovah's Witnesses, named Jeffrey Atkins—who would rename himself Ja Rule—hung out on doorsteps with his buddies, eagerly knocking fists (giving a "pound") with anyone who crossed his path. Looming over everything is Baisley Park, one of the city's toughest housing projects, which was controlled in the late eighties by a drug lord named Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff. At his height, he had more than 100 employees—including, says a source, Curtis Jackson's crack-addicted mother, Sabrina, who was murdered in 1984. McGriff's "Supreme Team" sold crack, chanting the slogan "No dollars, no shorts"—street slang for no singles (hard to launder) and no discounts. McGriff, now 42 and in a federal prison on a gun conviction, was the image of ghetto success in the most violent epoch in New York's history. Now the government is investigating whether he used his drug money to fund Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo's Murder Inc., Ja Rule's record company.
The Supreme era once again haunts hip-hop. Violence, both verbal and actual, has been escalating to a level not seen in a decade, as 50 Cent, Ja Rule, and McGriff play out roles rehearsed on the street corners of their youth.
With its welter of long-running plot lines, hip-hop has always had more than a passing resemblance to pro wrestling—drama is what it's called in the hip-hop world. With one crucial difference: It's real. In Ja Rule's recently released disc Blood in My Eye, the violence is verbal—"I'll probably go to jail fo' sending 50 to hell"—but three years ago, it was physical. In March 2000, outside the Hit Factory studio on West 54th Street, 50 Cent was beaten and stabbed by Lorenzo, his brother Christopher, and a Murder Inc. rapper named Ramel "Black Child" Gill. Now hip-hop's elder statesmen—from Russell Simmons to Louis Farrakhan—are worried that it's heating up again—this time to lethal effect. The feud has drawn in other rappers, D.J.'s, and dueling hip-hop publications; The Source (anti–50 Cent) and XXL (pro) have been denouncing each other in editors' letters and burning copies of each other's magazines. It's even leapt across continents: In July, a member of Ja Rule's posse threatened to break the neck of a D.J. in Durban, South Africa, simply for playing 50 Cent's song "21 Questions" after Ja Rule's set there. The hottest mix tape on New York's streets is "Street Wars," which provides a blow-by-blow of the industry's current beefs.
"Beef" is a time-honored hip-hop tradition—as well as a time-honored PR stunt. 50 Cent's knocking-on-death's-door image—after he was famously shot nine times, and lived to tell about it, he and his 6-year-old son, Marquise, sport matching bulletproof vests—is as much a part of his appeal as his laconic drawl, melodic choruses, and memorably odd ("berf-day") pronunciations, which are said to be a result of a bullet to his mouth. It's his violent rep that 50 Cent feels gives him unimpeachable authenticity, separating him from hip-hop's faux gangstas, whom he derides as "wankstas." "I think the industry would prefer a studio gangsta rather than someone who actually comes from that background, because it's less of a risk," 50 told me. " 'Cuz you're investing money in this person as an artist—and shots could go off."
Indeed, when shots did go offon May 24, 2000his first label, Columbia, dropped him even though the streets were already buzzing about his song "How to Rob," in which he fantasized about mugging hip-hop and R&B superstars. "After I got shot, they got afraid," 50 Cent says. "Afraid of me in their offices." But it was that story that convinced Eminem to bring 50 Cent to his label at Interscope Records. "His life story sold me," Eminem told XXL in March. "To have a story behind the music is so important." Eminem's instincts were spot-on: 50 Cent's Interscope debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin', sold an astonishing 872,000 copies in its first week and will likely be 2003's best-selling album.
For Ja Rule, on the other hand, being embroiled in this beef has brought dwindling rewards. At the turn of the millennium, Ja Rule's empathetic duets with Murder Inc. labelmate Ashanti made the pair the Marvin Gaye and Tami Terrell of the hip-hop generation. But in early November, as 50 celebrated the launch of a new sneaker line named for his G-Unit Crew at downtown hotspot Capitale, the first-week sales of Ja Rule's Blood in My Eye, which is rife with over-the-top threats against 50 Cent, were the worst in his history at Murder Inc. A source close to the label says that even before its release, Lyor Cohen, president of Def Jam, the parent company of Murder Inc., was so concerned about Ja Rule's diminished street credibility that he tried—unsuccessfully—to enlist notoriously thuggish hip-hop exec Suge Knight to release Blood in My Eye on his Tha Row label.


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Carson, CA – Robbie Rogers may have grabbed all the headlines before the match, but Robbie Keane certainly stole the show as the Irishman scored a first-half hat trick and assisted on another goal to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a resounding 4-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday at The Home Depot Center.
Rogers was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Fire this past week and took a spot on the bench as he was poised to become the first openly gay athlete in North American team sports to take the field.
In the end, Rogers entered the match in the 77th minute for Juninho, but the play on the field was certainly dominated by Keane.
The first goal arrived in the 12th minute when Keane exchanged passes with Marcelo Sarvas and delivered the ball to the front of goal for Sean Franklin to apply the finishing touch.
Keane doubled the advantage in the 24th when Landon Donovan's cross fell into his path near the penalty spot and he easily dispatched the ball past helpless goalkeeper Michael Gspurning.
Mike Magee was the player traded to Chicago for Rogers, and Gyasi Zardes took his place up top and made the most of the chance by drawing a foul on Seattle's Djimi Traore inside the area.
Keane stepped to the spot and had his shot saved, but Seattle was called for encroaching on the play, and Keane buried his second chance.
Brad Evans was the next Sounders player to be called for a penalty inside the area when he took out Juninho in the 43rd minute, allowing Keane to complete his hat trick from the spot and handing the Galaxy a commanding 4-0 lead at the break.
The only real drama in the second 45 minutes was whether or not Rogers would get into the game, which he did, while Seattle saw its six-match unbeaten run come to a screeching halt.


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Services Planned for Susan Veatch Cantrellby Jim Amidon • January 15, 2008 Share:
Susan Veatch Cantrell, a 22-year member of the Public Affairs staff at Wabash, passed away early Monday morning. She was 63 years old.
Visitation will be at Hunt and Sons Funeral Home in Crawfordsville from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, January 18. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday morning at St. Bernard's Catholic Church with burial to follow in Oak Hill North Cemetery.
Memorial gifts to Wabash College may be sent to the Advancement Office, P.O. Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. Notes of sympathy for the family may be sent to Kane House at Wabash College.
Cantrell began her career at Wabash as a part-time writer in the Development Office in 1985. She became director of public relations in 1989, a position she held until 1995. She later served Wabash as director of campaign communications for the Campaign for Leadership, and was a senior writer in the public affairs and marketing office until her retirement in May 2007.
Cantrell originated Wabash's first parents' newsletter, "A Letter Home," in the 1980s, and was a speech writer for three Wabash presidents and two interim presidents. For two decades, she was the principal writer of all of Wabash's most formal documents, such as honorary degree citations, honorary alumni citations, and alumni awards of merit.
A Crawfordsville native, Susan earned a degree in political science from Indiana University and attended the CBS School of Management. She came to Wabash after having worked as the Editorial Director of WCBS Radio in New York City, where she also produced and hosted a weekly news interview program. Her career in radio began at WBBM Radio in Chicago, where she served for five years as Editorial Director. Prior to that she worked in Washington, D.C., on the staff Senator Charles Percy of Illinois.
She was President of the National Broadcast Editorial Association in 1983-84. She served as a board member of the New York Chapter of Media Alert, the National Conference of Editorial Writers, and the Radio and Television News Directors Association. Her professional writing awards included those from San Francisco State University, the National Broadcast Editorial Association, United Press International, the Associated Press, Sigma Delta Chi, and the new York State Broadcasters Association.
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Apparently there's a national shortage. Our frequent flyers are unhappy. "But doctor, morphine just doesn't work for me..."
We might as well hang out a sign and close down the ER till stocks are replenished.
25 March 2009
We're out of Dilaudid
Apparently there's a national shortage. Our frequent flyers are unhappy. "But doctor, morphine just doesn't work for me..."
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Definately put the sign on the door. You'd weed out LOTS of people right there, and maybe see some (dare I say it) SICK PEOPLE!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/25/2009 1:46 PM
haven't heard of this- but there was a local percocet shortage a couple of weeks ago. it's a bad time to be a seeker!ReplyDelete
I'm sure my ER alone is responsible for the national backorder.ReplyDelete
what? no dilaudid? heavens to betsy, what will we do!?!?ReplyDelete
Ha, we still got some, but no more prefilled syringes, back to the old ampules. Gosh, I know some patients that are going to be devastated when they run out.ReplyDelete
We actually dropped Dilaudid from the ER 3 weeks ago. Only stock Morphine and Fentanyl. One patient actually stated, "I guess I'll have to go to another ER to get Dilaudid."ReplyDelete
- Eskienurse3/25/2009 8:38 PM
I laughed when I read the email from our pharmacy about the shortage. With the shortage of Vistaril still ongoing, we have little to nothing to offer- oh darn. Wasn't there a recent shortage of long acting oxycodone? not percocet?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/26/2009 5:40 AM
Switch them to Folgers Crystals!ReplyDelete
O God, now they are going to want Demerol.ReplyDelete
I thought Demorol was a commonly used ED drug?ReplyDelete
We dropped Demerol from the formulary a few years ago -- too addictive and not any better than any other drug.ReplyDelete
Per Symtym -- we may want to consider the same thing with Dilaudid -- which is basically just Demerol Lite. If nothing else, at least this will get us all back in the habit of using good old morphine. Now we just need to make sure that we dose it properly (morphine is commonly underdosed by doctors).
- Anonymous3/29/2009 12:02 PM
You healthcare "pros" should be ashmed of yourselves making light of the"seekers". Making comments like "we should just hang a sign on the wall is so insensitive I cannot believe it was said. Drug dependence is a disease and should no be trivialized in such a manner. The assumption that dilaudid is demerol lite show how ignorant that person is dilaudid is much more powerful than demerol and is a true opiate unlike demerol which is an opioid synthesized in a laboratory. The comment about "over dosing" morphine shows how insensitive that person is to the pain of their patients. I am shocked that health "professionals" like yourselves are commenting on such serious subjects in this way.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/10/2009 2:45 PM
I agree with Anonymous on 3/29, those who wrote belittling comments should be ashamed! I am disabled and desperately trying to find out why there is a shortage of Dilaudid. I have cervical myelopathy from 20 years ago and have had a compressed spinal cord again in the same place the damage was before and have been waiting to have 2 vertebra removed for 1 1/2 years because of a shortage of Neurosurgeons. I also have Myofacial Pain syndrome and am allergic to Morphine and Duragesic Patches. I detoxed myself off of Oxycontin in 2004 after my doctor turned me INTO a drug addict and the Oxcontin ate out my stomach and he still wanted me to take it. I nearly killed myself in the process not realizing how dangerous it was to do it on my own. I was a care provider for the mentally challenged until 2003 when I injured my lumbar region with an SI that doesn't want to behave. I have 9 herniated discs and 2 bulging with root nerve compression in the lumbar area and cervical and lumbar stenosis. I also have Spastic Paraparesis. I am in agony every day as I try to do SOMETHING during the day. I'm bored and I hurt! How can you people laugh at someone in my condition and others who have RSD and other severely debilitating disorders. Yeah, there are a lot of people using drugs illegally, some being in the MEDICAL PROFESSION! Doesn't mean we should have to suffer because of them. What would you professionals do if alcohol was banned. Would you think it was funny when you could not loosen up after a tough day. I have enough stress now barely being able to walk with Canadian canes and using a mobile chair and in incredible pain for way too many years without having to search and find some medication to help me get up in the morning. I would bet most of you have never come close to feeling debilitating pain or you would not be so cavalier about it. I came across this site while trying to find why I cannot fill my script today. My drugstore ordered it and got zero in the delivery. I take 12mg every 4 hours just to be able to move and do some dishes. 8mg just to stay in bed without crying all day. Many of us are just trying to get from one day to the next. I hope all who made jokes get a laugh out of this since you think pain is funny. If you do laugh, then have a nice trip to hell on judgment day. If you didn't, then maybe you can spend some time and try to figure out how to help those of us in need and find the answer to the shortage of pain meds. It took me over an hour to type this and I am suffering for it but feel it was worth it if I helped you're your eyes and cold hearts. Have a good day.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5/01/2009 4:25 PM
I have several friends who abuse drugs just to get high and I was one of them but I never abused prescripition pills. I could smoke a 1/2 ounce of crack in 1 nite. 2007 I was ran off the road or get hit head on I choose the ditch. 3 days later I got hit from the rear at 55 miles a hour. Been seeing DOCTORS for pain since then. weeks ago the pain has got so severe I cant hardly walk or sleep.I cant even get off the toliet by myself. I am now on Dilaudid and a pain patch but still dont feel any relief. I guess surgery is my only option cause I cant take this anymore. Sure wish some Doctors would have done something before it got this bad. The depression that comes with this pain doesnt help thats for sure. Just would like to be half way better again so I can be myself. I havent used illegal drugs in 8 years and never will again. My family I have now doesnt deserve that. I have 9 and 8 year old boys and 4 year old daughter cant even go out side and play with them. Workers comp has became a joke and the auto insurance companies wont step up to the plate either. Any suggestions where to go from here dont really know how anyone can stand pain when this bad. I guess I get to experience wht my 46 year old brother did last year when he died of spinal cancer and that wasnt a pretty sight.ReplyDelete
- Brandon7/29/2009 6:47 AM
The one's who should be ashamed are the drug seekers.ReplyDelete
I discovered that I had lymphoma when I had a kidney stone, and when I had a lymph node in my groin taken out, I think the surgeon spit in my leg because I ended up with three different types of flesh eating bacteria (strep, MRSA and Eckenela Cardelus (I'm sure I spelled that wrong). The infection got into my hip and femur, and so large parts of both had to be removed. Long story short, I'm no stranger to pain or the medicine used to treat it.
In the first place though, I'd guess that 70% of the time plain old Toradol with some visteril and phenegan to make me tired worked out ok. When that did not we moved up. I started on demerol, but this was a 2 1/2 year long ordeal for me, and so I ended up @ Dilaudid.
I've had a lot of talks with the pain mgnt neurologist I see about drug seekers, and they make his practice very difficult, because no legit doctor wants to be a drug dealer, and good ones want to help.
Whoever said though that Dilaudid is like demerol light, you have that backwards. In all of the time I was sick, nad all of the times I was given pain meds, the only time's I think I got "high" was when I was given IV Dilaudid.
- Brandon7/29/2009 6:49 AM
If your alergic to morphine you would also be alergic to dilaudid since your body just breaks dilaudid down into morphine anyway. There is something in the chemical structure of diluidid that allows your receptors to take in more morphine, so, if your alergic to morphine, you can't take diluidid. You should rethink that one.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/13/2009 12:18 PM
I am allergic to morphine but am not allergic to dilaudid. I have clinical records to prove this and a pain management inpatient record of it. The chief of the Pain management department explained the differences to me. I think you are very misinformed.
I ended up in an E.R. from the morphine allergy and had to be intubated. I have been taking dilaudid for 7 years for chronic pain with no reactions, so your wrong.
I am experiencing a shortage now on the 2mg. in my area and they won't be available until October. I guess I'll just have to go into withdrawals in the hospital thanks to all the drug addicts that have made it so hard for the peopel with the real need for the meds.
The thing that you "professionals" fail to recognize, is that dependence on these medications is a condition constructed by our physicians. Patients go to doctors to have their ailments and diseases "fixed", and what we patients get are perscriptions, and absolutely nothing that actually repairs the problem or condition. Then when we build up a tolerance, and must take something stronger to help with our pain, we end up taking these insane medications that you couldn't even stop taking if you wanted to because your body would go through withdrawls. Thus you have a dependence. But it's our fault, right? We're the assholes, right? We deserve to be treated like criminals, deserve to be branded "seekers", deserve being treated with not a shred of empathy for what people like me who have dibilitating illnesses have to endure on a daily basis, and deserve to not have our pain and our conditions taken seriously. Because "you people" are bored with patients like me, who have been offered no solution to her condition more than "adequate pain management" in the form of pills.ReplyDelete
Perhaps if you people spent more time researching beneficial treatment to our conditions, and less time perscribing medication (because, and let's be honest here, you don't know what the hell to do), then we patients would not require them. I find your insolence disgusting, and sad.
What came first? The addict or the perscription?
So much for professional comments.ReplyDelete
I am so tired of fighting the negative stigma that comes with the legitimate use of opiates. I wish more than anyone else that I did not need to take them. Now because the Feds are limiting the number of manufacturing facilities and therefore causing a shortage I can not get prescriptions filled. Then while researching for a solution I surf to here to find so called professionals making light of the subject. I suggest you may want to consider an alternate profession if you are so convinced that all Dilaudid users are fake.
- Anonymous10/19/2009 2:11 PM
I just found out about the shortage, I dont know what to do, I have pain only slightly helped by opidids I guess if I end up in the ER for bad pain I give the bill to the drug company,ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10/29/2009 5:34 PM
Just found out about the shortage when going to fill prescription. I won't even go into all my health issues but just say my doctors say I am lucky to be here and find me courageous every day. I am highly sensitive to morphine..easily overdose. Dilaudid and Opana ER are so far the only drugs I can take that take care of some pain and let me stay awake. I want to have some type of life. Any other drugs I would sleep away what is left of my life. The woman on the dilaudid every 4 hours...that is very hard on your body...it makes your bp go up and down etc...I hope you get to see this and ask your doctor about Opana ER.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10/17/2011 9:33 AM
DO ANY OF YOU HAVE A JOB TO GET TO!!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/29/2011 6:48 AM
The health care provider made you a drug addict cause you probably were a pain in the ass begging for more and more pain meds.....i bet you've got fibromyaglia (aka I somatasize) too! You all are so friggin sad. Wish they'd legalize unlimited access to whatever you want and let nature take its course.ReplyDelete