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BSL has started a new webiste at brandonsoccerleague.org. Please visit there for league updates. For rain out information, call 601-825-4185.
Wednesday, November 28
1. If you have a blue badge (Grade 9) and would like to upgrade to a black badge then your course is on Dec. 8th. This class is in Flowood. You must pre-register.
2. If you NEED your 2008 black badge and you have a 2007 black badge then you must recertify on Dec. 9th. This class is in Pearl
3. If you need a 2008 badge (Grade 8 license) or know someone that wants to become a referee (must be 14 by April) then that class will be on Jan 18, 19, and 20th. This class is in Flowood. You must pre-register.
4. If you need a 2008 badge (Grade 9 License) or know someone that wants to become a referee (must be 12 by April) then that class will be on Jan 19. This class is in Flowood. You must pre-register.
ALL THE LOCATION INFO CAN BE FOUND AT www.mysams.org. Click on referee and then referee calendar
Friday, October 12
BSL Strikers Place Second in Pearl Fall Festival
(Back Row): Emily Tutor, Sarah Dickerson, Karlie Coghlan, Chelsea Papenburg, Katherine Roberts, Jordan Graves, Lynn-Claire Rayborn
(Middle Row): Assistant Coach Roger Graves, Gweddyn G. Blough, Kaitlin Gaskin, Sydney McCary, Nicole Brewer, Marlee Poellnitz, Head Coach Edmund David
(Front Row): Racheal Lemire
(Not in Photo): Sarah George
Wednesday, August 2
All BSL volunteers need to complete a KidSafe form online. The link provided will take you to the MYSA page for KidSafe.
Friday, April 27
BSL Strikers Place 2nd at District
Wednesday, May 2
BSL U16 Boys Place Second ar District
Wednesday, May 2
BSL U16 Boys Win First at Southwest Jackson
Wednesday, May 9
U12 Steelers Take 1st Place at SWJ Spring Classic
Friday, April 27
BSL U14 Girls Win GRITS Bowl
Front Row (from left to right): Sarah Manning, Kaitlin Gaskin, Brittany Boswell, Breanna Green, Shelby Ingram, Danielle Carpenter, Rebecca David
Back Row (from left to right): Coach Edmund David, Rachel Lemire, Katherine Roberts, Sydney McCary, Jenna Johnson, Kayla Clark, Andrea Jordan, Victoria Graham, Marlee Poellnitz, Coach Robert Lemire
Not Pictured: Rebecca Statum, Mollie Peevy, Sara Watson, Vanessa Cordova
Wednesday, February 21
BFC U15 Boys Take Second at the Magnolia Cup
1st row-Taylor Leddy
2nd row-Blake Jierski, Drew Peques, Wesley Noble, Tripp Looser, Chris Story, Sutton Hooks, Brett Harris
3rd row-Johnathan Faler, Nathan George, Ryan(guest player), Spencer Shoemaker, Justin Griffin, William Stanton, Craig McCraney, Jeff Overby, Cole Mitchell, and Coach Craig Griffith.


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February 2, 2013 11:00:59 PM
STARKVILLE - Avonte' Amos and Ravonte' Gandy knew there would be valleys when they took over leadership roles.
Still, the lone seniors on the Starkville High School basketball team feel like the Yellow Jackets are peaking at the right time.
Further proof of that belief took place Friday night as Starkville played arguably its most complete game of the year in a 72-48 victory against Noxubee County at the Bee Hive.
"We started the year with a lot of young guys," Amos said. "It took a while for things to come together. With Ravonte', since we are the only two seniors, it was our job to step up and be leaders. The young guys have really come along this year. We have come a long way since the beginning of the season."
Noxubee County won an earlier meeting between the teams, 82-64, at the Joe Horne Columbus Christmas Classic. Starkville turned the tables with a stifling full-court press, which caused 14 turnovers in the fourth quarter.
"In the second half, we played really well, especially in the full-court press," Starkville coach Greg Carter said. "We got on a roll with the press. Once we got a steal or two, we got some momentum. It seemed like we got our hands on balls on every trip. Once we got into transition, the lead kept ballooning from there."
Noxubee County (12-10) built a 15-9 lead after a sluggish first quarter. The teams missed the first 17 shots from the field for more than four minutes.
Once Caleb Wilson snapped out of his early struggles and made a few shots, things opened up for Starkville. The Yellow Jackets battled back on top thanks to a 3-pointer from Gandy. The lead changed hands four more times, with Noxubee County taking a 30-27 halftime lead.
"It was all about offense for us," Amos said. "Defense is what wins game. The coaches told us to pick it up on the defensive end in the second half. Once we got some deflections that got us going."
Gandy said the ability to put together a strong second half is a sign of maturity for a young team.
"The first time we played they beat us down the court," Gandy said. "The whole week of practice we worked on getting back and stuff. The zoned us the whole time, so we had to make some shots. Most likely, (the second half) was the best defensive half we have played all season."
Carter felt like the team needed a change in momentum to start the second half. Full-court pressure early in the second half proved the correct answer.
"Our starts to games have been good," Carter said. "In third quarters, we have not played well this year. The best part of this game was the intensity and focus and our ability to build the lead."
Trailing 35-32 after a 3-pointer by Noxubee County's Kendarius McNeese, Starkville seized control with 13 straight points. The run was fueled by Wilson and Raphael Leonard, a pair of football players who joined the team later after the Yellow Jackets' run to the Class 5A state championship.
"We have not been on our defense as much as we should have been this season," Gandy said. "Maybe this is the turning point. We showed tonight what type of team we can be when we put it all together."
Leonard and Richard Evans played key roles in the pressure. Evans had three straight steals that led to fast-break baskets.
Noxubee County cut it to 54-45 only to see the hosts put the contest away with 11 straight points.
"We played with more confidence in the fourth quarter than we have all season," Amos said. "You can always play defense. The main thing is we made shots."
Starkville (7-13 overall, 3-3 region) built on its victory Friday night by knocking off region rival Canton 63-47 on Senior Night.
The Yellow Jackets will still enter the region tournament as a three seed. Canton and Yazoo City play Tuesday to determine the top two seeds in the region tournament, which begins Feb. 12 at Canton.
The top two teams advance to the North State playoffs. In the past three seasons, such advancement was a given. Now, Starkville will have to work hard to move on. Still, both seniors like their team's chances.
"In the second half of the season, the team has really come together," Gandy said. "It took a long time to build chemistry. I feel pretty confident about this team. Hopefully, this win can spark a fire and help us turn it up."
Said Amos, "We are really excited about the postseason. We think we can win some games."
Amos led Starkville with 17 points, while Wilson added 14 points.
Antonio Boyd led Noxubee County with 12.
In the girls game, Starkville overcame heavy foul trouble early to post a 59-50 victory against Noxubee County.
"Once Blair (Schaefer) and Imane (Montgomery) both went out with foul trouble, we could have very easily laid down and decided we couldn't keep up the fight," Starkville coach Kristie Williams said. " I was really proud of the guards. When you lose your top two leaders, it is really great to see some other players step up."
The game was competitive throughout, with the Lady Jackets building an early lead only to see Noxubee County (12-11) hang tough. Starkville seized the lead for good early in the second half.
"It was a battle tonight," Williams said. "It was an intense, physical game. You want to play these types of games late in the season because they help you prepare for the postseason."
Senior Kelsye Reed led Starkville with 21 points. With the victory, the Lady Jackets improved to 13-6, only to fall 24 hours later to Canton in a Class 5A, Region 3 game. Starkville will be the No. 2 seed in the region tournament thanks to a 4-2 region record.
"It's the little things we keep nagging about in practice," Williams said. "I like where we are. Everybody is on the same accord and everybody has the same goal. We are not looking at anything other than team chemistry. We have been building to that point. Tonight, we showed we had to play as a team. We showed the toughness you have to have to win games that matter."
Starkville will visit Madison Central, while Noxubee County will visit New Hope on Tuesday night.
Scott was sports editor for The Dispatch.
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Major League crew chief Ed Montague and his crew, Jerry Layne, Mike DiMuro and Lance Barksdale, recently took time to answer umpiring questions sent in by MLB.com users.
I miss the old-style balloon chest protectors that home-plate umpires used to wear. It was one way to distinguish AL from NL games. It seemed to offer better protection too. Who was the last umpire to use this protection and is their use banned by rules?
-- Neil
Jerry Layne: Jerry Neudecker in the mid-80s, somewhere in there. I don't know if it's banned by rules, but it's been common that you don't get to see the ball as good looking up over the head like that. It's better to work with the chest protector inside your shirt and have the pitch come toward you. You can tell more about low pitches and in and out, stuff like that.
I know that if a batter swings and misses a pitch and it hits him, it is a dead ball strike. However, what happens if he swings at the pitch and it hits his hand? Is his hand considered an extension of the bat and the ball is live, or is it a dead ball strike because it hit the body?
-- T. Albertina
Layne: Well, let me ask you a question. If he puts a bat in his hand, and he drops it, is his hand going to drop with the bat or his hand going to stick to his body? So is his hand part of the bat? So, it's kind of common sense. If he gets hit in the hands, that's his body, if he gets hit in his bat, that's his bat. And if he swings, he doesn't go to first base when he gets hit.
Sirs: My question pertains to rule 7.08 (f). This rule says any runner is out when he is touched by a fair ball in fair territory before the ball has touched or passed an infielder. If a player is standing on base and is hit while in fair territory before an infielder touches the ball, is he out? If so, how does the 'passed an infielder' situation come into effect? This rule has been the topic of much discussion at my workplace. Please help us to understand this rule.
Thanks in advance,
-- Mike Suter
Lance Barksdale: The only time that the base protects him is on the infield fly rule.
Layne: That rule is in the rulebook for a reason, that when a ball is in an area where a fielder could field it, and it hits a runner and a fielder is behind it to field it, then he's out. But if a fielder has had an opportunity to field the ball, and it hits the runner and there's no other fielder behind him, then it's nothing. So, the only time a [runner] in the infield is ever protected from being hit by a ball is if there's been an opportunity for somebody to field it and nobody's behind him, or if it's an infield fly, which is a pop-up, and it hits him while he's standing on the bag.
I have a rules question for you. It pertains to a balk call. Rule 8.05 (a): "... swings his free foot past the back edge of the pitcher's rubber ..." The question pertains to whether he must swing his entire foot past the back edge of the rubber or just break the plane of the back of the rubber with his foot or any part thereof. It would seem to me that if one follows the "spirit of the balk rule" (that is, was the pitcher trying to deceive the runner?) then if he breaks the back plane of the rubber with any part of his free foot and doesn't go home, then he did that with the obvious intent of deceiving the runner. Your input on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
-- Don
Ed Montague: As soon as he breaks the back plane of the rubber, that's a balk, if he throws to first (base).
Sirs: I have been umping minor ball for many years and there is one aspect of major league umping that has puzzled me for most of that time: Does the first base ump make his calls by watching the runner's foot hit the bag and "listening" for the sound of the ball hitting the first baseman's glove? It seems to me that the ump is often placed very far away from the bag. How does this help with the "sound" call? Why isn't he closer?
Thank You.
-- Don
Montague: The older you get, the closer you get because you can't hear as well. So a lot of the young guys stand really far away. You'll see me, I stand real close. But no, that's true, you watch the runner hit the bag with his foot then you listen for the sound. The tough part is, when it's a soft throw, like if it's an underhand toss, that makes it a little bit tougher call for us. But we do listen for the pop of the glove and watch the foot tag.
I am 16 years old from New York. I love umpiring, I am very involved, have my own equipment, all the rule books, and visit all the web pages. I would love to get involved with pro umping when I am older. I would love some advice from a pro. I would really appreciate it.
-- Mike
Montague: Well, I guess the best way is to just keep doing what you're doing -- umping the Little League or high school games and then if you're still very interested in it, there's a school in Florida, The Harry Wendelstedt School for Umpires. Actually you can send down now and get an application for later on and get some information about the school itself. (Here is additional information on becoming an umpire).
Hi. I've noticed in the past couple of weeks a few balks being called on the first baseman. It appears that the pitcher is attempting pick-off throws to first, and the first baseman is around, but not on the bag holding the runner on. Has this become a "point-of-emphasis" at the Major League level this year? I've noticed it in Dodgers and Angels games (in fact, the June 12 Angels game against Pittsburgh) recently, and wondered about it.
-- Dave Garell
Montague: The first baseman has to be in the vicinity, in an area where he can make a play when the pitcher throws over. If he's not in that vicinity where he can make a tag, then it's a balk. A lot of times you'll see the first baseman laying back on the bag, if they throw over there and he can't make a play on (the runner), that's a balk. If he's way in front of the bag where he can't make a play on (the runner), that's a balk. He has to be able to try to make a tag.
Yesterday in the Braves game, after the Twins pitcher struck a Braves batter, the home-plate umpire went out in front of home plate and pointed to each bench. Is this the signal for a warning to each bench? Then a few batters later, the same Twins pitcher hit another Braves batter. I believe the Twins pitcher and manager should have been ejected from the game based on the warning that was given. Shouldn't the home-plate umpire have done that? Even the announcers were confused and the replay clearly showed the home-plate umpire giving the warning to each bench. Once that type of warning has been given, can an umpire take it back?
-- Dennis
Montague: Once the warning is issued, you want to stop the beanball situation. But it's up to the umpire's discretion whether that batter was hit intentionally. He may have thrown at him, and there's certain situations where you know they're not going to throw at him intentionally. Say like if the bases are loaded and he gets hit, that's one situation. If there's a tie game, he doesn't want to put the winning run in scoring position in a case like that. So it has to be the umpire's discretion whether it was intentional. Just because there's a warning doesn't mean that if a guy gets hit, he automatically gets thrown out.
This happened at an American Legion ballgame (they use the Official Major League rules) and I want to know the correct ruling. With a runner on second (base), the pitcher balks, and it was called by the umpire. The pitcher continues to throw the pitch and hits the batter. What is the correct awarding of bases?
-- Rick
Mike DiMuro: When you call a balk, if all runners including the the batter/runner advance one base, then you would disregard the balk. So in that situation, because the runner from second (base) didn't go to third (base) on the hit batsman, so now you'd force the balk. So, the batter would have to stay in the box and hit again even though he was hit. That's a really strange one.
My brother and I have an argument, he says that pitchers in the Major Leagues are not allowed to throw underhand. But I have seen pitchers throw underhand. Is there a rule stating whether or not a pitcher can throw underhand?
-- Carrie
Barksdale: I would think they can if they want to. No, there's no rule.
I'm a high school umpire, and I was at the Dodgers/Angels game. Please give me some details on Paul Emmel's mask. I want one. Where did he obtain it? What is the approximate price? Thank you.
-- Marty
Barksdale: Mike (DiMuro) uses the same one. The one these guys wear is a better shell, they are very expensive. But the amateur guys can buy a less expensive model for $150 or so. That particular one (DiMuro's and Emmel's) is probably around $300. The guys that don't wear that type (the hockey mask) wear a regular standard mask. You can get those from $50 and up, just depends on if you get a good one, but you can get those for like $50 to $60 up.
DiMuro: It's just All-Star (brand). It's a hockey mask, they make it for baseball.


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The organization that runs the Edward Jones Dome has made it official: The facility will not get a publicly funded $700 million upgrade that the St. Louis Rams requested, possibly leaving the city without an NFL team for the second time in almost 30 years.
St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission President Kathleen Ratcliffe informed the Rams of the decision in a letter dated Tuesday.
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The outcome was no surprise. After arbitrators ruled in favor of the Rams' plan over a much more modest CVC proposal, the CVC said in February it was unlikely to implement the plan.
The Rams can now break their lease with the dome after the 2014 season. The team has been noncommittal about its plans, and its offices were closed Friday for the long Fourth of July holiday. A spokesman was unreachable. The former St. Louis Cardinals left for Arizona in 1987.
In a letter to Rams' Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff, Ratcliffe said the CVC "is not in a position to commit to the St. Louis Rams LLC regarding the financing" of improvements to the 18-year-old dome.
"We remain committed to working with you as set forth in the terms of our Lease," she wrote.
But Jeff Rainford, chief of staff for St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, said Friday that the Rams have been unwilling to engage in further negotiations. Rainford said Gov. Jay Nixon is personally working on the situation and that Nixon, city officials and leaders of the organizations that own and operate the dome agreed that the Rams' plan was a "non-starter."
"Everybody's on the same page," Rainford said. "It was a no-brainer. There was nobody in St. Louis who thought that the Rams proposal was a good idea, other than the Rams."
In a statement released by his office later Friday, Nixon said he appreciates "the value of having two solid NFL franchises in the state of Missouri, with stable ownership in both St. Louis and Kansas City."
"I will never forget the way both franchises stepped up to help the people of Joplin after the 2011 tornado, including building several new homes as part of the Governor's Joplin Habitat Challenge," Nixon added. "I look forward to hearing from the Rams about their long-term plans."
Rainford cautioned against undue hand-wringing about the potential of losing the team, saying it's way too early for speculation. Even when the lease expires, the Rams can continue playing at the dome on a year-to-year lease.
"The Rams are going to have to figure out what they want, and the taxpayers of the region and the state will consider what they're willing to pay," Rainford said.
Taxpayers are already footing the bill for the dome. Repayment for the 30-year bonds that financed it will total $720 million. The state of Missouri pays $12 million annually toward that debt; the city and St. Louis County pay $6 million each.
The unique 30-year lease with the Rams requires that the dome, which opened the year the Rams arrived from Los Angeles in 1995, remain among the top quarter of all NFL stadiums. To do that, the CVC last year proposed a new glass addition, outdoor terraces and a huge new scoreboard. The organization wanted the Rams to pay half the total price tag of under $200 million.
The Rams countered with a far more elaborate plan that included a sliding roof, reconfigured seating and other amenities. The Rams didn't estimate the cost, but city officials said it would be at least $700 million.
With the sides so far apart, there is speculation the team might build a new stadium, perhaps in St. Louis County. It wasn't clear if any negotiations have begun over that idea or how it would be funded.


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It was a sad day Monday when the PGA Tour released a portion of its 2013-14 schedule, with one glaring omission. The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic is not part of the new lineup. Tournament spokesperson Tony Morreale announced;
"It was a mutual decision between us and the Tour."
The Disney event has been a permanent fixture on the Tour since 1971, when Jack Nicklaus won the inaugural Walt Disney World Open Invitational, and in recent years it has enjoyed being the final event on the circuit's schedule. For sometime now speculation had been building that with the Tour's transition to a split-calendar schedule beginning next season, and the loss of its title sponsor, November's event, which was last won by Charlie Beljan, would be the end of the Miracles for the Children.
Ryan Palmer the 2004 Disney champion, said;
" I honestly think it would have gotten a better field as part of the FedEx Cup. It will be sad to see an event like this go away. Disappointed to see it leave."
The Frys.com Open will start the 2013-14 schedule beginning Oct. 20-13 followed by the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Oct. 17-20) in Las Vegas. Then following two events in Asia, CIMB Classic (Oct. 24-27) and World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions (Oct. 31-3) – the circuit returns to North America for The McGladrey Classic in Georgia and the OHL Classic at Mayakoba (Mexico) in November. After November there will be a break of one and a half months before the Tour resumes it's season with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions Friday Jan 4 – Monday Jan 7, 2013, at the Plantation Course at Kapalua · Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii.


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Post-Match Quotes: U-23 MNT 0, Canada 2
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Canada 2, USA 0
2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying
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U.S. U-23 Head Coach CALEB PORTER
Overall thoughts on the match:
"We're obviously very disappointed. We knew going into the match that we were going to face an organized team, a team that was going to sit with numbers behind the ball and look to exploit us on the counterattack and on set pieces. We knew we were going to have to be sharp and break down the numbers. We knew we were going to have to put out the fire on the break and be organized on set pieces. We didn't do well on any of those things. We had our looks. Their goalkeeper certainly had a great game, made some saves. Credit to Canada. They were organized and put some fresh legs in there. That helped them fight hard to the end."
On Canada disrupting the USA's flow:
"We never really got into a rhythm. We weren't as sharp as we needed to be. We didn't use the width we talked about at haltime. We put Joe Gyau on and talked about creating 2 versus 1 situations wide. We didn't do that well enough. When we did, the final pass was off or the run was off. We continue to be vulnerable on counterattacks, and obviously we gave up two goals on set pieces. So we're all disappointed. The reality is we need to move on. We need to get back to work tomorrow. We can't dwell on this. No one's going to point fingers. The guys are going to stick together. We know what we're capable of. They know what we're capable of. This isn't the end of the world. This isn't the way we wanted it to play out, but everything is still in our hands. If we beat El Salvador, then we're though [to the semifinals]."
On Canada utilizing a different lineup than its El Salvador match on Thursday:
"We were a little surprised when we saw the start sheet and we saw seven new guys in the lineup. That didn't change our approach. But credit to Canada. They put some fresh legs in there. They sat in and made it difficult on us, and they had some pace on the break that gave us some problems."
On playing against Canada's 4-3-2-1 formation:
"They set up in a Christmas tree – a 4-3-2-1. That's not a shape they've used. That's a shape you use to really stop a team, and they did that to shut us down. Essentially we were 3 versus 5 in the middle. Also, it allowed us to have a 2 versus 1 advantage on the flanks. We talked about exploiting that, and I didn't think we exploited that well enough. We did have some looks. Brek [Shea] had a run a few times and Freddy [Adu] and Zarek [Valentin] were overlapping a few times. But mostly Brek was the guy who provided much of our penetration. They did a good job of cutting out the crosses, but I thought our runs could have been better in the box. In that type of game, if a team's going to play that way you've got to play out wide."
U.S. forward BREK SHEA
On moving past Saturday's loss:
"Obviously, we're not happy about today. But the only thing we can do is go win the next game and get through to the semis."
On getting ready for Monday's match:
"I think that if you can't get up for that to go to the Olympics, then you shouldn't be here."
On set pieces:
"We stress those. We definitely shouldn't have given those up. I think we're one of the best teams in the air, attacking and defending. It was just a lack of concentration."
U.S. goalkeeper BILL HAMID
On Canada's two goals:
"I just made a mistake on the first one. You know, mistakes happen. We'll move forward. I'm not sure if it was a slip or a push or something on the second one, but at the end of the day, we just can't give away anything on set pieces. You live and you learn from mistakes. We'll move forward."
On Monday's game against El Salvador:
"We want to win. We want to beat El Salvador. We want to show that we can play the style of soccer that we want and get results out of it. It's unfortunate that we got this result right now to deal with, but it's on to the next one."
U.S. midfielder ZAREK VALENTIN
On Canada's performance:
"We knew that they would be an organized team, and that they take set pieces very seriously. We basically lost two moments and didn't capitalize on ours. It's a tough pill to swallow."
On whether the team was overconfident:
"You have to give credit where credit is due. I don't think we were overconfident at all. They came out with a plan, and they were organized and actually went through with it very well."
On Monday's game against El Salvador:
"The fact that we have got to win makes it a lot easier because we know that from the first whistle that we have got to be giving 115 percent to go forward. I think that we'll be ready. In all honesty, I know that the guys are looking forward to it, and that everything is in our hands makes it a lot better."
U.S. captain FREDDY ADU
On moving forward from the loss:
"In all the games we've been in, when we have bad games, we always respond. We have pretty good character as a team, so I think we're going to respond."
On Juan Agudelo's absence (out with left knee injury):
"I feel bad for the guy. You know, as a team, you need a guy like Juan. He's a big part of our team, and it's difficult for all of us. We still have to move on. We have guys that can step in and get the job done. Whether it be Teal [Bunbury] or Terrence [Boyd], they can get the job done for us, and they've done it in the past."


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We've been lucky to have the opportunity to install numerous educational tools at the Bristol Bay Campus. These tools are used often in classes, elementary and high school field trips, and campus tours. If you're in Dillingham and would like to see and learn more about some of our offerings please contact us. We'd be happy to show you what we have. Here's some examples of our educational tools:


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By Kathryn Kopchik
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Two portrait exhibitions will open the fall 2011 season at the Samek Art Gallery at Bucknell University, beginning Aug. 24 through Oct. 2.
"The exhibitions, through their formal conventions, juxtapose questions of representation, status, gender and race," said guest curator Carmen Gillespie, professor of English at Bucknell.
"The Timothy Greenfield-Sanders portraits feature large-scale presentations of leading African-Americans who appeared in HBO's The Black List Project. 'Self Portraits,' a second collection of autobiographical portraits created by artist Myra Greene, presents a subjective, formal opposition to Greenfield-Sanders' larger-than-life work," Gillespie said.
"Black List Project"
"The Black List Project Volumes 2 and 3: Portraits by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders" exhibition showcases 25 framed portraits by film-maker/photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, who will discuss the exhibition on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. in the Forum of the Elaine Langone Center.
Located in the Main Gallery, the portraits showcase luminaries who have excelled in a wide array of professions and endeavors. Greenfield-Sanders created The Black List Project with Elvis Mitchell, a National Public Radio correspondent and former New York Times film critic.
"The two wished to use the photographs and the documentary to explore and, possibly, to redefine the negative connotations of the historically and racially charged word 'blacklist,'" said Gillespie.
"The Greenfield-Sanders exhibition will give spectators an opportunity to delve into questions that emerge from the complex histories of portraiture and the conflation of those histories with the (re)presentation of the raced body. As we are all raced beings, the exhibition will evoke questions and potential dislocations of assumptions for all who experience it," she said.
Gillespie will be teaching Extreme Creativity, an interdisciplinary arts course in conjunction with the exhibitions. Faculty from sociology, theatre and dance, creative writing, art and art history, and music will guest lecture in the course. Students will use the photographic exhibitions as a springboard from which to explore the creative process and to examine fundamental questions about the role and agency of the arts in contemporary cultures. The class will culminate in a public performative response in the Samek Art Gallery Saturday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tim Wise talk
In related programming, author Tim Wise will give a talk Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg. The talk is co-sponsored by several Bucknell offices as well as Susquehanna University, Bloomsburg University, and the Community Alliance for Respect and Equality (CARE).
The author of five books, Wise was recently named one of "25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World" by Utne Reader. He has spoken in 49 states, on more than 600 college campuses, and to community groups across the nation as well as internationally in Canada and Bermuda on issues of comparative racism, race and education, racism and religion, and racism in the labor market.
"Self Portraits"
The "Self Portraits 2002 - 2004: Photographs by Myra Greene" exhibition features photographs by Myra Greene, who will discuss her work in a talk on Friday, Sept. 30, at 5 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre of the Elaine Langone Center.
Greene says of her work, "I experimented with photographic techniques to create a random patterning and destruction of the photographic ideals of clarity and passion.
"While murky, the images reward with revelation of something, my body and my presence. The body is cropped and photographed as mass. When transformed by process, the body and skin transform into layers of sensibility and emotion."
An assistant professor of photography at Columbia College, Greene explores photographic processes to engage issues about the body, memory, the absorption of culture and the ever-shifting identity of African-Americans.
Located in the Project Room, the Self Portraits exhibition is guest-curated by Tulu Bayar, associate professor of art.
"Myra Greene is one of the most important upcoming fine art photographers of our time, whose work makes the viewer question our culture's obsession with race and identity," said Bayar.
"Her eclectic use of photographic techniques varying from historical alternative processes to digital is determined by her ideas; not the other way around. Her 'Self-Portraits 2002-2004' Series creates a tension between visibility and invisibility of her own body and presence, offering the viewer a critical journey into the way we discuss race and body imagery."
The Black List Project/Myra Greene exhibitions were organized in conjunction with the Griot Institute for Africana Studies and the Department of Art and Art History.
"Author & Punisher"
The Samek Art Gallery will present Author & Punisher on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 8:45 p.m. on the uphill lawn in front of the Elaine Langone Center as part of the university's Arts.Everywhere. festival.
Author & Punisher, aka San Diego-based artist Tristan Shone, melds performance art, drone metal music and DIY custom-built industrial kinetic-sound machines with a twinkling of fun.
Aquarius Records said of Author & Punisher, "The music becomes more than a chunk of industrial metal, it becomes a heaving metallic monster made from industrial metal, the various gears and servos emitting strange buzzes and whirrs, its thunderous footsteps the booming beat, the speaker rattling low end its guttural growl, and the howling vox, the man that commands this beast, and instructs it to do his bidding, a futuristic steampunk, post industrial robotic doom metal dirge, that we just can't get enough of!"
The Arts.Everywhere. festival, scheduled for Aug. 26 through 28, includes numerous activities on campus and in Lewisburg, including a street festival, films, dance, music, poetry and theatre.
"When we were developing the Presidential Arts Initiative, a Bucknell student admonished us to 'Make art everywhere,' said Gillespie.
"We loved the thought and the impulse, and have incorporated 2011 graduate Brenna Loeb-English's advice into the fundamental message of the Presidential Arts Initiative and the arts festival, the first event of the new Presidential Arts Initiative.
"We hope that it and the events and programs to follow will infuse the academic year and the students, faculty, staff and community with the message that the arts are alive and well at Bucknell and that the arts, broadly and inclusively defined, are a fundamental aspect of who we are and what we value as an institution," said Gillespie.
"Not Here" through Nov. 27
In partnership with the international art collective MANIFEST.AR, the Samek Art Gallery is hosting an "augmented reality" exhibition through Nov. 27 that allows visitors to "see" artwork transposed on various locations around campus with their mobile web devices. "Not Here" is set up outside the gallery walls as a "guerilla" exhibition that simultaneously launched at Bucknell and at the Venice Biennale, the world's largest contemporary art festival, underway in Italy.
Fall semester programming
The fall season includes two other exhibitions from Oct. 14 through Dec. 6.
"Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center" in the Main Gallery is organized by the Samek Art Gallery and the International Collage Center in New York and Milton. It is guest-curated by Pavel Zoubok.
"Freehand," an exhibition of artworks created by Pennsylvania prisoners, in the Project Room, is organized by the Samek Art Gallery in partnership with the Lewisburg Prison Project. It is guest-curated by Shawna Meiser.
The Samek Art Gallery is located on the third floor of the Elaine Langone Center, and is accessible by elevator. Admission is free. Gallery hours during the academic year are weekdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., weekends 1 to 5 p.m., and by appointment.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Google Docs FINALLY Gets An Android App
Posted by Kevin Jackson in "Android Software" @ 11:00 AM
"And my favorite feature: Using the app and your phone's camera, you can turn photos with text into editable Google documents with the power of optical character recognition (OCR). Just create a new 'Document from Photo' or select the camera icon from the widget, and your converted document will appear in your documents list shortly after you snap the picture."
As far as I'm concerned, Docs and Gmail are Google's two killer web apps, so it's always surprised me that they didn't have a native Docs app for Android. That changes today! Google has just released an app with a ton of features that satisfy the most avid Docs users. One of the most exciting features is the one described in the quote above from the Google Mobile blog. Imagine taking a picture of a document with your phone and then being able to edit it within Docs.
What are you waiting for? Get thee to the Android Market and download. Then let us know in the forum what you think.


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Patient safety is focus of joint training for UH students
Nursing, Medicine and Pharmacy students will participateUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Communications Director & Legislative Coordinator, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Media Advisory: Friday, April 19, 2013, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
How can doctors, nursing professionals and pharmacists work together to improve patient
safety? It begins with communication—talking and learning side-by-side.
For the past two years, the University of Hawai`i Mānoa John A. Burns School of
Medicine (JABSOM) and the UH Mānoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene have
brought their first-year students together each Spring, to learn each other's perspectives,
and how to work better as a team in health care settings.
This year, 25 students from the UH Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy also will
join in the daylong session to be held at JABSOM, along with about 50 nursing students
and 60 MD candidates. Faculty of all three schools will lead discussions.
"The trend in health care is toward interdisciplinary training, with an emphasis on
improving patient safety in health care settings," said Dr. Roy Magnusson, JABSOM
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. "Our partners in health care education throughout
the UH System are excited to be on the forefront of implementing curriculums which
advance those goals."
The location for the training is at JABSOM Kaka`ako, Medical Education Building,
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lewisw needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 68 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
The Forum of Truth
The Forum of truth is a start up comedy video which will initially be produced by 2 close friends, myself (Lewis Willoughby) & my good friend Liam Sheedy. We will be discussing current events via video in a comedy fashion. The aim is to run a pilot via Youtube and if we have some good reviews we will continue. We will be offering a 'clean humour' which should appeal to a variety of audiances.
After evaluating market segmentation plans we have decided to target to 18-30 market as a primary area, while also accomodating the 30-45 year old market. We have no current commercial plans, we just want to have some fun and provide some laughs.
All I require is a logo for the project, it should be clean and possibly have a focus on (2) people as Liam & myself will be the 'faces' of the project. A possibility is to include 2 silhouettes of male faces or heads in the logo. It could also include something like curtains which would be referenced to a live comedy skit, or perhaps a video camera. Any colour is OK, however, a focus on either red or blue would be preferred.
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High School Football Game of the Week Preview – Mater Dei vs Central
With two weeks left in the regular season, the Mater Dei Wildcats look to put a death grip on the city and conference titles as they head up North First Avenue to take on the Central Bears.
Normally, this game would have taken place during week two, but due to new regulations by the Indiana State High School Athletics Association (IHSAA) that "encourage" schools to get their two non-conference games out of the way in the first two weeks of the regular season, the teams were forced to move to week eight.
It's been an up-and-down season for the Bears who, on paper, entered the season with one of the more potent offenses in the area with returning starters including running back Avion Sullivan, quarterback Austin Fuchs, and wide receiver, Jalen Pemberton to name a few.
After starting the season on a three game winning streak that saw them put an unbelievable average of 59 points on the board, the Bears stumbled in weeks four and five, losing to both Reitz and Castle respectively by over 20 points each. A 63-21 blowout of Harrison in week six put them back on track before a narrow 34-31 win against Memorial last week gave them a 5-2 record heading into their showdown with the Wildcats.
While the offense for the Bears seems to be clicking (minus the Reitz and Castle games), it's the defense that seems to be a bit suspect for Central. Where the offense has been fortunate to return numerous starters, the defense on the hand has returned very few, relying on a core of younger players to keep opponents from scoring. Over the course of the first seven games, they've given up an average of nearly 38 points, a sure sign of a defense still trying to find its identity.
They'll need to stay focused on disciplined when the Wildcats enter Central Stadium Friday night. A team traditionally known for heavy reliance on the passing game, Mater Dei has found much of its success this season on the legs of senior Nolan Goebel, who last week against an up-and-coming Bosse Bulldogs team rushed for over 200 yards for the second week in a row, and put the ball in the end zone four times...before the first half was over.
Regardless of who's in the backfield, both Logan McCann and Julian Weidner have lined up behind senior QB, Chase Hoehn on several occasions, the Wildcats have had little trouble running the ball up the middle, or around the outside thanks in large part to a large offensive line who have manhandled the defensive linemen who have been paired up against them, and a receiving corp who take blocking defensive backs as seriously as they do running routes.
One thing the Wildcats' stout defense lacks is speed. Traditionally, it's never been a strong suit for any Mater Dei team on either side of the ball. It's a weakness the Bears will need to focus on in order to pick up the win at home and hand the Wildcats their first loss of the season.
Hear how it all plays out on Newstalk 1280, and online at Newstalk1280.com with pregame at 6:30, and kickoff at 7pm.


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Which countries are next in line for accession to the EU? Which role does agriculture and rural development play in this process, and what are the procedures to make sure that the accession of a new country to the EU creates a win-win situation for farmers and consumers on both sides?
Acceding country, candidate countries and potential candidates
For detailed information on the countries that are next in line for accession to the EU ...
>> ... go to the country files
The role of agriculture and rural development
Agriculture was and is still one of the most complex, sensitive and critical issues in the enlargement context because of
- its significant size (share of the Gross Domestic Product - GDP - and its high number of the population active in agriculture);
- its structural deficiencies (subsistence and semi-subsistence farming)
The role of the European Commission
The European Commission plays a key role in the enlargement process. It is closely associated in the accession process including negotiations.
Commission experts in the field of agriculture and rural development provide assistance and guidance to candidate and potential candidate countries in their task of preparing for future accession to the EU and more specifically in preparing for the Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development.


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Harassing calls lead to N.J. man's arrest
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STAMFORD -- A New Jersey flooring salesman was arrested on charges of making harassing calls and trying to extort a loan from a New Canaan man, police said.
Donato Anthony Minicozzi, 49, of Brick, N.J., was charged with first-degree harassment, second-degree threatening and attempt to commit first-degree larceny. He was released after posting $50,000 bond.
Police Lt. Diedrich Hohn said an investigation started when the New Canaan man, who founded a Stamford investment firm, reported to police in mid-December that a stranger named "Steve" was calling him at his office.
At times, the caller would talk about the man's wife, Hohn said. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the man received about 40 calls at home and more at his office.
When the man's wife answered, the stranger would say her husband was cheating on her. The stranger also would call the office three to five times a day and at times berate the victim for once working at Bear Stearns, calling him a crook.
Hohn said the caller knew the woman's maiden name and facts about her past, according to the affidavit; her mother in New Jersey also began receiving harassing calls. The caller was using prepaid phones with no subscriber information, Hohn said.
Then in early January, the number "Steve" was using changed.
Food orders began arriving at the New Canaan house, one time, 20 pizzas, Hohn said.
After listening to calls recorded, police became worried the caller was becoming more aggressive, the affidavit said.
One time the caller said, "The way this is going to end is you are going to loan us money." The man said sending pizzas to the house was a way of telling the victim and his family he could "get them any way we want," the affidavit said.
The stranger told the New Canaan resident he could keep his money and they would make his life torture. "The pizza is just a (expletive) start," the caller said, according to the affidavit.
A GPS readout then indicated the phone was at Minicozzi's residence, the affidavit said. Following that, the wife recalled dating Minicozzi 20 years ago; they broke up after he took money from her, the affidavit said.
Police called the new number and asked Minicozzi to return his call.
Minicozzi's turned himself in to police Monday. Hohn said Minicozzi admitted making the calls and apologized.
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April 12, 2013 — The Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would ban private health plans in the state's health insurance marketplaces from covering most abortions, CBS Philly reports.
The marketplaces will be established under the Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148), which permits states to prohibit insurers from offering abortion coverage (Romeo, CBS Philly, 4/10). The bill -- sponsored by state Sen. Don White (R) -- would require insurers to cover treatment of post-abortion complications, miscarriages or complications related to a miscarriage (AP/Carlisle Sentinel, 4/10).
State Sen. Mike Stack (D) -- who voted against the measure -- noted that it would not allow exceptions for situations in which a pregnancy poses a "substantial risk" to a woman's health. Stack said he believes such a provision should be included. He added, "Substantial risk could be determined by a woman's physician" (CBS Philly, 4/10).
Similar legislation passed the House and Senate during the two-year legislative session that ended last fall, but the chambers failed to reconcile the bills (AP/Carlisle Sentinel, 4/10). White said the expectation now that the ACA will go into full effect "will put [the new bill] on the fast track" (CBS Philly, 4/10).


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Who would've thought that The Style Network would have the most positive reality shows on television? I really enjoy their line up and how it excludes the hair pulling, drink throwing, name calling, face-scratching, drive by-ing, and overall negativity of typical reality programs that star women. I think we can all appreciate the network's nonviolent shows like Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, Tia & Tamera, and now, Empire Girls: Julissa & Adrienne.
I'm really digging Empire Girls. Julissa Bermudez is an actress and was a VJ on BET's 106 & Park back in 2005 to 2007. She's also hosted a ton of those Jersey Shore Reunion-esque shows on MTV and hopes to have her own talk show one day and reach the pinnacle of mogul-dom like Tyra Banks. Adrienne Bailon is a former member of 3LW (remember them?!) and The Cheetah Girls, but is now known more for being the ex-girlfriend of Rob Kardashian— you can see how that can be frustrating. She just signed a deal with Ne-Yo's record company Compound and is working to become the next Jennifer Lopez. These gals are crazy ambitious not to mention gorgeous and fashionable.
I think plenty of young women can identify with these two. Whether you're in the Concrete Jungle or Podunk Town USA, plenty of women have to fight to be acknowledged for their legitimate talents and accomplishments because they were overshadowed by a man (Adrienne). I'd say even more are trying to achieve their dreams and sometimes have to make tough decisions like living at home (which Julissa was doing at 28 years old).
In the first episode I really took to Julissa's conflict which arose from a conversation with her agent. His main contention was that, with her strong Dominican accent "she will not appeal to Middle America moms." This was confirmed when she went on an audition and was asked again to tone it down. I understand if her accent hindered her from being understood, but as a veteran television personality, she speaks clearly and coherently. After hearing this, my sister Jessica and I looked at each other incredulously. It's not that we were surprised with a person of color being told to whitewash a fundamental part of herself but it's still crazy to see.
Dude. Is there like, room for only one heavily-accented Latina in Hollywood?
"Would you do that?" Jessica asked me after Julissa joked about having to change the pronunciation of her name from Joo-Lee-Sah to Juh-Liss-Uh to appease the mothers of Middle America. I mean, my name is Spanish but I've never pronounced it as ¡Marrrrrritza! so I don't really think about that. I do remember hearing this Haitian girl in middle school absurdly pronouncing her classic last name of Jacques as "Jack-Wez" so she could distance herself from her culture and maybe have a more "pleasing", non-Haitian sounding name. That memory has remained with me because I can't get over how really unfortunate it is that Hyphenated-Americans feel the need (or are sometimes forced) to do this.
Even a few people in the Twitterverse had something to say, encouraging Julissa to keep her accent. Fellow Latina and 106 & Park VJ Rocsi Diaz chimed in too:
Julissa's response:
Either way, Joo-Lee-Sah said something amazing: Half of America is going to sound like me soon so get used to it.
So what say you? If, on your path to living a glamorously marvelous life, you were asked to change the way you speak to get to where you want to be… would you?
You can catch Empire Girls on Sundays at 9:00PM EST on The Style Network. We'll be live-tweeting @glamlifeblog so watch with us!
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Thursday, 1 January 2009
Discovering the Da Costa Family
44 comments:
- patricia said...
It is a shame that the families were not close – it seems to me so odd that something like someone's religion would be such a big issue in family relations these days.
I do find it fascinating though, to have come from such a unique mix of ethnicities and faiths.
- 2 January 2009 at 22:36
- Dorothy Kew said...
Things were different in those days. It was long before the movement towards ecumenicism began in the 1960s. Everyone back then believed that theirs was the one true faith. Anglicans and Roman Catholics did not see eye to eye, and even among Anglicans those who were "high church", i.e. Anglo-Catholic, looked down on the more evangelical ones who were "low church". I hope we've come a long way since then.
- 3 January 2009 at 08:37
I am also from the Dacosta family but cant find any Thrace of my grandfather who was Albert DaCosta from StMary in jamaica
- 10 April 2009 at 10:53
My mother is from the Da Costa family also , most of my family members on her side are all from St.Elizabeth Jamaica We're all a close knit family we can trace our ancestors back pretty far
- 27 October 2009 at 12:39
My mother was Dolores Henriques DeSouza and doing research have found much of what you have run into as the Carribbean was porous with Jamaica and Panama being springboards for many of that Jewish family. Many of Henriques DeSouzas are in the US and Canada now and are quite a large far flung family. Name is Buford Sexton-Henriques Desouza email is firstname.lastname@example.com
- 16 December 2009 at 23:55
- Joanna said...
I am from a Jamaican DaCosta family and have heard bits and pieces of a religious split and a racial split.
- 28 May 2010 at 20:38
- maggie said...
my name is Margaret DaCosta Patterson and my father is Adwin Rodriques DaCosta who married Sylvia Swaine and lived in Jamaica and who is the oldest of 10 brothers. any information on DaCosta's can be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com
- 2 October 2010 at 21:45
- maggie said...
correction to previous post. My name is Margaret Jennifer DaCosta Patterson. My parents are Adwin Rodrigues DaCosta II and Alice Maude McLennan DaCosta. My grandparents were Adwin Rodrigues DaCosta and Sylvia Swayne. Any information on DaCosta's can be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com
- 6 October 2010 at 22:14
My name is Da Costa my family are based and are from st catherine Jamaica
If anyone can send me anymore info on tracing my family history please email firstname.lastname@example.com
- 4 April 2011 at 16:16
- LeGaQy said...
Just wanted to know, by any chance do you know a barbara dacosta dowding, she previously died. if so message me back ill be following your blog.
- 13 October 2011 at 14:58
- LeGaQy said...
By any chance do you know a barbara dacosta, just wondering i am following your blog.
- 13 October 2011 at 14:59
- Dorothy Kew said...
I'm afraid I don't know Barbara DaCosta Dowding. Can you give me more information about her?
- 14 October 2011 at 10:38
- TwentyFourSeven said...
Hmm...mine is a littler different and my story is probably part legend and part fact. I was rather surprised when I found out that a young, beauty queen on my home island of St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) with the surname of DaCosta was related to me. Sadly, her name was mentioned to me because she died in a tragic car accident on the night of her graduation.
At first the name did not ring any bell to me until a few months back when her name came up again. I asked my mother what she meant (in 2010) that this young girl was related to me. My mother then told me there was some mix-up but that I should ask a first cousin of hers who was a little more familiar with the story. What I found out was stunning.
I was told that a Mr. DaCosta (I have no first name) came to the island of Nevis from Italy. That's one version and I think this MAY be partially true because the name can be traced back to Italy. The other story says that a Mr. DaCosta was kidnapped from a beach by British sailors either in Portugal proper or from Madeira, an island owned by Portugal off the northwestern coast of Africa. I am also speculating that he could have gone willingly as a young adventurer OR as an indentured servant. I doubt the latter because it appears his story originates in the early 1800s when slavery was still in force.
Supposedly the ship headed for Trinidad and then to Barbados and eventually on to Nevis. At some point, Mr. DaCosta came under the control, ownership or tutelage or a Mr. Marshall. Apparently, Mr. DaCosta took on the last name of Marshall, under which he fathered some children, one of them being my maternal great-grandfather, Walter Marshall.
I am told that Mr. DaCosta's sister tracked him down and either bought his freedom or simply took him away to neighboring St. Kitts where he fathered another set of children and gave them the last name, DaCosta, who ironically enough, had a large family reunion in the early 2000s but I knew nothing of it or knew about any family connections to me.
I understand there is a 90-year old man living in Georgia who I am going to try to contact right now, and supposedly, he is either a son of Mr. DaCosta or a grandson (I think the latter) and he personally knew Mr. DaCosta. I NEED to get Mr. DaCosta's last name. Does ANY of this sound familiar to anyone here?
- 19 October 2011 at 13:06
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- 19 October 2011 at 13:07
- Dorothy Kew said...
Interesting story, 24/7, but I'm afraid rings no bells with me.
- 19 October 2011 at 14:24
- LeGaQy said...
She also is from st.elizabeth i believe. She married a dowding from kingston.
- 27 October 2011 at 23:37
- Felicia said...
My mother is also a Da Costa from Kingston, Jamaica. Her grandfather Adrian Aaron Da Costa migrated as an adult from Costa Rica to Jamaica in the late 1800's. He was a Sephardic Jew, and my mother remembers that the family "sat shiva" when he passed. In the Jewish faith typically at that time, religion would follow from the mother. His wife Elphrieda Ganier, my great grandmother, was not Jewish.
- 21 November 2011 at 13:19
- Dorothy Kew said...
Felicia, Aadrian Aaron DaCosta isn't in my family. I found references to him in the Gleaner on line. He was a cigar manufacturer in Kingston. His wife's name was Elfrida Gaynair. You can search for their children on www.familysearch.org and you will find quite a few.
- 25 November 2011 at 14:48
I read your articles with interest, I also have a mixed race background and believe my family to be of Sephardi descent.
My 'uncle' known as Ken DaCosta was from St Kitts, he died aged 83 in Leeds in October 2011.
His mother used the name Augustine DaCosta - my family was also divided - some went to Bermuda in the 1920 and some stayed in the Indies.
I share Patricias view that are backgrounds are fascinating.
the family also use the name Henry I have a photo of a - beauty queen taken on the island of St. Thomas.
- 10 January 2012 at 15:47
Can someone tell me if the Champagnie and also the Menzies family are related to dacosta . My grandfather was a Menzies and his brothers were Champagnie .
- 18 December 2012 at 07:23
- Dorothy Kew said...
In reply to Anonymous ... I'm not aware of any connction in my Da Costa family to the Champagnie or Menzies families. But, keep in mind, there are numerous Da Costa families, not necessarily related to each other
- 20 December 2012 at 11:09
Hi Everybody, but is it possible anybody knows about the Dupont from Portugal that Came to Jamaica in the 1800's with a slave woman? He had some land in Clarendon. I've been searching for years.
- 22 January 2013 at 09:22
- Dorothy Kew said...
Kimberly, I would think the name DuPont would be French rather than Portuguese. As far as I know the only DuPont I've come across in Jamaican records is Father Joseph DuPont who came to Jamaica as a Catholic priest in the 1850s
- 23 January 2013 at 08:45
Hi. I have just discovered this site. I have been trying to trace my late father's family background for sevaral years now. I know he was born in 1907 in St Kitts and his mothers's maiden name was Da Costa. His surname was Lewis. if anyone knows of a Mr Lewis who married a Da Costa, probably early 1900s, please let me know, or if you might be related to us. My father had 3 brothers I know of.
- 9 February 2013 at 19:58
My name is Jaime Maria DaCosta the great granddaughter of meldora Winona DaCosta my grandfather her son buck had brothers Lloyd slim Nigel aunt valce and more from Jamaica
- 26 February 2013 at 18:59
- maggie said...
I met a man who is doing research on the DaCosta line and is heading to Portugal to continue his research. His name is Cleveland DaCosta and his e-mail is email@example.com He seems to have a good amount of information.
- 1 March 2013 at 22:28
My Grand Father was Adrian DaCosta my Grand mother was Elphrrieda Ganier my aunts were Juanita,Violet and Linda.
- 25 August 2013 at 14:57
My name is Deanna Da Costa. My father was born in Redhills Kingston Jamaica about 1958. His father, my grandfather came to Jamaica from Nicaragua and was a Jewish Jeweller. This is all i know. email@example.com
- 18 November 2013 at 03:47
OMG, Dorothy - I couldn't believe my eyes reading your post. I'm Annie Alexander and I was born in Jamaica and came to Canada as a baby. I'm now wintering back in Jamaica (semi-retired) and have just started to delve into the family history. When I read your blog, I realized we're somewhat related. My Dad's (Alvin Errington Alexander) grandparents (on his mother's side) were Melbourne Rodriguiz Da Costa (1859-1930) and Abigail Henriquez DeSouza (1859-1938). Thanks for all the great info.
- 31 March 2014 at 17:37
My grandfather was levy dacosta I also know my uncle who is audley dacosta. Besides those two im not familiar with any other relatives
- 8 June 2014 at 17:12
- aldacosta said...
My name is Albert da Costa, son of the late tenor Albert da Costa, great nephew of the late Harvey da Costa of Kingston, Rhodes Scholar, former Attorney General for Jamaica and subsequently Chief Justice for many of the Islands. His half sister was Violet da Costa of Kingston, who emigrated to the USA about 1900. I am wondering if the Violet mentioned by "anonymous" as her aunt is indeed my late grandmother.
- 8 June 2014 at 18:05
My mothers name is Beverly DaCosta Her fathers name is Harry Dacosta. They are from St Ann, Jamaica i believe she has a brother residing in Canada but i don't know his name.
Any one with info can email firstname.lastname@example.com.
- 6 July 2014 at 10:06
My late father, W J 'Jack' Gawne flew in Bomber Command in WW2 with Huntley 'Butch' Dacosta who was from Jamaica. Dad took him home on leave to the Isle of Man a couple of times during the war.
Was Huntley Dacosts known to anyone?
Chris Gawne
- 15 July 2014 at 06:42
- Stanley Macneill said...
my grandmothers name was gladys da costa who married gilbert or ralph simpson and left kingston for america in the early 1900 she was cutoff by her family for marrying beneath her class this is the story i have heard all my life now i think i will start looking into finding out the truth
- 13 September 2014 at 11:55
Looking forward to reading more of your posts. I am trying to track down a da Costa ancestor from Charleston SC who, so far, doesn't fit into the genealogies or histories I've found online. Very interesting to learn about the Caribbean families.
- 6 February 2015 at 21:46
- Alia Trone said...
I am from a DaCosta family, my great grandmother's maiden name was DaCosta, from Haiti, and her great grandfather was Joseph DaCosta, from Portugal, he had 12 sons and owned a shipping company. Of the Jewish Faith, Joseph DaCosta helped build the synagogue in Lisbon, Portugal
- 6 May 2015 at 16:18
- Arraya Anderson said...
Hello my great-grandmother's name was Mabel Gertrude DeCosta. I realize the spelling isn't exact but she was born in Jamaica to a Cuban father. I have a family tree on Ancestry.com and that is how we learned her maiden name. In reading your story I found it interesting that the original DaCosta patriarch fathered several children, just wondering if anyone knows if we are any kin.
- 6 August 2015 at 17:01
- Arraya Anderson said...
Hello my great-grandmother's name was Mabel Gertrude DeCosta. I realize the spelling isn't exact but she was born in Jamaica to a Cuban father. I have a family tree on Ancestry.com and that is how we learned her maiden name. In reading your story I found it interesting that the original DaCosta patriarch fathered several children, just wondering if anyone knows if we are any kin.
- 6 August 2015 at 17:01
Hi, my great grandfather Frederick Augustus Dacosta born in Kingston 1852. He settled in Saint Mary and marry my great grandmother Annie Caroline Champagnie born in 1864. Annie's father was William Champagnie, her brothers were Thomas, Eugent, William and Alfred Champagnie.
- 10 September 2015 at 07:58
- Rick Roberts said...
My brother's middle name is Due Costa. Our dad was born in Chicago mom in New York. Dad passed away, gonna check with 91-year old mom see if she has recollection. My grandmother on mom's side is from Christ Church, Barbados, British West Indies how it was called back then (1895). Radiorik.
- 14 March 2016 at 08:28
- Unknown said...
Hi - I am researching my mother's family history and they were also "DaCosta" from Jamaica. Her grandmother was Lucille Dacosta, daughter of Richard and Leonara Dacosta. I have been trying to trace where the lineage is from but with no success. I do know that Richard Dacosta was a junior (he also named his son Richard), and he was a cigar maker. Ive seen quite a few DaCostas who were in the cigar business in Jamaica but still no common thread. If anyone knows anything about these names in particular, please feel free to message me! thanks. - Leah
- 11 August 2016 at 19:08
- Dorothy Kew said...
Hi Leah:
I'm afraid I don't have Richard or Leonara DaCosta in my family file, so I'm not able to help you.
- 19 August 2016 at 16:56
- Unknown said...
Great great grandmother Wilhelmina Dacosta family is from port au prince Haiti. We have family legends which seem to be fact of the family coming from Jamaica. Very interested to connect.
- 2 April 2017 at 22:30
- DaCosta Ancestry said...
Greetings to you all. I just discovered this blog. I saw 2 posts that were of particular interest: One from Felicia, the other from Anonymous. My mother was a DaCosta - Violet, married Geddes. My maternal grandparents were Adrian Aaron DaCosta and Elfrida Lillian Gaynair. I received a letter from my Aunt Juanita (my mother's sister) several years ago, giving me some information about her side of the family. I would love to be in touch with you both.
I would appreciate being contacted at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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salesresults needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 45 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Sales Results Australia
Sales results Australia is a new sales company that will provide training and support to businesses that want to increase their sales activity.
Please read the full design brief at: http://threesides.com.au/wp-content…esigns.pdf
Sales Results Australia aims to increase sales for individuals and businesses. We aim to be a dynamic, successful, innovative, fun, supportive service that includes training, coaching and outsourced sales support.
We have a female director of the company.
Benefits of using our business:
• Expert assistance to improve skills and sales;
• Save money as not employing additional staff;
• Quickly capture sales opportunities;
• Test a new product/service without distracting current in-house sales team
• Quickly gets you out demonstrating your product or service to those who agree to meet with you;
• Expert assistance to support and improve your skills;
• Structured education which enhances the skills and knowledge of those wishing to sell a product or service;
• Straightforward skills which can be applied on the job
Target Markets for this business include:
- SME owner/operators
- Managers, Team Leaders
- Front line customer service staff
- Sales Reps, Account Managers, Business Development Managers, anyone involved in sales
Please read the full design brief at: http://threesides.com.au/wp-content…esigns.pdf
We require a logo that can be applied to a range of stationary, website and other marketing materials.
We would like the use of RED in the logo.
The words Sales Results Australia must be included in the logo. Sales Results is the dominant words with Australia being a secondary word.
We would like to see the design as both a standalone logo and also mocked up on a business card and a banner for website. Final design of these elements and additional work will be requested once the logo is designed.
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Hey all,
I got to go to La ventana Thanksgiving 2004. I ended up going with two other guys that I met here on BAK. (thanks BAK). We flew into cabo SJD. It was a non stop from SFO on alaska. So that was cool. total flight time was 2:38. how sweet is that. The NSI deceiver bags got through with no problems at all. Our first problem was getting a car in cabo. The little VW that they gave us wasn't going to cut it so we had to upgrade to a 4 door pickup. (If more than two people going expect this.) We stayed at baja joes ( www.bajajoe.com ). A good tip I got from their site was to get a AAA map for baja. It helped us big time. Finding the short cut dirt road out of San Antonio (no not texas smart ass) was kinda tricky. We actually passed it but trusted the map and asked a local and they did their best to point the way.
Use caution driving on the dirt road as we launched our little truck at the bottom of one of the dips where a seasonal stream crosses the road. My suitcase of clothes got ejected from the back. Oops. We ended up bending one of the back rims on the truck. Double oops.
The road trip to L.V. took about 3 hours. FYI.
Staying at baja joes is all about being laided back and relaxing. (the big party group left the day after we got there :-( Everything is chill though. I can guarantee you there is no place in cabo san lucas where you can't lock the door to your room when you leave. I'm so used to California living so it took me a day or two to stop tripping on that.
The wind ended up being on, off, on, off, then way on for the days we were there. The way on day was the first day of "El Norte" basically some big ass storm that comes from the north. The swell was huge (i'm not used to that kiting out of Sherman) approx 4'-6' during the el norte.
Also go to L.V. for the food. Oh and the price of the food too. My we ate out everyday sometimes 2 times a day. It's like $7 a person for a sit down dinner. And it's ok to bring your own beer to dinner. The Giggling Marlin (la paz) is actually south of L.V. 1/2 hour.
My favorite taco:
I'd say L.V. is not a desolete beach. It could get crowded at times during your tacks. When I counted kites on the water my max was 35.
A local instructor told me he has counted 75. He says it get like that during like xmas and new years. Here is an over head of the beach:
Here is another:
Ok I'm wrapping this up.
Other things i would have liked to do but didn't in L.V:
1. Go into La Paz
2. Go snokeling at the lighthouse.
3. Go to hot springs. (ask about this)
4. Do a fatty down winder from the hot springs
I hope this helps. Ask questions if you got 'em!


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Sheffield Octagon
Frankly, this is a remarkable gig...
"The human race is becoming a DISGRACE!". So now it all makes sense. If the rhetoric has sometimes seemed self-righteous, if the arrogance has tended to outpace the achievements, the [a]Primal Scream[/a] All-Star Militia 2000 are the end that justifies the means.
Within minutes of [a]John Lydon[/a] and [a]Afrika Bambaataa[/a]'s futurist polemic 'World Destruction' being lifted from the decks, as the death disco of 'Swastika Eyes' whirls into action, they're already home. What Bobby Gillespie has achieved this time is the complete transformation of his ideas into action. Through the tentative beginnings, to 'Screamadelica''s hedonistic high, 'Give Out But Don't Give Up''s hedonistic low and 'Vanishing Point''s bruised and bruising self-absorption, [a]Primal Scream[/a] have always been consumed by the idea of being rock'n'roll to the exclusion of everything else, of celebrating their own continued existence. Now, though, there's a radical new channelling of energies.
Frankly, this is a remarkable gig. There are currently nine men in [a]Primal Scream[/a], including the extraordinary Kevin Shields, a blank, consumed presence triggering ultrasonic apocalypses with merely an occasional touch of his frets, leaning back once, heroically, in the pulverising overload of 'Accelerator'. Other faces may be more familiar – Innes and Throb and their punk and hard rock iconographies, Duffy behind the equipment banks, the perpetually excited Mani, Gillespie, of course – but, unavoidably, it feels like a different, improved band tonight.
What's most apparent is the sheer blitzkrieging purpose of it all. Through all those years of leather-trousered conspicuous consumption and studied devotion to The Good Time, the last thing you could ever accuse [a]Primal Scream[/a] of was discipline. But that's what we're confronted with: a ruthless control that sees wild songs clipped and focused, utterly shorn of indulgences, programmed to destroy rather than self-destruct.
The ascetic's explanation for this brilliant new drive would be something to do with the band's much discussed reduction in drug intake, but let's match their idealism. It's as if 'Exterminator''s hard left agenda – global corporate takeover, extreme social exclusion, swastikas, syphilis, repeat 'til fade and/or revolution – has provided an explicit cause to empower them. The setlist stretches across time from 'Movin' On Up', through 'Rocks' and its evil twin, 'Medication', to practically all of 'Exterminator', but the steely-eyed determination remains constant.
Even 'Higher Than The Sun' is transformed, its reverie imbued with tension, the ambience now one of approaching menace rather than opiated drift. But, significantly, it pales next to the ferocious digi-rant'n'roll of the new tracks. The Scream 2000, like all their previous incarnations, are still in thrall to the massive archive of outsider music they've loved and absorbed. Again, though, there's a fresh tightness that hammers the influences into a clenched, streamlined form. 'Shoot Speed Kill Light' is exceptional, a looming, motorik rhythm adorned with layer upon layer of riff, hum and Shields' momentous barrage of effects. Above it all, there's Bobby, notably less ludicrous than before, glaring and clapping proof that rock'n'roll shamanism comes less self-consciously when you're on a mission to proclaim something other than your own transcendence. His voice – always the critic's first point of attack – is changing, too. The distant coos on the recorded 'Shoot Speed Kill Light' aren't attempted, substituted for a bulletproof snarl, a yelp that's much closer to [a]John Lydon[/a] than the soul mystic tones he's strained towards in the past.
When it ends, with a psychotic, heroically predictable lash through 'Kick Out The Jams', it's apparent that all of Bobby Gillespie's unwavering pronouncements about his own band's greatness currently sound entirely accurate. An eventful 15-odd years down the line, they are, officially, better than ever. Which leaves no room any more for scepticism: if rock'n'roll is an article of faith, [a]Primal Scream[/a] are writing its liberation theology.


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Stephen Strasburg talks with reporters after a shaky first inning in the Nationals' loss
Davey Johnson meets with the media to discuss the Nationals' loss to the Braves
Ian Desmond talks to reporters about the Nationals' 7-4 loss against the Braves
Alfredo Simon discusses his outstanding eight innings on the mound in the O's 4-3 loss
Jim Hunter catches up with Buck Showalter after the O's lose to the Tigers in 11 innings
Johnny Holliday talks with Nats Principal Owner Mark D. Lerner about this coming offseason
Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty to review this season and look ahead to 2012
Michael Morse talks to reporters about the Nationals sweeping the Phillies
Jim Hunter talks with J.J. Hardy to discuss his strong first season as an Oriole
Mel Antonen joins Tom Davis to discuss possible moves the Orioles may make this offseason
Pedro Strop, Buck Showalter, and Kevin Gregg talk about the bullpen in the O's win in Detroit
Brad Peacock talks with the media following the Nats' 6-1 win over the Phillies. Peacock is 2-0 on the season.
Davey Johnson talks about sweeping the Phillies and Brad Peacock's second start.
Debbi is joined by Michael Morse and talks about hitting his 28th home run this year
Buck Showalter tells Jim Hunter how impressed he was with J.J. Hardy in the O's 6-5 win over the Tigers
Zach Britton tells Jim Hunter how his team bailed him out and got him the win


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MsButtercake needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 64 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
Heartbeat Adventure
I am a young individual who is looking to start an adventure club/business involving organising adrenalin avtivities like skydiving, bungee jumping, swim with the sharks, climbing the bridge etc.
Mainly targeted to 20-40 years, male and females but also whoever who has been dreaming and wishing they could experience such adrenalin even just once in their life.
I am looking for a logo that represents adventure. The name - Heartbeat represents adrenalin or to do something close to your heart.
I don't want a logo to look:
1) Girly
2) Heart shape
3) Heart beat line
4) No cartoons
I would like the logo to represent
1) Simple
2) Coolness
3) Edgy
4) Rough
5) Adventure
6) May be even style
I am looking to do a website / t-shirts after the logo design is done so I want members to feel good to be associated with the club.
Please feel free to experiment with colour.
Thank you and good luck!
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According to the Associated Press, the mystery of Iraq's missing anthrax may have been solved. Both the U.N. and various nations' inelligence agencies had been puzzled by what happened to approximately 1,800 gallons of anthrax that Saddam's regime produced, but never accounted for. Prior to the Iraq war, it was widely believed that the regime retained some or all of this material. The AP reports:
[T]he mystery of the missing anthrax appears to have been resolved in a little-noted section of the Iraq Survey Group report, a 350,000-word document issued Oct. 6.
The British-educated [Rihab Rashid] Taha, who ran the Hakam complex in the 1980s, told interrogators her staff carted off anthrax from Hakam in April 1991 and stored it in a bungalow near the presidential palace at Radwaniyah, 20 miles west of Baghdad, the U.S. teams report.


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Cherry Sundae needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 103 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
Cherry Sundae Group - Be Creative.
Logo with a clean professional corporate technology digital look. Red and Silver - Think APPLE, Microsoft. Would like the "C" in Cherry to standout from the rest of the logo. Maybe a Cherry with the C inside with a stem - just my thoughts, but open to creative input. Also looking for one with no Cherry - just classic and creative. SIMPLE and Clean
Color Red, Silver, white, Blue or any combination of these colors or just one or two colors. - Cherry Sundae Group
Simple and clean with modern lines. Technology, media feel.
Under the logo (Cherry Sundae Group) should be the trade mark - no slogan needs at the bottom.
No Cartoonish looking work or drawing of a Cherry Sundae Ice Cream cup.
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- Pixelating: A Digital Humanities Mixer - Co-working session
- Thursday, April 19th, 2018 at 12:00PM - 4:00PM - This event is now over
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- Description: The Pixelating Mixer is an opportunity for DH scholars across campus to meet colleagues, talk tools, brainstorm ideas and network with others who use digital tools to explore and visualize their research.
This session of Pixelating is an open co-working session - a time to work on DH projects and skills with others for support, both moral and technical.
During this time you might:
- work through a tutorial or training
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-set up a project blog or website
-work on your metadata
-check out DH resources such as books and data sources available at UBC Library (librarians will be on hand to help out)
We provide tea and coffee, soft chairs, tables, wireless internet, and interesting people to talk to, collaborate with, and bounce ideas off of. You bring your laptops, DH projects, and ideas.
This is an open event - drop in and out as your schedule allows.
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Hi Pouters!
In South African "model" news today, FHM models winner 2011 has had her title stripped from her after posting a racist tweet yesterday afternoon on her twitter account @jessicaleandra
She later "apologised" and has posted an apology blog.
While, she is currently trending on Twitter, and after having FHM broadcast an official statement on their website that her title has been taken away with immediate effect, rather harshly, but not without reason and QuickTrimSA pulling her sponsorship as well as one of her listed charities – Little Eden releasing a statement which says they "condemn racism" , it is needless to say that she is probably not having the best Friday…
I think she is extremely stupid to have posted this on her Twitter page, as it seems, the rest of the country is. If the incident wasas bad as she is describing it to be, WHY DID SHE NOT GET OFF HER TWITTER ACCOUNT AND GO DIRECTLY TO THE POLICE?
Maybe there was a terrible situation she had been in, but as she said she is not going to disclose any of the information of what happened, so guess what, we'll never know…
I firmly believed from when they announced the top 10 for 2011 (which I was following as one of my friends was in it), that she was far too young to achieve such a title, if I am not mistaken she was 18 at the time, competiting against real ladies, in their twenties, and unfortunately maybe this has been a lesson learned by FHM for running competitions to teenagers to enter. Teenagers are not always as mature as their bodies and typing skills may appear.
Will all the press be ultimately good for her career? I personally don't think so, unless if she changes her name as something like racism in South Africa can not be tolerated, even out of anger… Because, lets be honest, its not only the black population that are involved in sexual harassment, every other colour under the rainbow nation will also have lots of incidents of this nature.
As Rian Geldenhuys said on the Modelbook Facebook Group:
"Model" – One serving as an example to be imitated or compared: a model of decorum. Not this one"
My only hope is that if she can scrape her career off the floor after this, that she will learn to act prudently on her online marketing and social networking, and learn to be a true role model.
Enjoy the weekend Pouters!
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Indigenous Literacy Day is an annual event "helping to raise funds to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions" (ILF) and will be celebrated on 5 September, 2012.
Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning and UTS Library would like to encourage all staff and students to dig deep and donate to the Indigenous Literacy Day Project.
Donations for the project will be gratefully accepted from 1 – 31 August, 2012.
Do you have any children's books at home that you no longer need?
Then bring them down to the City Campus Library and drop them in the donations barrel situated in the Library foyer. All books donated will be distributed by Jumbunna IHL to children from the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Don't have any books to donate?
You can contribute to this great project by donating a gold coin in the donations box situated in the Library foyer. All money raised will be used to purchase book packs that will also be distributed by Jumbunna IHL to children from the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.


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"You guys said we did it for the show."
Falcon's post-puke oopsy led the shiny-badged po po to suspect something was amiss with the goodship Jiffy Pop.
But what hasn't been discussed is what those words mean.
Not "mean" in the aroo-it's-a-clue-Shaggy, got the cops a-wonderin', was-it-professor-GED-in-the-garage-with-the-handycam sense.
Rather, the ontological "mean." In the Truman Showapaloozian, panopticonically boob tubed, every-moment's-sellable sense.
IOW, Falcon's unwitting insight is that everything, production contract or not, is for the show. A show. Any show. Everything is a show. I think Baudrillard said that. Or maybe Jim Carrey.
What a way to be raised. Some dads use a belt to whip their kids. Richard Heene uses a videocamera.
He's doing it because he loves you, Falcon. And he wants the viewing public to love you, too.
But that's the modern American value system, isn't it. From reality shows to Yelp reviews. Everything for the approval of others. As if shamanic, silvermaned Bob Barker were suggesting in his smooth-as-cheroot voice, "just ask the studio audience."
From the POV of anyone who understands modern media, there's no losing in an attempt to fake something like this. If it's a hoax and the hoax succeeds, Falcon gets instant Jessica McClure status (or maybe Bart Simpson status). If you attempt a hoax and it fails, the family gets prolonged A360 status.
If charges are filed -- let's hope charges are filed! GOD the pageviews! -- the conspiracist stays in the spotlight. Appears on talk shows. Inevitably, they all get cast on more reality shows, which seems to be their only source of income to begin with.
Sounds a lot like another infamous D-list gaffing-stock: Blagojevich.
Illinois' former governor (and current Daily Show staple) is awaiting his trial on corruption charges, but that hasn't stopped his family from milking the fame cow -- Patti on one reality show, Rod on another, and a book about the unbearable lightness of being infamous.
It's a genius play, really. Stay in the news, stay paid. Fame is its own perpetual motion machine. In the future, everybody will continue being famous for another 15 minutes.
Blago knows that. Richard Heene knows that. Now Falcon knows that, too.
Hoax or not, it's all for the show.


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ECS COFFEE needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 114 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
We are like the Staples of the Coffee industry...only smaller. We have retail, as well as our own trucks that deliver as well as a web presence. We emphasize phenomenal customer service and variety. We specialize in single cup coffee
We are targeting all markets that we serve. End user consumers, Business to business and web.
Although logos with coffee cups and beans are okay, we want you to think outside the box and be creative. Everyone tries the coffee cup and bean angle for this business. Although please submit them if you think they will work!
ECS Coffee needs to be there. Our tagline " making coffee....better" would be nice also. We are Canadian if that helps.
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