DeKALB William and Jane Ann Moore hope people will discover the words of abolitionist Owen Lovejoy and find them as powerful today as they were 150 years ago.

Retired ministers, the Moores spent a decade writing Collaborators for Emancipation, a book that examines the surprising relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Owen Lovejoy and how that relationship helped to end slavery. The University of Illinois Press officially released the 158-page book in August.

The theme is really trusting people that you disagree with, William Moore said. If that isnt a theme of today, I dont know what is.

In the book, the authors dive into the mens politics, personal traits and religious convictions, some of which made Lincoln and Lovejoy an unlikely pair. Lincoln was a cautious lawyer who deplored abolitionists breaking the law while Lovejoy was a vocal anti-slavery activist who manned a stop on the underground railroad, William Moore explained.

However unlikely their friendship, Lincoln referred to it as one of increasing respect and esteem. Its also one that has captivated the Moores for the past 25 years.

Before William and Jane Ann Moore arrived as pastors for the First Congregational United Church of Christ in DeKalb in 1986, they had never heard of Owen Lovejoy. But soon after their arrival, they found a history book that revealed the church had been part of the anti-slavery movement. All members of the denomination had to live by a covenant promising to treat others with kindness and respect regardless of their skin color. The discovery led them to Lovejoy.

Impressed by his pragmatism and high ideals about how you attain power and what you do once you have it, they quickly developed an affinity for the Illinois Congregationalist clergyman who lived from 1811 to 1864

I think we are all looking for people that we admire, Jane Ann Moore said, as her eyes began to well up with tears. And people who give us hope, people who have accomplished the things that need to be accomplished. We found that in him.

William Moore founded the Lovejoy Society in 1995. He also portrayed Lovejoy on C-SPAN in 1994 after the first Lincoln-Douglas debate re-enactments in Ottawa. The couple has spent nearly 25 years searching for Lovejoys sermons and writings, following clues that would lead them to more material across the country. After they retired from the church in 2001, they edited a book that was published in 2004 called, His Brothers Blood: Speeches and Writings, 1838 to 1864.

Lovejoy also is often overshadowed by his younger brother, Elijah Lovejoy, who was assassinated in 1837 for printing an antislavery newspaper. After Elijahs assassination, Lovejoy vowed to end slavery.

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DEERFIELD, Va. (AP) - An experienced pilot was missing Wednesday after the flier's F-15 fighter jet crashed in the mountains of western Virginia, shaking residents but causing no injuries on the ground, military and law enforcement officials said.

The pilot of the single-seat jet was headed to New Orleans for radar installation as part of routine maintenance and reported an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, authorities said. The pilot and jet are with the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, officials there said.

It was unclear whether the pilot had ejected and the plane had no munitions onboard, Col. James Keefe said at a news conference in Westfield, Massachusetts, home of the fighter wing.

Just before 9 a.m., residents near Deerfield - with a population of just 130 people, about 135 miles northwest of Richmond - say they heard a series of explosion-like booms.

"It's the loudest noise I've ever heard," 63-year-old Rebecca Shinaberry, who lives on a farm about two miles away, said. "(It) just shook the ground, and from my house we could just see a big plume of smoke."

Her husband, turkey farmer A.D. Shinaberry, said that from the first two booms, he thought a plane had broken the sound barrier. But 10 seconds later he heard a third boom - the crash, he said.

Then, "it was like a mushroom, black smoke came up," Shinaberry said.

From the smoke, Virginia State Police said, they located the crash site, in a heavily wooded but level area adjacent to a mountain in the George Washington National Forest.

A deep crater and a large debris field are on the site, and state police are searching, spokeswoman Corrine Geller said.

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A search helicopter lands close to the scene where an Air Force F-15C fighter jet based in Massachusetts crashed near Deerfield, Va., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The jet was on a standard training exercise to receive a system upgrade and had no munition onboard, said Maj. Matthew Mutti, from Barnes Air National Guard Base. Officials said the pilot's status was unknown. (AP Photo/The Staunton News Leader, Griffin Moores)

DEERFIELD, Va. - An experienced pilot on a standard maintenance mission was missing Wednesday after the flier's fighter jet crashed in the mountains of western Virginia, shaking residents but causing no injuries on the ground, military and law enforcement officials said.

The pilot of the single-seat F-15C reported an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, authorities said. The pilot and jet are with the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, officials there said.

It was unclear whether the pilot had ejected from the jet, Col. James Keefe said at a news conference in Westfield, Massachusetts, home of the fighter wing. He noted that all pilots received ejection training every six months.

The plane had no munition onboard and was headed to New Orleans for radar installation as part of routine maintenance, Keefe said.

Just before 9 a.m., residents near Deerfield - with a population of just 130 people, about 135 miles northwest of Richmond - say they heard a series of explosions-like booms.

"It's the loudest noise I've ever heard," 63-year-old Rebecca Shinaberry, who lives on a farm about two miles away, said. "(It) just shook the ground, and from my house we could just see a big plume of smoke."

Turkey farmer A.D. Shinaberry said that from the first two booms, he thought a plane had broken the sound barrier. But 10 seconds later he heard a third boom - the crash, he said.

Then, "it was like a mushroom, black smoke came up," Shinaberry said.

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DEERFIELD, Va. (AP) - An experienced pilot was missing Wednesday after the flier's F-15 fighter jet crashed in the mountains of western Virginia, shaking residents but causing no injuries on the ground, military and law enforcement officials said.

The pilot of the single-seat jet was headed to New Orleans for radar installation as part of routine maintenance and reported an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, authorities said. The pilot and jet are with the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, officials there said.

It was unclear whether the pilot had ejected and the plane had no munitions onboard, Col. James Keefe said at a news conference in Westfield, Massachusetts, home of the fighter wing.

Just before 9 a.m., residents near Deerfield - with a population of just 130 people, about 135 miles northwest of Richmond - say they heard a series of explosion-like booms.

"It's the loudest noise I've ever heard," 63-year-old Rebecca Shinaberry, who lives on a farm about two miles away, said. "(It) just shook the ground, and from my house we could just see a big plume of smoke."

Her husband, turkey farmer A.D. Shinaberry, said that from the first two booms, he thought a plane had broken the sound barrier. But 10 seconds later he heard a third boom - the crash, he said.

Then, "it was like a mushroom, black smoke came up," Shinaberry said.

From the smoke, Virginia State Police said, they located the crash site, in a heavily wooded but level area adjacent to a mountain in the George Washington National Forest.

A deep crater and a large debris field are on the site, and state police are searching, spokeswoman Corrine Geller said.

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The couple that gave up high-flying careers in order to bake cakes and look after their disabled sons

By Melisa Sabuncu

Cake-making duo Angeline and Darren Hoile gave up high-flying careers to pursue their baking dream and look after their disabled sons.

The couple opened The Liverpool Cake Fairy shop in Garston two years ago and havent looked back.

But baking and icing cakes werent always a part of their plans.

Angeline, 36, was aiming to be a lawyer and started a law degree at Liverpool John Moores University, and Darren, 39, was a barristers clerk in London.

They had three sons; Andrew, 16, James, 14 and Brandon, 9, who were diagnosed with ADHT and Autism.

Angeline said: We knew a normal career was out the window. We couldnt get the support we needed, as people thought we were able to handle everything ourselves, so we decided to become the boys full-time carers.

Darren said: I was tired and unhappy with travelling and it was hard with the kids. Once I left London, I knew I was going to never go back. I didnt want to come home at 8 oclock. There arent many barristers in Liverpool, so there werent many opportunities either.

Angeline started baking as a hobby about five years ago. Her husband bakes the cakes and she makes the icing.

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An Alabama family is pushing to make it easier to push your older special-needs child on shopping trips.

David and Drew Ann Long of Alabaster came up with the design for the specialized vehicle, dubbed "Caroline's Carts," so people don't have to push a shopping cart and a wheelchair at the same time.

The cart features a special contoured seat replacing the fold-out seat found in traditional shopping carts. It also features a harness capable of securing a person up to 250 pounds. The handles of the cart can swing upward to provide better access to the seat area.

Stores around the country are picking up the carts, including the Kroger store on Moores Mill Road and the Publix on Winchester Road, as well as retailers in the Florence area.

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Keiser University in Lakeland will hold a carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 7.

JOB FAIR

After-School Adventures will host a job fair and information session on Tuesday at the Mark Wilcox Center, 611 Post Ave. SW, Winter Haven. After-School Adventures is a program that focuses on academic and non-academic enrichment through development of 21st century skills. Part-time positions will be available in Polk City and Davenport beginning in August. It is anticipated that the program will expand to Winter Haven, Poinciana, and Fort Meade in late fall. Teachers, substitutes, paraprofessionals and college students are invited to attend. For more information contact, James Bracey, 647-4293 or james.bracey@polk-fl.net.

SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY

Scott Lake Elementary will hold a parent vs. teacher softball tournament on Tuesday at Matt Nobles Field on Strickland Avenue in Lakeland. The event is a fundraiser with tickets and concessions sold. There will be between-inning games for children, music and more.

ROBOTICS PROGRAMS

Registration is underway for the Summer 2014 TALON Robotics program offered in collaboration with Polk State College on both the Lakeland and Winter Haven campuses. Middle school and high school students can attend the programs, which are aimed at engaging students in active science, technology, engineering and math learning. TALON Robotics will run from June 11-25. To register for the program or for information about the program, including how to apply for a scholarship, visit the TALON Robotics website at http://www.polk.edu/talon.

The middle school program, Eaglebots, is open to incoming 7th and 8th grade students, and is appropriate for students who scored at, or above, Achievement Level 3 on their most recent FCAT mathematics and reading assessments. The high school program, Technobots, is open to incoming 9th to 12th grade students, and is appropriate for students who scored at, or above, Achievement Level 3 on their most recent FCAT or State EOC assessment in mathematics, science, and reading.

The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities will include robot design, programming, teamwork, field trips, and problem-solving challenges. Program T-shirts, lunches and snacks are provided. At the conclusion of the program all students will be involved in a cross-campus competition, which will be held June 24 at the Polk State Lakeland campus and is open to the community.

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A 13-year-old Whitewater Middle School student told Channel 9 he was terrified after the bus he was on Tuesday afternoon was hit by another school bus on Moores Chapel Road after 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Elaine Lehmann told Channel 9 it took hours for her to hear from the district.

Lehmann said she first heard about the accident from one of her son's friends within an hour of the crash. Her sons, Nassir and Muhammad Abdullah, were home from school Wednesday with notes from emergency room doctors.

It's my first time being in a crash and it hurt, like, every part of my body, said Nassir.

Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over the scene Tuesday.

The 12- and 13-year-old brothers said they were sitting three to a seat when they were rear-ended by another school bus.

All the kids flew in different directions. The bus was smoking, said Lehmann.

Lehmann said about an hour after the accident, she got a call from her son's friend, thinking the accident was minor.

But at 5:30 p.m., her son called to say they were hurt and among nine students headed to the hospital.

She said she did not hear from the school district until 7 p.m., when she got a recorded call from Whitewater's principal. The message said there were two buses that had been in an accident.

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A 13-year-old Whitewater Middle School student told Channel 9 he was terrified after the bus he was on Tuesday afternoon was hit by another school bus on Moores Chapel Road after 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Elaine Lehmann told Channel 9 it took hours for her to hear from the district.

Lehmann said she first heard about the accident from one of her son's friends within an hour of the crash. Her sons, Nassir and Muhammad Abdullah, were home from school Wednesday with notes from emergency room doctors.

It's my first time being in a crash and it hurt, like, every part of my body, said Nassir.

Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over the scene Tuesday.

The 12- and 13-year-old brothers said they were sitting three to a seat when they were rear-ended by another school bus.

All the kids flew in different directions. The bus was smoking, said Lehmann.

Lehmann said about an hour after the accident, she got a call from her son's friend, thinking the accident was minor.

But at 5:30 p.m., her son called to say they were hurt and among nine students headed to the hospital.

She said she did not hear from the school district until 7 p.m., when she got a recorded call from Whitewater's principal. The message said there were two buses that had been in an accident.

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Arrest Log

Arrests made by Madison County law enforcement on Tuesday and Wednesday based on Madison County Jail records. Charges are recommended by arresting officers, but are not final until the Madison County prosecutor reviews the case and files official charges.

Anderson police arrested Chad Anthony Moores, 25, of the 3000 block of Carlos Road, Grenns Fork, at 11:56 a.m. Tuesday. Bond was set at $20,000 for Class C misdemeanor for OWI.

Madison County sheriffs deputies arrested Loreko Corrett McCullough, 41, of the 1800 block of Locust Street, Anderson, at 11:56 a.m. Tuesday. Bond was set at $4,000 for Class A misdemeanor for false informing.

Indiana state police arrested Maisha Nyerere Robertson, 39, of the 1000 block of Harter Boulevard, Anderson, at 1:23 p.m. Tuesday. Bond was set at $252 for civil contempt of court.

Madison County sheriffs deputies arrested Jason Patrick Johnson, 40, of the 51600 block of East County Line Road, Middlebury, at 4:13 p.m. Tuesday. Bond was set at $10,000 for Class D felony for criminal confinement, at $10,000 for Class D felony for theft, at $10,000 for Class D felony for strangulation and at $10,000 for Class A misdemeanor for battery: no or minor injury.

Anderson police arrested Terry Lee Fuller Sr., 61, of the 2400 block of West 25th Street, Anderson, at 1:38 a.m. Wednesday. Bond was set at $5,000 for Class A misdemeanor OWI.

Elwood police arrested Lisa Ann Ball, 48, of the 500 block of South 22nd Street, Elwood, at 1:39 a.m. Wednesday. Bond was set at $4,000 for Class C misdemeanor OWI.

The Arrest Log is published daily in The Herald Bulletin.

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There's a joke about personal computers that has been around almost as long as the devices have been on the market: You buy a new computer, take it home and just as you finish unpacking it you see an advertisement for a new computer that makes yours obsolete. If you're the kind of person who demands to have the fastest, most powerful machines, it seems like you're destined for frustration and a lot of trips to the computer store.

While the joke is obviously an exaggeration, it's not that far off the mark. Even one of today's modest personal computers has more processing power and storage space than the famous Cray-1 supercomputer. In 1976, the Cray-1 was state-of-the-art: it could process 160 million floating-point operations per second (flops) and had 8 megabytes (MB) of memory.

Today, many personal computers can perform more than 10 times that number of floating-point operations in a second and have 100 times the amount of memory. Meanwhile on the supercomputer front, the Cray XT5 Jaguar at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory performed a sustained 1.4 petaflops in 2008 [source: Cray]. The prefix peta means 10 to the 15th power -- in other words, one quadrillion. That means the Cray XT5 can process 8.75 million times more flops than the Cray-1. It only took a little over three decades to reach that milestone.

If you were to chart the evolution of the computer in terms of processing power, you would see that progress has been exponential. The man who first made this famous observation is Gordon Moore, a co-founder of the microprocessor company Intel. Computer scientists, electrical engineers, manufacturers and journalists extrapolated Moore's Law from his original observation. In general, most people interpret Moore's Law to mean the number of transistors on a 1-inch (2.5 centimeter) diameter of silicon doubles every x number of months.

The number of months shifts as conditions in the microprocessor market change. Some people say it takes 18 months and others say 24. Some interpret the law to be about the doubling of processing power, not the number of transistors. And the law sometimes seems to be more of a self-fulfilling prophecy than an actual law, principle or observation. To understand why, it's best to go back to the beginning.

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Updated: 05/06/2014 10:26 PM | Created: 05/06/2014 10:23 PM By: Ryan Luby, KOB Eyewitness News 4

The man exposed by KOB Eyewitness News 4 for performing dental services in his mobile home, without a license, could face a felony charge or charges, according to state inspectors.

The inspectors with New Mexicos Regulation and Licensing Department are building a case against Curtis Abeyta who agreed to make a partial denture for an undercover KOB producer, which is in violation of state law.

Mike Unthank, the superintendent of the department, said the case is a top priority.

Absolutely, because you're dealing with public health here, he said.

Unthank explained that state law makes an unlicensed act of dentistry a fourth degree felony and/or require the violator to pay a fine up to $5,000.

He said he takes Abeytas case as seriously as the one involving Eliver Kestler, who was arrested by Santa Fe police last year. Parts of the community referred to Keslter as El Dentista. He performed dental services in the back of his car using tools he stored in a tackle box.

The courts, I'm sure, are not very sensitive to people practicing any form of health care and not being properly licensed, Unthank said.

Abeytas dental practices have been addressed in a courtroom during a child custody case. Willie Apodaca is fighting Abeytas girlfriend for custody of two boys, one of whom needs braces. In February, Apodaca expressed fear that Abeyta would attempt to treat the boys. Abeytas girlfriend told a judge what kind of work Abeyta does.

He sometimes fixes partials and that's it, because that's what his dad taught him, the girlfriend said in a recorded hearing.

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TORONTO A technology in development for more than two decades may have the answer for extending the end of Moores law, according to a company coming out of stealth mode.

POET Technologies derives its name from Planar Opto-Electronic Technology, which is its gallium arsenide (GaAs) process used to build electrical, optical, and electro-optical integrated circuits. It is the result of research spearheaded by Geoffrey Taylor, the companys chief scientist, who has been directing its development and is concurrently a professor of electrical engineering and photonics at the University of Connecticut, where the company houses its research and development facilities.

Geoffrey Taylor, POET Technologies' chief scientist

Taylors three decades of experience in design and development in electronic and optical device physics, circuit design, and opto-electronic technology, materials, and applications has been critical to the development of the POET platform. As part of a presentation to EE Times, the company outlined the heart of POET Platform -- a patented materials system that supports monolithic fabrication of integrated circuits containing active and passive optical performance analog and digital elements.

The full POET process also includes a Planar Electronic Technology electrical subset that can support CMOS, Bi-CMOS, and bipolar device fabrication, and offers cheaper, simpler process and fabrication options for applications that dont require optical.

Semiconductor performance has historically improved at a logarithmic rate because transistors have shrunk in size, allowing more transistors to be packed into a semiconductor chip, notes Taylor. Moores Law established the idea that the number of transistors in a chip doubles every 1.5 to 2 years, thus increasing capabilities of electronic equipment, but the challenge is that as transistors become smaller, the cost of reducing size while increasing speed becomes more expensive, and eventually uneconomical.

Theres been much discussion about the demise of Moores Law. Last year, one expert suggested it would be dead as soon as 2020 at the 7 nm node, while MonolithIC 3Ds Zvi Or-Bach recently wrote that 28 nm is actually the last node of Moores Law because, even though its possible to make smaller transistors and more of them can be packed into the same-size die, costs cant continue to be reduced. Last year, Broadcoms CTO predicted that standard CMOS silicon transistors will stop scaling around 5 nm, and everything will plateau.

POETs view is that recently developed 3D silicon semiconductors stacking multiple chips and other silicon high-performance compound devices are very expensive to make and only offer moderate improvements over incumbent chips. One of the advantages POET presented about its process is that it can leverage existing CMOS chipmaking equipment, and it is fully compatible with existing semiconductor design and manufacturing flows. Taylor says POETs benefits are analogous to the benefits of the first silicon integrated circuits, in that it eliminates connectors, solder joints, assembly, and multiple packaging steps while decreasing size, cost, complexity, and power. The companys final CMOS Si geometry at 10/11 nm is under development now and expected to go into production in 2015.

POET expects commercial applications for the process to include CPUs, memory, and processor-to-processor optical interconnect. A POET memory cell can concurrently support SRAM, DRAM, and NVRAM devices, and offers lower bit error rates than silicon-based memories, according to the company.

To validate the POET process, the company has partnered with a third-party international defense services company, which has researchers working on its continued development. The partnership has successfully reproduced the POET technology through production and testing of the critical elements of the POET platform sub-process steps for transistors.

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Attorneys Russ Moore and his son Russel Moore recently earned Volunteers of the Year for the Rockdale County Family Law Information Center. (Staff Photo: Karen Rohr)

CONYERS As the saying goes, time is money, but two local attorneys decided time can also equate to a chance to assist local citizens, even if compensation isnt involved.

Russel Moore and his father, Russ Moore, of the law office Nation, Moore and Associates on Bank Street in Olde Town Conyers recently shared the honor of the 2013 Volunteer Attorney of the Year for the Family Law Information Center. The Center provides free consultations to those citizens needing information and guidance related to family law issues like divorce or adoption. Volunteer attorneys make themselves available for the one-time, 30-minute meetings each Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

The Center is coordinated by the Rockdale County Superior Court Clerks Civil Division, and attorneys meet with members of the public in the Rockdale County Courthouse Law Library.

Russel Moore said he estimates he and his father invest one Friday every one to two months, but sometimes more if other attorneys cancel.

If someone bows out, were more than happy to fill in. Its a way to give back to the community and you always meet with some interesting people while youre there, he said. Our experience is most often once they get an answer, it keeps them out of court so it makes their path through the court system easier.

Moore said that divorce is the most popular legal matter that people want to discuss, and that for some couples who have no children, proceeding through the paperwork themselves, without having to go to court, is a solution. For those with children, hiring an attorney is most likely necessary due to child custody issues.

In their law practice, the Moores handle about 80 percent family law cases. Sometimes they take on cases they hear at the Center as pro-bono work if a person doesnt have the resources to hire an attorney. Alternately, sometimes people who are aided by the Center choose to hire them for work.

The Moores have been volunteers at the Center since June 2013. Russel Moore said that the volunteer attorneys not only point citizens in the right direction when it comes to pursuing legal matters, but that the time the volunteers take with the citizens alleviates stress on staff at the Clerk of Courts office.

Clerk of Courts office, attorneys and citizens all reap the benefits from the Center, he said.

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Heres a look at the possible sanctions the NBA could impose on Donald Sterling in the wake of racist remarks allegedly made by the Clippers owner:

1. A fine. Its safe to assume Sterling will be opening his checkbook as part of any package of penalties the league intends to levy. The question is how many zeros will be on the end of the figure.

It seems reasonable to believe that any fine would have to be $1 million or more to send any kind of message, though it would probably need to be much higher to even register with a billionaire who has already paid millions as part of settlements involving past racial indiscretions.

2. A suspension. The National Basketball Players' Assn. has already asked the NBA to keep Sterling away from remaining playoff games this season, which would amount to a de facto suspension for the remainder of the postseason.

The players' union also has pushed for the maximum allowable penalties under league bylaws, which could include a lengthy suspension stretching into next season. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is assisting the players union in the Sterling probe, said antitrust regulations that govern the NBA differ from those related to Major League Baseball, meaning the NBA may not be able to prevent Sterling from running the day-to-day activities of his team, a la Marge Schott, the late Cincinnati Reds owner who was barred from her team in the wake of a litany of racist comments.

3. Put pressure on him to sell the team. This is where things really get tricky. A league source said its unlikely the NBA would try to compel Sterling to sell the team he has owned for 30 years because of the possibility of a vicious legal battle that could cost the league millions and result in Sterling keeping the team should he prevail, not to mention create a years-long distraction as the litigation plays out.

But the league and Sterlings fellow owners could certainly pressure him to sell the team by publicly campaigning for change. Several owners have already spoken out in protest of Sterlings alleged remarks and could make things uncomfortable for him by continuing to address the issue through social and traditional media until he sells the team. One sensible successor would be Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson, who Sterling disparaged in his alleged remarks about blacks to a female friend.

Another avenue to get Sterling to sell the team would be for his wife, Rochelle, to file divorce papers that would require her husband to pay her 50% of community assets per California law. Divorce proceedings involving former San Diego Padres owner John Moores forced him to sell the team in 2012.

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NAPLES, Fla.- A fourth grade student at Naples Park Elementary School refused to take the Math FCAT today, part of a growing 'opt-out' movement.

Chase Moore says, "I was just afraid I might not pass or something and I really want to do good in school." At only 10-year-old, the fourth grader is taking a stand. "I didn't want to take the FCAT test because I wanted to show that kids that don't understand the FCAT that well can opt out and they don't have to take this test," he adds.

This comes after the Moore family did some research and realized they didn't like the way the test measured students. His aunt Katie Moore says, "this test is a money making machine. Plus, this test makes winners and losers out of kids. Ya know all the smart kids get to move on where all the kids with difficulty in English or other languages, they fail. The results of this test don't even come back until after the school year is over and the teachers can't even use it as a tool to guide the students to better learning."

Moore says she felt some push back from the school when she told administrators about the straight A student's decision not to take the test. "They also used intimidation stating that he may not be accepted to the gifted program based on this test in spite of the fact his teacher has recommended him to the gifted program."

The Moores are part of the growing 'opt-out' movement, as families across the nation and here in Southwest Florida say no to high stakes testing, and the constant pressure it creates.

Florida law does not allow students to simply opt-out of the test. Schools are required by law to administer it. So when teachers give Chase a make-up test tomorrow, he will break the seal but will not answer any questions or sign the test agreement. There is no state penalty for students who do not take the test.

WINK News reached out to the Collier County School District, which said, "the parent in this instance asked the school to invalidate their child's test. The school district, under Florida law, does not have the authority to invalidate a test at a parent's request." The district says the school principal told the Moores about this requirement.

The district also referenced this Florida law: FS 1008.22(3) addresses the issue of the Statewide, Standardized Assessment Program. This provision very clearly states the following: Participation in the assessment program is mandatory for all school districts and all students attending public schools In FS 1008.22(1), the purpose behind the program is clearly articulated including the assessment programs ability to provide data relative to whether a student is ready to be promoted to the next grade level or graduate from high school. The mandate is also repeated in FS 1008.22(4) in which it is provided that each public school shall participate in the statewide standardized assessment program.. The district must follow that requirement.

Chase says, "to kids it's like oh you're lucky you get to skip the FCAT but to adults it's a different thing."

His aunt says she's very proud of him, "Chase is doing this to be an example for the kids who don't have a voice for themselves."

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By Lawrence Booth

Published: 06:20 EST, 22 April 2014 | Updated: 06:20 EST, 22 April 2014

'Everyone deserves a 2nd chance!' tweeted Kevin Pietersen on Saturday morning, after news broke of Peter Mooress reappointment as England coach.

It was a decent enough gag Pietersen certainly thought so, embroidering his tweet with 14 smileys even if it said little about the more vexed matter of third, fourth and fifth chances. But, unwittingly perhaps, he had just summed up the gamble taken by the ECB.

English cricket's recent problems have gone beyond the Ashes whitewash and the Dutch debacle. More profoundly than that, the administration of the game has been fighting for its credibility, its fit-for-purposeness.

All smiles! Lancashire's Peter Moores was appointed the new England coach, succeeding Andy Flower

Any need? Kevin Pietersen tweeted that 'everybody deserves a second chance' on hearing the news

Perception isnt quite everything, but right now it feels like a lot and the perception on the mean streets of Talkboard Town and Below-the-Linesville is that the ECB is unable to adequately distinguish its backside from its elbow, let alone ascertain whether its right hand has ever met its left.

That Pietersen appears to be winning the PR battle in the wake of his sacking must take its place among the many low points of the last few months.

The ECB is viewed as a joke, with Pietersen its punchline. For the time being, provided with plenty of column inches by sympathetic journalists at the IPL, he can do little wrong. Heck, he has even given himself credit for spotting Jonathan Trotts stress-related illness.

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Under Paul Farbrace, Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup and also grabbed the World Twenty20 title after beating India in the final in Dhaka earlier this month.

Colombo: Sri Lanka were left searching for their seventh coach in four years after Paul Farbrace resigned on Tuesday to take up a possible assignment with England, Sri Lanka Cricket said. (Also read: Mudgal panel agrees to probe IPL scam)

Farbrace, 46, has been linked to the post of assistant coach to Peter Moores, who was named England's chief coach last week replacing Zimbabwean Andy Flower.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have yet to confirm Farbrace's appointment, but Sri Lankan chiefs appeared certain that the Englishman will return to his home nation.

"National coach Paul Farbrace tendered his resignation and has indicated his unavailability to continue with immediate effect in order to take up an appointment with the ECB," Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.

Farbrace, the former Kent wicket-keeper, took over as Sri Lanka's coach in January for a two-year term that was to include next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Under him, Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup one-day tournament and also grabbed the World Twenty20 title after beating India in the final in Dhaka earlier this month.

Sri Lanka will need a new coach before they head to England next month for two Tests and a limited-overs series.

Since 2010, Sri Lanka have had a succession of coaches in Trevor Bayliss, Stuart Law, Rumesh Ratnayake, Geoff Marsh, Graham Ford and Farbrace.

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Published on April 21, 2014 Rushoon native was provinces oldest living person

Rushoon native Margaret Ellen Moores passed away Saturday at the age of 108.

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Rushoon native Margaret Ellen Moores passed away Saturday at the age of 108.Known affectionately as Aunt Maggie, she was the oldest living resident of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2011, she spoke to The Southern Gazette about Christmases when she was growing up and is pictured with a doll she received as a child.

Known affectionately as Aunt Maggie, she was the oldest living resident of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Born on Nov. 5, 1905, Mrs. Moores had lived with her daughter and son-in-law Marie and Patrick Cheeseman at their Rushoon home for the last 23 years.

When she was 17, Mrs. Moores moved to St. Johns and spent two years working there. She returned and married Arch Moores, a fisherman, shortly after. Together, the couple had four daughters, one who died as an infant.

Mrs. Moores was an active volunteer in the community in her younger years and at one time taught night school in Rushoon.

Visitation is taking place today and tomorrow at Rushoons Christ The King Roman Catholic Church. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday morning at 11 a.m.

Organizations: Christ The King Roman Catholic Church

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