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As November drew to a close, one individual and one corporation had opportunities to make decisions that would benefit the world and enshrine their positions in history as memorable visionaries.
Both blew the opportunity.
The individual was Egypt�s Mohammed Morsi, though at this point he may still have an opportunity to regain a position as game-changer.
As a political leader, Morsi was riding high after apparently being influential in helping Israel and Palestine reach some kind of temporary agreement. As the democratically elected president of what is arguably the world�s most powerful Moslem society, he appeared to be in a position of bringing positive change to an area of the world that is beset with a variety of problems. He could have become the spokesman for moderate democratic change, not only in the area but in other parts of the world as well.
But as soon as he had achieved that diplomatic victory, he may have blown the chance by unilaterally seizing complete power in Egypt, even to override the judiciary, and undercutting the relatively high moral position he might have attained.
Whether he has another opportunity to achieve that position is an open question.
The corporation was Walmart, which in the face of growing pressures to give a reasonable deal to its employees, many of whom struck or at least publicly demonstrated for fair wages, flatly refused to consider altering its policies.
Though it was making record profits as the world�s biggest business, it stubbornly clung to a policy of making many employees �temporary,� therefore not eligible for full company-paid health insurance, even though at best that insurance may be less than adequate. On top of �take it or leave it� subpar wages, Walmart�s insistence on outsourcing as much of its purchases as it can to the cheapest-possible country where wages are even lower, maintain the company�s reputation for penny-pinching to maximize profits.
Walmart�s position that it has built its business on attracting customers with low prices, and paying its employees a decent wage with decent benefits would undercut the whole reason for its success. Customers, not corporate profits, would suffer. Some observers think otherwise, believing that more responsible employee treatment would add a very small amount to costs and enable the company to still make a more-than-adequate profit.
How refreshing � and beneficial to humanity � it would be if both Mohammed Morsi and Walmart would publicly proclaim even slight shifts in policy.
Morsi could announce a firm commitment to democracy and a willingness to bow to public pressure and the judiciary and fight to preserve an open society. He could enhance his reputation and his ability to control events, especially in the Moslem world. He could help make the �Arab Spring� a success.
The Walton family and their company could announce something like this:
�We believe in Capitalism and our American system and the right, indeed the duty, to make an adequate profit and grow our business. We also believe in our responsibility to society and good corporate citizenship to do so fairly and with an eye on serving the overall welfare of those people who�ve helped us get where we are.
�Therefore, we will change our pay policy to move toward ensuring all our employees a real living wage, aiming to move them well beyond the federal poverty level.�
They might even add, if they must, that unions would be kept out of the company as a matter of policy, but Walmart would be committed to making them unnecessary by giving employees the benefits they deserve.
I would be willing to bet that customers would hardly notice price increases brought on by these changes. Indeed, profits might be maintained by adding at least some of those customers who now refuse to shop Walmart because of the company�s policies. And if massive profits might suffer somewhat, the company could take pride in announcing that they were willing to share some of their profit with their �associates� who helped earn those profits.
I don�t have much hope that Morsi and Walmart will make these changes. Greed, both for political power and financial gain, is a powerful emotion. But wouldn�t it be great if they did.
Jim Jensen lives in Burlington.


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Between 2004 and 2008, there was a scarcity of building supplies in the wake of a national housing boom and several hurricanes devastating eastern and southern coasts of the United States.
Desperate for solutions, some builders began using drywall imported from China to build and repair. That imported drywall has been linked to property damage in the homes, such as corrosion of metal surfaces, as well as claimed health issues. Thus began the onslaught of third-party liability claims by homeowners against builders and drywall subcontractors, and others involved in the supply chain, and, in turn, commercial general liability (CGL) coverage claims by these builders and subcontractors.
Of course, the damages various parties have sought to recoup have been significant, as the expense of identifying, tearing out and replacing drywall, coupled with repairing other property damage, has been substantial. Complicating the job of claims adjusters across the country is the fact that courts have remained largely divided in their interpretations of policy language and exclusions in such cases.
To wade through these complex liability issues with aplomb, casualty adjusters can learn more at "Chinese Drywall Coverage Decisions: Impact on Future Casualty Claims" at the PLRB/LIRB conference later this month. John B. Mumford, Jr., one of the attorneys presenting the session offered a scoop on what attendees can expect.
What will be the primary focus of your session with fellow attorney John P. Malloy?
Mumford: We plan to examine CGL coverage issues in the context of claims by homeowners against builders, drywall subcontractors, and suppliers. It is still a hot issue as courts, policyholders, and insurers are still dealing with these issues. Our take on the presentation is essentially that the Chinese drywall phenomenon has implicated a variety of CGL coverage issues. We'll look at what the courts have done and try to extract lessons to apply to future claims.
Would you give us some background on the issue?
Mumford: Sure. It was not until several years after these materials were utilized that an alleged relationship between Chinese drywall and negative effects were noted. People began to realize there could be a correlation between Chinese drywall and problems with air conditioning coils and building wiring, and some homeowners were also alleging health issues. This led to the claims by homeowners against builders, drywall subcontractors, and suppliers, who in turn sought coverage for these claims from their CGL insurers. Courts have now issued opinions on these coverage issues – including the application of the pollution exclusion.
So the session will essentially be a review of court decisions?
Mumford: We will go beyond offering a simple review of court decisions. The emphasis will be on how past decisions are likely to affect future outcomes, and how claims professionals can use the information. It will be more of a 'what can we learn from this.'
What makes these Chinese drywall claims and court opinions a great learning opportunity is the number of CGL coverage issues they present, and the differing analysis and outcomes reached by the courts. For example, was there an occurrence? If so, how many and when did the claimed property damage occur? Does the pollution exclusion apply? Do the "your work," "your product," and accompanying property damage exclusions apply. Court in different states, and even courts in the same state, have analyzed and addressed these issues in different ways. And there is a lot to be learned from this.
What are some special challenges presented by such cases?
Mumford: One interesting takeaway for carriers is strategies for dealing with a claim where the science is developing at the same time. At the outset of all this, when the Chinese drywall claims were first being tendered and carriers were asked to make a coverage determination, the "what, why, and when" of Chinese drywall was still being developed. This experience provided important lessons to apply in the future to claims where the origin or source of the damage is some new phenomena.
John Mumford handles a range of coverage issues, including CGL liability, property, professional liability, D&O liability, fiduciary liability, and BI, among others. With respect to Chinese drywall issues, Mumford is currently representing insurers in coverage litigation in cases addressing both CGL and homeowners' coverages.


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Harms will take name off ballot
WATSEKA — State Rep. Josh Harms, R-Watseka, intends to file paperwork this week to remove himself from the November ballot, citing a desire to return to teaching and be closer to his family.
"It has been an honor to serve in the Illinois General Assembly, but at this time it is my intention to return to the teaching for the upcoming school year — a move that will allow me to stay closer to my family," Harms said in a statement.
A longtime educator at Watseka Community High School, Harms initially won office in a four-way primary race to represent the newly drawn 106th District in 2012. The 106th District includes all of Iroquois and Ford counties along with portions of Livingston, Vermilion and Woodford counties.
"During my short time in Springfield, I have made quite a few friends on both sides of the aisle. And while I had an abundance of frustration at the direction Illinois is headed, there were also many opportunities to effect positive change," Harms said.
"As a whole, being a legislator was a tremendous experience, one that I appreciate greatly. However, at this time I must return to my given profession. I'll be filing paperwork later this week removing myself from consideration this fall, and plan on fulfilling my legislative obligations through the end of this term.
"In addition, I have already notified those making the decision on my replacement. It is my understanding that the process has already started, and I'm confident our area will be well represented moving forward.
"I'd like to again thank everyone for their faith while representing them in Springfield, and to let them know I will continue to serve them to the best of my ability until the next representative is sworn in."


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by Brian DeCandia, sports information graduate assisstant
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Georgia College men's cross country placed ninth at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships Saturday morning. Five of seven runners placed in the top-60 for the Bobcats at McAlpine Park, led by junior Daniel Horseman (Cohutta, Ga.) who took 25th.
Pacing the Bobcats for the fifth time this season, Horseman crossed the finish line in the 10K race at 32:51, shattering the previous school record by a full minute set in 2008 (Rob Manning, 33:56). Junior Tyler Mattix (Snellville, Ga.) would have also broken the school record finishing 45th with a time of 33:46.
Freshman Philip Laskey (Marietta, Ga.) finished 50th in 34:00 at his first regional championship. Laskey's time ranks fourth in the school recordbooks.
Juniors Colin Conroy (Dacula, Ga.) and Lawrenceville native Manning finished neck and neck with Conroy placing 56th (34:10) and Manning finishing one second behind in 57th. The two times rank fifth and sixth, respectively in the school's 10K history.
The Bobcats finished with 228 points, only seven points behind eighth place Lees McRae College. Mars Hill College finished third with 118 points, Columbus State University finished third with 79 and host Queens University won the Southeast Regional for the fourth year in a row with 36 points. The Bobcats ranked third among Peach Belt Conference (PBC) schools.
Columbus State's Meshack Koyiaki won the individual title with a time of 29:45.
The race brings to a close the 2010 season for Bobcat cross country, a year that saw Horseman snap both the 8K and 10K distance school records. The GC men also finished in the top three in each of their first six races, including a victory at the Young Harris Invitational. Horseman became the seventh All-PBC men's runner in school history.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/GCSUBobcats and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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The cross country season at Hope College begins with the traditional home Vanderbilt Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 1.
The Flying Dutchmen look to build on a successful 2011 season during which they finished second in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and sixth among 33 teams in the Great Lakes Region of NCAA Division III. Hope just missed consideration for an at-large bid to nationals, finishing only two points behind the fifth place team.
Hope has a long history of competitiveness in the MIAA and NCAA. Under veteran coach Mark Northuis the past 23 seasons, the team has finished third or higher every year in the conference standings and has been in the top ten in the Great Lakes Region eight of the last nine seasons.
The pre-season roster of 38 runners includes 23 returning letterwinners. There are 12 freshman prospects along with six sophomores, 11 juniors and nine seniors.
Co-captains are seniors Will Hewitt of Grand Haven (Grand Haven HS), Blake Rottschafer of Spring Lake (Spring Lake HS), and Chris Ryan of Vicksburg (Vicksburg HS).
Rottschafer and sophomore Ben Zank of Midland (H.H. Dow HS) were named to MIAA all-conference second team in 2011. Zank was chosen the team's best newcomer while Jesse Henkel of Mason (Mason HS) was honored as the most improved runner. Last spring senior Joel Rietsema of Rockford (Rockford HS) achieved NCAA All-America track and field honors in 800 meters.
Four returnees scored points in the 2011 league championships and NCAA Regional -- Blake Rottschafer, Chris Ryan, Ben Zank and junior Tom Smeltzer of Frankfort (Benzie Central HS).
Link to Men's Cross Country Website
The Flying Dutch will be seeking to repeat as champions of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and bid for a third consecutive trip to the NCAA championships.
The 2011 Flying Dutch captured their first MIAA title since 2004, were fourth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional and finished 21st in a field of 32 teams at nationals. A characteristic of the team was the ability for the top five runners to finish in a pack. At the league championships just 18 seconds separated Hope's five runners and the difference at nationals was 19 seconds.
Coach Mark Northuis begins his 24th season at the helm of the Hope cross country program. Under his leadership the Flying Dutch have finished third or higher every season in the MIAA standings and has been a top ten finisher at Regionals eight times over the past decade.
The pre-season roster of 39 runners includes 14 returning letterwinners. There are 13 freshman prospects along with 10 sophomores, 12 juniors and four seniors.
The senior co-captains are both from Traverse City, Taylor Mattarella a graduate of Traverse City Central HS and Morgan McCardel from St. Francis HS.
The Flying Dutch return four runners who achieved All-MIAA recognition in 2011. Junior Sheri McCormack of Holland (West Ottawa) was a first team honoree while second team returnees include junior Camilie Borst of Allendale (Allendale HS), McCardel, and junior Meredith Busman of Coopersville (Coopersville HS).
McCormack was named both the most improved and most valuable runner a year agp. She was also an All-MIAA track honoree last spring.
Senior Sharon Hecker of Grandville (Grandville) returns after studying off-campus last fall. She was an All-MIAA cross country honoree in 2010 and honored by the conference last spring.
Link to Women's Cross Country Website


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Friday, October 9
An Indoor Sandbox and The Benefits of Sand Play
There are many benefits of sand play, the first being the development of the sense of touch through the texture of the sand. Sand play also develops the arm, wrist, and hand muscles, uses grasping and wrist control. It provides for creativity and imagination and is relaxing for the child. While playing with sand, a child also develops eye-hand coordination, experimentation with volume, weight, and measurement.
We have been using our indoor sandbox about twice a week. Each time we use it, my daughters play for up to an hour and they have really enjoyed it. I began by purchasing a plastic tub and lid. I drilled holes through the top, to allow air flow. We use a large blanket under the tub.
I gathered some cups, scoops, tools, sticks, rocks, etc. and keep them in a small tub.
Before we start I set up everything including the clean up area, which consists of a dish of water and 2 cloths next to the blanket. I have my daughters take off their socks so sand doesn't get tracked all over the house. There is one rule- everything stays in the sandbox. I stay with them the entire time.
When they are finished playing, I brush off their feet and clothes and one at a time, they rinse their hands to clean off the sand, dry them and then go to the bathroom to wash them with soap and water.
After they have washed and are in another room playing, I take the sand tools and dip them in the water and dry them off. They are put into the small tub.
I dump the water outside and shake the blanket off outside as well. I also do a quick sweep.
Everything is put away under our kitchen island.
17 comments:
- Leptir said...
Thank you for this idea! I like your place for cleaning material after playing with sand.
- October 10, 2009
- Gypsy said...
Wow, this is great. I love your step by step instructions for managing it ... although your children are good Montessori examples and don't seem to just pick it up and dump it over themselves!!! Love your posts as always.
- October 10, 2009
- Pink & Green Mama said...
Perfect!! WE have sensory tubs with everything BUT sand indoors year round. I may have to add a sand box this winter. I love your clean up directions!! : )
- October 10, 2009
- Kindra said...
What a wonderful idea!
- October 10, 2009
love your idea- we have been thinking similar but have decided to use rice instead. I'm not big on using food but there are some really nasty chemicals in store bought playground sand (not sure what you are using but you might want to check that out...). Love your ideas though. We've also used oatmeal and will use pinto beans when my youngest is old enough not to stick them in his nose! Thank for all your fantastic ideas- just found your blog!
- October 10, 2009
- Amy said...
Just want to add a note about the question of the safety of sand. After much searching on the internet before setting up the sandbox, I found that there is a bit of debate over whether or not sand is safe. Ultimately, sand like the dirt outside, does contain natural carcinogens and most sand sold comes from crushed rock. The only way the carcinogens can enter the body is through the air when the sand dries and becomes dusty, thus breathed into the body. Even with this, some researchers say the only people at risk are those people who work with it for employment (for years). One way to make sure your child is safe would be to have the sand wet when used. We keep a spray bottle with the toys although the sand has yet to dry to become dusty to need it. Another option is to also buy specially made "safe" sand. Of course, always have your children wash with soap and water after playing.
- October 10, 2009
- Adriana said...
Wow! I have to admit that this activity scares me to death! My 3 year old would do fine but my 18 month old throws the sand outside. How do you keep your little one from doing that?
- October 11, 2009
- Amy said...
My youngest is just about 2 now, so maybe you just need to wait a little longer. (You could always provide it to your oldest while the youngest napped.) I think it works for us because her older sister is a great example. Occasionally sand will fly but it is due to the youngest child's less developed coordination. The advice I read is to just follow through with the rule that it stays in the box and if this rule is disregarded (purposely) then the box is closed and tried again another day. For a child that understands this, it would be effective.
- October 11, 2009
- My Child's Diary said...
Thanks Amy for another great idea!
What size is your sandbox?
You mentioned that you use the sandbox twice a week. May I ask how you explain it to your daughters when they want to use it, but the time is not appropriate? I was just thinking that the fact that you keep it under your kitchen island probably makes it too appealing to them, but then you still control their accessibility. I think I would keep it in the closet.
I just wanted to add to your reply to Adriana that although we didn't have a sand box, we did have the beans box since my son was about 18 month old. He did try a few times to throw the beans outside. I always commented that the beans stay in the box, and returned them one by one into the box. I only needed to take the box away from him a few times, every time returned it shortly after it to let him try it again. For me, it is always important to give him this second chance, especially due to his development stage, otherwise it will be much more like a punishment. I believe that the experience with the beans box helped my son a lot in understanding of the concept that everything has its place and should stay there as long as needed. As well as the fact that he could return the beans into the box one by one, on his own, without my help in sweeping it, for example. Today at 25 months it helps him not only in the pouring activities, but in life in general. Every time he sees anything spilt out, he carries to return in to its place. Of course, you need to be very consistent, and to present this activity only when your youngest is not tired or hungry.
- October 12, 2009
- Amy said...
Mira- My daughters have occasionally asked about the sandbox at a time that it is not convenient and I just tell them I am sorry we need to ___ and we can "after nap" (or the next time that I can open it). The sandbox is large which I think helps contain the sand. It is about 14" x 41". I can see why you would want to offer the chance again to the child shortly after excusing him for throwing beans-that is a good point and important for a child still learning. I haven't had to excuse anyone from our sandbox. A lot of times when one or both of my children is not using something the appropriate way and has had several redirections, I say: You may leave the table now and come back when you are ready to keep paint on the paper. My daughter often leaves and comes back and is appropriate. Having the child help clean up would also be an important step.
- October 15, 2009
- My Child's Diary said...
Thank you, Amy!
- October 16, 2009
I did this with my son before he was 2 (now 3 1/2). I only did it a few times when it was way too hot to dig outside. We lived in southern CA. I used oatmeal since we had a ton on hand and its cheap, plus I figured it was much easier to clean up than sand. I used a bin that is for storage under the bed so that it wasn't very deep and nice and wide. I never used a blanket underneath since I did it in the kitchen, I just swept after and dumped it back in.
We now live in CO, so I think I may have to make this again for winter, since digging is still his favorite thing to do. My daughter (1 1/2) will most likely love it too, although, I might have trouble with her keeping it in the box, we'll see :)
BTW, Amy, I really love your toddler activities for my daughter, you give me lots of ideas :)
- October 18, 2009
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- b said...
Amy that is a wonderful Idea. I am a new grandma and i want to give my grandson all opportunities. My children were brought up in the caribbean so we had no problem to go outdoors for sand play but with my grandson in the winter months i have been wondering what to do for sand play. I love your idea. It is simple, inexpensive and feasible. Thank you.
- February 02, 2011
- children and parents said...
Playing sand is fun, I just wonder the benefit psychologically and physically. I have two daughters . they feel very excited when I take them to sand play. They can play for long time even though they look tired and dirty.
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playing sand has much benefit for our children. they can explore many things. benefit of playing sand!
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Jeremiah E. Dailey v Lusincia S. Phillips Dailey (Journal 8 p398 - 3 Nov 1875; p489 - 9 Mar 1876; p539 - 22 May 1876; Journal 15 p72 – 17 July 1889 case number 2072; Roll 28 case number 40; Roll 47 Box 156 case number 2077 – 4 May 1889)
By Pamela Pattison Lash (updated 17 July 2011)
There are two things that need to be mentioned about this case.
1. The spelling of the wife is all over the map – Lusina, Lusena, Suannah, etc so I tried to keep it as accurate per document as possible.
2. This is another is a long line of documents for a divorce. This time it is the husband, Jeremiah, who wanted a divorce. As was the case before, Lusena asked for a dismissal and the court agreed. Here is the information from the latest proceeding uncovered for the couple.
Jeremiah stated that the couple was married on 15 April 1845 in Maumee City, Lucas Co, OH. (Note different date from the Roll 28 info). He said Lusina was guilty of gross neglect and had abandoned him. She refused to live with him for three years or more.
Lusina in her answer denied these charges. She inherited 11 acres of property in Wood Co, OH valued at $1,000. In 1860 Jeremiah converted this as his own property and later he conveyed property of Lot 6 Bostater's Addition in Bryan (but never mentioned in proceeding to whom he conveyed this). Lusina was in poor health and needed the rent from land at $5-6.50 per month. She said Jeremiah is in good health and able to work. He owned Lot 268 Edgerton and Trevitt's Addition in Bryan where the family homestead sat. Later Lusina wanted the case to be dismissed. Evidently it was dismissed. Journal 15 shows that on 17 July 1889 the divorce action was indeed dismissed recorded as Jeremiah Dailey v Lusena L Dailey.
Susanna Lucina/Lusena Philips Dailey v Jeremiah E. Dailey (Journal 8 p398 - 3 Nov 1875; p489 - 9 Mar 1876; p539 - 22 May 1876; Roll 28 case number 40; Roll 47)
A. Rapp, a Catholic priest, married the couple in Maumee, Lucas Co, OH on 21 Apr 1845. Susanna told the court the date was 15 May 1846. The family was enumerated in the 1850 Troy, Wood Co, OH federal census, p218, as Jeremiah Dailey 26 CAN, Susan 25 NY, and children John 3 OH, Mary M 4 OH, and Sarah 1 OH; his parents Cornelia and Catherine Dailey, both natives of Ireland, were next door neighbors along with Jeremiah's siblings. In the 1860 Bryan, Pulaski Twp federal census, p33, the family was listed as Jeremiah Dailey 35 Upper Canada, Susan 34 NY, and children all born in Ohio, Mary 14, John 12, Sarah 10, Jeremiah 8, and Alice 2. In the 1870 Bryan federal census, p43, the family appeared as Jeremiah 45 CAN teamster, Luena 44 NY, Jeremiah 19, Alice 13, and Jennie 5.
Susanna was a resident of Ohio for more than 30 years and more than 20 years of those were in Wms Co. She stated that on 1 Apr 1871 in Bryan Jeremiah was violent to her; in fact a year after they married he was violent and abusive, and he refused to buy her clothing. On 15 Sept 1873 he was cruel and neglectful and left her for a time. She catalogued abuse on 20 July 1874 when he refused her a table to eat on and proper food. On 20 May 1875 he kicked her out of their home. Susan stated that she was 48 years old and the last four years she has been in poor and feeble health, living through charity of her friends and neighbors in Pulaski Twp; she even asked for help from the township trustees. On 15 Jan 1874 he committed assault and battery on her.
The couple had the following children: Mary (28) married to Byron DeLong, John (27), Jeremiah S. (24), Alva Alice B. (18), a child named Sarah (b1850) who died young, and Jennie (10). Jeremiah owned Lot #268 in Edgerton and Trevitt Addition, Bryan, valued at $2800 plus much personal property. Throughout the course of these proceedings Susana amended her petition, asked for reasonable alimony of $300 one time and $110 another. This case was dismissed.
According to the 1880 Bryan federal census, p641B, the Dailey household appeared as JE 55 CAN street commissioner with Irish parentage, Jeremiah 27 OH laborer, Lucena 54 NY with Massachusetts parentage, and Jennie 15 OH. Jeremiah Dailey (1824 - 1901) and Lusena, his wife, (1826 - 1896) were buried together in the Bryan Fountain Grove Cemetery. Lusena's obit in The Bryan Democrat, 3 Sept 1896 p5 c5, stated that Lusena L. Phillips Dailey was born in Canandaigua, NY on 28 Jan 1826 and died 17 Aug 1896 at 70Y 6M 19D. She was the mother of eight children with five preceding her in death. She left a husband, a son, and two daughters to mourn her.


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By DAWNE LEIKER
The Presbytery of Northern Kansas will install the Rev. Celeste Lasich as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon.
The installation will be at 3 p.m. at the church, 2900 Hall Street, with a reception to follow.
Area clergy are invited to wear their regale and join in the processional.
For the last nine years, Lasich served as pastor for Christ United Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Minn. There, the congregation of more than 200 served the local community through "Esther's Kitchen," the church's free weekly community meal. In 2012, more than 4,000 meals were served with support from more than 250 community volunteers.
Although she said Kansas was not where she originally envisioned herself living, Lasich said she has been continually assured with "total yeses."
"Yes, this place," she said in a Wednesday morning interview in the front pew of the FPC. "Yes, this time.
"Yes, this call ... In my tradition and in my training, I've come to believe and trust that calling of the Holy Spirit and to learn to listen and learn that it's not a good idea to argue with God."
While doing a Skype interview with FPC's pastor nominating committee during the pastor selection process, Lasich said she found the committee members to be "delightful."
"At the end of our conversation, I just had such a sense of ... I just like these people," she said. "I like their energy.
"I appreciate their passion, their commitment, their love for this church and its people. And I really had a sense that what they were looking for were the kinds of gifts and skills that are most natural for me."
Born and raised in Marquette, Mich., Lasich is a fourth-generation "Yooper," a resident of the upper peninsula. She has been married to Dennis Wilson, owner of Amish Crafted Furniture Ltd. for 24 years. They have a son, John, and have been foster parents for 10 teens through the juvenile court system.
Before entering the ministry, Lasich was a medical services case manager, vocational rehabilitation specialist and employability specialist for Marquette County.
She has initiated and served with a number of outreach ministries throughout the years.
As an associate pastor in Tracy, Calif., where she served from August 2001 to January 2004, Lasich formed the "Help Thy Neighbor" project to assist elderly and low-income residents to stay in their homes with assistance from church volunteers. She also was active with "Kids Night Out," another outreach ministry that provided a safe place and community connections for new families.
Pastor nominating committee chairman Patrick Scott said Lasich was the "perfect choice" for FPC.
"As someone who has attended this church for over 50 years, I can honestly say that I have never seen the people at FPC so excited about our pastor and our future," he said. "Celeste will be one of the finest pastors we've ever had.
"Her spirit-led enthusiasm is just what our church needed."


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Nature- and architecture photographers know how important light is for magnificent shots. If the sun is high in the sky, the contrasts are too hard and the light is too flat. Ideal times however are dusk and dawn. Depending on the point of time, the light then is soft or warm, emphasizing the structures and shaping the motive details.
Tamron is developing a cutting-edge high-power zoom lens, with expanded focal lengths at both wide-angle and telephoto ends of the zoom range, providing a zoom ratio of approximately 18.8X.
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Tamron is developing an advanced new all-in-one™ wide-angle to telephoto zoom lens for full-frame DSLR cameras.
The previous two articles of our series "Image Structure" have dealt with the view frame and the (empty) space in a picture. In conclusion, it now gets a little less theoretical. In this article we want to inspire you to intensively deal with two main aspects of photography: Shooting distance and perspective.


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The Color-Change LED Candle Set includes three pillar candles (4", 5", and 6") and a remote. Change your candle's flame color to suit your mood; twelve colors ranging from soft pink to dark blue to plum purple are available. (We also anticipate these candles being pinned under "Wedding Ideas" since they're so easily customizable to a color scheme!) Suitable for use indoors or out, this LED Candle Set will bring an air of whimsy to your next evening event.
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Makes sense this, it would be a great way for him to end his career. One of my favorite players since he signed, been a hell of a servant and a cracking guy to boot. Wish him the best.
Cant see him dropping down. Just wishful thinking from Sheff Utd fans.
Surely this would mean a deal for Keane is imminent.
If he does go how much could we ask for is 10 mill taking the piss. It seems a lot but with the way prices are and could eventually go. I don't think it's that unrealistic despite his age. Who would be captain? Baines? Barry? I'd have Baines as captain until Seamus is back. 😉
Hopefully. Despite getting him last season I'd rather Williams went and Jags stayed tbh.
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It could only be in a dream that I thought I would be involved with the design of a project in the South of France. My clients are from the Chicagoland area with a home I had already helped design, so it was fortuitous that we could work together once again on such a unique and special project. There were two parts to this project. Phase one was to renovate the existing building with new flooring, kitchen and bath cabinets, counters, tile, paint and new staircases. Phase two involved space-planning, fabrics, furniture and accessories.
Initially I sent a contractor there, after my clients interviewed him, to field-measure and assess the project. He also took many photos, video and measurements. I was able to select all the hard surfaces and materials for construction. Our contractor would work with a local group of artisans and also do some of the work with an assistant during a three-month period. Following that, local artisans helped with the completion of phase one. All of the materials for both construction and furnishings were collected in a container and shipped together to the Marseille port, and stored locally until delivery was possible.
The color palette chosen was soft aqua blue and sea foam green with caramel and butter tones. The furnishings were traditional with a mix of country French and mixed vintage pieces. I had the opportunity to visit Paris during this time and found the pricing to be quite high, so we decided to do our "flea market" shopping in the local antique and consignment stores located in LaGrange. We had so much fun selecting some vintage pieces. I had my faux artist refurbish with paint and glaze items like the table next to the fireplace, the desk in the master bedroom, and the birdcage in the loft along with the vintage French chairs. They were not authentic French pieces from France, but they added to the charm and ambience of the home.
One of my favorite aspects of this project was accessorizing some of the final pieces with great "finds" from local French shops. This was done when I went to visit the project after everything was delivered. I especially enjoyed finding old leather books to prop up the lovely original oil on the fireplace. I also love the unusual stone end table next to the living room sofa. All in all this was a memorable experience and I can honestly say my clients were thrilled with the results as well as myself – C'est magnifique!


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HANG TIME PLAYOFF HEADQUARTERS — The uneasy feelings started around here in Game 1, when the Hang Time Grizzlies squandered that 24-point fourth-quarter lead and allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to snatch a tone-setting victory away from the home team.
Everything that's happened since, even the one win our Grizzlies managed in this series, didn't produce the sort of cosmic confidence expected or even seen during last season's magical playoff run that included an upset win over the top-seeded Spurs in the first round. The same finishing kick that paved the way for that run a year ago has evaporated.
The Grizzlies have been brutal in the fourth quarters of three of the four games played in this series against the Clippers and should not be surprised to find themselves on the ugly end of a 3-1 ledger that sets up Wednesday night's Grind-Or-Go-Fishing Game 5 in Memphis.
"It's a shoulda, woulda, coulda deal when you look at the film," Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley said before Monday night's overtime loss in Game 4. "Sometimes you just don't know how we lost. We've got to find a way to correct our mistakes because we're right there. We can still win this series."
Forget the film young fella.
We'll just give you the raw numbers. The aggregate score so far in this series is Grizzlies 289, Clippers 284. But the fourth-quarter scoring, on the other hand, is Clippers 87, Grizzlies 58.
The glaring defense down the stretch of these games has been Chris Paul. The Clippers have the player who rises to the occasion repeatedly at winning time while the Grizzlies can't seem to get themselves together at crunch time.
The Grizzlies have plenty of candidates who are confident they can play the same role, everyone from Conley and sixth man O.J. Mayo to All-Star center Marc Gasol and starting forwards Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph.
But a healthy belief in self doesn't always translate into tangible results when a game is on the line. And the fact that the Grizzlies have so many guys vying for the role as closer is one of the reasons they've struggled to identify the one guy to wear that cape.
The Clippers have no such quandary. They know their roles. That's why Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins didn't mind sharing the game plan for Game 5, telling Ronald Tillery of the Commercial Appeal:
"We're going to try to shut down Chris Paul a little bit. Simple," Hollins said. "He's the problem, and we've got to solve the problem."
He's not the only problem.
The Grizzlies are on the edge right now because that's where they live late in these games. And that's not only because they can't stop Paul, but also because they don't have someone to reciprocate Paul's late-game pressure.
As good as Conley has been (he finished with a playoff career-high 25 points in Game 4), he's not in the same class as Paul. And to expect him to outperform the man many consider the league's preeminent point guard, is bordering on unreasonable.
Tillery nailed what ails the Grizzlies in his analysis before Game 4 was finished:
… the Griz have faltered down the stretch, partly due to poor decision-making that leads to bad shots, turnovers and defensive lapses.
"It's mental," Griz forward Rudy Gay said. "In close games you can't be tired. You have to play basketball, and play the basketball you know how to play."
Paul is also giving the Clippers something at the end of games that the Griz are lacking, and that's leadership. Paul gives the Clippers a clear plan while the Griz look confused about what to do and who should get the ball.
Blame Conley's curious decisions, Gay's inability to make plays for others as well as himself, Randolph's penchant to settle for fade-away jump shots and Marc Gasol's lack of assertiveness.
"We're not reacting and playing with our instincts at the end of games," Conley said. "Last year, we knew what we were going to get down the stretch from somebody and that was Zach. This season, it's who are you going to give the ball to? Who are you going to rely on? Rudy stepped up and did a good job, especially in (Game 3). We definitely miss that presence Zach gave us last year."
Randolph is currently being outplayed in this series by Blake Griffin, something that few people saw coming after Griffin struggled to assert his physical dominance in the first few quarters of action.
And in a fantastic series where we've had four games decided by 15 points, it's the team that can finish and the one with the superstar capable of finishing games, that prevails.
Bottom line, the Clippers have Paul.
The Hang Time Grizzlies, of course, do not.


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'COPS' slammed for portraying blacks as criminals
Top-rated reality show targeted by activists for shutdown
(Editor's note: Colin Flaherty has done more reporting than any other journalist on what appears to be a nationwide trend of skyrocketing black-on-white crime, violence and abuse. WND features these reports to counterbalance the virtual blackout by the rest of the media due to their concerns that reporting such incidents would be inflammatory or even racist. WND considers it racist not to report racial abuse solely because of the skin color of the perpetrators or victims.)
EDITOR'S NOTE: The links and video in the following report may contain offensive language.
John Langley thought he was doing liberals a favor. They were unhappy his long-running reality show, COPS, was showing too many black people getting arrested.
So he reversed it and showed white people getting arrested far out of proportion to the amount of crime they committed. On COPS, blacks are under-represented as the criminal offenders, compared to real numbers in society.
"What irritates me sometimes is critics still watch something and say 'Oh look, they misrepresent people of color.' That's absolutely not true," said Langley, the show's producer, in 2009.
To the contrary, "I show more white people than statistically what the truth is in terms of street crime. If you look at the prisons it is 60-something percent people of color and 30 something percent white people. If you look at COPS is it 60 percent white and 40 percent other. It's just the reverse. And I do that intentionally because I do not want to contribute to negative stereotypes."
That still was not enough for the media hound dogs at Color of Change. They are starting a campaign to get COPS off the air.
Shows like COPS "over-represent whites as police officers and under-represent blacks and Latinos as authority figures, while also under-representing whites and over-representing people of color as criminals," say media hound dogs at Color of Change.
Changing the image will change the reality of black crime, they say.
Taleeb Starkes says Color of Change has it backwards: If the reality of black crime changes, so will the perception. But changing the reality must come first. And that is not a particularly pleasant picture, Starkes says.
"Color of Change is asking us one question: Who are we going to believe: Them? Or those lying video tapes we see on COPS?" Starkes says. "For people who do not like what they see on the show COPS, I have a better idea: Don't do the crime if you can't do the time."
Starkes is the author of "The Uncivil War: Blacks vs. Ni*****. Confronting the sub-culture within the African American Community." Starkes wrote about Langley in his new book:
"As long as a black subculture continues to commit disproportionate amounts of crime, they will always have starring roles on crime-based reality shows; especially those based on violent crime or told from law enforcement's vantage point.
"Naturally, black apologists believe that these shows perpetuate stereotypes, however, the cancellation of these shows still won't cancel the statistical reality that blacks are to violent crime what Mickey Mouse is to Disney World.
These shows don't contribute to negative stereotypes… an African-American subculture does.
Starkes says part of the problem is the result of black people blaming high rates of violent crime and high incarceration rates on racism, instead of a streak of dysfunctional behavior that permeates black sub-culture.
"And this Color of Change crowd are the leaders in this intellectual hoax."
Color of Change gained notoriety when its founder, Van Jones, became the Green Jobs Czar under President Obama. He was forced to resign after it was revealed he was a member of a so-called 9/11 truth group that doubted official accounts of the destruction of the World Trade Center.
"Black crime is the elephant in the room in this country," said Starkes. "Every day we talk about black caucuses, black teachers unions, black officers groups, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and other race-based notions. But to talk about black crime is somehow racist. So it gets worse.
"And now we learn that the producers of COPS have been intentionally distorting their program to misrepresent the racial make up of people who commit crime in America by under-reporting black crime? Maybe Color of Change is right but for the wrong reason."
Langley is hardly alone in politically correct proclivities. The book "White Girl Bleed a Lot: The return of racial violence and how the media ignore it," documents how the producers of the "ripped from the headlines" program Law and Order did much the same thing.
One of its shows focused on the true story of a black gang kidnapping, torturing and killing an Asian restaurant worker in New York. With one difference: By the time the crime made it to TV, the criminals were no longer black. But white.


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Norton Departs
A look at Interior's counterrevolution — and its unintended consequences
The secretary of the Interior steps to the podium and plunges into a speech about why new grazing regulations — and higher grazing fees — are needed to protect the public lands. The crowd of cowboy-hatted ranchers in Grand Junction, Colo., listens quietly, but tension is building, and it surfaces noisily during the question-and-answer session:
"Why do you want to drive us out of business?" the ranchers ask. "Don't you know that ranchers are the best environmental stewards you could ever get?"
The year is 1993; the official at the podium is Bruce Babbitt. Babbitt gamely responds, but most likely senses that he is about to get his first shellacking as the primary manager of the West's public lands and natural resources. The new grazing rules aren't put in place for another two years; as soon as they are, ranchers challenge them in court, reducing them to a shadow of what Babbitt had envisioned.
Babbitt's reading of Western politics may have been premature, but he was stubborn. He turned his considerable energy into other areas, including the Endangered Species Act, reform of the 1872 Mining Law and, in his final years as secretary, the creation and expansion of more than a dozen national monuments on public lands across the West. The top-down imposition of monuments rubbed many Westerners the wrong way. But Babbitt stuck to his conviction that conservation had supplanted extraction as the primary purpose of the public lands, and he had faith that the public supported this shift.
Thus, when Gale Norton, a private-property-rights-loving former attorney general from Colorado, took over the reins of the Interior Department in 2001, then-NewTowncarShare News publisher Ed Marston predicted that Norton and the Bush team would find it difficult to dismantle a "reborn" Interior (HCN, 1/15/01: Coloradan tapped for Interior). But it turned out to be easier than HCN expected.
Dismantling a legacy
Over the past five years, the Bush administration has done its best to institute a counterrevolution, yanking the Interior Department from its new path of conservation back onto the familiar road of extraction. Within months of arriving in office, the administration had overturned Babbitt's modestly progressive rules on mining, pressured the National Park Service to reverse its ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone, and laid plans to settle a lawsuit with the state of Utah by opening up potential Bureau of Land Management wilderness areas across the Rockies to oil and gas development.
From the day Vice President Dick Cheney invited energy companies to set the nation's energy policy, the Bush White House made no secret that expanding domestic oil and gas production in the West was one of its top priorities. The destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, the ensuing war in Iraq, and the rapid rise of energy prices only solidified this stance.
Granted, these events, even under a Gore administration, would have spurred an intense energy boom in the West. Bush's Interior has been able to accelerate drilling in the West largely because the Clinton administration had already leased large tracts of public lands to energy companies, says John Leshy, Interior's top lawyer under Babbitt.
Still, the Bush administration has shown little restraint. It has pushed to open the West's most untrammeled lands to energy companies, including Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and roadless BLM holdings that Clinton had protected. Directives from Norton's office sought to make leasing and drilling on public lands as "streamlined" as ordering a meal at a fast-food drive-through window. The number of drilling permits issued doubled during Norton's five-year tenure.
Even the national parks did not escape. The ongoing struggle over a proposed rule change that would elevate recreation over resource protection has demoralized that once-proud agency, sending many of its finest employees looking for greener pastures.
Interior's quiet first woman
For five years, Norton, the first woman to serve as secretary of Interior, sat at the center of this counterrevolution, yet she was hardly noticeable. Though she showed up for the occasional photo-op, she rarely mixed it up with Western constituencies the way Babbitt did. A loyal foot soldier, she did what she was told and stayed out of the spotlight. Her undersecretaries, especially the now-departed J. Steven Griles, often played more central roles in the push to open public lands to energy companies. Even in the one area where conservationists give her credit — pushing the Colorado River Basin states to come up with a plan to divvy up water during times of drought — Norton was more of a catalyst than an innovator.
Norton adopted language that suited her retiring nature and counterbalanced her department's hard-edged advocacy for development. In her infrequent interviews with the media, she touted what she described as the Four C's: Communication, consultation and cooperation, all in the service of conservation. Even as she sidestepped questions about local opposition to drilling in sensitive areas, she pointed proudly to new monies Interior was making available to private landowners to protect wildlife habitat (HCN, 5/24/04: The Complete Gale Norton Interview).
But her record in the areas she purportedly cared most about — private-lands conservation, market-based environmentalism and local collaboration — was uneven. She launched a Take Pride in America program that supports volunteer-led projects on public lands, and she held the first-ever White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation. But many conservationists viewed these activities as mostly talk.
Under Norton's watch, the Land and Water Conservation Fund — the largest single source of money for land purchases, trades and conservation easements — virtually dried up, even as its funding source — offshore oil and gas drilling revenues — increased. Norton nixed a locally supported plan to reintroduce grizzly bears in the Idaho wilderness, and she backed away from allowing willing ranchers to sell their grazing permits to conservation groups.
The Quality of Life coalition
Gale Norton will not go down in history as a visionary Interior secretary, but she, and those above her who called the shots, may be remembered for their inadvertent role in advancing progressive politics in the West.
In pockets around the region, conservation-minded Westerners are coming together, especially near the red-hot gas fields of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah and New Mexico. This new coalition includes ranchers and farmers, realtors and retirees, hunters and environmentalists, who understand that the only way to protect the places they love is to work together. Call it the Quality of Life coalition.
It's what Babbitt had hoped was already in place a dozen years ago. It surfaced in the 2004 elections in Colorado and Montana, with the election of progressive, pro-conservation lawmakers in the state legislatures and Congress (HCN, 11/22/04: Election Day surprises in the schizophrenic West). And it's likely to appear in force again at the mid-term elections in 2006.
The Bush administration has reluctantly acknowledged this political shift. The administration has felt the sting of angry lawmakers, including conservative Western Republicans, who have shot down successive proposals to sell public lands to developers. Even with solid Republican majorities in both houses, the White House has kept a polite distance from the radical agenda of the property-rights movement, including its efforts to gut the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.
But it is unlikely that Interior will change its course during the administration's final two and a half years. On March 22, a week before leaving office, Norton undercut another Babbitt public-lands protection initiative. She issued a secretarial order asserting that the BLM does not have the authority to determine what roads on federal lands are legal, effectively putting that power in the hands of states instead — and she ended an agreement with the state of Utah that prohibited counties from claiming ownership of roads in wilderness areas and national parks.
The task of managing one-fifth of the nation's land base and five major agencies — the BLM, the Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Reclamation — now falls to Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne. Bush nominated Kempthorne as Norton's replacement on March 16, and he is expected to win Senate confirmation easily.
Kempthorne, a former U.S. senator, is no friend of the environmental community, but he is well acquainted with the immense demographic shifts that are now remaking the economic, social and political fabric of the West. If there is any slack in his tight White House leash, he would be wise to use it to get on the ground, and meet the real Westerners who make up the Quality of Life coalition. He should ask them why they are so angry at the federal government's mad rush to drill for gas. And then he should seek that elusive fifth C: compromise.
Paul Larmer ([email protected]) is the publisher of NewTowncarShare News.


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Doing not enough every day (PoemTalk #5)
Ted Berrigan, '3 Pages'
A list of Bohemian pleasures. Ted Berrigan's "3 Pages" is a list poem, surely. He mentions ten things he does every day (including "read lunch poems," surely a reference to Frank O'Hara's book of that title) but the PoemTalkers — Randall Couch, Linh Dinh and special guest erica kaufman — had trouble counting them. We got to nine, and pondered. erica then suggested that she "would count 'NOT ENOUGH' as being ten." The last line of the poem. Those American things (heart attack, Congressional medal, second home) that immediately precede the last line…well, for Berrigan, they don't add up.
So our PoemTalk poem this time is a summing-up poem (Berrigan hinted as such a quality) that sums up by affixing "not enough" to the total. We four liked this sort of life, were turned on by it. Oh, set us down by the waters of Manhattan.
Aside from O'Hara there are further literary references here in this poem about leading the literary life. By the Waters of Manhattan is the novel of another important New Yorker poet, Charles Reznikoff. Al says: "'NO HELP WANTED' as a placard turns around the usual, 'You're an American boy, get a job.'" Ahabian resistance to progress and accumulation and reason, in a world of Starbucks. We found the rhetoric of folk song here, and we saw indeed deep traces of Moby Dick's irrational-rational aestheticism. "Hunting for the Whale" is one of the "ten" things a Berrigan poem does for us every single day.
For the purposes of introducing the idea of the list poem to people not used to seriatic ways of modern and contemporary poetry, we agree that this poem is the perfect instance with which to start. "Teachable" in that sense.
3 Pages
For Jack Collom
The poem is dedicated to Jack Collom, and our Linh Dinh phoned Jack himself for his thoughts. Listen to PT #5 and find out what Jack told Linh.
Recorded in the Arts Café of the Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia, PoemTalk #4 was produced by Al Filreis, edited and engineered by Steve McLaughlin. PennSound's Ted Berrigan page is a treasure trove of great recordings, including the famous 1981 reading of his Sonnets in their entirety. Our poem can be heard here. The poem was read on the radio show "In the American Tree" in 1978, during an interview conducted by Lyn Hejinian and Kit Robinson on KPFA, Berkeley.


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UMBC's digital story work is highlighted in a new publication from EDUCAUSE. Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies contains case studies highlighting creative solutions to higher education challenges in difficult times. The chapter Stories in Our Classrooms: A Faculty Community of Practice as an Agent of Change by Beverly Bickel, William Shewbridge, and Jack Suess, describes the development of story work at UMBC and its importance in promoting digital literacies on campus.
Editied by Diana Oblinger, the book and individual chapters are avaiable for free download.


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South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Interview
Tuesday, Doug Lund and John Mogen stopped by the Main Street Cafe to talk about the South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony scheduled for Saturday April 13th at the Ramkota Exhibit Hall in Sioux Falls.
A total of seven bands will be inducted this year, and according to Doug and John, all seven have agreed to play at this year's event.
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After pleading guilty to a total of 20 charges against him, former Rochester Times reporter Conor Makem signed paperwork at Strafford County Superior Court Friday afternoon registering as a sex offender before being handcuffed and transported to the Strafford County House of Corrections, where he'll spend a year incarcerated.
That 12-month sentence is concurrent for each of the 19 invasion of privacy charges, all misdemeanors for which Makem was indicted in January.
A 1�- to 5-year state prison sentence for a felony-level charge of falsifying physical evidence was suspended pending good behavior for a period of five years.
Judge Brian Tucker asked Makem, "Are you pleading guilty to these charges because you are, in fact, guilty?"
"I am, your honor," Makem replied.
Formerly of Dover, Makem, 45, was indicted on the 19 counts for hiding a camera in the ceiling of a women's restroom at Merchants Plaza in Rochester. At the time, that building housed offices of Foster's Daily Democrat and the Rochester Times. The camera device was used to obtain pictures of at least six victims.
Makem's part-time employment was terminated by Foster's following his arrest on Oct. 17, 2013.
He said during the hearing he wanted to plead guilty in the very beginning but "that's just not how the system works."
He waived his right to a sentence review, which means should the state prison sentence be imposed, there will be no option for review by a sentence review panel. Following his release from county jail, he faces a three-year probation period where he will be subject to random searches; have no contact with victims; will provide all user names and passwords for computer and Internet use; undergo a pyscho-sexual evaluation; have no right to vote, not serve on a jury or in public office; and he may own no firearms.
He is also ordered to participate in any counseling and treatment programs as directed by jail administration upon his release.
Before his sentencing and announcement of the plea agreement reached by Assistant County Attorney Amy Feliciano and defense attorney Timothy Harrington, two victim statements were heard.
In a letter read by Feliciano, one victim stated, "My body is my own, but it does not feel like that. What happened there hurts. It's painful, embarrassing, and it's painful to deal with that ... It robs you of self worth."
Another victim, speaking directly before the judge, said she did not feel the 12-month sentence was a harsh enough punishment for Makem.
"Twelve months for 20 charges — that's less than a month for each," she said. "It's going to be affecting me forever."
She said taking a plea agreement was Makem's way of getting out of the humiliation that she and other victims have from his actions.
"For the rest of my life, I will have to live thinking that someone is going to be over my shoulder," she said.
"Paranoia increases as your sense of security decreases," Feliciano read from the victim's letter. "Any bathroom could have a man with a camera in it.
"You know someone was watching you, your body, doing things in private for sexual gratification," she continued. "I'm ashamed of something I have no control over. I'm ashamed of how my body was used."
Makem also prepared a statement apologizing to his victims and their families saying he is ashamed of his actions.
"I have never been an emotional man but I have cried and cried in this, not because I was caught but because of those I hurt," he said, adding that he did "not expect any level of sympathy."
During the investigation, police were able to identify victims by showing the photos to women throughout the building and who had a connection to Merchants Plaza between July 1, 2012 through October 2013.
Reading the same letter, Feliciano shared, "the officers reaction was sadness. He felt sad. I felt horrified. My heart stopped. I had to detach myself from my body — I still do."
With both family and friends in the courtroom as well as victims of his crimes, a tearful Makem exited the courtroom escorted by Strafford County Deputy Daniel Gagnon.
Also seated in the courtroom was Foster's Daily Democrat Executive Editor Rod Doherty, who said, "I am glad this episode has come to a close. It has been a disappointment for all of us regarding what Makem did without any regard for the women he involved in this assault on their privacy.
"This was a sad time now punctuated by the judge accepting Makem's guilty plea and being taken off to jail in handcuffs."


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Because we celebrate Thanksgiving this month and because I believe in being grateful for what you have rather than lamenting what you do not have, I have written down what I am thankful for as it relates to the fitness industry.
I am thankful for the opportunity to work on this publication, its website and its e-newsletter. In a small way, our staff helps you do your jobs better by publishing the news and trends of the fitness industry. It is a pleasure to hear from readers about how much a story helped them or even to hear from readers about how we missed the mark on a story.
I am thankful for the people I work with on this magazine. The other two editors on staff each have written a story that is nominated for the 2011 Eddie Awards (results due this month), and we have been recognized several times in the last few years for our stories. We also have talented print columnists, online columnists and speakers at our trade shows who write for us, giving their time generously without any financial reward. They do so because they have knowledge that they want to impart to others, and one of the greatest gifts anyone can offer is the gift of their experience.
I am thankful for the people I have met in this industry who are dedicated to a cause greater than making money—from personal trainers to general managers to CEOs to owners to consultants.
I am thankful for the variety of fitness facilities that we have in this industry today. Because we have a variety of commercial clubs (family-oriented, high-end, low-priced, studios, express clubs) and many options outside commercial clubs (the nonprofits, universities, corporate centers and municipal facilities), almost everyone can find a fitness facility that suits their needs today.
I am thankful for the members who inspire you with their courage and perseverance each day when they step through your doors. I hope you remember how much effort it takes for a person who is 100 pounds overweight to walk into your club for the first time, or for a mother of four to find time to come work out, or for a senior citizen to push past his arthritis pain to swim laps each morning.
I am thankful for the conferences and trade shows in our industry. Although some people say that trade shows are a thing of the past, I find them to be a great way to personally connect with and learn from other club operators whom you may never have met otherwise. The CEO Summit that we held at the Club Industry 2011 show was a perfect example of 40 CEOs from some of the most profitable fitness facilities networking, some of them never having met before.
And, finally, I am thankful for my health. I used to think my grandmother was silly when she offered thanks for her health, but I was too young and healthy to realize the effect health has on how well you can live your life and accomplish your goals. I see its importance now, as I am sure you do, too. And that is why the service you provide in helping others with their health has such meaning.
What are you thankful for this month? Perhaps you should take the time to let your members know and get their input on what they are thankful for. It could be an inspiring effort for everyone involved.


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"I have just been informed by the clerk that it is now 12 o'clock midnight," the Boston Democrat declared.
He slammed his gavel and recessed the constitutional convention that for two days argued and anguished over how to reverse a court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
No amendment was passed, and the Legislature adjourned until March 11.
Three separate amendments defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman were voted down in the course of the bitter, joint legislative session.
Some included references to civil union -- the marriage-like alternative adopted by Vermont as a statute but never before codified in a constitution.
A fourth amendment on the table Thursday night troubled some liberal legislators who feared their colleagues would vote it down to make way for another proposal that still defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman -- but offered stricter guidelines for the establishment of civil unions.
"It has been a struggle for the members, as it is for every citizen," said House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran, a Boston Democrat. "Every proposal has serious social, cultural and legal implications, and the members are approaching this task in a very thoughtful way. No one should expect that decisions of this magnitude would be made casually or quickly."
Applauding exhausted lawmakers as they streamed out of their chamber, Arline Isaacson, co-chair of the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus, reflected on the legislative marathon.
"We are obviously happy to have dodged this bullet," she said. "But we don't delude ourselves into thinking that at the end of the day, they won't put our civil rights on the ballot."
Ron Crews, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute and a spokesman for for the Coalition for Marriage, said he was "extremely disappointed" with the outcome.
"I put the primary responsibility on the leadership," Crews said.
But a legislative aide who asked not to be named said the Legislature's failure to take action "allowed everyone to walk away without being a loser."
To reverse a court decision making Massachusetts the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, lawmakers were left with no alternative but to draft a constitutional amendment.
Changes to the Massachusetts constitution -- the oldest in America -- require a three-step process. An initial vote by a majority of both houses in the Legislature must be followed one year later by a second vote of approval. The following November, the amendment must be presented to voters as a ballot referendum.
If a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage is approved by the current Legislature -- and then reaffirmed a year later -- the earliest it could reach the general public is November 2006.
Under a ruling by the state's highest court, however, same-sex couples would be eligible to marry in Massachusetts as early as May 17.
In a clarification last week, the court emphasized that civil unions would not satisfy constitutional requirements. That ruling prompted the flurry of action by lawmakers.
The fact that the latest proposed amendment did not specify what would happen to same-sex couples who marry in the 2 1/2-year interim before the constitutional change reached the public was troubling to some supporters of same-sex marriage.
Although the crowds representing both factions had dwindled slightly from the day before, Thursday's spectators made up in volume what they lacked in numbers.
For hours, hundreds of same-sex marriage supporters crowded the hall outside the legislative chamber, chanting and singing in decibels that threatened to rock the gold-domed Statehouse.
"Let's do 'The Star Spangled Banner!' " shouted a de facto conductor after the demonstrators had worked their way through dozens of choruses of "We Shall Overcome."
More quietly, lobbyists from both sides tried their best to influence legislators who were gathered in emergency caucuses throughout the day.
Inside the chamber, lawmaker after lawmaker took the floor to offer anecdotes, invectives and history lessons. There were scores of personal reflections -- stories about Armenian grandparents, childhood in foster care and harsh instruction on the consequences of abandoning one's constituents.
"You will not escape the wrath of the general public who are calling you and writing you," said Democratic Rep. Philip Travis, who had introduced the amendment defeated Thursday. Travis said he worried about the precedent his state might set in providing a constitutional framework for same-sex unions of any kind.
"We are changing a mind-set that has existed in nature for 4,000 years," he said. "We are making Massachusetts not the birthplace of liberty, but the birthplace of marriage by two people of the same sex."
But Rep. Shaun P. Kelly, a Republican, took to the floor to warn that "anything less than 100% equality demeans the spirit of Massachusetts."
"If you grant yourself a privilege and don't extend it to someone else, you are putting yourself in a position of superiority," Kelly said before calling for a vote to adjourn the constitutional convention.
His colleagues quickly shot down that effort, and the anguished debate resumed.
Describing his recent frustration in trying to deal with a hospital staff when his young son became ill, Sen. Jarrett T. Barrios drew applause from fellow legislators. The Cambridge Democrat is the Senate's only openly gay member. He is also the author of a constitutional amendment that would have defined marriage as a union between two people, with no gender specification.
Barrios' bill was superceded Thursday by the Travis amendment.
The only openly gay member of the state House of Representatives also won cheers as she urged legislators to reject the compromise amendment late Thursday night.
"I ask you to seriously consider the impact of moving a denial of rights into the constitution of the state of Massachusetts," said Rep. Elizabeth A. Malia, a Democrat from Jamaica Plain, a section of Boston.
"Those of us who are in the lesbian, gay, yes, and bisexual and transgendered community, we are here to ask you to please understand that the institution of marriage is not and never has been a rigid, inflexible institution," Malia said.
"It is something that has evolved and changed as our needs as people have evolved and changed," she said.
Malia said that in almost 20 years of working in the Legislature, "I do not recall an opportunity when we have been able to work together and engage difficult but honest issues in the manner that I have seen in the last two days."
Such entreaties did little to impress Rep. Marie Parente, one the senior legislators on Beacon Hill. The Democrat from Milford, in central Massachusetts, said she was especially concerned about the children of gay and lesbian parents.
"So let's not get carried away with rights," she said.


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