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1 The first covenant had rules for worship and a place made for worship as well. | 1 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. |
2 A tent was put up, the outer one, which was called the Holy Place. In it were the lampstand and the table with the bread offered to God. | 2 A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand, the table and the consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. |
3 Behind the second curtain was the tent called the Most Holy Place. | 3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, |
4 In it were the gold altar for the burning of incense and the Covenant Box all covered with gold and containing the gold jar with the manna in it, Aaron's stick that had sprouted leaves, and the two stone tablets with the commandments written on them. | 4 which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. |
5 Above the Box were the winged creatures representing God's presence, with their wings spread over the place where sins were forgiven. But now is not the time to explain everything in detail. | 5 Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now. |
6 This is how those things have been arranged. The priests go into the outer tent every day to perform their duties, | 6 When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. |
7 but only the high priest goes into the inner tent, and he does so only once a year. He takes with him blood which he offers to God on behalf of himself and for the sins which the people have committed without knowing they were sinning. | 7 But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. |
8 The Holy Spirit clearly teaches from all these arrangements that the way into the Most Holy Place has not yet been opened as long as the outer tent still stands. | 8 The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. |
9 This is a symbol which points to the present time. It means that the offerings and animal sacrifices presented to God cannot make the worshiper's heart perfect, | 9 This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. |
10 since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time when God will establish the new order. | 10 They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings--external regulations applying until the time of the new order. |
11 But Christ has already come as the High Priest of the good things that are already here. The tent in which he serves is greater and more perfect; it is not a tent made by human hands, that is, it is not a part of this created world. | 11 When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. |
12 When Christ went through the tent and entered once and for all into the Most Holy Place, he did not take the blood of goats and bulls to offer as a sacrifice; rather, he took his own blood and obtained eternal salvation for us. | 12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. |
13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a burnt calf are sprinkled on the people who are ritually unclean, and this purifies them by taking away their ritual impurity. | 13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. |
14 Since this is true, how much more is accomplished by the blood of Christ! Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will purify our consciences from useless rituals, so that we may serve the living God. | 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! |
15 For this reason Christ is the one who arranges a new covenant, so that those who have been called by God may receive the eternal blessings that God has promised. This can be done because there has been a death which sets people free from the wrongs they did while the first covenant was in effect. | 15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance--now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant. |
16 In the case of a will it is necessary to prove that the person who made it has died, | 16 In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, |
17 for a will means nothing while the person who made it is alive; it goes into effect only after his death. | 17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. |
18 That is why even the first covenant went into effect only with the use of blood. | 18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. |
19 First, Moses proclaimed to the people all the commandments as set forth in the Law. Then he took the blood of bulls and goats, mixed it with water, and sprinkled it on the book of the Law and all the people, using a sprig of hyssop and some red wool. | 19 When Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. |
20 He said, "This is the blood which seals the covenant that God has commanded you to obey." | 20 He said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep." |
21 In the same way Moses also sprinkled the blood on the Sacred Tent and over all the things used in worship. | 21 In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. |
22 Indeed, according to the Law almost everything is purified by blood, and sins are forgiven only if blood is poured out. | 22 In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. |
23 Those things, which are copies of the heavenly originals, had to be purified in that way. But the heavenly things themselves require much better sacrifices. | 23 It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. |
24 For Christ did not go into a Holy Place made by human hands, which was a copy of the real one. He went into heaven itself, where he now appears on our behalf in the presence of God. | 24 For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence. |
25 The Jewish high priest goes into the Most Holy Place every year with the blood of an animal. But Christ did not go in to offer himself many times, | 25 Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. |
26 for then he would have had to suffer many times ever since the creation of the world. Instead, now when all ages of time are nearing the end, he has appeared once and for all, to remove sin through the sacrifice of himself. | 26 Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. |
27 Everyone must die once, and after that be judged by God. | 27 Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, |
28 In the same manner Christ also was offered in sacrifice once to take away the sins of many. He will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are waiting for him. | 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. |
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Chris Johnson can be annoying. It's annoying when he shuffles and scans in the backfield, blatantly missing an open running lane. It's annoying when he slams into the hind regions of his offensive linemen, gaining something between little and nothing. And it's annoying when he wastes his still game-busting speed.
But Chris Johnson can also give you — the viewer, the coach, or the general manager — a wide football smile. Even during a 2013 season when he averaged a career low 3.9 yards per carry, Johnson still sporadically found a way to go kaboom when given an opportunity in space, with two catches for 40 yards or more. That may sound meager and meh, but despite all the yardage he's accumulated throughout his career and a 2009 season when he set the record for yards from scrimmage, two of Johnson's five career +40 yard catches came in one year.
That's an isolated example of his burst, and an intentional one. At this point in the career of a running back who turns 29 next September with 2,014 touches to his name, avoiding the annoying Johnson while harnessing the speedy Johnson is all about isolation. As a free agent he needed to land in a situation where the workload could be spread, and his legs would be kept fresh and optimized.
He needed to land with the New York Jets.

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This exhibition focuses on two of the world's leading centers of art -- New York and Beijing -- and offers a visual pairing of five New York-based artists with five Beijing-based artists. The ten artists have been engaged in five different global, cross-cultural, artistic dialogues over the course of two years via email, Skype, in person, sometimes with translators, about issues ranging from political and social upheaval, the concept of global culture, and questions about materials and techniques. Some of the artists are creating new works for the exhibition including two site-specific works being created at the Museum, others are represented by existing or historic works.
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The concept for this show grew out of an earlier collaboration curated by Pan Qing at Columbia University's Studio X in Beijing in 2010 between New York-based artist Michelle Fornabai and Beijing-based artist Qin Feng, both of whom are featured in the present show.
"Watching Michelle Fornabai and Qin Feng communicate silently through the brush helped to open my mind to the myriad possibilities of visual dialogues between artists from very different artistic backgrounds," Qing explains. "After discussing this idea with the other curators and advisors of this exhibition — Michelle Y. Loh, John Rajchman and Sarah McNaughton — a decision was made to expand on this theme by seeking out more opportunities to pair artists from disparate cultures."
The curators matched the pairs based partly on the kind of work that they do and their artistic processes, but more importantly on the type of dialogue in which they suspected the artists might engage within the context of their respective urban environments. Many of the ten artists are themselves peripatetic, on the move between global art centers, not only New York and Beijing, but also in Latin America and Europe.
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Selected artworks illustrate parallels between the pairs' work and themes that arose during their conversations. Some of the artists are represented by existing or historic artworks, some have created new pieces, and some have collaborated to create site-specific work. The works range from Joan Snyder's My Pain Is No More Than Being's Pain, which dates from 1983 and is in the Bruce Museum's collection, to pieces created specifically for this exhibition.
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Originally published Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 12:00 AM
M's Jack Zduriencik took long road to GM job
The news of Jack Zduriencik's hiring in Seattle last week caused a frenzy of excitement in New Castle, Pa., where "Jackie" is still remembered reverentially.
Seattle Times staff reporter
In New Castle, Pa., a hardscrabble town 50 miles north of Pittsburgh, the Mariners' new general manager is still called "Jackie."
Except for those who call him "Ucket," a grade-school nickname of unknown origin but eternal staying power.
"When you're a kid and your last name is 'Zduriencik,' well, we'll just call you 'Ucket.' We'll shorten it,' " laughed Mark Elisco, principal of New Castle Junior High and a lifelong friend of the 57-year-old first-time GM.
The news of Zduriencik's hiring in Seattle last week caused a frenzy of excitement in New Castle, where "Jackie" is still remembered reverentially.
"Everyone here looks up to him," said Elisco. "Jackie's the kind of guy who never forgot where he came from."
New Castle is a city of 28,000, its economy no longer dominated by the steel and tin-plate mills that used to employ most people in the area — including Jack's father, John. The mills have all closed down.
As Bernice Zduriencik, Jack's 88-year-old mother, noted in a phone conversation, "All the young people are leaving because the jobs are somewhere else."
But people like Jack Zduriencik, a backup quarterback and baseball star at New Castle High School, Class of '69, are drawn back like a magnet.
Chuck Tanner, who managed the Pirates to their last World Series title in 1979, is another New Castle product and a longtime advocate of Zduriencik. A couple of years ago, a field was dedicated in Tanner's honor at his alma mater, Shenango High School.
"Darned if Jack wasn't there, sitting in the stands," Tanner said this week. "He took time off work, said he had to be there. I was really pleased. But that's Jackie."
Last June, the town held a parade honoring Zduriencik and another famous native son of New Castle, Kansas football coach Mark Mangino.
On Friday, "Bear" Mangino, as Zduriencik calls him, was busy preparing for the Jayhawks' homecoming game against Texas Tech. But he took time to respond to a reporter seeking a comment on Zduriencik.
"Jack is defined by his work ethic, superb knowledge of the game, and his ability to communicate with people," Mangino said.
"He is a great guy and a great friend. I can assure you the Mariners will soon be contenders under his leadership."
Bernice Zduriencik puts it slightly differently.
"We're all thrilled to pieces," she said. "This is what Jackie has always wanted. I hope he really goes to the high heavens with it all."
Big John's legacy
Like virtually everyone who knew the Zdurienciks, Bernice couldn't help but wish that her husband — Big John, as he was known in New Castle — was still alive to witness the pinnacle of Jack's career. John died in 1993.
"He was all ball, ball, ball," Bernice said. "That's all my husband knew. He coached Little League, Pony, Legion. All our summer vacations were always on the ballfield. We lived near a ballfield, and that's where Jackie spent all his time."
John Zduriencik worked much of his adult life in a steel mill in nearby Youngstown, Ohio, just across the state line. He also operated a barber shop, which became his primary occupation after he was slowed by heart surgery.
"If you had a quarter, Mr. Zduriencik gave you a haircut," Elisco said. "If you didn't have a quarter, he still gave you a haircut. That's the truth."
Carmen Fusco, yet another New Castle native who went on to sports prominence as a longtime scout and assistant GM with the New York Mets, got a call Wednesday from Zduriencik, who had just been hired by Seattle.
"You're talking to the general manager of the Mariners," an excited Zduriencik told him.
Said Fusco: "The first thing I said to him, after congratulations, was, 'I wish your dad was here to witness this.' John was a great man, like a second father to me. Thinking back, he respected me as much as any adult ever did. I think about him often."
Jack spent his high-school summers working in the steel mill, long enough to realize he didn't want to do that for a living. He also cut hair with his dad at the barber shop, another career that didn't beckon.
"He wanted to play ball," his mom said.
Signed after graduating from California University of Pennsylvania with a degree in education, Zduriencik played 53 games as an infielder in the low minors, mostly Appleton, Wis., in 1973-74. His combined batting average: .140 (20 for 143) with no homers.
"That's why I'm in the business end of the game," Zduriencik said at his introductory news conference Friday.
"I was a fill-in player. I had a lot of heart, a lot of desire. I gave it everything I had. I got a break and played in the minors," he said. "Eventually, someone called me in and said, 'Jack, we're releasing you.' I just had to take another avenue in life."
Coach Ucket
That avenue presented itself in 1975 in the form of a phone call from Jack Bushofsky, his high-school football coach at New Castle who had just gotten the head-coaching job at Austin Peay State in Clarksville, Tenn.
Bushofsky, now retired in Florida, quickly identified Zduriencik as someone he wanted on his staff. He had seen something in Ucket, who was on the sophomore team during Bushofsky's last season coaching New Castle High before leaving for the college ranks.
"Guys like him always catch your eye as far as being aggressive," he said. "He always wanted to hold the bags or do something extra."
Zduriencik remembered the call from Bushofsky this way:
"Hey, Zduriencik, I want you to coach football."
"Coach, I didn't play college football."
"I don't care. Get down here."
Said Bushofsky: "He was worried because he didn't have a background in football, but I told him to forget about that; I said, you have the intangibles, and tangibles, necessary to be a good coach."
Zduriencik coached the receivers, and eventually he completed a master's degree in physical education at Austin Peay. But baseball was still in his blood, as a fellow grad assistant on Bushofsky's staff recalls.
"It was obvious he was a passionate baseball man," said Rick Reiprish, who is college scouting director for the New Orleans Saints. "Even coaching football, that's all we talked about."
"We talked hours about the game," said Fusco, who was a graduate assistant in Austin Peay's baseball program, a position in which he was eventually joined by Zduriencik. "Jackie was a consummate consumer of learning."
Baseball in his blood
Zduriencik eventually became football and baseball coach at Clairton High School near Pittsburgh in 1977, where he first dabbled in scouting in an entry-level position with the Pirates.
"His job was to make sure the old-time scouts with the Pirates got to and from the airport," said Tom Allison, scouting director of the Diamondbacks after mentoring under Zduriencik with the Brewers.
Zduriencik had moved to a high-school coaching job in Tarpon Springs, Fla., when a Mets scout in 1983 recommended him to Joe McIlvaine, then general manager of the Mets. McIlvaine was impressed in an interview and put Zduriencik in charge of Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Colorado.
Zduriencik and his wife, Debbie, moved to Broken Arrow, Okla., and thus was launched a baseball career that over the next 25 years would take him to virtually every front-office position short of GM — national cross-checker, scouting director, farm director, director of international operations — for the Mets, Pirates, Dodgers and Brewers.
McIlvaine, now working for the Twins, raves about Zduriencik's dedication and work ethic, as does everyone who has known him.
But for all his memorable draft picks, including those that have helped turn the Brewers from also-rans to a playoff team, McIlvaine remembers one most vividly: a pitcher named Archie Corbin from Beaumont, Texas.
"No one else had seen him but Jack," McIlvaine recalled. "He called me and said, 'Joe, Joe, Joe' — he always says your name three times — 'I'm going to send you the size of his hand.'
"The next thing I know, I'm getting a fax, and it's a picture of his hand. I'm 6 foot 6 and I have pretty big hands, but I put my hand on the print, and it dwarfed mine. He said, 'We've got to draft this kid.' "
The Mets selected Archie Corbin in the 16th round of the 1986 draft — and he made it briefly to the major leagues for parts of three seasons.
"It was one of the most innovative and persuasive methods I've ever seen from a scout," McIlvaine said.
San Diego GM Kevin Towers, a scout under Zduriencik in Pittsburgh, recalls his boss' exhaustive preparation for the draft.
"He's a grinder," Towers said. "I remember staying up till 2 a.m. with Jack and a couple of other cross-checkers. Then we'd go to Primanti Brothers at the loading docks and eat a greasy pastrami sandwich with French fries in the middle. Then we'd go back to the draft room. If it was up to Jack, he'd sleep in the draft room, staring at magnets."
That's just the New Castle in Jackie Zduriencik coming out.
Larry Stone: 206-464-3146 or email@example.com
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Bulger killer's 'gay lover'
ROBERT Thompson, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has moved in with his gay lover, it was claimed last night.
The 23-year-old is reported as being in a long-term relationship with a man he met following his release from custody five years ago.
At first, his partner was unaware of his gruesome past, sources claim.
But when the relationship became serious, he revealed that he was one of the killers of two year-old James.
He had to tell his partner of the murder to meet the strict conditions of his release, which force him to be honest about his past if he forms close relationships.
In 1993, he and his friend Jon Venables abducted James from a shopping centre and led him across Liverpool before torturing him and then battering him to death on a railway line.
Detectives in the case believe Thompson thought up the plan to kidnap the toddler and was more violent than Venables.
The two killers were aged just ten at the time. Thompson now has no regular access to children.
Sources close to him say he is now in a settled relationship with another man. They also claim that he has been living with his lover — whose age is not known — for several months.
The killer was not previously known to have been gay.
It is believed that Thompson, who lives at a secret location in North West England, has settled back well into the community and is not considered a risk to the public.
Since the two killers were released after serving eight years in child detention centres — the public have not been allowed to know much about their lives.
The pair cannot contact each other.
And Thompson was given a new identity, including a name, passport and National Insurance number. A High Court injunction protects his new identity.
The child killer has received huge financial support from taxpayers through the Home Office and Probation Service since his release.
He is allowed to claim benefits to stop him turning to crime when he is not in work.


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The 10 Biggest Boasts Of Kanye West's Career
What Kanye Said: "I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade. I will be the loudest voice."
When He Said It: During an interview with the Associated Press in 2008
Why It Was Great: Keep in mind that Kanye said this long before he released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Watch the Throne or Yeezus. He may have a point.
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Second Act: An Intiman revival
Many of us still say we're going "to Intiman" when we refer to a certain theater on the Seattle Center campus, but the sign in front says differently. The old Intiman Theatre Playhouse is now the Cornish Playhouse, an explicit statement about the new roles both Intiman and Cornish College of the Arts are playing in the Seattle arts community.
With the demise of the old Intiman and its 2012 rebirth with a summer "microseason," the local theater scene has been radically altered. Rather than operating as a year-round company with a full complement of actors, designers, technicians and administrators, the pared-down Intiman now offers four plays in repertory over 12 weeks.
The administrative staff has been trimmed to six with Andrew Russell, originally hired as Intiman's associate producer in 2010, serving as head of both artistic and management matters. The Managing Director position, eliminated in March because of what was considered a top-heavy administrative structure, has been downgraded to Business Director. The old Managing Director's fundraising responsibilities are being handled by a recently hired development manager. For the moment, marketing is coming, pro bono, from an outside consultant.
The Intiman board is also smaller, down to 14 members from a high of 25. Some are v eterans of the old board, while others are completely new. "We learned that it takes a special kind of devoted person to be on the board, because we have eight months when you don't have a product,: says Russell. "We now have two boardmembers from Gates Foundation, someone from Town Hall. The ones who stayed are the most devoted."
The new board has been heavily involved in fundraising, gathering support for last year's season and this one. Although the total number of donors and dollars is down this year from 2012 levels — 700 versus 1,000 donors, and $700,000 versus $1 million — the campaign has met its 2013 goal, allowing this summer's festival to proceed as scheduled. The board's fundraising efforts have also reduced Intiman's accumulated debt from $920,000 to $535,000.
The theater has also reduced the amount of office space it occupies at Seattle Center and dismantled its scene shop. Sets are now being built by Seattle Children's Theatre.
Perhaps the most interesting and far-reaching change is Intiman's cooperative arrangement with Cornish. Cornish has assumed the lease on Intiman's Seattle Center theater and office space. The move simultaneously eases the financial pressure on Intiman and raises Cornish's visibility in the community. It also provides a first-rate facility for Cornish's own productions, as well as a place where Cornish students have the tools they need to learn their craft.
The relationship between Intiman and Cornish extends to artistic and production matters as well. Intiman has hired more than 30 Cornish interns to flesh out this year's professional casts and technical crew, and is using adjunct Cornish faculty in a variety of roles. Cornish professor Sheila Daniels, for instance, is directing one of this year's shows; an assistant director, assistant choreographer, costume designer and stage manager also come from Cornish.
From an artistic standpoint, a number of things have changed. Russell is still planning four productions, but says he learned a lot about what kinds of shows appeal to audiences. Last summer, without budgetary pressure to sell tickets — 75 percent of the seats were offered free to Intiman subscribers — Russell went out on a limb with some controversial and not entirely successful plays. He admits that last season's selections "really pushed it." This year, he's taking a softer, more sophisticated approach. "The programming," he continues, "was deeply considered in terms of what people want to see in the summer, what is adventurous enough to be provocative but also accessible."
Russell says Intiman also learned that since audiences are seeing so many shows in such a short period of time it's important to create an explicit context for the work. This year's slate of three plays and one musical has a clear unifying theme, tackling subjects that, says Russell, "one shouldn't discuss at dinner: race, sex, politics and money."
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I would like to know some details about how Cornish will be running the old Intiman theater. Can other groups rent the space, and on what kind of terms? How many days will Cornish be using the theater for its educational programs? Has the city been paid for the past-due rent, and is Cornish on the hook for this? How long is the lease?
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Hi, David,
I'd be happy to answer these questions in detail if you want to give me a call, but the short answer is that the Playhouse will be available to other organization at least 30 weeks out of the year. Karen Bystrom, Cornish College of the Arts.
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I bought this plant from Walmart about 5 months ago. It came in a 3" plastic container. About a month ago, I decided to repot it and put it in a 6".
It's been doing well, and was growing quite rapidly. I left for a week's vacation, fully watering it before I left. Unfortunately (for the plant) I extended my vacation twice and ended up being gone two weeks instead of one. That definitely killed several leaves and the plant as a whole just seems more droopy. Anyway, as the attached photo shows, I have several small "bulbs" close together. This is how it came. My questions:
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Don't sweat the small stuff....while not ideal, I've forgotten to water my "clump" of PT's several times and they only start to shrivel a little. Yes, some leaves may turn yellow, but a good drink always plumps them back up. PT's grow very slowly, so it is up to you whether you want to separate them or not, and no, they won't fuse into one giant bulb. When you repot, you should generally only move up one or two inches in pot size, but with the grouping you have there, I think you did ok. I agree with Whip in regards to the perlite though; I would make a 50/50 mix. You can repot again if you need to, you won't hurt the plant. I, personally, would plant them higher in the pot...they look to be much lower than the lip. You do have them adequately covered, so no worries there. You have a nice little collection. Nancy |
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One thing I can think of that would be of some assistance is to be mindful of how much you water in the winter. They will need a good bit less than in the spring/summer (as with any houseplant), but since they store water a bit more than say a peace lily (in their "bulbs"), they can easily rot if kept too wet in the winter. Trust me, I've killed a dozen or so already. >.< Planto |
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This could affect you, archaic browser user.
It's been coming up for 2 years since the great unexpected new site and forum incident of Christmas 2008. In that time we've been tweaking the site here and there, and leveraging in the Premier system. But the time has come that we need to do a bigger revamp to make the code more performance friendly and be able to add new site features – for both standard users, and Premier users.
These changes will happen in a staggered fashion (we all know how you lot react to change ) as we have to make sure things are working for us and we're not inundated with issues that need dealing with. There's no set timeline, just that it will all begin in the coming weeks/months.
I'd like to announce right here right now that we will be dropping support for Internet Explorer 6 (you know the browser that came out in 2001 and has been superseded by IE7, IE8, and soon to be IE9). That is not say we will go out of our way to make it not work, but neither will we go out of our way to make it work. Facebook, Youtube, and various other sites have already sowed these seeds of defiance.
There are two types of IE6 users. Those who don't even know what a web browser is – they just double click the 'E' logo on their desktop (and avoid all Windows updates because they've been told to say no to everything in case it's a virus) – and those who are forced to use it in a work environment.
I have great sympathy for those in the work environment, but the times they are a'changing. And just because our own government can't see the need to upgrade doesn't mean we should support it.
If you're a singletrackworld user and have no choice but to be hindered by IE6 then there may be a few options out there for you. One is Firefox portable that lets you run Firefox from a USB key. If you know of other workarounds then feel free to post them in the comments.
If you are baffled by what a web browser is then have a look at www.whatbrowser.org to get an explanation.
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Hofer N et al. – Every seventh newborn hospitalized at neonatal intensive care unit developed fever, hypothermia and/or temperature instability during the first 3 days of life. Two–thirds of them had culture–proven or clinical sepsis. Temperature symptoms were rarely observed in early onset sepsis (EOS)–negative newborns (8%) but despite low sensitivity, were highly specific for bacterial infection in preterm and term newborns.
Methods- In this retrospective cohort study set in level III neonatal intensive care unit, they included all newborns hospitalized within the first 24 h of life from 2004 to 2007.
- Of 851 newborns, 127 presented with temperature symptoms during the first 3 days of life (15%): 69 had fever, 69 had hypothermia, and 55 had temperature instability (8%, 8%, and 6%, respectively).
- Of 127 newborns presenting with temperature symptoms, 14 had culture-proven EOS/pneumonia (33% of all 42 newborns with culture-proven EOS/pneumonia), 67 had clinical EOS (30% of all 209 newborns with clinical EOS) and 46 were EOS-negative (8% of all 600 EOS-negatives).
- Factors associated with culture-proven EOS/pneumonia in newborns presenting with temperature symptoms were maternal fever (P= 0.009), chorioamnionitis (P < 0.001), antibiotic therapy of the mother (P= 0.04), poor skin color (P= 0.001) and syndrome of persistent fetal circulation (P= 0.01).


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To serve as the goodwill and public relations representatives for the Yankton Chamber.
2014 Strategic Plan
• Community Festival Parades -
Participate in Czech Days (June 20),
Riverboat Days (August 16) and
holiday parade.
• Ribbon Cuttings - Host "First Dollar"
and "Growth Award" ribbon cuttings
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• Membership Mixers – Host during the
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• Chamber Golf Day – Host September 5 at Hillcrest Golf & Country Club.
• Annual Meeting and Banquet – Host and plan theme, activities, invitations,
and volunteer schedule. (March 25)
• Executive Welcome – Host business executives that are both new to Yankton
and promoted to executive status.
• Cash Mob – A group of people who assemble at a local business to make
purchases to help support both the local businesses and the overall
community. (Happens in Feb., Mar., July, and Aug.)
• Coffee Calls – Allows Chamber members to showcase their business, industry,
or non-profit organization. (2nd and 4th Tuesday's from 9:30-10:30 a.m.)
Monthly Meeting
Meetings are held the first Wednesday
at noon at the Yankton Chamber &
Visitors Center Conference Room,
803 E. 4th St.
2014 Chairperson
Renee Strong, Western Office Plus
Co-Chair: Sandy Spady, Lewis & Clark Ford
Committee Members
Aaron Anderson, TruXedo, Inc.
Cheryl Beck, Limestone, Inc.
Jane Bobzin, Century 21 Professional Real Estate
Kellie Chavis, Yankton Elks Lodge #994
Melissa Christianson, Williams & Company, P.C.
Jeannine Economy, Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan
Jill Hunhoff, First Dakota National Bank
Lisa Kalt, Williams & Company, P.C.
Daisy Kamback, AFLAC
Teresa Kokesh, First National Bank South Dakota
Cynthia Miller, KYNT/KK93 Radio
RJ Rieger, First Dakota National Bank
Cathy Sudbeck, Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan
Kelsey Tramp, Williams & Company, P.C.
Michele Tycz, Koch Insurance
Danielle Ward, Williams & Company, P.C.
Jack Weeks, First National Bank South Dakota (Board Liaison)
Andi White, WNAX/104.1 The Wolf
Jackie Williams, Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan
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Zero Emissions Ship a Step Closer
German Greens MEP Michael Cramer welcomes news that development of the world's first hydrogen-fuelled ship has come a step closer. Cramer was speaking at the presentation of "project zero", an initiative designed to develop the first ship generating zero greenhouse gas emissions. , reports The Parliament. Scandlines, the Danish-German ferry company, wants to develop a ferry servicing a short, 100km route between the two countries, which would be powered, in a sense, by wind. The company's CEO Soren Jensen informed the meeting that, under the scheme, electricity generated from unused night-time power from wind farms could be used to make hydrogen for storage in tanks. This woud then provide power to drive the propellers and run the facilities on board the ship, and, if the electricity was not used in this way, it would be wasted. Source: The Parliament
Panama Canal Awards First Construction Contract
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) took one step closer to breaking ground for the expansion of the Panama Canal Tuesday, when it officially awarded the first expansion construction project contract to Constructora Urbana S.A. (CUSA). The selection process began May 7, when the ACP released its request for proposals to begin the first of five dry excavation projects to create the new Pacific Locks access channel. This new channel will link a new
UK Short Sea Shipping Bureau Takes Shape
A UK Short Sea Shipping Bureau is one step closer to becoming a reality, according to the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS). Over recent months, the ICS has organised a number of meetings with leading bodies in the UK transport industry including the Chamber of Shipping, Freight Transport Association, BIFA, Road Haulage Association and British ports' groups, all of which have given the bureau their full support. The next step is to secure funding from the UK government.
NG: Maritime Laser Demo System Proves Capabilities
Northrop Grumman announced that it recently completed a series of tests of the Maritime Laser Demonstration (MLD) system, moving high-energy lasers a step closer to deployment aboard U.S. Navy ships. According to the company, shore-based tests at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Port Hueneme proved the MLD system's ability to track small boats at long ranges and in a marine environment. "Tracking tests were part of a larger program designed to demonstrate laser weapon system
Eighth Virginia-Class Submarine, California (SSN 781), Launched
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NSYE:NOC) reached a construction milestone by launching the Virginia-class submarine California (SSN 781) at the company's shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. on Nov. 14. "Launch is a special milestone in the life of a submarine, this is the first time she's put into the water," said Becky Stewart, vice president of submarines and fleet support for Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News. "California is 88 percent complete
Shipwreck Salvors, Seafarer, Get New Work Permit
New permit is an important step in the excavation process by Seafarer Exploration Corp. of an historic shipwreck site located off Lantana Beach Florida. The permit was issued pursuant to Part IV of Chapter 373, Florida Statutes and Title 62, Florida Administrative Code from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and represents an important step in Seafarer's quest to excavate this exciting shipwreck site.
NOAA Awards $315K for Great Lakes Restoration Program
A Great Lakes restoration initiative has received a grant of $315,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Awarded to the Great Lakes Commission and the Northeast-Midwest Institute and administered by Michigan Sea Grant, the grant will be used to develop science-based restoration priorities and understand successful
Northrop's ASDS Launched from Host Submarine
The U.S. Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM) Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) and the U.S. Navy's USS Greeneville (SSN 772) have accomplished the last significant test of the ASDS system prior to its Operational Evaluation the successful launching and recovery of the system from a host submarine. For this most recent system test, ASDS Boat 1 successfully completed multiple launch and recovery docking scenarios with the USS Greeneville
$9.5M for Manhattan Ferry Service
New York area commuters will soon benefit from direct ferry service between Elizabeth, NJ, and lower Manhattan thanks to a $9.5 million federal grant awarded to County of Union, Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta said. The Elizabeth ferry project will contribute to the expansion and improvement of transportation services to Lower Manhattan by providing a much needed link for Manhattan residents who work in the rapidly growing Elizabeth area.
FTA Approves WSF Ferry Terminal Plans
In the latest Washington State Ferries Weekly Update, Capt. George A. Capacci, Interim Assistant Secretary WSDOT/Ferries Division briefs as follows: "FTA approves plans to replace Mukilteo ferry terminal The 60-year-old Mukilteo ferry terminal is one step closer to replacement. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has signed a 'Record of Decision' allowing WSF to design and construct a new Mukilteo ferry terminal.
ClassNK Expands Joint Research in Europe
Class Society Joins Joint R&D Project for Bulk Carrier Safety with Germany's HSVA and other European Research Institutions Classification society ClassNK announced that it will join a new European Joint R&D project to ensure bulk carrier safety
Video: Submarine John Warner Launched for Testing
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) launched the Virginia-class submarine John Warner (SSN 785) into the James River on September 10 at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division, kicking off the final outfitting, testing and crew certification phase of construction prior to sea trials next
Maersk, MSC Win U.S. OK to Launch Shipping Pact
Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world's two largest container shippers, won approval from U.S. maritime regulators for a planned vessel sharing pact, bringing it a step closer after a bid for a larger alliance failed.
Bright Outlook for BWM Convention
The Danish Maritime Authority informed that the Ballast Water Management Convention is now one step closer to ratification following last week's meeting of United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO). At last week's meeting of the IMO Marine Environment
Bayport Dredging a Step Closer; Barbours Cut Pending
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has furnished the Port Authority its draft permit for the Bayport Channel Improvement project, Executive Director Roger Guenther reported to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority today. The draft permit for Barbours Cut channel dredging will
D-Day 70, 2014 WWII Mechant Marine Service Act
During the 70th observance of D-Day, 10,000 surviving World War II American merchant marines, the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots and U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield will be pressing the Senate to pass legislation giving these veterans benefits they were promised but
A Step Forward for Warship USVs
Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), or seagoing drones, have come a step closer to reality following successful tests of a recovery system. Global navies want to use Unmanned Surface Vehicles. They will keep boat crews out of high risk environments and extend the outreach of surface vessels
Cheniere's Texas LNG Terminal Closer to Approval
Cheniere Energy's proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Corpus Christi, Texas will not lead to widespread harm to the environment, a draft review concluded on Friday, moving the project a step closer to a possible approval later this year.
Public Invited to Join Last Sailings of Veteran WSF Ferry
The public is invited to bid "bon voyage" to Washington State Ferries' (WSF) oldest ship, the 87-car 'Evergreen State', with one last ride from Friday Harbor to Anacortes Sunday, June 29, 2014. Crews will decommission the vessel and retire it from service following this final
Philly Tankers Step Closer to Its First Vessels
Following the announcement of 10 June 2014 by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (AKPS) Philly Tankers had successfully secured equity commitments necessary to finance the purchase of two product tankers from AKPS with deliveries in 2016 and 2017.
Australia Approves Adani's $16 bln Carmichael Coal Project
The Australian government on Monday approved Indian firm Adani Mining Pty Ltd's controversial A$16.5 billion ($15.5 billion) Carmichael coal and rail project in Queensland, subject to strict conditions to protect groundwater. The Carmichael mine
First Container Ship Call at Duke Point Terminal, Nanaimo
The arrival of the 'M/V Westwood Pacific' at the Nanaimo Port Authority's Duke Point terminal marks the first such berthing at the Port's facilities and will provide a direct link to Asia. Westwood Shipping Lines operate a dedicated break bulk and container service to Asia and have
LCS MCM MP Puts Navy Closer to Fleet Implementation
NSWC Panama City hosted a two-week demonstration in July that verified Sailors' ability to conduct maintenance on the Littoral Combat Ship's Mine Countermeasure Mission Package without the assistance of civilian scientists or engineers.
Federal Officials Approve Plans to Replace Mukilteo Terminal
The 60-year-old Mukilteo Ferry Terminal is one step closer to replacement. On Friday, Aug. 22 the Federal Transit Administration signed a record of decision allowing the Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division to design and construct a new ferry terminal in Mukilteo, Wash.
Genel Energy Returns Staffing to Normal in Kurdistan
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Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman would have been 98 today. Though he died in 2006, his lessons about freedom are timeless. Below, is a video of Mr. Friedman talking about how a government bureau could not even make a pencil! Which begs the question: what makes them think they can run our healthcare?
Some background. What Mr. Friedman was referring to in this clip, was a work by Leonard E. Reed. Thanks to the good people at The Foundation For Economic Education (FEE), you can read "I, Pencil" for yourself by Clicking Here.
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February 14, 2013 - Growing up just five blocks away from Shaw University in downtown Raleigh, David Forbes Sr. said he was humbly aware of his place in the world. He was one of eight children of a local minister, living on South Bloodworth Street in a community that he said always came together to share and share alike.
"My father was a minister; my mother was a God-fearing and godly woman, and we were trained that we were not mistakes, we're not here by mistake," Forbes said. "Everybody comes into this world as a creation of God with an obligation to make the world better than what you were born into."
But that wasn't his only place. Outside of his neighborhood and throughout the South, "separate but equal" was proving to be anything but. The segregated schools he attended - the Crosby-Garfield School, Washington Junior High and Ligon High School - were excellent, he said. But by the time he arrived on Shaw's campus as a freshman in 1958, he had seen enough of the world to realize things just weren't right.
"Before getting out of elementary school, I knew, 'We hold these things to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights,'" Forbes said, citing the Declaration of Independence. "On the one hand, you're made to memorize this, but what you're seeing is that it's just the opposite."
A natural leader, Forbes was elected freshman class president. In 1960, Ella Baker, Shaw alumna and Southern Christian Leadership Conference founding member and field secretary, came back to campus to organize the first meeting of her new group, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. At 19, Forbes was elected to represent the students in North Carolina.
Practical Lessons in Civil Disobedience That year, the Greensboro Four, students at North Carolina A&T, had just been arrested for their sit-in at the Woolworth's lunch counter in that city's downtown. Now, Forbes and his associates at Shaw went about planning similar sit-ins all over the state capital. They started with the Woolworth's formerly at Cameron Village.
"That started wildfire, here in North Carolina," he said. "Within a week we at Shaw had started demonstrations."
Students from St. Augustine's College, just down the road in Raleigh, as well as some white students from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill joined in. The black students were quite used to going to Woolworth's and getting books, school supplies and other small items. But, in an interesting legal twist, they became trespassers once they sat down at the segregated lunch counter.
On the initial sit-in at the Cameron Village Woolworth's, Forbes became the first protester of the movement to be arrested in Raleigh.
"The sheriff and the police chief got together and decided that one way to discourage this picketing and this activity would be to target the leader of the group," he said. "Don't arrest all of them, just arrest the leader. And maybe that would spook the rest of them. But we had been trained; we knew better. We were not going to fall for that."
He was treated just like any other criminal: he had his mug shot taken, was booked and fingerprinted, and finally left to wait in a cell.
But SNCC was well organized, and under Forbes' leadership at Shaw, the students split into committees. The intelligence committee, the logistics committee, the education committee, the finance committee, and the bond and legal committee made the organization run smoothly, experiencing few hiccups. They anticipated jail time and made arrangements for bond money beforehand.
And when their efforts weren't quite making it, select adults in the black community stepped in quietly to offer a helping hand.
"James Cofield was the only black bail bondsman in Raleigh at that time and he was married to a professor, Elizabeth Cofield, who eventually became a County Commissioner," Forbes said. "He agreed to spring all of us from jail, without cost."
The students were wary about employing too much help from the community, because of what retaliation their allies might face.
"We were empowered by the knowledge that economic retribution could not be meted out on us, because we didn't have any jobs," he said with a smile. "College folks are not vulnerable in that sense. And we were careful to be sure that we did not implicate our parents, because our parents were open to retribution."
Despite what may have seemed like insurmountable barriers - arrests, jail time, scenes of violence across the country - Forbes said that his activists knew from the beginning that their efforts would work.
"Violence would be dealt with with brute force, but no one had ever seen peaceful demonstration, outside of, say, union work," he said. "We were assured that we were going to win."
Any demonstration brought the press, and the newspapers soon became a tacit ally. When the protests were covered in the media, word spread and further frazzled the local, segregationist leadership.
Meeting King In April of 1960, Forbes and other representatives had the opportunity to meet with Martin Luther King Jr.
"It was incredible to have such a young man be as dynamic and charismatic and vocal as he was," Forbes said. "He was bigger than life, to a 19-year-old."
Only 10 years older than Forbes, King had already traveled the country speaking and advocating for the rights of oppressed blacks in America. But in personal interaction, Forbes said, he was more like a brother, or a friend.
"He was approachable, easy to talk to, very gentlemanly and gentle, and yet in a moment of oratory, he was a giant," he said.
Once monthly, members of SNCC would travel to Atlanta and meet up with other representatives from all over the country.
"We sat the feet of Dr. King and Ella Baker, Ralph Abernathy, and Wyatt Walker," Forbes said. "Big names during that time, and they would not so much as instruct us as hear our stories and bring deeper understanding to what was going on."
They shared tales of protests, jail time and, where it occurred, violence. Forbes said that while Raleigh was as racist a place as any other city in the south, they were fortunate that in Raleigh "they were politely racist."
"There would be guys among the hecklers who would have chains and bats, but we discovered that we could use the football team as shields," he said. "These 200, 300-pound fellows – so those little weasely hecklers did not dare."
As his involvement with nonviolent protests and SNCC deepened, word of friends beaten or murdered reached the Shaw students. The assassination of Medgar Evars and murder of Michael Schwerner and others cut deep, especially in the relatively safe haven of Raleigh.
"We were in so much colleagueship with those around the Deep South that the killing of our comrades was the same as us being killed," he said.
Slowly, but not imperceptibly, the Civil Rights Movement as a whole began to make change. Forbes was a founder of SNCC in 1960. By 1964, the Civil Rights Act was passed. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act followed.
And, Forbes said: "The Voting Rights Act, if you jump way ahead, is Barack Obama. When I look at the first African-American President, It makes me ever so proud that those efforts over 50 years ago cashed in."
A Lifetime of Activism After graduating in 1962, Forbes became a schoolteacher in Wilson while he waited for his future wife Hazel to finish up at Shaw. Forbes and his young family then moved to Queens, New York. He taught public school and, partially out of a need to bring in a little extra income, he started working on a street team to reach out to inner-city youth. He spent his days not in an office, but walking the streets and hanging out in parks, just being there for kids who needed him.
"Our intent was to try and to be there as an ear and as a shoulder for kids, towards them making good, solid, sound decisions," he said. "It's easier to encourage a kid to keep his nose clean than to let him get in trouble and try to yank him back."
Activism never left his side, so he returned to school to get a master's of Social Work from Adelphi University on Long Island. Then, he completed his Doctor of Ministry Degree in 2001 from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.
He found his way back to Raleigh in the early 1980s. Much had changed, but much had stayed the same. And, he said, the fight for equality still isn't over yet, not by a long shot. The need to help kids is as great as it ever was in Queens.
"There are many, many young people who are not safe," he said. "They are victimized by adults, they are victimized by their colleagues, by their friends, they are victimized by gangs, and they are victimized by guns, by violence."
He helped found the Lost Generation Task Force in 2005, a group that reached out to young men in danger of succumbing to the school-to-prison pipeline. But the financial crisis and recession effectively defunded the group, making his outreach efforts difficult, if not impossible. The organization is on indefinite hiatus for now.
"It was my view that we're losing our youth," Forbes said of the name of his organization. "There are more African-American and Latino boys in the prison pipeline than in the college pipeline. And public policy for the last 25, 30 years has favored building prisons to schools."
He is now a member of the Board of Trustees at Shaw, after retiring last year from his post as minister at Christian Faith Baptist Church in Raleigh. It fittingly brings his story full circle. But in his seventh decade, Forbes continues to see the need for social action to change the status quo.
"The need for civil rights is as real today as it was in my day," he said, "There aren't always as many dramatic steps forward. But there's still the need for civil rights until there is complete equality within the land. Not just for African-Americans but for Latinos, for women, for gays, for all citizens."
This story was written by Laura Ramsdell and originally appeared on www.raleighpublicrecord.org on February 14, 2013. Photo credit: Ramsdell


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on February 2, 2011This is the ninth and final part in a series of dispatches from Esquire's coffee correspondent.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Port-au-Prince isn't the safest place to beg a ride at night that's just something everyone should know but for me, with my truck not available until the a.m., there's no option. I'm also feeling lucky, because I'm a coffee guy who has found his coffee. Soon I catch the attention of a friendly stranger, and it's hard to say who is more nervous about the arrangement, me or my ride. But we talk, and the tension calms, and his machete stays lodged in the headliner of his truck.
Dropping me off in the heart of the city, he asks, "So, how is it you got a meeting with Sean Penn?" And I say, "It'll sound crazy, but I asked Leonardo DiCaprio," and then I disappear.
Roasting coffee for the best coffee-serving establishments on the planet means shifting between two worlds from five-star kitchens to, say, the mountain roads of Bolivia, or Yemen, or any place on a long list of unstable but needy countries and regions. And behind most worthwhile coffee hunts is a man like Leonardo DiCaprio, a great chef, a landmark hotel, or a killer cafe. For me, now, here in Haiti, it is Leonardo this is mostly his doing. I've been working on a coffee-based philanthropic project with him, and he planted the seed. We discussed Haiti, the tradition of coffee there, the importance of Haiti in American history, of ethical coffee, of wild shade-grown coffee, how important commerce is to a county like Haiti, and Haitian coffee's absence here in the U.S. Leo is a researcher, Leo is a thinker, and it was he who started my mind whirling probably on purpose, it occurs to me now.
Whatever you think of Hollywood, I'll tell you: If I'm climbing a mountain, I'd rather rope up to a man like Leo than most anyone else. Leo is not the type to panic and go home or go soft. He's in it for the long haul.
And if you have any thoughts about Sean Penn other than that he's a committed man making headway in an impossibly disastrous situation, then you're not paying attention. It's 10:30 p.m. at his Control Center in Haiti and it's at full tilt 200 people not even close to slowing down and Sean is running here and there, on top of it all.
I sit in on a few meetings, and all agree the long-term goal is the country's financial sustainability, but it can be hard to see over the present crisis sub-human tent villages and now cholera. Everyone agrees that there is a crisis and that the 81 percent unemployment rate isn't helping anything.
Days later, I've managed to re-cross the border and leave Haiti. I'm now in Beverly Hills, my mind spinning from the shift. I'm briefing Leonardo, and he's over the moon about the accomplishment of finding Haitian coffee to bring to the States. Then I'm meeting with Whole Foods, and the folks at L'Ermitage, a hotel, and all can't wait for the coffee to arrive. Thinking about this, I feel the real fatigue and joy of what I do. Drifting off on a red-eye back home to the northeast, I can't help but see the strangeness in all of it. Regardless, I begin thinking about the coffee growing in south Sudan.
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The last time AppFuse had an update done to its look and feel was in way back in 2006. I've done a lot of consulting since then, which has included a fair bit of page speed optimization, HTML5 development and integrating smarter CSS. It was way back in '05 when we first started looking at adding a CSS Framework to AppFuse. It was Mike Stenhouse's CSS Framework that provided the inspiration and my CSS Framework Design Contest that provided its current themes (puzzlewithstyle, andreas01 and simplicity).
Since then, a lot of CSS Frameworks have been invented, including Blueprint in 2007 and Compass in 2008. However, neither has taken the world by storm like Twitter Bootstrap. From Building Twitter Bootstrap:
A year-and-a-half ago, a small group of Twitter employees set out to improve our team's internal analytical and administrative tools. After some early meetings around this one product, we set out with a higher ambition to create a toolkit for anyone to use within Twitter, and beyond. Thus, we set out to build a system that would help folks like us build new projects on top of it, and Bootstrap was conceived.
Today, it has grown to include dozens of components and has become the most popular project on GitHub with more than 13,000 watchers and 2,000 forks.
The fact that Bootstrap has become the most popular project on GitHub says a lot. For AppFuse.next, I'd like to integrate a lot of my learnings over the past few years, as well as support HTML5 and modern browsers as best we can. This means page speed optimizations, getting rid of Prototype and Scriptaculous in favor of jQuery, adding wro4j for resource optimization and integrating HTML5 Boilerplate. I've used Twitter Bootstrap for my Play More! app, as well as some recent client projects. Its excellent documentation has made it easy to use and I love the way you can simply add classes to elements to make them transform into something beautiful.
Last week, I spent a couple late nights integrating Twitter Bootstrap 2.0 into the Struts 2 and Spring MVC versions of AppFuse. The layout was pretty straightforward thanks to Scaffolding. Creating the Struts Menu Velocity template to produce dropdowns wasn't too difficult. I added class="table table-condensed" to the list screen tables, class="well form-horizontal" to forms and class="btn primary" to buttons.
I also added validation errors with the "help-inline" class. This is also where things got tricky with Struts and Spring MVC. For the form elements in Bootstrap, they recommend you use a "control-group" element that contains your label and a "controls" element. The control contains the input/select/textarea and also the error message if there is one. Here's a sample element waiting for data:
Below is what that element should look like to display a validation error:
You can see this markup is pretty easy, you just need to add an "error" class to control-group and span to show the error message. With Struts 2, this was pretty easy thanks to its customizable templates for its tags. All I had to do was create a "template/css_xhtml" directory in src/main/webapp and modify checkbox.ftl, controlfooter.ftl, controlheader-core.ftl and controlheader.ftl to match Bootstrap's conventions.
Spring MVC was a bit trickier. Since its tags don't have the concept of writing an entire control (label and field), I had to do a bit of finagling to get things to work. In the current implementation, Struts 2 forms have a single line for a control-group and its control-label and controls.
With Spring MVC, it's a bit more complex:
You could probably overcome this verbosity with Tag Files.
Figuring out if a control-group needed an error class before the input tag was rendered was probably the hardest part of this exercise. This was mostly due to Bootstrap's great documentation and useful examples (viewed by inspecting the markup). Below are some screenshots of the old screens and new ones.
Before the holiday break, I spent some time upgrading AppFuse to use the latest releases of Spring and Spring Security. I started with Spring Security in early December and quickly discovered its 3.1 XSD required some changes. After changing to the 3.1 XSD in my security.xml, I had to change its <http> element to use security="none"
instead of filters="none"
. With Spring Security 3.0.5, I had:
After upgrading to 3.1, I had to change this to:
The next thing I had to change was UserSecurityAdvice.java. Instead of using Collection<GrantedAuthority>
for Authentication's getAuthority() method, I had to change it to use >Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority>
Lastly, I discovered that SPRING_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY
moved to HttpSessionSecurityContextRepository. Click here to see the changelog for this upgrade in AppFuse's FishEye.
You can read more about what's new in Spring Security 3.1 on InfoQ. I'm especially pumped to see http-only cookie support for Servlet 3.0. I discovered Spring Security didn't support this when Pen-Testing with Zed Attack Proxy.
Upgrading to Spring Framework 3.1
Compared to the Spring Security upgrade, upgrading to Spring 3.1 was a breeze. The first thing I discovered after changing my pom.xml's version was that Spring Security required some additional exclusions in order to get the latest Spring versions. Of course, this was communicated to me through the following cryptic error.
Without these additional exclusions, Spring Security pulled in Spring 3.0.6. I had to exclude spring-expression, spring-context and spring-web from spring-security-taglibs to get the 3.1.0.RELEASE version of Spring.
I also had to exclude spring-context from spring-security-config and spring-context and spring-expression from spring-security-core. Isn't Maven wonderful?
After making these changes, I got a bit further, but ended up being blocked by a bug in Tapestry 5's Spring support. Basically, after upgrading to Spring 3.1, I started seeing the following error:
Luckily, I was able to easily fix this with advice I found on Tapestry's mailing list. Unfortunately, even though I submitted a fix on December 15th, it didn't make it into Tapestry's 5.3.1 release on December 21st. As soon as Tapestry 5.3.2 is released, I hope to get the AppFuse's build passing again (it's currently failing).
I hope this article helps you upgrade your AppFuse-started applications to the latest versions of Spring and Spring Security. Over the next few weeks, I'll be exploring many of Spring 3.1's new features and implementing them as I see fit. Right now, I'm thinking environments/profiles, Servlet 3 / Java 7 support and Hibernate 4 support. These seem to be the best new features to learn about for my talk in a few weeks.


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The COTE Ensemble
What would Co-Op Theatre East be without a company of amazing artists work collaboratively? We'd have to change our name.
About the COTE Ensemble
The COTE Ensemble are the resident artists of Co-Op Theatre East. The company membership is by invitation only and exists to develop and expand both the performance technique and social consciousness of the individual artist, provide a supportive and safe atmosphere to create new work and present new theatre that challenges the stories being told in dominant culture. The COTE Ensemble members meet regularly for workshops, rehearsals and performances. Company members are also invited to request time during meetings to develop and experiment with personal pieces and rehearse/present new work in front of an audience.
Hannah Rose Barfoot is a native of Kansas City, MO, a graduate of the MFA Acting program at The University of Iowa, and a current struggling actor in NYC. She is a proud member of Co-Op Theatre East where she originated the role of Farrah White in Decadent Acts written/directed by Ashley Marinaccio and is currently working on the role of Cassandra in Casey Cleverly's adaptation of The Trojan Women. Other New York credits include the episodic theatre piece Blatant, the "mocumentary" film on the life of fictitious artist Marcus Garlard, and the original comedy piece Line One performing at The PIT. She is a strong supporter of new plays having originated roles in over 15 new productions and readings and is looking forward to adding to that collection with COTE!
Kerrie Bond is honored and excited to be a part of the COTE company. Native to the entire east coast (just about!), she found her way to New York City and graduated in 2009 from Pace University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Though she has a long history working with Ashley Marinaccio, she first worked with COTE in 2009 in the one-act festival Questionable Content, performing the role of Elaine in the play Smooth Criminal. Favorite credits include a workshop of the new musical Crossing Brooklyn (Des), Medea (Medea), Falsettos (Dr. Charlotte), Luck! (Ensemble), Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens (Judith), Proof (Catherine), and Carousel (Ensemble). She is also a performer with the NYC based sketch comedy group Think Pound. kerriebond.com
Mike Callahan, a native New Yorker since 1939, has recently reinvented himself once again by appearing as the "bigoted but lovable" Roger White in COTE's production of Decadent Acts. He began his "career" as a voice actor upon retirement from a thirty-year job selling ad space for Time Magazine. He considers himself primarily a voiceover guy but is now hooked by the challenge of walking and talking at the same time. He would have made this transition earlier, had he and his families not become addicted to food, clothing, and shelter. He also is in awe of being surrounded by the talented young people of Co-Op Theatre East who apparently are in need of an old person. Everybody has to be something.
Amy Chang is honored to be joining the talented and inspiring COTE team! She was made in Taiwan, but grew up mostly in Georgia. She graduated from Brown University with a major in Art Semiotics (really) and is now an actress based in New York City. Amy Chang played the role of Susan in the feature film Children of Invention, which screened at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and several other festivals. She also starred in the short film Red opposite Gbenga Akinnagbe of HBOs hit TV series The Wire. Amy Chang won Best Actress in a Comedy for her role as an 11-year-old in the one-act play The Party (which, incidentally, was directed by none other than COTEs own Miss Ashley Marinaccio, and assistant directed by Mr. Robert Gonyo!) Other onstage credits include: Resignations (Joy), Yellow Lens (Nai Nai/ Madeline), Love, Life & Redemption (Amy). Please visit her website for future updates, AmyChangActress.com.
Theresa Christine is thrilled to be a part of the COTE Company! A South Carolina native, she graduated in Spring '09 from Pace University with her BFA in Acting. It was at Pace that she first worked with Ashley, including productions of Decadent Acts, Dead Man Walking, and Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens. In 2009, Theresa joined COTE to produce and perform the title role in My Name is Rachel Corrie at the Kraine Theater. Other favorite roles include Summer and Smoke, Proof, and Out in the Open: Stories of Queer Oppression and Empowerment. Theresa is also an alum of SpringboardNYC 2009 with the American Theatre Wing, and she attended the Summer Training Congress '09 at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. theresachristine.com
Alexandra Cohen-Spiegler Co-op Theatre East: Documentary. Other NYC highlights: Shakespeare's 3 Marys (Dark Lady Players); Baba Yaga and the Pumpkin Fairy (One Time Productions); Switchblade (Milk Can Theatre Company); Cleopatra and The Writer (Afrikan Women's Repertory Theatre); Kafka Parables (Columbia MFA Director's Program); A Christmas Carol and Peter Pan (Once Upon a Time, Inc). Film: The Day He Finished the Book (NYFA).
Tyrus Holden A graduate of NYU's Tisch Film program, Tyrus first appeared with Co-Op Theatre East in Documentary: A Suicide Narrative. Tyrus's other acting endeavors include the titular role of Arthur in the short film series The Boy King, Will Trap the Rat Catcher during the 2009 season of the New York Renaissance Fair, and playing Corey Feldman in an episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories. (Really? I don't see it.) Tyrus is looking forward to the awesome projects ahead in COTE's new season!
Cannon Rose Kearns is a student at Columbia University and a graduate of Michael Howard Studios Acting Conservatory. Rose got her start with Co-Op Theatre East in the summer of 2009, when she was cast as Eve Shaw in the company's workshop of Decadent Acts by Ashley Marinaccio; she went on to play the same character in the April 2010 production of the play, and again in the Planet Connections Festivity that summer. Favorite past roles include Eve in Decadent Acts, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Rosemary in Picnic, and Ellida in Ibsen's Lady from the Sea. She lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn. cannonrosekearns.com
Alionka Polanco is super excited to be a part of the COTE company! Raised in New Jersey, Alionka currently lives in New York City. She is entering her senior year at Pace University where she is a BFA Acting major and a Womens' and Gender Studies minor. Alionka was last seen in COTE's production of Decadent Acts as Yetta Sobol and various ensemble roles. NYC credits include Lady from the Sea (Hilde), All God's Saints Go To Heaven-Not! (Rhoda), Cafe Playa Moon (Olivia) and Undress Me (Hannah). Previous Pace University credits include: Summer and Smoke (Mrs. Bassett), Ragtime (Ensemble), and Out in the Open (Apaga El Fuego). alionkapolanco.com
Anna Savant originated the role of Dr. Jolene Shatila in COTE's production of Decadent Acts (April and June 2010) for which she received critical acclaim and was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Play at the 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. Most of Anna's theater credits are with the Tokyo International Players where she played M'Lynn in Steel Magnolias, Mme de Volanges in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Fruma-Sarah in Fiddler On the Roof, Ruth in Blithe Spirit and Hannah in California Suite. In New York she has performed in Edward II, A Midsummer Night's Dream and several short play festivals. She studied classical theater at ACT in San Francisco and is a graduate of the New Actors Workshop in New York.
Michelle Sims wormed her way back into acting after a long hiatus, and is proud to be part of Co-Op Theater East and their commitment to shaking up the status quo. Theater: Decadent Acts with COTE, Jew of Malta and Quick Change Room with York Shakespeare, Mourning with Columbia Rep, The Redheaded Man (Extended at NYFringe). Independent Film: Spooky Warms the Heart, Cigarette Candy (Cannes '10), Distance Between the Apple and the Tree (New Filmmakers Series at Anthology Films), Ankur, The Mother, Insidious (NY Int'l Film Festival), No Such Place, Sick Day. Television: Celebrity Ghost Stories! for the Biography Channel.


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Entering my 60th year, I can safely say that – however long I live – the majority of my life will have been spent in Chesterfield County. I call myself a native, though, as Chesterfield had no hospitals in 1951, I technically emerged onto life's stage in Hopewell. Still, this is where I spent my infancy, childhood and teen years.
In the course of my lifetime, I've spent 11 years in the Charlottesville area, mostly being educated, partly doing the educating. In my 20s, I spent two-and-a half years in Southside Richmond among the swinging singles of St. John's Wood. During my 40s, when I was working regularly in regional theatre, I'd spend a few months at a time in such places as Louisville, Birmingham or Allentown. And an idyllic four months in Boca Raton.
But I've spent the rest of my life, thus far, in Chesterfield, in my childhood home before college and after Dad died and, during my 30s, in a condo I owned in Midlothian.
When I was a kid, Chesterfield was a rural county with a few substantial villages and only a hint of post-war suburban development. If the world operated to suit my personal whims, it would have stayed that way.
But that's not how the world works, and the reality now is that my native county has become the largest political subdivision in central Virginia. Bigger than Richmond. Bigger than Henrico. Richer and more populous than any locality within a two-hour drive.
Rural Chesterfield never had much clout. When I was a kid, Richmond and Henrico dominated area politics. At General Assembly budget negotiations, they got all the gravy, and Chesterfield, in the quaint phrase of those times, sucked hind teat. That's why, even today, many Chesterfielders pay tolls to get downtown, while Henricoans commute via freeways.
And why, even today, I share the instinctive reaction of old-time Chesterfielders when I hear the words "regional cooperation." When I was growing up, the sort of cooperation expected of Chesterfield was pretty much like the cooperation expected of a prize turkey at the holidays. It started with getting plucked and just kept getting worse.
Yet the fact is that, if Chesterfield had a coherent vision of its own future and dynamic political leadership, "regional cooperation" could now work in our favor. We are, after all, the big dogs in the region – if only we could forget past injustices and take advantage of our present wealth and power.
But what, exactly, is "regional cooperation?" In major newspapers, such as the Times-Dispatch and Style Weekly, "regional cooperation" is a frequent source of favorable commentary by editorialists, business and political leaders, scholars, even men and women of the cloth.
Of course, about half the time, regional cooperation seems to be a way of dressing up some sort of special-interest agenda. Calls for regional cooperation in developing a baseball diamond or sports complex, for example, are often about enriching some private entity. Calls for regional cooperation in developing a performing arts or convention center generally work for the primary benefit of the jurisdiction in which the new site is to be located – inevitably, Richmond City.
At other times, calls for regional cooperation are unaccompanied by concrete proposals, in which case they mean about as much as a Miss America contestant's call for world peace.
In actual fact, our region has few glowing examples of such cooperation. RIC is a reasonably good regional airport. The RMA, while unfairly imposing much of its burden on Chesterfielders, offers a well-designed commute to downtown. And the region supports two Governor's Schools worth bragging about.
But, in an emerging era of economic retrenchment, higher fuel costs and growing environmental concerns, action at the regional level looks increasingly more promising than waiting for leadership and money from federal and state governments.
The problem is this: For Chesterfield to play a role commensurate with its population, wealth and power, we must be able to speak with one voice. And our political system, devised in rural, agricultural times, simply cannot do that.
Which is why this old Chesterfield country boy has begun thinking that Chesterfield needs to adopt a city charter, providing for a strong mayor elected by the voters of the whole county.
A strong mayor could negotiate with Richmond's mayor on at least an equal footing; negotiate with the Governor and legislative budget-makers from a position of authority; and assert our due weight in the regional discussions that will define the way we live in next century of central Virginia's history.
A Board of Supervisors, elected from separate sections of the county and often governing by shifting 3-2 majorities, cannot speak with one voice. So long as we lack that unified voice, we will never receive due consideration in the councils of the mighty.
Chesterfield needs a mayor.