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WikiAnswers is an ad-supported wiki-based website where users can submit and answer questions. This site allows users to post and edit questions and answers. WikiAnswers.com uses wiki technology and fundamentals, allowing communal ownership and editing of content. All the questions that have an answer can be edited and improved over time. WikiAnswers.com uses an Alternates System – where every answer can have dozens of different questions that "trigger" it. When a question is similar to an existing one, they are joined as alternatives. This helps prevent duplicate entries in an effort to promote more cohesive answers.[1] WikiAnswers was created in 2002 by Chris Whitten as FAQ Farm.[2] It and all corresponding domains were acquired by Answers Corporation in November 2006 to become the user-generated content (UGC) component of Answers.com.[3] Following the acquisition, the product was renamed WikiAnswers.[4] As of August 2013, it had over 19 million answers; over 8,500 categories; over 29 million contributors; and 1,087 volunteer supervisors. According to comScore May 2010 data, Answers.com sites, including WikiAnswers, had 45.4 million unique visitors in the US.[5] WikiAnswers is a leading Q&A website on the Internet.[6] As of August 2013, the web information company Alexa Internet ranks WikiAnswers and its Answers.com sister sites as the 193rd most popular on the Internet.[7]
WikiAnswers uses SEO techniques to improve its web visibility[8] and has been described as a "content farm".[9][10]
The WikiAnswers.com Community is made up of various online volunteers, most commonly acting as Contributors and Supervisors. Other classifications include Premier Answerers,[11] Special Project Assistants, Mentors, Bug Catchers and those participating in special site-wide programs such as Vandal Patrol, Community Outreach, WikiReviewers, and WikiAnswers' Influential Teens (WIT). All volunteers are able to contribute in various ways and personalize their user experience through profiles, watchlists, etc.[12]
Contributors form the majority of the WikiAnswers.com community and engage in the site's primary activities: asking and answering questions, improving existing answers and collaborating with others. Each individual addition and edit that a person makes is called a 'contribution', which correlates to one's total number of contributions and helps form the site's Top Contributors lists.[13] Participants can also give others "Trust Points" for demonstrating trustworthy and worthwhile contributions.[14]
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According to the Terms of Use, Answers.com (which includes WikiAnswers) does not claim ownership of contributions. By accepting the Terms of Use and participating on the site, contributors grant a very liberal and permissive license to Answers.com, which in turn sub-licenses the contributions under much less permissive terms to the user. The user is allowed to download the content for personal use only. In particular he or she is not allowed to modify and publish the content without permission from either Answers.com or the copyright owner (the contributor).[15] Individuals are allowed to cite from WikiAnswers in their own writings.[16]
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One lane of I-64 reopened in Jefferson County after semi crash
by WILY/WRXX News Staff • March 12, 2014 • News
One eastbound lane of Interstate 64 in Jefferson County has reopened to traffic, while the other remains closed as crews work to clear an accident from Tuesday night. It happened at mile post 70 and involved a semi.
At 6:30 Wednesday morning, crews started removing the truck and the debris from the crash. Drivers are asked to use the Woodlawn exit, a mile before the crash scene. State Police Trooper Joey Watson says the lanes could be closed for a few hours.
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British farming bodies unite to capitalise on horsemeat scandal
By Ben Bold, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Friday, 15 February 2013 04:27PM
The NFU (National Farmers Union ), Eblex (English Beef and Lamb Executive) and Red Tractor Assurance are among farming bodies launching a marketing blitz encouraging British consumers to buy quality assured, traceable British beef, in a bid to capitalise on the furore over horsemeat-contaminated supermarket food.
Eblex, Bpex (British Pork Executive) and Red Tractor are tomorrow running a joint-campaign comprising half-page ads in papers including The Sun, Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Times and The Guardian.
The ads will highlight the provenance of fresh beef, lamb, pork and bacon and carry the copy, "Quality Assured. Now more than ever, it's important to know that the meat that you're buying comes from a trusted source."
The NFU is also running its own campaign this weekend in ten nationals, with ads stating it is "Leading the way in high standards" and telling UK consumers to "Buy British".
Tomorrow's ads may well be followed by subsequent marketing pushes. A spokesman for Eblex told Marketing that the body was monitoring developments concerning horse-contaminated meat and would react accordingly.
Meanwhile, north of the border, Quality Meat Scotland is running an eight-week £620,000 campaign co-funded by the European Union and aimed at 5.3 million Scottish consumers. The activity will push two messages, "Get Behind the Label", which features two Scottish farming families, and "Great Quality of Taste". Activity will span media including in-store, print, outdoor and digital.
Peter Kendall, NFU president, said: "British Farmers are very proud of what they produce and are quite rightly furious about this current situation.
"They feel let down by what looks like a criminal element in an isolated part of the food chain, which has certainly not helped in reassuring consumers that the food they are buying is what they say it is."
News of the ad push by farming bodies comes on the same day that Tesco said it would launch a new "farm and factory" website as part of plans to open up its food supply chain to consumers, in the wake of the ongoing horsemeat scandal.
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Suburban motorbike enthusiasts Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy attempt to outride the mid-life crisis with a week on the open road. But when they run into Ray Liotta and his gang of biker bullies, the wannabe rebels are determined to show that they weren't just born to be mild. With straight-up, knockabout comedy geared to an 'A-Team' vibe, Wild Hogs is an unashamedly easy ride.
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These are worrying times for John Travolta. An icon of the disco era and two-time Oscar nominee, he now takes second billing to Tim Allen, an icon only to devotees of The Santa Clause franchise.
Allen plays Doug, a forty-something dentist stung by his family's implications that he is 'lame'. How dare they, when he and his buddies spend every weekend riding (carefully) around the suburbs on their beloved Harley Davidsons?
Doug's fellow 'Wild Hogs' are Woody (Travolta), an outwardly successful entrepreneur whose business and marriage to a supermodel are actually on the rocks, hen-pecked plumber Bobby (Lawrence), and computer geek Dudley (Macy).
After another tame afternoon, they decide it's time to live the biker dream, and soon they're throwing caution and cellphones to the wind on a week-long, guys-only trip to California.
But the bonding experience starts to go round the bend when an amorous highway cop (John C. McGinley) takes a shine to their camp. Then they fall foul of the Del Fuegos, a gang of two-wheeled trouble-causers led by bad boy Jack (Liotta).
The Hogs find refuge in Madrid - that's "May-drid" - a quiet town periodically plagued by the Del Fuegos and venue of an annual chilli festival. Only one of these points serves the plot.
With the local cops being useless ("For arms training, they just told us to go and play Doom"), the four amigos are on their own for an A-Team-style rumble.
In a film unworthy of him, Macy shows the deftest comic touch. But, like Travolta, Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei ought to worry.
Her role as Macy's love interest couldn't be more thankless if she was delivering positive test results at an STD clinic.
And all casting aside, Wild Hogs is still an odd one - a comedy about the trials of middle age pitched at playground level. There are plenty of gags about peeing, pooing, skinny-dipping and bull-slapping - but absolutely no cussing.
If we're dishing out faint praise, it's nothing if not simple (as in uncomplicated... and slow-witted) - and it's at least as funny as any of Tim Allen or Martin Lawrence's other movies.


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Gilbert A. Sorg, 97, of 160 Wehler Road, St. Marys, died on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Elk Regional Health Center following a short illness. He was born January 3, 1914 in St. Marys, a son of the late Michael and Mary Dendorfer Sorg. On March 2, 1942 in Sacred Heart Church, he married the late Mary Bon Sorg, who preceded him in death on January 15, 1994.
Andrew Merle Johnston, 93, of State Park Road, Penfield, died Sunday, July 10, 2011 at the DuBois Nursing Home after a short illness. He was born April 29, 1918 in Penfield, son of the late Frank and Annie (Colby) Johnston. He married Betty F. (Lowstetter), who predeceased him in 1992. He lived all of his life in Penfield. He was a graduate of Penfield High School and served in the Army during WWII from 1943 to 1945. He was the founder of Andy Johnston Nursery and a member of the Home Camp United Methodist Church. He enjoyed racing, hunting, snowmobiling, and sitting on his porch.
Ruth Pistner, 94, of 817 Million Dollar Highway, St. Marys, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Elk Haven Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 15, 1917, in Force, a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Agnes Shortt Cook. On Sept. 27, 1943, in the Sacred Heart Church, she married Joseph G. Pistner, who preceded her in death on Sept. 24, 1990.
Ronald J. Salvetto, 56, formerly of 566 Rock St., Ridgway, died Saturday morning, July 9, 2011, at Pinecrest Manor following a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 15, 1955 in DuBois, son of Pauline A. Salvetto and the late James J. Salvetto. He had resided in Ridgway for many years and was a former Erie resident. He was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church. He was a graduate of Ridgway High School, Class of 1973, and had attended Penn State. He had been employed by the Gertrude Barber Center in Erie for 10 years and Hamot Medical Center in Erie for 14 years.
Kenneth L. (Chunk) Danekas, 33, of 28 Lincoln St., Ridgway, died Thursday morning, July 7, 2011, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 10, 1977, in Sycamore, Ill., son of David D. and Jane M. (Fischer) Danekas. He married Kerri E. Brendel on June 19, 2004. He had resided in Ridgway for 19 years and was a former Janesville, Wisc. resident. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church and a member of the U.S. Bowling Congress.
E. Tom Wolff, 65, of 4172 Grant Rd., Ridgway, died unexpectedly Thursday morning at his residence. He was born Dec. 26, 1945 in Ridgway, son of the late Clarence H. (Pug) and Ruby M. (Amacher) Wolff. He married Judy L. Ecklund on Sept. 30, 1967. She survives.
Clarence George (Buster) Woodley, 87, of 119 Iron Run Rd., St. Marys, died on June 30, 2011 in Munson Regional Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich. He was born Nov. 5, 1923, in Kersey, son of the late Clarence W. and Clara Anderson Woodley. On Nov. 25, 1949, in Ridgway Presbyterian Church, he was married to his loving wife, Charlotte N. Rueger Woodley, who survives. He graduated from Kersey High School, Class of 1942, and from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as attending Duquesne School of Law.
Floyd C. "Pinky" Herzing, 82, of 1910 Bucktail Trail, St. Marys, died on Monday, July 4, 2011 at Elk Regional Health Center following a brief illness. He was born April 27, 1929 in St. Marys, a son of the late William and Mary Garbic Herzing. On November 25, 1950, he married Ethel "Eppie" Schauer Herzing, who survives. Mr. Herzing was a member of Queen of the World Church, where he also served as a Eucharistic Minister. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He worked at Stackpole Carbon for more than 25 years, and also worked for ARCO and Hughes Aircraft.Â
Della Marie Harmon, 92, of West Logan Ave., DuBois, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 at Christ the King Manor. Born on Nov. 8, 1918 in Blacklick, she was the daughter of the late Daniel L. & Amanda A. (Kinter) Dunlap. She was married to Paul E. Harmon for 70 years. He survives. She was a 1937 graduate of Blairsville High School. She had been employed as a beautician in Indiana, Pa., and had worked at the Penn Traffic Company in DuBois. She was also a dog groomer for many years.
Floyd J. "Pinky" Wickett Sr., 96, a resident of Elk Haven and formerly of Elk Towers and Martin Road, died Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Elk Haven Nursing Home following a brief illness. He was born July 18, 1914 in St. Marys, son of the late Francis J. and Anna Schreiber Wickett. He was a lifelong resident of the area and attended St. Marys schools. He was a retired employee of St. Marys Carbon Co. On October 28, 1949, in Morgantown, W.V., he married Ruth M. Mertz, who preceded him in death on Jan. 5, 2002.


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DescriptionWellesley Island State Park has the largest camping complex in the Thousand Islands region. Secluded wilderness sites nestled along the banks of the St. Lawrence River are accessible only by foot or boat. Within this rustic paradise, fishing is excellent--particularly for muskie in autumn. To accommodate boaters, the park has a full service marina and four boat launches. A sandy beach on the river offers great swimming and sunbathing and there is a recreation barn and 9-hole golf course on the Island. One of the main attractions of the park is the Minna Anthony Common Nature Center, which includes a museum, varied habitats such as wooded wetlands, 3 miles of shoreline and open granite outcrops, and miles of trails for hiking, cross-country skiing and nature education. The Nature Center provides educational and recreational programs for all ages.Geography:Wellesley Island State Park is located on Wellesley Island, in the St. Lawrence River. It is part of the Town of Orleans, in Jefferson County. Recreation:Park activities range from summertime beach swimming to wintertime hunting, ice fishing, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. Visitors can enjoy many summer activities such as; biking, boating, jet & water skiing, fishing, golfing and hiking, No rental equipment is provided at the park. Patrons can also visit the museum, participate in park-organized recreation activities and picnic. The Nature Center has a handicapped-accessible trail with access to picnic tables and the seasonal butterfly house. Facilities:The park offers a beach, a marina, boat launch sites, boating, boat dockage, cabins, campsites, dumping stations, showers, food concessions, a golf course, a nature trail, a museum and visitor center, picnic tables, a playground, and playing fields. Laundry facilities are also available at the camp store. The park has facilities for group camping and twelve vacation rentals, which are fully outfitted cottages, with porches from which renters can enjoy the sunset. Nearby Attractions:Nearby attractions include Canoe-Picnic Point State Park, Grass Point State Park, Dewolf Point State Park, Waterson Point State Park, and Wellesley Island State Park Golf Course. Services & Amenities:
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I just aquire one each of these racquets and wondering if the one made in Austria is "better" than the Czech Republic made one. Is the quality control better in one factory over the other? Thanks
As I understand it, the Czech factory finished frames moulded in Austria... meaning, applied paint and graphics, fitted grommets, fitted pallets, grip collars (if spec'ed), butt caps, grips, and packaged for sale. This, because Czech labor was a little cheaper than Austrian. Finished product QA/QC was good, though; in my opinion comparable to that in Austria.
Any other comments on quality control and overall better grade of work between these two factories? Thanks
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text: Honoring '42' comes slowly in legend's hometownBy Moni Basu, CNNUpdated 6:32 AM ET, Mon April 29, 2013Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – Jackie Robinson was born in 1919 into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia, and went on to become the first black player in the modern era of Major League Baseball. The local Boys and Girls Club was recently named after him.Hide Caption 1 of 10Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – Jack Hadley founded a black history museum in Thomasville, Georgia, that's filled with hundreds of photographs and memorabilia featuring African-American politicians, soldiers and athletes. There's a section dedicated to Jackie Robinson. Hide Caption 2 of 10Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – Hadley points out a front-page story in black-owned Pittsburgh Courier about Jackie Robinson, who became a Brooklyn Dodger in 1947.Hide Caption 3 of 10Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – The Cairo High School baseball team waits between innings during a game against Americus-Sumter High School. The field at the school is named after Robinson.Hide Caption 4 of 10Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – A small plaque marks Jackie Robinson Field at Cairo High School.Hide Caption 5 of 10Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – Charles Renaud, a former county commissioner, spearheaded the effort to name the Boys and Girls Club in Cairo after Robinson. He says the community should learn from a past of racial animosity and move forward for the greater good of a younger generation.Hide Caption 6 of 10Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – Aniyah Peters, 13, is a member of the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club. She says Robinson's achievements inspire her to pursue her dreams. Hide Caption 7 of 10Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – Robinson's relative Dr. Linda Walden had wanted a statue of Jackie Robinson erected on the Grady County Courthouse lawn. That didn't happen. Currently, there's a monument honoring Confederate soldiers.Hide Caption 8 of 10Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – Dr. Linda Walden moved back to Cairo in 1996 and has tried for years to get the community to acknowledge and commemorate Robinson's legacy. Hide Caption 9 of 10Photos: Jackie Robinson's birthplace 10 photosThe birthplace of Jackie Robinson – A dilapidated chimney is all that remains of Jackie Robinson's family home in rural Grady County. The house burned down in 1996, but the property is owned and maintained by his cousin Linda Walden.Hide Caption 10 of 10Story highlightsJackie Robinson was born in 1919 to sharecroppers in Cairo, GeorgiaFor a long time, there was little recognition in Cairo of its famous native sonRobinson broke the color barrier in modern-day baseballSome say Cairo had a tough time reconciling with an ugly past of segregationIn a scene in "42," Jackie Robinson gazes at his newborn son in a hospital ward and vows never to be like his father. "My daddy left us flat in Cairo, Georgia. I was only six months older than you are now."That's the only mention of Cairo in the newly released biopic about the man who broke baseball's color barrier, but the movie resonates in this small southwest Georgia city that has had a complicated relationship with its famous native son.The movie, many in Cairo hope, will shine a new light on the city and help bring Robinson the kind of recognition he deserved here long ago.In the film, Robinson -- played by Chadwick Boseman -- pronounced the city like Cairo, Egypt, the Georgia city's namesake. Only here, folks don't say it like that. It's KAY-row.Most here seem willing to forgive that Hollywood faux-pas since Robinson himself might have mispronounced it. After all, he was only a toddler when he left Cairo for good. After his father, Jerry, abandoned the family, his mother, Mallie, found herself doing the work of two people on the Sasser Plantation. A short while later, Mallie boarded the Number 58 train with her five children and moved across the continent to be closer to her brother in Pasadena, California -- an act of enormous courage for a black woman in the early 1920s.Robinson, the son of sharecroppers and grandson of slaves, never walked the streets of Cairo. Not like Olympic gold medalist Teresa Edwards, who shot hoops on the courts at Holder Park.It's one reason, say some residents, that the city has struggled to embrace Robinson. Others suspect race had a lot to do with it. This was the Deep South, and Cairo was not unlike other places that struggled to reconcile with the past -- one that was so ugly that Robinson probably never would have made a career in baseball had he grown up here.Had he stayed, he might have ended up a sharecropper himself. Instead, he grew up in a world far away from Jim Crow, attending integrated schools in California and becoming a star athlete at UCLA.Schools weren't integrated in Cairo until 1970. When there was a proposal to rename Second Avenue in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., there was push-back, recalls attorney Tom Lehman, 67, who moved here four decades ago from Ohio.Just WatchedHank Aaron: Every kid should see '42'replayMore Videos ...Hank Aaron: Every kid should see '42' 01:25PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedYouth team honors Jackie Robinson replayMore Videos ...Youth team honors Jackie Robinson 03:07PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedMichelle Obama screens '42'replayMore Videos ...Michelle Obama screens '42' 00:52PLAY VIDEOThe local newspaper, The Cairo Messenger, recognized Robinson on the 30th anniversary of his entry into the major leagues in a short story that reminded readers he was born in Cairo. But other than that, the memory of Jackie Robinson wore thin.For decades, there were no monuments or placards or anything, really, that signaled the city was the birthplace of an extraordinary man. You could drive through town without knowing Robinson was ever here.A woman on a missionLinda Walden wanted to fix that.She grew up in Queens, New York, and Sebring, Florida, but after she finished medical school at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, she moved south to Cairo. It's a city best known as once being the capital of cane syrup production. The high school mascot is a syrupmaker. Walden's roots were here; her father's family owned land nestled along tree-lined country roads. She arrived in 1996, one year before the 50th anniversary of Robinson's feat. Jackie was family. Walden's aunt had married Jackie's brother, Mack Robinson, who'd also made his mark in the world of sports. He won a silver medal in the 200-meter dash in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, but was overshadowed by Jesse Owens and later by his own pioneering brother.It felt right for Walden to settle in Cairo, though it was a shock.Jackie Robinson, born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1919, broke the Major League color barrier in 1947."It was like going back 30 years in time," she said.When she opened her medical practice in a shopping center on MLK Jr. Avenue, she became the first woman and the first African-American to do so. Even today, she's still the only full-time black doctor in the area."I had to remind some of my patients that it was not Miss Linda but Dr. Walden," she said.Soon after she established her practice, someone planted a sign on her property calling her the N-word. She received a phone call asking for a donation of $1,000 to the fire department. She politely told them she couldn't make such a large donation.All she heard on the other end was the N-word."God bless you," she replied, holding her anger. Maybe it was something Robinson inspired in her. It was his courage to not fight back when he was met with hatred that helped him win over a racist mindset, as the movie shows.About a month later, Walden got a letter of apology in the mail."We have good people here -- both black and white," she said. "But change has been very slow."Walden, 56, made it her mission to preserve Robinson's legacy in Cairo. To resurrect his name. To inspire a new generation of kids. In 1997, she founded the Jackie Robinson Cairo Memorial Institute to raise money for her mission. She eventually started a Jackie Robinson essay contest for Cairo students.The same year, she succeeded in getting the county to rename a 10-mile stretch of Georgia Highway 93 as the Jackie Robinson Memorial Highway. She launched a campaign to have the Georgia Historical Society place a marker at the site of the 150-year-old tin-roofed wooden house on Hadley Ferry Road where Robinson was born. In 2002, Walden got a sign placed, but by then the house had burned down and all that was left was a brick chimney. She proposed the county erect a monument of Robinson in front of the Grady County Courthouse in downtown Cairo. She even sought out a sculptor from Tallahassee -- just across the Florida state line -- who presented the county commission with a life-size cardboard depiction of how the bronze statue might look. She felt a statue would serve as a landmark for Cairo and help draw tourists. But that didn't happen.Lehman, the attorney, said it might have been a matter of money. Walden said she was told the land outside the courthouse was not appropriate for memorials to athletes. There's a memorial to veterans of foreign wars. After Walden's request went nowhere, the county erected a stone monument honoring the Sons of the Confederacy. A small rebel flag flutters at its side."I wanted it to be a tourist attraction," Walden said. "They saw it as a black man on the courthouse lawn."When I first started, there were more excuses than anything else. They said, 'Why are we honoring someone who didn't grow up here?' It was stunning that someone as great as Jackie Robinson would be treated this way."But Walden was determined. It didn't matter to her that Robinson didn't grow up in Cairo. It's been said he only returned once, after he'd made it as a Brooklyn Dodger. The black people in town threw him a parade. Walden refused to stop dreaming. She envisioned a multimillion-dollar multicultural center and museum named after Robinson. She even thought about constructing a baseball field good enough to bring spring training to Cairo."He won't be forgotten here," she said. The movie and the man "42" isn't playing yet at the old Zebulon theater in downtown Cairo. The theater can only screen reel-to-reel films and has asked Warner Brothers to send them the movie in that format.Jack Hadley, 77, went to the Gateway Cinema 7 in nearby Thomasville to see the biopic of his relative. Hadley is Walden's uncle; his sister Delano married Mack Robinson. A chill came over Hadley as he watched the celluloid depiction of the first black player in modern-day baseball. On screen, black people in the stadium cheered, while hatred spewed from whites, even from Robinson's fellow Dodgers, who signed a petition to get him thrown off the team. The movie is particularly poignant in a scene in which Phillies manager Ben Chapman hurls verbal abuse -- the N-word -- at Robinson every time he is up for bat. Robinson doesn't say a word. Instead, after his last at-bat, he runs into the dugout, down the stairs and shatters his bat against the wall. Hadley marveled at Robinson's restraint."I was thinking, 'Could I take it like Jackie did?'" he said. Hadley, an Army veteran, began collecting black history items a long time ago and finally opened a museum in Thomasville, the only one of its kind in southwest Georgia. He has 3,200 pieces on the wall now -- photographs, signs, posters, dolls, old uniforms. There's a Jackie Robinson section that includes a laminated copy of a front page story of Robinson's early days. It's from the Pittsburgh Courier, the most widely circulated black newspaper at the time. "My niece, Dr. Walden, tried her best to get them to understand they're sitting on a goldmine with Jackie Robinson," he said. "For some reason, Cairo didn't think too much of it."Hadley is hoping the movie will reinvigorate interest in Robinson. Kids around these parts need that kind of towering figure to inspire them.Cairo has about 10,000 people; 48% are black. The average household income here is $28,755. Many kids are growing up in single-parent homes."I'm hoping this movie can show them they can make it," Hadley said.The timing of the movie coincided with another effort by the city of Cairo, one of the first not initiated by Walden. This year, the city renamed its Boys and Girls Club after Jackie Robinson, and there's now a ball field in his honor at Holder Park, where the club is located. On a Wednesday afternoon, the club fills up right after school gets out. Some of the kids are only 6. Others are about to enter high school. They do homework in a room called "Breaking Barriers" before they run outside to play.Charles Renaud, 49, one of the club's founders and a former county commissioner, said the movie served as a catalyst but that the effort to rename the club had been in the making for a long time. He believes there's no use in dwelling in the past. Just embrace the present."Make no mistake about it. We have issues," he said. "But let's learn from the past and move forward. Let's pick a greater good and work for the kids."He acknowledged Walden's longtime campaign to honor Robinson. The Boys and Girls Club, he said, brings new perspective."Give me six years, when our kids start going through the system," he said. "There will be a child who will say the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club kept them out of trouble."Last month, Robinson's daughter Sharon joined her relatives Walden and Hadley for a gala event in Cairo to raise money for the club. Pamela Grigg, director of the downtown library who also served on the board of the Boys and Girls Club, said the dinner was a huge deal for Cairo. She could tell that some people there felt some embarrassment that it had taken so long for the community to come together behind Jackie Robinson.County Commissioner T.D. David said he'd never seen so many people join together for a community purpose. "It's proper recognition that's come very late," he said, "but it's very sincere."Walden said she hopes the community is finally coming around. "In the end it's not about me. It's not about Jackie. It's about what they had in their hearts."Lehman, the attorney, said Robinson's name will shine in Cairo. Even among people whose grandparents might have once run Robinson out of town. More from usU.S. ambassador tweets that he'll be back 'ASAP'94 million Americans say: 'Enough with winter, already'Pit bull mix found shot, tied to rail tracksPowered by Livefyre


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Phosphorylation of smooth muscle myosin by type II Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase
- Arthur M. Edelman,
- Wei-Hsung Lin,
- Donna J. Osterhout,
- Mark K. Bennett,
- Mary B. Kennedy,
- Edwin G. Krebs
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Brain type II Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase was found to phoshorylate smooth muscle myosin, incorporating maximally ∼ 2 mol of phosphoryl per mol of myosin, exclusively on the 20,000 dalton light chain subunit. After maximal phosphorylation of myosin or the isolated 20,000 dalton light chain subunit by myosin light chain kinase, the addition of type II Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase led to no further incorporation indicating the two kinases phosphorylated a common site. This conclusion was supported by two dimensional mapping of tryptic digests of myosin phosphorylated by the two kinases. By phosphoamino acid analysis the phosphorylated residue was identified as a serine. The phosphorylation by type II Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase of myosin resulted in enhancement of its actin-activated Mg2+-ATPase activity. Taken together, these data strongly support the conclusion that type II Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase phosphorylates the same amino acid residue on the 20,000 dalton light chain subunit of smooth muscle myosin as is phosphorylated by myosin light chain kinase and suggest an alternative mechanism for the regulation of actin-myosin interaction.
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- Title
- Phosphorylation of smooth muscle myosin by type II Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase
- Journal
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Volume 97, Issue 1 , pp 87-98
- Cover Date
- 1990-09-01
- Print ISSN
- 0300-8177
- Online ISSN
- 1573-4919
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- myosin
- calcium
- calmodulin
- type II kinase
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Arthur M. Edelman (1)
- Wei-Hsung Lin (1)
- Donna J. Osterhout (1)
- Mark K. Bennett (2)
- Mary B. Kennedy (3)
- Edwin G. Krebs (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14214, Buffalo, New York, USA
- 2. Division of Biology, 216-76, California Institute of Technology, 91125, Pasadena, California, USA
- 3. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA


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February 26, 2014 9:54 am | by Beth Miller, Washington Univ., St. Louis | News | CommentsUsing an inexpensive 3-D printer, biomedical engineers have developed a custom-fitted, implantable device with embedded sensors that could transform treatment and prediction of cardiac disorders. An international team has created a 3-D elastic membrane made of a soft, flexible, silicon material that is precisely shaped to match the heart's epicardium, or the outer layer of the wall of the heart.
Sustainable manufacturing system to better consider the human component
February 20, 2014 11:43 am | News | CommentsEngineers at Oregon State Univ. have developed a new approach toward sustainable manufacturing that begins on the factory floor and tries to encompass the totality of manufacturing issues, including economic, environmental and social impacts. This approach, they say, builds on previous approaches that considered various facets of sustainability in a more individual manner.
A step closer to the photonic future
February 20, 2014 3:01 am | News | CommentsPhotonic devices are typically built using customized methods that make them difficult and expensive to manufacture. But at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition next month, two new devices, a modulator and a tunable filter, are being presented that are not only as energy-efficient as some of the best devices around, but were built using standard CMOS process technology.
Using holograms to improve electronic devices
February 19, 2014 3:02 pm | by Sean Nealon, Univ. of California, Riverside | News | CommentsA team of researchers has demonstrated a new type of holographic memory device that could provide unprecedented data storage capacity and data processing capabilities in electronic devices. The new type of memory device uses spin waves, a collective oscillation of spins in magnetic materials, instead of the optical beams.
An essential step toward printing living tissues
February 19, 2014 9:29 am | News | CommentsA new bioprinting method developed at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard Univ. creates intricately patterned 3-D tissue constructs with multiple types of cells and tiny blood vessels. The work represents a major step toward a longstanding goal of tissue engineers: creating human tissue constructs realistic enough to test drug safety and effectiveness.
U.S. Navy ready to deploy laser for first time
February 18, 2014 10:27 am | by David Sharp, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Navy plans to deploy its first laser on a ship later this year, and it intends to test an electromagnetic rail gun prototype aboard a vessel within two years. For the Navy, it's not so much about the whiz-bang technology as it is about the economics of such armaments. Both costs pennies on the dollar compared with missiles and smart bombs, and the weapons can be fired continuously, unlike missiles and bombs, which eventually run out.
3-D-stacked hybrid SRAM cell to be built by European scientists
February 7, 2014 9:49 am | News | CommentsEuropean scientists from both academia and industry have begun an ambitious new research project focused on an alternative approach to extend Moore's Law. The research project, coordinated IBM Research in Zurich and called COMPOSE³, is based on the use of new materials to replace today's silicon, and on taking an innovative design approach where transistors are stacked vertically, known as 3-D stacking.
NASA boards the 3-D manufacturing train
February 6, 2014 1:01 pm | by Lori Keesey, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center | News | CommentsAdditive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, offers a compelling alternative to more traditional manufacturing approaches at NASA, where the need for highly customized spacecraft and instrument components is quite high. The agency has recently launched a number of formal programs to prototype new 3-D printed components, including rocket engine injectors, and 3-D printers for use in space.
The Laser-Sintering Effect
February 6, 2014 10:41 am | by Lindsay Hock, Managing Editor | Articles | CommentsExposed on a vertical face, rock climbers rely on their instincts and experience just as much as their equipment for survival. Depending on the climb, an assortment of gear is used for a successful ascension to the top—carabineers, cams, harnesses, specialized climbing shoes. Different styles of footwear are used for finessing cracks, balancing on small toeholds or smearing sloping slabs, the choice depends on individual preference.
ORNL, Local Motors sign CRADA to enable rapid design, manufacturing of vehicles
January 30, 2014 8:14 am | by Morgan McCorkle, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | News | CommentsLocal Motors Inc. and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed a new partnership to develop and deliver technology to produce the world's first production 3-D printed vehicle. The CRADA between Local Motors and ORNL will explore making vehicle construction more efficient, including lower production time, costs and part count, coupled with higher standards of control, safety, aesthetics and mechanical flexibility.
New catalytic converter could cut fuel consumption, car manufacturing costs
January 29, 2014 10:27 am | News | CommentsA new catalytic converter developed in the U.K. could cut fuel consumption and manufacturing costs significantly. Tests suggest that the new prototype, which uses up to 80% less rare metal than a conventional converter, could reduce fuel consumption in a standard vehicle by up to 3%. Metals such as platinum now account for 60 to 70% of the cost of the component.
3-D printed soil reveals the world beneath our feet
January 27, 2014 8:21 am | by Kirsty Cameron, Abertay Univ. | Videos | CommentsSoil scientists at Abertay Univ. are using 3-D printing technology to find out, for the very first time, exactly what is going on in the world beneath our feet. In the same way that ecologists study the interactions of living organisms above ground, Prof.Wilfred Otten and researchers at the university's SIMBIOS Centre are taking advantage of the new technology to do the same below ground.
Pushing the thermal limits of nanoscale SQUIDs
January 20, 2014 6:41 pm | News | CommentsSuperconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) are incredibly sensitive magnetic flux sensors which have been limited in their applications because of thermal challenges at ultralow temperatures. Researchers in the U.K. have succeeded in overcoming this difficulty by introducing a new type of nanoscale SQUID based on optimized proximity effect bilayers.
Inverse opal structure improves thin-film solar cells
January 13, 2014 3:59 pm | by Emil Venere, Purdue Univ. | News | CommentsResearchers have shown how to increase the efficiency of thin-film solar cells, a technology that could bring low-cost solar energy. The approach uses 3-D photonic crystals to absorb more sunlight than conventional thin-film cells. The synthetic crystals possess a structure called an inverse opal to make use of and enhance properties found in the gemstones to reflect, diffract and bend incoming sunlight.
Technology uses micro-windmills to recharge cell phones
January 13, 2014 9:06 am | News | CommentsResearchers in Texas have designed a micro-windmill that generates wind energy and may become an innovative solution to cell phone batteries constantly in need of recharging. A single grain of rice could hold about 10 of these tiny windmills, and hundreds of them could be embedded in a sleeve for a cell phone.
Researchers find simple, cheap way to increase solar cell efficiency
January 6, 2014 7:42 am | News | CommentsResearchers from North Carolina State Univ. and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. Their modification can increase solar cell efficiency by more than 30%. Polymer-based solar cells have two domains, consisting of an electron acceptor and an electron donor material.
Researchers make a micro-muscular breakthrough
December 19, 2013 8:27 pm | by Lynn Yarris, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | News | CommentsA team of researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has demonstrated a micro-sized robotic torsional muscle/motor made from vanadium dioxide that for its size is a thousand times more powerful than a human muscle. It is able to catapult objects 50 times heavier than itself over a distance five times its length within just 60 milliseconds.
Jet-propelled wastewater treatment
December 19, 2013 7:55 pm | News | CommentsResearchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have developed a new method for the active degradation of organic pollutants in solution by using swimming microengines. These tiny "engines" are made from platinum and iron and are highly efficient in removing organic pollutants from water using hydrogen peroxide.


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text: Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity "The Wife of Pilate" first appeared in the April 2009 issue of Touchstone. The Wife of PilateSince the story of Pilate's wife is found only in the Gospel of Matthew (27:19), it seems reasonable to examine it specifically through the perspective of Matthew. What function is served by that very short narrative in that particular Gospel? Commentators have remarked that Pilate's wife, a Gentile woman who pleads the innocence of Jesus ("that just man") serves as a literary foil to the Jewish leaders who clamor for his crucifixion (27:23). This comment is surely accurate, but it does not indicate a larger context, nor an intention specific to Matthew. Indeed, this is the sort of story we might more readily have expected in Luke. The latter, after all, is rather preoccupied with showing that the Roman authorities regarded Jesus as innocent (Luke 23:4,14–15,20,47), and among the four evangelists, he is certainly the one who writes most often about women, whether in Jesus' parables or among his actual associates. It seems, then, that a closer examination of Matthew 27:19 is required. The text says that while Pilate "was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, 'Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him.'" This woman is portrayed, not only as resistant to the official plot to murder Jesus, but as having "suffered many things today in a dream because of him." The most striking item here, I suggest, is her dream. The dream, then, is the place to start. This Gentile's dream near the end of Matthew clearly forms a literary inclusion with the dream of certain other Gentiles near that Gospel's beginning. With respect to the Magi, we are told, "being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way" (2:12). That is the last appearance of the Magi. The contexts of these two dreams are strikingly similar. In each case the dream takes place in connection with an official plot to kill Jesus. In the instance of the Magi, this plot includes the official representative of the Roman government, King Herod, who has "gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together" (2:4). In the instance of Pilate's wife, the murderous plot involves "all the chief priests and elders of the people" (27:1,12,20; the scribes are included in 27:41). In both cases the dreams of the Gentiles are contrasted with the plots of Jesus' enemies. Pilate's wife near the end of Matthew stands parallel to the Magi near its beginning. In each case, moreover, the plot to murder Jesus has to do with his kingship, his status as the Messiah. In the example of the Magi, these come from the East "to Jerusalem, saying, 'Where is he who has been born King of the Jews?'" (2:1–2). The usurping Herod, threatened by the suspected appearance of Israel's true king, takes all the necessary precautions, including the murder of "all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under" (2:16). The expression "King of the Jews" does not appear in Matthew again until the final plot against Jesus. It is while Pilate officiates in his judgment seat, and just before he receives the message from his wife, that he inquires, "Are you the King of the Jews?" (27:11). The source of Pilate's question here is indicated in the next verse, which tells us that Jesus "was being accused by the chief priests and elders" (27:12). These chief priests and others correspond to the group that Herod summoned earlier when he made his own inquiry about the King of the Jews. Matthew tells us that Pilate "knew that they had handed him over because of envy." Indeed, he mentions this in the verse immediately preceding the message from his wife (27:18–19). This envy of Jesus' enemies readily puts the reader in mind of the earlier envy of Herod, when he, too, was confronted with the real King of the Jews. There is a special irony, then, to the title by which Pilate's soldiers address Jesus in their mockery: "Hail, King of the Jews" (27:29). Pilate, moreover, apparently with a view to mocking the Jews themselves, attaches to the cross the official accusation against Jesus: "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews" (27:37). At last is answered that question first put by the Magi, "Where is he who has been born King of the Jews?" (2:2) He is on the cross, the just Man dying for the sins of the world. Thus, the dream of Pilate's wife, which had revealed Jesus to be a just Man, completes the earlier dream of the Magi. The testimony from the East is matched by the testimony from the West, both cases representing those regarding whom Jesus commanded his Church, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations" (28:19). Patrick Henry Reardon is pastor of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church in Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of Christ in the Psalms, Christ in His Saints, and The Trial of Job (all from Conciliar Press). He is a senior editor of Touchstone. "The Wife of Pilate" first appeared in the April 2009 issue of Touchstone. If you enjoyed this article, you'll find more of the same in every issue. Letters Welcome: One of the reasons Touchstone exists is to encourage conversation among Christians, so we welcome letters responding to articles or raising matters of interest to our readers. However, because the space is limited, please keep your letters under 400 words. 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Letters to the Editor — December 20, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Storehouse coming next month
To the Editor:
Now while we've done much planning, we now have to do some waiting, as we have to be established for six months before we can purchase from the state of New Hampshire's food co-op. Buying from the co-op is significantly cheaper than buying wholesale.
Once we have the system put in place and we are ready to go, I will be asking people to volunteer, greeting and meeting the public. Stay tuned, because it is going to be exciting! Action needed to secure schools
To the Editor: Rochester parade helpers thanked
To the Editor:
Thousands of children and adults take part each year in the Holiday Parade that kicks off the holiday season in Rochester. Many thanks to all that participate in the parade and make Rochester's Holiday Parade one of the largest and best in New Hampshire.
Special thanks to Profile Bank for their major contribution in underwriting Rochester's Holiday Parade. Profile Bank has made this significant financial commitment to the Rochester community event for 10 consecutive years.
Rochester's Holiday Parade is a wonderful community effort and we are blessed to have so many who want to support it each year. The combined efforts of volunteers, contributors, city departments, participants, viewers and media are what make Rochester's Holiday Parade so successful. Visit your local bookstore this Christmas
To the Editor:
2. Baldface Books in downtown Dover (Central Avenue) is also a great place to find both new and old books in all categories, and also has an extensive music selection.
Wolfeboro Prison privatization hits taxpayers
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Stay the course, NH. Prison privatization does not work. In any form. Why health Insurance?
To the Editor:
The job of health insurance companies appears to be to negotiate the complicated maze they create with the medical industry and to maximize profits for shareholders. Health insurers do not prevent, examine, diagnose, cure or heal. Conversely, sometimes in the interest of profits, insurers find reasons for doctors to limit or not perform the aforementioned functions. Anyone recall Sarah Palin's reference to "death panels?" Being denied essential treatment is what we're told to fear the most about Socialized Medicine. Those of the "Don't tread on me" crowd have been treaded on, or have treaded on us, via one of the greatest scams perpetrated on We, the People.
I have discovered a way to isolate the two pathogens and have created a new role for them to contribute, with even greater potential for profits, to an effective cure for health care. Basic cable up 29 percent in 2 years
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The Cable Guys explain — as they did last year — that these rate hikes are due to the increasing cost of retransmitting network programs and to the high cost of sports broadcasting. This may be true, but it does not explain why similar service in other communities is so much cheaper. For example, a friend of mine in Massachuesetts pays about the same as Rochester customers for a complete (Basic+Extended) programming package, but only $11 for Basic service. So, pardon my speculation, but the Cable Guys of Rochester are apparently trying to maximize their revenue by putting the burden on their Basic customers.
The Rochester City Council sent a letter of complaint to the Cable Guys about the large increase in last year's Basic rates - apparently to no avail. In response to this complaint, the Cable Guys touted their $99 triple package. This is decidedly not what the struggling low-income customer is looking for!
Just to be clear, I am not complaining about the Cable Guy's quality of service. And their customers will no doubt welcome the addition of CSPAN2 to the Basic lineup next year. But the Cable Guys need to do something about their low-end pricing structure. Assault rifle ban needed
To the Editor: Contact your senators
To the Editor
The circumstances of this past week demand that we take sides. Failure to do so will inevitably lead to continuing escalation of this violence and perhaps to an even more frightening social disorder of the sort that we see in Mexico or parts of Africa. There is no reason to think that the proliferation of these weapons will remain or are presently in the hands of "just folks" out for a little weekend target practice. Does anyone have even the remotest idea of far out of hand this can get?
I urge every citizen to write or call their elected officials and demand that they introduce legislation making illegal the sale and ownership of assault weapons and the multiple ordinance clips that feed them and further that they promise to vote in the affirmative for any legislation to accomplish this task. Please be clear that the failure to do so will make it impossible to vote for them at any time in the future irrespective of their opponent. They will not be considered the lesser of two evils, they will be considered the devil's advocate.
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text: As U.S. senators visit, Egypt's president says remarks were not anti-SemiticBy Jill Dougherty, CNN Foreign Affairs CorrespondentUpdated 11:03 AM ET, Thu January 17, 2013Just WatchedMorsy under fire for 'Zionist' commentsreplayMore Videos ...Morsy under fire for 'Zionist' comments 02:21Story highlightsMorsy says his "apes and pigs" comment was aimed at Israeli aggressors"We had a constructive discussion on this subject," U.S. Sen. McCain says in Cairo Morsy told the American delegation he is committed to respecting religionsThe White House and State Department demanded Morsy repudiate the remarksEgypt's president says comments he made more than two years ago that are being criticized as anti-Semitic were taken out of context, Egypt's official news agency reported Wednesday. President Mohamed Morsy said the statements, made in 2010, were about Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza, not about the Jewish people, according to a statement published in Egypt News.U.S. senators visiting Cairo on Wednesday confronted him about the comments, according to one of the senators."In our meeting with President Morsy, we voiced our strong disapproval of statements he made a few years ago that have recently surfaced," Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said in a written statement. "We had a constructive discussion on this subject. We leave it to the president to make any further comments on this matter that he may wish."The congressional trip also included Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina; Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island; Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire; Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York; Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut; and Chris Coons, D-Delaware. The group met with leadership, business and other Egyptian groups.Morsy told the American delegation he is committed to respecting religions, and to the principle of freedom of belief and religious practice.Just WatchedMorsy: 'When you change it takes time' replayMore Videos ...Morsy: 'When you change it takes time' 03:49PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedMorsy: What I need from U.S.replayMore Videos ...Morsy: What I need from U.S. 02:41PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedMorsy announces U.S. visitreplayMore Videos ...Morsy announces U.S. visit 01:06PLAY VIDEOMorsy backs Syrian calls for al-Assad to face war crimes"President Morsy also added that it's necessary to separate between Judaism and the Jewish people, and the violent practices against the unarmed Palestinians and the assaults on their lives and properties," according to the Egyptian News report.On Tuesday, the Obama administration strongly condemned Morsy's recorded comments and called on him to repudiate what he said. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland called the comments "deeply offensive ... language that espouses religious hatred."In the recording, Morsy says Arabs and Muslims "must cut off all relations with this plundering criminal entity" and "besiege the Zionists," whom he calls "bloodsuckers," "warmongers" and "descendants of apes and pigs.""We want to see President Morsy make absolutely clear to his own people, to the international community that he respects people of all faiths," Nuland said on Tuesday.The White House, in a clearly coordinated statement, also condemned Morsy's statements. Spokesman Jay Carney told reporters, "This kind of discourse has been acceptable in the region for far too long and is counter to the goal of peace. President Morsy should make clear that he respects people of all faiths and that this type of rhetoric is not acceptable or productive in a democratic Egypt."The comments, which Morsy made as a then-leader of the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing, immediately raised questions about whether he can be trusted to respect Egypt's 1979 peace treaty with Israel. Even as she condemned Morsy's remarks, the State Department spokeswoman noted that since he has been president, Morsy "has reaffirmed again, and again" Egypt's commitment to peace with Israel."He has been willing to work with us, and with Israel, on shared objectives, including the cease-fire in Gaza," Nuland said. "He's been committed to our bilateral relationship. So ... that is the basis on which we are continuing to work together going forward."She added, however, "We will judge him by what he does ... but we'll also judge him by ... what he says. And we think that these comments should be repudiated and they should be repudiated firmly."Asked whether Morsy's comments could damage relations with the United States, Nuland said U.S. officials hope that making the administration's views clear to the Egyptian leader and inducing him to publicly step away from his comments might tamp down what could be an angry reaction from members of Congress. She told reporters, "We certainly have made the Egyptians aware that we are continuing to seek economic support funds for Egypt on the Hill, and they are very well aware that these kinds of issues are of concern there, too."Last autumn, Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, chairwoman of the Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations, placed a hold on $450 million in U.S. economic support for Egypt after that nation cracked down on democracy support groups.More from middleeastSource: Syrian warplanes kill leaders of al Qaeda affiliateAmid brazen, deadly attacks, gay Syrians tell of fear of ISIS persecutionDriver hits Israeli border police, authorities call it terror attackPowered by Livefyre


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Infinite Presence, Divine Energy, the Energy that created the Universe;the stars, the sun and moon, the planets, that infinite creative energy is also in me. I am an individual expression of God, filled with infinite potential. I know that Peace and love are our natural essence. I know that "underneath" any appearance of war or violence, that peace and love exist. I see hearts and minds everywhere being touched by the peace and love that is being envisioned for them. I see our leaders and representatives feeling connected to their Source. I see the hearts and minds from people all over being transformed by the power of love. I see differences fading, and anger dissolving. I see the Truth replacing any doubts or frustrations. I know that each and every one of us truly wants peace and love. I know that some of us may be unskilled in asking for that. I here and now declare love to all people. I here and now declare unity and connection with all people. I know that a shift in consciousness is happening right now, and I truly believe that there is no power in the Universe greater than love. I call forth that one Power, one Presence of love, right now. I give thanks in advance for the love that is felt by everyone. I give thanks in advance for the light that has illminated the "dark" moments. I give thanks for the connection and the unity. I give thanks for the peace and love present. I release this prayer to the Universe, knowing that as it is thought and spoken, it is done. |
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Dear Lord, We thank thee for your endless blessings. We thank thee for the beauty around us, the goodness inside us, and the opportunity to help those around us. Lord, help us to find the resources and have the knowledge to improve our surroundings, help those in need, and bring peace to ourselves therefore changing our communities one by one. Lord, guide us to know how to become one in our purpose and bring peace to the world that is so much in distress from our own choices. Guide us to make choices that led to your will and bring us peace and joy. Lord, forgive us of our mistakes and show us how to correct them that we might leave this world a better place than it has been at this time. Lord, bless the leaders of the world with thou's insight to help us become a world community in peace and harmony. Once again, Lord, we thank thee for all thou has given us from the air we breathe, to the shelter to keep us protected, your love to give us comfort, and the talents to bring forth your plan and bless our own lives along with those around us. Continue to abide with us and bless us with the knowledge to choose the righteous paths and righteously influence those who may want to destroy this world and world peace. These things we pray for in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. amen. |
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I pray that we all find peace within our selves. I pray that everyone reaches out to one another in love, not anger and that we all bind together in love to help the world. God, please protect, and watch over us, and help us to find and create peace in the world. Amen. |
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Friday, September 07, 2012
Summer ends on tragic note withboy's drowning
Summer started tragically at Smith Mountain Lake with the drowning of a 12-year-old girl in Penhook in June and ended the same way with the death of a 6-year-old Maryland boy on Sunday.
The drowning, the second of a child this year at SML, brings the total number of drownings in 2012 to four, according to Al Busch of Smith Mountain Lake Marine Volunteer Fire/Rescue. With the exception of the fatalities, Busch said it has been an uneventful summer for accidents on the lake.
On Sunday, a call made at 12:26 p.m. reported a child missing in the Diamond Hill area of Goodview in Bedford County, Busch said. He reportedly had been missing for about 15 minutes when the call was made.
Busch said a coordinated effort of 40 to 50 responders, including five area rescue departments, as well as sheriff's departments from Bedford and Franklin counties and conservation police officers from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, rallied to the scene.
Search efforts on land included bloodhound dogs from the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, he said.
Sonar and an underwater camera were employed in the wate. About 3:30 p.m., two divers from the Scruggs Dive Team located and recovered the body, which was found in 10 feet of water close to the dock of the home where the family was visiting the child's grandparents, according to Busch. No resuscitation efforts were performed on the child.
The boy, who did not know how to swim, was wearing safety goggles but no life jacket, said Busch.
Recalling the agonizing scream of the mother upon watching her child's body being pulled from the lake, Busch issued an appeal to SML-area parents and grandparents.
"Please put on a life jacket and designate someone to watch the kids when they're on the water," he said. "It's so easy to get distracted. It's just a horrible situation."