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It's a cat-and-mouse game where the cats and mice know each other by name.
The game is part of daily life for a specialized police unit in the shadowy underworld of the city that most people never get to see.
The gang subculture can be a violent world in some of the oldest, poorest and most crowded neighborhoods of El Paso.
The Central Tactical Gang Unit was recently named the Police Department's Unit of the Year for building "a rock solid reputation" for its aggressive work in reducing gang activity and its intelligence gathering on the Barrio Azteca gang, the award citation stated.
Each police regional command has similar tactical units, known as "Tac" units, split into teams that handle gangs and groups of undercover officers dealing with burglaries and street crime.
Since the early '90s, gang violence overall is down but gangs are still active, especially in drug dealing, police said.
"It's not about turf anymore," Officer Pablo Estrada, one of the six gang officers in Central Tac, said. "It's all about the money."
Unique interaction
The interaction between gang officers and gang members is a blend of contradiction, friendly rapport and intimidation.
Gang officers and gang members know each other by name. Officers get to know where gangsters live, who they are related to, who they are dating and who is feuding with whom.
For example, graffiti curses two officers by name in an alley that was a drug-dealing spot. Officers laugh off the message as a sign they are having an impact.
Central Tac officers regularly deal with about a dozen active gangs in their region. Citywide, there are 228 active gangs with more than 3,600 members, police said.
On a recent morning, Estrada drove up to a curb to chat with a young man sitting on some steps outside an apartment. Estrada asked about the man's brother, who rarely ventures outside after being stabbed after a falling out with a local gang. The man on the steps recently got out after 25 days in jail after he was caught abusing inhalants.
"You need to quit that stuff. It will fry your brain," Estrada told him in Spanish sounding like a stern father.
"Yeah," the man responded.
Many teens get involved in gangs as "pee wees," or middle school-aged children, who start with graffiti, drinking and drug use. In some families, gang membership is a tradition with dad and uncles followed by sons and grandsons.
Some teens in gangs eventually escape, but others get snared in a whirlpool of drug use, crime and jail time.
Gang Officer Delia Dyer said it can be frustrating watching children grow up on the wrong path. "We try to tell them that being in a gang isn't much of a life," she said.
On a recent afternoon, Tac officers talked to a woman and her 19-year-old son. The woman is a recovering drug addict.
"I'm clean, gracias a dios," she said.
Gang officers have known her son since he was a boy. He recently got out of jail. The young man said a guy in his neighborhood was stabbed by rivals but that he is steering out of trouble. His gang's initials are inked on his forearms.
In the ageless, timeless gang world, tattoos can be either curses or badges of honor.
At 58, Charlie Fraire is a veterano, an old-school veteran of the gang life. Despite his white hair, Fraire is dressed cholo-style with baggy shorts and socks pulled to the knees.
A Thunderbird symbol is prominently tattooed on the front of his neck and "Chuco" is on the back of his neck. He wears sunglasses with "El Segundo" on the side.
Chuco is a nickname for El Paso. The Thunderbirds were the most prominent street gang in the Segundo Barrio in the 1970s but its surviving members now keep a low profile.
Fraire joined the T-birds at the age of 12. "I was the youngest one in 1964," he said.
"Son como los Marines, verdad Charlie? Once a T-bird, always a T-bird," Estrada banters with Fraire following a routine check after officers spotted him drinking in the front yard of a friend's home.
Fraire and police agree the Segundo Barrio was a rougher place decades ago. Not all T-birds turned to crime, Fraire said. "Tenemos homeboys que son lawyers, professors," Fraire said.
Not always safe work
Despite moments of light-hearted banter, gang suppression, as police call it, can be dangerous work.
The typical gang member is a male, 12 to 20 years old, but officers also deal with lifelong gangsters and ex-cons such as members of the Barrio Azteca prison gang allied with the Juárez drug cartel.
Older gangsters are "more street savvy and when they are wanted they are more desperate," said Sgt. Dwain Johnson Jr., who has led Central Tac for two years.
Johnson's knuckles bear the scars of an encounter last week with a parolee fighting to stay out of prison.
Johnson had stopped a car with three people, one of whom was wanted for a parole violation.
When the man got out of the car, he punched Johnson in the face, starting a 90-second fight that lasted until backup arrived.
The man was arrested.
Several weeks ago, a gang officer tackling a suspected gang member during a chase was bitten three times by a pit bull until the officer managed to shoot and kill the dog.
Tac Officer Martin Sanchez patrols the streets where he grew up on the South Side, but gangs no longer run those streets, he said.
"In the late '80s, I would walk to the corner bakery and three guys would ask me what (drugs) I wanted. And it was normal," Sanchez recalled. "You couldn't walk to the Food City three blocks away without fear of being assaulted."
As Sanchez drives down Alameda Avenue now toward Downtown, the sun grows hotter. The Central Tac Gang Unit is expecting a busy summer.
"I think we are successful because we love what we do," Sanchez said. "I get to make a difference, believe it or not. Everything we do makes a difference, as small as it may be."
Daniel Borunda may be reached at email@example.com; 546-6102.


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A Winchester man has been accused of participating in an August break-in at a home in the 5500 block of West Randolph County Road 300-S.
Michael Lee Tucker, 59, 100 Hospital Drive, is charged with burglary, a Class B felony carrying a standard 10-year prison term, and attempted theft, a Class D felony with a standard 18-month sentence.
Authorities allege Tucker and another man had entered the house after kicking in a door, carried a safe outside and were in the process of dismantling a video-game system when the property owner returned home. The intruders then fled.
Tucker last week received an April 1 trial date in Randolph Circuit Court.
The Winchester man spent time in federal prison in the 1970s for an interstate auto theft conviction.
His long criminal record also includes local convictions for armed robbery, stemming from a 1981 holdup at Pucky's Pub in Winchester, and escape, filed after he broke out of the Randolph County jail in 1983. In Ohio, he has been convicted of crimes including forgery, arson and escape.

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Pac-12: Football coaches support less hitting in practice
Pac-12 football coaches support formal standards that would govern the amount of contact in practice, commissioner Larry Scott said Monday.
The restrictions would be "more evolved" than current NCAA limits, as part of the Pac-12's student-athlete initiative that emphasizes reducing head trauma in football and other sports, Scott said during a media teleconference.
Scott's report followed meetings of the conference's athletic directors, faculty representatives and presidents in Park City. The football coaches met last month in suburban Phoenix. The league will explain the football practice changes during the Pac-12 media day July 26 in Los Angeles.
Other updates from Scott:
The conference office expects the Pac-12 Networks to earn a profit in the first year, and will increase its production from 550 live events to 750 in 2013-14. A remaining issue is the lack of distribution via DirecTV. "We're as frustrated as our fans are," Scott said, adding that after an academic of the networks' existence, "Now fans know ... how many games they're going to miss."
Regarding a potential agreement with DirecTV, Scott said, "I don't have any reason to be optimistic about it."
With bowl agreements expiring after the 2013 season, the Pac-12 is close to finalizing another set of deals. Scott's priority is to "upgrade and improve the matchups." That could be interpreted as moving away from some current deals with the Mountain West, although some pairings would remain intact. The Alamo Bowl may become a prime destination, with the Big 12 reportedly close to an agreement that would send its top available team (outside of the College Football Playoff and the highest-tier bowls) to San Antonio.
After the turmoil regarding basketball officiating that surfaced after the Pac-12 men's tournament in March, Scott said the conference is about to announce a restructuring of the supervisor's position.


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Bear Bibeault wrote:The dumb question that I gotta ask: does /WEB-INF/pages/tada.jsp exist?
pfarrell@tools:~/sandbox/bbook/fnfapp/web/WEB-INF/pages$ pwd
pfarrell@tools:~/sandbox/bbook/fnfapp/web/WEB-INF/pages$ ll
total 20
-rw-r--r-- 1 pfarrell pfarrell 1191 2009-04-09 01:52 regstep1.jsp
-rw-r--r-- 1 pfarrell pfarrell 3960 2009-04-18 17:44 regstep2.jsp
-rw-r--r-- 1 pfarrell pfarrell 27 2009-04-25 15:15 tada.jsp
Bear Bibeault wrote:And, how are you transitioning from the action to the view? A forwardToView I am assuming?
Pat Farrell wrote:redirectToView("tada");
Interesting note, when the browser shows the error, it displays the raw file path, rather than the context specific one:
Bear Bibeault wrote:Ah! There's the issue.
Bear Bibeault wrote: Where I use redirect most is to utilize the PRG pattern, and redirect from a task command to the view controller/command for the view to be displayed (where a forward is used between the command and its view).
Bear Bibeault wrote:Post-Redirect-Get: it's a pattern that prevents a refresh from replaying a previous operation..
Bear Bibeault wrote:Your server-side code should always protect against some script-kiddie modifying values. But one approach is to not show client-visible values at all.
Pat Farrell wrote:I don't see how to do that if I have a simple "showview" command so I can implement the model/pattern. I need to be able to specify "what" view to show.
SSL does nothing if the user can simply change the URL/URI string, query paramters, etc.
Bear Bibeault wrote:In fact, my views never appear in any way in URLs. They all identify commands.
Pat Farrell wrote:Well, I may just not understand how you implement this. Do you use unique URLs for each view?
The idea of having twice as many "commands" is not appealing to me, at least at first look. Twice as many things to change when the PHB wants different sequences, etc.
Bear Bibeault wrote:Twice as many as what? And what needs changing?


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Jack Blankenship, of Lancaster, will sign copies of his 19th poetry book, "Snap Decisions," from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18.
The book signing will be at Praises Family Books and Gifts, 1235 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster.
Blankenship is a Lancaster Eagle Gazette correspondent and a published author. His last book, "Safety Deposit Box," also will be available. Jack is the husband of the late Karolyn Sue Blankenship and has two sons, Michael Allen, of Lancaster, and Shawn Patrick, of South Orange, N.J.


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Even though CARRIE UNDERWOOD says there's no bad blood between her and TAYLOR SWIFT, the British tabloids would like you to believe otherwise. And they may have a point.
There's a video from the Grammys showing the audience giving Carrie a STANDING OVATION after her performance. But when you zero-in on Taylor, she's sitting on her boney butt and clapping her hands.
Obviously, this doesn't prove anything, and that moment represents one brief instant of the standing ovation. (I mean, Taylor could have already stood up and then sat back down, but it sure doesn't look like it.)
The photo is up above, and here's the video of Carrie's performance. Forward to the 4:22 mark to see Taylor sitting while everyone else is standing.)
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away & Two Black... by IdolxMuzic
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You may want to check the battery cables for tightness. Had a similar problem when I had my 07 sportster. Found the positive cable was loose and tightened it, no more problem.
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Gator may have you covered. You might want to check all the plug in connections, I had one under the seat of my '94FLSTC that one of the pins (male) connectors had moved back and caused the same type of problem. After checking the connections don't forget the dialectric grease.
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Re: Engine skipping
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I have an '05 1200 custom that I bought new in 05. About six months after I got it , the engine started skipping real bad. The dealer changed the CPS and all was well for about 2 years. Now for the past few years it has an intermittent skip while riding. I can ride 1 mile and it will do or 100 miles and it may skip once or twice or not at all. The speed or rpms doen't seem to make a differance when it skips. It feels like if you were to turn the switch off for about a second or two then back on, then it will run fine until it does it again if it does it again. I changed the CPS again about a year ago because I had read somewhere that they had a bad batch of them around the time I bought it so I figured the one they replaced it with might have been bad too. But it still has the skip. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Be advised this only applies to the full serial data bikes, ie 04 and 05's
The IM (instrument module) is capable of displaying DTC's (diagnostic trouble codes).
Speedometer Self Diagnostics: The speedometer is capable of displaying and clearing speedometer, tachometer, TSM/TSSM and ICM/ECM Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC).
Turn Ignition switch to OFF & Run/Stop switch is to Run.
Push odometer reset button in & hold.
Turn ignition switch to Ignition and release odometer reset button. Background lighting sould illuminate, speedometer needle should sweep its full range and indicator lamps (battery, security, low fuel, check engine and cruise) should illuminate. The word diag should then appear.
Push the odometer reset button once and you will see the selection menu "PSSPt" with the first P flashing.
Each letter represents an area of the diagnostics module. The module that is flashing is the one you are going to check. To move from one letter (module) to the next, you push the odometer reset button one time. (from P to S to SP to t and back to P, etc.)
P = ECM/ICM (Electronic Control Module (EFI) / (Ignition Control Module, 'Carbureted')
S = TSM/TSSM (Turn Signal/ Turn Signal Security Module)
SP = speedometer
T = tachometer
To get the DTC within an area of diagnostics, push and hold the odometer reset button in for 5 seconds and release. If there are any DTCs the code will be displayed or the word none will appear if there are no DTCs. Push the odometer reset button again to view additional codes if they exist.
Record the codes.
If DTCs are not to be cleared, Press and release the odometer reset button. Part number of module will be displayed.
NOTE: To determine if a code is current or historic, clear the displayed code by pushing in and holding the odometer reset button ( longer than 5 seconds) until 'clear' comes up. Release the odometer reset button. Turn OFF the ignition switch. Run
your bike and shut it down then recheck the DTCs again by repeating steps 1 to 9. If the code is current it will reappear.
Press and release the odometer reset button to continue to the next module.
Turn Ignition switch to OFF.
B0563 Battery Voltage High TSM/TSSM
B1004 Fuel Level Sending Unit Low Instruments
B1005 Fuel Level Sending Unit High/Open Instruments
B1006 Accessory Line Overvoltage Instruments
B1007 Ignition Line Overvoltage Instruments
B1008 Reset Switch Closed Instruments
B1131 Alarm Output Low TSM/TSSM
B1132 Alarm Output High TSM/TSSM
B1134 Starter Output High TSM/TSSM
B1135 Accelerometer Fault TSM/TSSM
B1151 Sidecar BAS Low TSM/TSSM
B1152 Sidecar BAS High TSM/TSSM
B1153 Sidecar BAS Out of Range TSM/TSSM
P0106 MAP Sensor Rate of Range Error Carb
P0107 Map Sensor Failed Open/Low Carb
P0107 Map Sensor Open/Low EFI
P0108 Map Sensor Failed High Carb
P0108 Map Sensor High EFI
P0112 IAT Sensor Voltage Low EFI
P0113 IAT Sensor Voltage Open/High EFI
P0117 ET Sensor Voltage Low EFI
P0118 ET Sensor Voltage Open/High EFI
P0122 TP Sensor Open/Low EFI
P0123 TP Sensor High EFI
P0261 Front Injector Open/Low EFI
P0262 Front Injector High EFI
P0263 Rear Injector Open/Low EFI
P0264 Rear Injector High EFI
P0373 CKP Sensor Intermittent Carb
P0373 CKP Sensor Intermittent EFI
P0374 CKP Sensor Not Detected Carb
P0374 CKP Sensor Synch Error EFI
P0501 VSS Low Carb
P0501 VSS Low EFI
P0502 VSS High/Open Carb
P0502 VSS High/Open EFI
P0505 Loss of Idle Sped Control EFI
P0562 Battery Voltage Low Carb
P0562 Battery Voltage Low EFI
P0563 Battery Voltage High Carb
P0563 Battery Voltage High EFI
P0602 Calibration Memory Error Carb
P0603 EEPROM Failure Carb
P0603 ECM EEPROM Error EFI
P0604 RAM Failure Carb
P0605 Program Memory Error Carb
P0605 ECM Flash Error EFI
P0607 Converter Error Carb
P1001 System Relay Coil Open/Low EFI
P1002 System relay Coil High/Shorted EFI
P1003 System relay Contacts Open EFI
P1004 System Relay Contacts Closed EFI
P1009 Incorrect Password Carb
P1009 Incorrect Password EFI
P1010 Missing Password Carb
P1010 Missing Password EFI
P1351 Front Ignition Open/Low Carb
P1351 Front Ignition Open/Low EFI
P1352 Front Ignition Coil High/Shorted Carb
P1352 Front Ignition Coil High/Shorted EFI
P1353 Front Cylinder No Combustion EFI
P1354 Rear Ignition Coil Open/Low Carb
P1354 Rear Ignition Coil Open/Low EFI
P1355 Rear Ignition Coil High/Shorted Carb
P1355 Rear Ignition Coil High/Shorted EFI
P1356 Rear Cylinder No Combustion EFI
P1357 Intermittent Secondary Front EFI
P1358 Intermittent Secondary Rear EFI
U1016 Loss of ICM/ECM Serial Data Instruments
U1016 Loss of ECM Serial Data, Vehicle Speed, Vehicle Inhibit Motion or
Powertrain Security Status TSM/TSSM
U1064 Loss of TSM/TSSM Serial Data Carb
U1064 Loss of TSM/TSSM Serial Data EFI
U1064 Loss of TSM/TSSM Serial Data Instruments
U1097 Loss of Speedometer Serial data Carb
U1097 Loss of Speedometer Serial data EFI
U1097 Loss of Speedometer Serial data TSM/TSSM
U1255 Missing Message at Speedometer EFI
U1255 Serial Data Error/Missing Message EFI
U1255 Serial Data Error/Missing Message Instruments
U1255 Serial Data Error/Missing Message TSM/TSSM
U1300 Serial Data Low Carb
U1300 Serial Data Low EFI
U1300 Serial Data Low Instruments
U1300 Serial Data Low TSM/TSSM
U1301 Serial Data Open/High Carb
U1301 Serial Data Open/High EFI
U1301 Serial Data Open/High Instruments
U1301 Serial Data Open/High TSM/TSSM
AFR Air Fuel Ratio
ATS Air Temperature Sensor
BAS Bank Angle Sensor
CCM Cruise Control Module
CKP Crank Position Sensor. The CKP generates an AC signal which is sent to the ECM where it is used to reference engine position (TDC) and speed.
DTC Diagnostic Trouble Codes
ECM Electronic Control Module. (The Computer) Computes the spark advance for proper ignition timing and fuel control based on sensor inputs (from CKP, MAP & TP sensors) and controls the low-voltage circuits for the ignition coils and injectors. The dwell time for the ignition coil is also calculated in the microprocessor and is dependent upon battery voltage. The programmed dwell feature gives adequate spark at all speeds.
ECT Engine Coolant Temperature. Sensor also controls the cooling fan relay that provides 12 Vdc to the fans.
EFI Electronic Fuel Injection
EFP Electronic Fuel Pump
ET Engine Temperature sensor
FI Fuel Injectors
FPR Fuel Pressure regulator
IAC Idle Air Control actuator
IAT Intake Air Temperature sensor
ISS Ion Sensing System detonation detection
MAP manifold Absolute Pressure sensor. The MAP sensor monitors the intake manifold pressure (vacuum) and sends the information to the ECM. The EMC then adjusts the spark and fuel-timing advance curves for optimum performance.
TP Throttle Position Sensor
TSM/TSSM (Turn Signal/ Turn Signal Security Module)
VE Volume Efficiency
VSS Vehicle Speed Sensor. Used as an input for idle speed control
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Thanks guys. I check for a code. If I remember right, I did change the battery a few years back and I just put a new one in it about a year ago also. I now have a battery tender which I did not have before. I'll check all of the connections also.
Thanks, Jesse
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13 year old dies suddenly at camp
CARMICHAEL, Calif. - It was supposed to be the last day of a family vacation at a popular summer camp, but it ended in tragedy for one Sacramento-area family when a loved one had a fatal allergic reaction.
Relatives says 13-year-old Natalie Giorgi died from a severe allergic reaction to peanut butter while she was attending Camp Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County.
Now, the family says it really wants to get the message out about how dangerous and deadly food allergies can be.
Giorgi was very careful about what she ate and always made sure her food did not have nuts, according to family and friends.
But she had unknowingly eaten a Rice Krispies-type snack made with peanut butter.
On Friday night, the final night of camp, there was entertainment and refreshments. A dessert tray was put out in a dark area of the camp.
Giorgi reached for a treat and took a bite out of it. She knew something wasn't right, spit it out and told her mother, who also tasted the treat.
They later realized it contained peanut butter. Natalie felt fine for about 20 minutes, but then began vomiting, had trouble breathing and went into cardiac arrest.
3 epinephrine pens were used but they could not help save the girl, according a family friend.
Giorgi was taken to the hospital by ambulance where she was pronounced dead.
Family and friends are coming to terms with Giorgi's sudden death.
"She took every care. She knew the situation, that's (connected to) the allergy she had. And they were really on it all the time," said Pastor Michael Kiernan of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Carmichael.
A special vigil was held at the church for Giorgi Sunday evening.
Some say they'll remember her smile and laughter. Others will remember how much she loved to draw and how much she loved her friends.
Her family said Giorgi wanted to become a neonatologist, to care for premature babies like her and her twin sister.
Meanwhile, family members extended their gratitude to the paramedics, firefighters and everyone who tried to help save Natalie.
They offered the following written statement:
"While our hearts are breaking over the tragic loss of our beautiful daughter Natalie, it is our hope that others can learn from this and realize that nut and food allergies are life threatening. Caution and care for those inflicted should always be supported and taken."
An allergist said food allergies and nut allergies have tripled in the past decade. He says more people need to understand the dangers of food allergies and that they can sometimes be fatal.
By Suzanne Phan, email@example.com
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How tragic.
How sad and tragic for this family.
My heart goes out to them.
Quoting Anonandon:Very sad. If my child had such a life threatening allergy, I don't think I could send them to camp. There's too much that can go wrong.
her mother was sitting next to her.
Quoting Anonandon:
Very sad. If my child had such a life threatening allergy, I don't think I could send them to camp. There's too much that can go wrong.
Oh my gosh... Reading this is absolutely breaking my heart. I know I don't always take nut allergies as seriously as I could and this a poignant reminder as to why I should... :(
So her family was there and knew she'd eaten PB... yet they waited 20 min for a reaction?
If you know your child has a life threatening allergy and you know they came in contact with it, why would you not immediately go to the hospital????
it's a horribly tragic story, but why the hell did they wait?


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Origins of Christianity in the British Isles
We do not know exactly how Christianity came to the British Isles although there are many interesting and improbable traditions of great antiquity. The earliest documentary evidence is from Tertullian, writing around 200, declaring that the Christian faith had even reached "the haunts of the Britons, inaccessible to the Romans, but subjugated to Christ." Origen, in 239, speaking of polytheism, asks, "When, before the coming of Christ, did the land of Britain hold the belief in the one God?" And again, "The power of the Saviour is felt even among those who are divided from our world, in Britain." During the age of persecution the British Church had its saints and martyrs who upheld the faith and when it emerged from persecution the insular Church had the same hierarchy and ministry as the rest of the universal Church. Its bishops took their place in the Councils of the Church and helped to uphold the apostolic faith in the face of early heresies.
Britain and the Universal Church
Although separated politically from the Roman Empire in the late 4th century, the British Church not only sustained its spiritual ties with the European Christian Churches, but maintained links with the Christian East. Archaeological and textual evidence exists suggesting that Egyptian monks settled in Ireland in the 5th or 6th century whilst many similarities with Coptic monasticism indicate that it was from here that it derived its rich monastic spirituality, which flourished and renewed the church. Glastonbury Abbey, in the west of England, is regarded as one of the earliest Christian foundations, surviving as a spiritual centre until the Dissolution of the monasteries in 1539.
Despite the Saxon conquest of much of Britain, these pagan tribes were eventually converted to Christianity enabling them in turn to actively evangelise large areas of pagan Europe. British missionaries made a notable impact on Western Europe. St. Columbanus (543-615) from Ireland established a network of great monasteries across northern Europe and into Italy and converted the Lombards from Arianism; St. Willibrord (658-739), from Northumbria in the north of England, became the Apostle to the Frisians (today the Netherlands and Belgium); whilst St. Boniface (died 754) from Devon, in the west of England, became the Apostle to the Germans.
Looking towards the East
At the beginning of the 18th century the 'Nonjuring' Anglican bishops who had been removed from office because they refused to break their oaths of allegiance to the deposed Catholic King, James II (1685-1688), entered into correspondence with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchs and the Russian Orthodox Church. They were conscious of their isolation from the wider Christian community and were impressed by the apostolicity of the Orthodox Church. The correspondence lasted from 1716-1724, but nothing came of it because the British government eventually intervened. However, for a time they called themselves 'The Orthodox British Church' and adopted a westernised version of the Liturgy of Saint James of Jerusalem. This is seen as an early attempt to re-establish Britain's links with its Orthodox roots.
Jules Ferrette and the Syrian Orthodox Mission
In 1866 the Syrian Orthodox Ecumenical Metropolitan, Mar Boutros ibn Salmo Mesko (1799-1894), whilst serving as Bishop of Emesa (Homs), consecrated to the episcopate a former Roman Catholic Dominican priest, Jules Ferrette (1828-1904), who was well known to him because of the support he had given to Syriac Christians in the Lebanon. Ferrette was a distinguished Syriac scholar and had printed liturgical texts for the local Christians. Although a Frenchman by birth, he had a passionate desire for church unity based on bringing the Orthodox faith to western countries. It was as 'Bishop of Iona' – an ancient British monastic settlement – that Metropolitan Boutros raised him to the episcopate, not for the Syrian Church, but for a Western mission. Metropolitan Boutros was subsequently elected Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (1872-1894).
When Bishop Julius arrived in London he was met with mixed feelings. The Anglo-Catholic clergy warmly welcomed him and invited him to speak about his mission, but the Anglican hierarchy saw him as an interloper and attempted to discredit him, even claiming that his documents were a forgery. Later research has revealed that the Archbishop of York encouraged the British Foreign Secretary to require the British Consul, who had witnessed the Deed of Consecration, to repudiate his action, but he merely reiterated his testimony. Nevertheless the Archbishop of York suppressed this information and continued to encourage belief that his documents were not authentic. Bishop Julius faced such fierce persecution that he sailed to America in 1867 and retreated into academic studies for a number of years.
Bishop Julius's successors
After his removal to America, Bishop Julius maintained close contacts with his friends and supporters in England and returned to the United Kingdom on at least one occasion, but this time working discreetly to avoid rekindling the hostility he had previously met. It was during one of these visits that he consecrated as a bishop an Anglican priest to perpetuate the mission to Britain. Bishop Julius eventually retired to Geneva, where he died in 1904. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Patriarch Boutros IV established two further missions: to former Catholics in Ceylon and India (1889) and to Old Catholics in North America (1892) and these also sent clergy to England. Understandably, the bishops deriving their succession from the Syrian Orthodox Church, worked closely together. The British Orthodox Church was the continuation of this mission dating back to 1866.
Union with the Coptic Patriarchate
Towards the end of 1993 a number of Coptic Orthodox friends living in the United Kingdom, spoke of the work of the British Orthodox Church to His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria; and Mar Seraphim, as he then was known, was invited to Cairo. Pope Shenouda wanted to support our ministry and to bring us back into fellowship with the family of Oriental Orthodox Churches. During the first half of 1994 several more journeys were made to Cairo and a Synod of British Orthodox clergy met in London to formally request that we might be received into the Patriarchate of Alexandria. On 6 April 1994 a Protocol determining the relationship of the British Orthodox Church to the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate was jointly signed in Cairo by Pope Shenouda and Abba Seraphim, who was received in his episcopal orders by chrismation and ordained a Metropolitan at the hands of Pope Shenouda, assisted by the members of the Holy Synod, in the Great Cathedral of St. Mark in Cairo on 18 June 1994.


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Just a reminder to anyone in the Kansas City vicinity, June 9th the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum is opening their Bloch buildings. Inside they have the Hallmark Photographic Collection, something I've been waiting to see for a very long time now!
Here's some info about it from their website (http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/Photography.cfm):
An additional exhibit is being shown as well, "Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography, 1839-1885."The Photography collection encompasses the mediums entire history, from 1839 to the present. It grew from a holding of 1,015 primarily American works to a collection of more than 7,000 with the acquisition in 2006 of the famed Hallmark Photographic Collection, one of the finest private collections of American photography ever assembled.
Notable artists represented in the collection include such prominent 19th-century figures as Southworth & Hawes, Mathew Brady, George N. Barnard, Carleton Watkins and Edward Muybridge; and such leading 20th-century names as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Edward Weston, André Kertész, Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Harry Callahan, Robert Frank, W. Eugene Smith, Diane Arbus and many more.
In the Photography galleries, a survey of the history of photography will be on view at all times, with changes made to the overall selection three times per year. Small-scale temporary exhibitions will also be presented three to four times a year.
Photography will be on view in the Bloch Building, scheduled to open on June 9, 2007.
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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art acquired the Hallmark Photographic Collection in January 2006, through a combination gift and purchase. Primarily American in the scope of its holdings, the collection spans the entire history of photography, from the birth of the medium in 1839 to the present. At the time of its acquisition by the Museum, it included more than 6,500 works by 900 artists, with superb examples by virtually all the key American photographers in history.
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For those Ball State football fans that hung on every tweet as rumors flew about Cardinals coach Pete Lembo in the last couple weeks, these days seem a bit calmer.
With Wednesday night's news that Connecticut, thought to be a possible opening Lembo could fill, hired Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco, the chances Lembo will remain with the Cardinals next season appeared to go up. This year's coaching carousel featured an unusually low number of openings, and until Texas makes a change or the NFL starts getting involved, it appears the schools that seemed like fits for Lembo went in ...


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The winner of the at large seat on the city council is Kermit Staggers, who has already served eight years on the council.
Staggers won with 50 percent of the vote. Other long-term council member, De Knudson, had 38 percent of the vote while newcomer Cory Buttemeier wrapped it up with 11 percent.
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West Seattle storm scenes: Navigating NickelsvilleNovember 19, 2012 at 9:19 pm | In 'Nickelsville' encampment, West Seattle news, West Seattle people | 33 Comments
(Photos by Nick Adams for WSB)
As we first showed you during afternoon storm coverage, getting around the West Seattle encampment that calls itself "Nickelsville" was like hopscotch this afternoon – and that was even after residents built a walkway.
(From left, Matthew and JS using pallets for a walkway over the water and mud)
WSB contributing photojournalist Nick Adams went to Nickelsville this afternoon after we learned from a volunteer that the camp was in need of fuel to power generators to provide power to pumps, to deal with the floodwater brought by today's two-inch deluge.
That's Nickelsville head of security Steve Westfall, surveying the scene.
A year and a half has now passed since the encampment returned to the triangle of public land at West Marginal Way SW and Highland Park Way SW – a site for which they have neither been officially organized nor told to get out, unlike the encampment's original stay at the same site in September 2008, which lasted less than a week before police were ordered to go in and evict the campers. Nor, still, do they have running water or other basic services. There has been some talk of moving to another site – if somebody helps find one.
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I know there is a charter 12 violation against the state for not giving land. It's under the lines of creul and unusual treatment. I would set a onset lawsuit against this county. Talk to the houseing justice program in the courthouse.
Comment by Diamond — 9:56 pm November 19, 2012 #
How can we help? What do they need?
Comment by LREL — 10:11 pm November 19, 2012 #
My thoughts are with the folks down at Nickelsville.
We had some pretty bad flooding during my stay down there last year, but not as bad as what I've heard, and can tell from the pics, today's flood is.
Comment by miws — 10:37 pm November 19, 2012 #
I dropped off some gas for their pump. I asked if I could bring shovels to help dig a trench to drain the lake they have going on but was told they aren't allowed do to the toxin in the ground. it's sad! Such an easy fix and "someone" says oh no – digging a small trench to drain the water off isn't allowed. I wanted to just do it but would never risk them getting evicted (again). Pumping is a shame of a waste of their meager resources.
Comment by Moose — 11:00 pm November 19, 2012 #
My thoughts are with the homeless tonight, especially as we, the more fortunate, anticipate the joys and material comforts of the coming holidays.
Comment by anti-obstruction — 11:16 pm November 19, 2012 #
Well that makes no sense. The residents of Nickellsville must marinate in the "toxins" and drain it using a gas pump.
Comment by SomeOtherMike — 12:41 am November 20, 2012 #
Thanks for dropping off the gas, Moose.
Yeah, sadly residents aren't allowed to disturb the ground, due to an official study showing a very good likelihood of the soil being toxic.
Comment by miws — 6:49 am November 20, 2012 #
Well, this is appalling. There has got to be a better place for them to live than this toxic swamp of a wasteland. How much land do they need? What are the other requirements? And what else could they use to get through what promises to be a really soaking next few days?
Comment by Scooterista — 7:14 am November 20, 2012 #
Scooterista – we're going to follow up this morning. Our friends at KING 5 have already picked up the story and have a crew there live during their morning newscast (which airs on KONG 7-9 am so that's where you'll find it right now, channel 6) and they mentioned tarps, for starters.
I'm sure dry socks would be welcome. I remember someone last year talking about the process of getting socks dry and how tedious it is. Maybe it was in the journal DBP was posting in the forums.
Comment by ghar72 — 8:16 am November 20, 2012 #
I was there this morning. One of the local businesses lent them a commerical pump for the day and they were clearing the water from the West end as i left.
when i asked the 25 or so people who were still there this morning what they needed most they mentioned socks, clean dry blankets, rainboots and batteries…
i am hopeful that enough of the water will be cleared from the front of the camp to allow operation sack lunch to deliver their hot lunch at 1.
the propane stoves are above the water line so it is possible to heat water, but there is little so restorative as a hot meal on a rainy day.
Comment by JoB — 9:02 am November 20, 2012 #
We left a message with the animal coordinators to see if folks need assistance with their animals. We have offered to temporarily board the cats at Kitty Harbor (thank you Delyn), and if any of the dogs need boarding we'll be reaching out to others to help board them too.
Depending on what the animal coordinators share with us, we may be doing an urgent 'drive' to replace healthy pet food, kitty litter, food for the goats, collars, leashes, etc.
We will keep everyone informed.
Cheers, the F3 Gang
Comment by furryfaces — 9:26 am November 20, 2012 #
Just some thoughts of how are community can assist:
1. Are there any churches that can offer temporary sleeping quarters in their community rooms or gymnasium?
2. Perhaps people need rides to the laundromat to wash 'n dry wet clothes. Or individuals can help just one person by picking up all their wet items; take them home to wash 'n dry; then bring the items back. If enough individuals offered to do this, a laundromat trip would be unneeded.
3. 'Dry Feet Fund'. I'm going to contact a couple local businesses to see if they would be willing to sponsor a 'Dry Feet Fund' for NV where folks can go in and donate towards rain boots and warm socks. (Last year Home Depot had rubber work boots for about $10 each).
4. Contact the City and ask for support of NV residents.
Comment by Teri Ensley — 9:33 am November 20, 2012 #
Where can I sign up for free utilities ? If this place qualifies and gets the utilities their asking for I want the same. If they don't like where there living get a job if they don't already, pool there money together and rent a place or just move. I work hard pay my taxes and what do I get ? more taxes and bigger utility bills to help subsidize this stuff. By the way I will gladly donate a shovel and pick so they can dig a trench. If the soil is to contaminated to put a small trench in there for drainage people should not be walking on that soil or living there. I can see it now the next big lawsuit against the city. People of Nickelsville win millions from city of Seattle for being forced to live on toxic soil.
Comment by Wetone — 9:34 am November 20, 2012 #
Wetone – NO FREEBIES have been requested here. What Nickelsville has requested (and we have reported repeatedly over the past year and a half) is to be able to *hook up* to the city utilities that are available in the area. They do their own fundraising and donation drives to fund what they are using to rudimentarily get by and would pay for the utilities – they just asked for the hookup, and have been denied. No different than the city allowing you to access water/sewer/drainage (assuming you are a city resident) at your home so long as you pay for it – TR
These comments restore my faith in humanity.
Comment by Gyngersnap — 9:49 am November 20, 2012 #
I'd like to donate supplies and perhaps help launder wet things. Do you know who I should contact?
Apologies if you've already posted this elsewhere.
Comment by Emily — 10:24 am November 20, 2012 #
Hi – you need to just take the items to Nickelsville, which is at West Marginal Way SW and Highland Park Way SW, in the triangle of land down at the bottom of the HP Way hill. Parking lot/entrance is on the south side. I need to make a map before our followup story, which will be up in a bit.
Thank you to everyone that is stepping up to help the folks at NV.
Wetone, I shouldn't even dignify your comments with a response, but some of the people at NV do have jobs. Others have health issues that prevent them from working. There are Veteran's down there that are getting a raw deal from the Country they fought for.
Have you had kids that went through the Seattle School System, Wetone? If so, back before an extended illness cost me my job, I contributed to their education and that of other SPS students for decades, and voted for more school levies than against, despite never having kids myself. Your welcome.
You know what, if it weren't for Nickelsville, and some great supporters, many, if not most of which got involved through a connection with WSB, I likely would have been on the streets last year, and quite possibly been dead by now, because the pneumonia I had a year ago may not have been properly taken care of.
I apologize to others, if this post isn't very articulate. but I just get tired of the "screw them" attitude that some have towards the less fortunate, and am quite angry after reading Wetone's comment.
I do take great solace in knowing that those with that attitude are a minority in this great community of generous people.
The generous folks can take great comfort in a couple of days, as they gather with family and friends, that they have touched many lives in a very positive way.
The "screw them" crowd, can just wallow in their own misery…..
Comment by miws — 11:11 am November 20, 2012 #
There is a Nicklesville website with contact info and the most recently posted lists of needs (it is a "pre-flooding" list):
Comment by Eilene Hutchinson — 11:12 am November 20, 2012 #
City leadership: FAIL
Comment by Pneumonia and hypothermia kill — 11:19 am November 20, 2012 #
Thanks WSB & Eilene. I'll try to stop by this afternoon and see if there is anything I can do to help post-flooding.
Comment by Emily — 11:21 am November 20, 2012 #
you are obviously dry this morning.
lucky you.
Comment by JoB — 11:21 am November 20, 2012 #
After re-reading my post with a bit clearer mind, I can see that I missed at least two typos, after the initial proofreading and editing.
"Veteran's" s/b "Veterans", and "Your welcome" s/b "You're welcome".
Comment by miws — 12:17 pm November 20, 2012 #
Not really JoB, I have been outside working in the rain digging a couple drainage ditches out along with cleaning some gutters. I have to work to pay my bills and I do what it takes. I'm not knocking any of you that want to help Nickesville and even applaud you. I even said I would donate a shovel and pick so they could do a little ditch work and have a dryer place to live. Hooking up power down there would be expensive to have done right, for safety issues and liabilities. Going the wrong direction. If they have money for that they should rent an old warehouse or building that already has the proper utilities. Money ahead. Have to finish my sandwich now and get back to work.
Comment by Wetone — 1:04 pm November 20, 2012 #
I am glad you are able to get out into the rain to dig ditches and clear gutters to make your rent.
i wish everyone who is wet today was able to say the same, but too many simply can't.
the assumption is that the people who end up at Nickelsville only do so because they are "too lazy" to go out and get a job.
although i will agree with you that i have met people like that there…
most of the people who are at Nickelsville are there because they literally have no other place to go…
incluging several who work regular jobs and are saving what they can from minimum wage jobs to accrue deposits and rent money to move indoors.
at Nickelsville the guys who are too lazy to work lit out for drier ground when the water started to rise.
you won't find them there today.
Comment by JoB — 2:23 pm November 20, 2012 #
If I'm ever so spiritually small as to envy the "free stuff" of homeless people living hand-to-mouth in wet, cold, and vulnerable conditions, will one of you please drag my butt to church? Or something?
Comment by Kayleigh — 2:28 pm November 20, 2012 #
What MIWS said! Well done…as usual.
As stated in my first post, we are working on a 'Dry Feet Fund'.
We have contacted one business owner so far and she gave a resounding 'yes' on collecting donations. Thank you to Lora Swift, owner of Hotwire Online Coffeehouse, located at 4410 California Ave SW. She is always on the front line of making a positive difference in our West Seattle Community. We will be taking a flyer and envelop to Hotwire after work today, so give us a couple hours before heading in there to donate.
We will contacting a few more local businesses to see if they would also like sponsor the 'Dry Feet Fund'. Stay tuned. More to come a little later this evening.
Comment by Teri Ensley — 3:10 pm November 20, 2012 #
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Comment by ws maverick — 3:15 pm November 20, 2012 #
And Happy Thanksgiving to you, Wetone! It's good to see someone who really understands the meaning of the holiday.
Comment by Ajax — 3:43 pm November 20, 2012 #
I truly feel sad for you. I cannot imagine what it must be like to live in your skin. Unbelievable. Everyone else…I am so impressed with all of the caring and rising to action. My Thanksgiving plans fell through and I just figured out what I'm going to do—visit Nickelville with gifts in arms. You all inspire me.
kathy, I'm sorry that your original plans fell through, but you are truly making lemonade out of lemons!
Thank you! :-)
Comment by miws — 1:20 pm November 21, 2012 #
Thanks kathy, there is no reason to feel sorry for me as I,m having a great time in my life. But my skin is a little dry sense you mention it. I Work Hard and enjoy my life very much. I do what it takes. Everyone here has their own opinions and that is what makes this wonderful world go round. I never criticized anyone, but I have no problem voicing my opinion where my tax dollars should go. If it was spent smartly for the reasons I said above I would not have any issues. It has always amazed me how people with such good souls can criticize others that don't follow them.
Comment by Wetone — 9:11 pm November 22, 2012 #
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TOWSON, Md. (March 11, 2010)—Approximately 150 10th and 11th graders from Baltimore County's Landsdowne, Overlea and Randallstown High Schools will attend an Academy of Finance Student Conference at Towson University on Friday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the University Union. The program is hosted by TU's College of Business and Economics and the Baltimore County Public Schools chapter of the Academy of Finance.
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Linda Eppler Community Press Guest Columnist
I've been with Clermont Senior Services for just over 18 years. When I first came, the Adopt-a-Senior program was providing gifts to five or six seniors every year. For the first few years, it barely grew at all.
Then one year I wrote about a customer named Edward. I had offered to deliver a couple of donated gifts to him so he would have them before Christmas day. I found Edward's mobile home located in an isolated part of the county. It was set back in a valley between heavily wooded, steep hills. There was one small, frame house a bit farther down the road. Aside from that, there was no other sign of civilization.
As I approached the front door, I noticed breadcrumbs sprinkled on the ground for the birds and squirrels. I suspected that they were the only regular visitors Edward ever had. When he opened the door, I saw an elderly, stoop-shouldered man with a broad, friendly smile. He wore an old tattered sweater fastened down the front with large safety pins. I smiled to myself, knowing that one of the boxes contained a new sweater.
I visited with Edward for close to an hour. He was 90 years old and had a lot to talk about. He told me how much he enjoyed watching the wildlife from his window and I remembered seeing bread crumbs on the ground.
Then he told me how much our Meals-on-Wheels and homemaking services meant to him. It wasn't just the food and help that were important, but he liked having the volunteers and staff stop by. Seeing him stooped over a walker, I knew that he could not manage on his own and I was glad that we could help him continue living in his own home.
Edward is deceased now, but it was his simple story that ignited the Adopt-a-Senior holiday program. It's been strong ever since.
This year was the biggest ever. Hundreds of generous volunteers donated more gifts than we could count. Including group donations, around 700 seniors received gifts this year. Some seniors received gifts specific to them. Others received more generic items, such as towels, personal care items and so on. But these gifts are no less appreciated. There were some fun things too - puzzles, cookies, games and pet treats.
Once again the gifts were beautifully wrapped and many gift bags had personal, handwritten notes, wishing the senior a Merry Christmas - personal notes from one stranger to another. You don't have to know someone to sincerely care for them and wish them well.
The people of Clermont County have big hearts and they are committed to giving no matter what the economic forecast. Many thanks to all of you who generously supported the elderly citizens of our community. Please accept our best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year!
Linda Eppler is director of Community Services for Clermont Senior Services.


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MIAMI (AP) - Carnival Corp. is indicating it will not reimburse the U.S. government for hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs to rescue its disabled cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico.
Carnival told U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia in a recent letter that maritime tradition is to render assistance to anyone in need. Rockefeller asked Carnival if it would reimburse the Coast Guard nearly $780,000 in costs to respond to the Carnival Triumph when it lost power in February after an engine fire.
Thousands of passengers were stranded for five days in squalid conditions while the Triumph was towed to Alabama for repairs.
Carnival told Rockefeller that its ships are frequently called upon to help other damaged vessels or with rescues at sea.
Rockefeller is calling the response shameful.
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The public knew Charles Nelson Reilly, who died on May 25, as a game show guest and a regular on Johnny Carson's couch. But there was more to the man than kitsch celebrity, and "Life of Reilly" lets the man make the case. Directed by Frank Anderson and Barry Poltermann, "Reilly" is built around a video recording of "Save It for the Stage," a one-man stage show by Mr. Reilly, an actor, showbiz gadfly and Tony Award-winning theater director. The show, and therefore the film that preserves it, is a bittersweet volume of anecdotes, interspersed with archival images and scored (often unnecessarily) with misty-watercolor-memory music composed by Mr. Anderson. — Matt Zoller Seitz


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Solitude last Sunday was pretty much all moguls (not much of an exaggeration) so it gave me a chance to really work on that aspect of my riding. I happened to pass by a father and son, both on skis, approaching the next slope of moguls (this was on a blue run on the Eagle chair, for those interested). The father says to the son, "The most important thing with moguls is to look ahead to where you want to go, and not down at your skis".
That was kind of an "Ah ha" moment for me. Before, I had just kind of been "attacking" the moguls, going in between them when possible, riding right over them other times, and in general, just "reacting" to the terrain as it came at me. Once I started looking ahead, I was able to plan where I was going to go and what turns I was going to make. I was able to avoid big bumps and to know when I could gather a little speed and when I needed quick turns. It resulted in drastically less falls and me feeling a lot more like a badass .
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The executive board of the teachers union will meet Monday to discuss whether to accept Gov. Neil Abercrombie's offer to enter federal mediation in hopes of ending a 13-month labor dispute.
Hawaii State Teachers Association President Wil Okabe said this morning he was "open to the discussion," but declined to say whether he personally supported the idea.
In a letter to Okabe this week, Gov. Neil Abercrombie wrote, "My proposal to utilize the FMCS (Federal Mediation and Concilitation Service) is not about establishing who is right or who is wrong, but rather to reengage HSTA in discussions which can lead to a resolution of the issues that separate us."
The HSTA labor dispute began in July 2011, when the state unilaterally implemented a "last, best and final" contract offer for teachers that included wage reductions and higher health insurance premiums.
The union has argued the state's imposition of a contract violated its members' rights and collective bargaining laws. The state countered it had to act to avoid massive layoffs.
In recent months, the state has repeatedly asked teachers to return to the bargaining table, while the union believes a six-year agreement teachers had previously rejected, then approved in May should be honored. Abercrombie has called the agreement invalid and says a new deal needs to be negotiated.
The lack of movement on the issues means teachers continue working under the "last, best" offer, which expires June 30.
Under the agreement union members approved in May, teachers would continue to take 5 percent wage reductions through June 30, before moving to a new salary schedule that recognizes teachers' years of service.
The state Department of Education would also move to a revised teacher evaluation system linked to student performance. Teachers rated "effective" or higher would be eligible for annual raises.


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CNET takes on the onerous job of driving and riding in the 2012 Bentley Mulsanne, a flagship sedan with iPads for the rear-seat passengers.
The Mulsanne may represent Bentley's past, but the Speed tries to combine the best of what the marque has to offer in the 21st century with the legacy it has built up over the last 70 years.
Bentley CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer has confirmed his company is getting ready to jump into the EV market.
Bentley showed off its Grand Convertible concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show, a massive open-top take on its Mulsanne model.
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Attorney General Eric Holder wants an overhaul of mandatory minimum drug sentences. What's the economic thinking behind the proposed changes? Meanwhile, billionaire Elon Musk has revealed details of the Hyperloop, a super-fast transport system he wants to build. In Turkey, the government is trying to figure out what to do with the thousands of Syrians who have left their home nation since 2011. Also, a look at the corn economy, bond fallout from Detroit's bankruptcy, and entrepreneurialism in the Middle East. Finally, we debut a new project called "American Futures," a collaboration with Jim Fallows, The Atlantic's national correspondent. It involves us traveling to small towns across the country. Our first stop: Holland, Mich.
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The 20th Century Alternative. Featuring classic alternative rock, jazz, pop, and folk tracks from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Emphasis on alternative and indie artists, but we'll also spin the odd masterpiece track from an iconic 20th century artist.
In 1977, I bought my first album. I paid two dollars to a kid across the aisle from me in 10th grade English class, for a barely used copy of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid". I've been obsessively buying and listening to music from that day.
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Former Congressman Andy Jacobs, Jr., shown here in 2009.
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Former Indiana Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. was a rarity in the political world.
He supported an aspiring female politician at a time when not many women ran for statewide office. He went to local businesses to talk directly to his constituents about their concerns. He made lasting friendships with those who share different political ideals, even with the man who once beat him in office.
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Dear Fairfield County voter:
I am working hard to earn your vote for the Ohio House of Representatives on Tuesday by promoting a positive vision for Fairfield County that focuses on creating a jobs-rich economy, enacting conservative legislative policies and fighting government corruption.
Always believing in the power of capital investment in private sector hands, I have delivered $3 billion in tax cuts to our families, small businesses and entrepreneurs - those who are reinvigorating our economy. And it's working.
As chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, I have worked hand-in-hand with Ohio's job creators. We've taken Ohio from 47th to ninth in the nation in job creation in three years. And today, "Site Selection" magazine ranks Ohio fourth in "Best Business Climate," second in "Most Capital Investment Projects" and third in "Best Firm Tax Index."
During budget time, I fight for increased state funding of our schools, especially areas like this one. Ohio leads the midwest in academic performance and we outperform most of the nation, too. Ohio has spent more than $11 billion on new school buildings, many now under construction in Lancaster.
I continue adhering to my pledge I first made 14 years ago - to fight government corruption wherever it hides. To date, I have passed six anti-corruption measures into law. I am working on a seventh.
It is important we elect conservative Republicans with a strong commitment to good ethics. Thank you for your consideration and I humbly ask for your vote.
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An Extended Timeline of Mission Events for the 14-15 Jan in Mountain Standard Time is available through this link.
The Lunar and Planetary Lab is sponsoring two public evenings to discuss the results of the Huygens mission and the DISR payload. The website for the public evenings is linked here.


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When the Champlain Bridge was demolished on Dec. 28, the explosion echoed through Addison County. Now the bridge is gone, but it leaves in its wake 80 years of history. This is a place for the community to share thoughts and memories of the old bridge, feelings on watching it go down, and hopes for the new bridge. Leave a comment below!
For news coverage of the Champlain Bridge, click here.
6:30 on Monday morning was dark, the roads slick and the air icy. There was no reason to be up so early. Well, no reason but a bridge demolition.
Which was why John Flowers, Trent Campbell and I were already on our way out to Addison, cameras and notebooks in hand to cover the last moments of the Champlain Bridge. The bridge wasn't scheduled to blow until 10, but we were hoping for a parking space at the Bridge Restaurant, right at the heart of the action.
When I think of the holidays, I think of lots of relatives gathered around the dinner table, enjoying the company, the occasion, and an indulgent meal. It's a time when normal food rules are suspended, the dieters, fitness freaks and food-obsessed alike using the occasion to try some of everything. (Why, yes, I'll have some of Grandma's cookies, but not without a side of Uncle Morgan's pumpkin pie…)
Plus, as an added perk, I get to stop obsessing about how much each serving is costing me or how many meals I'll get out of whatever I'm making and just enjoy the food.
I have just finished putting out my rows of milk cartons with 24-hour votives lit inside them. It is the evening of Dec. 21, the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. For those of us who migrated to the North Country, winter solstice is a bit of a non-event in terms of marking the official beginning of winter.
I am not exactly what one might call a dedicated composter. I don't water it on a regular basis, turn it, or measure the temperature in the center to make sure the microbes are happy little critters. I've been known to throw weeds, seeds, and even (heaven forfend!) dairy products into the mix. Because I am careless about maintaining the correct proportions of "greens" to "browns," (i.e. fresh organic matter with decayed material or dirt), my compost bins smell quite charming, even in the depths of winter.
This is the third in a four-part series of cheese posts. The first was about making mozzarella cheese, and the second was about Orb Weaver Farm in New Haven. Stay tuned for the fourth part next week!
Note from the Online Editor: The Web team here at the Addison Independent is very excited to introduce our first community blogger — Rebecca Reimers, a Brandon resident, parent, and educational consultant. Rebecca will be sharing her thoughts about southern Addison County and the town of Brandon in "View from the Borderland," a series of blog posts on our Web site. In the months ahead, she'll profile local residents and businesses, tackle issues of local history, roam Brandon's cemeteries, write about her home and her family, and more.
This is the second in a four-part series of cheese posts. The first was about making mozzarella cheese.
When Marjorie Susman and Marian Pollack bought land in New Haven and began making cheese in 1981, there were no other cheesemakers in Addison County.
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Lisa Berkovitz works with Soul-centered entrepreneurs who are already doing what they love, but are ready to up-level their businesses, their lives and themselves. She helps them cut away what's no longer aligned, and dial in to what's essential so they can create the level of income, impact, freedom and Soul-expression they deeply desire. She calls that their Sweet Spot.
She started her career as an M.B.A. in the corporate world as a Project Manager and Brand Manager for Fortune 100 multinational corporations. She also spent 9 years as part of the core team hosting the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting for world leaders in Davos, Switzerland. Her burning passion for personal and spiritual growth led her to become an entrepreneur and coach in 1999.
She's a master-level NLP practitioner and Reiki master who has served on the teams of some of the leading Conscious Business trainers and coaches in North America. She adores international travel, hot yoga, hip hop dance, and helping change-agents thrive on all levels by stepping fully into their unique Sweet Spots. You can also find Lisa here: ProjectSweetSpot.com


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New Ranchi jail inmate Laloo Prasad Yadav has apparently settled in well. There's home-cooked food coming everyday, paan arrives from his favourite shop, and then there's the steady stream of visitors, family and friends alike. Recently, a group representing the fishermen community came to see their leader all the way from Patna. Such meetings are not held with him in his cell, the venue is the jailor's office. An assistant says tea, snacks and gossip keep him happy and active. Indeed, he's well on his way to converting the jail into his political office.
Laloo Prasad Yadav is upbeat after the victory in the Maharajganj byelections. He sniffs a reversal of fortune, that fickle maid. So it was a good-natured Laloo that landed up at the residence of a Union minister where a joint birthday party was in session. Turned out it was Laloo's birthday on June 11, a few days after the bash. A cake was hastily produced and the neta cut it and was later given a bite of the tasty dessert. The RJD chief was happy to have 'happy birthday Lalooji' sung with gusto by the gathering. But then Laloo may be anything if not a good sport. Perhaps his halcyon days will be back, accompanied by a breezy mood riding on Nitish Kumar's mounting problems.
Elections in Bihar may still be three years away but the political wars are heating up there. Both Laloo Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan have been continuously campaigning against the Nitish Kumar government but the signs haven't been good. We are not talking divine intervention here but in near- identical incidents, the stage for the public meetings of these two opposition leaders collapsed, leaving both slightly worse for the wear. Now, it isn't the injuries that's causing them concern but what the collapse could imply for their political future. Certainly the stages collapsing hasn't gone down as a good sign among supporters. Some party sidekicks, though, are still offering flattering conclusions, like it's natural for a stage to give way with political heavyweights like them on it (and more gathering around them and overloading it). How can this be a bad sign, they ask? If anything, it's a sign that more and more support is pouring in for their parties. Indeed.
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He is back. JMM chief Shibu Soren was sworn in as Jharkhand chief minister.
Once again. The photo shows the celebrations when the deal was sealed. Eleven ministers also took oath along with Mr Soren. All the Independents, except former CM Madhu Koda and Chandra Prakash Chaudhary have been retained in the new ministry. The new state cabinet has convened a special assembly session on August 29 to prove majority.
Popularly known as 'Guruji' Soren has faced criminal cases forcing him twice to step down as
union minister during the UPA rule under Manmohan Singh. He has been acquitted in the 1975 Chirrudih massacre case and also in the murder of former personal secretary
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A 113-year-old restaurant in southwest Ohio will auction off its antiques, memorabilia and equipment next month after an attempt to sell the building and contents together failed.
The lone bid of $50,000 was well below the $175,000 minimum that had been set by the owners of the Stockyard Inn in Dayton.
The building has operated as a restaurant since 1900 and still has its original bar.
The current owners have had the building for 35 years and set the auction for Sept. 14.
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We haven't had a chance to fully test this product yet, but we've assembled this helpful overview of relevant information on it.
The JVC Everio GZ-HM960 models a 10x optical zoom lens, a 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen display with 920k-dot resolution, and a 1/2.3″, 10.6-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor. For storage, this device integrates 16 GB of flash memory, as well as a media slot for microSDXC memory cards. Full 1080p HD video capture is enabled on the GZ-HM960. Other features include face detection technology, a HDMI terminal, 2D – 3D conversion playback functionality, and an advanced (enhanced) image stabilizer.
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Induction of reporter gene expression by TAM injections at different developmental stages. a) Immunodetection of DCX expression in an E14.5 mouse embryo. Detection of β-gal activity at E15.5 in a DCX-CreERT2: Rosa26lacZ embryos injected with (b) TAM or (c) vehicle at E14.5. Arrow in (b) points to a labeled dorsal root ganglion. No β-gal signal could be detected in vehicle-injected embryos. Immunodetection of DCX (red), NeuN (blue) and EGFP (green) in the DG (d and e) and SVZ (f and g) of a 2 month-old DCX-CreERT2:CAG-CAT-EGFP mouse injected with TAM at E17.5. Arrowheads in (f) point to EGFP-expressing cells remaining at the ependymal lining. Immunodetection of DCX (red), NeuN (blue) and EGFP (green) in the adult OB (h and i) and DG (j and k) of DCX-CreERT2:CAG-CAT-EGFP mice 4 weeks after TAM injection in the adulthood. Arrow in (i) points at the co-labeling EGFP with DCX at the anterior end of the RMS. Scale bars = 1.7 mm in (a), 2 mm (b) and (c), 50 μm (k).
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Cpl. Kelsey De Santis and her date, Justin Timberlake, applaud guest speaker retired Sgt. Maj. Ralph Larsen at the Instructor Battalion Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 12 in Richmond, Va. De Santis asked Timberlake to the ball via a YouTube video. (Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Ramos / Marine Corps)
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RICHMOND, Va. Justin Timberlake followed through on a promise to take a Marine to her unit's annual ball.
The singer and actor posted a photo along with a letter on his website Sunday that the Marine Corps Ball in Richmond, Va., was "one of the most moving evenings I've ever had."
Cpl. Kelsey De Santis had invited Timberlake http://militarytimes.com/blogs/battle-rattle/2011/07/13/and-so-it-begins-a-female-marine-asks-justin-timberlake-to-her-marine-corps-ball/">through a YouTube video to Saturday night's event, and Timberlake accepted. WTVR-TV reports Timberlake wore a tuxedo to the ball at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
Timberlake's "Friends With Benefits" co-star, Mila Kunis, earlier this year accepted a similar invitation to a Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, N.C.
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You Can Thank Hollywood, Not France, For The French Manicure
As the history goes, the two-tone mani was more a piece of Tinseltown history than anything else. As WWD reports, in the '70s, Jeff Pink — the creator of Orly —created the white-tip-and-natural-base look as a response to the movie sets that were bogged down by the task of changing an actress' nail color for every costume change she made. The entertainment industry completely ate up Pink's new, clean, time-saving mani, but when he brought his genius little nail art trick to the runways of France, that's when the trend really gained notoriety in the states (go figure, right?). So, sure, maybe the movie industry and Pink didn't get a chance to coin the iconic beauty trend, but we think it's okay — after all, the Hollywood manicure doesn't exactly have the same ring to it. (WWD)
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Thursday, Feb 21st from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at the 92Y - Tribeca
A Social Media Week event empowering people to acknowledge preventive health as a step-by-step process; something that the social web is increasingly shifting to a process that is relatable and friendly, instead of intense and private. And while healthy living is cool, understanding our health and finding the best options for maintaining it, especially when we?re sick, is something everyone has to think about, but likely something we want to think about as little as possible.
New technologies allowing for quantified-self and the wider reach of social media have presented new options for health, but how are these best applied and do they really work for the wide array of patients that exist? Sharing more personal data with the institutions, experts, and with other people via social technology is enlightening or even fun, but will it allow for innovations shaping the medicine of tomorrow?
At the root of these discussions, it seems clear that the patient will be the one to ultimately lead change and improvements to the cost, access, and quality of healthcare. Leading this discussion on new solutions and technologies will be:
Dr. Jay Parkinson, CEO & Co-founder of @SherpaaHealth
Derek Flanzraich, CEO & Founder of @Greatist
Unity Stoakes, Co-founder and president, @StartupHealth
Moderated by Ki Mae Heussner, writer for @GigaOm
Health Innovation: How Patients (and Startups!) Can Fix Healthcare, with Sherpaa, Greatist & StartupHealth.


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Marc Häfner
Version 3 doesn't really solve the problem of script-comments consuming html-tags. If I understand TokenMarker etc. correctly (and testing seems to confirm that) one can either:
use <IMPORT DELEGATE=... /> to be able to "override" the offending EOL_SPANs. This imports the rules into the current rule set. But it does not import any mode properties (the original issue for this ticket)
use real delegation (i.e. DELEGATE on SEQ or SPAN), where we get the (original) RuleSet with the appropriate modeName and thus the correct mode properties. But it seems impossible to somehow inject rules into another mode / rule set.
But version 3 fixes the delegate issue nicely. (Sorry for the oversight and thanks for testing.) I attached a version 4 which includes only those changes from V3.