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I had to click in the link just to see what a Beretta Neos even was :embarassed: :slap:
No biggie. It happens to the best of them. The Maytag man was here today to fix a recalled dishwasher. Really, there is a Maytag repairman who works.
Yeah it's no big deal was just letting people know in case they had 1.
Thanks for the heads up. Mine is on the list to be serviced.
I just ran across this on another forum, right after I ran 250 rounds through mine at the range on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I've never had any issue related to the recall reason, but need to get it taken care of. Cleaned it, went online to the recall site, scheduled the pickup by UPS, boxed it up per their instructions, and am waiting for the brown truck to show up this morning with the pre-printed label to send it back to Beretta USA. From the posters on the other forum, turnaround time is about 2 weeks.


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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) is once again issuing a new proposal to change the way it doles out money under the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (BIG). FWS first proposed to revise the rules in March 2012, partially to implement recommendations going as far back as 2003. It is starting the process again, once more asking for public comments.
FWS proposed the new rules in the Federal Register of Friday, April 25, 2014. It received 22 comments during its last public comment period. Half of them asked or more time to review the proposal. The new proposal incorporates some recommendations commenters made.
Now you've got till July 14 to send in comments. Refer to docket number FWS-R9-WSR-2011-0083. Send them electronically here. Or send them by mail or in person to Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-R9-WSR-2011-0083, FWS, Division of Policy and Directives Management, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., MS 2042-PDM, Arlington, VA 22203.
Based on comments received, FWS is proposing to rename the subgrant categories to BIG Standard (state grants) and BIG Select (national grants). FWS awards both types competitively and the previously proposed names didn't make this clear. The new proposal would make corresponding technical changes to reflect the new names and in other categories. It adds definitions and gives examples in a variety of areas.
The new proposal also suggests a variety of clarifications and organizational improvements. It changes language, for instance, to clarify that grantees may not use grant funds to acquire land for construction projects. And it makes clear that large non-motorized recreational sailboats are not excluded from the program. FWS never intended to exclude them but a literal reading of previous language unintentionally did so.
The new proposal also clarifies what maintenance activities are legitimate grant uses. It would allow funds for day-use as well as overnight docking – the previous language didn't specify the former. And it clarifies that removing oil, bilge water, waste and other disposable items are not an eligible grant activity since they are not structural.

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March 17, 2014 · Posted in: 2013 Elections, Access to Information, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, Money Politics, Online Research
MoneyPolitics Online update:
Profiles of 2013 winners
PERHAPS you know them well enough to elect them. But really, how well do you KNOW them?
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) has recently updated its MoneyPolitics Online site with more data on the candidates who won in the May 2013 midterm elections.
Under the site's Public Profiles tab, a visitor may find the complete list of winners in the 2013 elections, from district and party-list Representatives in the 16th Congress, to Governors and Vice-Governors, Provincial Board Members, Mayors and Vice-Mayors, and Councilors.
More importantly, the sub-tabs bring up more information on the assets of many of these local officials: Their real and personal assets, their liabilities, and their net worth. These are grouped according to the year these information were filed.
A visitor however would notice that the data contained in the sub-tabs are uneven, or may at times be completely blank. Despite constitutional guarantees to access to information, and despite the requirement set by Republic Act 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees that public officials must publicly divulge their assets, few public officials really make these data available.
For example, many of the entries in the PCIJ database on the assets and liabilities of District and Party-List Representatives are based, not on the actual statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALNs), but on the summary asset reports made available by the House of Representatives. These summary asset reports are condensed and abridged reports of the assets of legislators, which give total figures but lack meaningful details.
The House of Representatives has refused to release SALNs of the 15th and 16th Congress to the PCIJ and other requesting parties, insisting that permission needs to be obtained first from the official involved.
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Meet Ruthie Culver
Born in 1907, Ruthie Culver is one of the oldest individuals in our study. She attributes her longevity to being blessed with "a wonderful supporting family." Ruthie was very close to her parents and loved them dearly. She cherishes the memories she has of the family game nights they would have.
Ruthie enthusiastically says that she and her brother were her parents' little treasures; they were always treated like royalty. She also reminisced about the childhood memories she has of playing at the lake each day after school. She stated that while she was never the athletic type, Ruth greatly enjoyed playing games of hide-n-seek and tag with her friends.
Ruthie is currently a volunteer at Banner Boswell Medical Center and has been with the hospital for over 30 years. She plans to continue volunteering for as long as possible and says it is because "everyone is so good to [her]." Besides volunteering, she enjoys reading love stories and poems.
She also finds pleasure in fashion and is very conscientious of her appearance; she always color coordinates her outfits.
Her charming personality has been very endearing to everyone around her. Ruthie maintains an optimistic outlook on life and believes that today's younger generation should "always be true to yourself."


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Shorewood — From her studio on Oakland Avenue, Johnna Papin remakes her surroundings in a whirl of vibrant colors and shapes.
"I like to put a little of myself in there," says Papin, "a little of what I see, a little of what I feel."
Under her brush, flower pots across the street spill over in waves of blazing color, the umbrellas over nearby Colectivo Coffee swirl overhead in whimsical exaggeration, and passersby fade into anonymity, their faces featureless and indistinct.
Such is the world as captured by Papin, who toes the line between realistic and abstract painting in an effort to pull viewers into her colorful, stylized works.
"I want you to fill in the story," says Papin. "I want to give you some pieces but I want you to participate, for it to be open ended enough that you can share your own story."
While Papin has honed her skills since her retirement 10 years ago, James Hempel is in his 12th year as a self-supporting artist. After majoring in biology at Lawrence University, he substitute taught math and science in Shorewood and Whitefish Bay for a few years. Unable to land a full-time position in either district, he went back to his perennial interest of drawing and painting, apprenticing himself to James Prohl and becoming one of "very few classically trained portrait painters in the region" at the time.
From his Third Ward studio, Hempel carries the torch of classical painting, producing lifelike portraits, landscapes, and figurative paintings, as well as teaching at the nearby Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
In contrast to Papin's wild colors and fanciful style, Hempel uses his classical training to realistically freeze inspirational moments on canvas.
"The right time and light of day can turn an ordinary scene into an evocative and magical scene, even if it is fleeting," says Hempel. "My eyes are always open for those momentary effects that I can go back to capture."
First-ever event
Papin and Hempel, both Shorewood residents, will be among 52 other professional artists from around the Midwest participating in Shorewood's first-ever Plein Air art festival, which begins early Thursday and concludes in Saturday evening.
French for "in the open air," en plein air is an art style popularized by French impressionist painters like Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the 19th century. Plein air events around the world put artists outside to paint their take on the spaces people see every day. The artists will have their chance to paint their take on Shorewood's scenery, be it the stately Lake Drive homes, riverfront and lakefront parks, quiet neighborhoods or historical buildings.
Though the event was originally planned for 2012 as a two-year anniversary celebration of the Jaume Plensa sculpture "Spillover II" in Atwater Park, Shorewood's Public Art Committee decided to go with a bigger fanfare event and after research, landed on plein air.
Excellent location
"Shorewood would be a very naturally successful site for the event," says Plein Air Shorewood co-chair and artist Don Berg. "We were encouraged by that, and we started to put the word out, and immediately after announcing it we had a surge of applicants."
By July the event was fully booked at 50 artists, says Berg, after which the committee expanded the list to 54.
"The mission for our Public Art Committee is to make Shorewood an art friendly community, to prove it," says Berg. "This is proving it."
Berg says the festival is an excellent example of the community coming together, through the cooperation of its committees, service organizations, and local businesses drawing the diverse and talented group of artists into the village.
"It's a perfect picture there."
Thursday: 6-9 p.m. Artist and Community Celebration: live music, food and drinks at Hubbard Lodge, 3565 North Morris Blvd.
Friday: 6-10 p.m. Kensington Square Festival: artist celebration with live music, artwork, food and drinks at 4500 North Oakland Avenue
Saturday: 6-10 p.m. gala, awards ceremony, and silent auction of plein air pieces at Shorewood Public Library, 3920 N Murray Ave
Full schedule available at http://pleinairshorewood.com/save-the-date-for-plein-air-shorewood/.
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Georgia Peanut Commission Issues 2012 Research Report
The Georgia Peanut Commission held their annual Research Report Day Wednesday at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center.This event provided growers and industry representatives with the latest reports on peanut growth, peanut farming, and new research about peanuts. The research presented in these reports comes from various projects peanut farmers completed in 2012. The Georgia Peanut Commission awarded $260,000 to peanut research facilities in 2012, which went towards funding 22 different research projects from the University of Georgia and the USDA Agricultural Research Service.The projects focus on economics, conservation methods, irrigation and water management, peanut breeding, improved quality, and pests, weed, and disease management.Eric Prostko, a professor and weed specialist at the University of Georgia, was responsible for a project dealing with off target movement of pesticides from other crops into the peanuts. Prostko is looking at a product called Q4D, and said this is a product that may be used a lot in the future because his research has found that if there is movement of this pesticide, there won't be any undo effects on the peanut crop.Prostko said these projects are so important to southwest Georgia because they are able to constantly provide farmers with ways to save money, make more money, and be more efficient.
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The Crimson Tide was one of three schools with 95 or more honorees
Moore is third junior from 2014 Crimson Tide roster to sign professional contract
Moore selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 254th overall pick
Ben Moore, Wade Wass and Thomas Burrows earn SEC postseason recognition
Seventeen of our teams posted scores that were above the national average in their respective sports for the figures that cover the four-year period from the 2008-09 through 2012-13 school years.
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Career Awards 2013 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll 2012 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball 2012 SEC All-Freshman Team 2012 SEC All-Freshman Team by SEBaseball.com SEC Freshman of the Week, April 27, 2012 SEC Freshman of the Week, Feb. 27, 2012
Sophomore (2013) Was a 2013 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll honoree ... hit .280 and set career highs with four home runs and a team-leading 41 RBI ... ranked fifth in the SEC in triples (4), eighth in stolen bases (16) and 15th in RBI ... finished the conference slate with a .261 average, two home runs and 14 RBI ... got the start in all 63 games for the Crimson Tide, 61 in the outfield and two behind the plate ... was among Alabama's most consistent offensive threats, leading the team in triples, RBI, total bases (101) and stolen bases ... ranked second on the club in at-bats (243), hits (68), doubles and slugging percentage (.416) ... finished second on the squad in conference play with five doubles, two home runs and 46 total bases ... turned in a team-leading 23 multiple-hit performances, including two three-hit efforts ... posted 10 multi-RBI games, with six three-RBI outings ... performed in the clutch throughout the season, leading the team with six game-winning RBI ... scored the game-winning run four times ... longest hitting streak of the season was seven games, reached base in nine straight games and went 43 straight games without an error ... tied Andrew Miller for the team lead with five outfield assists, after throwing out four runners at the plate and one at third base ... reached base three times in the extra-inning win over No. 1 Vanderbilt (5.17), on a single and a pair of walks ... registered two hits in each game of the Missouri series for a .429 average (6-for-14) in three games ... blasted his fourth home run and added another RBI in the ninth-inning comeback versus Missouri (5.12) ... finished the final two midweek games of the season against Mississippi Valley State and Troy with a of .556 (5-for-9) average and back-to-back multi-hit performances ... led the Tide offensively versus MVSU (5.7), with a pair of singles, an RBI, a run scored and three stolen bases ... his three stolen bases against MVSU were the most by a Tide player since Ross Wilson swiped three bags versus LSU on May 30, 2010 ... hit 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in 11-2 win over No. 25 Troy (5.8) ...went 3-for-6 in the Texas A&M series ... led the offense in game one against the Aggies (4.26) with a pair of walks and a two-run home run, as well as in game two (4.27) with a single and a double ... recorded a pair of doubles with two runs scored and the game-winning RBI in win over Southern Mississippi (4.24) ... had a pair of singles and a stolen base in the 16-inning game versus No. 2 LSU (4.20) ... posted three RBI on a double and a triple versus UAB (4.16) ... reached base safely in each game of the Mississippi series ... turned in a multi-hit effort in the opener against Alcorn State (4.9) and a two-RBI triple in the second game (4.10) ... had a triple and a run scored in each of the first two games at Auburn ... notched his 10th multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-4 against UAB (3.26) ... had a hit in all three games of the Georgia series, including two hits in games one and three of the series ... scored two runs versus Jacksonville State (3.20) ... reached base five times at Samford (3.19) on a single, a double and three walks, adding three runs scored and a couple of RBI ... stayed hot versus Tennessee, reaching base multiple times with a double in each game, including two multi-hit games ... reached base four times in the series opener versus Tennessee (3.15), including a three-run double and a stolen base ... posted his fifth multi-hit game of the year against Memphis (3.13), notching two singles with two stolen bases ... reached base three times in the series opener at No. 5 Louisville (3.8) on a single and two walks, plus a stolen base ... had a monster game in the series finale against the Cardinals, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, a single, a walk, two runs scored and three RBI ... turned in two multi-hit games in the Tulane series, including a double, walk, two runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in the finale (3.3) ... stroked a hit and stole a base to set up his run scored versus Samford (2.26) ... had a single, three walks, a run scored and a stolen base in the Florida Atlantic series ... in the second game at FAU (2.23), had two walks, a stolen base and a run scored ... hit Alabama's first home run of the season in game two against VMI (2.16), posting three RBI in the game ... finished that opening weekend with four RBI, three runs scored and a pair of walks.
Freshman (2012) Named to the 2012 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team ... SEC All-Freshman Team selection ... also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by SEBaseball.com ... named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 27 and Feb. 27 ... second on the team with a .342 batting average to finish 10th overall in the SEC, while his .345 average during conference play ranked third in the SEC ... second on the team in runs (33) and doubles (10), tied for second in hits (68) and third with 31 RBI ... led the team with nine multi-RBI games, while also posting 17 multi-hit games ... had a team season-high 13-game hitting streak (3.23- 4.13) hitting .420 (21-for-50) during the streak ... second on the team with a 26-game reaching base safely streak (3.3-4.13) ... started in 54-of-55 games played, 24 at catcher and 29 in right field ... hit safely in a team-best 45-of-55 games ... led the team with 10 stolen bases (10-for-12) ... was second on the team with a .345 average during SEC play ... scored 14 runs while driving in 13 against SEC competition, adding three doubles, 10 walks and 5-for-6 in stolen base attempts ... hit 4-for-10 in the final series of the season against Georgia, posting two hits in the first two games of the series ... had two runs and two RBI with one hit against Troy (5.15), plus a season-high two sacrifice bunts ... had four hits, one run and one RBI in the series versus Mississippi State ... went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in the win over Samford (4.24) ... named the SEC Freshman of the Week on April 27 after posting a season-high four hits in the third game of the series versus Vanderbilt, going 8-for-11 (.727) over the weekend with two doubles, four runs and three RBI ... hit 3-for-8 in two games against Mississippi Valley State (4.19), which included his second home run of the season in the series opener ... finished the series against No. 23 Auburn with a .333 average (4-for-12), one RBI and two runs scored ... posted three hits in five at-bats with two runs, a double and two RBI at South Alabama (4.3) ... went 6-for-10 in the series at Tennessee, with one run, two RBI, two walks and getting hit by a pitch twice ... was 2-for-3 and had two RBI in the first game of the series versus Mississippi (3.23) ... his grounder forced the fielder's choice that allowed teammate Andrew Miller to score the game-winning run against Samford (3.13) ... hit 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and an RBI against Louisville 3.10) ... recorded his first career triple against Auburn (3.6) ... named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 27 after finishing the Arkansas-Pine Bluff series with a .571 batting average and leading the team with five RBI plus six runs scored, also posting a .692 on-base percentage as he reached base in 9-of-13 trips to the plate, which included his first home run, three walks and two HBP ... started at catcher in game two and in right field in game three of the opening weekend series against Florida Atlantic, going 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in the series finale.
High School Set the Cullman High School single-season record with a .506 batting average in 2011 ... also established school season records with 22 home runs, 27 doubles, 83 RBI, 86 hits, and 77 runs scored as a senior... his 22 home runs broke his own school record of 15 as a junior ... named the 2011 5A Hitter of the Year as well as 5A first team all-state ... a 2011 Cullman Times all-area team selection as well as a 2011 Super All-State honoree ... named a preseason Southeast Region Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game ... was awarded the 2011 Danny Ashley Award for strong character and determination to succeed ... also received the Kevin McNutt Award for Athlete of the Year ... named the 2010 area player of the year and first team all-state ... two-sport athlete who rushed for 2,036 yards (second in school history) as a senior on the CHS football team.
Personal Born Benjamin Cole Moore on Sept. 22, 1992, in Denver, Colo. ... son of Stuart and Johnann Moore ... both parents attended the University of Alabama ... has an older brother Stuart and a younger sister Morgan ... was a member of his school's SGA, Key Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... majoring in human performance exercise science.


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The centrality of Lebanon to the global Diaspora is particularly true in the area of religious life. Although almost exclusively Christian, the Armenian community is in fact split into three denominations, with the majority Apostolic Church coexisting uneasily with much smaller congregations of Armenian Catholics and Evangelical Protestants. All three have established centers of global importance in Lebanon.
By Irina Papkova
The idea that Middle Eastern Christianity is threatened with extinction has been gaining ground of late, as the Christian communities of Iraq, Syria and most recently Egypt have shrunk visibly due to the ongoing violent turmoil in their respective countries. The issue has even garnered the attention of BBC and CNN, while politicians both in the US and elsewhere have attempted to seize on it as an example of the dangerous consequences of politicized Islam.
When I moved to the Middle East, I wanted to learn more about the region's Christian communities, and to find out for myself if they are declining and, if so, why? As a resident of Beirut, Lebanon was the obvious place to begin my journey. The country is home to twelve different Christian denominations, reflecting the religion's extreme fragmentation even in its historical heartland. The Armenian community, in particular, had caught my attention. I had visited Armenia and I wondered how the life of Lebanese Armenians differed from that of their compatriots.
The very presence of the Armenian community in Lebanon contains in it the story of unexpected resilience in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. At the turn of the twentieth century, approximately one and a half million Armenians lived in the Ottoman Empire, of whom only a few thousand were located on the territory of today's Lebanon. In 1915, however, the Turkish government embarked on a genocidal policy that claimed the lives of most of the original population of Ottoman Armenians, leaving perhaps 100,000 surviving refugees. The survivors streamed desperately towards safer borders; by the 1920s, a substantial majority settled in what was then the French Mandate for Lebanon and Syria.
The fact that the fleeing Armenians were Christian proved crucial to the entrenchment of the population in Lebanon. The French government in charge of the territory in the early 1920s governed with the support of the local Christian inhabitants, pitting them against a minority Muslim population that opposed French rule. In order to boost Christian numbers, the government granted all arriving Armenians Lebanese citizenship in 1924, giving them a stake in maintaining Lebanon as the only country in the region where Christians were not in a clear minority.
After Lebanon achieved independence in 1943, the constitution granted each religious group on the country's territory the right to manage large portions of its members' affairs according to its own rules. Buoyed by constitutional guarantees that the community's interests would be protected by the state, Lebanon's Armenians built churches and schools, founded benevolent associations, radio stations and medical facilities, and established political parties. The scope of the national revival was such that the Levant soon became the political and cultural center of the global Armenian Diaspora.
Several generations later, Armenians still constitute an important part of Lebanon's social fabric. Armenian jewelry shops line the streets of Muslim West Beirut, also home to Haigazian University, the only Armenian institution of higher learning outside the Armenian Republic. The municipality of Bourj Hammoud, a ten-minute drive from Beirut proper, hums with Armenian businesses, its streets adorned with Armenian flags and graffiti excoriating Turkey. For decades, Bourj Hammoud has been home to the all-Diaspora offices of the three main Armenian political parties, and of international Armenian benevolent associations and print media.
The centrality of Lebanon to the global Diaspora is particularly true in the area of religious life. Although almost exclusively Christian, the Armenian community is in fact split into three denominations, with the majority Apostolic Church coexisting uneasily with much smaller congregations of Armenian Catholics and Evangelical Protestants. All three have established centers of global importance in Lebanon. For the Apostolics, spiritual life revolves around the Beirut suburb of Antelias; for the Catholics, the name of the mountain village of Bzoummar has similarly sublime resonance. The Evangelical hub is somewhat more diffuse, but the main institutions are concentrated in West Beirut. I spent some time exploring all three localities, in an effort to better understand their symbolic and practical importance for Armenian Christians, both in and outside Lebanon.
Since the eleventh century AD, the Armenian Apostolic Church has had two administrative centers, known as Catholicosates. Historically, the Catholicos of Etchmiadzin was located in the Caucasus, while the Catholicos of Cilicia resided in what is today Turkey. The Genocide wiped out the institutions of the church in Cilicia, forcing its Catholicos to flee to Lebanon. There, the American Committee for Relief in the Middle East (a charity working with Armenian refugees in the region) leased the Catholicos an orphanage in Antelias, allowing for the reestablishment of the Apostolic Church's administrative structures and making Antelias one of the most important global spiritual centers for Armenians of the Apostolic faith. It remains so today, second only to Etchmiadzin.
The reverence with which the Apostolic Armenians I met tended to pronounce the word "Antelias" led me to imagine a place far removed from the hustle and bustle of Beirut, possibly on a hill but definitely surrounded by lush greenery. But as my taxi sped along the dusty coastal road barely two miles north of the capital, I soon spotted a fortress-style red wall jutting out from a sea of concrete apartment blocs and, behind it, the traditional cupola of an Armenian Apostolic church. A few minutes later, I stood in the heart of the Catolicosate's power, a compound clearly built to impress. A giant courtyard laid out in black and pink stone opened up in front of me, girded on the left by a soaring pale pink cathedral framed by palm trees and on the right by the Catholicos' residence, a two story building adorned with intricately designed columns. Facing me was a solid looking building of light-colored bricks housing administrative offices and a museum dedicated to the Armenians of Cilicia; behind me, a sort of cloister built into the wall that I had seen from the road.
But the most poignant structure of them all stood humbly to the left of the cathedral: a tiny chapel built in memory of the Genocide victims. The Antelias memorial is a somber sanctuary, a narrow space barely big enough for five people. As I walked in, the dark interior lit up automatically, a soft light accompanied by peaceful choral music pumped in through hidden speakers. My eyes were drawn to the marble altar, which is mounted over a glass case displaying neatly arranged skulls and bones. Built in 1938, the chapel has become an integral part of the annual Genocide commemorations that take place in Antelias each year on April 24th, the day traditionally understood by Armenians as the start of the Genocide in 1915.
Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, a gregarious and welcoming man with a full grey beard met me in his office in the Catholicosate's administrative building. As we sipped coffee (an inevitable accompaniment to any formal visit in Lebanon), he launched into a detailed exposition of Antelias' role in the life of Apostolic Armenians. He told me how the commemoration of the Genocide is an important yearly event, drawing thousands of pilgrims from across Lebanon and abroad for two days of prayer. But Antelias is more than just a location for outpouring the nation's grief over its losses; it hosts other pilgrimages, including one to commemorate St. Gregory the Illuminator of Armenia, whose relics are housed in the complex along with many other relics brought from Turkey. The Catholicosate also has a seminary at Antelias, training priests for parishes of the Armenian Apostolic Church under its jurisdiction worldwide, excluding only the territory of the former Soviet Union. Antelias, in short, has functioned as the heartbeat of the Armenian Apostolic Church for the past 80 years—a place both of remembrance and of practical administration.
The Armenian Catholic monastery at Bzoummar is of much older provenance. Built in 1749, the convent stands at an elevation of some 3,000 feet, at the right hand side of a steep winding road leading from the Mediterranean coast up into the wilds of Mount Lebanon. Upon arrival, I stood for a few minutes admiring the uniquely Lebanese vista of green valleys and limestone cliffs visible for miles around Bzoummar, interrupted from my reverie by the appearance of my host, eighty-year old Father Antranig Granian. We spoke in French as he guided me through the monastery, pointing out elements of architectural significance and expounding on the history of the Armenian Catholic Church in Lebanon.
In sharp contrast to Antelias, where the architecture is self-consciously Armenian in style, Bzoummar struck me immediately as a typically Lebanese environment, with thick brick walls sporting red tile roofs and rounded arches. A few minutes into my conversation with Father Antranig I understood the source of this distinction. Unlike Apostolic Armenians, who arrived en masse in Lebanon only in the 1920s, the Catholic Armenians first came to Mount Lebanon in the late seventeenth century, fleeing persecution by Ottoman authorities. In the middle of the eighteenth century, the Pope permitted the establishment of an autonomous Catholic Armenian patriarchate, with its seat at the Bzoummar monastery. Since then, Bzoummar has been home to an administration that covers all Armenian Catholics dispersed around the world and, more than that, functions as an intellectual center with a seminary and a library of rare Armenian manuscripts.
After showing me the monastery's main church and talking with me for a while on a low, brocaded sofa, Father Antranig passed me on to his assistant, Father Moses, a large and much younger man who led me through the Bzoummar grounds. "Voila, there is the monastery winery," he said with visible pride, pointing to a vine-covered brick building. "And here—the museum." The three rooms he showed me hold perhaps one twentieth of Bzoummar's collection of ecclesiastical and secular antiquities, some of them Armenian but also Byzantine, Roman, and even Phoenecian, fragments of the culture that first settled Lebanon eight thousand years ago.
The sense of rootedness in Lebanese history permeates Bzoummar, bolstered by its role in the survival of the Armenians post-Genocide. Father Antranig's eyes glittered with pride as he related that, when the Genocide survivors streamed towards Lebanon's borders, the reigning Catholic patriarch was able to convince a reluctant French governor to grant them refuge. "He told the French, you know the fathers of Bzoummar as good and useful members of Lebanese society," said Father Antranig. "'We are Armenian. The refugees are Armenian. Let them in.' And the French did."
A discrete number of the arriving refugees were members of the Armenian Evangelical church. Within a few years, they had joined the pattern established by the Apostolics and Catholics in transforming the Lebanese space they inhabited into an important spiritual location, if on a somewhat different scale. The structure of the global Armenian Evangelical communion is highly decentralized, meaning that there is no administrative "center" in the manner of Bzoummar or Antelias. Instead, there are several geographically based Armenian Evangelical Unions. Lebanon is important in this context in as far as the executive committee of the Union of the Near East is based in the country, while the Near East School of Theology, located in West Beirut, trains pastors for Evangelical churches in seven countries in the region.
Still, if one were to identify a single location as embodying the essence of the Protestant Armenian community in Lebanon, it would not be the Near East School of Theology, but rather Haigazian University, also in West Beirut. Sprawling over several blocks of tree-lined rue Mexique, Haigazian is the only Armenian institution of higher learning outside Armenia itself. Visiting one day in late spring, earlier this year, I had to pick my way through crowds of students, most of them identifiably Armenian and speaking English, which also happens to be the language of instruction.
"The university welcomes students from all backgrounds, including non-Armenians," the university's president Reverend Paul Haidostian told me as we chatted in his book-lined office in the university's ornately decorated administration building. But the president is always Evangelical Armenian, and always a theologian with impeccable scholarly credentials. This is because Haigazian owes its establishment in 1955 to the global Evangelical Armenian community, and depends for its existence on Evangelical donors, largely outside Lebanon. Paradoxically, then, while Antelias and Bzoummar can be thought of as centers of Armenian Christian activity with missions directed out towards the Diaspora, Protestant Armenians from the global Diaspora pool their resources to support Christian mission inside the country, in an attempt to shore up the declining Armenian community.
For the reality is, outside the pleasantly bustling confines of Antelias, Bzoummar and Haigazian, the Armenian community in Lebanon is on the decline. At its height, prior to the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1990, the Armenian population numbered around 250,000. But the war and the political and economic instability that has plagued Lebanon since the end of hostilities have taken their toll. Reliable statistics are difficult to come by, but the best estimates place the current population of Lebanese Armenians at somewhere between sixty and one hundred thousand, suggesting that the community has shrunk by at least half over the past forty years.
The fate of parishes and schools tells a similar story. In 1973, the Apostolic Armenian Church ran a network of twenty-three elementary and secondary schools; at present, there are 11. Prior to 1975, the Evangelicals could boast of twelve parishes in Lebanon, each with its own school. That number has decreased to five. Across the board, Apostolic and Catholic priests and Evangelical pastors alike complain about low and declining church attendance, particularly among young people.
The apparent decline can be attributed in part to the assimilation of Armenians into the predominantly Arab Lebanese culture. Archbishop Nareg told me, during my visit to Antelias, that the last decade has seen the active integration of Armenians into wider Lebanese society, as rates of both mixed marriages and of Armenian youth for whom Arabic is the language of choice have increased dramatically. For Archbishop Nareg, this process is sad but inevitable, as more and more Armenian families choose to send their children to non-Armenian schools in order to provide them with better employment opportunities in the long-run if they are to have any future in Lebanon.
This observation points to a profound irony at the heart of complaints about the decline of the Lebanese Armenian community. During much of the twentieth century, the internal energies of Armenian religious leaders, teachers, politicians and activists of all stripes were focused on preserving and strengthening an Armenian nation that would some day be capable of returning to territories lost during the Genocide. Like the Palestinians currently residing in camps in Southern Lebanon, the Armenians dreamed of going home. Some still do. In the course of my wanderings through the world of Lebanese Armenians, I encountered a politician who informed me that "we are close, very close to an agreement – the Turkish government WILL return the lands to us. Soon. Very soon." He told me that, in anticipation of this restoration of justice, the role of Armenian schools and churches in Lebanon is to reinforce the Armenian identity of young people, to ensure that they "continue the struggle." But the evidence suggests that the young generation is no longer interested; they are perhaps more concerned with economic survival in the midst of global financial instability.
In short, lamentations about the decline of the Lebanese Armenians are not so much about the loss of a Christian community in Lebanon per se, but about the waning likelihood that future generations will use Lebanon as a launching pad to reclaim a lost homeland. The increasing assimilation of Armenians might actually be interpreted as a positive development, as proof that the population has been able to take full advantage of economic and social opportunities offered by the Lebanese state; the decline of the Armenian Christian population means only the slow loss of ethnic specificity but not the death of a religious community—assimilated Lebanese Armenians merely become Christian Lebanese without the ethnic marker. Whether this is a good or bad thing depends on one's point of view.
Yet, despite the evident decline in numbers, the Armenians of Lebanon are by no means a dying community. Archbishop Nareg shared his impression with me that emigration of Armenians has slowed since 2008, for the simple reason that previously attractive destinations such as the United States or France are no longer seen as attractive alternatives to escaping Lebanon's economic malaise. Both the archbishop and Reverend Haidostian pointed out to me that there has actually been a fairly significant influx of Armenians into Lebanon from neighboring Syria since the start of that country's brutal civil war.
The assimilation process may also not be as inevitable as it seems. After all, the political security the Armenians enjoy in Lebanon is predicated precisely on their identification as Armenian—being a member of the community means having guaranteed representation in Parliament, as well as a quota of government jobs, among other privileges. The continued existence of Armenian schools and especially of Haigazian University still partially counteracts the trend.
Finally, the fact that Lebanon is the site of spiritual centers of great importance for all three Armenian denominations scattered through the Diaspora suggests that the Armenian Christians here will survive in one form or another for a long time to come. As long as Apostolic, Catholic and Evangelical Armenians view the country as a hub of pilgrimage and theological education that benefits the Diaspora as a whole the community, even if reduced in size from its glory days, will remain vital.
Irina Papkova is a Research Fellow at Georgetown University's Berkeley Center For Religion, Peace and World Affairs. She received her Ph.D. from Georgetown University and has previously taught at Georgetown and George Washington Universities. Her book, "The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics," was published by Oxford University Press and Woodrow Wilson Center Press in 2011.Irina's current research includes religion and politics in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Lebanon. She is a regular contributor to The Revealer.
With support from the Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs.


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In Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra's new ongoing series from Image Comics, the duo attempt to answer the question of how many Oppenheimers is too many Oppenheimers. And the answer is infinite. The Manhattan Projects is an alternate history take on the 1940s development of the atomic bomb. Well, the atomic bomb is one of the inventions mentioned, but to be fair, its actually the least interesting of them all.
The scientists involved in that era's discoveries all participate in the development of inventions far beyond that of the A-bomb. The idea is that the scientists who participate in these crazy experiments are basically amoral; Hickman has gone so far as to say that it's the "Thunderbolts of science". I don't really want to give anything away about their scientific breakthroughs because the issue really deserves to be picked up and enjoyed on its own. I will say that the versions of scientists such as Oppenheimer, Einstein, and Feynman are overtly darker than their real life counterparts.
Pitarra draws them as exaggerated but iconic versions of themselves that are recognizable (at the bare minimum audiences will recognize Einstein). Hickman's graphic design based illustrations are perfectly complimented by Pitarra's art. The two combined forces on the time travelling fighter pilot comic The Red Wing, and are still tearing it up on their second outing. The story goes that Hickman picked Pitarra from an art competition hosted by Comic Book Resources to do some work with him at Marvel. The fact that he went with Pitarra and not an established artist is a revealing piece of information concerning Hickman's willingness to take chances. The Red Wing can be seen as a very successful trial run for The Manhattan Projects. Pitarra draws in a style that is very clean and but at the same time subtly super-detailed. Images work when you stand back from them and just enjoy the grandeur of a scene's layout, but the details inside the striking imagery are incredible as well. Cris Peters' colouring separates scenes thematically but mostly fleshes out what is happening in a very 'wow' kind of way.
Using the development of the atomic bomb as a cover for more interesting secret projects will be a plot device that can keep on giving. This is an ongoing series, the fact that the first issue has so much quality content is a little frightening actually, as I wonder if Hickman and Pitarra can keep up this pace. The Red Wing was a condensed and deep four issue miniseries, I just hope that The Manhattan Projects doesn't lose steam as time goes on. The working relationship between Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra is one that I can see becoming a hallmark duo like Chris Claremont and John Byrne or Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev. I hope that working on The Manhattan Projects will push Hickman to even crazier heights of hard-science fiction reverie and that it will hone Pitarra's artistic voice and skills. Check out issue #1 if you can find it, pre-order everything after it if you can.
P.S. Those interested can read this, in which I Mixtape issue #1 of The Red Wing.


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Grayson Murray
March 15, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --- The East Carolina men's golf team is in seventh-place after 18 holes on Friday in the Seminole Intercollegiate at the Southwood Golf Course. The Pirates shot par 288.
Freshman led the Pirates at 2-under 70 in the opening round. He made four birdies and two bogeys to go along with 14 pars and is tied for ninth, five strokes behind South Florida's Chase Koepka, who leads the field at 7-under 65.
Senior Zach Edmondson sits one stroke behind his teammate tied for 13th at 1-under 71. Junior Ryan Eibner shot par-72 to complete round one tied for 26th. Fellow junior Eric Brady fired a 3-over 75, while freshman Jacob Hicks carded a 5-over 77.
Redshirt freshman Al Dickens, playing as an individual, also carded a 3-over 75.
Florida State ended the day in front at 277 (-11). It has a one-shot lead over Mississippi State (278) in second and three-stroke cushion over Coastal Carolina at 280 (-8).
The Pirates return to action Saturday morning, with their first tee times set for 9:26 a.m.


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No, it didn't work Tony! It didn't work!
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It worked out for Peter Parker and Mary Jane right?
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Don't worry, every girl has the same problem: when do I tell him I'm a super -hero?!?! {sigh}
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Just wait until he accidentally hit the switch opening the passage to the Vi-Lair!
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Nov. 30, 2010
DEKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois head coach Jerry Kill spoke at NIU's weekly press conference at the Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon Center to review the Eastern Michigan game and preview the upcoming MAC Championship game with Miami (OH). Quarterback Chandler Harnish (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell), linebacker Alex Kube (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove), wide receiver Nathan Palmer (Elkhart, Ind./Central) and defensive tackle D.J. Pirkle (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln Way East).
Jerry Kill, Head Coach
Opening statement
"I think the big thing is that we were able to prepare a game plan when we got back on Friday and the coaches worked, and also Saturday. We got some work in on Sunday, getting preparation as far as the offensive and defensive game plan. Yesterday was unique because our kids were in so many classes and stuff, we really couldn't practice much. We were able to work in an hour. We worked in our kicking game, game plan. Thought our kids in both practices concentrated and focused very well. We practiced outside, basically in a heavy rain, and that didn't really seem to affect the kids. They just locked in and did what they needed to do. We had a solid workout yesterday, and looking forward to getting out there this afternoon and going back to work and see if we can get a little better."
On the challenges practicing outdoors this week
"We would all like to have a facility to practice indoors, but I just think our kids, through the last three years, understand. I don't know what it is, the team chemistry, the culture we've created. We went out yesterday and it was raining, I never heard one kid complain. I think they said, `hey, we'll just do what coach tells us to do, doesn't matter what the weather is, doesn't matter what the conditions are. We just go out there and do what we're supposed to do. We're going to be playing in a dome anyways. We have a couple more days of this, we'll be alright.' They know we have to get our work done, we have no choice so why sit around and complain and worry about it."
On if he would rather play the MAC Championship indoors or outdoors
"I'd like to play at home. I'd like to play them all at home. You're talking to a guy that's been on the road forever. I feel like Willie Nelson, on the road again. I don't care, we're playing for the championship and if they said we're going to play in the North Pole, we'll go play in the North Pole. If we're going to play in an indoor facility, that's great. I'm looking forward to going to Detroit, that was the ultimate goal. This is the end of the race. Are we going to be able to finish it? We're there and have that opportunity. A couple guys that played for me that worked at Ford Field when I was there in Michigan, so I'm excited about seeing them and a lot of people I coached back in that area. It's going to be a good thing. We have Coach [Joe] Novak coming back so it's a good deal, a good thing."
On if the team could have a letdown
"I haven't seen it. Actually, it's been day by day. We just try to get better every day and we talk about that. The two practices that we've been involved with. Yesterday was the ultimate test because of the weather conditions or there's some kids taking finals. We had 25 kids leave here at 5:20 p.m. to go to six o'clock class. We had people going in and out. We were trying to do kicking game, if one person was in class, we used it just like an injury. Injury, next guy is up. I think because we do that as a coaching staff, Donna [Turner] taught me a little about that, the less you make of things, the better it is. So we just don't make a big deal out of it."
On where Miami (OH) has improved most since he last saw them
"I think it's like anything when you have done what a coach has done before is that it's becoming his football team. They have experience, a great staff. I think the personality of the team is taking on their staff's. They don't turnover the ball, they play smart. You put somebody in the box, they're going to run it. You put more in the box, they're going to throw it. They're going to throw the quick screens and bubbles. They're not going to take losses. They're not going to turn the ball over. They're going to play defense. They're going to blitz you, but when they blitz you, they're sound in the coverage. They're a solid football team and I think they're very similar to us. I think he's done a great job. They don't beat themselves, you have to beat them. They're not going to beat themselves."
On the team's current momentum
"I think that's a credit to the kids, that has nothing to do with us really, I think I kids like playing football. We went to Eastern Michigan, it was cold and windy, there wasn't a big crowd or anything like that. The way the kids went out there, shoot, they were excited, big ole smiles on their face, they were intense. I just think this group likes playing football. I think they do, to this point. We haven't finished the race yet. If we don't play hard on Friday or don't do what we're supposed to on Friday, then maybe not. If they can continue to do what they're doing right now, they've played hard all season long, they really have."
On Miami's offense
"I don't think anything has changed any. I think they've recruited quarterbacks to their system. It's kind of like us if Jordan Lynch is playing. If he's playing full-time, we're not going to change anything we do. He's a little bit different than Chandler [Harnish], but he can execute like that so that's the same thing I think they're doing with that youngster. I think they're taking advantage of what people do. If you load the box, they're going to throw it. If you don't love the box, they're going to run it so they put you in an awkward situation to where they make you play good solid defense, and that's good coaching."
On the team's running attack this season
"There's no question that we can throw the football, and we're throwing it with good consistency. But I think a lot of people have overlooked one thing, we've had great receiver play all year. We haven't dropped a lot of balls. We have guys that go up and get it. I just think there's a chemistry between the quarterback and receivers, and there's a confidence level. It's all just coming together. Success certainly helps that, but hard work also helps that and those kids work very hard."
On what the MAC Championship game means to the team and the program
"The thing about it is I've been asked, `hey coach, do you feel like you've had a good season?' You bet. Anytime you win 10 games that's a good season, but we talked all year about the journey we were on and we wanted to get to Detroit, and now you have to finish the journey. Nobody knows what's going to happen Friday, but I think the biggest thing these kids need to do is to enjoy the process, they don't need to play tight or anything like that, they just need to play like they've been doing and have fun playing the game. Let the chips fall where they may. If it works out, that's fantastic, if it doesn't, we'll all going to be here the next day. I think the kids have a pretty good perspective on it. I think they know they're playing good, solid football right now. They know why, because we concentrated and fundamentally have done things well. I think they're looking forward to going to Detroit and seeing if they can finish the race, and that's all we've talked about. The biggest worry for the week this week is that we have to finish the race. Can we do that or not, that's the challenge for this group of youngsters."
On the intangible qualities of this team
"I like our football team. I enjoy being around them. It's a joy to coach them. I like the way they play, they play hard. Every once in awhile, I'd like to get after them on a couple things, but overall, I've enjoyed coaching the football team. I enjoy watching them play. I've watched a lot of guys grow up, like Alex Kube and the change in him over the last three years. He's turned into quite the leader and things of that nature. You watch what unbelievable maturity that Chandler has gone through this year. It's been fun to watch, to be honest with you. I've really enjoyed watching the team progress. I think any time you have a good team, there are special intangibles, and I think Coach [Bill] Mallory is right. I think the intangibles of this particular group is that they have been coachable, they've listened, and they've tried to do what we've asked. That's not always easy to do. That's not easy to do at my house with two girls. So far so good, but again, we still have to play on Friday."
On the impact of Coach Jim Zebrowski on Harnish
"From my standpoint, a great impact. I think probably the bigger impact is the relationship coach Poore and Jimmy have working together. You have your receiver coach, who was the quarterbacks coach and those don't have any egos. The reason Jimmy is here is because coach Poore wanted him here so that's why we got him. It's a great working relationship and I think there's just great chemistry and I think the kids see that. We have an unusual deal, we really do. Our coaches our kind of like our players. They enjoy working. They enjoy coaching these kids. Both coach Poore and Zebrowski are about half a kid anyways. They haven't any bad days. All of you have had some bad days, and I've had a bad day or two. Jimmy [Zebrowski] and Pat [Poore], they don't have bad days. They think everything in the world is going to work and I think it rubs off on the kids."
On creating that atmosphere
"Just hire good people. I told you three years ago, I wasn't very smart. I'm just an old hard-working guy, but I'm smart enough to know one thing, I know I'm a pretty good reader of character and I'm a pretty good reader of people, and I know what my weaknesses are so I hire people to take care of my weaknesses. We fit Northern Illinois because we've all come up; we've all coached high school football. We didn't go right to the top of the mountain, we worked our way up, and our kids, some of them I'm sure had dreams of playing at Notre Dame and Michigan and they weren't quite there, so they come to Northern Illinois. I think it's a whole group of people that fit in together because they've had to work to get where they're at. We're not good enough to just go out and practice OK. We're not good enough to go out there and walked around at practice. We have to go out and give our best everyday or we're not going to win. We're not good enough to do that, we're just not. We have worked hard, the kids have. The kids have worked hard. They run around at practice. We don't walk around, we stay pretty crisp and I think that's helped us out with the way we do things."
On if Coach Haywood playing underclassmen last year has led to Miami's success
"I think as a coach, when you take a new job you have to make a decision on what you're going to do. All I can relate it to was when I first went to Southern [Illinois] and we went 1-10. I think we went 1-10, 4-8 and 10-2. I think that coach has done better than that. He's done a tremendous job coaching and I think he probably got there and said, `this is how we're going to do it, this is my plan, this is how it's going to work, and we may suffer at the beginning, but we'll be alright at the end.' His plan is working and he's proven that."
Chandler Harnish, Quarterback
On the possibly of the offense playing better than it has in recent weeks
"We don't come close to executing as well as we can every week. I think that's attributed to how good we can be. Coaches have done a great job putting us in the right positions. If we can execute to our fullest, they sky is definitely the limit for our offense."
On how far this team has come
"I think it goes with the leadership of the guys. We have a great senior class and we've had great leaders over the last couple years. We're finally starting to buy into Coach Kill's system. His coaches do a great job of keeping us in line and just making us better people and I think that shows up on the field.
Alex Kube, Linebacker
On having to practice outdoors this week
"I would much rather be inside, but I don't think any of us our complaining because three years ago we were practicing in this when we were practicing for nothing when were 2-10. Now we're out here practicing for something so you don't hear a lot of people complaining cause we're practicing for something."
On what the MAC Championship means
"It means a lot, especially from where we came from and where we've been, 0-20 something before and came and bounced back from that, and were 2-10 and bounced back from that. I think a lot of people outside of this program, fans and the people in this program have had a lot of faith and stood by us for a long time. I think this game is really up to us to win it. It's huge for us to show up and do this for the community, do this for the program, and then do this for ourselves because we've worked so hard. I know a lot of people are going to be rooting for us, and a lot are going to be there watching this game who have been waiting for this for a very, very long time. I know the guys around me are going to do everything we possibly can to win this football game."
Nathan Palmer, Wide Receiver
On being able to play the MAC Championship indoors
"I'm happy to be getting indoors. I think it affects us a lot with the offense, the weather and everything with it being cold. This last Eastern [Michigan] game, it was really tough being out there playing receiver, hamstring were a little tight, couldn't open up the strides as much, but it's going to be good getting some warm weather and get a little sweat going."
On the wide receivers mentality going into the game
"I think we just go out there and play. We're not really focused on how many points we're putting up or anything, we just go out there and let it all hang loose on the field. It's a product of coaching hard. We do so many reps in practice to where it just becomes second nature so we just go out there and play. Coach tells us don't worry about the scoreboard, whether it's 0-0, 40-0 or 40-40, just go out there and play so that's what we've been doing all year."
D.J. Pirkle, Defensive Tackle
On the seniors finishing the for season with a MAC Championship for Coach Novak
"I'm sure it will mean a ton to him. We were his last recruiting class and to come from when we came at 2-10 to where we are now, I'm sure it will mean the world to him."
On facing redshirt freshman quarterback, Austin Boucher
"He's been in there a couple games now so towards the end of the year he's not really, he's kind of on the next year already so we don't look at him like that. He is young and our goal is definitely to get him rattled early. Being young, that could cause some problems for them. Any week, our goal is to rattle the quarterback cause that just throws everything off for them."


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As our troops are engaged in an epic battle against sworn enemies of America, our elected officials take to the Senate floor, whining about a passing comment by a talk show host.
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scored a 'twofer.' He burnished his pro-troop credentials while at the same time, attacking Rush Limbaugh. This was a masterful 'gotcha' moment. Senator Reid implored his fellow Senators to join him in condemning Limbaugh for a "hateful" and "unpatriotic" attack on U.S. troops. This, in response to a comment about 'phony vets' made by Rush Limbaugh.
Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa threw in his two cents, wondering aloud, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, if maybe Limbaugh "was just high on drugs again." Left unspoken was the fact that distinguished Senator Tom Harkin is exactly the type of phony vet Limbaugh was referring to.
Phony vets are people like Harkin, who claimed in his 1992 bid for the presidency that he had served as a fighter pilot in Vietnam. Eight years later, Harkin boasted he had served a year in Vietnam flying F-4s and F-8s on combat air patrols. Oops, it turns out those claims were phony. Hence the term phony vet. Which is the politically correct term for a lying hypocrite.
Turns out this particular phony vet had not seen combat in Vietnam, as he was busy serving as a ferry pilot in Atsugi, Japan. Well, says Harkin, what he
meant was that he was a Vietnam
vet. Having explained away this deliberate falsehood, Harkin emerged unscathed, unchastened and fully qualified to condemn Limbaugh for even uttering the term that so described him. Senator Harkin now qualifies as a 'Phony Vet With Chutzpah.'
If Harry Reid and Tom Harkin, elected officials in the 'world's greatest deliberative body,' were really as pro-troop as they would have you believe, one has to wonder why neither of them has uttered a word of condemnation about the disgraceful treatment meted out to returning troops by protestors atOakland Airport.
Last Thursday, 204 Marines and soldiers who were returning from Iraq were not allowed into the passenger terminal at Oakland International Airport. This was not a security measure. This was a slap in the face to our fighting men and women. Met with utter silence by the aforementioned pro-troop Senators who managed such exquisite outrage over the phrase
phony vet
I guess these Senators were too busy doing the people's business. Like trying to sneak through enhanced hate crime legislation that Bush had promised to veto, by attaching it to the defense appropriations bill. This is called playing politics with our troops.
No matter how you spin it, using our troops to score political points against Rush Limbaugh is shameful. Almost as shameful as stealing honor by lying about combat experience in Vietnam. Almost as shameful as using troops as political fodder for enhanced rights for gays.
Pro-Troop? My butt.
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John "Jack" Dugan, 28, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on drug and animal cruelty charges Thursday May 29, 2014 after pleading guilty in court, according to the Boston Herald. Dugan was accused of torturing, tormenting and abusing his one and half year old pit bull, Xena, while she was alive and cutting her open to retrieve his drugs that she swallowed once she was dead.
Dugan was ordered to serve 18 months of the two and a half sentence while the balance is suspended, with probation, for three years, according to the Gloucester Times. Though Dugan may be eligible for parole immediately. Judge Timothy Feeley felt jail time and probation was appropriate for the charges. Since Xena was deceased before Dugan cut her open, that action could not be taken into account for sentencing.
In December 2012, Dugan was arrested after a passerby discovered the body of Xena sliced open with her insides missing, according to the Gloucester Times. The dog's entrails were found in a plastic bag in a nearby dumpster.
According to police, Xena had swallowed a bag of heroin, later to be reported as cocaine, as well as unpackaged heroin, and subsequently died of an overdose. Dugan gutted Xena in order to retrieve the bagged drug. He then discarded her body over a fence.
Another pit bull, Damion, was seized from his property. According to the Salem News, prosecutor Karen Hoopwood reported that Dugan's ex-girlfriend told police that Dugan would frequently hit both dogs and that Xena almost choked to death on exercise equipment a week before she died.
Dugan is no stranger to the court system – he served two years at the age of 17 for vehicular homicide and was charged with animal cruelty in 2007 for breaking the legs of his past girlfriend's dog in what was described as "a fit of rage," according to the Salem News. He has seen other charges over the last four years as well.
When Dugan is released, he has been banned from living or working with any animal, must submit to random drug and mental health screenings, according to the Boston Herald.
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The other day I went to my local Starbucks and paid for my drink entirely in pennies. Yes, I'm one of those people. But here's the good news: you can be one of those people too.
It might seem a bit intimidating to pay in all coins in this day and age - where everyone has credit cards and debit cards and Starbucks cards and everything else in between. You get the feeling that maybe the cashier will throw you out of the store for offering to pay in coins. You may even remember that episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where no one would take Larry's fifty-dollar bill because his friend had been carrying it all day in his sock. But the fact remains that real cold hard cash - unlike credit cards - is legal tender, and all US vendors are required to accept this money by law.
Of course everyone wants you to pay in credit cards. It's easier for the cashier to swipe it and move on. And the credit card companies - even the debit cards that you pay no interest on - all get a tiny portion from each sale. That's why a lot of banks will give you rewards if you use your debit card so many times per month. But since when did it become your job to help out the cashiers and banks of the world?
Just take a moment and look around your house for all the loose change you have. I wouldn't be surprised if you found $10 in coins just lying around your house. This money is earning no interest, and it's at risk of getting lost or even stolen. Spend it before it's too late!
You may be thinking that this would be a waste of time for you. Not necessarily. If you were to put your coffee on your credit card, you still (in theory, anyway) need to balance your bank account with your receipts. You still need to make sure that Starbucks didn't double-charge you for that double-shot espresso. You even run the risk of getting embarrassed in front of everyone when your credit card gets declined. So cut the middleman and just pay in coins!
Of course I was gracious about it the other day when I paid Starbucks in coins. I waited until the line had died down so I didn't have to waste fellow customers' time. I even helped the cashier to count out the 200 pennies required for my coffee. And all my leftover loose change was then given to the cashier as a tip, which put a smile on her face. Win-win situation all around!
It all also puts everything into perspective. After counting out over 200 pennies, that had darn-tootin' better be one good cup of coffee!


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This is a warm-up piece featuring Weapon X.
Drawn and colored in Photoshop CS4 using a Wacom Cintiq 21UX.
Drawn and colored in Photoshop CS4 using a Wacom Cintiq 21UX.
really awesome!
So cool! I love the fade out with the white, and that you did this as a warm up.
Ha, I love it! His animalistic side seems to be really played up here.
i lov the simplicity of it!
So cool!
Wonderful job (as usual)!
*looks at pic for a sec*
i got big ballz
i got big balls
i got big ballz
i got big balls
He doesn't look too happy.
Great! Always loved the Weapon-X´s helmet..
Ah love it when you draw one of my all time fave character ^_^
I really like your style !
Yikes! I remember the Wolverine Origins comic being the first full X-Men comic I ever read. It disturbed me for weeks. Nice to see it in your style!


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Our kids are whiter than the Cliffs of Dover, and it seems that no level of SPF can keep them safe. So whenever we go outside for a lengthy period of time, we bring along a Redmon Baby Beach Chair and Umbrella ($17) or two. Each one weighs less than a gallon of milk (four pounds, to be exact), which means that Thing One can carry a chair for himself and one for Thing Two as well. This way, they can snack and snooze out of the sun, and we can go home without toddler-shaped tan lines.
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Contemporary craft and design in Canberra is a diverse and vibrant field. The number of successful craft and design practitioners that have an international and national reputation is above average for a population of the size of the ACT and demonstrates the extraordinary strength of this local sector.
To further awareness of local contemporary craft artists and designers Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre runs a program titled the Accredited Professional Members. This program promotes professionalism, excellence and innovation in craft and design. Recognising respected artists, designer/makers and younger professionals, who demonstrate a high standard of artistic and technical skills. The Accredited Professional Members strengthen Craft ACT ensuring that the organisation meets the same standards of professionalism and provides quality services.
Joining this strong community of leaders in their fields, conceptually, materially and technically, means you are contributing to Canberra's national reputation for contemporary craft and design in Australia. An intergenerational community with a pool of knowledge extending back to the 1970's, each new member builds upon this history to create a strong arts future.
Accreditation is reviewed every five years, offering flexibility in this Craft ACT membership. It accommodates life changes and provides opportunity for self assessment. The review process is an opportunity to update professional information held by Craft ACT, thereby sharing current artistic practices with broad audiences via the reach of a grass roots and connected organisation, which acts as an enabler for the arts.
(Benefits may vary from year to year)
APMs receive a 10% discount on purchases in the Craft ACT Shop.
APMs receive a 10% discount off full-priced tickets to Craft ACT events.
APMs renewing or joining will receive a complimentary brooch, created by one of the Centre's member artists or collectives. Each year, a different craft practitioner, designer or collective is commissioned to create a signature brooch for the membership program.
A Group Liability Insurance package is included in the price of your annual membership fee. A full breakdown can be seen under the Group Insurance Liability Package on pages 5 - 7 of the APM Guidelines Package. Please be sure that you understand the scope of the insurance cover offered under your Accredited Professional membership.
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre supports its practicing APMs through its annual, artistic program.
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre informs APMs of exhibitions, programs and industry news through its electronic newsletters and communications. This includes the monthly newsletter, E-Box, invitations to exhibition openings and events as well as Craft ACT Retail News. APMs also receive the APM News which highlights relevant information about the sector and valuable, upcoming opportunities.
The Member's login section of the Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre website allows APMs to update their account details and online portfolio, as well as renew membership and access messages sent via the portfolio 'Leave a message' service.
Each year members are invited to supply works for sale in the annual fundraising event. The event draws family and friends, supporters, patrons and members together with delectable food, local wine, music and entertainment.
We promote our APMs through the use of professional high-quality images provided to us. This includes printed advertising such as Craft Arts International magazine and promotional material such as postcards. We invite our APMs to provide us with a selection of images that can be used for these purposes.
All APMs may vote at the Annual General Meeting.
Applicants must be financial ordinary members of the organisation before submitting an application.
Applications are advised to read through all the information on the APM Program and if necessary to contact Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre before submitting an application. Applicants are also encouraged to view the Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre website and view profiles of existing accredited members.
Applications for accreditation will be assessed by the Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre Accredited Professional Member Sub-committee. The application will be assessed against the requirements set out below and accompany each application with the appropriate and signed cover sheet. Upon satisfying these requirements your accreditation will be recommended to the Craft ACT Management Committee to become an Accredited Professional member of Craft ACT.
Calls for applications are announced through the Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre's e-box newsletter and the number of application rounds may vary from year to year.
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre has secured through Local Community Insurance Services an insurance package for Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre Accredited Professional members. The insurance cover is part of the Accredited Professional membership fee, providing Accredited Professional members with professional insurance at a heavily reduced rate, which would not normally be available to individuals through usual insurance channels.
This policy is intended to cover the activities of the craft, design and visual art practitioner as an individual, primarily as an occupier of a studio or workshop, as an exhibitor at galleries and other locations, or where commissioned to produce and install a work of art, including public art. Please ensure you check that the insurance package covers all of your needs before cancelling any existing insurance you may have.
The Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre Accredited Professional member insurance policy will also cover any legal costs authorized by the insurer in defending claims brought against you in the areas covered above, and this is probably the most important part of the policy. Whilst you may be perfectly innocent of a claim brought against you, you will incur legal fees in defending the case, and without a liability to protect you, this could amount to many thousands of dollars.
If you would like general information about your insurance cover, including the insurance policy (also known as the Broadform Liability), visit: http://www.localcommunityinsurance.com.au/coverage_pl.aspx (go to the Broadform Liability Insurance Policy).
If you require a Certificate of Currency as proof of your insurance, please contact Local Community Insurance Services on 1300 853 800 / (08) 8235 6480
The following insurance extensions are automatically available to Accredited Professional members:
The Accredited Professional members policy automatically provides indemnity to Principals in respect to work carried out by the Accredited Professional member for the Principal.
** Definition: A Sub-contractor is a person called in by a Principal to carry out work that is within the expertise of the Principal and would normally be carried out by him/her.
The Accredited Professional members' insurance policy automatically provides cover in respect to the artist teaching their craft or passing on their professional skills. However, this policy is not intended as a cover for regular classes but rather for occasional sessions, where not more than six (6) classes are conducted per annum, where up to ten (10) persons are taught in any one class.*
*Artists may also be contracted to undertake an Artist in Residence program at either state or private schools for a period of a school term or so. This may involve attending school activities in order to pass on their professional skills. This activity is seen as a separate job to the teaching of classes by the artists in their own name and is not restricted to the six (6) classes per annum limitation.
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre Accredited Professional members do not need to apply separately for the extensions listed above, however if the Accredited Professional member wishes to apply for further policy extensions, or they wish to exceed the limits of the policy, for example: teach twelve (12) classes per annum instead of six (6), it is necessary for the individual Accredited Professional member to make contact with Greg Naulty at Local Community Insurance Services for further information on 1300 853 800.
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre acknowledges the support and intellectual property of Craftsouth: Centre for Contemporary Craft and Design in the preparation of this package.
The insurance scheme arranged by Local Community Insurance Services on behalf of Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre is designed to give you protection against allegations of common law legal liability, in other words, persons issuing legal proceedings against you in the event of your negligence. The policy which has been affected covers Accredited Professional Members of Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre only, not all members. It is intended to cover Accredited Professional members as sole practitioners, but will allow cover where members employ others provided that there are no more than three persons involved in the business. The reason for allowing up to three people is in recognition of one off projects such as installing public art works. The insurer is QBE Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd. It is a Broadform Public and Products Liability Insurance Policy with extension to provide Professional Indemnity cover.
The policy will only cover you for the activities of the craft or crafts detailed on your Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre membership application form.
The Public Liability section of the policy will protect you against any "Act of Negligence" on your part causing injury to the public or damage to their property. For instance, you may leave an item of equipment lying on the floor of your workshop in a gangway and not put it away because you are going to use it shortly. If a visitor then trips over that piece of equipment, you could possibly be held liable in a court of law. If you are held liable, the policy will pay for both the damages awarded and the costs involved in the case.
The Products Liability section of the policy will cover you against an "Act of Negligence" on your part caused by the manufacture or sale of your merchandise. For instance, a nail may come loose on an item you have made, or you may have failed to knock it in properly. If someone tears their clothes on that nail then you could be held liable to replace the item of clothing. Again the policy would answer to the claim in the same manner as in the previous paragraph.
Technically, to be negligent you must either have done something that a reasonable person would not do, or conversely, you must have failed to do something that a reasonable person would have done. A third party will not be able to claim against you merely because they were injured on your premises; it will be necessary for them to prove that their injury was caused by your negligence. The law in respect of manufactured products is different. In this case it is only necessary for the injured party to show that the injury was caused by your product or a product that you have sold to them. It is then your responsibility to prove that the injury was not caused by your negligence.
Perhaps the most important aspect of a liability policy is the cost of fighting a false claim made against you - provided these costs are approved by the insurance company prior to their being incurred. Many people think that they do not need a liability policy because they are very careful in everything that they do, and forget that people may try to claim against them even when they have not been negligent. This is one of the reasons that there are courts to decide these cases and lawyers to help you prove that you have not been negligent. The decision whether or not you have been negligent, and an injured party should be paid, rests with the insurance company and the court. You should never admit liability in any way, as it may prejudice your claim.
The scheme which Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre has arranged is not intended to be "all embracing". The policy will cover you against legal action taken against you, as described above, and against professional acts of negligence which result in bodily injury or property damage. This could include: advice that you may give to anyone on a professional basis, or any fault in the actual design of your product. It is virtually impossible to give instances in all cases, because each case will depend on the circumstances and these always differ. This brings us back to one of the most important reasons for liability insurance, the policy covers the costs of a claim made against you, provided that the claim falls within the terms and conditions of the policy, and that the insurance company agrees to those costs being incurred. To access the Public Liability insurance policy (also known as Broadform Liability), visit: http://www.localcommunityinsurance.com.au/coverage_pl.aspx (go to the Broadform Liability Insurance Policy). DISCLAIMER: Information contained in this outline should not be relied upon in lieu of legal advice on any particular case, transaction or matter.
For further information contact Greg Naulty, Local Community Insurance Services on (08) 8235 6444.


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Sure ain't enough and there ain't no doubt
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Stop me at the start only for a while
Hole in my pocket and a hole in my arm
All that's left now when life's lost it's charm
This could be for us just any other day
So come on girl, we really got to get away
It's the only chance you'll ever have to change
Or stick in this city will drive you insane
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Moscow Ballet announces partnership with Marie Osmond's Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
New this year, Moscow Ballet announces fund-raising partnership with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH). Activities include MB ballerina visits with young patients in CMNH hospitals, Meet-n-Greet and photo shoot with Donny and Marie Osmond, Russian Tea Party in Dallas and a portion of tickets sales from Great Russian Nutcracker performances!
International super stars Donny and Marie Osmond (Marie is co-founder of CMNH) met with MB soloist Svetlana Todinova for a photo opp in order to support the Moscow Ballet fund raising efforts. Moscow Ballet dancers Svetlana Todinova, Natalia Miroshnyk and Olga Aru visit CMNH hospitals across the country.
Olga shares, "It was difficult to see those small babies that sick... at least we brought smiles to their faces and some positive moments in their lives."
Today at just one Children's Hospital: 200 children will visit the emergency department; 32 children will receive cancer treatments; 28 will be treated for heart problems; 4 will be admitted after a serious injury.
A portion of each ticket to the Great Russian Nutcracker in select cities goes directly to the local CMNH hospital in that city. Another fund-raising event is the only North American Russian Tea Party and Auction on November 10 at the exclusive Hilton Anatole Hotel which benefits the Dallas Children's Medical Center.
The public is invited to participate in the CMNH fund-raising by attending special events locally and purchasing tickets to the special 20th Anniversary production of Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker. For info and tickets www.nutcracker.com/buy-tickets/cmnh.


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FYI: We released a vehicle-making guide...
hey thanks Mr. Chang! is there a way i can code for free? i don't think i can afford ms visual stuido :/
Well, if you have an extra box you could code your mod on Linux, and test it on the Linux box by running it as a dedicated server and connecting to it with your Windows box.
There's people around who are trying to get DevC++ to compile the DLLs correctly, which would be an awesome feat, but nobody has done it yet. DevC++ is Free, and I can testify to it's usability.
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We participated in the Headstart conference back on the 9th and 10th of January 2009 (I know, its late, we've been very busy at work!).
We were astounded and encouraged at the variety of technology startups which exhibited. People were doing all kinds of interesting things, from semantic tagging, VOIP solutions, to electricity consumption management. Given the "competition", we were very honoured and pleased to be selected as one of the Ten Best Technology Product Startups in India! Thanks Headstart!
You can view a video of our on-stage presentation here, and an interview with Watblog here.


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Advanced Counseling Issues Seminar
Calvary Theological Seminary is hosting pastor, counselor, and author Lou Priolo for a three-day seminar, March 20-22, providing a biblical understanding and a practical working knowledge of ministering through the difficult and complex counseling issues of today.
Louis Paul Priolo is a graduate of Calvary Bible College and Liberty University, and the author of several books, including The Heart of Anger, The Complete Husband, Teach Them Diligently, and Pleasing People. Lou is a fellow in the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and instructor at the Birmingham Theological Seminary. He travels frequently throughout the United States and abroad teaching at Christian marriage, family, and counseling conferences. He resides in Wetumpka, Alabama, with his wife, Kim, and daughters, Sophia and Gabriella.
Topics will include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Anger
- Dissociative Disorder
- Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder
- Eating Disorders
- Bizarre Behavior
- Same Sex Attractions
- People Pleasing People
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Inferiority Judgments
- Deception
Open to pastors, counselors, and chaplains for professional development, this course will equip ministerial leadership to biblically indentify core causes and lead individuals through lasting solutions.
Cost: $75
Register here.
Location: Calvary Theololgical Seminary (click here for directions)
This seminar is FREE OF CHARGE for Calvary Bible College Juniors and Seniors who are Biblical Counseling majors. Click here to register.
Held in conjunction with a Calvary Theological Seminary master's course, the schedule is:
(if you cannot come each day, come when you can)
Thursday, March 20; 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21; 9:00 am. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 22; 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
For more information, contact Dr. Mark Hager, Chair of the Biblical Counseling Program of Calvary Theological Seminary.


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The JavaFX Community Site on Java.net
By Tori Wieldt-Oracle on Oct 10, 2012
Community activity surrounding JavaFX has been steadily growing, with tweets, blog posts, and projects increasing in number. We are pleased to announce that there is now a JavaFX community site on Java.net at the following URL:
This site is an aggregator of JavaFX information, where you can find links to JavaFX blog posts, tweets, and other resources. Gerrit Grunwald and Jim Weaver are the community leaders for this site, and they welcome your feedback on how to make the JavaFX Community site more useful to you!
Learn more on Jim Weaver's Rich-Client Java Blog.


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Until the day that certain, OK, all, guys accept that we'd really like our nether-regions to just do the damn thing and look like this, we're gonna have to keep grooming the old hedge. The good news is that the Schick Quattro Trimstyle ($13) makes that process a helluva lot less painful—quite literally. Boasting four ultra-thin blades enhanced with skin-soothing aloe and duo-vitamin complex, plus a waterproof trimmer, this razor makes pruning a super simple endeavor. Just imagine the possibilites...
can't wait to try it
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