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Photographers who use Instagram to document and share stories of underrepresented communities are eligible for a new $10,000 grant announced today by Getty Images and Instagram.
According to an announcement from Instagram, the judges will pick three winners based on "the existing body of work represented on their Instagram account, focusing on the quality of their imagery, their photographic skills and on the project and stories told through their photos."
"Photographers in all corners of the world use the Instagram platform to share unique and authentic stories that otherwise rarely come into focus," Getty's senior director of content partnerships Elodie Malliet Storm said in a statement.
"This grant captures the global enthusiasm from photographers to continue to push their craft to new levels," added Instagram community director Amanda Kelso.
In addition to the grant money, the work of the winners will be shown at the Photoville photography festival in September in New York City. Winners will also receive mentorship from a Getty Images photographer.
The grant boasts a distinguished list of judges. They are: TIME magazine director of photography Kira Pollack; photographer Malin Fezehai; photographer Maggie Steber; photographer and National Geographic Fellow David Guttenfelder; and photographer and @EverdayIran co-founder Ramin Talaie.
Applications will be accepted through June 4, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. GMT. Getty and Instagram also released a hashtag to help spread work of the grant: #GettyImagesInstagramGrant.
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Disha Chemical is one of the largest chemicals manufacturing companies, following a strategic business plan as well as client centric approach. Research & Development being an integral part of our operations enables us to bring forth the most acceptable range of chemicals for various industrial segments. We are a highly renowned Manufacturer and Supplier of the chemical industry, complying to set industry norms and standards during manufacturing process. Manufactured with acute precision by using modern machines & equipment, our impeccable range encompasses Silica Gel, Blue Silica Gel, White Silica Gel, Silica Gel Pouch, All Grade Crystal, etc. The whole gamut is processed out of genuine raw materials/ingredients that are directly sourced from trusted vendors of the market. Further, new techniques and latest technologies are employed in our processes in order to compete in this cut throat segment.
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The two main members are Sharon Topper, vocalist, and Craig Flanagin, guitar. The band is often joined by guest musicians such as John Zorn, Jad Fair, and many others. Members have included Fly on high-end bass, Daria Klotz on low-end bass and Fredrik Haake on drums. They have toured and played with bands such as Melt Banana, a noise rock group from Japan.
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Tool Steels
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Tungsten was among the first alloying elements systematically used - as early as the middle of the 19th century - to improve steel properties. It has been one of the most important alloying constituents in tool steels and constructional steels and was added to enhance the properties of hardness, cutting efficiency and speed of tools.
These highly alloyed steels are used primarily in working, cutting and forming of metal components. They must thus possess high hardness and strength, combined with good toughness, over a broad temperature range.
During World War II, a shortage of tungsten and an increasing demand for tools forced US and European steel makers to find a substitute, and molybdenum was chosen to replace tungsten in varying percentages. This was also cost efficient as the price was lower and the atomic weight is only half that of tungsten (1% Mo is roughly equivalent to 2% of W).
Tool steels are usually classified in four groups:
• Ledeburitic Cr-steels with less than 1% W - normally used for producing thread rolls and dies
• Cold work steels with 0.5 - 3% W, of which cutting tools for instance are made
• Hot work steels with 1.5 - 9% W, for dies and extrusion tools working up to 500°C and more
• Steels for plastic moulding which does not include W-bearing steel grades
When tool steels contain a combination of more than 7 % tungsten, molybdenum and vanadium, along with more than 0.60% carbon, they are referred to as high speed steels (HSS).
This term is descriptive of their ability to cut metals at the "high speeds" in use through the 1940's.
The T-1 type with 18% W has not changed its composition since 1910 and was the main type used up to 1940, when substitution by molybdenum took place. Nowadays, only 5-10% of the HSS in Europe is of this type and only 2% in the USA.
The addition of about 10% of tungsten and molybdenum in total maximises efficiently the hardness and toughness of high speed steels and maintains these properties at the high temperatures generated when cutting metals.
The main use of high speed steels continues to be in the manufacture of various cutting tools: drills, taps, milling cutters, gear cutters, saw blades, etc., although usage for punches and dies is increasing.
Table 1. Percentage Additions of Alloying Elements to High Speed Steel Grades.
In 1979, the Western World's production of HSS reached 120,000 tons/year, which has never been achieved again. The production in 1996 was 70,000 tons. One important reason for this is the world-wide rapid spread of coating techniques like the PVD procedure, e.g. the coating of HSS tools with a thin layer of TiN and other types of coating.
Coating increases the life of drills by up to 10 times, or it enables the cutting speed (productivity) to be doubled while the lifetime remains the same as for uncoated.
Another reason for declining consumption in HSS is the increasing switch-over to cemented carbide tools.
In certain cases, where corrosion resistant steels are used in higher temperature ranges, tungsten is added. Heat resisting steels are chromium/nickel steels with up to 6% tungsten. The main use is as valve steels for combustion engines, containing around 2% W. Such steels are, for instance, used for the valves on the outlet side of automotive engines, where the red-hot hardness has to be combined with high temperature corrosion resistance.
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TOWSON, Md. - John Griffin went over 100 yards rushing for the second week in a row and the defense came up big, leading No. 8 UMass (4-1) to a 27-14 victory over Towson (1-4) on Saturday night at Johnny Unitas Stadium. The win keeps UMass tied atop the CAA standings at 2-0 as Towson fell to 0-2.
Griffin finished with 117 yards on 21 carries and one score, while Jonathan Hernandez racked up 60 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown, his seventh of the season.
Linebackers Tyler Holmes and Mike Mele both set career-highs in tackles with 18 and 13, respectively. Three of Holmes' tackles were for losses, including one sack.
Kyle Havens was 15-of-27 passing for 194 yards and one touchdown.
Leading by six, 20-14, going into the fourth quarter, UMass extended its advantage on a 5-yard touchdown run by John Griffin that put the Minutemen on top, 27-14 with 14 minutes to go.
From there the defense did its job, forcing the next two Towson possessions to end on downs.
The Minutemen extended their lead to 20-14 just over five minutes into the second half on Caleb Violette's 23-yard field goal on a drive that was highlighted by Havens' 44-yard pass to Julian Talley. Havens was injured on the play and drew a roughing the passer penalty.
The Minutemen took the lead just prior to halftime as the Minutemen perfected a 2-minute drill that completed with a 10-yard TD pass from Havens to Anthony Nelson with 29 seconds left in the half. UMass moved the ball 97 yards in 2:57 with Havens going 6-of-7 for 73 on the drive.
Violette cut the Towson lead to 14-10 with 5:46 left in the opening half when he drilled a 33-yard field goal.
UMass' woes continued when after the defense came up with a goal-line stand to take over on downs, Hernandez fumbled on the first play, setting up 5-yard touchdown pass from Chris Hart to Alex Blake, giving the Tigers a 14-7 lead with 13:22 left in the second quarter.
Towson tied the game, 7-7, when Jeremy Gardner tripped up Havens in his own end zone, knocking the ball loose and it was recovered by Marcus Valentine for the touchdown with 4:25 left in the first. It was Towson's first opening quarter points of the season.
After Towson missed a 50-yard field goal attempt on its first possession after UMass went 3-and-out to start the game, the Minutemen marched 67 yards on 12 plays, 10 of which were rushes, capped off by Hernandez' seventh touchdown of the season, giving UMass a 7-0 lead with 6:13 left in the first quarter.
The Minutemen are off next week and return to action on Oct. 16 when they host No. 11 Richmond on Homecoming at McGuirk Stadium in a 3:30 p.m. kickoff.
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Green-News: Tuesday 9.2.08
- A gym that powers itself! Yup, it's now a reality. The Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon just opened yesterday. It features solar panels and spin bikes that generate up to 600 watts of energy per hour. More from ENN:
The gym, opening September 1, takes human powered energy from its fitness bikes and stores it in a battery which runs some of its other equipment. The 2,800 square foot gym, called is owned by Adam Boesel, a former grade teacher. He was interviewed by the Seattle Times and told them its the first human-powered gym in the US…
…Even though the Green Microgym is the first of its kind in the US, a similar gym is already up and running in Hong Kong. Called the California Fitness gym, exercising people power the lighting system as well as the gym's batteries, according to the Seattle Times. And in London, nightspot Club Surya is even more exotic; a dance floor converts movement directly into energy!
Boesel is available for one-on-one consultation to other gym owners who wish to make their gyms green. As energy prices soar it makes sense to do some exercise that results in more than burning off calories. Creating energy whilst losing calories is certainly the closest human beings get to becoming carbon negative.
- I do a lot of shopping online. Selection and customer reviews being my main reasons why, but one blogger insists online shopping is actually very green. Here are some reasons why, via Green Living Tips:
Buying direct from warehouses
Bricks and mortar stores are usually incredibly energy and resource hungry. All the lighting, air conditioning, elaborate stands to catch your eye. When you shop online, often your order will be fulfilled via a warehouse that doesn't have all the glitzy gimmicks and fixtures.
Greener products, more choices
While many supermarkets are now stocking more environmentally friendly lines, some products just don't seem to be carried yet - you can usually find these online. The online world also gives you wider access to smaller businesses run by very environmentally conscious people who are genuinely striving to make a difference - it's great to support these folks.
Product research
Even if you don't like the idea of purchasing something sight unseen; the Internet can save you a great deal of time, money and resources by doing your initial research online. For example, looking to buy an energy efficient washing machine? You can read bundles of reviews posted online by people who have purchased the brands and models you're interested in. The Internet helps you to make a more informed purchase decision on green products; rather than just relying on an in-store sales person's knowledge.
- Rising fuel prices have claimed another victim, schoolchildren. Many schools are stopping or cutting back on bus service in order to cut costs, meaning more and more kids will have to huff it to school. Henry and Jessie L. Bonner of Forecast Earth report:
Health advocates long have encouraged students to walk, stressing the fitness benefits. But school and transportation officials say they fear that abruptly reducing bus service could lower attendance rates, increase traffic congestion or endanger students if they cannot walk on sidewalks and crosswalks.
"If you remove a school bus from the road, you're adding 40 to 50 cars in the morning and in the afternoon," said Bob Riley, spokesman for the American School Bus Council, which represents school transportation officials.
Major cuts loom in California, where schools are not required to provide transportation to campus. As a result, districts squeezed by fuel prices and fewer state dollars are trimming millions from transportation budgets.
The Capistrano United School District in Orange County, for example, has eliminated 44 of its 62 bus routes to save an estimated $3.5 million, district spokeswoman Julie Hatchel said. The cuts will affect an estimated 5,000 students from kindergarten to high school.


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College Hockey:Final Totem: Norwich Ends the Regular Season Atop D-III
Oswego and St. Norbert Siphon Off First Place Votes as the Trek to Lake Placid Begins in Earnest
MINNEAPOLIS — Dissension is in the ranks.
In the last poll of the Division III season, Norwich claimed the top spot for the third straight week. But after receiving 16 of the 20 available first place votes just seven days ago, that number dipped to 13, with Oswego (four) and St. Norbert (three) each adding two and one top tally, respectively, to
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This despite the fact that the Cadets — now winners of seven straight and a remarkable 23-1-4 on the season — captured the ECAC East crown with victories over New England College (3-1) in the semis and Babson (4-1) to secure the automatic NCAA berth.
Oswegos dominant performance in the SUNYAC championship game probably played a part in the voting. Though the Lakers got outshot 38-23, they doubled up the Cardinals, 6-3, to secure the automatic NCAA bid. Likewise in the NCHA, St. Norbert walloped the No. 12 University of Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons, 7-1.
Middleburys NESCAC championship — they bested Trinity 3-2 in the semifinal before taking down the white-hot Bowdoin Polar Bears, 3-2, in the title tilt — ushered them up a spot to fourth. Plattsburgh fell one position to fifth.
The Polar Bears ascended a spot to sixth, switching places with MIAC title game loser Gustavus Adolphus.
Manhattanvilles ECAC West crown shot the Valiants up three spots to eighth, where they were followed by Elmira (down a spot from last week) and the MCHA champion Adrian Bulldogs, who get their first shot at a national title on Wednesday when they travel to take on St. Norbert in DePere, Wis.
Their season long over, St. Scholastica dropped two spots to No. 11; NCHA title game loser UW-River Falls remained at No. 12.
Teams 13 through 15 were all idle; that didnt stop voters from flip-flopping Amherst (now No. 14) and Hamline in the rankings.
Conference (and NCAA-bound) champs Curry and St. Thomas both received 20 votes — nine less than Hamline — while Marian, Wentworth, Augsburg, Hamilton, Trinity, and New England College also received votes in the final poll.
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According to the Fox 5 News, the 90's rap group Kriss Kross Rapper Chris Kelly was found dead in his Atlanta Home.
The group separated some time after their third album and went on to have solo careers. Kris Kross reunited for So So Def's 20th Anniversary concert in 2013.
Chris Kelly became an avid kite flyer starting in 2005. He entered several national competitions and was in the process of starting a kite design company.
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Marvel Studios co-president Louis D'Esposito says that the company is very happy with the reaction so far to Marvel's upcoming "One-Shot: Agent Carter" short for the upcoming "Iron Man 3" Blu-ray.
In fact, they want actress Hayley Atwell back to play the character again in further adventures:
"What we've discussed is that there are going to be more Peggy Carter stories that we need to tell. She is wildly popular. Hayley loves it, and we love it. What we'll do and how we'll do it has not been determined yet, but those discussions have started. It's in our consciousness that we need to tell another Peggy Carter story, somehow. Yet to be figured out yet, though."
In terms of other One-Shot shorts, D'Esposito says:
"We have a file of them. I don't know how many of them are in there right now, but some of our favourites are in there. As we get closer to the day, in talking with our actors, maybe something sparks. And now that they're becoming more popular, more people want to do them, so you never know."
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Hello Everybody,
I received a very thoughtful Sparkmail from a friend who was wondering about me since she hasn't heard anything from me in a few days. How nice is that?! I can't escape the friends and motivation of Spark - I would not want to either!!
I am still having minor road bumps with consistency (change is good and not perfect) with some feelings, but overall very happy and progressing. I am claiming to be 'fine':
As a matter of fact, I am feeling very motivated once again and really trying to understand why I do and not do things. Seems like I have revealed many things to myself but I am not listening 100% nor taking consistent action. This has to change in order for momentum to take hold once again. I know, I am progressing and still expect a lot from myself - I am working on that.
This blog will be mostly about enlightenments (as I call them) during the past many weeks about myself and my behaviors. If this helps you in any way, please let me know. I know that behavior of any type or magnitude can be somewhat paralyzing and can be difficult to unravel and understand. Although we only use a small percentage of our brains, that %age is very strong indeed.
My behavior has been (over the past 20 or so years) sporadic, disjointed and inconsistent, that it's no wonder I am this big and unhappy. For example, every time I sit down to do research on say healthy foods, one thing leads to another and soon enough I am on a website about the latest exercise gadget and far away from my initial thoughts. Messy for sure. I am looking to straighten out my thoughts in a more consistent pattern, but I am also finding that I have to be in a particular zone to do this. In other words, I have to actually be mindful of everything I am doing unless I fall into my old habitual (habitchual!) behavior.
The good thing is that when I engage in mindful observation, I clearly see and understand my thoughts. I am in the NOW and the moment and can walk away from boxes of cookies and only have one (like I did today). Other days, my UNMINDFUL thinking lets me engage in whatever behavior I feel like and I justify to myself that I'll get back on track 'tomorrow' - did you see how I used the words 'lets me' as if I have no control? This proves that I don't even see myself as being in control. I successfully have been convincing myself (and know all too well that this is false), that the fast food or candy is OK, because there is always tomorrow to be good. An endless cycle of falsities to myself.
Ultimately, this is a consistent thought process and thereby sabotages my healthy eating and exercise. I tell myself that the cookies are F I N E and I can recover easily. What is this type of behavior? I have realized that these are lies to myself and that I must be mindful every day.
For February and beyond, I am trying to instill new methods to think and be observant. I hope I can be consistent, slowly. I know already that changes are happening. I have a HR Monitor that I use religiously, I track food and exercise which I've never done and I am happy (yes, really) at the progress I've made about being kind to myself first. It really matters. The bad thoughts are being cancelled as soon as they become evident in my thoughts.
Here are my top 10 short visuals to keep me on path. I bet you can guess how they're related to what I hope to do.
This is vital before any love can be spread outward. Acceptance of all flaws and traits is obligatory and wonderful.
Perhaps my perceived grumpiness and sadness is due to a core lack of respect. I cannot wait 'until' the weight comes off, the weight will come off once the respect is here - Now is the time.
Children interact with kindness and love for one another and themselves. Go back, analyze and become that child, that boy who embraced challenge and change. Do it NOW... It's OK to be afraid at first, but I will soon see that the fear is just my adult personality creeping in and whispering ego and conditional thoughts from my experiences throughout the years.
Vow to own all choices - after all who made them?
Smile like this wonderful dog - people live longer and happier with a lighter heart.
Help and believe in karma - if you don't believe in karma, help first and then you will just have to wonder why after helping, good things are coming your way...
Where am I going and is the current path, the most peaceful and express lane to my goals?
Enjoy the path, the way, the experience. Don't rush the process; learn, develop, modify, repeat. Respect relativity and understand that although many years seem like months or weeks, the current journey is in the present and the unknown is here for the taking. Take the NOW and enjoy.
A strange math equation, but read it until you get it; it really is quite simple and wonderful.
Nothing, nobody, no animal, no place, NOTHING is a panacea. PROGRESS is to be admired, put on a pedestal and to be loved with a loving heart and an innocent understanding that although tomorrow is not here, I can certainly love the progress I've made regardless of the (perceived) size of it. This is the core value of the Spark program and I love it and I love myself DAMN IT!!! Oh, and the past cannot be changed AT ALL. PERIOD, so....head this warning:
Friendship and thoughts to you all. Thank you for reading as this was a huge and wonderful exercise for me today. Pass the feelings to all; especially to somebody who needs them more than you.
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2012 (SOPHOMORE): Came off the bench in 10 games ... saw action against Michigan, Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida Atlantic, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Western Carolina, Auburn and Notre Dame.
2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Lindsay played in two games as a reserve offensive lineman ... saw action vs. Kent State in the season opener and against Tennessee.
2010 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his first year at the Capstone.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chad Lindsay came to the Capstone as one of the top interior offensive line prospects in the nation ... a January 2010 enrollee ... second-team EA Sports All-American ... the top offensive guard prospect in the nation according to ESPNU ... ranked 74th in the ESPNU 150 ... also listed as the No. 15 guard by Scout.com and the No. 41 offensive lineman by Rivals.com ... an athletic offensive lineman with solid fundamentals and good technique ... played in the ESPN Under Armour All-America Game ... ranked as the No. 42 prospect in Texas by Superprep Magazine ... a PrepStar Dream All-American ... anchored The Woodlands offensive line as a three-year starter in 2009 ... named to the 2009 Touchdown Club of Houston All-Greater Houston football team ... a three-time all-district selection ... a two-time first-team Texas Football All-State choice in 2008 and 2009 ... chose Alabama over offers from Oklahoma, LSU, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Nebraska ... Chad's father, Duff, was an offensive lineman at Mississippi State from 1977-80.


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Fat Burning food 1: Salmon
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If you feel overwhelmed by your federal student loan debt, there may be some good news for you. There are several programs, specifically targeted at borrowers with lower incomes, designed to forgive some or all of student loan balances.
And thanks to new changes, forgiveness will be open to a wider range of borrowers than before. Teachers and other public service workers are in the best position, but virtually anyone with a low to moderate income should be able to qualify for some relief.
Teachers could have their loans forgiven quickly
Those borrowers who choose to teach could be eligible for the fastest forgiveness program out there. However, there are certain conditions that must be met.
There are two forgiveness options for teachers, but to qualify for either, you must teach for five consecutive and complete academic years at a low-income school, as defined in this directory.
As long as you meet those requirements while serving as a highly qualified full-time elementary or secondary school teacher, you can apply to have $5,000 of your student loan balance forgiven.
And, if you taught mathematics or science in a qualified secondary school, or if you worked as a highly qualified special education teacher, you could have as much as $17,500 in outstanding student loans forgiven. For more information, check out this information page by the U.S. Department of Education.
Public service: 10 years can equal thousands of dollars
For those whose employer meets the criteria of "public service," you could be eligible to have all of your loans forgiven after making 10 years of on-time payments.
Employers that meet the criteria include any federal, state, or local government agency or organization, as well as non-profit organizations designated tax-exempt by the IRS. Some private non-profit organizations without tax exemptions also qualify if they provide certain public services. Some examples of qualifying occupations include police, firefighters, teachers, health care workers (with non-profit employers), library workers, and military workers, just to name a few.
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Brenda Gold wants to be a cheerleader. An aspiration that is certainly not newsworthy, until we find out her age. The 54-year-old mom plans to try out for the "Ben-Gals," the Cincinnati Bengals' cheerleading squad.
According to Fox Sports on Saturday, Gold, a mother of two and a math teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio, is planning to audition for the squad during open tryouts this May.
While this may sound astonishing, Gold's 28-year-old son Matt isn't at all surprised. The software engineer who lives in Fishers, Ind. says his mom "thinks of big ideas or projects, and goes at them head-on."
Brenda is a math teacher at the prestigious School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, and already knows she can do the same thing that women half her age, or younger, are doing.
"She was probably watching a Bengals game and saw the cheerleaders and said to herself, 'I can do that,'" said Matt.
As they say, 50 is the new 40, but since the average age of a cheerleader is even younger than that, Gold has her work cut out.
Not a problem, says Matt. His mom was a three-sport athlete in high school, played volleyball in college at the University of Kentucky, is in great shape and also has an extensive background in dance.
To help her prepare, Gold has signed up for dance lessons and plans to attend the Ben-Gal's public cheer workshops. She also entered a makeover contest on "Live with Kelly and Michael," and her story was so inspiring, she was selected as a finalist. Perhaps you saw her Wednesday when the show aired in her new, stylish look.
"When I first saw her, my jaw dropped," said Matt. "She looked really beautiful."
While she may be a long shot to make the cheer squad, here's to hoping we see this inspirational woman cheering on the sidelines this fall.
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Interviewed by Sally Hauser September 25, 1987
When Vera Schultz and her husband, Ray, moved to Mill Valley in 1928, she almost immediately became involved in local politics. Mrs. Schultz served as secretary to Mill Valley's Superintendent of Schools, on the Parks & Recreation Commission and with the League of Women Voters. In 1946 she was elected to the Mill Valley City Council and in 1952 she became the first woman Supervisor in Marin County history. She served on the Board of Supervisors until 1960 and earned the title of "Marin's first lady" for her work to end "cracker barrel politics" and professionalize Marin County government.
She was a member of the Civic Center Committee entrusted with finding an architect for a new government center and is credited, together with Mary Summers, with securing Frank Lloyd Wright for the job. In the face of opposition from Supervisor William Fusselman and a vocal minority of Marin County citizens, Vera stood staunch in her support for Wright and his designs for the Civic Center. Ironically, Vera lost her bid to re-election mid-way through the construction of the Administration Building. She was powerless when a newly-seated Board of Supervisors, led by Supervisor Fusselman, voted 3-2 in favor of halting work on the Civic Center on January 10, 1961. Thanks to a straw poll organized by the Marin Independent Journal, it became apparent that a strong majority of Marin residents favored Wright's design for the Civic Center and wanted work to continue. Consequently, the Board of Supervisors reversed their previous decision and work was resumed on the Administration Building a week later. Today the Marin County Civic Center stands as a memorial to Vera Schultz' tenacity and vision.
Vera never retired from community service, serving on the Marin Senior Coordinating Council where she helped to develop Whistlestop. She was also active with the American Association of University Women who set up a scholarship in her name. She died in 1995 at the home of her daughter.
In the excerpts that follow, Vera recounts her experiences on the Civic Center Committee, meeting Frank Lloyd Wright for the first time, and opposition to Wright by some members of the community.
Above: Vera Schultz at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Civic Center, 1987.
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Preface | Ch1 | Ch2 | Ch3 | Ch4 | Ch5 | Ch6 | Ch7 | Ch8 | Ch9 |Biographies
R. & E. BEITMAN constitute one of the oldest and most prominent
business firms of southwestern Indiana, and the leading clothiers of
Washington. Raphael Beitman, the senior member of the firm, was born in
Bavaria, Germany, June 22, 1833, son of Isaac and Fredo (Goodman) Beitman,
born in 1796 and 1801, and died in 1861 and 1862, respectively. The family
are Germans by birth, and can be traced back at least five generations. Our
subject's boyhood was spent in his native country, and there he received his
early education. In 1854 he came to America,and landed at New York, and then
came to Indiana and settled at Petersburg, Pike County, and there remained
one year. He then went to Vincennes, and for two years clerked in a store,
and then came to Washington and engaged in the clothing business. In 1859
Emanuel Beitman, a younger brother of our subject, came to Washington from
Germany, having been born in that country June 3, 1838. On coming to
Washington he engaged in business with his brother, and until 1861 they sold
goods throughout the country, traveling all the time. They then purchased
the stock of goods of James Neal, who was a soldier in the Rebellion, and
engaged in the family grocery business, being the only house of the kind in
Washington. They continued until 1863, when they purchased the stock of
clothing of G. Beitman, and have since very successfully continued in that
business. They do an extensive business, and have the almost unlimited
confidence of the people. The senior member of the firm was married, in
December, 1865, to Miss Amelia Joseph, a native of Germany. They have four
children, as follows: Flora, Jacob, Julia and Bertha.. The junior member of
the firm was married in the city of "Brotherly Love," March 17, 1869, to
Miss Amelia Sternberger, born in Bavaria, Germany. They have five children:
Lillie, Jennie, Bertha, Blanche A. and Stella. The firm are Democratic in
their political views. Raphael is a member of the I. 0. 0. F., and Emanuel
of the Masons.
BONHAM & GILL, undertakers, and manufacturers of and dealers in
furniture, Washington, Ind., is a firm composed of M. L. Bonham and Joseph
H. Gill.• Martin Luther Bonham was born in Dearborn County, Ind., March 4,
1827, and is a son of Zedekiah and Amelia (Cullom) Bonham, natives,
respectively, of Virginia and Ohio. The subject of this sketch was brought
up on a farm by his parents and received a limited common school education.
At the age of seventeen he learned the cabinet-maker's trade in Hamilton
County, Ohio. He continued working at his trade and at the furniture
business in that county until 1862, when he removed to Washington and
entered the employ of John Mattingly, who had established the present
business some years previously. Six months later he entered into partnership
with his employer, and the firm enjoyed a prosperous business until Mr.
Mattingly's death in 1872. Mr. Bonham then conducted the business alone
until 1874, when he accepted as a partner Joseph H. Gill. This firm has
continued ever since and enjoys a large share of the trade in this line.
They are the leading undertakers in the city, and carry a full stock of
furniture. Mr.Bonham is a Republican and a Royal Arch Mason. He was married,
in 1847, to Selana Lincoln, who died, leaving four children: George H., Mary
(the wife of John Cretz, of Harrison, Ohio), Zedekiah A. and Clifford L. In
1864 he was married to his present wife, Mrs. Sarah A. Sowers.
JOHN C. WRIGHT is the youngest of a family of five children born to the
marriage of Wiley Wright and Anne Coleman, natives of North and South
Carolina, respectively, the father born in 1799 and the mother in 1802. They
both came to Indiana with their parents when quite young. They were raised
near Washington, where they lived and died. The father died April 17, 1855,
and the mother April 21, 1855. Our subject was born near Washington, in
Daviess County, February 11., 1841. He was reared on a farm' and attended
the common schools. His parents died when he was fourteen years old., and he
then lived With different persons until eighteen years old, when he enlist6d
in Company D, Twenty-fourth Indiana Infantry, in 1861. He was discharged
August 18, 1864, after three years' service. He
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A 1963 UK pressing of The Beatles debut album "Please Please Me" signed by the band with a special note from George Harrison has just been acquired by Tracks Auction.com and is now for sale, a spokesman for the company told Beatles Examiner on Jan. 28.
The album, which you can see on this page, has been autographed on the reverse of the sleeve by the four members of the group in dark blue ballpoint pen. George Harrison added the dedication 'To Steve all the Best and a Happy Birthday from the Beatles' above his name. (Editor's note: And no, he's not referring to the Beatles Examiner.)
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GREELEY, Colo. (July 16, 2012) – Banner Health announces the hiring of a new medical oncologist at Banner Health Clinic, specializing in Oncology Services.
Kerry J. Williams-Wuch, MD, who specializes in hematology/oncology, began seeing patients July 9 at the Cancer Institute at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She also will provide care for patients through the David Walsh Cancer Center in Sterling and the McKee Cancer Center in Loveland.
Dr. Williams-Wuch earned her medical degree in South Africa at the University of Witwatersrand, and completed an internship and residency at St. Mary's Health Center in St. Louis. She completed her fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis and is board certified in hematology and oncology.
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Just for grins and giggles I'd like you to try an experiment if you would. Be sure your homeowners insurance is up to date and you have an alternative place to hang your hat.
Turn on the water in your upstairs bath tub and set it to a medium to fast drip, drip, drip. Then have your family pack their clothes and get ready to go to Wally World for two weeks of summer fun and excitement.
While you are getting a second degree sunburn over 75% of your body, let me explain what's happening in your home.
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'We were thrilled to have top-notch professionals from the senior living industry visit our multi-generational senior living community,' said Adam Lubow, director of sales and marketing, Moldaw Residences. 'We enjoyed having everyone on campus. The event provided a fantastic networking opportunity, and it gave everyone the chance to learn more about stroke prevention.'
This is the second year for Moldaw Residences to host the Santa Clara County Senior Roundtable. Professionals from the insurance industry, real estate, other continuing care retirement communities, nursing care companies, and senior-related industries attended the event. All of the guests had a chance to introduce themselves and talk about their industry expertise.
'We look forward to hosting this event again next year,' said Lubow. 'The roundtable is a nice way to get our industry together to share ideas, and focus on providing the best care to our residents.'
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2007-08: Competed most of the year in second varsity eight ... Second place in novice eight at Head of the Oklahoma ... First place in novice four at Head of the Colorado ... Second place in frosh/novice four at Head of the Hooch ... Member of second varsity eight in dual race wins over Creighton and Alabama ... Fifth place in second varsity eight at SIRA Regatta ... Second place in second varsity eight and second place in novice four at Midwest Intercollegiate Championships ... Named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Prep: Graduated from Lafayette Senior High School in Wildwood, Missouri ... Competed for St. Louis Rowing Club ... 1st place in varsity eight at 2007 Central District Youth Rowing Championships ... 6th place in varsity eight at 2007 USRowing Youth Nationals ... Also lettered in basketball ... Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Plans to major in Chemistry and Geology with a minor in Spanish ... Hobbies include working-out and watching movies ... Favorite food is chicken parmesan ... Favorite color is blue ... Would like to someday visit Australia ... Names her grandparents as the people she most admires ... Daughter of Teresa and Fred Verner.


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College Hockey:Saints Upset No. 13 Tigers
PRINCETON, N.J. — It took St. Lawrence a while to get going, but once it did, it didnt stop until the visiting Saints had topped No. 13 Princeton by a 5-2 count before 1,635 fans at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink in the ECAC opener for both schools.
Alex Bogosian and Jared Keller each tallied a goal and an assist, and Alex Petizian made 32 saves as St. Lawrence (5-2-1, 1-0-0 ECAC) remained unbeaten in its last four meetings with Princeton (1-2-0, 0-1-0 ECAC). Zane Kalemba had 25 stops for the Tigers, who killed off all seven St. Lawrence power plays.
We knew we had to bring our A game against a very good Princeton team, said St. Lawrence coach Joe Marsh. Our guys battled hard.
Freshman defenseman Michael Sdao put the Tigers up, 1-0, early on with his first career collegiate goal, just seconds after a Princeton power play had expired. Sam Sabky fed Sdao at the left point, and the rookies shot eluded Petizian at 2:45, with Brodie Zuk also assisting. Both teams came up empty on three power plays apiece in the opening period, and the Saints also went scoreless in a two-man advantage that lasted just over a minute.
I thought we played well in the first period, said Princeton coach Guy Gadowsky. They took it to us in the second and third, and they played harder than we did down the stretch.
St. Lawrence tied the game midway through regulation on Mike McKenzies third goal of the year. Kyle Flanagan pushed the puck ahead to Jeremiah Cunningham at the Princeton blueline, and Cunningham carried it into the left circle before feeding McKenzie for a one-timer inside the far post at 8:23.
The Saints then took the lead less than five minutes later while killing a hooking penalty to defenseman Peter Child. Bogosian and Keller first made their own shorthanded rush that was denied; but then Jacob Drewiske picked up a loose puck at the St. Lawrence blueline and skated into the Princeton end where he deked past a defender and fired from the left side. Kalemba made the save, but sophomore Max Mobley was there to poke the puck home at 13:48 for his first college goal.
The shift that Bogosian and Keller had set up things for the next shift, said Marsh. Those four guys did a fabulous job.
Bogosian made it a 3-1 affair at 17:03 when he took a Keller pass in front of the team benches, skated past Sdao at the Princeton blueline, and then uncorked a wrist shot from the right circle that beat Kalemba to the far side.
I saw top blocker side, said Bogosian. It went in off their d-man, and I kind of got lucky.
Bogosian then helped St. Lawrence to a three-goal advantage just 2:13 into the final stanza, as he set up Keller in the left circle for a wrister past Kalemebas blocker.
Jared was in a great spot, said Bogosian. He got open and got a shot off, and it was a big goal for him.
Princeton would get back within two goals at 16:03 when Tyler Beachell deflected a Jody Pederson point shot home with six seconds remaining on a two-man advantage, and Kalemba off for an extra attacker. Alex Curran then put Princetons comeback hopes to rest when he slid the puck into an empty Tiger cage from center ice at 17:31.
As the game wore on, we got better defensively, said Marsh. We played hard until the end and were able to stay out of the box. It was a good solid effort.
Gadowsky would like to see his team execute better, especially on offense.
Were used to converting odd-man rushes, but were missing the net or putting the puck in the goalies belly, he said. Its hard to win when youre not scoring at even strength or getting grade-A chances.
Princeton now hosts Clarkson tomorrow afternoon, while St. Lawrence will visit Quinnipiac.
I believe in the talent we have, said Gadowsky. Its just not clicking right now.
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When 2009′s Save Me, San Francisco spawned an inescapable hit that made everyone entirely more aware of any mention of "hey," Train was faced the difficult task of recording a follow-up with the same massive appeal. After returning to the Golden State to record this year's California 37, the band has aimed to recreate the eclectic Northern California feel that's fed into much of their musical and personal history, while providing karaoke enthusiasts and driving fiends alike with something to belt out on their own time. Popdust spoke with lead singer Pat Monahan about not paying attention to the critics, his love of Mamma Mia, and what it's like to drink Drops of Jupiter in the studio.
POPDUST: For the amount of money Train spent on California 37, what could I buy?
PAT MONAHAN: On Save Me, we spent an enormous amount. You could probably have bought an entire block of condominiums in Florida. But this record? Maybe just one condo.
How do you think listening to the album will make people feel?
It's [like] a romantic comedy: there's reason to laugh and there's reason to cry.
Did you listen to a lot of Adele in the studio?
I feel like Adele is more singing to other people [and] not really me. She's a great singer but ["Someone Like You"] doesn't make me cry—I think it might be for girls? But a lot of times when something is for girls I totally love it because I'm very girly.
You must have examples…
I love Abba, I love going to see Mamma Mia, I'm not afraid to be a girl or to be feminine—listen to my lyrics.
What's the best song on the new album for karaoke?
I think the ultimate duet would be "Bruises," but "Drive By" is fun because it's on the radio and you'll know it. There's nothing more fun than going "I-I-I-I," that's the magic of "Hey, Soul Sister": nobody gets the "Hey-ey" part wrong.
Did you like the Glee version?
I thought it was really cute. I thought [Darren Criss] sang it great. I got to meet him and I was very pleased to know that he's a really sweet guy. That's what we care about more than anything. Of course I love music and I would love people to like my music but not as much as I would want them to think I'm a decent guy. Fuck all that music stuff, man.
So you're not bothered by negative reviews?
I actually don't expect anyone in the press to like me. It will always be surprising that anyone cares enough to ask a question.
Are there any songs on the album that reflect that?
No, I don't talk about business in the records because I think it's incredibly boring. [It's like] Catcher in the Rye—I love that book so much—all those references come to mind: phony, boring. Listening to a guy who travels the world and writes songs and does all the shit I do complain in songs; can you think of anything more boring than that?
Is the new single "This'll Be My Year" an intentional ripoff of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire"?
It wasn't. I love Billy Joel, but "We Didn't Start the Fire" is certainly not on my list of go-to songs.
What song cost you the most sleep?
"This'll Be My Year," because I just couldn't finish the chorus. It was definitely a headache.
What do you want people to do while listening to the new album?
Lie in bed. Then you kind of get the idea of the words, the music and you can feel a part of [the song] in a different way than if you're doing an activity. Train fans tell me that having it in the car while you're driving down the highway is pretty fun, too.
That seems like a given.
Maybe if you lay down while driving… [Laughs.]
Where do you listen to it?
On headphones in airplanes, constantly. My wife listens in our car.
Are there songs on the album that your exes could think are about them?
Yeah, they could with "When The Fog Rolls In" and "California 37." But I make sure that my children and my wife are OK with what I'm writing because no song is important enough to hurt them or make them feel uncomfortable in any way.
Any running jokes from the studio?
We learned a lot about Typical Chazz. Incredible.
How do you keep your voice healthy during recording?
I try to get sleep and I don't drink alcohol or anything ever.
Not even your own wine?
I learned a long time ago that if I wanted to be a successful person, as an Irish kid, I needed to stay out of the pub. I taste the wine and I think it's really nice. I wish that I could drink and smoke weed and do crystal meth and all that other stuff, but I can't.


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ZF-7403: unable to prevent the escaping of options using Zend_Form_Element_Multiselect
I have a set of options that is tree-like in nature - in this case personnel in an organisation. I need to display the tree structure in a multi select field, which would be easy to do by simply appending spaces according to the depth of each individual node. I have prepared my options array so that it looks as follows:
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Incase that doesnt come out - I have used the character twice to indent each level - 2 spaces to indent level 1, 4 spaces to indent level 2 and so on.
I have added the setAttrib('escape', false) clause to my multiselect, but while following the code through it became clear that the escape value never gets passed to the actual viewhelper, so my options come out escaped - i.e. instead of seeing spaces, I see a series of next to each option in the multi select list.
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Looking Forward Idaho will travel across the border to Pullman, Wash., for one final tune-up before the Western Athletic Conference Championships. The Vandals will compete at the WSU Indoor Open II hosted by Washington State University. Friday's events will showcase the men's and women's weight throw beginning at 4 p.m. (PT) with the women's section. Field events will begin Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with the women's portion of the long jump; track events will start at 10 a.m. with the women's 60m hurdles preliminaries.
Historically Speaking The last time Idaho competed at the WSU Indoor Open II was six years ago, where a school record in the shot put fell. On Friday, the Vandals hit five personal best marks followed up with 12 personal best marks Saturday to total 17 for the entire weekend.
A Quick Recap Last weekend the Vandals competed at the Husky Classic on Friday and Saturday and had a partial group of athletes compete on Sunday at the UW Open. On Saturday, the Vandals hit 18 career-best marks – followed up with 13 career-best marks Sunday and five individual victories.
Leading the WAC Through five weeks of competition, the Vandals lead the WAC in seven events. On the men's side junior Ben Ayesu-Attah and senior Andrew Bloom are first and second in the 400m at 47.42 and 48.03. Junior Matt Sullivan leads the ranks in the pole vault (16-8.75, 5.10m) while junior Emmanuel Panchol sits in the first-place spot in the triple jump (48-5.25, 14.76m) and senior Andrey Levkiv leads the shot put (56-5.75, 17.21m). Senior Kyle Rothwell holds the top position in the weight throw (60-6.5, 18.45m) and the men's 4x400m relay team leads the WAC with a time of 3:12.84. Sophomore Marquita Palmer's time of 5:01.53 is top in the WAC for the women,


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Ones to Watch: QPR
by Ashley Houghton
Key men to look out for at Loftus Road.
Loic Remy
Fast and powerful striker Loic Remy joined QPR from Marseille in the January transfer window for a club record fee of £8 million.
The 26-year-old has scored twice in four games for Harry Redknapp's side, his latest goal coming in the 2-1 victory over Southampton last weekend – his first game since returning from a groin injury suffered in January.
Remy started his career with Olympique Lyonnais before joining Nice and Marseille, and, he scored over 70 goals in his time in French football.
Remy, who also scored on his debut in the Hoops 1-1 draw at West Ham United, has been capped 17 times by France.
Adel Taarabt
Adel Taarabt joined QPR from Tottenham Hotspur in 2010 after two spells on loan at Loftus Road.
First team opportunities were limited for the Moroccan international at White Hart Lane, the 23-year-old made only 16 appearances in his three years in North London.
Since joining the Hoops, Taarabt has made 146 appearances, scoring 33 goals; including a brace in QPR's 2-1 win over London rivals Fulham in Harry Redknapp's first win in charge of QPR.
Christopher Samba
Towering defender Christopher Samba is renowned for his physical presence and heading ability across world football.
Samba joined QPR from Anzhi Makhachkala in January 2013 for a reported fee of £12.5 million having previously earned his glowing reputation at Blackburn Rovers where he made 185 appearances.
Twenty-eight year-old Samba ended his five-year stay at Ewood Park in January 2012 following Rovers' slump in form and eventual relegation.
Samba has been capped by Congo on 26 occasions.


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I do not understand what good it does them. A professor said it gives opportunity to read papers he would not read on his own. I am sure there is more to it but I do not see what they gain by participating in peer review process. It takes time, it is not paid and not even publicly acknowledged. Why do they do it?
I think academics are paid to perform peer review, in the same sense that they are paid to do research. I don't have a boss telling me what to research and paying me when it's complete; rather, my university expects me to perform research that is judged significant by my peers. In the same way, my university expects me to perform peer review. In my annual reports to the university, I report my research outputs and I report the journals for which I have performed peer review.
You may argue that my continued employment and promotion depends more heavily on my research than on peer reviewing, but the same could be said when comparing any of my service or teaching duties.
The bottom line is, academia is a gift economy, and if you want to be part of the community, you're expected to do peer review.
I can think of at least five reasons why doing peer reviews gives an advantage to yourself.
The other answers do a good job of laying out the practical benefits and the roles of curiosity and obligation. However, I think there's an additional psychological factor: being asked to review a paper shows that the editor values your expertise, and that feels good. This is a shallower reason, but I think it plays a substantial role in encouraging reviewers.
I can remember the first time an editor I didn't know personally asked me to serve as a referee. It was really exciting, and I thought "Wow, this famous person has actually heard of me and is interested in my evaluation." Of course it's not as exciting the hundredth time, but it still feels good to be a valued member of the research community, and I would be unhappy if the requests stopped coming.
silvado gave a good list of "short term" answers, i.e. the reasons why one would accept a given review. Maybe I'll summarize the first two of them, because they are the ones that motivate me the most: curiosity.
Maybe curiosity killed the cat, and I'm sure it killed a bunch of scientists too, but for sure it is what makes most of us tick. Whenever I receive a request for review, even if I don't have much time for it, my first instinct is to read the abstract and think "hum, cool, how did they do it in detail?" or "I wonder if they thought about this and that" or "hey, I thought that was guaranteed not to work, how did they manage?", or even "oh, I had never thought about that"). In all cases, it makes me want to accept.
Also, there's a long term component to it. Even though the commercial publication model is deadly sick, peer-review is a very good part of academic publication (and I mean "good" in the moral, ethical meaning). In days I am fed up with the system, I sometimes think peer-review is the only good part of academic publishing. So… by submitting papers for review, you opt in this whole peer-review system, and it becomes a moral duty to do your fair share of the reviewing work.
Don't get me wrong, you're not contractually obligated to do so. But, if you send papers for review and never accept to review any, your colleagues (and the editor) will see you as a free-rider of the system, and will resent it. And I would too.
Nobody mentioned quality yet. One reason I like to review papers is because I can encourage authors to make better papers.
It sucks to read badly written papers. By reviewing them, you can make the world a better place!
Just to state something explicitly that was part of all the previous answers: Reviewing papers is part of being a good academic citizen.
Compared to other jobs, academia is not something you do, it's a system you enter. It's a community, an ecosystem of sorts, that provides benefits for those who are part of it, at the cost of some duties.
These duties, in academia, usually consist of publishing, teaching, supervising students, organizing and attending talks and conferences, doing some outreach, and, yes, refereeing publications, research plans, and grant proposals.
Of course, as in most communities and ecosystems, there will always be bad citizens who enjoy the benefits without the duties, and if their numbers grow too large, they end up destroying it. Fortunately though, most of us see being part of this community as a privilege and actually enjoy the extra work (see the other comments above), so that risk is, in my opinion, relatively small.
Finally, if you need an analogy, think of this site: You can ask questions and post answers. People usually do both, and actually more of the latter. You yourself invest your time in answering questions and, as an implicit trade, can rely on others to answer when the question is yours.
In addition to the other excellent posts here, I find that reading a manuscript in order to write a review is different than reading a published article just to see what is in there. When you write a review, it forces you to actually think about the manuscript, about its internal logic, about possible weak points. After all, it have heard it said that "the job of reviewers is to kill bad papers and to make good papers even better", and to make a good paper even better, you first need to understand it and think about the subject matter in a way that not even the authors did.
I find that I learn a lot more from papers I review than from other papers I consume.
When I asked the same question, the answer was "control and public relations". While the second one is obvious, the first is a little more subtle and evil. Having someone's else paper in advance it allows you to:


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In Brief | Nation & World | 4-14-14
Doctor, grandson ID'd as 2 of 3 killed in attacks at Kansas City-area Jewish sites
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Family members have identified two of the three people killed in attacks at Jewish-affiliated facilities near Kansas City as a man and his 14-year-old grandson.
Will Corporon issued a statement saying his father, Dr. William Lewis Corporan, and nephew, Reat Griffin Underwood, were killed in Sunday's attack outside a Jewish community center in Overland Park.
The family is Christian.
Authorities haven't released the name of a woman or girl who was killed minutes later in an attack at a Jewish retirement community a few blocks away.
Police arrested a man in his 70s after the shootings. They haven't released his name but have said they don't think he knew the victims.
Police arrest woman after finding 7 dead babies in cardboard boxes in garage of Utah home
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah — A Utah woman accused of killing seven babies she gave birth to over 10 years was arrested Sunday after police discovered the tiny bodies stuffed in separate cardboard boxes in the garage of her former home.
Megan Huntsman, 39, who lived in the Pleasant Grove home until three years ago, had the infants between 1996 and 2006, investigators said.
Neighbors in the middle-class neighborhood of mostly older homes 35 miles south of Salt Lake City say they were shocked by the accusations and perplexed that the woman's older children still living in the home didn't know their mother was pregnant or notice anything suspicious.
Officers responded to a call Saturday from Huntsman's estranged husband about a dead infant at the home, police Capt. Michael Roberts said. Officers then discovered the six other bodies.
Roberts declined to comment on a motive and what Huntsman said during an interview with investigators. He said it wasn't clear if she has an attorney. Huntsman was booked Sunday into the Utah County Jail on six counts of murder. It wasn't immediately clear why there were six counts and not seven.
Chile's historic Valparaiso in flames; 12 dead; 2,000 homes destroyed; 10,000 evacuated
VALPARAISO, Chile — A raging fire leaped from hilltop to hilltop in this colorful Chilean port city and stubbornly burned out of control in places more than 24 hours later, killing 12 people and destroying at least 2,000 homes. More than 10,000 people were evacuated, including more than 200 female inmates at a prison.
With hot dry winds stoking the embers, some of the fires that authorities had declared contained broke out again as a second night fell.
The blaze began Saturday afternoon in a forested ravine next to ramshackle housing on one of Valparaiso's 42 hilltops, and spread quickly as hot ash rained down over wooden houses and narrow streets that lack municipal water systems. Electricity failed as the fire grew, with towering flames turning the night sky orange over a darkening, destroyed horizon.
Eventually, neighborhoods on six hilltops were reduced to ashes, including one hill several blocks from Chile's parliament building. Flames later broke out again on at least two of those hills, burning out of control and threatening to consume other neighborhoods.
With partial results, Afghan vote looks like tight race between Abdullah, Ghani
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two clear front-runners emerged in Afghanistan's presidential election as partial results released Sunday showed a tight race that increasingly appears destined for a runoff vote.
Both candidates promise a fresh start with the West, vowing to sign a security pact with the United States that has been rejected by President Hamid Karzai, but their fierce rivalry has raised the possibility of divisive campaigning in what so far has been a relatively peaceful vote.
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Is the Bible True... Really?
About this title: Nick is a college freshman who has his spiritual world turned upside-down with what he hears in an introduction to religion class. His questions turn into conversations as he talks with professors, friends, and family about the authenticity and authority of the Bible.


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Two children die in a hope chest after getting trapped inside with a television's volume up loud. Both children, a sister and brother, were under the age of 10 and family was home at the time the tragedy occurred in Franklin, Mass., Boston Herald reports Jan. 12.
The brother and sister's names have not been released. When the they were found, neither was responsive. The two children died after the hope chest lid shut and they could not get out. Investigators said the hope chest could only be opened from the outside.
David Traub, spokesman for Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey, confirmed in a statement that "several family members" were inside the home when this horrible accident happened.
"The hope chest was in relatively close proximity to a television that was apparently on with a substantial volume at the time," Traub added.
Family members called 911 when the children were discovered around 8 p.m. Sunday. They reportedly were taken to hospitals in Norwood and Milford, but were pronounced dead.
"Although preliminary investigation indicates that this incident may have been accidental, Franklin Police and Massachusetts State Police attached to the Norfolk District Attorney's office and attached to the Crime Scene Services Section are continuing to investigate and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has accepted both children for autopsy to establish the cause and manner of death," Traub said.
Traub did say that the family "is cooperating in the investigation."
In order for two children to die in a hope chest, the trunk had to be fairly large and the TV near it be really loud. If the siblings were kicking or being loud for help to get out, their calls would have been heard somehow -- one would think. This is a devastating story, especially considering what a hope chest represents!