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Each was unique. Some showed evidence of being painstakingly cut and carefully crafted by small hands. Others bore marks of well thought-out planning. Not all had been signed, but those that were revealed names such as Jasmine, Hailey, Brie, Hannah, and Rachel.
For this Christmas season, the tree in the parlor at the historical society museum will reflect nostalgic times in Owen County when families constructed their own ornaments, made homemade gifts and despite the lack of material things, celebrated Christmas with great joy.
Since ancient times they have offered us transportation, companionship, and at times served as food. They worked tirelessly, expecting very little in return, and they have created a special place in the hearts of mankind.
Through the years, the importance of animals cannot be denied, especially in rural areas such as Owen County.
Early settlers depended on their horses and mules to pull wagons, plow fields, and transport their owners to visit families and friends.
It was moving day for the Orr family.
By early morning, the household goods had been loaded into the wagon and the cow tied to the back. The rooster was separated from the laying hens and he was none too happy about the prospect of traveling alone in his cage. The horses were hitched and it is quite likely that tears clouded Loulu Orr's eyes as her glance skimmed the yard and house she had called home for so many years.
"The American people are amazing."
These words summarized the enthusiastic description of a bike trip across America. The May trek was achieved by Bro. Greg Guy, pastor of First Christian Church in Owenton, and his daughter, Judith.
Bro. Greg was the special guest and featured speaker at the historical society Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday. His energy was contagious as the audience traveled alongside him on his rigorous yet rewarding journey through the towns, cities and countryside of our great land.
It stands in Owenton Cemetery, and like many such war monuments that dot the American landscape, it is a stark reminder of the sacrifices made by those who have served our country in war.
The poignant words on the back of the memorial point to the sometimes terrible price we pay for our freedoms. "How sweet to rest when life is done. With battles fought and victory won."
It stood in the courthouse yard for many years and as the city of Owenton grew and prospered, the tree spread its branches outward and settled its massive trunk on the grassy lawn. It wasn't long before its foliage offered relief from baking summer days and in the autumn its display of brilliant colors heralded the approach of winter.
But over the years time and the elements weakened its roots and a recent storm lifted the stalwart giant, hurling it to the ground and leaving many saddened at its demise.
She was a familiar sight in Owen County during the early part of the 20th Century.
When a pen meets history, the past bursts into life. This explosion is created by an author who draws from a multitude of sources. I would like to thank all those whose knowledge of Owen County history and its families make possible my weekly column in the News-Herald. Their contributions serve to keep our heritage alive, and history is recorded once again.
Dust whirled about as buggies and farm wagons made their way along Owenton streets in the early 1900s. The occasion was County Court Day and the enthused Owen County crowd bought, bartered, and bargained for the best deals of the day.
Most looked forward to this event which was held on the fourth Monday of the month. Many who attended were farmers who came to town, transacted their business and returned home in time to milk.
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The Owenton News-Herald is your source for local news, sports, events and information in Owen County and Owenton, KY, and the surrounding area.


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Cell phones have now become a part of our lives. You can't go anywhere without seeing someone gabbing away on one or hear one "ringing" with the latest chart-topping pop song. However, some government agencies are worried about the impact cells can have.
For example, the public health agency in Canada's largest city is recommending young people limit the amount of time they spend on the phone, according to a July 12 CBC website article. Loren Vanderlinden, a Toronto Public Health supervisor, said that the results of a number of studies seem to indicate prolonged cell phone use increases the risk of brain tumours. The official is asking young people to only use the phone for essential purposes, to limit the length of the calls and to use headsets or hands-free devices if they are available. The policy follows guidelines set out in the U.K., Belgium, Germany, France and Russia.
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, which represents the country's cell phone industry, stated there is no reason for people, including children, to change their phone habits.
"The state of the science right now from leading health agencies, including the World Health Organization, is that cell phone use - as set out in the guidelines - is that these devices are safe," Marc Choma was quoted as saying in the CBC website post.
However, it is not just young people who are being advised to curtail their cell phone usage. Many areas of the United States are cracking down on people using cell phones while driving. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, in 2008, 33 states have introduced 127 driver distraction bills.
As of July 1, California and Washington state both implemented laws that include fines for holding a phone while driving. They are not alone. According to a Channel Web site posting, such states as New York, New Jersey and Utah already have enacted similar laws. This means drivers are forced to either use hands-free devices or hold off on their conversations until they arrive at their destination.
Just how the laws work vary. In California, drivers can be pulled over if the police spot them holding a cell phone to their ear. The fines start at $20 and go up to $50 for subsequent offences.
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- Overview
- Transcript
- View Offline
- Navigating the canvas
- Using perspective and floor
- Creating a mesh with a ZSketch
- Extracting from an existing mesh
- Managing subdivision levels
- Working with alphas
- Masking off parts of a model
- Using deformation
- Using subtools
- Deforming with Transpose
- Painting and texturing
- Creating UV maps
Skill Level Beginner
Edge flow can be a challenging thing to get right. There's the theory behind it that I mentioned in the last movie, but there's also a lot of practice and experimentation that goes into a thorough understanding of it. Hopefully, with the following tips you will gain a better understanding of what goes into good edge flow. Let's open up the head_linesdrawn exercise file to look at what a finished edge flow drawing looks like. It's a Ztool, so I have to click and drag to bring into the canvas. Let's go into Edit mode and I'm going to hide the Light Box. I'm going to hit F, so we can see it full screen.
Okay, so I use different colors than you saw on the last video, but it's the same thing really. The first thing I want to talk about is keeping it clean. This means to avoid the temptation to follow every little detail, and instead focus on just the things that have a structural significance. So you see all the major structures of the face have been followed with edge flow lines. However, I want to zoom in here on one thing and note how I didn't follow every little detail. So you see there's this little line here on the bridge of the nose area? Little things like that can sometimes distracts from the big picture.
You don't need to follow every little detail; it's just the bigger forms. It's about following the structures that are actually going to move and change when they're animated. Something else to keep in mind is keeping it roughly even and proportional. Keeping every single polygon a perfect square is impossible, but you should try to avoid making any polygons that are more than twice as long on one side than they are in another. So you see most of these polygons are roughly square. Some of them are longer, a little shorter, but mostly square.
Now there is one big exception to this. You want to make edges closer together at creases and tight areas. So you look here in the laugh line. We've got edges that are closer together. Same thing around these creases around the eye. They are really helping to hold that crease shape. It's okay to have long polygons in these instances, because you want the model to be able to retain these long finer lines. You also want to avoid making abrupt changes in scale with small polygons next to really big ones.
It's okay to have small polygons in areas of tight detail, like around here in the corner of the eye or in the nostrils, and then you want to have bigger ones in big broad areas where not so much is happening. The important thing is to make a gradual transition from one to the other. Something else you want to do is avoid poles. Poles are when you have six or more edges meeting in one spot. It's like the grid lines on a globe meeting at the North Pole. Poles are difficult to sculpt and rig properly.
So I don't think I have any poles in this model. It's pretty free of that problem. But I do want to point out that there are places where you're going to have five edges meeting in one spot. So, for example, right here. Down here on the jaw line you've got another one, and back here behind the jaw there is another area where five edges meet in one spot. It's impossible to entirely avoid those five-pointed stars as they're called, but what you really don't want to do is have six or more edges meeting in one spot. That can cause weird pinches to form as you're sculpting, and it makes it difficult to rig.
Notice all of these polygons are four-sided. A few triangles are actually okay, but use rectangles when feasible. When a model is subdivided, triangles actually turn into rectangles. So one thing you can do is intentionally retopologize with triangles and then when it subdivides all those triangles will turn into four-sided polygons. Another good thing to do is retopologize at a lower density than you know you're going to need and then export at a higher subdivision level for animating.
It's also a lot less work to retopologize fewer polygons than it is to retopologize when you have drawn out a lot more lines. Now this edge flow drawing is not perfect. There are some things I would want to change. So, for example, there is this one edge right here that's going a little closer to this edge next to it than the other one. Something I would want to do is fix this by redrawing this line so it's a little more centered. Something else I would want to fix is to look out for faces like this. This is actually going to end up being a five-sided polygon, and we don't want that.
So you would want to find a way to split this maybe into two four-sided polygons or maybe a triangle and a four-sided polygon. Maybe you could draw an edge from this point and take it up into the nostril, something like that. Experiment with it. See what works. Something else I probably would want to do before I go into retopology is to spread out these edges right here across the nose. They are all kind of bunching up in one spot. I'd probably try to bring this one up higher, just kind of scoot all these up, and some of these down, just so that they're not all bunched up right here.
Keeping these tips in mind will help not just with retopologizing models in ZBrush, but with any kind of 3D modeling. It's a lot to remember, I know, but the more you practice it, the more you'll internalize these rules, and beautiful topology will come naturally to you.


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"[An] electrifying examination of a newly declassified treasure trove of documents detailing our government's campaign of surveillance of the Berkeley campus during the '60s." ―Matt Taibbi, The New York Times Book Review
"Fiercely reported." ―New York Magazine, The Approval Matrix (Highbrow, Brilliant)
"Armed with a panoply of interviews, court rulings, and freshly acquired F.B.I. document, Rosenfeld shows how J. Edgar Hoover unlawfully distributed confidential intelligence to undermine the nineteen-sixties protest movement in Berkeley, while brightening the political stars of friendly informants like Ronald Reagan. Rosenfeld's history, at once encyclopedic and compelling, follows a number of interwoven threads." ―The New Yorker, Briefly Noted
"In case you've forgotten or are too young to know, the 1960s were the template for today's political divisiveness. In Subversives, Seth Rosenfeld chronicles how the abyss formed. His book is crucial history. It's also a warning . . . Profound thanks to Seth Rosenfeld for outing the truth and speaking truth to power." ―Carlo Wolff, The Christian Science Monitor
"Several books have dealt directly or tangentially with the Berkeley student revolt, but Seth Rosenfeld's Subversives presents a new and encompassing perspective, including a revisionist view of Ronald Reagan and a detailed picture of FBI corruption. The details of the story did not come easily. It took Rosenfeld, a former reporter for The Chronicle and the Examiner, 25 years and five Freedom of Information Act lawsuits to finally get all the material he requested from the FBI. The bureau fought him every inch of the way, spending more than $1 million of taxpayers' money in an effort to withhold public records, until it finally had no choice . . . A well-paced and wide-ranging narrative . . . A deftly woven account." ―The San Francisco Chronicle
"Vivid and unsettling." ―The New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Seth Rosenfeld fought the law and the people won; there can be little doubt of that . . . Subversives deepens our understanding of the political underpinnings of this period with the aid of many new details . . . Subversives will automatically become an essential reference for students of sixties unrest, of the career of Ronald Reagan, and of the FBI's long history of illegal shenanigans against American citizens." ―Barnes and Noble Review
"Stunning revelations." ―NPR, "On the Media"
"Subversives is the story the FBI didn't want told." ―Guernica
"Subversives is more than a documentary history--it has the insight that comes only with relentless reporting. This book is the classic history of our most powerful police agency and one of the most influential political figures of our time secretly joining forces." ―Lowell Bergman, Investigative journalist for The New York Times and Frontline
"[A] galvanizing account of the student radical movement in the 1960s . . . This book is the result of 30 years of investigation, including Rosenfeld's landmark Freedom of Information fight, which resulted in the FBI being forced to release more than 250,000 pages of classified documents (Rosenfeld's appendix detailing his struggle is gripping in itself). Besides FBI files, Rosenfeld relied on court records, news accounts, and hundreds of interviews. Clearly, he has the goods, and fortunately he also has the writing skills to deliver a scathing, convincingly detailed, and evocative indictment of the tactics of the FBI and of Ronald Reagan during his rise to power against the backdrop of Berkeley in the sixties." ―Connie Fletcher, Booklist (starred review)
"[Rosenfeld] painstakingly re-creates the dramatic--and unsettling--history of how J. Edgar Hoover worked closely with then California governor Ronald Reagan to undermine student dissent, arrest and expel members of Berkeley's Free Speech Movement, and fire the University of California's liberal president, Clark Kerr . . . [Subversives] is narrative nonfiction at its best." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Masterfully researched . . . A potent reminder of the explosiveness of 1960s politics and how far elements of the government were (and perhaps still are) willing to go to undermine civil liberties." ―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"All students of the sixties are indebted to Seth Rosenfeld for his years of persistent work prying documents out of the FBI. Freedom-loving Americans ought to be indebted to him for showing the lengths to which America's political police went, and how intensely they colluded with Ronald Reagan, to encroach upon liberty." ―Todd Gitlin, author of The Sixties and Occupy Nation


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For 7 or 8 months now I have been having possible baby fever. I have 3 DC's (9,4,9months). I have been praying about it for a while now asking if this is not your will please take the feelings away. I also still pretty new christian. I started regularly attending church 1 1/2 yrs ago and now we even do bible study and prayer together every night as a family. I feel we have changed so much but still stuck with this question. I am 32 and have over all good pregnancies but I do have scoliosis so with that comes back trouble and has gotten worse the older and more children I have had. So I do feel a little like if we prevent then I may miss out all together. My DH is seems real confused about it all. He feels like we would be pushing it if we do but then can't say for sure we shouldn't. That is big for him to NOT be saying 100% NO. We are pushed very tightly with money but the Bible says "he will provide" and children are his gift. So should we assume our questioning is God trying to push us but us saying we just can't right now and not trusting that he will provide. How will I know it is The Lord and not Satan or just Hormones? The feelings I have are...if I imagine being pregnant and what it would be like then I say no,no mental and financially. Well then a few minutes later when I look at my children I say just 1 more. Has anyone been through this? What helped you?
New here and need some advice on having more children...
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Hi. Sorry to hear of your dilemma. I had a similar one recently. You may even find the posts about it here. I have 3 children, only one was planned and I was certain I was done after my last. But then all of my friends started getting pregnant again and it really gave me baby fever. I had the MIrena in though and insurance doesn't pay for it's removal so I was stuck for a while. But I told myself that if I couldn't afford to remove the Mirena, I couldn't afford another baby. In July of last year I had an ectopic pregnancy so I decided that I didn't care about the finances, NOTHING was worth the death of my child. I also felt that this may have been a sign from God that he wanted me to have more children. Then the desire kept growing and growing stronger.
I talked to my husband and he agreed that he was ready for another too as our youngest is 15 months and no longer a baby. We've prayed and prayed and it seems God is providing us with new, better paying jobs, opportunities for better benefits, and the chance for our older two children to attend school again (we send them to a Christian preschool and we can't always afford it so I homeschool in between). We take all these things as signs that God really does want us to have more children. When He wants you to do something, He will open every door and window for you to do it. Just have faith. If you really can't see how you will afford another right now, wait. God will show you how you will manage if He wants you to. Keep praying on it and watching for His answers. They may not always be the ones you want though. You have to look for the yes's and the no's. Take care and God bless.
Jesse(7), Leah(5)(.Y.)Bronze!, Lilyana(3)(.Y.)Silver!, &Jonah(14mo)(.Y.)Gold!. TTC#5!
This is a hard one. I understand your feelings. We just had our second and I would love a third, just questioning if it is God's will or not.
I think God does provide and children are a blessing. But, I also think we are called to be responsible too, especially with our finances. Just because God provides doesn't mean we can go buy whatever we want or do whatever we want, ya know. I say continue in prayer. I think if the Lord wants you to have more children he will open up doors. He will provide more income or ways for you to save to open up that extra room in a budget for another child. I think he will also make you and your DH like minded on this issue. If you can't see eye to eye on having another child, or if one person isn't really sure, then you shouldn't be having another one.
Joyfully married to DH
Mommy to DS #1 (June 2007), my sweet angel DS #2 (1/10/2011-6/16/2013), and our DD (Sept. 2014)
Ditto to what KaylaK30 said.
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Been through it. Going through it. I can promise you, Satan will not try to convince a Christian family to have more children. If anything Satan will be the one trying to convince you to not have more children.
I had to come to the conclusion that when it comes to having children, it all boils down to: we are trusting in something. What is that 'something' going to be. While we don't have a lot of money right now, it is not the financial aspect of having more children that has us worried, it's the time and attention that another child will require. But so far, we are still leaving it up to God. Our youngest is 20 months old, and still no bfp. I am having baby fever like crazy, but the thought of having another lo to care for is scary. Then when I see my little group of cuties, I want about 20 more! But I'm trusting that God knows what's best. And it's never irresponsible to trust God. What did people do before bc? Granted there were still other methods, but more people trusted God. Times, lifestyles and the economy may have changed, but God never changes. He is still trustworthy.
(Besides, babies are cheap!)
Mommy to the 4 cutest kids in the world: Lucas, 6; Lance, 4; Lacey, 2; and Lois, born April 2, 2012!
^^^^^Ditto! Very well said!
Jesse(7), Leah(5)(.Y.)Bronze!, Lilyana(3)(.Y.)Silver!, &Jonah(14mo)(.Y.)Gold!. TTC#5!
I'm new here to and I don't want to start a debate (because all of the ladies on here seem really wonderful...which is refreshing)....but I thought maybe I would offer my thoughts.
The best way I know of to make sure that you are hearing from the Lord is to obey your DH. I've found, that if I insist on having things my way, my DH is so wonderful that he gives in (sometimes happily, sometimes not so much).....but when I take the authority we almost always pay a price (even if I get what I wanted in the end). The Lord breaks my heart sometimes this way. Often the Lord will even show me....how much better it would have been if I had only let DH lead.
If you insist, I'm sure your DH will probably give in (he loves you), but at what cost? What if the Lord needs to do a work on your DH to bring him around.....you will be interfering with God's work.
You can never go wrong obeying a Godly man. Look at Sarah, she went all the way into Pharaoh's chamber, willing to lay with him in obedience to her husband. What did God do? He rewarded them both with treasure and safety. God blessed Abraham because of Sarah's faithfulness! Remember your obedience isn't really to your husband, but to God through your husband.
This is a hard question for me to offer advice on.
Personally, if your DH isn't 1000% on board with another baby, DON'T even THINK about getting pregnant again. I am a firm believer in that a baby is a 2 person decision... And yes, there is some adjustment going from 3 to 4 kids, and there are additional costs associated with it. (Some that people never think of)
Like: All of a sudden, you have to get a suite when on vacation because most hotels will not do 2 roll away cots. You usually have to upgrade to a minivan from a compact car. School fees for kids are more. Christmas is more. Birthdays are more. Sometimes you have to upgrade your kitchen table because it's too small for 6 people.
Don't get me wrong - I love my 4 kids, and for us it was the right decision to make. I'm just saying that given your scoliosis and budgetary concerns, I don't know if I would go ahead with Baby #4. I suggest you take this matter to God and leave it in His hands. He will tell you and your DH as to what He wants to accomplish in this situation.
mum to 4 DC
Ranchgirl - I think that's great advice!
Joyfully married to DH
Mommy to DS #1 (June 2007), my sweet angel DS #2 (1/10/2011-6/16/2013), and our DD (Sept. 2014)


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Pucón is a pretty resort town situated on Lake Villarica, set against the looming backdrop of the live Villarrica Volcano. The town has an excellent tourist infrastructure and is one Chile's most popular domestic holiday destinations. Surrounded by one private and two National Parks, Pucón is the focus of the Lake Districts' adventure tourism industry and is a growing centre for outdoor sports including hiking, kayaking, white-water rafting, windsurfing, horseback riding and mountain biking. More relaxing outdoor activities in Pucón include fishing, birdwatching, soaking up the sun on the lakeshore, or bathing in the nearby hot springs.
In the winter months, skiing and snowboarding in Pucón are the major attractions, and the resort is one of the few places in the world where visitors can ski on a live volcano.
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It's never a good idea to shop too extensively in a resort town as the prices are generally higher, and the range more generic, than in less affluent towns and areas. Shopping in Pucón is no different, although there are plentiful high quality carvings, textiles and leather goods if you are in the mood to shop.
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Eight players reached double-digit scoring on Saturday for the Campbellsville University Tigers as the NAIA's 10th ranked team defeated OSU-Mansfield 109-35 at home.
Campbellsville, now 17-3 on the season, was led by the 15-point performances of Hristo Petkov and Troy Harris. Petkov also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.
The Tigers were 16 of 27 from the three-point line and shot 57.5 percent from the field for the game. Campbellsville won the rebounding battle by a 47-23 margin and forced OSU-Mansfield into 25 turnovers.
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Hannibal-LaGrange University will be holding a concert featuring The Gray Havens during 2015 Welcome Week festivities. The concert will be held Wednesday, August 31, at 7 pm at the Roland Fine Arts Center. (article continues)
Hannibal-LaGrange University's new students will be welcomed to campus on Thursday, August 25, from 10 am to 2 pm. (article continues)
The annual pinning and graduation ceremony honoring the students of the Hannibal-Lagrange University Practical Nursing Program was held on August 11, 2016 at the Roland Fine Arts Center on the University campus. A class of 26 students received their pins after a 52 week course of study in the program. (article continues)
HLGU recently received a generous donation of camera equipment from the Stallard family of Odin, IL. (article continues)
HLGU's annual Trojan Trek will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Sponsored by HLGU's Cross Country and Track & Field teams, the 5k Run/Walk begins at 9 am at the Roland Fine Arts Center. (article continues)
Hannibal-LaGrange University"s ADVANCE Program has announced August open house and cohort orientation dates for the Hannibal and TRC locations. Additionally, the application fee has been waived for the month of August. (article continues)
Students may officially register for classes from 8:15 am to 11:45 am and 1:15 pm to 4:30 pm.
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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
May 19, 2004
State and Utility Clean Energy Programs Chalk Up Successes
From the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest, states and utilities are helping to cut energy use while advancing renewable energy.
In New York, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) released a five-year report on its Clean Energy Initiative in April, noting that the initiative has saved more than 624,000 megawatt-hours of electricity while cutting Long Island's peak power demand by 110.5 megawatts. The initiative has helped to install 138 geothermal heating and cooling systems, more than 2.7 megawatts of solar power, and 40 fuel cell installations. See the LIPA press release.
Nearby, Pennsylania's Energy Harvest grant program is proving a bit too popular, as last year's $5-million program was greeted with 139 applications requesting a total of $45 million in funding. Another $5 million is available this year, but Governor Rendell hopes to boost funding to $80 million, spread over the next four years. Applications for this year's funds are due on July 23rd. See the Pennsylvania Energy Harvest announcement and the press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
In the nation's heartland, Wisconsin's Focus on Energy has helped install more than 70 solar, wind, and biomass energy systems that will generate more than 4 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and nearly 27,000 therms of energy. The partnership has also helped nearly 3,000 Wisconsin businesses save a total of nearly $15 million in energy costs since July 2001. See the Focus on Energy press releases from March 4th and April 22nd.
And in the Pacific Northwest, DOE's Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) takes a different approach, offering a discount to the utilities that buy its power if they implement energy efficiency or renewable energy projects. As a result, the program has yielded an average energy savings of about 37.4 megawatts, and has resulted in nearly $14 million in investments in renewable energy projects over the past three years. See BPA's interim report on its Conservation and Renewables Discount Program (PDF 85 KB). Download Acrobat Reader.


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By Sarah Pacheco (USAG Hawaii)October 22, 2012
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS (Oct. 22, 2012) -- Fall signals the official return of football, a time when fans flock to stadiums and fill living rooms to capacity to watch their favorite teams do battle on the gridiron.
But if you happen to catch a game between the Navy Sharks and the Marine Wardawgz, or the Air Force Falcons versus the Army Vixens, you may notice something a little different in the lineup.
These teams and its players are part of Hawaii's Female Flag Football League. As its name suggests, Hawaii's Female Flag Football League is dedicated to women -- both service members and civilians -- who want to compete in flag football on an even playing field.
"I love seeing women excelling in sports against each other," said Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Eustacia "Tasha" Joseph, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii, and league co-founder.
"Usually when women compete with men, especially if they're the only female on the team, you hear, 'Oh, she's good … for a girl.' But when women compete against other women, it gives them the chance to play up to their full potential," Joseph added.
Joseph created Hawaii's Female Flag Football League after the success of a friendly flag football game she and Marine Corps Cpl. Vanessa Americanhorse organized in July 2011. The league currently has seven teams from all service branches stationed in Hawaii, including two Army teams, two Navy, one Marine, one Air Force and one team made up of players from multiple branches.
"It started out with just the Marines and Navy, but after that first game, it just started to branch out," Joseph said. "So many girls liked that we could compete in flag football and still be girls."
Joseph also noted the league is a good outlet for spouses of deployed Soldiers, as it gives them a chance to meet other women from throughout the armed forces while being active outside the household.
"My favorite parts about playing in the league are my teammates," said Sgt. 1st Class Crystal "Triple Threat" Irby, Headquarters, 8th Sustainment Command, and cornerback/safety for the Vixens, which regularly practice on Hamilton Field, here.
"These ladies are unique in every way," Irby added. "We have built a sisterhood and a bond that will last the rest of our lives. I love to congratulate them, cheer them on and go out on that field with them."
Despite the league's early success, Joseph fears it will one day go the way of other female sports, like basketball and baseball.
"More girls are showing interest, and I love the fact that they want to play and are coming out," Joseph said. "I just know one day I'll be stationed somewhere else and have to leave, and I'm worried it will end after that."
"I hope that this league continues to grow, and I fully encourage military members and spouses to come out and enjoy the game," Irby said. "I love sports, and there are so many women out there who love sports, as well. We don't get the chance to play football, and to be afforded the opportunity to go out on the field and play a sport that's considered a 'male' sport is the most amazing feeling ever."
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Hawaii's Female Flag Football League kicked off its third season Sept. 9 and continues through Nov. 4. Tournament dates are scheduled for Nov. 10 and 11.
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A Wales man who wardens say shot and killed another hunter last November has been charged with manslaughter.
An Androscoggin County grand jury on Wednesday indicted 41-year-old Christopher Austin on charges of manslaughter and discharging a firearm near a dwelling. Investigators said Austin and 49-year-old Gerard Parent, also of Wales, were hunting separately in a wooded area between East Road and Route 126 in Wales on Nov. 20 when they both fired at the same deer.
One of the shots fired by Austin struck and killed Parent, according to the Maine Warden Service. Both hunters were wearing flame orange as required by Maine law, wardens said.
No court date has been set for Austin.


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Photos of the Day: Sept. 17
WORDS OF COMFORT: New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, left, hugged defensive tackle Vince Wilfork Sunday, in Foxborough, Mass. The Arizona Cardinals beat the Patriots, 20-18. (Steven Senne/Associated Press)
ESCALATING VIOLENCE: Afghan officials said NATO planes killed eight women and girls gathering wood before dawn in the remote Laghman province. Relatives took their bodies to a hospital Sunday. The airstrike drew an apology from the U.S.-led coalition and condemnation from Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (Khalid Khan/Associated Press)
WORKERS ON STRIKE: A worker of the Italian factory Asa, a waste-management company, poured gasoline on his chest and threatened to set himself on fire during a protest Monday against the planned privatization of certain business sections. (Alessandro Di Marco/European Pressphoto Agency)
EXCHANGE RATE: U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave a traditional insignia 'challenge coin' to U.S. personnel at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo Monday. Mr. Panetta called for diplomatic efforts to resolve a worsening territorial spat between Japan and China. (Larry Downing/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
WORKERS ON STRIKE II: Private bus operators rested inside a stranded bus during a daylong strike in Kolkata, India, Monday. (Bikas Das/Associated Press)


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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies XI+' started by RAMA, Apr 26, 2013.
It's Gandalf. It's always Gandalf.
Blame Canada...
Hey !
Die Another Day?
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
While Nemesis was so bad that Maid in Manhattan beat it, I'm still convinced that The Two Towers played a role. It was such a huge juggernaut film released only 5 days after Nemesis. Naturally, Nemesis was over shadowed by it.
Of course, if Nemesis wasn't a train wreck it probably would have at least beat Maid in Manhattan opening weekend. Even then, The Two Towers would have demolished Nemesis when it opened a mere 5 days later.
Nemesis never had a chance, nobody came out to see if it was good nor not. There was no usual "Star Trek Opening Weekend" to show anyone cared enough to see it. Even Star Trek V had a solid opening weekend before people decided once was enough.
Maid in Manhattan made more money because even fans were no longer interested.
Finally someone puts the blame where it belongs.
Tuesday number: $723,896 for $212,456,669 so far.
I wonder if the release of World War Z will push Trek out of many of the theatres this weekend?
^ Local AMC and Regal theaters have ID listed through this Sunday. Beyond that the upcoming schedules are incomplete.
Don't forget about Monsters University also. Trek will be out of the theater by me Friday.
World War Z is a Paramount film as well. I wouldn't think they'd want to compete against themselves.
I think the decision also has to do with that my theater has 12 screens. A theater a half hour from me with more screens will still have Trek.
In fairness to Nemesis, Maid in Manhattan opened in more theaters. Not sure why a romcom would be in more theaters than a sci-fi action film, but it was.
Nemesis opened in more theaters than Insurrection, though, and opened $3.5 million lower, despite four years of inflation.
That's true... IIRC, the 30 screen AMC in Easton (Columbus, OH) still was showing ST09 a month after it had left the other first run theaters (it was showing the "dollar" theaters at the time).
STID is now out of most theatres here, in Australia. I might try and catch it a fifth time, if I can find somewhere that is still showing it.
Same audience too.
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With our American Saddlebreds, we have emphasized large heart genetics for added endurance.
Our Missouri Fox Trotters were selected for smooth gait, gentle personalities and solid conformation suitable for trail riding over longer distances.
We frequently have tack for sale. We are also offering our antique doctors buggy.
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Right before the appearance of the Easter Bunny, one of our favorite faithful, Maxine Sullivan, has sent us a post. It is timely and particularly welcome as Mother Connie is still languishing after her date with the surgeon…Please enjoy what Max has delivered to our door. She emphasizes that some of our newer, younger members may not know what those of us who have been around longer; her advice is wonderful!
"The week before Easter is one of the best of the year for stocking up on real food. Not only that, but Easter this year coincided with many pay dates as well as EBT dates.
If you missed out on the pre-Easter sales, it may not be too late. In my community, most -but not all- of the supermarket ads run from Wednesday through Tuesday. I can still shop at those stores through Tuesday night for the special prices.
First on the list is a ham. Safeway in my area was the cheapest, with whole or shank bone-in halves for .99 lb. If you can afford it, a whole ham is the better buy. The butt half has more meat and no center slices are removed when you buy a whole ham. I bought a 20 lb. ham, had it cut in half and wrapped separately, and froze the butt half for a family reunion this summer. I saw another woman having the center slices cut from her ham. I have never been charged for extra services such as these.
Fresh pineapple is becoming a typically "Easter" food. I paid $1.99 for mine—that's at least a third cheaper than normal—and I saw them advertised for $1.66 each! Don't know how to choose a good one? It's hard to go wrong, whether you pluck a leaf, look for yellow color, ripe smell, or the largest diamond markings. A Costa Rican grower told me the diamond markings on the pineapple are the best gauge of ripeness–the bigger the better.
Even if you prefer your pineapple from cans, Easter is typically the cheapest week of the whole year for canned pineapple. In fact, it may be the only week it goes on special. I bought 20 ounce cans of Dole juice pack pineapple for .77 each. The savings on 15 cans was around $6 less than any other supermarket was offering. Although I made a special stop at Albertsons—I don't normally shop there because of their high prices—I was going right by. Five minutes in and out was worth 6 bucks to me!
Eggs used to be *THE* pre-Easter special, but hardly anyone puts them on sale anymore. However, I've got a coupon—good through Tuesday—for a dozen eggs for .47, limit one, at Super One. I know I'll have to stop at the grocery store between now and Tuesday, so Super One it will be! (I am not loyal to any supermarket–price is everything). They also have a coupon for sour cream for .47, so I'll get that, too. Cream cheese is on sale for cheap, too. I can always use eggs and sour cream. And cream cheese keeps practically forever if you don't open it.
Produce items to watch for, besides fresh pineapple: fresh strawberries, fresh asparagus, and possibly sweet potatoes/yams. I use the two interchangeably in cooking, and both were .69 lb. You may also find canned olives at super loss-leader prices. They are .39 can here, limit one. Again, at that price, I can always use a can of olives. I'm already thinking homemade pizza!
Go back over the Easter grocery ads, including the stores where you don't normally shop, check the date(s) the ad(s) expiration, and shop for the rest of the month. I'll be baking my ham for Easter, slicing the leftovers for sandwiches, breakfasts and a later meal, and freezing the rest in 2 cup packages of ham cubes for casseroles. I'll freeze the ham bone, too, for bean soup later. *Nothing* will go to waste, and .99 lb. is hard to beat!
PS: If I'd thought about it, I would have had the center slices removed for freezing so we could have a later dinner or big breakfast.
PPS: When I was moving stuff around in my freezer, I came across a "lost" 2 cup package of turkey left from the .29 lb. Thanksgiving bird! We'll be eating it next week as a break from ham!"
~Maxine Sullivan
Oh, Max! Bless your dear, thoughty, and generous heart. Everyone in the club house thanks you!
Those who are living on a dime, those who use EBT cards from SNAP or WIC, those who are suffering sticker shock at shopping centers–and all of us who are frugal are the very "targets" of the Food Stamps Cooking Club. Our passion is helping people eat well and wisely without going hungry…
That very thing reminds me of a piece I heard on the radio. India is feeding malnourished school children for 11 cents – YES, ELEVEN CENTS – per meal per day! A software millionaire has partnered with school officials to make this a reality for children who are literally starving to death. The noon meal is prepared with FRESH INGREDIENTS, put into large, clean containers and trucked to various schools from the cooking center. This is causing more children to attend classes and those who have participated in the program are healthier and getting higher marks in their classes! They keep "dessert day" a secret in the hopes they will motivate more students to come, in hope of getting a treat. If India can feed thousands of children FRESH food for ELEVEN CENTS a day, what might we do in the USA?
After all, health is the first wealth…
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Burns Library Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies
The Burns Library at Boston College welcomes a distinguished scholar, writer, or artist who has made significant contributions to Irish cultural and intellectual life, to serve as BC's Burns Visiting Scholar each year. The Burns Scholar has access to the library's extensive and significant Irish collection for the purpose of conducting his or her own research, teaches one Irish Studies course, and delivers two public lectures per semester. The distinguished roster of visitors who have served as Burns Scholar has enhanced the intellectual life of the University and proved a tremendous asset to BC's Irish Studies Program.
Professor Louis de Paor (2016 Fall Semester)
Louis de Paor is Director of the Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway. He is a scholar of the work of Máirtín Ó Cadhain and is currently working on the Irish-language element in the work of Flann O'Brien. He is also a distinguished Irish-language poet and anthologist. He will teach a course at Boston College titled: Irish Comic Tradition.
Professor Colmán Ó Clabaigh OSB (2016 Spring Semester)
Colmán Ó Clabaigh is a Benedictine monk of Glenstal Abbey, Co. Limerick and a medievalist specializing in the history of monasticism and religion in Late Medieval Ireland. His monograph, The Friars in Ireland, 1224-1500 (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2012) was awarded the 2013 National Univeristy of Ireland Prize for Irish Historical Research.
Professor Murphy, is a professor of English and a former director of Irish Studies at DePaul University, Chicago. He is a leading scholar of nineteenth-century Ireland and author or editor of fourteen books.
Professor Bracken is a senior lecturer in the School of History at University College Cork.
Professor Terence Brown (2014 Spring semester)
Professor Brown is a Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin, where he was elected to Fellowship in 1976, appointed Professor of Anglo-Irish Literature in 1993, and served as Dean of Arts and Humanities from 2005 to 2007.
Professor John Horgan (2014 Fall semester)
Associate, Adjunct and Emeritus Professor, Dublin City University.
Mary McAleese (2013 Fall semester)
President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011, Mary was Ireland's second female president and its first president from Northern Ireland. As president, she helped bring about an end to "The Troubles", which she had experienced during her youth in Northern Ireland. Mary graduated in Law from Queen's University of Belfast (1973) and was admitted to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1974. She has served as the first female Pro-Vice Chancellor of Queen's University of Belfast and as an experienced broadcaster and journalist for Radio Telefís Éireann. Mary and her husband, Martin McAleese, are the parents of three children. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in canon law at the Gregorian University of Rome.
Peter Fallon (2012-2013)
Founder of The Gallery Press, Ireland's preeminent literary publishing house. Author of The Speaking Stones (1978), Winter Work (1983), The News and Weather (1987), Eye to Eye (1992) and News of the World: Selected and New Poems (1998).
Dermot Keogh (2011-2012)
Professor of History and Emeritus Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration Studies, School of History, University College, Cork, Ireland.
Nicholas Allen (2011 Spring semester)
National University of Ireland, Galway
Francis Martin Carroll (2010 Fall semester)
University of Manitoba
Thomas Bartlett (2009-2010)
University of Aberdeen
Diarmaid Ferriter (2008-2009)
University College, Dublin
Brendan Kennelly (2007-2008)
Trinity College, Dublin
Tom Garvin (2006-2007)
University College, Dublin
Maria Luddy (2005-2006)
University of Warwick
Gerry Dawe (Spring 2005)
Trinity College, Dublin
Mick Moloney (Fall 2004)
New York University
Peter Gray (Spring 2004)
University of Southhampton
Margaret Kelleher (2002-2003)
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Breandán Ó Buchalla (2001-2002)
University College, Dublin
Dr. Patricia Donlon (2000-2001)
Former Director of the National Library of Ireland
Professor Paul Bew (1999-2000)
Queen's University Belfast
Nuala Ní Dhomhaill (1998-1999)
Poet, author
Dr. Bernard Meehan (Spring 1998)
Trinity College, Dublin
Professor Alvin Jackson (1996-1997)
Queen's University, Belfast
Dr. Kevin Whelan (1996-1997)
Director of the Keogh Center for Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame
Timothy O'Neill (Spring 1995)
Calligrapher, historian
Sean Ó Túama (Fall 1994)
National University of Ireland, Cork
Professor Maurice Harmon (1993-1994)
University College, Dublin
Professor Margaret Mac Curtain O. P. (1992-1993)
National University of Ireland, Dublin
Alf Mac Lochlainn (1991-1992)
Former Director of the National Library of Ireland


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- Conference date: 5–10 August 2012
- Location: Ft. Worth, TX, USA
A prototype compact Liquid Lithium Target (LiLiT), able to constitute an accelerator-based intense neutron source, was built. The neutron source is intended for nuclear astrophysical research, boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in hospitals and material studies for fusion reactors. The LiLiT setup is presently being commissioned at Soreq Nuclear research Center (SNRC). The lithium target will produce neutrons through the reaction and it will overcome the major problem of removing the thermal power generated by a high-intensity proton beam, necessary for intense neutron flux for the above applications. The liquid-lithium loop of LiLiT is designed to generate a stable lithium jet at high velocity on a concave supporting wall with free surface toward the incident proton beam (up to 10 kW). During off-line tests, liquid lithium was flown through the loop and generated a stable jet at velocity higher than 5 m/s on the concave supporting wall. The target is now under extensive test program using a high-power electron-gun. Up to 2 kW electron beam was applied on the lithium flow at velocity of 4 m/s without any flow instabilities or excessive evaporation. High-intensity proton beam irradiation will take place at SARAF (Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility) superconducting linear accelerator currently in commissioning at SNRC.
Probing Inflation with CMB PolarizationDaniel Baumann, Mark G. Jackson, Peter Adshead, Alexandre Amblard, Amjad Ashoorioon, Nicola Bartolo, Rachel Bean, Maria Beltrán, Francesco de Bernardis, Simeon Bird, Xingang Chen, Daniel J. H. Chung, Loris Colombo, Asantha Cooray, Paolo Creminelli, Scott Dodelson, Joanna Dunkley, Cora Dvorkin, Richard Easther, Fabio Finelli, Raphael Flauger, Mark P. Hertzberg, Katherine Jones‐Smith, Shamit Kachru, Kenji Kadota, Justin Khoury, William H. Kinney, Eiichiro Komatsu, Lawrence M. Krauss, Julien Lesgourgues, Andrew Liddle, Michele Liguori, Eugene Lim, Andrei Linde, Sabino Matarrese, Harsh Mathur, Liam McAllister, Alessandro Melchiorri, Alberto Nicolis, Luca Pagano, Hiranya V. Peiris, Marco Peloso, Levon Pogosian, Elena Pierpaoli, Antonio Riotto, Uroš Seljak, Leonardo Senatore, Sarah Shandera, Eva Silverstein, Tristan Smith, Pascal Vaudrevange, Licia Verde, Ben Wandelt, David Wands, Scott Watson, Mark Wyman, Amit Yadav, Wessel Valkenburg and Matias Zaldarriaga
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A major winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the central United States on Thursday is expected to move into the Hudson Valley and Catskills over the weekend, bringing widespread, significant precipitation and the possibility of measurable snowfall accumulations in higher elevations.
The National Weather Service says there is still quite a bit of uncertainty, but most satellite models show the storm moving up from the west and south late Friday afternoon and early evening, bringing rain and snow.
At this point, forecasters say the greatest chance for snow accumulation is late Saturday afternoon, continuing into early Sunday morning. Parts of Orange County and southern Ulster could see a mix of snow and rain, changing to freezing rain.
In northern parts of Sullivan and Ulster counties, there is less chance for rain, but instead, several inches of snow.
Most of the precipitation is expected to move out of the area early Sunday afternoon. Temperatures will range from lows near 28 to highs near 37 during the weekend.
The National Weather Service cautions that variations in track and magnitude as well as timing will lead to changes in precipitation amounts and type.
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Cook Downgrade: Another Bad Sign for Senate Democrats
Friday brings yet another indication that Senate Democrats are in trouble this year.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved Iowa's Senate race from its Lean Democratic column to Toss Up – a downgrade for Democrats that comes a day after an NBC/Marist poll found Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley in a dead heat with Republican Joni Ernst, an Iowa state senator.
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For months, polling showed Mr. Braley in the lead over Ms. Ernst, who won a Republican primary last month. But Republicans have pummeled him for remarks recorded at a January fundraiser in which he disparaged Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) as a "farmer from Iowa" who could take the reins of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Braley suffered another round of bad press this week after Mr. Braley got into a spat over chickens with neighbors at his vacation home.
If Iowa is indeed a toss-up, it portends very bad things for the odds of Democrats holding control of the Senate next year. According to Cook's ratings, nine Senate races are now toss-ups: Democratic-held seats in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan and North Carolina and Republican seats in Georgia and Kentucky.
Republicans need to win six Senate seats to take control of the chamber. According to Cook's ratings, three Democratic seats — Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia — are already in the likely or lean Republican category. Republicans would need to take just three of the seven toss-up Democratic seats while holding their own to win control.


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Drawn from the eccentric mind of William Eadon, this print showcases the artist's unconventional and humorous way of working. His unprejudiced approach to ideation led him to collaborate with some of the hottest brands in fashion, proving that sometimes it pays to look at things a little differently.


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Health Debate: Mammograms, Daschle and … Public Option!
The daily churn of the health-care debate continues. Here are a few stories that caught our eye this morning:
Senators played to women and seniors Tuesday with the first proposed amendments to the health-care bill. Barbara Mikluski, a democrat, offered an amendment that could require insurers to cover the entire cost of certain preventive care for women. "We don't mandate that you have a mammogram at age 40. What we say is discuss this with your doctor, but if your doctor says you need one, my amendment says you are going to get one," Mikulski said in a statement, though the amendment doesn't explicitly mention mammograms.
Republicans introduced an amendment to block proposed cuts health-care providers for Medicare. The push for that amendment was led by John McCain, who during the presidential campaign called for spending cuts in Medicare, the WSJ notes. McCain said the legislation now before the Senate has "no relation to what I tried to do in my campaign."
Don't call it a comeback. Tom Daschle's been here for years. The former Senate leader who was almost Obama's health-care point man still meets with the big shots in Washington, even as he works as a paid adviser to private companies. On Monday, Daschle (pictured above) sat in on a meeting with senior officials including Harry Reid, Kathleen Sebelius and Nancy-Ann DeParle, the Associated Press and Politico report. Daschle's dual role also drew national attention back in August.
The newest incarnation of the public option will be unveiled next week, the Hill reports. Although a new, government backed health plan would only cover 1% to 2% of Americans, according to CBO estimates, the public option remains central to the debate — at least in part because of its symbolic resonance for both sides. Harry Reid has tapped Sen. Tom Carper to try to come up with a compromise that's agreeable to centrist and liberal Dems, the Hill says; the WSJ recently reported that Carper has been working on a version of the public option known as "the hammer." Details aren't clear, but it sounds like the new insurance plan would be created by the feds but managed by a non-governmental board. It would be available in states where insurance is deemed to be unaffordable; other states might be able to choose to offer the plan.


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The woman allegedly involved in a hit-and-run incident in Waikato has been sent for psychological evaluation, police say.
Witnesses reported seeing the woman use her car to knock a man into a footpath
outside a Hamilton dairy yesterday. She then drove over a 10 metre bank into the Waikato River.
The drama started outside Merv's Superette on Ohaupo Rd about 11.55am when Kanj Patel heard a couple arguing outside his parents' store. The 15-year-old said he heard the man telling the woman that he was going to leave her "and then she ran him over".
"The first time we thought it was just an accident but then the second time we knew it wasn't."
A video of the incident, obtained by the Herald, shows a woman ploughing into the man on the footpath outside the superette.
She then tries to drive over the man again, but a middle-aged man runs at the car to try to get her to stop.The bystander chases the car as the woman drives off and two pedestrians go to the man's aid.
Kanj, who had recently completed an advanced St John Ambulance first aid course, said the man had severe cuts on his legs, a large bruise on his tailbone and was bleeding from the back of his head.
"I was shocked and I was shaking but I had to do something to help him."He was swearing a bit but we took him a cushion and another person got him a towel for his head and we tried to keep him comfortable."
The 44-year-old woman drove about 1km to Cobham Drive, then drove south - trailed by another motorist who saw the incident and had called police. But she left the road, travelling at least 200m across parkland to the cliff.
Jahmaine Kati was swimming with his younger brother in the river when he heard the car rev shortly before it plunged over the bank. "It didn't look like she was trying to stop," he said.
Mr Kati said the woman freed herself from the car as it sank.
He said police arrived quickly and officers jumped into the water. A passing kayaker helped the woman to shore.
Waikato police spokesman Andrew McAlley confirmed today the driver involved in the incident had been released from hospital yesterday. "She's been sent for psychological evaluation."
The man involved was in a moderate condition at Waikato Hospital.
"Witness interviews will be taken during the week" and at this point, police could not make any further comment about possible charges, Mr McAlley said. The police dive squad would also be recovering the vehicle involved in the incident this week.
Note: Time stamp on footage is inaccurate, the incident happened on 11/18/13.
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The Amelia Peabody Foundation of Wellesley, known for its generous philanthropy and focus on impacting under-served youth in Massachusetts, has awarded ArtWorks! Partners for the Arts and Community a $5,000 grant in support of the organization's ceramics programming.
In a press release, ArtWorks! Executive Director Noelle Foye expressed appreciation for the Amelia Peabody Foundation's support and recognition of the organization's community outreach in the area of youth arts education.
The grant will allow ArtWorks! to update and expand the equipment in the clay studio, replacing worn potters' wheels and other equipment while adding new items such as a computer module that will allow programming of kiln firings, currently managed manually, and a new sink filtration system for the clay studio.
Updating the clay studio will enable ArtWorks! to expand class offerings. ArtWorks! currently offers a variety of clay classes for children as part of the Cool Arts Kids summer programming and has a popular Wednesday night adult ceramics class taught by local artist Amy Schusser.
During the school year, youngsters can attend Saturday morning clay classes. ArtWorks! also contracts with local schools such as Trinity Day and Whaling City to provide ceramics classes for their students.
With the additional equipment the grant will fund, ArtWorks! can increase their student capacity and extend their schedule of class sessions, bringing the hands-on studio experience of working with clay to even greater numbers of young people in the New Bedford community.
For further information about ceramics classes or other programs and workshops for both children and adults, contact ArtWorks! at (508) 984-1583 or email email@example.com. Class schedules and descriptions are available online at www.artworksforyou.org along with online registration.
ArtWorks! is a community gallery and art education center located at 384 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford. The gallery's hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and until 9 p.m. the second Thursday of each month for New Bedford's AHA! nights.
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Caribbean Shrimp Stuffed Waffle Pops and Mango Cilantro Dip recipe for you today! Caribbean seasoned shrimp are coated in a corn waffle batter that has jalapeños and onions then paired with a sweet mango cilantro dipping sauce. These "pops" are sweet and spicy and great as an appetizer or entrée!
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Plumb Center updates iPhone AppPlumbers merchant Plumb Center and sister Wolseley company Parts Center have updated the pair's iPhone application.
Plumb and Parts center have a newly revamped iPhone App.
Based on user feedback, the improvements include a directory of all the manufacturers who supply products to the merchant, with links.
The application also allows installers to locate their nearest branch quickly and easily, keeps them up-to-date with the latest offers and promotions, and shares industry news.
Users can also choose a branch from the A-Z list and once they have found the branch they want there is a link to call the branch, check opening times or go directly to the Maps application to get directions.
Julie McLean, Plumb and Parts Center Head of Marketing, says: "We are always trying to find ways to make the lives of installers easier. These new features will remove all that time wasting hassle and put the contact information they need at their fingertips."
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DEXTER - John R. McCollough, 76, died Oct. 22, 2005, at his residence.
Born March 1, 1929, son of the late Wesley and Ethel Hutchcraft McCollough, he had lived near Dexter all of his life. He was a retired truck driver, a member of the Ark of Hope Church near Dexter and a veteran of the United States Army, having served as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne.
On June 11, 1950, in Piggott, Ark., he married Lola Corlew, who survives of the home.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by: one son, Charles McCollough of Phoenix, Ariz.; one daughter, Connie Pruitt of Dexter; one sister, Louise Welch of Dexter; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Dale and Louie McCollough.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Ark of Hope Church, with the Rev. David Hardin of Dexter and Jerry Cooper of Bloomfield, officiating.
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MUMBAI: If personal computer major Lenovo's plans materialise, laptops will soon have a 'Made in India' tag. The Chinese major plans to start laptop manufacturing operations in India.
The manufacturing will begin soon from IBM's Pondicherry plant where the firm already makes desktops, said sources. The rationale behind starting laptop manufacturing here to is to ensure faster delivery to customers. Added to this is the fact that the cost of making laptops in India is much lower than in other Asian countries.


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Despite the significant complexity of some modern equipment all cameras rely on the same essential features. Light enters a darkened enclosure (the camera, from the Latin word for room) through a small aperture, the size of which can often be controlled mechanically. A shutter is opened and closed to admit light for a specified period of time. Inside the camera, a ground glass lens gathers and concentrates the light, focusing it on a light sensitive field at the back of the camera - the film. Today we can have digital camera which essentially employ arrays of detectors to record incident energy levels.
No one knows when man first constructed a device that would record images by means of light.
Circa 336-323 BC - Aristotle philosophizing at length about the nature of light, envisions light as a quality not as an actual substance. Aristotle noted that some objects had the potential for transparency, but this state was only rendered actual by the presence of light.
An old legend tells of a certain Arab who awoke one morning to find a miraculous vision on the wall of his tent. After studying this vision he determined that the "vision" was actually an inverted image of a group of people outside. Owing to the optimum coincidence of a number of factors, a tiny hole in the opposite wall of his tent had acted as a crude lens.
1038 AD - Al Hazen of Basra is credited with the explanation of the principle of the camera obscura
1267 - Roger Bacon uses the principle of the camera obscura to create optical illusions with sunlight
1490 - Leonardo da Vinci describes in detail the principles underlying the camera obscura (literally dark room). In essence, light would be admitted through a tiny pinhole in one wall of a darkened room, whereupon the sunlit scene outside the room would appear upside-down on the opposite wall. One had only to place a sheet of translucent paper over the image to trace its outlines.
1572 - Friedrich Risnor made topographic images using a miniaturized and mobilized camera obscura
1614 - Angelo Sala discovers that silver salts darken when exposed to sunlight
1666 - Sir Isaac Newton, while experimenting with a prism, found that he could disperse light into a spectrum of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Utilizing a second prism, he found that he could re-combine the colors into white light.
1676 - Johann Christopher Sturm, a professor of mathematics, introduces the relax lens principle whereby a mirror is mounted at a 45 degree angle that projects an image. This is the essential development that led to the modern single lens reflex camera.
1777 - Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a Swedish chemist, discovers that silver chromate darkened by exposure to sunlight could be rinsed off with ammonia leaving the dark unexposed silver chromate crystals to form a "fixed" image, a precursor to the modern photograph.
1802 - Thomas Young puts forth basic concepts of the Young-Von Helmholtz Theory of color vision: Three separate sets of cones in the retina of the eye, one tuned to red, one to blue, and one to green.
1827 - Niepce takes first picture of nature from a window view of the French countryside using a camera obscura and an emulsion using bitumen of Judea, a resinous substance, and oil of lavender (it took 8 hours in bright sunlight to produce the image)
1829 - Joseph Nicephore Niepce and Louis M. Daguerre signed their partnership agreement (Nicephore Niepce had been working on Heliography, or sun drawing, and Daguerre on dioramas (which he constructed with the aid of a camera obscura)
1839 - Daguerre announces the invention of Daguerrotype which consisted of a polished silver plate, mercury vapors and sodium thiosulfate ("hypo") that was used to fix the image and make it permanent
1839 - William Henry Fox Talbot (1 2) invents a new method of photography, a system of imaging on silver nitrate of silver chromate treated paper and using a fixative solution of sodium chloride. Talbot later found that the latent image could be developed in a solution of gallic acid, and he was the first person to employ a negative positive process "Calotype" laying the groundwork for modern photography.
1830's - The invention of stereoscopes.
1848 - Niepce de St. Victor, the cousin of Nicephore Niepce, uses eggs whites, salts and potassium iodide and bromide to make a solution that would make silver nitrate solution stick to glass. With this discovery "albumen photography" became widely popular and paper prints of photographs could be made.
1851 - Fredrick Scott Archer replaces albumen photography with collodium "wet plate" film which was used for the next 30 or so years because of its quick exposure time, considerably sharper negatives and relatively low price.
1855 - James Clerk Maxwell, a scottish physicist, describes color additive theory for the producing color photographs
1858 - Gasper Felix Tournachon "Nadar" takes the first aerial photograph from a captive balloon from an altitude of 1,200 feet over Paris.
1861 - A photographer named Thomas Sutton, together with James Clark Maxwell, demonstrates his techniques for producing color imagery using as a bow of multicolored ribbon. (Red filter - sulfo-cyanide of iron, blue filter - ammoniac sulfate of copper, green filter - copper chloride, a fourth filter of lemon colored glass was also used.)
1860's - Aerial observations, and possible photography, for military purposes were acquired from balloons in the Civil War. Balloons were used to map forest in 1862, but not used to acquire aerial photographs as far as scholars can tell
1873 - Herman Vogel discovered that by soaking silver halide emulsions (sensitive to blue light) in various dyes, that he could extend their sensitivity to progressively longer wavelengths, this discover led to near infrared sensitive films
1887 - Germans began experiments with aerial photographs and photogrammetric techniques for measuring features and areas in forests
1889 - Arthur Batut take the first aerial photograph from using a kite of Labruguiere France
1899 - George Eastman produced a nitro-cellulose based film type that retained the clarity of the glass plates which were in use at the time and introduced the first Kodak camera.
1903 - The Bavarian Pigeon Corps uses pigeons to transmit messages and take aerial photos, and someone named Julius Neubronne patented the breast mounted pigeon camera.
1906 - Albert Maul, using a rocket propelled by compressed air, took an aerial photograph from a height of 2,600 feet, the camera was ejected and parachuted back to earth.
1906 - G.R. Lawrence who had been experimenting with cameras (some of which weighted more than 1,000 pounds) which were hoisted into the air with the aid of balloon kites and associated controls takes pictures of the San Francisco earthquake and fire from an altitude of 600 meters. Many people have thought these photos were taken from airplanes; but Lawrence's camera alone weighted more than the Wright Brother's plane and it's pilot combined.
1907 - Auguste and Louis Lumiere, two French brothers develop a simple color photography system and establish the 35 mm standard.
1909 - Wilbur Wright takes aerial photograph from an airplane of Centocelli, Italy, again a motion picture camera is employed. Wright is in Italy trying to sell planes to the Italy government for there campaigns in Northern Africa
1914 - WWI provided a boost in the use of aerial photography, but after the war, enthusiasm waned.
1914 - Lt. Lawes, British Flying Service, takes what is thought to be the first airphoto over enemy territory in WWI
1915 - Cameras especially designed for aerial use are being produced. Lt. Col. J.T.C. More Brabazon designed and produced the first practical aerial camera in collaboration with Thornton Pickard Ltd.
1918 - By this time in the war French aerial units were developing and printing as many as 10,000 photographs each night, during periods of intense activity. During the Meuse-Argonne offensive, 56,000 aerial prints were made and delivered to American Expeditionary Forces in four days
1919 - Canadian Forestry Mapping Program begins.
1919 - Hoffman first to sense from an aircraft in thermal IR
1920's First books on aerial photo interpretation begin to be published: Lee 1922; Joerg
1924 - Mannes and Godousky patent the first of their work of multi-layer film which led to the marketing of Kodachrome in 1935.
1931 - Stevens development of an IR sensitive film (B&W)
1934 - American Society of Photogrammetry founded. Photogrammetric Engineering first published. This journal of the American Society of Photogrammetry was later named Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. The Society was again renamed, and is now The American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
1936 - Captain Albert W. Stevens takes the first photograph of the actual curvature of the earth - taken from a free balloon at an altitude of 72,000 feet.
1920's-30's - Interest in the peaceful uses of aerial photography increases (USDA, USAF, TVA)
1938 - The Chief of the German General Staff, General Werner von Fritsch, made a prophetic statement at this time when he said: "The nation with the best photo reconnaissance will win the next war."
1940 - WW II brought about more sophisticated techniques in air photo interpretation. Germany pioneered many of the applications of photo reconnaissance. The beginning of WW II gives a real boost to photo interpretation, some notable successes from the war are the identification of V-1 rockets, radar, water depth for amphibious landings, vegetation indicators of trafficability.
1942 - Kodak patents first false color I.R. sensitive film.
1946 - First space photographs from V-2 rockets.
1950's - Advances in sensor technology move into multi-spectral range, Color-infrared photography (CIR) recognized for non-military applications.
1954 - Westinghouse, under sponsorship from USAF, develops first side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) system.
1954 - U-2 takes first flight.
1957 - Russia launches Sputnik-1, this was unexpected and encouraged our government to make space exploration a priority.
1960 - U-2 is "shot down" over Sverdlovsk, USSR.
1960 - TIROS-1 launched as first meteorological satellite.
1960's - US begins collection of intelligence photography from Earth orbiting satellites, CORONA.
1962 - Zaitor and Tsuprun construct prototype nine lens multispectral camera permitting nine different film-filter combinations Also during this year our country came very close to nuclear war when military intelligence photography was brought into the lime light by the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1963 - D. Gregg, while working at Stanford University, creates a primitive predecessor to digital photography, called the "videodisk" it could capture and store images for a few minutes.
1964 - SR-71 shows up in press during Presidential Campaign, Nimbus Weather Satellite Program begins with the Launch of Nimbus 1.
Late 1960's - Gemini and Apollo Space photography.
1972 - Launch of ERTS-1, the first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (later renamed Landsat 1). Carried return beam vidicon (RBV) and multispectral scanner (MSS).
1972 - Photography from Skylab, America's first space station, was used to produce land use maps. DMSP imagery declassified.
1975 - Launch of Landsat 2, Launch of the first of the GOES satellites.
1977 - Launch of Meteosat-1, the first in a long series of European weather satellites.
1978 - Launch of Landsat 3
1978 - Launch of Seasat, the first civil Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, it mysteriously failed after only 106 days.
1978 - Launch of Nimbus-7 with Total Ozone Mapping Sensor (TOMS) and the Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS), Launch of GOES-3.
1981 - Launch of Space-Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-A), Launch of Meteosat-2
1982 - Launch of Landsat 4
1984 - Launch of SIR-B
1984 - Launch of Landsat 5
1986 - Launch of SPOT-1 (Systeme Probatorie de la Observation de la Terre)
1988 - Launch of IRS-1A, the first in a long series of Indian Remote Sensing Satellites [isro.org/], Launch of Meteosat 3, Launch of Ofek-1
1989 - Launch of Meteosat-4, Launch of Ofeq-2
1990 - Launch of SPOT-2
1991 - Launch of European Radar Satellite ERS-1, the first satellite with an altimeter able to map the earth surface to within 5 cm [earth.esa.int/ers/], Launch of IRS-1B, Gulf War draws public attention to spy satellite capabilities, Village Removal by iraqi military, Launch of Meteosat-5.
1992 - Launch of JERS-1, Launch of Topex/Poseidon. [topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/]
1993 - Launch of SPOT-3, Landsat 6 fails to achieve orbit, Launch of Meteosat-6
1994 - SIR-C/X-SAR flys on the space shuttle. [jpl.nasa.gov/radar/sircxsar/]
1995 - Early KH intelligence imagery declassified by an Executive Order signed by President Clinton authorizing the declassification of satellite photographs collected in the 1960's.
1995 - Launch of OrbView-1 the world's first commercial imaging satellite, Launch of ERS-2 [deos.tudelft.nl/ers/], Launch of Radarsat-1 [radarsat.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/], Launch of IRS-1C, Ofeq-3 fails
1995 - First indication that a new class of intelligence satellite is being developed is printed in the press. The new satellite code named 8x is said to be a major upgrade of the KH-12 spy satellite. The satellite which may weight as much as twenty tons will be able to acquire "intricately detailed images of areas as large as 1,000 square miles of the Earth's surface ... with roughly the same precision as existing satellites"; according to an article in the September 28th Los Angeles Times. The Times article goes on to say that the current generation of photographic satellites photograph areas about 10 miles by 10 miles (100 sq./mi.) typically showing detail as small as about six inches.
1996 - Launch of IRS-P3, SPOT-3 fails
1997 - Launch of OrbView-2 with SeawWiFS [seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/], Launch of GOES-10 [goes2.gsfc.nasa.gov/], Launch of DMSP-5D [dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/], Japanese ADEOS-1 satellite fails after 8 months of operation, Launch of IRS-1D, Launch of Meteorsat-7, Lewis fails 3 days after launch, Earlybird fails 4 days after launch
1998 - Launch of SPOT-4, Launch of SPIN-2, JERS-1 fails
1999 - Launch of Landsat 7, [landsat7.usgs.gov/], Launch of IKONOS 1m resolution [spaceimaging.com/gallery], Launch of IRS-P4, Launch of QuickSCAT, Launch of CBERS-1, Launch of Terra [terra.nasa.gov/] with MODIS, ASTER, CERES, MISR, and MOPITT
2000 - Shuttle SRTM Mission [jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/]
2001 - Launch of Digitalglobe Quickbird, 61 cm resolution. [digitalglobe.com/gallery], Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 decommissioned, Launch of Ofeq-5, Launch of Jason-1
2002 - Launch of Aqua [aqua.nasa.gov/], Launch of SPOT-5 [spotimage.fr/], Launch of ENVISAT [esa.int/envisat/], Launch of METSAT, Launch of Alsat-1 [sstl.co.uk/], Launch of Meteosat Second Generation (MSG-1), Launch of ADEOS-II [winds.jpl.nasa.gov/]
2003 - Launch of ICESat [icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/], Gulf War II, media and military utilize imagery from US commercial and research satellites, Expected launch of Orbview-3 with 1 m resolution [orbimage.com/]
2004 - Planned launch of Radarsat 2 [mda.ca/radarsat-2/]
* Space Debris [aero.org/cords/]
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