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By JASON REMILLARD
There was likely a lot of exhaling in the Klepacki house Saturday night - and a lot of relief.
Western New England College men's lacrosse coach John Klepacki is married to the women's coach, Aimee. Both of their teams avenged regular-season blowout losses with satisfying postseason victories Saturday.
John Klepacki's men are headed for their third straight NCAA Division III quarterfinal by defeating host Tufts 12-9, while Aimee's ladies will play for the ECAC New England title after beating host Roger Williams 12-10.
The men lost to Tufts 15-4 on April 7, while the women fell to Roger Williams 17-7 on March 31.
WNEC 12, Tufts 9: Tim Santye and Wilbraham's Brodie Savoie scored three goals apiece, and the Golden Bears were buoyed by 18 saves from freshman goalie Brewster Knowlton of Somers.
The Golden Bears (17-2) will next try to do what their cross-town rivals from Springfield College could not - slay the Red Dragons of Cortland (N.Y.) State. WNEC faces last year's national runner-up - which defeated Springfield 15-12 Saturday - in a national quarterfinal Wednesday at Cortland.
It's another chance for WNEC to gain revenge, as the Red Dragons (16-2) defeated the Golden Bears 15-7 in the season opener.
After trailing 7-6 at halftime, WNEC freshman Patrick White struck only 52 seconds into the third quarter, and the Bears carried a 10-7 advantage into the final stanza. The defense stepped up and kept Tufts - which averaged 14.1 goals per game - off the board for 21 minutes, 29 seconds. Jared Pabis of Wilbraham led that unit, which ranks third nationally in scoring defense (6.11 GPG), with four ground balls.
Cortland St. 15, Springfield 12: The Pride hung tough, especially with goalie Tom Albano making 22 saves, but could not put out the Red Dragons' fire. Kyle Gable led Springfield (12-7) with five goals and two assists.
The Pride fell behind 14-8 with 2:26 left in the third quarter, but made a furious rally to get within two with 30 seconds left in the game. However, Cortland struck late for the final tally to eliminate SC in the second round for the second year in a row.
Jake Beebe closed a stellar Springfield career with two goals and three assists.
WNEC 12, Roger Williams 10: Jeanmarie Barbato scored a game-high four goals to propel WNEC into Sunday's ECAC final, against the winner of Saturday night's Emerson-Castleton State contest.
The Golden Bears (12-7) reached the final the same way they did last year, by avenging an earlier loss to the Hawks. Nicole Poli had three goals, while Lindsay Fenton of Pelham had two goals and an assist.
UMass wins A-10 title: Winning Atlantic-10 Conference championships and reaching NCAA tournaments never gets old for Elaine Sortino and her University of Massachusetts squad.
The Minutewomen claimed their fifth straight A-10 tournament title and 15th overall by shutting out Saint Joseph's 11-0 in five innings in Saturday's final at Fordham. Brandice Balschmiter stated her case as one of the finest pitchers to ever wear the Maroon and White by tying UMass great Danielle Henderson with her fourth A-10 tournament MVP award.
UMass (38-8) learns its NCAA tournament fate at 10 p.m. Sunday, when the brackets are announced on ESPNU.
Whitney Williams and Jessica Serio homered for the Minutewomen. They joined Balschmiter, Whitney Mollica and Sarah Reeves on the all-tournament team.
Springfield wins two: Springfield survived elimination twice against teams with much better records, as its trek through the NCAA Division III regionals continues.
The Pride beat host Endicott (38-9) 4-3 to start the day, led by a two-run homer by Amanda Novak in the top of the seventh. Springfield (23-23) then defeated Rhode Island College (42-7) 3-1 on a two-run, walk-off homer by Angela Atkins.
Springfield faces conference rival Coast Guard in the losers' bracket final at noon, with the winner facing top-seeded Tufts for the title immediately following.
Trinity 8, Williams 3: Jeremiah Bayer of Greenfield pitched a complete-game five-hitter as Trinity advanced to Sunday's final of the New England Small College Athletic Conference tournament at Williamstown. Sean Killeen of Greenfield and Kent Graham of Longmeadow each drove in a run.
UMass 10, Rhode Island 9: Jim MacDonald homered and drove in four runs for host UMass (20-24, 12-11 A-10).
All-New Englands: Springfield senior Steve Headley of Wilbraham ran the fastest time in NCAA Division III this season in the 100-meter dash (10.39 seconds) at the All-New England meet at UMass.


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After vaccinating over 20,000 high-risk children, adolescents and adults against the H1N1 virus at nearly 40 clinics in November and December, the Greater Somerset Public Health Partnership will be providing doses of the vaccine to the general public starting in January, Montgomery Township Health Officer Stephanie Carey announced earlier this week.
The health consortium will be using a Web-based scheduling system to better facilitate the vaccination process. To schedule an appointment, please visit greatersomerseth1n1.org or call (908) 533-9330.
The consortium is a collaborative effort of local health departments in Somerset County, comprising Bernards, Branchburg, Bridgewater, Hillsborough, Middle-Brook, Montgomery, and Somerville.

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Tips for running Cat-5/6 cable for whole-house audio
Here are some tips for running Cat-5/6 cable for use with our Mid-Level and Advanced Whole-House Audio systems:Do not run Cat-5/6 cable within three feet of fluorescent lights.Avoid running Cat-5/6 cable parallel to high voltage lines. Always cross Cat-5/6 cable at a 90 degree angle.Do not split or route Cat-5/6 cable through an ethernet hub or switcher.Cat-5/6 may be run through a passive patch bay as long as point-to-point connectivity is maintained. But keep in mind that every time you pass through a connector, there will be some signal loss. If possible, try to maintain a point-to-point connection.


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Please try to have a presentable bathroom. A vent.
There are clothes all over the floor. It wouldn't bother me if it was one change of clothes (older sister works nights and showers when she comes home in the morning) but we're talking about a week's worth. The towels aren't put back on the drying hooks and are usually piled in with the clothes. All of this gives off a foul odor. The worst part is getting into the shower. There's ALWAYS a huge clump of hair sitting on the faucet. There's always some in the drain and when I go to pull it out, there's a huge trail of hair coming out. It's gross but I won't shower knowing it's there. All of this hasn't been happening for the past couple of weeks since my daughter has been born. It's been an ongoing thing.
Before your panties are bunched, I have taken down the clothes into our laundry room to be washed and have even started washing them when mom isn't home. When she does see me do this, she tells me to take it back up and she'll have my sisters bring it down. Yeah, they don't. I'm almost tempted to clean the entire bathroom because they're told to do it a number of times when we visit and it isn't done.
That's about it for my vent. I only hope you all have cleaner bathrooms than the one I use.
I had a thought. If you are picking up the clothes anyway, instead of washing them and doing their work for them, why not dump the piles in the middle of their beds or something?
Quoting winkyloafer:
There are definitely worse things I've seen in the bathroom growing up but thankfully, it's stopped since I had moved out.
Quoting Anonymous:
It's amazing how some people can live like pigs. I worked with a girl that would have her dirty underwear laying on her bathroom floor. She never cleaned if she had company.
I am very particular about clean and hygenic bathroom, I made a proper vent to remove all the bad odours, so that my bathroom smell healthy and fresh. Every weekend I clean all my vanities and faucets. Clean bathroom help us to stay away from various diseases.


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FLINT, MI -- The Flint School District has begun the transition to operating with no middle schools and housing grades 7-12 in the three high schools.
The measure was given final approval by the school board Wednesday when they voted to close both middle schools along with Bunche and Summerfield elementary schools.
"Some buildings will be repurposed," said Superintendent Linda Thompson during a press conference today.
Unfortunately, Thompson added, buildings will likely have to be destroyed as well.
"As we can afford, we will demolish," she said.
The district has been struggling for years with how to manage its abandoned properties, as a costly demolition uses dollars that could otherwise be spent in a classroom.
Thompson, flanked by fellow administrators, shared details on what the new 7-12 configuration will look like.
For example, the district is considering moving to block scheduling, meaning students have fewer, longer classes each day and change classes more frequently during the year. The move means less time moving to and from classes in the hallways.
While there won't be physical barriers in the buildings, they will be divided up into a section for seventh- and eighth-grade students and another for 9-12 graders.
Also, the schools may have different colored identification badges to separate the older and younger students.
The district had used a similar 7-12 grade configuration about five years ago. It lasted for roughly a year and a half, officials said.
Flint senior Jerome Evans, who was invited by the district to speak at the press conference, said he thought the 7-12 system worked well for him.
"I think it's good," Evans said. "I like to learn from older people. ... The younger kids will get to mature."
Northern senior Merrisa Holder said she had little interaction with the older kids when she was in the 7-12 high school, but she looked up to them.
"As a seventh grader, I wanted to be around 12th graders," she said.
Blake Thorne covers K-12 schools and higher education for The Flint Journal. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 810-347-8194. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Tom Cunsolo was the first to lose power on Hempstead Avenue.
In the pitch dark, he searched for an extension cord.
Then he heard the explosions and ran outside -- power lines were falling and sparks igniting.
In an instant, Cunsolo knew it was time for his family to leave Midland Beach.
"By the time it took me to get back into the house, all of a sudden, the sewer water was already two feet deep," he said. "It was a matter of minutes. We loaded up the car. We had everything on the counter wrapped and ready to go, but we left everything because there was no time."
One year later, Cunsulo is renting two apartments for his family, still unable to return to his home, the place he was drawn to 20 years ago from Brooklyn because it was three blocks up from the beach.
"We're just trying to make it day-by-day," said Cunsolo. "It's harder now than it was then because you don't see a light at the end of the tunnel."
Cunsolo is far from the only Staten Islander who has yet to return home.
Based on self-reported data, about 1,000 homeowners and 1,000 renters citywide have said they are not in their pre-Sandy homes, according to Peter Spencer, spokesman for the mayor's Office of Storm Recovery.
About 400 -- or 20 percent -- are from the Island.
As of last week, 24,000 city residents registered for NYC Build It Back, including 5,500 on the Island. That number is close to the roughly 6,000 the city has estimated would be eligible here.
The 5,500 also encompass those who are back home, but need help with repairs, elevations or reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses because they already began work on their own.
In the early post-storm days, Cunsolo and his neighbors formed the Midland Beach Alliance to share information, advocate for relief and navigate the maze of city, state and federal aid.
They changed the name to the Staten Island Alliance when the membership, now numbering 1,500, expanded to residents across the borough's shores.
Like many of them, Cunsolo said he applied for Build It Back, but is still waiting on a visit from the city.
"I am at a stalemate," Cunsolo said. "We ask the questions, nobody has the answers."
Cunsolo escaped the swelling water with his family in their Nissan Altima.
"I took off in two feet of water," he said. "I don't know how the car did it, by the grace of God. The water was coming into the doors. I just put the pedal to the metal. I felt if I took my foot off the gas, I would be stuck there and it would be over."
As he drove away, he looked into his rear view mirror and saw a 10-foot wave crashing over his street. He eventually got to higher ground, above Hylan Boulevard -- but he didn't stay long.
After leaving his family safely behind at his nephew's house, he returned to Hempstead Avenue to help his neighbors.
His house was still standing, but its foundation was compromised, exterior walls leaning, interior gutted to the studs. All that seems to have prevented the entire house from imploding is a ceramic tile floor in the kitchen.
Cunsolo shared his home with his wife, two sons, daughter, grandson and his sister. They are now separated by a few miles, some in an apartment in Westerleigh and the rest in another in Rosebank.
"All of this didn't real sink in until the summer when we didn't have our backyard and our pool," said Cunsolo, who purchased his home for ÃÂ
$170,000 and said its pre-storm value was around $339,999. "I couldn't bring my grandkids in the pool, barbecue with them."
"I don't even know if I am going to be able to rebuild my home. I don't know what to say other than I wake up every morning and feel like I am waking up on Oct. 30 all over again."
His neighbor Frank Moszczynski is renting an apartment in South Beach -- and still too traumatized to tell the story of what happened the night Sandy came bearing down on the Quincy Avenue home he lived in for 15 years.
"I lost my whole house, my business, my vehicle," said Moszczynski, a self-employed carpenter who evacuated, but went back to volunteer. "It's a year later and we've had no help."
Moszczynski is hoping for a state buyout as he continues to make repairs to make his home "livable again." He also said he hasn't heard a word from Build It Back since registering when the program was first announced.
"I am hoping and begging Gov. Cuomo to buy out the community," he said. "Mother Nature came and if she wants the land back, it's time to give it back."


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"I get this nearly every week because it is so hard to find except in the internet. I make my own amazake and it has not led me wrong. My only complaint is that it is not sold in larger quantities so I have to get multiple bags!" -Angelia
Today we are going to take a closer look at Organic Brown Rice Koji.
Product Highlights
Koji is the natural inoculator for making miso, shoyu, and many other Japanese specialty fermented foods. Mitoku Organic Brown Rice Koji is handmade from selected natural whole-grain brown rice, which is steamed, then inoculated with spores of Aspergillus Oryzae and incubated under strictly controlled conditions. The resulting koji is left to develop for approximately 48 hours, then taken out and quickly dried in order to preserve it for use in making the finest amazake, miso or koji pickles, etc. Made in small batches by the Marukura Family.
Contains: 17.6 ounces (500 g) Organic Brown Rice Koji
Ingredients: Japanese naturally cultured organic brown rice
OK kosher certified.
Product Q&A
Q. How much miso will one package of organic koji make?
A. One package (500 g) organic barley koji will culture 300 grams soybeans.
Q. Do you know how many cups are in this package? Also, if I use this amasake, do you know if it will self-perpetuate? Thanks!
A. The bag this comes in doesn't list quantity, but it is probably about 4 cups. You should be able to perpetuate it, but we don't guarantee that. You can get more information from The Natural Import Company, who are experts at all sorts of fermenting products like koji. You can reach them at [email protected]
Q. What are the directions for using this product?
A. Koji is a fermenting culture that can be carried on brown rice, as in this product. It can be used in a variety of ways. Here is a recipe for making miso that uses barley koji, but you can use brown rice koji too. http://www.culturesforhealth.com/how-to-make-mugi-miso-recipe
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To the Editor:
It wasn't bad teachers or even teachers' unions who cheated and pushed this country into economic collapse.
It wasn't the snowplow drivers who plowed our 401(k)s under.
It wasn't the firefighters who set ablaze our pensions or police officers who stole trillions by bending rules and breaking our banks.
It wasn't our brave war veterans who killed the hope of an entire generation of young people facing school loan debts and no Jobs.
It was the Wall Street gamblers. And it was President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and his Halliburton war profiteers and the Republican deregulations and war instigators.
It was also the Summers, Geithners, Paulsons, Greenspans, blue-dog Democrats and corporatized not-very-free press that dealt us this losing hand.
They're the ones that should be held accountable. They all owe American, big time.
Roland Coffin
Be clear about source of our economic collapse
on December 25, 2011 at 3:00 AM
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Willy Vlautin was sitting in Slim's in St. John's about six weeks ago, talking about one of his favorite bands. He first saw this band in Reno, shared a bill with 'em. Richmond Fontaine had played its set, and Willy was hanging out with family and friends and completely ignoring whatever band it was that followed Fontaine.
But the next band, that band stopped him cold, cut off conversation. Suddenly, Willy didn't want any of the troubles that befall bands to ever befall this one, because he wanted them to stay together forever, not for any reason other than the fact that he wanted to be able to see them time and again.
He said all this, and I knew exactly how he felt, because I felt the same way when I saw first saw The Sadies last summer. They've band has a new record, and an upcoming Portland show and they're No. 1 on this week's list. But first ...
10. Bieber One day he'll crawl back to the mall from whence he came. Teen Idols come. Teen Idols go. Until then, Justin Bieber -- nominee for BET's best new artist. I know. Hilarious. Like when this happened.
The phrase "Oh, hell no" was pretty much invented for moments like this. Diddy disagrees. Diddy thinks the kid deserves to be there, which only proves what we've always known -- Diddy respects capitalism. Bieber Fever is a growth industry. And because he's Canadian, we can't really regulate him. I blame NAFTA.
Anyway, Jimmy Kimmel sent a camera crew out to get reactions to the BET nom. "Ohhh! I remember that little (bleep)."
In other Bieber news, he got a tattoo when he turned 16. Apparently it's a bird. It's on his hip. That's knowledge you'll have forever. Sorry.
9. Axl vs. Irving As previously mentioned, two tickets to see the Avett Brothers ended up costing me (and you, and anyone else who's bought two tickets to see the Avett Brothers) $90. That's because in Ticketmaster's world, $35 + $35 = $90.
Irving Azoff has been at Ticketmaster's helm since 2008. Now he's the guy running the behemoth resulting from the merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation. The New York Times recently profiled Azoff and Michael Rapino, the other head on the beast.
Axl Rose is Axl Rose, the once captivating frontman responsible for one of the great rock albums, Appetite for Destruction. He's also responsible for destroying Guns 'n' Roses.
Irving and Axl are suing each other.
May they both lose.
8. Quasi This video has everything you'd ever want in a video: patty cake, rooftops, Amsterdam, Quasi, and the best song of American Gong. (via Carrie Brownstein's Monitor Mix blog.)
Amsterdam Acoustics : Quasi - Rockabilly Party from Mokummercials on Vimeo.
If you haven't heard the fully-electrified version, go do so now.
Five Little Rooms is the tune and among the facts we learn from the band is this: "It prominently features the words "prostitute", "children", "hung", "bridegroom", "suburban" and "mcdonalds" (we're edgy now, haven't you heard?)" You can get it yourself right here.
They say it's the best or worst song they've ever written, and ask you to decide.
6. Explode Into Colors Creativity giveth, creativity taketh away.
Per the Merc, Explode Into Colors is breaking up, their final show being the June 5 Mercury 10th Anniversary party they're playing.
5. Comment of the Week 1drew, the floor is yours:
The concert info is great and all, but when were you going to provide details on the furry convention pictured above?And like that, an innocent show for the kids -- Yo Gabba Gabba -- is infused with a creepy, plush-character obsessed sexuality.
That's Yo Gabba Gabba, parents, coming to Memorial Coliseum on Nov. 14. Also added to the concert calendar this week: Harry Connick Jr. (Sept. 28, the Schnitz) and The Hold Stead (Aug. 20, Crystal Ballroom). Important details right here.
Also, the Eagles have been rescheduled for May 29.
4. The Black Keys Akron's own looked at Chicago's own, and said, we'll see you your parentheses and raise you packaging awash in information.
Thus, Wilco (The Album) gives way to This Is An Album By The Black Keys. The Name Of The Album Is Brothers.
Flip it to find: "These are the names of the songs on this album." And those songs pile up into one excellent collection that feels like the Keys pulled the best elements from their Blakroc hip-hop project and applied them to the more classic two-dudes rocking aesthetic they've worked so well. What they've done is turn the guitar down (a little) and turned the soul up.
A video of a stuffed dinosaur singing Next Girl while a bunch of women in bikinis wrestle, well, that doesn't hurt, either. (Even if they hate the video.) And they did finally get around to an official video, for Tighten Up. For the kids.
3. Janelle Monae Everyone's in love with her new release, The ArchAndroid. Not without cause. The Los Angeles Times:
Loosely telling the story of Cindi Mayweather, an android fulfilling her destiny on planet Metropolis, Monae channels every mood, from the contemplative splendor of "Oh Maker" to the freak-out of "Come Alive (The War of Roses)," which finds our femme-bot veering between hysterical belting and near-whispers. On one of the album's singles, "Tightrope," with its addictive video and Big Boi contribution, Monae turns in a stylish performance that's all strutting but mellifluous flow.All that sounds like this.
2. The Jayhawks Some records just get lost. The Jayhawks are a major influence on what we call alt.country. And yet their debut was left to the collectors scouring record shops and the Internet.
What became known as The Bunkhouse Album -- it was recorded for Bunkhouse Records -- is finally seeing an official and proper re-release thanks to Lost Highway. The Minneapolis Star Tribune has the back story.
Twangy, and lonesome and thirsty, if you have a pearl-button Western shirt -- and there's a decent chance you do -- you should have this record. It'll help your street cred.
In fact, if you're going to see Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum tomorrow night, skip Lady Antebellum and listen to this record. It'll be better for you in the long run.
1. The Sadies Gary Louris, of the Jayhawks, produced Darker Circles, the new record by The Sadies -- the band Willy and I were gushing about in Slim's oh so many paragraphs ago.
I was talking to The Sadies' Travis Good this week about Louris and Darker Circles and what happens when you return to the same producer.
"We got over our first date," Good said. "We're more comfortable. Now we're kissing."
"If you do two more records with him, I'm not asking that question," I said.
"By then we'll be on farting terms," Good said.
The Sadies were a revelation at Pickathon last year, where they were backing John Doe on country standards. They were one of the best live bands I'd ever seen, and I felt deep, deep shame that I dind't know more about them. They've backed Neko Case. And Andre Williams. And a bunch of others. And they've got great suits.
But they're very much their own band, albeit a band that can swing all over the spectrum because they're just that talented and their taste is just that diverse. Darker Circles is a record where they've zeroed in on their sound. It's consistent, and beautiful and, yes, at times dark.
It's like a John Ford movie remade by the Coen Brothers and blasted through a Fender amp, harmonies arranged by the Byrds.
More on the Sadies soon, because they're playing the Doug Fir on June 7. Until then, they're new video, which is kind of trippy and definitely low-budget.
Yeah, I don't like the name The List, either. Too easy. Got a better one? Suggest it in the comments? Got something you think should have made the list? Put it in the comments.


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A former FedEx employee who stole more than $200,000 in cash and merchandise from packages he was supposed to deliver was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Monday.
As a FedEx driver for four years, Victor Manuel Chavez, 40, of Medford, was responsible for unloading packages from planes at Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport and delivering them, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
From 2011 to 2012 Chavez reprinted labels to some packages he believed contained cash or expensive items to his truck, allowing him to steal the packages, the Office said.
When law enforcement served a search warrant at his residence in January 2012, they found rolls of FedEx adhesive labels and merchandize that matched items reported missing by FedEx customers, the Office said. Law enforcement also found a suitcase, which was being held by Chavez's friend, with $250,000 in cash.
Law enforcement believes the cash in some of the packages was from marijuana sales between Oregon growers to out-of-state customers. The Office said growers would send marijuana through the shipping service and customers would send cash back.
U.S. District Judge Michael McShane also sentenced Chavez to three years of supervised release once he completes his term. Chavez was fined $25,000.
- Kasia Hall


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About the Astronomy Club
The cosmos has fascinated humanity since the dawn of time. Planets, moons, comets, stars, and galaxies have captivated the minds and hearts of scientists, philosophers, and millions of people all over the world. Many have been intrigued by the immense size and energy of the universe. In this spirit, Wittenberg University's Astronomy Club offers the chance to enjoy the mysteries of space through observation, education, and fun activities.
What is the Wittenberg Astronomical Society?
Who are its members?
How do I become a member?
Why is the club referred to by two different names?
What do members do?
What's in the observatory?
I want to join, but I don't know anything about astronomy.
I am in the class and I've forgotten when the scheduled observing sessions are. And I've lost page 3 of my syllabus.
I have a question that's not answered here.
What is the Wittenberg Astronomical Society?
The Wittenberg Astronomical Society is a group where any student, scientifically-inclined or not, can participate in the pursuit of astronomy. The club's current constitution was ratified in 1999, but the group was originally founded more than thirty years earlier.
Wittenberg Astronomical Society members are students from a wide variety of majors, interests, and class years. The club is open to all students at Wittenberg University. There is no membership fee and meetings are open.
Show up to meetings, participate in activities, and voila. You can also subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates on the club and its activities. To subscribe, go to the WittLink Portal, click on "Mailing Lists" (under "Email" on the side menu bar), select "astro" off of the self-subscribed mailing lists, and click "join list."
Why is the club referred to by two different names?
Wittenberg Astronomical Society is our official name. It's unwieldy to say, but it makes us sound really important. Astronomy Club is much friendlier and is often used in more casual situations. For all intents and purposes, they mean exactly the same thing, and if you want to call it one or the other, no one will be confused.
The astronomy club has meetings which take place monthly, usually in the evening in room 319 in the science building. Free pizza and pop is provided. We discuss future activities and recent astronomy news. Some past club activities outside of meetings include trips to planetariums in Chicago and Cleveland, trips to England and Scotland, trips to dark sky sites, and observing here in Springfield.
A very cool telescope that's about 15 feet long and gives incredible views of planets, moons, stars, nebulae, and other celestial stuff. The observatory also houses rats.
Don't worry, the psychology department takes good care of them, and the rats tend to stay in the basement. In addition to the main telescope, Weaver Observatory also has many smaller (but nearly as powerful) "Galileoscopes," which will be used at observing sessions and community events. There is also a classroom area where events and meetings will be held. More information about Weaver Observatory and the telescope can be found on the Weaver Observatory page.
I want to join, but I don't know anything about astronomy.
That's okay! All that's required to be a member of the astronomy club is an interest in astronomy; no prior knowledge is needed.
I am in the class and I've forgotten when the scheduled observing sessions are. And I've lost page 3 of my syllabus.
All observing sessions are listed on the Meeting and Event Schedule page.
I have a question that's not answered here.
Click on the "contact" link to the left to find contact information for the club's officers and advisor, any of whom will be more than happy to answer your question.


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By DANIELLE LUCCHESE
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A 65-year-old borough resident is dancing on air after the completion of her years-long journey to a bachelor's degree at the College of Staten Island.
Fittingly, Bonnie Olsen will celebrate later this summer by going aloft with Richard, her husband of 48 years, in the basket of a hot-air balloon.
"Graduation was a fabulous experience," said Mrs. Olsen, noting that the lyrics "I'm so excited and I just can't hide it" reverberated in her head throughout the June 2 ceremony.
The Westerleigh resident, who works as a paraprofessional at PS 30 in her home community, majored in art history and photography; her grade point average of 3.87 was good enough for magna cum laude. Mrs. Olsen is the first in her family to get a college diploma.
The night-school student interrupted her education to care for her mother, who died in 2006. "I know it was a privilege to have been with her in her final days and I will cherish it forever," said Mrs. Olsen. "She was proud of me when I achieved my associate's degree [in 2002] and I know she was kicking her heels in heaven when I achieved my bachelor's degree."
Richard urged her to return to school after she mentioned in passing one day that the classmates she'd started with had graduated. She resumed her schooling in fall 2009.
"Education is a journey and I haven't gotten to my destination yet," said Mrs. Olsen. "I think it's a lifelong experience."
A mother, she said she enjoyed interacting with the younger students, including working in pairs and groups. They accepted her as an equal, she said.
When they'd ask why she sat in the front of the classroom, she'd reply, "I don't want to see how young you are in front of me!"
The hardest part of college, she said, was having to forgo family celebrations; a final exam caused her to miss her grandson's 10th birthday.
"My husband would attend and represent me, and family and friends would always make him feel welcome — and that helped me not to feel so guilty," said Mrs. Olsen.
An alumna of Port Richmond High School, Mrs. Olsen had her first exposure to college when, age 51, she was required to take six credits for her job. She took two classes in early childhood education, Exceptional Child 1 and Exceptional Child 2.
She noted that her work as a paraprofessional is challenging and varied. Some days she works one-on-one, sometimes she assists a group of students or helps them to use computers. Other times, her job is simply to instill confidence.
"Whatever the day brings, a paraprofessional is always there to make a difference in a child's life, one day at a time," said Mrs. Olsen. "My goal at the present is to be the best paraprofessional I can be and to help a child in whatever way I can."
Building on that initial college course work, Mrs. Olsen persevered and got her associate's degree. "I was hooked. I loved every minute of it," she said.
And while support and encouragement of family and friends helped keep her focused on her studies, there was one family member who stood out in that regard.
"My grandson, William, was my biggest inspiration," Mrs. Olsen said. "I started college when he was 4 and always shared with him how important education is — more importantly, the pursuit of knowledge."
William had always asked her if she would graduate from college before he started — he will be a freshmen at Queens University of Charlotte, N.C., in the fall.
By no means is Mrs. Olsen done with higher education: She wants to get her master's degree, possibly in English, with an eye to writing children's books.


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The wife of boxer Yuri Foreman almost came to blows with the referee after watching her husband lose his world title.
Leyla Leidecker, a former model and boxer herself, blamed ref Arthur Mercante for not stopping the fight earlier after Foreman lost his WBA Light Middleweight title on a ninth-round TKO against Miguel Cotto at the Yankee Stadium.
Foreman, a student rabbi, suffered a bizarre injury after slipping twice on a wet canvass in the 7th round. The fall caused him to twist his right knee, which was already in a brace from a previous injury. With only one leg to stand on, Foreman, 29, became a sitting duck and was unable to show his usual speed and mobility.
His trainer, Joe Grier, threw in the towel in the 8th, but Mercante did not see who had thrown it and ordered a restart.Cutting a disraught figure at the end of the fight, Leidecker said: "They had to stop it. I wanted to punch the referee in his face.
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"There was no need to stop the fight," Mercante said. "They were in the middle of a great fight. I saw Foreman was game - the true heart of a champion."
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It was Foreman's first defeat, in his first defence of the title he won last November over Daniel Santos. It was later confirmed that he had torn a cartilage and strained ligaments, and will need an operation.
Foreman said: "It was a lot of pain, very sharp pain. I'm world champion, now former world champion. We're not quitting."
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N4UM explained to Tom: >The 165-175 foot length (longer than a quarter wave) raises the radiation >resistance of the antenna to somewhere close to 50 ohms but, at the same >time increases the inductive reactance. The capacitor is used to cancel the >inductive reactance when the total length goes beyond a quarter wavelength. > >I use the same technique by making my "quarter wave verticals" longer than a >quarter wave to bring their radiation resistance up to 50 ohms and then I >tune out the additional inductive reactance by using series capacitance. I >live in a salt water environment and do not like using expensive variable >capacitors that are exposed to the elements. I use pieces of coax as a >simple inexpensive substitute for variable capacitors. RG-8 runs about 30 >pf per foot. I "tune" the coax capacitor with wire cutters and seal the >exposed end with epoxy when I get the length right. The trick is not to >snip too much off at one time! Presumably this is with elevated radials? I thought once close enough to ground, radial length determined performance of return currents (significantly reduced beyond where the radial ends) & not resonance. 73, VR2BrettGraham. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Version 1.20 is available in the App Catalog.
As Twitter is migrating to its new authentication mechanism, the various photo services are also doing their migration. However, they are in different stages of readiness, so at the moment only TwitPic and Posterous photo upload are supported.
Similarly, video upload has been switched to Posterous because of authentication support.
In a rush to release this version, some text in Tweed was not translated to the various languages and will only appear in English (though this version of Tweed is available in all international Palm App Catalogs).
Sorry again for the hassles with the new authentication model.
Woohooo!! :) Does this also fix the relogin issues & conversation issues?
yFrog is still an option for photo uploading in the settings menu.
It didn't switch me over to TwitPic automatically. I had to do it myself. yFrog is still broken right?
@Amanda, unfortunately no, the problem with conversations with protected users is still unresolved. We are working on it.
@James, yFrog doesn't work, but your existing setting still appears until you either switch it, or upload a photo (in which case it gets switched automatically)
thanks for all the updates, and bugfixes, specially the "lists causing duplicate/false notifications" bug, that one was driving me crazy!
Any estimate on when yFrog-support will be back working?
you guys shoul try to in corporate somthing that rembers your followers names so when you began to type em it pops up cuz it's hard to rember all ya friends twitter names
I'd like to suggest some major features for the search which the Blackberry Twitter app does. I really liked the ability to save searches, and then see advanced options also. At the very minimum I want to be able to search near me and then have an option to set the near me search distance.
The Most important feature right now is Searching Nearby could you please add that option.
And then I don't know if your app does this but be able to see your lists that you created on your phone and also create custom lists just for the phone.


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Mail my printer - I'm busy!
Take a picture on your phone, email it to your printer and Hey Presto!, it's waiting for you when go home. This is what HP has in mind with its launch today a bunch of printers that all come with their very own email addresses. The company has already spilled the guts of the announcement to The NY Times' Ashlee Vance (once of …
OK, but...
Would there be some sort of whitelist attached to this?
Otherwise what's to stop some nasty spammers getting hold of my printer's email address, so I come home to find a rainforest's worth of viagra adverts waiting for me?
I wouldn't be happy if my elderly Auntie Flora was playing a nice game of Solitaire on my PC and a graphic penis enlargement ad suddenly appeared. She might be, mind you.
SPAM much?
I guess you could have an email address whitelist, but even then...
printed spam
great, now i get printouts of the watches and mortgate spam and no-ink when I actually want to print something out!
Oh dear
Cue loads of spam using up all your paper and inks? Not surprised an ink manufacturer thinks this is a great idea!
Too right
I wonder if the printer "phones home" to say it hasn't been used much recently, best generate some SPAM get the ink useage up!
Every spammers dream
It's like getting SPAM faxes, but whithout all the hassle of having to actually fax the spam.
And try explaining to your kids what all the graphic information for male extensions is doing on the family printer.
fax over IP
So this is fax-over-IP then. Or just auto-printing of emails. And like the other comments, please have security enabled out of the box. There are junk faxes but not too many cos they cost money to send, but email is free hence the spam.
And oh what fun to send emails to these ending with "please consider the planet before printing this email".
Chrome OS?
Hmm, could this be the solution to printing from ChromeOS (especially as Google appear to be involved to enable apps and docs tie-ins)? Maybe it's just a happy coincidence.
Either way I also worry about the direct-spam, effect. It was bad enough with fax machine spewing out pages of crap at work back in the day, I don't want my home printer doing the same!
sounds like a wonderful device...
...for a company that makes money off of ink cartridges.
But aren't most of us moving in the "paperless" direction?
Some flaws in the thinking here:
1. Impulsivity: "This is an awesome picture. I can't wait to see it big. I'll just email it to my printer..." LATER: "Why on earth did I think I needed a paper copy of THIS?"
2. "I just knew you were going to want to see the latest picture of little Billy with a bowl of spaghetti on his head. It is even funnier than the one from last week! So I sent it to your printer..."
3. And, God forbid, the moment someone-you-know gets malware that sends itself to every address in their email contacts. Including the one they saved for your printer.
No thanks
I'm guessing that the email will go to a server somewhere and the printer will poll it for print jobs. I don't want my print jobs being stored on someone else's servers and I don't want my printer to be open to anyone that can guess an email address.
Print 2.0?
Sounds more like reinventing the fax machine to me. This just makes things cheaper for the spammers.
spam gateway ?
will this herald the return of fax spam ? :)
yeah because you know what's GREAT?
the fax machine! Boy I wish there was a modern alternative so that I could receive spam in full colour. Christ, all it needs now is a way to receive teletext and a Morse telegraph terminal on the side and it'll just be 2 carrier pigeons short of the perfect communications device.
oh lordy.
This is only the second time...
...I've snorted all over my keyboard. Perfect, well done.
There ARE colour fax machines. I've seen them. Good thing few people actually own one.
I would imagine a password would be required in the message, at least optionally - and probably not enabled by default, old-time wi-fi stylee...
Can't you already do this?
I'm pretty sure various network printer drivers have been supporting this sort of thing for yonks, though perhaps this is the first time it's been built into the printer itself. Nonetheless, I am unmoved. Unless there is a button which tells the printer to go to my shelf and load a single sheet of photo paper first.
This has got hillarious jokes written all over it....
"Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it..."
Didn't we have exactly the same problem with ye olde fax machines, when each morning we came into work to find a forest of useless rubbish in the output tray?
@ Glug
"so I come home to find a rainforest's worth of viagra adverts waiting for me?"
Perhaps there's a way to be safe. They might not send viagra spam if its unexplored territory, which I beleive is referred to as virgin rainforest.
Should save most of the lower orders of techies.
I don't doubt HP has thought of the SPAM angle.
What I'm thinking of is your mates stealing your phone in the pub and taking pictures of their cocks before sending them to the missus.
Maybe that's just my friends.
Maybe that's just my friends.....
No, I do that as well.
"I don't doubt HP has thought of the SPAM angle."
I do. They make very nice printer hardware, but the associated software is unmitigated crap. Some of it doesn't even know how to do a reverse DNS lookup correctly. Fully-qualified name has 4 parts, with three dots between them? Ah, must be a numeric IP address, never mind that it is entirely alphabetic. Frankly I wouldn't be surprised to see these printers virus-laden and *sending* SPAM mail, never mind *printing* it :(
All of the above
This is a shit idea, out-shitted only by my 'email by post' idea (I've already submitted the patent, so hands off!)
It's also a solution in search of a problem. I've never had the need for anything to be printed by the time I get home. I can usually take the 5 seconds hit.
(Sorry, I've had a bad day)
this is a wonderful idea !!
then again, I sell toner cartridges and printer maintenance kits. Think I might branch out into secured email relaying ....
Please god...
Have a "Local Network Only " or "Disable Email Printing" setting and turn this utterly pointless feature off.
This is the worst idea in the history of technology.
Only an epic muppet would consider buying this rubbish. Mind you, only an epic muppet would consider selling this rubbish.
Fax was pretty rubbish in the eighties, we don't need its putrefying corpse dug up and resuscitated.
dug up?
The fax is alive and thriving! Of course it is doing it alongside IE6 in thousands of gubbermint offices. Hell, I've had the official types asking me to fax them a copy of a service manual... fully knowing that it was 90+ pages long. Why? This particular government office prohibits email attachments and those that are sent get stripped out by the server. He was, fortunately, able to receive an overnighted CD.
They missed something
In this age, I really tote a smartphone all the time. I can take pictures with it. I can also use it for many other things, like accessing web sites and documents anywhere, as well as reading e-books.
That's why I threw out my printer three years ago and won't be replacing it.
Just what I've been waiting for! Finally a chance to print my grainy blurred camphone pictures on a printer that gets 10 photos to the £60 cartridge set...
I'm fairly certain that I've been able to print to any of the printers on my network, from any machine on my network, for over 25 years.
I'm equally certain that I don't allow anyone NOT on my network to send print jobs to any of my printers ... They can make it available via FTP on their system, and *IF* I deem it worthwhile (rare), I'll download it, examine it ... and then (maybe) print it. And please, Please, *PLEASE!* don't attach it to email!
Now I can print from my iPad!
Of course, I'll have to wait 30 minutes until the Printer decides to check if there's anything in it;s inbox.
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The companies said the Food and Drug Administration has set a new target date of June 28 for deciding whether to approve Eliquis (El'-eh-kwiss). That's three months later than originally scheduled.
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The more than a dozen people who had a chance to ask a question of U.S. Rep. Fred Upton ranged from young to old, male to female, liberal to conservative.
Gary Wager, executive director of the Kalamazoo River Cleanup Coalition, referenced an upcoming announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on its plan to deal with pollution in a former paper mill site in Kalamazoo, known as the Allied site.
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"It doesn't undermine the Clean Air Act," Upton said of his bill. "We won't let them regulate what they can't legislate."
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CAMP HILL – Camp Hill Little League Baseball players might have their share of mom-and-dad bleacher bums watching their games at Fiala Field in Camp Hill, but those bleacher bums are no longer sitting on bum bleachers.
To fulfill his Eagle Scout service project, Kevin Hills, 16, a resident of Camp Hill and former little league player himself, repaired four sets of outfield bleachers and upgraded two sets on the third baseline.
"It's kind of fantastic that a young man of that age could put a project like that together," said William Freed, president of Camp Hill Little League Baseball.
Hills created a plan and a budget for his proposed project and presented them to the league for approval last fall.
The project included replacing the seating on the outfield bleachers and the foundations and ground cover beneath all six sets. Hills said he drafted drawings, generated materials requirements and found local businesses to donate to his project.
With Hills supervising, work was done in March by his crews of scouts, adults and little league volunteers – Hills attended offseason little league player gatherings with volunteer signup sheets.
On the league's April 13 opening day, Hills was recognized by the league for his project, which he was able to complete under budget.
Over 300 children participate in the league and Hills, who learned a lot about organization and communication throughout the project, later said, "I felt like I was really making a difference for the whole community."
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An opening which really intrigues me at the moment is the Elephant Gambit. Black just ignores the attack on his e-pawn and starts a direct counterattack! The opening goes as following:
Yesterday I had a nice miniature with this gambit. Below is the game together with some analysis:
Allthough it is generally considered an unsound opening the resulting positions can be very entertaining for Black. Please let me know what you think of this interesting opening and your good/bad experiences with it!
Nice game. I play it as a surprise weapon and it's great for fast time controls like G/30. Also, it's a good opening to practice your tactics.
This is considered to be more sound than the latvian right? or is it the other way around?Nice game btw.
I think it is more sound than the latvian.
I played against the Bd6 variation in this game: www.cob.sjsu.edu/splane_m/chess/Jangle.htm
Queen2theside instead of saying how bad the gambit is-- give some variations which favor White--talk is cheap. You may be right but just saying it is not enough.
Quite likely unsound, but certainly much better than crap like the Latvian.
Black does not have enough for the pawn, but his position is certainly playable.
My only correspondence game against this was from when I was just starting out. Haven't analysed it but it looks the opening result for my opponent was just the loss of the exchange and a difficult position.
I saw it quite a bit when I was trying the chesscube 2 minute warzones. It's probably best being saved for those kind of games.
Thanks everybody for your comments! I have to agree with IM pfren here. The Latvian gambit is almost unplayable and I wouldn't recommend it compared with the EG. But... I have to say there are some interesting games in the Latvian. Bobby Fisher once lost a game against it...
Dont talk such nonsens...On amateur- and club-level the Latvian is absoluteley playable, because only a few opponents know how to face these gambit. Personally i play both of them with very good results in OTB-matches.
Both gambits are unsound, the Elephant and the Latvian, because in both openings there are lines, which favor White, because of a pawn more for little or nothing, or for positional advantage. Therefore you will finds these openings rarely on higher levels, but this issue was discussed in endless threads.
The Elephant is more solid than the Latvian, but offers less tactical chances.
And please dont show variations with 3...e4, because its simply bad for Black, the only correct response is 3...Bd6.
I fail to see the motive for playing a gambit you know is "unsound" just so you can beat up on lower ranking opponents. Don't you want to improve your chess? Is it more important to beat up your lower ranked opponents with an unsoud gambit than to improve your "real" openings?
Who said, that i only beat lower ranked opponents? Sometimes i win against higher rankings, sometimes i lose against lower rankings...thats it.
When only 1-5% of my opponents know the refutation, why shouldnt i play it?
Its always the same senseless discussion...stay at your hyper-modern-super-duper Ponziani, you hero and let me play my crap openings, OK?
I guess I have a different philosophy as I play chess to improve and also to try and have a really good game--by this I mean with no real errors on my part but I guess I am in a minority with this philosophy.
To me, you cannot have a really good game if you delibertly play bad moves and that is true regardles of the final outcome of the game.
To me, chess is an art--you are trying to compose a very nice game.
One that will stand the test of time and forever will be a beauty.
To each, his own...
If you really want that, don't play conventional theory. Your game will just blend in with the masses who have played that very line and won beautifully.
I don't see how one becomes a better player by playing conventional theoretical lines rather than offset gambits. Weird openings invite weird answers. Chess starts not when someone decides to leave the line, but at move two or three already. You have to figure out everything behind the board. I really like that idea. And because the opening is often unsound, you have to defend and counterattack creatively. Perhaps playing weird openings improves your chess even more. It sure demands you play the best you can.
Of course offset gambits don't allow you to play a perfect game, but then again I don't expect myself to ever play a perfect game. I'm only 1800, and will perhaps never improve beyond 2000. And I don't feel I need to, as long as I have fun. Coming back on-topic: the Elephant Gambit sure looks like a lot of fun! I might give it a try one day...
I really agree with you up to 100%...i will never play a perfect game, regardlesss if i play Queens Gambit or the Latvian, but since i play these gambit stuff my tactical skill has improved much.
@Asthereal and @Dark_Falcon: I too fully agree with your point of view. I play the Elephant and Latvian. I must admit I prefer Latvian, because there is so much to discover.
Of course I play to win, but if I don't then I've learned something. Sound or unsound openings ... it really doesn't matter. I love to play chess, and gambits make the game interesting. As long as I enjoy myself playing chess, I will continu to play.
In every game I learn something, but does it make me better? At a certain level perhaps, but that's just the point. I don't care about that. I don't have the ambition to be a strong chessplayer (>2200), I just want to have fun at chess.
I think if you just play chess to have fun, then these gambit openings are absolutely fine to play. If you have any ambition to ever become a better player, however, you need to change. Both are fine. Personally I would like to improve my chess, and hence these openings are not for me.
I did not say I play conventional theory. I wrote a book on the Scandinavian 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 way back when it was unpopular. Now it is a popular line but somewhat unconventional.
Also wrote a book on the Ponziani way back when there was not good theory on that opening and one can hardly call the Ponziani as conventional theory.
What success I have had in the past was going against conventional theory for the most part.
The different is the Scandinavian and the Ponziani have not been refuted [as yet]
Yes, you can play a whole game without a mistake and many people have done this. A move is a mistake if with best play by both sides after the move you lose. So there are billions of perfect games. Just to give one
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 draw agreed. Of course, I do not play for draws but if you play well for the first 18 moves or so you have a fair chance for a perfect game. Sometimes an opponent will make a losing mistake say on the 6th move and you take advantage and win--then you have played a perfect game [unless analysis shows at some point you made a blunder not noticed by your opponent]
It is fine to play bad gambits just for fun but if you do this too much it will put a ceiling on how high you can rise in chess and chess knowledge..
To me chess is an art to most others it is more like a sport which is ok too but do you want to be in a minor league sport or a major league sport?
Most would just as soon be in a minor league sport and that is just fine. I, myself engage in a kind of minor league sport and do well in it and enjoy it.
If you enjoy playing gambits that can be refuted easily then that is fine but you eschew the chance to make a "memorial game"
But of course many think they cannot play a perfect game when actually it is quite possible.
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Why not 4. Nc3 ?
He got to 2200 playing junk openings? What junk openings does he play?
I played such stupid openings as the Smith Morra and Goring Gambit and Scotch Gambit and a dumb line of the Ruy and got above 2200.
But all these openings are not as bad as say the Latvian Gambit.
But then I realized these gambits were holding me back and I determined to play only "sound" chess. But I did not play conventional openings--just sound unconventional openings. One opening was the Scandinavian where I found several improvements for Black and another was the Ponziani where also I found many improvements.
So it is possible to improve above master and not play "conventional openings" But you have to innovate [soundly]
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It all looks different from Israel
Our columnist pays his first visit to the Holy Land in 10 years, and is impressed
'So, what do you make of all this political corruption? Why do politicians behave this way? They're all in it for themselves — for what they can get out of the system, eh?"
These were the opening remarks of a fascinating conversation I had just a few days ago with an informed and talkative taxi-driver. But the journey I had booked was not in the UK. It was in Israel.
There I was, in liberated Judea, journeying from Efrat to Jerusalem. The driver somehow knew I was English (was it, I wonder, my bad Hebrew spoken with a Hackney accent?). And as we negotiated the Efrat-Jerusalem road he began to wax lyrical on the subject of corrupt politicians.
For a few minutes I thought he must have been referring to the local political scene, and that I was about to be lectured to on the iniquities of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has recently managed to save his government — for the moment — as he faces the possibility of indictment for corruption.
But it was not Mr Olmert to whom my remarkably well-read cab driver (who turned out to be a university graduate) was referring. It was Dr Gordon Brown.
"Your Dr" — he stressed the word 'Dr' with an impressive, facetious grin — "Brown. Look at him! Look how he bought off those who opposed the 42-day-detention proposal. Look at the mess your political system has got itself into over party donations. How do you cope with it all? Westminster? The mother of parliaments!"
Well, what could I say? Could I defend the UK by replying that however bad things were at Westminster they were not half as bad as the goings-on in the Knesset? And if I did, would this be true?
The world, you see, looks very different from an Israeli perspective.
Marion and I have come to Israel for a family simchah. But we have taken the opportunity to travel extensively over the centre of the country, including Judea and Samaria. It has been a full 10 years since my last visit. I am astonished at what I have seen. Astonished and humbled.
Israel features in the British media only at times of political crisis and terrorist outrage. The picture thus painted is — inevitably — one of predicament and emergency. But from the moment you step off your aircraft into the ultra-modern Ben-Gurion airport, you realise just how unreal this picture really is.
The first things that struck me about 21st century Israel were the number of new, dent-free cars on the roads, and the volume of new construction that had taken place since I was here last. This is especially true of Judea and Samaria. The settlements that I had visited a decade ago were still unkempt building sites, with the distinct air of frontier, wild-west towns. Now they wear the mantle of civilised and ordered permanency (a sure sign of which are the number of pampered pets one encounters on the sidewalks).
Israel on the 60th birthday of its re-establishment has moved on from the kibbutz-dominated society that I knew and experienced 40 years ago. It is high-tech. In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv I have met construction engineers and research chemists who live on kibbutzim but work in the big cities. In Netanya I have schmoozed with media tycoons and computer geeks who jet-set, but still regard Israel as their home.
There can be no doubt that many Israelis regard the passing of the old order with nostalgia and regret. Modernity has brought with it all the evils that we experience here in the UK: street crime; pollution; a sensation-addicted tabloid press.
About politicians there is widespread cynicism — as deep and as unforgiving as that measured and confirmed by opinion surveys here in the UK.
But what I have not found is any morbid obsession with the security situation. In much the same way as we British got on with our lives during the IRA emergency of the 1970s and 1980s, so Israelis have learned to live with terrorism and the challenges and inconveniences that it brings. As distressing and as shocking as terrorist attacks are here in Israel, I have been asked searching questions about how we in Britain cope with home-grown campaigns of violence and intimidation.
What I am describing is not and must not be confused with complacency.
Rather, it is maturity. Israelis see themselves as living in a mature, self-reliant society.
Things, in short, do look very different from over here.


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1911 Extended Mag Release for the Ruger 22/45 Mk II
The OEM magazine release on the 22/45 is fine for an unmodified frame, but when you install 1911 grips, especially these fat target style Pachmyrs (see this page), your strong hand thumb just can't find the release without a lot of fumbling and muttered bad words.
Originally I had intended to drill and tap the Ruger release for this Ed Brown oversized button, but I didn't realize how hard the steel was, and I wasn't able to drill a hole using my drill press without destroying my bits. If you want to use the screw, you will need to find a gunsmith with a lathe and ball end mill, as described on the packaging. Since all I was doing was burning up drill bits, it was time for Plan 2.
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The Ed Brown button lying upside down next to the field stripped frame. The button has a slight recess in back - I'm not quite sure of the purpose, other than to perhaps help center it on a 1911 release. The ID of the recess is slightly larger than the OD of the Ruger release. Before removing the Ruger release, I tested the operation of the button by holding it in place and ejected several mags - one would eject, the others would not. The button was not allowing full travel of the Ruger release. Using a dial caliper, I measured the travel of the right side of the Ruger release, where it projects from the frame. I discovered that the button was restricting full travel by about 0.014".
At this point I could have done two things - file the back of the button approximately "0.020+" to give extra travel, or shim the inside of the button so that it sticks out a little further. Since these Pachmyr grips are quite chunky, I decided to install a shim. If you have thinner 1911 grips, you might chose to remove material from the back of the button. The pics toward the bottom of the page will help you decide.
I found a small 0.030" stainless washer that would work as a shim. The button recess is 0.035" deep, the total height of the button is 0.202". This pic, showing the screw, was taken before I burned up all my drill bits ;(
The next step is to remove the OEM mag release. Field strip the pistol if you haven't already, and grab a strong flashlight and a small flat bladed screwdriver (long shank works better). If your gun isn't really clean, flush out the gunk and glop using a polymer safe spray cleaner and blow it dry. Look inside the frame at the mag release, and on the right side you will see a hair spring going straight down the right inner surface across the back of the release. This is the retaining spring. CAUTION: in the next step don't lose the small plunger and coil spring! To remove the release, lever the spring to the rear enough to clear the recess in the release, and push or pull the release out the left side of the frame (three hands help!). Keep an eye on the plunger and its spring - the plunger will probably fall off, the spring will be stuck inside the release. BTW, Don't worry about installation back into the frame - it's pretty easy.
Close up of the mag release, plunger and spring. I had to extract the spring using a fine dental pick. Be sure to remove the spring and set the small pieces safely away (I used a small zip bag).
Since I couldn't drill the release, I decided to use regular JB Weld (not the quick set - Look HERE). I have had really excellent success with this stuff, as long as the parts are roughed up and squeaky clean, and the parts are allowed to set overnight without disturbing them. I sanded the top of the release and the inside of the button, and both sides of the washer, with 100 grit sandpaper, then cleaned them with lacquer thinner and blew dry with compressed air.
I clamped the release vertically in the padded jaws of my bench vise. I applied the epoxy inside the button, laid the washer in the center, added more epoxy, and carefully laid the button on top of the release. While holding it there I wiped off the excess from underneath and also inside the bottom of the screw hole, and then visually aligned the button by sighting from 90 degree angles. Then I let the epoxy kick off (about 3 hours)
I mixed some fresh epoxy and used a mini screwdriver to dab the screw hole until it was nicely filled. The fresh mix flowed out nicely and left a smooth, concave shape - I really did NOT want it to get into the checkering. In spite of my care, a little did get into the grooves, so I used a 10x hand lens and an Exacto knife to remove all traces of epoxy there. Then I let everything sit overnight,
Installation is easy. Grease the tiny coil spring and install in its hole. Grease the bottom (turned down part) of the plunger and install it inside the spring - it should stay put. Orient the release so that the cut away part aligns with the half hole on the right side of the frame and push it in. The retainer spring will be visible in the half hole, from the outside, preventing the release from going in all the way. Lever the spring to the rear using a small screwdriver or scribe, and then push the release into position. Check the operation with some mags. Lube your moving parts and install the upper and the 1911 grip.
The finished installation. I colored the epoxy inside the screw hole with a Sharpie felt tipped pen. Sharp eyed Ruger fans may notice that I also sanded off the irritating casting nub from under the trigger guard.
This fuzzy shot shows the height of the button - it is still lower than the thumb swell of the Pachmyr grip. The distance from the frame to the top of the button (including the 0.030" shim) is 0.280". Without the shim it would be right at a quarter inch.
I can "just barely" work the mag release without shifting my grip, if I press really hard. If I shift my grip slightly and rotate the gun a few degrees, as in this pic, it works great.
If you want information on the 1911 Grip Mod, go here: 1911 Grips for the Ruger 22/45
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Community Christian School celebrated the end of the 2013-14 year with an awards ceremony.
Parents were invited to watch as the students received awards for their academic performances and showing outstanding character.
The 2013-14 year was an exciting one, Margaret Shields, CCS dean of students, said.
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Sarah Deranleau, CCS instructor, honored the school's Math Olympics students Tuesday during an awards ceremony to celebrate the end of the school year.
Diane Macek, CCS instructor, right, gave student Hannah Ribbey an award for outstanding character and then a hug on CCS's last day of school Tuesday.
"It has been an awing year," she said. "God has provided for our school this year in ways we could not have even imagined. Being in a new building, there were lots of new things to have to figure out. We worked through them all."
Diane Macek, CCS instructor, gave out fun awards and prizes to her students, including nicest smile, best listener and friendliest student.
"It was fun to give them things that maybe they weren't expecting, see the qualities that I saw in them, that maybe they don't see in themselves," she said.
Macek said such awards are good for the students.
"It makes them feel good about themselves," she said. "It gives them a little self-confidence and helps them get ready for next year."
Instructor Sarah Deranleau honored the school's Math Olympics students.
"It's different Christian schools around the area," she explained. "They do a pre-test and each school decides how many students they want to have participate."
More than 20 students participated, Deranleau said.
"It was a challenging year for them," she said. "The eighth-grade computation one was very time-consuming. This year's was a lot more difficult."
She added, "I'm very proud of them. They did very well."
Four eighth-grade students graduated Friday with a special ceremony.
"They're all going on into high school," Shields said. "Some of them are doing a dual enrollment, doing some things online at home in combination with the school here in town."
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"I've known these children since they were very young. It's fun to see how the teachers have noticed their growth. I'm looking forward to popping in next year and seeing them when I volunteer," she said. "We've got wonderful families and wonderful kids, and I just can't entirely give that up. It's still a part of me."
Jean Black, school board member, concluded the special morning by thanking Shields for her service.
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It was not, to say the least, the Christmas message they were expecting.
"We haven't been in Ontario since 2005," Wilma Stewart laughed as she recounted the folly.
The offence, it appeared, was detected Nov. 26, and with just a few days to go before an "impending conviction,' the Stewart's called on the Springhill Police Service - first and foremost - to make sure the ticket was not part of an elaborate fraud and state they had not been in Ontario during the time of the alleged infraction.
"We moved here two and a half years ago from Boulter, Ont., but my husband hasn't been in Toronto near Parkway since 1986."
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You have to be careful when bargaining these days. You never know who you may be dealing with.
On last night's episode of "Gossip Girl" Blair enlists Chuck's help to bring down Vanessa. Usually, she wouldn't care about a lowly Brooklynite, but Vanessa is using the picture of Marcus and Catherine to blackmail her. Blair wants Chuck to humiliate Vanessa in return for a steamy night.
You see, Vanessa actually cares about more than Prada and Gucci and is trying to save an old hotel from being demolished. Chuck shows up and offers to buy the building and manages to win Vanessa's trust. He invites her to the van der Woodsen/Bass family party that night where he intends on seducing and humiliating her.
After seeing the hotel and speaking with Vanessa, however, Chuck has a change of heart. When his father tells him he can't buy it and sees it as a mistake, he tries to convince him that it's good for business. Chuck actually cares about something. Like usual, however, his dad treats him like the scum he thinks he is. Vanessa sees the interaction and tells Chuck that he doesn't deserve to be treated that way.
For once, we're seeing the human side of Chuck. It's peeked out a few times in the past, but last night he had a vulnerability to him. We saw a young boy trying to win over his father while trying to figure out what to do about the girl he thinks he loves. I actually even think he cares about Vanessa, despite what's happened in the past.
But Blair ruins the love-fest when she tells Vanessa about her deal with Chuck, which has been called off because Blair doesn't care about Vanessa anymore -- which is what she tells Chuck. She really can't handle seeing the man who's supposed to be chasing her cuddling up to another woman.
Vanessa runs to tell the hotel owner what happened. Blair tells Chuck to meet her in her room in an hour. She managed to delete the photo of Marcus and Catherine from Vanessa's phone and declares that she lost their bargain and Chuck won. Chuck goes back to the hotel and tells the owner that he's still going to buy the place, now he just has to figure out how, and then returns to Blair.
In one of the sexier scenes in GG history, Blair is wearing lingerie and the two start kissing. But after a few seconds, Chuck stops and tells Blair he doesn't want her now. It's time for her to start chasing him.
Blair should have known better before making deals with the devil. Then again, she is a bit of a devil herself. I'm not sure who's worse here, but one thing is for sure, no one beats Papa Bass in the evil department, at least not when it comes to his son.
Aside from the Chuck-Blair-Vanessa love triangle, Bart and Lily imposed new rules on Serena, Eric and Chuck and Serena is not happy. During their party, she starts telling a magazine how Lily is a bad mother who followed whatever her husbands/boyfriends did.
Nate and Dan's friendship is growing, until Dan realizes that Nate is living in his foreclosed old house while his mother is in the Hamptons. When he tells Nate that he knows, Nate gets upset and tells him they're not really friends. But Dan, the human being, finds him and brings him to stay at his place.
Dan and Serena share a sweet moment toward the end of the episode while both are waiting for Nate. Serena tells Dan that she's glad Nate has a friend like him during this difficult time. Then, Bart shows up to take her home. It's inevitable that the two will get back together, it's just a matter of how long.
It looks like next week is going to be a scorcher in "Gossip Girl" land as Jenny becomes the devil. I wonder who'll be next.
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