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Red or Blue?
A Close Call for the 4th Congressional District Race
Visko Hatfield
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Christopher Shays
Christopher Shays is a graduate of Principia College, a Christian Science college in Elsah, Illinois, and has a master's in public administration and a master's in business administration from New York University. He spent two years in the Peace Corps in the Fiji Islands and served in the state House of Representatives for six terms. In 1987, Shays was elected to Congress, where he's on the House Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Homeland Security committees. He has made twenty trips to Iraq since 2003 to check on our military and reconstruction efforts there. He and his wife, Betsi, director of the National Security Language Initiative of the U.S. Department of Education, live in Bridgeport and have a grown daughter Jeramy.
Q: What three issues do you find voters in the district are most concerned about?
A: The economy, the threat of terrorism and how it's impacted their lives, and the future of our country in general. Are we going to be able to compete with the rest of the world? Will we have the resources necessary to do it? Will our kids be educated in a way that enables them to compete with the rest of the world? I think they are very much concerned about the economy as it is today and what the world is going to be like in the years to come. I think they are also concerned that they don't see a government that is responsive to these challenges, whether it is the environment, whether it is energy, whether it is helping their kids compete.
Q: What do you think are the main differences between you and your opponent?
A: First off, I have a lot of respect for my opponent, as I have had for previous opponents. The differences clearly are that I've had experience, not just that I've been an elected official for twenty-one years in Congress but that I've been trained by my constituents. Every day I learn something new from my constituents, and that helps me be a better congressman. And I'm not a partisan politician. I don't know what my opponent is, but I know what I am. I work with Republicans and Democrats. So whether John McCain [or] Barack Obama is elected president, I will be working with him, I think, effectively.
Q: What do you propose for our Iraq policy?
A: That we win, not lose. That as things continue to improve we don't leave prematurely, but we don't stay indefinitely. I see us continuing to reduce our troops by 5,000 a month until we get to 50,000 to 70,000 troops and that our troops are not then patrolling the streets, but they are providing logistics, emergency ambulatory care, training and doing special forces operations. Finally, that we are a presence, much like we are in Korea, so that Iraq's neighbors don't think that this is a country that they should violate. You have critics that say we shouldn't have gone in, and that's an argument that can be made. But once we disbanded their army, their police and their border patrol, we owned the place. And I was in good company: Chris Dodd, Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, we all voted to go in. That's not really the issue. The issue is, once we are there, what are we doing?
Q: What kind of priority do you give to reducing our $9 trillion national debt and balancing the federal budget?
A: I led the charge in the late nineties – when I was on the Budget Committee – to get our financial house in order and balance the federal budget, and we did it. We did it by voting to slow the growth of what we call our discretionary spending, what runs government, and we did it by slowing the growth of entitlements. And we did it with tax cuts. When you cut taxes, you can sometimes generate more revenue than when you raise taxes. So we need to do all three.
Q: What's your position on the 2002 Bush tax cuts and on the Alternative Minimum Tax?
A: I think that [the cuts] are essential and they need to be made permanent. Why should married couples pay more than two people living together? How can we justify raising the taxes on individual families? In other words, we gave a tax credit for having children. How can we say that it makes sense to bring the dividends tax and the capital gains tax up to thirty percent? They help generate economic activity. Anyone in this district who thinks that we should raise taxes, and then complains that the federal government doesn't bring enough back into the district, doesn't understand it. We rank number eight in dollars per capita coming to the state. There are thirty-two states that get less per capita than we do. (But we give so much in taxes to the federal government that we rank last in terms of the amount of money we get versus the amount of money we give.) So anyone who says that the dividends tax and the capital gains tax should be brought back up simply wants to take more from the 4th Congressional District and get less back. The Alternative Minimum Tax should have been indexed years ago so that it didn't keep capturing more and more people. We need a permanent solution to this.
Q: How would you address the problem of 50 million people without health insurance and the rising cost of healthcare in the country?
A: What I've done is I've – with Representative Langevin, a Democrat from Rhode Island – introduced the universal healthcare bill that enables Americans to have the same healthcare choices at the same cost that federal employees have. So the individual would pay 28 percent and the employer would pay 72 percent.
Q: What impact do you think the presidential campaign will have on your race?
A: I think the race will be – I could be wrong because you are asking me these questions in July – my suspicion is that it will be a fairly close race. Whether it's close or not, you are going to have a lot of voters come out who may not have in the past. We've got a poll in July [showing] seventy-four percent of my voters are McCain-Shays voters and 24 percent are Obama-Shays supporters.
So I think it will be a large turnout, and I think that it's important that I have the support of people who are supporting either candidate. I think I do.
Q: What do you say to someone who asks you: Why should I vote for you instead of your opponent?
A: The question is why would I ask – suggest – that people renew my contract? I would ask them to look at my twenty-one years of effectiveness. I'd ask them to look at the fact, unlike most elected officials, I work with both sides of the aisle. I would want them to appreciate the time and effort they've invested in me because I am their product in the sense that they trained me, and that I am on the cutting edge of most of the important issues. I am a leader in the whole issue of energy; I was arguing for better Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, better mileage standards for minivans, SUVs and trucks, and voting that way before it was popular. I have been at the center of trying to make sure that what we do in Iraq is effective. I have experience and effectiveness that I think rival the best in Congress. And it's interesting to me that my Democratic colleagues would be working so hard to defeat the only Republican left in New England. What Republican are they going to work with in New England if I'm defeated?
Q: Who are your political heroes?
A: George Washington, I loved his courage. Abraham Lincoln put his country first, even if it meant he was going to lose the next election. Teddy Roosevelt was a change agent and I think of myself as that, through and through. More recently? You could say he wasn't a politician but in a way he was, and that was Martin Luther King. He didn't just speak to African-Americans but to all Americans, and he was really trying to save our country.
I respect in a politician straight talk and courage, and we don't have enough of it. I think my greatest strength is that I'm willing to lose the next election; you have to be willing to lose it in order to deserve winning.
Q: Is there anything else you'd like to add?
A: We have a great country. We are not living up to our greatness right now, and I think it's because we haven't sorted out the new media and how it impacts our lives – the talk shows, cable, the twenty four-hour news service, the unbelievable number of talking heads who just tear apart the country and people who work in the government. I think we've got a lot of heavy lifting to do, and elected officials need to be very clear about what's required. And I'd like to think that's what I do. You have two very good presidential candidates running for office. I'm hopeful, speaking in July, that we will have found that these candidates talk issues and that they will have a clear mandate on what the public expects them to do when they are elected.
I think we need to be Americans first and Republicans and Democrats second. The view is that you should bring up your favorables and your opponent's negatives. It's just something I've never done and I never will do. »

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Cliff Lee, well-rounded individual.
On the mound, he was as sharp as ever, striking out 14 over eight innings in the Phillies 12-2 win over the Miami Marlins. With those strikeouts, Lee reached the 200-strikeout plateau for the third consecutive season.
At the plate, Lee went 3-for-4, a triple included, with a career high four RBI. He's the first Phillies pitcher to knock in four runs in a game since Robert Person in 2002.
Lee is also the one of just five pitchers in the last 30 years to have three or more hits and four or more RBI in a game. The others: Dwight Gooden '85, Kirk Rueter '00, Bronson Arroyo '06, Micah Owings '07. And none of them happened to strike out 14 batters.
Basically everyone else wearing red followed Cliff's lead. Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and Darin Ruf also went yard. For Utley, that was number 17. For Ruf, number 14. It'll be interesting to see what happens with Ruf this offseason. The power is clearly there, but can he do that over 600 at-bats at the major league level? He continues to impress.
What's most impressive is how Lee just keeps on going. It was one of the most complete performances of the season by a pitcher
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Winner winner
Chicken dinner
2.5 up on the Mets
Can we pull away?
Didn't watch the game. Was busy and had more important things pressing. I would guess that the majority of folks feel the same way. 5 comments since Saturday. Depressing. (Crickets)
2nd game ever (that I can find), with 14+ Ks and 4+ RBIs.
Joins Dwight Gooden on 5/11/90 (15 Ks, 4 RBI)
Cliff Lee is a complete ball player!
At age 35, still as brilliant as in previous years. Pretty amazing.
This is all well and good but it would have been nice if he had been "as brilliant" in Game 2 of the 2011 NLDS.
Man that comment has long gotten old except for a few people with selective memories. Lee was brilliant in the 2009 NLDS, NLCS, and most importantly the World Series. That trumps one later NLDS game.
Whatever – You totally missed my point. Of course, he was awesome in 2009. But people are making the guy out to be a God or something and to make such a big deal out of his dominating a team such as the 2013 Miami Marlins is pretty funny actually.
Well he just dominated the 2013 Atlanta Braves as well…. so it's not just the Miami Marlins. I like playing and watching baseball period. And watching Cliff Lee play the game is fun whether we're 19 games in front or 20 games behind. And that dude is good … real good at the game of baseball!
True, the Marlins are pretty bad, but the even against bad teams the combination of pitching and hitting last night was pretty remarkable. Also, by any meaningful measure, since returning in 2011 Lee has been one of the handful of best pitchers in baseball.
4th in fWAR
5th in innings
5th in ERA
4th in FIP
1st in xFIP
1st in SIERA
Game 2 of the 2011 NLDS was extremely frustrating and disappointing, and even more so because he's so good. But while his record isn't god-like, it's pretty close, and again, what he did last night was very rare, and fun to watch.
Anytime Robert Person gets mentioned in a game recap, it was a good night. Remember the Sunday afternoon that Person hit a grand slam, a three-run homer, and then missed a second slam by a few feet? (6/2/2002). That's Steve Jeltz power right there.
It's going to be sad not seeing Cliff on the big stage… it honestly depresses me that we won't have Phillies postseason baseball.
I remember back in the early 70's when four out of five nights we went into the game doubtf ul if we could win. But on the fifth night when lefty was pitching, we knew if we had a decent offensive performance we had a win. That's how I feel now about Cliff and Cole. I hope these guys can bottle this up for next year. And if we can find some decent complements
meant to say…..if we could only find some decent compliments in the three thru five spots in the rotation.
I feel the same way, Joe… at this point, there's too much to worry about in the lineup so if we want to win now, we have to go for it with pitching. Right now, we have two guys that are capable of winning on any given night (it took Cole a while but he's there); if we had a third, that would be our best shot because there are huge holes across the diamond that will be tough to fill (shortstop, third base, right field, catcher and who knows what we're getting at first base). I honestly think we let our youth get experience and go for it with our pitching in 2013. We should be able to add a pitcher or two in the off season… there will be a lot of guys out there like Ricky Nolasco and Scott Baker who are certainly better options at the back end of our rotation than what we've got and if we can get that impact #3 starter, we've got three guys that can win on any given night. The real issue will be finding a legitimate #3 because there aren't too many top of the rotation guys out there on the free agent market (at least none without baggage). Ubaldo Jimenez will likely make himself available… Josh Johnson will be a free agent… Matt Garza, Tim Lincecum, Roy Halladay, Ervin Santana, Johan Santana… that's what we have to choose from.
We should go for it with our pitching in 2014… not 2013… we are already dead in 2013.
I just hope and pray that Ryan Howard works his tail off this off season. We really can't afford him not to… he has to drop some weight (lay off the foot longs) and get his lower half right – his knees, achilles, hips – they all have to be stronger and better conditioned. If I was Ryne Sandberg, I would be on him like a fly on wax paper… gotta make sure the big piece takes his job seriously.
OCP, I don't really get the last point — is there any reason to think he hasn't taken it seriously in the past? I guess I don't remember him ever coming to camp out of shape, other than when his achilles injury prevented him from doing more.
I think there's this PERCEPTION that he's out of shape…which he isn't. Howard's a big man so it's easy to categorize him as overweight and not in shape and not healthy.
In discussions of potential 2014 starters., this message lists a few folks who answer to that particular role call. You have to believe this list of names yields to reality and are simply qualifiers by contract ends. I mean Josh isn't totally ridiculous, in fact, if Doc were still here, Josh would be pumped at the possibility. Two reclamation projects at once'd be a bit much, so cue Aretha, and "Ain't No Way". Let's just say it would make more sense than Johan.
And perhaps also listed, but not endorsed is one of my mainest men of since AD replaced BC on Hallmark calendars in Tim Lincecum.
You'll hear just about a daily dose from one Phillie fan or another about Timmy landing with the Phils next year.
It's fun when facts are intertwined with rumor. It's a fact that that rumor is as dead as a 0 pulse would allow.
TL was an obvious trade candidate through trade season. The Giants were fading as fast as the Phils, and TL stayed in orange and black. I can't even say that Sabean shopped him any more than Ruben did Mike Young. It's possible, and wasn't offered enough to supercede the first round pick he'd get by issuing a declined QO of 14 mil. But he knows he's gonna get that pick IF he opts not to give Timmy the multiple years that at one time were a foregone conclusion.
If you're Lincecum, 14 mil's not a bad price to haul in while continuing to rebuild value. IF that is all the Giants offer, instead of multiple years, while TL MIGHT take it, you have to at least believe he'll go somewhere else, and get around that 14 mil for at least 2 years, and MAYBE more. But you always have to ask yourself what's the lure of playing for the Phils. For Doc and Cliff it was because this had become New York South, and a potential dynasty. That's not the case now. Some players might have long lost family in Rydal they miss, but Lincecum's a west coast guy. So you'd have to figure there's preference there. So for the Phils to figure as a player, you have to figure 2-3 years at 18-20 mil MINIMUM, and that's something Giant fans would hold the door open for Lincecum and say see ya.
Pinpointing a guess on what city Lincecum gets his next haircut in is tough. Especially since haircuts on the road are a good way to pass time. But the chances of the Phils overpaying, which strikes as a mandatory requirement seem less than fractional, and still might not be enough. If I had to guess, Timmy stays a Giant, and for more than 1 year, 3 would freak me out. He'll get less than he's been getting, but still a nice chunk of change. And for a guy who cited the back of the uniform when he was a recent World Series hero, taking that cut will further endear him to a city of terrific baseball fans. No way he's a Phillie.
I would say with the confidence of near factual certainty that the Phils will make a play for David Price over the winter. Any conversations may not get past square 1, but the subject will be discussed between meaningful officials from both clubs. Obviously, the Phils would need to give up what would seem like (and more than 50-50 wind up being the case) a substantial total of talent, and it's questionable how close they come to having that inventory, but there's no doubt they will explore this. When I say no doubt, and the confidence of certainty, it's from the same chapter as when I was positive Carlos Beltran would be a mid year acquisition in 2010. I love pointing out when I'm wrong, and just keep on marchin' when fate matches expectations.
No, Tampa Bay is not anxious to trade Price. Clearly, however, they have exercised vision of expense versus a non supportive market for soon to be expensive talent. And they do it before the fact. They traded Garza, who was going to get expensive, they dealt Shields a full year ahead of his free agency. Price is arb eligible in 2014, and free agent eligible in 2016.
What could/would the Phils give up? It's silly to speculate on it. Put it this way, with multiple holes, and a pressing need to avoid 3 bad years in a row, there is a very good chance the Phillies will move a player that either Bob Ryan level shocks, or just short of that level the fan base. There are so few players in the organization that are untouchable for the right name that you don't need a full set of upper extremities to count them up. Three quality lefties, assuming Cliff has another full good year left, which is a little cold to say after he's refound his fire of late would certainly make for a club to consider for '14, although as the chances of such a deal, or one of this magnitude are iffy, it remains pessimist controlled as to how next year goes.
But rest assured, 2014 could go either way.
"The confidence of near factual certainty"?? Really dude?
Sure. The confidence of near fatctual certainty is used to reflect the opinion that I really believe it will happen.
Just like your use of the word dude in the context it was used inspires the confidence of near factual certainy seeming overweightedly appropriate to draw the conclusion that an imbecile would refer to someone with multiple times your experience as dude. It doesn't necessarily make you an imbecile, but math and logic allow for conclusions of 1+1 making my impression of you to be what it is.
Great to hear from you, junior. Just great..
Nice lineup tonight. No real easy outs, rather see Asche at third and Galvis play short, but it's not like this is anything close to drastically inferior. This is about as close to this roster can offer as it's best foot forward, and it's not terrible. Hopefully, Doc blocks out all the negativity, which include his results, and throws his best game of the month. I'd like to think he's got a best game of part 2 of his season before the season ends, and The Fish provide an opponent to achieve that.
It'd be sweet to get 7 innings of 2 walk baseball. Maybe that'd be super sweet. But it doesn't strike as a crazy far fetched goal.
1. Cesar Hernandez (S) CF
2. Jimmy Rollins (S) SS
3. Chase Utley (L) 2B
4. Carlos Ruiz (R) C
5. Domonic Brown (L) LF
6. Darin Ruf (R) RF
7. Kevin Frandsen (R) 1B
8. Freddy Galvis (S) 3B
9. Roy Halladay (R) P


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Prison inmates help rehab potatoesBy Christian Avard
Staff Writer | November 19,2012WINDSOR — A partnership between a farmer, nonprofits, and the Department of Corrections is making a difference this holiday season: They are taking unwanted surplus food and giving it to those in need.
At Windsor Prison, a converted dairy farm and low-level security prison, Vermont Offender Work Program inmates were bagging potatoes for the Vermont Food Bank facility in Brattleboro.
According to Vermont Corrections Commissioner Andrew Politto, the Vermont Food Bank, the state's largest food distribution program, is experiencing a shortage of food this holiday season. The Department of Corrections sought to improve its Offender Work Program at Windsor Prison and also save Vermont foods going to waste.
The Department of Corrections met with a Morrisville nonprofit specializing in food distribution to find a solution. Salvation Farm takes surplus food and re-distributes throughout the state.
The organization secured potatoes from Vermont potato farmer Bob Chapelle and Ralph Perkins of Tuberville, a Milton food distribution program. Salvation Farms Executive Director Theresa Snow explained how the partnership formed.
"In order to develop this partnership with Department of Corrections and to test this kind of cleaning, grating, and pack line, we wanted to guarantee we were going to have product. Tuberville had the volume we wanted and the relationship happen," she said.
With Chapelle's help and Tuberville as a conduit, Salvation Farms donated an acre worth of potatoes or 30,000 lbs. to Windsor Prison's Vermont Offender Work Program. Snow said the workers packed six tons of potatoes in under two days and will be distributed to needy families throughout southeastern Vermont.
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Dimock residents put up water billboard
DIMOCK, PA — Dimock residents who have been living with contaminated water wells have put up a billboard on Route 29 that reads "Three Years of Contaminated Water, Fix It!" In 2008 and 2009, a number of private water wells in Dimock went bad after Cabot Oil and Gas began extracting shale gas in the area.
Negotiations by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to have a pipeline built to bring in clean water subsequently failed. The billboard features an actual photograph of a pitcher of water drawn from the Sautner well. The brownish color and the mud at the bottom of the pitcher are from total dissolved solids. The names of some the toxic chemicals in the water are displayed on the billboard; they include strontium, uranium and arsenic.
Sheriff Bueki focuses on arrest authority
MILFORD, PA— After being elected as President of the Pennsylvania Sheriff's Association, Pike County Sheriff Phil Bueki announced he would work intensely on one of his pet peeves: the inability of sheriffs to have full arrest authority.
"It's not a law or anything like that," he said. "The sheriff's authority goes back to the old common law in England, which has it that sheriffs cannot make arrests in most criminal acts unless they have actually witnessed it. They cannot begin an investigation based on evidence and then hand it over to the state police. It's a tradition that holds as much authority as if it were law."
"We think that provision is ridiculous," he said. "We assist Milford PD, the Eastern Regional, the state police and the county detectives every day. Our deputies need to have it defined so they feel comfortable. It's never been written into law and it should be."
Tilapia hatchery shut down on Big Island
NARROWSBURG, NY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has shut down a tilapia hatchery on Big Island in the Town of Delaware, issuing several notices of violation to operator Lewes Wu, who had set up the operation without permits.
Representatives of the DEC visited the site on Friday, July 29 and spoke to Wu about the violations. Notices of violation were issued for water quality, mine land reclamation, inland fisheries and water resource disturbance. Wu has been asked to remove and dispose of the fish in an appropriate manner and develop a site reclamation plan by August 15, and implement the plan by August 31.
Pike Public Library moves ahead
MILFORD, PA — Rob Rohner, president of the Pike County Public Library, told the Pike County Commissioners last week that the library has all its funding in order—$2.5 million in grants.
"We intend to break ground this October," he said.
The grants will only pay for the building and not the essential equipment, like chairs, tables, file cabinets, shelving and other. "That amount – around $500,000 – will be raised by the Friends of the Library," he said. "We feel that now that the community sees that we are a viable board with local representation, the community will pitch in."
Reidy to become interim extension director
LIBERTY, NY — Lydia "Lee" Reidy will become an interim executive director for Sullivan County's Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) for the next six months. Reidy is now the executive director of the Ulster County Cornell Cooperative Extension, and plans to spend three days a week at the Sullivan office, while maintaining her position in Ulster.
The extension has made several unsuccessful attempts to get a permanent new executive director in recent years, leading to what the extension's 2010 report described as a "rollercoaster" path.
"During the next six months, we'll be evaluating staff, programming and board functions, and making recommendations… to increase efficiencies," Reidy said. She will also investigate the possibilities of grant funding, as she has already done in Ulster, in the face of dwindling government funding.
Reidy is familiar with the Liberty area, having summered there as a child and more recently as an adult with family.


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#205900 - 05/28/12 09:08 AM Flagitious
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Your commentary makes me think of the rap contest finale in the movie, "Eight Mile," starring Eminem: A formally sanctioned verbal duel.
#205905 - 05/28/12 11:27 AM Re: Flagitious [Re: PT47]
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Edited by LukeJavan8 (05/28/12 11:27 AM)_________________________
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#205915 - 05/29/12 10:38 AM Re: Flagitious [Re: PT47]
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Sounds cool, PT, and welcome aBoard!
Flagitious has to have the same root as flagrant, surely? And what about flogging? People got flogged if they flagrantly violated the law. (Gosh, I keep wanting to type fragrant!)
And this: A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge. -Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, professor, attorney, and writer (1914-2004)
Now, there is some food for thought indeed. How many times have all of us come across (or been in) situations where we or someone else thought we knew what was going on but came to find out we didn't? Ex.: multitudes of people, from the movers to today, have looked at my address and thought they knew where my house is. Then the phone call comes.
Or--I read in one of my Dick Francis books that between 80 and 100 solo hours are when pilots are most dangerous, because by 80 hours they think they know enough and by 100, they know they don't.
#205918 - 05/29/12 02:09 PM Re: Flagitious [Re: Jackie]
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#205920 - 05/29/12 10:03 PM Re: Flagitious [Re: Faldage]
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"shamefully wicked, criminal," late 14c., from O.Fr. flagicieux or directly from L. flagitiosus "shameful, disgraceful, infamous," from flagitium "shameful act, passionate deed, disgraceful thing," related to flagrum "a whip, scourge, lash," flagitare "to demand importunately," from PIE root *bhlag- "to strike." Related: Flagitiously; flagitiousness.
c.1500, "resplendent," from L. flagrantem (nom. flagrans) "burning, blazing, glowing," figuratively "glowing with passion, eager, vehement," prp. of flagrare "to burn, blaze, glow" from L. root *flag-, corresponding to PIE *bhleg- "to shine, flash, burn" (cf. Gk. phlegein "to burn, scorch," L. fulgere "to shine"), from root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn" (see bleach). Sense of "glaringly offensive" first recorded 1706, probably from common legalese phrase in flagrante delicto "red-handed," lit. "with the crime still blazing." Related: Flagrantly. (same source as Faldage)
Man--that just doesn't seem right, somehow! But at least I was closer on flogging. Thanks.
#205922 - 05/29/12 10:20 PM Re: Flagitious [Re: Jackie]
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a. PIE *bhlag-
b. PIE *bhleg-
it's sort of like the difference between champ and chump!
#205931 - 05/30/12 02:42 PM Re: Flagitious [Re: Jackie]
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To unite the words you can always try to catch the flagitious one in flagrante delicto.
#205938 - 06/01/12 10:22 PM Re: Flagitious [Re: tsuwm]
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it's sort of like the difference between champ and chump! Just like you and me! (I get the u.)
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'The Big 3' tee off to begin 76th Masters
Tiger Woods to begin quest for 5th green jacket
Published On: Apr 05 2012 08:46:35 AM CDT
The 76th Masters began in earnest on Thursday morning as legends Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player each hit their honorary tee shots at Augusta National Golf Club.
Tiger Woods will begin his quest for his fifth green jacket at 10:35 a.m. He'll be paired with Miguel Angel Jimenez and Sang-Moon Bae.
Angel Cabrera joins Bubba Watson and Rory McIlroy in the second-to-last group of the day at 1:42 p.m.
Charl Schwartzel, who won the tournament in the 2011, will be paired with Keegan Bradley and U.S. amateur champion Kelly Kraft.


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Clarkson Over Potsdam In Women's Lacrosse
Spring sports get underway at the college level. Clarkson takes on SUNY Potsdam in women's lacrosse and walks away the winner.
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Clarkson 15
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Lithograph donated to Philippi library
A museum-mounted Civil War-era color lithograph listing the men of the 15th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry, was recently donated to the Philippi Public Library.
The lithograph, printed shortly after the Civil War, is of special significance to some Barbour County families, because many of the men are ancestors.
Of even greater significance, however, are the hand-written annotations on the lithograph,.
The annotations, attributed to James Davenport Freeman Jr. (born March 30, 1832, in Faquier County, Va.; died Feb. 9, 1901, in Nicklow, Barbour County, W.Va.), detail what happened to many of the Barbour County infantrymen – where they were wounded or died, when they were promoted to higher rank, etc.
The annotations may be the only such records in
The lithograph was in Barry Row's family (he has two great grandfathers listed on the document), and when it came into his possession, it was badly in need of professional restoration.
It was fragile because of its age, and acid-stained because of its wooden backing. It also had water stains, and the added handwriting was in ink.
A restorer willing to tackle the project was finally found, and the handwritten annotations were color photocopied throughout the restoration process, then typed and presented to the library in a format that can be copied by local historians and genealogical
It is hoped that the lithograph will help local families learn more about their ancestors.
Row said he decided that the lithograph, which has been a family heirloom, should more properly be in a public location that is accessible to people with an interest in the historical information it contains.


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Students learn, teach at Beverly-Center
BEVERLY – Several Marietta College education students are leaving campus three days a week to teach – and learn – at a local elementary school.
Beverly-Center Elementary School is serving as a professional partnership school with Marietta College's intervention specialist mild/moderate licensure program, using the skills they're learning to help students who need extra assistance in certain areas.
"It gives us an opportunity to have extra people working with kids," Beverly-Center Principal Megan Miller said. "It gives the college students real-world experience where they can establish roots and relationships."
Miller came to the school last year from a teaching position with Federal Hocking Local Schools, which had partnerships with education classes at Ohio University. She reached out to Marietta College about setting up a similar arrangement, and Bill Bauer, McCoy associate professor of education, was the first to take her up on the offer.
"This has been a phenomenal partnership with the Fort Frye district," Bauer said. "Superintendent Stephanie) Starcher, Ms. Miller and her staff (have) opened their arms to our students."
Bauer actually teaches his mild/moderate methods course in a classroom at Beverly-Center for an hour each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Class members are then sent into classrooms to observe veteran teachers and work with students in groups or one on one.
"The faculty and staff at Beverly-Center allow our students to see them teach, and we can also show them what current practices are in technology and current practices in teaching at-risk students," Bauer said.
Beverly-Center intervention specialist Lenora Lockhart said the college students have been enthusiastic from day one.
"I love it because they can work with individual students, and the students love working with them," she said.
As an intervention specialist, Lockhart deals with children at varying learning levels in kindergarten, first and fifth grades who need additional help in particular areas.
"Every day it's a different need," she said.
Recently, Allison Sells, a junior from Fleming, was working with kindergartners on letter sounds and recognition, then first-graders trying to determine what sorts of things can become fossils.
"Not only do I love the students I work with, but also having the Beverly-Center staff so willing and ecstatic to have us working with them has made this field placement great," Sells said.
She and the other four students in the methods class drive to and from the school together.
"The rides home we always talk about what we did in our classes that day," she said. "If we saw a student that was struggling with a concept, we would bounce ideas off of each other trying to find a solution in order to help the student."
The class has made junior Nick Brady, of Avon Lake, rethink his post-college plans.
"I came in to the education program at Marietta College believing I was meant to teach high school math my entire career," he said. "Through the last seven to eight weeks, I have completely changed my view and I now aspire to work with young students with disabilities. My goal is now to someday take my intervention specialist degree to hospitals to work with students who have long-term stays or terminal illnesses."
Brady particularly recalls one student he worked with on cutting out shapes with scissors. The child did OK, but didn't seem all that interested. Brady said he didn't know what to do to make the activity fun for the child, so finally, he just asked the youngster what he thought was funny.
"He responded, 'Well, I like zombies, I guess,'" Brady recalled. "I then drew a silly face in the middle of the next circle and said that after we cut him out the zombie would come alive. And he took so much care (and) precision in cutting out this one last circle/oval-looking thing that it was exactly perfect when he was done. All it took was caring about what he liked to make learning fun."
Miller said she appreciates the enthusiasm the students bring not only to their work in the classroom but also to being part of the school community.
"They are excited to be here; they know the kids by name," she said. "They even came out on a Sunday and volunteered at a carnival that was a fundraiser for BrAva," a local organization that raises money for childhood cancer research and to support local families dealing with such a diagnosis.
The children the students work with seem to enjoy their presence as well.
"'Cause they're awesome," said kindergartner Brody Garvin.
The students in the methods class are provided with iPads with a host of educational apps they use with the children.
"I like playing the games," said first-grader Chris Stegner.
Bauer said Marietta's Education Department stands out because students work in the field during their first year in the program. In addition to the methods class, four other students also do field work at the school.


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Home List of Titles Simultaneous broadband light trapping and fill factor enhancement in crystalline silicon solar cells induced by Ag nanoparticles and nanoshells
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- Title
- Simultaneous broadband light trapping and fill factor enhancement in crystalline silicon solar cells induced by Ag nanoparticles and nanoshells
- Author(s)
- Fahim, Narges F.; Jia, Baohua; Shi, Zhengrong; Gu, Min
- Abstract
- Crystalline silicon solar cells are predominant and occupying more than 89% of the global solar photovoltaic market. Despite the boom of the innovative solar technologies, few can provide a low-cost radical solution to dramatically boost the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells, which has reached plateau in the past ten years. Here, we present a novel strategy to simultaneously achieve dramatic enhancement in the short-circuit current and the fill factor through the integration of Ag plasmonic nanoparticles and nanoshells on the antireflection coating and the screen-printed fingers of monocrystalline silicon solar cells, respectively, by a single step and scalable modified electroless displacement method. As a consequence, up to 35.2% enhancement in the energy conversion efficiency has been achieved due to the plasmonic broadband light trapping and the significant reduction in the series resistance. More importantly, this method can further increase the efficiency of the best performing textured solar cells from 18.3% to 19.2%, producing the highest efficiency cells exceeding the state-of-the-art efficiency of the standard screen-printed solar cells. The dual functions of the Ag nanostructures, reported for the first time here, present a clear contrast to the previous works, where plasmonic nanostructures were integrated into solar cells to achieve the short-circuit current enhancement predominately. Our method offers a facile, cost-effective and scalable pathway for metallic nanostructures to be used to dramatically boost the overall efficiency of the optically thick crystalline silicon solar cells.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
- Source
- Optics Express, Vol. 20, supplement 5 (Sep 2012), pp. A694-A705
- Publication year
- 2012
- FOR Code(s)
- 0205 Optical Physics; 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering; 1005 Communications Technologies
- Keyword(s)
- Nanomaterials; Nanostructures; Photoconductive materials; Photovoltaic; Plasmonics; Subwavelength structures
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- Optical Society of America
- 1094-4087
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- Copyright © 2012 Optical Society of America. This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.00A694. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. The published version of the paper is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
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Parking Expansion DTF
Parking Expansion DTF
Parking Expansion Disappearing Task Force
- January 26, 2000
- 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Notes
Attending: Jill Cordner, Thad Curtz, Michel George, Doug Hitch, Thomas Holz, Steve Huntsberry, Sherry Parsons, Paul Przybylowicz, Darren Shaffer, Jim Stroh, Masao Sugiyama, John Carmichael
Jim Stroh made a presentation on the hydrology of Evergreen's parking lots. His presentation is summarized in a handout he distributed, which can be found at: http://www.evergreen.edu/user/parkingdtf99/stroh_notes.htm. Jim presented a watershed model intended to approximate the college parking lots. He compared the runoff associated with forest, asphalt, and grassy "meadow" similar to many of the landscape islands in the current parking lots. It is desirable to keep the peak discharge of runoff to a minimum. High peak discharges create erosion and scour stream beds. The ecology of streams is very sensitive to this kind of damage. Forest is, by far, the best cover in this respect. In Jim's model, which assumed 1.6 inches of rain in 24 hours, forest would produce no runoff. For a meadow, half of the rainfall would run off. All of the rainfall would run off from asphalt. Also, because asphalt would concentrate the rainfall very quickly, the peak discharge would be much higher. "There is no hydrologically �nice' way to add more conventional stalls at the expense of vegetation." More storm water drains and plumbing would only speed up the rate at which the rainfall is concentrated and make the peak discharges worse.
Jim responded to several questions from the DTF, including the following:
- Runoff from the parking lots has been scouring local streams for more than 20 years now. If we improve the runoff now, will the streams recover? Jim said that it would be interesting to see how the streams would respond.
- Do the storm water retention ponds commonly built along with new development help? Ponds built to current standards do not make a difference. They quickly reach capacity and become useless.
- Does it make a difference whether there are a few large green areas or many smaller green areas in the parking lots? Jim said that the quality of the green areas would be more important than their distribution.
- Currently the landscaped islands are above the level of the asphalt. Would it be better if the asphalt sloped toward the islands, which could be level with or below the asphalt? It would allow some water infiltration in small storm events, which would be desirable.
- The lots currently have forest at their edges. Should the asphalt be sloped to direct the runoff directly into the forest? The key would be to avoid exceeding the capacity of the forest to absorb water. Currently, the lots drain toward areas where the water table is already very high in the winter.
2. Alternative storm water management
Thomas Holz, from SCA engineering, talked about zero-impact alternatives for storm water management. In theory, if an impervious surface is sufficiently small and isolated, the soil around and even beneath the impervious surface could absorb the runoff, in which case runoff would not have to be piped to streams where it does considerable damage. Tom is currently working on a study with Michel George to assess the feasibility of such designs for campus structures. The report should be finished in three or four months. Several options are available. For buildings, roof gardens can curtail runoff. Buildings can be designed to collect and reuse the water that runs off the roof. (Michel said that this option is being considered for Seminar II.) For parking lots, Tom described a design in which pervious pavers are laid over a deep bed of crushed rock. If the conditions are right (the area is not too large and the surrounding area undisturbed), the layer of crushed rock can store storm water until it flows into and is absorbed by the surrounding area. Tom will give a talk on zero-impact storm water management on campus on February 7.
Tom responded to several questions from the DTF. Paul asked about the environmental impact of fluids leaking from cars in a pervious paving system. Tom said that it was hard to say what the impact would be. It is possible that the fluids would be trapped under the parking area and would be kept from streams, but they may present a long-term problem.
3. Commute Trip Reduction
Sherry reviewed the material on Commute Trip Reduction that she previously provided. She said that a successful program should include a variety of options and a combination of incentives and disincentives, including increased parking fees. Currently, the college has separate programs for students and faculty/staff. These programs should be combined. The free bus passes that students now receive will soon be extended to employees. The carpool benefits that staff receive should be extended to students. Sherry recommended that the college use the RCW that gives it the authority to collect a transportation fee from students, faculty and staff. The college should also consider implementing "preferred" parking areas, metered parking, etc. There are several policies the college could revise to encourage commute trip reduction: most importantly, class scheduling, but also telecommuting, flexible work schedules to facilitate ride sharing, and perhaps providing release time for long bus rides.
Doug was asked about the union's position on using parking fees to fund commute trip reduction efforts. Doug said that the union has a long history of defending the idea that parking fees should pay only for parking. He doubted that union members would be willing to abandon that principle. Thad suggested that parking fees might go up by the same amount whether the money is used to build additional parking spaces or to fund commute trip reduction programs that allow the college to avoid building those spaces. Doug said that a commute trip reduction program that put money in the pockets of employees might be worth discussing.
4. Other discussion
Darren presented a revision of the proposal he described last week. He estimates that it is possible to add 900 additional spaces in B and C lots without cutting any large trees.
Masao said he remains in favor of drawing a line and telling the county we are not willing to build more parking.
- Return to the Parking Expansion DTF Home Page.
- This page last updated on January 31, 2000.


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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — There is abundant energy in the winds that blow through Sullivan County, and two men are continuing to advance the potential to harvest that resource for local communities.
Dick Riseling, executive director of the Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development (SASD), has long worked to enhance renewable energy opportunities in Sullivan County and recently gave another public presentation on community-owned wind power at the Sullivan County Government Center in Monticello. Stephen Stuart has been working with SASD to improve the possibilities for wind development, and has completed various trainings and conferences to gain skills related to residential wind development.
Last fall, Stuart, who is involved in various alternative energy initiatives in the region, attended training in residential wind repair and maintenance and tower work offered by Solar Energy International (SEI) on Guemes Island, WA. He has also completed SEI's training in wind design and installation in Paonia, CO. In October, Stuart will attend the Home Built Wind Generator training, which focuses on the process of building a small wind turbine from scratch.
"Small wind energy is an underutilized renewable energy resource," said Stuart. "As an advocate for renewable energy systems and sustainable solutions to our housing and energy needs, I felt compelled to learn about this resource. The spark of curiosity ignited the flame of knowledge, and my desire to learn more about this technology just naturally grew."
When he attended the Small Wind Conference offered by the Small Wind Council in Stevens Point, WI, Stuart learned about the importance of proper site assessment and the availability of the Wind Site Assessor certification program taught by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA). "I also learned that NYSERDA will probably be requiring wind site assessments prior to granting funding for wind projects in New York State," he said.
Topics covered during the sessions focused on system design, installation, siting analysis, types of turbines (upwind versus downwind, vertical axis versus horizontal axis wind generators), trouble-shooting problems, maintenance issues, hands-on work in repairing and maintaining generators and safely climbing and working on towers.
Stuart hopes to contribute the knowledge and expertise he gained to various SASD projects focused on bringing renewable energy systems to Sullivan County farms, businesses and homes. As such, Stuart is a proponent of home built wind turbines, which he contends will play a role in developing truly independent power.
"There is a definite science to the design and construction of a home-built generator, and they could really answer the need for a viable generator for areas where the average annual wind speed is lower than 10 mph," he explained. "The largest application will probably be for off-grid users and will require a storage system for excess energy production."
Meanwhile, SASD has been moving forward in mapping county wind resources. An American Recovery and Reinvestment grant has provided funding for a community-owned wind feasibility study to look at what wind development can do for the county at a utility-grade scale. The multi-year project has identified wind resources in the county with the goal of siting and bringing on line two wind turbine projects: a community-based and -owned turbine, where the community would benefit from the electric power, and a second one that would offset energy usage for a business.
In previous presentations, Riseling has urged county lawmakers to move into municipally owned public utilities by creating their own municipal power authority and launching their own wind program, which he said could result in a profit of $1,500,000 every year. Already, more than 100 community wind projects have been built across the country and are benefiting local taxpayers, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
Attributes and topography of the land are being evaluated for large or small residential development, and landowner interest in hosting turbines has been explored. The project is within a month or two of determining several locations from which to choose for development of a small wind farm.
According to Riseling, the wind farm could feature three to six 1.5-megawatt turbines similar in scale to those that currently operate in Waymart, PA, with towers rising 250 feet and blades at 110 feet long. Smaller turbines are also a possibility. Several financial models are available for the funding and benefits would depend on the financial model selected.
Other benefits cited by Riseling include selling energy back to the grid, hiring local people to maintain and monitor, enhancing the potential for manufacturing and fabrication of components such as blades, better responsiveness to customers due to the local ownership and providing a hedge against future rises in costs of fossil fuels. Being community-owned would also improve transparency and increase the potential for discounted rates.
"Localism is the name of the game," added Riseling. "The hope is we'll also get some light industry out of this, create jobs and lower the cost of operating a home, business and municipality." Contact Riseling at email@example.com [1] for more information.
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SUNY Sullivan launched its Wind Turbine Technology Program last fall. The two-year associate's degree program includes hands-on learning with a 2.5 kilowatt wind turbine, as well as turbine simulator and classroom study. Students gain working knowledge of both residential and industrial wind turbines, and AC and DC electrical systems failures. They will learn to read electrical schematics, and develop their knowledge of power distribution systems and work safely utilizing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and wind turbine standard operating procedures. For more information visit www.sunysullivan.edu/prostudies/windturbinetech [2] or call 845/434-5750, extension 4287.


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This is a original poster advertising the first talking movies in 1929.It was published by the Herald poster Co Collinsville Il.It is 28 by 42 and is in very good cond. with some minor chipping on the bottom red border.This poster was used by a man in Wi. who traveled around to small towns in Wi. and set up a tent to show movies. I bought a group of posters and his record books at an estate auction. A scarce poster!


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The Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company, which offers life and health insurance, bought the naming rights. It has headquarters in Oklahoma City and is a subsidiary of Torchmark Corporation, which is located in McKinney, Texas.
"We are excited to see the Globe Life name on this beautiful facility," Globe Life president Bill Leavell said.
Rangers owner Ray Davis said the naming deal "increases flexibility to remain competitive long term and short term."
There was speculation that the rights were going to a Korean-based company, possibly Samsung.
The park opened in 1994 and was renamed to Ameriquest Field in Arlington in 2004. But the sponsoring company ran into financial trouble and the name became Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in 2007, which it had remained until Wednesday.
Only nine major-league teams do not have a naming-rights agreement: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park, Marlins Park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Kauffman Stadium, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium and Nationals Park.


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Vt. may get cold case investigator
MONTPELIER Vermont police are supporting a bill in the Legislature that would establish a force dedicated to cold cases to restart old investigations and potentially give families of victims of unsolved murders some answers.
Maj. Glenn Hall, the commander of the state police Bureau of Criminal Investigations, on Wednesday described for lawmakers what cold case families go through.
They wake up every day wondering what happened. They go to sleep every night wondering what happened, Hall said. And thats the truth, they live that. Its really nothing you can really imagine unless youve been through it or if you have somebody thats close to you thats been through that.
The bills sponsor, Berlin Republican Rep. Patti Lewis, said her motivation is to help such families obtain closure.
If it was my daughter, I would want to know, Lewis said.
Unsolved homicides are an important issue for the state, according to Hall.
Vermont has at least 57 unsolved homicides and more than 30 inactive missing person cases dating to 1946, according to police data. Hall said the bulk of those cases are from the 1970s and 1980s.
An investigator dedicated to cold cases could devote energy to readdressing inactive cases without also juggling the demands of new cases, Hall said.
In cold cases, evidence is not always in centralized computer files and witnesses can be difficult to track down, according to Hall. But the advantage of revisiting inactive cases is the possibility of analyzing old evidence with the new DNA and forensic science of the 21st century.
But technology cant make up for how much needs to be done.
I joke about watching CSI and these shows on TV where they solve these cases in about 30 minutes, Hall said. And its really very time-intensive and just a lot of work that needs to be done.
A cost for the position has not yet been determined, according to Hall and Lewis. Lewis said it would at least be the cost of an additional salary for the state police.
In New Hampshire, a larger cold case unit established in 2009 with three detectives and one prosecutor cost about $600,000 in federal funds over a two-year period, according to 2013 numbers from the states departments of justice and safety.
Maine lawmakers are looking at a proposal to create a four-person unit at a cost of $530,000 in its first year and $430,000 in subsequent years.
Vermonts proposal includes one position.
Its hard to put a price tag on this, Hall said to lawmakers. If we solve one of these, its worth its weight in gold.
Lewis said the proposal is gaining traction and if it passes the House Committee on Government Operations, the next stop would be Appropriations.
Adding new positions is always difficult, Hall said.
I cant imagine anyone opposing the concept of creating this. Its just a matter of do we have the funding and the resources right now to do that, Hall said. I think, at the very least, its worth initiating the conversation.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryAs Rutland prepares to welcome Syrian refugees to its community, some are continuing to voice... Full Story
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Apple Maple Raisin Pie
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 90 min
- Ready Time: 120 min
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
- 2 2/3 cups Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
- 7 to 8 tablespoons ice cold water
- 9 cups peeled, cored, quartered apples (about 2 1/2 pounds)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup Hungry Jack® Original Syrup
- 1/4 cup Pillsbury BEST™ Unbleached All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- Milk
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 375ºF.
- COMBINE flour and salt in medium bowl. Cut in shortening using pastry blender or two knives just until mixture forms pea-sized chunks. Sprinkle with water, one tablespoon at a time. Toss lightly with fork until dough forms a ball. Divide dough into two equal parts. Press between hands to form two 5 to 6-inch "pancakes."
- FLOUR "pancakes" lightly on both sides. Roll one "pancake" between sheets of waxed paper (or plastic wrap) on dampened countertop for bottom crust. Peel off top sheet of waxed paper. Trim 1" larger than upside-down 10 inch pie plate. Flip into pie plate. Remove other sheet. Trim edge even with pie plate. Moisten edge of pastry with water.
- TOSS apples and raisins in large bowl with syrup, flour, salt, cream, cinnamon and cardamom. Mound filling in pie shell.
- ROLL top crust same as bottom using second "pancake" to 1/8-inch thick. Peel off top sheet of waxed paper. Flip onto filled pie. Remove other sheet of waxed paper. Trim 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold top edge under bottom crust. Flute. Brush crust with milk. Cut slits in top crust for steam to escape.
- BAKE 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cover pie loosely with foil to prevent over-browning, if necessary. Cool at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 slice, 1/8 of pie), Calories 580 (Calories from Fat 250), Total Fat 27g (Saturated Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 10mg, Sodium 490mg, Total Carbohydrate 79g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 24g), Protein 6g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 8%, Calcium 2%, Iron 15%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
* Ensure all recipe ingredients are gluten free by referencing the ingredient labels, as products may vary. If uncertain, contact the ingredient manufacturer.


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Written by Misfit74 on 12.06.2012 at 07:43
Is it just me or is 80% of Slipknot's discography compilations or live albums? I can't imagine who would collect album after album of the same songs over and over again. Write some new damn material, already.
/end rant
Written by BradSabbath on 23.07.2012 at 06:34
According to Metalstorm's discography for Slipknot, they only have one compilation and one live album


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Canary Wharf bond investors hit by 'weird' error
Investors in a pre-crisis Canary Wharf Group securitisation received an unwelcome surprise last month – an error in documentation meant the bonds would be paying out less than previously advertised.
The announcement regarding the amendment, made on July 18, is the second time in a month the property group has had to address uncertainties or inconsistencies in its bond documentation.
Canary Wharf Group last month wrote to investors in four tranches of the 2007 mortgage-backed security, called Canary Wharf Finance II Plc, to inform them that an expected "step-up" in coupon payments was not going to happen at the level outlined in the transaction documents.
The floating-rate tranches affected are worth around £726 million and were due to increase coupon payments on two of the tranches just days after the July 18 letter was sent.
The four floating rate notes, rated as AAA, AA, A and BBB at the time of issue, were structured to pay various margins above three-month Libor. The highest rated tranche, which was £222 million in size, was structured to pay 19 basis points above three-month Libor up until the step-up date, while the lowest, worth £125 million at the time of issuance, paid 84 basis points above Libor.
According to the July notice to noteholders, the step up would have seen the margin for the tranches increase by 3.5 times, meaning the top-rated tranche would pay out 66.5 basis points. Instead, the step-up was amended to 2.5 times the original margin, or 47.5 basis points in the case of the top-rated tranche.
One holder of the bond said: "It's a 35-year bond so the NPV [net present value] of the margin change is huge. That's true for bondholders too."
Conor Downey, a real estate partner in the London office of Paul Hastings, described the situation as "weird" and said it could be a first: "Doing something as fundamental as changing the margin is pretty significant. I can't think of any instance where that has happened before."
The step was taken with the agreement of Deutsche Bank, the trustee of the securitisation, according to the letter. Deutsche Bank declined to comment but, in its notice to noteholders, Canary Wharf Group said the decision had been taken to "reflect the true intention of the parties" in the bond documentation.
Canary Wharf Group declined to comment further.
The change to 2.5 times the original margin appears to mirror the original offering circular from 2007, seen by Financial News. According to this document, the interest margin after the step up was due to be 47.5 basis points in the case of the highest-rated tranche. It is unclear at what point the step-up rate in the documentation was set at 3.5 times the original margin.
The move has caused a stir with investors, according to analysts at Nomura, who said they had "received queries from a few different clients" regarding the July 18 notice. In a note published this week, Nomura said that it was likely a genuine error that triggered the move.
However, the analysts added: "While it appears the change to the note margins is correct, the manner in which it was disclosed to noteholders as a 'fait accompli' possibly could have been handled better in our view."
Downey added: "The Canary Wharf bond issuance programme went through a number of different stages, and lots and lots if people in the City looked at it, and it surprises me that such a fundamental thing was wrong from day one."
The 2007 securitisation was managed by bankers at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers. Morgan Stanley declined to comment.
It is the latest mishap in the history of the deal. On June 20, Canary Wharf said that it would buy back £577.9 million of fixed-rate notes but was unclear whether, in doing so, it would be liable to pay an early payment premium - under what is known as a Spens clause, named after an English Lord - equivalent to £168.7 million.
Holders of the fixed-rate notes are currently awaiting a court decision on whether they will receive this payment, according to Nomura's analysts.
They said: "Clearly given the quantum of the Spens payment at stake it is somewhat understandable for the sponsor to seek to avoid paying the Spens if they can. However, it would appear that correcting errors 'to reflect the true intention of the parties' only seems to works in one direction."


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Martial Art Instruction in Milton Keynes
Shenley Leisure Centre
Milton Keynes,
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 7:15pm - 9:15pm
Wednesday to Sunday: Closed
Traditional Japanese martial art of Aikido Yoshinkan, an effective means of self-defence as taught to the Tokyo riot police force. Yoshinkan Aikido is perfect for all ages, male or female, beginners or advanced. Contact: Sensei J.S.Hall via email or phone: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: www.europeanaikido.com ... ...
Aikido Yoshinkan is one of the four original styles of Aikido that the founder approved his students to go out and teach to the world. It is a style that encompasses what is often described as the 'hard' form as retains elements from the samurai arts with practical applications of martial arts. It is also based on the foundation of peace. Aikido is unique in its ultimate desire to propagate peace throu the art and relies on an attack to create the energy of techniques. This in itself results in Aikido not being a destructive art, but rather one that makes the enemy your friend. It looks to avoid conflict not only in a physical sense, but also in ones life.
O'Sensei, the founder of Aikido once said that if everyone practiced Aikido there would be no war. A bold statement maybe but a statement that takes you to the essence of Aikido. Aikido is ultimatley about blending with an opponents power, by harmonising in this way you can use the attackers power against themselves and control their agression. This concept does not just stop at the physical but extends into our social lives. The longer you practice Aikido the less conflict you find in your life and in fact the less you wish to conflict with people. Extrapolate this result out and imagine how this would improve the way we all are in the world.... A nice thought, isnt it.
Although the association has now been operating since the mid 70s the Milton Keynes club opened its doors in June 2008. I am proud of the membership and hopeful that within that time we have improved the lives of many people.
Yoshinkan is a specialised form of Aikido and is a pure self defence martial art that believes in strong social ethics combined with the development of a true martial art.
Associate member of the British Aikido Board (Government authorised organisation) BAB
I went along to Aikido not expecting much, I had tried more passive, technical martial arts before but haven't got on with them as my passion lies in Muay Thai. However, within a couple of weeks of going I had brought a gi and found myself eagerly awaiting next weeks lesson. There was something very welcoming about Sensei Hall's class, no one was turned away or made to feel like they were unwelcome and all were encouraged to do what they can but not pressured to do any more. Unfortunately, due to other commitments I am unable to comtinue with this class, but as soon as my circumstances change I'll be back again.
Kim L - 07/07/2009 | report this review
Just had to say something about this club. I love the atmosphere at this club... friendly & welcoming. A damn good work out and its an amazing martial art!!! Why is it so unknown??????
Suzanne rollings - 03/06/2009 | report this review
Went to club for the first time last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Would recommend to anyone looking for a decent martial arts club... Can't wait until next Tuesday!!!
Chris Rogers - 09/07/2008 | report this review
I've trained with Sensei Hall in Hatfield and find him an excellent instructor. Not sure I can get to Milton Keynes, but maybe some time in the future :-)
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Elks National Foundation Volunteers Get Girls in the Game
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Inspired by the spirit of the 9/11 National Day of Remembrance and Service, Girls in the Game and the Elks National Foundation hosted a special three-hour Game Day event on September 11, 2009, for 60 girls at St. Gabriel Elementary on Chicago's southwest side.
"Game Day events are designed to introduce girls of all ages to different sports and fitness activities while teaching leadership, nutrition, and life-skills", says Ashley Hernandez, Game Day Coordinator for Girls in the Game. "Girls have fun in a supportive all-girl environment and learn to enjoy being healthy and active."
Building strong communities is not a new concept for the Elks National Foundation (ENF) or Girls in the Game. Knowing how important it is to instill healthy habits at a young age, ENF sponsored the event and members of their Scholar Advisory Board served as guest coaches. College students facilitated activities, teaching girls, ages 8-13, skills in volleyball, yoga, and team building. They also lead a workshop on smoking awareness.
Today, girls in Chicago face many obstacles:
- According to the Sinai Urban Health Institute, two out of three children in Chicago's under-resourced neighborhoods are overweight or obese – more than double the national average.
- Girls who do 15 minutes of moderate physical activity a day reduce their risk of obesity by almost 50 percent.
- Girls who play sports are less likely to do drugs and have unplanned pregnancies, and they are more likely to get higher test scores and develop self-confidence.
What better time to empower Chicago's girls.
Girls in the Game, a nonprofit organization, provides and promotes sports and fitness opportunities, nutrition and health education, and leadership development to enhance the overall health and well-being of all girls. Programs for girls and volunteer opportunities for adults are offered year-round.
To learn more about volunteering with Girls in the Game, visit: http://www.girlsinthegame.org/volunteer. To learn more about the Elks National Foundation, visit: http://www.elks.org.


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Chloramine never proven safeOctober 06,2012As chloramine replaces chlorine across the country, more and more people are reporting skin, respiratory and digestive symptoms. That includes hundreds in the Champlain Water District. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control, and Vermont Health Department and other state agencies and some Rutland officials are studiously ignoring that fact. They pooh-pooh this overwhelming anecdotal evidence. Note that the term anecdotal means based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigation. Anecdotal information can be very valid and provides a solid basis for scientific study.
EPA based safety thresholds for monochloramine in drinking water on studies for chlorine, not for chloramine. That is not OK. They are two different chemicals, with different ways of reacting to their environment. The human body appears to respond very differently to chloramine than to chlorine, evidenced by all the people across the country and in Vermont who are getting sick from chloramine, who did just fine with chlorine.
Surrounding the black hole of no data on skin, respiratory, and digestive health effects from exposure to chloramine in tap water are lots of data on health effects from exposure to chloramine in higher doses in industry and doses that are much lower than levels in drinking water, like the levels of monochloramine produced in cells in the human body.
These health effects are the same ones people are having to exposure to chloramine in their tap water. For instance, NIOSH and OSHA show that people exposed to chloramine in the workplace suffer from rashes and respiratory irritation.
And now a couple of comments about the plumbing issue. It is common knowledge that chloramine disintegrates rubber gaskets and toilet flappers in indoor plumbing. This is not contested by anyone whose business it is to know. There are chloramine-resistant rubber parts being manufactured these days. Its a new thing. How many homes in Rutland have those chloramine-resistant rubber parts in their plumbing systems? And whos going to pay for them?
A Fortune 500 company and developer, Shapell Industries, has filed a lawsuit against the water district of Moulton Niguel in Orange County, Florida. Shapell alleges that chloramine in the city water damaged the copper pipes, causing pinhole leaks in 400 homes in their development. (http://www.ocregister.com/news/water-340682-leaks-copper.html)
Chloramine leaches lead from lead pipes, lead solder, and lead-free brass fittings, which can contain up to 8 percent lead. The official fix for that is to add another chemical to the water to coat the pipes so the chloramine wont touch them. Given that human error is a part of life, why take the chance when you can use granular GAC to take care of your problem? Do a Google search on chloramine and lead in tap water. Theres a lot on that. Heres just one: Changes in Blood Lead Levels Associated with Use of Chloramines in Water Treatment Systems. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1817676/)
Remember, its beholden on the home owner to make sure theres no lead in his water. The water treatment facility makes a few lead tests on public water every couple of years but does no testing in your home.
Public officials, it is incumbent upon you to find data that prove chloramine is safe. But of course you cant, because there is no data. The studies werent done. The EPA and CDC admit as much. The anecdotal evidence piling up on chloramines negative health effects is being ignored. Public officials are responsible for the health and safety of their community. Deciding to implement a solution that cannot be proven safe puts the community at risk and is unacceptable.
Ellen Powell is a resident of South Burlington.MORE IN Election Letters
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Chamberlain in Shirt Sleeves
"I express a commitment to carry on and protect the constitution and the
people, and transfer power to whomever is elected next September in free
and transparent elections."
–Hosni Mubarak, 10 February 2011
"I will not seek a new term."
–Zine El Abadine Ben Ali, 13 January 2011
"God willing, on Dec. 31, 2012, you'll be saying goodbye to me."
–Bud Selig, 29 November 2009
"For the present I ask you to await as
calmly as you can the events of the next few days. As
long as war has not begun, there is always hope that it
may be prevented, and you know that I am going to work
for peace to the last moment."
–Neville Chamberlain, 27 September 1938
"We've put up with the shenanigans this long… another year or two won't kill us."
–Jeffery Lung, 18 February 2011
Am I saying that Mr. Lung is a modern day Neville Chamberlain and that his policy of appeasement towards the gruesome excesses of Commissioner Selig lead inexorably to a modern day "Blitz"? I leave that for history to decide. All I can do is point out that allowing Selig to hold his Opening Day without protest is tantamount to allowing Germany to annex Czechoslovakia in 1938 without a word of disagreement. Will we wait until Selig marches into Poland before we finally stand up?
Ben Ali and Mubarak also made empty promises that they would step down as their terms ended. However, their citizens called their bluffs and both men find themselves exiled to places where hopefully they can do no harm. As citizens of Major League Baseball, we owe it to ourselves and each other to do no less. The revolution begins 31 March 2011. Selig must go!
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Not sure why it is I get that uneasy feeling from Selig. Could it be the fact he positioned a memeber of his MLB staff within the Rays for a nit as a consultant, then pulled him out and away from the game the minute the "contraction" issue was off the table.
Or maybe I am still chilled not only from the high ticket price of Game 5 of the 2008 World Series game in Philly, but by the ice in his viens from letting that game even begin. I know I have scratched that itch before, but it keeps festering on me.
Hopefully the December 2012 date is a bons fide end of the Selig era. Have we checked Nostradamus or the Mayan calendar for verification?
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"We will call for new media laws, civil rights, lift the stupid punishments, we will have a constitution. Even the Leader Gaddafi said he wants a constitution. "
– Saif el-Islam Gaddafi, 20 February, 2011
Sounds familiar, Commissioner Selig?
– Randy
"He used a $2 million dollar missile to blow up a $15 dollar tent." – Lil' Bush on Clinton.
Down with Selig Meister Meister Selig!! Pitchforks and torches for everybody! Selig must be stopped before he brings the DH to the National League.


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January 8, 2013—National Geographic attached tiny Kittycam cameras to house cats to find out more about their hunting skills when they head outside.
Cuddly companions or furry assassins: the secret lives of house cats revealed.
I'm Lucie McNeil and this is National Geographic On Assignment-your link to thousands of Nat Geo Expeditions around the globe.
Today, we're off to Athens, Georgia where National Geographic's Crittercam team, and scientists from the University of Georgia used special cameras to find out more about feline hunting behavior.
The footage revealed a cat prowling a neighbor's garden, a trip down a sewer and of course hunting and more hunting. Small lizards topped the list as favorite prey.
One big surprise was that several cats had adopted second owners, even dropping by to get extra meals!
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Less than a month ago New Mexico State handed Idaho its worst men's basketball loss of the season, a 78-54 defeat in Las Cruces, N.M. But Idaho got revenge Thursday night with a 73-67 win over the Aggies in the Cowan Spectrum, Idaho's first top-75 RPI win of the season.
Idaho's 23-8 second-half run against the Aggies lasted 7:20 and gave the Vandals a lead they would never relinquish. Idaho pulled ahead 67-60 with less than four minutes to play and spend the rest of the game furiously fighting off the Aggies. New Mexico State pulled within four points with less than three minutes to play but never got any closer. Idaho improves to 9-14 overall and 3-6 in Western Athletic Conference play and gets a boost of confidence after a series of close defeats in league play. NM State falls to 17-8 and 6-3 in the WAC.
"I couldn't be happier for the guys in the locker room," Idaho coach Don Verlin said. "It's always hard on your fans, it's always hard on your coaching staff, but it's really hard on the players to lose close games. Those are the guys putting in the work and I couldn't be happier for those guys who've been busting their tails and everybody contributed tonight in a great win."
The Vandals were led by senior Stephen Madison, who poured in 24 points and added eight rebounds and two steals. Madison's 24 points move him into fifth-place on Idaho's all-time scoring list with 1,335 points, passing Steve Weist's (1973-76) 1,334 career points.
Freshman Sekou Wiggs came up one point shy of his career-high, finishing with 16 on 6-of-9 shooting, Mike Scott added 11 points, three rebounds and two assists, and Connor Hill added 10 points and three boards in the game.
Sophomore Paulin Mpawe played 10 minutes, all in the second half, and came up with four rebounds, including three momentous offensive boards.
Idaho shot 41.3 percent from the field while NM State connected on 47.5 percent of its shots, but the Vandals owned a 38-34 rebounding edge over the taller NM State team, and held a 16-12 advantage in second-chance points. Idaho also did a good job taking care of the basketball, finishing with just six turnovers -- one more than the team's lowest total this season – and the Vandals had an 8-6 edge in points off turnovers.
"Guys just stepped into their shots with confidence and didn't think about the end results," Idaho senior Glen Dean said. "They just stepped up and knocked them down. Coach said all week just be aggressive, and that was everybody's mentality the whole game and that freed up our minds."
Dean finished with five points for Idaho, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 6:16 to play that gave the Vandals a 61-58 lead. Hill added to Idaho's lead on its next possession with a 3-pointer of his own to put the Vandals ahead by six.
NM State was led by 20 points from Daniel Mullings while DK Eldrigde and Kevin Aronis each added 12 for the Aggies. Sim Bhullar, New Mexico State's 7-foot-5 center finished with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and added seven rebounds and five blocked shots.
"It's unlike anything I've ever seen," Wiggs said of the challenge of facing Bhullar's presence. "You're trying to figure out a way to score over him. That doesn't work. Then you try to go around him. That doesn't work. It's not impossible. He's big, he's a good player and a good shot-blocker and a presence down there, but there's always a way that you can get around him or score over him. You just have to figure out those ways."
Idaho wraps up its three-game home stand on Saturday when Texas-Pan American visits the Cowan Spectrum at 7 p.m. The last time the Vandals and Broncs got together Idaho won 86-85 in double-overtime. After that game Idaho will be on the road for five of its final six WAC games leading into the conference tournament Mar. 13-16 in Las Vegas, Nev.
"There's no question it's anybody's conference," Verlin said of the parity in the WAC. "I think the conference tournament is going to be anybody's ball game. Most of our games are on the road but who know what could happen. There's not a team that we can't beat in this conference and not a team I don't expect to beat. What we've got to do is keep getting better. I thought we played one of our better games and hopefully we can continue to do that."


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Pamela S. BaileyApril 21,2013Pamela S. Bailey
BRANDON Pamela Sue Bailey, 56, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Rutland Regional Medical Center.
She was born Aug. 3, 1956, in Middlebury, the daughter of Norman C. and Phyllis (Disorda) Bailey Sr.
She grew up in the Brandon area.
She enjoyed family gatherings and traveling to Florida. She especially enjoyed camping trips and cookouts.
Survivors include her mother, with whom she made her home; two sisters, Linda Stone of Brandon, and Carol Racine of Leicester; two brothers, Norman Bailey Jr. of Brandon, and Robert Bailey of Leicester; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father, Norman C. Bailey Sr.
A graveside service will be held Monday, April 22, at 2 p.m. in the Pine Hill Cemetery in Brandon.
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