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A Pocket of Near-Perfection
Now orbiting Earth, Gravity Probe B is a
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April 26, 2004: Engineers don't often indulge in poetic flourish when discussing the things they build. So when words like "beautiful" and "elegant" and "artful" frequently cross the lips of scientists and engineers as they talk about the design of Gravity Probe B (GP-B), one might suspect that this spacecraft is truly something special.
Right: Using the most perfect spheres humans have ever created, Gravity Probe B just might turn Einstein's theories upside-down. [More]
The probe, which launched April 20th on a mission to test an unproven aspect of Einstein's theory of relativity, is by all accounts a marvel of human ingenuity and know-how. Only recently has it even become technologically possible to build Gravity Probe B, despite the fact that the idea for the experiment has been around since the 1950s.
"If experimental science is an art, then I would look at GP-B as a Renaissance masterpiece," says Jeff Kolodziejczak, NASA's Project Scientist for GP-B at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Einstein's theory of General Relativity predicts that Earth, by rotating, twists space and time around with it, forming a mild vortex in the fabric of spacetime around our planet. Researchers call this "frame dragging." Most physicists believe the spacetime vortex is real, but no experiment to date has been sensitive enough to detect it unequivocally.
Enter Gravity Probe B.
The idea behind the experiment is simple: Put a spinning gyroscope into orbit around the Earth, with the spin axis pointed toward some distant star as a fixed reference point. Free from external forces, the gyroscope's axis should continue pointing at the star--forever. But if the region of space through which the gyroscope orbits is slightly twisted, as Einstein's theory predicts, the direction of the gyroscope's axis would drift ever-so-slightly over time. By noting this change in direction relative to the star, the subtle frame-dragging effect can be measured.
Left: A spinning spherical gyroscope in Earth orbit should wobble due to frame dragging.
It sounds
like a straightforward experiment; the trick is in actually building
it. The gyroscope's axis won't drift much, only 0.042 arcseconds over
a year, according to calculations. (An arcsecond is only 1/3600th
of a degree.) To measure this angle reasonably well, GP-B must have
a precision of 0.0005 arcseconds.
"Every aspect of the experiment has to be nearly perfect," Kolodziejczak says. Meeting this challenge has taken almost 40 years of effort from many bright scientists and engineers, primarily at Stanford University, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and Lockheed-Martin.
The Gravity Probe B team had to create the roundest gyroscopes ever made, and set them orbiting Earth inside a force-free pocket. No form of atmospheric drag or magnetic forces could be allowed to penetrate the gyro-chambers. That's tricky because Earth's far-flung magnetic field envelops GP-B and, even at an altitude of 400 miles, Earth's outermost atmosphere exerts drag on the spacecraft. Furthermore, it would be necessary to measure the tilt of the gyroscope's spin axis ... without ever touching the gyroscope itself.
The gyroscopes in GP-B are the most perfect spheres ever made by humans. (The experiment actually carries four gyroscopes for redundancy.) These ping pong-sized balls of fused quartz and silicon are 1.5 inches across and never vary from a perfect sphere by more than 40 atomic layers. That means that if these gyroscopes were the size of the Earth, the elevation of the entire surface would vary by no more than 12 feet! If these gyroscopes weren't so spherical, their spin axes would wobble even without the effects of frame-dragging, thus ruining the experiment.
Right: One of the spherical gyroscopes used in Gravity Probe B.
Being in orbit allows the spheres to float within their housings as if weightless, but without other controls, the spinning spheres would still tend to drift and bump into the walls of their containers. The reason is that the spacecraft is being slowed slightly by aerodynamic drag, while the free-floating spheres within the spacecraft's belly are not.
The GP-B team solved this problem by developing a drag-free satellite.
Inside the spacecraft instruments monitor the distance between one of the gyroscopes and its chamber walls with extraordinary precision -- to within less than a nanometer (a millionth of a millimeter). The spacecraft's thrusters respond to any changes in that separation. In effect, the spacecraft chases the gyroscope and flies along the same "drag free" orbital path that it does.
The spheres must also be protected from Earth's magnetic field. Why? Because a faint magnetic signal from the gyroscopes themselves will ultimately be used to detect the all-important change in angle of their spin axes. The intrusion of Earth's magnetic field would swamp that signal.
But how do you block a planet's magnetic field?
"We used superconducting bags," says Kolodziejczak. The gyroscope assembly is placed inside lead bags, which in turn are placed inside a large cryogenic container called a "dewar" holding 400 gallons of liquid helium. The helium cools the lead bags to 1.7 degrees above absolute zero (1.7 K, or about -271 째C). At this temperature the lead becomes a superconductor, thus blocking out Earth's magnetic field. The ambient magnetic field within these bags is reduced to less than 3 micro-gauss, which is about the same as in deep interstellar space.
Above: Gravity Probe B's big dewar holds hundreds of gallons of liquid helium.
The extreme cold also helps create an ultra-low pressure vacuum in the gyroscope chamber; after pumping out most of the gas, the molecules of gas that remain are very cold and thus hardly moving, which means they exert almost zero pressure. In this pristine, high-vacuum environment, the spherical gyroscope could spin at its operating speed of 10,000 rpm for 1,000 years without slowing by more than 1 percent.
Finally, it's necessary to measure the gyroscopes' spin without nudging the gyroscopes in the slightest.
Once again, superconductivity comes to the rescue. A superconducting sphere, when spun, will produce a weak magnetic field that is precisely aligned with the axis of rotation. The gyroscopes are therefore coated with a metallic layer of niobium of near-perfect uniformity. At the cryogenic temperature in the core of GP-B, niobium becomes a superconductor and it produces a magnetic field when the spheres are spun. By monitoring the magnetic field, engineers can monitor the spin of the gyroscopes--no touching required!
Above: A schematic diagram of the SQUID-method for measuring the tilt of a gyroscope.
To do this, the GP-B scientists use a remarkable device called a SQUID--short for "Superconducting QUantum Interference Device." Attached to a loop of superconducting wire closely encircling each gyroscope, a SQUID functions as an ultra-sensitive magnetic field detector. SQUIDs can detect a change in this field of only 50 billionths of a micro-gauss (5 x 10-14 gauss), which equates to a change of the gyroscope's angle of 0.0001 arcseconds.
A telescope onboard the spacecraft constantly watches a distant star named IM Pegasus. This serves as an external reference point for measuring the tilt of the gyroscopes. IM Pegasus isn't truly a fixed point, though. It will drift ever-so-slightly during the 2 year lifetime of the GP-B mission. Fortunately, astronomers know very precisely how far it will drift, so that motion can be accounted for.
Telescopes. Gyroscopes. Superconducting lead bags and SQUIDs. These are odd materials for art. Among engineers and physicists, though, there's no doubt: Gravity Probe B is a masterpiece.


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Second question, I'm home with her and so we lay down to nurse a lot during the day. We've been doing this for the last 3 weeks or so. On Sunday when we got to church I knew she was hungry but she wouldn't eat when I tried nursing her in the craddle hold. After church we went to a friend's house for lunch and I took her in my friend's bedroom laid on the floor with her and tried to get her to eat. She ate, but it took a lot of attempts and she didn't eat a lot. Then before we left around 4:15 p.m. she ate again, a little more this time. When we got home I tried to feed her again, just so I could feel empty and so she could get some more milk. She ate just fine when we were back home. But, today I tried to feed her around 9:45 a.m. and she bit me. She's done that before to let me know she's not interested, but she hasn't really had any milk since 5:45 a.m. (her last feeding), is this normal?
I do not like my pump. But, I don't want to be so full that I'm miserable or worse yet, get mastitis.
She doesn't have any teeth yet, and doesn't fuss or seem to be in pain. She only gets a few sips of water daily and solids once in a while, if she's up when we're eating dinner and seems interested, I offer her some. She usually makes faces and grunts, does that mean she doesn't want any food and I should just stick with the sips of water that she loves?


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Inwood woman and Falling Waters man dead after I-70 motorcyle wreck
HANCOCK, Md. – Two people from Berkeley County died Saturday and a third was flown out with injuries following a severe motorcyle crash on Interstate 70 in Maryland.
The victims were identified by the Maryland State Police as Megan R. Daymude, 19, of Inwood, and Mark B. Stephens, 23, of Falling Waters.
Police said the accident occurred on I-70 East just prior to Exit 9.
Several motorcycles were traveling east near Indian Springs when the group of motorcycles slowed for unknown reasons.
A 2008 Harley Davidson, which was being ridden by Matthew L. Adams, 42, of Martinsburg, had slowed and was struck from behind by a 1992 Harley Davidson being operated by Mark D. Stephens, 46, of Falling Waters.
After striking the rear of the 2008 Harley Davidson, Mark D. Stephens continued to lose control and struck a 2004 Harley Davidson being operated by Mark B. Stephens. Daymude was a passenger on that motorcyle, police said.
Daymude was pronounced dead at the scene and Mark B. Stephens was flown by a Maryland State Police helicopter to Baltimore Shock Trauma, where he was later pronounced dead. Mark D. Stephens was also transported to Baltimore Shock Trauma via another state police helicopter for his injuries, police said.
A Maryland State Police reconstructionist responded to the scene to assist, and the state police crash team was notified and will continue to assist in the investigation.
I-70 East was closed for about four and a half hours while troopers investigated the accident, and I-70 West was closed for approximately one hour while Maryland State Police Aviation was at the scene.
Troopers from the Maryland State Police Hagerstown Barracks are investigating the wreck. Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact Senior Trooper A. Butler at 301-766-3800.
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Project Status: Licensed; In Compliance Phase. Operational: July 11, 2002
The California Energy Commission approved this project's Application for Certification on October 25, 2000. The Commission monitors the power plant's construction, operation and eventual decommissioning through a compliance proceeding.
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- October 25, 2000 -- Energy Commission approves project.
- July 11, 2002 - Power plant on line and producing power.
On May 7, 1999, Duke Energy Moss Landing LLC filed an Application for Certification (AFC) seeking approval from the California Energy Commission (Energy Commission) to construct and operate the proposed 1,060-megawatt (MW) Moss Landing Power Plant Project. The project is proposed to be located at the existing Moss Landing Power Plant site that was previously operated by PG&E for about 50 years. This site is located at the intersection of Highway 1 and Dolan Road, east of the community of Moss Landing near the Moss Landing Harbor.
The project, as proposed by Duke Energy, consists of replacing the existing electric power generation Units 1-5, (a total of 613 MW built in the 1950s and shut down in 1995), with two 530 MW, natural gas-fired, combined cycle, units. Each combined cycle unit consists of two natural gas fired combustion turbine generators (CTGs), two unfired heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) and a reheat, condensing steam turbine generator (STG). Each combined cycle unit will use seawater for once-through cooling. Duke Energy also proposes to upgrade each of the existing Units 6 and 7 by 73 MW.
Duke also planned to remove eight 225-foot stacks and ten large oil tanks.
In 2006, Duke Energy sold the plant to LS Power (LSP) Moss Landing LLC, a subsidiary of LSP General Finance Co. LLC. The April 2007, the power plant was purchased by Dynegy Moss Landing LLC, a subsidiary of Dynegy of Houston, Texas.
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Tyson is our 7month old pitbull, and he is our 2nd baby (and he knows it). Many people believe pitbulls are not family dogs but i beg a differ, he is by far the best dog we have ever had.
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Op-Ed: Meet Bahrain's Best Friend in Congress
Last year, as the government of Bahrain violently suppressed an Arab Spring protest movement, an unlikely champion of the small Gulf nation emerged on Capitol Hill in Washington: Democratic Rep. Eni Faleomavaega, the delegate from American Samoa.
Faleomavaega, who has been a non-voting delegate in Congress since 1989 and is now the third-ranking Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, typically focuses on more local matters: the tuna industry, Pacific Islands affairs and securing federal funding for American Samoa.
But this week he is taking a trip to Bahrain, his second in the past year, both paid by the Bahraini government. It's part of a year-long friendship the congressman has developed with the Gulf nation.
In March 2011, just weeks into the crisis, Faleomavaega emerged seemingly out of nowhere — he has no history of commenting on Middle East affairs — to enter a 2,500-word statement into the Congressional Record that closely echoed the Bahraini government's spin. "Bahrain is under attack," he said, painting protesters as violent, Iran-backed vandals representing "the worst kind of seditious infiltration from a foreign enemy." He praised the Crown Prince for supposedly meeting protesters' demands for democratic reforms.
"Mr. Speaker," Faleomavaega said. "I have to ask why the demonstrators returned to protesting again, even after all their demands were agreed to."
Just days before, the government had torn down the iconic Pearl Monument at the center of the protests, and Saudi Arabian tanks had rolled into Bahrain to back the government crackdown.
So, why is the delegate from American Samoa so interested in supporting Bahrain? Faleomavaega told ProPublica it's because "Bahrain has been a key ally and supporter of U.S. security interests in this region of the world." But there's another connection: A lobbying firm run by a longtime friend and campaign contributor to Faleomavaega is working for the regime's allies.
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Stock Futures Rise as Bernanke Signals Accommodation
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Stock futures were rising Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke took an accommodative tone on monetary policy in a pre-released comment that he is scheduled to deliver to a Congressional committee later this morning.
Investor sentiment was additionally bolstered after Bank of America
Bernanke, in prepared remarks, emphasized that while the Fed is poised to continue to help stimulate the U.S. economy, the central bank may change tactics if the recovery's pace quickens.
"Because our asset purchases depend on economic and financial developments, they are by no means on a preset course," Bernanke said in a speech sent to news reporters.
The Fed chairman explained that if economic conditions improve faster than expected and inflation appears to be rising decisively upward, the pace of asset purchases could be reduced more quickly and tapering could begin later this year. However, if the outlook for employment were to become relatively less favorable and inflation didn't appear to be moving back towards 2%, the current pace of purchases could be maintained for longer.
"If needed, the Committee would be prepared to employ all of its tools, including an increase in the pace of purchases for a time, to promote a return to maximum employment in a context of price stability."
Bernanke said that in addition, even after purchases end, the Federal Reserve will be holding its stock of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities off the market and reinvesting the proceeds from maturing securities, which will continue to put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, support mortgage markets, and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative.
Futures for the S&P 500 were rising 6.5 points, or 7.09 points above fair value, to 1,677.75. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 32 points, or 42.15 points above fair value, to 15,423. Futures for the Nasdaq were up 9.5 points, or 9.48 points above fair value, to 3,080.25.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury was rising 14/32, diluting the yield to 2.485%.The dollar was rising 0.16% to $82.63 according to the U.S. dollar index .
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Jones already knew that, before the night was over, she and 11 of her full-time colleagues were going to be out of a job.
They include: Jones; Andre Barrera, CIT instructor; Sulema Caballero, early education instructor; Megan Capeheart, early education instructor; Christine Gonzales, business technology instructor; Anna Hazelrigg, English instructor; Rickey Pearce, machinist instructor; Carolyn Rains, student success center; Juan Sanchez, business technology instructor; Kristy Schroeder, developmental English/reading; Michael Sellers, English instructor, and Tammy White, science learning skills specialist. Also laid off is Felipita Galvan, director, child development center.
"I've seen it all before," Jones says. "A board with a similar makeup to this did the same thing six years ago."
The boardroom was packed. A few weeks ago, CBC President Dr. Beatriz Espinoza made it mandatory for division heads to attend. But a standing-room crowd that extended into the hall was more than the seating, or the air conditioning, could handle.
"We're violating a number of fire marshal rules here," someone noted.
Among the 70 who attended were small children too young to know what was happening, carrying signs painted on fluorescent cardboard that read "Save our School," "CBC Will Never Be The Same" and "Keep Politics Out of School."
The only hint on the agenda to explain the crowd — large enough to cause the president's office to call for security in the form of a Beeville policeman there, ostensibly, for crowd control — was the public comments.
Three students and two instructors signed up to speak, their voices barely heard over the rustle of the crowd.
"Please give a lot of thought to the decisions you will…make," Tiele Dockens asked. Because she attended Jones' classes, the Phi Theta Kappa 28-year-old triple major — and a student activist — told the board "my graduation date now hangs in the balance."
Four of the 12 whose contacts would not be renewed were in the business division.
"Degrees that now take two years to complete "can potentially take up to four years…" she said.
Professional business technology major Kristina Gonzales — who had gathered 100 signatures on a petition — reminded the board that Espinoza "invoked the right to postpone any contract renewals," a suggestion mirrored by Communications Division Chairman Jeff Massengill.
"There are solutions that are not as drastic," he said.
Dr. Emmanuel Alvarado, president of the faculty senate, asked the board to gather input from division chairs and faculty leaders "to arrive at a better solution."
All received proper attention from board members and proper applause from the audience when their three minutes were up.
How CBC chose those to cut is the point of some contention.
Last October, Jones says, division chairs were asked to study their staffing budgets and submit them in January.
"As far as I know," she says, "those reviews were never examined."
As late as 90 minutes before the board meeting, Jones still was sending emails, asking for results of her staffing review. None was answered.
Jones says that a four-person committee, led by Vice President of Instruction Mark Secord, decided who would stay and who would go.
On April 16, Jones says, she was given half an hour to defend her staffing. "After the meeting, Mark told me who was being laid off. I couldn't even talk. I was in shock. I still don't know what criteria they used to decide, and they won't tell me."
For some, the board decision seemed arbitrary; for others, it was the only option in the face of plunging revenues — the down side of the Eagle Ford Shale economy luring potential students to swap long-term educational goals for oil-boom salaries.
Doing its best to put a positive spin on the layoffs, in a news release the next day — emblazoned with a statement in red that said the layoffs did not, according to the strict definitions of CBC policy, represent a reduction in force — CBC blamed a $534,000 budget shortfall for its decision, combined with a $1.23 million deficit the year before.
The total salaries of the 12, obtained by a Freedom of Information request, equals 33 percent of the deficit, indicating the college has a long way to go to become solvent.
"The majority of college revenue comes from instructors teaching courses to students," Dockens said. Yet, at least four administrative positions have been added to the college staffing, and they produce no revenue."
Those who had crammed into the boardroom left when the board went into executive session. Most returned two hours and 11 minutes later to watch somber trustees take no action on renewing the contracts, without comment.
The silence continues. Board members contacted for comment did not return phone calls.
Immediately after adjournment, as board members quickly, and quietly, headed for their cars, Jones remained in the board room, embracing two of her students in tears over the decision.
"I've already stripped my office clean of my personal items," she says.
"My last day will be July 3. Maybe we'll have a party."
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It's a good thing that, in defiance of most of the predictions and of all the alarmists who tried to link nasty hurricanes to global warming, we had a relatively mild hurricane season this year.
If the Federal Emergency Management Agency had been called upon to deal with a disaster this year, it might have gotten in the way of being taken to the woodshed for dealing so abysmally with 2005's hurricanes.
But now we have another audit, another slap on the hand for FEMA. It's getting to be a way of life.
The Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, continues to examine how FEMA handled Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. In the previous episode of this dismal saga, the GAO estimated that almost $1 billion of the aid FEMA handed out to victims was wasteful or sent to ineligible people who used fraudulent means to get their hands on "free money" from the taxpayers.
Now GAO's Gregory Kutz has told a Senate hearing that the earlier estimate was "likely understated," which is a nicely understated way of putting it. At least tens of thousands of people perpetrated fraud on FEMA and the taxpayers.
In its latest report, the GAO found that people who had been given FEMA trailers for free were also given rental assistance. The typical mistaken payment was around $5,000, and the total bill for this product of poor communication within the agency was about $17 million.
FEMA also paid twice for people who had applied for assistance for the same property for two different hurricanes, Katrina and Rita. Total tab: $20 million.
FEMA paid millions of dollars to people not qualified for FEMA aid under the law, including $3 million to more than 500 foreign students attending universities in Louisiana and Texas. It provided free apartments to 10 people in Plano, Texas, while sending them $46,000 for housing expenses.
The agency also managed to lose 85 laptop computers, printers, GPS devices and two flat-bottom boats.
The serious question raised by all this is whether disaster assistance should be the responsibility of a permanent federal agency. Disaster assistance would almost certainly be less expensive, more efficient, and more likely to go to people who really need help if it were seen as a private-sector and state and local responsibility.
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Target's CEO is out in wake of big security breachap photo
Target said Monday that Chairman, President and CEO Gregg Steinhafel is out, nearly five months after the retailer disclosed a massive data breach that hurt its reputation. The nations third-largest retailer says Steinhafel has agreed to step down as the companys chairman, president and CEO, effective immediately. He also has resigned from its board of directors.
NEW YORK Targets CEO has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job over a breach of customer data, showing how responsibility for computer security now reaches right to the top.
Gregg Steinhafel, who was also president and chairman, stepped down nearly five months after Target disclosed a huge pre-Christmas breach in which hackers stole millions of customers credit- and debit-card records. The theft badly damaged the store chains reputation and profits. Steinhafel, a 35-year veteran of the company and chief executive since 2008, also resigned from the board of directors, Target announced Monday.
He was the public face of the breach. The company struggled to recover from it, said Cynthia Larose, chair of the privacy and security practice at the law firm Mintz Levin. Its a new era for boards to take a proactive role in understanding what the risks are.
The departure of Steinhafel, 59, suggests the company wants a clean slate as it wrestles with the fallout. But the resignation leaves a leadership hole at a time when the 1,800-store chain is facing many other challenges.
The company, known for its trendy but affordable housewares and fashions, is struggling to maintain its cachet while competing with Wal-Mart and Amazon.com. Target is also grappling with a disappointing expansion into Canada, its first foray outside the U.S.
Experts say the breach, which highlighted the flaws in Targets security system, seemed to be the final straw.
The Target board said in a statement that after extensive discussions with Steinhafel, they both have decided it is the right time for new leadership at Target. The board also said that he held himself personally accountable.
The last several months have tested Target in unprecedented ways, Steinhafel wrote in a letter to the board that was made available to The Associated Press. From the beginning, I have been committed to ensuring Target emerges from the data breach a better company, more focused than ever on delivering for our guests.
The companys stock fell more than 3 percent Monday morning to $60.15.
Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan was named interim president and CEO.
Under Steinhafels leadership, Target won praise for its expansion into fresh groceries and its 5 percent discount for customers who use its branded debit and credit cards. In 2009, he defended the company against a proxy fight waged by hedge fund manager William Ackman, who was pushing his own candidates for the board.
But Target has been criticized for reacting too slowly to the shift toward shopping on mobile devices. Target just started to let shoppers order items online and pick them up at the store, years later than some competitors.
Analysts also say Target botched its Canadian expansion by moving too aggressively. The company opened more than 120 stores in the latest year and lost nearly $1 billion.
On Dec. 19, Target disclosed a breach of 40 million credit and debit card accounts over a nearly three-week period before Christmas. Then on Jan. 10, the company said hackers also stole personal information including names, phone numbers, and email and mailing addresses from as many as 70 million customers.
Ultimately, too much rained down on Gregg Steinhafel, said Brian Sozzi, CEO and chief equities strategist at Belus Capital Advisors. There was no way he could escape the black vortex of news.
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Atlanta JMU Alumni Kingpin Challenge 2013
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A 97% alumni satisfaction rate, and only a 7% giving rate? A student
forced to leave JMU because they don't receive help when they need
emergency financial support? These are realities for our beloved alma
mater, and we can do something about it.
But fundraising for JMU can be a fun thing, which is where the JMU Alumni Kingpin Challenge comes in. The Office of Alumni Relations will be in Atlanta on February 19th to host a fundraiser bowling tournament, with all proceeds going to the Madison Forever Scholarships fund. Teams will square off against each other for the right to be crowned Kingpin champion!
Registration is $5 per person. Your registration fee covers shoes, two hours of bowling, and snacks, with the winning team receiving the Atlanta JMU Alumni Kingpin Challenge trophy.
Cash bar is available at the bowling alley, and registration in advance is required.
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Nice quilt and great background, too!
it's a really pretty quilt and I'm sure your niece will be fascinated with all the squares. I like your layout and sashing color as well as the backing fabric too. You definitely have the eye!
This Girly "I Spy" is so cute, Riel. My new granddaughter is now 5 mos old, so I am starting a collection of cute fabrics for her first "I Spy". I have a 12-yr old granddaughter, too, and her "Kitty Cucumber" quilt is now 10 yrs old and much-loved. I will have to make her a more adult quilt for her bed, I think....Julierose
Super cute! I have some fabric (actually just down to a scrap now, which makes me kinda sad) that has yellow sunflowers, all with smiling faces. So fun. What a fabulous quilt! Lucky niece.
So cute!! I love the sashing! I am sure she will love it!
I love the I spy stuff I joined a swap and cant wait for them to come back to make me one too. My baby is while not born yet so I got all the time in the world. But I am sure my 7 year old can have some fun with it when I get it done.
Love your "I Spy". I have made them with "no 2 alike", but I usually make a "mistake" - something mysterious for them to find the one that has a twin. Sometimes I make them 2 the same, but that gets to be tricky on some larger prints - depending on how much fabric you have, there may not be another motif like the first one.
Lovely quilt! I love the I spy idea.
Thanks so much everyone. I love, love I spy stuff ... I am still drawn to new fabrics thinking they would be great fabric to "Spy" even though I really don't need anymore right now. :-)
wonderful Riel... like the orange sashing.... my turn to be sick... miserable actually!! what a cold!!
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2014 Spokane Intercollegiate Research Conference (SIRC). This academic year, SIRC is on hiatus. Instead, we are encouraging students to submit abstracts to the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which is being held at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA, April 16-18, 2015. You can find out more information about NCUR at http://www.cur.org/ncur_2015/.
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Decade Days
Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:00 AM - Sat, 2 Nov 2013 11:59 PM
Time to hop into the way-back machine as the JMU Alumni Association celebrates the past 50 years of Madison graduates. We'll be rolling out old yearbook photos and music hits from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s on the JMU Homecoming Facebook page. And our friends in dining services will be serving up some tasty treats for each decade.


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Assad the foolApril 08,2013Our civilized world often seems surprisingly foolish and immature. After all these years, it would seem the people who populate our globe could have found a way to get along and to work together for the common good.
But that hasnt happened. Just this past weekend, one fretful national leader called the leaders of a neighboring nation foolish and immature. And, no, he wasnt referring to the young (believed to be 29 or 30) leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, and his zealously supportive military.
No, Syrias Bashar Assad was criticizing the leadership of Turkey, where thousands of Syrians are living in refugee camps, having fled from the 2-year-old civil war that is ripping Syria apart. An estimated 70,000 Syrians have been killed and millions have been displaced as Assad stubbornly digs in to save his familys 42-year-old dictatorship.
If the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country, or if the terrorist forces take control the situation will inevitably spill over into neighboring countries and create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond, Assad told a Turkish reporter.
In the interview, Assad predicted the turmoil would spread east, west, north and south (and) this will lead to a state of instability for years and maybe decades to come. And that is exactly what Washington and other Assad critics fear.
Lebanon and Jordan both are swamped with the flood of Syrian refugees. And the sectarian nature of the conflict has also raised tensions in the region as Syrias Sunni Muslims and Islamist fighters seek to depose Assad and impose their control over the countrys long-favored Alawite minority.
Assad told the Turkish journalist the essence of the battle is between forces and states seeking to take their people back into historic times, and states wanting to take their peoples into a prosperous future. In saying that, Assad appeared to refer to Sunni Muslim states Saudi Arabia and Qatar, both of which have supported efforts to arm the Syrian insurgents.
Assad also said that Turkeys prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, has been recruiting fighters with money donated by Qatar to wage war in Syria, and he warned that the bloodshed could not easily be contained.
The fire in Syria will burn Turkey, he declared. Unfortunately (Erdogan) does not see this reality. He added that Erdogan has not uttered a single truthful word since the crisis in Syria began.
While he was at it, Assad also scolded the Arab League because it suspended Syrias membership and in March invited opposition leaders to attend a meeting in his place.
The Arab League itself lacks legitimacy, he said. It is an organization which represents Arab states and not Arab people. It has lacked legitimacy for a long time because these Arab states themselves do not reflect the will of the Arab people.
Presumably Assad believes he reflects their will, yet the Arab world as a whole has shown little or no sympathy toward him in his time of trouble. Assad also branded as hypocrites some nations that have condemned his behavior.
France and Britain committed massacres in Libya with the support and cover of the United States, he declared. The Turkish government is knee-deep in Syrian blood. Are these states really concerned about Syrian blood?
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Today, I was at my girlfriend's house having dinner with her and her parents. I was casually playing footsie with my girlfriend under the table, until her mom stopped eating and said, "You know that's my foot, right?" FML
by Brian / 11/20/2012 at 10:50am / United States (Virginia) / Miscellaneous
Today, I played paintball with a bunch of friends. By the end of the day, my girlfriend and I were the only people left on the field. She shot me mercilessly, and I screamed like a little girl. 30 people watched, 4 people filmed. FML
by Z / 11/26/2012 at 5:26am / Australia / Miscellaneous
Today, my dad asked me to send my mom a text since he was driving and I was in the passenger seat. I pulled up my mom's contact on his phone, and I found that my mom had recently sent my dad a picture of her jugs, along with the message, "We miss you." FML
by Sexting Parents / 11/15/2012 at 9:45pm / United States (New Jersey) / Love
Today, my girlfriend looked me straight in the eye and said, "I know about the sea turtles." I asked her what she was talking about and she said, "Next time, shut up or I'll show you pain." I have no idea what she's talking about. FML
by Anonymous / 11/19/2012 at 8:15pm / United States / Love
Today, I was blessed with a girlfriend who loves giving blowjobs. And cursed with a girlfriend who is also somehow really bad at them. FML
by Janitoro / 11/22/2012 at 8:19pm / United States / Intimacy
Today, my husband ran a nice warm bubble bath with extra bubbles. I undressed and slid down into the tub only to have the most ungodly pain go up my backside. Turns out he knocked his razor into the water when he added the bubbles. I now have two butt cracks. FML
by Cracky / 11/27/2012 at 9:32am / United States (Maryland) / Miscellaneous
Today, I was messing around with my wife. I grabbed her boobs and said, "Honk honk". Unbeknownst to me, my daughter saw it. Now my 3-year-old girl runs around honking everyone. Even her grandparents. FML
by piemasterzim / 11/21/2012 at 8:20pm / Canada / Kids
Today, I was going to give my baby daughter an empty Pringles tin to play with on the floor. I saw some crumbs at the bottom, so I emptied the can in my mouth before I gave it to her. I crunched hard and spat them out, realizing my boyfriend had just cut his toenails into the can. FML
by lizzard0416 / 11/29/2012 at 10:00pm / Canada (Alberta) / Miscellaneous
Today, I heard a teenage boy ask his friend, "So, is it, like, November in Australia too?" This is the future of America. FML
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Today, I brought a fluorescent tube to the store to make sure I got the correct replacement. Trying to charm the sexy cashier, I waved the tube in the air, saying "I need a new light sabre, there is no force left in this one and the Empire is attacking." Turns out she'd never heard of Star Wars. FML
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Today, I found a wounded turkey in our backyard. I brought it inside, put it in a cage, and tended to its wounds. I then left. When I got back home, I smelled the wonderful aroma of my mother's cooking. She had prepared a turkey, the one I'd rescued. FML
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2013-14 Marietta school calendar approved by board
Marietta City Schools students will have an extra day off for Thanksgiving and return from Christmas break a day earlier under a 2013-14 calendar approved Monday by the district board of education.
The calendar was approved during a brief special meeting at the administration office, along with a few other items.
The calendar originally submitted to the board last week included a three-day Thanksgiving break, from Nov. 27-29, and had students returning from Christmas break on Tuesday, Jan. 7. At the request of some families, a change was made to also give students the Monday after Thanksgiving, Dec. 2, off. That's the first day of hunting season, when many area schools usually see a few additional absences, said Marietta High School Principal Bill Lee.
"That Monday after Thanksgiving is referred to a 'Deer Day,'" he said, adding there is not a large increase in absences.
Students' first day back to school in 2014 will be Monday, Jan. 6.
"To get that day back, we come back from Christmas vacation one day sooner," Superintendent Harry Fleming said.
The board did not consider bids for a planned expansion and renovation at the high school, as they'd been expected to when the meeting was announced last week. That will take place in another special meeting at 8:30 a.m. Friday.
"We're just looking into the bids a little bit closer," said board President Greg Gault, who said they could not be released because some information was still being verified.
The board also approved holding a public hearing at its July meeting on the intention of two district employees – high school language arts teacher Ellen Nutter and Washington Elementary fifth-grade teacher Kristen Stone – to retire and be rehired by the district. A third person, middle school language arts/pre-algebra teacher Sandra Wilson, is expected to be added to that hearing during Friday's meeting.
All three would go back to the bottom of the salary scale but would continue to be compensated based on their level of education, Fleming said. The superintendent described them as "really outstanding teachers" the district wants to keep.
Stone and Wilson would see their salaries go from $56,822 a year to $36,835, while Nutter's would be $28,554, down from $44,687.
The moves would save the district more than $56,000 a year, not including potential insurance savings, since retired/rehired employees pay a higher percentage of their premiums.


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Report of the U.S. Delegate, Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables, 26th Session
The 26th Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from October 15-19, 2012, and was co-hosted by the Governments of United States and Jamaica. The keynote address was delivered by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce, the Honourable Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, who indicated it was the first time that Jamaica was co-hosting a Codex meeting and stressed that it was important given the significance of harmonized standards in the international trade in processed fruits and vegetables. U.S. Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater also welcomed the delegates. The Session was attended by 24 Member countries, 1 Member Organization, and Observers from 4 international organizations. The United States was represented by Delegate Dorian LaFond, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, and Alternate Delegate Paul South, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Proposed Draft Codex Standard for Table Olives (Revision of CODEX STAN 66-1981)
A working group meeting was held two days prior to the session. The European Union, chair of the working group, highlighted the changes made to the proposed draft and explained the issues on which there was no consensus: other permitted ingredients, provisions on the microbiological and physico-chemical criteria for packing brines, maximum defect tolerance for blemished fruits in green olives in the extra category and defects and allowances for non-whole styles. The Committee agreed to include a reference to the Codex General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) in the Food Additives section in accordance with the Procedural Manual.
The working group met several times during the week and reached agreement on the revised standard which was then adopted by the CCPFV. The standard was forwarded at Step 5/8 with omission of Steps 6 and 7 for adoption by the 36th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).
Proposed Draft Codex Standard for Certain Canned Fruits (revision of remaining individual standards for canned fruits)
A working group meeting was held one day prior to the plenary session. The Delegation of Cuba, chair of the working group, presented the draft standard. There was consensus on the general provision of the standard, but not on the annexes (canned mangoes, pears and pineapples).
The annex on canned mangoes was discussed with changes made to reflect differing characteristics of mango varieties, trading and processing practices. There was consensus on using a general reference to the GSFA for the food additives section; however, some delegations opposed the inclusion of colors for use in canned mangoes. Due to time constraints, the Committee did not have an opportunity to discuss the pears and pineapples annexes. The Committee agreed to forward the proposed draft Standard for Certain Canned Fruits (general provisions) and the proposed draft Annex on Mangoes to the CAC for adoption at Step 5 and agreed to return the pears and pineapples annexes to Step 2/3 for redrafting.
Proposed Draft Codex Standard for Canned Bamboo Shoots
The Delegation of France, which led the working group on canned vegetables, introduced the proposed changes of the working group. The Committee agreed to retain the Standard as a stand-alone document rather than as an Annex to the Standard for Certain Canned Vegetables. The Committee also agreed to include in the scope a non-exhaustive list of species to serve as guidance on the relevant safe species for use in the canning of bamboo shoots.
After much discussion and agreement on minor modifications, the Committee advanced the standard to step 5/8 for adoption by the 36th Session of the CAC.
Proposed Draft Codex Standard for Certain Quick Frozen Vegetables
A working group meeting was held one day prior to the plenary session. The United States, chair of the Working Group, presented the report on the status of the Proposed draft Codex Standard indicating that it had concluded the General Provisions section of the standard and Annex VIII-Leeks, along with a recommendation that a working group be established to develop the section on Methods of Analysis and Sampling and to determine whether the current CCPFV Sampling Plan was appropriate for Quick Frozen Vegetables.
Due to time constraints, the Committee could not consider the other 10 annexes. It was agreed to establish an electronic Working Group on Methods of Analysis and Sampling led by the United States to review and prepare proposals related to the annexes under development for consideration at the next session. The Committee agreed to forward the General Provisions section of the Standard to Step 5 for adoption by the CAC.
Proposed Draft Sampling Plans Including Metrological Provisions for Controlling Minimum Drained Weight of Canned Fruits and Vegetables
At the 23rd CCPFV Session, the Delegation of France was tasked to lead a working group to perform this work based on its proposal. The next two CCPFV sessions determined that the proposed sampling plan was too complex for the intended purpose, and it was returned for redrafting. At this 26th CCPFV session, some delegations again expressed concern with replacing a well-established and accepted procedure that has not created problems in international trade with the proposed method that was more cumbersome and complicated and was based on OIML-R87, which is proven flawed and currently being revised.
In view of the current revision of OIML-R87 and its relevance to the proposed draft sampling plans, the Committee agreed to suspend work on the sampling plan and hold it at Step 4 pending the OIML-R87 review.
Food Additive Provisions for Processed Fruits and Vegetables: Additional Provisions for Inclusion in Selected Adopted and Standards under Development
The last Session established an electronic Working Group on Food Additives, chaired by the European Union and co-chaired by the United States of America, to resolve the food additive provisions associated with the standards currently being developed and selected standards previously developed. The working group was tasked to work within the framework of the GSFA with a view to establishing a general reference to the GSFA when feasible and to providing justification in light of Section 3 of the preamble of the GSFA for exceptions to the general reference if or when such reference was not appropriate.
The U.S. Delegation expressed concern that such prescriptive and detailed evaluation of every food additive was both time and resource consuming and should be discontinued in favor of a general reference to the GSFA. Additionally, the U.S. pointed out that the working group recommended removal of some food additives in the step process as "not being technologically justified" or not appropriate and/or scientific. The Committee adopted the Working Group's recommendations with some minor amendments.
Discussion Paper on the Possible Extension of the Territorial Application of the Codex Regional Standard for Ginseng Products
During the last session in 2010, the Republic of Korea asked the Committee to consider converting the regional Codex standard for Ginseng Products into a worldwide standard. The Committee requested to prepare a discussion paper and project document for the 26th Session.
The discussion paper explained that the trade volume of the products was expanding, various products were circulated around the world outside the Asian region, and many countries do not have legislation addressing ginseng products or have differing classification criteria, which can lead to confusion in international trade.
Many delegations, citing significant international trade in ginseng products as foods, supported the conversion of the regional standard into a worldwide standard. The 26th CCPFV session agreed with proposal and will take up this new work subject to approval by the CAC.
Discussion Paper on the Development of a Codex Standard for Flavored Water-Based Drinks
The Delegation of Kenya at the last CCPFV Session, viewing the proposed expanded mandate of the CCPFV to include "fruit and vegetable juices and related products" proposed new work on flavored water-based drinks. Kenya, to be assisted by Brazil and the United States, agreed to prepare a discussion paper on these products for consideration at the 26th Session. However, due to differing views that emerged after the 25th CCPFV session neither Brazil nor the United States assisted with the discussion paper.
The discussion paper explained the nature of water-based flavored drinks, the manufacturing procedure and scope of the international market. Noting that the CCPFV expanded mandate did not include such products, (the CAC declined to approve addition of "and related products" to the Committee's terms of reference) and that Kenya's main concern was the "unsafe or unregulated use of certain food additives," such as flavor enhancers, food color and preservatives, the Committee requested the Codex Committee on Food Additives to consider whether water-based flavored drinks are adequately covered by the food categories in the GSFA, and, if not, whether the appropriate food categories could be expanded to include these products and to determine whether there is a need to expand the list of food additives; e.g., to include flavor enhancers, preservatives, acidity regulators and colors.
Next Session
The next Session is tentatively scheduled to be held in 2014 in the United States (exact date and location to be determined).


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A Little Creativity Please, Gentlemen
It's amazing to me how creative people can be when trying to avoid admitting something embarrassing. Like Bill Clinton's infamous definition of "is" or A-Rod's original interview with Katie Couric, there are little embellishments, and large ones as well, that seem incredibly obvious in retrospect.
However, what I find even more telling is the response when they're finally called out and forced to tell the truth. Maybe it's a short statement issued over a weekend before disappearing for a week (or ten) like John Edwards. Or maybe it's a couple lawyers finally letting slip that Sammy Sosa was juicing, something most of us had probably already figured out
But today brought around one of my favorites. The Republican paragon of virtue congressman admitting to an extra-marital affair. I mean, we expect this sort of thing from the Democrats. They are the party of Kennedy after all. But the Republicans? How sad is it when the titular head of the Democrats, Barack Obama, is a once married family man while the Republican leadership is full of guys like Newt Gingrich and John McCain who have multiple marriages under their belts, some of which came out of less than squeaky clean circumstances.
It is possible that there's an upside to all this fudging and creativity, though. If we could just get our leaders to apply some of that creativity to the economy, maybe they could turn it around. What's that you say? They already tried that and it didn't work? Well, I guess we could just stuff our money in a mattress. That always seems to work.
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No – the Republican party isn't the party of virtue? How shocking…..NOT!
Hmm, a political commentary on dodging issues. Tigers lost yesterday, ay? :^)
(Yeah, I know…I'm the Master of the Obvious)
Don't worry Jonestein, Allen is the Master of the Losers, which is much, much worse.
You do have a point, Allen (even if you are dodging the Tigers' loss). Politicians are so great at "creative lying," so how about some creative plans to help our country. Aaargh.
Trying to avoid a Tigers loss by commenting about politics is not healthy, Allen. You should see some help…. just kidding.
Awww Yay-er… Allen got smacked down by Dillon. Nice work, D.


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One of our Favorite New Acts from Coachella
In the weeks leading up to Coachella, almost every music publication released articles on some variant of bands to watch out for at the festival. With so many acts performing, these lists are necessary to help figure out which band to check out at any given time. Figuring out what stage to be at when the headliners go on has its own challenges, but in the early afternoon, when many of the bands aren't yet household names, deciding who to see can require a little help.
One band that popped up on number of these newcomer lists was the electronic influenced R&B outfit, Young & Sick. Behind the moniker stands Nick Van Hofwegen, a multi-talented artist, who first made a name for him self through cover art illustrations for Foster the People, Robin Thicke, and Maroon 5, as well as for designing a collection of clothing that was carried in Urban Outfitters.
Even though Young & Sick just released its first album two weeks before playing Coachella, the act had already generated a ton of buzz. When Van Hofwegen and his band hit the stage on Saturday, they proved they could live up to the hype.
At the same time, the songs manage to be fun and dancy, yet slightly dark, while maintaining truthfulness to them that crowd of twenty somethings could immediately relate to. Drawing influences from various genres, the music is tough to classify, feeling distinctly new, while hitting familiar notes that keep you dancing along.
Take a listen, and see for yourself, but we definitely agree with the music magazines - this is one to watch out for.


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Good thing it's getting cold out. You'll want to be inside watching more TV.
First things first: The unstoppable Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell return in the season premiere of Mike & Molly on Monday, November 4, at 8:30 PM. The show will continue to air Monday nights at 8:30.
As great as Melissa McCarthy is, she hasn't sold as many albums as Garth Brooks. The country superstar stars in a new live concert special, Garth Brooks, Live from Las Vegas, on Friday, November 29, from 8-10 PM. As the title indicates, the special is live from the Wynn Las Vegas.
The end of the month brings the holiday season, and November is when your favorite holiday shows start to appear. And everyone's favorite holiday special, Rudolph: The Red-Nosed Reindeer, makes its triumphant return on Tuesday, November 26, from 7-8 PM.
Also look for Hoops & Yo-Yo Ruin Christmas (7-7:30 PM) and The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story (7:30-8 PM) on Friday, November 29. Flight Before Christmas (7-8 PM) and The Story of Santa Claus (8-9 PM) to air on Saturday, November 30.
This November marks a historic anniversary in our nation's history: 50 years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy. As It Happened: John F. Kennedy 50 Years, airing Saturday, November 16, from 8-9 PM, is is re-telling the past in present tense. Recounting the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963,, host Bob Schieffer brings viewers into the fear and tension surrounding that historic day as it unfolds before their eyes. Viewers are in the moment with legendary anchor Walter Cronkite and journalism's iconic reporters: Charles Collingwood, Harry Reasoner, Charles Kuralt, and Mike Wallace.
Elsewhere, NCAA and NFL football coverage continues, featuring the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs taking on Buffalo (November 3, 12 noon), the Chicago Bears hosting the Baltimore Ravens (November 17, 12 noon), and the powerhouse Denver Broncos visiting the San Diego Chargers (November 10, 3:25 p.m.)
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It's a November to remember. So stay inside, dress warmly, crank the heat, and turn on WISC-TV!


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Catholics in Hawaii have a special place in their hearts for Pope Benedict XVI.
It was his predecessor, John Paul II, and Mother Teresa who made it their personal campaigns to see Father Damien de Veuster made a saint.
Neither would live to see the day. The task was turned over to the former Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI, who declared Damien canonized three years ago in St. Peter's Basilica with the Kalaupapa patients, Hawaiian royalty and 500 island pilgrims watching on.
Pope Benedict XVI furthered his island connection by beatifying Marianne Cope as one of his first declarations. That's the step below sainthood. So, it must have been with great gratification that he finally got to add her name to the Catholic pantheon of saints last October. No one could have guessed then it would be his final canonization.
The pontiff's frailty was noted by the Hawaii delegation, many of whom saw him stride unaided just three years previously for Damien's canonization.
The demands of the office were evident, yet, many in the church were hoping that Benedict's knowledge and past experience with Hawaii saints would fast-track the canonization campaign for Brother Dutton, who many believe is destined to join Damien and Marianne.
Although Benedict will be cloistered in his retirement, many island Catholics are hoping he will lend his influence and prayers to see Hawaii celebrate yet another sainthood.


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