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If magnesium takes the place of calcium, then pyrope is formed.
Specimens of pyrope with attached or embedded diamond had previously been found in the blue ground of the De Beers mines.
It seems related to both almandine and pyrope, and shows the absorption-spectrum of almandine.
Two varieties of garnet, almandite and pyrope, may exhibit the dark blood-red color especially ascribed to garnet.
The somewhat less dense, and less hard blood red garnets are properly called "pyrope garnets" (literally "fire" garnets).
The home of the pyrope, however, is and has been for many centuries, Bohemia.
The so-called "Cape rubies" of the diamond mines of South Africa are pyrope garnets and some large and fine ones are found.
Almandite garnet, the "almandine" of the jeweler is less abundant than pyrope, when of gem quality.
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Josephine (Josie) Reed Pearl
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Josephine (Josie) Reed was born in Evening Shade, Arkansas on December 19, 1873 and lived long beyond her allotted three score and ten years. She became one of Nevada's most notable characters. She and her family moved to Tennessee in 1875 and to San Luis Valley, New Mexico Territory, six years later. She loved being outdoors and developed an interest in mining in her early teens when shown how to pan for gold. In 1886 she filed a gold claim at Rat Creek which she later sold for $5,000.
Moving to Crede, Colorado in 1890, Josie worked as a waitress in a boardinghouse until she married a young mining engineer, Lane Pearl, two years later. For the next ten years, she followed him from one mining camp to another, and they ended up in Goldfield, Nevada in 1904. When Goldfield's boom went bust in 1910, the couple moved to Ward in White Pine County. Josie continued to work in restaurants and boarding houses while also prospecting.
Following her husband's death in 1918, she drifted from one end of Nevada to the other for the next four years. In 1922, she acquired several mining claims in the Columbia Mining District in the Pine Forest Range of northern Humboldt County and settled down for good, building a cabin in Cove Canyon near the Black Rock Desert where she was to remain for the next forty years.
For years she hoped to make a big strike, but her claims provided only the most meager living. Nonetheless, she grubstaked other prospectors, apparently hoping that their luck would be better than hers. However, it was not to be.
When writer Ernie Pyle visited her in 1936 and wrote a feature article about her in his nationally syndicated column, he described her as:
"...a woman of the West. Her dress was calico, with an apron over it. On her head was a farmer's straw hat. On her feet a mismatched pair of men's shoes, and on her left hand and wrist $6,000 worth of diamonds! That was Josie-contradictions all over, and a sort of Tugboat Annie of the desert. Her whole life has been spent hunting for gold in the ground. She was a prospector. She had been at it since she was nine, playing a man's part in a man's game."
Pyle later became a famed war correspondent, losing his life in Okinawa in 1945. In 1947, selections from his columns were published in a book, Home Country, and Josie once again found herself on the national stage for a brief moment. However, other writers who wanted to follow up on Pyle's story were either unable to locate her place or found the cabin deserted when they arrived.
In 1953, Western writer Nell Murbarger heard that Josie was still alive and was able to get directions to her camp. In an article which appeared in Desert Magazine in August 1954, Murbarger described her as "not a large woman, but healthy-looking and robust, with determination and self-sufficiency written all over her." Her face was "one of the most unforgettable I have ever seen," she wrote. "Years were in that face-a great many years-but there was in it some indefinable quality that far overshadowed the casual importance of age. The eyes that bored into mine were neither friendly nor unfriendly. Rather, they were shrewd and appraising; as steady as the eyes of a gunfighter; as noncommittal as those of a poker player."
Pyle had described Josie's cabin as "the wildest hodgepodge of riches and rubbish I'd ever seen," a judgment Murbarger with which agreed. Josie kept letters from friends pinned on the walls, assay reports, newspaper clippings, tax receipts, piles of newspapers and magazines. Josie confirmed her grubstakes with other would-be mining magnates and told Murbarger of the many lawsuits she had been involved in over the years. Murbarger wrote:
"She also told of loneliness, of what it meant to be the only woman in mining camps numbering hundreds of men. She told of packing grub on her back through twenty-below-zero blizzards, of wading through snow and sharpening drill steel and loading shots, of defending her successive mines against high graders and claim jumpers and faithless partners. "
When she got lonely in later years, she would drive her pickup the seventy-five miles into Winnemucca to visit Avery Sitzer, editor of the Humboldt Star. When her eyesight began to fail, however, she became a menace to local ranchers and other drivers, coming hell-bent-for-leather down the middle of the road leaving clouds of dust in her wake. "Oh, oh, here comes Josie, head for the brush," was the usual comment of those who knew her.
In the fall of 1962, she fell ill of heart disease and complications of old age and died at Washoe Medical Center on December 29. On her death certificate, her occupation was listed as "hardrock miner." She was much more.
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Asked what makes his family unique, he struggles to find the words.
"Not sure," Wilps said.
Maybe he's tongue-tied because there are so many options to consider.
Wilps thinks there's nothing different about his family. He would be wrong.
The Wilpses are Pitt's first family of wrestling. They're talented, loyal and hardly conventional.
Jeff Wilps wrestled at Pitt from 1979-82, and he was followed by his oldest son, Matt. Then his middle son, Tyler.
Soon it will be his youngest son, Noah, a senior at Chartiers Valley and a Pitt recruit.
"My plan was always to help my kids get a scholarship to college so I didn't have to pay for it," the eldest Wilps joked. "I knew how to wrestle, so I thought I would get them into wrestling."
The Wilps boys, along with sister Claire, the youngest of the siblings, grew up in Collier in a house that didn't have cable TV.
"Having it on in the room, it takes your attention away," said Matt, now an assistant coach at Pitt. "It definitely kills brain cells."
Tyler never was enamored with sports, at least not the kind he watched. In four years, the redshirt junior can count on one hand the number of Pitt football games he has attended.
"I don't think we were raised to idolize any one particular thing," said Tyler, a finance major with a minor in chemistry. "It was more like, 'If you want it, go get it yourself.' "
Which he will this week at the NCAA Division I Championships in Oklahoma City. Fresh off an ACC title, Tyler (28-5) is seeded No. 8 in the 174-pound weight class. He opens with Bradley Wukie of Pennsylvania in the first round Thursday morning.
Jeff Wilps owns the family's house in Collier. He also owns a second one — that Tyler lives in — on Iowa Street in Oakland.
"Now that I have two kids (at Pitt) … and three with Noah going, it seemed logical," Jeff said. "Instead of having to pay for room and board, we have them stay there.
"I guess my daughter now is forced to go to Pitt. She has no choice now. I just have to figure out what I can get her a scholarship in."
In the basement of the Wilps' Collier home sits a bench and squat rack the family bought from Chartiers Valley. There also is a wrestling mat.
"If anything got out of hand," Matt said, "we'd go downstairs and settle it on the mat."
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"We have a real nice setup, stairs going up about 15 feet," Matt said. "We found a couple diamonds in the rough."
Tyler's favorite match of his career isn't when he almost upset defending national champion Chris Perry of Oklahoma State in January.
It was a match at the Southern Scuffle. He fell behind Scott Reilly of Air Force, 5-0, but rallied to score a 17-9 major decision.
"I actually got kind of excited," Tyler said. "I knew I would have to open up, and it would be a fun challenge."
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Tyler enjoys a challenge, something that makes him think.
"It's hard for me to pinpoint what I like sometimes," he said. "I think what I like most is the process of getting good at something. I've never had a moment where I was like, 'Wow, I really love this activity.'
"Wrestling is a process. To get better at wrestling, I had to trust that process."
Noah insisted he was free to wrestle wherever he wanted. Still, with a family that has become synonymous with Pitt wrestling and practically considers former coach Rande Stottlemyer an uncle, why go elsewhere?
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Achilles And The Dodgers - Poem by gershon hepner
Putting Agamemnon down as sack of wine,
with dog's eyes and the heart of deer, Achilles
anticipates the way the Dodgers too may whine
if in the playoff they are beaten by the Phillies.
There won't be mayhem when the final player falls,
struck out or caught or even maybe merely tagged,
but once it's over they will say: "If we'd had balls,
we would have played the game of love, not war, and shagged."
Written a day before the first game of the National League playoff between the LA Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, repeating the playoffs that the LA Dodgers lost last year, and inspired by a quotation from Caroline Alexander's version of the "Iliad, " The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's 'Iliad' and the Trojan War, reviewed by Dwight Garner in the NYT, October 14,2009 ("Beneath a Sheen of Glory, The Ugly Horror of War") :
Great translations of Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" are rare, Matthew Arnold said in 1861, because close attention must be paid to Homer's four essential poetic qualities: that he is rapid, that he is "eminently plain and direct" in expression and in substance, and finally that he is noble. The most plain, direct and noble translation of "The Iliad" into English, at least for that generation of college students who had it pressed into their lucky, sweaty palms, has long been Richmond Lattimore's of 1951, though Robert Fitzgerald's translation of 1974 and Robert Fagles's of 1990 have their fierce adherents. Lattimore's version, once read, doesn't leave you: it is supple, unvarnished, morally complex and, in a word, thrilling. Caroline Alexander's new book, "The War That Killed Achilles, " is not a new translation of "The Iliad" — she leans mightily (alas, too mightily) on Lattimore's — but an attempt at a fresh reading of it, one that focuses almost solely on what this martial epic has to say about the conduct and meaning of war. Her book takes a chapter title from "The Things They Carried, " Tim O'Brien's collection of short stories about Vietnam, but Ms. Alexander has more recent wars on her mind, notably the one in Iraq….
The problem is that her book is such a dutiful walk-through of Lattimore's translation. Ms. Alexander quotes from, and summarizes, Lattimore's words so frequently that without them her book would threaten to collapse into a heap of thin if shapely sticks and twigs. From a reader's perspective, this is not always a tragedy. Ms. Alexander quotes Lattimore well, and it's a treat to be made intimate again with his language. She notes Achilles' terrific put-down of Agamemnon. ("You wine sack, with a dog's eyes, with a deer's heart.") She understands that a large part of the appeal of "The Iliad" rests in its exactingly detailed bouts of mayhem and grievous injury. ("Next he killed Astynoos and Hypeiron, shepherd of the people, striking one with the bronze-heeled spear above the nipple, /and cutting the other beside the shoulder through the collarbone/with the great sword, so that neck and back were hewn free of the shoulder.") She quotes very well, too, from the book's famous arming scenes. As "The War That Killed Achilles" moves along, though, some squirming readers may begin to ask themselves, or at least this one did: Why am I not simply holding a copy of Richmond Lattimore's plain, direct and noble "Iliad" instead?
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7 week baby - sleep struggles
Started by Oysta , Dec 18 2012 12:21 PM
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Posted 18 December 2012 - 12:21 PM
I am a new member to the forum. My baby boy is 7 weeks old and for the past 3 days he has struggled to stay asleep (day & night).
Once I see overtired signs from him, I swaddle him and place him in his cot but with no luck - he tends to scream the house down. I try some self settling techniques (pat, pick up and soothe/place back into cot) and he only manages to sleep for another 5 to 10 minutes before he wakes up in cries again? He constantly yawns and jerks his legs and I know he is tired but he can't sleep?
Is this a phase babies go through at 7 weeks? He used to wake only 1 to 2 times during the night but now wakes around 4 to 5 times?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated?
Posted 19 December 2012 - 06:56 AM
Have you looked into medical reasons? Taken him to the GP, been checked for reflux etc? Can you settle him in the car, the cot, on you, in a carrier or some other way for a while? 7 weeks is tiny - you can try having him self settle when he's a bit older.
Otherwise, don't do the pickup putdown method - too stimulating for a little one. Pat and shh, or rock his body back and forth. Try white noise maybe. There are lots of options, keep experimenting until you find what works. At that age, bouncing on a fitball put my DD to sleep in a matter of minutes.
Posted 19 December 2012 - 11:59 AM
7 weeks is too young for self-settling. Assuming all medical concerns have been ruled out, it sounds like your DS is in a cycle of overtiredness. At that age the maximum awake time is around an hour. My DS could often only manage 45 minutes, all of which was taken up by a feed and a nappy change.
I would suggest doing whatever works for a few days - car, stroller, carrier, sling - to maximise the sleep he can get, and then be really strict about putting him down for a sleep as soon as there are any tired signs.
Posted 19 December 2012 - 12:04 PM
A lot of babies won't sleep by themselves at all, or for very long at that age. Carrier/sling, pram, car seat are all ways of getting them to sleep and sometimes stay asleep for long periods.
Having just come out of somewhere warm, and snuggly, and moving, they are more inclined to sleep in a similar environment.
Posted 19 December 2012 - 12:52 PM
7 weeks is too young for self-settling. Assuming all medical concerns have been ruled out, it sounds like your DS is in a cycle of overtiredness. At that age the maximum awake time is around an hour. My DS could often only manage 45 minutes, all of which was taken up by a feed and a nappy change.
I would suggest doing whatever works for a few days - car, stroller, carrier, sling - to maximise the sleep he can get, and then be really strict about putting him down for a sleep as soon as there are any tired signs.
I agree with the above. It is too soon for self settling but you are doing the right thing by trying all the techniques as he will learn it eventually. My DS is 16 weeks and now self settles for about 3 sleeps a day, the rest he still needs help with.
Does he fall asleep in your arms? Can you let him and then transfer to the cot?
The other thing is don't wait til he's overtired. My DS would be up for 45-70 mins around that age and I'd wait for 2 tired signs then wrap for sleep. Do persist with the cot settling though, they do get there but it takes time and patience. Good luck!
Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:02 PM
I suggest getting yourself a wrap (hug-a-bub style) and letting your little one sleep in that. It won't cause any bad habits and he should sleep well in it.
Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:08 PM
Poor little guy and poor you too. It's really common. Have a look at this site for an explanation of what could be going on.
KRTs advice is really great. You can even wheel the pram back and forth over a bump in the carpet if you need to be at home.
I also had success with wrapping (arms up) and then holding in cradle hold with his face snuggled against me and just jiggling to sleep. Then when you go to put him down, be ready to jiggle the bassinet for a minute or 2 to get past the transition. Repeat the jiggling everytime you hear a squeak/stirring.
Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:13 PM
As per PP, 7 weeks is too young for a baby to self settle.
Difficulties sleeping and settling and long periods of unsettled behaviour are normal for a newborn and typically peak between the 6-8 week period.Google "Purple Crying" and have a read of their website, it's a great source of information and reassurance.
Have you heard of the Fourth Trimester? It's an interesting concept that the first 12 weeks of life on the outside are basically an extension of life in the womb. It makes sense in some respects-- adjusting to life on the outside is hard. Babies are used to everything being provided for them. They are used to the comforting sounds of Mum's heartbeat and digestion, of being swayed to sleep in fluid, of being warm and snug. Suddenly, it's all different and they are "expected" to sleep flat on their back on a firm surface. No wonder they find it hard and cry!
Do whatever it takes to get your baby to sleep for the next few weeks. Invest in a good carrier so baby can be close to you and can settle easily for day sleeps. A few good days of day sleep might be enough to break the overtiredness cycle and improve the night sleeping somewhat.
It's not unusual for babies to struggle to sleep independently in a cot for the first few months. It doesn't mean it's not exhausting though. I hope things improve for you soon.
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Edited by deejie, 19 December 2012 - 01:14 PM.
Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:16 PM
Would you consider a dummy if he not hasn't got one already?
Otherwise pp's have given good advice, just don't do it all at once. Try one thing at a time and give it a few days. Good luck, its really a tough time but it does pass.
Edited by prettypenny, 19 December 2012 - 01:17 PM.
Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:16 PM
I have been through this recently. I have found Infant's Friend helps a lot.
Posted 19 December 2012 - 05:26 PM
From my memory 6 to 8 weeks was an unsettled pHase for my girls. The started to cat nap during the day and were over tired at night.
We adopted the policy with DD1 of doing whatever it took to lengthen the sleep eg pram, car, swing, holding etc. we also used a dummy and soft music.
DD2 we used the swing which did the trick. She had a few nights sleeping in the swing next to our bed.
It will pass so hang in there and just do what's needed to get you the most sleep.
I found by 8 weeks the settled into a routine for a while.
Posted 21 December 2012 - 09:29 AM
Thanks so much for all your replies.
We are taking bubs to the Dr tmw to check if there are any reflux issues - I suspect yes as he tends to vomit after each feed and struggles to burp etc etc.
I have been holding bubs to sleep for the last 2 days during the day and after around 40 mins I try to put him in his cot to see if he will sleep a little in it (so far with mixed results - somedays he will sleep 15 mins, somedays he will awake immediately).
I have done heaps of reading over the last few days and it appears as though babies during weeks 6 to 8 are more fussy and clingy? I hope the phase passes soon....but more importantly I'm willing to do whatever it takes to help bubs sleep...he is so tired!!!
Infants friend? Does this help with reflux or purely wind?
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Posted 21 December 2012 - 09:46 AM
Hi. just noticed you said you put him down at the 40 minute mark after holding. this might coincide with him coming out of sleep cycle and hence waking. i think 20 minutes is meant to be the best time to transfer. mind you it never worked with DD. she had to stay wherever she fell asleep. i spent the first 8 weeks holding her for all day sleeps!
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From: John Sullivan <>
Subject: Re: [Q-R] Quebec Parish Registers on Family Search - please explainsomething
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 18:33:21 -0500
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I, undersigned, priest and canon lawyer, was in the process of writing an
explanation of the "church copy" and "court copy" of parish registers in
colonial Quebec. Then I saw Mona's post, and while I was reading it, I saw a
message at the bottom margin that there was a new message from Joan.
At this point, all I can say is, «merci, cousine Mona» and wonder if my
version would have been very different -- It certainly wouldn't have been
any better.
Fr John L
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Joan <> wrote:
> Thanks Mona! You always give such wonderful explanations. Now I understand
> completely.
> Joan
> Researching BOND, MEAGHER, and PELLERIN in Port Felix, Nova Scotia.
> Researching LAFORET and SAAM in Williamsburg NY and Frankenthal Germany
> Researching CONNOLLY and McLAUGHLIN in Cty Tryone Ireland and Ontario
> Canada
> ________________________________
> From: Mona Andrée Rainville <>
> To: Joan <>
> Cc:
> Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 5:14:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Q-R] Quebec Parish Registers on Family Search - please
> explain
> something
> Hello Joan,
> Hum... there is something in your question which first calls for an
> explanation.
> The obligation to keep church ledgers in duplicate did not mean that the
> original church record was copied over at the end of the year. It meant
> that
> two original ledgers were kept simultaneously and side by side.
> One was meant to remain in the parish, and is referred to as the "minute",
> or
> colloquially the "church copy", while the other, the "grosse", was meant to
> be
> transferred annually to the court of jurisdiction. This second record
> ledger is
> often referred to as the "court copy". Of course, "church copy" and "court
> copy" are misnomers as neither ledger is a copy, really. They were meant to
> be
> interchangeable originals.
> In many parishes, both ledgers were kept side by side as should be. In
> some
> parishes, the parties were only asked to sign the church ledger. And in
> some
> parishes, the procedure was not properly followed so that only one ledger
> was
> kept and then copied over, hopefully once a year.
> That said, it sometimes became necessary to take conservation measures when
> either the minute or the grosse of a ledger became damaged or fragile.
> Whenever
> necessary, the registers of a parish, often spanning several years, were
> copied
> over and the copy was then certified true to the original. The resulting
> ledger
> is truly a copy, a "true copy" to be precise.
> What you found for Château-Richer is precisely that. The ledgers were
> entirely
> recopied by hand, and if you look at image 14:727, you'll find a notice
> signed
> by the patient man who tackled the task in 1926, Amédée Gosselin, priest
> and
> archivist at the Seminary of Quebec. In it, he explains that the originals
> were
> "très détériorés", meaning they were in an advanced state of decay. They
> had
> been left on deposit with the seminary of Quebec as "ne pereant" which is
> latin
> for "lest they perish", or more to the point, for measures to be taken for
> their
> conservation.
> Sometimes, only the passing of years and adverse storage conditions were to
> blame. Sometimes, the damage resulted from fire or flood.
> And sometimes, still, these precious copies are all that remains of the
> parish
> records otherwise lost.
> I hope this answers your question,
> Cheers,
> Mona
> Joan wrote:
> > I wonder if someone can explain a certain parish register to me. It is
> Chateau
> >Richer, La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame, 1661-1690.
> >
> > It's obvious to me that this book is not the original register as all the
> >records are written in the same (very neat!) hand. I was under the
> impression
> >that the registers were copied over every year and one book was kept at
> the
> >church while one book went to the courthouse.
> >
> > Can you explain the book above? How could a book spanning 30 years be
> written
> >by the same person? Someone must have copied over 30 years worth of
> records into
> >this one register right?
> >
> >
> > I am assuming that even though this book is obviously not the one
> maintained by
> >the parish priest, it is nonetheless to be considered a primary source.
> Correct?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Joan
> >
> > Researching BOND, MEAGHER, and PELLERIN in Port Felix, Nova Scotia.
> > Researching LAFORET and SAAM in Williamsburg NY and Frankenthal Germany
> >Researching CONNOLLY and McLAUGHLIN in Cty Tryone Ireland and Ontario
> Canada
> >
> >
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I'm home from my first day as an intern at Teen Vogue and boy, am I wiped!
With a million shoots to prepare for, the office was a zoo of clothes today and I don't think I sat down once! I was definitely put to work, which is exactly what I had hoped for and while it's been a while since I've felt this exhausted, it's also been too long since I've felt this fulfilled!
Thank you to Ade, Mary-Kate, Andrew (@bevansburg) and of course, Amy Astley and all my fellow interns for welcoming me to the office and treating me like one of your own. I really hope to make a home for myself here at Teen Vogue as I work hard to show how grateful I am for this amazing experience. Stay tuned to my blog and teenvogue.com to all my upcoming adventures!
PS. first blog up at teenvogue.com very soon…eager beaver indeed.
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To assist us in this lobbying effort we are asking that you consider passing the enclosed resolution. Copies should be sent to your legislative delegation, Governor's office and the League of Municipalities.
In the near future we will be working with potential legislative sponsors to have legislation introduced and enacted when the legislature reconvenes in May.
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Connellsville Christian Church sponsoring prayer labyrinth on Maundy Thursday
The Christian Church of Connellsville (Disciples of Christ) will transform its fellowship hall into a prayer labyrinth on Maundy Thursday (March 28).
"We will open the church to the public to come walk a prayer labyrinth that we are constructing with stones in our fellowship hall. This is a meditative device that was first used in the Middle Ages. Each person will walk through with just their thoughts, their prayers, and their God. It is a maze in which the entrance and the exit are the same and what you find in the maze is what you bring in," said the Rev. Chris Stillwell, church pastor.
The prayer labyrinth will be open 2-6 p.m.
A prayer labyrinth is a unique maze in which there are twists and turns but no dead ends.
There is one way in and one way out.
A person enters the labyrinth in a prayerful and meditative state and contemplates their faith journey and their walk with Christ as they go. At each turn they are invited to ask God for help with a different issue in their life until they reach the center where they are invited to spend a few moments in silent prayer and thanksgiving. Then as they walk out they are invited to give thanks to God for a specific blessing at each turn they encounter.
The church will also hold its regular Tenebrae service that evening at 7 p.m. followed by the Common Meal. Anyone who attends the service may walk the labyrinth after the service.
There will be music playing as each person walks. Candles will be lit.
The fellowship hall is easily accessible through the door from the parking area of the church, located at 212 S. Pittsburgh St.
Calvary Assembly of God, located on South Pittsburgh Street, will hold a special service 7-9 p.m. Good Friday (March 29.)
Barbara Wilbur, church and team member, has put together the program "King of Majesty, an Easter Celebration." It will feature the Crown Jewels Praise Team.
"It will be an evening of pageantry, a worship service featuring banners, flags, canopies, dance and singing. All ages are welcome, there is no admission fee," said Wilbur.
The Rev. Matt Goldsberry invites the public to the Good Friday service.
A prayer ministry will be offered at the end. For more information call the church at 724-628-8835 or Wilbur at 724-626-0531. The church is located at 1316 S. Pittsburgh St.
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A voting showdown could be looming at News Corp Ltd after US cable group Liberty Media Corp acquired a 9.15 per cent voting interest in Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate.
Overnight John Malone's Liberty group exchanged 21.2 million non-voting American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and $693 million ($A904 million) in cash for 9.15 per cent of ordinary voting ADRs.
Liberty ended up with a total stake - including non-voting shares - of 17 per cent, giving it the second-largest voting stake in News.
"We have capitalised on an opportunity to exchange non-voting shares for voting shares at attractive prices to become the second largest voting block in one of the world's premier media companies," Liberty Media president and chief executive Robert Bennett said.
"News Corp is one of the few truly global media companies and we are very pleased we were able to leverage our substantial equity interest in News Corp into a larger equity and voting stake."
Analysts have brought into question the motivation behind the move, with a pre-set formula determining there is always a higher dividend on News Corp's preference shares.
"You'd want to ask why he's swapping a security which gives you a higher yield for a security which gives you a lower yield unless control of the organisation was part of the equation," Shaw Stockbroking research director Scott Marshall said.
"I think you'd have to say that looking at a greater element of control has to be within their equation."
Liberty now owns 48 million News Corp ordinary ADRs and 210.8 million preferred ADRs.
Its combined voting and non-voting stake gives it the biggest single shareholding in News and leaves the door open for any further push into a voting stake.
However, News Corp spokesman Andrew Butcher told AFP in New York yesterday's move was "not at all" a hostile gesture by Liberty and Malone, who has been involved in a number of big media deals.
"In our view this is a another sign of confidence in our company's health and future strategy by Dr Malone," he said.
"Liberty is a long time shareholder of News Corp and has always been a welcome shareholder."
Liberty has holdings in the US, Europe, Latin America and Asia, including in home shopping channel QVC, cable channels Discovery, Encore and Starz and IAC/InterActiveCorp.
In October last year, News Corp received a boost in being able to fund its $US6.6 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in DirecTV when Liberty exercised its right to buy $US500 million worth of preferred shares in News Corp.
News Corp last March gave Liberty the right to buy more of its preferred ADRs at $US21.50 each in a major fundraising deal ahead of its bid for control of DirecTV, America's biggest satellite TV group.
At 1409 AEDT, News Corp shares were up six cents to $12.33, while its preferred scrip was up seven cents to $10.71.
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Spent a recent Sunday strolling around NYC which sure did check off a lot of hygge boxes for me. Started in East Harlem at Dear Mama Coffee for some coffee and pineapples.
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Yash is mad (anger) with Aarti in Punar Vivah. Yash (Gurmeet Choudhary) and Aarti's (Kratika Sengar) married life is getting stuck once again with misunderstandings in Punar Vivah on ZEE TV.
Aarti had just started enjoying her life with Yash and almost succeeded to bring smile in Yash's face. But destiny snatched Aarti's happiness very early and made Yash very much angry at Aarti.
Present track shows that Yash is very angry (anger) with Aarti. He angrily announced to his family members that Aarti is not his wife now. He also refused to see Aarti's face and lisen to her voice.
Yash's family members were shocked and confused about Yash's rude behaviour towards Aarti.
It is still not clear about the real reason behind Yash's angry. But it seems that since Yash has already read Aarti's dairy in which she has written about her love feelings for Yash might have made him angry.
The other reason could be that Yash may have developed love feelings for Aarti which he was avoiding all along because he never wanted to give Arpita's place to Aarti.
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Who's doing what & how much are you arguing about it?
When you first thought about living together, did you think arguments over housework would be part of the picture? I bet not. It turns out that housework is one of couples' top three arguments and a big factor in separation and divorce.
Keeping the many facets of a household running is a big job. Some refer to housework as the "second shift." The second shift never ends. There's no vacation or sick leave, no quitting time. And no paycheck.
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But the reality is far different. When both partners have full time jobs, women spend an average of 28 hours a week, and men spend an average of 17, on the second shift.
The difference - almost 11 hours a week - is not lost on women. Almost a quarter of women think the division of labor in their household is unfair to them. Ten percent of men feel this way.
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Not all couples think an unequal division of housework is unfair. When one partner's job demands more hours, the other does more housework. Or if one partner works part-time, they do more at home.
It's not only women who complain about unfairness. Sometimes, it's the man who is unhappy with how the work is divided.
Regardless of which partner feels put upon, it's the sense of unfairness that generates arguments. The party who feels wronged lobbies for change. If things don't change, a downward spiral is put in motion that ultimately threatens the relationship.
In relationships where one partner believes the division of labor is unfair, both are twice as likely to consider separation or divorce.
Clearly, how couples handle housework makes a huge difference.
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There are health benefits to housework as well. People who do 20 minutes of vigorous housework a week regularly are 20% less likely to have mental health problems.
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In Let's Get a Pup (Walker Books, $27.95), Kate's soft-hearted parents can't choose only one pup at the rescue centre, so they adopt cheery little Dave and old Rosy, who "radiates good intention". If it's "exnay on mentioning ets-pay" at your home, try Graham's latest, Jethro Byrde: Fairy Child (Walker Books, $27.95). The fairies at the bottom of Annabelle's apartment building drive an ice-cream truck, but her daddy's too busy on his laptop to notice them.
Good new baby books include Mouse by Rachel Wells (Usbourne, $12.95), a cloth book with stitching and flaps and textures for curious fingers; the farmyard counting book 123 Follow Me by Philippe Dupasquier (Candlewick, $14.95), and the onomatopoeic Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin, illustrator Betsy Lewin (Simon & Schuster, $26.95).
Ever had a burr in your sock? The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip (Bloomsbury, $24.95) are a bit like that - orange prickle balls that smother the goats of Frip. Eight times a day, the town's children have to brush those persistent gappers off their goats. George Saunders' shrewd fable deals with the topic closest to children's hearts - fairness - with sly humour and a terrific heroine, a plucky girl called Capable. The moral is provided by the voice of Capable's dead mother: "Honey, if you need help, ask for help, you're not alone in this world, you sweet little goof." The beautifully packaged hardback is illustrated in hypnotic detail by Stinky Cheese Man's Lane Smith.
While postmodern primary school kids will enjoy messing with the storylines of classic fairy tales in Lauren Child's latest picture book, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? (Hodder, $29.95), others may get a kick out of her elegant early-reader novel, Utterly Me, Clarice Bean (Orchard, $24.95). Fewer illustrations, same groovy typeface, nice pink ribbon to mark the spot. Clarice is Bridget Jones for eight-year-olds, without the self-loathing. Her diary charts her plans to win a prize for her book project, with breathless style, daily drama, and a diva's combination of charm and folly. Great to read aloud.
There's a first-chapter book for every kind of child in Penguin's Aussie Nibbles series - 21 lively 60-page first readers with big text and short chapters, written by some of Australia's best writers for children. Becky's magic wand makes her little brother disappear in Ursula Dubosarsky's Magic Wand. Sam yearns for a cat in Bruce Dawe's No Cat - And That's That. Meredith Costain reports back from The Sandpit War, and The Littlest Pirate is stuck at home with a boring babysitter when his parents hit the high seas in Sherryl Clark's terrific little yarn. At $9.95 each, this series is way more fun than Dick and Jane.
Martine Murray's The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley (who planned to live an unusual life) (Allen & Unwin, $14.95) will delight pre-teens with its sophisticated wit and sense of play. Cedar lives in Brunswick and there meets a boy named Kite. Together they form the Acrobrats and put on a tumbling and balancing show to help out Cedar's friend. Small illustrations within the text bring out the essential humour of Cedar's funny view of the world. Not surprising really when much of it is seen from a flying trapeze.
Terry Denton's illustrations appear in books by some of Australia's most popular pre-teen authors. Andy Griffiths, Paul Jennings, Justin D'Ath, Andrew Daddo and many others have benefited from the madness of his pen. So it would be a pity if his own Storymaze (Allen & Unwin, $12.95) series get lost in the rush. A free-range mix of comic book, adventure, fantasy and surfing, Storymaze is a laugh riot, and especially for reluctant readers. In The Wooden Cow, the third Storymaze instalment, Nico, Mikey and Claudia are on their way to a surfing competition in Fresia, a faraway planet in the Bovine galaxy. They make it thanks to Mental Image Transfer, but arrive 4000 years too soon. The trio find themselves in the middle of turf war between the Fresians and the Geekians. Yikes!
Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury, $14.95) is the coolest novel for teens this year. It is also very stylish and very creepy. Bored and frustrated during yet another long, wet school holiday, curiosity gets the better of Coraline and she opens a mysterious door into a nightmarish and twisted parody of her own familiar world. For here lives the other mother, a bitter figure that would trap Coraline with promises of unknown pleasure in a shadowy shape-changing world. There is also a comic edge to Coraline borne out perhaps best in the talking book version read by Dawn French. Though not for the faint-hearted, Coraline is a scary, beautiful book for mature children, teenagers and even adults.
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How to get your teenager to read for pleasure when they have to read for exams? A book called The Best American Non-required Reading (Houghton Mifflin, $29.95) is a pretty good place to start. Editors Dave Eggers and Michael Cart combed America's magazines, comics and 'zines and literary journals for choice cuts from Village Voice, The New Yorker, Spin, Sports Illustrated, The Onion, Esquire and a couple of small press comics. The subject matter ranges from the Middle East conflict, to malls and marketing to why McDonald's fries taste so good. Tasty stuff for older teens.
While the true identity of the author is the worst-kept secret in publishing, Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn (Hodder, $23.95) has shrugged off its hype. What we have is the first instalment of a page-turning adventure set in a feudal Japanese-styled society. Takeo is 16 when his family and the entire serene village is destroyed by a local tyrant. A warrior Lord Otori rescues the teenage Takeo and the teenager begins to uncover his true identity in a tale of love and revenge. Think Kurosawa's thundering action movies such as Ran and Throne of Blood and you are getting warm. The book itself is beautifully designed and best of all, you can borrow it back to enjoy yourself.
Questions of identity are at the heart of Njunjul the Sun (Allen & Unwin, $15.95) by Boori Monty Pryor and Meme McDonald. The story of a 16-year-old Aboriginal boy who moves to the city to live with his uncle and aunty picked up the prize at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards last month.
It is a sparkling book, packed with tender moments as Njunjul learns about men, women and where he fits in the big picture. But Pryor and McDonald use the small details to telling effect. Njunjul is shocked the first time he hears black men on the basketball court calling each other "nigger". Only angry policemen say that word, don't they? But Njunjul the Sun is an irrepressible story.
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Information systems and organizational hydraulics are the hardware of operational agility, but culture and people represent the software that bring the processes to life. The companies that I have studied that excel at operational agility share a common set of values, with performance (aka achievement or meritocracy) at the heart of the corporate culture. Companies that excel at operational agility do not rely on a grand strategic coup, but win by consistently out-executing rivals time and time again. Relentless execution requires continuous injections of urgency, effort, and enthusiasm. To induce the effort required to win consistently over time, the corporate culture must recognize, prize, and celebrate performance above seniority, power, expertise, or anything else.
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Legendary Pokémon come to Pokémon GO, Elon Musk says he has verbal OK to build tunnel on the East Coast, YouTube Live launches in 10 more markets and Intel launches deep learning on a stick with Movidius technology. All this on Crunch Report! Read More
Inside Intel's race to build a new reality
In many ways, virtual reality is still a moonshot. The $2 billion acquisition of Oculus by Facebook in 2014 lent the neo-futurist hobby a decidedly shortened timeline for consumer adoption. To the tech titans operating alongside it, the purchase was a signal. Mobile's most prominent success story was setting its eyes on what could possibly be the next platform shift. To the… Read More
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Soon your security camera will be able to tell whether it's the mailman at the door or a thief. Computer vision is opening up the capabilities of video surveillance technologies that give sensors the ability to understand what they are looking at in the world around them. Today, Movidius announced an expansive deal with Hikvision, the world's leading video surveillance company… Read More
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Intel's RealSense platform was the star of its Intel Developer's Forum conference in San Francisco last month and it seems the company is only looking to grow the scale and capabilities of its computer vision tech. Today, the company announced that it is acquiring the computer vision startup behind Google's Project Tango 3D-sensor tech, Movidius. In a blog post… Read More
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Today, Movidius announced that electronics behemoth Lenovo is the latest company to adopt their tiny, low-power (sub-one-watt) Myriad 2 visual processing unit (VPU) "to provide advanced vision processing technology to a variety of VR-centric Lenovo products." Read More
Plug the Fathom Neural Compute Stick into any USB device to make it smarter
Movidius has incorporated their Myriad 2 processor into a new USB device called the Fathom Neural Compute Stick. You can plug the Fathom into any USB-capable device and that device can begin to react cognitively and make its own decisions based on its programming. The key point is it can do this all natively—right on the stick. No call to the cloud is necessary. Read More
FLIR and Movidius create the smartest thermal camera out there
This morning FLIR Systems announced a new product—the Boson Thermal Core Camera. Regardless of product features, two things interest me about the launch of the Boson. One is the continued trend in miniaturization and its implications on interactive eyewear. The second is the fact that the Boson has a processor integrated directly into it. As a trend, this is called system-on-sensor. Read More
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|AirDrives™ New Hybrid Earphones with InAir™ Technology to be Introduced at DigitalLife Press Preview
Unique, Patented Outer-Ear Design Offers a Soundtrack for Everyday Activities
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 12, 2007) ─ AirDrives™ new hybrid earphones with InAir™ Technology will be introduced at the DigitalLife Press Preview in New York on July 12. InAir Technology, an innovative personal audio technology, is the force behind AirDrives hybrid, stereo earphones, a design which blends music with life's surroundings. AirDrives creates a wide-open sound experience that enables listeners to tune into life while enjoying their favorite music, eliminating the need to choose between music and social interaction.
AirDrives are the perfect audio accessory for integrating music into everyday activities. Ken Wright, creator and designer of AirDrives, stated "We saw the need for a new hybrid earphone design that delivers dynamic sound while allowing users to hear what's going on around them. Using AirDrives adds a soundtrack to your life, enhancing any activity from workdays to workouts. From office managers who won't allow MP3 players in the workplace fearing employees would miss important phone calls, to joggers who want to be aware of oncoming traffic or chat with friends, AirDrives' breakthrough design makes it possible to add music when you otherwise wouldn't."
We believe everyone – especially parents - will also appreciate the inherent safety of AirDrives. The open architecture leaves the auditory canal unplugged, thus protecting ears from potentially damaging decibel levels typically associated with conventional ear buds. It was Wright's personal concern about the safety and long-term health of his own daughter's hearing that prompted him to create the technology that powers AirDrives.
Using proprietary InAir Technology, AirDrives hybrid, stereo earphones were created with speakers that lay on the outside of the ear, which helps to deliver rich, natural sound and makes them more comfortable than conventional ear buds and earphones. In addition, audiologist testing indicates that AirDrives passes the House Ear Institute and OSHA (Occupational and Safety Health Administration) standards for all-day listening based on sound pressure levels detected at the inner ear. This added element of hearing protection, combined with AirDrives' performance-driven magnesium design for lightweight, directional sound control, makes the earphones a safe and durable option no matter what your activity.
AirDrives hybrid, stereo earphones for Kids feature the same unique, outer-ear design and quality listening experience, but are designed for kids or those with smaller ears. Both models have sleek molded ear grips that form to fit your ears, and can be tightened for intense sports or loosened for all day comfort.
AirDrives are compatible with iPod, MP3 Players, computers and portable DVD systems, and will be available at major retailers beginning September 2007. The suggested retail price is $99.99 for AirDrives, and $69.99 for AirDrives for Kids. To obtain more information about AirDrives, visit www.AirDrives.com. About InAir™ Technology
AirDrives™ hybrid, stereo earphones utilize the proprietary InAir™ Technology. For more information on this technology, please visit www.inairtechnology.com. In 2006, the InAir Technology was acquired by Mad Catz, Inc., ("Mad Catz") whose parent company is a publicly-traded company listed on the American and Toronto Stock Exchanges (ticker symbol MCZ). Mad Catz is headquartered in San Diego, California. Patents pending.
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HARKER HEIGHTS — It was evident Saturday afternoon how many lives Kirsten Nicole Farr touched during her short life.
Known to her close friends and family as "Nikki," droves of people made their way to American Legion Post 573 to help her family raise funds to send her son, Davion Albanese, 3, to college one day.
She was stabbed to death in the parking lot of the Killeen IHOP on Feb. 23.
A former boyfriend and the father of her child was arrested and is a suspect in her slaying.
"There is just so much I will miss about her," said her father, Anthony Farr. "She was beautiful, creative and giving. She always wanted to help others."
Her friends and co-workers, Ashley Arnold and Ashley Rahm, organized the benefit dinner in her honor.
"I may not have known her for as long as everyone else, but she was one of those good friends you made right off the bat," Arnold said. "She could make anyone's day better and she would put something like this together for any one of us."
Rahm was Farr's manager at Buster's Sports Bar in Harker Heights.
"She was always smiling and we want her to know that her son will be taken care of," she said. "Her death brought all of us together and it made me realize you never know how long you have with someone and to never take anyone for granted."
During her funeral, her father spoke about domestic violence and the need for those in that situation to get help. To spread awareness on the issue, Juana Wright from Families in Crisis attended.
"Nikki was full of life, love and always willing to help someone in need. Her life was taken in a cowardly way," said Adeana Childs, Arnold's mother. "We wanted to spread awareness about domestic violence because that ultimately was her cause of death. If this tragedy doesn't wake you up, nothing will."
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Dear Classmates of 1961:
Our moment has arrived. This year WE are the golden anniversary class. The university will honor us with a special dinner at the new Charles V. Keating Centre. We write to invite you to reconnect with StFX and your fellow classmates the weekend of September 30, October 1, 2. Over fifty years ago we entered StFX full of hopes and fears; it was where we readied ourselves for the wider world and the many challenges and adventures we would encounter on our individual journeys.
Our memories of those four years shared with good friends make us nostalgic to see those friends again, exchange life stories, and relive campus memories. Leafing through the yearbook of 1961 is something we do from time to time. Now we have a chance to meet those special friends and classmates again in person even if we need a nametag to recognize one other.
Some of our close friends have died, and we are saddened when we hear about each one. They will be with us again in a special way homecoming weekend as we reminisce, pray for them and toast them and their undying presence in our minds and hearts.
We have changed a lot, but so has StFX. When we were at the university there were 800 of us at StFX and MSB. Now there are 4,200. You will be impressed to see how our alma mater has expanded: the new and renewed residences, the new science hall, the new Schwartz School of Business, the Charles V. Keating Centre with two ice surfaces, an exercise room, and a dance studio! Finally, the new Coady International Institute will amaze you with its beautiful renovated quarters that used to be Somers Hall, Augustine House, Aquinas House and the art building. StFX wins annual national recognition in Maclean's magazine and the Globe and Mail. We knew we were good, and are happy others recognize it.
Your organizing committee has planned a number of special events to make the weekend an enjoyable and memorable one. Besides the general events of the weekend, such as the Friday Welcome Home dinner at the Charles V. Keating Centre (where we will all be seated together), the football game, campus tours, and the Sunday Alumni Mass, events just for our class have also been organized. These Golden Grad events include: the Saturday night President's reception and Golden Grad dinner at Keating Centre; a Golden Grad mass to remember our deceased classmates; bus trip to Crystal Cliffs where we shall have lunch and a special meeting of our class. We also have a hospitality suite at the Greenway Claymore Inn for Thursday evening where people can drop in after arrival and get started in the party mode.
Check out the homecoming 2011 website at www.alumni.stfx.ca and click on the homecoming icon on the right hand side. For a complete list of scheduled Golden Grad events, please visit www.alumni.stfx.ca/classof1961.
Alumni Affairs has a limited number of rooms blocked off for our class at the Greenway Claymore Inn (www.claymoreinn.com). To reserve a room, complete the enclosed reservation form and return it to the alumni office right away. Make sure you give us an e-mail address for future communications too. Enclosed, you will also find a tentative schedule of events for Homecoming 2011.


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FLORENCE, S.C. – Francis Marion University's Jazz Express and Chamber Jazz Ensemble will perform in concert, Thursday, Nov. 20.
The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the McNair Science Building auditorium on the FMU campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
The program will include "Take the 'A' Train," "Girl From Ipanema," and the theme from "Sanford and Son." The performance will also include selections by Chick Corea, George Gershwin and Henry Mancini.
The groups are under the direction of Craig Alberty, FMU assistant professor of music.
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Despite the Shumlin administration's best efforts, the third time wasn't the charm for the Amtrak western corridor project. The U.S. Department of Transportation passed over Vermont's most recent bid for $83 million in funding for track improvements that would have enabled the state to offer passenger rail service from Burlington to Rutland. The western corridor is now used for freight.
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In March and April, Gov. Peter Shumlin made several personal appeals to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for a portion of the high-speed rail funding that states like Florida turned down.
On Monday, Vermont's application was rejected in the third, and last, grant round. The funding would have extended the Western Corridor Amtrak Service. Twenty-four states applied for 15 awards. LaHood announced that about $945.2 million would go toward projects in the Northeast. The federal government has, to date, awarded $10.6 billion for improvements in the reliability, speed and frequency of existing lines. Of that amount, $5.8 billion is obligated.
In a statement, Shumlin accentuated the positive and downplayed the negative. He drew attention to the $53 million in high-speed rail money the state had received last year through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act for improvements to the Vermonter rail line, which runs from St. Albans to Brattleboro and on to Penn Station in Manhattan. (The Vermont rail upgrades began last fall and are slated for completion in 2012.)
The high-speed investments announced this week for other nearby states will indirectly benefit Vermont, Shumlin said, because they will result in faster travel times to New York.
"Vermont will see direct benefits from the funding received by our New England partners: the Connecticut project will support work for the Vermonter line and the major Northeast corridor projects in the New York metro area will ensure quicker clearance and reduced time travel for all trains," he wrote. "Additionally, the New York State project in the Albany area will directly benefit travel time for the Ethan Allen service."
Sue Minter, deputy secretary of the Agency of Transportation, said it's clear the federal government wants to bolster the existing eastern rail Amtrak corridor before they expand another section.
"It is a disappointment because we were really gearing up for that investment in the western corridor and seeing it as a critical link from Burlington to Rutland, which is one of highest priorities of the administration," Minter said.
The current horizon for future federal funding for high-speed rail doesn't look optimistic, according to Joe Flynn, rail director for the Agency of Transportation.
"It would have been wonderful to have gotten the award, and it would be disingenuous to say otherwise," Flynn said.
The Burlington-Rutland line project is important for Vermont, Flynn said, but compared with projects in other states with denser populations, "our desire (to improve) the western corridor may not marry up to Washington's radar screen."
"We may have to do it without large sums of federal funding," Flynn said. "We may have to look at other ways to do it."
Flynn pointed to the $19.8 million earmark for transportation obtained by former Sen. James Jeffords, I-Vt., who retired from office in 2006, as a possible source of funding for passenger rail development on the western corridor. "We shouldn't curl up in a ball because we didn't get the grant," Flynn said.
He suggested that the agency needs to determine exactly what it would take "to get Amtrak here so that it's a competitive form of transportation."
Amtrak revenues and ridership are both up, Flynn said. About 140,000 people used passenger rail in Vermont last year. The state appropriated $4.5 million in subsidies for Amtrak in fiscal year 2012.
The Ethan Allen Express, which runs from Rutland to Albany, and the Vermonter are both "in the black," according to Flynn. In the last fiscal year, revenues increased by $838,000, and the taxpayer subsidies for the service decreased accordingly.
Meanwhile, the $52.7 million improvements to the Vermonter rail line could increase train speeds by as much as 20 miles per hour, Flynn said. Once the upgrades are completed, trains will be able to travel at a rate of 59 miles per hour and up to 79 miles per hour in certain areas.
It currently takes about 10 hours to travel from St. Albans to New York City by train. The improvements on the Vermont line will shave 27 minutes from the total travel time; additional upgrades in Connecticut and Massachusetts will carve another hour from the trip, according to Flynn.
"The Vermonter has high travel time," Minter said. "The more we can do to reduce travel time, the more we can increase ridership."
Minter said the agency is actively discussing a northern run to Montreal via St. Albans. The rail project would involve designing a security checkpoint in Montreal, she said.


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ValleyCare offers a wide range of services for expectant parents, new parents and children. Here you will find the latest in patient comfort and technology, along with exceptional medical care and a warm, caring environment that has long been associated with Stanford Health Care - ValleyCare.
ValleyCare's philosophy of patient-centered care includes a variety of delivery options that provide for a safe and pleasant birthing experience. Throughout your pregnancy, discuss with your OB/GYN the type of delivery you would like, including the use of monitoring equipment and pain management options. An anesthesiologist is available 24 hours a day to aid the mother in labor pain management. Your obstetrician and anesthesiologist will collaborate with you to manage your birth experience, including the choices you have for pain management during labor and delivery.
When you deliver at ValleyCare, your health and comfort and the health of your baby are our top priority. ValleyCare Medical Center is the only hospital in the area to offer OB anesthesiologists, a laborist and Stanford Children's Health pediatric hospitalists on-site 24/7.
A laborist is an OB/GYN on-site 24/7 who specializes in caring for women in labor and delivering babies. In an emergency, the moments spent waiting for your own physician to arrive can sometimes feel like hours. Having a highly skilled obstetrician on-site means you will always have direct attention from a physician until your doctor arrives. This adds an extra layer of safety for you and your baby. Once your primary obstetrician arrives, he or she takes over the management of your delivery.
Our collaboration with Stanford Children's Health brings pediatric hospitalists on-site to ValleyCare in Pleasanton to provide specialized care to newborns and pediatric patients. Stanford Children's Health, including Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, is recognized throughout the world as a leader in health care, known for innovation, medical breakthroughs, and compassionate care.
Our birthing suites allow labor, delivery and recovery to take place in one comfortable setting. All of our private birthing suites and postpartum rooms have fresh, new decor and feature wireless service, flat-screen TVs and comfortable sleeping accommodations for partners.
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|30th December 2001, 02:41 PM
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Planning to build Rod Elliot's Project3A, number of questions...
I'm planning to build Rod Elliot's 60-80W amp (project 3A) to hook up to my computer, since the sound card amp, well, sucks. It's going in my bedroom, so it doesn't need to be *that* loud, but I want decent quality (but again, since it'll be mostly fed from MP3's, it doesn't have to be that great, again).
Where can I get decent metal cases in Sydney, Australia? I'd really like to to be strong enough to support my monitor, too, but that's just a bonus. So far, the best I've come up with are plastic instrument cases... but since thing is going to be running in close proximity to my computer/monitor/network, I'd really, really like shielding...
If I'm not running at full power, will I be ok with the 160VA 25-0-25 toroid? Or should I spend the extra money on the 300VA? Will it make any difference at all? What about recommended filter capacitor sizes? If I buy the bigger transformer, can I get away with smaller capacitors (keeping the same amplifier, anyway).
I mainly ask because the 50W control amp in EA June-July 1996 only used the 160VA, but I see a lot of designs recommending more.
How can I estimate the power handling of my speakers? They're old 'PYE Model SP 3' ones, inner volume is about 30 litres, sealed box, chipboard. Woofer is about 8 inches, but the midrange and tweeter have some funny cover over most of them, so I can't measure them without disassembling the box. They're the next job for rebuilding, once I've done the amp :-)
I might do the speaker wire anyway, since it's pretty pathetic -
insulation outer diameter is about 1.5mm.
Component mounting - can I get away with stripboard/Veroboard? Or should I spend the extra money for the PCB's? I can manage stripboard layout without any problems (I used to prototype a lot of digital circuits), but will the tracks handle the current needed by an amp? Or should I do dodgy things like solder copper wire along the length of the track? I was considering wiring it point-to-point, but I think it's getting a little complex for that to be practical...
Any layout guidelines for preventing oscillation or other problems? Will there be any problems with the +/-35V rails on stripboard (apart from having to re-drill holes so that the cable actually fits into the board)?
I'm planning to use MJE3055/MJE2955's - will this be a problem, so long as I keep the output power down? I really do like the idea of $1.70 output drivers - I can kill them and not care.
There's a good chance that whatever hardware I use for this amp will be reused in my next amp anyway, so I'd like to get it right now...
Final question: transformer inputs are non-polarised, right? I don't see any reason why they would be, but I'd just like to make absolutely sure...
High-power amps are a nice change from low-voltage digital
Thanks for your comments.
|30th December 2001, 03:51 PM
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I can answer some of your questions:
You can use lower rated transformers, but you can also run the amp at lower voltage. I suggest you ask Rod directly about a particular transformer - he's very amenable to answering questions, especially if you buy boards from him.
I highly recommend buying the ESP boards. It makes building the amp a snap, and the circuit is complex enough to make it worthwhile.
I'm using the 2955/3055 drivers, and Rod is using them in his own version of the amp. Better transistors will apparently be more linear and are not that much more money. There was a thread on this topic a few weeks ago with suggestions on other transistors:
Transformer inputs are non-polarized in the way that you connect them to the power line. However, if you have dual primaries and have to wire them in series or parallel you have to watch the phasing (AC term for polarity).
|31st December 2001, 07:48 PM
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I'd second Paul's comments.
160VA should be fine (see Rod's article on Linear Power Supply Design, this answers your filter cap question too). The ESP boards are definitely worth buying. This is one way of reducing the chances of oscillation. I only ever use veroboard for small circuits that aren't layout critical - also it's very easy to make expensive mistakes with high current circuits.
Have you considered the Project 19 amps? These are great, and small, so when you do your speakers, you can easily bi-amp, add a subwoofer, etc without too much cost. They'll do about 70W cont into 4R. They also have the benefit of thermal, DC, short-circuit and power up/down mute protection. Quiescent current is about a fifth of Project 3A boards. Project 3A is probably higher quality, but not discernably higher if you're using MP3 as a source.
You won't be able to find out anything useful about your speakers unless someone has some data somewhere.
|1st January 2002, 02:39 AM
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Thanks for your help!
I went back and read articles off Rod's site for another few hours this morning, so I've got plenty to think about...
I think I'll stick with Project 3A, rather than 19 - originally I was going to go with 19, but 3A is significantly cheaper for me to build, and I won't care if things burn out.
Biamping sounds interesting, but I think it's overkill for my purposes. At the very least, though, I think I'll open up the speakers and rebuild the crossover. When I get time, anyway.
I didn't really want to go with the 2955/3055 drivers, but they're about all I can find. And they're really cheap, anyway. Again, I think they'll do for what I want.
Am I right in guessing that R1/C1 in the power supply given at the end of the article are for smoothing out transients?
|1st January 2002, 03:04 AM
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Burning out ESP Project 3A?
Having built a couple of Rod's project 3A, I can certainly vote for it as an excellent sounding and robust amp. But be careful of 'blowing' it though, as you may as well kiss your (expensive) loudspeakers goodbye.
Built it properly, and use it conservatively. You'll appreciate it in the long run. Buy the boards from Rod and it'll be a snap to build. I stuffed my board in less than 3 hours, excluding enclosure works.
Be careful about the power supply to the amp though. If one of the fuses (there are fuses for the negative and posotive rails) blow, the output of this amp will swing (nearly) to the voltage of the other rail.
But for being simple, good sounding, relatively high powered and because I have a phobia for IC's, this amp is second to none.
|1st January 2002, 05:29 AM
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Well, obviously, I don't intend to blow it up! It's sort of a 'just in case' when I test it or load it for the first time (I've got plenty of expendable speakers around here to test with).
In any case, what I think I'll do in the long run is replace the current speakers with a pair of bookshelf speakers and a subwoofer. This is meant to go with my computer, and at the moment the speakers are sitting on the floor on either side of me, which is hardly ideal.
I still can't find a decent metal case anywhere, though (well, there's rackmount cases, but they're too big and expensive for what I want). If I got a plastic instrument case, is there anything I have to watch out for safety-wise? Any special shielding precautions I should take? I have tons of shielded cable around here that I was going to use, anyway, but should I build aluminium covers or anything for the boards?
Will the amp be fine running from the line out from the sound card? I can't see any reason why not, but you guys know much more about this than I do.
I'd also like a headphone socket - the EA article I read used a switched headphone socket with 680 ohm resistors in series with the headphone socket inputs. Again, I don't see any reason why the amp would have a problem with that, but can anyone see one? Is 680 ohms enough?
|1st January 2002, 05:35 AM
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If you use a plastic case instead of a grounded metal case the amp will be susceptible to rf interference.
|1st January 2002, 10:02 AM
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Yep, you certainly can use the line out of your soundcard to drive the amp. In fact, I am driving one of them from my old and trusty Soundblaster 16 right now, listening to MP3s. Just be sure that your soundcard have the capacity to drive the amp as the amp needs about 1V for full power into 8 ohms. Otherwise, you may not be able to drive the amp to full power. But then again, as long as the volume is sufficient, right?
Personally, I am using 19" steel rack mount enclosures. A pain to work with. Aluminium will be much better....... but then the magnetic shielding (from your monitor which may be sitting on top of the amp) may not be as good........ And the idea of having loads of expendible loudspeakers aren't a bad idea......
|1st January 2002, 10:47 AM
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For me, a 19" rackmount has just enough space for 2 300VA transformers, 2 boards, 2 medium sized heatsinks, and a fairly large capacitor battery. Don't skip on the enclosure, get it as large as possible, you'll thank yourself when it comes to fitting in the boards. I'm using one thats 3 rack units high, aluminium front panel, steel sides.
Plus, you have more space to move the boards around to prevent RF interference from the transformers, if it happens.
|1st January 2002, 10:53 AM
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|Integrate i200:445 into 8200:450
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|Integration of the content from 8200:445 Nursing Leadership in Client Care into 8200:450 Senior Nursing Practicum will facilitate clinical practice focused on principles of nursing leadership. The basic content will reflect principles and issues of nursing leadership development. In the current plan, Senior Nursing Practicum has seminar discussion related to clinical experiences and nursing leadership. Combining the two courses will integrate theory and practice, impacting the students' critical path to personal leadership development in nursing.
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Las Vegas • Bob Cantu was nothing if not honest.
As USC's interim head coach, Cantu was thrown into the deep end during the middle of the season. Two days after the Trojans throttled Utah at the Huntsman Center, Kevin O'Neill was fired, with Cantu taking over. What transpired after that is a mixed bag of good wins and puzzling defeats.
Following a 69-66 loss to Utah in Wednesday's Pac-12 Tournament, Cantu was asked where he would be next season.
"I don't know at this time," was Cantu's response.
At this point, it's tough to imagine Cantu getting the job full time. Reports are that USC has reached out to former coach Tim Floyd, as well as having Pitt coach Jamie Dixon on its wish list.
And while USC did beat UCLA and Arizona, the Trojans were beaten down by Washington State in their regular-season finale. They did suffer the black eye of having to suspend starting center Dewayne Dedmon for his participation in a brawl last Saturday. And of course, USC lost to lower-seeded Utah on the first night of the league tournament.
With a talented and athletic roster, Cantu also made significant coaching mistakes against the Utes, his decision not to foul Utah down by three points with 39 seconds remaining the most glaring. Still, USC finished last in the Pac-12 a season ago. The Trojans were much better than that this time around.
"We have made a lot of progress," Cantu said. "We've had great wins, and this is a good group of character guys. We've had some wins that we can really be proud of this season."
Going off
The best performance of the day belongs to Arizona State freshman point guard Jahii Carson, who dazzled his way to 34 points in an 89-88 overtime win against Stanford. The two best rookies in the Pac-12 Carson and Shabazz Muhammad will meet on Thursday when the Sun Devils and UCLA hook up at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Roberson's return
Colorado's Andre Roberson played and started in a win over Oregon State. Roberson, one of the best rebounders in the country, missed the last two games with concussion-like symptoms.
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