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Dan Vogel, ed., The Word of God: Essays on Mormon Scripture. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1990. ix + 271 pp. $11.95. Reviewed by Stephen E. Robinson Reprinted from Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 3 (1991): 312-18. © Copyright 1991 by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
Korihor's back, and this time he's got a printing press. Korihor, the infamous "alternate voice" in the Book of Mormon, insisted that "no man can know of anything which is to come," that "ye cannot know of things which ye do not see," and that faithful Nephites "were in bondage" to "the foolish traditions of [their] fathers" (Alma 30:13, 15, 27).
In its continuing assault upon traditional Mormonism, Signature Books promotes with its recent and dubiously titled work, The Word of God, precisely these same naturalistic assumptions of the Korihor agenda in dealing with current Latter-day Saint beliefs. The editor of The Word of God explicitly states his intent to challenge "simplistic [i.e., mainline Latter-day Saint] assumptions about the nature of revelation" (p. viii), and almost every chapter of the work is an indictment of the traditional beliefs of the Saints.
The work is not in fact an examination of contemporary Mormon views; the actual views of mainline Latter-day Saints are never discussed. Rather, this is a propaganda piece arguing for what in the view of the authors Mormonism ought to become. In many instances the authors should have done a better job of understanding Latter-day Saint doctrine before undertaking to criticize it or press for changes (e.g., p. 238 n. 6). Variations on a single theme recur, offered like a Trojan horse, in most of the essays in The Word of God: since many of the current beliefs of the Latter-day Saint Church are untenable ("the foolish traditions of your fathers"), we need the help of scholars and theologians using the naturalistic method to "correct" them. Practically every essay calls for a "re-interpretation" of traditional Mormon beliefs along the lines of contemporary scholarship or of liberal Protestant theology.
Vogel and his associates present these proposed modifications as necessary to the continued viability and health of Mormonism (p. 41), and he enlists the aid of at least five RLDS scholars and clerics who have already helped to "correct" the views of that denomination. Several of the essays in this book also share other common assumptions: (1) that prophets do not receive objective, propositional revelations from God or objective knowledge of future eventseven though they claim otherwise (p. 31) ["no man can know of anything which is to come," Alma 30:13]; (2) that the authority of scripture is therefore subjective and individual at best (pp. 211-12), and the scriptures can never be normative in a literal and objective way as sources of doctrine (p. 22); (3) that the Book of Mormon and Pearl of Great Price are not really ancient documents, but products of Joseph Smith's "inspired" nineteenth-century imagination (pp. 39-40, 70, 231); (4) and that traditional Mormon belief keeps the Latter-day Saints ignorant and intellectually stifled ("I say they are in bondage," Alma 30:24).
William D. Russell of Graceland College criticizes pedagogy at Brigham Young University for its failure to embrace biblical scholarship, and Geoffrey F. Spencer, an RLDS apostle, asserts that the traditional Latter-day Saint concept of scripture is responsible for "many if not most Mormons" being culturally illiterate (p. 22). Spencer would deny the distinction between "inspired" and "other" literature altogether, and further maintains that it might be "more consistently true to the nature and locus of revelation and more appropriate for the church" to affirm that "there are, then strictly speaking, no revealed truths" (p. 23).
William Russell adds that "there simply is no sure way to distinguish between the word of God and the words of menor to distinguish between what is inspired and what is not" (p. 51). Mainline Latter-day Saints can only assume from such statements that, like Korihor, Russell would dismiss the Holy Ghost as a reliable indicator. In fact, the role of the Holy Ghost, intuition, spiritual discernment, belief in the absence of empirical data, the burning within, or whatever one wishes to call the genuinely religious experience behind the convictions of the Saints is never mentioned between the covers of this book ("ye have put off the Spirit of God," Alma 30:42).
The two interpretive issues that all the essays have assiduously avoided, like Dracula avoiding sunlight, are the only two that are determinative for the Latter-day Saint view of scripture: the guidance of living prophets and the witness of the Holy Spirit. And for Latter-day Saints the witness of the Holy Spirit is a witness to certain objective propositionsprecisely what The Word of God denies is possible. Vogel's desire to separate the scriptural texts from the interpretation of the apostles and prophets is from a Latter-day Saint perspective a crippled view of scripture. It is Protestant, not Mormon. His desire to eliminate the role of the Spirit in interpretation and confirmation of propositions suggests an approach, like Korihor's, that is mono-dimensionalthere is only the empirical.
For years anti-Mormons have hammered the Church from the outside, insisting that Joseph Smith and the Latter-day Saint scriptures he produced were not what they claimed to be. By and large the Latter-day Saints simply ignored these attacks. Whether Signature Books and its authors will convince the Saints of the same hostile propositions by attacking from the inside remains to be seen. Joseph Smith established a religion that was unique in making specific objective and literal claims. For years anti-Mormons have insisted that those claims were false and demanded without success that we repudiate them.
Now Vogel and his associates tell the Latter-day Saints in essence, "scholars have proven the traditional claims of the faith to be false, so we must now abandon them. However we can salvage the old vocabulary, the mere words, as long as we surrender their content, the ideas themselves, and redefine them to mean things that Joseph and Brigham never intended." For example, chapters one through five propose that we keep the word "revelation" while denying that objective propositions, historical information, or normative doctrines are revealed by God to prophets. Such doublespeak reminds me of the worker who was assured he wasn't being fired, he was merely being disrecruited. But whether one is fired or disrecruited, the bottom line is the same, and whether one rejects a doctrine outright or merely "redefines" it in a way that contradicts the old definition, the bottom line is also the same.
The old objectionable faith of Joseph and Brigham, of objective reality and literal affirmation, is replaced by a "new, improved" faith which is approved by scholars and theologians and which has the good manners not to intrude its propositions into the real, literal, and objective world. What the anti-Mormons couldn't do with a frontal assault of contradiction, Signature and Vogel would now accomplish with a flanking maneuver of redefinition. By the way, this same tactic has already succeeded in liberal Protestantism and is approaching success in contemporary Catholicism. Since these essays use the right buzz-words and quote the trendy gurus of liberal Protestantism, it would appear they are merely attempting to do for the Latter-day Saints what has already been done in other religious worlds. But before one can reinterpret and redefine with a free hand, one must first get rid of the normative authority of revelation and scripture. Thus Richard P. Howard challenges the very idea of propositional revelation and hopes his approach will "lead to rethinking our historic images of Joseph Smith as prophet, seer and revelator" (pp.2-3). Anthony Hutchinson attacks the idea of "prophetic television," that prophets actually see and predict future events. Howard, Spencer, Russell, and Lindgren then redefine revelation as essentially a warm fuzzy, the subjective impression that one is having a religious experience. But such subjective fuzzies should not, according to these authors, be translated into objective datacertainly not into normative doctrines, nor, heaven forbid, into an entire Plan of Salvation. Rather, all that can be known through revelation is that one is having a revelation. Hutchinson, for example, first impugns the historical value of the Book of Mormon, and then consoles us with the sop that it nevertheless "teaches us that God does reveal himself." Reveals himself how and as what, may I ask, if he reveals no propositions about himself? From such a divine pat on the head one may perhaps receive comfortbut not objective information or historical facts, nothing crassly literal or tyrannously normative. I can be comforted that God reveals himself, I just can't ever know what that revelation means, let alone explain its content to others. Such a redefinition of revelation accomplishes two things. First, it destroys the objective authority of scripture while still giving lip-service to the inspiration of scripture. These authors wouldn't dispute at all that Joseph received revelation or that what he wrote was "inspired." What they object to is taking Joseph's revelations literally or normatively (p. 19-22), as factual information about the real world or as doctrinal propositions to be accepted and believed by the faithful. Second, this redefinition frees one from "the Brethren." For if the inspiration of scripture can only be perceived subjectively and individually, then no one but me can decide what that inspiration means for me (p. 212). This approach denies the normative category altogether, and there can be no "general authorities" to interpret the objective or literal meaning of scripture to the Church. The approach would reduce Mormonism to a loose association of persons sharing a common cultural heritage and a common set of individually and subjectively interpreted textsbut without an ecclesiastical hierarchy. Except for the scholars, of course; after all, the whole point of this book is that Latter-day Saints must bow to the authority of scholars. For the Church of the Scholars is no less authoritarian than the traditional faith. It merely seeks to subject its believers to a more rational authorityto replace the "tyranny" of the Brethren with the tyranny of the intellectuals. But such a faith would not be faith at all. The problem with scholarly religion, religion that has been carefully trimmed so that it conflicts with no empirical data, is that it inevitably makes scholarship the religion. And that is what is proposed here. Indeed, what if anything will we be able to keep of religious belief once we agree to be led by the scholars instead of the prophets? In the Church of the Scholars religion can make no claim unsupported by or contradicted by empirical evidence ("ye cannot know of things which ye do not see," Alma 30:15). But in what sense can this be called religion at all? As both the scriptures and the philosophers know, genuine faith is belief in the absence of evidence or even belief that contradicts the evidence. The Church of the Scholars is not a faith at all, but merely intellectual acquiescence to the prevailing scholarly winds. The Word of God proposes the ultimate oxymoronempirical religion, a faith-less faith. Come all ye who no longer believe, but who still want religion, and enter ye in! But what's the point of keeping Joseph Smith's vocabulary, having thrown out his ideas? Why not throw out the vocabulary too, and be honest Protestants without all this bait and switch, without the pretense of "reinterpreting" Mormonism, without the sophistry and the charade? For what Vogel offers here is simply liberal Protestant thought (the vague conviction that there is a God out there, without the courage to predicate anything of him) dressed up in Mormon costume. This is especially clear in those chapters that caricature Latter-day Saints as fundamentalist inerrantists or naive literalists with a doctrine of scriptural infallibility (e.g., pp. 5, 21, 48, 254). What has happened is that the authors have stumbled across the modernist controversy in Protestantism and would like to re-create the same battle on Mormon turf, casting themselves in the role of the victorious liberals and the Mormons in the fundamentalist Hodge/Warfield role (see pp. 46-47, 255). This creation of a straw mana tactic Korihor employs in Alma 30:25does make it easier for Vogel et al. to claim victory, but it can't be done without seriously distorting the actual Latter-day Saint position. Another straw man frequently encountered in the book is the assertion that the Latter-day Saints don't believe Joseph Smith was influenced by his nineteenth century environment (pp. 47, 188-89). I don't know any conservative Latter-day Saints who would dispute such influence. However, it's one thing to say that Joseph was influenced by his nineteenth century environment, and quite another thing to say that that influence contaminated the revelations to the point that they are robbed of their normative power. The uniformity of perspective among the essays, the pervasive use of the straw man, and the absence of any opposing viewpoint identify The Word of God as a work of propaganda. It is designed not to investigate Latter-day Saint thought, but to change it. It certainly would have been more honest to entitle this work The Words of the Disaffected: A Criticism of the LDS Concept of Scripture, but Signature has lately developed a habit of disguising the critical stance of its works with misleading titles. However, three exceptions to this criticism would be the essays by Lancaster and Bush, who have done good historical work apparently without the Korihor agenda, and the essay of Curtis, who, though she takes the naturalistic approach, does not appear to have an interest in attacking or modifying the religion of the Saints. On the other hand, the most rabid fulminations are those of Ashment, whose hostility to the Church and its leaders can scarcely be concealed (see pp. 254-55 with notes). Ashment is much exercised over "cognitive dissonance," yet the Latter-day Saint God has never had a particular concern with lessening cognitive dissonancequite the opposite. The Latter-day Saint God most often causes such dissonance on purpose "to prove them herewith," as the book of Abraham would say, and as Abraham himself learned on Mount Moriah. Several of the authors in The Word of God cannot seem to tolerate the suggestion that religious claims should be taken literally or objectively. Like hellenistic philosophy and orthodox Christian theology they insist that religious propositions cannot describe the empirical world and invite the Latter-day Saints to move their propositions to some other world, the world of make believe, over the rainbow, never-never land, the realm of ideal forms. Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Clausbut not in the real, empirical world! Only as a set of propositions about an entirely separate and purely hypothetical reality, a fantasy land invented by poets and dreamers, can religion be tolerated by empiricism and the naturalistic method. Religion must never say things about this world. Religious claims must never be literal, they must always be "spiritual," i.e., without theoretical verifiability. And while many other denominations, having adopted the neoplatonic dualism long ago, are perfectly happy to settle for such pie in the sky and to abandon this world to Korihor and the empiricists, Mormonism has consistently refused to do so. Several of the essays criticize mainstream Latter-day Saint views of scripture on the grounds of contemporary biblical scholarship. But it's no good to test the traditional Latter-day Saint view by appealing to Old and New Testament evidence as interpreted by higher critical scholars. This simply begs the question, since it is a fundamental belief of the Church that the Old and New Testament evidence has already been tainted and that biblical criticism is impotent to reconstruct the real beliefs of those periods. Moreover, the history of modern biblical criticism continually reaffirms that the prevailing views in any half century will in the next half century be proven to be inadequate or incomplete, interpolations and extrapolations being based on insufficient data. Biblical scholarship, or any scholarship for that matter, has quite frequently insisted on things that later turned out not to be so. This is only one reason why one's genuine religious convictions ought not to be too slavishly subordinated to the most recent scholarship. I suppose by now it is clear that I did not like this book. I did not like it primarily because it is dishonest. It is dishonest to pass off the religion of the scholars as the Church of Jesus Christ. It is dishonest to pass off Protestantism in Mormon dress as the religion restored through Joseph Smith. It is dishonest to pass off a rejection and a denial of that religion as merely a "reinterpretation." It is dishonest to pass off ex-Latter-day Saints, non-Latter-day Saints, Reorganized Latter-day Saints, disaffected Latter-day Saints, and hard-core anti-Latter-day Saints as "Mormon" essayists. Give me a Walter Martin anytime, a good stout wolf with his own fur on, instead of those more timid or sly parading around in their ridiculous fleeces with their teeth and tails hanging out. Give me "Ex-Mormons for Jesus" or the Moody Bible Tract Society, who are at least honest about their anti-Mormon agenda, instead of Signature Books camouflaged as a "Latter-day Saint" press. I prefer my anti-Mormons straight up. Dan Vogel, ed., The Word of God. Reviewed by Stephen Robinson The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS) Introduction to FARMS (subscriptions & how to contact FARMS) Send comments to: firstname.lastname@example.com


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(Gothic 1) Switches won't work in Sleeper Temple.
I've just entered the sleeper temple, and after killing several skeletons I entered a room to the left with a pillar in the middle, and three switches, marked with the colors red, white, and purple. Now I'm suppose to turn the switches in that specific order, but it isn't working. If I turn the switch it just turns back as soon as I walk away, the switches don't stick at all.
This game is over 10 years old, so I'm a bit doubtful that anyone will remember how. But I've tried everything, so I might as well ask here.
Google is your friend :) Somebody else had this problem and asked on Steam Gothic forum. The answer was:
"They're supposed to rotate back like that after you use them. To figure out the correct combination to use, go out into the main room with the two gated archways. There's a stone plaque between them with those same colors printed on it, and I'm pretty sure it tells you the order if you read them from left to right.
It's possible that the combinations you think you're using are off. IE, the game may only register a combination after every 3rd turn. So if you turned two stones arbitrarily then tried to do the correct combination, it might not register that as the combo. I'm just guessing here though I don't know if this is the case.
Either way, if you do the combo that's printed on the plaque, and perhaps try it again a few times, you should get through.
If all else fails, you can easily cheat your way through the gates by activating Marvin mode, and pressing K. (open the character stats screen, type in marvin, then close the character screen.)"
You're only using the incorrect combination. Gothic had a few serious bugs, but this isn't one of them.
RPGDot used to be the world's biggest English language Gothic forum. So your chances are pretty good to find help here.
IIRC the combination should be in JemyM's FAQ. You can find it on our Gothic game page.
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After 324 e-mails and 166 submitted authors, Mormon Times readers have chosen Orson Scott Card as their favorite LDS fiction writer, followed by "Work and the Glory" author Elder Gerald Lund and vampire aficionado Stephenie Meyer.
What does that say about readers who contributed to our online poll?
Mormon Times columnist Jerry Johnston thinks LDS novelists excel at "genre" fiction such as romance, Western, mystery and science fiction.
"Genres put big emphasis on story line and plot and often stress the forces of good taking on the forces of evil, two things the LDS writers do naturally," Johnston said. "When they get into complicated character studies, Mormon novelists are less effective."
Johnston also selected Card as one of his favorite LDS fiction writers.
"He doesn't overreach and he doesn't try to write grand literary wonders, but uses his skills to tell good stories about conflicts between forces of light and darkness," Johnston said.
Science fiction, mystery and romance novels are a common theme throughout the results.
Deseret Morning News features writer Carma Wadley enjoys reading Meyer, Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull and Obert Skye.
"None of these come close to 'Harry Potter,' of course, but they all deal with the age-old battle of good vs. evil in interesting and fun-to-read ways," Wadley said.17 comments on this story
Deseret Morning News book critic Dennis Lythgoe listed Levi Peterson and Douglas Thayer as two of his favorite LDS fiction authors. Some voters agreed, as both authors received several votes.
Deseret Book provided Mormon Times with a list of 16 top-selling LDS fiction authors from 1998 to 2008.
"It was difficult to look at both those who write for a national audience and those who write specifically for the LDS market; very different numbers," said Gail Halladay, Deseret Book director of marketing and communication.
How does our list measure up against Deseret Book's best-selling list?
To read the rest of the story, including the Top 10 list, go to MormonTimes.com by clicking here.


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Subject: Re: [BRE] Iconoclasts at McPherson/Flu Epidemic
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 04:41:29 EST
Judy, Do you have any sources telling about the influenza at McPherson in
1919-1920? I checked the Gospel Messenger for churches in California. I found
several reported closures in schools and churches but none reported deaths.
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Transcript of talk given by Sir Vincent Fean KCVO: "Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, 2014"
I shall focus on the situation of Christian Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs): ie East Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank – 22% of the land of Palestine under the UK Mandate after World War 2.
Anne and I lived in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, for just over 3 years. We left in January 2014, at the end of my posting as British Consul-General, Jerusalem, responsible locally for UK-Palestinian relations. We found living in Jerusalem spiritually uplifting, and politically gruelling.
I strongly recommend that you go and see for yourself where Christ walked. We found the more natural, less changed open spaces particularly enriching – the Sea of Galilee, Capharnaum, the Mount of Beatitudes, the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane…
When Britain gave up the UN Mandate, Christians were over 20% of the population in Palestine. Now, they are less than 2%. The OPTs are 98% Sunni Muslim.
The Occupation is pervasive; its effect on Palestinians demoralising
The conduct of the Occupation has a growing negative impact on the lives of the Occupied Palestinian people – and on the people who conduct the Occupation. The effect of the Occupation is corrosive. Israel controls the Palestinians by land, sea and air – people and goods may only enter and leave the OPTs with Israel's approval. Israel controls everything – including bandwidth – Israel bans 3G in the West Bank and Gaza. There is no distinction between the daily indignities experienced by the Muslim majority and by the Christian minority.
Examples: First, concerning East Jerusalem. If a Palestinian East Jerusalemite marries someone from Bethlehem, the Israeli –run Jerusalem Municipality's preference is that they set up home in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, rather than in Jerusalem. It is very difficult to bring your Bethlehem spouse to Jerusalem – the relevant permits are usually withheld by the Israeli authorities. Without an Israeli permit, known as a Jerusalem Identity Document, Palestinians are forbidden to live in East Jerusalem.
If a Jerusalemite Palestinian leaves Jerusalem for an extended period, eg to complete postgraduate education abroad, s/he is deemed to have severed links with Jerusalem – so s/he may be denied residence rights in Jerusalem at the end of the studies.
Prospects for Palestinian children, Muslim or Christian
In Gaza, prospects for a decent life are close to zero for the 1.8 million inhabitants, most of whom are aged under 25. That was the bleak outlook even before the latest renewal of conflict. Israel has occupied Gaza since 1967. The Israeli practical closure of Gaza dates from 2007. The closure prevents the normal free circulation of people, goods and services between Gaza and the West Bank, and between Gaza and Israel. These policies have decimated the private sector in Gaza, and prevented Gazan students from studying in the West Bank, as they used routinely to do. Since July 2013, Egypt has increased the closure's impact by closing frequently the Egypt/Gaza ~Rafah crossing – the only exit point from Gaza not controlled by Israel. There are 1,000 – 2,000 Christians in Gaza. They keep a low profile and suffer intermittent mistreatment by the de facto rulers of Gaza – Hamas and other factions. But today, all Gazans are suffering together.
In East Jerusalem and the West Bank, over 2.5 million Palestinians face the daily indignity of Israeli checkpoints, the illegal presence of 550,000 Israeli settlers, the Barrier [condemned as illegal by the International Court of Justice for the 90% of its course on Palestinian soil, effectively confiscating 9% of the West Bank] and Palestinian house demolitions without any possible security justification. These aspects of the Occupation – settlements, the Barrier, house demolitions – are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. Primarily because of obstacles generated by the Occupation, the West Bank economy [which continues to subsidise Gaza in an effort to keep Palestine united] is unable to grow to create enough jobs for the Palestinian University students graduating each year. That is why some clever young Palestinians migrate to the Gulf or to the West. When it comes to leaving, Christians have a practical advantage: so many Christians have left before them. The Christian Palestinian diaspora in eg the USA and Chile is huge and can offer a helping hand to Christian cousins wishing to start a new life away from the Occupation. It is easier for Christian Palestinians to start a new life abroad. And they do – not necessarily because they want to, but because the discrimination, political uncertainty and poor job prospects inherent in the Occupation mean that their chances of bettering themselves are greater abroad than at home.
Life for the Palestinians in East Jerusalem is better than in Gaza or the West Bank – but precarious. The 300,000 East Jerusalemites have a blue Jerusalem Identity Card enabling them to travel in Israel. They pay Israeli taxes. Christian East Jerusalemites have relatively easy access to the Christian Holy sites, though the Israeli security forces have prevented innocent worshippers from attending the Greek Orthodox Holy Fire on Easter Saturday.
Friends of the Holy Land
Friends of the Holy Land is a proudly a-political Catholic/Anglican charity which chooses not to go down the advocacy road. It focuses its efforts on grassroots projects to help Palestinian Christians to stay put in the Holy Land. For example, facilitating land purchase and housing construction for young Christian families in East Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Peter Rand and Sean Higgins are among the FHL's highly competent fundraisers and astute project managers.
Political Prospectsfor the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
I express my purely personal view on the political prospects for the two state solution: Israel and Palestine co-existing, in peace, mutual security and mutual respect as equal sovereign states respectively on 78% and 22% of the land that was Mandate Palestine, with Jerusalem as the shared capital of both states. I firmly believe that this is the best outcome for both peoples – Israeli and Palestinian. That possible outcome is at very serious risk of disappearing, for reasons including:
- systematic Israeli settlement expansion in Arab East Jerusalem and the West Bank, taking Palestinian land illegally and exporting citizens from the Occupying Power to live on it;
- the unwillingness of the present Israeli government to plan the 'full, phased withdrawal' of the Israeli Defence Forces from the West Bank as advocated by President Obama in 2011 – IDF withdrawal is essential to end the Occupation;
- lack of mutual trust (the conduct of the Occupation does not treat the Occupied people with respect, as equals) and Israeli reliance on violent deterrence in both Gaza and the West Bank, coupled with blind, malevolent violence from militants in Gaza.
In my view, we need to work for peaceful sovereignty for Palestinians across what are now the Occupied Palestinian Territories – a demilitarised sovereign state in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, such as President Abbas has pledged to create. I do not see this coming about absent a change of mindset by Israel's electorate. Israel's current leadership does not wish to change its purely deterrence-based, land-acquisitive approach. I believe that the current Israeli approach will lead to a one-state outcome – a tragedy for both peoples, since it will be an apartheid state, with all that this means in terms of world opinion and eventual action by the international community.
I believe that to keep the two state solution alive needs action by key European governments, in two respects:
[a]strict differentiation between Green Line [pre-June 1967] Israel and the settler enterprise/ inhumane closure of Gaza, with consequences for illegal settlements. Settlements directly breach the 4th Geneva Convention, which Israel, the US and all EU states have signed. There should be consequences for breaking international law; and
[b] to demonstrate commitment to the two state solution, and give hope to those moderate Palestinians in Ramallah who practise full security co-operation with Israel despite what is happening now in Gaza, the British Government and other leading EU states should recognise bilaterally the state of Palestine under Occupation, just as His Holiness, Pope Francis, did during his May 2014 visit to the Holy Land. This political mark of faith in the two state solution will bring its advent nearer.
These two actions by like minded European states will affect the balance of power in future negotiations which are essential – but will only succeed when mindsets change.
What can be done to enhance the prospects for Christian Palestinians?
Some suggestions
1. Pray for justice for the Palestinians, mutual security for Israelis and Palestinians, and peace
2. Visit the Holy Land, as Pope Francis, Cardinal Vincent [again in November 2014] and Archbishop Justin Welby [in June 2013] have done
3. Emulate at UK political level the Pope's recognition of the State of Palestine, and endorse Archbishop Justin's message during his visit: 'Security for Israel, Justice for Palestinians – peace for all'. Our politicians need encouragement – by moving on bilateral recognition, they can preserve the 2 state solution, which is in clear and present danger
4. Distinguish clearly between Green Line Israel and the illegal settlement enterprise, while acknowledging that successive Israeli governments have promoted settlements. The Gaza/ South Israel tragedy will not end until the closure of Gaza ends, bringing renewed hope to people in Gaza. There need to be consequences for all breaches of international humanitarian law – whoever commits the breach.
5. Strengthen ties of friendship between the United Kingdom and the peoples of [a] Israel and [b] Palestine – the latter through health/education cooperation eg Connecting Classrooms at secondary/primary school level and Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians [HESPAL] at tertiary level – more details available to readers with UK health/education interests
6. Work through Friends of the Holy Land, Medical Aid for Palestinians and others to make life in the Holy Land more hopeful for all those under Occupation – and for the Occupiers.
Sir Vincent Fean KCVO
British Consul-General, Jerusalem 2010-2014


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Original Sheet No. 2901 Original Sheet No. 2901 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Section 17 (Cont'd) The Hardinsburg-Indianapolis lateral also includes a 56-mile segment beginning at the Leesville Compressor Station and extending to the northwest to a point of intersection with the Slaughters-Montezuma market lateral in Sullivan County, Indiana near Hymera. (ii) Slaughters-Montezuma Lateral: The Slaughters-Montezuma market lateral begins at the Slaughters Compressor Station in Webster County, Kentucky and extends due north 167 miles to the terminus near Montezuma in Parke County, Indiana. This lateral includes segments terminating in Illinois near Lawrenceville in Lawrence County, Illinois, and near Robinson in Crawford County, Illinois. The Slaughters-Montezuma lateral intersects a segment of the Hardinsburg-Indianapolis lateral near Hymera in Sullivan County, Indiana. The Slaughters-Montezuma lateral parallels the Slaughters- Evansville market lateral from Slaughters to the terminus of the Slaughters-Evansville lateral, while operating at a higher pressure than the Evansville lateral. (iii) Slaughters-Evansville Lateral: The Slaughters-Evansville market lateral begins at the Slaughters Compressor Station in Webster County, Kentucky and extends due north 32 miles to the terminus near Evansville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This lateral includes segments extending to the Dixie Gas Storage Field and the city of Henderson, both in Henderson County, Kentucky. The Slaughters - Evansville lateral generally parallels the Slaughters-Montezuma market lateral, but operates at a lower pressure than the Slaughters-Montezuma lateral. (iv) Slaughters-Nortonville Lateral: The Slaughters-Nortonville market lateral begins at the Slaughters Compressor Station in Webster County, Kentucky and extends 27 miles due south to Nortonville, Kentucky in Hopkins County. This lateral includes a connecting lateral to the Barnsley Gas Storage Field near Mortons Gap, Kentucky in Hopkins County. (v) Slaughters-Bowling Green Lateral: The Slaughters-Bowling Green market lateral begins at the Slaughters Compressor Station in Webster County, Kentucky and extends 29 miles southeast to a point near Greenville in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. This portion of the lateral includes connecting segments to several gas storage fields: Hanson (Hopkins County), Midland (Muhlenberg County), Graham Lake (Muhlenberg County), and West Greenville (Muhlenberg County). The lateral then continues west 42 miles, to a point northwest of Bowling Green in Warren County, Kentucky. At that point, a segment continues east and north 46 miles and terminates near Munfordville in Hart County, Kentucky. The primary market lateral continues south and west 29 miles from the Bowling Green area to a point near Russellville in Logan County, Kentucky. At this point, the primary lateral continues southeast 21 miles and terminates near Mitchellville in Sumner County, Tennessee. A segment also extends 18 miles northwest from the Russellville location and terminates near Elkton in Todd County, Kentucky.


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"The people went to scoop up the oil, then something lit the fire, maybe someone dropped a cigarette," Kenya Red Cross spokesman Titus Mung'ou told Reuters of the disaster. "More than 50 people have died." Dozens more sustained life-threatening burns in the explosion which occurred near Jolly Farm on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway at about 7.30 pm on Saturday. Two hours after the fire started there had not been an effort to put it out and a Sunday Nation writer could still see bodies burning away from a distance of about 50 metres.
"My two sons ran home, picked some jerrycans and ran to get some petrol. I tried to stop them but they did not listen, they told me everyone is going there for the free fuel," said one distraught woman, who would not give her name. "Now I cannot trace them," she said, sobbing as she looked at the skull and bones of one corpse nearby.
An eye witness told the Sunday Nation that Officers from a nearby GSU camp were the first to arrive at the scene after the tanker crashed. According to the witness, the Officers began demanding a fee from those who wished to scoop petrol spilling from the tanker. "I heard someone saying that they were going to avenge the fee by starting a fire and left the scene fearing for my life," the eyewitness said. "Moments later, I heard the explosion." In the confusion a PSV bus driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed. It is suspected that some of those who burnt were passengers on the bus.
Oh my God, what a very sad week for Kenya! We had the Nakumatt Downtown fire blaze on Wednesday in which at least 48 people died according to some reports, and now we have this 'accident' in Molo where another 113 or more lives have been lost.
My prayers go to all the family and friends of those who lost their lives in these two extremely tragic events.
Let's now all work urgently on disaster preparedness. This week was really too much to bear. Kenyans are angry. Kenyans are shocked. Kenyans are too desperate. Where are our brains? Why don't we ever learn from previous disasters? What are our lives really worth? My fellow blogger Mama has some interesting thoughts on what is wrong with us Kenyans.
P.S.: Relatives of missing persons can call +254 722 300701 or contact Red Cross officials on the ground on +254 720 460438 and +254 720 430455.


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Rockwell K56flex Chip Sets Help Extend Portable Computer Battery Life While Speeding Internet Access
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Newport Beach, Calif.--Sept. 24, 1997--Portable computer users who connect remotely to the Internet or corporate LANs are now using 56 kbps modem chip sets from Rockwell Semiconductor Systems (Newport Beach) to extend battery life while nearly doubling their Web page download speeds, depending on line conditions.
Tests show that Rockwell's low-power K56flex chip sets cut power consumption by as much as 30 percent compared to other modem chip sets, including alternative 56 kbps solutions.
Rockwell's K56flex chip sets for mobile computers began volume production in May and are now available from a variety of Rockwell customers. The chip sets are fully compatible with central-site modem equipment that is now being deployed worldwide.
Rockwell's RSV56ACFL/SP modem chip set offers the lowest power-consumption specifications in the family and can significantly improve battery life for today's mobile computers, since modem devices are traditionally one of the biggest power-consuming devices in the PC.
Rockwell's software-upgradeable RCVDL56ACFL/SP chip set is available for computer OEMs to embed in their portable PCs and for PC Card manufacturers that require a PCMCIA interface. The chip sets support high-speed data, fax, speakerphone, voice/audio, and telephone answering machine operation. They also support connection to analog cellular networks in the U.S. models, and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) digital cellular networks in the World Class models.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England striker Rajko Lekic likes to live on the edge of the offside line. It is a dangerous existence from time to time — sometimes, the flag goes up, sometimes, it does not — but it yielded dividends in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City
Lekic scored his fourth goal of the season by surging past the Sporting back four to latch onto Matt Reis's long hoof up field and slot coolly past Jimmy Nielsen to give the Revs the lead seven minutes before halftime.
"To be honest, every time I see a long ball, a goal kick or a [long] shot, then I just take a chance," Lekic told MLSsoccer.com on Saturday after the match. "I took maybe 10 chances [against Sporting], just running behind the line. I need maybe one or two chances and then you have a free run on goal."
Although Lekic benefited from his willingness to take a chance against Sporting and strayed offside only one time on the evening (he has 21 to his name out of New England's 48 total this season), his formula hasn't produced the success he has wanted so far during his spell with the Revolution.
Lekic said he judges his contribution on scoring goals because that is his role in the side, but he noted that he is trying to ramp up other areas of his game to help the Revs even if he isn't finding the back of the net.
"I'm just trying to keep on," Lekic said. "I know it's difficult to get chances here. I'm trying to fight and run to help the team in that way. I'm just trying to keep the ball a little bit. I think, honestly, that [the game in Kansas City] was my best game.
"I'm happy, but still a little bit disappointed because they scored a goal when the 90 minutes were almost over," he added.
Coria awaits Caraglio's introduction
Lekic reportedly watched from the sidelines as new Designated Player Milton Caraglio went through his paces with the Revs for the first time on Thursday morning.
Revolution defender Franco Coria didn't play against Caraglio when the two players featured for teams in their homeland, but he said he liked what he saw from the former Rosario Central striker when he caught highlights on television.
"He's a strong forward who likes to attack," Coria said through a translator on Wednesday. "He's a lefty. He can score goals. I'm excited for him to be here."
Coria — who also noted that he expects to miss a month with a MCL sprain in his left knee — said he looks forward to having another player from Argentina on the squad.
"We'll be able to talk to each other and we have the same customs," Coria said. "We can share that here so far away from home."
Cochrane on the mend
With Coria ruled out through injury and A.J. Soares removed from contention through suspension, New England face a shortage of options at center back ahead of Saturday's date with Chivas USA.
Revolution center back Ryan Cochrane trained on Wednesday and said he hopes to overcome his left foot issues in time to feature against the Red-and-White.
"I got a cortisone shot in it last week, so we were just waiting for it to calm down after that," Cochrane said. "It's calmed down pretty well. I still have a little bit of feeling and the same sort of problem in there, but, overall, it feels so much better now."
Cochrane missed the past two games after coming off during the first half in a 1-0 victory at D.C. United on July 22, but he said the patience he has shown with his injury should help as he attempts to return to the starting XI this weekend.
"It's always tough when you have this type of little injury that keeps lingering around," Cochrane said. "It's not serious, but it's just there. It limits the way you want to be able to move on the field. It's frustrating, but, at this point, we've got a lot of guys out with suspensions and [injuries], so it's time to put the injuries behind us and do our best to get on the field."
McCarthy back on the training field
Revolution midfielder Stephen McCarthy tweaked his troublesome left shoulder at Livestrong Sporting Park on Saturday night, but he made a surprising appearance on the training field on Wednesday morning.
McCarthy said he met with his doctor earlier this week and noted that he took heart from the doctor's personal experience with a similar shoulder issue and his ability to fight through it without doing further damage.
"I don't know if I would have come out this soon without that knowledge," McCarthy said. "I told them that I thought I could probably train. It might still hurt, but if you have the brace, it's safer. It's pretty difficult to pop it back out if it's strapped in."
With a new, lighter shoulder brace on the way, McCarthy said he hopes to place himself in contention for Saturday's game against Chivas USA.


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SEATTLERaj Hazra, general manager of Intel Corp.'s technical computing group, showed off the first silicon of Knight's Corner at the Supercomputing 2011 show here Tuesday (Nov. 15), explaining it was just one of tens that had been produced to date.
Knight's Corner is the first delivery of a teraflops of sustained double precision performance on a single chip, built on general purpose architecture, and breaking the barrier that was last broken by Intel 15 years ago with the AsciiRed, a system that exceeded 70 cabinets.
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for about a year now. I was on 180mg but my BP didn't seem to be lowered so it was bumped to 240mg oncea day. Well it has been pretty good. Like 140/90 or below. Well I started eating better and loosing weightand the last week it has been to me LOW like 125/62. Is this to low? Should I call the doctor to find out?I mean I am thankful it has finally lowered, but I don't know what is to low while taking BP meds.
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america online has announced that it will "soon" present a proposal for interoperating with its instant messaging services, including both icq and aol instant messenger. according to aol, allowing instant messaging services to interoperate is a difficult thing to do from a technical standpoint and one has to be concerned with how to control spam and other issues. barry schuler, president of america online interactive services, compared making instant messaging programs work together to making different mail systems work together, which he thinks was a mistake in retrospect since no one thought about how to standardize against spam.
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what a load of junk this interview is. first of all, if it's technically difficult, how come microsoft, yahoo, and now odigo have succeeded in designing their programs not once but many times to work with aol's instant messenger? second, if you actually believe what barry said about blocking spam, i get spammed all of the time when i'm on icq and aol's instant messenger, so it's not like aol is in any position to propose standards. third, he didn't really answer the question of why aol's instant messenger and aol's icq don't play together yet. it's obvious that aol is trying to keep instant messaging all to itself in hopes of forcing others to "license" its technology so that it can make money from something that everyone wants to use freely.
i can remember a long time ago when icq was first out, a message circulated saying that mirabilis (the company that created icq) was considering charging a small fee for every certain number of instant messages that were sent. as a result, the creators received a bazillion messages from the user base talking about why that's such a terrible idea.
what i find most interesting is the timing of this statement. of course, aol is being looked at by the ftc and may have to give up some pieces of its company to satisfy regulators in order to have its buyout of time warner approved. perhaps aol will be willing to open its im programs in exchange for not having to give away some of its instant messaging business?
one more thing: if you're interested in hearing how sam feels about what aol's been up to with its instant messaging blocking, read our earlier news item.


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In a previous article. I talked about fishing with bamboo fly rods and I explained a little about length versus value. Now, with that in mind, I want to talk about some reels that would be appropriate.
There are a lot of them out there to choose to use with vintage gear and prices are all over the place. Some will use contemporary reels made in the tradition of the classics, but most true cane users like to match a vintage rod with a vintage reel. Furthermore there are favorites within the different price brackets. As I talked about in the cane article, usability trumps rarity. As for reels, there are some very expensive ones out there, but most people will not use those true rarities on their rod. The reel usually takes a heavier beating than the rod and would have a tendency to look "worse for wear" and thus the value will plummet.
A couple manufacturers stand out universally: fly reels from the House of Hardy, a British manufacturer from "across the pond" and Pflueger, an American manufacturer.
Again, I want to talk about these reels paired with rods from the golden age,the late 1920's to the early 1970's. Furthermore, I will narrow it down to trout fishing because the value also lies with trout rods over most every other style of rod.
Hardy and Pflueger favorites
Both of these companies made many different fly reels, especially Hardy, but there are some definite fan favorites for use with a fly rod. When I said that with bamboo the shorter the rod, the more valuable, well with fly reels, it's mainly all about scarcity and condition, though size still has some bearing on value.
William Hardy created Hardy Bros in 1872 in Alnwick, England and one year later his brother John James Hardy joined the company and thus an empire was born. Until recently, Hardy seems almost always to have been referred to as the "Rolls Royce" of fishing equipment and the favorite of royalty, as well as the wealthy and the powerful.
Modern fly-fishing began with the British and (I believe) was "fine tuned" in those formative years of the late 19th and early 20th century by the House of Hardy. They have a mystique that still endures, even though time has a way of changing everything.
German immigrant, Ernest F. Pflueger created the Enterprise Manufacturing Company in Akron, Ohio in 1881, (another family business). The most popular of their products offered was the Pflueger brand. Enterprise Mfg. began to acquire company after company and was a major force in the early 20th Century tackle business. They believed in putting out a quality product that performed perfectly. Some time in the beginning of the 1950's Enterprise officially changed their name to Pflueger.
There have been and still are some terrific manufacturers of fly reels and some of these are more valuable than some Hardy's rods. On the other hand, there are some great producers of the mid-range affordable reels other than Pfluegers. I just think these two companies offer the largest basis of mass popularity in their arenas. With that in mind, I want to narrow it down to those reels from each of these two companies that I feel offer the most collectable/usable appeal for bamboo.
Hardy's reels: The basics
Let's start with Hardy. The most popular reel from Hardy over the last 100 years or more has been the model Perfect and it came in a wide range of sizes. Even though this reel went into production around 1890, I am not even going to discuss those exceedingly expensive and rare early reels. There were numerous changes in this series and the most usable of these reels began production in the early 1920s with the more reasonable in price being reels made from the early 1950s through 1995.
The Perfect was discontinued in 1966 and then resurrected in 1976. These post-1976 reels are easy to spot because the side that contains the handle is raised in the center and not flat like earlier models. Early reels were blued, like with gun barrels, and later models were enameled or "painted." I am guessing that the enameled reels probably began after WWII or very early in the 50's.
The blued reels have great patina and wear evenly for the most part. Unfortunately, the "painted" reels scratch easier. Generally speaking, blued reels are worth more than "painted" reels and post-1976 reels are worth less than pre-1967 reels. Smaller reels are more desirable then larger reels, except that super large perfect are in demand today for two handed casting rods (Long rods well over 10' which need a large capacity reel).
So not to drive anyone nuts over all the possible sizes and varieties that were produced by Hardy in this series, I am going to make some general statements. Hardy Reels after WWII are found in larger numbers and better shape than before 1939 and are the main reels we are focusing on. These reels will be more reasonable in price as well.
After 1948, Hardy reduced the sizes available and among the sizes produced the 2 7/8', 3 1/8" and 3 3/8," are extremely popular with shorter bamboo rods that are for fly lines of 5wt and lighter. When Hardy re-introduced the Perfects in 1976, they only came in three sizes, 3 1/8, 3 3/8 and 3 5/8, and were manufactured until around 1995. They are not as popular and sell for less money than the pre 1967 models. The model Perfects are not a light reel, but are extremely smooth due to the use of a ball bearing. The reel comes in three parts, the frame with a ball bearing, the spool (drum) and a handle plate. The spool fits in the frame and the handle plate then screws into the frame from the opposite side of the spool so that it stays connected.
Among the more popular series of Hardy fly reels to use with bamboo reels is the post WWII Lightweight series which was introduced between 1951 and 1958, and consisting mainly of the Flyweight (1-3wt fly line-2 ½"), Featherweight (4-5wt- 2 7/8"), LRH Lightweight (5-6weight- 3 3/16"), and Princess (6-7weight- 3 ½"). Again as with the larger Perfects, there are larger models with this series that have some popularity, but are not practical and aren't balanced with bamboo rods of 9' and shorter.
This Lightweight series of reels is easily changed from left hand retrieve to right hand retrieve by switching the metal line guard from the frame to the opposite direction and then flipping the pawls that sit under the spool on the frame 180 degrees. For many modern collectors this series is a more practical and a lighter series to use with shorter bamboo rods and is growing in popularity.
An easy way to tell the 60s made reels from later versions is that the earlier reels came with a two-screw nickel silver line guide rather than a single screw chromed line guide. Earlier reels command a premium. Lightweights are also more economical than many Perfects. The three smaller reels are still in production and are the most desirable sizes. But beginning some time this year, they will no longer be made in England. This fact should increase value on these British-made reels over the years.
Pflueger reels: The basics
As far as I am concerned, the Pflueger Medalist series is the "working man's" reel. Built strong and reasonably priced, it has survived since the late 20's. In the beginning they had three series of reels, a 13XX(right handed retrieve and no line guard and least expensive), a 14XX(right handed retrieve with line guard), a 15XX(left handed retrieve with line guard). Eventually, they dropped the 13XX and 15XX because they made all reels with line guides and then parts were standardized to make them convertible from right hand retrieve to a left hand retrieve. The most popular of all series is the 14XX series.
All even series reels have a 3/16" spool width and odd series reels have about a 1" spool width. The corresponding lines each reel are the following: 1492 (2/3wt), 1492 ½ (3/4 wt.), 1494 (4/5 wt), 1494 ½ (5/6) wt., 1495(6/7) wt, 1495 ½ (7/8 wt), 1496 (8/9), 14961/2 (9/10wt) and 1498 (9/12wt). The most popular sizes are the 1492, 1492 ½, and 1494; the 1496 and 1496 ½ were the least produced sizes.
The company was sold to Shakespeare in the mid 1960s and they eventually moved Pflueger to Fayetteville, Arkansas. Then in the late 70s Shakespeare began to have these most popular of reels manufactured offshore, which effectively ended the collectable era. The reels are easy to spot, because they don't say made in U.S.A. on the spool release button found in the middle of the spool.
What are Hardy's and Pflueger's products worth?
As values go and as a rough guide, the Perfects are worth the most, from $250.00 and up. The Lightweights start at around $125.00 and the Medalists start around $30.00. These prices are for mechanically sound reels in at least EX condition.
Needless to say, Hardy and Pflueger have other collectable reel series available and there are a tremendous amount of reels out there from other manufacturers that can be used on bamboo and fiberglass—and some people like using collectable reels on graphite too. I just tried to key in on a few that are considered "fan favorites." because each of these reels have their loyal devotees that wouldn't think of using any other reel besides a Perfect, a Lightweight, or a Medalist.
"The Pflueger Heritage Lures & Reels 1881-1952." Wayne Ruby, Collector Books, 2007, Paducah, KY USA
"Fly Reels of the Past." John Orrelle, Frank Amato Publications, 1987, Portland, OR USA
"Fishing Tackle: A Collector's Guide." Graham Turner, Ward Lock Limited, 1989, London, England


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West Virginia State Police have filed additional charges against a couple in connection to the death of their 26-day-old infant. Joseph A. Christy and Summer L. McDaniel were arrested in Morgantown on July 6 on fugitive and child neglect charges. Following their arrests, Christy admitted that they had buried an infant child in the George Washington National Forest in the Wardensville area of West Virginia. West Virginia State Police and members of the Morgantown Police Department responded to the burial site and unearthed the infant's remains, according to a news release from state police. In addition to the couple's original charges, they are charged with two counts each of child neglect resulting in death, concealment of a dead human body, and conspiracy to commit a felony. McDaniel waived her right to a preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on July 16 and Christy's case was bound over to the grand jury.
The couple's four other children are in the custody of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
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A vehicle pursuit in Monongalia County Saturday resulted in the arrest of two people, including a fugitive, and multiple criminal charges including child neglect.
Morgantown Police were investigating a suspicious vehicle with a stolen license plate in the Sabraton Sheetz parking lot at approximately 8:30 p.m. Saturday. First Sgt. Matt McCabe initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle on the westbound ramp of Interstate 68 and Route 7 and the vehicle failed to stop. The pursuit continued and the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department and West Virginia State Police assisted in the pursuit and were able to stop the vehicle when a sheriff's department vehicle was able to get in front of it. The driver, Joseph Christy, 32, of Colorado, was taken into custody without incident, according to Morgantown Police. Christy was a fugitive for escape in Colorado Springs, Colorado and had stolen the vehicle from Iowa, according to police. During the pursuit, four children in the rear of the vehicle were not restrained and the children's mother, Summer McDaniel, 26, of Maryville, Missouri, was charged with four counts of child neglect.
Interviews following the pursuit revealed that Christy and McDaniel had buried an infant child in the George Washington National Forest in the Wardensville area of West Virginia. West Virginia State Police and members of the Morgantown Police Department responded to the burial site and unearthed the infant's remains, according to a news release from state police. The body was sent to the medical examiner's office to determine the possible cause and time of death. Charges have not been filed regarding the infant's death or burial at this time.
Christy and McDaniel are being held in North Central Regional Jail in lieu of $60,000 bail each.
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Suddenly, Michigan isn't a rebuilding team.
DeShawn Sims scored a career-high 28 points, leading the Wolverines to an 81-73 victory over No. 4 Duke on Saturday.
The Wolverines (6-2) beat then-No. 4 UCLA last month before losing 71-56 to the Blue Devils (8-1) in the 2K Sports Classic final.
Duke made just three of 27 3-point attempts before connecting on four in a row to pull within four points in the final minute. Michigan made enough free throws to seal the upset and hundreds of fans from the sold-out crowd rushed the court.
Manny Harris scored 17 points for the Wolverines and reserve freshman Zack Novak had a season-high 14, connecting on consecutive 3-pointers to give them the lead for good with 7 1/2 minutes left. Sims, a junior forward, matched a career high with 12 rebounds.
Jon Scheyer scored 16 points for Duke, while Kyle Singler, who was 1-of-9 on 3s, had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Nolan Smith had 12 points and Gerald Henderson added 11 for the Blue Devils.
Duke had won 31 straight games against unranked, nonconference opponents dating to a loss against Georgetown on Jan. 21, 2006.
Michigan's win over the Bruins was its first against a top five team since 1997, and was the team's first victory over a ranked opponent under second-year coach John Beilein.
The Wolverines had lost five straight home games against ranked opponents since beating Indiana 58-55 in 2007.
Before the season, Beilein downplayed expectations by saying the Wolverines were "trying to keep our head above water," after losing a school-record 22 games in his first season.
It will be tough to tone down the excitement, though, with two wins over No. 4 teams and a respectable five-point loss earlier this week at Maryland.
Duke didn't trail for the first 5 minutes of the game, but it was clear the Wolverines belonged on the same court.
Michigan led 32-30 after a first half with eight ties and seven lead changes.
After an 11th lead change and 16th tie, Novak's second straight 3-pointer led to Duke calling a timeout with 7:39 to calm down a crowd that is characteristically quiet in a community consumed by football.
Duke finally started making 3-pointers toward the end of the game, but it was too late.
The Blue Devils hadn't show signs of being susceptible to an upset. They won 76-60 at No. 9 Purdue earlier in the week.


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by Inauro, 2006-06-17 05:01:00IGN continues its Archlord Race feature with a closer look at the Humans.
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The Human race first appeared in Chantra 1000 years after the Orcs had settled. Following the dramatic sinking of their land, key pioneers in Human society initially established a foothold in the Western part of the continent known as Chantra. History suggests they were able to do so due to their ability of handling fire. In the early stages, Humans lived in relative peace, however, they soon began to realize that Orcs had landed on the Eastern part of the continent and before long tensions were raised as the Humans became protective over their territory.
Humans have a relatively short lifespan, with 80 years considered to be long. Humans also have an inferior breeding capacity when compared to Orcs, with the average number of offspring being 3.
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Oscar winning music composer A R Rahman, is very unhappy with certain names he is being associated with. The ace composer revealed on his social networking page that titles such has 'Mozart of Madras' and 'Beethoven of Bollywood' makes him feel sad. What makes us curious is, why the Madras born musician doesn't like to be compared with the music greats. He revealed he is happy to be known as 'Isai Puyal' (meaning music storm).
Rahman was also content with being called ARR, AR, AR Rahman, Allahrakka Rahman, Abdur Rahman (which means Servant of God) and Indian composer. But he also said his old name 'Dileep Kumar' brings back few sad memories. Looks like few memories have left a very bad taste in his mind.
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Commissioner Edward Ehlinger, MD, MSPH
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Edward Ehlinger, MD, MSPH, to serve as Minnesota Commissioner of Health in Jan. 2011.
Ehlinger [el-in-gur] is responsible for directing the work of the Minnesota Department of Health. MDH is the state's lead public health agency, responsible for protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans.
The department has approximately 1,400 employees in the Twin Cities area and seven offices in Greater Minnesota.
Professional Background
Prior to being appointed commissioner, Ehlinger served as director and chief health officer for Boynton Health Service at the University of Minnesota, from 1995 - 2011.
He has also served as an adjunct professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at the U of M School of Public Health.
From 1980 to 1995, Ehlinger served as director of Personal Health Services for the Minneapolis Health Department.
Educational Background
- MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- MSPH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- BA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Albert Justus Chesely Award from the Minnesota Public Health Association, 1989
- Advancement of Justice Award from the Hennepin County Bar Association, 1997
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Map of Begusarai
Begusarai occupies a central position in North Bihar. In 1870 it was established as a sub-divison of the Munger district. It emerged as a district in 1972. It was named after "Begu" a man of this district who used to look after "Sarai" an old and small market.
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Geographical features: Begusarai lies in North Bihar between latitudes 25°15' and 25° 45' north and longitudes 85°45' and 86°36" east. This town expands perpendicularly from east to west which used to be a main link road. It is bounded on the north by Samastipur, on the south by the Ganga and the Lakhisarai district, on the east by Khagaria and Munger and on the west by the Samastipur and Patna districts.
Natural Water sources : Begusarai district is located in the middle Ganga plain. Main rivers are Burhi Gandak, Balan, Bainty, Baya and Chandrabhaga.
INDUSTRY: Begusarai is nationally and internationally known for its industrial recognition. Major industrial units are: Indian Oil Refinery- Barauni, and Hindustan Fertilizer Limited -Barauni, Thermal power station- Barauni and hundreds of small industrial units in the private sector in which Hindustan Fertilizer Limited -Barauni is on the verge of closure.
Climate :Being a part of Gangetic plain of Indian subcontinent, the district experiences three climatic seasons – summer from late March to mid time rainy season from mid June to October and the winter season from November to February. The month of February & March fall in the transitional season from winter to summer described as spring or "Basant". Similarly the months of September & October falls in the transitional season from rainy season to winter season described as "Shishir".
During summer due to high temperature this becomes an area of low pressure. During this period Bay of Bengal, due to its geographical characteristics, serves as homeland for cyclones. Being on area of low presser, the plains of Begusarai and associated areas attract these cyclonic winds. This leads to the dust storms. These dry, hot, dusty storms are locally termed as 'Loo'. These are prevalent in the month of May-June.
River Ganga enters into the southwest part draining the Chamtha block in the district. This river along with its flood plains, "Chaurs" and "Tals" determines the boundary of the district in the southern part.
Kawar Tal is one of the examples of excellent wetlands, which are found in the flood plains, and is the largest freshwater lake in Northern Bihar. It lies between Burhi Gandak, Old Bhagmati and Kareh rivers. The lake is formed by the meandering action of Gandak River and is now a residual ox-bow lake, one of the thousands in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh flood plains. In years of high rainfall, vast areas of these two states get flooded. This causes coalescing of wetlands and forms one huge expanse of water. During these times the wetlands of the Kawartal region may cover hundreds of sq. kms. The floods leave behind deposits of sand, slit and clay in layers of varying thickness. In years of average rainfall, Kawartal gets connected with Burhi Gandak (a tributary of River Ganga) and with nearby Nagri Jheel and Bikrampur chaurs, unite to form a lake of about 7400 ha. By late summer however, the water is confined to the deeper depressions and only about 300-400 ha of Kawartal remains flooded and cut off from the adjacent floodplains (chairs). As the water level recedes, over 2800 ha of the exposed mudflats are converted into rice (paddy) fields. In 1951, a drainage channel was excavated to expose additional areas for agricultural purposes, but the channel silted up in few years, and the lake reverted to its former condition. In recent years, further siltation of the overflow channel has resulted in sight fluctuation in water levels throughout the lake. There is a permanent island (Jaimangalgarh) of about 130ha in the Southeast corner of the lake. The Kawar and its adjoining lakes are probably oxbow lakes fed by highly meandering river, the Burhi Gandak that once flowed through these areas. As this lake area remains wet and submerged for a longer period, it has developed specially adopted wetland vegetation and organisms. The emergent, submerged and floating plants present some unique type or representative flora and fauna particularly of this lake and its adjoining areas. Hence, it is a spectacular wetland habitat and perhaps one of the largest freshwater inland wetlands in the country.
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Around the World in 80 Days –
Creede Repertory Theatre presents
Around the World in 80 Days
Adapted by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne
Directed by Charlie Oates
Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons and runaway trains! Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful servant Passepartout, as they accept an outrageous wager to race around the world in a miraculous 80 days. Danger, romance and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show featuring 5 actors portraying 39 characters traversing the 7 continents. This brilliant stage adaptation is Jules Verne's 19 th century version of the "Amazing Race" and one of the greatest adventures of all time!
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March 1, 2011MARYVILLE, MO | By: Swetnam
Airport improvement was a prominent topic of discussion at the Maryville City Council meeting last night.
Maryville City manager Matt LeCerf details the council's approvals to enter a contract with the state Department of Transportation to improve fuel systems at the Northwest Missouri Regional Airport. The Maryville Council also approved payment for engineering services used in developing plans for runway expansion. Other ordinances passed at last night's meeting were mainly focused on approving contracts to purchase maintenance supplies for various city departments.


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So there is this person who you unfriended on Facebook, and you want to explain the situation and the circumstances of why you unfriended him or her without sounding too confrontational, angry or aggressive. Look no further than this article for useful tips on how you can explain yourself to your "friend".
1Distance yourself from your friend for a little while. Take a few moments to cool down rather than taking the effort to explain yourself immediately, especially if you are feeling intense anger at your friend or know that your friend is feeling intense anger with you.
2Consider the circumstances and remember why you unfriended this person in the first place. Perhaps you had a fight on social media, you don't know this person well enough to be Facebook friends, or you are simply annoyed with the posts that your friend is making.
3Decide whether it is more comfortable to talk to your friend privately in person, on the phone, or over social media. It would probably be best to talk face-to-face since you can more easily see the person's facial expressions and body language.
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1Ask to speak with your "friend" privately. If he or she is around his or her other friends, for example, excuse yourself and tell your "friend" that you need to talk. For example, you could say "Cindy, there is something we need to talk about, and I want it to be between the two of us privately. Could you come with me (to a private spot), please?"
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AVIATION WEEK Program Excellence Awards Honor Top Aerospace and Defense Programs and Leadership
Selected winners include contributors to military, security, and space programs
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PHOENIX, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- AVIATION WEEK has named the winners and finalists of its sixth annual 2009 Program Excellence Awards, identifying 14 aerospace and defense (A&D) programs at BAE Systems, Boecore, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins, and SpaceX as the leaders in their fields. The awards were announced at the AVIATION WEEK A&D Programs Conference in Phoenix, AZ on November 3.
"These awards recognize programs that excel based on value creation, adapting to complexity, and organizational processes and metrics," said Tom Henricks, president of AVIATION WEEK. "The leading programs this year address the challenging issues facing transportation, space exploration, security and defense at a time when programs and budgets are under intense scrutiny."
"The art of leadership is what differentiates 'okay' from 'good' from 'excellent,'" said Anthony L. Velocci, Jr., editor-in-chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology, as he addressed attendees of the Program Excellence Banquet. "The leaders of these top programs paid significant attention to controlling design configurations; managing risks, issues, and opportunities; and integrating a geographically and culturally dispersed supply team. We are pleased to present these awards to honor their game-changing leadership and ability to meet the challenges of increasingly complex programs."
The AVIATION WEEK Program Excellence evaluators considered more than 60 programs before selecting five winning programs and 14 finalists, as follows.
- Winner, Innovation Award - Space Exploration Technologies, Falcon First Flight Program, Brian Bjelde, Director, Production and Mission Management
- Winner, Sub-System Level Research & Development - BAE Systems, Electro-Magnetic Railgun Development Program, Amir Chaboki, Program Manager
- Winner, Sub-System Level Production & Sustainment - Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared Program, Roger Nordmeyer, Program Director
- Winner, System Level Research & Development - The Boeing Co., C-130 Avionics Modernization Program, Mark Angelo, Program Manager
- Winner, System Level Production & Sustainment - Northrop Grumman, Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Program, Steve Carman, Project Leader
- Finalist, Sub-System Level Research & Development - Lockheed Martin, Sniper B-1 Laptop Controlled Targeting Pod Program, Kenneth Fuhr, Director, Bill Spangenberg, Program Manager, and Sean Quinn, Lead Systems Engineer
- Finalist, Sub-System Level Production & Sustainment - Boecore, Joint National Integration Center Research & Development Contract, Kathy Boe, President & CEO
- Finalist, Sub-System Level Production & Sustainment - Rockwell Collins, Special Operations Solutions, Scott Britten, Program Manager
- Finalist, System Level Research & Development - The Raytheon Co., Standard Missile 3 Program, Phillip Poehlman, Program Director
- Finalist, System Level Research & Development - The Raytheon Co., Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, Lucinda Fleury, Program Manager
- Finalist, System Level Research & Development - Northrop Grumman, Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Program, Doug Allison, Program Manager
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- Finalist, System Level Production & Sustainment - The Boeing Co., Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Program, Mark Spiwak, Program Director
- Finalist, System Level Production & Sustainment - Lockheed Martin, Space Shuttle External Tank Program, Mark Bryant, Vice President
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The Valuation of Options on Futures Contracts
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- Author(s): KRISHNA RAMASWAMY, SURESH M. SUNDARESAN
- Published: Apr 30, 2012
- Pages: 1319-1340
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1985.tb02385.x
Rational restrictions are derived for the values of American options on futures contracts. For these options, the optimal policy, in general, involves premature exercise. A model is developed for valuing options on futures contracts in a constant interest rate setting. Despite the fact that premature exercise may be optimal, the value of this American feature appears to be small and a European formula due to Black serves as a useful approximation. Finally, a model is developed to value these options in a world with stochastic interest rates. It is shown that the pricing errors caused by ignoring the location of the interest rate (relative to its long‐run mean) range from −5% to 7%, when the current rate is ±200 basis points from its long‐run value. The role of interest rate expectations is, therefore, crucial to the valuation. Optimal exercise policies are found from numerical methods for both models.


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Most cinemagoers would probably say, if asked, that every U. S. motion picture has to be passed by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Hollywood knows better. Since 1919 the industry has paid almost $1,000,000, at the set reviewing-charge rate of $6.25 a reel, for the sweeping imprimatur, "Passed by the National Board of Review." To better cinema groups, women's clubs, educational organizations and to some State and municipal legislatures, this O. K. has signified a tested product. And the industry, well aware that few films submitted ever fail to pass, has been more than happy to pay the...
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How is it that so many Dallas entrepreneurs become Horatio Alger winners?
Turns out, Big D has a bit of a secret weapon.
Dallas Investor Steve Durham is five-for-five in getting successful Dallas business people into the rags-to-riches hall of fame. He can't be one because the only rags he had growing up were the ones he used to wax his car. But Durham has always been a big believer in the American Dream, having watched his father attain prominence the hard way and become an Alger member in 2002.
He apparently knows the secret formula.
Durham's first nomination was Ebby Halliday, who won in 2005. His latest is Jeff Rich, former CEO of Affiliated Computer Services Inc., who will be inducted at official ceremonies in Washington in early April.
Want to know other reasons why Dallas leads the metro pack in Horatio Alger winners? Read my column in Wednesday's Business section.


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Why See Bruno Mars & Special Guest?
Combining pop, reggae, R&B, soul, and hip-hop, Bruno Mars has brought a sound to the music world that have gained him a large following in a relatively short time. Starting his career as a songwriter, Mars has combined this ablity with his talent as a singer to create albums and singers that have been exceptionally popular. Mars has carried his success over into touring.
The Moonshine Jungle Tour is the upcoming second concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars in support of his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox.
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