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Well, it looks like your husband might appreciate creative endeavors. And I imagine glass blowing could get a little expensive, too. Perhaps you won't be heading to court after all :).ReplyDelete
It always helps when your hubby's hobbies outcost yours. Encourage him to be the best he can be at what he's doing! LOLReplyDelete
Really, though. I know what you mean. I've been trying to be so good and that's why I like vintage sheets and pillowcases. $.50 for a pillowcase is way more explainable than the $625 I'd like to spend on my hobby!
These fabrics are very pretty and I really like the aqua!
Happy weekend to all of the creative critters at your house!
ps the glass is beautiful. maybe he could make one to match your fabric?
Oh you are my kind of gal Dorrie! It's not a problem, it's a lifestyle! xo PamReplyDelete
We all understand your fabric passion!!;)ReplyDelete
I know exactly what you are talking about with the fabric! I've been there - and will go there again soon I'm sure.ReplyDelete
I love his paper weight! It's so pretty.
You are so funny, with your admission here about your addiction to the Martinique fabrics. I haven't seen these, so I better check them out! I also love the combination of the chenille, making it so snuggly. Your husband's glass blowing project looks amazing - I love that too!ReplyDelete
"Hello Dorrie, Welcome to Fabric Addicts Anonymous"ReplyDelete
hahahah this post made me laugh, love you!
Dorrie, it looks like perhaps your creativity is being passed to your hubby. His paperweight is gorgeous! I bet he could sell some of them! (A nice way to pay for your habit!! LOL)ReplyDelete


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Dutchess school sulfuric acid spill prompts probe
Officials are investigating how two eighth-graders got their hands on a 4-ounce bottle of sulfuric acid that led to 19 students and a custodian being sent to the hospital earlier this week, Wappingers Central School District interim Superintendent Marco Pochintesta said Friday.
The Van Wyck Junior High School students were watching a film in science class on Wednesday under the supervision of a substitute teacher when two students began tossing around and splattering fluid from the full bottle of chemicals that Pochintesta said district policy required that the bottle be kept inside a locked cabinet.
"The bottle was not secured," said Pochintesta. "It was out of the cabinet" when the students found it.
Police were initially unsure if the cap of the bottle of sulfuric acid had been intentionally taken off. Pochintesta confirmed on Friday that "student misconduct" was a contributing factor, but refused to say what disciplinary measures were being taken against either of the students involved or the substitute teacher.
Nineteen of the 29 students in the class were taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Poughkeepsie as a precaution. A custodian who was exposed to the acid also was sent to the hospital. All of the injuries were considered to be minor and no one involved needed to be admitted to the hospital, Pochintesta said.
The class's regular teacher was out of the classroom grading science exams that day. The replacement teacher is a 4-year district substitute who has worked at the Fishkill Plains junior high in the past, Pochintesta said.
The interim superintendent said the district does not train substitutes for how to handle emergencies such as the acid incident.
Some parents expressed concern over a delayed response from the school on Wednesday. One parent reported getting a message early Wednesday evening about the incident.
"I'm aware of the length of time it took to get information out. We were dealing with a rather large scale incident involving multiple agencies," Pochintesta said. "It's understandable for signals to get crossed."
He said the district is looking into ways to improve communication.
Van Wyck Junior High was named a state and national "School to Watch" by the New York Department of Education and the Essential Elements Schools to Watch leadership team. The honor will be awarded at a conference taking place in Washington D.C. June 21-23. Pochintesta said the school principal is slated to attend.

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For decades, banking and finance has been among the most fascinating and fast growing industries in Hong Kong. Thousands of fresh graduates every year are attracted to the dynamic and vibrant field, seizing any opportunity to become a part of it. Alan Tsang, director and chief executive officer of AMTD Financial Planning Ltd, was one of them.
"Hong Kong's retail banking business started to soar during the early '80s, with many young people hoping to land a career in the industry," Mr Tsang recalls. "For me, it was the executive image of bankers projected in films that had the greatest influence."
Holder of both a degree and an MBA from the University of Aston in Birmingham, UK, Mr Tsang has more than 16 years of experience in the personal financial services sector in Hong Kong. He joined Chase Manhattan Bank's Hong Kong branch as a management trainee in 1987 and served in many different managerial roles.
"Being a management trainee, I had a chance to work in different departments. It was during that time I learned that the banking and financial industry was a lot more complex than anyone would have thought," Mr Tsang says. "This business is so multifaceted that it broadens one's horizon and helps develop a sense of team spirit in a person." Gaining experience from different departments within an industry is crucial to career development, as Mr Tsang points out.
"It undoubtedly increases a person's communications capability because once you've worked there you've learned to speak their language. That is to say you have a better understanding of how they carry out their duties. It's definitely an asset if you're heading for a general management position."
New heights
Mr Tsang's career reached new heights. He was appointed vice president and head of consumer loan business at Chase and, in 1998, moved to American Express Bank as general manager for personal financial services. He was subsequently promoted to the position of chief executive for Hong Kong.
In early 2003, Mr Tsang saw the potential in the financial planning business and joined AMTD Financial Planning as director and CEO to lead the effort in providing personal financial planning related services to affluent individuals and families in Hong Kong.
"The room for development is enormous because we still don't see any other company in Hong Kong that has the capability to fill the leading position in the industry," he says.
As a member of AMTD's senior management Mr Tsang keeps a busy schedule, spending two thirds of his time dealing with clients and staff, and the rest with stakeholders and the media.
"Finding out clients' satisfaction level is of utmost importance because services are invisible and intangible. And in order to continue upgrading our services, we need to get a balance between all the different departments that work together to advance our business capabilities. Meanwhile, we also need to strengthen communications with stakeholders and let them see the company's business potential, strengths and direction, and try to understand their long-term expectations."
Mr Tsang's success requires a lot of hard work and intelligence, which in return create a rewarding and satisfying career for him. "Since the first days of our business in 2003, AMTD has already recorded a net profit that exceeded our expectations. It's thrilling to see the speed of our progress. Also, I derive great satisfaction from witnessing the rapid growth of our client base, as well as that of the number of counterparts because it has proved that the market development we foresaw was right."
In Mr Tsang's opinion, Hong Kong's economy is still in recovery at the moment, meaning it may not be easy for the young and inexperienced to enter the business.
"It's the person who makes the career, though, and promotion opportunities depend very much on the company's size and structure. In a regional branch of an international corporation, it may take four to six years for one to be promoted to middle management, and another two to three years to the next level up," Mr Tsang says.
To those who have a burning ambition as Mr Tsang has, he offers a word of wisdom: "Young people shouldn't be too eager for quick success and immediate gain. The advantages of being young are that you have all the time in the world and that you can afford to make mistakes. Just remember not to corner yourself."
Hong Kong plays a supporting role in the development of China's financial planning industry. In the next five years, Mr Tsang predicts, Hong Kong will go further in building the necessary infrastructure, which involves issues concerning legislation, licensing and training. Mr Tsang says, "Hong Kong is still at a very early stage in the financial planning business itself. Providing we have enough experience, intelligence and resources, Hong Kong might serve as a training base for professional talent in the China market."
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Notes on RNA polymerase:
RplK (L11, RelC): 50S ribosomal subunit protein L11
RpoB: Beta subunit of RNA polymerase.
RpoS: Sigma subunit of RNA polymerase. Alternative (stress-induced) sigma factor.
X-ray crystal structure of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase σ70 holoenzyme: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23389035
Tuning promoter strength through RNA polymerase binding site design in Escherichia col: http://recentlyapp.com/paper/23271961
Functional modulation of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase.: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11018136/


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I don't think any of us would argue that the Twilight Saga movies are high art; however, there is a difference between not high art and truly dreadful. In our opinion, the plot, acting, production values of Eclipse doesn't fall into the truly dreadful category.
Kaleb Nation has a great video explaining why Eclipse and several Eclipse Actors are nominated for this year's Razzie Awards.
Personally we love Jodelle Ferland who stated on her Twitter account, "LOL I love how Eclipse got all those Razzie nominations…when we all know it was one of the best movies of the year :)"
And best ever in regards to the Razzie's were Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock showing up to collect their Razzie Awards the same year they won the Oscar. If they win, Rob, Kristen, Taylor, and Jackson should show up and raz the Razzies!


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I would hate to see what an NBA without Mark Cuban looks like.
Last month, Dallas Mavericks outspoken owner Mark Cuban, caught the ire of Lakers Nation for forecasting a possible scenario where the team could amnesty Kobe Bryant at the end of the season.
On Wednesday, Cuban was on the Jay Leno show and talked about where he was coming from and the virtual courage of Lakers fans:
H/T to Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report for the video.


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Breaking into the Medical Devices Industry
Have you ever wondered about working in the medical devices industry? Join Adam Birnbaum, Sales Strategy at Medtronic, as he gives you an industry overview and shares his tips on how to get your foot in the door.
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Groups collaborate to present holiday favorite 'A Christmas Carol'
Well, it's not the standard "Christmas Carol," but it features some the familiar characters like Scrooge, Marley's Ghost, Ghost of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Fezziwig.
Actually, it is a show about the past productions of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" by Greg Gasman of KG Entertainment. Gasman wrote a script and titled it on the program as "Gasman's Recollection." He gathered together many of the actors from past productions set in different time periods and youngsters who auditioned for this show. Gasman kept the musical director the same, Karen Bradley, with accompanist Wayne Hoff and added a guitar player Matt Osberg. This all adds up to a re-enactment of scenes from Gasman's past renditions of the standard and not-so-standard "Christmas Carol."
The performance features a divided stage; present day children with narrator Gasman and Christmas Present Sara Breeze are on stage right, and on stage left are the recollected scenes.
There are three performances left in this run at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-11 at the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for seniors and students and are available now at Harmony Natural Food Co-op, The Wild Hare Bistro, Brigid's Cross Irish Pub and at the door. There was a problem wiuth the heat at the Chief Theatre last week, but heat is back on, so it will be toasty warm again.
Mark Fulton plays Scrooge, who battles his conscience throughout the play with scenes with Al Berkowitz, whose gravelly voice lends credence to Marley's ghost, and Kari Munson as Christmas Past. She sings "River" by Joni Mitchell to Scrooge accompanied by Osberg, a plaintive song with lyrics to remind Scrooge what he lost and left behind in his youth.
Wendy Greenberg joined her husband Mark Fulton and their children Lily, who plays Martha, and Joshua, who is little Scrooge, as Mrs. Crow. Mrs. Crow leads the chorus of children and adults in a heartwarming rendition of a Hanukah song sung in Spanish. The Hamrim girls, Sadie and Sarah, pay a reel on their violins for the party goers at Mike Harden's Fezziwig Christmas party. A rousing rendition of "Save the Bones for Henry Jones" by Berit Dybing (Young Present) and Sara Breeze (Old Present) closes the first act.
The children on the set of a Christmas living room decorated with a lighted tree and stockings hanging on the fireplace range from a toddler to middle schoolers from local public and charter schools. Dwayne and Mary Knox Johnson and Cheryl Winnett have done their magic again as set designers, builders and costumers. The lighting design is by Kelly Kirk with Andor Lofthus. Kirin Peterson painted the set. The Rogers Family members are the house and stage managers. There is one 15 minute intermission, and refreshments will be available for purchase.
This will be the last KG production of "A Christmas Carol," as Gasman is turning over future productions to Bemidji Community Theater that has supported this offering along with the Paul Bunyan Playhouse.
A complete listing of the cast may be seen online at Staff Blogs on the home page of bemidjipioneer.com. Scroll down to Bemidji Arts News or go to bemidjiarts.areavoices.com.


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An 81-year-old woman has died after she was hit by an SUV while crossing the street in the Rogers Park neighborhood.
Tasoula Metropolos was crossing the 2700 block of West Devon Avenue around 8:20 p.m. when a Chevy Tahoe struck her, said police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer.
Paramedics took Metropolos to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, where she was pronounced dead at 9:11 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
The driver, a 28-year-old man, remained on scene. He was cited for negligent driving and hitting a pedestrian, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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Alternative Titles: AF of L, AFL, Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada
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American federation of autonomous labour unions formed in 1955 by the merger of the AFL (founded 1886), which originally organized workers in craft unions, and the CIO (founded 1935), which organized workers by industries.
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...coercion by economic actions—that is, through strikes and boycotts. In 1886 Gompers fostered the separation of the cigar makers and other craft unions from the Knights of Labor to form the AFL, of which he was president from 1886 to 1924 (except for one year, 1895). He distrusted intellectual reformers, fearing their influence would divert labour's efforts away from economic goals. To...
Knights of Labor
...and the deadly Haymarket Riot in Chicago. The resulting backlash against unionism, along with the dissatisfaction of many KOL members, led to the union's demise and fostered the establishment of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in December 1886. The AFL focused on winning economic benefits for its members through collective bargaining. As a federation, it represented several national craft...
...and went to work in the mines at age 15. In the coal-mining town of Panama, Illinois, he became head of a United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) local, and in 1911 he became an organizer for the American Federation of Labor (AFL), with which the miners' union was affiliated. Lewis became a vice president of the UMWA in 1917, acting president in 1919, and president in 1920, by which time the...
In 1925, as founding president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Randolph began organizing that group of black workers and, at a time when half the affiliates of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) barred blacks from membership, took his union into the AFL. Despite opposition, he built the first successful black trade union; the brotherhood won its first major contract with the...
...opened Hull House to the women bindery workers. Kenney also assisted Florence Kelley in her investigation of sweatshops and tenements in 1892. In April of that year Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, appointed her the federation's first woman general organizer. During the year she held the post, she organized garment workers in New York City and Troy, New York, and...
development of trade unions
...the NLU disappeared in the 1870s, several of its member trade unions continued, representing such diverse occupations as shoemakers, spinners, coal miners, and railway workers. The founding of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) by several unions of skilled workers in 1886 marked the beginning of a continuous, large-scale labour movement in the United States. Its member groups comprised...
...craft lines. When the Knights rejected a proposal reaffirming the historic separation of trade-union and labour-reform functions, the alarmed internationals joined in December 1886 and formed the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The immediate aim was to drive the Knights from the industrial field, and, thanks largely to the Knights' own confusion and to employers' counterattacks, this was...
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Canadian Labour Congress
...Founded in 1886, the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada (TLC) accepted both craft unions and industrywide unions, but its membership consisted largely of craft unions, many affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
...magnates such as Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Thomas Mellon built their steel empires there. The city became the focus of historic friction between labour and management, and the American Federation of Labor was born there in 1881.
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As the power of the Knights declined, the leadership in the trade union movement passed to the American Federation of Labor (AFL). This was a loose federation of local and craft unions, organized first in 1881 and reorganized in 1886. For a few years there was some nominal cooperation between the Knights and the AFL, but the basic organization and philosophy of the two groups made cooperation...
Women's Trade Union League
...from all classes to work toward better, fairer working conditions. The organization relied largely upon the resources of its own members, never receiving more than token financial support from the American Federation of Labor (AFL) or other major organized labour groups.


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It looks like there are birds or rips or something else on the shirt, and I really like it. I would have to say the the birds or rips kind of take a little away from the effect that you've made on the shirt with the wave running up the side and across the bottom, but they still work because they are dark. Also, I'd stick with the dark chocolate (I think, right?) color. Voted :)
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The legacy of 1989 and 10 years of Putin's Russia
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Arkady Moshes
Programme Director - The EU's Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia research programme
Today, the nations that once lived under the Communist rule differ strongly. Some have successfully completed the transition towards market economy and liberal democracy. Some still hope to achieve this goal. Some found the transition to be mission impossible and have essentially established sultanist regimes, even hereditary.
Russia is somewhere in the middle of the road, but it seems to have lost a sense of the further direction. On the one hand, it has become a global economy and a country with open borders and a fairly good communication infrastructure. Due to economic interdependence with the West it cannot afford a Cold War paradigm, and its elites care about international legitimization of their own status. It would be a total mistake to view modern Russia as a smaller Soviet Union. On the other hand, many changes that were introduced in the country in the early 1990s were proven not to be irreversible. Once a champion of political freedoms in the post-Soviet space, Russia is now ruled by means of the so-called vertical of power a system universally perceived outside of the country as soft authoritarianism.
It is highly symbolizing, therefore, that for Russia the autumn of 2009 is the time of two round dates: the 20th anniversary of fall of the Wall and the 10th anniversary of Vladimir Putins ascension to power. Both formally if one applies the time criteria and in substance, Russias post-1989 history is split into two competing halves.
Have the Russian people forgotten what they had gained thanks to the collapse of totalitarian regimes in Europe, including their own? Arent they able to appreciate private property, the possibility to earn, save and spend money as they wish, the full shelves in small shops as well as megastores, the lack of ideological control, the freedom to travel and to send their children to study abroad? They definitely are, even though many nowadays need to be reminded that all this was not available to them as recently as twenty years ago. Although aggregate indicators do not always tell the whole truth, it is possible to agree with the frequent statement that Russia has never been so rich and so free at the same time. Another matter is of course, that this conclusion is, unfortunately, valid even when shrinking freedoms are compensated with growing wealth, and at the individual level the property rights are not insured.
But neither Russia as a whole has forgotten the whole drama of reforms. Furthermore, it has failed to understand this drama in full and surmount the challenge. The society brought up in traditions of state paternalism was shocked when it saw the paralysis of state institutions (education, health care, the military, the law-enforcement system etc.), crime and corruption. A technologically-developed country faced several consecutive waves of de-industrialization, which among other things have destroyed the strata of technical intelligentsia that had been a major driving force of Gorbachev reforms in 1980s. The empire was lost, and the new, liberalizing Russia, was met internationally only with a fraction of respect that a Soviet dictatorship had been used to meet. A profound feeling of insecurity has emerged, when the enlargement of the Western security alliances coincided with the War in the Caucasus, terrorist threat inside the country and uncertainty regarding the future of Russias relations with its mighty Far Eastern neighbour, China.
No wonder, the stress under which the Russian people lived throughout the 1990s, especially when the prospects for recovery seemed to have been demolished by the economic meltdown of 1998, shaped the demand for a strong hand in power. Democracy should not be a synonym of lawlessness and chaos, but it was in Russia of those days. Against that background the hopes of the people were too easily placed on the promise of order.
It is hardly possible or even needed to try to list all the factors that determined why Russia chose the way of aborted transition that it chose, revealing the hybrid state of its institutions and the confusion of peoples minds through the eclecticism of national symbols imperial twin-head eagle, the tri-colour flag, and the slightly amended Soviet anthem. Some of those factors Yeltsins sickness, naïve views of early economic reformers - were important, but, eventually, accidental.
The major problem was that after 70 years of Communism the Russian people had at best a very vague understanding of democratic values and of their primacy. Western liberties were viewed as firmly linked with, and bringing, prosperity. When affluence did not arrive, the whole construction was rejected. In turn, the new elites that came to power were not guided by democratic principles either. Too easily they compromised these principles in order to enrich themselves or extend the own stand in power. Elections of 1996 were not fair, and, perhaps, this was the turning point of Russian post-Soviet history, leading to many things that happened after.
As far as the traditional West is concerned, there are many reasons why it should be self-critical as well. The problem is not, as it is sometimes alleged these days, that it took advantage of Russias weakness, moved geopolitical borders further East in order to guarantee its own security interests and thus contributed to the emergence of the atmosphere of besieged fortress in Russia, even though this effect was there and was exploited. The problem is that the West turned a blind eye to many things happening in Russia and, again, running contrary to the values it proclaimed it was trying to promote. When Russia was poor, the West prioritized stability over the democratic governance lets remember that Boris Yeltsin was given a carte blanche when he decided to shell the parliament in 1993. When Russia became richer, the boundaries of morally acceptable in dealing with it were blurred, and the pursuance of liberal values was almost officially sacrificed to pragmatic interests in the Russia policy of major EU countries, businesses and prominent public figures.
All historical parallels are false. Every situation is unique. However, when thinking where Russia may go from where it is now, one temporal reference may be relevant. It is argued by some people, that today, when the global economic crisis is doing its sobering work and Kremlin leaders themselves speak about the need to harmonize relations with Western democracies, Russia lives in another 1986, and another attempt of liberal reforms is very close. Others say that after the war with Georgia the country is becoming only more assertive, that it lives in 1982, and that another serious crisis between Russia and the West will happen before the internal changes and the new rapprochement with the West will become possible.
It would be too self-reliant to try passing a final judgment in this discussion. But what is obvious is that West is interested to see Russia going the way of 1989, the way of building a modern liberal state with modern market economy. And the anniversary of 1989 is a reminder and an incentive to reiterate the vision and commitment to help this happen.
This blog entry is based on the presentation at the conference The legacy of 1989 Democracy, the Market and Europe, organized by the Danish Institute of International Studies and the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Nov. 9, 2009.
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We've covered some great Helly Hansen outerwear, so we thought we'd give their hiking shoes a try. The Helly Hansent Kikut Reboot HTXP Mid proved to be an excellent companion on our cool morning trail run/hike in San Fran's Golden Gate Park. The Kikut fit well from the start with both good cushioning and midfoot support due to the stabilizer, dual density EVA midsole and C-Zone silicone gel heel and forefoot cushioning. The high traction but not overly bulky Helly Wear Rubber sole allowed us to traverse wet pavement and loose dirt easily. Several miles later, our feet felt pretty good with no sign of weariness (our lungs didn't fare as well). As an under-pronator, this author found confidence in the Kikut both walking and running and the Kikut kept our typically hot feet and a comfortable temperature. The extra ankle support from the mid-form design is a huge help. From a design standpoint, it's an attractive shoe, especially in gray and yellow, both stealthy and athletic. It's a trail shoe worth looking into, and Helly Hansen has definitely done it right.
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Atheist group sues over religious electioneering
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin-based group representing atheists and agnostics argues that the Internal Revenue Service is violating the U.S. Constitution by allowing tax-exempt churches and religious organizations to get involved in political campaigns.
The Freedom from Religion Foundation argues that churches and other religious organizations have become increasingly more involved in political campaigns, "blatantly and deliberately flaunting the electioneering restrictions."
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Its lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Madison argues that the IRS is not enforcing the federal tax code, which prohibits tax-exempt religious organizations from electioneering. Not enforcing it is a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment and a violation of equal protection rights because the same preferential treatment is not provided to other tax-exempt organizations such as the Freedom from Religion Foundation, the lawsuit contends.
The lawsuit, which was filed against IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman, asks that the court order Shulman to initiate enforcement of the electioneering restrictions against churches and religious organizations.
It also asks that the IRS initiate legal action against any churches or religious organizations that are believed to be violating the restrictions.
Churches and religious organizations obtain a significant benefit from their tax-exempt status while also being able to engage in electioneering that other similar tax-exempt organizations do not do, the lawsuit argues.
A spokesman for the IRS in Wisconsin declined to comment.
The lawsuit cites full-page ads run this fall in the New York Times and other newspapers by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association that featured a photo of renowned evangelist Billy Graham urging Americans to vote along biblical principles. Graham met in October with Mitt Romney and pledged to do "all I can" to help the Republican presidential nominee.
The lawsuit also refers to an order from Roman Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, Ill., requiring all the priests in his diocese to read a statement urging Catholics to vote and stating that, "Catholic politicians, bureaucrats, and their electoral supporters who callously enable the destruction of innocent human life in the womb also thereby reject Jesus as their Lord."


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OK. I'm tired of fighting the dogs and the lap hoop. Anyone have advice on the best, "affordable, quilting frame?
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OK. I'm tired of fighting the dogs and the lap hoop. Anyone have advice on the best, "affordable, quilting frame?
I have the Grace EZ three pole frame. It folds up flat against the wall or under the bed so it doesn't take up any space when not in use. I got it mostly to baste quilts for machine quilting. The best most affordable frame would be the QSnap floor frame. I have one and it's nice for handquilting and takes up no room when you take it apart. Be sure and get the tilt kit. It's worth the extra money.
I have a Hinterburg floor frame, will hold a king sixe . Have had for 10 years, so don't know how much the cost now. It is great for hand quilters.
I have one of the grace frames. They normally run about $300.00 but I see them on sale a lot. I was lucky and got mine for free, as a friend was moving and did not want to move them with her. I love having them.
If you or your dh are handy, you can actually build your own. I remember some my dad had built for my mom, but unlike the grace frames where you can store them out of the way, they take up a lot of space.
I have the QSnap floor frame. I agree it's nice for handquilting and takes up no room when you take it apart. I put it together when I want to quilt, and it fits into a pillow case (I made one ) for storage.
I have a Q-Snap floor frame too. It holds my quilt tightly and does not distort the bias the way a hoop does. I leave it up most of the time ..... except when the grandkids are here. They like to play "Tent" under it.
I also have the Grace EZ3. Got it on sale at Hancocks for about $199. Love it!!
I have a Hinterberg Easy Build Plus floor frame that I built all by myself (piece of cake!). It folds flat up against the wall and I made it so I can change the width from 4' to 6' to 10' by changing the poles. It's a three rail, requires no basting of the sandwich, and I like it a lot. It was well worth the price. http://www.hinterberg.com/prod-Easy_...ame_Kit-8.aspx
I often quilt just in my lap, but...alas, the dogs decide that the quilt is theirs. Would really like a frame that would keep my handywork somewhat protected. :wink:Originally Posted by Loretta


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As more lawsuits are filed accusing priests in the Seattle Archdiocese of sexually abusing minors years ago, plaintiffs' lawyers, parishioners and others are asking questions about where the money will come from for court costs and any settlements.
Late last month, six more lawsuits were filed against the Seattle Archdiocese, which now faces a total of at least 14 suits representing about 30 alleged victims.
Lawyers for some of those accusers say the archdiocese has not been forthcoming with information, including which insurance companies might be responsible for payouts.
Seattle Archdiocese officials, though, say finding out such information is complicated.
"This information is not on the tip of our fingers," said Pat Sursely, director of finance and administration for the archdiocese.
Money for settlements, church officials say, comes primarily from insurance companies, with the accused priest typically paying part of the settlement, depending on his resources.
The difficulty, they say, is figuring out which insurance companies are responsible.
The complications come because the lawsuits filed in the past year allege abuse that happened years ago, mostly in the early or mid-1970s. In most cases, the insurance carriers at that time would have to pay any settlements — whether they continue to provide coverage or not.
Back then, individual parishes had individual policies, Sursely said. Not until the late 1970s or early 1980s did the archdiocese centralize its insurance policies. Today its insurance carrier is Catholic Mutual Group, based in Omaha, Neb.
To find out which insurance companies would be responsible for court costs and settlement payouts, the archdiocese must find out exactly when the alleged abuse occurred, what parish that priest was in at the time, which insurance company was then covering the parish, whether that insurance company still exists, who still has copies of the policies, and what — exactly — those policies covered.
Mike Grady, a member of Puget Sound Voice of the Faithful, a group of lay Catholics who want more lay involvement in church governance, has said one of his main concerns is finding out "who's paying for all these court cases. If it's coming out of parishioners' pockets, we need to know how much."
Sursely reiterated what church authorities have insisted in the past: that contributions to the church today are not in any way paying to settle past abuses.
Those insurance premiums were already paid back in the 1970s, he said. And those premiums were typically part of general insurance coverage that would have to have been paid for whether there were sexual-abuse lawsuits or not.
"The premiums people (are helping) pay for now to Catholic Mutual there are no lawsuits related to that," Sursely said. "What we're dealing with now are lawsuits from the past and with insurance from the past, with premiums paid by people way back in the 1970s and '80s."
Lawyers representing alleged victims suing the Seattle Archdiocese, though, express doubts that it should take the church so long to come up with insurance information.
"The archdiocese has been stonewalling" on revealing anything from insurance carriers, to how much past cases have settled for, to how many accusations have been lodged against certain priests, said Bellevue attorney Timothy Kosnoff, who is representing several alleged victims in suits against the archdiocese.
Tacoma attorney Michael Pfau, who also represents several of the alleged victims suing the Seattle Archdiocese, has filed motions with the court to compel the archdiocese to come forward with information.
Relations between dioceses nationwide and their insurance carriers could also become contentious.
Since the sexual-abuse scandal first began breaking nationwide early this year, some church officials have wondered whether the increasing number of lawsuits might not spur insurance companies to raise premiums and limit liability.
Another possible complication is that insurance companies could balk at the payouts. At issue is whether church officials knew about, but never fully informed, insurers of potential risks.
"We haven't had a situation where (a settlement) was not covered by insurance or the priest himself," Sursely said.
Adding to the potential for more lawsuits locally is a movement in this state for a one-year moratorium on statutes of limitations on when lawsuits can be filed claiming childhood sexual abuse.


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Vercoutre demands L'OL chance
By Patrick Haond
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Coupet (pictured) is angry at the failure to offer him a contract extension, and has hinted he will leave Lyon.
Vercoutre believes his patience should be rewarded by his promotion to first choice custodian, and insisted he will leave if he is not trusted by Lyon.
"Obviously I have to ask some questions about what is going on," said Vercourtre.
"At first, my name was put out as a replacement, but, as time has gone on, it has disappeared and I have heard talk about Mikael Landreau and Ulrich Rame.
"If someone arrives, then I am not prepared to start again, because that would mean people at the club don't trust me.
"What will the club do? I would like to know what the chairman is thinking.
"I have heard rumours about a swap deal with Rame, but I just want to play.
"Two years on the bench is too long. Perhaps the best solution would be to find a club that trusts me.
"I want to improve and nothing would make me happier than to be able to do that at Lyon.
"To be loaned out for a year would also be great, because you get experience."


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Apparently, it's cooler to drink beer in the world's No. 1 wine-producing nation.
Last year, the average Italian consumed 13.6 gallons of wine. Six years ago, it was 14.5 gallons — nearly half the amount in the 1970s. According to wine critic Jancis Robinson, this is happening in France and Spain, too: "Wine, so much part of tradition and the past in these countries, is seen as an old person's drink, whereas heavily advertised beers and spirits are seen as more youthful and modern," she wrote last year.
Meanwhile, Americans are drinking more Italian wine than ever. Italy is now the world's largest exporter of wine and the No. 1 exporter to the United States.
— Jessica Yadegaran, Staff


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UVU Student Body President To Speak To Open World Trustees At Library Of Congress
January 31, 2011
For Immediate Release
For more information: Rusty Butler (801) 863-8994
University Marketing & Communications: Mike Rigert (801) 863-6807
Written by: Matt Reichman (801) 863-6808
Utah Valley University student body president Richard Portwood has been selected to speak at the Library of Congress to report back to the federal agency that facilitated a recent visit of his to Russia.
In November 2010 the Russian government invited Portwood and 14 other U.S. student body presidents, some from Ivy League institutions, to Moscow. The U.S.-based Open World Leadership Center helped coordinate the trip, during which the young cohort met with key Russian dignitaries and leaders. Portwood has since been chosen to report on the trip at the annual meeting of Open World's Board of Trustees on Feb. 8 in Washington, D.C. — an unusual honor for a non-board member.
"I don't know that we've had such a young leader come and address our board," Open World senior adviser Chang Suh said, describing Portwood as "a hybrid of Abe Lincoln and James Stewart."
"He's going to inject a lot of enthusiasm into the meeting," he said.
Open World's mission is to network emerging leaders, especially internationally, Suh said. Its board includes James Billington, the librarian of Congress, several congressmen, ambassadors and members from the private sector, including Walter Scott Jr., chairman of Level 3 Communications, Inc., and Michael Yanney, chairman emeritus of the Burlington Capital Group. All the student travelers will participate in a roundtable discussion preceding the meeting, but Portwood alone will represent the group at the private meeting held at the Library.
"Richard made remarkable impressions on both Russian leaders in Moscow and at the Library of Congress during his recent trip," said Rusty Butler, UVU associate vice president for International Affairs.
Suh related an instance in which Vladislav Surkov, a top aide to Vladimir Putin, interrupted a discussion to tell Portwood he needed to remember his face, because he would be a leader of his country someday. Such favorable impressions, along with the importance of linking emerging U.S. leaders and those of Eurasia, made Portwood an ideal candidate to address the Board. Equally impressed was Portwood, who decided to pursue international relations as a result of the trip.
"Experiences like this don't come about every day, and I am very conscientious that this will be an experience I will always remember," he said. "It's a privilege to represent the outstanding students of UVU and elevate our reputation among such a well-accomplished Board of Trustees."


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Middlesex Hospital has notified the state Department of Health about a suspected case of measles in the hospital's emergency department on Sunday.
Middlesex Hospital released a statement that says hospital officials "became aware very quickly of a suspected case of measles in a patient in the Emergency Department" and isolated the patient as a precaution.
The hospital has notified the Department of Public Health and is taking "all the necessary steps to address the situation," the statement says.
In April, a state department of health news release says there had been three confirmed cases of measles in the state.
For more on symptoms, what you can do, see the state Department of Health Web site.
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Jonathan Menard - Mar 15, 2012
The Army Corps of Engineers has extended the deadline for comments on its long-term management plan of two cemeteries that are located in the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
The deadline is March 30.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a meeting last month to determine how to proceed in managing the Kenner and Kugler cemeteries, which appear to date from the early 1800s to 1928 and once adjoined two sugar plantations.
The cemeteries were originally established as burial places for slaves, according to the Corps. About 300 people are buried there, including Civil War Union Army veterans, in below-ground wooden coffins that originally had wooden, stone and iron markers.
At present, the sites are indistinguishable from the surrounding landscape, but site improvements planned for later this year will provide recognition and public access. Both sites were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The renovations include landscape and access improvements, planting trees and adding concrete boundary markers. Outdoor interpretive panels will be placed on the site with a history booklet focused on the people who lived in the area.
Conceptual images of the proposed landscaping plans and interpretive signage are currently available on the Corps website and at the St. Charles Parish librarys St. Rose branch.
Through March 30, questions or comments about the project can be sent to:
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Low Dose Continuous Administration of the Progesterone Receptor Modulator VA2914
This study has been completed.
HRA Pharma
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First Posted: April 5, 2007
Last Update Posted: June 17, 2010
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The purpose of the present study is to evaluate continuous administration of low doses of VA2914 for potential contraceptive activity and effects on the menstrual cycle and steroid hormone parameters.
|Contraception Gynecologic Diseases
|Drug: VA2914
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Prospective Randomized Multicenter Phase II Study of the Dose-Response Effects of Continuous Administration of Low-Dose VA2914 on Parameters of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis and the Endometrium
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Drug Information available for: Progesterone Ulipristal acetateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by HRA Pharma:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- ovarian hormones
- follicular development
- endometrial histology
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- menstural bleeding patterns
- cervical mucus
- VA2914 concentration
- adverse events
- laboratory parameters
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|Study Start Date:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- women in good general health with regular, ovulatory menstrual cycles
- age 18-35
- not pregnant
- not sexually active or reliably use barrier methods of contraception
- normal liver and renal functions and normal laboratory exams
Exclusion Criteria:
- pregnant or breastfeeding
- oral contraception, IUD or other hormonal treatment
- use of agents known to induce hepatic P450
- cardiovascular disorder
- hepatic, renal, or gastrointestinal disorder
- metrorrhagia
- abnormal transvaginal ultrasound (at baseline)
- history of abnormal endometrial biopsy,
- cancer
- depression
- mental illness
- epilepsy
- migraines
- abnormal Pap Smear requiring further exploratory examination
- anovulatory cycle before treatment
- extreme overweight or underweight (body mass index < 16 ou >28)
- subjects unlikely to comply with the protocol, e.g., uncooperative attitude, inability to return for follow-up visits, and unlikelihood of completing the study
- use of narcotics
- more than 10 cigarettes per day, more than 2 glasses of wine/beer per day
- surgical procedures planned in the 6 months following screening visit
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00456924
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Chabbert-Buffet N, Pintiaux-Kairis A, Bouchard P; VA2914 Study Group. Effects of the progesterone receptor modulator VA2914 in a continuous low dose on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and endometrium in normal women: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Sep;92(9):3582-9. Epub 2007 Jun 19.
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Genital Diseases, Female
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KAMPALA, Uganda, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Most Ugandans support the recent legislation outlawing homosexuality, putting the gays and gay rights activists published in the newspapers at risk for attack.
BBC's Tulip Mazumdar asked Ugandans about how they felt about the new anti-gay law, and there is a very heated, anti-gay sentiment.
"They cannot make up a good family or a good relationship," said one woman. "According to the law, I just want it [homosexuality] to be out totally. Man and man: they cannot be together."
"I don't support gay [people], because our school told us it's bad and spreads disease," said a teenage boy.
The legislation has stoked the fire of anti-gay sentiment in the country and puts at significant risk the people who have been published as gay or gay rights activists.


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February 16th, 2016
Today Gilles Bisson, NDP House Leader and MPP for Timmins-James Bay, called on Premier Wynne to assure Ontarians that she and her staff will cooperate with criminal investigations into Liberal government scandals.
"Top Liberal insiders are presently before the courts facing criminal charges for their role in the gas plant and Sudbury byelection scandals. That's now multiple police investigations into the Liberals' wrongdoing connected to the Premier's office," Bisson said.
"Are you going to be forthcoming and work with whomever—the police, the courts, whoever it is—in order to get to the bottom of these cases and be fully co-operative in the investigation of these matters? Yes or no?"
David Livingston, Laura Miller and Gerry Lougheed are only the latest Liberal operatives to face criminal charges. The Premier's current Deputy Chief of Staff, Pat Sorbara, is still being investigated.


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I just love to see what the mixer puts out. I'm glad you like it, PJ.
Gail - such a nice design and I enjoy the colors very much. A parrot - anything is possible in the creative, digital world :-)PJ
I meant to add, that you can see the beak on this one.
Thank you, Kirsten. The green is actually the foliage. Your birds must be beautiful.
Gosh, with those colours Gail! It looks like it could be one of our Rainbow Lorikeets!! Thanks for these ones, Gail. I really like them. :)))


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In an address made public Monday afternoon, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the permanent observer of the Holy See to the U.N. in Geneva, called upon Israel and Hamas to put an end to hostilities and resume negotiations.
Archbishop Tomasi delivered his appeal during the ninth special session of the Human Rights Council, and called attention to "the grave violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent aggression of the occupied Gaza Strip."
The prelate's January 9th address called for solidarity with victims of extreme violence, and appealed to the warring parties in the Holy Land to observe a cease-fire and return to negotiations.
His statement was intended to express "solidarity with both the people in Gaza, who are dying and suffering because of the on-going military assault by the Israeli Defense Forces, and the people in Sderot, Ashkelon and other Israeli cities who are living under the constant terror of rocket attacks launched by Palestinian militants from within the Gaza Strip, which have caused casualties and wounded a number of people," the archbishop said.
The Holy See's permanent observer also underscored the need for the international community to put pressure on Israel and Hamas to end the violence.
"It is evident," he said, "that the warring parties are not able to exit from this vicious circle of violence without the help of the international community that should therefore fulfill its responsibilities, intervene actively to stop the bloodshed, provide access for emergency humanitarian assistance, and end all forms of confrontation.
"At the same time," he added, "the international community should remain engaged in removing the root causes of the conflict that can only be resolved within the framework of a lasting solution of the greater Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the international resolutions adopted during the years."


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Conquering All Road Types
By. Kevin Larive
A lot of times people choose the terrain they skate on based on the smoothness of the surface, traffic levels or any other obstacles. However, that doesn't always work and you can only go one way and that is unknown surface.
There is one way to handle all types of terrain that you may come across. Simply wear protective gear. You should always wear protective gear but a lot of people (myself included) go the hero route and wear little to no protection. Should you fall make sure your pads will take the majority of the blow should you fall. You can practice falling by simply finding a nice patch of grass or soft ground. The muscle memory you will pick up will help should you hit some rocky terrain when skating and manage to fall. Lots of people (again myself included) have fallen incorrectly and did some serious damage.
Another way to improve your comfort on rough skating surfaces that is highly effective is to use softer wheels. Using softer wheels will give you better grip that will drastically cut road vibration and bounce. 79A is a popular durometer to use when Urban skating. Now I know you are thinking softer wheels will wear out quicker than harder wheels, however I haven't noticed that to be an issue.
If you rotate your wheels frequently like every third skating session they will last a lot longer than you might expect. Also, I advise keeping a soft set of wheels around at all times when you know you will be skating on an area that is going to be less than perfect.


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Music: Group returns to Turner Valley for Beneath the Arch performance
Wednesday, Jan 08, 2014 08:33 am
The fast-fingered pace of three Montreal musicians is sure to get toes tapping in Turner Valley this weekend.
Montreal Guitar Trio�s S�bastien Dufour, Marc Morin and Glenn L�vesque return to the Flare �n� Derrick Community Hall by popular demand for a classical performance on Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. after displaying their unique style two years ago as part of the Beneath the Arch Concert Series.
�It was a very incredible experience,� recalls Dufour. �We totally remember Turner Valley. The people there were so enthusiastic. The place was jumping. We are really looking forward to going back.�
Beneath the Arch selections committee chairperson Suzanne Searle is excited to have the trio back. After watching them on YouTube three years ago she decided to include them in the Sunday afternoon classical series a year later.
�I�d never seen them live before but I certainly was familiar with their music,� she said. �They write their own music, they do some classics, they kind of mix it up. They are very accomplished.�
And the crowd loved them.
�Our audience was absolutely blown away,� Searle said. �Some of our audience has seen classical guitar, but certainly not played at the level that these fellows can play it. It�s top-quality, world-class, absolutely.�
Searle fondly remembers the Montreal Guitar Trio�s rendition of George Harrison�s While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
�It honestly made me cry, it was so beautiful,� she said.
What impresses Searle most is each musician performs a different arrangement during the same piece.
�Three guys play intricate complex parts at sometimes 90 miles an hour,� she said. �You have three guitars doing three different parts that is very carefully choreographed to each piece. It�s a stunning display of musicianship. It�s something to see.�
Dufour said the trio�s talents stretch beyond Mozart and Beethoven. In fact, each musician spent his teen years playing heavy metal and rock music.
�When you hear songs like Metallica, usually there is a classical intro at the beginning,� he said. �Same with Ozzie Osbourne. His guitar player studied classical music and incorporated it in the music.�
Dufour said the classical components were the most interesting part of performing rock and heavy metal music, leading him to study the nine-string classical guitar at the University of Montreal.
Having performed together for 15 years now, Dufour, Morin and L�vesque are constantly expanding their musical interests and sharing with each other.
Tours to different countries exposed the Montreal Guitar Trio to various styles of music and influenced them in how they perform today, said Dufour.
Although they don�t have time on the road to study it, they learn from watching YouTube videos and other musicians, enabling them to mix flamenco and Argentinean tango with Cuban music and Nordic with Brazilian samba and progressive rock.
�We are always becoming better musicians,� said Dufour. �You discover other kinds of music and different kinds of instruments and it�s interesting to bring it into our composition, to try to blend all of those together and find the best way to make it fit.�
These varied styles of music allow each musician to perform a different sound, he said.
�What we really want to do is try to bring some new sounds on the guitar,� he said. �Sometimes we use some special tuning and special techniques that could recreate the guitar sound.�
For instance, one member of the trio might tune his guitar to imitate a bass sound and another might perform a more exotic style of music.
�We try to approach the guitar as an artist,� he said. �We really experiment with the guitar to bring a whole range.�


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Adarius Pickett already has one Pac-12 offer and the 2014 cornerback from El Cerrito, Calif., is hopeful more are on the way.
The 5-foot-11, 176-pound prospect has Utah on his offer list and said after he earned MVP honors at Stanford's camp this summer he's hoping the Cardinal get involved soon as well.
"I liked Stanford a lot," Pickett said.
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"I liked the campus and I really liked the coaches and how they ran their practices. They said they're going to be paying close attention to me and they're going to keep an eye on me. I have to perform this season and they might offer me during the season."
Pickett, who performed at the Rivals Underclassmen Challenge in Dallas this summer, said he's going to keep a close eye on Utah after it offered in recent months.
The Utes surprisingly offered during the spring and Pickett said he's definitely interested in learning more about the Pac-12 team.
"They came up to our school in May and they liked me a lot," Pickett said.
"They said they were looking at me and it was surprising when they offered. I'm going to look at them more this season."
More schools could get involved during his junior season.
Pickett said Cincinnati and Wisconsin have been showing more interest and he's hopeful a good start to this season will land him even more offers.


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BANGKOK, Thailand — An unusually harsh barrage of rain and shoddy infrastructure have conspired to turn Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, into a disaster zone.
The city's mayor on Thursday declared a state of emergency and, according to government figures, more than 100,000 people are displaced.
The coastal city's residents are accustomed to floods — monsoons routinely turn their side streets to rushing canals — but recent nonstop rains have put some districts under up to 9 feet of water.
Adding to Jakarta's flooding woes is a dike rupture near a crowded business district, the Jakarta Globe reports, and sightings of monitor lizards paddling through the murky waters.
This round of flooding, and perennial grumblings over Jakarta's overpopulation and poor infrastructure, follows a long-running political debate over the merits of moving the capital elsewhere.
The following is a photo gallery of scenes from the flooding.


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All done with party rockin! (for now)
Bye bye for now LMFAO. LMFAO have split up for the time being, one half of the duo Redfoo has confirmed via a British entertainment news site.
Redfoo told the Press Association: 'We just started hanging with different sets of people.
The 37-year-old, known for his afro and lens-less glasses, said the 2 had grown weary of 'forcing' out party anthems.
'I feel like we've been doing this for so long, five or six years
Redfoo says that his solo material will maintain an LMFAO feel however, saying: 'All the music that I'm going to make is always going to be LMFAO-ish'.


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"Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will be a material reflection for others to see of the serenity at the center of it all"
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"We are going to begin club teams in the fall. Men's basketball and women's volleyball... the first two sports as [IUK] moves to NAIA....We [IU Kokomo] will... follow all regulations of the NAIA to make sure that.. we will be able to apply and be in a conference. Our hope is to do one year of club and the following year [2012]to join the conference. (Feb.17, 2011)"
"Let everything you do project Upward and it will always be projected in the best ways inward and outward."
"Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."
"I will work to orient our action to these two directions [human rights and development] which does not mean I will neglect anything else. I think these two topics are the two major driving forces in all human development all over the world and the United Nations has been established for bringing forward these two elements."


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Chris Christie is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it any more -- not even from his own party.
Watching the New Jersey governor's invective against the House Republican leadership this afternoon, it was hard not to recall the iconic character from 1976's "Network," a satirical film about a news anchor who loses it on the air.
In the spirit of that character, Howard Beale, Christie offered some pretty unvarnished thoughts on Congress's decision to punt on a Hurricane Sandy relief bill Tuesday and some pretty direct shots at House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
The performance was more harsh in its content than in its delivery, so the words tell the story here. A sampling:
* "66 days and counting. Shame on you. Shame on Congress."
* "Unlike people in Congress, [governors] have actual responsibilities."
* "[Boehner] hasn't lost all credibility, but right now I think what happened last night was absolutely uncalled for. And I've been given no credible reason why."
* He referred to "the Speaker's irresponsible action in not moving on anything."
* "Our people were played last night as a pawn, and that's why people hate Washington. Last night, my party was responsible for this."
* "Those guys should spend a little more time reading the information we sent and a little less time reading the political talking points" written by their staffs.
* "At the moment, I wouldn't be looking to do much for House leadership."
* "I believe that they are so consumed with their own politics that they've forgotten that they have a job to do."
But to dismiss Christie's press confrence as some kind of spontaneous Beale-esque tirade misses the point, to some degree. Politics are certainly at play here.
(And yes, we realize that Christie may not be thinking about his political future at a time like this, but everything in politics has political implications, and it's worth looking at what they are.)
While it's plainly obvious that the governor is more than frustrated with the House's failure to vote on a Sandy relief bill, he's also picking on a decidedly weak political foe. House Republicans have virtually no political capital these days, so singling them out has the dual benefit of both forcing them to act and making Christie look like a hero triumphing over evil (or Congress's rough equivalent).
The whole situation also plays into Christie's emerging image as someone who speaks hard truths, regardless of the consequences. You simply don't see most politicians saying such things about their own parties and colleagues -- basically ever.
Yes, Christie may risk alienating himself from the Republican establishment by ragging on the GOP House so badly. And some in the party already regard him with some suspicion after his praise of and appearance with President Obama in the aftermath of Sandy just a week before the 2012 election.
But it would be hard to find many Republicans right now who would defend their party for punting on a hurricane relief package. And by making himself the head of that fight, Christie only improves his political standing in advance of 2016.
What's more, leaders in Congress played a very small role in the 2012 GOP nominating contest, so it's not as though Christie needs Boehner on board for a potential presidential campaign.
This is a winning political battle for Chris Christie. And he'll probably get his aid package, too.


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The ex-husband of a slain New Jersey teacher has been arrested in Washington state on a charge of making terroristic threats.
U.S. marshals took Anthony Novellino, 63, into custody late Thursday night at a motel in the city about 30 miles south of Seattle. He's described as a person of interest in the killing of 62-year-old Judith Novellino and was arrested on a warrant issued out of Boonton Township for allegedly making terroristic threats against his ex-wife's former divorce attorney.
Authorities spent five days tracking down Novellino. He was captured without incident by U.S. Marshals and the Puyallup Police Department after officials found his car at a hotel in the area. He's being held in Pierce County pending extradition.
Judith Novellino was found Saturday at the Denville, N.J., home where they both lived. She had been stabbed more than 80 times, and her daughter discovered her body.
The couple had recently divorced. She was an English teacher at Morris Catholic High School.
An autopsy conducted on Sunday concluded that Judith Novellino "died from blunt force trauma and that the manner of death is homicide. Over 80 stab wounds were inflicted during what can only be described as a very brutal and violent encounter," Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi said.
The homicide investigation is ongoing.


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ATLANTA — A state lawmaker proposed Friday that carbon monoxide detectors be installed in Georgia schools by July 1.
Rep. Sheila Jones, D-Atlanta, filed the legislation four days after lethal levels of the gas were found in an Atlanta elementary school, where more than 40 children and some adults were sent to hospitals.
The state education department is also urging Georgia school officials to evaluate the potential threat posed by carbon monoxide.
Georgia law does not require carbon monoxide detectors in schools, but some districts are moving ahead anyway with plans to add them.
In Macon, for instance, detectors will be installed in more than 22 schools in the 24,000-student Bibb County school system, one of Georgia's largest.
After the Atlanta leak, Bibb County crews identified 22 of the district's 41 schools that had boiler rooms inside the building, and those will get new $95 units that detect carbon monoxide, said David Gowan, the system's director of risk management.
Only 22 schools are getting the detectors, scheduled to arrive next week, because the system's other schools have different heating systems – such as boiler units on school rooftops or units powered by electricity, Gowan said.
Whether to add carbon monoxide detectors to schools depends on the design of the building, the heating system and other factors, said Mike Larranaga, a professor and department head at Oklahoma State University's School of Fire Protection and Safety.
All buildings with a combustion appliance inside should have a carbon monoxide detection system in place, in Larranaga's view. Combustion appliances burn fuels and would include stoves and furnaces, according to the National Safety Council.
"Any gas-fired appliance has the potential to cause carbon monoxide poisoning," Larranaga said.
Schools wouldn't need detectors in every room because carbon monoxide travels and fills spaces, he said.
Placing detectors in older schools with boiler units isn't enough, he said. They might be even more important for new buildings designed to be environmentally friendly because some of them hold carbon monoxide gas inside longer. In newer building designs, there's less air exchange between the inside and the outdoors, he said.
Though detectors can be life-savers at night, when people are sleeping, the gas is colorless and odorless and children are more at risk, Larranaga said.
"With children, they're even more susceptible to carbon monoxide than adults because they have higher respiration rates, a higher metabolism," he said.
In a memo sent to school systems across the state this week, the Georgia Department of Education encouraged officials to evaluate potential exposure to carbon monoxide in schools.
The state education department has heard from some school officials since the Atlanta leak.
"Many of them have a newer system that doesn't even have the boiler," said Matt Cardoza, a spokesman for the agency.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has asked Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Mike Beatty to explore whether the state needs to write regulations for local school districts to install carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings, the governor told WABE Radio.
Deal added that doesn't believe the Georgia Legislature needs to write any new laws due to the statewide concern the Atlanta carbon monoxide leak has already caused. However, Rep. Brooks Coleman, R-Duluth, chairman of the House Education Committee, said state lawmakers want to examine the issue.
In Atlanta, the boiler area is where a carbon monoxide level of 1,700 parts per million -- one of the highest Atlanta firefighters had ever seen, in any building -- was detected at the southwest-side school on Monday.
Two maintenance workers serviced the boiler there just days before the leak, and failed to reopen a valve after doing the work, Atlanta Superintendent Erroll Davis said.
There are now plans to install carbon monoxide detectors across the district in Atlanta Public Schools, Associate Superintendent Steve Smith said at a news conference this week. Stephen Alford, district spokesman, said the devices will be installed in every school in the district.


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The focus of southern Wiltshire is Salisbury; from whichever direction you approach it, the 14th century spire of the cathedral makes an essential stopping place. Salisbury can justly claim to be one of England's most attractive cities, surrounded by chalk hills with an entourage of delightful villages and the meeting point for the Rivers Ebble, Wylye, Avon and Bourne. Just west of Salisbury, Wilton, ancient capital of Wessex, preserves the name of the Saxon tribe from which the county gets its name.
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Willmar Legion pounds Dassel-Cokato
COLD SPRING — In a free-swinging baseball game at lovely Springer Park, the Post 167 of Willmar hit the long ball while Dassel-Cokato hit only singles.
The gap in power was so big that Willmar in its Zone 15 Division I American Legion playoff opener triumphed 13-2 despite only a tiny 11 to 10 advantage in hits.
Tyler Stegeman and Tony McCleary, the first two hitters in the Willmar order, each drove triples to the ivy, Stegeman's stopping just to the left of the e 380-sign in center. Cole Hagen smacked an RBI double in the first and Adam Nibaur a 2-run double in the fifth. Those are the final two batters in the order.
Running the bases aggressively, Willmar led 7-1 after three innings, helped partly by D-C fumbles in the field.
Post 167 played solid defense in support of Josh Warne. Though the righty gave up those 10 singles, he didn't mess around. He threw strikes, bless his heart, being assessed just one walk.
No. 5 seed Willmar now will face No. 1 seed Cold Spring, Post 455, whose "farm team", the Rocori Spartans, reached the Class AAA championship final at Target Field in June before losing to Mounds View. The game is scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Cold Spring Baseball Park.
Willmar 13, Dassel-Cokato 2
Willmar 134 023 0 — 13 11 2
HITTING – Willmar: Tyler Stegeman 2-for-4, 3b, 2 rbi; Tony McCleary 2-for-5, 3b, rbi; Patrick Courtney 0-for-4, rbi; Austin Rambow 0-for-3, 2 runs; Brandon Christenson 2-for-4, 2 runs; Josh Warne 1-for-2, 2 bb, 4 runs, 2 rbi; Evan VanDenEinde 0-for-1, sac, rbi; Cole Hagen 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2b, 3 rbi; Adam Nibaur 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 rbi … Dassel/Cokato: Joel Carlson 2-for-4, Tommy Halonen 3-for-4, Zach Martin 2-for-3, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Willmar: Josh Warne (W) 7-10-2-2-1-6 … Dassel/Cokato: Halonen (L) 4.1-8-10-6-2-0, Trent Thinesen 2.2-3-3-2-2-2


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"I do not deny that many appear to have succeeded in a material way by cutting corners and by manipulating associates, both in their professional and in their personal lives. But material success is possible in this world and far more satisfying when it comes without exploiting others."
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"Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate"
"The object is to learn how to deaden the ball. We're not so much concerned with manipulating it line to line as much as we are just killing the ball."
"Manipulation of mass consciousness is based on the percolation of the required ideas under the values widespread in society."
"We don't accept the concept of currency manipulation; it is not a clearly defined economic concept."


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ATLANTA -- Keegan Bradley and Jason Dufner atop the leaderboard in Atlanta should sound familiar.
Only this was the FedEx Cup finale, not the final major of the year.
And they were on East Lake, not 40 minutes up the road at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Bradley, who won the PGA Championship last month in a playoff over Dufner, ran off four birdies on the back nine Thursday for a 6-under 64 to build a two-shot lead in the Tour Championship.
Dufner was surprisingly crooked off the tee, yet still managed a 66 and was tied for second along with Chez Reavie and Luke Donald, the No. 1 player in the world and one of five players in prime position to win the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus.
Charles Howell III, who appearance at East Lake guarantees another trip back to Georgia in April for the Masters in his hometown, was at 67 along with Adam Scott, Hunter Mahan, Jason Day and Matt Kuchar.
Webb Simpson, No. 1 in the FedEx Cup, bogeyed the last hole for a 69. Of the top five players in the FedEx Cup -- all of whom only need to win to collect the $10 million -- Dustin Johnson (No. 2) was the only player not to break par. He shot 70.
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Issue No. 01 - January (1983 vol. 5)
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Clifford C. Geschke , Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801; Unimation, Inc., Hacienda Heights, CA 91745.
This paper describes an approach to programming and controlling robot manipulators which facilitates the use of sensory information. Robot actions are specified by declaring software servo processes which control the robot's various degrees of freedom. These servo processes can involve position, orientation, force, and torque information from the robot itself, or data from external sensors. Robot tasks are programmed by dynamically modifying the servo processes or by changing set points to these processes. Condition monitors, which have access to program and sensory information, detect the completion of program steps.
Clifford C. Geschke, "A System for Programming and Controlling Sensor-Based Robot Manipulators", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence, vol. 5, no. , pp. 1-7, January 1983, doi:10.1109/TPAMI.1983.4767338