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I have spent much of the last week quilting my Modern Cross Quilt. You may recall from an earlier post, it was a challenge quilt for the Minneapolis Modern Quilt guild to use 2 1/2 strips of fabric provided by other members. My progress has not been fast by any means, I re-did most of the 36 blocks after I decided they needed to be a bit more wonky.
I am happy to have the quilting done, but since I am going to use the quilt as a wall hanging I have decided to block it. The cross blocks within the quilt are meant to be wonky, and the intent was the quilting also was not to be super perfect but I would like the outside dimensions to be truly square. (Otherwise, I will certainly hear it from many family members if it is "not square to the world", and honestly it would drive me crazy, too.)
I have found a few blocking tutorials and have read at least one post from Terri's blog on blocking. It seems there is wet and dry blocking and I think I'm going to try something a bit in between... wash the quilt and then dry/fluff it for about ten minutes and then block it followed of course by binding it and adding a hanging sleeve. (Any tips or tricks could have to share would be greatly appreciated... the process is on hold for the moment as my dryer needs a new heater and the part won't arrive until tomorrow!)
To see some of the completed quilts (from those more timely than I!), check out the flickr group for the MSP Modern Quilt Guild.

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New "Smart" Motorcycle Helmet Gives Riders A View Of Their Surroundings
Earlier this year, a new company set on designing a safer motorcycle helmet was able to raise $2,446,824 by 1,940 people in 2 months on the crowd-funding website Indiegogo.
Not soon after that, the company, SKULLY, was able to raise another $11 million, thanks to investors from Walden Riverwood Ventures and Intel Capital led the round, Formation 8, Techstars, and Western Technology Investments.
The great idea that has everyone so excited is the SKULLY motorcycle helmet, which gives riders a view of their surroundings with screens placed inside the helmet. This saves the rider from looking down to their rear view mirrors and taking their eyes off the road.
?There are a lot of expenses involved in the manufacturing part of it. Funds from this round will help carry SKULLY through its manufacturing milestones and accelerate our technology roadmap,? SKULLY founder and CEO Marcus Weller told Tech Crunch.
It has been reported that the price tag for this device will be anywhere between $1500 and $3000, but many riders are saying that the added safety is worth the cost.
Similar technologies have already taken to the road, as we reported last month,?Samsung recently announced the creation of an innovative ?Safety Truck? that is designed with a giant video display on the back. The video display allows drivers to see what is going on in the area of the road surrounding the truck, so they can pass with caution and confidence, instead of going in blind and making a risky maneuver.
John Vibes writes for True Activist and is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war.
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This show just keeps getting better and better.
In this outing, we have Jeff (Joel McHale) busted for faking a course credit. Perennial over-achiever Annie (Alison Brie) is, of course, outraged; meanwhile, the Dean (Jim Rash) demands proof of the existence of Professor Professorson, the faculty advisor in the so-called Conspiracy Studies. Everything that comes after that is simply an enigma inside a riddle wrapped up in a mystery served up on a platter of awesome. With gunplay.
Alison Brie acts her little opaque tights off in this one, and the ever-engaging Joel McHale shines as the calculating Jeff. I know I shouldn't be shipping these two -- Annie's barely legal, and Jeff's a thirty-something burnout with a proven track record of untrustworthiness -- but I can't help it. I love their dynamic, and this episode only serves to make the couple's appeal even stronger. (Especially as rival for Jeff's affections, Gillian Jacobs's harshly-used Britta, has proven herself to be even more dreary and self-important in this new season than the last.)
It was great to see the Dean get a little screentime here that wasn't ALL gay and/or fetish jokes (though much of it was, of course), and yes, that is Kevin Corrigan in there as the Professor; once perhaps best known among a certain segment of the population as Olivia's annoying bowling alley shrink in FRINGE, he's not nearly as annoying here.
The B plot of Troy (Donald Glover) and Abed (Danny Pudi) and their phenomenal tent city brings us more of the usual random adorableness those two so often exhibit, and the "chase scene" throughout its blanketed precincts is absolutely priceless. (Hardly any Pierce and Shirley isn't too bad, either.)
All in all, this was a top drawer episode of COMMUNITY, in a season that has been bursting to the seams with same. Next lesson: "Mixology Certification". Can't wait!


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I put this together a few years ago when I suppose I would have qualified as a deist. I didn't know it at the time but I was already coasting down the gentle downward slope towards atheism. Once I read Dawkins' "The God Delusion", however, my sort of floaty, flappy, amorphous thoughts on eternity and spirituality and existence were crystallised and I understood that I'd pretty much been an atheist for quite some time but didn't realise it. Think I'll go and re-read TGD – I really did enjoy it the first time!
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The last is yet to be heard over the arrest of one of the commanders of the Boko Haram sect, Shuaibu Bama by the Borno State Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri last week.
Senator Ahmad Zannah representing Borno Central Senatorial District yesterday said the conspiracy to rope him into the JTF dragnet over the arrest of Bama was an attempt to declare his seat vacant in the Senate to pave way for a JTF supervised fresh Senatorial election that would produce ex-Governor Ali Modu Sheriff as the winner.
Zannah stated this while reacting to a publication credited to former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff following his (Zannah) world Press Conference where-in he debunked the allegation that Bama was arrested in his house while the suspect was actually arrested in Ali Modu Sheriff's house on Rabi Road, Old G.R.A, off Damboa Road in Maiduguri.
Senator Zannah in a press statement signed by his Special Assistant, Usman U. Mustapha and made available to LEADERSHIP in Abuja said the, "carefully orchestrated campaign of calumny, blackmail, intimidation and character assassination is all about undoing what Allah has decreed."
He said the ramblings as contained in Ali Modu Sheriff's puerile and confused response simply confirms Ali Modu Sheriff's guilt and complicity in the matter, adding that instead of addressing the core issues raised in the press conference, Ali Modu Sheriff resorted to throwing red-herrings around to pull the wool over our faces.
"Let the JTF be informed that, even under the terror of the occupation force, that the people of Borno are living, the perpetrators will be shocked with the damning evidences they will see! Let the unwary beware that there is limit to everything, especially, when the people are pushed to the wall, as it were", the statement added.
Senator Zannah, in the statement challenged both Ali Modu Sheriff and the JTF to provide answers to, "who owns the property on Rabi Road, off Damboa Road in Maiduguri where the suspect was apprehended, what took the JTF operatives with vehicles make and number (now withheld) to the property on the fateful day, when Shuaibu Bama was arrested and who ordered the killing of Muhammad Yusuf, the leader of the Yusufiyyah Sect?"
The statement urged the security operatives to call the then commander of Ali Modu Sheriff's security outfit in Borno State (operation flush), Col. Ben Ahanatu, the then Commissioner of Police, Christopher Deiga and Ali Modu Sheriff himself to explain their roles in the killing of Alhaji Baba Fugu, an octogenarian and many other people arrested and executed, including the invalids on crutches and teenagers as revealed on the YouTube and Aljazeera.
It also urged the JTF to investigate the activities of Ali Modu Sheriff's private militia code named, "The Ecomog" particularly for the years Ali Modu Sheriff was in government and even beyond, saying also that, "These are the issues, among others that the JTF should investigate if they are at all interested and are actually in Borno to tackle the current state of insecurity and not resorting to harassing, intimidating and framing innocent and productive members of the society".
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"Kyo... Are you okay?"
"No. No, I'm not fucking okay." He snarled at the girl, his head still in his hands.
"I'm so sorry, Kyo." She whispered. "I really am."
"He told you first... Didn't he?" Kyo asked softer, raising his head and looking at her. She nodded timidly.
"He just... Needed to talk about it, I think." She explained, sitting beside the neko. "He was scared and upset."
"He's gonna be scared and upset again when he wakes up... If he wakes up." Kyo finished, barely keeping his voice from breaking.
"He will." Hatori said lowly from across the room, where he leaned against the wall, brooding. "He'll wake up. He's just sort of resting right now."
"Yeah." Kyo remarked, resting his head on his knees again. "I'm so tired."
"You should rest." Ayame said firmly, and Kyo shook his head.
"I can't." He said simply, staring off into space again. He glanced over at his family, and sighed wearily.
"I'm gonna go sit in there with him. If he, uh... Wakes up, I'll come and get you guys." He sighed, closing the door to the bedroom behind him.
When the door closed, the brown-haired girl let out a quiet sob, turning and pressing her face in Shigure's chest. He raised his hand to reassuringly pet her head.
Kyo sat in a cushy armchair, leaning his head back, staring up at the ceiling. "Goddamn it, Yuki." He muttered, rubbing his temples as if he could literally push the horrible headache away.
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Yuki moaned softly as he opened his eyes, stirring. His eyes fluttered a few times as his vision blurred and then perfected itself so he could see what was going on around him.
"This snow is... Warm?" He asked, looking around. The swirling white ice was all around him, but he felt as comfortable as he had ever felt in his life. He couldn't see anyone anywhere, although he could only see so far in the swirling blizzard. He carefully stood up, barely keeping his balance. "Hello?" He called out, cupping his hands to his mouth. He frowned, beginning to walk.
As far as he could see, there was nothing for miles and miles, except for one tall tree. It was a little ways from him, but even in the distance, he could see how bright green it was. A tree for the Springtime... Not anything that could live in the winter, he decided, shaking his head. He must be seeing things. His steps sped up, until he was practically jogging to the large tree.
When he finally reached it, he was out of breath. He leaned over, resting his hands on his knees, panting heavily. He eyed the trunk cautiously, it was bigger than any tree he had ever seen before. The rat laid his palm on the tree, pressing gently.
The small giggle made him nearly jump out of his skin. He rushed to the backside of the tree, which he hadn't been able to see before, and gasped.
A tiny, extremely pretty girl sat at the base of it, legs crossed. She looked up at Yuki, a beautiful grin plastered on her face. Her skin was alabastor, nearly as light as the snow around her.
"Where are your parents?" He asked, eyes wide. "You shouldn't be out here by yourself. It's snowing." He added softly.
"I'm alright." She grinned. "You look tired." She remarked, standing. She was wearing a tiny white dress that grazed her knobby knees and no shoes.
"I'm alright." He responded, not meaning to repeat her. Her pumpkin-colored hair was pulled into a stubby ponytail with a yellow ribbon. "You aren't cold?" He asked, his brow furrowing.
"Do you see that?" She asked, pointing forward, tugging at his hand.
He squinted, barely making out a tiny figure in the distance. "Not really." He answered honestly. "What is it?"
"I don't know." She whispered. "Will you take me?"
Yuki nodded, clutching her tiny hand tightly. "I will, but... Where is everyone?"
"Who is everyone?" She asked as they began to walk toward the unknown object.
"Where is anyone?" He rephrased the question.
"They aren't here." She pointed out. "Nobody's here."
"That can't be right. There has to be someone here besides me and you."
"There isn't." She assured him. "I would know."
"That doesn't make any sense." Yuki said, panic clawing up his body and into his throat. "There has to be someone else. How did you get here? How did I get here?" He cried, snatching his hand away from her, and backing away a few steps. "You're going to tell me everything." He said loudly. Her large crimson eyes lowered to the ground, and she shuffled her feet.
"I brought you here. I just... I wanted to make you feel better."
"Make me feel better? I don't even know you!" He cried. "And what exactly are you making me feel better about?"
"I just wanted to tell you everything's going to be okay, Yuki. It will, I promise. You'll be very happy." She reached into a tiny pocket on the side of her dress that Yuki hadn't noticed before, pulling out a... ring? She held it out to him, pushing it into his hand. Yuki held it up to his face, examining it closely. It was silver, with a beautifully cut diamond in the center in the shape of a heart. There were two miniscule diamonds on each side, set symmetrically into a simple yet elegant swirling pattern.
"It's beautiful, but... What does it have to do with you, or this... Place?" He asked. His panic was beginning to go away, he felt calm again.
"I thought showing it to you would make you feel better. About the future." She could see he still didn't understand. "He told me he had to explain it to you." She giggled, putting the ring back into her pocket.
"He, who?" He asked, frowning. "I thought you said we were the only ones here."
"We are." She nodded. "But soon we'll have to leave." She remembered thoughtfully. She looked up, gasping out. "Look, we're so close now."
Yuki looked up and realized in surprise how far they had walked. He took a deep breath and began moving torwards it again, the girl practically having to jog to keep up with his determind steps.
"I haven't even asked your name." Yuki realized, not stopping.
"My name is Kikuri." She replied instantly, beginning to run.
When they finally reached it a minute or so later, Yuki stopped, falling on his knees in front of it. He picked it up slowly and carefully in his cupped hands.
It was a miniature statue of some sort. It seemed to be made of pewter or something like that, and featured some kind of baby doll. The pretty doll was made to look like a pretty young girl with a frilly and elaborate dress, pristine white stockings, and patent leather mary janes. In the doll's lap was a tiny gray mouse, and beside her was an orange cat sitting up, his tail flicked up in the air, touching her arm. This should have been covered by the snow. Yuki thought, brows furrowing together. The white flakes didn't even seem to be sticking to it, let alone covering it.
"What is it?" He asked Kikuri, gazing up at her. Her cheeks were tinged pink from the running, and she was panting heavily. The nezumi hadn't noticed her hard breathing before.
"Are you alright?" He asked, setting down the thing and laying his hands on her slender shoulders.
"Yes, of course." She assured him, coughing a bit. "I just... Have trouble breathing sometimes when I exert myself." Yuki nodded wearily, helping her sit.
"I have that problem too." He sighed. "Just rest a bit, you should be fine in a minute." He picked the figurine back up, examining it closely, taking in all the subtle details. It was beautifully made. "Do you know what it is?" He finally asked, when her breaths became more steady.
"Yes." She said softly. "I know what it is."
"Well... What is it?"
"We have to go now." She whispered. Yuki gasped as Kikuri practically fell into his lap, wrapping him in a hug. He felt her breath against his neck as she squeezed him tightly. He raised his arms, but realized he couldn't touch her anymore. His hands slid through her as if she were made of fog.
"What is going on!?" He screamed, kicking away from her and falling back into the snow.
"Everything's okay." Her breathy voice promised. He moaned, his head sinking into the white. His eyes slid closed.
Everything around him dissolved and sank like sand in an hourglass until he was completely sheathed in darkness.
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His ivory eyelids flew back to violet eyes. He sprang up from his bed, sitting up, his hand raising to his chest as if he could control his rapid heartbeat. He had had a dream, a strange dream, but... He couldn't remember any of it.
"Yuki?" Kyo cried out, jumping across the room to the bed. "Are you okay?" He nearly yelled, grabbing his lover by the shoulders.
"I think so." He breathed as Kyo's arms wrapped around him, holding him snugly.
"Oh shit, Yuki, I was so worried about you." He murmured against the rat's neck.
"What happened?" He asked, and Kyo sighed, stiffening. He didn't answer the boy, making Yuki's stomach sink like lead. "Tell me." He ordered, pushing Kyo away, glaring into his eyes until he saw tears. He had never seen Kyo cry, never.
"I'm sorry, Yuki." He whispered. "It's just hard for me to tell you."
Yuki glanced down at himself. The cover he had been laying under had pooled to his waist when he sat up, and he was wearing a large white t-shirt. His shaking hand trailed down to the hem of the shirt, lifting it to reveal his stomach.
It was flat and smooth like before, his waist slim and fit and leading perfectly into his hips. He stared intensely at it, like if he looked at it long enough, the bright red scar would go away.
It was long and precise, obviously made by a doctor's trained hands. It was horizontal, a few inches below his bellybutton.
His breath came out shakily. "Kyo? Is that...?" He couldn't finish. He was sure he already knew the answer. But that couldnt be... He was less than 6 months along. There was no way he could have done that...
"Yeah." Kyo answered. "Yuki, baby, I'm so sorry. I don't know what to say." He heard Yuki's breath shudder out. He pressed his mouth to the spot below Yuki's ear gently. "Do you want to be alone? I can go..."
"No." He felt Yuki's arms wrap around him firmly, squeezing him desperately. "Please don't make me be alone right now, Kyo."
"I can stay. It's okay." He assured him, lifting the rat's body and moving it over so he could sit on the bed with him. "I know you're really upset right now, Yuki, but... I think we can get through this."
"How did this happen?" Yuki asked, eyes closed to dissuade the burning sensation in them. Tears leaked down his cheek and dripped down onto the cat's shoulder.
"When Akito attacked you."
"Akito." Yuki gasped, nearly bolting up and out of the bed. Kyo held him down roughly, snarling.
"Yuki!" He snapped. "Don't do that! You'll hurt yourself. Hatori said to lay down and rest."
"But where is he?" Yuki managed, gasping and breathing shakily.
"Ayame shot him." Kyo said quickly. He felt Yuki wriggle in his grip, trying to get up, and huffed angrily. "Stop it! You're not allowed out of this bed."
"Kyo! I need to talk to Aya and Ha'ri." Yuki begged, pulling at his cousin's hands. "Let me go."
"I'll go get them, but you're not leaving. I'm not budging on this, Yuki." He paused, his voice softening. "I almost lost you. I don't know what I would have done if you'd died..." Yuki sighed, falling back onto the bed, recognizing defeat.
"Fine." He said, turning his head away. "Go get them for me." Kyo stroked a hand down his nezumi's silky hair before opening the bedroom door. He poked his head out.
Tohru stood immediately, hands covering her mouth. "Is he awake?" She gasped.
"He's awake, but he only wants to see Ayame and Hatori right now." He explained, and Tohru nodded, biting her lower lip.
Both men walked into the room solemnly, shutting the door behind him. Yuki stared at both of them with slightly haunted eyes. "How do you feel?" Ayame began, then shook his head. "Never mind. That's a stupid question."
Yuki silently agreed. "I just need to ask you what happened with Akito." He preferred not to beat around the bush. The usually gorgeous boy looked frail and sickly laying in the bed. His hair was unkempt and raggled, and like his face, was matted with dirt and dried blood.
"Nothing happened." The white-haired man sat in the armchair Kyo had been in earlier. "I saw him attacking the two of you, and shot him. He died almost instantly."
"But... Why were you there?"
"Shigure called me." Hatori piped up from the doorway. He had barely walked in. "He came home from work and saw the house in shambles. He figured out what happened and called Ayame and I. He went out to look for you before we got there, but... He must have taken a different trail or something."
"I didn't mean to, but when I saw him on you, Yuki, I just... Had to." Ayame explained softly.
"Why are you explaining yourself to me?" Yuki said coldly. "I hate Akito. He raped me all my life, tortured Kyo because of me, and killed my baby." He suddenly had a weird feeling in his chest. Akito was dead. He would never have to feel that cold dread when the doorbell rang, never have to endure the sadistic man's rough sex or his cruel words. He would never have to hide anything ever again for fear of being beaten nearly to death. "I'm so grateful to you, Aya." He whimpered, pulling his knees up to his chest and burying his face in them. "I only wish I could have seen him die." He bawled, bursting into tears.
Hatori cleared his throat. "We should let Kyo and Yuki be alone right now, dear." He said pointedly. As he was walking out, he turned back to Yuki and spoke. "Later, if you have any questions about the... Operation, I'd be happy to answer them... I'm sorry, Yuki."
The second the door had closed, Kyo was back on the bed, holding the now shaking boy to him. Yuki nuzzled his face into the strong shoulder of his boyfriend.
"I'm sorry, Kyo. I don't mean to cry." He sobbed helplessly.
"Cry as much as you need to, baby. I understand." He held his boyfriend against him, pressing his mouth to the crown of his soft hair. "I hate to see you like this. I wish there was something I could do." He murmured.
"Not unless you can turn back time." Yuki cried hoarsely. "I'd kill Akito before he ever found out about the baby. Before he ever found out about us at all."
"I can't do that. But... Yuki." He layed back onto the soft matress, pulling the rat with him, staying in the same position. "Akito's gone. Nothing can hurt you anymore. We can try again." He whispered, and felt Yuki shake his head insistently.
"I can't, Kyo. It hurts too much. It hurts so much."
"I know, I know. It hurts right now. It hurts me too, Yuki. I... I wanted a baby with you. You know I did." He kissed the boy's porcelain cheek, tasting the salty tears. "But later... When it doesn't hurt as much... We can try again."
"Yeah." Yuki whimpered, not at all feeling consoled by the thought. "We don't have to worry anymore." He said, snuggling his body against Kyo's. The warmth, and the feeling of Kyo's heartbeat against him was much more comforting than anything else that could have been done or said. "Akito can't hurt us, or break us up."
"He could have never done that." Kyo growled. "The only way he could have done that is by killing me. I'd never leave you, Yuki." He swore. "I love you more than anything in the world."
"I love you too." He swiped his hand across his eyes in a halfhearted attempt to dry his tears. "Kyo, I'm so tired. I want to sleep so badly."
"Go to sleep."
"If I do... Promise you won't leave. I don't want to be by myself."
"I won't leave, Yuki. I'm going to sleep, too." He muttered.
"Goodnight, Kyo. I love you."
"I love you too, Yuki."
The two boys fell asleep almost instantly in each other's arms, confident that no matter how horrifying their pasts had been, they would always have each other in their future. They would move forward no matter how hard it seemed, using each other for support and comfort, and always be there for one another. The cat and the rat could now live and love in perfect harmony.
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So... There you go, that's the end.
Well... Not completely. I'll be writing a sequel fic to this, and plenty of oneshots (side stories) of the two of them. There are still a lot of elements I want to explore in this story, and lots of mysteries that are unsolved at this point.
I thoroughly hope you enjoyed reading this fic as much as I enjoyed writing it. Be sure to keep an eye out for my future 'Yours and Mine' fics.


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Efforts made to establish a Central Confederacy in 1861. [from the Richmond, Va., Times June 19, 1900]An important document.
Virginia among the States.Active interest taken by Marylands executive and others to form the proposed New Government.
A document has recently been published in an obscure portion of the 'Records of the War Between the States' which shows that just prior to the outbreak of the conflict between the States negotiations were begun looking to the formation of a Central Confederacy, in addition to the Southern Confederacy, in event of the dissolution of the Union. The States included in these negotiations were Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Missouri and Ohio. To most historians the fact that such a Confederacy was in contemplation is a surprise, and for them awaits the task of tracing out the beginning, the progress and the termination of the negotiations. The only document which has thus far come to light and in which any reference to the proposed Confederacy is made is the report of Mr. Ambrose R. Wright, dated at Savannah, Ga., March 13, 1861, and addressed to Hon. G. W. Crawford, President of the Georgia Convention, by which Mr. Wright had been authorized to visit Maryland and to induce this State, if possible, to join the Confederacy of the cotton-growing States of the South. Mr. Wright visited Maryland, and at Annapolis he had an interview with Governor Hicks, in which the latter referred to the proposed formation of the Central Confederacy. Maryland's action at that time, whether it would throw her fortunes with the South or remain in the Union, depended to a great extent upon the action of Virginia, which had not at the time of Mr. Wright's visit to Maryland separated from the Union. The most reasonable explanation of the termination of the negotiations was the secession of Virginia a few weeks after Mr. Wright's visit. With the loss of Virginia to the projected Confederacy the whole scheme evidently fell through.
Marylands position.In the meantime, as is well known, the friends of the Union in Maryland had rallied. Hon. Henry Winter Davis' strong hand was exerted, and Governor Hicks was, almost by force, compelled to take sides with the North. His course resulted in the stay of proceedings by which the Southern sympathizers had expected to swing Maryland into the column of seceding States. These are, however, well known historical facts. The correspondence to which Governor Hicks makes reference would be interesting, if it could be found. The archives at Annapolis, Richmond, Trenton, Albany and Columbus should contain the letters in which are fully outlined plans for this new Confederacy. The language of the report of Mr. Wright gives rise to the belief that other States than those named were involved in the project, and, hence, an extension of the field of inquiry. It is very evident, however, that in the darkest and gloomiest days of the Union, when the cotton-growing States of the South had formed a powerful combination, there arose another sceptre, powerful in resources of men, arms, munitions and wealth, which, if directed against the Union, simultaneously with the blow from the South, would have crushed it, and, instead of one Union, 'inseparable forever,' the map of the United States would to-day show at least three, if not more, combinations of States. Mr. Wright, in his report to Mr. Crawford, President of the Georgia convention, says:
On the 25th of February (1861), I visited for the third time Annapolis, the seat of government (having failed, while there on a former visit on the 21st, to meet the Executive), and waited upon Governor Hicks, and after a personal interview and pretty free interchange of opinion with His Excellency, I handed to him the ordinance of secession with which I was entrusted, and also a written communication, in which I endeavored to justify and explain the action of the State of Georgia, and attempted to show that the material interests of Maryland would be greatly promoted and advanced by her co-operation with the seceding States. To this communication I have received no reply, although, upon a suggestion of Governor Hicks that he would favor me with a reply at his earliest convenience, I have waited for two days to receive such communication as he should be pleased to make to your body. In the absence of any written reply to my note of the 25th ultimo, I can only give your honorable body the result of the personal [146] interview I had with the Governor, and I regret to say that I found him not only opposed to the secession of Maryland from the Federal Union, but that if she should withdraw from the Union he advised and would urge her to confederate with the Middle States in the formation of a central confederacy. He almost informed me that he had already, in his official character, entered into correspondence with the governors of those States, including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Missiouri and Ohio, with a view, in the event of an ultimate disruption of the Federal Union, to the establishment of such central confederacy. He thought our action hasty and ill-advised, and not justified by the action of which we complain, and that we were attempting to coerce Maryland to follow our example; but he had great confidence in the Peace Conference then in session in Washington, and had assurances that that body would agree upon a plan of adjustment that would be entirely acceptable to Maryland; that the proposition before the conference known as the Guthrie plan was a fair and proper basis of compromise and settlement. He also informed me, in the course of our interview, and in answer to a direct inquiry from me on that point, that in the event of the Federal government's attempting to coerce the seceding States he would interpose no objection to the marching or transporting of troops through his State, and their embarkation at Baltimore by the Federal government for that purpose; that, as chief magistrate of the State, he had no power to prevent it, as it would not be an invasion of the State, and that he would not convene the Legislature under such circumstances, that they might take action in the premises. These opinions and views of the Governor I have reasons to believe are not entertained by a majority of the people of Maryland. Indeed, I have no doubt that the people there would spontaneously rise en masse and resist the invaders, though it crimsoned their soil with the best blood of the State. The people, then, in my humble judgment are true to the memories of the past. They are a gallant, patriotic and brave people, whose feelings and sympathies are warmly enlisted in our cause, and although some of them do entertain the opinion that we have, perhaps, acted precipitately, they acknowledge that our action is fully justified by the events of the past, and declare their determination to assist us, if need be, in sustaining our independence. It is greatly to be regretted that such a gallant people should be prevented by their own officials, however high they may be, from giving an authoritative expression of their conviction, [147] and of taking such action as, in their judgment, the affairs of the country demand. Without the consent of Governor Hicks neither the Legislature nor an authorized convention can be assembled, and I have no hesitancy in stating that he will never convene either. If Virginia shall withdraw from the Union the people of Maryland will, in the shortest possible period of time, assume the responsibility, assemble in spontaneous convention, and unite their destinies with the Confederate States of the South. In conclusion, I would respectfully add that this communication would have been made at an earlier day, but I waited, hoping to receive an answer from Governor Hicks before I laid before your body the result of my mission.
Sympathetic resolutions.While Mr. Wright was in Baltimore, on his way to Annapolis, the celebrated convention was held here, over which Hon. Robert M. McLane presided, and which passed resolutions of sympathy with the South, reserving any suggestion for definite action until Virginia had acted. These resolutions, which have become historic, are as follows:
Whereas, It is the opinion of this meeting that in the present alarming crisis in the history of our country it is desireable that the State of Maryland should be represented by judicious, intelligent and patriotic agents, fully authorized to confer and act with our sister States of the South, and particularly with the State of Virginia; and, Whereas, Such authority can be conferred solely by a convention of the people of the State; and, Whereas, In the opinion of the meeting, the Legislature not being in session, a full and fair expression of the popular will is most likely to be heard by a convention called by a recommendation of the Executive; and, Whereas, It is alleged that the Governor now has it in contemplation to recommend by proclamation such a movement in the event of a failure by the Peace Conference and Congress to effect any satisfactory solution of the vexed question now agitating the country; be it, therefore, Resolved, That we shall approve such proceedings on the part of the Governor and add the voice of this convention to urge the voters of this State to regard such proclamation. And, with a view [148] to allow time for the action of the Governor in the matter, the convention will adjourn until the 12th of March next, unless intermediately the State of Virginia should, by her sovereign convention, secede from the Union, in which event, and in case the Governor of the State shall not have then called a sovereign convention of the people of this State, this convention shall at once assemble at the call of the president, with a view of recommending to the people of this State the election of delegates to such a sovereign convention. Resolved further, as the sense of this convention, That the secession of the several slave-holding States from the Federal Union was induced by the aggression of the non-slave-holding States, in violation of the Constitution of the United States. Resolved further, That the moral and material interest and the geographical position of this State demand that it should act with Virginia in this crisis, co-operating with that State in all honorable efforts to maintain and defend the constitutional rights of its citizens in the Union, and failing in that, to associate with her in confederation with our sister States in the Union. Resolved further, That the honor of this State requires that it should not permit its soil to be made a highway for Federal troops sent to make war upon our sister States of the South, and it is the opinion of this convention that an attempt on the part of the Federal government to coerce the States which have seceded would necessarily result in civil war, and the destruction of the government itself.


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about a month to late! I already got the incredible.
I agree the Evo is a better phone as long as you dont mind the size and dont have issue with sprint.
Well I'm happy if Sprint is successful. Keeps competition tight!
I am toying with the wild idea of getting the evo but activating on vzw
there comes a time when size gets TOO big and i think this one runs a fine line. i'm sure MANY will love the phone, and, it is really cool. but the incredible's just the right size to make it a viable option as a phone as well, so not to feel as if you're holding a tablet up to your face.
can it be done????
Sprint is CDMA so yes it can be done, however i don't believe it can use Verizon's 3G.
that's what i mean. without 3G whats the point?
the Nexus one can be used on ATT but with no 3G. if it's the same way here then it's pointless. no point to having a smartphone with no 3G.
i would agree. i don't need a kickstand on my phone and i would RARELY use HDMI output. cool to have, but low on the list of useful items for me. front facing camera? COOL. how often would i ever find a need to use it? probably never, but again, just me!
So some day when it is all 4G will 3G phones still work on the 4G network?
Can you imagine what the battery consumption must be on this baby?
exactly it has a couple features over the Inc, but i'll never use them. and the phone is just to big. i have seen and used the HD2(essentially the same phone), it's just to big.
But isn't there a Nexus 1 w/AT&T 3G bands? Much like there is a "Euro GSM/UTMS Moto Droid" in addition to a Canadian/AT&T GSM/UTMS Moto Droid?
no kidding, with the crap battery they put in the Inc, I'm curious as to what they'll ship the EVO with. i'd laugh my ass off if it was the 1300, but doubtful. prob the 1500, as they shoulda done with the inc.
yes there is, but there's not an EVO made for Verizon's 3G network. it's just for sprint, at least for right now, so it will only use sprints 3g/4g. add the fact that verizon won't even be using the same 4g technology as sprint (LTE vs Wimax respectively), it would even make less sense to activate it on verizons network.
The battery on this thing is going to crap out at about Noon...My HD2 was an absolute Pig, and CDMA is way worse.
1500 mAh, according to the specs on Sprint's website. Sprint - HTC EVO? 4G
There is also a $10 monthly 4G additional charge. Figures they would try to be pigs.


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Irrigation of bananas with secondary treated sewage effluent. I. Field evaluation of effect on plant nutrients and additional elements in leaf, pulp and soil
GG Johns and DM McConchie
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
45(7) 1601 - 1617
Published: 1994
AbstractThe effects of irrigating banana plants in the field with secondary treated sewage effluent were examined, using plots watered with sprinklers and drippers at a site on the north coast of N.S.W. A total of 1030 mm of effluent was applied over 19 months during which rainfall totalled 3231 mm. Water budget calculations indicated that c. 57% of the irrigation applied would have been lost as profile overflow, and only c. 43% transpired. An 84 year water budget indicated that profile overflow could average 751 mm/year without irrigation, and 929 mm/year if irrigated according to a slightly drier schedule than used in this study. Compared to typical characteristics of secondary treated effluent, the material used in this study was towards the dilute extreme of the normal range, and failed to supply the plants' requirements for most nutrients. Soil sodium increased by up to 5 x on the effluent plots during the trial, and remained at double the control level at the end. Exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) values reached 4% during the trial, and remained at 2.5% at the end. No other soil parameters were affected substantially. Size of mature banana plants and number of bunches produced were not measurably affected by irrigation with effluent. The only plant chemistry parameter affected was leaf lamina boron concentration, which increased by almost 100% at times during the trial, and remained significantly elevated at the end. A possible hazard from irrigating with the effluent used may be the displacement from the profile of other cations by sodium. A separate lysimeter trial is underway to check for such an effect. Heavy metal and trace element concentrations in the effluent were such that it could take between 270 and 5000 years to exceed recommended cumulative loading limits if effluent use was appropriate to crop water requirements.
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"What is needed for a lasting recovery
Olivier Blanchard
Published: June 18 2009 19:17 | Last updated: June 18 2009 19:17
In 2007, worried about the growing size of current account imbalances, the International Monetary Fund organised multilateral consultations to see what should be done about it. There was wide agreement that the solution was conceptually straightforward. To caricature: get US consumers to spend less. Get Chinese consumers to spend more. This would be good for the US, good for China, and good for the world. (There were messages to the other players – Japan, Europe, Saudi Arabia – but they were less important.)
Good for the US: it was clear even then that the consumption binge US consumers had embarked on was unwise, and that many of them would face problems in retirement. Good for China: it was clear that much Chinese saving reflected the absence of a social safety net. Providing health and retirement insurance was desirable on its own, and would naturally lead consumers to spend more.
Good for the world: combined with an appreciation of the renminbi relative to the dollar, the changes in consumption patterns could maintain full employment in both the US and China, and decrease current account imbalances. Lower consumption in the US would be offset by higher US net exports. Higher consumption in China would be offset by lower Chinese net exports. The US current account deficit would be reduced, and the Chinese current account surplus would fall. As this orderly process of adjustment took place, and imbalances were steadily reduced, the risk of a sudden collapse of the dollar would decrease. And the world would be in much better shape.
It was an impressive piece of global macroeconomic planning. But, at least until the crisis, not much happened. Optimistic US consumers were just not in the mood to change their ways. Given the success of its export-led growth strategy and concerns about the need to maintain employment growth, the Chinese government continued to give priority to exports.
As if to prove the sceptics right, the crisis itself was not triggered by global imbalances. The dollar did not collapse, as feared. And, since the beginning of the crisis, dealing with global imbalances has gone down the priority list. Dealing with the state of the financial system has been, rightly, the focus of attention.
As the crisis evolves, however, and we start looking at eventual recovery, the issue of global imbalances is likely to return to the fore. Again, a central role will have to be played by the US and by China.
Half of the adjustment suggested in the multilateral consultations is coming into play: US consumers are, at last, cutting their spending. They have lost a lot of wealth, and it will take them many years of additional saving to undo that loss. And, more importantly, they have learnt a more general lesson. The world is more risky than they thought. Stock and housing prices can go down, and go down a lot. Planning for retirement may require saving a lot more than was thought wise before the crisis hit.
The main unknown is about the other half of the adjustment. In response to the crisis, China has embarked on a major fiscal expansion, with a focus on investment rather than on consumption. This was the right policy given the need to increase spending quickly, but this increase in investment can only last for a while. The question is whether, as time passes, China will allow an increase in consumption. If it does, the 2007 master plan may come into being. Larger US net exports will replace US consumption and help sustain the US recovery. Larger Chinese consumption will compensate for lower Chinese exports and allow China to maintain high growth. The world recovery can proceed and we can emerge with a more balanced world economy.
Will this scenario naturally play out? Maybe, maybe not. China has announced ambitious healthcare reform, which goes in the right direction. But the export-led model that China has so successfully followed will not be abandoned overnight. And, looking beyond China, the crisis mayhave convinced many countries to accumulate even more reserves, thus running even larger current account surpluses. These countries will not be eager to appreciate against the dollar, and so allow for larger US net exports.
What if there is no rebalancing? Without sustained domestic demand and higher net exports, the US recovery may weaken once the fiscal stimulus is phased out. In normal times, monetary policy could help, by lowering interest rates and increasing demand; these are not normal times and rates can fall no further. Thus, there will be heavy pressure on the US government to maintain a strong fiscal stimulus for as long as private demand is weak, and this may lead to larger and longer deficits than would be wise. While strong fiscal stimulus was and still is needed to fight the crisis, it cannot go on forever; at some stage, debt dynamics become unsustainable, markets react and fiscal deficits become counterproductive. Neither a weak US recovery nor unsustainable US debt dynamics are likely to be good for the world. The first probably means a stalled world recovery; the second probably means mayhem in financial markets.
Sustained recovery requires decreased domestic US spending and increased domestic spending in China and much of the rest of the world, together with adjustments in exchange rates. Global co-operation played a crucial role in the past year in avoiding a worse crisis. More global co-operation, with the US and China playing a leading role, is now needed.
The writer is chief economist of the IMF"


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Cathay Pacific Airways today announced at a joint press conference at the Massachusetts State House with Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation, Richard Davey, President and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Paul Guzzi, and Thomas P. Glynn, CEO, Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), that it will commence a new four-times-weekly nonstop service from Boston Logan International Airport to Hong Kong on May 3, 2015, subject to government approval.
The new service will link New England and Hong Kong directly for the first time, and marks Cathay Pacific's sixth gateway in the United States, and eighth in North America. The airline, which was recently named "World's Best Airline" in the 2014 annual Skytrax World Airline Awards™, currently serves Chicago, Los Angeles, New York (JFK), Newark, San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver. 2014 saw a huge increase in capacity, with the launch of a daily Newark service, the addition of a fourth daily flight from Los Angeles, and three additional flights per week from Chicago.
"The importance of the only nonstop Boston - Hong Kong service goes beyond just linking Boston with this key Asian business and tourism World City," said Cathay Pacific Senior Vice President, Americas, Tom Owen. "We are also opening up the greater New England region to connect with numerous Asian cities, including over 22 destinations in Mainland China, as well as key economic and tourism hubs throughout Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Bali, and Hanoi. This new service means that flying times from Boston will now be significantly reduced to this region. With our award-winning product and services, New England customers will be able to experience a truly premium international travel experience, whatever their class of travel."
"The doors of Massachusetts are open to the world, and we are eager both to strengthen existing global relationships and to build new ones," said Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. "This new service will allow us to continue to expand on these efforts and more easily connect and collaborate with innovators, inventors and investors in the Asian market. I thank Cathay Pacific and Massport for their leadership and partnership."
"In addition to passenger demand, there is also an opportunity for increased freight from New England to Asia, due to the Boeing 777-300ER belly capacity, and connectivity through our new Cargo Terminal in Hong Kong to Cathay's extensive Asian freighter network," Owen added. "New England has strong business, educational and cultural ties with Hong Kong, China and Asia as a whole, and with the support of our partners at the Massachusetts Governor's office and Massport, Cathay Pacific looks forward to making this new route a success and then growing it further."
"When the service most recently named the World's Best Airline said they wanted to make Boston a nonstop destination, it told us we were doing something right," said Massport CEO Tom Glynn. "This announcement recognizes the flourishing business opportunities that exist throughout New England. And with now 40 nonstop international destinations, Boston is an even more important player in the global economy."
This marks the 12th international nonstop service added to Logan since Governor Patrick took office in 2007. With 74 nonstop domestic and 40 international destinations, Boston's Logan Airport is a key economic engine for the region, contributing more than $8 billion annually, and enhancing and enabling economic growth and vitality throughout New England.
The total origin-destination market between Boston and Hong Kong, plus the 44 Asian cities accessed via Cathay Pacific / Dragonair's Hong Kong hub, represented over 331,000 passengers and $332 million revenue annually in 2013. Boston is the largest U.S. - Hong Kong market without nonstop service. More than 53,000 passengers flew between Logan and Hong Kong in 2013.
The Boston service will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft featuring Cathay Pacific's renowned cabin products, including the newly-refreshed First Class; awarding-winning Business Class; the newest cabin class, Premium Economy; and the new long-haul Economy Class. Together with the exceptional service provided by Cathay Pacific's award-winning cabin crew and a state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system in all classes, passengers will be provided with the best possible travel experience when they fly between Boston and Hong Kong.
The flight schedule for Cathay Pacific's Boston (BOS) service, effective May 3, 2015, will be as follows (all times local and subject to government and regulatory approval):
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Oman: Asian Bench Press Power Lifting Championship 2015 was held in Muscat, from 1 to 6 October 2015. In all 12 Asian countries with 189 competitors partook in this international tournament. The event was held in the Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Bausher, Sultanate of Oman.
A 17 member team from India also participated in the tournament of which 7 members were from Mangaluru – Subrato Dutta, Hon General Secretary of Indian Power Lifting Federation (IPF) and Arjuna awardee; Sathish Kumar Kudroli, Ekalavya awardee; Nayana Shriyan, Ekalavya awardee; Vincent Carlo; Uday Kumar; Jayappa Lamani and Vivek Kamat from Mangaluru. Others who participated are N Subramanya from Bengaluru; Dipali Kulkarni from Mumbai; Vijaya Nair from Mumbai; Jayalaxmi from Manipur; Nidhi Sigh Patel from Lucknow; Suraj Kumar from Manipur; Bhaskar Shah from Delhi; Harcharan Singh from Punjab; Mustaq Ahmed from Kashmir and Sangram Satte from Pune represented the Indian team.
Muscat Mogaveers Koota (MMK) took the initiative to provide all possible support and comforts to the visiting Indian Team. At the time of Indian team's arrival at Muscat International Airport, MMK members, lead by Sharath Kumar and Padmakar Mendon, gracefully received the Indian Team and each one of them were given a warm welcome.
Thereafter, many of MMKoota members marched to the Stadium to encourage the Indian team and extended whole hearted support for their success. Also, on one of the free days the whole team was taken out for site seeing in a bus generously arranged by Ravi Kanchan from MMKoota.
Muscat Royal Challangers Team Manager and MMK's Executive Committee Member, Girish Kanchan organized a dinner party to felicitate the visiting Indian Team wherein all the team members were greeted and honoured with a memento. It was an heart touching moment for the Indian team and all the members expressed their thanks and gratitude for the love, affection and the respect shown to them by the Muscat Mogaveers.
MMKoota's Vice-President Prakash Naik briefed about the MMKoota and RC to the Indian Team and also presented a memento to Satish Kumar Kudroli, in honour of his achievements. Sharath Kumar introduced the Indian Team to the members of MMKoota and Royal Challengers. Arathi Kanchan, General Secretary of MMK, felicitated and honored Nayana Shriyan. Both Satish Kumar Kudroli and Nayana Shriyan are the proud recipients of Ekalavya Award and belong to Mogaveera community. The President of MMK, Dr Shekar Salian also later on joined the party and gave his blessings and best wishes to the whole Team for their success in the future too.
Indian Team finished with 7 Gold, 6 Silver & 2 Bronze medals. Indian Women Team was declared as "Tournament Champions". They made India proud with their achievements.