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A Baltimore circuit judge denied another bail request Friday for the blogger who held a publicized standoff with city police this month that was broadcast live to thousands of listeners.
Judge Lynn K. Stewart said Frank James MacArthur, also known locally as the Baltimore Spectator, posed a continuing threat to public safety and should remain jailed without bail. It was the third time that MacArthur, 37, who lives in the Waverly neighborhood, has been denied bail.
MacArthur's attorney, Jill P. Carter, called the revocation a knee-jerk overreaction when many other suspects facing similar charges are often offered bail.
MacArthur faces two weapons charges: illegal possession of a firearm and possessing an unregistered shotgun. He has no felony convictions, Carter pointed out.
"It's a charge that doesn't warrant his being held without bail," said Carter, a state delegate. "His history doesn't indicate he's a threat to public safety."
Prosecutors said in court Friday that they plan to file second-degree assault charges against MacArthur for the alleged threats he made against officers attempting to execute an arrest warrant on Dec. 1.
Mark Cheshire, a spokesman for the state's attorney's office, said later that the number of charges will correlate with the number of officers MacArthur allegedly threatened; prosecutors did not have a specific number Friday.
MacArthur, a cabdriver, has been a fixture at crime scenes, news conferences and other media events, reporting for his blog, baltimorespectator.com. He described himself an alternative to the mainstream news media and often used his blog, Twitter account and online radio to criticize Baltimore police and city officials.
Arrested in 2008 on a weapons charge, MacArthur received three years of probation in a plea deal. He maintained that he met all probation conditions, but his probation agent requested a warrant in June claiming that he had failed to report in April 2011.
After learning about the warrant, MacArthur began criticizing the police and court system this fall with messages police perceived as threats. It led to a Dec. 1 standoff in which he refused to come out of his house when police tried to serve the warrant.
For several hours, MacArthur tweeted and broadcast online his discussions with a police negotiator while a SWAT team waited outside. He surrendered without incident, but police said they found a sawed-off shotgun in his home, which led to the charges he now faces.
Tyler Mann, a former city prosecutor who works as a defense attorney, was in the courtroom Friday for an unrelated case. He said MacArthur's bail condition was generally high compared with similar cases, but added that judges rarely change rulings other judges have established in bail review hearings.
"Alone, no bail on a gun case with just a misdemeanor record is high, but taking into account everything else, I think they're right on," Mann said, referring to the standoff and social media comments.
Despite MacArthur's outspoken comments on social media, Carter said, her client has never made any credible threats. She said his criminal record includes only disorderly conduct and probation after a past arrest on a weapons charge.
"The bottom line to all of this is it's just fear and an overreaction," she said.
She said she was not sure what her next step will be in defending MacArthur, whose trial has been scheduled Jan. 7.
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NAND flash chip manufacturer and Intel partner Micron could be looking to buy Intel offspring and NOR flash manufacturer Numonyx, according to an EE Times report.
This would enable Intel to get out of Numonyx, Micron to get into the NOR flash business, and get its hands on Numonyx's phase-change memory technology.
Numonyx is a joint venture between Intel, which owns 45 per cent, and STMicroelectronics, which has 49 per cent. Financial service company Francisco Partners owns the rest, and invested $150m when Numonyx was formed in 2008. The flash operations contributed by both Intel and STMicroelectronics were unprofitable. It is not known if Numonyx is profitable.
NOR flash is typically used in mobile phones, whereas NAND flash is used more in general computing products. Smart phones are tending to consume more and more NAND.
Intel and Micron are partners in IM Flash Technologies which is a NAND chip foundry. At one time it was thought that Intel wanted to be shot of the flash business altogether. The setting up of Numonyx and IM Flash Technologies was seen as laying stepping stones to a flash-free state.
Now Intel is selling disk drive replacement X18 and X25 flash modules as well as developing flash-on-motherboard Braidwood technology. Its partner Micron is developing PCIe-connected flash solid state drives, and we hear no more flash divestiture talk from Intel. However, it may be quite happy to buy flash dice from arms-length foundries and trusted partners.
Phase-change memory (PCM), which stores binary digits via state changes in cells rather than as a magnetic direction, can scale down to much smaller process geometries than NAND flash which is forecast to hit a wall in a few years time. PCM also has the promise of being faster to access than flash and be byte-addressable instead of having to be written to and erased in blocks.
The NAND flash market has recently seen a firming up of prices after foundry over-capacity has been mothballed.
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- MEMORY. Press this button to set the 4 numbered buttons (27) to HotCue mode.
- SAMPLE. Press this button to set the 4 numbered buttons (27) to Sampler mode. Press and hold this button for more than 1 second to open/close the Sideview and offer the Sampler View as well.
Hold TAP(S) down and then press this button to select and load the next available Sampler bank of VirtualDJ
- BANK (P). Press this button to cycle through primary and secondary bank for the 4 numbered buttons
- CUE/SAMPLE (1-4). These buttons offer a different function depending on the selected mode and bank.
In HotCue mode (the M button is selected), the 4 numbered buttons (27) assign a Hot Cue Point (1 to 4) or returns the track to that Hot Cue Point. When a Hot Cue Button is unlit, you can assign a Hot Cue Point by pressing it at the desired point in your track. Once it is assigned, the Hot Cue Button will light. To return to that Hot Cue Point, simply press it.
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Press and hold the MEMORY button and then press any of the numbered buttons to set a HotCue point on the fly (will not return the track to the assigned position).
If the secondary bank is selected ((P) led on), the 4 numbered buttons will offer similar functions as above, but this time they will assign/trigger/delete HotCues 5 to 8.
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America is an idea, or so I was told as a child, established by men like Jefferson and Adams, Washington, a Statue of Liberty in New York harbor welcoming the poor and hungry of the world, not a handful of what are mistaken for bigots.
The world is being torn apart as part of a plan, once originating among the powerful of the world, New York, Washington, Tel Aviv and Zurich, a plan to set nation on nation, religion on religion and set Mitt Romney, a sociopath in the garb of a hapless buffoon, who was chosen to assume the mantle of "Conqueror in Thief," reassuming the crown left vacant after the departure of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Court Jester, Tony Blair.
American's don't think they are responsible for the wave of hatred across the world, focused on a blasphemous Google/Youtube video, meant to be spread like a virus through nation after nation though similar offensive material attacking any other group would be removed under "terms of service" or blocked immediately as a violation of law.
Nations, Canada, Britain, Australia, France, Austria, Germany, Italy and more have warmed to Islamophobia though they have imprisoned critics of Israeli persecution of Palestinians as "hate mongers."
Though the US government has requested that Google review its "rules," the United States has failed to use existing laws against corporations, and it is corporations we are discussing, being involved in supporting terrorism, interference in other nations and openly advocating violent acts against the United States.
Laws on the books in the United States would allow the immediate arrests without warrant of the Reverend Terry Jones, the entire management of Google and YouTube would allow the detention of all members of the CATO foundation along with others under legitimate suspicion of what are clearly criminal activities.That list includes about a third of the "dual passport" Israelis billionaires that are, at times, "Americans of convenience."
No, the protestors are more right than many of them know, that hatred and bigotry are not "protected free speech" when their actions are designed to foster violence, threaten rule of law and bring about killings.
Then others laws come to plan and the mantle of "free speech" is subjected to laws that limit the use of the media as a weapon.
The adage use most often by the Supreme Court is that of the individual who yells; "Fire!" in a crowded theatre. Those killed during the rush to the exits are murder victims.
As of now we have identified some of the corporations responsible but there has yet to be a real investigation. The techniques used against tens of thousands of Muslims, accepted techniques, "American" techniques of sexual humiliation, waterboarding, "stress" positions, sleep deprivation, starvation and thirst, the standard conditions at, let's say, Bagram Air Force Base's prison, these things can be used.
They are legal, they are in accordance with legal decisions from two US Attorney Generals, Ashcroft and Gonzales, they were done with the full approval of 5 Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and with 85% approval of the Evangelical Christian community of the United States.
I want to so much to believe I am part of a nation innocent and wronged but truthfully I have made my bed with a pack of thugs.
A majority of Americans feel they no longer can be held responsible for their own government though most will vote this November, they feel the candidates were chosen for them and real freedom is like a dream.
There is reason for followers of Islam to be angry at America. Two years ago, President Obama promised to make things different, to balance American policy. Those who envisioned a real change instead saw only paralysis in America.
I could lecture on American politics and perhaps should. I would start by stating what few are willing to admit and most in their hearts know, the world is ruled by international cartels and the US government is incapable of free action when those who make up much of the legislature are paid stooges of what can only be described as an international criminal conspiracy.
When Americans learned of their government's complicity in crime, most Americans remained silent. When our news and media demonstrated enthusiastic complicity in criminality, we again remained silent.
Then 2007 came and it was time for Americans to pay, banks emptied, wars no longer seemed so amusing and all of it took on an unavoidable aspect of Israeli involvement. America's undercurrent of distrust of those who set themselves separate, be they Catholic or Mormon or Jewish or, too often those of "color" reentered the public's notice.
Did America regress to "anti-semitism" as some claim or reach awareness that a few thousand of America's 14 million Jewish citizens may well have plotted to destroy the American economy?
Historians can dissect each of these eras and the prejudices of each, the reasons and rationales for years. A favorite author, Gilad Atzmon, who writes on Jewish identity, already has a wonderful treatise in print, "The Wandering Who." Gilad has made many evil people very angry. Such acts are the works of heroes today, Atzmon or Mark Siljander and his "A Deadly Misunderstanding," those who turn the mirror on those who most need to take responsibility.
Atzmon is hounded but fighting back, Siljander is in prison for "criminal truthfulness."
There have been great changes in the people. Many fell into the trap of "9/11," willing to see Islam as a threat and everyone with a "Middle Eastern look" as someone waiting to break into your home and kill everyone inside. It was a sick time to be an American, one mostly gone, even in entertainment with some exceptions.
American television, for years, showed little else, insane rambling and childish propaganda orchestrated by Israeli Americans and poisoning the minds of a nation looking for others to blame for its own problems.
You see, America had begun to die economically under President Reagan, his misguided ideas that only the rich can rule and the poor should starve and pay led to a landslide of disaster.
Tens of millions of real jobs left America from then on, moving to China, while the wealth of America's highly paid workers was surgically removed through a series of manufactured economic crises, the Reagan "Savings and Loan scandal" and the Bush 43 "total collapse" which we are seeing the continuing momentum of today.
So much debt was created by Reagan and the Bush family that the interest on that debt has destroyed the world's currencies. Not only did the world enter a period of economic hysteria driven by financial institutions allowed to operate as "pirate potentates" under "financial deregulation," but the US went "unilateral."
"Unilateral" to Bush meant doing the will of Israel without restraint or legal pretense. I would award him an Israeli passport.
The decision was made, I believe tied to those who actually planned and executed the 9/11 attacks, to spent the remaining borrowing capability of the United States to seize control of the world's resources through a phony "Global War on Terror."
The real war, when seen by military and intelligence analysts, was a "deception and cover" operation for a return to colonialism around the world and "feudalism" in the "homeland."
"Homeland." That is what "they" began calling America, a translation from the German term, "Reich."
A nation told, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, that "evil Arabs" are planning to steal your baby will willingly give up its rights, pass laws eliminating political guarantees of legal due process, equality and freedom of expression and quickly become a police state.
Critical to this was the exploitation of America's most backward areas. America had to be driven to the edge of civil war through a form of radicalization and extremism. Thus, America may well have a second civil war someday; one based on heavily armed extremist with low intelligence against what may someday be an informed and responsible citizenry.
"Occupy" is the first sign of such a return to sanity and self-realization. The "dark side" is there too.
The "Tea Party" is one of those organizations, owned and controlled by extremist billionaires tied to Israel. Even with no viable candidates, their willingness to engage in false flag terrorism for political gain requires continual watchfulness.
Israel. This is another bizarre issue. At one point, the world's most powerful nation could pressure Israel to act with some restraint and civility. That ended, Israeli politics became the most extreme in the world and her current regime, under Netanyahu, among the most brutal since Pol Pot in Cambodia.
All of this was, of course, repackaged by a press under Israeli control. Any American Jew who stood for traditional values of freedom of expression, an American Jews have a long history of such, was ostracized, called "self-hating."
"Jewish" began to mean something negative, rather than educated or progressive, "Jewish" began to mean pretty much what the ignorant stereotypes of the past had always said, some things too unpleasant to put in print.
America's Christian community became equally "infected," willing to support oligarchical economic policies, to throw away long earned freedoms, to support kidnapping and torture, to blindly push for war after war.
Even the rural and highly independent Americans, gun owners, the generations that settled the frontier, became mindless stooges addicted to propaganda from Rupert Murdoch, master manipulator of the weak minded and perverse.
By "weak minded and perverse," I am referring to "government."
Thus, we face disaster, Muslims by the millions demanding America be removed from their lives. Or is this disaster? I know millions of Americans who ask the same thing. What if they were to go to the streets also?
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Barghouthi: 'We have no need for a mediator between us as Palestinians and our oppressor'
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi
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It is totally unacceptable that some international officials continue saying that the situation in Palestine is but a dispute or a conflict between two parties whose responsibilities are equal and that some of them repeat Trump's sin in considering that the Palestinians' rights in freedom and independence is conditional to Israel's acceptance.
The Palestinian people's cause has made big strides through 151 countries refusing Trump's decision and the European Union's firm stand against it and the Palestinian, Arab and international great popular reaction, although some governments' official stands were unable to keep up with.
It is impermissible after all what has happened to continue talking about a certain settlement between the two parties when Israel infringes the International Law om daily basis, literally demolishes through its settlements and measures every chance for a political solution and when it firmly establishes every moment in impertinent persistence the worst racist apartheid system in history.
After 25 years of failed peace process we have to an alternative and different approach that returns to the essence and root of the problem that is the Palestinian cause. It is a cause of a people who are struggling against injustice, oppression, aggression and racial discrimination. It is imperative that the Palestinian people's struggle against Israel's mighty force be backed.
We have no need for a mediator between us as Palestinians and our oppressor. But we need that our struggle against him be backed and supported in order to change the balance of power to force him to retreat like other several colonial powers were compelled to retreat and respect the will of peoples who are struggling for their freedom.
There is no Arab or Islamic country which believes in Jerusalem's standing and its holy sites, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque the first Qiblah and the third holiest site in Islam, can be slack in performing its duties in standing with the Palestinian people and taking punitive measures against Israel instead of searching for means of normalising and establishing formal relations with her.
The European countries, which confirmed their acknowledgement of the Palestinians' rights in Jerusalem, won't be true to themselves and to their policies unless they acknowledge immediately the state of Palestine and did not take concrete actions against the Israeli violations.
Palestinians do not ask anybody to send armies to fight Israel because they know the limits of power of many countries. But it is their right to ask all the world countries, first and foremost Arab Islamic countries, to sever their relations with Israel, close its embassies if they existed and join the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
These moves are to be done in order to force Israel to abide by the International Law and human law and stop its incessant crime it started seventy years ago against the Palestinian people.
There are several countries that suffered from international sanctions, often unjustly so, only because the USA ordered this. This has happened with the Sudan, North Korea, Cuba and Russia.
There is a noble and a unique case, when the peoples' weight and will were capable of obliging countries and governments to boycott the apartheid regime in South Africa until it was overthrown. When Nelson Mandela was elected president to this country said his famous sentence "Our freedom won't be complete except with the freedom of the Palestinian people".
As of today, we cannot be silent about injustice. As for us Palestinians, we cannot endure the silence of others towards it. As of today, it is impermissible for us to accept that anybody deceive us by talking about mediation, settlements, co-existing with occupation and racial persecution after all what happened. After all those years were lost in the darkness of an unending "peace" process which was used every time to give Israel rulers time and cover to expand their settlements activities and their Judaising operations, to distort the narrative and poison the world's intellects through media deception.
There is only one right way: to say to the world there is a legitimate right for the Palestinian people, that is to be with it or against it. If you are with it is inevitable to confront Israel through practical and concrete measures, the most important one is imposing sanctions on it and boycotting its occupation and racist regime. Whoever does not want to stand with the right will find himself accused of collusion with violating the International Law and with obnoxious injustice that the time has come to end it.
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Kosovo's president has called for a vote on mayors and local assemblies to be held on Nov. 3, in a poll that is expected to see widespread participation by the minority Serbs.
The decision Tuesday by Atifete Jahjaga comes after talks with the country's main political forces and follows an agreement mediated by the European Union between Kosovo and Serbia to normalize relations.
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Ya gotta love it. You've about this, right? The NY Times prints a letter from the mayor of Paris. Only it's not the mayor; the Gray Lady was punk*d.
Ann Althouse connects it with another famous punking,
Hey, remember that time Sarah Palin thought she was talking on the phone with Nicolas Sarkozy? The NYT presented that mistake as "one of the last straws" that convinced McCain advisors that Palin didn't have what it takes.
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DENVER (AP) — Corey Brewer sank three free throws with 2.1 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets stretched their franchise-best winning streak to 14 games with a 101-100 thriller over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.
Anthony Randolph blocked Damien Wilkins' desperation jumper at the buzzer to secure Denver's 16th straight win at the Pepsi Center — and its most unlikely.
Brewer finished with 29 points.
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Brewer scored the Nuggets' last six points, including a 3-pointer with 9.2 seconds left that pulled Denver within 100-98.
Brewer fouled Evan Turner with 7.1 seconds left and he missed both free throws. After a timeout, Anthony Miller inbounded to Danilo Gallinari, who passed to Brewer, who was knocked down on his 3-point try by Wilkins.
The Nuggets haven't lost at home since Jan. 14 against Washington and they're in the midst of their longest winning streak since joining the NBA in 1976, a streak that survived despite an uncharacteristic 20 turnovers.
Even though Miller scored a season-high 21 points, the Nuggets sorely missed Ty Lawson (right heel) and Wilson Chandler (left shoulder), both of whom were hurt in Denver's signature win at Oklahoma City Tuesday night.
They nearly lost to the NBA's lowest scoring team, one that owns just six road wins, tied for the fewest in the league this season.
Gallinari's turnover led to Wilkins' jumper that made it 98-90 with two minutes remaining, and the crowd was standing in disbelief.
Randolph's slam dunk with made it 98-95, but Holiday sank two free throws with 14 seconds remaining to give Philadelphia a five-point cushion.
Brewer's 3-pointer made it 100-98 and the Sixers called a timeout with 9.2 seconds left when they couldn't inbound the ball.
After Turner missed his second free throw, Anthony Randolph corralled the rebound and called a timeout with 6.8 seconds left.
Before the game, it was noted that George Karl's team has been flying under the radar because of the Miami Heat's 24-game winning streak that included a comeback Wednesday night from a 27-point deficit in Cleveland.
"That's fine," Karl said. "That's fine with me. I just don't want to get down 27 tonight. I don't think we can shoot the 3 as well as Miami does and make the comeback."
Philadelphia coach Doug Collins said just because the Heat have the second-longest winning streak in NBA history doesn't diminish what the Nuggets are doing.
"We've won three in a row one time this year. They have four losses in 60 days; we have four wins in 60 days. Winning is very contagious and you get into that feeling where you go to the gym and you're supposed to win. I think Denver has it," Collins said before tipoff.
"They've had some amazing wins. Winning on the road at Oak City, winning at Chicago, they find ways to do it, they do it in different ways. I don't see them overplaying anybody to do that. That's the real key. They have a different kind of team where they don't count on one particular guy on a night to be that guy."
On Thursday night, it was Brewer's turn to turn on the heroics, and extend Denver's streak.
NOTES: Randolph swished a 3-pointer to close the first quarter but it wasn't in time and was waved off. … Chandler said his shoulder felt better Thursday but added that he plans to sit out Denver's next three games and hopes to return March 27 against San Antonio. … Lawson leads the Nuggets with a 16.9-point scoring average. Chandler is averaging 11.8 points and five rebounds.
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OTTAWA – Sun News Network made its final pitch to the federal telecommunications regulator on Thursday, saying anything short of a guaranteed spot on the dial would spell the end of the channel.
The Quebecor-owned network is seeking what is known as mandatory carriage from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
The CRTC is holding eight days of hearings in Gatineau, Que., to examine 22 applications for mandatory carriage from new and existing channels, as well as channels that want to renew their mandatory distribution status.
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University Park, Pa. -- Penn State offers new students nearly limitless options through its Learning Edge Academic Program (LEAP), designed to help freshmen interact with peers, take advantage of university resources and ease the transition to the college life.
The College of Agricultural Sciences this year took the LEAP idea one step further, providing students with an overnight educational trip.
Ag LEAP focuses on agriculture, food and environmental ethics and issues. Students enroll in the campuswide CAS 100A speech class and Ag 160: Introduction into Ethics and Issues in Agriculture. Both courses feature sections comprised exclusively of Ag LEAP participants.
It's no surprise then that Ag LEAP focused on the issues surrounding water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. When the opportunity to take an overnight trip to the Chesapeake Bay arose, Karen Vines, Ag LEAP coordinator, jumped at the chance.
"We've always offered ag industry tours to demonstrate why our classroom discussions are important," said Vines. "Over the years, Ag LEAP has evolved more and more into approaching the issues surrounding agriculture, so that our tours don't simply demonstrate, 'These are happy cows,' but instead, ask, 'How do we keep producing happy cows?'"
The Chesapeake Bay visits were organized by Matt Ehrhart, executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The trip was funded through the Growmark Foundation's Glenn Webb Education Fund.
The trip began on a Wednesday with a travel route that followed the Susquehanna River to Havre de Grace, Md., where the Susquehanna empties into the Chesapeake Bay. There, students met with several experts from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and canoed around the bay. Students first performed several water-quality tests for pH, dissolved oxygen content, and nitrate and phosphorus concentrations.
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"It was a little windy, and the water was somewhat rough, but it was a successful day," said Vines. "Only one canoe capsized!"
After a full day of traveling, canoeing and enjoying the camaraderie, the Ag LEAP crew spent the night in Lancaster. "Day two was on the land, looking at what contributes to the quality -- or degradation -- of the water," said Vines.
Thursday morning they traveled to the National Novelty Brush Company, where they climbed stairs to observe the "green" roof installed on the building. A green roof features plants that absorb rainwater to reduce stormwater runoff, cool the building during the summer, add an extra layer of insulation during the winter, and offer the prospect of growing food.
The group then traveled to Franklin and Marshall College to learn about that college's sustainability projects. Penn Staters were primarily shown the college's porous pavement project, which allows runoff to seep through the pavement into the gravel and soil below, reducing stormwater runoff.
After lunch, the Ag LEAP students toured Brubaker Farms, a dairy farm in Mount Joy, Pa., that works to incorporate modern sustainable technologies in its daily operations. Luke Brubaker, who manages the farm with his sons, was selected as Farmer of the Year for 2005 by Country Folks magazine. He currently serves on the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board and in other leadership positions in the agriculture industry. Brubaker Farms is also a Chesapeake Bay Program Farm.
Brubaker Farms is noted for its innovations, which include solar panels mounted across its heifer barn that supply enough energy for 120 houses. The farm also features a manure digester, which captures the methane created during anaerobic decomposition to power a generator. These two operations enable the farm to sell nutrient and carbon credits as far away as Ohio, allowing for extra income. And all operations must improve cash flow -- no unprofitable enterprise will be added -- so the Brubakers can showcase emerging technologies as a real-world adaptable option for farmers.
"We were in a wagon touring the farm, wondering where the solar panels are, when we finally realized that they're on the roof," said Vines. "They're very unobtrusive -- you really have to look to notice where they are."
Freshman Wright noted that not only do the Brubakers use technology to improve cow comfort, feed efficiency and barn cleanliness, but they use science and research within the confines of practical dairying. "And they're able to be good stewards of the land while still being a successful dairy," he said. "Being able to talk with Mr. Brubaker, a wealth of knowledge who was proud to be a dairy farmer, made the trip even better."
In addition to viewing the energy-generating components of the farm, the students toured the farm's entire dairy operation and its two broiler chicken houses.
The final stop on the trip was the Jim Hess Farm, a grass-fed beef operation that featured both wind turbines and solar panels. The primary interest at the farm is its forest buffer and stream bank reclamation project, which helps protect water quality.
Ag LEAP students said they enjoyed spending two days of hands-on experiential learning out of the classroom. This trip afforded an opportunity to learn about one of the region's largest environmental concerns and offered exposure to several different methods of farming.
"The trip was great fun -- we were not only able to see the bay, but observe some of the practices being implemented to help preserve it," said Wright. "And for those of us who had never seen the Chesapeake Bay, this was a really unique opportunity to see it for the first time."


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The money laundering scandal, as reported by Doug Ibendahl of Republican News Watch, and Bernie Schoenburg of the State-Journal Register, involves Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel LLC, an investment firm.
's wife, Anne Dias Griffin, founded and runs Aragon Global Management. (I have not done any original investigation on this criminal conspiracy, yet; I am relying on Schoenburg and Ibendahl as sources. But, as always, I will be doing the original legal work and preparing the approach to federal and state prosecutors.) Griffin
Prosecutors will find this case more "sexy" because of the presence of the Griffins than because of the liability of Rodney Davis who concocted the scheme with State Republican Chairman Pat Brady. Here's how the criminal conspiracy and mail fraud scheme operated (see the two links below for a detailed explanation): the Griffins donated to a number of fringe Republican Party political committees. Giving money is not illegal even though the Griffins' choice of committees was very suspicious. What comes next is the nexus of a federal criminal case.
The Griffins combined to donate more than $200,000 to more than 10 Illinois GOP organizations, including GOP committees in Logan, Douglas, Fayette, Madison and
counties. Those "committees" then steered more than $120,000 of the Griffins' cash to the Illinois Republican Party in the first three months of this year. Toadies of Richland 's Association "Chairman" Randy Pollard were invited into the money laundering scheme and are also at risk. County Chairman
law, campaign contributions may not be made anonymously or in the name of another person or through a conduit such as the county chairmen. Illinois
Here's the sad part: a group of sleazy and corrupt Republican Party chairmen placed Rodney Davis' name on a list of "finalists" for a congressional nomination which is tainted by the bogus resignation of incumbent Tim Johnson. I have a pending lawsuit in
seeking to block Johnson's scheme. My lawsuit has already had the salutary impact of forcing Pat Brady to step down as "chairman" of the corrupt county chairmen's "selection committee." We won the first round. Macoupin County
How can someone such as Davis, who is involved in an open-and-shut case of money laundering and obvious federal and state criminal activity, be a prime candidate for congress? Only in
. One of the county chairmen "voters," County Chairman Deb Detmers, received immunity for her role in the criminal schemes of Shimkus and imprisoned Governor George Ryan. Only in Illinois can someone who was granted immunity from criminal prosecution then be a party leader (see story link below). Illinois
The county chairmen are led by another
political thief and crook, Randy Pollard, who was a prison guard before closeted gay Senator Mark Kirk appointed Pollard to be his "office manger." (The Pollard-Kirk connection is another federal criminal case in the making.) Kirk likes to pretend he is "above the fraud" but, notwithstanding his recent stroke, Kirk is involved in Illinois corruption with Pollard, Shimkus, Davis and the rest up to Kirk's eyeballs. Kirk is a sleazy little critter though he tries to pretend otherwise in Washington and Tel Aviv. Illinois
Shimkus is one of the most corrupt congressmen in
. He and Kirk were part of the cover-up of Congressman Mark Foley's sexual harassment scandal involving Foley's importunation of teenage congressional pages. Shimkus' job was to protect the children in his employ; instead Shimkus allowed the Republican Party's gay mafia in the House of representatives to molest the children and to disgrace the House. Washington
The sliminess of Shimkus, Kirk, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and their coat-holders cost the Republican Party control of Congress in 2006. But Shimkus and his degenerate associates are still in business, this time trying to scam a congressional nomination for
, another leading member of Shimkus' criminal crew. Davis
Is it any wonder the State of
has become a laughingstock, that the state is hundreds of billions of dollars in debt after being plundered by both Republicans and Democrats, and that Illinois continues to lead the nation in political corruption and criminality? For an absolutely fascinating look at how Illinois crooks are endlessly tied together, read the link below at "philosopher forum." You see how Deb Detmers, a "voter" today, is linked to Shimkus, imprisoned Governor George Ryan and the rest. They are all part and parcel of the same wolf pack. Illinois
Monday I will be asking a judge to block the latest perverted acts of Randy Pollard and his country chairman. Their "nomination" is fatally tainted and legally void. I want Republican Party voters to have a voice and a real vote. My lawsuit seeks to undo the sleazy "retirement" of Representative Tim Johnson. Johnson has his own creepy hound, Jerry Clarke, in the dishonest "campaign" to anoint a congressional nomination in violation of the U. S. Constitution and
primary election laws. Illinois
Stay tuned. I may not announce my request on Monday, but I will be asking federal and state prosecutors to consider criminal prosecution. I am working on the criminal case as well as my own civil lawsuit to mandate a primary election for the congressional replacement. Neither Clarke nor Davis will make it to the House if I have anything to say about it.
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http://mmajunkie.com A bout between light-heavyweight prospects Lorenz Larkin (11-0 MMA, 2-0 SF) and Virgil Zwicker (10-2 MMA, 1-1 SF) has been added to the lineup for Strikeforce Challengers 19.
Larkin's camp recently announced the fight.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported earlier this week, Strikeforce Challengers 19 takes place Sept. 23 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, and Ryan Couture is expected to be part of the card.
Strikeforce Challengers 19's main card airs on Showtime, and Larkin vs. Zwicker likely will be part of the broadcast.
Larkin recently moved to 11-0 with a unanimous-decision victory over Gian Villante at Strikeforce Challengers 16, which followed a Strikeforce Challengers 15 TKO victory over Scott Lighty. A former amateur boxer and kung-fu practitioner, Larkin now owns eight knockouts in his 11 career wins since his April 2009 pro-MMA debut.
Zwicker made his promotional debut in October at Strikeforce Challengers 11 and suffered a KO loss to heavyweight Lavar Johnson. However, he then returned to light heavyweight and scored a recent TKO victory over Brett Albee on the preliminary card of "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley." It the was the Kumeyaay-Ipai American Indian's ninth stoppage in 10 career victories, which also includes a 2009 TKO of then-future Strikeforce contender Ovince St. Preux.
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Markets Ask: Will the Fed Pull It Off?
Investors are talking about how the Fed just might pull this off, but there might be some risks to avoid still. Steve Blumenthal, CMG Wealth Management CEO, joins Markets Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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Torrington's Southwest Elementary School community preparing to celebrate new playground with final benefit
TORRINGTON >> Students at Torrington's Southwest Elementary School will soon receive what they have been waiting for since they started school -- a chance to play on a playground during recess.
To celebrate the completion of "Project Playground" and raise the last $5,000 needed to build it, the Playground Committee and members of the PTO will host a "Party for the Playground" on Friday, Feb. 1
The Playground Committee's co-chairman, Eric Mahar, said the party will include beer and wine tastings, a silent auction, a raffle, door prizes and food. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. The event will be held at the Torrington Elks Lodge from 6 to 9 p.m. in the banquet room.
According to a news release from the Southwest school PTO, the tasting will feature a selection of approximately eight beers, 40 wines and a spirit table provided by Nejaime's Spirit Shoppe, as well as hors d'oeuvres.
The tasting will begin at 6 p.m. with music and Charaoke (Charity Karaoke) provided by Vinny Avallone.
"It's one last fundraiser for all the money needed for the playground," said Mahar. "Not only is it a fundraiser but a celebration of our completed playground project. A celebration that says 'Hey, we did it! We're proud, we're excited, so we're celebrating.'"
The Playground Committee is inviting anyone who has donated a $100 or more towards the project to attend free of charge, said Mahar.
"We have given away 70 tickets to all the donors already, and sold over 100 -- we will easily have a couple hundred people (attending)," said Mahar. "It's going to be a great time."
The Playground Committee has purchased all the playground equipment, which is being held in a storage container in the school's parking lot.
According to Mahar, the tentative "build day" is scheduled for the beginning of March or April, weather permitting.
Mahar said the final fundraiser is to raise money for "build day," to pay for the concrete, mulch and food to feed volunteers.
The project was founded in 2011 by Mahar, the physical education teacher, PTO member Leigha DeSmith and a handful of parents who formed a playground committee.
For the playground to be built, the committee needed to raise $50,000 by this coming spring.
Last November, the playground committee hosted their second-annual "Fall Fun Run" which helped raise the last $10,000 needed.
"We started the project November 4, 2011 and almost 15 months later we raised over $45,000," said Mahar. "Honestly, I never would have thought we would raise this money in a short amount of time. It goes to show what can happen when a community works together."
On the day the playground is built, Mahar said there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony.
"Community 'build day' will be very exciting, they (the children) are anticipating 'build day' as much as we are," said Mahar.
Once it's built, the new playground will be open to all families in the community.


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A course to take you through conference poster design, with tips and resources to help with the content and presentation in order to ensure you communicate your research effectively. The course will cover where to source good quality, free graphics, how to include references in your poster, and advice about how best to present it at a conference. The session will NOT involve hands-on creation of a poster.
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<< Restoring Civic Attachment In Our Young People
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Contested Curriculum
How Teachers and Citizens View Civics Education
By Daniel K. Lautzenheiser, Andrew P. Kelly, and Cheryl Miller
This policy brief is the first in a series by AEI's Program on American Citizenship. The program is dedicated to strengthening the foundations of American freedom and self-government by renewing our understanding of American citizenship.
Americans are rightly concerned that schools are not providing students with the knowledge and habits necessary to be good citizens. In remarks to a group of civics educators last March, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan affirmed the central importance of civics education, even as he acknowledged that the subject had been pushed to the sidelines in many schools.
Duncan noted the consequences of that neglect: "Nearly two-thirds of Americans cannot name all three branches of government. Yet three in four people can name all of the Three Stooges. Less than half of the public can name a single Supreme Court justice. And more than a quarter do not know who America fought in the Revolutionary War."
The recent release of the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Civics Report Card provides additional grounds for concern. The report found that a mere 24 percent of high school seniors scored on the proficient level on the NAEP civics exam, a slight decrease from four years ago. A similar pattern held true for fourth and eighth graders: 27 percent and 22 percent, respectively, scored proficient or higher. Only 64 percent of seniors scored on even the basic level, with a paltry 4 percent considered advanced.
However, while civics ignorance is nothing new, its causes—and possible remedies—are not so well understood. Given this paucity of research, the AEI Program on American Citizenship has set out to explore what teachers and the public think our high schools should be teaching about citizenship and whether they believe high schools are actually achieving those goals. In spring 2010, we developed and commissioned a survey, High Schools, Civics, and Citizenship: What Social Studies Teachers Think and Do, to investigate what high school social studies teachers are teaching today about citizenship.
We then administered a portion of the survey to a representative sample of one thousand American citizens as part of the Cooperative Congressional Election Study. We use these data in this report to make two basic comparisons. In the first section, we compare the attitudes and preferences of social studies teachers to those of the public. In the second, we break the public out into Democrats and Republicans and document important differences across those two partisan groups. The results, particularly the areas of agreement and disagreement across these various stakeholders, have implications for the teaching of citizenship in America's high schools.
In general, we find that while citizens and teachers often have similar beliefs about what topics and concepts are most essential to teach about citizenship, important differences emerge on issues like whether schools should emphasize teaching facts and dates and on topics like tolerance and global citizenship. Importantly, we also uncover a significant amount of pessimism from the public about whether high school students are actually learning much about citizenship in high school. More troubling, perhaps, is that citizens express more confidence that students are learning the concepts they see as less essential and express less confidence on those topics they see as most essential. Finally, we find evidence that citizens are reluctant to recommend that high schools promote civic behaviors like community service and raising money for causes, believing instead that teaching facts and concepts should take priority.
Not surprisingly, Democrats and Republicans are often split over which aspects of citizenship education are most important. Republicans are more likely to see teaching facts, respect for the military, and love of country as critical, while Democrats attach more importance to teaching values like tolerance. Republicans are also considerably more skeptical that students are learning these citizenship concepts, and they exhibit a greater degree of incongruence between which concepts are essential to teach and which ones students are actually learning. We believe these divides have clear implications for reforming and improving citizenship education in the near future. So long as these concepts divide party identifiers, consensus will be difficult to reach.
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