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President Barack Obama nominated B. Todd Jones as the next director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, selecting the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota who has already been serving as the agency's acting head for more than a year.
Obama announced he would nominate Jones as part of a sweeping plan to tighten gun laws, saying last Wednesday that lawmakers should approve Jones for the job "since Congress hasn't confirmed a director ... in six years." The National Rifle Association has not said whether it would support or oppose Jones' nomination to head the ATF, which has gone without a permanent director since gun-rights lobbyists pressured lawmakers to require congressional approval of nominees.
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Jones, whose U.S. attorney's office has pursued dozens of firearms cases since 2009, is largely untainted by a scandal over the "Fast and Furious" gun-smuggling sting operation in which agents lost track of some 1,400 guns, many of which were recovered at crime scenes in Mexico. Jones took over as acting director amid two investigations into the bungled program, and in his first weeks on the job reassigned 11 high-level employees, a shake-up he described as hitting a "reset button."
Still, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, said his committee has questions about Jones' ties to the Fast and Furious scandal because Jones chaired an advisory committee to Attorney General Eric Holder from 2009 through 2011, during which the operation was in effect, though that committee has no oversight of any law enforcment operations.
"He'll receive a thorough and fair vetting by the Judiciary Committee," Grassley said.
Jones has said the controversy over Fast and Furious may have diminished trust between U.S. law enforcement officials and their counterparts in Mexico. "That is something that we are going to have to rebuild," he said in 2011.
Jones, 55, was instructed not to speak with reporters until he is formally confirmed.
As the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota, Jones has overseen criminal prosecution of dozens of firearms and weapons cases, according to a review by The Associated Press. One involved Ryan Thomas Sandoval of Minneapolis, who was charged with lying to firearms dealers seven times in 2011 while buying guns. He pleaded guilty to two counts.
In the past year, Jones' office prosecuted, won prison sentences or secured guilty pleas in dozens of weapons cases. Fifty-four people were charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, up from 50 in 2011 and 40 in 2010.
"I think Todd has been very firm and aggressive on people who use guns to violate the law. He's been very consistent in that," said Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman. "He respects the Second Amendment ... but when people use guns to hurt people or commit crimes, they deserve to be prosecuted."
In response to a spike in homicides in Minneapolis in early 2010, Jones joined Freeman and other local officials to launch "Project Exile" to remove violent repeat offenders off the streets. As part of that initiative, federal and state prosecutors meet every other week to examine gun cases and determine whether charges should be brought in federal court, where penalties can be more severe.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota, Jeanne Cooney, said Jones' office has handled 15 cases under that initiative. She said that in fiscal 2012, the office saw a dramatic increase in the length of sentences for violent crimes, with some ranging from 20 to 30 years in federal prison.
Grassley has also raised concerns about Jones' "involvement" in what he called a "quid pro quo arrangement" dealing with false claims in St. Paul. Grassley and other Republicans allege an improper deal between the Justice Department and the city of St. Paul in which the department — against the advice of Jones' office and other career attorneys at Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development — agreed to drop two False Claims Act cases against the city in return for St. Paul dropping an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in an unrelated case.
The senator says it cost the government a chance to recover more than $180 million in taxpayer money.
Last July, Jones came under fire for statements he made in an internal video, in which he stressed the importance of following rules and said anyone who doesn't respect the chain of command and raise concerns to leadership would face "consequences."
In a letter to Jones, Grassley said the message could be interpreted as a threat to discourage whistleblowers from reporting problems. Jones responded that the video was meant to reinforce the importance of accountability: "At no time was I attempting to discourage, dissuade or prevent employees from making protected disclosures," he wrote Grassley.
In 2009, Jones was appointed U.S. attorney for Minnesota, more than a year after Rachel Paulose left amid a string of management problems. It was a position Jones had held previously, from 1998 to January 2001. Before his first appointment, he was an assistant federal prosecutor and a lead trial lawyer in several drug trafficking, firearms and violent crime cases.
Between his stints as U.S. attorney, Jones, a former Marine, was a partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, a major national law firm in Minneapolis where he reported earning $830,533 in 2008 and the first half of 2009, according to a financial statement filed in June 2009.
During Jones' public swearing-in ceremony as U.S. attorney in 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Jones had a "passion for justice" and would "restore the credibility of a department that was shaken by allegations of improper political interference."
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said Jones is fair-minded and has "impeccable character."
"I have found Todd to be a seasoned, highly-respected law enforcement leader," Klobuchar said. "He has brought incredible focus, results, and integrity to each leadership position he has held, including as Acting Director of the ATF."
Jones lives in St. Paul and has continued to serve as U.S. attorney for Minnesota while serving as acting director of the ATF, spending about half of his time in Washington and half in Minnesota.
If Jones is confirmed as permanent director, Obama will nominate a new U.S. attorney for Minnesota.
Obama had nominated Andrew Traver, who heads the agency's field division, as ATF director in November 2010, but the nomination languished in the Senate.

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Appendicitis is inflammation or infection of the appendix, and if left untreated it can rupture (perforate) the appendix. The appendix is a small finger shaped pouch attached to the large intestine and is usually found on the lower right side of the abdomen. The appendix has no known purpose or function.What causes appendicitis?
Appendicitis is thought to occur when bacteria become trapped within the appendix. This happens if the opening of the appendix becomes blocked, and the contents of the appendix become trapped. Blockage of the appendix may be caused by a hard ball of stool or by compression from a large lymph node. Trapped bacteria can cause inflammation and irritation of the appendix and, if left untreated, can lead to infection, or appendicitis. Once the appendix becomes infected it can rupture (perforate). This is called perforated appendicitis. With either type of appendicitis, children might have symptoms of abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, or a poor appetite. Unfortunately, there is no way to predict who will get appendicitis and when it will occur.
How is appendicitis diagnosed?
The diagnosis of appendicitis is made based on the child's symptoms and the doctor's examination. The examination usually includes an ultrasound study and occasionally, a special x-ray called a CT scan.
How is appendicitis treated?
Appendicitis (not ruptured)
When appendicitis is diagnosed your child will be admitted to the hospital for intravenous (by vein) fluids, intravenous antibiotics and an appendectomy (removal of the appendix). This operation may be done through bandaid sized incisions on the child's right lower abdomen. For some children, laparoscopy (the use of small telescopes and instruments) is the method of choice for removing the appendix. The pediatric surgeon will talk with you about the best operation for your child.
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If your child has a ruptured appendix, he or she will be admitted to the hospital to receive intravenous antibiotics. Surgery is necessary but does not need to be done immediately, however, treatment with antibiotics is very important and must be done right away. Getting the infection under control before the operation is very important for your child's health. After antibiotic treatment is begun the surgeon may perform an appendectomy or may wait until the infection is healed. The waiting time can vary from days to weeks.
Ruptured appendicitis can cause two complications (problems) that require treatment, 1) a wound infection (infection of the cut where the operation was done) and 2) an abscess (a collection of pus in the abdomen). If the wound becomes infected it may need to be cleaned, under general anesthesia, in the operating room. After this cleaning the nurses and doctors will keep it covered with moist gauze. You will be taught to care for the wound when your child goes home.
If an abscess forms, it may require a drain to be placed to expel the infected fluid. Drainage can be done by either the pediatric surgeon, in the operating room, or by the interventional radiologist, in the radiology center. An interventional radiologist is a doctor who does specialized procedures with the help of x-ray studies. Both specialists require a child have general anesthesia to drain the abscess.
In most appendectomy operations, there is very little blood loss. You child will receive blood only in the rare case of an extreme emergency. If you wish to provide a directed donation of blood, contact our office, 1-2 weeks in advance of the operation.
How long will my child be in the hospital?
Appendicitis (not ruptured)
Children with appendicitis usually stay in the hospital 2 days after the operation. Children are discharged when they are able to drink, are comfortable on pain medication by mouth, and do not have a fever.
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Children with a ruptured appendix usually need to stay in the hospital for several days or weeks while receiving antibiotics. Before going home, a child must be able to drink, stay comfortable on pain medication by mouth, have a normal white blood cell count (a high white count indicates continued infection) and be without a fever. These are all signs the infection has healed.
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Treating with antibiotics and delaying the operation until the appendix has healed is called an interval appendectomy. The operation is scheduled four to six weeks after antibiotics are begun. Every case of appendicitis is different and the needs of each child varies. Your child's pediatric surgeon will talk with you about the best treatment for your child.


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Grave of the engineer, inventor and manufacturer Charles-Joseph Pigeon (1838-1915) and his wife. See more information about the grave at Findagrave.com and Insecula.com.
Grave of André-Gustave Citroën (1878-1935) and his family. He was a French entrepreneur who first of all is remembered for the make of car named after him.
Grave of Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), a French officer made famous for the trial and conviction on charges of treason in 1894 (the Dreyfus affair). It was unfortunately not so easy to take a good photo of his grave.
Grave of the philosopher and author Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) and his partner, the philosopher, feminist and author Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986).
Grave of Baron Charles de Morand (1786-1869) and his wife Marie Caroline (d. 1877), née Cardon de Vidampierre. More details are welcome!
A cat lover? Grave of Ricardo. The sign says: "Pour notre grand Ami Ricardo. Mort trop tôt jeune, aimé, et beau. 10 juin 52-21 sept 89".
Cimetière du Montparnasse is situated in Montparnasse, Paris at 3 boulevard Edgar Quinet. The nearest metro station is also named Edgar Quinet (line 6). The cemetery can also be reached by bus 38, 83 an d 91 to Port Royal.
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All information on the Women on Web website is based on scientific research and the official recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Research about the outcomes of the Women on Web help service has been published in reputable scientific magazines and clearly shows that the telemedicine service is a reliable, safe, and acceptable method for women worldwide. The results from our service are comparable to other safe abortion services provided in countries with safe abortion services.
Abortion services for women in the US military
U.S service women are often deployed in countries where abortion is illegal and U.S federal policy prohibits abortion services at medical treatment facilities. A new research paper described the provision of telemedical abortion services by Women on Web to women in the U.S military located… Read more »
Obstacles to abortion access in the Netherlands shown in new research
Some women living in the Netherlands cannot access abortion services in clinics. During a 9 months period 172 women living in the Netherlands completed the online consultation from Women on Web. Read more »
New research shows that requests online abortion service Women on Web are highest in USA states with restrictions to abortion access
New research by Abigail Aiken from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin published in the American Journal of Public Health showed that during a 10-month period, 6,022 people from the USA contacted Women on Web for help. Read more »
Telemedicine for medical abortion: a systematic review
March 14, 2019: The systematic review found that medical abortion through telemedicine seems to be highly acceptable to women and providers, success rate and safety outcomes are similar to those reported in literature for in‐person abortion care, and surgical evacuation rates are higher. Read more »
Safety and acceptability of medical abortion above 9 weeks pregnancy
A new scientific study analyzing the outcomes of 615 women from Poland who used Women on Web found that more women with pregnancies of more than 9 weeks go to the hospital on the same or next day of doing the medical abortion, even though the self-reported symptoms are the same as those of women of… Read more »
Reasons why women from the USA look for abortion pillls online
Women on Web helped identifying women who wanted to participate in a new research by Abigail Aiken that has just been published in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. Read more »
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On January 23, 2018, the BMJ published research about the use of abortion pills obtained through Women on Web by women living on the Isle of Man.
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Experiences of women living in Hungary seeking a medical abortion online
On 22 Nov 2017, The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health care, published the scientific research about the experiences of women living in Hungary accessing medical abortions though Women on Web
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New study of Women on Web data shows harm caused by restrictive abortion laws in Northern Ireland.
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Data from Women on Web show barriers to access abortion in Great Britain
New research into the data from the online medical abortion service Women on Web found that many women in Great Britain experience barriers to access including long waiting times, distance to a clinic, work or childcare commitments, privacy concerns and controlling circumstances. Abortion was… Read more »
Online Abortion Service Women on Web: a vital alternative.
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Latin American women's experiences with tele-medical abortion
Women on Web Telemedical Abortion Services in Indonesia and Malaysia
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Positive experiences by Irish women using online abortion service Women on Web
The study analysed demographics of 5,650 women requesting medical abortion between 2010 and 2015, and the experiences of 1,023 women who completed abortion from January 2010 to December 2012. Results were peer-reviewed and published in the international journal, British Journal of Obstetrics and… Read more »
Requests for Abortion in Latin America Related to Concern about Zika Virus Exposure, NEJM 6-2016
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Regional differences in surgical intervention following medical termination of pregnancy provided by telemedicine.
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Abortion Restrictions in the U.S. Military: Voices from Women Deployed Overseas
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FOOD- THE DISH- Caliente! A Mexican marathoner finds Carlton Road
Eight months ago, El Tepeyac, the three-year-old Mexican restaurant on Carlton Road, quietly changed its name to Aqui es Mexico, aka "Here is Mexico." And as Dish and others have noticed, it has slowly become one of the most talked-about Mexican restaurants in town. While the little 49-seat space has always been known for its authentic Mexican cuisine and as a meeting place for Charlottesville's growing Mexican population, we were curious about its growing reputation under its new name. What had changed to make us Gringos take notice?
The answer: new owner Jose Patino, who took over the restaurant from his daughter earlier this year. According to Patino, El Tepeyac had turned into more of a cantina, so he changed the name, limited the alcohol, and began making the space more family friendly. He also brought with him over 25 years of experience as a chef, and a profound sense of his Mexican roots.
Pantino, 64, who grew up in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, about 130 miles west-northwest of Mexico City, went to Chicago in 1970 and opened his first restaurant there in 1978. He named his restaurant Taximaroa, after the Tarascan Indian village that had been the site of his hometown.
He and his family (he's been married 45 years and has 12 grandchildren!) moved to Charlottesville in the mid-'90s when he took a job at the Omni. He later worked for the Boar's Head Inn, and also opened up the Mexican grocery store El Paso on the corner of East Market Street and Meade. Now executive chef at The Colonnades, he no longer owns the store.
Patino says that 10 years ago when there were few Mexican restaurants in town, his store customers kept telling him he should open one. Eventually, he convinced his daughter to come to Charlottesville and open El Tepeyac.
Pantino says he got his passion for cooking from his mother, whom he used to help make tortillas when he was a boy. Because his mother died when Patino was 15, he feels a special connection with her in the kitchen. "Those beginnings with my mother, those early memories of cooking with her, are the 'salt and pepper' in my food," he says.
Patino says he wants to expand the restaurant, either by taking over the space next door or opening up another location in town– he hasn't decided which. In the meantime, he hopes the food will speak for itself. And if Dish had any doubts about Pantino's energy to go the distance, they quickly faded when he showed us some of the last pages in an old scrapbook, when in 1995, as a 53-year old, he ran the Boston Marathon in a little over three hours.
"My dream when I came to this country was to be a chef," says Pantino, "and that dream I did. Now my dream is to grow my restaurant for my family."
One good turn...
In the restaurant world– and the real world, too– no good deed should go unnoticed. Last month, Fuel Co. chef Tim Hockett's good deed not only got noticed, it made the Washington Post! Lana Nelson of Annapolis wrote to Post food critic Tom Sietsema's popular Ask Tom column, where readers ask questions and offer tips about the dining scene, and Sietsema took time to quote her on Hockett's willingness to share recipes.
When Nelson asked for Fuel Co.'s melon gazpacho recipe, she received three e-mails from Tim Hockett in reply.
"Not only did he graciously provide the recipe," Nelson told Sietsema, "he also reduced the proportions, advised on the size and the sweetness of the tomatoes, and recommended a handy melon tool. He followed up with friendly good wishes and a request to let him know the outcome."
A round of applause, please, for chef Hockett!
Build a house... then eat it!
Why not take a break from shopping this Saturday, December 9 and get your hands dirty– or should we say sweet and sticky?– at the Seasonal Cook's gingerbread house-decorating workshop. For $25, you and your kids can create a fabulous gingerbread house to take home for the holidays.
Pastry chef Jason McKown, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in baking and pastry arts, bakes the ready-made pieces and coaches revelers through the decorating process. The 90-minute-long workshop is offered three times during the day, at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Contact the Seasonal Cook in the Main Street Market for details.
BBQ & Bloggin'
Looking for some honest barbecue commentary? Louisa BBQ champ John Atkins, whose Pigs on the Run barbecue team recently captured a fifth-place finish at the World BBQ Championships, has launched a new barbecue blog, The Pigs on the Run Barbecue Blog: Anything and Everything About Barbecue (pigsontherunbbq.blogspot.com)... and the name says it all. Recipes, commentary, and yes... reviews of some local BBQ joints, including Pee Wee's Pit, the Acme Smokehouse and BBQ Company on Route 29 North, and George Spry's BBQ at his store at Hickory Hill a little further up the road.
Aqui es Mexico's Jose Patino, cook Raqual Vasquez, and Patino's daughter, Anna Perez, bring authentic Mexican cuisine to Carlton Road.


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The Difference Between Me and Ann BeattieBy Thomas Gebremedhin
I remember reading my first Ann Beattie story. I was sitting in my dorm room on a loft bed with a hard mattress. This was in North Carolina, at night. The dorm was a big stone structure with crenelated battlements that made me dream of castles. My room overlooked the main quad, and I often heard boozy students in the background, college kids stumbling from the buses as they made their way across the lawn and back to their rooms. I was reading from a paperback copy of Park City. I don't recall much else. I was probably in sweats and an old tee that smelled like pot, lying on my bed, legs crossed with Beattie's book upright on my chest. Since it was late, I had likely already eaten dinner—gluey pasta and mozzarella sticks delivered in foil pans. Maybe the door was locked. But what I do remember is this: the soft shiver that gathered at the back of my neck as I flipped through the final pages of "The Burning House" and, in the end, chilled me to my core.
After that first story, I kept reading. Aside from admiring her effortless, cool prose, I was drawn to Beattie's gay characters. They were everywhere—"The Burning House," "The Cinderella Waltz," "Gravity"—and they were so different from the kinds of gay characters I was used to reading about. None of them were dying of AIDS or getting beat up or coming out to their parents. Instead, they drank Galliano by the bottle and ashed their joints in unusual places—a boiling pot of sauce, for instance. The same could be said for the other characters who populated Beattie's fiction. Their problems were so … ordinary.
But if you lined me and Beattie's characters up, I'd stick out like a sore thumb. Here's the difference: Beattie's boys and girls are Greenwich, Connecticut; I'm just a kid from Columbus, Ohio. They're post-Woodstock; I'm post-Britney. Even though I've traveled with parents as far as Rome and the Red Sea, we don't have a mountain home in Vermont. We don't have friends who own an art gallery in SoHo.


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The family of Michael Jackson is one step closer to holding AEG Live partially liable for the death of the beloved pop icon.
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday ruled that lawyers for the Jackson clan have shown enough evidence for their wrongful-death suit against the promoter to proceed to a jury trial next month.
The decision came after the Jackson team presented an alleged "smoking gun" email purportedly demonstrating that AEG had supervised Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and is currently serving a four-year prison sentence after administering a fatal dose of the hospital anesthetic propofol and sedatives to the "Thriller" singer.
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The family claims the intense pressure the company put on Murray to have Jackson ready to perform at rehearsals for his 2009 "This Is It" concert comeback at London's O2 arena despite his exhausted condition is what ultimately killed him.
Michael Jackson's father drops wrongful-death suit against Conrad Murray
"Now that the court has ruled that there is evidence that it was forseeable that AEG's actions resulted in Michael Jackson's death, the Jackson family feels vindicated from the public smear campaign that AEG has waged against them," Jackson attorney Kevin Boyle told CNN. "The truth about what happened to Michael, which AEG has tried to keep hidden from the public since the day Michael died, is finally emerging. We look forward to the trial where the rest of the story will come to light."
To help make their case, Jackson's legal eagles pointed to an email AEG Live's co-CEO Paul Gongaware wrote to "This Is It's" concert director, Kenny Ortega, that appeared to suggest Murray could lose his $150,000-a-month job should he fail to tow the company line and ensure Jackson's ready for rehearsal.
"We want to remind [Murray] that it is AEG, not MJ, who is paying his salary," wrote Gongaware. "We want to remind him what is expected of him."
Jackson lawyers also noted another email AEG Live tour accountant Timm Woolley sent to an insurance broker two days before Jackson's tragic death, in which he wrote that AEG Live president "Randy Phillips and Dr. Murray are responsible for MJ rehearsal and attendance schedule."
Jackson family drama still rages three years after his death
In her ruling rejecting the promoter's motion to have the lawsuit dismissed, L.A. Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos agreed with Jackson's lawyers that AEG failed to conduct a "sufficient background check of Dr. Murray, which would have established that Murray was deeply in debt."
"There is a triable issue of fact as to whether it was foresseable that such a physician under strong financial pressure may compromise his Hippocratic Oath and do what was known by AEG Live's executives to be an unfortunate practice in the entertainment industry for financial gain," wrote Palazuelos.
AEG denies it should be held responsible for Jackson's passing, arguing that Murray did not work for the company but was rather hired by the entertainer, and that AEG could not have foreseen Murray's administering of propofol, among other dangerous drugs.
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AEG's lawyer, Marvin Putnam, could not be reached for comment, but he told Fox News previously that the firm is innocent of wrongdoing.
"The emails that have been unsealed are two out of thousands in this case. They have been cherry-picked by plaintiffs and twisted to say something they simply do not say. The Court's ruling on Friday specifically found that AEG Live did not control Dr. Murray's treatment of Jackson," the legal eagle explained.
"Moreover, as we have said repeatedly, AEG Live never paid Dr. Murray a penny. Nor did it pay for any of his equipment or the propofol he used to treat Jackson. In fact, Dr. Murray purchased that propofol and was treating Jackson long before Jackson told AEG Live that he wanted to add Dr. Murray to his tour party."


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Gainesville, Fla. --- Despite outscoring the opponent in the second half, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team dropped a, 66-58, decision to LaSalle on the final day of the Gator Holiday Classic.
Tennessee State rallied down the stretch but could not bounce back from a sluggish first-half start and fell to 3-10 on the season.
I'mani Davis posted her second double-double of the season with 15 points and 16 rebounds to lead TSU while Rachel Allen scored 14. Chelsea Hudson finished the game with nine points and six rebounds.
LaSalle (4-6) was led by Micahya Owen's 19 points while Khristen Lee (14) and Alicia Cropper (12) also registered double-digits.
Four empty possessions to open the game led to TSU falling behind, 8-0, with about three minutes ticked off the clock. Rachel Allen hit a three-pointer to finally get the Lady Tigers on the board but the Explorers answered right back with a triple of their own to go up, 11-3.
Over the next several minutes, TSU suffered another scoring drought and fell behind, 24-3. Alana Morris hit a free-throw to end the seven-minute scoring drought before TSU scored four unanswered points to close the gap to, 27-11.
Towards the end of the half, TSU turned up its defensive pressure and held LaSalle scoreless for five minutes. The Lady Tigers, however, weren't able to capitalize as they missed six free-throws during the span.
LaSalle led, 32-18, at the break as Tennessee State only had three field goals in the opening stanza.
After making a number of attempts into the lead in the second half, TSU managed to chop the deficit down to down to ten points halfway through the frame.
TSU finally cut it to single digits when Rachel Allen connected from long range to make the score, 58-49, in favor of LaSalle at the 2:29 mark.
The Lady Tigers pulled to within five a few times down the stretch but that would be as close as they would get as time ran out on their run.
Tennessee State shot 45.7 percent from the field in the second half and finished the game with a 33.3 percent clip. TSU also knocked down 40 percent from the three-point line in the second half. The Lady Tiger struggles from the free-throw line continued as they only connected 51.9 percent from the charity stripe.
TSU only committed 16 turnovers and outrebounded LaSalle 45-39.
The Explorers shot 34.5 percent from the field, including 42.9 percent from long range while making 25-of-32 free-throws.
Tennessee State will close out the year with the first Ohio Valley Conference contest of the season at Eastern Illinois on Saturday Dec. 28. Game time is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. in Lantz Arena.


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Description:6813 · 21325757 + 1
Verification status (*):Proven
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Proof-code(s): (*):L1753 : Iwasaki, PSieve, Srsieve, PrimeGrid, LLR
Decimal Digits:399097 (log10 is 399096.45729988)
Rank (*):7450 (digit rank is 1)
Entrance Rank (*):2269
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Last modified:3/20/2015 15:20:16 CDT
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Score (*):43.8126 (normalized score 0.6899)
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When you live in a very small town, kind of in the middle of no where, you have to create some excitement to get people to come. We try and have a least one major event a month. Some work better than others.We depend very much on tourist. The one I am posting about today is a new one. I wish I could take credit for it, but I am afraid I can not.
Clarksville is a very small historic town, founded in 1817 and located right on the banks of the Mississippi River. When I grew up here, many years ago, it was an active town with several grocery stores, clothing stores and other retail shops. Like many a small town ,the changing times have taken it's tole on Clarksville. But, unlike many other small river towns of it's size and age, Clarksville is alive and open daily. Large box stores, like Walmart, have killed many of theses small towns. Mom and pop shops can no longer complete. Clarksville no longer is full of clothing stores and grocery stores, but it is full of antique shops, art gallery and fun other gift type shops. Great efforts have been used to fill and keep the shops open. The shop owners are a tireless group that works together to promote and keep Clarksville alive. With just a pinch over 400 in population, we are proud to have some thirteen shops and 3 great places to eat. Clarksville has one of the biggest antique mall is this part of Missouri. There is over 40,00 square feet of treasures and things just waiting to be found. We also have one of the smallest antique malls in Missouri. That would be my shop, Downtown Antique Mall. While I only have 7 dealers plus myself, they are special hand picked dealers, all of which do a beautiful job of display. Treasures changes often and we have to have good prices to complete. If you are looking for something special, odds are, you will find it in Clarksville.
Clarksville not only is lucky to have wonderful hard working shop owners, we also have one of the greatest Mayors a small town could ever wish for. She works endless hours and devotes many resources to doing for us here in Clarksville. I am sure any town would be thrilled to have such a smart, talented, energetic and thoughtful Mayor as Clarksville does. Not only is she the Mayor, she and her husband have the most wonderful old fashion storefront antique shop around. Beautiful displayed with real antiques, it is a delight and a real treasure for our town. Our Mayor and her husband are the ones that have put our latest event together. It is called ,"Clarksville Antique Ramble," designed to bring shoppers to town and see what we have to offer here. There house , a charming old stone cottage, as well as My Old Historic House, will be open for tours during this event. My house is open most often, but this will be a first for there home. It is full of beautiful Victorian and early Federal pieces. Great lighting and wonderful things all available for the first time ever for public viewing. There is a small price of $10.00 for both homes. Other wise the event is free. Along with the shops full of stuff, we all are going to go all out and do extra displays of antique and vintage cloths and linens. Some for sale, others just for looking. We are in the early stages of this event. We are hoping for some outside vendors as well. I am working with the next town down the road, Louisiana, Mo. and there Historic Museum, to maybe share there large vintage hat collection. I'm hoping they will be on display at city hall.I am planning antique dresses laid on all my beds. My windows will be displayed as well with vintage linens, I already have the most wonderful old lace curtains.
I am posting this early, so you can hopefully get this date on your calender. I know a lot of you all are far away, but please, try and make an effort. This would be a good time for tours, shopping and down home fun. Make your reservations in advance and if enough of you sign up, I'll throw a big blog party. Honest, for real!!
Come anytime for a tour. I will always leave the lights on and Sissy Dog will meet you with a jump and a kiss. Happy blogging. Richard and Sissy Dog in Clarksville,Mo.
17 comments:
- Curtains in My Tree said...
Richard that all looks and sounds so good and interesting
I am planning on coming over with 3 other ladies
We all have it on out calendars
They ask where will we eat lunch? Does Clarksviile have a tea room ? or small restaurant ?
- February 18, 2013 at 2:01 PM
- Susan said...
Oh, wish I weren't so far away and in the "arctic tundra" at this time! Sounds like loads of fun! Susan
- February 18, 2013 at 5:46 PM
- Bohemian said...
It's Wonderful that the entire Town unifies to get Events and create a Buzz so that people will know about all of the splendid things your Community has to offer!You can be sure that if I ever get the chance to be in your part of the Country, I'm stopping by!
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- February 18, 2013 at 6:58 PM
- Gina @ VictorianWannaBe said...
Oh how exciting, I'll be there! What time does it all start? I would love to come to your blog party too! Can't wait til May 4!
- February 18, 2013 at 9:11 PM
- Ann@A Sentimental Life said...
How exciting Richard! Hope the turn out is great. Beautiful time of year to explore the back roads of Missouri!
- February 19, 2013 at 7:37 AM
- Pamela Gordon said...
It's wonderful to hear that your small town is keeping things alive and going in these hard times. It would be fun to visit and see these historic homes, including yours, and the antique malls too. I hope you have a very good turnout for this event Richard.
- February 19, 2013 at 11:29 AM
- Suzan said...
So many pretties!! You must have found an great estate sale!
- February 19, 2013 at 1:20 PM
- Sissysmom said...
Sounds like a great time! I wish my hometown could pull together like yours does.
- February 19, 2013 at 7:48 PM
- Beatrice P. Boyd said...
Hello Richard, I am a first time visitor and had a great time touring photos of your Elgin-Cottrell Victorian home and in fact watched the entire PBS special mentioned in a previous post. You have a lovely home in which you have put hours of labor and love. We also live Ina very small town of 500 on the VA eastern shore and our home is a 1900s era Victorian of which there are many in this area. Years ago, this area was also bustling with stores, not so now. And like your area, there is now a Walmart which luckily seems not to have put some smaller shops put of business.
Feel free to stop in for a visit to our blog anytime as we appreciate back door visitors and the welcome mat is always out.
- February 20, 2013 at 5:04 AM
- Beatrice P. Boyd said...
Whoops, forgot to add that your mayor sound like a great promoter and hope that the Antiques Ramble goes well. If we lived a bit closer we would certainly be there!
- February 20, 2013 at 5:05 AM
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The Orions were a warp-capable humanoid species from the Alpha Quadrant. This species originated from the planet Orion.
Physiology and society Edit
Orions were known for their distinctive green skin, which could feature yellowish to bluish undertones. They usually had black hair, though some had red hair; males were often bald. (ENT: "Bound"; TOS: "Whom Gods Destroy"; Star Trek; Star Trek Into Darkness; Star Trek Beyond; DIS: "Will You Take My Hand?"; ST: "The Escape Artist")
Orion females were very animalistic in nature, known for their extreme carnal appetites and their innate skill of seduction. A Human male could rarely resist the alluring dance of the Orion slave girl. (TOS: "The Menagerie, Part II")
In Orion society, the males were slaves to the females. As a means of deceiving other species, the Orions maintained the facade that the females were the slaves. This went as far as Orion females on the Orion slave market. (ENT: "Borderland", "Bound"; TOS: "The Cage")
Once sold to a male, the Orion slave girls used their unique physiology to their advantage; their highly potent pheromones accelerated the metabolisms of males of many species, raising adrenaline production to dangerous levels which caused aggression and, ultimately, a form of delusion. Its most significant effect was to make them susceptible to suggestion. Not long after, the "owner" males began taking orders from their "slave" females. The pheromones' effects were cumulative; the longer exposed, the more pronounced the results.
Human females reacted negatively to those same pheromones, experiencing headaches, and Denobulan males found their sleep cycles interrupted by them. Vulcans were immune to effects of the pheromones; this immunity was shared with anyone a Vulcan mated with, even Humans. (citation needed • edit)
In 2154, Dr. Phlox of Enterprise NX-01 theorized that the pheromone acted as a defense mechanism against competition. (ENT: "Bound")
History Edit
- See also: Orion Syndicate - History
Orion once harbored a highly advanced civilization whose history had drawn great interest from Federation historians and archaeologists alike. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever", "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"; TAS: "Yesteryear")
The Orions had been trading with Coridanite for several centuries before 2155. They were trading with the Earth Cargo Service as early as 2152. (ENT: "Horizon", "Demons")
The Vulcans seemed to have been aware of the Orions, at the latest, by 2154. According to Arik Soong, the Orions had expanded their area of operations between 2144 and 2154. (ENT: "Borderland")
In 2154, Enterprise NX-01 was raided by an Orion Interceptor, and nine of its crew members were taken as slaves. This soured relations between the Orion Syndicate and Starfleet. (ENT: "Borderland", "Bound")
In 2155, Tellarites suspected Orions of raiding their vessels, and demanded that the Coalition of Planets establish a trade embargo against them. The Coridanites, however, called this accusation 'Tellarite slander'. (ENT: "Demons")
During the mid-23rd century, noted Federation archaeologist Doctor Roger Korby translated medical records from the Orion ruins that helped revolutionize modern immunization techniques and became required reading at Starfleet Academy. (TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?")
By 2257, the Orions held land on Qo'noS, used as an embassy outpost. (DIS: "Will You Take My Hand?")
On stardate 4326.3, the Feira Incident took place during which Klingon patrol forces in the Shepard sector failed to stop Orion merchant raiders attacking Klingon strategic material outposts. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, okudagram)
In 2269, through the assistance of the Guardian of Forever, Starfleet officers Captain James T. Kirk, Commander Spock and historian Lieutenant Erickson traveled to the dawn of Orion's civilization to view the planet's history unfolding, firsthand. (TAS: "Yesteryear")
As of the 2370s, the Orions were involved in interstellar trade, Orion Free Traders visited Deep Space 9, and the Orion Institute of Cosmology on Orion I was considered a prestigious cosmology academy. (DS9: "Little Green Men", "Call to Arms"; VOY: "Good Shepherd")
Politics and commerce Edit
Prior to 2270, the Orions had carefully maintained an air of neutrality, especially while operating in and around Federation space. This, however, had proven to be more of a guise than a reality, and was often used as an effort to cover their usually shady operations. Nevertheless, Orion's official position of neutrality was valued before ship and crew, as all unsuccessful Orion missions ended in suicide. Orions would keep that rationale in good conscience, as they would otherwise fall subject to Federation retaliation, if they were to lose their neutrality. (TOS: "Journey to Babel"; TAS: "The Pirates of Orion")
Trade entities Edit
Despite the rich cultural history of Orion and outside of their "official" stance of neutrality, a dark side of the Orion culture exists in their active trafficking of forced labor through the Orion slave markets, especially their slave girls. Verex III and the Orion colony were well-known trade centers during the 22nd and 23rd centuries. (ENT: "Borderland"; TOS: "The Cage")
The primary entity operating within these confines was known as the Orion Syndicate, comprised of a conglomeration of traders, pirates and smugglers. These individuals were well-known for their many illegal operations outside of the slave trade, including extortion, theft, raids, kidnappings and assassinations. (DS9: "The Ascent", "Honor Among Thieves", "Prodigal Daughter") These activities were facilitated in the region of space which separated the Orion Syndicate from the Klingon Empire, known as the Borderland. During the 22nd century, this volatile region of space attracted the most dangerous elements from both sides. (ENT: "Borderland")
In 2154, the Earth starship Enterprise inadvertently made contact with Orion pirates when they encountered a number of Orion Interceptors, which kidnapped nine of Enterprise's crew. The crew was recovered from the Orion processing station on Verex III, where they had been taken. (ENT: "Borderland")
A secondary entity operating within the Orion realm was known as the Orion Free Traders. The Orion Free Traders had a partially established relationship with the Vulcans during the late 24th century. (DS9: "Call to Arms")
Trade contacts Edit
The first known Orion contact with Humans was made with Arik Soong during the 2130s. Soong established a relationship with the Orion Syndicate in order to acquire certain goods and equipment that he and his Augments needed to survive. (ENT: "Borderland")
The Orions actively conducted trade with the Earth Cargo Service during the 2150s. In late December 2152, an Orion freighter was scheduled to rendezvous with the ECS Horizon; however the Horizon failed to make the transfer. (ENT: "Horizon")
By the mid-century, certain Orion entrepreneurs, including Harrad-Sar, had made contact with the Gorn Hegemony. (ENT: "Bound")
By 2155, the Orions had established trade with the Coridanite "for centuries." That year, during the formation of the Coalition of Planets, the Tellarites pushed for an embargo against the Orions, claiming that several of their freighters had been attacked by the Orions. Considering their long history of trade with the Orions, the Coridan stated that they would have known of these apparent attacks, refusing to believe what they considered to be "Tellarite slander", which they believed was simply a Tellarite attempt to deprive them of valuable commerce. (ENT: "Demons")
Little did the Coridans know that a century later, Orion smugglers would be actively raiding dilithium from the Coridan system. The Babel Conference of stardate 3850.3, a prelude to Coridan's admission into the Federation, jeopardized future Orion raids, as Coridan would then become subject to Federation law.
In 2268, the Orions circumvented their neutrality by attacking the USS Enterprise, which was responsible for transporting delegates to the Babel Conference.
Among the delegates was an Orion spy, Thelev, disguised as an Andorian, who in association with an attacking Orion scout ship made a futile attempt to prevent the conference by destroying the USS Enterprise. Had their attack on Starfleet succeeded, they would have instigated mutual suspicion and possibly interplanetary war. Had war broken out, they would have cleaned up supplying dilithium to both sides while continuing to raid Coridan. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")
Loss of neutrality Edit
Orion's neutrality remained in dispute ever since the Coridan planets affair and the Babel Conference of stardate 3850.3. This was again brought to light in 2270 when an Orion vessel attacked and raided the USS Huron of its cargo of dilithium and a shipment of strobolin intended for transfer to the USS Enterprise.
Following the discovery of the disabled Huron, the Enterprise tracked the Orion ship to an asteroid belt. Initially, the crew was attacked by, and was later accused of harassing, the Orions, who then threatened to file a formal protest with the Federation.
It was when the Enterprise detected the dilithium in the Orion vessel's hold that Captain James T. Kirk told the Orions that he would allow them to keep the dilithium if they would return the strobolin, and would make no mention of the encounter in his log. The Orions did not trust Kirk, and suggested a nearby asteroid to hand over the drug.
This suggestion was a ruse, however, as the Orions planned to destroy themselves and the Enterprise during the exchange to preserve the appearance of Orion neutrality. The plot failed and the Orion vessel and crew were captured, casting further doubt on the future of the Orions' claim to neutrality. (TAS: "The Pirates of Orion")
Mirror universe Edit
In the mirror universe, the Orions had been subjugated by the Terran Empire by 2155. In that year, a female Orion crewmember was serving aboard the ISS Avenger. She was killed while aiding fellow non-Terrans under Soval in an attempt to destroy the USS Defiant. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II") According to ex-Emperor Philippa Georgiou, the nature of Orions in the mirror universe was not much different from those in the prime, still largely being slave-traders and pirates. (DIS: "Will You Take My Hand?")
Alternate reality Edit
In the alternate reality, Orions were living and working on Earth in the late 2250s. One such Orion named Gaila was a cadet at Starfleet Academy by 2258. In 2259, another female Orion was in San Francisco. Starfleet also monitored activity of the Orion Union. (Star Trek)
People Edit
- Named
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- List of unnamed 22nd century Orions
- List of unnamed 23rd century Orions
- List of unnamed 24th century Orions
List of Orion starships Edit
- Harrad-Sar's barge
- Orion freighter
- Orion Interceptor
- Orion marauder
- Orion vessel
- Orion scout ship
- Wanderer-class
Appendices Edit
Appearances Edit
Background information Edit
Star Trek's first depiction of an Orion was in a scene from the series' first pilot episode, "The Cage", in which an illusory Earth trader and a uniformed space officer try to talk Captain Christopher Pike into falling in love with Vina, who appears as an illusory Orion slave girl.
The final draft of the episode's script featured a different version of the scene from that used in the episode. In the scene as first conceived, the illusory Earth trader teased Pike by suggesting that, as former captain of the starship Enterprise, he used to send Earth "blistering reports," such as "'the Orion traders taking shocking advantage of the natives...'" Intentionally referring to Vina, the illusory space officer asked Pike, "Do any of you have a green one? They're dangerous, I hear." This version of the scene implies that writer and series creator Gene Roddenberry originally conceived the Orions to have more varied colors of skin than just green.
Before being used in filming "The Cage", Vina's green make-up was tested on Majel Barrett and Susan Oliver. "Believe me, it was not easy to be green. There were many experiments with makeup. Fred Phillips, head of the makeup department, couldn't get the [...] [right] makeup. They couldn't find any green makeup that would stick to skin, so they tried many, many things on me until they finally sent for help from New York where they found what they wanted," recalled Oliver. (Starlog, issue 135, p. 78) When camera tests of the make-up were being done with Barrett, however, post-production editors were confused at seeing a green woman. They tried to compensate by chemically reconverting the green color tone to flesh color tones, and sent the film back to the production crew three times without the green skin being visible. Angered at this, Phillips had his make-up crew repeatedly paint Barrett with darker shades of paint, hoping it would become visible on screen. The production team eventually discovered that the film processing lab had been recolorizing her because they had been unaware her skin was meant to be green. Gene Roddenberry explained to them it was actually intended to be such.
Archive footage of Vina as the illusory Orion slave girl was later used in "The Menagerie, Part II". Later, "Journey to Babel" featured the first genuine Orion. However, he had been surgically altered to appear Andorian. It was not until their final appearance in The Original Series, "Whom Gods Destroy", that a genuine female Orion appeared on screen and, later, it was in the Orions' appearance on The Animated Series' "The Pirates of Orion" that a genuine male Orion first appeared.
The Orions appearing in The Animated Series depicted an Orion female, in "The Time Trap", and the Orion males in "The Pirates of Orion" as being light-skinned due to coloring difficulties (the same problem also occurred with the normally blue-skinned Andorians, which appeared gray). Although most other Star Trek episodes had pronounced Orion as "Oh-RYE-on", the word was pronounced "OR-ee-un" throughout "The Pirates of Orion". The mistake was due to the fact that the animated scripts did not include a pronunciation page, unlike scripts of later live-action Star Trek episodes. "The Pirates of Orion" also featured the second appearance of an Orion craft, this time using a far more detailed animation than that used in "Journey to Babel". The episode was the first to reference the Orion species in its title and remains the only episode to have done so.
No Orions ever appeared in the subsequent Star Trek series – The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, or Voyager – though references to the Orion Syndicate were made in several Deep Space Nine episodes.
Star Trek: Enterprise writer/producer Mike Sussman had hoped to show the origins of Orion privateers by making them the adversaries in the third season episode "Anomaly". However, during rewrites, the species was changed to a new race, the Osaarians. Had the Orions appeared, the episode would have established that they were originally known as peaceful merchants in the mid-22nd century – it was the hardships of life inside the Delphic Expanse that led some Orions to become more aggressive and predatory when dealing with other species.
The notion of bringing the Orions back to Star Trek extremely appealed to Manny Coto, who became show-runner of ENT Season 4. "I'd always wanted to do Orions," he explained. "I'd always been fascinated with Orions [...] and I wanted to explore the Orion culture, the males and what they look like and how they function." ("Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise, Part Two: Memorable Voyages", ENT Season 4 Blu-ray special features)
After the last live-action appearance of an Orion, in 1969's "Whom Gods Destroy", the next such appearance of the species was finally realized thirty-five years later, in 2004's "Borderland", an installment of ENT's fourth season. In that episode, the Orions appeared en masse, with several actors portraying brutish male members of the species and model Bobbi Sue Luther starring as an Orion slave girl. The Orion males were so numerous in "Borderland" that the episode's final draft script noted, "Unless specified, all Orions are males."
Regarding male Orions, the "Borderland" script stated, "Orions are hulking, muscular figures... like walking mountains. Elaborate tattooing and metal piercings cover their olive skin." Although The Animated Series' coloring difficulties had caused the Orions' appearances to remain true to Gene Roddenberry's original vision of the species as rarely having a green complexion, "Borderland" indeed continued the eventual Original Series depiction of the Orions as usually green-skinned. The look of the Orion males in the episode was extrapolated from the Orion females in The Original Series episodes.
Star Trek: Enterprise continued to depict the Orions as a green-skinned species in their following two appearances, the first of which, "Bound", showed, for the first time in a live-action series, the interior of an Orion spacecraft. One set, reminiscent of an Arabian sheik's luxurious abode, was built as an elaborate room where guests could be entertained while another set, which only appeared on a viewscreen, was a one-wall representation of the Orion bridge. The episode also featured three Orion slave girls, as well as the prominent role of Harrad-Sar. In the episode's script, Harrad-Sar was described as "powerful, imposing and fiercely intelligent". Sixty-three year-old William Lucking was cast as the Orion male and was made to look bigger than in reality by wearing platform shoes and a bulky leather-padded costume. Each of the actors who played Orions in the episode, including two extras who appeared as male Orion guards, were spray-painted with green body make-up in special booths for approximately four hours.
ENT Make-up Supervisor Michael Westmore has cited his work on the Orions as one of his favorite experiences from his tenure on Star Trek in general, remarking, "I really enjoyed redeveloping the Orion characters from the Original Series." (Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection, issue 103, p. 16)
Orions have been depicted as serving in Starfleet in the ENT mirror universe episode "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" and in the alternate reality of the film Star Trek. To date, no Orion Starfleet officers have been seen in the main universe.
The make-up for the Orions of the alternate reality depicted in the film Star Trek was designed by Barney Burman, who designed and created the other aliens in that film too. "I was involved in early designs on our Orions and came up with the initial design, the technique and the kinds of paint that we would use on [them]," explained Burman. "Very shortly after that, I was overwhelmed with prosthetic aliens and had to give the Orions over to the straight makeup department. They just did a bang-up job." Burman was also responsible for deciding to make the Starfleet Orion crew member in the film (namely, Gaila) have red hair. (Star Trek Magazine issue 155, p. 57)
The casting of the diminutive Clint Howard as a male Orion in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Will You Take My Hand?" was a contrast to the tall, muscular Orion males shown on Star Trek: Enterprise.
Apocrypha Edit
In the novelization of Star Trek, Kirk tells Spock that Orion women talk in their sleep – implying that Gaila, having at some point heard it from her roommate, Uhura, unknowingly revealed the information Kirk used to reprogram the Kobayashi Maru scenario.
Orions are one of the default playable species in Star Trek Online as part of the Klingon Empire faction.
External links Edit
- Orion at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- Orion at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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Pennsylvania suing NCAA over Sandusky penalties
- The NCAA banned Penn State football from postseason bowl for four years
- The organization relied on the Freeh Report commissioned by the school as basis for punishment
- Penn State agreed to the sanctions in the summer
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Gov. Tom Corbett said he is suing the NCAA on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania over sanctions given to Penn State's football program in the wake of a child sexual abuse scandal.
Corbett, the former state attorney general, made the announcement Wednesday at a press conference at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's campus. The anti-trust lawsuit is being filed in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg, the state capital and asks for a permanent injunction against all of the penalties.
He called the sanctions unlawful and overreaching and said they were an "attack" on students and the economy of the Commonwealth.
"I have heard from many across Pennsylvania about sanctions and people are upset," Corbett said to about 50 news media representatives. "People around the commonwealth have been harmed. Why punish citizens of Pennsylvania who had nothing to do with this?"
In July, the NCAA issued unprecedented penalties, including a four-year postseason ban, a $60 million fine, 40 scholarship reductions and the requirement that the university to vacate all wins from 1998 to 2011. Rather than conducting an investigation, the NCAA relied on the report penned by former FBI director Louis Freeh, who concluded that senior Penn State leaders did not handle allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky appropriately and could have stopped Sandusky from sexually abusing young boys.
The move has been criticized because NCAA President Mark Emmert bypassed typical investigative protocols to punish the university. Emmert has since defended issuing the sanctions, reiterating that there was a loss of institutional control at Penn State and the NCAA needed to act. The school agreed to the sanctions after talking with NCAA in the summer.
On its wedsite Wednesday, the NCAA released a statement criticizing the suit, attributed to Donald M. Remy, NCAA Executive Vice President and General Counsel:
"We are disappointed by the Governor's action today. Not only does this forthcoming lawsuit appear to be without merit, it is an affront to all of the victims in this tragedy -- lives that were destroyed by the criminal actions of Jerry Sandusky. While the innocence that was stolen can never be restored, Penn State has accepted the consequences for its role and the role of its employees and is moving forward. Today's announcement by the Governor is a setback to the University's efforts."
Sandusky, 68, was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse in June. He was sentenced to 30 to 60 years behind bars. Sandusky has maintained his innocence and has begun the process of appealing his case.
Corbett said he took the last few months to take his time researching. He did not want to file during the football season to take away the team's momentum. The Nittany Lions finished a surprisingly good 8-4.
Corbett says Penn State does have a moral responsibility to the victims but also said, the NCAA has no authority to sanction the team. He says it is a criminal matter that should be handled in court.
His position Wednesday is in stark contrast to a statement he released July 23rd after the NCAA sanctions were announced. He talked about moving forward and said, "Part of that corrective process is to accept the serious penalties imposed today by the NCAA on Penn State University and its football program."
A key point in the Pennsylvania lawsuit, which was crafted without the involvement of Penn State, is expected to be how the $60 million fine is spent. The state would like it sent back to Pennsylvania. The NCAA has previously said that a quarter of it would be funnelled back to the state.
State and congressional lawmakers from Pennsylvania have objected to using the Penn State fine to finance activities in other states. Penn State has already made the first $12 million payment. An NCAA task force is deciding how it should be spent.
The Sandusky scandal resulted in the firing last November of iconic Penn State coach Joe Paterno. He died from cancer two months later. On Wednesday morning after the suit was announced, the Paterno family released a statement:
"As we have not yet had an opportunity to review the lawsuit filed by Governor Corbett today, we cannot comment on the specifics of the litigation. What we do know, however, is that this matter is far from closed. The fact that Governor Corbett now realizes, as do many others, that there was an inexcusable rush to judgment is encouraging.
"Joe Paterno's only guidance to us was to seek the truth. Consequently, last July when the Freeh report was released and the subsequent unprecedented and unjustified actions were taken by the Penn State University Board and the NCAA, we stated that we would engage a team of experts to conduct a careful and thoughtful review of the Freeh inquiry and the actions of the Board and the Administration. That process is nearing completion. We expect to release the analysis of the experts in the near future. At that time we will address all of the issues of the past year in a comprehensive manner."
Corbett was joined at the press conference by members of his staff, including Commonwealth general counsel Jim Schultz, and current and former Penn State athletes, Schultz said he plans to meet with incoming state attorney general Kathleen Kane later Wednesday.
Also in attendance was State Senator Jake Corman (R-Centre), who said attendance was down for football and that he expected attendance will continue to fall because of the sanctions. He said that will impact businesses.
After the press conference, many Penn State students took to Twitter in support for the governor. To those students, Corbett's lawsuit is the first move taken that defends the students, players and community who were punished by the actions of others.
The university released a statement affirming it was not party to the lawsuit, adding:
"The University is committed to full compliance with the Consent Decree, the Athletics Integrity Agreement and, as appropriate, the implementation of the Freeh report recommendations. We look forward to continuing to work with Sen. George Mitchell as the athletic integrity monitor for complete fulfillment of the Athletics Integrity Agreement."
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With the July 31 general primary rapidly approaching, two forums are scheduled locally to allow citizens to evaluate the candidates in several races. The Chamber of Commerce altered its forum schedule, canceling the first session which had been set for Monday night.
Now a single chamber forum is set for Thursday, June 28 at 6 p.m. at the Barnesville Civic Center featuring candidates for county commission district 3, chief magistrate, state house district 131 and U.S. Congress district 3 although incumbent Congressman Lynn Westmoreland is not expected to attend.
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Roadless. In todays world, with our lives centered in most aspects on the network of roads, roadless has physical as well as figurative connotations. It can imply aimless, wild, unmapped and even wasted.
For an oil and gas company, roadless implies off-limits, closed, wasted. For a backcountry hunter, they are the best places to find the type of hunt they are looking for.
The building of a road into an area brings more change than any other single action. Whether it is the building of a road into the Brazilian forests, which then leads to legal and illegal logging, mining and homesteading, or the building of a road into the HD Mountains for a gas well, which leads to poaching, stream sedimentation and wildlife habitat fragmentation, the building of the road is the first and biggest change.
Locally, on the San Juan National Forest, there are about 540,000 acres of inventoried roadless areas outside of wilderness. These are places such as the bulk of the Hermosa Creek watershed, the HD Mountains east of Bayfield and the highlands above Rico and Dunton Hot Springs.
Some of them are the least-known parts of the forest; they are the figuratively as well as physically roadless, untrammeled areas.
Back in the Clinton administration, the country went through a massive process to plan for the roadless areas within the National Forest system. It still holds the record for public comments received on a governmental planning process. In 2001, a rule was released that protected most of the nations last roadless areas from development.
Upon coming into power, the Bush administration overturned the roadless rule. The reason given was that the decision had not been made in a public-enough manner. It was not long until the whole issue had landed in the courts.
While the court process slowly churned, some states began their own processes, Colorado being one of them.
The stated reason was that the state needed some type of rule in case the 2001 rule was not upheld in the courts.
In 2011 and again in February 2012, the courts finally ruled and in both cases upheld the 2001 rule as legal.
But it is not over.
Colorado is still pressing ahead with a much weaker rule. The proposed Colorado rule would protect only 13 percent of the inventoried roadless areas in the states national forests and, locally, only 22 percent of those on the San Juan National Forest.
It would allow oil and gas development in most of the states roadless areas, and pipelines, and power lines, and coal mining and the list goes on.
The 2001 roadless rule was the culmination of the most public planning event in the nations history. Why change it, just to destroy the incredibly valuable roadless areas that make Colorado the place we choose to live. The Obama and Hickenlooper administrations should stop the unnecessary Colorado roadless process and keep the 2001 rule as the law of the land.
firstname.lastname@example.com. Dan Randolph is executive director of the San Juan Citizens Alliance.


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When do the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ?
The question of exactly when the eucharistic gifts become Christ's Body and Blood has commanded attention and debate for centuries.
The question of exactly when the eucharistic gifts become Christ's Body and Blood has commanded attention and debate for centuries.
From the supper at Emmaus, disciples have cherished the Eucharist as the clearest sign of the Risen Lord's abiding presence.
Yet, beginning in the Middle Ages, for a thousand years laypeople in the West seldom received Communion, and even then only under the form of bread. For that reason knowing when Christ became present at Mass was a key to spiritual life, since the ordinary way of worship was looking at the consecrated Host raised high over the priest's head rather than eating it. Medieval scholars-all priests-naturally looked at the Eucharistic Prayer and the cherished memory of the words and deeds of Jesus at the Last Supper, called the "Institution Narrative." The winning answer in the debate was keyed to the words of the priest: "This is my body." (Hoc est enim corpus meum.)
Today, the answer can be found in the Catechism, but also by observing the liturgy. The Catechism says that as soon as the Institution Narrative begins, the Lord is present in the elements of bread and wine. That is why the universal law of the church directs the assembly to kneel for this part of the Eucharistic Prayer, even though in the United States we are already kneeling at that point.
The ritual direction in the sacramentary says that after the Insitution Narrative, the "priest holds the consecrated host and shows it to the congregation." The postures and gestures and texts of the liturgy are clear that the transformation is already complete midway through the Eucharistic Prayer.
The same question never captured the attention of the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox traditions. For them, the critical moment has always been the epiclesis, or the calling down of the Holy Spirit on the gifts of bread and wine and the assembly. The priest extends his hands over the gifts and asks the Holy Spirit to "change them for us into the Body and Blood of Christ." For an Eastern Christian, that's the critical moment.
There is a deeper, more personal question. At what point do we become the Body and Blood of Christ? The bread and wine is not consecrated for its own sake, after all, but for the good of the church and for the world. The question is worth thinking over. Maybe knowing the answer to "when" the bread and wine are transformed will lead to the more critical and personal question as to "why" the Lord comes to us in Holy Communion.
This article appeared in the September 2009 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 74, No. 9, page 41).
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Market Scene: Findlay Market in Cincinnati, OH
Findlay Market. It's a refuge in the cold winter months when growing things seem far away and you want to hunker down with all the makings of an endless vat of soup. It's one of the most vibrant points in Cincinnati during the summer, when it practically glows with life on weekends, full of farmers with gnarly peaches and flowing honey and tiny kids running around with sweets dripping from their chins. A romantic market of fishmongers and butchers and beer gardens and fresh bread. Yes, it's a market that inspires poetry.
Okay, maybe not poetry. But when I first discovered Findlay years ago (I believe a friend took me to Ms. Helen's for a maple croissant egg sandwich—heaven!) Cincinnati moved up about a billion notches in my book.
The market opened way back in 1855, about 70 years after Cincinnati's establishment, when the city hosted a growing population of about 140,000 (then one of the ten largest cities in the country), on land donated by the estate of General James Findlay. Findlay was one of Cincy's first 1,000 inhabitants, and as both a merchant and mayor he contributed much to Cincinnati's growth, including establishing the (still awesome) public library system and purchasing and defining the area just north of the city—then called The Northern Liberties—which included Findlay, Race, Elm, and Green streets, still named as such today. Findlay had mapped off a region of his land for an open market, farmer's market, and general store; after his death in 1835 his estate donated the land to the city to be used in exactly those capacities.
For the first half of the 19th century, the Northern Liberties were not a municipality of Cincinnati, and therefore weren't subject to her laws. This drew a good deal of the immigrant population into the area and neighboring Over-the-Rhine district, where German immigration was heavily increasing in the 1830 and 40s. By 1860, the combined area boasted 36 independent breweries, and from when the market opened in 1855 to when it was redesigned to include refrigeration in 1902, many merchants kept their more perishable items cool in the brewery caves nearby.
Cincinnati's downtown population grew wildly during this time, and most of the area's primarily Italianate architecture was erected before the turn of the century (and is a stunning, concentrated example of urban development). Findlay Market was definitely not the first such market in the downtown area, and others flourished as well. Ultimately, streetcar lines helped a portion of the population escape to develop suburban areas and then, much later, supermarkets became the norm.
Though the market is in what some now consider the drab and turmoiled region of the redeveloping OTR, it has seen a good deal of revitalization in the past decade, with $18 million dollars spent in a 9-year period. The market was expanded from the original iron-framed structure to include the surrounding areas, with additional specialty vendors and cafés, parking lots, and an extended space for an outdoor farmer's market.
No matter which side you enter from, a dramatic environment awaits. The market itself is vivid with reds, greens, and yellows, extending into the brightly painted walls of any exterior surface not in use. Inside, iron beams cross the sweeping ceiling, giving a bit of air to the relatively narrow central corridor. Seating is minimal during peak weekend hours, but there enough chairs and tables in supply to slip in for a quick weekday lunch: With Mama Lo Hizo slinging tacos, Areti wrapping gyros, Pho Lang Thang serving up bowls of steaming pho and plates of banh mi, and the wafting scent of Taste of Belgium's sweet waffles, there are plenty of options on hand.
Meat dominates the counter space, and five butchers—Bender, Bucsh's, Charles Bare, Eckerlin, and Mackie—offer up some admirable cuts, as well as parts more desirable for making stock or experimenting with homemade head cheese. I haven't explored each butcher enough to know which offer the best cuts or price for specific items (if you have, please drop notes below), but I can say I've never needed something specific—whether it be tongue or a particular cure of bacon or a simple Amish chicken—that I couldn't find at a reasonable price.
Meat gets an a-list treatment at Kroeger and Sons Meats, who floored me when I first found them. Their sausage offerings use primarily top-quality pork that's 83-87% lean, but their chicken, lamb, duck and beef combos are stellar as well. Gramma Debbie's Kitchen sells ready-to-grill seasoned burgers, as well as prepared classics.
Tea, spices, gelato, bread, coffee, waffles, smoothies, tacos, Vietnamese, sushi, barbecue, prepared salads...they're all inside. And the vendors are really friendly. I went several times over my most recent trip back to Cincy, and (as a somewhat exhausted New Yorker) couldn't believe that everyone was as patient and amicable during packed Saturday hours as the were at noon on a Wednesday. Most often, the vendors want to press just how fresh their food is, and what excites them about it.
In the bountiful days of summer, vendors in and out are flooded with a mixed crowd—locals who know where to get the best deals, affluent families loading up on specialty products, young "foodies" looking for niche items and snapping their cameras away, and visiting relatives who have never seen anything quite like it. Outside, street musicians rotate on the more trafficked avenue, and a biergarten serving local brews (Christian Moerlein, Hudepohl Amber Lager, Hudy Delight etc.) dominates the Elm Street entrance.
Year round, the market has some stellar offerings, and the 30+ vendors that keep Findlay at full capacity, even in the dead of winter, are worth the trip over. And while many vendors outdoors stay open on weekends until the December weather shuts them out, we're focusing on the year-round vendors indoors to highlight some fun finds.
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Catching up. From Sense About Science a few days ago –
Dear Friends
We told you yesterday that the Libel Reform Campaign would be meeting with the Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband, with Simon Singh, performer Dara Ó Briain and representatives from Index on Censorship, Sense About Science and English PEN.
Ed Miliband told us: "The key to a healthy democracy is the right to free speech. But to defend this we need a modernised defamation law that protects citizens and honest discussion from the stifling threat of legal action. That's why it's so important that we grasp this once in a generation opportunity to update our defamation laws. I commend the work of the Libel Reform Campaign who are fighting so hard for the reform of our outdated defamation laws and it's crucial the government heeds their concerns. There's still time to mould this into a successful Bill – and that includes a new public interest defence – otherwise this opportunity risks being wasted"
Ed Miliband also said more needed to be done to stop corporations suing individuals for libel and asked his Justice Team in the House of Lords to investigate this.
Your support has helped us achieve this. It's now for the government to listen to the increasingly important voices calling for a strengthened public interest defence, and act.
You can see photos from the meeting on our Flickr account here: http://www.flickr.com/
Thank you to the more than 500 of you who generously donated following Simon Singh's appeal and helped us reach our target. This and all further donations make a huge difference to what we can do at this crucial point for libel reform. Please do still donate if you haven't yet: http://www.justgiving.
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