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Pac-12 M5: 02.20.13 EditionPosted by AMurawa on February 20th, 2013
- One side effect of the parity in the conference this season has been a lot of intensity as we head into the stretch run. We saw this most glaringly on Sunday night with Mike Montgomery's now infamous "shove" of Allen Crabbe, but elsewhere around the conference there were more incidents. In Pullman, Oregon center Tony Woods was ejected for throwing an elbow to the head of Washington State's Brock Motum. The Pac-12 reviewed the play and decided Woods would face no further suspension. Another pair of bigs got tangled up in Boulder on Saturday when Jordan Bachynski and Josh Scott fell to the floor in pursuit of a rebound. Scott wound up banging his head against the hardwood and sustaining a concussion from which he is still recovering. Colorado head coach Tad Boyle called that game the most physical game he has ever been involved in.
- It's been a tumultuous season for UCLA freshman Shabazz Muhammad, with an NCAA investigation delaying his debut and the flu catching up with him prior to the USC game back in January. Now, and again in advance of a USC game, Muhammad is dealing with pinkeye, which kept him out of practice on Tuesday. However, this issue isn't expected to have any impact on Muhammad's availability for Sunday's game.
- Arizona State has compiled an 8-5 conference record largely on the strength of its starting five. Senior Carrick Felix leads the conference in minutes (38.3 minutes per night), while Jahii Carson and Jonathan Gilling both top out at over 36 minutes per game and are among the top five players in the conference in minutes. While head coach Herb Sendek admits that his heavy reliance on a small number of players is "a concern," he doesn't expect much to change for the rest of the year.
- Meanwhile, down south a little, Arizona head coach Sean Miller has been increasingly relying on a smaller number of players as well. And with his confidence in Jordin Mayes dwindling, Mark Lyons and Nick Johnson are becoming the only options in the backcourt for the Wildcats. However, unlike Sendek up the road, Miller may be ready for a change and could turn to freshman guard Gabe York for some spot minutes on the perimeter. York earned 16 minutes over the course of three games back at the turn of the month into February, but since then York has never left the bench in the last four games.
- Continuing the theme, Lorenzo Romar returned to freshman Jernard Jarreau this past weekend as an option off the bench. Jarreau won the starting power forward spot in preseason practice, but was ineffective while starting the first seven games of the season. Since then his role almost completely evaporated to the point where he played just 17 minutes over the course of six games prior to his emergence against Oregon State on Saturday. And Romar says Jarreau has earned a right to continue getting minutes in the hopes of building up his game to the point where he can be a contributor for the next three seasons.


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|Psychowarrior (talk)
|Date Created:
|July 2nd 2010
|Constructive additions welcome
|Please feel free to edit constructively!
|Intermediate Deity
|A rust-red mushroom with a broken sword at its base
|Home Plane:
|Fungus, Molds, Peace, Rust, Rust Monsters
|Clergy Alignments:
|NeutralGood, Chaotic Neutral, Neutral, Lawful Neutral
|Cavern, Plant, Protection, Slime
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Summary::God of Rust, Mushrooms, and Peace. Unlike other gods of peace The Sword Breaker is not idle or submissive.
An ancient and very enigmatic deity, Robigus first existed and battled dark forces in times before man. But as the eons rolled by his power has diminished, only his vast list of secrets and knowledge keep him from growing even weaker. Typical worshipers are Humans, Elves, Gnomes, Dryads, Mycronids, Druids, Barbarians, Brewers and farmers.
His avatars include a handsome Human wearing red robes, a Huge blood red snail, or a Huge red Myconid Sovereign.
Dogma Edit
Life is too short to spend on war. Till the land and grow food and brew beer to share in times of famine and to freely enjoy in times of plenty. Make sacrifices to Robigus so he may join in your celebrations. Never use a metal weapon to defend what is important to you. Mushrooms and oozes are to be venerated, as they are embodiments of Robigus.
Clergy and Temples Edit
Clerics of Robigus are required to wear reds and browns, but that is the only strict order from their god. Clergy help brewers and farmers in times of need. Although their most important duty is unpopular, they are known for destroying weapons and many are not allowed near armories. Temples are often small stone buildings, covered in moss and mushrooms. Clergy pray at dawn, preferably in the moisture of fog.
Typically very little of one of Robigus's temples is above ground. Most of the clergy worship and work underground in large caverns or basements. These temples serve as mushroom farms and places of refuge for travelers, the price for staying however is to surrender at least one weapon to be destroyed in their ceremonies. Much to the fear of many blacksmiths Rust Monsters are considered sacred creatures and are occasionally bred and housed in the lowest basements of their larger temples. Shrieker and Purple fungi are set in strategic locations of these basements to warn of unwanted intruders. It is rare, but a temple that has Myconids in it is considered truly blessed.
They often sell potions and medicines they make as well as edible mushrooms which can be purchased by normal means or bartering with weapons. They do not however sell the poisons they brew, those they keep to help defend their temples although they are purchasable by traveling clerics of their faith.
Relationships Edit
Nature deities and deities of peace are always friendly with the eldritch god, but he is reviled by gods of war for his destruction of the weapons needed for armed conflict. The only god that has a true personal grudge with Robigus is Ghaunadaur, who is the only other god to lay claim to Ooze, slimes, and jellies. Rumor has it that these gods clashed in ages past, which may explain their mutual animosity.
In Faerûn Robigus covets the Rot portfolio held by Finder Wyvernspur, as Rot is a source of food for fungus. Finder however is not willing to let it fall into anyone else's hands. Oddly Eldath is the one at most threat from Robigus, his crusade against weapons is far more appealing to humans than Eldath's pacifistic, submissive ways. But this has earned him the ire of Tempus who is protective of the Green Goddess. War deities from Helm to Bane see Robigus as a cancer and hope to one day be rid of him.
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Their words: Women at UVA
Anne Coughlin
She came to UVA law school in 1995 from teaching at Vanderbilt. She especially enjoys teaching courses in criminal law and feminist theory.
"I love it here! There have been enormous changes at UVA and Charlottesville that reflect changes in the larger political culture. But in many ways it's still a man's world, not so much on the undergraduate level, but certainly among the law faculty of which I'm a part. It does not have sufficient numbers of women. You don't see as many female professors.
It's really difficult since working on the tenure track coincides with the time many women choose to have babies. This said, I've always felt really welcomed and valued here.
My colleagues invited me here to bring a feminist perspective to the law faculty. I also believe they don't see me as a token. I satisfied all normal hiring qualifications, and I'm overjoyed at my good fortune at being able to teach at a place like UVA. It's conservative but decent; people are open and respective, which is a lot better than indifferent. That isn't the case everywhere.
That's the ironic part: It's still conservative in many ways, but it's a plus. It gives me a chance to do a lot of work talking with people who don't necessarily agree with me."
Louise Dudley
She retired this past December after 11 years as the head of University public relations
"I was not there as long as people might think. Before women were admitted on an equal basis, I was only 24 myself, and being young, I wasn't paying a lot of attention to all of the changes within UVA's administration. In the 1960's, I was in my mid-'20s and was living with my husband, who was attending UVA law school.
Since then, I've just been excited to see women moving into fields not normally considered to be women's places. For instance, three women are responsible for managing UVA's money: Alice Handy, Colette Sheehy, and Yoke San Reynolds.
When I came back in 1989, the university was far larger than it had been 22 years before. It was much more diverse in every way you could think of. Part of that, of course, was just the large overall increase in the number of students. It was the beginning of better representation for women among the faculty, though there's still a way to go.
The more women there were around, the more it began to not be a surprise to find women in meetings, at the table, and in leadership positions."
Kelli Preston
This student hails from Rocky Mount and plans to graduate next spring with a Master's in Accounting.
"It's hard to really know what to think about gender at UVA because it is generally a given that women belong here. I did not give much serious thought to sexism until I came to UVA. One elective I took, Multiculturalism Education, increased my awareness of some of the existing gender and racially related prejudices that exist at UVA and elsewhere. Some of these biases have become more noticeable to me, especially within some of my classes. For instance, most of my textbooks are related to accounting, a male-dominated field, and therefore are almost always by male authors. There seems to be a lot of 'he' and 'him' pronouns in the writing which creates this sense of a male perspective. Outside of class, I think I'm still conscious of gender, but in more positive ways, through interactions with other female students. Some of my favorite memories of being an undergrad include being a R[esident] A[dvisor] and playing on the Club basketball team. Overall, I feel welcome at UVA; maybe that's partially why I don't mind staying another year."
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International Ladies Garment Workers Union
International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), former U.S. labor union, formed in 1900 by the amalgamation of seven local unions. At the turn of the century most of the workers in the garment industry were Jewish immigrants, whose attempts at organization were hampered by clashes between anarchists and socialists; this heritage of strife was carried over into the ILGWU, and in its early years many members were sympathetic to various radical movements. Despite these conflicts the union grew rapidly in its first years. However, the depression of 1903 and the open-shop campaign launched by the newly formed National Association of Manufacturers wiped out many hard-won gains.
By 1908 it appeared as if the union might be merged with the United Garment Workers, then the American Federation of Labor (AFL) union of men's tailors. At that point the union launched two spectacular and successful mass strikes (1909–11) in the garment district of New York City. As a result of the strikes, the dress manufacturers agreed to deal with the ILGWU and its affiliates. That settlement also embodied the famous Protocol of Peace, which was proposed by Louis D. Brandeis and was based on the concept of perpetual economic peace in the union. Although that concept was in sharp contrast to the radical trade-union philosophy then prevailing among garment workers, it served as a model of cooperation between labor and management.
The Communists' drive for control of the union during the 1920s was defeated by moderates under the leadership of David Dubinsky. Although the struggle seriously hurt the ILGWU, the union benefited from the labor policies of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and membership rose to 300,000 in 1942. In 1937 the ILGWU briefly joined the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO); it then temporarily became an independent union and finally rejoined the AFL in 1940. Under the presidency of Dubinsky, the ILGWU grew into one of the nation's most powerful and progressive unions, with a wide range of member benefits. The ILGWU gained the respect of the manufacturers by its willingness to assist employers in the industry with loans and technical assistance. Dubinsky retired in 1966. The following year a $1 million Dubinsky Foundation was established, with the goal of making grants to causes and institutions in line with ILGWU objectives.
From 1968 to the early 1990s the union lost more than 300,000 workers as a result of low cost imports and the transfer of factories overseas. In 1995 the 125,000-member ILGWU merged with the 175,000-member Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers' Union to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE). UNITE merged in 2004 with HERE (the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union) to Unite Here. Five years later union officials largely representing the former UNITE voted to secede from the larger group and, as Workers United, affiliate with the Service Employees International Union.
See L. L. Lorwin, The Women's Garment Workers (1924); B. Stolberg, Tailor's Progress (1944); M. D. Danish, The World of David Dubinsky (1957); G. Tyler, Look for the Union Label (1998).


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The abortion process
When will you start bleeding and how long will it last?
Mifepristone alone usually does not cause any side effects before taking Misoprostol, although some women may experience light bleeding or nausea. After using Misoprostol you should expect bleeding and cramps. Bleeding usually starts within four hours of using the pills, but it sometimes starts… Read more »
What if you don't bleed after you use the medications?
If you do not start bleeding within 4 hours of taking Misoprostol, you should apply another 2 tablets. If you still do not bleed within 24 hours and you are positive that you were pregnant, then you either have an ectopic pregnancy or a continuing pregnancy. You should have an ultrasound. If you… Read more »
Can you see the products of the abortion (placenta, embryo, blood) and what should you do with them?
Most of the time women can see blood and tissue in their sanitary napkin or in the toilet. The (very small) embryo is usually passed within this blood and tissue in such as way that it goes unnoticed by the woman. However, it is possible that you might see the (very small) embryo. Depending on the… Read more »
What are the side effects of the medicines?
The medical abortion normally causes side effects such as pain and cramping, as well as bleeding accompanied by the passage of blood clots and tissue. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, dizziness, and hot flashes or fever may also occur. A fever that starts soon after Misoprostol… Read more »
What is a successful abortion and how do you know you've had one?
A medical abortion is successful when the pregnancy stops developing and there is no need for additional medical care. Research has shown that 99.5 % of the women who do a medical abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy with mifepristone and misoprostol will have an abortion that ends the… Read more »
What are the symptoms of allergic reaction?
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An opposition-controlled Parliament in Guyana has voted down a bill aimed at curbing weapon smuggling in the South American country.
The bill would have made it illegal to carry the components of a disassembled gun. It was introduced by National Security Minister Clement Rohee.
Legislators with the Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change said they voted against the bill late Thursday because they had previously approved a no-confidence motion against Rohee.
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A new report shows it's not only what you put into your body that affects your health -- it's where you live.
For its 22nd annual America's Health Rankings, United Health Foundation reviewed census data, disease rates and other measures to determine which states were healthiest.
"What worries us in particular about this year's report is that some key risk factors that are driving up preventable chronic illness are getting worse," Dr. Reed Tuckson, chief of medical affairs for United Health Group told CBSNews.com.
The survey looked at health-affecting factors including obesity prevalence, diabetes rates, percentage of residents who smoke, child poverty rates and risk for dying from heart disease and cancer.
Is your state one of the 25 healthiest in the country? Keep clicking to find out...
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Does the warm desert air stave off disease? Arizona ranks the second- and third-lowest in heart-related and cancer-related deaths in the country.
Some weaknesses the report found affected children. Arizona has a low high school graduation rate of 72.5 percent of incoming ninth graders (41st). Also Arizona has a high rate of children under 18 in poverty (43rd).
Last year: 27
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Not many residents in Kansas take sick days, ranking ninth for both mental health and physical health days. According to the rankings, the occupational fatalities rate in Kansas - 6.1 deaths per 100,000 workers - is too high, ranking 39th in the United States.
Last year: 25
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Violent crime rates are low in Wyoming (4th) and the state has the lowest reported levels of air pollution in the United States.
Wyoming, however, has the worst immunization coverage in the country and could reduce its high smoking rate (36th).
Last year: 21
California residents are active, according to the rankings, and it might be paying off: They are the third-least sedentary citizens in the county with the fifth-lowest obesity rate.
The report suggests they could be healthier if the state's environment improved: California ranked worst in the country for air pollution levels. And while smoking rates are among the lowest in terms of population percentage (2nd), 3.9 million Californians still smoke.
Last year: 22
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Climbing two ranks from last year's report is Virginia, a state that has low rates of violent crime (6th) and children in poverty (11th).
The state reports a high prevalence of obesity (35th) and high prevalence of diabetes (40th).
Last year: 23
Dropping four spots on this year's rankings is Iowa. Iowa scored high marks for its high graduation rate for high schoolers - 5th best in the country - and low percentage of children in poverty (6th). Residents also reported among the fewest mental health (3rd) and physical sick days (2nd) in the country.
But the state ranked 48th in binge drinking and had a small number of primary care doctors compared to the rest of the country (46th).
Last year: 16
Ranking second in the country in access to primary care doctors and 11th in its percentage of non-smokers, Maryland has also seen a significant reduction in heart disease deaths over the past 10 years.
The state's high violent crime rate (43rd) and high air pollution (40th) are reasons for concern, according to the rankings.
Last year: 24
Obesity rates are low in New York (7th) and the state spends on public health (6th). Smoking rates are also low (8th) for the state with the highest cigarette taxes in the country.
The report showed New York should improve its low high school graduation rate (39th) and do more to curb its high diabetes prevalence (40th).
Last year: 20
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Falling to spots to 17th is Idaho, a state with active citizens (7th) who for the most part say no to smoking (6th). Citizens also stay out of the hospital, ranking fourth for its low preventable hospitalizations rate.
Idaho also has the least access to primary care physicians in the country, perhaps a reason why its childhood vaccination rate is so low (43rd)
Last year: 15th
Wisconsin's high school graduation rate is best in the country, and the state also scores high marks for insuring its residents (6th) and its low diabetes prevalence (11th).
Areas for improvement include changing its lowest rated state status for binge drinkers, and increasing public health funding dollars, which also ranked lowest in the United States.
Last year: 12
Nebraska moved up three spots in this year's rankings despite ranking 46th in binge drinking.
Residents called in sick infrequently -- ranking fifth for mental health sick days and sixth for physical health - and the state had the highest childhood immunization rate in the country, with 94.2 percent of all infants 19 to 35 months vaccinated.
Last year: 18
Preventable hospitalization rates in Washington are low (5th) and a low percentage of state residents smoke (7 percent).
However, state challenges include its low immunization rates (39th) -- which may have played a role in a recent whooping cough outbreak - and low high school graduation rates (37th).
Last year: 9
Oregon fell five spots this year despite having the fourth best rate of active adults in the country. Areas needing improvement include its 47th ranked immunization coverage and high rate of uninsured residents (32nd).
Last year: 8
Second in the country for its low air pollution levels, North Dakota residents also are unlikely to take sick days for physical health (4th) or mental health (1st).
The state ranks 49th for its high percentage of binge drinkers and 45th for its high rates of occupational fatalities per 100,000 workers.
Last year: 11
Colorado has the lowest obesity rate at the country, affecting "only" 20.7 percent of its citizens. The state also has the lowest diabetes and heart attack rates in the country, and more than 80 percent of residents are active.
The state has a high level of binge drinking (37th) and one of the worst childhood immunization rates in the country (45th)
Last year: 14th
In Rhode Island, 82 percent of adult residents have gotten their cholesterol checked in the last 5 years, which tied Massachusetts for highest in the country. Immunization rates are also second-highest in the U.S. and the state reports the third highest rate of primary care doctors per population.
Rhode Island's high prevalence of binge drinking (35th) and high rate of preventable hospitalizations (36th) are areas for improvement.
Last year: 13
Climbing one spot higher on the top 10 is Maine, boasting the lowest violent crime rate in the country. The state could improve its standing by lowering its smoking (33rd) and obesity rankings (25th), and by reducing its high cancer death rate (40th).
Last year: 10
The Garden State made a major jump from last year's healthy rankings, climbing nine spots. State strengths include low rates for smoking (3rd) and obesity (fourth), and a high rate of graduating New Jersey high schoolers (6th).
New Jersey could improve its 30th ranking for sedentary lifestyle, and reduce its high rate of preventable hospitalizations (33rd) and get more residents insured (33rd).
Last year: 17
With the lowest smoking rate in the country, third-lowest binge drinking rate and sixth-lowest obesity rate, Utah's residents are keeping an eye on what they're putting in their body. That may also be reflected in the state reporting the lowest rate of diabetes and cancer deaths in the nation.
The state scored low marks for having too few primary care doctors (45th) and higher than average infectious disease rate (39th).
Last year: 5
Connecticut is among the healthiest states for its low smoking rates (5th), lack of obese citizens (7th) and high vaccine coverage (2nd).
But the state, which dropped two spots from last year's ranking, could improve its moderate high school graduation rates (28th) and reduce its levels of air pollution (23rd) if it wants to move higher on next year's report.
Last year: 4
In Minnesota you are less likely to die an early death than anywhere in the U.S., according to the rankings. The state also reported the fewest heart disease deaths and scored high marks for its third-lowest diabetes prevalence.
Minnesota did report the highest infectious disease rate in the country, and could aim to reduce the number of binge drinkers (44th).
Last year: 6
With the third lowest obesity rate in the country - 22.7 percent of its adults - and a large number of primary care doctors, Massachusetts residents appear to have health on their minds.
The state's high prevalence of binge drinking (40th) and high rates of preventable hospitalizations (38th) are challenges for next year's rankings, says United Health.
Last year: 7
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Falling one spot from last year's rankings is New Hampshire, with one of the lowest violent crime rates in the country (3rd). The state also has the lowest percentage of children under 18 living in poverty.
Areas needing improvement include increasing public health funding, where it ranks 36th in the country, and improving mental health, where Vermont ranks 34th in the United States.
Last year: 2
Moving up one spot on 2012's rankings is Hawaii, which has ranked among the top six states for every America's Health Rankings. Hawaiians are among the most fit in the country, with the second lowest obesity prevalence, and sixth lowest sedentary population. They also are scored high for having many nonsmokers (3rd) and report the fewest number of preventable hospitalizations in the country.
But Hawaii's binge drinking rates are among the worst in the country (43rd) and low birth weight (30th), which studies suggest can to increase risk for health and behavioral problems in children, can also be improved.
Last year: 3
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For the sixth year in a row, Vermont tops the healthiest state rankings. The feat is impressive considering the state ranked 17th as recently as 1998.
What makes Vermont so healthy? According to the report, it has the lowest infectious disease rate in the country and also earns high marks for its low rates of smoking, physical inactivity, diabetes, premature death risk and also ranks in the Top 10 states for its high graduation rate and low violent crime rate.
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There were 69 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday. At that time, there were 1,382 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411.
There were 69 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday. At that time, there were 1,382 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411.
Robbery: A man armed with a semiautomatic handgun robbed the Burger King restaurant in the 4600 block of East Highway 88 shortly before 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said. He was described as a white man with dark clothing, including a black hooded sweatshirt. He fled in a black, 1990s model Audi hatchback.
Robbery: Two men entered a business in the 1220 block of South Aurora Street at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday. One of the men pointed a gun at the victim and demanded his jewelry, police said. The other man took the victim's property. The two thieves then fled across Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. One was described as a black man about 20 years old standing 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds with a gray sweatshirt and blue jeans. The other was described as a black man about 30 years old standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 225 pounds with black jeans, a dark shirt and a red hat.
Weapons arrest: Steven Delatore, 22, was arrested on suspicion of gun possession after officers found two loaded handguns in his car during a traffic stop near North Union Street and East Weber Avenue, police said.
Suspicious device: A bomb squad was deployed to the 2400 block of East Market Street about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a suspicious device. Witnesses described a cellphone wrapped in tape. The bomb squad rendered the device safe. Police provided no further details.
The California Highway Patrol did not submit an incident report Wednesday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 99 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Wednesday, including six vehicle accidents and 72 medical calls.


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�Mortar explosion kills seven Marines.�
It�s the kind of headline that strikes suddenly. It pops up on a screen and stops you as the mind races and wonders: Where? What happened?
Slowly a narrative begins to take shape. Just before 10 p.m. PST, on Monday, seven Marines were killed and about a half-dozen injured in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada.
The Marines participating in training were from II Marine Expeditionary Force and stationed at Camp Lejeune .
According to the Associated Press, the injured Marines, all younger than 30 years old, were flown by helicopter to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., the area�s major trauma hospital, about 41 minutes away.
The identities of those killed and injured had was not released for a few days so that families could be contacted with news of the terrible event. Of the seven Marines killed, hitting closest to home for us is the death of Lance Cpl. Vanderwork, 21, a native of Hickory. He was last deployed in 2011 to serve in the war in Afghanistan. Vanderwork joined the Marines in June 2010 and was promoted to his current rank in August 2011. He received several awards, including the National Defense Service Medal.
Initial reports were that the Marines were firing a 60mm mortar, but in training scenarios, the usual three-to-four-man crew may have been augmented by observers nearby. There has been a moratorium placed on such training until it can be ascertained exactly what happened in this instance.
None of this offers any solace to the many families and friends of those known to be �out West� for training. It�s suddenly a different world.
It is a reminder of what can be too easily forgotten � serving in the military is a dangerous business, regardless of location. Nothing the military does on a daily basis is anything that could be considered �routine� � and that includes training.
Sympathies from across the official spectrum came swiftly. Maj. Gen. Raymond C. Fox, commanding general of II MEF, said: �We send our prayers and condolences to the families of Marines involved in this tragic incident. We remain focused on ensuring that they are supported through this difficult time. We mourn their loss, and it is with heavy hearts we remember their courage and sacrifice.�
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval noted: �I am saddened to hear of the incident at Hawthorne Army Depot this morning. The men and women who work and train there put service ahead of self each and every day � .�
We all know the sacrifices that are made on our behalf by the men and women in uniform.
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DURHAM � After Duke finished taking a wrecking ball to Cornell, point guard Quinn Cook said the notion of being the nation�s new top-ranked team still hasn�t permeated the Blue Devils.
�I don�t think it�s hit any of us that we�re No. 1,� he said.
Whether or not that has been registered mentally, it hit Cornell like a Looney Tunes anvil upon the head, with what mushroomed into an 88-47 destruction Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
�Our demeanor, our work ethic, our mindset can�t change,� guard Rasheed Sulaimon said. �We still feel like we�ve got a lot to prove. We still need to get better in a lot of areas. So we�re just focused.�
In its first game perched atop the college basketball polls since February 2011, Duke unloaded a devastating second half that started with a 19-0 run and reached the tidal-wave proportions of a 41-4 surge.
With a vicious cycle of Cook, Sulaimon and Tyler Thornton hounding Cornell�s guards into turnovers (26 for the game) or the Big Red stumbling through possessions (11 straight in one stretch), the Blue Devils� increasingly assertive offense lowered the boom.
Alex Murphy�s back-to-back buckets in transition, the second one a pretty one-handed catch and lay-in of Sulaimon�s lob, put Duke ahead by 48 points � with 8� minutes still remaining.
At that juncture, the scoreboard read: Duke 82, Cornell 34.
Rewinding back to the final 2� minutes of the first half, when Duke held a 34-28 lead, relayed the overwhelming scope of what transpired.
�We got back to being aggressive and we got in control,� forward Mason Plumlee said.
�Our guys were playing so hard and so together, it was just very difficult for them to score,� Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. �It was a great second half.�
Seth Curry connected on three 3-pointers and supplied 20 points. Plumlee delivered 18 points (on 8-for-8 shooting from the field) and nine rebounds. Sulaimon added 16 points and Cook, a sophomore, dished out a career-high 12 assists.
Cook said the Blue Devils are approaching their two-games-in-two-nights stint here � they play host to Elon University tonight, with the chance for their 100th straight non-league victory at home � as if it�s an NCAA Tournament-type turnaround.
Early on against Cornell of the Ivy League on Wednesday night, Duke, playing its first game in 11 days and just its third this month, didn�t exactly display top form. Sulaimon attributed the early lack of consistent rhythm to some post-exam rust.
That began to melt away with a 13-4 burst to close the first half. Plumlee cut inside, snared a pinpoint pass from Cook and converted with about nine seconds left to put the Blue Devils ahead 41-30 at intermission.
�We were kind of disappointed in ourselves at the half. We thought our defense wasn�t where it was supposed to be,� Sulaimon said. �So that was a big point of emphasis. Once we improved on that, it led to easy offensive buckets, and it definitely took out their energy.�
Plumlee and Sulaimon scored 10 of Duke�s 12 points during the opening 3� minutes of the second half, with Sulaimon�s interception and breakaway dunk punctuating the sequence.
And as Sulaimon said, �it was all downhill from there.�
-- TIP-INS �: After being sidelined by a stress fracture in his left foot for the season�s first nine games, redshirt freshman forward Marshall Plumlee made the first appearance of his Duke career Wednesday night. He checked in at the 15:57 mark of the first half, but it became a short-lived debut. He played two minutes before leaving with what was described as foot discomfort. �It�s too bad,� Krzyzewski said. �He would�ve had a lot of minutes.� � Shonn Miller was Cornell�s only player in double figures. He finished with 14 points, the first eight of which came during the game�s opening 4� minutes, when the Big Red grabbed a 12-8 lead. � Duke shot a season-best 56.7 percent from the field. Cornell shot 22.6 percent from the field in the second half. � Unsolicited, Cook called Elon �a tough team� as he answered questions about Duke�s back-to-back games. �They�re going to come in here with a chip on their shoulder, wanting to shock the world,� Cook said. � The Duke point guard added that he knows of Elon forward Ryley Beaumont�s game. Both players are from the Baltimore / Washington, D.C., area. �He�s a good player,� Cook said of Beaumont. �He went to one of my best friend�s high schools, Mount Saint Joseph, so I�ve seen him play a lot. He�s very good.�


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Seven Years of Starlight and Time
by D. Russell Humphreys, Ph.D.
Seven years ago this month I sent Master Books the manuscript of a small book on creationist cosmology called Starlight and Time.1 Without much publicity it has proved surprisingly popular, being well into its sixth printing and recently made into a video.2 Apparently many Christians have been concerned about the problem suggested by the book's subtitle, Solving the Puzzle of Distant Starlight in a Young Universe. That is, if the cosmos is indeed as young as the Bible says it is, how could the light from very distant stars have had time to get here? Consequently, the book has had quite an impact, both favorable and vitriolic.
A 1987 monograph by Australian creationist Barry Setterfield3 had stimulated me to examine this problem. He suggested that the speed of light, c, was much faster in the past. His particular "c-decay" model turned out to have problems with both data and physics theory, problems I outlined in appendix A of my book. But he deserves credit for focusing creationist attention on cosmology and for setting the example of offering a very creative solution to the problem.
The monograph revived my interest in Einstein's general theory of relativity, which I had neglected since graduate school. Physicists like me often use Einstein's special theory of relativity dealing with the effects of high speeds and have found it indispensable. Few of us have occasion to use general relativity, which deals with effects of gravity and acceleration not easily attainable in the laboratory. But it is an essential tool for astrophysics and cosmology.
Until the last decade many young-earth creationists had avoided relativity, and consequently astrophysics and cosmology. The main reason was a dislike of some of the philosophical implications and logical paradoxes associated with the theory. However, I found that the bad philosophy and paradoxes come not from the mathematics of relativity itself, but rather from a bad interpretation of the mathematics. A better interpretation is possible which resolves the philosophical and logical problems as my book briefly explains.4 I've been pleased to see that in recent years creationist scientists are no longer avoiding relativity, but rather studying it seriously and deriving better applications.
What the Big Bang Theorists Don't Tell You
As I began to study cosmology, I carried into it the usual island universe misconception of the big bang theory which most people have, including most scientists and even many astronomers. Like most people, I pictured the big bang as beginning with tiny "cosmic egg," or small ball of hot matter exploding outward into an empty three-dimensional space. After billions of years the matter would cluster into galaxies, groups of hundreds of billions of stars like our own Milky Way galaxy. The resulting hundreds of billions of galaxies would themselves be clustered into an "island" of galaxies in a "sea" of otherwise empty space.
But in 1991, Roy Holt, a fellow creationist physicist, made me realize that my picture of the big bang theory was wrong. Roy, having the same preconception as I did, pointed out an inconsistency. In the alleged big bang's beginning, he said, the intense gravity from all that concentrated matter would cause it to be deep in a black hole, out of which the matter should not be able to emerge. Back-of-envelope calculations supported his point. If our understanding of the implications of the big bang were right, it could never happen!
I knew from my studies that the big bang theory did not claim to start out in a black hole, but at first I didn't understand why not. Then I realized that the actual theory, as understood by experts, does not depict an "island" universe. That is, it has no large volume of empty space unoccupied by galaxies. By making an arbitrary and unjustified assumption, the experts would have space be roughly uniformly populated with galaxies.
In the big bang's mathematical model of the beginning, space itself would expand outward with the ball of hot matter, and the matter would completely fill space at all times. There would never be a large empty part. In the most favored version of the big bang, if you traveled very fast in any given direction, you would arrive back at your starting point without ever encountering a large region of empty space. That makes it impossible to define a boundary around the matter, so the matter could have no center of mass. With no unique center for gravity to point to, there would be no black hole at the beginning.
Knowing their theory is very difficult to visualize, big bang experts don't try hard to correct the public's "island universe" misconception. But occasionally they do make brief comments, such as,
This [picture of the big bang] is wrong . . . there is no center and edge.5
But What If There Is a Center?
In contrast to the big bang story, the Scriptural record appears to imply that the universe is in fact, an island universe. Appendix B of Starlight and Time shows Biblical evidence that (a) the cosmos has a unique center and a boundary for its matter, beyond which there is at least some empty space; and (b) on a cosmic scale of distances, the earth is near the center.
A finite cosmos with a center of gravity is quite different from the nonbounded universe the big bang depicts. In the big bang theory, if you could travel from our galaxy to a neighboring one, you would go gravitationally "up" for the first half of the journey and then gravitationally "down" for the next half. Going further outward would continue the ups and downs, but they would average out to about zero. On a large scale, such a universe would have no part which would be significantly higher (gravitationally) than any other part.
But in a creationist cosmos having a center of gravity, if you were to travel outward from the center you would, on the average, go steadily "upward" in a gravitational sense. On a large scale, the heavens would be at a higher gravitational "altitude" than the earth. As Isaiah 55:9 says: "For as the heavens are higher than the earth . . ."
A center of gravity is important because an effect in general relativity called gravitational time dilation comes into play. Experiment and Einstein's theory agree that time and all physical processes run more slowly in areas which are lower in a gravitational field than in areas which are higher.
The effect is very small normally, but it turns out that when the expanding universe was at a critical size (about fifty times smaller than it is now), gravitational time dilation would have been very important. My theory proposes that the cosmos was at that critical size during the fourth day of Creation Week. While one ordinary day was elapsing on earth, billions of years worth of physical processes were taking place in distant parts of the universe. This allows starlight from even the most distant star to arrive during or soon after the fourth day, the same day God created all the stars. During that day, most of the expansion of the cosmos would have taken place.
The bottom line is that relativity forces us to say by whose clocks we specify the age of the cosmos or the timing of events within that cosmos. My book points out that the Bible gives us time in terms of the "earth's frame of reference, not some other frame." Scripture says, and my theory agrees, that the universe is young as measured by clocks on earth.
"Starlight Wars"
Starlight and Time appeared in print in October 1994. Just a few months after that, a small group of opponents of the traditional historical view of Genesis—that it means what it says—declared "holy war" on my book. Their leader was Hugh Norman Ross, whose organization "Reasons to Believe" markets a theology heavily based on big bang thinking. Dr. Ross had assumed that general relativity can lead to only one cosmology, the big bang theory and its billions of years. But my book offers an alternative—a relativistic cosmology that fits into the Biblical timescale.
Starlight and Time did not mention Ross, but he correctly saw it as a threat to his organization. At his instigation, the Rossites launched attacks in lay publications7 and in a creationist newsletter in which I published answers.8 In 1996 they tried an extensive letter campaign to Christian leaders. In 1997 they switched to a creationist scientific journal.9 Thankfully, my answers have satisfied reviewers and silenced critics. The resulting four-years debate have now been archived on the Internet.10 The debate apparently ended last year after I emphasized that the Rossites had refused to comment on several key concepts and quotes from the secular astrophysics literature which support my cosmology. Their silence betrays the weakness of their arguments.
How to Regard Creationist Models
In contrast to the way some scientists promote their theories, I don't expect people to take mine as gospel. For example, many people may prefer the mature creation of starlight, a venerable creationist theory I commented on in appendix A of my book. Even if you like my theory, please try to keep open to the possibility that a better one may come along. I myself remain open, and anticipate my tenure at ICR, with increased attention and time focused on this vital question, to bear much fruit.
Cosmic phenomena are so complex and beyond our ken that it would be especially arrogant to assume God couldn't do what He said He did simply because we can't imagine how. Our imaginations are very limited, but God's is not. Even in cosmology, all things are possible with God (Matthew 19:26). Every human theory needs to conform to the knowledge the word of God gives us. Regardless of the complexities of cosmology, we can know that the world is young because of clear Scripture in clear context, such as Exodus 20:11, "For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth . . ." Our privilege, our mandate, is to try to discern His methods and thoughts, and to give Him all praise and glory throughout.
- Humphreys, D. R., Starlight and Time (Green Forest, Arkansas: Master Books, 1994) 137 pp.
- Starlight and Time (Albuquerque, New Mexico: Forever Productions, 2001) 27 minute video available through ICR Customer Service at 1-800-628-7640, or the website store. Book and Video set also available.
- Norman, T. and B. Setterfield, The Atomic Constants, Light, and Time (Menlo Park, California: SRI International, 1987).
- Humphreys, op. cit., p. 84.
- Harrison, E. R., Cosmology: The Science of the Universe (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1981) p. 107.
- Humphreys, op. cit., p. 74.
- Ross, H. N., Progress towards resolution of the creation-date controversy, Facts and Faith 9(1): 12-13, 1995.
- Bible-Science News, 1995, 33(4):21-22, 33(7):12-19. R. Humphreys, S. Conner, and D. Page.
- Creation Ex Nihilo Technical Journal, 1997-2000, 11(2):189-201, 12(2):174-212, 13(1):49-55, 14(2):69-81. P. Phillips, J. Sarfati, R. Humphreys, S. Conner, D. Page, H. Ross, M. Hunter, K. Duff, E. Fackerell, and C. McIntosh.
- See: Starlight Wars.
* At time of publication, Dr. Humphreys was a physicist at Sandia National Laboratories soon to retire and an Associate Professor of Physics for ICR.
Cite this article: Humphreys, D. R. 2001. Seven Years of Starlight and Time. Acts & Facts. 30 (8).
This article was originally published August, 2101. "Seven Years of Starlight and Time", Institute for Creation Research, http://www.icr.org/article/seven-years-starlight-time (accessed May 31, 2020).


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Who Are You Wearing, General Washington?
On 25 June 1775, Gen. George Washington arrived in New York on his way from the Second Continental Congress to the newly adopted Continental Army in Massachusetts.
At least as far back as Douglas Southall Freeman's multivolume biography published in the mid-1900s, good authors including Richard M. Ketchum, John Ferling, and Ron Chernow have stated that Washington dressed up to enter the city. Specifically, they say he wore a feathered hat and a purple sash.
However, those sartorial details go back to a single source: the reminiscences of Gen. Richard Montgomery's widow Janet. She died in 1827, and her notes were first published in The Ladies' Repository thirty years later. They say:
Washington's stay was but a moment at New York. He drove a sulky with a pair of white horses; his dress was blue, with a purple ribbon sash, and a long plume of feathers in his hat. What a mortifying sight to Governor Tryon!In our eagerness for everyday details about Washington's life, we've seized on that description. But I don't think it's reliable.
We know from Gen. Washington's expense account that he bought a phaeton and a double harness before leaving Philadelphia. A phaeton is a four-wheeled carriage. A sulky is a light, one-horse vehicle, usually with only two wheels, and thus would have been less impressive for a commander-in-chief.
Washington did wear a colored sash, which he called a "ribband," as a mark of his rank as commander-in-chief, as shown in the Peale painting above. However, we also know that:
- Washington didn't establish that insignia until 14 July.
- His sash was light blue; a purple sash indicated a major general, one rank below.
- He bought his ribband on 10 July, two weeks after leaving New York.


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"I'm making a hexagon bolt. For that I have to program a computer-aided lathe milling machine. Several connecting elements – bolts, sockets and screws of different sizes – are required for the maintenance of different aircraft types, so my coworkers and I have to perform precise repairs on a wide variety of components or produce them from scratch. First, we check the order papers: This time, they're for a 13-millimeter landing gear bolt. So I equip the machine with the appropriate drills, cutters and turning tools. To make sure the machine knows exactly how much material to remove when, it still has to be programmed. When we make a part for the first time, the preparations can take several hours. The second time around, things go much faster, especially since the finished program can simply be downloaded from the database. Once the machine is running, the bolt is ready within 30 minutes."


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A new study published in the PNAS (Procedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) shows that global cooling caused wars, famine and plagues during the so called Cold Phase (1560-1660 AD),
Here is the abstract:
Results show that cooling from A.D. 1560–1660 caused successive agro-ecological, socioeconomic, and demographic catastrophes, leading to the General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century. We identified a set of causal linkages between climate change and human crisis. Using temperature data and climate-driven economic variables, we simulated the alternation of defined "golden" and "dark" ages in Europe and the Northern Hemisphere during the past millennium. Our findings indicate that climate change was the ultimate cause, and climate-driven economic downturn was the direct cause, of large-scale human crises in preindustrial Europe and the Northern Hemisphere.
The authors, as well as the article below published in Ars Technica, refer to "climate change" as the "ultimate cause" for the disasters. However, as the abstract and the article clearly indicate, the real cause for all those catastrophes was cooling. Warmer weather in the 18th century lead to a speedy recovery of both the economy and the population in Europe.
Cooling during the Cold Phase (1560-1660 AD) reduced crop yields by shortening the growing season and shrinking the cultivated land area. Although agricultural production decreased or became stagnant in a cold climate, population size still grew, leading to an increase in grain price and an increased demand on food supplies. Inflating grain prices led to hardships for many, and triggered social problems and conflicts such as rebellions, revolutions, and political reforms.
Many of these disturbances led to armed conflicts, and the number of wars increased 41 percent during the Cold Phase. During the latter portion of the Cold Phase, the number of wars decreased, but the wars lasted longer and were far more lethal—most notable was the Thirty Years War (1618-1648),where fatalities were more than 12 times of the conflicts between 1500-1619.
Famine became more frequent too. Nutrition deteriorated, and the average height of Europeans shrunk 2cm by the late 16th century. As temperatures began to rise again after 1650, so did the average height.
The economic chaos, famine, and war led people to emigrate, and Europe saw peak migration overlapping the time of peak social disturbance. This widespread migration, in conjunction with declining health caused by poor nutrition, facilitated the spread of epidemics, and the number of plagues peaked during 1550-1670, reaching the highest level during the study period. As a result of war fatalities and famine, the annual population growth rate dropped dramatically, eventually leading to population collapse.
In the 18th century, the mild climate improved matters considerably, leading to the speedy recovery of both Europe's economy and population.
This results of this study of course confirm what is wellknown from many other periods in the history of humanity: Prolonged periods of cold weather lead to a steep rise in mortality.
A more recent example from the US:
"From 1979 to 1997, extreme cold killed roughly twice as many Americans as heat waves, according to Indur Goklany of the U.S. Department of the Interior," Singer and Avery write. "Cold spells, in other words, are twice as dangerous to our health as hot weather."
Even the BBC has admitted that "Global warming 'may cut deaths."


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Several years ago on Coming Anarchy, "Curzon" jounred across Far East, including the cities of Tokyo, city of Nanjing, Shanghai, and Suzhou.
I just got back from a month long trip, in which I visited these cities as well as a few new ones, such as Phnom Penh and Ubud. The journey was remarkable, and the admiration I had for the writers over at Coming Anarchy played a big role in keeping me interested in traveling.
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Starch (potatoes, maize), maize, rice, beef fat, bone meal, molasses cake, dried hydrolysed poultry meat, full egg powder, mixture of minerals, vegetable mixture, fermenting yeast, vitamin premix.
protein 12.5 %
fat 14.0 %
fiber 3.0 %
ash 4.0 %
calcium 0.6 %
phosphorus 0.3 %
magnesium 0.1 %
biotine (vitamin H) 0.3 mcg
iron 100.0 mg/kg
moisture 8.0 %
folic acid 3.0 mg/kg
iodine 1.0 mg/kg
copper 10.0 mg/kg
manganese 4.0 mg/kg
sodium 0.1 %
niacin (vitamin- B3) 30.0 mg/kg
pantothenic acid 10.0 mg/kg
selenium 0.1 mg/kg
zinc 50.0 mg/kg
vitamin A 20000.0 IU/kg
vitamin B1 (thiamine) 4.0 mg/kg
vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 0.6 mg/kg
vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 4.0 mg/kg
vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 3.0 mg/kg
vitamin D3 1800.0 mg/kg
vitamin E (tocopherol) 100.0 mg/kg
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Inadequate meat content, some low quality grain, sugar, fat of unidentifiable origin, undisclosed preservative
The main component of this food is carbohydrates - it has very low protein content. The main carbohydrate sources are potatoes and maize (corn). Potatoes are a decent quality carbohydrate source, but dog food products should be based on meat. Maize (corn) is a difficult to digest grain of limited value in dog food, and commonly associated with food allergy problems. Rice is a decent quality grain, but this food is extremely high in grain and other carbohydrates and lacks the meat protein required for a species-appropriate diet.
We note that beef fat is the fourth ingredient in the food, and that research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of dry dog food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
Bone meal is a very low quality ingredient that is unidentifiable by source or species. Molasses is an unneccessary source of sugar, likely to contribute to or exacerbate yeast and other fungal infections. "Poultry" meat, the 7th ingredient, is the sole meat source in this food. This ingredient is not one named by species. This is a concern as it makes it impossible to identify the source, quality or consistency of the ingredient. Ingredients of unidentifiable source are usually very low quality, cheap ingredients and are not found in higher quality products. We appreciate the use of whole eggs in the food.
The food contains added vitamins and minerals, but no information is given about these and it may contain synthetics. Likewise, there is no disclosure of the preservatives used in this product, which may contain chemicals such as ethoxyquin, BHA and BHT, all of which are allowed in dog food products but are banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that they are carcinogenic.
Overall, this food has extremely low meat, protein and fat content and little nutritional value for the canine. Ingredient quality is mixed, with some very low quality ingredients included in the food.
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SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan says no further legislative action is needed when it comes to lawmakers getting back their salaries.
During the summer, Gov. Pat Quinn used his line-item veto power to slash legislators' pay. He says he did it because they'd failed to act on reforming the state's nearly $100 billion pension crisis. A judge disagreed with Quinn and called the move unconstitutional. Quinn is appealing the ruling, but in the meantime the state's comptroller is issuing paychecks.
Typically, when the governor uses his veto power, lawmakers can vote to override him.
But in a Tuesday letter to the clerk of the Illinois House, Madigan says the judge's ruling means the line-item veto has no legal effect and "is to be treated as void" from the outside.


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- A3 Content Paper for the Hahnemühle Leather Album Cover
- Each pack contains 20 sheets of pre-punched and pre-scored paper along with 22 interleaf sheets.
- Photo Rag® Pearl 320 gsm with a pearl surface finish.
- 100% Cotton · single sided
- Only contains the paper and interleaves: the cover is to be bought separately
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Hahnemühle is pleased to announce a new concept in its prestige range of Digital Inkjet Albums, the main theme being that you can now select the style of album cover you prefer and then pick the paper you wish to use for the inside. In addition to the classic black leather album cover we have now added a new cushioned soft feel album in black leather with a stylish red pipeline stitch around the edges of the cover.


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We're not only talking about right wing creationist fundamentalists and right wing man-caused climate change deniers (whether also creationist fundamentalists or not) - some of the current forces of anti-science/science misuse are from the left or from zealous hardline environmentalists 100% opposed to GM/nuclear power/fracking on principle because of feared impacts whether realistic or not. But Trump and co, supported by many (but not all) creationist fundamentalists at the November election because they hate 'liberals', hate evolution and hate taking inconvenient actions to minimise global warming, are a threat to the international consensus on what must be done to limit manmade climate change in particular.
A big March for Science is due in Washington DC this weekend - along with around 500 other cities in America and beyond, including London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester and Norwich.
A particular short YouTube video has been posted featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson:
An article appeared recently in the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/opin ... share&_r=1
It reveals the astonishing way in which 'evangelicals' (I think the writer may really mean 'fundamentalists') in America have felt free for years to deny point-blank (and without necessarily understanding properly what they are denying) various claims and findings from science - because of how they conflict with a 'biblical worldview'. I think a key paragraph in the article is the following: "... the worldview that has propelled mainstream Western intellectual life and made modern civilization possible is a kind of pragmatism. It is an empirical outlook that continually — if imperfectly — revises its conclusions based on evidence available to everyone, regardless of their beliefs about the supernatural. This worldview clashes with the conservative evangelical war on facts, but it is not necessarily incompatible with Christian faith."
Meanwhile I received an email today from the campaigners Avaaz. It included the following statement: "60 harvests -- that's all our planet has left. How is that possible? Soil is a building block for human life -- it's how we get 95% of our food. But mass pesticide use is so rapidly poisoning it that scientists say our earth could be useless for growing crops in just 2 generations. That's straight-up terrifying -- our children could live in a dustbowl and face food shortages of biblical proportions. But the vice grip of mega agriculture corporations like Monsanto on politics and messaging means that no one's talking about it." These statements, which I don't recall hearing previously, were not supported by links to one or more peer reviewed science papers. However, in their defence, Avaaz did provide this link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... continues/ From reading it, it is apparent that this is a prediction by a senior UN official at the Food and Agriculture Organization. So there is probably something to it. Soil destruction - caused by the use of pesticides and other chemicals - could be storing up massive problems for future generations. If so, let's hope vested interests and those motivated by mainstream or fringe 'religious' denial are not listened to by policy makers.


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The Inspiring Climate Education Excellence (ICEE) project was a professional development program designed to help educators teach climate science within a variety of pedagogical contexts. Building upon a national needs assessment, ICEE offerings included face to face workshops, online graduate courses, webinars, videos, learning resources and informational resources. Community-initiated innovations have included a climate fiction book club, forum, and new high-production value webinars.
ICEE addresses important climate science content along with the pedagogical skills necessary for effective instruction. While effective climate change education requires that teachers understand the content of climate science, it also requires teachers to bridge the science content with effective pedagogy. Pedagogical issues related to effective climate change education include aligning interdisciplinary climate science with existing science curricula, anticipating student misconceptions, and being prepared to address public controversy around climate change in the classroom. Educators have implemented new instruction with the support of climate scientists, master teacher coaches and STEM graduate students.
ICEE addresses both content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), or the pedagogical skills particular to teaching climate change science and solutions. Using the Essential Principles of Climate Literacy (EPCL) and building upon NASA and other climate science and learning resources, ICEE integrates pedagogical aspects of teaching climate change and best practices in integrating climate science and solutions.
ICEE was led by the Education and Outreach Group at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder. Project partners include NASA-funded climate scientists, the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), the GLOBE program, and the Climate Literacy Network.


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Marylin Hafner's family and friends would have expected nothing less of the woman they remember as strong, passionate and intense. These memories and more were shared Sunday at a memorial service at Follen Church for Hafner, who died Oct. 31 at age 82.
When her husband, Harvey Cushman, died in 1965, Marylin Hafner cried for three years. She and Cushman had fallen in love after meeting at a party in New York in the late 1940s and married, despite the divorced Cushman's 16 years on Hafner.
They spent a happy 17 years together, raising three daughters, first in New Canaan, Conn., and then in London, where Hafner attended the Silvermine School of Art.
Although Hafner was devastated after her husband's death, she got her girls back to New Canaan, rented a house and got herself a full-time job as an art instructor.
Her family and friends would have expected nothing less of the woman they remember as strong, passionate and intense.
These memories and more were shared Sunday at a memorial service at Follen Church for Hafner, who died Oct. 31 at age 82.
Hafner was struck while crossing Massachusetts Avenue in front of Follen on Oct. 23, breaking almost every bone in her body, said Follen Rev. Lucinda Duncan. She died in the hospital eight days after the accident.
The State Police accident reconstruction team is still working to determine the cause of the accident and whether the driver involved should be charged, said Lexington Lt. Manuel Ferro. So far, they have ruled out alcohol as a factor, although Ferro said he could not comment on whether speed was the cause.
PDF: One of Hafner's cartoons
Hafner was a lifelong artist, illustrating more than 100 children's books and creating personalized works of art for her family and friends. She also worked at McCall's magazine as art director in the early 1950s.
She was probably best known for her comic strip "Molly and Emmett," about a little girl and her orange tabby cat. The strip initially ran on the back cover of Lady Bug magazine and later on the back cover of Cricket magazine.
As a young woman, said Duncan, "Marylin was extremely beautiful, with an elegance, with a passionate love of all things artistic."
Born in Erasmus Heights, Brooklyn, N.Y., Hafner was the youngest of four children. Her parents, especially her father, both encouraged her love of the arts, with her father setting aside a special place in the attic for Hafner to daydream and draw to her heart's content.
Hafner earned a bachelor of science degree from the Pratt Institute in New York City and studied at the New School for Social Research.
Her lifestyle as a young married woman and mother was rather bohemian, said Duncan. Hafner's daughters told Duncan they remember growing up with many Jewish, gay and black friends.
She married again in 1969 to painter Rudy de Reyna, but divorced him seven years later.
For the last 30 years, Hafner lived in Cambridge, devoting herself to her art as she had in the past. She had been an active member of Follen for the last eight years, brought there by friend and fellow artist Karen Watson Holton.Follen became Hafner's "home base," said Duncan.
"She loved it here and we loved her," she said. "We will miss her presence for a long time to come."
Two of her daughters, Amanda and Jennifer Cushman, spoke tearfully and without notes to the audience about the mother they cherished so dearly. Her oldest daughter, Abby Newton, did not speak.
"I really miss my mom and I just want to be grateful for all the things she taught me, especially for her love of life, of art, of food," said Amanda.
Her mother was intense and passionate, but also playful, said Jennifer. "She would leave me phone calls from the cat."
Her nephew, Mark David Gottsegen, spoke fondly of his "Auntie M," who nicknamed him "Neph."
"She was a brilliant artist, a true star in the firmament of children's literature," he said.
Longtime friend Naiad Einsel, a classmate of Hafner's from Pratt, told the audience of their time together as young women in New York City. They met in illustration class and Einsel was much taken in by the beautiful and glamorous Hafner.
Einsel, who commuted in every day from New Jersey, said she would listen to Hafner and her friends discuss classical music and would rush home every day to listen to the particular songs the other women had been discussing.
"When I came back to school the next day, I would nonchalantly whistle passages from those composers. I was a good whistler, and they were impressed," said Einsel, to laughter from the audience.
Among the fond memories and reminiscing about Hafner's life, one thing was clear: She was a woman who will not be easily forgotten.
The service, mostly planned out ahead of time by Hafner herself, ended with a benediction from Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, LXI from "The Gardener":
"Stand still, O Beautiful End, for a moment, / and say your last words in silence. / I bow to you and hold up my lamp / To light you on your way."


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Well done Kit! We love you!
So this morning, she finally decides to impress me by having Weetabix for breakfast (impress because she knows I hate it when both she and Kat ask for Frosted Flakes every single morning!) - her deal though is that she needs to have honey honey honey in it (she absolutely loves it). I agree and she starts pouring honey (and I mean down pouring honey) into her bowl. When she is convinced that the weetabix is sweet, she takes her first bite and says straightaway "Mummy, you know that tooth I lost on Saturday? It must have been my sweet tooth because this weetabix is still not tasting sweet! Yes, it must have been my sweet tooth that I lost!!" and continues eating as if her remark was just a matter of fact.
I, on the other hand, am left wondering how much I'll miss these cute little things once Kit grows up.
In the same way, we try to fit in as many activities we can (and can afford) into a child's schedule to keep them busy and make them smarter! The same happened with Kit. A typical day for her used to be - go to school at 8am, come back at 4pm, have an after school activity (gymnastics, swimming, art, ice skating) till 5:30pm, shower at 6pm, dinner at 6:30pm and then prepare for bed by 7:30pm. - wow! exhausting!!
It was during one of these tightly packed days that I asked Kit if she could hurry up finishing her puzzle (which she had only just started) so we could be on schedule for shower and dinner. She looked up at me with her big eyes and solemn face and said - "Will I ever have time for life, mummy?"
Although I did not think much at the time, when I thought about it later at night, I realized that Kit was right. We try so hard to make them smart that we forget to let them be kids. Let them have fun.
So I learnt my lesson this year. Kit has an interesting schedule with activities AND fun included and most importantly, there is time for free play. There is definitely TIME FOR LIFE!
The appointment was for yesterday but the preparation started a couple of weeks ago. All the right friends were texted, all information gathered from the internet. Ready, Set, Go...
We had the appointment at the European Wax Centre, just two blocks away and those 2 blocks were probably the longest ones for Kat. She was so nervous and kept checking with me if it would hurt. Of course it does hurt but how do you explain the nature of the pain to someone who has no idea about it. So, I did prepare her a bit but the rest she had to learn:(
I must say times have moved on since my days I had my laser treatment done a few years ago and have not had the need to visit a wax centre for the last several years now. I was amazed at the self drying wax that you peeled off the skin, just like that! (no more cloth strips) I was with Kat in the room and I could not help but stare at the wax wonder very neat indeed!
A lot of pain for Kat followed by a day or so of feeling very strange and wobbly (in her own words) but now she is fine and back to normal of course the end result was marvellous she cannot wait for the next one!
So Kit sits down to watch this fairy movie (Barbie - A Fairy Secret) with stars in her eyes already believing in it already even before it starts. The 1 hour something passes without many comments, Kit mesmerised by it all. (*adorable*)
You would think that was it another end to a nice movie perfect for that age. What is funny is that children are truly like sponges, absorbing everything they see and hear. This movie really hit it BIG with Kit! (Who would think Barbie could be so compelling!!)
As its summer break, Kat has now taken over the story reading job at night time for Kit and likes to put her to bed (I love it so much suits me JUST FINE!) That night, after putting Kit to sleep, Kat comes to me and says:
Kat: Mummy, youre never going to believe this. Kit thinks she is a fairy and she is serious!
I couldnt do anything but smile as it did sound super cute but Kat promised me not to tell Kit and said she would get her to tell me herself so I could be more convinced.
So next morning, Kat talks to Kit and then Kit comes to me:
Kit: (all shy and eyes down) Mummy, I have to tell you a secret
Me: Yes Kit, what is it?
Kit: I am a fairy for real. YES I know I am!
Me: Really? (trying not to smile too hard so as to give myself away trying to be serious). How do you know that?
Kit: Actually at 10 minutes past midnight, I get up every night and I get these fairy wings and can fly. That is why you dont see me because its so late at night. I get them because I believe in them
Me: That is so interesting and magical! (Not mentioning the fact that my eyes are almost glued to the video monitor in her room every night)
Kit: See I can jump so high as well this is ONLY because I am a fairy!
And Kit jumps a very average jump but her eyes tell me that she believes this jump was enormous (truly a leap of faith!) purely because of the fairy magic involved.
The conversation ends with me acting very convinced with the fairy magic discovery and Kit content that I was convinced. She jumps back to her room ready for another day of dress up and make-believe and I am left wondering where have all the years gone by? It seems like a few years ago when I would have done something like this too these days are truly precious life is so simple and really magical.
God bless little girls!


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When the Illini started the second half slowly, Bruce Weber and his scratchy voice lit into his team again: "You better get some emotion!" the Illini coach screamed loud enough to be heard over a sell-out crowd of 16,618 at Assembly Hall. They got the message. Illinois (8-4) clicked in the second half and cruised to a 77-43 victory over the visitors from Baltimore.
Bruce Weber wasn't satisfied with the 13-point halftime lead his Illinois basketball team held in Friday's nonconference home game against Loyola (Md.). "I got after 'em at halftime, and they were pouting a little bit, sulking," the Illinois coach said. When the Illini started the second half slowly, Weber and his scratchy voice lit into his team again: "You better get some emotion!" the Illini coach screamed loud enough to be heard over a sell-out crowd of 16,618 at Assembly Hall. They got the message. Illinois (8-4) clicked in the second half and cruised to a 77-43 victory over the visitors from Baltimore. On the first possession after Weber's directive, freshman guard Demetri McCamey ripped down a defensive rebound, raced out of the pack and whipped an outlet pass to Shaun Pruitt in the left corner of the Illinois offensive end. Filling the lane, Brian Randle took Pruitt's chest pass, elevated and jammed home a crowd-pleasing dunk. McCamey added a three-point play on the next trip, and Randle returned Pruitt's dunk assist three plays later. At the first media time out of the second half, Illinois led 45-20. Randle, the 6-foot-8 senior from East Peoria, added another putback dunk and a 3 to put the Illini ahead 25, and they enjoyed a 20-plus advantage the rest of the way. "The first half was pretty rough, regardless of the score," Randle said. "But the second half was a lot better. "That's something that tends to happen over Christmas break. Everybody tends to slow down, us and the crowd." With 9:28 left in the game, Randle checked out with 17 points, which tied his career high set earlier this season against Arizona State. He also had eight rebounds. Pruitt finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, the fifth straight game the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week has had more than 10 points and eight rebounds. "We did a good job of playing off each other," Randle said. "We joke about it, but in all seriousness, we know that when we play well it will open up things for everyone else." Loyola (5-7) set a futility mark for the lowest shooting percentage in the 44-year history of Assembly Hall. The Greyhounds were 13-of-65 from the floor (.200), getting under the .210 Penn State shot here in 2004. "Sorry we shot the ball so poorly," Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos said. "It had everything to do with their defense, but it was a great experience being here. "I got chills when I walked into Assembly Hall." Apparently, all the shooters did, too. Both teams shot poorly in the opening minutes. Loyola missed eight of 10 shots before the first official time out, while Illinois one-upped them by missing nine of 10 to that point. Illinois misfired three more times and trailed 5-4 more than six minutes into the game before it found its stroke. Point guard Chester Frazier buried a 3-pointer from the right wing -- his fourth trey since the team left Hawaii Nov. 20 -- to ignite the crowd at 13:25. On the next trip down the floor, Frazier took a crosscourt pass from Randle, but passed up the open 3 and fed a trailing McCamey. The freshman from Westchester St. Joseph hit the open 3, then added another three possessions later, and the Illini had a 15-2 spurt and a 10-point lead. Illinois extended its lead to 13 by halftime, 31-18. Loyola continued to shoot poorly against the Illini's aggressive defense. The Greyhounds were 5 of 33 (.152) before the break, including a 1 of 13 mark (.077) from 3-point range. Loyola senior Gerald Brown, who is a close friend of Illinois junior Chester Frazier, entered the game needing just six points to surpass 1,000 for his career. Brown finished with 16 points, but he needed 18 shots to get them. ILLINI ITEMS: Former Manual athletics director Mike Hampton attended his first Illinois game Friday, tickets courtesy of Wayne McClain. ... The 34-point margin of victory was the largest for the Illini this season. ... Illinois committed just nine turnovers, a season low. ... Illinois also grabbed a season-high 54 rebounds. ... Bill Cole, a freshman from Peoria Richwoods, finished the scoring with a dunk. Cole also made a floating 15 footer. Greg Stewart can be reached at 686-3202 or firstname.lastname@example.com. ILLINI REPORT CARD Frontcourt – A Brian Randle tied his career high with 17 points, added a season-high eight rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal. Shaun Pruitt scored 16, grabbed 11, handed out three assists and two steals. If those two continue to play like they did Friday, Illinois might prove its naysayers wrong. Backcourt – C Starters Trent Meachum, Chester Frazier and Calvin Brock combined for just 12 points and five assists against four turnovers. Guard play continues to be a source of concern for this team. Bench – B-plus Illini reserves combined for 32 points, their highest total of the season. Freshman guard Demetri McCamey was particularly impressive, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers and dishing four assists. Look for him to take more of Frazier's minutes in the coming weeks. Overall – B-plus Loyola was 1-27 four years ago, and Patsos said he and his team were just happy to be here. So it's not anywhere near the level of competition the Illini will face in the upcoming Big Ten schedule, but the team played what senior Brian Randle felt was its most complete game of the season. Anytime you win by 30-plus and set records in the process, it's a good night.