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Since I cover the Eagles, and the Super Bowl, I'm always interested in what the latter can tell me about the former. This year's lessons were not all that clear.
* If you were hoping to find evidence that Andy Reid should commit more to the running game, this was not the contest for you. The team that ran most effectively lost by two touchdowns. The team that couldn't convert third or fourth and 1 at the goalline won. I could almost hear the late Jim Johnson chuckling somewhere when Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams explained afterward that he wanted the Colts to run the ball to their hearts' desire - killing the clock and cutting down on Peyton Manning's ability to put up points with long strikes.
* I'm not sure Drew Brees' performance teaches us much, either. Sure, it would be great to have a quarterback who completes 82 percent of his passes. No, you're not likely to see Donovan McNabb do that. But would Kevin Kolb or Michael Vick? Sure.
* Probably the biggest Eagles lesson I took out of the game is that you really need to get that o-line functioning as a seamless unit. There was one sack in the Super Bowl, by Dwight Freeney, early, before his ankle stiffened up. After that, both passers were able to go deep into their progressions, sometimes waving blockers out into dump-down routes. I can see McNabb being effective in that type of game.
*The Saints' defensive model in the last two playoff games - you can give up yards and even points, as long as you produce the killer turnover when it matters - might make me look more charitably at Asante Samuel.
*I have to say, the Colts' vulnerability underneath might have cooled my ardor for potential free agent linebacker Gary Brackett, though I didn't go back and study his snaps closely.
*All in all, maybe the Saints teach us that a couple of key free agent signings can make a defense championship-worthy, and that you don't have to be perfect to win, you just have to be able to seize the moment.
Someday, maybe we'll be able to say the Birds did that.
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The non-profit Barnsdall Art Park Foundation (BAPF) was established in 2003 to support Barnsdall Art Park and its many art programs, and to advocate for the restoration and preservation of the Park including its historic structures.
In the short period it has operated, the Foundation has successfully completed several major capital projects on the Hill.
Our contribution to the restoration of Hollyhock House funded the restoration of the hardwood countertops in the kitchen, landscaping the lawn and garden areas and, under the guidance of the Curator, purchasing a number of historically appropriate antiques to furnish the house.
The Foundation's wish list now turns to restoring Residence A, and the Hollyhock House pools and Motor Court. We have already initiated a Historic Structures Report (HSR) for the Motor Court restoration, working in conjunction with Project Restore. This report is the first step towards the rehabilitation of this historic area.
We have also funded the design of the renovation of the Hollyhock chauffeur's quarters into the Museum Store, and have allocated funding to operate the store and stock its inventory, in partnership with the City.
Facilities Grants
In the past two years BAPF has given in excess of $50,000 each year in the form of facilities grants to all entities on the Hill, to enable them to undertake work that would not be otherwise realized. BAPF installed state-of-the-art ceramics kilns at the art education center, provided new classroom computer equipment, a piano and a jewelry press. For the Gallery Theater we purchased a new stage curtain and high definition projector, and new video projectors and outdoor furniture for Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG). We work closely with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Department of Recreation and Parks, as well as other city agencies to support and enhance the programs run by the City.
The construction of a landmark monument sign funded by BAPF helps mark the entrance to our site on Hollywood Blvd. It creates visibility, integrates us with the surrounding community and has encouraged many to explore the park.
Within the park, however, facilities signage is still lacking and BAPF is currently working with contractors to create and install new signage, security cameras and orientation points to accommodate the many visitors we anticipate will visit the park in the coming years.
All of these improvements have been made with your help. Please go to the Membership page and show your support for our work here by joining us as a Member.

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3rd Annual 12 Teas of Christmas from 52Teas - Pre-Order NOW.
I just got my box today :) Yay! So excited!!! Now comes the wait for December 14.
Wait?! Pshhhhh! I got mine today and was so excited to try 52teas for the first time that I opened a pouch. Drinking a cup right now and it's delicious! I'm totally cheating, but there is a reason for it. I can only drink one cup of caffeinated tea a day and I also got David's advent calender so if there is a day when I don't have caffeine with one, I know I can fill in with the other. Same with decaf. It makes more sense in my head than it does typed out.
Cheater! =)
On a more serious note, I wouldn't advise divulging the contents of the pouches before their date—I know one or two folks here on Steepster who might hunt you down and harm you for posting such spoilers. LOL.
I hope mine comes soon!
Unfortunately, my roommate and I will have to open it up early too, as we won't be together for most of the holidays (I think she leaves town on the 16th?) However, I plan to write offline tasting notes and post them on the appropriate day :D
Last year there was a big discussion about when it was appropriate to post the tasting notes. Kind of tickled me.
LOL perhaps I should look that up! My assumption would have been, don't read your dashboard on the day a packet is supposed to be opened prior to opening your own unless you're looking for spoilers :D
Yes, please no spoilers. I like the idea of the surprise on the day. I will be avoiding steepster for those 12 days unless I've had that day's tea :) This is so fun!
So you guys don't want to hear about Wet Concrete for day 13? The tea tribute to all the blue collar workers out there? It's a little gritty for my taste, sits kinda heavy in your stomach and leaves your mouth a little dry. If you leave it in your cup to cool it will solidify, but you can make your own keepsake ornament if you leave an impression of your hand in it as it dries. I'm giving mine to my mom for Christmas.
Kidding! I'd have to open all the packets to know if Wet Concrete was in there or not. :P
I'm not going to spoil anything! I'll just sit here in my cheater's corner happily MMMMMMMing it up before y'all!
I think you should message me the flavors so I can decide if I actually want to buy the box or not ;)
Also LOL about Wet Concrete! That's actually a flavor my boyfriend might enjoy, though, as he is the superintendant in charge of concrete at his job site hahahaha ;)
I will say that I have opened 7 packets which all smelled incredible and have tried two teas so far. One I liked alright, one I really liked and I'm super excited to try the rest. I think if you like flavored teas, it's a good purchase.
I bet your boyfriend could blend some of that tea himself at work!
This is quite exciting!
We aren't fans of flavored teas—but we greatly respect your work 52. And it's obvious that many others respect it as well. :-)
I received my package a couple of days ago. Like all Yule gifts, you are allowed to shake them and sniff at them — but you can't open them until the proper time. I can wait… I think.
I've got my box and I can't wait until December 14th!!!
At last check there were still a few left! I hope this is still true when I get paid Friday!!! It sucks only getting paid once a month!!!!
I don't get paid until Friday…will you have more or are there really just 3 left??
What we have on the website is all that we made for this year.
I thought I would order some other teas on Black Friday and cyber Monday to make up for the fact that I didn't order this. I ordered wayyy too many other teas and I still want this. I've not tried any of 52 Teas' blends but have wanted to for awhile. That justifies the purchase, right!?
I broke down and ordered it. And some of the doggy tea to put in my pup's Christmas stocking. :)
Me too! So excited to finally be trying some 52 Teas' tea!
I don't even have one and I'm excited for the hubbub! It's so cool to think of Steepsters across the globe sipping on the same tea. : )
Only 2 people can order before Friday so that I can still get one! A $2,000 property tax bill has sent my finances into a tail spin but I finally get paid again!!!
That is lame. The government keeping you from filling your tea drinking dreams! I'm sure there is a metric ass ton of tea party jokes in there somewhere.
Lame is a tame word to describe it! ;) It's because we bought new construction so it's some sort of loophole to get us to pay extra taxes or something. Who knows. I'm just grateful we can pay $900+ now and 900+ in April or I'd really be weeping! Maybe if that was the case Frank would send me a complimentary Weeping Angel tea… or would that be rude?
SOLD OUT! Womp womp! Better luck next time, I guess! :(
My 12 days of Christmas box made it's journey across the pond and arrived this morning, thankfully it escaped customs :D I will find it hard to wait 11 more days before I can open them but I know it will be worth the wait. :) Thanks for speedy shipping Frank.


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AKG C1000 S Microphone For £79!
AKG C1000 S Microphone For £79!
One incredible deal on the AKG C1000 S while stocks last. The C1000S is a the choice of countless pro sound engineers, almost as common a sight in mic flight cases as the SM57. Cymbals, acoustics or cellos, the C1000 is perfect in the usual condenser roles. Being battery powered also means you don't need to worry about being caught without Phantom Power at the gig.
It's not just live sound where the C1000 S excels however, recording engineer Andy Hong swears by it for recording electric guitar. It's his first choice each and every time. Speaking in his AKG C1000S revew.
"A guitar track recorded with the C-1000S measuring lower in peak and average levels will have higher perceived volume, more presence, and less mud (to get in the way of drums, bass guitar, and vocals) than a guitar track recorded with another mic at higher levels. In other words, guitars recorded with the C-1000S — once they're mixed in with the rest of the instruments — sound bigger than guitars recorded with other mics."
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Erika Garcia and the Crimson enjoyed the team's sixth straight winning season (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Meg Casscells-Hamby and Erika Garcia of the Harvard women's soccer team continue to receive postseason awards after both sophomores were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Mid-Atlantic Region third team, earlier this week.
Casscells-Hamby led Harvard in both goals and points with six goals and three assists for 15 points through 15 games. The Winter Park, Fla. native netted the game-winning goal against Ivy League rival Yale in fourth minute of overtime to give the Crimson a 1-0 win Sept. 29.
Garcia has played in every game since she has joined the Crimson and has recorded two goals and five points. The Carson City, Nev. native started all 17 games on defense this fall and helped the Crimson post seven shutouts and hold its opponents to 1.35 goals per game.
Both athletes were honored with All-Ivy League recognition this November with Casscells-Hamby being named to the All-Ivy first team and Garcia joining two other Crimson on the second team. The duo helped the Crimson to a 9-5-3 overall record and a 3-3-1 Ivy League mark in the 2012 season.


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Between the mid 60's and the end of the 80's, Ara Gallant (1932-1990) revolutionized fashion publishing, first as a hairstylist and makeup artist and later as a photographer for magazines such as Vogue, Interview, Playboy and Rolling Stone. A figure well known in the fashion world and among Hollywood actors, after his death Gallant dropped into oblivion. This monograph, edited by David Wills and published by Damiani, presents for the first time an all-round portrait of a multifaceted genius, with a wide selection of images and testimonials from people who knew and worked with him. For years a close collaborator with Richard Avedon — to such an extent that they were known on the scene as a single entity, "Aradon" — Gallant handled the styling of a great many photographic sets, inventing visionary hairstyles for the most famous models of the time, such as Twiggy and Veruschka: the book includes five shots by the master (including an unpublished portrait of Anjelica Huston) that bear witness to this extraordinary professional and artistic partnership.
Take a sneak peak here.
Appolonia von Ravenstein, Playboy, 1977
Angelica Huston, 1976
Tim Curry, 1975
Appolonia von Ravenstein and the boys
Warren Beatty, Vogue, 1982
Appolonia von Ravenstein, Viva, 1975
Diane von Furstenburg, 1983
Werner and Franz, 1983
Iman, Italian Vogue
Appolonia von Ravenstein, New York Times, 1977
Margaux Hemingway
Veruschka, Interview Magazine, 1975
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I need some advice.
As I begin to use readers and anthologies, what is the best way to decide which unknown vocabulary words to commit to memory?
I feel that for each reading that I do, I should try to pick up a certain number of new words, but it can be very difficult to decide which to learn. I have a poor memory and I have to be very intentional about learning vocabulary (I use memory tricks that are non-visual because I cannot visualize well), so I feel that I need to have a strategy.
Do the greek learners here try to memorize all glossed words when you do a reading? How about principal parts? Do you depend on repeated exposure to gradually pick up unknown words? Do you choose some words that seem important to learn?


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A birth plan sounds like a brilliant idea -- you write down your wishes so that your doctor knows how you feel about everything from pain meds to c-sections, and B Day goes exactly as you've envisioned it. Reality check: Births don't always happen the way we want them to. Still, putting together a record of your hopes and preferences will help you understand your labor and delivery options. Your plan will also be useful as you inform your caregiver of your views on variables such as induction or episiotomy. Whether or not you write down your choices, ask yourself these questions, and chat with your physician about your answers, before it's time for the big push.
Do I want to receive medication for the pain?
Whether you plan to go "natural" or to say yes to any painkiller available to you, it pays to know the options.
Systemic drugs, including narcotics and sedatives, are primarily used in the early stages of labor to take the edge off the pain. They act on your nervous system, so may cause drowsiness, disorientation, or nausea.
The pitfalls of these meds are important reasons why doctors and delivering moms usually prefer epidurals, which block the pain from the waist down, leaving you comfortable but alert. Until a few years ago, women who hadn't yet dilated to at least four centimeters were dissuaded when they asked for an epidural. Doctors believed that the painkiller's numbing effect would interfere with labor, prolonging it and possibly prompting a c-section. But the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) now advises that a woman in labor should receive pain relief at whatever point she asks for it.
The ACOG also notes that studies are inconclusive regarding a link between epidurals and c-section risk. A recent landmark study published in The New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated that a "combined spinal epidural" does not increase a woman's chances of needing a cesarean (in fact, the study notes, in some cases the procedure may hasten birth). Laura Goetzl, M.D., an assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, declares, "There's no reason to suffer in early labor. It's very reasonable to ask about the option of a combined spinal epidural."
Even if you don't plan to accept pain relief, it's good to know what choices you have should you change your mind. Discuss your thoughts with your caregiver -- and don't wait until labor is in full swing to do it. To learn more about epidurals (including traditional, "walking," and combined spinal epidurals), sign up for the Babytalk Pregnancy Planner and visit the Birth Options Planner.
Will I need a c-section?
About one in five births is performed by cesarean -- one may even be planned if your baby is in a breech (feet/bottom first) or transverse (sideways) position, or if you have preeclampsia or an active herpes infection. Surprise cesareans happen when labor stalls or problems arise in the womb. If you need one, you'll most likely have an epidural or spinal rather than a general anesthetic; the former options offer "the chance to see the baby right away," says M. Kelly Shanahan, M.D., an ob-gyn and chief of staff at Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, California. During a c-section, a doctor usually makes a horizontal incision through the skin and abdominal wall, moves the muscles aside, and opens the uterine wall. The incision is closed with stitches that dissolve in the body.
How do I feel about electronic fetal monitoring?
The word on fetal monitoring is that it's constricting -- and that makes many moms-to-be want to avoid it. In the early stages of labor, nurses will often go the low-tech route, using a stethoscope or handheld ultrasound device to check the baby's heart rate at set times. But if you plan to give birth in a hospital, you can pretty much expect an encounter with a fetal monitor at some point, particularly in the later stages of labor.
External fetal monitoring involves the placement of a pair of belts around your abdomen; they're connected to equipment that measures the baby's heart rate as it responds to your contractions. On the upside, such a contraption doesn't necessarily confine you to bed. If it's used in early labor, you may be monitored for as little as 15 to 20 minutes an hour. Cordless and even waterproof models may allow you to move around more freely. Even if you're tethered to a machine by cords, you may still be able to get out of bed while being monitored in order to, say, sit in a rocker. But once you're in active labor or you've been induced, you and the monitor are likely to become fast friends.
Most restrictive of all is internal monitoring: It involves an electrode being inserted through the vagina and attached to the baby's scalp. Not surprisingly, it requires you to stay planted in bed -- which may not be optional, anyway, since this method is most often used when external monitoring suggests that the baby may be in trouble. "We also use it if the mother is extremely overweight, in which case it's harder to track the heart rate externally," says Michelle Sang, M.D., an ob-gyn in private practice and an associate clinical professor at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.
Is induction for me?
Your doctor may want to jump-start labor for many reasons: You're past 41 or 42 weeks, your blood pressure is high, your water has broken (infection risks rise if delivery doesn't follow within 48 hours), or you're full-term and your husband has taken next week off. Induction might entail the doctor breaking your water by rupturing the amniotic sac with a plastic tool or "stripping," a.k.a. performing a rough pelvic exam; she may also use Pitocin, a synthetic version of the natural hormone that starts labor, or Cytotec, a cervix-softening prostaglandin. "Contractions normally start mild and build up," Dr. Shanahan says. "With Pitocin they are strong from the start. Some think Cytotec better mimics natural labor." (For a vaginal birth after a cesarean, Cytotec is never used, since it ups the risk of uterine rupture, which, although rare, can be deadly.)
What's my stand on forceps and other instruments?
During about one tenth of births, doctors turn to forceps or a vacuum extractor to get the baby out. This is often the case when the baby's heartbeat becomes slow or erratic in its journey out of the womb, you're too tired to summon that final push, or you've pushed for hours with little progress. These tools don't necessarily cause problems, but they have been known to bruise the baby's head or tear the vagina or cervix. It's rare, but the use of these instruments during delivery can also increase the risk of tears to the anal sphincter, which controls bowel movements.
"Forceps are wonderful in the right hands," says M. Kelly Shanahan, M.D., an ob-gyn and chief of staff at Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, California. "Unfortunately, a lot of physicians coming out of training don't have the experience." Vacuum extractors, she notes, are softer and can be more forgiving to the mother, but they carry some of the same risks to the baby as forceps do.
Ask your physician about his or her qualifications for delivering with forceps or a vacuum. That way, you'll hopefully feel less anxious should the need for them arise.
Can I avoid an episiotomy?
Ouch alert: Some deliveries require an episiotomy, a small cut made between the vagina and rectum to ease delivery. But your doctor should have a good reason for doing it, since data shows that episiotomies can lead to unpleasant outcomes, including a more difficult recovery, a greater chance of incontinence, and sexual difficulties. As a result, many practitioners now allow the tissue to tear naturally, after which it appears to heal more easily.
The ACOG has renounced the routine use of episiotomy, but some old-school practitioners continue to perform it as a matter of course. So it's wise to know your doctor's position on the procedure long before you go into labor.
"The generation of doctors who performed them without thinking is nearing retirement," Dr. Shanahan says. "But it's still worth the discussion." Keep in mind that an episiotomy is the right call if your baby is in distress, if forceps or a vacuum extractor are needed, if the child is in a breech position, or if the baby's head has emerged but his or her shoulders are lodged inside the birth canal.
How can I know that my ob-gyn will honor my birth plan?
Discuss your plan (and contingencies) with your caregiver long before you're at the hospital. "When you're in labor is not the time to explain your point of view," says Jerri Hobdy, a certified nurse-midwife and program director of the Midwifery Institute at Philadelphia University.
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Experts offer inside tips on getting the birth you want:
If you disagree with your doctor's birthing practices, switch physicians right away. To find a new doctor, "call the delivery unit at your hospital and talk to nurses," suggests Mary Jean Schumann, R.N., director of nursing practice and policy for the American Nurses Association. "Ask them who they like."
Don't waste time with an out-of-date birth plan form. "A lot of birth plans that people use have been floating around since the late '70s or early '80s and address outdated practices like having an enema and shaving the pubic hair," says Dr. Shanahan. "We don't do those things anymore."
Tour your hospital or birthing center. "Sometimes people put things in birth plans that aren't available," says Ashlesha Dayal, M.D., an ob-gyn at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. Be open to learning about alternatives. If a hospital can't provide a water birth, it may offer comforts such as birthing balls or squat bars.
Appoint your spouse or labor coach to look out for you. Assign him or her the task of hunting for the anesthesiologist if you want pain relief, or finding the ob if it seems like it should be time to push. "Women often don't realize that once they go into labor, they may not be able to be their own advocate," Schumann says.
Make clear your personal and religious preferences. "Maybe you'd like prayers said immediately or for the father to be first to hold the baby. It's good to have that written down for hospital staff," says Jerri Hobdy, a certified nurse-midwife and program director of the Midwifery Institute at Philadelphia University.
Find out who will deliver if your caregiver isn't there. It will likely be one of your doctor's or midwife's partners; make sure they know your preferences as well, Schumann advises.
Avoid absolutes. "The words always and never don't have much of a place in labor and delivery," Hobdy says. "Don't say, 'No medication.' Say, 'I want to try to avoid medication.' That's more realistic."
Be flexible. "Nothing is written in stone," says Robin Dietel, R.N., a labor nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, WI. "Labor is unpredictable. We never know what to expect, but if you have a birth plan, at least we will know your preferences and try to accommodate them."
Beth Howard is a Babytalk contributing editor and mother from Charlotte, North Carolina.


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Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:06:06 -0700
The Tennessee Titans worked out free-agents DL Kourtnei Brown (49ers), DL Ugo Chinasa (Lions), LB Ricky Elmore (Chargers), LB Tim Fugger (Colts) and LB Thaddeus Gibson (Bears).
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|Lions | 10 players will be released
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:23:47 -0700
The Detroit Lions have informed OG Pat Boyle, DE Ugo Chinasa, TE Alex Gottlieb, WR Nate Hughes, DT Edmon McClam, LB Carmen Messina, WR Wallace Miles, DT Tracy Robertson, CB Ross Weaver and TE Austin Wells they will be released.
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|Lions | Nine signed
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:05:36 -0800
The Detroit Lions signed DL Ugo Chinasa, C Dan Gerberry, WR Marcus Harris, WR Nate Hughes, OL Jacques McClendon, LB Slade Norris, TE Nathan Overbay, WR Terrence Toliver and DB Ross Weaver to reserve/futures contracts Tuesday, Jan. 10.
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|Lions | Ugo Chinasa added to practice squad
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:24:38 -0800
The Detroit Lions signed free-agent DL Ugo Chinasa (Panthers) to the practice squad Wednesday, Nov. 16.
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|Panthers | Six more players cut
Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:14:58 -0700
The Carolina Panthers have released WR Jamorris Warren, OLs Ryan Pugh and Jacob Bender, DL Ugo Chinasa, LB Lawrence Wilson and CB C.J. Wilson.
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|NFL | Ugo Chinasa runs at Pro Day
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Oklahoma State DL Ugo Chinasa ran the 40-yard dash in 4.70 seconds and 4.65 seconds at his Pro Day Wednesday, March 9, reports Gil Brandt, of NFL.com. He also ran the short shuttle in 4.58 seconds.
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The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce will honor Dr. Kevin Backus, pastor of Bible Presbyterian Church, and Grand Island High School music teacher Martin Allen at the annual Citizen of the Year Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 25.
Backus will receive a Citizen of the Year award for Ministry, while Allen will receive Educator of the Year.
The Citizen of the Year Awards Ceremony will be held at the Holiday Inn Grand Island, with Luke Moretti of WIVB Channel 4 serving as the master of ceremonies. The awards honor those who have made Grand Island a better place to live, work and play.
Dr. Kevin M. Backus
Early life was rather nomadic for Kevin Backus.
He and his wife Sharon have, however, called the Island home for nearly half a century. It was studying the scripture in a high school humanities class, and the witness of classmates from Bible Presbyterian Church, that led Backus to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. It was the care and influence of people at Bible Presbyterian Church that helped Backus grow in his faith and understand God's call to the ministry. It has been the partnership and support of his wife Sharon that's made his ministry possible.
Backus left high school for college, where he majored in Biblical literature with a minor in education.
Graduate school brought Backus to Faith Theological Seminary, near Philadelphia. While completing a Masters of Divinity, he pastored a church in Trenton, N.J., and served as an assistant to Dr. Carl McIntire. His work, with McIntire, involved ministry at the local church and radio and television ministries.
After graduation, Backus was set to continue graduate studies in counseling as well as serving as director of the denomination's foreign missions board when Grand Island Bible Presbyterian Church asked him to come home to join the pastoral staff.
"There was no place I'd rather serve" Backus said. "It was and still is a deep desire of my life to serve the Lord among the people who have invested so much in me. It's one of the greatest privileges of my life to serve the Grand Island congregation as a pastor for over 30 years."
According to Backus, "Any award for ministry is really as much for the people of the church as for its pastor. People keep telling me, 'Your church is unique on the Island.' The Bible Presbyterian Church is a church that is grounded, active and consistently reaching out to minister beyond her walls. 'VBS at Bible Pres.' is a childhood memory for thousands. AWANA follows in that same pattern. Ministry to young people and their families characterizes our congregation."
Backus continues, "The pressures on families today are enormous. Care for people means caring for their problems. The ministry at Bible Pres. is committed to applying the word of God to people's lives." While at the church, Backus returned to Whitefield Theological Seminary to complete a Masters in Sacred Theology and Doctor of Philosophy, both in Biblical counseling. Backus teaches those courses now in seminary and offers them as an extension campus at the church's Family Life Center. Free counseling is provided to the community through the Biblical Counseling Center of Grand Island, and counselors are continually being trained to serve across Western New York and Southern Ontario. Backus continues to lecture internationally and serves on the national certifying board for biblical counselors.
Serving others doesn't stop at the bridges. Grand Island is a strategic congregation for the Bible Presbyterian denomination. International relationships and foreign missions for the denomination are overseen, in part, by officers of the Island church. Backus serves as the chairman of the Inter-Church Relations Committee and is the international field director for the Presbyterian Missionary Union. As moderator and host pastor for the Synod, this summer, Backus says, "We should see people from around the world coming to Grand Island to celebrate the denomination's 75th anniversary."
"This is the Lord's work and we are deeply grateful to him for allowing us to serve in it."
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Martin Allen has taught instrumental music in the Grand Island schools for 25 years. After four years at the elementary level, Allen is in his 21st year at Grand Island High School. Under his baton, GIHS ensembles have been recognized for their excellence at state and national music festivals, including performances at New York State Band Directors Association, New York State School Music Association, and Music Educators National Conference All Eastern Conventions. They have received level five and six gold medals ratings at the NYSSMA Major Organization festivals from 1994-1998 and level five and six gold with distinction ratings from 1998 to the present. They have also performed at Dixie Classic National Music Festivals since 1994, where they have been awarded superior ratings as well as festival honors at the Classic Festivals and The National Adjudicator's Invitational Festivals. The group also performed at the Grand National Adjudicator's Invitational in 2000 and 2004 and 2008, where they received superior ratings and awards for the Outstanding Percussion Sections. Additional honors awarded at these festivals have been Outstanding Brass, Outstanding Woodwind, and five Outstanding Solo Awards.
A graduate of SUNY at Buffalo, Allen has his Master of Music in Education from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago with additional graduate work at SUNY Buffalo and SUNY Fredonia. He has guest conducted at various levels in Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Wayne, Genesee Wyoming, Genessee Valley, Malone and Saratoga counties and has been a guest clinician with several area school districts. An accomplished pianist, Allen has served as organist and choir director at area churches and as a trombonist and baritone with the Buffalo Silver Band. He has served on the executive board of the Erie County Music Educators Association, where he has chaired the Instrumental Committee and served as vice president. He has also served on the executive board of the New York State Band Directors Association.
Allen was honored with the American School Band Directors Association Regional and National Directors award for Outstanding Service to the American Band Movement in 1998 as well as the Erie County Council of Music Coordinators/Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Award for excellence in music education in 2004.
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"If you have an idea that could help you learn about yourself or academia or anything, you can make it happen at Washington College," said Spencer Case '08. "People are willing to help you through the process of having your idea come to life,"
Spencer, a member of the Psi Chi honor society for psychology majors and the Douglass Cater Society for Junior Fellows, has seen several of his ideas come into being during his time at Washington College. A graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School, Spencer helped found the College's Wilderness Adventure Club and, with Dr. Michael Harvey, helped to develop a course in Outdoor Leadership that emphasizes problem-solving and teamwork.
Last summer, in an effort to encourage people to stop smoking, Spencer and three other WC studentsbiked across the U.S., as part of an "independently-designed service expedition."
"A lot of people followed us on our Web site and signed the online petition promising they would quit," he said.
Spencer's next project could be his most ambitious thus far. He is part of a small group of college students who are planning to create a non-profit organization called POLAR (Preventing Offshore Litter in the Antarctic Region) to help end the practice of dumping garbage in Antarctic waters.
Spencer met the other students on his trip to Antarctica this winter with Quark Expeditions. He studied photography, researched the environmental effects of international fishing, and witnessed the practice of ocean dumping firsthand. Because ports charge boats to offload their waste, the boats simply dump it into the water off the Antarctic coast.
"We saw dumping for miles off the back of our boat," Spencer said. "It's really sad because Antarctica is the last pristine environment. With the POLAR organization, we're going to attempt to recycle the garbage that would otherwise be dumped in the ocean."
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Check out the short video above and ask yourself one question: Has BJ Penn ever looked in better shape for a 170-pound fight? The former two-division champ released this video on Thanksgiving — 16 days before his December 8th meeting with Rory MacDonald at UFC on FOX 5 — and the video title claims that he's already at 175 pounds, a quick schvitz away from making his welterweight limit. And to borrow an uncomfortable running gag from the UG, that's 175 pounds of solid, thick, tightness.
If I didn't know better, I'd say the Prodigy might be hitting the…actually, I'm not even going to go there. But bottom line, this is what a "motivated Penn" looks like. We found him, you guys. And for comparison, this is what a trench-coat model looks like. Does BJ have one more triumph left in him?


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I am sure that most of you, weather you be Atheists of Theists have heard a whole lot about God's Will. This is thrown out like verbal diarrhea every time that someone dies or a natural disaster occurs. I have often questioned why people are so quick to say that a kid that gets caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting received a "gift" and that it was God's Will that she get shot and killed in a park. How is that a gift? What proof is there that she is in a better place? Who are you to make such claims? It may sound nice and comforting at the time, but it is not all that it is cracked up to be. As the title of this post implies, I am going to be talking about God's will and our own freedom. Does God's Will take away our freedom?
To start let us look at the Frankfurt Cases. This is a thought experiment that involves two cases that are identical, except for one part.
Case 1
There are two men: Smith and Jones. Smith is pointing a gun at Jones and is deciding whether or not to shoot him. There is also an evil demon that COULD control the outcome. In this case Jones decides not to shoot Jones, however the evil demon forces Smith to pull the trigger and kill Jones.
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There are two men: Smith and Jones. Smith is pointing a gun at Jones and is deciding whether or not to shoot him. There is also an evil demon that COULD control the outcome. In this case Smith decides to shoot Jones with his own free will, and the evil demon does nothing.
Take a good look at these cases. What do you notice? First off, they are identical except for one part, which is where the evil demon comes in. The other thing is that the outcome was the same, but the method of getting to that outcome was different. If it was Smith's choice to shoot Jones or if the evil demon commanded him to, the result was the exact same. So, my question is, if "God's Will be done" then the end result will always be the same. So are we really free to make our own decision? If we are, what is the point of making them if it is just going to achieve God's Will in the end?
Another thing that I question is how a person would know what God's Will is. I really don't have a concrete answer for how one would definitively know what God's Will is, but I can speculate as to why it would be appealing to chalk up the bad things in life it "it was God's Will".
The same sort of thing happens (in someone's mind) when there is a conspiracy about something like 9/11. Sometimes when something horrible happens it scares people, which is normal. However, being humans it is in our nature to want an explanation of why something happened. In the case of conspiracy theories Jodi Dean says,
People hate thinking about, in the flash on an eye terrorist bomber...
I think that the same thing happens in the minds of Theists when a natural disaster, like Hurricane Katrina, occurs. It is much more comforting to think that there is a plan in place. People don't like to think that bad things can just happen, they would rather be optimistic about some plan that would take them to a better place (heaven supposedly, but I'll save that for another post). Michael Martin said it best in his book Atheism: A Philosophical Justification -
If pessimism is justified by the evidence, then we must be pessimistic. If we are optimistic when pessimism is justified, we are irrational.
If you are a Theist or an Atheist, please leave your comments and opinions, I would love to know more about the topic from all perspectives. Bear in mind, however, I will research what you say if I think that you haven't done your research.
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It has always amazed me how Christians can rationalize *any* event into an example of their faith. If Smith shoots Jones (cause being irrelevant for this example), then "it was god's will," and "god moves in mysterious ways," and "one cannot know the mind of god," and other rhetorical clichés that mean nothing. If Smith does not shoot Jones and Jones lives to tell about it, then we get into the "power of prayer" and "god hears all prayers" and "god is truly a loving, merciful god."
You cannot win, as these delusional people have crafted their faith in such a way that god is present and involved no matter the outcome of any situation.
@Arch You have a great site, and I completely understand your point about the amalgamation of historic beliefs. (anyone who hasn't seen it, I recommend you take a look at it)
What I am trying to establish, is why Professor Robert is so patronising in what he thinks we believe that isn't apparently true, and yet so backward in coming forward to state what he does believe is true. I have so little expectation that he will do this, that I am anticipating that typing my questions is predominantly serving as exercise for my typing fingers - sort of digital sit-ups, if you like :)
I think everyone who's been here for long and participates much knows my position: Free will is impossible. Flat out contradicts the idea that in a physical world everything that happens has a physical cause. Simply because my brain is organic and not a metal machine makes it no less devoid of freedom. The only way to introduce something other than the brain controlling my behavior is to start talking in terms of a spirit. But even then, that would need some sort of physics. We can't believe that the brain would have us do one thing but that somehow a nonphysical entity can come in and make something else happen,
If you believe in free will, you might as well believe in souls, but then you've become religious.
Free will just makes no sense to start with. It's a pair of words that suffer from an inability to be rigorously defined.
This software is odd. For some reason I can't reply to individuals here.
@Strega: "Do you believe in the story of Genesis and the Garden of Eden?" Yes, I believe it's a story. In the original Hebrew, it's more of a sort of poem. How many poems do you take literally?
@Professor Robert.
I believe the Jabberwocky is a poem too, but when I walk in the woods, I don't take my Vorpal sword.
How many Catholics believe in the Garden of Eden story as fact, and that Earth was Created less than ten thousand years ago? Doesn't the concept of Original Sin and subsequent Redemption flail a bit without it?
(When you post on a blog, the posts are linearly sequential. When you post on a forum thread, the posts are laterally sub-branched to sub-topic of postings)
Angela, when you say you imagine god would be free, is there a situation god if one were to exist that he/she/it or they would act contra their nature? How free would they be and if they were to act against their nature would they still be god?
Strega, I did some research previously to figure that out. Approximately 25-30% of the Catholic laity in the US thinks it's literally true. Most Catholics don't think it is anything other than a story. Original Sin does not fall apart for them, because they see it as something akin a metaphorical explanation. It's somewhat similar to how Aesop's Fables have a moral that they try to depict through a narrative.
Loved the Dawkins link thank you archaeopteryx. To me it is as if the christians don't read furhter than the bible. If I was going to join a political party I will want to know where they come from , how they origenated, what is there objective, what do they stand for, how do they want to achieve this, and what am I to gain from joining them. once I have looked at all of this then I will decide. I look at religion in the same way, and to be objective you have to go back to how did it origenate. If I look at the different cultures and how there religion developed understanding that all of this started in a time when there was no explanation for , plagues or floods ect. If I look at all the 'god' figures from all cultures, what the criteria was to be a god, how they were worshiped, what you gained from worshiping them what they would do if you did not worship them. There rules and regulations. It is all the same, the only difference is today that by brute force the people who believed in the biblical god was told by there god to wipe out all those who did not support there belief. No different to Muslims emposing there belief or the christian emposing there belief. No different to political parties in Africa wiping out opposing parties with violence or modernday genocide. All religions are based on mythological figures and the ones that they inheret from their culture. God does not have a will, the will we speak of is created by man, the power he has is created by man and all of these beliefs are maintained by man.


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Mimi Nguyen has been named executive director of the Miracle Mile Improvement District effective Jan. 2.
Mimi Nguyen has been named executive director of the Miracle Mile Improvement District effective Jan. 2.
A Bear Creek High graduate, Nguyen received a master of business administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
From 2008 to 2011, she served as the director of economic development for the Stockton Downtown Alliance and was most recently the associate director of ARI Community Services in Sacramento.
Nguyen will replace the retiring director, Denise Jefferson, a University of the Pacific graduate who served as executive director since January 2011.
The Miracle Mile Improvement District includes all the commercial properties located near Pacific Avenue from Alpine to Harding Way and those commercial properties on Harding Way from Lincoln Street to El Dorado. There are 235 businesses in the district.
A reception will be held following the group's board of directors' meeting Wednesday to introduce Nguyen and say goodbye to Jefferson. The public is invited to stop in for refreshments at the Annex Room behind Green's Nutrition, 1906 Pacific Ave., from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Tim Pasisz has joined the Stockton Convention & Visitors Bureau as sports development director, responsible for marketing and promoting Stockton as an event destination, especially for youth and amateur sports.
Pasisz joined the bureau, effective Dec. 3, after six seasons with the Stockton Ports baseball team, where he managed their special-events and merchandise departments.
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This angel is looking for peace and harmony, She has been waited for her true love and passion for the faith in humanbeings she is what has been described as pure many times before. Yet we know what pure is we dont know what it feels like.
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Watch Tyrone Spong's Leg Break Like Anderson Silva's at GLORY 15 [GIF/Video]
To be honest, we're not huge kickboxing fans here at CagePotato. In fact, we used to sacrifice kickboxers to high school wrestlers and BJJ blue belts in illegal challenge matches in the basement of CagePotato HQ until Johnny Law put a stop to it.
But we're writing about this awful injury now because Tyrone Spong is still an MMA fighter (he's 2-0 and fights for WSOF, in case you forgot) and this so closely mirrors Anderson Silva's (in)famous leg break that we had no choice but to post it (either that or it's a slow news day, pick one).
On Saturday, Spong was fighting at GLORY 15 in Istanbul in a one night tournament. He bested Saulo Cavalari in the semifinals and faced Gokhan Saki in the finals. The leg break occurred only 97 seconds into the fight, when Saki checked one of Spong's kicks. Here's a GIF (via Zombie Prophet) in case you can't watch the video:Read More DIGG THIS


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Mary Ellen Duffy had an especially soft heart when it came to helping people struggling to learn English, says her pastor Ed Grant of Calvary Lutheran Church.
Grant recalls the day Duffy told him she wanted to start a class there for those needing to learn conversational English.
Specifically, she wanted a class to help people living in communities near the North Charleston church.
"We prayed about it and believed it was what God wanted," Grant says.
The English for Speakers of Other Languages program, which began in the fall of 2011, serves 30 mostly Spanish speakers. They are taught by Grace Duddleston, wife of Calvary's former pastor, Robert Duddleston.
Duffy was born in April 1945 and died June 3.
During her life, she spent years as a nun and a school counselor. She also taught Spanish for many years in educational, community and employment settings.
She was passionate about the Calvary program and worked to provide support services, such as child care, enabling more adults to attend the two-hour Thursday evening classes.
"It's because of Mary Ellen and her heart that the lord blessed it," Grant says.
One student can't say enough about the difference the program Duffy started has made in her life.
Bielka Hidalgo, 45, is a permanent resident from Panama who arrived in the United States in 2008. She responds energetically when asked if the English classes have been a benefit.
"Absolutely! I started to understand everything. I watch movies in English. My mind is thinking in English all the time. I read 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.' I'll never stop watching movies (in English) and talking in English."
"I was very shy and afraid before I took English lessons. I would never go out without my husband. Now, anytime I find people in the grocery store and the mall, I am promoting the English class. Any opportunity I have, I am inviting."
Hidalgo, who was a secretary in Panama, also says she can now get a job working with the public because she can communicate.
Duddleston says Duffy opened every one of the classes with prayer.
She also put her passion, humor and wit to work when role-playing in classes, something she also did working with students at the border patrol school and at MUSC.
"She was our 'Mary Ellen, come here I need you' person. We were studying how to tell a doctor what's wrong. At one point, she wore an arm bandage as she acted out the situation," Duddleston says.
"It was hilarious! I know that because of the program that she started, we are able to help people who needed to know how to speak English. Most of the people have been here eight, nine, 10 years, but needed to learn conversational English. They come from Uzbekistan, Iraq, Panama, Chile and other countries.
"Mary Ellen was always smiling, always had a joke, she was always upbeat."
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Prolimatech MK-26 Review
Prolimatech MK-26 Introduction:
Most graphics cards that come out now are designed to cool the card enough to keep the temperatures safe but not run optimally, while the blower or fans make tons of noise. It costs more to make larger coolers with quieter/higher flowing fans. Some higher-end cards come with improved solutions but the price reflects the change – they cost more and some still leave room for improvement.
For aftermarket graphics card cooling there are two real options. Air cooling systems are isolated to the card itself and increase the weight while watercooling kits have tubes and radiators ran elsewhere and weigh less on the card itself. Both are very viable options for cooling off the latest cards that have stock cooling with room for improvement. It is important to make sure if swapping cooling solutions whether or not the warranty would be voided, and decide if it is a risk you are willing to take on. Up for review this time is the Prolimatech MK-26 cooler. The MK-26 uses a large heat sink with six heat pipes for air cooling on the GPU core and smaller heat sinks to cool the other components. The cooler doesn't come with fans so Prolimatech also provided two Ultra Sleek Vortex 14 fans that are only 15mm thick will double ball bearings, 60,000-100,000 mean time between failures dependent on temperature, and push air up to 98 CFM / 0.9mm H2O at up to 18 dBA on a 17-blade impeller! These are great statistics that should allow the cooler to run very quietly.
The design is similar to the MK-13 while weighing slightly more, likely due to the more complicated plumbing of the heat pipes and increased size. The MK-26 has grown to 257x146x47mm over its predecessor the MK-13, which measures out at 205x100x43.5mm approximately.
Prolimatech MK-26 Closer Look:
The top of the box has the heat sink shown in white in an isometric view. The primary colors are the same as the company logo – white, blue, and gray. The model MK-26 is at the top right while the Prolimatech logo is at the bottom left. The bottom of the box lists some of the main features. The main points are: up to 320 watt TDP support, the six 6mm sintered copper heat pipes, lead-free Nickel solder, support for two 120/140mm fans, Omni-Mount Retention system for highly compatible tool-free installation, and Prolimatech PK-3 thermal paste is included. At the left is a picture of the Omni-Mount Retention System. The back of the box has the Prolimatech MK-26 logo and model at the top left.
The front of the box lists specifications of the cooler. The heat sink design type is called Dual Radiator, because of the two separately finned sections. The max TDP is rated up to 320 watts. The heat sink is intended to be a universal tool-tree mounting system Prolimatech calls Omni-Mount. The heat sink uses six 6mm sintered metal powder wick heat pipes that are Nickel-soldered to 0.5mm Nickle-plated Aluminum heat fins. Recommended fan setup is two 120mm or 140mm fans for cooling the heat sink with at least 87 CFM. The back side lists compatibilities ranging from AMD 7-series down to 3-series, and NVIDIA 600-series back to the 7-series. The first end of the box matches the top styling with the Prolimatech logo and MK-26 model. The other end has the bar code and says Made in China. In eight languages it suggests visiting their website for more information.
Upon opening the box, the first thing to be found is the instruction manual. For better installation details it is best to go to the Prolimatech website and find the MK-26; there is a tab there called Installation that shows in better detail how to get it installed. Immediately under the foam padding is the heat sink, protected from dirt by a plastic bag. Underneath that are the rest of the accessories needed for installation. Included are heat sinks, Prolimatech PK-3 thermal paste, mounting parts, and other instructions including a parts list and smaller instructions for heat pad and smaller heat sink installation.
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Trichoptera, or caddisflies, comprise the most diverse insect order whose members are exclusively aquatic. Only aquatic Diptera outnumber them in species and ecological diversity. The larval stages are found in lakes, rivers, and streams around the world, and are important components of food webs in these freshwater ecosystems (Resh and Rosenberg 1984). A few species in the family Chathamiidae from New Zealand and Australia are unusual for the Insecta in having larvae that are truly marine, mostly restricted to tidal pools.
Adult Trichoptera, in contrast to the larvae, are terrestrial and look much like drab, fragile moths, often occurring in large numbers in lakeside or streamside habitats. The similarity is not incidental. Trichoptera are closely related to the order Lepidoptera and together the two orders comprise the superorder Amphiesmenoptera, or "dressed-up wings," the name referring to the dense clothing of scales or hairs on the wings. Monophyly of these two orders is strongly supported in both morphological and molecular analyses (Kristensen 1984, Wheeler, et al. 2001). Trichoptera possess the more primitive character state, having hairs rather than scales, and this character accounts for the name Trichoptera, meaning "hairy wings." Also, unlike moths and butterflies, which typically have a coiled, tubelike proboscis for feeding, adult caddisflies lack well-developed mouthparts, including the absence of mandibles, but have a well-developed haustellum (synapomorphic for the order) formed from a fusion of the hypopharynx and labium, and used in some species to imbibe liquids.
Unlike Lepidoptera larvae, which are predominantly terrestrial herbivores, Trichoptera larvae, with very few exceptions, are aquatic and primarily detritivorous. Like lepidopteran caterpillars, caddisfly larvae are capable of spinning silk from specially modified salivary glands. The diversity of microhabitats exploited by caddisfly larvae is a consequence of the many ways silk is used to construct retreats, nets, and cases and probably accounts for the success of the order as a whole (Mackay and Wiggins 1979, Wiggins 1996).
Almost 12,000 caddisfly species, placed in 45 families and about 600 genera, have been described from all faunal regions, but it has been estimated that the world fauna may contain as many as 50,000 species (Schmid 1984). The three currently recognized suborders are largely characterized by differences in the way silk is used (Ross 1944), whether to produce nets or tubes, or as glue to make various types of portable cases, often incorporating sand and small pebbles, or bits of leaves and twigs, each genus or even species building its own particular style of case. Some larvae are free-living and predaceous, but nevertheless lay down a strand of silk as they move, much like the larvae of Lepidoptera.
The larvae, and the fascinating nets and cases they produce, represents the life stage most familiar to the non-entomologist, and the case-making behavior of some species may account for the English common name, caddisfly. Although the origin of the word is obscure, it has been suggested to derive from cadaz or cadace (caddys), a word of variable spelling used in Shakespearean times to refer to a ribbon made from a certain kind of yarn sold by traveling vendors, who because of this were sometimes called "cadice men." Cadice men would pin samples of their wares to their clothing, a habit which may have suggested the name caddisfly or caddisworm for the aquatic larvae, who exhibit the analogous behavior of attaching bits of leaves and twigs to the outside of their cases (Hickin 1967).
Although caddisflies are not generally considered to be of great economic importance as pests, they are beneficially important in the trophic dynamics and energy flow in aquatic ecosystems. The larvae are also useful as biological indicator organisms for assessing water quality. Extensive use of them has been made for this purpose because larvae of different species vary in sensitivity to various types of pollution (Resh and Unzicker 1975, Resh 1993, Dohet 2002), and because the taxonomy of the group is relatively well known for temperate regions. Unfortunately, the larvae of many species, especially in the tropics, are unknown or have not been associated with their adult forms.


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10-20 years is sentence for Colebrook factory explosionBy BOB HOOKWAY
Special to the Union Leader
November 27. 2013 7:43PM
LANCASTER — After he issued a tearful apology to the family members of two workers killed in a 2010 explosion at a Colebrook gunpowder plant, the factory's former owner was dealt a stiff New Hampshire State Prison sentence Wednesday.
Coos County Superior Court Judge Peter H. Bornstein sentenced 64-year-old Craig Sanborn of Maidstone, Vt., to a pair of consecutive five- to 10-year terms — 10 to 20 years in all — following his convictions last month on two counts of manslaughter.
The judge then denied his attorney's motion to continue $250,000 bail pending a New Hampshire Supreme Court appeal of the convictions. As more than a dozen of his own family members and supporters looked on, court officers took Sanborn into custody to await the trip to the State Prison for Men in Concord.
Donald Kendall, 56, of Colebrook and Jesse Kennett, 49, of Stratford were killed just after lunchtime on May 14, 2010, as a series of explosions, then a fire, erupted while they worked on industrial grinding and mixing machines used in the manufacture of gunpowder at Black Mag LLC on Gould Street.
Sanborn struggled to maintain his composure Wednesday while explaining that attorneys had, for the past three years, not allowed him to contact the families of the men to express his grief and condolences, something he wanted to do.
"I was never accorded the opportunity to speak to or contact the family members. I was not allowed to attend their services," he said.
As he concluded his statement, Sanborn turned and faced the victims' family members.
"There's nothing I can do or say to bring peace to this tragic issue. I'm truly sorry for the loss to the families."
Negligence, recklessness
Expert witnesses, during a trial that took much of October, testified that Kendall and Kennett, who had started their jobs just a few weeks earlier, were killed immediately by the powerful initial explosion in the production room. Witnesses told a jury that extremely unsafe conditions prevailed there, including explosive dust coating much of the floors and machinery. That, Coos County Attorney John McCormick repeatedly told jurors, was the fault of Sanborn's negligence and recklessness.
Defense attorney Mark Sisti repeatedly countered that his client hadn't even been in New Hampshire the day of the tragedy. He was several hundred miles away at a gun show, Sisti said.
"He's a completely different man than the monster that's being portrayed by the prosecution," Sisti told Bornstein during Wednesday's 2½-hour court session.
Widow speaks
When Bornstein gave her the chance Wednesday to present her victim's impact statement, Jesse Kennett's widow, Bethany Kennett, described what she said was the awful day she got the news that there had been an explosion and fire at her husband's workplace.
"My life and my daughter's life ended as we knew it. My husband was a very good man. I thought, 'What am I going to do without him?' I've never been alone in my life. All I wanted was to crawl in the corner and die, too."
Four people, including one present and one former North Country police chief, presented verbal statements Wednesday attesting to the good character and giving nature of Sanborn, who, Bornstein acknowledged, had no criminal record prior to last month.
The jury also convicted Sanborn on two counts of negligent homicide in Kendall's and Kennett's deaths, but McCormick elected Wednesday to have him sentenced on the manslaughter counts, each of which could have carried a maximum term of 30 years.
Bornstein nevertheless acknowledged that the sentence he did hand down was stiff, especially for a man of Sanborn's age.
Striking a balance
The prison term will also carry 150 days additional incarceration for each year of the minimum sentences. Bornstein fined Sanborn $4,000 with an additional $960 penalty assessment on each count, and ordered him to participate in any counseling and treatment programs the corrections department recommends.
Sisti had proposed a sentence of 12 months in the county house of corrections, and a 3½- to seven-year suspended prison term, plus 250 hours of community service.
In rejecting both that and a call from some victims' family members for the full manslaughter term, Bornstein said he had tried to strike a balance.
"I appreciate that the loss is terrible; it's immeasurable. People should not have to go to work at their own risk, or an unknown risk," he said.
After the sentencing, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels issued this statement about Sanborn: "His criminal conviction and sentence won't bring these men back to life, but it will keep him from putting workers' lives in peril. And it should drive home to employers this message: Worker safety can never be sacrificed for the benefit of production, and workers' lives are not-and must never be-considered part of the cost of doing business. We categorically reject the false choice between profits and safety."
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So determined is the U.S. government to corner Julian Assange, it plans to offer Pfc . Bradley Manning a plea bargain deal if he agrees to testify against the Wikileaks founder. Earlier in the week it was revealed that a secret grand jury was empaneled in northern Virginia to look at indicting Assange, who was released from jail yesterday in the United Kingdom.
"We have heard today from one of my US lawyers that there may be a US indictment for espionage for me coming from a secret grand jury investigation," Assange said from the East Anglia mansion of a supporter and friend where he is staying following his release from the London prison. "There are obviously serious attempts to take down the content by taking us down as an organization and taking me down as an individual."
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"I had never heard of the name Bradley Manning before it was published in the press," Assange told ABC. "WikiLeaks technology (was) designed from the very beginning to make sure that we never know the identities or names of people submitting us material. That is, in the end, the only way that sources can be guaranteed that they remain anonymous."
The Pentagon has denied reports stating that Manning is being tortured at the Marine brig at Quantico, Virginia, while awaiting possible court martial.
The Oakland-based Courage to Resist project said today that Manning spends at least 23 hours a day in solitary confinement in a small cell. Jeff Paterson, director of the Oakland-basedCourage to Resist project, told the Washington Post his group considers Manning's treatment a form of punitive punishment.
It appears likely the Justice Department will attempt to link Manning directly to Assange. Adrian Lamo, the former hacker who turned Manning in to the government, told the FBI that Assange had provided Manning with an encrypted internet conferencing service and a dedicated server for uploading the data ultimately released by Wikileaks.
The Justice Department is reportedly concerned that Julian Assange will not be successfully prosecuted under the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. It is likely that if Assange is indicted and extradited to the United States, his attorneys will mount a vigorous defense based on the First Amendment and freedom of speech and the media.
A case against Assange based on the Espionage or Computer Fraud acts will likely fail if there is no solid evidence the Australian conspired with the intelligence analyst Manning.
The case against Manning may also flounder. "Convincing Manning will likely be easier said than done, as the private clearly had a strong belief in the importance of releasing the documents, and reports of his mistreatment in detention are unlikely to make him any more friendly to the idea of a plea deal," writes Jason Ditz.
According to an Opinion Dynamics Corp. poll conducted for Fox News on December 14, a majority of Americans support prosecuting Julian Assange despite the fact he is not a U.S. citizen.
"When voters were asked whether 'the owner of the website' who received and leaked the classified government information should be arrested and put on trial, two-thirds (66 percent) think he should, according to a Fox News poll released Friday. When the focus was placed on the person who 'stole and leaked the information,' the feeling is even stronger, as 83 percent favor arrest and trial," Fox News reported on Friday.
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A Columbiana County woman associated with the McKinney's Furniture stores was killed Sunday when the motorcycle she was operating collided with an SUV in Pennsylvania.
A Columbiana County woman was killed Sunday when the motorcycle she was operating collided with an SUV along state Route 51 in Fayette County, Pa.
According to a report received from the Pennsylvania State Police, the Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Joyce McKinney, 61, of Columbiana, crashed head-on with a Jeep Grand Cherokee operated by James Hickle, 78, of West Leisenring, Pa.
The accident occurred around 12:20 p.m. on Route 51, near Pittsburgh Road, in North Union Township, about 90 miles southeast of East Liverpool. McKinney was traveling north in the southbound lane state police reported, before striking the SUV head-on.
She was flown via medical helicopter to UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, where she was pronounced dead, according to the report.
Hickle, who reportedly was unable to avoid a crash, suffered minor injuries.
Robert McKinney, 75, also operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle, was involved in the accident as well, as he crashed into the initial wreckage created by the first collision, state police reported. He, too, was flown to UPMC-Presbyterian, reportedly with injuries termed in the report as moderate and non life-threatening.
Trooper Stefani A. Plume of the Uniontown station of the Pennsylvania State Police said the McKinneys were traveling in the wrong direction on Route 51 when the accident took place.
Although the accident remains under investigation, and the report states "unknown reasons" for the direction of travel, Plume said the initial belief is the McKinneys had stopped along their travels, possibly at a nearby gas station which basically divides the northbound and southbound lanes of Route 51, and being unfamiliar with the area, returned to the roadway headed in the wrong direction.
The McKinneys both were wearing helmets at this time of the accident, while Hickle was wearing a seatbelt.
The roadway was closed for roughly two hours as three area fire departments, as well as an EMS unit, assisted at the scene. All three vehicles received severe damage and were towed from the scene.
The McKinneys are associated with McKinney's Furniture with locations in Calcutta, Salem, Canton, Alliance and Monaca, Pa.


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Of all the architects of last year's financial crash, John Dugan remains the most obscure, despite his stature as one of the most influential. While regulatory errors have made Larry Summers, Robert Rubin and Alan Greenspan household names, most people have never heard either of Dugan or his agency, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. But as the chief regulator for the largest US banks, Dugan and his staff are one of the most powerful engines of economic policy in the world.
Over the course of nearly a quarter-century, Dugan has proved himself a staunch ally of the American financial elite as a Senate staffer (1985-89), a Treasury official (1989-93) and a lobbyist (1993-2005), building a career that culminated in 2005 when George W. Bush appointed him comptroller of the currency. When the financial system finally succumbed to its own excesses in September 2008, Dugan's fingerprints were all over the economic wreckage, but almost nobody noticed.
Dugan began navigating the intersection of politics and finance in the mid-1980s as an aide to deregulatory ideologue Republican Senator Jake Garn. But he didn't distinguish himself as anything more than a partisan workhorse until he entered the Treasury Department in 1989. That year, Congress ordered the Treasury to conduct a study on deposit insurance–the federal program that makes sure you don't lose all your money if your bank fails. Under Dugan's direction, the study ballooned into a nearly 750-page book that is perhaps the single most boring manifesto for sweeping economic change that has ever been written. Published in 1991 under the mundane title Modernizing the Financial System: Recommendations for Safer, More Competitive Banks, Dugan's tome became known as the Green Book, and it established him as one of the earliest architects of the "too big to fail" economy.
With the Green Book, Dugan pushed dozens of policies that were ultimately enacted, but three stand out from the pack. His first objective was to allow banks to expand into multiple states without incurring additional regulatory oversight. His second, more radical goal was to allow relatively safe commercial banks to merge with riskier investment banks and insurance companies. And his third, most extreme initiative was to allow commercial firms–General Electric, Sears–to purchase a bank.
Dugan was not the first to suggest these reforms. Congress poked holes in the wall between banking and commerce in 1987. That same year, Paul Volcker's tenure as chair of the Federal Reserve came to an end, in part because of his resistance to using the central bank to weaken Glass-Steagall. But the banking system of 1991 still largely resembled the banking system of 1951. The significance of the Green Book is that it expressed these radical deregulatory positions in a single, seamless policy platform.


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A Baton Rouge-based research group accused the Jindal administration of using revenue numbers that could knock the budget neutrality of the governor's tax plan out of balance by at least $500 million.
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana also concluded that middle and upper income taxpayers would get a tax break under the plan, with the biggest tax benefits going to taxpayers with the highest earnings.
"The losers in the tax swap deal need to be identified and the impact on them needs to be explained more fully," PAR said in a nine-page commentary.
Tim Barfield, executive counsel for the state Department of Revenue, disagreed with PAR's assumptions.
He said the plan will be revenue neutral.
"A standard approach to estimate the future is to begin with the best data as of today. This we have done, but only as the starting point. The Legislative Fiscal Office and other economic experts agree with our methodology," Barfield said in a prepared statement.
"As this debate begins, if we want to see truly revenue neutral balance, we think some adjustment needs to be made," PAR President Robert Travis Scott said after a presentation featuring the Tax Foundation officials who helped the Jindal administration put together the tax overhaul package. The lecture by Joseph Henchman and Scott Drenkard was part of an LSU Public Administration Institute meeting.
Scott said PAR, a membership group that researches public policy issues, questioned some of the numbers presented by the administration. For instance, the plan reflects personal income tax numbers from a couple years ago when the economy was coming out of recession, so they were lower than they would be now, he said. At the same time, the plan uses sales tax collections that reflect a more healthy economy, he said.
"We're not saying the plan is impossible. We're saying the initial numbers need to be adjusted to reflect a truly revenue neutral picture," Scott said.
Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to eliminate the state's personal income and corporate taxes in favor of increasing the state sales tax to 5.88 percent and taxing more services. The governor contends the plan will be revenue neutral, allowing state government to still pay the bills that keep colleges, hospitals and other public services operating.
The proposal will be debated in the legislative session that starts April 8.
The budget neutrality of the plan is important to many legislators after back-to-back years of state spending cuts. Some already are uneasy about making dramatic changes to the state's tax structure in a short window of time. The plan would kick in Jan. 1.
PAR said the Jindal administration's numbers are off by several hundred million dollars because 2011 recession-influenced revenue figures were used.
For example, $2.7 billion in personal income taxes needs to be replaced, not the $2.4 billion cited by the Jindal administration, PAR said.
The administration appeared to use "lower figures of the past to count the costs" and "higher figures of the future to count the benefits," the research organization said.
"The use of income tax figures that were depressed by the economic downturn two years ago, as opposed to the trend of recovery and higher revenues that the state is experiencing currently, can result in the plan not being revenue neutral," PAR said.
The organization said the plan could be $500 million to $650 million short of revenue neutrality.
Also simmering is an argument over who the winners and losers would be in the tax plan.
The Jindal administration contends "the vast majority of Louisiana taxpayers will save more through the elimination of state income taxes than they will pay in increased state sales taxes."
Administration aides promoted a scenario in which "teachers making $45,000 per year filing individually would see their annual state tax burden reduced by more than $800 on average."
PAR said someone has to pick up the tab.
The organization said businesses could be losers if they heavily use services that now would be taxed.
Mark Ballard of the Capitol news bureau contributed to this report.


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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa said Monday that it will contribute forces to a United Nations military mission with an unprecedented mandate to take action against rebel groups in Congo, just over two weeks after 13 South African troops died in a battle with rebels in Central African Republic.
South African troops will join a new "intervention brigade" for Congo that was authorized on March 28 by the U.N. Security Council to help bring peace to the country's conflict-wracked east. The resolution lets the brigade carry out offensive operations alone or with Congolese soldiers to neutralize and disarm armed groups.
"We will be sending forces to form part of the intervention force," said Brig. Gen. Xolani Mabanga, a South African military spokesman.
South Africa already has troops in Congo under United Nations auspices, in Sudan's Darfur region under a mandate approved by the U.N. and African Union, and in a maritime security operation in Mozambique under a bilateral deal.
It has announced plans to withdraw troops from Central African Republic, where a force of about 200 South Africans last month fought a larger group of rebels that advanced on the capital, Bangui, and overthrew the president, Francois Bozize. Opposition lawmakers in South Africa have questioned the government's explanation amid allegations that South African military tasks included the protection of Bozize, who himself seized power after a rebellion a decade ago. Bozize fled to Cameroon after his ouster and is seeking exile in the West African state of Benin.
The battle in Central African Republic damaged South Africa's reputation and showed that the troops' deployment in a bilateral arrangement had left them "exposed," said Alex Vines, head of the Africa program at Chatham House in London, a London-based institute on international affairs.
However, he said, South African troops "have not done badly" when deployed under the auspices of the United Nations or African Union, highlighting the need for logistics and clear terms of engagement.
Mabanga said none of the troops who were deployed in Central African Republic would join the South African contingent of the U.N.-approved force that will go to Congo. He declined to say how many soldiers would participate in the mission in Congo, whose mineral-rich east has been engulfed in fighting since the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
Also Monday, a spokesman for the Congolese rebel group M23 said peace talks with the Congolese government have resumed in the Ugandan capital.
Rene Abandi, who heads M23's delegation to the talks in Kampala, said both parties had met separately with their Ugandan mediator.
The talks, which started in December under the banner of a regional bloc, had been put on hold after a rift emerged within the ranks of M23 in late February.
M23 is the most prominent of many rebel groups that operate in Congo's volatile east. It is made up of hundreds of mostly Tutsi fighters who deserted the Congolese national army after accusing the government of failing to respect the terms of a peace deal reached in 2009.
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