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Ryan Schimpf homered twice and drove in five runs as the Fisher Cats won their fourth straight game, a 7-3 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Monday at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine.
Schimpf hit a two-run shot in the first inning off Portland starter Charlie Haeger to stake New Hampshire to a 2-0 lead. With the Fisher Cats clinging to a 4-3 in the top of the ninth, Schimpf hit a three-run bomb to put the result beyond doubt.
Brad Glenn drove in the other two runs for New Hampshire (22-22), one a run on a groundout and the other with a double.
Marcus Walden (3-4) earned the win, going six innings for the Fisher Cats, allowing eight hits and three runs, two of them earned. He walked two and struck out two.
Joel Carreno worked 1 2/3 innings to pick up the save.
Haeger (1-1) went 6 2/3 innings for Portland and took the loss. He allowed four runs on seven hits, striking out four and walking four.
Portland (24-17) got a solo homer from Tony Thomas, and RBI doubles from Heiker Meneses and Michael Almanzar.
The teams continue their three-game series tonight at 6:05 p.m. Righty Deck McGuire (2-3) goes for the Fisher Cats while righty Brandon Workman (5-1) will start for Portland.


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I prefer to start all dogs, regardless of size, at 2.2 mg/kg once a day and then reassess them seven to 10 days into treatment by evaluating clinical signs, measuring electrolyte concentrations, and performing an ACTH stimulation test. I adjust the trilostane dose based on the post-ACTH serum cortisol concentrations in conjunction with clinical signs:
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SOME Catholic priests have used guns, knives and dogs in their sexual assaults on children and women, an inquiry has heard.
Victoria's parliamentary inquiry into child sexual abuse heard stunning evidence on Monday, including claims of bestiality, hospital chaplains raping patients, student priests being sexually assaulted in the seminary, a priest carrying a gun around a school playground and boys on altar boy camp being assaulted for a week by seminarians in charge of the camp.
Helen Last, the director of advocacy group In Good Faith, says abuse victims have told stories of priests keeping guns and knives in their presbytery, while one told her that some clergy "introduced dogs into assaults of children".
Ms Last told the inquiry the Catholic Church took 15 years to deal with priest Peter Searson, now deceased, who was accused of carrying a gun with him in the playground in the mid 1990s, while another priest kept a pistol in his glovebox.
She also spoke of an incident in which a Catholic hospital chaplain assaulted a married woman in her bed immediately after she had been admitted for mental health care and then raped her in his quarters before sending her back to the ward.
"These are just the worst examples of the terrorisations," she told the Family and Community Development Committee.
"There are hundreds and hundreds we can access."
One priest who assaulted a woman at knifepoint told her he would "rearrange her face" if she told anyone, Ms Last said.
She said none of the allegations had been taken to police.
The claim of the woman raped in hospital had been managed by the Melbourne Archdiocese but no report had ever been made to the hospital authorities.
"We have three examples of assaults in hospitals by different priests, all in the role of chaplains," she said.
"These women have had the most shocking time in the last seven to 10 years trying to get the Melbourne Archdiocese to respond appropriately to these assaults."
She said clerical abuse continued to this day and her group had been inundated with allegations from victims in recent weeks.
But still the Catholic church had no mental health policy, she said, and adhered to an ancient secretive and hierarchical structure that "no rational person lives now."
Victims are afraid to complain because of public humiliation, a "fear of an angry punishing God" and because the church's Melbourne Response process only added to the trauma.
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Police released images Tuesday of a bank robber who has held up two Orange County banks claiming to be armed with a bomb.
The photos were released in the wake of Saturday's holdup at a Chase bank branch, 12555 Valley View St., in Garden Grove.
The same man is suspected of holding up a U.S. Bank branch in the Leisure World Shopping Center, 13900 block of Seal Beach Boulevard, about 3:40 p.m. in Seal Beach, said Sgt. Steve Bowles, a Seal Beach Police Department spokesman.
In that incident, the suspect walked into the bank, pulled out a gun and placed what he claimed was a pipe bomb on a table inside the bank. After forcing an employee to take him to the safe, he fled with an undisclosed sum of money and was last seen running from the bank through the parking lot.
No bomb was left at the scene, Bowles said.
The suspect in Saturday's robbery was described as a white male in his mid-20s to mid-30s with dark hair. He was dressed in jeans, a beige shirt and a blue baseball-style cap.
The man wanted for the Seal Beach robbery has a similar description and was wearing a checked shirt. Authorities believe he is the same man who robbed the Garden Grove bank, Bowles said.
Anyone with information about the suspect's name or whereabouts is asked to call Seal Beach Detective Gary Krogman at 562-799-4100, Ext. 1108.
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The Garden Club of Durango held its pre-Valentines Day tea Wednesday ensconced in the Victorian decor of the General Palmer Hotel, and boy, did they dress for the occasion.
It was a veritable fashion show of hats from Victorian days to more modern vintages.
Member Shirley Spangsberg doesnt just grow and photograph some of the most beautiful roses in town, she carried a rosy handbag, wore a beautiful silk rose and wore a rose-bedecked hat she had made herself in the 1960s. (I should mention that I have a soft spot for Spangsberg because she was my Girl Scout Troop leader when I was in grade school. Its always great to see her.)
Nancy Greif, one of the hostesses for the tea, was all decked out in a riding hat with black veil, her great-grandmothers earrings and a beautiful brooch that is set to become a family heirloom itself.
President Marsha Schuetz was sporting a glamorous Victorian-style hat made by Gussied Up Gal, which had the innovative approach of embroidery on the inside of the turned up brim with a rose nestled against her cheek.
Members were asked the question, What is a crumpet, anyway? in the invitation. Fortunately, for those, like me, who had heard of them but never really eaten one, crumpets were on the menu. (A crumpet is a small yeast bread similar to English muffins, but theyre not split.)
The other hostesses who joined Greif in preparing a full-on tea were Karen Mordi, Jean Richards and Helen Winfrey. Along with the aforementioned crumpets, coffee, black tea, oolong tea and green tea, they served both plain and cranberry scones with clotted cream and jam, cupcakes with orange, strawberry and chocolate frosting, madeleines, mini-shortbread squares, raspberry thumbprint cookies, chocolate-covered strawberries, chocolates from Paris and fruit for those who had any regret at all about indulging in such scrumptious offerings. Everything was beautifully served on silver trays on a buffet decorated with red hearts, glitter and those red berries (not holly) that show up at Christmas, but are perfect for Valentines Day, too.
The Garden Club of Durango was federated in 1940, which means it is celebrating its 73rd birthday this year. For the golden anniversary, members held a party at the Electra Lake Clubhouse, complete with a fashion show from the decades of the clubs existence, and for the 70th, they had a John Wayne barbecue at the Schuetz home in the Animas Valley. It will be interesting to see what members do for their 75th.
The club meets once a month to share gardening tips about how to be successful in our rugged zone, which includes a number of microclimates. During the winter, meetings are all about education, but in the summer, its all about the gardens, with many a tour. I went on a tour once and was blown away. Just as with the arts, Im a better garden audience than gardener.
The group doesnt just meet, though. As a gift to the community, they create and maintain the gorgeous garden at Santa Rita Park, which includes a pergola and Blue Star Memorial.
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I wrote about the Second Annual Valentines Day Gala fundraiser for Mountain Middle School in my Wednesday column, but ran out of space to write about a few things I learned about the school that night.
The schools common room is called the Eeva Reeder Room, but who the heck is Eeva Reeder? Its a story that is both tragic and inspiring.
Reeder began her mathematics teaching career in the Seattle area. While completing her masters degree, she took a job with a bridge-design company and had a startling realization. She had never applied her mathematics skills to a real-world situation.
And thus was born her passion for project-based learning, in part because she realized her students were not learning concepts deeply enough to apply or even remember them for long periods, and in part because research was beginning to show that concepts are best understood using concrete examples the students create themselves (that last part is important).
For the rest of her career, she taught at a number of schools in the Seattle area, including Mountlake Terrace High School, which was recognized by the George Lucas Foundation for Academic Excellence. But Reeder also consulted with and helped design curriculum, accurate measurement tools (teachers call those rubrics, but thats too jargony for me) and projects galore, gaining a national reputation in the process.
Enter Mountain Middle School. Its first charter application was turned down, because the Colorado Charter School Institute worried that the schools teachers would have the enormous task of trying to design projects that would help students meet Colorados academic standards. It was back to the drawing board for Nancy Heleno, who put Herculean-sized efforts into getting MMS off the ground.
Gisele Pansze, who was one of the lead developers of Animas High School, which also offers a project-based-learning curriculum, had spoken with Reeder, and while AHS and MMS couldnt afford her fees, Pansze thought Heleno should at least give Reeder a call.
It was a meeting of two like-minded, passionate women.
She was normally paid tens of thousands of dollars for her expertise, Heleno said. But she was so impressed with the three tenets of Mountain Middle School, academic rigor, significant student/teacher interaction to build relationships and the culture of the school as a safe place to learn. Eeva said she would drop her normal $50,000 fee if I could raise $4,000 to show we were serious. I made a few calls to supporters, and we raised it.
During the next six months, the two women exchanged countless emails and phone calls, developing robust projects that clearly demonstrated they met the standards.
The night before the 577-page revised application was to go to the printer, Heleno got a call that rocked her to her foundation. Kevin Reeder, Eevas husband, told her Reeder had died that day at the age of 53, and Heleno learned for the first time that her mentor, partner and friend had been fighting a losing battle with cancer during the entire project. Heleno never once had an inkling Reeder was even sick.
She never wavered for a moment, Heleno said. And neither did he. His wife had just died, but he was calling me not only to notify me, but to ask if I needed anything more for the application. Not meeting Eeva in person is one of the few regrets in my life.
It was the only application the charter institute ever received with a dedication on the cover, and the only application the board ever approved unanimously, in large part because of Reeders work, Heleno said. And when MMS opened its doors in August 2011, Kevin Reeder came for the dedication of the room that honored her final passionate project.
When he spoke, those 156 middle school students were so quiet, you could have heard a pin drop, Heleno said. He said, Even though she hasnt met you, she loves you.
But wait, thats not all. Come summer 2012, Kevin Reeder announces an amazing gift to MMS. Ten bankers boxes, his wifes lifes work, with the only caveat the information not be used for profit and that her research and work be made available to others researching and creating projects and assessment tools.
Any major university in the country would have killed for those papers, and hes giving them to a middle school in an isolated little town in the Rockies. Because he liked what he saw, too.
Pansze and Heleno are a bit like kids in a candy store, reading and organizing the paperwork by topic rather than by the school system of filing Reeder had used. And when theyre done, MMS will have some of the best teacher manuals in the country.
If you ever visit the school, stop for a minute in the Eeva Reeder Room and give a moment of thanks for her contribution to our communitys children.
Celebrating their birthdays on the cusp of Aquarius and Pisces are Maryann Fassett, Ellen Patterson, Dick Pearson, Patrick Cunnion, Peggy Bull, Eric Copeland, David Wylie, Jim West, Toni Senters, Kyle Odin, Mark Bauer, Glenn Bultman, Debbie Chilcoate, Jeffrey Ugai, JoEtta Galbraith and Hal Sippy.
Special greetings go to Carol Treat, who gracefully illustrates the phrase, Shes not getting older, shes getting better.
Hard as it is to believe, my high school class is celebrating its 40th reunion this summer. In the process of finding far-flung classmates and using newfangled inventions such as the Internet, former senior class President Jack Turner tells me many people have started to register on the wrong website, which charges $20. (Ours is free.) When they decline to pay, the site continues to use their name to bring in other classmates.
Turner calls it fraud. I just know theres an easy way to fix it.
The official website is www.DHS1973.com. Dont Google DHS 1973, because it will probably take you to the wrong site. If you see a photo of some of our fellow classmates all grown up, standing on the stairs at the old high school, you have arrived at the right place.
Go there. Register.
And I hope Ill see all of you June 14 and 15. Nuff said.
Wishing for anniversaries warmed by tropical ocean breezes are Alan and Pat Stelter and Scott and Julie McCallister.
Very special greetings go out to Richard and Cindy Cortese, who celebrated 30 years together Feb. 9.
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Its hard to believe that something exists if we cant see it. How does one explain the benefit of something that didnt happen much less actually quantify it? No, Im not talking physics or philosophy here Im talking public health and one of its major components: prevention. Preventing diseases from happening, preventing injuries from occurring and preventing substance abuse from even starting.
In doing our work at San Juan Basin Health Department, these nonevents are products that society does not see, and therefore, often does not comprehend or appreciate. While this is understandable, its important that we in public health help the community grasp our mission.
So every year since 1995, National Public Health Week is celebrated to raise awareness of what public health is and its value to our communities. This years theme is ROI (Return on Investment): Save Lives, Save Money. The week will document the preventive value of many of our services and programs.
Routine immunizations save $9.9 million in direct health-care costs, save 33,000 lives and prevent 14 million cases of disease. San Juan Basin Health provides adult vaccinations as well as its Vaccine for Children program, which makes low-cost, routine immunizations available. Immunizations ROI: $1 spent, $18.40 saved.
Our home- and community-based services help 340 clients stay in their homes with support services, thus preventing placement in a nursing home. One study found home programs produced a savings of $43 million in Colorado in just one year.
Nationally, pre-term births cost $26 billion a year. Women, Infants and Children prenatal benefits reduce the rate of low birth weight babies by 25 percent and very low birth weight babies by 44 percent. SJBHs WIC supplemental nutrition education and assistance program serves more than 1,000 clients each month. Benefits continue after the mother gives birth, as WICs Breast-feeding Peer Support program works with mothers to breast-feed their babies for at least six months. Breast-feeding up to six months ROI: $3.5 billion.
Less than 15 percent of adults and 10 percent of adolescents eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables each day. WIC also addresses this, but so do SJBHs promotora (bilingual-bicultural health educator) and worksite wellness program. Chronic diseases cause Americans to miss work each year, resulting in lost productivity totaling more than $1 trillion. Worksite wellness ROI: $1 spent, $3.27 in medical savings.
If every state without a comprehensive smoke-free policy adopted one, smoking-related deaths could be reduced by 624,000. They also would save more than $316 million in lung-cancer treatment and more than $875 million in heart attack and stroke treatment over five years. Fortunately, Colorado has the Clean Indoor Air law. Our Celebrating Healthy Communities coalition educates people and local businesses about the smoke-free law and helped expand the provisions to cover outdoor parks and recreational trails.
The U.S. spends far more on health care than any other country, with costs rising tenfold from 1980 to 2010. However, a Trust for Americas Health study found that investing in proven, community-based public-health efforts could save $16 billion over 5 years. Public Health ROI: $1 spent, $5.60 saved.
Sometimes, it really is the things that you cant see that have value. People can help public health be more visible by standing up for the value of public health and prevention in our lives and spreading the word that investing in public health is an investment in our nations health and future.
Jane Looney is the communications director for the San Juan Basin Health Department.


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Hazel Wetzstein, professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia, has been appointed professor and head of Purdue University's Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.
Wetzstein succeeds Robert Joly, who is returning to the
faculty after serving eight years as department head.
"Dr. Wetzstein is a respected scholar and thoughtful leader," said Jay Akridge,
Glenn W. Sample Dean of the College of Agriculture. "She made a deep and positive impression on the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
and the college during her visits here, and I could not be more excited about the future of the department under her leadership."
Wetzstein received her bachelor's degree in biology from California State University and doctorate in botany from the University of California-Davis. She
joined the biological sciences faculty at the University of Nevada before moving in 1980 to the University of Georgia. Her research emphasis has been in
plant growth and development, reproductive biology, conservation and tissue culture, and medicinal plants.
The appointment is effective August 1.
By Keith Robinson
Regulated deer hunts in Indiana state parks have helped restore the health of forests suffering from decades of damage caused by overabundant populations
of white-tailed deer, a Purdue study shows.
A research team led by Michael Jenkins, associate
professor of forest ecology, found that a 17-year-long Indiana Department of Natural Resources policy of organizing hunts in state parks has successfully spurred
the regrowth of native tree seedlings, herbs and wildflowers rendered scarce by browsing deer.
Jenkins said that while hunting may be unpopular with some, it is an effective means of promoting the growth and richness of Indiana's natural areas.
"We can't put nature in a glass dome and think it's going to regulate itself," he said. "Because our actions have made the natural world the way it is, we
have an obligation to practice stewardship to maintain ecological balance."
Indiana state parks historically did not allow hunting. But by the 1990s, white-tailed deer populations in parks had swelled to such size that many species
of native wildflowers such as trillium and lilies largely disappeared, replaced by wild ginger and exotic species such as garlic mustard and Japanese
stiltgrass, plants not favored by deer. Oak and ash tree seedlings gave way to highly deer-resistant or unpalatable trees such as pawpaw.
The health of deer in state parks also dwindled as their food sources shrank.
To check the overabundant deer populations, the DNR introduced controlled hunts in state parks in 1993, with most parks adopting the strategy by 1996.
"Hunting in natural areas is controversial," Jenkins said. "But when deer are overabundant, they start to have undeniable negative impacts on the
Working with Christopher Webster, a Michigan Tech University professor and Purdue alumnus, Jenkins and then-master's student Lindsay Jenkins (no relation)
tested the effectiveness of the hunting program by comparing the amount of plant cover in 108 plots in state parks and historically hunted areas with
1996-97 levels. They found that total plant cover in state parks more than doubled from 1996-97 to 2010. Herbs such as asters, violets and goldenrods
increased from about 20 percent to 32 percent cover, and percent cover of grasses rose from 1 to 3 percent. Tree seedlings jumped from about 2 percent to
about 13 percent of total plant cover, a finding that suggests when older trees die out, there will be younger trees to replace them, Jenkins said.
"With heavy populations of deer, tree seedlings often don't have a chance to survive," he said. "In those situations, the forest could lose its ability to
reproduce itself and eventually cease to be healthy."
The study also showed that the hunting program led to the recovery of native species and discouraged the spread of invasive and exotic species, said
Lindsay Jenkins.
"We saw a striking improvement in the quality and diversity of the forest understory in state parks compared with conditions before the hunting program,"
she said. "The deer management program is having a clear, beneficial impact on Indiana parks and could serve as a good example for nature preserves with
overabundant deer in other states."
By Natalie van Hoose
Two new monthly podcasts from Purdue Extension provide helpful information that can be downloaded and listened to at any time.
The Street Where You Live
helps residents and civic leaders develop strategies to grow their local economies and ensure quality of life. Scott Hutcheson, an economic and community development specialist, focuses on the
need for such strategies in his podcast and an accompanying news column.
Another new podcast series, Got Nature?
connects Purdue experts in nature and natural resources to a growing audience of people interested in the environment. "The Got Nature? podcast
gives folks access to leading experts who will provide listeners with practical information to better appreciate our natural resources," said Purdue Extension wildlife specialist Brian MacGowan.
The podcasts are available on Purdue Extension's news column website. People can subscribe via email or access current and archived columns and podcasts online. Other Purdue Extension news columns cover home gardening, insects, and government and public policy.
By Olivia Maddox and Keith Robinson
A research center at Purdue University's Discovery Park has been awarded a $12 million, four-year grant as part of a $100 million U.S. Department of Energy initiative to accelerate scientific breakthroughs needed to build the 21st-century energy
The Purdue-led Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) will use the additional funding to
advance methods for converting plant lignocellulosic biomass—the bulk of the plant—to biofuels and other bio-based products by the use of new chemical
catalysts and thermal treatments.
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the award as
part of the second round of funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers, which are focused on enabling
fundamental advances in energy production, storage and use.
"The success of C3Bio in this arena of high-risk, high-reward research is revolutionizing how we view biomass—essentially the leftovers of our crop
production processes—as one solution to future global energy demands," said Purdue President Mitch Daniels.
C3Bio director Maureen McCann, a professor of biological sciences and
director of the Purdue Energy Center, said C3Bio is investigating the most carbon- and energy-efficient pathways to route the carbon trapped by
photosynthesis in the bodies of plants into energy-dense fuels and high-value chemicals.
Awarded a $20 million grant by the federal government in the first round in 2009, the center also is researching how to produce biofuels that closely
resemble gasoline and aviation fuel in terms of their molecular makeup and energy density, she said.
"We are accelerating the transformation of biomass that naturally occurs over geological ages to timescales of minutes," McCann said. "At C3Bio, chemists
and chemical engineers are learning to work with highly complex mixtures of biomass components, while plant biologists work to improve biomass structures
for new chemical conversion processes. We want to deliver the knowledge base for a sustainable and renewable bio-economy with product streams as diverse in
functionality as those of the petrochemical industry."
By Phillip Fiorini
Purdue Extension dairy management specialist
Michael Schutz
has been appointed director of Extension's agriculture and natural resources programs in Indiana.
Schutz oversees such areas as farm management and safety, livestock, crops, energy, youth in agriculture, environmental stewardship and wildlife.
"Dr. Schutz has earned the respect of county Extension educators, campus specialists and Purdue partners through his dairy Extension programs," said
Extension Director Jason Henderson.
"His collaborative leadership style will strengthen those relationships, which are essential to delivering world-class, research-based education
programming to build vibrant communities, strong families and profitable businesses on Main Street and at the farm gate."
Schutz also is a professor of animal sciences at Purdue and associate head of the Department of Animal Sciences. His areas of expertise, in addition to dairy management, are in
animal breeding and genetics.
He succeeds Jim Mintert, who is now director of Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture. The appointment was effective June 1.
By Keith Robinson
Purdue University is receiving a $10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to put
crop-saving PICS bags into the hands of more farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to improve their food security and income.
The award for the five-year PICS3 project moves the Purdue Improved Crop Storage bags from research and applications for only one crop to commercialization
involving multiple crops.
"This project further extends a Purdue program that has long addressed a growing need for more abundant and safer food in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of our
work in helping to reduce poverty and food insecurity globally," said university President Mitch Daniels. "The next step is a crucial and practical
one—developing a system so that more farmers in Africa can use these essential crop storage bags for many crops."
The hermetic triple bagging—a chemical-free storage method developed by Professor Larry Murdock in Purdue's Department of Entomology—enables farmers to store a variety of major crops for more than one
year after harvest. The technology helps improve food availability and increase income of smallholder farmers. When using PICS bags, farmers no longer need
chemicals to control grain storage pests, and they can wait to sell their grain until they can get higher profits.
Farmers without the bags need to sell their crops soon after harvest or use insecticides, most of which have become ineffective or may not be safe because
of improper use. Grain storage loss to insects, a major challenge for smallholder farmers, is estimated to be at least 20 percent for major crops such as
corn and common beans.
PICS is a simple, proven technology that has helped millions of African farmers dramatically reduce their storage losses.
PICS technology was developed in the late 1980s by Purdue faculty, students and staff and partners in northern Cameroon with funding from the U.S. Agency
for International Development. Later, a second phase—PICS2—involved research into how the bags could be used to store other crops. The Gates Foundation
also funded the initial PICS and PICS2 projects.
The PICS3 project will be implemented in Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ghana in West Africa; Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia in East Africa; and Malawi in
Southern Africa. Purdue is looking for funds from other donors to extend PICS technology through the rest of Africa and South Asia.
The cost-effective PICS storage method will make farmers more efficient by increasing food supply, eliminating the need for them to use more land to grow
the same amount of salable crops, said project director Dieudonné Baributsa.
"By the end of the project, a sustainable system will be in place where the private sector will be well-equipped to continue developing profitable business
in PICS bags," Baributsa said.
A group of 4-H members from St. Joseph County competed in the final round of a nationwide contest that tested their skill at building and launching a model rocket carrying a delicate cargo of raw eggs.
The Team America Rocketry Challenge is part of the aerospace and defense industry's initiative to build a stronger U.S. workforce in science, technology, engineering and math, known as STEM. 4-H is supporting STEM efforts through many of its programs.
"4-H has been teaching young people about science, technology, engineering and math for over 100 years," said Renee McKee, assistant director of Purdue Extension and program leader for 4-H at Purdue University. "New hands-on opportunities such as this one provide youth with additional chances to grow, learn and develop confidence as they apply skills and concepts they have learned in their earlier 4-H efforts."
Competitors had the task of designing a model rocket that can travel 825 feet into the air and back in 48-50 seconds while carrying two raw eggs that must return to the ground undamaged. Scores were based on altitude and speed.
The team from St. Joseph County included Matt Anderson, 15, of Osceola; Michael Streusborger, 15, of Mishawaka; and Adam Hellinga, 16, of South Bend. Dennis Miller, a 4-H volunteer from Mishawaka, assisted the group. The competition was held in May, near Washington, D.C. While they didn't win the competition, they had a winning experience.
By Emma Hopkins
A team of international researchers has sequenced the genome of the Nevada dampwood termite, providing an inside look into the biology of the social insect and uncovering new genetic targets for pest control.
Michael Scharf, a Purdue University professor of entomology who participated in the collaborative study, said the genome could help researchers develop control strategies that are more specific than the broad-spectrum chemicals conventionally used to treat termite infestations.
"The termite genome reveals many unique genetic targets that can be disrupted for better termite control," said Scharf, the O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Chair in Molecular Physiology and Urban Entomology. "Depending on which gene or protein is targeted, we could disrupt termites' neurological processes, molting, digestive factors or cuticle formation. We're just limited by our imagination."
The Nevada dampwood termite is the first termite species to have its genome sequenced. While dampwood termites do not cause significant damage to buildings, they are closely related to key pests such as the eastern subterranean termite, which is the main pest species in Indiana and the Eastern U.S.


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toolonglegs wrote:Good to have you back Foo!.
My day was OK but not great... fitness has dropped off in the last few weeks and I wanted to get back on top of it.
Remedy... a 3000+ meters climbing in 70kms with a light weight hill climber for company.
Didn't go to plan though. Pick up was at 8am... he texted about that time and said it was raining 20kms away at his place, were we still going?. I said up to you, I am not too fussed either way ( not really true ). So he says see you in 30 minutes. We have an 80 km drive first and don't get on the bikes till nearly 10am.
Straight into it... 15kms at 8-9% av... but two or three km's average 13-15% .I just settle into my own pace, we pass a few guys in the drizzle going up with back packs on... my mate thinks this is an easy climb like Alpe D'huez, sorry mate this is in a different class . Rain starts really coming down as we hit the hard bits and once out of the tree's the wind gets cold.
At the summit it is cold, rain has turned to sleet and visibility is zero. Quick photo and off we go down the other side, very quickly talk turns to the bail out route... it is really cold, we are soaking wet and the brakes are on the whole way down!. About 10 kms down we are shivering like crazy and the body isn't really working so bailing is the only option. We were planning on adding on another HC col to make it a big day but that ain't going to happen. The descent is amazing ( the way the Tour de France came up the Grand Colombier from Culoz )... I have never been on that section of road but the hairpins are the best I have ever seen. It is so on the list of climbs to do now!... certainly longer andeasier than the side we went up but the views are loads better!.
We finally got back to the car 15kms later not really warming up at all... certainly best to have bailed in the end.
Now to put it into "Strava" perspective... the KOM for that climb is 59 minute... I took 1h22m ... I started at the bottom, the kom kid started nearly 100kms away and carried on for another 100 afterwards... no one is within 15 minutes of his time . The difference between "nearly" pro's and mortals.
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At 05:42 AM 7/4/2008, i8cvs wrote: >----snip---- > >Only considering the 2 meters downlink suppose to put AO40 at 400.000 >km with the antennas pointing at the earth with low squint angle let say >less than 10 degrees. >The gain of the AO40 2 meters antennas was 10 dBi and we put your >10 watt on it. > >Suppose that your 2 meter antenna has a gain of 13 dBi and the overall >noise figure of your receiving system is NF= 0,7 dB = 51 kelvin so that >the noise floor into a CW passband of 500 Hz with the antenna looking >at the moon (200 kelvin) is about -178 dBW > >Suppose that the station in QSO with you has a 70 cm EIRP capability to >get the full 2 meters 10 watt from the transponder only for you and we >can calculate it later on. > >2 meters downlink budged calculation: > >Satellite power ................................... + 10 dBW >Satellite antenna gain.......................... + 10 dBi > -------------- >Satellite EIRP..................................... + 20 dBW (100 W EIRP) >2 m isotr. attenuation 400.000 km.. -188 dB > -------------- >power density received on a ground >isotropic 2 meters antenna..................-168 dBW > >2 m ground station antenna gain.........+ 13 dBi > --------------- >Power density at 2 m RX input...........- 155 dBW >2 m receiver noise floor......................- 178 dBW > --------------- >- >Received CW signal S/N.................... + 23 dB > >If we increase the BW to 2500 Hz for a SSB QSO than the noise floor >of the receiving system increases by log (2500/500) = 7 dB i.e. > 10 >it becames about -171 dB and the SSB signal will be received with a >S/N ratio = 23-7 = 16 dB wich is a very strong SSB signal. > >Be aware that the above figures are based on the assumption that the >satellite antennas are pointig toward the earth wich is not the case with >a moon orbiting satellite. > >In addition we assume that the station in QSO with you has a 70 cm >EIRP capability in order to get 10 watt from the 2m transponder only >for you. > >On the other side if a fixed 10 dBi 2 meters antenna is placed over the >moon and it is oriented toward the earth could easily cover the inclination >X libration window without any adjustement and only from the point of >view of the downlink with 10 watt it can be easily used for a transponder >on the moon. > >If you make again the downlink budged calculation considering that >the 2 meter transponder will develope only 2.5 watt for you then you >will realize that the transponder will accomodate 3 more stations if each >one is getting 2.5 watt as well. >In this case your S/N ratio will be still +15.5 dB on CW and +8.5 dB >in SSB and the same is true for the other 3 users. > >73" de > >i8CVS Domenico Good example of path link analysis, keeping it simple! But the trick is limiting input to four stations with a linear transponder and they all running an equal uplink. Reality is this doesn't happen so the shared portion of downlink power may and most likely will be less with reduced S/N. My experience with AO-40 was that to have a reasonably good SSB contact you needed at least S/N of 10-dB. In fact that resulted in a fairly weak signal which was difficult to copy. 20-dB S/N made for arm-chair reception. Not discussed were the 70cm uplink requirements. I suppose one could run high power to achieve that. My AO-40 experience was running up to 60w at a 16.5 dBdc antenna (18.6 dBic). Most of the time I was good with about 5-10w if the satellite was lightly loaded. But with high numbers of stations trying to operate I needed the full EIRP = 72x60 = 4320w or in dB: 18.6 + 47.8 = 66.4 dBW My AO-40 mode-US station consisted of a FT-847+60w linear at the antenna (M2-436CP42UG) for uplink. The 2.4 GHz downlink was a 33-inch dish with helix feed+MKU-232A2 preamp+Drake converter+FT-847 (on 123-MHz). I'm not going to go into those calculations. _______________________________________________ Sent via firstname.lastname@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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By both Biden's and Obama's own admissions, they should be removed from office
Steve Watson
March 23, 2011
Youtube has admitted to freezing the viewcount on a viral video of Vice President Joe Biden that highlights the hypocrisy of the Obama administration as it engages in military aggression against Libya.
The video (below) dates from 2007 and shows Biden, then preparing for a presidential run, appearing on the Chris Matthews show on MSNBC.
In the video Biden is asked if he sticks by comments that bombing Iranian interests without Congressional approval would be an impeachable offense, to which he replies he absolutely does.
The video was posted at the top of The Drudge Report earlier today, a website that conservatively receives 36 million visits per day, making it the most highly ranked news website on the web.
Under the headline Could Obama be Impeached over Libya? Let's ask Biden, the video has been drawing thousands of hits as viewers have drawn the comparison to the subversion of Congressional authority by Biden and Obama via US involvement in UN sanctioned attacks on pro-Gaddafi forces and buildings.
While such activity would normally send the video to the top of searches and to the front pages of Youtube.com, where many millions more would see it, the viewcount on the video is stuck firmly at just 301 views.
Suspecting foul play, CNS News contacted Youtube to seek an explanation and received the following reply:
"YouTube employs proprietary technology to prevent the artificial inflation of a video's viewcount by spam bots, malware and other means," said the statement. "We validate views to ensure the accuracy of the viewcount of all videos beginning with the first view. This validation process becomes publicly visible when the viewcount reaches 300."
"At this point, the viewcount may slow or temporarily freeze until we have time to verify that all further views are legitimate," said the statement. "Rest assured that the views system is working as intended, and that the viewcount will update as soon as the system has verified the legitimacy of the views."
Or as soon as the link on Drudge is removed and people stop clicking through to the video perhaps?
We wouldn't want Americans to understand that the action in Libya is completely unconstitutional and represents a violation of the oath that both Biden and Obama swore to protect.
Perhaps Obama and Biden put in a call to their soon to be Commerce czar, the outgoing Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Google is, of course, the parent company of Youtube.
In another video dating from 2007, Biden explains that at the time then president Bush was considering military action against Iranian nuclear facilities he sought expert opinion from five leading constitutional scholars. Biden says he had them draft a treatise outlining beyond a shadow of doubt that engagement in an act of military aggression without any authority from Congress is an impeachable offense:
Where are those constitutional scholars and where is that treatise now?
In 2007, Obama also made the exact same comments as Biden, noting that "The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation,"
"As President, I will not assert a constitutional authority to deploy troops in a manner contrary to an express limit imposed by Congress and adopted into law." Obama also stated.
I guess things are different when you've got an election to win.
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From the University of Missouri
Missouri Head Coach Frank Haith announced on Tuesday that Quddus "Deuce" Bello has signed a financial aid agreement to attend the University of Missouri and play for the men's basketball program.
Bello will sit out the 2013-14 season and will be classified as a redshirt junior for the 2014-15 campaign.
Bello comes to Mizzou after two seasons at Baylor University where he averaged 2.8 points and 10.6 minutes per game and will be the beneficiary of an entire season of work with Haith and his staff before taking the floor in two years. A consensus Top 60 recruit as a high school senior in the Class of 2011, Bello was strong in the classroom at Baylor (Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll) and should add to a Tiger roster that saw three more players graduate this spring and enjoy a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average.
"Obviously a key word here with Deuce is his potential," Head Coach Frank Haith said. "First and foremost, Deuce is a high-character young man that fits our program on a number of levels and I think our fans will gravitate towards him because he is such a nice, humble young guy. Secondly he will step on campus ready to work. The precedent of improvement during that year away has already been set by guys like Earnest (Ross), Jabari (Brown), Jordan (Clarkson) and Keion (Bell). Those guys improved tremendously during that year off and Deuce will follow that same model.
"As a player I really like his desire to be the best defender possible," Haith continued. "He is a tremendous athlete and has that great explosion and length that you just can't teach. He wants to be great and wants to hang his hat on being a defensive stopper. I really liked his mindset when we spoke and I'm very excited to have him with us at Mizzou."
The Greensboro, N.C., native played in 66 games overall at Baylor, shooting 46.7 percent from the floor. He reached double figures in scoring twice as a sophomore, including 10 points in a Postseason NIT win over Long Beach State. His career scoring high actually came against Missouri as a freshman when he scored 13 points and grabbed six boards vs. the Tigers in the 2012 Big 12 Championship title game.
Bello played for Pat Khany at Westchester Country Day High School in High Point, N.C., and was a three time all-state honoree. He was selected to the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game and the 39th Derby Festival Basketball Classic, where he scored a game high 20 points. Twice named his conference's player of the year, Bello averaged 19.3 points and 6.9 rebounds as a junior and 20.0 points and 5.1 rebounds as a sophomore. As a senior Bello led Westchester Country Day to the 2011 NCISAA 2A state championship.
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Skip to comments.Brayton Point coal plant in Somerset to close, cut 240 jobs
Posted on 10/08/2013 11:27:44 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta
The Brayton Point Power Station, the largest coal-fired power plant in New England, is shutting down amid a prolonged slump in energy prices that is forcing power operators nationally to rejigger their budgets and seek out more affordable production strategies. The closure will result in 240 job losses at the Somerset, Mass.-based facility. Its owner, an affiliate of New Jersey-based private equity firm Energy Capital Partners, said in a statement that steps would be taken to mitigate the effects of the job cuts for Brayton Points former workers....
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Brayton Point, which commenced operations in the 1960s , is among a growing list of decades-old power stations made obsolete by the plummeting cost of natural gas and the coal sectors growing unpopularity among environmentalists. Similar economic and political forces were recently at play when Dominion sought permission to close the Salem Harbor Power Station, which has since been sold to Footprint Power. Footprint intends to build a gas-powered energy station on the premises.Never mind,
"[I]f somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It's just that it will bankrupt them," - Barack "barky" Obama
"You know, when I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, uh, you know Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because Im capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers." - Barky Obama
Fun. So fun! Not good news for Coal-powered....errr I mean electric car drivers. They will soon learn that electricity doesn't just come out of the wall.
That is not a good reason to do ANYTHING..................
Frack baby frack......
I agree. It is insanity. The wackos have no clue what they really want.
I said no I wouldn't since I'm pro-eagle. What is the world coming to when the Sierra Club solicits money to aid a technology that kills eagles?
If they would hire people to harvest the shredded poultry downstream, for the starving victims of the Baraqqi Depression, it could be a double win.
lol, you probably made the callers head spin
Dominion announced March 11, 2013, that it had signed a purchase and sale agreement for Brayton Point merchant generation power station with a subsidiary of funds controlled by Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm with offices in Short Hills, N.J., and San Diego, Calif. The sale closed on August 29, 2013, following approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Brayton Point Power Station is located on 306 acres of land at the head of Narragansett Bay in Somerset, Massachusetts. The station, one of New England's largest fossil-fueled generating facilities, consists of four generating units that produce enough electricity to power about 1.5 million homes, using low-sulfur coal, natural gas and fuel oil as its fuel.
Brayton Point consists of three coal-fired units the 243-megawatt Unit 1, 240-megawatt Unit 2, and 612-megawatt Unit 3 the 435-megawatt Unit 4, which uses natural gas or oil to generate 435 megawatts, and three diesel-generators with a combined output of 7.6 megawatts.
Brayton Point's excellent operating record, combined with its large output of electricity, has established the station as an important contributor to reliable electric service in the region. Electricity generated at Brayton Point is sold into New Englands wholesale power market.
Dominion purchased Brayton Point in January 2005.
Dominion invested approximately $570 million to reduce the amount of cooling water the station uses from Mt. Hope Bay, thereby minimizing the thermal impact on the bay. A closed-loop system reduces the required amount of cooling water by more than 90 percent.
Investments in air emissions equipment at Brayton include an ash recovery system that offsets about 170,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year and reduces landfill needs. Other equipment has been or is being installed to reduce significantly sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and mercury emissions.
These modifications will bring the company's investments in environmental improvements at Brayton Point to approximately $1.1 billion since the station was acquired in 2005.
Net Generating Capacity: 1,537.6 megawatts
Generating Capacity by Unit:
Unit 1 - 243 megawatts
Unit 2 - 240 megawatts
Unit 3 - 612 megawatts
Unit 4 - 435 megawatts
Three Diesel Generators - 7.6 megawatts combined
Commercial Operation: 1963
Unit 1 began operating in 1963, Unit 2 in 1964, Unit 3 in 1969, and Unit 4 in 1974.
I really don't know how they get around the endangered species act.
This is why offshore wind energy, if done without subsidies, is a good idea.
Prime fishing location!
The question is what is picking up the wattage slack? You kind of get the sense that a nat gas plant is picking up the slack but it's not explicit. The coal to nat gas conversion is the typical energy story given the very low nat gas cost (<$4/mmbtu)
" permanently disrupting the ecology and causing sharks to follow any and all " ... windmills
I've had grilled shark. That's good eatin'.
hey the south has tons of the weed that is extremely fast growing and deadly to surrounding plants called KUDZU they could harvest an burn for bio fuel.
LOL yeah it's working its way north.
You see it along I65 in Kentucky.
Must be due to "global warming" ...
Thank you EPA.
Apparently electrical rates are about to skyrocket in Texas. I heard on the radio something about generator costs.
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31 year-old Sean Timothy Quinlan was charged in Missoula justice court on Tuesday with sexual intercourse without consent and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly giving a 13 year-old girl alcohol and then raping her.
Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jordan Kilby says if found guilty of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child, Quinlan could receive up to 6 months in jail and up to a $500.00 fine. If found guilty of felony sexual intercourse without consent, he could receive a sentence of up to life in prison and a $50,000 fine.
After his court appearance, Quinlan was placed in the Missoula County jail on $50,000 bond.
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Cano switches agents to Jay-Z company from Boras
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper and recording producer Jay-Z is expanding into sports representation and has signed New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano away from Scott Boras to be a client.
Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, and his Roc Nation company have partnered with CAA Sports to form Roc Nation Sports. Cano changed his listed agent with the Major League Baseball Players Association on Tuesday from Boras to CAA Sports' Brodie Van Wagenen.
Cano can become a free agent at the end of the World Series. Boras usually prefers that his clients become free agents to increase bidders and maximize their values, so the change could increase the chance Cano will reach a new agreement with the Yankees during the season.
"CAA is built on a culture of collaboration and this relationship is no different," Van Wagenen said. "Jay and I will both be involved in all aspects of Robinson's representation on and off the field."
Juan Perez is president of Roc Nation Sports. Jay-Z, a part owner of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets, is friendly with injured Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, a former Boras client.
"Because of my love of sports, it was a natural progression to form a company where we can help top athletes in various sports the same way we have been helping artists in the music industry for years," Carter said in a statement.
Cano was represented by Bobby Barad before switching to Boras early in 2011.
"At this point in my career, I am ready to take a more active role in my endeavors both on and off the field," Cano said in a statement.
It remains to be seen whether the players' association will have an issue with Roc Nation's personnel because of Jay-Z's role in NBA team management and his agreements to perform concerts in venues owned by major league teams and their owners.
"The Roc Nation personnel who will be working in baseball must become certified as either general or limited agents," union special adviser Rick Shapiro said. "These people have applied for, and been granted, temporary limited certification. His ownership in the Nets is an issue we will look into when we receive the full application package."
While the Yankees usually wait for contracts to expire before negotiating new agreements with players, they have said they hope to reach a deal with the 30-year-old Cano while he remains under their control.
"I have yet to speak to Robinson, so I'm not going to comment until I talk with him," said Boras, who had represented Cano since 2011.
Cano is making $15 million in the final season of what became a $57 million, six-year deal and is eligible for free agency after the World Series. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Feb. 28 that the team had made a significant offer to Cano for a new deal.
"We've consistently said Robinson Cano has been a great Yankee, and we hope is a Yankee for many years to come," team president Randy Levine said.
CAA Sports has negotiated $100 million-plus packages for San Francisco's Matt Cain and Buster Posey, Milwaukee's Ryan Braun and Washington's Ryan Zimmerman. The agent fees for Cano's next contract could become subject to litigation between Boras and the new company.
"This particular player's situation, his high-profile stature, his accomplishment and frankly our understanding off the landscape makes this a situation that we are certainly well-equipped already on what his potential could be both short-term and long-term, and (we) certainly will be educating Robinson on that," Van Wagenen said.


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Police: Claremont teacher charged in sex assault told 14-year-old he loved herBy MEGHAN PIERCE
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March 24. 2014 9:47PM
CLAREMONT — A Stevens High School math teacher was fired as details came out in court Monday about his alleged relationship with a 14-year-old student.
Police said Christopher LeBlanc, 29, sexually assaulted the girl in a classroom as well as his home and a friend's house.
"LeBlanc also told the 14-year-old female that he loved her, and that he would wait for her to turn 18 so they didn't have to hide their relationship. LeBlanc went so far as to talk about future plans with her," Sgt. Emily M. Cobb wrote in the arrest affidavit.
LeBlanc was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of felonious sexual assault.
The affidavit includes several email messages between LeBlanc and the student including, "Just say we talked a lot but just as friends. Say what we have been saying before ... Don't mention sexual stuff."
According to the affidavit, the girl said a friendship between her and LeBlanc started in the fall and "blossomed into a relationship, as described by the 14-year-old female being similar to a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship."
Around this time, LeBlanc asked the teen to babysit for his child.
He complimented her "endlessly" and referred to her as his "rock," the affidavit states. He also confided in her about his pending divorce.
The sexual relationship started in November, according to the affidavit.
At his arraignment Monday in the 5th Circuit Court District Division in Claremont, LeBlanc entered no plea. His bail was set at $250,000 cash at the request of Sullivan County Attorney Marc Hathaway.
Hathaway said police are trying to determine if there are other victims.
"There's an ongoing investigation that is being conducted by the Claremont Police Department and that is one of the issues we are trying to establish," Hathaway said.
LeBlanc, of Claremont, started working for the high school as a math teacher in 2013, SAU # 6 Superintendent Middletown McGoodwin said.
McGoodwin placed LeBlanc on paid administrative leave Wednesday when the allegations were reported to him. McGoodwin also contacted police Wednesday.
Monday afternoon, McGoodwin said LeBlanc's employment with the SAU would be terminated.
In an email to parents McGoodwin wrote: "I want to express my surprise and great disappointment following the arrest of a Stevens High School teacher late Friday afternoon. And though this event was very unsettling, I am confident we will continue to keep our schools safe by being observant, and maintaining open communication between school and home."
The class B felonies against LeBlanc are each punishable by up to 3½ to seven years in prison.
LeBlanc's probable cause hearing is set for April 1 in the district court in Newport.
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Jury deliberations are scheduled to resume Monday morning in the trial of a city man charged with three separate assaults at knife point on girls on their way to school and the rape of one of the alleged victims.
The crimes with which 20-year-old Charles Monroe has been charged are alleged to have occurred in Worcester over an eight-day period beginning Oct. 20, 2010. Mr. Monroe, formerly of 159 Cambridge St., has pleaded not guilty to charges that include aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery, indecent assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
The jury of seven women and five men began its deliberations about 12:15 p.m. Friday after hearing closing arguments by the defense and prosecution lawyers and Judge David Ricciardone�s instructions on the law. Shortly before 3 p.m., the foreman of the jury sent a note to the judge saying there was considerable �disagreement� among the jurors and that several members of the panel had indicated they were unlikely to change their minds.
The jurors also wanted to know at what time they would conclude their deliberations. Judge Ricciardone had the jurors brought back to the courtroom and informed them that he intended to excuse them for the weekend at 4 p.m. if they had not reached a verdict by then. The jury continued its deliberations until 4 p.m. without reaching a verdict.
The morning of Oct. 20, 2010, Mr. Monroe allegedly approached a 17-year-old girl on Jefferson Street as she was walking to her bus stop, tried to engage her in conversation, held a knife to her neck and tried to direct her toward a tree across the street.
�I was trying to get away from him. I was telling him, �Don�t hurt me,� � the girl testified during Mr. Monroe�s Worcester Superior Court trial this week.
She said her assailant, whom she identified as Mr. Monroe, ran off after taking her book bag.
On Oct. 25, 2010, Mr. Monroe allegedly confronted a 15-year-old girl as she was walking on Dorchester Street on her way to school and grabbed her by the neck after trying to strike up a conversation. The girl testified Mr. Monroe put a knife to her neck before picking her up and trying to carry her toward a nearby driveway.
She said she managed to get away from her attacker, whom she identified as Mr. Monroe, but suffered a deep cut on her thumb from the knife when she tried to remove Mr. Monroe�s hand from her throat. She said she also suffered a small cut on her neck from the knife.
Two days later, a 16-year-old on her way to school said she was approached by Mr. Monroe on Dorchester Street. Mr. Monroe allegedly brandished a knife and directed the girl into the hallway of an apartment building on Leon Street.
The girl told the jury Mr. Monroe raped her three times after putting the knife to her throat and stole a highlighter pen from her backpack after demanding money and being told she had none.
Mr. Monroe told police he and the girl engaged in consensual sex. He admitted robbing the 17-year-old on Oct. 20, 2010, but denied using a knife. He also admitted trying to rob the 15-year-old on Oct. 25, 2010.
In his closing argument, Mr. Monroe�s lawyer, Jorge Villali, told the jury the evidence against his client did not support the rape, indecent assault and battery and kidnapping charges against him.
Assistant District Attorney Terry J. McLaughlin argued that all of the charges against Mr. Monroe had been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Before sending the jury home for the weekend, Judge Ricciardone excused one of the deliberating jurors from further service for unexplained �personal� reasons and replaced the juror with an alternate juror. The judge then instructed the jurors that they would have to begin their deliberations again Monday morning.
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LEXINGTON, Va. – Thirteen different players found the goal as the eighth-ranked Washington and Lee men's lacrosse team cruised to a 19-6 victory over Sewanee in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at Wilson Field.
The Generals broke open a 3-2 game early in the second period with a six-goal run that featured two goals and one assist each from senior midfielder Jack Switala (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) and sophomore attackman Cameron Dabir (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich./Culver Academy). Dabir got the rally started at 12:37 of the second period with a man-up goal from junior midfielder Joe Wood (Bronxville, N.Y./Bronxville), and Switala capped the run with goals at 8:38 and 5:39. Sewanee got a goal from senior midfielder James Millard (Alexandria, Va./Deerfield Academy) at 4:51, but sophomore attackman Cam Lewis (Chapel Hill, N.C./Durham Academy) ended the first-half scoring with an unassisted goal at 3:32 for a 10-3 lead at the break.
W&L opened the third period with three straight goals in the opening 3:54 of the frame for a 13-3 lead at the 11:06 mark in securing the 13-goal victory.
The win improved W&L to 16-4 overall, tying the program record for wins in a season. The 2009 team went 16-4 overall, while the 2000 team finished 16-2. Sewanee dropped to 14-4 with the loss.
Switala paced the Generals in scoring with three goals and one assist. Dabir finished with two goals and one assist, while Lewis, senior attackman Mac Means (Sewickley, Pa./Sewickley Academy) and first-year midfielder Christian Zanetis (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset) all scored two goals apiece. First-year midfielder Jack Clarke (Basking Ridge, N.J./Delbarton) and Wood both finished with three assists. Sophomore Warren Berenis (Ocoee, Fla./Lake Highland Prep) started and played the first 52:21 in goal, making 14 saves with six goals allowed.
Senior midfielder Drew Lincoln (Princeton, N.J./The Hill School) paced the Tigers with two goals. Junior attackman Michael Morris (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's-Belfield) finished with one goal and two assists. Junior Tommy Healy (Washington, D.C./Gonzaga) played the first 33:54 in goal, totaling five saves with 13 goals allowed. First-year Stephen Altizer (Alexandria, Va./St. Albans) played the final 26:06 and made six saves with six goals allowed.
Washington and Lee advances to the second round, where it will face 12th-ranked Salisbury on Saturday. The game time and location are to be determined. The Seagulls opened the tournament with a 22-2 win over Susquehanna.


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Atlantic Records Artists Score an Array of Grammy Nominations in Stunning Assortment of Categories; Label Group's Artists Receive 29 Top Nominations; fun. Among the Year's Most Nominated Artists, Including Nods in All Four of the Top Categories; Other Top
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Dec. 6, 2012 05:13 PM
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 12/06/12 -- The Atlantic Records Group has earned a stunning variety of nominations at the upcoming 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Atlantic Records Group artists and recordings earned 29 major nods, including nominations in all four principal categories.
Fueled By Ramen recording group fun. is among the year's most-nominated artists with six total nominations, among them an ever-prestigious nod as "Best New Artist." The band's acclaimed debut, "SOME NIGHTS," was nominated as "Album of the Year" and "Best Pop Vocal Album," while the worldwide #1 single, "We Are Young (Feat. Janelle Monáe)," was named in the "Record of the Year," "Song of the Year," and "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" categories. What's more, producer Jeff Bhasker is among the "Producer of the Year, Non-Classical" nominees, specifically honoring his work on "SOME NIGHTS," while Wondaland/Bad Boy/Atlantic recording artist Janelle Monáe received a total of three nods for her featured role on "We Are Young" and "SOME NIGHTS."
OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic recording artist Skrillex continues to rule over the Dance/Electronica categories, following last year's three-trophy triumph with a new trio of major nominations. "BANGARANG" was included among the "Best Dance/Electronica Album" nominees, with the album's title track, "Bangarang Feat. Sirah," also an Atlantic artist, named in the "Best Dance Recording" category. In addition, Skrillex's remix of Nero's "Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)" received a "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical" nod.
Atlantic Nashville recording artist Hunter Hayes was feted in three leading categories, including "Best New Artist," "Best Country Album" (for "HUNTER HAYES"), and "Best Country Solo Performance," honoring the #1 smash hit, "Wanted."
Rostrum/Atlantic recording artist Wiz Khalifa scored a pair of nods, including "Best Rap Song" -- for Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa's "Young, Wild & Free (Feat. Bruno Mars)" -- and "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance," marking his featured role on Maroon 5's "Payphone (Feat. Wiz Khalifa)." Atlantic recording artist -- and previous Grammy Award-winner -- Bruno Mars earned a "Best Rap Song" nomination for his aforementioned role on "Young, Wild & Free (Feat. Bruno Mars)" while Atlantic artist Ty Dolla $ign (aka Tyrone Griffin) was nominated for his writing credit on this track.
An eclectic array of Atlantic Group artists received individual nominations, including Elektra recording artist Ed Sheeran, who received a "Song of the Year" nod for his phenomenal "The A Team." Songbook/Atlantic's Trey Songz was also honored for his songwriting, picking up a "Best R&B Song" nomination for "Heart Attack."
Southern Ground/Atlantic recording group Zac Brown Band's "UNCAGED" was nominated as "Best Country Album," while 1st & 15th/Atlantic recording artist Lupe Fiasco's "FOOD & LIQUOR II: THE GREAT AMERICAN RAP ALBUM PT. 1" was included among the "Best Rap Album" nominees.
Poe Boy/Atlantic recording artist Flo Rida picked up a "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" nod for the international chart-topper, "Wild Ones (Feat. Sia)." Home School/Atlantic recording artist Estelle received a nomination for "Best R&B Performance," honoring her successful single, "Thank You." VP/Atlantic's Sean Paul's "TOMAHAWK TECHNIQUE" was nominated as "Best Reggae Album," marking his fourth consecutive album to be named in that category.
Atlantic's own Halestorm scored a "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" nomination for their breakthrough single, "Love Bites (And So Do I)." Also nominated in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category is "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)," by Roadrunner recording group Megadeth.
Additionally, "LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD," from Atlantic recording artist Jason Mraz, is among the year's "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical" nominees (celebrating the work of engineers Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati, and Morgan Stratton, as well as mastering engineer Bob Ludwig). Neon/Axtone/Big Beat's "In My Mind (Axwell Remix)" -- performed by Ivan Gough & Feenixpaul Feat. Georgi Kay and remixed by Axel Hedfors -- was nominated as "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical." Finally, "STORM CORROSION" -- the self-titled Roadrunner debut from Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt and Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson -- received a nomination as "Best Surround Sound Album," honoring Wilson's work as surround mix engineer, surround mastering engineer, and surround producer.
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on CBS from 8-11:30 pm (PT/ET).
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DailyDirt: Time Flies When You're...
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- Does the perception of time really speed up as you get older? It depends on the time frame -- days and weeks may pass at a normal speed, but it's the years that seem to fly by. [url]
- The perception of time passing can be changed by emotions (fear seems to slow time down), disrupted routines and new experiences. Also, drugs that affect dopamine function in the brain (eg. Ritalin, Adderall and anti-psychotic drugs) can speed up or slow down how a person perceives time. [url]
- If the maximum sentence for criminals is life in prison, could we make the punishment worse by giving inmates drugs that make the time seem to pass more slowly? Obviously, there are some serious ethical questions about customizing punishments with technology, but it's an issue that should be debated as medicine comes up with ever more ways to extend human lifespans. [url]


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The drug-related murders that plagued Mexico for six years have decreased in the past six months, while fewer people have disappeared than previously thought, the interior minister said Friday.
Mexico's top security official, Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, said deaths linked to organized crime have fallen by around 20 percent since the new government took office in December compared to the previous six months.
"That's how we will end the month of May," Osorio Chong told a group of foreign journalists in Mexico City.
President Enrique Pena Nieto took office on December 1 vowing to reduce the levels of drug-related violence that left 70,000 people dead under the six-year term of his predecessor, Felipe Calderon.
But some analysts have voiced doubts that the murder rate has fallen so drastically, and questioned the methodology used by the government to count deaths linked to organized crime.
Alejandro Hope, a security analyst at the Mexican Competitiveness Institute and former Mexican intelligence official, estimates that homicides fell by a marginal 0.6 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the last three months of 2012.
While Osorio Chong did not provide details of the latest body count, his ministry had reported 5,296 murders related to organized crime between December and April — a five percent reduction from Calderon's final five months in office.
He defended his ministry's methodology to count the dead, and said the list of 26,121 people who disappeared during the drug war between 2006 and 2012 will be drastically revised down.
Many of the people reported missing had simply left their homes for personal reasons, for work or because they emigrated, the minister said.
"In two months, we will be able to say by how many the number of disappeared has dropped, with an investigation in which we will inform the families," Osorio Chong said.