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Republicans injected one of the region's most emotionally charged murder cases into a tight Bucks County-based Congressional race late Wednesday night, attempting to tie Democratic challenger Kathryn Boockvar to convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal because of legal work Boockvar's husband performed in the mid-1990s and early 2000s.
The Republican attack, which includes a Web site post Wednesday and automated phone calls to voters set to begin Thursday, accuses Boockvar's "husband-and-wife law firm" of representing "one of the leading activists" for Abu-Jamal. It also highlights her husband's work as a lawyer "for a witness to the murder who accused the cops of pressuring her," according to a script of the call, which provides little context. (
"Call Kathy Boockvar … and tell her that's too radical for Bucks County," says the call, sponsored by the National Republican Congressional Committee, the GOP's House campaign arm. (UPDATED: The full script is below).
Boockvar campaign manager Jon Blair responded with this statement:
"Congressman Fitzpatrick and his partners in Washington can make all the baseless accusations they want, but it won't distract the intelligent voters of Bucks and Montgomery counties from the Congressman's actual record, including voting to protect companies that outsource our jobs, flip-flopping on Social Security, voting twice to turn Medicare into a cripplingly expensive voucher system, and trying redefine rape," he said. "These concrete facts, not wild charges, prove that Congressman Fitzpatrick is the wrong fit for the people of the Eighth District."
The Republican accusations hinge on work by Jordan Yeager, Boockvar's husband. The work cited by the GOP occurred more than a decade after Abu-Jamal's 1982 conviction, though while protesters still contested his guilt. The GOP does not mention any work Boockvar did herself.
Instead Republicans point to work Yeager did while he and Boockvar were partners in their own firm. In 2000 Yeager represented Abu-Jamal's literary agent, who was arrested and charged with petty crimes while protesting his Abu-Jamal's conviction. The agent, Frances Goldin, was 75 at the time and was one of 95 people arrested in the demonstration. The prominent agent, an Abu-Jamal supporter, later paid a fine and was sentenced to one year's probation.
Yeager, while at a separate Philadelphia firm, worked in 1996 as an attorney for Veronica Jones, a woman who initially gave testimony against Abu-Jamal but later recanted, saying she had been pressured by police when she provided the first version of her story. Yeager told reporters in 1996 police were also trying to intimidate her with arrests on old charges after she changed her story.
The calls make no mention of the time frame of Yeager's work. Republican Web ads include a grainy photo of Abu-Jamal alongside an image of Boockvar, who was in her teens at the time of Abu-Jamal's conviction.
The attack, pulling in one of the most notorious names in the region, illustrates the intensity of the most hotly contested Congressional race in the Philadelphia-area and the pressure the GOP faces in trying to hold the closely divided district.
"Kathy Boockvar's troubling past and long history of radical activism is a clear window into her beliefs and priorities," said a statement from Paul Lindsay, communications director for the NRCC. "If Boockvar is willing to defend Mumia's values, she's not the right person to defend the values of Bucks County families."
Fitzpatrick, in an interview Wednesday night, shortly before the NRCC site posted the new accusations, said he was unaware of the planned attack and could not comment on it.
"I'm not familiar with the call you're talking about and I haven't seen the Web site," Fitzpatrick said. "This race is about jobs and the economy and which candidate is better equipped based upon experience and approach to get people back to work."
Pressed on whether he would then denounce a personal attack, Fitzpatrick said he needed more information to comment on it.
The NRCC posted information about Yeager's legal work on its Web site, "Radical Kathy," which paints Boockvar as a left-wing extremist. Through various forms of media, Republicans hope to reach 200,000 to 300,000 voters on Friday.
The eighth district regularly flips between Republican and Democratic control and political analysts and operatives from both parties say it represents Democrats' best chance to pick up a seat in this area. The district is a moderate one, so both candidates have attempted to claim the middle ground while portraying their opponent as an extremist.
On Wednesday Democrats released a recording of Fitzpatrick at a tea party fund raiser saying, "we need to support people who have a history and know what it is like to sign the front of a paycheck, not the back of a paycheck" and compared that statement to Mitt Romney's ill-received remarks recorded at a fund raiser of his own. Fitzpatrick told the Allentown Morning-Call that he meant to say "not just the back of the paycheck."
The new GOP line of attack takes the campaign fight to a new level.
The main thrust of the Republican message focuses on Yeager's work for Goldin, a publicist for Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of killing police offer Daniel Faulkner but who became an international cause célèbre for many who believe he was wrongly accused.
Goldin, a prominent literary agent, was one of 95 protesters arrested in 1999 during a demonstration outside the Liberty Bell. Yeager later defended her against the charges she faced. He and Boockvar were partners in their own law firm at the time. Public records show that Goldin was charged with petty offenses related to the protest and, along with her one-year probation, charged a $25 assessment and $250 fine.
Other Abu-Jamal-related charges on the Web site relate to comments by people in the same organization as Boockvar and Yeager, but not anything they did themselves. One accusation cites an Abu-Jamal forum held last year by a lawyers' group Yeager once worked for, but he was not a member of the group when it hosted the event, according to the Boockvar campaign.
Another point mentions a "colleague" of Boockvar's who wrote a commentary on Abu-Jamal in 2007, criticizing the police. The author was a contractor at a non-profit, the Advancement Project, where Boockvar worked, her campaign said.
Boockvar's opponent in a 2011 race for Commonwealth Court cited that same commentary. Boockvar said then that the writing by a co-worker had "nothing to do with Kathryn Boockvar," according to the Patriot News.
UPDATED - here is the script for the robo-calls being launched by the NRCC:
Hello, I'm calling from the National Republican Congressional Committee at 320 First Street
Southeast in Washington, DC 20003, 202-479-7000, with a recorded message about congressional candidate and legal activist Kathy Boockvar and convicted Philadelphia cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
The husband-and-wife law firm of Boockvar and Yeager has represented one of the leading activists for Mumia Abu-Jamal – and Boockvar's husband was a lawyer for a witness to the murder who accused the cops of pressuring her.
Boockvar's husband himself accused the Philadelphia police of intimidating witnesses to the murder.
Boockvar's colleague at a legal activist group accused the Philadelphia police union of having the state's Supreme Court in its pocket when it comes to Abu-Jamal.
Last year, a group tied to Boockvar's husband, held an event at the Constitution Center honoring Mumia Abu-Jamal. The cop killer called into the event from prison.
Call Kathy Boockvar at (215) 839-9383 and tell her that's too radical for Bucks County.


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Flagship smartphone to run Maemo
Juicy specifications for Nokia's potential successor to the N97 smartphone have been leaked online.
Reportedly internally referred to as the N900, Rover and Maemo Flagship, a Nokia mole - who spoke to website MobileCrunch - said that although the smartphone's similar to the N97, it boasts several notable improvements and changes.
Admittedly the N900 will sport the same 3.5in screen as the N97, but its resolution looks set to jump from 360 x 640 to 800 x 480. The screen will also slide up to reveal a Qwerty keypad, rather than tilt upwards as it does on the N97.
The Maemo Flagship reference – probably Nokia's N900 codename – also suggests that the smartphone will run the Maemo OS – a screenshot of which was leaked last week, instead of S60.
Said to measure 56.7 x 111 x 18.2mm, the N900 will also apparently be equipped with a 5Mp camera and 32GB of internal storage – further expandable up to 42GB using a memory card.
Video capture and geo-tagging will both be possible on the device. Wi-Fi support will work in conjunction with Firefox, VoIP, and various status-sharing applications, including one that's said to reflect your mood.
The Nokia mole claimed the N900 smartphone will hit Europe in October, but a price hasn't been leaked yet. ®

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December 20. 2013 6:22PM
WASHINGTON — John Hinckley is ready for more freedom from the mental hospital where he has lived since shortly after he shot President Ronald Reagan in a failed assassination attempt in 1981, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman accepted a recommendation from St. Elizabeths Hospital that Hinckley be allowed to leave for 17 days a month, up from 10 days a month, to stay with his mother in Williamsburg, Va.
Hinckley shot Reagan in an attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster, with whom he was obsessed. A jury found him not guilty of attempted assassination by reason of insanity.
He was diagnosed with major depression and psychotic and narcissistic personality disorders.
As part of his therapy and reintegration into society, Hinckley has been allowed since 2006 to visit Williamsburg, a city about 150 miles south of St. Elizabeths in Washington, D.C.
During the visits, Hinckley volunteers in the cafeteria of a local mental hospital, sees a music therapist and is observed by clinical staff before returning to spend the balance of each month back at St. Elizabeths.
"The court believes that increasing the duration of his visits by seven days will not cause Mr. Hinckley to be a danger to himself or others," Friedman wrote in a 106-page opinion.
Prosecutors opposed the increased freedom, saying that Hinckley's behavior, including his secretiveness, suggests he might still be dangerous. A spokeswoman did not immediately return a call for comment on the ruling, nor did a lawyer for Hinckley.
Friedman also expanded Hinckley's freedom to use a car, ruling that he was ready to drive unaccompanied in Williamsburg so long as he is driving to a destination where he is expected.
The judge added that he was concerned about two occasions in 2011 when Hinckley lied about his whereabouts by telling authorities he would be at the movies and instead went to a nearby bookstore.The dishonesty was isolated, though, so Hinckley should continue his visits, but submit detailed itineraries and carry a Global Positioning System-equipped cellphone, Friedman wrote.


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Meet 40 who are making a differenceBy BOB CHAREST
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 27. 2013 8:54PM
WE ARE PROUD to introduce our readers to 40 young people who are helping make New Hampshire a better place to live.
The 25 men and 15 women chosen for the 12th class of the New Hampshire Union Leader's "40 Under Forty" are some of New Hampshire's up-and-coming citizens who are helping make our state a great place to live.
The program is presented by the New Hampshire Union Leader in cooperation with the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire to profile 40 of the state's brightest young achievers under the age of 40. An awards ceremony will be held March 21 at the Grappone Center in Concord presented with the generous sponsorship of Citizens Bank. Tickets to that event are $45 per person or $35 for members of a Young Professionals organization or for immediate family members of the honorees. To obtain tickets, contact Christy DeTrude in the Union Leader's Community Relations Office at 206-7834 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
All 40 of today's class join the 440 men and women who have been named members of the 11 previous classes of "40 Under Forty," chosen since the program's inception in 2002. Previous members include luminaries such as Chris Carpenter of Bedford, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (named to 40 Under Forty in 2002); Olympic skier Bode Miller of Franconia (named in 2003); U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (2002); former Congressman and Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta (2002); and Attorney General Michael Delaney (2005).
And there have been more than a few heroes, including Lebanon's U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Welch, who strapped himself along with a wounded man to the outside of his helicopter gunship in October 2004 while flying a mission in Iraq (named in 2005); and N.H. Army National Guard C Company 3-172 Infantry (Mountain) commander Daniel Newman, who not only served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, but continues saving lives as a firefighter for Merrimack Fire Rescue (named in 2011). U.S. Army Capt. Daniel Meegan continues the tradition of representing our military heroes in this year's class.
There have also been a fair number of policemen, teachers, doctors, attorneys and many who have donated thousands of hours to charitable causes that have made New Hampshire a better place to live. More join their ranks today.
Their giving natures, chiefly, are the reason that this year's class of "40 Under Forty" has been selected from all the nominations received. The criteria for selection include that the person cannot turn 40 by Feb. 1, has lived in New Hampshire at least three years, and is helping to make New Hampshire a better place to live. They were nominated by family, friends, co-workers and themselves and culled by our judges to the 40 people you will read about within these pages today.
And for those those who are thinking ahead and would like to nominate someone for next year's class, to be named in January of 2014, visit www.unionleader.com/forty.
One of the themes echoed throughout these pages in the comments by this year's recipients is the fact that our state needs to do more to keep its young talent within these borders. Too many are escaping to other places after growing up in the Granite State, many have said.
Union Leader Publisher Joseph W. McQuaid has a different take on that: "Several of our 12th class note that New Hampshire needs to do more to attract bright, young achievers. That's a great goal, of course, and we think in its own small way, our 40 Under Forty program has helped do just that. I continue to be bowled over by the level of talent, achievement, and devotion to community these men and women have.''
So, here are the men and women of New Hampshire, all under the age of 40, who this year have been selected because of their unselfish natures and good work on behalf of their communities.
Several of this year's honorees were not born in New Hampshire (Some weren't even born in this country), but they have adopted their home state in a major way, joining organizations and becoming a part of charities that are improving lives. They include Tika Acharya, 35, of Manchester, who was born in Bhutan and went to school in India. He is now the executive director of the Bhutanese Community of New Hampshire. There's also Bartlomiej "Bart" Sapeta, 39, born in Wroclaw, Poland, now a professor of architecture at Keene State College who volunteers at design sessions and is helping establish Keene Listens, an organization modeled after N.H. Listens with a session on higher education planned next month.
Several others are working in the field of education as well, including Kate Baker, 38, of Manchester, executive director of Network for Educational Opportunity, an education networking organization and the first scholarship organization to implement the recently passed N.H. Education Tax Credit Scholarships. There's also Jim Burke, 39, of Manchester, who is chairman of the Illustration Department at the New Hampshire Institute of Art as well as an illustrator and art director; along with Kelly L. Kelly, 39, of Hooksett, the director/owner of Tic-Tac-Tots Preschool Inc. in Hooksett since 1996; and Scott Solsky, 38, of Concord, a music educator at the Shaker Road School in Concord and executive director of the Granite State Music Festival.
There's also Kate Erskine, 38, of Manchester, the executive director of Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School in Manchester, whose current challenge is increasing educational access and quality for highly-motivated Manchester students with limited opportunities.
Rounding out this year's selected education sector representatives is Jay Hauser, 36, of Concord, senior college planning counselor for the N.H. Higher Education Assistance Foundation/Center for College Planning. And Hauser speaks for many when he says, "We have a first-class educational system, great employers, small businesses, college and universities, and a great place to raise a family."
From the field of law, we present Anthony I. Blenkinsop, 39, of Portsmouth, director of the Charitable Trusts Unit at the Office of the Attorney General; and Jason E. Cole, 36, of Bedford, a corporate attorney at Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A. for six and a half years. Both he and Blenkinsop repeated a familiar theme when asked to name New Hampshire's biggest problem. They, along with several others, said it was attracting and keeping younger generations to live and work in New Hampshire. Also from the law community is Enrique F. Mesa Jr., 34, of Nashua, who for the past four years has been representing clients on immigration matters with LawServe in downtown Manchester. He has been involved with the N.H. Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs as a member and for the past three years as its chair.
We also include in today's class Brian D. Thomas, 34, of Bedford, an attorney with Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA, who has been involved with Manchester Moves, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to converting abandoned rail beds into trails, as well as the N.H. Catholic Charities Finance Committee; along with John F. Weaver, 33, of Portsmouth, an attorney at McLane, Graf, Raulerson, and Middleton, P.A., who is on the boards of Pro Portsmouth, Inc. and the Portsmouth Public Library board of trustees.
From the world of finance, we have Kelli Boyle, 38, of Deerfield, CPA principal at Nathan Wechsler & Company, P.A.; Hannah Kate Sullivan, 38, of Canterbury, vice president and associate general counsel at Fidelity Investments; and Laura Jacobi, 37, of Springfield, senior vice president and chief financial officer, chief accounting officer for Lake Sunapee Bank and its parent company, New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc. There's also Brian S. Lavoie, 33, of Hudson, financial adviser and owner of Lavoie Wealth Management, who advocates for and consults with families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations on their various financial needs, helping them to grow, protect, and distribute their wealth. Also, Benjamin S. Wheeler, 33, of Rye, vice president and commercial loan officer with First Colebrook Bank. Among his various volunteer commitments is lead gift solicitor for the Clipper Foundation, helping that organization raise over $5 million in six months.
Keeping us safe are Manchester Fire Capt. Brendan Burns, 37, of Londonderry, who sees his key professional challenge right now as maintaining the level of service the department provides the Queen City and keeping current employees motivated and prospective employees interested in public service.
From the other side of municipal public safety is Concord Police Officer Scot Fanjoy, 32, of Barnstead, who has worked for the city of Concord for the past 10 years and also at Pats Peak as a ski patroller for the past 17 years.
In national defense, we have David J. Harrold, 38, of Amherst, product line director at BAE Systems, and information warfare officer for the U.S. Navy Reserve. There's also U.S. Army Capt. Daniel Meegan, 27, of Farmington, assistant plans officer for the 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment, who has successfully led dozens of small unit operations with both U.S. and NATO partners during Operation Sabre Junction (Oct. 12), the largest military exercise in Europe since 1989, involving 16 countries and more than 100 square kilometers of German countryside.
Several of this year's honorees were asked to name a favorite radio station, and many chose Greg and the Morning Buzz broadcast on several local radio stations. And one of the people they would be listening to on the Buzz is Laura Boyce, 30, of Hooksett, co-host and one of this year's 40 Under Forty honorees.
Also a part of the class and keeping us entertained is Michael Ramshaw, 38, of Londonderry, vice president of sales with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Baseball Club. He is a member of the team that received the Larry MacPhail Award, naming the club as the top team for promotional effort and community involvement throughout all levels of minor league baseball.
Keeping us healthy are Pubali Chakravorty Campbell, 33, of Manchester, owner/director of Bikram Yoga in Manchester; and Dr. Katy Fader Lilly, 34, of Durham, a family physician with Woodbury Family Practice.
From the world of business are Joshua P. Auger, 33, of Manchester, a sales executive with the New Hampshire Business Review; and Jessica Beaudet, 29, of Auburn, recruiting manager for The Nagler Group in Bedford, who calls New Hampshire "a unique and thriving place to live, and more programs and opportunities need to be developed to not only develop young talent, but also to retain them within the state."
In agreement is Amy M. Chhom, 35, of Bedford, director of real estate and development for Anagnost Investments, Inc. since May, 2007 who counts among her greatest achievements as the opening of the Elliot at River's Edge Facility in Manchester, a project she was involved with from the beginning design stages through to the ribbon cutting. She posted on her Facebook page our question asking for New Hampshire's biggest problem, and she said, "I received several responses from various young professional and young business owners that all rang with the same theme and agreed with my views. They all related to and included workforce development and the retention of a skilled workforce. If New Hampshire could develop educational opportunities that created this type of workforce, then it would be easier to attract businesses who would benefit from the graduates."
Also from the world of business is John Hennessey, 36, of Littleton, vice president of marketing and human resources at Littleton Coin Company, who would like to ensure that New Hampshire protects its vibrant tourism economy.
Other up-and-coming business execs represented this year are Colleen C. Karpinsky, 33, of Manchester, vice president of talent and legal at Dyn and currently secretary of the Manchester Young Professionals Network; Matthew Paul Sullivan, 33, of Manchester, director of business development at Bridgeline Digital and very involved with the Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity; and Eric Proulx, 33, of Goffstown, general manager of Tanger Outlets in Tilton, who was appointed to the N.H. Economic Development Advisory Council by Gov. John Lynch last January. There's also Tonya Rochette, 38, of Concord, vice president of human resource solutions at Human Resource Partners, LLC, and board president of Intown Concord.
And helping businesses thrive is the job of Laurel Bistany, 37, of Nottingham, executive director of the Regional Economic Development Center (REDC) of Southern N.H. since 2008. REDC is a private nonprofit whose mission is job creation, and construction is scheduled to start in April on a new regional training center in Raymond, so Bistany expects a very busy 2013.
Also assisting businesses with innovative ideas is Jamie Coughlin, 32, of Bedford, CEO/EIR of abi Innovation Hub and founder of PlusGrace, who answers this way when asked his way of relaxing: "I build companies."
From the nonprofit world, we have Laura Jamison, 37, of Berlin, a private guardian ad litem/child advocate and WREN (Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network) coordinator of Local Works Berlin Farmers Market. She is also working on an internship to be a certified mediator and once owned a small restaurant for seven years. We also honor Ian Brooks McSweeney, 36, of Weare, executive director of the Russell Foundation, a nonprofit foundation with a mission of land protection and a primary focus on working lands (farm and forest).
Keeping us energized is Alec O'Meara, 34, of Raymond, media relations manager for Unitil, the utility that serves several areas of the state. Once writing about past 40 Under Forty honorees as a former correspondent for the New Hampshire Union Leader, he now is one. He currently serves as chair of the Lamprey River Elementary School Building Committee in Raymond.
And making sure government runs efficiently, rounding out our honorees this year, is newly elected Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern, 33, of Concord, who is also brand manager for Stonyfield, Inc. in Londonderry and volunteers at The Friendly Kitchen, on the Dinner for Hope organizing committee, and as class secretary for the Tuck School of Business. He also worries about losing young talent from the Granite State: "After decades of population migration into New Hampshire, the new trend of population outflow, especially of college students and young workers" is New Hampshire's biggest problem.


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The church: Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, New Jersey, USA the cathedral church for the Diocese of New Jersey.
Denomination: Episcopal Church in the USA.
The building: Dedicated in 1954, the building is 20th century Gothic. Cruciform in layout, its warm, blushing peach walls give a warmth not often associated with Gothic. The nave was never completed to its original design because of financial difficulties. Among the cathedral's treasures are icons in the south transept, the pastoral staff (crozier), and the communion silver.
The church: Trinity is also a parish and ministers to a wide and varied group, including all ages and many ethnic groups. It is also the center for diocesan events.
The neighbourhood: Once a residential neighborhood with large mansions, the area became somewhat tarnished and now is being revitalized as former residences are becoming offices or apartment houses. The area is not far from the New Jersey State Capitol and its complex in downtown Trenton. West State Street is a wide avenue and gives one an inpression of great space and not that of a downtown city.
The cast: The Most Rev. Frank Tracy Griswold III, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church; The Rt Rev. George Phelps Mellick Belshaw, Bishop of New Jersey; The Rt Rev. Andrew Frederick Wissemann, Bishop of Western Massachusetts; The Rt Rev. Gordon Paul Scruton, Bishop of Western Massachusetts; The Rt Rev. William Dailey Persell, Bishop of Chicago; The Rev. Alan M. Gates, priest-in-charge of the Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Forest, Illinois, preacher; many bishops of the Episcopal church; clergy of the Diocese of New Jersey, ecumencil guests; choristers from the parishes in the diocese; Janes H. Litton, Director of Music; Andrew P. Moore, organist; thurifers, crucifers, torchbearers, and banner bearers too numerous to list.
What was the name of the service?
The Ordination and Consecration of George Edward Councell as Eleventh Bishop of New Jersey.
How full was the building?
More than bulging at the seams with additional seating in the chapel, the crypt and in two tents on the front lawn. Those not in the cathedral saw the service via closed circuit television and heard it on loudspeakers. All seating areas were filled to capacity... and then some!
Did anyone welcome you personally?
Everyone received a warm welcome from cathedral ushers, diocesan staff, cathedral staff and the clergy.
Was your pew comfortable?
Sumtil had a seat in the great quire just to the right of the organ console, from which he had a splendid view of the entire service except for the examination of the Bishop-elect, which was conducted in the tent outside the south transept, but heard throughout.
How would you describe the pre-service atmosphere?
Boisterous! Friends greeting each other, musical groups, singers and instrumentalists, dancers providing a wide variety of musical offerings in the cathedral, chapel, crypt, and tents before the liturgy.
What were the exact opening words of the service?
"Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
What books did the congregation use during the service?
The complete order of service was printed so there was no need for use of the Book of Common Prayer (1979) or of any hymnals or other music.
What musical instruments were played?
Organ, flute, and before the liturgy many instruments too numerous to list. The organ was the principal instrument of the mass.
Did anything distract you?
This was such a festive occasion, there could have been what one might consider distractions if it were an "ordinary" service.
Was the worship stiff-upper-lip, happy clappy, or what?
It was an admirable blend of the best of Anglo-Catholic combined with the inclusivity of having the lesson and the Gospel read in more than one language, Spanish and Igbo being the additional languages.
Exactly how long was the sermon?
23 minutes.
On a scale of 1-10, how good was the preacher?
8 His delivery was excellent.
In a nutshell, what was the sermon about?
He put into the sermon the themes of the lessons for the feast of St Luke the Evangelist, whose day it was. He made allusions to some American baseball incidents, laced his sermon with appropriate humour, and gave a stirring charge to the bishop-elect. Totally appropriate to the occasion.
Which part of the service was like being in heaven?
The magnificent organ playing and congregational singing, the wonderful smell of the incense, and the warm spirituality so apparent on this grand day. The diocese went all out to welcome Father (soon to be Bishop) Councell.
And which part was like being in... er... the other place?
There was a moment of sheer wonder. The first thurifer knew his job very well. Clouds of incense led the procession with the thurifer swinging full circles and figure eights. He forgot that the great quire was narrower because of tables for communion vessels, and as he entered the quire, the thurible clipped a table, and we were treated to fireworks. Fortunately no harm to anything. Simultaneous processions entering the cathedral would have shortened the length of the service. The retiring processiion was a disaster.
What happened when you hung around after the service looking lost?
Not a chance of that. Each of the diocesan convocations had prepared a magnificent reception with delicious food and drink the Episcopalians at their culinary and social best. This was party time, both liturgically and socially.
How would you describe the after-service coffee?
It was wonderful. Such a wide variety of food and drink. We should do this weekly.
How would you feel about making this church your regular (where 10 = ecstatic, 0 = terminal)?
10 but it is just too far from home.
Did the service make you feel glad to be a Christian?
Absolutely! If every church patterned its worship after this, there would be no empty pews. It was also a great day to be an Episcopalian in New Jersey!
What one thing will you remember about all this in seven days' time?
The magnificent organ playing combined with the joy of worshipping the one, true God in the beauty of holiness!


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The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History curates the museum's world renowned collections of minerals and gems, meteorites, ores, rocks, and xenoliths. Staff members conduct research that explores the nature of terrestrial and planetary processes.
The members of the department are engaged in a variety of research activities, and often collaborate with other scientists from around the world. Take a look at the topics in geology that we find exciting, or walk through our lab.
The collections are an invaluable repository of rock, mineral and meteorite specimens that are available for study by scientists or exhibited by educational institutions.
Department members have access to an array of tools to enable their research.
Listing of staff members for the Museum's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
The Earth and Planetary Sciences Dept. holds seminars Thursdays during the academic year. Refer to the schedule for details.
Researchers in the department participate and oversee education and professional development programs that lead toward advanced degrees.
Members of the Department help create exhibits and provide scientific expertise to many educational programs and outreach services in the Museum.


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18 November 2013, Bangkok - UNOSAT joined some 100 disaster management professionals representing 20 countries from Asia and the Pacific for a two-day meeting convened by OCHA to discuss ideas and best practices in humanitarian assistance and emergency preparedness. This was the fifth meeting of the "Regional Humanitarian Partnership" in the region. Olivier Van Damme of UNOSAT who attended the meeting from the UNOSAT office in Bangkok says "there is a growing sense of partnership building in this region and humanitarians are driving some of this efforts forward. The meeting showed that there is indeed strong potential here".
Rashid Khalikov, Director of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva, said that the meeting provided "new ideas for humanitarian workers worldwide, sending a clear message that Asia and the Pacific are taking a leading role in innovation of the humanitarian system". Mr Khalikov made also another point, which is of primary importance to UNOSAT: "The humanitarian community is constantly searching for innovative approaches to building resilience and managing disaster response to minimize the loss of life," he added.
UNOSAT has invested constantly over the years precisely in developing and testing innovative approaches, and in combining edge technology and new applications with training and partnerships. The Programme has developed solid alliances within the region based on trust and a constant exchange with national experts, regional organizations and UN sister agencies active in the region. A formal agreement with ESCAP is the backbone of UNOSAT presence in the region and UNOSAT offices in Bangkok are provided by the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Reduction Division of ESCAP.
So, why is Asia-Pacific taking centre stage in humanitarian innovation? Firstly, the region accounts for the majority of natural disasters occurring in the world and it is home to a vast majority of those affected by disasters. The on-going emergency in the Philippines is just the latest in a series of stark reminders of the extreme vulnerability of people in this region. Secondly, current patterns in climate change are threatening the very existence of some Pacific island states. In this part of the world reducing disaster risk takes a more dramatic significance, which in some cases is about survival altogether. Thirdly, innovation and technology are woven into the very fabric of Asian vibrant economic and social landscape and they represent a common denominator across most countries in the region. Many Asian countries master new technologies and have innovative ideas. They also have developed a deeper understanding of the role of technology in preventing disasters and responding to emergencies.
Meanwhile humanitarians have developed a better understanding of the role of technology in more aspects than communication and information management. UNOSAT experts say that only a few years ago it was difficult to introduce technology as a topic in any of the discussions held in the humanitarian community. But today everyone understands that new objectives in joint assessment and integrated data collection are unfeasible without technology. Things are changing faster than ever before. OCHA's 2013 report "Humanitarianism in the Network Age", for example, opens the door to a new debate on how humanitarians can harness the power of technology to increase the efficiency of response.
Photos: The Head of OCHA in Asia-Pacific, Oliver Lacey-Hall, addressed the Regional Partnership Forum. Below: UNOSAT has led innovation within the UN by being the first to own light UAVs for disaster response.


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Every four years we get an extra day thanks in part to Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII.
The day compensates for the fact that it takes the earth takes 365.2425 days to circle the sun instead of the cut-and-dried 365.
Julius Caesar, with the help of his team of astronomers back in 46 B.C., came up with a calendar that added an extra day every four years. The calendar had the right concept but over time ended up adding too many days.
The modern Gregorian calendar, which was put into use in 1582 under Pope Gregory, gave more specific rules to leap year, saying the extra day could only be inserted on years that are evenly divided by four and not in years ending with an "00" such as 1900 or 2100 as they aren't divisible by 400.
Coincidentally, the extra day of leap year, with it's Februrary placement, does not make Lent 41 days, as this post explains but it could certainly provide some time for extra reflection.


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Federal Reserve officials set an October start for shrinking their $4.5 trillion stockpile of assets, moving to unwind a pillar of their crisis-era support for the economy.
They continued to forecast one more interest-rate hike later this year, saying storm damage will have only a temporary impact on the economy.
"Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have devastated many communities, inflicting severe hardship," the Federal Open Market Committee said in its statement on Wednesday following a two-day meeting in Washington. "Storm-related disruptions and rebuilding will affect economic activity in the near term, but past experience suggests that the storms are unlikely to materially alter the course of the national economy over the medium term."
Policymakers left the benchmark interest rate unchanged in a range of 1 percent to 1.25 percent.
U.S. central bankers are counting on steady growth and low unemployment to raise inflation closer to their goal, which would support their policy of gradual tightening through interest-rate increases and a reversal of quantitative easing.
"The Fed is telegraphing its moves in a very measured way to reduce the risk of a 'taper tantrum,'" said Tony Bedikian, head of global markets at Citizens Bank, in a statement. "Despite a generally positive overall economic picture, the Fed was not expected to raise interest rates at this meeting — and the announcement that the Fed will begin unwinding its balance sheet next month does not come as a surprise to most market participants."
The announcement is a third big policy step for Janet Yellen, now in the final year of her term as Fed chair: She has overseen the end of large-scale asset purchases; the liftoff of rates from zero; and now the pullback from an unprecedented balance-sheet buildup without disruption to financial markets or the economy so far.
While the storms will temporarily boost inflation thanks to higher prices for gasoline and other items, "apart from that effect, inflation on a 12-month basis is expected to remain somewhat below 2 percent in the near term but to stabilize around the committee's 2 percent objective over the medium term," the Fed said.
The economy expanded at a 2.1 percent annual rate in the first half — in line with the pace during this expansion — and U.S. government 10-year notes yield about 2.24 percent, down from 2.45 percent at the start of the year. The Fed's preferred price gauge rose 1.4 percent in July from a year earlier.
"The labor market has continued to strengthen" and economic activity "has been rising moderately so far this year," the Fed statement said. The FOMC repeated language saying "near-term risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced."
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Leadership behaviors are often mimicked throughout an organization, and just as incivility can spiral, so too can respect. The cascade from the top down is also likely to shape the way employees treat customers, industry partners, and members of the community. It is no coincidence that in recent years Costco was both rated America's best large employer by Forbes and tied for "America's favorite retailer" in a survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. On the other end of the spectrum, companies at the head of "worst customer service" lists often top "worst places to work" lists as well.
Televerde operates in an unusual context—but the need for respect is universal.
Beyond ensuring a baseline of owed respect, leaders can identify and tailor the mix of respect types that will best enable their employees to thrive. Although it's likely that a higher level of both owed and earned respect is needed, you might have reasons to emphasize one type or the other. Perhaps you've set a goal that requires a lot of collaboration and cohesion, warranting greater emphasis on owed respect. Alternatively, if your culture focuses largely on individual contributions, you might emphasize earned respect while ensuring that performance standards are transparent and direct employees' attention to objective deliverables rather than to subjective comparisons with peers. What form might such expressions of earned respect take? According to a McKinsey global survey of more than 1,000 executives, managers, and employees, praise from an immediate manager, attention from a leader, and opportunities to head a project have more impact on motivation than do monetary incentives.
Deciding when to bestow respect is not like making a judgment that requires dividing up a fixed pie (as when allocating time, pay raises, or attention, for instance), argue New York University's Steven Blader and Siyu Yu. Respect is not finite; it can be given to one employee without shortchanging others. This is true of both owed and earned respect: All members of an organization are entitled to the former, and all employees who meet or surpass performance standards deserve the latter. And an employee's place on the org chart makes him or her no more or less deserving of respect. Owed respect should be accorded to janitor and CEO alike, and earned respect should be based on meeting or exceeding standards specific to one's role.
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The loss of agricultural lands has fed into recent debates about Australian food security, compounded by predictions that Australia's population will reach 36 million by 2050 and that the world will need to increase food production by 70–100% to cope with climate change and energy security scenarios (FAO
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Podere Caldaruccio "La Pineta" estate, which consists of the main farmhouse and other detached barn is enclosed in its' own grounds bordered by centuries old trees beyond which are verdant fields and rolling countryside. The estate in fact produces its own wine and olive oil and the friendly owners also grow fruit and vegetables which are available locally in season.
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My mom sent me information on a seminar (http://www.teamasia.com/events/communicating2005_april/index.htm) on business writing, knowing how I'd like to improve my communication skills. P 8,500 (early bird discount) buys a lot of business writing books, though, and I don't think I'll be able to make use of these skills just yet. Perhaps after grad school?
Does your job entail a lot of writing? Do you panic when confronted with a writing assignment? Does preparing a business report or a business proposal send shivers up and down your spine? Are you unsure of what words to use? If so, then this workshop on effective business writing is for you. Peppered with exercises and easy-to-grasp, practical tips for better business writing, this workshop is designed for Executives like you who regularly compose their own correspondence. You'll benefit from on-the-spot mentoring and participating in discussions that identify and address your own particular writing challenges.Plus, you'll take a look at what works and what won't in writing:
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Maybe later, when I think I'll be doing a lot more writing. Right now, I'd love more classes on presentation and public speaking. Actually, scratch that--I know the _theory_, but I want to see it in _practice._ I want to listen to good speakers, people who aren't dependent on random Microsoft Powerpoint transitions or pretty clip-art, people who don't read off the slides, people who can hold an entire hall captive with just voice and a few visual aids. I want to meet masters.
That's what I picked up from Ranulf's talk at La Salle. He and Niel Dagondon talked about game development in the Philippines, but what _really_ struck me was their presentation styles. Ranulf was a typical geek; sincere, informative, but with halting delivery and not much audience connection. Niel--Niel knew how to work the crowd. He got them to laugh. He made them feel special. My (paper) notebook was full of notes on his speaking style. Niel's not perfect, but he's better than Ranulf, and he's more at ease with the crowd than I am. I have much to learn.
I'm a strange kind of geek. I devour books on public speaking, negotiation, sales, even marketing--all of these things that most geeks don't think necessary. I _like_ presentations. I enjoy getting up there and sharing what I've learned. Yes, my knees get weak and I get annoyed with myself when I can't figure out a good way to explain something, but it's _fun._ Scary, but fun.
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Hi Sacha! UA&P usually hosts a lot of such talks, ranging from business writing to power dressing. I'm sure they'd have seminars on public speaking / giving presentations. I'll inform you when I receive such a memo. ^_^
I'd like to share this as well: when I was in undergrad I was a member of a laboratory where each of us had to deliver a seminar or two about certain papers related to our research. I thought that that was such a great training, since we not only get to practice public speaking on a regular basis, we also got to watch others do it so we knew how a good (or a bad) presentation looked like.
Amen. I still wince when I watch other people read off the slides. Students hate it when their teachers do that, but they don't get exposed to enough good presentations to learn how to deliver them. Presentations in other departments are pretty good--I always looked forward to the Comm presentation during Faculty Day--but people in the sciences often miss out on presentation skills...
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Fiction selection - an AI at work? (Emerald http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03074809610110145, 1996)MACLENNAN, A., 1996. Fiction selection - an AI at work? New Library World, 97 (2), pp. 24-32Considers the historical dimension of the treatment of fiction in libraries and concludes that, if fiction is regarded as a resource, library users are entitled to enhanced access to it. Notes that enhancing access to ...


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The Future of the Xbox is in the Cloud
Despite rumors to the contrary, Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business' corporate vice president Phil Harrison believes the future of the Xbox brand will be less focused on devices.
According to CVG, Harrison spoke a bit in London about where he saw the Xbox brand heading. "Increasingly, the games are going to sit on the cloud," Harrison said. "Instead of being device centric, they will be cloud centric. This vision is what influenced me to join Microsoft in the first place."
Indicating how Windows 8 has helped bring the Xbox experience out of the living room, Harrison pointed to additional support in laptops, tablets, and smartphones allowing users to stay connected to Xbox even when they're not at home.
Could this be an indicator of what lies ahead for the next generation console Microsoft is developing? Perhaps. A move to fully digital games that rest on a virtual server would be interesting, and the practicality of explaining that process to newcomers has become easier thanks to already existing services from companies like Apple. Just how far Microsoft plans to take its cloud services in the next year remains to be seen, but it will be very interesting to see just what they have in store for the next Xbox.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Joseph Bruchac describes how his cultural heritage inspires and shapes his writing and storytelling. View Video
Christopher Paul Curtis discusses his writing process with middle grade students in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and answers questions about his novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963. View Video
Edwidge Danticat discusses the immigration experience and reflects upon why she writes about Haiti and Haitian Americans. View Video
Alma Flor Ada discusses her novel My Name Is María Isabel with students in Oakland, California, and offers insights into how they can use writing to inspire change. View Video
Nikki Grimes shares her passion for poetry and discusses her process of writing with middle school students in Vista, California. View Video
Francisco Jiménez recounts growing up as a migrant worker in California and describes the ways in which his experiences have influenced his writing. View Video
Judith Ortiz Cofer discusses who inspired her to share her stories and then students in Vista, California respond personally to stories from Cofer's collection. View Video
Shirley Sterling shares her Native American heritage and discusses her autobiographical novel, My Name is Seepeetza, with students on the Skokomish Reservation. View Video


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What could work and life be like if we didn't spend the super majority of our time consumed in our careers? This blog post won't solve world peace or invent cold fusion. But it does present a framework for how white collar professional service, especially billable hour, careers could be better for employers and employees. My premise is simple. Pay people a salary based on 30 hours a week and then pay over time for more than that.
I've been chewing on this idea for a while. It's not entirely fleshed out. I'm sure it has a few warts. My prose isn't as polished as it might be. But, all in all, my idea rocks and could revolutionize white collar professional service careers and a wide array of other corporate ladder climbing careers. One day someone richer and more famous than myself will write this up for Harvard Business Review but you and I will know who came up with the idea first. Maybe I should trademark "30 Hours+" and sell t-shirts?
Let's pretend that Bobby is a BI consultant with BestBI Inc. Billy is a salaried employee and makes $100,000 a year. BestBI bills Bobby to customers at an average rate of $185/hr.. So, BestBI is paying Bobby about $2,000 per week and would bill clients about $7,400 in my simplified example assuming Bobby billed 40 hours in any given week.
BestBI makes about $11,100 in that same week is Bobby bills 60 hours. That's an extra $3,700 in profit that week for BestBI and well over an extra 100K per year if poor Bobby works long hours ever week. Guess what? BestBI has a financial motive to allow Bobby to work a heck of a lot of over time. We all know that.
Is it inherently evil for companies to want to make more money by asking, aka requiring, employees to work over time? Well no. But, it can lead to a pretty crappy lifestyle for Bobby the BI developer and frankly it's really not a vision of optimized and efficient work for BestBI. People don't tend to be as efficient in those over time hours when asked to burn the middle candle over, and over, and over again.
What if Bobby is paid a salary that covered up to 30 hours per week and then was paid an hourly rate for overtime past the first 30? And yes, the model presumes that bobby might be paid about 25% less. I'm going to call this salary model "30 Hours+" This model might throw a monkey wrench into consulting company business models that are designed to treat their employees like crap with constant overtime expectations. But, I think more evolved and mature companies will recognize that employees who are engaged and happy will be loyal, take care of the customer, and all in all find ways to do amazing stuff.
What about Bobby? Would could Bobby achieve if he had some margin in his life? Would Bobby be happier? More productive? Invent the next Google? I'm not sure. I know he's be less stressed and more in control of his life. Maybe he'd choose to work over time on a regular basis. Maybe he'd volunteer at his church. Maybe he's take a lot of naps. Maybe he would invent the next Google. I don't know. It's not really my job to know or decide what Bobby does with the time. But I do know that he would have the option of building a life that does that assume the vast majority of his productive waking hours is spent doing the stuff that pays the bills.
Let's assume that Bobby doesn't work much over time and sees his salary cut by about 25%. Do you think Bobby can live on that? I'm starting to stray into an entirely different blog post so I won't go too deep. But, I'll be blunt. Consultants and professional service white collar jobs tend to pay a heck of a lot. Like it or not we are truly the 1%. I'll be straight with you. If you can't find a way to be happy making 25% less money while having a more fulfilling life then you probably aren't going to be happy with that extra 25% income no matter what it allows you to buy.
P.S. 30 hours+ easily lends itself to almost any type of job especially tech jobs. I wrote this blog post in context of a consulting model since that's what I know best and didn't have time or space to extend the argument to other jobs. But hopefully it's easy to see how this could apply to almost any sort of salaried position. And no, I'm not advocating a European model that gives people a 60 weeks of vacation a year. I'm simply suggesting that we reinvent work so that people can have lives outside of work and that companies don't have as compelling an interest think about how can I squeeze one extra hour of profit from my people.


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State-run Taiwan Power Co's (Taipower, 台灣電力公司) proposal to drastically hike electricity prices was blocked yesterday in a meeting arranged by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, giving a brief respite for households and companies.
Taipower needed to adjust the pricing proposal, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Hwang Jung-chiou (黃重球) told reporters following a three-hour discussion with representatives of government agencies and private groups.
"There are a lot of concerns and worries about the effect of the price increases on households ,from the representatives of the Consumers' Foundation in particular," Lin said.
He said it was difficult to say when the new electricity rates would take effect.
Taipower originally planned to raise electricity rates by nearly 26 percent for households in the main bracket for power consumption, at 330 units to 500 units, which accounts for 67 percent of household users. For these households, the rate would rise NT$0.84 per unit from NT$3.27 per unit, based on Taipower's plan.
Heavy household users, manufacturers and store owners could expect even bigger price hikes.
To reflect a rise in raw material prices, Taipower planned to raise the electricity price for industrial users by about 60 percent, for power consumed at night or during off-peak hours, once their bill exceeded a certain level.
If the hike had been approved during yesterday's meeting, the new rates could have taken effect as early as next month.
"We will do the calculation again," Taipower spokesperson Huang Hui-yu (黃惠予) said by telephone. "However, we are still seeking to determine a reasonable level for electricity charges."
Huang declined to give a timetable for submitting a new plan.
Taipower said it has lost NT$117.9 billion (US$3.99 billion) as of the end of last year and it expected to lose NT$100 billion, if prices remain unaltered, blaming skyrocketing natural gas, coal and crude oil prices.
The proposed price hikes would help Taipower break even next year and the year after, it said.
Far Eastern Group (遠東集團) chairman Douglas Hsu (徐旭東) told UNIQUE TV (非凡電視台) "the price increase is way too big and will have an adverse impact on local cement companies."
The group operates a wide range of businesses from cement — Asia Cement Corp (亞泥) — to retail — Far Eastern Department Stores (遠東百貨) and Sogo Department Stores (太平洋百貨).
Michael Liu (劉家豪), assistant vice president of Taipei Financial Center Corp (台北金融大樓公司), which runs Taipei 101, said the price hike would add NT$19 million to its NT$30 million annual bill.


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My apologies to Mssrs. de Jong, Koehler, Gunn and all for my ignorance - i.e., not knowing what else to call these contacts. WB9L is intentionally working AO-51, which is thousands of km away from and pretty much opposite AO-16, which N3TL is intentionally working. Indeed, both satellites have the same FM/VHF uplink. WB9L copies N3TL on AO-51 at 435.300 +/-, in FM. N3TL copies WB9L on AO-16 at 437.026 +/-, in SSB. It seemed clear to me that a complete contact between these two stations occurred across both satellites. I'm open to any suggestions regarding a term more accurate than cross-satellite for such contacts. 73 to all, Tim - N3TL AMSAT Member No. 36820 Athens, Ga. - EM84ha -------------- Original message from Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <email@example.com>: -------------- > Jeffrey Koehler wrote: > Wouldn't it have to be, for true cross-satellite operation to occur, the > downlink of one satellite to be on the uplink of another? > > Yes > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via email@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 _______________________________________________ Sent via email@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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Five turnovers in the first seven minutes of the second half allowed UNC to go on a big run
CHAPEL HILL | Coming out of the halftime locker room, UNCW knew exactly what North Carolina was going to do in the second half of Tuesday's college basketball game at the Dean E. Smith Center. The Seahawks figured the No. 19 Tar Heels were going to apply defensive pressure on every possession, trying to force bad decisions.
Turns out UNCW was right, but there was little the team could do to respond.
Five turnovers in the first seven minutes of the second half allowed UNC to go on a big run and cruise to an 84-51 win.
"They got us in a little trouble with their length, ball pressure," junior forward Cedrick Williams said. He led the team with 18 points and nine rebounds.
"We knew they were going to turn it up in the second half. They came out and they delivered the first punch, and we didn't respond the way that we wanted to."
A strong rally at the end of the first half helped the Seahawks (6-9) come back from a 15-point deficit to trail by just eight at the break.
All that momentum went by the wayside over the first 6:17 of the second half. During that time, UNCW had five turnovers, three missed shots and just four points.
The Tar Heels (10-3) used those turnovers to turn a single-digit lead into a 20-point advantage. With 13:47 left in the second half, UNC had gone on a 14-4 run that put it up 20.
"We know they're both long and athletic. They were just trying to use their athleticism to take us out of our offense and make us take quick shots so they could get back on fast breaks again," senior guard Chris Dixon said. He finished with 12 points off the bench.
After committing just seven turnovers in the first half, the Seahawks gave the ball away 10 times over the final 20 minutes. UNC turned those 17 turnovers in 25 points. Over the last five games, UNCW has turned it over 15-plus times in four contests. The team hasn't had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio (13-10) since winning at East Carolina on Dec. 1.
Compounding the inability to hold onto the ball were UNCW's struggles to hit shots. The Seahawks shot 31.1 percent from the floor (19 of 61). It's the second straight game they have not shot better than 35 percent.
The Tar Heels shot 62.9 percent in the second half (22 of 35) and finished the game at 52.3 percent. The turnovers and missed shots helped UNC score 18 fast-break points.
The Tar Heels also put down 10 dunks, eight of which came in the second half.
"When you turn the ball over, it's hard to get back on defense in transition and stop the dunks and everything," UNCW head coach Buzz Peterson said. "Carolina is a top-20 program. They're a very good basketball team, and you make mistakes like that, they're going to make you pay."


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The Powder & Bulk Solids Conference offers all you need to know about dry processing, bulk material handling, storage, particle technology, and related technologies in a content-rich, three-day program.
"The Powder & Bulk Solids Conference has well-recognized presenters poised to deliver proven, practical, and insightful educational content in the areas of material storage and handling, pneumatic conveying, particle technology, and dust collection and safety," said Eric Maynard, senior consultant, director of education, Jenike & Johanson Inc. "The Conference has been structured to meet the needs of engineers new to the field of solids handling, as well as seasoned plant or research personnel. The program will provide both first principles theory for processing and handling of bulk solids and effective operating practices that will help established engineers to further improve plant operating efficiencies."
This acclaimed event has been an industry staple for over 35 years. The program features educational sessions presented by respected experts and practical workshops led by seasoned engineers.
Remi Trottier, particle technology specialist, The Dow Chemical Co., has over 20 years of industrial experience in particle characterization, aerosol science, air filtration, and solids processing technology. Dr. Trottier has authored some 20 papers and has served as an instructor for several short courses on particle characterization.
Eric P. Maynard, senior consultant, Jenike & Johanson Inc., has designed handling systems for bulk solids including cement and its raw materials used in its manufacture, coal, plastic powder, food products, and pharmaceuticals. He is also the cement industry specialist at Jenike & Johanson, where he specializes in crushing technology and equipment design for handling cohesive and sticky bulk solids.
Joe Marinelli, president, Solids Handling Technologies Inc., is a solids handling expert who has been active in testing bulk solids and consulting on material handling systems design since 1972.
Gary Q. Johnson, chemical engineer and consultant, Work Exposure Solutions LLC, is an industrial ventilation and combustible dust consultant specializing in developing containment, industrial ventilation, and procedural solutions for workplace exposures, and providing maintenance and troubleshooting training to sustain results.
William Stevenson, vice president engineering, CV Technology Inc., is a recognized authority in the field of dust explosion protection in the process industries, a senior member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and also a member of the National Fire Protection Association.
Vahid Ebadat, Ph.D, CEO, Chilworth Technology Inc., has worked extensively as a process and operational hazards consultant for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries. He is a regular speaker at training courses on gas and vapor flammability, dust explosions, and controlling electrostatic hazards.
David Mills, Ph.D, pneumatic conveying consultant, undertook a PhD program on pneumatic conveying in 1973 and has been working in this area since, first at the University of Greenwich in London, then as professor of bulk solids handling at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland. Since 1997, he has been operating as an independent consultant and has written over 200 articles for technical journals and conferences, and has presented short courses and undertaken consultancy on a worldwide basis.
Mark Jones, Ph.D, professor and director, The University of Newcastle, is head of the School of Engineering, director of the Key Centre for Bulk Solids and Particulate Technologies, and director of TUNRA Bulk Solids at the University of Newcastle.
Karl Jacob, a research scientist, The Dow Chemical Co., has 30 years experience with solids processing in nearly all facets of particle technology and is presently a Fellow within the Solids Processing Discipline of Engineering & Process Sciences.
Kerry Johanson Ph.D., chief operations officer, Material Flow Solutions Inc., has authored more than 40 technical papers that have been published in numerous technical journals internationally. He has developed a course for teaching powder flow and technology to graduate students and mentored three recent doctoral graduates at the University of Florida.
Alan Roberts, emeritus professor, the University of Newcastle, has a PhD plus two honorary doctorates and is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards for his work in bulk solids handling, which spans 50 years. He established the TUNRA Bulk Solids Handling Research and consulting group of the University of Newcastle in 1975.
Paul Solt, principal consultant, Pneumatic Conveying Consultants, has specialized in pneumatic conveying topics for the Center for Professional Advancement, East Brunswick, NJ, since 1972.
And for the first time ever, the Powder & Bulk Solids Conference will present Tech Innovations Sessions. These interactive new conference modules showcase the latest in innovative technology surrounding powder and bulk solids. Attendees can witness live demos and understand how these leading-edge technologies can help.
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No one came to the door at 110 Old Stone School Road in Sutton when Mary Finacom arrived to drive her son to a doctor's appointment.
Eighteen-year-old John Finacom had spent the night at a friend's house, but several knocks at the door that summer morning in 2011 went unanswered. So Mrs. Finacom walked into the house, where she found her son's friend and his girlfriend asleep in bed. John was lying on his stomach on the floor; when she tried to wake him, the teen was stiff and cold to his mother's touch. His mouth was caked with vomit. Sobbing and frantic, she called 911.
Two months later, a medical examiner would determine that John Finacom died of acute opiate and ethanol intoxication — an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol. And while the young man's death has devastated his parents, they're also frustrated by what they call an insufficient police investigation that failed to address their many questions and concerns.
The Finacoms believe they know the reason for the shoddy probe — their son died at the home of Pamela Sargent, the sister of Sutton Police Chief Dennis Towle.
"Everyone is protecting the police chief's family," claimed John's father, Tom Finacom. "My son was responsible for what happened, but there were others responsible as well."
Specifically, the Finacoms point to police reports that confirm their underage son had been drinking alcohol and smoking pot for hours with Pamela Sargent's 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in the Sargent's home, that two pot plants were found in the house, and that an empty prescription bottle with the label removed was found near their son's body. Toxicology tests for the presence of oxycodone in the teen's system were "presumptive positive," according to the autopsy report.
No one has been charged in connection with John's death. Last February, the Finacoms and their lawyer met with First Assistant District Attorney Daniel Bennett to ask the following questions: Were the elder Sargents home on the evening of Aug. 31, 2011, when the three underaged teens were drinking? Where did the alcohol and opiates come from? Did anyone else come and go from the home that night? Why was no one charged with cultivating marijuana?
They said Bennett couldn't answer any of their questions, so their lawyer asked for a judicial inquest, a request that was denied.
In interviews yesterday, both Chief Towle and District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. strongly denied that the case was handled differently because of the chief's sister. Both men said the death was a tragedy, but that it was a clear instance of an accidental drug and alcohol overdose. They indicated that the two marijuana plants had a street value of less than $100 and were irrelevant to John's death.
Early said that his office referred the case to another district attorney's office after the Finacom's lawyer, Michael Cashman, accused Early's office of being unable to conduct an unbiased probe. That office declined to accept the case. Cashman also reached out to the attorney general's office, which likewise declined the case. Early said his office handles some 30 unattended deaths a month.
In a frank interview yesterday, Chief Towle said that he arrived on the scene after hearing about the 911 call from a Sutton dispatcher. He said he had an angry exchange with his nephew and that he "assumed" the pot plants, now in the Sutton P.D.'s evidence locker, belonged to him. Towle also noted that state police handled the investigation. More than a year ago, Trooper Gerard A. O'Malley requested that the case be considered closed.
"Had this event repeated itself tomorrow, I would suggest the same course of action be taken," Chief Towle said. "A kid is dead but there's no coverup. There isn't a worse thing you can do to me than question my integrity. I would never in any way, shape or form cover this up."
According to Trooper O'Malley's report, John's mother told police at the scene that her son had a drinking problem. The teen had a drunken driving case pending at the time of his death, and had been cited with a civil complaint for possession of marijuana. John had been drinking vodka from a water bottle that evening, according to police reports.
Tom Finacom wants the case reopened. He said he recently learned that the Sargents acknowledged that they had been home the night John died, and that parents have been charged with providing alcohol to minors in cases far less serious.
"Nothing happened to this family, not even a slap on the wrist," he said. "My son is dead, and I have the right to have my questions answered."
Chief Towle met with Tom Finacom last week, and said he would welcome any further inquiry.
"A young man died in his sleep, and it's a tragedy," the chief said. "I hope any information will in some way help the Finacoms deal with this."
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A search warrant served Thursday at the home of Charles Westenhouser led to his and a friend's arrest for a burglary, according to a Volusia County sheriff's report.
Two young men have been charged with armed burglary after stealing two semi-automatic rifles and other items from a neighbor's home while the residents were in the living room, officials say.
The Volusia County sheriff's SWAT team served a search warrant Thursday at the home of Charles Westenhouser after the 21-year-old and his friend were deemed suspects through fingerprints in a burglary where the duo stole two semi-automatic rifles, prescription cardiac medication and an electric guitar, according to a Volusia County sheriff's report. Westenhouser lives in the 1600 block of Valencia Avenue in the Daytona Beach area.
Westenhouser, Dustin Ardillo and Kevin Wiseman were hanging out at Westenhouser's home March 10 when Westenhouser mentioned his neighbor had some firearms, according to the report. Westenhouser told deputies he and Ardillo, 19, entered his neighbor's home to look for the weapons while Wiseman stood watch outside. However, Wiseman, 18, who wasn't charged, told deputies he declined to join his friends and stayed inside Westenhouser's home.
Westenhouser and Ardillo, of Holly Hill, each sold a rifle, according to the report. In addition to armed burglary, both are charged with two counts of grand theft with a firearm and dealing in stolen property. They are being held in the Volusia County Branch Jail with bail set at $125,000 each.
In January, Westenhouser, Ardillo and Wiseman were charged with kidnapping and child abuse after they duct-taped a 16-year-old boy and tried to glue him to a chair to make a video to post on the Internet, officials said.
The case against the three men was closed after no information was filed, records show.


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text: Hello all. I thought this may be the place to ask about compatibility for HomeTheater PC cases. I'm planning to build a HTPC and some of the cases that catch my eye include the Antec Fusion Black and Fusion Max series. These cases include a Soundgraph iMon VFD and IR reciever, as well as a remote control. If I buy this, I'll want to get these working in Linux of course, using a MythTV, XBMC or Boxee install. I've seen conflicting reports of opposite polarity about this hardware - some say it works easily in Linux, others say it is impossible. Anyone know? Can anyone suggest a HTPC case w/display and/or remote control that "just works" with Linux?