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Is it absurd that I get so excited about a box of fresh roots that I can't even get from the truck to the cabin without opening the package and that I don't even want to eat until I fully explore, taste and admire each plant bit? If it is, I am a deeply absurd woman.
An apprentice and friend sent me the most lovely package of Bear's Claw and Wild Ginger. It was so sweetly packed, the bundles of roots carefully wrapped in moist paper towels then sealed in plastic and accompanied by a poetic account of her journey into the mountains to find the plants. Somehow the package took a miraculous WEEK from the NW to the SW via priority mail. I think there's a strange faery warp somewhere between there and here. Nevertheless, the roots smelled and looked freshly unearthed — fragrant, gorgeous and yummy.
Bear's Claw, Oplopanax horridum, smells like earth and bacteria eaten trees and leaves and sex and a wet, rainy night. The whole plant gives me shivers. Not many non-local plants get me very excited but this one is a distinct exception. I could give you a list of all the things the plant is good for, but the truth is that Bear's Claw just makes me feel ~good~ all dreamy and satisfied and rooted. Bear Medicine at its best, along with Osha and Burdock. Totally different plants, but they all give me a similar feeling and sense of well being, and they all have that deep, dark root connection to the underworld and dreamtime.
A primary use for this plant is for type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes symptoms and other blood sugar woes. Although there are reports of Bear's Claw as a hypoglycemic, I found that using it in moderation can actually help prevent and treat hypoglycemia. It seems to me that glucose and insulin are not very well understood by the scientific community at this time, so traditional uses and personal experiences very much flavor my perceptions of related treatment. So far, I've found Bear's Claw to be really great for the afternoon blood sugar blues many people are prone to. You know, that brain fog so deep you can't find the door accompanied by shaking, dizziness and relentless nausea? Of course, cutting down carbs, remineralizing and exercise are the only real and lasting treatment of most forms of insulin troubles but this is a nice plant to help rebalance during a lifestyle adjustment.
I'm a little concerned about the growing popularity of this NW & Alaska native with the media lately. And I've read several reports of herbal companies in China being interested in scooping up lots of traditional Alaskan medicines for mass resale. Being a ginseng relative at all, I can see Bear's Claw becoming one of those overblown fad herbs all pumped up by ignorant health industry CEOs. So if you use this plant, use it respectfully and moderately. Also, try to get it from the actual human being doing the harvesting so you can be more sure of ecological ethics involved. I guess I would say that about any plant but especially those endemic to certain ecosystems. Oh, and remember that you can use the stem bark as well as the roots so as to better utilize a smaller amount of plant.
My previous warning applies equally to Wild Ginger, Asarum caudatum, a deep forest denizen of the northern Rocky Mountains and the NW. In many areas, the old growth rainforest this plant favors is being dramatically reduced by development and increasingly prevalent and hot fires. Some wildcrafters suggest picking no more than one in twenty plants, being sure not leave a visible impact on the community. I understand that its eastern relative, Asarum canadense, is more common so it might be wise to purchase from wildcrafters from that area. Though I haven't used this species, I've heard they have similar properties.
Wild Ginger can make you hot and sweaty! It also moves blood, and quickly, helping to bring on delayed menses in an efficient manner. I use it in a very similar way to the commonly available European Ginger root, but have an extra love for the peppery undertone of this American native. Anytime I need to warm up a formula, or get someone's blood moving, this is an excellent choice. I spend a lot of time just smelling the dried root or tincture. There's something truly comforting about this sweet little plant that a little like a warm, hearth loving grandma from the old days. Pungent, warm goodness.
Ok, I have to go play with my roots now 😉
3 Responses to "Roots to Swoon For: Bear's Claw and Wild Ginger"
oh how fun! new plants to play with.
It is intersting t ohear that yo uhave had some success with blood sugar and bears claw. we've talked about this in class and there didn't seem to be any NATIVE use of the plant that way. ( doesn't mean it doesn't work) but it was always considered big sacred medicine!
Oh! Oh! More about the wild ginger!
I always dig that when we head to the bush, keep it in my pocket and smell it over and over! I thought I had a problem!
Do you dry it? Just keep it moist until you use it? I wish I could capture the fragrance somehow.


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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Lionel Messi, grimacing in pain, was taken off the field on a cart with bone bruise to his left knee as Barcelona was held to a 0-0 tie by Benfica in a Champions League match on Wednesday night.
With Barcelona already assured of advancing to the second round, Messi entered as a reserve in the 58th minute.
Messi's left knee collided with the right hand of Benfica's Artur as he ran onto Gerard Pique's long pass and tried to round the goalkeeper in the 85th minute. Messi took a left-footed shot from an angle, then fell to the field in pain. He rolled onto his back and held the knee, then was loaded onto a cart.
"It's a bruise, which doctors have been having a look at,'' Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova said. "We now have to wait for the results of tests, but the feeling is that it isn't more serious than a knock.''
Barcelona later tweeted that tests confirmed Messi has a bruised bone on the outside of his left knee.
A three-time FIFA Player of the Year, Messi has 84 goals for Barcelona and Argentina this year, one shy of Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a calendar year for club and country.
"Had we been worried just about the record we would have played Messi right from the beginning,'' Vilanova said. "But we had talked about it and decided to bring him on with half an hour to play.''

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Speaking of tape, I'II bet not many people will have seen one of these beasties. I knew a chap who worked at Nimbus mastering in Oxford years ago and this is what was required to get a CD made up from in those days - a CD-R at that, if memory serves me ! This thing was considerably bigger than an ADAT tape and pretty pricey.
Reminds me of the Sony PCM-F1 machines which used video tape for recording digital audio like this:We have these at work just for playing back old concerts from the 1980s, I also mixed my first album (Point of Arrival) on the Nakamichi version back in the mid 1980s. State of the art digital recording at the time until DATs took over.


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SAN DIEGO (AP) - In one of the most thrilling rounds of championship golf, Tiger Woods has won the U.S. Open.
He and Rocco Mediate (MEE'-dee-ayt) completed the scheduled 18 hole playoff tied at even par.
On the first and only hole of sudden death, Woods shot a par four while Mediate settled for a bogey.
Woods led Mediate by three shots after the first ten holes of the playoff but Mediate refused to give up.
The 45-year old birdied three of the next five holes and took the lead on 15.
Each man played par golf over the next two holes before Woods birdied number-18 while Mediate shot par.
The victory gives Woods his third U.S. Open championship and 14th major title.
The playoff was the first in the U.S. Open since 2001 while the sudden death was the first since 1994.


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In order to explain the product, Google has appointed Blogoscoped to create a cartoon story that explains the product. I really feel that the explanations given in it do a disservice to the public, by making them want things that they don't fully understand. I also feel that if they did, they wouldn't want them anyway.
My greatest problem with the cartoon strip is that while it's supposed to explain how Chrome works, it really explains how all major browsers work, implying that these features were invented for Chrome alone.
So I'd like to count pages with you dear reader and comment on what I read.
This is the first fallacy, and it's being introduced early because it's fundamental to the rhetoric that follows. Web pages, are fundamentally still html (presentation markup) and javascript (behavioral logic). Javascript especially, while being quite capable, is still several orders of magnitude slower than code running in the OS. Therefore it almost always is used to process the presentation of the application, while the actual processing is done at a web server.
Next up, a figure wonders if it would be great to have a new browser. Apparently, it could be great. On the other hand designers, that will have yet another browser to test their pages against, wouldn't be delighted. Neither would plugin developers such as Adobe, Sun and Microsoft that would have yet another environment to support for their Flash, Java and Media Player + Silverlight plugins.
Next up an engineer is suggesting that it would be great if every browser page was isolated in a different process. This would mean greater memory consumption, but on the far end better stability and so on. Further along, they suggest that this requires more headstart memory but leads to less memory use further along. This is exactly how tabs work in Internet Explorer 8. Each tab is isolated in a process, it can't even communicate with other tabs and so on. Furthermore, when a tab crashes, it alone is eradicated, the memory is freed and the tab is rebooted. By chance, Google's Chrome does the same.
As mentioned, Google banks on the idea that browser tabs are leaking memory. Thankfully there is an easy fix for this. Either use IE8, or when loading a demanding web page, do so in a new browser window, which operates on a separate process.
The next page explains clearly that Google has indeed modified the webkit renderer and therefore is indeed a new platform that will have to be tested against.
- Google Chrome, Page 1
- Google Chrome, Page 2


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While the U.S. economy remains sluggish and a tough nasty winter left much of the nation's highway networks a pot-holed, scrambled mess, things still seem to be looking up for trucking over both the short and long term. Indeed, the freight apple may be about as ripe as it's ever going to get where trucking is concerned.
For starters, let's recognize that even though U.S. economic activity remains tepid – even after escaping the rough clutches of Old Man Winter – with a tight lid on trucking capacity, even a mediocre uptick in shipment volumes could create the right conditions for carriers to gain significant and sustained rate increases.
Let's look at some economic data first. Lindsey Piegza, chief economist with Wall Street firm Sterne Agee, noted back at the start of April that while the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index rose slightly from 53.2 to 53.7 in March, the six-month average fell from 55.1 to 54.7, meaning that spring certainly didn't come roaring in like a lion where factory activity is concerned.
"Winter weather was widely cited as the cause for the activity slowdown in recent months. But more temperate March conditions have hardly resulted in the activity rebound expected now that snow and ice storms are behind us," Piegza explained in a research update. "This suggests it was more than weather repressing activity. More likely uneven domestic demand and tepid international demand have also been key, long term factors dampening manufacturers' production plans particularly amid a sizable inventory stockpile still overhanging from the fourth quarter."
In the details, Piegza added that production rose from 48.2 to 55.9, new orders improved from 54.5 to 55.1 and the backlog of orders increased from 52.0 to 57.5 in March. New export orders also improved from 53.5 to 55.5 and imports grew from 53.5 to 54.5 in March.
And yet freight shipments – and more importantly, freight expenditures – increased in March, according to Cass Information Systems.
The Cass Freight Index – put together by Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst with Delcan Corp. and author of the annual State of Logistics report – indicated that shipment volume and total freight payments continued to climb in March, ending the first quarter of the year on a high note. And though bad weather continued to plague many parts of the country in March, transportation seemed to be less affected than in January and February.
Cass' data indicated that March shipment volume increased 6.6% over February, on top of the 7.3% witnessed in February over January. Railroad carloads rose fairly steadily throughout March, up over 5%, while intermodal loadings increased over 3% and truck traffic picked up, according to the firm's data
Wilson (seen above, speaking at last year's State of Logistics event) noted that factory production "has finally turned the corner" and is no longer contracting; rising almost 16% in March, which is the largest month‐to‐month increase since July 2009. New orders, a bellwether of future freight, rose again in March, up 1.1%, after plunging dramatically just two months ago. The backlog of orders jumped 10.6%, another indicator that freight volumes should be growing in coming months, she indicated.
More broadly, freight volumes in the first quarter were up over 10% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, showing the strongest start of the last few years, though Wilson cautioned that it "remains to be seen" whether the number of shipments will follow the trends of recent years and falter in the second quarter.
In terms of money, though, freight expenditures increased for the second month in a row, rising 5.4% over February and though expenditures rose at a slower rate than volumes – indicating that most of the increase can be attributed to the change in volume – Wilson's analysis noted that this is the second highest point the payments index has reached in four years, and 5.3% higher than in the same month in 2013.
"Manufacturing and production have turned a corner and are back in expansion mode [with] strong new orders and backlog figures bode well for the freight sector," Wilson noted in her analysis. "Imports were up in February, especially for autos and parts. Sales of cars and pickup trucks – which are considered a harbinger of recovery in the construction sector – rose sharply in March. New housing starts actually fell for the first two months of 2014, but permits were up 5%."
She added that the rough winter weather affected consumer spending during the first quarter as well, so expect to see recovery as consumers spend more because of pent-up demand.
"All in all, lots of strengthening in the economy, but taking everything into consideration the signals are still mixed," Wilson cautioned. "It will be interesting to see if we can continue to climb up or if we will keep with the trend of recent years and stumble in the second quarter."
Yet in keep in mind that as the debate over the direction and strength of the U.S. economy continues apace, truck capacity is pretty much tapped out – meaning it won't take much if any uptick in economic activity for a significant shortage to develop.
A recent first quarter analysis by Wall Street firm Stifel Nicolaus & Co. reiterated that the TL sector in particular lost 20% of capacity during the downturn, with 15 of those percentage points due to fleet downsizing and due to bankruptcies, liquidations, and repossessions. The company also thinks trucking productivity dropped anywhere from 2% to 4% as a result of hours of service (HOS) rule changes made last July.
Stifel also noted that most carriers otherwise are not adding capacity, except for those tied to specific dedicated fleet contracts, so that supply and demand is now roughly in balance despite tepid economic growth and excluding the disruptive impact of the much aforementioned wicked winter weather.
Still, the firm thinks there still may not be enough capacity reduction to support sizeable rate increases yet, as the likely culprits are the sub-potential economic recovery and supply chain optimization. That being said, though, Stifel thinks major capacity shortages are in the "possible-to-likely" range by 2016 and beyond.
Near term, though, the firm is witnessing what it calls "price increases in exchange for capacity commitments" and such deals should become more widely available as supply/demand tightness further intensifies, Stifel noted – adding that this "renewed focus" on dedicated deals to lock-in base load capacity is intensifying competition among shippers.
What's that mean in terms of freight numbers?
Well Stifel is seeing general contract TL rates rising about 2% to 4% year-over-year in the first half of 2014, with general dedicated TL rates up 1.5% to 3.5% year-over-year during the same time period – though the firm stresses those numbers could "prove to be conservative going forward" if the supply/demand equation further tightens.
Data tracked by research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence seems to back that analysis up on the shipper side of the freight ledger, as that firm's Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for February registered a negative reading of 8.8, reflecting what FTR dubs an "earlier than normal" tightening of capacity created by the debilitating effects of winter storms in early 2014.
Jonathan Starks, FTR's director of transportation analysis, noted in a statement that conditions are expected to improve from this low point if a slowing of freight growth persists. However, FTR thinks shippers are advised to acquire sufficient capacity until after the spring seasonal shipping peak as 2014 may be a very volatile year requiring increased shipper attention to market conditions.
"Most of the components in the SCI are only slightly negative – freight, costs, and fuel – so the main drag comes from the very tight capacity situation that was highlighted this winter," Starks said.
"This is a year to closely monitor signs for an economic uptick because it could have quick impacts on the transport sector," he stressed. "If the economy stays stuck in slow-growth mode and the weather finally behaves, we can expect the extremely tight capacity to normalize by mid-summer. If, however, we can finally get some additional economic activity, especially in the vital manufacturing sector, the tight truck environment will persist and could significantly worsen. Now is a time for careful planning for the quickly approaching fall shipping season."
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Where others see a distressed property, John Bushman sees an opportunity. - And Bushman sees plenty of opportunity in Colorado Springs. The Odessa, Texas, investor paid nearly $25 million in the past three years to buy the Crowne Plaza and Candlewood Suites hotels, the vacant former Macy's store at The Citadel mall, an 11,000-square-foot mansion in the Flying Horse development and 32.5 acres near the Colorado Springs Airport. Many of the properties were in foreclosure, bankruptcy or receivership, allowing his Investment Corp. of America to scoop them up for far less than what it would cost to rebuild them.
"I just see Colorado Springs as one of the beauty spots in the nation. I see a lot of upside from where it is at now," Bushman said. "I believe we can invest in properties, refresh them and make them a destination point. I think Colorado Springs has a wonderful long-term future."
Bushman first visited Colorado Springs 15 years ago when he came to coach his granddaughter's basketball team during a tournament at the Air Force Academy. He liked the climate and bought a home in the Broadmoor Resort Community as a place to spend the hottest months of the year; he and his wife, Carol, remain part-time Springs residents.
But it wasn't until 2010 that he began his buying spree in Colorado Springs, just as the area's unemployment rate peaked at 10 percent; he acquired the former Macy's store, which remains vacant since the retailer shuttered it in 2008.
He later acquired the Flying Horse mansion from a local bank, the Candlewood Suites from bankrupt developer Jannie Richardson, the land near the airport from a Kansas bank and the Crowne Plaza from a court-appointed receiver.
"Our strategy is to buy things that are down on their luck with the present owner and make additions to make the property better," Bushman said. "These are all long-term investments."
Commercial real estate agent Mike Helwege, a principal of Colorado Springs Commercial who handled two of Bushman's purchases, called him "a very sophisticated value investor."
"He is opportunistic and has to see value down the road, but he is patient," Helwege said. "That doesn't have to happen overnight."
A good example, Helwege said, is the land Bushman bought near the airport. He paid less than 20 percent of the amount the bank had loaned to a previous investor before foreclosing on the loan.
Bushman's purchase of the former Crowne Plaza, now called the Hotel Elegant?Conference and Event Center, is by far the company's largest investment. He acquired it for $14 million in May with plans to spend another $2 million replacing all guest room mattresses, adding a Starbucks Cafe, a Blue Bell Ice Cream parlor, a playground for children, a sports bar, a fire pit and outdoor seating. In a news release announcing ICA's acquisition of the property, he compared the 500-room hotel, the city's second-largest, with The Broadmoor.
"We may not quite be The Broadmoor, but we're the next best thing to it," he said in the release.
Alex Francis, former general manager of the Hotel Elegant? said Bushman is "passionate about the people who work for him."
"He is more focused on their well-being than the bottom line," said Francis, who left the hotel late last month for a position at a hotel in Orlando, Fla., citing family reasons.
Francis said he admires Bushman's "out-of-the-box thinking." For example, Francis said, Bushman installed carpeting in the hallway of the shopping mall he owns in Odessa - a move that goes against conventional real estate wisdom. But he did it anyway because research showed that consumers spent 45 minutes longer in malls with carpeted hallways.
Bargain hunting is not a new strategy for Bushman, who has accumulated a portfolio that includes seven hotels in Texas and New Mexico; the Music City Mall and three other shopping centers in Odessa; and six office buildings, a TV station and five radio stations, all in Odessa. He also has interests in the oil and natural gas and manufactured housing industries, including seven former sales sites in Texas and Louisiana.
Bushman, 72, got his start in businesswhen he was stationed at Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps base in southeastern North Carolina, where he bought an automobile junkyard and started fixing cars and selling parts. After 3+ years in the Marines, he had trouble finding steady work, so he enlisted in the Army and ended up at Fort Hood in Texas.
In 1964, after leaving the Army, he went to Odessa because a driver training school there had an opening. He changed jobs and ran the local branch of a finance company for four years while attending junior college.
With $1,500, Bushman started a used-car dealership in Midland, Texas, in 1969. A year later he launched A-1 Homes, a mobile home business that would grow to 23 locations and later include a mobile-home manufacturing operation.
He continued to expand with new car franchises, an insurance agency specializing in mobile home and car insurance and eventually a savings and loan association. The S&L failed in 1988, costing him much of his business empire that had been merged into the thrift in an unsuccessful effort to keep it afloat.
"I was down to just what was left in my profit-sharing plan, but I still had a lot of good people who stayed with me as we started over," he said.
Bushman resurrected his mobile home operations under ICA in 1989 and eventually expanded to 30 company-owned locations, 30 franchise locations and five manufacturing plants. He sold the company to Champion Homes in 1998, but said he later bought back eight of the locations in Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas for a fraction of what Champion had paid for them.
Bushman said ICA beganacquiringloan portfolios, office buildings and other assets in the early 1990s from federal agenciesthat had been formed as part of the federal government's savings and loan industry bailout. ICA now holds more than 150 properties, including real estate that it began buying in Odessa in 1996. The first Odessa purchase was the Music City Mall, then 20 years old, 40 percent vacant, and in foreclosure. He bought a struggling Odessa television station three years later; within five years he transformed it into the top-rated station in the market and moved it to the mall.
Bushman bought his first hotel in 2001, a foreclosed property in Odessa, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
"We were under contract to buy our first hotel right before Sept. 11, 2011. We were able to get $100,000 knocked off the price after the attacks. It scared us because everything was collapsing in the travel and hospitality business. I couldn't resist going in and buying anyway," Bushman said.
It's a strategy that continues to pay off.
"Pretty much everything we owned but the manufactured housing business and the radio stations had been lender-owned or in receivership," he said.
Bushman is at an age when many people have retired, or are at least thinking about it, but he has no plans to join them.
"I have 1,200 employees now and there is nothing I enjoy more than talking about business," he said. "I enjoy business because for me it a hobby, not work, and it is fun."
Contact Wayne Heilman: 636-0234 Twitter @wayneheilman


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Despite all its weirdness, wacky architecture, extreme pollution, disregard of human rights, workers abuse, and the increasing disparity between the ultra-rich and the rest, China is one of the most incredible countries in the planet. This video is proof.
Made by 56 photographers distributed in 49 cities, the time-lapse uses more than 200,000 photos to show the most incredible side of China I've ever seen.


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Select Sires' Showcase Selections Lineup Delivers Winners
PLAIN CITY, Ohio, November 17, 2011 - During the fall show season, Select Sires' Showcase Selections™ lineup delivered excellent results at the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa., World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., and North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) in Louisville, Ky.
Showcase Selections sires that showed their superior type transmitting ability include Holstein superstars 7HO7004 Erbacres DAMION (EX-96), 7HO8743 Scientific SS DUSK-ET (EX-94), 7HO8190 Gen-Mark Stmatic SANCHEZ (EX-94), 7HO08221 Golden-Oaks St ALEXANDER-ET (EX-94), 7HO9165 Regancrest S BRAXTON-ET (EX-95), 7HO9552 Scientific DEBONAIR-RED-ETS (EX-91), 7HO10039 Md-Valleyvue Gold CHRIS-ET (EX-92) and 7HO10506 Maple-Downs-I G W ATWOOD-ET (EX-90). Select Sires' legends 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET *CV (EX-90-GM) and 7HO7872 KHW Kite ADVENT-RED-ET (EX-94) also had daughters place among the top of their classes and earn champion honors. In the high-components breeds, Showcase Selections sires 7JE867 Griffens GOVERNOR-ET, 7BS766 Blessing Banker AGENDA ET, 7AY84 Palmyra Tri-Star BURDETTE-ET, 7GU402 Edgewater Meadows YOGIBEAR-ET and Super Sampler™ 7MS349 Mysha-Wo Robin NITRO EXP sired first place finishes.
At the Eastern Fall National Holstein Show held during the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa., the junior champion and reserve junior champion were both sired by stud code 7 bulls. SANCHEZ sired the winning winter heifer calf, M-Signature Sanchez Siri, owned by Bailee, Calla, Mason and Matthew Mazzaro of Williamsfield, Ohio. Siri was later named junior champion of the show. G W ATWOOD sired the winning summer yearling and reserve junior champion, Kingsway Atwood Delicate, owned by Iager/Ehrhardt of Fulton, Md. In the Premier National Junior Show, also held in Harrisburg, Pa., the grand champion Holstein, Linden-Loch Damion Delila (EX-90), owned by Douglas Boop of Millmont, Pa., and sired by DAMION, was named supreme champion of the junior show at the 2011 Parade of Champions.
The highlights of the International Holstein Show and International Junior Holstein Show held at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., included four champion honors. During the open show, DAMION daughter Silvermaple Damion Camomile (VG-88-VG-MS) was named intermediate champion and reserve grand champion. The first place junior 3-year-old is owned by Stanhope Dairy Farm LLC, Ben and Suzanne Cuthbert and Wedgewood Holsteins of Victoria, B.C. Reserve junior champion honors were awarded to the first place fall heifer calf, Delcreek Fatal Attraction, a DUSK daughter. She is owned by J. Butler, F. and D. Borba and Durrer Dairy of Chebanse, Ill. In the International Junior Holstein Show, the intermediate and reserve intermediate champions were both Select-sired. A SANCHEZ daughter, Siemers Sz Hia-Mae, was awarded the first place milking fall yearling and then named the intermediate champion. She is owned by Jacob Dueppengiesser of Perry, N.Y. The reserve intermediate champion was the first place junior 2-year-old, Fischerdale Damion Reality. The DAMION daughter is owned by Elizabeth Sarbacker of Verona, Wis.
In the Jersey spotlight was GOVERNOR daughter Sunset Canyon Governor Fp Belle. Belle was named the junior champion of the junior show at the Central National Jersey Show held in Wisconsin and at the All American Jersey Show held in Kentucky. The summer yearling heifer is owned by Valery Silva, Beaver, Ore.
In the Brown Swiss show at World Dairy Expo, AGENDA daughter Just So Agenda Chorus was named the reserve junior champion of the open show and junior champion of the junior show. She was the first place fall yearling heifer and is owned by Otis Johnson, Evansville, Wis.
Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc. is North America's largest A.I. organization and is comprised of 10 farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America's best genetics at a reasonable price.™Showcase Selections and Super Samplers are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.


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A Sports Club is a recognized student organization that has been formed by individuals motivated by a common interest and a desire to participate in a gross motor sports activity. It exists to promote and develop interest in that sport by providing its members opportunities to learn new skills, refine existing skills, engage in competition, and enjoy the recreational and social fellowship of sport.
Before a group can be officially recognized by the University as an official Sports Club, and subsequently receive funding for the club, the following steps must be followed:
The success and strength of the sport club program is based upon the initiative of student leaders and the total involvement of club members. Each sports club offers students opportunities to become directly involved with the administration and supervision of their club. Members collectively have the responsibility of writing their constitution, by-laws, setting up organizational meetings, informing new members of the club's programs, establishing club dues, raising funds to support the club's activities, and planning and promoting the club events.
Clubs must be in existence and recognized as a registered club a minimum of one semester to be eligible for funding through Student Government ($300 budget). For more funds, clubs that have been registered for at least one year may submit the Funding Board's easy Budget Boost form for up to an additional $200 and/or submit a formal special request grant application directly to Student Government.
Recognized clubs and organization wishing to schedule campus facilities and equipment for practices, meetings or events must submit a request to the Club Sports Coordinator, Ray Bunch at firstname.lastname@example.com.
All requests must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the event. An event reservation form must be submitted and all participant waivers must be up-to-date and filed with the Office of Campus Recreation. before space will be granted.
Unauthorized use of equipment or facilities is not permitted.
See a list of our current sport clubs. Use the email provided to contact the club president or visit one of their social media sites for more information.


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US stocks surge as tensions ease in Ukraine
Global stocks are surging as Russia softens its stance in Ukraine.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 200 points, or 1.2 percent, to 16,367 as of noon Tuesday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index moved back into record territory following a slump the day before. The S&P 500 rose 23 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,869.
Traders were relieved that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine to return to their bases.
Bond prices and gold declined as traders moved money out of safe-play assets. Oil prices fell as the threat of sanctions against Russia eased.
European markets also moved sharply higher. Benchmark indexes rose more than 2 percent in Germany and France.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.67 percent.


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83Plus:OS:OS 2.53MP Changes
From WikiTI
IMPORTANT NOTE: The 2.53MP is a leaked beta. Please do not distribute it to people by calculator until TI makes the official release, slated for February 15. Use at your own risk.
I have recently realized that there is already an OS versions page. The two will be merged when the official release is made.
Added Features
- In MP, press up to scroll through previous entries, which allows basic copy and paste.
New Tokens
- AUTO Answer -- basic
- CLASSIC -- basic
- DEC Answer -- basic
- >F<>D -- swap between fraction and decimal
- FRAC Answer -- basic
- logBASE( -- log to any base, logBASE(x,base
- MATHPRINT -- basic
- n/d - normal fraction, numerator n/d denominator
- >n/d<>Un/D -- swap between improper and proper fractions in MP
- randIntNoRep( -- gives a list of random integers, randIntNoRep(low,high
- remainder( -- essentially modulo, x % y, remainder(x,y
- summation <sigma>( -- <sigma>(expression,variable,start,end
- Un/d -- mixed number, whole Un/d numerator n/d denominator
- ZFrac1/2, EF18 -- delta-x,y = 1/2, graph centered
- ZFrac1/3, EF19 -- delta-x,y = 1/3, graph centered
- ZFrac1/4, EF1A -- delta-x,y = 1/4, graph centered
- ZFrac1/5, EF1B -- delta-x,y = 1/5, graph centered
- ZFrac1/8, EF1C -- delta-x,y = 1/8, graph centered
- ZFrac1/10, EF1D -- delta-x,y = 1/10, graph centered
- ZQuadrant1, EF17
- fraction related tokens
- _, EF2F, not the same as printing _. New font codepoint 0F5h.
- /, EF2E, not the same as division /. New font codepoint 0F6h.
- box, EF1E. New font codepoint 0F7h.
New Functionality
- New ZOptions under Zoom
- Math Print is TI's own pretty printing
- New menu Alpha+F1-F4 for use with Math Print
- 5, (iy+44h) controls math print. You should clear the screen if you change this flag.
- 0, (iy+48h) controls the fraction mode
- bits 1 and 4 of (iy+47h) are related to when the OS decides to format an answer as a fraction
- 4, (iy+45h): set this to disable the message about shortcut menus from Press-to-Test. Not affected by Reset Defaults, though Math Print is.
Compatibility Issues
- Programs using the homescreen may be very broken. Users should disable Math Print before running them, and programs should clear the screen first thing.
- Programs that encounter an error on the graphscreen may end up with the graphscreen contents in the homescreen buffer
- In Omnicalc, parenthesis assistant does not work properly. (Display error)
- In Omnicalc's entries menu: Using the entries menu without MP symbols has some display issues, and when selecting an entry, it crashes.
- In Omnicalc's entries menu: With mathprint symbols in the entries log, there are serious display issues accompanied with a dramatic crash.
- Omnicalc's partial line clearing (always enabled) crashes or glitches when you try to use it in MP.
- Calcutil will not run at all correctly and will crash your calculator when you turn it off and back on.
- ld a,1 \ ld (appInfo+2),a \ bcall($50CB) no longer unlocks the flash ROM.
Known Performance Issues
- Disp and Output may be up to 4x slower than on previous OS version (see TI-84+ OS v2.53 Leaked)


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By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
FONTANA, Calif. — Those who know the history of the Royal Purple 300 also know that Kyle Busch's victory Saturday at Auto Club Speedway was all but a foregone conclusion.
Busch finished .834 seconds ahead of Nationwide Series leader Sam Hornish Jr. to claim his sixth win at the two-mile track and the ninth straight for Joe Gibbs Racing, extending the record for consecutive victories for a Nationwide car owner at a single speedway.
With his third trip to Victory Lane in five starts this season, Busch also extended his own record for career wins in the series, pushing that number to 54. The six wins at a single track ties his personal best; Busch also has six NNS victories at Charlotte.
After the race, Busch seemed just as cognizant of JGR's failure to win a Sprint Cup event at Fontana as he was elated at keeping the Nationwide streak alive.
"I think it's pretty cool that you can see a team go to a race track and dominate like that in a series," Busch said, "although it's really, really awkward, because we've got nine in a row here in the Nationwide Series, and JGR has yet to win a Cup race here.
"That's quite an odd stat, but I know (polesitter) Denny Hamlin is really good here for (Sunday's Auto Club 400 Cup race). And I think we're OK for (Sunday), too, so hopefully we can change that."
Regan Smith rallied from a lap down — the result of an early flat tire — to claim third, with Parker Kligerman running fourth in a Toyota owned by Busch. Austin Dillon came home fifth, followed by rookie Kyle Larson.
Elliott Sadler, Brian Scott, Trevor Bayne and rookie Kevin Swindell completed the top 10.
Hornish led by more than a half second over Busch when Jason White's spin through the frontstretch grass caused the fourth caution of the afternoon on Lap 110.
Brad Keselowski stayed on the track under the caution and led Hornish and Busch (who took fuel only under the yellow) to the green flag on Lap 116. Before the cars reached Turn 1, however, Hornish had reclaimed the top spot from his Penske Racing teammate, with Busch in hot pursuit.
Hornish held the point until Busch passed him on Lap 126, and from that point on Busch paced the field. Busch conceded that Hornish may have had the better car, but Busch found a line — or, more accurately, a variety of lines — that worked in the late going.
"I don't think we were the best car, but I got up on the wheel there at the end and just chased down that 12 (Hornish)," Busch said. "He was really, really good today. I didn't want to see him win here in front of our home-town crowd of (sponsor) Monster Energy folks that were in the stands and, of course, the Toyota folks that were here today.
"So we got up on the wheel, like I said, and just tried to push hard as far as I could. I ran the top side for a little bit, ran him down, got there and was able to do like a draft move by him."
Hornish was gaining on Busch in the closing laps until his No. 12 Ford scraped the wall.
"We just didn't have enough to be able to beat Kyle today," Hornish said. "I ran hard and got the lead on the restart a couple of times. He'd run real hard throughout the first 50 to 75 percent of a run, slide the car around, wear it out, and then we'd catch him in the last 25 percent.
"We were doing it again on the last run. I got within about 10 car lengths of him and got a little greedy, drove it in a little bit too hard and got into the wall. But we want to win races as bad as we want to lead the points. When there was still smoke inside the car halfway down the back straightaway, I was a little bit worried that we were going to end up with a flat tire, and I was going to look real bad. So I'm just glad that things worked out as well as they did."
Hornish increased his series lead to 28 points over Smith, who passed 11th-place finisher Justin Allgaier for second in the standings. Scott remained third in points, 31 behind Hornish and one ahead of Allgaier in fourth place.
Notes: Kligerman's fourth-place finish was a career best in the series… Brian Vickers' day ended with an engine failure after 53 laps. He finished 34th and dropped six spots to 11th in the standings.
1. (1) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 150, $74525.
2. (7) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 150, $62025.
3. (16) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 150, $50825.
4. (8) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 150, $40975.
5. (11) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 150, $33525.
6. (9) Kyle Larson #, Chevrolet, 150, $30750.
7. (2) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 150, $29175.
8. (12) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 150, $26050.
9. (15) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 150, $25660.
10. (17) Kevin Swindell #, Ford, 150, $20575.
11. (18) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 150, $25150.
12. (6) Alex Bowman #, Toyota, 150, $25150.
13. (14) Travis Pastrana, Ford, 150, $24750.
14. (22) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 150, $24565.
15. (13) Dakoda Armstrong(i), Chevrolet, 150, $25605.
16. (5) Nelson Piquet Jr. #, Chevrolet, 150, $24670.
17. (19) Reed Sorenson, Ford, 150, $24110.
18. (10) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 150, $24075.
19. (4) Brad Keselowski(i), Ford, 150, $18415.
20. (24) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 150, $24255.
21. (23) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 149, $23820.
22. (21) Brad Sweet, Chevrolet, 149, $23485.
23. (26) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 149, $17400.
24. (34) Hal Martin #, Toyota, 148, $23240.
25. (29) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 147, $23580.
26. (40) Dexter Stacey #, Ford, 147, $22995.
27. (37) Eric McClure, Toyota, 147, $22860.
28. (27) Daryl Harr, Chevrolet, 147, $16740.
29. (38) Juan Carlos Blum #, Ford, 146, $22565.
30. (36) Carl Long, Ford, 145, $22755.
31. (39) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 143, $22325.
32. (33) Blake Koch, Toyota, Overheating, 130, $22215.
33. (35) Jason White, Toyota, Accident, 107, $22100.
34. (3) Brian Vickers, Toyota, Engine, 53, $22739.
35. (28) Paulie Harraka, Ford, Engine, 42, $21880.
36. (30) Michael McDowell(i), Toyota, Handling, 19, $14595.
37. (20) Jeff Green, Toyota, Vibration, 18, $14475.
38. (31) JJ Yeley(i), Chevrolet, Vibration, 7, $14365.
39. (25) Scott Riggs(i), Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 5, $14115.
40. (32) Joey Gase, Toyota, Engine, 4, $14080.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 141.528 mph.
Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 07 Mins, 11 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.834 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 4 for 17 laps.
Lead Changes: 17 among 7 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K. Busch(i) 0; E. Sadler 1-18; K. Busch(i) 19-35; J. Clements 36; K. Busch(i) 37-40; S. Hornish Jr. 41-42; K. Busch(i) 43-49; S. Hornish Jr. 50-52; K. Busch(i) 53-54; S. Hornish Jr. 55; K. Busch(i) 56-81; J. Nemechek 82-84; K. Busch(i) 85-95; B. Scott 96-98; S. Hornish Jr. 99-110; B. Keselowski(i) 111-115; S. Hornish Jr. 116-125; K. Busch(i) 126-150.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Busch(i) 7 times for 92 laps; S. Hornish Jr. 5 times for 28 laps; E. Sadler 1 time for 18 laps; B. Keselowski(i) 1 time for 5 laps; B. Scott 1 time for 3 laps; J. Nemechek 1 time for 3 laps; J. Clements 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: S. Hornish Jr. – 210; R. Smith – 182; B. Scott – 179; J. Allgaier – 178; A. Dillon – 172; T. Bayne – 163; K. Larson # – 156; P. Kligerman – 154; E. Sadler – 154; A. Bowman # – 152.


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Stockton, CA
Elizabeth "Betty" J. McLelland
Jan. 20, 1927 - Feb. 22, 2013
Betty was born in Missouri to Annietta (Rugen) and Alvey Durbin. First Granddaughter to John and Rose Rugen. Preceded in death by younger brother,
Leland Durbin and sisters,
Margaret Roberts, Evelyn Ramos and Catherine Durbin and
daughter, Sandra Peterson.
Graduated from Stockton High School in 1945. Long time resident of Tulsa, OK. Returned to Stockton, CA many years ago to be near family. After her retirement from many years as a bookkeeper, she lived the last of her years
happily at home with her loving kitties, with family and friends
surrounding her.
Survived by daughter and son-in-law, Christine (Paul) Meinardus, grandsons, Leif (Carmen) Alzamora, David Alzamora and Aaron Alzamora. Grandchildren by marriage, Steffani Clark, Brian Meinardus. Great granddaughters, Courtney Alzamora, Emily
Alzamora, great grandson, Blaise Alzamora Judkins. She is the dear Aunt of numerous loving nieces and nephews, great and great great nieces and nephews.
Afternoon viewing Wed. Feb. 27th at Casa Bonita Funeral Home, 2500 Cemetery Ln. Services will be held at Casa Bonita Funeral Home, Thurs., Feb. 28th at 1 p.m. Interment at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery with reception to follow.


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Carol Stream hot dog shop owner finds redemption
Will Amarantos battled drugs and alcohol before finding a new life running his Carol Stream hot dog restaurant
Don't go into the hot dog business, Will Amarantos' grandfather warned him before the older man died last year.
"You'll work more hours than you ever have before," said his grandfather, who had opened a hot dog stand in Chicago in the 1970s.
The 24-year-old proprietor of Will's Hot Dog Palace in Carol Stream didn't take his grandfather's advice.
"I love what I do and I want to follow in grandpa's footsteps," says Amarantos, who has a photo of his grandfather on the wall in his restaurant at 383 N. Gary Ave. "I've worked in the food industry since I was 13. It's all I've ever done. I have a passion for it."
The restaurant represents a second chance for Amarantos, who freely shares the story of how he was hooked on drugs and alcohol for 11 years before becoming sober 2½ years ago. He now puts the same energy he used to feed his addiction into running the hot dog stand he opened in December.
The restaurant already has gained loyal regulars among workers in the industrial area behind the shop and among Carol Stream and Wheaton residents, who come in for fresh food and good-natured joshing with the owner.
"I'm a lot more loud and boisterous than most business owners," Amarantos admits.
"He has the best food around here," says William Cotton of Carol Stream, who lives across the street from the restaurant.
Amarantos estimates he spends 65 to 70 hours a week in the shop, serving up dogs, burgers, Italian beef and other fare along with hand-cut french fries and onion rings. He puts in another 15 to 20 hours a week going to the meat market on Chicago's Randolph Street and keeping the books.
Addict to owner
Amarantos doesn't mind the hours and he's proving wrong those who said he would never amount to anything. As he tells the story, he grew up in a perfectly normal family with sober parents on Chicago North Shore. He's not sure how he got into drugs and alcohol at such a young age except he did it with friends as they had opportunity. His use escalated in high school, but his transfer to a strict, prep boarding school kept it in check. He graduated 36th in a class of 36.
By the time Amarantos was in and out of several colleges, it became apparent he had a problem.
"I was never expelled from a college," he says. "I was just asked not to return."
A cross country runner, he recalls competing in one race in which he missed making the national cut by 3/10th of a second.
"I would have been a national college runner had I been sober that day," he says. "That was a really eye-opening experience for me."
He participated in several treatment programs, making his first attempt to get sober in November 2007.
"I attempted and failed miserably for 3½ years," he recalls. "I couldn't string together more than a couple of days."
But by January 2011, he was tired of the life he led and ready to come clean. He had been in hot water with the law, his family and every school he attended.
"I repeatedly would get in trouble. I wasn't happy. I was miserable," he remembers.
Making it his goal to own his own hot dog business, he worked for two years at an assortment of low-level jobs and saved his money to make his dream come true. But he hadn't finished with college until last fall when a friend pointed out how unhappy he was in school.
"Drop out of school and do what's going to put a smile on your face," his friend told him.
Amarantos did, contacted Vienna Beef and closed on the Carol Stream hot dog stand six weeks later. "I bought it for myself for my second year sobriety gift," he says.
His family, which had waited for him to hit bottom, pitched in. His parents each help in the shop one day a week and his older brother, Tom, drops in to help whenever he can.
"He's working his tail off and I'll help him any way I can," Tom Amarantos said. "That's what I enjoy most -- to see him learning and make a success for himself."
Amarantos said he also has reconciled with his sister, who lives in San Francisco.
"I've never been prouder to be able to say that I have my family back in my life," he says.
Second chance
Amarantos says he also has God in his life, something he didn't have when he grew up a nonbeliever in a Greek Orthodox family. He already had started on the road to sobriety when he had to go to court for some trouble he'd gotten in. He called an older friend from a spiritually based recovery group and asked what to do. "Let God walk in first," the friend told him.
Unsatisfied with the answer, Amarantos called two more buddies who told him the same thing. "You can walk in first," Amarantos recalls saying out loud to God.
"Thank you," said the man behind him.
Amarantos stuck his arm out to bar the man's way. "Not you, God," he said.
When he came before the judge, he was told the evidence couldn't be used against him.
"Ever since that day I believed in God," he says.
Amarantos has taken his new faith seriously. He closes the shop early two days a week to make it to Bible studies, continues to attend spiritually based recovery groups, reserves Sunday for church and family, and doesn't hang out with people who would bring him down. He says he begins each day with a prayer that God help him stay sober and ends the day with thanksgiving for mission accomplished.
"I am still actively in recovery," he says. "The temptation is always there."
But he's learned to handle it -- calling a friend or family member when the desire to drink or smoke pot comes or by diverting his mind with a mental activity. Amarantos has even learned to be glad he has the weakness because now he's ready to help others who might be tempted. He's hired one employee who's also in recovery, and is open about his past with teens.
"I believe in second chances because my life is a second chance," he says. "I was given that second chance by God."
Reveling in his new life, Amarantos prides himself on the freshness of the food he prepares each day, the cleanliness of the restaurant, and the goodwill his customers show toward one another.
"It's a very diverse crowd that comes through here. I love the diversity," he says.
He would like to open eight to 10 hot dog stands in DuPage County, and if he could spread nationwide that would be great, Amarantos says.
"Every day is a different experience and that's what I like about the food industry," he says. "I get to be in my own skin and be happy."


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The mandarins of corporate capital continued to preach the gospel of free markets and economic globalization at the World Economic Forum in New York, but a more traditional preacher reminded them that the burgeoning Enron scandal ought to give the shapers of the new world economic order pause. "There's a big question mark over capitalism today," the Rev. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, informed the assembled CEOs and political hangers-on. "It's one word and it's 'Enron.' And what is that challenge? Capitalism has to act within boundaries."
Much of the US media and all but a few members of Congress continue to fixate on the domestic debacles–from lost pensions to lax regulations–that the collapse of Enron has exposed. But the Archbishop's invocation served as a reminder that the Enron scandal is not merely an American affair. The rise and fall of Enron is very much the story of a model global corporation gone awry. It is also an apt illustration of the consequences of the rush to embrace a corporate-sponsored template for economic liberalization: from multilateral free-trade pacts that supersede domestic regulations to privatization, deregulation, International Monetary Fund-ordered "structural adjustments" of national economies and the corrupting interplay of corporate campaign contributions and policy-making that is no longer just a US phenomenon.
Enron's business model, which until recently was taught in business schools around the world, did not respect boundaries. Its global reach, powered by as much as $2.4 billion in loans backed by US taxpayers and aided by barrier-breaking "reforms" pushed by the World Trade Organization, made the Houston-based corporation not merely the seventh-largest in the United States but the sixteenth-largest in the world. Before its empire began to unravel last fall, Enron was regularly featured on Global Finance magazine's annual list of the "world's best global companies." Enron was a globalizer on a grand scale, its grubby big hands stretching from Houston to London to Bombay to Maputo to La Paz. Forget about trying to chart the maze of Enron's 874 "offshore partnerships"; the corporation bragged quite openly about "business units" (Enron Americas, Enron Europe, Enron Australia, Enron South America, Enron Japan, to name but a few) that traded in the world's natural gas, crude oil, metals, plastics, fertilizers, forest products, lumber, steel and, ominously, the weather. The shorthand description of Enron in most US media reports continues to refer to the corporation as a "Texas energy giant." But that does not begin to describe the conglomerate that, in addition to being the planet's largest energy trader, had a hand in virtually every economic sector–in every country–that a corporate jet could reach. If, as Global Reach authors Richard Barnet and Ronald Muller predicted a quarter-century ago, "the men who run the global corporations are the first in history with the organization, technology, money and ideology to make a credible try at managing the world as an integrated unit," then Enron throughout the 1990s tried harder. However, the company was not always credible–let alone credit-worthy.


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MILLBURY — A 41-year-old Millbury woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash at Howe and Millbury avenues early Sunday morning.
Jennifer Landry was pronounced dead at the scene after police found her outside her 1996 Ford Explorer, which had crashed into the woods, according to police.
The accident was reported at 1:27 a.m.
Police believe the Ford was headed east when the accident occurred and that Ms. Landry would have made a left at the intersection if she had been heading home.
"She wasn't far from home," Officer Andrea Warpula said.
Police arrived at the accident within one minute of the initial 911 call reporting the crash, Officer Warpula said.
Police and firefighters combed the wooded area where the SUV came to rest, concerned that Ms. Landry may not have been alone in the vehicle.
"The Fire Department used thermal imagers," she said, adding that public safety personnel righted the vehicle to be sure no one was trapped underneath it but found no evidence of anyone else in the vehicle.
Sunday night, friends had left religious candles and mementos at the crash site. An empty Hennessy cognac bottle, Tommy Girl perfume and roses were placed amid parts from the shattered Explorer. Shards of glass could be seen in the grass near deep ruts where the SUV had torn through.
The cause of the crash is being investigated by Officer Michael R. Healy Jr., along with state police from Crime Scene Services and the state police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section.
Contact Kim Ring at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @kimmring


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Tests show a Livingston County man whose wife died in the national meningitis outbreak doesn't have the illness.
George Cary received pain injections and was treated at the same Brighton-area clinic as his late wife, Lilian Cary, who died Sept. 30. Cary had a spinal tap to check for meningitis more than a week ago. He told The Associated Press on Tuesday there's no evidence of meningitis.
Fungal meningitis has been traced to contaminated steroids made by a Massachusetts pharmacy and sent to clinics across the country. At least four Michigan residents have died.
Separately, a lawsuit was filed Monday in Detroit federal court on behalf of any Michigan resident who may have been exposed to tainted steroids from New England Compounding Pharmacy.


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Green is the new black over at Levi's, who've just revealed the WasteLess jeans range for Spring/Summer 2013. Revealed at a slick launch bash at London's Farmiloe Building in Farringdon, Brandish went down for a sneak peak at the new eco-freindly denims.
Each pair of Levi's WasteLess jeans is made from a minimum of 20% post-consumer recycled content, roughly 12 to 20 ounces per pair. The bulk of this will be made from recycled plastic bottles, be they clear, green or brown. Turn the jean's inside out and the inner shade reveals what sort of bottles went into making your slacks.
"From the beginning, we have designed our products with purpose and intent. By adding value to waste, we hope to change the way people think about recycling, ultimately incentivizing them to do more of it," said James Curleigh, global president of the Levi's brand.
"This collection proves that you don't have to sacrifice quality, comfort or style to give an end a new beginning."
Indeed, the jeans look to be as comfortable as any Levi's pair before them, feeling as soft to the touch as any traditional denim weave we've laid our hands on before.
Levi's expect to put some 3.5 million recycled bottles into the WasteLess range next year, which will include 511 Skinny jeans, a new modern-looking 504 Straight Fit jean, and the Trucker jackets.
"With this collection, we're doing our own small part by taking waste and making something new from it," added Curleigh.
"We don't just want to reduce our impact on the environment, we want to leave it better than we found it. We are committed to making products in ways that are good for people and better for our planet."
The event also showcased other elements of Levi's Spring/Summer 2013 range. Coloured denims continue to be on trend, with both bold and soft pastel washes (inspired by India's spice markets) set to feature heavily.
In terms of the mens range beyond jeans, canvas boots and rucksacks in muted earth tones look set to feature heavily:
While a range of bright primary coloured parka jackets also looked particularly good:
A forthcoming partnership with Liberty's of London was also revealed, with Levi creating a short range using one of the top British store's iconic prints as we speak.
Scroll down for some more shots from the Levi's launch event.


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Puig made it a much tougher decision than originally expected with his fantastic play this spring. He'll join many top Dodger prospects in Tennessee like -- at least for a little while.
This also means Carl Crawford, despite my skepticism, should be ready for opening day.
As exciting as it would be for Puig to be in the majors, he needs a little more seasoning in the minors. After Alex Castellanos, who could (should) benefit from the transaction, Puig should be first on the minor-league depth chart.
It's a move that makes all the sense in the world, but it's still a touch disappointing.
The Dodgers haven't had a player create as much buzz as Puig in a long time. Matt Kemp is an exciting player, but even during is shoulda-been-MVP campaign of 2011, he never had the mystique surrounding him Puig does. Manny Ramirez brought a buzz with him until his performance-enhancing drug suspension, but Puig is doing all this as a 22-year-old.
But Puig does have some facets of his game that need refinement, specifically his baserunning and defense. There's no better place to do that than in the Southern League.
Puig's time will be here sooner than originally expected. If Crawford or Andre Ethier struggle immensely, Puig will get the call. If any starting outfielder gets hurt for an extended period of time, Puig will get the call. Hopefully, neither scenario happens.
The Dodgers and the fanbase will soon be inundated with Puig. That will be a great day, especially if he proves his spring was no fluke while in Chattanooga.
Dee Gordon was also optioned to the minors, as he'll begin the 2013 campaign with the Isotopes at Triple-A Albuquerque.
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Contemporary & Traditional Ceramics in Eastern China 6th – 30th October 2013 Tour with Christine-Ann Richards
Art & Adventure are two of the strands that Christine-Ann Richards has successfully used over the years in planning her travels in China and central Asia. Her first visit with other members of the Craft Potters Association in 1978 has led to an on-going affair with the culture, the country and the peoples of China. This interest in the art, archaeology and philosophy that make up the history of the area have led to many a detour 'off the beaten track', which in her travels she seeks to share with others.
Christine-Ann Richards 10th Anniversary Tour with Li Wenying, Programme Director Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute.
Travelling overland from Shanghai to Yixing (teapots) and Tao Yao where they still make large coil pots fired in a dragon kiln. Huangshan, the Yellow Mountain made famous in classical Chinese paintings. Hangzhou on West Lake and Longquan both known for their ceramics including celadon wares. Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China, in time for the opening of its International Ceramics Festival. Included in the price of the tour is the gift of a 'free' week from Wenying in celebration of our decade of travelling together. There will be ten days of workshops at Sanbao with, at the end of the tour, the possibility of returning home with some of our own work. Option to stay on at end of tour on a 1 – 3 week residency at Sanbao. Landprice approx. £2,000


text: Placement Offered This course has a Professional Development option Overview Mechanical Engineering at Brunel is ranked in the top 10 in the UK and 2nd in London (The Guardian University league tables 2018). Brunel University London's impact on the future wages of its graduates is among the best in the country compared to other universities, according to a new analysis of government data by The Economist (2017). About the course The mainstream Mechanical Engineering course at Brunel covers all the fundamental elements of mechanical engineering and design, and provides a background in related fields such as computing, electronics, electrical engineering, control, energy and environment. To give you greater commercial insight and awareness, you will also study elements of management, ethics, finance and law. The final year of the MEng is about broadening and deepening your knowledge and understanding of the discipline, to better meet the leadership needs of industry. Aims Mechanical engineering covers the design and development of every kind of machine – from supersonic fighter jets and super cars to bicycles and mobile phones. In fact, every product or service has probably been touched in some way by a mechanical engineer. This course gives you a broad and solid grounding in the subject. The specialisms in this respected general degree include sustainability and mechatronics which can be applied across the manufacturing sector, or more specifically in areas such as biomedical engineering. This course aims to produce highly qualified mechanical engineers with qualities and transferable skills for demanding employment in industry, commerce and public service where leadership, initiative, personal responsibility and professionalism are required. Enquiries Contact our Enquiries team. Course Enquiries: +44 (0)1895 265599 (before you submit an application) Admissions Office: +44 (0)1895 265265 (after you submit an application) Back to top Course content Typical Modules Level 1 Fundamentals of Solid Body Mechanics Fundamentals of Thermofluids Analytical Methods and Skills Engineering Materials, Manufacturing and Electrical Machines Introduction to Engineering Design Mechanical Laboratories, Technical Drawing and Workshop Experience. Level 2 Solid Body Mechanics Thermofluids Computing, Analytical Methods, Control and Instrumentation Professional Engineering Applications and Practice Design and Analysis of Mechanical Systems and Components. Level 3 Major Individual Project Sustainability, Mechatronics and IC Engines FEA, CFD and Numerical Modelling Professional Engineering Practice. Level 5 Major Group Project Strategic Management, Innovation and Enterprise Advanced Computer Engineering Advanced Modelling and Design Advanced Thermofluids Advanced Solid Body Mechanics. MEng Final Year Project All students participate in a team project of 5-6 people, which develops not only their transferable skills, but also their ability to design and manufacture a product. Recent examples of projects have included a novel means of filtering water, and applying fuel-cell technology to motorcycles. Read more about the structure of undergraduate degrees at Brunel and what you will learn on the course. Back to top Employability Graduates from the MEng degree course have demonstrated themselves to be of the highest calibre of their peer group. Generally, our MEng students have a number of job offers before they graduate, and find themselves in the enviable position of cherry-picking their prospective careers. The five-year thick-sandwich degree programme enables you to gain high-quality, relevant professional experience which is sought by employers. Students have the opportunity to change from the full-time mode of study to the thick-sandwich course up to the end of Level 2. Industrial placements You can choose to study either a full-time course or the prestigious sandwich course. Sandwich students undertake high-quality, paid work placements within prominent companies and organisations. The placement in industry is usually taken between Levels 2 and 3 for at least 44 weeks. This time can count towards becoming a Chartered Engineer. Brunel's award-winning Professional Development Centre will support you to get the best placement to suit your aspirations. They can help you with advice to compose the best possible applications, and coach you with mock interviews – often with the support of industry visitors. The organisations that employ the students on placement are checked to ensure they can provide suitable training experiences. Quite often, Brunel graduates within firms mentor current students. The placement is assessed, and students must pass it to graduate with the words 'with Professional Development' in their degree title. Each student is allocated both a mentor within the company and an Industrial Tutor from Brunel, who is on hand to help ensure that the placement yields the best possible experience for the student's personal professional development. Careers The range of industries in which our graduates choose to work is vast, and includes aviation and avionics; automotive design and manufacture; building services engineering; electronics; gas and water supply; North Sea oil production; mining and mineral processing; nuclear power; work for the water authorities; TV production; accountancy; banking; insurance; patent engineering; financial consultancy; the police; the armed forces; the railways; and the National Health Service. Recent graduates have gone on to work for prestigious companies such as: Alstom BP Centrica Delphi Ford GKN GlaxoSmithKline Procter & Gamble Qinetiq the Ministry of Defence. Research Some of our graduates go directly into research, leading to the award of a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD), whilst others spend several years in industry first. Work placements You can choose to study either a full-time course or the prestigious sandwich course. Sandwich students undertake high-quality, paid work placements within prominent companies and organisations. The placement in industry is usually taken between Levels 2 and 3 for at least 44 weeks. This time can count towards becoming a Chartered Engineer. Brunel's award-winning Professional Development Centre will support you to get the best placement to suit your aspirations. They can help you with advice to compose the best possible applications, and coach you with mock interviews – often with the support of industry visitors. The organisations that employ the students on placement are checked to ensure they can provide suitable training experiences. Quite often, Brunel graduates within firms mentor current students. The placement is assessed, and students must pass it to graduate with the words 'with Professional Development' in their degree title. Each student is allocated both a mentor within the company and an Industrial Tutor from Brunel, who is on hand to help ensure that the placement yields the best possible experience for the student's personal professional development. At Brunel we provide many opportunities and experiences within your degree programme and beyond – work-based learning, professional support services, volunteering, mentoring, sports, arts, clubs, societies, and much, much more – and we encourage you to make the most of them, so that you can make the most of yourself. » More about Employability Back to top Entry criteria 2019/20 GCE A-level ABB including grade B in Maths and grade B in one of the following subjects; Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science, Environment Studies or Design and Technology (Use of Maths and General Studies not accepted). BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF) D*DD in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, with Distinctions in Further Mathematics for Technicians and Further Mechanical Principles modules AND Grade B in Maths (Use of Maths not accepted). BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF) D*DD in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, with Distinctions in Dynamic Mechanical Principles in Practice and Further Engineering Mathematics AND Grade B in Maths (Use of Maths not accepted) BTEC Level 3 Diploma (QCF)/ BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (RQF) DD in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, AND A-Level Maths at grade A. BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma (QCF)/BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (RQF) D in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, with A-Levels grades AB to include Grade A in Maths and Grade B in one of the following subjects; Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science, Environment Studies or Design and Technology (Use of Maths and General Studies not accepted). International Baccalaureate Diploma 31 points, including 6 in Higher Level Maths and Higher Level 5 in one of the following subjects; Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science, Environment Studies or Design and Technology. Access to Higher Education Diploma Applicants should apply for the BEng and those who achieve the progression requirement can then transfer to the MEng at the end of Level two. Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year courses For Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year progression requirements, see the course page. Five GCSEs to include grade C or grade 4 in English Language and Maths. Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants as well as our full GCSE requirements and accepted equivalencies in place of GCSEs. Entry criteria are subject to review and change each academic year. International and EU entry requirements Please select a country Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Caribbean China Colombia Croatia Cyprus North Cyprus-South Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gambia Germany Ghana Greece Hong-Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordon Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Montenegro Morocco Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Scotland Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Sweden Switzerland Switzerland French Switzerland German Switzerland Italian Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey UAE Uganda Ukraine USA Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Wales Yeman Zambia Zimbabwe If your country or institution is not listed or if you are not sure whether your institution is eligible, please contact Admissions This information is for guidance only by Brunel University London and by meeting the academic requirements does not guarantee entry for our courses as applications are assessed on case-by-case basis. English language requirements IELTS: 6 (min 5.5 in all areas) Pearson: 51 (51 in all subscores) BrunELT: 60% (min 55% in all areas) You can find out more about the qualifications we accept on our English Language Requirements page. If you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you must prove knowledge of the English language so that we can issue you a Certificate of Acceptance for Study (CAS). To do this, you will need an IELTS for UKVI or Trinity SELT test pass gained from a test centre approved by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and on the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) list. This must have been taken and passed within two years from the date the CAS is made. Should you wish to take a pre-sessional English course to improve your English prior to starting your degree course, you must sit the test at an approved SELT provider for the same reason. We offer our own BrunELT English Test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options at the Brunel Language Centre. Back to top Teaching and learning Our philosophy at Brunel is to provide students with a sound knowledge and understanding of scientific principles in mechanical engineering, and to provide them with the transferable skills that are designed to meet the challenges of employment within the engineering sector of the global economy. How many hours of study are involved? In Level 1, contact between students and academic staff is relatively high at 19 hours per week. This will assist you in adjusting from school/college to university life. As the course progresses the number of contact hours is steadily reduced as you undertake more project-based work. How will I be taught? Lectures – These provide a broad overview of the main concepts and ideas that you need to understand, and give you a framework on which to expand your knowledge by private study. Laboratories – Practicals are generally two or three-hour sessions in which you can practice your observational and analytical skills, and develop a deeper understanding of theoretical concepts. Design studios – In a studio you will work on group projects with guidance from members of staff. In this situation you can develop your management and leadership skills and ensure that all members of the group deliver their best. You may be required to design and produce an artefact or develop a solution to an engineering problem. These sessions allow you to develop your intellectual ability and practice your teamwork skills. One-to-one – On registration for the course, you will be allocated a personal tutor whose role is to provide academic and pastoral support during your time at university. You will also have one-to-one academic supervision on Level 3 project work. Back to top Assessment and feedback You will undertake assignments, project work, reports on laboratory practicals, oral presentations and short tests. There are written examinations in May of each year. In Level 3, all students undertake a major individual project. This is worth a third of the overall marks for the year. In the final year of the MEng course, assessment is biased towards coursework, and there are fewer exams. This reflects the workload of projects found in engineering industry. The final degree classification is calculated from a combination of Level 2, Level 3 and final year grades. Level 1 does not count towards your final degree, but you must pass the year in order to progress. Back to top Special features Mechanical Engineering at Brunel is ranked 3rd in London (Complete University Guide 2018). Mechanical Engineering at Brunel is 1st in London for student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2016). Mechanical Engineering is Brunel's longest-established degree subject taught in one of the UK's most highly regarded mechanical engineering departments. Staff teaching on the course carry out much of their research with collaborators outside the University, including major oil companies, plant and equipment manufacturers, and other leading industrial firms. This means that links between the Mechanical Engineering staff and industry are very strong. Learning to work as part of a team is an essential objective of the MEng course. All MEng students take part in a Major Group Project, not only designing, but also making a product. The project focuses on their development of management skills, alongside the application of technical knowledge. There is the opportunity to exhibit these projects at the graduate showcase, known as Brunel Engineers, as well as other industry-sponsored competitions. Students benefit from excellent laboratory facilities which are extensive, modern and well-equipped. Industry-standard specialist software for engineering design is available to students 24 hours a day in dedicated computer clusters. You have the opportunity to study abroad, either in Europe as an Erasmus exchange student or at Iowa University in the US, during your second year. If you start on the full-time course, you can transfer to the sandwich course at any time before the end of Level 2. If you enter on the BEng route, you can transfer to the MEng programme at the end of Level 2 by obtaining a pre-set progression standard. Brunel Automotive Lecture Series Brunel's Automotive Lecture Series is a special feature of the taught programmes in the areas of automotive and motorsport engineering. The Series consists of talks on technology and careers by industry leaders, alumni and expert technologists appropriate not only for late stage undergraduate and postgraduate students but also for researchers in the these areas. Topics include themes from the broader automotive and motorsport industry and its technologies including advanced powertrains, vehicle testing and advanced components. For more information and the programme of talks this year please download the programme Women in Engineering and Computing Programme Brunel's Women in Engineering and Computing mentoring scheme provides our female students with invaluable help and support from their industry mentors. Accreditation The programme is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The MEng degree course fulfils the academic requirement to go forward for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). Fast-track route to Chartered Engineer (CEng) Status To become a Chartered Engineer you must fulfil certain requirements laid down by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The duration for these usually takes eight years, as follows: An accredited four-year MEng degree (eg – this MEng programme) or an enhanced three-year degree – i.e. a BEng (a BSc does not qualify), plus further accredited study to Master's degree level. Initial professional development to establish engineering competences as described in UK-SPEC. Further development of competences in a position of responsibility, followed by a peer review interview. This can take longer if industrial training is difficult to come by. The provision of training can be expensive for employers, because they will incur costs in providing it, and will lose the use of an employee's service while training is undertaken. Brunel's sandwich courses help smooth the way through this stage because the integrated work experience is approved by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. With a large proportion of industrial training already completed, students are well down the road to registration, even before graduation. Facts and figures The department has about 700 undergraduate students, 300 postgraduates and around 100 research students and assistants. Each year we take in about 160 new students, of which around half are studying for a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Back to top Fees and funding Fees for 2019/20 entry UK/EU students: £9,250 full-time; £1,000 placement year International students: £18,720 full-time Some courses incur additional course related costs. You can also check our on-campus accommodation costs for more information on living expenses. All students applying for MEng/MMath courses from September 2019 entry will be awarded a £3000 tuition fee waiver in the final year of their MEng/MMath programme. Fees quoted are per year and may be subject to an annual increase. Home/EU undergraduate student fees are regulated and are currently capped at £9,250 per year; any changes will be subject to changes in government policy. International fees will increase annually in line with RPI, or 5%, whichever is the lesser. There is a range of financial support available to help you fund your studies. Find out about undergraduate student funding options. Back to top


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PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage was overturned by a federal judge Tuesday in a decision that legalized same-sex unions throughout the Northeast and sent couples racing to pick up licenses.
U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III called the plaintiffs - a widow, 11 couples and one couple's teenage daughters - courageous for challenging the constitutionality of the ban passed by lawmakers in 1996.
"We are a better people than what these laws represent, and it is time to discard them into the ash heap of history," Jones wrote.
Jones declined to put his ruling on hold for a possible appeal by Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, so the order went into immediate effect. The governor did not immediately announce Tuesday whether he would appeal.
County offices in Philadelphia stayed open late to handle marriage applications, while officials in Pittsburgh were closed for election day but accepting them online.
Couples must wait three days before getting married, unless a sympathetic judge grants a waiver.
Joe Parisi told his partner to "jet out of work" and get to Philadelphia City Hall.
"We didn't want to take the chance of having this be challenged, and missing out on our opportunity," said Parisi, 30, of Philadelphia, who plans to marry 28-year-old Steven Seminelli. They were among the first to get a license Tuesday afternoon, just hours after Jones' ruling.
Jones also ordered Pennsylvania to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.
"It's everything we had hoped for," said Witold "Vic" Walczac, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, which pursued the case. "There's nothing that the government can do that's more intrusive than standing in the way of two people who love each other and want to get married."
State marriage bans have been falling around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. If Jones' decision stands, Pennsylvania would become the 19th state to legalize gay marriage, and 43 percent of Americans would live in a state with full marriage equality, according to the advocacy group Freedom to Marry.
The ACLU had argued that the bans deprive same-sex couples and their families of the legal protections, tax benefits and social status afforded to married couples.
Corbett's office was left to defend the law after Attorney General Kathleen Kane, a Democrat, refused to do so.
"We're currently reviewing all the legal issues presented in the opinion," said Joshua Maus, a spokesman for Corbett's legal office.
The Pennsylvania lawsuit, filed July 9, was the first known challenge to the state ban. At least five later test cases emerged, including one over a suburban county's decision last year to issue 174 marriage licenses to same-sex couples, before a court order to stop doing so. Officials in Montgomery County were trying Tuesday to have that order lifted.
Oregon became the 18th state to recognize same-sex marriage on Monday, when jubilant couples began applying for marriage licenses immediately after U.S. District Judge Michael McShane issued a ruling that invalidated that state's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban.
Also Monday, a federal judge in Utah ordered state officials to recognize more than 1,000 gay marriages that took place in the state over a two-week period before the U.S. Supreme Court halted same-sex weddings with an emergency stay.
Jones, a Republican and an appointee of former President George W. Bush, was previously known for a 2005 decision in which he barred a Pennsylvania school district from teaching "intelligent design" in biology class, saying it was "a mere re-labeling of creationism."
The torrent of celebration from Democrats and supporters Tuesday was met with silence by the state's Republican leaders. The conservative Pennsylvania Family Institute argued that the decisions to throw out marriage bans have not been weighed by any federal appeals courts.
"What Judge Jones has done is extralegal, going beyond what the law or the constitution requires, (and) ... immediately undermines the Democratic process," said the institute's president, Michael Geer.
Associated Press writers Kathy Matheson and JoAnn Loviglio in Philadelphia and Marc Levy in Harrisburg contributed to this report.