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David Loiseau is what you'd call a "Jekyll and Hyde" fighter. In his last four UFC appearances dating back to 2006, "The Crow" hasn't exactly looked like the guy who once made Charles McCarthy shit out his own intestines, to put it revoltingly. You could even go as far as to say that he's looked like "a canned dog shit sundae." Yet when Loiseau's paired against some young gun on the local circuit, like he was against Mike Kent at ECC 18 – Road to Glory last weekend, he manages to not only come away with a vicious KO victory, but technically three KO victories, in under fifteen seconds.
You can check out the above video to see what we mean, but on the off chance you live in one of those strange countries where Youtube videos aren't easily accessible, allow me to break down the fight in the style of Bas Rutten:
"OK, here we go. David Loiseau is good with the kicks so let's see what he's gonna do 'ere. Right straight and BONG! De left hook catches Kent right on his whoopsie-daisy! He's down…David following up with some ground and pound and BING! BANG! DANGADADANG!! It's over.
Personally, I would have let Kent back up and broke his liver to teach him a lesson but that's just me. ZABADA-DABADA Brian Urlacher's a pussy."
With the win, Loiseau notched his fourth straight victory since being ousted from the UFC during his third tour of duty in 2010. Anyone see him making a fourth run at the big time?

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The last thing Julia Mickey wanted to do was take over the family-owned cemetery, Holly Hill Memorial Park on West Holly Hill Road in Thomasville.
Sometimes life doesn't turn out like you expect. The last thing Julia Mickey wanted to do was take over the family-owned cemetery, Holly Hill Memorial Park on West Holly Hill Road in Thomasville, but she knows that the women in her family have stepped up when they were needed.
"I always said I would have nothing to do with the family business," said Mickey, who lives in Wilmington. "I even studied nursing to go the opposite direction."
Holly Hill Memorial Park is one of only three privately owned cemeteries in Davidson County. Most cemeteries are either owned by a municipality or by a church. Forest Hill Memorial Park in Lexington and Mountain View Memorial Gardens in Denton are the other privately owned cemeteries, although Forest Hill is owned by a company out of South Carolina.
Mickey's grandfather, Ralph Wilson, bought the property through an auction in 1947 from the City of Thomasville, which had originally purchased the property to expand the city cemetery but decided it was too expensive. Holly Hill was the first perpetual care cemetery in the state. A perpetual care cemetery is when customers pay for the interment rights for burial, and the company puts that money in a low-risk investment account to pay for the upkeep of the grounds.
Two years after he purchased it, Mickey's grandfather died, leaving his wife, Susie, responsible for the business.
"She was a very strong woman," Mickey said. "Ralph was the love of her life. She wanted to fulfill his dream and pass on his legacy."
That is exactly what she did, becoming the first woman in North Carolina to own a cemetery. She ran the business until her health began to falter in 1974, when she turned the family business over to her own daughter, Alice Dixon, to run. Not only did Mickey's mother run Holly Hill, she also purchased Crestview Memorial Gardens in Rural Hall in 1980. Eventually, she moved to Winston-Salem, leaving Holly Hill to her son, Will Dixon, and his wife to run.
But by 2008, Mickey's brother decided he did not want to run the business anymore and opted to move with their mother to Atlantic Beach. As the new owner, Mickey did not have very long to learn the ropes because within a few months of taking over, she discovered a long-time employee had embezzled over $120,000 from the company.
"I had been working in clinical research where you are looking for falsification of data," Mickey said. "I knew immediately that something was wrong when I started looking at the receipts."
Mickey spent the next years trying to recoup the loses and says she is grateful for the support of other cemetery owners in the area, especially Bill Gaffney at Forest Hill in Lexington.
"He was a wonderful mentor who gave me a lot of helpful advice," she said.
Mickey says that even though she never imagined she would be the third generation of women in her family to own the cemetery, it has always been part of her life.
"I have great memories of visiting my grandmother and feeding the ducks," Mickey said. "I still run across old documents and recognize her handwriting or my mother's handwriting."
She said she found a note written by her grandmother to a person wanting to sell a burial plot, and her grandmother had encouraged the person to consider how important it was to prepare for the future.
"It makes me feel good that my grandmother and I have such similar ways of thinking," Mickey said. "I understand it is not something people like to think about, but it is a necessity that we all face."
Neither Mickey nor her brother have any children, so the family dynasty may end with her. But she says never count on things turning out the way you expect them to.
"You may have a plan on how your life is going to turn out, but God might have a different idea," Mickey said. "I guess we'll just have to see what happens."
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Helen Butler, Ballinasloe Youth Information Centre, explains why it is important for a young person to have a good adult they can rely upon...
Louise Lynch, Letterkenny YIC, explains how to help if we notice that somebody we know may be self-harming...
Louise Lynch, YIC Letterkenny, gives tips on how to manage stress and look after your general health
Lawrence Kelly, the counsellor who works with Bray Youth Service, talks to Paul Murphy, Youth Spin Bray, about counselling for young people seeking emotional support and what they might expect.
Accepting yourself as you are.
How to look after yourself one thought at a time.
Louise Lynch, Letterkenny Youth Information Centre , gives tips on what you can do if you are being cyber bullied.
Stress levels are getting higher among Irish people. This article from SpunOut will help you to chill out a bit!
With most young people using mobile phones and the Internet on a regular basis, cyber bullying has increased in recent years. Do you want to find out how to fight it and prevent it?


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WHAT: The University of Rochester celebrates the start of the academic year with its annual YellowJacket Weekend, featuring performances by Saturday Night Live comedians Jay Pharoah and Vanessa Bayer.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: 9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, in Strong Auditorium, located on the University of Rochester's River Campus.
WHAT: Vanessa Bayer and Jay Pharoah, both third-year veterans of Saturday Night Live, will join forces to present a night of comedy. Both are known for their wide array of celebrity impressions- Bayer was featured as Miley Cyrus in popular sketch "The Miley Cyrus Show" in her debut season on SNL.
TICKETS: Tickets are $7 for University of Rochester undergrads (with I.D.), $10 for graduate students, faculty, and staff, and $15 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the Common Market in Wilson Commons or online at www.urochestertickets.com. Online tickets, which can be purchased online until Friday, Sept. 6, will be made available at the door of the event at the will call table.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call the Common Connection at 585.275.5911. Media wishing to cover the event should call Caitlin Mack at 802.999.5191.


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Ashton Kutcher Files For Divorce From Demi Moore
Ashton Kutcher has officially filed for divorce from his estranged wife Demi Moore, according to People.
The 34-year-old Two and a Half Men actor filed the papers on Friday (December 21) in Los Angeles after being separated from each other for over one year.
On the papers, Ashton cited "irreconcilable differences," and since the two had no children together, the issue is not addressed in the documents.
Ashton and Demi broke up in November 2011 after being married for six years due to rumors of an infidelity on his part.


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Kelsey Montanez, who got her start performing in local coffee shops at age 14, never envisioned herself auditioning for TV singing competitions like "American Idol" or "The Voice," saying, "That whole thing really isn't me."
Yet in late 2011 the current Lakeview resident somehow found herself weighing the pros and cons of each program after being selected to appear on both. Following some careful deliberation--and a thorough perusal of both contracts--Montanez opted to compete on "American Idol," making it all the way to "Hollywood Week" before being shown the door.
The decision to audition for both programs could be viewed as a small part of Montanez's ongoing musical evolution. Though she got her start making, in her own words, "bluesy, grungy rock," her new EP, "A Delightful Sadness," arrives packed with polished, radio-friendly tunes steeped in pop and R&B.; Oh, and she's also dropped the Montanez. These days it's simply Kelsey.
In a recent phone interview, the 21-year-old singer, who's in the midst of working on a follow-up EP and sketching out plans for a cross-country tour, discussed her experiences on "Idol," her optimistic nature and why she doesn't fret if a black cat wanders into her path.
I thought Oprah was the only Chicagoan who could get away with going solely by her first name, yet here you are.
[Laughs] Yeah, you know, for a time I thought I should maybe use a stage name or a band name, but I started playing out so young and had already built up a following. I felt like I might have been taking steps backwards if I came up with a different name.
Does the decision to drop the Montanez mark the start of this new musical direction?
This is more of a pop record, and dropping the last name made it more clear it was something new. When people look up Kelsey Montanez they can find the old stuff. But now that it's just Kelsey it's about this new direction and this new sound.
Your new EP is called "A Delightful Sadness." Do you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist?
I consider myself to be an optimist to the extreme, in most cases. The title came from something I was writing in my journal. I was going through this whole uninspired phase before this project started. I was feeling numb. I wasn't writing anything. I wasn't creating. My personal life was in shambles. Coming out of that numbness even sadness felt like an improvement. It was like, "OK, I'm feeling something. I have something to write about now."
You sing about that period on "10,000 Bombs," which also includes a line about being "out of luck." Are you a superstitious person?
I don't freak out if I see a black cat crossing the road or I break a mirror, but I do believe in signs and I do believe things happen for a reason. I try to be in tune to the world and universe ... and if things aren't going well I usually take it as a sign something needs to change.
When you started promoting your new EP you actually performed at a number of "L" stops. Had you ever busked before?
I did it once when I was younger. I was 15, and my friends and I wanted to see this concert, I forget which band...
Do you really forget? Or are you just too embarrassed to say who it was?
I don't know if I should tell you. It's embarrassing. Remember I was 15, OK? It was Mindless Self Indulgence. We wanted to see that show so I went on the street and played guitar for like two hours. I made 80 bucks and was able to get all my friends in.
You got a nice guest verse from Chance the Rapper on "Out of Sight." Is the title a reference to the Jennifer Lopez movie?
I didn't even know that was a movie. I feel like I live under a rock culturally.
She actually was a judge on your season of "American Idol," right?
Yeah, she was. In the beginning stages she really liked me. I never had any conversations with her, but she was one of the ones that put me through.
The way you talk about that experience in interviews it almost sounds like an endurance test as much as anything else.
It absolutely was. I think the hardest part was the amount of stress surrounding you. Everyone there was so anxious and upset. There were literally people crying and passing out and vomiting and having nervous breakdowns. It was strange to see because I've done music my whole life, and it's always been my calming place. It brings me peace from the outside world.
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Kelsey personality test
What's the last album you bought? Lana Del Rey: "Born to Die"
Song you've listened to on repeat recently? Lana Del Rey: "Burning Desire"
Song you never want to hear again? "Gangnam Style." "I hate that song!"
Best concert you've seen in the last year? "Who have I seen recently? I can't think anything off the top of my head."
New band you don't know personally that deserves to be big? "There's this band Ivan & Alyosha I think is really amazing, and all their YouTube videos only have like 5,000 plays."
Favorite movie ever? "Death Proof"
Chicago's best music venue? "I would have to say Empty Bottle. I've never played there, but they always have a lot of cool, underground bands. And they have cheap drinks."


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Arcidea LLC announced its official start of business today taking aim to "eliminate CRM confusion and increase the number of successful CRM implementation."
Built upon IBM's Lotus Domino platform and closely aligned with Lotus Knowledge Management products, Arcidea's eight-application product set is divided into two suites: CRM and collaborative business management (CBM). The privately held company's CRM suite includes basic applications for sales force automation, customer service, marketing management, and e-commerce. While its CBM suite takes a back-office approach, including applications for human resources, project management, office automation, and help desk functionalities.
"Our product set addresses the full breadth of all that can encompass true CRM and beyond," Thomas Dixon Jr., president of the Atlanta-based company, says. "But what's critical are the consulting services that are foundational to all our products. Blueprinting, impact studies, and process re-engineering are the real differentiators among any business software implementation. Here is where we clear up what CRM is for each customer and our people know how to perform these services better than anyone."
Out of the gate, Arcidea will focus on five vertical markets--manufacturing, medical supply, energy, financial services, and transportation--that the newly appointed executive team is familiar with, according to Andrew Graves, Arcidea's vice president of customer services. "We understand what's going on in these markets. Not only do we have experience in developing applications for these markets, we have real experience in the industries themselves. We've been there. We know the battles they fight and we know how to help them win."
In additions to Graves, who has nine years of experience, and Dixon,a 16-year business practices veteran, Arcidea launched with Donald Rigby, whose 20 years of marketing experience include call-center operations and brand management, as vice president of sales; and Vice President of Marketing and strategy Charles Letbetter, who has experience with start-ups and international business.


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Is of British and Chinese ancestry.
Tom Hardy has been on a remarkable run since Inception, so it's no surprise he's been offered a bunch of big roles in the past decade. But which blockbusters did he turn down?
See what the IMDb editors are excited to watch in October, check out our guide to Fall TV, video games, and more.


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The formula for inductive reactance is XL =2πfL
I understand why the inductive reactance increases as the inductance and frequency increase but I am not sure why "2π" is included in the formula. I suspect that π must represent the average rate of change of the amplitude of the sine wave. By calculating the average by using four values of sine, I get 4.2 units of amplitude per second but if I use eight values of sine, I get 3.6 units of amplitude per second. My guess is that were I to use ninety values of sine, the average would be very close to the numerical value of π. I assume that "2" is in the formula because the peak amplitude occurs twice in each cycle.
My question is: What is the average rate of change of the amplitude of a sine wave?


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I was tickled at what my 17-year-old said when her aunt asked her what she wanted for Christmas.
I was tickled at what my 17-year-old said when her aunt asked her what she wanted for Christmas.
"Well, when you get older, the number of gifts decrease, so I'll get one or two big gifts," she said. "It's really not fair, but I've come to accept it."
She was right. She has so much already that there isn't much to give. But on her short list are some expensive hair products and a pricey North Face jacket.
Upon hearing about the jacket wish, I said: "Could I just have you face north and give you a less expensive jacket?" She was not amused.
And so goes the holiday gift conundrum when your kids get older. They no longer believe in Santa Claus, so the demands for specific things are harder to evade. And because they know they may get only a few things, what they want is usually something with a brand name and is expensive.
A reader named Julie very gently and nicely took me to task for what she thought was harsh advice to a single mother heavily in debt yet who couldn't resist the pressure to buy Christmas gifts for her two sons.
"I completely understand that you were giving that woman very stern advice because she had piled up a ton of credit card debt, but I would just encourage you to offer readers a thrifty alternative holiday season concept," Julie wrote.
Point taken. Even if it's best not to spend any money, it's hard to deny your children the thrill of opening holiday presents.
Various surveys show that consumers, even if they are financially stretched, plan to spend more this year than last on holiday presents. When asked if they had money available to pay for an unexpected expense of $1,000, only 49 percent said yes, according to a survey conducted by the Consumer Federation of America and the Credit Union National Association.
How can you fill the space under the tree on a budget?
Julie suggested shopping at thrift stores such as Goodwill. You can even buy items at shopgoodwill.com.
"Another trick for younger kids is to pull things out of the back of their closet that have not been touched in a long time and re-wrap them," she also recommended.
Here's an idea from Julie that I really love. Get together with other budget-conscious parents from your circle of friends or from your child's school and participate in a free swap of clothing, toys and electronic games. But you have to swear everyone to secrecy.
We try to manage our children's expectations. Let them know what's off the table. No iPad for you! Most importantly, when communicating your desire to trim their Christmas list, take a humorous approach.
One year, when my husband and I wanted to reduce the amount of gifts because we try not to overindulge our children, I told the kids there was a recession and Santa had to lay off some elves - so there wouldn't be a lot of presents.
I thought that was funny.
They were not amused.
Contact Michelle Singletary, a personal finance columnist at The Washington Post, at email@example.com.


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Church History
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA had its beginning in 1915 when several already existing parishes and clergy of other Orthodox and Catholic dioceses decided that the Ukrainian population of the USA had reached the level that this distinctive ethnic identity should have its own jurisdiction. There were many spiritual and political concerns, which inspired this decision and it was immediately successful in terms of the number of parishes and faithful who joined the movement. The group sought and received spiritual protection under the omophorion of Bishop Germanos of the Syrian Orthodox Church in the USA. Bishop Germanos provided the necessary guidance for the fledgling jurisdiction until a petition was sent to the newly independent Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine, which had formed in October 1921 under the leadership of Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivskyj following the first declaration of Ukrainian Independence in 1918. The response was the assignment of then Archbishop John (Theodorovich) to care for the spiritual needs of the Ukrainian Orthodox faithful of the United States of America.
Archbishop John arrived in the United States in 1924 and immediately called for a Sobor, which would formalize the establishment of the Archdiocese as the American-Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. Bishop Germanos officially relinquished his authority over the Church to Archbishop John. Following the Sobor, under the guidance of Archbishop John, the life of the American-Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA truly began to blossom. The Archbishop remained in contact with the Church in Ukraine, but, by 1927 it was clear that the Communist regime would not stop its persecution of this Church, having by that year arrested all its Hierarchs and most of its clergy and destroyed most of the Church properties. By 1937 all the Bishops had been executed and there were no signs of the Church's life existent. Unfortunately, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church had no opportunity to plead its case for canonical recognition to world Orthodoxy. Almost from the moment the 1921 Sobor concluded, the struggle for continued existence was doomed. Archbishop John rejected the claim of the Moscow Patriarchate jurisdiction, which replaced the Autocephalous Church in Ukraine and cut all ties to Ukraine.
The American-Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA was deeply affected by these facts, in that Archbishop John has been consecrated as one of the first three bishops of the Autocephalous Church in Ukraine and had not received the canonical recognition of world Orthodoxy. In spite of several attempts to plead his case before the Ecumenical Patriarchate no progress was made on the issue. The clergy and faithful of the American-Ukrainian Orthodox Church of USA, however, were undaunted in their conviction and their commitment to build their own independent church, which continued to grow and develop spiritually and materially. With the Archdiocesan center located in Philadelphia, a seminary was established and the clergy needed to serve the spiritual needs of the faithful were educated and assigned – all of them working miracles in the establishment and building of new parishes all over the country.
In 1928 a second group of Ukrainian Orthodox faithful in the USA initiated a movement toward Orthodoxy. Because of the questions surrounding the status of Archbishop John, the group hesitated in affiliating itself with his already established jurisdiction even though it was thriving. The first Sobor of this group met in Allentown, PA in the spring of 1929 and established itself as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America. Rev. Dr. Joseph Zuk was elected as administrator to organize the diocese and at its second Sobor of 1931 in New York City he was elected as its first Bishop. Two hierarchs of the Syrian Orthodox Church in the USA consecrated Bishop Zuk in 1932 at St. Volodymyr Cathedral, on 14th Street in New York City. Unfortunately, Bishop Joseph lived less than two years following his consecration.
In 1936 the Ecumenical Patriarch accepted the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America under his omophorion and in 1937 Bishop Bohdan (Spylka) was consecrated as bishop of the diocese. Under his guidance the jurisdiction also began to thrive and the number of parishes and faithful grew, almost rivaling the growth of the American-Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA under Archbishop John.
The two Ukrainian Orthodox jurisdictions co-existed in the USA for the next 17 years. They both expanded, with Archbishop John also heading the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada and Bishop Bohdan establishing several parishes there, as well.
In 1942, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ukraine was re-born once again, during a brief relaxation of religious persecution during the German occupation of Ukraine. One of bishops consecrated for the resurrected church in 1942 in Kyiv was Bishop Mstyslav (Skrypnyk), who eventually came to Canada to lead the Ukrainian Orthodox Church there, taking over from Archbishop John. Bishop Mstyslav left Canada within a few years and came to the United States to join the jurisdiction of Bishop Bohdan. He had a great desire to unite the two existing jurisdictions in the USA. Bishop Mstyslav, who was a validly consecrated bishop, persuaded Archbishop John to submit to a new consecration in order to resolve all canonical questions about his Episcopal status and as prerequisite of unification of the two churches. In 1949 Archbishop John agreed and was consecrated by Bishop Mstyslav and Metropolitan Christopher, Exarch to the USA of the Alexandrian Patriarchate.
In 1950, both jurisdictions held separate Sobors in New York City at St. Volodymyr Cathedral on 14th Street – one in the Church itself and one in the Church auditorium. Then on 13 October a combined Sobor of unification took place in the Church where all the parishes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA under Archbishop John and the majority of the parishes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America united by signing an Act of Unification. Unfortunately, some clergy and parishes under Bishop Bohdan were not convinced and persuaded him to reject the union. Bishop Mstyslav did, however, join with the majority of Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America parishes and Archbishop John was recognized as presiding prelate and Mstyslav as President of the Consistory of the now greatly expanded Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. The Act of Unification was proclaimed during Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God – Pokrova – 14 October – in St. Volodymyr Cathedral by newly elevated Metropolitan John, Archbishop Mstyslav and Archbishop Hennadij with the following words:
"From today our Churches, the American Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America are united and form One, Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America, which from this day forward will live and act as a Metropolia under one spiritual leadership and be governed by one constitution, which we at the same time collegially ratify and accept."
We can only imagine the immense joy felt by the participants of this joint Sobor at hearing these words and what they envisioned to come in the life of their Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church. It was a joy that resounded throughout the world and over the next two decades, many more parishes joined the united Church and still more were founded by recently arrived immigrants from the Displaced Persons camps in Germany.
Work began in earnest on the next day with the Consistory, headed by Archbishop Mstyslav, working diligently to bring more and more of the Ukrainian Orthodox faithful in the USA into the Church. The Metropolitan Council met frequently in those first months to make the decisions necessary for building a solid base for organized life in the Church. At the June 1951 meeting of the Council, a proposal was presented to purchase a 57-acre farm in Central New Jersey, not far from the Ukrainian Village, a summer residence and social center of St. Volodymyr Cathedral, New York City. Protopresbyter Lev Weselovsky was the pastor of the Cathedral who convinced our Hierarchs to consider the proposal and give their support to it. The farm was originally the estate of New Jersey's delegate to the United States Continental Congress – Heindrick Fisher. The proposal to the Metropolitan Council stressed the historical connection to American history and that the topography of the property, along with the buildings thereon, all lent to a most appropriate location for the Administrative Center and National Headquarters of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA.
When one reads the minutes of that 1951 Metropolitan Council meeting, the enthusiasm for the proposal almost jumps off the pages and immediately both clergy and lay members make their pledges toward the purchase price of $90,000 – an enormous sum for the time: Frs. Lev Weselovsky, Demetrius D. Leschishin, Ivan (later Archbishop Mark) Hundiak and Mykola Kashuba all pledged loans of $500. Outright gifts were committed to by: Archbishop Mstyslav for $200, Fr. Weselovsky (in addition to his pledge to loan $500) another $500, Council Member Oleksij Heleliuk $250, Hryhorij Pypiuk, Fr. Ivan Hundiak, Fr. Andrew Beck, Fr. Mykola Kashuba each gave $50 and Prof. Vasyl Zavitnevych - $25. A total of $3,125 gifted in just a few minutes – this was an enormous sum of money for the day. After such an expression of enthusiasm, needless to say, the proposal was approved unanimously.
In the Consistory Circular to the clergy and faithful following this Metropolitan Council meeting, Archbishop Mstyslav, President of the Consistory wrote:
"With the Proclamation of 15 October 1950, in which the Sobor of our Church called into being the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA…uniting all those who not by word, but by deed, gave evidence to their devotion to our Heavenly Father, all those who honorably thirst to serve God and the ill-fated Ukrainian nation. The united Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA has become a treasury of immense value, at one of great importance to Ukraine and to the United States of America.
"We are, however, only free to praise ourselves and fully rejoice at this great and monumental event in our life, when with equal measurement, we are aware of the obligations placed on our shoulders by our Lord in blessing our Church unity. We can never forget that our united Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA is called by God to the fulfillment of great tasks – reaching out to the forsaken, the addition of new spiritual qualities, the return to the Church of our brothers who have abandoned God and nation, leading our children along the path of Christian life – among others. In all this, the Lord is testing us, but as a Good Father, He has equipped us for this test. He has united us and made us stronger as a result! In our hands today are those Gospel ten talents, which we must multiply and not simply bury or completely waste.
"In order to enable us to approach our obligation to fulfill these tasks, the Metropolitan Council and Consistory have resolved to create one center, which will house all the institutions of our Church…30 miles from New York City in the small town of South Bound Brook, NJ. We call upon you dear Fathers, Brothers and Sisters to assist in realizing this decision, for without the support of our entire Church, the Consistory will be unable to accomplish this most important and historical task in the life of Orthodox Ukrainians in the USA…This is our first great challenge…If we complete this task, we honor ourselves, our parents and grandparents, we leave to our children a good name and we open the eyes of those shortsighted and unite them to us. May God bless us!"
"We are, however, only free to praise ourselves and fully rejoice at this great and monumental event in our life, when with equal measurement, we are aware of the obligations placed on our shoulders by our Lord in blessing our Church unity. We can never forget that our united Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA is called by God to the fulfillment of great tasks – reaching out to the forsaken, the addition of new spiritual qualities, the return to the Church of our brothers who have abandoned God and nation, leading our children along the path of Christian life – among others. In all this, the Lord is testing us, but as a Good Father, He has equipped us for this test. He has united us and made us stronger as a result! In our hands today are those Gospel ten talents, which we must multiply and not simply bury or completely waste.
"In order to enable us to approach our obligation to fulfill these tasks, the Metropolitan Council and Consistory have resolved to create one center, which will house all the institutions of our Church…30 miles from New York City in the small town of South Bound Brook, NJ. We call upon you dear Fathers, Brothers and Sisters to assist in realizing this decision, for without the support of our entire Church, the Consistory will be unable to accomplish this most important and historical task in the life of Orthodox Ukrainians in the USA…This is our first great challenge…If we complete this task, we honor ourselves, our parents and grandparents, we leave to our children a good name and we open the eyes of those shortsighted and unite them to us. May God bless us!"
The appeal was a success and the consecration of these holy grounds was scheduled for 1 June 1952. A three-day long summer rainstorm, however, prohibited the actual consecration from taking place. In spite of the rain, over 2,500 people arrived, surprising, but at the same time morally uplifting the organizers of the event. The whole program, including Divine Liturgy, was moved to the auditorium of the local high school, which held only 1,200 people, so all the hallways and some classrooms were filled with faithful. Some even had to remain in their cars or buses. Over 30 priests, five deacons and 30 altar boys served with Metropolitan John and Archbishops Mstyslav and Hennadij, while the choir from St. Volodymyr Cathedral in New York City, enhanced by singers from parish choirs of Carteret and Newark.
During Divine Liturgy all three bishops spoke. Metropolitan John spoke of the great role played by Ukrainian Orthodox religious centers in the life of our Ukrainian nation – like Pecherska Lavra (the Monastery of the Caves) in Kyiv. He reminded everyone of the great responsibility placed before us by God in this center founded only seven months earlier.
Archbishop Mstyslav pointed to the continued growth of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA since the Sobor of Unification in 1950, especially with the recent founding of many parishes by recent arrivals from Europe. In concluding his talk, the Archbishop – always looking ahead – called upon all the faithful to contribute to the building fund of the Memorial Church, which would be built on the South Bound Brook property – in remembrance of those millions who gave their lives for the independence of both Ukraine and the United States of America.
Following his talk, the Archbishop distributed hand painted icons of the Mother of God to 56 individuals who had contributed at least $50 toward the purchase of the Fisher estate. It was a moving scene as described in the Ukrainian Orthodox Word:
"This moment was especially emotional, for among these donors were many aged and handicapped people who needed assistance to approach the Archbishop. Receiving the Holy Icon from the hands of the Archbishop, many of them cried. One elderly woman in answering the question, "Why are you crying?" responded: "I'm crying from joy, because for the first time in my life I prayed with such a large Christian community of my brothers and sisters, for the first time I participated in a Divine Liturgy with three bishops and so many priests." This 82 year old woman that very day offered another gift of $50 to the building fund of the Memorial Church."
Needless to say, the cultural concert of choirs and a large dance ensemble from our parish in Johnson City, NY had to be cancelled for the afternoon. The philosophical response of one of the teen-age dancers summed up the day, however: "Well, this is God's Will, that we will have to entertain at another time, before 10,000 of our people, because only one third of those planning to come to South Bound Brook today actually showed up!"
The actual consecration of the center property, along with the residences, the newly established library and archive, and the print shop, were blessed in rescheduled ceremonies on 21 September 1952 – the Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God. 1,500 people participated in this celebration and had the opportunity to walk through the entire property, especially approaching the location of the temporary altar, which stood on the spot where our Memorial Church stands today. Behind the altar was the beautifully crafted icon of the Mother of God – a photo of which you received today – the original distributed 50 years ago. Metropolitan John and Archbishop Mstyslav concelebrated Divine Liturgy. It was a gloriously beautiful day on which that originally scheduled cultural concert took place. Fifty-six priests participated in the event, which immediately followed the first ever clergy conference of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA following the Unification Sobor.
On that late summer day – 21 September 1952 – the only buildings existent at our Church Center under the protection of St. Andrew the First-called Apostle were the Fisher Family Home, which had become the Consistory and residence of the Archbishop, the print shop from which emanated the "Ukrainian Orthodox Word", a small home where the Consistory Treasurer lived, and the mill, which served as a community center, library/archive, and a school of Ukrainian and religious studies.
Through the years much has been added to these hallowed grounds. Many changes of and additions to our property have taken place.
In 1954 Franklin Township authorities granted permission for the establishment on 15 original acres of our St. Andrew Cemetery. This was made possible only because the Fisher family cemetery was already located on our property and is still maintained by our Church as a historical site. The cemetery was consecrated on 26 September 1954. Interments began almost immediately and the cemetery has grown to almost 9,000 graves covering 25 acres of land.
In 1955 construction began on St. Andrew Memorial Church as a monument to those who were victims of the genocidal famine created by Josef Stalin and those who gave their lives for the independence of Ukraine and the United States of America. Construction continued for ten years and the Church was consecrated on 10 October 1965. No one has ever better described the Memorial Church than Archbishop Mstyslav shortly before the consecration:
"The Memorial Church – this is the combined monument over the graves of our forefathers – those related to us and most dear to us.
The Memorial Church – this is the expression of our deep respect for the heroes and martyrs of our Ukrainian nation.
The Memorial Church – this is the very humble cross over the graves of millions of victims of the genocidal famine ploughed over by the enemy.
The Memorial Church – this is our feeble attempt to recreate the majesty of the Ukrainian churches destroyed by the Moscow communists in just the 20th century.
The Memorial Church – this is the creation of the free Ukrainian spirit, inseparably joined to the ancient Ukrainian style of Church construction.
The Memorial Church – this is our humble contribution to the treasury of spiritual and cultural wealth of the United States of America.
The Memorial Church – this is evidence that those who contributed in any way to her construction, lived not only for themselves, but for the future generations of our nation."
The Memorial Church – this is the expression of our deep respect for the heroes and martyrs of our Ukrainian nation.
The Memorial Church – this is the very humble cross over the graves of millions of victims of the genocidal famine ploughed over by the enemy.
The Memorial Church – this is our feeble attempt to recreate the majesty of the Ukrainian churches destroyed by the Moscow communists in just the 20th century.
The Memorial Church – this is the creation of the free Ukrainian spirit, inseparably joined to the ancient Ukrainian style of Church construction.
The Memorial Church – this is our humble contribution to the treasury of spiritual and cultural wealth of the United States of America.
The Memorial Church – this is evidence that those who contributed in any way to her construction, lived not only for themselves, but for the future generations of our nation."
We can add that the Memorial Church, more than anything else, has become the symbol of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and our Church Center – the Ukrainian Jerusalem, as Archbishop/Metropolitan/Patriarch Mstyslav so fondly called it.
In 1960 progress had an effect on our Church life, when the Federal Government began construction of the Interstate highway system and took away from our property four acres of land for the actual highway and separated from the main portion of our property another 18 acres of land on the other side of the highway. We were paid $21,600 for the four acres, which was over 5 times what we paid for the property in 1951. We received many offers for the 18 acres on the "other side of the road" through the years, but with good foresight, Archbishop Mstyslav refused to sell, calling this land our assurance policy for the future. You will understand this in a few minutes.
On 13 June 1971, after six months of construction, the Great Memorial Cross in the center of our cemetery was blessed in memory of those who gave their lives fighting for the independence of Ukraine.
In 1972 God provided us with basically another gift. The Heatherington Estate – the family that founded the New York Stock Exchange – just across the pond from our original property was offered to us for purchase. It was the wish of the family that our Church have the first opportunity to purchase the property. By the Grace of God, our faithful were encouraged to offer their support with outright gifts and loans, to make this purchase possible. Fifty acres of land were received in this transaction at $50,000 per acre and there was much doubt from all sides about whether or not we would be able to pay the debt incurred. Again, the finger of the Lord intervened and a purchaser came forward with a proposition to purchase 15 acres of land on the back of this new property, right along Interstate 287. Over one million dollars was realized from this purchase and the balance owed for our original purchase was paid off.
In 1975 the main building on the Heatherington Estate – the family mansion – underwent a complete renovation and was converted into St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary. The doors to this venerable institution opened for the first academic year in September of this year and nearly a quarter of our current clergy received part or all of their theological and pastoral education there. Currently, there are 13 students who commute for classes on a regular basis – preparing either for the Deaconate or the Priesthood.
On 14 September 1980 this Ukrainian Cultural Center was blessed and occupied for the first time. It is dedicated to the Millennium of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine and is a memorial to all the churches, libraries and archives destroyed during the communist regime in the 20th century. It has served throughout its existence as a center for Ukrainian Arts, education (our School of Ukrainian and Religious Studies), social and cultural activity for the Ukrainian community of New York and New Jersey and for all activities of our Church. Most recently it also became the temporary repository and exhibition site of our Church Museum in anticipation of the construction of our new Museum. It is a source of continued financial support for the maintenance of our entire Metropolia Center for 22 years.
In 1983 on 23 October the impressive monument to Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivskyj took place. The Metropolitan is a martyr for our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church and without the courage he displayed, however it might be judged by others, it is most likely that our church here in the USA would not be in existence today. He awakened the consciousness of the faithful about their Ukrainian Orthodox Faith and the spiritual legacy handed down to them by their forefathers – the saints and martyrs who gave their life's blood in protection of that legacy.
1987, 16 August Blessing of Ol'ha monument and beginning of a Holy Year of Commemoration in anticipation of the 1,000th anniversary of the Baptism of Ukraine into the Holy Faith. This monument was the initiative of the United Ukrainian Orthodox Sisterhoods and Ukrainian women throughout the Diaspora and meant to commemorate this "Equal to the Apostles", who was perhaps more responsible than anyone else for bringing the Ukrainian nation to Christ.
During the national Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine (988-1988) celebration, which took place here at the Center the Consistory/Library complex just across the street was blessed. It is the nerve center of our entire Church here in the USA. Here and throughout our Metropolia Center property, you have a small group of truly dedicated people who give so much of themselves for you and for the benefit of our Holy Church, accomplishing more than most can even imagine.
In 1997 we witnessed the blessing of restored Fisher Family Home – lovingly accomplished by our own staff – remaking it into the beautifully historical home it was meant to be. The original section of the house was built in 1688 and it is now a jewel of the historical legacy of Somerset County, New Jersey. Each year hundreds of visitors tour the home conjuring up in their minds what it must have been like for the original residents who played such an important role in American history.
The blessing of Holy Resurrection Mausoleum took place on 7 May 2001, on St. Thomas – Providna Sunday, and became the completion of one of the dreams of Patriarch Mstyslav, who had originally designed the Memorial Church with a mausoleum beneath. There we find the Patriarch's crypt, which was blessed on 11 June 1994, once year after his repose, and a small museum of his life at the center. Surrounding this central area are another 276 crypts for the interment of Ukrainian Americans active in church and community life.
Finally, on 14 October of 2001 we blessed the site of the future Historical and Educational Complex Museum in memory of Patriarch Mstyslav, which will complete the Consistory/Library complex building. In the courtyard of this complex will be a permanent monument commemorating the 8 million victims of the genocidal famine. This has become a long-term project for which we will have to raise a few million dollars more. We urge your support of this worthwhile project to ensure that it becomes a reality.
Thousand upon thousands of Ukrainian Americans, Ukrainian world leaders, American Presidents, Senators and Congressmen and Ukrainian Presidents and many other Ukrainian government leaders, as well as people from all faiths have walked this property blessed those 50 years ago and have entered the buildings and institutions established here by the Grace of God and through the inspiration of Metropolitan John, Patriarch Mstyslav and all the bishops and leading clergy of our church. Many more will come and much more will be accomplished on these hallowed grounds by present and future generations of bishops, clergy and faithful, because God has implanted in us all a love for our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church and a desire to pass our rich spiritual and cultural heritage on, intact, to our children and grandchildren. May God give us the continued strength, dedication and will to do so.


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ALBANY, Ore. — An Oregon State University weed specialist recently advised Willamette Valley wheat growers to be on the lookout for grass weed escapes this spring.
"As you're out scouting, looking at wheat fields, I would expect that we're probably going to see some grass weed escapes," OSU Extension weed management specialist Andy Hulting said.
Speaking to grass seed and wheat growers at an extension production meeting in Albany Jan. 7, Hulting said dry fall weather limited activation of fall-applied herbicides.
"We got the wheat planted on time for the most part this year," Hulting said, "but some of the dry conditions after winter wheat planting may have limited the activation of some of our soil-applied herbicides.
"I know in our research trials this is happening," he said.
"It doesn't really matter what the herbicide product was, the issue is lack of rainfall following those applications," Hulting said.
Controlling grass weeds in wheat is critical, Hulting said, given that even low-densities of the weeds can dramatically reduce yields.
"Four or five plants per square foot can drastically reduce winter wheat yields if you allow that grass to compete with wheat throughout the season," Hulting said.
"Anywhere from 20 or 30 percent yield reductions from that low of a grass weed pressure underscores the importance of controlling grass weeds in our winter wheat crop," he said.
Hulting identified several grass weeds that could be problematic in wheat this season, including ryegrass, rattail fescue, annual bluegrass, roughstalk bluegrass and annual brome species.
"I know that there are going to be some issues with some grass weed escapes on some of those pre-emergence herbicides," Hulting said. "We need to be thinking pretty critically about getting our spring post-emergence herbicides on in a timely fashion."
Hulting said it is important for growers to identify which grass weed species are present in a field, given that different herbicides perform better than others on certain species.
For example, Hulting identified Power Flex (from Dow AgroSciences) as "the best brome herbicide we have in Oregon right now."
In general, Hulting said, bromes are better controlled in the fall, but, he said: "It is not too late to make an application in the spring on some of these brome species."
Also, he said, growers should know if they are dealing with resistant biotypes of ryegrass. For example, he said, if dealing with biotypes with Group 1 resistance, "Then Power Flex and Osprey (from Bayer CropScience) are probably your best choices."
Hulting also advised growers to be aware that herbicide options are limited in spring wheat due to crop injury concerns.
And Hulting said it is important to be aware that application timing of the different wheat herbicides vary widely. "Usually it is anywhere from weed emergence or two or three leaves," he said. "In some cases, you can go all the way up to flag leaf, but usually you want to shut off those applications somewhere around jointing for most of these wheat products."
Hulting also advised growers to be aware that tank mixing multiple chemistries can reduce their effectiveness.
"My theory in general on tank mixes to control weeds and disease is less is probably more," Hulting said.
"We know that you guys want to (tank mix)," he said. "It reduces cost and time required for pest management. But think critically about how you devise your tank mixes."
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In the latter half of 21st century, humans leave the Earth and begin to live in space. In order to adapt to the environment in space and deal with the hostile aliens in Jupiter, genetically engineered children called "Princes" are artificially raised and trained to be pilots of armed robots "AHSMB (Advanced High Standard Multipurpose Battle Device). This is a story about one of the teenage "Princes", Hitachi O Izuru, who studies in an academic city Grandzehle.
First Impressions
It was an okay first episode I guess, wasn't earth shattering or anything. The mood seems to balance between lighthearted and serious later on with the characters. The mechas' designs are kinda nice and seems like
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Hitachi became the "leader". Nice.
I'm not 100% sure on who they are fighting against in space but the music in the background is nice. It was an alright episode imo.
Animanga hunter extraordinaire
I am gundam.
His Holiness Optimus Maximus Decimus Meridius Colossus Nemesis Nexus Genesis
Episode 1
Power Rangers color coordination!! Go!!
...sorry I had to get that out of the way
Anyway, first episode was ok, a few funny moments (that lollipop yo) and the action scenes were good.
I'll keep watching to see where this goes...
Wait a minute, Miyuki Sawashiro voices the instructor...show redeemed
What even
power rangers gudamn style
I thought it was average at best. I just couldn't get through the episode because the cutesy factor was just too cloying. I'll pass on this show.
It was okay, I suppose. First ep could have been better, but I laughed at the lollipop thing.
It was OK. I will see how it goes.
The fighting scenes were good and looked pretty amazing.
The thing that annoys me though is the story. They're called the worst team of all the teams who do what they do, and are suddenly given amazing robots to do a super hard task and succeed easily.
If they don't give a reason and just presume I should just accept this I don't think I can watch it anymore.
Literally best LoL player.
It was a bunch of silly shoneny epicness. I'm okay with that.
I'm willing to withold my judgement on the difference from their ability to fight in practice versus the real thing. The "Geordi La Forge" guy said piloting them would be easier than the practice ones plus when your using paint ammo in practice versus live ammunition in live battle more often than not people will hesitate and not try to charge out of formation
Lots of action in this and looks good for a preliminary episode. Cannot expect to be satisified with every little detail after just the opening IMO.
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(of course near the end Red 5 decided to charge in there and fight them while the other 4 did support him so thats why I stated previously "more often than not")
well, technically I understand why they threw their worst at them in the best machines possible..militarily at least. You do have to consider that the origional plan was for the 5 to hold the line for a retreat for 30 minutes while the rest of the ships and personell were evacuated.
The machines themselves are pretty powerfull, the personell expendable. Holding the line in battle for 30 minutes would be insanely hard, but by using the not best and brightest they can then field a reserve team for any other follow up missions or better qualified personel.
Admittedly that is a kinda dick thing to do considering that your sacrifcing 5 lives knowing that they most likely will be killed, the fact that they were able to pull it off actually says that they were underpreforming..or that personality clashes in training were holding them back, especially on Mr I'm going to charge ahead doof in the blue mech.
Looks interesting so far. They really started the action off in high gear. If thats how combat is in the first episode I'm wondering how much crazier it can get.
Mech designs were awesome, not sure how I missed this anime in the spring lineup. Characters are a bit plain, but It doesn't bother me too much.
I wouldn't be surprised if we find out that as individuals those pilots have very high aptitude but they're all troublemakers/have issues and don't work well as a group which was hinted at.
Motorboat no-jutsu!
the character design is a little off-putting at first, but so far, this anime looks to be everything I'd hoped it would be. I'm very much looking forward to more episodes.
glass, once broken, can never be restored perfectly
Mildly interesting. Mecha designs were decent and I kind of like the goofy cast. I'll give the next two episodes a spin.
I am a cage in search of a bird.
This one did not really impress me. Although the battle scenes were spectacular, I found most of the main characters to be pretty annoying.
I also didn't like that the main character committed his entire team to what appeared to be an impossible situation without even getting their consent, that seems like bad leadership to me.
I'm willing to wait and see if this improves, but so far it doesn't seem like something I will enjoy.


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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is brushing off the idea that her campaign is all but giving up on winning the New Hampshire primary.
The Associated Press reported last week that an exodus in New Hampshire cost Bachmann her staff in the first-in-the-nation primary state.
The Minnesota congresswoman tells "Fox News Sunday" that she's replacing the New Hampshire staff and is focused on Iowa because its caucuses are scheduled Jan. 3, before the New Hampshire primary.
Bachmann has spent little time campaigning in New Hampshire, where her message as a social conservative has less appeal than in Iowa or in South Carolina, another state with an early primary.


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According to the Twitter feed of Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos, Bruins center Marc Savard might have loosened the reins on his no-trade clause in order to expedite the Bruins trading him out of Boston.
@RealKyper writes: Marc Savard waived his no-move clause and gives Boston consent to move him to 2 teams. After July 1, his limited no-trade jumps to five teams.
ESPN.com's Pierre Lebrun then Tweeted that a Boston source said nothing is imminent on the Savard front.


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Couldn't find this guy's video posted anywhere else on the forum. Apologies if this has been posted already. He even posted some songs. An utter loon of the highest order. Enjoy.
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By vocation, Gustavo Soler is a heavy equipment operator at a coal mine in northern Colombia; by choice, he's a labor activist. Hunched over a borrowed wooden desk in an office in Barranquilla, his stocky forearms resting on a file folder, he acknowledges that his life is at risk, and that one day men with guns may come for him. Three months before, they came for his predecessor as union president–who was killed on the spot–and for the union's vice president, dragged away and apparently tortured before he was murdered. No one has been arrested' but it's commonly accepted that the killers were members of the country's brutal ultra-rightist paramilitaries.
Soler and the dead men, who all worked at the huge La Loma mine in the remote Cesar province, had together been something of a thorn in the side of their employer, Drummond, a company based roughly 2,000 miles away in Birmingham, Alabama. They demanded better working conditions and accused Drummond of violating Colombian labor laws. Before the men were killed in mid-March, Drummond appears to have had ample warning that their lives were in danger.
What is perhaps most disturbing about the Drummond case is that it is not unusual. Union activity at other Colombian worksites, including several run by American companies, has been greeted with terror. Take the case of Luis Adolfo Cardona, a wiry man with a delicately trimmed mustache who used to earn about $200 a month as a forklift operator at a factory in the western area of Uraba. When the paramilitaries came for him, he says, he was so scared his hands and feet were trembling, but he escaped. A friend and fellow union organizer was killed on the plant grounds, and the entire work force was forced to renounce the union. The plant where Cardona worked is American-owned; it produces 50,000 cases of Coca-Cola per month.
Activists in Colombia, and now American labor leaders, are becoming increasingly concerned about the situation. In July, the United Steelworkers of America and the International Labor Rights Fund filed suit in US court against Coca-Cola and some bottlers in Colombia on behalf of their workers, alleging that the companies hired, contracted with or otherwise directed paramilitary security forces." The companies deny the charges.
The US government, meanwhile, continues to play a pivotal role in the explosive politics of the country. Amid images of coca growing in the hills and thuggish guerrillas treading silently on jungle paths, the $1.3 billion in US anti-drug aid provided by Plan Colombia is sending Black Hawk helicopters skimming the tree line and clouds of chemicals fumigating illicit bright-green crops. But the elephant in the room, as the policy grinds forward, is US corporate involvement in Colombia. The United States is Colombia's biggest foreign investor. As the State Department put it in a report, "savvy global companies understand clearly the strategic potential of the country," and "with risk comes opportunity and competitive advantage against the less bold." That risk, for US companies, is posed by the leftwing–guerrilla groups ELN and FARC–themselves responsible for myriad abuses, according to Human Rights Watch. But the majority of atrocities are committed by the right-wing paramilitaries, which, as the State Department report notes, "have not targeted US interests."


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The Flower of My Secret(1995)
|Columbia TriStar; rental pricing; R
|Pedro Almodóvar
|Marisa Paredes, Rossy De Palma, Juan Echanove and Chus Lampreave
Director Almodóvar took a surprising turn when he created this subtle, earnest film — quite a change from his usually outrageous fare. Even his typically lurid colors are muted in this film. The story, which evokes Hollywood's classic women's pictures in the age of Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Greta Garbo, follows Leo (Paredes), a depressed romance novelist with a failing marriage who takes a job as a newspaper editor. For her first assignment, she's asked to pan one of her own books. A flamenco-dancing housekeeper and a bickering mother and sister threaten to drive Leo crazy, injecting the film with familiar Almodóvar humor.
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If you are looking for unique meeting space, a corporate retreat, a place for team building or just a general company meeting, the Markham Museum offers several options to meet your business needs.
The 4000 square foot Transportation Hall can house 150 attendees set up banquet style, and up to 200 with chairs set up theatre style. The hall features a small kitchen serving area for your caterer to work out of.
If you are thinking outdoors, the Museum's Pavilion field offers a great corporate barbecue space. The main Pavilion building is 1000 square feet with a covered roof. It can hold 120 people seated or 170 standing. If your group is larger, the grounds around the pavilion can accommodate up to 500.
If you are looking for a small private meeting, the Boardroom in the Museum's 1907 Mount Joy School offers turn-of-the-century style with modern technological comfort. Set on the second floor of the building, the board room houses a SMARTboard to add interactivity to your professional presentations.


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Importance of indigenous resource rights & knowledge
But we are also increasingly concerned about loss of cultures and knowledge.
Traditional peoples have accumulated vast amounts of ecological knowledge in their long history of managing the environment – knowledge that could be beneficial for nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources worldwide.
WWF supports indigenous and traditional peoples to sustainably manage their resources, and to maintain, use, and strengthen their traditional ecological knowledge.
In doing so, WWF fully respects indigenous and traditional peoples' human and development rights, and recognizes the importance of the conservation of their cultures.
This is a difficult and complex challenge in times of globalization and expanding economic and market forces; a task that requires cooperation and partnerships.
We also recognize the importance of indigenous resource rights and knowledge for the conservation of these areas in the future.


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(Reuters) - Consumers continued to pay down debt in the third quarter of 2012, but slow job growth and the expiration of a tax cut could mean it will become more difficult to repay loans, the American Bankers Association said on Thursday.
Delinquencies on bank card payments fell to an 18-year low during the quarter, and a composite ratio covering late payments in eight loan categories also fell, the group said.
But delinquencies rose in five of those eight categories, the ABA said.
And consumers could see lower income because Congress did not extend a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax, which could hurt consumers' ability to repay loans in the future, James Chessen, ABA's chief economist, said in a statement.
"The conservative approach consumers have taken to credit over the last several years has allowed them to better manage their debt and better position themselves for the future," Chessen said.
"Changes in payroll withholding will decrease disposable income, reducing retail sales and making it more difficult for some people to meet their financial obligations," he said.
He said low consumer confidence in the economy also could indicate more delinquencies are on the way. A recent measure of U.S. consumer attitudes showed confidence at a four-month low.
The ABA tracks late payments for bank-provided credit cards, auto loans and other consumer loans. It does not track delinquency rates for traditional mortgage payments.
The bank association defines a delinquency as a late payment that is 30 days or more overdue.
The composite ratio's delinquency rate fell to 2.16 percent of all accounts in the third quarter from 2.24 percent in the second quarter, the ABA said.
Bank card delinquencies, which are not part of the composite, fell to 2.75 percent during the quarter, the lowest level since 1994, the group said.
(For the ABA's historical fact sheet on the data, please double-click: link.reuters.com/ceg94t)
Reporting By Emily Stephenson; Editing by Bernard Orr


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Visiting Plattsburgh
You're coming to campus? Great! You'll find a lot to do here.
You could take part in an admissions tour or in any number of special events. You might visit the Rockwell Kent Gallery or the Nina Winkel Sculpture Court, see a musical in the Hartman Theatre, take part in a conference on Global Supply Chain Management or watch a show in the Northcountry Planetarium. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There are also concerts, guest speakers, forums on current events and poetry readings.
There are even a number of clinics open to the general public. These provide support in areas such as speech and hearing, autism, and traumatic brain injury.
If your interest is in sports, you may also find your way to our Division III athletic events or watch the regional high school teams who sometimes compete in our facilities.
Getting here is easy. All main roads lead to Plattsburgh with our location just off the Northway (I-87).
Accommodations? We've got them too. From the Best Western, Holiday Inn, and Days Inn to the newest hotel, the Hampton Inn, the Plattsburgh has the amenities you are looking for in a hotel.
We hope you enjoy your stay in Plattsburgh, and you return often.
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BOSTON--Internet, meet clean tech.
A weekend hackathon here showcased the promise -- and limits -- of applying mobile and Internet software development toward efficiency. To advocates, the "cleanweb" will succeed where clean tech fell short.
The Cleanweb hackathon, held in a warehouse-turned tech incubator in South Boston, on Sunday afternoon finished up a day and a half of furious coding by about 80 programmers, with some spending the night to finish their demos.
The 16 teams presented a very varied set of applications but they have one thing in common: they all seek ways to use natural resources more efficiently and improve consumer convenience. The top prize was $11,000.
The winning entry and crowd favorite was a funny video game called Michael Tyson's Punch House, which creates an animated arcade game out of electricity data. A person submits his or her household against a randomly selected home of the same size to compete in real time over which uses less electricity. Rematches are available or the matches can last for longer periods, its creators said.
The source of the data was Green Button, a simple voluntary standard created by the Department of Energy and now used by a growing number of utilities for formatting electricity usage history.
Second place went to Ride With Me, an app that lets people arrange car-sharing using a Facebook log-in and friend networks. Third place went to Divia Energy, which developed a solar panel energy-savings calculator for its online marketplace to get bids on solar installations. See the full list of "hacks" hosted on Hacker League.
Given that ad hoc groups of people created these apps over a weekend, you wouldn't expect venture capitalists to hand over big checks to any of the teams on the spot. But some of the ideas had potential to be more fully developed, particularly those that used Green Button or other public sources of energy data.
Utility data has remained largely untouched for decades beyond simply billing customers and cleanweb apps often try to use that data and other sources in new ways. For example, one hack at the Boston hackathon allowed people to quickly compare utilities in markets with competition. Another project called ActiveGreenScore is a social app to track how much users walk and bike versus driving.
Making good on clean tech
Many of the sponsors for the event were venture capital companies, a reflection of how clean-tech investing has dramatically shifted in the past few years away from expensive, hardware-centric companies.
In the wave of green-tech investing that began last decade, many VCs backed solar, biofuel, or electric vehicle startups without always having a clear plan for commercializing their inventions. One of the main challenges with investing in these manufacturing-oriented businesses is the cost to scale up the company after the product has been designed.
High capital requirements has forced some generalist venture capital firms, which dabbled in green tech, into retreat. Then the failure of solar company Solyndra and the partisan attacks on national, clean-energy policies spooked large institutional investors as well, venture capitalists say.
Cleanweb companies are created with the same idea of making energy cleaner and improving the environment as previous clean-tech companies. But instead of taking on difficult materials science or manufacturing challenges, they are focused on specific niches, whether it be renting out an apartment, helping consumers find energy-efficient appliances, or bartering locally grown food.
The cleanweb "makes good on clean tech," said Blake Burris, the chief coordinator of Cleanweb Hackathon, which is organizing hackathons in Houston, Paris, Boulder, Colo., and Santa Clara, Calif., in the coming months. Instead of developing yet-another photo-sharing or Foursquare app, people can tackle big societal challenges, such as transportation, using technology from mobile, gaming, and social media, he said. There have been two other cleanweb hackathons in San Francisco and New York.
This weekend's hackathon showed a high level of energy and enthusiasm from participants and organizers. With enough clever and creative apps, bridging Internet technologies with clean tech could have a big impact.


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Carnegie Institution of Washington's Vera Rubin Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Physics Education
College Park, Maryland, United States, November 27, 2007
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) announced today that Vera Rubin, Ph.D., has been selected to receive The Richtmyer Memorial Award. Rubin, Senior Fellow of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, received the Award for outstanding contributions to physics and effectively communicating those contributions to physics educators.
The Richtmyer Award will be presented to Dr. Rubin at a Ceremonial Session of the AAPT Winter Meeting at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Following the presentation, Dr. Rubin will then deliver her keynote address titled "Rotating Galaxies and Dark Matter."
Ken Heller, Chairman, AAPT Awards Committee, said, "Dr. Rubin's work is a beacon in the in the search for the fundamental physics underlying our universe. Her astronomical measurements demonstrate an insight for important problems and a dedication to precise measurement that is a model for aspiring scientists. Two of her early research results, the distribution of galaxies in the universe and the motion of stars in galaxies opened the door to arguably the most important topics of current physics research, the nature of dark matter, and the evolution of the universe."
"Dr. Rubin's contributions to our knowledge of the universe, both seen and unseen, have transformed our understanding and posed new challenges still unresolved today; and her impact magnified by the many students she has inspired going all the way back to 1965 when she became the first woman to conduct research at the Palomar Observatory. We honor these achievements, which we believe go hand in hand," stated Toufic Hakim, AAPT's Executive Officer.
Dr. Rubin is an observational astronomer whose studies of the motions of visible matter in galaxies lead to the discovery of dark matter. She is a graduate of Vassar College, Cornell University, and Georgetown University. After 10 years as a researcher and faculty member at Georgetown, she moved to the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1965 where she is now a Senior Fellow.
She has received many prestigious awards including the National Medal of Science in 1993 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1996. She has also received honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Smith College, among others. Dr. Rubin is also active in communicating her science to students and teachers and in encouraging and supporting women in science.
Regarding the award, Rubin stated, "As a young scientist, I believed that most of my satisfactions in science would be inner satisfactions. But through the years, I have experienced much joy from interactions with others: scientists, teachers, students, and the interested public. That makes the honor of receiving the Richtmyer Memorial Award from AAPT very special, because of my high regard for both the AAPT and for the previous scientists who have been honored with this award."
About the Award
The Richtmyer Memorial Award is given annually in memory of Floyd K. Richtmyer, distinguished physicist, teacher, and administrator. Professor Richtmyer was one of the founders of AAPT and served as its president. As a teacher, author, research worker, and dean, he was the guide for many young physicists who became leaders of American science and has had a wide influence on the development of physics in the United States. The award has been given annually since 1941 to a person who has made outstanding contributions to physics and effectively communicated those contributions to physics educators.
The previous awardee was Alex Filippenko. Past recipients of the Richtmyer Award include Arthur H. Compton, Enrico Fermi, Philip Morrison, and Steven Chu.
The complete list of winners can be found at http://www.aapt.org/Grants/richtmyer.cfm.
About AAPT
AAPT is the leading organization for physics educators—with more than 12,000 members worldwide. Its mission is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching. AAPT was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland.
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Florida Medical Malpractice Laws Statutory Rules
If you think that you might have a valid claim for medical malpractice in Florida, a few keys to keep in mind are the deadlines for filing your case, and the limits on how much an injured patient can win in a successful lawsuit. Read on to learn more about Florida laws that affect medical malpractice cases.
Statutes of Limitations and Award Limits
The "statute of limitations" is a deadline — imposed by state law — before which the person suing (the plaintiff) must file a medical malpractice lawsuit against a health care provider.
To make matters more complicated, there are often special requirements a plaintiff has to fulfill before he or she can sue for medical malpractice. Failure to take the proper steps could postpone when the suit can be filed and could cause the plaintiff to miss the statute of limitations deadline. Finally, it can often be difficult to determine when the clock started running and what the deadline actually is.
Medical malpractice damage awards — in other words, how much money an injured plaintiff can receive in a lawsuit — are also limited or "capped " in some states. Both the strict statute of limitations and the damage caps are the result of states' efforts to lower the cost of medical malpractice liability insurance.
The rules affecting all of these issues in Florida are discussed below.
Time Limits to File a Lawsuit
In Florida, you must start the lawsuit within two years of discovering the injury (or when you should have discovered the injury ) or, at the latest, four years from when the malpractice occurred. In other words, even if you couldn't have discovered the injury within four years, the case will be thrown out if you sue the health care provider more than four years after he or she caused the injury.
The only exception is for the care provider's fraudulent concealment of the malpractice, i.e. intentionally deceiving you so you don't discover the malpractice. In that event, the statute of limitations is two years from when the injury was finally discovered or seven years from when the malpractice occurred.
The statute of limitations does not apply to a minor if the case is started on or before his or her eighth birthday.
The basic laws for Florida Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations can be found at Fla. Stat. Ann. § 95.11 .
Effect of Pre-Suit Requirements on Statute of Limitations
In Florida, you are required to serve a notice of intent to sue on the health care provider before you can sue in court, which includes an affidavit from a medical professional stating that you have a valid medical malpractice claim .
This notice sets in motion a complicated settlement process that lasts 90 days. During those 90 days, the statute of limitations is tolled. If the health care provider indicates earlier than 90 days that it does not wish to settle, then you have 60 days or the remainder of the statute of limitations to sue, whichever is the longer period of time. You can also get an extra 90 days if you file for an "investigation period" to find a medical expert to investigate your case. However, you cannot extend the statute of limitations with an investigation period if it has already expired.
Florida Damage Caps Generally Limit Non-Economic Recovery
Florida utilizes different caps for "medical practitioner" defendants (i.e. an individual doctor) versus "non-practitioner" defendants (i.e. a corporate health care entity). There is a $500,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits against practitioners, while the cap jumps up to $750,000 in lawsuits against non-practitioner defendants.
These caps apply to the total amount a defendant is required to pay out in the case, regardless of the number of plaintiffs, and the total amount any plaintiff can receive, regardless of the number of defendants.
The cap goes up to $1,000,000 if the malpractice resulted in death or a vegetative state. A court can override the cap and award up to $1,000,000 to an individual plaintiff if the injury is catastrophic and the circumstances of the case would make it unjust to apply the standard damage case. Other damage cap rules apply to hospitals and emergency care providers .
The basic laws for Florida Medical Malpractice Damage Caps can be found at Fla. Stat. Ann. § 766.118 .


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Ruling party-backed candidate wins Tokyo race
TOKYO (AP) — Yoichi Masuzoe, a former health minister backed by Japan's ruling party, easily won Tokyo's gubernatorial election Sunday, defeating two candidates who had promised to end nuclear power.
The ballot was widely seen as a test for Japan's public opinion on atomic power in a nation shaken by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Masuzoe, 65, was backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who wants to restart Japan's 50 nuclear reactors.
Masuzoe received 2.1 million votes, more than the combined total of the two anti-nuclear candidates, who finished second and third. With the city cleaning up from a rare snowstorm, turnout was a low 46.1 percent, down from 62.6 in the previous vote.
The anti-nuclear candidates, human rights lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya and former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, advocated an immediate end to nuclear power.
"The Fukushima disaster has left me without words, but reducing our dependence on nuclear power needs to be done gradually," Masuzoe said after his victory.
He appealed to voters by identifying himself with Abe's relatively successful economic policies, which have set off a Japanese stock rally, and by promising a successful 2020 Tokyo Olympics in balloting that coincided with the Sochi games.
Yoshiro Mori, president of organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics, welcomed Masuzoe's victory.
"He will be a key member of our organizing team, and I am confident that he will provide invaluable support to our efforts to organize the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games," he said in a statement issued in Sochi, Russia, where he is attending the winter Olympics.
The anti-nuclear vote was divided between Utsunomiya, who finished second with about 982,000 votes, and Hosokawa, who received 956,000. Hosokawa was backed by popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who pushed for zero nuclear power.
"This could have worked as a key vote on nuclear power, not just about city politics," Tetsuro Kato, professor of political science at Waseda University in Tokyo, said. "But those pushing for zero nukes failed in their strategy."
The election was held to replace Naoki Inose, who led Tokyo's Olympic bid with great fanfare, but resigned late last year over a money scandal.
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