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Rabbi Michael Silbert has been named executive director, Jewish Chaplain, and Rabbi of the newly established Hillel at the University of Rochester. In this role, Silbert will foster the development of social, cultural, religious, and spiritual experiences and programs for students, faculty, and staff of the Jewish faith. He joined the University on July 15.
Rochester's Hillel community was previously a member of the Hillel of Rochester Area Colleges, supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester and sharing resources and programming with the Rochester Institute of Technology and SUNY Geneseo. Rabbi Silbert's appointment marks the beginning of the University's own Hillel foundation, which will provide the estimated 900 Jewish undergraduates on campus greater opportunity for programming and enrichment. Silbert also will work collaboratively with other chaplains and faith leaders in the Interfaith Chapel, as well as students, faculty, and staff committed to building a strong Jewish community at Rochester. Effective July 1, Rochester's Hillel is now supported by a Board of Directors comprised of alumni, parents, and friends of the University.
"I'm delighted to welcome Rabbi Silbert to campus," said Richard Feldman, dean of the College. "He's an energetic and enthusiastic leader who will work effectively with other religious leaders in support of interfaith activities and build upon the efforts of the Hillel of Rochester Area Colleges to strengthen the Jewish community on campus."
"I see it as my mission to make as many Jewish options as possible available to students," Silbert says, noting his eagerness to connect with young adults at a time when they are exploring Jewish growth in uniquely personal and meaningful ways. "Through these choices, they can discover their Jewish identities and feel empowered and nurtured to find what works for them individually."
Silbert is no stranger to the Hillel foundation, having served in a development role at the Boston University Hillel and most recently as executive director of the Vancouver Hillel Foundation. "We are very excited about the skill set and energy that Michael brings to this position," noted Hillel Chair Gabe Nechamkin. "Michael brings both passion for the student experience and strong rabbinical skills. We are confident that he will ably lead the development of our new Hillel enterprise."
Rabbi Silbert was ordained and received a Masters in Jewish Studies from The Rabbinical School of Hebrew College, in Newton, Mass. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and holds master's degrees in management of human services and Jewish professional leadership from Brandeis University.


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YARNELL, Ariz., July 11 (UPI) -- The Yarnell Hill fire, which overran and killed 19 Prescott, Ariz., firefighters, was 100 percent contained Thursday, officials said.
All evacuations in the towns of Yarnell and Peeples Valley, some 80 miles northwest of Phoenix, were lifted and state Route 89, which goes through Yarnell into Prescott, 35 miles northwest, was reopened to traffic, the officials said Wednesday night.
Fifteen miles of the 105-mile north-south roadway had been shut down because of the roaring blaze.
Only a third of returning residents trying to salvage what they can have homeowners insurance, KSAZ-TV, Phoenix, reported.
The brutal, wind-whipped wildfire, which consumed some 8,400 tinder-dry acres, or more than 13 square miles, and destroyed at least 114 structures, was declared fully contained Wednesday night.
It was sparked June 28 by a lightning strike in dry brush west of the two towns.
Some 700 firefighters navigated steep terrain, triple-digit temperatures and the tragedy of losing 19 fellow firefighters as they contained the blaze, officials said.
"Every fire in unique," Joint Information Center spokesman Dan Ware told The Arizona Republic. "This fire presented a challenge in that the safety of the firefighters from a mental standpoint had to be focused on."
Remaining fire crews were walking the fire's charred perimeter to ensure the fire lines hold, Ware said. They were also beginning to restore the habitat, he told the newspaper.
Control of the fire is expected to be transferred in the next couple of days to local authorities from the U.S. Forest Service, officials said.
The fire's containment came a day after thousands of people mourned the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots, who died in the inferno June 30 in what became the deadliest wildfire since 1933 and the largest fire department loss of life since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
"I don't have the privilege of knowing any of these heroes personally, but I know them," Vice President Joe Biden said at the Prescott Valley memorial.
"I know them because they saved the lives of my two sons when a tractor-trailer broadsided my daughter, my wife and my two sons," he said. "My wife and daughter died. They saved my guys."
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The dream came to an end for the Pratt High School girls basketball team as they fell by a 54-36 count to #1 seeded and #2 ranked Wamego at Salina's Bicentennial Center on Thursday afternoon.
The dream came to an end for the Pratt High School girls basketball team as they fell by a 54-36 count to #1 seeded and #2 ranked Wamego at Salina's Bicentennial Center on Thursday afternoon.
The game was close until midway through the 3rd quarter, at which time the Red Raiders began to pull away from the Greenbacks, and ultimately won in comfortable fashion.
The first quarter cost the Frogs as they fell behind 13-3 after one stanza. Payton Hoeme hit a 3-ball for Pratt early on, but that was the only scoring Pratt would be able to muster. The Greenbacks were getting some decent looks, but shots were rimming out. Pratt thus had to play catch-up the rest of the game.
Meanwhile, Wamego's twin towers— the 6-2 Page sisters sophomore Lanie and junior Kaylee— were lighting it up for the Raiders. The pair combined for all 13 of Wamego's first quarter points, and overall accounted for 35 of Wamego's 54 points in the game.
The second quarter belonged to the Greenbacks, as Stonie Flemming hit a couple of treys right away to get Pratt's offense untracked. Haylie Hook and Jenson Maydew also connected on long balls late as the Greenbacks closed to within 28-21 at the intermission.
The Frogs missed out on chances to climb even closer in the first part of Q3. They held Wamego to 2 points over the first 4 minutes of the second half, but only managed 2 themselves, as several good scoring chances were missed—the ball just didn't want to go in the hoop.
Finally, Whitney Tilley got a basket to go in, and then Breann Becker nailed a couple of free throws making the score 30-27 Wamego—the closest the Greenbacks had been since early in the contest. But it was as close as they would get on the night.
From that point until the end of the game, the Red Raiders outscored the Greenbacks 24-9. In Q4 Wamego at times took the air of the ball, working patiently to get good shots. At other times they took advantage of Pratt's press to score easy lay-ups. The result was a steady extension of the Wamego lead until with 2:00 to play, the advantage had become 20, 54-34. Bailey Batman got Pratt's final points of the season as time was running out, and Wamego advanced to the semi-finals with their 54-36 win.
Cold shooting doomed the Frogs, who connected on less than 30% of their efforts. Another factor was rebounding. For one of the few times this year, Pratt found itself outsized, and that manifested itself in a 42-28 advantage for the Red Raiders on the glass. Turnovers hurt Pratt as well, as opportunistic Wamego enjoyed a 23-5 bulge in points off of turnovers.
It was a tough loss for the Lady Greenbacks, who played hard, but just couldn't find a consistent shooting touch on the night. And Wamego is a good team. They took care of business against the underdog Greenbacks, who were unable to pull off a 3rd consecutive upset.
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Iraq : In 1986–89, Saddam Hussein conducted a genocidal campaign in which tens of thousands were murdered and thousands of Kurdish villages destroyed, including by bombing and chemical warfare. After the first Gulf War, the UN sought to establish a safe haven in parts of Kurdistan, and the United States and UK set up a no-fly zone. In 2003, the Kurdish peshmerga sided with the U.S.-led coalition against Saddam Hussein. In 2005, after a long struggle with Baghdad, the Iraqi Kurds won constitutional recognition of their autonomous region, and the Kurdistan Regional Government has since signed oil contracts with a number of Western oil companies as well as with Turkey. Iraqi Kurdistan has two main political parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), both clan-based and patriarchal.
Turkey : For much of its modern history, Turkey has pursued a policy of forced assimilation towards its minority peoples; this policy is particularly stringent in the case of the Kurds—until recently referred to as the "mountain Turks"—who make up 20 percent of the total population. The policy has included forced population transfers; a ban on use of the Kurdish language, costume, music, festivals, and names; and extreme repression of any attempt at resistance. Large revolts were suppressed in 1925, 1930, and 1938, and the repression escalated with the formation of the PKK as a national liberation party, resulting in civil war in the Kurdish region from 1984 to 1999.
Syria : Kurds make up perhaps 15 percent of the population and live mostly in the northeastern part of Syria. In 1962, after Syria was declared an Arab republic, a large number of Kurds were stripped of their citizenship and declared aliens, which made it impossible for them to get an education, jobs, or any public benefits. Their land was given to Arabs. The PYD was founded in 2003 and immediately banned; its members were jailed and murdered, and a Kurdish uprising in Qamishli was met with severe military violence by the regime. When the uprising against Bashar al Assad began as part of the Arab Spring, Kurds participated, but after 2012, when they captured Kobani from the Syrian army, they withdrew most of their energy from the war against Assad in order to set up a liberated area. For this reason, some other parts of the Syrian resistance consider them Assad's allies. The Kurds in turn cite examples of discrimination against them within the opposition.
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The biggest problem with applying Hoxby's findings to today's college students is that many colleges have become much more competitive since the paper was published. Many of the colleges she includes as examples of colleges that are selective, but not as competitive as the Ivy League and some exclusive liberal arts colleges, are now in the top tier of selectivity. That doesn't mean her findings are invalid, but it makes it more difficult to apply to individual situations now.
A more selective college is likely to pay off over the long run. Two economists, Stacy Dale and Alan Kreuger, have researched whether elite colleges really lead to higher lifetime earnings when you take other factors into account, such as students' academic background and the other colleges where they were admitted. The colleges they examined were a fairly small group that ranged from selective but less prestigious institutions such as Wesleyan and Xavier to Yale, Stanford and Harvard.
attending a more elite college really did boost lifetime earnings
Dale's and Kreuger's research found mixed results for many groups on whether attending Stanford over Wesleyan was worth it. But for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, or for students who were black or Latino, they found that attending a more elite college really did boost lifetime earnings.
Because Dale and Krueger looked at decades of earnings data, they researched students who started college decades ago, in 1976 and 1989. But their rationale seems as if it could be true for today's students as well: "While most students who apply to selective colleges may be able to rely on their families and friends to provide job-networking opportunities, networking opportunities that become available from attending a selective college may be particularly valuable for black and Hispanic students, and for students from less educated families," they wrote.
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BHP Billiton's $140-billion offer for Rio Tinto set the market abuzz in November and looked likely to spark a bidding war following reports that China's biggest steelmaker was preparing to crash the party.
Under the all-share offer, quietly made to Rio Tinto management twice—and rejected twice—the two companies would join forces to create a $350-billion mining group, the biggest in the world, with control of vast quantities of iron ore, copper, uranium, coal, diamonds and other commodities.
Rio's chief executive officer, Tom Albanese, has said BHP's three-for-one stock proposal undervalues his company. BHP's chief executive officer, Marius Kloppers, responded, "The bottom line here is simple. These two companies are worth more together than apart."
BHP said the proposed merger would provide annual cost savings of $1.7 billion in the third full year following completion, rising to $3.7 billion by the seventh year. By sharing large-scale, low-cost, long-life assets, the merged entity could optimize supply logistics by way of blending or improved delivery.
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Northern Pass faces another delayBy DAVE SOLOMON
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May 03. 2013 12:41AM
Executives from Northeast Utilities were peppered with questions about the Northern Pass hydroelectric project in an earnings call with analysts Thursday, as the CEO of the company said a route announcement will now come in July.
"Our view of this is to get it right with the stakeholders now, and that will save a lot of problems that (we) would have as (we) start the actual siting process," said CEO Leon J. Olivier. "So it takes a little bit more time, but this line will be built."
Olivier said the expected completion date for the project has been moved back to mid-2017.
Analysts pressed Olivier on the reasons for the repeated delays, and whether the project still makes economic sense.
"The need for Northern Pass is (more) clear now than ever before," he said. "Volatility in the New England energy market this past winter underscored our region's need for new sources of clean, low-cost power to diversify our power supply."
Jack Savage, spokesman for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, believes his organization has successfully blocked a Northern Pass route through its acquisition of property rights or easements along the intended path.
"I suspect that they know this is not a right project, and what they're really doing is letting their stockholders and analysts down easy over time, continuing to push it off," he said. "They have been pushing it off for two years now."
A proposed route for the 1,200-megawatt transmission lines that would bring hydroelectric power from Quebec into the New England grid was first unveiled in 2010, then withdrawn when the state Legislature last year approved a law prohibiting the use of eminent domain for projects like Northern Pass.
Savage said the company has since pursued a new route involving fewer private properties, but has been effectively blocked. Several landowners along the new route have cooperated with the forest society rather than sell to Northern Pass.
At this time last year, NU and its Northern Pass partners, including subsidiary PSNH, said they'd have a new route in July, then October, then by the end of the year. In December the company announced that it has a route, but is not ready to unveil it. In a February earnings call, NU executives predicted a route would be revealed by March.
Analyst Paul Patterson of Glenrock Associates asked Olivier, on a scale of 1 to 10, to rate the project's chances of completion.
"I'm not going to opine on your scale," Olivier said, "but I can tell you we're very, very confident that this will be built."
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Makes 16 servings / To advocate healthy eating for cancer prevention, Texas Oncology develops an annual holiday recipe featuring good-for-you ingredients. For 2010, it's healthy Gingerbread Granola, packed with whole oats, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, and dried fruit. This granola is also low-sodium and high in fiber, making it a delicious and nutritious way to celebrate the season.
2 ½ cups rolled oats
¾ cup raw slivered almonds
¼ cup raw sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
¾ teaspoon ground ginger
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
⅛ teaspoon salt
Pinch of nutmeg
⅓ cup agave nectar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon molasses
¼ cup chopped dried apricots
¼ cup golden raisins
1. Preheat oven to 300˚F. In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, and spices. In a separate bowl, whisk together agave nectar, brown sugar, and molasses. Pour over dry mixture and stir until incorporated thoroughly. Evenly spread granola mixture onto a parchment-lined and rimmed baking sheet. Bake until dry, stirring occasionally, for about 25 to 30 minutes. Cool slightly before adding apricots and raisins. Once cooled completely, store in an airtight jar or sealed bag.
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An 81-year-old woman is believed to have died in a house fire early Sunday on Opal Bennett Road in Hillsdale, according to the state Fire Marshal's Office.
Firefighters from the Hillsdale Volunteer Fire Department and Tangipahoa Parish Fire District No. 1 were dispatched to 1389 Opal Bennett Road after an off-duty St. Helena sheriff's deputy contacted emergency services about the fire around 6:20 a.m., a Fire Marshal's Office news release says.
Firefighters found a single-story home engulfed in flames when they arrived, the release says.
After firefighters put out the blaze, they found the body believed to be that of Rachel McCoy Spears inside the home, the release says.
The St. Helena Parish Coroner's Office plans to perform an autopsy next week to confirm the identification of the victim, the release says.
Investigators believe the fire began near the bedroom area on the north side of the home, but the cause of the fire has not yet been determined, the release says.
The Fire Marshal's Office is helping Hillsdale firefighters and St. Helena Parish sheriff's detectives with the investigation, the release says.
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It will take a sharp eye to note the styling changes to the redesigned 2014 Subaru Forester, introduced Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Subaru wants consumers to see a familiar look but focus on improved fuel economy – traditionally not a strong suit – along with more power in the turbo version.
The automaker understandably treaded lightly in redesigning one of its most popular models, second in sales only to the larger Outback and catering to a similar niche for quirky SUVs. The car, now in its fourth generation, retains a tall-wagon profile, although front and rear fascias have been made over. Fans of Subaru's oddball styling may lament the passing of the hood scoop on the turbo model.
Whatever it may lose in styling flair, however, it gains in power. The turbo version of the boxer motor now packs 250 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, enough to escape most mud bogs and more than enough to navigate the suburbs. That's up from 224 horsepower and 226 pound-feet of torque in the current model. Power in the standard boxer engine remains unchanged, at 170 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque.
The turbo comes with just one transmission option: a continuously variable automatic with a manual mode simulating six or eight speeds. The naturally aspirated model offers a more basic CVT and a six-speed manual option.
By replacing the outdated four-speed automatic transmission with the CVT, Subaru makes impressive gains in fuel economy. The base engine with the six-speed manual transmission will get 22 miles per gallon in the city and 29 on the highway, versus 21 mpg and 27 mpg on the outgoing model. Those figures rise to 24 mpg and 32 mpg, respectively, on new models with the CVT. The new turbo Foresters will get 23 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway.
Subarus historically have posted mediocre fuel economy figures, but the company has announced a goal to achieve 30% efficiency gains on all models by 2015. The Impreza, a small sedan and hatchback redesigned for 2012, starts the automaker down that path with ratings of 27 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway, impressive for a four-wheel-drive car.
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Both models keep the outgoing Forester's standard all-wheel drive, 8.7 inches of ground clearance and basic exterior dimensions. Subaru gave the SUV a more rugged face with sharper angles. Turbo models get a slightly different front bumper and larger, more aggressive wheels.
Inside, Subaru says it has tweaked the cabin for more legroom and cargo room. It has also added in-dash features, including a navigation system, backup camera and Harmon/Kardon audio.
Pricing details haven't been released, but don't expect it to deviate much from the current model's range of $21,000 to $30,000 when it goes on sale in the spring.
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While Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has won some people with his play the past two weeks, Joe Namath's mind had long been made up. He didn't need to see Flacco out-shine Indianapolis Colts phenom Andrew Luck and outplay Denver Broncos future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning to conclude that Flacco is one of the league's better quarterbacks.
In a phone interview with The Baltimore Sun this week, Namath said that he has a been of fan of Flacco's ever since he first saw him play with the Ravens and he doesn't believe "you can give Flacco too much
"A lot of that respect comes from knowing how tough the position can be at times, what kind of valleys we can get into mentally, emotionally. We make errors and you know as a quarterback, when you make an error, a bad decision, it has a major impact on the game most of the time. When you lose games because you feel like it's your fault, it takes a tough guy to be able to live with that and then come back and rise to the occasion," Namath said. "I'm a fan of Joe because I know this has not all been good for him. He's had the tough times yet he's steely, he's in command. I know he's a tough guy and I've never met him. I can tell by watching him work. He's also physically tough."
Namath downplayed Flacco getting the best of Luck and Manning, and his individual matchup tomorrow with the New England Patriots' Tom Brady in the AFC championship game because he feels that the
quarterback's 7-4 playoff record and leading the Ravens to the postseason every year he's been in the NFL should speak for itself.
"The fact of the matter is Joe Namath never played Johnny Unitas. Joe Flacco didn't play Peyton Manning. As corny as it still sounds, it's a team game," Namath said. "You look at that challenge. You look at the other side and see that defense and you also know that whether it's Johnny U, Joe Montana, Roger Staubach, we look at quarterbacks. We know who is playing for the other side and you're darn right we'd like to play better than them. But more importantly, it's the win that matters. You take that win, you go about getting that win any way that fits. It's about Flacco and his team. I know Joe from seeing him play over the years [and] he's been through every darn situation that you can imagine except, I guess, the Super Bowl."
Yet there are still some Ravens' fans who haven't embraced the idea that Flacco is the team's franchise quarterback. Namath said that comes with the territory.
"That old saying that the quarterback gets too much credit when they win or too much blame when they lose, there's something to be said about that," he said. "That can happen on occasion. Last week [in Denver], I don't think you can give Flacco too much credit. He deserves all the kudos you can get, man."


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Flyers goalie Ray Emery continued to make strides at Monday morning's practice in Voorhees.
Emery was examined by Dr. William Meyers in the afternoon, and the Flyers said he was "ahead of schedule."
GM Paul Holmgren hinted that Emery could be activated as soon as Saturday, which would be 12 days earlier than expected.
Emery has not played since Dec. 5 _ four days before he underwent abdominal surgery.
When Emery returns, the Flyers may carry three goalies for a while, Holmgren said.
Holmgren also denied a published report that said defenseman Ryan Parent had a herniated disc in his back. Holmgren said the "lower-body injury" _ he refused to be specific _ was minor and that Parent was day to day.
The Flyers start the second half of the season Wednesday against visiting Toronto.
For those who hoped the Flyers' 7 p.m. home game Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning would be moved so fans could watch the Eagles' 8 p.m. playoff game in Dallas, well, it's not going to happen.
A Flyers official said NHL teams must have at least 24 hours between the start of games, and Tampa plays at New Jersey at 7 on Friday night.
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The Boston Bruins' thrilling 2-1 overtime win over the Flyers in the Winter Classic from Fenway Park drew a 2.6 overnight rating on NBC New Year's Day _ down 10 percent from a 2.9 for last year's Red Wings-Blackhawks game, but even with the Penguins-Sabres Classic in '07, according to the Sports Business Daily.
Despite the decline, the 2.6 rating is tied as the second-highest for a regular-season NHL telecast since '96.
A national rating point represents about 1,145,000 households, or one percent of the country's estimated 114.5 million TV homes.
Locally, the game was a sensational hit in Boston _ a 14.4 rating, compared to a 9.4 average for Red Sox games last season, published reports said. But it was a different story in Philadelphia because of stiff competition. According to Sports Media Watch, Penn State's New Year's Day victory over LSU in the Capital One Bowl earned a 10 rating/19 share for 6ABC. The Mummers Parade on myPHL17 was second place with a 6 rating/12 share, and the Winter Classic was third with a 6 rating/11 share.
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One final thought on the Winter Classic: The best part was the huge turnout of Flyers fans. There were perhaps 8,000 to 10,000 fans wearing orange, and their back-and-forth chants with Bruins fans gave Fenway Park an Army-Navy atmosphere.
Yes, iconic Fenway Paa-hk had a lot to do with making the Classic special, but kudos to the Flyers fans for traveling the the game, en masse, and giving it the feel of a major event.
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The Loyola University New Orleans Institute for Environmental Communication is accepting applications for its 2012 IEC Fellows program. According to Robert Thomas, Ph.D., director of the Loyola's Environmental Communication, the institute is now open will accept approximately 20 fellow applicants a year from a diverse cross section of the community.
Historically, the endeavor of preserving the wetlands and protecting the environment has been the focus of nonprofits, advocates or government institutions, but Thomas says that standard is changing.
Thomas, who also holds the Loyola Chair in Environmental Communication, founded the Institute for Environmental Communication in 1999 as a way to bring together different stakeholders in the environmental arena to address issues and offer solutions. Now, more and more emerging, small pro-profit businesses have joined the institute because they want to be a part of the discussion.
"We've always had diverse groups of people join the IEC, such as advocates, business persons, community volunteers, journalists or government workers," Thomas said. "But the past couple of years, for the first time, we've had people join who have set up for-profit businesses that have identified a market for environmental needs and are trying to make a living meeting those demands. As a person who believes in capitalism, it's great to see businesses figuring out a way to earn incomes, employ workers and pay taxes, while at the same time seeking to clean the environment."
Life City L.L.C. Chief Sustainability Officer Elizabeth Shephard is one of those people, earning her IEC Fellow in 2011.
More and more businesses are interested in becoming socially and environmentally responsible and Shephard's company helps them get there. Life City assesses organizations and determines if they meet the qualifications to be certified as a "green" business or non-profit. Life City makes recommendations on how to reduce their environmental footprint and meet ecologically-friendly and socially-responsible standards. In addition, Life City connects their new clients with like-minded consumers, investors and donors who want to support those companies.
"Our respective professions, whether they are business, government or nonprofit, all influence one another just like our environment has an impact on the economy and our health," Shephard said. "Businesses are becoming more interested in their social environmental impact, while nonprofits are becoming more interested in long-term economic stability. It's in my best interest as a business person to work with nonprofits and the government in order to be successful. The IEC allowed me to make those connections, while showing that businesses can succeed, be profitable and be good stewards of the environment at the same time."
In its 12th year, the IEC honored four speakers, designating them Fellows of the IEC, who have spoken at all annual seminars or made other significant contributions to the institute. The honorees are: Mark Schleifstein, reporter for the Times-Picayune; Patricia Andrews, spokesperson for the Louisiana Tumor Registry at LSU Medical Health Center; Janet Kester, Ph.D., toxicologist at Newsfields LLC, St. Louis, Mo.; and Tom Mullikin of Mullikin Law Firm, Camden, S.C.


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Weare settles police lawsuit over arrest for video recordingBy DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader
June 06. 2014 7:37PM
MANCHESTER — The town of Weare has agreed a $57,500 settlement in a lawsuit filed by a woman who said her First Amendment rights were violated when she was arrested for video recording police during a traffic stop.
Carla Gericke, president of New Hampshire's Free State Project, was arrested in March 2010 and initially charged with illegal wire tapping. Although the charge was dropped, Gericke filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the town, police department and arresting officers, saying her arrest was retaliatory.
"I'm thrilled the case is settled," Gericke said in an email Friday. "It was a long road, but the payoff is that we now have binding precedent affirming the First Amendment to record police traffic stops. I also am cautiously optimistic that the settlement will cause law enforcement to be more hesitant to arrest videographers exercising their rights. I think we've already seen positive change come out of this case in that regard."
Charles Bauer, the attorney representing the town, was not available to comment on the settlement filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Concord. According the settlement, the agreement to end the litigation is not an admission of "liability, wrongdoing or culpability."
A federal judge denied a motion by Weare to dismiss the case in October 2012. The defendants appealed and on May 23, Judge Kermit V. Lipez of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a police claim that the officers had "qualified immunity" in charging Gericke, saying she was not compromising safety during the stop on March 24, 2010.
"It was clearly established at the time of the stop that the First Amendment right to film police carrying out their duties in public, including a traffic stop, remains unfettered if no reasonable restriction is imposed or in place," Judge Kermit V. Lipez wrote in his decision.
Bauer said after the ruling that he would review the decision and consider appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court. However, under the settlement, both sides agree to end the litigation.
"We certainly feel Carla's rights have been vindicated and the public's rights are protected," said Stephen Martin, one of the attorneys representing Gericke. "We're very happy with it. We think it sends the correct message, not only to the public but to this police department and to others that police cannot arrest, charge and prosecute individuals for engaging in their constitutionally protected rights."


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Millipedes are most active at night andhide beneath objects where it is dark and damp.
The most common centipede is called the house centipede.
They are foundunder mulch, leaves, loose bark, stonesand similar sites.
They crawl into homes from the soil and leaf litter, during late summer and fall and occasionally during spring and summer.
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They can also be found indoors in early spring as they emerge from cracks and crevices where they spent the winter.
Centipedes are often found in damp conditions and seen inside homes in warm weather. They move indoors during spring and summer and are rarely seen in winter.
Bites by a centipede are rare because it is very shy and thejaws are too small to break through human skin.
In case of a bite, some swelling may be seen, but the pain should not be severe.
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LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy already accused of assaulting two inmates and lying about the incidents also assaulted a third inmate, prosecutors alleged in new charges, it was reported today.
Jermaine W. Jackson, a five-year veteran of the department when charges were originally filed in December 2012, is now charged with three counts of assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, three counts of assault by a public officer and three counts of filing a false report, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Jackson's arrest was the first to come after the FBI began investigating deputy misconduct within the Los Angeles County jail system, the largest in the nation. Federal authorities later indicted 18 current and former members of the Sheriff's Department. A month later, Sheriff Lee Baca announced his resignation effective at the end of this month.
Jackson's arrest resulted from an internal sheriff's investigation, according to The Times. The 36-year-old is alleged to have kicked and bloodied up inmate Derek Griscavage on Christmas Day 2010 at Twin Towers jail in downtown Los Angeles.
Griscavage said in a sworn statement that he suffered a broken nose, black eyes, a cut to his ear, a swollen head and a chipped tooth.
On New Year's Eve in 2009, he allegedly assaulted Cesar Campana, an inmate at the Compton courthouse lockup.
Prosecutors now allege that Jackson was involved in a third assault — in June 2011, naming Jonathan Murray as the victim. Murray was 25 years old at the time of the incident, which occurred at Twin Towers jail.
On Thursday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Roberto Longoria granted prosecutors' request to merge Jackson's case with that of two other deputies, Karin Ann Cring, 31, and Jayson Daniel Ellis, 26, The Times reported.


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LONGVIEW—LeTourneau University's School of Arts and Sciences and Department of Language and Literature will host its annual C.S. Lewis and the Inklings Conference Thursday through Saturday, March 21-23, on the university's main campus in Longview, 2100 S. Mobberly Ave.
The first plenary session will be free and open to the public, featuring Dr. Ralph C. Wood, professor of theology and literature at Baylor University and an editor-at-large for the Christian Century magazine. This session is from 9 to 10:15 a.m., Friday, March 22, in the Memorial Student Center, third floor.
Wood teaches in both the Great Texts program and the Department of Religion. He a member of the editorial boards of the Flannery O'Connor Review as well as Seven: An Anglo-American Literary Review (devoted to the work of George MacDonald, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Dorothy Sayers and Owen Barfield).
Wood has published several books including The Comedy of Redemption: Christian Faith and Comic Vision in Four American Novelists; Contending for the Faith: The Church's Engagement with Culture; The Gospel According to Tolkien: Visions of the Kingdom in Middle-earth; and Flannnor and the Christ-Haunted South.
"Fairytales in the Age of iPads: Inklings, Imagination, and Technology" is the theme for this year's C.S. Lewis conference, which is held in conjunction with the C.S. Lewis and Inklings Society that upholds and promotes the advancement of scholarship, teaching, writing and other professional activities related to the life and works of C.S. Lewis and the Inklings.
The Inklings were a group of Christian men who met once a week to read and critique unpublished compositions. Author C.S. Lewis, known to most readers for his series of books about The Chronicles of Narnia, and J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, were members of the group. Tolkien read unpublished excerpts from The Hobbit during some of the Inklings' meetings.
The C. S. Lewis conference began in 1998 and has become an annual event attended by scholars, students and the general public who share an interest in Lewis and his literary associates. The C.S. Lewis and Inklings Society was created in Spring of 2004 and now sponsors the annual C.S. Lewis and Inklings Conference which hosts plenary speakers and features papers presented by various Inklings enthusiasts. Conferences have been held annually throughout south central Oklahoma and north Texas.
LeTourneau University is an interdenominational Christ-centered university located in Longview, Texas, with undergraduate and graduate programs online and at education centers around the state. Academic majors include aviation, business, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, engineering, health care administration, health science-nursing, human services, kinesiology, the liberal arts, the sciences and psychology.
Claiming every workplace in every nation as their mission field, LeTourneau University graduates are professionals of ingenuity and Christ-like character who see life's work as a holy calling with eternal impact.
LeTourneau University news releases can be found online at www.letu.edu


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hello all.
our community center in Thailand has just received a donation of 8 of these laptops.
my problem is i am in Australia and and in charge of the community wireless system in Thailand.
I was in Thailand in May and setup a wireless network for the missionary' families and for the community school center for UNOH (Urban Neighbors of Hope ).
i have an Xlin long range (7km) Access Point wireless unit in the compound and can be accessed by all the families involved with the community center in the Klong Toey Slum Bangkok.
this unit is connected to an indoor wireless unit for office use.
i can access and control all computers in the center from here in Australia but trying to help set up these new laptops is proving to be a problem from here and trying to talk someone through it is also a bit hard.
all the computers that access this network have their own ip-address so as to control them from here in Australia, the problem is that the person i have trying to set up the wireless network tells me that the software on these new laptops don't have access to an ip-setup. They are picking up the outdoor wireless unit and are connecting with the password but because they cant set an ip-address with the software installed, they cant access the internet.
can some one explain to me so that i can then pass on the information how to set the ip-address for each unit.
with thanks
john maher
UNOH Australia


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Search on after East Washington woman, 71, reported missing
September 14. 2013 8:30PM
WASHINGTON — Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding 71-year-old Lorraine "Laurie" Blakney of East Washington, whose family has reported her missing and fears for her safety.
According to a press release, the woman is five feet tall with a slight build, and weighs about 115 pounds. She has shoulder-length, white hair and usually wears a black cape and flowing dresses in a style such as Amish and Mennonite women wear.
Police said Blakney's family told authorities she recently learned she was not allowed to return to a religious mission for children in Ethiopia because of changes in her mental acuity.
On Thursday, police said, she burned some personal effects and told her son to "prepare to carry out instructions that were in place for her passing."
She then left the house and secured the door so that her family was delayed in getting out. So it was unclear whether she left on foot or was picked up by someone, police said.
Anyone with information regarding Blakney's whereabouts and condition is asked to call Washington police at 495-3233.


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The Newberry collection is rich in European printed and manuscript sources from 1300 to 1800. Italy, France, and England are best represented, but the holdings are also strong for Spain, Portugal, Germany, the Low Countries, and the Americas.
The Center for Renaissance Studies enacts programming, including fellowships and seminars, that allows participants to draw from the Newberry's collections in their research. Newberry librarians have created Research Guides in certain subject areas to support research at the Newberry; several medieval, Renaissance, and early modern-related guides are below.
For late medieval, Renaissance, and early modern studies, the Newberry collections are especially outstanding in six subject areas:
Early Modern Colonialism (French, English, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese)
Including maps, travel, exploration, and settlement; ethnography; indigenous languages; missions; colonial histories; music and dance; natural history; and law and sovereignty.
Humanism, Education, and Rhetoric
Including history of learned institutions; historiography, historical theory, and philosophy of history; editions of classical authors; neo-latin literature; courtesy books; emblem books; language textbooks, grammars; and dictionaries, encyclopedias.
Maps, Travel, and Exploration
Including manuscript maps (including portolan charts); printed atlases from Ptolemy onward; voyages and travel narratives; and separately printed maps.
Music and Dance
Including theory and instructional books; psalmody and hymnody, vocal performance; polyphonic performance; lute books; opera scores, opera librettos; and music and dance notation.
History of the Book
Including medieval manuscripts, incunables; calligraphy, type specimens, bindings; specimen imprints from major presses; printing and paper processes and technology.
Including reform and Reformation; recusancy and Jansenism; sermons, devotions, and controversial literature; church history and canon law; theology, doctrine, and liturgy; scripture and scripture commentaries; hebraica; and missionary efforts.
Other strengths
Including French political pamphlets; British local history and heraldry; British political pamphlets, broadsides, and prints; eighteenth-century periodicals (especially British and French); languages, historical linguistics, and philology; biographies; works by women writers in all genres; archival materials for Italy, Portugal, and Spanish Empire; and gypsy lore, Arthuriana.
See also the listing of Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies Collection Strengths - in Geographical Terms.
The most thorough guide to the Newberry's medieval manuscripts is Paul Saenger's Catalogue of the Pre-1500 Western Manuscript Books at the Newberry Library (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989). Guides to Pre-1500 European Manuscripts and Post-1500 European Manuscripts are also available online, as is a bibliography of publications about the Newberry's Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts.
Please call the reference desk at (312) 255-3506 with questions on our holdings, or Contact a Librarian with research questions.


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LOCH SHELDRAKE — Grandview Palace Condominium is countersuing two insurers for breach of contract as it defends its right to $30 million in coverage on the burned-out complex's buildings.
LOCH SHELDRAKE — Grandview Palace Condominium is countersuing two insurers for breach of contract as it defends its right to $30 million in coverage on the burned-out complex's buildings.
Grandview's attorney accuses the Illinois Union and Great American insurance companies of seeking to have their policies voided "based on erroneous and unreasonable interpretations" of the policies and "unfounded allegations."
In documents filed Monday in New York County Court, New York City-based Reed Smith LLP, is also seeking to have the case transferred to Sullivan County.
"The Insurers each have unreasonably sought to rescind the Insurance Policies based on false accusations," according to Reed Smith's filing.
Illinois Union insured the property for $10 million beginning last September when the Hartford Insurance Co. canceled its coverage after less than two months, court documents for the insurers say, while Great American issued Grandview a $20 million policy in March 2011.
They filed suit about eight months after the town began weighing condemnation of the property over numerous fire- and safety-code violations and almost four months after the April 14 fire that destroyed the former Brown's Hotel.
Both insurers accuse Grandview's board of managers of making false statements on its application for coverage by attesting that the complex had no existing code violations and that each building was fully protected to automatic sprinkler systems.
Illinois Union and Great American also claim that even if the policies are determined to be valid, Grandview violated the policies by not maintaining an automatic sprinkler system in each building and by removing property "proving the loss" before insures could inspect the damage.
The insurers say their investigation of the fire uncovered "inoperable fire sprinklers, non-functioning fire alarms, fire/safety code violations, and buildings without 100 percent sprinkler coverage."
"Had Plaintiffs been made aware at the time of the applications that these representations were false or correct, Plaintiffs "� would not have issued their respective Policies," their complaint said.
Grandview acknowledges that before the fire there "may have been brief suspensions and/or impairments" of certain parts of its automatic sprinkler system "in connection with the testing and maintenance" of the automatic sprinkler system. But it denies violating the policies.


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Impressive Essential PH-1 not essential yet — but could be in the future
Is your cellphone essential? Andy Rubin thinks his is.
Rubin, for those not in the know, was one of the founders of Android Inc., and went on to serve as Google's senior vice-president of mobile and digital content after the search giant bought his company in 2005. While he moved onto other Google projects in 2013 and left the company entirely in 2014, the smartphone business is clearly on his mind as he recently released a new phone through his company Essential Products.
Rubin wrote in a blog post on the company's site that he aimed to create a "simple" mobile device that "play(s) well with others," isn't loaded with apps users don't want and wouldn't become outdated within a year.
The Essential Phone (or PH-1) has impressive hardware under the hood and it runs a pared down operating system. Much like one of Google's own phone, the Essential runs a stock version of Android Nougat (7.1.1) without any manufacturer or wireless provider apps that can bog down user experience.
It runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPU, which is the latest mobile processor from the company and puts it on par with other flagship phones, such as the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, the OnePlusFive and Samsung's Galaxy S8 and soon-to-be-released Galaxy Note8. It's an octa-core mobile platform (with one quad-core operating at up to 2.45 GHz and the other with a clockspeed of up to 1.9 GHz). It comes with a 3,040 mAh battery and offers fast charging through USB-C.
The Essential PH-1 has 4 GB of RAM, which also puts it on the premium end of smartphones. It doesn't have a card slot but has 128 GB of internal storage, which is more than most people would need.
In practice, the phone is fast, responsive to touch and, with a clean Android install, easy to navigate.
With its flat sides, sharp corners and titanium body, the 141.5 mm x 71.1 mm x 7.88 mm device has a slightly industrial look to it, as if it were unconsciously trying to tout function over form. And at around 185 g, the Essential PH-1 is a little heavier than a lot of its competitors' phone, giving it a sturdy feel.
Yet, at the same time, it is still elegant. It has an edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass screen with no physical buttons on the front. (The fingerprint sensor is on its shiny ceramic back.) The 5.71-inch 2,560 x 1,312-pixel QHD display (a 19:10 aspect ratio). It has rich colours and offers vivid video playback. The built-in speakers also provide good audio.
The Essential has a 13 MP main camera, using a dual-camera system (one lens captures the image in colour, the other in black-and-white) which allows it to pull in more more light. The front-facing camera is 8 MP. They both shoot 4K video as well. The camera app is pretty stripped down and doesn't offer many options in terms of control, so this may put off some amateur photogs. And with these default settings, the cameras don't always provide the most vivid of pictures shot in daytime. You might need to touch them up in a photo editing program – even just a mobile one.
As far as I can tell, it's a software issue, not a hardware one as the cameras actually do fairly well in low light – so maybe an app update in the future will fix that.
Also, if you want to upgrade the cameras, there's a 360-degree camera accessory available. Billed as the world's thinnest 360-degree camera, it is less than 67 mm tall and 32 mm wide. Powered by the phone, it attaches magnetically to two pins on the back and peeks out overtop. The 12 MP attachment consists of two 210-degree lenses and four microphones and it can shoot 3D video in 4K.
But I was having problems using it. Sometimes the app would launch properly into 360 mode with the camera attached but other times it wouldn't. The 360 camera also makes a bit of a hissing sound when attached but, oddly, it stops when you're actually shooting in 3D – so if you hear it when recording, you're in the wrong mode.
When the 360 camera works, it works well. You can even smoothly scroll the video around while shooting the video so you can see what is being captured behind you. But because it is attached to the phone, it limits what you can do with it. That is, unless you're willing to attach your phone to a drone.
Personally, I found the accessory a little frivolous. And since 360 cameras are still a little niche, you'd probably be better off buying a standalone device if you're going to be using one.
The other annoying thing about the Essential PH-1 is that it doesn't have a headphone jack. It has an adapter you can plug in to the USB-C port, but still, it means you can't use wired headphones to listen to music and charge the phone at the same time.
So in the end, is the phone essential? Not yet. But, overall, it's a good phone and if Rubin is honest in this post that he wants the phone to "evolve with you," presumably through software and firmware updates, it's a good investment.
You can buy it from Telus on one of its two-year plans for $290 or without a contract for $1,050. The 360 camera accessory will be coming later to the provider and will sell for $270.


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Striped bass fishing heats up, don't forget to get a fishing license
Striped bass fishing opened up this week after heavy rains. More and more fish being caught and they are getting larger.
At press time Devin White, Captain Jim White's grandson caught a 41.4 oz. striped bass Monday morning when fishing with his father Justin. Justin White caught his fist 40 pound fish when he was ten years old too. Captain White said Devin did a great job "… letting the fish run, tightening down, setting the hook and landing the fish… Good job DJ." (Hope to have photos and details next week.)
Kevin Bettencourt of East Providence fished with his father and son Shane last week with great results landing a 25 and a 27 pound striped bass. Here is Kevin's account of their trip. "We managed to sneak out... conditions were excellent. Pogies are still available in the Providence River. After snagging a dozen we headed South to fish around Prudence Island (Providence Point) where we landed several nice bass in the 32 - 35" inch range. Just before heading home my son Shane landed a beautiful 27 pounder. Shane is no stranger to big bass. He is proudly carrying on the Bettencourt tradition. Three years ago he landed a 42 pounder in Newport and roughly five years ago he won the Striper Marina Tournament (Jr. Division) with a 22 pounder… not too shabby for 11 years old."
Bill Dzilenski of Warwick, his son Kristian (USMC) who was on his first fishing outing after returning from Afghanistan, and his friend Brendan McLaughlin had a good bass bite last week. Bill said, "We found fish in 15' of water on the north side of the islands (Prudence and Patience) that were happy to take a 6" Fin-S-fish on a weighted hook. One schoolie spit up a mess of grass shrimp… it was a great … these guys were having a great time." Last Friday Bill fished the Islands again and found eight bass using his fly rod, four of them were keepers which were released. Bill said, "I continue to find receptive bass (mostly on squid flies) along the islands."
Noted local kayak angler Bob Oberg continues to land striped bass in the upper and mid Bay areas and related this story about landing nice fish and then hooking up with a monster fish that got away. Bob said, "Found lots of fish in the upper bay today (Wednesday). Caught thirteen stripers with nine keepers to 33 inches, with many at 32 inches. Though I live-lined (menhaden) for about 1/3 of the time, all of the fish were caught on tube and worm. Had a couple of nice runs with pogies that were fun, but no sets. I suspect I would do better if I chunked, but I don't enjoy it. Yesterday was similar with 8 fish, 6 keepers to 36 inches, with one fish caught live-lining. While today was a good day on the water, the thing I will remember years from now will be the fish I did not catch vs. the ones I did. A massive striper slammed the tube in seven feet of rocky water, made an immediate angry commotion on the surface, then pulled out drag just about as fast and as hard as a striper can. I managed to go down one notch on the lever drag to give it some room to run. I weathered the first run, got it turned around and was in the steady part of the fight when the line went slack. Based upon the size of the fish and the combination of athleticism and power, I estimate it was between 35 and 40 pounds, maybe a little more. It hurts to lose a fish like this and there is the inevitable soul-searching. Bottom line, all the components of my gear were in pristine shape and I didn't make any bonehead moves. The fish was better. Next time I hope I am better." This Monday Bob caught over 300 pounds of bass in total. Bob said, "From 12:30 - 2 pm, I caught 17 stripers, including 14 keepers and, over the course of the afternoon, I caught 28 stripers and 18 keepers, with the size diminishing as the tide ebbed…"
Merrill True fished the upper Bay in the East Passage using chunks and live menhaden last week. He fished around the white cone off East Providence and the west shore in early afternoon and had a double hoop up of bass while chucking menhaden in low water.
The action on Block Island continues to build with reports of striped bass getting large around the Island. Captain John Sheriff of Captain Sheriff's Fishing Charters said, "Although the bass are small, they are here (for) Memorial Day…!"
You need a saltwater license to fish
With the 2012 saltwater fishing season underway, the Department of Environmental Management reminds anglers and spear fishers that a 2012 saltwater fishing license is needed to fish recreationally in all marine waters.
Obtaining a license is easy. Just go to www.saltwater.ri.gov. Have a driver's license or state identification card handy, as well as your date of birth, address, and phone number. For Rhode Island residents over 65 and for active military personnel stationed in the state, licenses are free, but still required. Children under 16 years old do not need a license. For all others, the $7 fee ($10 for non-residents) is payable using a VISA, MasterCard or Discover card. Once the information is entered, you can immediately print your license and go fishing! Anglers and spear fishers also have the option of purchasing a license at participating bait and tackle shops and sporting good stores, using cash or a credit card. A list of participating vendors may be found on the www.saltwater.ri.gov website.
Captain Dave Monti has been fishing and shell fishing on Narragansett Bay for over 40 years. He holds a captain's master license, a charter fishing license, and is a member of the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council. Your fishing photos in JPEG from, stories, comments and questions are welcome… there's more than one way to catch a fish. Visit Captain Dave's No Fluke website at www.noflukefishing.com; his blog at www.noflukefishing.blogspot.com or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.