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CHICAGO – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka estimated Friday that there will be a $1 billion impact on the state budget if Congress and President Barack Obama don't strike a deal before to stop the scheduled federal spending cuts and tax increases.
"Illinois is already spiraling in a mix of unpaid bills, unfunded liabilities, interest costs and credit downgrades," Topinka said in a release. "By going over the fiscal cliff, the federal government will essentially be wrapping an anchor around our ankle – and the consequences will be devastating."
Topinka estimated Social Security and income tax increases would lower Illinois tax revenues by up to $500 million. She warned that the fallout from the fiscal cliff threatens to push the state into a recession.
Topinka also said a planned 2 percent increase in Social Security payroll taxes could cost Illinoisans up to $6 billion in take-home pay.
Illinois has a $9 billion backlog of bills owed to vendors and a worst-in-the-nation pension program deficit, which Gov. Pat Quinn has vowed to make his top priority when lawmakers reconvene in Springfield next week. The problem is approaching $100 billion and mounting by $17 million per day.
Obama had scheduled a meeting late Friday with leaders of both parties at the White House to make a fresh attempt to find a solution before Monday night's deadline.


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If You Don't Get The Matching Brand Paper Towel Out Of A Dispenser In A Restroom... Is That Trademark Infringement?
from the wash-your-hands,-everybody dept
GP is claiming that the other company is guilty of contributory trademark infringement, which would mean that anyone using these replacement paper towels could be guilty of direct trademark infringement, which seems like a blatantly ridiculous reading of trademark law. The lower court agreed that this was ridiculous and found no evidence of any kind of confusion among the distributors involved in selling and stocking the EnMotion dispensers. However, the appeals court points out that it also needs to be considered whether or not the real end-users were confused -- and notes that there's significant evidence that people might be confused. I still don't buy it. I can't recall ever even caring what brand paper towels comes out of a dispenser. If asked I might just say the same brand as the dispenser company, but that's just because it's the easiest answer, not because it needs to be.
For now, the case has been sent back to the lower court to determine whether or not end-users are really confused. Perhaps the court can hold part of the session in the court's restrooms to determine whether or not there's a real "likelihood of confusion."

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In the first match of the day against Alabama A&M, Sylwia Ziolkowska (
In singles action, senior Sylwia Ziolkowska picked up her first win of the season defeating Charlene Tsangawme, 6-2, 7-5 at the No. 1 position, while Elena Volobueva defeated Shaniek Pinder, 6-1, 7-5 in the No. 2 position. In No. 3 singles, freshman Tara Byrne defeated Regina Monique Jones, 5-7, 6-0, with a super tie-breaker of 10-3. Freshman Vita Moskaliova (Minsk, Belarus) defeated 6-3, 6-2, while Sandie Knight defeated Brittany Woodgett, 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 5 slot. In the No. 6 position Olya Batsula won by default.
In the first set of play, senior Sandie Knight scored a straight 24 points to win the set, 6-0, a first in ETSU history and in her career.
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In singles action the Lady Bucs again dominated, winning all six sets. At the No. 1 position Junior Masha Ilina defeated Paula Takara, 6-1, 6-4 while sophomore Elena Volobueva defeated Karen Ammann, 6-1, 6-1. Senior Sylwia Ziolkowska defeated Giselle Nakakura, 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 3 slot. Olya Batsula defeated Jessica Fischetti while senior Sandie Knight defeated Caroline Page. In No. 6 singles, Vita Moskaliova defeated Ashley Schumacher, 6-3, 6-1.
"I'm real happy with the results of the overall weekend, we played well all weekend," said head coach Steve Brooks, "beating Alabama A&M and being pushed into the second set, to experience that and to come out victorious is real good. Against
ETSU women's tennis team takes on conference opponent Mercer and
No. 1- Sylwia Ziolkowska (ETSU) def. Charlene Tsangamwe (AAMU) 6-2, 7-5
No. 2- Elena Volobueva (ETSU) def. Shaniek Pinder (AAMU) 6-1, 7-5
No. 3- Tara Byrne (ETSU) def. Regina Monique Jones (AAMU) 5-7, 6-0, 10-3
No. 4- Vita Moskaliova (ETSU) def. Batsirai Bvunzawabaya (AAMU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 5- Sandie Knight (ETSU) def. Brittany Woodgett (AAMU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6- Olya Batsula (ETSU) by default
No. 1- Knight/Ilina (ETSU) def. Tsangamwe/Bvunzawabaya (AAMU) 8-3
No. 2- Ziolkowska/Volobueva (ETSU) def. Pinder/Jones (AAMU) 8-3
No. 3- Batsula/Byrne (ETSU by default
No. 1- Masha Ilina (ETSU) def. Paula Takara (KSU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 2- Elena Volobueva (ETSU) def. Karen Ammann (KSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3- Sylwia Ziolkowska (ETSU) def. Giselle Nakakura (KSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4- Olya Batsula (ETSU) def. Jessica Fischetti (KSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 5- Sandie Knight (ETSU) def. Caroline Page (KSU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6- Vita Moskaliova (ETSU) def. Ashley Schumacher (KSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 1- Batsula/Byrne (ETSU) def. Takara/Nakakura (KSU) 8-2
No. 2- Ziolkowska/Volobueva (ETSU) def. Schumacher/Page (KSU) 8-3
No. 3- Knight/Ilina (ETSU) def. Fischetti/Teoli (KSU) 8-0


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Small Space Solutions: Tiny Bathroom Sinks
Living with tiny bathrooms is nothing new to small space dwellers. But living comfortably is all in the layout and fixtures. The right fixtures can make the difference of being able to squeeze in a powder room, or even transform a powder room into a full size bath. From sinks less than 8-inches deep to toilet-combination units, here are inspirational images of tiny sinks and real life fixtures to buy.
1. & 2. IKEA is a great source for tiny space inspiration and problem solving products. Here, the LILLÅNGEN series is used to create a functional tiny vanity: a narrow sink, hooks, a small counter surface and storage below help make the compact room work. [via IKEA]
3. A tiny sink made all the difference in transforming a formerly cramped and dark bathroom into one that feels bright and spacious. [via Apartment Therapy]
4. Installing a powder room under the stairs is a great use of typically wasted space. This particular image is one of my favorites, and part of what makes it work is the small wall mounted sink that frees up floor space in front of the toilet. [via Apartment Therapy]
5. A narrow sink makes this narrow powder room useable. The designer was smart to mount the sink onto narrow wall mounted cabinets for extra counter and storage space. [via Apartment Therapy]
6. Tina Small Wall-Hung Sink (15-3/4"W x 9-3/4"D x 6-7/8"H), from $134.95 at Signature Hardware
7. Luce Washbasin (15 7/8"W x 8 3/4"D x 6 5/8"H), $310 at Lacava
8. Recess Lav (24"W x 12"D x 16"H), at AFNY (contact for prices)
9. Asymmetrical Washbasin (500mm D x 800mm W x 180mm H), £405.90 at Bathroom Heaven UK
10. Amelie Cloakroom Basin (35cm W x 20cm D), £99 at Bathroom Heaven UK
11. Cheri Cloakroom Wall Mounted Basin (40cm W x 20cm D), £99 at Bathroom Heaven UK
12. Axor Bouroullec Modular Washbasin (742mm W x 465mm D x 190mm H), at Hansgrohe (contact for price)
13. SinkPositive Toilet Lid Sink, from $104.99 at TierraPath.com
14. Caroma Profile Smart, $499 at Eco-Building Products
15. W+W (washbasin + watercloset), at Roca (contact for price)
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Carpenter Named Basketball Coachby Brent Harris • April 22, 2011 Share:
Wabash College President Patrick E. White has appointed Antoine Carpenter as College's new head basketball coach. Carpenter replaces Mac Petty, who announced his retirement in February after serving 35 seasons as head coach.
President White said Carpenter is a great choice for Wabash. "Antoine Carpenter has shown himself to be an excellent recruiter of student-athletes and the kind of coach who will shape the next generation of Wabash gentlemen," President White said. "We also value his rising leadership across the campus, especially in the design and implementation of a new program in alumni-student mentoring."
Carpenter, a 2000 Wabash graduate, has spent the last four years as an assistant for Coach Petty.
"First, I would like to thank Wabash College for this wonderful opportunity to be the next head basketball coach," Carpenter said. "After being a student-athlete and assistant coach under Coach Mac Petty, it is an honor and privilege to continue the tradition he has established."
Carpenter was an art major and history minor at Wabash. As a two-year starting guard and four-year member of the Little Giant team, he tallied 161 total assists, including 105 as a senior. He was part of two Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference championship teams and played in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament as a sophomore and junior. Carpenter will receive his master's degree in Science in Leadership from Walden University in August of 2011.
"I am grateful to Wabash Director of Athletics Tom Bambrey and the search committee for their thorough, professional, and enthusiastic work," said Dean of Students Mike Raters. "Coach Carpenter emerged from a deep and talented national pool. While obviously promoted from within, the process and the committee's unanimous recommendation validated Coach Carpenter. I am excited about this new chapter in the great history of Wabash College basketball."
"The search committee is unanimous in its endorsement of Antoine as the Wabash College basketball head coach," Bambrey said. "He has an excellent background, is familiar with our system, and of course the College, and has the confidence of our very experienced basketball team."
Carpenter spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Franklin College shortly after graduating from Wabash. He was hired by Brownsburg High School in 2005, helping the Bulldogs to a 26-20 record over two seasons. In 2007 he returned to Wabash as an assistant coach, working with Petty to produce a 70-37 record over the past four years. The Little Giants finished 20-6 in 2010-2011, earning a place in the top-25 national rankings for most of the season.
"I'm overjoyed to know that Antoine will be taking over the program," Petty said. "Having him as an assistant for the past four seasons proved to me what I already knew about him as a player and as a person. He has a very high basketball IQ and has a love and passion for the game and for Wabash College. Antoine has and will continue to be an outstanding recruiter. I am really very proud of him."
Carpenter is excited to welcome back a roster filled with players he helped recruit to Wabash.
"We have a great group of players returning next season and I look forward to helping them reach all of their goals on and off the basketball court," Carpenter said. "I expect to maintain a high quality of competitive basketball of which all of our fans can be proud, while continuing to recruit the top student-athletes who have an ambition to succeed athletically, and more importantly, academically."


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Summer wilderness visits hit 10-year high
Visits into the wilderness areas of the Inyo National Forest hit a 10-year spike this past summer, according to Nancy Upham, the information officer of the forest.
"There were more days full on more trails than in the past 10 years, even some of the more obscure trails," she said.
Upham said wilderness permits at the Wilderness Reservation offices in both Bishop and Mammoth were off the charts. Though the Forest Service does not do an actual count at campgrounds, anecdotal evidence suggests that the campgrounds were jammed all summer, too.
"Everybody said it was a good, solid summer," Upham reported.
She said in August, the Mammoth campgrounds were so jammed that rangers suggested to travelers to try the more out-of-the-way spots up and down the Sierra Escarpment.
But it was in the wilderness that the summer's story was told.
Upham speculated that the economy was the key factor. She suggested that individuals and families, instead of taking expensive vacations, disappeared into wilderness areas as a means of cutting expenses.
She said the range of people was consistent with past years – a mix of local, Bay Area and Southern California visitors.
"In a way," she said, "it was kind of nice."
Upham's report was in line with other economic news around town.
For example, the Town of Mammoth Lakes reported a record rake in transient occupancy taxes in both July and August, meaning that many people were here.
However, business people in and around Mammoth reported a moderately good summer, at best.
The people were here, they just weren't buying.
Then again, there's not much to buy on a backpacking trip into, say, the Ansel Adams Wilderness.


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The Kentucky Horse Park Run/Walk Club
The Kentucky Horse Park Run/Walk Club will be held every Monday night June 6 to September 26, from 5-8 p.m. The free event is open to people of all ages who would like to run or walk the scenic grounds. First time participants will receive a complimentary general admission pass to come back and visit the park's daily attractions.
Runners and walkers have the chance to go by the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park fields on their outing. Participants have the option to go on the 2-mile route and add on an additional 1.5-mile loop, if they choose. This year the Kentucky Horse Park Run/Walk Club is introducing new activities including massages, stretching, yoga, and more. Those interested in bike riding are welcome to join the Bluegrass Cycling Club that leaves the park at 6 p.m. for rides through Lexington and Georgetown.
Participants check in at the Kentucky Horse Park Visitor Center where a variety of local craft beers, food trucks, information tables and horse meet-and-greets will be available. Among some of the food trucks present will be Red State BBQ, Sweet Lily's, Sav's Chill, Ellos Taco Cart, Sweet Tooth Fairy, the Snack Shack, and more. Special guests and entertainment will include John's Run/Walk Shop, Butch Barnette, Kyle Marler, Kyle Nachtigal, Caleb Jones, Carly Jones, Tim Jenkins with the Kentucky 5K and more. The Kentucky Horse Park Run/Walk Club is family-friendly and leashed dogs are welcome.
About the Horse Park
The Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm/theme park and equine competition facility dedicated to man's relationship with the horse. The park is an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet and hosted more than 800,000 visitors and campers, as well as 18,400 competition horses in approximately 200 special events and horse shows in 2015. The park is home to the National Horse Center, which comprises more than 30 national and regional equine organizations. Located at Exit 120, Interstate 75, just north of Lexington, the Kentucky Horse Park is THE place to get close to horses.
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And for our fourth time zone of the week… the East Coast. We headed to Florida on Thursday ready to start conference play against North Florida and Jacksonville. We left Lipscomb around 11:30 and grabbed lunch at the airport. As usual I sat by Whitney Kiihnl and Bridgette Begle. When we got to Jacksonville we quickly got the rental cars and headed to the hotel. This weekend my roommates were Shelby Cunningham and Ashley Anderson. After we checked in we went and got a little bit of hitting done at UNF then we went to dinner at Olive Garden, and this time they were very generous with their mints. They brought out a bucket so I took one…or six. After that we went back to the hotel and got to just hang out and relax.
What I love about conference is we actually get to sleep in! We have to be at breakfast at 9 but after that we don't leave for dinner until later in the afternoon. Some of the girls use the breaks to do homework or just chill out, most of us use it to get some extra sleep. We ate lunch at Jason's Deli for the first time this year. We all love that place! After lunch we went to North Florida to play our first conference games. We split with them. It wasn't the start we wanted but all we can do is work to get better. We ate dinner at our hotel. They served spaghetti, chicken, mashed potatoes and vegetables. After dinner we went up to go to sleep.
The rain and lightning didn't want to stay away Saturday. When we showed up to the field it had already rained a good bit so all the coaches met and the games got rescheduled. We were going to play on Sunday instead. After the games got rained out we went and had lunch at Sweet Tomatoes, I wish we had one of those here in Nashville. We had a whole day off now but unfortunately it was raining most of it so that left us inside. We were going to go shopping but a lot of the girls had to study so instead we just stayed at the hotel. We went to dinner at BJ's Restaurant and got to watch a little bit of the Kentucky vs. Louisville game.
Sunday we were ready to go! It was hot and humid just like we expect it to be in Florida and we wanted a rematch with Jacksonville. We played really well, it was a pitcher's duel the whole first game but they won the first one with a walk-off in the seventh. We couldn't hang our heads because I thought we honestly outplayed them, and we still had game two to make a point. The bats came alive and we won game two 9-3! After that game we showered and then left for the airport. We grabbed dinner at the food court and couldn't wait to get on our last flight of the season.
We were so excited that we get to be in Nashville for longer than a few days this time because we won't be traveling again for a couple of weeks. It'll be nice to be home and get caught up on everything. This weekend we play FGCU and Stetson, hopefully we can come away with four wins.


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|The milkmaid. Johannes van der Meer, circa (1647-1675)
This means no mac and cheese, no yogurt, no pizza, no cottage cheese, no lasagna, no ice cream, no cute little blocks of cheese dipped in mustard at the buffet, AND none of the protein and nutrients that come with it.
That is until last week.
While I've dabbled in dairy over the last year or so. I've sampled, with a mixture of hope and dread, goat and sheep milk products, with mixed results. I have stayed far away from cow's milk however.
After consuming 4 years worth of processed cheese and milk like products, I was so tired of faking. I also thought if I'm trying to eat whole foods, why am I allowing these weird chemical combinations in my body?
I started to research raw milk.
Friends and family said, "Isn't it dangerous?" "Why would you want to pay that much for milk?" "Just take Lactaid."
Ignoring their warnings, I bought a quart of raw milk from my local co-op. I figured there was something to the raw milk craze and even though most of the people around me said that it was dangerous, I guessed they were speaking more out of fear than fact. I drank it and had zero ill effects. I decided to order a gallon from a local dairy from grass fed organically raised cattle because it was less expensive than what I found in the store. Besides, with 6 people in the family, a quart of milk goes in half a morning.
Researching the benefits of raw dairy products I came across some some interesting information. A study reported by realmilk.com highlighted some interesting findings with raw milk when it was intentionally contaminated with salmonella...
"To study this issue further, Organic Pastures contracted with BSK labs in Fresno to perform multiple challenge and recovery tests on our raw milk and raw colostrum. When 7 logs (10 million counts) of pathogens were added to one-milliliter samples of organic raw milk they would not grow. In fact they died off. The salmonella was so badly out-competed that it could not be found less than 24 hours later."
After a week of raw milk every day, my celiac symptoms, the gastric pain, the irritable bowel, the colitis, whatever you want to call it...
I've also noticed the eczema on my face and nape of my neck fizzled to a mild dryness. Coincidence? Considering that we ran out of raw milk and it, AND my gastric symptoms, are coming back, I don't think so.
I am amazed, ecstatic, excited and NOT scared! Raw milk here we come!
If you find hope, usefulness, insight or help in this information, please consider giving a gift! It helps me to be able to feed these 4 hungry kids! Thank you for your support. :)


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Teammates hopeful Price remains with Rays
ST. PETERSBURG -- Well, at least David Price has maintained his sense of humor.
Amid speculation that Price will be traded before Thursday's non-waiver Trade Deadline, the Rays' ace tweeted Wednesday morning: "This is my last start for the Rays...IN JULY!!!View Full Game Coverage
ST. PETERSBURG -- Well, at least David Price has maintained his sense of humor.
Amid speculation that Price will be traded before Thursday's non-waiver Trade Deadline, the Rays' ace tweeted Wednesday morning: "This is my last start for the Rays...IN JULY!!!View Full Game Coverage
"It's my last start for the Rays in July, today's July 31, so it's the last start for everyone," Price said after taking the loss in the Rays' 5-0 setback to the Brewers on Wednesday afternoon.
Whether Price truly thought Wednesday was July 31 or he was just playing around, the left-hander doesn't plan to wait around by the phone on Thursday to see if he's been traded. Instead, Price told reporters he planned to play golf, and while he's doing so, his phone will be unavailable in his golf bag.
When asked if he expected to be with the Rays on Friday, once the Deadline has passed, Price answered: "Yeah, absolutely."
Price defied many forecasts by making his scheduled start against the Brewers on Wednesday, but the rumors continue to circulate. Rays manager Joe Maddon noted that he would much prefer that Price remained with the Rays, but he added: "Regardless, one way or the other you have a job to do and you do your job, regardless."
When asked if he expected Price to still be with the team on Friday, Maddon answered: "Yep. I do. It takes two to dance, boys."
Maddon invoked a Rays history lesson by naming great players who went elsewhere due to the economic model the team operates under. He mentioned James Shields, B.J. Upton and Carl Crawford.
"We've lost a lot of good guys," Maddon said. "That's what happens around here. Until we build a new ballpark, it's going to continue to happen.
"We normally don't get people. We normally don't lose people during the season. We'll see, man. Regardless of what happens, I still believe we're in this thing. Regardless, I feel very strongly we'll be there in the end."
Meanwhile, inside the Rays' clubhouse, some of Price's teammates looked forward to showing up for Friday's game and -- hopefully -- still seeing Price wearing a Rays uniform.
When Jeremy Hellickson was asked if he would be relieved to see Price in the clubhouse on Friday, he responded: "Absolutely."
"We need David," Hellickson said. "We're not going to get where we want to be without him. We need him, and I hope to see him Friday."
What would it mean if Price is still with the team?
"It means it's go time," Alex Cobb said. "It means that we have all the confidence from the front office that we can still make a run at this -- despite the uphill battle that we've put ourselves in -- and that they've done all of their speculating and back and forth and have really determined that with David Price on this team, we have a chance to make it into October."
The flip side of the question is: What happens if the Rays show up Friday and he's not here? Cobb answered the question by saying, "We're going to stay the course."
"I'm not going to lie, it's not going to be easy for us to handle," Cobb said. "We're losing probably the best teammate in Major League Baseball if that were to happen. And a great friend along the way, also. You can say you're the best of friends with a guy, but once you're not in the locker room every single day with that guy, you tend to lose touch a little bit quicker.
"But it will be extremely difficult from a personal standpoint. I can't even calculate the difficulties it would be for a team to lose [Price], you know, forget about everything he does on the field, the type of person he is in the clubhouse and in the dugout to bring an atmosphere like he does night in and night out. It's unlike anybody else. It's that extra [element] too, that sixth tool of being a great teammate. So it would be tough."
Cobb allowed that it was tough to speculate how long the hangover would last if, indeed, Price were traded.
"When we lost Shields, is the only person I can relate it to," Cobb said. "It took us a little while, even in Spring Training and into the first weeks of the season. This could be a different situation, during the course of the season. Right in the middle of a hot streak.
"It will be very difficult, I'm not going to lie. But it's not going to be something that when we show up to the field we give up. It's not, 'OK, they've traded away David, we've given up on the season. Let's go toward next year.' Our one and only goal this year is to make it to the World Series with whoever we have in this clubhouse. I can't tell you how impactful that will be to us, or detrimental it will be to us. For the rest of the 25 guys that are in here, they're going to show up and play that night to keep this stretch going."
The only certainty inside the Rays' clubhouse is that having some resolution will be nice.
"I know it's been hanging over our heads. However, we've done a wonderful job with it," Maddon said. "I can't complain about the results. Our guys are pros. They've handled it very professionally. They know the business component of our game. So I'm really proud about the way our guys have dealt with this moment."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Minnesota Norwegian-Americans Sought for Norway Show
BLOOMINGTON (AP) — A casting company is seeking Minnesota residents of Norwegian descent who'd be willing to compete in a reality TV show in Norway.
O'Connor Casting Co. is holding an open call Dec. 1 at the Mall of America for all Norwegian-Americans interested in auditioning. Those selected will appear on the fourth season of Norway's Emmy Award-winning show "Alt for Norge."
The show stars 12 Norwegian-Americans who fly to Norway and dive into the culture and customs. The contestants face challenges designed to build their endurance and test their courage. The winner receives $50,000 in cash.
The casting company says it's looking for "ambitious, adventure-seeking Americans with Norwegian blood who are 18 years or older and have never traveled to Norway."
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Scott McLarty is the former Director of the Office for Peace and Justice.
Monday, June 18, 2012
This week begins the Fortnight for Freedom, what the Bishops call "a great hymn of prayer for our country. . . Culminating on Independence Day, this special period of prayer, study, catechesis, and public action would emphasize both our Christian and American heritage of liberty." * Such is our call for the next two weeks: June 21-July 4.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
We didn't march; we didn't protest; we didn't scream and yell. We processed.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Merry Christmas! No longer do we eagerly request, "Come, Lord!" Now we proclaim, "He is here!" The Lord of hosts, the "image of the invisible God," the Prince of Peace, the "wisdom and power of God," the One through whom "all things came to be," has entered into His creation in the form of a creature. Yet, He is still God! He is fully human and fully divine, neither some Frankensteinian combination of the two, nor a limited edition of just one. A lamb can become a lion only by being eaten. But God becomes man and "makes his dwelling among us" without consuming His divinity or our humanity (as if it is truly "ours" anyway). What a wonderful paradox!
Monday, July 18, 2011
As the new Director of the Office for Peace and Justice here in the Archdiocese of Chicago, I've been thinking a lot about what it means to be an American Catholic today concerned with peace and justice. I must confess that Rudyard Kipling's "Ballad of East and West" (1889) keeps popping up in my mind. It begins and ends with the same quatrain:
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Hey guys, could you listen to my band's new single? *JAG*
Thanks: https://soundcloud.com/great-cop/stop-hiding
And if it pleases, come see in Newcastle tonight, Manchester tomorrow, London Monday, Nottingham Tuesday and Glasgow Wednesday!
lovely stuff.
This is great! I'd buy an album of this.
I especially like the drumming :)
- poptimusgrime this'd this
- Severed799 and ma0sm this'd this
thanks man!
off to newcastle now, looking forward to monday!
I like this
I was going to put Signals from your last EP on the DiSc 3 podcast but it got lost in the pile somehow. Sorry about that. I'll put it on the next one ...but I guess the tour will be over by then?Severed799 this'd this
still do it
we'll be touring again and are releasing a new EP soon!
Very enjoyable!
What time are you on stage on Monday? I don;t get into London til 10 from Wales, so if you're on post 10.15 I might come and have a listen.
Really good
I want to say you guys sound like a punk Idlewilde, which may not sound like a great compliment, depending on your opinion of Idlewilde, but it's meant to be.
Good hunting, boys.
Oh, why is single download
oh, cuz it's a WAV file
forgot about that
Thought this sounded
Like any old band. Well done for getting a band together and making the effort to record and tour, that is admirable, but the music sounds very pedestrian. Technically accomplished, but generic sound.
- furio and didyousayhand this'd this
this is getting a silly amount of plays now
so here's a bump
After listening to a few of your tracks
Would I be correct in thinking the little-known Foo Fighters ditty 'Everlong' is quite well thought of among your band members?
I like 'Eraser' and 'Weight' a lot.
Best of luck to y'all.
the D-B-G-B chord sequence is used by lots and lots of bands, probably most prevalently by Archers of Loaf.
But yeah, it is a tune.
And thanks! Weight has been recorded properly now and will be on the next record.
I was thinking more along the lines of guitar tone and song structure
I'm too tone deaf to pick out chords.
hah fair enough
though not intentional I think that was a song we realised we were homaging, see also Salt Sweat Sugar/Bleed American
Yeah this is completely badass
Smell a blog post coming on...Severed799 this'd this
we've hit the download limit on soundcloud
so here's a link for the MP3: http://www.mediafire.com/?qkfv10xmczfelmo
also, we've nearly hit 8k in under a week
mental scenes
thanks everyone!
hi we're booking a tour for end of july/beginning of august
if anyone is that way inclined, get in touch!
Finally got around to listening to this
This is great! Gutted about missing you live now, which exactly where I'd want to hear something like this. Will rectify that in July / August as and when.
yeah man! thanks!
where are you based again?
Play there again!
These threads normally leave me pretty unimpressed
but this is really really good man, nice work. Agree with the person earlier, really great drumming and love the vocals. Will definitely check out more stuff.
hey severed
your band are on my podcast as i mentioned before. link:
oh awesome thanks man
we'll pop that up on the website!


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Yes, one of the most effective strategies has been betting on shares of companies that benefit from the higher-than-expected level of influenza cases.
In fact, a proprietary index used by broker-dealer Strategas to measure the market-flu phenomenon shows that its "Swine Flu Index" basket of stocks has been the best performer for the first month of 2013. (Read More: Flu Update: Are We Near the Peak?)
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At night, the only motorized sound you hear on Monhegan Island is the low moan of the foghorn warning ships away from the 1-mile-square piece of rock that lies 10 miles off the Maine coast.
As dusk settles in, a hush descends on the island, which has no street lights or streets, for that matter. A narrow lane with a smattering of gravel connects the wharf with a handful of hotels, stores and restaurants and the homes of the island's 70 permanent residents.
About the only sounds you hear are conversations from the porches of the hotels and residences — mostly tourists willing to brave the mosquitoes out in full force on a September evening.
My wife and I were on our third trip to Maine. The first introduced us to the beauty of the coastline, Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park, which surrounds the town of Bar Harbor.
The Maine Coast is not a major agricultural area. Farmers once cleared fields of trees and rocks and planted corn and potatoes that fit the short growing season. Most have been crowded out by tourism and residential developments.
That's not a drawback when you're looking for a break from the pressure of covering field days and WTO negotiations. The closest most visitors get to agriculture is the blueberry pancakes in area restaurants.
This was our first trip to Monhegan Island, made famous by artists Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. The afternoon we left, the hillside behind the wharf was dotted with painters and their easels.
Monhegan boasts four or five pickups mostly used to haul tourists' luggage to the hotels. No other vehicles are permitted. Everyone else walks — to the store, the restaurants, the island's library, or the 17 miles of hiking trails to its spectacular headlands.
I'm not advocating that the rest of the country adopt Monhegan's mode of transportation. It would be like trying to feed the U.S. population from the dozens of organic farms that dot the highways around Maine.
One farm near Ellsworth looked like a patchwork quilt of corn and vegetable plots, probably the most one person could handle with a hoe and two bricks. The farm, probably three acres in size, might keep the town of Ellsworth in squash and zucchini for a year, but how anyone could expect such farming to feed Portland, Maine, for example, escapes me.
It's obvious the idea of organic or low-input farming has an appeal to residents of Maine, which has two or three state forests and a tidal pool named for Silent Spring author Rachel Carson. That appeal may help explain the anti-pesticide mentality that seems to pervade the Northeast.
Two weeks in Maine can change your perspective, but then you have to come back to the real world. On the flights from Portland home, flight attendants thanked soldiers returning for brief leaves from Iraq. In both cases, other passengers applauded. A soldier's wife and three small children met the Atlanta-Memphis flight.
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Many stages go dark during the spring and summer, but others light up with theater festivals.
Here are four happenings in South Florida over the next few weeks.
"From the Mouths of Babes"
May 25-26; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7 p.m. Sunday
Description: "[We've] been working with the students at G-Star School of the Arts [in West Palm Beach] to write six short plays interspersed with four monologues that the kids have written and are being acted by students and professional actors," says Lou Tyrrell, artistic director of the Theatre at the Arts Garage in Delray Beach, which has partnered with Take Heed Theater Company in Lake Worth for the program. "Some of them have been writing throughout the course of the school year and refining it and rewriting it, several rewrites [with Take Heed resident playwright Matt Stabile] over the last several months. The last three weeks they've been rehearsing and rewriting 'on the hoof,' as it were."
What you really need to know: "I'd say that was the eclectic nature of all the plays. You just won't believe the ability of these kids to write in a very sophisticated style … from magic realism, to think a 16-year-old student would have an understanding of that is thrilling and a little shocking, to another piece where the playwright goes into the heart of theater of the absurd. Another is in a kind of noir style. There's a monologue on bullying with a really original take: the point of view of the bully-er."
Address: Arts Garage, 180 NE Street, Delray Beach
Cost: $10 and $15 in advance; $15 and $20 at the door
Contact: 561-450-6357 or ArtsGarage.org
The South Florida Theatre League's "Summer Theatre Fest"
June 1-Aug. 31, times vary
Description: "There are three major components," explains Andie Arthur, the South Florida Theatre League's executive director. "The first one is this [campaign] Get in Bed With the Arts, which we premiered at the Carbonell's. From June to August, the bed will be in a different theater. People can be photographed on the bed and interviewed about what the arts mean to [them], and maybe we'll post their comments on our website. Then in September we will race the bed in the Coconut Grove Bed Race. The second part is the Play Reading Series, where every Monday from June to August, there will be a play reading at a different member theater company, sometimes two readings in one night. These are by South Florida playwrights. And then, there's the Free Night of Theatre, which is the fun part. We are offering up to 10 different shows in lotteries."
What you really need to know: "[The Free Night of Theatre] allows audiences to see something that they've never seen before. Maybe they're saying, 'I don't have a lot of money. I don't know if I want to pay for a full-price ticket. But maybe I'll take a chance on these guys and once I found out they are great I can go back and buy a ticket.'"
Address: Various theaters throughout South Florida
Cost: Free
Contact: 954-557-0778 or SouthFloridaTheatre.com
City Theatre's "Summer Shorts 2013"
June 7-30; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 4 p.m. matinees Saturdays and Sundays
Description: "We always try to blend comedies in with some more-serious pieces," says John Manzelli, the producing artistic director of City Theatre. "Most of the work this year falls on the comedy side. But some are not comedies, just really great work. But people in the summer like to have some laughs. And the audience will laugh, and then we will show them some pretty good art, as well."
What you really need to know: "We're not your usual summer festival or your elitist theater company in that way. We're like 'Saturday Night Live,' except we're actually live. It's a great date night, and you don't have to be a theater lover to enjoy this evening."
Address: Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Cost: $40 on Saturday evening, $35 all other performances, $15 for students
Contact: 305-949-6722 or ArshtCenter.org
The Women's Theatre Project's "Girl Play" Lesbian Play Reading Festival
June 21 – 23, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
DESCRIPTION: "Lesbian playwrights just don't get a lot of play," says Genie Croft, artistic director of both The Women's Theatre Project and the "Girl Play" festival. "We're the perfect company to have this festival. Even though we have male directors and male actors [in "Girl Play"], because the stories are still relevant to people wanting relationships, and all the insecurities etcetera of being out there - and those voices need a place to be heard. This is the fourth time we've done 'Girl Play' [the festival wasn't staged last summer because the company was moving into their new Boca Raton home] and I can remember that all the pieces we were getting for the first 'Girl Play' were coming out stories and about confusion…starting out straight and bi and finally declaring who they really [were]. This year I've noticed that [a lot of the plays refer to] legalization of same-sex marriage and losing a partner, whether to another person or death."
WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW: "We have the audience vote on the ones they like best. So you vote on which of the eight 10-minute plays you liked Friday night and then you do the same thing Saturday night with new plays and then Sunday we present the top eight."
ADDRESS: Art Gallery 21 at The Women's Club, 600 N.E. 21st Court, Wilton Manors
TICKETS: $15 for one show; $25 for two shows and $35 for all three shows
CONTACT: 561-705-0470 or WomensTheatreProject.com.


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Nelson Hughes, the former Dorman standout, is off to a strong start for North Greenville University.
TIGERVILLE -- North Greenville University's first-year football coach, Jeff Farrington, who came on board in February, sized up the returning starter at quarterback during winter workouts.
Farrington, in all honesty, was underwhelmed.
Nelson Hughes, a third-year sophomore from Dorman High School, had inherited the job for last year's opener because of injury and finished up during a 5-6 season. He threw more interceptions than touchdowns. He's listed at 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds. He doesn't appear, at least at first, to have dazzling athletic ability
"I thought, 'I just don't see it.' " Farrington said. "But when we got out on the field, I realized I was so wrong. Football is football. And he knows how to play football."
Recruiters must have felt the way Farrington did initially. Despite leading Dorman to the state championship game and being selected for the North-South all-star contest, Hughes had exactly one college offer. North Greenville was it. But coming to the Crusaders, he said, turned out to be an answer to his prayers, quite literally.
"It's a Christian school, which was very important to me," Hughes. "To some people, that might not be as important. I just love the people here. I couldn't have ended up at a better place even if I had gotten dozens and dozens of offers."
Hughes started the opening game last season but suffered bruised ribs on a hard tackle and missed the next three games. North Greenville lost them all on the way to an 0-5 start. But when he returned, Hughes helped to lift the Crusaders to five wins in the final six games, including the last four in a row.
This season, NCAA Division II independent North Greenville is off to a 3-0 start and that includes a win at FCS team VMI, which is leaving the Big South Conference next year to rejoin the Southern Conference. Hughes passed for 289 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for another score in a 37-24 victory in Lexington, Va.
"After watching a lot of film, we went up there knowing we could execute our plays and thinking we could win," Hughes said. "It was a big game for the program and great for our confidence."
Hughes is completing 60 percent of his passes and already has 764 yards, more than 250 per game. After six touchdowns and eight interceptions a year ago, he has turned that around with eight TDs and only one pick.
"I feel a lot more comfortable," Hughes said. "I can see what defenses are trying to do against us. I understand what's going on a lot better. My job is to get the ball to the playmakers when they are in good positions to make plays. I think I'm doing that pretty well."
At Dorman, Hughes passed for 2,600 yards and 25 touchdowns. He had plenty of playmakers, such as wide receivers Charone Peake and Adam Humphries, who are now at Clemson. Their talents overshadowed Hughes and perhaps he didn't get credit or recognition from college scouts that he deserved.
"You can say he had all those guys around him in high school, but somebody has to run the show," Farrington said. "Is he the fastest? Does he have the strongest arm? Is he the biggest or tallest? No. But he knows how to operate. He knows how to get the ball to people who can make plays. …Nelson Hughes is a football player. And he's a leader. We're lucky to have him."


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[quote="Dany"]Hello everyone,
I have made a cloze of my book today. There have been one sentence where I don't understand if I have to use past tense or present perfect.
Here the sentence:
She still lives here.
She has lived here for most of her life.
She no longer lives here.
She lived here for most of her life.
She grew up in London but lives in Oxford now. She has lived in Oxford for 5 years.
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SPOILER ALERT!!! I'm going to be discussing last night's episode of Downton Abbey. If you haven't seen it yet, and are still planning on watching it, STOP READING RIGHT NOW.
Okay. Are those of you still with me okay with a spoiler? Good. Let's get going with this post then.
We started watching Downton Abbey when it first came to America. In the first and second seasons, it had everything an anglophile history buff could desire: A ridiculously gorgeous setting, breathtaking pre-WWI fashions, solidly good acting, and an interesting plot-line that followed the upstairs and downstairs life of an aristocratic household on the verge of a war that exacted a great toll on England and fundamentally changed the British landscape.
And of course, it had Maggie Smith, who is a delight in every single scene. As the Dowager Countess, a proud, loving woman struggling to accept all the changes in the world, she is witty, acerbic, and an absolute low-key comedic joy.
Downton Abbey is now in its fourth season and is dragging us through the 20s. When I say "dragging," I mean that pejorative deliberately. The show has bogged down into being a classy, costumed soap opera. I still watch for the costumes and for Maggie Smith, but otherwise it's mostly a yawn. Something interesting happened last night though.
As some of you may already know, the Earl of Grantham's upstairs family began the series with three daughters: Mary, the beautiful, snotty oldest (now a widow); Sybil, the beautiful, free-spirit youngest (now dead); and Edith, the ordinary looking, catty, uninteresting middle child. Edith has consistently been unlucky in love, including being dumped at the altar.
Things finally started to go well for Edith last season when she met a handsome newspaper editor/publisher who fell in love with her. The only problem was that he had a mad wife (shades of Mr. Rochester) and couldn't divorce her to marry Edith. Eventually, he decided to move to Germany (a scandalous thing to do immediately after WWI) and become a resident there, so that he could get divorced. Sadly for Edith, he has since disappeared in Munich, and we don't know what's happened to him. (By the way, if you're British and do know what's happened to him, please don't tell me.) Even worse for Edith, she's just discovered that she's pregnant.
One of the threads in yesterday's convoluted plot (complete with a boring rape story line) was Edith's decision to go to London to get an abortion. It's obviously a difficult decision for her. The aunt with whom she's staying forces her to reveal her plans and, instead of being angry at unmarried Edith for being pregnant, is compassionate, and tries to talk her into having the baby. Edith, though, is terrified of being a social outcast. She loves the father, she wants the baby, but she cannot bear the thought of complete social ignominy.
So off they go to the abortionist. I assumed that this would be the point where a compassionate 1920s doctor makes a speech about the evils of illegal abortion. Instead, after being admitted in a clean, unadorned waiting room, by a clean, unadorned receptionist/nurse, Edith realizes that having the abortion will cut her off from her family just as surely as having the baby will. She would no longer be able to stand going into the nursery where her niece and nephew live. This promise of future regret overwhelms her . . . and she leaves the abortionist.
In a show full of hackneyed soap opera twists and turns, I did not see this one coming.


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In this world, we are lucky to maintain a friendship with just one person from our youth or childhood. I consider myself among the luckiest of them all, as I have not one but five close friends, some of whom have been with me from near infancy, others since our teen days.
Many years ago, my close friends and I used to get together at least once a month for dinner in New York City, to stay connected. Its amazing how many years you can tell and listen to the same stories but find them equally hilarious each time. The love that we six men have for one another is palpable; I know this because my wife tells me that she can feel it when the group gets together with our wives.
The monthly dinners were always sans wives. That way, we could be our childish selves. We spread ourselves around town, dining in many restaurants, but visiting a few of them many times, as they were our favorites. My favorite was named Via Margutta, which used to be located on Minetta Lane in Greenwich Village; its veal dishes were superbly done.
Via Margutta had once been the hangout for some of the Villages mobstersI believe every seat in the restaurant was situated so that backs were always facing a wall! The mob connection gave me a story to tell over the years.
One time, I carried a brief case from work with me to dinner at Via Margutta and stuck it under the table. After a few hours of wining and dining, and laughing, my friends and I fell out of the restaurant, each to grab a taxi home. No sooner had we stepped outside, however, I remembered the briefcase that I had left under the table.
Back in the restaurant, with two waiters suspiciously eying me, the Maitre dhotel cautiously asked me if anything was wrong. I told him about the briefcase. He grinned widely and told me to wait; then, he swung around and walked into the kitchen. When he returned, he carried my briefcase, which had some liquid on it as well as the smell of salad.
The man handed me the briefcase and said, quietly, In this place, we never know what might be inside these things.
Apparently, the briefcase had been thrown into the dumpster either in case it exploded, or to get rid of the machine gun that might have been inside it.
Over the years, as my friends and I moved to varying distant locations, the regular dinners ceased, but we managed to stay connected, and we gather for various reasons a few times each year. The latest of those reasons has had a lot to do with advancing birthdays. The absolute latest of those reasons is my prostate cancer situation.
On January 20, Ill be off to New York City for a few days, to meet with a few people. One of the evenings on my trip is reserved for dining with my five wonderful friends. Via Margutta is gone, but we have decided on a place that in the past has been among my favorite restaurants. In a future blog entry, Ill let you know if the restaurant has held up.
Since the 1980s, after I changed careers and got into the wine business, dinners with my friends have invariably begun with one of them telling the waiter to hand me the wine list. They rely completely on my recommendations. It is both a nice and a frightening experience for me. Weve known one another for so long that we generally dont hold anything back. If I pick wine clinkers, these fellows let me know with gusto.
Of course, Ive had enough time to figure out what each of them likes in a wine, and I can almost tell what each one will order for dinner. Still, I always feel like I am auditioning for a part when the waiter hands me the list.
If I had to make a guess, Id say that Ive gotten the part more than not. But thats probably because I try to go the safest route that I know when in a situation like this: I seek Riesling for white and Pinot Noir for red. If that wont work in one of the restaurants, I usually go crazy and pick the most outrageous things I can find.
I remember one of those times when a couple of the guys thought I was a genius, and the rest thought I was a jerk.
Par for the course, Id say.
NOTE: Ill be offline for the next few days, so comments will remain unanswered until next week.
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January 2011. All rights reserved.
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Life in Christian County, Kentucky... More About Birds and Animals...
This morning, I saw a little sparrow splashing wildly in a big shallow puddle behind a store in Hopkinsville. He was up to his knees in rainwater, and he was taking a good bath. He didn't pay any attention to me even when I eventually drove through the edge of his puddle. What a funny, cheeky little bird! I'm glad he had a chance to freshen up today.
I don't know what kind of a sparrow he was. We have many varieties of native sparrows here plus the European house sparrow. I've had sparrows at my bird feeders before and have tried to identify them. Identification requires close observation because such small details differentiate the species of sparrows.
I was talking once with a man in the waiting room at the doctor's office. He mentioned that he feeds the birds in his backyard in the old downtown area of Hopkinsville. After hearing a little about the variety of birds we see at bird feeders in the country, he told me that he had mostly sparrows at his feeders. "That's OK," he said. "They're interesting, too."
Jesus spoke of sparrows to illustrate God's loving care when he was talking to his disciples about the troubles they would face. God sees even the sparrow when it falls, Jesus said, and we can be sure that we are very much more precious in God's eyes. (Matthew 10:29-31).
Ethel Waters titled her autobiography, "His Eye is On The Sparrow." (I read that amazing account of her rise to fame from a terrible childhood when I was about 14 years old, and I have never forgotten it.) In her later years, Ethel Waters often sang the wonderful old hymn, "His Eye is On The Sparrow," for Billy Graham crusades. As I listen to this hymn and read its words, it brings tears to my eyes to remember how Ethel Waters sang it.
And so the happy sight of that little sparrow splashing in the rainwater has caused me to ponder some things I would not otherwise have thought of this morning and even moved me to tears at the memory of a beautiful old lady who sang with immense feeling.
And here is the little sparrow making the water fly.
Here's a nice study of the many mentions of the sparrow in the Bible.
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Media Statements & Speeches
Chairman Jon Wellinghoff Statement
March 15, 2012
Docket Nos. RC11-6-000, RC12-1-000, RC12-2-000, RC12-6-000, RC12-7-000, RC12-8-000
Item No. E-3
The New Enforcement Mechanism for Reliability Standards
"Thank you to the team for that presentation and for your hard work in reviewing NERCs Find, Fix, and Track proposal and the related filings over the last several months. I want to thank staff members in the Office of Electric Reliability, the Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Enforcement, as well as NERC and the industry for their continued diligent work to improve the reliable functioning of this nations interconnected transmission network.
It is worth noting that every commenter supported NERCs FFT proposal as a means of more efficiently allocating the compliance resources of NERC, the Regional Entities and registered entities. I support efforts to prioritize the allocation of resources in order to focus resources on issues that pose the greatest risk to reliability. I believe that the FFT proposal may significantly reduce the time and resources needed to resolve minor possible violations of Reliability Standards and thereby permit NERC and the Regional Entities to reprioritize their compliance efforts toward more important violations and matters. It is my hope that our approval of NERCs proposal, as conditioned in our order, will lead to a more efficient and effective compliance and enforcement process.
In approving this proposal today, we provide certain guidance, but do not significantly alter NERCs proposal. NERC has been submitting monthly FFT filings since the FFT proposal was initially filed in September. I agree that a vast number of these monthly FFT filings are satisfactory. In fact, our review of those monthly filings, in concert with our consideration of the FFT proposal, has enhanced our understanding and confidence in how NERC intends to implement its proposal.
Based on our review of the monthly FFT filings, the Commission provides guidance for the implementation of the FFT proposal going forward. I would like to highlight a few key concepts. While the NERC proposal identifies six factors that will be considered in assessing the risk of a possible violation, it is not clear how the factors will be applied, and how NERC will assure that they will be applied consistently across NERCs eight regions.
For example, I am concerned that a violation may be treated as posing a minimal risk because no harm to the Bulk Power System actually occurred. Simply because there was no adverse impact to the Bulk-Power System during the period a possible violation occurred does not mean that there was minimal risk to the Bulk-Power System. The order identifies other examples of where NERCs risk assessment was problematic and we offer guidance on those matters. In sum, we need a better understanding of how the risk assessments will be made in qualifying a possible violation for FFT treatment. Consequently, until we and NERC have gained additional experience with the assessment of risk under specific factual scenarios, we are limiting eligibility for FFT treatment only to possible violations that pose a minimal risk to Bulk-Power System reliability. Our review of the informational filing that NERC submits in one year may give us a better understanding of how risk is being assessed so that we may consider whether it is appropriate to review this condition.
I point out that this initial eligibility requirement is substantially consistent with NERCs proposal. Of the possible violations submitted by NERC as FFT issues from September through February, approximately ten percent would be affected by this condition and would not have qualified for FFT treatment on a prospective basis. However, we will not reopen these FFTs or require that they be refiled.
Second, I agree with the need to reduce the burden associated with compliance matters that pose a minimal risk, especially with regard to documentation burdens. However, the Commission is obligated to fulfill its oversight role and responsibilities. I believe the data listed in the NERC Guidance for Self Report provides sufficient information to meet our documentation needs and to significantly minimize the amount of documentation submitted in connection with an FFT matter.
In addition, we will require the public disclosure of the identity of an entity that is the subject of an FFT matter unless the disclosure relates to a Cybersecurity incident or would jeopardize the security of the Bulk-Power System. Because there may be similarly situated registered entities, public disclosure of the identity of the entity in an FFT informational filing will provide industry with valuable information on compliance issues. Further, public disclosure will make the full information regarding an FFT matter available to state regulators and the public, thus, providing additional accountability and deterrence.
I recognize that finality of matters treated as FFTs is important to the success of the FFT mechanism. Moreover, I do not want or intend to second-guess NERC or the Regional Entities in determining whether a possible violation qualifies for FFT treatment. In fact, I support the statement in the order that an FFT matter will be considered closed sixty days after the FFT informational filing is submitted to the Commission unless reviewed for good cause, which should be infrequently and only in limited and rare circumstances.
Finally, compliance, not penalties is my main goal. Therefore, I strongly support promoting a culture of compliance. I am concerned that the FFT mechanism may have an adverse impact on self-reporting. We have asked NERC to include, as part of its one-year report, an analysis of the impact, if any, the implementation of the FFT mechanism has had on the number of self-reports submitted.
In conclusion, todays order approving NERCs proposal generally provides NERC with the discretion it seeks to proceed with implementation of the FFT proposal. I agree with the goals of the proposal. But as the order indicates, the proposal is a major change in how we will enforce compliance with the Reliability Standards going forward. Thus, I believe the limited conditions and guidance in the order are appropriate for the Commission to ensure at this stage that the mechanism achieves its goals but without any adverse effect on our ability to ensure compliance with the Reliability Standards. By allowing FFT treatment of possible violations that pose only a minimal risk to the reliability of the Bulk Power System, the Commission supports NERCs efforts to prioritize its allocation of resources on the matters that pose the greatest risk to reliability."


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Last Hurrah - 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8Posted in Project Vehicles on August 1, 2010
Dollar for dollar there isn't much, if anything, that trumps a '10 Grand Cherokee SRT8 on the road or at the track. Not only was the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 the first all-wheel-drive SRT vehicle, it is the quickest, most powerful Jeep vehicle ever produced. The specially developed all-wheel-drive system propels the Grand Cherokee SRT8 from 0-60 mph in less than 5 seconds-quicker than the $100,000 Porsche Cayenne Turbo and BMW X5. Not enough? How about 0-100-0 in a low 19-second range and 60-0 mph in about 125 feet. Still not enough? The sports-tuned suspension and all-wheel-drive allow the Jeep SRT8 to hold 0.92g on the skidpad, putting the 5,000-pound SUV on par with the $130,000 Porsche 911 Turbo, which holds just 0.04g more (0.96g) on the skidpad. Need more? Quarter mile times in the low 13s make the SRT8 Grand Cherokee the fastest accelerating vehicle within the SRT8 lineup and second only to the SRT10 Viper among all SRT-tuned vehicles. Plus there is no electronic speed governor, leaving the top speed rev-limited (revving to redline in top gear) to just shy of 170 mph.
Thanks to all-wheel drive, huge Brembo disc brakes, and the Electronic Stability Program (ESP), the Grand Cherokee SRT8 is a 420hp sports car that any idiot can push into performing heroic feats without becoming an obituary headline. That is, unless you just totally blow a corner altogether. Technology can only save your dumb ass from so much stupidity.
Sitting behind the wheel of the SRT8 Grand feels more like driving a two-door sports car than an SUV. Rallying through the twisties you quickly forget that there are two additional doors, seating for three more people, and plenty of storage space behind you. We appreciated all of the cupholders, storage bins, and pockets which were required to keep our valuables from becoming projectiles inside the Jeep during our hot laps around town.
The five-speed automatic did an awesome job of keeping the 6.1L Hemi in its sweet spot. We also liked the toggle shifter feature. You can downshift to help slow down in the corners and when you jump back on the throttle the tranny automatically upshifts, but only when you reach the 6,400 rpm redline. This feature let us concentrate more on driving and less on the RPM and shifting.
By design you'd expect a Jeep to be somewhat spartan and utilitarian. Not so with the Grand Cherokee SRT8. The interior has all the accoutrements you would expect to find in both a high-end sports car and in a modern-day SUV. Our test Jeep had the Customer Preferred Package, SRT Option Group I and II, as well as a few other wingdings. We appreciated these added features, which included dual climate controls, sporty leather power seats, a 115-Volt power outlet, power windows, a universal garage door opener, a sunroof, a CD/DVD/MP3 radio, front and rear seat heaters, a remote start, and more.
Opt into the $1,595 Customer Preferred Package if you are a stereo-and-navigation system kind of person. The $2,045 Option Group I is a must-have because of the many functional items it brings to the table. For $750 we could take or leave Option Group II, which added heated rear seats, an auto headlight leveling system, and HID headlights.
Other cool features that we had fun with were the in-dash 1/4-mile timer, G-force gauge, and of course, the MPG monitor that let us know we were sucking down 12-16 mpg of 91-octane. With a heavy foot on highways, in town, and on winding roads we averaged 13 mpg.
After railing the Grand Cherokee SRT8, you'd think we'd be too woozy with bliss from all the adrenaline pumping through our veins to actually have any legitimate complaints. Aside from the 20-inch wheels, 40-series street tires, lack of a low range in the transfer case, and less ground clearance than grandpa's Cutlass we do have some grievances. With more horsepower than a nuclear aircraft carrier, it seems like a sin that the dual exhaust tips fill the space where a factory tow hitch should be. Perhaps rightly so, since the SRT8 Grand only has a tow rating of 3,500 pounds. Altering the suspension to handle more load would surely compromise the crisp sporty handling. Who needs towing capacity when you can go 170mph?
The powerful V-8 induces some torque-steer, although it's not the aggressive torque-steer that you feel in a front-wheel-drive car. It's most present in corners where you let off and jump back on the throttle around the apex of a corner.
The easy-exit auto seat feature more than once crushed our driving-disheveled cargo on the rear passenger floor (someone should have strapped that stuff down in the back). Fortunately, this particular convenience feature (among others) can be turned off by simply toggling the switches on the steering wheel.
Bottom Line
Like most Jeep products, the '10 Grand Cherokee SRT8 puts a smile on your face. We found ourselves coming up with errands to run just so we could spend more time in it. This is one Jeep we were sad to see leave our driveway. Think of the '10 Grand Cherokee SRT8 as a sports car for the truck and sport-utility guy. It's a sleeper if there ever was one. Nobody expects an SUV, much less a Jeep, to be this quick and agile. At a moment's notice the SRT8 Grand is ready to sneak past any Mustang GT driver from a standstill, and then wallop him in the corners. But with government-mandated fuel economy standards increasing quickly, it's this kind of performance that may soon become extinct. It's possible that this generation of the Grand Cherokee SRT8 could be the last available with a big-inch V-8. So if you want to get behind the wheel of an SRT8 Grand with the 6.1L Hemi, you better jump on the '10 model. There's no word on if there will be a SRT8 Grand in the future. And even if there is, it could be a year or two before it hits the dealer floor.
- It's a better sports car than most sports cars
- Lots of interior seating and storage space
- Plenty of interior appointments to keep you busy for weeks
- No tow hitch and low tow rating
- You can't take it off-road at all
- 12-16 mpg


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Where Are They Now: Ilkka Sinisaloby Anthony SanFilippo / Philadelphia Flyers
The moment is still frozen in my mind.
There I was, 13, sporting an Aqua Net supported spiked-fro, decked out in my Eagle-made Flyers jersey with the crude, No. 31 stitched on the shoulder in felt by my mom memorializing the late Pelle Lindbergh.
I had a seat right along the goal line in the lower bowl of the Spectrum. It was the strangest of situations. Every hockey game I had ever been to up until this point in my life had always been with my dad.
Not this time. No, while I was nervously fidgeting on the edge of my seat, my aunt, just 28 herself, was next to me, grabbing my right arm every time she was overcome with nervous anxiety, which, for the most part, was every time the Montreal Canadiens had touched the puck.
Sinisalo spent nine seasons with the Flyers, posting 199 goals and 209 assists for 408 points in 526 regular season games.
It was Game 1 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals. My aunt had procured tickets through work and of all the people she could have chosen to go with, she picked her teenage nephew.
I'm not someone who buys into the belief in fate, but if there was ever a time that made me think twice, it was that May 4th evening, 25 years ago.
I mentioned the jersey I was wearing, but I didn't tell you whose name was on the back. It was lkka Sinisalo. He was my favorite Flyer as a kid.
My aunt was a Derek Smith fan. So there we sat, No. 23 and No. 24, in sequential order, hoping and praying that the Flyers would hold off a tough Montreal squad.
The Canadiens built a 2-1 lead before Sinisalo scored to tie it early in the third period, sending me to my feet euphorically.
However, Montreal regained the lead, and then went into shutdown mode, trying to milk the last 13 minutes off the clock and steal a victory in Philly to open the series.
And it looked for a while like that was going to be the case. The Flyers struggled to generate much offense for a stretch, and a one-goal defeat appeared to be the destiny.
Then, with just under four minutes to go, Smith tied it. I mean, really? Two tying goals by our two favorite players, in the third period of a playoff game? Not to mention with an unlikely pair of aunt and nephew at the game?
Then came overtime.
A scrum of bodies in front of the net right in front of us. Sticks poking at Montreal goalie Brian Heyward who appeared to have the puck covered. Referee Terry Gregson's whistle had to be coming any millisecond, right? I mean, nobody could see anything.
That is, except for those of us perfectly positioned on that goal line. What we saw, in what seemed like super-slow motion, was the blade of a stick poking through Heyward's pads and just dislodging the puck enough for it to start trickling behind Heyward and do a little sashay across the goal line.
Our section erupted a good two seconds before the rest of the building. The stick that poked the puck loose? Sinisalo's.
Sign Man whipped out one of his classics: "Ilkka Score-a Goal-a," it read.
In his nine year career with the Flyers Sinisalo scored 199 regular season goals and 21 more in the playoffs, but none were bigger than that night against Montreal.
It was one of my aunt's favorite stories. She told it repeatedly for the next six years before she died from complications with treatment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Since she can't tell it anymore, I do. And I couldn't think of a better time to revisit it then today – when we catch up with Sinisalo as part of our 'Where Are They Now" features on Flyers alumni.
The first time I told Sinisalo that story directly, he said, "Looking at you, I feel really old."
Fair enough. I can see how a slightly overweight, balding guy telling you he owned your jersey as a kid can make your age awareness a stark reality.
But he followed up by calling the goal, "lucky," and crediting Peter Zezel for doing most of the work to make the goal happen, saying he was just "in the right place at the right time."
Well, if timing is everything, then Sinisalo has it in spades.
A bit of a late bloomer, Sinisalo, a native of Valkeakoski, Finland was undrafted and spent the first four years of his professional career playing for HIFG Helsinki in the Finnish Elite League.
During the 1980-81 season, the Flyers saw that Sinisalo, then 23, was averaging more than a point per game for Helsinki, and decided to take a chance and sign him as an undrafted free agent.
It was a gamble well worth the risk.
Sinisalo proved to be a solid second line winger who was also adept on the power play. And although he constantly battled injuries in his career, he did break the 30-goal and 75-point plateaus twice.
He ranks 17th all-time in franchise points with 408 and his 199 goals are 14th most in Flyers history.
With the Flyers in flux after the 1989-90 season, missing the playoffs for just the third time in franchise history, The Flyers let Sinisalo walk as a free agent at age 32.
He played 46 games for the Minnesota North Stars and then 10 more with the Los Angeles Kings before deciding to finish his career back in the Finnish league playing parts of three seasons with Ilves Tampere and Kiekko-Espoo.
After spending a few years away from the sport, Sinisalo was offered a European scouting opportunity with the San Jose Sharks. He did it for one season before being contacted by the Flyers for a similar position.
Sinisalo has been one of four European scouts for the Flyers since 2004-05. I spoke to him again recently. At the time, he was in Helsinki, Finland getting ready to go watch a game.
Here is a transcript of the interview:
What are you doing right now?
"I'm on my tour of Europe. Right now I'm in Finland, but I just got back from Sweden and I'm going to Slovakia next week, so I'm on the road all the time which is good because I get to see a lot of hockey. I need to see a lot of players, which I will. It's basically just watching players every night."
What are the challenges of being a scout?
"I think it takes a little bit of time to get used to. I watch some of the older players for free agents but the young guys you need to see them many, many times to make sure they have those qualities that you would expect from them to play for the Flyers. Basically you start with the National Teams and then you go see them in the leagues. We have four scouts here in Europe and we have it pretty well covered, we just have to make sure we pick the right guys… and good ones."
Are you in constant communication with the other scouts?
"We talk all the time. We know where everybody's going and what everybody's doing and we talk constantly with the office with [Director of Hockey Operations] Chris Pryor and all the North American scouts. We're a really good team and work really well together."
Do you all scout the same players?
"We crossover a lot. Everybody has to see the same players because we have to make decisions together. I come home and see some games in North America and see the U.S. National teams and the Canadian team too, so I have an idea of what's going on and I can better compare guys from Europe to the guys from North America."
How long are you in Europe?
"My home is in Voorhees, N.J. I come here in August to go to the Ivan Hlinka tournament to see the eight national teams. You keep your eye on those guys and go se them in their leagues, but at the same time, you see some other guys who weren't on the national team and get an idea of what's going on everywhere.
I'll stay here for four months and then I'll come home and see some games in North America. Then I'll come back to Europe some time in January and we have a tournament in February and then World Championships in in April and May, so it's pretty much hockey every night."
When you are in Finland, do you have a chance to visit family and friends?
"Whenever I'm in Helsinki I get to see a lot of friends. It's nice to come over here for a little while."
Did you ever think when you were a player that you would get into scouting?
"When I played I never really thought about getting into scouting, but when my career was ending, I started thinking about what I wanted to do. San Jose gave me a chance to do some scouting, and then the Flyers hired me to scout for them. It was great because it's such a great organization and we have such a great group of scouts, so it's super to work for this organization and with all of these guys."
You see hundreds of games in a year, but what do you like to do with your free time?
"The summertime is the time with the family, but when I'm here in Europe, I do a lot of biking until the snow comes, then I do a lot of cross country skiing. I still skate twice a week in Finland with a group of older Finnish players who get some ice. But when you're on the road you're always working out or doing something athletic."
What do you remember about your playing days with the Flyers?
"My first year was 1981-82 and I got to play with the older guys like Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber and Reggie Leach. Brian Propp was a young guy with me. It was a great experience to get to know them and play with them. It was unbelievable. They taught you what it was like to play hockey in the NHL. After that we had some pretty good teams and went to the Finals twice. I have a lot of good memories. Actually, they're all only good memories. The only bad memories I have were the injuries I had, but back then it was such a fun time to be a Flyer."
What was it like playing in Philadelphia?
"The fans in Philadelphia are the best, not just in the U.S., not just in North America, but in the world, and I mean that. We weren't always playing good, but it didn't matter because they were always behind us 100 percent. When we played at the Spectrum, every game, even in the regular season, it was like having another player on the ice. Plus the organization was always behind me as a player. When I got there I noticed right away that it was a first class organization and they always treated players well and took care of their families. "
Do you tell players in Europe what it's like to play in Philadelphia, in case they are ever given the opportunity?
"I think everybody knows that if you play for the Flyers, it's a big deal. You don't even have to say anything to these guys. They know the reputation that it is a great organization with great ownership. I would bet that everybody, deep down, wants to be a Flyer at some point in their career."
What's next for you? Do you have any other plans to do something besides being a scout?
"I really like scouting. I don't know how long I'm going to do it, but hopefully it's many, many more years for the Flyers. I have no plans to move up. I'm really happy doing what I'm doing and as long as I'm healthy and in good shape I hope to do this for the Flyers for as long as I can."
To contact Anthony SanFilippo email email@example.com or you can follow him on Twitter @AnthonySan37


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Is 12-21-12 the end of the world? Millennialism expert responds
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Loyola press release - December 17, 2012
As the purported end of the Mayan calendar approaches Dec. 21—the day some are expecting varying degrees of spiritual and world change—Loyola University New Orleans professor Catherine Wessinger, Ph.D., still plans to go in to work like she does every day, and continue her research on millennialism. Wessinger focuses on the cross-cultural and comparative study of millennialism, including the relationship of some millennial movements to violence, especially situations where there is conflict between believers and the authorities.
When it comes to the Dec. 21 date, Wessinger says the Mayan calendar has been misrepresented by individuals in the New Age movement. Until the movie "2012," most people were unaware of any particular significance attached to that date.
According to Wessinger, when people believe a catastrophic or progressive change to the world is near, they are likely to behave differently based on those beliefs, and this makes the different types of millennialism important to understand.
"Millennial beliefs play a role in most cases of religious violence," she said.
Wessinger published her third and last Branch Davidian book. The book wraps up her oral history project with three survivors of the 1993 assaults on the Branch Davidians' residence near Waco, Texas, by federal law enforcement agents. The conflict killed 59 Branch Davidian adults and 23 children, and four U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents. "A Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch Davidian," by Clive Doyle with Wessinger and Matthew D. Wittmer, presents Doyle's personal account of what the Branch Davidians believed, his experiences in the 1993 conflict and introduces the community's members, including David Koresh. The book, available on Amazon.com, is published by Rowman & Littlefield.
April 19, 2013 is the 20th anniversary of the Branch Davidian fire near Waco—the culmination of a six-hour FBI tank and tear gas assault. On April 18, Wessinger will speak about her oral history research with survivors during a daylong symposium on the Branch Davidian case at Baylor University.
Contact Mikel Pak, associate director of public affairs, at 504-861-5448 for more information or to schedule an interview.
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The Lady Bisons fell to the Southeastern Conference Champions 5-2 Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional. They out-hit Alabama five-to-four with senior second baseman Abby Keese collecting two hits, one a double, for the second game in a row.
"Overall, I thought we came back and fought extremely hard," Lady Bisons coach Kristin Ryman said. "I'm proud of the way we made it a better game than it looked like it was going to start out to be.
"I'm a little disappointed though. We felt like coming in that we had a legitimate shot. And, yeah, I still do coming out of the loser's bracket."
The Lady Bisons are still alive in the double-elimination format. They will play the winner of the Alcorn State and UAB game at approximately 6:30 p.m.
The game will be video streamed at rolltide.com. Audio streaming will be available at lipscombsports.com.
The Lady Bisons spotted Alabama three runs in the first inning, but held them to one in the third and one in the fourth.
"Unfortunately, we had some errors and just some key mental mistakes right off the bat that really hurt us," Ryman said. "Anytime you give the No. 1 team in the nation some gimmies right off the bat it definitely hurts you. You can't make mistakes when you play the top teams.
"I wish we would have had a little better start. But I'm definitely proud we fought back and continued to stay in the game and make it a better game."
Sophomore right fielder Caroline Mason brought in the first run for the Lady Bisons with a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Mollie Mitchell who reached base when she was hit by a pitch to open the inning. She moved to third on a double to left center by Keese.
In the sixth Keese singled to center field to send home Courtney Billington who led off the inning with an infield single to the shortstop.
Sophomore Whitney Kiihnl pitched four innings and allowed four hits and five runs, only two earned. She walked five and struck out three.
"The rise ball was working well," Kiihnl said. "They didn't seem to be swinging at the change-up much. The drop ball was working a lot better for me today than it was Friday because I was honestly nervous to throw it because with one bad pitch it's out of the park."
Senior Alaina Jacobson pitched the final three innings. She did not allow a run or a hit and struck out one. She only faced eight batters. "Alaina is such a different pitcher from Whitney," Ryman said. "Those two complement each other really well.
"Alaina is not a hard thrower. She just spins the heck out of the ball. She very much relies on her movement. She gets hitters to swing out of their shoes and look silly at times. That is just the way she pitches."
Kiihnl was credited with the loss. Her record is 32-4.
Dunne went the distance for Alabama. She struck out 10 and walked one.
"They are a good team and they have great hitters," Dunne said. "They made adjustments and I had to make adjustments too. I had to work with that."
Keese stressed that the Lady Bisons changed their mentality about Dunne as the game progressed.
"I don't think anything changed with her pitching," Keese said. "Once we all got in the box and saw here one or two times, we thought we could hit her.
"I don't think her pitching changed at all. She still threw the change-ups, the curve balls, the drop balls and the rise balls. It was just a matter of us seeing it and seeing what pitches to hit versus chasing the pitches she wanted us to chase."
Alabama is 50-9. The Lady Bisons are 49-12.
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations.