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Maybe Martha Is Just BoredMonday, January 24th, 2011
Sometimes I get the urge to participate in some conspicuous consumption – funnily enough, this feeling always occurs when the bank account is at its lowest ebb and it tends to happen more in the winter than in the summer. Maybe it's because I'm inside most often in the winter and I'm confronted with all the things that I feel are lacking in our interior environment – a proper entertainment unit instead of a cheap coffee table not large enough to accommodate our ancient sound system (we own a turntable that was my gift to my husband for our first anniversary), some modern wood dining chairs instead of the filthy upholstered Queen Anne-s, an amazing light-filled pendant instead of the puny $20 Home Depot special currently burning a hole into the dining table (and a dimmer switch so we can stop eating under interrogation lighting)…well, where do I stop? – So many things I'd love to change if so many other things about my life were different. But I have found a great solution for this insignificant-when-compared-to-having-real-problems crisis though – reorganize!
See, for me, while I may be a traditionalist, I'm not a habituist, and a large part of the craving to buy is to have something new to look at and interact with (part of the joy of buying Ikea furniture is putting it together). But, as I said, financial constraints and, in almost equal amounts, a desire to live within a lighter footprint, has had me trying to deal with my feelings of boredom in a less deleterious way – re-arranging, re-organizing, and re-purposing our things and our space can make me see them in a different way and, at the very least, I get some cleaning done (I'm absolutely shocked by the size dustballs can grow to!).
So today I'm going to tackle the seed starting table which I'd allowed to get in a chaotic mess once I'd finished starting all my plants last spring. I'd had big plans to grow herbs on it this winter and to start some micro-greens but the paraphernalia cluttering the shelves is preventing me from going forward with those grand plans (and when one is a procrastinator, any little obstacle can trip you up).
Dealing with the leftover potting soil, pots, baskets, peppermint bunches needing to be stripped and stored, finding a place in the tiny kitchen for the new roasting pan, making a place in the pantry for the new batch of brew (in bottles on the floor), and tidying up all the other odds and ends is going to keep me occupied for the rest of today. Hopefully I'll have something to show you tomorrow…

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i need a doctors thoughts im scared i have no appendix or gall bladder and high liver enzymes i have been a carrier of hep c for 9 years and im only 27 years old
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Not having a gallbladder and appendix do not impact hepatitis C. No having these body parts does not hurt one's health in general so I would not worry about this.
There is no such a thing as a hepatitis C carrier -- you have the infection or you do not. If you have hepatitis C antibody and hepatitis C RNA (are making hepatitis C virus in your liver cells) you are infected. This may occur even if you feel fine and have no symptoms.
If possible it would be ideal to access a doctor to evaluate the health of your liver. Over the next years new treatments will become available which can cure hepatitis C in most cases. We cannot always access these treatments in all parts of the world, but if we can, the best thing is to get cured of hepatitis C. This is not an emergency unless the liver is very much scarred over.
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Liberty News
Mark Driscoll speaks on lessons from prodigal son
In his first time speaking at Liberty University, Pastor Mark Driscoll preached on the parable of the prodigal son in Friday's convocation.
Driscoll is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Wash., and is one of the world's most quoted pastors. He was named one of the "25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years" by "Preaching" magazine and his sermons are consistently No. 1 on iTunes each week for Religion & Spirituality, with millions of downloads each year. He is also the author of 15 books.
In convocation, Driscoll used Luke 15 as the main text to challenge students to check the attitude of their hearts.
"The key with the story is as you read it you have to find yourself in it," Driscoll said. "There is the father who symbolizes God the Father. And there are two sons that share the stage with him. One is rebellious, one is religious. You and I are welcome to read the story and ask, 'Which one am I?'"
Driscoll said the rebellious son is "dishonoring, disregarding and disobeying" to his father. He demonstrates his "heart of ingratitude" by acting selfishly by partying and squandering his inheritance. When he realizes he cannot survive on his own, he returns to his father's house.
Despite the sin of the rebellious son, his father accepts him.
"If you've been in sin, been in rebellion, been in folly and you come back to the Father, He has no second-class children. He isn't going to make you try harder, do better, earn favor. He is going to start with love, affection and grace," Driscoll said.
While the religious son witnesses the love of his father, he suffers with the sin of covetousness, pride and self-righteousness because he is jealous of his father's welcome to his brother.
Driscoll said the religious son struggled with internal sin despite giving the air of "a good moral devout kid" to the outside world. In actuality, both sons were in sin and needed the help of God's "redeeming son," Driscoll said.
"God wants you to use these years to hone in your understanding of the gospel, your love for the Bible, your heart for the nations," Driscoll told students. "Ten thousand of you filled with the Holy Spirit, knowledgeable in the Father's love, unleashed on the earth with the message that there is a big brother named Jesus who forgives sin, who forgives religion, who forgives rebellion, who provides humility, is a force to be unleashed."
He closed by challenging students to make the most of their time while studying at Liberty.
"Do not waste these years on rebellion. Do not waste these years on religion. Get to know Jesus, He loves you very much," he said.
During Driscoll's visit to Liberty, he and his wife, Grace, are hosting the Real Marriage conference in the Vines Center Friday and Saturday. The conference tour is based upon his latest book, "Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship & Life Together."


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I have long appreciated the intelligence and wit of Gary Wills. As a historian of some prominence — he's won the Pulitzer and holds a PhD in classics — and a literary critic whose work has regularly appeared in the New York Review of Books and other significant publications, I have admired his skilled assessment of texts and tradition. As an avowed Roman Catholic, Jesuit educated from youth and through college at St. Louis University, I've also appreciated Wills's attempts to explore his own faith and its tradition through small books on the Gospels, the Letters of St. Paul, Augustine, and other subjects, including an older text that offers something of an apologia for his continued Catholic faith. His training in classics and his familiarity with the original Greek of the New Testament and Latin of Augustine offered the public intellectual insight into these materials that others might not have.
One wonders with someone whose interests are so polymathic just when does he reach the limits of his reasonably expected competence. When does he cross the boundary of well-researched personal inquiry and reflection into the territory of ignoratio?
I will make a bold claim that his recent New York Times op-ed contribution, "New Pope? I've Given Up Hope," marks just such a border crossing.
I should begin these comments by stating that his sentiment, namely the frustration he exhibits about seemingly archaic systems of power and structure in church leadership, is actually quite reasonable and I suppose very sincere in his case. Critical though he may be, at other times Wills (like E. J. Dionne and other public commentators who maintain their Roman Catholic identity in a public way) has time and again reflected his disappointment with what he understands to be the church, while struggling to be a faithful Christian. Such public witness, especially as an academic and intellectual figure in whose circles such proclivities might be easily dismissed, is truly admirable.
Nevertheless, if what Wills was saying had more to do with explicit theological discourse, he'd be committing what is classically understood as heresy. Heresy, of course, doesn't mean the opposite of orthodox doctrine or even some ideological position along the continuum of heterodox thought. Heresy is holding part of the truth as the whole truth. The easiest examples to recall have to do with Christological heresies: believing that Jesus Christ is human is not heretical. The Council of Chalcedon affirms as much. But, believe that Jesus Christ is only human is a heresy.
Analogously, much of what wills says in his op-ed piece is true. However, his lack of appreciation for the complexities and nuances about which he speaks borders on the incomprehensible or irrelevant. Again, not because his motives are false (he has, I believe, good intentions), but because he doesn't actually understand — it would seem from his writing — that about which he is speaking.
To due justice to the subjects Wills names in passing and with a sense of flip cynicism would take more space and time than I have here in this post (you're welcome, I promise not to write 4,000+ words here and keep it short). Perhaps a few examples will highlight the deeply problematic assertions that Wills advocates by way of partial truth interpreted according to Wills's armchair-theological perspective.
Take the theme of papal monarchical status and the question of infallibility. Yes, even to this day the pope is a sovereign head of state. The Holy See — geographically constituted by "Vatican City" — is its own internationally recognized sovereign state with diplomatic rights, centuries of international treaties known as Concordats, and so on. While the Christendom model of monarchical papacy Wills readily admits no longer exists, historians might argue that the model he caricatures never, in fact, existed. Yes, the pope at various times over the course of nearly two millennia has exercised a certain temporal influence that is perhaps less visible in modern history. However, to refer to the pope as a monarch simply because that is how, as a single person with such metanymnic significance for a church that is made up of over a billion persons, he appears to someone on the street does not account for a great deal of theological and canonical factors left untouched by Wills's rant.
For example, the very condition for the possibility of Benedict XVI's resignation from his office is the fact that his is not a monarch in the same sense that Wills suggests. What it means to talk about "the pope" is simply another way to talk about one bishop who happens to be the Ordinary of the Diocese of Rome, and therefore is granted primacy as first among equals (much to the reasonable chagrin of the Orthodox Churches who understandably resent the dismissal of their primates by the Latin Church). Such is the case canonically too. The only difference between the Bishop of Rome resigning and the Bishop of New York is that, technically, there is no one to whom the first among equals tenders one's resignation. Instead, as we saw on Monday, the Bishop of Rome does so in sound mind in the presence of his colleagues — the other bishops represented by the College of Cardinals in consistory.
Wills's simplistic understanding of the doctrine of papal infallibility is likewise misleading. He's better than most to acknowledge, somewhat too briefly, that not everything a pope says is infallible. However, that's a huge detail: it has only been invoked twice in history and done so within the very particular confines of a very limited exercise of magisterial office. Wills would do well to read some of Francis Sullivan, SJ's classic work on the theology of magisterial authority or Richard Gaillardetz's primer, By What Authority? A Primer on Scripture, The Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful (Liturgical Press, 2003). The complex factors that converge to describe what this charism of infallibility actually means are too detailed to present here in this already lengthy post. However, the point to note is that Wills ties this highly technical (and widely misunderstood!) theological and canonical teaching to the monarchical authority of the papacy. It's not that simple.
His clear lack of the moral teaching of the church and the, again to overuse the word, "complexities" of what something like Paul VI's Humane Vitae present and rely upon, seriously shades his vision and confuses — at least as he expresses it — some sort of unilateral authority with the teaching office of the church, which varies in degree, something unacknowledged by Wills.
This is not to suggest that Wills is incorrect with his stats from the United States. I have no reason to doubt the overwhelming numbers of those who have not "received" the teaching of Humane Vitae in practice, but I do doubt whether or not the church (which is the Body of Christ = all the baptized) has "received" the point of the teaching. It is for moral theologians and bishops to hash out the role of medication, prophylactics, and the like vis-a-vis the teaching about authentic exercise of human sexuality in its (1) openness to life and (2) unitive dimension. These distinctions about what is actually being taught in the encyclical, whether one agrees or disagrees with the practical proscription, remain absent from this sort of critique.
If you want to challenge these teachings, and they are not without reasonable and grounded critique, then go through the trouble of doing your homework.
On a final note of highlight, the line near the end of his piece, "The claim of priests and popes to be the sole conduits of grace is a remnant of the era of papal monarchy," is simply and utterly incorrect. Any priest (or any pope for that matter) who would make such a claim is doing so apart from the church. There is no ground to suggest that the church teaches that priests, or any particular person or group of persons, are the "sole conduits of grace." In almost every instance, from St. Paul through Augustine to Martin Luther and to Karl Rahner and beyond, grace is always and everywhere understood in the first case as referring to the Holy Spirit.
It is perhaps this single line in all of Wills's op-ed reflecting that betrays his truly inadequate sense of theology. It is an understandable conjecture, the kind to be expected of a pre-Second Vatican Council popular piety. For someone who pontificates (pun intended) about the ills of the church, the lack of theological nuance or broader appreciation for the history of the tradition is unsettling. While I haven't yet read his new book on the priesthood, I have a sense that I will be disappointed given the shallowness of this op-ed's theological reflection.
If it makes Gary Wills feel any better, I too would have lost hope in the pope and church that he describes. But as a baptized Catholic, a religious, a priest, and someone with more formal theological training than anyone knows what to do with, I don't recognize the church about which Wills speaks. I do recognize a deeply flawed community of the baptized with a mixed history reflecting our human finitude. But I still have hope.


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Henry "Hank" Zawila, 65, of Chestnut Hill, a marketing consultant and landscape architect, died March 15 of leukemia at Keystone Hospice in Wyndmoor.
Mr. Zawila was a principal of Zawila Associates, a marketing consulting firm based in Parker Ford that he had operated for the past two decades. Earlier he had been a principal of Environmental Design Consultants in Lafayette Hill, a firm that he had founded in 1980.
He was raised in the Pittsburgh area and attended Peters Township High School. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture, he joined the Philadelphia firm of Wheelwright, Stevenson and Langran.
He was a member of Huntingdon Valley Country Club.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah; daughters Jennifer Glover and Caroline Zawila, and a granddaughter.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 27, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, where he was a member.
Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 555 North Lane, Suite 5010, Conshohocken, PA 19428 – WF


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Back to top TJJoined: 09 Sep 2006Posts: 2 Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:43 pm Post subject: I just like japanese av Back to top chloe-3-chanJoined: 25 Sep 2006Posts: 30 Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:20 pm Post subject: I love natto. I want to import my country it. I want to eat it as soon as passible. Back to top the-human-revolutionJoined: 25 Sep 2006Posts: 14 Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:41 pm Post subject: I love .. tea-ceremony. It is original japanese culture, When I was high school student, I belong to japanese tea-ceremony club. and get a lisence!! tea is so delicious . it is started in muromati age, "tya-no-yu" spreaded by sennorikyu. the great of prof. about tea. Back to top c59yukkyJoined: 08 Nov 2006Posts: 9 Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: Okinawa in Japan I'm from Okinawa in Japan. Okinawa has unique culture. It's Eisa- dance!! you know? It's very excited for me!! Wonderful!! another, RYU-KYU dance. It's beautiful costume and easy music. Have you ever seen these? If you haven't seen these, I recomend to see these!!! maybe you becme to like it!!! Back to top sumomoJoined: 08 Nov 2006Posts: 15 Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:56 pm Post subject: I'm Japanese woman. I'm happy to hear that you like our culture. I wear YUKATA every year. I live in Okinawa , Japan. We have the festival at August. This was big festival in Okinawa. This was beer and Okinawan dance festival. If you interested this festival. Please ask me! Thank you. 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A festival is held in Nakajimakoen in Sapporo of Hokkaido. There are many shops and there is turnout. I look forward to a food most in shop. For example, it is Takoyaki, Yakisoba, Wataame... Above all, Wataame is the best. Have you ever eaten Wataame? Back to top SSSJoined: 12 Nov 2006Posts: 2 Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject: to Nega I'from hokkaido too. I have eaten wataame. Back to top kottanJoined: 25 Sep 2006Posts: 18 Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject: Summer festival of my country. Hello! I'm Japanese college student. I love summer festival,too. I always go to local summer festival every year. There are many delisious foods . For example, YAKISOBA and KAKIGOURI. YAKISOBA is food that fried noodle and many kind of vegetables with Worcester sauce. KAKIGOURI is shaved ice.When we eat KAKIGOURI,we pour various taste syrup into shaved ice. It's very delicious. I love foods of summer festival!! Please tell me adout your local festival. 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Heather Anderson has been promoted to executive editor of Credit Union Times, effective Aug. 5.
Anderson has been the publication's Washington reporter since April 2012 and had served as a San Diego-based correspondent from 2005 through 2010.
In her new role, Anderson will be responsible for the activities of Credit Union Times' staff reporters, editors and designers and for the weekly print publication. She will report to Publisher/Editor Sarah Snell Cooke and succeeds Managing Editor Donald Shoultz, who left Credit Union Times on Aug. 2 and has launched an editorial consultancy.
"We want to thank Don for his astute judgment, keen editing and steady hand the past five years," Cooke said.
"We're also very proud of Heather and her work. She's a tireless journalist who knows the business extremely well," Cooke said. "With her at the helm, we're confident we'll continue to provide the most comprehensive, unbiased, independent coverage in the credit union industry."
Anderson is a graduate of Kansas State University's A.Q. Miller School of Journalism. Prior to joining CU Times, she was a freelance journalist who placed articles in major newspapers including The Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Austin American-Statesman, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Kansas City Star.
She also worked in marketing and business development at the $366 million SkyOne FCU and the $1 billion First Entertainment Credit Union, and provided marketing and business development consulting services to credit unions in Southern California.
"I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to advance at such a well-respected publication," Anderson said. "And, it's icing on the cake to do so within the credit union industry, where I've spent my entire career."


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YORK, Pa. – The No. 23 York College baseball team fell victim to a grueling schedule of six games in the last seven days, combined with a big offensive day for Rutgers-Camden University in a 13-4 loss on Sunday afternoon at Jaquet Field.
Rutgers-Camden (18-7-1) handed York (20-5) its first non-conference loss in over a month. A 2-1 loss to Muhlenberg on March 6 in in the final game of the Spartans' spring trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C marked the last time York fell to a non-CAC school.
Since that loss, the Green and White have gone on a tear, winning 17 of its last 20 games.
The loss today is just the second home loss this season as the Spartans have compiled a 10-2 record at Jaquet field, making it three years in a row in which York has recorded 10 home victories.
In today's contest, the Spartans fell behind 3-0 after one half inning of play due to a three-run home run to right filed by Rutgers-Camden's fist baseman Connor Hall.
York got one of those runs back in the bottom half of the first after an RBI-groundout by Brad Wenzel (Blandon, Pa./Fleetwood Area) scored Andrew Hershey (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) from third.
The Scarlet Raptors tallied another run in the second and then three more in the fifth to take a 7-1 lead.
York continued to score runs as well, but was unable to keep up with the production that Rutgers-Camden was pouring out. The Spartans chipped away with one run in the fifth on a single by Stephen Miele (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury) to score Hershey and a double in the eighth that hit off the base of the wall in right center by Derek Pitzer (York, Pa./Dallastown) score Miele.
Trailing 7-4 and coming off back-to-back scoring innings heading into ninth, York was still within striking distance. However, the dam broke in the top of the ninth as the Scarlet Raptors poured on six runs with five hits and extend the lead to 13-3.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth York did not go away quietly. The Spartans tallied one last run as a throwing error by RCU's third baseman allowed Wenzel to score from second after the York first baseman reached on a single earlier in the inning.
Joe Sigismondi earned the win for Rutgers-Camden and improves to 1-0 as he hurled five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with one strikeout and zero walks.
Tyler Alexander (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) was credited with the loss and earns his first decision of the season as he falls to 0-1 after tossing four innings, giving up four runs on five hits with a career-high seven strikeouts and one walk
Pitzer led the York offense today with three hits as she finished 3-for-4 with an RBI, a double and a run scored. Pitzer's double today is his 14th of the season, which leads the team and is the second most in the conference. Pitzer also has one triple and three home runs, good for a team-leading 18 extra-base hits.
After a 2-for-4 performance at the plate today, Wenzel continues to stay hot as his hit streak extends to 15 games. Knocking in another run today, the Spartan first baseman now has 25 RBI on this current hit streak and has struck out just eight times in his last 63 at bats.
The Spartans earned the No. 1 seed heading into the 2014 Capital Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament after compiling a 14-2 regular-season conference record.
York will face St. Mary's (Md.) in the opening round of the CAC Baseball Tournament on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Jaquet Field.
York will also host the final three days of the 2014 CAC Baseball Tournament at Jaquet Field, starting on Friday, April 18 and finishing up on Sunday, April 20. Check out cacsports.com for the full tournament schedule.
Derek Pitzer photo courtesy of Scott Guise


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The Devil Wears Prada Part Ways With Keyboardist James Baney
The Devil Wears Prada have just announced that they have decided to part ways with keyboardist James Baney. Since the announcement was made public earlier today (Feb. 22), TDWP fans have have shown their support for both the band and Baney in an outpouring on the group's Facebook page.
The Devil Wears Prada posted the following message on their official Facebook page addressing the departure of their former keyboardist:
With great deliberation and difficulty, we have decided to part ways with our keyboardist James Baney. James will always be family to TDWP, being one of the most well-intentioned people we know. Our prayers to James in beginning a new chapter with his wife back home, and our endless gratitude to TDWP fans for understanding. We'll see you at a show soon.
-The Devil Wears Prada
The loss of James Baney has not thrown off the Devil Wears Prada's plans regarding their upcoming tour. The Devil Wears Prada's headlining 'Dead Throne' tour will be kicking off on March 9 in Bloomington, Ill., with support acts Every Time I Die, letlive and Oh, Sleeper.
Meanwhile, TDWP are competing against Attack Attack! in our current Death Match. Place your vote here.


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Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager centres around the former England football manager, but while the film lasts 99 minutes, the late, great man says at the start, "I remember everything. How long have you got(?)" Beginning in 1995, he talks about gonig to see the doctor about his sinuses, but how this turned out […]
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Pittsburgh, PA — Three hundred dancers. Three locations. A celebration of peace and solidarity as Pittsburgh prepares to welcome the world for the G-20 Summit this week.
Point Park University's Conservatory of Performing Arts staged a flash mob peace demonstration on Monday, Sept. 21. Simultaneously at 1:15 p.m., 300 dancers hit the streets for a spontaneous dance performance to a medley of songs such as "America," "All You Need is Love," "We are Family," and "Celebrate" in PPG Plaza, Oxford Plaza, and Steel Plaza in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Kiesha Lalama-White, Point Park alumna and faculty member, directed and choreographed the performance which focused on unity and peace. As the student performers removed their overcoats to represent the shedding of stereotypes and labels, they revealed Point Park University/Colcom peace-sign t-shirts to symbolize that deep down inside we are really one person.
Lalama-White's creative team included executive producer Ronald Allan-Lindblom, assistant director Jason Coll, and assistant choreographers Jeremy Czarniak and Heather Kronk.
The project was presented in partnership with Colcom Foundation. This kind of unique cultural contribution reflects the University's Academic Village vision, a $244 million campus and neighborhood initiative. Through the Academic Village, Point Park is bringing more students to live Downtown, green spaces, a new student convocation center and a commitment to sustainable development in the region's core.
Below is Point Park's video, posted on the University's YouTube channel, showing the flash mob performance in all three locations:
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U.S. Conference of Mayors passes resolution calling for end to marriage discrimination
June 24, 2014
Yesterday, June 23, at its annual conference in Dallas, the U.S. Conference of Mayors overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on federal courts, including the Supreme Court, to expeditiously bring an end to marriage discrimination against gay couples nationwide.
Dozens of mayors, including many from states that still restrict marriage to different-sex couples, including Arizona, Texas, Ohio, Colorado, Missouri, and Georgia, were among those who led passage of the resolution.
The resolution, which passed by voice vote, states: "The United States Conference of Mayors reaffirms its support of the freedom to marry for same-sex couples and urges the federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, to speedily bring national resolution by ruling in favor of the freedom to marry nationwide."
Mayor Greg Stanton of Phoenix – a co-chair of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, our bipartisan coalition of more than 450 mayors who support marriage – was a leader in introducing the resolution. He celebrated the passage of the resolution yesterday, saying:
We are a stronger, more vibrant and more economically viable when we treat every person equally under the law. I strongly urge our federal courts, states, and cities nationwide to join me in supporting the freedom to marry, because all people should be able to marry the person they love.
Freedom to Marry founder and president Evan Wolfson applauded the resolution and joined the mayors in making the case that America is ready for marriage nationwide. He said:
From small towns to big cities, America's mayors know that including gay couples in the freedom to marry does nothing but strengthen families and communities for all. The U.S. Conference of Mayors has made it clear that it's time for the federal appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court to follow the lead of numerous states and a wave of over 20 federal and state courts and bring an end to marriage discrimination nationwide. A year after the Supreme Court demolished the arguments propping up marriage discrimination, it's time for the Court to finish the job and rule in favor of the freedom to marry once and for all.
Read the full text of the marriage resolution passed at yesterday's conference here. And learn more about Mayors for the Freedom to Marry.


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In 2009, Northern Arizona University was the only four-year university nationwide receiving a Council for Higher Education Accreditation award for its commitment to student learning.
The CHEA Award for Institutional Progress in Student Learning Outcomes provides recognition for NAU's success in student learning outcomes and using those outcomes to evaluate and improve programs.
"We are thrilled to receive this award reflecting the cumulative effort of faculty and staff who have embraced assessment as a key strategy for advancing the quality of our programs," said Karen Pugliesi, NAU's vice provost for Academic Affairs.
Established in 2006 to recognize institutions exceptional in developing and applying evidence of student learning outcomes to improve educational quality, the award was given by a council committee of experts from higher education institutions who chose NAU from 32 applicants.
"I think our focus on integrating learning outcomes into strategic planning distinguished us from other applicants," Pugliesi said.
The council praised NAU's academic programming that has been developed by measuring student learning outcomes. One of NAU's strategic plan goals is to focus on the quality of student learning. NAU has a Strategic Planning Council to monitor the university's progress in assessing student experiences.
Tom Paradis, director of academic assessment at NAU, who provided leadership in strengthening and assessing student programs, will accept the award during the 2009 CHEA annual conference, Jan. 26 through 29 in Washington, D.C. The council is covering Paradis' travel costs.
Generating a "culture of assessment" has been one of the greatest challenges facing colleges and universities nationwide, Paradis noted.
"I believe that we have been fortunate to enable a genuine campus culture among faculty, staff and administration that embraces the fundamental purpose of academic assessment," he said. "Our focus is on what matters most to faculty and students—their curricula and internal and external opportunities for student achievement."
Paradis said the University Assessment Committee, Faculty Development, the staff of the Office of Academic Assessment, academic leadership and supporting units such as E-Learning, Cline Library, Student Affairs and faculty are collaborating in the "ongoing role in improving our process for academic assessment at NAU."
In addition to NAU, Delaware Technical & Community College also was awarded the 2009 CHEA Award for Institutional Progress in Student Learning Outcomes. For information about the council, go to chea.org.
The Seal of Assessment Excellence recognizes outstanding work on all three assessment phases (Phase 1: Mission, Student Learning Outcomes, and Assessment Strategy, Phase 2: Data Collection, and Phase 3: Summary of Findings, Interpretations, and Recommendations) as evidenced by the Annual Assessment Report.Academic programs earning this recognition have carefully planned for assessment, including developing a program mission, student learning outcomes, and a curriculum map. Additionally, they have designed assessment measures and a strategy that facilitated answering an assessment question of importance to the program. Finally, they have included the majority, if not all, faculty members in developing and implementing the assessment strategy as well as discussing and using assessment results to make recommendations for changes to curriculum, learning design, and assessment. Following best practices of assessment, these programs demonstrate the integral connection between curriculum, learning design, and assessment processes.
The nomination process for the Seal of Assessment Excellence is conducted jointly by the University Assessment Committee (UAC) and the Office of Curriculum, Learning Design, and Academic Assessment (OCLDAA). UAC members review annual assessment reports submitted during the academic year by using a detailed rubric that provides feedback to academic programs. In addition to providing feedback, UAC review teams identify programs to be considered for the Seal of Assessment Excellence based upon the distinguished ratings provided by UAC members across all three phases of their assessment reports. During the summer, OCLDAA staff review the rubric feedback and assessment reports for all programs recommended as possible seal recipients and determine which programs will receive a Seal of Assessment Excellence. At the first UAC meeting each fall, the UAC reviews the list of nominated programs, prior to seeking endorsement from the Provost and the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The Letter of Commendation recognizes specific outstanding work in any of the three assessment phases. The letter might acknowledge, for example, academic programs that effectively used curriculum mapping for understanding and improving student learning, developed an innovative approach to assessment design, or made improvements in the use of assessment results over time.
Similar to the nomination process for Seals of Assessment Excellence, UAC review teams identify programs to be considered for a Letter of Commendation as they are reviewing Annual Assessment Reports. During the summer, the OCLDAA staff reviews the rubric feedback for all recommended programs and compiles a list of possible recipients. Following endorsement by the Associate Vice Provost for Curriculum and Assessment, Letters of Commendation are sent to the academic programs early in the fall semester.
To recognize our Seal Recipients, the Seals of Assessment Excellence are presented at a celebration dinner during the fall semester. Additionally, an electronic seal is sent to the program for display on their program website. Finally, program annual assessment reports that have received the Seal of Assessment Excellence are specially designated on the OCLDAA website in the report archives so that program faculty campus-wide can easily find these outstanding reports and peruse them for assessment ideas.
Recipients of the Seal of Assessment Excellence or Letter of Commendation will be invited to participate in a variety of venues to share their assessment expertise with their colleagues. As recognized leaders of assessment efforts, recipients will be invited to share their assessment experiences with colleagues at a Café Meeting (the Café meeting is an informal opportunity for faculty from an academic program to meet with UAC members and OCLDAA staff over coffee and talk about assessment). Recipients will also receive a special invitation to present their work and be recognized at the Spring NAU Assessment Fair.
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If You Won't Quit, We'll Make You
Yesterday, I attended a session of the World Bank Institute's Flagship Course on Health, attended by health specialists from various countries. An expert panel shared experiences of using communication and persuasion toward bringing about pro health outcomes. Several success stories were shared on applying behavior change communication in areas such as hygiene and sanitation, nutrition and education, and immunization in Africa and Asia. Complementary to this focus on individual and social change was a presentation by Patricia Sosa, Esq. on experiences of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The organization advocates for policy change in various countries and the core of their strategy is changing the rules of the game to reduce tobacco use.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 90 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Winterthur Instruments - nondestructive and noncontact testing of coatings
Winterthur Instruments is a Swiss high-tech company developing innovative measurement systems for noncontact and nondestructive testing of coatings. Our measurement systems can be used to determine coating thicknesses, material parameters (e.g. porosity) and contact quality (e.g. to detect delamination).
The systems are based on optical-thermal measurements and works with all types of coating and substrate materials. They provide the unique opportunity of noncontact and nondestructive testing of arbitrary coatings on substrates. The industrial requirements for a robust and continuous control of production processes (inline monitoring) are fullfilled by our measurement systems
With our measurement system we want to target customers with a need for nondestructive and noncontact testing of coatings for process control and quality testing, eg:
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A game in which you need to help your character to go on the road full of dangers. Need to avoid obstacles, collect your items and run away from the enemy.
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Eric Clapton Selling Rare Painting Worth Up to $19 Million
British blues-rock legend Eric Clapton probably isn't going to end up in line at a soup kitchen any time soon, even if his music career takes a significant downturn.
The former Yardbirds and Cream guitarist is getting ready to auction off a rare painting at Sotheby's in October, and he's expected to get somewhere between $14 million and $19 million for the piece, which he bought as part of a set of three for a mere $3.4 million in 2001.
According to Reuters, Clapton is selling off a canvas titled 'Abstraktes Bild (809-4)' by the German artist Gerhard Richter. The 80-year-old painter has become one of the most sought-after living artists, with one of his works fetching $21.8 million in New York City in May. 'Abstraktes Bild (809-4)' was one of a series of four paintings Richter created in the mid-'90s. Sotheby's said the piece "ranks alongside the very highest tier of Richter Abstracts housed in museums internationally," and it will be among the most coveted lots at their contemporary art evening auction in London on Oct. 12. That auction is slated to coincide with the the Frieze Art Fair, one of the biggest events in the world art market.
If you think $19 million seems a bit steep for a painting, the artist who created it agrees with you. Reuters reports that in an interview last year, Gerhard Richter called the contemporary art market "daft," "absurd" and "impossible to understand."


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Sunday, March 06, 2011
Fuerteventura: Bonsoir, have a good evening, gracias.
We opted for an all-inclusive hotel thing this time, mainly because villas on Fuerteventura turned out to be so much more expensive than on the neighbouring island Lanzarote, and much more difficult to come by. At least the children will be happy, we thought, with other kids to play with and a "mini club" and all of those other exciting things that go on in hotels that boring old parents are no good at providing. (I secretly hoped that they might even become chummy with some British children and brush up on their English at the same time)
This plan backfired a little because, of course, once they'd made (exclusively French) friends the children certainly didn't want to go off and explore any boring old museums or unspoiled fishing villages, or volcanic landscapes. So we negotiated ..... every single trip outside of the hotel compound.
Happy children notwithstanding, next time, it will definitely be a villa. Not least because although the food was delicious; the rooms spacious and impeccably clean; the tropical gardens lush and the staff irreproachably smiley: the muzak drove us up the wall and the multilingual commentaries from the entertainment team reminded P of nothing so much as the daftie in The Name of the Rose (although I don't think there was any Latin involved). Unsurprisingly when you use four different languages in one high-speed sentence it comes out as meaningless Eurobabble even if all of the words are correct.
However, a bit of winter sun, as the brochures say, never did anyone any harm and Fuerteventura is a superb island. I'd like to go back sometime to explore further afield. More photos here, if you think you can take it.
5 comments:
- Ms Mac said...
It looks like a beautiful place to visit.
Paint peeling off walls is a common theme of yours, I've noticed.ingelati
- 07 March, 2011 11:19
- Lesley said...
It's is beautiful - perhaps not as interesting as Lanzarote but it's got better beaches. And more peeling paint!
(Was ingelati the captcha?)
- 07 March, 2011 12:59
- Ms Mac said...
Yes, it was! I wondered where that went.atomism ;-)
- 07 March, 2011 15:36
- materfamilias said...
We've never done a "sunshine in winter" holiday, but more and more I can see the appeal. It's reasonably mild where we live, for Canada that is (rarely below 10 below, rarely more than two or three weeks of snow), but it's grey and rainy and drab and that gets a bit old. I can see your spirits would have been lifted by time in such a charming, sunlit, and above all, warm spot. Gorgeous photos.
- 08 March, 2011 16:02
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A security company is installing 18 surveillance cameras outside high schools in Bridgeport in an effort to prevent crimes and help police catch perpetrators.
The Connecticut Post reports that Sonitrol began installing the cameras Thursday in neighborhoods around Bassick, Central and Harding high schools. The city is using $6 million in federal grants for the Safe Corridors initiative.
The initiative has come under fire from the American Civil Liberties Union and some residents. The ACLU says the city has no safeguards to protect the public's privacy.
School officials say the goal is to protect city students from bullies, drug users, pedophiles and other criminals as they walk to and from school.
Bridgeport already has more than 200 surveillance cameras in place and that number could increase to 1,000.


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The legs under the Louisiana sugarcane industry aren't nearly as wobbly as they were a few years ago.
"There are still concerns, but things are looking better," says Ben Legendre, LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist. "Find some wood and knock on it."
The current farm bill debate is of keen interest to the Louisiana sugar industry.
"We still import sugar. We have various agreements — NAFTA, CAFTA — with trading partners that have allowed for additional sugar to come into our country."
As a result, there's a no-cost provision in the farm bill. That means there can be no charge or cost to the federal government.
"To do that, though, if we drop below a certain level of imports to keep price up, we must reduce the amount of sugar we produce internally."
That hasn't happened in the last couple of years because of the 2002 hurricanes. Then, the residual effects of those were experienced in 2003 and 2004 before hurricanes again showed up in 2005.
Last year, the state's sugar industry rebounded a bit. But producers still didn't meet the amount of sugar allocated to Louisiana.
"So we haven't been on any restrictions in marketing sugar in the state for the last few years. Of course, the price remains low. One thing the sugar industry would like to see in the new farm bill is an increase of the loan rate from the current 18 cents up to 19 cents, or more."
One of the things hurting Louisiana sugarcane agriculture is the great influx of people into the corridor between Lafayette and New Orleans along I-10.
"In our prime sugarcane area — from Lafayette to New Iberia and Franklin to Thibodeaux and Houma and into New Orleans — we're finding people have moved in a huge wave."
Several years ago it became obvious cane acreage was being lost to urbanization in a dramatic fashion.
"I know that in the last year, LSU ag economists have taken numerous calls on cane land being taken for new housing and development. The same is true for me and parish Extension agents.
"Cane farmers are losing much of their better land to urbanization. In the past, there hadn't been a lot of legal agreements between landowners and farmers — a handshake was good enough. Most of the cane growers in Louisiana are small, family-type operations that lease land. There are some that own land but, for the most part, that's not the case."
Now, landowners are being offered $15,000 or $20,000 per acre for development and they're selling.
"Who can blame them? But that means the cane farmers are left without many options."
Legendre, who serves in a dual capacity as both AgCenter sugarcane specialist and interim head of the Audubon Sugar Institute in St. Gabriel, La., says it is "exciting times" with the nation's focus on biofuels and the potential for sugarcane to be a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol.
"Here at the Audubon Sugar Institute, we're doing research on that. We're looking at bagasse, the fibrous residue from cane, as a feedstock for ethanol."
That work has just begun with a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
"But we've made headway and are continuing to study it. Hopefully, within a short time, we'll be able to show there's an economic manner of using bagasse or other cane residue to produce fuel. I'm very excited about the possibilities."
In early May, USDA, the LSU AgCenter and the American Sugarcane League announced a new variety of cane, HoCP 00-950. "It's very high in sucrose and tends to mature very early. We continue to try and diversify the industry from largely growing one variety into many."
Legendre's fear of cane monoculture is tied to a variety released in 1993, LCP 85-384. By 2001, that variety was being grown on over 90 percent of Louisiana cane acreage.
"The main problem is that the variety succumbed to rust and caused tremendous loss of yield. That's one reason after the hurricane years in the (new millennium), yields dropped off so dramatically."
Fortunately, there were new varieties already in the pipeline. Those have since been released and have taken over for LCP85384 (better known as 384).
In the last five years, six new varieties have been released. Farmers now have varietal options capable of outyielding 384 — even when it was in its heyday.
"The new ones are able to outyield it in tons of cane per acre and/or sugar per ton. Regardless, the new varieties outyield 384 in sugar per acre."
The impact of 384 on the Louisiana sugarcane industry wasn't just in variety selection but in a major equipment shift. In 1993, 384 increased yields about 30 percent over the varieties it replaced. As 384 was broadly adopted, producers began purchasing combine harvesters, typically used in areas where cane yields are 40 tons per acre, or better.
"Prior to 384, we didn't have such yields. Individual fields may have reached 45 tons, but the industry as a whole usually hit around 25 tons to 30 tons per acre."
When 384 became the dominant variety in 1999, yields jumped by around 9 tons per acre. "So we were then averaging around 35 to 40 tons per acre. In 1999, the average was 37 tons per acre across the cane belt."
The new variety had a propensity to lodge, though. And cane farmers found that when a variety lies down, the old harvesting system didn't work well. That's why, in the mid-1990s, several Louisiana growers tested combines on 384. They found the set-up worked wonderfully.
"That's what led to 90 percent of our cane being planted to 384 and that same acreage being harvested by combine. It was a dual adoption. We went from cutting cane in an erect position to combining it. That meant little burning due to the use of combine extractor fans and that cane could be harvested green and cut into billets of 6-inch to 10-inch pieces. The system also required a trailing wagon and the cane was delivered directly to the mill — all very different than with the previous whole-stalk harvesting practices."
Now producers are going away from 384 with only about 50 percent in that variety. And Legendre expects the dip to continue. "You can't jump into a new variety overnight because of seed cane needs and other things. Regardless, about 35 percent of the acreage will be in HoCP 96-540. There are also a 1995 variety, a 1997 variety and two 1999 varieties that are taking more acres."
Then, there's a new variety released just weeks ago: HoCP 00-950. "It has comparable yields to the other varieties. Where it stands out is it has a very high level of recoverable sugar early in the year — more so than any variety we've seen in recent years.
Another reason 384 was adopted so rapidly: when it was released, the variety was resistant to all major diseases, including rust. But like rust in other crops — whether wheat, rice or soybeans — the organism can change rapidly. A variety resistant to rust today can be vulnerable tomorrow.
"None of the six new varieties we've recently released are perfect against diseases. Ho95-988, which looked very good in heavy soils, was also resistant to rust when released and now it's very susceptible."
Another variety, HoCP 96-540, originally had no problems with disease. However, this year, "we're beginning to see rust in it as well. The rust isn't as bad as in other varieties, but it's there."
A variety known as L 97-128 appears to be good against rust. But smut, another fungal disease, has been found in it.
As for insects, the sugarcane borer can be serious for a crop if left untreated. "We'd like to breed to withstand the borer, but finding resistance to insects is very difficult. Of the six newer varieties, only one is considered resistant to sugarcane borer. The others are either susceptible to moderately susceptible."
There's good news, though: because farmers use integrated pest management practices to assess insects and whether to spray, fewer treatments are being used.
"Last year, we had the lowest level of insecticides used in probably a decade. So even with susceptible varieties, with IPM and 99 percent of growers using professional scouts or checking themselves, the use of insecticides has dropped incredibly."
A new insect on the march is the Mexican rice borer. It's on Louisiana's doorstep, within a county of the Louisiana/Texas border.
"This pest is a serious threat to cane and it's been moving up the coast of Texas for five years, or so. Every year it seems to leapfrog another 50 to 70 miles. The Mexican rice borer is probably worse for cane than the sugarcane borer.
"There's been considerably research on the Mexican rice borer in Texas. When it makes it to Louisiana, hopefully we'll have enough information to prevent any serious losses."
Louisiana cane producers are in the process of getting fields ready for planting while cultivating cane planted in previous years. Approximately 25 percent of farmers' fields are fallow, to be planted in August and September. The remaining 75 percent is currently in sugarcane — either in plant, or stubble cane.
"In many cases, we're recommending fewer passes across the field. In planted cane, our farmers are trying to reduce costs by (reducing field traffic) while maintaining yield. Traditionally, cane farmers cultivated three to six times. Now, they're going across fields only two or three times.
"The new herbicides work well for farmers and we don't have to use as much cold steel when prepping land for planting. Johnsongrass and other weeds aren't as formidable and we're able to control them more economically."
For more information, visit: http://www.louisianafloods.org/en/our_offices/departments/Audubon_Sugar_Institute/.


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The first quilt featured this week is by Nicole Bontemps and this is the quilt she made for the LAMQG's Habitat Challenge.
Nicole was nice enough to answer a couple of questions for us.
What do you like best about a quilt challenge?
It's fun to know that a whole group of us are working on a common project – I was really looking forward to seeing what everyone else did. We were given the Habitat fabric, which I'd wanted to buy anyway, so I was thrilled! What's not to love about that? Challenges are an opportunity to work on a project you might not otherwise have taken on.
What do you think makes this quilt modern?
First of all the fabric. Jay McCarroll's Habitat line is the most innovative quilting fabric I have ever seen. Traditional patterns done using it become modern. I actually got my inspiration for the front design from the pixilated flower print. Then, I decided to replicate the random angled lines from other prints in my quilting. I think the palette of solids I chose to pair Habitat with are also modern. Finally, I think it's the freedom of expression. Approaching quilting more like collage or painting. Not being restricted by rules and patterns. I thought about Gees Bend and abstract painting as I worked on this piece.
Tell us more about yourself as a quilter.
I am relatively new to quilting. The quilts of Gees Bend sparked my interest in quilting some years ago. Before that, the idea of quilting was not appealing to me. I didn't get started quilting until 2009, though, shortly after my second daughter was born. A group of us quilt curious mom's started meeting together to try it out. We'd pick a square, work on it independently and meet again over wine and share. Eventually, I had a sampler. It was through that tiny group that I first heard of the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild, which was brand new at the time. Last year I joined the Bee Happy Bee, which has been a fantastic experience! Like the guild challenges, it fosters a creative community and pushes me to experiment. I really love improv quilting and I'm so happy that I finally dove in and did it. I'm not blogging, but I can be found on flickr .


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This week's segment is with North Texas beat writer Brett Vito of the Denton Record-Chronicle. You can read his blog here and follow him on Twitter here. The Cougars and Mean Green meet at 6 p.m. Saturday at Robertson Stadium.
1. How has North Texas dealt with life after Lance Dunbar?
UNT has turned to a three-back rotation of Brandin Byrd, Antoinne Jimmerson and Jeremy Brown. That trio has been effective, but there is little doubt UNT has taken a step back without Dunbar, the all-time leading rusher in school history. UNT has not made as many big plays in the running game. UNT ranks seventh in the Sun Belt with an average of 164 rushing yards a game.
2. UH struggled to stop return man Brelan Chancellor last season. Could this be his breakout game?
It always could be. Chancellor is the type of player who can come up with a big play at any time. He caught an 80-yard touchdown pass against LSU, one of two touchdowns he scored against the Tigers. And we all know how good LSU is. The problem is UNT just does not have a lot of other threats out there to complement him. People are really focusing in on Chancellor. I expect Houston to do the same.
3. What has been behind the Mean Green's plus-6 turnover margin, one of the best in the nation?
UNT puts a big emphasis on taking care of the ball. The offense the Mean Green runs helps quite a bit as well. UNT runs the ball a lot behind an offensive line that is its strength and uses the short passing game with quarterback Derek Thompson. UNT doesn't take a lot of chances offensively outside of running a few trick plays. It's not like Thompson is back there chunking it down the field 50 times a game. That really helps when it comes to turnover margin.
4. If the game comes down to a field goal, can Zach Olen deliver?
I think so. Olen is a pretty good kicker. He just got into a really bad funk earlier this year, one that I think had a lot to do with getting a kick blocked by Kansas State. He just wasn't the same after that until he won the job in practice last week. He kicked a 48-yarder against FAU that got him going. He went 4-for-4 (two extra points and two field goals against the Owls).
5. Finish this sentence: For the Mean Green to beat the Cougars they must ____________.
Control the ball. UNT's best asset offensively is its running game and that offensive line. If UNT can control the ball and keep David Piland off the field, it will have a chance to win.


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France international Clement Grenier has claimed Lyon have rejected an offer from Arsenal to secure his services before the close of the transfer window.
The 22-year-old midfielder has been linked with a transfer to north London for a number of months and, it would appear, the Gunners have made an attempt to bring Grenier to the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal, however, have been unable to match the valuation placed on the player by current employers Lyon, with the Ligue 1 club having dismissed the proposal made by Arsene Wenger.
"I know Lyon have refused an offer from Arsenal," Grenier told Le Parisien. "Of course it's flattering that clubs are interested in me."
Speaking to RTL, he added: "Today, I can't honestly give an answer [on my future], because my future is not decided.
"I have a meeting very soon with the president, the coach and my representatives, to discuss a little bit of everything.
"But today I have problems talking about my future because nothing is decided. I prefer to wait to be 100 per cent sure about what is going to happen."
It remains unclear if Lyon would be willing to allow Grenier to join Arsenal were the north London club to make an improvement to their initial offer for the Frenchman, with the youngster held in high regard at the Stade de Gerland.
Arsenal have, meanwhile, completed the capture of one young French star having confirmed on Tuesday the signing of Yaya Sanogo from Auxerre on a long-term contract.


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It was an icy-cold night; the snow glistened and the stars twinkled. The heavy hearse brought the body from the city to the country church, where it was to be laid in the family vault. The steward and the parish bailiff were waiting on horseback, with torches, in front of the cemetery gate. The church was lighted up, and the pastor stood in the open church door to receive the body. The coffin was carried up into the chancel; the whole congregation followed. The pastor spoke, and a psalm was sung. The lady was present in the church; she had been driven there in the black-draped state coach, which was black inside as well as outside; such a carriage had never before been seen in the parish.
Throughout the winter, people talked about this impressive display of grief; it was indeed a "nobleman's funeral."
"One could well see how important the man was," said the village folk. "He was nobly born and he was nobly buried."
"What good will it do him?" said the tailor. "Now he has neither life nor goods. At least we have one of these."
"Don't speak such words!" said Maren. "He has everlasting life in the kingdom of heaven."
"Who told you that, Maren?" said the tailor. "A dead man is good manure, but this man was too highborn to even do the soil any good; he must lie in a church vault."
"Don't speak so impiously!" said Maren. "I tell you again he has everlasting life!"


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Welcome to the New Sigma Website!
Welcome to the redesigned website of Sigma Corporation of America. Over the past several month, our team has been hard at work to redesign, refresh, upgrade, and refine the overall look, feel, and user experience on our website. Take a look around and you'll see our focus is on ease of navigation, with a very image-forward design. Photography is our business–our only business, and that focuse shows in our redesign philosophy.


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阿特拉斯·科普柯凿岩设备有限公司已被指定为可持续智能采矿系统 (SIMS) 欧洲联合会的协调员。这项采矿业倡议由有史以来最庞大的欧盟研究和创新计划 Horizon 2020 提供资助。Horizon 2020 旨在推动可持续经济增长,并且得到了欧洲领导人和欧盟议会的政治支持。欲详细了解这项激动人心的倡议的范围,请访问 SIMSmining.eu
November 7, 2016
Atlas Copco's highly successful 21st century surface drill rig, SmartROC D65, was on show at MINExpo 2016 (September 26-28) in Las Vegas, USA.
SmartROC D65, the world-class drill rig for open pit mines from Atlas Copco, was on show when the company welcomed visitors to its booth at MINExpo 2016.
Not only is this rig an international forerunner in automated drilling technology, it has recently been upgraded with a fuel savings kit that cuts an already low fuel consumption by a further 15%.
Another new addition is that the rig comes with optional long and standard feeds, making it suitable for the widest range of drilling applications.
Designed for hole diameters of 4 5/16 – 8 in (110 – 203 mm), the SmartROC D65 epitomizes the future of open pit mining with a combination of power and intelligence that makes drilling blast holes as well as pre-split and buffer holes easy and precise.
For example, its Hole Navigation System (HNS) permits a faster setup and eliminates the need to manually mark and survey hole positions. The rig then proceeds to drill the hole to the desired depth by itself, adding and extracting rods automatically.
Moreover, the rig can be operated by remote control using Atlas Copco's new BenchREMOTE station that allows the operator to run the rig at a safe distance whenever bench stability is in doubt.
The rig's easy-to-use ROC Manager and Surface Manager software also enables log files to be compiled, analyzed and consolidated with data from multiple drill rigs in the same fleet. It can also share this intelligence with all other rigs in the SmartROC family as well as with drills in the Atlas Copco Pit Viper series.
On top of this, the SmartROC D65 embodies the future of surface mining in terms of operator comfort. The noise is minimal, the air temperature is pleasant, and the color display screen is easy and clear to see.
Mattias Hjerpe, Product Manager at Atlas Copco, says: "Our theme at MINExpo was 'The Future of Mining is Now,' and in that sense, the SmartROC D65 is a perfect example. It shows how we are contributing to the future by using the latest available technology today to increase efficiency and lower the total cost of operations. We think it represents all that is good about how surface drilling should be done in the 21st century."
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Surface and Exploration Drilling is a division within Atlas Copco's Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area. It develops, manufactures, and markets rock and exploration drilling equipment for various applications in civil and geotechnical engineering, quarries and both surface as well as underground mines worldwide. Atlas Copco's strong focus on innovative product design and service support systems gives added customer value. The main production centers are in Sweden, Italy, India, Japan and China. The divisional headquarters is in Örebro, Sweden.


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DFG Programs – Individual FundingCopyright: Peter Winandy
The German Research Foundation funds the renowned Emmy Noether as well as Reinhart Koselleck Projects among others within the framework of individual funding.
Emmy Noether Program
Here you can find an overview of the current Emmy Noether projects at RWTH Aachen.
Reinhart Koselleck Projects
This program enables outstanding researchers with a proven scientific track record to pursue exceptionally innovative, higher-risk projects for five years.
|Subject Area
A Novel Approach to Large-Scale Parallel Materials and Through-Process Modeling
|Professor Dr. Günter Gottstein, Institute of Physical Metallurgy and Metal Physics
|Microstructural Mechanical Properties of Materials
|Since 2011
|Professor Dr. Martin Grohe, Department of Computer Science
Computer Science 7 – Chair of Logic and Theory of Discrete Systems
|Theoretical Computer Science
|Since 2012
Instationäres Reibungs-und Leckageverhalten von translatorischen Hydraulikdichtungen
Professor Dr.-Ing. Hubertus Murrenhoff, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Controls
Dr. Bo Nils Johann Persson
|Construction, Machine Elements
|Since 2014
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GEPRIS - Project Database
All current DFG projects can be found in GEPRIS, the German Research Foundation's project database.


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The Buffalo Bills have been one of the NFL's biggest surprises of the season's first half, despite what looked like an all-out rebuild in another potentially dismal year.
Sean McDermott's resilient squad has a chance to turn many more skeptics into believers — or at least, intrigued onlookers - on a prime-time stage against the slumping AFC East-rival New York Jets on Thursday night.
"When you know everyone's watching you, you look forward to those moments," quarterback Tyrod Taylor said. "Even with the short week, guys are preparing hard and looking forward to this opportunity to show the other team what we can do, but as well as show people that are going to be watching, everyone's going to be tuned into Thursday Night Football, to show that this team is real."
The Bills (5-2) are a half-game behind New England for first place in the AFC East. With a victory over the Jets (3-5), Buffalo would clinch its best first half to a season since the 1993 squad with Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas and Bruce Smith opened 7-1 and made it to last of the franchise's four straight Super Bowls.
"It's 5-2 and no one gives out awards for 5-2, so we have to keep that in mind," said McDermott, in his first season as an NFL head coach. "Having said that, I'm extremely proud of these guys. They've worked hard, they've earned everything that they've gotten so far, and for that, yeah, absolutely, I'm extremely proud of them and I'm happy for them."
The Bills' two losses this season have been by a combined 10 points: 9-3 at Carolina and 20-16 vs. Cincinnati. Buffalo also has yet to trail by more than seven points.
"They're tough, they're disciplined," Jets coach Todd Bowles said. "They run the ball very well. The quarterback's taking care of the football. The biggest thing: They don't turn it over and they're getting turnovers. They're playing good football."
That's despite a massive roster overhaul in the offseason; the churning continues. The Bills traded defensive tackle Marcell Dareus to Jacksonville last week, and then acquired wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin from Carolina for draft picks on Tuesday.
They remain a collection of patchwork, no-name players - both young and journeymen - who are playing well above expectations. And so far, that's been good enough to mostly win.
"There's been a different guy, and that's pretty much been the story of our team this whole year, offense and defense," Taylor said.


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Former ASP World Champion C.J. Hobgood (USA) defeated Joel Parkinson (AUS) in three-foot (one meter) barreling waves at the Billabong Pro Mundaka to claim his first ASP World Tour victory in four years today.
The heat was a déjà vu affair of a 2004 final they shared in Japan with Hobgood garnering a last minute win over Parkinson in the dying seconds of the heat.
"If I was Joel I would want to kill me right now," Hobgood said. "I honestly don't know how that happened. Some things are just meant to be. I've had a very difficult year. I probably struggled with my surfing more than I should have, but that's life. You get older and life throws curve balls at you and that's what makes this feeling right now so good."
Despite opening the heat with a near-perfect 9.93, Hobgood was trailing Parkinson by 5.90 points with 15 seconds to go. With a set approaching, Parkinson took the first wave in an effort to increase his lead. Hobgood snuck into a small barrel on the wave behind it, earned an 8.57 and won the heat.
"Me and Joel were looking at that last wave and he was thinking about it hard," Hobgood said. "I just made sure he was going to go or I was going to go. I didn't know there was another one behind it, but I did hear a couple of whistles and turned around and saw the wave. I knew it was my last chance. I put my head down and didn't even look at the wave and paddled to the shoulder as hard as I could because I didn't want to get stuck behind it. I saw Joel in the peripheral and just threaded the needle. I could have been a little bit greedier, but I knew if I got a barrel and rode the rest of the wave I've have a good chance."
Hobgood moves to ASP World No. 6 with the result today. Parkinson moves to ASP World No. 3. The final was Hobgood's second this season – he lost to Slater in Fiji – and Parkinson's first.
"I'm just stoked it was a good final," Hobgood said. "Parko went mad on his waves and I just had a chance at the end. I think it was a good final for both of us. I'm just stoked Mundaka broke for three days."
Despite having an amazingly consistent year, Parkinson was unable to claim the victory that has eluded him for over two years.
"That was really frustrating," Parkinson said. "He got the best waves in that heat and I got the scraps. I was holding on to a thin lead and it slipped away from me as soon as I turned around and saw that last wave coming."
Like many of the top-seeded surfers, Parkinson entered the event disenchanted with the season given nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater's supremacy. Parkinson's interest piqued as he found himself at the pointy end of the Billabong Pro Mundaka draw.
"I was kind of excited," Parkinson said. "I wanted to win one. I hadn't won one in awhile so I was going to try to."
Despite the loss, Parkinson was gracious in defeat – giving credit to Hobgood for his impressive surfing throughout the event.
"He deserved it," Parkinson said. "He ripped this week. Sometimes you come to an event and some people just get suited to them and this event really suited him. Everything he touched turned to gold and his surfing just really flowed this week."
Parkinson defeated Adrian Buchan (AUS) in the semifinals in a fashion similar to his elimination by Hobgood in the final.
"It's always disappointing to lose when you have a good lead but I knew there was going to be opportunities for Joel given the way the waves went," Buchan said. "I had one good barrel that just went a little bit long on me and Joel caught a really good wave and made the most of it. Joel is an amazing surfer and it was good to have a heat out there with him while there were good waves coming through."
Buchan won the last ASP World Tour event in France, and with his 3rd place result today, jumps to World No. 7. He was rated 14th before the European tour leg.
"I'm happy with a 3rd," Buchan said. "Obviously I would have loved to have been up on the podium again with a 1st or 2nd this week but it's been a good leg. After my 33rd at Trestles I was pretty disappointed because I really wanted to do well there, but then I just put everything into my European leg and it was a pretty good one for me."
Hobgood beat Luke Stedman (AUS) en route to his final berth today. Previous to his Billabong Pro Mundaka semifinal finish, Stedman hadn't advanced beyond Round 4 in a 2008 ASP World Tour event. His 3rd place finish equals his career best result.
"It's my best result this year so I'm pretty happy," Stedman said. C.J. is in good form right now and the conditions are definitely favoring a goofy footer. I'm happy with the result, happy with the event, I'm just a happy guy right now."
Stedman rounds out the Top 10 with a World No. 10 rating post the Billabong Pro Mundaka. He will look to maintain the momentum heading to Brazil and France – the last two events of the season.
"My goal is totally to be in the Top 10 at the end of the year and as high up in the Top 10 as possible," Stedman said. Coming 10th after Mundka and having a couple more events to work on that is good – I'm definitely excited for the next couple of events."