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An excerpt from 'The Gift of Faith'
Edited by then Bishop Donald W. Wuerl, Thomas Comerford Lawler, and Ronald Lawler, O.F.M. Cap. (Reference: Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1322-1405; 1536-1589)
The Eucharist is at the very heart of the Church's life. In the Eucharist Christ Himself is present to His people in the paschal mystery. Rich in symbolism and richer in reality, the Eucharist bears within itself the whole reality of Christ, and mediates to us His saving work.
"At the Last Supper, on the night He was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic Sacrifices of His Body and Blood. He did this to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the centuries until He should come again, and so to entrust to His beloved spouse, the Church, a memorial of His death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a paschal banquet in which Christ is received, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us" (SC 47).…
1. What is the Holy Eucharist?
The Eucharist is a sacrament, a sacrifice, and a sacred banquet. Under the appearance of bread and wine our Savior Jesus Christ is entirely present in this sacrament, body and blood, soul and divinity. In this sacrament He offers Himself in sacrifice to the Father, and is received as spiritual nourishment.
The word "Eucharist" means thanksgiving. Our Lord in a most special way gave thanks to the Father as He offered it. Moreover, the Eucharistic sacrifice is the most excellent means we have of expressing our thanks to God.
2. Why is the Eucharist the center of Catholic life?
The Eucharist is the center of Catholic life precisely because Christ is the center of all our life. In this sacrament Christ gives Himself totally, that we might share His life and be bound together in His mystical body.
"No Christian community can be built up unless it has its basis and center in the celebration of the Most Holy Eucharist" (PO 6). "For the Most Blessed Eucharist contains the Church's entire spiritual wealth, that is, Christ Himself, our Passover and living bread" (PO 5).
3. Was the Eucharist foreshadowed in the Old Testament?
Yes. In every age God taught mankind to hope for salvation. But in the divine plan salvation was to be achieved only by the sacrifice Christ offered of Himself upon the cross, a sacrifice that is made present now in all places through the sacrifice of the Mass. The sacrifices of the old law could not of themselves bring salvation, but they could and did foreshadow the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
The Eucharist as sacrifice was symbolized in a special way in the sacrifice of the Paschal lamb, at the time God was about to lead His people from the slavery of Egypt and guide them toward the promised land. The Eucharist was represented by the manna given to sustain the people of God as they wandered through the desert to the homeland that God planned to give them.
4. When did Christ institute the Eucharist?
Jesus Christ instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper which He celebrated with His apostles the night before He died for us. "He took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, 'Take and eat, this is My body' " (Matt. 26.26). Taking a cup of wine, he said: "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood" (Luke 22.20). Finally, he commanded the apostles to do as He had done: that in every place bread might become His body, and wine His blood, and that through His priests He might offer in every place the perfect sacrifice to the Father. "Do this in remembrance of Me" (1 Cor. 11.24).
By offering this first Eucharistic sacrifice at the time of the paschal feast, Jesus indicated the fulfillment of the promises symbolized by the first Passover. Through the sacrifice of the cross, referred to and made symbolically and really present at this sacrificial meal, He redeemed the whole human race from the slavery of sin and made it possible for all to come to the Promised Land of heaven.
5. Was the Eucharist celebrated in the early Church?
Yes. In describing the life of the early Church, Christian writers of that time gave special attention to the Eucharist. For the Eucharist was the community's essential celebration. It signified, and kept most real, the presence of Christ in the community.
St. Luke says of the first Christians in Jerusalem: they "devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers" (Acts 2.42).
6. Why is the Mass called a true sacrifice?
A sacrifice is the offering of a victim by a priest to God alone, to acknowledge his divine sovereignty and to obtain his mercy. Now the Mass is called a true sacrifice because in it our High Priest, Jesus, truly offers Himself totally to the Father. Jesus does not rise and die again every time the Eucharistic liturgy is enacted, but His one sacrifice is made present to all in every celebration of the Mass. At Mass, as on the cross, Jesus is the chief priest; and the ministerial priest serves as His instrument. It is He who is the Victim, freely offering Himself as He did on the cross, freely offering the suffering and death He endured for us.
But in the Mass His Church joins Him in the sacrifice. With Him, in obedience to Him, the Church also performs the role of priest and victim, making a total offering of itself together with Him.
7. Why do we call the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist a "real presence"?
Jesus is present to the Church in many ways. He is with the Church as she believes, prays, and does works of mercy. He is present in the activity of bishops and priests of the Church when they preach God's word, govern His people, and administer His sacraments. All these presences of Jesus are of course real. But in speaking of the "real presence" in the Eucharist we are recalling that this is the fullest and most rich presence of Jesus. Jesus is present in many ways by His action, care, and power; but the Eucharist is Jesus. He is totally present wherever the Eucharist is present. He is present with all His humanity and all His divinity.
Obviously Jesus does not take on a new miniature body to be present in the Eucharist. He has but one body, the body that once hung on the cross and is now at the right hand of the Father. What changes is not Jesus, or His glorious condition, but the number of places in which He is present. When bread is changed into His body, the one body of the Lord begins to be really present where there had been bread.
"Instructed in these matters and certain in faith that what seems to be bread is not bread — though it tastes like it — but rather the Body of Christ, and that what seems to be wine is not wine — though it seems so to the taste — but the Blood of Christ … strengthen your heart by receiving this Bread as spiritual food and gladden the countenance of your soul" (St. Cyril of Jerusalem).
8. To whom is the Eucharistic sacrifice offered?
Because the Eucharist, which makes really present the sacrifice of the cross, is the supreme act of worship, it can be offered only to God.
9. For whom is the Eucharistic sacrifice offered?
At every Mass the chief priest is Christ, and His ministerial priest must share Christ's universal saving purpose. Every Mass is offered for the salvation of all, the living and the dead.
Often the faithful ask that a Mass be offered for a special intention; for example, for one who has died, for some spiritual or temporal need, or for giving thanks to the Lord. When Mass is said for a special intention, it is in truth only a plea that part of the fruits of Christ's sacrifice might favor an intention for which one has special concern.
When a financial offering is made with the request that Mass be said for such a special intention, this is to be understood as an expression of a desire to make a sacrifice of their own, joining that small sacrifice to the Eucharistic sacrifice. By this they also contribute in a particular way to the needs of the Church and the sustenance of its ministers.
10. What is meant by Holy Communion?
Holy Communion is a sacrament in which the faithful receive Jesus as the Bread of life, as spiritual food. The Mass is both a sacrifice and a sacred banquet; Jesus is offered to the Father, and He is received as the nourishing strength of His people. Communion unites us more closely with Jesus Himself, and unites us also with all of our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Sometimes Catholics receive Communion under the form of bread alone; sometimes they receive it under the forms of both bread and wine. In either case, one receives the whole Christ.
11. Have we a duty to receive Communion?
Yes. Jesus Himself stressed that we must receive Communion to come to everlasting life. "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you have no life in you" (John 6.53).
The divine precept does not indicate how often one should receive Communion. The Church commands the faithful to receive Communion at least once a year, ordinarily during the paschal season. The Church also speaks of the duty to receive Communion when one is in danger of death. But one who loves Christ naturally wishes to deepen his friendship with Him by frequent reception of this sacrament.
12. Is Christ's presence in the Eucharist lasting?
Yes. The change that occurs when Christ becomes sacramentally present in the Eucharist is an enduring change. After the consecration Jesus remains bodily present as long as the appearance of bread and wine remains.
13. What are the conditions for lawful reception of Communion?
To receive the sacrament of Communion worthily one must be a baptized Catholic in the state of grace and believe what the Church teaches about this sacrament. One conscious of having committed a mortal sin must make a sacramental confession before approaching the sacrament. One must also receive Communion with an upright intention, for example, out of love for Christ or in a desire to grow in grace and in unity with all His Mystical Body. One should not receive Communion simply because others are receiving it. The Church also directs us to abstain from food and drink (except for water and medicine) for at least one hour before Communion.
If one who has sinned gravely has a pressing need to receive the Eucharist and has no opportunity to confess, one should first make an act of perfect contrition, an act which includes in it a promise to confess as soon as possible. One who deliberately received Communion while in a state of mortal sin would commit a grave sin of sacrilege.
"Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord" (1 Cor. 11.27).
Reception of the Eucharist together signifies unity in faith and union with one another in the family of faith. Catholics and non-Catholic Christians are regrettably separated in many ways. For this reason non-Catholics could not be admitted to Communion in the Catholic Church except in exceptional circumstances. The local Catholic bishop is to pass judgment in each case.
14. What special gifts of God are symbolized and brought about by the Eucharist?
We receive the Eucharist under the appearance of basic, elemental foods, bread and wine. And the sacrament brings about spiritually the nourishment it symbolizes, for in it Christ provides us richly with all that we need for healing and nourishment in the life of grace. Bread and wine are also symbols of unity: the family of God is to be gathered into one by the power of the Eucharist, as many grains of wheat are gathered to make bread and many grapes are brought together to make wine. Moreover, this basic food is received as food for the pilgrim journey we make toward eternal life, and it gives us the grace and strength to come to that life.
"I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst…. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed" (John 6.34, 55).
"Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread" (1 Cor. 10.17).
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If a man eats of this bread, he will live forever" (John 6.51).
15. What is the general structure of the Mass?
The Mass contains a liturgy of the Word and a liturgy of the Eucharist.
The liturgy of the Word begins with a greeting, a penitential rite, and prayers that prepare one to hear the words of God in readings from Holy Scripture. These readings are ordinarily followed by a homily, which explains and applies the word of God to our lives, and on Sundays and great feasts by a communal act of faith.
In the liturgy of the Eucharist gifts of bread and wine (and often other gifts as well) are made; these symbolize the gift of our whole being to the Lord, and our desire to receive Him entirely. In the Eucharistic prayer the words of Christ Himself at the Last Supper are spoken in His name by the priest; Jesus makes present His whole being, and renews the one sacrifice of the cross in the midst of His people. We are called upon to remember God's great saving deeds as these realities are made sacramentally present. All express their inward participation in Christ's sacrifice by the solemn "Amen" at the end of the Eucharistic prayer. Then the Communion rite begins with the Lord's Prayer, and other prayers preparing us to receive the Lord in Communion. Afterwards there is a time for quiet prayer, or a brief prayer in common, and for a solemn blessing, after which the people are dismissed.
Sacred music often adorns the Mass. Some of the prayers of the Mass are often sung, and hymns are frequently offered.
Though the essential elements of the Mass are present wherever Mass is offered, there are a number of "rites" in the Church. In the western, or "Latin," part of the Church the Roman rite is used; in the Eastern Churches united with Rome other rites, rooted in ancient practices, are used.
16. Should Christ be worshipped in the Eucharist?
Yes. At the consecration of the Mass Christ becomes present to us. There He offers Himself to the Father, renewing in our midst the saving sacrifice of the cross. He remains permanently with us in this sacrament. Wherever the sacrament is, there is the Christ who is our Lord and God; hence He is ever to be worshipped in this mystery.
Such worship is expressed in many ways in Catholic devotion: in genuflections, in worship of Him at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament or in private visits to the Blessed Sacrament, in Eucharistic processions of the Feast of Corpus Christi or at times of the Forty Hours Devotion. In some dioceses and religious communities perpetual adoration is maintained before the Blessed Sacrament. All these forms of worship are appropriate responses to the immense gift of Christ's presence in our midst under the appearances of bread and wine.
Words to Remember…
• "Take, eat, this is My body…. This is My blood of the covenant" (Matt. 26.27-28).
• Jesus at the Last Supper changed bread and wine into His own body and blood, and commanded the apostles to do what He had done.
• At Mass, Christ through His priests changes bread and wine into His body and blood, and makes the sacrifice He once offered on the cross present for us.
• To receive Communion worthily is to have the sure hope of eternal life; we receive it worthily if we are in the state of grace and have faith in the Eucharist.
• We worship Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, for He remains there always as our Savior and our Friend.
• "The Blessed Sacrament contains the Church's entire spiritual wealth, that is, Christ Himself" (PO 5); hence this sacrament is the source of all the Church's life and activity.
Excerpt from The Gift of Faith, A Question and Answer Version of The Teaching of Christ, edited by Bishop Donald W. Wuerl, Thomas Comerford Lawler, and Ronald Lawler, O.F.M. Cap. Copyright © 1986, 2001 by Bishop Donald W. Wuerl, Thomas Comerford Lawler, and Ronald Lawler, O.F.M. Cap. All rights reserved.
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1. When most of the questions on a proposed questionnaire for prospective jurors are asked during voir dire, and no time limit is placed on voir dire, the failure to use the questionnaire does not negatively impact the composition of the jury.
2. Where a doctor-patient relationship exists between one of the parties to litigation and a prospective juror, such prospective juror is not disqualified per se, but special care should be taken by the trial judge to ascertain that the prospective juror is free from bias or prejudice.
3. The extent of the examination of prospective jurors during voir dire is within the sound discretion of the trial court. Appellate courts will not interfere with this process unless a clear abuse of discretion is established.
4. The trial court is allowed to ask questions of potential jurors during voir dire, and these questions may be used to further clarify on a panel member's initial reluctance to remain impartial. The trial court may question jurors who initially expressed bias towards either party so long as the questioning is not coercive or improper.
Appeal from Ness District Court; BRUCE T. GATTERMAN, judge. Opinion filed March 23, 2007. Affirmed.
Jerry K. Levy, Ronald L. Schneider, and Katherine L. Kirk, of Law Offices of Jerry K. Levy, P.A., of Lawrence, for appellant.
Brian C. Wright, of Law Office of Brian C. Wright, of Great Bend, for appellee.
Before MARQUARDT, P.J., PIERRON, J., and KNUDSON, S.J.
MARQUARDT, J.: Merritt Atwell appeals various decisions of the trial court relating to jury selection. We affirm.
In April 2001, Dr. Mikhail Imseis, a physician in Ness City, treated Atwell. As part of his treatment, Dr. Imseis prescribed the antibiotic Gentamycin. There were problems with the antibiotic and Atwell was allegedly left with severe bilateral vestibular weakness. When Atwell was treated, he was in his 80s.
In April 2003, Atwell filed a petition alleging that Dr. Imseis was negligent for prescribing Gentamycin and for not closely monitoring him. The case was set for trial in Ness County, which has a population of approximately 3,400 people. Ness County has three physicians. Dr. Imseis is the only physician in Ness City.
From the beginning, Atwell was concerned that it would be difficult to get a jury panel with no individuals who were patients of Dr. Imseis. Atwell filed a motion requesting that all of Dr. Imseis' current patients be dismissed from the jury pool. The motion was denied.
Atwell also filed a motion to use a voir dire juror questionnaire which included questions about employment, history with the legal or medical professions, and attitudes towards the medical profession. Atwell and Dr. Imseis agreed on a questionnaire and it was submitted to the trial court. The trial court denied the use of the juror questionnaire.
No current patient and only one former patient of Dr. Imseis were seated on the jury. The jury found for Dr. Imseis. Atwell appeals.
Atwell believes the "odds were high" that a number of prospective jurors would have "intimate and privileged" ties to Dr. Imseis even though he acknowledges he did not file a motion to change venue. Atwell contends that his proposed questionnaire would have identified "specific bias." He argues that the trial court abused its discretion by not allowing the use of the questionnaire, which deprived him of a fair trial.
The purpose of voir dire is to enable the parties to select competent jurors who are without bias, prejudice, or partiality. The trial court has broad discretion in controlling voir dire. Our standard of review on matters of jury selection is abuse of discretion. State v. Hayes, 258 Kan. 629, 631, 908 P.2d 597 (1995).
K.S.A. 60-247(b) allows prospective jurors to be examined under oath. There is no prescribed method for conducting juror examinations. Kansas has no case which addresses the use or denial of the use of a jury questionnaire in a civil trial. In the absence of specific rules, the general rules of trial court discretion and fairness apply.
The proposed questionnaire would have questioned jurors about the hardship that would be encountered from changing doctors, the degree of trust they placed in their medical provider, whether a person should be awarded money for injuries caused by a physician, and whether they would be willing to go to a doctor after awarding money to a party who was injured by that doctor. The questionnaire also asked jurors if they could be fair if the defendant was their family doctor.
The trial court acknowledged that Ness County is small and many prospective jurors might have preexisting personal or professional relationships with either party. A larger than normal number of potential jurors was called so that there would be as many choices as possible. Twice, Atwell's attorneys were allowed to conduct in-camera voir dire to avoid tainting the panel. The attorneys and the trial court asked many questions relating to attitudes about lawsuits and medical personnel. There were numerous questions asked about potential jurors' relationship with Dr. Imseis.
Most of the questions on the proposed questionnaire were asked during voir dire, and no time limit was placed on voir dire. The failure to use the questionnaire did not negatively impact the composition of the jury. We fail to see what the questionnaire would have accomplished, and how it would have benefitted Atwell. The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it did not allow the use of the proposed questionnaire.
On appeal, Atwell again argues that all of Dr. Imseis' current patients should have been automatically removed from the panel. Atwell claims there was a "high probability of bias," even if the bias was only subconscious. Atwell maintains that he was prejudiced by having to use his peremptory challenges and believes that several jurors with biases were allowed on the panel.
It does not appear that any of Atwell's three peremptory challenges was used to exclude a patient of Dr. Imseis. Panel member S.M.'s husband was a patient and she thought doctors were "sued too much." Panel member S.P. was an employee of Dr. Imseis at one time and now works for the hospital. Panel member S.B. has a "professional" association with Dr. Imseis, but it is not clear from the record on appeal if she is a patient of Dr. Imseis. She also lives with a woman who works in the hospital lab and was a potential trial witness.
Kansas has not addressed the issue of whether a patient of a party should be removed from a jury panel for cause. In Bowman v. Perkins, 135 S.W.3d 399, 402 (Ky. 2004), the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that "a current and ongoing physician-patient relationship is such a close relationship where a trial court should presume the possibility of bias." For that reason, the court held that "a prospective juror who is a current patient of a defendant physician in a medical malpractice action should be discharged for cause." 135 S.W.3d at 402.
In contrast, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled that where a doctor-patient relationship exists between one of the parties to litigation and a prospective juror, "such prospective juror is not disqualified per se" but "special care should be taken by the trial judge to ascertain" that the prospective juror is free from bias or prejudice. Wade v. Chengappa, 207 W. Va. 319, 322, 532 S.E.2d 37 (1999).
We are unwilling to create an absolute rule like the one formulated in Kentucky. We believe it is more prudent to recognize the possibility of bias and take steps to remove jurors who may have an insurmountable bias. The trial court in this case gave defense counsel wide latitude in questioning and conducting in-camera examinations. There was a larger than average pool of potential jurors summoned to the courthouse. No current patient of Dr. Imseis was on the jury, and Atwell did not use any of his peremptory challenges to remove Dr. Imseis' patients from the panel. Therefore, we do not believe this is a case that requires a new rule for voir dire. Atwell was not unduly prejudiced by the trial court's ruling.
Atwell believes the trial court asked potential jurors unduly leading questions and should have avoided asking questions that were rehabilitative in nature and designed to get a proclamation of fairness.
The extent of the examination of prospective jurors during voir dire is within the sound discretion of the trial court. Appellate courts will not interfere with this process unless a clear abuse of discretion is established. Butler v. HCA Health Svcs. of Kansas, Inc., 27 Kan. App. 2d 403, 429, 6 P.3d 871, rev. denied 268 Kan. 885 (1999).
The trial court asked, after a panel member said that his opinion would be swayed by the fact that Dr. Imseis was his physician, "You understand in local communities we all know a lot of people and we all deal with a lot of people professionally and that's the nature of rural communities, right?" The juror said that he understood, but still expressed his inability to remain impartial. He was excused for cause.
The trial court asked similar questions of witnesses who were close to Atwell. One juror said that her personal relationship with Atwell "[v]ery well might" cause her to favor him. The trial court followed up by asking:
"THE COURT: Maybe a better way for me to ask that is the law says that this case must be decided upon the evidence that is presented in this courtroom. And do you feel if you heard that evidence that you could make a fair and impartial decision or do you feel that you're–that you are partial in this case?"
The juror said that she thought she could "probably make a fair decision." She was not seated on the jury.
The trial court is allowed to ask questions of potential jurors during voir dire, and these questions may be used to further clarify on a panel member's initial reluctance to remain impartial. The trial court may question jurors who initially expressed bias towards either party so long as the questioning is not coercive or improper. Here, the trial court showed no bias and was not coercive or improper it its questioning of prospective jurors. Therefore, we reject Atwell's claim that he was denied a fair trial based on the trial court's conduct during voir dire.
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First you need a quality battery jump box that is charged and ready to save the day and possibly your boat.
Also, if you can't see investing in a jump box, certainly you should have on hand a heavy-gauge set of jumper cables long enough to reach another battery. Your boat has multiple batteries and probably in multiple locations. Make yourself aware of their location and what they control. Examples are engine batteries, generator batteries, cabin batteries for commode and lighting etc., electric thruster batteries and inverter batteries. Once you've located all the batteries make a list of them, voltage size 6- or 12-volt and function for future reference-similar to your electrical panel at home. The simple way to distinguish a 6-volt from a 12-volt is the number of filler caps on top: three caps are 6-volt and six caps are 12-volt.
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Make sure you have proper safety goggles on and you're not wearing any jewelry. Inspect each and every connection one battery at a time. If corrosion is present, remove one cable connection at a time, making certain it doesn't come into contact with anything else. Remember your boat is most likely aluminum and is a conductor!
Clean all terminals with a hand battery post cleaner and re-install. Once all terminals are clean in this location you are ready to move on with your inspection and service. Note: you can't check a dead battery, it first must be charged. Having said that, you need to unplug the onboard battery charger or chargers and check battery voltage on each battery with a multi meter.
The purpose for unplugging the charger is so you can read the battery's voltage and not the charger's output voltage. Each 12-volt battery should read approximately 12.5 to 13.5 volts and 6-volt batteries at 6.5 to 7.5 volts. Carefully unscrew or pry off battery filler caps. If they are round they un-screw and if they look like flat rectangles they pry off.
Once this is done take a flashlight-not a match or a lighter because it could explode-and look in each hole or cell. You are checking for water. There should be a noticeable ring or indention approximately a half inch down in the opening. If not full to that mark, use a battery filler bottle and fill it with distilled water (not tap water). Repeat this at every cell at every battery.
Using a battery hydrometer available at any auto parts store, insert it down in the opening and draw out fluid for a gravity reading to determine the battery's condition. It's really not as complicated as it sounds; it's like using an eye dropper. Most have balls or a disc similar to an antifreeze checker. Read the scale and make condition notes. Empty and continue one cell at a time until finished. Make note if any one cell falls below the standard. If it does, most likely the battery is bad. If all batteries check out okay, all is well. If not replace as necessary.
Don't forget to plug in your chargers. After doing that, it's a good idea to take your meter and check output voltage of your chargers. You do this simply by probing the positive and negative terminals on the battery. They should read approximately 12.8 to 14.2 volts. A little side note here: if they are not working, check your GFI box where the charger is plugged in. There should be a red button and a black button. They sometimes will trip and you will have no chargers. In most cases re-setting it will fix that problem.
Now for how I really feel about batteries. There are batteries on the market that are not flooded cell and rarely if ever need service. Don't be confused by so called maintenance-free batteries. If they contain electrolyte, they need service. I'm referring to absorbed glass matt (AGM) batteries. These batteries were first designed for military use and have incredible longevity. In most cases one of these can replace two conventional flooded cell batteries. Now we're getting somewhere! And possibly with more cranking amps and reserve capacity they also can sit up to two years unattended and still be at full power.
Here are just a few benefits. These batteries virtually have no off gassing from the electrolyte so battery explosion risk is reduced and you can expect 8-10 years of service from these batteries. Some have impressive 100 percent replacement warranties for up to four years. There is no need for battery boxes; remember they are only needed to contain spilling electrolyte from off gassing and boiling over. If you want more information on these batteries, size, cost, where to buy them, etc., just ask. As in all articles, if I didn't cover what you needed please ask a question and I or an expert will reply back to you.
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BART and its unions resumed negotiations Wednesday as management revealed it had not budged from its latest economic offer for the past month, another sign of how far apart both sides appear to remain ahead of the deadline to avert a Monday shutdown.
Meanwhile, Josie Mooney, chief negotiator for the local Service Employees International Union, said unions submitted their last financial proposal on July 17 and are awaiting a counter-offer from BART.
Mooney said if BART does not budge by Friday morning, unions will likely issue a 72-hour notice of an impending strike, and that without a new proposal from BART by Monday morning, they will go on strike, "I think." But she emphasized that workers' strong priority is still to reach a deal to avert a strike.
Unions meanwhile, released a flyer for a Thursday rally that declared "NO MORE CONCESSIONS!" But unlike BART, they declined to divulge details of their latest proposal, citing a gag order from state mediators.
"Frankly (BART is) bargaining in the press at the same time that they had not bargained with us in the last 29 days," Mooney said. "That's not how we're going to achieve an agreement — by arguing in the press."
On July 4, state mediators appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown told unions to go back to work while negotiators spend the next 30 days at the bargaining table after declaring that both sides had such differing views that a deal did would not be possible in the short term. That ended a 4½-day strike and set up a new deadline — which now looms Sunday night — to avert a second strike that would begin Monday morning.
The latest proposals revealed by either side show unions and management several percentage points apart on the three significant issues that have remained since negotiations began in April: pay, contributions to health care, and pensions.
BART held a news conference Tuesday to reiterate its economic proposal from July 2, which remains management's current offer, spokeswoman Alicia Trost said Wednesday. In the last few weeks, BART has worked on smaller, noneconomic parts of the agreement and mediators had scheduled this week to work on the financial aspects of the deal, she said.
In late June and the first two days in July, BART doubled its pay increase offer and reduced its proposal for workers to contribute more toward health care.
During the same time a month ago, unions slightly increased their pension offer and reduced their proposal for pay increases by a couple percentage points.
BART's current four-year offer includes: 8 percent pay raises, a rise in employee health care contributions from 5 percent to 10 percent and an increase in employee pension contributions from nothing to 5 percent.
The latest available union offer covers three years and includes: More than 20 percent pay increases, willingness to pay slightly more for health care benefits and a pension contribution of 3 percent.
BART says the net impact of its offer is slightly more money for workers while unions say some low-paid workers and those with many dependents will see a net decrease in pay after seeing a pay freeze since 2009.
"That isn't fair — that isn't how people can sustain their families," Mooney said.
BART's 2,300 blue-collar workers make an average of $76,551 in gross pay, easily the highest among California transit agencies, and their benefits — $92 a month toward health care and nothing toward pensions — are also among the best between Bay Area government agencies.
Negotiations continued Wednesday morning at a neutral office in Oakland. Talks were expected to take place daily, if needed, through the Sunday night deadline.
Unions say they had planned a march to BART headquarters from Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday. Workers say they also bought space on a Bay Bridge billboard to advocate for their cause.
The San Francisco Bay Ferry is preparing its staff and crew for a potential BART strike Monday. If a strike happens, the agency will add an additional landing, increase runs and add earlier and later departure times to the previous BART strike schedule.
During the first BART strike, SF Bay Ferry ferries carried 18,000 one-way riders per day, triple their normal average. As a result, they will have 13 boats in place — up from 12 in the last strike and eight normally.
The additional landing at Golden Gate Ferry's San Francisco Ferry Building facility will be in place to help reduce dock congestion and carry more passengers and there will be increased runs between Oakland Jack London Square, Alameda Main Street and Harbor Bay, Vallejo and the Ferry Building.
The earlier and later departure times include a 5 a.m. departure from Vallejo, and a 5:30 a.m. Oakland departure to the Ferry Building; and 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. departures from the Ferry Building to Oakland.
If a strike takes place and carries on through the weekend, SF Bay Ferry will stick to the regular weekend schedule. Also available for the public during the strike will be additional customer service representatives at terminals and enhanced directional signage.
"We think they'll be more demand than last time," said Ernest Sanchez, spokesman for the SF Bay Ferry. "Let's just hope it doesn't happen."
Staff writer Brittny Mejia contributed to this report. Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705. Follow him at twitter.com/RosenbergMerc.


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For the next several weeks, the UNK community can view displays from PROOF: Media for Social Justice. One of the displays is on the second floor of the library. According to Proof's website, the goal of the Rescuers Project with its photographs and narratives is threefold:
–To heighten awareness and understanding of the presence of rescue behavior during genocide or mass violence;
–To better understand the conditions that support compassionate behavior in the face of communal violence;
–To encourage social healing, reconciliation, and the prevention of further cycles of violence in societies recovering from mass violence through the
promotion of positive narratives.
MONA art:
The Museum of Nebraska Art highlights a specific artist regularly in the library. This semester's artist is John Falter, a native of Plattsmouth, NE, and best known for his cover paintings in The Saturday Evening Post. The artwork is displayed on the main floor, at the entrance to the library and within the Cafe.
Departmental posters:
For the last three years the Library has been show casing the work of UNK's faculty, departments, and service units through a series of displays. The displays are up for about a month during the school year. You can view many past displays on the Library's flickr page. Current posters featured are from the departments of Geography & Earth Science and Computer Science & Information Systems.
Student research:
During the same period, over thirty students have had their research displayed in Library in the form of posters. The posters are provided by the Office of Undergraduate Research and represent the broad range of research interests UNK students have; all have been previously exhibited at either the Fall or Spring Student Research Day. Posters, two at a time, are up for about a month. Currently, see posters by Jordan Heiliger/Dr. Longo and Jess T. Lammers/W. Wyatt Hoback. You can view many of these posters on the Library's flickr page.
Gifts from China:
Chancellor Kristensen joined a delegation from the University of Nebraska at Kearney on a Recruitment and Development trip to China in the summer of 2011. Some of the beautiful and unusual gifts he received from our Chinese counterparts and colleagues are on display on the first floor by the Cafe for all of the UNK community to enjoy. Cities visited include: Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Beijing, Weihai, Shenyang, and Shijiazhuang.


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Pitstop needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 116 designs submitted by 41 freelance designers.
Wrapture Robes - http://www.wrapturerobes.com (under construction)
I am a fashion stylist for magazines and television and I am launching a range of old Hollywood style robes to wear around the house. The inspiration for the prints on the robes is a mix between Florence Broadhurst and fashion designers like Diane Von Furstenberg. The brand should represent: old Hollywood Glamour.
I am targeting women who love clothing, fashion, homewears and feminine prints. There is no real age but mainly 18 - 40 yrs but it is an item that women can put on to feel sexy and beautiful in. If you think of the movie LA Confidential, its that glamour era.
Focus simply on a bold beautiful script font that resembles a signature. Really push the typography here.
Color scheme could be black, red and gold but am flexible.
Logo should be provided in full color for web, as well as monochrome for print and cloth.
Photoshop PSDs / Illustrator files required
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text: Edward Benjamin 'Ben" Clark Lukens, 78, a passionate traveler and raconteur and a resident of South Portland, Maine died on May 26, 2013, of heart failure at Sedgewood Commons Nursing Home in Falmouth, Maine. Ben was born July 26, 1934, in Chestnut Hill, PA, the son of Lorraine and Lewis Lukens. After attending Chestnut Hill Academy and Phillips Exeter Academy, N.H., Ben attended Princeton University, where he studied American History and was a member of the Cottage Club, graduating in 1956. He also served as a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry and the Pennsylvania National Guard. After graduation, he worked for J. P. Morgan Bank in Paris, where his responsibilities included helping special clients during their European vacations. He got to know the hidden-gems of the city: bistros, theaters, walks–and shared a drink at Harry's Bar with Ernest Hemingway. (Rather than fawn over the famous writer, Ben mentioned that he'd been a student at Princeton of one of Hemingway's fiercest critics — upon hearing this, Hemingway invited Ben to pull up a chair.) Later in life, he moved to Portland, Maine, home of Disston and Denton cousins, and worked there for many years as a child protective supervisor. He enjoyed spending his summers in Northeast Harbor, Maine, where he had grown up vacationing, and where he continued to overlap with his extended family. Ben is survived by his two brothers, Lewis, of Middletown, CT and Robert, of Wyndmoor, PA and many cousins, nieces and nephews, with whom he maintained close ties. He is predeceased by his son, Peter, and by his two sisters, Lorraine of Chestnut Hill, PA and Marie, of New York City. A memorial graveside service will be held this summer at the cemetery in Northeast Harbor, Maine, where Ben will be buried next to his son Peter. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main St., Mt. Desert. Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.


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The debate raging in lower Manhattan and across the United States over the controversial planned New York City mosque is nothing new to Córdoba, Spain.
There the mixing of cultures and religions, both in war and in harmony, has been the norm for more than a thousand years. The Islamic cultural center and mosque that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf hopes to build was originally named Córdoba House, after the city that was ruled by Muslims from the 8th to 13th centuries.
The city's Islamic period and longstanding arguments about its meaning – a symbol of tolerance and hope or an expression of an expansive and aggressive faith? – is an ancient reflection of the current US back and forth over mosques and their meanings, driven by the controversial project, now called Park51 after the project's location two blocks from the old World Trade Center.
Just as the planned mosque in New York is fueling controversy – as is the promise by the leader of a small church in Florida to burn Korans on Sept. 11 – Córdoba's ancient mosque, considered by some to be the finest architectural achievement of Moorish Córdoba, has been a point of contention for centuries.
At its height, Córdoba was considered by some to be one of the greatest achievements of the medieval Islamic world – a center of art, architecture, and scholarship.
For much of the Islamic period, Córdoba was a bastion of tolerance. It ushered in a renaissance for Jews in Spain, who were persecuted by Christian rulers in the 7th century. The great Jewish philosopher and Torah scholar Maimonides was born there around 1134.
That Maimonides's family fled Córdoba for North Africa when he was a boy after an intolerant Islamic dynasty conquered the city is one of the reasons that US politicians like Newt Gingrich deemed the original name an "insult." There were also periods in which large numbers of Jews or Christians were killed.
Unique Córdoba: mosque and cathedral in one
The Great Mosque today is one of Spain's most visited attractions. The complex, which includes a massive prayer room of white and red painted archways plus an outdoor orange grove, was built in four phases over 200 years starting in the 8th century.
To be sure, early disputes were over aesthetics as much as they were over ecumenical values.
In 1523, well after Spanish Christians had conquered the city, the Roman Catholic Church decided to knock down several rows of arches to build a cathedral almost in the center of the rectangular mosque. At first, the city rebelled against the plan, but King Carlos V sided with the Church – until he saw the result: "You have done what has been done elsewhere, and you have undone what was unique in the world," Carlos reportedly said.
The finished product, however, is certainly unique. The cathedral's proportion of the Islamic complex is roughly what would happen if a tennis court were made to fill the last 30 yards of a football field. And while the mosque/cathedral is protected by the Culture Ministry and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, it is owned and managed by the Catholic Church, which holds regular masses there.
Córdoba controversy
For around two decades, Spain's Islamic communities have requested that the complex be used for both Christian and Muslim prayer. Letters have reached the Spanish prime minister and the pope. Neither institution has responded, and the Church hasn't budged on its preservation of the site as one for Catholic prayer alone.
Guards at the site ensure that Muslims do not pray. In March, a few Muslim tourists from Austria knelt down inside the mosque and were soon surrounded by security. An altercation erupted, and according to the guards, the tourists assaulted them – a charge the visitors deny.
A week later, a non-Muslim tourist from Rhode Island sat down in a yoga position in the mosque to protest what happened to the Austrians, and she, too, was escorted from the complex. In January a group of students led by an imam and a nun from Maryland were thrown out because the two teachers attempted to explain the site without an official guide.
"The paranoia is reaching absurd levels," says Mansur Escudero, a Córdoba-based psychiatrist and the head of the Junta Islámica, one of Spain's largest Muslim associations. "These anti-Islamic events only strengthen the extremists and terrorists. And what is happening in New York is similar. There is a clear political manipulation of emotions and symbols, and I find that dangerous. Sacrificing principles such as religious freedom is serious. I hope that the Americans come to their senses."
The exploitation of symbols, said Mr. Escudero, is what is fueling anti-Islamic sentiment in Europe and now in the United States. "The people behind the mosque near ground zero chose the name Córdoba because it symbolizes a historical period in Spain when Christianity, Judaism, and Islam lived side by side," he said.
The history
There are different opinions on what the Golden Age of Córdoba symbolizes. Some say Al-Andalus – Muslim-controlled Spain between the 8th and 15th centuries – is a symbol of Islamic domination. Others see it as a period of great religious tolerance. History shows something in between – with different hues at different points during the 500-year Islamic period.
The Muslims conquered Córdoba in 711, the year they began their invasion of Spain. Around 40 years later, Abd al-Rahman I of the Omayyad Dynasty, fleeing a massacre of his family in Damascus, began building Córdoba into one of the Western world's most influential cities that would reach its apex in the 10th century.
Abd al-Rahman III proclaimed the Califate of Córdoba in 929 to rival seats of power in Damascus and Baghdad, starting a massive public works campaign including the construction of a palatial city just outside Córdoba called Madinat al-Zahra, about a third the size of Central Park.
Today it is one of Spain's most important archaeological sites from the Islamic period. The next caliph, Al-Hakam II, brought to the city men of letters and science, art and architecture, turning Córdoba into a leading center of scholarship and culture.
Also during the 10th century, Jews and Christians – while subordinate to Muslims – lived in relative peace. Some held important positions within the caliphate bureaucracy. The head of customs was a Jew who negotiated trade relations with the Christian Byzantine Empire. The Córdoban ambassador to Constantinople was a Christian cleric. Churches, mosques, and synagogues abounded.
Nevertheless, disputes between the religious groups did occur. In the 9th century, the Christians of Córdoba complained that the ban on church bells was not fair when the muezzin could call Muslims to prayer. This and other bickering led to a violent clash which left many dead Christians. In 1011, as Muslim nobles fought one another for control of the caliphate (it would never regain its glory and fell 20 years later), another religious conflict ignited, this time between Muslims and Jews. The latter were killed.
Likewise today, the disputes – albeit less violent – continue. And while the petition for Muslims to be allowed to pray at the Great Mosque does not appear to be going anywhere, on Sept. 11 this month a group of Muslims, Christians, and Jews plan to form a human chain linking the synagogue with the mosque. It will be difficult to misread the symbolism.


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July was fabulous. I was on my toes with work and yet I ended up watching a lot of films, reading some books and enjoying quality time with family and friends. So here is a quick recap:
Films: It was raining good cinema for me this month. I got my BigFLIX membership in place, so have caught up on my backlog of films to watch. So yes, there was a lot of cinema. I enjoyed watching Jaane Tu… in the theatre with Sneha, Jugal and Nanya. It was funny, how I ended up watching Girl Interrupted and The Dark Knight back to back. I saw a lot, I repeat a lot of films last month. Girl Interrupted inspired me to write this: http://compulsivewriter.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/sanity-in-insanity/
Music: Mainly tripped on Hindi music this month. I had criticised Kahin toh from Jaane tu because it was ripped off from an English song. But the lyrics are just so beautiful. 'Jaane na kahan who duniya hai/Jaane na who hai bhi ya nahin/ Jahan meri Zindagi mujhse/ Itni Khafa nahin'
Of course, Simon&Garfunkel are still ruling the iPod!
Ambition: I want to buy a new phone. But I can't decide which one
Dreams: Weird stuff. Pannu and me planning to leave for a long holiday, then there was one where I was ill and didn't want to tell people… Just a lot of weird shit
Moments: Quite a few that made me smile. There are people around me who have such immense faith in my writing! Thanks Avya kaka, Mohit, Nani, Sneha and Jugal!
Regrettable: Watching City of Dreams. As Omu called it- City of Nightmares
Boohoo factor: Pannu left for Jaipur and I won't be seeing her for 2 months! Boohoo!
Food: Yet again I have been well nourished! Ate everything and the last two weeks, I have gone for meat like never before. I enjoyed a nice meal at Da Vinci with Omu dada… Mom's birthday dinners were good stuff. The rooftop restaurant at Orchid is so lovely. On a rainy day, the cool breeze, the pitter patter of rain and the well lit runway just make the place magical. The food is just about okay, and the service, just about alright!
We also went to Gaylords for a meal and the conversation that night was fodder for thought. It gave birth to a post. http://compulsivewriter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/homage/
People: I met up with Avya kaka for a great lunch. One of the best evenings I had was a Sunday, where I met Om after a long time. We sat and talked and talked, as usual. After that I met Sneha and Jugal, we drove to MIG in his new car! We had great food, great conversation and then another fancy drive. We ate ice-cream, walked near Carter Road… Friends make life worth living.
Missing: Shefali and our late night dinners and 'discussions' at 59 east slope! Lathia and Satam, they just haven't met me in a long time. Urvashi Rao, for the walks at SP, random movies and intense discussions about fate, people and life… Basically, I have been missing friends.
Dreading: How hectic work's going to get soon
Enjoying: A thousand splendid suns
Wondering: How can things like height, complexion, income and location help someone find the love of their lives!
Figuring out: What do I exactly want?


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Download of the Day: Sandboxie 3.52
Our Download of the Day today is Sandboxie 3.52.
Tired of dealing with rogue software, spyware and malware?
Spent too many hours removing unsolicited software?
Worried about clicking unfamiliar Web links?
Introducing Sandboxie: Sandboxie runs your programs in an isolated space which prevents them from making permanent changes to other programs and data in your computer.
Benefits of the Isolated Sandbox
Secure Web Browsing: Running your Web browser under the protection of Sandboxie means that all malicious software downloaded by the browser is trapped in the sandbox and can be discarded trivially.
Enhanced Privacy: Browsing history, cookies, and cached temporary files collected while Web browsing stay in the sandbox and don't leak into Windows.
Secure E-mail: Viruses and other malicious software that might be hiding in your email can't break out of the sandbox and can't infect your real system.
Windows Stays Lean: Prevent wear-and-tear in Windows by installing software into an isolated sandbox.
The latest version includes the following changes:
Changes in Version 3.52
# Enhancements and Revisions:
- Improvements support for installations involving Windows Side-by-Side assemblies.
- Added support for a question mark character in Sandboxie settings that is considered a single-character wildcard.
- For third-party APIs: On 64-bit systems, the 32-bit DLL (SbieDllX) has been renamed to SbieDll.
- New translations: Greek, Portuguese (Portugal), and Arabic.
# Problems Fixed:
- Fixed a problem with Forced Folders on 64-bit Windows.
- Fixed a problem with the Sandboxie UAC confirmation window overlapping the Windows task bar.
- Fixed a conflict with the Immunize feature of Spybot-S&D which caused some slowdowns.
# Improved compatibility with:
- Adobe Reader X in Protected Mode
- Internal Flash player in recent versions of Google Chrome
- Web Browser: Comodo Dragon
- Proxies and Filters: NetNanny 6.5, ProxyCap, Super Socks5Cap
- Utilities: Active Captions, Actual Window Manager, Arum Switcher, Copernic Desktop Search, IntelliType Pro, ManyCam, RadeonPro
- Security Software: Microsoft EMET tool, Norton 360, Norton Safe Web Lite
- Virtual Machines: Running Sandboxie in a Windows system virtualized by Xen


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DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Delaware Valley College won its seventh game in a row and set up a showdown next week with Widener University for the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championship as the Aggies downed visiting Wilkes University, 23-7.
Delaware Valley, which had its week of preparation interrupted by Hurricane Sandy (classes were cancelled all week and the team did not get together until Wednesday), improved to 7-2 overall and 7-1 in the MAC. The Aggies began the year 0-2, including a conference loss to Lycoming, but bounced back to put itself in position for a fifth consecutive MAC championship (shared title in 2008, outright titles in 2009, 2010, 2011).
Widener is undefeated while both Delaware Valley and Lycoming have one loss in conference play. The Pride can claim the outright championship and the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III playoffs with a win next Saturday. An Aggie victory would create a three-way tie for the MAC crown (all three would be recognized as champions) and the tiebreaker for the NCAA berth would come down to point differential among the tied teams (with a cap of 17 points per game). If Delaware Valley wins by 15 or fewer points, Lycoming would get the automatic berth thanks to a plus-five in the tiebreaker (won by 10 over Delaware Valley, lost by five to Widener). However, an Aggie victory by 16 or more points would put them at least a plus-six and they would claim the NCAA berth for the fourth consecutive year.
Saturday was Senior Day at Delaware Valley as the team honored its 15 seniors before the contest. A senior then came up with the first big play of the game as safety John Robinson stepped in front of a Tyler Berntsen screen pass and raced 41 yards for a touchdown. Brandon Snyder added the extra-point for a 7-0 advantage exactly two minutes in.
Wilkes (4-5, 3-5 MAC) went three-and-out on its next drive and the Aggies took over on their own 45-yard line. A 19-yard run by quarterback Aaron Wilmer was followed by a 14-yard pass from Wilmer to Chris Ruiz and a 13-yard scamper by tailback Kyle Schuberth to put the ball at the Colonel 13. A short pass to the 10-yard line brought up second down and Wilmer then scrambled away from a pass rush and raced into the end zone. Snyder's boot made it 14-0 with 9:11 remaining in the opening quarter.
Delaware Valley stopped Wilkes again and took over near midfield. The Aggies drove to the Colonel 29,bud Snyder's 46-yard field goal fell short. However, the offense got the ball back four plays later as senior cornerback Terrance Osborne intercepted an Alex George pass and returned it 31 yard to the Wilkes 27-yard line. Later in the drive, Wilmer scrambled away from trouble again and went untouched into the end zone from 15 yards out. Snyder hit the extra-point and Delaware Valley had a 21-0 lead with just 14 seconds left in the first quarter.
The Aggies struggled to move the ball into the wind for the second and third quarters, but picked up the lone points during that span as a snap on a Wilkes punt went into the end zone and a Colonel player fell on top of it for a safety. It came with 9:20 remaining in the third and gave Delaware Valley a 23-0 advantage.
Wilkes got on the scoreboard thanks to its defense as Marcus Leaf intercepted a Wilmer fourth-down pass and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown. Jordan Fredo hit the point-after to cut the Aggie lead down to 23-7 with 12:51 remaining in the contest.
Later in the fourth, the Colonels went on a 16-play drive and looked to make it a one-score game. They reached the Delaware Valley seven-yard line and faced fourth-and-goal. Berntsen scrambled to get away from the Aggie pass rush, but was brought down three yards shy of the end zone to turn the ball on downs with 46 seconds left. Delaware Valley then ran out the clock to finish off the win.
The Aggies finished the afternoon with 319 yards of total offense, including 241 on the ground. Schuberth went over the 100-yard mark as he netted 114 yards on 18 carries. Wilmer ran for 90 yards and two scores on 15 carries and completed 12 of 28 passes for 78 yards in the air. Chris Ruiz hauled in five passes and the senior became just the ninth player in school history to surpass the 100-reception mark for his career.
Meanwhile, the Delaware Valley defense held Wilkes to just 185 total yards (107 rushing, 78 passing). Robinson had four tackles and two interceptions while fellow senior Jared Pattinson added seven tackles and 2.5 sacks from his nose guard position. Linebacker John Marcelline added seven stops and 1.5 sacks in the win.
Berntsen and George combined to go 9-for-28 for 78 yards and three interceptions. Patrick Ingulli and Calvin Garvin rushed for 30 yards apiece. Tate Moore-Jacobs notched a game-high 12 tackles.


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Basic Tips on Understanding Medical Terminology
January 2001
A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
Living with HIV is a constant learning process. Not only are we forced to learn about the disease itself, but in many instances we must learn the medical jargon that is associated with it.
For those of us who lack a formal medical education, this is often a difficult process. I remember learning during early childhood that there were usually two, and sometimes three, different names for the same part of the human body. There was the common term, which we all learned, like head, arm, etc.; there might be a "kid's" term like "pinkie," and then there was the obscure "medical term." How many of us remember having this one pulled on us in the third or fourth grade? "Psst! Hey, your epidermis is showing!" Mortified, we invariably glanced toward our genital region assuming we had left something unzipped -- only to have the other kids laugh and shout, "Epidermis means skin!"
For the majority of us (unless we actually chose to pursue a career in the medical field) our vocabulary of medical terminology stopped growing after high school health class. I recall during the first few years after my diagnosis when I was striving to learn as much as I could about the disease. I attended countless medical updates and conferences only to come out feeling more ignorant than when I went in. It seemed like things that could have been said very simply using good old-fashioned English got twisted around with medical jargon.
But before we criticize the researchers, doctors, and medical professionals in general, we must realize that these powerful, and in many cases, brilliant people to whom we entrust our lives have spent years and years in school to learn this stuff. We really can't expect them to flip back and forth between their world and ours just like that. That's why we need to meet them halfway. It wasn't until I got a grasp of the lingo the docs were using that I started to understand what they were talking about, and in so doing, I began to take charge of my own care.
The BasicsTo begin, it must be understood that most medical terminology derives from Latin or Greek. If you didn't study these in school, or even if you did, I suggest you visit the local library and check out a medical dictionary (or perhaps your doctor will let you borrow one). Dorland's Medical Dictionary is a handy one to start with. By no means will you become an expert overnight -- remember, it takes years for that. But at least if you can understand some of the words and how they're formed, you'll be well on your way toward making sense of what you read and hear at treatment updates regarding new medications and research data.
Start by looking at the whole word in question. For example "pancytopenia." Then break it down into its various parts. Pan-cyto-penia. In this example, pan means "all" or "total," cyto refers to cells, and penia indicates a deficiency. So the definition of pancytopenia is a deficiency of all blood cells. Got it? O.K.
Let's try another one. How about "lipodystrophy" (I know that's a favorite). Let's break it down. Lipo refers to fat; trophy is talking about growth or development. And anything with the word dys in it has an abnormality. So there it is! Lipodystrophy: An abnormal development of fat. Anyone for liposuction?
Here's an even simpler one, "leukocyte." We've already learned that cyto refers to cells. If you look up the definition of leuko, you'll see that it means white. So a leukocyte would be a white blood cell. Ta-Da! It should now be easy to figure out what leukocytopenia means. And if you knew that erythro means red, how would you say "deficiency of red blood cells" in medical-ese?
All right, so you're not as enthusiastic about this as I am. That's O.K. I'm sure as you gradually learn this stuff you will eventually come across some word (one that you hear all the time but never understand) and you'll be able to use this system to figure it out. I can hear you now, "Aha! So that's what perianal pruritis means. Cool."
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Welcome!! If you need help doing genealogical research in Illinois, you've come to the right place.
Want to get in touch? Send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Or, write to me by snail-mail:
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I am based in Springfield, Illinois and have access to the following records:
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|Census: Federal
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If you really need (or choose) to have the documents scanned and emailed, please let me know why. I may do it for free, or I may request an additional fee. It all depends on WHAT you've ordered, WHEN you must have the results, and HOW much time it would take me, to fulfill your request. Currently, it takes me about 15 minutes per letter-sized page. This time includes scanning at 150-300dpi; de-speckling (if needed); cropping; resizing & antivirus scanning the data file before going online; then, using dial-up connection (it fits the budget!), uploading as an email attachment.
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The link directly below will open in a new window, and will allow you to access to the online searchable database of the IL Newspaper Project holdings, for cities, towns & counties in IL (and elsewhere) - that are available to me at the Presidential Library here in Springfield, IL (where I live & research).
The hyperlink below allows a search by state, by county, or also by area served.
The hyperlink to a search screen below is newer, and deals ONLY with the newspapers in the holdings of the Microfilm Department of the A. Lincoln Presidential Library. This newer offering will result in all newspaper holdings for any particular Illinois city or town.
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Eggs On Rice Recipe
I wanted to share with you one of my favorite breakfasts to make whenever I have leftover rice after making bento. It's a spin on traditional Japanese egg on rice in bonito broth and it's a good balance of complex carbs, protein and a little bit of veggies.
I like this recipe because it doesn't require much additional effort on top of making bento. I start it after all of the bento food is cooked and the stove is still hot, and the breakfast cooks while I am arranging the food in the bento box. If I time it right, everything is ready at the same time and BF and I can enjoy a hot breakfast together with the lunches already packed.
Recipe: Eggs on Rice
1 1/2 cups hot cooked rice
2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
2 eggs
green onions, salt and pepper for garnish
Notes about ingredients: Vegetable broths vary quite a bit across different brands with some light and airy and others dense and tomato-ey. As well, some are much saltier than others. I tried numerous brands while putting this recipe together and my favorite is Knorr Simply Vegetable Broth. Any other broth would work, putting a different spin on the recipe, but for a light dish, vegetable broth or dashi is quite nice.
Experiment with different greens! I made this one with green onion because that was what I had on hand but parsley leaves work well and pea sprouts are particularily nice because of their soft crunch.
Bring a water to a gentle boil in a deep frying pan (enough water to cover the eggs, about 2"). At the same time, put the broth in a small pot and simmer.
When the water in the frying pan is boiling, carefully slide in the eggs, one at a time. The easiest way to do this is to first crack the egg in a small bowl and section off a part of the water in the pan with a large spoon so that it is not bubbling in that small area. Then you can slide the egg into the calm water and let it cook for a few seconds before removing the spoon. This keeps the boiling water from separating the egg into shreds. Alternately, you could use an egg poacher.
Allow eggs to cook for about 3 minutes or until they reach desired doneness. While eggs are cooking, divide rice into two rice bowls. Remove cooked eggs from pan with a slotted spoon to drain the water and place one on top of the rice in each bowl. Pour half of the broth into each bowl.
Garnish with green onion. Salt and pepper to taste.
Notes about the recipe: The doneness of the eggs affect the overall texture and flavour of the dish a great deal. My favorite way to cook them is so that the whites are completely cooked and the yolks are quite runny. When I take my first bite of egg, I pierce the yolk with my spoon. It mixes with the broth and turns the broth into a delicious pale yellow eggy mixture.
BF on the other hand prefers his egg well cooked because he doesn't like the egg and broth to mix. It's very much a matter of personal taste.
As a last comment, I have to say that my biggest complaint with a traditional North American bacon/eggs/toast breakfast was that my eggs always got cold unless I ate them up right away. This dish fixes that problem because the broth keeps the egg warm throughout the duration of the meal (Plus it doesn't leave you feeling greasy and heavy afterwards).
So give this one a try some time when you have leftover rice after making bento. You can also throw in the vegetable scraps you have left over after you punch shapes out of them so that there's no waste at all!


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The Florida High School Athletic Association a couple of weeks ago released proposed districts for the 2013 and 2014 football seasons. If the new districts stand, which they probably will, Crestview will play join Niceville, Navarre and Tate in a new District 1-7A. That�s a far cry from 2002, when the Bulldogs were a Class 3A school � or is it?
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The Florida High School Athletic Association a couple of weeks ago released proposed districts for the 2013 and 2014 football seasons.
If the new districts stand, which they probably will, Crestview will play join Niceville, Navarre and Tate in a new District 1-7A. That�s a far cry from 2002, when the Bulldogs were a Class 3A school � or is it?
In 2002, football had six classes, contrasted to the eight we have today. And that was before the rural Class 1A was introduced prior to the 2011 season.
Crestview has 76 more students today, 1,900, than it did in 2002, 1,824, according to the FHSAA website. That would seem to indicate that the Bulldogs have been caught in the ever-changing numbers game rather than having experienced extreme growth.
Crestview and Baker are the only two schools in Okaloosa County with more students today than in 2002. Baker had 420 students then and 440 now.
Choctawhatchee, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville and Laurel Hill�s student populations have decreased. Laurel Hill has eight fewer students now than 10 years ago. The other schools are down dramatically from 2002.
Choctaw has 298 fewer students, Fort Walton Beach is down 182 students and Niceville has lost 397 students. But with 1,911 students, Niceville still edged Crestview for bragging rights as the county�s largest school.
In reality, Crestview goes from a six-team District 2-6A to a four-team District 1-7A.
Choctaw and Fort Walton Beach will still be in a watered down District 2-6A along with Mosley.
One might say the announcement of the new districts brought good news and bad news for Baker.
The good news is the Gators remain in an unchanged District 1-1A along with Freeport, Jay and Northview. The bad news is Northview won the 2012 Class 1A championship.
There won�t be any changes or scheduling rearranging for Baker coach Matt Brunson. He can line up the same number non-district games, and might possibly play the same non-district teams.
Bulldog coach Kevin Pettis has a bigger challenge. Now, instead of having five district games locked in that took care of half the schedule, he only has three district games. Pettis will now have to find two additional non-district opponents.
I�m hoping he can work something out with Choctaw and Fort Walton Beach. I always like seeing Okaloosa County�s big schools play. Even if the games don�t matter in the district standings, the county rivals are always good to play for the sake of bragging rights.
Some time in the next week or two, the FHSAA will release the tentative districts in other sports. Just because Crestview and Niceville aren�t in the football district with the Vikings and Indians, it doesn�t mean the teams won�t be in the same district in other sports.
It will be another two or three weeks before the football districts are finalized, but in the mean time, it will be interesting to see how the fans like the new districts.
Things should be interesting in the fall.
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin�s sports editor. Email him at email@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524


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ONE is the Cleve Carney Art Gallery's second annual juried emerging artist exhibition. This exhibition is intended to provide a survey of contemporary artwork being created by emerging artists in the region and across the country. ONE is meant to be a stepping stone for those early in their artistic careers.
Jurying process
Work for the exhibition will be selected by jurors Alberto Aguilar, Meg Duguid, and Teresa Silva.
Entry Instructions
All entries need to be submitted online: https://clevecarney-gallery.squarespace.com/one18
This exhibition is open to all contemporary artists working in 2d, 3d, audio, installation, performance and video. There is a $15 application fee that is used to offset the costs of the exhibition.
Artists can submit up to 5 images of their work for consideration. All submitted work must be available for inclusion in the exhibition and must have been produced within the past year.
This exhibit is open to artists nationwide. For those located in the Chicago area the gallery will arrange for local pick-up, but cannot guarantee to cover shipping costs outside of the region. The Cleve Carney Art Gallery is not responsible for any framing, mounting, printing or other work specific costs.
Submitting work
Only jpeg, png, mp3 or mov format files are accepted. All image files must be a minimum of 300dpi with the longest dimension being no smaller then 1200 pixels. So if you have a horizontal image the horizontal (or longest) dimension should not be less then 1200 pixels.
Three artists from the exhibition will be selected to receive a $500 award for outstanding submissions and one artist will receive a $1,500 award for best in show. The awards will be determined by the panel of jurors and be based on the artworks quality of execution, conceptual clarity as well as its relevance to contemporary art and society.
Sunday April 22, 2018
Acceptance Notification:
Monday April 30, 2018
Artists will be notified via the email provided in the application.
Accepted Artwork Drop off:
Wednesday May 23, Cleve Carney Art Gallery 11am -7pm
A separate day for Chicago area pick-ups is TBD.
Exhibit Dates:
Friday, June 1 - Saturday July 28, 2018
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 1, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Awards will be announced at 7 p.m.


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RedMonkey needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 16 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
a online laser toner retailer, we provide competitive cost , fast shipping and a complete catalog of every major brand's toner
business, small business, such as lawyer, accountant , someone use a laser toner at their office
our current site can be seen at http://www.tonerscout.com , the issue, as i can see
1. the navigation bar is Ugly
2. the logo font is Ugly
3. the color combination is just Ugly
4. location of newsletter and search is Wrong
this should be a friendly , easy to use site, give a feeling of trust and reliable. service oriented
we do like to keep the middle section , the top banner ( with all brands ) can be replace with some promotional banner , you are free to change footer format as well.
NEW Comments:
1. i do NOT like current logo, you are free to do whatever that fits your design
2. open for color, do not have to stick with mine
3. some site in the industry I liked
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Artisan Debuts Comprehensive Analog, Mixed Signal And Digital IP Solutions At Design Automation Conference
Artisan Executives to Present at Conference Events
SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- May 29, 2003 -- Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq: ARTI), a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP), today announced it will debut its comprehensive analog, mixed signal and digital solutions at the Design Automation Conference (DAC), June 2 through 6, 2003 in Anaheim, California. Additionally, Artisan's executives will participate with leading companies in conference events including presentations on design-to-process integration, signal integrity issues and the impact of advance processes on COT design.
With the recent acquisition of Nurlogic Design, Inc. and the subsequent forming of its Analog/Mixed Signal Business Unit, Artisan combines products and in-house design expertise up to a system-level that provides a broad portfolio of IP solutions to accelerate system-on-a-ship design and production. Artisan's widely used memory, standard cell and general-purpose I/O libraries combined with its high-performance analog IP functions, specialty I/Os and high-bandwidth system-interface PHYs will be featured at DAC in Artisan's booth #1860 and demo suite #2682.
Artisan Executives At DAC
Mark Templeton, co-founder, president and CEO of Artisan will present "SoC Economics: Exploiting the Modern Semiconductor Landscape" daily in the Artisan demo suites. To register, please contact Artisan directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Jim Hogan, senior vice president of business development at Artisan will be a participant in a panel entitled: "Libraries: Lifejackets or Straightjackets?" This is a DAC panel session being held on Thursday, June 5, 2003 and is open to all conference attendees.
In addition, Artisan will be joining partners in panels and presentations throughout the show.
On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, Artisan will be co-hosting two events. The breakfast session is entitled "Design With Integrity!" in which Artisan, Synopsys and IBM will discuss providing signal integrity solutions for silicon success. A luncheon panel, co-hosted by Artisan, Mentor Graphics and TSMC, is entitled "Design-To-Process Integration: Crossing the 0.13-micron Bridge." Panel moderator, industry-recognized EE Times editor, Ron Wilson and the companies' panelists will explore 0.13-micron design and how foundry-qualified integrated design tools and building blocks make it easier today.
On Wednesday, June 4, 2003, Artisan and Cadence co-sponsor a breakfast meeting with the theme, "Enabling SoC Success for 130-Nanometers And Below."
Artisan will also join Synopsys in the Synopsys demo suite #2614 (Suite 9) to present "Artisan and Synopsys: Providing Solutions for Silicon Success, June 3 and 4. Pre-register at http://www.synopsys.com/links/dac_reg.html.
In addition, on June 2 through June 4, 2003, Artisan will participate in the Cadence sponsored Silicon Design Chain booth #1531 on the exhibition floor. For additional information on any of the events above, please contact Artisan by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Artisan Components
Artisan Components, Inc. is a leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider. The company's design platforms are licensed to over 1000 companies worldwide. Artisan's design platforms provide IC designers with a common interface to a range of process technologies from the world's leading foundries. Built on Artisan's Process-Perfect™ memory generators, standard cell and I/O libraries, Artisan's design platforms include a comprehensive set of views and models supporting leading design tools and methodologies. Artisan's worldwide network of EDA, IP and design service partners extend the Artisan standard to a complete set of system level design and integration solutions. Artisan is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. More information about Artisan Components, including free library access can be found at: http://www.artisan.com.
Artisan Components is a registered trademark and Process-Perfect is a trademark of Artisan Components, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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