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Charleston, Ill. -- The Tennessee Tech women's basketball team was dethroned on the road Monday night by the Panthers of Eastern Illinois. The Golden Eagles dropped an 89-79 decision, as both teams shot lights out in Lantz Arena.
How often does a team score 79 points and loose, or better yet, how often does a team shoot 52.6 percent from the floor, and shoot at 42.9 clip from behind the arc and lose? Tech did both of those, scored 21 points off EIU turnovers, had three players well into the double figures, but couldn't pull off a victory.
Despite the loss, Tech's offense again proved why it was the best in the conference, but it faced the second-best shooting team, and Monday night, allowed 52 points in the second half. The Golden Eagles (10-8/4-1 OVC) dropped their first conference contest. EIU improved to 10-7 overall and 4-1 in the league.
The Golden Eagles gave up 14 offensive rebounds, 12 fast break points and sent the Panthers to the foul line 24 times, giving up 22 points from the charity stripe.
Diamond Henderson shot just two points shy of her second 30-point game this season, and went 8-11 in the second half. Jala Harris and Lashay Davis each added 12 points, and five and three assists respectively.
T'Keyah Williams had seven points, with Kylie Cook adding five and Mariah Dean, Kellie Cook and Molly Heady each chipping in with four.
The Golden Eagles return to action Monday, Jan. 21, when they welcome OVC foe UT Martin to the Eblen Center. This will be the 61st meeting between these two teams, and a rematch of the 2012 OVC Tournament Championship. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
The game has been picked for Take a Kid to the Game night, offering one free youth admission with each paid adult admission. Call the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center (931-372-3940) for more details.


text: It's Memorial Day, and, like most of you, we're off until tomorrow. As our one post today, as tradition, we remember Pat Tillman, along with all veterans, and honor all those still serving. If you need something to read today and reflect, here's Gary Smith's outstanding Tillman story from a couple of years ago. Be safe out there, and we'll see you tomorrow.

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text: Plague Inc., the popular iOS game, is now available in the Play Store. Plague Inc. is a strategy game where the player controls an infectious disease with the goal of wiping out humanity. The player must upgrade their infectious disease with various genetic mutations that affect transmission, symptoms, and abilities in order to eradicate human kind before they can find a cure. The game is free to play but in-app purchases are available to remove ads as well as unlock features and abilities (most can be unlocked just by playing the game). You can grab the app in the play market here. Check it out and let us know what you think in the forums. Source: Android Police


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We are looking for a publication or website that explains the Standard Model in terms of Hilbert space and Lie algebra.
We are reading Debnath's Introduction to Hilbert Spaces and Applications and Iachello's Lie Algebras and Applications. Is there a book or website that combines the two approaches (Hilbert and Lie)? If they can't be combined, can you provide a link to articles that compare/contrast them?


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Vandoren Traditional reeds are the most widely played in the professional world, and for good reason! They are versatile and suitable for all styles of playing from classical to jazz, and have an excellent sound quality and consistency over registers. Vandoren's reeds are manufactured in a humidity-controlled environment and then individually wrapped within the box for optimum quality and freshness during transport. It's almost like playing the reed right after it's made. They are a great choice for advanced and professional players. -Melinda
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Vandoren Traditional Saxophone Reeds are widely used among professionals in all genres. This reed is designed to produce a quality of extremely pure sound due to a very thin reed tip (the area of reed with maximum vibration) and a solid vertebral column (more cane in the area which climbs gradually to the heel). These reeds are recognizable by a straight line to delineate the limit of the area of bark. The favorite reed of recognized saxophonists like Stan Getz, Lee Konitz and Marcel Mule, Vandoren Traditional Reeds have always been used with equal success by many players.
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Elementary Education - Undergraduate Program
Illinois Certification
Completing the elementary education undergraduate program enables candidates to teach in kindergarten through grade eight self-contained classrooms.
To teach in specific subject areas in departmentalized middle school settings, candidates must complete additional coursework to earn one or more middle school endorsements.
Candidates in Macomb may pursue both Elementary Education and Special Education certification by completing the dual certification program.
Strengths of the Elementary Education Program
Coursework and classroom experiences are offered to prepare future teachers to
- utilize the best practices of teaching which are emphasized in multiple science, social studies, math and reading/language arts methods courses
- assess and document student learning in a variety of ways
- accommodate the needs of diverse groups of students
- work with parents and utilize community resources
- use technology to create meaningful learning experiences
- create effective learning environments
- motivate students to become lifelong learners
- reflect on their practice and engage in continuing professional development
The Elementary Education program includes extensive coursework focusing on the methods of teaching in the elementary classroom. Candidates complete four literacy methods courses that prepare them to teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening. One course addresses teaching literacy in primary classrooms, while a second course focuses on teaching literacy in intermediate and middle school classrooms. A course in children's literature prepares candidates to use literature to support all areas of the curriculum. Candidates also complete a course that prepares them to assess and provide appropriate instruction for struggling readers.
Two social studies methods courses prepare future teachers to teach students about their heritage and help them develop a global perspective. Candidates learn how to teach science in the elementary classroom and how to use inquiry as a tool for integrating the sciences. Candidates also complete two courses that prepare them to teach mathematics in elementary and middle school classrooms.
Future teachers learn how to integrate technology into their classroom instruction. Required coursework prepares them to work with students who have diverse learning needs and to work with parents, families, and the community to enhance student learning.
Field Experiences
Future teachers apply these skills as they tutor elementary/middle school students in after school programs, assisting in homework completion, reinforcing skills, and/or providing enrichment activities. They also aid in elementary classrooms, assisting the classroom teacher and working with individual or small groups of children. Candidates teach at least 30 lessons in mathematics, science, reading, language arts and social studies during a twelve-week (half days) field experience in the first semester of the senior year.
Student Teaching
Elementary Education candidates complete a twelve-week student teaching experience. Student teaching can be completed in the following regions:
- REGION A Chicago Suburbs (North, West and South)
- REGION B Chicago Public Schools (City of Chicago)
- REGION C Quad Cities (including Bettendorf/Davenport IA)
- REGION D Western/Central Illinois (Quincy, Peoria, Macomb)
Program Requirements
- Coursework: Majors complete a minimum of 122 semester hours.
Grade Point Requirements
- Pre-elementary education: cumulative GPA of 2.5 is needed to enroll in C&I 170, C&I 270 and LLA 313.
- Elementary Education: cumulative and major GPA of 2.75 is needed for admittance and continuation in the Teacher Education Program.
Criminal Background Check
Candidates must complete an Illinois State Police and FBI background fingerprint investigation at two points:
- Upon application to the Teacher Education Program or prior to the first field work experience, whichever comes first.
- The semester prior to student teaching
Assessment of Professional Dispositions
Candidates must demonstrate the following dispositions:
- Collaboration: Working together with others to achieve a common goal in all academic and professional settings.
- Honesty/Integrity: Demonstrating truthfulness, professional behavior and trustworthiness.
- Respect: Honoring, valuing and demonstrating consideration and regard for oneself and others.
- Commitment to learning: Demonstrating a respect for and seriousness about knowledge acquisition.
- Emotional maturity: Demonstrating situationally appropriate behavior.
- Responsibility: Acting independently and demonstrating accountability, reliability, and sound judgment.
- Fairness: Demonstrating commitment to meeting the education needs of all students in a caring, non-discriminatory, and equitable manner.
- Belief that ALL students can learn: Demonstrating behaviors that support a culturally diverse educational environment that provides opportunities for all students to learn.
Information about the assessment of dispositions can be found at http://www.wiu.edu/studentteaching/dispositions.html


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(Washington, DC) - The Bolivian government should unambiguously repudiate the mob attack on the family of former Vice President Víctor Hugo Cárdenas and refrain from any statements that could be interpreted as condoning such violence, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also called on the Bolivian government to ensure immediate and impartial investigations into this and other recent attacks on supporters of both the government and the opposition.
On March 7, 2009, hundreds of indigenous peasants reportedly occupied and looted Cárdenas's home in Sankajahuira, approximately 56 miles west of La Paz. The mob beat Cárdenas's wife, children and nephew with sticks and whips, and forced them out of the house. The former vice president, who has been an outspoken critic of the government of President Evo Morales, was not in his house at the time. His wife, Lidia Catari, their daughter, Sami, 15, and son Irumaki, 24, were admitted to a hospital in La Paz later that day for injuries sustained in the attack.
The attacks, including the one on the Cárdenas household on March 7, come at a time of increasing aggression between pro- and anti-government forces in Bolivia. In May 2008, a mob in Sucre reportedly forced supporters of the government to strip off their clothes and to burn ruling party and indigenous flags. And last December in Santa Cruz, opponents of the government threw a Molotov cocktail at the house of a pro-government assembly member, according to several press accounts, setting the house on fire.
"Those who are responsible for these brutal acts should be held accountable, and high-ranking officials must make clear that under no circumstances are such attacks justified," said José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch.
In a news conference, Morales lamented the attack on the Cárdenas family and said the government had played no part in it. However, according to several press sources, Morales went on to say that, "The people do not tolerate or forgive traitors." He added that Cárdenas "has lied about himself, about the government and about the new constitution" and that "these lies cause a reaction." Similarly, after calling for an investigation into the incident in a press interview, Vice President Álvaro García Linera said that "Víctor Hugo Cárdenas should ask himself what harm he might have caused his neighbors for them to condemn him."
Cárdenas, an indigenous political leader who served as the country's vice president from 1993 to 1997, openly campaigned against the new constitution put to a referendum by the Morales government. The new constitution was approved in January.
"At the same time as Bolivia's leaders have distanced themselves from the mob and criticized the violence, their public statements suggest that they think the attacks may have been justified," said Vivanco. "Such ambiguity undermines the rule of law in Bolivia."
Leaders of the attack on Cárdenas's family told the news media that they acted because Cárdenas "financed the campaign against the new constitution," and because he betrayed his people.
"The government has a responsibility to protect the rights to freedom of expression and association, including through political rallies," Vivanco said. "However, it must also make sure they don't degenerate into mob violence or endanger individuals in any way."


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The following statements reflect the Foundation's position on a variety of issues pertaining to organ donation. They serve to support our advocacy work to ensure that health practices and policies are in place that will optimize organ donation in Canada.
The Kidney Foundation calls upon the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health to develop and implement a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable national strategy concerning organ donation in collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders including government, health care, and the public and voluntary sector. The objective of such a strategy would be to ensure leadership, coordination and funding in the following areas:
The Kidney Foundation of Canada promotes activities which increase awareness of the importance of organ donation, encourages people to communicate their intent as an organ donor and discuss their wishes with their families.
First Person Consent The Kidney Foundation of Canada supports upholding the individual's right to make known his/her decision regarding organ and tissue donation and to have it carried out at the time of death.
Intent to DonateThe Kidney Foundation of Canada is in support of effective mechanisms that record, in advance, consent to donate organs and tissues at the time of death.Proxy Consent In situations where there is no advance communication of intent to donate, The Kidney Foundation of Canada supports proxy consent, whereby the proxy decision maker will be approached for consent before removal of a donor organ.Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) The Kidney Foundation of Canada is in support of organ donation after cardiocirculatory death (DCD), in controlled settings where an unhurried consent discussion can be held, and recommends that hospitals develop the required internal policies and procedures based on the national recommendations of the Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation.
The Kidney Foundation of Canada supports living organ donation. Organ transplantation from a live organ donor is an ethically acceptable practice providing the person who gives consent to be a live organ donor is competent to make the decision to donate, willing to donate, free from coercion, medically and psychosocially suitable, fully informed of the risks and benefits as a donor, and fully informed of the risks, benefits, and treatment options available to the recipient.
Live Donor DatabaseThe Kidney Foundation of Canada supports expansion of the Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR) to include tracking of demographic, clinical, and outcome information on all live kidney donors.
Financial Barriers to Live Donation As live organ donation is a voluntary act of giving, The Kidney Foundation of Canada supports the principle that live organ donors should not personally bear any costs associated with donation.
Commercial Trade of Human Organs The Kidney Foundation of Canada condemns the practice of buying and selling organs for transplantation. The Kidney Foundation does not support:
Definitions: Organ trafficking is the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receipt of living or deceased persons or their organs by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability, or of the giving to, or the receiving by, a third party of payments or benefits to achieve the transfer of control over the potential donor, for the purpose of exploitation by the removal of organs for transplantation. Transplant commercialism is a policy or practice in which an organ is treated as a commodity, including by being bought or sold or used for material gain. Transplant tourism is travel for the purpose of organ trafficking and/or transplant commercialism or when the resources (organs, professionals and transplant centers) devoted to providing transplants to patients from outside a country undermine the country's ability to provide transplant services for its own population.
Individual Appeals to the Public for Living Organ Donors Insofar as individual appeals to the public for living donors may increase the number of kidneys available for transplantation, The Kidney Foundation of Canada is in support of appeals that enable potential organ donors and recipients to connect for the purpose of living organ donation.
The role of the health care team is essential in determining suitability of the living donor/recipient match and the Foundation supports the use of rigorous evaluation protocols to ensure protection of both the living donor and transplant recipient.
The connection between the potential donor and transplant recipient must not include an economic incentive to the living organ donor. (see Living Donation, Commercial Trade of Human Organ)
The Kidney Foundation does not recommend that Canada proceed with xenotransplantation involving humans at this time as there are critical issues related to safety and efficacy that first need to be resolved. Health Canada must continue to inform and involve the public in discussions about the future of xenotransplantation. Before clinical trials are permitted in Canada, stringent and transparent legislation and regulations must be developed. The Kidney Foundation encourages further research at the pre-clinical level in order to gain further knowledge about the potential health risks and viability of xenotransplantation. Alternatives to xenotransplantation should be further explored.
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Welcome to Undergrounds!
Undergrounds Coffeehaus is a used book store, a hangout, a place to enjoy coffee & people. No flourescent lights here - table lamps, sofa's, comfy chairs and red walls.
We also have light food fare including: desserts, GOURMET tater tots over forty (40) flavors, mini pizza's, hot pretzels, cookies, pound cakes, pies and more. We offer specialty espresso based drinks as well as basic coffee. Having a full loose leaf tea menu, you can mix your teas and try something new. Undergrounds is like going to Grandma's minus the mothballs.
Undergrounds adamantly supports the local art scene. We are interested in new artists. If you are an artist give us a call at 954-630-1900 and we can go from there. Each artist brought on gets their own Open Haus and two weeks of exposure in our Art Gallery. We also carry rare books, vintage paperbacks, & just regular, plain, wonderful, everyday, books! Cleaning out your shelves? Don't throw those books away. Donate them to Undergrounds! We're always happy to take any old books off your hands.


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Benefit of Nikon D3100 Remote Control
October 20th, 2012
If you have purchased one of the Nikon D3100 cameras recently, then you might be looking for a remote control. You will be pleased to know that you can find great prices that will help you to save. However, it will be a good idea to compare the different prices and read the reviews before making purchase. By doing this, you are guaranteed to get the best discount prices when you are buying Nikon D3100 remote control.
Nikon D3100 camera has an ultra lightweight design, but it is really competent. In case you are not aware of this, this Nikon camera is probably the lightest and the smallest one. With this device, you can capture beautiful images and record remarkable Full HD movies with auto focus and sound. You can easily capture all the actions that you would missed with other cameras as this device has a faster start-up time, 3 FPS shooting, split second shutter release and 11 point auto-focus.
More about Nikon D3100 Remote Control:
Pro Series Wireless Remote is very useful for taking photographs of subjects which are usually harder to approach or even to reduce vibration on close-ups and exposure time. There are 16 RF channels to choose from, plus it uses advanced anti-interference functionality. These features will come in handy when a number of photographers have to work in the same area as it will prevent signals from overlapping.
The D3100 wired remote release will absorb all the movements produced when you are taking pictures with a shutter speed that is very slow. So, if you are used to taking pictures with longer exposure, then this accessory will be essential. This remote features two stage button for shutter and autofocus release, plus its lockable to avoid shaking during long exposures.
The TM-M Timer is a multifunction Nikon D3100 remote control. This device offers an easy trigger function and is able to activate the camera's bulb function. In addition, it can easily be programmed to act as an intervalometer.
It is important to point out that Nikon 3100 can be combined with a unique Bluetooth device to control remotely from an iPod, iPhone or iPad with the BlueSLR application. With the Bluetooth device plugged into a GPS port, you can record location and add geotag to photographs.
Keep in mind that it's best to conduct a research to ensure that you are buying the best Nikon D3100 remote control. This camera has many features and is very easy to use if you want to capture amazing photographs with better quality for online and print publications. Ensure that you find the right accessories for your D3100 camera which is offering good value for money!
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Six years after becoming the youngest Walker Cup player in history, the 22 year old Englishman carded a closing 69 to finish 13 under par at Prosper Golf Resort and win by two shots.The feat was all the more impressive considering Fisher came into the week 224th in The Race to Dubai, and having missed 20 of his first 21 cuts this season, before finishing 35th in Sweden and 45th in Ireland last month to indicate some improvement.
He said: "Getting your first win is obviously special, but especially as I've struggled so far this season. My form has been horrific, but golf's a funny game. I went through a lot of different emotions out there today. I hit it well on the range this morning, so that gave me confidence. I played the front nine really well, then got a bit unlucky on the tenth. After that, the wheels started to fall off a little bit.
"I saw Mika Lundberg was on 12 under coming down the 14th, and 15 is a tricky par three with lots of water. So all sorts of things were going through my head at that stage. I hit the green, but then three-putted. So to sink birdie putts on 16 and 17 was huge, and then I played the 18th very well.
"I really enjoyed it out there today, and I've had a lot of fun this week. I've played well since Sweden, and played better every week since. I did a lot of good work back home in the two weeks before this event, and it's paid off. Hopefully this is the start of big things for me."
Starting the day level with Scot Steven O'Hara, Fisher was far from having things his own way as first Gary Boyd and then Mikael Lundberg made late runs for the €250,000 first prize.
Playing in glorious sunshine, the last pair out never looked troubled but produced few fireworks as both parred the first six holes, allowing last year's runner-up Boyd to briefly join them in a share of the lead.
But Fisher, having made his first gain of the day at the seventh from 20 feet, struck approaches within five feet at the next two to reach 13 under par.
Boyd scrambled an unlikely birdie from the rough at the ninth by running a nine iron to 15 feet to also turn in 33 and be two behind on 11 under.
O'Hara never deviated from par in an outward 36, before the leading trio all found trouble at the par five tenth.
Crucially, Fisher – who hit a telegraph pole with his second shot – was the only one to salvage par.
Swede Lundberg, the halfway leader, took up the chase with four birdies in eight holes from the seventh.
Lundberg – who lost his card last year and has been struggling to make an impact on the Challenge Tour for much of 2011 – joined Fisher at the top of the leaderboard when he sunk a 15 foot putt at the 15th and held a share of the lead as Fisher came up short of the 11th green and failed to get up and down.
And when Fisher came up short again at the 13th – this time in the bunker – then failed once more to scramble par, Lundberg was on his own in front.
Fisher responded with a brilliant approach at the 14th to a couple of feet and with the resulting birdie tied once more with Lundberg on 12 under, with O'Hara two behind after his first gain of the day on the 13th.
The leaders dropped shots on par threes at almost exactly the same time – Lundberg at the 17th as Fisher three-putted the 15th.
But Fisher responded with a birdie at the par five 16th from 30 feet and Lundberg could only par the last, leaving Fisher needing two closing pars for the title.
He did even better – sinking a 25 footer at the 17th to hold a two shot advantage going down the last which never looked in trouble.
The win moves Fisher inside the top 70 in The Race to Dubai, a remarkable achievement for a player who started the week in serious danger of losing his card. He now has a two-year exemption to take care of that.
Lundberg's second-place finish should also see him regain playing privileges for next year – he had earned just over €6,000 on The European Tour this year prior to his €166,660 pay day.
He said: "After the season I've had, I'm delighted. At the start of the week all I was thinking about was just trying to make the cut and maybe finish in the top 20 or even top 10 if I played really well. So this was way above my expectations. Oli played great, so he deserved to win. I've won before, so maybe it was his turn this week! When I won in Russia I holed a lot of putts, and this week I didn't hole enough. But I'm still very happy."
Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti signed for a 66 to take third place on nine under, one ahead of Boyd.
O'Hara finished with three straight bogeys to tie for fifth with compatriot David Drysdale, Italy's Lorenzo Gagli and England's Steve Webster.
|Player name
|FISHER, Oliver
|LUNDBERG, Mikael
|ZANOTTI, Fabrizio
|BOYD, Gary
|GAGLI, Lorenzo
|WEBSTER, Steve


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Received word through social media that civil rights hero Gordon Hirabayashi, best known for being one of the few people to openly defy the government's unconstitutional internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, has died. He was 93.
Hirabayashi was arrested, convicted and imprisoned, and eventually appealed his case to the Supreme Court (Hirabayashi vs. United States) — the first challenge to Executive Order 9066. The Court ruled against him, 9-0. However, his wartime convictions were successfully overturned forty years later.
Rest in peace. Here's the Facebook post from Mr. Hirabayashi's son, Jay Hirabayashi, announcing his passing:
My Dad, Gordon K. Hirabayashi, who was ninety-three, passed away early this morning. He was an American hero besides being a great father who taught me about the values of honesty, integrity, and justice. My Mother, Esther Hirabayashi, who was eighty-seven, also passed away this morning about ten hours later. She was a beautiful, intelligent, generous soul. Although my parents were divorced, they somehow chose to leave us on the same day. I am missing them a lot right now.
Here's a good summary of Hirabayashi's landmark case:
During World War II, Gordon Hirabayashi was a 24-year-old senior at the University of Washington – an American citizen by birth – when, as acts of civil disobedience, he defied a curfew imposed on persons of Japanese ancestry and refused to comply with military orders forcing Japanese Americans to leave the West Coast into concentration camps. He appealed his convictions to the U.S. Supreme Court, which, in one of the most infamous cases in American history, held that the curfew order was justified by military necessity and was, therefore, constitutional. A year and a half later, in Korematsu v. United States, the Court relied wholly on its decision in Hirabayashi to uphold the constitutionality of the mass removal of Japanese Americans.
Forty years later, in 1983, represented by a remarkable and dedicated team of lawyers, Mr. Hirabayashi reopened his case, filing a petition for writ of error coram nobis in Seattle, Washington, seeking vacation of his wartime convictions on the ground that the government, during World War II, had suppressed, altered, and destroyed material evidence relevant to the issue of military necessity. In 1986, the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion authored by Judge Mary Schroeder, vacated both Mr. Hirabayashi's curfew and exclusion convictions on proof of the allegations of governmental misconduct.
Hirabayashi v. United States, 828 F.2d 591 (9th Cir. 1987).
Next month, the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality will host a major conference to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Ninth Circuit opinion in the Hirabayashi v. United States coram nobis case. It's happening February 11 at Seattle University. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, and to register, go here.
UPDATE: Here's a statement on Gordon Hirabayashi's passing from the Korematsu Institute and the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice: Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education and the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice Remember Civil Rights Leader Gordon Hirabayashi.


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An Interview with Eileen Kiera
By Tracey Pickup
I first met Dharmacarya Eileen Kiera (True Lamp) at Deer Park Monastery when she was giving a Dharma talk. I found myself drawn in by her simple and illuminating presence and the intimate way that she spoke about the natural environment of the rural practice center, Mountain Lamp, where she lives in northern Washington. Since that time I have returned to Mountain Lamp regularly to practice with her, the Sangha, the trees, and the forest creatures. On a late February day with the snow falling on firs and cedars, we sat down to talk about her life of practice.
Tracey Pickup: How and why did you start your spiritual journey?
Eileen Kiera: I believe I always had a spiritual draw toward stillness and the beauty of nature. That led to my eventual career as an ecologist specializing in arctic/alpine ecology. I began my meditation practice while working in the Arctic, where there was the vast spaciousness and deep stillness of the place. Only the periodic call of a bird or whistle of the wind broke the silence. I spent hours sitting behind a spotting scope watching the nesting sites of the Black Brant, and other activity in the salt marshes I was studying. In the summer the sun never sets, and I would sit through the days of bright, white sunlight and the golden nights when the sun ran along the northern horizon.
TP: What inspired you to follow Thay in those early years?
EK: Thay feels like a being of love. And peace. He emanates that, even in the face of all that he and Sister Chan Khong went through in Vietnam. When he talked about what he had gone through in the war, I always asked myself, "What would I have done in that situation?" I was challenged by his example as well as moved by his love.
TP: Was there any memorable moment or interaction that illuminated that?
EK: There were many. When we were at KokoAn, Thay noticed a beautiful calligraphy by Zen master Hannya Gempo. We walked up to look at it, so Thay could read the characters. I stood one step behind him out of respect, but he stepped back to stand equal with me. He wouldn't let me stand behind him. Through the years, he has consistently shown me great kindness. At the same time, he cut me no slack when I've done something wrong. He told me when I was being foolish. He helped me see and transform so many habit energies and for that, I am eternally grateful.
TP: What are the general principles that he would consider foolish?
EK: Excluding other people, jealousy, competition, arguing, and picking and choosing who you did and did not want to associate with.
TP: What did you learn from being with him?
EK: I've learned to let go and to look with the eyes of love.
TP: You sought and found instruction in meditation. Why was it important to have teachers in your life? Couldn't you have found this by seeking on your own?
EK: I couldn't have. I continually get too caught in myself and my ideas and my constructs. I need a form and a teacher to challenge me to let those ideas, constructs, viewpoints, and attachments go.
TP: And by letting go of those attachments, what happened?
EK: Many layers of personality have fallen away, bit by bit, over the years. I feel more free, and in that freedom, there is a sense of peace and the connection that love gives.
TP: For most of your life you have been struggling with chronic celiac disease. How did you practice with the pain and the impact it had on you?
EK: I was sick without knowing why for many years. Before I was diagnosed, my practice allowed me to rest, and to transform personal pain and losses, kind of on a moment-by-moment basis—I didn't know why life was so difficult, but practice allowed me to be there with whatever came. After I was diagnosed, and I under stood my difficulties better, my practice helped me to grieve and accept the losses. Mostly, however, celiac disease strengthened my determination and intention in practice.
TP: How did you touch that intention when you were so sick?
EK: When I was most sick, shortly before diagnosis, I couldn't sustain a sitting meditation practice. I didn't have the energy to sit upright for any amount of time, but I could practice when I took a step from the bed. I could be completely there in that step. That's what became my practice—just this breath, just this step. I couldn't do what I thought of as practice, ideas like "now I do twenty-five minutes of sitting meditation," or "now I need to go on a retreat." I couldn't do any of that. I could just take this step. It was really very helpful. My intention to practice became really strong. When I got diagnosed and began the journey back to health, that deep aspiration and strength of intention carried me through other obstacles. I knew I could practice with any circumstances: healthy or not healthy, living or dying, with suffering or with joy. Fewer things got in the way of being mindful.
TP: Do you find you still carry that same intention?
EK: Of course it has changed now, but yes. It kept my practice alive and constant through working in the world, raising a daughter, being with my father over the years of his illness and death. It was also the wellspring that gave rise to the vision of Mountain Lamp.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong, Eileen Kiera, Jack Duggy, and Sangha at a retreat held by Aitken Roshi (seated beside That), KokoAn Zendo, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 1985
TP: In addition to supporting local Sanghas, working with students to deepen their practice, and leading retreats both here and in other countries, you are also developing a rural practice center in Washington for laypeople called Mountain Lamp. What gave you the inspiration to do this and why do you think it is important?
EK: A lot of it came from Jack and I wanting a lifestyle we came to know at KokoAn and Plum Village. We wanted to live in community, to have people to sit with and walk with, and to have the support of others in practice. We knew there were some things that were essential for practice—having a spiritual home, having a teacher, having a Sangha that shares an ethical basis of precepts and mindfulness trainings. So the aspiration is to create a life of practice that has the potential to support other laypeople and create community—a spiritual home for many people.
Photo by Dzung Vo
TP: What is happening with the community of Mountain Lamp right now?
EK: We have a daily schedule of sitting meditation in the morning, followed by breakfast in community and a period of work meditation. There are regular Days of Mindfulness and an annual one-month retreat. People come for personal retreats, and some people stay longer as residents.
In addition, my husband is a teacher in the lineage of Aitken Roshi. We hold Zen sesshin at Mountain Lamp as well as mindfulness retreats. In some things, Jack and I co-teach, but mostly we keep the forms of the traditions pure in their own right. Additionally there are Sangha-led events, like Days of Mindfulness, Buddha's birthday, and the annual harvest festival.
Over the years, we've welcomed Sister Jina, Sister Annabel, Thay Phap Dung, and Thay Phap Tri to teach and lead the community in practice. We were grateful to have two brothers from Deer Park, Brother Phap Ho and Brother Phap De, lead a Day of Mindfulness at Mountain Lamp in May. In the years to come, we look forward to many more visits from our monastic brothers and sisters.
We are moving toward a more structured schedule with the awareness that as laypeople we need to work, and we have commitments outside of Mountain Lamp. We live together in an atmosphere of trust that we are together for the same purpose—to support each other and offer joy in practice.
More information about Mountain Lamp can be found at www.mountainlamp.org.
Tracey Pickup, True Fragrant Field, started the Wild Rose Sangha (www.wildrosesangha.ca) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is currently residing at Mountain Lamp as the Temple Keeper.


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Learn more from the Center for Media and Democracy's research on climate change.
This article is part of the Coal Issues portal on SourceWatch, a project of Global Energy Monitor and the Center for Media and Democracy. See here for help on adding material to CoalSwarm.
Scott H. Segal is a lobbyist with Bracewell & Giuliani, a U.S. headquartered law and lobbying firm which lists "environmental and energy issues such as climate change" as one of its major practice areas.
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In 2008 and 2009 Segal worked for Bracewell & Giuliani on the account of the major U.S. power utility, Ameren, which was sought the firms assistance on climate change issues. Ameren spent $78,000 on Bracewell & Giuliani in 2008 and another $50,000 in 2009.[1] The registered lobbyists were Jeffrey Holmstead, Edward Krenik, Joshua Zive and E. Dee Martin.
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The full moon of Jan. 15 partially blocks the sun, causing an eclipse visible in Africa and Asia. Because it is close to apogee, the moon is too small in the sky to ever block the sun completely, and no total eclipse occurs. Instead, folks on a path stretching from Uganda and Kenya across the Indian Ocean to Sri Lanka, Burma, and China see an annular eclipse. The moon will appear to be completely inside the sun's disk with a ring of sun around it.
|photo credit: James Jordan
At about 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2, the Earth came to perihelion. This means it was as close to the sun as possible—about 147 million km away (Earth is about 152 million km from the sun in July). This is not enough of a difference to influence our weather. Earth's 23.5 degree tilt is much more important. Our North Pole is still tilted very much away from the sun and the sun still takes a very low path across our sky. Therefore, in spite of being as close to the sun as we'll be all year, we're going to be quite cold in Houston this week.
The latest sunrise of the year (at Houston's latitude) occurs on Jan. 10. Earth is now just past perihelion, and has sped up a little in its orbit since it is a little closer to the sun. As a result, sunrise, local noon, and sunset have been happening a little later each day since early December. The noon sun is ever so slightly higher at noon each day since the solstice on Dec. 21, but as of today, the sun is still very close to its solstice height. Beginning Jan. 11, the noon sun's greater height in the sky again becomes the dominant effect (as it is for most of the year). From then until June, sunsets are getting later while sunrises are getting earlier.
Jupiter is the brightest thing in the evening sky this month, except for the moon. You can easily see it by looking to the southwest. Jupiter appears lower and lower to the horizon each January night. By the end of the month, Jupiter sets just after 7 p.m. At the end of February, Earth and Jupiter will be on opposite sides of the sun and Jupiter will therefore be invisible to us.
Mars has become an evening object. It now rises in the east about 8 p.m. and will rise by dusk at the end of the month. Mars already outshines all stars in the night sky except the very brightest (Sirius), and will continue to brighten throughout January. On Jan. 29, Earth will pass between Mars and the sun, putting Mars in our sky all night long (this alignment is called opposition).
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Saturn is currently high in the south at dawn. Although not as bright as Mars this month, Saturn is also brightening as it approaches its own opposition in March.
Venus is behind the sun (at superior conjunction) on Jan. 11 and is therefore not visible this month.
The Great Square of Pegasus is in the west at dusk. The star in its upper left hand corner is also the head of Andromeda. Facing north, you'll see five stars in a distinct 'M' like shape—this is Cassiopeia, the Queen. Her stars are about as bright as those in the Big Dipper, and she is directly across the North Star from that Dipper. Since the Dipper is low and out of sight at dusk this month, Cassiopeia rides high.
Dazzling Orion is high in the southeast, reminding us that winter is here. His belt points up to Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus, the Bull. The Dog Stars Sirius and Procyon are below Orion in the east. Sirius is the brightest star we ever see at night. Gemini, the Twins, are to Orion's left as he rises (and to his upper left once they appear to the south). Look for two stars of equal brightness less than 5 degrees (three fingers at arms' length) apart. These are Castor and Pollux, marking the twins' heads. High in the northeast is Capella, the sixth brightest star ever seen at night.
Moon Phases in January 2010:
Last quarter moon January 7, 4:41 am
New moon January 15, 1:12 am
First quarter moon January 23, 4:53 am
Full moon January 30, 12:18 am


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Long term alfalfa productivity depends on successful stand establishment.
By: Karla Hernandez, SDSU Extension, Forages Field Specialist
Achieving a profitable stand of alfalfa is the result proper field selection utilizing proven production practices to ensure germination and establishment.
Field Selection
Establishment of alfalfa seed requires a well-drained soil for optimum production. Poor soil drainage can cause problems with soil crusting which may cause poor soil aeration, micronutrient toxicity, and ice damage during winter.
Soil Fertility
It is important to remember to take soil samples before planting to determine pH and nutrient status of the field. There are 18 nutrients (macronutrients and micronutrients) essential for alfalfa growth. Some of the most important macronutrients include:
- Phosphorus: helps root growth and increase seeding success. Low fertility soils can be improved with an application of 30 to 50 lbs per acre of P2O5, depending on soil test results.
- Potassium: research suggests that potassium has little effect or influence on improving stand establishment, however, enough potassium should be added to meet the needs of the alfalfa and/or companion crop.
Planting Alfalfa
Failure to successfully establish alfalfa could be expensive causing issues with production soil erosion. Some considerations for planting alfalfa include: (1) seedbed preparation; (2) seeding dates; (3) seeding depth and rate; (4) whether or not to seed with a companion crop; (5) 100% alfalfa seedings vs. alfalfa-grass mixtures.
- Seedbed preparation - having a firm seedbed is a critical step to ensure good germination of alfalfa seed. Firm seedbeds will reduce the possibility of planting too deep and will help hold moisture closer to the surface. Packing the soil will help to insure a firm seedbed and good soil moisture retention.
- Seeding dates - determining when to plant alfalfa depends on several factors such as soil moisture and cropping practices. For best results in South Dakota alfalfa should be seeded between mid-April to mid-May.
- Seeding depth and rate - seed should be covered with enough soil to provide moist conditions for germination. Seed placement of ¼ to ½ inch deep is appropriate on most soils at rates from 10 to 25 lb seed/acre.
- Seeding with or without a companion crop - seeding alfalfa with a companion crop such as annual ryegrass, oats, spring barley, or spring triticale can help to minimize weed competition during establishment. However, planting alfalfa without a companion crop allows producers to harvest more alfalfa with higher quality in the seeding year.
- 100% alfalfa seedings vs. alfalfa-grass mixtures - pure stands of alfalfa will produce the highest quality forage and for that reason has the highest demand from the dairy industry. Other producers whose animals' nutrient requirements are lower may be interested in using alfalfa/grass blends to take advantage of improved persistency while still meeting the nutrient requirements of their livestock. Alfalfa-grass mixtures also offers some advantages such as reduced weed pressure and soil erosion.
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I was officially employed at the age of eight. I mean, really employed ~ not "pick-up your clothes, make your bed, brush your teeth, and here's your 2 bucks", but an honest-to-God job. Considering child labor laws, how was this possible, you ask? Well, when you work for your parents, they don't apply. My dad had a kind of all-around truck and trailer business ~ the eighteen-wheeler kind. No, he wasn't a truck driver, nor did he own a trucking company [which I get that a lot], but he had a mechanic's shop that did, well, what a mechanic's shop does. In addition, he had a paint and body shop, a frame machine that could bend a trailer's frame back into position after a wreck, sold truck & trailer parts, sold new and used trailers, and sold used heavy-duty trucks. Like I said, it was an all-around truck and trailer business that, in it's heyday, did very well. I guess eight was the magical number that my dad decided was the perfect age to bring his little girl into the family biz, so to speak. So, what was my job title? I was the official "heavy-duty truck and trailer parts inventory clerk" [and "do whatever else your dad and your older brother tell you to do"]. In other words, my job every summer was to count big, greasy, and sometimes unidentifiable parts. Most of the parts were identified with parts numbers and other important data that I was to mark down along with the count. The ones that weren't labeled, I was supposed to mark with a round neon-colored sticker for someone else to problem-solve. I even had my own official clipboard. I started out at 10 bucks a week, and that was my magical number to get the job done.
Each summer my dad added a little more to my duties [of course], but he upped my pay as well. By this time, though, I was working for my mom at her pet shop [a story for another time], but I was given "time off" to help dad with inventory. After I would complete a particular section I was taught to enter the data into the computer [remember those old green-screened IBM monsters?]. When I came upon an item that didn't have a part number, instead of leaving it for someone else to solve, my dad showed me how to figure out the manufacturer, look it up by picture in the gazillion catalogs he had, and obtain the information to enter into the computer. [O.K., can I just pause and say that, just now, all that was easier to explain and type than to do?] When my dad first explained it to me, he said, "Caroline, it's like you're a detective and you're trying to solve a mystery. Keep looking. You can find it. Solve the mystery." Well being an avid Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden fan [which he very well knew], he had me at, "detective".
I find it ironic now that the man who taught to me how to problem solve [and so many other things] was the same man who asked me in high school to "do" our family tree and is the same man whose family has 5 related unsolved murders that, to the best of my knowledge, he thought were deaths ~ not murders. While growing up, I had heard several times from my mom that my Paw Paw's [my dad's mom's] brother had been killed in a house fire trying to save his four children. Then, when I interviewed my Paw Paw for my family tree project my senior year in high school, I remember her telling me that very same story. She, of course, gave me his name for the tree, but she didn't volunteer anymore information, my mother didn't know anything else, and I never asked anymore about it. That is, until now.
Unfortunately, my Paw Paw passed away 6 years ago, and I'm not able to ask her any questions. In trying to take her line back, I had some difficulties with the spelling of her name, Rettie Maye Martin. Sometimes, she went by Rettie and sometimes she went by Maye, and both names are easily phonetically misspelled. The one item that "saved" me was that I remembered her brother's name. Remember, the show "Duke's of Hazzard" [not the movie, but the t.v. show]? Do you remember Boss Hogg's sheriff, Rosco P. Coltrain? [and, wow, you can follow the actor that played Rosco on Twitter. Will wonders never cease?] Anyhow, that's how I remembered my Paw Paw's brother's name, Roscoe Martin. [Silly? Yes, but did it work? Uh, yeah.] Roscoe's name was a much easier name to follow in the census with usually only 2 variances [Rosco/Roscoe]. I was able to trace them from Texas back to Illinois, where they were born, which I had also remembered from our interview. You want to know how I remembered that? Simple, at the time it was beyond my comprehension that she was not born in Texas. [Isn't everyone born in Texas? ;) ] Also, when she told me she was from Illinois, my reply was, "You mean, where it snows?" [I told you we South Texans are enamored with the whole snow concept ~ the fluffy kind, not the ice kind.]
Remember Hurricane Ike and how my kids, my dog, and I stayed with my sister in San Antonio for a few days, and I acquired quite a few family photographs, mostly from my Dad's side of the family? Well, amongst all of them were some photos of Roscoe [with his full name, Roscoe Benton Martin, written on the back], as well as photos of all 4 of his children. There were also photos of him and his wife and of him and his sister, my Paw Paw. While looking at the photos, I was captivated because I realized I was looking at the family ~ my family ~ that had perished in a house fire. All of the photos were identified on the back in my Paw Paw's handwriting. When I got home, I entered their data in my database software [Rootsmagic] and on my Ancestry.com tree, which is used solely to connect with other possible family members. [In other words, it's not complete, but I use it as my "clue" tree.] A few days later, I decided to look on findagrave.com for my Martin's in both Johnson County and Williamson County in Illinois. To my delight [not really delight, but you know what I mean, right?], I stumbled upon Roscoe's and his four children's online memorials. The house fire that killed them was referenced, and the information had been entered by the wife of a distant cousin. "Hm," I thought to myself. "I need to contact her to possibly exchange information." There were no pictures of Roscoe and his children nor of their tombstones, but did have photos of the cemetery's sign/plaque. So, I quickly scanned my photos of them and added them to their respective memorials, to my Ancestry.com tree, and to my Rootsmagic software. I then went on to other Martin's. [I have since updated the photos.] On, yet, another day, I began to think about the house fire, and I thought that maybe, just maybe, there had a been a write-up in the local newspaper about it. After all, this was a small community, and five of it's citizens had perished in one night. [Sounds reasonable, right?]
So, I searched on Ancestry.com with all of Roscoe's pertinent information, and I got 2 positive hits [at least as far as I had looked]. I quickly found and read the first article, and yes, there was a house fire; and yes, Roscoe and all 4 of his children perished in that fire in the summer of 1957; but the investigators had determined that it was arson. My heart dropped into my stomach at reading that, but I think my heart actually stopped beating for just a second as I read that Roscoe's wife and two men that they knew had been in the home for some time before the fire started [meaning that evening], and that Roscoe's wife and one of the men had got out unscathed. And the other man? He'd been sleeping in his car located on their street. Oookay, these details were a bit suspicious, but what convinced the investigators that it was arson? Well, I think the empty 5-gallon gasoline can located right outside the house and the two rooms in the house that had gasoline poured in them were pretty convincing. I thought at the time, "Oh my God. Someone needs to solve those murders." [Duh.] Then a couple of weeks ago as I was fixing Roscoe's photo and creating a design for it to share with y'all for a Wordless Wednesday post, I started thinking about him and his children, and how unfair it was that their lives were taken. Four beautiful children. [Don't you think?] It also got me to thinking how unfair it was that these murders may have never been solved, to the best of my knowledge. Why hadn't , my Paw Paw known, or if she had, why didn't she say anything? Had it been too painful? Thankfully she had their photos and identified them...for me. I was thinking again that someone needed to look into this, and I was beginning to think that "someone" was me. After all, when someone murdered Roscoe, his three boys, and his little girl, they ended the Martin surname, at least as far as my great-grandfather's line is concerned. So, I've decided to "own" this one. I mean, technically speaking their family story ended when they died in that house fire, but for me, that's an unacceptable ending. After all, my middle name is Martin, so actually their story kind of "owns" me, and if not the person who solely carries the name in my great-grandfather's line, then who?
Let's Interact
I've decided to make this ongoing investigation a series of posts. This means that as I research, I will be posting at least once a week with updates ~ kind of an "in-process, step-by-step" kind of thing. Also, I invite all of your hints, tips, and suggestions. Yup, I'm making it interactive. That is, if you want to interact. If not, then feel free ~ as always ~ to watch the ending of this family story unfold. So, whaddya' think? Don't Roscoe, Jack, Bill, Jerry, and little Cheryl Maye deserve to have their family story completed? Don't they deserve to rest in peace? So, "What's in a Name?" Well, in this case, a family mystery.
I can almost hear my dad saying, "Caroline, it's like you're a detective and you're trying to solve a mystery. Keep looking. You can find it. Solve the mystery."
Texas. Fort Bend County. 1930 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2007.
Illinois. Williamson County. 1920 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2007.
Illinois. Johnson County. 1910 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2007.
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The Washington defense establishment used to expect the life-or-death question of sequestration would be decided after Tuesday's elections, in Congress's year-end closing session. But the conventional wisdom has shifted: Now it appears that no matter who wins the White House, the lame-duck Congress is unlikely to have the last word.
That's the consensus of defense watchers across Washington, several of whom told POLITICO they even expect sequestration to take effect, at least for the first few weeks after its official start date, Jan. 2. Billions of dollars in defense spending ride on the outcome of the election, as President Barack Obama has pledged to draw down the military, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney has said he'd plus it up.
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So what might an endgame look like in the war of sequestration?
If Obama wins, Democrats could try to improve their negotiating position by allowing sequestration to take effect and letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire — forcing Republicans into a corner on two top GOP priorities.
"Some people think the circumstances are better for a deal if you just let everything expire first," said Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow with the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution. "It makes a deal with Republicans on taxes a lot more feasible because it doesn't have to be couched as tax increases."
If Romney wins, Republicans also could improve their negotiating position by waiting until January — once they take control of the White House — to haggle with their Democratic counterparts.
"I would expect that the lame duck would not foreclose any options for President-elect Romney," said Mackenzie Eaglen, a resident fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute and an informal adviser to the Romney campaign.
From the defense establishment's perspective, it all could add up to a lame-duck session that would truly be, well, lame.


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N.Y. GOP backs off Boehner attack
New York Republicans on Thursday toned down their criticism of House Speaker John Boehner after he agreed to allow votes on Superstorm Sandy relief.
"As far as I'm concerned, what's done is done and now we go forward, making sure this does happen and that we get the votes," said Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) on CNN's "Starting Point."
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King had been an especially vocal critic of House Republicans earlier in the week, when it appeared that a relief package would not come up for a vote there.
"I'm saying right now, anyone from New York or New Jersey who contributes one penny to Congressional Republicans is out of their minds," he said on Fox News on Wednesday. "Because what they did last night was put a knife in the back of New Yorkers and New Jerseyans. It was an absolute disgrace."
But after meeting with Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and being assured that votes on a relief deal would come up for a vote after all, that's all water under the bridge, King said Thursday.
"No listen, I'm from New York politics, we're full of scars and bruises and broken bones, that's all part of the business," he said, when asked whether there might be "scars" from his tussle with GOP leadership over the issue. King added, "It was a skirmish. It was very important. As far as I'm concerned, it's over with. John Boehner and I have been friends before, hopefully we'll be friends again. We shook hands yesterday."
He also said that he did not regret his earlier comments because he was fighting for his constituents.
Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), also speaking on CNN's "Starting Point," said he was initially "furious," but now thinks the relief effort in the House is moving forward.
"Bottom line is, we have to get this done," he said. "Listen, I'm a New Yorker not some of the time but all the time. And yeah, I got my New York up. I was furious…this was an untenable situation and we made it very clear. It's just not acceptable even remotely to be playing games with the victims of this horrific superstorm Sandy… We're there now, we're there, we'll get it done."


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Congress tries again to get military sexual assault laws right
WASHINGTON — Congress is quietly giving itself a do-over on the military sexual assault law it botched the last time around.
The changes included in a massive defense bill attempt to correct Congress' own mistakes, which baffled military judges called "arguably absurd," "almost incomprehensible" and ultimately "unconstitutional."
But unlike their last ill-fated effort, when lawmakers trumpeted their revisions to the military's criminal code, this rewrite is flying below the political radar. Discreetly folded into the middle of a 1,844-page defense bill, the new changes have never been debated publicly.
"It wouldn't have been such a mess had Congress decided to hold some real hearings before enacting this legislation," said Eugene Fidell, a former military attorney who now teaches military law at Yale Law School. "I don't have any confidence in what they're going to do. It'll be guesswork or luck if Congress gets this right."
The Uniform Code of Military Justice changes, as well as other sexual assault provisions, are included in legislation that authorizes Defense Department spending for fiscal 2012. Negotiators agreed to the $662 billion bill Monday, and lawmakers are scheduled to approve it as early as Wednesday.
The legislation attracted controversy over extensively debated terrorist detention provisions.
Yet the criminal provisions that could affect many U.S. servicemen and women elicited little or no congressional discussion. The House Armed Services Committee, for one, has held more than 100 hearings this year. None dealt with the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
"The dynamic within the House and Senate armed services committees is basically they have private conversations with the Pentagon about military justice matters and then they enact something, leaving everyone else to speculate about what they did and why," Fidell said.
Sexual assault confronts lawmakers with a particularly complex and politically sensitive area of the law.
In fiscal 2010, 3,158 sexual assaults were counted by the Defense Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. Military officials acknowledge many assaults are never reported.
Trying to crack down, Congress six years ago changed sexual assault provisions by shifting the burden of proof to defendants who were claiming the sex was consensual, and it made it easier for prosecutors to claim an alleged victim was incapacitated because of intoxication.
"One of the reasons we made the effort to change (the law) was to get prosecutions," Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif. said at the time.
But in a February 2011 ruling that dismissed the conviction of former Travis Air Force Base enlisted man Stephen Prather, judges declared that shifting the burden of proof as Congress did was unconstitutional. The ruling following harsh denunciations of the law by myriad military judges.
"This law has messed up a lot of people's lives," Prather, who now lives in Houston, told McClatchy earlier this year. "My life is ruined, all for something that should have never been a crime to begin with."
The new defense bill reverses the earlier burden-shifting changes. The Senate Armed Services Committee originated the revisions but did not hold a hearing on the subject. The revisions have never been explained on the Senate floor.
Dwight Sullivan, acting chief of the Air Force Defense Division, said the revisions don't completely clear up confusion over a defendant's ability to argue that a victim consented to sex. He suspected that the drafters thought that a lack of consent was an implicit element of rape and sexual assault, and therefore don't address it directly.
"The statute, though clearly more coherent than its predecessor, still seems a bit muddled," he said.
The new bill also boosts the number of personnel dealing with sexual assault and beefs up training for troops. This shows political commitment to the cause, though effectiveness is harder to prove.
Current troop training was described as "marginally effective" by a 2009 Pentagon task force. Troops found the training boring, complaining of "death by PowerPoint," and the task force reported that "personnel did not pay close attention" to the required training.
"If the training is bad or it's not being heard by the people who need to hear it, then the military is wasting tens of millions of dollars," said Phil Cave, a civilian attorney and retired Navy judge advocate. "Right now, the training is flawed."
Trainers, for instance, have incorrectly claimed a woman can't consent after one alcoholic drink. Judges, in response, have had to instruct potential jurors to ignore their training. During the sexual assault court-martial of Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jamie Walton, for instance, one juror was dismissed because he couldn't reconcile the conflict between his training and the legal instructions.
The new defense bill orders the hiring of an estimated 650 additional civilians as victims advocates or sexual assault response coordinators. The Pentagon will now spend an estimated $309 million over the next five years on sexual assault response personnel.
These advocates and coordinators can run interference for victims and strengthen training for all. Their sympathies also can complicate court proceedings.
The new defense bill adopts some of the Pentagon task force's recommendations; for instance, in shielding conversations between victims' advocates and accusers, similar to the privilege granted psychologists.
"We want individuals to be able to come forward so that we can help them," Air Force Brig. Gen. Sharon Dunbar told a House panel last year. "And if they know that the individual that is designated ... can also testify against them, many of the victims are loath to come forward."
The privilege, however, has sparked concern that it would block defendants from obtaining evidence that would help clear them — such as conflicting statements by the accuser to an advocate about an alleged rape.
None of the legislative changes are expected to address broader problems with the military's handling of rape cases. A McClatchy analysis found that the military is prosecuting a growing number of sexual assault allegations, including highly contested cases that would be unlikely to go to trial in many civilian courts. Yet only 27 percent of the defendants were convicted of those offenses or other serious crimes in 2009 and 2010, McClatchy reported.
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Midsummer Sale: Ace wins All-Star Final Vote
BOSTON -- The 2014 All-Star Game taking place at Target Field on Tuesday in Minneapolis soon will become a Sale family affair.
After Chris Sale officially won the American League Final Vote as announced Thursday evening, amassing 6.7 million votes, the beaming White Sox hurler mentioned that his wife, Brianne, his son, Rylan, his parents and his in-laws will all be making the trip for his third straight All-Star appearance. Sale actually is trying to get more family members involved.View Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- The 2014 All-Star Game taking place at Target Field on Tuesday in Minneapolis soon will become a Sale family affair.
After Chris Sale officially won the American League Final Vote as announced Thursday evening, amassing 6.7 million votes, the beaming White Sox hurler mentioned that his wife, Brianne, his son, Rylan, his parents and his in-laws will all be making the trip for his third straight All-Star appearance. Sale actually is trying to get more family members involved.View Full Game Coverage
The left-hander also thought these Final Vote results served as a solid testament to a great sports city such as Chicago, with the Cubs' Anthony Rizzo winning the National League Final Vote.
"Yeah, I thought that was pretty cool. I think that's something special for the city and for Chicago sports," Sale said after the Red Sox's 4-3 victory in 10 innings over his team Thursday. "Obviously, I have to show my appreciation to the friends and family and the fans that voted.
"This is because of them. If I do pitch, I have to pitch good, right?"
Sale became the fourth White Sox winner in the history of the competition out of an all-time record 11 candidates. No team has as many Final Vote wins as the White Sox.
Sale joined teammates Jose Abreu and Alexei Ramirez as AL All-Stars, after beating out Garrett Richards, Rick Porcello, Corey Kluber and Dallas Keuchel in the Final Vote. The #TargetSale campaign put him in the winner's category along with Scott Podsednik (2005), A.J. Pierzynski ('06) and Paul Konerko ('11).
During his final first-half start Wednesday, Sale allowed one run on four hits over 7 2/3 innings against the Red Sox, striking out six and not issuing a walk in a no-decision brought on when the White Sox bullpen couldn't hold a four-run lead. He missed 32 games and six starts due to a flexor muscle strain in his left arm but has produced an 8-1 record with a 2.08 ERA over 14 starts and 95 innings pitched. He has fanned 102, walked 16 and allowed 64 hits, placing him as one of the elite pitchers in the game.
"He's as good as anybody," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura. "I know it seems biased, but you start looking at pitchers around the league and you can tell by the at-bats and swings guys have. … He's as good as anybody."
"It's pretty awesome what he's been able to do," said White Sox hurler Scott Carroll of his teammate. "For him to be able to throw 95 or 96 [mph] and command all his pitches, it's a tribute to him and how good he is."
Most White Sox personnel tried to figure out how a player of Sale's talent and accomplishment even needed to go through the Final Vote process, an experience that the 25-year-old thoroughly enjoyed.
"I don't know how he went to the Final Vote," said White Sox starter Jose Quintana, who pitched like an All-Star on Thursday by setting down the first 15 Red Sox hitters and allowing two hits and three runs over seven innings during his 34th no-decision since 2012. "He made the All-Star team his first two years, and it's his best year.
"For me, he's the best lefty in the American League. The focus in the game for him is really good. Every time, he starts ahead in the count. He has three nasty pitches. I'm excited when he throws. I'm focused on him and every time we have a chance to win the game."
Not one vote was cast by Sale for himself, although he did go through seven media interviews Tuesday as part of the #TargetSale campaign process.
"That was about more than I've done all year I think," a smiling Sale said.
Now he gets to follow up three scoreless career All-Star innings with a Midsummer Classic experience that never will get old.
"No, I definitely still get excited. I definitely still am appreciative of being able to experience that and do that again," Sale said. "No matter how many you make, you still get excited about it. It's a fun experience, especially to have my family up there with me to experience it with them. Looking to have another good time."
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again allow fans to help choose the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com and via Twitter in the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their collective voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
MLB.TV Premium subscribers, for the first time, will be able to live stream the All-Star Game via MLB.TV through FOX's participating video providers. Access will be available across more than 400 platforms that support MLB.TV, including the award-winning MLB.com At Bat app. MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin.


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