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Monday, June 17, 2013
Spokane man sentenced for insurance fraud and attempted theft
Four years after filing a bogus insurance insurance claim that tried to turn $4,000 in storm damage into a $200,000 payment, a Spokane man has been sentenced to 240 hours of community service, 15 days of electronic home monitoring and more than $7,000 in fines.
Keith R. Scribner, seen in the surveillance photo above, was sentenced Friday in Spokane County Superior Court on felony charges of insurance fraud and attempted theft.
The case stemmed from a claim filed in late July 2009 by Scribner's mother, Marilyn Warsinske. She said a patio roof at a home she'd purchased had collapsed due to the weight of snow some 6 months earlier. The policy covered "like kind and quality" replacement. Her son, she told the company, would handle the claim.
Scribner told the insurance company that patio cover was an extensive structure, spanning the entire length of the patio and wrapping around the home's chimney. Claims officials, inspecting the site, wondered why was there no flashing or holes in the masonry. Scribner said that house painters must have made repairs.
He sent the insurance company three bids to replace the cover based on his description. The bids ranged from $195,586 to $213,815.
Claims officials asked Scribner for any photos of the roof prior to the damage or after it collapsed. Perhaps some were taken during a home appraisal prior to the purchase, they suggested. Scribner said there were no photos and was no appraisal.
But a claims handler discovered an aerial photo of the home on a real estate website. It showed a much smaller patio cover than Scribner claimed.
The company launched a fraud investigation and notified Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler's anti-fraud Special Investigations Unit.
As it turned out, there had been a home appraisal, the investigators discovered. In fact, Keith Scribner met with the appraiser. And the appraisal included photos of the patio cover. A real estate agent interviewed by investigators described the cover as being "small and nothing special or significant."
The home's previous owner also provided photographs of the structure. It was originally canvas. When that because troublesome to remove each year, the homeowner bought a polycarbonate cover. Cost: About $300.
An architect told a state fraud investigator that he'd met with Scribner in 2008 -- months before the snow collapse -- to discuss plans to replace the deck cover with new, larger one.
A local company, provided with measurements and photographs of the original structure, drew up replacement bids at the request of a state fraud investigator. The bids: $3,913 and $4,782.
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On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 1:30 to 4:00 p.m., Quebec Family History Society Heritage Centre and Library, 173 Cartier Avenue, Pointe-Claire will be open for a coffee, tea, and informal conversation to talk about some of the favourite women in your family. Bring your own books, photos, and memorabilia that have helped you in your research.
Bring a friend or just bring yourself.
You will have a chance to win two free tickets to visit the historic Maison Saint-Gabriel, acquired in 1668 by one of Montreal's most well-known women, Marguerite Bourgeoys.
Chat with new and experienced genealogists about how to learn what life was like for your female ancestors. What was home life like during the time they lived? Do you own any letters or diaries? Share the challenges you face – and your successes – in your family history research.
On display for you to browse will be books from the QFHS collection about women and social history.
Remember, half of our direct ancestors are women. Since Mother's Day takes place this weekend, this is a good time to celebrate the women in our family tree.
Open to our members and the public. Admission is free. Visit www.qfhs.ca/events.php
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Edition Three
Hello all! And welcome to this week's edition of "Yankee Yapping."
Away we go!
This Past Weekend
Well, unlike the horrific events of last weekend (getting swept by LA Angels of Anaheim) it was a great weekend to be a Yankee fan. Instead of getting swept the Yankees were the ones doing the sweeping, pulling out the brooms for the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers.
Friday night was a little shaky; A.J. Burnett went a little overboard with the walks (five in the game with only one strikeout) but Phil Hughes was absolutely dominant in relief. He recorded six outs, all by way of the strikeout. Plus, Mark Teixeira looked strong, belting that home run off the flame-throwing Joel Zumaya.
Saturday's game was quite honestly a little boring. There was really nothing doing until Alex Rodriguez hit that home run. It was just a battle of aces with CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander.
Sunday was yet another slow game, and the Yankees won on the strength of Teixeira and Rodriguez, who both went yard. It was nice to finally see Joba Chamberlain get past the fifth inning. If only he could make every start like the one we saw on Sunday, we'd be in good shape.
If he can do what he did yesterday more consistently, I would take back what I said about him belonging in the bullpen.
This Upcoming Week
The Yanks have some easy opponents coming in, as the Baltimore Orioles will come in for three games starting tonight, and then Friday Oakland will head in for a four game set.
Baltimore currently sits in last place of the AL East, owning a record of 41-50. Oakland is also currently in the basement of their division, rounding out the AL West with a season record of 38-52.
The Yanks have a good shot at winning both series with how they are playing. But if history has proved anything, it's that both teams (especially Baltimore) can be pests.
I am just hoping that they win on Wednesday, which will be my third trip to the new Yankee Stadium. While the Yankees will send Andy Pettitte to the mound tonight and Sergio Mitre tomorrow, I will get to see Burnett make the start on Wednesday.
If you want to know if I am excited about going, well yes I am.
Old Timer's Day
Everything a Yankee fan loves about baseball is showcased every year at the annual Old Timer's Day.
I have always believed that if you are "once a Yankee, you're always a Yankee." I believe that statement is so true, and when you see a guy like Don Zimmer come back for this special event, you know it's true.
Zim is such a great baseball man, basically dedicating his life to baseball. I don't think any fan will ever forget what happened to him during the 2003 American League Championship Series against Boston.
When Pedro Martinez slammed Zim to the ground, it was disgraceful. I remember hearing that if the incident occurred at Yankee Stadium, the NYPD would have arrested Martinez, and quite honestly he deserved it. What kind of person pushes a 72 year-old man down?
Along with Zim, It was great (albeit strange) to see Mike Mussina at Old Timer's Day.
Moose just retired last year, going out on his own terms after winning 20 games for the first time in his career in 2008. I can just say this: Mussina can still pitch, and he is NOT an Old Timer.
I am fortunate enough to have gone to this celebration twice in my life; once in 2005 and again in 2007. If you are a Yankee fan, at least once in your lifetime get out to Old Timer's Day. You will absolutely love it. I know I did.
2007's Old Timer's Day (pictured above) was the better of the two I went to. Seeing Paul O'Neill, Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Yogi Berra, Bobby Murcer, Ken Griffey, Sr., and Scott Brosius among others was an honor. You just can't describe it.
In the Old Timer's game in '07 the Bombers beat the Clippers, 4-1. I loved watching the old players get back onto the field to play each other, it was funny.
Yesterday we got more of that funny feeling, and like I said, Old Timer's Day is a must-see for all Yankee fans.
Well that does it for this week's edition of Yankee Yapping. I'll be back next week with different topics and analysis.


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Romania Drama and Dance Volunteers Host Charity Show
Alexandra Ichim, Projects Manager in Romania tells us about a recent charity show that the Projects Abroad Romania staff team and volunteers from a variety of projects, helped to arrange.
'On Tuesday the 20th of December 2011, the Projects Abroad Romania Team together with Rafael Fundation, in collaboration with the Students' Cultural Centre held the 3rd Edition of the 'To love is to give, to give is to receive' Charity Show.
The main purpose of the show was to raise funds for people with disabilities from Rafael Fundation in Codlea.
The event was a real success, presenting once again an eclectic mix of drama, dance and music. The drama performances were presented by our Projects Abroad Groups: Black Juice Seniors and Juniors, who presented two of the greatest fantasy stories: "Alice in Wonderland" and "Peter Pan". Both groups performed under the guidance of Kirsten Marien, as their trainer and director, also being directly coordinated by Alexandra Ichim, the Drama and Dance supervisor for Projects Abroad Romania.
Besides the presentation of the Fantasy versus Reality Drama Show, Projects Abroad had other surprises for the local public: special guests presenting unique shows of music and dance. The special guests were: Oana Panazan, Rayana Antoneac, Ana Hornoiu and The Group 'Traditii', who performed songs and carols from the Romanian and international repertoire. Also, the other special guests, Step in2 Salsa Dance Group and The Group 'Traditii', presented performances of Latin and Romanian traditional dances.
The strongest performance of the evening was a story put up on stage by the members of Rafael Fundation, created by them, named 'Follow Your Dream'. Also, at the end of the show, Rafael Fundation with Projects Abroad held an exhibition with products designed and created by the members of Rafael Fundation themselves, which people could buy. There were two donation boxes in the room, where people could donate as much as they could. Each person from the audience received an envelope with useful information on members' needs and costs.
We're thrilled that we raised a total of 1770 lei which is approximately 410 Euros or 340 Pounds.
We want to thank once again to everyone involved in this project and we really hope to continue with this 'tradition' of Projects Abroad Romania and keep up on 'creating a better world'.'


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Gray Rat Snake
Scientific name: Pantherophis spiloides (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854)
* Currently accepted name
* scientific names used through time
- Elaphis spiloides – DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854
- Elaphis holbrookii – DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854 (fide BURBRINK 2000)
- Elaphe obsoletus – COPE 1875
- Coluber obsoletus confinis – COPE 1875
- Coluber obsoletus obsoletus – COPE 1875
- Coluber obsoletus lemniscatus – COPE 1888
- Coluber obsoletus spiloides – COPE 1888
- Elaphe obsoleta confinis – STEJNEGER & BARBOUR 1917
- Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta – STEJNEGER & BARBOUR 1917
- Elaphe confinis – BARBOUR & CARR 1940
- Elaphe obsoleta – BARBOUR & CARR 1940
- Elaphe obsoleta spiloides – CONANT 1958
- Pantherophis obsoletus – UTIGER ET AL. 2000
- Elaphe spiloides – BURBRINK 2001
- Pantherophis obsoletus spiloides – SCHMIDT & KUNZ 2005
- Scotophis spiloides – COLLINS & TAGGART 2008
Description: Average adult size is 36-72 inches (91.4-182.8 cm), record is 84.25 inches (213.9 cm). Juveniles and adults are gray with dark blotches. The belly is sandy-gray with dark square blotches. The underside of the tail typically has 2 dark stripes. The scales are weakly keeled, and there are 25-27 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round.
A. Side of the head
B. Front (face view) of the head
C. Elongated scales below the tail (subcaudal scales) are typically divided
D. Top of the head
E. Underside of the head (chin and throat)
F. Weekly keeled scales
Range: In Florida, the Gray Rat Snake occurs in the panhandle west of the Apalachicola River. However, it does readily hybridize with the Eastern Rat Snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) in the area.
Habitat: Commonly found near pinelands, hardwood hammocks, cypress strands, swamps, marshes, prairies, agricultural fields, and residential areas.
Comments: HARMLESS (Non-Venomous) The Gray Rat Snake is primarily active at night. It is both a terrestrial borrower and extremely good climber. It is found under rocks and boards, and in trees under bark and within knot holes and palm fronds. It feeds on lizards, frogs, rodents, and birds and their eggs.
It lays eggs. Breeding occurs from April-July, 5-27 eggs are laid during the summer, and newborns hatch from July-September.
Comparison with other species: The Eastern Rat Snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) looks like the Gray Rat Snake as both juvenile and adults in the panhandle, however adults in peninsular Florida might be yellow to gray with four dark longitudinal stripes, sometimes retaining the juvenile's dark dorsal blotches. The juvenile Eastern Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) is brownish with a checkerboard patterned belly.


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Aaaah thee long weekend: a chance to frolic in fields and set fire to paper cups or read the newspaper with a nice cuppa green tea. You may notice we'll have our pens down, computers off and feet up too, so consider this as something to tide you over until we're back on Tuesday.
We've missed doing our podcast an awful lot and if we get one more email from you complaining, we will indeed fly ourselves into various buildings responsible for all the constrictive copyright rules which are preventing us from playing music we like for you - especially in such an easy to consume manner. Anyway, we thought 'what the hell, it's a bank holiday weekend let's do one anyway', then we thought 'actually, naaaah, we don't wannabe made examples of and end up in court.' So instead, here lies a blog-like compilation of stuff DiS founder Sean Adams is digging at the moment and a couple suggestions of stuff for you to do...
Have to admit, I was a bit slow on the uptake with this fella, despite the fact he's been a DiS album of the monther, not once but twice. Like most things, it took a pretty lady saying she was obsessed with him to bend my ear and lo! did the lady suddenly become even more spectacular with taste like this. Basically imagine if Rufus Wainwright could write an album of songs as good as Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk. His songs are full of all that universal and timeless joy, jiggery-pockeried into a modern skin, imagine something like a lone Spanish pirate ship sailing past skyscrapers but more Buckley and Springsteen than Flamenco sea-dog songs. Imitosis we gather will be his next single and he's just stuck the video up on MySpaz, viddie:
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It's not often I hear something that feels fresh, in both a pioneering and fascinating sense, especially in a time of all this pub rock slop and uninspired "g" clippin' lyricism. I think it's only right to admit that I like George so much that I've started managing her, not because I think she's going to make me rich but because I think what she's doing has the possibility to turn things on their head and, most excitingly, inspire people to create. Her music / commentary / approach divides people but she's picked up a few fans already, whilst she continues to develop. The folks at TV series Skins like her so much they have made 'Fellini for Prime Minister' their download of the week, which you can get from myspace.com/e4skins2. Her debut EP will be out in November, there're features coming up in i-D and Total Spec and she's playing various dates ahead of the EP.
Another slight swerve ball and innovator. I caught one of his sets at SXSW and thought he was, well, a bit rubbish. Then saw him again in a huge rammed barn at Bonnaroo Festival in Nashville and was utterly converted; the guy is an absolute genius of sound-bite-bitten mash-ups which get even the most hands-in-pockets, steaming up their specs and shaking their thang. Have a listen.
We've gushed about these boys on these pages, saying an assortment of things you may consider to be rather hyperbolic, like them being incendiary, "proper special" (Mike Diver, circa 2002 - present) or the most important DIY band in Britain and other stuff like that. You may know we love them, so much so that we've given them a chunk of money to make an album, which is due out early next year on my DrownedinSound label (home to the likes of Metric, Jeniferever, Martha Wainwright…). We suspect however some of you haven't heard them yet. Ahead of the album we're giving away some MP3's of live tracks from their set at ATP Versus the Fans as a preview of sorts of the album.
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If you've not yet got Cryptograms but like My Bloody Valentine, Liars, Spiritualized, Dandy Warhols, Blonde Redhead, Radio Dept or basically anything soaring or space-rock, then stop whatever you're doing and hunt it down. Now. Or just go listen to the title track on MySpace...
You may have read some rather verbose words about these guys in recent times too. There's none more rock'n'roll than this LA troop. The new album Black Lives... is a real grower which touches the stargazy heights of some of the above but also features some incredible snarlsome Rolling-Stones-in-a-dirt-bike-crash rock'nnnnn'roll too. You can hear the whole album on their MySpace but before you go there, here's the latest video:
Srsly, not all DiS readers listen to Interpol and Radiohead, do they? Get yourself signed up so that your scrobblings adjust that chart. If you don't know what Last.fm is, put simply it's a rather clever site which logs what you listen to and can then build you a radio stream of things you might like, based on what people with similar tastes are into. Much like the Amazon recommendations only much much much cleverer. And yes, it is a bit scary the thought of people knowing about all those guilty pleasures but then, you can actually turn off the "scrobbling".
Anyone else suffering from extreme social networking fatigue from constantly signing up to so many sites? Maybe it's just me, especially considering FaceBook is by far the most crystal meth-like of them all. Good news is I haven't had a friend request from Tila Tequila's spam-robot as yet. If you'd like to be part of our group on the latest tech-fad, you can find us at the following ugly url...
Not only that but do a good deed. Do all your recycling for starters. Call a lonely friend or relative and take them for a flapjack. Go do something which expands your horizons. Read a good book in a park (I recommend new buzz book 'The Cult of the Amateur' [excerpt] or Don Delillo 'Great Jones Street' - should we start a DiS book club?). Take a long walk, you could even be super-geeky and plan it on GoogleMaps. Anything. Just don't spend the whole darn weekend ordering take away, flicking through mp3 blogs and looking at your phone hoping something will happen. Gawd I'm such a hippie.
Ok it's nearly 9pm, on a Friday, admittedly I didn't make it in until midday today and I'm trying to get outta the office so I can sleep, to wake up, to goto Reading to see The Shins and Battles tomorrow. Anyway, dum-di-dum, number ten... er, you could also post some recommendations below of things you like which other DiS readers might not have heard and like, especially, being selfish, if you think I'd like them. Or list your albums of the year, so far. Or complain about something which doesn't work on DiS.
On behalf of everyone at DiS I wish you all a wonderful long weekend.
Sean xo
p.s. lookie here for a sneak peak of our new logo, from the currently being developed new DiS, which is coming your way rather soon...
p.p.s. DiS had over 300,000 people look at it last week, how crazy is that?


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UNC awarded $2.5 million from NIH to establish collaborative research center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded $2.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cooperative research center for studies of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
The new Southeastern STI Cooperative Research Center will be based at UNC and directed by Fred Sparling, M.D., professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology in the School of Medicine. The five-year award will support the work of collaborating groups at UNC, Emory, Virginia Commonwealth University and Duke universities, as well as the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md.
The goal is to determine the feasibility of vaccines for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus ducreyi,the bacteria which cause gonorrhea and chancroid.Both gonorrhea and chancroid are serious infections and increase transmission of HIV. Researchers say the need for a vaccine is critical given recent trends in antibiotic resistance among these types of STIs.
The center's interdisciplinary work involves microbiology, genetics, immunology and animal models as well as studies in humans, with six research projects and three overlapping cores. Marcia Hobbs, Ph.D., professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology, will serve as co-director and leader of the microbiology core. Projects at UNC are headed by Chris Elkins, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology, and Dr. Alex Duncan and Chris Thomas, Ph.D., both assistant professors of medicine. A project at Emory is headed by Dr. Bill Shafer; another at VCU is directed by Dr. Cynthia Cornelissen; and a project at USUHS is headed by Dr. Ann Jerse. Shafer, Cornelissen and Jerse all did postdoctoral fellowships at UNC. Dr. Herman Staats and Dr. Greg Sempowski at Duke head an immunology core.
The new center extends the work of a prior UNC center which was funded for 19 years. Of six former STI centers competing for research dollars, UNC was the only one funded.
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Temuera Morrison, the New Zealander actor behind Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones, now voices Boba Fett in the upcoming DVD release of the Original Trilogy.
Hear Boba Fett's line, "he's no good to me dead" from the soon-to-be-released Empire Strikes Back DVD
Hear the original line from the pre-Attack of the Clones films.
You can hear all of Boba Fett's lines in our Audio archive.
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millenniumfalcon.com reports from a spy named Raith Sienar that the DVD also features an Easter Egg, or what's known as hidden bonus material:


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Now that we're past all the 2013 retrospectives and jokes about 2014 New Year's resolutions, we've hit the time of year to check in on the final tally for last year's global average surface temperatures. Up to bat Tuesday were the datasets managed by NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which were updated with a joint press conference.
NASA put 2013 at 0.6 degrees Celsius (1.1 degree Fahrenheit) warmer than the 1951-1980 baseline, tying it with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh warmest year in the record, which goes back to 1880. NOAA calculated a global average of 0.58 degrees Celsius—tied for fourth warmest in that dataset. The two datasets handle the paucity of temperature stations in the polar regions differently, which leads to slight differences in the calculated averages.The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which is a major source of year-to-year variability in global average surface temperatures, was effectively neutral last year. The last decade has been dominated by La Niña conditions, in which a large area of cooler surface water in the Pacific Ocean brings down the global average.
There's usually substantial regional variability in annual surface temperatures, and 2013 was no different. While the contiguous United States experienced only the forty-second warmest year on record, Australia smashed its record (set in 2005) by nearly 0.2 degrees Celsius.
Of course, surface temperatures don't describe the entire climate system. About 90 percent of the energy trapped by increasing anthropogenic greenhouse gases has been absorbed by the world's oceans, which are also warming as a result.


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ROCHESTER — Farmington senior Hannah Olstad is one of the best and most decorated volleyball players to ever wear a Husson University jersey. She was recently named Husson's recipient of the Clara Swan Award as the school's 2012 female athlete of the year.
In her four years at Husson, Olstad has been named the player of the week in the North Atlantic Conference six times and has received numerous Husson athlete of the week honors. She was also selected to the NAC All-Conference Second Team in 2009, and made first team in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Olstad was the NAC player of the year for 2011.
To go along with her individual accolades, Olstad has helped her Husson team reach the NAC semifinals every season she has played, with an overall conference record of 21-5. Most recently, she notched her 1,000th career kill, a Husson first.
She ended her career with 1,012 kills, 400 digs, 302 service aces and 207 blocks. Husson went 67-42 with Olstad in uniform, including 16-11 this past season.
Teammate Aleta Johnson from Milton, who also closed out her career at Husson, finished with 1,858 career assists and was named All-NAC first team in 2012.
Rochester sophomore outside hitter Shannon Douglas led the Saint Anselm College volleyball teams in kills this past season with 219. She also had 115 digs for the 9-16 Hawks.
In a 3-2 win over Merrimack College, Douglas had 14 kills and six digs.
Rochester senior outside hitter Shaunda Forcier played for Merrimack and had 12 kills and nine digs against Saint A's. Merrimack went 10-20. Forcier played in 30 matches and had 210 kills and 135 digs.
Former Farmington High school star Maria Kuehl recently completed her junior year with the University of New England volleyball team.
Kuehl, a setter, made All-Commonwealth Coast Conference first team, leading the Nor'easters to a 16-10 season. UNE lost in the first round of the CCC tournament to Western New England College, 3-1. Kuehl had 35 assists and 11 digs.
For the season, she had 900 assists in 26 matches with 77 kills, 45 service aces and 275 digs. She crested the 2,000-assist mark for her career and now has 2,330. In addition, Kuehl has 899 career digs.
Corinne Baita, a former Spaulding High standout, played in 17 matches for the Norwich University volleyball team, which went 10-14.
She had 59 kills, 112 digs and 89 assists as a setter/right-side hitter
Mary Nelson, a sophomore defensive specialist from Rochester, played in 13 matches for the Stonehill College volleyball team, which went 13-15.
Farmington senior setter Amber Rodney played in the USCAA national tournament with the NHTI volleyball team, which went 0-4 in pool play.
Rodney had 18 assists in a 2-1 loss to Penn State Fayette and added eight assists in a 2-0 loss to Florida College.
Milton freshman Felicia Wachowiak had an outstanding first year for the St. Joseph's College (Maine) volleyball team. St. Joe's went 22-8 overall.
In 30 matches, the Milton middle hitter had 290 kills and 95 blocks. A four-time GNAC rookie of the week, Wachowiak was named All-GNAC second team.
Rochester senior defensive back Jeremy Benoit of Rochester played in seven games this season for the Castleton State College football team, which went 7-4 overall and lost to St. John Fisher this past weekend in the ECAC Northwest Bowl, 63-7. Castleton trailed 49-0 at the half.
The loss snapped a six-game winning streak. Benoit played in nine games with four solo tackles, five assisted tackles and one forced fumble.
Rochester freshman Nick Trochalakis played in all five games for the Franklin Pierce University spring football team. The Ravens went 1-4.
A defensive lineman, Trochalakis had 10 solo tackles, 24 assisted tackles, 3.5 sacks and recovered two fumbles.
In a 29-21 loss to Post, he had three tackles and five assists.
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College Sports Chat: Olstad named Husson's athlete of the year
ROCHESTER — Farmington senior Hannah Olstad is one of the best and most decorated volleyball players to ever wear a Husson University jersey. She was recently named Husson's recipient of the Clara Swan Award as the school's 2012 female athlete of the year.


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A while back, I stated that it was no longer my goal to review every new primetime network fiction show… although I've kept pretty close to that at times. Now, I'm going to switch my policy more radically:
No more bad reviews.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to start giving bad shows good reviews. And if I see a bad show and see something insightful to say, I shall. But for a number of reasons, this blog won't be the home for such depression and snark in the future. I do hope to keep recommending good shows, as they appear.


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Catholic priests in Scotland have read out a letter in each of the Church's parishes attacking the Scottish government for plans to introduce same-sex marriage.
But the reaction to the move, which followers Cardinal Keith O'Brien breaking off personal discussions on the issue with First Minister Alex Salmond, has been decidedly mixed.
A number of Catholics and many people from other communities say that it is a mistake to make a political attack on a move by the civic authorities which does not require the Church to change its stance or to conduct any ceremonies it does not wish to.
"This could seriously backfire and leave the Church facing more hostility and isolation," one insider told Ekklesia. "Trying to impose Church teaching on wider society is a mistake, just as it would be a mistake if the civil authorities tried to force the Church to comply with actions that go against its conscience. We cannot have it both ways."
The Scottish government says it is right to introduce same-sex marriage for those who want it, and has stressed again and again that no priests or clergy will be forced to carry out the ceremonies.
The letter from the Catholic hierarchy criticises the Scottish government, announces the launch of a National Commission for Marriage and the Family, and promises to coordinate a continuing campaign against same-sex marriage.
It says: "We reaffirm before you all the common wisdom of humanity and the revealed faith of the Church that marriage is a unique life-long union of a man and a woman."
It also asks each church's congregation to "pray for our elected leaders, invoking the Holy Spirit on them, that they may be moved to safeguard marriage as it has always been understood, for the good of Scotland and of our society".
The Church declared 26 August 2012 to be National Marriage Sunday, though only for opposite-sex couples.
But the issue, say Christian and other equality campaigners, is that the Church is trying to force all who take a different view over the nature and future of marriage to be compelled by its own current teachings.
Tom French, from the Equality Network in Scotland, says that, sadly, "[t]he letter... is part of a wider anti-gay agenda"
In March 2012, Cardinal O'Brien described gay marriage as a "grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right".
The Scottish government is bringing forward a bill on same-sex marriage later in 2012. It has indicated that the earliest ceremonies may take place around the beginning of 2015.
Gay couples in Scotland can already enter into civil partnerships. The Scottish government has promised to protect religious freedoms over the issue of marriage, and says that the proposed changes would not see churches forced to carry out same-sex ceremonies.
A Scottish government spokesperson told the BBC and other journalists: "We intend to proceed with plans to allow same sex marriage and religious ceremonies for civil partnerships because we believe it is the right thing to do."
The statement continued: "We are equally committed to protecting religious freedom and freedom of expression, and ensuring that religious celebrants opposed to same sex marriage do not have to solemnise same sex ceremonies."
The Equality Network, which is campaigning in support of same-sex marriage in Scotland, says politicians should stand firm. Policy co-ordinator Tom French said: "It is increasingly clear that the Church has an anti-gay agenda that it wants to impose on the rest of society."
He went on: "We urge the Scottish government to stand firm on plans to introduce equal marriage and not give in to demands that would discriminate against LGBT people."
Critics inside and outside the Catholic Church in Scotland say that its leaders are making a serious mistake in attacking provisions for civil society, and that they are underestimating the bewilderment and anger their stance is producing in the light of wider concerns about sexual abuse and other problems within Church institutions themselves.


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The National Post (in Canada) has a relatively positive article about the Church that was in the paper on December 26, 2011, and is also on their web site:
Something happened to Mormons in 2011: They got popular, gained cachet and became, well, cool.
Long thought of as outsiders, followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are enjoying a newfound acceptability and their church's profile has risen in politics, theatre and sports.
"This is really a wonderful American story," says Jon Butler, a professor of religious history at Yale University. "Mormons were always seen as very different. Now they've become just other Christians. They've become as interesting as Presbyterians.
"[In 2011] people began to say, 'We have something to learn from these Mormons.' "


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This morning, as we walked our dogs in a county park near our home, Desi and I noticed a squirrel running frantically up a tree carrying something large in her mouth. It was a plastic water bottle. And she was not carrying it –her mouth was stuck in it.
We couldn't help the poor squirrel because she was high up a tree and probably would've been too afraid to let us approach her, so we did the next best thing we could: we spent the next few minutes picking up more than a dozen bottles and cans that people had dumped around the park despite the fact that there were at least a half a dozen trash bins within a 20-foot radius. Of course, we knew that what we were doing did not really matter– that more bottles and cans would be back on the ground a few hours later and some unsuspecting animal might stick its mouth in one in the hope of finding food. But it was a good reminder that thoughtless littering has consequences far worse than just marring the beauty of our surroundings.
You have likely seen photographs of geese with bills stuck in beer cans or duck with feet trapped in six-pack holders. In India, hungry cows on city streets munch on, often with fatal results, discarded plastic bags and cigarette butts. A lot of litter ends up in waterways, hurting the fish, turtles, and other creatures who make rivers, streams and oceans their home.
Not all of us litter, but most of us can stand to reduce the waste we create which, even when we are cognizant about putting it in a trash bin, does end up littering our Earth. Over the years, Desi and I have worked hard to cut down to a minimum the trash we generate. Here's what we do:
1. We cook most of our meals from scratch. It is healthier to make our own food because we know exactly what's in it, but cutting out prepared and semi-prepared convenience foods also helps us cut down on our consumption of packaging materials. You can, for instance, buy a bulk, 20-pound bag of rice in a single recyclable bag, but buy a package of instant microwaveable rice and you are buying a lot of plastic packaging for just one or two servings.
2. We don't buy canned and bottled drinks. If there is one product in our world with absolutely no nutritive value, it has to be soda. Vitamin drinks and flavored waters are just more sugary stuff that don't do your health any favors. And bottled water is plain silly. Filtered water is the favorite drink in our home and when we travel, we take some along in those handy little steel water bottles. Water not only tastes great, it's good for you.
3. We bring our own ceramic cups to work (and I nag those who don't :D). My workplace, which is very eco-friendly, doesn't offer styrofoam cups for coffee– everyone's encouraged to bring their own reusable cups. But almost every other office I've worked in previously offered employees styrofoam cups. I once had a colleague who occupied the office next to mine and I'd watch in horror as she'd go through five or six styrofoam cups each day. I talked to her about it at every opportunity I had, reminding her that it takes 500 years for a styrofoam cup to break down in a landfill. She was probably annoyed beyond imagination, but I did wear her down: she finally brought in her own ceramic cup. And she used it.
3. We bring our own bags to the grocery store. We've been doing this for years now, and when we do– for any reason– end up with a plastic bag, we put it to work as a trash liner, dog-poop-picker-upper, etc. Canvas and reusable plastic bags are easy to find, cheap and environmentally friendly. They even look better.
4. We reuse almost all plastic and glass containers. Most plastic and glass food containers that come into our home find a use in our pantry. Jars of nuts turn into nice little holders for beans and lentils. Hardy jars of protein powder with screwtop lids are great for storing flour. Glass bottles of jelly get washed and recycled into spice containers. Styrofoam vegetable packages become homes for seedlings. If we absolutely can't use something, we put it in the recycle bin.
Our squirrel with her face stuck in the water bottle had a happy ending. Minutes after she had climbed to the top of the tree we heard the bottle clatter down to the street– she had managed to free herself. But not all animals are so lucky.
One of my Vegan Burrito Bowl is a burrito bowl. How can anyone not love the fresh, layered, healthy deliciousness of rice, beans, guacamole, and salsa?
I've been exploring fat-free deliciousness in my kitchen, trying to make my healthy favorites even healthier, and my last attempt was this vibrant bowl that is so healthy, it'll make you glow.
To make my burrito bowl healthier than burrito bowls already are, I made cilantro brown rice, refried black beans, avocado-free guacamole, and a tomato-corn salsa– all of it without a drop of fat or oil.
You might wonder why I'd cut down on the avocado. After all, it is a veggie and the fats it contains are heart-healthy. I couldn't agree more, and I love me some avocado every now and then. But the goal with my fat-free cooking recipes is to cut down on as much fat as I can and avocados do contain a fair amount of fat. Besides, if you can get the same delicious goodness without the fat, why quibble?
I used a rainbow of Mexican chilies to give my fat-free burrito bowl a flavor boost: serranos, habaneros, chipotles and jalapenos. The avocado-free guacamole is made with sweet peas and spiced with habanero. Habanero is one of the hottest peppers you can eat, but I use just about a fourth of a pepper. I love habaneros because besides the heat they have a great flavor that's wonderful in this guacamole. I blend the peas to silky smoothness in my blender, which gives them that smooth mouth-feel that avocados have. They taste different, of course, and a bit sweeter than avocados would, but they are perfect. And they have almost no natural fat.
The cilantro rice is brown rice with a dash of jalapeno fire. Use long-grain white rice if you want to, by all means. Long-grain white rice, like Basmati, has a fairly low glycemic index, so it won't send your sugars shooting into the stratosphere. I like the taste of the brown rice here, and the added fiber boost.
To spice my fat-free refried black beans, I used chipotle chilies in adobo sauce. I sauteed my onion and garlic in vegetable stock before adding the beans, which gives them a deeper flavor profile that goes perfectly with the cilantro rice.
Here are the recipes. Enjoy, all! And a very happy New Year to all of Holy Cow's readers.
Fat-Free Burrito Bowl
(Serves four)
Cilantro Brown Rice
1 cup long-grain brown rice, like basmati
3 cups vegetable stock
2 cups packed cilantro or coriander leaves
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 of a regular-sized habanero pepper (use more or less per taste).
Salt to taste
Place the cilantro, lemon juice and pepper in a blender with 1/2 cup of the vegetable stock. Blend into a smooth paste.
Place the rice in a strainer and wash it. Washing the rice ensures it won't burn as soon as you put it on a dry saucepan (remember we are not using any oil here).
Heat a saucepan and add the washed rice. Saute for a minute or until the rice starts to dry and turn opaque.
Add the cilantro paste and the remaining vegetable stock and salt to taste. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to low and put on a tight-fitting lid.
Let it cook undisturbed for 45 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it continue to stand for at least 10 minutes more.
Nutrition estimate per serving: Calories 59.1, Total Fat 0.4 grams, Dietary Fiber 0.9 grams, Protein 1.3 grams
Refried Black Beans
1 cup black beans, soaked for several hours or overnight. Cook the beans on the stovetop or in a pressure cooker until tender. Reserve a cup of the cooking liquid and strain the beans.
1/4 cup vegetable stock
1 large onion, finely chopped
5-6 cloves garlic, minced
1 chipotle chili in adobo sauce, finely minced
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Heat the vegetable stock in a saucepan. When it simmers, add the onions and garlic. Add some salt and saute until the onions are soft and the stock has evaporated.
Add the beans and the chipotle chilli. Add the reserved bean stock and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and using a potato masher or a heavy ladle, mash the beans.
Add salt and ground black pepper, if desired (remember you already have the heat from the chipotle chili).
Let the beans cook until most of the water has evaporated. You don't want the beans to dry too much because they will thicken further on standing– keep the mixture a little soupy.
Nutrition estimate per serving: Calories 151, Total Fat 0.6 grams, Dietary Fiber 6.8 grams, Protein 8.7 grams
No-Avocado Guacamole
2 cups frozen shelled sweet peas.
1 jalapeno pepper, minced (deseed if you want to reduce the heat)
1 large onion, finely minced
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
1/4 cup chopped cilantro or coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Cook the peas for 2 minutes in boiling water or until just tender. Strain them immediately and place in a blender along with the jalapeno and lime juice.
Blend until the peas are smooth and creamy. Remove to a bowl.
Add the onion, garlic powder, cilantro and salt to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
Nutrition estimate per serving: Calories 72.8, Total Fat 0.3 grams, Potassium 175.6 mg, Sugar 4.1 grams, Dietary Fiber 3.7 grams, Protein 4.2 grams
Tomato-Corn Salsa
1 cup frozen sweet corn (use fresh if you find it)
1 large tomato, cut into a small dice
1 serrano pepper, finely minced
1 tbsp lime or lemon juice
1/4 cup cilantro or coriander leaves, finely minced
Salt to taste
Cook the corn in boiling water until just tender. Strain and add to a bowl.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
To build your fat-free burrito bowl, layer the rice, beans, guacamole and salsa. Enjoy!
Nutrition estimate per serving: Calories 53.4, Total Fat 0.5 grams, Potassium 235.7 mg, Dietary Fiber 1.7 grams, Protein 1.8 grams


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"You know I've always had confidence in myself. I still think I could do more things better than any other back that ever lived."
(Southern Methodist)...5'11'', 173...Ewell Doak Walker, Jr ... Three-time All-American, 1948 Heisman Trophy winner ... Played major role in Lions' successes, early 1950s ... Ran 67 yards for winning TD in 1952 title game ... Extremely versatile - rushed, passed, caught passes, returned punts and kickoffs, punted, placekicked and played defense in emergencies ... Scored 534 points, won two NFL scoring titles ... All-NFL five years ... Played in five Pro Bowls ... Born January 1, 1927, in Dallas, Texas ... Died September 27, 1998, at age of 71.
Doak Walker, a three-time All-America and the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner while at Southern Methodist, brought glowing credentials to pro football when he joined the Detroit Lions in 1950. Yet many National Football League scouts honestly felt that, at 5-11 and 173 pounds, Doak was too small. They predicted the "big boys" of the NFL would simply overwhelm him.
Walker quickly erased any doubt that he belonged in the NFL. In 1950, he was All-NFL, the Rookie of the Year, the league-scoring champion, and a Pro Bowl participant. The honors kept coming for him.
When Doak wound up his six-season career after the 1955 campaign, he had been named All-NFL five times and selected to five Pro Bowls. It's no coincidence that, during the his six-year career, the Lions enjoyed their finest years ever with three divisional titles and NFL championship victories over the Cleveland Browns in 1952 and 1953.
Doak was a do-everything contributor for the Lions. His career chart shows entries in every possible statistical category – rushing, passing, receiving, punt and kickoff returns, punting, place-kicking and even interceptions. Because he did so many things, his career figures are not overly impressive except in the scoring column, where he scored 534 points and won two NFL scoring titles. Walker had a knack of making the big plays in the most important games.
In 1952, he returned from an injury-enforced layoff to throw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Leon Hart in the divisional showdown against the Los Angeles Rams. In the NFL title game a week later, Doak rushed for 97 yards, and his 67-yard jaunt proved to be the winning tally in a 17-7 victory. A year later, in the NFL championship, Walker scored the game's first touchdown and then kicked the winning point in a 17-16 triumph over the Browns.


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2010: A Look Back at a Lot of Interviews
At the end of 2009, I took a look back at 100 interviews I'd done over the course of the year, and it was exhausting…not only for me, but possibly also for you, the reader. Oh, I still think it was a heck of a piece, but I believe I made a mistake by numbering them. I mean, you get about 20 – 25 into the proceedings, and it's, like, "Oh, geez, I've still got 75 left to go? Screw this, I'm out of here." So this time, I'm not going to tell you how many quotes are in the piece. I'll just say that I talked to a lot of really funny, fascinating, and decidedly forthright people during the course of 2010, and I'll let you dive in. Hope you enjoy the chance to reminisce as much I did, and here's to a great 2011 for us all!
"I was in Australia, touring with my films and live show, and I got an E-mail from my agent, saying that there was interest in me for Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland.' I thought, 'Okay, that sounds good.' I thought it would be for a day or two, maybe a few days or something, and I would've been very happy to do that. But then the offer came in, and it was for virtually the entire run of the film. I didn't even know what part it was for, so I asked my agent, and he said it was for the Knave of Hearts. So I looked up the Knave of Hearts in the original book online and…it didn't really seem like a character that would require the run of the film. I thought, 'Something must be different.' And then I got the actual screenplay, and it was extremely different. I could see that it was written as a sequel. But it was a great part, and I was ecstatic to be in it…and I'm still ecstatic to be in it!" – Crispin Glover, Alice in Wonderland
"They called my agent and said they were auditioning for ('Inception'), so I flew myself back, I read for Chris (Nolan) once, and I left. I think it was later that day that I heard from my agent, saying, 'They've cut everyone except you. Now, they're going to go to London to see some people, and then we'll know more after that. So don't get your hopes up, but…this is great!' Then I came back and read again, and I got the job. And then, as you might expect, I freaked out completely." – Dileep Rao, Inception
"I was actually down at my ranch in South Texas, and my guys called me and said, 'Hey, we're trying to get you a meeting with Sylvester Stallone. He's casting a movie called 'The Expendables.'' Several months went by, and he'd already cast 'The Expendables,' but he still wanted to meet me for potentially playing the part of Dan Paine. So I went in to meet Sly, it was the first time I'd ever met him, and I'm a huge fan. I remember watching 'Rocky' back in '76 or whenever it was, then getting up the next morning, drinking eggs, and running down the street…and now here I am meeting with this guy!" – Steve Austin, The Expendables
"I was privileged and honored to work side by side with Sly (Stallone in 'The Expendables'). Most of my scenes take place with him, and I'm telling you, man, he took me under his wing, and it was a brilliant thing. I don't know what else to say. 'Rocky,' 'Rambo,' just everything he's done is iconic, and it wasn't lost on me. I love the man, and I can't wait to do another one, 'cause Sly's the king of the sequels…and in my whole career, I've never done a sequel to any one of my projects. So I'm, like, 'Sly, I'm ready for 'Expendables 2,' okay?'" – Terry Crews, The Expendables
"Jessica (Pare) was just about to disrobe…we were in the (hot) tub…and they were, like, 'Ready!' And she took off whatever was covering her in the tub. And somebody asked the boom guy a question just as she was disrobing, and all he could say was, 'Yesssssss…' He could only whisper. I didn't make a joke about it, though. I was just, like, 'Okay, Craig, keep it cool, keep it together…'" – Craig Robinson, Hot Tub Time Machine
"I made the mistake of using one term loosely and saying (filming in 3D) was a tedious process, and somebody made it sound really bad. The bottom line is that it took a little longer, and the one that suffered more than anybody was (director Kevin Greutert) and the camera guy, because they have to get it right. You know, calibration and being specific with lights and all that stuff. For me, it was a good excuse to go play with the crew that wasn't on set and crack a couple of jokes, so I got to socialize a little bit more." – Costas Mandylor, Saw 3D
"Usually, when you're coming in completely blind with who you're working with, you don't know if you're going to get along, nor do some people put the time in to try to get along. We were all in Pittsburgh, and we did do, like, two weeks of rehearsal before we started shooting ('She's Out of My League'), and in those two weeks, we hung out a lot…and, luckily, it went good rather than bad. Because sometimes it's just awful, and you're going, 'I can't stand that guy!' So we were lucky. I know a lot of people always say this when they come off work, because they're kind of trained to say it, but with this one, we all really got along, and I think that's what helps our chemistry on screen so much: we thought each other were funny, we even liked to hang out afterward, and that played well. " – Nate Torrence, She's Out of My League
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Why is the banking sector spooking credit investors?
Why is the banking sector spooking credit investors?
Indiscriminate volatility
It should be noted at the outset that Europe currently stands out as a bright spot in the global economy, with improving employment and low oil prices helping to support the consumer.
European companies have as yet been more reluctant to increase debt compared with US companies.
Tighter regulation and de-risking have also broadly improved European bank capital; strengthening capital levels and making a lot of progress in repairing balance sheets.
Nevertheless, some banks have been able to make more progress than others.
A prolonged recession in the small business sector in Italy has meant that Italian banks have higher than average non-performing loans (NPLs)1, while Deutsche Bank's reluctance to cut back on its universal investment banking ambitions and raise capital has made it difficult to materially reduce its balance sheet.
However, the recent volatility has not discriminated between stronger banks and those with extra work to do, and we believe this may have opened up opportunities for credit investors.
So why are markets nervous?
Markets so far in 2016 have become increasingly sensitive to the prospect of a global economic slowdown.
Although initially led by concerns surrounding China and the emerging markets, the recent slowdown of developed markets has now joined the list of worries weighing on investor sentiment.
High public and private debt, structural issues in the eurozone and a raft of political tensions have all shaken confidence and continue to provide headwinds to growth.
With China and the oil price sending out deflationary pulses worldwide, concerns have mounted that nominal growth is too low to have a material impact on that debt.
Furthermore, markets are worried that the limits of what monetary policy can achieve in supporting the global economy have been reached, and that central banks are no longer in control.
All eyes on the banking sector
Commodities and energy-related sectors were those most hurt in the fourth quarter last year and in January 2016. A prolonged period of low oil prices put many of the companies in these industries under severe pressure.
Investors now seem to believe banks are next in the firing line. Investors have grown very nervous about the exposure of banks to oil and other commodities.
Equity prices in banks have fallen sharply and credit spreads2 have widened, with subordinated debt widening the most.
Having performed relatively well in January, the global banking sector has become a focus for attention in February.
At the time of writing (11 February), the iBoxx EUR Senior Banks index was around 20 basis points (bps) wider, while subordinated banks were 86 bps wider month–to-date.3
We see the underperformance as predominantly driven by technical pressures – redemptions or sales by specialist funds – rather than fundamental analysis.
Media influence
Recent headlines within the banking sector have not been helpful.
Novo Banco senior bondholders were effectively wiped out when the controversial decision was taken to transfer bonds from the "good bank" Novo Banco into the "bad bank" Espirito Santo.
The move was highly controversial, because it targeted specific bonds so that not all senior bondholders were treated equally.
The extended time period between the initial creation of Novo Banco and the transfer of bonds meant that the Novo Banco shareholders should have shared some of the pain.
In Italy, the European Central Bank (ECB) had requested information from banks on their NPL books as part of a wider analysis on NPLs on bank balance sheets.
The ECB had indicated that more needed to be done to provision for NPLs.
In Italy, where NPL levels are higher than average and provisioning lower, the local regulator told the Italian banks to disclose this request to markets, which was misinterpreted by the market as a warning by the ECB that they face intervention.
Given all of this uncertainty across financial markets, bank equity prices have fallen materially. So much so in fact, that the market has become increasingly worried that banks may be forced to cancel the coupons on their additional tier-1 contingent convertible bonds, known more commonly as "cocos".4
Cooler minds
Taking an objective view of the European credit market, we in Schroders' fixed income team believe that European growth remains on track.
Consumer demand remains firm, illustrated by very positive car sales supported by the low cost of oil.
Meanwhile, European companies have not been as involved as the US in late-cycle financial engineering. As a result, leverage is relatively low compared with the US.
With this in mind, the recent widening of spreads has, in our view, created a buying opportunity - particularly in sectors where fundamentals remain robust, but that have still experienced underperformance.
So far in 2016, selling pressure has overshadowed any change in credit fundamentals. We think that, in time, cooler minds will prevail.
1. A non-performing loan (NPL) is a loan on which the borrower is not making interest payments or repaying any principal. At what point the loan is classified as non-performing by the bank, and when it becomes bad debt, depends on local regulations. Banks normally set aside money to cover potential losses on loans (loan loss provisions) and write off bad debt in their profit and loss account.↩
2. A yield spread is the difference in the yields of comparable bonds. If the spread between two bond yields becomes larger, the spread is said to widen; if it becomes smaller, it is said to narrow. The difference in yield between a corporate bonds and government bonds is referred to as credit spread.↩
3. Subordinated debt is ranked below other debt in terms of claims on assets. In the case of a default, the holder of subordinated debt (also called junior debt) cannot satisfy claims on the borrower's assets until the claims of the holders of senior debt are met.↩
4. Convertible bonds can convert into a specified number of shares of the issuing company at a stated conversion price. Contingent convertibles, also known as CoCo bonds, are different to regular convertible bonds in that the likelihood of the bonds converting to equity is "contingent" on a specified event. CoCos are different to existing hybrids because they are designed to convert into shares if a pre-set trigger is breached in order to provide a boost to capital levels.↩
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James was born in Pensacola, FL and raised in Nashville Tn. He took an interest in cooking at an early age, helping his mother in the kitchen with dinner and spending time cooking with his grandmother in Texas. Having set out on his own at 18, he worked at Bailey's Sports Bar for several years learning every position in the restaurant. Having always had an interest in the arts, he craved to work at a more upscale restaurant, being able to express some creativity and learning from more experienced and inspired chefs. He took a job at Lynn's Paradise Café, working sauté in the mornings. He then ventured on to Deke's Marketplace Grill working under John Varanese. Deke's became Bistro 301 in 2005 and James became the head chef that year. His focus on cuisine is traditional classic pairings with a twist, from Spanish to Greek or traditional French with everything in between.


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The Museum's Origami Holiday Tree is back to ring in the season! This year, the tree features 500 folded origami models of groups of animals, from a "culture" of bacteria to a "tower" of giraffes.
Why groups? In the wild, many animals—even solitary ones, such as owls—spend at least some of their time with others of their species, whether for mating, protection, or feeding.
So it's no wonder that, over time, farmers, scientists, perhaps even poets, developed terms—sometimes whimsical—for animals in groups. A group of owls is sometimes called a "parliament."
A group of jellyfish is called a "smack."
A group of zebras is sometimes fancifully called a "zeal."
Volunteers from the nonprofit OrigamiUSA began folding in July to complete the 500 creations, including at least one "mob" of kangaroos.


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Dr. Tom Ferguson wrote the Medical Self Care column in this magazine in the early 1980s. This issue's column was guest authored by Michael Castleman, managing editor of Medical Self-Care magazine.
Two years ago, investigators at the UCLA Pulmonary Research Laboratory published the abstract of a study on the respiratory effects of heavy marijuana smoking among 75 young men who consumed an average of five marijuana cigarettes, or joints, a day for two months. Among other less dramatic findings, this "Tashkin Report" suggested: "Smoking four joints a week may cause more respiratory impairment than smoking 16 cigarettes a day."
The wire service that picked up the story dropped the word "may," and the nation learned that the lung damage caused by four joints equaled that caused by 112 cigarettes.
Later that year, Peter Bensinger (a director of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency) told a graduating class at the FBI Academy that smoking five joints a week introduced more carcinogens into the lungs than smoking a pack of unfiltered cigarettes a day. His remarks were also picked up by the wire services.
Extrapolations like these occur with disturbing frequency. Because marijuana is controversial—and illegal—the atmosphere surrounding the health effects of marijuana is highly charged, and the available data conflict at almost every turn. In fact, if all marijuana researchers are correct in their methodological criticisms of each other's work, none of the reported results can be trusted.
On the other hand, no reputable authorities argue that "grass" is completely safe, not even the legalization lobby, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Clearly, lung cells are extremely delicate, and any long-term exposure to hot particulate combustion products—which contain a large number of carcinogens—can be assumed to cause some damage.
The question is, how much harm is caused by how much smoking? The research, contradictory as it is, falls into two general categories indicating either that pot is "not all that harmful" or that it's "very harmful".
"Not All That Harmful"
The best collection of papers indicating that marijuana is relatively benign—even when used to excess—is "Chronic Cannabis Use," published by the New York Academy of Sciences. The report chronicles studies in Costa Rica and Jamaica dealing with a wide range of health variables in heavy marijuana smokers as compared to non-pot-smoking controls. "Heavy" use in Jamaica would be considered nonstop smoking by United States standards, since the average user tested had consumed seven high-potency joints a day for 17.5 years.
The studies compared smokers' and nonsmokers' physical exams, electrocardiograms, blood, immunity to infection, testosterone levels, chest X-rays, lung function, and chromosome integrity .. and showed "no significant differences between the two groups in the wide range of tests administered."
"Very Harmful"
The leading researcher with a negative perspective is Gabriel Nahas—an anesthesiologist at Columbia University in New York—who summarized the case against marijuana last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association. He reported that cannabis use interfered with cell division; harmed lung tissue significantly, with the damage persisting long after cessation of smoking; lowered the lungs' defenses against bacteria "substantially more" than does tobacco; reduced sperm counts and decreased testosterone levels (although these effects were reversible after the users stopped smoking marijuana); caused birth defects; hindered brain function; impaired judgment while driving; and perhaps (this point was not considered proven) triggered epileptic seizures.
Two Official Perspectives
Two organizations have attempted to make sense of the conflicting data: NIDA (a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) and its Canadian counterpart, the Addiction Research Foundation (a branch of the Ontario Ministry of Health). Neither of the organizations can be considered a completely disinterested observer, since their funding comes from legislative bodies which have kept marijuana illegal. But despite possible bias, the reports are fairly consistent with each other and provide reasonable overviews of the current "official" consensus on the adverse effects of this drug. Here are the agencies' conclusions:
[1] Smoking pot irritates the throat and lungs and may cause bronchitis in heavy users.
[2] Careful comparison of smoke condensates shows that one joint deposits about 50% more "tar" in the lungs than does one nonfiltered cigarette, largely because joints tend to be smoked down to smaller butts, and pot smokers typically hold the smoke in their lungs longer.
[3] Marijuana's smoke has as many carcinogenic polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH's) as tobacco smoke does, although some PAH's—benzopyrene, for example—are more abundant in pot smoke, while others are less. Marijuana, however, contains neither nicotine—which is a very potent poison—nor (in most cases) the pesticide residues typically found in tobacco smoke, which may accelerate the tumor-inducing effects of PAH's.
[4] The use of marijuana increases the heart rate and may prove hazardous to those with heart diseases. It also reduces testosterone levels in men to the lower end of the normal scale, though these levels do rise again after the cessation of smoking. The drug also appears to reduce both sperm count and sperm motility. The active ingredient in marijuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), apparently stimulates these changes, because it binds to estrogen (the female hormone) receptors and exerts "a weak, but significant" estrogenic effect. (This activity may be the reason why there've been anecdotal reports of breast development, gynecomastia, in men who were heavy users.)
[5] THC crosses the placenta and has been found in the milk of lactating laboratory animals, and large doses of THC have been shown to increase the fetal death rate in rhesus monkeys.
[6] Marijuana may suppress certain immune responses in the lungs, making users more susceptible to infection, but the research is inconclusive, and this question hasn't been fully investigated in humans.
[7] Users freely admit that the drug causes disorientation, and school officials have expressed concern about what they refer to as the "antimotivational syndrome" associated with pot use.
[8] Marijuana impairs driving performance, and—when pot is used with alcohol—the user's ability to operate a vehicle deteriorates even further.


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It's Columbus Day, isn't it? Christ, what an annoying holiday. And, yes, as a nominal Italian-American, I'm allowed to say that.
Can we please dump it? In fact, I'll tell you what: I propose trading in Columbus Day, a worthless "surprise! You don't get mail today!" holiday if there ever was one, for an Election Day holiday instead — a real holiday, where you get to skip work and everything. And if it happens only every other year, in tandem with national elections, I'm good with that.
So, a Columbus Day/Election Day holiday swap. Who's with me on this one?


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Kara's Han Seung Yeon Tells Anti-Fans Exactly How She Feels
Kara's Han Seung Yeon recently let anti-fans know that she's had the last straw.
On December 24, she tweeted, "Netizens who hide in anonymity and claim to represent the masses, do you feel powerful and all-knowing just because you become part of this group?"
She went on, "After standing by and watching, I couldn't help but say something because it's just embarrassing to tolerate it any further. If you find something offensive, you don't have to watch it. If you don't like it, you can just let it be. Do you always have to express how you feel in order to be satisfied? Well thank you for letting me know."
She ended her rant by saying, "Look here. You're wasting your time when you try to ruin the mood of someone you truly dislike. I'm going to be spending my precious time with good people and working hard, so no need to worry about me. Just think about it. Who is the one that needs a reality check?"
Netizens who saw Han Seung Yeon's tweet commented, "She's right, lately anti-fans have truly crossed the line," "Live up to higher standards. Enough with cursing people out," and "Don't worry too much anti-fans, they like it more when you give them attention."


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Here's the problem I see with Malachi and this is by no means a shot at the Bucks. He was trained by his brothers who when they first debuted with PWG were in multi man matches and better known for being spot monkeys and trying to fit as many double team moves in as they possibly could. Then the Bucks got into Dragon Gate and I think it forced them to learn how to wrestle and not rely on just a bunch of spots. And yes I know DG has a good amount of high flyers but you know they can also have an amazing match and still use the high flying when needed. Hell if it weren't for TNA pulling the Guns in 07 the Bucks may JUST now have been getting started in PWG and may have never gotten into DG, ROH, or TNA for that matter.
As for Malachi himself, i've never been a big fan of his work. I know he's just a young kid but it's pretty clear that all he relies on is high spots that pop the crowd and can't seem to go one match without using the top rope for anything. And I think most people can realize that he got into PWG becasue of the Bucks. I mean how else is he working Chikara in a few weeks at King of Trios. Again i'm not here taking a shot at Malachi or the Bucks but i think he needs some time in Japan or a place that'll force him to wrestler. Otherwise he'll be stuck opening the shows and forever be known as the 3rd Jackson


text: There is a perception that school systems are not instilling children with the necessary skills to manage their affairs in life.One area that may be neglected is the area of personal finance.According to Lend EDU, only 17 states require high school students to take a course in personal finance.New Jersey has the most detailed requirements with regards to teaching finance. The state divides its curriculum into six strands with benchmarks that need to be reached after fourth, eighth and 12th grades. New York has less of a requirement and Pennsylvania has none.NJ Curriculum: Income and Careers Money Management Credit and Debt Management Planning, Saving and Investing Becoming a Critical Consumer Civic Responsibility Insuring and Protecting"If I could go back, I would have wanted this class," said Vernon Township High School teacher Ed Flannery, who teaches financial literacy. "I think about all the financial mistakes I've made – waiting until 23 to get a credit card, not understanding how to pay back loans make deposits to the bank – this class would have helped prepare me."Vernon's class is geared mostly toward financial literacy, which includes budgeting, managing a checkbook all through the many different types of insurance. It also teaches students how to file taxes.The state requires students to complete a half-year course in financial, economic and entrepreneurial literacy.According to Flannery, the school started offering the course in 2010 and at first, no one took it. He said it became a requirement in 2011 and all of a sudden there were hundreds of students that needed to take the course immediately.Flannery said feedback from the students has said the course is essential."They're actually going to use this," Flannery said. "They'll come back after their first year of college and say 'I understand how to manage my bank account'. You can't imagine a situation where a kid's going to say, 'I won't handle money'."Flannery said budgeting is essential and students need to know they have to make a plan. They also need to understand how to focus on needs rather than wants and how to manage money so they have discretionary income. They also learn what an insurance co-pay is and after taking the course learn about the different types of car insurance."This course gives them what they need before they have to learn from experience," Flannery said.Knowing how to understand credit also is important as well as ow to build it."Credit is the thing you want to build when you don't need it," Flannery said.He said that doesn't mean students should run off and tell their parents they need a credit card. He said it's important to pay it off at the end of every month and prove they can be smart with it."You need a foundational principal said when you hear the words, they make sense," Flannery said.New YorkNew York state requires students to take a half-year economics course to graduate.Schools in New York are encouraged to administer the economics requirement through a course titled Economics, the Enterprise System and Finance during senior year in high school. Schools, however, are not required to teach this course to satisfy the economics requirement.Eric Hassler, the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District said the district has no courses specifically designed to teach personal finance.However, he said the district offers a number of courses that have personal finance woven into them, including Parenting, Teenage Life Skills and College 101."Those courses are offered by our Family and Consumer Science Dept., as well as our Business Dept.Warwick Valley Central School District Assistant Superintendent for Currriculum & Instructional Services James Yap said the district has several courses — Financial Literacy, Financial Algebra, and Consumer Math — that deal with personal finance.In addition the state-required Economics course touches on personal finance."The reason for the three courses is that it meets the needs of all students," Yap said.Danielle Linguanti teaches a Business Math class at Goshen High School that teaches some personal finance concepts.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania does not require any specific financial courses for students to graduate. The state requires students to pass assessments to demonstrate competency in key areas, but personal finance concepts are not included.According to the Pennsylvania 2016 Report to the Governor on Personal Finance Education, 75 of the state's 500 school districts (15 percent) require students to take a course in personal finance, up from 38 in 2013. This growth is in response to a measure passed in 2010, establishing the state's Task Force on Economic Education and Personal Finance Education.The law also requires the Dept. of Education and the Dept. of Banking and Securities to issue a biennial report to the governor and General Assembly regarding the status of economic and personal finance education in the state's schools.


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Attorneys for convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo are asking federal judges in Virginia and Maryland to vacate his 10 life sentences for the shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in 2002.
In petitions filed earlier this week, attorneys argue a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision that blocked mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles should be applied retroactively to Malvo. The justices ruled last year in an Alabama case that mandatory terms of life without parole for those under age 18 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
Malvo was four months shy of his 18th birthday when he and John Allen Muhammad gunned down 13 people in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, killing 10. The pair paralyzed the nation's capital as they shot people at random — at gas stations, shopping malls, going to school. They used a high-powered rifle, firing from the trunk of a modified Chevy Caprice until they were apprehended at a Maryland rest stop.
Malvo and Muhammad also have been linked to shootings in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Washington state.
Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed by lethal injection in Virginia in 2009. Because he was a juvenile, Malvo received life without parole sentences in separate trials in Maryland and Virginia.
Malvo is being held at Red Onion State Prison in southwest Virginia.
The petitions to toss out the sentences were filed in U.S. District Courts in Charlottesville, Va., and Greenbelt, Md.
Malvo's lawyers, Craig S. Cooley in Virginia and William C. Brennan Jr. in Maryland, did not respond to messages seeking further comment.
Spokesmen for Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli and Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said attorneys there had not seen the petition and couldn't comment. However, Gansler said shortly after last year's Supreme Court ruling in the Alabama case that Malvo's six life sentences in that state would not be affected because unlike the Virginia sentences, they were not mandatory.
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ESTERO, Fla. – Two more people were confirmed dead at 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening as a result of a church van involved in a rollover crash Saturday morning.
The church van was traveling from Lauderhill to Tampa when it rolled over on I-75 near Fort Myers Saturday morning.
Florida Highway Patrol reported Nostra Damas, 20, died in the 7:30 a.m. crash on the I-75 northbound lane in Lee County, and now Ose Elian, 22, and Gertha Petit Frere, 62, have both been confirmed to have died due to injuries from the accident
Police say five other people are in serious to critical condition.
Maranatha of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5770 W. Oakland Park Blvd., in Lauderhill owns the van that was involved in the crash.
Dortha Philidor, who witnessed the crash, told Local 10's Donnie Dallas that there were three vans going to the Seventh-day Adventist Church Florida Conference in Tampa.
When the vans' left rear tire blew up, she said, the driver lost control. The van then rolled over and several people were sent flying out of the van, she said.
The crash remains under investigation.


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Worst Breakdown: The Redskins (3-7) travel to Philadelphia Sunday, November 21, and with help from their stingy defense, manage to keep the high powered Eagles (9-1) at bay through the first half. But the Skins' offense, statistically the franchise's worst since the 1930s, refuses to show any life as Philly quarterback Donovan McNabb ignites to break a tight 7-6 game into a 28-6 blowout. "The best of the Eagles didn't show up," Redskins' quarterback Fred Smoot tells the AP. "Maybe they overlooked us. They weren't 22 points better, but they came to finish."
Most Resilient: The Cavaliers conquer their demons and swat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-4, 4-4) in Atlanta for the first time in 10 years. The Wahoos capitalize on each of Tech's four turnovers to pull away for a 30-10 victory. "They [UVA] wear you down a little," GT defensive end Travis Parker admits to the AP. Despite last week's major setback, the victory keeps UVA's ACC title hopes alive to set up the much-anticipated regular season finale in Blacksburg against archrival you-know-who.
Worst postseason premier: Both the Louisa Lions and Monticello Mustangs' strong 8-2 football seasons meet the breaking point in the Region II semifinals Saturday, November 20. Jefferson District champion Louisa suffers a 42-7 trouncing at the hands of Stone Bridge, while Monticello's defense cracks in the final minute of a heartbreaking 27-24 loss to Broadway. Also despite a valiant effort, Fork Union Military Academy falls short against Collegiate, 35-28, in the private school championships.
Best Surprise: UVA men's basketball, a program which has not reached the NCAA tournament in four years, shocks the 11th-ranked Arizona Wildcats (2-1) with a convincing 78-60 triumph at University Hall, Sunday, November 21. The Cavs (2-0) were picked near the bottom of the competitive ACC conference in nearly every preseason poll, but with the help of highly touted freshman point guard Sean Singletary, UVA jumps out to a halftime lead they never relinquish. "You have nightmare games like this, and we've got one nightmare out of the way, I guess," Arizona coach Lute Olson tells the AP.
Best Breakthrough: The Washington Wizards finally win in the Garden State, a site where they have failed to claim a victory in the past five years. Their 97-86 defeat of the Nets leaves the Wizards (5-4) just two games out of first place in NBA's Southeast Division.
The Week Ahead:
Saturday, November 27 @ 1pm
This event has been circled on the calendar for the past year. While the matchup has always been known as "The Game," this year's contest brings some added flavor with a share in the conference championship at stake. Bragging rights for next year are on the line as the Hoos enter the hostile, die-hard environment of Blacksburg. Be prepared to sell your house if you're still looking to acquire this ticket– it has potential to be an instant classic for every Virginian. No matter who's side you're on.
Sunday, November 28 @ 1pm
If you've recovered from the drama on Sunday, you may want to kick back and watch the Cavs battle another in-state rival on the hardwood. The scrappy Richmond Spiders invade Charlottesville hoping to knock off high-flying Wahoos. Various tickets still available.
Wednesday, December 1 @ 7pm
Hockey season is locked out. Baseball's homecoming suddenly looks uncertain. The Redskins are reeling. What else to do in our nation's capital besides checking out a promising young group of multimillionaires? Plenty of tickets still available at the MCI Center. Wear a hard hat.


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Congress Authorizes Survey of Cumberland Road
Congress authorizes surveying to begin for the construction of the Cumberland Road, which sped the way for thousands of Americans heading west.
Four years earlier, Congress had recognized the importance of building a network of national roads to facilitate western immigration. The 1803 act that admitted Ohio into the Union included a provision setting aside money from the sale of public lands to use in "laying out, opening, and making roads." By 1806, enough funds had accumulated to begin surveying a proposed national road from Cumberland, Maryland, through the Appalachian Mountains to Wheeling, Virginia, on the Ohio River.
The task of surveying the route for the new national road went to the Army's Corps of Engineers, setting an important precedent for the military's involvement in building transportation routes that would be used for non-military purposes. The Corps of Engineers also built the road once construction began in 1811. Progress was slow, and the Corps did not complete the 130-mile road until 1818. Its value, though, became apparent well before it was completed. Stagecoaches, heavy freight wagons, and droves of stock animals soon crowded the route in numbers far surpassing those expected. The Corps even had to maintain and repair older sections of the road before the entire route was completed.
The Cumberland Road proved such a success that Congress agreed to continue extending it westward. By 1850, this National Road, as it came to be called, reached all the way to Indianapolis. By that time, mid-western excitement over the National Road was fading in favor of a fever for canal building. The Cumberland-National Road, however, set the precedent for further government involvement in road building. The resulting network of roads greatly facilitated American expansion into western territory, and parts of the route blazed for the Cumberland Road are still followed to this day by interstate and state highways.
History.com, "Congress Authorizes the Survey of Cumberland Road" https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-authorizes-survey-of-cumberland-road


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Glendale Assemblyman Resigns
Thirty-year NYState Assembly representative Anthony Seminerio resigned Tuesday, June 23, bringing a long career to a quick ending. He is facing charges following an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's office that he solicited and collected nearly a million dollars in fees from clients who had financial dealings with the State. In March of 2009 he was charged by the federal government with extortion activity. The indictments alleged that he threaten to "kill" bills in the Assembly if a healthcare industry related executive refused to hire his consulting firm. He faces twenty years behind bars if convicted.
Seminerio's resignation letter to Assembly speaker Silver was short and sweet. It read "…. Please accept this as my letter of resignation for my Assembly seat, 38th District, effective June 23, 2009. It has been my honor and a distinct privilege to have served in the Legislature for the last thirty years." Sincerely, Anthony Seminerio.
Although it is premature to schedule a special election for the Glendale, Woodhaven and Richmond Hill area speculation has Seminerio's son John, Richmond Hill activist Albert Baldeo, Glendale resident Nick Comaianni and former Bloomberg administration Queens representative Matt Gorton.
Seventy-four year-old Seminerio was a corrections officer before being elected to the Assembly in 1978.


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High schoolers invited to register early for Vine Conference
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Churches, youth leaders and
parents looking to get their teens pumped up in the faith will have
to look no further than Lincoln Christian University's second annual
The Vine Conference on April 4-5 on the LCU campus. This year's
theme, "We are all Witnesses," will take teens on a trek through the
dynamic life of Peter as found in the book of Acts.
Last year more than 150 youth grabbed on to
The Vine, and LCU hopes more will take hold this year.
"It's all about helping students understand how Christ's story
makes their stories a part of His legacy and glory," said event
organizer Audrey Sackman, who serves as campus visits and
communication coordinator at LCU. "We want them to know that their
unique stories witness for Christ, even as teenagers."
LCU alumnus Nate Ross, currently an associate minister at
Northside Christian Church in New Albany, Ind., will be the keynote
speaker. Mitch Wright, a junior majoring in worship studies at LCU,
will lead worship. Interactive breakout sessions and discussions
will provide attendees with practical and often fun applications to
the conference's theme and message.
"We want to reach everyone, no matter where they are in their
faith," Sackman added.
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Registration for "We are all Witnesses" is going on now. The
regular fee is $30 through March 17. However, all early-bird
registrations submitted by Feb. 15 receive a $5 discount. Both
early-bird and regular registration fees include housing, meals, a
conference T-shirt and materials. Late registrations submitted after
March 17 are $40 and are not guaranteed a T-shirt. Participants may
register individually or as a group. Those wanting to attend this
year's event may go to
www.lincolnchristian.edu/thevine to register.
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