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University of Oregon chemistry professor David Tyler blew conventional environmental wisdom out of the water in Hillsboro last night.
He gave a talk that focused on life cycle assessments that tally the total environmental impacts of everyday choices: Which bag you use for your groceries, which milk container you buy, which cup you use for your coffee, which car you drive…
The assessments account for the impacts of a product throughout it's entire life: from the first steps of obtaining the raw materials to the waste products leftover after it's been used. They evaluate the total energy use, contributions to global warming, ocean acidification, air and water pollution, for example. They're usually pretty expensive and time consuming.
And the conclusions aren't what you'd expect. They show plastic bags are greener than paper bags, disposable plastic cups have fewer impacts than reusable ceramic mugs, and owning a dog is worse than driving an SUV.
Surprise! Apparently, we're not as green as we thought.
"Most people I know want to do the right thing with regard to the environment," Tyler said at the outset of his talk. "What is the right thing?"
One of the biggest surprises from the life cycle assessments he's studied is that plastic often has fewer environmental impacts than paper, glass or cotton.
"There is no basis for believing that plastics are considerably more harmful to the environment than traditional materials such as paper, glass or cloth," Tyler said. "In many cases, products made from plastic are more sustainable."
Tyler isn't under any illusions that plastic is good for the environment. He listed the problems it causes because it doesn't readily biodegrade, it contains harmful chemicals such as Bisphenol A and phthalates that leach out and disrupt hormones in people and wildlife, and it takes non-renewable petroleum to make it.
However, he said, only 3 percent of the petroleum used in the U.S. is going toward making plastic while 87 percent goes toward energy and transportation.
"If we stop using plastics tomorrow, it would only have a small impact on our use of petroleum," he said.
A life cycle assessment in Australia found single-use plastic bags have fewer impacts than paper grocery bags. They use less energy and resources and produce fewer pollutants.
The most sustainable grocery bag option, according to that assessment, is a reusable bag made of recycled plastic. The next best is cotton, then regular plastic bags and then paper.
"They found paper bags are the worst thing we can do for the environment," he said. Yet in cities that have banned plastic bags, grocery stores are now offering paper bags instead.
The same counter-intuitive conclusion came out of another life cycle assessment that found ceramic mugs take so much energy to produce that we're better off using disposable plastic cups. Paper cups actually require more process water and chemicals to make than styrofoam, the study found.
And your milk container? A life cycle assessment found biodegradable plastic produces almost twice as many greenhouse gases than regular plastic, which has fewer climate impacts than cardboard and glass.
The best option, he said, is actually the rectangular "tetrapack" that's commonly used to package soy and rice milk.
But life cycle assessments don't account for everything, said Tyler.
"In every category, the plastic bag looks pretty good," he said. "But what about quality of life? People just don't like the fact that the plastic does not degrade. It impacts our life in the form of litter."
The life cycle analyses of grocery bags don't account for what kind of food goes in the grocery bag either, Tyler noted. And that has a much bigger impact than any of your grocery bag choices.
"What goes into the bag is going to make the biggest impact," he said. "If you eat a vegetarian diet, you have a much smaller impact."
Life cycle assessments have produced some really interesting details about the impacts of everyday life, Tyler reported:
- They've found that the impacts of food miles – the distance food has to travel to get to you – are negligible.
- They've found one pint of beer, roughly 1 pound of liquid, produces the equivalent of 3.8 pounds of carbon dioxide.
- One assessment determined that a six-pack of Fat Tire beer produces the equivalent of 11 pounds of carbon dioxide – the weight of a small bowling ball.
- Another found that one pair of Levi's 501 jeans produces the equivalent of 72 pounds of carbon dioxide and 3,500 liters of water.
- They haven't been kind to cotton. Growing cotton has major impacts in the form of pesticides. Roughly 25 percent of all the pesticides used in North America are used on cotton crops.
- And they've found that having a dog is a bigger environmental impact than driving an SUV.
"Anything involving agriculture is hard on the environment," Tyler said. "Food for the dog makes it a larger impact than a Toyota Land Cruiser."
Tyler quoted one of his students asking him: "So you're saying I should go home, shoot my dog, wear no pants and drive a sport utility vehicle?"
No, he said. The thing about life cycle assessments is they don't consider cost, technical performance or the political and social acceptance of the items in question.
In the end, he said, society makes its own calculations.


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Why use financial management software?
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Accurate financial data is vital for planning the growth of your business. We asked BodeTree, a financial management software company, how small businesses can use accounting data to help them grow and improve.
Crunching the numbers can help your business grow
Whatever type of business you run, success depends on numbers. Revenue, expenses, overheads, inventory, sales figures, profit – all of these numbers are important.
But sometimes it can be hard to put them into context. As Chris Myers, CEO of BodeTree explains, small business owners often have to focus on day-to-day operations, making it hard to see the big picture. After all, if you don't keep a close eye on your business every day, it won't perform at its best.
Yet there are times when you need to step back for a clearer view. If you're thinking of applying for extra financing, or moving into a new market, or even selling your business, you'll need more than just the daily figures.
In fact the bigger financial picture can be helpful whenever your business is ready for the next stage of growth. That's when you might ask yourself, "What are the steps I need to take today in order to be successful tomorrow?"
Financial management software can help here. In this guide we'll take a look at what it could do for your business.
The figures that count
When your business is at a transition point – for example, when you're applying for funding or raising equity – some figures are more important than others.
Anyone thinking about lending you money or investing in your business will want to know that their money is safe. That means they'll want to take a good look at the financial details, such as:
- Historical financial statements
- 3-5 year business forecasts
- Personal financial statements
- Tax returns
- Business plan
- Commercial collateral (including real estate)
- Guarantor information
Gathering this information can take weeks or even months for a busy small business. And even when you have it all, it still has to be presented in the right way. That's where financial management software comes in.
Learn from big businesses
Financial data can give you useful insights into the way a business is being run. That's why large organisations use financial analysis to help them decide when, where and how to expand.
It's complicated work for big businesses, requiring detailed spreadsheets and powerful software. It's time consuming, too. But the results can be very useful.
When you analyse your financial data, you learn much more about the way your business is operating now. This can tell you where there's room for growth and improvement, and where you should cut back or redeploy some resources.
Many big businesses became that way because they made good decisions on how to manage their growth. And those decisions were based on the right financial information. But how can smaller businesses hope to compete?
Four financial management options for small businesses
- Hire a CFO
A Chief Financial Officer should have the skills and tools necessary to analyse your business and extract the information you need. But hiring someone new involves time, hassle and ongoing expense.
- Pay for one-off financial analysis
If you don't think you'll need a CFO on an ongoing basis, you could hire one temporarily or use an agency. This might be a good choice if you're applying for a loan, because banks will want to see the detailed numbers for your company. It might also be a sensible option when you come to sell your business.
- Do it in-house
If you have a head for numbers, you could try to do financial analysis yourself. It's a complex topic, though, and you'll need to get to grips with the finer details of spreadsheet manipulation. Be prepared to put aside plenty of time to learn, and even more time to do the actual work.
- Let software do it for you
There are software programs available today that can analyse the financial information in your accounting package and give you a clear, useful overview of your business – and a lot more besides.
Financial management software that connects directly to your accounting software will save you entering your accounting data twice.
The benefits of financial management software
For many small businesses, software will be the best way to manage your finances and cash flow. That's because:
- It's cheaper than hiring a CFO
Even on a consultancy basis, CFOs don't come cheap. The cost of their skills and knowledge might be more than your business can afford.
- Software works when you want it to
You might want to review your financials during a quiet evening or at the weekend. Cloud-connected software will let you do this – and unlike an employee, you don't have to pay any overtime.
- It turns numbers into something more useful
Good financial management software will help you visualise your business – as it was, as it is and as it could be. This makes much more sense than reading through endless tables of figures. Strengths, weaknesses and the performance of different parts of your business can all be clearly seen.
- It contains condensed business knowledge
Instead of hiring just one CFO, the best software will give you the accumulated knowledge of many. That kind of analysis could be worth its weight in gold.
- It can help you learn
Nobody can pick up the details of financial analysis in just a few minutes. It takes time, but good software will help you learn by explaining the terms and output in a way that anyone can understand.
Finding the right software
How do you find the right financial management software for your business? There are several points to consider here:
- Powerful features
The ideal package will work for you just like a CFO would. That means it will have powerful analytical features that can explain your business choices in simple terms.
- Actionable output
If you put numbers in and get numbers out, that won't be very helpful on its own. You'll want software that can give you options that you can actually carry out. You'll need ideas and goals that you can incorporate into a freshly updated business plan that will help your business succeed.
- Strategic goals
Business goals should be aligned with your overall strategy, so you can proceed from one goal to the next in a clear direction. Good software will help with that.
- Integration with your accounting software
Nobody wants to type in the figures more than once. Financial management software that connects directly to your accounting software will save you entering your accounting data twice.
- Ease of use
All software has a learning curve, and that's especially true of financial software. But the best tools will have you up and running within a few hours, by making the learning process easy. Read online user forums to see what customers say about different products.
- Customised insights
Generic messages and reports might not be of much help to you. Detailed reports that are custom-made for your business are likely to be more useful. The best software will take your type and size of company into account, suggesting actions that can really work for you.
- Links to useful services
Let's say the software detects that you will need funding to achieve certain business goals. Wouldn't it be great if you could then apply for a loan with the click of a button? Good software will do this for you.
Only you can make it work
It's not enough to import your accounting data into a financial management package and look at the results. You also need to act on those results. Computer software can't tell you exactly how to run your business but it can provide a useful overview and suggest areas for improvement – that's all.
At the end of the day, you still have to sit down and review the data. The right software will help you make informed choices, but the only person qualified to make strategic decisions about your business is you.
Take the guesswork out of growth
Plenty of small businesses lack the insight and understanding they need in order to grow. That's not their fault – it's a consequence of the time pressures of running a small business. But thanks to cloud-based accounting and financial management software, there are ways to see the bigger picture.
With the right tools you'll be able to clearly understand where your business was, where it is now and where it might be in the future. Like a virtual CFO, this can help you make the right decisions to help your business grow and flourish.

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There was a question on the Ancestry.com Message Board about Family Tree Maker. It was about a Report to show what Census Records that the user might have missed.
It should be noted, that I record Census Records using the Residence Fact. What I did was to create a Custom Report (Publish Workspace, Person Collection, Custom Report) and have three Items. Birth, Residence, and Death Facts.
In the Items to Include ICON (first ICON in the Right Hand Panel), those are the Facts Selected. For this report, the order of FACTs are Birth, Residence, and Death. For each Fact, I made sure that the "Include only preferred facts" was selected.
Each Fact was selected and that Facts OPTIONS were checked. The Exception is the Residence Fact, where the Preferred Only check mark was removed, as I want to see ALL Residence Facts.
This is the report that was generated. It's very clear that I am missing the 1910, 1920, and 1940 Census. (Yes, I have manually search for this record in the 1940 Census, waiting for California to be indexed.
The 2nd person (Sarah), is only missing the 1910 Census, as she was born in 1891, found her in 1900, but she died in 1920.
Ulysses was interesting, and since he was in the report, I included him. Born, just before the 1880 Census and died later in 1880, but made the 1880 Census.
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Topic does what it says on the tin. I'll be playing Final Fantasy XIV: ARR (been in Beta) and was wondering if any other Gaki fans will be there as well. What world are you on, what class etc.? If people want to friend up, chat in this thread or PM.


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Dallas, or "Big D" as it's fondly called, is a sprawling metroplex that boasts a rich history and larger-than-life personality—perfect for WeWork's community-focused workspaces. Built on the oil and cotton boom, Dallas now boasts a broad business climate with technological industries taking the lead. You'll be in the company of major Fortune 500 players like AT&T, American Airlines, Neiman Marcus, Texas Instruments, and Southwest Airlines. Offering big-city excitement and quiet, suburban living, Dallas is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, attracting young professionals looking for a close-knit community and quick access to the city. Make yourself at home in one of our Dallas shared office spaces and see what WeWork can do for your business.
Bridging cowboy life with cosmopolitan style, Dallas is a city all it's own. Often dubbed "Silicon Prairie," Dallas is among the country's largest employment centers for technology—not to mention a major hub for telecommunications and transportation. With its industrious spirit and small-town roots, it's no wonder that WeWork would provide workspace for the area's community of entrepreneurs and enterprises. At WeWork, Texan hospitality and friendliness goes a long way as members from all backgrounds coming together to mix, mingle, and network. But more than just offering connection and cross-collaboration, WeWork makes your workday an experience with custom art, micro-roasted coffee, fruit water, and supportive staff on-hand. Take your business to new heights at our Dallas locations.


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by Pete Mazzaccaro
The business, owned by Aaron Sistrunk and Amy Carolla, is seeking a use variance for the Willow Grove Avenue location and plans a new, expanded 5,000-square-foot facility. It will do nothing to change the exterior of the building in any way other than to install its own signs.
In their application to the Chestnut Hill Community Association's Development Review Committee – all businesses seeking variances are asked by the city to solicit the endorsement of their local civic association – Balance's owners acknowledged that there would be an impact on on-street parking and some increase in noise and hours of operation.
The Good Food Market was criticized by neighbors who believed it would make parking on the already crowded W. Willow Grove corridor very difficult. After several months of operation, Good Food Market closed in March of 2010.
Balance appeared before the DRC last Tuesday and is due to appear again before the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb 2, in the Chestnut Hill Hospital's Main Level Conference Room, 8835 Germantown Ave.


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Another game, another loss that the opponent didn't have to earn. Jeff Samardzija battled his way through six innings in this one and thanks to a pair of Alfonso Soriano two-run homers was in a position to get a win. Then Carlos Marmol took over in the eighth inning. It was apparent right from the get go that Marmol didn't have it, he walked the first hitter he faced on four pitches, he then walked the next batter, then he hit Brandon Phillips on a 1-2 count, that was the end of the day for Marmol. Sveum was forced to go to Hector Rondon to try to get out of it, but he allowed all three inherited runners to score, and just like that a 4-2 lead turned into a 6-4 deficit and this one was over. The Cubs probably didn't deserve this one based on their offensive performance, but there they were late in the game with chance to steal one, and the bullpen imploded once again, frustrating loss after frustrating loss, they really are piling up.
At The Plate – I'm shocked that the Cubs scored four times in this game, I'll tell you why. The Cubs only had three hits all day, and only had seven (3 hits, 2 walks, 2 HBP) base runners. Alfonso Soriano was a one man Army in this one as he went 2-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI's, a walk, and two runs scored. Despite a couple of costly at bats yesterday from Alf, he seems to be getting locked in at the plate as he is now hitting .279 on the season. Another guy that has been hot recently is Anthony Rizzo, he was the only other Cubs player to register a hit, he was 1-for-3 with two runs scored, he was also hit by a pitch.
On The Mound – Jeff Samardzija saw his pitch count rise quickly in this one, but was able to bear down towards the end of his outing to get deeper then many thought today. Shark went six innings giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits while walking three and striking out five. James Russell worked a scoreless inning while walking one walk and striking out one. Carlos Marmol didn't retire anyone in facing three hitters, he gave up three runs while walking two and hitting one. Hector Rondon struggled with his command initially out of the pen but did a solid job. Rondon went two innings out of the pen giving up one run on two hits while walking two (one intentional).
Up Next – The Reds will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon as they send Mat Latos to the mound to face Edwin Jackson. It's time for Jackson to turn things around for the Cubs as he has been below average in the early going for his new team. First pitch is scheduled for 1:20 PM CST on WGN, and the weather is supposed to be great.
Game Highlights:
Full video recap
Soriano goes deep, twice
Barney starts a double play
Sliding catch by DeJesus
Thanks for reading,
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Most UK carriers have lined up to announce its plans regarding the recently announced HTC One Mini and judging by Tweets and official announcements, UK carriers will get the One Mini in August, ahead of its planned global September launch.
In case you missed it yesterday, the HTC One Mini features a 4.3-inch SLCD3 display with a resolution of 1280x720, polycarbonate body with an aluminium back cover and is powered by Qualcomm's dual-core Snapdragon 400 clocked at 1.4GHz, Adreno 305 GPU, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal non-expandable storage. It runs on Android 4.2.2 OS with a dash of HTC Sense 5 and features the same Ultrapixel camera seen on the bigger HTC One.
The UK O2 tweeted that HTC One Mini is coming soon and although it did not give any specific details, Carphone Warehouse revealed that it will be cost £380 without contract and start at £27 a month in case you go for a 2-year contract on O2.
The MobileFun site lists the SIM-free HTC One Mini at €445 which pretty much translates to the same amount of Her Majesty's currency, while Vodafone made a blog post saying that One Mini will be available in August at a yet to be revealed price.
EE will also have it and might be the most interesting one due to its 4G LTE support but did not announce any details regarding the availability date or the price.
You can check out more details at Pocket-lint.com.


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A coalition of Boy Scouts councils representing some 540,000 youth asked the national organization on Monday to hold off on determining whether to end the controversial policy banning gay Scouts and leaders, saying it was concerned about the executives' fast pace on a decision that can't be "undone."
The Boy Scouts of America's announcement last week that it may eliminate the exclusion of gays from membership at the national level, leaving the decision to its local units, has led to some soul-searching and a lot of questions among Scouting families and their chartering organizations. Some families have indicated they may leave if the ban is lifted, but many have welcomed a change they feel was long overdue.
The Scouts' began National Executive Board and Committee meetings on Monday, and a decision on the gay ban is expected Wednesday.
The coalition of 33 Boy Scouts councils representing some 540,000 youth, or 20 percent of the organization's 2.6 million active Scouts, has "united to express our concern about the pace at which such actions are being taken," according to a statement posted on the website of the Utah-based Great Salt Lake Council. "… we request that a final vote on this policy reversal be delayed to allow other stakeholder's voices to be heard and a more thorough analysis of the impact on local councils."
The decision comes just seven months after the organization said it was sticking with the policy following a confidential two-year review of the disputed membership guidelines. That review was announced months after Jennifer Tyrrell was dismissed from her post as leader of her son's Tiger Cubs den because she is a lesbian, and a few months before California teen Ryan Andresen was denied his Eagle award because he is gay.
Both cases made national headlines for several weeks, roiling the private youth organization. Some critics pointed to declining membership numbers as a sign that families were being turned off over the issue.
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Will Oliver, an Eagle Scout, Greg Bourke, a former Assistant Scoutmaster, Jennifer Tyrrell, a former Cub Scout den mother, and Eric Andresen, a former Scout leader, deliver boxes containing 1.4 million signatures urging the Boy Scouts of America to reverse the organization's ban on gay Scouts on February 4, 2013 in Irving, Texas.
The coalition, though, said: "While we understand the urge to support those councils who feel that the current policies negatively impact their ability to remain viable we also think that equal support and consideration should be given to those councils whose ability to remain viable will be impacted by adopting the new policy."
It said the proposed policy "flies in direct contradiction" to the results of the two-year review and noted: "Time must be allowed for accurate polling data to be collected from stakeholders at all levels and all areas in an unbiased way. The voices of existing chartered partners and financial contributors must be heard alongside those of our volunteer leaders and the parents who entrust their children to us. This is a decision which cannot be 'undone.'"
'Gravely distressed': Religion looms large over Boy Scouts decision on gays
The Great Salt Lake Council also said that it explicitly opposed any changes to the current membership policy without open discussion and deliberation with the various individuals who make up the organization.
When asked for comment about the positions of the coalition and the Great Salt Lake Council, BSA spokesman Deron Smith said in an email: "We recognize, deeply respect and appreciate the sincere beliefs about this issue."
Advocates on both sides of the issue have stepped up their campaigns ahead of the BSA's final decision: They've encouraged their backers to make their voices heard through a phone-in and email deluge, a conservative group, the Family Research Council, said that it and 41 other groups ran a newspaper ad on Monday asking the BSA not to change the policy, and some conservative religious groups have urged their supporters to join in prayer to ask the board not to accept gays.
Tyrrell, of Bridgeport, Ohio, and Ryan Andresen's father were among a group that delivered petitions to the Boy Scouts' headquarters in Texas on Monday bearing more than one million signatures calling for an end to the policy.
"It's crucial because they are in the middle of making this potentially historical decision," Tyrrell, 33, a mother of four children, told NBC News after delivering four boxes filled with the petitions and additional comments to a Boy Scouts' representative. The group had heard the organization has been receiving "a lot of negative feedback" from religious groups and wanted to provide the petitions so the BSA could see that "there are many people that support this and want this."
"There are 1.4 million Americans that have signed petitions supporting the change in BSA policy," said Andresen, 52, of Moraga, Calif. "That's quite a statement. … that's a lot of people supporting change."
Tyrrell and other advocates have previously delivered some of the petitions, which Smith said the BSA had accepted, too. "The BSA has received a great deal of feedback from a variety of viewpoints and we appreciate everyone sharing their perspective on this issue," he wrote.
After years of heartache, gay Scouts and supporters react warily over proposal to lift ban
Andresen's son, Ryan, 18, is still hoping he will receive Scouting's highest ranking, the Eagle award, though the journey has done a lot of damage to him emotionally, said Eric Andresen, who resigned as the committee chair of his son's troop after the problems began. One of the family's main objectives was to help others, such as boys who may still be hiding in the closet.
"I'm hoping that the board continues to do what's right and deliberate this week and make the decision that we hope they're going to make," he said. "If they don't, we'll be back."
Related stories:
- Gay teen denied Eagle Scout: 'Change is happening' over Boy Scouts anti-gay policy
- Eagle Scouts return badges to protest policy banning gays
- Boy Scouts: We're keeping policy banning gays
If you are a current or former member of the Boy Scouts and would like to share your thoughts on how your troop, pack or council is handling the possibility of a change in the membership policy, you can email the reporter at firstname.lastname@example.com. We may use some comments for a follow-up story, so please specify if your remarks can be used and provide your name, hometown, age, Boy Scout affiliation and a phone number.


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DOVER — In letters to his ex-girlfriend and co-defendant in the alleged killing of University of New Hampshire student Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott, Seth Mazzaglia discussed framing and killing a witness to the alleged crime, new court documents say.
DOVER — In letters to his ex-girlfriend and co-defendant in the alleged killing of University of New Hampshire student Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott, Seth Mazzaglia discussed framing and killing a witness to the alleged crime, new court documents say.
Those revelations are among the information detailed in court documents filed by prosecutors and defense lawyers that provide insight into how both sides are preparing their cases.
Mazzaglia, 30, of Dover, is currently in jail awaiting trial on murder charges connected to the Oct. 9, 2012, death of Marriott. The state is charging him with three alternate-theory counts of murder, including two first-degree murder charges and one second-degree murder charge, along with a charge of conspiracy to commit hindering apprehension or prosecution.
According to documents filed in Strafford County Superior Court, the state recently came into possession of letters Mazzaglia wrote to Kathryn "Kat" McDonough, 19, of Portsmouth. In those letters, he "sets forth a detailed false account" of what occurred the night of Oct. 9 and directs McDonough to commit them to memory, according to the documents.
McDonough pleaded guilty in July to her role in Marriott's death and the subsequent cover-up, and she received one and a half to three years in prison in exchange for cooperating with prosecutors.
Court documents state that Mazzaglia's letters to McDonough detail plots to attempt to frame Paul Hickok and Roberta Gerkin, two associates of Mazzaglia who authorities say were called to his apartment after Marriott's death.
Prosecutors allege Mazzaglia strangled Marriott to death during, after or while attempting to commit sexual assault. A distraught McDonough called Gerkin and Hickok to the apartment after the death, according to investigative files released to the media.
Mazzaglia allegedly told Hickok that night, "This time I went too far," as Gerkin and Hickok observed Marriott's blue face and checked her for a pulse, according to the documents.
Prosecutors say in court documents that Mazzaglia's letters also propose killing Gerkin, who along with Hickok saw the body of a deceased and partially clad woman in Mazzaglia's Sawyer Mill apartment.
Mazzaglia also described in the letters a dream of fleeing the United States with McDonough to a country that has no extradition treaty with the United States to avoid prosecution, according to court documents.
The letters will be presented as evidence during Mazzaglia's trial. A judge granted the prosecution's request to have Mazzaglia submit handwriting samples to be compared with the letters. Prosecutors have retained the services of forensic handwriting expert Alan Robillard to provide testimony on his comparison between the handwriting in the letters and the sample Mazzaglia will provide.
Meanwhile, the defense has requested, and a judge has granted, a deposition hearing of state police Trooper Joseph Ebert, who led the interrogation of Mazzaglia on Oct. 12, 2012.
Court documents state that Ebert, along with Trooper Brian Strong and Dover Police Sgt. Scott Pettingill, interviewed Mazzaglia over a 10-hour period at the Newington Police Department, Portsmouth Police Department, in a Dover police cruiser and at other locales in Dover, Newington, Portsmouth and Durham.
Defense attorneys state they only received a brief, one-page summary of the interrogations, along with an audio recording and transcript. They argue that more information from Ebert is necessary to determine whether the statements Mazzaglia made to the investigators were legally obtained, as they may file a motion to suppress his statements on the grounds they were given involuntarily and before he was read his Miranda rights, court documents state.
Prosecutors responded in court filings that the defense has had the audio recording for many months, among more than 4,000 pages of discovery and dozens of computer discs. They argued that the deposition should be limited to questions about unrecorded interactions between Ebert and Mazzaglia as well as Mazzaglia's appearance and demeanor, along with other observational information about the interview.
The defense agreed to those limitations, and a deposition hearing is currently scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 11, with a two-hour time limit.
Jury selection in Mazzaglia's trial is tentatively scheduled for May 5, 2014.


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|February 26, 1999, 07:57 AM
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Interested in knowing how our American cousins shoot foxes.
Here in Australia, I use a spotlight on the back of a 4WD. Preferred rifles are 22LR, 22mag or my favourite, 22 Hornet. Shotguns are used if you want to chase 'em with the 4WD across the paddock. Foxes are vermin, and multiplying quite frighteningly here. Friend of mine shot 23 in one night about a fortnight ago, on one property.
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|February 26, 1999, 10:27 AM
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Sounds like a close-up version of coyote hunting. What range are you normally shooting at?
|February 26, 1999, 12:30 PM
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Fox are not nearly the problem here that htey must be down there. We do, however, shoot skunk, raccoon and possum it that same way when they become a problem. On raccoon den can eat over 100 turkey eggs in a spring.
The only fox that I know of being shot, personally, inthe eastern US have been shot while the person was hunting something else, usually deer.
|February 27, 1999, 06:23 AM
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fal308: Ranges from 10 feet (with the shotgun!) to 100-150 yards. Longest successful shot I've seen at night was 300 metres (using the 4WD's odometer) with a 6.5 x 55.
Rob: You're lucky and unlucky ;-) Lucky because they are cunning predators -- unlucky 'cause they don't have many friends, so it's something to shoot that few people complain against. They were introduced here last century, so the "landred gentry" could have something to hunt on horseback. Without any real competition, they just multiplied fruitfully. I've seen them pulling at a baby lamb as it's being born (mind you, he got a surprise ;-)) -- 40gr at 2800fps!! Feral cats are becoming as big a problem.
|February 27, 1999, 10:44 AM
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We hunt a lot of predators in Wyoming, mostly coyotes. To hunt predators at night with artificial light you must be doing predator control for a landowner on his/her property. Most folks use a predator call and hunt during the early morning or late evening. A good call in the hands of an expert caller works exceedingly well.
Typically, when I call coyotes or fox I take another shooter with me. One person uses a center fire rifle such as the 22-250 and the other uses a shotgun. A fox will come to a call very quickly whereas as coyote may take a bit longer. Predator hunting is a fast growing sport and very popular here. Like you, we are experiencing a real problem with feral cats in our farm country. They really raise heck with the upland birds.
|February 28, 1999, 10:35 AM
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The foxes here are endangered species and are rarely seen. I have lived on my farm all my life and have seen fox twice.
Coyotes are another thing all together. Normally I use .223 but have shot them with almost everything I have. Two weeks ago I killed one in my "back yard": My dog was barking oddly and I grabbed a .22 and went out to investigate. There was a coyote about 100 yds from the house (this was around 3 pm ), the dog goes after him when I arrive, the coyote runs and when I called the dog to come and she does, the coyote turned and went after the dog. Well, that clinched the deal and I dropped ol Wiley E. with 3 quick shots.
Rabies can be a problem here, so if I see a coyote,skunk or badger close to the house in broad daylite, it is a goner.
|March 2, 1999, 08:17 AM
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DC Admin: Wow! We don't have rabies in Australia (AFAIK), so we're very lucky.
How big do coyotes get?? Are they fox size, or bigger, say like a dingo, which can be German Shepherd size?
By the way, calling foxes (with a rabbit squeal whistle) is also popular here, but is used for hunting rather than "vermin control".
|March 2, 1999, 01:03 PM
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Coyotes range beyween 30 up to 60 lbs.
<img src=http://www.tcsn.net/doncicci/coyote10.jpg>
They, skunks and badgers are primarily nocturnal, tho they are seen during daylight hours. However if they come close to the house in the daytime, something is wrong
Coyotes are also very adaptable and successful critters and their population has actually risen. In some Los Angeles suburbs they have gotten bold and actually have killed children and taken numerous household pets. They come out of the foothills and raid trashcans and take whatever looks tasty and easy.
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|March 4, 1999, 05:45 AM
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I work in a highly populated suburb of Dallas. Problem is, this town has grown faster than the critters could find anywhere to go. I could step out on the porch on any given night and hear the coyotes yapping, see the coons going through trash, and watch rabbits nibble on the bushes of the well-landscaped grounds. Just the other morning, there was a fox sleeping on the sidewalk leading up to the entrance of one of our buildings. It didn't seem too bothered by all of the employees walking past it. This fox was a big surprise because you never see them around here, however the animal control officer said that they are around. On the other hand, I can see coyotes nearly every night. I wish it was legal to hunt in town. I see more wildlife in one night at work than I'll see in four days at my farm in Oklahoma! I've thought about bringing my game call and 10-22 to work, but if anyone found out, I'd be a gonner!
|March 4, 1999, 10:24 AM
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Here in east central Georgia the fox population is rebounding. All my life, you'd see a fox at night on the road maybe once of twice a year. In the past year, I've seen four in the daytime. Their numbers were so low for so long that most people got out of the habit of actively hunting them. That might be about to change.
Coyotes have come to stay in the past ten years and are now into South Carolina as well. Supposedly, some fox hunters introduced them into western Georgia and eastern Alabama for the foxes were too easy. Then they couldn't catch them Most of the people hunting them do so as targets of opportunity as far as I know. My hunting partner bagged one during deer season.
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DC: Thanks heaps for the pic. From it, I can deduce that a coyote is somewhere between a fox and a dingo. I find it an amazing fact that they have actually killed children and we have never heard about it. We had a dingo take one baby at Ayers Rock, and I'm sure you all heard about Lindy Chamberlain (and Meryl Streep's atrocious Australian accent -- "The dingo's got my boiby!!" Australians can tell the difference between a genuine Oz accent and a Cockney accent!! Hollywood please note ;-))
Bulldog: It never really occurred to me until you put it in print, but that's exactly the situation here in Perth, too! I live in a northern, seaside suburb, about 30 km (19 miles) from the city centre. Just down the road from us is a major dual carriageway leading to the freeway -- and they've just put up "Watch out for kangaroos" signs on the side of the road! And I regularly see squished rabbits or foxes on West Coast Drive, the main north-south coastal road up this end of the world. Maybe I'd better get a packet of subsonics for the .22 and take the Jackaroo (Isuzu Trooper) out for a run later tonight ;-) (Just jokin' -- I'll have a beer instead and watch "Groundhog Day" again on TV for the 6th or 7th time)
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It would require 144,000 offshore turbines standing 270 feet tall — not one of which exists since proposals have stalled due to controversy and costs. But the analysis shows it's doable and where the best locations are, says study co-author Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor of civil and environmental engineering.
The team is not advocating for an "all wind" approach, saying it'd be foolish to put all of one's energy eggs in a single basket, but they do think it could reach up to 50 percent. Today the U.S. gets about 4 percent of its electricity from wind, but only via turbines on land.
The first large-scale offshore wind farm was proposed in 2001 off Massachusetts' Nantucket Island. But vocal opposition, including from political heavyweights like the Kennedy family, are seeking to block the $2.6 billion Cape Wind project, arguing the 130 massive turbines would mar views and endanger boat and air traffic.
"The question that I would first ask" critics, Jacobson told NBC News, "is would they rather have a coal or natural power gas plant in their neighborhood, which affects their health and that of their children as well as their quality of life and property values, or an innocuous turbine that they could barely see during those times when they were actually looking offshore."
For the analysis published in the journal Wind Energy, Jacobson's team created a computer model with 144,000 wind turbines that produce 5 megawatts of electricity each, similar to the turbines installed off Denmark and Germany. They then plugged in historical wind speed data to come up with estimates.
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Map shows site of proposed wind farm near Cape Cod.
They also favored places with lower hurricane risk, essentially excluding any area south of Virginia.
The best locations are "way out of sight" from coastlines, Jacobson said, and the worst-case scenarios would be distant views of turbines about the size of one's extended thumb.
"The only place with significant opposition to offshore wind that I am aware of has been in Nantucket," he added. "There are dozens of other proposals in the U.S. that have not faced nearly the same extent of opposition."
Cape Wind does have federal approval, as well as support from major national environmental groups, and hopes to begin building turbines next year. But opposition groups like Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound are still battling the project in court and before federal agencies.
Cape Wind
Cape Wind created this simulated photo to show what it says would be the view of its wind farm from Nantucket Island. The distance out to the turbines, seen as white dots on the horizon, is 13 miles.
A further limitation is cost. Cape Wind, for one, is still working on financing, and cheaper natural gas has taken some of the shine off wind, at least in investors' eyes. Moreover, installation offshore currently costs two to three times more than land-based turbines.
Jacobson's team says the new study will help locate the most economically feasible sites, particularly around New York and Boston when peak demand for electricity can send prices soaring.
"Connecting the power to the grid would be technically as easy as laying a cable in the sand and hooking it directly into the grid without the need to build often controversial transmission lines on the land," said Mike Dvorak, the principle author of the study.
He also noted that offshore wind has an advantage over land-based wind turbines.
"People mistakenly think that wind energy is not useful because output from most land-based turbines peaks in the late evening/early morning, when electricity demand is low," Dvorak said. "The real value of offshore wind energy is that it often peaks when we need the most electricity — during the middle of the day."
Nov. 5, 2007: NBC Cameraman Brian Prentke and Soundman David Moodie took a two-hour boat trip just to film the Middelgrunden off shore wind farm in Denmark. Denmark currently gets 20 percent of its electricity from 5500 offshore and onshore wind turbines.
Besides reducing pollution and increasing domestic energy resources, wind has a key advantage over natural gas or coal, Jacobson notes. That's price stability.
"There's zero fuel costs once they're in the water," he said. "Coal and gas are depletable resources, so their cost will inevitably go up over time. The cost of wind energy will remain stable, and the wind resource is infinite."
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Oh look. I'm back on this forum.
I am still thinking about raycasters and still don't know how to make one to this day. But I can still post something and get the influence from other people to work on it again. And also. Haven't people bothered doing more HD sprites? I just did a little video showcasing a low-poly weapon just recently that was mean't for a thing or so.
It was a 2160 pixels big rifle I did in Blender. (A quickly made one) Shooting effect was made from myPaint by the way. https://orig00.deviantart.net/394c/f/2018/031/1/c/gerg_scatterer_test_by_ex475-dc1pywf.mp4
When that stupid idea's out of the way, I still want to make raycaster games in Xcode but I have it hard to begin with it. Any tip?
Should I try SFML again? Because if yes then I need a detailed walkthrough of getting it done.


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by Len Lear
A long time ago, 1978, to be exact, my wife and I found ourselves stranded at Orly Airport in Paris along with hundreds of other travelers because the workers at TWA, which was supposed to carry us back to Philadelphia, had just gone on strike. While waiting for hours to try to arrange a flight on another airline, we struck up a conversation with another stranded couple, Michael and Maria Papanicolopolous, residents of Piraeus, Greece, who had just gotten married and were on their way to a honeymoon in New York City.
We talked and laughed for hours, and when we finally hitched a ride on another plane, the newlyweds invited us to visit them in their home about 12 miles outside of Athens. (That's a long ride from Chestnut Hill.) We said we'd try, and we proceeded to carry on a mail correspondence — real hand-written letters, long before email — for three years before we finally did get on a plane and travel to Athens, where democracy was invented more than 2400 years ago.
Michael and Maria told us that hospitality was revered in Greece, and they certainly proved it. They both took the week off from their jobs, picked us up at our hotel every morning and drove us around to see historic sights like the Parthenon and Mount Olympus. They took us to their local restaurants and pubs, introduced us to their friends and relatives, practically threatened us when we tried to pick up a check and essentially treated us like royalty. We offered to return the favor, but they never did make it to Philadelphia (a combination of two Greek words, by the way, "philia" — brotherly love — and "delphos" — city).
We could not help but think of Michael and Maria Papanicolopolous (whose name took up an entire business-sized envelope) when we visited Opa, 1311 Sansom St., on March 9. That's because Opa (the traditional Greek exclamation of glee), which opened Feb. 10, is a Greek restaurant owned by a Greek-American brother and sister team, George Tsiouris, 34, and Vasiliki, 32, and the warm hospitality exuded by the staff — from George to manager Noel Zayas to general manager Ken Valles to the servers — reminded us of our memorable experiences in Greece.
"There is a neighborhood in Athens called Gazi, and it reminds us very much of this neighborhood," explained George, whose handsome face reminded us of Donny Osmond. "We had looked at many possible locations for a restaurant, but that's one of the main reasons we settled on this place." (Opa, which seats 70, is situated in a building that had been vacant for many years and before that was a print shop.)
The Tsiouris siblings were practically weaned on the restaurant business. Their parents owned and operated the Continental Inn, a 250-seat giant, at Bridge and Pratt Streets in Frankford for 40 years until 2005. The chef at Opa, Andrew Brown, 35, a native of Upper Darby, also has an impressive pedigree, having cooked at White Dog Cafe, Django and Alison 2 in Fort Washington, among others. He worked with Tsiouris' mom to create the menu of traditional Greek dishes at Opa "that have been freshened up."
Opa's design features an expansive island bar area with 24 seats and a bar made of river rock that is back-dropped by a dramatic wooden canopy constructed of birch branches. A plaster wall houses candle-lit lanterns in colorful recesses, casting a warm glow along the back wall and suspended handmade terra cotta fixtures. In the rear is a banquette area with tables made of reclaimed oak.
Chef Andrew Brown has obviously found his sweet spot. An appetizer of grilled octopus, braised for four hours, with chili oil and the best chickpea concoction we have ever tasted ($12), was so savory that the day after having this dish, I began to miss it like dry earth misses the rain. A roasted beet salad with red and gold beets, fennel, arugula and goat cheese ($9) was also sublime
A huge appetizer that is more than enough for two people is the aesthetically presented cheese board, several cheeses with honey, nuts, fruit and black pepper olive oil ($14), but the best part for us was the accompaniments — a velvety yogurt sauce, a titillating feta and red pepper-based sauce and pristine hummus.
A dessert of baklava, one of the world's greatest sweets — layered flaky dough with walnuts, honey and a scoop of fig ice cream ($8) — was a delightful epilogue to this savory story. The only negatives for us were a cup of cold coffee (I asked for a replacement, and the second one was also cold) and a cocktail with bourbon, amaretto and syrup that could have knocked out a horse.
But Opa is the food equivalent of a late Mozart piano concerto with its harmonic invention and seemingly artless and uncluttered — but memorable — lack of embroidery. Like Mozart, Opa is elevating the art of simplification to new heights. Portions are good-sized, and prices are reasonable. An Opa experience is not just a slice of life but the whole pie. And that's the whole tooth and nothing but.
There is an indoor garage right across the street from Opa that is $10 after 5 p.m. For more information, call 215-545-0170 or visit www.opaphiladelphia.com.


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When Barry Manilow decided to make music his career, his goal was to create music that would endure beyond his lifetime.
That goal was reached as Manilow was formally enshrined into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame this past June. Manilow's music is now deemed on a par with fellow Great American Songbook composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter.
It is an honour that Manilow does not take lightly as he prepares for his upcoming concerts on Aug. 20 and 21 at Casino Rama.
"What I love most about the Great American Songbook composers is the respect they all gave to the lyrics in a song. Today, the stars in music are not the songwriters or singers, but the engineers and producers who give a groove and a good rhythm in songs. I miss the art of songwriting and it's sad. So, I am deeply appreciated of being inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame and to be respected in music," said Manilow, 69, in a phone interview.
"Barry cares about the classic way of writing a song, telling a story with emotion with a melody to go with poignant lyrics. The Manilow songs continue the tradition of the great songwriters of the 20th century," said singer-songwriter Michael Feinstein, who inducted Manilow into the hall of fame and was an archivist for Ira Gershwin.
The Manilow song catalogue featuring 25 top 40 songs, such as Copacabana, Even Now and Mandy, are standard fare in many pops orchestral shows, and a number of Manilow tribute shows have been presented in Canada, England and the United States.
"The many tribute shows indicate the acceptance of Barry Manilow as a standard bearer of the classic song," said Alan Jacobson, who produced I Am Music: The Songs Of Barry Manilow, which featured 10 vocalists performing Manilow's hits at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Beach, Fla., last May.
"Barry's music has melodies that stick in your head. His music is timeless, and the Manilow songs will endure for many generations to come," Jacobson added.
"My fans really love those big hit songs, so I will go from It's a Miracle to I Write the Songs and also throw in album cuts such as 15 Minutes at both Casino Rama shows. My hits never get old for me, and I always go back to basics – find the meaning of the song in the lyric and sing believing in the words," Manilow said.
Manilow was raised by his mother, Edna, and grandparents, Esther and Joseph Manilow, Jewish immigrants from Russia, in a small Brooklyn apartment. Although born as Barry Pincus, he changed his surname to Manilow shortly before his bar mitzvah out of love for his zayde.
Manilow honed his music first on accordion and refined it on the piano that he received as a bar mitzvah gift.
For a time, things were traumatic for Manilow financially and emotionally. He nearly went bankrupt twice and had married and divorced his high school sweetheart by the age of 25.
In the 1960s, Manilow coached singers who wanted to audition on Broadway and wrote commercial jingles, before becoming musical director for Bette Midler. Manilow produced Midler's first album, among many more for several singers before starring on his own in 1973.
Very little has gone wrong in Manilow's career. In addition to selling 80 million albums over his career, Manilow showed his theatrical flair by co-writing a musical based on his hit song Copacabana, which also became a made-for-television movie, and recorded concept albums on jazz, Broadway standards, big band and swing music.
Barry Manilow stars in concert at Casino Rama, Aug. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. For tickets, call 1-800-832-7529 or go to www.casinorama.ca.


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"fathermothergod is a heart-wrenching coming of age memoir about the implosion of a family when Christian Science dogma encounters a mother's grave illness. It's impossible to read this and not put yourself in the author's shoes—this will take your breath away."
—Lee Woodruff, author of Perfectly Imperfect and In an Instant
A riveting and heart-rending memoir, fathermothergod: My Journey Out of Christian Science exposes the monstrous feats of neglect fostered by this strange American manifestation of religious fanaticism. Tracing her mother's decline and its lacerating consequences, Lucia Greenhouse knows the truth about Christian Science, and she tells it with passionate, righteous indignation.
—Caroline Fraser, author of God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church
"Lucia Greenhouse's book is a heart-breaking reminder of how nefarious religious zealotry can be. Her story drew me in and blew me away. This is an important addition to the genre of memoirs by children who escaped religious hucksterism and are now bravely exposing it."
—Julia Scheeres, author of Jesus Land
"[A] powerfully affecting memoir . . . Greenhouse's skill in rendering family relationships under the intersecting stresses of illness and conflicting beliefs make the book worthwhile . . . reading. Wrenchingly courageous."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Through this memoir, readers will see how even those closest to us can remain a mystery."
—Library Journal
"A touching book that puts a human face on Christian Science."
"Rather than a journey out of a faith, this is the story of one woman's questioning and anguish over her parents' choices…. Teens wondering about their own faith, their parents' expectations, and how to marry the two will find that this book resonates with them. It will also appeal to anyone wanting to know what it's like to grow up in Christian Science…Suggest that readers have tissues close at hand."
—School Library Journal


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The year 2020 has been tough and full of surprises! While battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Millions of global citizens have adapted to a work from home pattern. As an employee, you no longer have to head out of the door and travel in a car or bus to reach your office.
The world at large is going through a tough time dealing with a deadly pandemic. Nowadays maintaining social distancing is the key to prevent the spread of infections. In most of the countries, outdoor activities are banned, people are experimenting with physical training sessions at home.
Human response to any stress can be variable, but one emotion that this Covid-19 pandemic has uniformly instilled in all populations of the world, is fear. In fact, the standard reassuring response of adults to their children "don't worry, everything will be OK", has transformed into "I'm not sure either when it will be OK". We are being told by the health professionals and governments to adopt such preventive measures, which often lead as a by-product to fear, to protect ourselves from this illness. This fear can lead to anxiety, which results from a feeling of losing control. Our mind gets engaged in unhealthy ways to cope with anxiety, and we can start focusing on the worst-case scenarios. This often leads to physical signs of increased stress and tension, and psychologically gives rise to anger and irritability, which explains the rise in domestic violence since the pandemic is taking its effect. The times of stress can bring out the best and the worst in humans.
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Project 25×9, because some photos deserve a wider perspective …
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Canisteo-Greenwood Middle School sixth-grade social studies students have started what students and staffers alike call a fascinating project involving the mummification of chickens.
Canisteo-Greenwood Middle School sixth-grade social studies students have started what students and staffers alike call a fascinating project involving the mummification of chickens.
The project began in three of Norma Bond's classes this week as part of its ancient Egypt study unit.
"Students will actually be experiencing the way the mummification process works instead of hearing about it from a teacher or having me lecture or read about it. Instead, they actually get to experience it," said Bond.
"I have a friend who teaches sixth grade in West Virginia and she had done it in her class and she had shown me Web sites to do it," said Bond. She has been working to gather materials for weeks, collecting supplies from families and raising money from the teachers for the purchase of the chickens.
On Thursday, students began the process by removing giblets, washing the chickens out, drying them and packing their insides and outsides with salt.
"It was fun. ... It helps me understand what they really did," said Cody Green. Green said he is looking forward to burying the chicken.
Each of Bond's classes — about 65 students in total — will be changing the moist salt and adding new salt to the chickens every school day for the next two weeks.
"I just hope the smell doesn't get to be too much, but I think by wrapping them tight in the bags and keeping them sealed we'll be OK," Bond said.
The students made comments like "ewww" and "gross" as they pulled the giblets out of 15 store-bought raw chickens, but they still couldn't stifle smiles and laughter as they prepared the chickens for the beginning of the mummification.
After two weeks of changing the salt daily, the chickens will then be salted every other day. After about four weeks of salting the chickens, they will be oiled. Spices like cinnamon and rosemary will be added to simulate real mummification procedures. The chickens will then be wrapped in gauze and placed in a wood sarcophagus students designed, marked with a cartouche — a plaque with the mummy's name on it — and then buried on campus. The spot of the burial has not been decided by the school's groundskeeper yet.
"I have a variety of teachers doing a lot of unique things, but this is something special that has built a great deal of anticipation on something that they are now engaged in," said Principal Penny Kephart.
Bond said her classes used 15 pounds of salt in the first phase of the project and she expects that number to climb.
"It's as fun as going to the theme park," said sixth-grader Madison Sharp. She said her favorite part of class was gutting the chicken.
"When I had to take the guts out everybody though it was gross, but I wanted to cut open the bag and see what they looked like inside," said Sharp.
The project is as much an experience learning about Egyptians as it is one teaching about sanitization and how to handle raw met.
"We are also teaching them about diseases you can get from holding it," Bond said. She placed disposable plastic tablecloths down, had students wear plastic gloves and sanitized each of the students' hands after the chickens were bagged with salt.
The success of the project will not be known until next year when the same students — in the seventh grade— will dig the chickens up and play the role of archaeologists. Bond said fifth-grade students are excited, knowing they are supposed to do the project next year.
"We have an awesome staff, and adding such hands-on activity to the sixth-grade curriculum is a phenomenal experience for the students and one they will never forget," said Kephart.
When asked about whether or not a chicken will mummify in a year, Bond said, "The process for the ancient Egyptians only took two or three months. It just depends on how much moisture is in the body for the salt to suck out of it."
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