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Vance Bockis, 50, a legend of the Washington, D.C., Metro area punk scene of the 1980s, died Saturday in his Fairfax home after recently having undergone shoulder surgery.
According to his wife, Linda Leisz, Bockis took a fall in June and injured his rotator cuff, which led to last week�s surgery.
�He slipped on a staircase and jammed his elbow,� she said. �After his surgery, he didn�t seem to recover well. We were scheduled to go to the beach Sunday, so I told him Saturday to lay down on the couch and take a nap. After awhile, I noticed that he had stopped snoring so I went to check on him and he was no longer breathing.�
Leisz said Bockis� cause of death has yet to be determined.
�I�m waiting on a coroner�s report, but apparently there is only one lab in Virginia, and they told me it might be three to four months before we know for sure,� she said.
Leisz said Bockis had been a longtime heroin addict, but had been clean for more than six years.
According to those who knew him well, Bockis was known as much for being a charismatic, charming and down-to-earth personality offstage as he was for his untamed onstage bravado.
Born on a Friday the 13th in 1961, he began playing bass guitar while attending J.E.B Stuart High School in 1978 for the band Petagram. Bockis graduated from the school in 1979.
�It was surreal,� he said about that first rock �n� roll experience in the 2012 documentary about his life �Shift� directed by Falls Church filmmaker Steven Biver.
�I had just learned how to play and before I knew it, we were opening for bands like Judas Priest,� Bockis says in the documentary.
Bockis went on to become the lead singer in punk bands The Obsessed, 9353 and The Factory.
Biver, who worked with Bockis on the film, said he met the charismatic frontman two-and-a-half years ago.
�Some good friends of mine were in a band called Freaktrain and they said �You�ve got to meet him�.� Biver said. �When we met, I really connected with him. He was such a pleasure to work with. He was so electric and had such a childlike creative energy.�
Biver said he was inspired by Bockis� life experiences and wanted to make a documentary about the way Bockis overcame his heroin addiction and made a better life for himself.
�That�s why it is called �Shift,�� he said.
In the short film, Bockis recalls a time in the late 1980s that CBS Records wanted to sign The Factory to its recording label.
"I was completely hooked on dope, and I totally unraveled and fell apart. I was so sick when I walked into the offices of CBS Records they just looked at our managers and said 'Get him some help, and come back and see us,'� Bockis said. "I was 112 pounds, and I was completely sick. I needed a shot of dope so bad. It was the last thing in the world I wanted, but I needed it � looking at myself in a bathroom mirror, I saw a greasy, yellow-toned skeleton of a person."
Middleton resident and Factory guitarist Robbie Limon, who knew Bockis for more than 30 years, remembers the CBS Records incident.
�I was with Vance on that gig,� he said Wednesday. �That was a very low point for him, but it made me so proud to hear years later that he had kicked the habit and gotten himself clean.�
Limon, Bockis and other Factory members recently got back together to record new music on the Acetate Records label.
�Vance had always been a phenomenal frontman and a great friend. It was so nice to have him back,� Limon said. �In his sobriety, all the conversations between us ended with �I love you.� We put out one disc of music and were working on a second when this happened. I was shocked, but you know what? He went out on a high note. He was clean and happy and he went out a champion.�
Leisz said that since her husband�s death, her cell phone has been ringing nonstop with calls from fans.
�He was loved by so many and in such a great place in his life, and always had a smile on his face,� she said. �One caller said that Vance �brought the sunshine of his soul to the world,� and I couldn�t agree more.�
Services for Bockis will take place 6 p.m. Sept. 13 at Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home, 9902 Braddock Road. Receiving will be from 6 to 7 p.m. and the service begins at 7 p.m.


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Like you, Samuel, I've gotten away from my double-tonguing but found some excellent suggestions on this website:
It seems that building speed slowly, using the mouthpiece only, and using tu-ku (heavying up on the ku's until clear) are the highlights of the advice offered on this site. Best of luck!
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Given the recent Japanese meltdown situation with their nuclear facilities I find it unbelievable that Bill Gates or anyone with any knowledge of industrial accident history and nuclear energy can with a clear conscience support this idea. This is Russian roulette with the most lethal substance, and the gun pointed at us all. Blue screen: Reboot Bill and try again.
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Mar 19 2011: First, there has been no meltdown in Japan, at least not until now.
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Second, people are vastly misinformed on how nuclear energy works. The safety measures at the reactors in Fukushima are way better than those in Chernobyl. I would suggest to you to get a little more information on how dangerous actually the nuclear crisis in Japan is. A lot of people still think that a reactor in this situation could explode like an atomic bomb would. Again, misinformation is a huge damage to our world. On the other hand the nuclear reactor that Bill Gates talks about would be a great advance. It leaves no residues behind and exposes people far less to radioactive material since they don't have to be refueling so often, according to the test every load will last for 60 years.
Remember what happened during the bp crisis in the Mexican Gulf? That oil has been more damaging to the ecosystem than the Fukushima or the Three mile Island accidents. And still, I don't see that much people being so afraid of companies continuing with their oil businesses.
Hope you can get your hands on more data so you can build a better judgement over this matter. Here is this article which I find very clear and helpful, hope it does the same for you.
Mar 19 2011: overall you are right, but to be precise: partial meltdown is almost sure in at least one, but probably two blocks. containment and/or the reactor vessel are also suspected to be damaged, and a small amount of radioactive material leaked. that is confirmed by the iodine and strontium levels. the leakage is not severe though. as the situation is normalizing, the escape of corium is getting more and more unlikely.
among many, the biggest difference between fukushima and chernobyl is graphite. in chernobyl, graphite fire carried the totally exposed core material to the atmosphere. in fukushima, there is no graphite, so even the escape of corium wouldn't cause global disaster.Mar 16 2011: Actually, it's still safer than dumping tonnes toxic gases that contain plenty of radioactive particles including thorium and uranium into the atmosphere in coal plants that routinely *do* kill people by causing cancer and other illnesses, or the dangers from hydroelectric dam breakage that sweeps away villages and towns, or the toxic chemicals used to make photovoltaics for solar energy, or the dangers of windmills that routinely kill maintenance workers.
Compared to the tsunami and the earthquake, this is still a minor event, with only minor consequences for human life. Few people got sick due to
While the nuclear option will always hold some risks, they are managed fairly and do not cost lives to the same level that other power sources cause, even if you include renewables.
In short, while it's not a completely safe power source, it's among the safest ones (I think only geothermal has a better safety record when you consider per unit of energy (as you will always need energy it makes sense to pick the least deadly, and that still happens to be nuclear power (take geothermal, if you have it, by all means))).
Mar 16 2011: The better of two evils is still evil. The wiser choice is to eliminate the risk not just to us but to the remaining eco-system. Yes birds die in wind mills but nuclear fall out may effectively annihilate whole species.
I believe that there is too much emphasis on speeding up economic growth, with little regard to the real cost of how we are spending the finite resource that is our remaining time on this planet. More time and money has to be allocated to perusing "good therefor better" alternatives.
Unfortunately this event that you mentioned has not as yet run its course.
Mar 21 2011: Considering the experiences regarding the environmental impact of radiation in the Zone of alienation around Chernobyl, what you are suggesting is false. Currently, the main concern for human safety is, if you go into the Zone of alienation, are, in fact, dangerous animals, such as wolves and boars grew quiet large in the years since the disaster, while they were left alone to survive on their own without much human influence, and they thrive today. Do note that animals are actually have less resilience to radiation than humans.
Dominant problems in the 3rd Zone are illegal logging and poaching!
While we're at it, take a look at Pripyat here:
So far, the worst case ended up creating an unplanned wildlife preserve. While people died, we did learn from it, and in the Fukushima disaster immediate steps have been taken to eliminate the risk of thyroid cancer, for example. Fukushima still poses less of a risk than Chernobyl, and it always posed less risk than Chernobyl, even if Fukushima is a slightly older design.
This argument of your's is also based on a fallacy, more specifically the Nirvana fallacy:
You might want to inform yourself about critical thinking, you're not doing too well right now.
Jun 20 2011: Hello Mladen is this CRITICAL enough for you?! Hope your advice serves you better.
As of April 2006 ...'The new data, based on Belarus national cancer statistics, predicts approximately 270,000 cancers and 93,000 fatal cancer cases caused by Chernobyl. The report also concludes that on the basis of demographic data, during the last 15 years, 60,000 people have additionally died in Russia because of the Chernobyl accident, and estimates of the total death toll for the Ukraine and Belarus could reach another 140,000.'
www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/chernobyl-deaths-180406/Jun 22 2011: @ Wayne
Greenpeace has a reliability and competence regarding environmental that is only comparable to the authority of Creationists on Evolution. Citing them for an argument is not only uncritical on the highest level, it is the outright confession that one is wrong. Wrong in such a drastic way that one couldn't find a single better source than that. Wrong to that extent that one actually backs up the other side with the utterly failed attempt to object. It's as if one objected to something with "BUT FOX NEWS TOLD ME OTHERWISE!", only much much worse. I can't even nearly illustrate how little that says about the quality of the attacked statement and how much about oneself.
So please, if you want to be taken seriously, never ever sell proven liars as trustworthy. And if you think that Greenpeace (or 9/11 truthers, or moonlanding hoaxers...) have a good point somewhere, then take the effort to find their original sources and read them. Be willing to bet your credibility on the validity of the sources, because otherwise you will be no better than the average political nutjob, religious fanatic or conspiracy crackpot. Which is the category in which you will end up anyway if you bet your credibility on the wrong sources. So you better be attentive with the choice of sources...
Just a general advice. Have a nice day!Jul 16 2011: @ Mladen and Ray:
This link Is from the 2004 publication of the Swiss Medical Weekly. Check their credibility to your satisfaction. The article examines the effects of Chernobyl up until 2004 almost 15 yrs. after the incident. It will elaborate for you " the dominant concerns and issues of human safety", as well as vindicate the credibility of Green Peace and myself.
'1.0mSv is the EPA yearly limit of artificial radiation exposure to the public.'
'6.0mSv was the dose from spending 1 hour on the ground at Chernobyl in 2010.'
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Guys, while I appreciate your encouragement to be informed about critical thinking and who I choose to align myself, your tone comes across as rude and more than a little condescending. Unfortunately I do not have the time to help you define what it is your overcompensating for. I will, however, offer you a semblance of your own advice "check your sources" and your motivation before you choose to attack someone's integrity.Have a nice day.
p.s. Ray what exactly is your beef with Green Peace?Jun 20 2011: some example death tolls:
fukushima - 1 to 2
deepwater horizon - 11
unknown organic farm in germany - 35
Jun 22 2011: Krisztián has a point here. Imagine Chancellor Merkel holding the following speech:
"The dramatic events in Germany are a turning point for the world, they were also a turning point for me personally. The disaster has shown that even a high-tech country like Germany could not manage the risks of organic farming. Those who recognize this must conduct a reassessment. And I have made a reassessment. Therefore we want to accelerate the phase-out of organic farming. No later than 2022 must the use of manure be halted entirely."
One needs to do research before building an opinion on nuclear power, but even an amateur can recognize double standards if he cares to.Mar 26 2011: "Nuclear energy is unsafe" -- false. No energy source has been as safe in the history of mankind. This is despite foolish design & management by corporate or government entities, as the Fukushima events expose. Those knowing the GE Mark-I reactor and TEPCO's faulty management over the years know that what happened was likely to happen. www.washingtonpost.com/world/japanese-nuclear-plants-evaluators-cast-aside-threat-of-tsunami/2011/03/22/AB7Rf2KB_story.html
There are many more stories about TEPCO, including on previously-resigned corrupt management.
And, despite Japan's worst quake & tsunami, this is what's happened so far...
Making a rash statement as the topic here is irresponsible and indicates not concern for safety, but arrogant ignorance of facts, even willingness to mislead others. That's as inexcusable as TEPCO's actions/inactions over decades. It's as inexcusable as the mismanagement that caused the Chernobyl disaster.
However, nuclear power is exceedingly important to the world's future, as food, energy and fresh water needs become ever more critical. Fortunately, Mother Nature has given us two excellent gifts: nuclear fission and abundant Thorium. President Kennedy requested a report in 1962, in order to plan our energy & resource future. That report explains exactly what we should have been doing since then -- we've done barely half... http://energyfromthorium.com/pdf/CivilianNuclearPower.pdf
So, you'll notice our scientists & government were then concerned with important questions that needed addressing. Existing reactors (LWRs), were indeed encouraged. Yet, despite recommending the next step, breeders, those were given lip service, because of Cold War politics & budgets. The Chinese are now taking our work to fruition...
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Mar 16 2011: Just this afternoon I stood outside the metro on the way home and began a discussion with two scholarly youths about a certain political foundation they are promoting, nuclear, thorium, what is happening in Japan etc...
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The whole of the conversation I found myself wondering if they found me as troubling as I found them. They were earnestly trying to convince me that the media coverage of Japan was being influenced by pressure from various diabolical Green organizations.
Nuclear is completely safe as evidenced by the fact that no one has died in Japan. I guess Hiroshima doesn't count.
There is in fact no need for the various redundant and in this case curiously ineffective safety systems.
That teams of safety, rescue and health care professionals can afford to commit their time to involving themselves in assessing the fake and impossible threat of radiation poisoning.
Persons who are anti Nuclear are caught up in a fear campaign to excite the ignorant public opinion and interfere with the progress of nuclear science...
Is it just me who is a little worried here about what our education system is efficiently turning out.
Its up to us to get our ignorant selves informed.
Mar 16 2011: Wow, did you just compare nuclear energy to the nuclear bombs dropped on purpose? Sounds like a fallacy to me.
Mar 16 2011: Perhaps if you have nothing more relevant to say the irony is lost on you? What do you mean 'fallacy'?
Mar 17 2011: Sorry, guess I'm not that much of a hipster to get the ironic part.Jun 22 2011: @ Wayne
Please try to accomplish non-fallacious reasoning first before applying irony (or what you take for it). The sentence "Nuclear is completely safe as evidenced by the fact that no one has died in Japan. I guess Hiroshima doesn't count." is neither funny nor witty, let alone a valid argument. It is instead making use of the fallacy "guilt by association" in a literal meaning, trying to throw together nuclear power plants with nuclear bombs. This is the intellectual level of vandals who confuse "pediatrician" with "pedophile"....
If there is good reason to oppose nuclear energy, then you are inflicting massive damage to that cause.Jun 24 2011: That's truly a despicable comparison on your part. Otherwise you're right, those guys must live on another planet
Jul 16 2011: I am not a comedian and so I was not trying to be funny. It was not my intention to be hurtful or distract from the gravity of the situation. What I said about Hiroshima was solely meant to underline the incredible potential for disruption of life associated with the willful or accidental mal-handling of this science.
I do sincerely apologize Matthieu, if I did offend.Jul 16 2011: For clarification the quote "Nuclear is completely safe as evidenced by the fact that no one has died in Japan." was made by one of the two individuals with whom I had a discussion and wrote about in another post.
Decades after the bombings both Hiroshima and Nagasaki are thriving cities, yet there are still some people, the 'hibakusha', who are negatively effected.
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Jul 24 2011: Nuclear energy is not merely unsafe, it is uneconomical. Carbon neutrality? That's really just wishful thinking for nuclear reactors, if the canvas is expanded to incorporate a 'cradle to grave' scenario. Indian scientists and nucleocrats have learned the art of window dressing cost-benefit analyses from their counterparts overseas. The assumption is that neither the long-term cost of storage of irradiated wastes, nor decommissioning of the reactor itself at the end of its life, require to be factored into cost projections. And such inconvenient matters such as compensating the public in case of an accident, are matters that politicians with a 'you scratch my back, I scratch yours' brief blithely sweep under their worn 'national interest' carpets. Of course, neither Chernobyl, nor Fukushima are likely to deter governments that use the fig leaf of "peaceful use' to prop up their self-confidence (not self-defense) by stockpiling enriched uranium. And yes... uranium supplies too are now in a 'while stocks last mode'. Bottom line? If a nuclear reactor is safe (oxymoron?), it will not be economical. If its economical it cannot be safe.
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Jul 24 2011: choose your readings more carefully, and use your head. for one: what is the carbon footprint of a nuclear power plant? not too hard to answer, so i give that as a homework for you.
(and as usual, i give the result number only, so you can test your answer: it is zero)Jul 15 2011: Technology is making safer and safer nuclear plants. The problem is that some places are not adequate for a nuclear plant. Japan is a sismic country so it is a really bad idea to build so much nuclear plants there. In Chile, for example, is another really bad idea to build nuclear plants!!Jun 24 2011: Ignoring for a second that this really belongs in the debate section, I'd like to see a more balanced discussion around energy safety. I believe we don't talk enough about the environmental and health risks associated with other energies such as coal. We also refuse to look at the long-term effects of a conversion from nuclear to coal and other polluting energy plants. Sure there's an element of risk in having a large nuclear park (although I do believe this risk is reduced as power plants get more modern, that plant in Japan was terribly out of date), but isn't it worth the risk if it saves us from the environmental nightmare that climate change will become with coal? I want to see our nations segway into renewable energies over the next decades, but as of yet, it is foolish to expect solar, wind and hydrolic plants to cover our needs. Wind especially would require rolling out huge windfarms which won't have a null impact on the environment. I believe nuclear is necessary as an energy of transition. What we can take away from Japan's disaster is that plants need to be modernized and security must be tightened.
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Jul 16 2011: I agree that as a transitional energy source, Nuclear may be the most efficient. I just hope that a harmonized or more ecologically in-tune means will quickly follow.
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Jul 16 2011: Yes, this is also what I hope for.Mar 16 2011: I would definitely agree with Krisztián, if anything this earthquake is a testament to the engineers who have developed the technology to make them the safest they have ever been. When we can go from the Three Mile Island disaster, which had to do with malfunctioning equipment and human error, to the only reason nuclear reactors are even close to being a danger is when they are hit with an earthquake and a tsunami is pretty incredible.Mar 15 2011: the strongest earthquake in recent history strikes a nuclear plant. then it gets hit by a massive tsunami. there is no electricity due to the same reason. and all of the 4 reactor cores are still intact. minimal amount of radiation escaped. they actually work on how to save the plant or at least salvage materials and fuel, not to save people. people's life are not at serious risk.
this is the showcase how safe these reactors are. i mean, what is needed to actually breach a core? meteor impact?
EDIT: correction, the cores are damaged. i meant the containment vessel.
Mar 15 2011: I agree on this one.
There is still no sign of a full meltdown of one of the cores. So it is reasonably to believe that the way these reactors are build is strong enough to survive a tsunami and an earthquake.
But, if a core collapses in one of the following days then there is a reason to take a good look at the position of these reactors. For instance in Holland we don't know any earthquakes and tsunamis, so you can say that a reactor here is safe enough.
Mar 15 2011: meltdown is probable, either happened partially already or most likely will. but the corium didn't escape the containment so far, and even if it will, they can handle it safely.Jul 8 2011: Actually, nothing is safe. Cars are unsafe, drinking water is unsafe, planes are unsafe - in fact, sitting at home in your basement is not completely safe. The difficult question here is - are the benefits worth the risk?
Risk is hard to think about. We perceive large rare accidents (Fukashima) as higher risk than small frequent accidents (coal mines), even though the small accidents may result in greater loss of life. I usually ask my anti-nuke friends if they use an electric toothbrush? an electric can opener? a Kindle? Ipod? have more than one computer? have more than one TV set? If they answer "yes", they are voting in the most effective way for more nuclear power plants - by using more and more electricity every year.
If we insist on more electricity - and as a country, per capita usage has gone up for 20 years - then it isn't a question of "should we build more power plants", it's a question of "how can we make them safe enough." And to play in that game, you need to get some serious education on how power plants work and what the real risks are.Jul 8 2011: Nuke Plants are pretty safe.
It's the places they are situated in (Japan, right down on the Beach) and the Humanoid errors, Political pressures, and Totalitarian governments that cause the problems.Jul 7 2011: I'm satisfied that the science and engineering exist that wd make nuclear safe enough. Bill Gates is right, IMO.
But I'm not at all satisfied that we have the political structure with vision leadership that will pay for, oversee, and support the development of a safe nuclear infrastructure. And as long as our leaders have to go hat in hand to special-interest donors for every election, I have to be pessimistic.Jul 7 2011: Nuclear energy is unsafe if we keep using these 40 years old relics and antiques. How about using something that utilizes post year 2000 technologies. And by not allowing the building of new reactors, you slow down the pace of innovations and also have the unintended consequence of the world of keeping the use of these aging plants operational until something broke down.
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Jul 2 2011: The way many plants are designed, I agree it is risky business. But, what if they were to build the plants in a stable environment with over-the-top safety protocol and have the plants highly regulated by national and international agencies? If we can drastically reduce the risks and the possible benefits are as massive as they are, then I don't see why not.
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Jul 2 2011: plants have over-the-top safety protocols, are highly regulated by national and international agencies. stable environment can not be guaranteed at a lot of places, like in japan for example.Jul 1 2011: I am no expert and don't claim to be on. But this seems to have become a complete "for" and "against" debate. Branding an entire energy source on hearsay and doubtful sources is rather immature, but out-right rejection of those claims without any sensitivity and doubting their intelligence is also equally immature.
I think Nuclear energy has a role to play. Yes. But i would like some informed reasoning to alleviate my fears which have naturally cropped and i look at you people for the same. Understand there will be a level of risk involved in creating energy but as a citizen, i would like to know more about its intensity.
Jul 1 2011: you can't learn from "informed reasoning". you can learn from materials. you can find a lot around the internet.
i recommend these links as a start
dosage and effects chart:
effects and dangers of a serious accident
and i also recommend these links from my earlier comment in this conversation:
Jul 2 2011: Thank you.Jun 24 2011: in my view the energy sources of our future have to fullfill 3 things
How much I know is Nuclear Energy Carbon-neutral but the supply of radiactive Elements like Plutonium or Uranium on areEarth limited. After Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Tschernobyl and Fukushima we should realy think about if we realy want call the deadly power of Nuclear Energy ,,Sustainable"
Jun 24 2011: if you want to stretch the meaning of "renewable" to the maximum, no energy source is renewable. wind, hydro and solar are all dependent on the sun ultimately that will run out in a few billion years.
okay, billion years, who cares, you might ask. but then i ask: who cares if we run out of fossil fuels in 500 years? it is much more reasonable to work out a solution for this problem 450 years from now, since technology will be much more advanced that time.
i'm not aware of any nuclear accidents in nagasaki and hiroshima. as far as i'm concerned, intentional mass murders took place there. and it is a shame that you use that tragic episode of the human history to try to back up your otherwise poorly supported viewpoint.
chernobyl was a result of mind boggling recklessness of soviet leaders.
fukushima is a valid point, and shines a light on the serious problems of today's regulations in the field. however, even poor regulations, poor design decisions and one-in-a-century natural disaster could not cause a tragedy even close to, say, the bhopal accident.Jun 24 2011: K...Well no it does not comfort me any that you too are in close proximity of Nuclear reactors, but thanks a lot for the links 'cause I like to inform myself on anything I can get my hands on. RegardsJun 23 2011: K...........I am certainly glad to hear that !! I was going by what I read in the news that corroded and rusty pipes were leaking tritium underground and since I am not a scientist it sounded like disaster to me. I live about 200 miles from Bay City, Texas, and I could not find the article which referred specifically to Bay City, But this stated that 2/3 of older reactors were leaking and Bay City's is about 30 years old.
Jun 23 2011: i found some news from 2003 about the bay city plant. interestingly, nothing is on the wikipedia page, nor it is listed on the nuclear incidents page. no articles tell about the INES rating. on the other hand, there was multiple incidents in ohio, similar to what you are mentioning.
here are the wiki pages:
a small in-site leakage that causes no damage should have an INES 2 rating, but maybe it is too small to be listed on the pages above.
i doubt it will make you any more comfortable, but i'm sitting 100km (60miles) away from a 4x450MW nuclear plant, also aged 30. :) plus within 10km there are two small research reactors as well.Jun 22 2011: I understand that nuclear plants in Texas are leaking some radioactive material into the ground surrounding the plant and then the radioactive gases contaminate the air. I would not care to live around one.
Jun 22 2011: do you have a source for that?
Jun 22 2011: Yes, it was on the internet. I will try to find it and give you a link.
Jun 23 2011: my preliminary opinion is that it is false. nuclear plants are operating under very very strict regulations. significant radioactive leakage is INES 4 event, and would result in immediate countermeasure.Jun 23 2011: Hi Krisztian................I wish I knew how to post a link but I don't so next best is an address.........
Huffington Post/Huffington Green/Tritium. From that source I find that the NRC has substantially reduced their standards for compliance.
Jun 23 2011: which is not a problem, since the current safety limits are ridiculously low.
radioactivity is something we can measure with astonishing sensitivity. in lucky circumstances, a few decaying atoms are measurable. fukushima emission was measurable all around the globe. it was some millibecquerels per some unit of air. one becquerel is one radioactive decay per second. a millibecquerel is one decay per million seconds. science is fascinating.
however, such radiation levels pose exactly zero health risk.
EDIT: microbecquerels. i meant microbecquerels of course.May 16 2011: They should redesign the building producing nuclear energy to withstand all natural disasters.


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There are only two conflicts in Irish history which have seen close to 200,000 Irishmen in uniform. One is the First World War, which has undergone a welcome rehabilitation in Irish memory over the past 15 years- books on the topic abound, memorials are located around the island, and the State, media and Irish historians devote significant attention to it and the upcoming 100th anniversary. This is as it should be. The other of these two conflicts is the American Civil War.
In 1860 there were 1.6 million Irish-born people living in the United States, with many hundreds of thousands more first generation Irish-Americans. In New York, one in four of the population were Irish-born. During the war, at least 150,000 Irish-born fought for the Union, 20,000 for the Confederacy. The majority of Irish who fought and suffered through the conflict had endured the Great Famine- the American Civil War represented the second great trauma of their lives. Although the Irish experience of the conflict receives significant attention in the United States, in Ireland it receives virtually none. In stark contrast to World War One, there is no national memorial to the Irish caught up in the war. There are few books published on the topic in Ireland, and the State has shown little interest in marking the 150th anniversary in any way- battles in which hundreds of Irish died have passed with no recognition here. This is symptomatic of a wider issue regarding how the history of the Irish diaspora is dealt with- little time is devoted to the story of Irish people once they leave these shores. Though we frequently discuss the Famine, we rarely follow its emigrant victims beyond the port to examine what further horrors lay in store for many. The conflict affected Irish-Americans until well into the twentieth century. Although it may seem like the distant past, the last known Irish veteran of the American Civil War was still alive in 1950. It is time that we in Ireland recognised the scale and impact of the conflict on people from the island of Ireland.
My name is Damian Shiels and I am a professional archaeologist who specialises in 'conflict archaeology', particularly where it relates to Ireland. I currently work with a commercial archaeology company, Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd, but have also spent time as one of the curatorial staff at the National Museum of Ireland where I worked with the military collections and in the design and preparation of the award-winning Soldiers and Chiefs military history exhibition. I have published a book on the Irish experience of the American Civil War with The History Press Ireland which you can buy from sites such as Amazon here and the Book Depository here. If you would like to find out more about the type of papers I have published and talks I have given you can see details on my academia.edu page here.
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (10/28/13) - The Owensboro Police Department reported the following arrests on the weekend of Oct. 25 through Oct. 27:
Corey G. Irvin, of the 9600 block of Hwy 1389, was arrested at 1:06 a.m. on Oct. 25 on charges of alcohol intoxication in a public place first and second offenses.
Anthony M. Colley, of the 1300 block of W 2nd St, was arrested at 11:10 p.m. on Oct. 25 on charges of public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol), and possession of marijuana.
Brandon A. Raley, of the 5300 block of Sturgeon Ave, was arrested at 1:47 a.m. on Oct. 26 on charges of alcohol intoxication in public place first and second offenses.
Guadalupe P. Alonso, of the 600 block of Chuck Gray Ct, was arrested at 12:08 a.m. on Oct. 27 on charges of operating a motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/drugs/etc .08 (aggravated circumstance), and possession of open alcohol beverage controlled in motor vehicle prohibited.
Chad E. Bolin, of the 100 block of Holmes Dr, was arrested at 1:09 p.m. on Oct. 27 on charges of public intoxication controlled substance (excludes alcohol), third degree criminal trespassing, and carrying a concealed weapon.
Codi A. Devins, of the 500 block of Tampa Dr, was arrested at 5:17 p.m. on Oct. 27 on charges of receiving stolen property under $500.
Michael L. McHenry, of the 1800 block of W 6th St, was arrested at 10:35 p.m. on Oct. 25 on charges of first degree possession of a controlled substance first offense, and tampering with physical evidence.
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Cash Money Records signee Chris Richardson is bringing some pop flavor to the historically rap-dominated record label. The Virginia-raised crooner is showing off his soulful delivery in the video for "Joy & Pain," his new single featuring his labelmate Tyga.
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It wouldn't be a country concert without some drama, right?
At the Rascal Flatts concert Friday night, I watched a guy in front of me get progressively drunker while his wife got progressively madder. Finally, she could take no more and stormed up the stairs. He tried to follow, staggered, fell, stumbled up the steps, and was gone. I bet it was a long ride home
But with them out of the picture, I could turn my full attention to the concert, and what a concert it was. Can't say how Eden's Edge was, because we didn't get there in time for the first act, but the other three bands were in fine form.
The Eli Young Band had a short set -- they only played 30 minutes -- but , of course, got in both their hits, "Crazy Girl" and "Even if it Breaks Your Heart."
The stage was extended out into the audience, so the performers could get up close and personal with the well-mannered crowd.
Eli Young Band, and all the other bands, for that matter, really interacted with the crowd, shaking hands and making eye contact.
When Little Big Town came out, it was impossible not to notice how svelte and pretty lead singers Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman are with their impossibly long legs and slim figures. Where have the Dolly Partons of the country world gone?
Fairchild had a way of talking to the crowd that felt like she was talking to us personally. She said she's a fellow Hoosier, originally from Griffith.
The only clunker of the night, in my opinion, was when Little Big Town turned Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" into an acoustic country song. My head felt like it wanted to explode. It was just wrong. I think country acts can segue pretty well into rock and roll, but Lady Gaga? Eh, no.
Although I must admit, it was refreshing to hear a country band sing a song about the importance of accepting yourself, even if you're "gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered ..."
Getting back to its own music, Little Big Town played "Tornado," a song off its new album of the same name. After that, the band wrapped up its set on a strong note with "Pontoon," which got the house on its feet, and followed that with "Boondocks," which charted way back in 2005 but somehow never gets old.
Then it was time for Rascal Flatts. The trio spent a lot of time on the part of the stage that extended out into the audience. At one point, they asked the crowd to shout out any Rascal Flatts songs they wanted to hear played. It was OK, but the band got better when they got back to performing their concert set, which included most of their hits -- and they've had a lot of them.
A drum solo followed by a guitar solo was a nice way to lead into the raucous "Me and My Gang."
When they performed my favorite Rascal Flatts song, "Life is a Highway," they showed pictures from the animated movie "Cars" on big screens on the stage.
The band wrapped up the show with "What Hurts the Most," then brought out members of all the preceding acts to do a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're an American Band."
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After reading the novel "If I Grow Up," students at Leavenworth High School had a visit from the book's author with the help of the Internet.
The Sony hack, the latest in a wave of company security breaches, exposed months of employee emails. Other hacks have given attackers access to sensitive information about a company and its customers, such as credit-card numbers and email addresses.
Today's column is in collaboration with John Bartlett, who died in 1905. But in his 85-year life he gave us the book Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, in its 16th edition as of 1992.
It was predictable that the recently released Senate Intelligence Committee Report on the CIA would elicit a wide range of responses, finding common ground only in the responders' outrage at what they read.
You better watch out, you better not pout, you better not cry, I'm telling you why; Sequestration is coming to town.
There are certain things which have to be included in Christmas. First and foremost, how about Christ, since it is a celebration of his birthday, after all.
There is an old saying that we get the government that we deserve. If we keep voting in the same people, we will get the same policies.
It is not a new idea that we can learn a lot from our pets and that emulating their behavior is beneficial. During the holidays when life seems to move at a faster pace and there are many stressors, it might help to be reminded to slow down and...
Today is the day after an exact date in U.S. military history that is known to all students of WW II. Seventy years ago yesterday the "last gasp" of the German military created headlines around the world.
I read the Kansas Farm Bureau President's letter to the editor in disbelief.Mr. Felts lauds Rep. Mike Pompeo for a bill that he says supports farmers and safe, affordable food.
Born with military service in their genes, the McHugh brothers, Connor and Dylan, from Fort Leavenworth, have joined the ROTC program at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
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Goals: Cassini was designed to explore the Saturnian system from orbit: the planet and its atmosphere, rings and magnetosphere, and its moons, particularly Titan and the icy satellites. Cassini also carried Europe's Huygens probe to its rendezvous with Titan.
Accomplishments: After successfully completing the first in-depth, up-close study of Saturn and its realm from orbit, Cassini is on an extended mission to follow up on the many discoveries made during its primary 4-year mission. Among the most surprising discoveries were geysers erupting on Enceladus and the dynamic effects of it and other moons on Saturn's rings. Cassini's observations of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, have given scientists a glimpse of what our home planet might have been like before life evolved on Earth.


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Sally Terry
Sallys quiltmaking path began at the age of three. Throughout her childhood she made all her own clothing. Her only lament is she never got to shop for clothes. She attended graduate school in multimedia at the University of Grenoble in France where her interest in making batiks developed, as well as a passion for intense, light-up-your-life color. Her background in marketing made it easy for Sally to start a home-based quilting business. Her enthusiasm for quilting resulted in a professional design and teaching career, allowing her to enthusiastically share her vast knowledge. Sallys ideas have been published in quilting magazines and books and she has taught throughout the United States and Canada at quilt shows, workshops, and guilds. She teaches concepts that are easily understood and mastered. After 20 years in Des Moines, Iowa, Sally recently relocated to Paducah, Kentucky.
Website: http://www.sallyterry.com
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Zena Thorpe
Born in England, although a Southern California resident for more than half her life, Zena Thorpes work reflects Britains ancient history. She learned all needle crafts, except quilting, from her mother who was very patient in showing and explaining. Zena learned the joys of quilting after coming the United States. In the beginning she made simple utilitarian Log Cab quilts for the kids beds. Once she became acquainted with pictorial appliqué and discovered that she could create a picture in fabric, she really turned on to quilting. ILLUMINATED ALPHABET won first place in the large appliquéd wall quilts category at the 2008 American Quilters Society Quilt Show & Contest in Paducah, Kentucky, and 3rd place in the Innovative Appliqué category at the 2009 International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. Zena was named one of 30 Distinguished Quilters of the World by Quilters Newsletter Magazine. In 2003 her quilt KELLS: MAGNUM OPUS was designated a Masterpiece Quilt and Zena was inducted into the Master Quilters Guild, an institution of the National Quilting Association.
Website: http://www.zenasquilts.com
Books by Zena Thorpe
Teri Henderson Tope
Teri Henderson Tope always wanted to be an artist and have a house full of children when she grew up. Well, she became a quilter and her three daughters are nine and five years apart (14 years between the oldest and the youngest) ensuring that there would always be children in her house. You have got to love Gods sense of humor.
Always creative, Teri tried every medium available to her from sewing clothes for her Barbie® dolls on an old Singer sewing machine, making macramé plant hangers, 4-H projects, the most unusual Halloween pumpkins and snowmen on the block, to stitching her wedding dress, and then sewing quilts and clothes for her girls.
She found quilting around 1983 and it became her passion and her muse. Her fabric collection grew, as did her frustration with the patterns available to her in the marketplace. Soon she was giving them her Teri Tope Twist and eventually began designing her own original quilts. Bev Young, a local quilt shop owner, encouraged Teri to create patterns based on those designs. Soon Teri was publishing under her company name, maTERIal Girl Designs. To date, she has published over 40 original quilt patterns and has authored a book Applique in Reverse published by AQS in 2009.
Teris infectious love of design, techniques, and fabric has made her a sought-after teacher and lecturer. She has managed to win an award or two for her beautiful quilts, but when asked, she will simply tell you about her love for the process. And if you are lucky, she will pull you into her wonderfully creative and artistic world and maybe even show you a picture of her grandsons.
Website: http://www.materialgirldesigns.com
Books by Teri Henderson Tope
Eileen Jahnke Trestain
A lifelong interest in quilting was instilled by her grandmother when Eileen was a youngster. A move to Plano, Texas, in 1988 led to an invitation to assist the Heritage Farmstead in cataloging quilts in Collin County, Texas. She coordinated the recording and photographing of more than 450 quilts. The project, with the assistance of Plano Quilt Guild members, culminated in an exhibit at the Heritage Farmstead Museum. With the encouragement of friends, Eileen began producing her own line of patterns under the business name of Peonies Needlework Crafts. Her patterns feature three-dimensional appliqué, traditional appliqué, and piecing elements. She began to teach in local shops and soon was teaching nationally. After moving to Arizona in 1994, this prizewinning quilter served as the coordinator for the Q.U.I.L.T. Education program for the Arizona Quilters Guild and was founding president of the Phoenix Area Quilters Association.
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Application Information
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Application Form
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This describes your qualifications for the Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program. The statement is limited to three single-sided pages, and addresses how the following have contributed to your commitment to become a CSU faculty member:
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Please note: Students from professional doctoral programs, including the non-CSU EdD programs, must address in their Qualifications and Motivation Statement their professional goal as a university faculty member. This also needs to be addressed in the mentor's letter of recommendation.
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Doing Business with GSA Global Supply
Acquisition Centers
GSA Global Supply operates three primary acquisition centers to procure the products we make available to military and civilian customers worldwide. The summary below describes some of the main categories of products for which these centers are responsible.
Heartland Supply Operations Center
The Heartland Supply Operations Center (HSOC) is based in Kansas City, MO, and specializes in buying the following products for our customers:
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The Southwest Supply Operations Center (SSOC) is based in Fort Worth, TX, and specializes in buying the following products for GSA customers:
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The Northeast Supply Operations Center (NSOC) is based in New York, NY, and specializes in buying the following products for GSA customers:
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The products noted above are not a complete list, but can help you understand how responsibilities are divided between our acquisition centers. For next steps in this process, please see "Doing Business with GSA Global Supply" [Word, 35KB] with instructions on how to proceed.


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September 2007
Vanishing Cultures
I have been in Grande Prairie since Thursday night. The Peace Region is beautiful, especially this time of year, when you get out among the trees. But I haven't been among the trees. My landscape has been: 1. The Quality … Continue reading
Christopher runs the Deuce
Edmonton sprinter Tyler Christopher continues his end-of-season surge. The 23-year-old 400-metre specialist ran to a second-place finish in the 200 metres at the Super Track and Field Meet in Yokohama, Japan on Sunday. The race was won by U.S. sprinter … Continue reading
Downie revisited
Well, isn't this lovely? One day after NHL v-p. Colin Campbell suspended Steve Downie for 20 games for a vicious, full-tilt hit to the head of Dean McAmmond, here came Vancouver Canucks forward Rick Rypien charging from his own blue … Continue reading
Downie to the minors
This Steve Downie suspension is a curious affair. NHL veep, hockey ops, Colin Campbell banned the rookie for 20 games for Downie's 40-metre dash into Dean McAmmond, flattening the Ottawa Senators' forward and leaving him, unsurprisingly, with a concussion. On … Continue reading
Cell phones and concerts
If you've ever tried to call my cell phone, you know I rarely answer it. This is not entirely my fault. Yes, I tend to forget it at home. Yes, I don't like answering calls from "unknown" numbers. Yes, I'm … Continue reading
A cream ale and an organic lager
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Downie and out
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Remember the Maroon Tigers
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Luongo's Pledge
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NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue
NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue was initiated in 1994 by the North Atlantic Council. It currently involves seven non-NATO countries of the Mediterranean region: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.more
NATO and Tunisia reaffirm willingness to deepen cooperation09 Jun. 2015
On 9 June, the Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Ambassador Thrasyvoulos Terry Stamatopoulos paid an official visit to Tunisia in the framework of the Mediterranean Dialogue partnership. He held bilateral talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Taieb Baccouche, the Minister of Defense H.E. Farhat Horchani, and with the State Secretary in the Minstry of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, H.E. Mhamed Ezzine Chelaifa.more
NATO and Tunisia take cooperation forward28 May. 2015
The NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow welcomed Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid to NATO Headquarters on Thursday (28 May 2015) to review the partnership between NATO and Tunisia. Last year Tunisia and NATO approved an Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme focused on several priority areas, including political dialogue, cooperation in the fight against terrorism, border security, cyber defence, defence planning and management and science cooperation. The meeting today was an opportunity to discuss how to further develop the partnership between NATO and Tunisia in areas of mutual interest, including counter-terrorism and military education and training.more
Visit to NATO HQ of the NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC-13)23 Mar. 2015
On 23 March 2015, the NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC) visited NATO Headquarters on a Field Study visit, organised by the Political Affairs and Security Policy Division (PASP).more
NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue & Istanbul Cooperation Initiative - Questions & Answers
What is the difference between NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative?more
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A full afternoon of searching has got me nowhere with this question so its time to turn to the wise voices of experience.
I have a MM-140AS that I'm getting ready to consign to Craigslist. I'm also going to order an MM-211AS to replace it. So for at least a while I'll have both machines
My 140, which I've had for a couple of years has the original M10 gun with it. I notice that Miller now ships it's smaller MIG units with the M100 gun. Naturally because I expect to have both in hand at the same time I'd like to keep the better gun and let the other go with the sale of the 140. The thing is I don't know that there is any difference between them other that one has a red trigger and the other's is blue. I suppose that given a choice I'd pick blue over red but is there really any difference between the two?
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Is there a difference between an M-10 and an M100 MIG gun?
Their specs seem to be the same..
H-10/M-10 Feeds .023 To .045 in (0.6 To 1.1 mm) Hard Or Flux Cored WiresDuty Cycle Rating:100%: 100 A With CO2 Shielding Gas60%: 100 A With Mixed GasesWeight With 10 ft (3.0 m) Power Cable: 3.2 lb (1.5 kg)Identified With No Diamonds On Power Cable
M-100 Feeds .023 To .045 in. (0.6 To 1.1 mm) Hard Or Flux Cored WiresDuty Cycle Rating:100%: 100 A With CO2 Shielding Gas60%: 100 A With Mixed GasesWeight With 10 ft (3 m) Power Cable: 3.5 lb (1.6 kg)
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Always that nagging doubt.
Thanks much for your response. Yep, they sure look the same to me. And then I notice that little third of a pound in the weights of the two. Basically we've got a rubber tube with the liner and a few wires in there. They both use the same liner, so it's gotta be either a heavier rubber tube (which might be indicative of higher quality, or might not) or heavier wires in there. I don't think Miller would have added any weight if it were avoidable and so although I don't have more than a shred of a reason to say this I'm gonna guess that they may have beefed up the ampacity of the wires just a tad in the more recent guns. Anyway, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Once again, thank you very much for taking the time and effort to provide an actual responsive response; "Rara Avis" these days and always appreciated.


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ST. MARYS – The Elk County Catholic Crusader basketball team advanced to the District 9 Class A quarterfinals by defeating the Cameron County Red Raiders by a 58-48 score Wednesday night at the ECCHS gym.
The Crusaders started out slow as they were outscored 13-5 in the first quarter, but ended the first half tied at 22. In the second half of the game, Elk Catholic outscored the Raiders by a 36-26 margin to advance.
The Crusaders will now travel to Rimersburg Friday night for a 7 p.m. game with second seed Union Knights.
"It was a good win. We beat a good team and I was pleased with our intensity," said ECCHS coach Aaron Straub. "We didn't have the start we wanted, but we didn't lose our poise."
"The key to the game for us was trying to disrupt (Anthony) Grimone, but we didn't expect (Marquell) Torres to have the game he did," said Straub. "Our pressure defense created some good things for us and we put ourselves in position to be successful with the run at the end of the first half."
"Union is a very good, veteran team. We will have to be at our best Friday night," he added.
The Crusaders were led offensively by Clayton Housler with 28 points on five two, three threes and a nine-for-15 night from the foul line. Ben Wortman scored 10 points on four field goals and a two-for-four night from the foul line.
Cameron County was led by Anthony Grimone with 12 points on four twos, one three and a one-for-one night from the foul line. Andrew Sestina added nine points, while Marquell Torres and Nate Sestina each added eight points.
A foul shot by Andrew Sestina gave Cameron County the early 1-0 lead. Wortman gave Elk the 2-1 lead. The Raiders went on a 8-0 run as Nate Sestina and Torres each had one field goal and Grimone had two. A three by Housler made the score 9-5. Nate Sestina and Andrew Sestina each scored field goals to give Cameron County the 13-5 lead after one quarter of play.
The Crusaders scored the first four points of the second quarter on buckets by Brock McCullough and Hank Cappiello. Grimone hit a three for Cameron with Wortman scoring off a steal for Elk to cut the Raider lead to 18-14. Tyler Wigfield scored for the Raiders before Wortman sank a foul shot. Housler scored for Elk with Andrew Sestina scoring for Cameron County. Housler sank one of two foul shots with 21 seconds remaining then scored a field goal with seven seconds left to cut the Raider lead to 22-20 and was fouled on the play. Housler missed the foul shot but Wortman scored on the putback to knot the game at 22 at the half.
The Crusaders scored the first 10 points of the second half as Cappiello hit a field goal with Housler sinking a foul shot. Wortman and Brandon Schlimm scored off steals and Housler hit a three, 32-22, with 5:26 left in the period. Nate Sestina sank two field goals, 32-26. Alex Herzing connected on a three for Elk followed by two fouls shots by Housler. Schlimm hit a field goal, with Cappiello making one of two foul shots, 40-26. Torres made the score 40-28. Wortman scored for Elk, giving ECC the 42-28 lead at the end of three quarters.
Torres scored for the Raiders to open the fourth quarter. Housler made one of two foul shots before Wigfield scored for Cameron, 43-34. Housler and Andrew Sestina traded buckets. Torres scored for Cameron County. Herzing sank two foul shots and Housler scored two field goals as Elk went up 51-38 with 2:10 left in the game. Cappiello sank one foul shot and Housler connected on two, 54-41. Grimone converted a three-point play, 54-44. Housler sank two foul shots before Dylan Clingan scored for the Raiders. Wortman sank one of two foul shots with 11 seconds left to make the score 58-46. Clingan hit a field goal at the buzzer, making the final score 58-48 in favor of Elk Catholic.
The Crusaders are now 14-10 on the year and will travel to Rimersburg Friday to take on the Union Knights in the 9-A quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
In other Class A action last night, Sheffield defeated Venango Catholic 54-51, while Coudersport defeated AC Valley 56-40.
Other games Friday will see Sheffield at Ridgway, Clarion at Clarion-Limestone and Coudersport at Johnsonburg. All have 7 p.m. starts.
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So, I am a day late with my "Cooking With Your Kids" series post. On Friday Big B and I made gingerbread cookies, but they needed to be refrigerated for 3 hours and we wanted to wait until Dad was home today to decorate them. We wanted to make it a family event.
I've never made gingerbread cookies before, but I thought it would be a fun holiday activity to do as a family. I found a really great recipe from Food Network here. The link has directions for Royal Icing that I have not including since we used store bought cooking decorating icing. It allowed us to have multiple colors, and they came in nice neat bags that made it easy for Big B to use.
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly milled black pepper
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2/3 cup unsulfured molasses
- 1 large egg
Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, salt and pepper and set aside.
Using an electric mixer at high speed beat the butter and vegetable shortening together until well-combined. Add the brown sugar and beat for about 2 minutes. Finally beat in the molasses and egg.
Big B was not a fan of the constant loud "beating" of this recipe.
Using a wooden spoon this time gradually mix in the flour mixture until it forms a stiff dough.
Divide the dough into two disks and wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until chilled. About 3 hours. The dough can be prepared up to 2 days ahead.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Deal with one disk at a time allowing it to warm for about ten minutes before trying to roll it out. If you attempt to roll it out too soon it will crack. Lightly dust the counter with flour to prevent the cookies from sticking. Roll out the cookies to about 1/8 thick.
This is where my camera battery died, so I don't have any images of the cutting of the cookies. Use the cookie cutter and put the gingerbread men onto a non-stick cookie sheet about one inch apart. Once on the cookie sheets Big B and I added raisins to the cookies. Cook for 10-12 minutes. Cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire cake racks to cool completely.
Now the fun part… decorating! This is the example I did for Big B…
We had a great afternoon decorating cookies together as a family! I think this will be a new holiday tradition.