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The State Department released the final environmental impact statement on the dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline last week. We know that the Keystone XL pipeline would endanger water supplies, destroy forests, and worsen climate change at an intolerable rate. It's clear that this pipeline is not in our national interest and must be rejected.
The FEIS was just one step in a long process, and many of our biggest allies in Congress took this opportunity to voice their opposition.
Here's a recap of their official statements:
Senator Barbara Boxer, California:
"I will not be satisfied with any analysis that does not accurately document what is really happening on the ground when it comes to the extraction, transport, refining, and waste disposal of dirty, filthy tar sands oil. My biggest concerns continue to be the serious health impacts on communities, and the dangerous carbon pollution that comes from tar sands oil."
Senator Tim Kaine, Virginia:
"Building this pipeline would dramatically ramp up capacity for tar sands oil that moves us in the opposite direction of an innovative, make-it-cleaner approach."
Senator Patrick Leahy, Vermont:
"I am concerned that it may not fully take into account the overwhelming evidence that this project will greatly accelerate the release of greenhouse gas pollution and further worsen climate change."
Senator Ed Markey, Massachusetts:
"Because the Keystone XL pipeline will export dirty oil to foreign markets around the world, using the United States only as a conduit that assumes the environmental risk, this project is not in the best interests of our nation and our climate."
Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon:
"Instead of this pipeline, we should be making investments in our infrastructure that will create good-paying jobs that don't also increase the pollution that threatens our farms, fish, and forests."
Senator Bernie Sanders, Vermont:
"The State Department study turns a blind eye to the ugly reality that extracting and refining dirty tar sands oil will spew into our atmosphere more and more of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming."
Senator Brian Schatz, Hawaii:
"Climate change is the challenge of our generation and we need to be moving forward with policies to support clean energy, not backwards with dirty energy like the Keystone pipeline supports."
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island:
"This isn't any normal pipeline. Tar sands oil is one of the dirtiest fuels on Earth and pumping it through the Keystone pipeline would accelerate climate change."
Congressman Raul Grijalva, AZ-3:
"The public now has 90 days to comment on the environmental damage the project itself and tar sands generally will do to the environment. The scientific verdict is already in. The only way for it to matter now is for everyone to make his or her voice heard as loudly as possible. I intend to do that, and I invite the American people to join me."
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, IL-9:
"The Alberta Tar Sands produce 17 percent more carbon emissions than conventional oil. The refineries that receive the oil would put more harmful toxins into the air, and low- and middle-income families that live near those facilities would suffer the most."
Congressman Henry Waxman, CA-33:
Approving the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would be a huge step in the wrong direction on climate change – a step America, and the world, can't afford to take.
As LCV's President Gene Karpinski said, "The bottom line is still the same -- this pipeline clearly flunks the President's carbon pollution test and must be rejected."
Now, it's your turn to make your voice heard.
Secretary of State John Kerry has to tell President Obama whether he thinks it is "in our national interest" to approve this dirty and dangerous pipeline. And what he says could be one of the biggest determining factors in President Obama's decision.
As a longtime climate change champion, Secretary John Kerry can set the record straight and help ensure that President Obama rejects this dangerous project.
But you can bet that Big Oil is knocking at Secretary Kerry's door -- so we have to speak out now if we want Secretary Kerry to use the real facts about the risks for our lands and our climate in his National Interest Determination.
Help us submit more comments opposing this pipeline than ever before. It's our last chance to influence Secretary Kerry, so speak out before the March 7 deadline >>
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Getting in Shape after Baby 1 of 11
The first few months after giving birth, often referred to as the fourth trimester, are a blur. Diapers, feedings, hormonal changes, and tears have become your new normal, and exercise is the last thing on your new mom-brain. So it's no surprise that it can be a huge challenge to navigate when and how to get back to working out. But with all of the chaos, this may actually be the best time to start exercising. Not only will it help you lose the baby weight, it might also save your sanity. Here's a list of 10 tips to help you begin an exercise program and get back in shape.
Getting in Shape after Baby 2 of 11
1: Take your time
Most doctors recommend getting back to exercise around 4-6 weeks postpartum, but some women may feel ready sooner. If youve had a C-section, you may need to wait even longer. Although you may be anxious to get back to working out, your body will thank you for waiting until you truly feel ready (I personally waited two months until my episiotomy and milk-filled breasts felt less sore). Starting an exercise program too quickly may add unnecessary stress to your body and make healing take even longer.
Getting in Shape after Baby 3 of 11
2: Listen to your body
If you exercised during your pregnancy, you may find that getting back in shape will come a little bit easier. But if you didnt workout due to exhaustion, morning sickness, or just the old, Im pregnant and Ill do what I want mentality, you might find that you cant do very much early on. (Though I wasnt able to exercise through most of my pregnancy, I was shocked the first time I jumped back on the treadmill to find I could only last about 5 minutes.) Take it slow and listen to what your body is telling you. Your strength will come back by being persistent and sticking to a plan, not by being overzealous and burning yourself out.
Getting in Shape after Baby 4 of 11
3: Dont forget your Kegels
Thought you were done with Kegel exercises, eh? Well, not just yet. They are actually a very important part of postpartum exercise. Performing Kegels/a> a few times throughout the day will help to speed the healing process after an episiotomy or tearing, heal hemorrhoids (or ward them off all-together), and aid in bladder control. They wont help with the post-baby gut much, but they will help you to feel more comfortable a little faster and therefore, get you back to your workout routine that much sooner.
Getting in Shape after Baby 5 of 11
4: Exercise your core
The core is the area of your midsection that includes abdominals, obliques and lower back. Its important to work this area postpartum, especially your lower back, which may have been strained during pregnancy and definitely gets strained by carrying a baby around post birth. Tightening up your abs again will also likely be a goal you have postpartum, and it will help your belly to return to its normal size sooner rather than later. A good move to try is the superwoman. Lie belly-down with your arms stretched over your head. Reaching through your fingertips, lift your chest and thighs off the ground and then release. Try two sets of 15 daily.
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5: Try yoga
There are countless benefits of doing yoga after having a baby; not only has it been shown to make you more focused, it actually may elevate mood more than other forms of exercise. The strength and stretching benefits are also crucial during the postpartum period. One move in particular, the pigeon pose, is great because it stretches the I.T. band which runs down the side of your leg and is a common discomfort during pregnancy and even after. If you arent ready to be away from baby yet, try a baby yoga class — its a more relaxed approach and a great way to meet other moms.
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6: Dont worry about what celebs are doing
It isnt generally healthy for anyone to drop a lot of weight quickly much less postpartum women. Even if you arent nursing, youll need calories from food for the energy to take care of your new baby. If you are nursing, youll need those calories to make milk. No one expects you to be thin immediately, and few would encourage you to worry about it early on. Most celebs have full-time nannies, baby nurses, and housekeepers working around the clock so that they have the time and energy to workout. So dont be ashamed of your body every time you open a magazine or turn on the TV.
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7: Exercise with baby
In the first few months postpartum, time for exercise is hard to come by. In fact, finding time to go to the bathroom is hard to come by. Until she could sit on her own, I was barely able to put my daughter down without her getting hysterical. But you shouldnt have to wait that long to get back in shape. Invest in a baby carrier for walking or hiking, or a jogging stroller if running is more your speed. Better yet, give some of these mom and baby moves a try, so that baby can actually help you lose the weight.
Getting in Shape after Baby 9 of 11
8: Meditate
Taking a few minutes after a workout to meditate is a good way to clear your mind and thank your body for getting you through your routine. Its also a time to reflect and feel proud of the positive thing you just did for yourself, your body, and your family. It doesnt have to be long, but for a few minutes, come to a comfortable seated position, close your eyes, and just be. Meditation may make you feel less stressed and more present throughout the rest of your day.
Getting in Shape after Baby 10 of 11
9: Strength train
The more muscle, the speedier your metabolism. If youve been running mile after mile on the treadmill and youre wondering why the pounds arent coming off as easily as you thought, incorporate some strength moves into your workout. Amp up your routine with some squats, push-ups, and bicep curls before going on that jog to maximize fat burn. Youll lose more calories by adding a few minutes to your workout and increase your strength so that you can burn even more calories while resting!
Getting in Shape after Baby 11 of 11
10: Be flexible
I dont mean in terms of stretching (although you should do it at the end of each workout). Im talking about your approach to fitness. Youre on babys time now, and that means you may have to workout when you really dont feel like it. It might mean bringing baby along for a jog or taking her to the gym daycare or even waiting until the evening when she is finally asleep. Either way, if youre not flexible with the when and where, it may not get done at all. Embrace the changes that motherhood has brought and try something new. Mixing up your workouts will do wonders for your strength, in body and in mind.


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AUBURN, Alabama -- It'll be a relatively short drive for most Auburn fans to see their Tigers in a bowl game this year.
Auburn will play in Atlanta against surprise guest Virginia in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year's Eve at 6 p.m. Central .
Auburn is 7-5. Virginia is 8-4.
The Cavaliers jumped into the Chick-fil-A picture Sunday after Clemson beat Virginia Tech for the ACC championship Saturday night. Clemson, considered Auburn's likely opponent before winning the ACC title, is going to the Orange Bowl, and Virginia Tech, also in the running for the Chick-fil-A received a BCS at-large bid Sunday to the Sugar Bowl. The Chick-fil-A then fell in Virginia's lap.
Virginia beat, among others, Miami, Georgia Tech, Florida State and Maryland. The Cavaliers lost to North Carolina, Southern Miss, N.C. State and Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech beat Virginia 38-0 in the Cavaliers' last game.
Virginia head coach Mike London was named the ACC coach of the year by the league last week.
This will be Auburn's fifth trip to the Chick-fil-A Bowl and first appearance since defeating Clemson, 23-20 in overtime in 2007.
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PLAINFIELD — A 52-year-old woman was hit in the head with a chair and shot inside a Plainfield business Saturday, and police have arrested a city man they say was responsible for the attack, according to authorities.
James Knight Jr., 57, of Plainfield allegedly entered a business on the 300 block of Park Avenue around 1 p.m. Saturday and struck the woman in the back of the head with a chair, according to Plainfield Police Director Martin Hellwig.
The woman fought back, and in the struggle Knight allegedly shot her in the chest and then fled, Hellwig said. Police did not say whether the attack was part of an attempted robbery.
Police arrived at the scene after they received a report of a stabbing, but instead found the woman suffering from a gunshot wound in her upper left chest. The wound was non-life-threatening, and the victim was alert and conscious when the Plainfield Rescue Squad took her to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Hellwig said.
Knight was arrested later in a nearby business, and now faces charges of aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, police said. He is being held at the Plainfield Municipal Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Plainfield Police Detective Robertson at (908) 753-3609.


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Graham Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of works on paper by artist\, Shelly Malkin. The exhibition\, Mind Journeys i>\, from April 4th through May 4th\, 2013 is Malkin's first solo show with the Gallery. A fully illustrated catalogue is available.\n
The exhibition is comprised of nineteen lar ge-scale landscapes and a series of fifty intimate still-lifes. Using iride scent pigments\, Malkin captures light particles and energy through her see mingly effortless layering of translucent color washes. This elegant and an imated body of work serves to fulfill the artist's compulsion to produce la ndscapes that "glow with an inner illumination and illustrate the aesthetic \, emotional and spiritual significance of light in our lives."\n
The bird's eye view of each of the larger watercolors is influenced by Malkin' s climbing practice. An accomplished rock-climber\, Malkin travels the worl d in search of challenging mountains and sheer rock walls to scale. Malkin compares the act of climbing to that of creating a watercolor. For her\, b oth activities require courage and clear thinking. She admits\, "When I a m climbing\, I can't focus on scenery\, so the watercolors are 'flashbacks' influenced by what I have seen. I want the works to have their own sense o f equanimity and inner illumination. That is why I call them 'mindscapes'."\n
Malkin's particular blending of the imagined and the real likewi se informs her self-described series of "mystical" leaves. The seemingly n aturalistic rendering of each of these fifty works on paper is a product of the artist's imagination.\n
Born in New York City\, Malkin lives i n Greenwich\, Connecticut and Aspen\, Colorado. Malkin holds a degree in a rt history from Princeton University and has studied painting at the School of Visual Arts\, the National Academy of Design in New York\, the Silvermi ne Arts Center and the Renaissance Workshop of Dmitri Wright in Connecticut .\n
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Year: 2010
Country: NORWAY
Run Time: 78 minutes
Junior is a little boy with a big imagination who lives in an idyllic, sun-lit Norwegian village. His best friend is a lively piece of wood named Twigson who's always making silly jokes. Junior's mom works in a store where she loves to listen to royal gossip on the radio. It's 1968 and everyone's talking about the upcoming wedding of Crown Prince Harald to his bride. But there's lots going on this summer: first, the new kid in town seems pretty mean; second, Junior's friend Vesla has a new girl twig that sets Twigson's knobby knees a-knocking. Then something terrible happens: Junior's mom has a bike accident and lands in the hospital. What kind of bad person hits a mom on a bike? Junior and Twigson turn the town upside down to find out. Martin Lund's TWIGSON TIES THE KNOT is a warm, gentle film that offers something for everyone, from animated twigs for the kindergarten set to a cool 60s vibe for their grownups. (In Norwegian with subtitles) – B.B.
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A 52-year-old Jersey City man was was walking by Virginia Avenue Park when he was punched and kicked by a gang of juveniles Friday and robbed of jewelry, cash, and cell phone, The Jersey Journal reports.
Elsewhere in Jersey City, a 21-year-old Jersey City man was shot Friday night at Bergen Avenue and Oak Street, the Journal reports.
Two Lodi men were stabbed early yesterday at a parking lot along Route 440 in Jersey City, the Journal reports.
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SMEs consider the Swiss location to promote success. However, they see considerable locational disadvantages compared with abroad in terms of production costs. For combating these locational disadvantages SMEs primarily focus on new technologies and digitalization.
Brexit: Swiss Population Optimistic about Switzerland
A majority of Swiss voters believe Brexit will bring economic benefits and feel that Switzerland will have a stronger bargaining position vis-à-vis the EU. Party affiliation and age play a negligible role in this assessment. These findings come from a survey conducted by gfs.bern on behalf of Credit Suisse.
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Switzerland: What Does It Take to Remain a Leading Financial Centre?
The financial services industry is undergoing sweeping changes worldwide, and competition between international financial centers has grown fiercer in recent years. In order to preserve and even improve the competitiveness of Switzerland as a financial center, substantial efforts are required from banks as well as from policymakers. As in 2012 and 2014, Credit Suisse is presenting a study on the Swiss Financial Center.
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The Swiss economy is likely to expand by 1 percent in 2016. While construction is likely to move sideways, we expect a subdued performance for hotels and catering as well as industry as a whole and a slight improvement for retailing.
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A small, Alpine country that lacks raw materials, Switzerland has had no choice but to continually reinvent itself over the centuries, developing alternative sources of income, such as agriculture, tourism and its service sector. What's the secret of its success, and how long can it continue?
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For more than ten years now, the Swiss real estate markets have enjoyed parameters that can only be described as a kind of paradise – continuous rises in prices and rents, booming demand, and low vacancy rates against a backdrop of low interest rates. But in recent years, there has been an accumulation of indications that other, less favorable times lie ahead. Because real estate investors are no longer able to source easy returns just like that. In the future, investors will increasingly have to rely on their own services in order to generate the hoped-for returns in real estate markets.
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text: Michelle M. Doty, Ph.D., is vice president of survey research and evaluation for The Commonwealth Fund. Dr. Doty is responsible for survey design, administration, and analysis across the Fund's program areas and works closely with the executive vice president for programs and other senior program staff to design research projects and manage survey data analysis. Her research interests include culture change in nursing homes, international health system comparisons, health care access and quality among vulnerable populations, the underinsured and uninsured, and the extent to which the lack of health insurance contributes to barriers to care and inequities in quality of care. Prior to joining the Fund in June 2001, Dr. Doty worked at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health as research manager on a National Institutes of Health–funded multisite research project. Dr. Doty holds a B.A. in anthropology from Barnard College and an M.P.H. and a Ph.D. in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles.


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1 Day to Primal: Fitness Testing and Physical Stats
Age: 39 Height: 5'1" Current Weight: 170 lbs Highest Weight: 195 lbs Weight-loss to Date: 25 lbs
Current Jeans size: 14 Goal Weight: 120-130 lbs Goal Jeans size: 5-7
[B]Total Inches:[/B] 307.25"
Neck: 14.75"
R-Bicep: 12.75" L-Bicep: 12.5"
R-Forearm: 10.75" L-Forearm: 10.5"
Bust: 45.5"
Waist: 41"
Stomach: 46"
Hips: 40.5"
R-Thigh: 21.75" L-Thigh: 21.5"
R-Calf: 15" L-Calf: 14.75"
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Level 4 (Standard Push-up)
Reps: 22
Max reached: Yes
Level 4 (Air Squats)
Reps: 15
Max reached: No Reason: Pain under knee caps
Tried Level 3 & 4 (Chin-ups and Standard Pull-ups)
Reps: 0
Max Reached: No Reason: I am a whole bunch of dead weight I cannot lift!! No access to lower pull-up bar & no access to a chair/table high enough to do assisted pull-ups.
Level 4: (Forearm/Feet)
Pre-push-up mode: Seconds: 1m 5s
Right-Side: Seconds: 25 s Issue: Elbow Pain
Left-Side: Seconds: 22 s Issue: Shoulder Pain (injured)
Push-ups: Keep doing at least 20 at level 4
Pull-ups: Try to build strength through planks and lifting weights.
Squats: Move down to Level 1 to see if pressure on knees subsides, if not do less reps.
Forward Planks: Stay at level 4 and work toward a 2 minute hold.
Side Planks: Move down to level 3, see if it takes some of the pressure off the elbows and shoulders.
Issues: Sore back, shoulder injury, and weak wrists (pre carpal tunnel syndrome). I expect these will all get much better with the new food plan, but will need to be careful not to exacerbate the injuries.
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Winning pitcher Nick Cippoletti (three hits) and C.J. Carriffe had two doubles apiece, and Joe Cincotta and Tino Colamaria each hit a triple as the Rangers rolled to an 8-2 Great Kills LL Senior Minor decision over the Diamondbacks.
Marco Spagnuolo doubled in the winning run to lift Jimmy Max to a 4-3 Mid-Island LL Major win over PJD Imaging.
Frederic Cipriani hurled a no-hitter to lead St. Charles over Our Lady of Good Counsel 11-0 in a Catholic Youth Organization Bantam C contest. Sal Calabro had two hits and two RBI and Mike Deluca added a two-run double.
In another Bantam C tilt, Matt Gardner fanned six and Patrick Gardner and Peter Messler combined for six hits and seven RBI as Our Lady Queen of Peace Blue defeated OLQP III 7-1.
Architectural Grill beat Capt. Michael Esposito 10-6 in East Shore LL Major action as T.J. Giarusso had three hits and three RBI and Russell Braccia picked up the save.
Jared Rubino (win, seven Ks) had two hits and Mike Andreano added an RBI single in NYC Acoustics' 5-2 South Shore LL Junior Minor win over Il Porto. Catcher Christian Tait excelled on defense.
James Potestivo's three-run homer sparked Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home past the Knights of Columbus 9-5 in a Major contest.
Anthony Sutera and Matt Bedford each delivered an RBI single, and Nick Timpanelli and Lou Andruzzi also had hits as the W's/Dora Homes Vipers downed the Richmond County Falcons 4-3 in a Staten Island United Federation 10s game.
Jurrel Diaz pitched 5 2/3 innings of no-hit ball, John Cannistraci stroked three hits and Matthew Larstana had two hits and caught three runners trying to steal as Canal Kitchens posted an 8-4 Verrazano BRL 13s win over Beyer Construction.
Winning pitcher Ed Thompson had two hits as Legends blanked the Mariners 7-0 in Verrazano LL 12s.
Joseph Velez (win) fanned 12 and Luke Brogan had three hits and four RBI in Con Edison's 10-0 West Shore LL Minor win over Champion Construction. Anthony Mancuso played strong defense at shortstop.
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At Southwestern, players that win a league title in their respective sport earn a special, three-dimensional letter, for their letterman jackets to commemorate the occasion.
Unfortunately, not many soccer players had earned that 3-D award over the past decade or so.
Not until this past season, at least.
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Under the guidance of boys coach Mark Sleggs, this year's much-deserving Post-Journal co-coach of the year, 23 Trojans attained that exceedingly rare prize after capturing their first Division 1 crown in 12 years.
And to think, it all began with a little change in perspective.
"I went to listen to Don Meyer (Sleggs' friend and mentor, and the second-winningest coach in NCAA men's college basketball history) in North Harmony at the United Methodist Church about three years ago," Sleggs recalled. "He was talking about finding a third place to be, besides work and home, and looking at life with a different perspective."
Meyer, he said, called it, "Hunting from a different tree stand."
Sleggs wrote the line down in his notebook and thus was born the 2012 Southwestern Trojans' team motto.
"Now I'm not an avid hunter or anything," Sleggs said with a laugh, "but when things aren't going right, in teaching or in coaching, you've got to change your treestand. ... Get a new perspective on things."
After transforming a two-win team into a consistent contender in each of his first three seasons as the boys head coach, much had already changed, but the type of success Sleggs was most interested in (namely, hosting a home playoff game and winning a league title) remained elusive.
So Sleggs, who at the end of this season was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 coach of the year, altered not only the way he approached the game, but the way his team did as well, and that made all the difference.
Armed with a talented cast of experienced players - from forward Tanner Hoose to goaltender Eric Priester and everywhere in between - a newish, slightly-altered system of play that provided his squad with a new view of the game and a coach that was able to make adjustments both on the fly and in between games in order to combine it all into one, well-oiled machine, the Trojans enjoyed their best season since the beginning of the new millennium.
"I had told the boys in September that one of my hopes was for them to leave high school with a league title," Sleggs said, "We'd been waiting a long time for this and it was a long time coming. But it was well worth the wait. I'm just so happy for them."
In a sign of things to come, the Trojans began the season with a win over Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division 1 foe Jamestown - a squad that over the years had made easy work of the Trojans 4-1. From there, Southwestern went unbeaten in 14 of its next 15 games, along the way capturing the Division 1 title with a near perfect 10-0-1 record.
Twice Southwestern topped rival Olean and three times it defeated always-difficult Fredonia - the last victory over the Hillbillies coming during the Trojans' first-ever home playoff game in thrilling fashion, 3-2 in penalty kicks. It wasn't until the Section 6 Class B-2 quarterfinals against Tonawanda (the eventual sectional champion) that Southwestern's season was ended, 1-0, in overtime.
"Looking at the competition and how tough our league was, those games could've gone either way," Sleggs said, "that's what makes (winning the league) so special. Fredonia and Olean both have great soccer traditions. We're just starting to build ours."
Well, they're certainly on the right track, and with Sleggs at the helm, more of those special 3-D letters are bound to be in the Southwestern soccer players' future.


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Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison is a must-see for visitors.Thai Pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, WI
For about 60 years, the Olbrich Botanical Gardens have enchanted Madison residents with a unique mixture of influences from all over the world. The sala, or pavillion, from Thailand is the only one in the contiguous United States and is surrounded by Thai sculptures. The Sunken Garden is an example of a traditional English garden, and the Rose Garden features more than 700 varieties of flowers.
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HUHHH??? WKLQ is greenville, MI...... I listen to that when there's nothing on GRD or the Fox...Wow.
or just his .. friend..Originally Posted by Major Tom
HUHHH??? WKLQ is greenville, MI...... I listen to that when there's nothing on GRD or the Fox...Wow.
Yeah. Or his mom or teacher...........Originally Posted by Shiftfallout
I am not being a Nintendo Fanboy. I always try not to be a Nintendo Fanboy.
If Sony releases that as the PS4 controller, does anyone else think it will be old hat by then. Microsoft is bringing out an improved eye-toy-slash-motion-sensor-esque thing for the 360 aren't they, so you'd think that they would improve on that when they bring out their next-gen console, the Xbox 129600.And hopefully Nintendo will release something completely new incorporating motion sensing, but just a small part of it. Hopefully.
So does anyone else think that something like this, if released in the next gen, will be slightly out of date.
I will never be able to sleep again. Ever.Originally Posted by Major Tom
The key to immortality is first living a life
worth remembering. - Bruce Lee
PSN ID: Byuakuya
Wow, that "controller" looks really cool. It would be so fun to play games with something like that... I suppose they'd need to put like a foot one though, so you could run... Or just give you a d-pad on one of them.
It sounds like I'm horny for Link...
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It's an interesting idea but I highly doubt it'll ever come out.
Hey look at the power glove it worked perfectly I think this could be a great success
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The_Next_Tiger: Thanks man I love to make people laughSpoiler Alert!SAVE A COW EAT A VEGETARIANSpoiler Alert!Blackjack: video games come out on tuesdays, Though they do make exceptions.
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Blogging about Oracle Application Express (APEX) and related stuff
Here is how color single column cells in classic report. I have use Tyler Muth's Blog Conditional Column Formatting in APEX tip for this.
Create report region from query
SELECT e.*,
WHEN sal < 1000
THEN 'red'
WHEN sal BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000
THEN 'yellow'
WHEN sal > 2000
THEN 'green'
END the_color
FROM emp e
Edit region definition and give Static ID EMP_REPORT. Edit "the_color" column attributes and change Display As to Hidden.
Copy your report template to new name and edit template.
Column template need have headers attribute. Change Column Template 1 Like below:
<td #ALIGNMENT# headers="#COLUMN_HEADER_NAME#" class="data">#COLUMN_VALUE#</td>
Change report to use new template.
Create dynamic Action. Select Advanced
$('#EMP_REPORT input[name="f01"]').each(function(i){
Check also relating post in OTN forum
This solution works only for Classic Report.
You need do own solution for Interactive Reports.
When we edit "the_color" column attributes and change Display As to Hidden, this column value will be in hidden input tag.
We select all these inputs:
$('#EMP_REPORT input[name="f01"]')
and loop those. We get loop current input tag value using APEX JavaScript API v function
Hope this explain how "the_color" column is linked to dynamic action.
This example works only for classic report.
Regards, Jari
$('#ANIMATIONS_REPORT input[name="f01"]').each(function(i){
Please create example of problem to apex.oracle.com so I can take a look.
Regards, Jari
Probably this do not work for form because hidden column containing cell color is also submitted and you do not have that column in table. You will get errors on insert and update ?
If you can have some non updatable column where you concatenate hidden input html and use e.g. class as jQuery selector in dynamic action.
I use the same solution and displays the color for the single column on page load. But the color disappers when i put the mouse over the row.
Can you please advice. I am using Apex 4.1
Hi Ajk,
It most probably depend theme your are using.
Could you please reproduce this on apex.oracle.com and share developer login details to workspace.


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US: Catholic school president quits his job after revealing he has been in a same-sex relationship for 18 years
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He should've just waited for ENDA then sued.
Sad thought it is, he should never have got involved with these wicked people in the first place. His life will only get better from here on in.
I have no sympathy for the heartbreak and pain. He chose to live in the closet and worse, allowed his cult to oppress him that clearly enabled him to lie about his true identity. I'm glad he's evolved and I wish him well but really, 20 years of kow-towing to the hateful rhetoric of the Roman cult is beyond the pale.
Well said.
Only the Catholic church loses, again, and again, and again. That crackpot religious will be dead in a few decades – nobody will want to be associated with it. Catholic followers are leaving left, right and center over all sorts of issues, including the homophobia of the Catholic leaders.
The attacks on freedom of thought start with language. Those who do not resign themselves to accept "homophilia" (the theoretical appreciation of homosexual relations) are charged with "homophobia" (etymologically, the "fear of homosexuality"). This must be very clear: those who are made strong by the inspired word and live in the "fear of God" are not afraid of anything, except perhaps the stupidity toward which, Bonhoeffer said, we are defenseless. We are now even charged sometimes with the incredibly arbitrary accusation of "racism": a word that, among other things, has nothing to do with this issue, and in any case is completely extraneous to our doctrine and our history.
Ray, here's your assignment from a former teacher of two years in a Catholic school, dear: What are the first ten words of the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution? You see, in America, the Constitution is the Supreme law of the land. Not some book of scripture, and — brace yourself — not even an alleged supernatural being. You really need a hug.
You live in the fear of Gaad but are not afraid of anything? So you admit Gaad is nothing? You should be afraid of your own stupidity, certainly.
Not sure if I could have worked in Catholic Education knowing their attitudes on LGBT people. By his presence and contribution he was implicit in the destructive message that the church teaches. He contributed to the anguish and loss of self esteem that many LGBT kids experience for his own personal gain. I'm glad he finally decided to quit living a lie but he really needs to apologize to all the kids that were screwed up by Catholic education in that high school.
'LGBT people' – 'LGBT kids' – a label you label your self with – there is no such thing .We are all human beings – whither you choose to commit adultery, take part in disordered sexual practices, pretend you are a woman etc – it's free will, and a choice .The wrong choice as it happens .There is a right choice :
The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.
Do you have a mirror in your home? If not, I suggest you buy a dozen of them.
The number of men and women who have deep-seated religionist delusions is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial, since they inevitably choose to force their delusions on others. They must be treated with compassion and sensitivity but not respect, as they – the more strident ones, anyway – seldom deserve it.
Big news eh !
Adultery , Homosexual practices,killing the unborn – The Church's teaching is unchangeable ,has not changed , will not changed – get over it !!
"Upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it"
"WITH A MARRIED WOMAN"?! Ray, Ray, Ray, what can I say?
"The Church's teaching has not changed" Sad. You win. The ignorance of history contest. I'm not even gonna waste my time.
Quite. Nothing seems to change when you depend on historical ignorance and amnesia.
You forgot eating shellfish and pork, and wearing mixed fibres. Presumably you've "got over it"?
Why do Christians ever think quoting from their Big Book of Multiple Choice is going to impress anyone? Since you're making this stuff up and re-translating it every five minutes, perhaps you should try coming up with a version of this quotation that doesn't read like it's reporting some deluded nutjob who's scared that Satan's planning on unscrewing his front door and weaponising it.
thee church is the embodyment of hell, eg responsible for the hate of Jews that led to the holocaust. Responsible for the xtiaan crusades to convert the muslims . 10 million murdered as "they came with sword in one hand and cross in another. When they left even the animals were slaughtered
"The Church's teaching is unchangeable ,has not changed , will not changed"
That's funny, I seem to recall the church changing their mind on a lot of issues like equal rights for women and the owning of slaves.
It's been said many times that if a religion cannot adapt itself to society then it will die. If the Church doesn't change it's teachings then it will die and you will find yourself alone at church in the near future.
Religion is a ball and chain and a chastity belt, nothing more.
I hope you break free of this prison soon :)
bc heterosexuals never ever have sex in public toilets. Does it turn you on to think about all those gay people cumming in public toilets Keith? How do you decorate your closet?
Aww, bless. Thanks Keith my beloved – another cherishable example of your inductive reasoning. How do you manage to remain so stale? It's quite an achievement.
catgholic church – the pricks of America their sex starved priests rape kids left and right and when a good man comes out he has to resign or get fired
The sooner the monstrosity of the western world is dead and buttied in cow dung the better
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Intentional Blindness
Ian F. Haney-Lopez
UC Berkeley School of Law
February 28, 2012
87 New York University Law Review 1779 (2012)
UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 1920418
Since the early 1970s, the Fourteenth Amendment's emancipatory potential has been dramatically eroded, with rapid plunges followed by ever-lower plateaus. In 2007, we entered another cycle of precipitous devolution. Today, this latest drop seems to be accelerating along two supposedly distinct tracks: intent doctrine and colorblindness.
Ostensibly, the search for discriminatory intent provides a means of ferreting out unconstitutional racial discrimination. In contrast, colorblindness subjects race-conscious laws to strict scrutiny whether their impetus is benign or invidious, rendering intent irrelevant. On and off the Supreme Court, supporters and critics spar over whether these doctrines fulfill the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection. Nevertheless, both sides accept the seemingly fundamental division in racial jurisprudence between intent and colorblindness.
This Article challenges the notion of a divided equal protection. First, it shows that before the advent of colorblindness, intent doctrine formed the undivided — and reasonably efficacious — heart of equal protection. Intent doctrine once worked tolerably well for detecting the mistreatment of nonwhites, and also in distinguishing benign from invidious discrimination — the two tasks at which current equal protection spectacularly fails. Second, it demonstrates that colorblindness developed in response to intent doctrine, and in turn led to a disastrous reworking of that approach. Intent and colorblindness are not separate, but inextricably intertwined.
Rather than seeing equal protection today as bifurcated, we should understand it as again unified, though under what might best be termed intentional blindness. Combining the names of the two doctrines, this portmanteau captures the spirit of the Court's racial jurisprudence — which seems intentionally blind to the persistence of racial discrimination against nonwhites. It is this resistance that connects the current assaults on antidiscrimination statutes to the impending demise of affirmative action, and that links both of these to a larger history of reversals in equality law spanning four decades.
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March 13, 2009 - Per Peterson
I asked Southwest Minnesota State University head coach Greg Stemen a tough question earlier this week. It wasn't tough from the standpoint of him answering it, but it was more blatant, the kind of question that could potentially tick him off, and I braced myself for it. I asked him if he thought the Mustangs deserved to be the host team for the Central Regional Tournament. A straightforward, to-the-point question. It's a fair question, I think, considering how the Mustangs played the last time they took the court — a home loss to No. 8-seed Northern State in the first round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament. If you don't know him, I'll tell you Stemen's a pretty classy guy. He didn't (at least to my knowledge) get ticked off. He gave me a thorough, if not diplomatic, answer, beginning with, "Yeah, I think we do" as opposed to "What the hell you talking' about? Of course we deserve to host" … click … dial tone. He gave credit to other teams like St. Cloud State and Metro State, saying they, too, were deserving of being the host team. It was a tough way to start an interview, but I'm glad I asked the question and I hope he respected the fact that I had to. We've all seen footage of news conferences on ESPN of coaches going ballistic after a reporter's question. Some scream and yell. Some swear. Some throw things. Some storm off the stage like a 5-year-old who didn't get his way. Stemen didn't overreact, just answered a question. So I'll throw it out there to all of you basketball fans: DO the Mustangs deserve to play host to the tournament? I think we'll find out this weekend.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Central New Yorkers will be able to cheer on Alaina Kenny of Onondaga Hill Middle School today during a live telecast of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on ESPN2 (Channel 25 for Time Warner Cable customers in Syracuse.).
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Shortly after his September homecoming, Dinten began training with Occhipinti, owner of The Body Shop Studio in Stirling, N.J.
Already down 119 pounds, "The Biggest Loser" contestant was looking to shed more weight before the show's December finale.
"He was at a plateau for about three weeks and his weight was the same as when he got home," Occhipinti said. At the time, Dinten had been putting in between six to eight hours per day of strenuous exercise.
This is common for fitness newcomers, the trainer said, noting that they often start off highly motivated and overwork their body to lose more fat.
In reality, people burn the most fat at 60 percent of their maximum heart rate, Occhipinti explained. If they run as fast as they can on a treadmill, for example, they'll end up burning more carbohydrates than fat. But if they do a brisk walk that elevates their heart rate, it will allow them to burn more fat.
At the "Biggest Loser" ranch, Dinten logged miles walking which helped him shed pounds. Once he came home, he cut back on his walks which may have led to his weight-loss plateau, said the trainer.
"He was training and working out way above and beyond where he should be. His body shut down and he didn't progress," said Occhipinti, a former West Brighton resident. "My philosophy is 'work smarter, not harder.'"
He put Dinten on a schedule of weight training three days per week and cardio six days. Dinten's workouts usually didn't last more than two hours. By the time "The Biggest Loser" finale rolled around he was down to 205 pounds, enough for second place.
Occhipinti's advice to those wanting to lose weight and get fit is to start slow with walking and light weights to get the blood flowing and muscles moving. He believes one hour per day, two days per week of full-body circuit training is a good way to begin.
"Don't try to jump into a program you're not ready for. That's how people get hurt and lose motivation," he warned, adding. "As you progress, your workload and workout should also progress."
Although some people tend to stick to cardio to lose weight, Occhipinti stresses that resistance training is also important. It increases muscle mass, which in turn increases the body's metabolism and ability to burn fat.
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One of Dinten's goals is to participate in a body-building competition later in the year, which is helping him focus on staying in shape.
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A nice, light cocktail - sweet, tangy, and minty!
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- crushed ice
- 12 leaves fresh spearmint
- 3 tablespoons lime juice (preferably fresh, do not use Rose's Lime)
- 1 -2 tablespoon sugar syrup, to taste
- 1 1⁄2-2 ounces rum, to taste
- 2 ounces club soda, more to taste
- Fill a glass 1/3 full with crushed ice, and place mint leaves and sugar syrup on top.
- Using a muddle stick or wooden pestle, mash them together for about 20 seconds.
- Add the rum and club soda and lime juice and stir well.
- Garnish with mint sprig, serve, and enjoy!
- *To make sugar syrup, dissolve 1 part sugar into 1 part hot water and boil until thickened.
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This is a good foundation, but a trick I learned from a bartender at the Hotel Nacional in Cuba is to use white rum as the base and then to splash dark rum on top at the end. Yum!
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gustav Nyquist has been the NHL's hottest goal-scorer the past two months. Jimmy Howard is delivering big saves at key moments. Veterans like Daniel Alfredsson and David Legwand have stepped up.
But after Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center, Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock singled out the effort of a group of grinders on another late penalty kill to demonstrate the determination his team has played with these past few games. It's the kind of resolve this group must continue to show the final three weeks of the season in its playoff push.
"That's what I like about our group the most," Babcock said. "We got some determined, determined people.
"When I watch (Luke) Glendening, (Drew) Miller and Helmer (Darren Helm) on the kill, they're digging in, they're competitive. That stuff is contagious for our whole group."
Winners of three in a row, the Red Wings (33-24-13, 79 points) are finding ways to get the job done, when earlier this season they were squandering too many points. They nudged one point ahead of Columbus for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
"We need two points every night," defenseman Niklas Kronwall said.
Nyquist snapped a 2-2 tie by snapping a wrist shot past goaltender Darcy Kuemper off a rush at 5:19 of the third period. The Red Wings killed a holding penalty on Kronwall with 3:27 remaining to seal the win.
"Real big for us," Babcock said. "Howie played real good again, we had excellent specialty teams and got contribution from everyone.
"It was a muddy track. There was no room for either team; it was check, check, check. We found a way to get it done."
Nyquist has scored a goal in four consecutive games (five during this stretch), has an NHL-best 16 goals since Jan. 20, and leads the team with 21.
"Us Maine guys I guess know how to do it right," Howard said of his fellow University of Maine alum.
"Smitty (Brendan Smith) made a good pass to (Riley) Sheahan in the middle; he made a great kick-out pass to me on the right side," Nyquist said. "I tried to cut the middle. Tats (Tomas Tatar) does a great job driving through, driving the other D down.
"In the end, it's his goal, really. I know he's screening the goalie, I just tried to put it on net."
Nyquist chalked up his hot streak to "some pretty good bounces and deflections."
"Obviously, getting great passes, too," Nyquist said. "Guess I just try to put the puck on net as much as possible."
Said Babcock: "He can shoot it. As those kids get more confidence they'll shoot it more."
Johan Franzen was at the center of a couple of plays that didn't go Detroit's way in the third.
First, he tripped Charlie Coyle, leading to Coyle's penalty-shot goal that tied it 15 seconds into the period. Then, referee Dean Morton ruled Franzen made incidental contact with Kuemper, nullifying a goal by Smith at 6:30 that would have given his team a 4-2 lead.
In the end, it didn't matter.
"We didn't force anything," Howard said. "We did a great job against their top line -- (Mikael) Granlund, (Jason) Pominville and (Zach) Parise, didn't give them much; they've been so dangerous lately."
The teams meet again Sunday at Joe Louis Arena (7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network exclusive).
The Red Wings got a power-play goal in each of the first two periods, after Mikko Koivu's goal on the man-advantage opened the scoring at 5:38 of the first.
Smith backhanded in the rebound of a shot by David Legwand that hit the post at 10:34 of the first. Legwand scored his seconds goal in nine games as a Red Wing at 17:24 of the second, converting a nice backhand pass by Sheahan (two assists).
"I thought (Jakub) Kindl (two assists) was real good on (the power play), slid to the middle and opened up the flanks for us," Babcock said.
The Red Wings got a scare at 4:01 of the first when Kronwall slid into the boards hitting his head and shoulder. He returned later in the period after passing concussion tests.
He's a player this injury-ravaged team can't afford to lose.
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Diocese of La Paz, in Bolivia. The city is the capital of the department of the same name, is the most populous city of the Republic of Bolivia, and since 1899 its capital. It is about thirty miles south-east of Lake Titicaca, is connected by railway with the Peruvian harbour town of Puno, situated on the lake, and is 12,200 feet above sea-level. The city is regularly laid out, but built on very steep ground, and according to the last census (1900) has a population of 54,713, chiefly mestizos (called cholos) and Aymará Indians. The most prominent buildings are a new cathedral built in the eighties of white marble with Corinthian columns, situated on the steep plaza, and the monastic churches of Santo Domingo, San Francisco, and San Juan de Dios. The monasteries attached to these churches, although secularized immediately after the establishment of the republic, were later restored to their respective orders. The most important monasteries of men are San Francisco, La Merced, and La Recoleta; there are also the convents of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception , and the Carmelite nuns (El Carmen), both new buildings which the city government of La Paz made an unsuccessful attempt, in 1909, to confiscate for school purposes, ostensibly because, unlike the other orders of women in the city engaged in teaching or nursing, these two devoted themselves to the contemplative life (see the protest of Bishop Armentia in the "Boletin Eclesiástico", No. 8, 1909). French Sisters of Charity conduct both the city hospitals and a medical school is attached to the Loaiza Hospital for women. The Academia Aymará was founded in 1900 to foster the study of history, and publishes the "Academia Aymará," (La Paz, 1901--). The Sociedad Geográfica de la Paz, founded in 1889 and reorganized in 1896, with four sections, for astronomy, physics, political science, and commerce respectively, publishes the "Boletin", as well as separate works. Finally, the Institution Lejion, formed in 1908 from the Federación Enciclopédica, Sociedad Enciclopédica Filantrópica, and the Union Filarmónica, for the promotion of the study of natural science, and also of philosophical and sociological studies, issues the "Revista".
La Paz is one of the oldest Spanish colonies on the table-land of Old Peru. In 1549 the city was founded by Captain Alonzo de Mendoza (according to others, about 1548, by Diaz de Medina ) on the site of an earlier Indian settlement called Chuquiabo ("gold field", because gold was washed here). To commemorate the restoration of peace after the civil war following the insurrection of Gonzalo Pizarro, the city was called Nuestra Señora de la Paz. After the victory of the patriot army under General Sucre at Ayacucho (1824) it was named La Paz de Ayacucho, but the latter designation was used as seldom as the former, and the city, afterwards as before, was called simply "La Paz". One of the most remarkable events in its history was the siege endured during the Indian revolt under Tupac Amaru in 1780, heroically repulsed by the commandant of the town, Sebastiano Segurola. Later, during the South American struggles for independence, La Paz was one of the first cities to join the movement. On 16 July, 1809, citizens and soldiers rose, at first, it is true, only against the French party and in favour of Ferdinand VII, but with the ultimate object of freeing themselves from the mother country. This first uprising was suppressed by General Goyeneche, who was sent from Lima against the insurgents, and had all the chiefs executed. After the battle of Ayacucho La Paz was the head-quarters of General Sucre and since then, at intervals, has been the capital of the country.
The Diocese of La Paz was separated from that of Charcas by Paul V, 4 July, 1605 (see LA PAZ, DIOCESE OF). In the records of the Audiencia de Charcas, preserved in the "Archivo General de Indias" at Simancas, Diego de Zambrana y Guzmán appears to have been the first bishop, though he apparently did not take possession of his see. The first bishop vouched for by history was Domingo Balderrama, O.P., who assumed office in 1610 (d. 1615). He was succeeded in 1616 by Pedro de Valencia, who died in 1631, blind and an octogenarian. The next bishop, highly trained in law and literature, was Feliciano de la Vega, from 1628 Bishop of Popayán, who remained for only a year (1639) at the head of the diocese. He published the first synodal constitutions and died in 1640, Archbishop of Mexico. Among the subsequent bishops the following are prominent: Antonio de Castro y Castillo, O.F.M. (1648-53), whose detailed report on his diocese is preserved in the Archivo General de Indias at Simancas (printed in the "Boletin Eclesiástico", 1908-9, No. 5 sqq.); Juan de Queipo; Llano y Valdés (1681-95), who finished the first cathedral (1685) and was subsequently transferred to Charcas. The eleventh bishop, Agustin Rodriguez Delgado, was made Bishop of Panama in 1725 and became bishop of La Paz in 1731, in which capacity, in 1738, he edited the constitutions of the Third Diocesan Synod of La Paz. In 1748 he was appointed Archbishop of Charcas and in 1746 Archbishop of Lima, and died in the same year on his way to Lima. Gregorio Francisco de Campos (1764-87) completed the Franciscan monastery and dedicated it on 23 April, 1784. The twenty-sixth bishop, Juan de Dios Bosque (1874-90), published 29 November, 1883, the synodal constitutions still in force. The actual bishop (the twenty-eighth) Mgr. Nicolàs Armentia, O.F.M., has rendered distinguished services in the geographical exploration of Bolivia. He was born 5 December, 1845, at Bernedo in the Spanish province of Alava, received his early education in Biscaglia and in 1860 entered the French Franciscan province of St-Louis. In 1865 he was sent to the Franciscan college at La Paz, where he was ordained in 1869, after which he laboured from 1871 till 1880 as a missionary among the Indians in Tumupasa and Covendo. In June, 1881, he went to the Araunas and Pacaguaras on business for the Government. With a knapsack on his back containing clothes, provisions, and a sextant, a breviary in one hand and a compass in the other, he traversed the broad territory between the Beni and Madre de Dios Rivers. He followed the Beni for its entire length and examined the surrounding forests, remaining until 1883. After his return to La Paz he published, in 1884, the result of his explorations under the title "Diario de sus viajes á las tribus comprendidas entre el Beni y Madre de Dios y en el arroyo de Ivón en los dos años de 1882 y 1883". In May, 1884, Armentia navigated the Madre de Dios, pushing as far as 10° S. lat., exploring the Ortón River (Tahuamanu), among others, and returning to La Paz in August, 1886. Here, in 1887, he published his second work: "Navegación del Madre de Dios" (in "Biblioteca Boliviana de geografia é historia", I), translated into Italian by Marcellino da Civezza in his "Storia universale delle missioni Francescane" (VII, Florence, 1894, part IV, 503-663). In this Armentia describes, besides the fauna and flora of the countries he traversed, the customs and tongues of the tribes he visited, especially the Araunas, and laid before the Government a plan showing how the work of civilization begun by him among these savages could be most effectively carried on. On 22 October, 1901, Armentia was appointed Bishop of La Paz, and 24 February, 1902, was consecrated at Sucre. He published the "Regla Consueta" of his order in 184 articles (8 Dec., 1903), and wrote a valuable history of the old Franciscan missions in Bolivia under the title "Relación histórica de las misiones Franciscanas de Apolobamba, por otro nombre Frontera de Caupolicán" (La Paz, 1903).
The diocese includes the entire Department of La Paz and the Province of Magdalena in the Department of Beni. It numbers 700,000 inhabitants in 72 parishes, served by about one hundred secular priests. The religious congregations represented in the diocese are the Franciscans, with the missionary college of San José, opened at La Paz in 1837; the Franciscan Recollects with various mission schools ; the Jesuits with a flourishing college (150 day scholars and 50 interns); the Mercedarians with free schools ; the Lazarists with a college ; Dom Bosco's Salesians with an institute opened in 1887 (a business and trade school ). The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul , the Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart (Picpus Sisters), the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, and the Daughters of St. Anne devote themselves to teaching and works of charity, while the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception and the Carmelite nuns follow the contemplative life. The cathedral chapter has ten canons.
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