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AS043 Ask Sister – inclusive language, Catholic stance on gambling and bingo, nun titles, a right to life
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AS043 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on October 1, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: inclusive language and using male pronouns exclusively for God, Catholic stance on gambling and bingo, nun titles, a right to life, and more!
Show Notes:
- Where does the Church stand with gambling such as betting on matches, playing poker, etc.? What about bingo?
- What is "inclusive language" all about? What's wrong with using all-male language in prayer?
- What are the different titles that Catholic sisters and nuns use to refer to themselves and to their sisters in leadership positions?
- The nuns talk about what it means to have a right to life. Backdrop: young people, bullying, outing of others, controlling others, taking care of ourselves–and others–in the midst of our relationships in school, family, online communities, etc.


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Syracuse head football coach Doug Marrone announced on Thursday night that tailback Averin Collier, who had to sit out for the duration of the 2010 season due to academic reasons, is no longer with the program.
He was enrolled in classes in the fall, and was a member of the scout team in practices, but The Post-Standard's Dave Rahme reports that Collier "was absent toward the end of November, raising concerns about his status."
In September, Collier spoke to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, his hometown newspaper, and said he was working hard to return to the team.
On Friday, Collier's former coach at Churchville-Chili High School, Paul Dick, spoke to Danny Parkins on The Score 1260 to discuss Collier's departure from Syracuse.
Dick, who remains close to Collier, said it is his understanding that Collier did not take one of his finals in the spring semester, and instead went on a trip to Virginia with friends, which is how he became academically ineligible to play this season.
Dick says Collier is "brokenhearted" about his departure from SU, and he is helping Collier look for another school where he could compete right away.
"To practice a full year without getting to play at all I think psychologically that really starts to wear on you if you're an elite athlete and you think can compete and you think you can contribute I think it was a very frustrating experience for him and I think that led to him from what I understand not attending practice at the end here," Dick said on Parkins' radio show.
(Listen to Parkins' complete interview with coach Paul Dick)
Meanwhile, three-star 2011 running back recruit Adonis Ameen-Moore, of Denver's Mullen Prep, told Orange Fizz on Friday that Collier's departure might move Syracuse higher on his list. "Yes, of course, it's gonna draw me to it," said Ameen-Moore, who also holds offers from Utah, Colorado, Kansas State and several other schools.
» Adonis Ameen-Moore's recruiting profile
Get complete Orange football coverage on syracuse.com.

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Oduro Adapting To New Teammates
The Columbus Dispatch - February 15, 2013 08:56 AM
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Somewhere, back in Chicago, sits an apartment full of Dominic Oduro's stuff. Not that he's particularly worried about it, however.
After being traded from the Fire to the Crew in late January, the speedy MLS veteran reported directly to Florida for the second portion of the team's preseason training. Now about two weeks in, Oduro said he has plenty of work to do when he eventually sets foot in Columbus.
"Everything is in Chicago right now," he said after today's training session. "As soon as we get back to Columbus I will make arrangements to get my stuff there, but I'm not worried about all that. I'm just worried about trying to figure out the city and meet the fans and have fun with the fans and tell them it's going to be good. We've got their backs, they've got our backs too and let's have fun this season."
In his short time with the Crew, Oduro has taken a spot on the right side of the midfield. Oduro said he is still working on getting to know the names of his new teammates, much less their strengths on the field.
"It's been solid," he said. "It's been really good. The coaching staff has really been amazing. I like the professionalism of this team. They've made me feel real comfortable. I just have to learn a whole lot of names. Apart from that, I've really bonded with some of the guys. I'm new and we have some other new guys too so I'm trying to find that 'it' factor with the team. It'll take a few practices but eventually before the season starts I think we'll get together and hopefully make magic."
Head coach Robert Warzycha said Oduro still has plenty of room for growth.
"Obviously watching him for a few years, he has a lot of speed but I want him to play more," the coach said. "I want him to play more and feel like he's more a part of the team and not just a sprinter. I want him to be a player. Having him over on the right side, I like what I see. I like what he brings to us."
Oduro credited midfielders Tony Tchani and Kevan George for helping him feel at home with the Crew, his fifth team in eight MLS seasons. When it comes to adapting to a new team, Oduro said a few keys are always the same.
"Don't think it's going to be bread and butter," he said. "The fact that a team wants you doesn't mean everything is on a silver plate. You have to work, and that's one thing I keep in mind. You always have to keep it there. The team wants you and that's really nice but you have to work for it.
"Basically what I'm trying to say is you don't want to get comfortable. You always have to be on the edge and do what you can to win your job because you don't know what's going to happen. Don't stay comfortable. Pretend like you're a new guy."
I'll be at training this morning, so check back later this afternoon for more updates.
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Alverno College Telesis: Professional and community education courses for women and men. 3400 S. 43rd St. (414) 382-6200; http://telesis.alverno.edu.
■ Home Food Preservation Series: Canning.
Basics of Jam Making. Aug. 15.
Tomato Salsas. Aug. 22.
Apple Holler: Open year-round for seasonal family activities and a variety of Wisconsin products. 5006 S. Sylvania Ave., Sturtevant, (262) 886-8500; www.appleholler.com.
Bay View Community Center: Cooking classes and workshops. Registration required. 1320 E. Oklahoma Ave. (414) 482-1000; www.bayviewcenter.org.
Braise Culinary School: All classes include a 30-minute reception prior to the class, with complimentary cocktail and appetizer. Register online. Braise Restaurant, 1101 S. 2nd St. (414) 212-8843; braiselocalfood.com.
Cedar Creek Winery: Open year-round with guided tours, wine tasting and seasonal events. Cedar Creek Settlement, N70-W6340 Bridge Road, Cedarburg, (262) 377-8020.
Cooking with Class: Food demonstration classes by Staci Joers. Information: (262) 681-2908; www.cookingwithclass.us.
■ Alverno College Telesis Dept.:Classes meet 6:30-8:30 p.m. 3400 S. 43rd St. (414) 382-6200.
Weeknight Recipes Using Rotisserie Chicken. Aug. 12.
■ Greendale Park & Recreation: Classes meet 6:30-9 p.m. Greendale High School, 6801 Southway, Greendale. (414) 423-2790.
Everyday Gourmet. Aug. 13.
The Fresh Market: Free cooking demonstrations. 15895 W. Blue Mound Road, Brookfield, (262) 641-1528; www.thefreshmarket.com.
Glorioso's Italian Market: Culinary events and workshops. 1011 E Brady St. www.gloriosos.com/departments/classes-events.
Milwaukee Food Tours: Walking food tours of the city through historically ethnic neighborhoods with food samplings. (800) 979-3370; www.MilwaukeeFoodTours.com.
Milwaukee Public Market: Cooking classes. Times and prices vary. Registration required. 400 N. Water St. (414) 336-1111; www.milwaukeepublicmarket.org.
■ Mediterranean Sojourn III. Aug. 11 or Aug. 12. $29.
■ French Picnic. Aug. 21. Hands-on class. $89.
■ Cooking From the Garden. Aug. 28. Hands-on class. $89.
NuGenesis in Stone Bank: 3rd Annual Harvest for Your Health, 3:30-7 p.m. Sept. 14. A unique farm to table experience that brings together area chefs and doctors. N68-W33208 Highway K, Oconomowoc. www.NuGenesisFarm.org.
The Oilerie: Expert demo classes, includes samples and bundle bags. The Plaza, 17135 W. Blue Mound Road, Brookfield. (262) 786-3000; www.oilerie.com.
Pieper Porch Winery & Vineyard: Open for the season. Wine tasting and tours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. S67-W28435 River Road, Waukesha. (262) 349-9092; www.pieperporchwines.com.
Ray's Wine and Spirits: Tastings and seminars, prices vary. Reservation required. 8930 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa. (414) 258-9821; www.rayswine.com.
■ A Night with New Belgium Brewer David Langueux. Aug. 13. $20.
■ Intro to Agave Appreciation. Aug. 20. $20.
■ Central Italy: The Heart of Italian Wine. Aug. 22. $20.
■ Patio Pounders Round 3. Aug. 24. $15.
■ Wines of Italy Series: Vibrant Veneto. Sept. 18. $25.
Tess: Lagunitas Brewing Beer Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14. $48 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Dinner features five-course gourmet dinner paired with five beers. Reservation required. 2499 N. Bartlett Ave. (414) 964-8377.
UW-Waukesha: Food demonstrations with cooking tips, instruction and recipes. 1500 N. University Drive, Waukesha. (262) 521-5460, or www.waukesha.uwc.edu/ce.
Water 2 Wine: Enjoy wines by the glass, by the bottle, or become the vintner and create your own batch of wine with custom labels. 17135 W. Blue Mound Road, Brookfield, (262) 784-9463; www.water2wine.us/milwaukee
Waukesha County Technical College: Hands-on noncredit cooking courses. 327 E. Broadway, Waukesha. (262) 691-5578; www.wctc.edu/non-credit.
■ Cooking Book Club. Aug. 14. $22.30.
■ Knife Skills. Aug. 15. $33.40.
Wellspring Inc.: Certified organic farm and retreat center offering programs in wellness. 4382 Hickory Road, West Bend. (847) 946-5565; www.wellspringinc.org.
■ Peppers (Sweet and Hot). Sept. 12.
West Allis Recreation Dept.: "Let's Cook Vegetables" with instructor Julie Toman, 6:30-9 p.m. Aug. 13. $20/$30 non-residents. Nathan Hale High School, Room 167, enter northeast doors, 11601 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis. (414) 604-4900.
The Wine Cellar of Wisconsin: Wine tasting events, 5-7 p.m. $10 per person; free for club members. 12910 W. Blue Mound Road, Elm Grove, (262) 754-9463.
■ Lakefront Brewery. Aug. 16.
■ Merlot. Aug. 30.


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He made it.
We've written before about the resilience of USMC Cpl. Garrett Jones of Newberg, who lost a leg to an IED in Iraq in 2007. We talked about his determination to recover sufficiently with his prosthetic leg to return to the front.
And now comes this terrific update from DoD Public Affairs, which updates his deployment to Afghanistan, comments of his peers and memories of the explosion that cost him his leg.


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White Orchids Thai Cuisine in Upper Saucon Township is in the midst of a makeover, according to a tweet.
Owner Jeff Virojanapa says they're extending their bar dining area and creating a new lounge for customers at its restaurant in The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley.
The restaurant is working to finish upgrades to the restaurant's bar area and making a new lounge area by the end of next week.
"We used to have a small lounge area with really low tables for placement of drinks," Virojanapa writes in an email. "We'll be transforming this area with nice new granite bar tables (low and high tops) which will allow for a complete dining experience in our lounge instead of just sitting for a quick drink, waiting for dining room tables."
White Orchids will add new flat screens and close off the lounge side of the restaurant, making the main dining room area more private. The change opens up the main dining room for private parties such as pharmaceutical dinners and bridal showers for about 35-40 people, Virojanapa says.Have a tasty tip to share? Email me at email@example.com.


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Louisiana State police has confirmed it is investigating an allegation of sexual assault by St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta, WVUE Fox 8 News is reporting.
A spokesperson for the State Police told the TV station that the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office asked the state police to investigate Sunday afternoon.
According to the report, details are limited at this time, but troopers are gathering facts and conducting interviews.
Investigators did not confirm the identity of the victim or who filed the complaint.
State Police say everything they find will be turned over to the St. Bernard Parish District Attorney, the station reported.
Peralta could not be immediately reached for comment.
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I try to take out meat for the next night before I start cooking for the present night. It thaws on the counter til bedtime, then goes in the refrig. Sometimes I still need to thaw it a little more in the microwave for it to be cookable the next evening.
Would putting up a note to yourself where you can't miss it be helpful? On yer pillow? or the bathroom mirror? Just until you get in the habit.
I still forget, and thank God for the microwave. Steak I will thaw in the micro half a pound setting at a time, then give it 10 or so min for the heat
to redistribute, before nuking again for half a pound setting if it needs it.


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H-burg's response impressive
Hollidaysburg's response since last month's blaze that destroyed four buildings in the 100 block of Allegheny Street has reinvigorated the borough's sense of determination in the wake of adversity.
Some communities victimized by such a disastrous fire still would be hard-pressed trying to mobilize all of the needed resources to overcome the immediate effects of it.
Unlike what's happening in Blair's county seat community, they would not yet be poised to look beyond the initial response.
Not only did cleanup work in Hollidaysburg begin quickly, but it became quickly evident that there is a desire to return the fire scene to an architectural character that doesn't clash with other buildings on the street.
To its credit, Hollidaysburg already had an Historic and Architectural Review Board and Historic Preservation Commission in place at the time when the fire struck.
Both are ready to provide planning assistance as needed to Lacey Cunningham, the owner of the destroyed structures, whom borough manager Mark Schroyer has commended for reacting quickly on behalf of ridding the borough of the fire-ravaged structures.
The fire scene is part of the 10-block Hollidaysburg historic district that is important to Hollidaysburg's overall image.
Being determined not to allow the fire to be a long-term setback exposes the ingrained class and flexibility about which Hollidaysburg can boast.
Fortunately for the borough, those attributes are not confined to municipal leadership. It is ingrained in the town's people, as evidenced by many of their comments in the vicinity of the fire scene during the days following the blaze.
It was a time for many residents to reflect not only on what had been, but also on what might lie ahead.
While it doesn't appear there will be permanent scars, the fire might someday be credited for saving lives. It is causing the community to rethink not having an operable fire whistle like existed years ago.
Buster Brunner, owner of Buster's Six Pack Shoppe, which survived the blaze, alluded to that in his comments reported in the March 2 Mirror. Brunner, who went to a building next to his to alert people about the fire, said the whistle needs to be brought back to let people know when there's trouble.
He was right in observing that the February blaze could have been much more tragic if it had occurred at night. The fire might have gotten a much bigger head start before being noticed, and it might have claimed lives of sleeping residents.
With the goal of avoiding tragedy, especially at night, Councilman Joseph Dodson on March 13 proposed replacing or repairing the old fire whistle. If the borough doesn't have the money to do that, the community should launch a fundraising campaign.
Fortunately there were no fatalities last month; 10 residents of apartments in the affected buildings were left homeless.
Hollidaysburg has plenty of work ahead to eliminate the scars of what occurred last month. Fortunately, it seems well on its way to doing that.
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Galley hand Donny Martin Crisanto, 31, a Nicaraguan national, was aboard Royal Caribbean International's Explorer of the Seas at the time of the May 4, 2012 attack on his supervisor, officials said.
At the time of the attack, Crisanto was in the ship's kitchen when he stabbed his shipmate in the forehead and shoulder with a knife, according to court papers. The attack came after a previous run-in between the two men, according to court papers.
Crisanto had previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini in Newark to knowingly and intentionally assaulting another with a dangerous weapon, with intent to do bodily harm, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
Royal Caribbean's corporate headquarters is in Miami, but it has a cruise ship port in Bayonne at Cape Liberty Cruise Port on Port Terminal Boulevard.


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Open Forum: What a day!
There might have been a lot of singing of the blues in Winchester on Saturday, July 13, but today we aren't singing the blues.
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Digital Health And More Mush From The Wimps
On my wrists rests another chapter in the evolution of digital health. Can you guess what it is? I bet you can. In fact, if you close your eyes, you might even see it. But I'm not going to name names here, I'll leave that up to your imagination. But my point here is that I'm growing tired of another accelerometer grabbing the thunder of digital health. And beyond the sleek device you can hear the cacophony of voices rising in advocacy at yet another digital health summit. Recently, my friend Andrew Spong captured it perfectly with his typical acerbic wit.
We're stuck in a rut of repetition, worn smooth by the ceaseless rotation of insipid digital pharma conferences. -Andrew Spong
And from my vantage point as both a participant in digital health, and frequent speaker at those health conferences, I can certainly see Spong's point.
So, is 2013 really the year of digital health or the year of digital duplicity? It's an important question and I think the answer is yes and no. Picasso said that "good artists borrow and great artists steal." And he may be correct–I certainly think there's a good deal of similar devices on the market and in development. And that is perfectly fine. The natural pace of technological evolution is progressive and innovation builds upon innovation. But Steven Jay Gould's concept of punctuated equilibrium may be a more appropriate perspective. The concept of prolonged periods of stasis interrupted by significant change may very well typify digital health. John Sculley, an out-spoken voice for science-savvy and market-driven innovation sustains his optimistic perspective.
We learned long ago in the tech world that Moore's Law is a predictable linear gauge on computer performance improvement, but disruptive innovation is non-linear. What makes consumer era digital health solutions challenging is disruptive innovation takes domain expertise concurrently in 3 areas: technology, healthcare, and consumer branding. Few people have expertise in all 3 domains. What makes consumer era digital health solutions challenging is disruptive innovation takes domain expertise concurrently in 3 areas: technology, healthcare, and consumer branding. Few people have expertise in all 3 domains. -John Sculley
Yet still, innovation still looms large and the promise of game changing technology and applications still fuel the promise of digital health. For example, today a story about Aydogan Ozcan, a professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering at the UCLA who created a portable smartphone attachment that can be used to perform sophisticated field testing to actually detect viruses and bacteria without the need for bulky and expensive microscopes and lab equipment is an interesting example of digital health innovation that can have an important impact on science and medicine. Jack Young, Director of Qualcomm QCOM +0.12% Life Fund at Qualcomm Ventures is similarly optimistic and sees the ubiquity of smart watches as part of the evolution of wrist-worn devices.
We are entering into a new wave of innovation in wrist-worn devices. Although still built around an accelerometer which has been around for many years, these new devices tethered to a smartphone bring the entire digital world to you: challenging your friends, earning your favorite rewards, sharing your progress with your caretakers, etc, which help you stay engaged. These new wearables have already found way to be used in clinical applications, for example Mayo recently completed a study which uses a Fitbit activity track to monitor recovery in cardiac surgery patients. Beyond step counting, new sensors which track your heart-rate, blood-pressure and other physiological signals will be integrated and packaged neatly into these devices. Combined with new cloud-based services including predictive analytics, we can see they become your health companion and coach around the clock.-Jack Young
So, who are the visionaries who can "punctuate" this market. And will these point of technological grammar be periods, exclamations marks or even questions marks? I believe that we have the genius, resources and drivers to move from mush to magic.
The POWER of pharma
Standing on the sidelines is a vast network of power, influence, cash and connections. It's the pharmaceutical and device industry. They have the unique ability to ignite and validate digital health. And in doing so, they can incorporate technology and resources into the mainstream activities that include clinical trials, sales activities and medical education.
The CONTROL of VC
Risk and reward will always drive this dynamic. But I wonder if the classic "exit strategy" and ROI often hurt innovation and track a path of evolution versus revolution. I wonder what the role of crowd sourcing will be in usurping the suits and bean counters?
The BRILLIANCE of academia
Less encumbered and still thriving in the world of "what if" are colleges and universities. Public / private partnerships that can leverage this resource can hold a powerful advantage and build–from the ground up–the next generation of "smart" companies that spring from the academic setting.
The SURPRISE of the citizen scientist
In a basement, somewhere close to nowhere you will find the next Edison or Tesla. And empowered by access to information and technology, this "punctuation" very well may be what shakes up the status quo and illuminates a path that is unexpected, yet greatly accepted.
The YOKE of government
Regulations and validation from government agencies can play a central role in the flow of innovation. No one knows this better than the pharmaceutical industry as it regularly seeks approval, innovation, claims and feasibility as part of the complex process of drug development. Can government partner with digital health and drive innovation while providing the level of protection that is also necessary. It's a fine line, but one that's worth walking in light of the dire state of health care around the world.
So, in a few weeks I'll be speaking at another one of conference and I'll challenge the group with these very issues. And after all, a person with one smart watch knows their heart rate, time, galvanic skin response, location and activity, but a person with two is never sure!
Keep Critical! Follow me on Twitter and stay healthy!
Author's Note: Some of you may recall the headline "Mush from the Wimp" which ran in the Boston Globe in 1980 and made reference of President Carter. The headline was intended as an in-house joke but ended up running in over 100,000 copies of the paper the next day. The editorial was lack-luster, but the headline was singled out as one of the greatest in newspaper history. In the spirit of "digital duplicity" I'm stealing it for this post.
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DULUTH, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - One continuing and two newly-elected Duluth School Board members took their oath of office today, acknowledging big challenges ahead.
From the superintendent's absence, to finishing the long range facilities plan, there's a lot of issues on their plate.
One of the biggest issues will be the upcoming budget for next school year.
That's the biggest challenge the two newest members believe they will face.
So far the school district is projecting a budget deficit of $4 million to $5 million for the 2012 - 2013 school year.
The two newest sworn-in board members, Mike Miernicki and Bill Westholm, believe they will be able to help make those tough decisions and keep cuts away from the classroom.
"We have to find some sources of revenue. We have to cut where we can and hopefully we'll be able to balance the budget in a couple of years," said Miernicki.
"I think I can add some positive things to help us make comfortably and as far away from kids as we can," said Westholm.
Outside of the budget, the board still needs to deal with finishing the long-range facilities plan, work to reduce the achievement gap, and deal with the possibility of having another referendum in the future.
The board also chose their new chairperson, vice-chair, clerk and treasurer.
Chairperson - Ann Wasson
Vice-Chairperson - Tom Kasper
Clerk - Judy Seliga-Punyko
Treasurer - Mary Cameron
No word yet on when superintendent Dr. I.V. Foster could be back from administrative leave.
Although Dr. Foster has all his documents in to get the Minnesota Superintendent license that he has working without since July, the State Board of School Administrators is still waiting on documentation from Illinois, where he was a superintendent before coming to Duluth, to finish processing the application.
The Minnesota superintendent license is required for the job and officials say obtaining the license is something Dr. Foster should have done when he began in July.
Dr. Foster was put on paid administrative leave December 19th after administrators found he had no Minnesota license.
Friday, the school board plans to have a closed meeting to discuss the situation.
Bill Gronseth is still working as acting superintendent.
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J. J. Cowan (U. Oklahoma), B. Pfeiffer, K. L. Kratz (U. Mainz), F. K. Thielemann (U. Basel), C. Sneden (U. Texas), S. Burles (U. Chicago), D. Tytler (UCSD), T. C. Beers (Michigan State U.)
We have made rapid neutron-capture (i.e., r-process) nucleosynthesis calculations, employing internally consistent and physically realistic nuclear physics input (QRPA \beta-decay rates and the ETFSI-Q nuclear mass model). These theoretical computations assume the classical waiting-point approximation of (n,\gamma)-(\gamma,n) equilibrium and reproduce in detail both the isotopic and the elemental r-process solar system abundance distributions. These same elemental abundance predictions are compared with ground-based and HST observations of neutron-capture elements in the metal-poor halo stars: CS 22892--052, HD 115444, HD 122563 and HD 126238. The elemental abundances in all four metal-poor stars are reproduced by the theoretical calculations and are consistent with the solar r-process elemental distribution for the elements Z \ge 56. These results strongly suggest, at least for those elements, that the relative elemental r-process abundances have not changed over the history of the Galaxy. This further suggests that there is one r-process site in the Galaxy, at least for the elements Z \ge 56.
Employing the observed stellar abundances of stable elements, in conjunction with the solar r-process abundances to constrain the calculations, predictions for the zero decay-age abundances of the radioactive elements Th and U are made. We compare these predictions with newly derived observational values in three very metal-poor halo stars: HD 115444, CS 22892--052 and HD 122563. Within the observational errors the observed ratio of [Th/Eu] is the same in both CS 22892--052 and HD 115444. Comparing with the theoretical ratio suggests an average age of approximately 13.0 ± ~ 5 Gyr for these two very metal-poor stars, consistent with earlier radioactive age estimates and recent globular and cosmological age estimates.
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The father of a 6-year-old Jersey City boy who remains hospitalized after being struck in a hit-and-run accident on Monday says he'd appreciate even an anonymous apology from the driver.
"Come forward and show some king of remorse" is the message of John Agaman of Garfield Avenue has for the person whose vehicle struck his son, Justin, outside the boy's mother's home on Van Nostrand Avenue at 6:41 p.m. Monday.
On Monday evening, Agaman was outside with Justin and Justin's older brother and went inside to use the restroom, he said. When he returned, he found Justin crying and screaming.
The brother said he had gone into the street and Justin followed him and was hit by a car whose driver just kept going, Agaman told The Jersey Journal.
Justin has been at the Jersey City Medical Center since being hit being treated for broken toes on his right foot, the father said. Portions of the foot and ankle had exposed bone after the accident, he said.
Yesterday doctors operated to remove debris from the ankle wound and he will need grafts to replace the skin lost on his foot and ankle, Agaman said, adding that the boy may have a second surgery as early as tomorrow.
A witness told police the vehicle that struck the boy as he played near his mother's home appeared to be an older model, two-door, black Honda Accord, reports said.
"He is doing good," said John Agaman of his son.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Jersey City police tip line at (201) 547-JAIL.


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"The husband shot his wife," officer Garry Flot said.
The husband is being arrested, he said.
Police received a call shortly before 10 p.m. that a shooting had occurred.
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PLAINWELL, MI – Another store is closing in downtown Plainwell, but this time, the owner says it isn't bad news – at least not for her.
"Everybody's sad except me," said Carol Futymoski, owner of the Dancing Dogs Quilt Shop on 119 N. Main St. "I'm retiring. I'm not going out of business."
Futymoski, who plans to travel the world, said that the bridge
construction that was blamed for the closing of other downtown businesses,
such as the London Grill and Arlene's Island Café, didn't play a part in her
decision to retire at the end of this year. The construction on M-89 has been so disruptive that the city is celebrating the end of the first phase of the two-year project with a "funeral" for the orange construction barrels on Friday evening.
"I know that a lot of people have complained about the construction," said Futymoski, who said sales did drop off initially. "I had a big construction celebration sale. That's what kept us busy all summer."
Futymoski is looking for a buyer for the store, but she said Dancing Dogs' last day is scheduled to be Dec. 15. If a buyer can't be found, she said she will reopen in 2013 for one month in April and then in October.
"We have a wonderful location and loyal customers," said Futymoski, who has been in downtown Plainwell for three years.
Right now, Dancing Dogs is selling all fabric from the bolt at 35 percent off, with a one-yard minimum, while everything else in the store is 20 to 25 percent off.
Futymoski said she and her husband plan to hit the road. First up: Japan, then Russia. They also want to tour America's national parks in an R.V. and see Alaska.
"Doesn't everybody who retires go to Alaska?" Futymoski asked.


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This regulatory evaluation accompanies the agency's proposal to upgrade FMVSS 213. The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act, Public Law 106-414, asks the agency to conduct a detailed review of FVMSS 213, "Child Restraint Systems" and determine whether the standard should be revised as outlined in the Act. In response to the TREAD Act, the agency has conducted a number of research projects to improve FMVSS 213.
Based on the research project results and following the TREAD Act provisions, the agency is proposing, among other things, that FMVSS 213 should be incorporating (1) a 12-month-old CRABI (1), a Hybrid III 3-year-old, and a Hybrid III 6-year old in the standard's compliance test; (2) FMVSS 208 scaled child injury criteria, with a modification in the neck injury criteria; (3) an upper weight limit of 65 pounds extended from 50 pounds by using Hybrid III weighted 6-year old dummy; (4) a representative of production child safety seat assembly and crash pulse; and (5) short-term approaches to improve child occupant safety in child restraints in side impact crashes.
This regulatory evaluation analyzes the potential impact of the agency's proposal to use new dummies (CRABI, the Hybrid III 3-, 6-, and weighted 6-year-old dummies), to incorporate FMVSS 208 injury criteria and its scaled injury criterion performance limits (ICPLs), and to use the new seat assembly and sled crash pulse.
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Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta will join the FDNY Foundation tomorrow evening at the Fire Commissioner's Humanitarian Awards Gala to honor several individuals who have provided generous support to the New York City Fire Department.
The FDNY Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps to bring the vital message of fire safety and prevention to all New Yorkers and supports the critical life-saving work of the New York City Fire Department. The FDNY Foundation directly sponsors an array of educational and public awareness programs designed to reduce fires and fire fatalities for both the public and New York City firefighters.
Presented annually, the Fire Commissioner's Humanitarian Awards Gala recognizes outstanding and continuing service to New York City. All proceeds from the event will benefit the FDNY Foundation. WABC News Channel 7's anchor Bill Ritter will be the master of ceremonies.
2007 Honorees
John C. Santora
Chief Operation Officer, Cushman & Wakefield
John C. Santora is Chief Operating Officer of Cushman & Wakefield and one of the most accomplished real estate executives in the world. As COO, he oversees operations for the world's largest privately held real estate services firm. Mr. Santora is a Director of the Realty Advisory Board, an active member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), National Advisory Council and the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York. Mr. Santora is also the Chairman of the Board of the Business Integration Group (BIG).
Bill Brown
President, United Technologies
William Brown was appointed President of United Technologies' UTC Fire & Security business unit in January 2006. He previously led the Asia Pacific Operations of Carrier, another United Technologies company, since January 2004. Mr. Brown also served as President of Carrier Transicold and General Manager of the Replacement Components Division. He is accepting this award on behalf of Kidde which is part of UTC Fire & Security. This year, Kidde celebrates 90 years of service in the fire-safety industry.
Arnold Fisher
Senior Partner, Fisher Brothers
Honorary Chairman, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
Arnold Fisher is one of four senior partners at Fisher Brothers, a leader in New York City real estate. Mr. Fisher has been responsible for the construction of more than 15 million square feet of space, both commercial and residential. He became the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Intrepid Museum Foundation in May 2003 and served through December 2006. The Museum Foundation is a leader in providing support to the nation's armed forces and their families while operating the world's largest maritime museum. Mr. Fisher remains a Trustee and member of the Executive Committee
Some of the FDNY Foundation's recent successes include:
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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one of my favorite things about geeking-out on other bloggers sites is seeing what they are making and getting inspired by their killer DIY's! the projects i've been LOVING lately all seem to revolve around bright colors or even a simple touch of NEON! here are a few DIY's {"do it yourself"} project that are on my ((long list)) of must-do projects!
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Macrame Bracelet's via Honestly WTF
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Colorful Homemade Stationary via Cupcakes and Cashmere
Neon Wrapped Twigs via Emma Dime
Spray Painted vase via Refinery 29
Color Blocked Rope Basket via Design Sponge
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GAUTIER, Mississippi -- An art exhibit, "The Practice of Daydreaming," opens Thursday in Gautier at the community college Fine Arts Gallery and features the work of Mississippi Gulf Coast alumna Kelsey Wishik.
Now a senior studying sculpture at the University of Southern Mississippi, she was awarded "Best in Show" in the 2010 Mississippi Community/Junior College Art Instructor's Association competition in which 14 colleges participated.
Her show, featuring 3-D work, begins with a reception at the Jackson County campus Fine Arts Building at 1 p.m., and runs through Dec. 19. The public is invited.
"Kelsey is a great example of what we as instructors strive to accomplish; recognizing and nurturing talent and providing a foundation for future artistic growth and success," said Marc Poole, Jackson County Campus art instructor and gallery director.
"It's a wonderful opportunity to show our current students what is possible for them at the next level, and hopefully will serve as an inspiration to them."
"The represented works are ambassadors from several veins of though," Wishik said of her work. "They are often initiated from daydreams and poems, but once the piece is completed, I am, inevitably, left asking new questions and filled with fresh curiosity and wonderment."
Much of her work tends to assume the forms of playful exploration vehicles that invite creative interaction.


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Well the CPS were not on top form today,
presentation was approaching the shambolic at one point with various barristers, solicitors and police officers bustling about the courtroom, struggling to play back a tape recording of one of the alleged offences. At one point there was concern that the battery might not last very long! (proper preparation prevents............)
The opposition was apparently not briefed as well as the money they will undoubtedly charge the public purse would suggest they should have been!
A bad character application was brought forward against Maurice, which of course, as it turned out, had not even been served on him!
In turn he requested a pair of reading glasses so that he might peruse it.
(they do like to rely on pieces of paper that haven't been served)
This basically means that they would like to use what he has already been convicted of to convict him again! (saves on the preparation they haven't done)
It also seemed to come as a bit of a surprise to the prosecution that they would actually have to prove that a restraining order existed in the first place! The barrister had to improvise a bit when the judge asked him what evidence he actually had.
Eventually, a Jury was sworn in and after the Judge explained to them that they were in fact the Law in this case, things moved on a bit and a witness was called to the stand.
At this point Maurice requested that he might be allowed the sight and use of some of the legal papers that he has been trying to obtain for so long.
The Judge then adjourned the trial until tomorrow whilst such papers were listed and sourced.
The case continues........
Day two was a little more coherent;
The witness from yesterday finished off her testimony, which amounted to little more than reading the transcript, or was that reading from the transcript?
Next up was the attesting [sic] and arresting, officer, who, under cross examination, did actually admit, at one point, That "your arrest was unlawful", this freudian slip was of course quickly corrected but nevertheless, it was said. It will be interesting to see if it is marked as "inaudible" when it comes out in the transcript!
Talking of freudian slips, the Judge was at one point heard to address the defendant as "Mr Leathly". This caused some momentary consternation before the Judge did it again!!
Maybe it was one of those day's.
The last witness of the day, who identified himself as the clerk to the court or the legal advisor, repeated the testiomony he gave the last time they convicted Maurice of breaching the order in another court, before another judge in 2012. The trouble is that last time his evidence directly conflicted with that of another witness to Kirk being served the order, who was the supervising custody officer. I wonder if the second witness will repeat his original testimony as well?
Of concern in the wider view was the way the original courtroom design has been altered to include the "goldfish bowl" which interferes with the vision of Justice. Far from being an open courtroom where everyone can see (and hear, as it alters the acoustics of the room) everyone else and the administration of justice being done. The room is now divided by a HUGE GLASS DOCK, fully enclosed in bulletproof glass and with more seats than the public gallery, which is now relegated to a corner near the door. To make it even more offensive to the process, the glass partition between the accused and the public gallery is frosted.
No doubt they are expecting Maurice's enemies to burst in and start spraying gunfire at him in an attempt to save the taxpayer money!
The clear inference being that the public are not important to the proceedings, when in fact the public are the ultimate authority in the law with the jury their direct and close quarters representatives. To break the line of sight between the two is an act of sacrilege and an affront to the Judicial process.
Of course the court management would be responsible for the alterations, now who is it that manages the place? Obviously it was our public money that was used to construct this monstrous edifice in the face of justice!
The case continues tomorrow, 10.30 sharp for those of you that are interested; court four, which is of course the masonic number, the number of the square!
Day three:
Well the morning session was a bit uneventful, with lots of waiting around and suchlike.
It gave opportunity to more closely examine the obstruction to justice in the form of the goldfish bowl in which Maurice is placed every day and which now seems to be in every courtroom in the building, has wales suddenly been transformed into the Italy of the 1970's? when maffia trials put such bullet proof eddifices on TV screens around the world?
One can understand, perhaps, the need to have one high security courtroom in the building for the occasional dangerous criminal but to make it a matter of course to confine innocent and unconvicted men and women in such degrading tanks is surely an affront to the long and illustrious history of justice in this country!
There is a principle of EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW, or, as Maurice has made mention of on several occasions, EQUALITY OF ARMS on the battlefield that is the courtroom. The sound amplification system which is now necessary because of the altered acoustics in the room broke down on Monday and necessitated frequent repairs by the court staff. A new system was installed on Tuesday overnight and on Wednesday that too played up all day. It is clearly an impediment to the administration of justice.
The afternoon brought some developments with the prosecution witness, the supervising custody officer, giving evidence as to how the "restraining order" came to be served on Maurice.
It was largely a rerun of the original evidence that he gave last time they convicted him of breaching it. In other words it still contradicted the evidence given yesterday by the clerk of the court who said the "R.O" was served on him in the corridor, whilst the supervising custody officer again insisted it was served on Maurice whilst he was in the cell.
A new development occurred when the Judge ordered him, upon request from the jury, to produce the records that his company holds of the incident "if they still exist", Maurice was heard to comment "I won't hold my breath".
This of course raises the question of whether it would be safe to convict on such conflicting evidence, another supporter made reference to "the Galbraith principles".
Another interesting and possibly relevant occurrence was that the court clock stopped, at 14.49.More electronic instability?
The court will sit again on Thursday morning but not in the afternoon, Friday has also been ruled out for a continuation, something about no judges are sitting on Friday.
The case will almost certainly run on well into next week, which is convienient, as it will give a chance to attend to those supporters who were unable to make it this week!
PS. Please note that the video of the Police interview right after the arrest is on this blog post. And here's his sister's witness statement re bail and bail hostels.
Day Four,
An earlier start and an unexplained change of courtroom was the order of the day. Court two is a much bigger and more open courtroom and much more conducive to the conduct of judicial proceedings. Unfortunately it also sported a large glass fishtank in the middle of the room which again interfered with the acoustic design of the court but at least everyone could see everyone else!
The witness identified as the supervising custody officer was back on the stand to continue, not so much being grilled as roasted slowly over hot coals. Evidently his training kicked in and his answers consisted largely of "I can't remember".When pressed for a yes or no answer he repeatedly launched into a spiel worthy of the best politicians across the dispatch box. Maybe he should stand for prime minister?
When questioned about his diary and logs of his working hours he repeatedly denied keeping a diary or logging his time in and out of work, ( you might wonder at that position for a man in charge of a suite full of potentially dangerous men), so did Maurice and proceeded to quote from the witness's previous sworn testimony, where he clearly stated that he kept his own personal diary and logged his times into and out of work!
Somewhat instantly the diary in question became the Geo Amy desk diary which was now apparently kept to log everyone in and out, That document has yet to be produced in court.
What was produced by the prosecution, on the orders of the Judge, was a copy of the prisoner escort record. Unfortunately the first page was illegible, a fact noted by the Judge who asked for the original to be produced. When asked who had in fact made the entries in the record, the witness again launched into a monologue along the lines of " I do not remember". When asked who was in fact responsible for the keeping of the record he appeared to momentarily forget his job description as Supervising custody officer!
It was established from this document, that ordinary events like coming into custody, being taken to court, being brought back from court, toilet visits, meal breaks, medicine administration etc, were in fact recorded in meticulous detail, somewhat surprisingly (or not) there was no record of the Clerk to the court visiting the cell block, sorry, custody suite, to serve a restraining order on Maurice. When questioned about this the witness seemed to think that the event was so insignificant as to not warrant an entry in the record, apparently it was less significant than serving Maurice a cup of tea!
Earlier in the proceedings the Judge had indicated that the witness would be brought back to court on Monday, to continue his cross examination once certain documents had been produced to the court. Towards the end of the witness testimony the Judge appeared to forget this and indicated that the witness would not be coming back next week!
One has to hope that a rush to judgement is not being made!
The case continues on Monday......
i am still watching this case and note in particular the issue of the 'restraining order' - was it brought about by unlawful means?
Well, let's just say that they can't find the original order!
Did i mention 'cognitive dissonance' on here some months ago; and of those atop the judicial tree who suffer from thier own 'mea culpas' - perhaps it has been hoped that it has been erased from 'the web that has a memory'?
In The Public Domain
Relevance – South Wales Police
Page 31 of the Sun on Sunday
"Cop pair theft rap
TWO police officers have been charged with theft. The men, aged 43 and 45, serve with South Wales Police and were arrested after a probe.
The force has not revealed the rank of the officers or the circumstances of the allegations.
But a spokesman said: "Both men were arrested following an investigation by the professional standards department."
They are due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on April 17.
It comes days after two South Wales cops were sacked for mocking women who complained about an officer who sexually assaulted them."
A note for all
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse"
And nor is it a defence; especially for those who profess to know so much and be so intelligent of the law.
The RO is 'A false instrument', 'A fake' - it is void in law and everything that has flowed and followed from it (The breaching of it) is also void in law including the current false trial.
But have the jury been properly informed; or are they being misled by those [At most 'risk'] who are being wilfully, deliberately, knowingly and intentionally or otherwise ingnorant of the law for some or other reasons?
'Risk' is all about liability and who pays.
Mea Culpa, is Mea Culpa, is Mea Culpa and a paper trail says so.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Local ABC affiliate WZZM-13 has announced Greg Ghering as the new nightside Connection Desk Editor. Ghering is currently the news director at WOOD radio.
Ghering, who graduated from Central Michigan University, is also a volunteer at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Grand Rapids and a staff coordinator for the CMU Leadership Camp.
"We are thrilled that Greg is joining the WZZM 13 News Team," said WZZM President and General Manager Janet Mason. "Greg combines a wealth of experience in news reporting, social media and knowledge of the area with a passion for our community."
Ghering declined to comment. His final day at the radio station will be April 21.
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MOBILE, Alabama -- I have to admit that, for me, reading the Book of Revelation can range from puzzling to downright scary. That makes it a perfect choice for an "unpacking" during Lent.
St. Mary Catholic Church is beginning a study on Monday, March 10, to do just that. The study, based on a video series called "The Kingdom Yet to Come," will be held at 6 p.m. each Monday during Lent at St. Mary's Sisters of Mercy Building, 1453 Old Shell Rd. in Mobile.
Participants will learn about the mysterious figures and images of Revelation present, what will happen during the Second Coming of Christ, what has already happened and what is happening now, according to a church announcement.
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The church will host a series of TED talks and discussions at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning March 12 and ending April 9. Among the topics are: "The power of vulnerability," "The doubt essential to faith" and "The four stories we tell ourselves about death."
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The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of Union County will honor Rev. Msgr. Hugh O'Donnell as Irishman of the Year at their annual dinner on Thursday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m., at The Grand Summit Hotel, 570 Springfield Ave. in Summit.
Msgr. Hugh A. O'Donnell was born and raised in Elizabeth and is the retired Pastor of St. Genevieve's Church in Elizabeth. He attended St. Mary's grammar school and high school. Upon graduation from St. Mary's, Msgr. O'Donnell attended Seton Hall University and Immaculate Conception Seminary in Darlington. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1954 at St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral in Newark, NJ.
His first assignment was at Our Lady of the Visitation in Paramus from 1954 to 1967. Msgr. O'Donnell was then assigned to St. Aedan's Church in Jersey City from 1967 to 1981. He was named Pastor of the Holy Cross Parish in Harrison and served there from 1981 to 1993. He was then named Pastor of St. Genevieve's in Elizabeth.
Rev. Msgr. O'Donnell was the Grand Marshall of the second Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1998 and has been a constant member of the Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. The Union County Emerald Society honored Msgr. O'Donnell in 2004 as their Irishman of the Year.
Monsignor O'Donnell is the Chaplain for the Elizabeth Police and Fire Departments, the New Jersey State Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association, the Union County Emeralds Society, the Union County Police and Fire Pipes and Drums, Knights of Columbus Council #253 in Elizabeth (and is a 4th Degree member) and is a member, Trustee and Chaplain of the 200 Club of Union County. He has also served as Chaplain for the Paramus and Harrison Police Departments and Dean of West Hudson Deanery 14.
He was elevated to a Prelate of Honor by His Holiness Pope John Paul II with the title of Reverend Monsignor on March 17, 1986 and was invested at ceremonies in Sacred Heart Cathedral on May 2 by Most Reverend Peter L. Gerety.
The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will also honor J Jimmy Burke, Pat Hagan and Edward McNany as their Distinguished Service award winners.
Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Friendly Sons Scholarship Fund, the Center for Hope Hospice and other local charitable organizations.
The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of Union County annual dinner is on Thursday, March 15 at The Grand Summit Hotel, 570 Springfield Avenue in Summit, NJ 07901. Cocktail hour is from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. followed by dinner. Tickets are $120 a person or $1,100 for a table of 10.
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BOSTON – Bruins center Marc Savard believes the hit to the head he took from Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke was made with "a little intent to injure" and that he's still feeling the effects of the check that likely ended his season.
Savard returned to the TD Garden on Saturday for the first time since suffering a Grade 2 concussion on March 7.
"To me, it wasn't a shoulder and I watched the (Mike) Richards on (David) Booth hit," Savard said before the Bruins faced the Calgary Flames. "I think that was a shoulder. ... I think mine was more of an elbow, so I think there was an attempt to injure there."
The hit was not penalized on the ice or upon review by the league. NHL vice president Colin Campbell decided Cooke used his shoulder, not his elbow.
"I was, obviously, very unhappy with what happened and I think it could have been avoided very easily," Savard said.
The incident, however, was the impetus for the new head-hit rule instituted by the league Thursday. Savard was unaware that the new rule had gone into effect.
He acknowledged Cooke's attempts to contact him, but said he has no desire to talk to the Penguins' forward at the moment.
"Yeah, he has tried and he has tried to get my phone number and stuff like that, but from what happened I really don't, right at the moment, have any interest in talking to him and that's just how I feel," Savard said. "Maybe down the road, but right now, I am not feeling any better so I would rather just not talk to him."
Savard has good days and bad days, and has just started to go outside "getting some fresh air."
"I am just trying to feel normal again right now and I don't feel that way," he said. "I have had better days, but I still have some bad days in the middle."
He added he has been getting advice from teammate Patrice Bergeron, who suffered a more serious concussion in 2007.


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Lest We Gays Forget
German gays are celebrating their pride this month. What better time, then, for Deutsche Welle to remind us of some of the horrors homos once faced:
…The gay pogrom in Germany started exactly 70 years ago, in the summer of 1937. Gestapo men in leather trench coats entered [Alsterhaus department store] during business hours and rounded up about 40 gay employees, who were hauled off in vans waiting out on the street — where this year's gay pride rally will be held.
What followed were weeks and months of "protective custody" and transfers to mental asylums for "curative treatment" and eventual sentencing to imprisonment in concentration camps.
Bill O'Reilly just came in his pants. It's the first time he's ejaculated since 1937.
Sadly, the gays who survived still faced repression no matter where they went after the war. Much of their history, their story, has been lost.
There's a book I believe called "The Men With The Pink Triangle" which is a decent account of this.
As for Glatze, people need to seriously put him on ignore. Please don't build that kooky creature up.
God bless the German gay community!
Thank you for posting this Queerty.
I don't want to forget.
Yes, Gayleftborg, I have it, and I've read it. However, compared to the mounds of other literature and scholarly work for other victims of the Holocaust, there's comparatively far less stuff.
there's an excellent film about gays in the Holocaust.
"owever, compared to the mounds of other literature and scholarly work for other victims of the Holocaust, there's comparatively far less stuff."
I think it's worth remembering that there were tens of thousands of gay men (no lesbians) in the camps compared to 6 million Jews & 2 million Roma (gypsies). The last few years has seen a surge of interest in, coverage of, and commemoration to, gay victims of the Nazis, so I have to disagree.
My point is that many of the survivors — of all classes — are dying out. And many of the gay ones — who could give first-hand recountings of the events — are gone.
"I think it's worth remembering that there were tens of thousands of gay men"
All of whom were treated horribly by the Nazi's AND the other camp prisoners AND by their liberators. That it took this many years for people to finally acknowledge the wrong that was done them is a sad statement on the hierarchy of victim status in society. Lastly, considering how small the numbers of out, or even closeted LGBTQ's were then, the number of victims shouldn't matter.


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There were jubilant celebrations and painstaking heartbreaks in what was an up-and-down year for Bremerton area athletics. It was a roller-coaster ride for the Kings West Warriors as the girls basketball team lost in agonizing fashion at the 2B WIAA State Basketball Championships in what was an otherwise great season, Lakiesha Nilles won the state championship in the javelin as the team finished in 15th place and the girls volleyball team made a nice run to state.
Bremertons 2007 campaign included wrester Billy Richardsons incredible run, the football teams Olympic League Sportsmanship crown and its athletes sweeping the Kitsap Sports Award Banquet by taking all three awards.
The Bremerton Patriot takes a look back at these stories and more in what made 2007 an exciting year in Bremerton sports.
t Warrior girls lose at state
Kings West lost in heartbreaking fashion against Liberty Bell High School in a loser-out game at the 2B WIAA State Girls Basketball Championships at Spokane Arena. KW squandered a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter, falling 36-35 on a last-second jump shot by Liberty Bell guard Shelby Scott at the buzzer.
The Warriors were clinging to a 35-34 lead and had their most reliable player, Megan Spence, at the free-throw line with nine seconds remaining in regulation. Spence missed the ensuing free throw and in a wild scramble for possession, a jump ball was whistled with four seconds left in the game. The possession arrow, however, pointed in LBs direction and the Warriors never regained possession.
t Nilles first state champ at KW
Besides winning the state championship in the javelin, Lakiesha Nilles helped the Warrior 400-meter relay team take fifth place and was a big part of the girls tie for 15th-place overall at the WIAA 2B State Track & Field Championships.
Nilles was joined on the relay team by Irene Moore, Megan Morris and Megan Smith. The team squeaked into the finals, taking eighth in the preliminaries by just one-tenth of a second at 53.7 seconds. The quartet put together a perfect string of exchanges in the finals to take fifth with a school-record time of 52.42.
Moore and Nilles were part of another school record, teaming with Smith and Michelle Webster in the 800M relay, which finished 10th.
t Warrior ladies win once at state volleyball tourney
The Kings West girls volleyball team lost to Wilbur-Creston, the eventual third-place finisher, to open the state tournament in the SunDome.
That put the team into the consolation bracket against Life Christian, one of the teams to beat Kings West at districts. Kings West came out firing and took control of the contest early.
We jumped on them, coach Dan Dittmer said, and we just played error free. It was scary good. It was really a lot of fun. The kids just played so well. Those were the best three games weve played all season.
KW faced Darrington next but fell 15-25, 19-25 and 19-25.
t BHS Richardson captures crown at 103 pounds
Billy Richardsons goal still was in reach after pinning Cascade Christians Joel Russo in the semifinals of the North Mason Classic.
I dont want to get scored on the entire tournament, Richardson said.
In the finals, Richardson pinned Adam Lafave of Clover Park early in the third round to win a championship. Lafave scored his only point on an escape early in the second round.
BHS coach Jeff Barton was pleased to see Richardsons tenacity evident on the mat.
It was only the start for Richardson however, as the then-Bremerton junior would go on to a third-place finish at state. 2008 could bring more good things, as Richardson closed 2007 wrestling well for the Knights, moving up to 112.
t B-town rollers punch state ticket
The Knights rollers stepped up to the plate, compiling 3,140 pins to capture second-place at the district tournament, earning a spot to the state tournament, where the Knights would take fourth place.
It feels good to have our whole team make it to state, Knights coach Dean Wagner said. Were matched up on the lanes with Shelton and that inspired us.
We improved each and every game, Wagner said. In the Baker games we kept each other going. Shelton was just on fire and that inspired us to do well. Our whole team stepped up for us again.
The Knights were proud to represent BHS at the 2006-07 bowling state tournament.
Its fantastic. The last time Bremerton High School had an Olympic League banner go up in the gymnasium was 1993, Wagner commented.
Bremertons bowlers were hot again before the new year, virtually locking up another league title before the holiday break with an undefeated record rolling into 2008.
t Bremerton breaks out the broom at sports banquet
The eighth annual Kitsap Sports Award Banquet turned into a night for Knights June 24, as Bremerton took all three of the top awards.
Jacki Hill won the female athlete of the year award, Trace Jordan was voted the male athlete of the year and Daniel McInnis captured the coach of the year honor. All three are involved with multiple sports for the Knights.
t Football team
a class act
The BHS football team finished the season with only one win, but gained respect amongst its competitors by taking the Olympic Leagues sportsmanship award. The team also had two players wide receiver Dimitri Alston and linebacker Chris Martindale selected to the All-Kitsap County Football first-team. Seniors Alex Griffin and Jamiere Abney received honorable mention votes as members of the second-team.
t East Bremerton takes one Pee Wee football title
Chico took advantage of a three-team league by edging South Kitsap 38-29 for the A-level championship, East Bremerton took the B-league title with a 33-29 win over Chico, Silverdale handled Chico 38-16 for first-place in the C-level competition and North Perry came away with the D-league crown by winning 42-0 over Tracyton.
t Hill leads Lady Knights track to fourth
Jacki Hill won three individual events and carried the Lady Knights track team to a fourth-place finish at the Olympic League Track and Field Championships in May. Hill continued her domination of the sprints by winning the 100M, 200M and 400M events. She ran a leg of the 400-meter-relay, too, helping the Knights reach top podium spot in a fourth event. On the boys side, Alex Griffin took the 100M dash as the team finished fifth-place overall.
Hill and Griffin would each go on to a second-place finish at state.
t BlueJackets come close to WCCBL title game
The Kitsap BlueJackets finished the regular season 32-19 (24-18) and won the first game of a best-of-three playoff series against Corvallis, Oregon in what was an exciting run for Kitsaps team. But after winning the first game, Corvallis pulled out consecutive wins, 7-3 and 4-3 respectively, to eliminate the BlueJackets and earn the West Coast Collegiate Baseball Leagues West Division Championship.
2007 wasnt all fun for the BlueJackets, however. Co-owner Wynne Littman, a longtime Kitsap County resident and business owner, died in November. She was 66.
She gave more than what she wanted to receive, husband and co-owner Charlie Littman said of his wife. She loved everybody and always saw the positive in everyone.
t Tomahawks
miss playoffs
Last season wasnt the kind of hockey season Tomahawks coach Josh Reis is accustomed to. The Tommies finished the 2006-2007 season with an overall record of 14-30, leaving them six points behind fourth-place Tri-Cities in the Northern Pacific Hockey League Pacific Division.
In my 15 years as a hockey coach Ive never had a losing season, Reis explained.
t OC softball sees postseason return
The Olympic College Rangers returned to the postseason for the first time in two years with an 18-14 showing in league play. While the trip was short, the team has a deep class coming into 2008.
t Bremerton alum Adrian makes
a big splash
2006 Bremerton graduate Nathan Adrian, a state champion swimmer, made his collegiate debut with the University of California. And what a debut it was.
Adrian was named the Golden Bears team MVP while placing eighth in the nation in the 100-meter freestyle, also earning placings in two other individual events and on four relays. His 100M free time of 42.57 seconds was a new record for the 18-years-old-and-younger age group.
t Mosey shines on, off court for Warriors
Kings Wests Chloe Mosey took the honor of Bremerton Patriot Student-Athlete of the Year as the 6-footer excelled for four years as a power forward on Kings Wests basketball team, collecting a boatload of honors and a scholarship from NAIA powerhouse Montana Western University.
She also finished the schools record-holder in the discus.
t KW XC wins league, district
The Warrior harriers took the teams second-consecutive district track title, finishing seventh at state. Stina Moseng, who took fourth at districts, was also the highest state-placer. The success followed the Warriors league title.
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NEW YORK-Amazon.com finished on top of a survey conducted by The Harris Poll of customer satisfaction with online retailers.
Titled "2012 Harris Poll Shopper Satisfaction Study of Online Retailers: A Look at the Online Shopping Landscape," the survey found that "Amazon outperforms the competition on all measures," according to a statement from The Harris Poll. Amazon posted an index of 82 out of 100 in customer satisfaction, ahead of costco.com's 77 out of 100, target.com's 75 out of 100 and walmart.com's 68 out of 100.
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I got 'em.
Here is their latest propaganda stunt.
Ending Islamophobia: Can you spare 5 minutes to answer a question?
CAIR is asking for your opinion on how to end Islamophobia. Please help us by spending a few minutes answering one survey question. Click here to go to the survey: Ending Islamophobia Question #1.
Hmmm, how to end "islamophobia." First off, stop making it up! It's a bogus narrative about a very real threat.
Second, stop slughtering people in the cause of Islam and waging terror here and abroad.
Third, expunge the Quran of the violent texts and teachings that command holy war (jihad.)
Fourth, institute the golden rule under Islam (which has none). Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Fifth, stop Muslim immigration from jihad nations.
Next, we should implement AFDI's 18 point platform -- here. That'll stop that nagging "islamophobia" dead in its tracks.
More good, healthy ideas:
Outlaw jihad.
Vigorously enforce the Logan act.
Stop slaughtering non-Muslims in Muslim countries under the sharia.
End gender apartheid, creed apartheid, race apartheid under Islamic law.
Stop imposing sharia in the secular marketplace, public school and workplace.
Throw off that ghastly cloth prison, the misogynistic burka.
And lastly, live and let live.


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FLINT, MI – When Halena Graves' two young children and grandchildren come home from school every Friday, she doesn't have to worry about how she'll put food in their mouths all weekend.
"They like to eat and it's expensive to feed them," she said.Graves, a 39-year-old Flint resident, has 13- and 9-year-old children, as well as 7- and 6-year-old grandchildren who are part of the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan's Backpack Program, a program that works to reduce child hunger, educate students on proper nutrition and promote healthy lifestyles.
For complete coverage of the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and its 2012 holiday fundraising campaign, follow these links:
Unemployment, rising cost of food mean increased need for Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint announces $925k fundraising goal for 2012 Holiday Campaign
How you can fight hunger: Join us Thursday for a live chat with Food Bank of Eastern Michigan's Kara Ross
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan's services extend far and wide to seemingly unlikely recipients
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Food Bank's mobile pantry supplies food, clothing for two Flint-area giveaways
Flint-based Food Bank envelope campaign, seasonal giving provide millions of meals for needy
"My kids and grandkids have been involved in the program for about a year now and it really helps out a lot," Graves said. "It also means a lot to me, because I don't have to pack up and go to the grocery store, either, and I really value the extra time I get to spend with my kids."
The program provides children with backpacks full of nutritious foods, which serve as supplements for weekend meals for students who may not receive meals otherwise.
Backpacks are filled by school administrators and parent
volunteers and distributed to more than 2,500 students at 31 schools across
five counties. The food goes to students who typically receive free or reduced-priced
lunches at school.
Graves' children and grandchildren have been a part of the Backpack Program for about a year. Graves has been a parent volunteer assisting with the program for the last two years.
"I get a lot of thanks from other parents for helping with the program. They all talk about how much it helps them out."
Jacquetta Purches, a 27-year-old Flint mother, also volunteers in the community room at Scott Elementary and helps to load the food in the backpacks for the children. She said her daughter has been part of the Backpack Program for three years.
"It's a great program for my family," Purches said. "Some parents really can't afford enough food to feed their kids and this really helps to provide them with healthy food and snacks for the weekend."
Denise Smith-Sanders serves as the parent facilitator at Scott Elementary. Smith-Sanders is the organizer for the program at Scott and acts as a conduit between the Food Bank and the children who receive the backpacks.
"Right now, we have 48 kids enrolled in the Backpack Program, which is the fewest amount of kids we've had since we started the program, but we also have a lot of kids on the waiting list who need to be added," she said.
"We rely on the teachers to choose our students for the program. They're with the kids the most, so the teachers are able to see the need and identify the ones who need it the most in their classrooms. Also, if one teacher identifies a child who has siblings in the school, we'll also provide the siblings with a backpack, too, so there's enough for everyone in the house."
Smith-Sanders said the program is able to help so many students because of generous donations from the community.
"Everything with the Backpack Program is based on funding, and that's all provided by churches, businesses, nonprofit organizations and private donors, so none of it is provided through any government agencies," she said.
Kathleen Payton, a program director for the Food Bank, said that the need for the program is growing. Payton said that the program goes a long way toward fighting hunger.
"It costs about $100 a year to provide these meals for kids who really need them," she said. "We work with so many wonderful sponsors and with so many local businesses and agencies and schools and these are really wonderful people who help with the program."
Phyllis McCree, principal at Washington Elementary School in Flint, said she can see the benefits of the program in the students at her school, but said Washington also has a waiting list of students who need support through the program.
"Last year, there was enough funding to support 80 to 90
kids, but this year there are about 45 kids in the program and we also have a
lot on the waiting list," McCree said. "I'm sure that donations are down
because of the economy.
"Often, our children may not have the snacks or food they need, so this gives them the food right there at home so they don't have to venture out into the community on the weekends. In that aspect, the Backpack Program at least keeps them safe."
Graves said the program really does lend a much-needed helping hand to her and plenty of other parents.
"A lot of people might not realize it, but people really do need this program."
MLive-Flint Journal is one of several media outlets that sponsor the Food Bank and its holiday campaign.
The Journal will insert donation envelopes into the Dec. 2 newspaper editions as a way for readers to contribute to the Food Bank's efforts.


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Army Chief sends notice to Lt Gen Dalbir Singh
Gen Singh has alleged the Lt Gen of 'unprofessional and lackadaisical manner' in handling an intelligence unit.
New Delhi: A week before his retirement, Army Chief General VK Singh has reportedly sent a notice to Lt General Dalbir Singh who is tipped to be the Army Chief in 2014 after Lt General Bikram Singh retires.
Reports say that in his notice, Gen Singh has alleged the Lt Gen of "(his) unprofessional and lackadaisical manner" in handling an intelligence unit under his command that allegedly carried out a botched operation.
This comes two months after General VK Singh had recommended a CBI probe against him which the government had turned down.
Lt Gen Dalbir Singh is currently Commander of the 3 Corps which functions under the Eastern Army Command headed by Army Chief designate Bikram Singh.


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Cruising down the highway in a convertible with her welterweight hunk, Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" video kicks off in true California cool fashion. With friends they stop off at the beach, stripping down to their bathing suits. There isn't much true action here. It's more like a chilled out video diary, chronicling an amazing day, and culminating in a passionate one-on-one romp with her man. Visually, the clip was wonderfully shot with a graying effect that dulls down what otherwise would've been the cliche sunny day in L.A. video we see all the time. Check out the video after the jump.
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What is/was your teenage dream? Does it look anything like Perry's video?
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Rafaela Dancygier, who teaches politics and public affairs at Princeton University, does research on how conflict arises between immigrants and native-born citizens, and between immigrants and the state.
I found an interview with her on the site of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton. Great line: "I found that when immigration is managed by the state, by employers, and by labor...conflict tends to be more muted." Check it out.