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Back in the 1950s, advances in automation presented a glorious vision of a future filled with robots that would free us from all manner of dangerous and unpleasant tasks. The word "robot" itself is even rooted in this promise: It derives from the Czech word "robota," which refers to forced work or slave labor. Yet aside from the occasional robot vacuum that can bump its way around your living room collecting dust, this dream isn't much closer now than it was 60 years ago. Why?
Certainly not for a lack of interest. A survey conducted by Persuadable Research found that 61 percent of people asked expressed an interest in domestic robots, and 41 percent said they would consider a loan to purchase one. The demand is there, so why haven't we moved beyond automatic vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers? Where are our robot butlers?
Despite the quantum leaps in technology we've made since the 50s, a number of major barriers to overcome still make it highly unlikely we'll ever see the kind of domestic robots most people are imagining.
Artificial intelligence doesn't exist
Philosophers love to discuss artificial intelligence. We have volumes of literature and endless debates on the implications of intelligent robots, from the morality of using them for labor to the possibility of humanity's destruction at their hands. But at the practical end, progress is slow.
Many years ago, in my student days, I shared a house with a research associate at the Human Communication Research Centre in Edinburgh, which conducts a lot of AI research. I asked him once about the possibility of smart domestic robots, and he responded by throwing a ball at me, which I caught one-handed; he subsequently explained that it would be extremely tough for a robot to do that. Point made. The human brain is capable of making huge numbers of calculations in real-time without using loads of power.
Over a decade later, the German Aerospace firm DLR created a robot with 84 sensors, a 3D camera system, and 43 joints with a response time of 5 milliseconds and the ability to catch a ball 80 percent of the time. It can even make a bad cup of coffee, but is there any real "intelligence" involved?
As part of his thesis, my friend was trying to map a cricket's behavior to a robot. IBM's Cognitive Computing group has since run neural simulations which it claims approximate mice, rats and cats, but they are far from actually mapping the neurons and connections in these animals. Erroneous reports about this type of research in the media are inevitable, because smart robots make a great story.
Working in game development, I met many programmers dedicated to creating great non-player characters in videogames. None of them liked the term "artificial intelligence" because there's no real intelligence or thought involved, just a set of pre-programmed responses and some randomization to create an illusion. Some of the best so-called AI in games produces results by simply mapping human players and copying them. The idea that it's really capable of "learning" or "artificially intelligent" is highly debatable, at least in the sense that the general public imagines. Lacking that ability to think and assess is a real setback for multi-purpose robots.
Money, money, money
It's a sad truth that money makes the world go round, and the sums available for the development of domestic robots simply don't add up. We're prepared to commit big budgets to bomb-disposal robots that can save human lives, but is it really worth the cash and resources to create a robot that can move your furniture for you? While Persuadable Research found plenty of interest in owning a domestic robot, the same survey also discovered that 28 percent of those people who would be willing to pay for a domestic robot would expect it to cost less than $1,000. Only 13 percent said they would consider paying over $15,000.
To put that in perspective, a robot vacuum cleaner costs about $300, and you're looking at well over $1,000 for a robot lawnmower. There's no way your average person could ever afford a multi-purpose domestic robot. Even if they could, would it be better than a human?
Humans are cheaper
We have limited resources, and robots require huge investments both to create and run. On the other hand, we are up to our eyeballs in human beings and producing more every year. They'll clean your house for minimum wage and they'll do a better job than a robot would. Imagine a first-generation domestic robot. Would you pay top dollar to be one of the first guinea pigs to let a robot loose in your house? Even outrageously expensive robots are still generally not very good at doing things humans take for granted.
The idea that we even want humanoid robots is also a major topic of contention, as more than few sci-fi films can attest.
Judgment Day
The idea that sentient, smart robots or artificially intelligent computers might just decide to destroy humanity – think Skynet in the Terminator movies – has some merit. Discussion of artificial intelligence by some great thinkers over the years has led to the idea of a "technological singularity," whereby human-level intelligence would very quickly be surpassed by the artificial intelligence of our own creation. This explosion in intelligence could very easily spell the end of humanity, if the superhuman intelligence we created didn't see a reason to keep us around.
Even looking beyond these far-flung fears to more immediate concerns, there are issues with robots that look like humans. The University of California did a study last year and found people dislike robots that look too much like humans. The term "uncanny valley" has long been used to describe this uncomfortable gulf between lovable, cartoony robots with only some human features, and a hypothetical android that could truly pass for human. Researchers believe androids that come close to looking human without perfecting every nuance confound our expectations, which makes them creepy.
There are moral concerns too. No one would argue that we should re-introduce slavery, so why would it be acceptable to have an artificially intelligent robot doing all the household chores?
A long way from the Jetsons
In the end, the finer philosophical points are all moot anyway, because we aren't yet capable of creating the kinds of humanoid domestic robots science-fiction has been predicting for so long. If you don't want to do your household chores, then cajole the kids or hire a maid, because domestic robots remain an unrealistic fantasy.
The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not reflect the beliefs of Digital Trends.
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Lions too strong for Basehor in KVL showdown; Leavenworth, Immaculata winners as well
After their first slip-up of the season last week, the Lansing boys' basketball team rebounded in a big way Friday night.
Hosting Basehor-Linwood, the Lions dismantled its Kaw Valley League rival 59-41.
"It was a great win for us, we played pretty well for maybe three quarters," Lansing's coach Rod Briggs said.
In front of a packed house the Lions displayed suffocating defense and explosive offense to dominate its rival in impressive fashion.
"Overall, a pretty good performance by us," the Lansing coach said. "We played pretty well for the most part."
Joe Schneider led Lansing in scoring with 13 points. Second was Khalil Bailey with 11 followed by Clay Young with 10, Joe Henry with eight and Roy Clayter had seven.
The Lions improved to 8-1 on the season and will play in the Tonganoxie Invitational against Eudora on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Pioneers shake off slow start
It took a while for the Leavenworth boys' basketball team to get going Friday, but once they did, they looked like the team that knocked off one of the top teams in the state earlier this week.
Playing for the first time since scoring the upset against previously undefeated Olathe South, the Pioneers allowed Shawnee Mission North to hang around in the first half.
But in the second half, the Pioneers caught fire and pulled away for a 63-48 final score.
"When you beat one of the top teams in the state, the natural reaction is to have a let down," LV coach Larry Hogan said. "We were shooting the ball too early (in the first half) and our guys were cold. We weren't playing as good of defense as we could either."
With a 32-22 lead late in the third quarter, Leavenworth got it rolling with senior Trey Adkins as the catalyst. Adkins hit a 3-pointer, and then swished a fade-away baseline jumper the next time down.
After North responded with a 3-pointer to bring it back to single digits, Adkins slammed the door with a 3-pointer of his own.
The Pioneers kept it going in the fourth quarter. On the night, Adkins had four 3-pointers and led Leavenworth with 18 points, followed by 14 points from Cameron Wiggins and Jeff George.
Leavenworth, 5-3, start play in the Ralph Miller Classic Thursday. The Pioneers' first game is against Chanute at 8 p.m.
— Ian Stanford
Murray propels Raiders to win
All game the Immaculata boys' basketball team kept Jackson Heights at bay — up until the final minute.
In those remaining seconds, the visiting Cobras took its first lead of the game, leaving the Raiders desperately searching for an answer.
Enter Sean Murray.
"We set up the play to give Sean the ball on the wing with Josh Boeppler at the high post," Imac coach Mike Connelly said. "We told him to give a hard shot fake, that it would send his defender up in the air. Sure enough, it worked."
The senior, who led the team with 19 points, dipped under his airborne defender and went up hard against a second on-charging Cobra.
With just enough touch, Murray banked in the bucket.
"After all that, there was still six seconds left," Connelly said. "They ran the ball to midcourt but then got off a wild shot that went wide."
Immaculata walked away winners — 48-47.
After Murray, Danny Boisson added 14 points followed by Josh Boeppler's eight and Connor Schmidling's four.
Immaculata, 3-5, will host rival Pleasant Ridge at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
"Overall, it was a great high school game," the Raiders coach said. "For us to lead all game and then cough up it, only to regain the lead late. That showed a lot of maturity."
Rams fall at Maur Hill
The Pleasant Ridge boys' basketball team lost to Maur Hill Friday 59-23.
The Rams, 1-6, will face rival Immaculata at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, facing off with lawmakers who included potential 2016 presidential rivals.
At times emotional and frequently combative, Clinton rejected GOP suggestions in two congressional hearings that the administration tried to mislead the country about the Sept. 11 attack that killed Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, and three other Americans. She insisted the State Department is moving swiftly and aggressively to strengthen security at diplomatic posts worldwide.
In her last formal testimony before Congress as America's top diplomat — but perhaps not her last time on the political stage — Clinton once again took responsibility for the department's missteps and failures leading up to the assault. But she also said that requests for more security at the diplomatic mission in Benghazi didn't reach her desk, and reminded lawmakers that they have a responsibility to fund security-related budget requests.
Three weeks after her release from a New York hospital — admitted for complications after a concussion — Clinton was at times defiant, complimentary and willing to chastise lawmakers during more than 5-plus hours of testimony before two separate committees. She tangled with some who could be rivals in 2016 if she decides to seek the presidency again.
Her voice cracking at one point, Clinton said the attack and the aftermath were highly personal tragedies for the families of the victims who died — Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty — as well as herself.
"I stood next to President Obama as the Marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at Andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children," she told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a packed hearing.
Clearly annoyed with Republican complaints about the initial explanation for the attack, she rose to the defense of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, who was vilified for widely debunked claims five days after the attack that protests precipitated the raid rather than terrorism.
Clinton said, "People were trying in real time to get to the best information." And she said her own focus was on looking ahead on how to improve security rather than revisiting the talking points and Rice's comments.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., pressed her on why "we were misled that there were supposedly protests and something sprang out of that, an assault sprang out of that."
"With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans," she said, her voice rising and quivering with anger as she and Johnson spoke over each other.
"Was it because of a protest? Or was it because of guys out for a walk one night decided they would go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, Senator."
If Johnson's comments drew an irritated response from Clinton, she notably ignored Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., when he said he would have fired her if he had been in charge and found that she had not read cables from her team in Libya asking for more security. Paul is a potential 2016 presidential candidate.
"Had I been president and found you did not read the cables from Benghazi and from Ambassador Stevens, I would have relieved you of your post," Paul said. "I think it's inexcusable."
Clinton and other officials have testified that requests for additional security did not reach her level.


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The scammer obtained card numbers, PINs and Social Security Numbers from DHS customers and then used the information to draw down cash and SNAP benefits.
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DeLia A. Brown, age 31, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at South Wind Hospice Home in Pratt. She was born Oct. 11, 1981, at Stockton, Calif. She has lived in Pratt for four years, coming from Medicine Lodge. On May 30, 2009, she married Kynan James Brown at Sun City.
Survivors include her husband Kynan Brown, sons, Mason Garten, Tylor Garten, Jack Garten, and Caleb Romans all of Medicine Lodge; a daughter, Makyla Brown of Pratt; stepson, Thomas Brown of Pratt; stepdaughter, Kayla Brown of Pratt; two brothers, Mickey Mullvaney of Attica, and Tyrone James of Protection; three sisters, Lona Tyson of Attica, Nema Wells of Medicine Lodge and Danitra Bell of Pratt and a very large extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Marion and Mary Lou Helton.
Visitation will be Thursday from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt. Funeral service will be Friday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. at the mortuary, with Pastor Arthur Sorg presiding. Burial will be in Coats Cemetery, Coats, Kan.
Memorials may be made to the DeLia Brown Memorial Fund in care of Larrison Mortuary. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.


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On Tuesday evening, July 16 my husband and I had the privilege of enjoying a baseball game played at Center Township by 18 great young men. The game was exciting and very entertaining. The boys did a wonderful job, had fun and showed great sportsmanship. The win of this game came down to one home run, thrown by one great pitcher and hit just right by one great hitter.
There were no winners or losers as far as we are concerned. The game went six innings with no runs and ended in the final half of the last inning. I feel that this game should be mentioned because these boys devoted their summer to having fun and working hard to become a team. The coaches gave of their time to give to these boys direction. You all had a great season, we really did enjoy all the games we were lucky enough to attend. Thank you.


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HILLSDALE � The anticipated showdown between top of the upper-tier teams in the Lenawee County Athletic Association had the drama removed before halftime.
A big surge in the second quarter propelled the Hillsdale High School boys basketball team to a resounding 59-29 victory over the Brooklyn Columbia Central Golden Eagles in a LCAA game Tuesday.
Hillsdale (11-2, 7-2 LCAA) kept pace with fellow conference leaders Dundee, Onsted and Erie Mason with the win. Columbia Central (6-6, 5-4 LCAA) fell two games behind the leaders and was swept by the Hornets in the regular season series.
The teams played a thrilling overtime game on Dec. 18, but Tuesday's game was far different. With four players scoring in double figures, Hillsdale busted open a close game with an 18-2 run in the second quarter. The Hornets maintained a double digit lead the rest of the night, eventually taking their biggest lead at 59-27 when Martin Peterson scored inside with 18 seconds remaining.
"We had no anticipation of that type of game, but we were very business-like tonight," Hillsdale coach Brad Felix said. "We playing good defense holding them to 29. It's unusual to have five teams in the league control their destiny, but the guys have a motto of one rung at a time."
Three inside baskets from Zach VanOrman lifted the Hornets to a 13-7 lead by the end of the first quarter. Andrew Cherry hit a jumper early in the second quarter, bringing Columbia Central to within four, but the Hornets took command after that.
A 3-pointer and layup by Patrick Drews kicked off Hillsdale's run, then a traditional 3-point play by Andrew Wilcox made it 21-11. Two more baskets by Drews and buckets from Jimmy Chase and Brandon Bisher extended the lead to 20 before Ryan Adams scored inside in the final minute.
Hillsdale took a 31-13 lead into halftime.
"We've been good at home, and we've been here a lot this month," Felix said. "Hopefully we can keep doing that."
The Hornets gradually extended their lead in the third quarter. An inside basket and missile from Bisher late in the frame staked Hillsdale to a 45-21 lead. VanOrman got hot again early in the fourth, scoring five straight points to make it 50-23.
Chase had 13 points and four assists to lead Hillsdale, while VanOrman had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Drews had 11 points, seven rebounds and three steals and Bisher finished with 10 points. Wilcox and Peterson both had five points.
"Van-O plays well against Columbia, and we have a bunch of different weapons to go to," Felix said.
After scoring 27 points in the first meeting between the teams, Columbia Central standout Roonie Crist was held to 10 points. Adams finished with eight points.
"We tried to overplay Crist's left hand and not let him get away from us," Felix said. "I think we were able to frustrate him a bit." The Hornets will face Hudson on Friday in their winter homecoming game.
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ESSEX is set for a snow-free winter for the first time in more than a decade.
Tom Defty, of Essex Weather Centre, believes not a single snowflake will fall this winter.
If his prediction proves correct, it will make a stark contrast to last February and March, when there were several weeks of freezing conditions.
Mr Defty said: "This may be the first winter since 2002 that we see no snow, not a single flake, in Essex.
"It is past Mid Winters Day, we have survived without snow so far.
"From now it is going to be more of the same, it is going to be more rain and a very mild weather."
Mr Defty said people should look out for signs of an early spring.
He added: "One of the biggest things people will notice is the spring bulbs coming through, the rose bushes flowering and the trees have got buds on.
"I have been sent so many photos of early-blooming daffodils.
"Normally when everything progresses early we have a sudden cold snap but I have not seen anything significant in the forecast."
Mr Defty added even if cold winds were to come from Europe, sea temperatures are so warm, a cold snap would be unlikely.
He said: "A year agowe had pictures of Essex under really deep snow and rush hour was absolute mayhem. This year it is a completely different picture.
"We won't have the big storm systems we had in December but we will have rainfall day after day, a couple of millimetres falling on saturated ground and it is going to take a long time for the ground to dry out."
Surface flooding will be the main weather concern from now until the end of winter.
Essex Weather Centre figures show we already had the total expected rainfall for January within the first two weeks of the year.


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To promote safe downtown, New London businesses may aid police
New London - A group of downtown business owners have plans to combat the perception of an unsafe downtown by supplementing the police department's budget with their own money.
Diarmuid Hanafin, owner of Hanafin's Irish Pub, envisions the New London Police Foundation as a nonprofit group that holds fundraisers to pay for police training and equipment such as Tasers - perhaps even police dogs. It's not money intended to be added to the police budget, he said, but rather to supplement and enhance it.
"Everyone's of the same mind downtown. We as a group of business owners would be well-served by getting together. Maybe as an organization we could raise enough money to purchase cameras for downtown," Hanafin said. "The sky's the limit, really."
Hanafin said the whittled-down police budget, coupled with an exodus of police officers, has led to fewer patrols past his eight-year-old establishment on State Street and a business he is renovating on Bank Street. Reports of a rape in downtown have also fed into the perception of an unsafe downtown.
Based on the turnout at an organizational meeting last week, Hanafin said he's not the only one interested in the idea.
"The response has been huge from the downtown business owners," he said. "It's a case of only good can come from it."
Former New London Police Capt. Kenneth Edwards brainstormed ideas for the group.
Edwards, who retired in 2007 and now works as an inspector with the chief state's attorney's cold case unit, said he also has a vested interest in the city where he grew up, worked and raised a family.
Edwards said there are several examples of nonprofits aiding police departments, and not only do they raise money, but they also foster a bond between police and the community.
"It helps to give the community a voice," Edwards said. "Where towns are successful is when departments utilize community policing. They start to feel comfortable calling police for service."
Edwards said the goal of the group should be to maintain some consistency in membership and work with the police department to come up with goals and funding priorities. It also helps to take politics out of the equation, he said.
Hanafin agrees and said the group is most definitely independent of the mayor, the police chief and "out of the fray as such."
"It's not a Democratic thing. It's not a Republican thing. It's a downtown New London thing," he said. "We just want people to understand as business owners we want people to feel they're safe."
Spindrift guitar shop general manager John Van Ness said he likes the concept of the group and wants to see more of a police presence downtown - particularly officers out of their cruisers.
"They're trying to do the best they can with what they've got, but what they've got isn't enough," he said.
Hanafin has planned another meeting for later this week and invites business owners to contact him for more details.
And while Hanafin said the police union is behind the effort, he still wants an endorsement of some type from the police department. He hopes for a chat with Deputy Police Chief Peter Reichard later this week.
Reichard was not immediately available to comment on Monday.
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As I mentioned before (here), I've only recently become interested in the world of zines. Not only do zines appear to be an incredibly flexible channel for creativity, but I think that this medium would be a great compliment to my graphic novels and children's books. I like the idea of the zine being very hands on — a real artist book, the artist not only illustrating, but also cutting and pasting the finished pamphlet together. This process reminds me greatly of Andy Warhol, his factory, and 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy.
Before I begin any zines of my own, I've been trying to get a better sense of their mercurial world. At APE (Alternative Press Expo) 2012, I talked with Tugboat Press, who produce annual free comics and an anthology called Papercutter. Tugboat led me to Parcell Press, who seems to carry a vast array of zines, comics, etc. I also found "How to Make a Zine" on Rookie. I guess the one true rule of creating zines is that there are no rules!
As I ponder the pre-existing zine world, my own ideas for zines just keep pouring out of me. I scribble these ideas down furiously in a Gallatin notebook I received upon graduation and was saving for something important (who knew that important something was zines). Endless ideas — everything from opera parodies to The Death of Chatterton. I'm not sure when I'll actually have time to realize these zines since I'm already working on so many projects that need to get done (The Poet and the Flea, The First Reich, etcetera, etcetera). I'm hoping to take a stab early next year, June at the latest. We'll see how that works out…
Some useful zine-related websites I've discovered:
- Zines 101 has some basic but good advice. They suggest submitting zines to sites that review them (Broken Pencil, Xerography Debt, Zine World, etc.) as well as posting on online zine communities (We Make Zines, etc.) to get larger exposure.
- Zinebook.com has an extensive list of zine distributors and reviewers as well.
- ZineWiki: The Independent Media Wikipedia encourages zine creators to add new articles about their zines.
- Etsy, Storenvy, and Big Cartel seem to be used by a huge number of zine creators. There are definite pros and cons to all of them, but I think I'm leaning more towards Storenvy at the moment. (I'm also thinking of selling other products [T-shirts, tote bags, greeting cards, etc.] with images from The Poet and the Flea as well as my zines.)
- In San Francisco, Dog Eared Books, Needles & Pens, and other local bookstores seem interested in carrying zines. Not to mention there's the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest (Berkeley) and the San Francisco Zine Fest.
- I'm also considering self-printing versus printing with a printer. Most sites seem to recommend working with a local printer. In San Francisco — H&H Imaging, Your Printer, Autumn Press, etc.
- Update Nov. 6: Discovered issuu.com — seems like many zines publish online using this site. Pretty neat!!
Plus, I figure if I make enough zines, then eventually I can release them all in one book.
Any comments, suggestions, or thoughts would be truly appreciated!
For more updates, don't forget to follow me on tumblr and/or twitter.
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Finding out your child has a condition like diabetes can be overwhelming. And, although it's a disease that will always be part of your child's life, getting help sooner rather than later is key to successfully managing the disease so your child can live a childhood unrestricted by the condition.
When children are diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, it means there's too much glucose — the body's main source of energy for cells — in their bloodstream. Although glucose is found naturally in child's body, it also comes from the food they eat. Too much or too little glucose in the blood can cause serious health problems.
Both types of diabetes can occur at any age, but kids with Type 1 diabetes make no insulin, and kids with Type 2 make insulin, but it doesn't work as well as it should.
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Most governing bodies devolve into the governmental theater of hot button issues
I love a good symbolic fight.
In order to stay in power, legislators have to prove to their constituents that they are working hard for them.
The legislature should try to keep citizens safe and provide an infrastructure that makes life easier for businesses and residents they govern.
But good new roads and a better finance rates on municipal bonds just aren't very sexy. You can't move poll numbers by doing routine – though important – tasks.
So most governing bodies devolve into the governmental theater of hot button issues. Most of these issues have no major effect on the average voter. However, they make great campaign fodder.
The Gang of Eight – a bipartisan group of Senators - has been working on an immigration solution that might be acceptable to members from both parties. However, the most conservative members will never agree to any provision to allow amnesty or a fast track to citizenship for those who have already entered the country illegally.
The math on how much illegal immigration costs the country with lost taxes and social services compared to how much cheaper some products are is sketchy at best. Agricultural products harvested or processed by illegal workers gets those products to market at a better price for consumers than if workers were paid minimum wage and state and federal employment taxes were paid. The same is true for many labor-intensive jobs in which illegal workers make up a significant portion of the work force.
How much more would consumers pay for products if illegal immigrants were taken out of the system and workers were paid legal wages?
I would love to see that study. After all, slavery was a repulsive practice but it was a huge financial boon to southern plantation owners.
The cost of the emancipation of the slaves on cotton, rice and tobacco crops was a detriment to the post Civil War economy. Could removal of cheap, illegal labor from today's markets have a similar effect?
Slaves were trafficked by evil men and forced to work against their will. Illegal immigrants violate our immigration laws and voluntarily subject themselves substandard working conditions because they are still better off than the life they left in their home country.
Both have similar effects on the price of goods on the open market.
Despite emails that circulated Wednesday saying the Republicans were "only four votes from killing immigration reform," the Gang of Eight bill plus its amendments passed the Senate 68-32. Despite the wide margin in the senior chamber, Speaker John Boehner has publicly stated that he won't bring any bill to the floor in the House of Representatives that includes amnesty provisions or a fast track to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the county.
The states also wanted to get in on the fun.
The Texas state legislature didn't think immigration was controversial enough so they took on the abortion issue. Thanks to a 13-hour filibuster by Sen. Wendy (Pink Shoes) Davis – who has become the hero of pro-choice voters and a villain to the pro-life movement - the measure to eliminate abortions after a pregnancy advances past the 20-week mark didn't get passed during their regular session.
Now, not to be outshined in the spotlight, Gov. Rick Perry has called for a special session to attempt to pass the bill. This will cost Texas thousands of dollars as lawmakers return to the capital.
I have no problem with the idea of fewer abortions – in Texas or any other state. But thanks to Roe v. Wade and other court rulings on abortion rights, I doubt this bill would survive judicial review. It would probably be an expensive exercise in futility.
I would prefer Texas use the proactive side of the coin to fight abortion by supporting groups similar to our local Pregnancy Care Center to encourage women who have "the right to choose" to choose to carry their child to term.
Adoption beats abortion in every case. Outlawing abortion is only tackling half the problem. Some women and girls will still have unwanted pregnancies and they will need support from somewhere.
Time and energy would be better used in that direction.
The Supreme Court also didn't want to miss out on a chance to make the front page so they finally got around to making half of a decision on same-sex marriage.
One ruling allowed same-sex couples to have federal marital benefits and in the other case, the court refused to hear the challenge to California's Prop 8 which left a lower court's ruling in place that basically allows gay marriage in the state.
All these rulings do is open the door for state-by-state challenges. This is going to be a heated and expensive process.
Gay couples will have to go to pro-same sex marriage states, exchange vows and return to their home states to sue for their rights to be recognized.
Whether you want to protect traditional marriage or open the door to all civil unions, this is not going to be pretty.
I always worry before I say this, but I agree with Rush Limbaugh.
We are spending all of our time talking about abortion, gun control, immigration, same-sex marriage and celebrity murder cases.
But no one is talking about jobs or the economy.
When constituents aren't focused, I understand. But I can't excuse their representatives.
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MYSTIC - Martha Hug has never really been a fan of the grind of the retail business.
Despite that, her looming retirement after 31 years of running the successful downtown Mystic shop, Whyevernot, has not come without some tears. Hug tends to look at Whyevernot as a labor of love - an outlet for her creativity and artistic sensibilities.
Hug, with help from her longtime business partner, award-winning illustrator Pamela Zagarenski, has spent countless hours handpicking the eclectic mix of gifts, clothing and jewelry and arranging eye-catching displays that have delighted customers at 17 W. Main St. for the past 27 years. She first opened the shop on the Stonington side of the Mystic River before moving.
"We've put our hearts into it," Hug said. "We've had a great run. It just feels like it's time."
Hug, a longtime Stonington resident, said the genesis for idea of the store came mostly from her time abroad and love of "poking around" to find interesting items. She plans on remaining a part of the community but envisions more time for gardening and helping Zagarenski along in her new greeting card business.
The shop closes at the end of the month and dedicated patrons have nearly picked clean the shelves.
"It's been a great anchor for downtown," said Paul Connor, a partner in Steamboat Wharf LLC, which owns the building housing Whyevernot.
"They will be sorely missed for sure, by us and the whole town," Connor said. "She had something for everybody."
Connor said Hug's decision doesn't appear to be related to some of the struggles downtown storeowners have faced over the past several years during repairs to the Mystic River Bridge and a streetscape project.
"She just wants to do other things in her life," Connor said. "We'll do our best to find someone to fill that spot."
Outgoing Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce President Tricia Cunningham and soon-to-be president Tricia Walsh issued a joint statement about the closing.
"Whyevernot has been an anchor store in Downtown Mystic and will be truly missed by both visitors and locals alike. They have offered the community of Mystic a wonderful place to go for gifts, jewelry, clothing and excellent customer service along with a dose of creativity," read the statement. "We are happy for Martha and wish her well on her retirement and thank her for the many years she has called Mystic her home, we will be forever grateful to her for her commitment to Mystic!"
Zagarenski said she's "cried a lot," since the announcement.
"I care about this whole community. I feel like I'm losing my friends," she said.
She's bittersweet about leaving after more than 20 years at the shop. But the retail business demands long hours on weekends, holidays and summers.
"When everyone else is playing, you're working," Zagarenski said.
Zagarenski said she plans to dedicate her time to her art. She has won two Caldecott honors for illustrations in the children's books "Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors" in 2010 and for "Sleep Like a Tiger" in 2013.


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With 1 minute remaining in the game, the Eagles led 42-40 when Kobe Morris had a key turnover in which Black said Sussex Tech stole the ball and tied the game 42-42. With 40 seconds left on the clock, the Eagles attempted to hold for one more shot. Black said Boaz Menard turned the ball over leading to a Sussex Tech fast break to take the lead with 15 seconds left, but Donte Ritchie ran his opponent down and blocked the Sussex Tech layup.
Tech received the ball back but then turned the ball over with 11 seconds left. The Eagles ran back up the floor, Ritchie found a wide open Vincent Jubilee underneath the basket for the win. Menard capped the game with two foul shots with 5 seconds left to close out the game 46-42.
Smyrna was led by Jubilee with 8 points and 18 rebounds, Jameir Sudler with 8 points, and Greg Duggans with 7 points.
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Most best-selling cookbooks become food-stained, but the pages of Miracles and Meals will become tear-stained as you read the 115 incredible stories of survivors from the horrors of the Holocaust. Each story is accompanied by treasured recipes that come from survivors all over the world.
Joanne and Harvey Caras were in Toronto in late April to launch Miracles and Meals, Volume 2 of The Holocaust Survivor Cookbook, at Uptown Chabad. Joanne's presentation was mesmerizing, bringing tears to the eyes of the audience as she shared some of the heart-wrenching stories submitted by Holocaust survivors and their families.
Joanne and Harvey have travelled to more than 150 cities around the world sharing their World Mitzvah project with thousands of men and women. The goal of the Caras family is to sell six million cookbooks worldwide. Profits from their first volume, The Holocaust Survivor Cookbook, have helped feed hundreds of poor people each day at the Carmei Ha'ir Soup Kitchen in Jerusalem. Their cookbooks have also earned three-quarters of a million dollars for groups that have used them as a fundraiser.
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"Twenty-two souls of my immediate family perished: my parents, brothers, sisters, their spouses and eight nieces and nephews, including an infant born – still in the bunker under the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto. Every Jew has a matzevah, a tombstone, a grave to go to. We have none. To us survivors, this was denied. I am one of the last generations of eyewitnesses. In the twilight of my days, I am pouring out the terrors of my life in the Warsaw Ghetto and in the death camps. But it has come to a time when we survivors must entrust our painful legacy to the youth – it is you who will carry our testimonies in the future and ensure that the voices of those who deny this atrocity are silenced." –Ella Blumenthal, Cape Town, South Africa
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The following excerpt comes from the survival story of Sophie Soil of Toronto, who was born in 1935 in Iasi, Romania. Sophie and her family bear witness to numerous traumatic Nazi-perpetrated atrocities.
"I remember well when the German soldiers came and took over our two-room, main-floor apartment, brought their horses indoors and settled in without our consent, with the worst to follow. The only thing that saved us was my gutsy mother making a deal with them: that if they let us stay and supplied her with the necessary ingredients, she would cook for them – if we could also have some leftovers for ourselves."
Sophie Soil managed to survive and now lives in Toronto. She has written poetry, prose and short stories that have been published in literary journals and anthologies worldwide. Her third memoir is Yesterday Runs Always Through It: Reminiscences of My Life and Times (2010). She also has certificates as a chartered and master herbalist and researches and writes about alternative health. She writes: "Through my many progeny and a life well lived, I consider it to be my vindication."
1 large eggplant (2 lb., cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch slices – about 8)
coarse salt and ground pepper to taste
1 cup best quality marinara sauce
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
1 large egg
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 tsp. oregano
1 cup shredded mozzarella (8 oz.)
crusty bread for serving (optional)
Season eggplant with salt and pepper; arrange in shallow 2-quart oven dish with a lid. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes until tender and pliable, but not fully cooked.
With spatula, transfer eggplant from dish to paper towel-lined baking sheet and arrange in a single layer.
Blot the oven dish dry and spread bottom with 1/4 cup marinara sauce; set aside.
In small bowl, mix together ricotta, Parmesan, egg, garlic, oregano, 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. pepper, or to taste. Dividing evenly, spoon ricotta mix onto the wide end of eggplant slices, leaving a 1-inch border on either side.
Starting at the wide end, roll up slices and arrange seam-side down in a single layer in the prepared dish. Top with remaining 3/4 cup of marinara sauce.
Cover dish and bake in 350-degree oven about 1 hour, sprinkle with mozzarella and bake again for a few minutes until cheese is melted. Serve with bread, if desired, garnished with more Parmesan. Serves 2 to 4.
4 medium onions, diced
2 tbsp. grapeseed oil
1 small green cabbage, chopped small
salt and pepper to taste
4 (or more) servings of meat (lamb shanks, beef, turkey, chicken)
1 or 2 large bottles V-8 juice or tomato juice
vegetable broth and tomato juice to cover
organic ketchup to taste
Chop onions, place the oil in large soup pot and sauté half, keeping the other half to add to the chopped cabbage.
In large bowl, mix the rest of the raw onions, chopped cabbage and salt, mixing and pressing/squeezing together by hand to soften the cabbage. When onions are sautéed, add the cabbage, meat and rest of the ingredients.
Bring to a slow boil, season to taste and simmer about 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until cabbage is soft and the meat is cooked through.
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Faye Lazebnik Schulman of Toronto was born in Lenin, Poland, one of seven children. Faye's eldest brother, Moishe, studied to become a photographer and ran a successful photography business prior to the war. Faye worked as his assistant, learning the skills that ultimately saved her life.
"Faye was forced to work as a photographer for the Nazis. She processed the photographs they took as they meticulously documented their inhumane activities. Because of her work as a photographer, she was able to leave the ghetto each day. She risked her life getting food for her family and others by trading with local farmers and peasants.
"At dawn, on Aug. 14, 1942, the Jews of Lenin were forced from their homes and assembled in the town square. Faye recalls helping her sister dress her two young children as everyone hurried out. She hugged them silently. As the Jews were marched out, Faye walked past the commander, the Gebiets Kommissar, whose picture she had taken, and recognizing her, he suddenly nodded to an SS soldier who told her to walk in another direction. Faye walked into the synagogue where a small group of 26 people were assembled. Faye wanted to run out to die together with her family. They started to shout. They said if one of them ran away, they would all be hanged. Faye did not want to risk their lives. She climbed up into the attic and watched as the remaining Jews of Lenin (approximately 1,850 people), including her parents, two sisters, brother-in-law, youngest brother, niece and nephew were marched to three open trenches where they were shot and cruelly murdered. Their cries still echo in her ears. The Nazis took pictures of the killing, and later, Faye was required to develop the film. She kept copies of the photographs."
Faye Schulman wrote a book titled A Partisan's Memoir and the title of her movie is Out of the Fire. She has spoken about her Holocaust experiences all over the world, and now her exhibit of photographs travels the world too.
"Jewish people did not go like lambs to the slaughter. They fought back. I was a photographer. I have pictures. I have proof."
6 eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/3 cup water
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
Beat egg yolks until thick and light. Add sugar and blend well. Add dry ingredients, flavouring and water. Mix well.
Beat egg whites with cream of tartar. Add to batter.
Pour into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325 for 55 minutes.
Norene Gilletz is a food writer, culinary consultant, spokesperson, cooking instructor, lecturer and editor.


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Troop resources include the Advancement Campout and monthly Troop Program Themes.
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Requirement resources
1a. Map & Compass:
- REI Videos: Parts of a Compass - Topographic Maps - Map to Compass - Compass to Map - Triangulation - Declination
- REI:Navigation Basics
- Topographical Maps Free US Geological Survey - Topozone.com - Google Satellite, Street, and Terrain Maps
1b. Hiking
- Hiking Links: Leave No Trace - Essentials - Amer. Hiking Soc.: Safety - Food - Cold - Myths - Footwear -
- REI: Compass - Day Hike - Food - Hydration - Insects - Layering - Lightweight - Navigation - Rain - Socks - Sun - Hot/Cold
2c, 2d. Prepare a fire: Can be completed by earning the Totin' Chip and the Firem'n Chit.
- The Boy Scout Handbook is the primary reference. See Campfire Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: Campfire Setup - Campfire Types - Campfire Starting - Campfire Safety - Firem'n Chit - Fire Safety Merit Badge
2e, 2f., & 2g. Cooking:
- Outdoor Cooking Videos: Food Selection - Food Quality - Stoves - Utensils - Water Purification - Leave No Trace
- Cooking Gear: REI: Cookware - BSA Cooking Gear - REI: Stoves - Stove Safety
- Dutch Oven Cooking: International Dutch Oven Society - USScouts.Org - MacScouter - dutchovencookware.com
3. Flag Ceremonies
4. Service Projects
5. Ecology Resources:
- General Resources: American Museum of Natural History - Discover Magazine - Environmental Protection Agency - Int. Assn. of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Nat. Climatic Data Center - Nat. Geographic Society - Nat. Park Service - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - American Meteorological Society - American Zoo and Aquarium Association - The Discovery Channel - Nat. Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Nat. Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin - Nat. Wildlife Federation
- Conservation Resources: Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badge resources - Conservation and Resource Center - Leave No Trace Center - Wildlife Conservation Society
- Bird Resources: Bird Study Merit Badge resources
- Fish Resources: Fishing Merit Badge Requirement resources - American Fisheries Society
- Insect Resources: Insect Study Merit Badge resources
- Mammal Resources: Mammal Study Merit Badge resources
- Reptile & Amphibian Resources: Reptile and Amphibian Study Merit Badge resources - Frog Songs
6. First Aid:
6a. Mayo: Choking - Mayo: Bleeding - WebMD: Bleeding - [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-poisoning/FA00029 Mayo: Poisoning
6b. First Aid Kit
6c. Mayo: Foreign object in the eye - Mayo: Animal bites - WebMD: Puncture Wound - Mayo: Burns - WebMD: Burns - Mayo: Heat exhaustion - Mayo: Heatstroke - Mayo: Shock - WebMD: Dehydration - Mayo: Hypothermia - WebMD: Hypothermia - eHow: Hyperventilation - WebMD: Hyperventilation
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See First-Aid Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: First Aid merit badge pamphlet - First-Aid Kit - Emergency Kit - Guide to Safe Scouting - Annual Health & Medical Record
7. Swimming:
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See Swimming Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: Swimming & Lifesaving Merit Badge Pamphlets - Guide to Safe Scouting - Safe Swim Defense - Safety Afloat
9: What does Scout Spirit really mean? (It's not what you do in your troop!)
10: Scoutmaster Conference - Explains that you don't "pass" a Scoutmaster Conference and how to appeal.
11: Board of Review - What can they ask? How long can it be? Is the uniform really required? How do you appeal?
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Related Awards
1-2: Camping and Outdoor Skills Awards
5: Ecology Awards
|Ecology-related awards
6: Emergency Preparedness Awards
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7 Aquatic Awards
See also
Scout • Tenderfoot • Second Class • First Class • Star • Life • Eagle Scout • Eagle Palms
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A second passenger has died from injuries suffered in DUI-related crash.
A Waynesboro man faces additional charges after a second person died from injuries received in a Dec. 31 crash in the Borough of Chambersburg.
According to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Magisterial District Judge Glenn Manns office, additional counts of homicide by vehicle and homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence were lodged against Agustin Macias-Marquez, 27, of 358 Aycher Ave. on Jan. 17 after the death of Madison Perry, 24, of Shippensburg.
The York County coroner's office confirmed today that Perry died at York Hospital as a result of injuries suffered in the accident. Perry's obituary from Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc. lists his date of death as Jan. 10.
Macias-Marquez was originally charged with one count of homicide by vehicle when a passenger in the car he hit — Heather Coble, 25, of Shippensburg — died shortly after the crash.
Macias-Marquez is expected in Franklin County Court today for a preliminary hearing.
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Macias-Marquez was driving a Ford Expedition along Cleveland Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. Dec. 31 when he hit a Saturn sedan driven by Nicholas Fortenberry, 30, of Shippensburg at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and McKinley Street.
Macias-Marquez had a blood-alcohol level that was nearly twice the legal limit more than four hours after the crash, the affidavit said. The force of the crash left both vehicles resting against a nearby home.
Coble was pronounced dead at Chambersburg Hospital by Franklin County Coroner Jeffrey R. Conner shortly after the crash.
Fortenberry and Perry were flown from the scene to York Hospital for treatment of their injuries. Fortenberry remains listed in serious condition at York Hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Macias-Marquez also faces counts of aggravated assault while DUI and other traffic offenses. He is being held in Franklin County Jail in lieu of $350,000 bail.


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Work will likely begin this year on a long-distance pipeline designed to carry sediment from the Mississippi River to restore wetlands east of Lafourche Parish.
Work will likely begin this year on a long-distance pipeline designed to carry sediment from the Mississippi River to restore wetlands east of Lafourche Parish.
The parish's contribution to the pipeline was a point of contention for some Lafourche politicians. Local Levee District directors say the project is an illustration of how some marsh creation can be done locally in the future.
The project consists of a corridor and pipeline that will carry sediment from the river over levees and under roads and bayous before spewing it into the Barataria Basin.
Spreading enough of the sediment strategically creates marsh in open water and bolsters surrounding wetlands threatened by lapping waves.
Officials will ask companies to submit bids in March to construct the pipeline, said project manager Kenneth Bahlinger. Construction should begin this year.
The pipeline was originally intended to carry sediment to build wetlands in Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes and south of Lafourche's Delta Farm area. But rising costs halted the plans in Plaquemines.
Lafourche contributed $1 million after a confrontational debate. Some councilmen felt the money would be better spent on a project that is guaranteed to reach Lafourche Parish.
Bahlinger said the intent is still to bring it to Lafourche via the corridor left after the original pipeline is dismantled.
"You have to have something to put the pipe on," Bahlinger said.
Parish President Charlotte Randolph previously described the $1 million contribution as an investment.
The pipeline combines two projects to carry 8 million cubic yards of sediment to create about 550 acres of marsh.
Bahlinger declined to give an estimate for the total project with requests for bids to go out soon, but state officials late last year estimated the cost at around $60 million.
The state has lost 1,880 square miles of land to subsidence and erosion in the past 100 years. Reversing that trend is a focus of the state's coastal master plan. That plan identifies $50 billion in potential restoration and protection projects to be implemented across the next 50 years.
The master plan, which is largely unfunded, identifies about $18 billion in marsh-restoration projects over the next 50 years. Most of the projects use pipelines for sediment delivery.
Lafourche and Terrebonne sit in a difficult spot for restoration because of the long distances sediment would have to travel via pipeline to get to the most critical wetlands, Terrebonne Levee Director Reggie Dupre said.
The parishes' levee districts have their own marsh-creation projects as part of federally required repairs for wetlands damaged by flood-protection projects.
The South Lafourche Levee District has completed a handful of marsh-creation projects outside the levee system in Lafourche.
"We try to take a natural approach and keep costs down as low as possible," said Windell Curole, the district's director.
Curole said careful choice of location to reduce wave action is important. He also said doing away with some of the more technical aspects of marsh creation like containment banks and carrying material from afar can drive down the cost of creating wetlands locally.
Just over the western levee in Golden Meadow, about 130 acres of marsh sit at the toe of the levee. Curole said the project was scheduled to create 50 acres but created more because the area was in broken marsh protected from wave action.
Curole said sediment dredged from smaller, closer waterways is useful for small restoration jobs, but every marsh-creation site has different considerations.
"We just have to be smart with every project," Curole said. "You can't apply the same standard to each project."
Though it may be cheaper, state officials see using local sediment as "robbing Peter to pay Paul" and inadequate for larger-scale projects.
"In the long run, it is obvious that the long-term solution is massive, and that is getting massive amounts of sediment in the area," said Chuck Perrodin, spokesman for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. "We are looking to reach (the area), whether it is with pipelines. We are looking at a number of different means right now."
Dupre said the solution includes both local and river sediment.
"In my opinion, for local and smaller projects, although the material on the inner lakes might not be as good a quality, the price is such that it is worth considering," Dupre said.
Dupre noted Terrebonne Parish has discussed building a sediment pipeline from the Atchafalaya River into Terrebonne Parish's starving wetlands. That project is far from getting started, but some money has been allocated to it.
Dupre said the distance required by such a pipeline means it likely won't be a solution for the entire parish.
"There is only so far you can get with these," Dupre said. "In Terrebonne, the furthest you are going to get is the Houma Navigation Canal. That is still going to be very difficult."
As a result, he said, the district must focus more on outright protection measures.