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EditSeq is a legacy application that has largely been replaced by SeqBuilder. However, we still provide EditSeq with every Lasergene system, primarily as a utility for importing and editing some less common file formats. With EditSeq, you can manually edit sequence, comments, and annotations, conveniently separated into three panes. Available functions include reverse complement, invert, translate, back-translate, and ORF identification.
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Empire of Shadovia
|(Empire of Shadovia)
|Kingdom of Denmark
|Notable People
Before the Happening
Shadovia Prime was a frozen planet, filled with metals and minerals. The only habitable zones were along the equator and the Poles. Just as on any other planet, the Shadovians evolved and thrived on the planet in its early days. Lower Ice Daemons would raid villages and towns from time to time, but the Drakes(or Drae' K Dei, in early tongues)and the Davenports (Day'Ron Porte, among other noble families, would take care of the hostiles with relative ease. Metalworking, Farming, Dictating, and Engineering came to the Shadovians relatively early, allowing them to expand quite alot early on. Not too long after mass-expansion, Shadovia's kingdoms were scattered and divided, both in physically and mentally. A civil war started, with the main aggressors being many smaller Kingdoms and the very important Hoff Kingdom versus the Nation of Lux, due to Lux refusing to share its resources(and technology). A man named Kevrone Drakus of the Hoff Kingdom changed the war altogether with his invention of the Biron full-armour suit, along with the introduction of Gresh (an early Shadovian gunpowder), which was used in the development of the first firearm, the Hoffman. The Nation of Lux wanted to end the war for good, so they dispatched a legion of 3D-Rangers, wielding experimental repeating crossbows. Little did they know,the men of Hoff had a surprise for them as well. Bolts pinged off of metal and Crystal rounds shredded through leather and flesh. Many tried to escape and made the mistake of leaving the safety of the forest border. With nothing to hook onto, the soldiers were gunned down with no mercy. After what was left of his men returned to him with this news, the Overlord of Lux, John Davusportoux, surrendered his Kingdom to his aggressors. Surprising, Kevrone allowed his captives to continue with life as usual in this Nation. Under his rulership. Keep in mind that this war lasted for a mere week. Not a surprise from someone of the Drake lineage.
Nine Centuries of "peace" later, the almost united Shadovians dared to venture into space and succeeded. Then finally came the Space Knight Age. This age could've been considered the dumbest mistake the Shadovians ever made. They developed so fast, but knew so little. They found a hunk of metal floating near their Homeworld and decided not to figure out what it came from or what it was, but to bring it back to their world. To them, it was nothing but a hunk of cool looking metal. However, its purpose wont be revealed until many of years later.
The Happening/Age of Unification
The hunk of metal turned out to be an alien satellite. The Aliens, whos identity and origin are still unknown, came to Shadovia. The alien craft landed a few yards away from the Shadovian craft, along with dozens of others landing in the distance. When they exited their ship, the intergalactic virgin Shadovians stood there, wetting their pants and wishing they had left the hunk of metal floating in space. Never had they seen such large, grimacing creatures. These creatures turned out to be men in TK level 7+ Hardsuits. Instead of taking what was theirs, they gave the Shadovians everything they had on their ship. They were giving them tech, resources, genecodes and blueprints. In return, all they wanted was a few cattle and a truckload of apple seeds. Then they were gone. Shadovian computers couldnt track their location at all, no matter how much power was given to them. The last thing the creatures said was to "Be prepared for the next time.". So the Shadovians got to work, united and drunken. The soon began traversing the stars and expanding their empire. Still, they knew very little about what lied ahead. Years of warring with other factions and monstrosities. Shado VI had the worst of it. Soon, the Shadovians proved to achieve an armstice between the Unknowns and themselves, under the leadership of Fontaine Davenport, the Auxiliary Supreme Overlord.
Noble Age
The once war-striken planet Shado VI was in a time of peace until an unexspected enemy attacked. Shadovian Empire came to its breaking point after being nearly wiped out by the traitorous Futuron Invasion forces. The Shadovians had no military at all, except for a Paramilitary orginazition named "Blackwatch" formed by War-criminal, Solomon Drake, who is also the SOs son. After a few days of failed retaliations, Supreme Overlord Drake ordered the release of his son and personally made a deal with him. Shadovia will provide the TeKK and provisions if the Blackwatch provide the means of defense. Solomon agreed to this on two conditions, that his comrades be released and prepared immediately and that Blackwatch would become the main fighting force for Shadovia. The SO told him that his comrades would be released, but he could not be the main military force, but will be a building block for one. After rounds of beer and donuts, Blackwatch was placed in action. The Futuron Invasion forces were wiped out and Solomon Drake was redeemed. From the Blackwatch branch came the Rapid Response Force, Grey Guard, Crimson Guard, Deathwatch, the Sons of the Supreme Overlord, and the L.O.S.T.(Low Orbit Shock Troopers/ Laughingly Obnoxious Suicidal Twats). Solomon Drake now serves as Supreme Commander of S.S.P.A.C., though there is a new Supreme Overlord, who seems to be more aggressive than the last and has ordered all planets in the Shadovian Empire to be armed and to establish outpost on moons and material worlds. He also established the Shadovian Imperial Space Command and appointed Solomon's son, his grandson, a brilliant strategist, as Fleet Admiral.
A short while later after the initial Futuron invasion, the Praelites invaded the Shadovians in a massive, bloody crusade for their Czar, who affiliated himself with a group calling themselves the Legion of the Brik, who will later be revealed. Streaks of orange, white and grey left landing skiffs with Lasguns blazing. The landing party wiped out the RRF and the Crimson guard. The L.O.S.T., Blackwatch, and Grey Guardsmen where called to action, though they didn't fare any better than their comrades. Soon, The Praelites controlled most of the Shadovians crippled empire. This was all within a matter of hours. The Praelite Czar, Azon, himself emerged from the Praelite MCC along with his dunce of a brother, Pike. When they looted and slaughtered all of the Shadovians they could, including the Supreme Overlord's son, they called for a mass Exterminatus device code named the "Hyperion" to be aimed at the Shadovian Empire. The Shadovian War General Lynn Davenport knew what they had to do. In the depths of Shadovia, there was facility housing an experimental teleportation device which was being developed for the use of transporting Massive objects such as Warships and Planet Devourers around the Brikverse. Drake had the last of the Science teams and the head engineer scramble to get it up and working. Just as the "Hammer" finished charging, fired and reached the planet, the last of the Shadovians were scanned and teleported somewhere across the cosmos. Gone and alone, but safe. Or so they thought.
Current Age/Age of Chagrin
Currently, Shadovia is fighting multipe wars on different fronts, with one being a civil war within the hierarchy.
Shadovians don't waste time debating on religions. Their belief is that they all have a duty to explore and understand the universe. Then finally, they will decide on what they will instill their faith in. The Greater Good and the Journey to the brink of the universes is all that matters.


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Sidney Rice will make Seahawks debut against Arizona – The Seahawks signed receiver Sidney Rice for his hands, but there's at least a little pressure on his shoulders in Seattle's home opener against Arizona on Sunday. Danny O'Neil Seattle Times
Seahawks hope healthy Rice can perk up woeful offense – The Seattle Seahawks will finally unveil their shiny new toy they obtained during free agency.Seattle coach Pete Carroll said after practice that receiver Sidney Rice will play for the first time in a regular season game for the Seahawks on Sunday against Arizona in the team's home opener. Eric Williams News Tribune
The 3-4 has become a chore for Hawks – Expect few surprises when Seattle's offense faces Arizona's defense this afternoon. Arizona defensive coordinator and Tacoma native Ray Horton cut his teeth under the tutelage of legendary Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau, working seven years as the team's secondary coach. – Eric Williams – News Tribune
Seahawks hoping for some home-field magic – It wasn't all that long ago that the Seahawks shook the earth in their home finale. Just nine months, actually, since Marshawn Lynch ran around, over and through most everyone and the largest home underdog in NFL playoff history defeated the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. – Danny O'Neil Seattle Times
2011 Seahawks Week 2: Five observations – Five things I noticed while watching the Seattle Seahawks during their 24-0 defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2: By Mike Sando – ESPN NFC West Blogger
Seahawks try to get back on track against Cardinals – The Seahawks know their home opener against Arizona isn't just another game on the schedule. Pete Carroll and his players know no one will buy the every-game-is-equally-important cliche. By John Boyle, Herald Writer
Seahawks hope to target TE Miller more often – Having used the high-priced free agent tight end mainly as a blocker so far, Seahawks want him running more routes. By John Boyle, Herald Writer
ESPN Intel Report – Cardinals vs. Seahawks – 4:15 PM ET, September 25, 2011 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA, Forecast for Sunday, September 25, 2011 – Lo: 54°F Hi: 67°F Precip: 60% – ESPN.com
– 8 people who should raise the 12th Man flag – The 2011-12 Seattle Seahawks home opener is in a couple days and despite their 0-2 start, the 12th Man Flag is still going to be raised before every game. Allow me to name some candidates to raise the flag this season. – David Nelson – Seattle Pi
– Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor Defending the Deep Ball – The Seahawks defensive performances against the 49ers and Steelers have been worrisome, but it is easier to name bright spots there than it is for offense. Particularly, our young safety duo of Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor have been getting a lot of praise. – Thomas Beekers – FieldGulls.com
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California's cotton acreage will continue to decline. The only question is where will be the bottom?
Earl Williams, president of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association, said "the general consensus" of the California cotton industry is it will "probably shrink more" in 2007.
Williams made his remarks at a field day sponsored by Hazera Seed Company near Firebaugh, Calif., to growers and others about ready to gather this year's crop, which at 556,000 acres is the lowest California acreage since the 1940s.
They did not want to hear that.
The bottom figure most prominently bantered about is 400,000 acres to 450,000 acres.
If it reaches that level, Williams predicts it will be two-thirds Pima and one-third Acala.
"Other than losing good friends in the ginning and cotton growing business, I am not too dismayed about the future of the California cotton industry," he added. "For a lot of reasons, the sooner we get to where we are going (on acreage) the better off we are all going to be."
Cotton is being pushed off long-time cotton ground by higher value trees and vines and alfalfa and corn for the growing dairy industry. Processing tomatoes are expected to take more cotton ground next season with higher prices. Cotton prices have not kept up with rising production costs and there are more attractive alternatives.
Williams believes California will settle about where it has been in the past, the grower and marketer of high quality, high demand cotton.
For decades that was Acala, a longer, stronger Upland cotton. However, other cotton varieties and cotton producing areas can produce similar cottons and deliver it to the mills cheaper than they can buy SJF Acala.
California will have to find another niche.
Fortunately, California has become the Pima capital of the world with a cotton in high demand at high prices. By comparison, Pima is now priced at about $1.30 per pound while Acala is less than 80 cents per pound. And SJV growers can produce just as much Pima per acre as Acala.
Pima is very much a niche cotton and Williams predicts there will be more cotton like that; perhaps roller ginned Acala or other super premium saw-ginned Acalas.
Hybrid Hazera fits into that niche category. It's a Pima type cotton that grows on tougher soils.
"I think as more gins convert to roller gin stands you will see more opportunities for Hazera," said Williams.
"California will find its place in the market. It will be a smaller market, but it will be a unique market for California cottons," Williams concluded.
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15 Years Ago
April 23, 1998
Mulch has become a landscape staple, almost to a fault when it is over applied, smothering roots and girdling trunks. When done properly it can help to suppress weeds, retain moisture and moderate temperature. These things can be achieved using a variety of materials but which type of mulch suits your needs best?
April 9, 1998
Lauren Poer is the Williamstown Elementary School Intermediate Student of the Week. She is 12-years-old and is in the sixth grade. She was selected by her GLOW teacher. At school she participated in GLOW and Odyssey of the Mind. She is also a junior cheerleader and band member. Math is her favorite subject.
These Another Place In Time photos feature Robert and Sadie Pelfrey. Thanks to Joni Pelfrey for providing the photos and Lisa Pelfrey and Joyce Faulkner for calling in guesses.
If you've got an old photo, you'd like to see featured in the News, bring it to the News office. Photos can be scanned and returned in the same visit.
Last year our serviceberry was afflicted with a whimsical looking disease; the beautiful blue berries that appear in the summer looked like something from a Dr. Seuss book. In a good year the cedar wax wings usually flock in and eat the berries as they ripen, not so last year. The strange, white tubular protrusions that the berries were covered in not only looked funny but they kept the birds away, too.
April 2, 1998
Cheryll Osborne, an employee with the USDA Rural Development Office in Campbellsburg, was promoted to community development assistant in the Williamstown office. She has been employed with the Rural Development for seven years. Osborne is an Owen County native and lives there still.
15 Years
February 26, 1998
Navy Lt. Marcus C. Camacho, a 1988 graduate of Grant County High School in Dry Ridge, has arrived in the Arabian Gulf with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence. President Bill Clinton ordered the carrier to the area in response to rising tensions there.
This Another Place In Time photo features a flooded Newport in the 1930's. There were no guesses called in. Thanks to Aaron Johnson for submitting the photo.
February 19, 1998
Williamstown Independent Schools received a $1,000 grant form the Cinergy Foundation. The foundation has awarded $102,650 in grant money to several Kentucky organizations. The grant, written by Superintendent Cliff Wallace will be used to bring a motivational speaker, Zach Clemmons, to work with students.
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Visual Arts Alumni
Cotton Estes '07
In 2007 Cotton received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which allowed her to explore a long standing, personal inquiry about the social role of architecture. Over one year she visited many post-industrial cities, investigating the processes of appropriation and adaption of abandoned industrial buildings. more »
Shaun El C. Leonardo '01
Received his Masters of Fine Arts from the Painting Department at the San Francisco Art Institute and currently lives/works in New York City. He has participated in residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, The New York Studio School and The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. El C.'s work has been shown in Barcelona, San Francisco and Dallas with current exhibitions in New York City. Leonardo also continues his performance work highlighted by the reoccurring wrestling event El Conquistador vs. The Invisible Man. elcleonardo.com
Campus News Article: Shaun El C. Leonardo '01 brings Bowdoin Football to the LA County Museum of Art
Michael Zachary '02
has had work in group shows at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Contemporary Artists' Center (North Adams, MA), and the Boston Center for the Arts. This summer a solo show of works on paper will be on view at SPACE in Portland. He has held a residency at the Vermont Studio Center and participated in The Drawing Center's viewing program.
Wade Kavanaugh '01
is a sculptor currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to several group shows in New York City, he has work in an upcoming exhibition at the Bronx Museum of Art in June, 2005 and is involved in a collaborative project at The Maproom in Portland, ME in May. He has also received a residency grant from the Franconia Sculpture Park in Minnesota for this summer. wadekavanaugh.info »
Ben Butler '00
received his M.F.A. from the sculpture department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In addition to his exhibitions in both New York and Chicago, he has had two outdoor public projects at the University of West Alabama, and the Evanston Art Center. Butler has held residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Plane Space, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, Vermont Studio Center, and Ucross Foundation. He is represented by Zg Gallery in Chicago and Plane Space in New York.
Dave Fogler '90
Model Maker/Sculptor, Industrial Light & Magic. Dave's film credits include Starship Troopers, Star Wars Episode I, Galaxy Quest, Pearl Harbor and A.I.
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Cassie Jones '01
Following her graduation in 2001, Cassie Jones was a co-founder of Wethli Durrie Jones, a public art and mural painting partnership that she established with Bowdoin classmate Kyle Durrie '01 and Bowdoin Professor of Art Mark Wethli. In addition to her work with Wethli Durrie Jones on major mural commissions for Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick and the Maine Department of Transportation Office Building in Augusta (a Maine Arts Commission Percent for Art Project), Jones has had work included in the 2002 and 2004 Juried Biennial at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art and the 2003 and 2005 Portland Museum of Art Juried Biennial, among others. Jones is presently living and working in New York City. cassiejones.net »
Todd Siler '75
Come and rediscover who you are at this new art adventure by this most "curious character,"
A.R.T.Strings opens on September 10th 2004 at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. We're looking forward to seeing you there! bmoca.org »
Charlotte Agell '81
The illustrator of nummerous children's books, including: Dancing Feet, I Slide Into The White Of Winter, I Swam With A Seal, I Wear Long Green Hair In The Summer, Mud Makes Me Dance In The Spring, The Sailor's Book, To The Island, Welcome Home or Someplace Like It, Wind Spins Me Around In The Fall.
Jamey Morrill '92 is a sculptor who received his MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2002. He lives in Providence and teaches as an adjunct at Rhode Island College. "Strip Mining the Profound: An Artist's Slide Lecture by Sculptor Jamey Morrill" is the talk he gave at Bowdoin College in September 2004.
Deke Weaver '85
is a Performance Artist who performed "The Ghosts of Prague" at Bowdoin College in September 2004. dekeweaver.com »
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Manhunt Intensifies for Robbery Suspect
The dragnet is widening for the suspect in a weekend armed robbery in Point Pleasant Beach. Authorities say that Ali Muhammad Brown is also wanted in connection with three homicides in Washington State.
Brown faces a first-degree robbery charge and a second-degree weapons count in Point Pleasant Beach. An Ocean County Superior Court judge issued a $500,000 arrest warrant. Police warned that Brown should be considered armed and dangerous.
According to borough police, the 46-year-old victim recounted being approached at around 8 AM Sunday in front of the Green Planet coffee shop on Arnold Avenue. It was open at the time and patrons were inside, police said.
The man identified as Brown trained a handgun on the victim in an apparent robbery and carjacking attempt, took his wallet and keys, and ran, police said, adding that the victim was unhurt.
The gun has not been recovered and Brown is believed to have changed clothing afterward.
Brown is also sought for failing to register as a sex offender, authorities said. He's described as about 6'1" in height and believed to be familiar with East Orange and the surrounding vicinity.
If you know of Brown's whereabouts or have seen him, police urge you to reach Detective Clint Daniel at 732-892-0500, extension 160. Seattle police and the U.S. Marshall's Service are now involved in the search.


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NEW YORK (AP) — "Judaism isn't my life," a prisoner says in "The Twenty-Seventh Man," Nathan Englander's sad and chilling play about a group of Jewish writers rounded up by Josef Stalin's secret police. "It's my culture, my language. No more."
The tragedy of that statement is, of course, clear to everyone else — to the other prisoners in the cell, and to the audience. Stalin and his henchmen, like the Nazis, didn't seem to care about such subtle distinctions. A Jew was a Jew, no matter how he "defined" his Judaism.
An undercurrent of deep sadness runs through the 100 or so minutes of "The Twenty-Seventh Man," which opened Sunday night at The Public Theater. That's because the end never seems much in doubt. The question is how we will get there.
Director Barry Edelstein does an admirable job of keeping the action moving, with little real action to speak of; Until the (very effective) final moment, the scene shifts only once, from the freezing cell where four writers are kept, to a prison office, and back again. And Edelstein is blessed with a uniformly excellent cast.
The one weakness — and this is unfortunate given that the play speaks of the beauty of language — is that sometimes the language feels stilted. Though this is a new play, adapted by Englander from his short story of the same name, the dialogue sounds, at times, dated and musty, particularly as philosophical discussions among the prisoners ramble on.
Not that there aren't touches of welcome humor. The wise Yevgeny Zunser, sort of an elder statesman among the writers, explains why he dresses in such a dapper manner: "Real work does not get done by a man in his underpants," he quips.
There is certainly no humor, though, in the particularly biting scene in that prison, between the Agent in Charge (the very title induces chills, and the accomplished actor Byron Jennings adds his own) and Vasily Korinsky, the self-important poet who seeks to prove he's not like the others. It's all a big mistake, Korinsky insists with brio, leading up to this meeting. He's a great patriot, after all. And he has connections, to boot. Soon this will all be resolved.
But Korinsky, played with heartbreaking bluster and self-delusion by Chip Zien, has no idea what he's up against. Not to reveal too much, but it's safe to say that the next time we see Korinsky, he is deluded no more.
Zien and Jennings are matched by an equally skilled company of actors. As Zunser, Ron Rifkin exudes a sad, touching nobility. Daniel Oreskes brings humor and vibrant life, both physical and emotional, to the role of poet Moishe Bretsky, a big man with big appetites and a defiant love for the Yiddish language.
And Noah Robbins movingly conveys both the terror and pride of a young man, a boy really, who finds himself incarcerated with the great writers he so admires. His character, Pinchas Pelovits, is horrified to be in prison and facing possible death, but thrilled to be counted among his heroes.
After all, Pelovits reveals to his bewildered cellmates, he has written much — novel after novel, in fact, day after day, in his room — but published absolutely nothing. His name is unknown. So how did he get there? Twenty-six well-known writers have been rounded up, but Pelovits is the 27th (hence the play's title.) Why?
That's the mystery that drives the play, and it's a welcome one, dramatically speaking; there doesn't seem to be too much mystery, after all, about the probable fate of a cell full of Jews rounded up by Stalin's secret police.
Even more welcome is the very existence of a play that teaches or reminds audiences — younger ones, too, we can hope — about some of the horrors of the 20th century. (The play refers to real events). And Englander reminds us, too, of something most of us surely take for granted: the freedom to create, or write, well or badly, in whatever language we please.
"No more than your language?" responds Zunser, to Korinsky's claim that his Judaism is "no more" than that.
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During the past few days, I've been in the odd position of defending aspects of President Obama's Cairo speech against criticism lodged by people I admire. But though I consider some of the criticism over-heated, I share the critics' dismay with Obama's position on Israel. Specifically, I am dismayed that (1) Obama is not pro-Israel, (2) his sympathies lie with the Palestinians, not the Israelis, and (3) his policy has not been even-handed.
Obama's policy does not purport to be pro-Israel, but rather "even-handed." Obama would no doubt contend that to be "even-handed" is to be, ultimately, pro-Israel because the real interests of the Israelis and the Palestinians converge. This assumes that the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians is one of the world's longest running "false choices." It also assumes that Obama understands Israel's interests better than the Israelis. The arrogance of these assumptions, though breath-taking, is not surprising given the source.
In any event, Obama certainly is not pro-Israel in the ordinary sense. But he should be. As George Will says, "it is unworthy of the United States to aspire to be even-handed between those who would destroy and those who would preserve the only democracy in that region." And it is unhealthy for the United States to aspire to be even-handed between a longstanding ally and a people who wish us ill to the point of demonstrating spontaneous joy on 9/11.
Second, though Obama purports to be even-handed, his sympathies are with the Palestinians. At one level, this is the natural consequence of the narrative he has embraced: two peoples have suffered injustices and, as result, have strong claims for a state of their own. One of them, the Jewish people, has a state. The other remains stateless. Naturally, it is the latter group that Obama believes is deserving of his sympathy.
At a less rational level, Obama sympathizes with the Palestinians rather than the Israelis by virtue of the same reflex that most leftists – including close associates and former associates like Jeremiah Wright and Samatha Power – do. I'm referring to the anti-Western, pro "people of color" reflex (I don't assume that Obama is anti-Jewish, as Wright is).
Because Obama's sympathies are with the Palestinians, it is not surprising that his approach to their dispute with Israel has not been even-handed. That approach consists of lots of hot air coupled with one concrete demand – that Israel engage in no new construction in and around its settlements. Obama thus insists that Israelis living in settlements not build homes for their children in the name of a "peace process" that cannot proceed because a unified Palestinian government does not exist, and in the hope that, if such a government emerges, it will deign to recognize the right of Israel to exist.
This is not the demand of an even-handed facilitator. This is the demand of a man determined to flex his muscles on behalf of the party with whom he sympathizes and to pick a fight with the party he considers the villain of the piece.


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By Oliver Holmes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Three car bombs exploded within minutes of each other in northwest Syria on Wednesday, killing at least two dozen people in a coordinated assault on government positions, a monitoring group said.
Fighting has spread throughout much of Syria and upended civilian life in many areas as rebels have pushed to uproot President Bashar al-Assad's better-equipped forces and tip the balance of the 22-month-old conflict.
The World Food Programme said Syria's government had authorized it to step up food aid to some 2.5 million people going hungry, but did not say when it would be able to reach them all.
In the meantime, the war shows no signs of abating.
Car bombs at government buildings and a checkpoint in Idlib province killed at least 24 people on Wednesday - most of them members of government forces - said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitoring group.
"The car bombs exploded within minutes of each other. It seems they were coordinated," the Observatory's director, Rami Abdelrahman, said.
State news agency SANA said 22 people were killed in Idlib city when two car bombs exploded and said two other bombs were defused on a main road leading to Idlib.
Reuters cannot independently verify reports from inside Syria due to government restrictions on independent media.
Insurgents have often used bomb attacks to try to break a stalemate with government forces, who have far superior firepower including warplanes and ballistic missiles.
Elsewhere in the country, the Syrian military stepped up attacks in the cities of Idlib, Hama and Homs, and seized hundreds of heat-seeking missiles from militants in the southern province of Deraa, state media reported.
The armed forces renewed their assault on "terrorists" in the northern city of Aleppo and its countryside, killing dozens in the rebel strongholds of Sukari, Bab al-Hadeed and Bustan al-Qasr, SANA reported.
A day earlier, two explosions at Aleppo's university killed at least 87 people, many of them students attending exams, in the deadliest attack on civilians to hit the commercial hub since rebels laid siege to it over the summer.
It is still unclear what caused the blasts, which each side blames on the other.
Russia - Assad's long-standing ally and arms supplier - condemned the Aleppo explosions.
"It is clear that this was a ruthless, bloody provocation, revenge by terrorists for significant losses they have sustained in the confrontation with government forces," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Damascus says rebels fired two rockets into the university.
If confirmed, the claim would suggest rebels in the area had acquired more powerful weapons than previously used.
The deputy head of the main opposition coalition criticized Western and Arab states on Wednesday for failing to make good on promises to help the group isolate the embattled president.
Pledges of support from states had proven cosmetic and "loose", the group's vice president George Sabra told Saudi-owned pan-Arab daily al-Hayat.
"There is no real political support coming to the coalition to help isolate the regime," he said.
"The friends of the Syrian regime are providing it with the tools to kill and the friends of the Syrian people are giving the regime the time it needs."
World powers have shown little appetite for armed intervention in Syria. The United States on Tuesday played down a media report that chemical weapons had been used in the country - a move U.S. President Barack Obama has said would be a "red line" for Assad.
The U.N. count of the conflict's dead has shot above 60,000.
In Geneva, the World Food Programme's Executive-Director Ertharin Cousin told reporters Syria's government had allowed it to use dozens of additional local aid agencies to reach the 2.5 million people the WFP estimates are going hungry.
The WFP has only been able to feed up to 1.5 million people in Syria each month because of the fighting and a lack of local partners capable of delivering aid.
Cousin declined to say how long it would take to reach the additional million people.
"We are always limited by the violence regardless of how many new partners we bring on," she said.
(Additional reporting by Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva, Mahmoud Habboush in Dubai, Mariam Karouny in Beirut and Steve Gutterman in Moscow; Writing by Alexander Dziadosz; Editing by Andrew Roche)


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The hazy days of summer ... and winter, spring and fall
Air pollution settles over the West's national parks
This summer, more than 2 million visitors will enjoy the high peaks and mountain meadows of Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado. Packaged in their air-conditioned cars and yearning for the next rest stop, very few of them will notice that those meadows have lost some of their color. But in alpine tundra areas in and near the park, wildflowers have given way to grass. The cause? Nitrogen deposition, a byproduct of air pollution.
Seventy percent of the nation's parks have cleaner air today than they did a decade ago, according to a report recently released by the National Park Service. But the Interior West's parks have been left out of the party. From Glacier National Park in northern Montana to Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, their air is clouded with increasing levels of ammonium, sulfates, nitrates and ozone.
Rocky Mountain National Park wants to do something about it. This spring, the National Park Service, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the Environmental Protection Agency formed the Rocky Mountain National Park Initiative to reduce pollutants in the park. In a recent letter to state health officials, Park Superintendent Vaughn Baker set an ambitious goal: slashing nitrogen deposition in half, to a level that probably hasn't been seen since the 1950s.
Although Baker's letter carries no regulatory authority, it's being hailed as "historic" by environmentalists, coming from an agency that in recent years has been known for keeping its organizational mouth shut on such issues. Indeed, it's the first time an individual park has worked with regulators to tackle air pollution. "The question now is whether it will result in real policy change," says Vickie Patton, senior attorney for Environmental Defense.
In the past, park pollution problems have resulted in policy changes on a regional level. In 1991, motivated by the thickening cloud of smog over Grand Canyon and other Western parks, Congress created the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission, composed of the governors of Western states, and charged it with developing a plan to combat haze on the Colorado Plateau (HCN, 6/28/93: The blurring of the West). Since 1996, when the commission made its recommendations, Western power plants have reduced sulfur dioxide emissions by more than 35 percent. And federal regulations, spurred in part by the commission's work, have reduced nitrate emissions from mobile sources such as automobiles by 70 percent.
But those reductions haven't kept up with a host of other haze-inducers, including dust, wildfire smoke and even pollutants from as far away as China. "There are things we can do something about, and other things like wildfire that we can't control," says Patrick Cummins, co-director of the Western Regional Air Partnership, the organization charged with carrying out the commission's recommendations. Emissions from the booming oil and gas industry — primarily in the form of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, and nitrogen oxide, two main ingredients of ozone — are an "emerging issue," says Cummins, "and one we're trying to get our hands around" (HCN, 10/31/05: Oil and gas drilling clouds the West's air).
On Colorado's Front Range, where the Denver metro area sprawls across the foothills and plains below Rocky Mountain National Park, regulators are considering tightening their grip on those emissions in response to dangerously high ozone levels. The energy boom has outpaced regulations, according to Michael Silverstein of the Colorado Department of Health. Energy industry sources are expected to contribute 236 tons of VOCs per day to the air next year in the Denver area, making it the largest man-made source. "We have got to get that down to a manageable level — about 90 tons per day," Silverstein says.
Although the proposed regulations are not a direct response to problems at Rocky Mountain National Park, they should help alleviate the park's ozone problems. But that's only one piece of the pollution equation. The park is currently experiencing 15 times the natural levels of nitrogen deposition — twice the critical load. Nitrogen acts as a fertilizer, but when it surpasses critical levels, it encourages the growth of grasses and sedges. Those plants choke out wildflowers, throwing the ecosystem out of balance. About half of the park's nitrogen deposition comes from ammonia, which falls out of the air to the earth and water. The rest is from nitrogen oxides, mostly from fuel combustion.
According to Silverstein, agricultural sources account for about 50 percent of the ammonia emissions on the Front Range. Agricultural emissions tend to be generated over a large area of land — nitrogen fertilizer on fields, for example, or feedlots filled with cattle — rather than from a tailpipe or smokestack. This makes regulation and monitoring more difficult. Further complicating the issue is the possibility that significant levels of ammonia emissions may come from outside the state.
The Rocky Mountain National Park Initiative has begun working on these and other air quality issues, and has launched a study to better pinpoint ammonia sources. Meanwhile, park officials hope other parks around the region will follow their example. "We can turn this boat around, because we caught it before it went too far," says Karl Cordova, a biologist at Rocky Mountain National Park. "Working together, we can make things happen. No agency can solve this alone."
The author is HCN associate editor.


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Students take over HCN Facebook page
High Country News is thrilled to participate in a special educational project with marketing students from Washington State University. Under the guidance of WSU instructors and ActionSprout, a marketing firm that specializes in social media engagement, students are partnering with HCN to develop and implement a marketing campaign. The students will gain real-world experience, and HCN hopes to grow its readership among young audiences. As of this writing, the students are preparing to invade HCN's Facebook page and promise an all-out assault on our old and worn-out ways of promoting the magazine. Hang on to your hats, folks!
Good reads for spring
HCN contributor Julianne Couch gives us an "insider's look at how power is generated, how it affects neighboring landscapes and the people who live and work there, and how each source comes with its own unique complications." Traveling the Power Line: From the Mojave Desert to the Bay of Fundy (University of Nebraska Press) is written from the perspective of a curious -- and articulate -- Western consumer.
Meanwhile, contributor Mike Medberry is wandering Washington, Idaho, Montana and other states, giving readings from his 2012 book On the Dark Side of the Moon: A Journey Toward Recovery (University of Nebraska Press). Twelve years in the writing, the book documents Mike's attempts to deal with what happened to him in 2000, after he suffered a life-threatening stroke while hiking in Idaho's Craters of the Moon National Monument. HCN published his cover story called "Ground Zero" in June 2003, in which he described that experience and his reaction to it.
Corrections, Clarification
The Jan. 21 feature "Bakken to School" stated that "oil companies nationwide spend between $32 billion and $45 billion a year on hiring, attrition and coping with poorly trained, inexperienced personnel." In fact, the figure is for the oil industry worldwide, and includes all costs -- such as lost revenue -- not just what companies spend directly.
Alert reader Jerome A. Greene of Arvada, Colo., a retired National Park Service historian, wrote us about the Feb. 4 issue's cover story: "I greatly enjoyed your feature about the potential tribal national park in the South Dakota Badlands. However, the second paragraph reference to the Wounded Knee Massacre is in error; the Lakota who occupied Stronghold Table in 1890 did not flee to Wounded Knee Creek. Those slaughtered by troops at Wounded Knee on Dec. 29 were Miniconjou and Hunkpapa Lakotas from Cheyenne River and Standing Rock reservations to the north. The Stronghold occupants, mostly Brules and Oglalas from Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations, were en route to Pine Ridge when the massacre occurred. They fled back to the Stronghold and yielded in January 1891."
HCN regrets the errors.
Also in that issue, the editor's note mentioned that the "so-called 'tribal national park' in Frog Bay, Wisc. is not part of the federal system." That's correct, but deserves more explanation. Frog Bay Tribal National Park is tribal land managed by the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. As a sovereign nation, the tribe decided to call Frog Bay a "national park" to emphasize that it's land dedicated to conservation and public use for all people, not just tribal members. In that sense, Frog Bay could be considered the first "tribal national park."


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Neb. trails other states in student AP test scores
Neb. trails other states in student AP test scores
LINCOLN, Neb. —
A new report says Nebraska's high school seniors are trailing students in other states when it comes to scoring well on Advanced Placement exams.
A College Board report released Tuesday says nearly 10 percent of Nebraska's high school seniors scored a 3 or higher on an AP exam last year. The exams give high school students a way to earn college credit. Many colleges and universities require at least a 3 before they award credit.
Nationally, 20 percent of seniors scored at least a 3 on an AP exam last year.
The report says the percentage of Nebraska students who earned a 3 or higher increased since 2003, when only 3.5 percent achieved that score.
A Nebraska Department of Education spokeswoman says state officials are reviewing the report.


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Oxendean Down long barrow
List Entry Summary
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Name: Oxendean Down long barrow
List entry Number: 1009798
The monument may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
District: Wiltshire
District Type: Unitary Authority
Parish: Warminster
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: Not applicable to this List entry.
Date first scheduled: 09-Oct-1981
Date of most recent amendment: 08-Jan-1990
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: RSM
Asset Groupings
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List entry Description
Summary of Monument
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Reasons for Designation
The most complete and extensive survival of chalk downland
archaeological remains in central southern England occurs on Salisbury
Plain, particularly in those areas lying within the Salisbury Plain
Training Area. These remains represent one of the few extant
archaeological "landscapes" in Britain and are considered to be of
special significance because they differ in character from those in
other areas with comparable levels of preservation. Individual sites on
Salisbury Plain are seen as being additionally important because the
evidence of their direct association with each other survives so well.
Twenty-eight Neolithic long barrows have been identified in the Salisbury Plain Training Area. As a monument type long barrows are sufficiently rare nationally that, unless severely damaged, all examples surviving as earthworks are considered to be of national importance.
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A Neolithic long barrow with a substantial mound and traces of flanking
ditches. The overall dimensions are 53m east-west x 34m north-south. Partial
excavations in the early 19th century produced a skeleton.
MAP EXTRACT The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
Selected Sources
Trust for Wessex Archaeology, (1987)
Wiltshire Library & Museum Service, (1987)
National Grid Reference: ST 90303 47183
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Harold Raymond Frisbie died Jan. 26, 2014, with his wife and family by his side.
Harold was born July 1, 1920, in Storm Lake, Iowa, to Harold Hamilton and Ruth (Peterson) Frisbie. He was followed by a brother, Don (now deceased) and a sister, Marjorie. The family moved from Iowa to Oregon in the late 1920s, eventually settling in Hood River.
Harold graduated from Hood River High School, class of 1938. He went to college at Oregon State University to study chemical engineering, completing his undergraduate degree, followed immediately by entering the Navy service during World War II. He served in the Bureau of Aeronautics, distributing aircraft parts in the South Pacific.
When the war was over he stayed in Philadelphia for six months organizing the scrapping of airplane parts before returning to OSU to pursue a master's degree in chemical engineering.
In Corvallis, his sister Marjorie introduced him to one of her sorority sisters, Naomi Harshbarger. Harold cut a very dashing figure in his Navy uniform, and was a terrific dancer, and soon a great and lasting partnership was created.
Harold and Naomi were married in Ashton, Idaho, on Sept. 7, 1947. Harold started a career working at Shell Oil Company, and he and Naomi started a family together — first a son, Norman, in 1950 and then a daughter, Joella, in 1952. The growing family moved to Martinez, Calif., where Margie was born in 1957.
California was a good place to work and raise a family, but the Hood River Valley was where Harold and Naomi wanted to retire after working for Shell Oil for 33 years. They purchased a small orchard, with a great south-facing exposure, where they could have a big garden and grow flowers (especially dahlias) and there was plenty of room for Harold's "creepy crawly" patch.
Besides working on the orchard and garden, Harold volunteered for Odell Lions and the history museum. He was a voracious and eclectic reader and life student. He would buy advanced mathematics books and would study the books and work the problems.
He was a true numbers guy — always able to tell you how many pages he had read in his latest book, and the number of daffodils blooming in their yard (early in the season before there became too many to count).
He was a terrific husband, father and grandfather and will be deeply missed by his wife, Naomi; son, Norman; daughter Joella and her husband, Paul Dethman; daughter Margie and her husband, Jim Byrne, all of the Hood River Valley; and his three grandsons: Jesse Dethman of Torrence, Calif., Craig Dethman, of Seattle, Wash., and Matt Byrne (and fiancé Michelle), of Mosier, Ore. He is also survived by his sister, Marjorie Oates, and brother-in-law Jimmie Oates, as well as numerous nieces and nephews and extended family.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Heart of Hospice, Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation or the FISH food bank building project.
Condolences are being received online.
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Director-General meets European Commission, FAO's biggest partner
7 October 2013, Rome- Today, in Rome, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva met with the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Cioloş who thanked the Director General, and the Organization, for hosting the second ministerial meeting on food prices, "this year coming at a time when food markets are much calmer".
"The European Commision is an important partner not only because of the volume of our cooperation, but also because we share similar priorities", said Graziano da Silva. With USD 2.4 billion of voluntary contributions since 2004, the EU Commission is FAO's biggest partner as well as Europe's focal point for policy dialogue on local and global agricultural development.
The Director General praised the European efforts in assisting development in Africa and brought forth the intention of collaborating to encourage commitment from Africa's leaders to eradicate hunger. In this regard, the two institutions agreed in continuing their support for sustainable intensification of agriculture in the region.
Graziano da Silva also expressed his gratitude for the invitation to participate at the Conference on Family farming in Europe and the World, hosted on the 29 of November in Brussels. FAO caught this opportunity to organize a meeting with regional agricultural representatives, hosted by COPA-COGECA, aimed at assisting the policy dialogue of the EU Conference.
After meeting with the FAO Director-General, Cioloş participated in a joint press conference on the second ministerial meeting on food prices. The Commissioner said that Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) had been successful in increasing market transparency and affirmed the EU's commitment to support its improvement.
Cioloş also confirmed the European Commission's support to the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance tenure and added that food security and agriculture will be priorities in the upcoming EU budget cycle.


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The Worlds Best Poetry
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Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The Worlds Best Poetry.
Volume VIII. National Spirit
Introductory Essay
The Study of Poetry
by Francis Hovey Stoddard (18471936)
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My Country
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The Antiquity of Freedom
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Hallowed Ground
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John Charles Frémont
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The School of War
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Catiline to the Roman Army
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Sempronius Speech for War
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The Death of Leonidas
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Song of the Greeks
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Marco Bozzaris
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Hakons Defiance
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A Danish Barrow
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Hermann and Thusnelda
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Sword Song
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The Troopers Death
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Bingen on the Rhine
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Incident of the French Camp
by Robert Browning (18121889)
The Bronze Statue of Napoleon
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On the Warres in Ireland
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Alfred the Harper
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Sir Patrick Spens
The Douglas Tragedy
The Last Hunt
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The Ballad of Agincourt
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The Cavaliers Song
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Give a Rouse
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The Three Scars
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by Thomas Osborne Davis (18141845)
Battle of the Baltic
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Burial of Sir John Moore
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By the Alma River
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Charge of the Light Brigade
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The Relief of Lucknow
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Danny Deever
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Where are the men
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Song of Clan-Alpine
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Beal an Dhuine
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Pibroch of Donuil Dhu
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Flodden Field
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The Bonnets of Bonnie Dundee
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Liberty Tree
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Hymn Sung at the Completion of the Concord Monument
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Warrens Address
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The lonely bugle grieves
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Nathan Hale
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Song of Marions Men
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Carmen Bellicosum
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The Dance
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In State
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Brother Jonathans Lament for Sister Caroline
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Jonathan to John
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All quiet along the Potomac
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The Countersign
Civil War
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The Two Wives
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Three Hundred Thousand More
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Stonewall Jacksons Way
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Barbara Frietchie
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Dirge for a Soldier
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Bay Billy
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Wounded to Death
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Somebodys Darling
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
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When this cruel war is over
Sheridans Ride
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Left on the Battle-Field
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Music in Camp
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The C. S. Armys Commissary
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The High Tide at Gettysburg
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Lee to the Rear
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Driving Home the Cows
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Shermans March to the Sea
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Army Correspondents Last Ride
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The Year of Jubilee
The Conquered Banner
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The Closing Scene
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The men behind the guns
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End of the Civil War
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Tubal Cain
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The Knights Tomb
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Not on the Battle-Field
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The Day is Coming
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The Grave of Bonaparte
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At Gibraltar
by George Edward Woodberry (18551930)
The Bivouac of the Dead
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The Arsenal at Springfield
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (18071882)
An Old Battle-Field
by Frank Lebby Stanton (18571927)
The Battle-Field
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How sleep the brave
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Our Fallen Heroes
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The Cause of the South
by Abram Joseph Ryan (18381886)
Sentinel Songs
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Ode Sung on the Occasion of Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead
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The Blue and the Gray
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Gift Ideas for Your Man
Men are so hard to shop for. I got one of Glen's gifts as we were standing in the store buying the same thing for someone else. I overheard him say he wanted the same thing and wished they had two. After that, I'm stuck. Until I ran across some of these ideas.
For the Gamer
Does your man like old school video games? I remember playing Tetris until my eyes crossed. Now the games on our phones are all tap and swipe, however, the iPega Game Controller is a video game controller that turns his smart phone into an old school gaming system. It's a wireless gaming pad that connects to the phone using Blue Tooth technology and is compatible with iPhone and Android devices. It retails for $29.
For the Sports Fan
Sure, a jersey or Fat Head of their favorite player is cool, but everyone has those. How about a throwback hand crafted leather football, basketball or baseball from Paul Cunningham? Each ball is made to order using leather from a tannery in Maine. They can also be personalized and sewn with their favorite team colors. They retail starting at $38.
For the Music Lover
Does your man always have his ear buds in? Does he always wake up to music? Does he love having music going in the background when he's working at home or in the garage? Get him the Smartphone Radio Dock. It looks like an old transistor radio, but his smart phone goes where the radio dial would be. It has a USB port that connects the speakers and the phone so he can also charge his phone while he's rocking out. It retails for $40.
For the Car Lover
Glen still has his old Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars in a closet in our house. Every time we have to buy for a little boy, Glen makes a bee line for the toy cars. Without fail, it's the first aisle he goes for. Well, now you can bring his childhood back with the Hot Wheels Car Maker Play Set. That's right. You don't have to go to the store and buy him the new cars. He can make his own. It comes with a press, molds, wax sticks for the bodies, three chassis and stickers so he can customize and trick out his cars. It retails for $35.


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Basil Hayden's Small Batch Bourbon
Posted by Arctic Wolf on January 5, 2011
Just before Christmas I was greeted by J. Leslie Wheelock, who is part of the Beam Global team here in Alberta, who had brought with him a with a veritable treasure trove of small whisk(e)y samples from his personal collection for me to inspect and enjoy in the hopes that I might write about a few of them here on my blog. No strings were attached, and I was left free to try them on my own time-table and to share whichever opinions I had which were fair and honest here on my blog.
The samples are a tour de force of some of the best whiskies which Beam Global has produced and includes Bourbon Whiskey samples from Jim Beam, Scotch Whisky samples from The Macallan and Highland Park, and Canadian Whisky samples from Canadian Club.
The samples all came in little sealed and numbered jars with a master-list letting me know what was in each jar. Originally, I was to receive 19 samples but since I have already received a full sample bottle of The Macallan Cask Strength, sample # 3 was omitted.
I decided that I wanted to experience a little bourbon first, which is why, when I chose to begin this series of mini reviews for the sample bottles, I decided to begin with Sample # 19, Basil Hayden's Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky.
Here is an excerpt from my review:
"…. this is a gentle bourbon that caresses the mouth with honeycomb cereal, vanilla and mild toffee on the entry. Spicier tannins from the oak build and gather strength in the mouth but they never reach a point where they overwhelm the other flavours…."
You may read the full review by following this link:
Whiskey Review: Basil Hayden's Small Batch Bourbon
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I just received my hot-off-the-press copy of Complete Ancient Greek: Teach Yourself today. I pre-ordered it, and I think I'm satisfied with it. Has anyone else on the forum purchased it?
What I notice is that it moves quickly in terms of both vocabulary (the first vocabulary section has 71 words!) and grammar (the first grammar treatment covers feminine nouns of the first declension, the present active indicative of -ω verbs, as well as the future active indicative of -ω verbs. That's very aggressive, if you ask me!
I've typed up the first exercises and vocabulary as a sample of the text, if anyone's interested. I've posted it on my own forum at
http://www.jhronline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=127 .
Feel free to drop by and read what's in section 2.2 of the reading exercises and the accompanying vocab. It's massive.
I'm not going to do any official online study of this textbook -- it's definitely not something I would recommend for absolute beginners! But, I will use it as a supplement and work through the exercises myself. Looks like a good introduction for those who are highly motivated and able to catch nuance in quick reading. Again, I wouldn't recommend it for beginners who haven't had some experience with the language.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says that because of the shutdown, it wants a federal court to delay a court case in which the government has said it will reveal more secret documents about the National Security Agency's surveillance program.
In a new filing with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the government says that without an appropriation from Congress, Justice Department attorneys and employees are prohibited from working, except in emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.
The government is seeking a delay in a case involving Yahoo Inc. being required to turn over customer data to the NSA.
Yahoo was among several U.S. Internet businesses identified as giving the NSA access to customer data under the PRISM information-gathering program.


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May 23, 2007, 3:01 pm
It's raining cats and dogs as I write this, so it's difficult to think of putting anything other than galoshes on my feet. But the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado is thinking sunshine for its June 1 benefit, Seafood & Sandals.
In fact, chairwoman Carol Ciluffo is so confident that Mother Nature will cooperate that she and her committee have even chosen an outdoor venue — Denver Botanic Gardens — for the $85-a-ticket fete. Read more…


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With Valentine's day only yesterday, we have all decided to give you something that we love.
SirSalami loves a good hug every now and again, I have a love of Cola (which I really need to try and break off at some point), Terrorfox1234 has found a mod to appease his love of music production and JimmyRJump / HeavyEavy just love the additional playtime that Fusion City Rising has given them. Okay, they are tenuous links at best, but you're not here to read this part of the staff picks, so crack on below and see if there is anything that takes your fancy.
We love to hear your selections, so if you have a mod you would like to submit to the community (not your own), please check out this new and handy form.
Please fill out the form completely and ensure that you add some details about the mod and why you have chosen it (similar to how we have below). Just remember that other mods on the site may do roughly the same thing, so keep your eyes peeled and understand that these are just our personal picks. That said, hopefully, you'll find something you may not have seen before. Who knows, maybe we'll even learn a little about each other along the way.
Mod: Free Hug Mod - A mod for love
Game: Skyrim
Author: T3nd0
Though it might be over, in honor of Valentine's day it seems a good time to bring back an old favorite. After all, there's never a bad time for a hug. Whether it's a platonic pat or romantic embrace, T3nd0's Free Hug Mod has got you covered.
With this little mod, a new dialogue option will be available allowing you to hug it out with anyone. With each squeeze, your character can receive a bit of a buff, an increase to your relationship status with your partner, and an increase to your speechcraft skill. Why? Because a good hug is worth a thousand words. You might even find that a well-intentioned embrace can defuse an otherwise tense situation. In fact, I've heard that the best way to an angry Forsworn's heart, is an ol' fashioned hug.
The best part? As the title implies, T3nd0 has ensured that these hugs are indeed 100% free! You can't argue with a deal like that! So get out there and get huggin'. Maybe even give Nazeem some love. He seems like he needs it.
Mod: Workshop Musician
Game: Fallout 4
Author: GroveMods
This mod is a sound replacer that adds looping music samples and beats to the powered speaker. Using multiple powered speakers one can use these loops to create their own music in the Commonwealth!
The mod is pretty simple right now, with only 18 new loops available, however, I think the concept is great. I'd love to see this expanded upon in the future, which is something the author has said they would like to do, pending enough interest in the mod.
While it may be simple, I still got sucked into playing around with different loops and timing. Using the delayed starters and delayed repeaters you can come up with some pretty creative stuff. I greatly look forward to seeing more loops adds and perhaps, someday, some more control over how those samples are used and mixed.
Mod: Working Vending Machines
Game: Fallout 4
Author: borjoyzee
I've often wondered, why on earth I feel so compelled to collect all the pre-war money that I find blowing around the wasteland. I check every cash register, look in every drawer, open every possible hiding place and despite knowing that it's totally worthless STILL grab the money.
So when I saw that borjoyzee had created a working vending machine where I CAN spend all my pre-war money, I just had to download it and give it a whirl. After the mod has been installed you are able to place working vending machines in any of your settlements. Yes, they do cost more than the simple decorative machines but come on, they do keep your nuka-cola nice and cold. As these are working machines they do need a fusion core to make sure they keep running so check you have a few of these spare. The cigarette machine however, is totally fusion core free.
One of the nice things with the addition of one of these vending machines in your settlement is the boost in happiness, a nice little touch from the mod author. I just need to make sure my addiction to these sugary, carbonated drinks doesn't spill into the Fallout world else my pre-war money is going to dwindle pretty quickly.
(Guest submission)JimmyRJump & HeavyEavy
Mod: Fusion City Rising - Quest Mod Plus
Game: Fallout 4
Author: Recluse and Thggysmurf
This week, we had two independent submissions from JimmyRJump and HeavyEavy suggesting the same mod, Fusion City Rising by Recluse and Thggysmurf.
As JimmyRJump describes it:
Fusion City: an underground community larger than Diamond City with a mall, subway system, fight arena, hotel, university, player home, clinic, barber, laundromat, bath house, bank, grocery store, church, bars, restaurants, art gallery, residential district, shooting range, every type of vendor, and more.
Provides hours of new content: New quests, new locations, new enemy factions, and new companions. The time to complete the main story line and all side quests will typically range between 10 and 20 hours depending on how much exploration you choose and how many terminals you read.
HeavyEavy said:
This mod is DLC level in size and content. Companions are fully voiced and fun to game with. They have some Great banter and chat. One is romance-able and She's pretty funny to have around. The quests are fun and intriguing and there is a ton of backstory and details. Very well thought out and implemented. I give it a 9 out of 10!
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This is a gift for a fellow Wisconsin, I am sure it will be great.
Breweries of Wisconsin: Second Edition written by Jerry Apps - The story of the Dairy State's other major industry--beer. From the immigrants who started brewing here during territorial days to the modern industrial giants, this is the history, the folklore, the architecture, the advertising, and the characters that made Wisconsin the nation's brewing leader. Updated with the latest trends on the Wisconsin brewing scene. This second edition of Jerry Apps's popular history of brewing in the Badger State brings the story up to the present. Winner of: Distinguished Service to History: Award of Merit, Wisconsin Historical Society and Outstanding Literary Achievement Award, Wisconsin Library Association


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East Rutherford, NJ (PRWEB) December 16, 2005
The big ape is back on the big screen thanks to Peter Jackson's remake of the classic 1933 movie, but did he really ever go away? King Kong memorabilia and particularly the movie posters issued to advertise the films have been hot collector items for years. These posters include not only the original 1933 movie, but the subsequent re-releases of the film, the spin-off movies such as "King Kong vs. Godzilla", and even the widely panned 1976 remake starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin and Jessica Lange.
"If you can find one, an original 1933 King Kong poster in mint condition can easily demand six figures," comments Joe Burtis, the Director of Client Services at the Motion Picture Arts Gallery located in East Rutherford, NJ. "The world record for a King Kong poster was achieved at Sotheby's in 1999 for a whopping $244,500. This iconic poster of King Kong crushing an airplane was in perfect condition and measured a huge 41" x 81". Even the lobby cards from the original movie can cost a collector some serious cash. One example was sold at Christie's in 1997 for over $4,000."
King Kong posters that were issued for the subsequent re-releases of the movie as well as those done for foreign markets can also fetch jaw-dropping prices. The French version of the Josef Fenneker design of Kong hovering over the New York skyline brought over $14,000 at auction. "We currently have a 1942 reissue of the original poster at the Motion Picture Arts Gallery. The movie was re-released at least four times after 1933 and each time the studio also reissued the posters to promote the movie. Since the original 1933 poster is almost impossible to find, these reissued printings are becoming increasingly valuable," says Joe.
So, will the posters for the newest King Kong movie be as valuable someday? Joe Burtis believes that it is not entirely impossible. "While you won't be seeing six figure prices for the 2005 posters any time soon, there is no reason why these posters might eventually become quite valuable. It all depends on how many are printed, how many survive over time and in what condition."
About Joe Burtis:
In 1994 Joe Burtis joined the Motion Picture Arts Gallery as the Director of Client Services. Today, Joe is responsible for all appraisals, exhibitions, and acquisitions at the MPA Gallery. He is also a noted expert in Film Noir posters.
About Motion Picture Arts Gallery:
For over twenty years the Motion Picture Arts Gallery has been the premier movie poster gallery in the New York area. Founded in 1982 by Ira M. Resnick, the Gallery operates on the belief that motion picture art – especially film and movie posters – is timeless and enduring. The Motion Picture Arts Gallery's collection spans the entire 100 years of cinema with a particular focus in vintage and Film Noir posters. The gallery's new location is in East Rutherford, New Jersey, fifteen minutes from the Lincoln Tunnel and twenty minutes from Newark. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 11 am to 5 pm, or by appointment. Call (201) 635-1444 or visit http://www.mpagallery.com for more information.
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- Interviews with Joe Burtis are encouraged.
- Media Contacts: Sarah Brierley or Tony Fusco, (617) 363-0405
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Prong mastermind Tommy Victor has joined with Schecter Guitar Research to create a custom model which will be revealed at the 2013 Winter NAMM show. Says Victor, via Blabbermouth:
We put our minds together to design an intense model that we know guitar players and collectors of all sorts are going to appreciate. I'm personally impressed with the outcome.
Read more and take a look at the Tommy Victor Schecter at Blabbermouth.


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A few kitchen gadgets that are on discounts on kitchen gadgets on Amazon today:
Premium Spiralizer Bundle marked down to $10.94 from $49.99.
All Ware Stainless Steel Pineapple Easy Slicer and De-Corer for $3.77 plus free shipping. You'll need to look in the right sidebar on the product to see this price.
Chef'n Stem Gem Strawberry Huller for $6.99.
Zipzicle – Zip-Top Ice-Pop Pouch! for $2.99 plus $2.64 shipping. You'll get 12 of them. Great way to make homemade popsicles at home! You can use any leftover smoothie mix and fill these up so you'll have no waste!
Black & Decker 3-Cup Rice Cooker for $12.34, down from $21.99.
The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook: 25 Amazing Recipes You Can Make In Your Rice Cooker At Home! is currently free at time of post. You may find some new recipes with it!
Paderno World Cuisine Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer for $28.31, down from $49.88.
Paleo Power – Paleo Lunch and Paleo Raw Food – 2 Book Pack is currently free at time of post. They ofte use the spiral slicers for the Paleo Diet.
Hamilton Beach Personal Blender with Travel Lid for $14.85, down from $21.99.
Smoothie Recipes for Weight Loss – 30 Delicious Detox, Cleanse and Green Smoothie Diet Book currently free at time of post.
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Kidnap survivor Jaycee Dugard says she'll remain in hiding to protect daughters
NEW YORK (AP) ' Kidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard made her first public appearance over the weekend at a star-studded New York awards ceremony, but she plans to remain in hiding until her daughters are mature enough to understand what happened to them, she said in a recent interview.
Dugard, 31, and her two children, ages 14 and 17, have been living at an undisclosed California location since being found by authorities in 2009 ' 18 years after she was abducted from a South Lake Tahoe bus stop.
She was held by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in their Antioch backyard, where she gave birth to two children conceived by rape.
In an interview that aired Tuesday night, Dugard told ABC News (http://abcn.ws/z3D51W ) that she's spent the last three years healing and experiencing life with her family.
"I want my girls to have a normal life as much as possible," she told ABC News' Diane Sawyer. "I feel like on some things I have to do it a little bit differently ... not be recognized ... for their sake.
"I think in time as they get older, they'll know how to deal with it better, and that would be the time that we would come out," she said.
Dugard has been working to build the JAYC Foundation, which aims to support families dealing with abduction and other tragedies. She wrote a best-selling memoir last year, "A Stolen Life," which recounts her years in captivity.
Phillip Garrido is serving a 431-year prison sentence, and Nancy Garrido is serving 36 years to life, after both struck plea deals on kidnapping and rape charges. The state of California paid Dugard a $20 million settlement under which officials acknowledged repeated mistakes were made by parole agents responsible for monitoring Phillip Garrido, who was a convicted rapist.
Sawyer asked Dugard if either of the Garridos had tried to contact her. "No, not at all, which is fine with me," Dugard said.
Sawyer then asked Dugard if she has days when she doesn't think about what happened to her.
Dugard replied, "Oh, sure. It's not with me every day."
Asked if anyone had caught her eye romantically, Dugard said, "No, no, I just, I can't go there yet," Dugard said. "It's too soon."
Dugard was honored Friday at an awards ceremony held by fashion designer and humanitarian Diane von Furstenberg. She was introduced at the ceremony by Oprah Winfrey, another honoree of the night.
"Jaycee Dugard, I am so proud of you, your courage, your ability to press onward toward the future and toward a more victorious life for yourself and for using your courage, your strength, and your power to show the world that you care," Winfrey said.
During her first trip to New York, Dugard told Sawyer that she took in a Broadway play, admired the skyscrapers and enjoyed walking down the street among the crowds to get pizza.
"Just being free to do what I want to do, when I want to do it," she said. "That's the whole learning process to, to know that you can."