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I wanted to say to the family and everyone who knew Stanislav Dragnev, I am very sorry for your loss. I was at the Casino Pier that day with a friend and his daughter going on the rides and we were walking to go on the Star Jet Coaster when the accident happened. We didn't actually see it happen, but it was obvious that it had just occurred.
I had hoped that it was nothing serious and i am very saddened to have heard of his death.
Injured exchange student dies, hospital says
SEASIDE HEIGHTS A spokesman for Jersey Shore University Medical Center said Wednesday that the 21-year-old Bulgarian exchange student injured Sunday evening by a boardwalk roller-coaster car has died.
"I can confirm at this time that the patient is deceased," spokesman Rob Cavanaugh said at 5:15 p.m. Wedneday. "Out of respect for the family, I cannot release any more information at this time."
Cavanaugh could not release the specific day or time of death of Stanislav Nikolaev Dragnev of Pleven, Bulgaria, who had remained in critical condition at the hospital in Neptune since Sunday.
Melvin Harmon, spokesman for The Council for International Educational Exchange, the Maine-based nonprofit organization that organized Dragnev and 54 Bulgarian students with summer jobs at Casino Pier, said the CIEE arranged for an emergency visa for Dragnev's father, Nikolay Dragnev, to arrive Tuesday night and see his son.
Despite the hospital report, as of Wednesday evening, Harmon wrote in an e-mail, "Stanislav Dragnev remains connected to life support systems at this time. CIEE staff are with his father at this time and Stanislav's condition remains unchanged. Unfortunately, I have no further information regarding the conflicting information you may have received from a hospital spokesperson."
Dragnev was injured Sunday when he walked under the Star Jet roller coaster at Casino Pier to retrieve a baseball cap for a child who lost it during a previous ride, according to Thomas Boyd, police chief for Seaside Heights. As a new ride began, Dragnev was hit in the back of his head by a roller-coaster car, Boyd said.
Casino Pier spokeswoman Marilou Halvorsen said the latest update she had been given on Wednesday evening was that Dragnev was hooked up to a ventilator and was with his father. She said he was still in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit.
"The ride was cleared by (the state Department of Community Affairs), but we're keeping it closed out of courtesy to his co-workers, at least for several days," Halvorsen said.
She added that if the report of his death is correct, "We will issue a statement if in fact that is the outcome. Casino Pier would work with the CIEE and do whatever is necessary and whatever is appropriate."
Dragnev, a student at Sofia University-St. Kliment Ohridski, was in the U.S. on a student visa. He had been living in a Grant Avenue house with other Casino Pier workers since May.
Casino Pier has offered grief counseling to Dragnev's roommates and other workers, according to Halvorsen.
In a separate e-mail, Harmon said the CIEE is discouraging "any direct contact with Mr. Dragnev's father while he faces these very tragic circumstances. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation. On behalf of CIEE and of the Dragnev family, we appreciate the concern, thoughts and prayers of the people of Seaside Heights and surrounding communities."
This story contains information previously published in the Asbury Park Press. Staff writer Lauren O. Kidd contributed to this story.
Opening of Casino Pier delayed after ride worker's death
SEASIDE HEIGHTS The management of Casino Pier has delayed the opening of the boardwalk
amusement park today to give workers time to cope with the death of the 21-year old Bulgarian employee struck in the back of the head by a roller coaster car Sunday, according to a Casino Pier spokeswoman.
"Our concern now is for all our employees. We are delaying opening the pier to give them some time,'' Marilou Halvorsen said early this afternoon.
Casino Pier management is providing grief counseling to workers, and planning a memorial service in honor of Stanislav Nikolaev Dragnev, the exchange student who died at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, Halvorsen said.
Both Halvorsen and Melvin Harmon, a spokesperson for the Council on International Educational Exchange, the group that arranged Dragnev's trip to the U.S., said the young man died a little after 7 a.m. this morning, with his father at his side.
A hospital spokesman said Wednesday that Dragnev was deceased, although he said he could not release any more information about the death, out of respect for the family.
The ride operator, here on a student visa, was injured around 6:30 p.m. Sunday when he walked under the Star Jet roller coaster at Casino Pier to retrieve a baseball cap for a child who lost it during a previous ride. As a new ride began, Dragnev was hit in the back of his head by a roller-coaster car.
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Stanislav Dragnev,'' Harmon said in a statement. "His co-workers and friends in Seaside Heights, New Jersey have constantly reminded us all of his kind and outgoing spirit. Described as someone who made everyone smile and who was always ready to help, he was indeed focused on assisting others even in the final moments of his life.''
Halvorsen said Dragnev was "a dedicated, hardworking employee, but more importantly he was a kind, friendly, and loving human being.''
"Our hearts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and co-workers here and in
Bulgaria,'' she said.
Halvorsen did not know what time Casino Pier would reopen today, or when the memorial service would be held.Such a tragic accident. I can't imagine what his family and friends are going through.Resort saddened by student's death
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Sometime next week, Casino Pier will hold a memorial service for Stanislav Nikolaev Dragnev, the 21-year old Bulgarian exchange student, who had worked at the pier since May and died after being hit in the head by a roller-coaster car, a spokeswoman for the boardwalk amusement park said Thursday.
"Out of respect for our workers," management has also decided not to reopen the roller coaster until Saturday, said Marilou Halvorsen, Casino Pier spokeswoman. On Thursday afternoon, management delayed the opening of Casino Pier by about 90 minutes to allow workers to begin to cope with Dragnev's death, Halvorsen said.
"We brought the students together, and we informed them this morning of Stanislav passing away," Halvorsen said Thursday. The amusement park also provided grief counseling to Dragnev's co-workers, she said.
Dragnev, of Plevin, Bulgaria, had been in the U.S. on a student visa. He was one of 54 Bulgarian exchange students spending the summer working at Casino Pier through the Maine-based Council on International Educational Exchange's Work and Travel program.
The ride operator was injured around 6:30 p.m. Sunday when he walked into a restricted area under the Star Jet roller coaster to retrieve a baseball cap for a child who lost it during a previous ride. As a new ride began, Dragnev was hit in the back of his head by a roller-coaster car.
Dragnev was taken off life support, and died with his father by his side, just after 7 a.m. Thursday, Halvorsen said. The student exchange organization had secured an emergency visa for his father, Nikolay Dragnev, who arrived in the U.S. Tuesday night.
On Wednesday, Rob Cavanaugh, spokesman for Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, said "the patient is deceased." He said then he could not release the time of death out of respect for the family. But both Halvorsen and Melvin Harmon, a spokesman for the exchange organization, said Dragnev was still hooked up to a life support when Cavanaugh made his statement.
On Thursday, Cavanaugh said Dragnev was pronounced "clinically deceased Monday evening." He could not provide a definition of "clinically deceased." Because of privacy laws, Cavanaugh said he could not discuss the specifics of any patient's care. The hospital followed state guidelines in announcing the death, he said.
Harmon released a statement Thursday saying the exchange organization is "deeply saddened" by Dragnev's death.
"His co-workers and friends in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, have constantly reminded us all of his kind and outgoing spirit. Described as someone who made everyone smile and who was always ready to help, he was indeed focused on assisting others even in the final moments of his life," Harmon stated.
In a prepared statement, Halvorsen, of Casino Pier, said Dragnev was "a dedicated, hardworking employee, but more importantly he was a kind, friendly, and loving human being."
"Our hearts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and co-workers here and in Bulgaria," she said.
Dragnev was a student at Sofia University-St. Kliment Ohridski, according to Harmon. The exchange organization is assisting his father in arranging plans to travel back to Bulgaria, he said.
The state Department of Community Affairs, which oversees New Jersey amusement parks, found the Star Jet roller coaster did not malfunction during the incident, a department spokesperson said Tuesday, and has deemed it safe to reopen.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an investigation into the incident on Tuesday, said OSHA spokeswoman Leni Fortson. Fortson said she could not comment on an open investigation. OSHA has six months to complete the investigation, she said.


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Jürgen Mlynek studied physics in Germany and France before he moved into research management. Main fields at research are experimental quantum optics, atomic physics, surface physics. He served as Vice-President of the German Research Foundation and later as President of the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin. From 2005 until 2015, he has been President of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, the largest association of research centres in Germany. For his own research, Mlynek was awarded the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.
Jürgen Mlynek (Chairman)
Former President, Professor, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Professor Barner studied medicine at the University of Freiburg and math at ETH Zurich. In 1992 Prof. Barner joined Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH and is presently chairman of the Board of Managing Directors. He is a committee member of several top science institutions such as the Max Planck Society and the Helmholtz Association. In June 2013 Andreas Barner became the President of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Donor's Association for the Promotion of Humanities and Sciences in Germany).
Andreas Barner
President, Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
Carl-Henrik Heldin is the Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation, a Vice President of the European Research Council and member of several societies, including the European Molecular Biology Organization and Academia Europea. Since 1986 he has been the Branch Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Uppsala, Sweden and since 1992 he is Professor for Molecular Cell Biology at Uppsala University. His research on exploring signal transduction mechanisms for growth factors and the usefulness of signal transduction inhibitors for tumour treatment has earned him numerous awards including the EMBO Medal, the Meyenburg Prize and the Berzelius Medal.
Carl-Henrik Heldin
Chairman of the Board, Nobel Foundation
Helga Nowotny is former President and founding member of the European Research Council. Her work as a researcher includes more than 300 articles published in scientific journals on topics such as social studies of science and technology, macrosociology and the impact of the life sciences on society, and several prizes like the J.D. Bernal Prize. Her teaching career has included, among other, positions at the Institute of Advanced Study in Vienna, King's College, Cambridge, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris and the University of Vienna.
Helga Nowotny
Professor emerita, Social Studies of Science; former President, European Research Council (ERC)
Koji Omi is the founder and chairman of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum. Having held several prestigious assignments at universities, international organizations and the Japanese government, this former Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Finance and founder of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, is one of the key figures in the country to make Japan a science and technology-oriented nation.
Kõji Omi
Founder and Chairman, The Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum, Kyoto
Ernst Theodor Rietschel is a German chemist trained at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich and the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg. Since the 80's he was invested of leading roles in institutions like the Borstel Research Institute, the Lycée Francais in Hamburg, the Leibniz Association, where he was president until 2010. For his work he was awarded prizes including the "Ordre pour le Merite" from the Republic of France, the Grand Prize of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology, and the First Class Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Ernst Th. Rietschel
Former Chairman of the Board, Berlin Institute of Health; former President, Leibniz Association
The publisher (Herausgeber) of Berlin's leading quality daily, Tagesspiegel, is a political scientist by training (Duke) and a honorary professor at the Berlin University for the Arts. Since the 80's he has founded several companies, like the trade journal "Medium", the first independent communication agency in East Germany then merged into the group Scholz & Friends, the start-up incubator Econa (now an internet holding) and the web service company Aperto. He is also involved in several non profit initiatives like the Max-Planck-Foundation, the Art Directors Club, the Berlin School of Creative Leadership and the "science for children" project "Haus der kleinen Forscher". He initiated the Falling Walls Conference in 2009 and established the Falling Walls Foundation in 2010.
Sebastian Turner
Founder, Falling Walls Foundation
Otmar D. Wiestler became President of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, the largest association of research centres in Germany, in September 2015. From 2004 to 2015 he served as Chairman of the Management Board and Scientific Director of the DKFZ in Heidelberg. From 2007 to 2012, he was Vice-President for Health of the Helmholtz Association. Wiestler studied medicine at the University of Freiburg. From 1984 to 1987 he spent a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California in San Diego, and then went on to join the Department of Pathology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. From 1992 to 2003, he headed the Department of Neuropathology at the University of Bonn, where he also served as head of the German Brain Tumor Reference Center and as Medical Director of Life & Brain GmbH.
Otmar D. Wiestler
President, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Ingrid Wünning Tschol received her PhD in Biology from the University of Tübingen and did postdoctoral research at MIT and State University of New York. After careers at the German Research Foundation and the European Science Foundation, she joined the Robert Bosch Stiftung in 1999. She served as Vice Chair of the European Research Area Board (ERAB), which directly adviced the European Commissioner for Research from 2008 to 2011. She currently chairs the EFC-Research Forum and is a member of the Steering Committee for ESOF 2016 in Manchester.


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The Carolina Mudcats are the Indians' single-A affiliate, and as a single-A baseball team may not have much in the way of locker room security. But staff members noticed an unfamiliar face poking around the visitors' locker room during a game Tuesday night—a man claiming to be a cleaning employee.
He wasn't, of course. The man was confronted and arrested, and has been identified as LaDarryl Strong. Police found a half-ounce of marijuana on him, as well as a small camera that they say he had used to secretly record the locker room. Officers seized 20(!) computers from Strong's home, so there's a chance this wasn't a one-time thing.
Strong is charged with felony secret peeping, possession of marijuana, and first-degree trespassing.
Man charged with peeping in visitors' locker room at Mudcats game [NBC17]
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Giddyup! When a strain of equine herpes led to a temporary quarantine at horse farms in central Utah, the sponsors of the Davis County Mounted Posse Junior Queen contest in May had a dilemma, but instead of canceling the competition in which the cowgirls show their skills on horseback, they decided to conduct the show except with the girls "riding" stick "ponies" to get style points. Former queen Savanna Steed told KSL-TV the change would be good because it would better test riders' knowledge of the routines instead of their relying on their horses to make the moves.
Latest Religious Messages
• Unclear on the Concept: India's Ganges River has become famously polluted, in part by reverent Hindu pilgrims who toss "offerings" (such as clothing, statues and the cremated ashes of loved ones) into it in hope of prosperous lives and holy afterlives. Hindu immigrants in New York City, without access to the Ganges, have called upon Jamaica Bay as a stand-in. The formerly quiet waters adjacent to JFK International Airport now ebb and flow with similar offerings that ultimately litter the bay's federal recreation area shoreline. Hindu community leaders in New York, with only mixed success, constantly urge greater environmental sensitivity.
• From time to time, clever rabbis suggest ways of bypassing ancient Talmudic laws that restrict observant Jews' behavior on the Sabbath (a day of "rest"). In April, Rabbi Dror Fixler, an electro-optics expert from Bar-Ilan University in Israel, said he could foresee a day when even driving a car might be permitted on the Sabbath. The driver would wear an encephalography helmet that could catch brain signals and transmit them to a car's operating and steering system, removing the need for "action" on the driver's part (thus theoretically leaving him "at rest").
The Continuing Crisis
• Mattel revealed that its best-selling fashion doll in the last year, for the age-6-and-up market, has been the teen werewolf "Monster High" model, Clawdeen Wolf, who comes with heavy makeup, a short skirt and high boots, and who supposedly spends her time "waxing, plucking and shaving." (Says Clawdeen, in promotional materials, "My hair is worthy of a shampoo commercial, and that's just what grows on my legs.") Though Mattel claims the doll celebrates girls' imperfections, a counselor told Fox News she was appalled that the company tells young girls they "need to sculpt, tweeze, wax and ... change their bodies" to attract men.
• Cyber Making-Out: Tokyo's Kajimoto Laboratory has created a tongue-kissing machine to enable lovers to suck face over the Internet, according to a May CNN report. At separate locations, the pair place special straws in their mouths and mimic a deep kiss, which is recorded and transmitted to each other's straws. Researcher Nobuhiro Takahashi sees profit in "celebrity" tongue-kissing applications, but said more work is needed to establish individual taste, breathing and tongue moistness. (Another team of Japanese researchers, using a harness-type device, reported making similar advances — in Internet "hugging," with sensors that mimic lovers' heartbeats and even their spine's "tingling" and stomach's "butterflies.")
• Tacky: (1) The Columbus, Ohio, school board accepted principal Kimberly Jones' resignation in May following revelations by The Columbus Dispatch that she, though earning $90,000 a year, swore on federal forms that she made just $25,000 — so that her own two children would qualify for reduced-price school lunches. (2) Prime Healthcare Services, with a reputation for rescuing financially failing hospitals, reported that two new acquisitions, in Victorville, Calif., and Redding, Calif., somehow curiously experienced rates about 40 and 70 times the state average in patients with a rare Third World Ghanian sickness that, conveniently, qualified the hospitals for enhanced Medicare reimbursements.
Fine Points of the Law
In a pre-trial motion in a Chicago court case in May, the defense lawyer for Exotic Motors Inc., which is being sued over car repairs, complained about plaintiffs' lawyers' unusual decision to permit a female paralegal to sit at their courtroom table, especially since she is a "large-breasted woman." Her "sole purpose" at the table, lamented defense lawyer Thomas Gooch, was "to draw the attention of the jury," presumably in favor of the plaintiffs. Gooch later told the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin that he was concerned only with her "qualifications" to sit at the table.
Questionable Judgments
• The recent Memorial Day weekend was a time of reflection for the residents of Long Island (N.Y.)'s Shelter Island, who were honoring a soldier from the neighborhood who had recently been killed in Afghanistan. The local American Legion placed new, heavy-duty American flags on telephone poles along a parade route, but only afterward was informed that Long Island Power Authority, which owns the poles, is required by state law to charge an unwaivable rental fee for the poles.
• Principal Terry Eisenbarth apologized to parents and children at Washington Elementary School in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in May and promised to stop his ritual "whammies," in which he summons kids on their birthdays to his office, sings "Happy Birthday" to them, and ceremonially spanks the child's backside with a cushioned hockey stick (with the number of whacks equaling the child's age).
Least Competent Gun-Handling
(1) Former Camden, N.J., police Sgt. Jeffrey Frett pleaded guilty in May in a scheme to qualify for early retirement by arranging to be shot in the leg (to be attributed to random street violence). The plan deteriorated, police said, when Frett's wife (the designated shooter) missed his leg, merely ripping a hole in his uniform pants. (2) Ryan Martin, 29, and Erica Clayburn, 20, were charged with reckless endangerment in Derry Township, Pa., in April after Martin was shot in the jaw. The couple were playing a game resembling "Marco Polo" with a loaded handgun, with an eyes-closed Clayburn firing when Martin shouted "Gun!" (Martin was supposed to duck out of the way before Clayburn pulled the trigger.)
Creme de la Weird
In May, based on five women's complaints, Virginia Beach, Va., police arrested restaurateur Henry Fitzsimmons, 54, for abduction and sexual assault for harshly beating them as punishment for violating the terms of the "scholarship" he supposedly offered them. The women claim that Fitzsimmons is a devotee of the "Spencer Plan" of orderly discipline, in which contracting parties adhere to agreed-on roles but at a cost of being physically disciplined if they fail. Fitzsimmons acknowledged his fascination with the Spencer Plan, but denied the assaults, pointing out that he had fired one of the women and that the other four were helping her retaliate.


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We dive into the beginnings of Batman's training with the first DLC of Arkham Origins.
For those expecting an epic take on Bruce Wayne's spiritual and physical journey into becoming the Dark Knight, you're being a little optimistic. However if you're a sucker for the gorgeous backgrounds or a perfectionist when it comes to the challenge maps, then this DLC is sure to satisfy your appetite.
First and foremost this isn't a story DLC; Initiation, or 'Rite Of Passage', is a campaign of five gruelling combat and predator maps, in which the player has to mainly rely on their basic striking and countering abilities to get by. To my surprise, Bruce Wayne counts as an entirely different playable character within the challenge maps, and actually plays quite differently to his vigilante counterpart. Gone is the high tech gear and threatening costume - instead players can use smoke, caltrops, and shurikens as part of their arsenal to take down enemies, though most fulfil the same function as your standard gadgets. There did seem to be however a couple of new animations for Bruce, making you feel like you're actually performing skilled martial arts rather than brutally punching a thug in the face - though whether I was just seeing things I'm not sure.
The maps themselves are beautifully designed and laid out, and it's nice to see some new thug designs for the ninjas; heck, the fact they included Korean dialogue alone is pretty impressive. The new costumes we get are also sweet, especially the Vigilante. Sadly though, this is where the good things end.
The battles include wave upon wave of enemies, but it never felt like a challenge to me. The only variation of thug types are Ninjas and sword wielders, which I don't find that hard to defeat. If you're not so good at keeping up a combo or large groups of thugs, you'd probably find this campaign difficult, but I expect for most this isn't the case. Predator rooms are also pretty basic, with the medals being easily achievable in under sixty seconds. There's also a sporadic cameo from Lady Shiva which felt highly forced; although of course it isn't a story campaign, I'd still have at least liked a bit of dialogue from her.
If you're really into Batman's history though, chances are you won't mind too much about the difficulty. The attention to detail is fantastic, and you can tell Warner Bros. Montreal put a lot of effort into making this an authentic eastern inspired experience. Even the tiny details such as naming each challenge map after a ninjitsu art form or the music really makes this DLC unique.
EDIT: I only just found out that the ending you get is slightly, and I do mean slightly, different depending on how many medals you get. Now that's a pretty neat thing to include.
EDIT: I only just found out that the ending you get is slightly, and I do mean slightly, different depending on how many medals you get. Now that's a pretty neat thing to include.
Overall, Initiation is far from the intense campaign we were hoping for, but builds upon the foundations of Batman Begins to create a fresh experience for the player. Let's just hope the same can be said of the imminent Story DLC - Mr. Freeze anyone?
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Christie's latest misery: N.J. finances
Here's how drastically Chris Christie's political fortunes have turned: Bridgegate might not be his biggest problem.
Just as the New Jersey governor is trying to turn the corner on the traffic scandal and restore his national luster, now he's getting blamed for a yawning budget deficit and recent downgrade of the state's debt.
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Christie and state lawmakers have less than two months to close a sudden budget hole. Analysts say the governor's administration brought on the problem by projecting the state would collect much more in tax revenue than it did; Christie's aides insist the Legislature and changes in federal tax laws bear some of the blame.
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Either way, the stream of bad headlines could undercut a central tenet of Christie's comeback attempt and message in a potential 2016 bid: that he's led an economic "miracle" in the Garden State.
His allies have been adamant that he won't be personally ensnared by the bridge scandal and that his record will carry him to national glory. But the financial woes may mean Christie will have even more explaining to do.
"Ultimately, governors live or die politically on the economic performance of their state," said Mark McKinnon, a former strategist to George W. Bush. "If the economy gets much worse in New Jersey, Gov. Christie may want to close another bridge."
Chris Chocola, head of the anti-tax Club for Growth, said if Christie runs his group will conduct an exhaustive review of the governor's economic stewardship. Chocola raised questions about whether "the substance matches the rhetoric."
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"I've never looked forward to a [review] more than Christie's, assuming he's running," Chocola said in an interview. "And the reason [is] because you know there's a lot of verbiage around him and I think he certainly gets a lot of attention by his style."
Christie's troubles reached an apex in the past few weeks, as Fitch Ratings, one of the "Big Three" credit rating agencies, downgraded New Jersey's debt from AA- to A+ last week. It was the fifth such downgrade since he took office in 2010.
The company cited, in part, the magnitude of an additional $807-million-revenue shortfall that the Christie administration recently announced, which brought New Jersey's total full-year budget gap up to just over $1 billion.
The Fitch downgrade means Christie now oversees just one of three states in the country with a debt rating in the "single A" category. The others are Democratic Govs. Jerry Brown (A) in California and Pat Quinn (A-) in Illinois, according to Standard & Poor's state ratings. A lower credit rating means higher interest rates for borrowing, costing taxpayers money.
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To deal with the revenue shortfall, Christie told reporters he might have to slash or slow the delivery of pension payments to government workers. That would mean more financial pain for the state down the road and create uncertainty around one of Christie's signature budget reforms.
Exacerbating the problem was that the disclosure came just a mere two months before the end of the fiscal year.
"What makes New Jersey stand out among the other states right now is that this is a large revenue shortfall to be confronted with very late in the fiscal year," said Baye Larsen, a senior analyst with Moody's, which put New Jersey on notice by changing its outlook for the state to "negative" in December. "Having a relatively large gap open up with only two months of operations left means that they have to make some very big decisions to address that."
For Christie, there's been a string of bad economic news.
The state's unemployment was 7.2 percent in March, above a national jobless figure that fell to 6.3 percent last month. The state has gained back only 56 percent of the jobs lost during the 2008 financial crisis, according to Moody's. The housing sector isn't helping, either — the Mortgage Bankers Association recently ranked New Jersey as having the highest share of seriously delinquent mortgages or homes in foreclosure.
At the Republican National Convention and in his speeches as chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Christie has touted the "New Jersey miracle," painting his economic stewardship as a model for success for the GOP all over the country.


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In this issue: My Meeting with Prime Minister Golda Meir | Selected Golda Meir QuotationsPraying for Our Soldiers | Rosh Ha'Shana at Congregation Tiferet Yeshua
Monthly Report: October 2007Tishrei - Cheshvan 5768
Israeli's Fourth Prime Minister, Golda Meir, from 1969-1974.
By Shira Sorko-Ram
"You are destined to live in Israel." This prophecy was given to me numerous times as a young girl in my early 20's. At that time, there were areas of my life not fully given over to the Lord, and moving to Israel to me sounded like I was being shipped off to a third world country like Afghanistan or Siberia.
But on October 15, 1967, exactly 40 years ago, I arrived in Israel for a two-week visit with my parents. Only four months before, the little nation of just over two million Jewish citizens had escaped complete annihilation by the concerted efforts of Syria, Jordan and Egypt, and had achieved a victory that was beyond the imagination of the prime minister, the army chiefs and the whole population of Israel.
The euphoria of the nation was indescribable. To the Orthodox Jews, there was no doubt the Days of Messiah were here.
You are destined to live in Israel." This prophecy was given to me numerous times as a young girl in my early 20's. At that time, there were areas of my life not fully given over to the Lord, and moving to Israel to me sounded like I was being shipped off to a third world country like Afghanistan or Siberia.
To the secular citizens, a miracle had occurred.The Arabs were terribly beaten and surely had learned their lesson. There would be no more war! And all repeated in joyous rapture, "Jerusalem is once again ours!" It was into these stratospheric heights that my parents and I landed in Israel.
However, I soon discovered that there was only a tiny remnant of Jewish believers in the land. For all practical purposes, they didn't exist. Yes, there was a family here and an individual there. Victor Smadja and his family, immigrants from Tunisia, had already established the Messianic Assembly in Jerusalem; and the Heimoff family (now Bar David) that emigrated from Bulgaria had a small group meeting in a Tel Aviv suburb.
I thought to myself, "How in the world will the Israeli people, with only a tiny handful of believers in the land, ever have the opportunity to hear a clear explanation of salvation, according to the Bible?"
Even though I had no prior plans to remain in Israel, after consulting with my father, I decided to produce a 30 minute documentary on the establishment of the new state of Israel and the recent return of Jerusalem to the Jewish people exactly as it had been foretold by the prophets. I felt it was critical for Christians to understand that important portions of Biblical prophecy were unfolding and Israel needed the prayers of intercessors worldwide. I also began to study the Hebrew language.
Together with my language studies, I spent almost three years working on this film which I called "Dry Bones." I struggled for sometime over the script, and then one day I thought to myself, "Why should I describe current fulfillment of prophecy? I have the best script writers in the world! Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Zachariah to name a few!" And so I spent many months pouring over the books of the entire Old Testament.
Each time I read a verse that foretold the suffering or described the glory of the coming Messiah, or talked about the return of the Jewish people to Israel, or Jerusalem's restoration, I wrote the portions on a card. In those days there were no computers! When I was finished, I had a stack of cards quite a few inches tall. Out of those Scriptures I created a script and contracted an Israeli company to produce the film which I directed.
Golda Meir stands at a memorial service for fallen soldiers. Beside her is the famous General Moshe Dayan and other government officials
During the filming, I had many opportunities to witness to my cinematographer, Adam Greenberg, who went on to be a much sought-after director of photography in Hollywood, filming movies such as "Terminator," with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
I searched for a very expressive voice with an Israeli accent to read the script which as I said, was entirely made up of Scriptures from the Old Testament. I was introduced to Yossi Yadin, a famous actor in Israeli theater, and brother of the celebrated archeologist, Yigael Yadin, who excavated Masada and Megiddo, and who later became Deputy Prime Minister. Yossi agreed to narrate the film.
In order to physically make the script, I simply took a Bible and cut out the Scriptures, one by one, and pasted them on paper. At first Yossi was taken back, asking if I wasn't desecrating the Bible by cutting it up. I told him that desecrating the Bible was done by those who did not keep the commandments written in it. He was satisfied with the answer and we recorded the narration.
Yossi told his family and friends about our project, and later on, I was asked to direct an archeological film for Yigael Yadin on Megiddo (known as Armageddon in the New Testament.)
Yossi also talked to Golda Meir, then Prime Minister of Israel, about "Dry Bones." She told him she wanted to see the film herself. Knowing how busy she was, I wrote her, offering to bring the film to her home. She invited me to show her the film on Aug 10, 1971. With great anticipation, this opportunity brought me to much prayer!
As a girlfriend and I prayed, I seemed to see Golda Meir on her bed at night, looking up and asking, "Is there really a God?" I also felt that there was going to be some type of spiritual opposition to this invitation, and I and my friend began to pray with deep intercession that the Lord would allow me to show her this film without interruption.
The day came for me to take the film and I entered with a large bouquet of flowers. I remember the security people looking carefully through it to make sure there was no bomb planted among the stems. Several aids and family members were also there.
After small talk, the film began. Its theme portrayed Israel in the late sixties a nation raised out of the ashes just as the prophets had prophesied would come to pass in the latter days. There was also a section where the narrator read Isaiah 53, about the suffering Messiah who would die for the sins of His people. The images portrayed a Messiah-like figure falling among his sheep in a black and white, heavily overexposed film, giving it a mystical appearance. That scene was interwoven with a sheep being slaughtered on an altar. It ended with the prophets' call to repentance, and God's promise in Ezekiel to redeem his sheep from the wolves among the nations.
When the film was finished there was silence. Then Golda asked, "What part of the film was Old Testament and what part was New?" I answered, "The entire narration was only Old Testament." She sat thoughtfully, and then said, "But why the blood? What significance does it have?" Of course, that opened up the theme of the priestly office of the Levitical tribe which was commanded to shed the blood of animals in order to pay the price for the sins of the Israelites. I stressed that only after the shedding of blood, could the Cohenim (priests) enter into the presence of God to make petition for the people.
"That," I explained, "is why Jesus had to die and offer his life so we might live. He is the Lamb of God. He is the way to permanent forgiveness of sin for the Jewish people - and, in fact, all who want it. He is the gateway to the presence of the God of Israel."
Golda again brought up the scene of Isaiah 53, and said softly, "That was Jesus." I was amazed at how open her heart seemed to be as she spoke.
Suddenly, another person in the room shouted out rather angrily, "This is idol worship (avodah zarah)! This is against Judaism!"
That ended our conversation. But I had spent almost an hour speaking about the way to salvation with Prime Minister Golda Meir. I felt certain that through our prayers (and others who had been praying for us) that the Lord held back the comments of the angry man until the prime minister had had an opportunity to hear the Good News through the prophets' own words. I left her residence at midnight, after having spent two hours with her; I felt God had desired that she have opportunity to ask questions of her heart.
The next day I received a phone call from the same aid who had burst out with his comments of idol worship. He told me that the prime minister had enjoyed very much the film and the evening. In fact, he told me, that everyone there had found the evening very interesting.
(Photo on the right: My early days living in Jerusalem. Around 1970.)
I heard, after she died in 1983, that a believing doctor who had cared for her in the hospital, said she accepted Yeshua as her Messiah. Because so many rumors swirl around Israel, I have no idea if the story is true or not. But I do know she asked serious questions and listened carefully to the Good News of Israel's ancient prophets. One day the Good News will permeate this land in such clarity and power that all Israel will be saved. We believers in Israel today are pioneers, knowing that eventful day is coming! And oh! How we long to see it!
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I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome.
We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative.
The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight.
It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? … Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.
Photo:Golda Meir and other government officials vote "yes" to the United States peace proposal in 1970.
We don't want wars, even when we win.
Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!
Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.
If only political leaders would allow themselves to feel, as well as to think, the world might be a happier place.
When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons.
An Arab mother who loses a son in battle weeps as bitterly as any Israeli mother.
The phenomenon of some 300 Israeli soldiers who are walking with the Lord in the light of the Old and New Testaments is making an impact on the State of Israel. The military authorities are progressively coming to appreciate the value of these exemplary soldiers - who are known to carry out their work with excellence, morality and honesty.
Every Sabbath morning, our congregation prays for the soldiers present in our congregation along with those who are on duty.
As every parent knows, our children are our most precious gift we have. So it is with our congregation as we watch them grow up in the faith and become teenagers, committed to our Messiah. We continue to pray for them as they enlist in the army - and after that, attend college or take on a new career. These young people are the hope and future of Israel. They are the core of what will become one day a mighty move of God in our land.
October 2007
Dear Maoz Partner,
God is leading us to concentrate more and more on the next generation - the hope of Israel - our children, teens and soldiers.
There are no two ways about it. They carry the future of Israel on their shoulders.
Children have their entire life before them to serve the King.
Even now children bring their unsaved parents regularly to our congregation often resulting in full family salvation.
Today's children have it all - TV, internet, ipods, movie theaters and countless sources of entertainment and information.
We cannot teach or reach this generation in the same way we did 20-30 years ago.
But thank God, He has given us strategies to reach today's Israeli children.
1. First of all, quality teachers. The larger our congregation grows, the greater the selection we are seeing of dedicated, qualified and imaginative teachers.
2. Facility is absolutely necessary. In the last year we rebuilt the air conditioning system for the entire 5,000 feet (1500 meter) floor of the children and youth and at this moment we are installing a full sprinkler system on their floor.
3. Children's materials translated into Hebrew. Our children's department is working on more and more materials to present the Gospel to our children in a way that will go deep into their spirits. That means qualified workers to prepare the materials together with the finances to publish the materials and to administrate the department.
As the children grow into their teens and then serve in the army, we continue to serve them by providing them with leadership, facilities, musical instruments and equipment for worship, a place for their own fellowship, and the capability to sponsor many outings, happenings, spiritual retreats and events that give us opportunity to connect and minister to them. We are also currently providing an open house in cooperation with a Souled Out leadership team for our young people.
Who doesn't know that the world offers its "best" to entice our sons and daughters to follow the ways of the world?
We are committed to giving our best to develop and disciple our youth so that they will in every way fulfill their dreams and purposes for which they were born, and be shining lights to our lost nation.
What motivates us to keep plowing, sowing, and reaping? The understanding that these children and youth are part of the core pioneers for the future revival in Israel promised by God!
We are keeping our eyes on the promises: Behold the plowman will one day overtake the reaper when God restores the captivity of His people! Amos 9:13-14
We present you with this opportunity to sow and reap with us today. Each year the harvest increases because of the labor, prayer and faith invested the year before.
Come, plant and invest with us in this year's harvest!
For Zion's sake,
Ari & Shira Sorko-Ram
We will send you Shira Lindsay's Dry Bones DVD for any donation this month to any of the projects of Maoz Israel Ministries:
Partnering with Maoz Israel Ministries | istandwithisrael Hebrew Books | Congregation Tiferet Yeshua
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Modified Mustangs & FordsHow To Interior Electrical
Ford Wiring System - Automotive Electricity 101
Understanding How Your Ford's Electrical System Works Is Easier Than You Think
Electricity has been doing our work for more than 100 years thanks to the efforts of inquiring minds who have paved the way for us. Thomas Edison, for example, understood that resistance to the flow of electricity created heat, and with enough current flow, light.In time, he learned if the filament were placed in a perfect vacuum void of oxygen, it would glow brightly without burning up. The electric light was born.
The electric light, however, is only a small part of what electricity does in our classic Fords. Electrical systems channel electricity to work for us. Think of your Ford's electrical system like an interstate highway system for busy electrons. In any electrical system, there are conductors, which carry electricity, and insulators, which don't. Insulators vary in resistance value, just like conductors. We want great resistance to the flow of electricity with an insulator just like we want low resistance in our conductor.
Copper and aluminum are typical conductors in automotive electrical systems. If extraordinary conductionof electricity is required, rare metals-like silver, gold, and platinum-make even better conductors than copper and aluminum. Copper and aluminum are the norm because they're more affordable and will work in just about any application. Automotive electrical systems use a combination of aluminum and copper depending on the application and function. Most of the time, you're going to see copper wiring.
The flow of electricity through copper or aluminum wiring is controlled by how much electricity you're trying to move and how much resistance there is to flow. Resistance creates heat regardless of how much electricity you're moving. When you flip on a heater or drop a piece of bread into the toaster, the heating elements in your toaster or heater create impedance or resistance to the flow of electricity, which makes them red-hot
Resistance is important in just about anything you do with an automotive electrical system. A wire that's too small for the load yields resistance and heat.
What Is Electricity?
Electricity operates much like thermodynamics. Heat energy (mole-cules in motion) travels toward a colder medium (molecules in slower motion). An excess of electrons will flow toward an area having a shortage of electrons. This flow of electrons is known as electric current.
Electric motors, for example, function from the flow of electric current through windings. The electrification of these windings creates a magnetic field or fields. As you know from high-school physics, magnets attract or repel. That attraction or repulsion, through electrification, runs the rotor or armature in a circle to create rotary motion around an axis. When we energize an electric motor, we're creating a circular magnetic field where a motor virtually chases itself in a circle. The whirring we hear is the continuous attraction of magnetic fields, which runs the armature in a circle. A generator or alternator uses a similar idea to get electricity in motion via the rotary creation of magnetic fields. In this instance, we move electrons instead of them moving us.
So How Does It Work?
Electric current flow through conductors is how we make electricity work for us. We start and stop the flow of electric current through the use of switches or variable resistors. Switches are electric-current traffic cops. When we close a switch, we make contact and complete a circuit (green light), allowing the flow of electricity. When we open the circuit and break the contact (red light), the flow of electricity stops. A variable resistor, as its name implies, varies the flow of electric current. When we have a lot of resistance, we slow down the flow of electricity. When we reduce resistance, increasing current flow, we allow more current to flow. Variable resistors exist in many forms. A dimmer switch is a variable resistor-like we find with a headlight switch or radio volume control. We vary current flow to control brightness, motor speed, and a host of other things.
Learning how to fix electrical problems is only a matter of knowing how electricity flows through a Ford's electrical system. There's no magic here, only the controlled routing of electrons. Electricity begins with the storage battery at the positive post.It flows through the system and back to the negative post, which is grounded to the car body and chassis, hence the term "negative ground." Your Ford's engine block, body, and chassis are an important part of the electrical system because they channel electricity back to the battery's negative post.
Power from the battery's positive terminal flows to either the fuse box or ignition switch first, depending on destination. Then, it flows to the switch, accessory, or lamp where it travels to negative ground. Power for lighting comes via a switch or variable resistor. Lighting circuit protection comes via a fuse or circuit breaker. Because headlights are high-current-draw safety devices, they are protected by a circuit breaker in the headlight switch instead of a fuse to keep the lights working in the event of a short circuit. The circuit breaker cycles headlights off and on so we can see the road and bring our Ford to a safe stop before getting help. Circuit breakers also cycle headlights off and on when switch contacts become corroded and resistance to the flow of electricity becomes high-creating heat at the breaker.
Trouble Shooting Electrical Problems
Although a lot of us are mystified by electrical-system woes, most are easy to troubleshoot and understand. Marvin McAfee at MCE Engines has a straightforward approach to trouble-shooting just about anything. He suggests starting with the most obvious stuff first. If the bulb won't light, is it burned out? Is there power to the socket? Check the bulb first. Check the fuse. Don't always assume the worst when something quits. Most of the time, it is something like a dead battery, a burned-out bulb, or a failed switch. Rarely are electrical system failures wiring related-most of the time, it's component failure.
When something electrical quits, determine what else is working and what isn't. If everything in the vehicle is dead, begin your troubleshooting at the battery. Never assume because you just came off the road or because the battery is brand-new that it is fully charged. Examine battery cables for corrosion or loose connections. Check the battery's negative ground at the engine block. Check the ground strap between the engine and firewall. This is all common sense stuff, but you'd be surprised how many miss it, including us.
Classic {{{Ford}}} electrical systems are all similar. Wiring color codes are virtually the same across all models and years. For example, instrument lights are blue with a red stripe on Mustangs, Galaxies, Falcons, Fairlanes, and F-series trucks. The same can be said for left and right turn-signal indicator lamps, high beams, taillights, backup lights, headlamps, heater-fan wiring, and the rest of it. All have the same color-coding regardless of carline type. This makes short work of troubleshooting when you know what it all means.
Ford electrical systems have two basic sources: power direct from the battery and switched-power from the ignition switch. The latter is live only with the ignition switch in the "on" or "acc" position. Items like brake lights, emergency flashers, horns, courtesy lights, headlights, instrument lights, and the cigarette lighter are live all the time, protected by fuses or circuit breakers. Turn signals, the heater fan, the radio, the transmission indicator light, the windshield wipers, and other accessories get power from the ignition switch, also protected by fuses. This is important to know when any of these items quits.
Any time electrical components quit operating, you need to determine if they are getting power to begin with. Check the fuse first. When in doubt, replace the fuse before doing anything else. Sometimes a fuse can be blown at either end of the filament and appear to be good. The same is true for light bulbs that don't look burned out. Sometimes there's only a tiny break in the filament not visible to the naked eye. Some offshore light bulbs can suffer meltdowns of the filament towers, causing internal bulb shorts and fried wiring. You can also check the fuse or the bulb's integrity with an ohmmeter. If there's no continuity through the fuse or bulb, it is bad.
Controlling The Flow Of Power
Electrical component operation depends on how much power we route through the component to ground. It is easy to assume we control the flow of power before the component, but we can also control the flow of power to ground. Heater-fan speed is controlled that way. We control the flow of current to ground after the component instead of at the switch by having a two- or three-way switch that routes power to ground via a two- or three-wire resistor in the heater box. The resistor is in the heater box in order to run cooler, keeping heat away from the switch. This is also the case with in-dash air-conditioning systems.
When you flip on the fan switch, power is routed from the fan motor to ground via the switch. In other words, we already have power at the motor. Without a ground, the motor does not function. When we complete the ground, the motor functions. If we create resistance to the flow of electricity to ground, we control fan speed. The more resistance there is, the more slowly the fan operates. The less resistance the faster the blower wheel spins.
Heating and air conditioning fan switches are not variable resistors. They are contact switches that route electricity from the motor to a variable resistor to ground.
Air-conditioning systems function via a couple of traffic-cop switches.The compressor clutch is an electromagnet that engages the pulley and compressor shaft when it is energized. We energize and engage the clutch via the fan and thermostatic switches with under-dash air conditioning. With in-dash air conditioning, we have to jump three hurdles to get power to the clutch. This means if your compressor clutch isn't engaging, you need to check all of the switches.
With under-dash air conditioning, bypass switches one at a time to determine fault. If both switches check out good, test the compressor clutch by running a jumper lead from the positive terminal to the compressor-clutch lead. If the clutch doesn't engage, it's faulty. Don't forget to check grounds while you're at it. A faulty ground will stop clutch engagement as quickly as disconnecting the battery.
In-dash air-conditioning compressor clutch engagement requires that three switches work properly-the fan switch, the thermostatic switch, and the vent-door switch. All must make contact in order to get power to the compressor clutch. On newer Fords, you must have a pressurized air-conditioning system (serviced with refrigerant) or the pressure switch won't allow operation either.
Reliability depends on the switch and how often it is used. Windshield-wiper switches are normally reliable. Headlight switches seem to have a lifespan of five to seven years in regular use. Some last five years-others last 40. Much depends on climate, conditions, and use. Headlight switches fail when circuit breakers cycle headlamps off and on. Corrosion gets the best of the contacts inside.
Charging And Starting System Problems
Likely the largest electrical system struggles for most of us are charging and starting systems. Defective voltage regulators-especially mechanical types, cause dead batteries and no-charge conditions. Mechanical regulators suffer from burned contacts, which hamper charging. Rarely will it be the generator or alternator.
Dead batteries call for a slow trickle charge, known as deep cycling, over an eight-hour period, then a load test. If the battery doesn't survive a load test after deep-cycle charging, it's defective. This can be tested at any reputable auto parts store. Because these folks sell a lot of batteries, alternators, and starters, they're equipped to check your battery. They are also set up to test alternators and generators.
Getting Started
Starters fail primarily because they work in a hot and dirty environment. Brushes become contaminated. Breaks develop in the copper windings. Extreme header heat, especially after shutdown, can cause a starter to seize up short term until things cool off. Starter drives can also fail, making it impossible for the starter to engage the flywheel or flexplate. Sometimes all your starter needs is clean-up and lubrication. White grease and WD-40 applied inside the Bendix starter drive makes all the difference. Clean slippers and brushes can also make an old starter like new again.
Starters get blamed for solenoid woes, too. It isn't always the starter. Check the solenoid for continuity by disconnecting the starter and checking for contact at the terminal with a test light. Listen for the "click" when someone turns the key to start and watch the test light. If the test light doesn't illuminate or you don't hear the click, further investigation is necessary. When solenoids don't respond, it isn't always the solenoid. Make sure the "S" lead is getting power to the solenoid from the ignition switch. Sometimes the ignition switch has burned and pitted contacts. The best solenoid function test is bridging the path between the battery terminal and the "S" terminal with a screwdriver, taking care not to ground the screwdriver (or better yet, a remote starter switch). If the solenoid clicks and your test light illuminates (starter terminal), the solenoid is good.
How Do Senders Work?
Instrument senders complete a circuit to ground. There are two basic types of senders: on/off and variable resistor. On/off types complete the circuit to ground to illuminate the light and get your attention. On/off oil-pressure senders complete the circuit to ground when oil pressure drops below a predetermined point. On/off coolant temperature senders complete the circuit to ground when coolant temperature gets too high.
Variable resistor senders vary the resistance to ground, which controls instrument reading. When there is no resistance to the flow of electrons to ground, the gauge maxes out. When there's a lot of resistance to the flow of electricity to ground, the instrument reads low. Instrument senders control the flow of electricity to ground to either illuminate a warning light or move an instrument needle.
The fuel-sending unit is another example of a variable resistor, which works off a float in the fuel tank. When the tank is empty, resistance is high and the needle rests at "Empty." When the tank is full, resistance to current flow is low and the needle races to "Full." A quick test for gauge function and wiring integrity is to ground the sender's wire lead. With the key on, the light on the dash will illuminate or the mechanical gauge will peg to the high side (full, hot, and so on).


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yeah. so this is the topic of the day.
What is Modern Quilting, anyway? Since I joined the NYCMetroMod Quilt Guild I've been thinking more and more about this. Do I want to be a "modern quilter"? but I don't use white sashing, and I don't buy Amy Butler. But when I look back at the quilts I've made in the past few years, yeah, they're modern.
I've got a Bento Box.
I did a Plain Spoken from the Ringle & Kerr book, Modern Quilt Workshop.
I made a crosses quilt inspired from pics on flickr.
I did one of Kaffe Fassett's Bird Boxes.
Hell, I even made a Chinese Coins quilt.
I just finished a paper-pieced string top and I've got a Spiderweb in the works.
the only thing I'm missing is some Drunk Love in a Log Cabin...
What is Modern Quilting?
yeah. so this is the topic of the day.
Posted by Jessica at 9:20 PM
13 comments:
- jacquie said...
interesting take on the question, jessica. i'm so glad you took the time to write your thoughts.
- Monday, February 08, 2010 9:51:00 PM
- Lesly said...
I don't know, but reading over the posts that have taken up this meme, it does seem to me that there is a need to define "modern quilting" as somehow "new and improved", certainly different than anything that has ever been before. I'm wondering if this is really the case. Women have been coming together over quilts for generations. The influences of today are going to look quite dated 20 years hence, just the way the big floral borders of the 80s do now, and - more than likely - our daughters are going to be calling themselves "postmodern quilters" and disavowing all that "negative space" and Kona coal! Lol - and so it goes!
- Monday, February 08, 2010 9:56:00 PM
- Alissa said...
Loved reading your thoughts! Modern quilting is so many different things, right?? It's fun to think about.
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 1:21:00 AM
- BUMBLE BEANS said...
thanks for your words and thoughts.
frankly, I don't think MODERN exists... what we do has been done for years by many people just out of shear utilitarianism... The advantage we have now, is to use our knowledge, or if we don't have the knowledge, we can get it, via online, or stores, a "modern convenience" that never existed before... And it's how we apply our resources... today's designers have just caught on that wave... but nothing they have done, is new... But your right, it certainly does means many things to many different people...;-) happy creating! SO keep creating those beauties! Does it really matter anyway? if it means we get to make more quilts, then have at it! ;-)
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 8:31:00 AM
- Dee said...
Modern quilting is quilting today as opposed to historical quilting, which was done yesterday! LOL
Going back to the history of quilts, one sees right away, they too were on the cutting edge of something new, fanciful, beautiful, utilitarian and artistic. I blogged about the history of quilts. Can't find it, but it's there.
Thanks for the ponderings and thoughts, I really enjoyed them!
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 8:46:00 AM
- PJ said...
This is a really good post! Very interesting pondering...comments, too! I have to say I'm not sure that modern is to different from what it has been...I do think the sharing looks/feels different! (internet vs. waiting for your group or magazine) Now I'm going to your hyperlinks ;)) HA! I guess I'm 'modern' !
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 11:55:00 AM
- Jessica said...
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- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:52:00 PM
- Jessica said...
yeah. i can't say i feel strongly that "modern quilting" is something new or different than before, it's just the current step in a long an wonderful quilt history. I don't follow (or even like) all of the "modern quilting" trends, (though after rereading my post and mentally sorting through my stash, i do own a half yard of amy butler..) and i still really like lots of traditional-type quilts. what made me think i had anything to say on the topic was that of the last 10 quilts i've worked on, more than half are patterns that are currently popular with the "modern" crowd, either in books or online. I would rather not label/limit myself with one genre of quilting, but I do really appreciate the energy that the online quilting world has felt in the last 5 years. Before that it didn't feel this way, don't you agree? And in guilds.. well, it still doesn't feel this way. So I'm happy for my NYCmetro mod-guild too :)
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:54:00 PM
- ParisMaddy said...
Interesting post.
I love your Chinese Coins and the Kaffe one, very fresh and mod.
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 6:16:00 PM
Very weird that you would post this now because I've been asking myself if I was a modern quilter or not too. The Seattle Modern Quilt Guild is having their first meeting in two weeks and I've been trying to decide if I should go or not. I don't feel like a modern quilter but I am definitely heavily influenced by the blogging world when I think about the quilts I have completed and have in progress/planned.
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 6:19:00 PM
Mostly I just wanted to leave a comment to say thanks. I'd quietly begun wondering if "modern quilting" meant what it said on the label or was actually a code phrase for "we like a few certain things."
So I tossed out the question and posed my own: "If that's what I'm not, then what am I?"
I dropped off the resulting rantfest at http://domesticat.net/2010/02/quiltifesto
Now to get back to the ton of Japanese fabric I brought back from Hawaii... :)
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 11:57:00 PM
- Tonya said...
I think you covered it very well. It is a lot about the community, and the ideas and inspiration that come from the internet. Nicely said!
- Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:25:00 AM
- Lisabee said...
I really like your observation that part of modern quilting is how quilters are connecting using technology. I think that online social networking is something that definitely defines the age we live in, so it makes sense that it should also help to define us as quilters.
- Saturday, February 13, 2010 5:21:00 PM


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12-10 Free hula shows are held daily from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Kaanapali Beach Hotel. Hawaiian music is played from 6 to 9 p.m. Call 661-0011. more »»
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12-10 Pacific Whale Foundation runs a free Coral Reef Information Station every Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon at Wailea's Ulua Beach. Learn names of fish you've seen while snorkeling and how to protect Maui's reefs. Call 249-8811, extension 1. more »»
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12-10 Napili Kai Foundation teaches local children the history, arts, crafts, language and dances of Polynesia. Every Tuesday evening at Napili Kai Beach Resort, 5900 Lower Honoapiilani Road, NKF students present a delightful program of Polynesian song and dance from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. more »»
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12-10 LAHAINA — At Lahaina Cannery Mall every Tuesday and Thursday, free Polynesian Performances Hula Shows are held at 7 p.m. Every Saturday and Sunday, free Keiki Hula Shows start at 1 p.m. Maui Toy Works holds Yu-Gi-Oh card sessions from 3 to 5 p.. more »»
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12-10 LAHAINA — Green Dragon Markets holds Farmers Market Food-Craft Fairs Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kahului Shopping Center, and Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 505 Front Street Shops. Vendors are welcome; call (808) 333-2478. more »»
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I'd rather not take the chance of killing another townie, why not kill the one that's going to die and wait until we have more information?
人類は調和したのか?VY2V3 = Me | Kagamine Len Act 1 = You
y dos ur nam hav a dot at da end
人類は調和したのか?VY2V3 = Me | Kagamine Len Act 1 = You
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If only I could vote for two players...I would do it in a heartbeat.
I just realized it sounds like there was a public conspiracy. lol
Oh, she was and I missed it. Derp
Unless both factions are paranoid about our goals, we won't have to worry about our lives for the mean time.
My suggestion in regards to your ability is to make sure your decision is right. Otherwise, your failure will be my failure as well. I can't allow that.
My goal is to reach the 4th cycle to become an independent again. You, on the other hand, will die on the 4th cycle. If that happens, I will definitely lose as a townie by judging of the number of turns and the numbers of players left in the game. This game won't reach 4th cycle if this keeps on.
Folter is facing modkill. If he is a townie, that even makes me at greater risk at losing this game.
That is why I approached you after you made an intriguing claim about your ability. I would like you to get rid of Syaoran.
Incoming Day Phase Action!
>>Enter My World<<
Thanks to Ms Lucy for this awesome, funny gif.
The person that you are now is not the person that I used to know. You're becoming a stranger that I've never met before. Not liking the change though.
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Tata Hispano to cease production
New Delhi, Sep 24 : Tata Motors Tuesday said it will cease production at its subsidiary Tata Hispano Motors Carrocera, based in Zaragoza, Spain, next month due to heavy losses incurred by the company.
According to Tata Motors, the Spanish subsidiary, which produces chassis for buses and coaches, has accumulated operating losses to over 60 million euros in the past five years.
"All market evaluations do not predict any positive change in the near future, with the growing accumulation of operating losses making the plant production unviable," Tata Motors said in a statement.
"Production activity is expected to stop in October 2013 after fulfilling the commitments to deliver current orders."
The company further said that it was in discussion with workers' representatives to agree on a social plan for the 287 employees working in the factory today.
"Company has expressed its willingness to reach an agreement. The Company continues to have a tremendous respect for the workers," the statement said.
The company also announced that it has received an offer from the Benseny Group.
"This proposal, which is not a purchase offer, is being pursued to explore the possibility of achieving continuity of Zaragoza factory."
In 2005, Tata Motors invested 21 percent stake in the Spanish company and followed this up by buying the remaining stakes in 2009. (IANS)


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Earth Atmosphere Exceeds 400 ppm of Co2
May 25, 2013 - 10:24:43 PM
Source: SustainableBusiness.com
Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the global atmosphere could rise above 400 parts per million (ppm) for sustained lengths of time throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere as soon as mid-May.
Today, measurements at the Hawaii station show concentrations of 399.50 ppm ... pretty darn close to 400, according to scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California/ San Diego.
If you'll remember, 350 ppm is the level the entire world has agreed not to exceed because that's when feedback loops and uncontrollable climate change is likely to kick in (as we've begun to see with vastly more wildfires, droughts, floods and storms).
"I wish it weren't true, but it looks like the world is going to blow through the 400-ppm level without losing a beat," says Ralph Keeling, whose has taken over for his father who created the "Keeling Curve" to track daily carbon levels.
It's hard to comprehend, but last time there was 400 ppm of carbon in the atmosphere was 3.2 million to 5 million years ago, during the Pliocene period.
Carbon levels reached about 415 ppm during the Pliocene, with global average temperatures 3-4 degrees C (5.4-7.2 degrees F) higher than today and as much as 10 degrees C (18 degrees F) warmer at the poles. Sea level ranged between 16-131 feet higher than today, according to Scripps.
"At this pace we'll hit 450 ppm within a few decades," warns Keeling.
Prior to the Industrial Revolution carbon levels were 280 ppm and rose gradually to 316 ppm by 1958 when Keeling's father began daily measurements. The rate of rise of CO2 over the past century is unprecedented; there is no known period in geologic history when such high rates have been found. The continuous rise is a direct consequence of society's heavy reliance on fossil fuels for energy, Keeling says.
You can track daily levels of carbon here or on Twitter.
Website: http://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/
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Solar Impulse: Around the World in a Solar Air Plane
May 25, 2013 - 10:04:44 PM
Source: SustainableBusiness.com News
Solar Impulse, an airplane powered solely by solar energy, began its flight across the US on May 3rd 2013.
It took off at 6:15AM PST from Moffett Field in south San Francisco, a civil-military airport, and is headed to Phoenix first. That leg of the trip took 15-20 hours.
After that it stopped in Dallas, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. and finally ended up at JFK in New York. The whole trip will take about two months, flying day and night, depending on the weather. It can't fly in cloudy or rainy conditions or in strong wind or fog.
The plane was initially meant to demonstrate it could fly during both day and night, but just for 24 hours. But it has performed so well that it's flown across Europe and Africa (separate trips) and now it will fly across the US.
It doesn't have the technology needed for its ultimate goal - to fly around the world in 2015. A more advanced version is being developed for that.
"Our future depends on our ability to convert rapidly to the use of renewable energies. Solar Impulse is intended to demonstrate what can be done already today by using these energies and applying new technologies that can save natural resources," says Bertrand Piccard, who co-founder and co-pilot with Andre Borschberg.
The Airplane
The plane gets its power from 207-foot wings - the wingspan of a jumbo jet - covered with 12,000 solar cells.
The solar cells keep four large batteries charged that are under the wings, storing about as much energy as Tesla's electric car. Also on the bottom of the wings are tiny motors, which provide about 25% of its torque.
It is very light - about the weight of a small car - because it's made from carbon fiber. And it travels at about 43 miles per hour.
In 2010, Impulse completed a 24-hour test flight that demonstrated its ability to fly through the night with power stored during daylight hours. Last June, it flew the first intercontinental flight, from Spain to Morocco.
The project has $112 million in backing with various manufacturers involved in the technology that are using it as a way to test new materials and gain brand recognition.
A similar effort is underway but using a solar-powered boat, MS Tûranor PlanetSolar. It completed its first trip around the world last May using SunPower solar panels.
Learn more about Solar Impulse:
Website: www.solarimpulse.com/en/
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Biggest Solar Project in the World is Under Construction
May 25, 2013 - 09:03:22 PM
SustainableBusiness.com News
Construction has begun on Antelope Valley Solar Project, the largest solar PV project in the world - at 579 megawatts.
Buffet's MidAmerican Solar bought the project from SunPower for $2 billion in January, and SunPower is developing it using its own panels. 650 people will be employed to build the project on 3200 acres, and in 2015 it will begin providing power to 400,000 homes.
It is one of several large solar projects being built in the area of Lancaster, the first city to require solar on all new homes.
Unlike some solar projects which have been given the go-ahead even though they are on sensitive lands, the Sierra Club praises this one for environmentally responsible development. From the outset, it was planned and sited in a way that protects native plants and wildlife, they say.
Antelope is being built on former agricultural lands that were planted with alfalfa and other crops that require heavy irrigation. Since it is located on disturbed land there are no threatened or endangered species.
Because it is near existing transmission lines, including a major
"The developers listened to our concerns about the local lands and wildlife in the Antelope Valley and incorporated them into the planning and siting for the project," says Georgette Theotig of
Some locals have criticized the project however because it creates a feeling of industrialization in the rural area.
SunPower's Oasis® Power Plant is a modular solar technology that can be rapidly deployed for utility-scale projects that also minimizes land use. Its high-efficiency solar panels are mounted on trackers that follow the sun during the day, increasing energy capture up to 25%.
In January, MidAmerican Solar purchased the project for $2 billion. It also owns the world's second-biggest solar plant - the 550 MW Topaz Solar Farm under development in California. And it has a 49% stake in the 290 MW Agua Caliente solar project in Arizona.
Since it began acquiring renewable energy projects last year, MidAmerican Renewables has quickly grown to an 1830 megawatt (MW) portfolio in wind, geothermal, solar and hydro. When current wind projects are completed, it will have 2284 MW in that sector alone, making it the largest owner of US wind farms by an investor-owned utility. The utility also recently agreed to retire seven old coal plants.
Dust Is An Issue
Antelope Valley also has an approved re-vegetation plan to control dust, which is an emerging concern.
Antelope Valley Solar Project is different from another nearby - Antelope Valley Solar Ranch, under construction by First Solar. Los Angeles County recently halted the project because of health issues caused by dust.
Building a solar plant in the desert requires considerable scraping and clearing to make way for thousands of acres of solar panels. That kicks up dust, which can cause "Valley fever" when people working at the site or living nearby breathe in fungal spores that are released when desert soils are disturbed.
Agricultural workers have long contracted this illness when working in the desert, but the risk is rising with the enormous solar projects being built now. About half the people that get infected develop flu-like symptoms. Wearing a respirator can prevent it, but workers often take it off when working in such hot conditions.
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First Building in the World Covered in Algae
May 25, 2013 - 08:58:54 PM
Source: SustainableBusiness.com News
An apartment building in Hamburg, Germany is giving us a peek into the future - it is covered with algae.
Not that algae is hanging on the façade, it's inside glass panels that also function as solar hot water collectors.
The 5-story Bio Intelligent Quotient (B.I.Q.) building, constructed to Passive House standards, gets all its energy from renewables. The addition of algae on the outside walls will be used to create biofuels to heat the building and also to provide shade and muffle street noise.
The technology is "an outstanding and important development in the use of renewable resources in building technology," comparable to advances in the space program, Lukas Verlage, managing director of the Colt Group, part of the consortium that designed it, told the NY Times.
"Using algae as an in-house energy source might sound futuristic now, but probably will be established in 10 years," Rainer Müller told the NY Times. He's press officer for the International Building Exhibition, which introduced a competition in 2009 that led to the creation of the B.I.Q. house.
Entrants to the competition were asked to develop "systems and products that behave dynamically, unlike conventional building materials, which are static."
Micro-algae - tiny plants about the size of bacteria - are inside 129 bioreactors. They are continuously fed liquid nutrients and carbon dioxide and scrubbers inside the panels keep the glass clean. They double as solar hot water collectors, costing $6.58 million to build the façade.
Sunlight that's not absorbed by the algae is converted into heat. It can be used for hot water or stored in the geothermal system underground.
Periodically, the algae will be collected from the tanks and transported to a nearby biogas plant where it will produce electricity from the resulting methane gas.
Next year US-based Grow Energy plans to accept preorders for its Verde system, and hopes to get it to homeowners by 2015.
The system, which cultivates algae, can be mounted on the roof on wall of a home. It automatically dries and burns the algae to generate about 35% of a home's electricity for about $12,000.
Another "living" building is in Mexico, where the façade neutralizes surrounding air pollution.
Learn more about the Bio Intelligent Quotient (B.I.Q.) building:
Website: www.iba-hamburg.de/en/themes-projects/the-building-exhibition-within-the-building-exhibition/smart-material-houses/biq/projekt/biq.html
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FUTURE OF FISH is 2012 Runner Up to the Presitigous Buckminster Fuller Challenge
July 20, 2012 - 11:58:59 PM
What Cheryl Dahle, Founder and Executive Director of Future of Fish (FoF), is solving:Wild Fish
Of the 145 million metric tons of fish harvested annually worldwide, nearly 80 million metric tons come from the oceans. Today, marine fish populations are in serious trouble due to overfishing, ecosystem degradation, and inept fisheries management. Unless significant changes are made to how we harvest and consume seafood, many popular fish species could be commercially extinct by mid-century (FAO, 2010).
Loss of Biodiversity
IUU Fishing
Cheryl Dahle's Breakthrough Approach and Strategy for Addressing this Crisis:
"The Future of Fish incubator has been operational for 15 months. We support 15 entrepreneurs and have six active projects that cover industry stuck points ranging from traceability technology to supply chain re-design using forward contracts and cost-plus pricing, strategies that bring stability to other commodity markets. Our work is informed by an analysis of the complex, systemic problem of overfishing that surfaced the "holes" in our collective efforts to solve it. That research included sending anthropologists into the supply chain to identify where change was getting stuck. We visited 8 sites on 4 continents, observing processing facilities in China, fish farms in Canada, and distribution centers in the United States.
Our insights led us to tackle the hurdles that prevent the middle of the supply chain from becoming part of the solution to overfishing, including a lack of perceived incentives to innovate, a culture that inhibits long-term vision, a value proposition that is at odds with the reality of seafood scarcity, and inadequate inventory tracking and warehousing technology that result in between 30 and 70 percent of fish being mislabeled in the marketplace. We believe that by launching and supporting a group of networked entrepreneurs whose ideas, technology and practices re-set standards for the supply chain, we can drive the market to adopt more responsible approaches to profitmaking. By connecting entrepreneurs at different levels of the supply chain, we foster a cooperative network whose ability to partner makes its impact more than the sum of its parts.
What the Buckminster Fuller Challenge Review Team said about this year's Runner Up:
Founded in 2010, Future of Fish (FoF) brings to light the power of combining rigorous design thinking with a comprehensive systems view of a given problem space. Cheryl Dahle, founder of FoF, is applying this approach to the massive crisis of overharvesting that threatens the world's wild marine fisheries with collapse. She has developed pragmatic processes for understanding this complex system and is incubating innovative market based models that are designed to drive second order change in the sector.
The FoF team has broad experience working at the intersection of business and social change. Before launching FoF, Dahle was a director at Ashoka, where she distilled knowledge from the organization's network of 2,500 fellows in order to provide strategic insight to foundations and corporations. Dahle spent more than a decade writing about social entrepreneurship. She founded and led Fast Company's Social Capitalist awards, a competition to surface top social entrepreneurs. As the project manager, she helped design an evaluation methodology to measure compelling models for change.
FoF was born out of a research partnership led by Cheryl Dahle which included The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (currently FoF's primary funder), Ashoka Change Makers, and Central, a design strategy firm. Through this process Dahle learned that over the last decade funding and policy change was directed, almost exclusively, toward two areas: adoption of sustainable fishing practices and reducing consumption of overharvested fish at the retail level. She also discovered that the middle of the supply chain, namely fish processing and distribution, was a largely ignored stuck point at the heart of the fisheries crisis.
So Dahle decided to put her extensive knowledge of social entrepreneurship to work by incubating a "cohort" of "co–entrepreneurs" consisting of industry pioneers and innovators, (16 so far with more on the waiting list), that were selected for their ability to transform this neglected part of the supply chain. Instead of just supporting each entrepreneur on an individual basis in growing their own business, as is typical in most incubators, FoF leads its cohort, representing all levels of the supply chain, through processes that amplify the success of others in the group. This gives FoF the ability to foster greater industry change than any one business could accomplish alone.
The clarity and strength of the FoF strategy, its pioneering quality, its counterintuitive, out-of-the- box insights, its holistic methodology, its applicability to other sectors, all adds up to FoF having the potential to be a critical trim tab in transforming the multi-billion dollar fishing industry and desitined to be an important model for 21st century social enterprise and impact investing.
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The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is an open technological platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts. (Website)
A modern, comfortable lifestyle relies on a variety of efficient Industrial Machines. If you eat bread, you rely on an Agricultural Combine. If you live in a wood house, you rely on a Sawmill. Each of these machines relies on other machines in order for it to exist. If you distill this complex web of interdependent machines into a reproduceable, simple, closed-loop system, you get these Key Features:
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