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The Secret Beyond Matter
If Darwin Had Known about DNA
The Cryptography in the DNA Molecule
In every cell in your body lies a glorious treasure house of information, written in a language spoken by nobody on Earth,. The alphabet of this language consists of just four letters, and each letter stands for a chemical molecule known as a base or nucleotide. The genetic "words" known as codons are made up of these letters. This DNA language of just four letters consists of the molecules adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine, or the letters A, T, G and C for short. All the information contained in the data bank within the nucleus is encoded in this four-letter alphabet. When hundreds of the letters A, T, G and C are taken together, the result is long, meaningful "sentences" known as genes, which describe how the processes in the body should take place and give instructions regarding them. Millions of these "letters" set out in a meaningful sequence one after the other comprise the DNA molecule. In his book Our Molecular Nature, the molecular biologist David S. Goodsell refers to the DNA molecule as. . . perhaps the most beautiful of our molecules, but like a fine book, its true beauty lies not in binding, but in the words written within.66
All of a person's physical characteristics have been encoded by means of this special language and stored in the cell nucleus. An organism's body shape, the vital functions of all its organs and the organization of how those organs function, the genetic codes and amounts of proteins that need to be produced within the cell are all encoded in DNA. This enormous code contains information about a person's entire body, ever since it was no more than a single cell. To put it another way, before the individual even became a human being, a comprehensive blueprint for the entire body was ready in a single molecule.
When referring to the nucleic acids that make up DNA in the cell nucleus, we shall continue to use the letter analogy. These letters, as we explained earlier, come together in specific pairs to form the "steps" on the staircase. By being added one on top the next, these steps then constitute genes. Every gene in part of the DNA molecule controls specific human features. Height, eye color, the structure of the nose, ears and skull, and countless other characteristics all come into being by the commands of relevant genes. We may compare these genes to the pages of a book written with only the letters A, T, G and C.
There are some 30,000 genes in a human cell's DNA. Every gene consists of between 1,000 and 186,000 nucleotides arranged in a particular sequence, depending on the kind of protein to which it corresponds. These genes contain the codes for some 200,000 proteins that operate inside the human body, and also regulate the production of those same proteins. The information contained by these 30,000 genes represents only 3% of the total information that DNA contains. The data in the remaining 97% is still unknown, but it has been established that this portion contains information essential to the activities of the cell. (For more detail, see the Chapter 12, "How the Miracle of DNA Invalidates the Theory of Evolution.")
Genes exist inside chromosomes, and there are 46 chromosomes in the nucleus of every human cell (apart from the reproductive cells). To compare every chromosome to a volume consisting of pages in the form of genes, then we can say that in each cell, there is a 46-volume cellular encyclopedia containing all of a human being's characteristics. As we've already made clear, this cellular encyclopedia contains an amount of information equivalent to a 920-volume Encyclopedia Britannica.
The arrangement of the letters in every individual's DNA is different. That is why all the people who have ever lived have been different from one another. The basic structure and functions of the organs are the same in everyone. Yet everyone is specially created with such fine differences and in such a detailed manner that although all human beings develop the same basic structure through the division of a single cell, the result is still billions of people with wholly different appearances.
The arrangement of the letters in DNA determines a person's characteristics, right down to the tiniest details. In addition to features such as height and the colors of one's eye, hair and skin color, blueprints for the 206 bones in the body, 600 muscles, a 10,000-component network of hearing nerves, 2 million-part network of optic nerves, 100 billion nerve cells, blood vessels 130,000,000,000 meters (80,780,000 miles) in length and 100 trillion cells all exist in the DNA in a single cell. The Canadian science writer Denyse O'Leary refers to the information in DNA:
Since not even a single word cannot form in the absence of a writer, how did the billions of "letters" in the human genome come into existence? How have these letters been arranged in a meaningful way to constitute the matchless blueprint for such perfect and complex bodies? The slightest alteration to the arrangement of these letters could lead to us having fingers on our feet, eyes in our stomachs or heads facing backwards. Our arms might be longer or shorter than they actually are, or our lips might be sealed together. If we currently exist as normal human beings, that is only through the permission of our Almighty Lord. Allah has made the arrangement in the letters in every human being's DNA the means whereby this comes about. In one verse, He informs us that:
He is Allah-the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and Earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surat al-Hashr, 24)
The DNA Molecule Contains Coded Messages
The sublime creation inside the DNA molecule is able to carry the specific arrangement of its own atoms and the maximum amount of code in the minimum area. Every letter that constitutes this genetic code is written into the cell nucleus by means of a molecule with its own particular chemical features and three-dimensional structure. Arthur Ernest Wilder-Smith, a professor of chemistry, refers to the message in the DNA molecule in one of his books:
As set out above, the information content is independent of its mode of transmission. Therefore, not just the arrangement of the bases in the DNA, but also the coded information, the message that it contains, is noteworthy. The science writer Richard Milton highlights the delicate organization in the coding of messages in DNA:
Professor Murray Eden is an expert from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the subject of information theory and official languages. He says that "No currently existing formal language can tolerate random changes in the symbol sequences which express its sentences. Meaning is almost invariably destroyed. Any changes must be syntactically lawful ones."70 He goes on to state that this rule also applies to the language of DNA that constitutes genetic information.
All these statements show that the information in DNA could not possibly have emerged as the result of chance. In the face of these fictitious claims made by evolutionists, we may cite the mathematical science of coding information to ensure its security, known as cryptology. One aim of this science is let information be read accurately and prevent its being altered. For example, a hacker monitoring the communication between two individuals on the Internet, may make changes to the information they send to one another. Thus the preservation of original information is of great importance. The greater the importance of the information, the greater the importance and difficulty of the coding technique to be employed. That is why special programs prevent information being readily accessible to just anyone. Only specific authorized individuals can read and alter this program's information, whose accuracy is confirmed by means of security systems.
Since genetic information is of direct importance to human life, it too must not be subjected to any alteration. Only within the last 50 years did scientists discover that such an important treasure store of information was concealed inside the cell, but this priceless information has been protected inside the cell nucleus, using a special code, ever since human beings were first created. Every detail regarding this molecule is full of examples of Allah's sublime creation. DNA prompts us to ask the following questions:
These questions, to which hundreds more could be added, lead us to the existence of our omniscient, sublimely intelligent Creator. DNA is "...the handiwork of Allah Who gives to everything its solidity..." (Surat an-Naml, 88) In the Qur'an, Allah reveals the organization in His creation:
O man! What has deluded you in respect of your Noble Lord? He Who created you and formed you and proportioned you and assembled you in whatever way He willed. (Surat al-Infitar, 6-8)
In order to write a work about what is needed for all of an organism's bodily functions, the author must know all the details about that organism's cellular activities will be performed at the atomic and molecular level and to accurately determine its special requirements at every stage of life, from infancy right up to death. Only our Lord knows all this information and "proportioned" humankind. (Surah 'Abasa, 19)
In addition, all other living things on Earth –bacteria, viruses, insects, horses and plants– also have DNA in their cells. Each one's DNA contains detailed information about the needs and body structure of the organism to which it belongs. Recalling the millions of species on Earth, one can better grasp the scope of the information in question. Our Almighty Lord equips every living thing right from the outset with all the information it needs, places that information inside the cells, and creates the separate DNA sequences for each living species.
The Translation From DNA's Four Letters into a 20-Letter Protein
As you saw in earlier sections of this book, the data bank inside the DNA has been encoded in the form of four chemical bases represented by the letters A, T, G and C. But for this 4-letter DNA language to be used, it must be translated into a 20-letter protein language. The information in DNA becomes meaningful for proteins only as a result of this translation process. The well-known chemist Prof. Wilder Smith notes the difficult nature of a system able to translate between these two languages:
As this extract shows, complete and accurate translation between two languages does not appear possible by means of a technical program. In fact, however, the way that DNA language is translated into the protein language is pre-programmed in DNA, so that this system functions in a flawless manner in every cell in the billions of human beings. The Canadian science writer Denyse O'Leary refers to the communication difficulty to be expected between a four-letter gene language and a 20-letter protein one:
Despite this apparent difficulty, however, the coded descriptions written in the DNA language is read properly, translated and used in all the living things on Earth. This intelligence manifested inside the cell belongs to our Almighty Lord, the Lord and Sovereign of all things, Who has created and continues to create living things through His mercy. This is revealed in the Qur'an:
Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High. He Who created and molded. (Surat al-A'la, 1-2)
From what thing did He create him? From a drop of sperm He created him and proportioned him. (Surah 'Abasa, 18-19)
66. David S. Goodsell, Our Molecular Nature, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1996, p. 36.
67. Denyse O'Leary, By Design or By Chance?, Castle Ovay Books, Kanada, 2004, p 173.
68. A. E. Wilder-Smith, The Natural Sciences: Know Nothing of Evolution, T. W. F. T. Publishers, ABD, pp. 78-79.
69. Richard Milton, Shattering the Myths of Darwinism, Park Street Press Rochester, ABD, 1992, p. 170.
70. M. Eden, "Inadequacies of Neo-Darwinian Evolution as a Scientific Theory," Mathematical Challenges to the Neo-Darwinian Interpretation of Evolution, Wistar Institute Press, Philadelphia, 1967, p. 11.
71. A. E. Wilder-Smith, The Natural Sciences: Know Nothing of Evolution, p. 97.
72. Denyse O'Leary, By Design or By Chance?, p. 55.


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Evidence is a fact or information that is used to support or prove an idea or claim.
In a court, evidence is presented in the form of testimony or documents that are used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
In science, evidence is used to support or falsify a hypothesis or theory.
Evidence does not speak for itself, but must be interpreted. For example, a judge or jury must decide whether a gun found at the scene of a crime (the evidence) supports the prosecutor's claim that the gun's owner was present, or whether the gun got there by other means.
Evidence must be able to distinguish between two competing claims. For example, similarity of living things (homology) does not necessarily support the theory of evolution over the creationary viewpoint because the same evidence is consistent with both ideas.
Contrary to atheists who try to separate faith and scientific evidence, faith itself is evidence as stated in Hebrews 11:1: "Faith is the foundation of our hopes, the evidence of the unseen."
Law of Evidence
In legal proceedings there are restrictions on what constitutes valid evidence. The primary objections to defective evidence are:
- hearsay (rules 801, 802, 803 and 804)
- form (confusing, leading, calls for speculation, etc.)
- lack of foundation
- the question is argumentative
- the statement assumes facts that are not in evidence
- the best evidence rule
- lack of personal knowledge
- improper impeachment
- too much of a narrative
- calls for opinion
- mischaractizes evidence
- privileged
- public policy
- Rule 403 (a grabbag of other objections including irrelevant, asked before and already answered, too much prejudice, a waste of time, etc.).

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I Kings
The book of I Kings is a historical time line showing how the kings of Israel and Judea obeyed or disobeyed God and is part of the Old Testament of the Bible. It covers the time period from the final days of King David's life and what occurred to make Solomon King until the death of wicked King Ahaziah. I Kings picks up when II Samuel left off and is followed by II Kings. Coinciding histories are given in the Biblical book of II Chronicles which also starts with Solomon, but ends in a different place.
I Kings covers the time period from approximately 970 to 853 B.C. This book was approximately written around the time of the Babylonian Exile of the Jews, somewhere between 560 and 550 B.C. The author of this book is uncertain, but many Jewish traditions believe the prophetJeremiah to be the author.
(In the Hebrew Bible used by Judaism, there is only one book called "Kings". Similar to I & II Samuel, the split was made in the Septuagint and that standard was later picked up by Christianity.)
Events Covered
- Chapter 1: David is shown to be on his deathbed. Adonijah son of David tries to set himself up as king; with the help of Nathan the prophet Bathsheba convinces David to make their son Solomon the next king.
- Chapter 2: Solomon has his last talk with David before David's death; he establishes his throne.
- Chapter 3: God grants Solomon one request. Solomon asks for wisdom. Because of his choice, Solomon will be made the wisest person who ever lived.
- Chapter 4: List of Solomon's governors, discussion of the borders of his kingdom and his wisdom
- Chapter 5: Preparations for building the Temple of God
- Chapter 6: The building of the Temple
- Chapter 7: The building of Solomon's palace and discussing the furnishings in the Temple
- Chapter 8: The Ark of the Covenant is brought to the Temple and the Temple is dedicated
- Chapter 9: God appears to Solomon; other activities of Solomon
- Chapter 10: The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon
- Chapter 11: Solomon's wives lead him astray; adversaries arise; Jeroboam rebels; Solomon dies
- Chapter 12: Kingdom split into the Northern Kingdom of Israel and Judah
- Chapter 13: A prophet of God speaks out against evil practices in Israel, but is led astray and killed
- Chapter 14: Ahijah prophesies against Jeroboam; Rehoboam king of Judah
- Chapter 15: Abijah king of Judah; Asa king of Judah; Nadab king of Israel; Baasha king of Israel
- Chapter 16: Baasha overthrown by Jehu; Elah king of Israel; Zimri king of Israel; Omri king of Israel; Ahab king of Israel
- Chapter 17: The prophet Elijah
- Chapter 18: The prophet Elijah
- Chapter 19: The prophet Elijah, and the calling of Elisha
- Chapter 20: Ben Hadad attack Samaria; Ahab defeats Ben Hadad; a prophet condemns Ahab
- Chapter 21: Naboth's vineyard
- Chapter 22: Miciah prophesies against Ahab; Ahab killed; Jehoshaphat king of Judah; Ahaziah king of Israel
- http://www.biblecentre.org/commentaries/ar_11_ot_overview_12kings.htm
- The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan Corporation, 1985


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Missouri Test-Oath
In January, 1865, there assembled in St. Louis, Missouri, a "Constitutional Convention" composed of individuals, most of whom were unknown outside of the localities in which they claimed to reside. They had been chosen by a fraction of the voters, as people of voting age were generally in either the Confederate or Federal Army, or in the guerilla companies then abounding, or were fugitives from their homes, in order to save their lives. The "Constitution" made by this convention was put in force on July, 1865, no one being allowed to vote on it unless he first took the test oath it provided. A reign of terror, accompanied by arson, robbery, and murder, in many parts of the state followed. Certain classes of persons, including bishops, priests, or other clergymen "of any religious persuasion, sect or denomination", and teachers in any educational institution, were by the provisions of this Constitution allowed sixty days, after 4 July, 1865, in which "to take, subscribe, and file", the oath prescribed by it. Those who failed to file it, and continued to preach, solemnize marriage, or teach, were subject to fine and imprisonment. The terms of the oath, according the Justice Field of the Supreme Court of the United States, required amongst other things, the affiant to deny, not only that he had ever been in armed hostility to the United States, or to the lawful authorities thereof, but that he had ever "by act or word", manifested his adherence to the cause of the enemies of the United States, foreign or domestic, or his desire for their triumph, over the arms of the United States; or his sympathy with those engaged in rebellion, or had ever harboured, or aided, any person engaged in guerilla warfare against the loyal inhabitants of the United States. About the last of July, 1865, a pastoral letter, in Latin, of which the following is a translation, was sent by the Most Rev. Peter Richard Kenrick, Archbishop of St. Louis, to every priest in his diocese, which was then coextensive with the state.
St. Louis, July 28th, 1865.
Reverend Sir: Since under the new Constitution, a certain oath is to be exacted of Priests, that they may have leave to announce God's word, and officiate at marriage, which oath, they can in no wise take, without a sacrifice of ecclesiastical liberty, I have judged it expedient, to indicate to you my opinion in the matter, that you may have before your eyes, a rule to be followed, in this extraordinary matter. I hope, that the civil power will abstain from exacting such an oath. But, should it happen otherwise, I wish you to inform me of the particular circumstances of your position, that I may be able to give you counsel and assistance. I am, Revered Sir,
Your servant in the Lord,
Peter Richard,
Archbishop of St. Louis.
The state officials ignored the letter, but their party newspaper organ in St. Louis referred to it, "as important in view of the large number of person whom the Archbishop of St. Louis in one sense, may be said to represent; and further because of the fact that at least three-fourths of such persons, have, throughout the war, been disloyal men". The opposition press was largely silent.
At that time, Rev. John A. Cummings, a young priest, was in charge of St. Joseph's Church at Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri. He had not taken the oath, and he said Mass and preached as usual, on Sunday, 3 September, 1865. The court having jurisdiction of crimes committed in this county was held at Bowling Green some twelve miles distant, and convened with its accompanying grand jury on Monday, 4 September. Father Cummings was indicted by a grand jury composed of men who had taken the infamous oath, promptly, on the first day of the court, and the charge was, that he acted as a priest and minister of the Catholic religious persuasion without having first taken, subscribed, and filed the oath of loyalty. He was arrested a few days afterwards, and brought into court in the custody of the sheriff on the 8th. When asked to say whether he was guilty or not guilty, he declined to answer, but recited the Apostles' Creed. Hon R.A. Campbell, subsequently lieutenant-governor of the state, then took charge of his defence at the instance of some of Father Cummings' parishioners, and made the same defense which was afterwards successful in the Supreme Court of the United States. He was tried on the 9th, found guilty, and in default of payment of a fine of $500, committed to jail, and placed in confinement with three persons of the most degraded type, charged with felonies. On 15 September he gave bond, being directed to do so by Archbishop Kenrick, who caused an appeal to be taken to the Supreme Court of Missouri. That court had been, a few months before, reorganized by military force, and its bench filled with men committed to upholding the oath. Father Cummings' appeal was promptly denied in the following month of October, and then his case was appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Pending his appeal, many priests and religious were indicted and arrested; amongst others, the saintly Bishop Hogan, of the diocese of Kansas City, Missouri, yet living at the age of 82 years, then a priest at Chilicothe in Livingston County. He made the oath as odious as possible by accompanying the arresting officer to the court-house, dressed in soutane, surplice, stole, and biretta, carrying in his right hand a crucifix, and in his left a large Bible. He took a change of venue, gave bond, and was finally discharged by the effect of the decision in the Cummings case. In an address to some of his parishioners, referring to his arrest and the oath, he said: "The civil authority has been, ever from the days of Herod, the enemy of Christ. The question, now pending, is not merely of loyalty or disloyalty, past, present, or prospective. The issue is, whether the Church shall be free or not to exercise her natural and inherent right of calling into, or rejecting from, her ministry whom she pleases; or whether, yielding to the dictation of official power, she shall admit those only, who, according to its judgment, are fit for the office."
In Cape Girardeau County, the fanatics did not stop with priests, but indicted eight Sisters of Loretto for teaching. Sisters Augusta and Margaret were arrested by the sheriff, but the others could not be found, and probably fled from their persecutors.
When the case of Father Cummings was heard in the Supreme Court of the United States in March, 1866, there appeared for him, David Dudley Field, Reverdy Johnson, and Montgomery Blair, all three lawyers of national reputation. Notwithstanding the sanctity of the principles involved, the Supreme Court, on 14 January, 1867, by only one majority declared the oath void, and thus relieved the priests and nuns of Missouri from further persecution. The effect of the decision in Father Cummings' case is best summarized by Justice Miller in his dissenting opinion in ex parte A.H. Garland (4 Wall 333) where he says of it: "in this case, the Constitution of the State of Missouri, the fundamental law of the people of that state, adopted by their popular vote, declares that no priest of any church shall exercise his ministerial functions, unless he will show, by his own oath, that he has borne a true allegiance to his government. This court now holds this constitutional provision void on the ground that the Federal Constitution forbids it". Father Cummings' health was seriously injured by his brutal treatment, and a few years afterwards he lost his mind, and died a martyr to the cause of civil and religious liberty.
Constitution of Missouri of 1865, Art. II, Sections 3, 6, 7, 9, 14; Mo. Sup. Ct. Reports, XXXVI-CLI, Cummings v. Missouri; Vol. 71 U.S. Sup. Ct. Reports, LCCI, 277.
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Genpact, a business process and technology management
announced the opening of operations in Brazil, its first location in South
America. Located in Sao Paulo, Genpact is offering services for Astra Zeneca,
with plans to serve additional global corporations for their Brazilian
businesses as well as establish business operations for the burgeoning
Brazil-to-Brazil market.
Genpact has
begun providing finance and accounting (F&A) services to Astra Zeneca from
this center and is also providing IT services to a financial services client.
Genpact is aggressively training and recruiting for
additional employees so that it can continue to grow its broad portfolio of
business process management services from this location.
In line with its strategy in all global locations where
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staff client projects, thus creating jobs in the surrounding community.
We are pleased to work closely with Genpact to get this
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Freek Lijten has a new post to his site today today talking about a concept of good OOP design, separation of concerns, and how the use of events can help make it "even better". In it he converts some code from a decently structure state into something even driven, splitting out the work from the handling code.
At PHP Benelux 2015 I witnessed a talk by Matias Noback about events. It was a great talk so if you have chance to see it yourself somewhere, do so! In a very tiny nutshell he took us from what most would consider already decent code to better code. Lets start with "decent".
His "decent" code handles user management, executing certain business rules once the user is successfully registered. In the first version of is code, the User is passed into the "saveUser" function and several actions are performed (is the username in use? can they be saved?) including the sending of the email as requested once a user registers. This code is primarily procedural, all in one place and Freek updates it using events to make it a bit more well-contained. He extracts the piece sending the email and translates that into an event. This is then pushed into a set of handlers and executed allowing for greater flexibility if additional actions are needed in the future.


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Putnamville, Indiana…….Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Indiana cracked the 20-win milestone in AMSOIL National Sprint Car competition for his career after winning Thursday's "Indiana Sprintweek" feature at Lincoln Park Speedway. The win was the second of the season for Clauson and ended the three-race reign of Kevin Thomas, Jr. during the week.
Chris Bell outgunned Hunter Schuerenberg to the lead, while Clauson quickly jumped from row-two to the second spot. The race took a major turn when Tracy Hines went off turn-two and stopped while running in the top-five, and Thomas, the ProSource "Fast Qualifier" on the night, spun as the result of a chain reaction on the first lap after the restart.
Just a lap later, Schuerenberg stopped with front-end issues, ending his night, but he will carry the lead for the B&W Auto Mart "Josh Burton Hard Charger Award" into Bloomington.
After a lap eleven red flag for Chase Briscoe, who was unhurt, Clauson went to work on Bell. He had looked low continually in turns three and four, sliding through the middle, but was unable to clear the leader. On lap 12, Bell left the high side open and Clauson pounced, grabbing the lead off turn-four.
Bell did not give up, charging back at Clauson as the duo drew away from the rest of the field, who battled for top-five spots. Bell closed through turns three and four as both pounded the tall cushion, but a bobble on the cushion with just a couple laps remaining allowed Clauson to break away, earning a 1.527-second win in the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing – Chevy Performance #20 Beast/Kistler.
"Man, we needed that one! We had a shot at him early when he was railing the top, but he saw me and got down a little. We carved in that lane a little better off turn-two, and it was just a matter of time. He was doing a great job on restarts, and finally he kinda slid himself into three and we could beat him to the cushion off four. It was a little treacherous down there in three and four, so I was trying to be mistake-free as tricky as it was. You can't run thirty perfect ones up there," Clauson said.
Bell recovered to easily finish second on the birthday of car owner Keith Kunz in the Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports – Advanced Racing Suspension #67 Bullet/Speedway.
"I couldn't really tell where was the best place to be. Being out front, you just have to run your line until somebody shows you a different one. I saw his nose a couple times off four and a couple times entering one. I was searching through one and two, and he finally found something that worked, I guess. I was getting through three and four better than he was, and I tried everything I could to get through the other end, but I could never get a run on him," Bell said.
Brady Short put on a show, slicing through the field from 19th to finish third in his Pottorff Logging – Indiana Stone Works #11P Maxim/SPEC, garnering ProSource "Hard Charger Award" honors for his effort.
"We probably weren't even set up for it, as quickly as it got slick. I over-drove it a bit when I got up to Bell and needed to slow down to hit two a little better, but that's part of it, I guess. All in all, it's not a bad week, and I still got my two favorite race tracks coming up to finish it off," Short said.
Jon Stanbrough continued his solid week with a fourth-place finish in the Marion Underground Construction – Shane Wade Enterprises #66 DRC/Dynotech, and Chris Windom rounded out the top-five in the Jeff's Jam-It-In Storage – Hoosier Tire #11 Maxim/Claxton.
AMSOIL USAC SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 18, 2013 – Putnamville, Indiana – Lincoln Park Speedway – "Indiana Sprintweek"
QUALIFYING: 1. Kevin Thomas, 17RW, Dutcher-RW/Tri-Star-12.716; 2. Ryan Pace, 44, Pace-12.790; 3. Jon Stanbrough, 66, Wade-12.809; 4. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-12.846; 5. Richard Vander Weerd, 10, Vander Weerd-12.846; 6. Bryan Clauson, 20, Stewart-12.935; 7. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-12.943; 8. Christopher Bell, 67, Kunz-12.998; 9. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-12.999; 10. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-13.010; 11. Nick Drake, 55, Cline-13.015; 12. Scotty Weir, 18, Keen-13.088; 13. Chris Windom, 11, Walker-13.151; 14. Kyle Cummins, 3c, Cummins-13.167; 15. A.J. Hopkins, 14H, Hopkins-13.179; 16. Dave Darland, 71p, Phillips-13.185; 17. Shane Cottle, 2, Epperson-13.214; 18. Chad Boespflug, 57, Hazen-13.215; 19. Brent Beauchamp, 34, Olson-13.223; 20. Seth Parker, 38p, Parker-13.297; 21. C.J. Leary, 30, Leary-13.297; 22. Chris Gurley, 12G, Team Automotive-13.301; 23. Brady Short, 11p, Pottorff-13.308; 24. Ethan Barrow, 15, Barrow-13.362; 25. Max McGhee, 17, McGhee-13.388; 26. Tyler Courtney, 23c, Courtney-13.408; 27. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-13.416; 28. Chase Briscoe, 5B, Briscoe-13.429;29. Ryan Bernal, 73, Ford-13.451; 30. Robert Ballou, 12x, Ballou-13.453; 31. Justin Grant, 21x, Pollock-13.481; 32. Logan Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-13.491; 33. Casey Shuman, 21k, Krockenberger-13.505; 34. Dakota Jackson, 3, Jackson-13.531; 35. Wes McIntyre, 83, McIntyre-13.536; 36. Jace Vander Weerd, 88, Vander Weerd-13.547; 37. Blake Fitzpatrick, 10F, Fitzpatrick-13.555; 38. Kent Schmidt, 5k, Schmidt-13.569; 39. Dalten Gabbard, 77x, Walker-13.575; 40. Nathan Moore, 48, Moore-13.623; 41. Carson Short, 21c, Short-13.637; 42. Brian Hayden, 77, Wingo-13.641; 43. Mike Terry, 85, Terry-13.651; 44. Bill Rose, 6, Rose-13.663; 45. Travis Welpott, 18x, Welpott-13.756; 46. Conner Donelson, 42, Donelson-13.785; 47. Daylan Chambers, 4c, Chambers-14.208; 48. Kent Christian, 1c, Christian-14.253; 49. Jake Simmons, 3x, Simmons-14.253; 50. Mark Smith, 1m, Smith-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE #1: (8 laps) 1. McIntyre, 2. Shuman, 3. Fitzpatrick, 4. C.Short, 5. Welpott, 6. Gabbard, 7. Chambers, 8. Simmons, 9. Terry. NT
QUALIFYING RACE #2: (8 laps) 1. Jackson, 2. J.Vander Weerd, 3. Hayden, 4. Schmidt, 5. Donelson, 6. Christian, 7. Moore, 8. Rose. NT
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Leary, 2. Windom, 3. R.Vander Weerd, 4. Cottle, 5. Stockon, 6. Fitzpatrick, 7. Thomas, 8. McIntyre, 9. Bernal, 10. McGhee. 2:12.39
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Boespflug, 2. Clauson, 3. Schuerenberg, 4. Cummins, 5. Ballou, 6. Courtney, 7. Pace, 8. Gurley, 9. C.Short, 10. Shuman. 2:13.20
THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. B.Short, 2. Hines, 3. Beauchamp, 4. Stanbrough, 5. Grant, 6. Drake, 7. Hopkins, 8. Hayden, 9. Robbins, 10. Jackson. NT
FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Bell, 3. Parker, 4. Weir, 5. Briscoe, 6. Barrow, 7. J.Vander Weerd, 8. Jarrett, 9. Schmidt, 10. Bacon. 2:15.21
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Bacon, 3. McIntyre, 4. Stockon, 5. Ballou, 6. Briscoe, 7. Drake, 8. Fitzpatrick, 9. Gurley, 10. Courtney, 11. Robbins, 12. Jarrett, 13. J.Vander Weerd, 14. Schmidt, 15. Hopkins, 16. Shuman, 17. C.Short, 18. Pace, 19. Barrow, 20. McGhee, 21. Grant, 22. Hayden. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson, 2. Chris Bell, 3. Brady Short, 4. Jon Stanbrough, 5. Chris Windom, 6. Brady Bacon, 7. Robert Ballou, 8. Chad Boespflug, 9. Brent Beauchamp, 10. Chase Stockon, 11. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 12. Kyle Cummins, 13. Wes McIntyre, 14. Jace Vander Weerd, 15. Tracy Hines, 16. Seth Parker, 17. Shane Cottle, 18. C.J. Leary, 19. Nick Drake, 20. Richard Vander Weerd, 21. Dave Darland, 22. Chase Briscoe, 23. Hunter Schuerenberg, 24. Scotty Weir. NT
**Terry flipped in Qualifying Race 1. Briscoe flipped on lap 11 of the Feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Bell, Laps 13-30 Clauson.
NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Darland-1,049; 2-Clauson-1,038; 3-Thomas-1,033; 4-Bacon-987; 5-Stockon-933; 6-Schuerenberg-931; 7-Ballou-858; 8-Hines-850; 9-Cottle-687; 10-Windom-661.
NEW "INDIANA SPRINTWEEK" POINTS: 1-Thomas-279; 2-Stanbrough-271; 3-Clauson-269; 4-Bacon-248; 5-Bell-247; 6-Darland-245; 7-Cottle-222; 8-McIntyre-215; 9-Windom-205; 10-Schuerenberg-203.
NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: July 19 – Bloomington, Indiana – Bloomington Speedway – "Indiana Sprintweek"


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February 5, 1981
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Pix #3 - Nostalgic view of the area, showing Luna Theatre
Pix #4 - Foster Park where band concerts were once held, and where the Stove Fountain was.
The two geographical areas from which Fostoria grew...Rome and Risdon still play an important part in this city's daily life.
Whether it be happenstance, or the result of chronological events, the exact area where Rome began and where the heart of that village's early business was, is today the seat of Fostoria Government and still an important business area.
Today's and next week's article pertain to that area of Main Street from Tiffin to South...where the Foster family after whom Fostoria was named lived and started to build the city, which was described in 1877 as "one of the livest cities of its size in Ohio" with some of the finest redidences in Ohio.
By that time...1877, the population of Fostoria was over 4,000 with six churches, good public school system...and five railroad lines. Gas, oil and industry made Fostoria a "boom-town".
(C.W.) Foster & Snyder Bros. was listed in the 1877 Directory of Fostoria, the earliest one published. Their store, in the Foster Block at southwest corner of Main and Tiffin, provided dry goods, carpets, boots, shows, and clothing.
Foster & Co. Bankers was south of the Foster & Snyder Bros. and just a stone's throw from the C.W. Foster home, where the Municipal Building is today.
The Fostoria Review, with O.J. and J.P. DeWolfe as editors and proprietors was located at the corner of Tiffin and Main as was the Fritcher and Schaufelberger Drug Store.
Standing at the intersection of Main and Tiffin, and looking westward one could see the Charles "Calico" Foster home, on land now part of the Municipal Building site.
With this introduction Potluck presents a backward glance of an interesting period in Fostoria's business district, starting at Main and Tiffin, moving south, the west side of the street only.
Take another look at illustration No. 1 of the Foster Block, then look at Photo #2 and see how it was altered to meet the times. The latter is the way it was at about the turn of the century or shortly thereafter, when Kiebel & Wilson Dry Goods store was in the corner location along with J.B. Fosty. They moved to North Main, later becae the Ahlenius Store, and most recently was The Franklin Store.
The Foster Building was uaed by many businesses and professional people during its lifetime and the following list provides the names of many of them and their locations.
NO. 201 - was the corner and 207 was the smaller building shown in the extreme left of illustration No. 1, which was the location for Foster & Co. Bankers. The other store numbers are progessively from the corner. The directory listing which follow start with the year 1912 and end with the mid 1950's.
Golden Hill Liquor Store (saloon) operated by L.J. Schild; W.E. O'Neal Grocery; Ohio Savings & Loan and also Fancher Insurance Agency; in later years also Carl Smith, Insurance; Fred's Recreation; Peter Clothing Co., the last occupant in that location before the building was demolished.
Economy Clothiers; Inter-City Tea Co.; Binder Shoe Co.; Burger Shoes, occupying the location for 25 years, then moving across the street.
Luna theatre; K.T. Schultze-Fish - Poultry; Reliable Clothing Co.; Ballreich & Son; Superior Auto Supply; People's Credit Clothing; Gene Stahl & Associates; Marten's Custom House Furniture; Robert Green Insurance.
On the upper floors of No. 205 - V.E. Derr; Dr. E.M. Bevard, Dentist; Harriet D. Musser; J.C. Wiseman; Margaret J. Killen; Theo Allenbach; John Simkins; L.O.O.M. Lodge; Peter Kieffer; Dr. F.H. Pennell; Phi Delta Kappa; Dr. M.A. Prudden; Elks Club.
Aldrich & Co. Poolroom; Postal Telegraph & Cable; Fostoria Army and Navy Surplus (Meyer and Harry Schiff); Robinson's Typewriter Service; Stricker's Personal Employment Service; Seneca Radio Corp.; City Income Tax Department.
Millie Beauty Shop; Bette's School of Dance; Merchant's Credit Bureau.
Some readers will remember how that area of Main Street, shown in Photo #3, looked back then. Note the Luna Theatre sign...where you could see the old silent movies for 5 cents.
That was a great era...we had street cars, automobiles and horsedrawn vehicles too. All three methods of transportation are shown in the photo. South on Main just two blocks was the B&O and Nickle Plate railroads, where you could catch a ride to Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, and New York.
The Charles W. Foster home, Photo No. 4, is a view, which I had never seen until recently when Mrs. Charles Ash, Amsden, gave it to me. The photo was taken when it was still used as the Foster residence, and prior to the time when the Security Building was built...and the way it looked when The Daily Review took it over in later years. that's when I carried papers and got my first part and full time job.
Prior to the construction of Fostoria's Municipal Building, that area was Foster Park (see photo) where band concerts wer held and where a fountain, donated by the Stove sisters was located. Too bad it was destroyed and not preserved by city officials for lateruse on the municipal lawn...or for another location.
Now we come to the end of our nostaligic trip for today...and a look at the only building still standing from another era...The Security Building, built and owned by the Balmer family who lived at 214 W. Tiffin st., now owned by Walter Roth, where he conducts Roth Furniture. He had been in that location for 10 years and bought it from Standard Oil in 1970. Standard had considered putting a filling station there at one time.
When the Security Building was erected it looked like it does today. One of the very early tenants was William Hoff Dry Goods in the 219-221 location.


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Offering a rare public apology, the FBI admitted mistakenly linking an American lawyer's fingerprint to one found near the scene of a terrorist bombing in Spain, a blunder that led to his imprisonment for two weeks.
The apology Monday came hours after a judge dismissed the case against Brandon Mayfield, who had been held as a material witness in the Madrid bombings case, which killed 191 people and injured about 2,000 others.
Mayfield, a 37-year-old convert to Islam, sharply criticized the government, calling his time behind bars "humiliating" and "embarrassing" and saying he was targeted because of his faith.
"This whole process has been a harrowing ordeal. It shouldn't happen to anybody," said Mayfield. "I believe I was singled out and discriminated against, I feel, as a Muslim."
Karin Immergut, the U.S. attorney in Oregon, denied Mayfield had been a target because of his religion and maintained that the FBI had followed all laws in the case.
Court documents released Monday suggested that the mistaken arrest first sprang from an error by the FBI's supercomputer for matching fingerprints and then was compounded by the FBI's own analysts.
FBI promises to review practices
"The FBI apologizes to Mr. Mayfield and his family for the hardships that this matter has caused," the bureau said in a statement. The agency also said it would review its practices on fingerprint analyses.
"We need to know more about how this happened. All of us in this country need to know more about how this type of mistake can be made," said U.S. Public Defender Steve Wax, Mayfield's attorney.
Mayfield, a former Army lieutenant, was released last week. But he was not altogether cleared of suspicion; the government said he remained a material witness and put restrictions on his movements.
Those restrictions were lifted Monday.
U.S. District Judge Robert Jones said all property that had been seized from the Mayfield residence should be returned, and all copies of Mayfield's personal documents held by the federal government were to be destroyed.
The case began when FBI fingerprint examiners in Quantico, Va., searched for possible matches to a digital image of a fingerprint found on a bag of detonators the day of the Spanish bombings on March 11.
The system returned 15 possible matches, including prints belonging to Mayfield, on file from a 1984 burglary arrest in Wichita, Kan., when Mayfield was a teenager.
Three separate FBI examiners narrowed the identification to Mayfield, according to Robert Jordan, the FBI agent in charge of Oregon. A court-appointed fingerprint expert agreed.
Spain doubted any connection
The FBI maintained its certainty even as Spanish authorities said by mid-April that the original image of the fingerprint taken directly from the bag did not match Mayfield's, Wax said.
Last week, Spanish authorities said the fingerprints of an Algerian man were on the bag. Jordan said FBI examiners flew to Spain, viewed the original print pattern of the fingerprint on paper, and agreed that it was not Mayfield's.
As additional evidence in support of Mayfield's arrest, the FBI pointed to Mayfield's attendance at a local mosque, his advertising legal services in a publication owned by a man suspected to have links to terrorism, and a telephone call his wife placed to a branch of an Islamic charity with suspected terrorist ties.
They also noted that Mayfield represented a man in a child custody case who later pleaded guilty to conspiring to help al-Qaida and the Taliban fight U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
According to court documents, FBI agents began their surveillance of Mayfield two weeks after the attacks in the Spanish capital. Under a provision of the U.S. Patriot Act, they entered his home without his knowledge — but aroused the family's suspicion by bolting the wrong lock on their way out and leaving a footprint on the rug that didn't match any family members.
During a later raid, FBI agents took Mayfield's computers, modem, safe deposit key, assorted papers, as well as copies of the Quran and what they classified as "Spanish documents" — apparently Spanish homework by one of Mayfield's sons.
Mayfield, who runs a small Portland law office, was never facing any formal charges. He was arrested as a material witness, and held in the Multnomah County Detention Center on the chance that he might have information about the Spain bombings.
At a press conference, Mayfield talked about his time behind bars, initially in solitary confinement and then in the jail's mental ward. Mayfield feared for his safety when inmates began to recognize him on the nightly news.
"The climate of fear of terror makes this a cautionary tale about the way in which that fear can ensnare an innocent person in the type of abuse to which Mr. Mayfield was subjected," Wax said.


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This is a follow up to my question What is the precise relationship between groupoid language and noncommutative algebra language?. I will briefly review some definitions; for details, a good place to look is Christian Blohmann, Alan Weinstein. Group-like objects in Poisson geometry and algebra. 2007. arXiv:math/0701499v1. And actually, there are two versions of my question, one for groupoids and the other for categories. So that I can avoid all analysis, I will restrict my attention to finite things; if you know the answer in, say, topological spaces, or smooth manifolds, or..., then I'm also interested.
A category is a span of sets $C = \{ C_0 \overset l \leftarrow C_1 \overset r \rightarrow C_0\}$ which is an algebra object in the category of $C_0,C_0$ spans. I.e. there are maps of spans $i: \{C_0 = C_0 = C_0\} \to C$ and $m: C \underset{C_0}\times C \to C$ making the usual diagrams commute. A category is a groupoid if additionally there is an involution ${^{-1}} : \{ C_0 \overset l \leftarrow C_1 \overset r \rightarrow C_0\} \to \{ C_0 \overset r \leftarrow C_1 \overset l \rightarrow C_0\}$ satisfying some condition. A category $C$ is finite if both $C_0$ and $C_1$ are finite.
A finite-dimensional algebra $A$ (over a fixed field $\mathbb K$) is sesqui if it is equipped with a bimodule ${_A \Delta _{A\otimes A}}$ and an "associativity isomorphism" $$\varphi: {_A \Delta _{A\otimes A}} \underset{A\otimes A}\otimes \bigl( {_A A _A} \underset{\mathbb K}\otimes {_A \Delta _{A\otimes A}}\bigr) \overset\sim\to {_A \Delta _{A\otimes A}} \underset{A\otimes A}\otimes \bigl( {_A \Delta _{A\otimes A}} \underset{\mathbb K}\otimes {_A A _A} \bigr) $$ of $A, A^{\otimes 3}$ bimodules, which satisfies a pentagon. There should also be a "counit" bimodule $_A \epsilon _{\mathbb K}$, some triangle isomorphisms, and some more equations. A sesquialgebra is hopfish if a hard-to-write-down condition is satisfied; see Xiang Tang, Alan Weinstein, Chenchang Zhu. Hopfish algebras. 2006. arXiv:math/0510421v2. Let ${_A {\Delta^{\rm flip}} _{A\otimes A}}$ denote the bimodule $\Delta$ with the two right $A$-actions flipped. A sesquialgebra is symmetric if it comes equipped with a bimodule isomorphism $\psi: {_A \Delta _{A\otimes A}} \overset\sim\to {_A {\Delta^{\rm flip}} _{A\otimes A}}$ so that $\varphi,\psi$ satisfy two hexagons. A sesquialgebra is finite if $A,\Delta, \dots$ are finite-dimensional over $\mathbb K$.
Let $C = \{ C_0 \overset l \leftarrow C_1 \overset r \rightarrow C_0\}$ be a finite category. Then it gives rise to a finite symmetric sesquialgebra as follows. The algebra $A$ is given by the vector space $\mathbb K C_1$ with the convolution product (given on the basis by $a\otimes b \mapsto ab$ if $(a,b)$ is a composable pair of morphisms, and $a\otimes b \mapsto 0$ otherwise). The bimodule $\Delta$ is given as the vector space with basis all pairs $(a,b) \in C_1 \times C_1$ with $l(a) = l(b)$. I will let you work out the rest: the actions, the associator $\varphi$ and symmetrizer $\psi$, etc. If $C$ is actually a groupoid, then $\mathbb K C_1$ is hopfish. This construction extends to a 2-functor, and so sends equivalences of categories to Morita equivalences of sesquialgebras.
Question: It is well known that a groupoid $C$ cannot be recovered from the algebra $\mathbb K C_1$; compare for example the group with two elements, thought of as a groupoid with one object, and the set with two elements, thought of as a groupoid with only identity morphisms. But the examples I know can be distinguished by remembering the hopfish structure.
- Can a finite category be recovered from its symmetric sesquialgebra?
- If not, can a finite groupoid be recovered from its symmetric hopfish structure?
- Can an equivalence class of finite categories be recovered from the Morita-equivalence class of finite symmetric sesquialgebras?
- If not, do we at least have the corresponding statement for groupoids/hopfish algebras?
In a footnote, Blohmann and Weinstein suggest that they do not know the answers to the above questions. But that was three years ago; perhaps there has been more recent work?


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While many people this season will flock to big box stores to buy products imported from Korea, Lloyd Draper exported himself to that country in September. Alongside his wife, Romona, Draper learned how to make snow-cone-icicle-shaped ornaments. Since returning home to Lewiston, he has made about two-dozen designs, given many away as gifts, and saved several to display at the Orange Cat Coffee Company at 703 Center St.
Now, you're not likely to find such carefully crafted wooden Christmas ornaments at any old retail store. Draper crafts his designs from lilac, plum, black walnut and cherry trees, molds and shapes them with acrylic, and fills in any gaps with pieces of turquoise or silver state quarters.
"I try to make use of anything I have," he says. "(I) never know what the thing is going to look like once it's turned. ... The challenge is to take something that looks plain ... and to make something I guess would be considered a piece of art."
The wooden bulbs - the snow-cone tops - are fashioned from chiseled branch logs. They're shaped into a cylinder, hollowed out, sanded and finished with French polish. The 8-inch icicle stems start as a square piece of wood and are carved from the thinnest point up to the thickest part. They, too, are sanded, shaped and finished.
The process takes about two hours per ornament. Draper says the goal is "to make it the most interesting piece you can. I'm not really creative, but the wood, itself, lends to the creativity and beauty."
Draper's modesty notwithstanding, passersby couldn't help but to stop and offer praise for the ornaments as they sat on display during this interview. Orange Cat staff purchased at least three pieces. Jazz Festival contributor Carol Calato stopped and placed an order, as well.
"Sometimes people are looking for gifts that are handmade," Draper says.
His "rainy day" activity stems from a long love of woodworking.
The retired Niagara-Wheatfield math teacher crafted wood with his father. "We did work in our basement," Draper recalls.
When his father died unexpectedly with the Schoellkopf Power Station collapse in 1956, the then 16-year-old Draper realized, "that was all I had left of my dad."
"I wanted to learn something for my kids and grandkids so they'll have something to remember me by," he says.
His modern-day woodworking includes rocking chairs and toys for his four children and eight grandchildren, and bottle stoppers and pens (many of which are used in school fundraisers).
Draper has crafted wood from an abandoned Haitian refugee boat found in the Bahamas, parts of a maple tree he used as target practice almost five decades ago, and he used some of the discarded cedar from the former Piper Law Office to make Historic Association of Lewiston Executive Director Pam Hauth a bottle stopper.
He says he tries "to have the wood have some sort of story and meaning."
Draper volunteered his time and talent in the transformation of the Piper Law Office into the Lewiston Welcome Center.
"I think Lloyd Draper is a tremendous volunteer and a very talented woodworker," says Village of Lewiston Deputy Mayor Bruce Sutherland, who oversaw the project. Sutherland calls Draper a very innovative "shade tree" crafter.
"He's just an amazing guy," Sutherland says. "He's a very good citizen."


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When Stargate SG-1 ended its run in March 2007, fans of the franchise could take solace that they'd still have weekly Stargate adventures courtesy of spin-off Stargate Atlantis. Now, Atlantis is being cancelled as well.
Stargate Atlantis debuted on July 16, 2004 on Sci Fi. The series follows the adventures of a human expedition to the lost city of Atlantis in the Pegasus Galaxy. While Atlantis generally hasn't been as popular as the SG-1 series, it still has a lot of fans. After five seasons on the air, Sci Fi Channel has announced that the series is ending.
The cancellation didn't come as a complete surprise to the producers. On his blog, showrunner Joseph Mallozzi cites rising production costs and the decline of the US dollar as contributors. He and showrunner Paul Mullie broke the news to the cast and crew themselves. Thankfully it seems like the adventure isn't over quite yet.
The second half of season five will air as expected on Sci Fi beginning in January. The 100th episode, titled "Enemy At the Gate," will be the show's last. The Atlantis story will then continue in a two-hour movie. The as-yet-untitled movie will run on Sci Fi and soonafter be released on DVD.
Mallozzi and Mullie will write the movie script. It's not yet known who will direct the project. Mallozzi writes, "Obviously, I can't say much about it at this point but suffice it to say that it should include the entire cast in addition to a certain gaunt and pallid flowing-locked guest star." A release date should be forthcoming soon.
Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, the SG-1 and Atlantis co-creators, are upbeat about the news. In a statement, they said, "We're excited to tell Atlantis stories on a bigger canvas. The successes of the two original Stargate DTV movies The Ark of Truth and Continuum have shown us the opportunities that the movie format offers. We have plans for both SG-1 and Atlantis to remain vital as we expand the franchise."
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"We share in the producers' enthusiasm to move forward in this direction and we look forward to a strong and continued relationship on Stargate Atlantis in this new format," said Thomas Vitale, Sci Fi's Senior Vice President of Programming & Original Movies.
The network has indicated that "the show will live on as a network franchise." What the statement actually means is unclear. Sci Fi may be planning additional Atlantis movies, or it could be a general indication that the Stargate franchise will continue, likely as a third series.
In late 2007, Cooper and Wright pitched Stargate Universe to the channel. Earlier this year, Wright told Gateworld, "The idea of Stargate Universe is that it is set on a ship that was part of an Ancient experiment that was set in motion probably millions of years ago — one that they never saw to fruition, but that we can." He went on to say that the ship's mission would be to help seed the galaxies with Stargates. Universe hasn't been given a greenlight yet but, now that Atlantis has been cancelled, Sci Fi may have the funds to do it.
Though the Atlantis cancellation is surely a disappointment to fans, Mallozzi is confident the story isn't over. He writes, "And, if [the Atlantis movie] proves anywhere as successful as the first two SG-1 direct-to-video features, you can be assured that this will be the first in a long, long line of Stargate Atlantis movies." Stay tuned!
Photo courtesy SciFi Channel/Joe Pugliese.


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Wine with Food: White Zinfandel By Paul Kalemkiarian Sr. | February 1984 The other day, as I was arriving for a meeting at a hotel, a luncheon meeting of a women's club must have been letting out. I ran into an acquaintance who was carrying a bottle of wine. She stopped me and said "Paul,… read more »


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I've been feeling peckish before dinner all week. When it comes to afternoon snacking, sometimes four types of crostini and white wine with a delightful blog friend are necessary, sometimes you need a bowlful of edamame sprinkled with sea salt, and sometimes a raspberry and yogurt smoothie does the trick. And if none of those cut it, there's always one more slice of chocolate cake.
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House: Let Idahoans get background check copies
The Idaho House has agreed to legislation allowing anyone getting a concealed weapons permit to get a free copy of the background check done by law enforcement.
The bill passed by the House Friday was drafted by Nampa Republican Rep. Christy Perry.
She pursued the legislation after one of her constituents applied for and was granted a permit to carry a concealed weapon. But Perry also says the applicant was given mixed signals after requesting a copy of their background check.
Perry said the measure doesn't infringe on any federal laws prohibiting police from handing out copies to individuals under criminal investigation.
The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.


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Born in Manheim, Pa. on Sept 30,1805, Heintzelman devoted over 4 decades to the service of his country, rising from 2d lieutenant to major general and corps commander in the Civil War. While his experience, devotion to duty, and bravery were undeniable, he lacked initiative, imagination, and administrative ability. Leading a squad or regiment in combat, Heintzelman possessed the requisite skill and enough courage for a dozen men; but when asked to command a Union corps, he floundered.
An 1826 graduate of West Point,, 17th in his class, Heintzelman spent 2 decades on garrison duty and in recruiting and quartermaster service. During the Mexican War he earned the brevet of major for gallantry; in 1851 he was brevetted lieutenant colonel for his services in the Southwest. With the advent of the Civil War, he received a commission of colonel, 14 May 1861, and command of the newly formed 17th U.S. Infantry; 3 days later he was promoted to brigadier general.
Heintzelman's troops seized Alexandria on 24 May, and 4 days later Heintzelman received command of a division in Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell's army. At First Bull Run he fought with his usual valor, suffering a wound while vainly trying to rally his broken division in the Union rout. He remained in divisional command throughout fall 1861 and winter 1862. On 13 Mar. he assumed command of the III Corps Army of the Potomac and was promoted to major general 5 May.
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign revealed Heintzelman's shortcomings as a commander of a large body of troops. His natural caution and penchant for magnifying the difficulties before him increased during the campaign. Leading the Union advance at Yorktown, he vastly overestimated the strength of the Confederate defenders, convincing a naturally cautious McClellan to lay siege to the village. He commanded 2 of the army's best combat divisions under Brig. Gens. Joseph Hooker and Phillip Kearny, who led the units with skill and courage. At Williamsburg Hooker's and Kearny's men fought valiantly while Heintzelman exercised little control. At Seven Pines the corps commander rallied broken Federal units but with minimal effect. During the Seven Days' Campaign the corps performed well, again under Hooker and Kearny.
The Second Bull Run Campaign was Heintzelman's last as a corps commander. Once more he failed to exhibit the attributes of an officer destined for further responsibilities. During the Antietam Campaign the III Corps remained in the Washington, D.C., defenses. On 12 Oct. Heintzelman was relieved of corps command and assigned to the Military District of Washington. For nearly 2 years he remained at the capital and later was in charge of the Northern Department, with headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. He served on court-martial duty during the war's final months.
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The Pathfinder Society Organized Play program has a few special restrictions on certain feats, class abilities, and equipment in order to make sure the worldwide campaign goes smoothly. If you're using one of these iconic characters as a PC in a Pathfinder Society game and the PC has one of the restricted options, you can't use that option in the game. See the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play (a free download from paizo.com/pathfindersociety) for more information on these restrictions. The restrictions should have a very minor impact on the iconic PCs, and the characters are otherwise ready to use in Pathfinder Society.
Since the very beginning of the Pathfinder Adventure Path, the game has been defined as much by its visual style as by its rules and flavor. Some of the key components of the art are the iconic characters who appear on and in books time and again, defeating horrible monsters and performing acts of great heroism.
Originally, the iconics were created so Paizo could have a detailed reference character for each class; that way, if a book needed art showing a fighter, the Paizo art and development staff could send the artist the reference illustration for Valeros instead of having to explain what kinds of armor, weapons, and equipment the fighter should have. The portraits of the iconics by artist Wayne Reynolds graced the covers of the first Adventure Paths, drawing the eye and giving a recognizable face to Pathfinder. The fans clamored for more iconics and for histories of the ones they had already seen, and over time the iconics became a living part of the world. Whether showing off new weapons and armor, blasting foes with new spells, or dodging the attacks of vicious new beasts, they now represent all player characters—past, present, and future—created by the players of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Whether you played an iconic character in a pick-up game or pored over the iconics' character sheets to learn how you could make your own PC even better, the iconics have been the faces of the Pathfinder Adventure Path and Pathfinder RPG since their inception.
This chapter presents stat blocks for the iconic characters of the 11 core classes at levels 1, 7, and 12. These statistics are built for use as player characters rather than nonplayer characters. Each uses the high fantasy (20 point) point buy system, and therefore has higher ability scores than a typical NPC would. The characters' wealth was determined by Table: Character Wealth by Level.
Unlike other NPC stat blocks on this site, which generally do not list mundane gear such as rope and torches, these PC stat blocks include appropriate adventuring gear the character is expected to have—they're ready for immediate adventuring. Of course you may change, add to, or subtract from their gear to suit your campaign, and players may want to alter how the iconics spent their wealth, though the total amount of gear should follow the Character Wealth by Level table.
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If you need a PC in a hurry, the iconics give you options at character levels 1, 7, and 12—just grab one of the iconic stat blocks and go. This is particularly handy for games run at game stores or conventions, new players, last minute additions, or when a player has simply run out of prep time or forgotten his character sheet. If you've never played a character of a particular class before, be sure to read the Tactics section of the stat block; it includes useful information about how the character prepares before combat and suggestions about what to do while in battle. These characters are also legal for Pathfinder Society play (but see the Pathfinder Society Iconics sidebar). If you use the iconics as PCs, ignore the challenge rating and XP value listed in the character's stat block—those only matter for monsters and NPCs.
The iconic characters are built as above-average characters, but not the absolute "best" or most powerful characters you potentially could build—they're more intended to represent typical examples or archetypes of their particular classes. The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is very flexible, and thus gives you many different ways to make a character "the best" at something. In some cases that means he or she deals or heals the most damage in a round; in others, he or she has the most hit points, casts the most spells, or has the highest Armor Class. Not everyone agrees on what specializations make a given class the most fun to play, and if you'd rather play a character a different way, you can easily adjust the mechanical choices for these characters to reflect that, increasing some aspects at the cost of others. In general, however, these characters are designed to be well-rounded individuals who have a good chance of surviving level-appropriate adventures. For a new player needing a character on the spot, having a character who survives the first adventure is a much more rewarding experience than having a character who deals a lot of damage but dies before the adventure is finished!
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Just like all the other NPCs on this site, you can use the iconics as NPCs for your player characters to fight, study under, or contact for jobs or useful information. However, because the iconics have PC-level gear and use the 20-point ability score buy instead of the heroic array, their CRs are 1 higher than those of NPCs of the same level (1st-level Amiri is CR 1, whereas a 1st-level barbarian NPC is CR 1/2, and so on). These are the CRs listed in the iconics' stat blocks, and the characters' XP value is based on this adjusted CR. Feel free to use the iconics as tough leaders of groups of standard NPCs for a little extra challenge.


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Things could have been different for Ben Maitland-Lewis. Instead of caravanning two hulking grease-mobiles to the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin next month — and having to raise donations for a new transmission through his "Get Our Veggie-Fueled Tour Bus Back on the Road" campaign — the founder of Back Bay's Sidehatch Entertainment Group could have flown and bunked in style. Had he continued climbing the major-label ladder at Sony BMG, Lewis also could be sporting pitch-black Zegna threads and sipping signature cocktails at Top of the Hub.
Instead, the casual Berklee grad meets me for beers at McGreevy's on Boylston Street — one of several local joints whose leftover grease makes the wheels on his bus go 'round. Most record-label players wouldn't be caught drunk in an alley making off with bucket-loads of hardened oil. But for Lewis — who, at a low point in his music-industry career, once helped promote a Martha Stewart Christmas compilation — dumpster diving is as much a metaphor for his punk philosophy as it is a mission in environmental consciousness.
Of course there's confusion stirred in Chinese restaurant owners when Lewis and his gang of scruffy T-shirt rockers ask for used kitchen grease. But convincing immigrants to donate lard is a relatively easy task. For his half-dozen clients — bands including KID:NAP:KIN and The Murder Mile — he serves as everything from branding chief and merch maestro to roadside mechanic and drummer.
"Asian restaurants have the cleanest grease," says Lewis, Boston's slime sommelier. "Sure, there have been some crazy experiences with the language barrier, but you need them."
Unusual beginningsClean-cut and forever in blue jeans, Lewis looks more like a stereotypical grad student or programmer than he does an industry mover. His demeanor is also unique for someone in the music biz; in an industry where most are too cool for cordiality, Lewis is all handshakes and smiles. Even when discussing a pet peeve like major labels sitting out the digital revolution, he abstains from going negative (or even cursing).
Since Lewis doesn't favor squeezable red latex noses, few might guess that he joined the circus in Germany at age 11, either. Though he speaks with no foreign accent, the former unicyclist and juggler spent his childhood in London and Munich before moving to Palm Springs for high school.
"My parents weren't carnies or anything like that," says Lewis. "They're businesspeople, but I was an only child and I was bored."
Lewis took an interest in the business side of entertainment as an adolescent. Drumming for the Cali rock band Phallus, he pounded highway with mega acts including Incubus, and became a fixture on the Warped Tour. In his travels Lewis hung with road vets including members of the Andover alt-rock staple Piebald, whose early embrace of grease guzzlers would later inspire him. But his greatest lessons came while smacking cymbals silly.
"As a drummer, you sit back and figure out what needs to get done while your lead singer and guitarist fight over who's going to get a solo," he says. While the rest of my band bickered, I booked shows and got to business."
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Black in the Day: A Black President Elect
On this day November 4th in 2008, Sen. Barack Obama, an Illinois Democrat, decisively defeated his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, to become the nation's 44th president and the first African-American to be elected to the White House. Obama, who was 47 at the time, won 365 electoral votes and amassed nearly 53 percent of the popular vote while McCain, 72, won 173 electoral votes and more than 45 percent of the popular vote.
Obama had officially announced his presidential candidacy on Feb. 10, 2007, in Springfield, Ill. His first-place finish in the Iowa causes in January 2008 did much to validate his candidacy. In an extended primary season, he outlasted Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, the early front-runner for the Democratic nomination.
Not since 1960, when Democratic Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts narrowly captured the White House, had a sitting U.S. senator successfully claimed the nation's highest elected office. Along the way, Obama prevailed in such traditional GOP strongholds as Virginia and Indiana, although he lost West Virginia, which had supported Kennedy in both the 1960 primary and general elections. Obama clinched his victory by winning such hotly contested states as Florida and Ohio.
After the vote count left no doubt of the final outcome, Obama spoke to a large throng of supporters in Chicago's Grant Park, his adopted hometown. "If," he said, "there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. … It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment, change has come to America."


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These were so good that I'm just going to skip the prelude and get right to the point.
I went for a 4 mile power walk/hike early this morning and was starving when I got home. My 5 AM apple with almond butter lasted long enough to finish my hike, but that was it. Okay, so I'm not getting to the point, but I'll be there soon.
This week's Grant Farms CSA bounty was a bit overwhelming. Actually, seriously overwhelming, so now I'm refusing to go anywhere near a market. I can't spend money on store-bought food when I have all these fresh, local veggies laying claim to every square inch of my refrigerator.
So, what's for lunch (10 AM lunch)?
Kale tacos!
What you need
squash, chopped in small chunks (I used half of a large zucchini-type squash)
1 medium tomato, diced
4-6 large kale leaves, stems removed, leaves chopped into 2 inch chunks
1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped in small chunks
1 medium onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon red chile pepper flakes
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
corn taco shells
sea salt
what you do
Preheat oven to 400 and place taco shells on a cookie sheet, set aside for now. It only takes a few minutes to heat the shells, so plan to put them in the oven when you're almost finished making the taco fixings.
Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, squash and green pepper, stir-fry for 3 to 5 minutes until veggies are semi-tender. Add kale and continue stirring so it has a chance to get covered with the olive oil and cook down a bit (another 3 minutes or so). Place taco shells in the oven and set timer for 4 minutes. Next add the tomatoes, beans and crushed red pepper to the taco mixture; continue stirring until all ingredients are hot. Season with salt. Serve in heated taco shells, top with small amount of grated cheese (optional). Makes 4 to 6 tacos depending on how big the shells are and how packed you cram them.
This was a surprise hit. Gourmet Magazine, here I come. I might even serve them for dinner tonight.
Go forth and play with your food!
Tags: community supported agriculture, gluten-free, kale, squash, tacos, vegetarian


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