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If a person went to his primary care physician and complained of symptoms of fatigue, guilt, worthlessness, irritability, insomnia, decreased appetite, loss of interest in regular activities, persistent sadness, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide, I am pretty sure he would leave that office with a diagnosis of Major Depression Disorder (MDD) and a prescription for Zoloft, Prozac, or another popular Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI). After all, the guy has just cataloged the classic symptoms of clinical depression. However, those same symptoms belong to a variety of other conditions, as well, that require treatments other than antidepressants and psychotherapy, the two pillars of conventional psychiatric recovery today. They may certainly look and feel like clinical depression to the outsider, but they may require just a small tweak in diet or hormones. Here are six conditions that fall under that category.
1. Vitamin D Deficiency
A good doctor will order blood work to see if a patient is low on vitamin D before sending him off with a prescription for Prozac because so many of us are lacking adequate amounts of this critical vitamin. In fact, according to a 2009 study publishing in the Archives of Internal Medicine, as many as three-quarters of U.S. teens and adults are deficient. Last year Canadian researchers performed a systematic review and analysis of 14 studies that revealed a close association between vitamin D levels and depression. Researchers found that low levels of vitamin D corresponded to depression and increased odds for depression. The best source of vitamin D is sunshine, but for those of us with family histories of skin cancer, we have to get it in small pieces because sunscreens prohibit the body from making vitamin D. Supplements are easy to find, but make sure they are third-party tested. Good brands are Prothera, Pure Encapsulations, Douglas Labs, and Vital Nutrients. I take drops of liquid vitamin D because it is absorbed more easily that way.
2. Hypothyroidism
Another easily mistaken condition for clinical depression is hypothyroidism. You feel exhausted, worthless, irritable, and incapable of making a decision. Getting through each day without naps is a major accomplishment. This one is especially tricky because you can get your thyroid levels checked by an endocrinologist or primary care physician, as I have done for eight years, and walk away believing your thyroid is just fine. Dena Trentini writes a brilliant blog about this on her site, Hypothyroid Mom. One of the problems, she explains, is that mainstream medicine relies on only one blood test, TSH, to diagnose thyroid dysfunction and that can't provide an accurate picture. Both she and I were told our thyroids were fine by conventional doctors, which is probably why the Thyroid Federal International estimates there are up to 300 million people worldwide suffering from thyroid dysfunction, but only half are aware of their condition. Dena writes, "Hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid, is one of the most undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, and unrecognized health problems in the world."
3. Low Blood Sugar
The best marriage advice I ever received was this: when you are about to say something unkind to your spouse, first check to see if you're hungry. Naturopathic doctor Peter Bongiorno explains the mood-blood sugar connection in his informative blog post, "Is There a Sugar Monster Lurking Within You?" Hunger, he says, is a primitive signal known to set off the stress response in us. For people who are predisposed to anxiety and depression, that stress manifests itself as mood changes. "Triggered by drops and fluctuations in blood sugar," writes Bongiorno, "anxiety and depression can manifest in people who are very sensitive and can become chronic if food intake isn't consistent. Humans are built like all the other animals—and animals get very unhappy when blood sugar is low." Folks who experience yo-yo blood sugar levels on a daily basis are usually insulin resistant, a precursor to diabetes type II. The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine shows 82 studies that link insulin resistance with depression. One study of 1054 Finnish military male conscripts found that moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms increased the risk for insulin resistance by almost three times. The good news is that with some simple diet modifications—eating low-carb, high-protein foods every few hours—symptoms abate.
4. Dehydration
I forgot about this one until my son exhibited some bizarre behavior last night and my husband and I realized he was dehydrated. We go through this every summer. The problem with him (and with most human beings) is that he waits until he is thirsty to drink. By then dehydration has already set in. According to a two studies conducted at the University of Connecticut's Human Performance Laboratory, even mild dehydration can alter a person's mood. "Our thirst sensation doesn't really appear until we are 1 [percent] or 2 percent dehydrated. By then dehydration is already setting in and starting to impact how our mind and body perform," explained Lawrence E. Armstrong, one of the studies' lead scientists and an international expert on hydration. Apparently it didn't matter if a person had just walked for 40 minutes on a treadmill or was sitting at rest, the cognitive effects from mild dehydration were the same.
5. Food Intolerances
Like most people, I used to think that food intolerance caused unpleasant reactions like diarrhea, hives, or swelling. I would never have associated a turkey sandwich with my suicidal thoughts. However, now I catalog the questionable items that I eat or drink (those containing traces of gluten or dairy) in my mood journal in case I have a reaction. After reading bestselling books "Grain Brain" by David Perlmutter, M.D. and "The Ultramind Solution" by Mark Hyman, M.D., I realized that certain foods can trigger inflammation in our bodies just like toxins from the environment. And while some people like my husband break out in hives, other folks like me get sad and anxious and start making plans to exit this earth. According to Hyman, these delayed reactions to food or hidden allergens lead to "brain allergies," allergic reactions in the body that cause inflammation in the brain.
6. Caffeine Withdrawal
I'll always remember my sister's advice last summer when I showed up to her Michigan farm shaking, crying, and unable to focus on a conversation. I was in the midst of a severe depressive episode. One morning was especially bad. I tried to bring my coffee cup to my lips, but my hands were quivering so much even that was difficult. "The first thing I'd do is stop drinking that," my sister said, matter-of-factly, pointing to my coffee. "Even one cup is enough to give me a panic attack," she said. Since she was my twin, with biogenetic similarities, I paid attention. Then I read "Caffeine Blues" by Stephen Cherniske, M.S., who has certainly done his homework on the matter and offers a compelling case for quitting "America's number one drug" for good. It's basic physics, really. What goes up must come down. So that high you get after a shot of espresso isn't without its consequences. You just don't associate the anxiety and depression you feel three hours later because you're on to other things. However, your body going through withdrawal, and for those of us like my sister and me who are chemically sensitive to all amphetamine-like substances that raise dopamine levels, that withdrawal translates to tears, shaking, panic attacks, and other forms of suffering.
Originally published on Sanity Break at Everyday Health.
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NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association reached agreement on the framework of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement early Sunday morning.
After a marathon 16-plus hour negotiating session at the Sofitel Hotel that began Saturday afternoon, the sides announced an agreement in principle shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday.
"We still have more work to do, but it is good to be at this point," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said.
The League did not announce the start date of the season or the number of games each team will play. Various reports suggest teams will play either 50-game schedules or 48-game schedules, depending on the date on which the season starts. Those details will be announced soon, Commissioner Bettman said.
The deal, agreed to at approximately 4:40 a.m., was announced jointly by Commissioner Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr in the same hotel conference room where the negotiations were conducted with the assistance of Scot Beckenbaugh, Deputy Director for Mediation Services for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
"Don Fehr and I are here to tell you that we have reached an agreement on the framework of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the details of which need to be put to paper," Commissioner Bettman said. "We have to dot a lot of I's and cross a lot of T's. There is still a lot of work to be done, but the basic framework has been agreed upon.
"We have to go through a ratification process and the Board of Governors has to approve it from the League side and, obviously, the players have to approve it as well. We are not in a position to give you information right now about schedule, when we are starting. It's early in the morning and we have been at this all day and all night, obviously. But, we will be back to you very shortly, hopefully, later today with more information in that regard."
The Board of Governors is expected to meet later this week to conduct its ratification process.
Fehr, meanwhile expressed an eagerness for his constituency to get back to playing hockey after a negotiation that stretched across 113 days.
"Any process like this in the system we have is difficult; it can be long," Fehr said. "I've said repeatedly throughout this process, somebody would say, 'What do you see ahead?' And, the answer was, 'You get up tomorrow and you try to find a way to do it and you keep doing that until you find a way to succeed.
"As Gary just indicated, we have the framework of a deal. We have to do the legal work and we have to do the constituent-communication work. At least, from my [standpoint], and I'm sure Gary's too, we need to let them know the details before we tell all of you. Having said that, hopefully, we're at a place where all those things will proceed fairly rapidly and with some dispatch and we'll get back to what we used to call business as usual as fast as we can."
According to multiple reports, the deal spans 10 years with an out option for either side after eight years. It also reportedly features a seven-year limit on new player contracts (extended to eight for players re-signing with their own team).
Additionally, these reports say the sides agreed on a salary cap of $64.3 for the 2013-14 season with the floor resting at $44 million. For this season, the cap will reportedly be at $70.2 million. To be able to meet the reduced cap number in 2013-14, each team will be allowed the option of two compliance buyouts before the start of that season, again according to reports. The buyout money reportedly does not count against the salary cap of the team buying out the player, rather it is counted against the players' share of hockey-related revenue.
"Everyone's obviously relieved that it's over and done with for all intents and purposes and we're able to move on to what all enjoy doing," said Phoenix captain Shane Doan, who was at the negotiating table for the final session.
Beckenbaugh, the federal mediator, played a big part in the eventual settlement, according to both Commissioner Gary Bettman and Fehr. Beckenbaugh took part in these negotiations at three different junctures of the overall process and worked with both sides for five days before the deal was finalized Sunday morning.
"I want to recognize the extraordinary contribution that my colleague, Scot Beckenbaugh, Deputy Director for Mediation Services, made in providing herculean assistance of the highest caliber to the parties throughout the most critical periods in the negotiations," FMCS Director George Cohen said as part of a statement.
The new CBA, which still must be drafted and formally approved by both parties, replaces the agreement that expired Sept. 15.


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Robert Reich / San Francisco Chronicle – 2017-01-23 23:42:14
Trump May Try Evicting Press from
White House to Control the News
Robert Reich / San Francisco Chronicle
(January 22, 2017) — Tyrants don't allow open questioning, and they hate the free press. They want total control.
That's why, according to three senior officials on the transition team, the Trump administration is considering evicting the White House press corps from the pressroom inside the White House and moving them — and news conferences — to a conference center or to the old Executive Office Building.
This may sound like a small logistical matter. It's not. The White House pressroom contains workstations and broadcast booths, and the briefing area for presidential news conferences. Reporters have had workspace at the White House since Teddy Roosevelt was president, in 1902.
But we're in a new era, the reign of King Trump.
Sean Spicer, President Trump's press secretary, acknowledges "there has been some discussion about how" to move the press out of the White House. Spicer says it's because the new administration would like a larger room to allow more members of the press to attend news conferences.
Rubbish. It's because a larger room would allow the administration to fill seats with "alt-right" fringe journalists, right-wing social media, Trump supporters and paid staffers. They'd be there to ask the questions Trump wants to answer, and to jeer at reporters who ask critical questions, and to applaud Trump's answers.
The move would allow Trump to play the crowd.
That's exactly what happened at Trump's so-called news conference on Jan. 11 — the first he's held in six months.
It wasn't really a news conference at all, and shouldn't have been characterized as one. It was a fake news conference that took place in a large auditorium.
In the audience were paid staffers who jeered and snickered when reporters asked critical questions, and cheered every time Trump delivered one of his campaign zingers. It could easily have been one of his rallies.
In this carnival atmosphere it was easy for Trump to refuse to answer questions from reporters who have run stories he doesn't like, and from news outlets that have criticized him.
He slammed CNN for dispensing "fake news," called BuzzFeed "a pile of garbage," and sarcastically called the BBC "another beauty." The audience loved it.
Just as he did in his rallies, Trump continued calling the press "dishonest" — part of his ongoing effort to discredit the press and to reduce public confidence in it.
And he repeatedly lied. But the media in attendance weren't allowed to follow up or to question him on his lies.
For example, Trump wrongly stated that "the Democratic National Committee was totally open to be hacked. They did a very poor job. . . . And they tried to hack the Republican National Committee, and they were unable to break through."
Baloney. FBI Director James Comey said there was evidence that Republican National Committee computers were also targeted. The critical difference, according to Comey, was that none of the information obtained from the RNC was leaked. Also, according to Comey, the Russians "got far deeper and wider into the DNC than the RNC," noting that "similar techniques were used in both cases."
Trump further asserted at his fake news conference that "I have no deals that could happen in Russia, because we've stayed away. And I have no loans with Russia."
Wrong again. Trump repeatedly sought deals in Russia. In a 2008 speech, Donald Trump Jr. said, "Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets," and "we see a lot of money pouring in from Russia."
Trump's statements at his fake news conference were, and are, big lies. They influence public understanding and opinion about two critically important issues: Did the Russians help Trump win the election, and, if so, why might they have done so?
At the very least, they should have been followed up with questions from the White House press corps. That would have happened at a real news conference in the White House pressroom, holding 45 correspondents from major media outlets who are assigned full time to report on the president.
Which is the danger of evicting the press from the White House and putting press conferences into a large auditorium: Trump won't be called on his lies, and the White House press corps will lose the leverage they have by being together in one rather small room.
And that's precisely why Trump wants to evict the press from the White House.
A senior official admitted the move was a reaction to hostile press coverage. The view at the highest reaches of the incoming administration is that the press is the enemy. "They are the opposition party," said the senior official. "I want 'em out of the building. We are taking back the pressroom."
The incoming Trump administration is intent on neutering the White House press corps. If it happens, it will be another step toward neutering our democracy.
Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at UC Berkeley. His daily blog is at www.facebook.com/rbreich. © 2017 Robert Reich
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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Spicy Chicken Cakes with Horseradish Aioli
3 ounces whole wheat bread
16 ounces boneless/skinless chicken breast, cut into chunks
1/4 cup chopped green onions
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 teaspoons canola oil
For the Aioli
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
1/8 teaspoon salt
Add whole wheat bread in a food processor and pulse until they resemble coarse crumbs. Measure out 1 cup and save any leftovers for another use.
To grind the chicken, add it to the food processor and pulse just until ground. Be careful not to go too long.
In a medium bowl, mix together ground chicken, chives, 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, cajun seasoning, 1/4 teaspoon salt, egg, and breadcrumbs. Evenly divide mixture into 8 portions and flatten out into thick patties.
Add oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Carefully place the patties in the pan and cook 6-8 minutes on each side or until done.
For the aioli
In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, horseradish, garlic and salt. Serve with the cakes. This makes a small amount, so if you like things more saucy, I would double the aioli ingredients.
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yum, those look great joe! and i bet these would be great served in toasted hamburger buns. i'm totally making these!ReplyDelete
Kickpleat - Absolutely... they would be great in buns as well!ReplyDelete
These were *really* good. Funny thing is, my husband's first comment was, "We could stick these on a bun!"ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing this recipe!
I'm spotlighting this recipe today on my blog as part of South Beach Recipes of the Week. I've included your photo (with a photo credit for you, of course.) Please let me know if you have any problem with how I've done this.ReplyDelete
P.S. I'm writing this from SF!
Those look so GOOD! I am bookmarking them right away.ReplyDelete
Alice H - Hee hee, Jeff said the same thing!ReplyDelete
Kalyn - Wow - thanks! Of course it's no problem... great write up!
Gabriella - Let me know if you try them!
Just letting you know, these have become a staple in our house. My husband loves them, and despite the mayonnaise in them, they freeze beautifully, which makes it really nice for times when I need to throw some dinner together quickly.ReplyDelete
Alice - Awesome! I wish I made repeat recipes more often, I need to do this one again!ReplyDelete


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Back to school means new pencils, new backpacks, and a brand-new season of Glee!
Fox has just released an all-new promo for Glee's fifth season and we're definitely feeling a wide range of emotions after watching it. With the tragic and sudden passing of star actor Cory Monteith, it has been difficult for us gleeks to muster up positive feelings toward the new season.
However, based off this short yet sweet teaser it looks like Glee is really striving to give fans the heart-felt, one-of-a-kind sensation that we all first felt nearly four years ago.
PHOTOS: Fans mourn Cory Monteith
Although the promo, entitled "Once Again," does not contain any new footage from the series' upcoming fifth season, it does feature many of season four's most heart-warming moments. The video is also paired with peppy music and nostalgia-inducing words: "Once again with feeling. Once again with drama. Once again with passion. Are you ready to go once again?"
It's definitely an upbeat angle, but we can't help but notice that during this 20-second montage of past moments, Monteith's character Finn Hudson, is not shown once. Recently Ryan Murphy clarified that in Monteith's tribute episode, Finn will not die of a drug overdose. 'This episode is about a celebration of that character's life.' That might be weird for some people, but it felt really exploitative to do it any other way," Murphy said.
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Furnace Creek 508 more and more photos
There are a lot of lessons in 508 miles. No matter how many times I do this race, there's always so much I don't know and so much still to learn about myself. Case in point: hallucinating riding up Salsberry Pass. Some say the desert is empty, I say it is full of plenty of stuff, some real, some not. The rattle snake that sent Dave running? Real. I heard that rattler from 20 feet away! The Golden Retriever with floppy ears on the side of the road panting because of the heat? Not real. I saw it, smiled at it, but knew it wasn't real. Does that make it less of a hallucination?
This climb last year, at about mile 300, came after the insane headwinds. I raced up it. This year it was earlier in the morning, but I was taxed at this point. Yes, it is possible to undertrain. This ride taught me that! Anyway, I was having so much trouble staying awake that the van pulled next to me off and on just to check on my level of awakeness (which ranged from able eyes open and not hallucinating to full-on eyes closed falling asleep while pedaling). A four-person team passed me and not long after I looked up and said to Dave, 'Whoa, what are all of those lights up there?' It was the support vehicle. Again, I knew this, but not until after I said that. Dave was concerned.
At the top of the climb they gave me some potatoes cause I hadn't eaten much on the long climb (everything tasted super duper dry- had trouble swallowing. From all the black tea? Anyone ever experience this?). They also let me in the van to sit and eat, which I would learn later was some drama amongst the crew. On the ride home Monday I was told the conversation went something like this:
Lisa: Why'd you let him in the van? He's not suppose to get in the van for any reason.
Sabrina: He needs to eat! And sit! It's okay.
Lisa: It's not okay! Morgan said to never let him in the van under any circumstances!
Sabrina: He's a human, damnit, he needs some comforts!
Lisa: He's not human, he's a machine and he needs to keep going!!
Meanwhile I had fallen asleep while eating. I woke up with half chewed potatoes in the my mouth and had no idea what they were. At least Dave saw the face I made which can best be described as the face one would make upon waking up with an unidentified substance in his mouth.
Needless to say, they decided it was unsafe for me to ride the fast, long descent into Shoshone, in the dark, while I was unable to stay away on my own accord. I laid down to sleep for 30 minutes, which would be the longest sleep I had ever had on this race.
What could possibly cause that? Notice I'm running two different Mavic wheels. I'd been having weird noises with my rear and it turned out to be the Patented Mavic Death Squeal. So I was running my old rear wheel, but we never figured it out and it didn't happen again. Lots of flex in my frame though. Getting it checked out this weekend...
Wild Burros 4-person team passed me here and I'd never see them again.
I bet the Swarm! 4-person team Wild Burros $80 that they couldn't close the two hour gap between the solo and team starts. I lost, this is me paying them at the post-race breakfast. They did great! On a good day I could have fended them off, but not with the ride I had.
Thanks so so much to my crew: Dave, Sabrina and Lisa for being SO awesome and supportive. You took a whole weekend to help me ride my bike 500 miles, not many people would do that. You rule. And special thanks to Lisa for all the photos.
" Everything that happens to you is your teacher.
The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it."
- Polly Berends
I stole this quote from here, which is a blog I found after BikeSnob posted her VEGAN neck tattoo. I guess there's some learning there. Or something.


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It was announced recently that Kristen Stewart had signed on to an upcoming movie with Jim Sturgess called The Big Shoe. Naturally there followed reports that the two were hot for each other and that Robert Pattinson should be worried. Hollywood Life in particular noted that "Jim and Kristen have major chemistry, they really seem to click. They were talking up a storm about England and how bad the weather is there. They talked about their dogs and music. Jim is a really talented musician, so they connected on that a lot too."
The problem with the story is that Mickey O'Brien is still cited as Jim's girlfriend when in fact, Jim's new girlfriend is actually Bae Doona, with whom he co-starred in Cloud Atlas. They had a super hot sex scene together. Here they are, walking arm in arm after lunch on Abbot Kinney in Venice Beach a couple of weeks ago. I interviewed them together at the Cloud Atlas junket too. There was nothing overt to suggest that it was happening but I remember thinking it was cute that she was struggling with the language and he was helping her out. Now that I look back there may also have been a few secret glances, a giggle here there. The way it is between two people who are fresh in love. Might have to put him back on the Five List for not being "white only".
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Make Way for the Human Flesh Search Engines
Human-controlled camera surveillance could just be the beginning.
The robots are coming.
Indeed, it may just be time for Americans to welcome more scrutiny into their lives. The United States has had surveillance cameras for decades, and facial recognition software tied to some of the thousands of cameras in use in public places for most of the past 10 years. However, the April 15 bombing at the Boston Marathon may, like 2011's summer riots in the UK, may be the moment when public awareness of the presence and more advanced capabilities of what are now being called "analytic cameras," or cameras designed to not only capture but analyze what they see.
In this particular horrific incident, hundreds of cameras were trained on various parts of the crime scene since it took place at the focal point, the finish line, of a globally known and watched event. While not a nationally televised live sporting event, the Boston Marathon drew thousands of onlookers, hoping to see the race, snap pictures or grab video of friends and family as they surged toward the line. Because it is a timed event, cameras were also trained at the end to determine finishing place. And lastly, because it took place in a dense urban environment and a major commercial zone, probably hundreds of private and city closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras caught fragments of the scene.
It is this dense visual coverage—and the fact that these images weren't centrally controlled but captured by both businesses and hundreds of people, creating a mountain of visual evidence, not quickly able to be parsed by humans, of varying quality, and spread over a large area—that has called machine intelligence into play. The FBI has fed mounds of visual evidence into face recognition applications since the bombing to get a fix on those responsible.
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WATERBURY — Vermont Emergency Management on Sunday afternoon reported that state agencies continue to prepare for the impacts from Hurricane Sandy. Gov. Peter Shumlin has declared a State of Emergency for Vermont in advance of the storm. The designation will allow the state to use National Guard and other federal resources if needed.
The National Weather Service (NWS) reports that wherever the storm makes landfall, the main threat from the storm will likely be high winds beginning during the day Monday. NWS says 60-80 mile per hour wind gusts are expected along the Green Mountains and in the Northeast Kingdom.
"I want to stress — this is not another Irene," Shumlin said in the Emergency Management report. "The main concern we have here is the wind. The wind will be strong enough to easily take down trees and power lines with them; so Vermonters should prepare for power outages over the next couple of days."
Localized flooding is also possible where the rain is heaviest. Flooding is possible anywhere, but NWS says the southern half of Vermont is the most susceptible. The forecast can be found at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/btv/.
The Vermont Emergency Operations Center will be fully staffed on Monday morning and will remain open as long as necessary. State preparedness activities include:
• Chainsaw crews from the Agency of Natural Resources are on standby to help with clearing of debris.
• Swiftwater and technical rescue crews will be staged as necessary.
• State police mobile command posts are on standby for quick deployment when needed.
• State utilities have brought in extra line crews from out of state to help with restoration efforts.
• The National Guard is prepared to assist with tree clearing, swiftwater rescues, or any other missions deemed necessary.
• The Red Cross is prepared to open shelters should homes lose power for extended periods.
"Vermonters should continue to prepare for every contingency," the governor said. "Clear storm drains, gutters, and culverts so water can drain properly — and make sure there's nothing in the yard that can be blown around in high winds."
If you come across a downed power line, never touch it — all power lines should be treated as if they are live at all times. When clearing downed trees be sure they are not in contact with power lines as trees can conduct electricity and you can be electrocuted.
If you lose power and use a generator make sure it is always run outdoors and is not blowing exhaust back into your home. Make sure smoke & carbon monoxide alarms are working and have fresh back up batteries in them.
Other suggested preparedness actions in advance of power outages for the public:
• Check flashlights and portable radios to ensure that they are working, and you have extra batteries. A battery powered radio is an important source of critical weather and emergency information during a storm.
• If your water supply could be affected by a power outage (a well-water pump system), fill your bathtub and spare containers with water. Water in the bathtub should be used for sanitation purposes only, not as drinking water. Pouring a pail of water from the tub directly into the bowl can flush a toilet.
• Set your refrigerator and freezer to their coldest settings (remember to reset them back to normal once power is restored). During an outage, do not open the refrigerator or freezer door unnecessarily. Food can stay cold in a full refrigerator for up to 24 hours, and in a well-packed freezer for 48 hours (24 hours if it is half-packed).
• If you have medication that requires refrigeration, check with your pharmacist for guidance on proper storage during an extended outage.
• Follow the manufacturer's instructions and guidelines when using a generator. Always use outdoors, away from windows and doors. Carbon Monoxide (CO) fumes are odorless and can quickly accumulate indoors. Never try to power the house wiring by plugging the generator directly into household wiring, a practice known as "backfeeding." This is extremely dangerous and presents an electrocution risk to utility workers and neighbors served by the same utility transformer. It also bypasses some of the built-in household circuit protection devices.
• Make sure your smoke and carbon dioxide detectors have fresh batteries and are in working order.
• Be extra cautious when you go outside to inspect for damage after a storm. Downed or hanging electrical wires can be hidden by trees or debris, and could be live. Never attempt to touch or move downed lines, and keep children and pets away from them. Do not touch anything power lines are touching, such as tree branches or fences. Always assume a downed line is a live line. Call your utility company to report any outage-related problem.
For more preparedness tips visit: http://vem.vermont.gov/preparedness.
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23 December 1938, Brooklyn, New York.
B.E.E. (City College of New York, 1960); M.A. (Electrical Engineering, Princeton, 1962); Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering, Princeton, 1964).
Technical Staff, AT&T Bell labs (1964-66); Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN) (on leave from MIT) (1966-72); Program Manager / Director, Information Processing Techniques Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) (1972-1985); Chairman, CEO and President of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) (from 1986).
Marconi Award, 1994; US National Medal of Technology (1997); IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1997); National Academy of Engineering Charles Stark Draper Prize (2001); ACM Turing Award (2004); Inductee, National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006); US Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005); Fellow of the Computer History Museum (2006);Japan Prize (2008); Kahn has also been named a Fellow of the following organizations: Member, National Academy of Engineering; Kahn has also been honored with membership in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences; and the New York Academy of Sciences and has been named a Fellow of the IEEE, ACM, AAAI and an Honorary Fellow of the University College London.
With Vinton Cerf, for pioneering work on internetworking, including the design and implementation of the Internet's basic communications protocols, TCP/IP, and for inspired leadership in networking.
Vinton G. Cerf and Robert E. Kahn led the design and implementation of the Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) that are the basis for the current internet. They formulated fundamental design principles of networking, specified TCP/IP to meet these requirements, prototyped TCP/IP, and coordinated several early TCP/IP implementations. Since then, they have continued to provide leadership in the networking research community and in the emerging industries of the internet and telecommunications.
Robert Kahn was born 23 December 1938, in Brooklyn, New York. He earned his B.E.E. in electrical engineering at the City College of New York in 1960 and went on to earn his M.A. (1962) and Ph.D. (1964) in electrical engineering from Princeton. He took a job at AT&T Bell Labs in 1964 and then joined the electrical engineering department at MIT as an assistant professor in 1966. Wishing to do more applied research, in 1967 Kahn arranged a leave of absence from MIT in to work at the firm of Bolt, Beranek and Newman (now known as BBN), where he began developing his own ideas for computer networking.
In 1968, Lawrence Roberts of the US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued a request for proposals for an experimental large-scale network. The ARPANET project proposed using emerging techniques such as packet switching and distributed communications, along with an unheard-of diversity of computer hardware and operating systems. The ARPANET's backbone was to consist of a set of long-distance telephone lines connected by packet switches. BBN's role was to provide the hardware and software for these switches, called Interface Message Processors or IMPs. Kahn played a key role in system design for the proposal that ultimately won BBN the contract, and he subsequently joined the ARPANET development team led by Frank Heart.
In 1972, Kahn took the lead in organizing the first public demonstration of the ARPANET at the October International Computer Communication Conference in Washington, D.C. Prior to that demonstration the ARPANET had been an interesting but underused experimental system but, with Kahn's encouragement, people at the various sites began to bring new applications online, making the network more attractive to users. This effort brought the ARPANET to maturity and dramatically introduced the network to the larger computer science world.
Vint Cerf was born 23 June 1943 in New Haven, CT. He suffered from a hearing impairment from an early age, and he later attributed some of his interest in computer networking to its promise as an alternative communications channel for the hearing impaired. Cerf received his B.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University in 1965, then worked for IBM for two years, where he contributed to Quicktran, a FORTRAN based time-sharing system. This whetted his interest in computer science, and he left IBM to study at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned his M.S. (1970) and Ph.D. (1972) in Computer Science.
As a graduate student at UCLA, Cerf became involved in the ARPANET through Leonard Kleinrock, an expert in queuing theory who had a contract to do performance analysis for the new network. As part of this role, UCLA was given one of the first four ARPANET nodes. Cerf became deeply involved in the ongoing discussion and development of the ARPANET host computer software (NCP) through the Network Working Group, whose informal, decentralized mode of operation would become the model for Internet protocol development and open software.
Joint work on the Internet
Cerf and Kahn first met when Kahn came to UCLA in 1969 to help test the nascent ARPANET. The two formed an effective working relationship to generate test data and predict and diagnose problems in the network.
In late 1972, Kahn joined the Information Processing Techniques Office (part of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – usually known as "IPTO") as a program manager and initiated projects in network security, digital speech transmission, and packet radio. In 1973, building on a previous ARPA-funded project called Alohanet, Kahn initiated a ground-based packet-radio project, called PRNET, which started experimental operation in 1975. Kahn also began experimenting with using the Intelsat I satellite to link the Arpanet to sites in Britain and Norway (where ARPA conducted seismic monitoring to detect Soviet underground nuclear tests). In 1975 this effort grew into the Atlantic Packet Satellite Network (SATNET), an experimental transatlantic network operated in conjunction with the British Post Office and Norwegian Telecommunications Authority.
By 1973 Kahn was already thinking about connecting ARPA's packet radio and satellite networks to the ARPANET, but he faced formidable challenges, since the three networks were technologically incompatible. ARPANET used point-to-point transmission, while the radio networks used broadcast; ARPANET tried to guarantee reliable transmission of packets, while PRNET did not; and SATNET had longer transmission delays because of the great distance the packets had to travel. Successfully connecting such diverse networks would require a new approach.
In the spring of 1973, Kahn approached Cerf with the idea of developing a system for interconnecting networks—what would eventually be called an "internet." Kahn felt that his own knowledge of the problem of connecting dissimilar networks, combined with Cerf's expertise in writing host software, would create a strong partnership. In addition, Kahn and Cerf demonstrated farsighted leadership by inviting networking experts from around the world to weigh in on the Internet design at a seminar in June 1973. This move not only led to more robust protocols, but also laid the groundwork for the global spread of the Internet.
Cerf and Kahn outlined the resulting Internet architecture in a seminal 1974 paper, A Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication [2].
There were two key elements. First was a host protocol called the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which was intended to provide reliable, ordered, flow-controlled transmission of packets over the interlinked networks. Second was a set of gateways or routers that would sit between networks, passing traffic between them and handling inter-network addressing and routing. There was also a hierarchical address system, whereby packets were first sent by the gateways to a network address and then directed internally to a host address within that network. The Internet architecture was designed to make minimal demands on participating networks, to provide a seamless user experience, and to scale up gracefully, key features that would facilitate the Internet's rapid expansion in the 1990s.
Cerf initially worked on developing the Internet protocols as an ARPA contractor at UCLA, then moved to IPTO as program manager for networking in 1976, staying at the agency until 1982. In 1978 he collaborated with Jon Postel and Danny Cohen, both at the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, to reformulate TCP as a set of two protocols: a host protocol (TCP) and a separate internetwork protocol (IP). IP would be a stripped-down protocol for passing packets within or between networks; it would run on both hosts and gateways, while the more complex TCP would run only on hosts and provide reliable end-to-end service. The new TCP/IP architecture, described in Cerf's 1980 article "Protocols for Interconnected Packet Networks" [3], simplified the operation of internet gateways and helped increase the number and diversity of the networks connected to the Internet.
Cerf and Kahn oversaw the implementation of TCP and the experimental connection of ARPANET, PRNET and SATNET in 1977; this became the first incarnation of the Internet. Kahn became Director of IPTO in 1979, serving until 1985. He helped guide the changeover of ARPANET sites from the original NCP protocol to TCP/IP in 1983. Also in 1983, Kahn initiated ARPA's Strategic Computing Initiative, a billion-dollar research program that included chip design, parallel computer architectures, and artificial intelligence.
Later activities
In 1986 Kahn founded the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), where he remains Chairman, CEO, and President. CNRI is a not-for-profit organization that provides technical leadership and funds research and development of emerging information infrastructure components, such as digital object identifiers and "knowbots," mobile software agents that operate across networked environments.
Cerf left ARPA in 1982 to become Vice president of Digital Information Services at MCI, where he created MCI Mail. Cerf arranged for MCI Mail to become the first commercial email service to use the Internet in 1989. Cerf later returned to MCI as Senior Vice President from 1994-2005.
In 1986 Cerf joined Kahn as Vice President of CNRI. In 1991, recognizing the need for a neutral forum for Internet standards development, Cerf and Kahn founded the Internet Society (ISOC), an international nonprofit organization. ISOC provided an institutional home for the Internet Engineering Task Force, which sets technical standards for the Internet, and eventually expanded into policy and educational activities. Cerf served as President of ISOC from 1992 until 1995. He also served as chairman of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which coordinates the domain name system among other functions, from 2000-2007. In 2005 Cerf was hired by Google as Vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist.
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Chinese Cuisine
The Chinese cuisine we ate everyday was not what we expected.
- Published in Article
The Chinese cuisine we ate everyday was not what we expected.
I flew to China for the first time, in 1986, to be a student of Mandarin for six months in Beijing.
Shortly after my arrival, I purchased a second-hand bicycle...
In the early 70's, I was the odd one to study Chinese in France. In those days, what inspired me, besides Pearl Buck's novels and "The Blue Lotus", was the challenge of a difficult language. I quickly became fascinated with Chinese characters ...
In the 80's, Northern China was bitterly cold in the winter, outdoors as much as indoors, despite central heating.
The day after my arrival in Beijing, my roommate flew in from the U.S. and, by coincidence, her name was also Anne. That greatly puzzled our new Chinese friends...
The AFS motto "Walk Together, Talk Together" is taken from the ancient Sanskrit proverb
Walk together, talk together,
all ye peoples of the earth;
then and only then
shall ye have peace.
It was used in AFS publications as early as 1952 and widely used in the 1960s. There were several songs.
At some point, I had to remind the Administration of my college that I was supposed to teach as well as study. All vacancies for English teachers were filled so they decided, with my consent, to set up a French class.
Chinese students were free to mingle with us but we were aware of being watched all the time.
From Rednecks to Red China is a collection of anecdotes related to my stay in Beijing in 1986, which I started to write in the late 90's. I was fortunate enough to be part of a brand new AFS programme with China, sixteen years after my year in high-school in Texas.


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Up To Speed With Adobe's Photoshop CS2; A Roundup Of The Top Books And Videos
Just when you thought that there really wasn't much more that Adobe could possibly cram into Photoshop, Version CS2, part of the Creative Suite, was released last year. Whether you're a seasoned digital pro or a newcomer, how do all these new features work and how can they improve your workflow and shorten the time you spend in postproduction? Check out the valuable new resources here. All materials cover both Windows and Macintosh, and all books are softcover unless indicated otherwise.
Top Tier References
I keep several comprehensive reference books close at hand so I can quickly look up nearly anything I migt have a question about. At the top of my list is the Photoshop CS2 Bible by Deke McClelland and Laurie Fuller from Wiley (www.wiley.com). For $39.99, its 1052 pages cover everything for beginners to advanced users. Clearly written and fully illustrated in black and white and color, this is where I turn first with a question. The hardcover Photoshop CS2 Bible, Professional Edition is also nearby, concentrating on advanced issues, including color management, retouching, actions, and batch processing. With 650 pages by the same authors and Richard Fuller, it is $59.99 from Wiley. Another valuable reference is the Visual Quickstart Guide: Photoshop CS2 by Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas; 600 pages, $24.99, Peachpit Press (www.peachpit.com). Novice to advanced techniques are presented here in a numbered step-by-step format with lots of black and white photos and screen shots. You'll also find a gallery of color fine art and commercial work.
Martin Evening's 675-page Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers offers
outstanding information, techniques, and striking examples from the author's
professional photo assignments, and includes a CD with tutorials; $44.95, Focal
Press (www.focalpress.com).
Top trainer and author Ben Willmore's fully color illustrated Adobe Photoshop
CS2 Studio Techniques starts with all the basics and explains them thoroughly
and clearly, then moves on to creative explorations, the web, and practical
production techniques; 575 pages, includes CD, $50, Peachpit Press/Adobe Press.
Deke McClelland's authoritative Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One covers
all the bases from fundamentals on, including how to handle raw files. Two hours
of DVD training and lots of illustrations are included; 474 pages, $39.99, O'Reilly
If you're an old Photoshop hand, familiar with Version CS, you may want to consider Ben Willmore's new guide, Up to Speed: Photoshop CS2, which focuses on the new features in CS2 and how to get the most from them; 176 pages, $24.99, Peachpit Press. "If you rely on Photoshop to meet tough production challenges in a fast-paced professional environment," Real World Adobe Photoshop CS2, by David Blatner and Bruce Fraser, offers info on CS2's new features with real solutions for tonal and color correction, color management, pre-press, and the web; 984 pages, 73/8x91/8", $54.99, Peachpit Press. This last title was not yet available at press time, but always made my top 10 list in previous editions. Photoshop CS2 Artistry, by Barry Haynes and Wendy Crumpler, focuses primarily on realistic photographic techniques, not painterly images. For intermediate and advanced users, especially geared toward photographers, this is an extremely comprehensive guide to professional techniques and procedures, profusely illustrated in color; New Riders (www.newriders.com).
The Basics And Beyond
If you are new to Photoshop, or just appreciate the ease of an all-color, simplified step-by-step approach, try How to Use Adobe Photoshop CS2 Visually in Full Color by Daniel Giordan; 320 pages, $29.99, Sams (www.samspublishing.com). Another one to try is Teach Yourself Visually Adobe Photoshop CS2 by Mike and Linda Wooldridge; 320 pages, $24.99, Wiley. Both are great to get you started quickly. While they do cover all the most commonly used features, some more advanced issues aren't included.
For a solid introduction and foundation in the basics, check out the totally rewritten and redesigned Photoshop CS2 For Dummies by Peter Bauer, now in full color; 392 pages, $24.99, www.dummies.com. If you find the Dummies series helpful, as I did when starting out in digital, you should also consider the Photoshop CS2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies by Barbara Obermeier ($39.99) and Photoshop CS2 and Digital Photography For Dummies by Kevin Moss ($29.99). Once you've mastered these but you want a simplified approach to more complex tasks, look at Photoshop CS2: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks by Lynette Kent; 340 pages, $19.99, Wiley. A totally different approach is to thumb through Photoshop CS2 A to Z: Tools and features illustrated ready reference by Philip Andrews. Look up a specific topic or browse the color examples for an idea; 256 pages, $24.99, Focal Press.
Adobe Photoshop CS2 Classroom in a Book, the "official training workbook from Adobe" by the Adobe Creative Team, is used as the text in many colleges and schools. It's now in full color and includes a CD with tutorials from Russell Brown; 496 pages, $49.99, Adobe Press (www.adobepress.com). To become an Adobe Certified Expert, check out Adobe Photoshop CS2 on Demand by Andy Anderson and Steve Johnson; 524 pages, $34.99, Que (www.quepublishing.com). For inspiration and creative techniques, How To Wow: Photoshop for Photography, 2nd Edition by Jack Davis and Ben Willmore is a good place to turn. Optimizing and workflow, photo retouching and repairing, photo enhancing and creative effects, photo combining and collaging are all covered. The bundled CD contains over 250 Actions, natural media brush tools, patterns, and more; 288 pages, $39.99, Peachpit Press. For a strong foundation in CS2, as well as creative effects, see Photoshop CS2 Essential Skills by Mark Galer and Philip Andrews (372 pages, $32.95, Focal Press) and Photoshop CS2 Savvy by Stephen Romaniello and Matt Kloskowski (694 pages, with CD, $44.99, Sybex (www.sybex.com)).
CS2 Videomania
When you want to take a break from hitting the books, try video training. CDs and DVDs are ideal since you can stop and replay them at any point, and screen details are sharper and easier to see than with VHS. For a video that explains the new features of CS2 and shows you how to use them, consider the two-disc Photoshop CS2 for Beginners by Dave Cross (150 minutes, $39.99) and the Photoshop CS2 Power Session by Scott Kelby (two hours, $49.99). Both videos are from KW Computer Training (www.photoshopvideos.com). Kelby, one of my favorite coaches in training videos for all levels, is the editor of Photoshop User and Layers magazines. At the website, you'll find scores of additional video offerings. From Software Cinema, 12 renowned trainers present the Top Features of Photoshop CS2; 3.5 hours, $99, www.software-cinema.com.
Whatever your level of expertise, you'll find all the highlights and important aspects of CS2 clearly explained and demonstrated on Julieanne Kost's Photoshop CS2 Fundamental & Advanced Techniques (with Extras) DVDs; 26.4 hours, $299, Software Cinema. These discs are also available individually. One of Adobe's team, upbeat and knowledgeable Kost is easy to follow, clear and concise. Check the website for training discs covering all levels of Photoshop techniques, including retouching, image enhancement, masking, color management, lighting techniques, as well as portrait, fashion, and wedding photography.
From Colin Smith, designer, trainer, and founder of www.photoshopcafe.com, comes the Photoshop Secrets CS2 for Digital Photographers CD with 43 lessons for beginners to advanced users; 3.5 hours $69.99, www.PhotoshopCD.com. See the website for more videos, including Photoshop Secrets Special FX. "To awaken the artist within," a fellow Shutterbug contributor recently released Rick Sammon's Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2 3-Minute Digital Makeovers, containing 21 video lessons on image effects; $39.95, www.rickspixelmagic.com.
Photoshop Specialties On Video
For specialized Photoshop training on specific topics, look to the following DVDs from Software Cinema: Adobe Photoshop Advanced Masking Techniques and Adobe Photoshop Working with Adjustment Layers, $89 each, both by Katrin Eismann, reveal professional techniques and secrets in depth. To learn the concepts and approaches used by a top New York shooter, check out Adobe Photoshop Commercial Advertising Techniques by Jack Reznicki; $149. Both Reznicki and his photos are clever and entertaining. How to Wow book author Jack Davis presents a series of four videos: Photo Optimizing and Workflow, Photo Enhancing and Creative Effects, Photo Combining and Collaging, and Photo Retouching and Repairing. These are $125 each and while they were done with Version CS, all techniques can be applied with CS2. Davis' latest release covers the new features of the latest version, How to Wow: Best of Photoshop CS2; $125. To learn the finer points of retouching, sharpening, and noise reduction, look at Essential Post Production by Dave Montizambert; $49. Whether you're scanning film or prints, Montizambert demonstrates the fine points in Scanning Images for Photoshop; $49. Again, the website is www.software-cinema.com.
Do you need to take control of your color? For enhancement and correction, in Photoshop or Camera Raw, Ben Willmore shows you how in Mastering Color; $49.99, KW Computer Training. Other specialized new offerings from KW include Photoshop CS2 Layer Techniques by Dave Cross ($34.99) and Mastering Camera Raw for CS2 by Willmore ($44.99).
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Finding Aid for the Philip David Swing Papers, 1890-1963
Finding Aid for the Philip David Swing Papers, 1890-1963
Collection number: 537UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Manuscripts Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: email@example.com
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- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
- Gift of Philip David Swing, 1959.
- Gift of Swing, Scharnikow & Lewis, 1964.
- Gift of Robert Hind, 1965.
1943-44 Correspondence.
1933-34 Correspondence.
California Civil War claims versus U.S.
Arizona--California notes.
1933 Miscellaneous Correspondence.
1935-37 Correspondence.
San Diego Water Counsel.
1940-42 Miscellaneous Correspondence.
1935-37 Miscellaneous Correspondence.
1937-39 Miscellaneous Correspondence.
Personal Correspondence 1945-50, A to K.
Personal Correspondence 1945-50, N to Z.
Memorandum on P.D.S. employment by San Diego since 1934, legal booklets on California versus U.S.
Pictures, Swing and Coolidge, Swing and Lindberg, etc.
Congratulatory letters, Boulder Dam, news clippings, Imperial Valley welcome, Boulder dam documents.
1932 Congress Correspondence
San Ysidro custom house.
War debts.
Desert land entrymen.
San Jacinto park, special bills.
Colorado River Miscellaneous, grand jury indictment.
Miscellaneous clippings. 1929-31.
News clippings. 1932, Senate campaign.
Congress Correspondence
Airmail route.
Air base, camp Kearny.
San Diego.
San Diego Coronado tunnel.
Camp Kearny.
San Diego Chamber of Commerce.
Congress--Correspondence, border closing.
Congress--Correspondence, border closing.
Ku Klux Klan, Rockwell Field, Medal of Honor men.
Port of San Diego, Old Town Bridge, North Island Pier, Harbor dredging, Laguna Mountains forest road.
Clipping service. 1932, prohibition.
News clippings, Boulder Dam. 1926-28.
California beaches, withdrawal of lands for Los Angeles benefit, Mexican land grant titles, dry dock, Gnat control.
S.D. dirigible base, camp Kearny, destroyer base, customs div.
Federal prison, fort Rosecrans, El Capitan, Riparian owners, Mailing list.
Nevada-California RFC loan, P.O., National Forest bill 13547.
Nevada-California power. 1937, I.I.D., California Colorado Commission. 1937, P.W/ A. California. 1938.
All American Canal reports, Yorktown sesquicentennial.
Palm Springs, I.I.D. Correspondence. 1939-40.
Pictures, autobiography.
Harbor, Rosecrans.
August 1930 newspapers.
1929 papers, magazines, pictures.
1932 veterans speech.
1935 Correspondence, Boulder Dam.
I.I.D. Correspondence. 1933-41.
Colorado River pamplets.
Boulder Dam magazine articles, news clippings.
All- American Canal, P.W.A.
1936 Correspondence, Miscellaneous and I.I.D.
Serra, San Diego books, Recreation Era. January 1933, Swing signature block, glass plate negatives (many broken) House Rules Manual.
Photos belonging to Ed Fletcher (?) Colorado River Commission reports.
San Diego and environs, Lake Hodges.
Swing speeches, bound, House calendars 68-72 congresses.
Colorado River Treaty with Mexico.
Colorado River Treaty with Mexico.
Legislative History Bills sponsored by Swing, 69-70 Congresses.
Legislative History Bills sponsored by Swing, 71-72 Congresses.
Bibliographic government material pertaining to Colorado, Imperial Valley S-J bill hearings.
Legislative History Bills by Swing 67-68 Congresses.
Colorado River Hearings Senate. 1924-25.
Kettner bill hearings.
Six wrapped scrap books.
Twenty additional unnumbered boxes, many pertaining to Fallbrook water.
Wrapped autobiography: This is My Life. added. January 17, 1969.
Personal papers and family correspondence.
Miscellaneous clippings and photographs.
Personal and miscellaneous correspondence, ca. 1950s.
Family correspondence and files.
Newspaper clippings.
Falbrook Public Utility District.
Fallbrook Public Utility District--Cases.
Fallbrook Public Utility District / Santa Margraita Mutual Water Company.
Mexican Water Treaty, ca. 1940s.
Tiajuana River Valley--California Water & Telephone Company.
Tiajuana River Valley--Allen versus California Water & Telephone Company. 1944-48.
Tiajuana River Valley--Allen versus California Water & Telephone Company. 1951-62.
Tiajuana River Valley--Allen versus California Water & Telephone Company. n.d.
Pamphlets, Colorado River--Miscellaneous publications on water.
San Diego Water Authority.
Miscellaneous water information.
Photographs and maps of water districts.
Miscellaneous water cases--including Del Mar Terrace.
Miscellaneous water cases.
Miscellaneous water cases--working briefs.
Miscellaneous Legal Correspondence. 1933.
ca. 1935.
ca. 1940.
ca. 1943.
ca. 1945.
ca. 1946.
ca. 1947.
ca. 1948.
Miscellaneous correspondence, ca. 1953-63.
Miscellaneous correspondence, ca. 1954-63.
Personal records, organizations, etc.
Desk diaries. 1929-55.
Desk diaries. 1955-63.
Mimeographed material: 1945 - Flood control survey Sacremento--San Joaquin Basin Stream.
Proceedings. 1938. Colorado River Commission Hearings. 1922.
List of Swing Files--A through Z
A Miscellaneous.
Agricultural Conditions.
All-American Canal--Brochure and Contract of September 1931.
All-American Canal--Correspondence.
All-American Canal--Newspaper Articles.
Amendments Proposed.
Arentz Bill. 1933.
Articles on Boulder Dam.
Arizona Contract re Delivery of Colorado River Water.
Arizona's Position on Compact.
Arizona's Views on Boulder Canyon Project.
Arizona versus U.S. (California et al.) to Enjoin Boulder Canyon Project.
B Miscellaneous.
Bills for Boulder Canyon Dam and All-American Canal.
Boulder Canyon Geological Formations.
Boulder City--Miscellaneous.
Boulder Dam Appropriations.
Boulder Dam Association--Files 1-3.
Boulder Dam Association, Organization of.
Boulder Dam Association, Reports from Mr. Evans.
Boulder Dam Bill.
Boulder Dam Ceremonies.
Boulder Dam City Concessions.
Boulder Dam Employment.
Boulder Dam Land Settlement, etc.
Boulder Dam Pictures.
Boulder Dam Positions, Concessions, and Employment.
Boulder Dam Resolution of Endorsements.
Coachella Valley Water District.
Colorado River Basin Chamber of Commerce.
Colorado River Bibliography.
Colorado River Commission (California).
Colorado River Commission--Compact--Hoover. 1922.
Colorado River Committee Report.
Colorado River Correspondence During Recess. 1927 (A to Z).
Colorado River General Correspondence. 1927 (A to Z).
Colorado River Legislation Discussions.
Compact--California's Ratification. 1929.
Compact--Six-State--News Clippings.
Compact--Tri-State. 1929.
Congratulatory Messages.
Congressional Party to colorado River.
Control Club--Colorado River.
Cotton Agreement.
Correspondence--Charles L. Childers.
Davenport Bill and Davenport Views.
Davis Resignation.
Delegation. 1924.
Distribution of Power.
Douglas Report.
Electric Power.
Electric Power Propaganda.
Endorsements By Individuals.
Endorsements by Organizations.
Engineering Personnel and Plans.
Federal Development of Water Power.
Federal Farm Loans.
Federal Power Commission.
Federal Trade Investigation.
Financial Aspects of Swing-Johnson Bill.
Flood Menace.
Flood Menace--Reports on.
Flood Protection--Emergency Appropriations.
Fredericks-Bartlett Campaign.
Fredericks Bill.
G Miscellaneous.
Giant Power.
Girard Filing.
Glenn Canyon.
Greer's Report.
H Miscellaneous.
Hayden, Carl (on Compact).
House and Senate Hearings--68th Session Congress.
House and Senate Hearing--69th Congress.
House Representative Bill 2903--Swing-Johnson Bill.
House Representative Bill 9826 and Committee Prints.
I Miscellaneous.
Imperial Irrigation District.
Imperial Irrigation District.
Imperial Irrigation District. 1931.
Imperial Irrigation District--Minutes of Board of Directors.
Imperial Irrigation District--Rose, Aten and Pound (pleadings).
Imperial Irrigation District--Rose, Aten and Pound (pleadings).
Irrigation District Indictments.
J Miscellaneous.
K Miscellaneous.
L Miscellaneous.
Labor Bill Introduced H.R. 13562--Boulder Dam.
Labor on Hoover Dam.
Laguna Dam Power Plant.
Laguna Salada.
Las Vegas, Nevada Chamber of Commerce.
Legislature, California: Special Session 1926 & Friend W. Richardson.
Letter by California Congressmen.
Letters of Acknowledgment to Telegrams and Letters re: Boulder Dam.
Letters of Congratulation--Boulder Dam.
Letter-Writing Campaign.
Lineberger Bill.
Los Angeles Examiner Poll.
M Miscellaneous.
Metropolitan Water District.
Metropolitan Water District.
Metropolitan Water District--contract.
Mexico Lands--Treaty with Mexico.
Mining Interests.
Mississippi River.
Miscellaneous (Documents).
Miscellaneous (Correspondence -UNSORTED) Files, 1, 2, and 3.
Miscellaneous--Colorado River--H to Q.
Miscellaneous--Colorado River--E to Z.
Moffat Tunnel.
Mussel Shoals.
National Boulder Dam Association.
Navigability of Colorado River.
New Mexico Views.
Newspaper Articles on Boulder Dam.
Newspaper Correspondence, Colorado River.
News Releases.
Nevada Taxes.
Nevada Views.
New Endorsements.
Newspaper Clippings.
News Letters: Outgoing.
O Miscellaneous.
Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Opinion of the South.
P Miscellaneous.
Phipps Bill.
Plan for Construction of Boulder Dam.
Political Party Declarations.
Power Companies--Colorado River.
Power Development--Imperial Irrigation District.
Power Market in Souther California.
Power Propaganda--Correspondence.
Power Propaganda--Magazines, brochures, articles, et cetera.
President's Proclamation.
President's Trip to Boulder Dam.
President's Views--Coolidge and Harding.
Public Ownership League.
R Miscellaneous.
Ratification (OLD) by California of Seven-State Compact, Colorado River.
Reclamation Era (Magazine).
Reclamation of New Lands.
Reports on Project: By Government Officials.
Richards Bill.
Rio Colorado Supply and Development Company.
Rolph's Activities.
Rules Committee.
S Miscellaneous.
San Juan River Project.
Secretary Wallace's Trip.
Secretary Weeks Trip.
Secretary Wilbur's Trip.
Secretary Works' Report.
Senate Committee: Trip of Appropriation and Reclamation Committees.
Silt Problem--Boulder Dam Site.
Southwestern Exposition.
Speeches in the House and Senate.
Specification for Boulder Dam.
Statements and Speeches by Swing and Johnson.
Statements and Speeches by Swing.
States Rights.
Swing, Phil D.: Endorsements and Commendations.
Swing, Phil D.: attacks on, and defenses of.
Swing, Phil D.: Employment by Irrigation District, Colorado River.
Swing, Ralph.
T Miscellaneous.
Texas Views on Project.
Trips of Congressmen.
U Miscellaneous.
United States Chamber of Commerce.
Upper States Views.
Utah's Views.
V Miscellaneous.
Vote on Boulder Dam.
W Miscellaneous.
Western Waters Association.
Winning of the West Conference.
Works' Board of Engineers.
Works' Fact Finding Commission.
Works' Hearing--Colorado River.
Works' Views on Project--Colorado River (Report on Project).
X, Y, and Z Miscellaneous.
Arvin B. Shaw correspondence. 1946-52.
Miscellaneous printed material.
Scrapbook--congratulatory telegrams & letters. May 1928-July 1930.
Scrapbook--Boulder Dam I.
Scrapbook--Boulder Dam 1a.
Scrapbook--Boulder Dam 2.
Scrapbook--Boulder Dam 3.
Scrapbook--Boulder Dam 4.
Scrapbook--Boulder Dam 5.
Scrapbook--Boulder Dam 5a.
Scrapbook--Black Canyon--Imperial Valley.


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Serving the remote northern communities of Bearskin Lake, Sachigo Lake, North Caribou Lake, Cat Lake, Koocheching, Whitewater Lake First Nations and Slate Falls Nation.
The Windigo Chiefs Council is comprised of the Chiefs of each of our seven (7) member First Nations, and the Council Chair/CEO. Windigo First Nations Council works to deliver a number of programs and services (Health, Education, Resource Development, Economic Development, Financial Advisory Services, Musselwhite Program.)
Specific services are also delivered by the Windigo Technical Services Unit, to assist our First Nations in their construction, maintenance and public works.


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You're a theater owner. You're given the choice between exhibiting Expelled, a poorly made faux-documentary for fundamentalist Christians...or this...
Which do you choose?
You're a theater owner. You're given the choice between exhibiting Expelled, a poorly made faux-documentary for fundamentalist Christians...or this...
Which do you choose?
I'd chose the Zombie Strippers, of course!ReplyDelete
Would I watch some scantily clothed undead whore no chance. I would watch the zombie strippers instead.ReplyDelete
They should splice the two movies together and have the zombies eat Ben Stein.ReplyDelete
The Jet Li / Jackie Chan movie is opening right around then as well... I think I would prefer to see that over everything else.ReplyDelete
Seriously...Jenna Jameson hasn't looked good since 2002's "I dream of Jenna"!
Wow I know way too much about porn!
Jus'kidding Jen! I love ya babe!! Can I have your baby!?
It's a limited release opening. Thanks a lot. Get my hopes up and then dash them. Cruel.ReplyDelete
Can I have your baby!?
She probably wants to keep it.
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Many people take a dim view of password recovery tools for ethical reasons — understandably so. You have a tool that can, in some cases, crack passwords on machines. But in certain situations, these tools wind up being the last ditch effort that can save you from having to go as far as reinstalling the operating system. Imagine losing your Windows Server administrator password and not having the means to retrieve it. Would you want to have to reinstall? Not on your life! In such a tricky situation, a password recovery tool may be your only recourse. Let's take a look at five "free" password recovery tools. I say "free" because in some cases there are tables that must be purchased (such as rainbow tables) to break some types of passwords.
Note: This list is also available as a photo gallery.
LCP (Figure A) is a user-account password recovery tool for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003. This tool can recover using a dictionary attack, brute force attack, or a hybrid dictionary/brute force attack. LCP allows you to import from a local computer, remote computer, SAM file, .LC file, LCS file, PwDump file, and Sniff file. As with many of these applications, you should avoid using your machine while LCP recovers passwords, as it will consume the majority of your machine resources for the crack.
Figure A
2: Ophcrack
Ophcrack (Figure B) is one of the most popular password recovery tools. It's free (open source as well), cross platform, and very reliable. Ophcrack uses a solid implementation of rainbow tables that just happens to have been done by those who created the method. Ophcrack runs on Windows, Linux/UNIX, and Mac. It cracks LM and NTLM hashes; has free tables for XP, Vista, and 7; includes a brute-force module for simple passwords; offers an audit mode and a CSV export; presents real-time graphs; has a LiveCD for easier (and more efficient) recovery; and dumps and loads hashes from encrypted SAM.
Figure B
3: Windows Key
Windows Key (Figure C) can reset your Windows password for you. This is different from the other tools, in that it doesn't recover a list of user passwords or even recover from a file. Windows Key creates a bootable CD (or USB device) you can use to boot the machine and recover the password. It's simple to use, and it can reset both local (standard version) and domain admin account (Enterprise edition only) passwords. It promises a 100% recovery rate. Although Windows Key has a free trial, you'll have to pony up for the full version (Standard $39.00 USD, Enterprise $295.00 USD) before you can really recover any passwords.
Figure C
Windows Key
4: Windows Password Unlocker
Windows Password Unlocker (Figure D) also creates a USB or CD that can then be booted to recover passwords. There are three editions of this tool: Standard ($19.95 USD), Professional ($29.95 USD), and Enterprise ($49.95 USD). The biggest difference is that only the Enterprise and Professional editions can recover passwords. (Enterprise can even recover domain admin password.) The standard version simply removes the passwords, and it doesn't support the USB flashdrive method.
Figure D
Windows Password Unlocker
5: Hash Suite
Hash Suite (Figure E) is marketed as a program designed to test the security of password hashes. It's incredibly powerful and offers high performance (one of the fastest crackers available), an easy-to-use GUI, reports and statistics, and all the features of modern crackers. It also works on large number of hashes. This is the go-to tool when you need to recover (or test) a number of password hashes. Please note: To successfully use this tool, you will need to employ a pwdump tool to gain the necessary hashes for Hash Suite to crack. Here is a list of possible pwdump tools.
Figure E
Hash Suite
To the rescue
There will come a time when you need to crack a password — and when that time comes, you'll be glad you have a recovery tool available. Yes, there can be tricky ethics to deal with. But when you need to recover a password, sometimes there is no way around it. Get familiar with one (or more) of these tools so you won't have to resort to reinstalling an OS when a simple cracker will solve the problem.


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If you graduated from high school but put off going to college, or if you started at Community College of Philadelphia a couple of years ago, but didn't finish—this is your opportunity to get started or finish what you started—debt free.
Thanks to the Joseph and Marie Field Foundation Opportunity Scholarship, if you were unable to attend college after high school or if you started at Community College of Philadelphia, but didn't finish, this is your opportunity to earn an associate degree with us with no cost for tuition and fees.
If you haven't already applied, your first step is to apply to Community College of Philadelphia.
To be considered for the scholarship, you must apply for financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and meet other established criteria. If you qualify for financial aid grants, those dollars will be applied first; then the College will provide financial support for tuition and fees unmet by grants.
If you've already applied and received your J#, your next step is to complete a scholarship application:
- Login to MyCCP
- Under 'MyCCP Quick Links,' click on the 'Student Quick Links' folder and click 'Apply for Scholarships'
- This will take you to the scholarships site; next, click on the 'Sign In' button on the top right to start your application
If selected, you will be required to accept the terms of the scholarship, including those necessary to maintain eligibility.
Initial Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the scholarship, you must:
- Be a graduate of a Philadelphia high school;
- Be enrolling in college for the first time since high school graduation or returning to college after a leave of two or more years;
- Satisfy college-level English placement requirements;
- Matriculate into an associate degree program at Community College of Philadelphia;
- Plan to transfer to a four-year institution upon completion of your associate degree; and
- Submit the FAFSA application by the required deadlines.
- Must be a Philadelphia resident.
Returning CCP students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5.
Maintaining Eligibility Criteria
You must meet the following requirements to continue to receive the scholarship:
- Make steady progress toward an associate degree by continuous enrollment;
- Enroll in a minimum of six (6) credits each semester, excluding summers;
- Maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the end of each semester;
- Complete the FAFSA renewal application by the required deadline; and
- Meet with assigned advisors, counselors and academic support staff.
- Must be a Philadelphia resident.
Support may continue for students who maintain good academic standing and meet the established criteria while enrolled at the College and pursuing their first associate degree.


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John Camden Hotten who published and possibly compiled A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant and Vulgar Words (1859), which is attributed to 'An Antiquary' who may well have been Hotten himself had a bad reputation as publisher: he may have been a blackmailer, and he certainly seems to have exploited his authors. He pirated Mark Twain and Bret Harte, but printed an expurgated edition of Whitman's Leaves of Grass (edited by William Michael Rossetti), and rescued Swinburne's Poems and Ballads when the original publisher became too frightened to go on. He is said to have died from eating too many pork chops. Swinburne, ungratefully, remarked that his death was an argument against cannibalism. Hotten's publishing house was taken over by Chatto and Windus.
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Weekend Picks – August 28, 2008
Lei Chic's guide to the weekend's best events.
It's A Stretch
What: Free yoga day at studios all over the island. Check out a new class, a new instructor and take a friend.
When: Monday, all day
Details: Check here for a full listing of participating studios and class schedules.
Rock Around The Shop
What: Rock Shop, a free sale and shopping party with clothes from designers like Indah, SooZou, Roberta Oaks, Meesah and more. Shop to tunes from DJ Princess X and enjoy the complimentary cocktail for every guest.
When: Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
Where: thirtyninehotel, 39 Hotel Street, Chinatown.
Details: Call 808.599.2552 for more info.
Just Desserts
What: Sample sweet treats from Sugar Rush and champagne from HASR Wine Co. at Dessert After Dark, a benefit for Stand Up 2 Cancer at Chinatown's Tea at 1024.
When: Friday, 6 to 7 p.m.
Where: Tea at 1024, 1024 Nuuanu Avenue, Chinatown
Details: $35 per person, reservations a must. Check www.teaat1024.net for more info.
Golden Boy
What: Meet gold medal decathalete Bryan Clay at his first Hawai'i appearance since his big victory in Beijing.
When: Friday, 4:15 to 5 p.m.
Where: Royal Grove Gardens (between buildings B and C) at Royal Hawaiian Center
Details: Call 808.922.2299 for more info.
Cherry Picking
What: A striptease burlesque show at The Risque Soiree from local performance troupe Cherry Blossom Cabaret.
When: Friday, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Where: Cupola Theater, second floor, Honolulu Design Center, 1250 Kapi'olani Blvd.
Details: Call 808.237.5462 or email email@example.com for more info.


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theodp writes: "The consumer-facing parts of the Obamacare website may now work (most of the time) for people buying insurance, writes Politico, but beneath the surface, HealthCare.gov is still missing massive, critical pieces that are essential for key functions such as accurately paying insurers — and the deadline for finishing them keeps slipping. Without a fully built and operational system, federal officials can't determine how many of the 8 million Obamacare sign-ups announced last week will have actually paid their premiums. The Obama administration earlier this month indicated that insurers will continue to be paid through an 'interim' accounting process — pretty much a spreadsheet and some informed estimates — until at least September, when what is being called 'the mother of all reconciliations' will be conducted, which some fear could reveal the need for a massive correction and rate adjustments. Still, Oregon decided Friday to switch to Healthcare.gov from its own nothing-wrong-that-$78-million-couldn't-fix Cover Oregon online healthcare exchange." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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— By Domani Spero
On June 14, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Ken Hackett as the next Ambassador to the Holy See. The WH released the following bio:
Ken Hackett is a consultant to the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Global Development. In 2012, after 40 years of service, he retired from the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), where he was the President and CEO from 1993 to 2012. Prior to serving as President and CEO, Mr. Hackett was East African Regional Director from 1992 to 1993. From 1987 to 1992, he served as the Country Representative in the Philippines. From 1986 to 1987, he was Senior Director of External Affairs, and from 1978 to 1985, he was the African Regional Director. He began his career with CRS in 1972 as a staff member in Sierra Leone. In addition to working at CRS, Mr. Hackett was North American Vice President of Caritas Internationalis from 1996 to 2004. From 1996 to 2011, he served as a member of the Pontifical Commission, Cor Unum, the Vatican body that coordinates the Church's charitable work. From 2004 to 2009, he served on the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Mr. Hackett served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana from 1968 to 1971. He received a B.S. from Boston College.
Back in January, the National Catholic Reporter publicly speculated on candidates for the next ambassador to the Vatican and did name Mr. Hackett:
Another hot tip is Ken Hackett, the former longtime president of Catholic Relief Services, who served on Obama's delegation to the consistory in Rome last February when both Timothy Dolan and Edwin O'Brien became cardinals. (For all intents and purposes, Hackett was the delegation, along with Diaz.)
Hackett would be an easy sell on the church side. He has a good relationship with Dolan, who served as chair of the CRS board, and he has a solid working knowledge of the Vatican from his involvement with the Rome-based federation of Catholic charities, Caritas Internationalis.
The Catholic Relief Services is the overseas relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic community in the United States.
If confirmed, Mr. Hacket would replace theology professor Miguel Diaz, who was appointed in 2009, the first Hispanic U.S. Ambassador accredited to the Holy See. (See US Ambassador to the Holy See Miguel H. Díaz Resigns, Rejoins University of Dayton). The Holy See is one of nine diplomatic missions where all ambassadorial appointees have been 100% political and zero career appointments to-date.
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In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
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|"My God, I have responded to You. I have responded to You, and I proclaim that there is no other god besides You; I have responded to You. For You alone is All The Praise and All The Bounty, and for You alone is The Sovereignty. You have no partners."


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Convención de los Pastores de las Iglesias Mennonitas del Paraguay
The Convención de los Pastores de las Iglesias Mennonitas del Paraguay (Die Konferenz der Vereinigung der Mennonitengemeinden von Paraguay = Conference of the United Mennonite Churches of Paraguay) was founded on 10 January 1967 in the Mennonite Church in Filadelfia. The founding churches were the Mennonite churches in Asunción, Volendam, Friesland, Neuland and Fernheim. Upon their request, the Menno (Colony) churches were accepted into the conference on 12 February 1968. After the division of the large Menno Church, first into North and South Menno (Nord and Südmennokonferenz), and subsequently into additional local churches, there were 15 churches in Menno Colony in 2008.
The entire conference united in 2008 with nearly 7,400 members in 20 churches. Most of the churches were located in the three Chaco colonies. Already 19 years before the founding of the new conference, relationships between the churches and the joint branches of work existed under the so-called "Vermittlungskomitee" (Facilitating Committee).
The Conference, as well as each of the supporting churches, is committed to the Apostles' Creed of AD 381. The conference is legally recognized as the "Convención de los Pastores de las Iglesias Mennonitas del Paraguay," abbreviated COPAIMPY. The office of the Conference is at Colegiostraße No. 975, in Loma Plata. A second office is at Centro Evangélico Mennonita de Teología Asunción (CEMTA). As guidance for the work of the Conference there are the articles of association, along with internal regulations. Each congregation is autonomous.
The training center of CEMTA is legally under the Conference, but is also subordinate to the South American Conference. Furthermore, the Conference is one of the sponsoring organizations of the "Universidad Evangelica del Paraguay" (UEP).
Some tasks of the Conference in 2008 were: to nurture and encourage relationships between the member churches of the Conference; to keep the biblical Anabaptist confession and the resulting beliefs alive and current; and as a coordinating body, to support local initiatives, and to initiate and coordinate and even unite as necessary in the areas of missions, evangelization, education, literature, etc. The conference aims to maintain relationships with other conferences, and establish new relationships. In the area of literature, the Conference issued a new hymnal in 2008 which was then used in the churches from that year onward. From 1965 they had mainly sung from the Mennonite Hymnal. Another challenge was the united planning and implementation of the Mennonite World Conference in July 2009. This conference was organized in collaboration with seven other conferences.
Every other year, the General Assembly meets to deal with theological and pastoral issues. All church leaders of this association constitute the Board which regularly meets twice a year. The Board monitors the business affairs of the conference.
Ratzlaff, Gerhard. Ein Leib - viele Glieder: Die mennonitischen Gemeinden in Paraguay. Asunción: Makrografic, 2001: 97-100.
Additional Information
The above article, translated by Hugo Friesen, is based on the original German language article that was written for the Lexikon der Mennoniten in Paraguay and has been made available to GAMEO with permission. The German version of this article is available at http://www.menonitica.org/lexikon/index.php?C:Convenci%F3n_de_los_Pastores_de_las_Iglesias_Mennonitas_del_Paraguay.
Mennonite Encyclopedia Volume V Article
From 4 July 1930 to May 1932, ca. 2,000 people came to Paraguay to form Fernheim Colony in the heart of the Chaco region. In 1937 ca. one-third of these moved to the east side of the Paraguay River and founded Friesland Colony. This temporary separation was soon bridged through conferences and mutual visitation. The two groups were strengthened in 1947 with the coming of additional refugees to found Volendam and Neuland colonies.
In 1948 these congregations joined the General Conference Mennonite Church of North America and received both spiritual and financial help from it. In 1950 a congregation was founded in Asunción. On 10 January 1967 leaders of these congregations met to found the Conference of Mennonite Congregations in Paraguay. Peter Wiens of Fernheim was elected president, Johann Regehr of Friesland was chosen vice-chairman, and Dietrich Klassen of Neuland became secretary. The conference adopted the "Mennonite confession of faith" as its foundation. The original annual meetings of the conference were later changed to biennial meetings.
The purpose of the conference was (1) to promote and deepen the Christian faith in life and work; (2) to promote among Mennonites biblical knowledge concerning doctrine and practice, including baptism, nonresistance and holiness; and (3) to coordinate work in mission, evangelism, education, the production of literature, peace teaching, and Christian service. (4) A particular concern of the new conference was to promote missionary activity among the Indigenous in the Chaco and in east Paraguay. This also involved cooperation with other Mennonite conferences. Inter-Mennonite cooperation was also evident in continuing support for the Centro Evangélico Menonita de Teologia, Asunción (CEMTA), a Bible institute and seminary.-- Peter Wiens, Vol. 5, pp. 910-911.
Handbook of Information, General Conference Mennonite Church. Newton, KS (1988): 39-40.
Kraybill, Paul N., ed. Mennonite World Handbook. Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1978: 258-260.
Mennonite World Handbook Supplement. Strasbourg, France, and Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1984: 99.
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Friesen, Ferdinand. "Convención de los Pastores de las Iglesias Mennonitas del Paraguay." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2008. Web. 30 Sep 2023. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Convenci%C3%B3n_de_los_Pastores_de_las_Iglesias_Mennonitas_del_Paraguay&oldid=174691.
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Friesen, Ferdinand. (2008). Convención de los Pastores de las Iglesias Mennonitas del Paraguay. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 30 September 2023, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Convenci%C3%B3n_de_los_Pastores_de_las_Iglesias_Mennonitas_del_Paraguay&oldid=174691.
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