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As I sat in St. Olaf Lutheran Church Monday afternoon watching the pews fill to overflowing with those who knew and loved Andy Horner I found myself awestruck by how very many people were there.
As I sat in St. Olaf Lutheran Church Monday afternoon watching the pews fill to overflowing with those who knew and loved Andy Horner I found myself awestruck by how very many people were there.
One person I overheard later at the reception said it was an "eclectic" crowd. I think that was a fine way to describe the gathering of 400 or more people from all walks of life who came to say goodbye to a truly unique human being.
Although many came from Devils Lake and the surrounding area, I know many also came long distances from points beyond our shores. I know there were equally as many people who would have loved to have come if they could have made those arrangements, like my sister, Lynn, who lives in Tucson, Ariz.
Everyone who knew him loved Andy.
Lynn and I were raised with the Horner kids - in fact our babysitters when we were little were the older Horner girls, so our folks - Leland and Millie and Merle and Cora - could all get gussied up and go to the Eagles dancing or out playing cards for the night.
How many picnics did we all share out at Sullys Hill or in Roosevelt Park or our front yard on the farm or at their house? How many softball games or wieners stuck in the fire charring on the green branches we stripped of leaves? How many group photos where so many are squeezed onto the bandstand at the park or on a flat-bed trailer to be pulled by a tractor? Too many to see all the faces clearly.
It seemed as if we were always together, every chance we could get, all our families treasuring good times, good food and lots of laughter.
Lynn and I talked about Andy on the phone after I'd heard the news and called to let her know. We shared some stories and fond memories.
She told me that she had gained quite a reputation for sneaking people into the Starlight Drive Inn theater and that the guy at the front gate - was it Roger Knoff? He must have decided that he was going to "get" her for it. She said as she and some of her friends sat in her car watching the show - Andy was among them - this guy sneaked up, lifted the hood of her vehicle and pulled her coil wires so that when the show was over, her car wouldn't start. While they were hunkered down in the car watching he did this!
Andy assured Lynn not to worry. They all finished watching the show and when the lights went up Andy popped up front and within moments had re-attached the wires so they could leave.
She said as they drove slowly past the front gate kiosk, they grinned and waved "goodbye" to the fellow who had tried to cause the trouble. They laughed about that for years afterward.
Another time Andy came to my sister's "rescue" was when she and her pal Mary took Dad's pickup and camper to Winnipeg for the weekend when the folks were gone on vacation to California. Lynn knew that Dad would have written down the mileage on the odometer to make sure no one drove it too far. (Leland was no dummy!) So what did she do? She found someone to unhook the odometer so they could go to Manitoba and back again without being caught.
It was Andy who hooked it up again for her so she wouldn't get in trouble with Pops. No one was the wiser.
Everyone who knew him must have a favorite "Andy story" or two.
Maribeth Bradley said it the best at the reception when she said, "That was Andy." Here's a church filled with people and each one of them there because Andy had made them each feel as if they were his favorite. He always had a smile, a wink or a huge bear hug for you. Always had time to help or to give or to talk.
He was a kind and gentle soul with the voice of an angel.
My favorite memory of Andy was the time he and I sang a duet - it was "Summertime, and the living is easy" at a Gong Show at R-Place and we did not get gonged. It was the only time I ever experienced a standing ovation where when the moment the music ended, the crowd lept to their feet and burst into applause, cheering. It gave me goose pimples! That's how I remember it. His voice was the voice of an angel and he made even a mediocre voice like mine sound good with his harmonies.
At his funeral on Monday two local singers with much more talent than I ever had, Tom Wade and Donovan Foughty, each sang a different hymn in between the readings and prayers. If you listened really carefully you might have heard Andy singing along from heaven as he found that perfect harmony to complement their voices, too.
Keep singing, old friend! Rest in peace!


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There is nothing like breakfast to start the day. Especially if it is a nice gourmet specialty like the one that Don prepares. Also breakfast can help you to know about culture. About how groups of people that we call nations reflect their idiosyncrasy in the way they prepare and eat their breakfast.
In my first visit to Japan many years ago I felt in my skin. or I should say in my taste. a cultural shock when I encountered my first real truly Japanese breakfast in the wonderful city of Nikko. I don't remember now what did I have but I do remember that after I finished I have to run to find a bakery and buy a nice sweet something. That is how unsophisticated I was at the time and I am glad to say that that would not be my reaction if I happen to experience the same situation today.
This is another example. In a few days I will make for breakfast a "tortilla española" (Spanish omelet). To be sure that I did a good job I phoned my mother for proper directions. I explained the situation and the very first question that came out of the other side of the wire is "A tortilla for breakfast?! You have been too long in Canada son!" (That is a first experience for her in breakfast cultural differences).
I pointed to her that here in Victoria in a Bed and Breakfast it is 'normal' to have this kind of food to start the day and that for a change I wanted to do something Spanish for my guests. Then she replied, "If you want to do something Spanish why don't you made nice toasts with olive oil and rub some garlic on top with a pinch of salt?" (And that would be the first breakfast cultural difference for my guests!)
The situation can get very picky with this issue. Asparagus and lettuces I can use in my 'tour de force' dishes. What about Broccoli? Or carrots? Definitely not! What makes a vegetable a breakfast friendly vegetable?
So it can be an important issue especially if ones noted that we are talking about the first meal of the day and we want to start nicely the day. Don't we? But to me the most interesting thing about culinary differences is that actually it happens and it makes this world a bit more interesting to live and experience.

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The Formation of the Band of Mercy and A.L.F.
from No Compromise Issue 28
by Ronnie Lee
The Band of Mercy was formed by myself and five other people at a meeting in London in 1973.
All of us were either vegetarians or vegans and had been involved in various animal protection organizations. We shared the common feeling that those organizations were failing to stem the tide of animal persecution because their tactics weren't hard-hitting enough.
We felt it was vital to embark on a campaign of direct action in order to try to turn things around. We had no idea whether or not we would succeed, but we felt there was no other choice and we had to give it a go.
The name Band of Mercy was chosen, as that was the title used by a 19th century RSPCA youth group, which (very surprisingly, given the conventional nature of the RSPCA today) damaged guns belonging to hunters as part of their campaign.
We decided that our campaign should be against property and that no violence should be used against people, except in self-defense. For some of us, this was for moral reasons, but for others it was purely tactical. I personally now regret this, as I feel there would have been a place for the limited use of violence against animal abusers.
The first targets of the Band of Mercy were foxhunt kennels, where we caused damage to vehicles used to transport the hounds. Then, towards the end of 1973, we made two attempts at burning down a vivisection laboratory that was under construction. This was followed by the destruction of a boat used in the slaughter of baby seals and a wave of attacks against vehicles used to transport animals to laboratories.
In the summer of 1974, two of us were arrested and later sentenced to three years in prison for some of these actions.
I feared this could deter other people and put an end to this form of direct action. But when I came out of prison, I was pleasantly surprised at the number of animal protection campaigners who now wanted to become involved. It was at this point that it was decided to change the name to the Animal Liberation Front (A.L.F.), in order to clearly reflect what we stood for.
The A.L.F. continued in much the same way as the Band of Mercy, but because of the increased number of activists involved, it was now also able to rescue animals from vivisection labs etc.
The number of A.L.F. actions began to increase rapidly, and A.L.F. groups set themselves up all over the country and abroad. By the law of averages, this inevitably meant that more activists were arrested and imprisoned, and the total number of activists who have spent time in jail now runs to many hundreds.
The most active period for the A.L.F. (in terms of the sheer number of actions carried out) was probably the early-to-mid-eighties. This was also the period of one of the A.L.F.'s greatest successes, with the decimation of the British fur trade after department stores refused to stock fur coats following several A.L.F. attacks left stores severely damaged.
Although the total number of A.L.F. actions is fewer today, I feel nevertheless that the A.L.F. is now more effective than ever. With only a few notable exceptions, A.L.F. attacks in the past tended to be rather diffuse in nature, with little concentration on any particular target. This meant that animal abuse establishments were able to recover and continue with their business fairly easily.
These days, the A.L.F. tends more to act as a back up to existing campaigns, often delivering the killer blows to businesses that are already under pressure from other methods of campaigning. Additionally, its actions are more concentrated and thus far more successful.


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Saints opened their Saints store at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International
Airport today. The store of the Super Bowl XLVII Champions is located
pre-security in the East Lobby near the entrance to Concourse B and is one of
the star concessions coming to the Airport. The Saints store features a wide
selection of licensed Saints merchandise, apparel and collectibles currently
only found in their team store located in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, home of
the New Orleans Saints.
The new Airport location will be
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p.m. daily. The store will operate under the Airport Master Concessionaire,
Hudson Group, in conjunction with local partners New Orleans Air Ventures II
(NOAV II). The New Orleans Aviation Board (NOAB) has entered into an agreement
with NOAV II to provide a series of new and renovated properties for a total
expenditure of over $4.7 million. Other store additions will come online in the
next several months, with a full concessions revamp complete by early 2013.
"Our New Orleans Saints have a
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"Securing an agreement with the
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Eels coach blames ref over sinbinning
Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has defended cheeky halfback Chris Sandow and laid the blame for his sin-binning on referee Ben Cummins.
Arthur admitted that Sandow's 10 minutes on the sideline cost his team dearly in their 46-20 NRL loss to Melbourne at AAMI Park, as the Storm ran in three tries while the Eels were down a man.
Sandow was sin-binned for dissent in the 60th minute when he asked Cummins: "How much are they paying you?" following a penalty against his team.
With the Eels down 24-16 but still in touch, Storm youngster Kurt Mann scored a double following Sandow's departure and prop Bryan Norrie also crossed to set up the match-winning lead.
Arthur said Sandow's offence was "trivial" and he didn't believe it deserved such a penalty.
"No I don't. There needs to be a two-way street with respect shown to the players and the referee," Arthur said.
"It was pretty trivial and we need to grow up a little bit and get on with refereeing the game."
He said he understood Sandow's frustration, despite the penalty count finishing at just 8-7 in favour of the Storm.
"He probably shouldn't have said anything but the players are out there busting their arse ... they just want an even share of the ball," Arthur said.
"We know we need to be better but the blokes in pink needed to be better today too."
Parramatta were up against it from kick-off, starved of ball in the opening half as the home side opened up an 18-0 lead.
Two tries just before the break helped them to 18-10 at halftime.
Superstar fullback Billy Slater put his Origin pain behind him with his 165th try, equalling Cronulla's Andrew Ettingshausen at third on the all-time try-scoring list.
Slater ended with two tries and set up two others.
His NSW Origin rival Jarryd Hayne was comparatively kept quiet.
As well as Mann's double, winger Sisa Waqa also picked up two among the eight-try haul.
Melbourne climbed into seventh place with the win, ahead of the Eels on points differential.
Storm skipper Cameron was delighted to see his team post their highest tally of the season.
"A lot of times this year teams have come over the top of us so it was nice to really put on Parramatta's throat and kick away at the end," Smith said.
Coach Craig Bellamy said his team was continuing to build, with the young backs such as Mann and Young Tonumaipea finding their feet.
"We're not looking at September at the moment and we just need to make sure we keep looking to improve but our young backs are going from strength to strength," Bellamy said.
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Grace E. Johnson, 96, Augusta, passed away Jan. 3, 2013
Grace E. Johnson, 96, Augusta, passed away Jan. 3, 2013 in Augusta.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Grace was born in Eminence, Mo. on Jan.21, 1916, to the late George Patton and Lucinda Keeling. She worked as an insurance underwriter. She married Winfred Johnson In 1939 in Hutchinson. He preceded her in death in 1985. She was also preceded in death by brother, William, sister, Lela and sister, Velma Obenchain.
She is survived by: son, Ron Johnson and wife Fran of Sun City Center, Fla.; grandchildren, Bret and wife Tressa of Urbandale, Iowa, and Ryan and wife Eileen; great-grandchildren, Erin, Sarah and Madison of Shelton, Conn.
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I'm thankful that my mommy not only still loves me, but she still speaks to me after all the crap I put her through during my "rebellious" stage.
I'm thankful that I have a sister that has no problem using her uterus for something other than decorative purposes, so that I didn't have to produce any grandchildren for my parents to spoil.
I'm thankful that my husband not only cooks, he does the dishes.
I'm thankful that I have a sister who remembers all the same bizarre things about our childhood that I do. Reminiscing is much more better when the other person isn't looking at you like you're crazy because they don't recall whatever weird occurrence you're talking about.
I'm thankful that even though I only call my brother when I want something, he still answers the phone and helps me with whatever my "tiny problem" is.
I'm thankful that all of the things that I bitch and moan about are trivialities. Some people have real problems.
I'm thankful that I'm getting paid time and a half right now to do half as much work because it's Q-U-I-E-T.
I'm thankful that I'm not a vegetarian. What's the point of Thanksgiving without turkey?
I'm thankful that all of the PRN nurses that never work anymore (see my rant about that here)have to pick up shifts during the holidays. It's nice to have the A-Team back, even if it's only for 8 hours. Especially when the head-on MVA with 4 serious/critical patients comes in. Besides, everyone needs a smack on the ass and a "Good game!" every once in a while.
I'm thankful that nobody puked, peed, or pooped on me last night.
I'm thankful that the neuron that fires when it's time to use the turn signal is functioning in my brain. So many people in this world are missing that neuron. And they're always in front of me.
I'm thankful that 911Doc uses the 'shift' key in his posts, even if he can't figure out how to use it in the comments.
I'm thankful that I'm not a Notre Dame fan.
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As a federal grand jury continues to call politicians and employees to testify in the probation scandal, state lawmakers say they are becoming increasingly concerned that they may have to launch a new session next year with the threat of indictments hanging over Beacon Hill.
One of the first tasks of the new year is to elect a new leader.
The speaker of the House, Robert A. DeLeo, says he is not a target of the investigation, but more than two years after the scandal broke, prosecutors are focusing on DeLeo's former top allies and hiring decisions that he may have influenced.
Prosecutors have zeroed in on Representative Thomas Petrolati, DeLeo's former speaker pro tempore, who has been described as the patronage king of Western Massachusetts because of his ability to find jobs for his friends and supporters.
DeLeo, who called indicted former probation commissioner John J. O'Brien a friend, was one of the most successful politicians in helping applicants land probation jobs.
One of those job applicants was Brian Mirasolo, his godson, who at 28 became the youngest chief probation officer in the state. His father, Leonard Mirasolo, was a top aide to DeLeo before retiring this year. Among his duties was handling the Probation Department budget for DeLeo.
Despite DeLeo's assurances that he is not a target, lawmakers are worried. They do not want to repeat their embarrassing vote of 2009, when they made Salvatore F. DiMasi speaker for a third full term weeks before he left amid a federal investigation. He is now serving an eight-year sentence on corruption charges.
"People are very concerned they'll take a vote for speaker and then there'll be a repeat of what happened under DiMasi," said a veteran lawmaker. "Fooled once is one thing. But fooled twice will be very hard to explain to constituents."
Prosecutors seeking to unravel the relationships between politicians and probation have already immunized former House speaker Thomas Finneran, said two people briefed on the arrangement. Finneran transferred hiring power from judges to O'Brien, a friend and jogging partner, in 2001. Finneran, who is now working as a lobbyist after leaving his radio talk show in May, could possibly detail the political maneuvering that turned the Probation Department into a patronage haven.
A succession of Probation Department employees appearing before a grand jury in Worcester in recent weeks have been asked how they got their jobs and whether they had to donate to politicians before they were hired or to advance their careers.
Prosecutors have focused on one of the most controversial initiatives of O'Brien's 12 years as probation commissioner, the electronic monitoring program, according to several lawyers whose clients have appeared before the grand jury.
Among the politically connected hired for the electronic monitoring program was Petrolati's wife, Kathleen, who probation officials have said was chosen without any experience or relevant education and still works as a $106,000-a-year regional director.
Brian Mirasolo also worked in electronic monitoring from May 2009 until January 2011.
The patronage-laden program employed more people to monitor criminals wearing ankle bracelets than any other state's program, according to a 2010 Globe review.
O'Brien and two aides, Elizabeth Tavares and William H. Burke III, were indicted by a federal grand jury in March on charges of devising a hiring process for regular probation officers that was rigged to favor candidates with powerful sponsors.
But there was no hiring process, not even a sham one, for those hired for the electronic monitoring program, who were assigned to one of three centers across the state, the Globe's Spotlight Team reported in 2010. So it was especially easy for the probation commissioner, O'Brien, to dole out these jobs to the candidates of his choice.
Many employees in this program have been asked specifically about Petrolati: whether he was their sponsor and whether he asked them to attend his fund-raisers, said several lawyers whose clients have been to the grand jury.
Even employees from Eastern Massachusetts, who would have little reason to know the Ludlow Democrat, were asked about him, lawyers said.
Petrolati's lawyer, John Pucci, called the probation probe probably "the most intensive investigation in the history of the US attorney's office, other than the Whitey Bulger affair." Pucci predicted that in the end prosecutors will conclude that Petrolati did nothing wrong.
"As far as I can tell, this is a rerun of the Ware investigation conducted in the star chamber of a grand jury without any public scrutiny or judicial oversight," said Pucci.
He was referring to independent counsel Paul F. Ware, hired by the Supreme Judicial Court in 2010 to investigate probation.
"A lot of the suggestions and allegations as to Tom Petrolati are a myth and not reality," Pucci said. "I don't expect the feds to be able to make a case out of it, because there isn't one."
Prosecutors have also asked about the probation hiring spree that took place between May and July of 2008, according to lawyers whose clients have testified before the grand jury. That was around the time the Legislature poured money into the Probation Department budget, offering more than either the House or Senate requested.
It was also around the time that the race to succeed DiMasi was heating up. Supporters of his opponent, Representative John Rogers of Norwood, asserted that some of the new jobs were handed out to lawmakers to gain their support for DeLeo, who was then chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
DeLeo has repeatedly denied those assertions.
DeLeo's spokesman, Seth Gitell, would not answer specific questions about DeLeo's involvement in the case.
"The speaker has repeatedly stated that his lawyer has informed him that he is not a target of this investigation, and there has been no change in that status," Gitell said.
Mirasolo's lawyer, Thomas Frongillo, who is also representing the Legislature, would not say whether Mirasolo is possibly facing charges.
Besides the hiring of electronic monitoring employees, O'Brien's awarding of a multimillion dollar contract for electronic monitoring services and equipment was controversial. He picked a Nebraska company, iSECUREtrac, even though it was the fourth-lowest bidder out of seven and had problems in other states.
Even before the contract was awarded, the trial court's chief administrative justice, Robert A. Mulligan, raised questions about the vendor, according to documents obtained by the Globe.
Mulligan was concerned because New Jersey had terminated its contract with iSECUREtrac for cause. He wanted to know the details.
In a letter to Mulligan's office, Christopher J. Bulger, O'Brien's counsel at the time, said Kathleen Petrolati played a significant role in the selection of the vendor, but added that he contacted New Jersey officials and was confident "the selection process was thorough and fair."
But the correspondence with the New Jersey officials should have been anything but reassuring.
Philip J. Michaels, assistant director of New Jersey's Department of the Treasury, said the contract was canceled because the state's Parole Board had complained that the company's equipment "caused false tampering alarms" and had "other connection and fitting problems.
"My decision letter also determined that it was a potential threat to the citizenry of New Jersey and that it was in our best interest to go with another vendor," he wrote.
The Probation Department entered into a $2 million contract anyway, a contract that was not renewed when it expired. The bracelets did not function as promised. They triggered false alarms here, as they did in New Jersey.
When he was inspector general, Gregory Sullivan investigated the awarding of the contract and concluded that O'Brien followed a "deeply flawed" procurement process.
The award, he wrote, raised suspicions that the selection was based on "favoritism, fraud or improper influence."
The chief executive of iSECUREtrac would not say whether he had been called to the grand jury. "I can't comment on something like that," said Lincoln Zehr.
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WESTPORT — David Buchanan, author of "Taste, Memory, Forgotten Foods, Lost Foods and Why They Matter" recently spoke to a local audience about his book, which chronicles his 20-year quest to help preserve and maintain America's rich biodiversity through the rediscovery of once-common food crops in danger of being lost.
Mr. Buchanan's talk attracted about 40 like-minded individuals to the Westport Grange Hall on Jan. 11. The Trustees of Reservations sponsored the event.
Nancy Durfee, the Trustees' Southeast Engagement Manager and organizer of the event, suggested the talk was a timely topic for the farming communities in Dartmouth and Westport, "especially as it pertains to the sustainability and availability of food."
The book not only regales the nation's agricultural past, but also looks to the future. During the Friday evening talk, the author, a Massachusetts native, read passages from his book and elaborated upon them.
He discussed the dangers of agribusiness' monoculture model and what consumers are missing out on. "Relying on a handful of standardized varieties to deal with every culinary purpose, and to meet endless subtle variations in climate and growing conditions, is a diminished and precarious way to raise food," Mr. Buchanan suggested.
To illustrate his case, he talked about a strawberry native to New England that was once so popular it became the preferred variety of West Coast growers for the then-nascent canned fruit industry. Unfortunately, the "juicy" trait that helped make the variety so popular for canners also made it unsuitable for packaged distribution as fresh fruit. It is now extremely rare, saved only from extinction by dedicated heirloom variety growers, he noted.
Even though many heirlooms varieties are in seed banks, Mr. Buchanan openly encourages farmers to plant such diverse crops "because they can disappear very easily... and besides, these foods are as much of the landscape as the farms that produce them."
The author intermingled his personal quest to find and preserve unique food varieties with stories about other individuals in similar organizations dedicated to agricultural biodiversity.
One such group is the Slow Food Movement, founded in Italy in the 1989 as a reaction to the proposed building of a McDonald's restaurant at the base of the Spanish Steps in Rome. The Slow Food Movement is exactly what it sounds like — an alternative to the fast food culture perceived as threatening traditional, regionally based dietary cultures.
According to their web-site, http://www.slowfood.com/ Slow Food has since grown into a 100,000 member organization in 150 countries. Their core belief is that "everyone has a fundamental right to the pleasure of good food, and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition, and culture that make this pleasure possible."
Closer to home, Mr. Buchanan talked about his relationship with John Bunker of Palermo, Maine, sometimes known as the apple whisperer. Bunker has spent the better part of his adult life traveling the farms of Maine in an attempt to preserve unique apple varieties which he then cultivates on his own farm.
The author told his audience of the Paramour variety, an apple once so popular with hard cider makers during the 1900s that if revenuers found it growing on a farm, it was automatically assumed that person was illegally making hard cider.
Mr. Buchanan is also in the apple business, growing over 150 varieties on his farm near Portland. He is a regular vendor of fruit and berry smoothies at the Portland Farmers' Market, and is in the process of creating his own hard cider collaborative, Origins Fruit.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Freshman Christian Therkelsen made his intercollegiate debut a memorable one by scoring the game-winning goal in the 57th minute, as MIT opened the 2007 campaign with a 2-0 victory over visiting Salve Regina University on Tuesday afternoon at Steinbrenner Stadium. The win marked the eighth consecutive year in which the Engineers have earned maximum points from the season's opening fixture.
MIT (1-0-0) hasn't lost a season-opener since 1999, when it suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and has now defeated Salve Regina (1-2-0) in its first match in two out of the past three years.
Junior captain Andrew Bishara nearly opened the scoring for the Cardinal and Gray in just the seventh minute, as he turned brilliantly on a long throw by sophomore Tim Humpton before rocketing a shot off the outside of the right post.
However, Bishara's effort would ultimately prove to be the best scoring chance for either side in the opening half, as the encounter quickly turned into a tense midfield battle. At the break, the teams had totaled just six shots combined, though MIT held a 5-1 advantage.
The second stanza was a different story altogether, however, as Tech pounded the Seahawks' net with a barrage of shots from all angles. It was Therkelsen that finally made the breakthrough for the Engineers, as his early second half strike gave MIT a lead that it wouldn't relinquish. Matt Greyson's driven corner found the foot of sophomore Adam Talsma towards the back post, who smartly played the ball down to Therkelsen's feet at the penalty spot. The rookie then turned and fired expertly past Salve Regina goalkeeper Kurt Ginthwain to give the Engineers a 1-0 lead.
MIT continued to maintain a majority of the possession, racking up a 17-1 second half shot advantage and creating a number of decent scoring opportunities for its efforts. However, Ginthwain stood tall in the Seahawks' net, making nine saves to keep Salve Regina in the match until the late-going.
It was Bishara who salted the game away for the Engineers in the 83rd minute, as he opened his 2007 account with a perfectly placed header from a James Zorich free kick.
Tech net-minder Tom Caldwell was forced to make just one save to earn his sixth career shutout.
The victory was the first in MIT colors for new head coach Milton Gooding since taking the reins from Walter Alessi, who stepped down this season after leading the Cardinal and Gray admirably for over 30 years.
The Engineers will return to the field on Saturday, Sept. 8, when they will host Rhode Island College at 3:00 p.m. The Seahawks will host Springfield College in their season-opener on that same afternoon at 1:00 p.m.


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May 2, 2010
2010 Northeast Conference Outdoor Championship Results
The Sacred Heart track and field teams wrapped up competition at the 2010 Northeast Conference Outdoor Championships Sunday afternoon at Mount St. Mary's University. The Pioneer women finished fourth at the event while the men came in fifth overall.
Sacred Heart's fourth place came thanks to 97 team points over the two day event. The Monmouth Hawks took home the title with 202 points followed by Long Island with 145 points and Mount St. Mary's with 101 points. For the men, SHU finished the weekend with 74 points. The Hawks also claimed the men's championship recording 214.50 points. LIU was second with 137.50, Central Connecticut was third with 79 and the Mount was fourth at 78.50.
On Sunday, senior Sarah Tencza (Succasunna, NJ) took second in the 800 meters clocking in at 2:15.11. Sophomore Karlie Dean (Stormville, NY) finished sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 57.82 seconds while freshman Olivia Civardi (Brightwaters, NY) ran sixth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:54.33.
The 4x100 meter relay team of junior Stephanie Kanner (Coram, NY), Dean, Matakevich and Julianne Cappadona (North Attleboro, MA) finished sixth in the race with a time of 48.53 seconds. The 4x400 meter relay team of Kanner, Tencza, Caitlin McLaughlin (East Northport, NY) and Dean ran fourth in a time of 3:59.95. Freshman Michelle Navarro (Piscataway, NJ) took seventh in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 11:58.51.
On Saturday, Sacred Heart won the 4x800 meter relay, with the foursome of freshman Civardi, Tencza, Erin O'Shea (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and sophomore Brittany Llobell (West Sayville, NY) winning the NEC title with a time of 9:26.40. In the 10,000 meters, SHU picked up points from junior Samantha Troy (Lebanon, CT), sophomore Mckenzie Krause (Bennington, VT) and junior Dana Troy (Lebanon, CT). Samantha Troy finished fifth with a time of 39:51.53 followed by Krause in seventh (41:05.26) and Dana Troy in eighth (41:10.49).
In the high jump, freshman Ashley Beck (Nesconset, NY) took seventh clearing the bar at 5'2.25". Sophomore Ashley Matakevich (Stratford, CT) took sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 37'5.75". In the long jump, she took fourth overall on Saturday with a leap of 18'1.50".
Sophomore Christine Middleton (Colchester, CT) placed fifth in the discus with a toss of 131'1". Sophomore Carol Cress (Butler, PA) finished eighth in the event throwing 121'4". In the shot put event, Sacred Heart picked up points from sophomores Carol Cress (Butler, PA) and Athalia Smith (New Britain, CT) who finished third and fifth respectively. Cress recorded a toss of 42'9.75" while Smith checked in at 42'2.00".
In the hammer throw, Smith finished second with an ECAC qualifying throw of 178'1". Middleton finished third with a throw of 169'11" while sophomore Chantaul Smith (New Britain, CT) took eight with a throw of 152'9". Senior Bonnie Kilis (Marlborough, CT) finished fifth in the javelin with a throw of 127'4".
In the pole vault, senior Kerry Ojeda (Coram, NY) placed second overall clearing the bar at 10'11.75". Freshman Lauren Sudbey (Sandy Hook, CT) was fifth with a height of 10'6.00".
On the track for the men, sophomore Bertony Jean-Louis (Norwalk, CT) and freshman Jeremy Rosado (Brooklyn, NY) each qualified for the IC4A Championships in the 110 meter hurdles with second and third place finished. Rosado also qualified in the 400 meter hurdles thanks to a third place finish. Jean-Louis ran second in the 100 meter clocking in at 14.48 seconds. Rosado was third in 14.58 seconds and third in the 400 meters in 53.78 seconds. Senior Keith Rowe (Taunton, MA) finished sixth in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.37 seconds. Freshman Justin McLoughlin (West Hurley, NY) ran eighth in the 400 meter hurdles in 57.06 seconds.
The 4x100 meter relay team of freshman Matthew Lyhne (Wethersfield, CT), Jean-Louis, Joshua Roman (Seymour, CT) and Rosado posted an IC4A qualifying time of 42.10 seconds, good for a fourth place finish. Roman, senior Jason Soule (South Portland, ME), Lyhne and Jean-Louis finished fourth in the 4x400 meter relay with an IC4A qualifying time of 3:16.95, finishing fourth.
Jean-Louis ran eighth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.09 seconds and also scored in the field, finishing third in the triple jump with a leap of 46'7.50". Lyhne also scored in the 400 meters finishing seventh with a time of 48.92 seconds. Sophomore Jeffrey Lusignan (East Montpelier, VT) finished sixth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:00.94.
In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, graduate student John Kenworthy (Gloversville, NY) took third with a time of 9:47.56 while junior Daniel Koehler (Red Hook, NY) finished sixth in 9:55.16.
Freshman Matthew Wagner (Brookhaven, NY) finished eighth in the discus with a toss of 130'00". In the javelin, junior Sean Rotheburger (Elmwood Park, NJ) placed fifth with a throw of 191'6". In the high jump, SHU's Nicholas Phillips (Portland, ME) cleared the bar at 6'3.50", good for a sixth place finish.
The Pioneers picked up points on Saturday in the 10,000 meters as sophomore Richard Marcello (Foster, RI) finished fourth overall (32:00.17) with senior Brendan Rickert (Danbury, CT) coming in eighth (32:37.12). The SHU 4x800 meter relay team of senior Matthew Chorney (Bristol, NH), junior Daniel Koehler (Red Hook, NY), sophomore John Ahern (Islip Terrace, NY) and Lusignan finished fifth with a time of 7:55.09.


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Deep Root Analytics Downplays Giant Voter Data 'Oops'
June 20, 2017
A data contractor working on behalf of the Republican National Committee earlier this month allowed the personal data of 198 million voters to be exposed online, marking the largest ever leak of voter data in history. Deep Root Analytics exposed 1.1 terabytes of sensitive information -- including names, home addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and voter registration information.
BitKey Unlocks Mysteries of the Bitcoin Universe
June 1, 2017
BitKey is a Debian-based live distribution with specialist utilities for performing highly secure air-gapped bitcoin transactions. This distro is not for everyday computing needs, but if you are obsessed with the use of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, it might be just what you need. I am a high-tech sort of guy with a keen interest in diving through Linux distros both simple and complex.
Leaked Docs Spotlight Complexity of Moderating Facebook Content
May 23, 2017
The public got a rare view into how Facebook tries to keep offensive and dangerous content offline in a report published Sunday. Leaked confidential documents exposed the secret rules by which Facebook polices postings on issues such as violence, hate speech, terrorism, pornography, racism and self-harm, as well as such subjects as sports fixing and cannibalism.
Intertwining Artificial Intelligence With Blockchain
May 18, 2017
Except for those folks living under rocks, everyone knows about or at least has heard of bitcoin. However, not everyone understands the technology of bitcoin, which extends well beyond Internet-based currency. For the rock people, bitcoin is an Internet-based currency that allows for transparency with respect to each transfer of the currency through the use of a distributed database.
Microsoft's Timely Response to Shadow Brokers Threat Raises Questions
April 18, 2017
Just as the Shadow Brokers hacker group started crowing about a dump of never-seen-before flaws in Windows, Microsoft announced it already had fixed most of the exploits. "Today, Microsoft triaged a large release of exploits made publicly available by Shadow Brokers," said Microsoft Principal Security Group Manager Phillip Misner. "Most of the exploits are already patched."
House Votes to Kill Privacy Rules Binding ISPs
March 30, 2017
The House of Representatives has approved the Congressional Review Act, undoing privacy restrictions imposed on ISPs during the Obama administration. The Senate passed the CRA last week in a 50-48 vote along party lines. The White House has expressed support for the CRA. "This is one time I believe the White House," remarked John Simpson, privacy project director at Consumer Watchdog.
Why Are Health Records So Valuable to Cybercriminals?
March 29, 2017
Protecting the data in electronic health records did not start with the advent of HIPAA, as many people think. Protecting health records has been a critical requirement in the healthcare space since the computers became a fixture in hospitals. However, HIPAA added public reports of fines issued for covered entities' failure to properly protect data contained within EHRs.
Consumer Advocates Bemoan Senate Vote to Lift ISP Privacy Restrictions
March 25, 2017
Privacy advocates and consumer groups are fighting back against the U.S. Senate's Thursday vote to undo privacy restrictions on Internet service providers. In a 50-48 party line vote, the Senate approved the Congressional Review Act, S.J. Res. 34. If the House of Representatives gives it the green light, it then will go to the president to be signed into law.
Group Demands Apple Pay Ransom for iCloud Credentials
March 24, 2017
Apple has received a ransom threat from a hacking group claiming to have access to data for up to 800 million iCloud accounts. The hackers, said to be a group called the "Turkish Crime Family," have threatened to reset passwords and remotely wipe the iPhones of millions of iCloud users if Apple fails to hand over a total of $700,000. They have given the company an ultimatum to respond by April 7.
Facebook Gets Tough on Spy Apps
March 15, 2017
Facebook has updated its Facebook and Instagram policies to prohibit developers from using data obtained from those platforms in surveillance tools, according to Rob Sherman, deputy chief privacy officer. Facebook already has taken enforcement actions against devs who created and marketed surveillance tools in violation of the company's previous policy, he noted.
Donald Trump Should Channel Steve Jobs on Security
March 13, 2017
We saw yet another government breach last week, and more secrets went out to WikiLeaks. I'm of a mixed mind on this one, because the CIA tools disclosed likely were emulated by others, and WikiLeaks is helping consumer technology companies ensure they no longer work. I don't know about you, but I really don't want any organization spying on me -- not even my own government.
FCC Reverses Course on Internet Privacy Rules
March 2, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a joint statement following the FCC's temporary stay of data security regulations. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and FTC Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen issued the statement to address the FCC's decision, in essence, to overturn rules designed to bolster broadband consumer privacy.
Twitter Adds Heft to Anti-Harassment Toolbox
March 2, 2017
Twitter on Wednesday announced that over the next few months it will roll out changes designed to increase the safety of users, including the following: Its algorithms will help identify accounts as they engage in abusive behavior, so the burden no longer will be on victims to report it; and users will be able to restrict their tweets to followers for a set amount of time.
What a Linux Desktop Does Better
February 23, 2017
After I resolved to adopt Linux, my confidence grew slowly but surely. Security-oriented considerations were compelling enough to convince me to switch, but I soon discovered many more advantages to the Linux desktop. For those still unsure about making the transition, or those who have done so but may not know everything their system can do, I'll showcase here some of the Linux desktop's advantages.
FTC's Lawsuit Should Make You Feel Very Insecure About the IoT
February 14, 2017
Even though D-Link expressly promised that many of its wireless devices had the highest level of security available, the FTC last month filed a lawsuit that alleges otherwise. The FTC filing includes copies of online marketing materials and technical specifications for D-Link's products, and flatly declares that "thousands of Defendants' routers and cameras have been vulnerable to attacks."
Dozens of iOS Apps Vulnerable to WiFi Snooping
February 9, 2017
Dozens of applications for Apple's mobile devices are vulnerable to WiFi snoopers, according to Will Strafach, CEO of the Sudo Security Group. He identified 76 popular iOS apps available at Apple's App Store that were vulnerable to wireless eavesdroppers, even though the connections were supposed to be protected by encryption. There have been 18 million downloads of the vulnerable apps, he said.
Yahoo and the Year of Living Dangerously
January 20, 2017
If there is a lesson to be drawn from Internet search giant Yahoo's hellish past year, it is a grimly illustrative one: Never assume a cybersecurity disaster can't get worse. Last September, the Internet portal disclosed that it had suffered the most damaging and far-reaching data breach in history -- only to then announce in December the discovery of a second, earlier, and even larger hack.
Evernote Toes the Privacy Line
December 31, 2016
Caught off guard by a huge backlash, Evernote recently abandoned its plan to let staffers read customer notes under certain circumstances. The plan would have allowed staffers to review private customer notes as a means of assessing the accuracy of its new machine learning technology. The company made a mistake in judgment, Evernote CEO Chris O'Neil acknowledged.
Uber Staff Still Stalking Customers, Claims Suit
December 17, 2016
The controversy over Uber staff using the company's tech to track people's movements was reignited this week when information in a pending lawsuit began circulating in the tech press. Uber employees can pull customer data at will, alleged Ward Spangenberg, the company's former forensic investigator, in a court declaration filed earlier this fall.
Yahoo Suffers Major Data Breach Deja Vu
December 16, 2016
Yahoo has revealed that Net bandits stole data associated with 1 billion of its user accounts -- one of the largest data breaches in Internet history. The theft, which occurred in 2013, is distinct from the theft disclosed earlier this fall, in which 500 million accounts were compromised, Yahoo CISO Bob Lord explained. Stolen data may include names, email addresses, telephone numbers and more.
Friend Finder Data Breach Exposes 400M Swingers
November 19, 2016
Hackers have stolen information of more than 400 million users of Friend Finder Networks, which runs several adult dating and pornography websites, LeakedSource reported. This is Friend Finders' second breach in two years. Last year, hackers accessed 4 million accounts, exposing information on users' sexual preferences and extramarital affairs. More than 412 million users were compromised.
iPhone Call Logs Easy Pickings on iCloud, Says Russian Security Firm
November 17, 2016
Russian digital forensics firm ElcomSoft on Thursday reported that Apple automatically uploads iPhone call logs to iCloud remote servers, and that users have no official way to disable this feature other than to completely switch off the iCloud drive. The data uploaded could include a list of all calls made and received on an iOS device, as well as phone numbers, dates and times, and duration.
Commerce Dept Signs Up Private Sector IT Partners
November 9, 2016
The U.S. Commerce Department recently launched a new effort to jump-start more efficient ways to manage the vast amounts of data that reside within the federal government and put it to productive use. The National Technical Information Service, a unit within the department, is leading the effort. NTIS has selected 35 joint venture partners, or JVPs, to support the program.
Tech Industry Lambasts New FCC Privacy Rules
November 1, 2016
The U.S. FCC last week adopted privacy rules for both wired and wireless broadband ISPs aimed at giving consumers greater control over their data, more privacy, and stronger security safeguards for that data. The rules implement Section 222 of the Communications Act. They establish a framework of customer consent required for ISPs to use and share their customers' personal information.
Social Media Analytics, Meet Big Brother
October 26, 2016
The ACLU recently uncovered evidence that led Twitter, Facebook and its Instagram subsidiary to stop sharing data with Geofeedia, a firm accused of improperly collecting social media data on protest groups, and sharing that information with numerous law enforcement agencies. Geofeedia, a developer of location-based analytics, had been marketing its technology to law enforcement agencies.
Assange Lives to Leak Another Day
October 19, 2016
The status of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange grew a bit murky on Tuesday after the group accused the U.S. State Department of pressuring Ecuadorian officials to block him from posting additional emails linked to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The Ecuadorian foreign ministry on Tuesday acknowledged restricting Assange's access, saying it did not wish to interfere in a foreign election.
This Election May Be Scarier Than You Think
October 17, 2016
Not that it isn't scary enough -- but if you look at both candidates, who have had their images destroyed largely by technology, i.e., tapes and emails -- there is a huge warning inherent in the process. Email really wasn't a big thing until the late 1990s and even having your own email server wouldn't have been likely before 2005, let alone thinking through the security aspects.
Report: Apple Shares Unencrypted iMessage Metadata With Cops
October 5, 2016
Apple last week faced renewed scrutiny for its data-sharing practices, following news that it retains iMessage metadata and shares it with law enforcement when presented with a court order. The company has insisted that it would not share data that would jeopardize the privacy and trust of its millions of customers. Metadata includes contacts, IP addresses, and dates and times of conversations.
Snap Unveils Eye-Popping Camera Spectacles
September 27, 2016
Snap, the company formerly known as "Snapchat," on Saturday announced sunglasses that take videos through a built-in camera in the frame. Snap's Spectacles let users take 10-second videos by tapping a button on the top left-hand corner of the eyeframe. Users can tap on the record button to record two more 10-second segments, for videos of up to 30 seconds long in all.
Hack of Half a Billion Records Takes Shine Off Yahoo's Data Trove
September 23, 2016
Yahoo on Thursday disclosed that a data breach in late 2014 resulted in the theft of information from at least 500 million customer accounts. It appears that state-sponsored hackers carried out the attack, the company said. Account information compromised includes names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords, and security questions and answers.


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South Butt Responds To North Face As Only It Could
from the face-and-a-butt dept
But reader Dez points us to the news that the South Butt folks have filed their response and it's well worth reading in its entirety:
The "half ass" design portion of The South Butt logo is comprised of two stripes curved in a butt-like fashion upward from the left side of the "The South Butt" text, while the "half dome" design mark of the North Face is comprised of three thinner lines curved downward from the right side of the text "The North Face."I'm not sure how the judge will take the filing, but it's definitely amusing. Either way, it still amazes me that The North Face thought that filing this lawsuit made any sense at all. Someone got bad advice.


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Jonathan Kellerman signs on for 2 new thrillers
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Kellerman's next set of thrillers will be mystical tales set in wondrous locations.
Kellerman and his son, Jesse Kellerman, have a deal with G.P. Putnam's Sons for a pair of novels they will collaborate on.
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Macon Telegraph Archive (Georgia Historic Newspapers: Macon Telegraph) provides online access to early issues of the Macon Telegraph ranging from its inception as a weekly newspaper in 1826, through the daily issues of the early twentieth century. Consisting of over 50,000 newspaper pages, the archive provides historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed by date.
Launched just three years after the city of Macon was incorporated, the Macon Telegraph provides an inside view into the initial years of the city's growth. Macon's central location within the state provided the paper with a unique perspective of the news through a period when middle Georgia was both geographically and politically a focal point of the state. During the early publication of the newspaper, Macon and its surrounding areas were guided politically, economically, and racially by the growth of cotton. Through that lens the paper provides historical insight into the development of the state during the sectionalism of the antebellum period, the devastation of the Civil War, and the rise of the "New South" in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Bus driver accused of sending sexual texts to student
GREENVILLE, Ala. —
A school bus driver was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of exchanging inappropriate texts with a 15-year-old student.
The 29-year-old was charged with soliciting a sex act with a male student who rode on his bus, WSFA reported.
The driver, Leo Bowen, of Greenville, Alabama, was immediately suspended, The Greenville Advocate reported.


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In an effort to build stronger ties between the community and police, the annual event brings out dozens of community vendors, offers health screenings and public safety information, rides for the kids and even a dunk tank for one lucky police officer.
"There will also be sign-up tables for auxiliary police," said Officer Otoniel Jimenez.
Officers will be registering cell phones and bicycles to help cut down on theft, while the Glendale Kiwanis Club will be on the barbecue.
"It's going to be a big night, and from what I'm hearing we have more and more companies than ever before looking to get involved and sponsor," Manson said. "It's been big in the past, but again more companies want to donate their time."
Chris Landano has volunteered with the 104th Community Council since 1997, and said this year is going to be bigger than ever before.
"We go out to a lot of businesses in the neighborhood to see who can share anything with helping crime prevention," Landano explained.
He added that with the rides, DJs and entertainment, it should be a night the whole family can enjoy.
"One great thing about this event is that it really shows the community there are some great resources from some great organizations," Landano explained. "It's all around great for the community."


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By Jessica T. Pfau
If you were in Cleveland, Ohio this week, you would be there with 11,000 senior athletes - ages 50 to 101 - who are there competing in the 2013 National Senior Olympics. The Opening Festival took place on July 19, kicking off the two-week long senior games with the lighting of the cauldron and a fireworks display.
One of the largest recurring multi-sport events in the United States, these senior games will draw nearly 30,000 visitors to the Cleveland area between July 19th and August 1st. The 19 competitive events include archery, badminton, basketball, bowling, race walk, road race, cycling, pickleball, golf, horseshoes, racquetball, shuffleboard, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track & field, triathlon and volleyball.
The national games take place every other year. Any athlete interested in participating in the 2015 National Senior Olympics, which will be held in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, must be at least 50 years old on Dec. 31, 2014. They must also qualify for these Olympic games by first participating in a qualifying event at the state level.
Oklahoma's qualifying events will take place in Oklahoma City in the fall of 2014. Men and women of all fitness levels can participate in a variety of athletic and non-athletic competitions. Each event is categorized into specific age groups: 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; 70-74; 75-79; 80-84; 85+. The top three group finishers from each team or individual event will receive a gold, silver or bronze medal. In addition, seniors whose times meet the qualifying standards for national competition are able to advance to the national games in 2015.
The goal of the senior games is to encourage seniors to stay physically and mentally fit and to have a greater quality of life through regular exercise and activity. Although there are many competitive seniors who have their eyes on winning the medals or breaking records, a majority of the senior athletes participate because they want to stay in shape and stay connected to their friends and communities.
"It is not all about being the winner," says Opal Jones, a long-time Ardmoreite, who has competed in numerous Oklahoma and national senior games, "I participate because I enjoy it. I want to stay physically and mentally active. The state competitions are nice because you can go at your own pace. There are several non-athletic competitions too, like story-telling and photography."
Bob Cline, racquetball enthusiast and former Ardmore YMCA director reports, "I enjoyed the traveling and competing in the national senior games. Sometimes I would win. Sometimes I would lose. But I sure loved playing the games!"
Healthy aging is about making thoughtful daily lifestyle choices that will improve your physical and mental wellbeing. Exercise, a healthy diet, and strong relationships with friends are equally important in tackling the challenges of age.
Regular exercise positively impacts the mind and body, especially for older adults. Exercise improves your physical strength and fitness, improves your balance, and reduces feelings of depression. For the most part, when older people lose their ability to do things on their own, it does not happen solely because they have aged. It is more likely the result of inactivity.
According to the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, inactive people are nearly twice as likely to develop heart disease as those who are more active. Lack of physical activity can also lead to more visits to the doctor, more hospitalizations, and more use of medicines.
At 7 p.m. on Aug. 1st, in celebration of the completion of the 2013 National Senior Olympics, the Goddard Center will show "Age of Champions", an inspirational and award-winning documentary about senior athletes competing in the games. The director will talk about the making of this film and meeting the athletes, "What unites [these athletes] is an unwavering conviction that the best in life still lies ahead of them. Despite the tolls of age, they are continuously striving to participate in the next competition or break the next record."
This film — and the senior games themselves — capture the triumphant spirit of seniors who tackle old age with grace, humor, and optimism. Win or lose, the seniors participating in these games are living proof that it is never too late to become champions.
Jessica T. Pfau is executive director for Ardmore Village, a senior residence and activities community. She can be contacted at 580-223-4174 or www.ardmorevillage.com.


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Evidently, there was an internet hate-off while I was off unpacking my office and getting acquainted with The Precious.
I won't go into the details because I don't know the details, and also because I can see from a distance that the details are rife with petty malice, self-righteous viciousness and lies.
It seems that Pope Francis kissed somebody's hand and one of my colleagues said something about heresy and, of course, the money changer christians are all in a big kerfluffle because the Pope, once again, spoke out in favor of the poor. What's more, he did this in direct violation of their true theology.
That theology is the self-serving, greed-driven Ayn-Rand-derived neo-con economic theory/theology that is being put on the altars of a lot of Christians' hearts these days. It is being blessed and promoted in direct contradiction to the teachings of the law and the prophets and Christ the Lord by sin-sick clergy who are twisting the Scriptures to suit the politics of the destructive wing-nuts on the right of the political spectrum.
I've written extensively about the wing-nuts on the left of the political spectrum and their Gospel-twisting clergy. But from what little I know, this particular hate-off was fueled and carried forth by the right-wing-nuts of today's culture/politics-worshipping fallen (little c) christianity.
I'm quite certain that a lot of Public Catholic's readers are going to come at me with pitchforks and torches for saying this, but my friends, you have got to choose. Follow Christ, or follow the apologists of your political party. You can not serve them both and you cannot follow them both.
On the one hand, we have the arguments of those who buttress claims that Jesus really supports abortion, gay marriage, euthanasia, etc. They use distorted lying interpretations of Scripture to support what is in fact, anti-Christ. On the other hand, we have those who claim that Jesus really supports transferring the wealth of the people into the hands of a few greedy campaign donors and impoverishing the people of this great nation in the process. They use their own distorted, lying interpretations of Scripture to support what is also and in fact, anti-Christ.
What is the difference between them?
They are two sides of the same coin. And they both are leading people down the wide path that goes straight to a hell that exists on this earth and in the next life simultaneously. We are making a hell of this heaven with our politicized christianities.
You cannot — can not — follow either of these heretical (there's that word) — self-serving, false and evil wing nut christianities and follow Jesus. It is not possible. It cannot be done.
Choose this day, people. Choose who you will serve. Will you walk down the wide road of political expedience and ez-pz morality crafted by the lying liars of politicized little c christianity? Or will you and your house serve the Lord?
The christianity being taught by the wing nuts on both sides of the political spectrum is not the Christianity that leads to eternal life. This bastardized christianity is from the pit, and it leads straight back to the pit. There is no life in these teachings; no Gospel, no Jesus. They come from people who have sold their souls to the political store. Their words are justifications of evil. They are teachings for and about themselves, their greed, and their fallenness. They are not in any way about Him.
The internet is full of what amounts to verbal orgies of hatred, directed in the name of Christ — in the name of Christ — at anyone who disagrees with the gospel of wing-nut political christianity.
I looked over the rim of my week off and saw the destructive hate-off. I saw it and I thought, there they go again. I can tell you that from that safe distance it was clear to me that satan was running the show. We are living in times when our world is falling away from Christ. The exhortations and temptations to fall with it are varied and many. But the most sinister come from fallen christians who try to induce us to live by the world's lights while proclaiming that we are following Him.
Is that heresy? I don't know. I'm not theologian enough to say. But it is blasphemy. It is taking the Lord's name in vain. Of that I am entirely certain.
Here, for your delectation, are a few random quotes, pulled from my rather spotty memory. Read them and think. And stop supporting fallen religious leaders and political demagogues who have the temerity to lecture God on morality.
Cboose. This. Day.
Who said that?
Money is the root of all of evil.
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
Do not store up treasures on earth … store up treasures in heaven … for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
If you have done it to the least of these, you have done it to me.
You cannot serve both God and money.
My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of robbers.
But the deceitfulness of riches and desire for other things enter in and choke the word and it becomes unprofitable.
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his own soul?
Who said that?
Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied.
The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.
Do not be hard hearted or tight fisted toward your poor brothers and sisters.
You have hoarded wealth in the last days. The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you.
If a man shuts his ear to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.
He who mocks the poor shows contempt for his maker.
The righteous care about justice to the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord.
A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the Lord will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.
Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath.


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Valentine's Day 2013 was the day that I finally took action and approached those old jeans with scissors and an idea. Although I have been toying around with some other ideas I knew my first project (or maybe projects) would be a pillow for my living room. And today is the big reveal! I have a new pillow made by me that combines chevron stripes, ombre color gradation and old jeans all into one! Talk about mixing trends!
- Start with a collection of fabric, mine was old jeans. I have been collecting for awhile so I had quite an assortment!
- I knew I want to arrange the stripes in a color gradation so I laid out all of the jeans and picked five pairs that were fairly evenly spaced across the denim blue color spectrum. This pillow which is about 18" square took 5 legs worth of jeans. That means I have the other leg from each of these pairs for another project. It will take more legs if you are lucky enough to be able to wear skinny jeans. I am well past that phase! You also need to chose legs without worn out knees. In fact, the backsides worked best.
- I cut off each leg and cut off all the seams so I was left with a stack a flat denim pieces.
- On the backside of each I drew parallel lines 2" apart using a Sharpie marker the length of the leg.
- I cut the strips of fabric carfeully. I tried using my rotary cutter but it didn't work well on the denim so I switched to scissors and just cut carefully.
- This created 4 strips of each color 2" wide by 24" long.
- I then measured down 1 1/2" along each piece and started sewing them together in a staggered pattern.
- I sewed in 1/4" from the edge (1/4" seam allowance).
- It is important to try and sew the seams straight and even.
- Below is a diagram of the pattern I sewed. Note the following important pointers:
- Each piece is staggered down 1 1/2" from the previous.
- I started from darkest in color and went to lightest and then repeated the pattern.
- I sewed half the pieces together with the offset going one way.
- I sewed the second half together with the offset going the other way.
- Stream press all seams open with an iron.
- Using a ruler and a 45º triangle I first marked and then cut the pieced togther stripes into 4" wide strips.
- It is important that the angle be at 45º.
- You will notice in my example below that 45º does not line up well with the edge of the piece fabric. That is because I offset my pieces by 2". It should have been 1 1/2" as you were directed above.
- The red lines in the pattern below show the pattern of the cuts to make.
- Take one strip from the left group above and one strip from the right.
- With front sides together, carefully line up the seams and pin in place.
- Stitch along this seam.
- Again I used a 1/4" seam allowance working to stay straight and keep the seams lined up.
- Press open these seams as well.
- This is the point I got really excited by the prospects of this project. The pieced fabric is stunning!
- to use a solid color back that matches the window shades and end tables.
- have the pillow open in that back with a velcro closure so the cover can be removed and washed.
Denim Blue Jeans • Iconic
A series of ideas for recycling Jeans Pockets - just the pockets!
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The "Twilight" saga is going to be even more of a saga. Summit Entertainment is looking to make the last book from Stephenie's Meyers "Twilight" series into two movies.
"Breaking Dawn," the climax to the vampire-werewolf-human movie love triangle, will be filmed back-to-back starting in October, reports DeadlineHollywood.com. Titles for the films have not been determined yet.
The double play is not a huge surprise and makes obvious sense for the highly-lucrative movie franchise. But the official announcement will be big news to the worldwide army of Twlighters who will happily shell out the money to see a "Twilight" extension.
The book is Meyers' longest and divided into three parts -- the first and third sections are told from the point of view of Bella (Kristen Stewart), and the second section from the perspective of Jacob (Taylor Lautner).
No director has been attached to these projects. The world is very familiar with the main cast who have been turned into international superstars with the release of "Twilight" and last year's "New Moon."
Twilight-star Peter Facinelli told Popcorn Biz last week that the crew had finished the third movie "Eclipse." The Vancouver shoot required extensive training for the intense stunts required. The action-packed flick is due out on June 30.
He added that the cast was "waiting in the wings" for the decision on the final book.


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...a couple staffers had been armed?
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The Founding Fathers were geniuses. They did a wonderful job structuring the government. It's just silly to think that they fucked up something this important. The fact is, they didn't. They obviously intended to ensure that the States had the right to maintain militia - ORGANIZED militia, not some scattering of simple-minded yokels with gun disease believing they could turn against their government at a whim.
In militia, in those days, weapons were not kept in an armory, they were kept and maintained by the soldiers themselves. The 2nd Amendment was phrased in a way that was a colorful colloquialism in their time, never dreaming that some little boys, refusing to relinquish their toys, would twist their words to release mayhem.
About hyperbole: Hitchens was famous for straight talk. He believed that politeness and respect should be reserved for rational people and withheld from those who aim to squelch truth. In exactly the same way, no respect is due to those who, knowing the truth about the evils of a gun-soaked society, joke, belittle those who feel strongly about the subject, and continue to propagate myths - effectively sanctioning mass murder and thousands of gun-related deaths.
Sandy Hook was the trigger in the fight to return to sanity, at least in the long term. The vast majority of Americans are SICK of treating gun nuts with respect.
@ Mike Long,
Thanks for the insight Mike, I and others I know are already part of the Militia, would you sleep better at night if ALL the gun owners joined the Militia?
I am shocked to learn that the Founding Fathers got that 2nd Amendment fucked up. Thank goodness you are here to set things right, will you be amending the Constitution soon?
The part in your post that I find soooo striking is to discover that there are 97,000,000 simple-minded yokels with gun disease living in America, Damn Who Knew???
Hitch is dead, so we can't ask him about the 2nd Amendment or the genius Founding Fathers who fucked it up, but Sam Harris did comment on the Gun Control issue in his blog, have you read it?
"Thanks for the insight Mike"
My pleasure. Glad to see you've come around.
However you really need to slow down and read more carefully. At least take the time needed for the actual words to enter your brain. One could hope that the process might go further allowing you to understanding the meaning of the words; but, we all know that to be unlikely.
No, I haven't read it. Others here will understand that my reference to Hitchens was purely about his unwillingness to suffer fools gladly - something I know Harris agrees with.
As your attempts at humor override your desire to address the issues presented squarely, you have proven yourself unworthy of my attention.
You're right I did read you post incorrectly;
...It's just silly to think that they fucked up something this important. The fact is, they didn't...
My bad.
So please forgive my confusion, if you feel the Founding Fathers got it right, are you saying that the Supreme Court got it wrong?
Is the Supreme Court "twisting their words"?
When and where did you take this oath? Did I take it, too?
Yet here you are, breaking your oath, fighting against the constitutional right to bear arms.
@ Blaine Leavitt,
So you sit in your little bunker with your AR15, and be all alone. Have fun my friend, and I will help my neighbor.
I always smile when I see the AR 15 comment as tho every gun owner has an AR 15. :)
Let me ask you a question:
When your neighbor is being threatened by a deranged killer with a loaded pistol, will you confront the killer with a firearm or will just make a verbal demand to drop the weapon?
Lets add some new American Spirit to this scenario: "When your neighbor is being threatened by a deranged killer with a loaded pistol" he took from his mommy's night table. See, she was sort of a "prepper" and was learning to shoot to protect herself from the army of zombies who will soon be looking to take her kraft mac and cheese. The good stuff, not the powdered stuff, but that whizzy stuff in the foil.
@ Blaine
I should mention that If it went bad, would probably use my backup PK380.
Well something is better then nothing.
"The Founding Fathers (remember them) wrote the Constitution after releasing themselves from the tyranny of others, they realized that an armed populous was the best guarantee against tyranny, foreign or domestic, ergo the 2nd Amendment (gotta love those guys)."
"the tyranny of others"
Did you know that not all of us desire 'tyranny' over others? Sadly there are some that wear suits, manage churches, and wear military camoflag that might, but not all.
Using a well meaning constitutional amendment, to hide another form or 'tyranny', such as exploitation of fear, or political demagoguery, has become so obvious than that many of us have become exhausted by it, and would rather marginalize the 'users of tyranny' to a federal prison.
Sadly, we seem to educate our citizens to aspirations of 'power over' others, as a validation/enlargement of our self-esteem. Guns, lying, deceit, manipulation of data, stock and securities fraud, emotional and economic manipulation, can all be viewed as examples of the state of our 'civilization', and the state of our 'in the trenches' life style. It is almost like we are still living in the world of WW-I.
"I have no problem with others choosing to be unarmed but they shouldn't look to me to protect them from those who would choose to harm them, they are on their own."
There was no 'oath' involved. I have no guns, but I would do what I can to help or protect another, with or without one, out of the desire to maintain some human decency, and the hope that you would do the same. The "shouldn't look to me", shows a rather horrible disregard for other human beings, and to me, would indicate the presence of a psychopatholgy. If so, the rest of us should deny you access to a weapon, because you are not 'fit' to own one!
So, keep using the constitution, keep showing us the hand that would not protect another, we see the hiding brute....
@ James Cox,
There was no 'oath' involved. I have no guns, but I would do what I can to help or protect another, with or without one, out of the desire to maintain some human decency, and the hope that you would do the same.
If you are every unlucky enough to face that situation I hope you will come to your senses and not throw away your life on a fools errand. If your interpretation of "helping others" is throwing away your own life to benefit the deranged desires of a actual psychopath, that will help no one and will hurt those who love you, a noble but foolish use of the only life you will ever have.
I read the rest of your post but couldn't find a central point to respond to.
but I would do what I can to help or protect another, with or without one, out of the desire to maintain some human decency, and the hope that you would do the same. The "shouldn't look to me", shows a rather horrible disregard for other human beings, and to me, would indicate the presence of a psychopatholgy.
No you wouldn't. And this isn't a Disney movie where we all buddy up when it comes down to it. Grow up. If you are nothing but a complete stranger to me; If I can help you without endangering myself, I will. If I cannot help you without also significantly risking my own life, I will not. That's how it works. People value themselves more than others, it's the normal state, it's human. Nothing "psychopathic" about it. And it's the most you can expect from anyone. Emphasis on "expect," since you cannot demand anything.