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The "Ballot narrative" text appears on both the online ballot and the paper ballot, above the list of candidates. The "Paper ballot instructions" appears only on the paper ballot, placed at the bottom of the ballot, below the signatures.
Be sure to preview both your online and paper ballots before your election opens. Once the election is open you cannot make any changes to your ballot.
You may copy-paste from these examples to the ballot system. County specific information is highlighted in red below, but it will not be red once you paste it into the ballot system, so be sure to read it carefully and change the county-specific information.
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Ballot narrative
Example one:
The Webster County Extension Council is comprised of elected and appointed citizens who guide local MU Extension educational programming. County council members: (1) work with regional specialists to provide the county educational programs, (2) manage finances of local extension operations, (3) provide personnel to carry out extension activities, and (4) elect and organize the local extension council.
Any person aged 18 or older who resides in Webster County may cast one vote in the Webster County Extension Council election.
For any questions you may have about the election process, contact the Webster County Extension Center at 417-859-2044 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Results of the election will be available Jan. 27, 2012 on the county office home page.
Example two:
The Butler County Extension Council has seven open seats, each with a two-year term. Fourteen candidates have filed for the seven seats.
Any person aged 18 or older who resides in Ripley County may cast one vote in the Butler County Extension Council election.
Council members are volunteers responsible for maintaining the University of Missouri Extension Center at 222 North Broadway and for planning programs with the professional and paraprofessional MU Extension staff in Butler County.
Butler County voters may select any seven of the nominees listed. If you prefer not to vote online, you may request a paper ballot and return it to the extension center or one of the ballot box locations. See the Butler County home page for details.
For more information contact the Butler County University of Missouri Extension Center at 573-686-8064.
Example three (multiple districts):
Missouri state statutes create county extension councils to work with University of Missouri Extension. The publicly elected (and appointed) council members assist in planning and carrying out extension programs in their county, providing local extension governance and representing the diversity of the county's changing population.University of Missouri Extension offers educational programs addressing high-priority areas like agriculture, horticulture, nutrition, consumer and family economics, business and industry, community development and youth development (4-H).The Boone County Extension Council has four vacant seats in the Northern District and three vacant seats in the Southern District. Seven candidates in the Northern District and six candidates in the Southern District seek positions on the council. Those receiving the most votes will be elected to serve two-year terms.
Any person aged 18 or older who resides in Boone County may cast one vote in the Boone County Extension Council election.
Paper ballot election instructions examples
This ballot may be returned to the Ripley County Extension Center, or to one of the following businesses where a ballot box is located: Bank of Grandin, Doniphan location; Bowling Center Doniphan; Town & Country Supermarket; Harp's Country Mart; Doniphan and Naylor Nutrition Centers; Naylor Quick Stop; People Community State Bank, Doniphan and Naylor locations; Patsy's Daily Convenience; and Southern Missouri Bank and Trust, Doniphan location.Ballot boxes will be in place from Jan. 3 to Jan. 17. Voting ends Jan. 17.You may also fax the completed ballot to the Ripley County Extension Center, 660-123-1234.
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Spacious Sheraton Hotel in Niagara's Tourist District
After happening upon the Niagara Falls in 1678, Franciscan missionary Louis Hennepin wrote in his journal that the iconic destination was a "prodigious Cadence of Water which falls down after a surpizing and astonishing manner, insomuch that the Universe does not afford its Parallel." Over the past 300 years, the Falls have inspired more than just awed journal entries. As many as eight million visitors a year come to the cascades, from poncho-clad honeymooners to daredevils who have taken the 175-foot plunge inside wooden barrels or rubber balls. Sheraton at the Falls is conveniently located just a mile east of Niagara Falls, within easy walking distance of several attractions on the American side.
Directly across from the hotel is the Seneca Niagara Casino, which stays open 24 hours a day. The casino floor here is set aglow by stained-glass windows and neon lights from more than 4,200 slot machines. Here, colorful card tables host rounds of blackjack, craps, roulette, and musical chairs. A more soothing atmosphere washes over the casino's spa, which offers body-healing therapies, massages, and salon services.
With this Groupon, you get a $20 credit at the first-floor T.G.I. Friday's, which serves 10-ounce sirloin steaks, Black Angus burgers, and other hearty American fare. While you're here, feel free to take a dip in the indoor swimming pool or grab a morning cup of joe at the Starbucks in the lobby. The spacious guest rooms feature plush custom mattresses bolstered by the Sheraton's signature Sweet Sleeper beds, layered with assortments of feather and down pillows.
Niagara Falls, New York: Awe-Inspiring Waterfalls at United States–Canada Border
Encompassing more than 400 acres, Niagara Falls State Park functions as a natural border between Canada and the United States. More than a million bathtubs' worth of water cascades down Niagara Falls every second. There are pedestrian bridges and observation decks on the New York side that look out onto Horseshoe Falls and American Falls, where water spills over jagged cliffs. The most invigorating view might be from the Hurricane deck—a wooden platform located 20 feet from Bridal Veil Falls. Access the platform by taking the Cave of the Winds tour, during which professional guides lead poncho-clad visitors to Bridal Veil Falls via wooden pathways.

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NEW YORK — Free agency is not the lifeblood of NFL teams. The draft remains the most significant means by which to build and fortify a franchise.
Yet, as the salary cap increases exponentially each year under the 10-year labor agreement reached in 2011, the lure of veterans on the open market can be powerful. Not only do clubs who manage their financial structure wisely have increased funds to spend, they can get quick improvement that doesn't normally come from rookies.
To Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman, it's unusual to see how much money is available for spending, and not just in Carolina.
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Trachoma is a bacterial infection of the eye.
Alternative Names
Granular conjunctivitis; Egyptian ophthalmia; Conjunctivitis - granular
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Trachoma is caused by infection with the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis.
The condition occurs worldwide, mostly in rural settings in developing countries. It frequently affects children, although the effects of scarring may not be seen until later in life. While trachoma is rare in the United States, certain populations marked by poverty, crowded living conditions, or poor hygiene are at higher risk for this illness.
Trachoma is spread through direct contact with infected eye, nose, or throat secretions or by contact with contaminated objects, such as towels or clothes. Certain flies can also spread the bacteria.
Symptoms begin 5 to 12 days after being exposed to the bacteria. The condition begins slowly as inflammation of the tissue lining the eyelids (
Symptoms may include:
Cloudy cornea
- Discharge from the eye
- Swelling of lymph nodes just in front of the ears
- Swollen eyelids
- Turned-in eyelashes
Signs and tests
An eye exam may reveal scarring on the inside of the upper eye lid, redness of the white part of the eyes, and new blood vessel growth into the cornea.
Laboratory tests are needed to accurately identify and detect the bacteria and diagnose trachoma.
Antibiotics can prevent long-term complications if used early in the infection. Antibiotics include erythromycin and doxycycline. In certain cases, eyelid surgery may be needed to prevent long-term scarring, which can lead to blindness if not corrected.
Expectations (prognosis)
Early treatment before the development of scarring and lid deformities has an excellent prognosis.
If the eyelids are severely irritated, the eyelashes may turn in and rub against the cornea. This can cause eye ulcers, additional scars, vision loss, and possibly, blindness.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you or your child recently visited an area of the world where trachoma is common and there are symptoms of conjunctivitis.
Improved sanitation and not sharing items such as towels are important measures for limiting the spread of trachoma.
Chidambaram JD, Chandler RD, Lietman TM. Pathogenesis and control of blinding trachoma. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 60.
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Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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Unlike the houses in subdivisions or urban settings, where uniformity is typical, if not mandated, cabins often lack any clear style, instead conveying the unique design ideas of the owner. Often employing inferior, found or second hand materials, their designs are often unexpected, revealing the sensibilities of the owner/builder rather than a trained architect or someone with design training. Form followed function, but with interesting embellishments. For better or worse, the odd proportions, mismatched colors, unexpected materials, and quirky details, which would be scorned or mocked in a suburban development, are exactly what give these structures the soul that ordinary houses often lack. Of course, some possess an elegance and style that was the happy outcome of either chance or a native sense of good design.
Cabins were often the product of sweat equity, weekend construction binges, and a great deal of vision and love. They generally belong to an era of our parents and grandparents; an era that predates zoning and building codes. Their builders were modern day pioneers. They bought parcels of land in the far flung "north woods," often not having any clear idea of the boundaries of their property, and hauled materials from great distances in order to cobble together what might initially have served as a hunting or fishing shack. Indeed, some of these straddle property lines, to which collegial neighbors continue to remain indifferent. The lucky ones were able to snag parcels on a lake or river, or at least with some access to recreational waters. The others contently sat in their woods, warming themselves at their hand built fireplaces. Mortgages were unheard of, unless privately held by the seller or some relative. This is a bygone era; a time when people didn't think twice about enduring the lack of heat or even water. If there wasn't money for a well yet, water would be hauled from the lake by the bucket and a wood burning stove dispelled the morning chill.
Sadly, these cabins and shacks are slowly being replaced by ordinary houses (often every surface painted some shade of taupe or brown), following strict guidelines of zoning, building code and sometimes neighborhood association. In Door County today, zoning regulations prohibit the construction of sorts of buildings I exhibit here. They either don't meet the minimum area requirements, don't meet building code standards, are too close to the water, or otherwise don't comply with the hundreds of nonsensical regulations that "we" have imposed on ourselves.
My photo blog is intended to document some of these interesting concoctions. And to serve as an homage to the vanishing middle class that built them.
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LoD-ElScumo Master Legion of Doom Thursday 10/08/2006, 23:19
No one answers any questions that i ever post..I was having trouble with the ELO thing and no one will help me....
I dont get the whole stars having to be less than 25 thing, the stars on the card or what? what other stars are there? and do i have to put ELO by my name or what? Someone please help!!!!!!
Fraggle Imperator HK's fox on typewriters Thursday 10/08/2006, 23:28
It's quite easy actually:
To play ELO you must be level 20 (6 levels to go )
Then you must have a valid deck for elo, meaning you must have a deck that if you add up the yellow stars on the
card (current level of your character), you get to 25 or less and also without doubles, and certains characters
(general, dj korr and kiki, as of now). The whole idea is to make a deck strong enough to crush your enemy (wich is
much more difficult with this limitation )
You don't have to put anything next to your nickname because as soon as you fit the above requirement, you'll
show up with a little "pillz" in the game room, and your current elo level).
ELO is real fun and great way to use strategy when you want to take a break from levelling your cards.
And sure.. there are the prizes, nice collectors cards and rare cards (more on that in "Staff announcement".
LoD-ElScumo Master Legion of Doom Friday 11/08/2006, 01:16
Thanks alot man that really explains it
Tyberriuss Senior Spirit Friday 11/08/2006, 07:52
Fraggle: can't u just copy paste everything u just said and put it in the rules section?
cBp_Fojtik Colossus Czech Beer Power Friday 11/08/2006, 08:14
But it is in rules, see:


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(PHOENIX) — The U.S. Border Patrol located the father of an 11-year-old girl whose mother had removed her from Phoenix Children's Hospital with a catheter still in her heart, but he has denied playing any role in taking the cancer-stricken girl from her sickbed.
Surveillance video captured the girl, identified only as Emily, along with a young boy and her mother, who police have now identified as 35-year-old Norma Bracamontes, walking out of Phoenix Children's Hospital at 10:30 p.m. last Wednesday.
Authorities and medical professionals fear the catheter in the girl's heart could become infected and endanger her life. The device was scheduled to be taken out before her mother removed an IV from the girl, who had been receiving chemotherapy, had recently battled an infection and had her right arm amputated.
When stopped while entering the United States last weekend, Luis Bracamontes, 46, told authorities that the family lived a "nomadic" life, and did not have a permanent residence, ABC affiliate KNXV-TV reported.
Police said that Bracamontes was a Mexican citizen with a U.S. Resident Alien ID Card, and that the girl and her mother were U.S. citizens. Other than that, Bracamontes provided "no valuable information" as far as the whereabouts of his daughter, Sgt. Steve Martos of the Phoenix Police Department said. Neither parent has been charged with a crime.
The family's not having a U.S. address has made the search for Emily difficult, Martos told ABC News last week. Since Emily and her family are from Mexico, they have no listed records in Arizona.
A nurse supervisor called 911 when she realized Emily was missing, and described how Emily was able to avoid detection.
"She was wearing a wig, which is not unusual, a lot of our cancer patients wear wigs," the supervisor said. "She wasn't wearing a wig when she went into the bathroom though, and then she was wearing a wig when she came out, and she was actually covering her right arm, the amputated arm."
Police said Norma Bracamontes removed Emily's IV before walking her out of the hospital in street clothes.
The family left the hospital in a black van and has not been seen since. Luis Bracamontes denied to authorities that he was driving the van.
Calls placed Tuesday to Phoenix Children's Hospital spokeswoman Jane Walton by ABC News were not immediately returned.
With the catheter still in her heart, Emily runs the risk of infection at both the site where the catheter entered her skin, and risks bacteria getting into the catheter at its tip, from where it could travel into her heart. At that point, the bacteria could enter her bloodstream.
Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told ABC News that the longer Emily is out of professional care, the chances of her developing sepsis increases.
"This is not hype, or an overblown concern," he said. "We have a patient who, with cancer, is in a precarious position for infection. The longer it takes, the more worried we get. The chances of an infection being introduced goes up and up each day."
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Main Beach, Noosa, QLD
Get back to nature while enjoying jet-set elegance.
With a laidback vibe and no buildings higher than the trees, the sub-tropical paradise of Noosa is a place where you can really relax. But that doesn't mean there's nothing to do here. Noosa brings international resort glamour to its pristine beaches, national park and lush hinterland.
Wherever you stay in Noosa - just 90 minutes drive north of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast - you'll be close to nature. See koalas and exotic birdlife in the trees near your accommodation, fish from the beaches, rivers and canals or swim, surf and hike in Noosa National Park, the most visited in Queensland. Its many walking trails wind through the bush and along the coast, offering breathtaking views.


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HILTON HEAD ISLAND - Kyle Stanley began his week at the RBC Heritage by describing the tournament as "a home game" for him.
Stanley is the touring pro at Bluffton's Berkeley Hall, a former standout at Clemson and spent plenty of summers visiting his grandparents on Hilton Head when he was growing up.
"This one is particularly special to me," Stanley said. "My grandparents were buried about a mile from here in Sea Pines. I live here now, and we've been vacationing down here for quite a while, so it's nice to play at home."
Stanley looked pretty comfortable on the Harbour Town Golf Links through most of the first two rounds. He shot a 71 and 72 to finish at 1 over par and will play through the weekend at the Heritage for the first time. He missed the cut at 5 over in his first appearance last year.
Still, Stanley could have had so much more. He was 2 under for the tournament as he approached the iconic 18th hole Friday and ended up four-putting for a triple bogey.
But overall, the Heritage has provided a welcome turnaround for the 24-year-old, coming off a disappointing showing last week in his Masters debut. He shot 75 and 76 in his first two rounds at Augusta National and was cut at 7 over.
Stanley said that he had to work through some personal frustrations over the previous few weeks, but entered the Heritage with a better mind-set.
"I think I went a month or so there where I wasn't having a lot of fun playing golf," he said. "I think the biggest thing is I just had to get back to the basics. I had to get back to just doing the things that got me here - maybe got a little distracted. But I'm happy with where I am. I'm starting to do the right things again. I'm refocused, recommitted and ready to go."
A native of Washington State who now makes the Lowcountry his home, Stanley gave some local flavor to the opening rounds' premier group. He played alongside defending Heritage champion Brandt Snedeker and Luke Donald, the world's top-ranked player, for the first two days.
Stanley, who was one of the PGA's hottest golfers early this season, fit right in with the two veterans. He carded an even-par 71 in the first round, playing in blustery conditions. He got to 3 under at the ninth hole Friday before faltering on the back nine.
Snedeker also heated up in the second round with five consecutive birdies on the front nine. He finished the day at 4 under par.
Stanley and Snedeker met in a playoff back in late January at the Farmers Insurance Open. Snedeker won after Stanley gave away a three-shot lead on the final hole of regulation.
A week after the collapse, Stanley completed an equally-improbable comeback at the Phoenix Open. He rallied from eight shots down on Sunday to earn his first PGA victory.
Snedeker said that such ups and downs are just part of the sport.
"Anybody that plays it on a regular basis realizes how hard it is, when you get in pressure situations, to not make mistakes," Snedeker said. "You see that this year. It's tough to win a golf tournament, and mistakes get magnified."
Stanley insists that he's better prepared to deal with those situations now, having been in them several times already this season. He'll need to rely on some of the mental toughness he showed in Phoenix to bounce back from Friday's disappointing finish.
"Looking back on it, I wouldn't change a thing about those two weeks," Stanley said. "I think it made me a stronger person, a stronger golfer, and I learned a lot about myself. It definitely made the win in Phoenix more satisfying.
"I knew the biggest thing from that was I kind of looked at it as an opportunity to challenge myself to put it behind me. I was playing good golf, and you can't let one shot dictate the rest of your season."


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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) -- The former owner of a South Lake Tahoe medical marijuana dispensary has been indicted on drug charges.
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted Gino DiMatteo on charges of conspiracy to manufacture at least 1,000 marijuana plants, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and manufacturing at least 100 marijuana plants.
His attorney, Robert Woelfel, didn't immediately return a call for comment.
DeMatteo's City of Angels II Collective closed this summer after his landlord sought his ouster and city officials would not allow him to move his operation.
Court documents allege DeMatteo committed the crimes after being convicted of felony conspiracy to distribute marijuana in New York in 2002. He also was convicted of felony possession of a handgun in New Jersey in 1999, prosecutors said.
The convictions could have prevented DeMatteo from obtaining a permit to operate the dispensary. City rules allow the city manager to revoke a dispensary permit if any employee is convicted of a felony related to operating a collective.
DeMatteo listed no criminal background on his permit application to the city, and the city failed to complete a required background check on him prior to issuing him a permit to operate the collective, the Tahoe Daily Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/10moSlJ ).
DeMatteo gave police an inaccurate "originating agency identification number," or ORI, during the background check, Police Chief Brian Uhler told the Tribune.
The ORI number he provided was unassigned, and the results of the background check were never returned, Uhler said.
It was an oversight that DeMatteo's application was then allowed to move to the next phase of the city's dispensary permit process without the results, Uhler said, adding that several city departments were involved.
DeMatteo, 43, remained in custody at the Sacramento County Jail.
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Fujifilm Dimatix Introduces SG-1024 and RediJet Technology at drupa 2012
Monday, March 05, 2012
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FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc., the world's leading supplier of drop-on-demand inkjet printheads for industrial applications, will exhibit its comprehensive range of industrial inkjet solutions on the Fujifilm booth in Hall 8b at drupa 2012 (Dusseldorf, Germany May 3rd - 16th), within the specially designated 'Technology Leadership Zone'.
FUJIFILM Dimatix will use drupa 2012 to display its extensive printhead product line for wide format graphics, commercial printing, decorative and material deposition applications. Visitors to the stand will see a select range of material deposition systems, including the DMP-2831 and DMP-3000, designed for fluids, process and product development for diverse applications including printed electronics.
The company will also use the show to introduce and demonstrate its new SG-1024/M - a high nozzle density, drop-on-demand, inkjet printhead designed specifically for demanding industrial single-pass printing and decorative applications.
The strength of the SG-1024 lays with its easy to integrate, high performance repairable construction that combines superior jetting performance in a compact, self-contained design. Each printhead has 1024 independent jets arranged in 8 rows, each with 128 channels.
With a singular, durable metal nozzle plate, the first model, the SG-1024/M has a nominal 20-30 picolitre drop size (fluid-dependent) and is compatible with aqueous, oil-based ceramic inks and associated maintenance fluids. When combined with VersaDrop™ jetting technology, this printhead has full grayscale operation with drop sizes to 80 picolitres.
The SG-1024/M incorporates Dimatix' new RediJet jetting technology. RediJet consolidates several breakthrough innovations such as unique nozzle plate design, special conformal and non-wetting surface coatings, enhanced on-head electronics, ink recirculation and waveforms tailored to specific fluids.
RediJet unlocks the full productive capacity of a printhead while lowering the recurring service cost. The defining characteristic of this technology is minimizing initial start-up and ongoing maintenance times along with reducing associated fluid consumption, especially when using faster drying and/or heavily pigmented ink formulations like those found in high-speed, industrial, single-pass systems. As the name invokes - RediJet is "ready to jet" when you are and is a key enabler of SG-1024 based high speed, industrial single-pass inkjet system designs.
FUJIFILM Dimatix will also display its 'SAMBA™' MEMS printhead on a chip technology - a core component used within the 'Jet Press 720'. Developed jointly by FUJIFILM Dimatix and FUJIFILM Corporation, SAMBA is an extensible 'printhead on a chip technology'. It is analogous to the evolution of the Integrated Circuit (IC) from a single chip with limited functionality to Large Scale Integration (LSI) incorporating thousands of integrated functions. This breakthrough in printhead design results in the potential of achieving the packing density and cost of Thermal Inkjet (TIJ), with the high throughput of Continuous Inkjet (CIJ), yet providing the operational flexibility associated with Piezo Inkjet (PIJ).
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Ann E. Abraham
Ann E. Abraham, 81, formerly of Ridgway, died Friday evening at the Kane Community Hospital following a brief illness. She was born Dec. 17, 1930 in Warren, daughter of the late Norman and Doris (Bartlett) Taylor. She married Calvin W. Abraham on Oct. 14, 1950, he preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 2008. She had resided in Ridgway for 40 years and had also lived in Kane for 14 years. She was a graduate of the Youngsville High School. She was a member of the Kane Baptist Church. She loved music and played piano and sang. She had been a member of the choir in both the Ridgway Church of Christ and the Kane Baptist Church. Ann loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.She is survived by the following children: Mark L. Abraham of Riverton, Wyo., Alan L. Abraham and his wife Deborah of Youngsville, Cathy A. Steger and her husband Leo of Pickerington, Ohio, Carol M. Abraham of Enola, Jean M. Gaspari and husband Allen of Johnnsonburg, Patti Lynn Lindgren of Ridgway, Kay I. Squires and her husband Tim of St. Marys; 11 grandchildren, Brian, Douglas, Kevin, Christopher, Carrie, Kelly, Tara, Daniel, Shane, Brandon and Megan; five great-grandchildren, Peyton, Carter, Ainsley, Allie and Erick. Besides her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Michelle Abraham; one brother, George Taylor; and a son-in-law, Sheldon Lindgren.Funeral Services for Ann E. Abraham will be held at the Ridgway Church of Christ on Monday, April 2 at 11 a.m. Co-officiating will be James Kitelinger, minister at the Ridgway Church of Christ and Rev. Robert Lynch, pastor of the Kane Baptist Church.Burial will follow at Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Friends will be received at the Thompson Funeral Home on Sunday from 5-8 p.m. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Ridgway Church of Christ or to the Community Nurses, Inc.


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The formation of the Korean People's Army Air Force (KPAF) began shortly after the liberation of Korea from the Japanese in 1945, with the KPAF officially being formed on August 20th, 1947.
The formation was complicated by the fact that most of the airfields were located in South Korea, not in the North. The Soviet Union was keen to help out, and this resulted in the delivery of Po-2s and Yak-18s. Koreans were sent to the Soviet Union and China for training, military aviation schools opened and joint Soviet-Korean units were set up. Activities of these joint units started in 1948 with Li-2s making regular flights to the Soviet Union and China.
Fighter deliveries started shortly after and this resulted in the KPAF being equipped with La-9s, Yak-9s and Il-10s. These planes were the mainstay of the KPAF for the years to come.
After the outbreak of the Korean War, the KPAF mainly provided air support to the army. The most successful raids being flown by Yak-18s and Po-2s. The planes were modified with bomb racks and flew daring raids against the UN forces during the night. The most successful night raid was the destruction of a fuel dump holding nearly 5.5 millions gallons of fuel in the Inchon area in June 1953.[1]
The KPAF was less successful in air to air combat, with the airspace being dominated by UN fighters, most of the KPAF was forced to flee into China. The UN dominance was only changed when the jet powered MiG-15 arrived over the battlefield. The UN reported that a little three hundred KPAF planes were destroyed in the Korean war, it is still unknown how many planes were shot down by the KPAF.
The KPAF remained active even after the signing of the armistice, as it had an important role in flying reconnaissance missions and supplying guerrilla units operating in South Korea. The KPAF was modernized and this resulted in deliveries of more MiG-15s, MiG-17s and Il-28s in the fifties, MiG-19s and MiG-21s in the sixties and seventies and F-6s, F-7s, MiG-23s, MiG-29s and Su-25s in the eighties. The early nineties saw the continues delivery of MiG-29s and the delivery of around thirty MiG-21bis acquired from Kazakhstan in an illegal deal worth eight million US dollars.
The KPAF faces some growing difficulties in operating as an air force.
- The KPAF faces a modern and well equipped enemy while still flying mainly antiques itself. The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) is equipped with modern fighters like the F-16 Block 32/52 and the F-15K. The ROKAF is also in the progress of acquiring F-35 stealth fighters and even producing KF-X stealth fighters on its own. The backbone of the KPAF fighter fleet remains to be the aged MiG-21, which has no chance against the ROKAF's F-16s and F-15'. The more modern MiG-23ML remains in service but in small and slowly dwindling numbers. Out of the sixty delivered, around thirty-two can be found in the open at Pukch'ang. The most modern fighter is the MiG-29. Out of the seventeen acquired, twelve can be found in the open at Sunch'ŏn, used only in small numbers at a time. The most modern fighter bomber is the Su-25, of which thirty-six were reported to have been acquired.[1], yet thirty-seven were found at again, Sunch'ŏn, of which about half seems to be used regularly. Note that both Pukchang and Sunchon have underground facilities in which more aircraft can be stored. Some of the planes are also occasionally dispatched to other airfields, this makes it hard to make a good estimate on the number of operational planes. The more modern aircraft are kept in better condition than the rest, though not used continuously, presumably out of fear for accidents and to spread flying hours across the entire fleet.
- The KPAF is unable to buy new planes to replace the old ones currently in service. Thanks to the arms embargo and countries unwilling to sell planes to North Korea, the KPAF is still flying with planes it received in the fifties. North Korea tried to acquire around thirty JH-7 fighter bombers from China, but this request was turned down by China. North Korea also has the reputation of not always 'paying the right amount of money' for the goods it has received. The KPAF could acquire a limited amount of planes from friendly states like Iran or Cuba. The latter tried to smuggle radars, missiles, two MiG-21s and twelve MiG-21 engines to North Korea onboard on the container ship Chong Chon Gang in July of this year (2013). This attempt to export 'sugar' failed though, with both Cuba and North Korea claiming these items were sent to the DPRK to be upgraded and then returned.
- The KPAF has no direct access to spares thanks to the arms embargo. This already lead to problems in keeping the MiG-23s, MiG-29s and Su-25s operational, with the planes being rotated in order to spread flying hours across the entire fleet. A limited amount of spares could have been acquired from friendly states like Cuba and Iran, although they face the same problem as North Korea: an arms embargo. Such a limited amount would also be very expensive to acquire and wouldn't cover the whole fleet.
- The KPAF fighter fleet has a rapidly growing problem with their missile inventory. The shelf life of most missiles has runned out or is about to run out. The newest (publicly known) missile purchase dates from 1990, with the missiles being delivered in 1991. Fifty R-27R (AA-10) missiles were bought to equip the MiG-29 fleet. Other 'recent' missile purchases are two batches of combined, four hundred fifty R-24s (AA-7) missiles to equip the MiG-23 fleet and one batch of four hundred fifty R-60MKs (AA-8) to equip the MiG-23, MiG-29 and Su-25 fleet. All were delivered in the 1985-1989 timeframe.[2] The KPAF might have found a solution to this problem by acquiring missiles from friendly states, despite the arms embargo in place. Certain missile components could also have been reverse engineered and installed in order to extend the missiles' shelf life.
- The KPAF faces problems with the training of new pilots and keeping the current pilots trained. The training scheme is still based on the old Soviet model, a model which doesn't allow much flexibility within the air force. The KPAF is also hammered by fuel problems and a lack of spare parts. Most of the MiG-29 pilots fly the MiG-21 in order to preserve the lifetime and engines of the MiG-29s. Even though there have been reports of a (quite dramatic) rise in flights in recent years [3] [4], it is still unlikely that the average flying hours per pilot in North Korea are on a par with those in the South.
- An important tactic of the KPAF is to hide the planes in one of the many huge underground facilities (UGF's). It can be questioned if such underground facilities still provide a valid protection to the planes inside, especially with weapons like the GBU-57 around. If penetrating the facility wouldn't work, the ROKAF and the USAF could always opt to simply destroy the doors and roads leading towards the facility, locking the planes in their own base.
- Most of the KPAF senior positions are being held by people selected for political reasons, not for being actually qualified for the job. This can lead to a huge problem in a war, with the KPAF leadership not having a clue what do do.
But as an air force commander you have to think in solutions, not in problems.
- The KPAF has a huge fleet of 'stealthy' An-2s/Y-5s which can be used to transport units far into South Korea. Thanks to the plane having a slow speed and the ability to fly at a very low altitude it is hard to see on the radar. The ability to land at short strips makes this plane perfect for her task. Other unconventional means of infiltrating South Korean airspace undetected include the use of gliders and hot air balloons.
- The KPAF should avoid contact with South Korean fighters or South Korean air defence systems and instead focus on hit and run tactics.
- North Korea makes use of its long, mostly empty highways and many dirt landing strips it built to which the KPAF could divert its aircraft should the need arise.
- North Korean airfields as a rule have large amounts of dummy aircraft near or on them, a tactic which besides fooling the occasional satellite observer proved extremely effective during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
- North Korea has large amounts of ballistic missiles at its disposal which it could use to destroy South Korean airbases in a first strike manner, thereby dimishing the threat of modern South Korean aircraft.
- It has been reported [5] that the DPRK developed a rudimentary AEW capability by mounting a MiG-29s No-19E radar to at least one An-24 plane.
Fighter jets
- MiG-15
- MiG-17/Shenyang F-5 Two configurations: (2)
- MiG-19/Shenyang F-6 Two configurations: (2)
- MiG-21F-13 Fishbed-C/F-7
- MiG-21PFM Fishbed-F
- MiG-21MF Fishbed-J
- MiG-21bis Fishbed-N
- MiG-23ML Flogger-G
- MiG-29 9.12B Fulcrum-A
- MiG-29S-13 9.13 Fulcrum-C
Fighter bombers
Jet and conversion trainers
- MiG-15UTI
- FT-5 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
- MiG-21U Mongol
- MiG-23UB Flogger-C (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
- MiG-29UB-12 9.51 Fulcrum-B
- Su-25UBK Frogfoot
- HJ-5 ''Hongzhaji Jiaolianji'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Basic trainers
Transport planes
- An-2/Y-5 Two configurations: (2)
- An-24RV (Operated by Air Koryo but in wartime likely under KPAF command)
- Il-18 (Operated by Air Koryo but in wartime likely under KPAF command)
- Il-76MD two configurations: (2) (Operated by Air Koryo but in wartime under KPAF command)
- Li-2 (Likely to already have been decommissioned, may have been used as a bomber)
VIP planes (Operated by Air Koryo)
- Il-62M Two configurations: (2)
- Tu-134B3
- Tu-154B
- Tu-154B2
- Tu-204-100B
- Tu-204-300
- An-24RV
- An-148-100B
- Il-18
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
- Tupolev DR-3 / M-141 Reys (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
- Shmel-1 Yak-061 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
- Indigenous MQM-107 (Can also be carried on a trailer)
- Mi-2 Hoplite
- Harbin Z-5/Mi-4A
- Mi-8T Hip Three configurations: (2) (3)
- Mi-26 Halo
- Ka-32A (Satellite imagery available)
|KPAF Airbases (Map via Scramble)
This post was written in cooperation with Joost. For more information on the KPA, visit koreadprk.tumblr.com.
(This blog uses as much photos as there are available from the planes in North Korean service)
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You'd think advertisers would have learned a lesson about taking our memorials and selling products…but they have short memories.
This happened last year, right before fashion week. DKNY put up orange bikes all over the city, which no one could ride just to promote their new spring line, which had nothing to do with cycling.
Now Macy's is getting into the act of stealing the ghostbikes.
Gothamist reported this story of a recent Macy's display…"My Funny Valentine." ha ha ha hahahah. People being killed on the streets by motor vechiles…how funny.
Elina Kazan, director of marketing for Macy's, had this explanation, in response to a spokesperson for Ghostbikes drawing a comparison to the display: "Bicycles are not a new element in visual presentations especially during the spring season. The spray painted bicycle your reader is referring to is one of many elements that make up our current visual display in store and in the windows that have been painted white. Our spring campaign showcases scenes of the season via color blocking, in this instance white. Unfortunately, your reader is drawing an unintended association from a visual display in our store."
Yeah how could anyone draw a comparison…that Macy's display doesn't look anything like a ghost bike.
Thanks to Kalim Armstrong who brought this to my attention. Kalim is a film maker who made the movie: Orange bikes take Manhattan at last years bicycle film festival. Here is an HD version of the film.
ORANGE BIKES TAKE MANHATTAN from Kalim Armstrong on Vimeo.


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Date: June 25, 1996
On June 12, 1996, the House Ways and Means Committee completed markup of the Social Security-related titles of H.R. 3507, the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996." Full House consideration of the bill is expected before the August recess.
A companion bill (S. 1795) in the Senate will be marked up by the Senate Finance Committee on June 26, 1996.
Below are descriptions of the SSA-related provisions in H.R. 3507 as marked up by the Ways and Means Committee.
Limited Eligibility of Noncitizens for SSI Benefits
- Would prohibit SSI eligibility for all noncitizens except:
- refugees (eligibility limited to the 5-ycar period after their arrival in the United States);
- asylees (eligibility limited to the 5-year period after the date they are granted asylum);
- noncitizens who have had deportation withheld under INA-section 243(h) (eligibility limited to the 5-year period after the date their deportations are withheld);
- active duty Armed Forces personnel , honorably discharged veterans, and their spouses and dependent children;
- lawful permanent residents who have earned 40 quarters of coverage for Social Security purposes and who did not receive any Federal means-tested benefits during any such quarter. (An individual under age of 18 would be credited with all qoarters of coverage earned by his or her parent, and a married individual (including widow(er)) would be credited with all quarters of coverage earned by his or her spouse during the marriage.)
Effective upon the date of enactment. However, with regard to individuals on the 55I rolls at the time of enactment, would require the Commissioner, within I year after enactment, to redetermine the eligibility of all noncitizens who do not meet the new eligibility categories . If a noncitizen is not in one of the new categories, his or her eligibility would terminate as of the date of the redetermination.
- Would require the Commissioner to notify all potentially affected beneficiaries on the SS] rolls of the provision by 1/ 1/97.
Reports to INS
- Would require the Commissioner to furnish the name, address, and other identi fying information to INS of any individual that SSA knows is unlawfully in the United States. Such reports would be required at least 4 times a year. Also requires the Commissioner to ensure that State supplementary program agreements with States include pro visions for the State also to furnish such information.
Effective upon the date of enactment.
Deeming of Sponsor's Incomes and Resources
- Would deem all of the sponsor's (and sponsor's spouses) income and resources
to the noncitizen until citizenship with the following exception:
- Deeming would end before citizenship in the case of lawful permanent residents who earn 40 quarters of coverage. Deeming for children and spouses of workers also could end before citizenship if they are credited with 40 quarters, i.e., an individual under age of 18 would be credited with all quarters of coverage earned by his or her parent, and a married individual (including widow(er)) would be credited with all quarters of coverage earned by his or her spouse during the marriage. However, a quarter would not count toward 40 quarters of coverage if the noncitizen receives means-tested public assistance during the quarter.
Effective for sponsored noncitizens who are admitted into the country under new, legally enforcea ble affidavits of support.
Requirements for Affidavits of Support for Sponsorship
- Would make affidavits of support legally enforceable against the sponsor until the noncitizen becomes a U.S. citizen. The affidavit would be enforceable for a period of 10 years after the noncitizen last received public assistance benefi ts, including SSI.
- Would require the agency that provides assistance to a noncitizen to request reimbursement from the sponsor for the assistance it provided. If the sponsor does not respond or is unwilling to make reimbursement within 45 days after the agency's request, the agency may take legal action against the sponsor. Would allow the agency to hire individuals to collect reimbursement.
- Would require the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to develop a standard affidavit of support within 90 days after the date of enactment, Also would require-effective with a date specified by the Attorney General which would be no earlier than 60 and no later than 90 days after development of the standard affidavit- that all newly signed affidavits be legally enforceable.
Denial of SSI Benefits for 10 Years to Individuals Who Have Misre presented Residence in Order to Obtain Benefits in 2 or More States
- Would deny SSI benefits for a period of 10 years to individuals convicted in Federal or State court of having made a fraudulent statement with respect to their places of residence in order to receive benefits simultaneously in two or more States.
Effective upon the date of enactment.
Denial of Benefits for Fugitive Felons and Parole Violators
- Would deny eligibility for SSI with respect to any month in which an individual is fleeing prosecution, a fugitive felon, or violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under State or Federal law.
- Would require SSA to provide upon written request of any law enforcement
officer the current address, SSN, and photograph of any SSI recipient,
providing the request includes the name of the recipient and other identifying
information and notifies SSA that the recipient:
- is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after a felony conviction;
- is violating a condition of probation or parole; or
- has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct the officer's official duties and the location or apprehension of the recipient is within the officer's official duties.
Effective upon the date of enactment.
Denial of SSI Benefits for 10 Years to a Person Found to Hav e FrandulentIy Obtained SSI Benefits While in Prison
- Would provide that any person who is found to have made a fraudulent statement or misrepresentation while in prison in order to continue receiving SSI while in a penal institution shall not be considered eligible for benefits for a 10 year period beginning on the date the person is no longer incarcerated.
Effective with respect to statements or representations made on or after the date of enactment.
Modify the Effective Date of Applications
- Would provide that an individual' s application for 551 benefits would be effective on the first day of the month following the month in which the application is filed, or in which the individual first becomes eligible, whichever is later. The amendment, in effect, eliminates prorated payments for the month of application.
- Would permit the issuance of an emergency advance payment to an individual who is presumptively eligible and has a financial emergency in the montb the application is filed (the month prior to the first month of eligibility).
- Would require that the emerge ncy advance payment be repaid through proportional reductions in benefits payable over a period of not more than 6 months.
Effective for applications filed on or after the date of enactment.
Disposal of Resources for Less Than Fair-Market Value
- Children whose assets have been disposed of for less than their market value will be ineligible for a period of months equal to the uncompensated value of the disposed assets divided by the SSI Federal benefit rate (FBR)--currently $470.
Effective with respect to transfers that occur at least 90 days after the date of enactment.
Treatment of Assets Held in Trusts
- Would provide that trust funds established with a child' s assets (where the child is the trust beneficiary) will be considered a countable resource of the child.
Applies to trusts established on or after 90 days after the date of enactment.
Dedicated Savings Accounts
- Would require the establishment of a bank account to maintain retroactive SSI benefits that equal or exceed 6 times the FBR for disabledlblind children (smaller amounts may be placed in such accounts once established).
- Would allow funds to be used for:
- Education or job skill training.
- Personal needs assistance.
- Special equipment or housing modifications.
- Medical treatme nt, therapy or rehabilitation.
- Other items or services SSA determines appropriate.
- Would require that expenditures must be for expenses related to the impairment of the child.
- Would provide that unauthorized expenditures constitute misapplication of benefits and are recoverable from the payee.
- Would require SSA to establish an accountability system to monitor these accounts and payees are required to report on the use of these funds.
- Would provide that accounts are excluded from resource counting and that interest earned is excluded from income.
Effective with respect to payments made after the date of enactment.
Reduction in Cash Benefits Payable to Institutionalized Individuals Whose Medical Costs are Covered by Private Insurance
- Would limit to not more than $30 a month cash benefits payable to children who are in an institution receiving medical care covered by private insurance.
Effective with respect to benefits for months beginning 90 or more days after the date of enactment.
Installment Payments of Large Past-Due SSI Payments
- Would establish a schedule for paying retroactive SSI benefit amounts that
exceed 12 times the monthly FBR plus the monthly State supplement level.
Payments would be made at six-month intervals.
- The first installment would be 12 times the FBR ($5,640 based on 1996 rates) plus any Federally administered State supplement.
- Any remaining retroactive benefits would be paid in a second installment (not to exceed the first payment amount).
- All remaining retroactive benefits would be paid in the third installment.
- Would provide that where an underpaid individual has incurred debts to provide for food, clothing or shelter, has expenses for disability-related items and services that exceed the installment limit, or has entered into a contract to purchase a home, the installment payment would be increased by the amount needed to cover these debts, expenses, and obligations.
- Would provide retroactive payments would be paid in full to an individual who is terminally ill.
Effective with respect to past-due benefits payable after the third month following the month of enactment.
Repeal Maintenance-of-Effort Requirement
- Would eliminate the maintenance-of-effort requirement ("passalong") for States with regard to their State supplementary payment programs.
Effective upon the date of enactment.
Annual Report on the SSI Program
- Would require the Commissioner to report to the President and Congress
regarding the 551 program, not later than May 30 of each year, including:
- a comprehensive description of the program;
- historical and current data on allowances and denials, reconsiderations, administrative law judge hearings and appeals, characteristics of recipients. and program costs;
- projections of future numbers of recipients and program costs, through at least 25 years;
- information on redeterminations. utilization of work incentives, administrative costs, State supplementation programs;
- summaries of relevant research; and
- a historical summary of statutory changes to the SSI law.
- Would provide that each member of the Social Security Advisory Board be permitted to include their views on the 551 program in the annual report.
Effective upon the date of enactment.
SSI Eligibility Rased on Childhood Disability
- Would eliminate the comparable severity standard and provide instead that a child under age 18 would be considered under a disability if he/she has a medically determinable impairment which results in marked and severe functional limitations and which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
- Would direct 55A to eliminate references to maladaptive behavior in the domain of personal/behavioral function in the Listing of lmpainnents and to discontinue the use of an individualized functional asses sment in evaluating a child's disability.
- Would require that SSA ensure that:
- the combined effects of all physical and mental impairments of a child are considered in determining whether the child is disabled; and
- the Social Security regulations provide for the evaluation of children who cannot be tested because of their young age.
- Would also require SSA to notify recipients whose eligibility may be affected by these amendments no later than January 1 , 1997.
Effective with respect to applications filed on or after , and claims pending on, the date of enactment.
Would require SSA to redetermine the eligibility of recipients who are eligible for benefits on the date of enactment and whose benefits may terminate as a result of the new childhood disability eligibility criteria no later than I year after the date of enactment. The benefits of those recipients determined to be ineligible under the new eligibility criteria would terminate for the month beginning on or after the date of the redetermination.
- Would require SSA to prescr ibe the regulations needed to implement the amendments within 3 months of the date of enactment.
In addition, directs SSA to submit final regulations pertaining to the eligibility of children to SSI disability benefits to the Congress at least 45 days before such regulations would be effective.
- Would also require SSA to report to the Congress, no later thanl 80 days following the date of enactment, on its progress in implementing the changes in the SSI disabled children's provisions.
- Would authorize the appropriation, in addition to any funds otherwise appropriated for 551 CDRs and redeterminations, of $200 million for FY 1997, $75 mill ion for FY 1998, and $25 million for FY 1999 to be used only for the purpose of conducting 55! CDRs and making 5S! redeterminations. Such funds would remain available without FY limitation.
Eligibility Redeterminations and Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs)
- Would require CDRs:
- once every 3 years for recipients under age 18 with non-pennancnt impairments: and
- not later than 12 months after birth for low-birth weight babies.
- Would also require the representative payee of a recipient whose continuing eligibility is being reviewed to present evidence that the recipient is receiving treatment which is considered medically necessary and available, unless SSA determines that such treatment would be inappropriate or unnecessary. If the representative payee refuses, without good cause, to cooperate, SSA may change the payee.
- Would require an eligibility redetermination, using the adult initial eligibility criteria, during the 1-year period beginning on a recipient's 18th birthday.
Applies to benefits for months beginning on or after the date of enactment, without regard to whether implementing regulations have been issued.
Study of Disability Determination Process
- Would require SSA to arrange with the National Academy of Social Insurance, or another independent entity (effective within 180 days after the date of enactment), to conduct a study of the disabil ity determination process. Also requires SSA to ask the appropriate entity to submit a report of its findings and recommendations from the study to the President and the Congress at 18 and 24-month intervals.
Study by General Accounting Office
- Would require GAO, not later than January I , 1999, to study and report on the impact of the changes made by this Act on the SSI program and the extra expenses incurred by families of children receiving SSI benefits that are not covered by other Federal , State, or local programs.
National Commission on the Future of Disability
- Would establish a National Commission on the Future of Disability to study all matters related to the nature, purpose, and adequacy of all Federal programs serving individuals with disabilities.
- Would require the Commission to submit an interim report (not later than I year prior to its termination) and a final report (prior to its termination) to the President and the Congress which presents its findings and reconunendations. The Commission will terminate 2 years after it names its chair and vice-chair.
- Would also authorize the appropriation of such funds as are necessary to carry out the purposes of the Commission.
Requirement for Technical and Conforming Legislative Proposals
- Would require within 90 days after the date of enactment that the Commissioner and the Secretary of Health and Human Services provide Congress with draft conforming and teclmical amendments necessary "to bring law into conformity will, the policy embodied in this title" (i.e., title I, "Block Grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families," which would replace the current AFDC program in title IV of the Social Security Act.) The amendment would require that references to title IV throughout the Social Security Act be revised if title I of the bill is enacted.


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Mr Jay may have created AVEN. He may well promote asexuality as a legitimate orientation. But as an antitheist the attempt to deify anyone, meh!
I would sooner deify members of this forum for the welcome and inclusiveness they have given me into the asexual community no matter what forum it presents itself in
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KAGU143 wrote:The point of my comment was that it's human nature to let one's personal feelings cloud ones judgement, and that none of us are 100% free of that flaw.
You should have seen the way I was attacked in admods for DARING to suggest that people were biased - positively or negatively - in situations. Perhaps people will some day.
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A few years ago, I was directed by Col. Bill Hart, the Garrison Commander, to either develop a Lewis and Clark bicentennial event or find someone who was already planning it.
A few years ago, I was directed by Col. Bill Hart, the Garrison Commander, to either develop a Lewis and Clark bicentennial event or find someone who was already planning it.
While I am a pretty good idea guy, I am quite aware that I am not that good at following through with plans, so I was really thrilled to learn about the Lewis and Clark Foundation and that they had a person already planning the bicentennial.
So, the colonel and I traveled to Missoula to attend a meeting of the foundation where I was immediately elected as the secretary to the committee which then became the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council. So began a thrilling part of my Fort Leavenworth career.
One benefit was that I learned about a lot of aspects of the expedition, including, for example, that Capt. Lewis collected the last plant of the expedition – and likely of his life – somewhere in this vicinity on the return trip to St. Louis. Lewis knew that Jefferson had an interest in wine making and that takes grapes. So, Lewis collected plant specimens and the last one was a raccoon grape from along the edge of the Missouri near the present city.
That very specimen still exists in the collection in Philadelphia. I made a few phone calls about the sample and received a photo copy of it from which I also made a paper cast. I also contacted a sculptor in Kansas City who was interested and who agreed to sculpt a life-sized statue of Lewis collecting his last plant. Who knew that it would be a story with controversy in the Kansas City Star because the regional Newfoundland Dog club would complain that the dog in the sculpture was not large enough.
Lewis claimed that the dog was really large, but anyone else seems to think that a several hundred-pound dog could not have made it to the West Coast and back and that Newfies never were that big anyway. Personally, I think that Lewis exaggerated a few times in his journals.
Most interesting to me, though, was that my wife took a call from the president's wife's staff asking about the sculpture. Mrs. Clinton had learned of my queries through her contacts in Philadelphia and was curious about the statue and whether we would be willing to donate a maquette to the White House. Kwan Wu, the sculptor, was quite glad to have his piece selected to be in the White House, so we decided to make the trip to Washington once the maquette was delivered for the annual Christmas display of American art. It is about 20 inches tall.
Being politically correct at times, I did invite the Leavenworth mayor, Ken Bower, and his wife to accompany us to the White House and they accepted. Kwan made another of the maquettes and I presently have it on loan in the High Noon Saloon. I figured that the popular eatery is a good place to display it as we don't have many guests come to our house.
The downside to all of this is that the full-sized statue never got beyond the clay stage. I saw it many times at Kwan's studio, but I was never successful in raising the funds for the bronze. You may still find the drinking glasses that we tried to use as fundraisers in the Santa Fe Trails Bicycle and Coffee Shop and at the Youth Activity Center. It's probably a good thing that we did not finalize the statue as it would have had to have been moved for at least a couple of big floods along the river, but I still thought that Leavenworth should capitalize on this part of our military history by having the statue.
I could write a short book about my Lewis and Clark experiences, but I may have to wait until a few people disappear before I tell it all.
Matt Nowak lives in Lansing and works as a natural resources manager.


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SELLINSGROVE, Pa. – The York men's track and field team returned to Susquehanna University for the Susquehanna Invite on Friday. The team was able to set multiple records and prepare for the CAC Championships.
In the field events, Terez Beauford (Parkville, Md. / Loch Raven) started the day off with a school record toss in the weight throw. In the finals on his last throw, Beauford launched the weight 49-0.75 to take third place. His toss bested his previous school record by six inches. Taking 8th place in the weight throw, Alexander Aponte (Delran, N.J. / Delran) had solid toss of 44-0.75 just an inch off of his personal best. Eddie Kraft (Brick, N.J. / Brick Memorial) had a sixth place toss in the shot put with a throw of 44-8.75. Robert Doster (Middletown, Pa. / Middletown) followed Kraft and took 8th with a career best throw of 42-9.75. In the triple jump York had a 6th place finisher with Andrew Sarver (Olney, Md. / Sherwood) leaping to 41-2.25.
For the sprints, the relays lead the way for York with two school records. The 4x200m team (Gray, Tillman, Hall, Banta) raced to a second place finish. The team ran the race in 1:33.33 to best the old school record, from 2010, by over a tenth of a second. Not to be outdone the 4x400 team (Banta, Gonzales, Smart, Tillman) raced out a 2nd place finish. The team was able to best the 2011 record by almost two seconds with a time of 3:31.19. The speedy Ryan Banta (Ellicott City, Md. / Marriotts Ridge) continued his season of consistency, with a 4th place time of 7.26 in the 60 dash. Darnell Tillman (Enola, Pa. / East Pennsboro) raced to a 5th place finish that was just two hundredths off his personal record with a time of 52.80 in the 400. Ricky Jones (Tamaqua, Pa. / Blue Mountain) ran to a personal best in the 200 dash with a time of 23.52 that placed him 4th for the day.
In the distance events, James Gonzales (Baltimore, Md. / Dundalk) led the way with his school record performance in the 800. Gonzales became the first indoor track man in York history to break the two minute barrier with his 6th place performance of 1:59.51. His time was able to place him 6th in the event. Michael Stetson (Old Bridge, N.J. / Old Bridge) and Tim Hartung (Mohnton, Pa. / Governor Mifflin) took first and second in the mile with times of 4:26.87 and 4:31.73, respectively. In the 3,000, Matt Hayes (Drexel Hill, Pa. / Cardinal O'Hara) led a large York contingent to grab his personal best time of 9:11.43 that placed him sixth in the event. Other York competitors in the 3,000 were Wil Murray (Cape May Court House, N.J. / Middle Township) (9:14.74), Craig Eppler (Bethlehem, Pa. / Northampton) (9:19.79), and Patrick Morrison (New Freedom, Pa. / Susquehannock) (9:26.11) all finishing in a row behind Hayes.
York now looks to close out the indoor season as they prepare for the CAC Championships that will be hosted at Christopher Newport next weekend.


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Dormition of Our Loady of Mount Royal is a Western Rite stavropegial monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR). It is currently located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Founded in 1910 as an Old Catholic monastery, Mount Royal's mission and work continued under Old Catholic auspices until 1962. In that year the community was received into the patriarchal Russian Orthodox Church by its American exarch, Bishop Dositheus (Ivanchenko) of New York. For several years, the monks of Mount Royal staffed a Western Rite chapel in the Russian Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Manhattan, later moving to Woodstock, New York. Bishop Dositheus' successor, Archbishop John (Wendland), blessed and confirmed the Western Rite observance and mission of Mount Royal and the leadership of its abbot, Dom Augustine Whitfield.
In 1975, under Abbot Augustine, the monastery was received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia by Archbishop Nikon (Rklitzsky), who again authorized and blessed its mission and observances.
In 2008, Abbot Augustine reposed and was succeeded by Abbot David (Pierce).
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Clark Kent writes for the Daily Planet but his new biographer, Larry Tye, filed his own front-page stories for the Boston Globe and Louisville Courier-Journal. Tye, author of "Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend," is fresh from Comic-Con International where he was promoting "Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero," the 432-page hardcover from Random House that is being billed as the first "full-fledged biography" of the character that is called both Kal-El and Kent. We talked to Tye about the ramping interest in "Man of Steel," the Warner Bros. film that will put a new version of the hero on the screen just in time for his 75th anniversary next summer.
HC: This is an era of haunted anti-heroes like Batman, Wolverine, James Bond. We also have decadent tricksters — Jack Sparrow, Tony Stark, maybe even the new Capt. Kirk — and empowered underdogs like Harry Potter, Spider-Man and Sam Witwicky in the "Transformers" films. With all of that, is Superman even viable for a major film franchise?
LT: Yes, more than ever. It's precisely because we have so many dark heroes (Batman), and fraught ones (Spider-Man), that we're aching for a Big Blue Boyscout who knows right from wrong instinctively, and never wavers from the light or is sidetracked by anxieties. If we look back at history we see that Superman does best when America is doing worst, like when he came to life in 1938, in the middle of the Great Depression and on the eve of World War II. It was an era much like ours, when the economy is teetering and we can't seem to extract ourselves from overseas conflicts. The success of The Avengers suggests how anxious we are for heroes who can set things right. Man of Steel, I predict, will do an even better just lifting our spirits and offering up a welcome escape.
HC: What lesson would you hope Hollywood took away from "Superman Returns"?
LT: I liked Bryan Singer and Brandon Routh's movie, but not enough fans did. The lesson isn't that Superman is flawed but that somehow their film was. We'll see, of course, next summer. But Superman's handlers have had misses in the past (see "It's a Bird . . . It's a Plane…" on Broadway in 1966), and he's always managed to make them look good by coming back stronger than ever.
HC: "Man of Steel" is changing some key elements of his origin tale and purists will squawk. But hasn't Superman's mythology always been like a beach? The shape looks the same from a distance but on closer inspection there's constant shifting of the sand…
LT: I like to say that Superman has evolved more than the fruit fly. In the 1930s he was just the crime fighter we needed to take on Al Capone and the robber barons. In the forties he defended the home front while brave GIs battled overseas. Early in the Cold War he stood up taller than ever for his adopted country, while in its waning days he tried singlehandedly to eliminate nuclear stockpiles. For each era he zeroed in on the threats that scared us most, using powers that grew or diminished depending on the need. So did his spectacles, hair style, even his job title. Each generation got the Superman it needed and deserved. Each change offered a Rorschach test of the pulse of that time and its dreams. Superman, always a beacon of light, was a work in progress.
– Geoff Boucher
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From: http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/17/man-of-steel-the-superman-we-need-and-deserve/


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2013) – The ETSU men's and women's track & field teams host the 2013 Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships Saturday and Sunday inside the MSHA Athletics Center as the men look to take home their fifth title in eight years and the women hope to derail Jacksonville's run of seven consecutive championships.
The meet begins Friday at 8:30 a.m., kicking off with the 60m hurdles leg of the women's pentathlon, followed by the high jump, shot put, long jump and 800m in consecutive order. The men's heptathlon starts at 8:45 a.m., with the first four legs scheduled to take place. The other three are scheduled for Saturday morning. Opening day comes to a close with the men's and women's distance medley relays around 6:40 p.m.
Day two starts at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, as the men finish up the heptathlon with the 60m hurdles, pole vault and 1000m. All day-two events are finals, ending with the men's and women's 4x400m relay at approximately 4 p.m. The awards presentation is scheduled to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the meet.
"We look forward to hosting the championships and are very excited about our student-athletes competing at their home facility," Director of ETSU Track & Field/Cross Country George Watts said. "We are healthier than we have been all season and well rested for the competition. Both teams are in position to vie for a top-three finish. With some individual seasonal or personal bests, each could compete for a title."
The Buccaneer men hope to avenge a five-point, 177-172, loss to Kennesaw State in last year's championship. The meet came down to the final event with the Bucs trailing the Owls by three points. KSU finished the 4x400m relay third, but ETSU only managed fifth as the Owls walked away with the title.
ETSU and Kennesaw State have combined to take all seven men's titles since 2006. ETSU has come away victorious four times – 2006, '07, '09 and '11 – while the Owls have three crowns – '08, '10 and '12. The closest indoor finish between the two schools was last year's five-point margin.
Meanwhile, ETSU's women have the tough task of trying to take an indoor championship from the seven-time defending champion Jacksonville Dolphins. In most cases, the Dolphins have literally run away with the trophy. Last year, JU outscored Kennesaw State by 21 for the title – the closest margin of victory for JU since its first title in 2006. Jacksonville has won its seven titles by an average of 51.7 points.
The Buccaneer women had their best showing in 2009, place wise, taking third. ETSU's best showing in terms of points was last season, finishing fourth with a combined 107 total points. In fact, the women have been climbing the points ladder steadily in each of the last three championships.
Live results will provided by Half-Mile Timing via its website, HalfMileTiming.com. Daily recaps with updates on ETSU's progress will be posted at the end of each day on ETSUBucs.com.
ETSU fans wanting Buccaneer news, score updates, in-game promotions and much more sent to their mobile device can do so by signing up for "Buc Updates." Click here to sign up today!
For more information on ETSU men's and women's track & field, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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EPA Sets May 29, 2013 for Community Information Session on Cleanup Status Involving Motiva's Pickett Road Terminal Leak
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Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Mid-Atlantic Region
The information session will focus on site cleanup. It will take place during the regular meeting of the Mantua Community Association.
After 18 years of operation, the Mantua groundwater remediation system has cleaned up the vast majority of the petroleum that had been released to the Mantua community groundwater from the Motiva Oil Terminal.
During 2009, at the request of Motiva, EPA approved a temporary shutdown test of the Mantua groundwater remediation system to collect data to determine whether a permanent shut down of the Mantua system is warranted.
The data gathered from the temporary shutdown test has been reviewed by a technical workgroup composed of representatives from the EPA, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the City of Fairfax, Fairfax County, and the Mantua Community.
EPA will present the findings from the temporary shutdown test and take questions on future plans. Data shows that the system's performance has reached the point of diminishing returns. Based on a review of the data and input from the technical workgroup, the shutdown of the Mantua treatment system is now warranted. For more information on the site go to: https://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/ca/va/webpages/vad093952935.html
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DOVER — A numerical advantage by Democrats in New Hampshire could be the simple explanation for a near-sweep by the party in Tuesday's election, pollsters say.
The Election Day drubbing included a decisive win for President Barack Obama, who also carried the Granite State in the 2008 election.
Obama received 52 percent of the vote in New Hampshire this year, compared to Romney's 46 percent, according to preliminary results compiled by WMUR.
Although New Hampshire has a rich tradition of Republican control, the state's political make-up has been in flux since the 1990s, opening the door for historic opportunities for Democrats in both statewide and national politics.
Since helping to put Democrat Bill Clinton in office, New Hampshire voters have opted for Democratic governors in eight of nine elections, and also sent the first female congresswoman in the state's history, a Democrat, to Washington for two terms.
This year, the thin margins between Obama and his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, coupled with a media-intensive presidential campaign, drove up turnout for both parties on Election Day.
And with Democrats now appearing to hold an edge in the state's electorate, the outcome of the election was predictably in Obama's favor, according to pollster Andy Smith.
"The biggest thing is there are just more Democrats than Republicans in New Hampshire," said Smith, an associate professor at the University of New Hampshire and director of the school's Survey Center. "We've been seeing for the last several years that Democrats have about a 5 percentage point advantage over Republicans in numbers in the state."
Strafford County and portions of the Seacoast were strongholds of support for Obama during the 2008 presidential race, and voters there turned out to support the president once again this year. Obama won by commanding margins in Dover, Durham, Lee, Rochester, Somersworth and Newmarket, and received more than double the number of votes Romney garnered in Portsmouth, winning the city by 8,828 votes to 4,088.
In some communities, the margin separating the two candidates was narrower. Obama carried Barrington by about 300 votes, and won Northwood by nine votes.
Romney prevailed in some Lakes Region communities, such as Wakefield and Wolfeboro, where he owns a home. Romney won the town by a tally of 2,400 votes to Obama's 1,854.
A majority of voters in Farmington, Milton, New Castle and Newington also picked Romney in the race, but by only slim majorities.
Smith said Democrats have seen their influence on the rise for the last 10 or 15 years, and that the two parties have been evenly matched in presidential contests for much of the last decade.
"It's close, but in general elections, and particularly general elections in presidential years, Democrats have done quite well," he said.
Dante Scala, another University of New Hampshire associate professor, had a similar take on the preliminary results from Tuesday's election.
"President Obama did about as well as he did last time in New Hampshire," Scala wrote in an email Wednesday, "He polled 2 percent better here than he did nationwide. So, at the presidential level, New Hampshire behaved the same way it did last time, as a swing state with a small but clear Democratic tilt."
For Joe Cicirelli, chairman of the Strafford County Democratic Committee, ensuring the turnout tilted in favor of Democrats was a task that required months of organizing, and the labor of many volunteers.
"A lot of people were working long and hard hours," he said. "We have some great activists in Strafford County who have been knocking on tens of thousands of doors, and making tens of thousands of phone calls.
State Republican Committee Chairman Wayne MacDonald said he was clearly disappointed about the result of Tuesday's vote in New Hampshire. He praised Romney for the ideas he proposed during the campaign and for his record as a businessman.
"I think in the end we found out, or at least were reminded of the fact, that incumbency is a very powerful advantage in politics," MacDonald said, "even when a president has not done a good job, and by all measurable statistics, Barack Obama has not done a good job."
Pollsters: Obama's N.H. win falls in line with trend
DOVER — A numerical advantage by Democrats in New Hampshire could be the simple explanation for a near-sweep by the party in Tuesday's election, pollsters say.


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MSI X58 Platinum Review
Just a few months ago, Intel presented to the world the fastest processor it had ever designed. Core i7 is, without a doubt, the leader in terms of pure performance, although it's a bit on the expensive side. As you probably know, it comes in a new and much larger socket, with 1366 pins this time, which is 571 more than what we got used to from Intel since the not so glorious Pentium 4. Obviously, this means we need a new platform to run those four cores and eight threads. The new motherboards are identical in terms of platform used since there is only one to choose from at the moment, which is the combination of the X58 and ICH10 or ICH10R chipsets. With the memory controller integrated on the processor, there shouldn't be much difference between every motherboard and it will be interesting to see what manufacturers will come up with to impress the consumer. Features, board layout, power regulation, looks and, of course, overclocking will be even more important than ever before.
The MSI X58 Platinum is one of the least expensive boards to support the latest Intel Core i7 processors, but with a price tag of $230 it can hardly be called an entry level board. Fortunately, it has features to back this price up, including CrossFire, on-board power, reset and clear CMOS buttons, but lacks SLI. MSI surely and rightfully does not market it as an entry board but more like a gaming board. On paper, it looks like it has what it takes to hang out with the big boys out there. Hopefully the numbers will prove me right.
Closer Look:
The MSI X58 Platinum packaging has a pretty good looking design with the model clearly displayed and some of the main features listed on the bottom left. Those include MSI's DrMOS technology, which is compromised of GreenPower, XpressCool and RapidBoost. On the back of this same box there is a ton of information about the board, I'd even dare to say there might be too much stuff. It shows off the main features with those famous charts saying it will double the performance and cut temperature by half. All of this is basically a cover to the white box housing the motherboard and its accessories. Finally, just in case you'd want to travel with your motherboard's box, there is a nifty handle that will make your life easier.
Opening that box reveals a rather generous amount of accessories, on par with what we have come to expect from a motherboard in this price range. All of it is packed up to fit tight so there isn't more room for anything to move. Under this thick layer of various cables and manuals is hidden the board itself. It comes in an anti static bag and a layer of foam at the bottom of the box to keep it safe from damage.
Let's take a closer look at what exactly is included with the MSI X58 Platinum.


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A completely unplanned road trip from Seria to Bandar Seri Begawan I made yesterday led me to the photo of the magnificent and historic Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Mosque, which is quite possibly the most photographed landmark of Brunei Darussalam. Leaving the house, I grabbed the Canon PowerShot G11 from the dry cabinet not realizing then that there wasn't much battery power left. This photo is one of a series I managed to capture before battery power went out for good.
A view of SOAS Mosque from the Edinburgh Bridge on Jalan Tutong
Excerpt from The Brunei Times …
"POSITIONED majestically on an artificial lagoon near the banks of the Brunei River, the Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien (SOAS) Mosque stands as among the most magnificent mosques ever built in the world.
With its golden dome and soaring white minarets, the mosque is often pictured as an oasis of serenity amidst the hustle and bustle of downtown Bandar Seri Begawan. The celebration of its golden anniversary heralds the mosque's unique long-standing status as the heart of the capital and the symbol of Brunei's deeply-rooted Islamic faith.
The mosque also incorporates Italian and Renaissance architectural styles, but with craftsmanship that reflects classical Islamic architecture. This makes the mosque as one of the most unique Islamic places of worship across the world. The mosque took four years to complete, from 4 February 1954 until 26 September 1958. His Highness Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien is remembered as the "Architect of Modern Brunei". During his reign from 1950 until his abdication in 1967, the Sultan steered Brunei safely through the turbulent years following WWII, establishing the foundation for the nation's independence and sovereignty. Through his determination and dedication, he had implemented the foundation to build the infrastructure, society and economy of modern Brunei and also ensuring the preservation of an independent Malay Muslim Monarchy in the modern world."