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<<< CORRECTIONS and additional Notes (input from Paul Weitlauf) >>> 1) Actually CJ stands for CiviJeep. It was trademarked by Willys-Overland but never actually used. The model NAME for the CJ was 'Universal' until 1972, when it was dropped and the bobtailed Jeeps were just known by their CJ-5, 6, 7, 8 & 10 designations. 1945 was the first production year for the CJ-2 Agri-Jeep (12 made). 2) DJ stands for Dispatch Jeep, not delivery. First introduced in 1952 as the DJ-3A, I'll have to check into the last year of formal DJ's. Later Postal Jeeps are commonly called DJ's, but I recently found out, at least in later years, this is not completely correct, they had D- #'s. According to "JEEP - The 50 year history" it appears '73 was the last year for non-governmental DJ's. 3) XJ Wagoneer's last year was '92. In '93 the XJ Wagoneer equal was called the Briarwood 4) YJ's were made from '87-'95! There was NO '96 model Wrangler at all!!! 5) ZJ Grand Wagoneer '93 - ? Not sure, but I THINK this was only made in '93. (editor: regardless of the year, it doesn't qualify for recongition, it is NOT a "Grand Wagoneer", it's more a Chrysler mini-van with wallpaper... ;) 6) VJ Jeepster '48-'50 (2WD only) :( 7) FC Forward Control Trucks Nov'56 ('57 model?) -'66 8) C-101 Jeepster Commando '67-'73 (Jeepster part of the name was dropped in '72, so '72 & '73's are just Commandos.) (editor: many of these shared parts with the CJ-6) 9) 4XX & 6XX Willys Wagons & P/U's '46-'65 for Wagons, '48-'65 10) This only lists the Civilian models, less the little Jeep van... not sure what these were called and there's not much written on them. 11) The list for military models is almost as long. (Quad, MA, MB, MC/M-38, MD/M-38A1, etc....) :) 12) There were four Grand Wagoneers made in 1992, although the last official year was 1991. The very last FSJ is in the National Auto Museum in Reno, Nevada. I've visited with it... touched it... photographed it... ;) (thanks to Paul Weitlauf for input and corrections)
* * * J E E P C O D E S * * * ------------------------------- CJ - CiviJeep - 1945 - 1986 (see #1 below) ------------------------------- DJ - Dispatch Jeep - 1952 - 1973 (see #2 below) ------------------------------- KJ - Liberty - 2001 - ? (we miss the XJ...) ------------------------------- MJ - Comanche - 1984 - 1991 (shared many things with the XJ) ------------------------------- FULL SIZE JEEPS ==================================== SJ - Wagoneers - 1963 - 1983 SJ - Grand Wagoneers - 1984 - 1991 (4 made in 1992, see #12 below) SJ - Cherokees - 1974 - 1983 SJ - J series - 1963 - 1986 ==================================== (no idea what the compass and patriot models are, nor do I care at this time...) ------------------------------- TJ - Wrangler - 1997 - present ------------------------------- VJ - the 2wd JEEPSTER - 1948 - 1950 (see #6 below) ------------------------------- WJ - Grand Cherokee - 1999 - 2004 (completely new design, different from the ZJ) the WJ is a superb jeep - avoid the 4.0L, it uses the same weak trans as the ZJ and will not get that much better mileage than the 4.7L V8 which is a superb engine!) WK - Grand Cherokee - 2005 - present (completely new design, different from the WJ) (note: the WK has independent front suspension, less visibility, and what's up with no "J" in the designator??? - it's a horrible change from the WJ.) ------------------------------- XJ - Cherokees - 1984 - 2001 -- THIS WAS the BEST all around Jeep ever!!! XJ - Wagoneers - 1984 - 1992 (see #3 below) ------------------------------- YJ - Wrangler - 1987-1995 (see #4 below) ------------------------------- ZJ - Grand Cherokee - 1993 - 1998 (this is the GC with the Park/Reverse issue!) -------------------------------john's vehicle history
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Trader Joe's Suggestions?
I've never been to a Trader Joe's and there are none where I live. But I just noticed one not far from where I'm working.
I haven't been in yet, but from what I gather (by comments here) it's somewhere between a Wegman's and a Whole Food$ in both variety and pricing.
Are there any unique, must-have, or bargain items I should check out there? Between Costco, regular supermarkets, Wegman's, fruit/vegetable stores, and the occasional Whole Foods trip, we're pretty satisfied, but if TJ's has something special to offer I'd like to know what to look for.... Thanks in advance.

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immunofluorescence - (Feb/09/2014 )
while doing immunofluorescence technique with frozen sections I mistakenly washed the sections with 5X PBS in stead of 1X PBS for 5 minutes. Will it do any harm to the sections? Can I continue my further work? Please suggest
The excess salt makes this a very stringent wash but won't damage the proteins you are trying to detect. If it doesn't work, you may be able to re-probe with the antibodies.


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The DOJ and U.S. Department of Agriculture held workshops in 2010 on large agricultural cooperatives and their use of the law. Litigation has been mounting, too.
A similar federal lawsuit filed in 2010 targeting potato growers is now advancing in Idaho, a case that may eventually be combined with this one.
Meanwhile, antitrust complaints, including from the DOJ, have been lodged against mushroom growers, dairy farmers, egg producers and the cranberry industry.
Peter Carstensen, a University of Wisconsin Law School professor in Madison who focuses on antitrust cases, said a common gulf separates rival protagonists: On one side, large agricultural producers argue they're legitimately using the power of the cooperative to create a more efficient market, while grocers and the government contend they're inappropriately exploiting their antitrust protections.
"Capper-Volstead was designed primarily to facilitate more efficient marketing of agricultural products," Carstensen said. "There's an increasing perception that Capper-Volstead is being abused."


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Human Nature is what it is, as people say. Nonetheless, what mankind really is has been debated for centuries.
By the hands of the Father—that is, by the Son and Holy Spirit—man, and not merely part of man, was made in the likeness of God. The soul and the spirit are certainly a part of man, but certainly not the man. The complete man consists in the mixture and union of the soul receiving the Spirit of the Father with the adding in of that fleshly nature which was molded after the image of God. (Against Heresies V:6:1)
An image which is painted or sculptured on some material substance, such as wood or stone, is sometimes called an image, and sometimes a child is called the image of his parent when the features of the child show their resemblance to the father. I think, therefore, that man, who was formed after the image and likeness of God, may be compared to the first illustration. … But the image of the Son of God, of whom we are now speaking, may be compared to the second of the above examples, just because of this, that he is the invisible image of the invisible God, in the same way as we say … that the image of Adam is his son Seth. (De Principiis I:2:6)
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Li Hung Chang
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Li Hung Chang, the Chinaman who had gained a wider celebrity than any other native of the Flowery Kingdom, with the exception of Confucius, was born in 1822 at Hofei, in the province of Anhui, where his family had resided, we are told, "for countless generations." Their lot in life had not been remarkable, and the father of Li was not distinguished either for wealth or commanding intellect. He had, however, gone through the regular curriculum of Chinese education and was ranked among the Literati.
Of Li's early life, little has been recorded, beyond the fact that at an early age he had acquired facility in writing with beauty and exactness the complex characters of his country an accomplishment which in China is a ready title to advancement. While still young he took his bachelor's degree, competed successfully for the higher literary honors, both in the provincial capital and at Pekin, and finally rounded off his education in the Hanlin College an institution which holds much the same relation to literature in China as does among us the Royal Society to science. Ordinarily a graduate of the Hanlin College receives an appointment in the civil service. But events were happening which called Li out of the ordinary course into a field more active than commonly falls to the lot of a Chinese civilian.
The Southern Provinces of China had for years been in a perturbed condition through the machinations of a secret political society, known as the Hunghwui, or Triad Society, the purpose of which was to overthrow the Manchu dynasty and to place on the throne a representative of the Chinese people. By the agents of this society seditious opinions were scattered broadcast among the ignorant peasants, and frequent outbreak occurred, in which the Government troops were not always successful. In this condition of things all that was necessary to produce a formidable rebellion was the appearance of a capable leader, and such a one now arose in the person of a student in the Province of Kwangtung, who adopted the name of Hung, to mark his affiliation with the Society. Hung had obtained through the missionaries some rather crude notions of Christianity, and setting up as a prophet, had secured a considerable number of fanatical followers, whom he taught to believe that he had received a divine mission to take up arms against the Manchu rulers of the country.
Such was the origin of the Taiping Rebellion. Having won a number of small successes, which multiplied the number of his followers, Hung marched with an army of 10,000 men through the Province of Hunan, in the beginning of 1853, and captured Nanking, on the Yang-tsze-Kiang.
It was the occasion of this rebellion which first brought Li Hung Chang from the quiet of the literary world into the field of national politics. Having raised a small band of militia, Li harassed the Taipings as they marched northward, and though a brilliant victory was beyond his reach, he succeeded in doing such excellent work, that Tseng Kwofan, the viceroy of the district and generalissimo of the army, enlisted Li and his men among the troops under his immediate command.
Li rose rapidly in the service. In 1859 he was sent to Fuhkien in the capacity of Taotai, or intendant of the circuit. Here he discharged the duties of that important office with the same fidelity and vigor which he had displayed as a soldier in the field. At that time the rebellion seemed to be nearly crushed. Nanking was closely besieged, while other cities in the possession of the rebels were hard pressed by the imperial forces. The war with England and France in 1860, however, changed all this and gave a new impetus to the Taipings by paralyzing the efforts of the imperialists.
Li Hung Chang, who was now serving under his old leader Tseng Kwofan, and who had learned and recognized the superiority of foreigners both in. the field and in the workshop, though he still viewed them with a certain contempt as "barbarians" in all things else, advised that a certain number of foreigners should be enlisted to drill and lead a division of the imperial army. A threatened attack of the Taipings upon Shanghai furthered his views by inducing the foreign residents of the town to form an Association for Protection. They raised money, and, at Li's suggestion, engaged an American adventurer, named Ward, to lead a force in defense of the imperial cause. Thus originated the "Ever-Victorious Army" of Mandarin Ward. This American officer with his disciplined band, rendered excellent service against the Tai-pings; but his career was short. He was mortally wounded while leading an attack upon the town of Tseki. The news of his death occasioned profound regret among the imperialists, and great honors were paid to his memory. He served China well, and he served himself, too, naturally. Though he had held command but two years, Ward left a fortune of Ł15,000.
In 1862 Li Hung Chang was appointed Governor of Kiangsu, and took up his residence in Shanghai. With the approval of the Pekin authorities he made an arrangement by which a radius of thirty miles around Shanghai was kept clear of rebels by the English and French forces. After the death of Ward the command of the "Ever-Victorious Army" was conferred upon Henry Burgevine, of the same nationality. Of this man Li very soon became distrustful. It had, indeed, been hinted that Ward carried a regal scepter in his knapsack, which he was prepared to produce at the right moment, and Burgevine, in the opinion of the far-seeing Li, was an even more dangerous character than Ward. An occasion of a fallingout soon arose. Li and Burgevine were both engaged in winning a great victory over the Taipings and both laid claim to the chief merit. Added to this cause of trouble the Association of Shanghai, which paid the "Ever-Victorious," became also dissatisfied with the new commander and closed the purse. Burgevine took redress into his own hands; he marched into Shanghai, invaded the premises of Takee, a Shanghai banker, and the treasurer of the Association, and carried off a very considerable sum of money. This outrage furnished Li with a sufficient reason for demanding Burgevine's resignation, and on his refusal to resign, Li dismissed him and appointed in his place Major Gordon, an English officer.
Gordon's appointment put new life into the "Ever Victorious," and several successes were quickly obtained. Gordon was made a Tsung Ping, or Brigadier-General, on the recommendation of Li, who had readily recognized the superior caliber of his new colleague. Still, much as he admired Gordon, he hampered him greatly in one way. It had been the practice of the men of the "Ever-Victorious Ai my" to loot the towns which they conquered. Gordon wished to put a stop to this practice, and asked that Kiangsu, and took up his residence in Shanghai. With the approval of the Pekin authorities he made an arrangement by which a radius of thirty miles around Shanghai was kept clear of rebels by the English and French forces. After the death of Ward the command of the "Ever-Victorious Army" was conferred upon Henry Burgevine, of the same nationality. Of this man Li very soon became distrustful. It had, indeed, been hinted that Ward carried a regal scepter in his knapsack, which he was pre-pared to produce at the right moment, and Burgevine, in the opinion of the far-seeing Li, was an even more dangerous character than Ward. An occasion of a falling-out soon arose. Li and Burgevine were both engaged in winning a great victory over the Taipings and both laid claim to the chief merit. Added to this cause of trouble the Association of Shanghai, which paid the "Ever-Victorious," became also dissatisfied with the new commander and closed the purse. Burgevine took redress into his own hands; he marched into Shanghai, invaded the premises of Takee, a Shanghai banker, and the treasurer of the Association, and carried off a very considerable sum of money. This outrage furnished Li with a sufficient reason for demanding Burgevine's resignation, and on his refusal to resign, Li dismissed him and appointed in his place Major Gordon, an English officer.
Gordon's appointment put new life into the "Ever-Victorious," and several successes were quickly obtained. Gordon was made a Tsung Ping, or Brigadier-General, on the recommendation of Li, who had readily recognized the superior caliber of his new colleague. Still, much as he admired Gordon, he hampered him greatly in one way. It had been the practice of the men of the "Ever-Victorious Army" to loot the towns which they conquered. Gordon wished to put a stop to this practice, and asked that a gratuity be distributed among the troops after the capture of any town of importance. Li Hung Chang preferred the older and looser way. It seemed incredible to him that Gordon should not approve of it. The matter led to frequent differences between the two men, and finally, this, together with the treachery of one of the native commanders, so disgusted Gordon that he deter-mined to resign.
Burgevine meanwhile had been making considerable trouble. He refused to consider himself discharged, and took the matter to the headquarters at Pekin. He gained the support of Sir Frederic Bruce, the British Minister, who strongly recommended Prince Kung to reinstate him. But Prince Kung had already received word from Li as to his reasons for dismissing Burgevine and refused to restore him to the command. Burgevine made several futile attempts to overcome the opposition of Prince Rung, but failed. Burgevine now joined the ranks of the Taipings. When Gordon heard of this, knowing the discontent of the "Ever-Victorious Army" and fearing that the men, who were mostly adventurers, might be tempted to desert to the rebel ranks, he determined to resume his command conduct which failed to elicit any sign of gratitude from Li, who was mainly engaged in loudly denouncing the American Consul at Shanghai for permitting Burgevine to leave that port. With Gordon's help the Taipings were again vigorously pressed: town after town was taken from them, and finally Soochow, one of their strongest positions, was captured, when their cause became hopeless.
Now occurred an event which illustrates the treacherous nature of the Chinese, and which showed that Li Hung Chang, progressive and enlightened above his fellow-countrymen as he was, had not wholly shaken off the fetters of Oriental barbarity and cruelty. This was the murder of the Wangs the leaders of the Taiping rebellion. These unhappy men were beguiled into the presence of Li and Ch'eng, another General of the imperial army, and were congratulated by Li on their joining the imperial ranks, a matter which had but shortly before taken place. They were told of the buttons they were to receive as emblems of their future rank, etc. Then while they were engaged in conversation, they were summarily seized by executioners and beheaded.
Gordon, horrified by this foul murder, and feeling keenly the dishonor it would bring upon him, again decided to resign. Indeed, at first, so great was his anger that he determined to wreak vengeance on the malefactor Li. He set out, armed, to his home. But Li was warned of his approach and escaped-with an alacrity that showed that, however little value he put on other men's lives, he thought something of his own. Gordon, unable, to find Li, wrote him an indignant letter and resigned the command.
Li, in his letter to the Throne concerning the matter of the Wangs and the capture of Soochow, presented his side of the story in a most favorable light. Needless to say, his version was accepted by the Emperor, who conferred on him the honorary title of "Guardian of the Heir-Apparent" and presented him with the yellow jacket. Although Li's account was sufficient to satisfy his Prince, Gordon and his supporters were far from being satisfied. They demanded an investigation of the subject. Prince Kung regarded this as a case of "much ado about nothing," and intimated as much. Meantime the affairs of the army were at a standstill. Li became restless. Gordon finally was persuaded to become reconciled with him on the condition that he should issue a proclamation, explaining his own share in the outrage and exonerating Gordon from all blame.
Military operations were now continued until Chang-chow was captured and the rebellion was practically at an end. It was fortunate for Li that this was so, for he had to submit to the withdrawal of the Order in Council which had authorized Gordon to hold command under him.
How to disband the soldiers of the "Ever-Victorious Army" was the next question. Li realized that they were all soldiers of fortune, and there was a probability of their joining the ranks of the Taipings, as soon as they were dismissed from the Imperial army, and thus reviving the rebellion. Acting on Gordon's advice, Li gave gratuities, according to the rank and services of the men, and to the foreigners sufficient means to enable them to return to their respective countries, should they so desire. To the Chinese he gave money to return to their homes.
One man did not approve of this disbanding of the troops. This man was Sir Henry Parks. He considered that as the troops of Her Majesty's Government were to be withdrawn from Shanghai, Gordon's troops should have been kept. Li invited Sir Harry to meet him at Soochow and finally was persuaded to establish, at Shanghai, a military camp of instruction, to be commanded by British officers. Gordon was asked to take command. But Li did not wholly approve of the project, and by way of showing his displeasure, thwarted Gordon at every step, until finally the British officer was forced to resign. Sir Harry Parks again attempted to argue with Li; but while the Chinese statesman, as long as the rebels were in the field, was eager to enlist the foreigners in his service, when the Taipings were out of the way he regarded them as a very doubtful good. After his usual manner, he expressed his displeasure in a very disagreeable way, and the camp had to be abolished. His experience in the Taiping war had shown him, however, the superiority of foreign weapons, and he agreed to the founding of a shell and ammunition factory at Soochow.
The miserable condition in which Li found the Provinces after the war gave him a splendid chance to exercise those executive abilities he possesses in such a marked degree. He appealed to the Throne to remit a three years' tribute to the people, and persuaded the natives to return to the towns and villages. He rebuilt a number of the cities. With the recovery of Nanking the rebellion was finally and definitely crushed.
Li removed to Nanking the arsenal established at Soo-chow under the superintendence of Dr. Macartney. During the Taiping War a fleet of gun-boats had been purchased. But they had arrived when the war was on the wane, and had not been put to service. Li determined to send the fleet back to England to be sold. With them had been sent a considerable supply of machinery for the establishment of a naval dock-yard. Li was not willing that this should go out of his hands. He determined to erect a dock-yard at Nanking. In his negotiations concerning this matter he showed his usual distrust of foreigners. He is willing to use them for his purpose, but as soon as that is accomplished, throws them over. He will never trust them with power.
During times of peace Li devoted himself to the administration of his Province, Kiang-u. A man of less powerful will would have found the constant discontent and disorder a source of danger. Not so Li. He ruled with an iron hand, and the people submitted without a murmur.
In a short time the surviving Taipings appeared as banditti, under the name of Neinfei, on the shores of the Yangtsze, in the Provinces of Honan and Shantung. Li was appointed Imperial Commissioner to suppress the bandits. He again called to his aid the foreigners and determined to resume the policy pursued in the Taiping War to hem the Neinfei in against the seaboard and there to destroy them. But the Neinfei escaped in their native junks and marched off to "fresh fields and pastures new." Meanwhile Li had received another promotion. He was appointed Viceroy of Hukwang, to succeed Tseng Kwofan, with orders, however, still to continue his campaign against the Neinfei. Li was not very successful in crushing the bandits, and the indecisiveness of the campaign so exhausted the Imperial patience that in 1868 he was degraded for apathy, and ordered to take up his post as Viceroy of Woochang. Li, however, 'determined not to be set aside, and submitted to being degraded three steps rather than give up his post as Imperial Commander. He was able in a short time to report a decisive victory. His former rank was then restored to him, and he was given back his yellow jacket, of which he had been temporarily deprived.
Li was not long destined to be Viceroy of Hukwang. While occupying that position his treatment of foreigners was in strict keeping with his previous record. He was willing to make use of them; but he declined to give them any rights or privileges not assigned to them by treaty. This was plainly shown in his attempt to close the front gate of his Yamen to the British Consul, desiring him to gain admittance at the side way, on the plea that the Consul ranked as a Taot 'ai, and that Taot 'ais did not expect to use the front gate. Therefore why should the Consul? The Consul refused, however. to visit him on these terms, and Li was obliged to yield, and to receive his visitor in the way that courtesy called for.
In 1869 Li was made Tsai Hsaing, or Prime Minister, for his services against the Neinfei.
Li still kept his eye on the arsenal at Nanking which, although it was out of his province, was still regarded as his special care. In the same way he was looked upon as the chief power against war and disorder, and when a rebellion broke out in the Southern Provinces of Kweichow and Yunnan, Li received orders to proceed thither at once and quell the rebellion. He was on the point of setting out for this province when orders reached him to proceed to the Province of Shensi, also in revolt. He was appointed vice T'so, and in a short time reduced the province to submission.
Meanwhile had occurred the terrible tragedy at Tientsin the massacre of the French Priests and Sisters by an excited mob. At this crisis Li was appointed Viceroy of Chihli, which made him Viceroy of the Metropolitan Province, the most important province in the Empire. His appointment met with a marked success. The insurgents recognizing a strong hand were easily brought to order. Eighty people were arrested, of whom about thirty were made to suffer the extreme penalty of the law. The prefect and magistrate of the province were dismissed, and a special commissioner was sent to France to express in the name of the Emperor of China his regret at the unfortunate occurrence.
Li recognized the probability that France might make this an occasion for reparation at the point of the bayonet, and determined to prepare for war. He rearmed the Taku forts with Krupp guns, and added some well constructed and carefully concealed forts between Taku and Tientsin. He strengthened the earth-works at the mouth of the river and took counsel with Dr. Macartney as to the improvements to be made in the arsenal at Tientsin. Li had been made director of this arsenal by the Emperor and had also been appointed director of the three northern forts. By Imperial favor he was nominated an Honorary Imperial Tutor of the second class, Supernumerary Member of the Great Council of the Empire, was decorated with a peacock's feather with Two Eyes, and was made a noble of the first class.
Reports were circulated at this time that Li harbored designs on the throne a report which was false in every particular. Li has ever been a strong upholder of the Manchu dynasty. For years he has been the leading statesman of China; has managed both her internal and foreign affairs with consummate ability; has taken all he could get from ousiders and given nothing in return. Many a minister or government official has gone to Li with the intention of finding out his secret purposes, only to realize as he leaves that he has accomplished nothing, but has himself been most skilfully "pumped" by his astute host. But the foundation on which the Chinese official builds his political mansion is not very strong, and Li has several times had experience of this fact. In 1871, he was degraded again from office, because of his failure to compete successfully with the disastrous floods of that year; but soon after, having succeeded in the work of building up the banks of the Grand Canal, he was given back his honors with the addition of a "Flowered Peacock Feather."
Li's progressiveness above his fellowmen is shown by his establishment of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company, the first of the kind ever organized in China. The enterprise encountered many difficulties in spite of the patronage of Li.
Since the time of the Tientsin massacre Li had been haunted by the dread of war. He knew enough of his country to realize that it was totally unable to cope with foreign Nations. He determined to remedy this state of affairs, and decided to provide the Empire with as efficient an army and navy as possible. With this object in view he drilled a large force of Honan soldiers, whom he kept within his province, and acquired from time to time foreign gunboats for the protection of the coasts. He had watched with anxiety and distrust Japan's growing tendency to adopt foreign customs and systems. He was fearful that she would attempt to draw China into war. But Japan was not yet ready. She desired, on the contrary, to make a treaty with China, and sent a minister to accomplish that object. By the terms of the treaty which resulted, both countries were to aid and support each other in the case of foreign invasion, and ministers were to be sent from one capital to the other. Consuls were appointed to protect the interest of each country at the treaty port of both. Li was chosen to negotiate this treaty as representative of his imperial master.
In the year 1874, occurred a difficulty with Japan over Formosa. Li strongly desired war, for he believed that China was now in a better position to fight than Japan; and he saw, too, that the Japanese were moving faster than the Chinese toward improved methods of war-fare, and that the time might come when his countrymen would not be able to cope with them. But the peace party at Pekin was in the ascendant and the matter was settled amicably. China paid an indemnity to Japan.
Toward the end of the year the Emperor was taken ill with smallpox, and in the beginning of 1875 he died of that disease. The dowager Empress nominated as his successor the infant son of Prince Ch'un, a brother of the deceased Emperor.
Li was at this time in high favor with the Throne.
But the new reign began badly with respect to foreign affairs. At its very beginning occurred the murder of Mr. Margary, of the China Consular Service, at Yunnan. As soon as the news of this outrage reached Pekin, Sir Thomas Wade sought satisfaction at the Tsungli Yamen, demanding that a committee should be appointed to investigate the outrage. For months he was put off on the plea that no official report had been received of the murder, but finally Li Hung Chang entered into negotiations with him. Li showed a disposition to be conciliatory, but refused to draw Li Hsieh-t 'ai, the Viceroy of Yunnan, into the discussion. He had, like all Chinamen, a tender regard for officials of high rank. At last he consented to an investigation at Yunnan, which ended so unsatisfactorily that Sir Thomas Wade left Shanghai rather than be trifled with longer. The Chinese were thoroughly frightened at this turn of the affair, and Li finally met Sir Thomas at Chefoo. There the matter was settled by Li's agreeing to improved official intercourse and additional trading regulations between the two Nations. A convention, known as the Chefoo Convention, setting forth these terms, was drawn up and signed by both Li and Sir Thomas Wade. This document caused great discussion among the British merchants in both England and China. It was disapproved of by the Foreign Office, and did not receive official sanction until 1888.
Still further honors were given to Li for his success at Chefoo. Foreign matters having been disposed of, Li was now at leisure to devote more time to internal affairs. He still continued to improve his army and navy. Armed his soldiers with the newest weapons, urged the completion of the forts between Taku and Tientsin and established a torpedo college at the latter place, in order to defend it by water. The expense and trouble devoted to the college deserved better results than were shown during the late war. Li also turned his attention to the development of the commercial resources of his country. He formed a company to work the coal mines in the Metropolitan Province. This led to the first railway established in China. If Li had been all powerful he would have applied the same manner of working as that adopted at the coal mines in Chili to mines throughout the Empire. But the provincial system of government rendered this impossible. He, therefore, turned his attention to other schemes. A word has already been said of the China Merchant's Steam Navigation Company. Li Hung Chang hoped this might compete successfully with the foreign worked companies along the coast, and did all he could to further its success. But do what he might, that company never arrived at a very flourishing condition.
About this time, 1877, occurred a terrible famine, which lasted for over one year. Li did all he could to mitigate the sufferings of the people. He sent to foreign countries for rice, and urged that all distilling be stopped until the terrible scarcity of that grain was over. He opened soup kitchens at Tientsin, and is said to have fed a thousand refugees daily from his own purse. But do what he could, millions perished of want in the various provinces.
In 1878 events occurred which made it seem that China would be able to make use of all her warlike preparations. This was a difficulty with Russia over the occupancy of Kuldja. Russia had held Kuldja for ten years, in trust, we might say, for China, and now was adverse to giving the place up. Chung How, Superintendent of the Northern Ports, was ordered to proceed to St. Petersburg to negotiate with the Russians. But the treaty he arranged was not acceptable to Li Hung Chang. During this time there had grown up at Pekin a strong war party under Prince Ch'un and Tso Tsung-tang. Li was, however, strongly averse to going to this extreme with Russia, declaring the country was in no condition for war. Fortunately he was upheld in his position by Colonel Gordon, of whom so much has been said as leader of the "Ever Victorious Army," who spoke very openly of the military weakness of the Nation. Fin-ally, after many attacks from his enemies, Li's peace policy was carried out, with the able assistance of the Marquise Tseng, at St. Petersburg. The dispute was satisfactorily adjusted.
Again Li could turn his attention to his duties of provincial administration, but not for long. His active interest in provincial affairs was stopped by the death of his mother in 1882. Li mourned for her sincerely, and applied to the Throne for the usual time of mourning two years and a quarter. But he was too important a man to be allowed to retire from public life for that length of time, and his request was refused. He was allowed only too days in which to express his grief.
While Li was yet in mourning for his mother occurred an event of great political importance. He had for some time urged the King of Korea to enter into a treaty with foreign States for the protection of his Kingdom. The Anti-foreign party, at the head of which was the ex-Regent, opposed this policy, and in 1882 attacked the Japanese Legation established at Seoul. This brought on a collision between China and Japan. Both Nations sent a force to Seoul. But Li realized more than ever the inability of China to cope with Japan, whose military conditions were so much better than hers; and happily his efforts for peace were successful and the matter was amicably settled.
Foreign troubles seemed to follow thick and fast upon Li and the Chinese Empire. Since 1873 the French had been making hostile advances against the Province of Tongking. All proposals of China to cede fo France the country south of the Songkoi River had been rejected at Paris and Pekin. In 1884 the attitude of the French was still threatening. They even attacked and held two cities, Sontay and Bacninh. Li, as usual, desired to preserve peace. He was prepared, therefore, to discuss matters at once with Captain Fournier as soon as he should receive plenipotentiary powers from Pekin. His memorials to the Throne on the subject were at first coldly received. At a council at which Prince Ch'un, the father of the Emperor, and twenty-seven other officials took part, it was unanimously decided to reject Li's request. Fortunately, wiser counsel prevailed, and Li was authorized to take the best terms he could get from the French. Accordingly, on the 11th of May, 1884, Fournier and Li drew up a convention and signed it. The terms of the convention no sooner became known than Li was violently denounced by the Censors. So harshly was he reproached that he offered to resign his official duties. This proposition the Throne declined to listen to. Trouble again broke out and war was declared with France, which lasted until 1886, when a treaty was concluded between Li Hung Chang and M. Cogordan, a special envoy from France. Li's prescience was confirmed by the terms of this treaty. After a year's conflict, which had cost the country 60,000,000 taels, and the sinking of a fleet at Foo-chow, China accepted eventually the same terms which Li had obtained before the money had been spent or the fleet sunk.
More trouble with Japan now occurred. Again the subject of the dispute was Korea. Count Ito was sent to China to negotiate a treaty with Li Hung Chang, which should determine the position of the two countries in that Kingdom. The matter was settled amicably, a treaty was drawn up and signed by the two Ministers.
Another instance of Li's diplomatic shrewdness is his arrangement made with the British concerning the island known as Port Hamilton, over which the British had raised their flag. For while he obtained the promise of Great Britain to remove her flag from that island, he also received assurance from Russia that should the British control of Port Hamilton cease, she would not interfere with Korea, thus killing as it were, two birds with one stone.
Li's choice of foreign employés, with a few exceptions, seems always to have been a good one. As a rule they have served him well and faithfully.
His selection of native officials has not always turned out so well. One of his most intimate associates was thrown into prison on the charge of fraud; another, who was at one time exiled beyond the Great Wall, is his son-in-law. He, however, has since proved himself unquestionably a very able man. Honesty does not seem necessary to obtain Li's favor, and one of his prime favorites, it is said, a certain Shen, during the late war with Japan gained great notoriety by selling poor muskets and am-munition to the soldiers who were sent to the fore. The constant breaches in the Grand Canal are but instances of the lax way in which Li was served by his workmen. It is but another evidence of his greatness that he has accomplished so much for China with such poor aid.
It had long been evident to those who had watched the affairs in the Korea, that matters must soon be brought to a crisis. Both China and Japan feared the intervention of Russia. Japan wished to effect such reforms in Korea as would give strength and efficiency to that Kingdom. She proposed to China that they work these reforms together. Li was anxious to maintain peace, but he entirely misunderstood Japan's attitude and refused to coöperate with her, replying that China as the Suzerain State should effect all reforms in Korea. He demanded that all Japanese ships should leave the Chinese ports. Japan complied with the ultimatum, but warned China that any advance of the military of that country would be regarded by her as an act of war. China, paying no heed to this warning, sent a British ship loaded with troops and escorted by three men-of-war to Korea. They were met by the Japanese cruisers, Akitsusu, Yoshino, and Naniwa, and a battle was fought. The result is well known the sinking of the transport and the flight of the Chinese ships. Following this came the defeat of the Chinese at Asan and Pingyang. At first the news of these disasters was kept from the Imperial Throne. But at last the truth came out. Li, who had been held responsible for the campaign, was degraded in rank, and his yellow jacket was taken from him. Li saw, though not too late, the mistake he had made, and strongly advocated peace. The Throne was not to be convinced of its necessity, and the war continued. But the crushing disasters which followed brought the true situation only too clearly to the Imperial eye. In response to Li's urgent representations, he was authorized to send Mr. Deking, a Commissioner of Customs, to japan to arrange affairs with that country. The Mikado's Government refused to accept Mr. Deking as an Envoy. Finally Li Hung Chang, although the loss of his honors had been accompanied by a withdrawal from his control of the military affairs of his country, was appointed Imperial Commissioner to negotiate with Japan. His ability to cope with the situation had been recognized by the Throne, and his honors had been restored to him.
Li, though an old man and worn out with the affairs of the State, yet consented, at the request of the Throne, to visit for the first time in his life a foreign country and to undertake a humiliating mission. He set our for Japan with Oriental magnificence, accompanied by a retinue of 135 persons, and arrived safely in that country. The negotiations were proceeding favorably, when an incident occurred which seemed for a moment likely to bring them to a sudden termination. This was an attempt on Li's life by a fanatical member of the Soshi class, who, as the Chinese Commissioner was being carried through the streets of Shimonoseki in his sedan chair, rushed up to him and fired a pistol point-blank in his face. Fortunately, though Li was hit, the bullet did not penetrate very deeply, lodging under his left eye, and, barring the shock to his system, the effect of the wound was not serious. By none was this act more strongly condemned than by the Mikado and his Ministers. Count Ito called in person to express his profound sorrow for the occurrence, and the Mikado hastened to put at his service his own surgeon.
The principal terms of the treaty now agreed upon, and which was duly ratified by both China and Japan, were that within four months both powers should with-draw their troops stationed in Korea, and that they should unite in an invitation to the King of Korea to instruct and drill an armed force sufficient to assure her public security, employing for this purpose an officer selected from those of a third power. Neither China nor Japan should send any of her own officers for the purpose of giving this instruction.
In 1896 Li Hung Chang was sent to St. Petersburg as the Emperor's representative at the coronation of the Czar. On his way home he passed through the United States, where he was received with every demonstration, official and popular, due both to his eminent services to China and his high rank among the world's great men.
The Boxer trouble of 1900-1901 and the resulting intervention of the Powers afforded the old statesman his last opportunity to exhibit his fidelity to the Manchu government he had served so long. It was chiefly due to his efforts that the allies did not impose severer penalties on China and that the Dowager Empress and her advisers acceded to the demands which secured the evacuation of Peking by victorious Europeans, September 17, 1901. A few weeks later (November 7) he died in harness, so to speak, resisting to the utmost Russia's encroachments in Manchuria.
Li Hung Chang has been the subject of much discussion and criticism by those who have not always taken sufficient account of his nationality and of the peculiar circumstances both of his education and the conditions with which he had to deal. It is manifestly unjust to charge him with a lack of some of those virtues which in the advanced civilization of Europe have been fostered by centuries of culture. Take him for all in all, he is undoubtedly a man worthy of the highest admiration one of the most able of the world's great statesmen.


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By Dr. Dan Meakin
You'd think that if you discovered the hands-down, bar-none best way for dealing with a pet who has been skunked, you'd be able to sell your formula for a tidy sum and be set for life, right?
Wrong. At least, that's not the way it worked for chemist Paul Krebaum, who found just such a magic formula a few years ago – and hasn't gained anything but the gratitude of pet lovers for his troubles.
First the formula, then the story.
Take 1 quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide (available from any drugstore), 1/4 cup of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate for you science types) and 1 teaspoon of liquid soap, such as Ivory. Mix and immediately apply to the stinky pet. Rinse thoroughly with tap water.
The result is astonishing. Unfortunately, so will be the explosion if you made up the solution and then tried to bottle it! The merging of the hydrogen peroxide and baking soda creates lots of oxygen in a big hurry. This chemical reaction is key to how the solution works, but it's also fierce enough to explode in a closed container. Which is why Paul Krebaum hasn't capitalized on his discovery. There's just no way to sell something you can't put in a bottle. And it's a shame, too, because the man deserves some kind of reward. The stuff really works. Not like tomato juice, which dampens the odor a little and leaves you with a slightly less-stinky pink dog. Commercial preparations seem to fare a little better, but even with them it's the passing of time that seems to finally do the trick.
But the hydrogen peroxide mix? Skunk be gone! The trick is the oxygen, which grabs the molecules that go into that horrid smell. Once snagged, the smell is neutralized. Simple chemistry, really.
Since Krebaum published his findings in a trade journal in 1993, his magic formula has spread far and wide, offered up by agriculture officials and hunting magazines, and touted by folks on the Internet. The Chicago Tribune gave him a good write-up in 1994 that got picked up by newspapers all over the country. In it, he called his mix a "free-gift-to-humanity type deal."
I first heard about this formula a couple of years ago and read reports from many who raved about it. I made up the solution to see what it was like, but never got lucky enough to try it on one of my dogs. They just don't seem all that interested in skunks when we're walking in the wooded area near our home. Finally, a friend called to tell me her setter had been skunked and to ask my advice. At last! The chance to try out the mix.
I must admit she didn't share my enthusiasm, at least not at first. She had already bathed the dog in soap and water. She had poured eight quarts of tomato juice over him. And still he smelled. So I told her about Paul Krebaum's miracle skunk cure. A couple of hours later, Krebaum had another believer. The dog slept on the bed that night.
I suppose it's not very practical to suggest that everyone who's grateful to Paul Krebaum send him a few bits to make up for some of the money he'll never make on his miracle skunk cure. So maybe it would be nice if you save this article for when you'll need it, and when you do, say a few silent words of thanks to the man who'll get you out of one stinky fix.
Dr. Dan Meakin is the owner of All Creatures Animal Hospital, 1894 Ohio Pike in Amelia. Call (513) 797-PETS.


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Celtic look back on a top year
Rock Celtic looked back on a year that had many highlights and when hard work enabled the committee to get the finances into a good state to meet their commitments arising from a substantial investment in the development of facilities at the grounds at Sandy Lane over recent years.
Rock Celtic looked back on a year that had many highlights and when hard work enabled the committee to get the finances into a good state to meet their commitments arising from a substantial investment in the development of facilities at the grounds at Sandy Lane over recent years.
The high points included the senior team recapturing of the Meath and District League title after a gap of two years after finishing champions in successive seasons. This success was achieved during the six years of Shane Reddish's tenure as manager that regrettably ended at the start of the present season, with the former Dundalk star stepping down for business and personal reasons.
Fortunately the club were able to turn to his assistant David Hoey, who in his dual capacity as a player played no small part in the reclaiming of the title last year. He brings considerable experience from a lengthy and successful League of Ireland career with Dundalk culminating in securing an FAI Cup winners medal in 2002 to the role.
Tributes were paid to the out-going manger and also great stalwart Feargal Smyth who helped in the management of the team and has given so much at administrative and coaching level, and in all areas of running the club in recent years. He resigned from the committee, and his namesake Richard Smyth, a former player and valued mentor and schoolboy coach, returned after serving in that capacity some years ago.
The other big cause for rejoicing was the landing of a four year deal by James Dunne with the Mighty Reds. The 15 year-old defender headed off to Old Trafford in August to look to forge a successful career as a professional with one of the world's most famous and successful clubs.
Honorary secretary, Cronan McCabe who has helped in his development, acting as his coach at club and representative level, wished James the 'very best in his football career'.
In his report he noted that the club caters for over 300 players from juvenile to adult level, and referred to other juveniles who are making their way up the local ladder, being invited to be part of the Dundalk Youths team and selected to be a part of the Dundalk Schoolboys squad to take part in the prestigious Milk Cup in the north from where some budding stars progressed to became household names across the water .
A couple of the club teams also undertook trips to England and one gained the experience of training at Manchester City.
The club also organised and ran its own soccer summer camp for boys and girls between the age of 6 and 14 which was a great success, and are looking at running it again.
Chairman Martin McDonnell in his address to the meeting, talked of how the club set up it's own office in the clubrooms, complete with a comprehensive data base of members, and had forged a cross border link with Lisburn Rangers. It played host to a number of teams from the Northern club which has invited the club to pay a reciprocal visit to their headquarters.
The chairman said he would like to see older and past members of the club become more involved in the club.
Officers and Committee for the next 12 months: Chairman, Martin McDonnell; vice-chairman, Eugene Fee; secretary, Cronan McCabe; treasurer, Johnny Hanna, committee, Anthony Kieran, Lonan McDonald, Donal Lynch, Alan Farrelly, Richard Smyth.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Dalton's about ready to 'splode
Andy Dalton, QB TCU:
Dalton might have had a rough outing in the Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State with three interceptions, but he threw for 272 yards and a touchdown pass. Before that he gave away a mere five interceptions on the season as he led the Horned Frogs to a 12-0 record and within a whisker of the national title. He might not be flashy and he might not put up the mega-numbers, but he'll once again be the leader of a loaded Horned Frog team and he should be solid for around 250 passing yards per game with a few touchdown passes and about 40 rushing yards. He'll be the signature star on a team destined for another trip to the BCS.
Combined with the Heisman campaign the athletic department is rumored to be rolling out this summer, you might see #14 start to replace #5 as the go-to jersey for Frog fans.
Patterson talking Hughes on Indy's 1070 The Fan
Courtesy of 1070 The Fan
Lessons in SMU Hate: Pacemakers and Pussy(cats): Part 2.
So thoughout these little equine diatribes, we've established that the Hilltop Elite are racists, promote car dick artistry, inspire hate in recruits who have hardly set foot on campus, encourage rape, are responsible for turning Craig James into a world class asshole and last, but certainly not least, love the cocainia. And if you take a close look at those things, you'll notice the common thread running throughout is that all of these tales have applied stricly to human hate.
Until now.
In our society, cats are arguably the most alienating of domesticated house pets. No one thinks cats are, "OK." You're either a cat person who somehow accepts having an open box of shit in your house , or you're a person who wants to put all the world's cats into a meat grinder and flip the switch. And after living in the Greek for 2 years having to dodge them at every turn, I can assure you that I fall rather firmly into the second group. And even if that didn't convince me, after spending a weekend at lt4heisman's house listening to the hissing of the feral beasts that surround his front porch, I'll beat all nine lives of the next one I see. Soudned like I was in the snake filled train car on Indiana Jones. Or a gay pride parade.
And now, thanks to SMU, I'll probably be dodging them for my forseeable future in Dallas.
As much as I've come to appreciate George W. Bush since he's been out of office and we've been left to bottom feed with his predecessor, I've never been shy about my feelings regarding the choice of venue for his Presidential Library. As fellow SMU haters, I think most of you will sympathize with me on that. And now, due specifically to its location on the SMU campus, it seems I have the unlikeliest of allies of all on my side – cat folk.
This story in the Dallas Morning News outlines the plight of SMUs feral cat colony which will soon be occupied by tons upon tons of concrete, steel, and Harry Potter books. The cats, who have already been forced from their original habitat due to previous construction and have seen their numbers decrease significantly, will pretty much be out of on campus options once the library is completely, according to SMU feral cat program member Althea Webb. On one hand, it's probably better for the cats to find a new habitat, seeing as how they'd have a better chance of avoiding used needles or eating hastily tossed off 8-balls in West Baltimore. On the other, SMU has a feral cat society? That the university funds? Normal. I'm guessing this should come up during the next tuition hike discussions.
So the big question is, where will the cats go? As more and more campus construction has been springing up on the east side of SMUs campus where the colony resides, the cats have been pushed more and more east. So, once they no longer have a home, where do you think they're going to go? EAST. And where do I live? A
couple of miles EAST of SMU. S0 assuming the cats are able to traverse the gap between their bourgeois digs to the M Street slums, where do you think they're going to set up camp?
After spending a month attempting to rid my backyard and attic of opossums, it now looks I've got this to deal with in the immediate future. So I've been working on a positive spin for this situation. One, if the cats manage to flatten themselves out and get into the walls of my house as the opossums did, at least I won't have a shortage of more cats to send into the walls to get the other ones out. Another is, I've been meaning to get a BB gun to pick off squirrels as entertainment while I'm sitting in my backyard, so at least now I'll have more moving targets with which to hone my skills.
But there is one more solution and, as the best solutions typically involve game day situations, that's where my mind eventually ventured. Let's say worse comes to worse and the feral cats eventually overrun my neighborhood and spawn even more feral cats. This is bound to happen because feral cats practice safe sex even less than the Haitians. Or at least that's what Paul Shirley tells me.
So now the cats are in the walls, the trees, the streets, everywhere. They're eating birds, attacking babies and the thoroughfares runneth over with a river of urine, feces and whatever that crap is they cough up on a regular basis. They have to be driven out, right? We can't just let them take over, right? So what better way to do so then to draw out the hate that lives within us all, which they surely possess in droves as they are the reason they were driven out of their original habitat. Of course I'm talking aobut SMU Hate.
So flash forward to Friday, September 24th. SMU/TCU live on ESPN. The Ponies are riding high and love their chances to upset their biggest rival in front of the entire nation. The game kicks off without anyone noticing the presence of one lone, ominous cat peering through the gates in the south end zone, a mischevious scowl on its venomous face. But then, as SMU is driving, looking to take a quick lead, a faint rumble overtakes the crowd and, as it draws nearer, turns into a loud scratching and screeching, like a pack of rabid Tasmanian devils taking down a herd of antelopes, like death himself arriving in an exploding World War II fighther plane. And then, pandemonium.
Cats EVERYWHERE. Black cats, brown cats, white cats. Cats of all shapes, colors and sizes, all having adhered to the Horned Frog hatred of all things pony. Attacking SMU players, attacking SMU fans. Clearing the home side of the stadium and eventually causing a forfeit before storming the Bush library and taking back their original habitat, turning the facility into the most prestigious and expensive feral cat sanctuary in the world. SMU students grabbing their vials and fleeing in their helicopters, BMWs and other various forms of transportation their daddys bought for them. The police swooping in trying to quell the violence, but instead stumbling upon the biggest drug score this side of Pablo Escobar. And all of it on national television, ruining SMU and returning them to their rightful place as the biggest laughing stock in the southwest.
As yours truly, Sir Wesley Willis, the Pied Piper of Pussy(cats), stands on the 50 yard line, taking it all in, sipping an ice cold Jameson and toasting another decade of TCU Football dominance.
And that's today's lesson in beginning-a-story- with- one- intention,- completely- losing- focus- in- the- middle-, and- eventually- turning- it- into -a -surrealistic- free -for- all- which eventually,- although- admittedly- roundaboutedly,- accomplished- the -underlying- message- that- has -run- throughout- all- of- these- posts – that SMU is a wart on the wrinkly ass of the Metroplex and must be destroyed.
But, for those of you who were mostly alienated by it, here's some pictures of SMU cheerleaders being drunk and slutty. Now you can never say we don't reward our readers.
Frogs win an odd one
Baylor closer Brooks Pinckard had a little trouble finding the strike zone, as he walked two Frogs in the 9th and then beaned Aaron Schultz with the bases loaded to tie the game at 4. After Purke came in to record the final out in the Top of the 10th, Pinckard hit Brance Rivera and Bryan Holaday on the first two pitches in the bottom of the inning! After Jason Coats bunted them over to 2nd & 3rd, Joe Weik won it with a sac fly.
Very weird, very sloppy ballgame, but a big win for the Frogs, who are now 7-2 against the Big 12 this year and 31-8 overall. They can finish off a two-game sweep of Baylor tonight when the two teams face each other again, this time in Waco. Greg Holle will be on the mound for TCU.
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NEW YORK --A Tennessee man has been arrested after police say he checked luggage containing a loaded rifle and other weapons at Kennedy Airport.
Keenan Draughon was arrested Saturday morning at a security checkpoint trying to board a flight to Charlotte, N.C., after Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police found the weapons.
Police spokesman Joseph Pentangelo says Draughon also had two pistols, a defaced rifle, and a high-capacity magazine, which is illegal in New York.
U.S. Transportation Security Administration rules allow only unloaded weapons in checked luggage. No weapons are allowed in carry-on luggage.
Pentangelo says the serial numbers on the two rifles were defaced.
The 23-year-old Clarksville man was being held pending an arraignment. He is charged with three felony counts of criminal possession of weapons.


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Nebraska Cornhusker Positon Battles For 2009February 6, 2009
With all the recruiting hype now over and spring ball yet to start, let,s look at next year's position battles to see who could crack the starting lineup for the Huskers in 2009.
The obvious glaring hole that is staring Bo Pelini in the face is the QB race. This should shape up to be one of the most exciting races in the Big 12, if not the country. The Cornhuskers are coming off of a 9-4 year, lots of momentum from a Gator Bowl win, and should be favored to contend for a Big 12 North title and possibly for a BCS game berth.
Other position races of note will be at WR, DT, and LB. Starting at the WR position, Swift and Peterson graduating has left a huge hole. The other tackle position will be open on the defensive line and both outside linebackers have graduated.
Let's start where everyone in Nebraska will focus all of their attention—the quarterback position. The most likely scenerio here suggests that either Patrick Witt or Zac Lee will be the opening day starter. With both having knowledge of Shawn Watson's offense, they have a jump start on up-and-comer Kody Spano and highly touted new recruit Cody Green. Although everyone will want to see what Cody Green can do, a redshirt season will probably be the case.
I-back, or running back as they say in the rest of the country, has plenty of experience returning to the position, with last year's regular contributors Roy Helu Jr. and Quentin Castille in the forefront. Unless there is an upstart who jumps into the mix and shows flashes of greatness (Burkhead?), expect these two to get the majority of the carries. Marcus Mendoza could also be a situational type back to showcase his speed.
Look for the fullback position to be a RBBC type of situation this year. It will most likely be a converted TE (H-back type) or some walk-on who steps up and contributes in running situations. Your guess is as good as mine on this one.
The receiving corp is one of the areas I mentioned earlier that could play a key role in the success of the Huskers in 2009. Losses (Swift, Peterson) will need to be filled by a bevy of players. Leading candidates are Niles Paul, Menelik Holt, Will Henry, Chris Brooks, and Curenski Gilleylan. Holt and Paul saw the most playing time last year and will be counted on to lead the group. Two who could emerge as playmakers are Khiry Cooper and JUCO transfer Brandon Kinnie. The group has talent, let's just hope they can display it on the field next year.
Tight end is another position that has a lot of returnees to claim. Mike McNeill, Dreu Young, and Ryan Hill are all back and all had playing time last year. There was some talk of Ben Cotton burning his redshirt last year to play, so be on the lookout for him to make the position ultra competitive for playing time in the fall.
The offensive line rotation lost only three players who saw regular time (Huff, Slauson, Murtha). The group returns six who saw considerable time, with at least one at each position: Mike Smith and Javario Burkes (LT), Keith Williams (LG), Jacob Hickman (C), DJ Jones (RG), and Marcel Jones (RT). Along with the addition of Ricky Henry and Mike Caputo and the return of Andy Christensen, don't look for this group to loose a step at all.
That takes care of the offensive side of the ball, now let's look at the defense and see which players will step up to carry on that Blackshirt tradition. We will start on the defensive line, where championship-caliber teams are really made. They are so valuable to a team and allow the coaches to really get creative when they know they don't have to blitz to create pressure.
When Barry Turner went down early last year, Pierre Allen stepped in and performed wonderfully. Assuming Turner gets his medical redshirt (no reason he shouldn't), the two will be nice bookends on the Huskers' defensive line. Potential backups will be Cameron Meridith, William Yancy, and Josh Williams, to name a few
The return of Ndamukong Suh (NU's best player) was HUGE. The potential All-American will anchor the middle of the line and make the job of whoever steps into the other DT position that much easier. Potential candidates include Baker Stienkuler, Terrence Moore, Quentin Toailoa, and Jared Crick. Haven't heard much buzz on who will step up in this case, so let's keep a close eye on this one.
Two of the three starting linebackers from last year are gone. Phillip Dillard will be the stalwart at middle linebacker. The open BUCK and WILL positions could be filled by a number of returnees. The best opportunities belong to Will Compton, Sean Fisher(described as a physical freak of nature), Alonzo Whaley, LaTravis Washington, Blake Lawrence, and Matt Holt. Lawrence saw time last year, but all posses the talent to thrive in the Blackshirt scheme.
Moving to the secondary, where a number of players could have a breakout season. Larry Asante will remain the starting SS. Ricky Thenarse or Major Culbert will more than likely start at the FS spot, and whoever wouldn't start would the first backup at both positions. Look for PJ Smith, Mason Wald, John Levorson, or Courtney Osborne to perhaps step into a contributing role.
Depth at the cornerback spot in the Big 12 is now more crucial than ever. With the highly potent spread offenses NU will face, they cannot afford to have a drop off in talent if their first stringers need a breather (hence the 5 DBs in this year's class). The departure of Armando Murillo should't hurt that badly with the returners that we have coming back.
There should be five CBs ready to start the 2009 season off with a bang: Eric Hagg, Anthony West, Prince Amukamara, Lance Thorell, and Alfonzo Dennard. All of these guys saw action last year and will use that experience to better themselves. Throw in Anthonly Blue, who's coming off a redshrit year for an ACL injury, and you have a secondary ready to thrive in '09.
The only special teams loss will be punter Dan Tinchner. I have heard no word on the possible replacement so far, but Nebraska usually has some unknown waiting in the wings to produce for us.
Kickoffs will continue to be handled by Adi Kunalic. Alex Henery will be the holdover for the place-kicking duties.
The electric Alfonzo Dennard and Niles Paul will more than likely return kickoffs again in 2009. Punt returns will be up for grabs with the departure of Nate Swift, with Paul and Dennard to get a crack at that duty as well. Dennard looked especially shifty last year, and I would like to see the ball in his hands more often.
Well, there you have it. The position battles for 2009 will start in spring ball and continue through the summer and into fall camp, and culminate with the opening kickoff on Sept. 5 against Florida Atlantic. Go Big Red in '09!!!


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Those present at Wednesday's Calciopoli peace talks have admitted that nothing has changed after a four-hour meeting.
A summit was held today at the headquarters of CONI – the Italian Olympic Committee – in an effort to bring an end to the controversy which has shadowed the Italian game since the sentences of 2006.
CONI chief Gianni Petrucci called for the get-together after Juventus started legal proceedings for damages after their demotion to Serie B five years ago. They were also stripped of two Scudetti.
Amongst those at today's 'peace table' were Juventus President Andrea Agnelli and Inter counterpart Massimo Moratti.
Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani, Fiorentina patron Diego Della Valle, Napoli chief Aurelio De Laurentiis and Italian Football Federation President Giancarlo Abete were also present.
"It was a long, friendly and correct meeting," Petrucci noted. "But I mustbe honest and sincere, the subject of Calciopoli is still very hot so nobody changed their stance on the matter.
"There was a lot of good intentions, but no results have been obtained. I'll certainly think very carefuly before planning another meeting."
He added: "I'm disappointed, but we gave it everything and we'll sleep without problems tonight. There was no result, but no defeat either."
FIGC President Abete and Viola chief Della Valle also confirmed that nobody took a backwards step.
"There was no change in position," Abete stated. "Despite all of the effort, it's hard to heal a deep wound."
Della Valle commented: "It was a civil meeting, but nobody altered their view."
Inter's Moratti, whose side were handed Juve's 2006 title, refused to go into detail about what was discussed.
"All meetings can be constructive and everything can be useful," he stated.
Agnelli, meanwhile, didn't leave a comment after admitting that he would talk to the media at a later stage about today's events.
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