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A forbidding mixture of droning guitars and sub-Beat poetry about the ocean and Walt Whitman, R.E.M.'s "Blue" didn't seem like a song in need of additional artiness when it closed the veteran alt-rock band's 2011 swan song, "Collapse Into Now."
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About WBW.
13 comments:
- Connie Smiley said...
So glad you're taking this on, Stewart! Nice to have another good writer following Springman.
- 18 July 2012 at 06:40
- Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...
I second what Connie says about 'good writer'. But I always loved the sentence Springman included that said something like 'you don't have to be a professional bird photographer to enter'. I hope that will still be true. (I don't have any birds to enter right now, good pictures or bad.) They're harder to get here in Oregon than they are in Florida.
Again, glad you stepped up for this.
- 18 July 2012 at 10:06
- NewMexiKen said...
Thanks, Stewart, for keeping the WBW group alive and well! I also hope that Springman will be our constant companion. Will have to learn how to calculate Australian time-- did you mean that the meme will open early each Wednesday and close early each Friday?
- 18 July 2012 at 22:59
- Kathie Brown said...
Good for you Stewert for picking up the baton and running with it! I have been quite busy the past few weeks and have been unable to participate in World Bird wednesday so I did not even know it ended until I read it on someone else's blog! I am sorry to hear that Springman let it go but thankful that you decided to carry on with your own version of it. Good luck and I do hope you build that community of photographers and birders that you hope for! My husband and I are currently in the middle of a move back to
Tucson, AZ, so it may be awhile before I can participate again.
- 19 July 2012 at 00:51
- Liz said...
OH MY GOSH!!! You have no idea how happy I was to see a link to this on Brians Blog!!! Thank you, Thank you... a million thank yous Stewart!!! I was missing WBW already (I too am a creature of habit) and wondering what I was going to do with all the bird shots I seem to be amassing.
I'm really looking forward to linking with you each week!
Ditto to Connie too :)
- 24 July 2012 at 20:02
- Liz said...
I love your button too! Nice Pied Oystercatcher shot!! :)
- 24 July 2012 at 20:04
- Kim, USA said...
Mine is up here is my link!
Kim, USA
- 24 July 2012 at 22:13
- Jackie said...
Wow I just now found this link. I am too late for this week but I am bookmarking and will do my best to work in birds also next Wednesday!
- 27 January 2013 at 08:11
- CabinGirl said...
What a wonderful group you've pulled together, Stewart! I'm having fun clicking on everyone's links.
Think I correctly added mine, but who knows (thumbnail hasn't appeared yet, but it could take awhile).
Thanks for hosting this great collection!
- 28 March 2013 at 02:06
Next week I'm hoping to participate in my first WBW, and I'm looking forward to everyones posts. Thanks for hosting it, Stewart!
- 21 April 2013 at 10:33
Ell I have managed to post my first WBW entry and think I have managed to do all the links in both directions!!
Wonderful idea Stewart and many thanks for the invite, particularly as I am brand new to blogging ;-)
Bedtime in the UK now, but I shall be back tomorrow to enjoy the other links
Thanks again
- 8 May 2014 at 07:06
- Justyna Kierat said...
Are bird painters also allowed to Wild Bird Wednesday? :)
- 6 August 2014 at 21:50
- cliping path said...
You are a true inspiration to other bird watchers..
Keep doing what are you doing..
clipping path service
- 2 January 2015 at 22:44

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Inquiry Question
Reading 3: Union Soldiers & Burial Practices
The following are a series of readings on the evolution of burial practices for U.S. soldiers. Today's burial policies have their roots in this period.
Excerpt from War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series III, Volume 1 (Washington: GPO, 1880-1901), 498.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 75
WAR DEPARTMENT, September 9, 1861
For the purpose of preserving accurate and permanent records of deceased soldiers and their place of burial, it is hereby ordered that the Quartermaster-General of the U.S. Army shall cause to be printed and to be placed in every general and post hospital of the Army blank books and forms corresponding with the accompanying duplicate forms of preserving said records. The Quartermaster will also provide proper means for a registered headboard, to be secured at the head of each soldier's grave, as directed in the following special order to commanding officers in reference to the interment of deceased soldiers:
It is hereby ordered that whenever any soldier of officer of the U.S. Army dies it shall be the duty of the commanding officer of the military corps or department in which such person dies to cause the regulation and forms provided in the foregoing directions to the Quartermaster-General to be properly executed.
It is also ordered that any adjutant or acting adjutant (or commander) of a military post or company, immediately upon the reception of a copy of any mortuary record from a military company, shall transmit the same to the Adjutant-General at Washington.
By order:
SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War.
Excerpt from War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series III, Volume 5 (Washington: GPO, 1880-1901), 318-319.
…The coffins now issued cost less then one-half the price paid by contract and are far superior. The hearses used for transportation to the graves are covered ambulances, painted black, and are well suited for the purpose. The tablets or head-boards are principally of white pine, with the exception of some 4,000 of black walnut, purchased more than two years ago. They are painted in white and lettered black, with the name, company, regiment, and date of death. I would here remark that unless tablets are painted before lettering the wood will absorb the oil in the paint and the rain soon wash off the lead in the lettering…
Extract from annual report of Capt. J. M. Moore, Assistant Quartermaster, U.S. Army, for the year ending June 30, 1865. Washington, D.C.
Excerpt from War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series III, Volume 5 (Washington: GPO, 1880-1901), 1038-1039.
November 14, 1866
Mr. President
Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War
Excerpt from a report prepared by D.W. Tolford for Ohio Governor Jacob D. Cox. Report relative to Union Officers and Soldiers buried in the vicinity of the late Principal Camps, Posts and Hospitals in the State of Ohio. Columbus, Ohio: December 12th, 1866.
…There are in the State many widows, orphans, and relatives and friends of deceased soldiers, who only know that members of their families left them to stand by the republic in its hour of need--that they were, from time to time, heard from upon some distant march--in hospital--upon the eve of battle--or in Southern prisons--and that they are dead! But where the remains have been buried-how-how protected; whether in a condition to be identified, or their graves even recognized as those of Union soldiers, are to them unknown things…
D.W. Tolford
Excerpt from Congressional legislation 1872. 57th Congress, 2nd Session. Report No. 2589. Marking the graves of the soldiers of the Confederate Army and Navy (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1903.)
Be it enacted, etc., That section one of an act entitled "An act to establish and to protect national cemeteries," (P.L. 37) approved February 22nd, 1867, be amended as follows:
The Secretary of War shall cause each grave to be marked with a small headstone, with the name of the soldier and the name of his State inscribed thereon, when the same are known, in addition to the number required to be inscribed by said section; and he shall, within ninety days from the passage of this act, advertise for sealed proposals of bids for the making and erection of such headstones, which advertisements shall be made for sixty days successively in at least twenty newspapers of general circulation in the United States, and shall call for bids for the doing of said work, in whole or in part; and upon the opening of such bids the Secretary of War shall, without delay, award the contracts for said work to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders, in whole or in part; and said bidders shall give bond to his satisfaction for the faithful completion of the work.
Approved June 8, 1872; General Orders, No. 65, AGO, 1872.
…Appropriated to provide for the erection of headstones upon the graves of soldiers in the national cemeteries, $200,000…..
Act approved June 10, 1872; General Orders, No. 52, AGO, 1872.
Questions for Reading 3
1. General Orders No. 75 represents one of the earliest statements on marking graves. The term used is "headboard." What does it mean? What problem does Captain Moore point out with the use of headboards?
2. By 1865, Secretary of War Stanton is proposing what change in soldier's grave markers?
3. The 1872 legislation amending the 1867 Act to establish and to protect national cemeteries once and for all determines the type of mark the graves of Union soldiers. What type(s) do they determine?
4. Why do you think it was important for the U.S. government to relocate soldiers already buried to centralized locations?


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Transitional dressing….Summer shoes and Winter coat.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
135 comments
Interesting look.
Not super feminine, but she still manages to look glamorous. Must be those shopping bags filled with goodies. ;)
Lovely picture. I love the bag:)
Love the two-tone jacket and the bag! Love the monochrome theme throughout the outfit!
Minimal, a bit sporty and boyish and slightly weird. I like.
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Love it!
I have a coat similar to this one but larger. It has also leather sleeves and I think it's lovely. ❤♡❤♡❤♡
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I LOVE the coat and bag! Such a cool and beautiful outfit!
And a cool gender-bending sort of look too. I like it, especially her leather sleeved jacket.
Love the bag!
I love it when it's an outfit that couldn't possibly be put together by a stylist as there's something that's not quite…right. And that's what makes it individual and, paradoxically, very right. Because we're human and not perfect and natural style reflects this. Imagine if the bag on the right hand and the shoes were taken away or replaced – could render the whole outfit (while stll attractive)
I like the summer shoes…new life of the espadrille.
The jacket is really nice. Ande the Chanel shoes are original, I have never seen them before.
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She looks fabulous though. Her jacket is great
love the jacket and bag!!!!! fabulous look!!!
I love this girls outfit!! super cute!! great photo!
Love that jacket
I like this mix of textures jackets, bags and shoes. Unusually.
Nice balance of femininity and masculine / colour and texture.
Big hugs!
great coat
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She looks amazing and I love her coat and bag!
I love her CĂ©line bag and her Chanel espadrillas!!!!!
love the blend of hues….but the hat is not flattering
Laura looks amazing in this pic !!!! She always had and will have great tastes for fashion
I'm all about monochrome.
Love the hat and bag!
I love how there is such a mixture of different textures and shapes. The knit hat, the loose jacket, the tight pants, the small shoes, big bag. It's both off, but works at the same time.
Ok, so I've been searching for a camel & black sleeve jacket for a while now. Something affordable but gorgeous. The few I've seen around have been from your blog and I ALWAYS lose it. I love them!
I like so much that kind of bags. Cool!!!!
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Her celine bag and her jacket are incredible!
Very beautiful bag ! I like this attitude very simple, feminine, mixing the masculine attitude too.
Ah! Celine + Chanel = never go wrong!
The pinstripe shopping bag so perfectly matches the outfit.
Nice girl! I like the shoes!!
that celine bag! i also love her expression.
Supercool. The only thing – I would go for another shoes
Nice! Love the modern way of the jacket with the bag , the hat, her expression …."Oh surprise! it's the sartorialist taking me a photo! ooops!"
Fabulous shoot!
love the espadrilles so much!
amazing jacket!
love love…individual
love ove her style
she looks really great!
J'adore!! Great picture!
And my craizy parents called me "Yacinthe"…
Je vous aime ;-)
Have always loved the idea of leather sleeves! Cool look!
great looking bag and matching colors.
I also like the shoes!
I love the shopping bag as a coordinated accessory. With so many bags out there, it's not difficult to color coordinate these days what you use to tote your Trader Joe's purchases. I've had so many inexpensive ones given to me over the years. I try to match my coat/shoes/purse to my shopping bag.
Cold foots!…XD
Love her she is my girl
I love this look. that celine bag is amazing, well the outfit outfit is!!!
love the look, a quick change of shoes and the look totally transforms. Easy!
that bag is so cute! I would love to have one.
I love your jacket… where can I get it?
Love the bag and the two tone coat…very "Chique".
P.S. It is Spring! Stay inspired….
Perfect jacket I love this connection ! <3
Understated and chic!! Great shoes and bag!
I really do love this general look, but I wish it was a little less designer-y though!
Where might this wonderful jacket come from??
Great outfit, I can't say anymore than that!
"Summer shoes and Winter coat."
That is actually so-o-o L.A.
I feel like that's me everyday lately. I can't stick with one season — they have to be combined!
Wow. Please take her picture again soon.
love that bag shoes everything :)
Oh.. That's the bag I wrote about:
In love with her jacket!
Grey and black, it's wonderful.
love love love this look! i'm all about simplicity. somehow when i wear a similar outfit, it doesn't look quite as good on me!
great shoes and jacket!
The star in this pic is the barcode BAG in the right of pic…because the colours are more intense in this area…Love the combi balck-white in this Look….amazing clean street =)
I love PAris and Sartorialist…is my slogan =)
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It was in my 70′s childhood that I first saw the term UNISEX( it described hair salons which catered to both sexes). Said term is applicable to this particular style.
she is just perfect…totally my style ;)!
oh, and this is definitely also a winter bag!
Amazing outfit!!
Hey – Paris looks cold – but love the simple look. All spring summer now in looks fab – love the glamour – see lovely new designer kaftans http://www.bluemojito.co.uk
Fenomenal coat!
Love the bag (like a teddy bear :) and the jacket. So cool!
Heyy everyone,
Love the bagggg!!
As much as I love fashion and also this look, I have created my own little world, I would love for you to come and see it!
Love and happiness to everyoneee
I love her Celine tote bag!
I <3 the bag…
I love grey and black together… She pulls it off so well!
@Parissa, thankssss for that Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin picture!!
Oh I adore Paris – the women always have such chic yet edgy style!
Jealous ! I want her Celine bag
Who is this girl!? so chic
love love this style!!
I love absolutely every detail of this look!
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Amazingly beautiful style. This Tom-look makes her so feminine in my eyes. A bit of contradiction, I know. The pure girl shines through despite the boyish outfit is what I'm trying to say I guess.
Herrrrmosa carrtera! beso
I love her eyes.
Is she Charlotte Casiraghi ?
wow! nice look!
i am loving this look. great color scheme…
wow… I have a celine and seen other celine bags but I haven't seen one like a teddy bear. lol. cute
Love love love this.
Very pretty. But that coat is obviously her guy's. or else she bought it three sizes too large for her own reasons. Note the shoulders, sleeve length and waist. Still wonderful. I buy guys coats sometimes.
A portrait – the neutrals in the clothing and the streetscape are the perfect setting for that wonderful face.
I recognize the jacket from yigal azrouel men. Very good picture. Like thr textures
Without the hat I probably would have really liked this look. But now its not feminine enough for me. The bag and jacket are great though
fashion & lifestyle in BElgium
Like the espadrilles!
Lovely look!
Very great and interesting look!
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Love this look!! Its so harsh. I love that she has little summer shoes on and a hat – contrasts. Veronique Xo
OK WAIT! Are those Chanel? Cray Cray!
Love love lovee her bag! And cute shoes <3
love this bag!
hes bag of sheepskin is incredibly brilliant, so cool outfit!
Gorgeous bag!
classic black & white combo here, and fresh as ever. love!
We love her look… shes so lovely!
I love all your shots of the gals in Paris…just my style…only 2000 miles away! Wahhhhhh…..
Wow, simply wow! This is the kind of look I love, tastefully laid back!
Voila !
brilliant, amazing, and inspiring. My all time fave.
Love IT!!!!!!!!!!!
So lovely! She is Yigal Azrouel's girlfriend so the jacket makes sense!
I belt would make this look more complete. Other than that I like it, though I'd prefer the shoes not to have such a visable Chanel logo.
Also, the hat is not flattering but it's probably very cold.
We love her handbag!!
Such a wonderful minimalist outfit! LOVE her handbag. Xoxo
It's always nice to see a female's outfit that I could wear without looking like a dragqueen.
Waouhhh!! https://www.facebook.com/CherHonore
love the bag
love her shoes!
Oh, that bag is so nice! And it seems to be everywhere but in my closet!
Striking, simple, and fierce.
I'm so on the fence about this Celine. She carries it well and I'm glad to see the design work for someone. Her entire look here is very cool. Haute Tom Boy :)
im lovingggg her chanel slip ons <3<3<3
A great jacket.. lovely!
That jacket is to die for!
shes amazing ;)
sweet look. The jacket looks like something from Scotch and Soda.
The fantasy in my little head regarding her outfit:
She's just received a phone call from a sale person at JOSEPH about some super cool pieces that are now back in stock, in very limited quantities—and she wants them all.
She jumps out of bed and throws on a basic top with black skinnies from yesterday and slipped on her espadrilles that she wears around the house (it's beginning to fray a little in the sole) add a hat and viola! There's no time to comb the hair.
She's made it into JOSEPH and now walks back to her flat —then Scott shows up. 0_O
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definitely my type of style! love the shoes can someone tell please what are they called?
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Bill Clinton joins Twitter — for real
Stephen Colbert may have technically helped Bill Clinton send out his first tweet from the @prezbillyjeff account that the Comedy Central star took the liberty of recently opening for the 42nd president - but Clinton has decided to officially enter the Twittersphere with a more appropriate handle: @billclinton
He already has over 200,000 followers and his bio reads: "Founder, Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States. Follow @ClintonFdn for more about my work around the world."
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He wrote: "Excited to join @ChelseaClinton and my good friend @StephenAtHome on Twitter!" (That was retweeted over 2,500 times).
( PHOTOS: Bill Clinton's life and career)
To that, Colbert replied: "I taught @billclinton to tweet! This is almost as exciting as the time I taught Cheney 'Dance Dance Revolution.'"
Hillary Clinton has yet to follow her in husband's footsteps and join Twitter.
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House Corporation Officers Training Seminar (HCOTS)
House Corporation Officers Training Seminar (HCOTS)
The Board of Grand Trustees presents this annual two- to three-day event devoted to the concerns of house corporation officers.
Topics include: knowing your customer, corporate governance issues, fundraising, how to attract volunteers, chapter house maintenance and risk management. Breakout sessions allow brothers to share experiences and successes with one another.
Most of the program's cost is underwritten by Sigma Chi and is generously funded by Constantine Capital Inc. Space is limited and priority is given to house corporation officers who have not attended a previous seminar.


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Governor Cuomo's Aggressive Agenda For 2013
By Jessica Bakeman | Gannett Albany Bureau January 1, 2013
ALBANY, N.Y. - When lawmakers return to the state Capitol in early January for a new legislative session, they'll face closing a roughly $2 billion budget deficit and debating a "progressive" social agenda demanded by the powerful Democratic governor.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he expects the Legislature to pass "the people's agenda," specifically a minimum-wage hike, decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana and reform of the state's campaign-finance laws. Gun control will likely dominate during the session, as well, after a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school earlier this month thrust gun violence into the national spotlight.
Recovery from Superstorm Sandy will have a profound effect on the budget for fiscal year 2013-14 - although to what extent is unclear as the state waits for emergency funds from Congress. Local governments will pressure lawmakers for relief from the financial responsibilities of state mandates, and Cuomo has said there is no place in Albany for those who don't support the 2 percent property-tax cap, which was passed in 2011.
"As governor, I have specific programs and progressive initiatives that I believe must be continued or enacted," Cuomo wrote in an op-ed piece Dec. 6. "In general, I believe the state needs to continue the progress of the past two years to maintain the fiscal integrity we've established and further the social progress we've achieved."
Cuomo also urged the Legislature to allow "limited and highly regulated" casinos, support women's reproductive rights and pass environmental protection initiatives. He also expects continuing support for predetermined increases in education and Medicaid spending, tax cuts for the middle class and education reforms, such as a teacher evaluation system adopted in 2011.
Discussing his priorities on an Albany radio show Dec. 12, Cuomo said: "I will do everything in my power to get that agenda passed."
Cuomo noted he would announce other priorities during his 2013 State of the State speech, to be held Jan. 9 in Albany. The legislative session also starts Jan. 9 and runs through June.
Senate Leadership
Although a series of close state Senate races in the November elections resulted in more Democrats being elected to the chamber than Republicans, a breakaway faction of Democrats has decided to partner with the GOP. That, and the decision of Sen. Simcha Felder, D-Brooklyn, to sit with Republicans, has lead to uncertainty about how liberal social issues will fare.
The Independent Democratic Conference, led by Sen. Jeffrey Klein, D-Bronx, brokered a power-sharing deal with Republican Leader Dean Skelos, R-Nassau County, in which the two will alternate the Senate presidency every two weeks.
Though Republicans and the IDC have touted the agreement as an an unprecedented commitment to bipartisan cooperation in Albany, mainstream Senate Democrats have condemned the deal as an attempt to circumvent voters' will.
Democrats won at least 32 of 63 seats in the elections, which would have shifted to them control of the chamber, had the IDC and Felder not broken away.
Republicans currently hold a slight 33-29 majority.
"This is not a coalition but a coup against all New Yorkers who voted for Democratic control of the Senate and a progressive state government," Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy said in a statement Dec. 4.
Klein told Gannett's Albany Bureau earlier this month that the coalition is "committed to seeing major pieces of progressive legislation pass the Senate chamber." He said the chamber would approve increasing the minimum wage, decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana and reforming campaign finance laws.
But Republicans have not been so clear.
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Thomas Libous, R-Binghamton, said he doesn't "like any of the bills that are out there right now" on the minimum wage or campaign-finance reform.
Democrats have pushed to raise the hourly wage from $7.25 to $8.50, arguing that low-income New Yorkers will put that money back into local economies. Republicans have maintained the change would stifle small businesses.
Campaign-finance advocates want strengthened disclosure laws and a publicly funded system.
Libous said those proposals are "devastating."
"I'm not going to contradict what Leader Klein is saying, but I think if they do go to the floor, I think they will be in a different form than what we presently see," Libous said earlier this month. "I think there are creative ways of addressing issues like the minimum wage and creative ways of addressing campaign-finance reform."
Minimum Wage Increase
Klein called a minimum wage increase "a moral necessity," and Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said the hike would "make a difference for so many people."
Stewart-Cousins said Senate Democrats would be open minded to different forms of the minimum-wage bill, but wouldn't want to see a weak bill pass.
Campaign-Finance Reform
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the state ethics board have recently revealed plans to reform campaign financing in New York, a system where donors are allowed to contribute a lot but required to disclose very little.
Schneiderman, a first-term Democrat, proposed regulations this month that would require nonprofits registered in New York to report how much they spend on local, state and federal elections. Groups that spend more than $10,000 would have to release to the public an itemized report of expenses.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics recently adopted regulations that require disclosure from lobbyists.
But Cuomo said he has a proposal that will go beyond those regulations.
He said he wants any donor, no matter where they're located, to be covered under the state's disclosure laws. He will lay out more details in his State of the State, he said.


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Because we focus on documenting the history of Wesleyan University, our resources for genealogists are limited but we are happy to answer any questions you might have. Our collection has some information about the history of Middletown, Connecticut, as well as biographical information for some students, faculty, and administrators.
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by Joel Young, M.D.
Contrary to popular belief, most children who suffer from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not outgrow the disorder; they become adults who suffer from ADHD.
Written by an acknowledged expert in the adult phase of ADHD, this guide fills the void of available medical information with the latest clinical guidelines and recommended pharmacotherapies for the treatment of the growing population of adult men and women who suffer from the anxiety and restlessness related to ADHD.


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When life hands you lemons, you're supposed to make lemonade. When life hands you a neck injury, however, it seems that you can't make much of anything.
I've been stuck on the couch for three days. It hurts to move, it hurts to sit, it hurts to sleep. I've got my routine down: a glass of water, ibuprofen, ice (frozen peas) and heat (homemade sock rice pack). I watched an entire season of Project Runway yesterday. I'm going a little bit stir crazy. And while there's never a good time to get injured, this weekend seemed like particularly bad timing. The Montavilla Farmer's Market opened for its 6th season today. In addition, today is the deadline for the June Recipe Swap.
I've been planning this post for weeks. When Christianna (from Burwell General Store) emailed us the recipe for 'Mint Pie', I knew that I was going to take the recipe in an entirely different direction.
You see, I'm one of the few people on the planet that doesn't like the combination of chocolate and mint. I love chocolate. I love fresh mint. For whatever reason, I just don't like them together. (Please don't hate me!) Since it's strawberry season in the Northwest – and since my mint plant is growing like crazy and threatening to take over the backyard – I decided to combine these two ingredients instead.
My apologies to all of the chocolate-and-mint lovers out there, but I'm officially on Team Strawberries-and-Mint. The combination is incredible! This dessert is a slight variation of a classic strawberry shortcake, but it's the subtleties that make this recipe truly special. Perfectly ripe strawberries, purchased at the farmer's market this morning. Fresh mint, plucked from my backyard. Hints of lemon, mint, black pepper, and cream. It all works together to create a light and airy spring treat that isn't overly sweet or complicated. It's just perfect.
Adapted from Bite by Michelle
(Makes 10-12 shorcakes)
For the shortcakes:
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons fresh mint, finely diced
1 stick (1/2 cup) chilled salted butter, cut into small cubes
2/3 cup buttermilk
Optional: Egg wash & raw sugar
For the strawberry topping:
1 pint strawberries
1.5 teaspoons chopped fresh mint
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon white sugar
A couple grinds of black pepper
For the lemony whipped cream:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Using a pastry blender (or knives, fingers, food processor, etc) cut in butter until it resembles a coarse meal. Stir in mint and buttermilk, and mix until just combined.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Knead a couple of times and pat into a circle (with a 1″ thickness). Using a biscuit cutter (or juice glass), cut out the shortcakes. Place on a lined baking sheet, 1-2 inches apart. Optional: brush each cake with an egg wash and sprinkle with raw (or coarse grain) sugar before baking.
Place baking sheet in the oven on bottom rack and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, wash and de-stem the strawberries. Slice strawberries and place in a bowl. Toss with fresh mint, black pepper, lemon juice, and black pepper.
Mix the whipping cream, vanilla, sugar, and lemon zest together. Whip, using a whisk or electric mixer for 3-5 minutes, or until the mixture is light and billowy. (Be careful not to overwhip! You want soft peaks.)
When the shortcakes have cooled, arrange each cake on a plate with a generous dollop of whipped cream and strawberries. Enjoy!


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Marco Rubio as the anti-Romney
His desperate need for a drink of water created the immediate headline, but Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) much-anticipated speech Tuesday night had a very serious intent: It was as much an exercise in erasing Mitt Romney's legacy on the Republican Party as it was a traditional response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
( Also on POLITICO: Marco Rubio's drinking problem)
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The selection of Rubio to speak for his party marked the latest, and perhaps most overt, step in the GOP's rehabilitation project since Election Day, an effort to repackage its identity without altering its policies.
And at four separate moments in his remarks, Rubio went to great lengths to get the message across: The GOP isn't the party of rich white guys.
( PHOTOS: Scenes from Obama State of the Union 2013)
Right from the start, the 41-year-old Cuban-American stated bluntly that he was no senator's (or governor's) son.
"I didn't inherit any money from them," Rubio said of his parents. "But I inherited something far better — the real opportunity to accomplish my dreams."
In another stark reminder about the extent to which Obama defined Romney and the GOP last year, Rubio even went through a litany of the ways in which the president caricatures Republicans and ended with the Democrat's most effective argument.
"[H]is favorite attack of all is that those who don't agree with him — they only care about rich people," the senator lamented, before reaffirming his working-class credentials.
"Mr. President, I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in," he said. "My neighbors aren't millionaires. They're retirees who depend on Social Security and Medicare. They're workers who have to get up early tomorrow morning and go to work to pay the bills. They're immigrants, who came here because they were stuck in poverty in countries where the government dominated the economy."
( PHOTOS: Marco Rubio's career)
Later, Rubio returned to the personal, noting that he had to foot his own college bills. "When I finished school, I owed over $100,000 in student loans, a debt I paid off just a few months ago," he said.
And ,if he hadn't gotten his point across, Rubio came back to his class identity toward the end of his remarks in a paean to Medicare.
"It provided my father the care he needed to battle cancer and ultimately die with dignity," said Rubio of government health insurance for the elderly. "And it pays for the care my mother receives now. "


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Editor's Note: Is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction and Major Renovations (LEED-NC) certification cost-effective to achieve? A recent evaluation of 11 LEED-NC-certified buildings in Colorado holds the answer. HPAC ENGINEERING author and past EGB present Peter D'Antonnio helped manage the project and write and edit the final report. In this session, D'Antonnio discusses the report, which captured hard and soft costs as well as occupant impressions, and presents other valuable public resources related to green-building performance during HPAC Engineering's fourth annual Engineering Green Buildings Conference and Expo Sept. 17 and 18 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. For more information, go to www.egbregistration.com.
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Radiant heating systems are being used more often in high-performance designs and green buildings. Many designs now utilize condensing boilers and other high-efficiency technologies, which bring their own sets of challenges. This article will examine tried and true methods of minimizing costly mistakes and maximizing performance. Radiant systems are part of a larger field: hydronics. Many of the concepts that will be presented in this article apply to hydronic systems in general.
Radiant heating is smart and safe. It is time tested: Our nearly 5-billion-year-old sun operates as a radiant mass. An open fire is another everyday example of a radiant heater. Perhaps this is why radiant heat is considered the first form of central heating used by humans. The Romans used it to heat their baths. Radiant heating is the predominant form of heating in Europe and is gaining acceptance in the United States. A survey conducted by the Radiant Panel Association determined there was a 37.4-percent increase in radiant-tubing sales in North America in 2004.1 Radiant systems in the early 1900s used steel and wrought-iron piping imbedded in concrete powered by coal-fired boilers. What a difference 100 years makes.
Why is radiant heat so comfortable? Because our bodies are very effective radiators. Roughly 50 percent of a person's heat transfer is through radiation, 30 percent is through convection, and the remaining 20 percent is through evaporation. Comfort also relates to the concept of mean radiant temperature (MRT). MRT is the measure of the combined effects of surface temperatures within a space. MRT is the most important parameter governing human energy balance.
As evidence of the importance of radiant-heat exchange to the body's thermal equilibrium, physiologists have discovered that human skin has extraordinarily high absorptivity and emissivity--more than almost any other known substance, including matte-black metals. Consequently, humans are highly responsive to changes in MRT. In general, for every 1 F that MRT drops, a person must raise air temperature about 1.4 F to achieve similar comfort conditions.
High-Performance Heating System
Not all radiant systems are created alike. An extremely efficient heating appliance connected to an inefficient delivery system does not produce an efficient system. A high- performance heating system is one that maximizes source and system efficiency and minimizes life-cycle cost. It is one that conditions an indoor environment by first reducing the building envelope load, has an energy-performance focus, and includes such important considerations as adding underslab insulation.
Within a radiant system, there are four main points to consider:
- Supply-water temperature.
- Temperature differential.
- Variable-speed pumping.
- Preventive maintenance.
Reducing supply-water temperature generally increases the efficiency of source equipment. Increasing temperature differential also provides an opportunity for increased efficiency. Low-temperature hot-water heating systems historically have been designed for a 20-F temperature drop. There appears to be no logical explanation for this selection, other than that it is easier to size the pump by dividing the British thermal units by 10,000 to obtain pump flow (British thermal units per hour equals 500 multiplied by gallons per minute multiplied by temperature drop). Or perhaps the 20-F temperature drop was selected to protect against flue-gas condensation in non-condensing boilers. Increased differential affords pumping savings, pipe-size reductions, and higher source efficiency through lower return-water temperatures. For example, doubling differential from 20 F to 40 F halves the required flow rate. Variable-speed pumping does well to improve load tracking and matching building load to system load while also realizing pump electrical savings. Preventive maintenance serves to maintain performance during the life cycle of a system.
One of the benefits of radiant systems is source flexibility. When considering heating sources, consider solar and waste-heat opportunities first. Geothermal systems also are a good choice, offering coefficients of performance of around 3.5. They may prove to be worthwhile applications, especially if a cooling load also is present. As far as heating sources go, boilers make up the lion's share. Condensing boilers often are a practical choice because they recover additional heat from condensing flue gas, boosting efficiency into the range of 88 to 99 percent. Surprisingly, a condensing boiler is one of the most misapplied elements of modern hydronic systems.
A typical efficiency curve for a condensing boiler is shown in Figure 1. This tells a few things about how to maximize a condensing boiler's operating efficiency. The first thing to note is that unless return water can be provided to a boiler at 130 F or, preferably, well below, a boiler is not realizing its full potential. Second, the efficiency curve shows that a boiler operates significantly better at part load than at full load. A control strategy that exploits the efficiency curve should be applied. So how can 90 percent plus average seasonal efficiency be achieved? By allowing a boiler to condense water vapor in flue gas under operating conditions, modulating boiler input at partial-load conditions to reduce cycling losses, and designing a system to take advantage of boiler and controls technology.
Let's look at how a piping system complements high-efficiency operation.
In Figure 2, the series-piped boilers have individual pumps, check valves, and closely spaced boiler tees, all effective elements that prevent unwanted flow through unfired boilers. However, the series arrangement prevents return water from entering each boiler at the lowest temperature. A more appropriate solution is to pipe the boilers in parallel as shown in Figure 3. The goal with boiler piping is to provide parallel-piped, independent flow.
Figure 4 shows three heating circuits, one above the primary heating loop, a second level with the primary loop, and a third below the primary loop. A common misconception is that heat rises. A more correct description is that heat travels to cold areas. If unchecked, a convective loop will form, which can cause load sources, such as radiators, to become heat emitters when a load does not exist on the system and the respective pump is off. This phenomenon, known as "thermosiphoning" or "ghost flow," has other undesirable consequences, such as nuisance tripping of a pressure and temperature valve. To remedy this situation, all heat emitters located at or above a primary loop should be protected with flow checks, swing-loaded check valves, or return-side thermal traps to keep the heat where it is wanted. Supply and return connection tees should be piped as close together as possible (maximum four times the diameter of primary pipe) to create a near-zero pressure drop between tees. This discourages water from flowing into a circuit during off- cycle operation.
Figure 5 shows a boiler supply sensor improperly located on boiler manifold piping. Boiler pumps normally operate only when a call for heating exists. In this sensor placement, when boiler-manifold temperature is satisfied, boiler circulators are off, but a load still may exist in the distribution system. In this case, residual boiler-manifold heat gets trapped and will not get to the distribution system. Also, with an improperly placed sensor, boilers will not fire when heat is needed in the system. A boiler supply sensor should be placed in a position of constant flow to maximize use of boiler heat into the system and to ensure heat is delivered to a load when required.
The supply-water-temperature-reset control strategy illustrated in Figure 6 can be applied to primary or secondary heating loops. It goes a long way toward reducing energy consumption and cost. Supply-water-temperature reset also serves to better track building load, resulting in reduced boiler heat loss because of equipment cycling. High-efficiency condensing boilers typically are most efficient when operating with the coldest return-water temperature possible (Figure 1). When employing supply-water reset, determine the lowest supply temperature that will satisfy minimum boiler-return-water temperature. Non-condensing boilers typically have a minimum return-water temperature to prevent flue-gas condensation and premature failure caused by corrosion.
With multiple-boiler systems, a boiler-sequencing strategy should take advantage of the efficiency profile of the equipment. A condensing modulating boiler typically achieves its highest efficiency at low part load. Multiple boilers should be controlled to modulate up and down in concert to meet space loads. Boilers also attain their highest efficiencies when running continuously. Boiler sizes should be selected and controlled with this in mind.
When discussing loads, consideration should be given to on/off vs. modulating control. Variable-flow radiant systems have existed in Europe for decades and are gaining in popularity in the United States. They involve the use of inexpensive, modulating thermostatic mixing valves, which offer individualized zone control and better system controllability (Figure 7). These typically are paired with a pressure-actuated bypass valve. Variable-volume, fractional-horsepower circulators with either an integral differential-pressure controller or differential- temperature controller have entered the North American market, offering the additional advantage of pumping energy savings. These circulators already are in use in Europe. Eventually, these will replace the differential-pressure bypass valves often used today.
Radiant-heating systems often are one part of a multiple-load hydronic system, which, for example, may incorporate baseboard convectors operating at 180 F, panel radiators requiring 160 F, and radiant tubing peaking at 120 F. Multiple-load hydronic systems offer many benefits, including increased duty cycle yielding higher seasonal efficiency, load diversity, lower installation and system maintenance costs, and reduced space requirements. Guidelines for addressing these systems include:
- Use a single centralized "power plant" to reduce maintenance costs, build in system reliability and redundancy, and downsize the total connected source load required.
- Use multiple boilers when wide load range exists (high intermittent demand for domestic hot water [DHW]). This will ensure maximum efficiency.
- Employ series primary loops when water-supply temperatures of secondary loads vary. This allows for expanded temperature differentials. Pipe loads requiring the highest primary-water temperatures at the beginning of a loop. Temperatures decrease as loads travel around the loop, back to the boiler taps (Figure 4).
- Use parallel primary-secondary or "split-primary" piping when the water-supply temperatures of secondary circuits are similar (Figure 5).
- Minimize water temperatures and maximize temperature differential whenever possible.
- Minimize piping heat loss by connecting the indirect DHW tank as parallel circuits.
Most modern controls operate on a fixed boiler-supply set point for DHW. When a call for DHW exists, boiler supply temperature ramps up to 190 F to recharge the tank. This is fine for applications with a low percentage of domestic-water load and for those in which domestic-water priority is an appropriate boiler-sizing strategy to reduce system cost. For applications with a significant domestic-water load, consider a dedicated boiler, or install a brazed-plate heat exchanger between the boiler and indirect tank to increase heat-exchange surface area, reduce water temperature of water returning to the boiler, and increase system efficiency (Figure 5).
Radiant systems are an ever-growing element of modern hydronic systems and offer many benefits, including increased thermal comfort and indoor environmental quality, controllability (zoning), energy efficiency, aesthetics, and source-heating flexibility. A high-performance radiant system is one that maximizes thermal and wire-to-water efficiency to satisfy building load over the life cycle of the equipment.
1) Sweet, J. (2006, Jan. 8). State of the Radiant Industry. Reeves Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2006, from http:// www.reevesjournal.com/CDA/Articles/Cover_Story/c032c1c879ba8010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0.
Peter C. D'Antonio, PE, CEM, LEED AP, is founder and president of PCD Engineering Services Inc., an award-winning provider of sustainable mechanical/electrical-design, energy-management, and integrated-building-system solutions. Additionally, he serves as a board member and committee chair for several professional and community organizations, including the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. In September, he will present at HPAC Engineering's third annual Engineering Green Buildings Conference and Expo (www.egbregistration.com).


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Walter Kernan, MD
Professor of Medicine (General Medicine); Co-Director for Primary Care
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Internal Medicine: Diabetes Research Center | General Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine Associates: Depression Collaborative Care Program; Yale-New Haven Hospital Primary Care Center
Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research
Obesity Research Working Group
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Walter N. Kernan is professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. Born in Milton, Massachusetts and educated at Harvard College and Dartmouth Medical School, he completed his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. After fellowship training in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Yale, he joined the Yale faculty in the Section of General Internal Medicine.
In addition to practicing general internal medicine, Dr. Kernan's work has included educational administration, and clinical research on topics at the interface between internal medicine and cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Kernan founded and directed the Ambulatory Component of the Internal Medicine Clerkship during 1993-2015. In 2015, this clerkship merged with the psychiatry clerkship to become the Integrated Clerkship for Primary Care and Psychiatry. The new clerskhip, which Dr. Kernan co-directs, includes a network of more than 140 community-based and hospital -based internists and family physicians who volunteer to teach students according to a common instructional protocol. His research on student education has focused on effective strategies for teaching in the ambulatory care setting and evaluatioin of teaching quality. In the area of cerebrovascular disease, Dr. Kernan's research has included clinical trials of new therapies for prevention of recurrent stroke (estrogen, thiazolidinediones), chort studies of prognosis, case-control studies of risk factors, and cross-sectional examinations of quality of care. He is currently the principal investigator for a multi-institutional trial funded by the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to test the effectiveness of PPAR gamma agonist therapy, compared with placebo, for prevention of recurrent stroke and myocardial infarctoin among non-diabetic persons with a recent ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack and insulin resistance.
Education & Training
|Dartmouth College (1984)
|Harvard College (1978)
|Yale University School of Medicine
|Johns Hopkins Hospital
|Board Certification
|AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1987)
Honors & Recognition
Ruth-Marie E. Fincher, MD Service AwardClerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (2015)
Alvan R. Feinstein AwardYale School of medicine (2013)
Medical Educator AwardSociety of General Internal Medicine-New England Region (1996)
Professional Service
National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2010 - 2012) NST-1 Study Section
Yale School of Medicine (2006 - 2009) Term Appointments & Promotions Committee
National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2005 - 2009) NSD-K Study Section
Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (2004 - Present)
Yale School of Medicine (2000 - 2011) Part Time Faculty Appointments & Promotions Committee
American Heart Association (1989 - Present)
Society of General Internal Medicine (1988 - Present)
American College of Physicians (1984 - Present)


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NASA space shuttle commander Mark Kelly said Friday he has no plans to run for public office. For now.
Speculation that Kelly, the husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., might run for retiring Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl's seat or Giffords' seat if she stepped down arose when the four-shuttle commander announced last month he plans to retire from NASA and the Navy on Oct. 1.
"She's the politician in the family, I'm a space guy, and I see no reason to change that now," Kelly said at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Before addressing the rumors directly, Kelly said he planned to visit Iowa and New Hampshire, the first states to vote on presidential candidates. (It was a joke.)
Kelly quipped that the Internet buzz about his potential political future indicates that "it must be a really slow summer."
For now, Kelly said his focus is on Giffords' recovery and his two high school-aged children.
"Many of you have been following the recovery of my wife Gabby, she is doing very well," Kelly told the Press Club audience. "The hopes and prayers of so many people are a tremendous source of strength to her."
Giffords was shot in the head in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 8 during a meet-and-greet with her constituents. She was released from the TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston in June and made her first public appearance along side Kelly last Wednesday as he accepted the Spaceflight Medal.


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Karon Gibson was a busy nurse whose business occupied her seven days a week. Her church attendance was sporadic until she retired a few years ago and made the commitment to go to church faithfully. Since then, she has missed only once when she injured her knee and couldn't stand up. To keep her commitment to church, though, she has stopped going to the Episcopalian churches where she grew up and got married, and has started going to the Roman Catholic Church instead.
The services were nearly the same, she found, but the Roman Catholics had more services and more locations. Given her hectic travel schedule, it worked well.
When she found that the Vatican had made a decision to welcome conservative Episcopalians and Anglicans into the Roman Catholic communion, she welcomed the news. While the services were nearly identical, the Roman Catholic Church wasn't plagued by the political issues that haunted the Episcopalians: the ordination of openly homosexual bishops and female priests. It just went against tradition, she said: "I'm very much into tradition. I have no objection to women being nuns or being great successes. I just think that some things have a conservative view and there's tradition to be followed."
Gibson is interested in switching to the Roman Catholic side, but she's one of just a few. Despite the Anglicans grousing about the Catholics "poaching" Anglicans, it looks as though there will not be a worldwide rush of conservative Anglicans toward the Vatican. There are practical and theological obstacles to Anglicans converting-and many of the conservatives the Vatican is targeting will be bothered by more fundamental theological issues than gay bishops or female ordination.
Thanks to the Vatican's decision-outlined in an Apostolic Constitution called Anglicanorum Coetibus-if Gibson wants to keep her Anglican identity by using the prayer books and liturgy that she grew up with, she's free to do so. Before, if she wanted to become Catholic she would have to leave behind the trappings of her heritage: the liturgy, the history, the Book of Common Prayer, and the familiar style of worship. Now, though, she can still act Anglican and be a part of the Anglican culture, but she will be under the authority of the pope. But for whole churches that want to switch, the practical obstacles to the switch will be bigger.
At a tiny chapel at the Church of the Resurrection in Manhattan, N.Y., Rector Barry Swain holds the mid-day Mass, wearing vestments and rattling off the liturgy in a brisk tone that assures the three people attending that they will be out by the time their lunch break is up. There are just a few chairs neatly lined up, with a cushion for kneeling in front of them, facing the crucifix on the opposite wall. The service is formal. It is Anglo-Catholic-as close to Roman Catholic as you can possibly get without being Roman Catholic.
"We are Catholics," said Swain. In his particular parish, there is no difference between the congregants and the doctrine of Rome, except that as Episcopalians they are Catholics who are out of communion with the pope. On the issues of gay and female ordination, they are among the most conservative Episcopalians. In Philadelphia, Swain was in constant conflict with the diocese over issues like these, but here in New York, the bishop is gracious and more accommodating of their conservative views.
As to the pope's offer, "It's a very gracious offer," Swain said. "But there are a lot of difficulties." The Episcopal Diocese of New York believes that it owns the property where the church has stood since 1866. To leave the diocese, his church would have to wage "a long, drawn-out civil battle to take the property" and if it can't take the property, how will it keep the people together? he asked: "The minute you don't have a building to come to, how is it that people meet?"
If Anglicans were to switch, they would be under the supervision of "personal ordinaries" in "personal ordinariates"-and there are differing opinions of how that would look. The personal ordinaries would function as bishops-much like the personal ordinaries the Roman Catholic Church sets up to give military families church oversight apart from geographical location-but there are still questions as to how they will interact with the diocese.
There are other obstacles, too. For instance, if Swain were to become a Catholic priest, he would have to be reordained in the Catholic Church and to do that, he would have to admit that his previous ministry in the Anglican communion was not legitimate-a difficult thing for some priests to swallow. Rome has made other big concessions, though: If an Anglican priest is married, he can stay married. If he is a bishop, he can keep the insignia of a bishop, sit with the Roman Catholic bishops as a "retired bishop," and function as a bishop without the title of bishop.
But there are theological obstacles, too, that are completely distinct from the issues of gay bishops or female priests.
Keith Allen is the teaching pastor at Church of the Holy Spirit in Roanoke, Va., a church that has already undergone affiliation upheaval when it separated from the Episcopal Church in 2000. The Church of the Holy Spirit objected to one of its bishops sitting on the board of Planned Parenthood, so it chose not to send money to the diocese until it assured them the money would not fund abortions. "They invited us to no longer be Episcopalians," Allen said. The church then joined the Anglican Mission in America with oversight in Rwanda.
Like Swain, Allen thinks the pope's offer is "a gracious gesture": "However, I couldn't seriously consider it because it failed to recognize the theological realities that have separated Anglicans and Catholics since the Reformation." The offer "denies the necessity of the Reformation," he said.
A central issue-one of the issues that keeps an Anglican from becoming a Catholic in the first place-has to do with where the authority of the church comes from. There is a reason that Anglican churches are, as Swain said, out of communion with the pope: An Anglican believes that the church's authority comes from Scripture; a Catholic believes that the church's authority comes from Scripture and the Magisterium. The doctrine of justification-whether a sinner is justified by faith alone or by faith and works-also separates many Anglicans from Roman Catholicism.
These are more fundamental issues than the culture war issues of homosexual and female clergy. The clergy issues "are relevant to this case," said Jeff Walton, director of Anglican Action Program at the Institute on Religion and Democracy. "However, they aren't the only thing. . . . Anglicans and Catholics have been divided for many hundreds of years over where the church's authority comes from and that is the root issue that needs to be resolved."
The question is complicated by the church's big tent theology. Since it first separated from Rome in the 16th century, it has included Anglicans who were nearly Catholics and Anglicans who were far more Protestant. In the end, Queen Elizabeth I agreed to make it a big tent church. They would have the same liturgy and pray the same prayers, but they could interpret the doctrines in different ways. So in the Anglican Communion, there may be Anglicans who are so close to Catholics that the barrier between the two is permeable, while the more evangelical Anglicans will find it harder to switch.
Walton makes a final prediction about the number of Anglicans who will take the Vatican's offer: "In the United States, it's not going to be a big number. In the United Kingdom, it will be a larger number."
The theological objections that will still bother many Anglicans don't matter much to Karon Gibson anymore: "I don't have any objection to the pope. I think years ago there were problems with that." The churches are so close, she maintains: "Having gone to both Masses now, they're so close. They're so similar that you really can't find the differences."
True, if you're looking at externals. But there are deeper rifts that may keep Anglicans from fleeing to Rome.


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NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's swimming team split their final dual meet of the season with visiting Colby-Sawyer at the Tripp Athletic Center Saturday.
The Corsair women were victorious, 156-127, while the Charger men prevailed, 139-120.
For the women, winners included senior Kim Moore (Billerica, MA/Billerica HS), who won the 1650 yard freestyle in 19:35.84, and the 500 yard freestyle in 5:50.42, senior Meredith Maki (Holden, MA/Wachusett Regional HS), who took the 200 yard freestyle in 2:05.31, and the 200 yard backstroke in 2:20.18, junior Maggie Conlon (Methuen, MA/Methuen HS), who won the 50 yard backstroke in 31.28 seconds, and the 50 yard butterfly in 29.92 seconds, and freshman Brooke Garvey (North Billerica, MA/Billerica HS), who took both the one meter diving with 155.15 points, and the three meter diving with 160.80 points. The 200 yard medley relay team of Maki, sophomore Morgan Cooper (Sunderland, MA/Frontier Regional HS), Conlon and freshman Leslie Martin (Pittsfield, MA/Pittsfield HS) won with a season best time of 1:59.71.
Men's winners included freshman Michael Gryss (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS), who took the 50 yard breaststroke in 29.92 seconds and the 50 yard butterfly in 26.66 seconds, sophomore Christian Francia (Hampton, NH/Winnacunnet HS) , who won both the one meter diving (289.25 points) and three meter diving (287.30 points), and the 200 yard medley relay team of senior Cameron Secrest (Wellesley, MA/Wellesley HS), junior Kevin Janofsky (Brookfield, CT/Brookfield HS), Gryss and junior Josh Potcner (Holbrook, MA/Cardinal Spellman HS), who finished first in 1:56.54.
"The women had a great meet today, adding to our total of swimmers who have qualified for the New England Championships," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Cathy Motta. "They swam with great heart and dedication, and were also coming off multiple weeks of double training sessions. The men's team had some good swims today, but, unfortunately came up short. We had some swimmers who did not compete due to illness. We are well beyond where we were last year, as far as the times we are swimming. We are looking forward to seeing what we can do at New Englands in two weeks and hoping to finish better in the team ranks."
UMass Dartmouth's women are now 5-6, while the UMD men are 2-5-1. The CSC women are now 6-3, while the men are now 4-4.
The Corsairs will return to action when they host the New England Division II and III Diving Championships next weekend, while the Chargers will next compete when they travel to the New England Division II and III Swimming Championships at White River Junction, VT in two weeks.


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We have spent four days siding, some longer than others, and here is where we are as of today, the days before the clouds roll in and the raindrops fall:
Must give a shout-out to PMC Building Materials here in Marietta. When they found out what we were doing, the gave us a great deal on our siding, delivered it for free and didn't balk at our little order. Great guys, great service!
And of course, a final shot from Day 2 of siding of La herself.
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moby wrote:now I want to be a spear completist as he is my all time favorite artist, but I need a rundown on these two releases.
A) I do not currently own the first two Studio One releases, Presenting and Rocking Time, but I keep hearing how there are many rarities from this time period not on any other releases. What are they and are any of them on these Heartbeat and Soul Jazz discs and are there still others out there waiting? Thanks all
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It is a version of Creation Rebel and Creation Version is the title of the version side (on this copy anyway)!
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"If you want to know what happened, why it happened, how it happened, and what it was like in the Grateful Dead, A Long Strange Trip is for you. No other book on us comes close to it." –Bob Weir
"Was it important to history? I'm not sure. Was it important to life? I know it was. A great read for those needing to know what happened between the cracks. . . ." –Bill Kreutzmann
"McNally has presented an evenhanded treatment of what is arguably the most complex and multifaceted phenomenon in the history of American music. I highly recommend it to anyone who really wants to know what we are all about." –Owsley "Bear" Stanley
"It's a simple tale, really. A band of misfit guys fall in love, stumble blindly onward and defy gravity, then try to kiss the face of God! This truth is better than fiction. I hope you all enjoy this odyssey as much as I have." –Mickey Hart
"Dennis McNally knows the Grateful Dead as intimately as they know themselves. His historian's eye, his immersion as a Dead 'family member,' and his crazed hippie heart have made this the book to read about the life, times, and twisted, double-helix road of the band's evolution. It's a great read." –Peter Coyote
"As I read Dennis's book, I knew he is the one person who could tell the history of the Dead, and why this band survived as it attracted everyone from the so-called hippie generation to those of us firmly in the establishment. It is a well-written and valuable history." –Senator Patrick J. Leahy
"No novelist, sane or otherwise, could have invented the ethereal saga of the Grateful Dead. Dennis McNally's backstage portrait of the world's most liberated rock band is full of unforgettable images, wild and funny and fascinating." –Carl Hiaasen
"The Dead has been an inspiring source of light for countless people. Dennis McNally's riveting tale of the longest strangest trip will take you on a high-altitude training course and leave you prepared for the next lightning bolt of social and spiritual revelation." –Bill Walton
"This is McNally's view of what went down. It's more often right than wrong and done with love, not a grudge, which goes a long way toward excusing another damned book about the Grateful Dead. Any view of us is necessarily a limited interpretation, like an aerial photo of Ground Zero. What Dennis loves and hates about us bears more weight than most interpretations because he took twenty years to get his facts straight. I'll miss him when we kill him." –Robert Hunter


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The HTC One Reviewby Brian Klug on April 5, 2013 8:50 PM EST
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Snapdragon 600 - GPU Performance
On the GPU side of Snapdragon 600 we're still looking at Adreno 320, which is easily Qualcomm's first highly competitive GPU. At its launch, Qualcomm claimed the Adreno 320 clocks in Snapdragon 600 could be higher than what we saw in S4 Pro/APQ8064. To find out, we turned to our trusty GLBenchmark suite.
The good news is that none of the thermal throttling we saw on the APQ8064 based Nexus 4 was present on the HTC One. Curiously enough, the thermald.conf file is now stored as a binary file - which means we can't get direct access to it. Either way, although the One can get warm during heavy CPU/GPU workloads, it doesn't throttle while running GLBenchmark which meant our freezer can remain on food cooling duties for this review.
Here we see a small increase in fill rate compared to the Nexus 4, roughly 14%.
The beauty of being on a 1080p display is that GLBench's on and offscreen tests produce roughly similar results as they are both run at 1080p. The offscreen results do have vsync disabled though.
Very similar triangle throughput to the Nexus 4, and a bit lower than the Nexus 4 freezer test, which implies that Qualcomm is doing a better job of keeping GPU clocks under control in Snapdragon 600.
The "game" benchmarks in GLBench give us a good indication of overall performance. The offscreen results are most interesting from drawing comparative conclusions:
The One is fast - it's now the fastest smartphone we've ever tested in the Egypt HD offscreen test. The margin over the Nexus 4 however makes me believe that we're talking about very small increases in GPU frequency at best (either that or better thermal management).
The Egypt Classic results are equally impressive. Here we're seeing about a 12% increase in performance compared to the APQ8064 based Optimus G, so at best we may be talking about a 15% increase in frequencies - or again, just better thermal management (or a combination of the two). Given the fact that process node hasn't changed at all, I think a small clock speed boost wouldn't be unreasonable to expect from the 600's Adreno 320. It's very clear that thermal management has improved though.
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Paulman - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkNow I can finally look forward to the next episode of the Anandtech podcast :P Reply
Brian Klug - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkHa, heck yes!
-Brian Reply
Bull Dog - Saturday, April 06, 2013 - linkYea I missed you on the last podcast. It just wasn't quite the same without (what I like to call) the "Klug rants." Reply
phillyry - Monday, April 08, 2013 - linkLookin' forward to it! Reply
leexgx - Thursday, April 11, 2013 - linki am very interested in this HTC One phone but i am also interested in the RAZR HD maxx as well but it does not seem to be much of an upgrade from the razr maxx i currently own
issue i have is will it Really last an full day on one charge of real world use, as i have seen a lot reviews of phones and the battery life part of the reviews to me seem an Lie quoting Twice the real world battery life, yours included as well i got the HTC One X (uk) and it was an Joke to use as it would not stay on for long (only one that gets close to correct battery report is the razr Maxx and the Razr HD) only one site seems to side with poor battery life or currant smartphones correctly and that is "theverge" but other sites and other users do not like the site and tend not to agree with there results
on the razr maxx that i own it can go nearly 2 days or 1 day if i go nuts on it, i really love HTC phones but with the Joke of an phone HTC one X (its like an portable gaming laptop your lucky if it lasts 2 hours on battery) that got rid off in less then an month of owning it, every phone i have had has been poor battery life, i had the G1 and HTC desire (the first one) but i could use an extended battery on them yes it made them an brick but it lasted long time
i do really like HTC phones but as all other smart phone makers are doing still is neglecting the battery size so it can Just about make it last an day if you use it lightly Reply
leexgx - Thursday, April 11, 2013 - linkbut to add this is an running battery life with any one person i have come across who has got smart phones Reply
henrybravo - Thursday, April 11, 2013 - linkIs the period key broken on your keyboard? Nothing but run-on sentences. Reply
leexgx - Saturday, April 13, 2013 - linkwas bit long my bad, just i find battery tests that sites do seem to be more then half what is reviewed as to why i norm just divide it by 2.3x ish to get real world results
there needs to be a real world tests as well (facebook, twitter, skype, youtube, browsing so on), as there is no way you can get the times you see on review sites (HTC one X international version and the iphone is good example of unrealistic battery life is when reviewed) Reply
Thud2 - Sunday, April 14, 2013 - linkInteresting that you acknowledged that you had not punctuated your post you then made another post and again you didnt use punctuation it is interesting i was going to ask you why you did it i have decided not to do that that would be redundant i am of the opinion that you are going to continue to post this way as a result of that i am going to disregard your posts in the future . Reply
sosrandom - Monday, April 15, 2013 - linkat least ieexgx has punctuation in his sentences, anybody should be able to tell when a sentence starts and ends without thinking about it Reply


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ALM Module - Part I - Feature Basics
I have decided to record a new series of videos about ALM (Applciation Lifecycle Management) in SharePoint ouf of real world experience in different enterprises. The topics I'll cover are not particularly new but I intend to bring some added value by giving you some tips and by talking about problems I meet regularly in real world deployments.
Here is the content of this module:
- Feature Basics
- Importance of Hidden Features
- Feature Depencencies
- Feature Stapling
- Feature Internal Working and Activation Process during deployments
- Feature Versioning & Feature Upgrade
- Farm Solutions vs Sandboxed Solutions vs Apps
- Farm Solutions deployment tips and automation
- Farm Solutions Code Review
- Farm Solutions versioning
- Sandboxed Solutions
- Code migration and refactoring pitfalls
- App Model Introduction
- SharePoint-Hosted Apps deep dive and ALM considerations
Topics covered in this video:
- Introduction of the ALM module
- Purpose of features
- Feature Scopes
- Feature Receivers and deployment tips
You can access the desktop version of the ALM module here. On the mobile version, just tap the WebCasts button
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