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Police: Man accused of fatal HOA shooting threatened officer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
The man who has admitted gunning down two people at a homeowners association meeting is facing new charges.
Mahmoud Hindi is now accused of assaulting and threatening to kill a Metro Corrections officer.
According to arrest records, Hindi became disruptive while receiving his daily medication.
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As a Byzantine Catholic priest, I have read with interest the many articles on the new translation of the missal for the Roman liturgy. The liturgy of the Byzantine-Ruthanian Catholic Church is of course different than the Roman Church, but we also recently implemented a new translation. A brief history of the process, and the lessons learned, may be of help to our Roman brothers and sisters.
First, some background: Ss. Cyril and Methodius were ninth century monks from Thessalonika who traveled to the Slavic people of Eastern Europe. They translated the Gospel and the Byzantine-Greek liturgy into the language of the local people—what has become known as Church Slavonic. They wanted the people to hear and understand the Gospel and the liturgy. For centuries, Church Slavonic had been used for the liturgy in the Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church much like Latin had been used in Roman Church. In 1965, the Byzantine-Slavonic liturgy was published in English and promulgated in Byzantine-Ruthenian churches in the United States and Canada. This was consonant with traditional Eastern Christian thinking that the liturgy should be in the vernacular.
The liturgy in U.S. Byzantine-Ruthenian parishes is generally sung in English. Some parishes continue to celebrate the liturgy in Church Slavonic and many retain well-known hymns in Church Slavonic or Hungarian. It's meaningful to some, nostalgic to others. Few are able to understand Church Slavonic unless they have formally studied ancient Slavic languages.
Several years ago, the Byzantine-Ruthenian Church in the United States began looking at its English translation of the liturgy. Byzantine liturgical scholars, diocesan liturgical commissions and hierarchs proposed a revised translation to the appropriate Vatican authorities. The new text was approved. Opinion and input from parish clergy or laity was not formally solicited.
In 2006, Byzantine-Ruthenian priests were informed that the new English translations of the liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St Basil the Great, the two principal liturgies used in the Byzantine Church, were ready to be introduced into parishes. Clergy and laity hoped that the new translation would make evangelization easier and that these liturgies would become even better understood. The revised text has presented significant challenges, such as the re-introduction of obscure Greek words and a slavish adherence to traditional plainchant.
Back to the Greek
Like Roman Catholics, Eastern Christians have a great love for the Mother of God. The Byzantine liturgy references her many times. In the original English liturgy, the priest or deacon called attention to "the most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Mother of God and ever-Virgin, Mary." It was clear that we were remembering Mary. It may have been Byzantine-verbose, but it was poetically intelligible. Our liturgists decided that it would be more accurate to call the Mother of God by her Greek title of Theotókos (Θεοτóκος). The title Theotókos was adopted at the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in 431. It means "God-bearer" and communicates theologically all the necessary Christological nuances that refute Arianism, Nestorianism and several other heresies common to the third, fourth and fifth centuries. Many Eastern Catholic Churches and most Eastern Orthodox Churches have always addressed the Mother of God as Theotókos in their liturgy. This had not been the case with Byzantine-Ruthenian Catholics.
I admit I am conflicted about this important term. It is quite meaningful to a person with the proper historical and theological background. Yet I am not convinced that most parishioners who seek intercession from the Mother of God require this depth of understanding. It is a problematic word, too, from the practical point of pronunciation. After four years of modeling the correct pronunciation ("Thee-uh-tok-uh s"), the parochial variants of the word are astounding. (I'm sure the Mother of God has a sense of humor!) Interestingly, outside the context of the liturgy, I have not heard any of my parishioners refer to the Mother of God as the Theotókos since its reintroduction. In my mind, that tells a tale about the need for accuracy and the need for meaning.
After reciting Nicene Creed, the presiding priest or deacon in the Byzantine-Ruthanian liturgy invites the congregation to enter into the great mystery of worship. The priest or deacon used to intone "Let us stand aright, let us stand in awe, let us be attentive to offer the holy oblation in peace." The people responded: "The offering of peace, the sacrifice of praise." In case anyone was confused about what an oblation might be, the response cued them to the meaning. This dialogue has now been changed. It is no longer an oblation; it is now "the holy Anaphora." After more than four years of catechesis, I am still unsure whether this change has had a positive affect on the worshipper.
To promote the parochial introduction of the new translation, a 467-page "people's book" was introduced. Because worshippers probably would not understand such terms as epiklesis, anaphora, kontakion, polyeleos and Theotókos, the liturgical experts included a six-page glossary at the end. Congregants may consult the glossary to find the meaning of these theologically accurate Greek words. Yet I am left wondering if the usage of these exotic words impedes our understanding of and ability to participate in the liturgy. Perhaps the most insightful commentary about the book itself was made by a parishioner who said that it should be called "the turquoise beast" because of its color and complexity.
Byzantine Catholics pray best when we sing. By custom, all services are chanted. Each part of the liturgy uses plainchant. Traditional plainchant was developed in harmony with the Church Slavonic text. After the initial English translation of 1965 many traditional Slavonic plain chant melodies did fit easily with English words. To help cantors and congregants, the combined musical commissions of the Archeparchy (Archdiocese) of Pittsburgh and the Eparchies (Dioceses) of Passaic and Parma in 1970 simplified the complex plain chant melodies to work with the English text. Communal singing increased because the simplified melodies fit the English words.
As the new translation of the liturgy was being prepared, liturgists and hierarchs acknowledged that most parishes had developed distinct melodies in their liturgical celebrations that were unique to their location. However, the liturgical commissions and hierarchs favored conformity and uniformity. As a result, authorized melodies were published. These mandated melodies are precisely faithful to the original Church Slavonic plainchant melodies—the very same melodies that had been simplified when the Church Slavonic liturgy was translated into English in 1965. So now we are singing challenging, but precisely-faithful-to-the-tradition melodies with words that are not familiar to most people. The length and complexity of some of these Slavonic melodies leaves one breathless—literally.
The 'Byzantine' Result
The list of challenges could go on. Even after four years, it feels overwhelming sometimes to the cantors, the people and to me, the pastor of a small church. From my perspective, stilted but precise translations have not added any fervor to the little congregation I serve. My parishioners loved God before—and they still love Him.
The new "purified" version of traditional plainchant melodies has done little in the way of lifting my heart. And I wonder if anyone else's heart has been lifted. Perhaps we will all grow accustomed to this new "old-way." Still, I admire my parishioners for their openness to this new translation. There are no revolutions to report, although there has been much eye-rolling and often a suppressed giggle. On the national level, there is a serious and continuing call from some clergy and laity to suppress the new "old-way." When all is said and done, a greater understanding of the liturgy remains the goal. I just wish I could believe that we are on the right path.
I hope that the transition to a new translation is less challenging for our brothers and sisters in the Roman Church. We will keep you in our prayers.
What next? What if he had let some poor person clean his feet by dousing them with Channel #5, wasting that exhorbitantly expensive perfume by pouring it on his feet instead of donating it to the poor?
Wouldn't Jesus have have censured him had he been so profligate and not stopped this horrid waste?
"The Mass should be celebrated in the same language in which the announcements about the collection are made".
It was true then and it's true today!
Also, wouldn't it be more pastorally more important to teach seminarians Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, etc.?
Jesus recognized a church which had completely abandoned Him during His hour of greatest need. He even made the lying coward who swore he would never abandon Him His foundational bishop. I suspect He could manage the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly that constitutes the present, past, and future church.
The purpose of singling out JPII was not to conflate him with Jesus, but to point out to Mike that clothes do not make the man, that his fine linens, which apparently Mike objects to, did not prevent him from taking what I consider sacrificial and forgiving actions, standing up for justice for 50 million while realizing his life was on the line, forgiving his assassin, etc, which I consider Christ-like. Fr. Martin has already commented on that, as well as some actions which definitely fell far short of such levels achievement in his later years, in particular his neglect of the abuse issue.
I had been sporadically attending mass at local Roman Churches for several years but it was not in my heart to commit to the Roman Church. I had met Father Peter, the local Melkite Priest during a hospital stay and was curious to see the Melkite Liturgy.
I went to one Divine Liturgy and even though parts of it were chanted in Greek and some in Arabic, I was so deeply moved by the experience that I immediately moved to join the Melkite Church.
The strength and beauty of the prayers - especially the Anaphora and Epiclesis of Saint Basil - move me to tears and I am a retired, up from the ranks Naval Officer who is not usually given to tears. I feel the presence of the Holy Spirit when the Priest says these prayers.
I love our melodies; I will often find myself spontaneously chanting our prayers or singing the Paschal Troparion as I work at my desk at home or drive.
I am still trying to understand the depth and scope of emotions invoked in me by the Holy Week Paschal Services.
The koine Greek was the language of the New Testament, many of the early church fathers and of the early church liturgy. I do not think it inappropriate to chant kyrie elaison or sing the Trisagion in Greek during the Divine Liturgy.
I am an Engineer not a Theologian so I will leave it to those so trained to discuss the finer points of liturgical things. I do not think that it is difficult for people to understand the Divine Liturgy. We live in an age when almost everyone is literate and has 10, 11, 12 or more years of education. This Liturgy was used and loved for almost two millennia by people in Churches where few people if any except the Priest had any education. I do not think we taxing modern people's brains to much with some new words. I am a fairly normal person and I do not need a prayer book for a service unless it is a funeral or memorial service or one of the minor hours and I have been in the church a year and a half.
Our liturgy should be a little mysterious; after all our sacraments are properly called mysteries as in mysterion or secrets.
I am grateful to God for allowing me to find this ancient form of the faith with this awesome Liturgy and wonderful prayers and for teaching me to pray with my heart more than my mind.
By the grace of God, I hope to be in this Church until I fall asleep in the Lord.
I invite all of you to come and see.
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Either way, as the UK government continues to kowtow to the US entertainment industry, the Secretary of State has taken the court's initial okay and approved the extradition. This is really damning for the UK government. Given the growing concerns about the overreach of the entertainment industry to take away basic freedoms, sending Richard O'Dwyer across the Atlantic on bogus charges just so the MPAA can stick his head on a pike somewhere isn't going to go over very well.


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Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Gazette on Feb. 15, 16 and 17, 1989.
Music, music
in the park
It looks like Sterling and environs still can look forward to those beautiful, moonlight musical evenings this summer. Ten of them.
That eventuality became a certainty this week when the Band Commission and city officials agreed not to cut back the concerts from 10 to six. The sticking point, of course – so, what else is new – is a budgetary one.
The rising cost of instrument repairs, insurance and related expenses has left the Sterling Band Commission with a projected deficit of $5,621 for the upcoming season. A reduction in the number of concerts would result in a $2,754 budget surplus.
But, to their credit, both the commission and the city council in their special session opted not to take the easy way out: They rejected the idea of any reduction. Instead, the idea of a fundraiser was broached, with details to be worked out. Solicitation of foundations was mentioned by City Manager Rich Mays as an initial initiative.
The fundraising approach seems to us the sensible – and only – way to go.
Another approach, naturally, was to raise the commission's tax levy, which would generate about $7,500, but not in time for this season's concert schedule.
On top of that, of course, we have the specter of the tax base being eroded even more because of appeals filed by the mill and other local manufacturing firms. ...
The next few months will give us a chance to see just how much the folks in Sterling and from surrounding areas who attend the summer concerts really care. – Feb. 15, 1989
Welcome back,
Lynn Martin
As she said in her news conference Monday. U.S. Rep. Lynn Martin, R-Ill., is taking advantage of Congress' February holiday break (don't we wish we had one, but that's another editorial for another snowy February day) to return to the home district and catch up on the needs of the district.
Her Rockford press conference was a good start. As always with Rep. Martin, the exchange was candid and lively. Unlike many politicians, our congressional representative at least gives direct answers to direct questions.
The congresswoman's upcoming appearance at the Lincoln Day Dinner at the Brandywine, Saturday night, is another good sign. True, this is a Republican Party event, but at $15 a head, it's not exactly a high-priced fundraiser. And it does give the average citizen – the dinner is open to the public – an opportunity to meet and talk with the one person who represents the 400,000-plus residents of her district.
More important than her return to her home district, however, is the fact that she has brought much of her Washington staff with her. These are the people who, Martin said, do most of her research, answering the myriad questions that flood her Sterling-Rock Falls, Rockford and Washington offices.
"For example,"she said, "we've been talking for years in Washington about welfare reform. But we don't even know how to go about applying for welfare." Doing that kind of basic research, finding out [whether] the system works, and if it doesn't, why not, is the nitty gritty of representing a congressional district in a republican form of democracy.
While some aides will be probing human services, others will be working with other members of her constituency. Today at noon, a legislative aide was meeting with members of the Whiteside County Airport Board, apprising them of the status of the quest to fund the Essential Air Service program that keeps passenger air service at Bittorf Field.
In short, what Martin and her staff are doing is homework.
Whether it's a visit to Sundstrand or sifting through the welfare bureaucracy, it has to be done, whether the congressional representative is a Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative.
Too often, citizens perceive their legislators as an inaccessible elite, and too often, their legislators are an inaccessible elite.
Rep. Martin spent a good deal of the fall on the political stump for President Bush. With four terms in the House under her belt and back in Washington for a fifth term, she is acquiring stature and seniority, even as she contemplates a potential run for the U.S. Senate.
From what she had to say Wednesday morning, she not only has not forgotten the needs of her district, she is directing her staff in researching them.
Actions speak louder than words, but apparently, Rep. Martin is taking action.
We may not always agree with her politics, but in this case, we think she is on the right track. – Feb. 16, 1989
Our communities
on the right track
If Dr. Harry A. Springer, president of the Illinois State Medical Society, is correct, Sterling and Rock Falls are doing the right things in combating the problem of adolescents driving under the influence of drugs, including alcohol.
The two key elements, according to Dr. Springer, are setting a good example and education.
We don't have the statistics about what kind of example we are setting for our children, although we are sure there is always room for improvement in this area. But in the education realm, we see positive signs.
First, there is the DARE program, as administered by representatives of both the Rock Falls and Sterling police departments. ... Then there are the continuing education programs in the high schools in our area, in particular Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD), Sterling's Parent Network, and the steps taken by area schools to monitor drug and alcohol use among students in general, and student athletes in particular.
Much to our regret, we don't think underage drinking, smoking and drug use will ever disappear. But the fewer youngsters we have driving under the influence, the more lives we can save. – Feb. 17, 1989


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Spice up your holiday dinner with these Christmas table decorations. Whether you prefer an elegant, candle-lit Christmas table look or if you're going for a more festive red, white and green theme, you're sure to find some inspiration in these easy-to-pull-off table decor ideas.
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- Use a white tablecloth.
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- Get Christmas ball ornaments that match each of the pots and hang about three of them on each of the poinsettias.
- Arrange the pots down the center of the table.
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- Run a 6″ wide red velvet table runner down the center of the table, going the long way.
- Place quart size glass jars on the runner, spaced at about one foot apart.
- Tie a red velvet bow around each of the rims of the jars.
- Place tea lights inside each of the jars.
- Set evergreen sprigs and holly berries around the jars.
- Set the table with crystal dishes and red fabric napkins.
Red & Green Christmas Table Decorations
- Place a black tablecloth on the table.
- Run a Christmas green table runner across the middle of the table, the short way. This will also be used as a placemat for the two people sitting on each side of the table where the runner is laying.
- Put Christmas green placemats on the table in the places where the table runner will not be.
- Set the table with bright red dishes.
- Set the table with true silverware.
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- Fill the two platters with evergreen sprigs and pine cones.
- Stand one tall and one medium height candle holder in each platter.
- Place white candles on each of the candle holders and light them just before guests arrive.
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- Wrap the boxes with Christmas wrapping paper, bows, and tags.
- Put a Christmas patterned table runner down the center of the table, going the long way.
- Arrange the "gifts" down along the table runner. You can stack them, lean them on each other, etc.
- Wrap small mint boxes and place one in front of each dinner setting. Add a small gift tag to each present and use a small gift tag to write a name on each present – this small gift will be used as the name card.
- Make 3 or 4 plates of goodies, such as cookies, candies, and brownies.
- Set the plates on or next to some of the presents in the middle of the table.
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After watching his teammates give up 44 runs in the last three games, right hander Matt Schnelly did on Sunday February 26, what no Bisons' starting pitcher has been able to do this season. He shut the opposition down. Schnelly dominated a talented Pittsburgh lineup, on his way to a three hit complete game shutout in the Bisons 4-0 win.
Panthers shortstop Jimmy Mayer led off the game with a single, but was quickly erased from the base paths when he was thrown out trying to steal second. He would be the last Panthers base runner until Jeff Stevens was hit by a pitch in the fifth.
Meanwhile, the Bisons scored their first run of the game in the second inning. Ryan Mitchell led off with a single through the right side. Zac Miller followed with a walk. The runners advanced to second and third on a passed ball. The next batter, Caleb Joseph hit a fly ball to right just deep enough to score Mitchell, and advance Miller to third. One out later Miller scored on a wild pitch to give the Bisons a 2-0 lead.
The Bisons tacked on another run in the third. With two outs, Tadd Brewer walked and would scored on a bunt single by Nathan Sensing that resulted in a throwing error by the Panthers catcher.
Lipscomb would add one final run in the sixth. Nathan Sensing led off the inning with a single and would later score on a fielding error by the Panthers third basemen Don Williams.
But the star of the game was Schnelly a 6'6" Junior from West Palm, Florida. Schnelly struck out eleven while facing just four batters over the minimum.
"Today, what Schnelly did against Pittsburgh, he became the intimidator on the field," head coach Wynn Fletcher said. "We needed a lift and he gave it to us. It was one of the better pitching performances that I have had as a coach. It really established a lot of confidence in the team playing behind him."
Schnelly is now 1-0 with a team leading 1.32 ERA. In 13.2 innings he has given up seven hits and two earned runs. He has walked four and struck out 13. Opponents are batting just .159 against him.
The win brings the Bisons record to 2-4, and breaks a three game losing streak, during which the opposing team scored in double figures for three consecutive games.
"I told the guys before the game, `As down as you might feel like you are, you have to come out and play, because it might be your day,'" Fletcher said. "And they did."
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Friday, September 8, 2006, The Promenade at Bryant Park's Tents, 6th Avenue between 40th & 42nd Streets, New York City--Nicole Miller's Spring 2007 Fashion Show: On opening day of Olympus Fashion Week from seat H-7-10 I watched the fashion show of legendary New York Fashion designer and American Fashion Icon Nicole Miller and afterwards went backstage. This was the first fashion show attended under the tents by Christopher London and appropriately it was that of Nicole Miller. Before I knew anything about fashion, I became aware of Nicole Miller. In 1987 my first "hip" tie purchase was a black Nicole Miller design which I wore with a Brooks Brothers suit. While I find the glitzy and glamourous world of High Fashion somewhat intimidating to say the least, Nicole Miller embodies all that is wonderful and special about the New York Fashion Industry. Nicole is also very active philanthropically with some of New York's and the Hamptons most important charitable organizations. Her soulful and accomodating demeanor and creative and engaging designs make Nicole Miller and her designs the choice of many leading ladies of high society, who frankly can choose to wear anything and they often choose Nicole Miller. Nicole's designs, however, like the designer are not intended only for High Society. Her designs have remained timely and fresh for two decades (1986-2006)with wide appeal across a broad cross section of the female population. From my vantage point it seemed like the most beautiful, ecletic and diverse array of New Yorkers, including a who's who of high society, younger and older, gathered under this tent to witness and celebrate the designs of Nicole Miller. Under the Tents in Bryant Park on this opening day of Olympus Fashion Week, I learned and witnessed first hand how fashion is very much a spectator sport in New York City. After leaving the tents I headed to Capitale located on the Bowery's Lower East Side to capture the fashion show of her protege, Nicole Romano who like Nicole Miller received her training at the world famous Rhode Island School of Design, otherwise known simply as RISD(pronounced "Rizdy"). PHOTO CREDIT: ©Manhattan Society.com 2006 by Christopher London |tel: Private |e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com More
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The total strength of the defence employees has risen from nearly 362,000 in 1960 to 1.3 million today. The defence pensions bill, which is over 50 percent of the central government's pensions bill, has also risen exponentially since the 1960s. It has grown nearly tenfold from Rs. 1670 Crore in 1990-91 to Rs. 15,244 Crore in 2007-08; and is currently over two-thirds of the military salary expenses. The subterfuge of removing defence pensions expenditure from the overall military expenditure, in vogue since 1985, has turned the spotlight away from this issue.
More than three percent of defence employees retire every year. The bulk of this group is of soldiers, who constitute 85 percent of the defence forces. There is an average in-service death rate of 1.2 percent for the defence employees, largely due to counterinsurgency operations. Early induction age and early retirement age implies a younger age cohort for 90 percent of the defence employees compared to their civilian counterparts.
Due to early retirement, the defence employees do not fulfill the government criteria of 33 years service to earn a full pension. This ought to reduce the defence pensions bill significantly. However, the high ratio of 1.68 defence pensioners per defence employee implies an extended period of pension payments, which offsets the lower rates of defence pensions. The other civil departments, incidentally, have a ratio of 0.55 pensioners per employee.
Moreover, Indian population above 60 years of age is growing at a rapid pace, at an annual growth rate of 3.8 percent per annum in the period 1991-2001, as against the annual growth rate of 1.8% for the general population. The improved health care and increased life expectancy will skew the pensioners to employees ratio even further.
The recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission are likely to push the defence pensions bill further northwards, if the example of Fifth Pay Commission is anything to go by. The implementation of Fifth Pay Commission recommendations had led to an increase in the defence pensions bill from 4947 Crore in 1997-98 to 10770 Crore in 2000-01.
It is believed that the defence pension bill has the potential to reach an unsustainable level, and perhaps even exceed the wage bill. This is borne out by the recent trends and is indicated by realistic assessment of such liabilities in the future years. The government has decided against introducing pension reforms in the defence services.
There is an immediate need to reduce the defence pension bill, which will otherwise continue to be a big drain on the national exchequer. This can be achieved by reducing the minimum military service requirements, pushing for early retirements with lateral absorption schemes and identifying a new model for defence pension reforms. These are desirable not only on the grounds of fiscal prudence and equity, but also to keep the military lean and young.


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With spots in the best-of-three quarterfinal series on the line Monday night at Stoneham Arena, the Wamps lost, 2-1, to Catholic Memorial and Williams fell, 6-5 in double-OT to Xaverian.
STONEHAM – Once again the play-in round wasn't the stay-in round for Ledgerland Super 8 hopefuls.
A year after Hingham and Archbishop Williams were denied spots in the Division 1A boys hockey tournament quarterfinals, it was the town of Braintree's turn to be turned away.
In excruciating fashion.
Before a packed house at Stoneham Arena on Monday night, Williams failed to hold a two-goal lead and fell to Xaverian, 6-5 in double-overtime to kick off the doubleheader.
Braintree High suffered a similar (if quicker) fate in the nightcap, losing 2-1 to Catholic Memorial on a pair of late goals by Quincy's Aaron Clancy.
Both the Bishops and the Wamps were denied an early visit to TD Garden, which will host Game 1 of each of the Super 8's best-of-three quarterfinal series on Sunday.
The matchups – No. 1 BC High (14-2-4) vs. Xaverian (12-3-6); No. 2 Malden Catholic vs. CM (10-7-4); No. 3 Springfield Cathedral (15-2-5) vs. No. 6 Duxbury (16-2-3); and No. 4 Austin Prep (13-4-4) vs. No. 5 Central Catholic (16-3-3).
Braintree (13-5-3) and Williams (12-6-3) can still make it to Causeway Street, though, since they now drop back into the Division 1 South Sectional tournament, hoping for a spot in the Div. 1 state final at the Garden on March 16.
That was some consolation for Braintree, which hit a pair of crossbars and had a goal disallowed (perhaps in error) to spoil the program's Super 8 debut.
"We didn't have much puck luck," Wamps coach David Fasano said. "But you know what, we're going to keep our heads high and get back to work (Tuesday) and see if we can make a run in the Division 1 tournament. I know we're a good team. Hopefully, we can do some damage.
"I'm proud of my guys. I thought we battled hard. We took a step in our program's history getting here tonight. Obviously, we wanted to walk out of here with a win, and the kids are down, but we'll be back. We'll be back in a couple of more days."
Braintree, which had a 10-game unbeaten streak (8-0-2) snapped, will be the top seed in Div. 1 South. Williams is No. 2. Both have byes into the quarterfinals.
"It's hard to look at that right now," acknowledged Williams coach Derackk Curtis, still reeling from watching senior defenseman Ricky Smith of Weymouth win it for Xaverian 1:15 into the second OT period. "We have to get on the bus and regroup. This is the game we wanted, for sure. The kids left it all on the ice."
Curtis called it "one of our better efforts of the year" – one that featured goals from Ryan Dunn (Rockland), Michael Davis (Milton), Eric Keefe (Weymouth), Garrett Foley (Braintree) and Colin Boyle (Weymouth).
Boyle's power-play slap shot gave Williams a 5-3 lead with 4:30 left in the second period, but Jack Cook (Milton) scored late in the second and then completed his hat trick with 3:50 remaining in the third to force the first six-minute OT for the Hawks.
Smith won it during the 4-on-4 second OT with a slapper from the right wing that appeared to graze off the glove of goaltender Steve Jenner (Abington).
"I had a good feeling coming on the ice," Smith said. "I felt like I needed to step up and do my job as a senior captain."
Braintree also was done in by a Ledgerlander as Clancy, CM's junior captain, struck twice to ruin a 1-0 Wamps lead that had held since Kevin Howard's goal with 3:26 left in the first.
Clancy first picked up a loose puck and roofed it from the right wing with 6:35 left in regulation. He won it with 4:07 left on a play that had Braintree fuming. Clancy pulled a puck out of midair with his glove on the doorstep and appeared to toss it into the crease, where it found its way into the net. Clancy said the puck actually trickled past the icing line, where he retrieved it and threw it back into the slot, banking it in off the pad of goaltender Nick Anson.
Braintree tried not to think about that – or about how the referee had waved off Brian Gallagher's apparent breakaway goal less than three minutes into the game, saying it had hit the crossbar and stayed out.
Braintree fans watching the game streamed live online insisted the puck went in.
"Obviously, that would have been a big momentum swing," Fasano said. "We scored a couple of minutes later and we would have been up 2-0. But they said it didn't go in. So we have to live with that and move on."
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Brembo GT Slotted Brake Kit 1J2.9019A2
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In the event that a Covered Defect is claimed, a claim under this Limited Warranty must be made within sixty (60) days from its discovery and within two (2) years from the date of purchase, or within such longer period required by law. If the Product is found to have a Covered Defect, the Product will be, in the Manufacturer's sole judgment, either repaired or replaced by a new or rebuilt Product.
Brembo GT slotted brake kits can be installed at home by an experienced do-it-yourselfer, or you can always take them down to the local mechanic shop and have a professional install these brake kits.
Each brake kit on our site has a diagram that lays out the necessary dimensions needed to correctly install. Using the Clearance Guide below, use the part specific dimension drawing to verify you have the required clearance and backspacing to install these brake kits. As is the case with most big brake kits, 17" wheels or larger are often necessary to house the larger diameter kit. Install instructions are available on our site, and will also be included with your package. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to give our customer service a call at 877-216-5446.
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After reading the accompanying background information, students create an ice core using a tennis ball container and an assortment of dyes and craft supplies. Students measure the thickness and determine the age of each layer. As an extension... (View More) activity, students write a story about their ice core. (View Less)
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This site features information about constructing a LEGO model of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission Core Observatory. Two options for building the GPM model are provided: students can construct a 3D model on the LEGO website or... (View More) build an actual LEGO model of the satellite (information is provided for purchasing individual parts or for purchasing a pre-packaged kit). In addition to learning about the primary components of the GPM satellite, students will also learn facts about the mission, its technology and instrumentation. (View Less)
This lesson was developed to give participants an understanding of Earth's water cycle. In this one-hour long activity, students participate in a webquest to learn about the water cycle, and then build a mini-model of the water cycle to observe how... (View More) water moves through Earth's four systems. The activity uses the 5E instructional model and is part of the "Survivor Earth" series of one-hour lessons. (View Less)
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Students will learn about how human activity impacts Earth's climate through reading a NASA press release and viewing a NASA eClips™ video segment. Then students will examine simple mathematical models that predict changes in the Earth system in... (View More) response to human activity. This activity is part of the Space Math multi-media modules that integrate NASA press releases, NASA archival video, and mathematics problems targeted at specific math standards commonly encountered in middle school textbooks. The modules cover specific math topics at multiple levels of difficulty with real-world data and use the 5E instructional sequence. (View Less)
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In this demonstration activity, students make structural models of gas molecules using pipe cleaners and polystyrene balls and test their molecules for their resonant frequency. Students shake the models, count vibrations, and compare the resonance... (View More) frequencies of different gases. Students learn that photons of infrared energy vibrate at the right frequency to transfer their energy to carbon dioxide and methane, which in turn causes those molecules to vibrate, which is experienced in the real world as heat. The teacher's guide includes illustrative videos for this resource. This activity is supported by a textbook chapter, What's So Special about CO²?, part of the unit, Climate Change, in Global Systems Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
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This lesson examines the effects of surface energy transfer and storage on ocean temperatures. Included are activities that introduce the use of scientific models. Students then use an energy flow computer model to track energy changes by... (View More) manipulating four variables: solar energy, heat transfer, water transparency, and seasons of the year. Note that this is lesson four of five on the Ocean Motion website. Each lesson investigates ocean surface circulation using satellite and model data and can be done independently. See Related URL's for links to the Ocean Motion Website that provide science background information, data resources, teacher material, student guides and a lesson matrix. (View Less)
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Zero point one percent. Out of the 8,506,833 square feet (approximately 137 acres) of its West Campus, the University of Cincinnati (UC), a public university, has decided that students may exercise their rights to "demonstrate, picket, or rally" on a small scrap of land that constitutes 0.1 percent of the campus. If they dare to exercise these basic rights outside of that "Free Speech Area," they will be reported to the campus police and charged with trespassing.
Oh, and students cannot even indulge in free expression on this scrap of land unless they file an official request with the administration at least 10 working days (thus, 14 calendar days – barring any holidays, of course) before their demonstration or rally takes place.
On Wednesday, the UC chapter of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) filed suit against the University of Cincinnati in federal district court, alleging that these requirements violate the First Amendment. As a public, taxpayer-supported institution, UC is obligated to respect the First Amendment rights of its students. While a public university may impose narrowly tailored, reasonable "time, place, and manner" restrictions on student speech, no rational person could argue that limiting constitutionally protected speech to 0.1 percent of campus and imposing a 14-calendar-day waiting period for the use of that 0.1 percent is either narrow or reasonable.
YAL and its president, Christopher Morbitzer, ran afoul of UC's speech restrictions on February 9, when they sought permission to gather signatures and talk to fellow students across campus in support of a statewide "right to work" ballot initiative. YAL stressed that time was of the essence for its advocacy; to qualify for inclusion on the ballot in November, supporters of the amendment must gather over 385,000 valid signatures by July 9.
UC denied YAL's request, instead assigning the group to the "Free Speech Area," and Morbitzer was told that if any YAL members were seen seeking support for the ballot initiative while "walk[ing] around campus," they would be reported to campus police. This was especially odd considering that the students had in earlier months witnessed signature gatherers supporting casino gambling wandering all over the place.
The student lawsuit, filed by Ohio's 1851 Center for Constitutional Law and Ohio lawyer Curt Hartman in cooperation with the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE, where I work), asks for a temporary restraining order to prevent UC from restricting the group's advocacy to this tiny portion of campus. It also challenges the constitutionality of the policy's location and prior notice requirements.
A quick look at the history of demonstrations and protests in the United States reveals why restrictive policies like the one at UC are unconstitutional. Imagine telling mourners in the days following 9/11 that they had to submit administrative notice and wait 10 working days before they could hold a candlelight vigil to grieve for the dead. Further imagine that they could only hold that vigil in a tiny, abandoned parking lot several miles away from the site of the tragedy. I would wager that not a single police officer would agree to enforce that restriction.
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I recommend Souske!!!
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Location: Australia, Sydney
Alrighty then....looks like i started something
And here we go with 'Sore ga, Ai Deshou'
Spoiler for for size convenience:
Peanutbutter003's find on Miyuki's 'Chijou no Hoshi'
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edit: Just found Tsukasa's 'Valentine kiss'
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Have loads of fun everyone!!!
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Cyber-san, if you look into the Music Video thread most these original videos has been posted already.
Plus, that would be the better place to post these links too...
BTW, the Valentine Kiss you've linked is a remake by a Momusu member, not the original by Kokusyo Sayuri. The original the posted below.
Here's the links to the songs:
Valentine Kiss:
Uchu Tetsujin Kyodain:
Kogarashi ni Dakarete:
Monkey Magic:
Chijou no Hoshi
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun:
I'm Proud:
I have to go back to fix a lot of the youtube links so it works for most of them now.
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What in the world is... This O_O
|2007-08-07, 10:32
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|2007-08-08, 18:56
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some of the remixes I didn't find too good though.
|2007-08-09, 01:33
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Every Little Thing [band in my set] debuted behind it.. D:!
Edit: Wow! The single shot up to no.5 in the dailies! I wonder if it'll surpass 20k?
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I like the remix album, but #5? Lucky Star magic? Hirano magic? Who is buying these things? Do that many otaku have that much money? Or is it reaching beyond the otaku?
The first LS character song album (Konata@Hirano Aya) will come out in just under a month, on 5 September. Here is Lantis's page for it. And here is the cover:
The karaoke ED album ended up #27 album for the month of July, with sales of about 40,000. The OP was #4 single for the month of June, with sales of 113,000 in the month.
EDIT: All four of the stars' character song albums will be coming out on the same day. Here are the other covers (I've linked them to their Lantis pages):
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|2007-08-10, 00:42
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About the remix CD... I kinda like the 2nd one when they chatted, it was kinda funny and felt like the Karaoke ED vibe, but other ones are pretty bad remixes. None of them are really dance-able or club-worthy. #4 is probably my favorite, but that's not saying much... I'm kinda disappointed really. I usually like re-mixes; like I thought Ayumi's remix CDs were better than the originals, but these are just way of the top. Hence my rant..
... That the unlimited creativity in the anime world is both a blessing and a curse. The Japanese entertainment industry, dominated by the "mainstream" taste of HS girls and OLs, are most of the time conservative and fear change. They just want to sell music and TV with beautiful people to day dreaming girls. The movie industry is minimal at best, being totally overwhelmed by Hollywood. So, what's a creative person to do? They get into the anime world.
In the otaku world, the main thing is the character and the moe-ness there of - art/music/style/direction is secondary. Meaning as long as the character design and the story is what the otaku wanted, they can let their creativity flow in term of almost everything else. Anything can become OP, the director can play with camera angle all day, and the artist can put as much detail as they want into the background. Writers not wanting to be dictated by the rigid book market started writing Light Novels, and those gets integrated into the anime world later. Everything from the writer/creator/manga-ka/animator/director is a free flow of creativity, as long as the product has the otaku hook. These talents created the glory of the Japanese animation industry.
However, that also means that they can get away with TOO much. As long as it's related to a hot property, ANYTHING will sell. An album filled with songs by a little-known male Seiyuu with no real voice? No problem. A CD of some girls singing karaoke badly? Sure. An Enka CD? As long as it was in the ED, sign me up. So the artists creating these items basically are give a blank check - create whatever you want, as long as Hirano Aya is in it. This can lead to also creation of some really BAD experiments, and the Remix CD is the perfect example.
I just hope the character CD can be as good as the Haruhi Character CDs; but I have a bad feeling that they're going CRAZY yet again. Hey, see that Kona-chan on the cover? I can put a track of her "Muu~~"ing for 5 minutes and it will reach top 10 in Oricon. Gosh it must feel good to a L*S staff.
|2007-08-10, 14:07
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There's now a "making of" video of the Shiraishi seaside EDs on nicovideo. I believe director Takemoto Yasuhiro is the tallish guy in the brown jacket. I apologize to those who don't have nicovideo accounts. I can't find a way to save and post these videos elsewhere.
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|2007-08-11, 09:42
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The single has yet again, risen above acts like Johnny's Jrs. and UVERworld (they debuted the same day as the remix single) and is now currently no.4 under AKB48.
AKB48 sold about 3000-4000 copies yesterday.. so.. who knows how much this single will sell overall! (multiply the numbers to the right by about 1.7 for an accurate representation of sales for the day]
|2007-08-11, 13:14
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Well, AKB48 also caters to the Akiba-kei so my guess is most otakus bought both singles when they went music shopping. The fact that AKB48 was so high was probably due to another otaku mobilization effort. Jr. Isn't that big of a Johnny's band; I'd be impressed if Akiba-kei CDs defeated Arashi or SMAP.
Looking around the Oricon singles site, I thought that it's also significant that The Lovely Complex OP was at #5. This isn't an Akiba-kei anime... this is an shoujo anime for girls/OLs. Dorama-watchers going all out to get an anime OP? THAT is pretty cool. The mainstream acceptance of women's anime is now a reality.
|2007-08-11, 17:48
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I think YUKI has her own fanbase, so perhaps that played a part in it.
She debuted at no.3 and dropped a few places to where she is now.. and the Johnny's Jrs sold about 119,000 copies their first week, so I think they're pretty strong for a one-time group.
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in radiant spirit
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as such are dreams
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Over the weekend, I met with the parents of the children whom I will be journeying through sixth grade with at Davis Waldorf. Radiant beings with open hearts and open minds, the parents needed to see in whom their children's academic and social lives have been entrusted. I introduced the parents to my educational philosophy, and my vision for the students in addressing the academic component of their journey.
Perhaps, and I hope this is true, they saw in me, one who would genuinely care for the holistic wellness of the children. Joining the wonderful community of Davis and the families of Davis Waldorf, I believe that my own family will become part of an amazing circle of people with transformative power.
Through the concerted work of the caregivers and parents, and faculty at Davis Waldorf, I believe we have the capacity and the spirit to make a global impact: our children will influence the world, so we need to give them the love and the tools to influence it in the best possible ways.
It starts with a little blessing, a wish, the dreamer's scroll. I asked the parents to all write a message for their youngsters, an energetic thought, a wish of boundless nature. We tied each into a scroll and placed them all into a clear glass vase. It will remain in the classroom all year, and through eighth grade. Perhaps, at graduation day, the children will open them. We will see how that unspoken wish may have come true or had somehow aided the youngster in his or her journey.
I had a good feeling when the meeting was over. The parents appeared to support me in my vision. One offered his property for an overnighter to view the stars in our astronomy block. Others, seasoned campers, offered to help in our trip to Mount Lassen to view the volcano for our minerology block. Others wanted to arrange home visits. I said I welcome all those opportunities for parent involvement. And for home visits, I also welcome a plate of fried calamari!


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Bonnie Lee worked for 12 years as a health technician for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, started her own Web services company, and raised two kids as a single mother in Ontario.
Then Bonnie, 51, moved back East to rural Pennsylvania and took up work as a visiting nurse — until her leg shattered from an otherwise undiagnosed case of osteoporosis. Now she can't stand, drive or even sit up for long periods of time, much less lift a patient. In 2003, after a long wait during which she drained her IRA, life insurance and 401(k), she qualified for disability payments under Social Security.
"I've never been on the dole, never took welfare or food stamps," Bonnie, who asked to be identified by a pseudonym, told me this week. "I always made sure my kids had what they needed." Today, the $1,200 disability check she gets every month keeps her alive.
Her story is important because the program that keeps her fed and sheltered, Social Security disability, has a bull's-eye on its back — and not for the first time.


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Colin Fraser has that secret, that certain veteran savvy, to know what would happen if he made a play. Or, in this case, did not.
And so, the Kings center didn't back off when faced with a bigger and stronger Frazer McLaren of the Maple Leafs last week in Toronto.
"I knew he was coming. I saw him, the whole way," Fraser said Monday. "The old-fashioned take-the-hit to make the play. I know I'm going to get hit. If I'm a foot closer to the boards, I don't bang my head off the boards....
"He's 240 pounds. He outweighs me by about 50 pounds. He's probably going to outmuscle me. I play the game hard. If I don't go for that puck, I probably don't play the rest of the game."
Yes, you could say Fraser knows how a Darryl Sutter team operates.
The hit was big but legal. Still, it looked frightening for Fraser, who had to be assisted off the ice and sat out the next two games. He skated on his own Sunday and was back practicing Monday in El Segundo, much to the delight of his teammates.
"It's scary at the time," Fraser said. "It didn't look too good when I was getting off the ice even when I watched the replay. ... Even going to bed that night, I felt pretty good, which is weird."
Fraser was cleared to practice after taking the required neurological and psychological tests once the Kings returned home. He said the two-part test took a little less than an hour Monday, and he offered details of the examination.
"They give you 15 words or whatever and then you repeat back as many as you remember, like three times," Fraser said. "Shapes, memory and you've got to draw them. That was the written stuff. Then there's a computer test, which is the same concepts, but now it's on the computer. ... They do it [as a baseline] and every couple of years you've got to update it and they compare the results to see how you're doing.
"I've never had a concussion ... some guys are unlucky and some guys are lucky. There's no rhyme or reason to it."
Kings players, including Kyle Clifford, Mike Richards, Jarret Stoll and Willie Mitchell, have suffered concussions in their NHL careers. Mitchell, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury, had thought his career might be in jeopardy several years ago because of lingering concussion symptoms when he was with the Vancouver Canucks.
Mitchell's current injury is not a head injury or related to his knee issues. The Kings are calling it an upper-body injury. He missed Sunday's game in Chicago and did not practice Monday.
"He worked out today. He didn't skate. So we'll see how he is tomorrow," Sutter said of Mitchell. "He got hit….It was like an upper-body [injury]. It wasn't that serious and then he was sick all day."
Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, out because of an injured groin, skated a couple of times in El Segundo when the team was on its four-game trip to Canada and Chicago. It has been five weeks since he suffered the injury in overtime at Buffalo.
"He practiced with his gear, but he's not really to the point where there's anything other than movement," Sutter said. "Just being really cautious with it till he's pain-free."
When: 7:30.
Where: Staples Center.
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Etc.: Edmonton will be without defenseman Corey Potter, who was suspended Monday for two games for boarding Ducks forward Nick Bonino in the second period of Sunday's game at Anaheim.
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text: Crop Tech February 11, 2014 07:28 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Rhonda Brooks Editor, Farm Journal MagazineEditorial Director, Farm Journal Media Email Biological Nematicide Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products, has submitted MBI-302, a biological nematicide, for registration with Environmental Protection Agency. The product uses a patent-pending species of bacteria, Flavobacterium sp. strain H492, found in MBI's discovery screen for suppression of nematodes. Field trials in 2013 show that applied as a seed treatment, MBI-302 reduced soybean cyst nematode numbers and enhanced yields. MBI is developing the product as a seed treatment and as a liquid. For more details, visit www.marronebioinnovations.com. Tackle Above-Ground Pests Mycogen Seeds will feature PowerCore, a new trait technology, in its corn hybrid lineup for the 2015 growing season. PowerCore combines three Bt proteins—Cry1A105, Cry2Ab2 and Cry1F—for protection against above-ground insects. The new trait combination effectively controls European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, corn earworm, fall armyworm and black cutworm. Multiple modes of action mean that PowerCore will require only a 5% refuge in the Corn Belt. Mycogen Seeds also plans to offer the technology in its Refuge Advanced single-bag packaging solution that contains the required refuge seed for the Corn Belt in the same bag. For more information about PowerCore, visit www.mycogen.com. Novel Chemistry The key active ingredient in FBSciences Inc.'s technology platform, Complex Polymeric Polyhydroxy Acids (CPPA), has been granted Environmental Protection Agency registration for use as a plant growth regulator (PGR). CPPA is a broad-spectrum PGR for use on field and greenhouse crops. The patented technology represents a novel chemistry that serves as a versatile product development platform to improve germination and seedling development, stimulate root and shoot growth, and improve the plants' ability to withstand stress. By improving plant health throughout the season, CPPA optimizes crop yield potential. "Efficiency-improving and stress management products like CPPA are expected to grow in market share by 15% to 20% in the next five years to meet the emerging challenges to food production," says David Duncan, CEO at FBSciences. The first commercially available product using CPPA, designed for use as a seed treatment, could be launched as early as 2014. For more details, visit www.fbsciences.com. New Pre-Mix Fungicide Custodia, a premix fungicide for use on corn, soybeans and wheat, is available from MANA for use in 2014. The premix combines two complementary fungicide active ingredients, azoxystrobin and tebuconazole, to deliver both preventive and curative disease control. The simultaneous movement of the active ingredients within the plant knocks down diseases and provides a residual barrier that inhibits diseases from developing. The multiple active ingredients in Custodia allow farmers to minimize the number of products they need to control various diseases. The premix is also labeled for several rotational crops for flexibility in disease control strategies. "It prevents or controls gray leaf spot and anthracnose on corn, cercospora and Septoria on soybeans, and rusts and powdery mildew in wheat," says Matt Bradley, product brand leader. In corn, the fungicide optimizes grain fill by preventing stress during periods of non-optimal photosynthesis. It also prevents extended stalk greening in soybeans. For more information, visit www.manainc.com. Back to news


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March 2, 2007
Contact: Bryan Hubbard
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Comptroller of the Currency Announces Community Bank Directors Workshops for 2007
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced its schedule of workshops for national community bank directors.
"Taught by seasoned OCC examiners, these workshops give practical training and guidance to directors of national community banks that they can rely on," said Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan.
This year the OCC has added a workshop for community bank directors entitled "A New Director's Challenge: Mastering the Basics." This two-day program, scheduled in Washington D.C., April 16-18, is geared primarily to directors with less than three years of experience. The workshop should be particularly valuable to directors of new national banks, many of whom are also new to the industry. However, longer tenured directors who would like to review the fundamental requirements of their position may also find the workshop useful.
Additionally, the OCC continues to offer three one-day workshops:
These workshops are offered around the country throughout the year and are geared primarily to outside directors of national community banks with assets of less than $1 billion. Management directors may also find the workshop beneficial. Space is limited to 50 participants to promote open and targeted dialogue. Attendees receive pre-course reading and course materials, an OCC telephone seminar CD, other supervisory material, a continental breakfast and lunch.
For more information and to register online, visit https://www.occ.gov/about/occ-for-you/bankers/bankers-education/index-bankers-education.html. You may also contact the registration center by calling 336-451-0557 or by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
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While servicing an elevator at an older San Francisco high-rise hotel, an elevator technician accidentally created an electrical arc flash at the fused switch. This accident left him permanently disabled. The arc flash lasted until the fire department arrived and turned off all of the power to the hotel—a period of more than 15 min. During the incident, not a single upstream fuse or circuit breaker opened. The arcing continued until nothing was left of the fuses or switch. Was the technician, hotel, or hotel's elevator consultant responsible for this accident?
The hotel had hired the technician to upgrade its elevator system, which used relays and stepper switches for its control logic. He was to eliminate the thousands of moving mechanical parts—thereby reducing future maintenance—and install feeders from each of the six fused disconnect switches to each new electronic controller. Suing the hotel and hotel's elevator consultant, the technician claimed they had pressured him to work on live circuits during the conversion. One of the technician's lead attorneys hired my forensic engineering firm to investigate the cause of the incident and report on the findings.
After investigating, we learned that the hotel approached the electrician on the job site and gave him two options: He could either work with the 400A master fused disconnect switch in a closed position, thus maintaining power to five of the six elevators; or he could open the main disconnect switch, thereby leaving the six elevators without power and causing the hotel to close. He decided to keep the main disconnect switch closed.
He turned off the switch to one of the elevator's 100A fused disconnect assemblies, then unlocked and opened the door to the switch. He believed this was safe because he was working downstream from the switch mechanism. However, the upstream side of the fused switch was still live. For extra protection, he placed cardboard and rags over the live input terminals.
Then, he successfully removed the old downstream conductors along with the electromechanical elevator controller, and installed the new phase conductors to the replacement electronic controller. However, he realized it would be best if there were also a separate ground conductor between the switch and new controller. Unfortunately, his fish tape got stuck in the conduit. As he and his helper pulled at the tape, the cardboard and rags shifted and the steel tape brushed a live part of the disconnect switch—while also being in contact with the conduit. The result was the disabling arc flash.
During the arc flash, the helper's hand was on a union on the electrical conduit between the 100A disconnect switch and its associated elevator controller. As the current went through the conduit via the fish tape, it heated and caused a thermal burn on the helper's hand. The fault current never reached a magnitude great enough to blow the 400A fuses powering all six elevators. No fuse blew during the incident, because the fault-current paths did not meet rules outlined in the NEC.
After further investigation, we learned that a few weeks before this incident the hotel had discovered the 400A fused disconnect switch (powering the six elevator 100A disconnect switches) was defective. However, the hotel neglected to mention this to the technician. The technician should have de-energized the 480V, 400A main fused disconnect switch, which served each of the elevators' 100A fused disconnect switches, before proceeding with his work.
California's OSHA agency (Cal-OSHA) investigated the incident and cited the elevator company, which employed the technician, for failure to provide a nonconductive fish tape. Interestingly, the citation made no mention of the lack of protective clothing and suitable eye protection. Cal-OSHA also requested that an inspector check the 400A breaker for functionality. The lawsuit ended with an out-of-court settlement that compensated the injured party.
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Danity Kane is set to reunite at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, but with one less member. Noticeably absent from the band's Twitter announcements earlier today, Us Weekly can now confirm that "D. Woods" (real name: Wanita Woodgette) will not be returning to the female group.
"Much love to the ladies of DK!! They have decided to reunite and I, like our amazing fans, will be cheering them on," the 28-year-old told Us in a statement.
"For the past couple of years, myself and the other DK members have been working on other projects individually, such as music, film, television, theater and philanthropy and I have recently signed on to several projects that will have me committed for the next year. My latest single "Gold Mine" is now available everywhere!"
"If the opportunity presents itself, I would definitely be open to recording and/or performing with Danity Kane again," she continued. "I appreciate all the love and support of DK and myself. God bless!"
The rest of the Danity Kane ladies — Aubrey O'Day, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Audrea Fimbres — are set to announce their reunion at the VMAs pre-show Sunday. The last four standing tweeted out the surprising news just after midnight on the day of the big show.
The MTV Video Music Awards air live on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 9 p.m. EST.
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