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Dear Ken: would you be able and willing to connect our Friends of Franz group to some Catholics in Chicgo with possible interest in applying for the beatification of Ben Salmon? We know that you are familiar with the history of Ben Salmon. Ben lived his last years in Chicago. He was not wanted in his home town of Denver. The Denver hierarchy has not been helpful with requests to start the process for beatification citing that " there is no cult in support of Ben Salmon in Denver."
Realistically, we understand the slim chance of beatification for Ben Salmon. But Ben Salmon's story of conscience and the torture he endured in his refusal to train to kill could be opened to many Catholics and other Christians.
I plan on being in Chicago on Good Friday for the Stations of the Cross. Could we meet sometime that day to discuss a possible " cult" of Ben Salmon supporters in Chicago?
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Restorative justice is the heart of nonviolent change
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If we're going to build a more nonviolent world, it will mean more of us speaking up, listening closely and finding innovative ways to cooperate. This will be true for revamping structures and institutions — and it will also apply to tackling violence. In a more nonviolent world we will confront violence less by imposing punitive arithmetic — long jail sentences and paralyzing fines — than by taking deliberate steps to repair harm, meet needs, foster accountability and gamble on the idea that transformation is possible. The emerging discipline of restorative justice, simply put, will have found its way into the heart of our lives, our communities and our societies.
We're so trained in the art and science of retribution that it's sometimes hard to get a fix on what restorative justice is. I got a clue several years ago when my colleague Cynthia Stateman shared the following story. Cynthia was very close to her Uncle John. He was a doctor in their hometown, and when she was growing up she would often make the rounds with him visiting the sick. He was the town's first African-American physician, and had built a clinic that served sharecroppers and mill workers. One night, years later, Cynthia got a call from a cousin telling her that her uncle had been killed by a young white man intent on robbing his clinic. The assailant had shoved her 75-year-old uncle against a wall. He fell, gasped for breath — and then suddenly died. The would-be robber phoned 911 but then ran for it, only to be quickly captured. Cynthia immediately flew home to be with her family.
Cynthia has since written about the experience that unfolded once she got there in her article "Soul Force" (published in Engage: Exploring Nonviolent Living). In the midst of their grief and anger, her family had been unexpectedly asked by the public defender for help. The district attorney was going to seek the death penalty — would they intervene to urge the D.A. to file charges more commensurate with the crime? As grievous as this violence was, the lawyer said, it was a stretch to call what happened a capital offense. John's son threw the public defender out of his house. But the rest of the family wouldn't let it go. Right there they plunged into a struggle with justice — what was just in this case? What was the right thing to do?
In the end, most of them decided that they needed more information — and they could only get this from the offender. They were not, though, given easy access to him. "We bullied, badgered, threatened and made a whole lot of noise, before the attorneys would agree to set up a visit," Cynthia writes. Finally, they got their meeting. Sitting before them was a 19-year-old named David, who, by his own admission, had been on a crime spree. On top of that, he owed someone money and was having trouble coming up with it. He was being threatened, so he had decided to rob the clinic. Ironically, he and his family had been the recipient of her uncle's generosity — they had gotten free inoculations and other health care over the years at the center.
He seemed remorseful. He also seemed resigned to whatever happened. Like his father and other family members, he would be spending years in jail.
This seemed like the end of the story. But then something shifted. On the drive back home, while ruminating on this kid ("Jeez, what a loser." "Face it, David doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of turning his life around." "He's illiterate." "Pathetic."), one of Cynthia's cousins started composing a list of book titles. By the time they got to the house, they had concocted a proposal: David had to learn to read and then plow through a long list of books, including The Autobiography of Malcolm X. He had to get his GED and, as a condition of parole, learn a trade and keep a job. For good measure, he had to do "five or ten years" of community service.
When they presented their ideas to the D.A., he balked. But the family stood its ground, and the charges were reduced — and their recommended conditions were submitted to the court. David would spend years in prison, but he would not be heading to death row.
The last part of the story I found unbelievable when Cynthia first told it to me — and I find it unbelievable still, after all these years. If I didn't know Cynthia I would be skeptical. But she's a good friend so I have to believe it. The essence is that David petitioned the court to let him attend the funeral. The request was granted and the family, incredibly, invited him to join the procession and to sit with them.
After many people in the packed church offered testimonials honoring Cynthia's uncle, David stood up. He said to the assembly, "'A good man is dead because of what I did. I'm sorry.' He gestured toward my cousins. 'They spared my life. I didn't deserve that. I'm going to be in prison for a very long time, but I'm not being sent there to die. What I want to ask all of you here is: Is there any way you can forgive me?'" The pastor asked him to kneel, and slowly the congregation came forward to prayerfully lay hands of healing on him. One by one, Cynthia's cousins did the same, including the one who had pitched the public defender out of his house.
Though Cynthia had studied nonviolence, she and her family were not schooled in the theories of restorative justice. They illuminated its key elements, however, as they struggled with a painful tragedy in a way that intuitively steered them away from retribution to restoration. Rather than leaving the matter entirely in the hands of the criminal justice system, they demanded an active role — sitting with, listening to and engaging with the perpetrator; imagining ways he might be able to turn his life around while still holding him accountable; advocating for a more transformative sentence; and astoundingly welcoming him into one of the most painfully-charged environments possible — the funeral of the victim — which, paradoxically, proved to be a space of healing and reconciliation.
Restorative justice is not new — and it does not need a highly-developed theory to be experienced. But stories like Cynthia's have fueled the dramatic emergence of restorative justice as a key to positive peace and as a powerful practice for transformation and healing. Over the past few decades its principles and techniques have increasingly been worked out, refined and applied.
Restorative justice recognizes that crime hurts everyone: victims, offenders and the community. It seeks to make things right by bringing all parties together: to hear the voice and needs of the victim; to hear from the offender — why did they take the action they did and what will make this choice less likely in the future? It increases the likelihood of reintegrating the offender into the community rather than being stigmatized, shamed and more likely to reoffend. Fundamentally, it provides an alternative to two traditional responses to crime: punitive and authoritarian on the one hand or permissive and paternalistic on the other.
Using peace circles (like those used by Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation in Chicago), victim-offender reconciliation programs, consultation circles, or other mediation processes, restorative justice is gaining ground. At the same time, its power, potential and processes are being increasingly clarified by practitioners and academics, including Ron Claasen and others at the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies at Fresno Pacific University in California and Ted Wachtel at the International Institute for Restorative Practices. (Wachtel views restorative justice as a subset of a larger social science he names restorative practices that "studies how to build social capital and achieve social discipline through participatory learning and decision-making.")
Restorative justice curricula are increasingly featured in peace, justice and conflict studies programs in colleges and universities across the United States. But it is also making its appearance in high schools. An example is the Peace and Justice Academy in Pasadena, Calif., a high school devoted to preparing students to "stand for justice, wage peace and impact the world." Elaine Enns, a long-time mediator, writer and activist, teaches the school's cornerstone class in restorative justice. The dynamics of restorative justice seep into the school everywhere — from the entire school intensively creating and signing a Community Covenant at the beginning of the year that sets guidelines for how the teachers and students will treat each other, to the regular journeys that the school takes to engage emotionally and physically with social injustice. (Here is a compelling account of the school's experience of Manzanar, the World War II Japanese-American concentration camp.)
Restorative justice lies at the heart of nonviolent transformation. We are offered opportunities in our every day lives to reach for this option (like Cynthia Stateman's family); to study it (like academics on the one hand or the children in Pasadena on the other); or to bring its principles and dynamics to the innumerable struggles for social change that this world so decisively needs.
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It was the first day of Donald Sterling's final desperate fight for the Clippers, the first day of his last battle for the reputation of his sanity and the ownership of his basketball team.
And he didn't show.
"We call Donald Sterling!" lawyer Pierce O'Donnell shouted into the afternoon thickness of a crowded and sweaty Los Angeles Superior courtroom Monday afternoon, summoning the disgraced sports mogul to testify at the start of a legal contest that could determine the fate of Shelly Sterling's $2-billion sale of the team to Steve Ballmer.
But Donald Sterling wasn't there.
He had been subpoenaed, he had been scheduled, his testimony would be vital, but, for once, the man who in recent months had been spotted everywhere from Anderson Cooper's show to the Polo Lounge was invisible.
O'Donnell, representing Shelly, knew Donald wasn't there, but theatrically searched for him anyway. He swept his arms and jerked his neck with a toothy smile and the hint of a wink. If he couldn't summon Donald Sterling as the first witness, he was at least going to pummel him with the first punch.
"Mr. Sterling has been subpoenaed to be here today, he is not here!" shouted O'Donnell, who then urged Judge Michael Levanas to issue a bench warrant for his presence.
This is going to get ugly. This is already getting ugly. Donald Sterling's final desperate fight is going to strip the last shreds of dignity from his prone and tattered presence. He is not only going to lose this last fight, he is going to lose it badly, and in the process will suffer the sort of public humiliation that he has long inflicted upon others. Lots of folks in town will watch this trial and nod their heads in karmic satisfaction. Others, more sensitive, will simply be unable to watch.
Bert Fields, Shelly's 85-year-old celebrity attorney, grabbed the microphone like a vengeful teen calling the neighborhood bully into the street: "We were very anxious to get Mr. Sterling here to face the music. I mean, he's the guy that keeps delaying, keeps doing anything he can to keep his family from getting the $2 billion they are entitled to. Why? Just because of his ego."
Gary Ruttenberg, Donald Sterling's folksy boot-wearing attorney, kicked back, saying that Shelly's team really didn't plan on making Donald its first witness: "He was called as a ploy just to show he wasn't there. Pierce O'Donnell had written out an opening brief he planned to present. . . . He just wanted to show to the judge, and he made his point, that Mr. Sterling is not here."
Despite the expensive decorations, the battle lines here are clear and simple. Donald Sterling's complaint is that Shelly Sterling did not have the right to act alone on behalf of the Sterling Family Trust in selling the team to Ballmer. Shelly Sterling claims she has that right because Donald Sterling, in accordance with one of the trust's clauses signed by both parties last year, was removed from the trust for mental incapacity.
Donald Sterling's lawyers argue that the examinations that determined that their client suffers from Alzheimer's were conducted without Sterling's understanding that they could be used to remove him from the trust. Furthermore, they argue that the results should have fallen under federal and state privacy laws and should not be made public. Shelly Sterling's lawyers are basically shrugging and saying, hey, the man signed the trust, doctors say he's suffering from a cruel mental incapacitation, that knocks him out of the trust, end of story, sale is final.
Levanas has already agreed with Shelly Sterling's camp on virtually every point, setting up this trial to be a weeklong pounding of a former sports power broker who has become that sad tomato can who doesn't know when to quit.
"It's just desperation by Donald Sterling . . . destructive desperation by Donald Sterling, who will do anything to keep this sale from going through," Fields said.
Ruttenberg kept firing back, accusing Shelly — who attended the pretrial morning session but was not in court when the trial began in the afternoon — of hatching "a secret Plan B" to remove her husband from the trust and referring to all evidence as "the fruits of a very poisonous tree."
Yeah, Donald Sterling missed a great show at the first day of his own trial. The fun started when, during a rambling opening statement conducted while some courtroom observers fanned themselves and others slept, Ruttenberg accidentally referred to the Clippers as, well, that other team in town.
"They're trying to leave him stripped of the Lakers!" he shouted.
These days, it's hard to tell which fans would be more insulted.
For Donald Sterling's camp, it went downhill from there. There was time for only one witness, and Dr. Meril S. Platzer was a real brain storm.
The neurologist testified that, after having Donald Sterling take two brain scans, she visited Sterling's home for a final test, confirmed her diagnosis of Alzheimer's, shared the somber and life-changing news with the couple . . . then retired to the Polo Lounge to share some wine with Shelly.
"About a half a glass," Platzer said.
Then, amid their mourning, Platzer said the women were joined at their table by, among others, Donald Sterling and one of his lawyers, Bobby Samini, with Platzer testifying she and Samini shared horror stories about their divorces.
Seriously, who are these people?
If you're Donald Sterling right now, Platzer's wine glass is half empty, particularly since he is scheduled to testify Tuesday afternoon and his lawyers have promised he will show up. He reportedly will be cross-examined by Fields, who has bragged that he can make witnesses weep on the stand, but Samini said his man will be strong.
"Donald is not concerned that he's going to cry," Samini said.
"I promise you one thing, if there's any crying in the courtroom, it's very unlikely it will be coming from Donald, but it might be coming from other places."
At this rate, it will be coming from anywhere.
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Unconventional monetary policy poses a small risk to central bank independence but a far larger threat comes from fiscal authorities if they insist on policies that harm the economy, a senior U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday.
Washington is locked in a bitter budget battle that the Fed has repeatedly warned creates serious headwinds for growth and hiring and could inflict another recession if it triggers a U.S. debt default.
New York Fed President William Dudley told a panel in Mexico City that massive bond buying by the U.S. central bank might potentially undermine its independence if this led to losses on its balance sheet when interest rates rise.
"While the threat is low, central bankers need to be cognizant of such risks, and clearly explain the motivations for their actions in order to mitigate such risks," he said in remarks prepared for a conference hosted by the Bank of Mexico.
"A far more important threat to central bank independence than the use of unconventional monetary policy is whether the fiscal authorities act in a manner consistent with the central bank's objectives," he told participants at the event, on unconventional monetary policy and central bank independence.
The Fed has been harshly criticized by some Republican lawmakers for an unprecedented 5 years of ultra-easy monetary policy, after it slashed interest rates near to zero in late 2008 and quadrupled its balance sheet to around $3.7 trillion via bond purchases aimed at holding down borrowing costs.
Dudley said the Fed might suffer losses on these holdings due to a rise in interest rates, which could reduce, or even wipe out, the amount it pays back to U.S. taxpayers every year.
This might expose it to political pressure if the loss forced it to ask Congress for more money. But Dudley said that problem could be avoided by an accounting technique - creating a "deferred asset" on its balance sheet - which would preserve its budgetary independence.
On the other hand, lawmakers could do much more damage to the central bank by imposing fiscal policies that drive up inflation, which monetary policy could not offset.
"Central banks may not be able to achieve their objectives when an inconsistent fiscal regime is in place. That is, monetary and fiscal authorities need to share the same objectives. When the objectives differ, fiscal dominance can become a major problem for the central bank," he said.
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At a meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) in Philadelphia, President-Elect Barack Obama asked the nation's governors to help craft a plan to implement his two-year "Economic Recovery Plan" that would create 2.5 million jobs repairing the country's infrastructure, putting money into public works, and investing in alternative energy programs.
"Change is not going to come from Washington alone," Obama said. "If we're listening to the governors, then the money that we spend will be well spent."
Twenty states have cut $7.6 billion from their budgets for the 2009 fiscal year, and 30 states have identified additional shortfalls of more than $30 billion, according to the NGA, which has outlined $126 billion of "potential recovery programs." The NGA recovery program includes: $57 billion for infrastructure, of which $27 billion would be allocated for highway and transit projects; $6 billion in wastewater and drinking water projects; and nearly $5 billion in affordable housing.


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Accenture Federal Services partnered with AGA recently to survey senior leaders involved in technology-related decision-making in government agencies. Discussions shed light on the current condition of agency-wide communication and collaboration, challenges faced when implementing new technology and how recent acquisition reform addresses these challenges.
Agency representatives said that the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) codifies several existing informal processes, and results in a positive effect on C-suite collaboration and agency IT strategic planning efforts. However, they noted that integrating new technologies into agency legacy portfolios is a challenge, due to financial constraints, skillset gaps and resistance to change.
During a time of fiscal austerity and stagnant budgets, government agencies face growing pressure to improve performance and realize cost savings. To do so, federal executives turn to information technology (IT) to streamline business processes and use resources more efficiently. The Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), enacted in December 2014, supports such activities, and calls for agency executives to adopt a more coordinated approach to technology acquisition and implementation.
Accenture Federal Services partnered with AGA to examine collaboration techniques used by today's C-suite executives, and provide insight into federal IT investment practices—from sourcing technologies to deployment. The study team met with finance, IT and acquisition leaders across an array of federal agencies to identify successful collaboration practices, common challenges faced when investing in IT and current trends in federal IT strategy.
The majority of agencies interviewed noted that FITARA has had little impact on their current governance processes. Many said only minor changes were necessary to conform to FITARA's baseline requirements, such as formal documentation of their communication framework, or small adjustments to their budgeting and acquisition processes.
However, when asked about expected benefits of the legislation, all executives noted new or stronger relationships among key agency stakeholders. Multiple participants mentioned the ability to more easily identify areas to create synergies, remove duplicate efforts and gain efficiencies. Many stated that deeper involvement across the organization's leadership further enables stakeholders to support the overall mission of the agency, as roles and resource allocation become more transparent.
For those departments and agencies that were already implementing the spirit of FITARA there won't be a tremendous impact because FITARA embodies how departments should be working anyway.
Despite the availability of highly evolved technologies, federal agencies' portfolios remain heavily invested in legacy applications and infrastructure. Asked to identify the top three areas in which they spend money within their IT portfolios, participants responded that their leading expenditures were in the areas of operation and maintenance of legacy applications and infrastructure.
When asked to name specific technologies each agency is currently considering, most executives noted plans to adopt cloud and mobile technologies to decrease the investment in physical infrastructure, and to increase the availability of services to users. In addition, they showed great interest in new cybersecurity solutions.
Through interviews with agency executives, the survey team learned that better mechanisms are needed to track IT spending, effective collaboration requires executives to communicate consistently and constantly, and while communication between executives is a good start, functioning as a team is a better way to more effectively support agency missions.
Although agencies are seeing positive effects since FITARA was enacted in December 2014, there is much room for improvement. The IT and Finance functions should work together to enhance IT, while meeting financial targets. With the additional power granted by FITARA, CIOs will now make business decisions regarding IT investments. But to successfully transition this to this new responsibility, CIOs will need assistance from CFOs in financial matters, such as tracking IT spending, and measuring or managing the financial risk of a project.
The tone at the top has a tremendous impact on organizations incorporating a culture of change. Councils of executives must make tough decisions and take real action, and they must be rooted in collaboration and transparency, for maximum credibility.


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Testimony of the Rev. Rob Hardies on the Federal Marriage Amendment
June 18, 2004
My name is Robert Hardies and I'm the senior minister of All Souls Church, Unitarian here in Washington, DC. The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations unequivocally supports same sex marriage, and for many years, now, our ministers have blessed same sex unions with the same rituals as heterosexual marriages.
It's my belief that the church's calling is to bless ALL that is holy. And what is more holy than the mutual love between two human beings? We affirm that the nurturing and fulfilling love that same sex couples find in their relationships is, indeed, one of the innumerable expressions of God's love.
But I want to do something a little different this morning, and put a human face on this issue for a moment. A few months ago at All Souls Church we celebrated the 40th anniversary of two members of our congregation, Steve and Barbara. For Steve and Barbara, 40 years was no small milestone. You see, Steve is white and Barbara is black and when they tried to get married 40 years ago in the state of Virginia they were told they couldn't. They were told that a white person marrying a black person "violated the sanctity of marriage," not to mention the state's anti-miscegenation law.
Steve and Barbara - like so many couples back then - had to cross over the state line into the District of Columbia in order to get married. Pretty soon they moved to the District so as not to be rousted out of bed and arrested like other interracial couples were. When Steve and Barbara watch TV and see gay couples travel to other jurisdictions to obtain a marriage license, they can relate. They see in this struggle a parallel with their own efforts to have their love for one another recognized by the state.
Kevin and Paul are another couple in my church. They're celebrating a milestone, too. Last month they welcomed their adopted baby girl into their home, and a few Sundays ago they brought her to church for the first time. Well, you should've seen the crowd that surrounded them after service. Dozens of would-be aunts and uncles gathered around, clamoring to hold the little newborn. Kevin and Paul are thankful for the love and support of our church community, because the state still doesn't recognize their relationship as legitimate.
When I look at Steve and Barbara and Kevin and Paul, and reflect on the struggles they've had to build their families, I'm reminded that- so often - the human heart is a better judge of love than either the church or the state.
Finally, let me say this: For all the talk about the separation of church and state, there is one thing that politicians and preachers have in common. Something we both do very well. And it's not something that either of us should be proud of.
History shows that leaders in both religion and politics have a dangerous tendency to exploit people's fear, prejudice and hatred, for their own gain. This moral failing can be found among all political parties and all faiths.
I don't want to impugn the integrity of any particular sponsor of this legislation, because I KNOW people of good faith differ on the issue of gay marriage. I know because some of them are my parishioners, and in the privacy of my church study, I've helped them struggle to find moral clarity on this issue.
But I know something else. There is not anyone in this room or on this Hill, who, if they examined their hearts closely, can deny that the introduction of the Federal Marriage Amendment during a presidential election year is anything but a politically motivated effort to pit society against a particular group of people.
Now, you'll say to me, "Well, Rob, that's politics." In Washington we call proposals like this "tossing red meat to your base." Right? Everyone energizes their base with legislation that excites their passions and gets them out to the polls. But when that red meat is another human being - and their worth and dignity and love - then the stakes become much higher, and what politics calls "energizing your base" is called something else from the perspective of nearly every world religion. It's called a sin. Denigrating a human being for selfish gain is a sin.
And that's why so many religious—no matter what we believe about gay marriage—nonetheless oppose this amendment. Let's not enshrine this sin in the Constitution of the United States of America.
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Woman Arrested After Worst April Fools Joke Of 2013 [FBHW]
A woman from Kingsport, Tennessee was arrested on April 1st, 2013 after attempting what could be described as the worst April Fools joke of the year. The woman called her sister claiming that she had murdered her husband and that they need to dispose of the body. The sister quickly called another relative and eventually the police were notified.
The woman's April Fools prank ended with Kindsport police surrounding her home and eventually arresting her. Her response to the situation was much more upbeat than expected. She exclaimed in an interview that "the next thing I knew, their was law everywhere. Their response was excellent."
Well done, Kinsport police. Well done.
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The American Psychiatric Association approved changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, or DSM, that would remove transgender from being listed as a mental disorder on Saturday.
The DSM-V, the latest edition of the diagnostic guidelines used by the mental health community, will no longer have "gender identity disorder" as a classification. Instead, the DSM-V will include "gender dysphoria" which is described as emotional distress from "a marked incongruence between one's experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender." The DSM-V will be released in May 2013.
Transgender activists are applauding the decision and drawing parallels to the APA's decision to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. Activists are hoping that removing the label of "disorder" will help remove the stigma from the transgender community. The designation of "gender identity disorder" has been used in the past to label transgender individuals as mentally ill.
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Pulsations (02.08.13)
Here are the latest Pulsations, links to fresh stories and visuals about Japan, shout-outs to fellow bloggers, and highly clickable stuff that we think you might enjoy.
In no particular order, they are . . .
- New World Guinness Record for Most Mascots Dancing (from Kirai) It took 141 mascots three tries to beat the Guinness world record for most mascots dancing together. Yes, most mascots dancing is a category of world record.
- Send in the Clowns (from throwoutyourbooks) Seemingly for the first time in Japan, petitions are being signed online and off, angry protests are being voiced on the streets of Tokyo, and even respected celebrities are occasionally wading waist-deep into the debate. William Andrews takes a studied look at Japan's protest culture past and present.
- TOMY – "Auto Mee S" – Cleaning Robot for smartphones and tablets (from Akihabaranews) Does your device's screen need a cleaning robot? Takara TOMY Company, Ltd., the Japanese toy company, has got you covered.
- The Cute Fire Extinguisher かわいい消火器 (from thetokyofiles) Surely not everything in Japan needs to be cute, says blogger Pleasetry. He shows us how his apartment complex went one step too far into kawaii overload.


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I am beginner and just started to learn Clisp. Could someone please help me to create array of random integer number and find pair of numbers(from array) whose sum is equal to target number and also print their indices. Suppose if we create array of 10 number and target number is 8 then pair should be like (2 3 3), (4 4), (1 2 5), (8) with their indices
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Geneva: Physicists are to run new tests in May after the CERN research institute said on Thursday that its startling findings appearing to show that one of Einstein`s fundamental theories was wrong could have been caused by a loose cable.
The CERN lab near Geneva appeared to contradict Albert Einstein`s 1905 Special Theory of Relativity last year when they reported that sub-atomic particles called neutrinos could travel fractionally faster than light.
Einstein`s theory, which underpins the current view of how the universe works, says that nothing can travel faster than light, and doing so would be like traveling back in time.
CERN said two possible effects had been identified that could have an influence on its neutrino timing measurement during its OPERA experiment. "New measurements with short pulsed beams are scheduled for May," it said in a statement.
One effect concerned an oscillator used to provide the time stamps for GPS (Global Positioning System) synchronizations, which could have led scientists to overestimate the neutrino`s time of flight.
However, the other effect appeared to be more significant in the faster-than-light finding of the original OPERA experiment.
"The second concerns the optical fiber connector that brings the external GPS signal to the OPERA master clock, which may not have been functioning correctly when the measurements were taken," said CERN. "If this is the case, it could have led to an underestimate of the time of flight of the neutrinos."
The faster-than-light finding was recorded when 15,000 neutrino beams were pumped over three years from CERN to an underground Italian laboratory at Gran Sasso near Rome.
James Gillies, a spokesman for CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) said late on Wednesday that the result was now in doubt.
"A possible explanation has been found. But we won`t know until we have tested it out with a new beam to Gran Sasso," Gillies told Reuters in Geneva.
Physicists on the experiment said when they reported it last September that they had checked and rechecked over many months anything that could have produced a misreading before announcing what they had found.
A second test whose results were announced in November appeared to provide further evidence that neutrinos were travelling faster than light. But many experts remained skeptical of a result that would have overturned one of the fundamental principles of modern physics.
Edward Blucher, chairman of the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago, said the original finding would have been breathtaking if it had been true. As it was, the research inspired many spirited discussions, if few believers.
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Reid Super Hydra 400 CasePosted in How To: Transmission Drivetrain on December 3, 2013
In the 1960s, General Motors started manufacturing a new three-speed automatic transmission named the Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 (TH400) that saw first use in 1964. Commonly called the Turbo 400, it was so rugged it instantly became GM's go-to transmission for everything with high-power or severe-duty use. It is estimated more than 10 million units were made before production ceased in the late 1980s. What made the Turbo 400 such a successful transmission was how it optimized the power flow so internal friction losses were minimal, yet it had the brute strength of large clutches and four-gear planetary sets. Fortunately for us off-roaders, GM had the foresight to install it in most of their 4WD fullsize trucks.
What makes the 400 so desirable? It is the last of the old-school fully hydraulic-controlled non-over-drive transmissions. This means no failure-prone electronics or heavy, complicated overdrive gear sets.
As usual, gearheads eventually found ways to subject parts to obscene abuse GM could never have imagined. Think of something like a heavy Blazer on 40s crashing along with the loud pedal buried to the floor; a perfect recipe for destroying even the most rugged transmission. After getting numerous requests for an improved Turbo 400, Reid Racing started doing feasibility studies on making an aftermarket transmission case.
The company's engineers carefully studied failed OEM units. As beefy as the Turbo 400 is, it has one glaring shortcoming: Failure of the lugs that hold the center support and intermediate clutch pressure plate in place. Even without excessive power, these lugs can be snapped off, making the transmission instant scrap.
Extensive discussions have been carried out with many of the major transmission builders in the country. These discussions revealed more problem areas along with wish lists of added features. It quickly became obvious two different versions would have to be manufactured to address specific problems for each type of use—one for drag racing and one for off-road. Most problems were common in all uses, but there were three primary problems unique to off-roading. These were twisting of the case due to chassis wracking, lack of cooling lubrication to the rear gear set (most often seen in desert and short-course trucks), and most importantly, breakage in the tail area of the housing when used with transfer cases.
Existing Turbo 400 parts are 100-percent compatible with the Reid Super Hydra case, so upgrading is a bolt-in operation from your existing GM transmission. If you non-Chevy guys are feeling left out, there's no need to despair; the transmission case has been designed with a bolt-on bellhousing. The transmission can be used behind virtually every popular engine. Seven different bellhousings are available for GM, Ford, and Chrysler motors. All these bellhousings are beefed up so much, they are SFI 30.1 explosion certified and fit 11-inch (280mm) converters. The bellhousing locates off a separate pilot ring on the transmission case and is held by eight heli-coiled bolts instead of mounting to the oil pump. This mounting method ensures perfect alignment and maximum strength.
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The cast lugs on the inside of the OEM GM case do not go completely around the inside of the case. To allow economical manufacturing, there is a gap in the lugs that extends about a fifth of the way around the GM case. With high-line pressures and abrupt shifts typical in racing applications, the lugs closest to the gap become overloaded and fail. That sets off a chain reaction and all of the remaining lugs fail in a zipper-like fashion, ultimately resulting in catastrophic failure of the transmission.
Reid Racing addressed this problem by making the lugs go all the way around the inside of the case, which allows the loading to be equally distributed between all the lugs. In addition, a much larger snap ring was custom made. This ring is stiffer for less flex and the groove for it goes into the main body of the case, rather than in just the lugs. This transfers the loads into the housing instead of the weaker lugs.
Case Stiffness
The problem with lack of case stiffness was solved using many techniques. The first was starting with a phenomenally expensive permanent mold casting technique. Sand castings would be much cheaper, but they are not nearly as strong, tough, ductile, or leak-free. In addition, due to casting core shifts, it would have been impossible to hold the precision casting tolerances needed. The wall thickness was tripled, which not only increased stiffness, but it allows the case to be SFI 4.1 certified for explosions without the need for any external shields. Many trucks already have chassis clearance issues with the transmission case, so the stronger Super Hydra case solves this problem, too.
Cooling and lubrication of the rear gear set has always been a common problem in desert trucks because of constant high horsepower being applied over long periods of time. Now the more aggressive rock racers are starting to see the same effects. The rear gearset becomes extremely hot because not enough oil gets to the rear of the case to cool and lubricate the gears, and they eventually grenade themselves. The Reid Supra Hydra 400 has been designed to accept a GM4L80E center support, which lubricates the rear gear set. A machined boss that taps into the oil cooler return line and a machined boss near the center support have been added. These are connected via an external braided line to supply additional cooled oil to the center support and gear set.
Tail Section
A major weakness in the OEM Turbo 400 cases is a fragile tail section. When a heavy transfer case is hung off the rear of the case, it can break off the back of the transmission. The Reid Racing engineers have addressed this problem in many ways. Instead of individual ears that the transfer case bolts to, the Reid case has a thick flange that distributes the load evenly between all the bolts. This flange is tied into the main body of the case with three massive struts, which again distributes the loading between the tail section and the main body. Lastly, a huge rib runs directly from the bottom of the flange clear through the case until it ties into the valve body area. Case breakage will not be an issue anymore with the Reid case. An added feature is these cases are already pre-machined to accept the popular Atlas transfer case adapter plates. Attaching the transfer case is a simple bolt-on operation.


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- Curiouser and Curiouser said...
Couldn't believe this was real! She looks great in that photo, wonder if it is for a film or just a reaction to finally finishing the HP films - like a break up! xx
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I really don't think it's real, the picture looks so photoshopped. Just wait, in a few days she'll tell everyone it's a big joke! Can't beleive this is trending on twitter...
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Wow, when I read her tweet I thought she meant a few inches off, I didn't realise she'd gone for the full chop!
I don't love it as much as her old haircut, but yeah, I think she could pull off a short bob once it has grown out a little.
Love Sanchia xxx
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Christian is active in many sports at Ponder, and excels at most of them receiving many awards throughout the years. He just recently sign to Hasting College on a football scholarship.
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Although senior citizens' minds may be sharper than ever, their ability to conduct what were once simple, daily tasks like driving, fixing up the house or picking up groceries, become arduous at times impossible endeavors.
That's where the locally-based senior support system, Peninsula Shepherd Center (PSC), comes in, providing essential services like transportation, home-shopping delivery and social programs for seniors ages 60 and older in Point Loma, Ocean Beach and the Midway District.
"The needs of Peninsula seniors are not unlike the needs of many seniors aging in America. Seniors want to remain independent and in their own homes," said PSC's executive director, Jeannie Bailey. "Research shows that one of the biggest problems seniors face is isolation. Many PSC programs are developed and implemented with that in mind."
The center's "Out and About Peninsula" senior transportation program, which is partially funded by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), offers seniors a daily van-shuttle service to local markets or a volunteer service that provides private rides to medical appointments and other essential errands with a personal volunteer.
"Our 'Out and About Peninsula' senior transportation program not only provides a much-needed ride, but also socialization with other seniors on the van shuttle and one-on-one time with a volunteer driver," said Bailey.
Other socialization opportunities are available through PSC's senior course offerings and gatherings, like a computer class, legal-aid services and a monthly lunch club. PSC also offers help with minor home repairs, supplies a food-delivery service for homebound seniors unable to get to the grocery store, and provides access to a resource center where seniors can find information about additional community resources available to them.
The Peninsula Shepherd Center also produces a monthly newsletter, "Lamb's Tales," which includes an events calendar, news on new programs or offerings, and the PSC van-shuttle schedule.
The local center is fashioned after the Shepherd Centers of America model, a national network of interfaith, volunteer-run organizations providing assistance, companionship and enrichment opportunities for older adults.
The Peninsula Shepherd Center is located at All Souls Church at
1475 Catalina Blvd. For more information about the Peninsula Shepherd Center, including volunteer, client or donor opportunities, visit www.sdpsc.org or call (619) 223-1640.


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The Schedule A Birth Index of the District of Nipissing from 1899. Line 3 is Ouellette Israel Noel (M - male) Dec. 25, 1899. Father Ouellette Joseph and mother, Archambault Rose.
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Wedding Wednesday A Love Story Born in Nipissing, Ontario
The Year is 1899 and it is Christmas Day. In Dunnet & Ratter Township of Nipissing, Ontario, Canada. The Ouellette's; Joseph and his wife Rosanna (nee Archambault) are celebrating not only Christmas this year but the arrival of their latest child, a son. Israel Noel is welcomed into the world on this very day. I'm sure the community was there with congratulations and best wishes. Some of those wishing the family the best would have been their neighbors, Adolphe Gervais and his wife Marguerite (nee Cousineau). Now a year later plus 2 days the tables would be reversed. The Gervais welcome their daughter Aldea into the world on December 27, 1900.
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Pawel Zenon Wos
Born: December 22, 1920
Warsaw, Poland
Pawel was the oldest of four children born to Roman Catholic parents in Poland's capital of Warsaw. Pawel's father had worked for the Polish merchant marine before starting his own textile business in 1930. The family moved to a comfortable apartment near the Royal Castle and the Vistula River. Pawel excelled in sports, including basketball and tennis. His favorite sport was rowing.
1933-39: In May 1939 I became an army reserve officer and went to training camp near Augustow. On the morning of September 1, 1939, German planes bombed our camp in a surprise attack. We retreated, moving by night to avoid German air attacks. Then on September 17 our unit was attacked by the Soviets; we surrendered 3 days later. With 20 zloty and a watch, I bribed a Soviet guard and escaped from a POW camp.
1940-44: Back in Warsaw I went to work for my father after he had been allowed to reopen his textile factory. Business required that we visit the Jewish ghetto. Twice I was caught smuggling food into the ghetto and twice my father bribed the Germans to get me released. In 1942, I joined the Polish Home Army and fought in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. Thirty-two days into the uprising, the Germans arrested my family, and deported my father and me to the Flossenbürg concentration camp as political prisoners.
Pawel was liberated in Flossenbürg by American troops in April 1945. After the war, he returned to Warsaw. In 1961 he emigrated to the United States.


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|System: X360, PS3, PC
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Rebellion
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Eidos Interactive
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Feb. 24, 2009
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Mature
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Adam Brown
When the first Shellshock was released for the last generation of consoles it didn't make much of a splash. Despite being based on the Vietnam War, utilizing a third-person perspective, and perpetually trying to showcase the horrors of war, it never managed to set itself apart from the rest of the extremely crowded war-based shooter genre. It's been over four years now and Eidos has given the series another chance, this time with a fairly strange and absurd premise that desperately screams out for gamers' attentions.
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails is the answer to the question that no one was asking. What if there were zombies in the Vietnam War? While this may sound like it has the potential to make for an interesting game, Blood Trails definitely isn't it. This is perhaps one of the few documented cases in history when the addition of zombies fails to inherently make something more interesting.
You will play through the game as Nate Walker, a soldier sent into Vietnam to recover a mysterious cargo known as Whiteknight and to investigate the disappearance of the last team that attempted to achieve this same goal. In the game's opening cinematic players are introduced to Cal, Nate's brother, who was previously a part of this now missing team. He is chained to a table, screaming, and appears to have become a mindlessly violent zombie. Of course, Cal manages to break free from his bondage and escape from his captors before Nate can find out what happened, leaving no alternative but for players to chase after him for the remainder of the game.
This terribly uninspired story unfolds itself throughout the game's plethora of randomly incomprehensible cutscenes. Some of the game's cinematics will make sense, picking up where the previous level left off, explaining what is going on, and then leading you into the next level. However, there are others that seemingly defy logic, as well as challenge the player to make up their own versions of what has transpired.
One example in particular has Nate onboard a boat with four other characters, three are normal human beings and one is an "infected." Inevitably, the infected character turns into a zombie and attacks the other passengers, taking one of them into the water. This was how the cinema ended. The next level begins with the remaining two characters running across an overhead rope bridge, with you standing on the shore next to a flaming, half-sunken boat. Is this the same boat from the cinema? How did it catch on fire? Why are you still standing next to its useless husk when your companions have clearly gone on without you? Based on the game's clever dialogue and interesting narrative (read sarcasm), I suppose the story is probably best left to the player's imagination anyway.
Making matters worse, the transition between levels is not only frequently confusing and/or disorienting from a story standpoint, they also serve to impede the player. When playing Shellshock 2, players are able to carry up to four weapons at a time. These include a pistol, a larger gun (usually a shotgun or some sort of rifle), a melee weapon, and grenades. While there isn't a huge amount of variety as far as weapons go in the game, some are definitely more useful than others. Because of this, when you get a weapon that suits you and works well, you naturally want to hang onto it. Unfortunately, every time a level ends your weapons are taken away from you, even if there is absolutely no gap in time according to the linking cinematics. This becomes very frustrating when you go to pull out your trusty machete and realize that you are holding a tiny combat knife instead.
Weapons continue to cause problems throughout the game, not just with their unexpected disappearances but with virtually every aspect of their existence. Players cannot simply walk over similar guns or ammunition and hope to collect it. Instead, you'll need to look directly at a weapon and press a button to pick it up. Things can get even more confusing if you aren't keeping strict tabs on which guns are currently in your inventory. If you pick up a dissimilar weapon, you'll instantly drop whichever one you were already carrying. Since the game doesn't clearly note which guns you are carrying or what specific gun you are trying to pick up, attempting to gain ammunition in the heat of battle frequently devolves into what feels like a firearm-based version of hot potato played with the ground.