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John Hershberger, Age 88
John Glenville Hershberger, 88, passed away on April 19, 2010. John was born on July 31, 1921 in Yeddo, Fountain County, Indiana to John Murphy Hershberger and Pearl Redenbaugh Hershberger.
John graduated from Yeddo High School and went on to receive a Bachelor of Science from Central Normal College before he served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant (JG) in the Pacific during WWII. After returning to Indiana from the Navy, John attended Northwestern University where he earned his Masters in Mathematics. John also did PhD work at George Washington University. Before doing his PhD work, John began his career teaching at Vincennes University where he met his wife, Ethel Lucille Funk of Lawrenceville, IL. John and Ethel married and moved to Washington, D.C. so he could pursue his PhD work.
While in Washington, D.C. their first child, John, was born. In 1955 they moved to California, where John and Ethel would have two more sons, David, born in Van Nuys, CA, and Karl, born in Redondo Beach, CA. John spent his career in California working in the aerospace industry, including a few years working as a system analyst to ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California. In 1972, John moved back to Indiana.
John was preceded in death by his parents, John and Pearl Hershberger; five sisters; three brothers; and his wife, Ethel Lucille Funk.
John is survived by his sons, John (Anita) of Las Vegas, NV, David (Donna) of Las Vegas, NV, and Karl (Jennifer) of Spencer, IN; grandchildren, (John)-Allison; (Karl)-Krista, Amy, Evan, Andrew, Jonathan, Michael, Trevor, Reuben, Patrick and Alaina; great-grandchildren, (Krista)- Joseph, Shaina, Jossy, Caleb and Hudson (Amy)-Eli and Maddex.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, April 23, 2010 at West & Parrish & Pedigo Funeral Home, 105 North Montgomery Street, Spencer, IN 47460. Viewing will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Burial will follow the services on Friday, April 23, 2010 at Pleasant Bethel Cemetery, adjoining his farm in Owen County, Indiana.
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Flyers coach Peter Laviolette knows the numbers make his team the longest of playoff longshots.
"We're in a hole. We put ourselves here and we accept it," Laviolette said after the Flyers jolted the New York Rangers, 4-2, on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center."
The Flyers have five games left and are five points behind the eighth-place Rangers in the Eastern Conference; they are also five behind Winnipeg.
Technically, the Rangers are in eighth over the Jets because they have played one fewer game. The Rangers have six games left, all against non-playoff teams.
It would take an epic collapse by the Rangers _ and a long winning streak by the Flyers _ for Philly to sneak into the playoffs.
"I think it's important that we keep fighting. So, I think the guys have done an outstanding job," Laviolette said of their consecutive wins over Montreal and the Rangers. "They played a really tough game in Montreal (Monday). It was a very fast, very competitive game which you have to play against Montreal. I'm sure they didn't go to bed until 3, 4 in the morning by the time they fell asleep, so to come back and play a team that needs to be successful tonight and to compete and continue to push, I'm proud of the guys."
The Flyers, their defense depleted because of injuries, won Tuesday despite having four blue-liners who have either been AHL callups (the emerging Erik Gustafsson, feisty Oliver Lauridsen, newcomer Brandon Manning) or primarily a healthy scratch (Kurtis Foster) this year.
On Thursday, the Flyers will host New Jersey, a team that has lost 10 straight.
During the Flyers recent four game losing streak _ a skid that figures to cost them a playoff spot _ they lost to two teams, Ottawa and Winnipeg, that had dropped five in a row.
Goalie Steve Mason (38 saves), who has been brilliant in four appearances since being acquired from Columbus, stole the win over the Rangers and probably earned the start against the Devils.
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Magyar Telecom B.V. ("Matel B.V.") announced today that on November 15, 2012 (at 14:00 UK time, 15:00 CET, 9:00 AM ET), Matel B.V. will host a conference call to discuss financial results for the period ended September 30, 2012.
You can participate in the conference call by dialing 800-4626-6666 (UK toll free), +1-201-689-8049 (International) or +1-877-407-9210 (U.S. toll free) and referencing "Matel B.V.".
A webcast of the call and the presentation materials will be available on Invitel's website at http://english.invitel.hu/ under "Press/Investor Relations". The webcast will be available for replay until February 15, 2013. In addition, a replay of the call will be available until November 29, 2012 at 11:59 PM ET. To access the replay of the call, please dial +1-877-660-6853 (U.S. toll free) or internationally dial +1-201-612-7415 and enter account (286) followed by the replay access code (401194).
Magyar Telecom B.V., through its subsidiary, Invitel, is one of Hungary's leading telecommunications and info-communications service providers. It provides 20 thousand satisfied business clients with a broad portfolio of media, telecommunication, and info-communication services; on the other hand Invitel has 750 thousand residential and SOHO subscriptions on the digital TV, internet and voice services market. The number of its wholesale partners exceeds 250. In its customer service offices, called "Telepoints", Invitel is directly available to residential customers at 27 different sites throughout Hungary, while the work of business partners is supported by skilled account managers through continuous personal communication. The Company is headquartered in Budaörs.
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Update on babesiosis, leptospirosis in dogs
Q: Please provide a review on canine babesiosis and canine leptospirosis.
A. Dr. Douglass K. Macintire lectured on Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine Babesiosis and Canine Leptospirosis at the 2007 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum in Seattle. Here are some relevant points from his presentation:
Canine babesiosis is an emerging infectious disease in North America. Historically, the disease has been classified either as "large babesia" (B. canis) or "small babesia" (B. gibsoni) on the basis of the size of intraerythrocytic forms. There are three subspecies of the "large" babesia: B. canis vogeli (found in the United States), B. canis canis (found in Europe) and B. canis rossi (found in South Africa). Large babesia piroplasms appear as bi-lobed, pear-shaped organisms in the red blood cells.
Babesiosis can cause severe, life-threatening signs in some dogs, while others show no outward signs of disease. Common findings in affected dogs include hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, hemoglobinuria, icterus, pallor, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and fever. Clinical signs resemble those associated with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, immune-mediated thrombocytopenia or other tick-borne diseases. It is important to identify the correct diagnosis, as early recognition and appropriate treatment are important for reducing associated morbidity and mortality.
Transmission, diagnosis
The vectors known to transmit babesiosis include Rhipicephalus species, Haemaphysalis species and Dermacentor species. The tick must feed for two to three days for transmission to occur from the salivary glands of the infected tick to the dog's bloodstream. The parasites enter red blood cells, causing extravascular and intravascular hemolysis. Autoagglutination and secondary immune-mediated destruction of red blood cells may occur.
Other means of transmission besides arthropod vectors include blood contamination through poor kennel practices, such as sharing needles or surgical instruments, dog fighting and blood transfusions. Vertical transmission from dam to offspring is suspected as a means of transmission among American Pit Bull Terriers and Greyhounds. About 50 percent of American Pit Bull Terriers surveyed have a positive PCR test for B. gibsoni, and most have subclinical infections.
Treatment is recommended even in subclinically infected dogs to reduce the natural reservoir for transmitting the disease to arthropod populations. Aggressive control measures to eradicate the vector are key to eliminating spread of the disease.
The most commonly used treatment is imidocarb dipropionate, 6.6 mg/kg IM or SC once, repeated in seven to 14 days. Pretreatment with atropine (0.04 mg/kg IM or SC 30 minutes prior to imidocarb) is recommended to decrease cholinergic side effects. Supportive care with a blood transfusion or Oxyglobin® (10-30 ml/kg IV) may be needed in severely anemic dogs.
Dogs that are febrile and dehydrated may require intravenous fluid support. Treatment with imidocarb usually does not eliminate the parasite, but most dogs show marked clinical improvement. Recently, a new treatment has shown promise in eliminating the organism, but it is very expensive. Dogs treated with atovaquone (13.4 mg/kg PO q 8 h with a fatty meal) and azithromycin (10 mg/kg PO q 24 h) for 10 days became negative on PCR testing 60 to 90 days post-treatment. If anemia and thrombocytopenia do not improve with anti-protozoal treatment, immunosuppressive therapy with prednisone (1 mg/kg q 12 h) may be needed and tapered off gradually until anemia resolves.
The babesia microti-like organism in Spain has been associated with azotemia and protein-losing nephropathy. The cause of renal pathology is thought to be secondary to immunoproliferative glomerulonephritis, but more research is needed to better elucidate the renal lesions.


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Clerics react to news, say other clergy should not be affectedBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 03. 2014 10:26PM
MANCHESTER — Catholic clerics were surprised — but not shocked — to learn Monday that the diocese's former top-ranking priest agreed to plead guilty to charges of stealing from the diocese, Catholic Medical Center and the estate of a fellow priest.
"The whole thing is tragic," one diocesan priest said of the Rev. Monsignor Edward J. Arsenault III. The priest spoke on condition his name not be published.
"There was money taken from Catholic Medical Center and from the estate of Monsignor (John) Molan ... His life is ruined," the priest added.
The priest said he didn't think the charges would affect other Catholic clerics in the Diocese of Manchester, which includes all of New Hampshire.
"I think most people will not think worse of their own parish priest," he said.
Arsenault intends to plead guilty to the three counts of theft and serve at least four years in state prison under a negotiated plea deal that will be recommended to the court. The court does not have to accept the recommendation.
"I congratulate Fr. Arsenault for pleading guilty, and am pleased justice is served in this matter," Carolyn Disco of Merrimack said in a statement.
A member of the Voice of the Faithful lay group, Disco added: "We certainly had contentious relations with Fr. Arsenault over the (clergy) sexual abuse crisis, particularly his handling of state audits of the diocese's abuse policy. This is no doubt a difficult time for him, but I hope the future holds promise for his ministry."
Catholics were stunned when they first learned last May that Arsenault was the target of a criminal investigation.
"I'm glad things are coming to light. We are not wondering anymore," the Rev. C. Peter Dumont said.
"Trust has been undermined," he said.
Arsenault sent a letter by email to priests of the diocese and former colleagues in diocesan ministry in which he "accepted responsibility for my failings" and said he is "prepared to make my amends."
Arsenault not only concelebrated the funeral Mass for the late Rev. Monsignor John E. Molan in June 2010, but he also gave the eulogy. He now admits to stealing more than $1,500 from Molan's estate.
"One of the thing I learned when I was a police officer was that anyone can be capable of anything. All it takes is a minute of saying no to God's grace. We are all human beings," said the Rev. Thomas Steinmetz, a retired Manchester police lieutenant who is pastor of Our Lady of Cedars Parish, an Eastern Catholic church in Manchester.
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Clarkson University Takes First and Second Place at NSBE Conference
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Clarkson University students took first and second place in competitions at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) fall regional conference in Parsippany, N.J., last month.
Sophomore chemical engineering student Theodore D. Glave of Bronx, N.Y., took first place in the Undergraduate Student Technical Research competition. Sophomore electrical engineering student Stanley I. Onyewuchi of Nigeria took second place.
The competition's objective was to encourage underrepresented undergraduate students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields to participate in research projects that might lead to graduate degrees in technical fields.
This past summer, Glave researched novel copolymers under the guidance of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Professors John B. McLaughlin and Sitaraman Krishnan with the support of the Collegiate Science and Technology Program (CSTEP) and the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP).
NSBE chapter president Onyewuchi's research, titled "Fingerness Benchmark for Biometric Collection," was performed under the guidance of Electrical & Computer Engineering Professor Stephanie A. Schuckers with the support of the Clarkson Honors program.
More than 800 people attended the conference, which consisted of several workshops and competitions to intellectually challenge the students attending.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University chemical engineering students Theodore D. Glave (left) and Stanley I. Onyewuchi recently took first and second place, respectively, in the National Society of Black Engineers Undergraduate Student Technical Research competition.


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This is a landing page for the Technology Project.
- 1 Useful Links
- 2 What does the Technology Project Management Committee (PMC) Do?
- 2.1 Approve Intellectual Property (IP) Contribution Questionnaires (CQ)
- 2.2 Approve New Committers
- 2.3 Find New Projects
- 2.4 Help New Projects with their Proposals
- 2.5 Help Projects Develop a Community
- 2.6 Review Projects on an Ongoing Basis
- 2.7 Help Technology Projects to Stop being Technology Projects
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What does the Technology Project Management Committee (PMC) Do?
We don't do any regular calls. Most of our interaction is through the technology-pmc mailing list as this provides a totally open transparent record of our interactions. We schedule calls only on an as-needed basis to discuss topics that are either too difficult or too sensitive to discuss via email. The minutes for all calls are posted on the website. We only schedule face-to-face meetings when it is convenient for all members (i.e. no extra travel).
Approve Intellectual Property (IP) Contribution Questionnaires (CQ)
When projects take contributions and make use of third-party libraries, they are required to enter a CQ. A CQ will not be processed by the IP team until it has been approved by the PMC. When we are informed of a new CQ (via email), we do the following:
- An initial license check
- Check that code provided by an Eclipse committer conforms to the Eclipse IP Policy (the short version of the guidelines for developers is helpful in this regard).
- In particular, we check that the code has proper copyright and license notices.
- Try to reduce bloat, challenge the submitter to use alternative similar technology already available.
Approve New Committers
When a project's committer election has completed, we give the final approval.
Find New Projects
We identify new project opportunities and invite interesting work to become Eclipse Technology Projects.
Help New Projects with their Proposals
All new Eclipse projects start with a proposal. We guide new projects get through the proposal process by (a) helping them assemble the proposal document, and (b) attend the creation review call with them. As part of assembling the proposal document, we will aid a new project in identifying Architecture Council mentors and "Interested Parties".
Help Projects Develop a Community
Most of the work here falls more into the category of "teaching a committer to fish". We don't develop the community for a project, we encourage the project to do the sorts of things that need to be done to develop a community. We will blog or deliver presentations about a project when an opportunity presents itself.
Review Projects on an Ongoing Basis
We periodically review projects to ensure that they're doing the right sorts of things to progress. We ensure, for example, that projects are making reasonable effort to develop community. We ensure that they're following the Eclipse IP Policy. Project Reviews are documented.
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Hopkinton, Bedford firefighter names added to memorialBy BILL SMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 13. 2013 8:51PM
CONCORD — The names of two New Hampshire firefighters who died in the line of duty were added to the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Sunday.
Hopkinton Fire Chief Richard Schaefer and Bedford Lt. James Clark both died in the past year of fire service-related heart attacks.
"The name of each firefighter inscribed on the memorial has its own special story to tell, but they also have a common thread reminding us of why we are here," state Public Safety Commissioner John Barthelmes said. "We are here to honor heroism — these firefighters understood the risk of their profession and each performed with resolute bravery and skill."
Gov. Maggie Hassan issued the annual proclamation of Firefighters Memorial Day, marked in New Hampshire on the second Sunday of each October.
"Public safety is the most important task of any government; our people, our families and our economy cannot thrive without safe communities," the governor said. "The New Hampshire Fallen Firefighters Memorial reminds us of how much we owe those who bravely rush into dangerous situations and serves as an everlasting symbol of our deep appreciation of their sacrifice and their service."
The addition of two additional names to the memorial was also a reminder of the firefighters who had fallen before them.
State Fire Marshal William Degnan promised that Schaefer and Clark, like the 74 New Hampshire names already inscribed, will not be forgotten.
"Our words can offer you some comfort but cannot ever replace the loss of your loved ones," he said to the gathered families. "We must never forget the sacrifice of firefighters who gave all, and never forget their families who shared these firefighters with us."
Lance Claggett, chaplain of the Hopkinton Fire Department, unveiled the tablet bearing the names of Schaefer and Clark.
"May we be reminded that the line between selfless service and paying ultimate sacrifice is both fine and uncertain," Claggett said.
Schaefer was the first full-time chief in the history of the volunteer Hopkinton Fire Department, taking the post after convincing selectmen the town needed a chief who could work on fire prevention as much as fire suppression.
The 52-year-old was stricken with a heart attack while on duty supervising coverage for the Hopkinton State Fair, and died in an ambulance en route to Concord Hospital.
A 32-year veteran of the department, Shaefer enlisted as a volunteer call firefighter and rose through the ranks. His daughter eventually joined him in the department.
"He led the Hopkinton Fire Department with pride, along with his dedication to ensuring the best for the public who lived here or visited the town; to ensure that they had the safest environment possible."
Clark was a Bedford fire lieutenant who died suddenly at home last April. The 56-year-old fire lieutenant was known to be in good physical shape, and would frequently jog from his home in Goffstown to work in Bedford.
Known by fellow firefighters as a "no-drama guy," Clark taught classes to firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
Much of his off-duty time was spent painting watercolors and writing poetry.
"Many of us did not know that side of him," Barthelmes said. "His personality and dedication to public service are reflected in the beauty of his artwork and poetic writings."
One of Clark's poems was read by Bedford firefighter Jeff Humphrey at the ceremony. The poem "They Count on You" is in the voice of a veteran fire lieutenant, recalling the first lessons that he had taught to a group of firefighters who were later killed in the line of duty.
The lesson was that the young, the old and the disabled must count on firefighters.
"They count on you, they count on that," Clark wrote. "How could he know it would end this way ... They died like heroes later that year, with those words still echoing in their ears."


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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. —John 1:1 I don't recall when I realized just how weirdly powerful the first sentence of the Gospel according to John is, but I remember that it was a thrilling experience. That short phrase contained a startling revelation: God was language. It seems unnecessary to unpack this phrase[…..]


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August 2008 - Individuals with mild cognitive impairment appear more likely to have earlier onset, longer duration and greater severity of diabetes, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Mild cognitive impairment is a transitional stage between normal aging and dementia, according to background information in the article. Previous studies have found an association between mild cognitive impairment and diabetes. Poor blood glucose control over time may lead to neuron loss, and diabetes is associated with cardiovascular disease risk and stroke, which also may increase the risk of cognitive impairment.
Rosebud O. Roberts, M.B.Ch.B., M.S., and colleagues at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., studied individuals from Olmsted County, Minnesota, who were age 70 to 89 on Oct. 1, 2004. Participants received a neurological examination, neuropsychological evaluation and tests of blood glucose levels, and completed an interview with questions about diabetes history, treatment and complications. A medical records linkage system was used to confirm diabetes history.
Rates of diabetes were similar among 329 individuals with mild cognitive impairment (20.1 percent) and 1,640 participants without mild cognitive impairment (17.7 percent). However, mild cognitive impairment was associated with developing diabetes before age 65, having diabetes for 10 years or longer, being treated with insulin and having diabetes complications.
"Severe diabetes mellitus is more likely to be associated with chronic hyperglycemia [high blood glucose], which, in turn, increases the likelihood of cerebral microvascular disease and may contribute to neuronal damage, brain atrophy and cognitive impairment," the authors write. That individuals with the eye disease diabetic retinopathy were twice as likely to have mild cognitive impairment supports the theory that diabetes-related damage to blood vessels in the brain may contribute to the development of cognitive problems.
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"Our findings suggest that diabetes mellitus duration and severity, as measured by type of treatment and the presence of diabetes mellitus complications, may be important in the pathogenesis of cognitive impairment in subjects with diabetes mellitus," they conclude. "In contrast, late onset of diabetes mellitus, short duration of diabetes mellitus or well-controlled diabetes mellitus may have a lesser effect."
Arch Neurol. 2008;65[8]:1066-1073.
This study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and by the Robert H. and Clarice Smith and Abigail Van Buren Alzheimer's Disease Research Program. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.
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2015: Suffered a season-ending injury in preseason camp.
2014: Appeared in the final seven games of the season, totaling five tackles ... earned defensive scout team player of the week honors for his preparation for USF (9/6) and Ohio State (10/4) … recorded one tackle at Wisconsin (10/25) and Penn State (11/1), against Michigan State (11/15), at Michigan (11/22) and vs. Stanford (12/30).
2013: Played in 12 games with four starts ... made his first career start at Wake Forest (10/19) and recorded four tackles ... had a career-high 15 tackles against Clemson (10/26) including one TFL ... had 10 stops against Syracuse (11/9).
2012: Served a redshirt season … named scout team defensive player of the week for his efforts in preparation for the Clemson (11/10) … part of the travel roster for the Virginia (10/13) game.
At Dexter School: A highly-regarded prospect … rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … No. 4 on the SuperPrep New England 14 … the No. 3 player in Massachusetts and No. 24 outside linebacker nationally by Rivals.com … also the third-best player in the state by ESPN.com, as well as the 28th-ranked inside linebacker by ESPN.com … the fourth-best player in the state and No. 27 outside linebacker by 247Sports.com … ranked No. 50 in the country among outside linebackers by Scout.com … ran for over 1,118 yards with 18 touchdowns in eight games as a senior … a 2011 first team MIAA All-State choice at running back … also recorded 42 tackles, including 10 sacks, and two interceptions in 2011 … ran track and played basketball … also considered North Carolina State and Northwestern … coached by Casey Day.
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COLUMBIA, SC (The Big Spur) - South Carolina picked up a big piece of the puzzle on Monday night when Sindarius Thornwell committed to head coach Frank Martin and his staff. It was a decision he knew was coming and decided there was no reason to wait around, according to TheBigSpur.
"I feel comfortable with Coach Frank and I believe in him," Thornwell told TheBigSpur. "I feel closer to them than I do to North Carolina State."
Thornwell decided around 7:30 p.m. on Monday to make the commitment, but ran into one little snag trying to inform the Gamecocks.
"I called Coach Frank to let him know my decision but couldn't get in touch with him," he said. "So then I called coach Lamont (Evans) and told him. I could hear how excited he was. He asked if I had spoken with Coach Frank and he told me that we needed to wake his (rear end) up now and get him the good news."
When TheBigSpur.com spoke with Thornwell he had yet to inform Martin of his decision to attend South Carolina. During the conversation, Martin beeped in to receive the news but Thornwell, before taking the call of his future head coach, finished by talking about why he choose the Gamecocks.
"It is home," he said. "I have never been a recruit with them but I have always felt like a priority. I always felt comfortable and good with them which is what matters the most."
Thornwell joins Desmond Ringer in the class of 2013 for the Gamecocks. The 6-foot-5, 195-pounder is ranked No. 37 nationally by 247Sports and has a 247Composite ranking as No. 31 in the country. He is the No. 8 shooting guard with a 96 rating.
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"Bring It All Together: Processing for Meaning During Inquiry"
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The anime industry has grovellingly conceded that censorship under the firm hand of Tokyo fuhrer Shintaro Ishihara is OK after all – Kadokawa et al. have all humiliatingly folded and agreed to participate in the Tokyo International Anime Fair, all talk of their own "Anime Contents Expo" quietly forgotten.
The roster for TAF 2012 sees all the major publishers back under Ishihara's heel, and the ACE homepage is blank with no word released about it since the devastating March earthquake Ishihara hailed as "divine retribution" against the corrupt innocents of Japan.
Their craven submission is particularly humiliating given Ishihara's contemptuous treatment of the industry – "the earthquake serves them right," "if you don't like it, don't come," "they'll just come back next year," "they just have a persecution complex," "otaku have corrupt DNA," "mangaka are despicable people," etc.
As an evidently spineless industry with no influence whatsoever, the success of further bans seems assured.
Meanwhile the Japanese government has been fantasising about Japan creating a cultural export industry on par with its manufacturing industry, and led by the state – quietly ignoring the fact that both regional and national governments are busily attempting to pass bans of all kinds on 2D material, and apparently not grasping the rather more basic realisation that no government has ever had any success in doing anything but strangling its own creative industries.


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I see people are using it. I want to do a guide, but it seems pretty straightforward.
Only things I did to start with one first install was to goto settings (cog) and:
- Set a PTT (push to talk) key for voice chat
- Goto "Notifications" and turn sounds for "messages" off (or you get bombarded)


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ISLAMABAD — Despite close defense ties with China, Pakistan still relies on the US to help it upgrade key defense areas. However, hostility from US lawmakers has effectively halted progress in some areas with Pakistan's Navy particularly hard hit.
For a decade Pakistan's Navy has pinned hopes on acquiring surplus US Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates to replace its six now 40-year-old ex-British Type-21 frigates. This met with some success when the Perry-class frigate McInerney was renamed Alamgir and transferred in 2011.
However, three proposed for Pakistan last fall have effectively been blocked as the proposed bill continues to languish in committee without being put to the full US Senate.
Neither Pakistan's Defense Ministry nor the Navy replied to any request for comment on the issues surrounding the Perry acquisition plans.
Former Australian defense attache to Islamabad, Brian Cloughley, said conditions attached to their transfer "were deliberately made impossible."
These were linked to cooperating with the US on counter-terrorism, non-proliferation, not supporting terrorism against US force in Afghanistan or elsewhere, releasing Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden, moving to dismantle IED networks, allowing humanitarian groups access to detainees, and ensuring Pakistan's military and intelligence services do not interfere in judicial and political processes.
"Obviously there can be no certification about 'taking steps to dismantle improvised explosive device networks', just to pick one condition. This is a farce," Cloughley added.
Cloughley said such actions, which he describes as "one more example of a totally dysfunctional Congress," are seriously harming Washington's relations with other nations, and leaving Pakistan with no options.
"The [Pakistan Navy] is going to suffer, as I don't think there will be approval for such a transfer. Alamgir is a good training ship, but that's about all," he said.
The ship lacks ASW helicopters, missiles and a towed array sonar, effectively making it little more than a long-range patrol vessel.
Analyst Usman Shabbir said that essentially, Pakistan's only alternative is turning to China.
"The only reasonable option seems to be more F-22P frigates. The Type-21s are well past their prime and need to be retired yesterday," he said.
However, the latest International Monetary Fund figures show Pakistan is unlikely to be able to make a dent in paying off its debt, and Islamabad last week borrowed $2 billion only by accepting excessive interest rates. According to figures from the State Bank of Pakistan, the national debt grew during the first eight months of the fiscal year, and other predictions have debt remaining at 62.4 percent of GDP for FY2014-FY2015.
Thus even the Chinese option looks unlikely, and so the damage done by the non-transfer of the Perry frigates is all the more obvious.
Claude Rakisits, director at Politact, a Washington-based advisory firm that focuses on South Asian issues, says Congress has effectively hamstrung the administration in this case.
"I suspect that it would be politically difficult for the Obama administration to bypass Congress on this issue given that only a couple of weeks ago the House Committee on Foreign Affairs decided to cut $10 million from its aid budget to Pakistan [under the Kerry-Lugar-Berman act 2009] to pay for the aid Congress wants to give to Ukraine," he said.
"While that only represents about 0.6 percent of the annual US aid to Pakistan, it does show that Pakistan is not a top priority and that the focus is beginning to shift away from that region as the US continues to draw down in Afghanistan," he added.
He also highlights that until recently, at least, there was the possibility of transfer of surplus US mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles to Pakistan.
"While a final decision has yet to be taken; it would appear that this option is fast losing popularity in Washington. It would appear that Pakistan being a Major Non-NATO Ally since 2004 doesn't mean too much in the Obama administration these days."
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Think of this post as a "Dear John" letter in which I am writing to tell you that I'm gone and not writing anymore. I don't expect (most of) you to notice that I haven't been posting in quite a while, but I am posting now to tell you that I will not be posting anymore. For what that's worth.
I started this blog seven years ago with a few photos of an empty apartment in Korea, some shots of weeks-old Vivian, and an intention to keep family and friends back home in touch with my daughter's life overseas. During those years, this blog became an important part of my life: it gave me purpose when I felt purposeless, it kept me in touch with friends both real and virtual when I felt my isolation as a foreigner in Asia, and it gave me a way to share my creativity, my writing, and my travels. Over the years it became less about my family and Vivian, and more about travel, photography, and expatriatism.
Now that we are back at home in Oregon, and Vivian is growing, I have some new concerns that I did not have when hosting a personal blog while overseas. I am more aware of a need for stricter personal security. I am also aware that my daughter will soon be starting her own online life (though we are understandably delaying that for as long as possible) and will soon have her own need for privacy. She has already developed a strong reluctance to be photographed, and she has also clearly requested that I stop blogging about her. I respect my child and her autonomy and her future need for personal privacy, so I see no alternative but to comply. Now that we are home, and within easier reach of family and friends, the very reason for this blog's existence is diminished. So I have made the difficult decision to call it quits.
I could have gone in a different direction. Its easy to think of coming home an adjustment-free change. But instead of being exactly who we were before we left, now we are repatriates. Being an expatriate is fun and interesting, but being a repatriate is really much less interesting for everyone. I used to be able to talk about how crazy those Koreans were, or how the simplest facets of life in China defied logic; how fun the travel was, and exploring the strange but true food, but its maybe not so interesting or even appropriate to whine about those crazy Americans. Of how strange life is here, or how isolated and lonely it can be, how inconvenient, and yet how so comfortable and familiar. How it is all those, all at the same time.
Believe me, I want to bitch about repatriation, about American society and commercialism and abundance and lack of appreciation for all those things, but I'm not that blogger. Because although you might not know it, or even believe it, repatriation and adjusting to life in America after living overseas is much harder than it ever was to adjust to living away. Nobody (except former expats like myself) will share any sympathy for how excruciatingly we miss the housekeeper who was in our home for 30+ hours a week. How she was more than a housekeeper, she was our only semblance of family is an entire continent, and she played the role of grandmother, aunt, and friend all at once. Nobody except former expats understand the financial and social blow of returning home, the loss of identity, and the isolation. Oh, the isolation bred by living in a house on a quarter acre instead of in an apartment complex with 20 buildings and who knows how many residents within a stone's throw.
That would be a whole other blog, and that's a blog worth writing, but I am not going to do it, even though I miss blogging. What I have done instead is start a new blog, Garden Home Again. Its a work in progress, an idea that grows in fits and starts, and is already seriously delinquent in recent posts. I want it to be about my dream house (in which I am blessed to live), cooking, creating, growing, inspiration, and urban domesticity.
Gogovivi will remain parked her in perpetuity, or until we move overseas again and I resurrect it (which is not immediately likely but entirely possible in the long term). In the meantime, thank you for your years of friendship and support, and please come visit me at Garden Home Again.


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Katy Perry Reveals How Fans Should Act Upon Meeting Her in VEVO Certified Chat
Katy Perry's videos are like mini movies. You've seen them, you've been immersed in them and now, the singer, who was certified for reaching 100 million views of her videos by VEVO, spoke about the art of making videos and treating them as another layer to the song, as opposed to a mere promotional tool. She also spoke about how she doesn't dramatize her fans, instead trying to be on their level, revealing how fans should act (or react) upon meeting her.
When discussing the process of making vids, the 'Wide Awake' singer said, "It's not just another opportunity to push your song. It's actually another way for me to give it another layer and another branch, and make a mini movie. Whether I have five dollars or a million dollars, I will always try."
She also reveals that she is attracted to the medium since she is a visual learner. "I learned through visual and sound," Perry stated. "I really get it when I see it and I get it when I hear it. For some reason, that's really important for me in how I digest life, learn and evolve. I want to put out really strong visual. There are other people out there and that's how they learn and that's how they are influenced, and that's how they are processing things."
Perry also shared that the vids for 'Firework' and 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)' are the two videos that garner the most reaction. It's interesting since they could not be more opposite in their overarching themes.
"The serious reaction is 'Firework,'" Perry said. "And there is a lot of symbolism and vulnerability in the
storyline that's going through it. It's a truthful story, even though it's a harsh reality."
She continued, "On the whole other side of the spectrum is 'Last Friday Night,' which doesn't mean anything. It's about having fun ,having too much of a great time."
Perry also likened the video process to the puns and double entendre in her lyrics. "When I'm writing a song, it's fun for me to take a line and give it two meanings, maybe three, if I am lucky," she said. With a video, she admitted that people get to understand the real true essence and meaning.
The singer also talked about her love of her fans, saying, "When you are young and you have a dream, my simple dream was me wanting to be on stage, sing to as many people as possible and have them sing back the words I wrote. And that was it." The dream came true for Perry, who admits she doesn't coddle her fans.
"I try and be absolutely normal with them," she said. "Fans are great, but a community is what it's about. I try and not categorize them as 'my precious little fans.'" Was that a dig at Lady Gaga and her little monsters? Because that is so how Gaga is with her fans.
She continued," I want to be on their level. They know that when they meet me a lot of times. The fans that know me know that I like to be on the same level so they will talk to me as a regular person, since that's where you are going to get the best of me."
Perry issued a word of warning — but not a roadblock — to crazy fans that go nuts at the sight of her, saying, "If you are freaking out and it's okay, I'll hold you until you're not freaking out anymore. But if you come to me as a cool dude, you're going to get the most conversation and most attention." She finished saying she is happy and grateful for what she has.
Ya hear that, Katy Cats? Approach her like a normal person and it'll be a better experience for you both!
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The singular life-history trait of attaining maturity combined with the relative contributions of juvenile and adult growth combine to shape the suite of life-history traits of organisms with indeterminate growth. Although the assumption that indeterminate growth is a general trait of reptiles is widely accepted, data are scarce (particularly for long-lived individuals.) We examined patterns of variation in adult growth using over a hundred years of mark-recapture data on 13 populations of 9 species (3 families) of freshwater turtles from studies in South Carolina, Michigan, and Arizona in the USA and in Ontario, Canada. The influence of growth on life-history trait values indicated that increases in body size (and associated reproductive output) resulting from indeterminate growth are not substantial enough to represent a major factor in the evolution of life histories in general or the evolution of longevity and aging specifically.
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Uber and Lyft — whose ride-hailing services bring an estimated 45,000 cars into the city each day — generate trip data every time they pick up or drop off a passenger. This data, say city transit officials, is essential for long-term planning.
And yet, as a recent draft report from the San Francisco County Transportation Authority makes clear, mobility tech companies have declined to share vital data with city and county transportation planners.
That draft report, "Emerging Mobility Evaluation Report: Evaluating Emerging Mobility Services and Technologies in San Francisco " evaluated mobility companies currently operating in the city against the city's guiding transportation standards. The problem is the lack of data: Fully 85 percent of all possible "outcome metrics" were not reported by any company, Uber and Lyft included.
And that's no mere oversight. In a 2012 filing to the California Public Utilities Commission , Lyft argued that trip data was a "closely guarded trade secret" that guaranteed Lyft's ability to raise capital investment and compete in a market dominated by Uber, which Lyft characterized as "ruthless."
The CPUC agreed. In May of 2017, CPUC attorneys refused to share ride-hailing data with the San Francisco County Transportation Authority.
This is an egregious mistake, according to both Jason Henderson, professor of geography and environment at San Francisco State, and Andy Thornley, senior analyst in the Sustainable Streets Division of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
Henderson and Thornley agree that while newer additions to mobility — standing scooters, mopeds and e-Bikes — need to fit into long-term plans, the lasting changes that will lower emissions and decongest city streets that will only come by regulating the number of cars on the streets.
Both men agree that, without the raw data from the ride-hailing giants that's embargoed by the CPUC, efforts to plan for the future of transportation in San Francisco will be fruitless.
According to Henderson, the CPUC has agreed to allow the data to remain secret because of political pressure from the tech sector. "They have political operatives who say 'no, we don't have to share data. We're a private company.'" Henderson noted that Uber hired Obama-administration alums to lobby state officials. "As a result, we have no policy."
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I wasn't planning to turn my attention back to the Hurleys for a while, but this has landed in my lap and I have to take what comes. If you are interested in Hurleys from Coolnagarrane, you can read part 1 here.
My Hurley family tree can be found here. John Hurley, son of Michael Hurley and Bridget Cahalane (married 25-May-1838, Leap, Kilmacabea), had three brothers we know about. John (b. 1839) is the oldest. Patrick (b. 1841) is somewhat questionable, only because the mother's surname shows up as Coughlan, not Cahalane (maybe a recording error by a priest who was hard of hearing). Then Daniel (b. 1843) and finally Michael (b. 1849). Notice the gap - maybe the famine had something to do with it?!?
It is Daniel that I am looking at. There were descendants of Daniel Hurleys in Coolnagarrane early in the 20th century, according to the Southern Star archives. Sorting them out is a work in progress. In part 1 I said the Hurleys were a lonely bunch but by the early 20th century there were enough of them to be confusing!
A Daniel Hurley married Honora McCarthy, probably early 1852 or before, and had Ellen bap 17-Dec-1852; Catherine bap 29-Apr-1855; Honora bap 13-Sep-1857; Daniel bap 3-Jun-1860; and John bap 6-Mar-1864. (Thankfully, these records are all online.) My Hurley family had names Ellen, John, and Catherine so the two families do look confusingly similar.
I think this son Daniel married Julia McCarthy 22-Apr-1894 (witnesses John Hurley and Hanoria McCarthy) in the R.C. Chapel of Drimoleague. The age recorded for Daniel was 28, when it should have been 34. The marriage record says his father's name was Daniel (dead).
Ordinarily I would have thought that there were two different Daniels (one age 28, one age 34), but the 1901 census shows Daniel age 40 in Coolnagarrane, along with wife Julia and children, and they show up again in 1911. So the census corrects the age.
Julia, from Drominidy according to the marriage record, died in 1917 and was a McCarthy-Sowney according to the Southern Star news of 3-Feb-1917. Her husband Daniel was already deceased.
If Daniel the younger was born 1860, then who was Daniel his father? Daniel Senior was likely not gg-grandfather John Hurley's younger brother (b. 1843), he would have been an incredibly young father, not impossible but improbable. Perhaps Daniel Senior was a cousin of John's, his father Michael's nephew?
To add to the mystery, there is an older Daniel Hurley in the 1901 census with wife Nellie. If the census age is correct his birth year would have been around 1832. They don't show up in the 1911 census - at least where I looked, in Coolnagarrane - so presumably they were both deceased. In the 1901 census is a daughter Mary Ellen, age 28. She's all I have to go on so at some point I will look for her birth record (circa 1873), which I should be able to do at the Los Angeles FHL. Maybe from there I'll be able to approximate when her parents married. I was thinking this Daniel was gg-grandfather John's uncle - a brother of ggg-grandfather Michael. But if the 1894 marriage record is correct, this older Daniel cannot be the father of Daniel who married Julia. So how are these people all related?
Julia McCarthy may be worth my pursuit too, as she could be distantly related through my Granddad's McCarthy-Sowney lines.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Hurleys of Coolnagarrane, part 2
I wasn't planning to turn my attention back to the Hurleys for a while, but this has landed in my lap and I have to take what comes. If you are interested in Hurleys from Coolnagarrane, you can read part 1 here.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
This is why you must verify online information
I've been researching the family tree descended from one Lawrence Collins of Adrigole (b. 1783, d. 1867), and have been chasing Larry Collinses all over Ireland and even a few who emigrated to the US. In the process, I discovered a Lawrence Collins b. 1878 to a Jeremiah Collins and a Mary Donovan. So I decided to investigate.
I started in the church records, and from there turned up the following:
Cornelius, ,8-May-1861,Rosscarbery
Michael,Barrack Lane,28-Sep-1864,Rosscarbery
Maurice,,9-Jun-1874,Cork South Parish
I quickly poked around in the online censuses, and in the BMD index at Family search, and found the following:
1901, in Ballynidon, Kinsale Rural DED
Jeremiah Collins, age 68, HoH
Mary Collins, 62, wife
Patrick, brother, 66
Denis, son, 34
Julia, daughter, 30
Jeremiah, son, 26
Lizzie, daughter, 21
Mary Mehigan, granddaughter, 8
In 1911 Jeremiah HoH was deceased and the family was headed by son Denis.
Patrick in Rosscarbery (from the baptismals, above) *may* have ended up in house 28, Burgatia, Rosscarbery DED.
Name Michael Collins
Gender Male
Birth Date 27 Sep 1864
Birthplace 0082,ROSS CARBERY,CORK,IRELAND
Father's Name Jeremiah Collins
Mother's Name Mary Donovan
So far I have found three references on volume 20 for Clonakilty. This looks like it might be on volume 15.
Name Margaret Collins
Gender Female
Birth Date 08 May 1866
Birthplace 0079,ROSS CARBERY,CORK,IRELAND
Father's Name Jeremiah Collins
Mother's Name Mary Donovan
I found one reference on volume 10 for Clonakilty.
Name Jeremiah Collins
Gender Male
Birth Date 09 May 1868
Birthplace Cork, Ireland
Father's Name Jeremiah Collins
Mother's Name Mary Donovan
Reference Number v 10 p 113
That one is pretty straightforward.
Name: James
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Place: 118, ROSSCARBERY, CORK, IRE
Birth Date: 20 Apr 1870
Birthplace: Rosscarbery, Cork, Ire
Father's Name: Jeremiah Collins
Mother's Name: Mary Donovan
Very obscure reference number, and multiple entries in the BMD index in the CLONAKILTY district.
Name Ellen Collins
Gender Female
Birth Date 25 May 1871
Birthplace Cork, Ireland
Father's Name Jeremiah Collins
Mother's Name Mary Donovan
Reference Number v 10 p 487
Straightforward, hopefully. She was registered in the KINSALE district.
Name Mary Collins
Gender Female
Birth Date 03 Jun 1872
Birthplace , , IRELAND
Father's Name Jeremiah Collins
Mother's Name Mary Donovan
She was registered in the CORK district. Not sure if volume 10-1 or 10-2, but on page 208.
Maurice Collins - CORK
Gender Male
Birth Date 06 Jun 1874
Birthplace Cork, Cork, Ireland
Father's Name Jeremiah Collins
Mother's Name Mary Donovan
Reference Number v 10-1 p 208
Straightforward, hopefully. He was registered in the CORK district.
Honora Collins
Gender Female
Birth Date 11 Jun 1875
Birthplace Cork, Ireland
Father's Name Jeremiah Collins
Mother's Name Mary Donovan
Reference Number v 10-2 p 478
Straightforward, hopefully. She was registered in the KINSALE district.
Laurence Collins
Gender Male
Birth Date 06 Jan 1878
Birthplace Cork, Ireland
Father's Name Jeremiah Collins
Mother's Name Mary Donovan Collins
Reference Number v 5 p 415
Straightforward. He was registered in the KINSALE district, and (sadly) died later that year.
From all of this very hasty preliminary research, I believe that there were at least three different families in County Cork with parents of Jeremiah Collins and Mary Donovan in the research period from the 1850's and beyond. Family #1 appeared to be based in the Rosscarbery area. Their events would have been registered in Clonakilty. Family #2 was in the Cork area. Their events were registered in Cork. Family #3, the one where 1878 Lawrence was from, would have registered their events in Kinsale.
All too often, I've seen family trees out on the Internet that might have thrown all three groups of children into the same family. Without checking up on each of these references, I would end up attaching people to the family tree who weren't my people! As it stands, I have no idea if the Kinsale family is related. That's for further research in the years ahead.
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Roggie and Pitchie of Cullomane East
My 87 year old aunt has an amazing memory. Even though no family history has been written down until now, she has been able to tell me about her maternal granddad and his siblings.
Auntie was born in 1923, and she remembers when Denny Dan Larr Collins died in Cullomane East in late 1930. She remembers her mother taking her and brother Humpsey (Humphrey) by horse and cart to Cullomane, and how the river was swollen, and how her mother drove the horse right into the swollen river and how terrified she was seeing the water rise up around the cart.
The visit was certainly burned into her memory. She remembers two children nicknamed "Roggie" and "Pitchie" (that's my best shot at spelling) that were somehow associated with somebody named Dinah. She can't remember Pitchie very well, but she remembers Roggie a curly haired boy and red-haired.
Grandmom's side of the family had many flaxen-haired and red-haired people in it, indeed, Grandmom's hair was a shade of golden red. I reminded her that Denny Dan Larr had an older sister named Diana, and Auntie thinks that could be the association. There certainly isn't anything conclusive about the Diana Collins, age 20, on the shiplist for "Manhattan", 10-Sep-1873, from Queenstown-Liverpool to NY, except that she was from Ireland. If Roggie and Pitchie were related to Denny Dan Larr's sister and they were children in 1930, they would have had at least been her grandchildren.
This is something no genealogist would know, and the local papers don't print this kind of information. Only some older people locally residing in the area would know. So if the nicknames Roggie and Pitchie are familiar to you and you remember those children living in or visiting Cullomane East, please let me know! Better yet, Roggie or Pitchie, if you are out there, please get in touch!
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
Caheragh, Drinagh, and Dromdaleague Tithe Applotment Transcriptions Online
They have not been completely proofread by a local expert yet, but there are transcriptions of the Tithe Applotments for the civil parishes of Caheragh, Drinagh and Dromdaleague available. Refer to this page.
There is work in progress on transcriptions for other parishes, though it may take me a few months to publish them. First I want to coordinate with my proofreader and hope I don't overload him. Second, I will be heading to Salt Lake City for vacation/genealogical research in mid-October to continue research on my own family, to get familiar with other genealogy resources, and to continue developing resources for my own County Cork pages, the tithe transcriptions being part of that effort. Third, I have been taking a much-needed break from driving the 70 mile round-trip to the nearest open Family History Center, and am waiting for the grand reopening of the Los Angeles FHL, which is supposed to happen in late October/early November.
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois wildlife officials want to persuade landowners in some northern Illinois counties to let them shoot deer to control the spread of chronic wasting disease.
The Rockford Register Star reports (http://bit.ly/1a35Czy ) the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be approaching Rock River Valley property owners as part of an effort to limit the spread of the fatal deer illness.
Experts say using sharpshooters to cull the herd helps limit the spread of the disease.
About two-thirds of all the cases of CWD reported in the state during the 2013 fiscal year were found in Winnebago and Boone counties.
But some hunters are skeptical of the plan.
South Beloit resident Robert Miller says the state should instead extend the deer hunting season
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There will be no flickr faves today as I had the privilege of interviewing event designer extraordinaire David Stark this week and I wanted to post it posthaste (there is some kind of new, lame, blogging pun in there somewhere, between "post" and "posthaste" but I'm going to leave it alone). Also, one of you lucky readers will have the privilege of scoring his new book, David Stark Design FOR FREE! Just leave us an event planning story, tip, or just tell us a go-to item you find yourself using to decorate the table with again and again in the comments section to enter. If you can't wait or if you don't win, click here to purchase the book. We will choose a winner on Friday, May 7.
We've talked about David's projects here before; I had picked a favorite awhile back (the Metropolitan Opera, bedecked in graphics from operas past), but after browsing his projects again I realize it's impossible. I mean, how intimidating must it be to design the event for the anniversary of Cooper Hewitt's National Design Awards? No sweat for David and his team.
Event for the Metropolitan Opera
So many of your ideas go beyond my wildest imagination – What's the best piece of advice you can give someone on how to get inspired when they are planning their decor for a party?
Open up your mind to the world of material possibilities. Flowers are my first love and the reason I got into this business in the first place, but flowers are simply one tool in the tool box. Paint swatches from the hardware store, Post-it notes, number 2 pencils – anything really can be lassoed to become lovely touches to or an entire, breathtaking transformations of a space.
Please share a secret or two on how to set a striking table on a tiny budget.
I always say I would rather do one or two things perfectly than 25 things in a watered down way. If I am buying flowers, instead of buying one bunch of three different species, I buy three bunches of the same species for more impact. The supermarket holds a bounty of centerpiece ideas. A line of green apples marching down the table is a centerpiece one night and a snack or pie the day after. Pin a place card to a perfect apple at each place setting to create the "exclamation point at the end of the sentence!"
For this wedding in Maine, local flora was put to use. Trees that had been cut on the property were chopped into logs to create dramatic backdrops, and pinecones were put to work as placecard holders.
Our readers are very environmentally conscious. How can we stay green when decorating for an event that will only last a few hours?
The best start is by avoiding disposable silverware, plates, napkins, and cups. I know it is EASIER to clean up by simply tossing, but it's not that much extra work to wash your dishes. For centerpieces, potted plants, especially this time of year, can begin as a centerpiece for your dining table. The next morning, plant your centerpiece in your garden to enjoy all summer long.
If you are crafty, you can turn your trash into treasure. I have made all kinds of topiary and paper flowers out of our office paper waste, and in fact, we are creating a whole flower shop, called The (purley paper) Flower Shoppe to celebrate the launch of our new book at the west elm store on Broadway and 62nd Street. The store is open to the public for two days only: May 13th and 14th and is filled with all kinds of garden-y treasures that we have hand-made from the pages of old books.
So you ever feel creatively blocked? If so, how do you break through it?
I go for a looong walk at Target. J
What is one of your favorite indulgences?
I am addicted to the gym and the trainers that keep me healthy and in my head and my heart.
Please share a favorite project with us and tell us a little bit about it.
Oh, I don't have a favorite project!!! That would be like singling out your favorite child! But . . . I am particularly fond of a gala we designed for the Robin Hood Foundation a couple of years ago where we received a million dollars worth of donated items that the program recipients needed – food, clothing, shoes, alarm clocks, blankets, and so on. We created radical and towering installations with these materials for the event, and then after, each item went to the people that needed it most. 100 percent charity, playing double duty as art, without any waste. I like that. A lot.
Yup, that is a cyclone of shoes!
Thank you so much for your time and all the inspiration I glean from you!
OMG! It is my honor to be interviewed by you! Thank YOU!
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Hi, I'm Becky. I live in Atlanta. Besides acting as the Editorial Director here on Hatch, you can find me talking design over at Houzz. Make me happy — leave a comment!


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MILFORD — A video surveillance camera captured the moment a 2010 Mercedes collided with an ambulance Tuesday morning, causing the ambulance to roll over and killing the patient inside. She was being taken to a dialysis appointment.
Karen Scott, 58, of Upton was taken to Milford Regional Medical Center, where she was declared dead after the 11:15 a.m. crash, said a spokesman for Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.
The paramedic traveling in the back of the Community Emergency Medical Services ambulance, Matthew Kelly, 40, of Hopedale, was tending to Ms. Scott and was also injured, though not seriously, said the district attorney's spokesman, Paul Jarvey. The paramedic driving the ambulance, Keith Hodson, 41, of North Attleboro, was not injured.
Police Sgt. John A. Sanchioni said the video shows the Mercedes as it travels north past a stop sign on Green Street and heads onto Cape Road (Route 140) without stopping. It slams into the taller ambulance on the rear part of the passenger side with enough force to cause it to roll over, the video shows. Sgt. Sanchioni said the video will be helpful in the police investigation.
The driver of the Mercedes, Lisa Zemack, 61, of Framingham, will be cited for failing to stop at a stop sign and failing to grant the right of way, both civil infractions, police said. More serious charges could come once accident reconstruction specialists from the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council complete their investigation, Sgt. Sanchioni said.
Northbound drivers on Green Street approaching the intersection face a warning sign about the dangerous intersection a short distance before the stop sign, Sgt. Sanchioni said.
Sgt. Sanchioni said last summer at the same intersection, a driver ran the stop sign and the car struck a police cruiser that was on patrol. Both the driver of the car and the officer were injured. That driver was also cited.
At that time, police were unaware that the video camera inside a nearby Domino's Pizza covered such a large area. Sgt. Sanchioni said he plans to go back to the pizza shop to see if video from the August accident is available.
Officer Alan Bacciocchi is investigating the ambulance crash, and an assistant district attorney from Mr. Early's office will be assigned to the case as well.
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DefinitionsAs used in this chapter—
The term "interstate commerce" means commerce between any State, Territory, possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof.
(b) The term "switchblade knife" means any knife having a blade which opens automatically—
(Pub. L. 85–623, § 1, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 562.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 85–623, which enacted sections 1241 to 1244 of this title and amended section 1716 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 85–623, § 6, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 563, provided that:
"This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 1716 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] shall take effect on the sixtieth day after the date of its enactment [Aug. 12, 1958]."
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Pub. L. 99–570, title X, § 10001, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–166, provided that:
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Short Title
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This is our fourth attempt at predicting future road conditions on one of our favorite mountain crossings in the American West. Tioga Pass which is found on California State Route 120 connects California's Owens Valley with the Central Valley while crossing the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountain range. When the snows of autumn descend on this alpine route, we know that winter in all of her majesty is about to close the high country for another summer road trip season and so this poll is a tradition rite of passage for the Great American RoadTrip Forum.
12/12/07: The official date was just announced:
The Official Closing Date for 2007 was December 6th!
Last year, this famous road closed on November 26, 2006*. In 2005, it closed on the 25th of November….hmmm, maybe there is a trend here somewhere. Here are the official opening and closing dates from 1980 to the present. Actually, in April, 2007, the NPS website showed that the official closing date was November 27th (even though I know the gates were shut on the 26th and so RTA Forum Member memetu, was technically correct -- memetu predicted the 27th – (and there is no statute of limitation on the 2006 award…should anyone know how to reach memetu.)
For the Spring opening, RTA Forum member, Kinless used his highly honed prognosticator skills and predicted that Tioga Pass would open for the summer, 2007 road trip season, on May 10th. Unfortunately, it actually opened at Noon on May 11th, so for the want of this 24 hour period, he missed the grand prize but earned the equally coveted title of dcTPP… (Which is also known as the official Darn Close -- Tioga Pass Prognosticator) More about the Spring opening poll can be found by clicking here.
You are welcome to use your predictive talents and if you manage to hit the correct date -- the RTA Editorial group will pay for a tank of roadtrip fuel in your personal roadtrip ride. Legal has suggested that we identify what this means.... So, for the record, the prize will be limited to $75.00 USD To win this prize, the date must be posted on this Forum more than or equal to fifteen (15) days prior to the official closing date.
Good luck!
RTA Editorial Team
Current Record Holders:
Prognosticators Extraordinaire To-Date:
Tioga Pass Prognosticator Winners:
Phil Boardman, (PhilB) Spring 2009 (Click here for news about this achievement)
weirj Winter 2008
******dcTPP (Darn Close -- Tioga Pass Prognosticator)
*************Don Casey (CalOldBlue) Winter 2009 Click here for the declaration of dcTPP winner!
*************Lynn & Victor (Hotel Charlotte) Spring 2008
*************Joey (Kinless) Spring 2007


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Santa Clara at Pacific
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Spanos Center
Records: Broncos 2-1; Tigers 3-0
Radio: 1280-AM; pacifictigers.com
Skinny: The Tigers look to remain perfect in what will become a twice-a-year matchup in the West Coast Conference beginning next season. ... The Broncos' lone loss was to Stanford (92-57), and they have blowout home wins against UC Irvine (77-54) and Utah Valley State (80-67) with senior point guard Meagan Fulps (17.3 points, 3.3 assists) leading the way. ... Santa Clara runs a high-low double-post offense under fifth-year coach Jennifer Mountain, with junior center Ruta Zurauskyte (12.7 points, 7.7 rebounds) and senior forward Lindsey Leo (10.7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks) providing two efficient options. ... After escaping with a 71-70 win at Seattle in their opener, the Tigers have won handily at Eastern Washington (64-51) and against Nevada (72-63). ... Coach Lynne Roberts is generally pleased with her team's offensive play, with sophomore center Kendall Kenyon (13.3 points, 8.7 rebounds) leading the way. ... Roberts isn't as pleased with her team's play on defense, where she has seen too many communication errors. "I'd like to see better consistency and discipline on defense. There's too many experienced minutes in the (locker) room to keep making the same mental errors over and over," she said. ... Senior forward Ashley Wakefield (6.7 points in 18.7 minutes) returns to the starting lineup for Pacific after playing off the bench in the first three games while recovering from a right ankle sprain. ... Roberts said the Broncos are a good opponent for the Tigers to test themselves against early in the season. "They play very, very hard," she said. "They have a good point guard and two good post players, so I'm excited to be playing them." ... Santa Clara leads the series 24-17.


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Congress bets on oil shale
But on the ground in the West, big companies are hedging
Note: this article is one of several feature stories in an issue titled "The Final Energy Frontier."
Towering over the modest homes and fast-food joints of Vernal, Utah, Dinah — a 30-foot tall, long-eyelashed brontosaurus — serves as a smiling pink icon for this booming energy outpost. The Bureau of Land Management expects the number of oil and gas wells on some 1.7 million acres of public land around Vernal to more than triple in the next 15 years. And that may be just the beginning: Oil shale, a.k.a. "the rock that burns," is once again smoldering with promise in the nation's imagination.
Oil shale's potential is huge — and the world's largest known oil shale deposits are in northeast Utah's Uinta Basin and northwest Colorado's Piceance Basin. Domestic crude oil production has steadily declined since its 1970 peak, but a recent report by the RAND Corporation, a public-policy think tank, estimates enough oil can be squeezed from shale in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming to more than triple Saudi Arabia's proven oil reserves.
Last summer, the Bureau of Land Management announced a 10-year program to lease small parcels of public land for research into workable oil shale production techniques. Seventeen companies applied for the leases — eight in Colorado, eight in Utah and one in Wyoming. "There's a lot of interest. There's a lot of people ready to get rolling," says Bill Johnson, executive director of the Uintah County Economic Development Council. "The oil shale will be the icing on the cake."
A company called Oil-Tech Inc. says it plans to begin refining oil from the greasy gray rock within a year. Oil-Tech's lone "retort" — an eight-story tower that is essentially a giant barbecue — rises from an expanse of desolate sage on a plateau above the White River, about 35 miles southeast of Vernal. Here, the company has tested its refining technology using a stockpile of oil shale mined in the 1980s. Right now, test runs produce 24 barrels per day. Future plans include a $300 million, 20-retort complex fed by mines on 38,000 acres of state land the company has leased near Bonanza, Utah. Oil-Tech estimates that its per-day production could hit 20,000 barrels within three years, and cost $30 per barrel or less.
"We are there. We are ready with a retort that works," says Oil-Tech President Romit Bhattacharya. "We have every intention of exploiting our lease properties."
Current U.S. demand for oil is 20 million barrels per day. A trillion barrels could be recoverable from oil shale — if the industry can figure out a way to economically extract it. Despite Oil-Tech's optimism, that's a big "if." Coaxing oil out of the rock has always been a challenge. Oil shale is actually neither oil nor shale; it's a hard rock called marlstone, which contains kerogen. Heat the rock, process the kerogen that seeps out, and you get a low-grade oil.
Previous attempts to develop oil shale in the U.S. ended badly — most notably an early 1980s frenzy in Colorado that busted on a single, notorious "Black Sunday." Those earlier efforts involved digging massive open-pit mines, cooking the rock at 1,000 degrees in electric surface retorts to release kerogen, then shipping the oil away for refining. The process uses large amounts of water, releases sulfur in the air, and leaves monumental heaps of salty spent shale.
Oil-Tech may be hopeful, but industry giants such as Shell acknowledge that prospects for oil shale technology, most of which is still in the research phase, will remain financially and environmentally uncertain for at least another decade.
Congress smells blood
That isn't stopping Congress. With consumers angry over $3 per gallon gas, oil shale has re-emerged as a rallying cry for lawmakers who want to demonstrate their stand against U.S. dependence on foreign energy. The first skirmish took place during deliberations on the energy bill earlier this year. Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., staved off a push for immediate commercial oil shale leasing, negotiating a two-and-a-half-year window before it would begin. He also championed mandatory consultation with the states, tribes and local governments that will be most affected by it.
But House Resources Committee chairman Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Calif., has moved to eliminate Salazar's hard-won compromises, arguing that an increased domestic energy supply will reduce the federal deficit. Pombo's proposal, part of the budget reconciliation package that narrowly passed in the House on Nov. 18, drastically speeds up oil shale leasing. It overrides the Department of Interior's discretion as to where oil shale development is appropriate; mandates that 35 percent of all prospective oil shale lands must go up for lease within a year; drops oil shale royalties to as low as 1 percent during the first 10 years and caps them at 9 percent after that (oil and gas companies typically pay royalties of 12.5 percent); and slashes input from local communities. Pombo's bill also pre-emptively declares "adequate" an as-yet-unwritten programmatic environmental impact statement that would approve oil shale leasing on more than 11,500 square miles of federal lands.
There is a slim chance that Pombo's provisions could see some changes in conference committee before next year's budget passes. But if his bill passes, it will work to the benefit of companies such as Oil-Tech, which still use the old, strip-mine, surface-retort technology — a process that Shell abandoned in the early 1970s.
The impossible dream?
Today, Shell is experimenting in the Piceance Basin with its proprietary "in-situ conversion" process (ICP), which might prove less environmentally destructive than traditional strip mining and surface retorting. In-situ conversion uses what is essentially a giant, underground electric oven designed to melt oil shale in place, insulated by an even bigger earthen freezer designed to keep groundwater out of the mix. After three or four years of 700-degree heat, high-grade shale oil can be pumped out of the ground, and sent to a refinery.
The process is hugely energy intensive. The RAND Corporation estimates that producing 100,000 barrels per day — enough to last about seven-and-a-half minutes at the current U.S. consumption rate — will require 1,200 megawatts of electricity. That's equal to the output of Colorado's largest coal-fired power plant, in Craig. Producing two million barrels of shale oil per day could require the equivalent of 20 new Craig-sized power plants. But Shell predicts that 3.5 units of energy will be produced from each unit that's put into wresting the oil from the ground and refining it. With crude oil prices at $25 to $30 per barrel, that should be competitive — at least in the sweetest spots.
Even so, Shell admits it's still a long way from producing shale oil commercially. "While Shell has spent many tens of millions of dollars on research and development for this technology and has learned a tremendous amount while reducing risk and uncertainty, much work and expenditure still remain before the ICP process can be commercialized," said Shell vice president Terry O'Connor in testimony last June before a House Resources subcommittee. The company — which is the biggest of those already pursuing oil shale — says it won't commit to even a small-scale commercial experiment until at least 2010.
In Rio Blanco County, Colo., which was hard-hit by "Black Sunday" a quarter-century ago, county land-use director Mike Neumann says, "I think there's a lot of skepticism" about oil shale's real potential. But he adds that the times are politically ripe for speculation by big oil companies. Neumann says consultants began regularly calling him this summer about environmental impact statements for their clients, a clear indication that oil companies are preparing to snatch up the more than 4,000 square miles of initial oil shale leases Pombo's plan will offer them next year.
Jennie Lay writes from Steamboat Springs, Colorado.