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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware (three-fourths of all the Members elected to each Branch concurring therein):
Section 1. The Governor, the State Treasurer and the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the Issuing Officers, are hereby authorized, and fully empowered to borrow upon the faith and credit of the State of Delaware a sum of money not in excess of $2,656,000 in order to provide any or all of the funds in the amounts specified for the following purposes, or so much as shall be appropriated by the 120th General Assembly of the State of Delaware for such purposes:
To be expended by the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware for additional steam generating facilities, one-half the cost of constructing and equipping a dormitory building and an extension to Brown Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware $2,656,000
The agency to whom the above listed funds are appropriated and for whom the above listed funds have been borrowed may expend the said funds for the capital improvements and equipment listed above or for such other capital improvements or equipment as may be authorized by the General Assembly.
The said Issuing Officers are hereby authorized and fully empowered to sell, execute and deliver bonds in conformity with the provisions of this Act to an amount not to exceed the sum of $2,656,000. The said bonds shall be issued in such series and amounts as the Issuing Officers shall determine.
Section 2. In anticipation of the issuance of bonds, the Issuing Officers may issue and sell notes of the State of Delaware at either public or private sale for not less than par and accrued interest. Said notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding 3 per cent per annum. They may be renewed from time to time by the issuance and sale of new notes, but all such notes shall mature and be paid not later than June 30, 1961. The total amount of said notes outstanding at any one time, together with the total amount of said bonds theretofore issued, shall not exceed $2,656,000.
Said notes may be redeemed at par and accrued interest prior to their maturity, if the right of the State to do so shall have been reserved by an express provision in the notes. The principal of said notes shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds or notes.
Section 3. The bonds and notes issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be direct general obligations of the State, and the public faith and credit of the State of Delaware are hereby expressly pledged for the full and complete payment of the debt, principal and interest by this Act authorized, of the bonds and notes hereby authorized to be issued and the coupons thereto attached, and the said bonds and notes shall be exempt from taxation by the State or any political subdivisions thereof for any purpose.
Section 4. The said bonds and notes shall recite that they are issued for the purposes set forth in Section 1 of this Act, that they are issued in pursuance of this Act and the Constitution of this State, and upon the sale and delivery of any such bond or note, such recitals shall be conclusive upon the State of Delaware and all and every other person whatsoever of the right, power and authority for the issuance of said bond or notes and the legality and validity of such bonds or notes and of the principal debt and interest represented thereby, and the legality and validity of such bonds or notes thereafter shall never be questioned in any court of law or equity by the State of Delaware or any person or persons for its use or in its behalf, and this provision shall be and become part of the contract and obligation represented by any such bonds or notes.
Section 5. The bonds issued under the authority of this Act shall be in denominations of $1,000, or multiple thereof, as shall be decided by the Issuing Officers, or the majority of them, with coupons thereto attached for each half year's interest thereon. The said bonds shall be numbered consecutively, and shall bear such dates as the Issuing Officers shall fix and shall bear interest at such rate as shall be determined by the bid accepted by the Issuing Officers, which interest shall be payable semi-annually in each year that such bonds remain unpaid, at the Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware, at Dover, upon presentation of a coupon representing such semi-annual interest.
Said bonds shall be in such form and may contain such other and further recital and be subject to such terms and conditions, with such privileges as to registration, conversion, reconversion, redemption and exchange, and may contain such other provisions as may be determined by said Issuing Officers.
The said bonds shall mature as the Issuing Officers may determine; provided, however, that the principal amount of said bonds, or any series thereof, shall be made to mature fully within 20 years from the date of issue thereof.
The said bonds shall be executed on behalf of the State of Delaware by the Governor, the Secretary of State and the State Treasurer or Deputy State Treasurer and shall have the impression of the Great Seal of the State thereon. The signatures of the Governor and the Secretary of State may be engraved or printed on such bonds, but the signature of the State Treasurer or his Deputy shall be in his own proper handwriting.
Attached interest coupons shall bear the signature of the State Treasurer or his Deputy which may be engraved, printed or written on such coupons. The coupons attached to each bond shall bear the same number as the bond to which they are attached.
The said bonds, with the coupons attached, may be issued notwithstanding that any of the officers executing them in the manner herein provided shall have ceased to hold office at the time of such issue or at the time of the delivery of the said bonds.
Section 6. For the purpose of designation and identification any bond issued under the authority of this Act shall be known and styled "Capital Improvement Bond of 1959, Series I".
Section 7. The said bonds, as well as the interest coupons thereto attached, shall be issued in such form or forms as the Issuing Officers may adopt.
It shall be the duty of the State Treasurer to provide a record of the proper size and form to be retained in his office, in which he shall keep a record of all bonds which shall be paid and redeemed according to the number thereof, and in addition thereto he shall cause any such bond to be cancelled by making lines with red ink through the signatures of the Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer or his Deputy and also by writing across the face thereof in red ink the following:
This bond paid and redeemed this ___________ day of ______ A. D. 19__ .
State Treasurer
As the said coupons are paid, it shall be the duty of the State Treasurer or his Deputy to mark the same in red ink across the face "Paid". All bonds paid and redeemed, as well as all coupons paid and cancelled as aforesaid, shall be safely kept by the State Treasurer so long as any bond authorized by this Act is unpaid and not redeemed.
Section 8. Whenever the bonds authorized by this Act may be issued in conformity with the provisions of this Act, the Issuing Officers are hereby directed to advertise that they will receive bids at such place or places that may be named in said advertisement for such bonds under such regulations as may be made in the discretion of the Issuing Officers. Sufficient notice of sale of said bonds shall be deemed to have been given if said notice shall have been published at least once ten or more days before the date of sale in at least one newspaper published in the State of Delaware and in a financial journal published in the City of New York, and no other publication of such notice of sale shall be necessary; and said bonds may be sold upon such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such notice of sale, provided that the purchase price shall be not less than par and accrued interest. If any of said bonds so offered for sale are not bid for, or if any insufficient price be bid for them, they may be subsequently disposed of under the direction of the Issuing Officers at private sale upon the best terms they can obtain for the same, provided that they shall not be sold at private sale for less than par and accrued interest.
Section 9. All moneys received from the sale of said bonds or notes shall be deposited by the State Treasurer in the Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware at Dover, and shall be used exclusively in accordance with the provisions of this Act and for the purpose of paying the principal of notes issued under this Act.
Section 10. There is appropriated from the General Fund such sums as may be necessary for the expenses incident to the issuance of the bonds and notes herein authorized, and such further sums as may be necessary to pay any interest which may become due on such bonds and notes during the biennium ending June 30, 1961, and such further sums as may be necessary for the repayment of the principal of any of the said bonds which become due during the biennium ending June 30, 1961. Vouchers for the payment of the expenses incident to the issuance of bonds and notes and for interest and repayment of said notes shall be signed by the Secretary of State by and with the approval of the Issuing Officers. Any money received from the premium and accrued interest on the sale of said bonds shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund.
Section 11. The Budget Appropriation Bill which shall be enacted and approved by the General Assembly at the 121st Session and each and every subsequent biennial Session thereof, shall contain under the Debt Service Item provisions for the payment of interest and principal maturities of said bonds issued under the authority of this Act, and such of the revenues of the State of Delaware as are not prohibited by constitutional provision or committed by preceding statutes for other purposes are hereby pledged for the redemption and cancellation of said bonds and payment of interest thereon.
Approved October 1, 1959.


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The obvious person to serve as the next Los Angeles County sheriff is Police Chief Jim McDonnell.
It is hard to suggest this because, for personal reasons, I want Chief McDonnell to stay in Long Beach. I have a close working relationship with him and depend on him for advice on a number of issues. Like others in the city, I have great confidence in him. His experience and leadership style is a good fit for Long Beach.
It would also be a good fit for L.A. County. More importantly, there is a need at the county level. That is why I'm publicly calling for Chief McDonnell to be our next sheriff.
Our chief has worked in two different L.A. County law enforcement organizations, starting with the Los Angeles Police Department, where he held every rank in the department up to second-in-command. His achievements at the LAPD include winning the Medal of Valor, the department's highest award. It wasn't all roses for McDonnell when he was named police chief in Long Beach in 2010. The City Council had promised that the next chief would be selected from within the LBPD, and many inside the city (and the Police Department) were upset at the sudden change of direction.
It was soon apparent that the council had picked a good leader, one who brought out the best in others. Chief McDonnell did not point fingers at others, nor did he take on an overly defensively air, when criticism came his way.
Sometimes, police get blamed for everything, and rarely do they get the credit they deserve. I watched as Chief McDonnell slowly built up a confidence level within the department and the community. That's the kind of thing the county could use right now.
Also, the chief came in at the worst budget time imaginable. His first days on the job, he saw his department's budget cut from under him, like a carpet ripped out from under his feet. I know because I came into my office under the same circumstances, one-third of my prosecutors have been cut from my department.
The chief showed grace under pressure, and that's the kind of mettle needed in the next sheriff. I don't envy the current sheriff, nor the next one. However, we will need someone with the courage to make tough decisions and take responsibility for those decisions. I can't think of a better person to do this than Chief McDonnell.
Six months ago, Chief McDonnell publicly dismissed the idea of his running for sheriff. He made that decision because he knew it would be tough to run the Long Beach Police Department while being a candidate for county sheriff. He was also mindful of high price paid by the family of candidates and, naturally, he did not want to put his family through the ordeal of a contested election.
Things change, however, and in the case of the L.A. County sheriff's race the landscape has been completely altered with the retirement of Sheriff Baca. With Baca stepping down, a huge void has been made and we need an exceptional person to fill that void.
Police Chief McDonnell is right person, and now is the right time. When Sheriff Baca steps down, Jim McDonnell should step in.
Doug Haubert is the Long Beach city prosecutor.


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'AR-15 is not an assault rifle. It is a single shot semi-automatic'
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Politicians, pundits and private citizens have been sounding off on Barack Obama's new push for gun bans, but what do the professionals whose job it is to use guns in the protection of their nation, their fellow countrymen and themselves say?
Watch out.
An open letter has been posted on the Professional Soldiers blog that has been signed as of this writing by more than 1,100 current and former U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers, the Green Berets.
The soldiers say first it's important to define the issue and set the record straight.
"The terms 'assault weapon' and 'assault rifle' are often confused," they say. "According to Bruce H. Kobayashi and Joseph E. Olson, writing in the Stanford Law and Policy Review, 'Prior to 1989, the term 'assault weapon' did not exist in the lexicon of firearms. It is a political term, developed by anti-gun publicists to expand the category of assaults rifles.'"
The Green Berets, who use the weapons, point out the M4A1 carbine is a U.S. military service rifle – it is an assault rifle."
"The AR-15 is not an assault rifle. The 'AR' in its name does not stand for 'Assault Rifle' – it is the designation from the first two letters of the manufacturer's name – ArmaLite Corporation. The AR-15 is designed so that it cosmetically looks like the M4A1 carbine assault rifle, but it is impossible to configure the AR-15 to be a fully automatic assault rifle. It is a single shot semi-automatic rifle that can fire between 45 and 60 rounds per minute depending on the skill of the operator. The M4A1 can fire up to 950 rounds per minute. In 1986, the federal government banned the import or manufacture of new fully automatic firearms for sale to civilians. Therefore, the sale of assault rifles are already banned or heavily restricted!"
Likewise, they say, a ban on "high-capacity" magazines would be irrelevant, pointing to the shooting by Eric Harris at Columbine High School as proof. The letter explains that when the first weapons ban was adopted in 1994, manufacturers retooled their products to meet the requirements of the law.
"One of those ban-compliant firearms was the Hi-Point 995, which was sold with ten-round magazines. In 1999, five years into the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, the Columbine High School massacre occurred. One of the perpetrators, Eric Harris, was armed with a Hi-Point 995. Undeterred by the ten-round capacity of his magazines, Harris simply brought more of them: thirteen magazines would be found in the massacre's aftermath. Harris fired 96 rounds before killing himself."
And, underlying the issue, the letter says, is the Constitution's assurance of protection for the "sacrosanct" right of self-defense.
"Our Constitution established a system of governance that preserves, protects, and holds sacrosanct the individual rights and primacy of the governed as well as providing for the explicit protection of the governed from governmental tyranny and/or oppression," they say..
They write that it is easy to blame guns, but weapons aren't really the problem. Civilized society already proves it, they contend.
"We cite the experience in Great Britain," they write. In 1987 was the Hungerford massacre that killed 18, and the government followed with a 1988 law banning semi-automatic guns. But eight years later, a "disturbed" man murdered 16 children and a teacher the Dunblane school. Immediately the law was amended to ban "all private ownership of handguns."
Somehow, criminals apparently didn't get the message, the letter suggests.
"Despite having the toughest gun control laws in the world, gun related crimes increased in 2003 by 35 percent over the previous year with firearms used in 9,974 recorded crimes… Gun related homicides were up 32 percent over the same period. … Gun related crime had increased 65 percent since the Dunblane massacre and implementation of the toughest gun control laws in the developed world," the letter says.
"In contrast, in 2009 (5 years after the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired) total firearm related homicides in the U.S. declined by 9 percent from the 2005 high," the letter says, citing FBI statistics.
Since gun bans don't really impact violence, what is the issue at hand?
"The purpose of the Second Amendment is to secure our ability to oppose enemies foreign and domestic, a guarantee against disorder and tyranny," the Green Berets say.
"Throughout history, disarming the populace has always preceded tyrants' accession of power. Hitler, Stalin, and Mao all disarmed their citizens prior to installing their murderous regimes. At the beginning of our own nation's revolution, one of the first moves made by the British government was an attempt to disarm our citizens. When our Founding Fathers ensured that the Second Amendment was made a part of our Constitution, they were not just wasting ink. They were acting to ensure our present security was never forcibly endangered by tyrants, foreign or domestic."
But school shootings are horrible and need to be addressed, they write.
"First, it is important that we recognize that this is not a gun control problem; it is a complex sociological problem. No single course of action will solve the problem."
The military veterans say local schools should make their own decisions and plans.
"Most recently the Cleburne Independent School District will become the first district in North Texas to consider allowing some teachers to carry concealed guns. We do not opine as to the appropriateness of this decision, but we do support their right to make this decision for themselves."
Further, those individuals with diagnosed conditions that impact their ability to make decisions can be addressed with programs of treatment.
"In each of these mass shooting incidents the perpetrator was mentally unstable," the Green Berets says
Firearms safety programs in schools could help, and a repeal of laws making them gun-free zones should be considered by local officials.
Also, the violence in video games needs to be addressed.
""War and war-like behavior should not be glorified. Hollywood and video game producers are exploiting something they know nothing about. General Sherman famously said, 'War is hell!' Leave war to the professionals,'" the letter says
"This is our country, these are our rights. We believe that it is time that we take personal responsibility for our choices and actions rather than abdicate that responsibility to someone else under the illusion that we have done something that will make us all safer. We have a responsibility to stand by our principles and act in accordance with them. Our children are watching and they will follow the example we set," they write.
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A Threat to California Citrus
A plant disease that kills citrus trees has been found in California. The disease, called Huanglongbing or citrus greening disease, isn't harmful to humans, but it is fatal for citrus trees and has no cure. The disease is spread by a pest called the Asian citrus psyllid as it feeds on citrus tree leaves. Until researchers find a solution, California homeowners who enjoy growing fresh citrus fruit in their yards, and California farmers tending to $2.5 billion worth of citrus fruit trees must work together to protect their trees. Learn more about how to detect the pest and disease and protect California's beloved citrus heritage.
Protect Your Citrus Trees
The Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program recommends these tips to protect citrus trees.
- Inspect trees for the Asian citrus psyllid and Huanglongbing
- Don't move citrus into or out of your area
- Buy citrus trees from licensed, local nurseries
- Only use registered budwood
- Cooperate with agriculture crews
- Apply products that protect your tree
- Dry or double bag plant clippings
California: Rich in Citrus Heritage
Citrus has been a beloved part of California landscapes and homes for generations. Click the areas of the map below to learn about the history of citrus in different regions of the state. To see if a particular area is at risk for Huanglongbing or the Asian citrus psyllid visit the Pest & Disease page.
Did You Know?
It is illegal to bring citrus fruit, leaves or whole plants into California from other states or countries.
Specially trained dogs sniff out citrus fruit, plants and other agricultural material in mail facilities and at airports to prevent infected items from harming California crops.
California is the nation's leading provider of fresh citrus fruit, like oranges, mandarins and lemons.
It is estimated that 6 out of 10 residences in California have at least one citrus tree.
Huanglongbing is considered one of the most devastating plant diseases in existence because it kills citrus trees and has no cure.


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Full Moon in Scorpio for 2014
To understand the Invisible, study the Visible—The Talmud
How quickly a new Moon in Taurus has grown to be the large full Moon in Scorpio! Once again we are asked to balance two opposing impulses in our psyches and in our lives. We might best understand these impulses and energies if we think about Beltane and Samhain. Taurus in Beltane heightens our love of the physical and visible beauty of the earth, while the Scropio Moon reminds us there is another world invisible and mysterious.
At Beltane, when Taurus is at 15°, we celebrate fertility and the intermingling of male and female. The Pleiades rise at dawn and set with the Sun. The trees are full of blossoms and the ground is bursting with new energy. In many places on earth, this would be the time when cattle (Taurus) were taken into the mountains to graze. We feel potential, our own and the gardens we tend. The goddess is a maiden who walks the earth in a green mantle to meet and mingle with the green man.
Samhain celebrates the end of the harvest season at 15° Scorpio. We are keenly aware of death as a place to travel and explore. Seeds are stored or fall to earth to wait for another season of Beltane. We celebrate this season in darkness, and watch the Pleiades rise at sundown. In former times this was the season, when animals were selected to be butchered and stored for the winter. The goddess is a dark and aged woman, who reminds us of transformation into mystery.
When we come to this full Moon we realize that we, like the earth are experiencing these opposing seasons simultaneously. If we live in the Northern Hemisphere we are dancing with the delight of spring, but remembering how short is the season of growth and renewal, while in the Southern Hemisphere, the approach of winter comes with the promise of spring.
The particular full Moon of Scorpio has as companion, the planet Saturn who traditionally was the symbol of age and death. When the Moon and Saturn come together we may feel burdened by responsibility, and the need for achievement. Saturn makes this time of full Moon more restrained. We can't forget our responsibilities even as we open to the light from the Scorpio full Moon lantern.
And the Grand Cross continues in this time (and chart) with Venus joining Uranus to make things intense, and quirky romantically. Love may come and go quickly with this combination, which includes the opposition from Mars in the sign of Venus and a square from Jupiter and Pluto. Mars has been traveling in retrograde motion since March. Now he is ready to stop on May 19 and turn direct. Mars in Libra and Venus in Aries are trying out each other's signs. This is a good time for artists. Mars suggests action in the realm of Venus (art) and Venus in Aries is daring and open to new directions.
This full Moon is a challenge to face our fears (Moon and Saturn) and find the creative impulse to respond in new ways to what frightens us. There is a lot of sexual energy in this chart, which is a symbol of the season's joyous embrace. Venus rules Taurus Sun, and we see her beauty all around us, while Scorpio Moon is ruled by Mars. The dance of Mars and Venus reverberates from all of these astrological themes. Find a way to join the ball!
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A few days ago, the SUMO community got together to polish the Firefox 3 Manual created by the amazing FLOSS Manuals community and make it ready for publishing. It was a very successful effort and we now have a manual for Firefox 3 that we can be very proud of!
What many people (outside of Italy, at least) might not know is that our new Firefox 3 Manual isn't the first manual for Firefox produced. In fact, back in 2006, Underpass, tittoproject, and miki64 from the Mozilla Italia community wrote a Firefox manual entirely written in Italian, based on their strong experiences supporting users in their local forum. Nothing similar existed at the time, and the purpose of this manual was to provide solutions to some of the most common issues for Firefox users so fewer people had to visit the forum — just like SUMO works today!
The Italian Firefox manual is called FireFAQ and is available for download in pdf format. It was downloaded by over 30,000 people in the first 10 days and received very good reviews! Later, Mozilla Italia also wrote ThunderFAQ. The content of both manuals are released under the CC license, just like the Knowledge Base articles on SUMO.
Simone Lando (yes, that's Underpass, one of the authors of the Italian Firefox manual!) wrote to tell me that when they had the opportunity to translate the SUMO KB contents, they decided not to update their manual anymore and instead focus entirely on SUMO. However, the experiences they gained by writing the FireFAQ manual proved to be very important for their excellent team work on SUMO today, which I think is fantastic to hear.
I am very excited that Mozilla Italia will attend to the EU Inter-Community Meetup in Geneva this weekend, where they will share more about their experiences with Firefox support and SUMO. Definitely expect a blog post about the inter-community meetup soon. :)


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The are many orderings that naturally occur in interesting but seemingly unrelated circumstances. Here are some examples:
The volume spectrum of orientable hyperbolic 3-manifolds has order type $\omega^\omega$.
Ordinals that play important roles in Conway's $\mathbf {On_2}$, most notably $\omega^{\omega^\omega}$, the algebraic closure of $2$. See Lenstra's papers 1 2, Conway's ONAG, and Lieven's blog posts.
The set of fusible numbers has order type $\epsilon_0$ (quite likely but not proven, see my note).
The Sharkovsky ordering of natural numbers, which does not have order type of an ordinal.
There are proof theoretical ordinals, which I know little about.
Do you know any other examples or see any connection among aforementioned examples? Most of the examples above are ordinals, but other interesting examples are welcome.


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Chris Hadfield via Google+
Australian wildfire: Look closely, you can see the flames from orbit ...
Astronaut Chris Hadfield is making a name for himself as the International Space Station's first Canadian commander, the "Singing Spaceman" and Star Trek skipper William Shatner's Twitter buddy — but he's also one heck of a photographer.
Since his arrival at the station on Dec. 21, Hadfield has posted more than 100 pictures to Twitter and Google+, most of them showing amazing views of Earth below. Between his official duties and his unofficial Earth-watching sessions, how does he find time to sleep?
"Yes, I should sleep more on station," he told one follower, "but the view from the window is like a perpetual magnet, too wondrous to ignore."
The space station's six residents all take turns behind the lens, but some astronauts take the job way more seriously than others: Notable shooters from past orbital stints include NASA's Scott Kelly, Douglas Wheelock, Ron Garan and Don Pettit, as well as Japan's Soichi Noguchi and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers. Hadfield is sure to take his place among them.
His favorite hangout is the seven-windowed Cupola observation deck, which provides an unparalleled view of Earth. His favorite camera? "We use primarily Nikon F2s and F3s, with a variety of lenses," he said on Twitter. "We even take them out on spacewalks, into the hard vacuum."
To get those awesome pictures of Earth landscapes, he brings out the Big Lens. "The big lens is Nikkor 600 mm, used with a 2-fold converter = 1200 mm," he tweeted. "Available for just US$10,300."
When you consider that the space station's crew is delivering pictures that no one on Earth can, that seems like a small price to pay. Check out a few of the recent masterpieces from outer space:
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Chris Hadfield photographing Earth from the International Space Station's Cupola, using the big lens. http://pic.twitter.com/kL9iQdAN
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Australia: The dryness creates colors and textures that make the Outback immediately recognizable from space. http://pic.twitter.com/0D4lvgJt
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It's hard to believe the colours of the Bahamas from space. http://pic.twitter.com/0DhYXmel
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Humans need straight lines, nature doesn't. Indecisive river and orderly farmers, central Asia. http://pic.twitter.com/BIL8Syqw
Chris Hadfield via Twitter
Seattle, WA: Look carefully, you can see Pike Place Market. http://pic.twitter.com/0OFm0iO0
Chris Hadfield via Twitter
Glacier tongues in the Himalayas. http://pic.twitter.com/A9xe7AfG
Correction for 8 p.m. ET Jan. 8: The original headline for this item called Hadfield the space station's skipper, but it's a little too early to call him that. NASA astronaut Kevin Ford is currently the station commander, and Hadfield is a flight engineer. Hadfield will take on the title of commander when Ford heads back down to Earth in March.
Update for 1 p.m. ET Jan. 9: I've added a link to Hadfield's Google+ page as well as a couple of fresh images, showing the Australian wildfires and a Central Asian landscape.
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A fund was established to honor students killed in the Friday May 23, 2014 rampage in the college town of Isla Vista.
- Link: Visit the Fund Page
Six students were killed in a series of shootings and stabbings. They have been identified as Veronika Weiss, 19, of Thousand Oaks; Katherine Breann Cooper, 22, of Chino Hills; Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez, 20, of Los Osos; George Chen, 19, of San Jose; C.H., 20, of San Jose; Weihan Wang, 20, of Fremont.
"We have established a fund, The UC Santa Barbara Community Fund, to honor our students who were victims of this tragedy and to memorialize their lasting impact and contributions to the UC Santa Barbara community," Chancellor Henry T. Yang said in a statement.
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Only realised today that the next tournament is going to have 24 teams, following the same format as the 86, 90 and 94 World Cups.
I'm not a huge fan of this for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, the Euros are generally, as a rule, of a decent standard on the group stage because there aren't as many 'minnow' sides as the WC. Adding 8 sides will dilute that and make for a less entertaining group stage.
Secondly, it is a format where 4 3rd place teams from the group stage go through. Not keen on that.
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A Navy laser set fire to a small ship bobbing in unruly seas this week, the first at-sea demonstration of one of the Navy's ray guns. Check out the Navy's video of a fire slowly consuming the inflatable boat's outboard motors.
At times, the turbulent waters seemed ready to swallow the small craft, a testament to the laser's accuracy even in humid, unsteady conditions. The laser is part of a suite of future Navy laser weapons, which also includes the mega Free Electron Laser death ray.
This test took place Wednesday near San Nicholas Island, off the central California coast, and proves the laser can work in a maritime environment, according to Navy officials. Previous incineration tests all took place on land.
The solid-state, high-energy laser was mounted onto the deck of a self-defense test ship, the former USS Paul Foster, and integrated with the ship's radar and navigation systems. It fired a 15 kW beam across a mile of open water, but it's designed to be scaled up to 100 kW, according to builder Northrop Grumman, which has a $98 million laser contract through June 2014.
So far, it's not powerful enough to take out an incoming missile or warship - that's up to its larger brethren like the FEL. But it proves lasers can be effective weapons against small ships at relatively close range - like pirate ships, perhaps.
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Hi Guys.
I just thought that as I haven't been actively posting on here for a long while I would let folks know I am Ok, just very busy in other non-modelmaking areas at present. Still interested in railways, as ever, but it has been all research into history of the full size beasties of late, together with working on a major project for the SLS. That all compounded by going back to Uni full-time as a mature student with a Dissertation on the go currently. Must be mad at my age! Some of that workload will cease after this summer so hopefully back on the modelling trail again in the autumn.
If anyone on here is around at the York Show over Easter will be there on the SLS stand or Show Info desk and happy to Gnatter.
All the best for now.


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The sobering and sad fact is this: Nothing we do can ever put in place a 100% guarantee that an event like Newtown won't happen again. In our fallen world there is evil, and it is often visited on the vulnerable. Someone intent on slaughtering innocent children and the people who care for them will gain access to a building no matter how tightly it is locked down.
We can, however, closely examine the security in our schools and commit to doing better. We can admit to ourselves that a tragedy like this is possible in our school, and we can ask our school administrators and school boards to review safety plans and increase training for teachers and students. When was the last time your school (or your child's school) held a lock-down drill? Do your teachers and students/children instinctively know what to do to protect themselves in the case of an Active Shooter event?
What can we do to minimize the impact of a crazed gunman who accesses a school campus? We can start by educating ourselves and letting staff and students know there are steps they can take to try to prevent loss of life. A good place to start is by reading the information below.
This information is republished from the Nebraska Change Agent blog with permission of the original author, Kristofor Still (@kris_still) and his wife, blogger Beth Still (@BethStill). It is written by an expert in Active Shooter response who also happens to be the husband of a school teacher. Read it and share it far and wide. It should start some conversations! If you have questions about the contents, please post them on the original blog Preparing for the Worst Case Scenario.
Please remember, if you have questions about the precautions suggested in the information above, post them on the original blog. May we all move forward with the conviction that we can do better.My name is Kristofor Still (@kris_still). As you have probably guessed by now, I am married to Beth Still, who is the author of this blog. Before I dive too deep into this guest blog that Beth has asked me to write, I feel you need to know who I am and the level of experience I possess in my fields of expertise.I have been in Law Enforcement now for almost 19 years; the last 13 years have been with the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Department in Nebraska. I have been a SWAT team member for the last 11 ½ years and a SWAT sniper for the last six years. I am also one of the department's two firearms instructors. In May of 2012, I was given a great opportunity as I was one a select few from across the state who were able to gain a certification as an Active Shooter Response Instructor. I now teach a two day class to area Law Enforcement Officers along with my Sergeant, Troy Brown and Scottsbluff Police Officer and fellow SWAT team member, Ian McPherson.As most of you probably know by now, today was one of the most horrific days in the history of the United States. A killer walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and killed 20 children and 6 adults. Of those killed, a majority of them were Kindergarteners.When something like this happens and innocent children are killed, it tears at the hearts of a nation. Destroying what we as parents hold dearest to our hearts shock us to the core. It makes us realize how fragile life really is and how one crazed, sick person can take it away in the blink of an eye.As I mentioned above, I am one of three instructors in our county that teach active shooter response to our area Law Enforcement Officers. Because of this, my wife knows that I am passionate about making sure that our officers are prepared both mentally and physically to go in and meet this evil head on and terminate it as quickly as possible in order to stop the killing.Like most parents across our nation today, we talked at great length when Beth arrived home from school about what we can do as Law Enforcement Officers and Educators to stop this from happening. Beth came to me because she knows that I have also in the past gone to two of our area schools and provided them in-put on ways the school and teachers can protect themselves and the children. The sad thing about all of this is that my advice fell on deaf ears. I know that neither school followed through with any of the recommendations provided to them. I believe the reason that nothing was done was two fold. First of all, too many administrators fall into a comfort zone and genuinely believe that this kind of evil will never happen here. The second reason is because of the all mighty dollar. In both schools that I went to, I talked about purchasing certain items that could be used to aid teachers in protecting and or keeping intruders out of their rooms in the case that they were unable to escape. I felt that in both cases, I lost them once it came down to spending money.I am often asked by people and teachers what they need to do in the case of active shooter in the building or school in which they are located. I start off by telling them to follow the acronym A.D.D. This stands for AVOID, DENY, DEFEND. I tell teachers, administrators, law enforcement officers, and citizens the same thing.AVOID: Escape the scene as quickly as possible. If you are able to run, do so until you are sure you are in a safe place.DENY (entry): If you unable to get out, barricade yourself in a room. Pile all of the furniture and heavy items in front of the door as possible and then quietly hide in the room in an area that would provide cover and concealment from an active shooter who wants to try to shoot into the room. Remember that an active shooters main goal is to kill as many people as possible to provide the greatest shock factor to his or her audience. They do not like to get hung up on a closed and locked door. This will slow them down too much for them to effectively accomplish their mission or goal. Most likely, they will move on.DEFEND: If you are unable to escape or secure yourself in a safe room, you need to fight for your life. Find any items that you can use as a weapon. These are items of convenience such as a fire extinguisher, coat rack, trash can, chair, etc. If you are able to, find others in your same position that are of the sound mind and body to assist you in fighting for your life as well as the other innocent people who could fall victim to the senseless killing that is happening.Another major problem that I am seeing in our schools is that our teachers are given a policy or a flip chart to follow in times of an emergency. This may work if you are talking about a fire drill or tornado drill, but teachers need leeway in their decision making when they are dealing with an active shooter. Most teachers are by nature known to be rule followers. This creates problems as they tend to fall back on a flip chart or policy and ignore that sixth sense about what they should do. The way I describe this to our new law enforcement recruits is by telling them that if something doesn't seem right, it probably isn't. Learn to follow your sixth sense and do what you feel is right.Early on in this post, I spoke about certain in-expensive items that I recommended these schools purchase for each teacher or each room. Below is a list of these items that I recommended to them and am now recommending to you.1) Tactical door wedges. These can be found on-line and typically cost between $15 and $20 a piece. These secure the door to the floor from inside the room, so the door can be permanently locked. If done properly, the only way you can open the door is to tear it down with an axe or chainsaw.2) A claw hammer with a long handle. These can be used as both a weapon to fight with or a tool to break and rake windows to aid in escape if your room has exterior windows.3) Medical kit to include a tunicate and a clotting agent. Remember that the first responders that are entering the building are not there to provide medical attention to those that are injured. They by-pass the injured and going straight to the threat so they can stop the killing as quickly as possible.4) Rope or fire escape ladders. To aid in escape through an outer window if you are on the second or third floor of a school or structure.5) Emergency blankets. These can be used to help comfort the wounded or to throw over the broken glass in a window pane prior to escape.6) Cell phones or emergency radios for each classroom. Communication is key to any law enforcement officers or tactical teams arriving on scene. If you are able to provide pertinent information to police dispatch, you can aid in response time by providing the locations of the shooter(s) inside the structure.7) A box, tote, or five gallon bucket to hold all of these items as they are stored in a safe place inside the classroom.As you can see above, these are not high priced items. Push your administrator to purchase these for each classroom and tell him or her why you feel it is important. If they refuse to help your school, find ways to make this happen on your own. Some of the items above may be lying around your house or garage and could easily be transported to your school. The rest that needs to be purchased could easily be justified as inexpensive life insurance policy.As an educator you are responsible for protecting your students if at all possible. Too many times in these cases of school shootings, there were red flags that many noticed, but failed to report until after the unthinkable happened. If you see or hear something that you consider to be red flag with a student, report it. Start by telling an administrator or counselor. If this fails and you believe they pose a true threat, talk to one of your trusted law enforcement officers.In closing, I want you to ask yourself this; could you live with yourself if you failed to prepare, act, or report a possible future threat that resulted in the death of a student, wife, husband, son, daughter, grandparent or co-worker. You owe it to yourself and your students to be their first line of defense by educating yourself and making good sound decisions!


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Speckled Salad with Quinoa, Leek, Bacon, & Chervil from 'Home Made Winter'
Salads are a staple of many a resolution-conscious eater come January. And while eating more vegetables is always a healthy choice, meal after meal of barely-dressed plates of carrots and mixed greens will get old quickly. Yvette van Boven's Speckled Salad with Quinoa, Leek, Bacon, and Chervil in her new Home Made Winter hits many health points (Vegetables! Whole grains! Spinach!) while still including enough pleasurable bits (Bacon! Wine! Bacon!) to prevent boredom. This is a texturally rich salad, and all the better for it.
Why I picked this recipe: With bacon, braised leeks, and an oil-forward dressing, this salad is a far cry from the dry mixed greens of many a new year's resolution past.
What worked: The balance of textures here is spot on. The pop of the quinoa and poppy seeds contrasts perfectly with the creamy leeks, crunchy bacon, and tender spinach.
What didn't: I thought the dressing could use more lemon juice, perhaps as much as double the amount listed. There is also far more dressing than needed to dress the salad—drizzle to taste.
Suggested tweaks: If you can't find chervil, parsley would work as a substitute. I couldn't find baby leeks, so I used three larger ones. Any small lettuce would work in place of the spinach.
Reprinted with permission from Home Made Winter by Yvette van Boven, copyright 2012. Published by Stewart, Tabori, & Chang. All rights reserved. Available wherever books are sold.
- Yield:serves 4 to 6
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:50 minutes
- For the Salad:
- 6 baby leeks
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- About 1/2 cup (150 ml) dry white vermouth or dry white wine
- Salt
- 2/3 cup (100 g) quinoa, well rinsed
- 5 ounces (150 g) thinly sliced bacon
- 2 to 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1 bunch fresh chervil
- 2 handfuls of baby spinach or arugula
- For the Dressing:
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- Pinch of cayenne
- 1/3 cup (75 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup (75 ml) grapeseed oil or other light oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Make the salad: Cut the leeks diagonally into 1/2-inch (1.5-cm) pieces. Rinse them thoroughly, drain well, then fry them in the oil in a sauté pan or wok over high heat until they are really hot, but not yet browned, stirring constantly. Add the vermouth and lower the heat. Put the lid on slightly askew and braise about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the leeks are tender.
Meanwhile, bring a small saucepan of water to a boil, add a pinch of salt, and stir in the quinoa. Set a kitchen timer for 10 minutes. Let the quinoa cook gently on low heat. When the alarm goes off, immediately drain the quinoa and rinse it with cold water to halt further cooking. Let it drain thoroughly.
In a nonstick skillet, fry the bacon until crisp and let it drain on a paper towel.
The pan with the leeks should be almost dry and the leeks just about done. Lift the leeks onto a plate and let them cool. In a medium bowl, combine the leeks with the quinoa, poppy seeds, and some of the chervil. Set some chervil aside for garnish.
Make the dressing: Whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, and cayenne, then whisk in the oils in a thin stream. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over the speckled leek mixture.
Arrange the spinach in a big bowl. Add the speckled salad and crumble the bacon on top. Garnish with the reserved chervil and serve.
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Donlin Gold is working to build a gold mining project in the Yukon Kuskokwim region that can enrich the lives of residents. The project will offer hundreds of jobs and leave employees with work skills that will serve them long into the future. Donlin Gold is equally owned and supported by NovaGold Resources and Barrick old Corporation.
Located in Western Alaska, Donlin Gold is one of the largest known undeveloped gold deposits in the world, with probable reserves estimated at 33.8 million ounces of gold. Based on exploration results, the Donlin Gold project will be an environmentally sound, open-pit gold mine. Located about 10 miles from Crooked Creek Village, the project would process approximately 59,000 short tons of ore per day. The Donlin Gold project would provide up to 3,000 jobs during construction, whish is estimated to take three to four years. Between 800 and 1,400 jobs are projected throughout the estimated 27+ year operational phase.
Pogo Gold Mine
Pogo is an underground gold mine located 38 miles northeast of Delta Junction, Alaska and 85 miles east-southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. It utilizes a cut and fill drift method. The mill produces 1,000 ounces of gold per day. The milling operation includes grinding, sulfide flotation, paste thickening, Leach/CIP, cyanide detoxification, tailings filtration, a paste mix plant for underground paste backfill, water treatment, and gravity recovery.
Red Dog Mine (reddogalaska.com)
In operation since 1989, Red Dog is a zinc-lead mine located in Northwest Alaska, near Kotzebue, and one of the world's largest producer of zinc concentrate. The mine was developed under an innovative operating agreement between the NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA), a Native corporation owned by the Inupiat people of Northwest Alaska, and Teck Alaska Incorporated, a U.S. subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited, a diversified mining company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
The Niblack Project is a copper-zinc-gold-silver prospect in an advanced exploration phase of development. The proposed underground exploration project is located off Moira Sound on southeastern Prince of Wales Island, approximately 30 miles southwest of the town of Ketchikan.
International Tower Hill Mines is focused on the rapid exploration and development of its 100% controlled world-class Livengood Gold Project located 70 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Livengood project ranks as one of the largest gold deposits discovered globally in 20 years.
Usibelli Coal Mine (www.usibelli.com)
Founded in 1943 by Emil Usibelli, Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. is located in the mountains of the Alaska Range, near the town of Healy, Alaska. UCM is 115 miles south of Fairbanks and 250 miles north of Anchorage adjacent to the Parks Highway and Alaska Railroad. UCM currently has a work force of about 130 employees, and operates year-round. Mine production has grown from 10,000 tons in 1943 to an average above 2 million tons of coal per year. Currently the only operational coal mine in Alaska, UCM is supported by the most modern mining equipment and state-of-the-art engineering. Today, UCM supplies coal to six Interior Alaska power plants and exports coal to Chile, South Korea and several other Pacific Rim destinations. UCM sponsors many community events and activities, and through The Usibelli Foundation, funds numerous scholarships, and provides grants to more than 100 organizations annually. (Information obtained in 2013 from the Usibelli Coal Mine website at www.usibelli.com)
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Liberty News
40th Commencement celebrates historic accomplishments, continuous growth
It was a historic day for Liberty University as it celebrated its 40th Commencement, featuring the largest graduating class to date, more than 15,000 strong — about 1,000 more than last year. Over 7,000 graduates participated in Saturday's Commencement exercises at Williams Stadium.
Anyone familiar with Liberty's history couldn't help but be amazed as Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. announced the university surpassed 100,000 in total enrollment this week, a monumental testament to the vision of his father, Liberty founder Dr. Jerry Falwell, Sr. This feat was accomplished largely by Liberty's booming online education program, which made up more than 80 percent of the graduating class.
For the first time, Liberty welcomed one of its own as the keynote speaker for the main Commencement ceremony — Fox News reporter Shannon Bream ('93), the first graduate to be the featured speaker since Liberty became an accredited university in 1980 and the first female Commencement speaker.
Bream recalled her graduation 20 years ago and hearing about Falwell, Sr.'s vision for Liberty's future.
"It is thrilling to see how far God has brought Liberty in just 40 years, and also to hear the vision for where it is going to go. … Liberty is a place like no other," she said.
As Chancellor Falwell addressed the crowd, he spoke of where Liberty is today, and where it is headed. He announced that Liberty's new College of Osteopathic Medicine — set to matriculate its first class in Fall 2014 — has received provisional accreditation, a necessary step in moving forward. Falwell echoed what he announced last year and what the Washington Post reported: that Liberty stands on a solid foundation of more than $1 billion in net assets, an accomplishment unprecedented for such a young institution. His father's goal, which Chancellor Falwell now carries forward, is that Liberty will achieve national prominence in academics and athletics but never sway from its Christian foundation, like so many other institutions have. This financial strength ensures Liberty will remain true to this mission for generations to come.
For their positive attitude and patience during a time of many changes, including a number of major construction projects, Chancellor Falwell thanked the graduates as the university prepares to train more generations as Champions for Christ, with a "greatly enhanced student experience."
He introduced a few special guests in attendance at Commencement, including alumnus Sid Bream, former professional baseball player, and Cole Withrow, a high school senior who will be attending Liberty in the fall. Withrow, an honors student, has received tremendous support from Falwell and the university after he made news headlines recently when he was arrested for leaving his shotgun in his truck in the school parking lot but did the right thing by immediately calling his mother for help.
Several special honors were given at Commencement, including the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Teaching, followed by a brief address from Baccalaureate speaker Dr. Ravi Zacharias.
"We are living in a time in cultural history where our definitions have gone," he said, expanding on his impassioned Baccalaureate address Friday night. "The truth of the matter is when our definitions are gone, the minefield and the quicksand through which we walk is horrendous."
He said there are four absolutes that are critical to maintain — evil, justice, love, and forgiveness, all of which converge at the cross of Calvary.
Falwell then introduced Bream and bestowed on her an honorary degree for her efforts on the "frontlines" of some of the most prominent court cases today — many which will likely chart the course of the United States for generations, he said.
"In a time where most news networks pick and choose the headlines to advance their agendas, reporters like Shannon Bream hold high the banner of what journalism was meant to be — and what it is still taught to be at this university — service to the public marked by its objectivity and truthfulness," Falwell said.
As Bream addressed the graduating class, she challenged them to go forward proclaiming truth and delivering compassion to the world around them.
She told them they are not to live a "watered-down version" of the truth but to live boldly and unapologetically, like Jesus Christ did. That is the kind of life Dr. Falwell would "expect his Liberty grads to live."
"You are heading out into the world with your ambitions and hopes and dreams at a critical time," Bream said. "There is a lot of uncertainty, there is fear, and those who would like to create chaos and take innocent lives. ... You will need to be strong, principled, and brave. And having earned an education that emphasizes not only facts and figures, but also absolute truths — I know you are ready.
"Now is not the time to stand silently by as your most deeply held beliefs are being questioned in the public square. Speaking up is rarely easy when the world is actively waiting to discredit and misconstrue what you have to say — but we have Christ as our model."
She recalled her time at Liberty where she had the opportunity to go on a mission trip to Brazil. This experience helped open her eyes to the physical needs of others.
"In order for people to care about the message of God's love, they first have to believe that you — the messenger — care about them. Human beings have not only spiritual needs, but practical and physical needs too," Bream said.
During her speech Bream talked about some of the challenges she faced in achieving her dream of working full time in television news, including moments when she was discouraged or actively opposed.
During these times she said she learned to lean on the Lord and to trust in Him, in good times and bad. She found strength in the truth that God's grace is sufficient, that His power is made perfect in weakness.
"There will be joyous successes and beautiful families. There will be challenges and times when your burdens feel unbearable," she told the graduates. "But we know nothing is a surprise to the Lord. He has already woven a stunning tapestry of your life, but it's one you'll only get to experience a single thread at a time. It will require trust and patience and walking very close to Him. That is what we are called to do."
Senior Class gift shows commitment to right for life
Liberty University's Class of 2013 left a legacy of life at Saturday's 40th Commencement Ceremony, with student body president Chad Atchison, senior class president Chelsea Patterson, and vice president Andy Thigpen presenting a $25,000 senior class gift to the Liberty Godparent Home, accepted by Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr.
Started by Liberty's founder, Dr. Jerry Falwell, Sr., the Godparent Home is a pro-life ministry in Central Virginia that opens its doors to women under the age of 18 dealing with an unplanned pregnancy. It operates in partnership with Family Life Services, a faith-based adoption agency committed to the sanctity of human life.
"The senior class is proud to stand up and declare that we believe that life is the most fundamental of all of our God-given rights and it must be preserved and defended at all costs," said Patterson, who was born in Bucharest, Romania, and adopted as a baby. She said the "right to life for the unborn is a significant passion, personally … and it matters to this generation, who refuses to be silent in the face of abortion's genocide. As Christians, we must be the ones on the front lines of this issue and stand up for those who cannot speak for themselves."
Patterson said the funds donated will aid the Godparent Home in providing the best care and services available to young, expectant mothers.
"In this way, the senior class can practically show the world that we value life and act as the hands and feet of Christ," she said.
Graduating seniors were encouraged to continue to donate to the gift fund online at www.Liberty.edu/ClassGift. In future years, 13 percent of the money raised toward the Class of 2013 gift will continue to go directly to the Godparent Home with the remainder applied toward a $100,000 endowed scholarship awarded to an outstanding student making a difference in the world for Christ.
"I ask that you continue to give to the senior class gift in years to come so that we can leave our mark in a powerful way," Patterson said. "Even though we will not be here physically, we can continue what we have started. This gift presents a lasting testimony about this class's belief that life is sacred."


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Shia LaBeouf had a brush in with the law this weekend.
Sources confirmed that the "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" actor was handcuffed and soon released after a California bar scuffle in Sherman Oaks, Calif., allegedly got physical early Saturday morning, Us Magazine reported.
"It was just boys being boys. Things got really out of hand and it didn't have to go down the way it did," Mad Bull's Tavern owner Richard DiSisto told the magazine. "No one needed or should have gotten hurt, things could have been dealt with in an entirely different way."
Eyewitnesses told the magazine that the 24-year-old "Transformers" star was harassed by a bar goer in the tavern and then "sucker punched" in the mouth when things were taken outside. Another eyewitness told Hollyscoop.com that LaBeouf was "hanging at the bar, then we just saw him charging for some guy."
LAPD officers said they were driving by Mad Bull's Tavern when they noticed a rowdy crowd. The movie star was reportedly handcuffed while they assessed the situation and questioned the actor. He was released at around 1 a.m and no charges were filed.
Sgt. Taylor of the Van Nuys district in Los Angeles told Us Magazine that patrons picking on LaBeouf "fled" before police arrived on scene and things dispersed as soon as they got there.
Selected Reading: Us Magazine, HollyScoop.com, TMZ.com


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Jerod Mayo continues to excel in his fifth season with the New England Patriots. The Pro Bowl linebacker from Kecoughtan High ranks third in the NFL with 125 tackles, five behind leader Luke Kuechly, the Carolina Panthers rookie from Boston College.
But while Kuechly labors for a last-place team, Mayo plays for the defending AFC champions who already have clinched their division and a return playoff trip.
As the 10-3 Patriots – their three defeats, to the Cardinals, Ravens and Seahawks, are by a combined four points -- prepared for Sunday night's home game against the 9-3-1 San Francisco 49ers, future Hall of Fame coach Bill Belichick was asked about Mayo's progress. New England drafted him in the first round out of Tennessee in 2008, and he immediately earned a starting role and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors.
Mayo had career-highs of 175 tackles in 2010 and two interceptions last season. This year he has a personal best of four forced fumbles.
Belichick said experience and hard work have improved Mayo's technique at a critical position.
Hat tip to friend, Jacksonville Jaguars beat writer and former Daily Press comrade Ryan O'Halloran for sharing Belichick's remarks, which come from a news conference transcript.
"Yeah, I think a lot of times rookies come in and they're talented, they're big, they're fast, they can run and chase the ball," Belichick said, "but a lot of times I would say they're just kind of running around out there. As they gain more experience and more understanding of the total defense and where their teammates are and how things fit on different runs, they usually play with a little more patience, maybe a little more recognition in terms of play-action passes and misdirection plays like that.
"Although, Jerod is very good and has been very good at those. But I think certainly you get better at them through time and understanding the different matchups: which guys really try to knock you off the ball, which guys really try to come and fit up with you and use their athleticism to mirror you, which guys are holders, which guys are cut blockers in addition to the actual Xs and Os of the scheme, but how the individual guys play.
"Same thing with tackling backs. We see a lot of different types of backs: which guys you can really load up on, which guys have a lot of wiggle, which guys are faster than you, not faster than you. So, I think all those things play into it. It's kind of a like a quarterback; the linebacker has to make multiple, multiple decisions on every play. Not only what his assignment is and what the play is, but all the way along the line, different angles, how to take on blocks, how to tackle, the leverage to play with, the angle to run to and so forth, the technique.
"So many different things happen in a split second during the course of the play, just like it is for a quarterback. The more of those things that you can do right, slow down, get the most important things, not get distracted by all the stuff that's happening, but just really zero in on a target. I think a good quarterback or a good linebacker, a good safety, even though you have a lot of bodies moving out there, it slows down for them and they can really see it. Then there are other guys that it's a lot of guys moving and they don't see anything. It's like being at a busy intersection, just cars going everywhere. The guys that can really sort it out, they see the game at a slower pace and can really sort out and decipher all that movement, which is hard. But experience certainly helps that, yes."
Belichick is rarely effusive with his BFFs in the media. That he was here speaks to the respect he has for Mayo.
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|Tin type photograph, ca. 1884/1885. Malla Vikesaa Larson (left), with possibly her sister,
Karin (Vikesaa) (Larson) Pedersen. Probably taken in Chippewa CO., Minnesota.
Toward the end of last year, I anxiously awaited the arrival of a genealogical treasure from Minnesota. Having to wait for something containing such down-to-earth evidence as "newly discovered" vintage photographs can cause a genealogist/family historian to nearly jump out of her own skin in anticipation. The album was brought by car from Minnesota to Idaho in July, and in October, it was transported from Idaho to the Seattle area by the sister of a cousin's wife. When the box containing the precious cargo was finally in my hands in November, I could hardly bear to open it. I have since scanned all of the photos inside and placed a link to the Picasa web album on the side bar of this blog (Ole Martin and Malla Johnson Photo Album B).
Years ago on a trip visiting cousins in Minnesota, I borrowed a faded crimson velvet-backed cabinet card photograph album that once belonged to my maternal great-grandparents, Ole Martin and Malla (Larson) Johnson, of Leonard, Minnesota. Some of my cousins seemed to remember that there had been a second album--one with a greenish-yellow cover. Until last year, its whereabouts were unknown. It was assumed that the album had been destroyed during a basement flood years earlier, or was simply lost. But, the album with the greenish-yellow backing finally surfaced in the possession of another Minnesota cousin, who had held it since her own mother's belongings were distributed among family members some years ago.
My mother remembers seeing the two photograph albums as a child, but since she was not allowed to pull them from the cabinet where they were kept to look at them as she pleased, she was not intimately familiar with the photographs they held. As a young adult, she left her grandparents' farm and never laid eyes on the two photograph albums again until I was able to place them in her hands recently. Over 65 years had passed. What a feeling it was to be able to do that!
The second cabinet card album that I awaited last year was the last known place to search for an early photograph of Malla (Vikesaa)(Larson) Johnson--my mother's paternal grandmother. The earliest known image we had of Malla was her wedding photograph, taken in 1886, when she was nineteen years old. In addition, none of the family had ever been able to obtain her birth records. We were certain of her birth date: April 20, 1868, but the location was always generically mentioned as "somewhere near LaCrosse, Wisconsin." I have deduced that her birthplace was likely in Coon Valley, where her parents lived briefly among other Norwegian immigrants before relocating to homestead in Chippewa County, Minnesota. I longed to find further proof of her early life, or a photograph of a date earlier than her wedding.
Sitting loose in the second cabinet card album was an old tintype photograph, badly scratched, but still fairly clear. When I picked it up and held it to the light, I immediately recognized the girl in the plaid dress as my great grandmother, Malla (Larson) Johnson--the woman who raised my own mother. Though she is no longer a child in the photo, perhaps a youth of 14-16 years of age, I felt a sense of accomplishment at identifying one more piece of Malla's earlier life for posterity.
|Malla Larson as a youth, ca. 1884/85 (cropped
and zoomed from photo above)
|Malla Larson Johnson in her wedding photograph, February 1886
(cropped and zoomed). Chippewa County, Minnesota
The found-again tin type photograph also potentially gives our family the likeness of one of Malla's illusive older sisters, both of whom were much older than she. Karin (Vikesaa)(Larson) Pedersen was the one sister no one could find a likeness of. If it is indeed Karin (Larson) Pedersen to the right of Malla in the photograph, she would have been a married woman in her mid-thirties at the time, with three out of four children already birthed, and only seven or eight years left to live. Karin was born on 7 October 1847 in Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norway. She married Erick Stallen Pedersen, a Minnesota native of Swedish descent, on 26 September 1876, in Chippewa County, Minnesota. The couple eventually settled in Northland, Polk County, where Karin died on 9 January 1892.


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Boehner: Big questions from Boston
In the wake of the Boston terrorist attacks, Speaker John Boehner said he has "concerns" about information sharing between federal agencies.
There are reports that the FBI questioned Tamerlan Tsarnaev, but he later boarded a plane to go to Russia for six months. The Russian government also raised red flags about Tsarnaev.
"I think our committees in the coming days and weeks are going to get to the bottom of this and we'll have real facts at our disposal to determine whether or not that was true, and if it is true why that information wasn't shared," Boehner (R-Ohio) said. "If the information is good enough for one agency of the government why shouldn't it be appropriate for other agencies of the government. We're going to get to the bottom of it."
It's the first signal of what House Republicans will investigate in the Boston bombings.
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) and Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) have pointed out that this is the fifth potential terrorist attack that the federal government missed. Boehner said it "clearly raises some serious questions."
"I don't want to get into the business of indicting agencies or agency heads until we have all the facts. there may be facts to support each of these five cases, but I, like my colleagues, and I think the American people, I think we want to understand exactly what happened and what didn't happen and hold those responsible if in fact there were opportunities to stop these people when we didn't do it."


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July 17, 2010
May 28, 2010
Battle At The Berrics 3 Predictions
As I did last year, I'm going to let you guys see my picks. If you just want to see the picks the filled out bracket will be at the bottom.
Quadrants 1 & 2 – 1st Round
Chris Cole v. Joey Brezinski = Chris Cole. Unless Joey thinks up some unusual tricks, I think Chris has got this one.
Danny Garcia v. Johnny Layton = Johnny Layton. Based on having a better run last time than Danny.
Gilbert Crockett v. Shane O'neill = Shane O'neill. I figure that in order to flip in and out of tricks like that you have to be pretty consistent.
Greg Lutzka v. Eric Koston = Eric Koston. He invented this and what we know now as the eS Game of Skate.
Benny Fairfax v. Cesar Fernandez = Benny Fairfax. He was runner-up the first time.
Josiah Gatlyn v. PJ Ladd = PJ Ladd. Same reasoning I used for Shane O'neill.
Cory Kennedy v. Jimmy Cao = Cory Kennedy. He never got more than a letter except for when he lost to Paul Rodriguez.
Ryan Gallant Kelly Hart v. Erik Ellington = Ryan Gallant. Erik did well his time through but I want to see how Ryan fairs.
Quadrants 3 & 4 – 1st Round
Mike Mo Capaldi v. Peter Ramondetta = Mike Mo. He was the first winner.
Brandon Biebel v. Mark Appleyard = Mark Appleyard. He did better his time through.
Marc Johnson v. Rick Howard = Marc Johnson. He did extremely well against the Legion of Doom.
Marty Murawski v. Torey Pudwill = Torey Pudwill. Sorry Marty but Torey has been killing it the past few years and did well his time through.
Paul Rodriguez v. Sean Malto = Paul Rodriguez. Runner-up last time and potentially the most consistent skater there is.
Chico Brenes v. Dennis Busenitz = Dennis Busenitz. Chico didn't have that great of a run and if I remember correctly Dennis had to play Chris Cole the 2nd round and held up pretty well.
Billy Marks v. David Gonzalez = Billy Marks. This might be news to you, but Billy is really good at skateboarding.
Steve Berra v. Heath Kirchart = Heath Kirchart. Steve didn't really play during the first run but Heath had a good run through his games.
Quadrants 1 & 2 – 2nd Round
Chris Cole v. Johnny Layton = Chris Cole. Johnny didn't make it that far and Chris won.
Shane O'neill v. Eric Koston = Eric Koston. I might regret this pick but I'm picking Eric based on experience.
Benny Fairfax v. PJ Ladd = Benny Fairfax. Benny was runner-up the first time and PJ didn't make it too far.
Cory Kennedy v. Ryan Gallant Kelly Hart = Cory Kennedy. This stands for the same reason as the first round.
Quadrants 3 & 4 – 2nd Round
Mike Mo Capaldi v. Mark Appleyard = Mike Mo. Mark didn't make it very far.
Marc Johnson v. Torey Pudwill = Torey Pudwill. Marc didn't make it very far either.
Paul Rodriguez v. Dennis Busenitz Chico Brenes= Paul Rodriguez. Consistency and trick selection.
Billy Marks v. Heath Kirchart = Billy Marks. I think Heath had a better run in comparison but I'm picking Billy because it isn't a clear cut match.
Quadrants 1 & 2 – 3rd Round
Chris Cole v. Eric Koston = Chris Cole. This is where it gets hard to pick so all of the following are guess work but I'm picking Chris based on the fact that we watched him pretty much beat everyone at their own game last time, this match would make that literal.
Benny Fairfax v. Cory Kennedy = Cory Kennedy. I'm picking Cory based on trick selection.
Quadrants 3 & 4 – 3rd Round
Mike Mo Capaldi v. Torey Pudwill = Mike Mo. Based on him winning the first batb and a cleaner style.
Paul Rodriguez v. Billy Marks = Paul Rodriguez. Based on consistency.
Final Four
Chris Cole v. Cory Kennedy = Chris Cole. At this point I don't think I have to state my reasonings.
Mike Mo Capaldi v. Paul Rodriguez = Mike Mo.
Chris Cole v. Mike Mo Capaldi = Chris Cole.
Third Place Match – Cory Kennedy v. Paul Rodriguez = Paul Rodriguez.
For Battle At The Berrics 2 footage and predictions, click here.
May 19, 2010
Battle At The Berrics 3 Match-Ups
Spoiler Alert, Steve said it's coming next week. Click more for the rest.
September 13, 2009
Chris Cole v. Dennis Busenitz
Click more for the match.
June 28, 2009
June 26, 2009
Battle at The Berrics 2 Predictions
I'm going to explain my picks for the battle at the berrics for each game of skate.