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What Kerry Washington Shares With Her Homophobic Mom in 'The Prom'
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Aside from her spectacular roles, we know Kerry Washington as a fierce advocate for equality and social justice. But in the new Netflix musical The Prom, she's playing someone with a very different viewpoint: a conservative mother who is unhappy that her teenage daughter, played by Arianna DeBose, has come out as gay. While promoting the movie, Washington imagined how she would react if her own daughter came out to her.
"I'd say, 'Great! Awesome. What's for lunch?'" Washington told GLAAD in a video interview, in front of a backdrop of what appears to be artwork by her children, 6-year-old Isabelle Amarachi and 4-year-old Caleb Kelechi. "I would just say, 'Fantastic, and I'll give you as much support as I can and offer you extra resources when I'm not able to speak to your lived experience, and let's just go make this life magic, as we were.' Depending on the age — or at any age — I'd say, 'How exciting that you know who you are and let's go be who you are. How can I help you be who you are in the world, unapologetically and enthusiastically? Let's go get this.'"
This seems like a pretty good script for any parent to copy down and save for the future.
In the Ryan Murphy musical, which has an insanely star-studded cast, Washington's Mrs. Greene is the PTA president who has banned another student from attending the prom with her daughter. This presented the Scandal star with a challenge, as she always tries to find compassion for her characters. She eventually realized that, though misguided, Mrs. Greene is like any mother torn between the ideal of unconditional love and the desire to see her child safe in the world.
"You realize she loves her daughter; she just doesn't have the toolbox yet to love her in the ways that she needs to be loving her," Washington said. "She's loving her according to her own expectations and rules, which I think a lot of parents do."
Acknowledging that the situation is much different in many ways, she made the analogy to her own mother's reaction when Washington told her she wanted to be an actor.
"It was like someone had died," she recalled. "Like, 'No, your life is already going to be so hard as a woman, so hard as a Black person. Now you're going to make this choice where you're going to starve and struggle for the rest of your life?' I think that is some of where Mrs. Greene is coming from: 'I want you to have an easier life. I don't want people to have another reason to hate you.'"
That attitude is somewhat easier to understand than outright homophobia, but it's still not OK. Not to give too much of a spoiler, but Washington said Mrs. Greene does find her way to unconditional love in the end.
Kerry Washington is one of the celebrities demonstrating how to talk to our kids about race.
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Winning Campus Challenge Entry Focuses on Public Service
The winning Campus Challenge team is pictured with judges. From left: Jeff Fultz, Mendi Goble, Anthony Lamanna, Craig Turner, Scott Arias, Kara Purdy and President Benson. (Photo by Zeynab Day)
A proposal to involve all Eastern Kentucky University students in public service has captured the top prize in the University's first Campus Challenge competition.
"Race to the Next Greatest Generation: Making EKU a Force for Good," developed by construction management faculty Scott Arias, Bryan Dyer, Anthony Lamanna and Chengyi (Charlie) Zhang, includes two components: a public service exchange where providers such as Habitat for Humanity and Salvation Army post opportunities for assistance, and an academic requirement that each EKU full-time undergraduate student contribute one hour a week throughout the school year in service.
"This idea has so much potential," said EKU President Michael Benson in announcing the winner after the five finalists presented their proposals at the EKU Center for the Arts. "It distinguishes us as the service university that makes a difference."
According to the team, EKU would be the first public university in Kentucky, and one of just a few nationwide, to adopt such a requirement.
The winning team received $10,000 from the University to begin implementing its plan, which requires $50,000 in start-up costs. The payoff would be approximately 300,000 volunteer hours contributed each year by Eastern students.
"Imagine," said Lamanna, "an army of graduates with an appreciation for public service that doesn't end at EKU. This is a big idea with huge implications for EKU."
Public service, according to a handout distributed by the team, "is similar to community service, but engages the student with people and institutions in order to enact progressive promotion of the public good. The idea is to engage the students in experiences that have benefits and consequences ... thereby creating new ... ways of thinking. The experience is not necessarily service learning, as it does not need to be tied to a specific course or career path of a particular student, although many students will choose to align their public service with their chosen career. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, graduates who actively volunteer tend to have higher earning potential than those who don't volunteer."
The timeline for implementing "Race to the Next Generation" is uncertain.
Already, EKU's construction management program requires public service as part of its capstone course for graduating seniors. "It has really changed people's lives," Arias declared, "and created a sense of continual service."
The Campus Challenge stemmed from a President's Suggestion Box in 2013 that encouraged faculty and staff to offer ideas for improvements. Last year, it was decided to model the competition after the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge. Thirty-three entries were submitted and then narrowed to five.
Before announcing the winning team, Benson said EKU Board of Regents Chair Craig Turner was donating $5,000 to each of what the president called "four second-place winners.
"I hope you're better people for having been here," Benson told the audience. "I know I've been inspired."
The other finalist proposals:
· "Establishing Sustainability Practices into the Campus Waste Management and Recycling Program," Randy Wilson.
· "Kick Start Campaign and Master Plan: Horses, Humans and Health Equine Complex," Stephanie McSpirit, Ed Fredrickson, Michelle Gerken, Rick Griebenow, Cheryl Martin, Mark A. Martin, Radhika Makecha, Robert Mitchell, Anne Rodiek, John Settimi, Kathryn L. Splinter-Watkins and Sarah Tsiang.
· "Return of Retired Faculty," Steve Greenwell.
· "The Campus Beautifood," Bernardo Scarambone and Grace Baldwin.
In addition to Benson and Turner, judges for the competition were Jeff Fultz, Madison County market president for Central Bank and Trust; Mendi Goble, executive director of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce; Kara Purdy, owner of Purdy's Coffee; and Dr. David McFaddin, executive director of EKU's Office of Engagement and Regional Stewardship.
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Noel Creative Center,
Lindsay Riley,
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Vanity Fair scriptwriter Gwyneth Hughes is writing a TV series based on a study of the forgotten victims of Victorian serial killer Jack the Ripper.
The writer of ITV's recent adaptation of William Thackeray's novel is dramatising The Five, historian Hallie Rubenhold's book about the five so-called "canonical" victims of the killer – Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly – who were murdered in the late summer and autumn of 1888.
The scripts have been bought by Mainstreet Pictures, the production company behind hit ITV drama Unforgotten, and a broadcaster is expected to be signed shortly for the project which aims to move the focus away from the fascination with the perpetrator of the killings.
A dark and moving portrait of Victorian London, Rubenhold's book "sets the record straight about the lives of Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane, revealing a world of poverty, homelessness and rampant misogyny", according to the producers.
The company added in a statement: "They died because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time – but their greatest misfortune was to be born a woman.
Sally Haynes, Managing Director of Mainstreet Pictures, added: "The Five is a fresh, intelligent take on a story people thought they knew".
Over the years, many claims have been made about the identity of Jack the Ripper, including the suggestion that he was Queen Victoria's grandson – Prince Albert Victor, the Duke of Clarence – the painter Walter Sickert, and even the former Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone.
In 2014 a book was written which claimed that DNA evidence suggested he was a mentally disturbed hairdresser called Aaron Kosminski who died in in an asylum from gangrene.


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[M]Use Your Body
OOC don't know how this thread will go, so just in case
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Amy had finally found a good niche for Raoth. He still helped her, taking out what she needed and guiding the wagon when she was busy with other stuff, but his pure will to survive and keep fighting meant there was only one true use for him. Raoth would never make it as an everyday slave, too violent and prone to flight. If she took all that anger and focused it though, he could become a weapon, shaped for the one who held him. Unhooking him from the wagon Amy had lead Raoth off to train with her.
The sessions were useful, as they helped her keep up her skills, fill her need to see others in pain, and Raoth learned techniques as well. He'd finally stopped fighting her when it came to this, a small glint in his eyes showing how much he was enjoying the lessons, even if he often came back with open wounds. Currently Amy had him working as a moving target for her throwing knives. Raoth was impressively fast, making it a challenge for her that she deeply enjoyed. The coyote couldn't win against her, often ending with at least four knives sticking out of various places in his body, but the fact that one occasionally missed was a triumph for him, even if it was usually followed by being struck more painfully.
With the training done and out of the way Amy refastened Raoth's chains and brought him back to the camp. He resumed his usual sulky demeanor, realizing yet again that he'd failed to try and escape. The memory of what had happened last time he'd done so was still in his mind, sending tingles of fear through his body, but he hadn't yet given up. Looking around the camp Amy whistled lightly, calling for Dhiate. She was ready to finally begin his training, and teach him how to use his body to the best of his benefit.
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Amy Sunders
OOC Laughs
Dhiate sat staring out at the world. His dark back rubbed against the abrasive bark of a tree, but he didn't care. It tethered him to the world while his mind wandered aimlessly. In the distance, his mistress, Amy, and Raoth sparred endlessly. He didn't really like Raoth. The wolf was younger than him. A lot younger than him, not even full grown, and yet he was already taller and heavier than Dhiate. Dhiate knew he'd never be a very masculine wolf, but it still rubbed him the wrong way when Raoth gave him those looks.
Dhiate didn't truly understand the predicament he was in. He had met Amy a little while back, and he had thought that they had become partners in making Hadley, the male who had turned Dhiate luperci, pay for his crimes. But when Dhiate had followed her, he found himself becoming part of her pack and he had to call her 'Mistress'. He didn't really know what was going on, but he did know that he could never leave the sight of Amy or he would get in a load of trouble. He'd seen what she did to Roath, yet she never seemed to hurt Dhiate physically. Another enigma.
Dhiate picked up a plant and examined it. He'd never seen this kind before and he wondered if it was esculent. Before he could find out, he heard a whistle. Dhiate was jerked out of his trance. He stood up, and loped over to Amy. No matter what Amy did to him, he never stopped trusting her. He stood silent before her, not a word escaped his mouth. He'd learned that lesson a while back when he found out the reason why Raoth had no tongue.
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Dhiate Drako
OOC here.
Dhiate's arrival was prompt as always. He'd grown quiet for a reason Amy didn't know, but that was good. At least this way she wouldn't have to break him out of the habit of speaking. His form glinted in the light as he made his way over to her. Smiling she reached out, gently ruffling his hair. He always made her happy, for some reason she couldn't fathom. He was just a slave, yet she was attached to him. Well, it didn't matter. It wasn't like she was planning on killing him. He just performed so well.
Quickly she fastened Raoth up, smacking him as he lunged to bite Dhiate. Don't touch him. No scars were to mar his body whatsoever. Gently she turned to face him again. I do believe it's time you start earning your keep. I'll be teaching you how to take advantage of your natural gifts. Follow me. Amy walked off through the woods, searching for a nice clearing they could practice in without being interrupted. Amy had rapidly lost the weight from her pregnancy, her body almost back to what it had been before, toned by her perpetual training. Stopping a short distance away Amy turned and faced Dhiate. The wagon was still within eyesight, so she could deal with anyone who messed with it.
OOC Sorry, I kind of went a little wild with this post.
Dhiate grinned sheepishly, loving the feel of her fingers in his hair. His eyes danced with happiness. He had thought that he'd been called for punishment, although he didn't know what for. As his fear vanished, he returned to his normal, happy self, a side he only ever showed for Amy. Despite what one might think, that he was like this to get on her good side, he genuinely felt a joy when he pleased Amy. For a reason even he didn't know, he liked Amy and he hoped she liked him.
His happiness vanished in an instant as he recoiled. Raoth! His own pretty face had just begun to snarl when Amy came to his rescue. He relaxed slightly, but remained on guard should the other slave try it again. He wasn't exactly sure why Raoth hated him. The only thing he'd ever done to make him angry was when they first met and Dhiate refused to set him free from his chains. That must be it! Dhiate was almost in the exact same position as Raoth, yet he never had to be tethered and he was almost never abused. Dhiate almost felt ashamed at himself, but he knew it wasn't his own fault. Simply the way the world worked. Dhiate never tried to escape, and so he was never chained. He rarely did anything that warranted a blow from Amy, and he was never beaten as Raoth was. They were on opposite sides of the spectrum.
Dhiate smiled at Amy when she turned to him. It was his own personal brand of gratitude. She kept Raoth from pummeling Dhiate and he was obedient. Not that he wouldn't be obedient had she let it happen, it just gave him the extra reason to be good. He was confused by her words. Gifts? As far as he knew, he had none. He stood rooted to the spot before he realized she had left. He scurried after her to catch up. When he was only a few feet behind, he dared ask "Gifts? I'm afraid I don't understand, Mistress." By now he had grown used to calling her by her title and used it without his previous hesitation.
When she stopped, he was so close he almost ran into her, grateful for once that his slender body was easy enough to stop. His stormy blue eyes looked into Amy's deep brown ones for a single instant before he lowered them. He was still a little unsure of his place and what he could or couldn't do. A light breeze blew the white ruffles of his shirt, the the loose black cloth that covered his thin legs. It blew his dark hair out of his face revealing the seldom seen right eye and the two scars that Amy had branded him with, marking Dhiate as hers.
His words surprised Amy. Was he truly unaware of what he'd been blessed with? She found that rather hard to believe, considering how he acted on them all the time. Perhaps it was purely subconscious. Amy had been raised in an environment where every available advantage had been used to it's fullest, including one's form. Amy might have been violent, but that wasn't the only way she'd earned her keep. Often she'd had places signed over to her, persuaded by her beauty before they learned her true nature. Perhaps he'd never needed to use them, but that made it hard considering how he'd managed to survive on his own for so long.
Looking him over Amy considered how to explain the advantage. It would be a bit more difficult, as muc as it had been explaining what Hadley had done. That was it! You're not aware of what you look like, are you? Her words were a partial muse, spoken out loud just for herself. No wonder Hadley couldn't resist you, the blundering idiot. Dhiate, you're absolutely beautiful. Some canines crave that, want to hold that beauty with them. You're lucky, it's part of you naturally. We can enhance it even farther, making others your puppets to bend to your will. In extension, Amy's will, as Dhiate did what Amy asked of him.
Stepping back to put some distance between them Amy smiled softly. You will use your body to seduce others, make them want you. I'll be your teacher for this. I'm sure Raoth will be more than willing to let you practice on him. It would be a good measurement of her success in teaching him if Dhiate was able to seduce and subdue the violent coyote, making him get along with him. The first step, of course, is in how you hold yourself. Gently Amy reached out to lift his head. He needed to be more confidant in how he held himself. Not dominant, but sure of what he was doing. Amy mimicked it as well, her body adopting a more submissive tone, inviting someone to come and touch her. Her tail curled around her leg, head held with her ears flicked slightly forward, arms held to emphasize her curves.
If Dhiate could have blushed, he'd have been a lovely shade of maroon from the neck up. Of course he was aware of how he looked! His mouth set in a rather sour smirk. He wasn't mad at Amy, just at a slew of awful memories that just came back. "Of course I'm aware of my appearance. It's been the bane of my existence since others began to notice I didn't look like all the other guys." He looked away, ashamed. His ears lay back in defeat. He'd been beaten numerous times by the other males in his old pack for his appearance.
He looked up startledly when she mentioned Hadley. The merest hint of a snarl wrinkled his muzzle before he heard the rest of what she said. Beautiful? She must have him confused with someone else. Freak, or weirdo would have suited him better. Nobody had ever called him beautiful before. He looked so confused. His eyes showed the storm that was going on in his mind.
Dhiate swallowed a little nervously. Control others? That didn't sound half bad, but he doubted it was possible. His golden bangles clinked as he wrapped his arms around his abdomen.
His blue eyes strayed to the angry coyote who remain by the wagon. A sly smile lit his face. If he could make Raoth... No, it was too soon to think about that. But the simple thought of making Raoth fall for him sent a sweet satisfaction through him. He turned back to Amy. "Do you really think so?" On further examination of the young coyote, he couldn't help but notice that in a couple of months, Raoth would be quite the looker. This might actually be fun...
He set his jaw in determination and tried to copy Amy. He relaxed his body and thought of making his violent companion fall head over heels. It brought a twisted smile to his face that could almost pass for a seductive one. He curled his voluminous tail around his delicate legs, barely tilted his dark tipped ears forward. It wasn't perfect yet, but that's what practice was for right?
Hearing that he'd been beaten for his appearance drew a snarl from Amy. How dare they! What if they had scarred him? It was in the past now, but the fact that they might have damaged her slave still irritated her. She was lucky he'd survived without being marred in that lovely appearance so she could use him. If anyone threatened to scar him now, they would be found in pieces floating down the river. Dhiate belonged to her. She was the only one allowed to mark him.
Dhiate mimicked her seductive appearance. Critically Amy looked him over before shaking her head. It was wrong. Some parts of it were correct, such as the tail and tilted ears, but the rest was hopeless. Wrong. Your smile needs to be softer. You want them to come to you. You look like you'll eat them alive right now. Some might like that, but most don't. Just imagine the most intense pleasure you've ever felt. That'll fix that. Amy moved around him, examining. Hands clasped behind you. One foot forward slightly. Make it appear that you're too shy to approach though you want them.
Dhiate relaxed his pose while letting out a sigh. He doubted it'd ever work. He wasn't exactly the flirty type. As general rule, he lashed out violently at anyone who dared call him girly.
He put his face into his hands and took deep breaths. He needed to relax, but it was harder than one might think. He tilted his head up as if the birds or clouds may have anything that could help him. They didn't. He looked Amy up and down wondering how she did it. This was hopeless! Dhiate wanted to just go back to the wagon and deal with Raoth's silent critiscm.
Something in Amy's eyes stopped him. No matter how he felt about, he would do it. He had to. He closed his eyes and took in a few more deep breaths.
Most intense pleasure. In an instant he had it, too bad it was tainted. Hadley. He was the most intense pleasure ever and the thought gave Dhiate the shudders. He hated that guy more than anything in the world. If Amy thought that his previous smile had been angry...
Dhiate decided to think back farther. Pleasure. Well there was more than just one kind of pleasure. He remembered when he was young and the pleasure he got when he and his younger brother had gotten into so much trouble. A soft, almost sad smile danced across his face at the memory of something he knew he could never have again. His brother was probably dead.
Dhiate moved his feet into the correct position, barely putting more weight onto his right leg so his hip was slightly more pronounced. He crossed his arms behind his back and his bangs clinked together like chimes in the wind. He closed his eyes, thinking back to his childhood and barely opened them so his silvery blue eyes gleamed out from beneath chocolate lashes. A soft breeze toyed with his hair, made it dance in the wind and let his legs' delicate silhouettes appear from beneath black silk.
It seemed he couldn't stand up to criticism, sighing and sinking down. That wouldn't be allowed. He was her puppet, and would move as she wished. Her eyes were sharp with expectation. He would complete the task she'd given to him. Failure was unacceptable. If he wanted to eat tonight he would get at least this right. Amy's face contorted into a snarl of anger as a furious smile appeared on Dhiate's lips. It appeared like he was about to kill someone, not seduce them.
At least he understood that was wrong. The smile dropped, and Amy waited as Dhiate dug up for something better. The response she got this time was amazing. The look was wistful, playful, calling someone to touch. Amy reached out, brushing across his face softly before stepping back. Perfect. Her words had taken on a much softer tone with this. You'll just need to practice this until it's second nature now. Taking a deep breath Amy distanced herself from the slave, moving on to the next step.
Now that you've got your target's attention, your goal is simple. You give them pleasure. Demonstrating Amy lifted a hand up, drawing it down her body to accentuate her breasts, the way that her waist dipped in before widening to perfectly rounded hips. Reaching out she then touched his chest, trailing a pattern made to accentuate his masculinity, make him feel powerful over someone who clearly was so choice, so delectable.
Dhiate gazed at her movements. He wasn't sure he could copy them, but he would try.
He bit the inside of his lip, losing the smile in favor of a look of pure indifference as he concentrated. His tail unfurled from his legs and lay straight down with the merest hint of a curl near the bottom. His left knee that had been outstretched, bent as he put all of his weight on his right leg. His hips bent back, just slightly enough to accentuate his feminine curves.
Yet this was all done subconsciously as he focused on the movement of his hand. His long, dark lashes stood out against his white cheek and soft slivers of blue broke through them. His pale, creamy hands parted ways from behind his dark back. One took a place in the curves of his hip while the other worked its way down his body.
His dainty hand just barely touched his soft body as he caressed his body. Whereas his body had naturally assumed its poosition, his hand moved unnaturally, almost jerking. He was focusing too much attention on that one detail and it showed. He knew he was doing it wrong but he wasn't sure exactly what was wrong.
Dhiate's chest rose as he sighed and let his hand drop. His white brow wrinkled ever so slightly and he tried again. It was better, but only slightly. His movements were too rigid and he understood that. But he didn't know how to fix it. He glanced up at Amy. His eyes asked the question he couldn't voice. How do you fix it?
OOC the reason for the m XD
The male sure was a puzzle. Amy watched him unconsciously take on a more inviting pose to match his movements, and then struggle with completing them. He ran through it a few times before looking up, eyes pleading for help. Amy couldn't help but grin, knowing that look right there could send quite a few customers to bed with him. Obligingly she took his hand in hers, gently guiding it. That's how you do it. She stepped back to let him mimic it without her guidance before smirking up at him.
Now we get to the fun part. Stepping back Amy grabbed her blouse and pulled it off. Sashaying forwards she placed her arms around Dhiate's neck. You and me are going to tango. Well, have sex really, but since tangoing literally did look like you were having sex with your clothes on there was no reason why not to use that metaphor. Looking down she softly nuzzled his muzzle before leaning in, nose in his ear. Softly she whispered. This is how you hold someone, talk to someone, when bringing them into you.
OOC Poor Dhiate.
Dhiate memorized the feel of the way her hand guided his down his body. She removed her hand, and he did exactly as she had done. It clicked perfectly. He'd been focusing too much. Dhiate looked up at Amy's smirk and beamed brightly. She was a good teacher.
Dhiate's smile vanished and his eyes grew rather large when she took off her shirt. He'd never seen those before. His mouth grew dry and he swallowed. He wished he understood her. She was a beautiful woman, but unfortunately he didn't swing that way. He took a single, hesitant step back before he was wrapped in her embrace.
The slender, pale wolf stood rigid. His body was like a pillar of wood, not even daring to breathe. He didn't know what to do. His blue eyes were wide and filled with an emotion akin to fear. Dhiate's mouth opened as if to speak but snapped shut when her nose brushed his. Her breasts felt strange on his chest and almost every hair on his body stood up. Why was she doing this to him? He felt her breath in his ear and it took all of his willpower to repress a shudder. He was almost certain that he could hear Raoth cackling in the wagon. Dhiate now knew without a single doubt in his mind. The poor boy was completely and utterly gay.
The rigidness that Dhiate responded to Amy with wasn't entirely unexpected. After all, he'd slept with Hadley, and Hadley was clearly male. She'd been hoping he was bi, but it appeared that her luck wasn't as good as that. He was completely gay. Sighing she pulled back. Amy did her best to look serious as she eyed him to explain the facts of life to him, but it was almost impossible with his eyes screaming panic. Her lips kept twitching up before she seized complete control.
Crossing her arms she stared at him. Whether you're gay or not, you need to learn. Raoth can't teach you, so you're stuck with me. You're not gonna be lucky enough to be trading with males all the time either, so it's time to start learning how to fake it. Lazily she stretched up, uncaring that she was half undressed. Looking over to Dhiate she smiled gently. I know it's hard, but can you show me that you at least learned some of what I was trying to show you before you froze up? Her lips twitched again, but this time it only lasted a moment before being controlled.
OOC- Sorry it took so long, but as you can see, I had a bit o' fun with it lol. WordCount-674
Dhiate was unable to repress his shudder of relief when she peeled herself off him. He wrapped his bangled arms around himself and squeezed tightly as if he'd just had a terrible nightmare. His blue eyes were still quite large as he looked up at his mistress. Her mouth kept twitching as if she wanted to smile. He looked down ashamedly.
Dhiate physically flinched at her words. He knew he was gay, and where he came from it was a crime. He had been raised to believe that it was wrong in every way and that homosexuals should be punished. So he braced himself for the blows he knew would come. When they didn't, he peered up at her from beneath thick lashes. Her face struggled to remain serious and she continued to go on with her small speech. She wasn't going to punish him? His head raised and cocked curiously as she walked a few steps away.
His confusion grew even more when she mention Raoth and trading. What was she going on about? He thought that this was supposed to be a lesson on how to- oh no. Oh no, no, no, NO! While his mind screamed out, his body sat dumbstruck trying to take it all in. Piece by piece it clicked together. Her interest in him, her making him join Anathema, her keeping and scarring him, her 'training.' She was going to make a profit off of his body. She was training him to be more valuable to that line of work. That's why she wouldn't let Raoth attack and why she wouldn't beat him as she would anyone else. She needed his body to stay in mint condition.
Dhiate looked at the ground. He didn't know what to say. He had known he was a slave, but he hadn't known his purpose. Now that he did know, he almost wished he could return to being oblivious. As they say, ignorance is bliss. He glanced back at the wagon to see Raoth, probably glaring, facing them with arms crossed simpy staring. Dhiate bit his lip and rested his eyes on Amy once more. He knew why she wouldn't hurt him, but not why she was so kind to him. Dhiate understood that he may never know, but he preferred his blind belief that she actually like him versus the other options. He would follow her, no matter what she asked. And he honestly didn't know why. It was the one thing his could live without knowing.
The corner of Dhiate's mouth lifted ever so slightly in an apologetic smile. He turned his head just a fraction and let a few strands of dark hair fall over his left eye. His arms squeezed tighter against his chest before dropping to his sides. He took a hesitant step forward, yet leaned back on the foot farthest from her as if to flee at any moment. He clasped his hands back behind him in a shy manner while twisting his head to where his left eye gleamed up at her through his lashes and the tips of his dark bangs appears from behind his muzzle. He wrapped his tail around him like a shield, yet he took another step. And another.
His eyes filled with longing, he wished to please, no matter the cost. His long tail unfurled behind him as he drew ever closer. As he walked, his hips began to sway of their own accord and his arms grew looser and looser. A single fang poked out from his lip as he bit it timidly. His hands moved from behind him. They reached out as he simultaneously took the last step forward, rising on his toes gently, his chest flush with hers. He pressed closer and he wrapped his arms around her. Their golden and brown bangs mixed as he lay his forehead against hers while he looked into her eyes. His face moved until his mouth reached her ear. Softly, he breathed. "I live but to serve you, Mistress"
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Amy watched the sorrow in his eyes. It reflected in her own, wishing that she could make him not feel upset. If only he wasn't gay. That would make it so much easier on the both of them. Well, at least Amy was used to being the only one gaining pleasure. Usually her victims were screaming in pain underneath her. This would be similar. Only, she had never forced herself upon someone. Ever. Bitten them, torn into them, but she had never forced someone to sleep with her. She followed Dhiate's line of sight to where Raoth sat, appearing extremely jealous. He was a teenager, and fully aware of Amy and what she was capable of. Seeing someone who didn't appreciate it having it handed over to them on a silver platter aggravated him to no end.
Turning back she watched Dhiate steel himself. Such a natural talent, he fell into the pose she'd pushed on him, hands clasped and appearing shy with longing. The longing wasn't faked, though Amy knew that it was for approval, and not for her body. He touched her just right, seeming to know what to do simply from what she'd done just once. He whispered into her ear, sending a shudder of pleasure through her. Yes. Her voice was almost a hiss, praising him. Her own arms wrapped tight around him, nuzzling her head into his neck. Pretend that I'm male if you must. We're going to keep going. She knew he would despise this, but he had to learn. Luckily whether or not he was gay he had his sensitive spots. If she could find them and touch them he would be aroused whether or not it was for her.
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The EU, with a population of 450-million, has already secured nearly 2.3-billion vaccines and candidates from six companies
CHRIS GILMOUR: Wayne Duvenage acts outa civic duty to save SA from corruption
27 June 2018 - 05:06 Chris Gilmour
Wayne Duvenage, CEO of Outa, is the face of South African civil action. He is tenacious, committed and unwavering, starting with the Gauteng roads e-tolling system and now tackling the whole spectrum of local and national government incompetence and corruption. Duvenage credits his team for such efforts, but as the public face of the e-tolls battle, his persistence in the toughest of times is truly valiant. Speaking at the Free Market Foundation — another tenacious and committed member of SA's civil society — Duvenage says that just under a decade ago the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) was undertaking significant road works. "They were the heroes, addressing congestion. But then we learned of e-tolls and were incredulous that the extra lanes were to be charged for." As then CEO of Avis, he engaged with industry colleagues, examining the many defects of such a system: data would not be real time; dispute resolution had not been addressed; studies showed that e-tolling o...


Winter tree watering; how much, how often?
How often, (weather permitting), and how much should I water my trees during the winter months? They are all recently planted (two years ago) and are all about 4 inch diameter trunks, give or take. From what I read on-line I should give them 40 gallons of water every month (10 gallons per diameter inch). This seems like a lot of water on a once-a-month schedule. I've even read that this should be done twice a month. 80 gallons! We have Linden, Maple, Locust, Crab Apple, Pear, and of course, Pine. The soil is variable, but there are no clay "buckets" around the trees. Any advice, guidance, and help, greatly appreciated. Thanks!
It sounds like you've done your research and have taken great care of your trees. You are correct in that your trees still need water during the winter, but they do not need the same amount you would give them in the spring or summer.
Trees generally take one year to establish for each inch of trunk diameter. For example, a two inch diameter (caliper) tree takes a minimum of two years to establish under normal conditions.
For winter watering, small established shrubs or trees (less than 3 feet tall) should receive 5 gallons monthly. Large established shrubs or trees (more than 6 feet) require 18 gallons on a monthly basis. Decrease amounts to account for precipitation.
Water within the dripline of the shrub or tree and around the base.
Water only when air temperatures are above 40 degrees F and there is no ice at the base of the tree.
Apply water at mid-day so it will have time to soak in before possible freezing at night.
Monitor weather conditions and water during extended dry periods without snow cover—one to two times per month.
For 4" trees you will want to water for 20 minutes if you are using Deep Root Fork or Needle that distributes 2 gallons per minute. If you are using a Soft Spray Wand or sprinkler that distributes 2 gallons per minute you will need to water for 10 minutes.
I hope this helps you understand the practice of winter watering your trees.


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The Mid-South Amateur trial will start Friday at 8 am with the All-Age. We will try to run all the derby braces on Saturday afternoon and the Shooting Dog will run on Sunday.
The Southern Championship begins Monday, March 18 at 8 am.
The Wolf River Amateur will start Thursday at 8 am with the All-Age. The Shooting Dog will run 1 brace on Friday pm and finish on Saturday. The Derby will start Sunday at 8am.
Due to high water and flooding the Carroll County Open All-Age will start on Monday at 8 am.
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Patowary woos investors to seize opportunities to invest in Assam
GUWAHATI , February 28, 2020 7:15 am
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Assam industries and commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary participated in a round table business meet with dignitaries at the backdrop of the third edition of 'Emerging Northeast 2020' in Guwahati on Thursday.
'Emerging Northeast 2020' is an exhibition on agro, rural and food industry organized by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre, Betkuchi.
The minister invited investors to take advantage of Assam's strategic location and rich resources in the state and said the Government is aiming to turn Assam as the next investment destination.
Also read: Patowary calls upon German delegation to invest in Assam
"Whenever you come to Assam, come with a vision to invest in South East Asia," he said.
"The state being the gateway to ASEAN region, has a good connectivity network through Mongla and Chittagong Ports, Bangladesh and the sea route for the investors to explore and expand their business deals," he added.
"A day will come when our domestic market will be surplus, then the market of over 80 crore population will be limitless for the investors," Patowary also said.
During the roundtable meet, discussions were held on government initiatives and schemes for development of north-eastern region; opportunities for investment in various sectors like energy, services and infrastructure, food processing based on locally available resources, etc.
Also read: PepsiCo India to invest 400 crores in Assam
Advocating that both government and investors require each other for economic development of the region, Patowary said, "Our interests are mutual, come forward and let us grow together."
He requested the investors to submit proposals particularly for turning waste to wealth, food processing, cargo logistics etc.
The minister assured that the proposals would be studied by the Investment Cell of Industries and Commerce Department and the officials concerned would extend all help and support for turning their proposals into projects.
Manjula Saikia Bhuyan, secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Oinam Saran Kumar Singh, MD, AIDC; Perminder Kaur, regional director of ASSOCHAM, Dr Arun Kumar Sarma, director general, North East Centre For Technology Application And Reach (NECTAR); Ratan Nandan, assistant development commissioner, Falta SEZ; various industry representatives from companies like, Pepsico, PWC, SREI Group, JLL, Quippo Construction Equipment Limited, Geo Life Industries, Ajay Bio-Tech (India) Ltd, AlgaEnergy S.A. Start-ups etc participated in the meeting.
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You built that scope yourself?
What can you see from the city?
What kind of magnification can you get with that scope?
Can you see the Apollo spacecraft on the Moon with your telescope?
How do you find things with your telescope?
What constellation am I looking at?
How far away is the Moon (Mars, Jupiter...)?
I bought a star for my (relative, pet, friend...). Can you show it to me?
Did we really send spacecraft to the Moon? Were the Apollo landings a hoax?
If you're referring to one of the big telescopes that looks like a cannon, then yes, it's likely hand-built. These are Dobsonian telescopes, and were invented by John Dobson, the founder of the Sidewalk Astronomers. If you would like to know more, see our Building Telescopes page.
Well, city lights wash out a lot of what you can see with a telescope. That's why we drive outside the city to dark skies on weekends, near the new moon phase when the skies are darkest.
Within the city, nearly all the planets are visible except Pluto, which is very dim. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible with the naked eye. Uranus can be found with binoculars, and Neptune can be found with a telescope. I have also seen some of the brighter asteroids from the city, as well.
Some of the brighter deep sky objects are visible. For instance, M42, the Great Orion Nebula, the M13 Globular Cluster in Hercules, the M31 Andromeda Galaxy, and the M57 Ring Nebula in Lyra have all been seen from my front sidewalk in San Francisco. Other objects such as double stars are also visible. Sometimes the hard part is navigating the scope to these objects, since you can't see enough stars in the sky to orient yourself!
Finally, the Moon is always easy to see when it's up, and makes a great target in almost any telescope.
Magnification isn't the most important thing that a telescope does. In fact, you might be surprised to discover that experienced amateurs don't consider magnification very much when they shop for a new telescope.
The magnification is changeable. All telescopes use removable, interchangeable eyepieces. By removing one eyepiece and inserting another, I can get any magnification I want. I can use a low magnification eyepiece for star clusters like the Pleiades, or a high magnification eyepiece in order to view subtle details on the planets or the Moon. So you can get just about any magnfication you want on any telescope. Whether or not high magnfication is usable on a given telescope is another story.
The most important determining factor for a scope's resolving power is its aperture, or the diameter of its main optical element (called the primary). Depending on the type of telescope, this is either a lens or a mirror.
The larger a telescope's aperture, the more light it collects, and the more detail it can show. High magnfication with a small (low-aperture) telescope can often present a blurred image with no visible detail. That is because the high-magnification eyepiece simply magnifies a mushy image from the main telescope optics. The primary optics aren't big enough to resolve a more detailed view.
Professional telescopes are huge, elaborate constructs permanently mounted in big observatories. In the world of telescopes, bigger is better!
The answer is, "it depends". It depends a lot on the darkness of the sky, and also the size of the telescope you use. The bigger the scope, the fainter and farther you can see (see the previous question).
One object that is observable in many amateur telescopes is the quasar 3c273. A quasar is a very distant galaxy that is a source of natural radio emissions. 3c273 is the first quasar discovered, in 1963. It is the brightest quasar in the sky, but even so, it's about two billion light years away. One light year is about six trillion miles. So, the light you're seeing from 3c273 is 2 billion times 6 trillion miles...that's pretty far away.
Closer to home, within our own solar system Pluto (roughly 4 billion miles away) can be viewed with an eight-inch telescope or larger (that's a scope whose primary lens or mirror is at least eight inches in diameter). I've observed Pluto with my big, red homebuilt Dobsonian scope.
Even with just your own eyes, you can see pretty far. M31, the Great Andromeda Galaxy, is visible to the naked eye on autumn nights with dark skies, away from the city. M31 is about 2.5 million light years away!
As explained elsewhere in this FAQ, the finest details a telescope can reveal are limited by the size of its primary optical element. The larger it is, the fainter it can see and the finer the details it can resolve. Here on Earth's surface, we also have to deal with the effects of Earth's atmosphere, which distorts and blurs images, reducing detail.
The best and largest telescopes in existence are not powerful enough to resolve details as small as the Apollo moon landers. The Hubble Space Telescope is only capable of resolving details as small as 85 meters (280 feet) on the lunar surface. On Earth, even the largest professional telescopes under the best atmospheric conditions can only resolve lunar features down to about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) in size.
To directly see the Apollo landers from Earth, we would need to have a telescope with a primary optical element exceeding 100 meters in size. And it would need to be in Earth's orbit, above our atmosphere.
Even though Earth-bound telescopes cannot see the Apollo landers, an unmanned spacecraft orbiting the Moon, with powerful enough optics, can do so. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is just such a craft, and it has indeed sent back pictures of the Apollo landing sites, showing the spacecraft on the Moon's surface.
Thanks to Sky and Telescope magazine for much of this information, which was adapted from their October 2004 issue.
Star Hopping. You start with a star chart, either on paper or on a computer screen. It plots many more stars and objects than you can see with your naked eye. But the brightest stars on the chart are naked-eye objects. So you pick a bright star that's near the object you want to find, and center the scope on it - an easy task. Then you look through the scope (or a smaller finderscope), compare the stars you see against the chart, and nudge the scope until you reach your goal. This is the lowest-tech approach. It takes a little work to get the hang of it, but is blissfully simple and enjoyable once mastered.
Setting Circles. Some telescopes have graduated rings (analog) or a digital display indicating where they point in the sky. Every celestial object has coordinates in right ascension and declination - like latitude and longitude, only for the sky. You look up the coordinates on a chart or in a book, then adjust the telescope until its indicators match up.
Computerized Pointing. Several telescopes have built-in computers, containing a database of coordinates for tens of thousands of objects. You simply key in the name or designation of the desired object on the keypad, and the telescope finds it for you. This is the most convenient and fastest approach, but not all telescopes are equipped with computers. And like anything involving computers, it can be cryptic and flaky at times. Scopes that incorporate this technology are commonly called Go-To telescopes.
Most astronomers use either star-hopping or go-to computerized pointing to aim their scope. Some folks use digital setting circles, and hardly anyone uses analog setting circles (graduated rings) to find objects anymore.
If you want a free all-sky star map for learning the constellations for the current month, check out Skymaps.com.
The Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University also publishes a monthly Sky Calendar with a star chart, and a listing of interesting things you can see with the naked eye. No telescope is required, though sometimes a pair of binoculars is useful. You can purchase a monthly subscription for a very modest fee.
Also see right here on our website, for star charts for the current month and for upcoming celestial events.
Stars are giant, burning balls of gas that shine through nuclear fusion. Our Sun is a star, though since it is so close to us compared to other stars we tend not to think of it as such. (If you could shrink the Universe so the distance between Earth and Sun were one inch, the nearest star would still be over four miles away).
Believe it or not, astronomers have a hard time agreeing on the exact definition of a planet. But a planet is much smaller than a star, does not burn like a star does, and is found orbiting a star. There are many different kinds of planets, ranging from small, rocky planets like our own Earth and Mars, to large gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn.
Shooting stars are meteors, or space rocks and dust. They burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, creating a bright streak as they burn up.
Passing comets often leave behind trails of dust and other material in their wake. The Earth moves in its orbit around the Sun at a speed of about 67,000 miles per hour. When the Earth encounters these microscopic bits of dust, they hit the atmosphere at tremendous speed and burn up instantly.
We see meteor showers when Earth passes through clouds of debris left by various comets. They tend to happen at predictable times each year because Earth passes through those clouds at the same point in its orbit - corresponding to dates on our calendar.
A sunspot is basically a magnetic storm on the surface of the Sun.
The Sun generates heat and light through nuclear fusion, deep within in its core. That nuclear fusion also generates strong magnetic fields. Hot gases inside the Sun swirl around, much like boiling water in a saucepan, and bend the magnetic fields.
Every now and then, several magnetic fields intersect at one point on the Sun's surface, and get "knotted up" with each other. At that point on the Sun's surface, the upwelling of hot gas from below is constricted, and that spot cools down. Even though that location is still very hot, it is cooler than its surroundings, and so it looks like a dark spot when viewed through solar telescopes.
Sunspots follow an 11-year cycle, with many visible during the peak of the cycle and few if any visible when the cycle is at its ebb. This cycle is caused by the way in which the magnetic fields inside the Sun turn and twist.
Never try to view the Sun without the proper equipment, or you could permanently damage your eyesight. The Sidewalk Astronomers use special solar telescopes and filters designed for safe Sun viewing.
The Nine Planets is an excellent website that will tell you everything you want to know about the Solar System.
I am deeply sorry to tell you that your money has done nothing except line the pockets of a company that has given you an empty promise.
You may have heard or seen ads from companies that will offer to name a star on your behalf for a fee. They will send you a certificate and a chart to make you think you actually named a star. In reality, none of these companies are authorized to name stars. They are simply taking your money. I hear the ads for these services on a local newsradio station — often while taking my telescope out for an evening observing session — and I'm concerned that by running this kind of scam, they give astronomy a bad reputation.
No amateur or professional astronomer ever wants to break this news to you personally. We don't enjoy telling you the sad truth directly, because we know that you love your relative or pet deeply, and believe this gesture on your part is the best way you could honor them or the deepest gift you can give. But that doesn't stop other, less scrupulous people from capitalizing on your feelings of affection and devotion in order to simply take your money.
Buying a Star FAQ. Learn more about why these star-naming services are a waste of your money.
Official statement on naming stars from the International Astronomical Union, the worldwide organization that does have the authority to name astronomical objects.
Hunting the Dead Poodle Star. My friend and fellow Sidewalk Astronomer Jane Houston Jones helps an innocent scam victim view the star she "bought" in memory of her dead poodle.
In an earlier question, we noted that it is impossible to see the Apollo spacecraft from Earth with any telescope currently in existence, including Hubble. And until recently, not even orbiting spacecraft have been able to resolve details as small as the Apollo spacecraft (though that situation has changed).
The lack of direct evidence might prompt some people to speculate the Apollo Moon landings were somehow faked, that the lunar surface was a soundstage in Hollywood or something. Did we really go?
Yes, we really did send spacecraft to the Moon. There is plenty of evidence, such as rocks we brought back, photos of the far side of the moon taken from the Apollo craft as it orbited the Moon, tons of scientific data measured by people who walked on the surface, and scientific instruments left on the Moon which are still used today. Not to mention living beings who can actually testify that they went.
Don't believe me? Okay, let's just use a little common sense. Oddly enough, it was easier to actually go to the Moon than to have faked it back in 1969. We actually had the technology then to go to the Moon; what we didn't have then was the special-effects technology necessary to simulate the event down to the last detail on worldwide TV without it looking "fake" in some way.
In particular, the Moon's gravity is one-sixth that of Earth, and there is no atmosphere. It would have been impossible at the time to film lunar surface sequences, with people and objects moving realistically in the low gravity and vacuum, on an Earthbound stage. Nowadays, it can be done with digital effects, but digital effects technology simply didn't exist in 1969. During the Apollo 15 mission (six Apollo missions landed on the Moon over a period of three years), astronaut David Scott dropped a feather and a ball to prove Galileo's 400 year-old assertion that all objects fall at the same speed in the absence of air. Both feather and ball fell as Galileo predicted, at the rate appropriate for the Moon's gravity. Without digital effects, the only way to reproduce this scene on Earth would have been to pump all of the air out of an entire soundstage — an impossibility even today.
Still don't believe me? Okay, let's try some more common sense. It was no secret that the United States and the Soviet Union were both in a race to put a person on the Moon. The Russians actually landed several robotic craft on the Moon while the United States pursued its manned space program. If the Moon landings were a hoax, don't you think the Russians would have called the United States on it? They surely had the resources and the know-how to be able to scrutinize the American Moon landings. It would have been a huge propaganda coup for them, during the height of the Cold War. They didn't, because they knew it was true.
If you still reject the mountain of evidence and common sense, and continue to believe the Moon landing was just a great big government conspiracy, see Phil Plait's web page on his Bad Astronomy website for a thorough refutation. You can also check out the Wikipedia entry on the Moon Hoax.
Okay, you're still curious. No, I have never observed anything that I could not identify. Part of the reason is that I'm an experienced observer. I've seen the Milky Way, planets, artificial satellites, the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, and all manner of things in the sky. I know what they look like, and I know where to look to find them. So very little, if anything, of what I see in the sky surprises me. None of the other amateur astronomers I know have reported seeing UFOs, either.
Amateur astronomers like to look in the sky so much that we've seen nearly all the things that people mistake for UFOs. For instance, many people mistake Venus for a UFO. It's very, very bright, and it seems to "follow" you around in the sky when you move. It's an optical illusion of course, but its enough to fool people. I (and other amateur astronomers) just look at it and say "that's Venus, how lovely."
Another example of mistaken UFOs are Iridium flares. Iridium is a group of 88 earth-orbiting satellites that are part of a failed worldwide cellphone network (it's now owned and operated by a private company who bought the network from its original developers). No matter where you are on Earth, every now and then one of the satellites will catch a glint of sun - and you will see what looks like an incredibly bright star that moves across the sky, lasts for maybe thirty seconds, then mysteriously fades away. Lots of amateurs search out these flares (and you can too). But someone who is not aware of these flares can easily mistake one for a UFO.
Do I believe in life on other planets or stars? There's so many stars out there, and planets around stars have been proven to be pretty common. So I believe that there's other life in the universe. But no, I don't believe the aliens have found us yet. Carl Sagan was quoted as saying "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." Aliens from other worlds are pretty extraordinary; and we just don't have the extraordinary evidence to prove they're here.
Okay, it might be fun to look at the newspaper horoscope, but astrology truly has nothing to bear on our lives.
For one thing, astrology is based on science and stellar alignments from thousands of years ago. For instance, the dates the Sun is currently in a given constellation do not line up with the astrological dates of the constellation. Astrology is based on 12 constellations in the Zodiac, when in fact there are anywhere between 13 and 24 constellations, depending on your definition of the Zodiac.
The original astrologers didn't even know Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto existed. How could they have made accurate forecasts? Astronomers are discovering new worlds in the outer solar system every day. In fact, as I write this (March 2004), just last week a new world (Sedna) was discovered in the outer solar system. How does this affect astrological forecasts? What about the planets we are discovering, and continue to discover, around other stars? Do they affect astrology, and how? What about all the astrology forecasts that have been done up to this point? Are they all wrong in the face of these new discoveries?
Finally, there's no evidence that any alignment of the planets or the Sun has an effect on events on Earth. This has been verified in scientific studies.
For some more detailed, common-sense arguments, see Your Astrology Defense Kit by Andrew Fraknoi, and Phil Plait's page on astrology at his Bad Astronomy website.
Science, including the astronomers, astrophysicists, and cosmologists, has not been able to prove God's existence. Nor has it been able to disprove God's existence. Nor is it likely to ever do so.
Given that science cannot answer the question of God's existence one way or the other, it really comes down to a matter of Faith. Do you believe in God? What I believe doesn't really matter. But I certainly agree with John Dobson when he says, "The Exterior Decorator does good work!"


Michigan State's experienced group waited for its opportunity and did not misfire, sending star-studded Duke home and giving arguably Tom Izzo's toughest team yet a once-in-a-lifetime chance at reaching college basketball's mountaintop.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the wrong decision and the right one, unscripted but years in the making. Kenny Goins was not supposed to shoot, but he was also not supposed to be here, on the floor in the final minute of an Elite Eight game against Duke, or really, playing meaningful minutes at all for Michigan State. Goins was a walk-on. This is his fifth year. This was his moment.
Fife didn't even realize Goins had fired until the ball was in the air. He just knew Winston had set a fantastic pin-down.
It was a kid named Zion Williamson. In the final minute of the final Elite Eight game, somebody finally stopped paying attention to him.
As Williamson lunged toward Goins—a phenom chasing an afterthought—Duke led 66–65. Williamson had already blocked one of Goins's three-point attempts from out of nowhere, in one of those ridiculous combinations of athleticism and intelligence that we have never quite seen in college basketball but see all the time from Zion.
This time, Goins got the shot off. He had earned a scholarship in his second year on campus, real minutes in his third, and this season, his fifth at Michigan State, he became both a gym rat and a key cog. This is how college basketball is supposed to work for the non-freak portion of the human population.
Fife saw that Goins's shot had serious rotation, which the coach took as a good sign. It went in.
Michigan State's program beat Duke's stars, 68–67, in a game that belongs in the jewelry box alongside the other three extraordinary regional finals this weekend. The differences between the teams were not that the Spartans cared more and or were coached better. It was that their bonds were deeper and they were coached for longer.
Williamson had a series of spectacular plays but also picked up two impetuous-freshman fouls in the first half. When Duke needed points late in the game, it tried dumping it in to Zion, but two of those entry passes ended up in Michigan State's hands.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said afterward that "I'm not sure this team could get here." He meant earlier this season, when the Spartans were staggering and two of their most talented players, Josh Langford and Nick Ward, were injured. By the time this tournament started, Izzo believed. He had seen enough. Enough shot-making. Enough toughness. Enough character.
Enough Cassius Winston. The junior guard is reminiscent of another former Spartan, Le'Veon Bell, in how he slowly finds seams in a defense. He needed 23 shots to score 20 points Sunday, and there were times when he looked overmatched against Duke's overwhelming athleticism. But he did not flinch.
As Fife said, "You think Cassius Winston is worried about who he's playing?" Winston finished with 10 assists and just one turnover, and earned the region's Most Outstanding Player Award.
The Spartans needed to be. The talent difference in this game was stark. Duke blocked nine shots. Michigan State only got to the free throw line six times. But Michigan State was smarter, crisper and completely unfazed, particularly when Duke made a first-half run that looked like it might blow the game open.
Give both of these teams another month alone in the gym with their coaching staffs, and Duke probably wins this game by 10 or more. But that's not how this works. Duke didn't hold a lot of full-length, full-contact practices after New Year's, because the ACC schedule is too tight. Krzyzewski and his staff taught as much as they reasonably could without stifling Duke's incredible individual talent.
Now Zion, R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish are presumably leaving, and Tre Jones, who was crying into his jersey after this ended, may join them.
Only two teams have really won a championship with a group of one-and-done stars: Duke in 2015, and Kentucky in 2012. A few others, including this Duke team, came close. The obstacles to winning this way can come in myriad forms: egos, disinterest, lack of accountability or cohesion. These Blue Devils did not have any of those problems. What they faced, and what every team like them faces, was a compressed timeframe.
Izzo discovered this a year ago, when a team led by lottery picks Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr. never quite figured out how to think like a champion.
This Michigan State team is more like Izzo's previous seven Final Four teams, with one college star (Winston), a couple other potential pros, and a sense, for everybody, that they will never get a better chance to do something special in basketball than they have right now.
Langford and Ward were supposed to be this team's leading scorers. Instead, the injured Langford spent the final minutes on the bench, praying. Ward saw his minutes reduced but didn't seem to mind. When the regional championship trophy returned to the Michigan State locker room Sunday night, it was not being carried by Winston or Izzo or even Kenny Goins. It was in the hands of Nick Ward, and it belonged to all of them.


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Marianne Fiset
Born in Québec City, Marianne Fiset is a young promising soprano. Recently named Young Soloist 2008 by the Public Francophone Radios (Radio France, Radio Suisse-Romande, RTBF Belgique and Radio-Canada) in May 2007, she won the First Grand Prize of the Montreal International Musical Competition, the Jean A. Chalmers Prize for the best Canadian artist, the Joseph Rouleau Prize for best artist from Quebec, the Poulenc French Song Award as well as the People's Choice Award. In June 2007, thanks to the Joseph Rouleau Prize and Quebec delegations in London and Paris, Marianne Fiset made her recital debuts in Europe, at St-John's Smith Square in London and at the Salons de Boffrand of the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris. Last June, with many great Canadian singers, she sang at the Luna Concert, an exceptional event held as part of the Toronto Luminato Festival. She is one of very few artists rewarded by the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation in 2007 and she received a Jeunesses Musicales of Canada scholarship in 2005, 2006 and 2007. In November 2006, she placed second and received the Orford Arts Centre's Prize at the OSM Standard Life Competition. Winner of the Radio-Canada's Young Artists National Auditions, she recorded a recital broadcast on Espace musique in the winter of 2007.
At the invitation of the Vancouver Opera, in September 2007 Marianne Fiset participated in YACIN, a one-week coaching program given by Carol Isaac (San Francisco Opera). In August 2006, she trained at the Canadian Institute of Vocal Arts and worked with maestri Julius Rudel and Paul Nadler, Joan Dornemann, Cesar Ulloa and Denise Massé, among others. In May 2006, she was selected to participate in the prestigious Cleveland Art Song Festival, where she worked on Russian, German and French repertoires with Vladimir Chernov and Warren Jones. In March 2004, she won First Prize as well as the Radio-Canada Galaxy Star Prize of the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières. In November 2004, she received the Excellence Scholarship from the City of Québec, given out to the most promising artists of the city.
In 2005, she made her debuts at the Opéra de Montréal in the role of Adza in Emmanuel Chabrier's L'Étoile and was Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, Atelier Lyrique's annual production. In the 2006-2007 season of the Opéra de Montréal, she sang Suor Dolcina in Suor Angelica, Amante in Il tabarro, Annina in La Traviata and Clarice in the Atelier Lyrique's production of Haydn's Il mondo della luna. Marianne Fiset was a member of the Atelier Lyrique of the Opéra de Montréal in the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons. She has just completed the recording of her first album on the Analekta label.
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Quotations list about send, transmits and dispatches captions citing Brian Clough, Abraham Lincoln and Robert Schumann sayings.
Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive.
— Brian Clough
Tell me what brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.
— Abraham Lincoln
To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
— Robert Schumann
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
— Groucho Marx
The people who send us fan mail written in blood say the nicest things, so it doesn't freak us out too much.
— Davey Havok
I make all my decisions on intuition.
I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.
— Ingmar Bergman
There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.
If you want a thing done, go. If not, send. The shortest answer is doing.
— English Proverbs
Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
— Yiddish Proverbs
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To give a man full knowledge of morality, I would send him to no other book than the New Testament.
— John Locke
How to drive a guy crazy: send him a telegram and on the top put 'page 2.'
Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn't hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes back much more forceful than you send it out.
— Willie Nelson
You will therefore send me none but Natives, and Men of some property, if you have them.
— George Washington
Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.
Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels our own old happy state, and gives its title to an ugly and distorted image.
— Charles Dickens
What are we to do about this space-age material, these plastics? It's far too valuable and far too abundant to keep putting back in the ground or send up in smoke.
— Mike Biddle
God sent me on earth. He send me to do something, and nobody can stop me. If God want to stop me, then I stop. Man never can.
— Bob Marley
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The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.
— Robert Alexander Schumann
We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country.
— Pearl Buck
In Hollywood if you don't have happiness you send out for it.
— Rex Reed
Think not I came to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.
— Bible
My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
We move sometimes. We send messages to each other. We talk on the phone. Tell me, what can we do?
— Walid Jumblatt
The hardest thing about skateboarding is consistency: The slightest flick of your foot or gust of wind can send your board flying, so it's really anybody's game out there.
— Shaun White
Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.
— Kofi Annan
Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind;
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
— John Donne
Let's make a law that gay people can have birthdays, but straight people get more cake - you know, to send the right message to kids.
— Bill Maher
There's no difference between one's killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It's exactly the same thing, or even worse.
— Golda Meir
What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?
— Jose Saramago
When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him;
if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.
— Morihei Ueshiba
I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path; nor would I watch and guard her, till, deprived of self-respect and self-reliance, she lost the power or the will to watch and guard herself .
— Anne Bronte
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone;
but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
— Malcolm X
No man is an island, entire of itself;
every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were: any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.
In Asia we face an ambitious and aggressive China, but we have the will and we have the strength to help our Asian friends resist that ambition. Sometimes our folks get a little impatient. Sometimes they rattle their rockets some, and they bluff about their bombs. But we are not about to send American boys 9 or 10,000 miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.
— Lyndon B. Johnson
I dont think that unless a greater effort is made by the Government to win popular support that the war can be won out there. In the final analysis, it is their war. They are the ones who have to win it or lose it. We can help them, we can give them equipment, we can send our men out there as advisers, but they have to win it, the people of Viet-Nam, against the Communists.
There is a destiny that makes us brothers: None goes his way alone: All that we send into the lives of others Comes back onto our own.
— Edwin Markham
And kid Congress and the Senate, dont scold em.
They are just children thats never grown up. They dont like to be corrected in company. Dont send messages to em, send candy.
— Will Rogers
When an actor has money, he doesn't send letters, but telegrams.
— Anton Chekhov
An architect should live as little in cities as a painter.
Send him to our hills, and let him study there what nature understands by a buttress, and what by a dome.
Throw away those books and cassettes on inspirational leadership.
Send those consultants packing. Know your job, set a good example for the people under you and put results over politics. That's all the charisma you'll really need to succeed.
— Dyan Machan
A reader who quarrels with postulates, who dislikes Hamlet because he does not believe that there are ghosts or that people speak in pentameters, clearly has no business in literature. He cannot distinguish fiction from fact, and belongs in the same category as the people who send checks to radio stations for the relief of suffering heroines in soap operas.
— Northrop Frye
Send danger from the east unto the west, so honor cross it from the north to south.
— William Shakespeare
I did send to you for certain sums of gold, which you denied me.
What does the truth matter? Haven't we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast!
— Georges Bernanos
The majority of the diseases which the human family have been and still are suffering under, they have created by ignorance of their own organic health, and work perseveringly to tear themselves to pieces, and when broken down and debilitated in body and mind, send for the doctor and drug themselves to death.
— Ellen G. White
If all the rich and all of the church people should send their children to the public schools they would feel bound to concentrate their money on improving these schools until they met the highest ideals.
— Susan B. Anthony
The main aim of education should be to send children out into the world with a reasonably sized anthology in their heads so that, while seated on the lavatory, waiting in doctors' surgeries, on stationary trains or watching interviews with politicians, they may have something interesting to think about.
— John Mortimer
Take up the White Man's burden -- send forth the best ye breed -- go, bind your sons to exile to serve your captives need.
— Rudyard Kipling
When you say you'll meet someone at 11:00 AM, be there at 10:45.
When you promise a check on the 30th, send it on the 28th. Whatever you agree to do, do it a bit more. Start with your employees, then extend it to everyone you deal with. News will soon get around that you are a person of your word.
— Charles Prestwich Scott
A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation.
O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these false recommendations into the World!
— Henry Fielding


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Village of Perry, NY
Ch 8 Assessments
Ch 21 Cyber Security Citizens' Notification Policy
Ch 27 Defense and Indemnification
Ch 38 Ethics and Disclosure
Ch 98 Art II Administrator
§ 98-2 Statutory authority; title.
§ 98-3 Purpose.
§ 98-4 Appointment, term and qualifications.
§ 98-5 Supervision.
§ 98-6 Powers and duties.
§ 98-7 Compensation.
§ 98-8 Procedure for removal from office.
§ 98-9 Vacancies.
§ 98-10 Construal of provisions.
§ 98-11 Conflicts with other provisions.
Ch 104 Purchasing Policy
Ch 115 Records
Ch 150 Alarm Systems
Ch 172 Bicycles
Ch 177 Bingo
Ch 218 Fire Insurance Proceeds
Ch 223 Fires, Conduct at
Ch 305 Notice of Defects
Ch 320 Parks and Recreation
Ch 355 Sewer Use
Ch 363 Snowmobiles
Part III, Land Use Legislation
Ch 435 Buildings, Unsafe
Village of Perry, NY / Part I, Administrative Legislation / Officers and Employees
Article II Administrator
[Adopted 12-18-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
This article is adopted pursuant to the authority of Municipal Home Rule Law § 10 and shall be known as the "Local Law Establishing the Position of Village Administrator as an Employee of the Village of Perry."
The purpose of this article is to establish the position of Village Administrator as an employee of the Village of Perry and set forth the duties and responsibilities of the position.
The Village Administrator shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Mayor for an indefinite term and shall remain in the position at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
The Administrator shall be chosen by the appointing authority without regard to the appointee's political beliefs and solely on the basis of the appointee's training and experience with special reference to actual experience or knowledge of the responsibility and duties of the position as hereinafter set forth. Minimum qualifications are as follows:
Associate's or bachelor's degree.
Two to four years' work experience related to:
Accounting/finance.
Human resources.
Labor relations.
Economic development.
Business administration.
Computer skills.
Budgetary knowledge.
Customer service experience.
Residency within the Village of Perry shall not be required.
[Amended 10-3-2016 by L.L. No. 4-2016]
No elected official of the Village shall be eligible for such appointment during the term for which the official shall have been elected nor within one year after the expiration of said term.
The Village Administrator shall report to and be under the supervision of the Mayor and the Board of Trustees.
Subject to the approval, direction and control of the Board of Trustees or, in those instances where approval, direction and control are, by applicable law, reserved to the Mayor, then under the approval, direction and control of the Mayor, and in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Board of Trustees, the Village Administrator shall:
Supervise the financial management and accounting procedures and reconciliation of accounts, assist the Board with the development of budgets, implement purchasing policy, grants management and claiming, invest Village funds and prepare monthly financial reports for the Board.
See that the Mayor and the Board of Trustees are kept advised of the financial condition of the Village and oversee and coordinate the purchasing procedures of the Village as well as assist the rotating Trustee in authorizing the payment of all vouchers.
Make recommendations to the Mayor and the Board of Trustees as to measures or programs he or she believes will improve the efficiency and/or economy of the Village government.
Conduct a continuing study of all functions and activities of the Village for the purpose of devising ways and means of obtaining greater efficiency and economy.
See that rules, regulations, ordinances, local laws and codes of the Village are administered efficiently and fairly.
Supervise and coordinate the activities of all Village departments in accordance with the policies of the Mayor and the Board of Trustees.
See that all inquiries by residents of the Village or other interested persons are referred to the appropriate Village official or department head for investigation or response.
Meetings and hearings.
Attend meetings of the Board of Trustees and supervise the preparation of the agenda and minutes of such meetings.
Attend public hearings of the Perry Village Board and attend current weekly meetings of the Perry Development Committee and provide updates to the Mayor and the Board of Trustees.
Act as Village liaison at the Perry Main Street Association (PMSA) meetings.
Act as a liaison with potential leads for business focused on economic development for the Village of Perry.
Directly manage, supervise, train and coordinate the activities of the Perry Parks and Recreation Department, Department of Public Works and the Police Department to ensure a high level of operational efficiency in accordance with policies of the Board. Department heads shall be responsible to and report directly to the Village Administrator.
Advise and communicate with department heads regarding monthly reports, purchasing procedures, budgets, year-end analysis, grants, training, comprehensive and development plans, administrative procedures, record keeping, documentation and discipline.
Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Village policies and applicable laws and be the first point of contact for addressing employee problems and conflicts prior to addressing individual committee or board members and/or the Mayor.
Organize procedure to establish an index of Village Board minutes via the Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund or through the utilization of technology.
The Village Administrator shall receive such compensation as the Board of Trustees shall fix.
The Mayor and Board of Trustees shall adopt, by the affirmation vote of the majority of its membership, a preliminary resolution which must state the reasons for removal and may suspend the Village Administrator from the position for a period not to exceed 30 business days with pay, but without reimbursable expenses. A copy of the resolution shall be delivered to the Village Administrator personally or by registered mail to his/her home address within five business days after adoption.
Within five business days after receipt of the resolution, the Village Administrator may file with the Village Clerk, or the Deputy Village Clerk, a written request for a public hearing by the Board of Trustees. Such hearing shall be held at an advertised meeting not earlier than 20 business days nor later than 30 business days after the request has been filed with said Clerk. Such meeting shall be held in public session unless otherwise required by the Village Administrator.
Within 10 business days from the date of the hearing, the Mayor and Board of Trustees must render a decision in the form of a resolution which must be adopted at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees.
The Village Administrator shall continue to received his/her full salary until the effective date of the final resolution of removal and for a period of 60 business days thereafter.
In the case of a vacancy or during the absence or disability of the Village Administrator, the Board of Trustees may designate some properly qualified person to perform the duties of the Administrator on an acting basis.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 98-6 of this article, nothing herein shall be deemed or construed as abolishing, transferring or curtailing any powers or duties of the Mayor or Board of Trustees.
All existing local laws, codes and regulations of the Village shall remain in full force and effect except insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this article, in which case the provisions of this article shall prevail.


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HERITAGE WALKS
Check out these Heritage Trails that will take you throughout Avondale's historic places bringing to life the stories and people who have lived and worked here.
The first trail includes buildings and sites associated with significant aspects of Avondale's historic development such as commerce and retail, accommodation and hospitality, law and order, education and transport.
The second trail features important places in the Rosebank Road area such as archaeological evidence which remains of Maori settlement sites and the early industries on Rosebank peninsula.
Click on the pic to download a PDF, or collect a free hard copy from Avondale Library, 93 Rosebank Road.
This brochure, produced by Auckland Council, is a rebranded version of the heritage walks developed collaboratively by Auckland City Council, Avondale Community Board, Avondale Business Association and Avondale-Waterview Historical Society, coordinated by Matthews & Matthews Architects Ltd. Māori history was prepared by Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei Ltd. Historic research by Lisa Truttman. Modern photography by Rachel Ford


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Study investigating fracking's effects on drinking water
In this April 2010 photo, workers move a section of well casing into place at a Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site near Burlington, Pa., in Bradford County. Freeing natural gas from dense rock requires a powerful drilling process called hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," using millions of gallons of water brewed with toxic chemicals that some fear threaten to pollute water above and below ground.
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By KEVIN BEGOS, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A new study being done by the Department of Energy may provide some of the first solid answers to a controversial question: Can gas drilling fluids migrate and pose a threat to drinking water?
A drilling company in southwestern Pennsylvania is giving researchers access to a commercial drilling site, said Richard Hammack, a spokesman for the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh.
The firm let scientists conduct baseline tests, allowed tracing elements to be added to hydraulic fracturing fluids and agreed to allow follow-up monitoring. That should let scientists see whether the drilling fluids move upwards or sideways from the Marcellus Shale, which is 8,100 feet deep at that spot.
"It's like the perfect laboratory," Hammack said.
Hammack said he believes this is the first time such research has been done on a commercial gas well.
"Conceptually, it sounds like a really great idea," said P. Lee Ferguson, a Duke University civil and environmental engineering professor who is not involved with the project. "I have wondered about this since I started thinking about fracking. Which compounds are mobile and which aren't?"
The Marcellus Shale is a gas-rich rock formation thousands of feet under large parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia. Over the past five years, advances in drilling technology made the gas accessible, leading to a boom in production, jobs, and profits - and concerns about pollution.
The gas is pulled from the ground through a process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in which large volumes of water, plus sand and chemicals, are injected deep underground to break shale apart and free the gas.
Environmentalists have claimed the fluids associated with drilling could rise and pollute shallow drinking water aquifers. The industry and many government officials say the practice is safe when done properly, but there have also been cases where faulty wells did cause pollution.
Ferguson cautioned that no single study will answer all questions about fracking and the potential for pollution.
"The complicating factor is some of the compounds don't act in the same way underground," he said of fracking fluids, as well as the fact that there are substantial differences in geology throughout the Marcellus region.
Hammack said the study is designed to see whether the fracking fluids or naturally occurring salty brine from deep underground reach a testing area located at about 4,000 feet.
"We're just looking for any indication of communication between the two zones," he said.
If the fluids do rise, more research will be needed, he said. If they don't reach the 4,000-foot level, there will be no need to test drinking water aquifers, which are closer to the surface.
Other researchers have asked the same question, but have done so using computer simulations or testing not involving commercial wells. Both methods mean there's considerable uncertainty about the accuracy of the projections.
For example, a study released by other Duke researchers this week suggested that deep, salty brine fluids could migrate upwards through natural pathways, but made no estimate of whether that might take years, decades or centuries.
Hammack said the new project took off after he told someone in the industry about research DOE hoped to conduct.
"They said, 'We have that exact situation,"' Hammock said of the response from the firm, which he didn't identify.
Hammack said the monitoring will go on for at least a year, but that the department will release information earlier if there's proof the fluids migrate to the upper testing level. Some background data from the research is also expected to be available later this year.
Patrick Creighton, a spokesman for the industry's Marcellus Shale Coalition, said in a statement that the industry supports partnering with universities, government agencies and others to protect the environment.
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