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Girls basketball: Saddle River Day rips Rutgers Prep to earn first title; IHA's run ends
Darren Cooper
TOMS RIVER – Jenna Jordan got quite the wake-up call Saturday.
"My whole family came into my room screaming 'Game Day!' and I really had so much energy all day," said the Saddle River Day junior forward. "And it showed on the court, the whole team had energy."
The Rebels gave New Jersey a good shake at the Barnabas Center racing past Rutgers Prep 73-49 to claim their first Non-Public B girls basketball state title Saturday. Saddle River Day advances to the six-team Tournament of Champions, which opens Wednesday.
"It's a dream come true," said Rebels junior guard Michelle Sidor. "This is all I wanted."
Sidor finished with a game-high 28 points, and at least two plays worthy of SportsCenter, one an over-the-head reverse lay-up in the first half, and a double clutch reverse in the second.
"I think the first one, I was kind of surprised that one went in," said Sidor smiling. "The other one I kind of knew, but that first one was nice."
From top to bottom the Rebels were nice, especially Jordan, who finished with 19 points and gave the Rebels an inside presence to go with their outside shooting. Sydney Watkins finished with 14 points and a key transition three to end a game-changing 10-0 run. Jaida Patrick had 11.
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Rebels coach Danny Brown called it his team's best performance of the season, and touted the job done by Carolyn Carrera defending Rutgers Prep star Leilani Correa.
"CC, come on, she did an amazing job," said Brown. "I have to go with this as our best game of the year, the way we moved the ball. We took some timeouts there where we didn't have the discipline in the offense that I wanted, but we fought through that. It was eight points…eight points."
The Argonauts shook off a poor start shooting to pull to eight points at halftime, then closed to six with the first basket of the second half.
But then the three-time reigning Bergen County champions hit the accelerator. Jordan scored in the post. Sidor finished a drive. Jordan hit a short jumper and Watkins nailed a three. It went from 30-24 to 40-24 in a flash.
The Argonauts never got the game back under double digits.
"Rutgers Prep was a huge team, but this year, I was like, it's on the table," said Sidor, who now has 2,385 points in her high school career. "This is our year to make a run at winning the TOC. I just knew I couldn't come in here shy, because we lost to this team freshman year, so I knew I had to give my all from the start."
The crowd included coaches from Florida, Mississippi State and Pitt. They will get at least one more chance to see the Rebels. Seeds for the Tournament of Champions will be public Sunday night. Expect the Rebels to not get a bye in the six-team event, but do expect them to play hard.
"I think its house money," said Brown. "A game like this against a team like Rutgers Prep, which is a gem in this state in terms of wins and reputation, I think it will propel us forward with confidence."
Jordan was asked if the Rebels can win it all.
"This was my goal coming in as a freshman, we all said we wanted to make the TOC and win it. We hope so. I think so."
ST. ROSE 53, IMMACULATE HEART 38: A'Nyah Barker went down, and so did the Blue Eagles in the Non-Public A state final.
The Blue Eagles lightning-quick point guard fell to the court with 5:21 left in the second quarter favoring her left leg after driving to the basket. She did not return.
"It impacted us a great deal," said Blue Eagles coach Steve Silver. "She's a girl who doesn't come off the floor, and we played 22 hours ago. So it's one less player for us and I think she was causing a little bit of havoc for them."
The Blue Eagles started strong against the Roses, leading 8-2 early. At the time Barker went out, the score was tied at 13. Brittany Graff led IHA with 10 points. The Blue Eagles defeated Paramus Catholic Friday night for the sectional title, and were playing their second game in as many days.
Silver said playing twice in two days wasn't a big deal, he was clearly concerned for Barker.
"I don't know yet, but she was in serious pain. I'm a three-time loser, I have torn my ACL three times and that's what I was thinking, she was in agony, but then she calmed down," said Silver. "She will have to be evaluated."


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Dear Facebook: Sorry is a Start. Now Let's See Solutions.
By Dia Kayyali
When it comes to Facebook's real names policy, it's really clear—something needs to change. Over the last few weeks, we've joined dozens of advocates in saying so. And in a meeting with LGBTQ and digital rights advocates, Facebook agreed. Of course, admitting there's a problem is always the first step towards a solution. But what's not clear is what that solution will be.
EFF continues to believe that the best solution is simply to get rid of the "real names" policy entirely. But barring that, Facebook needs to find a solution that takes into account the myriad groups of people affected by Facebook's faulty policy, from undocumented immigrants, to activists in oppressive regimes, to survivors of domestic violence.
Facebook's Chief Product Officer, Chris Cox, posted a statement [if you don't have a Facebook account, click here to read the text of the statement] on Facebook in which he apologized to "members of the LGBT community for the hardship that we've put you through in dealing with your Facebook accounts over the past few weeks."
With regards to the policy, and solutions moving forward, he states:
Our policy has never been to require everyone on Facebook to use their legal name. The spirit of our policy is that everyone on Facebook uses the authentic name they use in real life….[W]e're already underway building better tools for authenticating the Sister Romas of the world while not opening up Facebook to bad actors. And we're taking measures to provide much more deliberate customer service to those accounts that get flagged so that we can manage these in a less abrupt and more thoughtful way.
We're encouraged by Facebook's commitment to continue to work on this issue. There's no question that the way Facebook's system is implemented now is incredibly flawed and ripe for misuse. The enforcement mechanism has allowed abusive users to recreate the very online bullying the policy is supposed to prevent by going on reporting sprees. And when accounts like Sister Roma's are suspended, users have had no recourse.
While getting rid of the policy altogether would be a better move, and easier to implement, if Facebook is really committed to prohibiting anonymity on the site, there is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to the way any names policy is enforced. Account suspensions shouldn't be virtually automatic. There must be mechanisms in place that allow real review of accounts, so that they don't ever get to the checkpoint that asks for an ID in the first place. Additionally, reporting sprees like the one that targeted the trans community last month should be treated as abusive behavior. But most importantly, Facebook's standards and enforcement team should be focused on bad behavior, not names.
But Facebook hasn't addressed the real problem here: the company will not stop requiring verification of names. And that means that, unless Facebook can commit to an extraordinary level of review when accounts are reported, trans people who don't have an ID with their real name (as opposed to their legal name) will continue to have their accounts suspended. Activists using pseudonyms, even pseudonyms they might use in all of their political activity, will have their accounts suspended. Undocumented immigrants, who may not have any form of identification at all or may feel uncomfortable providing it, will have their accounts suspended.
Facebook's proposed solutions don't really get to the heart of the problem: the real names policy itself.
And it's also problematic that Cox stated both that Facebook's policy has never been to require legal names and that the real names policy has only now become a problem.
Facebook's publicly available policies state: "The name you use should be your real name as it would be listed on your credit card, driver's license or student ID." While the words "legal name" aren't here, the forms of ID listed in the policy will, in almost every case, match the ID on a birth certificate. If that's not what Facebook means, it needs to change the language of its policies right now. Facebook also needs to be clear that it will treat reporting sprees—both the individual accounts that engage in them, as well as groups formed to encourage them—as abusive.
What's more, this is hardly the first time Facebook has been confronted with its policy's problems. EFF and other digital rights organizations such as ACCESS have been pointing to problems with Facebook's policy for years. And over four years ago EFF's Director for International Freedom of Expression Jillian York wrote about a spree of account suspensions focused on activists including accounts critical of Islam, "gay rights activists, Jewish activists, activists for a free Palestine, and activists against the Venezuelan regime (among others)." In fact, it turns out "a group was created on Facebook (in Arabic) for the sole purpose of reporting, and thus having removed, Facebook profiles of atheist Arabs." So it's disingenuous for Facebook to say that this only now has become a problem.
With all of those caveats, we do believe that Facebook's decision to apologize and commit to working on solutions is a positive sign. We will continue to work towards solutions that help Facebook users now, while pushing for an end to the real names policy in the long term.
Text of Statement From Chris Cox, Facebook's Chief Product Officer
Coalition Letter to Facebook Regarding "Real Names" Policy
Deeplinks Blog by Naomi Gilens, Saira Hussain | January 22, 2020
EFF to Supreme Court: Criminal Immigration Statute Threatens Free Speech Online
EFF is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a law that poses a serious threat to online speech by criminalizing speech that "encourages" unlawful immigration. EFF filed an amicus brief on behalf of itself and Immigrants Rising, the Internet Archive, and Daphne Keller. The...
Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | January 22, 2020
Speaking Freely: An Interview with Addie Wagenknecht
Addie Wagenknecht is an artist and researcher based between the U.S. and Europe. We met a few years back when she invited me to be part of Deep Lab, a "collaborative group of cyberfeminist researchers, artists, writers, engineers, and cultural producers" that she co-founded in 2014. We've shared the stage...
Deeplinks Blog by Karen Gullo | January 21, 2020
EFF Statement on Glenn Greenwald Charges
EFF is dismayed to learn of the decision by Brazilian prosecutors to charge journalist Glenn Greenwald under the country's computer crime law. EFF has long warned that cybersecurity laws in the Americas have been written and interpreted so broadly as to invite misuse. Computer crime laws should never...
Hearing Wednesday: EFF Urges Court To Rule That Blogger's Opinion of Open Source Licensing Agreement is Protected by the First Amendment
San Francisco, California—On Wednesday, January 22, at 9 am, EFF Staff Attorney Jamie Williams will tell a federal appeals court that a lower court correctly dismissed a defamation lawsuit against a blogger, finding that his criticisms of a company's business practices were opinions about an unsettled legal issue protected by...
Iranian Tech Users Are Getting Knocked Off the Web by Ambiguous Sanctions
Between targeted killings, retaliatory air strikes, and the shooting of a civilian passenger plane, the last few weeks have been marked by tragedy as tensions rise between the U.S. and Iranian governments. In the wake of these events, Iranians within the country and in the broader diaspora...
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Virginia Needs a Strong Anti-SLAPP Law to Stop Bogus Lawsuits
Sometimes lawsuits get filed to chill speech or harass people, rather than resolve legitimate legal disputes. Unfortunately, this trend has increased over the past few decades. Since the 1980s, these lawsuits have been called SLAPPs—or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. The best solution to stop SLAPPs are strong anti-SLAPP laws...
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Protecting the Legal Foundation of the Internet: 2019 in Review
When someone says something unlawful online, they should be the one held responsible for it, not the website or platform where they said it. Section 230—the most important law protecting free speech online—reflects that common-sense principle. This year, EFF defended Section 230 in Congress, the courts, and on the...
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The Year in Corporate Speech Controls
Content moderation and its effects remained at the forefront of the public imagination in 2019, with stories of takedowns from Sweden to Syria and everywhere in between gaining media attention. Inconsistent and unfair moderation from companies—often under great pressure from governments and other external actors—is still a serious...
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Protests and Technology in Latin America: 2019 in Review
Growing dissatisfaction with political leadership. Social and economic constraints. Reprisals against austerity measures. Harassment against community and political leaders. All issues that in different combinations have led to massive protests and political upheaval in recent months in Latin America. They have left a mark in 2019 and, along with them...

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Chairman, National Organization for Marriage & Professor, Chapman Law
John C. Eastman is the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University School of Law, where he was dean from 2007 to 2010 before stepping down to pursue a bid for California Attorney General. He is the founding director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute. Before entering the academy, he was a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michal Luttig, the director of congressional and public affairs at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and an attorney with the national law firm of Kirkland & Ellis. A nationally recognized expert in constitutional law, Eastman has published extensively, including as co-author of a major constitutional law textbook, and has participated in over 60 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is chairman of the board of the National Organization for Marriage.
The Equal Protection Clause Does Not Require States To License Same-Sex Marriages


American equity firm Indigo Partners' has placed an additional order for 430 A320neo family aircraft for it's four portfolio airlines. The aircraft will be allocated among the ultra low-cost airlines Frontier Airlines (United States), JetSMART (Chile), Volaris (Mexico) and Wizz Air (Hungary).
The deal which is valued at $49.5 billion at current list prices, is the largest single order in Airbus' history.
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Once a month, this group of five lovely ladies invites a guest blogger to help choose a personal style "theme" around which they all create a look to share with each other (and their followers!) via their respective blogs. Together we settled on what I believe to be a very appropriate outfit idea for the month of July – denim cut-offs!!
To keep things as "inclusive" as possible, we opted to allow all possible variations of "cut-offs"; which meant everything from the most iconic – denim shorts, naturally! – all the way to the comparatively recent fashion phenomena of hemmed-with-scissors jeans and skirts.
In the end, none of us chose to style full-length jeans…a decision that I'm guessing might have been somewhat influenced by our middle-of-the-summer weather!! 😉 Still, I think you'll agree that we ended up with a pretty awesome array of combinations!! Are you ready to oogle how five more personal style bloggers wore their cut-off denims?!
So glad to have you join in our fun this month, Monika! Love that you styled a cutoff skirt. I was leaning that way and veered off for shorts at the last minute. The polka dot wrap top and fringed boots are such an unexpected and cool combination – just love it!
I love a great denim skirt with fraying—character! And I love polka dots. So yay for you outfit! Can't wait to see what you do next!!!
Monika, it was such a pleasure to have you join us this month! And you look absolutely fabulous. I love that you chose to style a skirt instead of shorts.
Monika, it was so fun to have you join us this month. I've been wanting to have you join us for a while now. I love your style! And I appreciate that you went with a skirt. I'm so sad–I had this awesome second-hand find of a skirt similar to yours, and I can't find it anywhere. I can't imagine I gave it away…. Anyway, I want a skirt like yours!
And, yes, next time I'm in Vancouver, I'm reaching out. Maybe next summer….?
Can't wait to see you in those shorts you're ready to style.
Love your edgy look and this outfit is totally you. That dainty blouse meshed well with the edgy pieces.


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Film review: Opportunity lost in limbo
It's an "Our Town" that can give you the creeps — a girl and her fellow victims swirling around in l
By Dan DiNicola | January 15, 2010
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In the adaptation of Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones," Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) tells us how she died, killed and dismembered by a sinister neighbor played with eerie nonchalant menace by Stanley Tucci.
It is Dec. 6, 1973, and for the rest of the movie, we are privy to Susie's story: her life as a suburban teen, with a loving father and mother (Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz), flashbacks to her life on Earth, and finally her dream-laden existence where she remains a casual observer in a strange new world.
'The Lovely Bones'
STARRING: Saorise Ronan, Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Rose McIver, Michael Imperioli and Nikki SooHoo
It's an "Our Town" that can give you the creeps — a girl and her fellow victims swirling around in limbo as we wait and pray that the murderer will be apprehended.
Ethereal world
Jackson and his screenwriters have much to work with, but too often it remains an atmospheric creation that lingers in ethereal space. If we are mesmerized by the events and visions — not to mention the suspense — we are too often hung up on the artifice of a dead girl talking. At the risk of sounding morbid, I'd rather know more about the killer.
Jackson, a great director who gave us "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, seems out of step here, maybe confused about handling Sebold's disturbing narrative.
And why has he saddled his harrowing thriller with a PG-13 rating? It's as if he goes out of his way to avoid an artistically necessary sense of horror.
Ironically, "Lovely Bones" is a thriller hampered by its unwelcome sense of restraint. It's a curious experience to sit through a movie that is so inviting, so edgy, and just too darn remote.
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He manages to float in mid air in several locations. We all know this guy is amazing but this just goes one step too far for me. Right so how the heck does he do this? Anybody? This time with his butterfly trick. Im still not sure how he does it. Once again Mr. Chriss Angel is doing a crazy stunt.
Once again Mr. Chriss Angel is doing a crazy stunt. These guys are the stunt kings of this world. This guy is skydiving and almost gets hit by an airplane. These guys are pretty damn good So you thought that blowing hoops with your cigarette is cool, well your wrong.
Why would someone volunteer to run here? These crazy english farmers has built one big catapult! You've gotta have some strength and skill to do this! Man this dude is strong, wouldn't like to fight him. These nutters pull off some amazing tricks on one wheel.
This is basically the same trick as David Blaine's The same trick as David Blaine's but this one is definately more convincing Once again he pulls off a great trick. How does he do, I really don't know Once again he pulls off a great trick.


I was stopped by the cops in a control, and one of the officers was convinced that I was drunk. I had to answer some questions, which would determine whether I was under the influence, or sober.
Cop: "If you are driving on a road and see two lights, what is it?" "A car, I think" I replied.
I shook my head slightly, being caught off guard.
"But if you meet one light then!?" he asked.
"Probably a motorcycle," I replied.
"You're drunk!" he said again.
They seized my drivers license….
A worried guy telephoned the FBI and got a special agent on the line.
"What can I do for you, sir," the special agent asked.
A highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway. Glancing at the car, he was astounded to see that the lady behind the wheel was knitting.
A girl went to introduce the man she wanted to get married to her father.
one was drinking battery acid,and the other was eating fireworks.
They charged one and let the other one off.
This new scam is being pulled mainly on older men.
this, another person opens your back door and steals anything in the car.
They are very good at this.


Summerlin Military Academy is a public military high school located in Bartow, Florida. It is also the only military school in the area. It traces its lineage back to late 1800s when Summerlin Institute came into existence. The Academy is a prestigious institution and holds a high regard in everyone's eyes.
Summerlin Military Academy is named after Jacob Summerlin, a farmer who donated acres of land and large amounts of money for construction of Bartow's first school. The Academy is named so to commemorate his legacy. The property on which Summerlin Academy is constructed was purchased a decade back in 2005. In February, 2006 it got approved and from August onwards the first batch was started. Initially the classes were conducted in Bartow High School Campus. In the first batch 213 cadets joined Summerlin Academy. In 2008, the Academy vacated the high school and shifted to its newly constructed building.
Summerlin Military Academy is a fine institution that believes in motivating the children of Polk County to become moral and responsible citizens. They believe in diverse learning and promote accountability, leadership, civic responsibility and academic achievement.
Summerlin Military Academy offers scholarships to outstanding students based on their academic achievement. They are constantly monitored and put through tough challenges. The scholarships are given to them so that they can continue their education in renowned colleges. Summerlin cadets are required to take up a foreign language like Arabic, Russian, Chinese etc. and excel in it. They are also required to perform well in Honors, Dual Enrollment courses etc. They also need to enroll of either of these electives, viz. archery, scuba diving, judo, horse riding etc. to build a confident character and attitude.
Summerlin Military Academy believes in practical training and bringing out a leader in every one of its cadets. They are taught values and principles of the Army. The cadets are taught how to lead through the Program of Instruction. It is a military styled program in which cadet leaders are asked to take the responsibility of planning, organization, performance and execution of school activities and other programs. The cadets are selected and asked to exhibit leadership skills.
Cadets are asked to maintain proper discipline in campus as well as within the community. They are expected to display proper and ethical behavior all the time. They have to be both mentally and physically fit and must exercise self-control and self-discipline. They must be eager and willing to learn, serve and lead.
They must show respect to all their peers and fellow cadets and must not resort to bullying. All the cadets must show respect to he leader cadet and follow his directions. They should honor the national flag and should always be ready to serve the community. The school requires cadets to perform at least 150 hours of community service prior to graduation.
At Summerlin Military Academy academics are given priority. The classrooms and teaching procedures are designed as per military-style. Cadets are required to respect teachers and address them as Sir or Ma'am. The academy even involves parents in the learning process to make teaching much more effective.
At Summerlin Military Academy cadets can become part of various extra-curricular activities. There are various sports like lacrosse, marksmanship, archery, scuba diving, equestrian, judo etc. At the Academy cadets are also taught self-defense and how to use weapons. Additional activities include fire and medical fighting, FFA, National Honor Society, Hosa, etc.
Summerlin Military Academy is a prestigious military school that converts children into responsible citizens through military style teaching and training.


During the American war [Civil War], I was a surgeon in the United States Army, and after the battle of Gettysburg there were many hundred wounded soldiers in my hospital, amongst whom were twenty-eight who had been wounded so severely that they required my services at once. Some whose legs had to be amputated, some their arms, and others both their arm and leg. One of the latter was a boy who had been but three months in the service, and being too young for a soldier had enlisted as a drummer. When my assistant surgeon and one of my stewards wished to administer chloroform, previous to the amputation, the young soldier turned his head aside and positively refused to receive it. When the steward told him that it was the doctor's orders, he said: "Send the doctor to me."
When I came to his bedside, I said: "Young man, why do you refuse chloroform? When I found you on the battlefield you were so far gone that I thought it hardly worth while to pick you up; but when you opened those large blue eyes I thought you had a mother somewhere who might, at that moment, be thinking of her boy. I did not want you to die on the field, so ordered you to be brought here; but you have now lost so much blood that you are too weak to endure an operation without chloroform, therefore you had better let me give you some."
He laid his hand on mine, and looking me in the face, said: "Doctor, one Sunday afternoon, in the Sabbath-school, when I was nine and a half years old, I gave my heart to Christ. I learned to trust Him then; I have been trusting Him ever since, and I can trust Him now. He is my strength and my stimulant. He will support me while you amputate my arm and leg."
I then asked him if he would allow me to give him a little brandy.
Again he looked me in the face saying: "Doctor, when I was about five years old my mother knelt by my side, with her arm around my neck, and said: 'Charlie, I am now praying to Jesus that you may never know the taste of strong drink; your papa died a drunkard, and went down to a drunkard's grave, and I promised God, if it were His will that you should grow up, that you should warn young men against the bitter cup.' I am now seventeen years old, but I have never tasted anything stronger than tea and coffee, and as I am, in all probability, about to go into the presence of my God, would you send me there with brandy on my stomach?"
The look that boy gave me I shall never forget. At that time I hated Jesus, but I respected that boy's loyalty to his Savior; and when I saw how he loved and trusted Him to the last, there was something that touched my heart, and I did for that boy what I had never done for any other soldier — I asked him if he wanted to see his chaplain.
"Oh! yes, sir," was the answer.
When Chaplain R. came, he at once knew the boy from having often met him at the tent prayer meetings, and taking his hand said: "Well, Charlie, I am sorry to see you in this sad condition."
"Oh, I am all right, sir," he, answered. "The doctor offered me chloroform, but I declined it; then he wished to give me brandy, which I also declined; and now, if my Savior calls me, I can go to Him in my right mind."
"You may not die, Charlie," said the chaplain "but if the Lord should call you away, is there anything I can do for you after you are gone?"
"Chaplain, please put your hand under my pillow and take my little Bible; in it you will find my mother's address; please send it to her and write a letter, and tell her that since the day I left home I have never let a day pass without reading a portion of God's word, and daily praying that God would bless my dear mother; no matter whether on the march, on the battlefield, or in the hospital."
"Yes; please write a letter to the superintendent of the Sands-street Sunday-school, Brooklyn, N. Y., and tell him that the kind words, many prayers, and good advice he gave me I have never forgotten; they have followed me through all the dangers of battle; and now, in my dying hour, I ask my dear Savior to bless my dear old superintendent. That is all."
Turning towards me he said: "Now, doctor, I am ready; and I promise you that I will not even groan while you take off my arm and leg, if you will not offer me chloroform." I promised, but I had not the courage to take the knife in my hand to perform the operation without first going into the next room and taking a little stimulant myself to perform my duty.
While cutting through the flesh, Charlie Coulson never groaned; but when I took the saw to separate the bone, the lad took the corner of his pillow in his mouth, and all that I could hear him utter was: "O Jesus, blessed Jesus! stand by me now." He kept his promise, and never groaned.
That night I could not sleep, for whichever way I turned I saw those soft blue eyes, and when I closed mine, the words, "Blessed Jesus, stand by me now," kept ringing in my ears. Between twelve and one o'clock I left my bed and visited the hospital; a thing I had never done before unless specially called, but such was my desire to see that boy. Upon my arrival there I was informed by the night steward that sixteen of the hopeless cases had died, and been carried down to the dead-house.
"How is Charlie Coulson, is he among the dead?" I asked.
"No, sir," answered the steward, "he is sleeping as sweetly as a babe." When I came up to the bed where he lay, one of the nurses informed me that, about nine o'clock, two members of the YMCA came through the hospital to read and sing a hymn. They were accompanied by Chaplain R., who knelt by Charlie Coulson's bed, and offered up a fervent and soul-stirring prayer; after which they sang, while still upon their knees, the sweetest of all hymns, "Jesus, lover of my soul," in which Charlie joined.
I could not understand how that boy, who had undergone such excruciating pain, could sing.
Five days after I had amputated that dear boy's arm and leg, he sent for me, and it was from him on that day I heard the first gospel sermon.
"Doctor," he said, "my time has come; I do not expect to see another sunrise; but, thank God, I am ready to go; and before I die I desire to thank you with all my heart for your kindness to me. Doctor, you are a Jew, you do not believe in Jesus; will you please stand here and see me die trusting my Savior to the last moment of my life?"
I tried to stay, but I could not; for I had not the courage to stand by and see a Christian boy die rejoicing in the love of that Jesus whom I had been taught to hate, so I hurriedly left the room.
About twenty minutes later a steward, who found me sitting in my private office covering my face with my hand, said: "Doctor, Charlie Coulson wishes to see you."
"But, doctor, he says he must see you once more before he dies."
I now made up my mind to see him, say an endearing word, and let him die, but I was determined that no word of his should influence me in the least so far as his Jesus was concerned.
When I entered the hospital I saw he was sinking fast, so I sat down by his bed.
Asking me to take his hand, he said: "Doctor, I love you because you are a Jew; the best friend I have found in this world was a Jew."
I asked him who that was. He answered: "Jesus Christ, to whom I want to introduce you before I die; and will you promise me, doctor, that what I am about to say to you, you will never forget?"
I promised; and he said "Five days ago, while you amputated my arm and leg, I prayed to the Lord Jesus Christ to convert your soul."
These words went deep into my heart. I could not understand how, when I was causing him the most intense pain, he could forget all about himself and think of nothing but his Savior and my unconverted soul. All I could say to him was: "Well, my dear boy, you will soon be all right." With these words I left him, and twelve minutes later he fell asleep, "safe in the arms of Jesus."
Hundreds of soldiers died in my hospital during the war; but I only followed one to the grave, and that one was Charlie Coulson, the drummer boy; and I rode three miles to see him buried. I had him dressed in a new uniform, and placed in an officer's coffin, with a United States flag over it.
That boy's dying words made a deep impression upon me. I was rich at that time so far as money is concerned, but I would have given every penny I possessed if I could have felt towards Christ as Charlie did; but that feeling cannot be bought with money. Alas! I soon forgot all about my Christian soldier's little sermon, but I could not forget the boy himself. I now know that at that time I was under deep conviction of sin; but I fought against Christ with all the hatred of an orthodox Jew for nearly ten years, until, finally, the dear boy's prayer was answered, and God converted my soul.
About eighteen months after my conversion, I attended a prayer meeting one evening in the city of Brooklyn. It was one of those meetings when Christians testify to the loving kindness of their Savior. After several of them had spoken, an elderly lady arose and said, "Dear friends, this may be the last time that it is my privilege to testify for Christ. My family physician told me yesterday that my right lung is nearly gone, and my left lung is very much affected; so at the best I have but a short time to be with you; but what is left of me belongs to Jesus. Oh! it is a great joy to know that I shall meet my boy with Jesus in heaven. My son was not only a soldier for his country, but also a soldier for Christ. He was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, and fell into the hands of a Jewish doctor, who amputated his arm and leg, but he died five days after the operation. The chaplain of the regiment wrote me a letter, and sent me my boy's Bible. In that letter I was informed that my Charlie in his dying hour sent for that Jewish doctor, and said to him: "Doctor, before I die I wish to tell you that five days ago, while you amputated my arm and leg, I prayed to the Lord Jesus Christ to convert your soul."
When I heard this lady's testimony, I could sit still no longer. I left my seat, crossed the room, and taking her hand, said: "God bless you, my dear sister; your boy's prayer has been heard and answered. I am the Jewish doctor for whom your Charlie prayed, and his Savior is now my Savior." —Dr. M. L. R.
Copied for WholesomeWords.org from Touching Incidents and Remarkable Answers to Prayer... by S. B. Shaw. Grand Rapids: S. B. Shaw, Publishers, 1893. Another edition with minor text variations published by Loizeaux Brothers, Bible Truth Depot, New York, [188-?].


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House Drama Competition
Yesterday saw casts from the eight Perse Houses take to the stage to perform in the inaugural Perse House Drama Competition.
Launched eight weeks ago, the competition started with each House being given nothing more than a buzzword and a box of props containing simple household items such as an umbrella or ribbon. From these pupils have developed their own scripts, cast actors and organized the staging for their performance.
Despite being given an open-ended brief, the results were fantastic. It was evident that the students had put a great deal of effort into scripting and rehearsing their plays. All of the Houses had shown great creativity and originality in writing a unique storyline, and the audience greatly enjoyed watching the performances. In the two hours of drama the audience experienced a whole range of styles and plots.
At the end of the day there could however, of course, be only one winner and although all of the plays were impressive, after much debate the judges awarded the House Drama Cup to the Lithburn Eagles. Their tale of the epic quest for the Golden Duck of Arimathea, with its humour and excellent guest appearance from Mrs Weatherall, the Perse Librarian, was well received by all.
Congratulations to them for their victory, which earned them 48 House Points, and well done to everyone who was involved for their dedication and commitment. We very much look forward to next year's competition.
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11% of Britain sits on the coalfield. The coalfield can be divided into 2 areas, referred to as the Coal Authority Development High Risk Area and the Coal Authority Development Low Risk Area, when considering coal mining risks for land development.
The low risk area covers 85% of the coalfield, and it means past coal mining activity has taken place at sufficient depth that it poses "low risk" to standard development.
15% of the coalfield is considered high risk for new development, meaning coal mining risks are present at a shallow depth and could affect new developments. For the majority of developments in the high risk areas it is likely that a Coal Mining Risk Assessment will need to be submitted as part of the planning process, for the Coal Authority to comment on as a statutory consultee. However, certain developments can be excluded from this, in which case the Local Planning Authority may require a "Coal Mining Informative Note" to be written to allow them to assess the risks posed to the development by historic, current and currently proposed coal workings.
In many cases this risk assessment is required before the planning application will be validated by the Local Planning Authority.
Normally for these works, Jomas would carry out the work based on the standard Coal Authority template. However, individual sites may present additional risks that could be as a result of previous coal mining activities. Where necessary Jomas would evaluate the risk posed by these and deal with them or provide advice on dealing with them.
Where the none standard risks require to be assessed Jomas has a wide range of expert skill sets including geotechnical and engineering geology as well as being able to assess the risk posed by the development and the coal working status of the site. Historically Jomas staff have dealt with none standard issues such as:
· Hazardous ground gases – in addition to carbon dioxide and methane, in areas subjected to historic mine working or the storage of mine waste other gases that may be of concern may include carbon monoxide and radon.
· Ground instability – both the collapse of the ground due to cavities and / or slope instability of mine waste.
· Water – water can become contaminated as it flows through historic workings or waste pits. Following the cessation of pumping from pits the rising ground water can significantly alter the ground model, and the long term effects on the above.
· Underground fire – a number of coal seams are known to be subject to spontaneous combustion and especially when disturbed. Other seams and coal waste can burn underground when exposed to sources of combustion. This can obviously result in the collapse of the ground and the generation of hazardous gases and pose an unacceptable risk to buried services.
The final part of the Coal Mining Risk Assessment would set out how the site can be made safe and stable for the development that is proposed.
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Coping Mechanism Suggests New Way to Make Cancer Cells More Vulnerable to Chemotherapies
The same signal that drives aggressive growth in a deadly cancer cell type also triggers coping mechanisms that make it "notoriously" hard to kill, according to a study published online December 15 in Cell. When stressed, this cell type—far more than most cancer cells—encases its genetic messages in protein globs called stress granules that lessen the effect of chemotherapies.
Led by two researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center and Thomas Jefferson University, the study revolves around the gene KRAS, which when changed, or mutated, drives abnormal growth in 90 percent of pancreatic cancers, as well as in many lung and colorectal tumors. As a second consequence of overactive KRAS, say the study authors, cells harboring this mutation form many more stress-coping granules.
"Our results explain why KRAS mutant cells are so good at resisting treatments, and suggest a way to make them many times more vulnerable to existing chemotherapies," says senior study author Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD, senior vice president and vice dean for science and chief scientific officer at NYU Langone.
"Given the lack of good treatments for these patients, the ability to interfere with this coping mechanism would be revolutionary," says Dr. Bar-Sagi, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at NYU Langone, and associated with its Perlmutter Cancer Center.
Constant Stress
All cells are continually exposed to stresses and rely on stress-coping mechanisms to survive. A growing body of evidence suggests that such resilience is especially vital for cancer cells, with the most resistant soon coming to dominate a growing tumor.
In a long-recognized stress response, cells halt the reading of DNA instructions in the middle—at the point when genetic messages are surrounded by proteins—to form protective granules.
While the role of such granules in normal cellular life is established, their contribution to the stubborn survival of KRAS mutant cancer cells had not been clear. The new study found that making more stress granules gives mutant KRAS cells a survival advantage in the harsh environment inside tumors, as well as the ability to endure chemotherapy.
In experiments, the research team showed that cells with KRAS mutations make six times more stress granules than cells without the mutations when exposed to either radiation or oxaliplatin, a chemotherapy that damages cancer cell DNA. In support of these cell experiments, researchers were able to capture and count the first images of stress granules in cancer cells resected from human pancreatic tumors, finding a marked increase.
The study found further that stressed cancer cells with KRAS mutations increase granule formation by making more of a hormone-like molecule called 15-deoxy-delta 12,14 prostaglandin J2 (15-d-PGJ2). Importantly, increases in levels of 15-d-PGJ2 triggered more stress granule formation, not only in mutated cells, but also in nearby cells without KRAS mutations (a 13-fold increase), which then became more resistant to oxaliplatin. This is because 15-d-PGJ2 is a signaling molecule secreted by cells.
"Mounting evidence suggests that the cancer cells making up even a single tumor are genetically diverse, so no treatment targeting just one genetic difference can kill them all," says study author Elda Grabocka, PhD, assistant professor of cancer biology at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University. Grabocka designed the study while a postdoctoral scholar in Bar-Sagi's lab at NYU Langone. "If we could block the action of 15-d-PGJ2, we might make many more cancer cells in a tumor sensitive to a single therapy by removing a shared coping mechanism."
Moving forward, the authors plan to study whether, as hinted in past studies, adding a cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitor—a popular type of anti-inflammatory painkiller—to chemotherapy can improve outcomes in patients with mutant KRAS cancers. Mutant KRAS cells are known to make extra COX-2, which increases 15-d-PGJ2 levels. At the same time, the researchers will seek to identify compounds that can directly counter 15-d-PGJ2 buildup, perhaps by using hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase 15-(NAD), known as HPGD, an enzyme discovered in the current study to lower levels of 15-d-PGJ2.
The study was supported by National Institutes of Health grants R01CA055360 and 1F32CA13922. The study authors took advantage of the Division of Advanced Research Technologies' Cytometry and Cell Sorting Laboratory and the Experimental Pathology Shared Resource Laboratory at NYU School of Medicine, which are supported by Perlmutter Cancer Center support grant P30CA016087.
Greg Williams
gregory.williams@nyumc.org
Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD
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