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Wooden wells point to first carpenters
The people who lived in eastern Germany around 7,000 years ago are thought to have been some of the first farmers. Now, new archaeological evidence suggests they were also surprisingly skilled woodworkers, crafting intricate water wells some two thousand years before metal tools were forged in Europe.
Sophisticated in construction, four wells discovered near Leipzig were built using stone carving implements and wooden mauls and wedges, said Willy Tegel, a researcher at the Institute for Forest Growth at the University of Freiburg in Germany.
"The first farmers were also the first carpenters," Tegel and his colleagues wrote in a study published this week in the journal PLoS One.
The people who built the wells were members of the so-called Linear Pottery Culture, which produced pottery with distinctive incised lines more than 6,500 years ago. Archaeologists believe these ancient people migrated from areas that are now the Ukraine and Slovakia through the fertile regions of Central Europe.
The wells were discovered as part of an ongoing excavation of areas about 120 miles southwest of Berlin. The wood was intact because it was buried in waterlogged soil where fungi and bacteria ? organisms that usually cause wood to decay ? could not survive.
Tegel is an expert in a technique known as dendrochronology, which takes advantage of distinctive patterns in tree rings to determine the ages of wooden objects. The method involves comparing the ring patterns in ancient wood to historical reference patterns for a certain region; each time period is unique because the shape and width of the rings varies due to climate and other environmental factors. By establishing a historical match for the outermost ring under the bark, scientists can surmise the year when a tree was chopped down.
The method provides a more precise age for wooden objects than carbon-14 dating, which relies on measurements of a radioactive isotope and can pinpoint the time of a tree's death to only within about 100 years, Tegel said.
Most of Tegel's research involves analyzing ancient tree rings to understand climate conditions long ago. Although dendrochronology is being used more and more by archaeologists, it can't be used in all cases because it's relatively rare to find wood preserved well enough to be analyzed, he said.
Tegel and his collaborators examined 151 oak timbers used to make the newly discovered wells and concluded that the trees were felled between 5469 and 5098 B.C. They also determined that at least 46 trees contributed to the material. These trees were up to 300 years old when harvested, and some were up to 3 feet in diameter.
The builders of the wells chopped the trees down with a stone adz, a wedge used in the manner of an ax, making cuts just above breast height, the team wrote. They then used wooden mauls and wedges to split the wood into planks and further shaped it using fire and tools.
The wells were constructed with "tube-like" sections made from hollowed-out tree trunks. They also had body chambers that were built out of carefully engineered interlocking logs.
"These kinds of corner joints and connections between the wood were very sophisticated," Tegel said.
Such complexity had been unexpected, he added, because the early farmers who built them did not have metal tools.
Princeton archaeologist Peter Bogucki was enthusiastic about the find. "This is a super discovery that give us a whole new insight into the lives on these early farming settlements," he said.
Bogucki and other experts in European prehistory noted that similar wells had been found before. But Bogucki said those had not been as closely studied, and didn't reveal such "amazing contents."
The researchers found items that had been cast into the wells, including wheat and remnants of peas, lentils, apples, raspberries and hazelnuts. They also unearthed bone and stone tools and a large amount of pottery. Some of the ceramic items had been repaired and decorated with a resin material, suggesting the vessels were reused for many years.
The team also discovered the remains of two young pigs that appeared to have been deliberately placed ? both were found in the exact same position ? in the excavation pit of one of the wells, Tegel said.
"The stuff in the bottom of the well is a nice little time capsule," Bogucki said. "To be able to find traces of these plants and organic materials and repaired pottery is astonishing."
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
Bears blitz Bruins 49-26 behind Martin, Florence
Baylor running back Glasco Martin is lifted by teammates after scoring a touchdown against UCLA during the first half of the NCAA college football Holiday Bowl game, Thursday Dec. 27, 2012, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
Baylor running back Glasco Martin is lifted by teammates after scoring a touchdown against UCLA during the first half of the NCAA college football Holiday Bowl game, Thursday Dec. 27, 2012, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
Baylor quarterback Nick Florence throws a pass during the first half of the NCAA college football Holiday Bowl game against UCLA, Thursday Dec. 27, 2012, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
Baylor's Antwan Goodley runs through a hole in the UCLA defense during the first half of the NCAA college football Holiday Bowl game, Thursday Dec. 27, 2012, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Routing the UCLA Bruins almost seemed like a sidelight for Baylor Bears quarterback Nick Florence.
Nabbing one of Robert Griffin III's school records? Now that was a big deal.
The Bears overwhelmed the No. 17 Bruins 49-26 in the Holiday Bowl on Thursday night as Florence threw for two scores and ran for another. Glasco Martin ran for three touchdowns.
Florence completed 10 of 13 passes for 188 yards, giving him 4,309 for the season to break RG3's school record of 4,293 set in his 2011 Heisman Trophy-winning season.
"For me, I just wanted a chance to play. I just happened to follow a Heisman Trophy winner," Florence said. "I'm not Robert. I'm not 6-3. I don't run a 4.3. You saw that tonight. Man, if I could run a 4.3 it would be nice. So I just had to be me. I tried to manage this offense and play within myself. He's a heck of player, he's done a heck of a job for this program, put us on the map. I'm humbled and honored to hold that record. He deserves it. I never thought that would have happened this year. I just wanted to win games."
Baylor (8-5) won its final four games and five of six.
"That was a question we asked all our players, 'What was going to happen now that Robert's gone?'" coach Art Briles said. "And our guys responded, fought together, believed in each other. They have always sustained and never lost focus."
Lache Seastrunk rushed 16 times for 138 yards and one score for Baylor, which outgained UCLA 494-362. The Bears came in leading the nation in total offense with 578.8 yards per game.
Baylor's defense came up big, too. The Bears sacked Brett Hundley six times, including two by Chris McAllister, and shut down UCLA's career rushing leader Johnathan Franklin. Franklin, who averaged 130.8 yards this season, gained 12 yards on his first carry of the game but was a non-factor after that, finishing with just 34 yards on 14 carries.
Overall, the Bruins gained only 33 yards on 28 carries. They came in having averaged 202.9 yards rushing.
"They played well upfront," UCLA coach Jim Mora said. "When we are at our best is when we can run the football. We couldn't find any room to the football. They played physical."
Hundley was 26 of 50 for 329 yards and three touchdowns to set UCLA's season passing record with 3,740 yards. The old record was 3,470 by Cade McNown in 1998.
UCLA (9-5) lost its final three.
The Bruins were never in this one. Baylor raced to a 21-0 lead by early in the second quarter on Martin's 4-yard run and Florence's TD passes of 8 yards to Antwan Goodley and 55 yards to Tevin Reese.
UCLA punted four times and lost the ball on downs before getting a break when Baylor's Jordan Navjar fumbled after a reception when he was hit by Eric Kendricks, with Randal Goforth recovering at the Bears 21. Two plays later, Joseph Fauria caught a 22-yard pass from Hundley to pull the Bruins to 21-7.
Baylor quickly added two more touchdowns to put it out of reach at 35-7. Martin burst up the middle for his second touchdown of the game, a 26-yarder, and, after UCLA punted yet again, Seastrunk broke free for a 43-yard touchdown run with 1:58 left before halftime.
UCLA then converted two fourth downs, including a fake punt, to move to the Baylor 12 with 7 seconds left. On fourth-and-10, Mora opted to go for a field goal and Ka'imi Fairbairn converted from 30 yards.
Martin added a 1-yard TD run in the third quarter and Florence had a 1-yard scoring run in the fourth.
Martin had 98 yards on 21 carries.
Baylor rushed for 306 yards.
"We knew coming in that we could run the ball well, and the O-line did a heck of a job and made my job easy," Florence said. "It makes throwing a lot easier."
Hundley threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Shaq Evans early in the fourth quarter and a 34-yarder to Logan Sweet as the game ended.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
China Now Has 1.104B Mobile Users, While Mobile Communications Revenue Totaled $116.26B Over First 11 Months of 2012
Statistics released yesterday?(link via Google Translate) by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) say that as of the end of November 2012, there were 1.104 billion mobile phone users in that country, an increase of nearly 118 million people during the first eleven months of 2012. This would mean that about 82% of China's population currently uses a mobile phone (though as commenters noted below, many of these mobile phones could have dual sim cards, which was not taken into account in the MIIT's report).?The number of 3G phone users reached 220 million, or about 20% of mobile phone users. Broadband Internet service users increased by 24.03 million in the first 11 months of the year, while the number of mobile Internet users increased by 111 million to 750 million.?From January to November 2012, mobile communications revenue in China totaled 724.53 billion yuan (or about $116.26 billion US dollars), an increase of 11% over the same period last year.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/qWY3x5yFP1E/
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Afghan policewoman kills US adviser in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? An Afghan policewoman shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul on Monday, the latest in a rising tide of insider attacks by Afghans against their foreign allies, senior Afghan officials said.
The killing of the American, who worked as a contractor with the NATO command, was the first known insider attack by a woman in Afghanistan.
The woman, identified as Afghan police Sgt. Nargas, had entered a strategic compound in the heart of the capital and shot the civilian adviser with a pistol as he came out of a small shop with articles he had just bought, Kabul Governor Abdul Jabar Taqwa told The Associated Press.
Earlier, she had asked bystanders where the governor's office was located, the governor said. As many Afghans, the policewoman uses only one name.
The policewoman was taken into Afghan custody shortly after the attack but Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said that she refused to answer questions after hours of interrogation aimed at determining her motives for the killing.
Sediqi said the assailant shot only once, striking the American in the side of the chest. He died either on the way or just upon arrival at a hospital, the spokesman added, describing her act as a "huge crime."
A NATO command spokesman, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lester T. Carroll, said the slain adviser was a contractor whose identity wasn't immediately released. "We can confirm that a civilian police adviser was shot and killed this morning by a suspected member of the Afghan uniformed police," Carroll said.
The attack occurred outside the police headquarters in a walled, highly secure compound which also houses the governor's office, courts and a prison. Kabul Deputy Police Chief Mohammad Daoud Amin said an investigation was under way.
Nargas, a mother of four, had worked with a human rights department of the police for two years and had earlier been a refugee in Pakistan and Iran, Amin said.
She could enter the compound armed because as a police officer she was licensed to carry a pistol, the police official said. Amin did not know whether the killer and victim were acquainted.
"Her background is very clean. We don't see that she had any connection with armed insurgent groups," Sediqi said. He added that she aroused no suspicion because she frequently went back and forth on business between the compound and the Interior Ministry where she worked.
Canadian Brig. Gen. John C. Madower, a command spokesman in Kabul, called the incident "a very sad occasion" and said his "prayers are with the loved ones of the deceased."
The killing came just hours after an Afghan policeman shot five of his colleagues at a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan late Monday. The attacker then stole his colleague's weapons and fled to join the Taliban, said deputy provincial governor in Jawzjan province, Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani.
More than 60 international allies, including troops and civilian advisers, have been killed by Afghan soldiers or police this year, and a number of other insider attacks as they are known are still under investigations. NATO forces, due to mostly withdraw from the country by 2014, have speeded up efforts to train and advise Afghan military and police units before the pullout.
The surge in insider attacks is throwing doubt on the capability of the Afghan security forces to take over from international troops and has further undermined public support for the 11-year war in NATO countries.
It has also stoked suspicion among some NATO units of their Afghan counterparts, although others enjoy close working relations with Afghan military and police.
As such attacks mounted this year, U.S. officials in Kabul and Washington insisted they were "isolated incidents" and withheld details. An AP investigation earlier this month showed that at least 63 coalition troops ? mostly Americans ? had been killed and more than 85 wounded in at least 46 insider attacks. That's an average of nearly one attack a week. In 2011, 21 insider attacks killed 35 coalition troops.
There have also been incidents of Taliban and other militants dressing in Afghan army and police uniforms to infiltrate NATO installations and attack foreigners.
In February, two U.S. soldiers ? Lt. Col. John D. Loftis and Maj. Robert J. Marchanti, died from wounds received during an attack by an Afghan policeman at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. The incident forced NATO to temporarily pull out their advisers from a number of ministries and police units and revise procedures in dealing with Afghan counterparts.
The latest known insider attack took place Nov. 11 when a British soldier, Capt. Walter Reid Barrie, was killed by an Afghan army soldier during a football match between British and Afghan soldiers in the restive southern province of Helmand.
More than 50 Afghan members of the government's security forces also have died this year in attacks by their own colleagues. Taliban militants claim such attacks reflect a growing popular opposition to both foreign military presence and the Kabul government.
In Sunday's attack, Jawzjani, the provincial official, said the attacker was an Afghan policeman manning a checkpoint in Dirzab District who turned his weapon on five colleagues before fleeing to the militant Islamist group.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-policewoman-kills-us-adviser-kabul-110131144.html
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West Antarctica Warming Twice As Fast As Previously Believed: Study
By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle
OSLO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - West Antarctica is warming almost twice as fast as previously believed, adding to worries of a thaw that would add to sea level rise from San Francisco to Shanghai, a study showed on Sunday.
Annual average temperatures at the Byrd research station in West Antarctica had risen 2.4 degrees Celsius (4.3F) since the 1950s, one of the fastest gains on the planet and three times the global average in a changing climate, it said.
The unexpectedly big increase adds to fears the ice sheet is vulnerable to thawing. West Antarctica holds enough ice to raise world sea levels by at least 3.3 metres (11 feet) if it ever all melted, a process that would take centuries.
"The western part of the ice sheet is experiencing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought," Ohio State University said in a statement of the study led by its geography professor David Bromwich.
The warming "raises further concerns about the future contribution of Antarctica to sea level rise," it said. Higher summer temperatures raised risks of a surface melt of ice and snow even though most of Antarctica is in a year-round deep freeze.
Low-lying nations from Bangladesh to Tuvalu are especially vulnerable to sea level rise, as are coastal cities from London to Buenos Aires. Sea levels have risen by about 20 cms (8 inches) in the past century.
The United Nations panel of climate experts projects that sea levels will rise by between 18 and 59 cms (7-24 inches) this century, and by more if a thaw of Greenland and Antarctica accelerates, due to global warming caused by human activities.
GLACIERS
The rise in temperatures in the remote region was comparable to that on the Antarctic Peninsula to the north, which snakes up towards South America, according to the U.S.-based experts writing in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Parts of the northern hemisphere have also warmed at similarly fast rates.
Several ice shelves - thick ice floating on the ocean and linked to land - have collapsed around the Antarctic Peninsula in recent years. Once ice shelves break up, glaciers pent up behind them can slide faster into the sea, raising water levels.
"The stakes would be much higher if a similar event occurred to an ice shelf restraining one of the enormous West Antarctic ice sheet glaciers," said Andrew Monaghan, a co-author at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research.
The Pine Island glacier off West Antarctica, for instance, brings as much water to the ocean as the Rhine river in Europe.
The scientists said there had been one instance of a widespread surface melt of West Antarctica, in 2005. "A continued rise in summer temperatures could lead to more frequent and extensive episodes of surface melting," they wrote.
West Antarctica now contributes about 0.3 mm a year to sea level rise, less than Greenland's 0.7 mm, Ohio State University said. The bigger East Antarctic ice sheet is less vulnerable to a thaw.
Helped by computer simulations, the scientists reconstructed a record of temperatures stretching back to 1958 at Byrd, where about a third of the measurements were missing, sometimes because of power failures in the long Antarctic winters.
(Reporting By Alister Doyle; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Mom, aunt charged over home-alone fire deaths
By Alexandra Clark, NBCChicago.com
Police have charged the mother and aunt of two toddlers who were killed in an apartment fire in a Chicago suburb.
Early Saturday morning, 2-year-old Jaryiah and 3-year-old Jarvis Meakens were left alone with two other children when a fire broke out. The two toddlers died in the blaze.
Their mother Tatiana Meakens, 23, and aunt Britany Meakens, 22, of Englewood,?were each charged with two counts of felony for endangering a child causing death and two counts of misdemeanor for endangering the life and health of a child, according to a police press release.
Both were called in for questioning after police discovered the two had left four children alone to attend a party, police said.
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The two children who survived - a 7-year-old boy and a 4-year-old boy - were taken into the custody of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, while authorities conducted their investigation.
Saturday night, friends, neighbors, and members of the community mourned the loss of the two toddlers with a vigil and balloon release.
Tatiana and Britany are scheduled to appear in bond court on Monday.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
A Bowl of Sugar for Breakfast? | Natural Holistic Health Blog
Guest Post Courtesy of the Xtend-Life Blog
When it comes to the proverbial ?most important meal of the day?, something has gone seriously wrong over the last couple of years. Breakfast cereals marketed towards children are often promoted has healthy meals, but no one ever tells you about the sugar content. According to a recent article, the Environmental Working Group found that 56 out of 84 reviewed breakfast brands had between 24 to 26% sugar by weight! That?s even before the odd sprinkle of sugar that some children add to their cereal. To put things into perspective, the amount of sugar in a single serving of some breakfast cereals may even be similar to eating a few cookies or even a chocolate bar. Extra sugar not only gets converted into fat but the sudden intake of sugar causes blood sugar levels to spike and then crash?inevitably leading to vicious circle of craving sweet fatty food. This ?sugar generation? goes far back, even when I was at school. I had a friend who ate his cereal (a popular brand containing chocolate) with three large spoons of sugar added. To top it off, he drank a large glass of his favorite soft drink. Back then, it?s easy to see why by the time first break came around at 10am, he was cranky and first in line at the tuck-shop ordering donuts, chocolate bars and crisps. Some people may argue that at least it?s a way of getting their children to eat cereal and therefore get some fiber into their system and food into their stomachs to start the day.
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APThe Steelers might finally get a return on their first round pick.
According to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that rookie David DeCastro could play right guard this week against the Cowboys. That would allow them to switch Ramon Foster to left guard and Maurkice Pouncey back to center.
?We believe that his health is at level where, if we like what we see, he might have the opportunity to play,? Tomlin said of DeCastro, who has played only on field-goal and extra-point units the last two games. DeCastro would have likely started all year, but for a preseason knee injury.
The Steelers have been shuffling the line all season, and the aggravation of Willie Colon?s knee injury caused the latest round. Colon had surgery Monday and will miss at least two games, and probably the rest of the season. Tomlin said he wanted to see how Colon responded to surgery before he made a determination on a roster move.
Of course, that?s not their only injury problem.
Tomlin said cornerback Cortez Allen has a hip flexor injury that Tomlin which could keep him out of the Cowboys game. Allen has replaced Ike Taylor, who has been out with a hairline fracture in his right ankle.
Outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley, however, is expected to return after missing the last two games.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Software guru McAfee arrested, faces deportation
Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee is in the process of being deported to Belize after he was arrested in Guatemala for entering the country illegally, his attorney said today.
John McAfee is scheduled to be deported to Belize later this morning, ABC News has learned. But a judge could stay the ruling if it is determined that McAfee's life is threatened by being in Belizean custody, as McAfee has claimed in the past several weeks.
Just hours before McAfee's arrest, he told ABC News in an exclusive interview Wednesday he would be seeking asylum in Guatemala. McAfee was arrested by the Central American country's immigration police and not the national police, said his attorney, who was confident his client would be released within hours.
"Thank God I am in a place where there is some sanity," said McAfee, 67, before his arrest. "I chose Guatemala carefully."
McAfee said that in Guatemala, the locals aren't surprised when he says the Belizean government is out to kill him. "Instead of going, 'You're crazy,' they go, 'Yeah, of course they are,'" he said. "It's like, finally, I understand people who understand the system here."
But McAfee added he has not ruled out moving back to the United States, where he made his fortune as the inventor of anti-virus software, and that despite losing much of his fortune he still has more money than he could ever spend. In his interview with ABC News, a jittery, animated but candid McAfee called the media's representation of him a "nightmare that is about to explode," and said he's prepared to prove his sanity.
McAfee has been on the run from police in Belize since the Nov. 10 murder of his neighbor, fellow American expatriate Greg Faull.
During his three-week journey, said McAfee, he disguised himself as handicapped, dyed his hair seven times and hid in many different places during his three-week journey.
He dismissed accounts of erratic behavior and reports that he had been using the synthetic drug bath salts. He said he had never used the drug, and said statements that he had were part of an elaborate prank.
Investigators said that McAfee was not a suspect in the death of the former developer, who was found shot in the head in his house on the resort island of San Pedro, but that they wanted to question him.
McAfee told ABC News that the poisoning death of his dogs and the murder just hours later of Faull, who had complained about his dogs, was a coincidence.
McAfee has been hiding from police ever since Faull's death -- but Telesforo Guerra, McAfee's lawyer in Guatemala, said the tactic was born out of necessity, not guilt.
"You don't have to believe what the police say," Guerra told ABC News. "Even though they say he is not a suspect they were trying to capture him."
Guerra, who is a former attorney general of Guatemala, said it would take two to three weeks to secure asylum for his client.
According to McAfee, Guerra is also the uncle of McAfee's 20-year-old girlfriend, Samantha. McAfee said the government raided his beachfront home and threatened Samantha's family.
"Fifteen armed soldiers come in and personally kidnap my housekeeper, threaten Sam's father with torture and haul away half a million dollars of my s***," claimed McAfee. "If they're not after me, then why all these raids? There've been eight raids!"
Before his arrest, McAfee said he would hold a press conference on Thursday in Guatemala City to announce his asylum bid. He has offered to answer questions from Belizean law enforcement over the phone, and denied any involvement in Faull's death.
False Report of McAfee Arrest on Mexico Border
Over the weekend, a post on McAfee's blog claimed that he had been detained on the Belizean/Mexico border. On Monday, a follow-up post said that the "John McAfee" taken into custody was actually a "double" who was carrying a North Korean passport with McAfee's name.
That post claimed that McAfee had already escaped Belize and was on the run with Samantha and two reporters from Vice Magazine.
McAfee did not reveal his location in that post, and a spokesman for Belize's National Security Ministry, Raphael Martinez, told ABC News on Monday that no one by McAfee's name was ever detained at the border and that Belizean security officials believed McAfee was still in their country.
However, a photo posted by Vice magazine on Monday with their article, "We Are With John McAfee Right Now, Suckers," apparently had been taken on an iPhone 4S and had location information embedded in it that revealed the exact coordinates where the photo was taken -- in the Rio Dulce National Park in Guatemala -- as reported by Wired.com.
A subsequent blog post on McAfee's site confirmed that the photo had mistakenly revealed his location, and said that Monday was "chaotic due to the accidental release of my exact co-ordinates by an unseasoned technician at Vice headquarters.
"We made it to safety in spite of this handicap," the post read. "I had to cancel numerous interviews with the press yesterday because of this and I apologize to all of those affected.
"I apologize for all of the misdirections over the past few days . ... It was not easy to exit Belize and required many supporters in many countries."
Belizean authorities said there was no manhunt, and have questioned McAfee's sanity.
"He is extremely paranoid. I would go far as to say even bonkers," said Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow, circling his index finger.
But now, all the misdirection may be coming to any end. Asked if he feels safe, McAfee told ABC News, "Oh, absolutely. I feel like I've come home."
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Justin Kievit, Middle School Wrestler, Lets Boy With Cerebral Palsy Win Match (VIDEO)
A video that exhibits the "true sportsmanship" of a 12-year-old boy and his plucky wrestling opponent has gone viral on Facebook.
The clip, which features seventh grade wrestlers Justin Kievit and Jared Stevens, has racked up more than 87,000 shares since Justin's dad posted it on Facebook less than a week ago.
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Over the weekend a young wrestler from a Middle School in Tennessee did something that a lot of kids his age would not think about doing. He intentionally lost a match, but unintentionally won the hearts of anyone that watches his actions in the video.
?I think a lot of people are scared to put kids like me on the mat, but they don?t need to be,? Jared, a boy with cerebral palsy," told Franklin Home Page on Monday. His match with Justin had been his first.
Jared's father told the Tennesean that though his son has the physical capacity of a 6-month-old, his intellectual ability is close to his age level. Socially, his dad adds, Jared "hits it out of the park."
?Jared just likes to do stuff like everybody else," he told the Franklin Home Page. "There's a limit to what he can do, but something like wrestling, he can do that as much as he can do. He just enjoys being out there participating. He doesn't mind trying anything."
Clay Mayes, Jared's wrestling coach, said that the 13-year-old practices with his school's wrestling team every day.
When Jared expressed that he wanted to participate in a wrestling match, Mayes said he called his friend Randy Stevens (no relation), a coach at another middle school.
?It wasn?t about weight class,? Mayes told the Tennessean. ?I told him to point me toward the kid who has the kindest heart.?
And that's how Justin Kievit got involved. In the clip, Justin can be seen shaking hands with Jared, before helping his opponent put an arm around him -- "pinning" him and therefore, winning.
?The first time he met Jared was when he shook hands with him before the match. So it really was spontaneous. They just picked this kid. If you watch the video, he just did an amazing job. There's not many adults comfortable putting hands on a disabled kid, much less another [7th grader],? Jared's dad said of his son's wrestling opponent.
Many people who have watched the video said that they were deeply touched by both the sportsmanship and bravery shown by the two young boys.
"Love it!! Love the spirit of both boys!!! Both my boys wrestle now... Can't wait to share this with them and their team," one Facebook user wrote.
"This has truly warmed my heart... thanks for sharing, what a wonderful act of kindness," another said.
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Juan Manuel Marquez opens up regarding fourth fight against Manny Pacquiao ? Boxing News
Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez will fight Filipino fight sensation Manny Pacquiao on December 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for the fourth time. The rivalry has already become one of the best in the history of boxing, with Pacquiao winning two out of three fights.
Marquez currently stands with 54 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie and 39 knockouts in his portfolio. On the other hand, Pacquiao stands with 54 wins, 4 losses, 2 ties and 38 knockouts in his portfolio. Both fighters are more or less of the same calibre, with Marquez having an upper hand when it comes to knockout ratio.
?The fact I've been right there, competing in very close fights with him, and believing the judges have been wrong . . . that's made me strong, inspired me to prove that. I fight for the pride of my country. I feel that every time I walk into the ring, and that doesn't allow you to walk away from finishing this,? said Marquez when asked what inspires him to go head to head against Manny Pacquiao once again despite already losing two fights against him.
Marquez went head to head against Pacquiao last year in December, losing via split decision. It was the very first time the crowd booed for Pacquiao, believing Marquez had outboxed Pacquiao. Now, Marquez wants to knockout Pacquiao in order to make sure Pacquiao does not get another win.
?I'm not thinking about retirement. I'm thinking about giving the fans a great fight, with all my sweat, blood, guts and heart,? said Marquez when asked if he will retire in case he suffers another loss at the hands of the former WBO welterweight titlist.
For Marquez, this fight is important, as he needs to ensure a victory by hook or crook. Another loss at the hands of Pacquiao would prove him inferior to the Filipino, which certainly is not what Marquez is looking forward to.
Both fighters will lock horns at the MGM Grand this Saturday, making history once again by trying to prove who the better man is in the ring.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
QualityTips For Do It Yourself Home Improvement
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Home improvements can increase the value of a home. There are easy tips below that can help you boost your property. These tips are easy, cheap methods of improving your home.
Use wallpaper to decorate a book case. Pick a unique and interesting design. Line the back of the bookcase with wallpaper for an added design flare when you place your books. This little glimpse of wallpaper will attract attention from across the room.
Choose which color scheme you would like in your room. Complementary colors look nice in formal rooms of the home. Colors that are opposite on the color chart complement each other. This would include yellow and blue, red and green, etc. This color scheme is visually striking and effective.
Heed the advice given to you by your contractor. Since you have put the necessary work into finding a reputable and trustworthy contractor, you can probably count on the fact that his advice is reliable. If your contractor advises against a particular change, trust him or her. This rule is especially true when it comes to maintaining a budget, as the contractor knows the costs involved. Listen to your contractor.
TIP! In an area where you relax, apply analogous colors. Analogous colors sit next to each other on a color wheel, such as red and orange, green and yellow or violet and blue.
To lower the electric costs associated to illuminating your yard, you can change your regular light to one that contains a motion sensor. These types of lights can be manually turned on and the sensitivity can also be adjusted.
An easy home improvement idea is to replace old appliances with newer, cost effective ones. Replacing aging appliances with energy-efficient upgrades will reduce your utility bills and improve the value of your home. That makes them a great home improvement investment. Installing appliances is generally easy, making these upgrades a quick and painless way to improve your home.
If a contractor offers you a cash discount, you need to choose a different one. Paying with cash is risky. If you must pay with cash you can protect yourself by getting a signed copy of the contract prior to any work or payment and of course, get a written receipt for any cash you do give them.
TIP! If you hire a professional for home improvements, check credentials carefully. You should always be sure that anyone you hire is qualified for the work they will be doing, and that they employ the high standards in their work.
When you can, use materials that are natural for your home improvement projects. Natural materials, such as wood, ceramic, and stone, are typically much better to use then synthetic ones. They?re better looking and also a lot more durable. Choosing natural materials over synthetics can prove more cost effective as synthetics will need replacement more frequently.
Hire a professional when there is major work to be done. Home improvement professionals have their jobs because they have skills. Skilled professionals will be able to ensure that the job is done correctly. Don?t go it alone. Get the help of a professional on large home improvement jobs to avoid the hassle and expense of ?do-overs.?.
Do not hire a contractor without checking their references first. Pretend like you?re hiring someone at your own business. You want to look into their background as much as possible and make sure that other people have been pleased with their service.
Is your flooring looking a bit old? You can always rip out your floor and put down wood flooring. While this type of flooring is considered cheap by many, it is a very nice alternative. It is also so easy to install that you can do it yourself.
TIP! Replacing your existing front door with a new, steel entry door is a home improvement project that offers great value for your money. Surprisingly, steel doors are a good investment.
Do you want new appliances? Consider how long they will last. Your refrigerator should last two decades and your dryer and washer should last around 10 years. Make sure you look at reviews before you buy.
Getting rid of your waste is an important thing to consider when undertaking a construction project. Demolishing walls or appliances creates a lot of garbage. Before you begin your project, you should allocate some space to hold the garbage.
It is extremely helpful to make a step by step list before starting any project. Have someone else look over your list, preferably someone experienced in home improvement who can make sure you didn?t leave anything out. Set aside lots of time for the project, as these things often take much longer than initially expected.
Keep a drain snake on hand to save yourself money. You will avoid the cost of buying expensive drain cleaners. Drain snakes shouldn?t be used unless you are experienced using them. Get a snake that?s the proper size so you don?t cause any damage.
TIP! It is important that you have a contractor that is willing to listen to what you have to say. It is important to find a contractor who listens to you and who you can trust.
As you have seen, with a few easy tips, you can do a lot to raise your home?s value without taking a loss. When selling time comes, you won?t regret the work you put into it.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
johir.khan: orpitasingh: Horse Racing History | recreation and sports ...
The sport of horse racing goes back a long, long way. It goes back to circa 4,500 BC when nomadic Central Asian tribes domesticated horses for the first time. Ever after, horse-racing has reigned supreme as a sport fit for Kings.
From the beginning of recorded history, horse racing has been depicted as an organised and popular sport common to all of the world's major civilizations. The Olympic Games of ancient Greece featured events involving both mounted and chariot racing. The sport was then taken up by the Romans. Mounted and chariot horse racing became major areas of enterprise in Roman Empire days; these events were the product of breeding programs with imported bloodlines and extensive training programs. Horseracing had all elements of legalized betting like bookies, proper racing tracks, hit tips, scandals and, red hot entertainment and excitement. Horse racing saw a decline that coincided with the Roman Empire's decline. It began to pick up speed once more once mankind was well into a more modern era.
Horse racing took a professional turn as long ago as the twelfth century, when English Crusader knights came back in the company of Arab horses. This set off a trend that lasted for the forthcoming period of hundreds of years: more and more Arab stallions were imported for crossing with English mares. The ensuing offspring were a real mix of speed and endurance. These cross bred horses were the forefathers of today's horse racing breeds.
As quantum technological jumps in transport and other fields of human concern took place in the 19th century and later , thousands of people became hooked on watching horse races and gambling on racing horses. Horseracing started to get intensive coverage in distinguished newspapers, and gambling volumes consistently increased. The arrival of organised on-site bookmakers brought along a complete sea change. Random and sometimes illegal, sometimes unethical practices led to a moderately successful Jockey Club effort to establish really high standards of order, discipline and integrity that ensured the sport's continued well being.
All around the world, attendance at race courses has been shooting up right into the early part of this century. There had been a decline in attendance during the 1970s and 1980s. The technology wonder of online web wagering has influenced horse racing in ways never conceived of earlier. Online betting has drawn a completely new generation of spectators and betters to the Game of Kings; they prefer to conduct all of their activities in front of their computers and TV sets. The facility to bet and earn cash legally from the result of horse races has been a core part of this sport's appeal and a major factor behind its survival as a sport with a presence.
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Outdoor Festive Holiday Decor for Your Home
While we all love to deck the halls of our holiday home on the interiors, don?t forget to spread festive cheer to the exterior of your home too. Depending on how much you love to decorate, the sky is the limit to adding lights, greenery, color and more festive decor to your outdoor home. Whether you like to entertain outdoors, or you like to make your outdoor home feel welcome, here are ideas to brighten up any boring exterior home for the holidays.
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Bring out your home?s natural surroundings: ?
Every home has unique surroundings that make it beautiful and festive. Depending on the landscaping, views, and climate can dictate what type of holiday ornamentation to add. Homes that have evergreen trees and green foliage may benefit from evergreen garland, wreaths and greenery gathered with ribbons and lights along your fences, doors, and windows.
Swag garland hung around your front door, and along railings and front entry stair banisters can unite your natural surroundings and bring out holiday traditions that date back generations of family decorating their exterior homes.
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Light your home in accordance of your neighborhood:
While we all love to decorate our outdoor home as we see fit, there is a difference between standing out for pleasant aesthetics and not! Add lights that will enhance the architecture of your home and not detract from it. Landscape lighting and up lighting on architectural features such as roof eaves, and columns can show off decorations beautifully.
Remember, outdoor decor should be admired in the day and the evening hours. Consider using LED outdoor string lights to conserve electricity and still bring brightness to your exterior features.
Celebrate the natural beauty of your outdoor home
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Depending on your climate the holidays are the perfect time to entertain friends, family and guests in your outdoor home. Whether sitting around an outdoor fireplace decorated with festive red or white poinsettias or decorating your outdoor dining table with colorful candles, table linen and winter colors can be beautiful. Look to your immediate surroundings for natural decor to add to the centerpiece for a natural touch.
Organic winter fruits such as cranberries and pomegranates look like a holiday focal point amongst pine cones, and candles in hurricane vases. Be original and use textiles from your indoor home to liven up any patio or outdoor dining area. At night bring out lanterns, string lights around trees and invest in outdoor space heaters or fire pits to keep the holiday gathering lingering into the night. Holiday entertaining and outdoor decorating is perfect this time of year!
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Set the scene for holiday fun and a welcoming outdoor home with these inspiring ideas to bring color, light and festive touches to the exterior of your home. Can?t think of ideas? Look to your neighbors or local outdoor venues such as public gardens and areas where your local community gather and decorate with greenery and decorative holiday elements. They may help you remember that the holidays are for celebrating our loved ones and family and the outdoors are just one more place to represent these festive traditions at your outdoor home.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Thankgiving Ideas - Turkey and Sides Recipes
4 Chef-Approved Recipes For The Best Thanksgiving Dinner, Ever
'Tis the season for all things joyful ? getting together with family and friends, stuffing your face (practically) guilt-free, and, of course, booze. But, the holidays aren't exactly stress free. Besides having to explain to all your distant relatives why you're still single, there's the little issue of preparing Thanksgiving dinner. For us non-Barefoot Contessas, the thought of preparing the most important meal of the year can have us running straight to theEnter: Chef James Tracey (the brains behind the mouthwatering menus of Craft and Colicchio & Sons) to show us his secrets to cooking a knock-their-socks-off Turkey Day feast. This foolproof guide to all things seasonally delicious has got you covered from start to finish ? we're talking step-by-step instructions for green bean casserole, potatoes, turkey, and even Tracey's (formerly) top-secret family recipe for persimmon pudding. Just remember to move all those sweaters out of your oven, first.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Home improvements that can be achieved on a budget.. | Yemen ...
Consider your quality of life before visual aesthetics when starting home improvements. A pond in your front yard might be nice, yet having your child fall in & drown would be horrifying. You might want to install a desk, yet the money could be be better spent on installing air conditioning in a Florida home.
Make sure that you & your contractor are on the same page regarding your budget for the project. Be honest with your contractor regarding the amount of money you have to spend, don?t hide the wiggle room that you built into the budget. Many homeowners fear that they will obtain taken advantage of, yet if you are not honest, you may find yourself having received inferior materials or workmanship because the contractor was trying to cut the costs to fit your budget.
Here?s a simple way of fixing gaps at the bottom of poorly fitted interior doors. Sandwich a section of timber (cut to the width of the door) between two pieces of paneling. Leave each piece of paneling sticking out beyond the upper side of the two by two by approximately one inch. Slip the extension over the bottom of the door & screw each piece of paneling into place against each side of the door.
Home improvement does not need to put you in the poor house. With a bit of know how & a bit of sweat, you can fix up your home without breaking the bank. Follow the tips outlined in this article & start the journey towards the home of your dreams.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
How bacteria attack their host cells with sticky lollipops
ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2012) ? Yersinia enterocolitica, a pathogenic bacterium, causes fever and diarrhea. With the help of a protein anchored in its membrane, Yersinia attaches to its host cells and infects them. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in T?bingen and the Leibniz-Institut fuer Molekulare Pharmakologie in Berlin have determined the structure of an important component of the membrane protein and have gained insight into its biogenesis. The membrane proteins provide an interesting starting point for the development of new antibiotics against pathogens.
Several diseases are caused by an infection with Yersinia enterocolitica. In babies the bacteria induce fever and diarrhea, in adolescents and adults they cause inflammations of the small intestine and various forms of inflammatory arthritis. Yersinia can be transmitted to humans directly from animals, especially pigs, if for example meat has not been heated sufficiently. Special membrane proteins of the bacteria, so-called adhesins, do not only look like lollipops, but are also as sticky as the sweets. They enable the bacteria to attach to their host cells and to invade them. The adhesins reach the bacterial surface by a complex autotransport mechanism.
In their study the scientists concentrated on the membrane domain of the complex protein that is responsible for the transport of the extracellular domains. "This study could only be carried out in a true collaboration," says Dirk Linke from the Max Planck Institute. The study was funded by the 'Forschungsprogramm Methoden f?r die Lebenswissenschaften' of the Baden-W?rttemberg Stiftung.
Proteins located in the membrane are often difficult to isolate, purify and crystallize. It is therefore challenging to study them by conventional structure determination methods. The scientists used solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to gain structural information about the membrane protein domain. "In addition, magnetic resonance spectroscopy provides insight into the transport dynamics," explains Barth van Rossum from the Leibniz Institute.
Yersinia belongs to the class of gram-negative bacteria who are bounded by a specially structured outer double membrane. Many more pathogenic bacteria such as salmonella, legionella or the Cholera pathogen are members of this group causing diarrhea, infections of the urinary tract or the pulmonary tract. The scientists assume that, similar to Yersinia, many gram-negative bacteria make use of membrane proteins in the infection process. "However, in human cells this type of membrane protein is not to be found," says Dirk Linke.
Hopes are that the knowledge about the autotransporter proteins will help in the development of new substances to specifically block transport processes at the membrane of pathogenic bacteria. However the scientists state that there is still a long way to go. They will now conduct new experiments to systematically apply changes to the particularly flexible parts of the protein domain in order to reach a deeper understanding of its mechanism.
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- Shakeel Ahmad Shahid, Benjamin Bardiaux, W Trent Franks, Ludwig Krabben, Michael Habeck, Barth-Jan van Rossum, Dirk Linke. Membrane-protein structure determination by solid-state NMR spectroscopy of microcrystals. Nature Methods, 2012; DOI: 10.1038/NMETH.2248
- Shakeel A. Shahid, Stefan Markovic, Dirk Linke, Barth-Jan van Rossum. Assignment and secondary structure of the YadA membrane protein by solid-state MAS NMR. Scientific Reports, 2012; 2 DOI: 10.1038/srep00803
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The former Party of Five actor and his wife, Real World: New Orleans alum Kelley, 35, welcomed son Miller William Wolf on Saturday, Nov. 10 in Los Angeles, they tell PEOPLE exclusively.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Maryland Question 6 Advocates' Alliance With 2 Baptist Pastors Helped Build Broad Support
The two Baptist pastors didn't know a soul at Gov. Martin O'Malley's big breakfast for supporters of his same-sex marriage bill back in January.
Neither had ever been in a room with so many openly gay people.
"It was a different moment," said the Rev. Donte Hickman Sr., pastor of Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore. He had attended the breakfast in Annapolis with a colleague, the Rev. Delman Coates, who leads a megachurch in Prince George's County.
They listened. Observed. And at the news conference that followed, stood to the side.
They left intrigued by the proposed legislation, but unsure of how much of a role they wanted to play in Maryland's marriage debate.
Ten months later, the two had become the highest-profile pitchmen for Question 6, appearing in nearly identical commercials that played on television for three-quarters of the campaign. In Baltimore -- during some stretches -- the average person saw the commercials 10 times a week.
Voters' approval of Maryland's same-sex marriage law last week can be traced in part to the decision by Hickman, 41, and Coates, 39, to lend their names, faces and reputations to a campaign on an issue that remains highly controversial in their community.
According to Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the campaign for same-sex marriage, the pastors' comfort in distinguishing between church and civil law was persuasive not only to blacks, but to white voters.
Equally important was the success of Marylanders for Marriage Equality in raising the $6 million needed to keep Hickman and Coates on the air and the rest of the campaign humming.
Before the campaign could raise that money, it had to endure an internal shake-up and win over skeptical donors who saw better-organized efforts in Washington state and Maine.
On Tuesday, Maryland voters from across a broad geographical and political spectrum voted 52 percent to 48 percent to legalize same-sex marriage. The six Maryland jurisdictions that voted in favor of the measure were five majority-white counties and majority-black Baltimore. Two of the counties supported Republican Mitt Romney for president.
"Hickman and Coates, their courage and their voices cannot be underestimated," O'Malley said in an interview after the election. "They were very, very important to changing the dialogue of fear to a much more positive dialogue of hope."
While raising money was a challenge, O'Malley said, "We refused to give in."
"You have to get a lot of no's before you got the yes," he said.
But to the alarm of supporters, those "no's" were still coming strong in August. The campaign didn't have enough money to fund even a few days on television.
"There was never a moment when it was easy," said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, which put nearly $2 million into the Maryland fight.
National trends, of course, played an important role in the victory. Opinion polls have shown growing support for same-sex marriage, and the backing of President Barack Obama -- who announced in May that he had "evolved" on the issue, and later endorsed the Maryland measure specifically -- might have led black voters in particular to take another look.
Votes in Maryland, Maine and Washington state last week marked the first time that same-sex marriage had been approved at the ballot box. Voters in Minnesota, meanwhile, rejected a proposed ban on gay marriage there.
Supporters hope the victories will influence the Supreme Court, which is expected to take up a same-sex marriage case this month, and believe they could help sway votes in other Democratic-leaning states such as Hawaii, Illinois and Rhode Island.
But none of that was in the minds of Hickman or Coates as they wrestled with the idea of supporting same-sex marriage and how vocal they should be. Their journey started in the church.
Coates, the Harvard-educated pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, was growing uncomfortable with how colleagues were talking about homosexuality when same-sex marriage become a hot topic in 2011 because of legislative debate on the issue.
"Listening to the tone and the rhetoric they were using, that rhetoric did not reflect my views," he said. "I did not want my silence to be interpreted by anyone as an endorsement of that position."
He also had a personal connection to the question. Growing up, Coates enjoyed a close bond with a cousin about his own age. But when each went off to college, the cousin stopped coming to family events.
"He disappeared," Coates said.
He eventually learned that his cousin was gay and HIV-positive. Nobody in the family wanted to talk about it.
"I wrestled with that code of silence that many families have when somebody is different," he said. "I didn't want the church to be that way."
Hickman, of Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore, also started thinking about same-sex marriage in 2011, after O'Malley said he would make legalization a priority.
"People were saying pastors will be locked up for resisting a same-sex ceremony," he recalled. "I said we should get a better understanding of what it was."
Hickman and Coates -- longtime friends -- conferred, and decided they wanted to be part of the debate in some way.
Hickman, who knew O'Malley from his years as mayor of Baltimore, called the governor's office.
The response: Come to Annapolis. The governor wants to have lunch with you.
From there, Hickman and Coates began inching toward what would eventually be a historic campaign. They discussed religious freedom with O'Malley. They liked the way he talked about it.
O'Malley invited the men back to the governor's mansion the next day, for the breakfast and launch of the legislative battle.
A gay-rights activist approached Hickman and thanked him for his support.
"I said, 'I don't support same-sex marriage. I support your right to get married in a courthouse,'" Hickman recalled.
He says the man understood the distinction he was drawing, and that helped Hickman get closer.
The governor's office asked whether Hickman and Coates would testify at a House of Delegates hearing on the bill. They chewed over the implications together. How would the church respond? The broader faith community? Was this a step too far?
In the end they agreed. Hickman, seated at a table with O'Malley and Coates, explained his thinking to lawmakers: "Let the church be the church, the state be the state and God be the judge."
The General Assembly approved the legislation and O'Malley signed it in March.
Opponents responded by petitioning the measure to referendum. The law was suspended and put on the ballot, where voters would have the final say.
Other states had legalized same-sex marriage through legislation or via court case. In more than 30 tries, none had ever approved it by popular vote.
So began the referendum campaign. In late September, the campaign asked Hickman and Coates each to tape a television commercial.
"I said, 'Haven't we done enough?'" Hickman said. Coates persuaded him.
In separate ads, the ministers look directly into the camera. In Hickman's spot, he says: "I support this law because it does not force any church to perform a same-sex marriage if it's against their beliefs."
In Coates' ad, he says: "I would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views; therefore, I should not deny others' based upon mine."
A team of consultants tested the commercials with focus groups and found they had a crossover hit. Black people liked it. White people liked it. Women liked it.
"They needed to be authentic and they were authentic," said O'Malley pollster Fred Yang, who worked for Marylanders for Marriage Equality.
The group now had a campaign quiver full of commercials, but there was another problem: Supporters weren't raising the money needed to buy television time.
At the beginning of August, the campaign had only $400,000 in the bank -- not enough to buy even a single week on the air. Campaign manager Josh Levin said he "sounded the alarm bell."
It rang in the governor's mansion.
"We just stayed at it," O'Malley said.
He tapped longtime ally Del. Maggie L. McIntosh, a Baltimore Democrat, to take over strategic decision-making for a campaign that was being pulled in a number of different directions.
A 64-year old lesbian from a small town in Kansas, McIntosh came of age in an era when most gays stayed quiet about their sexual orientation and hoped nobody would notice. She's risen in the General Assembly to chair the powerful Environmental Matters Committee and has a brisk, businesslike style. She shows little emotion, no ego.
The campaign's paid staff was slimmed from 24 to 16. McIntosh convened a bipartisan, all-volunteer "kitchen cabinet" to serve as a steering committee.
McIntosh began working on the question of why some national gay-rights groups were ignoring Maryland. To many out-of-staters, she learned, Maryland was a latecomer to the issue -- and a disorganized one at that.
First, the state had had difficulty getting the law passed. An attempt in 2011 was pulled from the House floor when Democratic leaders were unable to muster enough votes. Then there was a history of organizational problems in its main statewide gay-rights group. And now, with the question on the ballot, advocates had little time to prepare a campaign.
And to an outside observer, the demographic picture didn't look propitious, either. There was the large African-American electorate that was traditionally hostile to gay marriage. And a significant number of Roman Catholics, with a powerful and politically active conference of bishops.
After 32 straight losses at the polls, the national groups thought victory was finally within their grasp. Elsewhere.
Maine, where a same-sex marriage campaign had been working for three years to organize and persuade voters, was attractive. Voters in Washington state had proved their willingness to support gay rights by approving a 2009 measure legalizing domestic partnerships.
In Maryland, Griffin said, "We were still convincing people until the very end."
Freedom to Marry, one of the country's most important gay-rights advocacy groups, was not listing Maryland as a battleground state. The omission, supporters here believed, was scaring off the big national money.
Something had to be done to make the state more attractive to outside donors, McIntosh believed. Far more money would have to be raised locally.
She turned to an unlikely ally: Chip DiPaula. In Maryland, he's best known for helping to elect the state's first Republican governor in a generation when he orchestrated the 2002 victory of Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
His national contacts, though, came from helping put a different Republican in office. He was CEO of the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia that nominated George W. Bush for president.
He's also gay -- and wanted to see same-sex marriage pass in Maryland.
"National supporters are sophisticated," DiPaula said. "They want to invest their money with precision to secure victory."
With McIntosh's blessing, DiPaula designed a Hail Mary. On Labor Day weekend he spent hours composing a personal appeal to Evan Wolfson, the head of Freedom to Marry.
The message: We can win this. I know because I managed an unlikely campaign before in Maryland. We won then and we will win this time, too.
It worked. Freedom to Marry added Maryland to the list.
"We took the lead on raising early money for three of the four states and left others to do the same in Maryland," Wolfson said in an interview. "When it became clear that others had not stepped up, Freedom to Marry stepped up again. We always thought Maryland could do it."
Coupled with positive polling numbers, better local fundraising, and personal appeals from O'Malley, the freeze among national donors began to thaw. New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg gave $250,000. Republican donor Paul Singer gave $250,000. Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue gave $100,000. Brad Pitt gave $25,000.
Freedom to Marry gave $200,000.
In the end, the Maryland Marriage Alliance spent about $6 million, about half what supporters spent in Washington state and Minnesota. Only Maine, a state with less than a quarter of Maryland's population, spent less.
On Oct. 9, a day after opponents began airing their commercials, Marylanders for Marriage Equality debuted its advertising campaign with the message from the two black pastors.
The group spent about $800,000 a week on television time, and Hickman and Coates remained on the air for most of the campaign.
Backlash came swiftly. And it was personal, Coates said.
"It's been tough with some peers and colleagues," he said. "Statements that I'm not a true preacher. I'm not part of the church. A range of judgments and attacks."
He says critics predicted that Coates and Hickman would destroy their ministries.
Since word of the campaign spread, both pastors have had to add services on Sunday to accommodate increased demand.
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