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Guys, if you appear in any of these pictures, please link and identify yourselves so that we all know who we are I am the chick in the gray jacket, red shirt, and glasses.
i left my house about 7:10, and realized immediately that i had miscalculated the time it would take to get to Rockville :/ The rain didnt help much, but we were on time up until we got to Silver Spring, where we were stuck in a giant traffic jamb. I got to the party at about 8:20, with the room packed and the announcement started (though not very far in)
I was in the back, so filming wasnt really a possibility (5'4", most of the guys there were 6'+). I did however try to tweet my way through and took some pictures.
after the news wrapped up and Xin was introduced (sowwy for misspelling your name D:) the drinking started. The over 21's started the night off with candycorn shots, which is a candycorn submerged in a glass of booze. we socialized and stuff, people went outside and stood in line (read: cloud) waiting forsketches from Jaime and Xin.
Xin sketching. Jaime signing a sketch. The 1st page of book 1 and 2 was also available for purchase, signed by the artists and writer.
The original art was there too. It was really sweet to see it in person, it looked a lot more impressive than online, especially the summer updates.
Our honorary Parson (evil goatee'd version) made himself a candycorn keylime pie.
Rob, Ellen, and Janny. Some of the attendees.
Showing off the Titan Glasses 2.0
One of me and Jaime. One of me and Rob.
next came the Manpowers, which were some funky blue booze mixed with keylime liquor (which smelled great). the Bacon Vodka also came out at this point. The Erfworld travel mugs were converted into makeshift cocktail shakers.
Rob and Janny, looking d'aaw.
eventually everyone (or, well, most people) got nice and boozed up. Rob came back from the spillover party, and was, by that time, Party Robtm (as far as i know).
Katt, who likes a good huggle, invited me into a hug on the bed. some more people got on, until someone realized that the stack bonus maxes at 8 and we only had 7 people. Rob jumped inat this point and provided us with a nice leadership bonus. Chocolate whiped cream was involved. The rest of the people at the party got in as well, as we ended up with 14 people on the bed. That was not very comfortable to maintain, so it dispursed after a picture was taken. After that the stack remained small but effective, with Lana, Rob, and Katt making up the bottom row and me lying across them. Afterward Ellen joined in by lying on across me, and taking my position after i left.
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This is an accessible guide to using therapeutic stories to help connect with troubled adopted children. It demonstrates how parents and professionals can create their own stories to help children heal, and explains the theory behind the therapy. This second edition includes updated research and full sample stories. more »2011, Paperback: £16.99/ $24.95
Keywords: adolescence, adoption, arts therapies, attachment, child development, child psychology, children, communication, counselling, creativity, educational psychology, emotions, expressive therapies, families, fostering, looked after children, parenting, play therapy, psychology, psychotherapy, residential care, resilience, safeguarding children, self esteem, social care, social skills, social stories, social work, storymaking, supervision, teenagers, trauma
This practical guide identifies the child and their relationship with the adult as the basis upon which real communication can be made. Topics covered include non-verbal communication, attentive listening, empathy, the part played by questions, working constructively with conflict and criticism, and communicating in groups. more »2011, Paperback: £15.99/ $24.95
Keywords: adolescence, adoption, attachment, carers, challenging behaviour, child development, children, communication, counselling, Early Years Foundation Stage, education, educational psychology, educational training, emotions, expressive therapies, families, fostering, looked after children, play therapy, relationships, residential care, safeguarding children, social care, social policy, social skills, social work, teenagers, youthwork
Trauma can result from a range of experiences from bullying to witnessing violence to living through war. This book explores the different reactions children may experience, and the impact trauma can have. Appropriate and effective ways of helping children after a traumatic event are outlined, and different types of therapy are discussed. more »2010, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95
Keywords: adolescence, adoption, attachment, bereavement, bullying, challenging behaviour, child development, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling, creative therapies, creative writing as therapy, death, depression, domestic abuse, education, educational psychology, emotions, expressive therapies, families, fostering, grief, looked after children, mainstream education, pastoral care, play therapy, probation, relationships, resilience, risk assessment, safeguarding children, school phobia, self esteem, self harm, social care, social work, teenagers, trauma, youthwork
This book offers interventions and exercises drawn from practice and research, for practitioners to use as a basis for their own arts-based groups or one-to-one sessions. It is accessible and suitable for helping, health and education practitioners and students from a variety of disciplines, such as social work, psychology and counselling. more »2010, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95
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It was so much harder than I expected to narrow this list down to just 5 recipes! Another issue is the fact that I work as a recipe developer for magazines. I have made so many recipes in 2011 that have not appeared on this blog because they belong to the publications that paid me to create them! It gets confusing. I should cook some of my published recipes and post about it. It's hard to remember them all, even the ones I love and swear I'll cook again. Is that something you guys would like to see?
But back to this list. In the end, it came down to one key deciding factor: whether or not I made the recipe more than once. So here's the list. Tell me what you think of it! Do any of the choices surprise you?
My 5 Favorite Recipes of 2011
In no particular order...
1) Beer bread. I've made it multiple times, and will make it many more. It's just so easy. And how can it be this delicious and healthy? I don't know! And it makes the ultimate grilled cheese...ridiculous!
2) Pumpkin penne. I threw this together one night in November, and I've made it like 4 times since then. With chestnuts, caramelized onions, chicken and spinach, it's just incredibly tasty and hearty.
3) Socca pizza. I make this over and over with whatever toppings I feel like. Just try it. The chickpea crust has such a dense, satisfying texture. And it's different enough that it doesn't need to replace traditional pizza (in case you were worried).
4) Brisket. We made it for the first time this year, and it was sort of a revelation. Easy, easy. The meat is quite lean, and the leftovers make a fantastic sandwich.
5) The best chocolate chip blondies. No frills here! Just a lot of quality chocolate chips. If you don't "get" blondies (believe me, I also adore brownies), I respect that. But I love them, and these moist, chewy ones are perfect.
Honorable Mentions:
1) Peanut butter and jelly truffles. Totally worth the effort.
2) Pumpkin scones with cranberries and walnuts. I had to put a scone recipe on the list!
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My 5 Favorite Recipes of 2011
4 comments:
- Kristen said...
I've made that pumpkin penne numerous times, but I love your ideas for tweaking! Happy New Year!
- Cheoy Lee said...
I might make a dinner consisting entirely of these recipes - Could make starters, mains and a dessert from these quite happily!
I got the most beautiful serving
plate for Christmas and these are some yummy looking ideas to serve to my company this weekend. I can't wait. Thank you for the delicious post!
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All the five recipes are really the top favourites and I have already noted down the recipes of these when you first shared them on your blog....but still my favourite one is the best chocolate chip blondies as they really came of extra ordinary taste when I prepared those..!!!
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Is the Military Underrepresented Among Top Administration Officials?
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While the military is composed of a smaller segment of the American population than any other time in history, so too, within the ranks of Obama's top Decision Makers, the percentage of those with military service is decreasing. In the first term, 12 percent of top officials surveyed by National Journal had reported military experience. Now, that figure is 9 percent. It is much more likely for a top official to have spent time lobbying (13 percent), or have worked on the hill (29 percent).
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During the last ice age, were there ice bergs in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca?
No...and yes. 20,000 years ago, ice covered everything between the Cascades and Olympics. Those glaciers were thicker than five Space Needles, more than 3,000' thick! The glaciers melted and retreated about 13,000 years ago, leaving the Sound and probably some ice bergs...but not for long...and certainly not now.


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ATC covers a comprehensive range of communication and electronics technologies contributing toward a "Flat World" of communications. It gives a focus on intelligence and security issues for advanced communication systems and services, as well as emerging technologies and applications.
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The IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD) represents a unique forum for discussion of recent developments in analytical and simulation tools, and techniques for the performance evaluation of communications systems, bringing together top-level engineers and researchers from around the globe."
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The Annual Workshop on Computer Communications is the annual flagship meeting of the Technical Committee on Computer Communications. It provides a small, intimate setting and a relaxed ambiance, where participants can concentrate on technical interchange with their colleagues and enjoy unique social events and experiences.
Cloud computing has emerged as a promising direction for cost-efficient and reliable service delivery across data communication networks. The dynamic location of service facilities and the virtualization of hardware and software elements are stressing the communication network and protocols, especially when datacenters are interconnected through the Internet. Although the "computing" aspects of Cloud technologies have been largely investigated, lower attention has been devoted to the "networking" and communications aspects. The IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking (IEEE CloudNet) precisely addresses these aspects.
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EDOC addresses the full range of engineering technologies and methods contributing to enterprise distributed application systems.
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Since the debates are now over, let me take a shot at answering it.
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Pros – In the time I spent at Mobile Doctors, I've advanced quite a bit, as have many of my peers. This company cares about fostering your growth potential, so long as you do the work to show that you are capable and willing.
I also feel like I have the support of my co-workers. If I am concerned about something company-related, I can safely raise the issue to one of many people in the corporate office, and get a usually helpful response.
The atmosphere is fairly relaxed and casual. The company sponsors a lot of fun activities and events. This is a nice break when you have a long week.
The company recently brought HR and payroll in-house, so I saved a hundred dollars per month on my medical insurance. We now have an HR rep who works for the company, and therefore is more invested in my happiness as an employee. Because he works for the company, he wants to do a good job and goes the extra mile to satisfy employees' needs. Our last HR company just ignored my questions.
There is a thorough 100-day review and annual reviews, which both the employee and the manager fill out and discuss. This gives the employee a chance to really show off anything that may not be evident on a daily basis. This is a great time so long as you are doing a good job.
The company is experiencing a great deal of growth, so if you can handle it then there are opportunities.
Cons – The company has had some bad press of late. There are a lot of bad rumors spreading around. The 90% turnover rate is a lie. In my location the turnover is probably closer to 15%. I'm aware that some of the other locations are higher, but it's nowhere near 90% on the whole. Also, yes, there had been a few instances of unprofessional behavior by certain employees, but the negative reviews failed to mention that disciplinary actions were taken, including termination. There is drama, but that's to be expected when there is so much growth, and employees who are uncomfortable with any situation have our HR department to discuss their concerns safely.
This is not a company for clockwatchers. Every job is vital to the success of Mobile Doctors and the well-being of patients and employees. If you are a manager, you will have to work some late evenings and weekends, although not often. One thing that is clear - if you do not perform your work as is required of you, it will become transparent soon enough, and that often accounts for the turnover.
Advice to Senior Management – Even though the company is growing and you need to hire more people, take extra time to really vet an employee before making the offer to hire - don't just go on instinct or because you need someone right away. That's how you end up with bad seed employees who can do a good interview but can't measure up work-wise.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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We've been hearing the following whispers around the AFC:
• Raiders WR Darrius Heyward-Bey impressed observers at recent OTAs and appears to be improving after a disappointing rookie season. Heyward-Bey made only nine catches in 11 starts before a foot injury kept him sidelined for the final five games. He was expected to open the season as a starter before his showing at OTAs, and the recent performance has only strengthened his case for the job. He could benefit from the addition of QB Jason Campbell.
• The Patriots are expecting a big jump from second-year DL Ron Brace. It's clear they were letting him know he needs to improve after appearing in only five games a year ago, when they drafted two defensive linemen and signed two veterans, Damione Lewis and Gerard Warren, at the position. We hear that Brace has been following the lead of Vince Wilfork, whose locker is next to Brace's, and trying to learn as much as he can from the veteran nose tackle.
• The Bengals have worked DE Michael Johnson at strong-side linebacker in the spring. The 6-7, 260-pound second-year pro from Georgia Tech came on in the second half of last season, notching all three sacks after Cincinnati's Week Eight bye.
• Ravens FB LeRon McClain has campaigned on Twitter for more carries, and head coach John Harbaugh is OK with that. "Well, it was brought to my attention," Harbaugh told Baltimore reporters, "and we did have a conversation about it. It was lighthearted. He kind of explained to me what he was doing, and I think he's lighthearted about it, and he's having fun with it. I want him to want more carries. I want him to want more plays. I want him to want to be on the punt team, too, and the kickoff team. You like guys who want to play, so if he wants to campaign for more carries, have at it." McClain carried just 46 times last season, and the Ravens primarily used him as a blocker. The same could happen this year if the Ravens don't carry another fullback. At present, the Ravens have only one other fullback on the roster - undrafted free agent Mike McLaughlin, who was a linebacker at Boston College.
• Head coach Gary Kubiak told Houston reporters in May that while TE Owen Daniels is "way ahead of schedule" as he recovers from tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in November, Daniels will not participate in training camp. The same goes for second-year Anthony Hill, recovering from tearing the ACL in his left knee last December. Hill "probably won't be ready until the beginning of the season," Kubiak noted.
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- Eddie Alvarez defeats Greg Loughran via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:44 of R1
- Yahir Reyes defeats Nick Gonzalez via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:11 of R1.
- Estevan Payan defeats Luis Palomino via Split Decision, (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Joe Soto defeats Ben Greer via TKO (punches) at 3:40 of R1
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Cafferty 'Can't Wait' to Peep Through Larry Craig's Stall
Jack Cafferty opened his CNN "Situation Room" shtick today at 4:07 p.m. EDT by asking about Larry Craig:
Which was worse? Making sexual advances toward a police officer or lying to the whole world by saying you're going to resign your Senate seat and then announcing you're not going to resign?
Answer: saying you don't want Craig to resign because you "can't wait" for televised hearings describing all the lurid details of what happened in that stall.
Which is exactly what Cafferty went on to do.
JACK CAFFERTY: Idaho Senator Larry Craig is a disgrace on many levels. Five weeks ago, Larry "Wide-Stance" Craig announced his intention to resign at the end of September after it got out he pleaded guilty in connection with being busted for playing footsie with a cop in that toilet. Pathetic soul that he is, Craig then tried to get his guilty plea to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge overturned. The court laughed in his face, as it should have.
Now Craig says he's staying. Good. Republicans want him to go because he's an embarrassment to their family-values party with an election coming up next year. Democrats want him to stay -- for the same reason: Craig's an embarrassment to the family-values Republican party with an election coming up next year.
I want him to stay too, but not for the same reason. The Senate Ethics Committee is investigating Craig. And if he insists on remaining in the Senate, well, there might be hearings. And those hearings likely might be televised. And I can't wait for that. "Senator, could you show the committee that wide stance you said you assumed in that toilet?" Senator, you said you reached under the stall to pick up a piece of paper. The cop who arrested you didn't say anything about you having a piece of paper in your hand. And Senator, who picks up a piece of paper off the floor in a men's room in an airport? Senator?"
Like I said, I can't wait.
Some might be skeptical of Cafferty's claim that in wanting Craig to remain in the Senate, he's not motivated by a desire to hurt the GOP's electoral prospects. But for present purposes, let's take him at his word. Jack Cafferty "can't wait" to see a man display his wide restroom stance and talk about picking toilet paper off the floor.
If, according to Cafferty, Larry Craig is a "disgrace" and a "pathetic soul" for what he did, then what is Jack Cafferty for salivating at the prospect of learning all the sordid details of what happened in that stall?
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D+Q to Publish Mizuki's "Kitaro" in 2013
Updated June 21, 2012
Drawn and Quarterly to Publish Shigeru Mizuki's Kitaro in 2013
By Deb Aoki, About.com
June 19, 2012
At the recent Book Expo America show in New York City, Drawn and Quarterly announced that they'll be adding another title to their collection of classic tales by manga legend Shigeru Mizuki. This time, they've acquired the rights to publish Mizuki's most famous, beloved and influential series, Kitaro (a.k.a. GeGeGe no Kitaro). Drawn and Quarterly's edition of Kitaro is tentatively scheduled for release in "early 2013."
So what and who is Kitaro? Well, if you've enjoyed stories like Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Black Bird, and Natsume's Book of Friends, you've partly got Shigeru Mizuki and Kitaro to thank for that. You see, Kitaro is probably one of the most popular manga series based in the world of yokai, or the Japanese demons/spirits/creatures of the night.
Kitaro is a yokai boy, who is one of the last living members of the Yurei Zoku (Ghost Tribe). With the help of his father (who is basically an eyeball with legs) and an assortment of yokai friends, Kitaro tries to keep the peace between the human and spirit world.
Kitaro (or Hakaba no Kitarō - Kitaro of the Graveyard) is based on kamishibai (paper play) stories that were popular in the early days of manga. The first Kitaro manga stories by Mizuki were introduced to readers in 1959 in the pages of Shonen Magazine, a magazine for young boys. Kitaro stories have also been published in avant-garde manga magazine Garo. Kitaro has also been adapted into several anime series, and recently, a live-action movie version of Kitaro's adventures was made in 2007.
While Kitaro has influenced several generations of Japanese manga artists, few readers in North America have read this series (with the exception of a lucky few who found some of the very out-of-print Kodansha bilingual editions of GeGeGe no Kitaro that were published in 2002.)
It's not yet clear if Drawn & Quarterly is publishing a single "greatest hits" or a few volumes of Kitaro, ala VIZ Media's abbreviated runs for long-running series like Golgo 13 and Oishinbo, or if they plan to publish several volumes, like their lovely editions of Moomin. Hopefully, more details will emerge as the publication date draws near.
In the meantime, if you want to get a taste of Shigeru Mizuki's yokai tales, check out NonNonBa. NonNonBa is a semi-autobiographical tale of Mizuki's childhood, and the woman who introduced him to the world of yokai, a family friend / elderly woman he knew as NonNonBa. You can also check out a preview of NonNonBa (PDF) via DrawnandQuarterly.com.
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I saw a notice about U.S. Senator Murphy's "town hall" in the Manchester JI and noticed the quotation marks around "town hall". (lot of noticing, here) Well, the quotation marks are appropriate, because this was anything but a town hall meeting; it was more like a lecture.
Questions had to be written down ahead of time and were screened by an aid. The aid read a question and Sen. Murphy followed by rambling on for several minutes, never directly answering the question, nor allowing any followup. The name of the questioner was never given, so we don't even know for certain if the questions actually came from people at the meeting!
After about 45 min. of this, someone got up and objected to the format, pointing out that this was more like a lecture than a town hall meeting; that, there was no back and forth, no follow up, etc.
At this point, the audience became animated and vocal, joining in the objection. Then, Mayor Leo Diana got up and lectured those in attendance, shaking his finger and scolding them for having the audacity to speak their minds!
This caused folks to become even more animated and vocal, (finally adding some interest to the otherwise dull, boring event), as the mayor was treating them like children! He then threatened to have people removed by police, who, mysteriously showed up about ten minutes later. Talk about contempt for the People; how dare they have the audacity to speak out!
Murphy said, "I'm not trying to shut down debate, here, . . . the reasons why we had this forum . . . there are a lot of other things people want to talk about in an open forum like this . . ." THIS WAS NOT AN OPEN FORUM, AT ALL. IT WAS A LECTURE BASED ON SCREENED QUESTIONS SELECTED BY HIS AID.
My idea of a town hall meeting is people standing up, looking the senator in the eye, asking their questions and getting a straight answer back while being looked in the eye, along with input, interjection from others in attendance, and follow up.
If Mayor Diana can't take the political heat, he should stay out of the political kitchen. And Senator Murphy should study history to learn what a town hall meeting is really all about or start billing these events more honestly. A town hall meeting should be fluid, dynamic, animated and passionate, not canned, sterile and scripted.


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February 18, 2013
Candidates galore apply for for seats as directors of RECC
Seats come with salary and benefits
by Ken Shmidheiser
Commonwealth Journal
Somerset —
Candidates have descended on South Kentucky RECC in hopes of filling four lucrative board seats after half the board resigned last September.
For the District 1 position which encompasses Pulaski County, 16 applicants have filed for the seat vacated when Somerset attorney John Pruitt, Jr., resigned, Pruitt joined Board Chairman, Richard G. "Rick" Stephens, of McCreary County; and Board Members William Shearer, of Clinton County, and Charles Gore, of Russell County, along with Board Attorney Darrell Saunders of Corbin, in submitting surprise letters of retirement.
In the aftermath of the resignations, Rick Halloran, District 3 director, was named Chairman of the Board, while District 4 director Billy Gene Hurd, has been serving as Vice-Chairman, and Lee Coffee, District 7 director, has been serving as Secretary/Treasurer
Chairman Stephens, who had been on the RECC board 36 years and who chaired it for the last 12, had been the target of a campaign to remove him from the board. spearheaded by a group of Somerset and McCreary County businessmen.
In all, 35 candidates are seeking the four vacant board seats in Districts 1, 2, 5, and 6. All of the candidates have met the co-op's Bylaw director qualifications, turned in signatures of at least 75 SKRECC members, and passed an extensive background check.
"Our membership should be pleased with all the work and effort that has gone into enhancing the cooperatives democratic process," said Allen Anderson, CEO SKRECC. "Members can make their voices heard by exercising their right and privilege as a member-owner of South Kentucky RECC by casting their vote for the candidates they feel will best serve them on the cooperative's board.
"SKRECC members will be able to vote by mail for one candidate in each district where there is a vacant director seat. Election ballots will be mailed to members April 1 and must be returned by April 24 to be counted. Look for additional information on the candidates, ballots and deadlines in the April Issue of Kentucky Living Magazine's South Kentucky insert."
Compensation for board members varies—when Stephens resigned he was receiving $29,177 annually according to Public Service Commission records—and they also receive a generous benefits package.
SKRECC is one of 19 co-ops regulated by Kentucky's PSC, 16 of which distribute power generated by Winchester-based East Kentucky Power Cooperative. PSC records indicated that board members for four of those utilities are not compensated.
SKRECC serves some 50,000 member/owners (more than 66,000 meters) in the Kentucky counties of Pulaski, Russell, Wayne, Clinton, McCreary, Casey, Lincoln, Adair, Rockcastle, Cumberland and Laurel as well as Pickett and Scott counties in Tennessee.


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Don't miss this!
The Woman's Club of Fort Mill presents its ninth annual Taste of the Holidays 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at The Spratt Building, 214 Main St., Fort Mill. For $15, taste a variety of foods and receive a cookbook with all the recipes. There will also be a silent auction. All proceeds support local service projects, including Boys and Girls Clubs, Fort Mill and Nation Ford high school scholarships, the Fort Mill Care Center and ESL. For more about the club, "like" them on Facebook, call 548-1751 or email email@example.com.
This Week
• " Skirts, Dirt and Diamonds: the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League," is on display until Oct. 30 at Winthrop University. The exhibit contains photographs and memorabilia from three women who were extremely active in the sport: Rock Hill resident Jean Faut, 1942 Winthrop graduate Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon and Sue Kidd. The archives are located at 700 Cherry Road, Rock Hill 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Mondays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. For more information, call 323-2334 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
• Halloween display and street performance, dusk to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, courtesy of The Lamb Family, 7144 Michael Scott Crossing, Baxter. Everyone is welcome.
• Get your fright on, The Fort Mill VFW, 1442 Harris Road, Fort Mill, will have a "Haunted House" 6-9 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Treat bags will be given to children. Hot dog plates will be available 6-8 p.m. on Oct 31 for $6. Call 547-5480.
• Barbecue sale, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Riverview Presbyterian Church at Sutton and Harris roads, Fort Mill. Food will be available for eat-in and take-out. It is a project of the Ignite Youth for their mission trip to Niagara Falls, N.Y., next summer. Plates will cost $8 and come with pork barbecue and the usual trimmings: slaw, baked beans, bread and dessert. Choice of tea or lemonade is served with eat-in orders only. For more information, call 547-2581.
• Shag lessons, 7:30 p.m. four-week class begins Nov. 4 at St. John's United Methodist Church, 321 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill. All ages and all skill levels are invited. The course is $20 a person. Park in the White Street parking lot. Contact Pat at 803-980-4000 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
• Special charity sale, at Belk's in Pineville, N.C., to benefit Friends of the Del Webb Library Nov. 3-9. This sale offers special sales on rarely discounted brands. Anyone can participate and help fund special programs at the Del Webb Library, such as Storytime, Summer Reading Programs, the Art Program, and more. Buy a $5 ticket to this event and all proceeds immediately go to the Friends of the Del Webb Library. You also get a $5 coupon to use for purchases at any Belk store during the Charity Sale hours. Tickets are available at the front desk of the Del Webb Library in Indian Land.
Next Week
• Bourbon & Bowties reception, Nov. 7 6:30-8 p.m. in the museum gallery to kick off the Between the Springmaid Sheets exhibit. Call 802-3646 or go to firstname.lastname@example.com.
• Between the Springmaid Sheets, exhibit will open Nov. 8 at the Fort Mill History Museum, 310 North White St., Fort Mill. Between the Springmaid Sheets is a look at the daring and controversial ad campaign created by Col. Elliott White Springs of Springs Industries that launched Springs Cotton Mill into the national limelight in the 1940s. The exhibit is comprised of selected original maquetttes (illustrations) by internationally famous artist and illustrators such as James Montgomery Flagg, Rockwell Kent, George Petty, and Clayton Knight. For more information, call 802-3646, email firstname.lastname@example.com, visit them on Facebook, or stop by the museum.
• Reduce stress, and bring out your inner artist 1-3:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Fort Mill Library with Zentangle, a meditative process of creating art that combines repetitive patterns of simple shapes and lines to make intricate, interesting artwork. Registration required. Call 547-4114.
Coming Soon
• Fifth annual Van Wyck Community Development Club Christmas Parade and Candy Toss, noon, Saturday, Dec. 7, in front of Van Wyck Christmas Post Office at the corner of Old Hickory and Steele Hill Roads. It ends at the Van Wyck Community Center, where Santa will be on the Van Wyck Fire Department. truck. To sign up a float, see Betty George at the Post Office or contact Pat Oglesby at 803-285-8196 or firstname.lastname@example.com by Nov. 25.
• "Lighting of the Way," 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Van Wyck Post Office.
Every Week
• Rent a kayak, at the Anne Springs Close Greenway to take out on 28-acre Lake Haigler. $7 for a one-person kayak, $10 for a tandem kayak for 30 minutes. To reserve, call 548-7252.
• Bingo, good eats, at Fort Mill American Legion Post 43. Call 547-2414.
• Fort Mill VFW Monthly Breakfast, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the second Sunday of each month Sunday in the VFW Hall, 1442 Harris Road, Fort Mill. Coffee, scrambled eggs, grits, sausage, bacon, hash browns, biscuits, fruit and hot cakes for $6. Open to the public and family-friendly.
• Preschool Story Time and activities, for 3- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers will be held on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Wednesdays at 10 and 11 a.m. at the Del Web Library in Indian Land. No registration is required.
• Book Clubs for Adults, at the Fort Mill Library. Join other book lovers for a monthly discussion of some great books. Choose the group that best meets your schedule and interests. Call 547-4114 to register.
• The Ballroom Dance Club, meets monthly at the Fort Mill Golf Club. For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com or go to theballroomdanceclub.com
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Hard to believe summer has come and gone (Fall officially begins on Saturday). We're winding down here at Quassy, but have a few more weekends to get under out belts before calling it quits for the 2012 season.
The park's 21st Annual OKTOBERFEST is just around the corner - actually it does take place the last weekend of September. If you haven't been - or for that matter have come in recent years - you may want to stop in and enjoy the band, great food by our in-house catering staff, and yes, "Wooden Warrior."
A lot of folks think we pack up and go home for the winter, watch football, celebrate the holidays and just wait for the snow to melt and start over again. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth.
We're already working on the 2013 season and will continue to do so throughout the off-season months. Little rest for this weary bunch.
Over the past several seasons there have been some dramatic, great changes at Quassy. Seeing is believing, of course, so you need to experience all the great "good" the family owners have done here.
And there more good stuff to come. The park embarked on this mission more than a decade ago and it's really showing: new waterpark, new rides and games and a lot of refurb of existing buildings and equipment.
Still, Quassy has maintained some of its charm of yesteryear with its 1915 arcade building in the heart of the property. It was an open-air dance hall when it first opened.
Then there are the kiddy rides behind the arcade that have thrilled generations. We just love to listen to our guests comment on them. It's fun to hear comments like: "I rode the Little Dippler 40 years ago when I was a kid." Nothing wrong with that. Those rides were built like tanks and have withstood the test of time.
You know, good stuff does come in small packages - and that's us. Quassy has never tried to be a "big" park. There are plenty of those, and for good reason. We'll remain focused on being "famiy" - for those with pre-teens.
We tired after the long, hot summer. We'll dust ourselves off just a little and simply pick up where we left off.
A few more weekends and we'll be able to say: "See you next year."


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No Little People
"With God there are no little people." So wrote Francis Schaeffer echoing the meaning of Paul's words in the first three verses of 1 Timothy 5: "Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a …Read More
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
When should an evangelical Christian separate from a church? That question is asked often these days, and it betrays more than one problem in contemporary Christianity. Far too many church members have become church shoppers. The biblical concept of ecclesiology …Read More
In Essentials Unity, In Non-Essentials Liberty, In All Things Charity
Philip Schaff, the distinguished nineteenth-century church historian, calls the saying in our title "the watchword of Christian peacemakers" (History of the Christian Church, vol. 7, p. 650). Often attributed to great theologians such as Augustine, it comes from an otherwise …Read More
That They May Be the One
The Lord Jesus prayed on the night before His death: "I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are …Read More
Doing Without the Church?
The seven churches of Asia addressed in the book of Revelation had their problems. One of them looked quite lively but it was actually dead. Another was so lukewarm that the Lord was ready to spit it out of His …Read More
Family Religion
I recently was privileged to speak at an ancient country church. It was a rural church, the kind with a fine graveyard, an old bell in the steeple, a formal "ladies parlor," and a nice family in the fellowship hall …Read More
That They May Be One
No Christian would say he is for division in the church. Divisiveness stands condemned (1 Cor. 1:10). Even the newest believer knows that we are given warnings not to tolerate those who would cause division (Rom. 16:17–18 …Read More
Building Up The Body
Make no mistake about it, ours is a culture of specialization and niche marketing. From vegetarian or vegan restaurants to the most obscure hobby, entrepreneurs have found a way to tap into every conceivable niche market. And just as the …Read More
Nurture and Admonition
The young couple stood before our congregation that Sunday morning holding a tiny baby recently adopted into their family. They had come to have the sign of water baptism applied to him, the sign of their faith in God's …Read More
True Shepherding
Every morning for several months, my wife and I walked past an injured Canada goose, whose feathers stuck out in several directions. For all those months, several geese dutifully stayed with the injured bird. Likewise, caring for the wounded is …Read More
A Good Kind of Pluralism
Today's postmodernists use cultural pluralism as a pretext for relativism, as if the existence of many cultures implied the existence of many truths. Many Americans embrace multiculturalism as if they had no culture of their own. In religion, pluralism …Read More
The Forgotten Mark
Historically, Protestants have argued that there are certain, essential marks that characterize a true church. The Belgic Confession of 1561 identifies these marks as being three in number. In addition to the "pure preaching of the gospel" and the "pure …Read More
The Glory of Plodding
It's sexy among young people — my generation — to talk about ditching institutional religion and starting a revolution of real Christ-followers living in real community without the confines of church. Besides being unbiblical, such notions of churchless Christianity are unrealistic …Read More
Something Old, Something New
How can confessional Reformed churches provide a safe haven for New Calvinists? A simple answer to this may fail to appreciate the diversity of each new Calvinist's spiritual pilgrimage, and thus runs the danger of not ministering particular grace …Read More
Peer Pressure
The talk shows were buzzing recently about a sex education class in a Maryland school that had students chew a stick of gum, then pass it around so that everyone in the class chewed it. This learning activity was …Read More


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World-class blues music will once again be coming to Chenango County this weekend.
The 21st annual Chenango Blues Festival returns to the Chenango County Fairgrounds in Norwich this Friday and Saturday, to the excitement of music fans in the area, and beyond.
This year's festival will feature 12 different acts from around the country.
They include San Francisco's California Honeydrops, "Hobo" blues guitarist Pinecone Fletcher and Grammy nominee Shemekia Copeland. Also playing will be Royal Southern Brotherhood, which features Cyril Neville and Devon Allman, of the famous Allman and Neville musical families.
Admission to Friday's concert is free, while tickets for Saturday's concert will be $30 at the gate. Advanced tickets can be purchased for $20 at the Chenango County Chamber of Commerce in Norwich, The Blarney Stone Pub in Norwich, The Eighth Note in Oneonta, Music City in Binghamton and Sound Garden in Syracuse. Online ticket sales are closed.
There will also be craft and food vendors on-site, including Timi's Greek Foods, Fine Line Graphics and Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
The schedule for the Friday night show consists of Pinecone Fletcher from 6 to 6:45 p.m., Tinsley Ellis from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. and Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers from 9:00 to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday's schedule on the tent stage is Tas Cru from 1 to 1:45 p.m., Valerie June from 3 to 4 p.m., Ben Prestage from 5:20 to 6:30 p.m. and the Honey Island Swamp Band from 8 to 9:15 p.m.
Saturday's schedule on the infield stage features Chris O'Leary from noon to 1 p.m., the California Honeydrops from 1:45 to 3 p.m., the Larry McCray Band from 4 to 5:20 p.m., Shemekia Copeland from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and Royal Southern Brotherhood from 9:15 p.m. until close.
Gates open at 11:00 a.m. Saturday.
More information on the Chenango Blues Festival and this year's performers can be found at www.chenangobluesfest.org


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Let's unload
Adding ballast to a sinking ship is far from the remedy required to save the ship! The previous four years of President Obama's administration have heaped on more ballast to the ship that is our nation.
That ballast has consisted of increased debt and lack of fiscal responsibility. Enlarging the federal government piles on more ballast! Why has our electorate chosen to keep an administration with these policies? Why has the news media endorsed such policy? What can we do now to keep our ship afloat?
We can be proud of our state's vote in this election, as its newly elected will endeavor to unload policies that have been a burden to our economy. There are other states already showing excellent results in this regard. Perhaps these states, by their examples, can persuade the nation to follow suit.
Lane Schroeder


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Education Reformers Should Look to Indiana
Politicians need to spend money on students, not schools.
If you're rich and your children are enrolled in failing public schools, you have available to you all the alternatives that money can buy—private schools, parochial schools, elite boarding schools and academies, even private tutors.
If, one the other hand, you're poor—or even middle class—your options are somewhat more limited. Not because you can't buy your way out of bad schools, but because the system is rigged against you.
In some places, reform-minded parents have worked with policy-makers and elected officials to close "the alternatives gap" by enacting reforms and establishing private scholarship funds but, for the most part, children who are trapped in failing schools have little choice but to stay where they are—or move to another school that is probably equally as bad.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the budget and deficit.]
Over the years, the teachers' unions, the education establishment, and the inner-city managerial class have engaged in a corrupt bargain with Democrats that puts the needs of parents and children second to the needs of the folks on the government payroll. In exchange for votes and other political support, the politicians have made children virtual prisoners of schools where they cannot learn.
Access to a quality education is the civil rights issue of our time. Being from a poor family or being from a middle-class background should not condemn a child to a lifetime of ignorance, nor should it be allowed to deny them their shot at the American dream.
Fortunately, there are options increasingly available to parents who want better for their children. Charter schools—like those in Washington, D.C., New York City, and other major cities—parochial schools and even home schooling have made tremendous progress in changing the way the nation's children are learning. Scholarship programs, both public and private, are giving poor children from the inner city the same chance to attend the so-called privileged charter schools—like Washington's Sidwell Friends, where Barack and Michelle Obama send their daughters—as the children of the "one percenters."
[Read the U.S. News Debate: Is There a Need for Parent Trigger Laws?]
These reforms, however, are only the beginning. The real key is the money, which currently flows to schools on a per pupil basis based on enrollment and other statistics. What the politicians and education policymakers need to do, rather than spend more money on public education, is spend those same dollars both smarter and on students rather than schools.
This means giving parents access to school vouchers, an idea the education establishment hates because it will take money out of their pockets by putting it in to the pockets of parents who will spend it with the needs of their own children in mind.
It's a way to inject market-based reforms into American's school systems. Parents will be able to vote with their dollars whether or not they approve of the kind of education their children are getting—or for that matter not getting—when they go to school
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Recently, in the latest development on this issue, a unanimous Indiana State Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of vouchers. The program, which is the most liberal in the nation, had been challenged on the grounds that, as the Associated Press reported, "the law primarily benefited religious institutions that run private schools." Instead, it "accepted arguments that it gave families choice and allowed parents to determine where the money went".
The idea that vouchers violate the alleged constitutional requirement that church and state remain separate is a canard, crafted to put the best light on a bad argument. The education establishment does not want parents to be able to choose where their children go to school. If they could, broadly, it would create too much pressure to reform, to raise student performance. They would prefer to keep things just as they are, the needs of the children be damned.
Pro-voucher political leaders have hailed the decision as the beginning of a new day for children in Indiana. "The long standing goal of our team has been to provide every Hoosier family with outstanding education choices that best fit the needs of their children," Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma said of the court's ruling.
[See a collection of political cartoons on Congress.]
"The Indiana State Teachers Association had filed suit over the program," the AP reported, "saying it drained money from public schools. Its attorney, John West, told the court in November that virtually all of the voucher money goes to schools whose primary purpose is to promote the teachings of their affiliated churches."
Bosma called the decision a clear "victory for the 9,400 low income students whose families have selected a school of choice through Indiana's education scholarship program. It is also a victory for every Hoosier that supports school choice as a means of making every traditional public, private, and charter school compete to give the very best education to their students. "
The Indiana case is an important one nationally, because so many families have the chance to participate in it. It's a model for the rest of the country to follow, even as Indiana legislators and Mike Pence, the state's new Republican governor, look for ways to expand it even further. When it comes to reform for the nation's schools, the future is now.


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August 2, 2014
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorites are investigating what they believe was a murder-suicide that left three people dead in a Lincoln County home.
According to WSMV-TV, investigators responded to a call about shots being fired at a home early Sunday morning.
When they arrived officers spoke with two people who said they were at the home when a domestic argument broke out and gunshots were fired in a bedroom. Police found the bodies of two men and a woman inside the home.
They have identified them as 50-year-old Jeff Faulkner of Fayetteville, his wife, 38-year-old Julaine Marie Faulkner of Fayetteville, and her brother, 33-year-old Ryan Dale Oetken of Cartersville, Ga.
Officials say the investigation is ongoing.
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Of all the topics I have covered in the past 18 months, illicit and prescription drug abuse stories have come up several times. I think that's because the problem of addiction is so widespread. There is the loud public addiction that we all see on the streets. The people who have abused heroin or cocaine for so long that the ravages of their addiction is evident on their faces. The lifeless eyes, the gaunt appearance, the million mile stare, the missing teeth, and the lack of general hygiene.
This is public face of drug addiction we are all familiar with. What has caught us off guard as a society is the problem of quiet addiction, the addiction to prescription drugs. This quiet addiction effects thousands of our neighbors, friends and family members. I wrote about this problem over the summer. I hit a nerve because I was flooded with stories from readers who have people they know or family members who are quietly addicted to prescription drugs.
This quiet wave of drug addicts will eventually become part of the public addiction problem because being addicted to street heroin is exactly the same thing as being addicted to prescription opiates, the road to ruin just takes longer sometimes.
One of the stories that was relayed to me after that article hit the paper was about a young man from a nice family. He was 24 years old. He was working on his masters degree, he was employed, had a fiancé and he was planning on a long happy life. Then he broke his ankle. He had several surgeries and took pain medication to help him along. The story here is the same. After some time he became addicted to the opiate pain pills. He tried to get off them, but couldn't. He started buying prescription drugs on the street. These pills can cost anywhere from $25 to $50 each, so you can see the interest people might have in stealing prescription drugs or taking them from parents or grand parents medicine cabinets, but back to the young man in our story.
As part of his attempt to clean himself up he started going to NA (Narcotics Anonymous) meetings. At one of the meetings another young man told him that if he needed something to ease himself along as he fought his addiction he could use street heroin. Street heroin, at about $10 a dose, is a lot cheaper than $50 pills. So he bought a bag of street heroin and took it. He died. Life over, decent man, gone without so much as a good by. Like a tsunami, this quiet addiction problem is building and will hit with a vengeance.
So what do we do. Pointing out a problem is one thing, finding a way to fight it is another. Greater minds than mine have been pondering that for a long time. What I have decided to do is share my experience. I have created a program for parents of kids in or heading off to high school. In the program I show the parents what the drugs and drug paraphernalia looks like, where kids hide it and how it effects them. A common belief among many parents is that because they might have smoked pot or drank beer 20 or 30 years ago they know enough to protect their kids. Some think it is a right of passage and they tacitly approve of the "experimentation" by their kids. As a law enforcement professional I can tell you they are wrong.
The drugs that are out there today are not the drugs that were out there 20 or 30 years ago. They are stronger, cheaper and more readily available than ever before. The different types and variety of drugs out there has grown very large over the years. When you include the prescription drugs that are being stolen and abused, the list is very long indeed.
The program is called: "The Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use and Abuse: to teach and scare you into action". For any parents that are interested they can send me an email for the dates, times and locations of this program. The goal is to empower you and help you save your children. Lack of knowledge is dangerous. You need to know what your kids are facing. This program will do just that.
So getting down off my soap box now, I just want to say that we must all take an active role to solve this problem. It is getting closer to all of us whether we see it or not.
Let me know what you think. Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com