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Registration opens for Sept. 26 exporting workshopSeptember 6, 2012
EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Center for Business Solutions will offer "Enhance Your Export Capability: Ask the Experts," an event designed to help businesses considering exporting and those currently selling products internationally. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Holiday Inn Campus Area in Eau Claire.
Experienced international trade practitioners from the public and private sectors will discuss best practices for small- and medium-size companies seeking to start and expand their export capabilities.
The program fee is $49 per person and includes lunch. The workshop is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. For complete program information, to register or to request reasonable accommodations for disabilities, call 715-836-5811 or 800-582-5182, visit the Continuing Education website or email email@example.com.


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Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 get price cuts ahead of holidays
Nintendo's elder statesman is coming down in price to $130 in order to make way for the Wii U. The new SKU packs in the seminal Wii Sports and its well-reviewed 2009 sequel, Wii Sports Resort.The Xbox is seeing a price drop too, adding games of its own to sweeten the pot.
Though many already have a Wii, the $20 could be enough to snag those who don't. The Xbox 360 has a huge install base, but looks to cement its place at the top of the hardware charts with two bundles. Each one will go for $250.
The first Xbox 360 console bundle has a 250GB hard drive and is focused on the core gamer, coming with a boxed copy of Forza Motorsport 4 and a redemption code for a copy of Skyrim. The latter bundle is more family oriented. It is the 4GB model, that comes with a Kinect sensor and boxed copies of Kinect Adventures and Kinect Disneyland Adventures.
None of this bodes well for Sony, considering its strange (read: higher) pricing strategy for the new ugly duckling PS3 model.
Nintendo's bundle will hit stores at the end of the month, and will come in gloss black with a matching Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk. While the Xbox bundles are already in stock at Amazon.

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Cara Delevingne and Kate Moss have combined their supermodel talents to star in Burberry's latest fragrance campaign, launching this autumn.
Burberry revealed its latest campaign stars on Instagram this morning with a candid shot of the British beauties wearing iconic Burberry macs. The campaign has been shot by Moss' long-term friend Mario Testino.
Ever since her meteoric rise to fame in 2011, Delevingne has been compared to Moss.
The two share a love of partying as well as a mischievous charm, and have many friends in common, including Nick Grimshaw, Harry Styles and Marc Jacobs. The modelling duo were also spotted enjoying a night out together earlier this year, when Moss picked Delevingne up from her London home.
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Audrey Tatou stars in an upcoming biopic of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel called Coco Avant Chanel. The French language version of the trailer was released today, but the subtitled American version doesn't come out for a few weeks. So we asked a high school freshman with one and a half semesters of introductory French to translate it for us. Enjoy.
Quelle dramatique! Tres beaucoup!
Merci for le help, Kristina!
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The Olathe-based market research firm was commissioned by the district to poll residents on what they would be willing to support in the way of school facility upgrades. The district office, 1404 S. Ash St., Ottawa, is the former Eisenhower Elementary School.
Elaine Tatham, president of ETC Institute, presented the survey results to the school board at its Monday meeting. For more on her presentation, See Thursday's Herald.
When asked which option for new classroom space would they prefer, 43 percent of survey respondents favored converting the former Eisenhower building back into a school, 27 percent wanted to build an addition onto Garfield Elementary School and 23 percent favored building a new school, the survey said. Seven percent of respondents would not commit to any of those three options.
When asked what they would prefer doing to meet Ottawa High School's needs, 61 percent of survey respondents favored remodeling and building an addition onto the existing high school at 1120 S. Ash St., Ottawa. Fourteen percent favored building a new high school, while another 14 percent said they were not sure which option they would choose. Another 11 percent would let the building continue to function in its current state, the survey said.
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|Cincinnati Celebrates for a Cure
|Written by Keith Wilson
|Monday, 13 October 2008 05:55
Cincinnati Celebrates for a Cure
These unique events not only work to find a cure for breast cancer, but they're just what the doctor ordered to cure your boring social calendar.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and across the Greater Cincinnati area there are tons of cancer-combating events in which to take part to raise awareness, help fund cancer research and celebrate survival.
Get your dancing shoes ready. It's time for the fourth annual Bosom Ball for Breast Cancer. Admission is $20, which includes musical acts Thriving Ivory, Marie Digby, Mat Nathanson and Metro Station. There will be a silent auction feature autographed items from Mariah Carey, Duran Duran, The Jonas Brothers, Colbie Caillat, David Cook, David Archuleta and more.
Jag's Steak and Seafood Sweetest Day: Oct. 17-18
Jag's, in West Chester, is serving Surf & Turf for two for $89.95. All proceeds from Jacob's Creek Sparkling Rose sales will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Is it possible to drink too much when it benefits breast cancer research and awareness? Call (513) 860-5353 for more information.
Miami University Women's Soccer Game: Oct. 17
Kick cancer where it hurts by attending Miami University soccer field and participate in their raffle and other fundraising activities. Proceeds go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Chick-fil-A Breast Cancer Awareness Event: Oct. 21
The Chick-fil-A restaurant at Tower Place is hosting a fundraiser with proceeds going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Anyone donating at least $1 will receive a free three-count serving of the new Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Strips. Chick-fil-A matches all donations. Jeff Thomas of Q102 will be supporting the cause too, dressed as a cow and urging you to eat more chicken. There will also be free samples of pink strawberry hand-spun milkshakes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Bras with Flair on the Square 2008: Oct. 23-24
Oct. 23-24, from 11a.m.-1p.m. and 4p.m.-6p.m for the bra display in Fountain Square Cincy Chic continues Bras with Flair on the Square event this year, raising awareness and supporting breast cancer through the decoration and display of colorful bras on Fountain Square. Donations will be accepted from Oct. 1-Oct. 22. The big event is Oct. 23-24, from 11a.m.-1p.m. and 4p.m.-6p.m when the decorated bras will be displayed and auctioned off in a silent auction with proceeds going to Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure. There will also be live music, entertainment, free Panera pink ribbon bagels and much more. For more information, visit cincychic.com/braswithflair.
What better way to celebrate survival than to get your heart pumping at the third annual Spin for the Cure ride? Spinning Master Instructor Josh Taylor will be leading a four-hour spin-a-thon to raise awareness. There is a minimum donation of $150, which will be given to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.
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The State of Conservatism: A Symposium
As a group conservatives are divided by great and legitimate differences on the authority of natural rights theory over a distinctively American politics, about the primacy of economic considerations over other features of a sound polity, and concerning the conflicting claims of order and liberty. On all of these we are not of one mind. But we do take these questions seriously and agree that politics amounts to more than the victory of the moment: conservatism to more than opportunism, pop sociology and a series of position papers. Furthermore we come together in our hatred of tyranny, our preference for a rule of law, our opposition to schemes of leveling and our disposition to measure all systems by the kind of men and women nurtured by them. Thus we keep alive the old teaching that merely to be in power, to govern, is not enough: that the great problems are not those of administrative technique, crisis management or budgetary restraint but rather those of social thought which will in the end decide whether there is anything to manage, any money to spend, any property to tax, or borders to defend. This task is ours because no one else is able (or willing) to perform it.—M.E. Bradford
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Horace Mann CEO Marita Zuraitis To Speak At The KBW 2013 Insurance Conference On September 25, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN) announced today that Marita Zuraitis, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2013 Insurance Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 2:05 p.m. Eastern Time.
Dwayne D. Hallman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Matthew P. Sharpe, Executive Vice President of Annuity and Life, will also be in attendance.
A link to the live webcast of the presentation by Ms. Zuraitis will be available on a listen-only basis on the company's website at http://investors.horacemann.com. In addition, the webcast will be available for replay through December 24, 2013.
About Horace MannHorace Mann -- the largest national multiline insurance company focusing on educators' financial needs -- provides auto and homeowners insurance, retirement annuities, life insurance and other financial solutions. Founded by Educators for Educators ® in 1945, the company is headquartered in Springfield, Ill. For more information, visit www.horacemann.com. Statements included in this news release that are not historical in nature are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Horace Mann is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Please refer to the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2013 and the company's past and future filings and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information concerning the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.
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NY MILLS, N.Y. (WKTV) - This weeks Athlete of the Week is Nick Comenale from NY Mills.
The Marauders sophomore guard scored 28 points in a sectional win over Stockbridge Valley. "He had a couple open looks and didn't take a shot." says Coach Mike Adey. "We took him out and all I said to him was ' you gotta shoot the ball son, you got a great shot, you better start takin it' ".
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Great job. 2 points only, there has to be some sort of arbitration mechanism, or we risk dragging the civil courts into the NHL's business, which they surely don't want.
Secondly, I don't see a problem with a max 5 year contract. When it's up, if everyone is happy, the guy can sign another 5er.
That said, it's hard to imagine this is a substantive proposal. Things could get pretty ugly if it is so.
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adidas Skateboarding – "Madrid" | Video
adidas Skateboarding followed its team members from spot to spot in Madrid and Murcia, Spain, capturing one of the most incredible skateboarding from the riders to date. Every aspect of this short campaign is on point; from sound track to editing. Of course, the level of skateboarding … READ MORE
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In the darkness of the night, Silas Baxter-Neal took the streets of Tokyo, a giant megalopolis in Japan. The adidas Skateboarding sponsored rider rode with a compact crew, exploring and hitting various spots. Unlike Western cities, Tokyo's infrastructure is very clean and organized, making it a breeze … READ MORE


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Digitsole warms your feet while counting calories
Digitsole is an interactive insole for your shoe, capable of performing three functions your run-of-the-mill insole would struggle with. It can warm your feet, track how many steps you take, and guesstimate how many calories you have burned. All functions are controlled via an accompanying smartphone app – available for iOS or Android, with Windows Phone on the way – connected via Bluetooth 4.0. Read More
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As of July 20th, it will be officially 45 years since astronauts first walked on the moon. To mark the occasion, General Electric has teamed up with high-end footwear manufacturer Android Homme and clothing retailer JackThreads to create a limited-edition sneaker known as The Missions. The shoe was inspired by the Apollo 11 crew's moon boots, and incorporates some "spacey" materials. Read More
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Back in 2010, we first heard about inventor Peter Treadway's concept for powered wheeled footwear that also allowed the user to walk under their own power when desired. Two years later, the concept was the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, in the form of spnKiX motorized skates. Now, Treadway has returned to Kickstarter with an improved take on the original idea, known as Acton R Rocketskates. Read More
Whether you're a biker who values the comfort of platform pedals or you favor the efficiency only the clipless variety can offer, there will likely have been times when you wished you had the best of both worlds. FlyPedals are adapters that can turn almost any clipless pedal into a flat surface for regular shoes, meaning there's no need to trod around on those awkward cleats when you're only making a quick trip to the shops. Read More
Those wanting something a little different from their footwear now have another option in the form of Pikkpack: a leather shoe that's delivered in flatpack form and requires minor assembly on the part of the purchaser. The shoe's designer, Hungarian Sara Guylas, has turned to Kickstarter in a bid to move her footwear into production. Read More
What could possibly go wrong? Adidas is preparing to release a smartphone app that takes your favourite photos and maps them onto a pair of sneakers, which you can then order. The example shoes actually look pretty sweet, but personally I'm looking forward to seeing the worst designs the public will have to offer. Read More
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For today's smartphone-wielding urbanite, wandering aimlessly around the city streets is something of a rarity. There's Google Maps for when we don't know where to turn, ATM locators for when we need cash and then countless apps to tell us where to spend it. Looking to draw our eyes away from our smartphone screen and onto the world around us is Dhairya Dand, whose SuperShoes insoles use tickling patterns to communicate these typical smartphone functions to your feet. Read More
Last week Adidas announced a radical knitted football boot, the Samba Primeknit (top left), but in an announcement today, the company has gone one massive step further by combining the boot and sock into what it believes will be the football boot of the future. While acknowledging the boot/sock Primeknit FS (top right) is a concept model, it plans to release the all-in-one hybrid later this year. Adidas claims the hybrid design provides a bespoke lightweight barefoot-like second-skin with vastly improved "feel" and a perfect fit from toe to calf. Read More
Lechal haptic footwear guides you by buzzing your feet
Three years ago, we heard about a prototype shoe that could be used to guide the wearer via haptic feedback. Designed by Anirudh Sharma, who was then a researcher at Hewlett-Packard Labs in Bangalore, India, the Lechal shoe was intended for use mainly by the blind. This week, however, Sharma and business partner Krispian Lawrence announced that the production version of the Lechal will soon be available for preorder, and it's aimed at helping all people navigate the city streets. Read More
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Weekly Markets in Bodrum
After Turgutreis Saturday Pazar, Bodrum market is the next biggest on the Peninsula.
At Tuesday's Textile market the stalls consist of clothing and bags, bedding and household items.
On Friday's it's the main fruit and vegetable market (and there's a smaller fruit and vegetable market on Thursday's.)
The pazar is easy to find. Just head to the Dolmus Station, and the covered pazar is on the north side of the station.
It can get packed in here – especially when the cruise boats have docked, or the day trippers from Kos. But wandering around this Pazar when it's packed and noisy is half of the fun – the other half, is haggling for the best prices.
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The history of our parish is the tale of two churches, born out of wars and combined to form a vibrant and active worshiping community in Cabarrus County.
During the Civil War, the Great Bishop Thomas Atkinson, the third Bishop of North Carolina, to whom is attributed the success of holding the Episcopal Church together and not letting it divide into the north and south, like so many communions did during this time, visited Concord, North Carolina in 1864 or 1865. He held services in the old Presbyterian Church, which was beside the present Memorial Gardens on Spring Street.
A young lad of 17 years, B.F. Rogers, walked from his home in Mt. Pleasant to hear the bishop speak. His family members were all staunch Lutherans and he had never heard much about Episcopalians. From that time on he was determined to join this church and did later marry and brought his wife with him. Many years later Mr. Rogers said, "When I came away from that service, I was a churchman." This was the first touch of the Episcopal Church in Cabarrus County.
Many years later the few members of the group began meeting at the home of Mrs. James C. (Betty) Gibson for services in her parlor, and Sunday School in the dining room. Rev. Francis Murdock, rector at St. Luke's Church in Salisbury came twice a month to hold services.
Several families were very active in keeping the services twice a month in the Gibson's home. These families included:
* Mr. And Mrs. Moses L. Brown (Fannie)
* Miss Margaret Vessant
* Miss Mary Dusenberry
* Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gibson (Emily)
* Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Means
* Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Rogers
* Mr. Hal Puryear
The Dusenberry's were very English and lived with much more form in their home than anyone else in town. It was said that they had a formal dinner each night with candles lit on the table. Some of the descendants of these original families are still active members of the church today.
As this small group of churchmen became more active and more people became involved in the services, they moved into the offices of Dr. W.C. Houston in downtown Concord. Records show that Rt. Rev. Theodore B. Lyman, D.D. baptized the first candidate for baptism, Elizabeth C. Gibson, on November 27, 1877.
The first minister in charge was the Reverend John Thomas Wheat, D.D. Just how long he ministered to the congregation is not stated, but it is assumed three or four years until around 1881. During his years of service, he baptized five members of the Means' family, two of the Gibson's family, and one of the Brown's family.
Records show the following:
May 13, 1879
October 19, 1879
Corallie Bullock Means Emily M. Gibson
Myra Belle Means William H. Gibson
Earl H. Brown
The fond memory of Dr. Wheat was kept through the purchase of the triptych window which is now located in the Children's Chapel at All Saints'. The children of the Sunday school along with several great churchwomen, Emily Gibson, Betty Gibson, and Fannie Brown helped fund this memorial.
As the Episcopal congregation grew, it is believed they began to hold services in the courthouse. On September 17, 1879, Bishop Lyman visited the congregation. The bishop confirmed Henry Shepherd Puryear, Mary S. McDonald, and Corallie Means. It was at this time that B.F. Roger's family moved to Concord from Salisbury and began a prominent part in the life of the church.
Rev. Dr. Murdock again visited the congregation from 1881 to 1884 and was followed by Rev. G.H. Edwards until 1886.
The need to purchase a building became quite evident and in 1886 the congregation bought the old Presbyterian church for $500.00. Rev. G.H. Edwards was succeeded by Reverend Percy Eubanks who was only in Concord for a very short time. When there was no minister in charge, Reverend E.A. Osborne, the superintendent of the Thompson Orphanage had services at intervals, baptizing, celebrating Holy Communion, and preaching. Around the beginning of the 1890's Reverend B.S. McKenzie, a young clergyman, "practiced on the congregation" as he later described it to someone.
In 1890 the Old Presbyterian building was sold in anticipation of building a new facility. The property at the corner of Cabarrus Avenue and Depot Street, now Spring Street, was purchased for $300.00 in 1891. This church was a building of English Gothic architecture designed by Silas McBee, once the editor of The Churchman. This building was built in the form of a cross. The ivy that covered part of its walls was brought from Westminster Abbey, sent by Sister Mary Joseph, a first church deaconess who later went over to the Roman Church and became a nun. She was the sister of Emily Magruder Gibson and Julia Magruder. The cornerstone of the new church has the date of November 1891, however no written statement as to the history of this church is found until 1892.
It is stated, "The Reverend J.C. Davis, D.D. of Athens, Georgia, accepted a call to become the rector of All Saints' Church, Concord in December, 1892. Reverend Davis arrived in Concord and assumed charge of the parish in January 1893. The first "Rectory" was an apartment in the Hotel Concord. He was rector for a little over 17 years, when he sent his resignation to Bishop Lyman. Records show that on April 27, 1904 Bishop Cheshire consecrated the church on Spring Street.
There is a bit of discrepancy here in dates, as a manuscript letter from Bishop Lyman, pasted in the front of the Parish Register states the following:
Diocese of North Carolina: The mission established in Concord is hereby duly organized, agreeable with the provisions of the Canons of the Diocese, and I hereby appoint the following persons as officers of the mission:
* W.G. Means Warden
* B.F. Rogers Treasurer
* J.C. Gibson Clerk
Theodore B. Lyman
Bishop of North Carolina
Raleigh, March 17, 1893
This letter shows that not yet had All Saints' become a parish church, nor was it recognized officially as a congregation by the Diocese until 1893, and then as a mission. "As evidence of a small number of members as well as the deeply rooted loyalty and devotion in keeping that number small is shown by the fact that during Dr. Davis' seventeen years as rector there were only 45 baptisms, 36 confirmations, and 12 marriages". It must have taken great faith as well as boundless hope for such a small congregation to continue to carry on amidst a community, which looked askance at the church, her ways, and her worship in those days.
The Reverend W.H. Ball came to Concord from Monroe, April 1, 1910 and stayed through May, then being elected on May 22 as a rector with the privilege of three months vacation to proceed to England. He returned and resumed his work in September and remained at All Saints' until 1914. He was succeeded in September of that year by Reverend Clarence Green Prospere, deacon, who also had charge of a church in Statesville and later in Mooresville, St. James, Iredell County along with other duties, he held services at All Saints' on the second and fourth Sunday in each month. Reverend Prospere, an Italian by birth, records "on October 15, 1914, a cyclone visited the town and damaged the church necessitating a new roof and new chimneys from roof up." The cost of the repairs was $63.88.
The Reverend Samuel M. Hanff came from Duke, now Erwin, to be the new Rector in November 1917. Mr. Hanff, the strong personal friend and former Rector of Thomas H. Webb, one of the members of All Saints', was here for 15 ½ months before an untimely death during surgery on February 12, 1919. During these brief months he endeared himself to the congregation and community by his sweet nature and his thoughtful and friendly spirit. It was during his time at All Saints' that the Rectory was built in 1918, which later served as All Saints' House for the Sunday School.
The Pilcher organ in the Old Church on Spring Street was given by the congregation as a memorial to Reverend Hanff. His devoted friend, Thomas Webb, spearheaded this effort for the church.
On April 1, 1919, The Reverend Alfred S. Lawrence from Hillsboro, North Carolina became the new priest for one and a half years. He and his good wife left their names carved in affectionate memory and high regard upon the hearts of this congregation. Their unselfish devotion to the cause of the poor and all in need and to the fact that they impressed upon the flock the splendid example of fine churchmanship, Reverend Lawrence and his wife left Concord on January 21, 1921 so he could serve as a rector in the Episcopal Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Thomas N. Lawrence followed Alfred Lawrence as the new rector and these two ministers were as different as could be. Thomas came from Eastover, South Carolina around August 1, 1921 and served the church and its people until June 1923.
Reverend Charles B. Scovil was the next rector for the small church and remained here until August 1925. He was quite active in the Diocese as he served as the secretary for the young people's work and religious secretary for the Diocese.
On November 22, 1925 the Reverend Harris B. Thomas accepted a call to All Saints'. He came on January 1, 1926. It was during his ministry that Mrs. Betty Gibson who was "the mother of the parish" and a devoted friend to all and a devoted Episcopalian died on February 23, 1927. Her funeral was held by Reverend Thomas and Bishop Penick.
On December 1, 1927, Reverend I. Harding Hughes came from Greensboro to serve at All Saints' until September 1, 1942 when he accepted a call to become a chaplain of St. Mary's College in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Reverend Hughes came from several generations of ministers. He had decided to become a teacher and went to Chapel Hill to pursue that dream. The nickname "Preacher" was given to him by some of the men he helped around the Norfolk-Southern Railway Station where he worked to save money to go back to college. He had dropped out of college to help his father with the Trinity School where he taught mathematics, history, and English. The school closed in 1907 and he re-entered Chapel Hill in 1909 with his mind set on becoming a minister. He took a philosophy course and wound up completely losing his faith. The course he said "plowed and harrowed, but did no planting."
During this terrible time of lost faith Mr. Hughes spent a summer in the Galilee Mission in Philadelphia and it was his experience here that he straightened out, returning to Chapel Hill in 1910 and receiving his AB degree in June 1911. He entered the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts and received his BD degree in 1914.
Reverend Hughes served All Saints' for fifteen years. He received the 1937 Lions' Citizenship Cup for his ministry to the poor and his work with young people. He was also the first Jaycee Man of the Year.
It was in February 1930 that a Building Fund was started anticipating construction of a Parish Hall. The first deposit in this account came from the sale of orange marmalade for a total of $3.00. The Sunday School children made this deposit. They were meeting at Wilkinson's Funeral Home and in the summer at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. There was certainly a need for a Parish Hall.
Several miles north of Concord in the early 1940's during World War II, a group of twenty-four interested Episcopalians gathered in an empty four room house at 303 Sloop Street in Kannapolis to begin forming a mission church. Mr. and Mrs. George G. Allen offered the house and the property for the church in this small town. It was unanimously agreed then to form a mission church which had been inspired by a branch of the All Saints' Women's Auxiliary which had been active in Kannapolis. This group of churchmen met the requirements of the Diocesan Constitution and Canons and were admitted into the Diocese as the Congregation of St. James, Kannapolis on July 10, 1941. Mr. George G. Allen was the first warden.
The men of the church did the necessary carpentry to remodel the house they were to use as a church. Two rooms were put together to form a nave and sanctuary. Bruce Lyerly, James C. Walker, and Hubert Lyerly made the beautiful altar out of old air-dried walnut and Hubert Lyerly hand carved "Holy Holy Holy" on the altar. This altar is in the Children's Chapel at All Saints' today.
On April 25, 1941, a letter to Rt. Reverend Edwin A. Penick, Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, written by Mrs. Eugenia B. Blount, requesting his assistance in securing "a worker for the people of Kannapolis", and referred to the fine work Mrs. G. G. Allen, Auxiliary President had already accomplished. Bishop Edwin Penick replied, dated April 28 that he hoped to have a man there by 1942. On June 1, 1941, Samuel B. Stroup presided over the first Sunday school meeting of the Episcopalians in the Kannapolis area.
On October 1, 1942 The Reverend Frank H. Board became the first Vicar of St. James' Mission and the Rector of All Saints' in Concord. In May 1943 Reverend Board left to become a Chaplain in the United States Army. Records show that the first Baptism at St. James' was James Monroe Elliott on July 27, 1941. On August 17, 1941, Bishop Edwin Penick confirmed the following people in Kannapolis.
* Mary Ella Huss
* Gladys Irene Elliott
* John Nelson Halstead
* Cornelia Irene Halstead
For the next five years The Reverend Edwin B. Jeffress became the minister at All Saints and served St. James's Mission Church as well from time to time. He had grown up at All Saints', beginning his ministry there, married there and entered the status of parenthood there. He was loved by both communities. His ministry spanned from January 1, 1944 to January 1949 when he left to become the Rector at St. Stephens Church in Oxford, North Carolina.
During the next few years, St. James' had several ministers. From July 18, 1943 until January 7, 1945, The Reverend Gehard Stutzer became Vicar, supplying out of Salisbury with services held in the afternoon. Reverend Stutzer, a former Wall Street fur importer, was converted by a "street-corner" Episcopalian minister, had an intensive program of fellowship at St. James'.
In February 19, 1947, The Reverend John Paul Carter became Vicar. St. James went to the surrounding community with a strong service emphasis. The nucleus of the funds for the building on Cook Street were collected during these years.
The Reverend Martin Caldwell became Vicar from June 1952 until May 7, 1954. Under his leadership "a dream that began a decade before" became a reality—a building was erected on Cook Street in Kannapolis. The old property on Sloop Street was sold to Kannapolis Bakery for $5,000 in April 1953.
On November 7, 1953 Bishop Edwin Penick presided at the cornerstone laying of the St. James Church. Congratulations were offered to Joseph E. Orland, Warden, Samuel B. Stroup, Building Committee Chairman, and Sabert S. Trott, Finance Committee. One hundred-fifteen members were reported at the time.
On April 4, 1954, the first service was held in St. James' new building. The cost was $38,000 and $4,000 for furnishings. The architect was Mr. Bemis Lester.
The William Auston Plaque was awarded to St. James' Church on May 13, 1954 for showing the most growth of any mission in the Diocese during the year—66.4%.
From June 1954 until January 1955 The Reverend Jack Bennett became Vicar and the period of growth and expansion continued for this mission. On June 30, 1955 The Rt. Reverend Richard H. Baker, Bishop Coadjutor, confirmed the first class (11 people) in the present building.
For the next two years (June 1956-October 1, 1958) The Reverend Frederick C. Harrison became Vicar. This was a period of growth, consolidation, and stewardship. When Reverend Harrison left, St. James was supplied out to St. Luke's and St. Paul's in Salisbury.
Reverend Philip Cato became Vicar from January, 1959-October, 1960. Through his leadership a strong emphasis of the sacramental and intellectual life of the Church grew. The congregation in Mooresville was added to Mr. Cato's work. During the next four years St. James became a participating congregation in the Associated Episcopal Mission Plan and was served by a number of ministers under the leadership of Reverend John McAllister.
Several other ministers served this congregation including:
* William J. Mall
* D. C. Spitler
(all serving in 1961-1962)
* Daniel W. McCaskill 1962
In the early 1960's George (Buddy) Hilbish donated a small-framed house, which was moved onto the Cook Street property. It was remodeled and added to the building for more Sunday School classes.
Reverend Harry A. Woggon was Priest-in-Charge from 1966-1969. St. James' influence was once again felt in the community, as it turned outward in interest. There was an intensive use of Prayer Studies, utilizing men from the Order of the Holy Cross.
It was during Reverend Woggon's last year that meetings began to consider merging the church in Concord and the one in Kannapolis.
Several sons from St. James Episcopal Church entered the ministry. They were:
* The Reverend Eric Johnson
* The Reverend Sidney Holt
* The Reverend Alex Viola
Back at All Saints' in Concord on December 9, 1940, the Annual Congregational Meeting was held in the new Parish House. The total cost of the building was $4,512.00 and was paid for in full. This building was used extensively by the Parish and the community, especially for entertaining soldiers during the war. H.F. Springs McCoy was chairman of the building program for the new house.
In February 1949, The Reverend Robert M. Bird became Rector of All Saints'. He brought with him an intellectual, yet down to earth understanding of the "Good News". The church continued to move out into the community and in April 1957 Reverend Bird left to serve in Savannah, Georgia.
The Reverend Walter F. Rauh became the new Rector from June 1957 until December 1961. He was a former PT Boat Commander, and was known for his influence as a counselor to "all sorts and conditions of men" in the community. During his rectorate, All Saints' became well known in Concord for its dynamic growth. The EYC (Episcopal Young Churchmen) became recognized as the most active in the Diocese, under the leadership of Cameron MacRae, Jr. and Mrs. Eleanor (Martin) Craven. The parking lot on Cabarrus Avenue was purchased for $22,500.00 in anticipation of future growth.
In June of 1962, Reverend W. Parker Marks became Rector. He served during the theological transitions, which developed the church in new directions in the total Church concept – theological, educational, and missionary. It became evident during his years at All Saints' that neither church in Kannapolis or Concord was growing in Cabarrus County and talks began to consider merging the two congregations into one Episcopal Church in the county.
On December 8, 1968, both churches held congregational meetings and read the resolution as follows:
"Be it resolved: That the congregations of St. James
Episcopal Church, Kannapolis and All Saints'
Episcopal Church, Concord, merge into the one congregation
of the name, All Saints' Episcopal Church, at the present
location of All Saints' on January 1, 1969."
"That members of St. James Mission Committee and of
All Saints' Vestry merge into one vestry of the combined
congregation, and that this merged Vestry have all the
authority and responsibility for the merged congregation
in accordance with the constitution and canon of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, USA as of January 1, 1969."
"That all assets and liabilities of both congregations be
transferred and assumed by the merged vestry, and that
thereafter all properties and funds be administered for
one congregation."
"That the two present Planning Committees become one
Planning Committee responsible to the merged Vestry,
and that this Planning Committee continue to develop
plans for a new location at the earliest possible date."
This resolution was voted and approved by both churches on January 1, 1969. In April the Vestry got approval for Reverend Marks to serve as Priest-in-Charge of St. James Church .
In a letter written from Bishop Moore to Col. Joseph. E. Orland, Sr., Reverend Marks, and Reverend Harry Woggon concerning the merger read as follows:
"The Diocese of North Carolina believes that the merger
of these two churches is a step in the right direction. We
anticipate that the result will be a much stronger church
which will be able to bear a more effective witness to
Christ in the whole area. We stand ready to assist you in
any way possible. We congratulate you on the progress
You have made, and we pray for God's blessings on your
On April 18, 1968 both churches approved to acquire approximately 10 acres of land along Lake Concord Road from Cabarrus Country Club. On January 17, 1969 this acreage was purchased for our present day site for $32,001.00. Groundbreaking was held on April 8, 1971 as the senior communicant, Mrs. J.L. Brown (" Miss Jen") turned the first shovel of dirt.
J.S. Pegram drew plans for the new church and a building campaign began in full force to raise $122,100.00 over a period of 3 years beginning December1, 1970- December 31, 1973. The dream of the merger and a new facility became a reality.
On Pentecost Day-May 21, 1972 the first "official" congregation visited the new site to celebrate "The Birthday of the Church" with a party and a tour of the new facility.
One June 30, 1972 the last service in the old building on Spring Street was held. Reverend Marks, on behalf of Bishop Thomas A.Fraser read the Declaration of Secularization to the congregation. All Saints' on Spring Street was closed as the Episcopal Church in Concord and we moved into the present facility at 525 Concord Lake Road NE.
The first service in our present building was held on August 6, 1972 with the placement of the Foundation Stone. On October 22, 1972
Bishop Thomas A. Fraser dedicated the Church and the Parish House and all the furnishing.
On September 16, 1973 Reverend W. Parker Marks held his last service after eleven years at All Saints'.
All Saints' has contributed three of its members to the Priesthood:
* The Reverend Hugh B. Craig, Jr
* The Reverend Robert L. Williams, Jr.
* The Reverend Mary Ann Mitchener
Reverend John Ivey Jessup, III became the Rector of All Saints with his Institution on May 30, 1974.
On November 6, 1977 The Rt. Reverend John E. Hines was present as the celebrant for the 100th anniversary of the Episcopal Church in Cabarrus County.
During the next 28 years All Saints' has been actively involved in the community and the Diocese of North Carolina. Several ministers have served this church. They were:
* The Reverend Robert Lee Sessum
* The Reverend Edward Scott
* The Reverend Fred H. Hoffman
Assistant Ministers and Associate ministers serving All Saints' include:
* The Reverend Diane Corlett, Assistant
* The Reverend Fiona M. Bergstrom, Assistant
* The Reverend W. Parker Marks
* The Reverend Dr. Frederick C. Harrison
* The Reverend Robert E. Blackburn
* The Reverend Brian C. Morgan
On March 14, 1981 The Rt. Reverend Robert W. Estill, Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of North Carolina was present at All Saints' for the burning of the $270,000 note and consecration of the Church and St. James' Parish Hall.
In June 1984 our church received the Governor's Volunteer Award for exemplary community involvement and outstanding accomplishment in our county and to the people of North Carolina.
All Saints' and Central United Methodist Church as a joint effort helped build The Wesbury, a $1.7 million senior housing apartment complex which was dedicated on March 29, 1985.
Outreach is an important part in the life of All Saints' today. Proceeds from the Ol' Countrie Faire go back into this ministry for our community. Other areas we help with include the night shelter, CVAN, building habitat houses, Cabarrus Cooperative Ministry, foreign missionaries, and sending teams to Haiti and Costa Rica. Dr. George Liles and Dr. David Lockhart saw the need for a Free Clinic in our area and this became a reality. Outreach is a strong component of our ministry at All Saints' today and will continue to be for many years to come.
On December 22, 1985 The Rt. Reverend Robert Estill dedicated the Columbarium that was built on the north lawn of the church. Dr. Dave Lockhart designed the wrought iron gates that mark the entrance to the garden.
All Saints' reached the status of becoming a congregation of over 400 communicants in 1986. This was followed the next year by the Episcopal Young Churchmen (EYC) receiving the Governor's Volunteer Award for community service and outstanding outreach ministry.
In 1989 a wing was added to the church, which included 7 classrooms, a chapel, choir room, nursery, additional storage, and a room dedicated to the youth group. This building debt was retired in 1993 two years ahead of schedule.
A bell tower dedicated to St. Dorothy was consecrated on February 6, 2000, complete with 3 rose bushes and 3 apple trees. A multi-purpose outdoor shelter was completed in 2001. This facility is used by the church as well as the community.
All Saints' continues to be a vibrant ministry in Cabarrus County today. We have 637 Baptized members with approximately 225 active families.


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A Digital Immigrant (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
by Gwen Moritz
Posted 2/24/2014 12:00 am
Updated 10 months ago
After much gnashing of teeth, I just bought my first digital tablet, a Kindle Fire HDX. A friend asked why I needed a tablet, and my response was that I don't need one, but I know that's the direction my industry is headed and the train left the station with the introduction of the iPad almost four years ago.
Believe it or not, there was a time when I was pretty much on the cutting edge of digital media. My older brother went to work for Tandy Electronics in Fort Worth in the mid-'70s, when I was just a kid, and he had a very early home computer that I messed around with. I started using a computer in the workplace in 1982, and by 1989 my husband and I were so hooked on word processing that we invested what amounted to 5 percent of our annual income in our first personal computer.
In 1992, when I was stuck at home in the evenings because my toddler went to sleep at 7 p.m. while my husband worked until 10, I personally installed a 1200-baud modem in a pre-Windows "XT" PC and subscribed to an online service called Prodigy. There I met a dozen other working mothers from all over the country who remain among my closest friends and confidants — although, 22 years later, several of them are now retired grandmothers. (How did that happen?)
In the mid-'90s, I even created a rudimentary website for my employer, and I'm amazed at how much of my original site organization has survived online for almost two decades.
So I was a successful early adopter of computers and the Internet, but at some point it seems I stopped advancing with technology. I still write a few checks every month. I haven't yet found a cellphone app that I think is worth paying for (although my husband gladly pays for MLB.com At Bat). A year or so ago, my son said, gently, "Mom, when I watch you text, it hurts my heart." And, until this month, I had not invested in a tablet and probably could have gone along happily for a while longer.
Here's what pushed me over the edge: I listened to a presentation on mobile media by Claus Enevoldsen, a senior vice president with Next Issue Media, which aims to be a one-stop, one-price provider of online magazines — a sort of Netflix for magazines.
Enevoldsen's excellent English is delivered in a Danish accent, which underscored his message: No matter how hard I try, I will never be a "digital native" like my kids, who have never known a day without a PC in their home and who learned to text before they learned to type (or "keyboard") — and much more efficiently.
Even though I have effectively lived in a digital world longer than they have, I will always be a "digital immigrant" — someone who grew up before the digital era and who has had to convert old-school skills into new-age applications. I can use computers and the Internet and cellphones and, now, tablets, but no matter how hard I try, I will never use them exactly the same way that digital natives do. I always use them with what Enevoldsen called "an accent." And with every new technological development that I fail to master, my accent will be more and more pronounced.
The first thing I did with my Kindle Fire was download a book from the Amazon Prime lending library: "Moneyball." (It's a fascinating book with a great message for those of us who must find ways to play against bigger, richer competitors that I should have read years ago — but at least I hadn't already seen the movie.) It was the first e-book I had ever read, and I have to say that I enjoyed the experience. For digital immigrants of a certain age, being able to adjust the type size is a distinct advantage.
When I bought the tablet, I also bought a Bluetooth keyboard because there's no way I'm ever going to type efficiently directly onto a touch screen.
I recently got a text on my cellphone from an unknown number talking about things that meant nothing to me. When I responded with a question, the sender's inadvertently amusing reply reminded me of the deep divide that remains between digital immigrants and digital natives:
"Sorry," he or she texted. "I must have typed a wrong number."
Dialing, my fellow digital immigrants, is a thing of the past.
Gwen Moritz is editor of Arkansas Business. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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American Capital Announces Departure Of Senior Vice President And Managing Director
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Capital, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) ("American Capital") announced today that Kevin Kuykendall, a Senior Vice President and Managing Director, has resigned from the company to pursue other interests. Mr. Kuykendall, who joined the company in 2003, has been based in the company's Dallas office and has headed American Capital's energy investment team under the leadership of Darin Winn, Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director.
"We appreciate Kevin's contributions to the company and wish him well," said Malon Wilkus, American Capital Chairman and CEO. "We are pleased to note that we will be continuing our investments in the energy sector under the direction of Paul Hanrahan. Paul, the CEO of American Capital Infrastructure, is the former President and CEO of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), a Fortune 150 global power company."
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Council proceeding methodically with budget
Through its first two reviews of City Manager Strib Boynton's proposed 2013-14 budget, the City Council has made no decisions on any major issues that could impact residents' wallets.
The council, minus absent members Foster Douglas and Jeff Golden, spent about five hours over two sessions on Wednesday and Thursday poring over Boynton's recommendations for how to allocate funds for several city departments. Council members asked numerous questions about line-item budget detail, from how much is set aside for employees' uniforms ($547,598) to the proposed pay increase for High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau staff (3 percent, which CVB representatives described as a cost-of-living adjustment).
Some of the discussion included a proposed $5 per month garbage collection fee for 37,000 residential and small-business customers.
High Point currently does not charge a garbage fee, and Boynton said the $2.7 million it's projected to generate is needed to help close an expected budget gap.
"The whole budget is balanced based on the garbage fee," said Boynton. "When you look at the general fund, that is the big decision right there."
Council members looked at how High Point compares to other cities when it comes to charges for garbage and other types of solid waste. Some cities, such as Archdale ($11) and Lexington ($7.50) assess monthly garbage fees, while others, including Greensboro and Winston-Salem, do not.
They also discussed several possible changes to solid waste collection, including whether the city should handle trash pickup from dumpsters at
apartment and townhome communities, High Point Housing Authority sites and city facilities, or continue to pay a private company for these pickups.
The city's current contract for the service is $501,000, which includes 28,500 collections per year. The company wants to increase the contract amount to $511,000 beginning July 1.
Officials said that, if the city were to take over the service, they would need to replace a front-end loader truck. It would cost the city an estimated $363,150 to provide the service, which would amount to a net savings of $137,850 when comparing it to the cost of hiring an outside firm.
Other changes in solid-waste services the council is considering:
• Giving customers who stack large piles of loose tree limbs and other refuse at the curb for city collection only one warning instead of two before hauling the materials off and billing the customer $150 per load.
• Allowing residents to call the city's customer service line to have the city collect multiple bulky items of household and/or yard waste for $150 per load. Officials estimate this could generate $78,000 in annual revenue.
• Making free household hazardous waste disposal day an annual event, instead of every other year.
• Having city crews pick up litter around High Point twice a month at an estimated annual cost of $36,200. Previously, jail and prison inmate labor crews provided this service, but state lawmakers ended the program a few years ago.
• Extra loose bag collection for residents who generate an occasional extra bag of garbage. They would be able to buy stickers from the city for $2.50 each and affix them to the extra bags, something that could generate $12,500 a year for the city.
• Providing business recycling collection, something many businesses have asked about. It would cost the city an estimated $24,000 per year and bring in $52,000 in annual revenue with a $20 per week collection charge.
Council will hold its third budget review on Tuesday.
At $343.7 million, High Point's proposed 2013-14 budget is $15.8 million, of 4.82 percent, bigger than the adopted 2012-13 budget of $327.9 million. It maintains the property tax rate at 67.5 cents per $100 of assessed value. The owner of a $100,000 house would pay $675 a year in city property taxes. It would add a $5 per month garbage collection fee and the annual fee all High Point vehicle owners pay the city would increase from $5 to $10. Retail electric rates would increase 4.9 percent and water and sewer rates would rise 4 to 6 percent at some point later in the fiscal year that begins July 1.


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|The Wigwam Reservoir in Watertown. Waterbury has renegotiated its water and sewer contracts with Watertown, proposing to raise rates by 25 percent in the first year of a five-year deal and 2 percent each year after. Republican-American archive
WATERBURY — The city has renegotiated its water and sewer contracts with Watertown, proposing to raise rates by 25 percent in the first year of a five-year deal and 2 percent each year after.
Most importantly, the proposed deal would automatically raise Watertown's rates anytime there was a rate increase in Waterbury, guaranteeing that rates would never become "upside down" again, city officials say.
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IOU wrote on Jun 16, 2013 9:54 AM:
" And 24 percent better tasting water I presume "
conservative1 wrote on Jun 16, 2013 4:37 PM:
" I say we triple the rates. It's a captive audience. Take it or leave it. Our early leaders were smart enough to buy the water, why do we give it away? "
SweetLinda48 wrote on Jun 16, 2013 5:24 PM:
" Moved out of Waterbury not to pay their over-priced taxes, etc. and I am going to have to pay 25% more for water? Something is fishy here and I don't mean in the water. Hope Watertown Town Council doesn't push this through without a fight. Now Waterbury wants to penalize the smart people who bailed out of Waterbury and this is their way to get back at us. "
Mrs Prim wrote on Jun 16, 2013 7:04 PM:
" Watertown stole many high paying Tax Companies from the city of Waterbury... Offering free sewer and water utilities. Watertown doesn't have any resources it doesn't even pay water bills on time. "Pay Backs A Bummer" "
wtbywtchdog wrote on Jun 17, 2013 12:15 AM:
" I did not read where Watertown or any of the others will pay more then us for water, just that the rate proposal is 25% more.Will it be close or the same or more lets see some hard figures. "
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