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Compared to my siblings ...
Yea, but he was raised by a different Dad (Score:5, Interesting)
There are three of us. Two of us are within 2 years in age but the youngest is 14 years younger than I am. My younger brother and I are self taught in much of what we know. I've gone to a few college classes for specific things but not an eye to getting a degree. My youngest brother has an MBA and a big house in the suburbs.
So we poke at him telling him he was raised by a different dad.
I definitely have a different idea about formal education. For instance my sister and I have the same level of degrees, but I consider her to have a higher formal education due to what she majored in and the school she went to. Likewise, I would not consider an MBA to be anything compared to the traditional formal education, i.e. humanities, maths, science, engineering, art. It seems to me too much like a technical degree or trade school. Valuable, but not what a university education is meant to do.
Middle one.... (Score:3, Interesting)by jawtheshark (198669) * <slashdot AT jawtheshark DOT com> on Sunday November 25, 2012 @12:46PM (#42087483) Homepage Journal
My old brother had trouble learning. My parents did everything in their power to get him a decent education. They managed barely. I suffered my whole life because of him, because I had to be lenient because my parents said "please, understand, it's $firstname_of_my_brother". I didn't even dare to celebrate my high school diploma.
He's a swell guy, I wouldn't want to miss him... I also understand my parents: both intelligent people with University degrees and they got much less than what they bargained for.
Me? Did pretty much what was expected from me. Slept through high school, did University lazily, got through with not much effort.
My younger sister was, let's say pretty alternative. Bright, but very very very lazy. She calculated her grades so to just pass. Of course, that went bad after a few years. Took a long of time to get her through high school (with a pratical part in accounting, so technically she can do an accounting job). She did follow her passion and did an (very expensive private) sound engineering school. Which she only absolved with a "did participate courses" certificate. She does the job she likes though, working for concert gigs.
Formal degrees is one thing. My siblings actually lived and did some interesting stuff, met interesting people... I just did what I was expected to... Who made the right choice, I ask you?
Took a long of time to get her through high school (with a pratical part in accounting, so technically she can do an accounting job).
Err...where is this high school that teaches accounting? I've never heard of such a thing, till you got into college?
Err...where is this high school that teaches accounting? I've never heard of such a thing, till you got into college?
FWIW my high school (Freehold Township High School, Freehold, NJ) 10 years ago had Accounting I and Accounting II. Stupid ALOE (Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity). I still have it engrained in my head.
by jawtheshark (198669) *Europe works different than the US.
Took a long of time to get her through high school (with a pratical part in accounting, so technically she can do an accounting job).
Err...where is this high school that teaches accounting? I've never heard of such a thing, till you got into college?
During the 10th grade, I took "Record Keeping", which was essentially Accounting Lite. The high school I went to for my second two years offered classes in accounting, drafting, and aviation, the last taught by one of the language teachers who had a private pilot's license. I think the drafting classes were a similar case of a teacher offering a class in something related to his personal interests. A lot can depend on how interesting your teachers' hobbies are, how feasible they are for a school setting/bud
Lets see... (Score:5, Interesting)I've got a sister who's a MSW, she waits tables at a place called the "Haunted Hamburger."
I've got a sister who's got a BS degree in "Landscape Engineering," she bakes bread for a living.
I've got a sister who's got a BS in Geology and was recently making serious cheddar but the mine closed, so she decided to have a baby and is is out for the duration.
I've got a brother who's a welder, owns some cows, and fancies himself a rancher in progress.
Finally, I've got a brother who thinks that education is something the "man" uses to keep you down.
As for me? Associates degree in business, bachelors degree in general studies in another 18 credits (been doing it in my 'spare' time) and the only one of the lot to have a long-term career, I've been doing computers for 18+ years now. From my experience, the degree doesn't do much but get you in the door for the interview in IT...90% of what I know by heart came from doing it and being a nerd, the other 10% can be determined via Google.
Having read the first two paragraphs in your post, when you mentioned your sis with the geology degree - for a couple moments I thought you meant she was making craft cheeses.
Re:Lets see... (Score:5, Funny)by scottrocket (1065416) <email@example.com> on Sunday November 25, 2012 @09:16PM (#42090191) Journal
Having read the first two paragraphs in your post, when you mentioned your sis with the geology degree - for a couple moments I thought you meant she was making craft cheeses.
Mmmm...cheddar mine
There is precisely one cheese maker in Cheddar (the town). Most of the good stuff comes from farms in the general vicinity.
Re:Lets see... (Score:4, Funny)by Sectoid_Dev (232963) on Monday November 26, 2012 @02:28PM (#42095999)
Cheese mining technology will seriously take off once we establish a moon base.
Since we are talking about British cheese and the Moon, I can' let it pass without A Grand Day Out [wikipedia.org] I still wish we knew what kind of cheese the moon was made of. Definitely not Wensleydale [wikipedia.org].
Re:Lets see... (Score:4, Funny)
Mmmm...cheddar mine
This thread is getting too cheesy for me
Mmmm...cheddar mine
This thread is getting too cheesy for me
C'mon, man, you and I both know that joke's no Gouda.
Mmmm...cheddar mine
This thread is getting too cheesy for me
C'mon, man, you and I both know that joke's no Gouda.
Piff. You must be American.
Mmmm...cheddar mine
This thread is getting too cheesy for me
C'mon, man, you and I both know that joke's no Gouda.
Piff. You must be American.
Well, yea! If I were Swiss, my story would be full of holes!
wine & cheese (Score:4, Insightful)
Both wine and cheese are aged in caves --
I remember seeing a tv show where they were carving under some place in california for a winery to have some long-term storage. I could see a geologist being useful in those sorts of projects.
...90% of what I know by heart came from doing it and being a nerd, the other 10% can be determined via Google.
Holy crap! Google is only 10% of what you know by heart? I bow to thee, oh mighty god of knowledge!
From my experience, the degree doesn't do much but get you in the door for the interview in IT...90% of what I know by heart came from doing it and being a nerd, the other 10% can be determined via Google.
That's true for pretty much all fields of work. For starting positions companies look for fresh graduates, who have a degree (and with that a certain amount of background knowledge) in whatever field they need. For higher positions they look for people with experience in that field of work - having the degree is usually implied as without the degree you wouldn't be able to get a job or experience.
And of course that degree takes like four years of study. After that you have had 18+ years of work, which defin
"From my experience, the degree doesn't do much but get you in the door"
Almost anybody would tell you that a degree only "got them in the door", and that the vast majority of their professional knowledge comes from experience. But that doesn't diminish the the value of a degree one iota. Getting in the door is by far the absolute hardest part of any career. The barriers are tremendous. A degree is the obvious and easiest way to help you get over that hump.
People who say "a degree only
Social and emotional education on the other hand.. (Score:1, Interesting)by Anonymous Coward
Nobody's got any of that nowadays.
Nobody's forced to get along in big families and small towns anymore, and school hasn't picked up on those subjects, as if they were somehow "lesser" than math or physics.
And then we're surprised we end up in a dog-eat-dog society with monsters like Goldman Sachs and Monsanto.
education schmeducation (Score:5, Interesting)by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 25, 2012 @01:14PM (#42087659)
Six siblings: 1 doctor MD brother, 2 Ph.D. sisters (in maths and English lit), 2 nurse/RN sisters, one with college degree only. Me? "only" an MA in biophysics here since I bailed on the PhD program to do technology. It is fair to say that our family all got hit pretty hard by the education bug. Our Mom didn't complete college so we learned to respect hard work outside of academia. Compared to degrees, persistence and good direction is what counts in life. Thanks Mom!
My sister took a few college courses. (Notice I didn't say "completed" or "passed".) Her high school diploma is of the "if we give you this piece of paper and let you wear a gown in June, do you promise to never come back?" variety.
I have a BS in chemistry and math and am close to finishing a Masters in IT with a concentration in mathematics and computation.
I am married but have no kids. She is married and has three girls--11, 9, and 7. The household runs, and the kids are healthy and happy. I can oper
BSEE and JD for me. Eight biological siblings: Doctor (MD), Biochemist (MS), Mom working (slowly) on a degree in Special Education (hubby is a prison guard), Mom working on (music?) degree (hubby is an engineer, BSME), Mom with no apparent educational aspirations (hubby is working on a DDS), Ditto (hubby is an AF F-16 mechanic, but not planning to be career military), CS student (mathematically briliant but a little anti-social with Asperger's), and youngest applying to the Police Academy. I also have four
Musings from an oldest child (Score:5, Interesting)by macwhizkid (864124) on Sunday November 25, 2012 @01:28PM (#42087765)
Grew up hearing about how education is indispensable from my two first-gen college-educated parents. Went through high school with very little effort, graduated near the top of my class, got a degree in physics at a well-known university. But here I am, late 20's, with a tenuous job as a research associate, not knowing whether I'll still have a job next year given the uncertainty with federal research funding.
Younger sister on the other hand (currently in her early 20's), struggled a bit in high school, dropped out of college after freshman year, to the utter dismay of my parents. She got a job washing dishes and worked her way up, now works for a farmers market delivering produce to local restaurants. She earns almost as much as I do now, and without the uncertainty that the {Republicans | Democrats} will legislate her out of a job next year over the latest government spending fight. It's a pretty safe bet that 10 years from now people will still be eating vegetables.
In theory my career opportunities and income should exceed hers in the years ahead, but I say that with a whole lot less confidence than I did a couple years ago.
Perhaps they didn't tell you, but you can look for another job using your degree and experience as reference.
College wasn't big enough for us (Score:4, Interesting)by NixieBunny (859050) on Sunday November 25, 2012 @01:35PM (#42087805) HomepageAll of us went to college. The two of us who studied electronics both dropped out for the same reason - we already had electronics jobs that were teaching us way better than school was.
My other brother got a degree in mechanical engineering and has never used it, unless you consider fixing cars to be using it. OK, he does work with a FIRST robotics team, so that counts for something.
My sister had an interesting experience - she was taking a sculpture class as a 40-year-old housewife, and noticed that the other students were watching her instead of the teacher. So she started her own sculpture school and is doing well.
I've noticed that most of my friends....self included, really have never much used their college degrees in their careers.
I was a Biochem. major....and have never worked a day in my life doing anything related to biochemistry....I kinda fell into IT in the early 90s.....
I only know one friend, that was a civil engineer major, that works as....a civil engineer.
I've noticed that most of my friends....self included, really have never much used their college degrees in their careers.
I was a Biochem. major....and have never worked a day in my life doing anything related to biochemistry....I kinda fell into IT in the early 90s.....
I only know one friend, that was a civil engineer major, that works as....a civil engineer.
I've studied Computing for two years, then Psychology for several years, and I've followed courses in law and theology. What I found interesting is that each kind of study has its own method of studying and completely different from what I thought before I did those studies. Psychology - what I learned from it is to doubt everything - nothing is for granted. Law is a lot of hard work, and much less clear than what it appears.
You may not use the study in your job, but it molds you and it makes that you appro
I was self taught in electronics also. I supplimented that with training in the Navy. Instead of a college degree, I have my Journeyman ISCET certification. It is recognized by most employers as a degree, but without the student loan.
http://www.iscet.org/ [iscet.org]
I'm in uni at the moment and my brother is in secondary school so I suppose that means I've got more formality by quantity but by purely the formality of it, we're on the same path I suppose. I bet I'm like a kid compared to the general slashdot community
I considered "in a nutshell" formal for my time, and have a much more advanced grasp of technology than anyone coming out of a college. My brother got a masters and I am proud of that, but "formal" is inappropriate in any tech field except engineering.
I learned a lot of the theoretical parts of CS in college, along with some mathematical tools (linear algebra, discrete math, etc.) which have been useful at various times. Sure, I could've self-taught, but afaict most people (including me) don't really self-teach the mathematical underpinnings of CS. Now if you mean programming skill, I agree university isn't where you usually pick that up.
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My Generation: The Same; The Next Generation: Not (Score:4, Interesting)
My younger brother and I both have bachelor's degrees from the University of California system. I also took some post-graduate classes, but not towards a master's degree. We both have had successful careers. I retired early. My brother is semi-retired, investing in residential housing and occasionally working as a real estate agent.
The next generation is different. My brother had no children. I have a son and a daughter. My son stopped his college education, lacking only 3-6 units to complete his bachelor's degree. He is in the insurance industry and has been laid-off more than once; when he is working, he earns a very good income. My daughter has two bachelor's degrees (journalism and education) and a master's degree; she has been thinking of getting a doctorate. She has become a recognized authority on the use of technology in adult education and teaches undergraduate courses in that subject at a university. She too earns a good income.
... but his doctorate is in macroeconomics, so it doesn't count.
Most of macroeconomic theory is junk science anyway. If you are really interested in macroeconomics, you should study statistics, economic history, political science etc. instead. Of course he got a good share of that too, but not enough to do a doctor in my opinion.
My sister went to college for two years studying design but got no degree.
I have a Master's degree in Computer and Systems Sciences.
Therefore, I do consider myself to have better fo
This post reflects more on your attitude towards your brother than you probably want to admit.
No, I admit everything, otherwise I would not post.
Of course I am jealous of him having a doctorate. I am also jealous of him going to Berkeley to study, and of the inflated salary that his degree has given him.
I could also admit that I have always thought of him as somewhat of a buffoon. I have read a few of the papers that my brother have produced, and have concluded that it is of no consequence.
I have thought of his field of study as being mostly junk even before he expressed an interest in it.
Events in
I voted the same as my siblings. I come from a family of seven siblings, and I am the youngest. 4 of us have got a university degree, and three only finished highschool.
The amazing part though is that my mum was illiterate and my dad has never has formal schooling (friends in the army taught him to read and write). They both valued education so much that sacrificed a lot for us to go to good schools.
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"Compared to my siblings, I'm an only child"
Sounds like someone got locked in the basement as a child...
... rotten, selfish, etc. according to my queen and king ants.
Never finished school... (Score:3, Insightful)
Never finished school, but have about 32 hours of mathematics and physics and other general classes towards a BS in Physics. IMHO, the formal education makes no difference unless the experience of obtaining it creates the ability to think. Of all the PhD mathematicians and physicists, the MBAs and MScs and others with whom I've worked in the last 35 years in IT, the very best were the ones who learned how to think really well however they were educated. The worst sometimes had more yardage on their transcripts, but saw it only as a ticket to punch for a high paying job. They were the ones who were really adept at getting a job, putting on a good show while at work, getting everyone else to solve the really difficult aspects of their work and moving on to greener pastures when they got cornered with their own mediocrity.
The one thing I have observed is that higher education and popular culture in the US is progressively rewarding the latter behavior. Geek, nerd and other perjorative appellations clearly reflect what current popular culture thinks of the deep thinkers. Instead, we reward a culture that glorifies gangsta rapper drug lords and image-without-substance from Hollister and Abercrombe & Fitch.
I completed a B.S. in Computer Information Systems and am currently working on a M.S. in Information Assurance. Neither my bother or sister ever attended a single college course. My sister was at best an average student in high school and graduated without having to struggle. My brother was a sub-par student who only graduated on-time due to a last chance program that really makes a mockery out of obtaining a high school diploma.
As far as the worth of the degrees it is very mixed. I didn't go to colleg
Same here....
Neither of my parents went to college. My mother went to Nursing school and my father finished high-school. They both pushed me to go to university.
I have a BS in Business Admin, a BS in Comp Sci, and a MS in IT Management. I'm a senior network design/architect/engineer for a large biotech company, making a good salary.
My first sister, just over a year younger, has a BS in Business and used to work at a call center for a resort company. This was great as she was able to get resort discounts
by subreality (157447) on Monday November 26, 2012 @01:03AM (#42091185)
He graduated college. I dropped out of high school and went the self-education route. He hates his job. I love my job and earn 3 times as much while working 60% the hours.
We are very different people and there's no way I could have finished a degree (I wanted to, but I'm simply miserable in a formal schooling environment; in retrospect I'm very glad I dropped out and I wish I had done so sooner; it was very bad for my mental health); he would have not had the skills to get by at all without college. YMMV. Do what's right for your own situation.
Care to mention what your job is?
Software dev these days; I spent a long time as a network admin before.
Two older siblings, one with BSc and PhD, other with SB and working on EE. I'm still finishing high school, so considerably less schooling, and since I don't wear my formal gowns to school that often, definitely considerably less formal schooling. But unlike age, where I can never ever catch up, someday I hope to catch up and overtake with bachelors and then MD, maybe MD/PhD? .
So, both my brothers have Doctorates, and I'm just a BSc. If I had need for a Doctorate by now, I'd have got one by now. (Astrophysics and Veterinary Medicine both kind of need Doctorates, IT support doesn't.)
My twin brother and I are both college graduates, with additional training on top of our Bachelor's degrees. He is a chemist, and I am in IT.
Both my sister and younger brother dropped out of high school, as both of our parents did when they were younger. To this day, we don't know we got the drive to educate ourselves, but we are grateful we have it. I am trying to pass it on to my two kids. They know that they are expected to do their best in school, and to go on to college.
Me - eldest - degree in Agricultural Business Management, then an MSc in Computer Science (didn't want to admit I was a geek at first, thought I'd want to take over the family business one day - see below). I now work in the financial industry, having previously risen to the dizzy heights of Systems Manager at a large University in London after 17 years of broadly-enjoyable slog.
My sister - education degree. Taught for 10+ years, was getting ready to take over as headmistress, then our Dad died. Once everyt
My sister has a BS and MS. I have a BS... but I took the same amount of time to earn that BS as she did her BS and MS. So we spent the same amount of time in school.... which one of us has more education?
I am happier....
I've got 1 degree, my sister has 2 and my brother has none. So I really wanted to check the first two options. But I just averaged the numbers out and selected the third choice.
Me: High school dropout with GED, BSEE, year of unfinished master's (couldn't stand the though to another year to jump through all the bogus thesis hoops). I work as a design engineer, and do pretty good at it.
Older Brother: Finished HS (was a good warning sign for me that it could destroy enthusiasm spending 4 years with burnouts), 6 years of loans to get a Journalism and Broadcasting degree that he never really wanted in the first place. Now he's a house husband...
Much younger half-Sister: Just finis
I'm the oldest of 5 boys and I have the least amount of (formal) education. FYI, there is a 16 year gap between me and my youngest brother.
1) Me: College dropout (4yr university (comp sci) - attended for 1.5yrs) Job: Software developer.
2) Next: Electrical Engineer (4yr university). Job: Works for an electric power company (utility).
3) Next: BA Marketing (attended probably 4 different 4yr universities and changed majors 4 times over a 14yr time span). Job: PR/Communications director for an affluent (redunda
I got a BS ten years ago. My brother, who is two years younger than me, is still in school. He has multiple undergraduate and masters degrees, and is working on multiple doctorates. Hearing that, you might think he's "smarter" than me, and while he's certainly more educated, in a sense, his education is in Russian language and music composition. And the reason he's stayed so long in school (in my opinion) is that due to mental illness, it is difficult for him to cope with adult life like the rest of us do.
What's substantially more or less?
I have a BA, a law degree (JD), and a master's degree (LLM).
My sister has a BA, two master's degrees (MA and M.Ed.) and a PhD.
So I have ~4.5 years of post-BA, and my sister has 6-7. Is that substantially more? We both have more education than about 95% of the public....
My sister went to University and graduated. I didn't. But then again, I have a job and she doesn't.
I wouldn't mind getting a degree some day, but all in all I still prefer my situation to hers.
I have a B.S. in resource management (land management, user impacts, etc) I've been a Unix/Linux admin since the kernel 1.x days. While I certainly did learn many skills while in school, the degree itself has had virtually no direct application in my actual work. I'm addicted to learning on my own so it doesn't really matter what my formal education was. Would I have gotten interviews and job offers without the degree? Probably not, but you need something to get past the HR types. Sadly, that's what the
I have a younger sister. She went through college and is currently a Registered Nurse (RN) working at a well respected hospital here in California. I took a couple of semesters of community college and have been working in IT since I was 18. Other than an ROP class in Novell Netware and an MCP for Windows Server 2000 I do not have any formalized computer training.
I am currently making six figures, getting five figure yearly bonuses. I help run IT Operations and am actively engaged with the executive sui
I make more money than my big brother Bob,
But, he's got a haircut, and he's got a real job


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Phil Padgett is all too familiar with Swain County.
In fact, Southwest's football coach of 25 years knows so much about the Maroon Devils that he already knows what to expect from Swain County in today's NCHSAA 1-AA championship game.
"I would think they are a standard Swain County-type football team. They are solid everywhere," Padgett said. "They play great defense and are fundamentally sound. Their offensive line is really good. Their running backs run hard, and their quarterback throws well and directs the offense the way he's supposed to.
"They are to me what they have been over the years. I've seen Swain County play in some state championship games and this is a typical Swain County football team because they are coached up and a very good team."
It seems as if the Stallions (13-1) will have their hands full when they square off against the defending state champion Maroon Devils (15-0) today at 3 p.m. at Carter-Finley Stadium at N.C. State University.
But ask first-year Swain County coach Neil Blankenship and he will tell you Southwest is just as good as his Maroon Devils.
"I see a team in Southwest that's strong up front and good on both sides of the ball, and I see a lot of speed on both sides of the ball," said Blankenship, who has spent 20 years at his school, serving the previous eight as defensive coordinator. "They play hard and they are well-coached. I'm really impressed with how hard they play."
Now that the pleasantries are over, both coaches will try to figure out ways for their teams to beat the other and add another state title to their programs' strong traditions.
Southwest won state 2-A titles in 2000, 2003 and 2004, played in the 2-A final in 1999 and in the 1-AA final in 2009. Swain County has eight state titles, winning them in 1979, 1985, 1988-90, 2001, 2004 and 2011 and losing the finals in 1993 and 1995.
If Southwest is to win its fourth state title, it will likely need to establish its strong running game, led by junior DaMonta Winbush, who has 1,468 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns. He is complemented by junior Isaiah Corbins' 984 yards and 6 touchdowns, junior Emmitt Johnson's 801 yards and 6 touchdowns and senior quarterback Shak Pershey's 783 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Pershey also has 1,128 yards passing with 13 touchdowns, completing 58 of 98 of his passes. About a third of those completions have gone to junior J'Veon Walker, who has 20 receptions for 475 yards and 8 touchdowns.
"All of our running backs are pretty good and the receivers, when we throw the ball to them, have done a good job of catching it," Padgett said. "It's hard to say it's been one person. It's been a combination of players."
Southwest, which runs out of the T-formation, comes in averaging 39.8 points per game and has scored at least 35 points in nine consecutive games, including last week's 35-13 win at James Kenan.
The Stallions hope to move the ball against a Swain County defense that's allowing an average of 12.9 points and has given up at least 21 in three of four playoff games, including last week's come-from-behind 28-21 victory over Monroe.
"They (Maroon Devils) are fundamentally sound and they are always in the right spots," Padgett said. "Their defensive front is very tough."
Swain County's defense lines up in a 3-4-4 set. The Maroon Devils are led on that side by senior linebackers Corbin Panther and Payton Parker and senior defensive tackle Jacob Wildcatt, but Blankenship said all 11 players have contributed.
"We talk about team defense," he said. "If a kid is worried about how many tackles he is going to get, he may not be doing his job."
Swain County is also balanced on offense.
The Maroon Devils, the top-ranked team in The Associated Press state 1-A regular season poll, are led by junior quarterback Raymius Smith, who has thrown for 2,345 yards and 39 touchdowns while completing 126 of his 200 passes out of Swain County's split-back veer offense.
His favorite targets are seniors Matthew Maennie (62 catches, 1,164 yards, 22 touchdowns) and Greg Tisho (53 receptions, 1,280 yards, 18 TDs) while senior Garrett Lane has given SCHS a solid running game with 1,156 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns.
"We've been fortunate because this is probably the most balanced we've been here at Swain County since the Heath Shuler time," said Blankenship, referring to the former University of Tennessee and NFL quarterback.
"There have been some games where we did not pass the ball a lot because the running game was there and there have been some games where teams took away the run and the pass was there. That's just the way our kids have been playing. They have done a good job of adapting to what teams have been doing and they take what teams have given us."
However, the Maroon Devils face a Southwest 5-3-3 defense that allows 10.9 per game and has held its own against good offenses this season. The Stallions' defense is lead by Winbush and Walker in the secondary and senior linebacker Joseph Holmes.
"They are extremely quick," Blankenship said of the Stallions, ranked third in the final AP 1-A poll. "They are fast and good up front. Their secondary is good, and I see that their linebackers run everywhere. Their speed is something we have to take care of."
Southwest's speed is one thing that has separated the Stallions from other teams. Another is their strength in the trenches.
Combine both of those things, and it's no wonder Southwest is back in the state final for the first time since losing 45-21 to Albemarle in Winston-Salem in 2009.
"I just feel like we had a plan to get here, but a few years ago I thought that was going to be the last one making it," Padgett said. "It's almost a relief we are here because so many guys have worked hard to get here."


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The year 2006 was the best ever for the USPS. Automated mail processing was significantly reducing costs, and productivity was at an all-time high. The Post Office wasn't designed to make a profit, but we were flush with cash, and Congress had dollar signs in its eyes. Legislation was passed requiring the Post Office to pre-fund employee retirement benefits for the next 75 years in a 10-year span, something no other company has to do. Money had to be set aside for retired employees who weren't even born yet. Those $5.5 billion annual payments went directly into the Treasury where Congress could spend it however it wanted. It was nothing more than a cash grab.
Then the economy went bad and Internet use took off. Mail volumes were declining and revenue was going down. The Post Office does not rely on taxpayer money, supporting itself solely through the sale of postage and services. Things began getting tight, and the Post Office asked for relief from the pre-funding requirement. Congress said no. The postal service had to begin other cost-cutting measures -- staffing was cut, vacant positions were absorbed or left unfilled, small Post Offices were closed. All of this disrupts service to the public. But it wasn't enough. Soon, bigger facilities were being shut down. You all know our local mail processing facility is still scheduled to be closed, right? Still not enough. Now the Postmaster General is talking about cutting mail delivery to five days per week. That will result in the layoff of thousands of people. Do we really want that?
Throughout the bad economic times, the USPS has done better than most companies, but the pre-funding requirement is sucking the life out of the postal service. There are those in Congress who question whether the government should even be in the mail delivery business, and advocate privatizing the service. You do know that private means for-profit, don't you? Sell off the best parts to the highest bidder, and the heck with the rest. There are other shipping companies, you say, we will just use them. Did you know that UPS, Fed-Ex and most other shipping companies drop off pallets packages every day at the local post offices? It's called Last Mile delivery and they do this because it's cheaper for these other companies to have us deliver the packages, rather than their own drivers. And why is it cheaper? Because the USPS has what's called the Universal Service Obligation. We deliver to every address in the country. Every address. That's how you can send a letter all the way across the country for just 46 cents. If the USPS privatizes, or just goes away, will you still be able to do that? Not a chance!
What can I do, you ask? Legislation has been introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives that will allow the USPS to make necessary changes, and will relieve the crushing burden of the pre-funding requirement. Several studies have shown that the retirement fund is already over-funded, and returning some of that money will allow the USPS to innovate and compete fairly. Call or email your senators and representatives and tell them you value the post office, and urge them to support the current proposed legislation. Better yet, write them letter.
I'm a mailman. I could be your mailman. And I still like my job.
Kurt Eckrem, who has worked for 22 years as a mailman, lives in Mukilteo.
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I'm Rob, hi! I agree with Sam Harris that free will is an illusion and I will also go so far as to say that belief in free will is mostly responsible for all humanities issues. The moment we tell a child they are 'good' or 'bad' for the way they behave we begin the deception that causes psychological damage. Nature knows nothing of good and bad. A child has no 'choice' how they behave, they are the product of dna and environmental/social conditioning up to the moment of action. Whatever the state of the particles in the child's brain at that moment will determine the 'choice' he makes. As soon as we introduce the concept of good and bad (free will) the child learns that he should 'blame' himself and others. He becomes judgmental and spends the rest of his life consumed by a need to condemn those that behave 'worse' than him and to feel inferior to those who behave 'better' than him.
Religion is a primitive attempt at communicating spirituality to human beings. It largely failed because most religions teach that god gave us free will. There are some religions that don't believe in free will and believe that all action is the will of god. Substitute the word god with 'the unfolding of nature' and, voila, you have a link between science and religion. Jesus was an enlightened man who knew instinctively that free will is an illusion. When he allegedly died on the cross he is said to have uttered, 'forgive them for they know not what they do'. Profound words. This is my view of religious people and atheists who believe in free will. They know not what they do, so don't judge them…
...but, of course we judge them! Judging people is understandable given our social conditioning. I still judge others and criticize but I would say that I recognize that it is just my ego that does that. If I focus on the present moment all that baggage falls away and my ego dissolves and leaves me in peace. That is the purpose of meditation. I don't sit cross legged going, 'mmmmm' lol, but when I walk down the street I focus on observing without labeling and when I am stressed I tune into my breathing or listen carefully to the tiniest little sound in the distance and my troublesome thoughts dissolve away leaving me in peace. Laugh at yourself and especially your opinions. Watch the crazy thoughts manifest in your mind and then smile at them as you realize that YOU ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS.
The media has no interest in promoting the truth that free will is an illusion. It would be self-defeating if everybody woke up and realized they did not need any of the junk they try to sell you. The news just feeds negative ideas into ego's that are addicted to negativity. Adverts appeal to the idea that happiness lies in the all the things I don't quite have yet..but I'm nearly there…if I just had the latest model…Drama programs are the same old ego driven stories that teach negativity and free will. Even documentaries are mostly negative. I like football. Football matches are unscripted patterns emerging before my eyes…moments of beauty and madness…but tribalism is another function of the ego…so I just watch it unfold on the tv.
So enough about me. Be at peace my friends smile
Any thoughts on any of this very welcome!
Rob Thorpe


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2010-11: Cross Country -- Ran in five races in his first season running cross country at Miami, missing the final two races of the season ... posted an 8K season-best time of 26:33 at the Miami Invitational, where he placed 17th overall ... finished 19th at the season-opening Flyer 5K Challenge in 15:43 ... finished 87th at both the Spartan Invitational (26:40) and the Falcon Invitational (27:09.4). Track and Field -- Competed at the Mid-American Conference Championships in the 3000m steeplechase and earned eighth place with a time of 9:50.83 ... earned second place in the 3K steeplechase at the RedHawk Invitational with a time of 9:47.52 ... posted a personal-best 3K steeplechase time of 9:36.98 at the Indiana Billy Hayes Invitational, which earned him sixth place ... ran the 5000m run once, clocking 15:36.89 at the Nikoloff Invitational to place 23rd.
2009-10: Cross Country -- Did not compete in cross country. Track and Field -- Competed at the MAC Championships, finishing 11th in the 3000m steeplechase in a time of 10:09.77 ... recorded a season-best 3000m run of 8:58.11, good for seventh place at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational ... placed sixth in 3000m steeplechase in 9:58.08 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational ... also placed sixth at the Miami Invitational with a time of 9:53.48 ... took ninth in 3000m steeplechase in a season-best 9:49.48 at the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships ... competed in the 1500m run at the RedHawk Invitational, finishing in 4:08.28, good for fifth place ... indoors, helped Miami take second in the distance medley relay in 10:35.17 at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships.
2008-09: Did not compete in cross country or outdoor track.
High School: Was two-time letter winner in both cross country and track at St. John's ... was a member of St. John's cross country team that place fifth his senior year and was runner -up his junior year at the state meet ... named to the all-city, all-district, and Academic All-Ohio teams in cross country his junior and senior seasons ... all-city, and all-district his senior season on the track ... state qualifier in the 4x800 meter relay ... was a member of three record breaking relay teams at St. John's.
Personal: Son of Carl and Sherry Wagner ... father, Carl, is a 1977 Miami alum ... sister, Jessica, was a member of the cross country and track and field teams at the University of Michigan ... majoring in marketing with a minor in entrepreneurship.


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Roman Forum 18
Piazza Navona, Campo de' Fiori, and the Jewish Ghetto 29
Campo 7
Jewish Ghetto 8
Navona 14
Monti, Esquilino, Celio, and the Via Appia Antica 21
Celio 6
Esquilino 1
Monti 4
San Giovanni 2
Via Appia Antica 8
Piazza Di Spagna 18
Repubblica and Quirinale 16
Quirinale 8
Repubblica 8
Villa Borghese, Piazza del Popolo, and Flaminio 14
Flaminio 1
Piazza del Popolo 4
Villa Borghese 9
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In ancient Roman times, traitors were hurled from here to their deaths. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Tarpeian Rock became a popular...
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Built by Augustus, Caesar's successor, the temple stands over the spot where Julius Caesar's body was cremated. A pyre was improvised...
Tempio di Venere e Roma
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Once Rome's largest and possibly cleverest temple (it was dedicated to Venus and Rome or, in Latin, to "amor" and "Roma"), this temple...
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All that remains of Vespasian's temple are three graceful Corinthian columns. They marked the site of the Forum through the centuries...
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Colonna di Traiano
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The remarkable series of reliefs spiraling up this column celebrate the emperor's victories over the Dacians in today's Romania. It has...
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Palazzo Altemps
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Santa Maria della Pace
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In 1656, Pietro da Cortona (1596–1669) was commissioned by Pope Alexander VII to enlarge the tiny Piazza della Pace in front of the...
Santa Maria sopra Minerva
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The name of the church reveals that it was built sopra (over) the ruins of a temple of Minerva, ancient goddess of wisdom. Erected...
Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
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The main facade of this eccentric Baroque church, probably Borromini's best, is on the stately courtyard of an austere building that...
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Caravaggio's celebrated Madonna of the Pilgrims —which scandalized all of Rome because a kneeling pilgrim is pictured, all too realistically...
Museo Mario Praz
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On the top floor of the Palazzo Primoli—the same building (separate entrance) that houses the Museo Napoleonico—is one of Rome's...
Museo Napoleonico
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Housed in an opulent collection of velvet-and-crystal salons that hauntingly capture the fragile charm of early-19th-century Rome, this...
Oratorio dei Filippini
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Housed in a baroque masterwork by Borromini, this former religious residence named for Saint Philip Neri, founder in 1551 of the Congregation...
Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne
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Following the shape of Emperor Domitian's Odeon arena, a curving, columned portico identifies this otherwise inconspicuous palace on...
Piazza di Pasquino
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This tiny piazza takes its name from the figure in the corner, the remnant of an old Roman statue depicting Menelaus. The statue underwent...
Santa Maria in Vallicella/Chiesa Nuova
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This church, also known as Chiesa Nuova (New Church), was built toward the end of the 16th century at the urging of Philip Neri, and...
Il Gesù
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The mother church of the Jesuits in Rome is the prototype of all Counter-Reformation churches. Considered the first fully Baroque church,...
Campo de' Fiori
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A bustling marketplace in the morning (Monday to Saturday 8 am–2 pm) and a trendy meeting place the rest of the day (and night), this...
Palazzo Farnese
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The most beautiful Renaissance palace in Rome, the Palazzo Farnese is fabled for the Galleria Carracci, whose ceiling is to the Baroque...
Palazzo Spada
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In this neighborhood of huge, austere palaces, Palazzo Spada strikes an almost frivolous note, with its upper stories covered with stuccos...
Sant'Andrea della Valle
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Topped by the highest dome in Rome (designed by Maderno) after St. Peter's, this huge and imposing 17th-century church is remarkably...
Via Giulia
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Still a Renaissance-era diorama and one of Rome's most exclusive addresses, Via Giulia was the first street in Rome since ancient times...
San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Imbued with the supreme grace of the Florentine Renaissance, this often-overlooked church dedicated to Florence's patron saint, John...
Ara Pacis Augustae
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
This vibrant monument of the imperial age has been housed in one of Rome's newest architectural landmarks: a gleaming, rectangular glass-and...
Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II, or Altare della Patria
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
The huge white mass of the "Vittoriano" is an inescapable landmark—Romans say you can avoid its image only if you're actually standing...
Palazzo Colonna
- Museum/Gallery
Rome's grandest family built itself Rome's grandest palazzo in the 18th century—it's so immense, it faces Piazza Santi Apostoli on...
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
- Museum/Gallery
Along with the Palazzo Colonna and the Galleria Borghese, this spectacular family palace provides the best glimpse of aristocratic Rome.
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Rome's largest Jesuit church, this 17th-century landmark harbors some of the most city's magnificent trompe-l'oeil. To get the full effect...
Colonna di Marco Aurelio
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
Inspired by Trajan's Column, this 2nd-century AD column is composed of 27 blocks of marble covered in reliefs recording Marcus Aurelius's...
Palazzo Venezia
- Museum/Gallery
Centerpiece of the eponymous piazza, this palace was originally built for Venetian cardinal Pietro Barbo, who became Pope Paul II. It...
Piazza Venezia
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
The geographic heart of Rome, this is the spot from which all distances from Rome are calculated and the principal crossroads of city...
Keats-Shelley Memorial House
- Museum/Gallery
Sent to Rome in a last-ditch attempt to treat his consumption, English Romantic poet John Keats lived—and died—in this house at the...
Museo-Atelier Canova Tadolini
- Museum/Gallery
A gorgeous remnant of Rome's 19th-century artistic milieu, this is the former atelier of Antonio Canova, Europe's greatest Neoclassic...
Palazzetto Zuccaro
- Castle/Palace/Chateau
The most amusing house in all of Italy, this folly was designed in 1591 by noted painter Federico Zuccaro to form a monster's face. Typical...
The Spanish Steps
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
That icon of postcard Rome, the Spanish Steps (often called simply la scalinata —"the staircase"—by Italians) and the Piazza di...
Sant'Andrea delle Fratte
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Copies have replaced Bernini's original angels on the Ponte Sant'Angelo, but two of the originals are here, on either side of the choir.
Gagosian Gallery
- Fountain
One of the most prestigious modern art galleries opened this Rome branch in 2007. In a former bank, temporary exhibitions include many...
Fontana della Barcaccia
- Fountain
At the center of Piazza di Spagna and at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, this curious, half-sunken boat gently spills out water rather...
Trinità dei Monti
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Standing high above the Spanish Steps, this 16th-century church has a rare double-tower facade, suggestive of late-Gothic French style—in...
Museo delle Terme di Diocleziano
- Museum/Gallery
Though part of the ancient structure is now the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, and other parts were transformed into a Carthusian...
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
- Museum/Gallery
Come here to get a real feel for ancient Roman art—the collection rivals even the Vatican's. The Roman National Museum, with a collection...
Piazza della Repubblica
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
Often the first view that spells "Rome" to weary travelers walking from the Stazione Termini, this broad square was laid out in the late...
Santa Maria della Vittoria
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Like the church of Santa Susanna across Piazza San Bernardo, this church was designed by Carlo Maderno, but this one is best known for...
Villa Torlonia
- Park (National/State/Provincial)
Built for aristocrats-come-lately, the Torlonia family—the Italian Rockefellers of the 19th century—this villa became Mussolini's...
Fontanone dell'Acqua Felice
- Fountain
When Pope Sixtus V completed the restoration of the Acqua Felice aqueduct toward the end of the 16th century, Domenico Fontana was commissioned...
- Museum/Gallery
Formerly known as Rome's Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, and before that formerly known as the Peroni beer factory, this redesigned...
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
The curving brick facade on the northeast side of Piazza della Repubblica is one small remaining part of the colossal Terme di Diocleziano,...
Palazzo del Quirinale
- Castle/Palace/Chateau
Pope Gregory XIII started building this spectacular palace, now the official residence of Italy's president, in 1574. He planned to use...
Piazza del Quirinale
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
This strategic location atop the Quirinal Hill has long been of great importance. It served as home of the Sabines in the 7th century...
Quattro Fontane
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
The intersection takes its name from its four baroque fountains, representing the Tiber (on the San Carlo corner), the Arno, Juno, and...
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Sometimes identified by the diminutive San Carlino because of its tiny size, this is one of Borromini's masterpieces. In a space no larger...
Capuchin Crypt
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Not for the easily spooked, the crypt under the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione holds the bones of some 4,000 dead Capuchin monks.
Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Designed by Bernini, this is an architectural gem of the Baroque. His son wrote that Bernini considered it one of his best works and...
Fontana delle Api
- Fountain
Decorated with the famous heraldic bees of the Barberini family, the upper shell and the inscription are from a fountain that Bernini...
Scuderie del Quirinale
- Museum/Gallery
Directly opposite the main entrance of the Palazzo del Quirinale sits the Scuderie Papale, a grand 18th-century stable strikingly remodeled...
Galleria Borghese
- Museum/Gallery
It's a real toss-up as to which is more magnificent: the villa built for Cardinal Scipione Borghese in 1612, or the art that lies within.
- Park (National/State/Provincial)
Redolent of the yesteryears of Henry James and Edith Wharton, the Pincian gardens always have been a favorite spot for strolling. Grand...
Villa Medici
- Arts/Performance Venue
Purchased by Napoléon to create an academy where artists could hone their knowledge of Italian art and so put it to the (French) national...
Villa Borghese
- Park (National/State/Provincial)
Rome's "Central Park," the Villa Borghese was originally laid out as a pleasure garden in the early 17th century by Cardinal Scipione...
- Museum/Gallery
Especially good for a day out with the children, this zoo has been remodeled along eco-friendly lines—more space for the animals, most...
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
- Museum/Gallery
This massive white Beaux Arts building, built for the 1911 World Exposition in Rome, contains one of Italy's leading collections of 19th-...
Globe Theater
- Arts/Performance Venue
Directed by prolific Roman actor Gigi Proietti, this theater replicates the London original inaugurated in 1576. Rome's homage to Shakespeare...
Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
- Museum/Gallery
The world's most outstanding collection of Etruscan art and artifacts is housed in Villa Giulia, built around 1551 for Pope Julius III...
Porta Pinciana
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Framed by two squat, circular towers, the gate was constructed in the 6th century. Here you can see just how well the Aurelian walls...
Santa Maria del Popolo
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Standing inconspicuously in a corner of the vast Piazza del Popolo, this church often goes unnoticed, but the treasures inside make it...
Porta del Popolo
- Building/Architectural Site
The medieval gate in the Aurelian walls was replaced in 1561 by the current one. Bernini further embellished it in 1655 for the much-heralded...
Santa Maria dei Miracoli
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
A twin to Santa Maria in Montesanto, this church was built in the 1670s by Carlo Fontana as an elegant frame for the entrance to Via...
Santa Maria in Montesanto
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
One of the two bookend churches on the eastern side of Piazza del Popolo, this edifice was built by Carlo Fontana and supervised by his...
- Park (National/State/Provincial)
The Gianicolo is famous for offering panoramic views of the city, a noontime cannon, and statues of Giuseppe and Anita Garibaldi (Garibaldi...
Palazzo Corsini
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A brooding example of Baroque style, the palace houses part of the 16th- and 17th-century sections of the collection of the Galleria...
Piazza in Piscinula
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One of Trastevere's most historic and time-burnished squares, this piazza takes its name from some ancient Roman baths on the site (...
Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere
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At the very heart of the Trastevere rione (district) lies this beautiful piazza, with its elegant raised fountain and sidewalk caffè.
San Francesco a Ripa
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Near Trastevere's southern end, this Baroque church attached to a 13th-century Franciscan monastery holds one of Bernini's last works,...
San Pietro in Montorio
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Built partly on command of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain in 1481 near the spot where, tradition says (evidently mistakenly), St. Peter...
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
The basilica commemorates the aristocratic St. Cecilia, patron saint of music. One of ancient Rome's most celebrated Early Christian...
Santa Maria in Trastevere
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Originally built sometime before the 4th century, this is certainly one of Rome's oldest, and grandest, churches. With a nave framed...
Villa Farnesina
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Money was no object to the extravagant Agostino Chigi, a banker from Siena who financed many a papal project. His munificence is evident...
Crypta Balbi
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The fourth component of the magnificent collections of the Museo Nazionale Romano and visitable on the same ticket, this museum is unusual...
Fontana delle Tartarughe
- Fountain
Designed by Giacomo della Porta in 1581 and sculpted by Taddeo Landini, this 16th-century fountain, set in venerable Piazza Mattei, is...
Portico d'Ottavia
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Looming over the Ghetto district, this huge porticoed enclosure, with a few surviving columns, comprises one of its most picturesque...
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This aluminum-roof synagogue has been the city's largest Jewish temple and a Roman landmark since its 1904 construction. At the back...
Teatro di Marcello
- Archaeological Site/Ruins
Begun by Julius Caesar and completed by the emperor Augustus in AD 13, this was Rome's first permanent building dedicated to drama; it...
Palazzo Mattei di Giove
- Castle/Palace/Chateau
Graceful and opulent, the arcaded, multistory courtyard of this palazzo is a masterpiece of turn-of-the-17th-century style. Designed...
Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
Peek through the keyhole of the Priorato di Malta, the walled compound of the Knights of Malta, and you'll get a surprising eyeful:...
Roseto Comunale
- Garden/Arboretum
As signified by the paths shaped like a menorah, this was once a Jewish cemetery (a tombstone is still visible on the side of the garden...
Santa Maria in Cosmedin
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Though this is one of Rome's oldest churches, with a haunting, almost exotic interior, it plays second fiddle to the renowned artifact...
Santa Sabina
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This Early Christian basilica demonstrates the severe—but lovely—simplicity common to churches of its era. Although some of the side...
Tempio della Fortuna Virilis
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
A picture-perfect, if dollhouse-size, Roman temple, this rectangular edifice from the 2nd century BC is built in the Greek style, as...
Tempio di Vesta
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Long called the Temple of Vesta because of its similarity in shape to the building of that name in the Roman Forum, it's now recognized...
San Saba
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Formerly a monastery founded by monks of the order of San Saba after they had fled from Jerusalem following the Arab invasion, this is...
Cimitero degli Inglesi
- Cemetery
Reminiscent of a country churchyard, this famed cemetery was intended for the interment of non-Catholics. This is where you'll find the...
Piramide di Caio Cestio
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
This monumental tomb was designed in 12 BC for the immensely wealthy praetor Gaius Cestius in the form of a 120-foot-tall pyramid. Though...
San Paolo fuori le Mura
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
For all its dreary location and dull exterior (19th-century British writer Augustus Hare said the church resembled "a very ugly railway...
Porta Maggiore
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
The massive 1st-century AD monument is not only a porta (city gate), but part of the Acqua Claudia aqueduct. It gives you an idea of...
San Clemente
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
One of the most impressive archaeological sites in Rome, San Clemente is a historical triple-decker. A 12th-century church was built...
San Giovanni in Laterano
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
The official cathedral of Rome, it's actually San Giovanni in Laterano, not St. Peter's, that serves as the ecclesiastical seat of the...
San Pietro in Vincoli
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Michelangelo's Moses , carved in the early 16th century for the never-completed tomb of Pope Julius II, has put this church on the map.
Santa Maria Maggiore
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
The exterior of the church, from the broad sweep of steps on Via Cavour to the more elaborate facade on Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore,...
Santa Prassede
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This small, inconspicuous 9th-century church is known above all for the exquisite Cappella di San Zenone, just to the left of the entrance...
Santa Pudenziana
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Outside of Ravenna, Rome has some of the most opulent mosaics in Italy and this church has one of the most striking examples. Commissioned...
Scala Santa
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
According to tradition, the Scala Santa was the staircase from Pilate's palace in Jerusalem—and, therefore, one trodden by Christ himself.
Case Romane del Celio
- Archaeological Site/Ruins
Formerly accessible only through the church of San Giovanni e Paolo, this important ancient Roman excavation was opened in 2002 as a...
Terme di Caracalla
- Archaeological Site/Ruins
The Terme di Caracalla are some of Rome's most massive—yet least-visited—ruins. They're also a peek into how Romans turned "bathing"...
Santi Giovanni e Paolo
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Perched up the incline of the Clivus di Scauro—a magical time-machine of a street where the dial seems to be stuck somewhere in the...
Santi Quattro Coronati
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
One of those evocative cul-de-sacs in Rome where history seems to be holding its breath, this church is strongly imbued with the sanctity...
Santo Stefano Rotondo
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This 5th-century church likely was inspired by the design of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Its unusual round plan and...
San Gregorio Magno
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Set amid the greenery of the Celian Hill, this church wears its baroque facade proudly. Dedicated to St. Gregory the Great (who served...
Catacombe di San Callisto
- Cemetery
Burial place of many popes of the 3rd century, this is the oldest and best-preserved underground cemetery. One of the (English-speaking)...
Catacombe di San Sebastiano
- Cemetery
The 4th-century church was named after the saint who was buried in the catacomb, which burrows underground on four different levels.
Domine Quo Vadis?
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This church was built on the spot where tradition says Christ appeared to St. Peter as the apostle was fleeing Rome and persuaded him...
Tomba di Cecilia Metella
- Cemetery
For centuries, sightseers have flocked to this famous landmark, one of the most complete surviving tombs of ancient Rome. One of the...
Circo di Massenzio
- Archaeological Site/Ruins
Of the Circus of Maxentius, built in AD 309, remain the towers at the entrance; the spina, the wall that divided it down the center;...
Villa dei Quintili
- Archaeological Site/Ruins
Even in ruins, this splendid, 52-room villa gives a real sense of ancient Rome's opulence. Even today, two millennia later, it remains...
MAXXI—Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo
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It took 10 years and cost some €150 million, but for art lovers, Italy's first national museum devoted to contemporary art and architecture...
Galleria d'Arte Moderna
- Museum/Gallery
After an eight-year renovation, Rome's modern art gallery reopened in 2011. The completely overhauled space—which happens to be the...
Centrale Montemartini
- Museum/Gallery
After visiting Rome's many old, art-cluttered palaces, the Centrale Montemartini feels like a breath of fresh air. Rome's first electricity...
Cinecittà Studios
- Film Studio
Film lovers will want to make the trip out to Cinecittà Studios, stomping ground of Fellini, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor and...
Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
- Archaeological Site/Ruins
If you find your imagination stretching to picture Rome as it was two millennia ago, make sure to check out this "new" ancient site just...
- Neighborhood/Street
This area consists of a maze of narrow streets and is still, despite evident gentrification, one of the city's most authentically Roman...
Jewish Ghetto
- Historic District/Site
Rome has had a Jewish community since the 2nd century BC, and from that time until the present its living conditions have varied widely...
Via Appia Antica
- Trail/Path
This Queen of Roads, "Regina Viarium," was the most important of the extensive network of roads that traversed the Roman Empire, a masterful...
Tempio di Ercole Vincitore
- Archaeological Site/Ruins
All but one of the 20 original Corinthian columns in Rome's most evocative small ruin remain intact. It was built in the 2nd century...
Museo delle Mura
- Museum/Gallery
Rome's first walls were erected in the 6th century BC but the ancient city greatly expanded over the next few centuries. In the 3rd century...


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Someone once asked me, "What will you do when you retire from illustration?" I was stumped for an answer. Retire from illustration? I had never thought of it as something one retired from. Why would I ever stop doing something I love so much? If I should be so lucky as too live a long life, I hope I will always feel that way. Today, on her 100th birthday, I am inspired by my friend Sheilah Beckett. Sheilah has been illustrating for a very long time - and continues to do so to this very day.
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LeBron James. Tim Tebow. Michael Phelps. Gabby Douglas. Miguel Cabrera.
The Giants. The Heat.
Each one made its own national headlines, some good, some bad. Year MMXII will go down as one of the most rollercoaster years for news. There were the feel-good (and beat-to-death) stories of Jeremy Lin and Tim Tebow. The
Then there were stories we'd all love to forget but for whatever reason they're forever embedded into our brains. There were stories of sexual abuse in sports, mass shootings for no reason whatsoever and a late-season hurricane that ravaged most of the East Coast.
Luckily, we have a safe haven from the bombardment of the 24-hour national news cycle. When the world around us seems too big, we have our quaint lives in Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties to come back to.
Not much goes on around here — at least from a national perspective — but when it does, more often than not, it gets remembered for the right reasons instead of the wrong ones, especially in sports.
So while you're trying to forget about all the negativity that 2012 brought, here are the area's top 10 sports stories from the year as voted on by The Free Press sports staff that will help you escape, even for a little while.
—Ryan Herman, sports editor
10. No. 350
He never saw it coming, but it came. Longtime North Lenoir baseball coach Jim Montague collected career victory No. 350 with an 11-1 win in six innings over visiting Kinston on April 27. The victory gave the coach, who will begin his 23rd season with the Hawks in a couple months, a career record of 350-181 after the game. "A win's a win … and that's one that I'll remember for a long time," Montague said.
9. Enshrined
They were the best of the best. The Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame inducted 10 new members on Oct. 20 during a ceremony at the Woodmen Community Center — Tommy Cole, Fred Williams, Wayne Floyd, Carolyn Goodley Souther, Hugh Pollock, Doug Bruton, Otis Clark, Coley Little, Vincent Jones and the late Pat Crawford. It was the hall's fourth induction since it's first in 2004.
8. The Free Press Conference
The Free Press has always had a difficult time tracking down standings and overall records for its five public school conferences, but that all changed last May. When the NCHSAA approved the new conference realignment plan for the 2013-17 school years, six of the seven area teams were grouped into one conference — the Eastern Carolina 2A. The league, which will begin with next school year and run for four years, will be made up of Ayden-Grifton,
7. Vikings rewrite history
Prior to the 2011-12 girls basketball season
6. Eason says farewell
After 346 victories and 28 total years at
5. Patriots rule the spring
It's been said that April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring spring sports greatness to
Before Chris Hatcher reached the big leagues in 2010 there had only been three from
3. Gulledge steps down
It was perhaps the most surprising story of 2012 — after three state titles and a combined 16 conference titles and Eastern Regionals appearances,
2. Coples heads to Big Apple
A football journey that began at Kinston High, then left for Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy before arriving at North Carolina turned into the biggest trip of Quinton Coples' young life as he was drafted by the New York Jets 16th overall in April's NFL draft. Coples joined
1. Vikings do it again
The front page of The Free Press on Sunday, March 11, simply read: "Dynasty." That pretty much described
Photos by Janet S. Carter, Zach Frailey, Casey Mozingo and the late Charles Buchanan. Capsules written by Ryan Herman.


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Maine's Moose Country
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Coming upon a moose in the wilds of Maine requires that you pass through three stages of comprehension.
FIRST STAGE [denial]
A moose is very large — larger than you've ever imagined. If you're tall and you ran into a moose, you'd knock your head on its shoulder. You must take a moment or two merely to come to terms with the scale of the moose.
SECOND STAGE [alarm]
See stage one, above. Also, moose are unattractive, with a frighteningly bulbous snout and great gangly legs. (Henry David Thoreau was never more truthful than when he wrote, "The moose is singularly grotesque and awkward to look at.") However, unlike people we all know, moose aren't bitter about being unattractive, and they don't usually channel those feelings into aggressive behavior. Coming upon a moose offers no cause for panic.
THIRD STAGE [accommodation]
Once you register its size and appearance, you start to come to terms with it. This is hard, because you want to compare it to something else: A camel? A bison? Bullwinkle? But all comparisons come up lacking. So you slowly begin to see the moose for what it actually is: the reigning mammal of the North Woods. And that is one of those great moments of New England travel.
How to find that moment? Well, that can be a bit tricky. Moose have the troublesome habit of appearing most when you want to see them least — that is, in your headlight beams, when you're coasting a little too fast around a wide curve late at night. But moose can be surprisingly elusive when you're actually looking for them. New Englanders are an enterprising lot, however, and so have founded a small industry to connect moose seekers with their quarry. Moose safaris may be found across the northern reaches of the region, wherever spruce and birch start to dominate over oak and maple. The hottest destination, without doubt, is the town of Greenville, on the southern tip of aptly named Moosehead Lake, Maine's largest. If moose were automobiles, Greenville would be Detroit.
Greenville is in many ways the de facto capital of the North Woods. It's where Thoreau launched his canoe a century and a half ago when he set off north up the lake to explore the "moosey, mossy" woods of Maine. Even after all these years, it retains the sensibility of a jumping-off point. And if you know where to go, you can still land in forest nearly as pristine as when Thoreau passed through all those years ago. (Be aware that the great majority of the area is commercial timberland, which is anything but pristine.)
- What the Locals Know | Where to Spot Moose
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Freshman Golfer Finishes T-1st; Men's Golf Comes In 12th at Top Notch Kiawah Invitational
September 7, 2010
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. The Pfeiffer University mens golf team finished 12th out of 21 teams at the 2010 Kiawah Island Invitational hosted by USC-Aiken. Freshman Luiz Jacintho finished in a tie for first shooting a two-day total of 141 (70/71) with Bartons Daniel Claytor. Claytor won a four-hole playoff to claim medalist honors.
Barton won the team title shooting 582 finishing two shots ahead of USC-Beaufort at the 6,875-yard, par 72 Cougar Point Golf Course. In one of the toughest fields of the year, Pfeiffer finished second behind Coker amongst Conference Carolinas schools.
Behind Jacintho, Jonathan Miles finished tied for 26th with a 149 (78/71) while Cameron Fields carded a nine-over, 153 (78/75). J.D. Lamm and Garrett Dranichak rounded out Pfeiffers scoring with a 163 (81/82) and 165 (79/86).
The Falcons will return to action on Monday and Tuesday, September 13th and 14th at the Anderson Invitational in Anderson, S.C.
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The truth of the matter is that the world can be a very dangerous place, and those who don't take the proper steps to protect themselves will be in serious trouble. One of the most important steps you can take is to invest in home security systems to ensure that your place of residence is safe and secure. There are countless numbers of people who have already found home alarm systems to use for their protection, but there are far too many people who have suffered needlessly simply because they failed to use one of the top home security systems. You don't want to be one of these people who has been victimized, you want to be part of the group who is prepared for any crisis. If you wait until a break-in or other crisis has already occurred to start looking for home security monitoring, then it is too late and the criminals have won. Don't let that happen, be proactive and start looking today for one of the top home alarm systems available out there in the market.
Benefits Of Home Security
When you have home security systems protecting your private property, you will know that you have done everything you can to ensure maximum safety at your place. With home alarm systems working for you, you can be sure that nothing will slip by you unnoticed. Home alarm systems can be very effective in the case of an attempted break-in, the loud sound of the alarm will scare most intruders off and let your neighbors know that something happened. Even before a break-in is attempted, having a home security camera as part of home security monitoring is an effective way to deter the bad guys from even considering your home as a target. The home security camera poses a threat to criminals since they obviously don't want their actions recorded. Another benefit of the home security camera is that if you do record someone attempting to break-in, this can be used as evidence to help find the criminal who attempted to intrude and put them behind bars. Criminals usually don't randomly pick a house to burglarize, they target houses that are lacking in home security systems and go after the weakest ones they can find. Simply having home security systems and a home security camera can be enough to ward off any intruders.
Protecting Your Loved Ones
Your home and family members deserve to have the best protection possible and not be forced to worry about potential crimes being committed against them. Investing in home security systems is an investment that pays for itself over time by giving you peace of mind in knowing that your loved ones are safe and secure. This is something that you surely can not put a price on. If you have any elderly family members or very young children living with you, it is even more important to have home security monitoring working for you and them. The reason is because these are the ones who are must vulnerable to attack and the least likely to be able to respond quickly enough in an emergency situation. With home alarm systems being of service to you, you can be sure that these family members will be safe in case of an emergency. If the home alarm systems are sounded, you will be contacted by the professionals that work for the home security systems to make sure that everything is ok with you. It can be hard to remember important information when you are scared and in a panic, that is why the professionals from home security systems are experienced and trained to deal with people who are packing.
It makes things much easier when you are dealing with someone who knows how to stay calm and help you through the process. If there is a need to send local law enforcement or emergency services to your home, the professionals will contact the authorities, inform them of the situation and all the information they can use, and they will make your call a priority. Trying to contact the police by yourself when you are panicking can be difficult and make the process take longer than it should, that is why the professionals from home alarm systems are standing by twenty four hours a day to make sure you get what you need as fast as possible in an emergency. Don't hesitate, go out and find the right home security systems for you today.


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