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This week's cover story is packed with ideas to festoon your romance—quirky date nights, tips for building a fire, serenade suggestions and more. Read it all right here, and don't forget to leave your own lovey-dovey comments.
This week's cover story is packed with ideas to festoon your romance—quirky date nights, tips for building a fire, serenade suggestions and more. Read it all right here, and don't forget to leave your own lovey-dovey comments.
Camelot may be a silly place, but the trademark tongue-in-cheek humor of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gillam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin has kept audiences coming back for over 40 years. Lovingly ripped off from the cult classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty
Friday, July 3 Keith Morris and the Crooked Numbers An original singer-songwriter with deep roots in the South. He plays on the lively feelings of rock 'n' roll and the desire to road trip in an old convertible through dusty and sprawling roads. Free, 5:30pm. nTelos Wireless
Jason Isbell Something More than Free/Thirty Tigers "Are you living the life you chose? / Or are you living the life that chose you?" These two lines aptly sum up the tone of Jason Isbell's latest release. This electrifying collection of 11 songs is loaded with palpable tension between being
Every summer, Charlottesville's Downtown Mall floods with a subtle siege: opera singers, orchestra members and technical crew members from all over the country. Unlike participants in traveling productions, they arrive to co-create a few gem-like original performances, shows that debut at The
A Student Services Moving and Storage truck became the latest victim of the 14th Street bridge and its unyielding 10-foot clearance. The truck heading westbound on University Avenue was jammed under the bridge around 8:45am Thursday. A woman who answered the phone at Student Services says no
Local poet Judy Longley often feels like she's drowning in words. After years of letting her poetry consume her, she's learning how to revel in silence with a new skill set and a new name. Working as Juliet Da Luiso, Longley unleashes her joy and curiosity in highly abstract oil paintings
The day before this story went to press, 444 local properties were listed on popular short-term rental site Airbnb. The amount of lodging tax collected by Charlottesville? Very little. To be fair, some of those listings are in Albemarle County, and the numbers available on the website vary from
Best known for the love story of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare did not stop there. Antony and Cleopatra, one of his last romantic plays, is an epic unravelling of life and death, passion and hatred, filtered through peace and war in a narrative that circles the lives of two prominent figures
If you want to watch a bunch of food geeks bicker about something of no consequence, do some quick research on fried green tomatoes. Apparently some, like food writer and historian Robert Moss, believe the dish originated in the North and only exploded in the South after the movie of the same
Experimental percussive duo Loop 2.4.3 intertwines globally influenced drumbeats with electronic tones and creative vocals. From its current base in Brooklyn, prolific, award-winning composers Thomas Kozumplik and Lorne Watson merge tribal grooves with futuristic melodies and highly
Preamble When I got the assignment a couple of months ago to write about Jefferson and his protégé William Short and their dialogue about race and slavery, the nine murdered worshipers at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston were still alive. We've lost far too many people to race-inflected
Since University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan was fired—and reinstated—in 2012, there have been calls for change in both how the Board of Visitors is governed and who is on the board. With Governor Terry McAuliffe's last round of five appointees, critics say there's still too little
Belmont blowup Southern Crescent, a restaurant Lucinda Ewell and her husband Ian Day first envisioned opening out of their home in 2009, will never open on Hinton Avenue in Belmont. But that's because the couple will be changing the name by the time it starts welcoming diners by early
A former member of the University of Virginia swim team has filed a lawsuit against five of his former teammates for incidents including hazing, false imprisonment, and assault that occurred last fall. Anthony Marcatonio's suit, filed in federal court on June 26, alleges that in the late
The popcorn machine remains silent and the box office window is still tightly closed, but signs of life are returning to Vinegar Hill Theatre this summer. After the arthouse cinema and adjacent restaurant closed in 2013, the building remained vacant for almost two years. In that time, someone
Thursday night, a K9 from the Charlottesville Police Department was accidentally released from the back of a patrol car on the 700 block of Prospect Avenue where it bit a 13-year-old girl several times, breaking the skin and requiring stitches, according to Captain Gary Pleasants. "The dog was
Albemarle Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Higgins rebuffed the arguments of Jesse Matthew's attorney that she recuse herself from Matthew's capital murder trial for the slaying of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham because she has a daughter who was a second-year student at UVA
There are few concepts more quintessentially American than gathering friends and family for a gluttonous grill-out followed by a gratuitously deafening show of explosions in the sky. While a simulated artillery strike makes for a perfectly sensible human celebration, our pets understandably
Even the prosecutor admitted respected journalist, writer and humanitarian Donovan Webster, 56, "presents as a good and decent man who made a horrible, horrible choice." Then he asked for a sentence in years, not months, for the drunk driving crash that killed Waynesboro patriarch
With the addition of vocalist Hannah, the duo Zomes has embarked on a musical journey far richer than it's doubling of size could predict. After a chance meeting in 2012, one man band Asa Osborne decided that Hannah's lilting improv vocals were something his droning synth compositions couldn't


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A pseudo intellectual is a person who tries to demonstrate knowledge that they really don't have. A "know-it-all" that doesn't "know-it-all".
Some rappers turn into pseudo intellectual because even though their personal situation has gotten better—they are no longer living in poverty—they still chose to rap as if they are living out in the streets, focusing on selfish and backwards topics.
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Each of the custom designed, precision sculpted ornaments in this collection is inspired by the coveted Stanley Cup trophy, and showcases the winning year. Issue One is the Chicago Blackhawks 2013 Stanley Cup Champions Ornament. Soon, your collection will continue with Issue Two, the Chicago Blackhawks 1934 Stanley Cup Champions Ornament and additional Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Champions ornaments, each a separate issue to follow.


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Tech Rumors
Leaked Cherry Mobile brochure shows Flare S3 Mini, Flare XL, Flare S3 Power, new phones are comingApril 5, 2015 | Conan Hughes | One Comment
Cherry Mobile is going to have its first "Big, Big, Blowout" announcement in a few hours, and it has something to do with the company's annual Fiesta celebration. A variety of products first appeared in these celebrations, and this year's Cherry Mobile Fiesta will be no different per a leaked brochure.
Redmi Note 2 with 5.5 Inch FHD Screen and 64 Bit CPU for Php7k?January 4, 2015 | JM Balicano
It's no secret that Xiaomi, the famed Chinese smartphone maker, plans to unveil something new in January. One of them is expected to be a 4G variant of the Redmi 1S. The other though is expected to be an even more drool-worthy device: the Redmi Note 2. Read More
Report: Android-powered Lumia in the worksJuly 10, 2014 | Conan Hughes
On one hand, it was nice of Nokia to finally release a couple of handsets powered by Android. On the other, they all weren't from the sleek Lumia line. But things are about to change, as there's reportedly an incoming Lumia handset that will run on Google's operating system.
Huawei Honor 6 Leaked With Rear Fingerprint ScannerJune 23, 2014 | JM Balicano
Fingerprint scanners are becoming a thing on phones now. The iPhone 5S wasn't the first phone to feature one, but it was the first one to really take off with the feature, spurring other phone makers like Samsung to incorporate it into their phones. Read More
Apple Manufacturers Hiring More Staff to Prepare for iPhone 6 ProductionJune 23, 2014 | JM Balicano
Okay, so we normally try to stay from most unofficial Apple news because a lot of them tend to be rumors and pure BS. However this latest bit of news should certainly be of interest to Apple and iPhone fans. Read More
LG G3 rumor roundupMay 21, 2014 | Conan Hughes
A prominent flagship phone will surface next week—the new LG G3. While we wait for the official announcement on May 27, here are what we know about the LG G3 so far, rumors and facts combined.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime rumor roundupMay 18, 2014 | Conan Hughes
Samsung has yet to hold an official announcement, but a new premium smartphone is already making rounds on the Internet. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime is rumored to be even more powerful than the current S5 flagship. Here is what we think we know so far.
Leaked: iPhone 6 dummy vs iPhone 5S, Galaxy S5May 5, 2014 | Conan Hughes | 5 Comments
An Italian site has an exclusive leak of an iPhone 6 dummy, complete with photos next to the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the iPhone 5S.
Google Smartwatch rumor roundupMarch 16, 2014 | Conan Hughes
People have been speculating about an Apple iWatch for years now, so it wouldn't be far-fetched to say that rival Google reportedly has a smartwatch in the works, too. Read on to know what reports are saying about the Google Smartwatch.
Micromax Canvas Knight to launch in the Philippines as the MyPhone InfinityFebruary 27, 2014 | Conan Hughes | 11 Comments
It looks like MyPhone is readying its first octa-core smartphone, to be launched as the MyPhone Infinity. Basing on physical design, its looks like a rebrand of the octa-core Micromax Canvas Knight, which itself is an upcoming device but headed for India.
Nokia X rumor roundupFebruary 23, 2014 | Conan Hughes
Also known as the Nokia Normandy and Nokia A110, the Nokia X is reported to be launching at the Mobile World Congress, which starts tomorrow in Barcelona. Here's what we know so far about Nokia's first Android smartphone.
Report: Samsung Galaxy S5 to come in two modelsFebruary 12, 2014 | Conan Hughes | One Comment
If these latest benchmark leaks are to be believed, the Samsung Galaxy S5 will be launching in two versions—the SM-G900R4 that's jam-packed with the latest hardware and the lesser specced (but still high-end) SM-G900H.
More Nokia Normandy sightings show engineering prototype, app launcherJanuary 14, 2014 | Conan Hughes
It hasn't even been a week since we last rounded up rumors about the Nokia Normandy, and the Internet is once again abuzz about this supposed budget-friendly Android smartphone. This time, we have photos of an engineering prototype and the app launcher.
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Specs and Antutu Benchmark score revealedJanuary 2, 2014 | Adam Parnala | 3 Comments
The mysterious 12-inch tablet from Samsung, the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, was finally confirmed by Sammobile – a credible source of Samsung-related news. They have also gotten some of the important specifications and benchmark scores of the upcoming device. Read More
Samsung Galaxy S5 Rumor RoundupDecember 19, 2013 | Conan Hughes | One Comment
Rumor has it that the Samsung Galaxy S5 will be released sooner than the company's usual March launch. As a sequel and the next flagship, it naturally must win people over with exciting, new features. Here's what some reports are suggesting.


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Creator: unidentified
Description: William H. Johnson shows his work back in his hometown of Florence, S.C., after having studied in New York and traveled to Europe.
Forms part of: William H. Johnson papers, 1922-1971, bulk 1926-1956
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation: Y.M.C.A., Officers Announce Exhibit by Negro Artist, ca. 1926
Digital ID: 6621
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The 15 Russians accused of unlawful importation of arms into Nigeria were, Monday, granted bail.
A Federal High Court in Lagos handed over the defendants to the Russian Ambassador in Nigeria, who is expected to make them available on April 10, the day for hearing of the suit.
The Russians are facing a four-count of unlawful importation and possession of firearms; as well non declaration of the contents of their vessel.
The suspects include Zhelyazkov Andrey, Savchenko Sergel, Chichkanov Vasily, Varlygin Igor, Komilov Alexander, Lopatin Alexey and Baranovskly Nikolay.
Others are Mishin Pavel, Llia Shubov, Dimitry Bannyrh, Alexander Tsarikov, Kononov Sergel, Korotchenko Andrey, Vorobev Mikhail, and Stepan Oleksiuk.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Okechukwu Okeke, the trial judge, also granted bail to the vessel "MV Myre Seadiver" in a bond of US$500,000 to be obtained from First Bank Plc.
The Russians and their vessel, concealing caches of firearms and ammunitions, were arrested by naval officers on October 18, 2012, within the Nigerian territorial waters, in Lagos State, according to Ernest Ezebilo, the prosecution counsel.
Mr. Ezebilo said that despite the vessel entering the Nigerian territorial waters without due licence and clearance from the Nigerian Custom Service; the Russians refused to declare its contents contrary to the provisions of the Customs and Excise Management Act, 2002.
While urging the court to grant his clients bail, Chukwuwike Okafor, counsel to the defendants, assured the court of their readiness to "continuously" attend trial.
After the judge sought his opinion on the defendants' bail conditions, Mr. Ezebilo suggested that the accused be released, on bail, to the Russian Ambassador in Nigeria, who will undertake to produce them during trial.
Mr. Okeke adjourned till April 10 for hearing.


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Tucson is not a particularly pretty town. In mid-summer heat the dusty roads and look-alike shopping centers shimmer and visually pollute your view. Yet look to the north and the mountains are perfect. Or go out east or west of the town and just before, or maybe well after, your patience with more ugly houses runs out, there is that beautiful desert.
I once took my family out into the beautiful desert for a picnic. Disaster hardly describes the bugs and the heat and the dirty sand. We should have guessed: we were the only people in the picnic area parking lot. From then on it was to the Desert Museum or Old Tucson where corporate control produces a semblance of shade and entertainment.
These crass Disney-appreciation-like thoughts are prompted by a report in today's news of protests over a new mine south of Tucson. My recollection of that area is a huge airfield and more old planes than than you can count and then industrial sprawl and then nothing. Maybe I just never got past the industrial sprawl.
In the best American fashion those without jobs are supporting the proposed Rosemont mine, and those with jobs are protesting the mine. And in the best American tradition we have the silliest of reasons given for not building the mine. One that comes up every time people protest development is the impact of more traffic on the Interstate:
But for Mylan Webb, a junior at Cienega High School, the mine would make a safety hazard on Interstate 10 where her parents drive to work each day. "My dad drives 100 miles round-trip to work and uses vegetable oil for fuel — he uses the same interstate that will be used to haul copper," she said.
Chuck Hammond of the Sonoita area held up a copper-laden cell phone and a plastic bottle of water to illustrate what he saw as a stark choice. "There's simply not enough water left in the West for us to be able to continue to have both of these things. We will have to give up one or the other. Now I can live without the cell phone. But this I can't live without," he said, holding the water bottle.
Owners of Colorado's largest gold mine are getting opposition to a $200 million plan to extend operations for four more years from an unexpected source – Cripple Creek, which was founded as a home for miners more than a century ago. That's because the plan would extend open-pit mining into areas that would remove trees from a ridge just east of Cripple Creek, which now depends more on gamblers than miners for its economic fortunes.
The city wants Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co., owned by South African mining giant AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., to provide easements to extend a former tourist railroad from Cripple Creek to Victor, donate matching funds to build a recreation center for the two towns, design and build a historic site for century-old mining head frames and other equipment and ban its trucks from traveling through Cripple Creek, among other conditions.


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Below are a few of the team that help to manage the customer experience.
Sal's Place Executive Chef Alexander and owner Lora Papetsas
General Manager, Tony Zampella, with Barrista, Q.
Tuscan Wine Bar Manager, John Foley.
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OUR VIEW: Location proposed for city hall a good one
September 13, 2012 at 2:08 am in The Daily Republic
If plans proceed according to the wishes of Mayor Ken Tracy, a new city hall will be built near the corner of First and Main in downtown Mitchell. We like the idea, as we appreciate the mayor's vision for what he sees as an urban renewal project.
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Pumpkin pie just go even better, y'all! So, I know that internet-land goes looloo over pumpkin starting...oh...as soon as they possibly can, and I didn't want to bombard you with pumpkin recipes at the start of September but I totally can't hold them in any longer. Frankly, pumpkin is one of my favorite flavors so I just can't help it. Not sorry! Smells and flavors of fall are just the best. This … { read more }
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9 Brunch Party Foods We Love!
Hey, Y'all! We realized that we haven't given brunch much love lately! Brunch is one of our favorite types of parties so today we're sharing our top 9 brunch party foods. Hope you find a new fave (or 9)! Any excuse to eat bacon, eggs and waffles is fine by me! Don't even get me started on those mini monkey rolls - my mama used to make monkey bread as a treat before school! Yum! I'm hungry just … { read more }
Carnival-Style "Oven Fried" Candy Bar Bites
As summer comes to a close, guess what season picks up? County fair season! Growing up, the county fair was one of my favorite times of year. The rides were great and the games were fun. But, it was the county fair FOOD that truly kept me going back year after year. What could beat funnel cakes, corn dogs, and of course – fried candy bars? A yummy chocolate bar dipped into batter and flash … { read more }
How to Make "Less Mess S'Mores"!
Hi Pizzazzerie readers! Cara here from One Swell Studio! I can feel it. The air is getting cooler, the leaves are beginning to fall, & Starbucks has officially started serving their beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte. Autumn is so close to being here! I don't know about you, but I don't think there's a more perfect season for bonfires. Just the thought of a bonfire makes me want to put on my … { read more }
Recipe: Cute + Tasty Banana Split Bites
Calling all my busy Moms (I totally feel you having just joined the ranks)! I know how wild and crazy it can be, especially when kids are gearing up for back-to-school and schedules are crazy. Sometimes, you just need to indulge in a little treat that won't ruin the diet. These banana split bites are low in calories, sugar, and carbs – so you can indulge without guilt! They're easy to make and … { read more }
Cherry Lime Freeze Push-Up Pops
You might remember this little book here, right? Well, I'm sharing one of my favorite recipes I created last year - Cherry Lime Freeze Push-Up Pops! It was featured on the Michael's Craft Store website. Woo-hoo! It's perfect for these dog days of summer because it's ice cold and tasty. Cherry and lime are a dynamic duo and super easy to make. You can combine the flavors together or make a striped … { read more }
{Recipe} Fruity Lemonade Popsicles
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Perfect Brunch Cocktail: Cherry Mimosas
I love brunch, y'all. Want to know why? Mimosas! Any excuse to enjoy a cocktail before 11:00 am is my kind of celebration. I happen to ADORE mimosas. Now, the traditional orange juice mimosa is perfectly fine and dandy but we're all about adding pizzazz around these parts so the cherry mimosa was born! It's sweet and sparkling with a touch of tartness. Shh.. it also only has 2 ingredients. Brunch … { read more }
Recipe: Blueberry Vanilla Cupcakes
Ready for a simple yet totally amazing recipe? Got it! These blueberry vanilla cupcakes are the perfect summer dessert. Fitting for the kids and adults, these blueberry vanilla cupcakes can go for play-dates to dinner parties. Throwing a baby shower for a little boy? These are a great baby shower dessert. I've had lots of fresh berries around and finally decided to use my blueberries in this sweet … { read more }
Easy Banana Split Pie Recipe
My latest recipe is live on Homes.com, y'all! This banana split pie is full of layers of luscious ice cream, bananas (of course!), fudge sauce, and more! It's the absolute epitome of a summer sweet that is perfect for picnics, parties, and all types of backyard gatherings. I can't believe we only have a few more weeks of summer! You can rest assured that this banana split pie recipe will be … { read more }


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We watch the History Channel a lot in my house (my husband is a high-school history teacher) and sometimes it's fascinating while other times it's a snore. But tonight, I suspect it will be, well, delicious.
American Eats profiles the history of pizza from small-town Sicilian import to American fast-food staple; we now eat 350 slices per second of this common delicacy.


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Police troopers are seen on a street during clashes with separatists in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
SANAA: Yemini security officials say clashes in the south between Al-Qaeda and pro-government fighters have killed nine.
The officials said Sunday that pro-government fighters recaptured the town of Batis, north of the city of Jaar in Abyan province, after three days of fighting that left six militants and three pro-government militiamen dead. Seven were wounded and 11 Al-Qaeda members were captured.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said the army supported the pro-government militia known as Popular Committees in the fighting.
The U.S. considers Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch as the terror group's most dangerous offshoot. Washington helped Yemeni troops with airpower and advisers during last year's offensive to drive the militants out of large areas they seized during the political turmoil related to Yemen's 2011 uprising.
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Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) May 05, 2014
"This week marks our official launch in bookstores and online," stated contest director Joni Labaqui. "We have been working to build both print and online momentum for this release and look forward to a successful launch of another amazing group of new writers and illustrators—this year's winners."
Fans of science fiction and fantasy can find locations, dates and times for tour events on our Writers of the Future Facebook Page. Books are also available at Walmart, amazon.com, bn.com, and wherever books are sold.
Twenty-five writers and artists, including the two grand prize winners Randy Henderson (writer) of Washington and Trevor Smith (illustrator) of Arizona, will be executing signings in bookstores and libraries across the United States.
The 12 Writer winners included:
In addition, writer Timothy Jordan, (from England and currently of Florida) was honored as a published finalist.
The 12 Illustrator winners included:
These twelve writer and twelve illustrator winners, and one writer finalist, made it further than some several thousand others who entered the international competition, and are now seeing their story and artwork published in the bestselling Science Fiction anthology series – L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 30.
The Writers of the Future writing contest (http://www.writersofthefuture.com) was initiated by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writing Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was created in 1988.
The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. The 360 past winners of the Writing Contest have published 863 novels and over 4,000 short stories. They have produced 30 New York Times bestselling books and their works have sold over 53 million copies.
The 288 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 5,000 illustrations, graced 623 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 68 TV shows and 40 major movies.
For more information on Writers and Illustrators of the Future, go to http://www.writersofthefuture.com.


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While the analogy that an education at MIT is like drinking water from a fire hose has often been repeated, the blazing trajectory of Naoto Kanehira's long days as both an MBA candidate at MIT Sloan and as an MPA candidate at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government all but assure that the phrase is well warranted.
For Kanehira — a native of Japan and a former associate at McKinsey & Company in Tokyo — participating in the two challenging degree programs afforded him the opportunity to discover new views of leadership at both the business and governmental levels while "observing the world through different lenses."
"My purpose at the beginning was to find something here that I could bring back to my clients in Japan to achieve sustained growth," says Kanehira, a graduate of Keio University in Tokyo. "Japan is facing significant challenges. We are competing with China and India, our population is aging, business structures are changing, and people are confused by American capitalism. I wanted to utilize new ideas from the outside, and I thought MIT was the ideal place ... attracting talent from all over — from business entrepreneurs to engineers."
After his first year at MIT Sloan, Kanehira decided to further broaden his growing perspective, jointly enrolling at the Kennedy School to gain a better understanding of the inner workings of the government sector as well. Added to this mix have been a series of internships that allowed Kanehira to work in the Global Manufacturing and Services Department of the World Bank as well as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). At the latter, he worked on an initiative to engage the private sector in promoting economic development through the creation of innovative models to provide services, such as telecommunications, for the poor. The busy Kanehira also worked with MIT's Media Laboratory as a researcher and academic entrepreneur at Human Dynamics Group to help coordinate the launch — along with UNDP Macedonia — of a public-private partnership to introduce MIT's "$100 Laptop" in elementary education there.
Despite the doubly full course load, and the related internships and activities on both campuses, Kanehira was has already been able to realize one of his goals of bringing back some of what he learned to his native land.
As part of Professor Deborah Ancona's class, "Leadership Tools and Teams: A Product Development Lab," Kanehira learned firsthand about X-Teams — a structure for people to work cohesively and successfully within the distributed leadership model — a theory that was completely counterintuitive to all that he learned prior to his arrival in the U.S.
"My idea of leadership was the old model, where you have one authoritative person" says Kanehira. "In Japan, I was helping my clients, the CEOs, to come up with the answers they needed. This class was an eye-opening experience. Leadership ... was more about social processes, and leadership is for everyone. Everyone can capture the opportunity to make progress, and everyone can contribute."
To date, Kanehira's contribution, with the help of his X-Team, was the creation of a 10-day workshop to promote leadership development for young scientists and engineers in Japan, a goal he was able to realize last August in an event attended by entrepreneurs, professors, and government officials, as well as 20 students from MIT and Harvard, and 20 students from the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
"For many students, it was an enormous experience," he says. "And they had the same reaction that I did ... that everyone can be a leader."


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The word from the seats on 'Samson and Delilah'
Clifton Forbis was a character on and offstage; he kept things light and knew us by name. Forbis' stage presence and voice speaks to his many years as a headline performer. Nadia Krasteva is going to be a superstar; she was warm and appreciative of the terrific work by the San Diego chorus and Kenneth von Heidecke's unbelievable choreography team. As a 65-year-old former Marine officer, I do not scare easily. Anooshah Golesorkhi, sent a shiver through my spine as he lauded over me in Act I. Finally, I want to give a special well done to our San Diego resident conductor, Karen Keltner. Karen cares so much about her profession and the quality of our product that every rehearsal was opening night.
Brandon Wander: I've been attending SDO performances for over two decades and, although they do a great job creating expensive-looking productions, this show exemplifies their recent tendency to be kitschy and plodding.
Recordings of the Saint-Saëns score underline its exotic and seductive tones. He was a fabulously dramatic and evocative composer whose broad palette of colors and tones were best exemplified by his Piano Concerto No. 5 ("The Egyptian"), the Symphony No. 3 ("The Organ Symphony") and this opera. The bacchanale in Act III should pulse with throbbing intensity. But everything about the pace and sound of the SDO orchestra reminded me of old soda — weak and flat.
Although their voices are functional, Clifton Forbis and Nadia Krasteva just don't look right unless you like overweight retirees substituting for young, virile performers. Their acting skills are mediocre even for a high school production. Mechanical. Not convincing.
And some of the production choices are hilarious (when they weren't supposed to be). If you stayed for the third act (there were a lot of empty seats around us), you get to see the big "Dagon" statue, with its silly, red metallic eyes, horns, and boa, something better suited for a prop in 1970s "B" movie about biker chicks telepathically controlled by the devil.
The dance choreography was amateurish, nothing sensual or athletic. The male dancers wore pamper-like bottoms from an old Johnny Weissmuller flick and the women's outfits may have looked good in "Quo Vadis" circa 1953.
Basically, everything was old. Slow and old. Nothing vibrant, sexy, or exciting (the poster is most appealing thing you'll see). SDO needs energy and new young blood, top to bottom, from the artistic director, conductor, performers, everything. The wonderful music and spectacle of this art form needs to be reborn in San Diego or it will eventually go the way of the dinosaur.
Skip Dacanay: I had seen this production in 2007. I saw it again because the set design was one of the best opera sets I have ever seen. Clinton Forbis' voice and acting were among the highlights of the opera, especially the romantic scenes in Act II and his portrayal of a blind Samson in Act III.
Nadia Krasteva as a flirtatious Delilah was enjoyable to watch but her voice was getting drowned out by the orchestra during Act II. The chorus performed really well in Act III. The erotic ballet dancers started out strong but one couple was slightly out of sync at the very end of the flips.
The dramatic ending with the breaking of the pillars and collapsing roof was hampered by a delayed lighting effect which was supposed to get complete darkness before the falling roof reached the length of its string. Overall, it is still a good production, although I preferred the 2007 version.


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MILTON — An investigation by the Major Crimes Unit of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office has led to the arrest of a former county resident on 10 counts of sexual battery and five counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.
Kent W. Edwards, 58, of Rock Cave, W.Va., was arrested Dec. 30 in West Virginia on 10 capital counts of sexual assault and battery on a victim under 10 years old and five second-degree counts of lewd and lascivious behavior with a victim younger than 16 years old. He was extradited to the Santa Rosa County Jail on Tuesday.
The victim described to detectives the details of the abuse which ultimately led to a signed arrest warrant by a judge.
The Sheriff's Office worked closely with the West Virginia State Police on the case.
The offense report from the Sheriff's Office was heavily redacted, but it appeared Edwards' alleged abuse went on for an extended period of time and only ended because he moved to West Virginia.
After many instances of abuse, the report indicated Edwards said the victim could get into serious trouble or go to jail for what they were doing and that the victim had to "keep their secret." The victim said Edwards offered ice cream after almost every incident, according to the report.


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The Department of Defense announced today that it will co-host with the Department of National Defence Canada the NATO-sponsored, 2011 North American Technology Demonstration (NATD) Oct. 26-27 in Ottawa.
The NATD offers members of the operational and armaments communities of NATO, other allies and law enforcement communities the opportunity to understand the latest technology in the field of non-lethal capabilities. Showcased non-lethal weapons expected include: vehicle/vessel stopping and arresting systems; directed energy systems; blunt force weapons; multi-sensory grenades; human electromuscular incapacitation devices; acoustic hailers; bright lights; dazzling lasers; personnel restraining systems; point/area/marking munitions and combination platforms and control systems.
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Kader Opponents Claim Enough Signatures For Recall
A group that wants to recall La Crosse's city council president claims it has more than enough signatures to schedule a special election.
The 'Restore La Crosse' Committee reports it has more than 250 signatures from the 11th council district on petitions to recall president Audrey Kader. Only 158 signatures were needed. They'll have to be verified by the city. Kader has been targeted for recall because of recent controversial actions by the city council, including plans to eliminate the monthly public hearings at Committee of the Whole meetings.


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HIDDEN detail in the natural world could hold the key to future sources of clean energy. So say materials scientists who have created an artificial leaf that can harness light to split water and generate hydrogen.
Plant leaves have evolved over millions of years to catch the energy in the sun's rays very efficiently. They use the energy to produce food, and the central step in the process involves splitting water molecules and creating hydrogen ions.
By mimicking the machinery plants use to do this, it is possible to create a miniature hydrogen factory, says Tongxiang Fan of The State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. "Using sunlight to split water molecules and form hydrogen fuel is one of the most promising tactics for kicking our carbon habit," he says.
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ND Expert: "Comprise accommodation" inadequate
For Immediate Release – February 10, 2012
ND Expert: Obama administration "comprise accommodation" inadequate
President Obama's proposed adjustments to the new Health & Human Services rule requiring Catholic institutions, including the University of Notre Dame, to provide health care plans covering contraception, sterilization and abortifacient drugs continue to violate religious liberty, according to O. Carter Snead, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame.
"Today's 'compromise accommodation' is nothing of the sort," Snead said.
"The original uproar across the ideological spectrum was in reaction to the administration's requirement that virtually all religious employers cover abortion-inducing drugs, contraceptives, and sterilization in violation of their strongly held beliefs.
"Today's rule still requires religious institutions (on pain of ruinous treasury fines) to purchase insurance that covers these same objectionable services. It is irrelevant that the rule requires the insurance company (rather than the religious institution) to explain to employees that the policy purchased for them by their employer includes the 5-day after pill. For institutions that self-insure, the situation is even worse; they will be forced to contact their employees and pay for such services themselves.
"It is no answer to suggest that the religious liberty of such employers is being accommodated because they are not "paying" for the objectionable services. First, it is naïve to imagine that the services are truly cost-free and that these costs will not be passed along to the employers who purchase these plans. More importantly, the simple fact is that under this policy the government is coercing religious institutions to purchase a product that includes services that they regard as gravely immoral.
"We should ask ourselves why President Obama has sustained the narrow exemption for churches, religious orders, and auxiliaries? This is tantamount to the admission that this policy, just like the previous one, runs afoul of religious liberty."
O. Carter Snead
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Notre Dame Law School
C-SPAN discussion on HHS Mandate
Last night, the Catholic Information Center (Washington, D.C.) hosted a discussion panel featuring Catholic leaders discussing the recent HHS Mandate. Speakers are:
Richard Doerflinger, Associate Director, USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat
James Capretta, Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Kyle Duncan, Senior Counsel, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
The panel began with brief comments from each speaker, followed by Q&A-style conversation with the audience. The entire conversation is 1:21 in length; however the video is broken into segments for easy viewing.
We hope that you enjoy this tele-cast and gain some very valuable information from the "front line."
Debate heats up over HHS Mandate
In a recent post we brought news to you of the recently announced HHS Mandate concerning conscience protection and healthcare reform. Everyone has something to say about it, where do you stand?
70% of Bishops (to date) have denounced Mandate
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president, Albert Mohler
National Catholic Reporter, Sean Michael Winters
Wall Street Journal, op-ed by Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan
The above are but a raw sampling of the myriad of statements, announcements, articles, editorials, and the like that have flooded the reading market in the last week and a half.
U.S. Govt denies conscience
See the following links for more news on this breaking story:
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ND Alum runs across America0
Last fall, Notre Dame watched as Dean of Science, Gregory Crawford, biked across America with his wife, Renate Crawford, to raise awareness of research on Nieman-Pick Type C Disease. The awareness campaign was known as "Desert to Dome: Riding for the Lives of Children." In January, another member of the ND family, Jeff Grabosky, ND '05, started a 3,500 mile trek of running across U.S.A. Grabosky is expected to finish his cross-continental tomorrow when he arrives in New York City.
Like Dean Crawford, Grabosky is running for lives. He is running for all of our lives, the lives of children, the lives of all those in the world. However, he is not trying to raise money for any particular campaign or foundation. Inspired by his faith-filled upbringing as well as his mother's (who died of cancer in 2006) practice of praying while on her daily runs, Grabosky is running across America using the time to pray.
"I have run for charity, raised money for breast cancer research and leukemia and other causes. When I thought about what I would be running for when I decided to run across the United States, I wanted to do something different. I wanted to be an example to others, to inspire others to bring their worries and concerns to God in prayer. So I decided to take prayer intentions and would pray individually for each intention as I ran mile after mile after mile."
Reflecting on his faith-filled, pro-life upbringing and the impact of his mother's death, "Even when my mom was suffering, she found the strength to pray for and take action for life…On my runs I often pray for the unborn, those who have no voice. I recently became an uncle for the first time and seeing my little niece brings the kind of joy that penetrates my heart and soul, into spaces I didn't even know existed. She was once, not long ago, a tiny unborn baby and I pray for all those who are like she was, but never got the chance to live," Grabosky says.
Read more about Jeff Grabosky's journey at www.jeffrunsamerica.com.
Government Shutdown hangs on Planned Parenthood funding0
With a government shutdown imminently upon us, what many Americans might not realize is that the debate over the of funding Planned Parenthood (particularly, the group's abortion-providing branch) is caught right in the middle of the arguments happening in Congress and the White House. Don't believe me? Check out what the news sources are saying about it. The following are just a random sampling:
House Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood0
An overwhelming victory for the Culture of Life came this past weekend when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to defund Planned Parethood's abortion industry and prevent other federal funds from making it into the group's abortion business from its other departments and initiatives.
Congressman Michael Pence (Indiana) who sponsored the amendament called the vote "a victory for taxpayers and a victory for life." He commended his 240 collegues who voted with him in favor of the amendment, trumping the 185 who voted against it.
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Au Sable Forks There will be one fewer justices in the Town of Jay starting Jan. 1.
Residents of the town voted 245-148 Oct. 16 in favor of a town resolution eliminating the town justice position currently held by Robert Minogue. That will leave Dan Deyoe as the lone town justice, overseeing cases at the Au Sable Forks Community Center Monday nights.
Jay Supervisor Randy Douglas said he was pleased the voters validated the decision made by the town council in July to move forward with the departmental change.
"I am happy that we had a good, large turnout for a special election like this," Douglas said. "I honestly believe that we have done what is in the best interest of the town of Jay."
Minogue, whose term expires at the end of 2013, is currently on the Nov. 5 General Election ballot for re-election to a position that has now officially been done away with. He was being opposed by Green Party Candidate Rosamond Lincoln-Day.
The vote, known as a permissive referendum, was forced after a petition was filed by Green Party town council candidate Fred Balzac in August, who felt the town had not been transparent in making the decision to eliminate the position and that the change would have a negative effect on the office. Balzac and Day had been campaigning on that platform.
"Although we were unable to persuade a majority of voters that eliminating the second Town Justice position is a bad idea, I think we, as Greens, can be proud of what we achieved with this effort," Balzac said. "Nearly 400 townspeople had a say in this decision, rather than only five members of the town board. The turnout for a one issue special election held on a Wednesday in mid-October is astounding when you think about it, and it bodes well for increased interest in the Nov. 5 general election and for public engagement in the future."
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Is Baelfire Neal on Once Upon a Time? Answer Revealed!
Warning: This article contains BIG spoilers for Once Upon a Time Season 2, Episode 14: "Manhattan."
Is Rumplestiltskin's (Robert Carlyle) son Baelfire also Henry's (Jared Gilmore) father, and Emma's (Jennifer Morrison) first love, Neal Cassady (Michael Raymond-James)? It's a question fans have been asking for ages, and on Once Upon a Time Season 2, Episode 14: "Manhattan" we finally got the answer.
Aaaaaaand it's a big ol' yes, as we learn early in the episode, when Neal confesses his identity to a very irate Emma. As if the Charming family tree wasn't complicated enough already!
For reference, this means that Rumple/Mr. Gold is Henry's grandfather. David Nolan/Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) and Mary Margaret/Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) are his grandparents on the other side. Regina (Lana Parrilla), weirdly enough, is both his adoptive mother and his step great-grandmother. Emma and Nealfire are, of course, his biological parents.
We wonder how this will change the dynamics in Storybrooke. Will being one big messed up family help these characters get along, or will it only up the tension?
And, even more importantly, are you happy that Neal and Bae are the same character, or were you hoping for a different outcome? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Read more OUAT spoilers here.
Rebecca Martin is an editor at Wetpaint Entertainment. Follow her on Twitter @BeccaDMartin.


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Mogadishu — A separate high-level delegation from South Africa and Mozambique on Thursday arrived at Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, reports said.
The south African delegation, ambassador Nidumis Ntushiga was led by the minister of justice and constitution, Jeffrey Radebe who held in-depth discussion with Somali government officials at the country's palace, Villa Somalia. Sources say both officials talked more about the new draft constitution process of Somalia.
The other delegation from Mozambique which was headed by the deputy foreign minister of Mozambique Dr. Edwardo received a cordial welcome at Aden Adde international airport in Mogadishu from Somali government officials and then they were escorted to presidential palace.
Dr. Edwardo, the deputy of Mozambique has held talks with TFG officials that related about the Somali national held at the jails of his country and bilateral relations.
Abdiweli Mohammed Ali, Somali PM told reporters during a joint press conference in Mogadishu that he was pleased for the arrival of these delegations in Mogadishu and he added that the officials from three nations, Somalia, South Africa and Mozambique agreed more issues concerning their countries.


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Postseason time is here for Science Hill's girls soccer team.
The Lady Hilltoppers will take aim at the District 1-AAA title this week. They got a first-round bye Monday and will play in today's semifinals at the Stone Castle in Bristol.
Head coach Megan Harmon believes her team has made good progress this season.
"I told the kids in July that we wanted to be playing our best in October," said Harmon. "It's October now, and I think the girls have gotten better every game."
Included in the improvements are more consistent finishing, said Harmon.
"We've been doing a better job of capitalizing on our opportunities," she said. "As long as we finish our opportunities and keep defending the way we've been defending, I think we will be OK."
Science Hill will play the winner of Monday's quarterfinal match between Daniel Boone and Sullivan Central. Game time is set for 5 p.m. The other semifinal is scheduled for 7:30.
The championship match is set for Thursday at 6 p.m. in Bristol.
The Lady Hilltoppers (14-1) won the district and region last year before losing in the sectional round.
n Dalton Boles is becoming a legend not only in Mosheim, but in Northeast Tennessee.
The West Greene senior running back ran for 270 yards and six touchdowns in Friday's 43-24 win over South Greene. Doing that against a county rival with the Rebels fightimg for a playoff spot adds more stature to Boles' reputation as one of the best running backs in Northeast Tennessee history.
Boles has racked up 2,251 yards rushing this season and 5,297 for his career. This year's yardage is the 12th-best total in the history of the TSSAA, and Boles still has at least two more games remaining. The Buffaloes close their regular season Friday at home against Chuckey-Doak, and have a bye before playing at least one game in the Class 3A playoffs.
Boles is averaging 250 yards rushing per game. If he continues that pace, he will move into the top five on the all-time list.
The Johnson City Press is asking for information on the area's top rushers. According to current knowledge, Happy Valley's Tommy Sams is the area's all-time leader with just over 5,300 yards in a career that ended in 1992.
Other high numbers were recorded by Cloudland's Randy Birchfield (just over 4,800 ending in 1988), Tim Clipse (just over 4,600 ending in 1992) and Science Hill's Terry Copeland (just over 4,600 ending in 1994).
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n North Greene head coach Josh Edens was selected Monday as the Tennessee Titans state coach of the week.
Edens led the Huskies to a 6-0 win over Cloudland on Friday. It was North Greene's first victory against the Highlanders since 1988, a streak of 20 games. And the Huskies had been outscored 195-7 in the previous four contests against Cloudland.
Through the Titans Foundation, team owner K.S. "Bud" Adams Jr. will make a $1,000 contribution to North Greene's football program in honor of Edens, who will be the team's guest on Dec. 11 when the Titans take on the New Orleans Saints.
n Playoff update — If the playoffs started today, here's a look at how things would stack up for area teams:
Class 6A — Hardin Valley at Maryville; Knox Bearden at Dobyns-Bennett; Knox Karns at Sevier County; Science Hill at Knox Farragut
This quadrant will show up a little different on the TSSAA website this week because Coffee County won't be listed as a playoff team. However, despite having just three wins on the season, Coffee has already locked up the No. 2 spot in its district and earned a playoff berth.
That will likely bump Jefferson County from the playoff picture. The Patriots could battle back with one win in its next two games. If Jefferson County returns to Quadrant 1, Farragut would return to Quadrant 2.
Farragut is actually closer to Science Hill and Dobyns-Bennett in terms of travel distance than Maryville is. But the Rebels would come this way, according to TSSAA assistant executive director Matthew Gillespie.
The TSSAA's explanation? Farragut is located closer to I-40 and better suited than Maryville for travel to far-end schools in Quadrant 2, such as Murfreesboro Riverdale, Blackman and Oakland.
Class 5A — Tennessee High at Morristown West; Morristown East at Knox West; Cocke County at South Doyle; Sullivan South at Cherokee
Daniel Boone still has a chance to get in the mix, and it's strength of schedule could be a valuable tool. However, the Trailblazers must win their final two games.
Class 4A — Notre Dame at Greeneville; Sequoyah at Red Bank; Corryton Gibbs at Knox Fulton; Strawberry Plains Carter at Sullivan East
This quadrant gets stretched different directions each week, it seems, by many miles.
Class 3A — Happy Valley at Sullivan North; South Greene at Elizabethton; Gatlinburg-Pittman at West Greene; Chuckey-Doak at Pigeon Forge
In order for this quadrant to hold its form, Happy Valley and South Greene each need to win at least one of their last two games. If one of the two stays at four wins and doesn't reach the playoffs, Austin-East could be bumped back into Quadrant 1. If neither reaches four wins, Alcoa could accompany Austin-East into the quadrant.
Barring a few major upsets across the state, Pittman should be OK even with four wins because it has eight games against teams who have won 50 percent or more of their games — the second tiebreaker after overall wins.
Class 2A — Cosby's fourth win of the season gave Hampton a little comfort room in keeping Boyd Buchanan in Quadrant 2. Last year Hampton had to play Boyd in round 2 of the playoffs.
Right now the Bulldogs are the No. 1 seed in Quadrant 1 and would play host to the winner of North Greene and Oliver Springs.
If this bracket holds its shape, Hampton's toughest hurdle to the state semifinals would probably be Rockwood or Oneida.
n Stat chat: Dobyns-Bennett and Science Hill are two of the highest-scoring Class 6A teams in the state.
Mount Juliet has scored the most, with 366 points, while D-B is second at 361. Arlington is third with 312, followed by Dickson County (306) and Science Hill (305).
The Indians average 46 points per game while the Hilltoppers are scoring 38 a contest. …
Defensively speaking, Memphis Whitehaven has allowed 51 points to lead the state among Class 6A teams. Maryville is second with 64, and the Rebels are followed by Independence (66), Brentwood (92) and D-B (98).
n Volleyball recap: Science Hill suffered a tough way out of last week's district tournament, losing a pair of five-game matches. In each of its losses, against D-B and Sullivan Central, Science Hill led 2-0 but couldn't finish it off.
"I was pleased with the way we finished the regular season, but I was disappointed with the district tournament," said head coach Louise Stallworth. "I thought we had a shot to get to the finals. It was just one of those things.
"We let the third game get away both nights. It turned into a dogfight after that. A lot of it was due to youth."
But that youth should serve Science Hill well in 2012.
"We have a good opportunity to have a really good season if we stay healthy," said Stallworth.
n Elizabethton and University High will play first-round games in the Region 1-A/AA soccer tournament today.
The Lady Junior Bucs play host to Grainger at 6 p.m. at Civitan Park. Elizabethton takes on Claiborne at Rider Field, also at 6 p.m.
The other game will be Chuckey-Doak traveling to play Cosby.
Greeneville and Elizabethton each went 6-0-1 in league play, tying each other. Greeneville won the coin flip, and got the first-round bye.
Teams will wait until next week to play the region semifinals and championship.
n Football games of the week — Science Hill at Tennessee High, Daniel Boone at Sullivan South, Hampton at Happy Valley, Chuckey-Doak at West Greene.
Hilltoppers vs. Vikings — Tennessee High can present some offensive problems for opponents, but the Vikings' defense will likely be no match for Science Hill's high-point offense.
Trailblazers vs. Rebels — If there is any playoff talk in Gray, it can only be backed up if Boone finds a way to knock off its favored neighbors.
Bulldogs vs. Warriors — It might look like another long night for Happy Valley. However, if the Warriors can play two halves like the first half against Sullivan North, an upset — and likely a playoff berth — is within reach.
Black Knights vs. Buffaloes — It's a county rivalry and there's plenty at stake. It could be the makings of a classic.
n Pick of the week — Science Hill 33, Tennessee High 21.
There should be quite a few big plays in this contest, and the Hilltoppers should make the majority of them.
Picks record: 8-1.
n Player of the week — Austin Glover of Sullivan East.
It has been a surprisingly good season for the Patriots, and Glover added another chapter in Friday's 49-13 win over Unicoi County.
The senior running back carried 17 times and gained 211 yards. He scored touchdowns on runs of 1 and 81 yards, and also scored on a 32-yard pass reception.
With his effort, Glover set a single-season school record for rushing yardage with 1,107 — breaking a 39-year-old school record, set in program's third season of existence.
n The Hogs Award — Science Hill Hilltoppers.
In a 49-3 shutdown of Volunteer, the "Hill Hogs" were blocking maniacs. They cleared lanes for 335 yards rushing on 36 carries, an average of 9.3 per attempt.
In pass protection, the Hill Hogs' fortress allowed 17 completions in 25 attempts (68 percent).
n Defensive unit of the week — Dobyns-Bennett Indians.
Tennessee High's offense was victimized by the Indians' defense, which racked up three touchdowns in a 46-10 victory.
Austin Straley had a 52-yard fumble return for a score, Justin Long had a 27-yard interception return, and Nick Sensabaugh had a 7-yard interception return.
D-B also held the Vikings to 52 yards rushing on 23 carries.
n This Week in Prep History — October 11, 1991.
Cloudland star running back Tim Clipse ran circles around West Greene. He totaled 360 yards rushing and four touchdowns in a 46-14 win. He also added two 2-point conversion runs.
n The top seven teams all earned wins, so there is little change in this week's Prep Top 10.
Team W-L Prv
1. Dobyns-Bennett 8-0 1
2. Greeneville 7-1 2
3. Science Hill 6-2 3
4. Sullivan North 9-0 4
5. Hampton 8-0 5
6. Elizabethton 6-3 6
7. Sullivan South 5-3 8
8. Sullivan East 6-2 7
9. Tennessee High 4-4 9
10. Chuckey-Doak 6-2 10
(tie) West Greene 6-3 nr


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"Gossip sends your energy into the opposite direction of where you want to be going"
Giving your attention to gossip, plugs you into it, bringing a toxic energy into your being. Gossip weakens your boundaries (and auric field) and allows other negative thought forms in. Your energies, and the direction in which your life flows is greatly compromised.
No matter which way you look at it, gossip doesn't smell right, feel right, look right or sound right. There is nothing helpful about gossip.
Dictionary meaning: Gossip is idle talk or groundless rumours, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.
How to flick off gossip:
Following, are some of the things I have done over the years to reduce my exposure to the harms of gossip.
Whilst my life is certainly not 100% gossip free I am very mindful as to the conversations I give my time and energy too, and now have limited moments where gossip takes hold, zaps my energy or throws me totally off track with my life.
1. Choose your mindset.
Make a conscious choice to minimize your exposure to gossip from friends, media, work place, family and other situations in life. Get to know what it smells and feels like.
2. Shift the energy by focusing on your exhale.
Breathe it away. Let it go. Spend longer on your exhale and keep your boundaries strong whilst ensuring the gossip is kept at a safe distance from you.
3. Get grounded – strengthen your root chakra:
Your root chakra (base of the spine) is the key to being grounded and having strong boundaries as shared by many great holistic medicine doctors such as Dr. Mona Lisa, Dr. Christian Northrup and Dr. Deanna Minich.
You can support this chakra (and thereby strengthen your boundaries) by breathing into your feet, walking barefoot, eating quality protein foods, brisk walking, squatting, stomping your feet, hugging a tree or wearing red.
I highly recommend strengthening your root chakra to become more grounded with healthier, stronger boundaries.
4. Stop bringing it into your home.
Protect your personal living space by paying close attention as to how gossip sneaks into your home e.g TV, computer, gossip magazines, radio, phone calls, visitors, friends or family. Be aware that listening, reading or watching celebrity gossip gives your focus to hurtful, shameful energy and invites it into your being and personal living space.
5. Louise Hays tip for disconnecting from gossip:
I remember reading in one of Louise Hay's books how she handles gossip and is able to disconnect from it quickly. I've never forgotten it.
Louise would calmly say "Thank you but I chose not to hear this right now" and remove herself from the situation. You can't get any easier than that.
6. Strengthen your aura – wear a crystal.
Labrodrite seals your aura ( and therefore strengthens your boundaries ) whilst black tourmaline will transmute any negative energy in and around your being.
I prefer a combination of both labrodrite and black tourmaline in a bracelet. If you don't like wearing crystals or its inappropriate for work then carry a piece in your pocket or bra.
* 12 great ways to strengthen your aura is an article I wrote last year and shares lots of ideas for cleansing and strengthening your aura, includes a yogic cleansing bath.
7. Improve your health.
The healthier your body and immune system the stronger your boundaries and the more nourishing and uplifting people and experiences you will attract. Like energy attracts like energy.
8. Remember karma.
"What goes around comes around". If you don't want to be a victim of gossip then don't do it in the first place.
9. Release the harmful effects with flower essences:
I studied levels 1 and 2 Australian Bush Flower Essences about 8 years ago and learnt one of the most valuable ways to clear my being (daily ) of negative energies. Dab 7 drops of the flower essence Angelsword and Fringed violet to the area just above your belly button.
As many of my readers are not from Australia you may like to explore the Bach Flower Essence range which are sold world wide, or ask your local health food store which local flower essences they recommend to protect or heal your auric field.
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Moscow became the capital when Ivan the Terrible proclaimed himself the first tsar in the 16th century. Peter the Great moved his capital to St. Petersburg in 1712, but, after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, Moscow was made the capital of the Soviet Union and seat of the new Soviet government, with its center in the Kremlin.
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As the bill has advances through the Senate it not only got more conservative but it also got significantly more lucrative for major defense contractors. The Hill highlights the companies set to benefit. The Hill:
Most of the new spending is included in a $38 billion border security amendment sponsored by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) that was added to the bill in the hopes it would build GOP support in the Senate.
One Senate Democrat described the amendment as reading "like a Christmas wish list for Halliburton."
"I am sure there are federal contracting firms high-fiving at the prospect of all of the spending demanded by some of our friends on the other side in this amendment," Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said during the upper chamber's consideration of the legislation.
Sadly, this dynamic provides the best "hope" that some improvements will be made to our broken immigration system. Heavy lobbying by defense contractors practically tasting a direct payday and other companies that will benefit from specific visa changes could cause some Republicans to drop their ideological opposition to legalizing the status of millions of undocumented immigrants.
The hope is that the Republicans will basically pass the big corporate give away and if we are lucky the provision about actually helping people might be allowed to stay on for the ride. Of course there are some House Republicans who want to break reform into smaller pieces. That way they can pass the "border security" spending as a stand alone bill and maybe get around to the immigration stuff later.


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The brilliant students were usually selected and sometimes even forced to go into the sciences. They would be doctors and engineers and pilots after graduation. At worst they could be architects or draughtsmen. The science student was often the toast of the student population, and some fickle-minded girls (not in Legon though) found it romantically strategic to befriend a would-be doctor than settle for the winding, hazy-mapped academic journey of the Philosophy graduate. They didn't have a definite career destination after graduation. Would they be philosophers, sociologists or anthropologists? It was even said apart from gynaecologists, other professions that ended with the suffix 'logist', particularly those in the liberal arts, were not quite worth the fret and the weariness that many academic enterprises demand of the human soul. That also meant that a zoologist, an epidemiologist or an entomologist had brighter prospects than the Archaeology or Master of Fine Arts graduate from a good university.
Those who couldn't make the science grade found adequate compensation in finance and accountancy. An accountant had juicier job prospects than the classical history and civilisation degree graduate. While they may be civilised, even if classically, the employment market is too topsy-turvy and dynamic for professionals whose only advantages are civility and sincere smiles. Those who have made great strides in the world of work are often ruthlessly malleable and dangerously well-connected. They know how to work the figures and get round protocols to land the juiciest procurement contracts. Employment these days involve spinning, lobbying, strategic manipulation and sometimes naked and bleeding lies by those who are unashamed to be called opportunists and job hoppers. They are often thought of as aggressive goal-getters and ambitious career builders.
Law is the heaven of the liberal arts graduate. Well, that was when the legal profession was as honourable as the Okudzetos and Isaac Adjei-Mensahs of the learned trade made us proud. These days law seems to be everybody's heaven, too, and many a professional wanderer has made it a haven indeed, experimenting with other professional interests before trying their tired brains at such a noble enterprise. No wonder lawyers nowadays are just as good as Ahenfie Police, checking out millions to not-so smart businessmen without contracts. And with newly accredited private universities dishing out law degrees to many a simpleton, the learned profession may soon join the league of fun degrees, and the word counsel may only be as good as a pencil.
When you couldn't make the law grade at our traditional universities, you joined the chockablock lectures of the liberal arts discipline (the trivium and the Quadrivium subjects). They were those who frequented the registry to change their courses. And often all they wanted was to swap one pure liberal arts subject with anything that could be thought of as a vocation (Wikipedia defines liberal arts as matters not relating to the professional, vocational or technical curricula). When they didn't succeed, they settled for Linguistics and Swahili. They would eventually major in the former because Tanzania is the last place they want to survive. What is the future of the Linguistics major, many unlettered and sometimes some professor parents have asked their wards? You were lucky when your parents were not university lettered, because they were just thrilled at the prospect of making a graduate out of their native son. What you studied didn't matter.
In the world of work, however, it matters what you spend money to study for four years in a university. For a very long time, the liberal arts graduate had merely been considered and sometimes tolerated to take up positions in industry. They would quickly try their hands at industry professional courses to justify their employment and solidify their positions. They thronged employment centres in their multitudes for jobs that were only good for those who had analytical and arithmetic skills. Their CVs would usually emphasise transferable skills instead of real technical know-how. Employers are interested in their bottom line; they don't have the luxury to dig to the bottom of their human resource pool to fetch the liberal arts graduate.
Well, that was then. A recent study of 225 employers by the Millennial Branding and Experience Inc. in the USA found out "Thirty percent of surveyed employers said they were recruiting liberal arts types, second only to the 34 percent who said they were going after engineering and computer information systems majors. Trailing were finance and accounting majors, as only 18 percent of employers said they were recruiting targets." According to founder Dan Schawbel, "The No. 1 skill that employers are looking for are communication skills and liberal arts students who take classes in writing and speaking need to become good communicators in order to graduate with a liberal arts degree. Companies are looking for soft skills over hard skills now because hard skills can be learned, while soft skills need to be developed." With some entrepreneurial ability, the liberal arts graduate is hot and competitive to succeed in many professional callings.
In Ghana fine examples of liberal arts graduates at the top of their game in industry abound. The present human resource manager of a big player in the telecoms market holds a degree in English from University of Ghana. Another, a personal friend, is doing a great job at the managerial heights of a multinational oil concern in Nigeria. He holds a combined degree in Religions and Political Science. He has written series of books for oil and gas degree graduates to better their knowledge in the field. The banking industry is probably the biggest benefactor of the rich, versatile experience of the liberal arts graduate. Many Theatre Arts majors who worked well at entry customer service and marketing positions are today managing professionals in some popular banks. And if Pharmacy is all science and drugs, a Mrs Christie Awuah, an English major from University of Ghana, is today one of Kings University's most important pharmacy graduates, excelling in her trade in London.
The liberal arts discipline schools its disciples in critical thinking and problem analysis methodologies that are structured to develop the leadership potential of the arts person. While most of the modules may not be arithmetic in nature, they often require some mental calculation and follow laid down rules and principles to arrive at conclusions. In the end, the liberal arts graduate may have traversed different knowledge fields to afford him a broader understanding of the world around him. They do make better organisational leaders than accountants, doctors and civil engineers. Patrick Awuah, former Microsoft employee and President of Ashesi University, puts it even more poignantly that a liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders. He had seen the annual revenue of Microsoft grow larger than the GDP of Ghana. It is down to poor leadership. He wants a liberal arts college in every country in Africa. Awuah holds a bachelors degree in Engineering and Economics from Swathmore and an MBA from California.
Still, the liberal arts graduate faces a lot of challenges and would usually suffer the 'relevant course' discrimination in competitive employment. The Millennial Branding survey also found that while 29% of employers were prepared to absorb any graduate who had entrepreneurial experience, 69% insisted that relevant courses would determine a candidate's suitability. To weed out their many numbers, employers are quick to play down the relevance of the liberal arts courses to roles on the field of work. It is not surprising that no liberal arts person made the list of ten richest people in Ghana. They may have been too liberal with their money while immersing themselves in fat books on poetry, instead of joining Sam Jonah to dig gold.
The writer is a Ghanaian born journalist living in Ottawa, Canada.