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GOLDEN — The plan was for Golden's Lindsey Horan, long considered one of the nation's top soccer phenoms, to maneuver through the typical freshman class load and play at the University of North Carolina starting this fall.
But in her mind, nagging doubts about that path and her love of European soccer always made that Plan B.
So, the high-scoring forward recently made an attention-getting decision, forgoing a scholarship to sign a two-year contract to play professionally for Paris Saint-Germain. After several years of starring for the U.S. program's age-group squads in international competition, she hopes this move speeds her development and her selection to the "full" — or adult — U.S. women's national team.
At age 18, she's heading for Paris.
"Nothing against American soccer, but over there, the culture is about soccer," Lindsey said at her family's home last week. "This is something I always have dreamed of doing and I could not pass up this opportunity."
Her parents, Mark and Linda, had some misgivings about sending their teenage daughter to Paris but have signed off on it.
"It's been a real stressful time for this family because as excited as we are for Lindsey with this big news, it's a huge change to go straight from high school to the professional adult world," said Mark, an architect. "If we didn't trust her and know she's so mature, we'd push back even further. If anyone can do this, Lindsey can do it."
Said Linda: "We really do trust her. She's been a good kid. She's got a good sense about her."
Something similar almost happened last year, in fact, after Lindsey's junior year at Golden High School. She spent three weeks with the Lyon team in the French women's league on a tryout basis, mainly to train and sample the atmosphere, and came close to accepting the team's contract offer to stay.
"I said no because I wanted to finish out my high school here this year," Horan said.
"This is what I want to do"
She graduated from Golden in the spring and at the time seemed headed for North Carolina, winner of an intense recruiting battle among the nation's top women's soccer programs.
But officials of the French team Paris Saint-Germain knew of Lindsey's affinity for the European game and her stint with Lyon last year. They contacted Horan's club team, the Colorado Rush, and said they wanted to offer her a contract. She and Rush CEO and coach Tim Schulz took one more "recruiting" trip, this time to Paris. Lindsey met and negotiated with PSG officials, came home to talk with her family, and eventually signed a contract that will pay her what Lindsey labels "just under six figures."
"I'm doing this to play the game I love," she said. "The money comes with it. It's nothing against North Carolina. That is such a good school and such a good soccer program. This is just me. This is what I want to do with my life."
She also laughed and confessed: "I don't really like school. It's really not my thing. I was barely there when I was in high school because I traveled so much. When I put effort into it, I can deal with it. But soccer was my main priority. That can sound bad, but it was."
Did she give up her childhood for soccer?
"Everybody asks me that," she said. "There are certain things I have given up, but I don't like to look back on them and feel like I gave up much because I gained a lot from doing different and unique things. I've missed proms and things like that, but I didn't really care much about that. Being gone so much, I missed hanging out with certain friends, and I didn't play high school soccer. But I don't really feel I missed out on too much."
In Paris, PSG will pay her living expenses. She expects to be placed in an apartment with another "foreign" player. Currently, the Saint-Germain roster lists Horan and Shirley Cruz Traña of Costa Rica, plus Germans Annike Krahn and Linda Bresonik, as its non-French players. PSG also has a prominent men's team that is making runs at top players in Europe. Horan's signing was hailed as another way the club's ownership will back up its publicly stated determination to build a European power. Lindsey will be taking online courses, at least at first, but it's clear this is a decision to prioritize soccer over college.
She won't be able to play for the U.S. in the U-20 World Cup because she recently underwent minor knee surgery to repair a torn cartilage, but she will be eligible for that competition again next year too. Playing professionally in Europe doesn't preclude her continued involvement in the American programs, whether age group or the adult "full" national team, on the "side." She expects to go to Paris soon and begin preparing for a season that begins Sept. 9 and runs until May.
"I'll miss my family ... so much," she said. "They're going to try to come over for a few games."
Scholarship tough to give up
Mark Horan said he "pushed really hard for the college."
He added, "When she was offered the position with Lyon last year, I was the major opponent because I felt like a full ride to a premier college like that one is such a great opportunity. I thought if she went this route it would work out, but I felt it best that there was a good amount of pushback to make sure this decision was appropriate. She thought that out really well."
Said Linda Horan: "We took another trip to UNC with Lindsey this spring. It's such a wonderful campus. Everything about it is awesome. But you could tell it wasn't what she really wanted."
The Horans also have a son, Michael, 20, a business major at the University of Northern Colorado.
"This has been impressive, watching her grow up like this," Michael said. "She doesn't let it get to her head, either, which is cool."
Michael also played soccer and helped organize the neighborhood two-on-two games that helped Lindsey get her start.
He laughed and said of his sister going to Paris: "I think it's nuts. But I'm a little jealous. Actually, it's cool. All my friends ask about her, and it's cool to just say that she's my sister."
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Men charged after shots fired•NORCROSS - Three men were arrested Tuesday after firing gunshots inside Worthing Pines apartments off Graves Road. A married couple told police they heard five to six gunshots coming from the apartment above them. Police went to the apartment and questioned Shashi Jayendra Patel, 19, Naveed Shabbir Zakaria, 19, and Taiyab Ahmed Qureshi, of unknown age. Police found a 9mm round and an empty magazine but no gun. The suspects denied shooting a gun and claimed another roommate who had left for work about 30 minutes prior was responsible. Officers left to speak with someone at the apartment leasing office and were then contacted again by the couple who had complained about the gunshots. This time, the couple said two bags had just been dropped off the balcony above and landed on their patio. The bags both contained pistols. Patel, Zakaria and Qureshi were charged with reckless conduct. Lilburn man shot•LAWRENCEVILLE - A 22-year-old Lilburn man was injured in a shooting Wednesday at Sweetwater Glen Apartments on Club Drive. Police found Jonathan Greer lying on his stomach in the living room of an apartment and screaming in pain. Greer had been shot in the chest and right leg, according to a police report. He reportedly claimed he did not know the shooter, but witnesses said Greer and the suspect were good friends. Greer and another man had just returned to the complex from a restaurant when they encountered the shooter on the stairs in a breezeway at 3:25 a.m. A few words were exchanged between Greer and the suspect, and Greer was then gunned down, the police report stated. The other man who was with Greer ran to an acquaintance's apartment and locked the door. Within minutes, Greer knocked on the acquaintance's door and collapsed after he came inside. Greer was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center. - From staff reports
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Micaela Long (South Boston, Mass.) recorded her third career multiple-point game with a goal and an assist to lead the fourth-ranked University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team to Saturday afternoon's 3-1 Hockey East victory against Providence College at Schneider Arena.
UNH -- winners of four straight in this series, which is the longest by either team since the Wildcats won five straight spanning the 1997-98 seasons – improved to 18-3-3 overall and 10-1-0 in Hockey East. Providence, which had won two straight to jump into a tie with the 'Cats in the league standings, is now 11-11-3, 8-2-2.
With a 19-save effort, UNH goaltender Melissa Bourdon (Ile Bizard, Quebec) recorded her 77th career victory to break the previous benchmark of 76 established by Alicia Roberts.
UNH dominated the first period in generating a 12-5 shot advantage and a 2-0 lead. Jennifer Hitchcock (LaSalle, Ontario) netted the first goal of the game on a backhander deep in the left circle at 5:09. Long won possession along the left boards at mid-ice and chipped the puck forward to Hitchcock, who fended off a PC defender to advance towards the net and score.
Leah Craig (Seaforth, Ontario) extended the lead to 2-0 with a 5x3 power-play goal at 17:28. The initial shot from the left point by Martine Garland (Toronto, Ontario) was stopped by PC goaltender Jana Bugden (24 saves), but Craig collected the rebound in the left circle and skated to the slot to create an open shooting lane for a backhander into the open net.
PC, which didn't record a shot in the opening 11:30 of the game, pulled within 2-1 when Katy Beach scored a power-play goal at 11:09 of the middle stanza. Bourdon made the initial save on Jenna Keilch but Beach swept the puck past the UNH goalie before she could cover it with her glove.
UNH reestablished a two-goal lead, 3-1 at 15:05 on Long's tally. Kelly Paton (Woodstock, Ontario) initiated the scoring sequence as her pass from the high slot eluded a pair of PC defensemen and was collected by Steph Holmes (Rye, N.Y.) behind the net. Holmes circled out towards the left circle and threw the puck across to Long, who deposited the puck into the open right side of the net.
With the score still 3-1, the Friars called time out at 11:06 of the third period at the outset of a 15-second 5x3 skater advantage. PC spent most of the ensuing two minutes regrouping in the defensive end, however, and did not record a shot.
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Juba — The Minister of Higher Education Dr. Peter Adwok Nyaba yesterday officially launched St. Mary's University College of Education in Juba.
The institution was officially opened with blessing from the Catholic Archbishop of Juba Paolino Lokudu Loro.
St. Mary University is established and recognized as university by the then Sudan government in 2008 with the aim to train primary teachers in both science and arts subjects to provide quality teachers that can improve the standard of education which has been damaged because of long civil war in the country.
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JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa - Water levels at Coralville Lake continue to be a concern for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The lake is holding at about 2-3 feet below the normal average for this time of year.
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You are cordially invite you to attend the General Assembly launching the Peoples' Social Forum. That General assembly will take place in Ottawa on January 26th and 27th 2013
The new location is the University of Ottawa, 120 University, Faculty of Social Sciences building, Room FSS- 2005.
The purpose of the assembly is to officially launch the social forum and set-up the structure of the forum and hold the initial discussions on the themes, process, date and place of the Peoples Social Forum.
The conference is free and open to all interested parties. We expect to have 50-60 organizations/individuals present from across Canada including a strong representation from Indigenous groups, indie media, labour and youth.
Saturday January 26th 2013
10am: The political context in Canada: different initiatives proposing a common fight against the right and neoliberalism
10:30am: What is a social forum and how does it function? How can it promote collaboration between social movements from Canada, Quebec and Indigenous Peoples? Role and function of the Social Movement Assembly in a Social Forum
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Rachel Zoe with child? Sources say yes
All season on "The Rachel Zoe Project," family, celebrity friends, and strong words from her husband, Rodger Berman, battered stylist Rachel Zoe with pleas to have a baby.
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That's a bit spare for us to make a conclusion from, but apparently since Zoe and husband of 12 years, Rodger, are keeping mum on the rumored pregnancy, people are looking for any sign she's with child.
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In a recent interview with Dazed, Matthewdavid shared a live recording of Julia Holter covering Arthur Rusell's "You and Me Both." The song, originally recorded by Matthewdavid via tape recorder, is included in the Stones Throw & Leaving Records compilation, Dual Form. Listen to the track below!
On Dual Form's release day, January 22, Stones Throw and Leaving Records will host an album release party in Los Angeles at Mr T's Bowl starting at 9pm. The party will feature live performances and DJ / VJ sets from Julia Holter, Matthewdavid, Trance Farmers, Diva, and more. The first 50 people at the party will receive a double-cassette of Dual Form for free.
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See L. Gunnemann, The Shaping of the United Church of Christ (1977).
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination principally in the United States, generally considered within the Reformed tradition, and formed in 1957 by the union of two denominations, the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches.
According to the 2007 yearbook, the United Church of Christ has approximately 1.2 million members and is composed of approximately 5,518 local congregations.
Although similar in name, the UCC denomination is theologically and, for the most part, historically distinct from the Churches of Christ, a loose affiliation of conservative congregations that arose primarily from the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement in the 19th century.
In 1957, the United Church of Christ formed through the union of the Evangelical and Reformed Church with the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches.
Hidden Histories in the United Church of Christ (two volumes; 1987, ISBN 0-8298-0753-5) edited by Barbara Brown Zikmund chronicles the heritages and denominational traditions that are have come to be a part of the UCC in addition to the 'big four' (Evangelical, Reformed, Congregational, Christian) detailed above. Volume one is available online, while the second volume is available from United Church Press.
The motto of the United Church of Christ comes from 21 The denomination's official literature uses broad doctrinal parameters, honoring creeds and confessions as "testimonies of faith" rather than "tests of faith," and emphasizes freedom of individual conscience and local church autonomy. Indeed, the relationship between local congregations and the denomination's national headquarters is covenantal rather than hierarchical: local churches have complete control of their finances, hiring and firing of clergy and other staff, and theological and political stands.
In the United Church of Christ, creeds, confessions, and affirmations of faith function as "testimonies to faith" around which the church gathers rather than as "tests of faith" rigidly prescribing required doctrinal consent. As expressed on the United Church of Christ constitution:
The United Church of Christ acknowledges as its sole Head, Jesus Christ, Son of God and Savior. It acknowledges as kindred in Christ all who share in this confession. It looks to the Word of God in the Scriptures, and to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, to prosper its creative and redemptive work in the world. It claims as its own the faith of the historic Church expressed in the ancient creeds and reclaimed in the basic insights of the Protestant Reformers. It affirms the responsibility of the Church in each generation to make this faith its own in reality of worship, in honesty of thought and expression, and in purity of heart before God. In accordance with the teaching of our Lord and the practice prevailing among evangelical Christians, it recognizes two sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion.
The denomination, therefore, looks to a number of historic confessions as expressing the common faith around which the church gathers, including:
While not functioning as creedal tests of faith, together these confessions and testimonies of faith situate the United Church of Christ solidly within broad mainstream of trinitarian Christian belief, and more specifically within the family of Reformation-era Protestant churches.
David Roozen, director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research who has studied the United Church of Christ, said surveys show the national church's pronouncements are often more liberal than the views in the pews, but that its governing structure is set up to allow such disagreements.
Starting in 2003, a task force commissioned by General Synod 24 studied the diverse Worship habits of UCC churches. The study can be found online and reflects statistics on attitudes towards Worship, Baptism, and Communion, such as "Laity (70%) and clergy (90%) alike overwhelmingly describe worship "as an encounter with God that leads to doing God's work in the world." "95 percent of our congregations use the Revised Common Lectionary in some way in planning or actual worship and preaching" and "96 percent always or almost always have a sermon, 86 percent have a time with children, 95 percent have a time of sharing joys and concerns, and 98 percent include the Prayer of Our Savior/Lord's Prayer." Clergy and laity were invited to select two meanings of baptism that they emphasize. They were also to suggest the meaning that they thought their entire church emphasized. Baptism as an "entry into the Church Universal" was the most frequent response. Clergy and laity were also invited to identify two meanings of Holy Communion that they emphasize. While clergy emphasized Holy Communion as "a meal in which we encounter God's living presence," laity emphasized "a remembrance of Jesus' last supper, death, and resurrection."
In 1977, a group of theologians called together by the Office of Church Life and Leadership (OCLL) issued a statement titled "Toward Sound Teaching in the United Church of Christ." In 1983, thirty-nine UCC seminary faculty wrote a letter to the Church in a similar vein, "A Most Difficult and Urgent Time." In 1984, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Barmen Declaration of the Confessing Church in Germany that resisted cultural captivity, a grassroots group of UCC pastors organized a theological colloquy in Craigville, Massachusetts (the Craigville Colloquy). Its 160 participants issued a Witness Statement calling for faithfulness to the Church's central founding tenets. The colloquies have continued annually, addressing subjects that range from the Trinity, the sacraments and the faith and order of the UCC, to war and peace and biomedical ethics. According to a 2004 speech by current president John Thomas, "a group of prominent United Church of Christ theologians set forth an agenda as urgent today as it was then: Convinced as we are that our church, along with the American churches generally, is excessively accommodated to cultural values and perceptions, our thinking revolved around the conviction that the ministry of the church must become more intentional and disciplined in teaching the faith of the church, in valuing its theological tradition and in responding to the present place of the church in culture."
Concurrent with these sentiments, the late 1970s/early 1980s brought the launch of several theological publications to include Prism and New Conversations.
New Conversations, an "annual" magazine of the United Church of Christ's Board for Homeland Ministries (BHM) that is actually published less often than annually. The last known edition was 2002's "Medical Technology and Christian Decision Making dealing with bioethics". The BHM has produced several issues of "New Conversations" dealing with Asian Americans, Micronesians, and Native Hawaiian Issues.
Prism is a theological journal of the United Church of Christ published jointly by the seven seminaries of the United Church of Christ, and produced twice a year. A journal for the whole church, Prism offers "serious theological reflection from a diversity of viewpoints on issues of faith, mission, and ministry." Prism was founded in 1985, and is edited by Clyde Steckel, United Seminary's emeritus professor of theology, and Elizabeth Nordbeck of Andover Newton Theological School.
The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ an 835-page, 7-volume set edited by Rev. Barbara Brown Zikmund and a team of 13 editors, four associate editors and an editorial board of seven. The materials, which span the first century through the 20th century, were included in the volumes because, according to editors, they had impacted the shaping the UCC's theological identity.
The ethos of United Church of Christ organization is considered "covenantal." The structure of UCC organization is a mixture of the congregational and presbyterian polities of its predecessor denominations. With ultimate authority on most matters given to the local church, many see United Church of Christ polity as closer to congregationalism; however, with ordination and pastoral oversight conducted by Associations, and General Synod representation given to Conferences instead of congregational delegates, certain presbyterian similarities are also visible.
The basic unit of the United Church of Christ is the local church (also often called the congregation). Local churches have the freedom to govern themselves, establishing their own internal organizational structures and theological positions. Thus, local church governance varies widely throughout the denomination; some congregations, mainly of Congregational origin, have numerous relatively-independent "boards" that oversee different aspects of church life, while others have one central "church council" or "consistory" (especially in former Evangelical and Reformed parishes) that handles most or all affairs, while still others have structures incorporating aspects of both, or other alternative organizational structures entirely.
Local churches also have the freedom to hire and dismiss their own pastors and other leadership. However, unlike purely congregational polities, the association has the main authority to ordain clergy and grant standing to clergy coming to a church from another association or another denomination (this authority is exercised "in cooperation with" the person being ordained/called and the local church that is calling them). Local churches are aided in searching for and calling ordained clergy through a denominationally-coordinated "search-and-call" system, usually facilitated by staff at the conference level.
The denomination's churchwide deliberative body is the General Synod, which meets every two years. The General Synod consists of delegates elected from the Conferences (distributed proportionally by conference size) together with the boards of directors of each of the four covenanted ministries (see below, under National Offices).
While General Synod provides the most visible voice of the "stance of the denomination" on any particular issue, the covenantal polity of the denomination means that General Synod speaks to local churches, associations, and conferences, but not for them. Thus, the other settings of the church are allowed to hold differing views and practices on all non-constitutional matters.
General Synod considers three kinds of resolutions:
The United Church of Christ Insurance Board is a nonprofit corporation collectively "owned" by 38 of the 39 Conferences of the United Church of Christ. It is run by a president/CEO and a 15-member Board, of with the full corporate board consisting of participating Conference ministers. The UCCIB administers a property insurance and liability insurance program serving the United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) churches and related entities.
United Church News is published by the Office of Communication, United Church of Christ, which is related to the Proclamation, Identity and Communication Ministry of the United Church of Christ, led by the Rev. Robert Chase of Lakewood, Ohio. Chase began work at the UCC's national offices in Cleveland in April 1999.
Several regional editions are published by conferences as inserts to the nationally distributed edition. At its inception, the newspaper charged a subscription fee, but in the early 2000s this was discontinued in favor of free distribution. Recently, to save money, UCN reduced frequency of publication.
Previous publications serving the UCC were United Church Herald (1958-1972) and A.D. (1972-1983). United Church Herald was, not surpiringly, a merger of the Congregational Christian Churches' Advance and the Evangelical and Reformed Church's Messenger. A.D. was a joint publication of the UCC and the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. A.D. was discontinued when the UPCUSA merged with the Presbyterian Church in the United States to form the present Presbyterian Church (USA), in order for the new denomination to establish its own official periodical.
At the 2003 General Synod, the United Church of Christ began a campaign with "emphasis on expanding the UCC's name-brand identity through modern advertising and marketing." that was formally launched Advent 2004. The campaign included coordinated program of evangelism and hospitality training for congregations paired with national and local television "brand" advertising, known as the "God is Still Speaking" campaign or "The Stillspeaking Initiative." The initiative was themed around the quote "Never place a period where God has placed a comma," and campaign materials, including print and broadcast advertising as well as merchandise, featured the quote and a large "comma," with a visual theme in red and black. United Church of Christ congregations were asked to "opt in" to the campaign, signifying their support as well as their willingness to receive training on hospitality and evangelism. An evangelism event was held in Atlanta in August 2005 to promote the campaign. Several renewal groups panned the ad campaign for its efforts to create an ONA/progressive perception of the UCC identity despite its actual majority in centrist/moderate viewpoints. According to John Evans, associate professor of sociology at University of California, San Diego, "The UCC is clearly going after a certain niche in American society who are very progressive and have a particular religious vision that includes inclusiveness... They are becoming the religious brand that is known for this.
The first television advertisement in the campaign, the "Bouncers" advertisement, showed bouncers allowing a white, well-dressed family comprising a straight couple and two children into a church building while rejecting a number of others, including an African American female, a Latino male, a gay couple, and a person using a wheelchair. The text displayed on the screen says "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we." In the initial December 2004 run, the NBC and CBS television networks refused to air an advertisement by the UCC, deeming it too controversial. The winter 2005 issue of The Witness (a renewal group publication) noted, 'Some controversy continues about the controversy itself. Some reports indicate that NBC and CBS notified the UCC about its decision not to run the "bouncer" ads several months before the campaign launch date, while approving a second "little girl" ad which UCC officials chose not to use until three weeks into the month. All the press releases about this controversy have come from the UCC to coordinate with the release of the Ad. NBC and CBS have not commented, leading some to speculate that the creation of the controversy was an intentional effort to draw attention to the campaign. Ironically, the one major network to accept the Ad is FOX, which is generally considered to be less liberal than the three other networks.'
During Lent 2006, the UCC launched several sites prior to the release of the commercial, including iUCC.org, UCCVitality.org, RejectionHurts.com, AccessibleAirwaves.org Also, at Buford's request, the commercial was previewed by an estimated 800 people March 17-19 at the UCC's New England Women's Gathering. In January 2006, Sojourners Magazine published an inverview of Buford describing the commercial. This Sojourners' information was subsequently published on several forums and blogs, (namely, UCC forums, Philosophy over Coffee, UCCTruths). In reaction, the United Church news stated that "details of UCC's new TV ad [had] emerge[d] earlier than planned" and therefore issued a complete description of the ad a full week before its planned press conference.
In the second major commercial, known as the "Ejector Seat" commercial, church pews "eject" people in a fashion similar to aircraft ejector seats; among the persons "ejected" from the church are an African American mother holding a crying infant, two men holding hands, an Arab-American man, and a person with a walker. The commercial again concluded with the line "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we", and cut to a scene of a diverse church gathering and a voice-over stating "The United Church of Christ: No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here." The "Ejector Seat" commercial was originally announced to air during Advent 2005, but due to inadequate funding available at the time, the Executive Council delayed this until Lent 2006.
In December 2006, UCC launched a blog-centered ad campaign. "UCC ads will be placed on various internet sites and blogs, with the hope of reaching general audiences in addition to targeted groups, such as youth, young families with children, gays and lesbians, social justice advocates, and the Spanish-speaking community."
The United Church of Christ Executive Council announced at its April 2006 meeting that the denomination would integrate the campaign into the overall program of the national setting. Ron Buford, the campaign manager, subsequently resigned.
In the midst of all of this we are increasingly aware of the challenge of groups within and beyond the United Church of Christ that claim to represent the call to honor theological diversity in the United Church of Christ, that encourage the voice of more conservative sisters and brothers among us, but which are in fact intent on disrupting and destroying our life together.
At Gettysburg College on March 6, 2006, Thomas again warned against collusion with the IRD, calling the IRD "a sophisticated 'inside the beltway' organization well funded by conservative foundations and closely aligned with a neo-conservative political agenda." Thomas criticized IRD's association with the Association of Church Renewal, with the Biblical Witness Fellowship, with "Welcoming and Faithful Movement" [sic], and the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Further, Thomas described IRD's modus operandi as follows:
The IRD pursues its political agenda in the churches through three strategies: campaigns of disinformation that seek to discredit church leadership, advocacy efforts at church assemblies seeking to influence church policy, and grass roots organizing which, in some cases, encourages schismatic movements encouraging members and congregations either to redirect mission funding or even to leave their denominations. Indeed, the Mainline churches are facing hardball tactics."
Following the speech, the Simon Wiesenthal Center denied any connection to the IRD and stated:
John Thomas made some conspiratorial charges about the Wiesenthal Center at a recent speech at Gettysburg College. These charges are completely inaccurate and are not based on fact and the irresponsible nature of these comments should make reasonable people wonder if the leadership of the UCC is being equally irresponsible with the facts about the Middle-East."''
Faithful and Welcoming, one of these groups named by Thomas as being aligned with IRD, held their first annual gathering in August 2006 and invited the UCC leadership to dialogue on the future of conservatives and other non-liberals in the UCC. Shortly thereafter, the August–September issue of the United Church News was published during that included a pastoral letter by Thomas and point counterpoint articles by Bob Thompson and Nancy Taylor disagreeing over the goals of Faithful and Welcoming. Thomas' letter does not take an explicit stand on FWC, but is clear that pastors within the UCC need to "distinguish loving critics from hurtful ones" and that not all conservative critics of UCC resolutions should be automatically associated with IRD. Taylor's ONA counterpoint explicitly stated "Thompson is not a loving critic."
However, Faithful and Welcoming is not and was not aligned with IRD. This controversy stemmed from a short-lived link to IRD inadvertently posted on the FWC website's links page. This link was not representative of an association or alignment with IRD.
Thomas' letter said:
It is clear that we face two kinds of critics today. There are many loving critics who care deeply for this church, seek ways to support it, and yearn for its growth and vitality. They find themselves in dissent from some of the positions of the General Synod and its leaders, finding in the Bible and the church's tradition differing understandings of how we are to view contemporary social and moral issues. We need to listen with care, humility and deep respect to these loving critics, assuring them of their honored place within the diverse life of this church, finding ways for them to support those aspects of our national and global ministries that they can fully embrace. We need to be open to the truth that they have spiritual insights to nurture, even challenge us toward greater faithfulness.
It's also the case that there are critics who do not love this church, who seek to disrupt, distract, diminish, even destroy our life. These critics, within and beyond, encourage local churches to withhold financial support of our wider ministries, offer advice and counsel on how to leave the denomination, establish parallel structures for the placement of clergy and the sending of mission personnel, and regularly disseminate deliberately misleading or false information about the denomination and its leaders. Those who love this church, and cherish its legacy, need to be clear in saying no to this form of critique which falls outside the bounds of acceptable Christian behavior.
Discerning between these two types of critics is one of the great challenges of leadership today. It requires a deep humility to embrace the loving critics, no matter how uncomfortable their critique may be, never saying, "I have no need of you." But it also requires the courage to name those whose actions are out of bounds, saying to those who would disrupt, distract, even destroy, "I will not let you damage what is precious or diminish a vocation that is a critical dimension of the Gospel witness." Such discernment is not easy. May God grant us the wisdom required for it, and the discipline to do it.
Thompson voices his contention that the UCC is attempting a realignment along the lines of Tony Campolo's 1995 book, Can Mainline Denominations Make a Comeback? [that] advocated the "realignment" of denominations based on ideological lines. Thompson says, "numerous individuals — along with entire congregations — have expressed interest in joining the UCC because of its bold pronouncements and extravagant welcome. More important than the numbers lost and gained, whatever they turn out to be, is this dual reality: those leaving the UCC more than likely consider themselves evangelical, conservative, orthodox, or traditional (ECOT) and those finding the UCC are likely liberal or progressive."... "We [FWC] do not seek to divide or disrupt. We are not a cover for an exit strategy. We are simply asking that our presence be recognized and valued."
In response, Taylor writes, "while Thompson writes that his Faithful and Welcoming Churches "are not a cover for an exit strategy" from the UCC, his activities tell a different story" she lists several including that "Thompson's own church, Corinth Reformed Church in Hickory, N.C., has dropped UCC from its name and the FWC website encourages other UCC congregations to drop UCC from their names. Moreover, his church has scheduled a congregational vote for September 9, 2007 regarding its continued UCC affiliation." She further criticizes Thompson for his church's withholding of OCWM funds, and concludes, "Thompson is not a loving critic."
Barry Lynn, an ordained UCC minister and the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, stated that although he personally would not have invited a Presidential candidate to speak at the meetings, he believed "the Internal Revenue Service permits this to happen. The church had consulted with lawyers prior to the event to make sure they were following the law and had instructed those in attendance that no Obama campaign material would be allowed in the meeting. Nevertheless, in February 2008, the IRS sent a letter to the church stating that it was launching an inquiry into the matter.
On February 27, 2008, in an open letter to UCC members, Rev. John Thomas announced the creation of The UCC Legal Fund, to aid in the denomination's defense against the IRS. While the denomination expects legal expenses to surpass six figures, it halted donations after raising $59,564 in less than a week.
In May 2008, the IRS issued a letter which states that the UCC had taken appropriate steps and that the denomination's tax status was not in jeopardy.
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A black Range Rover ran over a group of bikers in New York City during an annual street ride. After running over multiple people at the :50 second mark, he takes off only to run over another person at the 5:00 minute mark.(please drop me a line if you have any further info) UPDATE: Some further info thanks to numerous users.
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My personal opinion on this, I do hope the SUV driver got beat up for it. I know he had a wife and a kid in that car but c'mon. Just because you're afraid of something means you can endanger other people now? Like some comments say "biker gang" - if it was an biker gang that car would be shot to pieces already.


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Napoli moved a step closer to a place in the UEFA Champions League next season with a 1-0 win over Genoa at the Stadio San Paolo tonight.
A goal from Marek Hamsik seven minutes from the end of the game earned Walter Mazzarri's side all three points to take them nine points ahead of fifth-placed Udinese, and to within a win of guaranteeing their place in Europe's elite club competition next season.
The win also keeps alive their slim hopes of winning the Scudetto, although league leaders AC Milan would have to lose three of their last four matches for that to be possible.
It was a frustrating night for Napoli, though, as they struggled to break down a resolute Genoa side. The visitors' goalkeeper Eduardo was thwarting everything they sent at him until Hamsik finally found a way through.
Ezequiel Lavezzi's free-kick in the 20th minute provided the first chance, but Michele Pazienza's header went just wide with Eduardo unlikely to reach it. Most of Napoli's chances came in the second half, when Genoa's Portuguese goalkeeper took centre stage.
His preference to punch the ball clear looked awkward, but it was effective as he repeatedly repelled the ball from his six-yard box. One of his punches almost backfired, though, as the ball fell to Lavezzi, but he shot over the crossbar from ten yards out in the 56th minute.
It almost took one of Eduardo's own players to beat him in the 67th minute when Kakha Kaladze deflected Andrea Dossena's cross towards his own goal, but straight at the goalkeeper. A minute later, Eduardo pushed away Lavezzi's far-post header.
Hamsik finally found a way through in the 83rd minute to clinch the points after Dossena's cross was flicked on by Edinson Cavani, and the Slovakian midfielder chested the ball down past Domenico Criscito and slid his shot into the far corner.
"It's a victory that means a lot because we came into it off the back of two straight defeats and that hadn't happened before," said Mazzarri.
"There was a time during the game when we weren't as serene as normal, we could feel those two defeats and I'm happy mostly because we've bounced back."


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Laura Perry-Walker, 70, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012 at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 at Sixteen Section M.B. Church with Rev. Lee Brand Jr. officiating.
Burial will follow at Lindsey Chapel Cemetery.
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She is survived by her sons, Steven Williams and Kevin Williams both of Chicago, Ill., Johnny Williams of Dallas, Texas and Darryl Williams and Keith Williams both of Starkville; sisters, Alma Cherry of Little Rock, Ark. and Ruby Gibson, Delois Powers and Reda Spencer all of Starkville; brothers, Gene Autry Perry and David Wayne Perry both of Starkville, and Raymond Perry and Curtis Perry both of Chicago, Ill.; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.


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Bill Kendrick said:
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 11:34:01AM -0700, ME wrote:
>> Just an FYI, there has been discussion on /. (slashdot) about a "new
>> openssh exploit in the wild"
> I noticed NBLUG's been chattering on about it, too.
> (No other LUG lists I'm on have been discussing it yet)
> http://www.nblug.org/pipermail/talk/2003-September/005702.html
Yeah we talked about it early this morning on the #nblug channel
<greenfly> <stix> and me before Kyle got the bright idea of posting it to
the nblug talk list.
I wanted to see someting more solid in the discussion before sending
anything out, but at the very least, if there is no exploit in the wild,
people will know about the new patched version.
So, after reading up on the security focus discussions, the
"Full-Disclosure" lists on netsys.com, and the various /. posts, I am
still wondering about the facts.
Of course, I did upgrade to the new version early this morning, but am
still a bit in the dark about the aleged worm, and the aleged exploit.
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Cal Worthington, car dealer famed for TV ads, dies
LOS ANGELES He said he would eat a bug to get you to buy a car. He promised that he would even stand upon his head until his ears were turning red if you would just, "Go see Cal."
Whether Cal Worthington actually did those things is uncertain.
But one thing is not: In car-obsessed Southern California in the 1950s, where automobile pitchmen would slam vehicle hoods, kick tires, scream into television cameras and give themselves names like "Mad Man," adding they were crazy to make a deal, Worthington stood taller and lasted longer than any of them.
Worthington, who died Sunday at age 92, sold more than a million cars during his lifetime by his account. He was the nation's top-selling Dodge salesman in the 1960s and at one time he owned nearly two dozen car dealerships, stretching from Alaska to Texas. In recent years he had cut back to just four.
Worthington, who had remained active until his death, died after watching football with his family at his Big W Ranch in Orland, Calif., said Dave Karalis, general manager of Cal Worthington Ford in Long Beach. The cause of death has not been determined, family attorney Larry Miles said.
For decades Worthington would appear on television over and over, in commercials that seemed to air morning, noon and night. Dressed as a cowboy dandy, and wearing a giant white hat, he would display a down-home, folksy charm as he spoke in his distinctive Oklahoma twang, urging people to come on down and buy a car from him.
But the real star of the commercials was his dog "Spot," which was never really a dog.
Depending on the commercial, Spot might be an elephant or a hippo or a killer whale that Worthington was riding. Or a snake he was wrestling. Or a bear he was roller skating with. In one memorable commercial Spot was a mountain lion that tried to take his arm off when he went to pet the animal.
"Spot," he freely acknowledged over the years, was a gimmick he had stolen from a rival car dealer whose pitchman appeared on TV with his real dog, named Storm.
And though he may not have stood upon his head until his ears were turning red, the decorated World War II pilot did on occasion strap himself to an old-time biplane and have it fly upside down while the cameras rolled.
During all of these stunts, a catchy little jingle - actually a frenetic, banjo-driven version of the children's song "If You're Happy And You Know It," would play nonstop, with the lyrics changed to something like this: "If you need a better car, go see Cal. For the best deal by far, go see Cal. Buy a new car for your wife. She will love you all her life. Go see Cal. Go see Cal. Go see Cal."
When the silliness was over, Worthington would start showing off the cars, claiming his prices couldn't be beat, that he had "a gajillion" of them on the lot and that he had to move them out - right now.


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A 14-year-old was yesterday killed when a sand mine caved in and buried him alive in Murang'a. Festus Mwangi was collecting sand when heavy rocks collapsed on him, killing him instantly.
Chief Mary Maina said Mwangi was awaiting admission to form one as he had received his KCPE results three weeks ago. "The boy sat for his KCPE exam last year at Rurii Primary School and was about to join form one," Maina said.
She said the boy was alone in the cave when the incident occurred. "No one could save him as he was alone in the cave. His colleagues who had gone for lunch found him dead when they returned," Maina said.
Mwangi's body was moved to the Murang'a District Hospital mortuary. The incident came a few months after a middle-aged-man died when the cave he was harvesting sand in collapsed in the nearby Thangati village.
Two weeks ago, a ban on sand mining was lifted by the area National Environmental Management Authority. The authority had banned the mining saying it was destroying the environment.
The authority did not however ban deep excavation because it is a "death trap". Environment officer Patrick Leketin asked the miners to fill their pits with soil and to plant trees and grass to prevent soil erosion.
Sand harvesting is the main source of income in the area and attracts the majority of the youth. John Kiiru, a resident, said more than five people die every year while harvesting sand.


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Barring the extraordinary, the intervention in Mali looks sure, but Nigeria must put its house in order
It is now almost certain that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will be sending a military intervention force to Mali to help the government in its fight against the rebels in the North of the country who are said to have close link with al-Qaeda in the Maghreb. The rebels have become very deadly as seen in their recent routing of the northern parts of Mali coupled with the destruction of ancient land marks in Timbuktu, a United Nations-designated Centre of Cultural heritage. Unless the rebels are dislodged they could turn a large area of West and Central Africa into staging post for the al-Qaeda and Boko Haram.
The ECOWAS plan envisages the deployment of between 3000 and 4000 troops to help Mali's government retake the region. All things going well, the AU/ECOWAS plan will appear before the UN Security Council for approval before the end of the year. Indeed, the UN had earlier given ECOWAS member states a 48-day ultimatum to empanel the intervention force.
The authorities in Mali have been dealing with a wide range of security, political and humanitarian problems since this year following the March 22 overthrow of President Amadou Toumani Touré by a group of junior soldiers led by Captain Amadou Sanogo. Initially, the Tuareg rebels in the north went into alliance with the radical Islamic group called the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad. However the two groups soon fell out with each other especially as the Islamists began to impose a harsh version of Sharia law on the areas they control. As if that was not enough, it was reported recently that some groups of foreign fighters from Algeria, Libya and the Western Sahara had been arriving northern Mali to boost the rank of the Islamist rebels.
Thus with these developments came the need to reclaim northern Mali. Furthermore the domestic Malian political environment has become more favourable while street demonstrators previously opposed to any deployment of foreign troops have suddenly become overwhelmed and outnumbered by those who wanted their country to accept the offer of outside help. Yet desirable as the AU/ECOWAS intervention in Mali might seem, our worry is that the bulk of the operational requirements especially military personnel might have to come from Nigeria.
There is no doubt that ECOWAS has a strong sense of regional identity and a track record of political co-operation in times of crisis vis-a-vis the deployment of regional intervention forces in Liberia and Sierra Leone. But at the end of the day, it was Nigeria that bore the brunt of the ECOMOG intervention in the two countries. It is very evident that because of her perceived position as regional power house, all eyes will again be on Nigeria to provide the men, material and the financial muscle needed for the Mali intervention force.
Unfortunately, today's Nigeria is not well positioned to undertake similar ECOMOG operations as in the past. Nigeria is currently facing enormous internal security challenges that have stretched thin the number of men available for active service. In fact the country's armed forces cannot be said to be well equipped and psychologically prepared for the size of operations anticipated in Mali over a period of six months in the first place.
Although France and the United States are expected to provide intelligence and logistical support at a later phase of the operation, they are not likely to commit personnel. The French President Francois Hollande and his Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, are leading the diplomatic campaign to ensure easy UN approval of the ECOWAS intervention plan. But there is need for serious soul-searching on the part of the Nigerian authorities before jumping into the fray so that at the end the nation does not burn its fingers as was the case in Sierra Leone and Liberia.


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Medicaid will only pay for an individual's care in a nursing facility if he or she meets the level of care criteria for intermediate level of care or skilled level of care. This determined level of care is communicated by our staff to the County Department of Job and Family Services so Medicaid vendor payment can be initiated. PAR Representatives conduct paper reviews of PAS/ID screens (PAS) and assessment information (LOC) submitted from hospitals and nursing facilities in order to determine whether the individual meets the requirements to enter a nursing facility. Staff is available to process requests Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are extended coverage hours available for weekends and holidays. The fax number is 419.222.8262. Weekend extended coverage is available from 5 p.m. each Friday until 12 Midnight on Saturday. Extended coverage varies for holidays. We will also send hospitals and nursing facilities a fax or e-mail with holiday extended coverage information. 3697 form Level of Care Rules Level of Care Definitions Criteria for the Protective Level of Care Criteria for Nursing Facility-Based Level of Care Process and Timeframes for a Level of Caare Determination for Nursing Facility-Based Level of Care Programs PASRR Definitions PASRR Pre-Admission PASRR Resident Review PASRR FAQs Common Scenarios Hospital Exemption Form How to Submit a Request To submit a paper review for a PAS-ID and/or Level of Care, fax the appropriate documentation to the PAR Unit. The fax number is 330.896.6646 and the fax machine is available to receive requests 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Requests for Change of Payer levels of care may be mailed to the agency, if preferred. Staff is available to process requests Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are extended coverage hours available for weekends and holidays. 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The Legend of Romulus and Remus
(Traditional Date - 753 BC)
According to an ancient legend, the powerful Greeks had come to the city of Troy (located near the west coast of modern Turkey) to wage a big war and killed
almost everyone. A prince from Troy (Trojan prince) named Aeneas, ran away and escaped to the Mediterranean sea and found a ship and sailed to
He landed at a city called Laurentum on the west coast of Italy. He made a
friend with a man there named Latinus who was the king there and the Latins all around the area. They made a treaty together and Aeneas married the kings
daughter Lavinia.
Aeneas' son Ascanius decided to build a new city and he named it Alba Longa. He was the king there
and many kings came after him ruling for about 400 years. Afterward, the last
king was attacked and overthrown, and his twin grandsons Romulus and Remus were
placed next to the River Tiber and left to die. But something interesting
happened, a she-wolf found them and took care of them. When the twins grew up they
came back to the wonderful place by the river where they had almost died and
they decided to build a new city right there on the spot so that others who were
homeless like they had been might have a place to live.
They argued with each other over where the exact spot had been and so in the
evening they decided to hold a sacred ceremony where they would watch for an
omen (a sign from the gods) and let the gods decide. Early in the morning when the
sun was coming up Remus looked up in the sky and saw 6 vultures flying by. But
something interesting happened. While the sun was coming up he noticed that
there were now 12 vultures. He told his brother all about it but they had a bad
argument over what it may have meant and Romulus went into a rage and killed his
brother Remus. He then went to the spot that he had chosen and started
building the city. Once he had built the city he named it "Rome" after himself and
became its first ruler.
The historian Livy wrote:
"Remus, by way of Jeering his brother, jumped over the half-built walls of the
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-Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, 29 BC
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