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Saint Louis de Montfort points out to us in his teaching on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin:
"As this devotion essentially consists in a state of soul, it will not be understood in the same way by everyone. Some – the greatest majority – will stop short at the threshold and go no further. Others – not many – will take but one step into its interior. Who will take a second step? Who will take a third? Finally, who will remain in it permanently? Only the one to whom the Spirit of Jesus reveals the secret. The Holy Spirit Himself will lead this faithful soul from strength to strength, from grace to grace, from light to light, until he attains transformation into Jesus in the fulness of His age on earth and of His glory in heaven." (True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, paragraph 119)
Saint Joan and Saint Thérèse, their sisterly care, companionship, intercession, and guidance, are God's gift to me for being willing to take those steps into Mary's Immaculate Heart. The Virgin herself has obtained for me this grace to walk joyfully into her mystical heart with these two marvelous saints. Many, many more are being called by them that we may all, as one joyful family, experience the richness and fruitfulness of the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin for the glory of Jesus Christ her Son. God is good!
Dearest Saints Joan of Arc and Thérèse of Lisieux, we come to honor you as our spiritual sisters in the glory bestowed upon you by Our Lord Jesus Christ through the heart of His most holy Mother, Mary. We, without merit and only by the grace of Almighty God, share your spiritual blood through the fire of the most Holy Spirit, that Holy Fire that arced through time and space to light our souls in Christ, to our unspeakable joy, in kinship with you. God is good! Let us praise Him together, sisters!
However, in our equally unspeakable sadness for our sinfulness and unworthiness to share in such a magnificent honor; that is, that we should have the sublime honor of belonging to your royal household, we cry out for your patronage, your protection, your prayers, and your friendship. We humbly ask that by the power of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, you walk with us and be our constant guides as we struggle on our journey to our shared homeland, the glorious Kingdom of God.
Dearest Saints Joan and Thérèse, may our hearts and souls be united with yours in Christ through the heart of our common mother, the Virgin Mary. May we all, with our earthly families, friends, and companions, come to join you and all the saints in the fullness of the true heavenly family that is our heritage through the infinite merits of Jesus, He before Whom we fall to the ground, in both holy fear and holy love, to adore.
We ask especially in these most evil and blasphemous times, that, in addition to Faith, Hope, and Love, you would obtain for us the virtues of humility and purity, the noble guardians of our treasures. May we, with your sisterly care, seek to renew our baptismal vows, to reject Satan and his evil lies, to reject the spirit of the world, and to testify daily in our thoughts, words, and deeds, to our fidelity to the Kingship of Jesus Christ in our lives.
Saints Joan and Thérèse, our sisters in Christ, we ask with true sincerity and fraternal love in our hearts that you would bring us to rest in the depths of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, our Mother, the Mother of the Church, and the Mother of God. Through your powerful assistance, may we come to the fullness of True Devotion to Mary as prescribed by our glorious brother in Christ, Saint Louis Marie de Montfort. To Jesus through Mary in the sisterly care of Saints Joan and Thérèse. Amen, so be it.
Most noble Saints Joan and Thérèse, we ask for the courage to fight bravely, even to our death, for the Holy Roman Catholic Church, the true Church of Jesus Christ, that is His Body and His Bride. May we, through the grace obtained by your constant heavenly intercession and in union with that of Mary most holy, seek joyfully to carry our crosses, joyfully to suffer in union with Jesus Christ, all that we must in order to fulfill the heavenly Father's will. May we offer our sufferings to bring victory and joy to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, our most noble Queen. May our lives, with your help, and that we might find true freedom, be consecrated in slavery to our most glorious Queen. May we obtain, through your intercession, the grace to love our Queen with all of our heart, mind, and soul and to be willing to die for her honor.
Finally, in order to make permanent this prayer through the mindful exertion of our free will, and in order to devoutly submit ourselves to the Perfect Devotion to the Blessed Virgin given to us by Saint Louis, we likewise offer ourselves in consecration to you, Saints Joan of Arc and Thérèse of Lisieux, as our specific and particular expression of that same consecration we rightfully give to Holy Mary for the glory of her Son, Jesus Christ.
Saints Joan of Arc and Thérèse of Lisieux, we therefore set ourselves aside for you and for your mission on earth to bring souls to salvation in Christ Jesus through the Immaculate Heart Mary.
Saints Joan and Thérèse, pray for us! God is good!


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August 28, 2012
Flextronics and NSN open plant in Brazil to target 4G
Nokia Siemens Networks will open a facility in Brazil, enlisting Flextronics to build 4G mobile phone networks.
Reuters reports that Ken Wirth, head of the Americas region for Nokia Siemens, said in an interview that the facility would begin shipping 4G wireless equipment by October.
He did not disclose how much Flextronics or NSN invested in the venture.
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Cavs sweep, both will host in third round
Shelton Mitchell scored 16 points in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter and finished with 25 points and seven assists as Cuthbertson cruised into the third round of the 2A boys basketball playoffs with an 83-41 home win over Lexington on Wednesday.
The Cavaliers, seeded No. 1 in the Midwest Region, are now 26-3 on the season.
Cuthbertson trailed 14-7 after a sluggish first quarter, but outscored the visitors 24-3 in the second quarter to take a 31-17 lead into halftime.
The Cavs led by 19 entering the third quarter, then outscored the 11-17 Yellow Jackets 36-13 in the fourth.
Senior wing Isaiah Cureton had a productive day for CHS with 12 points, 11 rebounds, five steals, three blocks and three assists.
Cuthbertson also got 11 points and five rebounds from senior guard Emmitt Afam, and teammate Cornelius Stradford added eight points and six boards.
The Cavs host fifth-seeded West Stokes (23-6) on Friday in a 7:30 p.m. start.
Carlson's triple-double lifts Cavs
Morgan Carlson's triple-double helped take Cuthbertson's girls to new heights for the second time this week.
Carlson, a 5-11 junior forward, finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks in the fourth-seeded Cavaliers' 56-43 win over fifth-seeded West Wilkes in the second round of the 2A playoffs.
Before this season, CHS had never won a playoff game in girls basketball.
Now the Cavs will play at home again on Friday in the third round because eighth-seeded East Davidson (19-9) upset top-seeded High Point Andrews (25-2) on Wednesday.
Carlson, who has averaged a double-double this season, said the Cavs had to how physical the game was.
"At first we were kind of shaken up about it but when we have those games we respond really well and we gave it back to them," Carlson said. "We're not as scrappy as they were but we kept our composure."
Taylor Helms had nine of her 11 points in the first quarter for Cuthbertson, helping the Cavs build a 22-14 lead heading into the second.
Cuthbertson's girls are now 18-10 on the season.


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The Church is those called away from the world by name (individually) into an assembly (gathering) that has been named.
A declaration that one will do a particular thing.
Mark 12:30 (NKJV)
"And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment."
God is so in love with you that He wants all of you, not just part of you!
Our Purpose determines our Passion, proven by our Pursuit, based on our Promise!
The assurance that one will do a particular thing!
1) Time
2) Talent
3) Treasure
By checking these three things you can easily see what is most important in your life!
~Randy Alcorn
James 2:17 "Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead."
1) To Christ FIRST!
2) To His body worldwide!
3) To His local body!.
In this series I have spoken to you in generalities but today more specifically. Here at TCC is where we as individuals plug in to the Body of Christ as a whole to serve Him on the local level, with our Time, Talents and Treasures for as long as we are in this local body!
His pledge- Hebrews 13:5 "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Our response to His pledge,"I will never leave you. I will never forsake you!"
I stake my claim!
The Sum!
The Church is those called away from the world by name (as individuals) into an assembly (gathering) that has been named with a specific ...
PURPOSE (why created.) and consumed with a PASSION (for His Presence.) proven by our
PURSUIT (to follow Him.) based on our
PROMISE (pledge to Him.)
It is on this day that I sense a tug toward a heritage that I have been grafted into. I feel the conviction of truth that men have stood for since the beginning of time! A belief in something that is other worldly. Something that, though invisible, can clearly be seen. It is the effects of the truth of the gospel that has drawn men and women from every nation, tribe, tongue, and continent of the world.
It is the truth that has caused men to forfeit their comfort and their well-being; to grasp hold of something that is spiritually discerned. It spurs us past the ordinary and into that extraordinary place where few have walked.
Today we walk in the footsteps of giants. Men and women of faith, people of spiritual vision that would never be satisfied with this natural world but had caught a glimpse of a spiritual city and a holy God who is its builder. People who have seen the frailty and vanity of this life and will never rest on this side of glory! We must take our cue from those that have gone before us that have continually perpetuated the sacrifice that only God deserves. Money will not appease them. Fame is not their goal for they have seen the eternal and nothing in this fallen world will quench the hunger they feel deep inside. Their desire is to stand in the presence of the living God!
Family will not deter them, friends cannot sway them and the enemy will not stop them! They are aggressive in their faith. God is not a part of their lives, He is their life!
The fear of death has long been left in the dust and the boldness of the Holy Spirit has gripped them. They are unyielding to the conformity of the world. They walk to the beat of a different drummer. It is not the applause of men that catches their attention but the approval of their God that satisfies them. Men like Noah, who heard the voice of God and moved with fear to build the Ark in the face of the unbelief of his generation. Men like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego who would rather burn for the truth than bow to the lies of false worship. These testify to a belief that was burning deep within them. Men who believed the word that "this life is a vapor that is seen then it's gone". Men like Moses who stood before God and then marched into Egypt to confront a tyrant or David running toward the giant who was the enemy of God!
In their mind this world was not enough. Some left wealth, comfort, and privilege to follow the God of the ages. Men and women who loved not their lives unto the death. They were willingly poured out like drink offerings and wrung out like rags, realizing that this life was not their final destination. Men like Isaiah who was sawn in two for speaking Gods word or weeping Jeremiah who was beaten and locked in stocks for prophesying. Men who embraced truth that was so evident that even in the face of death they could not be silenced. Abraham who left his country in pursuit of God but on this earth could find no home. Their passion for God pushed them forward, declaring and proclaiming Gods holy truth! Hebrews 12:1-2 says it best-"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." Let us be moved forward by the testimony of those behind us...Heaven is waiting!...Pastor Rob
I pray that God blessed you at service this past Sunday! Thank you to the congregation at TCC for their love and generosity, you truly surprised and blessed us!
I just wanted to send a reminder of what the Lord spoke to us Sunday morning so that in our private study we will be studying the same thing and moving in the same direction.
If your Gospel isn't touching others, it hasn't touched you!
--Curry R. Blake
Matt 16:18b "and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it."
The response of the early church!
This is the only time in history that the universal church and the local church are one and the same! We get an intimate look at the most important part of their structure and how they cared for each other.
Acts 2:42 "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers."
The structure and care of the early church is seen in their desire to:
a) Continued-Greek-Ane-from Strong's G2258 and means to Agree, to be, charge of, hold, use.
b) Steadfastly-Greek-proskartereo-from the Strong's and means to adhere closely to, be constantly diligent, continue.
What did they agree with and continue in?
1) Continuing in the Apostles doctrine-The teaching of Christ's kingdom, The word of God!
2) Continuing in fellowship-from 2844; partnership, i.e. participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction:--(to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution, fellowship.
3) Continuing in communion-the Lords supper.
4) Continuing in prayers-from 4336; prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel):--X pray earnestly, prayer.
Acts 2:46 "So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,"
They joined together at the temple.
They joined together at their houses.
They ate meals together.
47 "praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved."
1) Praising-Greek-Aineo –from the Strong's G134 and means to praise!
2) Favor-Greek-Charis-from the Strong's G5485 and means to benefit, joy, liberality. His divine influence upon the heart!
3) Church-Greek-Ekklesia-from the Strong's. Christian community of believers, called out assembly.
A WISE MAN MINISTERS TO CHRIST BY MINISTERING TO THE CHURCH! (which is His body)
Acts 9:1 "Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"...(Jesus sees the persecution of the church as persecution against Himself!)
5 And he said, "Who are You, Lord?"
Then the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."
We see from the scriptures below that the born again experience will be evidence by a deep and active love that is shown by how we treat our brothers and sisters in Christ!
Matt 25:37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?"
39 "Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'"
These verses are not written to the fivefold ministry alone but to the body of believers which includes the fivefold ministry!
"The sheep on the right must have had their names written in the book of life, and those on the left did not. But what Matt 25 brings out is the correlation between one's salvation status and one's behavior. Is this teaching salvation by works? Indeed we might come to that conclusion if we hadn't read the rest of the Bible. In reality what happens is that those who have been born of God naturally love the children of God. This is not performance based salvation, but salvation based performance. One's works are an effect of (and therefore indication of) one's salvation status, rather than being a cause of one's salvation."- The Berean Christian Bible Study Resources
Notice how love for other Christians is an indication of one's salvation status:
1 John 3:10 "This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother."
1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers."
1 John 5:1 "Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God,
and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well."
John 13:35 "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
"But why doesn't Jesus mention the book of life here? Probably because he didn't want people to have the sort of concept of Eternal Security not uncommonly found in the Christian community today in which people assume they are saved but make no correlation to their behavior. Paul exhorts: "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you-- unless, of course, you fail the test?" 2Cor 13:5 But today many simply presume they are "in Christ" and don't question that fact, whereas
the Bible advocates there being an inevitable correlation between one's behavior and one's salvation status."- The Berean Christian Bible Study Resources
Show the love and favor of God to the body of Christ, starting at your local church and moving outward to the universal body of Christ and to the rest of the world! May God bless you as you study the passages that are listed above! Remember that you can always go towww.belprecelebrationcenter.com and click on the free mp3 tab and download the message for free!
1) November 2nd --Motorcycle Ride!
Leaving from TCC parking lot at 10am sharp!
Jeff and Becky Uhl are heading up a ride for all you Bikers!
They will be heading out 555 to Zanesville and returning across 339.
Pack your lunch, make all necessary "stops" on your way to the Church,
invite your friends and be ready for a great day!
For more info call the Uhl's at 304-917-4067 or talk to Becky on Facebook!
2) November 3rd --***DON'T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK***
Turn your clocks back 1 hour. "Fall back in the fall!"
3) We invite you to get involved in our Mpact Group Ministry!
Our next meeting is on November 6th ~7:00pm!
See Matt or Jenifer Armstrong for more information on how you can get involved!
"Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together."- Vesta Kelly
4) Missions Fall Yard Sale
TCC Family Center
We are accepting donations (Please, no clothing or shoes)
If you need anything picked up for the sale
See or contact Jeff Adams!
God bless you all and we pray that you have a great week. If I don't see you before then I will see you Sunday!
Pastor Rob
The last two weeks have been filled with the blessing of the Lord through the teachings that have been given at The Celebration Center. I wanted to send this reminder to you so that you can be updated on what God is saying to us as a body of believers. I would like to encourage you to go to our website at www.belprecelebrationcenter.com and click on the tab "Free Mp3's" to download these messages so that you can listen to them again. I believe that they will be a blessing to you. You will also find several stored messages of previous sermons from our Sunday morning celebration services that can be be downloaded and listened to for free!
Sunday 10/13/13
Pastor Abe Huber from Brazil was with us in both our morning and evening service!
10am Celebration service:
Pastor Abe spoke on "We should know no man after the flesh!"
2 Corinthians 5:16 (NKJV), "Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no long"
If we are full of Jesus and His love, then evangelism becomes automatic and not forced
1) We must see ourselves according to the Word!
2) We must see the saints according to the Word!
3) We must know the world according to the Word!
Faith is the conviction of facts that you cannot see! When we believe the facts based on the promise of God and take possession of those things then they are manifested in the natural.
2 Corinthians 5:16 teaches us:
1) We should not regard ourselves according to the flesh but we must see ourselves as the word of God sees us. A lot of Christians are disobeying this principle and they keep looking at themselves in the natural! This verse says that we are to regard no one according to the flesh which includes us as individuals. People struggle with depression and stay bound in their minds because they never see themselves free the way the Bible speaks of them. No one includes us! We should focus on what God has said about us and allow that to build the picture of who we are instead of the natural. Allow the word of God to become the Spiritual force that changes how you see yourself.
2) We should not regard other saints according to the flesh but we must see other Christians as the word of God sees them. This is not always easy but it is effective and gives us the freedom to stand in faith with them instead of being at odds with one another.
3) We should not regard the world according to the flesh but we must see them according to the word of God. This should bring us to a place of compassion as we recognize that the mercy of God is extended to them. We become co-laborers with God as we believe for their salvation and begin to look past their flesh and see who they can be in God!
Go to www.belprecelebrationcenter.com and click on the "Free mp3" tab and download the message "Looking into the Mirror: Pastor Abe Huber 10/13" to hear this message in its entirety!
7pm Celebration service:
Pastor Abe Huber spoke on becoming a Barnabas or a Barnabella. He brought out the powerful impact that Barnabas had on the Apostle Paul's ministry. The word Barnabas means the son of encouragement and that how like the Holy Spirit, He had come along side of Paul and encouraged him in the faith! He brought to light that each of us has the ability to be a Barnabas (men) or Barnabella (women) in the lives of other believers. Pastor Abe stressed the importance of the role we play in each other's lives as being an encourager in a world that is filled at times with discouragement. This powerful ministry opportunity is available to every believer and should be embraced by each of us!
Sunday 10/20/13
Continental Directors of LAMCAR Dan and Brenda Clowers/Regional Directors of the Caribbean Darrell and Bonnie Clowers.
Darrell and Bonnie Clowers shared for about 10 minutes on what was happening in the Caribbean and some of the projects that had been accomplished over the past year and shared what their vision was for the next year.
Dan spoke on Luke 10 "Lift up your eyes for the fields are white unto harvest."
It is one thing to be called; it is another thing to go. God is calling on a great army of believers to reach the lost in this world. God has a plan to move us into the ministry of the work of the harvest. Each of us here this morning has this powerfully anointed calling. God wants you! Jesus is saying the He wants you to pick up the ministry that He started and is still working in fervently! The question is; will you pick up the ministry and accept the calling?
Joshua 3
In Joshua chapter 3 the children of Israel are on the other side of the Jordan River about to march in and take Jericho. God begins to speak to them about His plan to take the city. He tells them that they need to follow Him for they had never been this way before! When you see the Ark of the Lord being carried on the shoulders of the Levitical priest you shall set out from your place and follow it.
1) When God moves, we must move with Him! Keep your distance from the Ark so that you can see what is about to happen at the Jordan river for you have never been this way before.
2) Don't box God in. Don't crowd the Lord and think that He has to do things the way He has always done them before.
3) Joshua under the instruction of God commands the people to sanctify themselves and be ready.
God has a plan, He always has a plan. You and I must follow the Spirit of the Lord when He moves and to follow where He is leading. When we follow Him we must realize that He knows where He is going and that we have never been this way before. Let us be open to the Lord and not limit our willingness to move based on the fact that He is moving in a way we have never seen before. God is calling us out to a life that is sanctified and set apart so that we will be ready to walk in His way and establish His victory!
Go to www.belprecelebrationcenter.com and click on the "Free mp3" tab and download the message "Pastor Dan Clowers 10/20" to hear this message in its entirety!
1) This Sunday is Mpact Rodeo Sunday! Mpact Groups Meet November 6th ~7:00pm "Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together."- Vesta Kelly See Matt or Jenifer Armstrong for more information.
2) Sunday night – 7:00pm Earth Aliens Children's Church Harvest Party! Come dressed like a Superhero and invite your friends and neighbors.
3) Motorcycle Ride - November 2nd! Leaving from TCC parking lot at 10am sharp! Jeff and Becky Uhl are heading up a ride for all you Bikers! They will be heading out 555 to Zanesville and returning across 339. Pack your lunch; make all necessary "stops" on your way to the Church. Invite your friends and be ready for a great day! For more info call the Uhl's at 304-917-4067 or talk to Becky on Facebook!
We will be looking for you this Sunday, if I don't see you beforehand, I will see you in Church!
God Bless you all and know that we are praying for you and your families!


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Last night/this morning: Mike Allen/Politico puts out stories quoting anonymous Democrats that Obama told Senate leaders he met with last night that he still favored Olympia Snowe's trigger; none of the Senators confirms this. Allen also floats preposterous claim that Pelosi doesn't have votes for [any] public option and is considering a trigger.
7:50 a.m. Greg Sargent/PlumLine, White House Clarifies . . .
The Times reports that when Reid signaled "his inclination to add the public option to the bill," Obama "asked questions, but did not express a preference at the meeting."
But the senior White House official points out that the discussion was not about the public option in general. Rather, Reid was specifically raising the possibility of a public option with an opt-out clause as one potential route. On this specific policy option, the official says, "the White House did not state a position either way."
8:42 and 8:56 a.m. TPM explains why Allen's House reporting is confused on House support for a public option and dead wrong on a trigger.
TPM also shows video of Valerie Jarrett appearing on Morning Joe to deny Obama is favoring a trigger and insists the President is working for a public option, which he thinks is the best approach.
10:21 a.m. [updated] Sam Stein and Ryan Grim/HuffPo Seething Dems Hit Back on Report Public Option is Dead in House
"Speculation that a final decision has been made about the public option are not accurate," read a statement issued by the Speaker's deputy communications director
Nadeam Elshami. "We continue to work with all the members of the caucus to build consensus."
"It's not true. No decisions have been made," said Kristie Greco, spokeswoman for Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) . . .
Indeed, a Senate aide whose boss was in the meeting said that Obama was "non-committal" on which approach he preferred, though he was "skeptical" on a proposal that would allow states to opt-out of a national public plan. Another aide whose boss was also in the room said that Obama "stopped short" of embracing the so-called trigger idea.
11:15 updated 1:38 p.m. Jason Links/HuffPo — White House, Lawmakers, Knock down Politico Article on Public Option
12:36 p.m. Michael O'Brien/The Hill Obama Working to Get Public Option
. . . Deputy White House Secretary Bill Burton said that President Barack Obama is working on votes in the Senate.
"I will say that the president continues to think that the public option is the best way to achieve choice and competition, and that's what he's working toward," Burton said during a press gaggle on Air Force One this morning.
12:37 [updated 4:35 p.m.] Stein/Grim HuffPo Reid is Only One or Two Votes Shy of an Opt Out Public Option, but . . .
Reid doesn't intend to drag the decision out. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) told HuffPost that when he asked the leader on Wednesday if he could send Reid a letter reiterating his support for a strong public option, Reid told him to hurry.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/23/reid-is-only-one-or-two-v_n_331652.html
3:11 p.m. Brian Buelter/TPM —Sources: White House Pushing Back Against Senate Public Option Opt Out Compromise
Multiple sources tell TPMDC that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is very close to rounding up 60 members in support of a public option with an opt out clause, and are continuing to push skeptical members. But they also say that the White House is pushing back against the idea, in a bid to retain the support of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
"They're skeptical of opt out and are generally deferential to the Snowe strategy that involves the trigger," said one source close to negotiations between the Senate and the White HOuse. "they're certainly not calming moderate's concerns on opt out."
3:28 p.m. Ezra Klein And Ezra sums it up: "The WH basically told [Reid] 'We hope you guys know what you're doing.'"
So, everybody clear?
That is just a sample of the claims/counterclaims that have come out in the last 24 hours. Some of these stories are based on named sources (or close, like "aides to Senators in the meeting"), but several are not. I don't see any basis for granting total anonymity to these sources and lots of reasons why they should be put on the record, especially when different sources have different agendas and they're claiming contradictory positions. That would help us understand what the White House and Reid are up to.


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Spilled Sprite may have led to deadly argument
A 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his pregnant girlfriend on an East Knoxville street during a domestic spat apparently was angered when the woman poured Sprite into his tennis shoes.
Police have warrants out for Brandon Scott Donaldson charging him with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. When Donaldson is arrested, he will be held in jail in lieu of $750,000 bond, according to Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell DeBusk.
In addition, prosecutors are considering bringing another murder charge for the 13-week-old fetus carried by 19-year-old Marcia Crider.
Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols said his office erroneously told Knoxville police that no charges could be filed in connection with the death of Crider's unborn baby.
"We made a mistake but corrected it fairly quickly," Nichols said.
Prosecutors were unfamiliar with a law passed last July that redefined when a criminal act is committed on a fetus, Nichols said. The old law stated prosecutors had to prove the fetus could survive outside the womb, which was after about 23 weeks of gestation.
A new law, however, states that even an embryo — no matter the length of gestation — can be a crime victim.
Nichols said charges against Donaldson can be amended and added later.
"We'll deal with him at the appropriate time when he's under arrest," Nichols said.
Donaldson is accused of shooting Crider about 11 a.m. Wednesday on the street in front of 3941 Porter Ave. Crider died after arriving at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
The attempted-murder charge stems from the potential for injury to Crider's mother, Pebbles Renee Jones, 39, who was driving the car carrying Crider. Jones was not struck by a bullet.
Jones drove to a pay telephone on Holston Drive a couple of blocks away from Porter Avenue and called E-911.
DeBusk said the shooting occurred when Jones went to 3941 Porter Ave. to pick up her daughter.
"The suspect had been staying there for some time," DeBusk said. Police were unsure how long Crider had been at the home before asking her mother to come get her.
A source close to the investigation but not authorized to give public statements said Donaldson got mad when Crider poured Sprite into his shoes.
"They got into an argument when the mother came to pick her up. When she was getting ready to leave, he pulled out a weapon and started firing."
DeBusk said Donaldson allegedly stood on the street when firing repeatedly into the car Jones was driving. DeBusk said Crider was shot twice in the back, but he declined to specify where in the back the woman was shot. Crider was in the front passenger seat.
Although Donaldson and Crider were romantically involved, DeBusk said, police have been told Donaldson was not the father of Crider's unborn child.
Knox County Criminal Court records show Donaldson was arrested in August 2008 on several drug charges, one month after he turned 18.
Donaldson pleaded guilty in February 2011 to possession of 1.5 grams of crack cocaine as part of a plea bargain that dropped three other charges. He was sentenced to three years' probation.
Within six months, however, authorities had issued a warrant for his arrest for violating probation. A warrant was issued in August 2011 alleging Donaldson had failed to show he had a job, had twice tested positive for marijuana, had failed to report to a probation officer and was in arrears in paying probation fees.
He is still wanted on that violating probation charge.
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Rokakis publicly defended Chambers, saying he shouldn't be made a scapegoat. Now he says he privately called for his firing? What's up with that Henry? And why would you place a link to a re-elect Rokakis site? The PD has continually given Rokakis a pass. Why? He was responsible for the Board of Revisions under the previous government. He abdicated his responsibility. Why?
Give Ed a chance. If it took him this long to name a law director then he must have checked his qualifications.
What good is a contract if it doesn't bind both parties? His retirement is an outright lie, insomuch as he has applied for another job. At least the county and city officials who double dip were not under contract and could have been let go at any time. "Web of accountability", indeed.
Fitzgerald has been in office less than 25 business days. Give the guy a chance.
On another note, has Lanci applied for position so that he can serve the county?
The diversty of the Republican party is on full display here: one has grey hair, one wears glasses and the other has receding hair line.
I wish them well.
FitzGerald will appoint competent people and he will seek out and keep those who have been doing a good job in the county. When he took over in Lakewood he kept several directors and mixed them in with folks he brought in.
O'Brien somehow weaves Pelosi into this article about Cuyahoga County. He also comments about the President. Couldn't help himself I suppose. We have our eye on you O'Brien. No more business as usual.
Blame the other party for the mess we are in- very insightful Mr. O'Brien. Never thought of that. Perhaps you should heed your own advice and write a column that isn't business as usual.
What this county needed is Taft-Bush leadership? They did wonders for this county and country.
If you didn't vote for Ed in Lakewood then you must have voted for Tom George. Those were your choices in the general election.
Mr. Ellison,
I find it surprising that you would not congratulate Ed FitzGerald, either by phone or even here.
Is this an opinion piece? Does it belong in the editorial section? Whatever happened to "just the facts, ma'am, just the facts"
Matt Dolan buys a new house and looks like he bought a new car for this election. Nice choice Matt. I wonder what kind of car Matt had before he asked his Dad to buy him the Cuyahoga County Executive position.
Fitzgerald had a family member diagnosed with cancer. Thats why he has been at the hospital.
"Not only did Dolan's family kick in an obscene amount of cash, but in the past two weeks corporate leaders have added generously to his war chest."
Corporate leaders = Plain Dealer.
Onlyincuyahoga, you really need to stick to understand something. FitzGerald left the prosecutors office 6-7 years ago. He went into private practice. When he ran for Lakewood mayor in 2007, Mason. Russo, Dimora, Rokakas and McFaul were against FitzGerald. Tom George was their man. Tom George's wife works for Auditors office. Tom himself worked as an appraiser in the County while being Mayor.
FitzGerald was a threat to them and that is why they spent over 5 times what FitzGerald spent in that race.
Mason and Coyne were grooming DePiero for County wide office, not FitzGerald.
Matt Dolan has never had a job or position that his Daddy and Uncle didn't buy for him. Now the carpet bagger from Geauga County has asked Daddy and Uncle for a new toy, "Cuyahoga County Executive"
Daddy and Uncle have given Matty over a 1 million dollars. Matt's not even his own man. Yet he wants to lead this county.
Ecbeastor, you make a good point. A lot of these places need to be shut down.
FitzGerald went to Ohio State, spent some time as a legislative aide, worked his way throught law school at Cleveland Marshall, applied for and was accepted as a Special Agent for the FBI. Worked as a Special Agent for the FBI in Chicago for 4 years. Left the FBI and moved back to Lakewood, became a assistant prosecutor prosecuting worked his way from juvenile up to the adult trial division for five years. Left the prosecutors office for a private firm. Worked there for several years until he took on the established Democratic incumbent and became Mayor of the third largest city in Cuyahoga County. Led Lakewood from a 4 million deficient to a 2 million surplus, while improving garage collection service and beefing up the police department.
His father was an Army doctor and his mother was a social worker for the American Red Cross.
Dolan's uncle is the CEO of Cablevision, owner of Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks. He is one of the weathiest men in America. His father is a wealthy lawyer who is the owner of the Cleveland Indians.
Dolan has never had a job that his Dad and his Uncle has not engineered for him. The County Executive is the next job Dad and Uncle have lined up.
Mr. Winnyk,
Very well written. If my man Fitzgerald doesn't win I hope your does. I can respect Lanci as a self made man. He has been a life long resident-unlike Dolon, he seems to have a plan-unlike Dolan. And if you are going to buy an election, I repect you even more if you are going to do so with the money that you have earned, and not with daddy's money like Dolan.


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Apparently Bedlam Farm hasn't sold, so author Jon Katz has it up for rent. The farm in Hebron, Washington County was the setting for many of his books, but Katz put it on the market in 2009 for $650,000. An entry on Craigslist shows Katz is renting it for $2,000 a month. [Read More]
Share your story about breaking into the real estate market
Data on the Capital Region housing market shows that no matter what housing prices are, the ratio between owners and renters has stayed the same since the 1990 census. About two-thirds of us own; one-third of us rent. My working theory to explain why more of us aren't buying houses has to do with costs. […] [Read More]
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Anyone else have trouble pulling their work self together after the long weekend? Here is a Tumblr you must see. Thank you Steve Barnes for the recommendation. The Worst Room: A blog about trying to find affordable housing in New York City. [Read More]
Regional apartment shortage worsens
Construction of apartments in the Capital Region has really dropped off. In 2010, cities and towns in the area issued building permits for just 141 units in multifamily buildings, according to data from the census. That's down from 906 units as recently as 2007 — and 1,133 in the boom year of 2007. That's happening […] [Read More]
Are Capital Region rents too high?
Recently released census data suggests that many in the Capital Region are struggling to pay their rent — and that the cost of rental housing here has outpaced income growth. The census says that 51.4 percent of Albany residents, for example, spent more than 35 percent of their income on rent in 2009. That's actually […] [Read More]
Shady Lane closed to blacks and children?
As reported in this morning's TU by Casey Seiler, the attorney general's office believes that the owner of the Shady Lane Apartments in Glenville discriminated against African-Americans and families with children. Casey writes: African-American applicants who asked to view available apartments were instructed to fill out a form and make an appointment, while white applicants […] [Read More]


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Cornett: The importance of gay prideWritten by Rick Cornett | | firstname.lastname@example.com
As I prepare to be in Toledo's first Gay Pride Parade, I can't help but think back to a time not so long ago when I thought there would never be a black president in my lifetime, much less gay marriage legalized or a gay pride festival in my hometown. Well, here it is 2011 and all these have happened — and I'm not even an old man yet. I now have hope that before I die all 50 states will make gay marriage legal and a gay/lesbian person has a shot at being the president of the United States.
Things are changing quickly and for the better, my gay friends and allies. I feel so blessed I was born when I was and can experience my own gay history as it unfolds. I know many people don't understand the importance of the gay pride movement and the events that surround it. My straight friends ask me why gays and lesbians need parades and festivals — they only see it as a protest.
Well, heterosexuality is assumed of everyone and there is no shame cast upon it if you are born that way. When you are born gay — and I truly believe we are — society forces judgment, shame and unequal rights upon us. Many people are ashamed of being gay because ignorant people have told them it is wrong; they are discriminated against, harassed and threatened.
Gay pride is important because it brings awareness to issues and needs many GLBTQA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning and allies) people deal with daily. It is also a celebration of pride within ourselves and our gay community. It is a great way to come together as one and try to bring hope and change to America. Something as big as a festival with so many people involved showing their support shows that there is nothing to be afraid of and nothing to hide. It is so liberating to set yourself free and celebrate who you are without fear or shame. It takes a strong and proud person to stand up for their rights and walk through this world with no shame in the fact they were born attracted to the same sex. We're not asking for special rights, just equal rights.
It saddens me that many of the gay youth coming out today do not appreciate the great strides the older members of the gay community have made for our acceptance. Today it is much easier to be gay in school or the workplace and to come out to family and friends. Although we still have a long way to go, I hope they will join in and support our efforts in bettering the lives of gay people. The gay pride festival is about having fun but there is a purpose behind it.
Toledo is the fourth-largest city in Ohio and there is no reason why we can't have an annual gay pride festival and parade here. Columbus just celebrated its 30th annual gay pride parade and it is one
of the largest in the nation. I'm proud to be a part of Toledo's annual gay pride festival and the support we have received from the city, Mayor Mike Bell and all the corporate sponsors. My friend, Lexi Staples, deserves major credit for spearheading this event and bringing it to life with the Pride committee — thank you!
I'd also like to extend a big hug to Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller, Publisher Tom Pounds and the entire staff at Toledo Free Press Star for its embrace of the gay community and its willingness to publish this gay pride issue.
I look forward to continuing our partnership with Toledo Free Press for the 34th annual Holiday with Heart dinner and dance for the GLBT community, which will take place Dec. 3 at the Toledo Club (more information on that event is available at www.holidaywithheart.org).
I can tell you now that I am proud to be a gay man. I've not always felt that way about myself or the society I live in. I am proud to live in a world filled with people of so many different characteristics. I am proud to join my fellow citizens as we march for acceptance and celebrate who we are. We are all human beings and fellow citizens. We should all celebrate that together and strive for the day when there is no need for demonstrations, marches or coming out. Pride is power!
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has backtracked on a threat to shut down Facebook and YouTube in Turkey.
Erdogan, who is fighting allegations of corruption, said last week that the government was considering steps to prevent secretly wiretapped recordings from being leaked on the Internet, including shutting down Facebook and YouTube.
The government insists the corruption allegations and leaks are the work of the followers of an influential U.S.-based Muslim cleric who have infiltrated police and the judiciary.
In comments published in pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper Tuesday, Erdogan said the government was determined to fight "fabricated and dubbed" recordings on the Internet but acknowledged that a total shutdown of social media is "out of question."
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Levon Helm
Here are two videos of Levon Helm, one of the few drummers that ever had a song written about him.
His last two solo albums both won a Grammy, and his latest album is a classic both musically and for his unique style of groove drumming.
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More info on that song please, Ken. Who wrote it? Which song?
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Larry Campbell wrote "When I Go Away." He also produced the album Electric Dirt, which won this years Grammy for Best Americana Album. He plays in The Levon Helm Band.
People may not realize the impact The Band had. They were 'the band' for various front men including Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan before they released Music from Big Pink in 1968. They were very influential on George Harrison and on Eric Clapton's decision to leave Cream. They both wanted to create a more roots oriented music that integrated blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and soul.
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Levon is by far my favorite drummer, he's one of the most creative users of the drum set ive ever heard. here is an instructional video of his which (even though its short) i really have taken to heart. The idea of just putting the tape on your drum heads to kindof muffle them down works so well for how i want my drums to sound.
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I'm going to hear him & his band this summer. I'm stoked!
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One the best feel's in music. Levon Helm. Great singer too!
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Bento, Bed Bugs, The North Face Snow Report, RedLaser, Canabalt - TiPb Picks of the Week
Every week a few of us from team TiPb, bloggers and forum crew alike, will bring you our current favorite, funnest, most useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they're iPhone (or iPod touch) related, they're fair game.
So who's on deck this week and what are our picks? Find out after the break!
Chad's Pick: Bento
This week I am picking the Bento app from FileMaker. There are several apps out there that can keep track of passwords and other data. What is nice about Bento is that you can make these databases yourself! You can edit fields, make lists and choose data types. If you own Bento for Mac, you can sync the data between apps! For $4.99, Bento is a great value for simple database creation. [$4.99 - iTunes link]
Chris' Pick: Bed Bugs
Bed Bugs is a fun, quick paced pseudo-shooting game (for some reason it reminds me of Space Invaders). In the game, you try to keep your sleeper asleep by shooting the various monsters that try to wake him up. Different monsters have different weaknesses (when you can "shoot" them, for example). Succeed and your sleeper gets a good night sleep. [$1.99 - iTunes link]
Jeremy's Pick: The North Face Snow Report
Snowboard/Ski season is fast approaching so my pick is the Snow Report. It's free and you get a slick user interface, detailed information on any resort you select, trail maps, built in Twitter support, etc... Nifty little app that anyone interested in skiing or snowboarding should pick up.[$Free - iTunes link]
Matt's Pick: RedLaser
RedLaser is created by Occipital, which has that nifty barcode scanning technology (used in foodscanner as well.) The application scans barcodes with ease and has recently come to my aid in purchasing books. After it scans, it pulls up results from Amazon, Google and other locations, letting you know where the cheapest place to purchase is. If you're one of those people that like to compare prices while at the store, this might just be the perfect app for you! [$1.99 - iTunes link]
Rene's Pick: Canabalt
Canabalt is a highly simplified, highly stylized -- indeed pixelized -- game where you race across rooftops, jump over obstacles, leap between buildings, crash through windows, avoid bombs and collapsing construction, and otherwise do everything you can just to keep running. If you hit something you slow down, if you don't, you speed up, and if you mistime a jump, you fall, crash or get vaporized and the game is over. How far can you run? [$1.99 - iTunes link]
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Canabalt, perfect iPhone game for me. Short and fun with one handed play. This game and orbital I keep going back to.
My pick would have to be Canabalt.
My pick would be Ping! - being a former blackberry user - the only thing I can honestly say I miss is Blackberry Messenger - Ping! effectively works - also would pick redlaser also - I wish it had the ability to compare prices at local retail stores also.
Canabalt is $2.99 not $1.99.
My pick is a rather new app: Instaplaylist.
Everything that The Apple remote app does except that it uses YouTube videos instead of your iTunes library to work remotely.
So basically you'll have unlimited access to all of YouTube music videos to play onto your laptop (which you should have connected to a great stereo if your smart) remotely through the instaplaylist app on your iPhone.
It's awesome!!
Sweet. Hopefully The North Face pulls through on this app and it works well throughout the winter..
How come all of a sudden do we seem to have an outbreak dilemma involving bed bugs in america I previously worked for a nearby College for 30 years and didn't have trouble until 2 yrs ago?


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I'm have a Joomla template driven website that I'm trying to write a CSS style for.
The existing template defines a style for the <h4> tag that I like. However, I would like to define the same style for the <h3>. I have tried doing this and have succeeded with every element except the color of the font. I'm convinced that the <h3> tag is inheriting the font color from another style but I can't figure out how to override it.
Here is the page: http://pinkmonkeysolutions.com/the-resources
Notice the <h4> heading : "I Do Wedding Services". That is the existing template style.
Now go down to the <h3> heading: "Aspen Vail Ice". This is the new style I created. I would like to be able to change the font color to the Pink I use elsewhere. This is where the attribute is being overridden.
Here is the style I wrote and included in the template.css file of the site template:
I've tried to figure out using Firebug where the font color is being declared, but have not had success. I'm not that great with Firebug so the fact that I can't find it isn't any real surprise to me. :)
If anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated.
Try changin it to #section2 h3#resource-listings – just a thought.
It's set to white in the styles in the document head (the bit wrapped with stars):
Man, you have a lot of divs on the page!
Yes, those Joomla templates are loaded with DIVs. That's why I try to not use Joomla where I can avoid it. The templates are overly complicated.
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The Roberts Court Comes Of Age
Professor Jeffrey Fisher and lecturer Thomas Goldstein are quoted on the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Adam Liptak of the New York Times filed this story:
Last June, the Supreme Court term ended with restraint and a cliffhanger, as the court left the Voting Rights Act intact and ordered re-argument in Citizens United, the big campaign finance case.
A year later, the profile of the court led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is fundamentally changed. Judicial minimalism is gone, and the court has entered an assertive and sometimes unpredictable phase.
"The court continues its march to restrict exclusionary rules," said Jeffrey L. Fisher, a law professor at Stanford who argues frequently before the court. "The court is refusing to exclude what the court thinks is reliable evidence in criminal cases. None of the conservatives are unpredictable in any of these cases. They're leading the retreat."
Thomas C. Goldstein, a lawyer with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and the founder and publisher of Scotusblog, which prepared comprehensive statistics about the court, said the court's five more conservative members — Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. — were simultaneously aggressive and selective.
"I'm struck by the ways in which the conservatives seem to be willing to take significant steps on core questions," Mr. Goldstein said, noting campaign finance and Miranda rights as examples. "In other cases, the five more conservative members of the court don't seem to be prepared to press every advantage."
"The term as a whole will go down principally for what we see in the evolution of John Roberts and his leadership of the institution," Mr. Goldstein said. "He cares about the position of the court in American life. He is not pressing every ideological question but is willing to cross over."
"The intellectual, emotional, political, tactical leader of the left is leaving," Mr. Goldstein said.
The court is also losing a bit of a maverick who was often skeptical of government power. With a Justice Kagan, Professor Fisher said, "we could be moving more to a court that is willing to defer to the executive."
Seniority has privileges at the court. The senior justice speaks second at the court's private conferences, after the chief justice. If the chief justice is not in the majority, the next-most-senior justice assigns the majority opinion.
"Stevens's seniority and experience on the court really carries a lot of heft," said Professor Fisher, who served as a law clerk to Justice Stevens. "Even if the exact same person could be reincarnated tomorrow as a junior justice, it would still be a huge loss."


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By Sgt. Sara Wood, USAAmerican Forces Press Service
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29, 2005 The Defense Department has been working with both governmental and nongovernmental organizations to promote environmental conservation, because military readiness and conservation are inextricably linked, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said here today.
Speaking at the White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation, Rumsfeld said the DoD takes very seriously its responsibility to protect the natural resources on the 30 million acres of land it uses to house forces and test weapons.
"Conservation is much more than a duty," he said. "It is really a proud part of the department's heritage."
Readiness is improved by conservation when military ranges are protected and maintained, giving troops a place to prepare for war, Rumsfeld said.
"Their preservation is essential, because training wins wars and saves lives," he said.
Military readiness and environmental conservation are also linked at military bases that once were far from civilization but now are in the center of encroaching development, Rumsfeld explained. In these cases, the DoD is working with conservation groups and other agencies to limit development, he said, and solve problems such as suburban growth, noise complaints and air-space restrictions.
"These partnerships can help forestall development and can protect habitats, thereby conserving our natural resources, while allowing U.S. forces to train relatively free of encroachment-related issues," he said.
Rumsfeld cited the Northwest Florida Greenway project as an example. This venture partnered DoD with three nongovernmental organizations, seven state agencies, three regional and local agencies and two federal agencies to conserve open space along a 100-mile corridor in northwest Florida. This area is home to five major military installations that constitute one of the largest open-air military test areas in the country, he said.
Similar conservation projects are under way in California, Colorado, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Minnesota and North Carolina, Rumsfeld said.
Beyond the state level, the DoD is beginning a Southeast Regional Planning pilot project that could include four southeastern states and four military services, he added.
Partnerships between government and nongovernmental agencies are essential for the future of conservation planning, where there will be expanding competition for scarce resources, Rumsfeld said.
"With new partnerships, the Department of Defense is seeking to fulfill a mission that is as old as the military," he said. "The United States armed forces can and will continue to work to protect America - both our lands, as well as our fellow citizens."
The three-day White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation is bringing together more than 1,200 leaders from federal, state, local and tribal government, industry, academia, nonprofit environmental organizations and private landowners.
President Bush convened the conference to provide a forum for leaders to exchange information and identify innovative and effective approaches to promoting cooperative conservation.
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2014 Unit of Study
The session(s) below are for 2014. For Summer School 2014 unit of study availability please visit the Summer School website (main Summer session January/February 2014).
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|Ethical International Business Decisions
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Moment Moment Moment
Saturday, May 14th, 2011 | Connecting the Dots | 1 Comment
I love my NPR. In the car, it's pretty much solid NPR all day long, unless it's Car Talk or one of the guest-oriented programs has someone on that I'm just not into.
But NPR creates conflicts—namely, that all of my kids consider themselves, as conversationalists, way, way, WAY more interesting than even the most fascinating NPR story. And so should I, right? They will only be young enough to want to share with me, for a 25 minute drive, their vision of what our house would look like as a farm, with illustrations, for a little while.
I try to at least not acknowledge that I'm only half-listening. I do want them to talk. I'm glad that they talk. I enjoy it all in the abstract and in the idea and in the retelling. I'm just not good at enjoying it in the moment.
This morning, though, I brought Lily to a birthday party half-an-hour away (the perils of country living), and she felt chatty. And happy. And Lily is so often singing her complaining song that a happy Lily is something to be seized and subtly rewarded with as much love and attention and affection as I can pour on, in the hope that she will finally conclude that it's better for her and for everyone else if she manages to moderate her fierce storms of misery when things don't go her way.
(Unfortunately, personal experience suggests she's got about another thirty-plus years of learning to go before that idea takes hold.)
And NPR? NPR was offering a story of runaway teens on the streets of Hollywood. Interesting? Oh yes. But what is a story like that for, if not to remind you to seize the moment with your own sons and daughters? What else can you possibly do?
I turned off the radio.
The Parenting on Track Car Playout
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 | Connecting the Dots | Comments Off on The Parenting on Track Car Playout
Last week, I described the plot my friend Mimi and I laid to get my three littles to STOP MAKING ME CRAZY in the car. How did it play out?
So far, so damn good.
I'm always a little embarrassed when these very simple things–courtesy of Parenting on Track–work over all the far more complicated strategies I've tried, and for the car, I've had more than a few. Let's see, there were the stars that I took away for fighting or screaming. The countless times I've pulled over. The kids sent to their room when we got home. The times I've actually left the car until they stopped. None worked in the long run.
Granted, we're not to the long run now, but I'm optimistic. Even a return to the removal of the privilege is EASY compared to all that stuff.
In truth, they got off easy–because after imposing "five days" on Tuesday–we were saying I would release them Monday, Tuesday for Lilly and Rory who blew it–on Saturday I forgot, and sent Wyatt home from skiing (around here that's the equivalent of sending him home from the park) in the car of the very same friend I plotted with in the first place, to play at her house. (Some "friend!") Rory wasn't there when he left, but when the rest of us went in to lunch, eventually (after a rather embarrassingly long time) some kid or another noticed he wasn't there, and said, "Where's Wyatt?" "Oh, he went home with Trevor (Mimi's son)."
Rory slapped her chicken finger down. "But you said we not ride in anybody else's car until MONDAY!"
Oops. I'm very impressed by how quickly she caught me, though, and how that proves how well this was working. I have no doubt now that she totally got this. Lily chimed in, and I apologized, and released them both, too–with the caveat that if they don't act in my car like they would in a friend's car, it's another five days.
And so far, as I said, so very very good.
I've been thinking about why this works. I've always said I couldn't possibly parent without bribes and threats: wouldn't even want to try. What this is, it strikes me, is bribes and threats inverted. I'm requiring that they bribe me. I've had good luck with threats, actually, but only because I've been very willing to carry them out–and that's like this, only with a whole 'nother painful step. Picture this: Wyatt slugs Rory in the car. I tell Wyatt, "do that again, and you can't ride in anyone else's car for five days. Same goes for all of you." Now, I have to remember this and enforce, which I'm usually good at–but say Rory is the next transgressor. She's punished. No one else is. That feels much more unfair. Plus, say the behavior wasn't a hit, but a scream, or Lily's patented I-won't-let-you-get-into-the-car move. That wasn't in the threat! But it's just as bad. Maybe worse, from a problem-for-me point of view (and it's all about me, right?). Eventually, it would work, or they would all grow out of it. Something.
But this? They all earned the privilege at the same time. (I kind of planned that–they were so bad so often it was easy enough to nail them all at the same time, which I guess might have worked with the threat too–but then there's so often a single WORSE transgressor, and delivering the same punishment is not good. I just planned to have them all ask for the privilege on the same day, one way or another, and be denied it.) Now, they can lose it separately–but that will feel much more fair. And it's not a punishment. It's a loss. It's not grounding, not a "consequence" but something just that little bit different. And it clearly makes sense to them. Of course they can't hit their friends in their friends' cars, or prevent their friends' younger siblings from getting in the car. I mean, who would do that? It's so obvious! And, "click," they get it.
My life is so much better now. Thanks, Vicki (who I know swings by here occasionally, although I haven't yet emailed her to say howdy. I will, I will!)
The Right Choice for the First Grader with Homework
Thursday, September 9th, 2010 | Connecting the Dots | 1 Comment
Lily has officially been a first grader for a week, and she is exhausted. Exhausted to the point of after-school sobbing, exhausted to the point of incoherence. This afternoon I was on the phone, making plans with a neighbor for her little girl to come over and play with my youngest three while her older kids went to soccer practice, when I was interrupted by a wail of misery from Lily, who was emptying her lunch box.
"AHHHHH! NOooo! Ohh NOOOooo!"
I assured my neighbor that everything was fine and hung up pleased with my plan and turned the surprisingly still sobbing Lily.
"There's MUSHED UP CEREAL in my LUNCHBOX!"
Lily took cereal and milk for snack and evidently left the remnants in an insecure container. It's a new lunch box; I could understand the crisis. I'll clean it, I told her. Don't worry!
Then I told her my plan. If she did her homework quickly, I said, her friend would come over!
I expected great joy, but Lily, who's always known herself better than most kids, sobbed harder. "But I'm SO TIRED!"
I called the neighbor and cancelled. We've been going so hard, all summer long, and the kids have always been so up and ready for the next thing, that Lily took me by surprise with what proved to be the beginning of an afternoon of solid crank. I cuddled, I sat, I provided a tasty snack, but eventually the inevitable happened, and Lily ended up sobbing in her room (she called me a "poopyhead)."
Which was perhaps the best thing for her. When released, she was wiped and repentant and sat on the couch for a while.
"Why don't you get your homework folder," I suggested, "and I'll help you with anything you need, and we'll make the biscuits for dinner together?"
"Just us?"
"Just us."
And we did.
FIrst grade is clearly exhausting. As for the homework—it has to be said that Lily longed for homework, and this homework is very clearly just a placeholder for real homework later in life. We've bought into this school, a slightly old-fashioned one that believes in making the tests and drills and classic learning fun, rather than replacing them with new methods that may be more entertaining, but proved, at least in the case of our oldest, not to be as effective, and so while I find first grade homework ridiculous, I've decided to buy into the philosophy behind it. A child, the thinking goes, who learns to sit down every night and prepare for school the next day in first grade will be a child who can do the same more easily, even once the work gets harder. We see the truth of it in our fourth grader, applying himself right now to slightly more serious homework (largely devoted, this year, to organizing oneself and planning ahead).
So my attitude towards the homework (which took the form of a color the shapes page and six very simple math problems) is as follows: she needs to sit down and do it, but that's all. I'll explain, if she needs it, but I'm not going to correct it, or insist that we go over it, or worry about it in any way. It's important to do it, but at this stage, her teacher should see exactly how she does it, not how she does it with my help.
And my attitude toward the exhaustion, now past, is even simpler: thank goodness I took a firm stance on after school activities! Lily has a piano lesson, which I consider a part of a basic education, and that's it. I called today to enroll her in a Saturday morning gymnastics class, and they said it was full. Isn't there anything else that would work for you, they asked. Nope. I knew they had after school offerings for her age group, and we weren't doing it. No Saturday class meant no gymnastics this fall. I also turned down a friend who thought she could join them for swim team (three afternoons a week!) or soccer (only one weekday plus Saturday!) and even myself was tempted by a clay art class…but no. No, no and no. And I'm so proud of myself now.
They found room for her in the Saturday morning class anyway. Sometimes, if you hold out for what's best, good things happen.
We are on Vacation!
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 | Connecting the Dots | Comments Off on We are on Vacation!
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RALEIGH — Evil, as venomous as a snake, turns the quiet of this town into a writhing Hell on Earth. Where every man fears for his safety and his sanity. Where everyone is suspect. Trapped like animals in a cage. And getting closer, and closer, suffocating them with terror. It's "The Reptile," at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on First Friday, March 1 at 7pm.
Following the mysterious death of his brother, Harry Spalding inherits and moves into the now empty country cottage with his wife, Valerie. The locals are less than friendly, and one particularly strange neighbor rigorously attempts to persuade them to leave the house and the village behind. Unfortunately for Harry (but a plus for moviegoers), the not-so-subtle warnings go unheeded until he discovers the horrible truth hidden in the place. But by then, it's too late.
"The Reptile" (1966) is a production of Hammer Films, a company best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success due, in part, to distribution partnerships with major United States studios including Warner Bros.
Harry Spalding is played by Ray Barrett, whose face may be familiar for his roles in mid-1960s British TV series "Emergency - Ward 10" and "The Troubleshooters," while his voice gave life to a number of characters in Gerry Anderson's weird marionette series "Stingray" and "Thunderbirds." Spalding's daughter Valerie is played by Jennifer Daniel, who also starred in Hammer Films' "The Kiss of the Vampire." The angry Dr. Franklyn is portrayed by Noel William, who actually won a Tony Award in 1962 for his direction of the original Broadway production of "A Man for All Seasons." The pub owner is played by Michael Ripper, who appeared in more than 20 Hammer Films, becoming "the most familiar face of British horror."
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This supple and mouth-filling vintage leads with juicy raspberry and ripe boysenberry fruit. Hints of spiced chocolate integrate well with fruit that is surprisingly luscious and silky on the palate, partnered with black pepper backbone that gives structure and weight. Flavours of toasted oak and pipe tobacco create further structure, allowing this wine to stand up to a variety of hearty fare.
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Kane leads Herd past UNCW
HUNTINGTON — Games don't need to be pretty when you win.
Marshall's Thundering Herd (5-3) showed it can win ugly for the second game in a row Saturday night in Cam Henderson Center. The Herd offense was off, but defenders and rebounders made the necessary plays in a 61-58 defeat of UNC Wilmington played before a Cam Henderson Center turnout of 5,689 spectators.
"We are always thrilled with a win," Marshall head coach Tom Herrion said.
Junior guard Dre Kane, a 47.6 percent free throw shooter, made a pair with 21 seconds left that put Marshall ahead by one.
Kane then made the defensive play of the game, tipping the basketball away from UNCW guard Craig Ponder as he moved toward the basket with only five seconds remaining.
UNCW (3-4) fouled D.D. Scarver and he sank two more free throws to set the score.
"It was a tough one," said Kane, who led the Herd with 16 points, five assists and four steals. "Coach said all games aren't going to be pretty. It was an ugly game.
Ponder, a UNCW redshirt freshman guard from Bluefield, W.Va., fired in a personal-best 26 points for the Seahawks, who fell to 0-4 on the road.
The 6-foot-1 Ponder connected on 11 of 16 shots and was 3-for-4 on 3-point tries.
"Coming here to play in front of my family and friends, they kept pressure on me," said Ponder, who was averaging 3.8 points a game. "They said we came to see you play and you better play good."
Kane said the UNCW guard had a good game and shot the ball with confidence.
But, Marshall's Elijah Pittman said the Herd was being lazy on defense and on No. 23 (Ponder).
The Herd defense had some leaks, especially in the second half when the Seahawks made 14 of 24 shots and broke from a tie game into a five-point edge.
UNCW shot 46.4 percent for the game while man-to-man and zone defenses used by the Seahawks limited Marshall to 36.4 percent.
"We broke down defensively," Kane said.
Kane's steal and dunk tied the teams, 28-28, at halftime after Marshall squandered an eight-point lead.
The lead went back and forth until Ponder drove for a layup that put UNCW ahead, 58-57, with 1:20 left in the contest.
Marshall gave the basketball back on a turnover by Kane, but Matt Wilson of the Seahawks missed a layup. The Herd had fouls to give and used two of them before Jamir Hanner knocked the ball loose for a UNCW turnover.
Kane missed a layup in transition and was fouled in a scramble for the rebound. Kane and Scarver made their free throws and Marshall sent its home crowd of 5,689 home happy.
"Little things. Little things," Herrion said. "This group is resilient. They're finding ways."
Marshall's scoring also included Pittman with 13, Scarver with 12 and Nigel Spikes with 10. Spikes completed a double-double with 13 rebounds and Dennis Tinnon collected 12.
Herd forward Rob Goff returned from a head injury to play for 12 minutes. Goff and Yous Mbao banged heads in a Nov. 20 practice and were hospitalized. Mbao was on the bench Saturday in street clothes.
DeVince Boykins, a redshirt freshman who was held out last season and missed the seven games this season recovering from a knee injury, made his first Herd appearance and was on the court for two minutes.
Ponder was the only UNCW player with double-figure points.
Keith Rendleman of the Seahawks, a forward averaging 16.3 points and 9.7 rebounds, picked up his fourth foul early in the second half and was limited to 19 minutes on the court. He finished with nine points and six rebounds.
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If you'd like to know why the New York Times — once an order of magnitude above any other paper in the country — is in such trouble today, look no further than today's front-page story on John Boehner, the House minority leader. Appearing above the fold on page one, it fills up most of a page inside.
It seems — are you sitting down? — as though John Boehner deals with lobbyists. The shock! The horror! After reporting on a meeting with lobbyists regarding the bank-regulations bill that passed earlier this year, for instance, the article reads:
That sort of alliance — they won a few skirmishes, though they lost the war on the regulatory bill — is business as usual for Mr. Boehner, the House minority leader and would-be speaker if Republicans win the House in November. He maintains especially tight ties with a circle of lobbyists and former aides representing some of the nation's biggest businesses, including Goldman Sachs, Google, Citigroup, R. J. Reynolds, MillerCoors and UPS.
It is, of course, equally business as usual for all congressional leaders, Republican and Democrat alike. Members of Congress deal with lobbyists every day of their professional lives, striking alliances, raising money, seeking to influence public opinion and thus win votes in Congress. The Times, in effect, is accusing Mr. Boehner of practicing politics.
The story is astonishingly thin. Are his ties to lobbyists "especially tight"? Who knows? The Times gives no examples whatever of the dealings of other Congressional leaders with lobbyists. The Times writes, "From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Boehner flew at least 45 times, often with his wife, Debbie, on corporate jets provided by companies including R. J. Reynolds. (As required, Mr. Boehner reimbursed part of the costs.)" So he didn't do anything against House rules, apparently. But how does his aeronautical hitchhiking compare with, say, that of Steny Hoyer, the Democratic majority leader, or Sander Levin, the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee? The Times doesn't bother to say, which raises the suspicion that Democratic leaders like flying around in private jets about as much as Republican ones do. To paraphrase Mrs. August Belmont, who, a century ago, was talking about private railroad cars, "A private jet is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately."
The lede in the online edition of the story gives the game away. "As Democrats try to cast John A. Boehner of Ohio, the House minority leader, as the face of the Republican Party, his ties to lobbyists are under attack." Of course, under House rules, the Speaker is nearly all-powerful and the minority party, and thus its leader, have almost no power. They are nearly irrelevant to the legislative process in the House. So it's going to be up-hill work trying to make Boehner into the Republican Nancy Pelosi.
This article, which alleges no wrongdoing and gives no comparisons, is simply an attempt to further the Democrats' plan to demonize Boehner. It is water carrying, plain and simple, proving only that the Times's ties with the Democratic Party are especially tight.


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Collection transferred to the IHRC from the Estonian Archives in the U.S.A. (EAU) in 2003-2005. It was processed as part of a collaborative project between the Estonian Archives in the USA (Lakewood, NJ), the National Archives of Estonia (NAE), and the IHRC in March 2011. Gerli Raadik and Peeter Valjas of the National Archives in Tallinn, Estonia, worked with IHRC staff on the project.
Taavo Virkhaus was born on 29.06.1934. He studied in Elementary School of Tartu Seminary for one and a half years. In 1944, he fled to Germany. There he continued his studies in Estonian Elementary School in Gesilingen and after that in Estonian Gymnasium in Geislingen. 1949 emigrated to USA. 1951-1955 he studied in University of Miami (field of study was music). 1957 graduated with MA the University of Rochester Eastman Music School in music theory, 1967 graduated same school with PhD. 1956 he made his debut in conducting with the Miami Ballet Guild orchestra. Since that he has been conducting several orchestras in USA, Canada, Europe and Russia. In 1978, he got the first opportunity to conduct in Estonia (Estonian National Symphony Orchestra). T.Virkhaus has presented a number of Estonian composer's works in America. T.Virhaus has worked in Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra as conductor; University of Rochester. Eastman School of Music as assistant, professor, associate professor and director of music; West Miami Junior High School as music teacher (1955-1956); Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra as conductor and music director (1977-1994); Huntsville Symphony Orchestra as conductor (1989-2003). Social activities: The Eduard Tubin Society (member); Estonian American National Council (council member); corp. Fraternitas Estica (member); Estonian Mixed Choir in Buffalo (conductor, 1957-1961). Tartu City Government recognized him with the medal to honor his activities for carrying on Estonian music life in Abroad and for participating in Estonian and Tartu Song Festivals. Father is Adalbert (August) Wirkhaus (17.05.1880 - 19.12.1961), composer and conductor. Mother Helene, sister Kristi, wife Nancy Hermann (married in 1969).
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There are now about a thousand people on Independence Square.
On Hrushevskoho street there are now about 50 people. Passages between the barricades are toughened, volunteers, doctors and media are allowed to go through them. Protesters can get warmed inside the point of heating, that was arranged on the roadway and inside the Ukrainian house.


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Apple's iMac will get a new 'affordable' addition to the range
Apple's iMac range will be getting a new addition to its ranks in the form of a new 21.5-inch 'budget' option which will be aimed at those in education or volume customers.
It's not yet know whether it'll keep the same glossy LED screen that's adorned on the current range, but it is known that it'll use the processor from the old range, it'll also only have 2GB RAM and 250GB of storage. This is obviously a big drop from the specs of the new iMac 2011 range which offers a lightning-fast 2.5GHz quad-core on the base 21.5-inch model.
With this drastic drop in specs however, the hope is that the cost will fall well within the range of affordable for students who are hoping to join the Mac family ahead of starting university. No official word on a release date, or indeed whether these specs will stick, but 9to5Mac seem pretty confident it'll be heading our way August 16.
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A settlement near the south end of the island of Bressay.
The 1881 OS Map indicates that St John's Chapel and burial ground lay a short distance to the SE of the settlement. There are no visible remnants of either, only an oral tradition that, when the township was cultivated by the runrig system, one 'rig' (strip of cultivated land) in that area was known as 'da kirk dellin'.