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Ding Dong: a puerile joke has been turned into an act of defiance [1]
I have five thoughts on the row about the BBC playing an anti-Thatcher song.
I have five thoughts on the row about the BBC playing an anti-Thatcher song.
by Helen Lewis [2] Published
Deep breath. I hold these truths to be self-evident:
1. Associating "Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead" with the death of Thatcher is crass. I won't be buying the single. Calling a female politician a witch doesn't particularly impress me, either.
2. By putting the story on their front page, the Mail and Telegraph have turned buying the song from a puerile joke into an act of defiance, and massively increased sales. (Hey, don't just listen to me: tell 'em, Nigel Farage. "If you suppress things then you make them popular, so play the bloody thing. If you ban it it will be number one for weeks.")
3. The BBC should not censor the chart show based around the whims of the newspapers, left or right wing. It has an editorial code, and breaches of this should be the only reason not to play a song on the chart show. Similarly, the BBC shouldn't editorialise around the song. It is what it is.
4. References to the "taxpayer funded" BBC should alert you that the speaker really wishes that the BBC didn't exist in its current form. The taxpayers (licence fee payers) funding the BBC have no collective wish about the playing of the song. Some will be against it; some will be for it. Some, like me, will wish the entire chart show was replaced with more topical comedy panel shows and Stephen Fry documentaries about the etymology of English. No one listens to us. The only "vote" anyone gets in this is what single they buy.
5. No one over the age of 25 ever listens to the chart show. Do you have any idea what's number one right now? (Apparently it's "Need U (100 per cent)" by Duke Dumont featuring Ame [3].) At least this weekend, today's youngsters will be listening to some Proper Music. We could introduce a whole generation to the delight of musical theatre. Imagine!


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14:58 21st Mar, 2012
New iPad Reportedly Suffers From Overheating Issues
Apple Support communities flooded with questions from affected owners.
The new iPad is definitely a hit among users, which is quite clear by the reported sales figures of 3 million units sold in just three days. The exceptional Retina display, new 5 MP rear camera, and quad core graphics processor with 4G LTE support has made the device stand out from its previous iterations. However, not all users seem to be having a great time with the new iDevice.
The Apple Support Community has questions and feedback about the new gizmo suffering from overheating at the lower left corner. A Dutch site, Tweakers.net, has done some research on the issue and posted results that clearly show that the new iPad is definitely warmer than its predecessor. The thermal image has been taken after benchmarking the new iPad and iPad 2 for five minutes. We are still waiting for the launch of the new iPad in India. Do let us know if you would be considering purchasing the tablet with all these concerns running around, or you will wait for Apple to fix the issue first.
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The Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenured, open-rank faculty position in Sanskrit language and literature anticipated to start in Fall 2013. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in a relevant field with demonstrable doctoral-level training in the language, and with disciplinary training in religious studies or cultural history. Experience teaching Sanskrit at the advanced level is required. Research competence in a second South Asian language (preferably classical Tamil or Malayalam) or in a classical language of East Asia (preferably Chinese or Tibetan) is desired, but not required. Successful applicant must have a strong interest in both undergraduate and graduate teaching, a superior record of research and service, and an exemplary teaching record at the university level. Duties include teaching at all levels of our curriculum, directing dissertations, M.A. reports, and honors theses, publishing actively, and offering service to the Department, the College of Liberal Arts, and the University. Salary is competitive and dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Interested persons should submit a letter of interest, detailed curriculum vitae including academic and professional experience, and the names, addresses, and contact information of three or more references to: Sanskrit Search Committee Chair, Department of Asian Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 120 Inner Campus Drive, Mail Code: G9300, Austin, Texas 78712-1251. Review of applications will begin September 1, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. There will be a background check on the applicant selected.
The University of Texas at Austin is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.


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Dancing With The Stars
Sean Lowe Talks Dancing With the Stars 2013 on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Bachelor Sean Lowe opened up to late night host Jimmy Kimmel about his Dancing With the Stars 2013 partner Peta Murgatroyd and their signature dance move, "The Murgalo."
"We're trying to make it catch on so hopefully the kids in school will start doing it and take pictures," Sean told Jimmy.
Do you think "The Murgalo" will catch on? Sound off in the comments!


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This situation is actually very similar to how my night went the night of the B1G Championship.
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This situation is actually very similar to how my night went the night of the B1G Championship.
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Just imagine if people judged you and your future endeavors off of one stupid thing you said as a teenager. Chill man, I'm sure he's grown up since then.
Still salty I couldn't end up going to the game but downtown during the day was phenomenal.
The fan fest was so much fun too, I'm getting chills typing while I'm thinking about seeing and hearing Archie talk again.
I wouldn't mind the Colts taking Guap next year in the first round...
Couldn't agree more. Being only 19, I am so glad that I am a fan of a team that can go 24-1 but that one less can feel like the end of the world at the time because we are that good always.
Starting a petition for Miller and Guap to be on the ballot as a dual-candidate.
Easily the best 1-2 punch in the country and that's why neither were invited. We were so balanced that both took away from each other while helping the team win.
Thank you all so much, such a great experience. Living in Indiana I am looking forward to doing this every year that the Bucks make it to the B1GCG and Gameday comes.
Also would definitely recommend it to anyone that was on the fence and decided not to go.
-1 for poor grammar.
Very well-put. S/O to whoever wrote this!
F@*% emotions. I never even have those but right now wtf.
Gameday is so much better being in the crowd because it's essentially too loud to hear most of what the talking heads are saying. I didn't hear a word of their criticism about my poster and I'm perfectly fine with that.
Hey 11W staff, this is my sign! You favorited one of my tweets about my sign and am looking forward to receiving this gift card for the store!
Twitter: @LiveLoveARob
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BTW this poster will happily hang in my dorm room until further notice, beautifully displayed.
Not familiar with this place... Is this a 21 and over place or not?
I live about an hour away and am debating on coming down Friday evening or Saturday morning.
Getting this printed up right after my 12:30 class today.
Wait a minute!! What's wrong with a little (or a lot) of bourbon every now and again?
So he's the one on the right right?
As a college student studying journalism, this kind of stuff just kills me. Literally this is exactly what my profs spend half of class talking about.


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Monday, December 5, 2011
Trans-Africa Adventure
Part I: Southbound—From London to Cape Town in a Robinson R44
Our first stop in Tanzania was Kilimanjaro. The weather was fairly cloudy in the morning, but we got fleeting glimpses of the top of Mount Kilimanjaro as we headed south, encountering the odd giraffe over the Kenyan Masai Mara, and we waved to the colorful Masai herdsmen as we flew past. We spent two nights in a camp overlooking the Serengeti seeing "the big five" and the huge herds of animals in this fantastic park. On our final day, we left early and flew the helicopter low level over thousands of migrating wildebeest and zebra—a real treat from a helicopter! Then it was off to the coast for our flight to Zanzibar.
Stone Town in Zanzibar is a beautiful, if slightly run-down, town. We were due to spend one night there, but the Mozambique Ministry of Defense chose to take a close look at our flight clearances, so one day became three, and we got a chance to relax and enjoy the beach.
Down The Coast
Eventually, our clearances came through and we headed south over crystal-blue waters. We skirted low over the harbor of Dar es Salaam and over pristine beaches into Mozambique. It was inland from there, over spectacular jungles, where we came across two herds of wild elephant feeding in the forests. The weather began to change—no clouds were forecast, but soon, we were weaving to avoid low clouds and African afternoon thunderstorms. We landed at the northern Mozambique town of Pemba for fuel and rest.
As we headed south from Pemba, the scenery became mystical—large mountains rising sharply like huge rocks from the floor of the jungle. It reminded me of Conan Doyle's The Lost World, and I wouldn't have been surprised to see dinosaurs sticking their heads above the trees. Next, we were over the Limpopo delta, flying over herds of wild buffalo surrounded by huge flocks of white birds as we made our way back to the coast. The fishermen were a bit surprised to see a Robinson helicopter, and stopped to wave as we headed south about 100 yards offshore before landing at the port town of Biera. We begged some fuel from a private stash that a Cherokee pilot had at the airport, and headed south for Vilanculos and the beautiful island of Bazaruto.
Next stop was South Africa, the final country on our adventure. Everything began to change—controllers had us on radar and large towns with motorways began to pass below us. We planned a scenic route following the coast down to Cape Town, and the next morning we took off over Swaziland and the Drakensberg mountains with Paul Simon on the headphones as we passed Ladysmith toward the coast at Margate just south of Durban. Then we flew low level in glorious sunshine over huge numbers of dolphins and the odd shark and turtle along the wild coast, and arrived at our final destination—Cape Town. My family flew down to join me, and we completed a lovely tour of South Africa by helicopter before G-DKNY was dismantled and shipped home to the UK in a container.
Next month in Part II, we follow the northbound adventure of Helmut Polzer in a Cessna 206 up the west coast of Africa and through the Sahara.
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Former head prosecutor Joe Crumley was arraigned Friday in Washington County Criminal Court in absentia, then the judge promptly recused himself from the case.
"I can't hear that. I've known Mr. Crumley for years," said Judge Robert Cupp.
Crumley's attorney, Jim Bowman, handed the judge a waiver of appearance signed by Crumley allowing him to be absent from the appearance.
Crumley, 58, is charged in a three-count indictment with two felonies — reckless endangerment and felony evading arrest — and reckless driving, a misdemeanor.
The charges stem from a Sept. 21 incident in Jonesborough during which he's accused of crossing the center line while driving and refusing to pull over when Jonesborough Public Safety officers ordered him to do so.
Crumley experienced a medical situation, described as seizure activity, after being placed in handcuffs and put inside a police cruiser after he pulled over.
The seizure put Crumley in the hospital for nearly a week before he turned himself in at the Washington County Detention Center.
During Friday's brief hearing, Bowman told Cupp, "we're going to try the case."
Cupp said he has already contacted the Administrative Office of the Courts to get a substitute judge after failing to find one in adjoining districts himself.
"I've checked with adjoining counties and nobody wants to get involved" because of Crumley's work in several judicial districts as a prosecutor.
In the First District, which includes Washington, Carter, Unicoi and Johnson counties, Crumley served as the elected District Attorney General from 1998 until 2006, when Tony Clark defeated him in his re-election bid.
Cupp also paved the way Friday for a possible diversion in the case.
"I'll tell the state to go ahead and get a TBI certificate. He's obviously eligible," Cupp said.
A TBI certificate is a criminal history check, which shows a defendant is eligible, or not eligible, for diversion. There has been no indication from Bowman if he will seek diversion for his client.
Cupp set the case on Dec. 16 for tracking to see if the AOC has appointed a judge to hear the matter.
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Be it known that I, FILLMORE MOORE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Farmington, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boots and Shoes, of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates tofimprovements in boots and shoes having pneumatic soles on.
the inside of the shoe,whereby jars and shocks are reduced and it consists in a peculiar construction of the pneumatic sole, and its arrangement in the shoe, whereby access to the inflating valve is rendered more easy and also the valve and otherparts are protected from injury.
In the drawings hereof: Figure 1, illustrates a longitudinal section of a shoe having my invention in position. In this instance, the toe part and the heel part aremade separate from each other. Fig. 2, illustrates a plan of the invention as shown in- Fig. 1, a portion of the upper leather being cut away. Fig. 3, ill ustrates an elevation sectioned on the line 00,00, of Fig. 1. Fig. 4, illustrates adetail of the inflating valve.
Referring first to the pneumatic sole or cushion for the toe, A, is the upper. B, is the outer sole. C, is the heel. D, is the insole. E, is a rubber bag made air tight and provided at one end with a stem, F, which encircles a steel tube, G, which is turned at right angles and on the other end thereof, is arranged an' inflation valve, H, which may be the same, or substantially the same as that used for inflati g foot-balls. In Fig. 4, I illustrate these parts in detail.
B, is the outer sole, which is cut away at the instep portion in the form of a channel as at I, (see Fig. 2.) and in this channel, the stem G, of the valve and likewise the projecting stem F, of the bag are laid. The valve comprises a barrel part, J, and a screw plug, K. The plug screws down upon apacking L, in the bottom of the channel, I. The packing, of course, has a hole through it for the passage of the air and in theside of the screw plug, K, is a little opening M. The insole D, covers the upper flange N, of the valve and a hole 0, is made through the insole through which the tube for inflating the bag is inserted. When the screw plug K, is turned so as to be lifted above the packing L, air can be blown into and out from the bag E, which may pass into the space below the screw plug K, and through the opening or hole M, in the screw plug, and thence inwardly or outwardly as the case may be after the manner of an ordinary foot-ball valve.
Thecushioning for the heel is in. all respects the same as that for the toe, excepting that it is of a different shape.
Referring now to Figs. 2 and 3, P, is the cushion in the heel. 'R, is the rubber stem projecting from the cushion. S, is the stem of the valve. The valve itself is marked H, the same as at the toe cushion.
In Fig. 3, I show a desirable plan on which the shoe may be made. The upper leather A, is stitched to the boxing T, which goes around the edges of the pneumatic cushions and is stitched to the Welt U. The welt is in turn stitched to the outsole B. The insole D, may be attached with cement in the usual manner.
I claim A shoe having an elastic air tight bag, between the insole and the outsole, a stem on the bag, an inflating tube and valve accessible for the purpose of inflation,the inflating valve and stem being located in a channel made in the upper side of 'the outsole at or near the instep of the shoe, substantially as set forth.
Signed at Palermo, Sicily, this 13th day of February, A. D. 1893.
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3 more USSS agents lose jobs following scandal
CBS News has learned through sources the five remaining Secret Service agents involved in the Colombian sex scandal will be dealt with.
Chief White House correspondent Norah O'Donnell reported Tuesday that two agents will resign; two will be cleared of serious wrongdoing; and one will have his security clearance taken away.
Six other agents had already been dealt with for inapporpriate behavior involving alcohol and prostitutes on a presidential mission to Colombia earlier this month. Of those, four had resigned, one had retired, and one was being fired with cause, although he has the option to appeal the firing under federal rules.
The dozen Secret Service personnel and another 12 military enlistees preparing for President Obama's visit to Cartagena, Colombia, are being investigated for cavorting with prostitutes. The Defense Department has suspended the security clearances of all the military personnel involved and is conducting its own investigation.
As many as 20 prostitutes were involved with the group, officials say; None are believed to be underage. http://vigrxplus.vacau.com
Meanwhile, Obama defended the Secret Service on Tuesday, saying the employees at the center of the prostitution scandal were "knuckleheads" not representative of the agency that protects his family in the glare of public life. But even as he spoke, officials on Capitol Hill were probing for any misconduct in the agency in the past decade and girding for the first public accounting of the incident that embarrassed the Obama administration.
For his part, Obama acknowledged Tuesday that the scandal was "a little distracting" and pressed for perspective.
"These guys are incredible. They protect me. They protect Michelle. They protect the girls. They protect our officials all around the world," the president said on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."
"A couple of knuckleheads shouldn't detract from what they do," Obama added. "What these guys were thinking, I don't know. That's why they're not there anymore."
The incident broke into public view when one of the prostitutes argued with a Secret Service agent over her payment in a hallway of the Caribe hotel. Local law enforcement intervened on the prostitute's behalf. Paid sex is legal in Cartagena, but violates codes of conduct for U.S. personnel who were working there.
The scandal was widely denounced by official Washington, but it's a delicate political matter in an election year with the presidency and congressional majorities at stake. All sides have praised Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan's swift action and thorough investigation, in part because he's spent significant time keeping key lawmakers in the loop. Pentagon officials too are investigating and are expected to brief Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin and ranking Republican John McCain on Wednesday.


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Though he follows technology for a living, Ian Warmerdam admits that, personally, he's usually a late adopter. "I certainly didn't camp out to buy an iPhone 5, and I can't imagine I'd ever be excited enough about a new piece of consumer technology to even stand in line for it," says the lead manager of the $339 million Henderson Global Technology Fund (ticker: HFGAX).
That's fitting of his investment strategy, which avoids the "hype cycle" that is typical of the early stages of a technology company. "We're looking for new and exciting technologies, but the problem is, so is everyone," says Warmerdam, who thinks that's currently the case with cloud-computing and 3-D printing. "By the time they come to the public market, they tend to have the kind of high valuations we wouldn't tolerate."
After the frenzy, however, there is often a period of dissolution, followed by recovery and then apathy. That's when Warmerdam, 39, likes to make his move.
Ian Warmerdam combined his love of chess and suspicion of technology into a successful stock-picking strategy. Martin Hunter for Barron's
As a kid growing up on a sheep farm in the Scottish Highlands, Warmerdam was a keen chess player, and even competed, until he realized "this was not a path to getting a girlfriend." After studying technology and business at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, he became intrigued with portfolio management, which he likens to his childhood passion. "It's something that's both analytical and competitive," he says. After working his way up from analyst to investment manager at prominent United Kingdom investment and insurance firms, Warmerdam joined U.K.-based Henderson Global Investors in 2001.
His global tech fund launched on Aug. 31, 2001. The timing wasn't exactly ideal—post-bubble, investors were not very interested in tech stocks. "I knew the near-term prospects would not be very good, but I believed in the long-term prospects," he says. Indeed, the dot-com debacle was a wake-up call for tech companies and investors. "The companies we see today have some of the healthiest balance sheets of any industry," he says. Henderson Global Technology is up 12.8% a year over the past decade, better than 90% of its peers.
Working with co-manager Stuart O'Gorman out of the firm's Edinburgh office, Warmerdam aims to hold between 45 and 60 stocks of varying market caps. The team looks for companies it believes to be truly undervalued and can hold for five years or longer, a lifetime in this universe.
When searching for investment ideas, Warmerdam tends to focus on one of five key themes: e-commerce, online advertising, data, connectivity, and paperless payment. Lest the focus on e-commerce and online advertising raises eyebrows, Warmerdam says, "People say these are old news, to which I say, we've barely scratched the surface."
In fact, many of the fund's top holdings have been around for more than a decade, survived the boom-and-bust cycle of the late 1990s and remain leaders today, only at more compelling prices.
There's $122 billion in market capitalization Amazon.com AMZN -0.2088967639653082% Amazon.com Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD535.03 -1.12 -0.2088967639653082% /Date(1438635600164-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2991904 AFTER HOURS USD532.94 -2.41999999999996 -0.3906323009924677% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22332 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 250762723337.341 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 621733 More quote details and news » (AMZN), which the fund has owned off and on since the beginning. The fund's most recent purchase was January 2009 at $59, when it was trading at just over one times forward sales, a far cry from the 32 times it was fetching in 1999. The stock now trades at $268 a share, in part because of its move into cloud-computing, which Henderson considers icing on the cake.
Cisco Systems CSCO -0.211118930330753% Cisco Systems Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD28.36 -0.06 -0.211118930330753% /Date(1438635600235-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17195686 AFTER HOURS USD28.36 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 255237 P/E Ratio 16.584795321637426 Market Cap 144540970319.663 Dividend Yield 2.9619181946403383% Rev. per Employee 657397 More quote details and news » (CSCO) is another old hat that Warmerdam picked up in August 2011, when the stock was trading at just $15 a share. Cisco, now with $110 billion in market value, has undoubtedly moved from a high-growth firm to one with more modest growth but attractive valuations: It's trading at less than 11 times forward earnings. At its peak in 1999, it was priced at 150 times earnings, says Warmerdam. "Returns will be driven by management's acceptance that they are now a modest-growth company and are managing accordingly," he adds. "Revenues should grow in line with, or slightly ahead of, the broad market, with faster earnings growth."
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Sources: Morningstar; Henderson Global Investors
He scooped up top holding $428 billion Apple AAPL -2.357790601813685% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD118.44 -2.86 -2.357790601813685% /Date(1438635600232-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 69165156 AFTER HOURS USD117.76 -0.679999999999993 -0.5741303613644039% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 810812 P/E Ratio 13.676674364896074 Market Cap 691740216377.936 Dividend Yield 1.7561634582911179% Rev. per Employee 2409500 More quote details and news » (AAPL) in 2003, when it was still a niche computer maker. "We got involved because of the valuation and huge amount of cash on the balance sheet," he says, adding that the stock was then trading at today's equivalent of $8 a share. Even at $456 a share, Apple is still cheap on a price/earnings basis, he says, though he recently began trimming his stake, saying that Samsung Electronics (005930.Korea) has done a "terrific job" with smartphones and tablets and will take market share from Apple.
That's not to say Warmerdam doesn't have some newer names in the mix. He is now testing the social-media waters after the initial hype. Last February, he bought $14 billion LinkedIn LNKD -3.030601200432943% LinkedIn Corp. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD197.1 -6.16 -3.030601200432943% /Date(1438635906043-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4500823 AFTER HOURS USD196.6 -0.5 -0.2536783358701167% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 40642 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 25603588676.9631 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 371067 More quote details and news » (LNKD), believing that its growing use as a recruitment tool justified its high valuations. He has even come around to Facebook FB 0.13828316136581215% Facebook Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD94.14 0.13 0.13828316136581215% /Date(1438635600122-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 29135910 AFTER HOURS USD93.79 -0.349999999999994 -0.3717867006585936% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 207207 P/E Ratio 91.39805825242719 Market Cap 263858431006.815 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1591370 More quote details and news » (FB), which he bought in December at $27 a share, a good deal relative to its $38 initial-public-offering price, and its strong market share and improvements in mobile advertising.
Although U.S. companies typically account for 60% to 70% of the portfolio, the fund takes a more global perspective than its sector peers. "We think there's a real opportunity in buying small- and mid-cap companies internationally," he says. "Many of our competitors don't invest outside the U.S. at all."
One such company is the $31 billion Dutch lithography company ASML Holding ASML.ae -1.0386205505697288% ASML Holding N.V. U.S.: Nasdaq USD98.14 -1.03 -1.0386205505697288% /Date(1438635600225-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 817548 AFTER HOURS USD98.13 -0.0100000000000051 -0.010189525168127165% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 497 P/E Ratio 22.794629999535466 Market Cap 43395470712.2652 Dividend Yield 0.7746219686162625% Rev. per Employee 639616 More quote details and news » (ASML.Netherlands), which is a leader in producing a key piece of equipment for semiconductors. "Every year, semiconductors get more powerful and smaller in size, and that's because lithography makes it possible for smaller and smaller circuits."
Warmerdam is also sold on U.K. real-estate Website $2.8 billion Rightmove RMV.ln 1.7937219730941705% Rightmove PLC ADR U.S.: OTC USD56.75 1 1.7937219730941705% /Date(1438381201000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 204 P/E Ratio 35.70305127398553 Market Cap 5482086466.75305 Dividend Yield 1.1874185022026431% Rev. per Employee 708708 More quote details and news » (RMV.U.K.), which he scooped up for $8 a share in 2009. "It's the place to go if you're buying or selling a property in the U.K.," he says. While the displacement of print real-estate ads is hardly a new trend, Warmerdam believes the company still has a great deal of headroom for increasing revenue, both through greater market share and incremental price increase. "A significant amount of real-estate advertising still happens on paper, but it has been steadily moving online," he says.
After all, it's all about the endgame.
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Discussion in 'Austin Aztex' started by VioletCrown, Sep 16, 2009.
Fukin A! Get it togethor mis compadres. Sounds like it should be a roarin good time!!
Hey all - the Aztex Amber Ale is on the Chantico's Army agenda for tomorrow's (sunday)supporters' meeting: http://tinyurl.com/yjan9wq.
Lend your voice. See you all there!
Cuatros and Coach Heath will be there too!
Damn straight it's a topic!! I'm getting thirsty just thinking about it.
It's also a poll item at the Army's site.
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Hey all. Two of the local breweries offer free tours/beer tastings to the public this Saturday. A friend an I will be going to the Independence Brewery which is South-East of the intersection of IH-35/Ben White. Would anybody like to join us or meet us there for the tour? It is at 1 O'clock this Saturday for Independence Brewery, and there is also a tour available every saturday at Live Oak Brewery in East Austin.
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If anybody is interested in coming, or meeting us there then I will post contact info or PM me.
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Well for sure talk to them about triple A and if they ever do business with homebrewers.
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?) It's been 11 years since I last watched. Is Margo and Tom still on the show? If not, can anyone tell me what happened? Sooooo sad about Lance. I loved him as Hal. Are any of the Snyder's still on the show? I miss all the Snyder family. They use to have several members, especially Mama Snyder. I will start watching again. Some of the main stars were little kids when I use to watch it. I miss a lot of the charactors they use to have . Thanks. Lori
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Should You Go Pro — or Keep Photography as a Hobby?
Posted By Peter Phun On July 9, 2009 @ 1:48 am In Business of Photography | 6 Comments
Like most of us, I've made career choices that haven't worked out. Many years ago, I was recruited by Singapore Airlines, which trained me to be a pilot.
After my classmates and I received our commercial pilot licenses, we were told that our timing wasn't good and that we would have to work as cabin attendants temporarily — just until our pilot jobs came open for us.
"Temporarily" became three years. I decided to pursue another course. But what?
Cabin crew days: Yours truly rushes to be front and center among the Singapore Girls after tripping the self-timer on my camera. I took the picture in the upper deck of a B747 circa 1982.
It Started as a Hobby
While serving coffee and tea on airplanes, I traveled extensively — so of course, I bought a camera to document my journeys. I enjoyed my hobby.
This is what gave me the idea to go back to school and study photojournalism. I graduated and landed a job at a fairly large daily newspaper in Southern California.
I had a good run there. Then, 22 years later, I hit another fork in the road.
Working conditions at the paper had become intolerable. How intolerable? I literally walked home after turning in my company-issued car along with all the photo gear in the trunk.
Saying adios or selamat tinggal (Malaysian or Indonesian for goodbye) to something I loved and went to college to study was, needless to say, very difficult.
Happy Memories
Before things went downhill for me (and many other newspaper photographers), I considered it a job I was fortunate to have. Newspaper photography was fun, exciting, and extremely competitive. Positions were highly sought-after.
The perks of the job were innumerable. The experiences I had on a day-to-day basis were priceless.
How many jobs are there where you get paid to photograph and listen live to Luciano Pavarotti during rehearsal in a large theater with only five other people around?
Or to sit on the court at a Lakers game in front of Jack Nicholson?
Or to enter areas closed to the public when there's some sort of disaster like a wildland fire?
I can list countless other examples from my career — but then it might sound like bragging.
Advice for My Students
I still make my living from photography, as a freelancer. And I teach it part time now, too.
I find it fulfilling to influence how others use this art form. I use the term "influence" because that's all I can ever hope to do. Motivate, hopefully inspire and guide.
So, what do I tell students who enjoy photography as a hobby, and are considering it as a career?
I tell them first that it is very difficult to find the kind of staff position I had. Those jobs are disappearing.
A staff position is a job where your employer pays you specifically to take pictures. Most of the time, you're just the button pusher — except in the case of newspapers, where your job is to tell a story in pictures.
When you have a staff position, you can focus on taking pictures and don't have to worry about finding clients. You collect a regular paycheck and receive benefits. In return, you work the days and hours your employer dictates.
Even if you can find a staff position, they are often not as fulfilling as they used to be. (If they were, I wouldn't have walked home from mine, for good.) Staff photographers are more overworked, underpaid and underappreciated than ever.
Charting Your Own Path
The alternative to finding a staff position is to launch your own business, or freelance. That world is a tough one, too. It's even tougher now that digital photography is within the means of everyone who has a computer and some photo-editing software.
So am I saying not to pursue a career in photography? No — but you need to think about how to carve out a career that will make you happy.
Your answer may be to find a good mix of editorial work, weddings and portraits, while never forgetting to shoot for yourself, too. Projects that mean something to you personally (like this one did for me [3]) help keep your passion alive.
If you forget to nourish your passion, you will eventually burn out — spoiling what otherwise might have remained a wonderful hobby.
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#1 Comment By Nir Alon On July 9, 2009 @ 3:29 am
I am very lucky to be able to exercise photography as a hobby ... or more of a passion actually. This has enabled me not to forget the projects that I shoot for myself, and for others, without direct, immediate, material compensation.
I invite you to view what you can do for your soul when you're not worried about your wallet;
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The rewards of shooting for yourself and for others are overwhelming!
#2 Comment By Donald Giannatti On July 11, 2009 @ 3:58 pm
Nice story and well said. Professional photography has changed, and we all have to either change with it or be left behind.
I wonder where all the PJ's are going to go, but I also know that the people still crave news / information / images that tell a story. I think that one door (newsprint) may close at some point, but a new one that may not as yet be imagined, will open.
I just want us all to be ready.
#3 Comment By Wanda McCrae On July 12, 2009 @ 8:14 am
I am grateful you told your story, because it has deeply encouraged me. Eighteen months ago I was all but forced out of a career I had studied in college and that had meant a lot to me. It has been easy for me to think, "I am the only person this has happened to," but your story reminded me that is not the case. These things happen to many people, and we find ways to recover. Now I believe if you can build a meaningful career after being all but forced out of one, so can I.
#4 Comment By Peter Phun On July 13, 2009 @ 11:14 am
Thanks for sharing your wonderful and very important work.
"Pet Photography"-http://tinyurl.com/n5lrcp
"Teaching Kids"-http://tinyurl.com/lv9luy
Thanks for leaving your comment and reading. I don't think things are as bleak as they seem for PJs.
PJs probably need to update their storytelling skills with video and other web publishing skills.
If mainstream media indiscriminately uses "citizen journalists," it will have a problem with credibility.
Thanks for reading and also sharing. I am hopeful things will sort themselves out in time.
#5 Comment By Mark Zanzig On July 29, 2009 @ 8:29 am
Ouch. Your touching story hurts, really.
People like what we do, and they quickly get envious (for exactly the reasons you mentioned). What they all tend to forget is that "photography as a business" is not going anywhere soon (well, except downhill). With newspapers and magazines facing serious problems, with the advances in digital photography, and with further improvements of transmission speeds on the Internet, I honestly do not see a market that supports commercial photography like it used to.
Sure, there WILL be a few commercial photographers around in the future, but not even remotely as many as there used to be. (Those who work for agencies like Reuters, AP, or Getty will have an advantage.)
We -as photographers- will simply have to move on, maybe go into teaching the crowds what a good photo is, and how it can be taken? Maybe looking into fine-art prints?
#6 Comment By Peter Phun On August 5, 2009 @ 11:15 am
Hi Mark,
Sorry I took my time about responding.
As they say, the grass is always greener on the other side. I suppose if there is a teachable moment here, that would be that photographers, like everyone else these days need to be learning new skills especially with the advent of digital photography and all kinds of plug-ins in photoshop to easily create effects.
There is no point in constantly looking over your shoulder and lamenting about the loss of business with the hordes of photographers offering their services on Craigs List for very little money.
I think that even Reuters, AP and Getty are struggling as well. Since many amateurs are more than happy to upload their images to news sites as citizen journalist in exchange for being seen there, the picture agencies are also affected.
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— Doug Ellin (@mrdougellin) November 1, 2013
Flashback Friday: 2006 when Kaia and I dressed up as Pirates for Halloween! Seems like just yesterday! pic.twitter.com/hOkjMRhLWf
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May have to take a break from writing & go hunt down these incredible #Banksy pieces while I'm in #NYC. pic.twitter.com/8FVDscUZQS
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#weareThunder new haircut. New year. Championship? Oh yea. pic.twitter.com/C4FWz7cMgF
— Kristin Chenoweth (@KChenoweth) November 1, 2013
I've got some words for U, @Drake. Busting out my freestyle skills on @iamsteveharvey at 3 PM. #Drizzy this is why U don't chill-n-tell ;-)
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I have family that work at LAX. God, what is happening in this world. Smh. Prayers up ��
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de-sign' (n) -- The purposeful or inventive arrangement of parts or details
Imagine that, while walking across a field one day, you struck your foot against a watch. Examining the watch, you notice that its many parts fit together precisely, and that they are so ordered as to point out the time of day. There is little doubt, as the Reverend William Paley argued in his 1802 classic Natural Theology, that you would be certain that the watch had been purposely designed. In fact, that is exactly how we recognize design -- when we see a number of intricate parts that appear arranged to accomplish a purpose.
Now imagine that, while walking across a biology laboratory one day, you spied an outboard motor. Examining the motor, you notice that its many parts fit together precisely, and that they are so ordered as to propel a vessel through liquid. There are some salient differences, however, between your experiences in the field and in the lab. One difference is that, unlike the watch, the motor is quite tiny (you need a microscope to see it) and is part of a living bacterial cell. Another difference is that the motor is actually more intricate than the watch. While the watch must be constructed by someone, the motor actually assembles itself -- all in all, a much more impressive system than the watch.
Is the cellular outboard motor the only example of intricate machinery in life? Not at all. In the past 50 years, science has shown that the cell, the foundation of life, is chockful of molecular machines -- literally, machines made out of molecules. For example, a special issue of the journal Cell spoke of "the protein machines that control replication, splicing ... the machines that underlie the workings of all living things." Hasn't the complex foundation of life been explained by random mutation and natural selection? No. As University of Chicago microbiologist James Shapiro remarked, "There are no detailed Darwinian accounts for the evolution of any fundamental biochemical or cellular system, only a variety of wishful speculations."
So, then, what do you conclude about that motor, that fragment of life? Was it, too, designed like the nonliving watch? In my 1996 book
Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
, I answered yes. Whenever we see a complex arrangement of parts that fulfills some identifiable function -- for example, the faces on Mount Rushmore, the meaningful dots and dashes of a message in Morse code, or the pieces of a sundial -- in our experience that indicates design. Now that we have found such intricate machinery in the cell, I argue we are rationally justified to conclude that it, too, was designed.
The argument for the intelligent design of parts of life is an example of inductive logic. Inductive logic is common in science, and involves the extrapolation from things we have experience of to something outside of our experience -- sometimes very far outside. A good example is the Big Bang theory. In the early part of the 20th century, most scientists thought that the universe was stable and eternal. However, new data showed that the galaxies were rushing away from the earth and from each other. From our experience with simple things such as firecrackers and cannonballs, we know that particles rush away from each other in the aftermath of an explosion. By inductive reasoning, some scientists proposed that perhaps the universe itself began in something akin to a giant explosion.
Besides inductive logic, Big Bang theory and intelligent design theory have something else in common -- they both strike some people as having unwelcome philosophical or even religious overtones. For example, in 1989 the editor of Nature, John Maddox, wrote an editorial entitled "Down with the Big Bang," in which he called the theory "philosophically unacceptable." The eminent German chemist Walther Nernst in the 1930s said that, by definition, science required an eternal universe, so according to Nernst, the Big Bang theory was not science. But despite its philosophical overtones, even when it was first proposed, the Big Bang was a strictly scientific theory because it relied entirely on physical evidence and logic. I view the intelligent design hypothesis for molecular machinery in the same light. Although the idea may have philosophical overtones, it is based entirely on physical evidence and logic, and so is a scientific idea. Science should not shy away from an idea because of philosophical jitters.
Michael Behe is a professor of biochemistry. He is the author of
Darwin's Black Box
and has been one of the leading proponents for intelligent design. In October 2005, he testified as an expert witness for the defense in the landmark trial in Harrisburg, Pa., stemming from the Dover Area School District's decision to introduce intelligent design in the high school science curriculum.
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Winter 2006
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Maintaining, and even increasing the biodiversity around the fish ponds, while at the same time continuing commercial fish production would require upgrading management practices. For example, grass and reed should be cut only after the breeding season.
Ecosystem services and their financial value
2 750 Euro/ha
Biodiversity maintenance (hunting penalties)
50 750 Euro
Carbon sequestration (reed, soil vegetation and trees)
6 050 Euro/year (reeds)
Biomass production (reed)
67 150 Euro/year
The PES scheme
However, to recognize the real value of the biodiversity and the costs to the fishpond managers to sustain it, it is necessary to introduce more targeted payments.
That is why the WWF team developed and assessed how much it would cost to shift from pure profit-oriented to nature-responsible aquaculture business, also generating additional income from new opportunities, such as green premiums for nature-friendly aquaculture products or bird-watching tourism development.
A successful demonstration of extensive fish pond management in this pilot can have application for the many other fish ponds along the Lower Danube, in Romania as well as Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine, many of which are valuable wetland areas whose benefits extend far beyond fish production.


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James Austin, a genuine bonafide Scot, managed to get his hands on our Bakery Hill Classic, Double Wood and Peated Malts through the generosity of a friend, who passed on some of our miniatures to him. Below, we enclose his very complementary thoughts on our Australian take on the very Scottish tradition of whisky! "perhaps Australian whisky has the potential to become the new yardstick for scotch worldwide", indeed!... read more
I recently received an email from Sascha, a friend of the distillery, in South Africa. He stumbled across a bottle of Bakery Hill Peated Malt Cask Strength at renowned Dullstroom whiskey bar, Wild About Whiskey, and was nice enough to send over a picture. This got me thinking!... read more
Simon Seaton has been working his way through the whiskies of the world on his website somanywhiskies.com, and recently got a chance to sample our Classic and Peated Cask Strength Malts. These were his tasting notes.
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Alan Anderson (www.whiskycomedian.com) is returning to Australia in a couple of weeks to perform his comedy whisky tasting show at Perth Fringe: https://www.fringeworld.com.au/program/event/4495bb09-1256-4497-b65b-540569ab3046/
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Everyday Herbs in Spiritual Life
by Michael J. Caduto
Herbs have been essential to spiritual beliefs and practices throughout time and history. From Christian Scripture to Hindu observances, Jewish ritual to early Islamic literature, Native American traditions to Buddhist symbolism, plants are seen as a blessing from God and a way to remain in harmony with Spirit. Everyday Herbs in Spiritual Life is a hands-on guide to incorporating herbs into our spiritual life.
Michael J. Caduto is a renowned author, ecologist, educator and storyteller who has written and coauthored sixteen books, including "Native American Gardening", the "Keepers of the Earth" series, and "In the Beginning: The Story of Genesis and Earth Activities for Children."
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'Eureka' Gets A Fifth Season
Syfy orders another year of popular dramedy series
Bizarre, wacky and hugely popular, "Eureka" has been among one of Syfy's most stable performers ... and now the cable channel is saying thank you with a fifth season.
The series has gathered a lot of attention this season through its slight reboot and re-tooling. By way of time-travel, "Eureka" gave itself something of a makeover, and the overall consensus with fans of the show is that the change has allowed for a lot of a return of the fun and exciting energy that made the first season so enjoyable.
Overall, "Eureka" is averaging more than 3 million viewers per week over key demographics, which is comparable to the ratings high that the series hit last year when the show marked a 20 percent increase from Season 2, according to numbers provided by Syfy.
And the improvement -- both in ratings and creativity - - has not gone unnoticed at Syfy.
'Eureka' remains a steadfast performer for Syfy with its superb cast and perfect blend of drama, comedy and eye candy, Syfy's executive vice president of original programming, Mark Stern, said. Given what Jaime, Bruce and their entire team have done collectively to reinvent the show this year, we cant wait to see whats in store for Season 5.
In addition to the re-energizing of the premise, "Eureka" also has benefited from the addition of "Battlestar Galactica" alum James Callis, as well as a crossover episode with "Warehouse 13," a show which continues to hold the ratings record for the cable channel.
More recently, "Eureka" also has proven it isn't afraid to do things a little differently by following the "Doctor Who" route in the form of a Christmas special episode. A festive tale is already in the works for the series which will feature some holiday hilarity at Global Dynamics as a Christmas party goes awry in a very "Eureka" way.
"Eureka" airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET on Syfy.
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Upland Chronicles: Joe Sharp was dedicated to the preservation of Sevier County history
Age and overcrowding of the Sevier County courthouse became a hot issue in the 1960s, with some voicing a desire to tear it down and build a new, modern building. County Historian Joe Sharp spearheaded the effort to preserve the current structure and won by a narrow vote of 13-11.
In 1976, the Sevier County American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration Committee published "Sevier County Saga," a memorial keepsake about some of the life and lore of Sevier County. In the publication, the following special recognition was given to Joe Sharp:
"We especially appreciate the writers of the past who have taken time to record and preserve events so important to all of us. A special tribute is due to the late Sevier County Historian J.A. "Joe" Sharp (1903-1971), who had such a great love and comprehension of our county's heritage. So much of the early history contained in this booklet was compiled and researched by him that it would be impossible to give him all the credit he deserves."
During the four seasons that performances of the outdoor drama "Chucky Jack" were held at Hunter Hills Amphitheater in Gatlinburg, Joe Sharp served on the advisory board. He completed the historical background research for the play and collaborated with playwright Kermit Hunter, who wrote the script based on the life of John Sevier.
The historical markers situated at roadsides and in fields throughout Sevier County are the work of Joe Sharp. He was commissioned by the state of Tennessee to research and direct in placing the markers.
The Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at the East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville and the Rel and Wilma Maples History Center at the King Family Library in Sevierville both contain a valuable collection of articles written by Joe Sharp, which are available for research. His collection at the King Family Library contains 18 roles of microfilm.
Born Aug. 9, 1903, in the Pine Grove Community, Joseph Alexander "Joe" Sharp was one of three children of Walter Alexander Sharp and Alice Montgomery Sharp. Along with his sister, Katherine, and his brother, Grady, he attended Pine Grove School and graduated from Murphy College.
Sharp began his teaching career at Pine Grove School in the early 1920s. He ended it at Rule High School, where he taught history for 26 years.
He received a bachelor of science degree at Maryville College and a master's degree in history at the University of Tennessee. When he was in college, Sharp worked during the summer as a stonemason's apprentice for a company building houses near Lake Erie.
In June 1932, he married Dorothy Weatherly, whom he met while they were attending Maryville College. They moved to Covington, Tenn., where he was teaching history.
While Sharp was teaching at Rule High School, he and Dorothy built a log cabin on Highway 441 (now called the Parkway). Built on part of the Sharp home place, it was a retreat used for summers and holidays. But they soon found that life in the cabin was so much more pleasant than living in Knoxville that they converted it into their permanent home. The house was where the Titanic is now located.
Their children, David and Mary Jean, attended Sevierville Elementary School and Sevier County High School. David received a bachelor of science degree at the University of Tennessee and a master of science and doctorate at North Carolina State University. Mary Jean earned a degree in home economics at the University of Tennessee.
Sharp maintained a bountiful garden, a small peach orchard and a half-acre grape vineyard. He used some of the grapes to make his own wine. His son David remembers selling grapes at a roadside stand under a big umbrella.
Officially appointed Sevier County historian in 1950, Sharp cared enough about the past and future of Sevier County to spend tedious hours researching and recording events. Therefore, his words will continue to enlighten generations.
He served a term as president of the East Tennessee Historical Society, served as chairman of the Sevier County Democratic Party, and served as secretary of the Shiloh Memorial Cemetery Association.
Sharp had his contacts at the Sevier County courthouse, who alerted him when documents were going to be discarded. He would obtain the papers and keep them for his research.
The Sevier County News-Record, forerunner of The Mountain Press, relied on Sharp for descriptions of historical places and for many articles on Sevier County history.
He was a member and deacon of the Sevierville First Presbyterian Church and served as chairman of the board of deacons.
Dorothy was also a teacher. She taught in Sevier County at the Church of God Home for Children school, Sevierville Elementary School and Sevierville Middle School.
After retiring from teaching school, Sharp became a teller at the Bank of Sevierville, where he worked for five years before giving his time entirely to historical research. He spent countless hours placing markers on graves of veterans buried at Shiloh Cemetery.
As a professional genealogist, Sharp formed many wonderful friendships through his efforts to trace genealogy for people with Sevier County connections all over the country. He hosted hundreds of people who had relatives buried in Sevier County; particularly Shiloh Cemetery.
In 1971, Sharp was appointed by the governor to serve on the Sevier County Election Commission.
On Saturday morning, June 26, 1971, Joe Sharp died suddenly as a result of a heart attack. He was 67. His unexpected death brought an abrupt end to an unparalleled research effort on the history of Sevier County and its citizens.
I was humbled when I was appointed Sevier County historian last year and felt inadequate to fill the shoes of a man whom I have so long admired. Joe Sharp will long be remembered for the remarkable role he played in preserving the history of Sevier County.
Carroll McMahan is the special projects facilitator for the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce and serves as Sevier County historian.
The Upland Chronicles series celebrates the heritage and past of Sevier County. If you have suggestions for future topics, would like to submit a column or have comments; please contact Carroll McMahan at 453-6411or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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St. Joseph's Carmelite Monastery, officially established on July 16, 1988 as St. Joseph's House of Prayer by its founder Fr. Joseph Zawada, O.C.D.,who celebrated the first Holy Mass with approximately 72 in attendance. The original chapel was in a mobile home and could not hold more than 15 people.
Eventually, an old farmhouse on the property was renovated to provide a social hall for the growing flock.
Since its humble beginnings, St. Joseph's has continued to grow and a new monastery cloister has been constructed to house the community members. A new free-standing Chapel that seats 130 people was blessed on February 2, 1995. The Rosary Garden was completed and dedicated in May 2004.
Thanks to our benefactors and friends, the Stations of the Cross were dedicated and blessed on October 13, 2000 in conjunction with the Jubilee Year.
With your prayers and generosity, we will be able to add an additional shrine, a pilgrimage house and a larger social hall.


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BOSTON – Junior Cameron Lyle (Plaistow, N.H.) and senior Daniel DeCrescenzo (New Milford, Conn.) each posted top-three finishes to lead the University of New Hampshire men's indoor track & field team to a fourth-place finish after the first day of the America East Championships at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center on Friday.
With 24 points, the Wildcats trail Binghamton (57), Albany (46.50), and Boston University (24.50), but lead Maine (16), Stony Brook (9), UMBC (8), Hartford (6) and Vermont (4).
Lyle claimed second place in the weight throw with an IC4A-qualifying toss of 57-02.25. Fellow junior George Jumpp (Manchester, N.H.) also qualified for the IC4As as he finished fourth with a throw of 56-08.80.
DeCrescenzo finished third overall in the 5,000 meters, crossing the finish line in an IC4A-qualifying time of 14:31.27.
Freshman D'mahl McFadden (Penacook, N.H.) finished first in the 60-meter hurdle preliminaries and qualified for Saturday's finals in an IC4A-qualifying time of 8.22. McFadden also qualified for the 200 meter final as he finished 10th in the preliminaries in a time of 2.26.
In the 500 meter preliminaries, senior Sean Mitchell (Milford, Mass.) and sophomore Steve Souza (Fall River, Mass.) both qualified for Saturday's final in the event. Mitchell placed sixth in an IC4A-qualifying time of 1:05.20, while Souza took ninth at 1:05.79.
Freshman Nicholas Sullivan (Newport, N.H.) ran to a ninth-place finish in the 400 meter preliminaries and qualified for Saturday's finals with a time of 50.18.
The Wildcats' distance medley team of sophomore Kevin Greene (Silver Spring, Md.) and freshmen James Anderson (Melrose, Mass.), Dean Bhatt (Woodbridge, Conn.) and Jeffrey Moretti (Guilford, Conn.) finished fourth in an IC4A-qualifying time of 10:02.13.
The Wildcats return to action Saturday at the final day of the America East Championships at the Track & Tennis Center.


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Catherine Zeta-Jones always struck us as a woman not to be messed with (in the most flattering way possible!), and it looks like that same strength is helping her speak out about her mental illness. In an interview with People, Catherine Zeta-Jones discusses her bipolar disorder, offering support for those experiencing the same struggle. "This is a disorder that affects millions of people and I am one of them," Zeta-Jones explained. "If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help."
Though it's only been a week since Zeta-Jones checked into a mental health facility, she has since returned to Louisiana to film her new rom-com Playing The Field with Gerard Butler and Uma Thurman. News also broke earlier today that director Adam Shankman just cast Zeta-Jones in Rock Of Ages with Tom Cruise and Russell Brand. Zeta-Jones' character is slated to sing Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It." Said Shankman, "She's the villain who is out to stop rock 'n' roll from poisoning Los Angeles. If Tipper Gore and Anita Bryant had a love child, it would be this woman." Given how face-meltingly good Catherine was in the musical Chicago, we can't wait to see it, and for the actress to make a full recovery.
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Ida finishes season with inspiring win over Mason 41-0
Saturday, October 25th, 2014 9:12 a.m.
It's been a tough couple of weeks for Ida football coach Tom Walentowski. His mother, Glenna, passed away in Las Vegas on Oct. 14. Walentowski gave credit to his wife and two brothers for handling many of the details. He also was supported by his extended family — Ida's football team. The coach was presented with a ball signed by all the players following Friday night's 41-0 win over Erie Mason.
Mason's season-best game downs Blissfield 40-24
Saturday, October 18th, 2014 7:25 a.m.
Erie Mason put together what coach Joe Ayers called, "By far our best game of the season," defeating host Blissfield 40-24 Friday night. Austin Laderach led the way offensively with five touchdowns on runs of 9, 53, 18, 6 and 1 yards. He finished with 191 yards rushing on 27 carries.
Brooklyn Columbia Central overcomes Mason 45-28
Saturday, October 11th, 2014 4:43 a.m.
Austin Laderach was Mr. Everything for Mason, scoring all four Eagle touchdowns Friday night, but Brooklyn Columbia Central took advantage of four Mason turnovers to rout the Eagles 45-28.
Hillsdale routs Erie Mason 50-12
Saturday, September 27th, 2014 7:57 a.m.
Dan Crawford, just called up from the junior varsity, scored a pair of touchdowns for Erie Mason on runs of 14 and 36 yards, but the Eagles lost 50-12 to Hillsdale.
Onsted cruises past Erie Mason in second half 41-6
Saturday, September 20th, 2014 2:24 a.m.
The Eagles were tied 6-6 after the first quarter, but it went downhill from there. Onsted ran away with the game after the first, defeating host Mason 41-6 Friday night.
Mason ends drought by beating Dundee
Sunday, September 14th, 2014 11:04 p.m.
In a first half full of miscues and missed opportunities, Erie Mason looked destined to continue its 11-game losing streak at the hands of Dundee. But a heart-pounding fourth quarter and a Gatorade-shower later, the 1-2 Eagles nabbed a 20-19 victory, their first since 2012.
Keifer brothers lead Whiteford past Mason
Saturday, September 6th, 2014 8:11 p.m.
The Keifer brothers combined for 165 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns to lead Whiteford to a 34-0 victory over Erie Mason in a game that was called at halftime because of poor weather.
Twins spark Summerfield to 26-19 win over Mason
Friday, August 29th, 2014 1:53 a.m.
Twin brothers Josh and Tyler VanKainen have been waiting nearly two years to get back on the football field. They were not going to walk off it without making an impact.
Football coaches upset about limits on contact
Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 10:20 a.m.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association adopted new rules this season limiting the amount of contact in practice.
New Mason coach gets early start
Monday, August 11th, 2014 8:23 a.m.
New coach Joe Ayers got Erie Mason off to an early start.
High School Football kicks off
Monday, August 11th, 2014 7:05 a.m.
The Monroe News team is covering the opening day of high school football practice.
Mason picks new football coach
Saturday, April 5th, 2014 12:54 p.m.
Joe Ayers has been hired as Erie Mason's new football coach.
Coming Tuesday: All-Region defense
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 12:46 a.m.
Find out who has been selected to the All-Region defense.
Get ready for Round 2
Thursday, November 7th, 2013 10:31 a.m.
Bedford, Milan, St. Mary Catholic Central and Whiteford are making final preparations for the second round of the state playoffs.
Four games Friday night
Monday, November 4th, 2013 10:03 a.m.
Bedford, Milan, St. Mary Catholic Central and Whiteford all will be at home Friday night for the second round of the state playoffs.
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