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Ultra-Lawn started business in 1997 and was located at 840 Canal Street, Rathdrum, ID. Beginnings were frugal with no employees. We purchased one used truck and ran the whole business from our tiny living room. At the time, David (Gibson) did all aspects of the business from the actual mowing and fertilizing to billing and accounts payable.Read More
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We wanted to let you know how much we appreciated your sending Kevin & Frank (my two favorite landscapers!) back to our house this spring to take care of all the details. The yard is looking REALLY GOOD & we appreciate all your hard work!
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Google announced today on its blog that to make Gmail even more secure it will from now on force its web based email service to use an encrypted HTTPS connection at all times.
While Google doesn't specifically mention the countless reports of surveillance by government agencies in recent months, it does say the change means "no one can listen in on your messages as they go back and forth between you and Gmail's servers—no matter if you're using public WiFi or logging in from your computer, phone or tablet."
In addition, every single email message you send or receive—100% of them—is encrypted while moving internally. This ensures that your messages are safe not only when they move between you and Gmail's servers, but also as they move between Google's data centers—something we made a top priority after last summer's revelations.
Google has long supported secure HTTPS connections in Gmail and back in 2010 made it the default option for accessing Gmail despite a tradeoff between security and latency that comes with a sometimes slower HTTPS connection.
Google also wants to let you know that reliability is just as important to it as security. The company said today that Gmail experienced 99.978% uptime last year, which amounts to around "less than two hours of disruption for a user for the entire year."
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Most people don't appreciate this gesture by Google yet, but privacy that was expected in email is now closer to reality. Unfortunately, it took the invasion of privacy on law abiding citizens by our own government and discovery by someone now living in a foreign country to make it happen.
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ESPN insider Keith Law: D-backs 'got good value' with early-round draft picks
In recent years, ESPN baseball insider Keith Law has been adamant in his disapproval of how the Arizona Diamondbacks have been run -- especially from a player development standpoint.
But it seems general manager Kevin Towers may have made a fan out of Law, at least for one night.
In an insider piece Friday, Law wrote that the D-backs were one of four teams who he thought 'got good value' with their early-round picks.
With the No. 16 overall selection, Towers and Co. snagged right-hander Touki Toussaint out of Coral Gables (Fla.) Christian Academy, and while he didn't go as far as to compare him to 'a young Bob Gibson,' Law was effusive in his praise of the choice.
A lot of teams went crazy for upside, but I think the Arizona Diamondbacks did the best job of that group, landing three Vanderbilt commits. Touki Toussaint, their first-round pick, was among the highest-ceiling prep pitchers in the class, with a very loose, quick arm, fastball in the low to mid-90s, and above-average curveball already.
In addition to Toussaint, the D-backs used their second-round pick and a pair of supplemental choices on a trio of amateur prospects -- shortstop Isan Diaz, outfielder Marcus Wilson and left-handed pitcher Cody Reed.
And those picks seemed to meet with Law's approval, as well.
Isan Diaz is a polished middle infielder from western Massachusetts who boasts a high baseball IQ and good feel to hit, and who probably will move to second base in pro ball. Lefty Cody Reed might have gone higher except that he's 6-foot-3 and overweight at uncomfortably north of 250 pounds. But he's been 92-96 this spring and shows a chance for three pitches.
They also took non-Vandy commit Marcus Wilson, a speedy Southern California prep outfielder who has bat speed and a very projectable body; he got a little first-round buzz earlier in the spring.
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Commuter Q & A
|Who is considered a commuter?
|All students who do not live on campus are considered commuters. Even if you live in house in Berea, you are considered a commuter.
|What services are offered to commuters?
|The OCS is here to make your time here. Besides programs and events, the Commuter Lounge is available to commuters. As well, the OCS publishes the Commuter Connection Newsletter with articles and tips about commuting. As well, Commuter Student Assistants (CSAs) help new students to get acquainted to BW.
|Can commuters be involved on campus?
|Of course! You don't have to be a resident to be a member of a student club, Student Senator, or go Greek.
|Who is allowed to use the Commuter Lounge?
|The Commuter Lounge is available only to Commuters. Commuters may bring one guest. You can study, hang out with friends, and check your email.
|What is the "best deal on campus?"
|Every Thursday at Noon, the Commuter Activity Board (CAB) hosts all-you-can eat pizza for only $2; also known as the "best deal on campus." Pizza is in the Student Activities Center (SAC).
|Who is CAB?
|CAB, or the Commuter Activity Board is a student organization dedicated to commuter and resident students. Throughout the year CAB hosts several events and outings, including Cabapalooza and Brummagem.
|Where is the OCS office located?
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Carseat safety event in Huntington
HUNTINGTON — Children's safety will be the focus of a child passenger seat clinic and checkup event from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the Huntington Walmart at 3333 U.S. 60.
The West Virginia Governor's Highway Safety Program is hosting the event, where there will be certified technicians and instructors to check children's car seats at no charge.
Signs will be posted to direct motorists to the check site on the store's parking lot.
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Material Innovation
Its simple, people produce works, and we do what we can with them, we use them for ourselves. - Serge Daney.
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It is necessary to embrace new materials and technology in order to foster growth and facilitate learning in the ceramic arts. I suggest that we do all we can to honor and preserve our craft and its tradition, but continue to look forward toward future material applications. Collectively, we should be at each other's disposal, sharing innovation and discovery without delay or hesitation.


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Literature Group D: One (1) course in Classical, Biblical or Renaissance Literature:
ENGL 202 Comparative Mythology
ENGL 265 Western Literature: Origins to the Renaissance
ENGL 271 Development of the Drama
ENGL 345 Studies in the Bible as Literature
ENGL 378 Studies in World Literature (depending on topic)
ENGL 202 Comparative Mythology (Gen. Ed. Goals 4, 11)
A comparative study of primarily ancient myths through the Western and non-Western world, emphasizing such sources as Indian, Mayan, Finnish, Native American, Near Eastern, and Greek. Each belief system is first studied by itself before resemblances to other systems are sought. Finding elements that recur in a myth and that appear in other myths leads to considering the origin and nature of myth, as well as the significance of myth for a group of people.
Prerequisite: Completion of Gen. Ed. Goal 1 or permission of instructor.
ENGL 265 Western Literature: Origins to the Renaissance
A course designed to acquaint students with the foundations of western literature and with great writers of western civilization from antiquity through the Renaissance. Representative selections from such authors as Homer, Plato, Virgil, Dante, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, and Rabelais, as well as such works as the Bible, Greek drama, the medieval epic and romance are studied.
Prerequisite: Completion of Gen. Ed. Goal 1 or permission of instructor.
ENGL 271 Development of the Drama (Gen. Ed. Goal 4)
A study of the drama as an art form from its genesis in classical antiquity through its most recent expressions. Representative plays illustrating this development are read and discussed and students are encouraged to prepare selected scenes for class presentation. Related topics touched on include history of the theater and the literature of dramatic criticism.
Prerequisite: Completion of Gen. Ed. Goal 1 or permission of instructor.
ENGL 345 Studies in the Bible as Literature
An in-depth study of the literary art of the Bible in the context of the literature of the ancient Middle East. Focusing on specific topics, the course investigates the special literary characteristics of sacred texts, and may emphasize particular techniques (such as allusion, repetition, or parallelism) or genres (such as poetry, epic, prophecy, fable or history) within the Bible canon.
Prerequisite: ENGL 204 Literary Study or permission of instructor.
ENGL 378 Studies in World Literature
An examination of a special topic in world literature. Particular works covered may range from classical to contemporary texts, in English or in translation. Topics change each time the course is offered and may include the classical literature of Greece and Rome, the nineteenth-century European novel, and contemporary African literature. Depending on the topic, the course may fulfill the requirement for either Group D or Group E.
Prerequisite: ENGL 204 Literary Study or permission of instructor.


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New sounds for the big band
In the music of Revive Big Band, swing rhythms and instrumental solos, the core language of jazz, fuse with the rhythms of funk, rhythm and blues, soul, and the word play of hip-hop. This 18- to 20-piece band has performed tributes to the music of late rapper Guru, and arranged tunes by composers like Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter.
The band will perform Saturday at Diamond View Park during the two-day inaugural Art of Cool Festival. The band is made up of musicians around the New York area, many of whom went to school with trumpeter Igmar Thomas, who started the band and writes all the arrangements and original compositions for Revive.
Revive Big Band began in 2010 when Thomas held a jam session to allow younger players and seasoned veterans a chance to hear each other. Trumpeter Nicholas Payton came to one of those jam sessions, and eventually the promoter George Wein asked the band to perform at one of his festivals. Thomas later wrote his first big band charts, received encouragement from other musicians, and more performance opportunities came through, he said.
The band has worked with Payton, trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and pianist Marc Cary. Rapper Raydar Ellis also has worked with Revive, and will be onstage with the band Saturday. Thomas is a member of Cary's band, and composes for his own smaller ensembles. (Some of his compositions are "Trane Thang" and "Art of War.")
"I've always participated in big bands," he said, and he likes to think of Revive as an extension of that type of ensemble, encompassing the music of his generation. "We're definitely rooted in that tradition," he said of jazz, "but it really has no boundaries and is rooted in American culture."
Crossing over to different styles is by no means new. Thomas cites Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane as musicians in the jazz tradition who incorporated Latin sounds (Gillespie) and Indian music (Coltrane) in their work.
Saturday, audiences might hear some arrangements of Marc Cary, Gillespie, and some of the Guru tribute, he said. On Friday, he plans to sit in with Mark de Clive-Lowe at the Durham Arts Council. "I'll be bounding around," Thomas said of the festival.
WHAT: Revive Big Band at Art of Cool Festival
WHEN: Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Diamond View Park at American Tobacco
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The Saguache County Board of Commissioners are accepting written offers for the following list of lots. The lots will be for sale until an offer is accepted by the Commissioners, at their discretion, or until September 30, 2015.
If you would like to submit a bid offer for any of these properties you may request a packet from the Saguache County Land Use office at 719-655-2321. Bids must be submitted on a County bid form. Funds must accompany bids. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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March 1981
March 1, 1981 – Roger Sabens was the winner of a 10" Color TV from Burger Queen during their Sweepstakes drawing.
March 5, 1981 – Glasgow businessman Donald Rutledge has been named to the board of Directors of the T J Samson Community Hospital.
The 1981 Christmas Parade committee has been named – Freddie Proffitt and Ruby Estes, Co-Chairmen and members Kenneth Calvert, Bob Lee, Tim Smith, Bob Stone and Bobbie Wilkerson.
50th Anniversary celebrations include those of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Shive, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bartley.
March 10, 1981 – AD – Cavanah IGA Anniversary Celebration – Folgers Coffee 1.99 for one pound bag, Russett potatoes 20 pound bag for $2.29, Sugar, 2.90 for five pound bag, Coca Cola 8 bottle carton $1.49.
March 11, 1981 – Brad Bruton and Doug Berry won first place with a banjo guitar medley in the talent contest held at Western Kentucky University. David Reneau won third in the poster contest.
Restoration continues at 701 S. Green Street at the home of Sandra and Jim Heltsley. The project has been ongoing since August of 1979.
March 13, 1981 – WTVF, Television Five, has announced the resignation of Bill Goodman from his post as news director at the CBS affiliate. He will assume similar duties in Houston, Texas at KPRC-TV.
March 15, 1981 – AD – Grand opening of Strings Attached at 105 Columbia Ave. Gail Lester and Mahlian Grinstead are the owners. Where they have the whole ball of yarn and where needle arts are concerned.
March 16, 1981 – Approximately 300 persons in Park City are back in their homes after an emergency work crew repaired a railroad car valve that had been leaking ammonia.
March 18, 1981 – Jeff Carver and Robert Ward are named Barren County FFA Star Farmers during the annual banquet at Barren County High School.
March 19, 1981 – Well Known Glasgow businessman, J. Mitchell Ellis dies at age 77,
March 20, 1981 – New postal rates go into effect next week with a first class letter rising to 18 cents from the current 15 cents.
March 23, 1981 – Charles E. Elmore, Carpenter at Barren River State Lake was officially commended by Park Manager Neil Connell, in recognition of Sustained Superior Performance of duties.
The Barren County JV girls basketball team finished their season with a perfect 11-0 record. Members include Shelly Scott, Michelle Martin, Lisa Chapman, Glenda Wright, Margaret Flowers, Tracy Jones, Bobbi Peden, Susan Booth,Teresa Durbin and Terry Key. Coach Jimmy Shartzer and Manager Angie Mattingley.
March 25, 1981 – Glasgow Junior High student Kevin Wilson was recently named "best actor" in statewide competition. He has the role of "Puck" in the upcoming performance of "Midsummer Nights Dream" by the Junior High Players.
March 29, 1981 – AD – Jack & Jill's Children's Shop, 112 Columbia Ave, has recently opened under the management of Ann Samson. It features children's clothing, infant to size 14.
March 30, 1981 – Winn Davis, Michael and Samantha Glass and Case Davis offered a grape juice stand to passer byers on W. Washington Street.
Hank Royse has been named Brown and Bigelow's Sales Representative of the year for 1980.
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There's a saying I grew up with — "country come to town" — but I never thought it would apply to me. I was the big-city girl from Atlanta. And, in the case of one overprotective mother from Roane County, I was the predatory big city girl out to steal her son.
That all changed when my agent asked me to meet her for water at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Through a strange chain of events, I managed to move to L.A. shortly after being contacted by a literary agent who said she had a book in mind for me. She wanted to a little "face time" before any promises were made, however.
In preparation for the meeting, I had my hair cut and bought a new dress. I knew there was no way I could pass myself off as someone who frequented the Beverly Wilshire lounge. ("Pretty Woman," which was filmed at the hotel, had been released the year before.) Still, I didn't want to look like a total rube. Ha.
I picked out a professional but understated navy dress, which I wore with taupe (popular at the time) hose and ballerina flats.
It was about a 40-minute drive from our apartment at Hermosa Beach to the hotel. Just as I got too far to turn around, I realized my half slip was slipping. When I stood up, it would be hanging below my hem, so I stopped at a restroom. I ditched the slip, looked in the mirror and realized I looked like a flight attendant. Not the look I was going for.
When I pulled up to the hotel parking lot, there were two cars in front of me waiting for the valet to take the keys — one a Mercedes, the other a BMW. I was driving a brand-new Toyota Corolla. When I pulled up to the valet, he sneered at me and said, "What?"
No way I was turning my key ring, complete with a World War II-issue P-38 can opener, over to this snob, so I found on-street parking.
When I walked into the lounge, I recognized my agent immediately. She was the 40-something in the black leather mini-skirt. I reflexively tugged at my skirt, but there was no way to disguise it — I was country come to town.
My agent was most gracious. We ordered bottled water and talked business, then she said a friend was joining us. Soon they were chatting about 40th birthday parties. The friend's party had been quite the affair. She rented a chateau in France for a period costume gala and wore one of Glenn Close's dresses from "Dangers Liaisons." Not a copy, but the actual dress.
I didn't offer that I had worn a garbage bag affixed with fast food wrappers and soft drink lids at a recent Halloween party; I went as "Tennessee Trash."
The two "big girls" told me to walk around nearby Rodeo Drive and come back and tell them what I thought.
Like Julia Roberts' character, I got the deep freeze from shop clerks. They didn't ask if they could help me; they knew they couldn't. I felt as if I were in an alternate universe.
As I rounded the block, I saw a "street person" and smiled at her. She gave me a hug and said it would bring me luck.
I think she recognized a fellow traveler on this alien planet.
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Posted: November 30, 2012|
Bin collections at the crack of dawn could be scrapped in Ely following complaints from residents.
People living in Ely's city centre say they are being woken as early as 4am by the sounds of waste firm Veolia collecting commercial waste.
They say the High Street, Market Street and Market Square are the worst-affected areas and that it is "totally unfair" for residents living there.
The issue has been raised with East Cambridgeshire District Council's environmental health department, which is investigating.
A spokesman said officers are now monitoring noise levels.
Veolia Environmental Services said it is now speaking to customers to try to retime collections.
Dominic O'Sullivan, of High Street, Ely, said: "It's totally unfair on people like me who live in the city centre. To hear refuse lorries at 7am is fine – but 4am and 5am is not. The noise is unbearable and is disrupting all of our sleep.
"There are doctors who live near me and they say it is affecting their work, and there are families with children who are at their wits' end.
"This has been going on for over a year now and can be up to three or four times a week. We need it to stop."
A Market Street resident, who did not want to be named, said: "People might think that because we live in the city centre we should put up with loud noise and disturbances but that is not fair."
A spokeswoman for Veolia said: "Early morning collections outside the rush hour are timed to avoid disruption to businesses but, at the same time, we clearly wish to avoid inconvenience to residents.
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Designs of the Year winners announced
Posted by Creative Review, 10 April 2013, 14:19 Permalink Comments (6)
The Gov.uk website and John Morgan Studio's identity for the Venice Architecture Biennale are among the category winners of the Design Museum's Designs of the Year
This year's jury was chaired by Ilse Crawford and consisted of Johanna Agerman Ross (editor of Disegno), architect Amanda Levete, Olga Polizzi (director of design for Rocco Forte Hotels), garden designer Sarah Raven, Nicolas Roope of Poke and, er, Griff Rhys Jones
The panel chose the Venice Architecture Biennale as winner in the Graphics category. Its stencil typography is a reference to Venetian street signage, or nizioletti (Eye has a good post about the thinking behind the project here)
Gov.uk won in the Digital category (read our extensive piece on the project from our Nov 2012 issue here)
Other category winners were, in architecture, Frédéric Druot, Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal's Tour Bois-Le-Pretre, which revived an old tower block in Paris
In Fashion, the winner was, unusually, a documentary, Lisa Immordino Vreeland's film Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel
The Furniture winner was the Medici chair by Konstantin Grcic for Mattiazzi
While ColaLife and PI Global's anti-diarrhoea kit, Kit Yamoyo, which is made available to those in need in Africa using Coca-Cola's distribution channels, won in Products
And the Transport winner was the Morph Folding Wheelchair Wheel, designed by Vitamins for Maddak Inc.
The seven winning designs will now compete for the overall Design of the Year 2013, to be announced on April 16. The winning entries, along with all the shortlisted designs are on show at the Design Museum until July 7.
The April print issue of CR presents the work of three young animators and animation teams to watch. Plus, we go in search of illustrator John Hanna, test out the claims of a new app to have uncovered the secrets of viral ad success and see how visual communications can both help keep us safe and help us recover in hospital
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So glad that gov.uk won - they completely revolutionised the government's digital offering... completely deserved.
2013-04-10 15:07:04
Gov.uk is a worthy contender of this year's Oscar
2013-04-10 17:43:36
I totally love the Venetian stencil street signs but I wonder if it's enough to win that prize. The Gov.uk website on the other side, totally deserves the "prize".
2013-04-11 09:55:32
Yea, a little uninspiring on the whole to me...good, but not above and beyond for my money..
2013-04-11 21:59:24
Anyone who can make a wheel fold up and still work perfectly is a genius. This deserves the overall prize in my opinion.
2013-04-15 10:56:28
Hate that chair.
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John Walker points us to this Eurogamer piece reporting that some of EA's Origin user accounts have been hacked in the past few days. Apparently users were seeing strange emails that their passwords had been changed.
Here's Walker:
Rather than the phishing scam it might at first appear to be, these really are successfully changed account notifications. Which means someone has got hold of both a username and password of an account holder, and been able to circumnavigate the security that prevents an outsider being able to change such details. Because, as is mostly the norm, there isn't any. I've just loaded my own Origin account, and when logged in all I need to do to change the password is know the old one. That done, the original account holder is locked out.
To make matters worse, once hacked, the account's email address can also be changed making regaining control of your account a massive headache. I just changed my password as well, and recommend everyone does the same, and as Walker notes there was no verification process necessary. That may be standard, but it's risky.
I mean, I have my Guild Wars 2 account set up so that an email verification is needed whenever the game is logged into from an IP address that isn't mine. That's a lot more comforting, if not fool proof, than simply being able to change your password on the fly.
Here's EA's response to Eurogamer:
EA has responded officially to me and chosen not to directly reference what's going on; no Origin loopholes were mentioned, no hacking attempts singled out.
It was a routine 'contact our help desk/we're always looking for ways to improve Origin/pick strong passwords' statement instead.
"Anytime a player has a question about the security of his or her account or personal data, we take it very seriously and take all possible steps to help," recited the EA robot. "For any customer who cannot access their Origin account for any reason, we ask them to please contact Origin Help or EA's customer experience group at help.ea.com."
"The robust security measures in place to protect Origin users accounts are constantly being expanded and upgraded, and we also strongly recommend customers take the protective steps of using strong passwords and changing passwords often."
Like day-one DLC, account security is as much about public relations as it is about anything else. Even for those of us not hacked, a disappointing company response looks bad. Compare this to Blizzard's response when Battle.net was hacked. Blizzard was enormously forthright and their communication itself was reassuring. Something to think about.


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Get ready for 'wintry mix'
The work week may finally be over, but driving home this evening might not be such a great relief.
The dreaded "wintry mix" is coming.
That combination of rain, freezing rain, snow, and maybe a little sleet should be arriving sometime this afternoon — and it could be staying awhile.
The precipitation will start with some snow a little after noon and that will gradually turn to freezing rain this evening.
"It's probably going to affect the evening commute," said meteorologist Scott Sharpe with the Raleigh office of the National Weather Service. "With cold air already in place, it's probably going to leave a little glaze on the roads."
The good news is there's not likely to be much of it.
"We don't expect much accrual, not much snow or ice total," Sharpe said. "Amounts should be on the light side. But there still could be slick spots, particularly on bridges."
In expectation of what might be a difficult commute, the Durham Public Schools on Thursday already announced a shortened school day, with students being dismissed three hours early today. Chatham County Schools will dismiss students at 10:30 a.m. and Orange County Schools will dismiss students at 11:30 a.m. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools also will close early. UNC Chapel Hill also has canceled afternoon classes and N.C. Central University classes are canceled after 1 p.m.
And with temperatures Saturday morning still hovering below or at the freezing mark, the glaze won't be gone, most likely, until the afternoon.
The fast-moving area of low pressure headed into the area from the Tennessee valley and the southern Appalachians is also bringing with it some gusty winds — up to 25 or 30 miles per hour — along with the cold temperatures. That means it will feel even colder.
The whole weekend, in fact, will be much colder than usual, with highs both days probably no more than around 40 degrees. Normal high temperature for this time of the year is around 50. And overnight, the mercury will descend into the chilly low 20s.
If you're looking for something warmer, you'll have to wait until the beginning of next week, when you'll see around 55 degrees on Monday and then a very pleasant 60 or so on Tuesday.
A note from Durham Public Schools: Due to anticipated inclement weather, Saturday's SAT Test Centers at Jordan High and City of Medicine Academy will be closed. The tests have been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16. Parents and students with questions regarding new registration tickets should contact the College Board at 1-800-257-5123.


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President David Nestor called the Oct. 22 meeting of the Sanford Rotary Club to order at noon by asking Tommy Rosser to lead the Rotary Prayer. Tom Spence directed the group in singing "America, The Beautiful."
Nestor gave a brief overview of his recent visit to the Seattle area. He mentioned several special places that would be of interest to anyone visiting there, including the much publicized "Gum Wall."
Joy Gilmour won the 50/50 raffle.
Paul Horton announced that the group that leads Character Counts at Tramway School would meet on Wednesday and that any Rotarian with interest in this initiative would be welcome to attend.
David Foushee gave an update on the speech contest for high school students.
Under the bragging section, Dick Poletti praised the Lee County High School Band and its recent great performance. Tom Dossenbach commended Carter Keller on his leadership of the Airport Authority. He also mentioned the ribbon cutting for the enhanced airport runway. David Nestor bragged on the Seattle Seahawks. Sam Sillaman bragged on the Rotary Foundation and Tommy Rosser's leadership in the local club Foundation effort.
Nestor introduced Petty Officer First Class Nathan Naomb, the Navy Recruiting Officer of the local region, who made a presentation on the Navy as a career; and in particular, the effect submarines have had over the years in assuring the security of America.
The speaker gave a detailed explanation of the benefits the Navy has to offer recent high school graduates and others who might have interest in that particular branch of the services. He explained how the G.I. Bill could care for the cost of a college education. He covered the benefits of learning a trade while in the Navy. He spoke with pride about serving in a meaningful way in the security of America.
The speaker gave a history of the submarine and its use in peaceful times and in times of conflict. He explained that Germany was ahead of the U.S. and the rest of the world in the use of submarines as early as World War 1. He explained that submarines came into prominence around 1940, playing a major role in World War II, sinking a major part of the Japanese Navy and rescuing many Americans whose ships had been sunk. He said submarines were very effective in slipping into enemy ports and destroying submarines that were in the process of being built. He said the quietness of submarines allowed them to enter and leave places with highest secrecy during war or peace time. When asked how long a submarine could stay under water, his answer was the limit was determined only by the food supply.
The speaker responded to several questions.
Nestor thanked the speaker. Joy Gilmour led the Pledge of Allegiance and David Foster led the Rotary Four-Way Test.
Members of the Sanford Lions Club officially installed its newest member Thursday, Oct. 24, in an induction ceremony conducted by past president and treasurer Bob Nelson. New Lion Lewis T. Holder accepted the club's challenge and mission of helping the blind and sight impaired and working on projects that help others in the community.
Holder was sponsored by Tommy Mann, who praised him for already working very hard the past few months leading up to and including the Lee Regional Fair. They along with several other Lions are members of Sanford High School's Class of 1961. Holder was senior class president and worked for more than three years as a N.C. Highway Patrolman before enrolling in the School of Pharmacy at UNC-Chapel Hill where he graduated in 1972. He was a pharmacist in several North Carolina cities before retiring and returning to his hometown.
The night's guest speaker was Matt Van Hoose, coordinator of Grants and Sponsored Programs at Central Carolina Community College. He explained the new Central Carolina Works program that will place a career and college advisor in each of the nine high schools in Lee, Chatham and Harnett counties served by the college. They will encourage participation in dual enrollment coursework, most of it offered on the high school campuses. Students can pursue studies that can transfer to the state's four-year colleges or pursue technical and vocational fields leading directly to employment.
Much of this will be free, or at little costs, to students and their families. A fundraising target of $750,000 has been set by the program committee to cover initial startup, including hiring the advisors and cover scholarships for needs such as transportation, books and materials for students. This program should increase the number of students taking advantage of dual public school and college enrollment, increase the number of students who enroll and complete college coursework, and improve the job readiness of our young workforce, Van Hoose said. This program is endorsed by school systems in the three counties, area chambers of commerce, economic development leaders and North Carolina's Golden LEAF Foundation.
Program Chairman was Bucky Phillips and Dr. Marvin Joyner, past president of CCCC, introduced the speaker. President Richard Holshouser presided and Richard Hendley opened the meeting with prayer. Tail Twister Bonita Cox got things started with several jokes and also fined a number of Lions for not wearing wrist bands to promote membership.
Newly installed President David Caplan presided over the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Lee County held at The Flame Restaurant on Oct. 16. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Lyn Hankins and the invocation was given by Caplan. Project fund tickets were sold by Susan Campbell and Helen Culberson was the winner. Happy dollars came from Culberson, Sara Harrington, April Montgomery, Tim Copas and Sally Porter. Meghan O'Shaughnessy, guidance counselor at BT Bullock School, was the guest of Caplan.
Caplan recognized Denny Woodruff for the weekly Woody's Words of Wisdom. Drew Lucas thanked the membership and reported that the club's Sanford Area Soccer League concession stand has been greatly appreciated by the soccer league participants and has become a great mini-fundraiser for the club's service projects. Patricia Deffenbaugh thanked the membership for preparing and delivering the dictionaries to the local elementary schools, noting that every third grader in Lee County would receive a dictionary in the next two weeks. The third grade students at Grace Christian School received their dictionaries on Oct. 16. This dictionary project has been made possible because of the co-sponsorship and generosity of the following: Good Hope Baptist Church ($500), Phoenix Fire Protection ($750) and TV-46/Kim Lilley ($250).
In community announcements, Judi Womack told the membership about the following two events sponsored by the Enrichment Center of Lee County: Walk for Alzheimer's Research and a seminar titled Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren. Gwyn Maples passed a sign-up sheet and encouraged the membership to volunteer at this year's No Scare Fair.
Sara Harrington introduced Kamilah Davis, the Lee County Director of the NC Coastal Pines Girl Scout Council and the speaker for the day. Davis began with a contest about Girl Scout trivia. Correct answers were awarded a box of Girl Scout cookies. Davis shared information about what the 11 troops in Lee County offer, stating that Girl Scouting is much more than the traditional cookies, camping and cooking. A forever expanding program, participants will have the opportunity to excel in science, finance, health and fitness, leadership, arts and culture, the outdoors and high adventures. Volunteer opportunities are available and Davis encouraged calling the NC Coastal Pines office in Raleigh at (800) 284-4474 or go to www.nccoastalpines.org and mention Lee County.
The meeting was adjourned with the reciting of the Kiwanis Defining Statement.
President Andy Manhardt opened the Oct. 28 meeting of the San-Lee Sunrise Rotary with the "Quote of the Day": "Don't take your organs to heaven with you. Heaven knows we need them here."
Paul Dauphin led the Rotary invocation, and Ed Mishler led the Pledge of Allegiance. Andy Manhardt, Neal Jensen, Ed Mishler, Debbie Clifford and Paul Dauphin received make-ups for work at the No Scare Fair, and Nolan Williams and Terry Mullen received make-ups for Character Plus instruction.
In Good News, Alan Zulick reported a birthday, and Terry Mullen shared the news that his daughter is soon to be married. Paul Dauphin touted wins by the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. Andy Manhardt described how smoothly and efficiently parking was managed at this year's No Scare Fair.
In Community News, Neal Jensen and Andy Manhardt had high praise for "The Dixie Swim Club," the current show at the Temple Theatre.
In Clubs News, the next meeting of San-Lee Sunrise on Nov. 4 will be a Back Pack Pals day. Ed Mishler has Belk Charity Sale cards to raise funds for the club. The Charity Sale will be held Nov. 9. The Rotary Foundation Banquet will be held Nov. 7 at the High Point Country Club. The San-Lee Sunrise Rotary Holiday Party will be held Dec. 5 at the Carolina Trace Country Club. The festivities will include the traditional auction to raise money for underprivileged children. Terry Mullen presented a brief description of the 2013-2014 Character Plus program for Lee County Schools.
Manhardt introduced Taylor Anderton, with Carolina Donor Services, for a program using the precepts of the Four-Way Test to describe how when you donate your organs for transplant you have the power to donate life. Approximately 3,600 people are waiting for transplants in North Carolina. As a donor, a person can save eight lives through organ donation and heal more than 50 lives through eye and tissue donation. The wait for a kidney in North Carolina is six to eight years. Transplantable organs include heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas, cornea of the eye, skin, small intestine, thymus and heart valve. As part of her program, Anderton described and explained many of the myths and misconceptions associated with organ transplantation.
There are three ways to join the donor registry in North Carolina. You can have a red heart added to your driver's license through the Department of Motor Vehicles. You can register anytime online at www.DonateLifeNC.org or you can complete a paper enrollment form available through Carolina Donor Services. Carolina Donor Services may be contacted at 1-800-200-2672 or www.CarolinaDonorServices.org .
Manhardt closed the meeting with the Four-Way Test and the thought: "Don't think of organ donations as giving up part of yourself to keep a total stranger alive. It's really a total stranger giving up almost all of themselves to keep part of you alive."
Are you interested in learning how to quilt? Would you like to enhance your quilting skills or just enjoy being with other quilters? Come join the Brick Capital Quilters' Guild meeting Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Enrichment Center. Come early, bring a bag dinner and join in for fellowship from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Members will share current projects during show and tell. The Guild looks forward to seeing all level of quilters.
Are you wanting to learn to quilt? Hearts and Hands ECA Quilters Guild meet two Saturdays a month at the McSwain Center and throughout the year host quilting workshops. If you are interested in learning to quilt, call N.C. Cooperative Extension in Lee County at (919) 775-5624.
TOPS #NC 218 Sanford (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets on Mondays with weigh-in at 5:30 p.m. and meeting at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 202 Summit Drive. Call Margaret Shepherd at (919) 258-6910 or James King at (919) 258-6233.
The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experiences, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Al-Anon believes that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.
The Sanford, N.C., District 7, Central Carolina Al-Anon family group meetings are held on Tuesdays from 8-9 p.m. at the Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., on Thursdays from noon-1 p.m. and on Fridays from 8-9 p.m. at the AA Building, 319 N. Moore St.
The North Carolina Christian Cyclists #129 meet at the Golden Corral the first Saturday of the month from 9-9:30 a.m. for breakfast and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. for the meeting. Weather permitting, a chapter ride follows the meeting. Newcomers are welcome. The chapter serves western Lee County and Harnett County.
The Central Carolina Toastmasters — a local chapter of Toastmasters International — meets every second and fourth Monday of the month at Wilkinson Hall, Room 271, at Central Carolina Community College, Kelly Drive, Sanford, at 6:30 p.m., and every first and third Tuesday of the month at Moen Inc, 2609 Cox Mill Road, Sanford, at noon. Meetings are free and open to the public.
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills. For more information, visit www.toastmasters.org.
Reservations are necessary for the Tuesday Moen meetings, but not needed for the Monday meetings. For more information concerning Central Carolina Toastmasters, call Cynthia Wilt at (919) 748-7054.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women that share a desire to quit drinking. The Central Carolina Group meets at 319 Moore St., Sanford. Meeting times include: Monday–Saturday at noon, Sunday–Saturday at 6 p.m. and Fridays at 8 p.m. All meetings at Moore Street are open to the public except the Tuesday 12 and 6 p.m. and the Thursday 6 p.m. meetings. The Anonymity Group meets at Jonesboro Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St., Sanford, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8 p.m. (919) 776-5522.


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Do video game skills translate into real world talent?
That is the question that Nissan are trying to answer through their new reality show airing on Speed TV from September 20th. To kick things off a nationwide (USA only) tournament was conducted where the 16 top Gran Turismo drivers were selected from nearly 54,000 entrants. Those 16 virtual speedsters will now compete for a shot at becoming a motorsport professional, not in the virtual world but for the actual Nissan race team! So can gaming skills translate into real world talent, we'll find out soon!
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From Freezing To 70ºApril 10th, 2012 at 10:28 pm by Angela Buchman under Weather
A freeze warning remains in effect for Wednesday morning, with temperatures forecast in the upper 20s and lower 30s.
There will be a mix of sun and clouds on Wednesday, with highs in the 50s. 60s are back for Thursday and Friday. Highs in the 70s are in the weekend forecast.
A developing storm system will bring rain and storms to our west later Thursday and Friday. Right now we are forecasting that rain to arrive here this weekend. Stay tuned for updates on the timing, as you make your weekend plans.


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Officers at the scene of Tuesday morning's shooting on Watauga Street. Photo by David Grace.
KINGSPORT — Kingsport police have shot an armed and wanted man after a lengthy Tuesday morning standoff at a city residence, with witnesses saying the suspect refused to come off a roof for negotiating officers.
The man, identified by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as Jeffrey Chase Caldwell, 25, allegedly made several statements about hurting himself and officers — then made "threatening gestures" with the unspecified weapon.
That solicited gunfire from police, shooting Caldwell once in the abdomen. He's currently receiving treatment for the wounds at Holston Valley Medical Center and scheduled to undergo surgery.
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Here we go again.
Back in 2011, zoning officials in Fairfax County sparked a firestorm of sorts when they proposed an ordinance change that would make it harder for area restaurants to have dance nights.
From the county's perspective, restaurants that pulled up tables at night to make room for dancing were problematic, and too often accompanied by fights, drugs, and violations of fire code and alcohol laws.
Unfortunately, dozens of well-intentioned restaurants that were fully compliant with existing zoning laws were penalized due to the actions of a handful of serial offenders.
We see potential similarities in Fairfax County's latest zoning proposal.
This time, a proposed new zoning ordinance seeks to limit how often people can have large gatherings in a private home. Zoning officials proposed the limits to provide themselves with an additional tool to go after people who are regularly creating noise and parking problems that disrupt their neighbors.
While their intentions appear noble, the challenge going forward is addressing the noise issue in a reasonable manner.
As it stands now, the rule states that residents are allowed to have gatherings of 50 or more people up to three times in a 40-day period, which equates to about 27 times a year. Based on last week's public comment meeting at the South County Government Center, more than a few Fairfax residents feel the proposed ordinance still needs major tweaking.
One of those residents is Matthew Clark, an attorney with the American Center for Law and Justice who also holds regular Bible study meetings in his Fairfax home.
"[The proposal] poses a grave and fundamental danger to the Constitution," Clark said, adding that "It doesn't address the fundamental problem it is supposed to address. It is needless regulation for a non-existent problem."
He found support from Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), who reiterated his long-held belief that noise issues can be addressed using existing laws.
"We are punishing the many for the acts of a few," Herrity said. "We need to enforce the laws that we have on the books."
This one feels wrong on several fronts, beginning with homeowners being told who they can invite to their homes and when. Every spring, half a dozen major events—weddings, proms, high school and college graduations-- take place in the lives of many Fairfax families. Should those families really be tasked with counting days between events and limiting the guest list at their daughter's graduation party or son's bar mitzvah? While we won't go as far as calling it a threat to our Constitution, it's clearly a case of going after a few flies with a sledgehammer.
There's also the issue of who is going to enforce this new rule. Are zoning officials expected to accompany police officers to every large gathering in the county and begin issuing citations? Not likely.
We get that Fairfax County has its share of inconsiderate neighbors and that the noise issue is legitimate. Since December, the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office has received nearly 4,000 calls for service for both loud party and noise violations. That's a lot of resources spent on a problem that's been all but impossible to enforce.
Fortunately, part of the county's new noise ordinance addresses those issues head-on. The changes would set daytime and nighttime decibel limits and prohibit certain types of noise-generating activities, like loudspeakers and construction, between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. There could also be new rules to address barking dogs and other animal noise that is "plainly audible and discernible."
Those changes are sensible and enforceable.
Limiting the number of large gatherings at a home to three in a 40-day period? Not so much.


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Available June 30th on Beatport, via Big Beat/Atlantic.
2014 marks the tenth anniversary of Cr2 Records, who celebrates with new 2014 remixes of their original Chuckie & LMFAO "Let The Bass Kick In Miami Bitch", by Lucky Date and HLM.
Billboard sets up an interview tent at ULTRA this past weekend, speaking to each Steve Aoki, Steve Angello and the SIZE crew, Chuckie, Borgore, Flux Pavilion, and Dillon Francis.
Chuck's new single is available now on Beatport, via Big Beat Records.
Chuckie serves up this mash-up of Jay Z's "Holy Grail" with Blasterjaxx's "Snake".
GLOWINTHEDARK and Chuckie pay homage to N.E.R.D. on their new collaboration "NRG", due December 23rd on Spinnin' Records.
Chuck adds some Dirty Dutch flavor to Epik's new collaboration with Camille Jones.
We showed you the original mix of Chuckie's new single for Alantic Records, featuring vocalist Maiday a few weeks ago. Today we bring you the remix by Italy's Gary Caos alongside Jerome Robins.
The single will be released Nov. 25th.
Update: We have a full-length preview of the track now, as promised. 10/27/13: While only .34 seconds, here's your first taste of Chuckie's next record, "Skydive". Longer versions inevitably coming soon….
Dirty Dutch DJ Chuckie's foray into the hip-hop market, "Makin' Papers", gets an official video, directed by Larenz Tate.
Dzeko & Torres offer up this free remix of Chuckie and Promise Land's hit, "Breaking Up".
Update: The track is now available for purchase via Beatport. 7/18/13: As the lines between hip-hop and electronic music continue to blur, Chuckie teams with Lupe Fiasco, Too $hort, and Snow Da Product on his new single, "Makin' Papers".
One of the biggest tracks of David Guetta's Ultra 2013 set was "Down To This", from Chuckie and Dzeko & Torres, which sees release this week on Beatport via Atlantic's Big Beat imprint. Everybody get down to this!
Chuckie and Betatraxx team with legendary Guns & Roses guitarist, Slash, for "Rocktronica", which was performed this past weekend at Ultra.
The Chuckie Cam has captured David Guetta playing Chuckie's latest track: "Chuckie vs Dzeko & Torres – Down to This" @ UMF 2013. Yeah, Chuck!
Tommie Sunshine writes: "One of the first Dutch House tracks I ever played back in 2006, its an honor to have a go at this @gregorsalto & @djchuckie classic. Alongside the almighty @thediscofries we turned this on its ear. hope 'ya dig!"
Chuckie kicks off the new year with a free mash-up of Basto's "Stormchaser" and Zedd's "Fall Into The Sky".
Update: Out now on Beatport. We gave you a preview of Chuckie's massive Laidback Luke remix of "Make Some Noise" last week, now Chuckie has released previews of the entire remix pack. The set now includes new versions of the massive cut, reworked by Crookers (RIP), GLOWINTHEDARK & Wax Motif, Deorro, Mastiksoul, and of course, [cont.]
Chuckie and Junxterjack's killer cut of the moment gets a new remix by Laidback Luke. We're not sure this one beats the original, but it definitely takes it to a new level.
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Oct 11, 2014
How to enter the stream
What you need to do to become a stream entrant
There are certain things you need to do, and attitudes that you need to cultivate, if you're going to set up the conditions for insight to arise.
You'll need periods of intensive practice, such as going on retreat. And I don't mean just getting away for the odd weekend, which is all some people say they can manage. You need to have intensive spells of meditation for a week, ten days, two weeks, preferably longer.
Sometimes we find it hard to have the time. I heard someone say that when you say you don't have time to do something it's … Read more »
Oct 15, 2013
Four ways to shake up your meditation practice
Last month I wrote about how sometimes your meditation practice may seem to be going nowhere, and how that's OK. It's the "seems" that's important, because sometimes you just can't see the change that's taking place, slowly and gradually, in your brain and mind. Connections can be growing, or strengthening in the brain, and you can be completely unaware of that until perhaps some tipping point is reached and you notice that you act differently, or feel differently, or see things differently.
But there are also times that you might want to shake things up. Here are four things you can do to stop your practice becoming stale.
Go deeper… Read more »
Sep 03, 2013
Why meditation isn't the main thing in my life
Given that I'm a meditation teacher and the author of a good number of books and audiobooks on meditation, you might think that meditation should be the central thing in my life. But — and this is something I only just realized — it's not.
I've carried around, not very consciously, the idea that meditation should be the most important, the most central, thing in my life. And I suspect that this mostly unconscious idea has led to inner conflict and resistance. Certainly, when I realized just the other day that meditation wasn't and shouldn't be the central thing in my life, I felt unburdened. I felt lighter, freer, and … Read more »
Jul 18, 2013
Going all the way… (Day 97)
I've been talking about the "divine abiding" of upekkha as being not equanimity, as it's usually translated, but something that's much warmer and more compassionate and supportive.
Equanimity suggests standing back, but the word upekkha means "closely watching." I see upekkha as an intimate identification with beings' deepest needs, and our desire that they experience the peace of awakening.
Just as mudita is when we want beings to develop skillful qualities and the peace and joy that comes from those qualities, so upekkha is when we want beings to develop insight, and the peace and joy that comes from that insight.
Upekkha is what the Mahāyāna came to call mahā-karunā … Read more »
Jul 13, 2013
Looking into the heart's depths (Day 92)
The four brahmavihāras (divine abidings) are a progressive series of skillful qualities and the meditations in which we cultivate them.
So here's my "yes, but" guide to how these four brahmavihāras of lovingkindness (mettā), compassion (karunā), joyful appreciation (muditā), and the desire that beings experience the peace of awakening (upekkhā) are related to each other.
So we start with the most fundamental brahmavihāra, which is lovingkindness. Lovingkindness grows from an awareness that our deepest desire is to be happy, and a humble recognition that happiness is often quite hard to find. So often we're excited about something new in our lives — a new car, a new phone, a … Read more »
Jul 12, 2013
"May all beings dwell in peace": A guided meditation (Day 91)
This meditation is a recording of a Hangout I did on Google+ with members of Wildmind's community. It's an upekkha bhavana meditation, which is not really the "cultivation of equanimity" at all — or at least so I believe. To me, upekkhā is not equanimity. It doesn't even mean equanimity in its etymological root, but something more like "closely watching." Upekkhā is when we wish that beings attain the deep peace of awakening through accepting impermanence, or the arising and passing of things, or that everything changes (the exact words don't matter much).
We are of course seeking the peace of awakening ourselves, and so at the beginning of this … Read more »
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Dec 18, 2012
The anxiety of the long-distance meditator
Jeff Warren, New York Times: "You want to cultivate the crackling intensity of the ninja," Daniel Ingram told me. Ingram made a living as an emergency doctor, but his real passion was teaching advanced meditation. It was day one of a 30-day solitary retreat, and this was my first meditation instruction. We were sitting in Ingram's straw bale guesthouse, a squat round building next to the main house at the end of a long country road in rural Alabama. Behind the house a thick forest buzzed with insect life.
Ingram stood and began to walk, arms outstretched and eyes shock-widened, as though his …
Aug 29, 2012
"A little bit pregnant"
In the Buddha's day, many people got enlightened quickly. Some people would say this is because the Buddha was such a great teacher, and to some extent that's got to be true. What better than to have an expert around? But most of the monks and nuns and householders would have had very little contact with the Buddha. After all, he couldn't be everywhere!
What they did have, that was every bit as helpful as the presence of the Buddha, was the belief that enlightenment was possible. Having the Buddha around was helpful, perhaps, not so much because he was a "personal trainer" who was around to say just the … Read more »
Jul 02, 2012
The Fourth Truth: There is a path that leads us away from suffering
I used to be confused about why the third truth came before the fourth. And I realize now that if I could not accept or believe that there was an end to suffering, I would not have trudged the path. After all, I would not have known what would be at the end of the path—or if there would even be an end. If somebody had described to me the path that would lead me away from suffering before telling me that there is an end in sight for suffering, I would have most probably had an attack of horrified anxiety. And convinced myself that the life I was living … Read more »
Jun 17, 2012
Not knowing how near the Truth is, people seek it far away
Some years ago I noticed an odd thing; a lot of the Buddhists I knew (including myself) didn't talk much about getting enlightened. We didn't talk much about what, specifically, we were doing in order to get enlightened. We didn't talk much about what enlightenment was. And this was not just my impression. I asked other people whether this was what was going on, and they all agreed: enlightenment was not on our radar. And this is very odd, since the only reason that Buddhism exists is to help get us enlightened. The Dharma is nothing but the Way to enlightenment. And it seemed few of us were interested in … Read more »


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Junior Aylin Seyalioglu ended her Xavier career with the clinching doubles victory on Sunday.
April 19, 2009
MONROEVILLE, Pa. - It came down to the final match, but the Xavier women's tennis team fell to Charlotte, 4-3, in the third-place match of the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. The Musketeers earned the doubles point, but was only able to pick up two singles victory as their 2008-09 season came to an end.
"It's a tough end to an otherwise very good season," XU head coach Eric Toth said. "Charlotte was just a couple points better than us today and that was the difference. Our girls, like they have all year, competed extremely well, but in the end it was just Charlotte's day.
"We didn't finish as champions of the Atlantic 10 as we set out to do, but a fourth-place finish in a pretty deep conference is a pretty good effort from our girls."
After losing the Flight 1 doubles match, seniors Kara Courtney and Jeanette Feider evened things up with a convincing 8-2 victory over Julia Junker and Andrea Rivera in the Flight 2 match.
With the doubles point hanging in the balance, juniors Jill Ducro and Aylin Seyalioglu, playing in her final match as a Musketeers before pursuing academic endeavors, stepped up to the challenge. Coming back from a late deficit, the duo bested Charlotte's Koren Pleming and Gabi Vergara 8-6 to put XU in front 1-0.
The 49ers evened the score at 1-1 with a victory in the Flight 3 singles match, but the Musketeers regained the lead when Ducro defeated Rivera in Flight 4 action. She took the match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0.
Another singles win by Charlotte tied the score at 2-2, but junior Kaitlyn Zinn recorded a straight set victory over her Flight 5 foe, the 49ers' Candace Cunningham, to move XU within one point of a third-place finish.
It was not to be, however, as Charlotte claimed the final three singles matches to earn four points and third-place in the Atlantic 10 Championship.
Sunday's competition marked the end of the storied careers of senior Kara Courtney and Jeanette Feider, both ending their careers in the program's top 10 for all-time overall victories.
"Our seniors Kara Courtney and Jeanette Feider had a tough day in singles, but they performed well in doubles. It doesn't diminish their efforts throughout their career, however."


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J.J. Hardy will have to find a new lockermate and card playing buddy. Mark Reynolds has taken his act to Cleveland, and Hardy is sad about it.
Hardy and Reynolds were regulars in afternoon card games, and the now former Orioles first baseman capitalized on it by tossing cards in the air during the "I'm Glad You Came" video that was such a big hit.
Matt Wieters is Hardy's other neighbor, and he played in the group, and so did Nick Markakis.
"I got a pretty good idea who is good enough to be in our group," Hardy said on Tuesday at the Orioles annual Christmas party for children at Dave & Busters in Arundel Mills Mall near Baltimore.
Hardy was in town from Arizona, where it's much warmer, but he was pleasantly surprised that the weather in Baltimore was as mild as it was. He was less pleased about Reynolds' departure.
"He wanted to come back. The thing is I think he would have signed for less money to come back here. It will be interesting to see what happens. I think we'll all miss him for sure," Hardy said.
"There were a lot of teams showing interest in him. And I still thought there was a chance we'd get him back."
Most of last season's Orioles will be coming back, and that's something appealing to Hardy.
"Oobviously it was a good group last year that did some pretty good things. We always look to improve and if not improve then stay the same. I feel like we're right on track," Hardy said.
Hardy began working out 10 days ago. With the off-season halfway over, he's starting to think about what last year will mean come spring training.
"I think there will be some expectations but we had expectations for ourselves last spring training. We were able to stay focused and do what we wanted to do. I think that we always have expectations as a group in the clubhouse we all feel like we should be good and we hold ourselves to high standards," Hardy said.
Wednesday will be two months since the last game of the Division Series. It doesn't feel that long to Hardy.
"No, it feels like it's been maybe three weeks. It really has been the quickest off-season for me. But I don't know what that means. Maybe it's a good thing," Hardy said.