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One local football standout made a mark in his final high school game.
Goose Creek senior Jordan Barnes was named the offensive most valuable player for the South squad in a 38-21 loss in the annual North vs. South all-star game in Myrtle Beach.
Barnes had five receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown
Three other area players were on the South squad.
Barnes 14-yard touchdown catch from Will Hunter was part of the Souths rally in the second half. The South trailed 17-0 at halftime to lead 21-17 before the North broke it open in the last quarter.
Stratford running back Jordan Johnson carried five times for 18 yards and Hanahan receiver Terrell Green made three grabs for 53 yards. Gators defensive back Omar McRae also played for the South team.
The Shrine Bowl will be held this Saturday in Spartanburg. Stratford quarterback Jacob Park, Goose Creek running back Caleb Kinlaw and Goose Creek defensive end Kalan Ritchie will play on the South Carolina squad.
Kickoff versus the North Carolina all-stars is set for 1 p.m. at Woffords Gibbs Stadium.
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This has been bugging me for a long time now. I get it that most people believe that being gay or homosexual is an abomination, but they should be able to marry whoever they want to. Right? I don't know if it's just me who feels this way, but please share your opinion.
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Thank you for posting the video. My family and I have spent lots of time with this concern, but have no interest generally with using the Bible as justification, one way or another. It is nice to see someone attempting to dispell or kill the ground work for a biblical justification of discrimination and bigotry against gay folks, which has affected one brother-in-law, a minister, friends, and a prof.
I and my wife have taken part in civil rights actions concerning gay marriage over the last several years, and I have attempted to enlarge my understanding via conferences and meetings. The level of ugliness promoted via biblical interpretations has been extream, and hypocritically at odds with basic theist values it seems.
I watched the full video, then shared it accross to my FB page. I know many folks in the local OCCUPY and civil rights groups.
If you are weary of my often long-winded diatribes, I suggest you skip now to the last paragraph for my answer to your question.
First of all, homosexuals are, morally and ethically, no different from heterosexuals. As such, they should be entitled to every right and privilege to which heterosexuals have access.
Personally, homosexuality completely mystifies me and kinda creeps me out; but so does eating oysters. But I wouldn't deny others the pleasure they may derive from eating oysters, just as long as they don't make me eat them and they don't make people sick, which, as far as I know, they don't. As far as I can tell, there is no organized effort out there to force me to eat oysters, so it's kind of a waste of time to pass a law against oyster-eating. I don't know of any teachers urging their students to eat oysters. And so I can't think of a single logical reason why oyster-eaters should not have all the same rights as everyone else.
The trouble is, in my state, California, it wouldn't take much for people to be made fearful of oyster-eaters and institute an initiative petition against them. If the Mormon Church spent 8 million dollars to pass an anti-oyster measure, they might well succeed. In California, the legislature is barely tolerated. The people elect representatives to the state legislature, then proceed to ignore them and do whatever strikes their fancy or fuels their prejudices. It's only a matter of time before the legislative process here is completely removed from the elected representatives and all laws will be made by people sitting around the kitchen table watching "Fox News." Sadly, as democratic as that may sound, it occasionally results in some really crazy laws. Just 4 examples:
1) In 1964, California voters, in their infinite wisdom, voted to outlaw cable television. REALLY! People, accustomed to all television being free, were afraid of the idea of being forced to pay for it. Fortunately, The Court struck it down as an unconstitutional restraint of trade.
2) In 1978, greedy Californians decided the schools could get along without the support of taxation, so they voted themselves a 50% reduction in their property taxes. In that case, the Supreme Court had no way of overturning it, even if it wanted to. Today, schools in California are in severe, financial straits, largely because of that 33 year old abomination. We instantly went from the top, in terms of academic excellence, to the bottom. Unfortunately, though, Californians care less about their schools than they do about how much taxes they pay. When I tell people that I would gladly pay much higher taxes to return schools to the envy of the world they once were, they look at me like I'm either lying or crazy. But then, they didn't spend 36 years teaching, as I did, in those schools. They don't mourn the loss of art, music, home ec, shop, physical education, band, chorus, drama, and all the other humanities, without which we are a sterile society, capable of little more than being cogs in the military-industrial complex - the kind of drones Rush Limbaugh and his ilk believe should be the goal of all schools to produce. But I digress wildly, I'm afraid.
3) In 1994, in Prop 187, Californians foolishly decided they could get along without anyone to pick their produce, construct their homes, cut their lawns, or prepare their food. They were also okay with the idea of dumping hundreds of thousands of brown-skinned children onto the streets and into gangs and crime, with the deluded notion that they would then scamper home to unrelenting poverty. Even the obvious epidemiological danger to themselves of denying them any form of medical care failed to dampen their anti-Mexican fervor. The Court struck that idiocy down, as well, because the Constitution unambiguously places ALL RESIDENTS, not just citizens, under federal authority. If 187 (which, ironically, is the number indicative of homicide) had been allowed to stand, all non-citizens would have been removed from U.S. jurisdiction, including the requirement to obey U.S. law. At least, though, it had one great, unintended, beneficial consequence: it took California away from Republicans for the foreseeable future. It's a lesson that Republicans are still struggling to learn: that the Hispanics' claim to the southwest predates our own, and they won't give it up easily, just because we stole it from them in an illegal, immoral war of conquest.
4) In 2008, California voters were hoodwinked into beleving that homosexuals marrying each other was an existential threat, and they voted to outlaw gay marriage. Two California courts have struck that down as an unconstitutional violation of the 14th amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of group bias. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide that case in about 6 months. If they uphold the State Supreme Court's decision, no state will thenceforth be able to outlaw it. If, on the other hand, the Court upholds Prop 8, it will have far reaching - perhaps disastrous - effects; because it would not only severely narrow the meaning of the 14h Amendment, but would, in effect, give the states the unobstucted right to pass any laws it wished, even if they violated the Constitution. Mississippi could legally reinstate slavery, if the majority of citizens voted for it. Seriously, though, there WOULD be a flood of Jim Crow laws returning to the south.
What I am saying, despite my apparent digression, is that if homosexuals are excluded from access to full civil rights, whether by initiative, or legislative action, there will be NO minority segment of society that is not vulnerable to the attacks of the majority, especially if it is on the basis of religion. And, in the case of Prop 8, the main impetus of the drive to pass it came from Mormons, based on their religious bias. It hasn't occurred to Mormons, I suppose, that if a majority of Californians, influenced by massive amounts of advertising from fundamentalist Baptists who want Mormonism declared, legally, and officially, a cult, it COULD happen.
Bottom line: the answer to your question is YES, gay people should be able to marry whomever they wish, since no one has been able to make a credible case for why it would hurt society. And the fact that it fails someone's religious test is NOT evidence that it is harmful to society as a whole
Alarming history there. Thanks for the information though! I have to say, California is looking a little Floridian now.
The idiot box said that 53% of Americans now support gay marriage, as opposed to 27% when the Defense of Marriage Act was signed by Clinton in the early 90s. That's a significant positive change.
I just came back from a party with a lot of young, conservative religious people who were all pro-gay marriage. Even the woman who told me she wants to visit the creation museum had a problem with homophobia. I predict that most Christians will change their values to match the changing times, and I'm sure they'll find a way to say it was always God's will.
Drat! That will make it harder to pry gays away from Christianity. The next thing you know, they'll be saying Jesus was gay.
It'll be tough, we'll just have to appeal to their sense of logic, as if they were, I dunno, ordinary Christzombies. Well, you know what they say about Joseph and his technicolor coat and Moses turning the staff into a serpent...
A marriage is just a business contract between two persons overseen by the State, there is no practical reason for those two persons to be one male and one female.
For that matter there is no reason the contract can't be between three persons, it's just a property contract.
The marriage laws are just pigs with clothes, underneath it's still a pig.
It's well past time to throw these old bad ideas out and start again with a fresh piece of paper.
Should we limit marriage to between humans? What about a person and their dog or car? Or a human and a theist?
What about a person and their dog or car? Or a human and a theist?
Of course not. Limit marriage to consenting adults. Dogs and cars cannot give consent.
These are separate issues. though. Religious crackpots routinely compare homosexuality with bestiality. Why? Gays are not animals.
But since you mentioned bestiality: You can kill a sheep. Make a coat from the skin. Knit a sweater from the wool. Make a gyro from the muscles. Build a sign from the bones.
But for goodness sake don't fuck the sheep. That would be exploiting it.
That's too funny for words, Gallup's Mirror. I'd never looked at it like that. Really funny!
If you enjoyed that, here's something you might find even more funny.
A few Christian readers responded as though I was advocating bestiality after I made a similar comment on another site.
We should be advocating bestiality as an ad hoc solution to the problem of the exploding human population.

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Portsmouth, N.H. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said today it would reimburse the city of Waltham for costs incurred as a direct result of December's record snowfall.
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Waltham will receive $500,000 for emergency protective measures required during the December storm.
"These funds represent our ongoing commitment to support state efforts to recover after an emergency," James N. Russo, Federal Coordinating Officer, said. "To date FEMA has obligated $12 million to 350 applicants in Massachusetts."
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GOP GOVERNORS. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, along with Sens. Lamar Alexander and John Barrasso sent a letter Thursday asking Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Policy Chairman of the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee, to solicit health policy ideas from his fellow governors. (Elise Viebeck, The Hill)
WAXMAN. The California Democrat has a 40 year legacy of health care initiatives in Congress, including tobacco regulations, generic drugs, AIDS research and treatment, expanding Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Affordable Care Act. (Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times)
DEM'S HEALTH CARE BRAIN DRAIN IS IN FULL SWING. With Waxman's announcement that he will not seek reelection, four of the five committee chairmen who helped write the ACA are gone or leaving. (Sam Baker, National Journal)
SANDRA FLUKE 'STRONGLY CONSIDERING' RUNNING FOR WAXMAN'S SEAT. The lawyer Rush Limbaugh once called a 'slut' over her defense of the Obamacare contraception mandate is reportedly mulling a congressional campaign. (Marina Koren, National Journal)
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India being the birth place of Buddhism, tourists from all over the world, especially from the Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist worlds like Thailand, Sri Lanka, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Vietnam, Mongolia, Indonesia - all arrive India to make their holy pilgrimage. From Siddharta to Sakyamuni and finally to the Buddha or the enlightened one - is an incredible transformation of a prince to an enlightened teacher who walked the earth more than 2500 years ago.
The Buddhist tour is not only a source of religious attraction but also the splendor of art and architecture inherent in the Buddhist Caves of Ajanta and Ellora, Kanheri and Karli in the western India, cultural and educational aspects inherent in Bodh Gaya and Rajgir. The significant points along the Buddhist tour circuit are Vaishali, Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Shravasti, Sankashaya, Nalanda and Rajgir.
The pilgrimage starts with Patna city followed by nearby Vaishali - where the Buddha preached his last sermon. There are visits to stupas, holding urns containing ashes of Buddha and the Ashok pillar erected by Emperor Ashoka to mark places sanctified by Buddha.
This is followed by Rajgir, Gridhrakula, Sapataparni cave, the Ajatsatru Fort, Venuvana and Nalanda - the world's oldest university founded in the 5th century. There are numerous monasteries and temples with impressive Buddhist and Hindu images. And the Institute for research into Buddhism and Pali Literature housing very rare and precious manuscripts.
One then departs for Bodhgaya, the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage center- it was here that Gautama attained enlightenment and became Buddha under the "Bodhi" tree Satabodhi temple. En route you will visit the Baraliar caves with most impressive and ancient examples of rock cut caves.
From Bodhgaya, further via Varanasi to nearby Sarnath where around 530 B.C Buddha preached his 1st sermon, the principle center of Buddhism. It was here around 530 B.C that Buddha preached his 1st sermon after gaining enlightenment.
Then follows a drive to Kushinagar where Buddha was cremated with a visit to Ramabha stupa - the spot where the body of the Lord was cremated and Natha Kumarka Kot, enshrining the large recumbent figure of Buddha.
This is followed by an excursion to Lumbini, where Buddha was born. A trip into Balrampur, Sravasti and other Buddhist shrines en route and its back to Delhi. Here are some of the salient highlights in detail :
Patna city, on the southern bank of the Ganges river, is 2500 years old! It is the gateway to Bodh Gaya, Nalanda, Rajgir, and Vaishali. It has a beautiful Mosque, Shershah Masjid, built in Afghani style. The Har Mandir Temple here is the second most important pilgrimage for the Sikhs after the Golden Temple of Amritsar. The Jalan Museum has a good collection of silver and jade Mughal filigree work.
Nalanda was a renowned ancient university established in the 5th century B.C. and was a live center of learning right up to the 12th century A.D! With educational, residential facilities for 10,000 students and 2000 teachers, its library once contained nine million volumes. The Nalanda Museum houses exquisite bronzes of the 9th and 10th centuries. The beautiful Thai Temple is 2 km from here.
Bodhgaya is where the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. The sacred Bodhi tree was destroyed both intentionally and naturally many times yet continued to re-sprout and is visible even today. The Mahabodhi Temple was built here in the third century by Emperor Ashoka. A thriving Monastic Order continues with three monasteries.
Rajgir is where the Buddha first came to seek salvation. The Buddhist relics are a monastery, a stupa, the Japanese built World Peace Stupa with gilded images of the Buddha, Nipponzan Myohoji, a Japanese temple, and the Centaur Hokke Club.
Kushinagar is where Lord Buddha breathed his last. There is the Ramabhar stupa where the body of the Lord was cremated in 483 BC and Mahaparinirvana Temple which has a huge statue of Lord Buddha in reclining position. Mathakuar Shrine is where Lord Buddha gave his last sermon. There are many modern temples, stupas, and shrines.
Lumbini is located near the Nepal-India border, this is where Gautam Buddha was born in 556 B.C. Many auspicious signs accompanied His birth including sprouting of the Bodhi tree. Emperor Ashoka constructed a stupa (sacred mound) and pillar here, now important landmarks.
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The Elberton City Council has begun the bidding process on a renovation project for the Elberton Arts Centre.
The plans call for the building to be gutted as it is now, and the building will be renovated to include a small multi-purpose room, kitchen for catering, and it will have a full meeting space.
Elberton City Manager Lanier Dunn said the renovation plans will be in line with the Elbert Theatre's mission.
"Any program that might have a smaller audience around fifty to a hundred people; instead of having that event in the Elbert Theatre, which is so large, you can have it in the Arts Centre. It would still be just as enjoyable in a smaller venue", said Dunn.
Once the council receives and approves the lowest bid, Dunn said, work will start as quickly as possible.
"Work should begin in the month of November. We will handle some of the demolition ourselves, which we will do that first in November, but reconstruction should begin soon afterwards", Dunn explained. "The project itself will take several months, but it should be ready by the spring of 2013."
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The annual Blueberry Festival quilt is designed, hand-embroidered, and hand-quilted by a group of community women. The quilters work on this eagerly anticipated treasure weekly, for several months.
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Each year's quilt features a different blueberry pattern. At left is a close-up view of a section of the 2011 quilt.
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Mary Sue Fuhs, 85, a lifelong resident of Wichita Falls, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Hospice of Wichita Falls. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Reverend Tom Medley of University United Methodist Church.
Sue was born February 25, 1928, in Wichita Falls to Lucille (Rogers) and Tom Cunningham. Sue married Charles Fuhs Jr. on June 10, 1949. Together they raised two children. Sue obtained her degree in education from Midwestern State University and taught third grade at Kate Burgess Elementary School from 1964 to 1988. Sue and Charles were lifelong travelers to Yellowstone National Park along with many other fellow Wichitans. She and Charles were charter members of University United Methodist Church.
Mary Sue is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Fuhs Jr.; and her brother, Lowell Cunningham.
Survivors include her son, Chuck Fuhs and his partner Chris of Houston; daughter, Diane Hancock of Wichita Falls; two grandchildren, Shelley Hancock and fiancé Josh Wells, Benjamin Hancock and wife Rachel; and many school children she taught. The family honors many friends who provided support during Sue's declining health and are part of our extended family.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, 9 to 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home. If desired, memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, 76310. Please share your condolences and fond memories with the family at www.hamptonvaughancrestview.com.
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Blade Nano QX Review
Superseding it's Blade MQX predecessor, the Blade Nano QX is sure to be a hit. I feel privileged to have been involved in it's creation by submitting recommendations to Horizon's Blade Design team. My idea was to create a Micro Quad Copter similar to the MQX, but smaller and simpler (for indoor/outdoor use). The Blade MQX is no doubt an easy to fly machine, and does well outdoors. However, it contains way too many moving parts, is bulky, and is not much fun to fly in small spaces.
Weighing half an ounce, the Blade Nanocopter QX seeks to resolve these issues, while remaining competitive with the current Microquad – Nanoquad market such as the DSM2 Ladybird.
As if the Blade MQX wasn't already easy enough to fly, the Blade Nano QX Quadcopter includes the new SAFE (Sensor Assisted Flight Envelope) Technology, making it even easier for beginners to learn to fly.
Horizon's Photo of the Blade QX Nanocopter:
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Overall, I really like my Blade Nano QX. It flies very well indoors in SAFE (Stability Mode). Agility Mode works well too. Precise and predictable!
The Nano QX also flies nice (without wind) outdoors. Although, unlike my DSM2 Ladybird which is a little heavier and more stable, the Nano QX can easily drift away regardless of control input with moderate (15+ mph) winds.
I feel the Nano QX is an improvement over the Blade MQX, which flew well, but was too big to comfortably fly indoors.


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The following are the most common symptoms of multiple pregnancy. However, each woman may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms of multiple pregnancy may include:
Uterus is larger than expected for the dates in pregnancy
Increased morning sickness
Increased appetite
Excessive weight gain, especially in early pregnancy
Fetal movements felt in different parts of abdomen at same time
Many women suspect they are pregnant with more than one baby. Diagnosis of multiple fetuses may be made early in pregnancy, especially if fertility treatments were used. In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnosis may be made by:
Pregnancy blood testing. Levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) may be quite high with multiple pregnancy.
Alpha-fetoprotein. Levels of a protein released by the fetal liver and found in the mother's blood may be high when more than one fetus is making the protein.
Ultrasound. A diagnostic imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of blood vessels, tissues, and organs. Ultrasounds can be done with a vaginal transducer, especially in early pregnancy, or with an abdominal transducer in later pregnancy.
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The latest poll put Clinton at 36 percent, Obama at 24 percent, Gore at 14 percent and Edwards at 12 percent. None of the other Democrats running received more than 3 percent. With Gore removed from the field, Clinton would gain ground on Obama, leading the Illinois senator 43 percent to 27 percent. Edwards ran third at 14 percent. The poll was completed the night Gore's documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Academy Award.Clinton's and Obama's support among white voters changed little since December, but the shifts among black Democrats were dramatic. In December and January Post-ABC News polls, Clinton led Obama among African Americans by 60 percent to 20 percent. In the new poll, Obama held a narrow advantage among blacks, 44 percent to 33 percent. The shift came despite four in five blacks having a favorable impression of the New York senator.African Americans view Clinton even more positively than they see Obama, but in the time since he began his campaign, his favorability rating rose significantly among blacks. In the latest poll, 70 percent of African Americans said they had a favorable impression of Obama, compared with 54 percent in December and January.
Her position on the war in Iraq does not appear to be hurting Clinton among Democrats, even though she has faced hostile questioning from some voters about her 2002 vote authorizing President Bush to go to war. Some Democrats have demanded that she apologize for the vote, which she has declined to do.The Post-ABC News poll found that 52 percent of Democrats said her vote was the right thing to do at the time, while 47 percent said it was a mistake. Of those who called it a mistake, however, 31 percent said she should apologize. Among Democrats who called the war the most important issue in deciding their 2008 candidate preference, Clinton led Obama 40 to 26 percent.
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Lee-Jeffries started all 25 games for the women's basketball team, averaging 15.1 points and 10.9 rebounds. Her 3.8 blocks per game led the conference, and ranked second amongst NCAA Division III women. The junior also registered 12 games in which she recorded double figures in both points and rebounds, and was named AMCC Player of the Week for the week of February 20. Lee-Jeffries was also selected Hilbert College Student-Athlete of the Month for November 2004.
"Autumn had a great year for us," first year head coach Kara Rehbaum said. "This award will help her to understand what a dominating player she can be next season. When the game was on the line, we knew that Autumn was in there fighting until the final buzzer. I am sure that this award will motivate her to become one of the best players to have played at
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SUNY Cortland Student Environmental Group Uses Plastic Bottles to Show Waste
SUNY Cortland's Newest Building Wins 'Green' Certification
SUNY Cortland Student Environmental Group Uses Plastic Bottles to Show Waste
By Scott Conroe, Staff Reporter, Cortland Standard (December 4, 2008)
SUNY Cortland senior Mark Morrell strings collected plastic bottles from trees outside Neubig Hall Wednesday with other Green Rep students to demonstrate the need to improve campus sustainability.
Three trees in front of Neubig Hall on the SUNY Cortland campus took on a different look Wednesday, courtesy of students trying to make a point about bottled water.
The Green Reps, students who advocate for colleges to find ways to cut down energy use and trash in residence halls, tied plastic water bottles in the trees' lower branches using hemp twine.
The bottles will stay there until Friday afternoon, said physics professor Brice Smith, the group's faculty coordinator.
"We collected 1,800 bottles in the week before Thanksgiving in residence halls," Smith said. "The students wanted to show how much bottled water is consumed on campus and the other choices for getting water besides buying bottled."
Students and faculty could carry stainless steel liquid containers, for example, that could be filled at water fountains or other water sources.
Plastic water bottles have become a national issue. Their health safety has been questioned. The Container Recycling Institute, a nonprofit, says eight out of 10 bottles end up in landfills or incinerated with garbage because rules about what can be recycled are unclear.
About 30 billion bottles are sold in the United States each year, the institute said.
The 15 Green Reps students were paid hourly this semester with funds provided by William Shaut, the College's vice president for finance and management, Smith said. The organization formed this semester. Other campuses have versions of it, sometimes called Eco Reps.
The students sponsored another project on Oct. 28 called Project Blackout, where they asked residence halls to turn off lights and electronic devices for one hour. The idea was to make students more aware of how much electricity they use.
Smith said about 50 percent of the students in some halls took part.
SUNY Cortland's Newest Building Wins 'Green' Certification
A cutting-edge residential facility at SUNY Cortland was recently awarded a prestigious designation by the nation's leading evaluator of environmentally sustainable and energy efficient buildings.
Constructed in 2005, the Glass Tower Hall is one of approximately 40 newly constructed buildings in New York State to win Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is an internationally recognized proprietary designation of the USGBC.
Officials at the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) and SUNY Cortland announced on July 17 that the USGBC recently completed its project review and granted LEED certification based on its stringent energy conservation measures and the environmentally safe materials used in its construction.
"Students at SUNY Cortland strive for excellence every day so it only stands to reason that they should live in a state-of-the-art residential facility that matches and inspires their goals and aspirations," said Paul T. Williams, Jr., executive director of the Dormitory Authority.
"As a scientist — specifically a biologist — I was aware of this kind of certification," added SUNY Cortland's president, Erik J. Bitterbaum. "We're very proud here at SUNY Cortland that we made a decision early on that all of our buildings were going to be LEED-certified, both new construction and renovations. By doing so we are as close to a zero-carbon footprint as possible and are improving our energy efficiency and letting our students, faculty and staff know the importance of the environment. It's an ambitious goal, but we think an important one. We hope to set an example for future generations regarding energy use."
Glass Tower Hall, a four-story residential facility with 194 beds, is the first new dormitory on campus in 32 years, DASNY officials noted. The $12.6 million project was completed on time and some $400,000 under budget. Glass Tower Hall opened in August 2005 and the intensive review process for LEED certification began in Spring 2006.
LEED certification goes well beyond installing energy-efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, weather-tight windows and well-insulated walls, noted Rob Davenport of SUNY Cortland's Facilities Planning, Design and Construction Office and the College's site representative for the Glass Tower Hall project.
"People are surprised to learn about all the elements that go into this," Davenport said. "The number of spaces in a bike rack; charging stations for our renewable energy cars; the size of the trees planted to convert more carbon to oxygen; outside lighting requirements to reduce light pollution; and the widths of sidewalks to reduce our carbon footprint. These are just some of the design details that have to come together to have a green building and meet the certification requirements."
"The creative collaboration on Glass Tower Hall between our agency, the SUNY Cortland administration, the architect and general contractor has produced a stellar building that proudly reflects the forward-thinking environmental and educational values of the College," Williams said. "This project exemplifies the statewide energy efficiency and environmental sustainability goals of Governor Paterson and it sets an example for others to follow."
The Dormitory Authority works closely with the State University of New York to finance, design and build high quality, energy efficient and environmentally sustainable residential facilities. SUNY and the Dormitory Authority are currently adding more than 2,700 beds in new residence halls either under construction or being planned at a number of campuses including Binghamton, Stony Brook, Oswego, Geneseo and Potsdam.
Founded in 1944, the Dormitory Authority is the largest higher education, healthcare and public-purpose bonding and construction authority in the nation, currently managing 700 projects statewide valued at $7 billion.
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"Yeah. Don't you just love when you moving up and down the floor and step in a wet spot that you just know is someone else's sweat. That's just nasty"
TKDist, try having some guy's sweat drip into your mouth when grappling, now that's nasty.
O, and i dunno about teh whole gatorade v. water thing (if i'm not mistaken, Omega mentioned that his staff thought it didn't matter since electrolytes are so plentifull in our diets), but at least in my experiance, more running than martial arts, gatorade doesn't make you cramp like water does (although it does make you want to crap). Anyone else notice this?
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I usually just try to double my water intake. That seems to do okay.
But I'd go with deus on the gatorade suggestion. That works pretty good too.
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I don't like gatorade. its got way too much sugar. My body doesn't need that or want that. I cut most sugar out of my diet awhile ago, and I drink AT LEAST 3 quarts of water a day not counting when I'm training and I've found that I've got more energy and can do more than I ever could before.
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Yep. Personally, I've been drinking Propel (Flavored Enriched Water, wtf?), which is basically watered down Gatorade, just because I get it in bulk at Costco. But yeah, I back FK's suggestion to drink a LOT of water throughout the day. A lot of the time, people come in to work out already partially dehydrated (if you piss yellow, you're dehydrated to some degree), and that never helps.
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I use the 2:1 ratio of water to urine advocated by the most recent scientific research. Two glasses of water followed by one glass of my own urine. Sometimes I trick my workout partners into trying some of my "home-made lemonade".
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On Jan. 9 Gorge Ecumenical Ministries will host a workshop on "Recognizing and Responding to the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children."
All area clergy and other professionals are invited to attend this gathering at Hood River Valley Christian Church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A light lunch will be served.
The workshop will help participants to define the issue of CSEC/prevalence/ recruitment methods; and to provide information and ideas on ways clergy, congregations and citizens can help.
The presenter will be B. Milele Hobbs, a licensed commission minister of the Christian Church in Oregon (Disciples of Christ) who has served for more than 30 years in social services, specializing in work serving adolescents and families affected by poverty, addictions, mental illness and abuse/neglect and various trauma.
An evening workshop will be held at the same location from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for parents and other interested adults.
Hobbs retired from Mt. Hood Community College Steps to Success Program in 2003. She has completed training and become a volunteer speaker/educator on this issue since 2010.


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Is a gay kiss just a kiss?
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Observations on soaps
by Robert Colville Published
On Thursday 11 March, the residents of Ambridge were due to hear their first gay kiss on The Archers - or more likely, slurpy sound effects inserted into a conversation between the characters Adam Macy and Ian Craig. Producers said it was "a kiss just like any other", and they wanted to avoid anything too "dramatic or sensational".
But is this just another instance of The Archers "clambering on the bandwagon of cheap populism", as the Tory MP Julian Brazier claimed four years ago when Jolene Rogers and Sid Perks showered together? The simple defence is that everyone else has done it. Coronation Street only got round to its first gay kiss last year, but Emmerdale gave us the first lesbian wedding nine years ago. EastEnders had a gay kiss as long ago as 1989. It provoked outrage from Mary Whitehouse and questions in the Commons.
Producers always say they're doing it to reflect modern society and educate people about vital issues. What utter guff. True, the use of soaps for education survives both here and abroad. David Blunkett launched the Year of Reading on the set of EastEnders. Brookside (which offered us sisterly incest in 1996) gave us the heartwarming tale of Niamh Musgrove admitting to reading difficulties.
In 2002, the UN roped in producers from EastEnders to work on Heart and Soul in Kenya, a soap dealing with issues such as HIV/Aids and government corruption. In the 1990s, the EastEnders team helped produce a soap in Kazakhstan (called Crossroads, oddly enough) with £1m government funding. Its mission was to explain issues such as free markets, ethnic tolerance and political reform.
The Kazakh Crossroads lasted five years and 465 episodes. But when the Brits left, the locals dissolved the Kazakh/Russian intermarriages. Although the government and development agencies could still rent space for their messages, the tone shifted to the Kazakhs' preferred soaps - trashy US imports such as Sunset Beach.
The same trajectory can be seen in British soaps. When it started in the 1950s, The Archers was overtly educational, being designed to persuade farmers to improve their techniques - big producers, such as the Archers and Aldridges, were portrayed as better than the inefficient Walter Gabriel. But by 1972, the BBC had to admit that it was entertainment, not education. Brookside veered between education (fuel prices, Ofsted reports, a character's deafness) and excess (bodies under the patio, lipstick lesbianism, gas explosions). Emmerdale Farm raunched things up by dropping the farm and most of the agricultural talk. When that didn't work, they dropped a plane on the village.
But soaps are still happiest when they can combine education with ratings. In EastEnders, Martin Fowler (whose brother Mark is HIV positive) ran over Jamie Mitchell. Not only was Fowler an unlicensed driver, he was sending a text on his mobile phone. A double whammy: public education, and a neat ratings spike.


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A photo of the Adu family, Thomas Augustus O. Adu. About Thomas Augustus Adu: Thomas Augustus Adu was bred and educated in Lagos and he excelled in Portuguese, English and Yoruba languages, which lang ... show more
A photo of the Adu family, Thomas Augustus O. Adu.
About Thomas Augustus Adu
Thomas Augustus Adu was bred and educated in Lagos and he excelled in Portuguese, English and Yoruba languages, which languages were a sine qua non for success in any endeavour one chose then, and he actually excelled! He was employed by the Colonial Police, a rare feat for those times, because of his impeccable education, which was another rare feat for those times! Within a short period of time, he had risen through the ranks to become the Pay and Quartermaster of the Colonial Police, a feat never before achieved by a black man. His father, John Stephen Adu had to resign in deference to his son who had risen far above him in rank. After quite a stint in the Colonial Police, he resigned and went into the bakery business having identified a lacuna therein. The British government in West Africa imported bread and other pastries from Britain to West Africa (there was no Nigeria at the time) and usually made a stop-over in the hitherto slave island of Senegal before coming to Lagos. By the time the bread loaves arrived in Lagos, they would be so tough to the point of plucking people's teeth when they chewed them. Thomas Augustus Adu, therefore, competed with the British and won the hearts of West Africans who had the option of fresh and hot loaves, to the chagrin of the British whose business was thus threatened. He also diversified into properties and had quite a few in Lagos. In fact, the great and accomplished historian, the late Osi of Egbaland, Papa (Chief) Sobande had this treatise on Thomas Augustus Adu, "He achieved phenomenal strides in entrepreneurship, incredible for those times, by a black man. He owned a quarter of what was known as Lagos at that time." His last testament (Will) also attests to this. It is also on record that he was a regular personality at Public Auctions and that he rarely went home without making purchases. He was also involved in the distributive trade into which he initiated all his "wives" and scored them according to their performance. Thomas Augustus Adu got married to Mrs. Honorata Adu (nee da Silva) who never bore him any issue. However, because of the rigid orthodoxy of the Catholic Church (it persists till date) at the time which was considered unAfrican (it still is), he could not take a second wife under the Act. He, therefore, resorted to African culture to marry other women who had offspring for him. The first of those women was Madam Feyisitan Adu, a beautiful maiden whose ancestry too had its roots in Thomas Augustus Adu's father's hometown of Oyin-Akoko. Her immaculate beauty and industry had naturally endeared him to her. Thomas Augustus Adu was a very renowned, influential and revered Lagosian whose friendship the high and mighty who were the crème de la crème of West Africa sought to cultivate. He and his friends, including Mr. Sapara Williams (the first lawyer from West Africa), were reputed to have called the bluff of Major (later Lord Frederick Lugard), which bluff was partly responsible for the eventual amalgamation of Northern and Southern Protectorates into Nigeria (Niger area) in 1914. He was the first non-Brazilian to be admitted into the Catholic Friendly Society No. 3619 (C.F.S.) in 1903 after the foundation of the society by fourteen (14) descendants of Brazilian repatriates on Sunday, March 01, 1903. He was the first West African to have a horse-drawn gold chariot with which he bestrode the streets of Lagos like a colossus. Whenever he was driven by in his chariot, history has it that mothers always brought out their children to have a glimpse of him and to pray that God should bestow on their children the goodness and kindness God had endowed him with. His best friend was his Brother in the C.F.S., the late Worthy Brother John Tiberio Munis (who was the third Worthy President of the C.F.S. from 1906 to 1910 and one of his Executors but who unfortunately died on October 28, 1917 barely five years after he died on November 29, 1912, and could, therefore, not administer Thomas Augustus Adu's Will as wished by the latter). Thomas Augustus Adu had twenty-nine (29) children but, for reasons best known to him which we may never know, disowned three (3) of them. These three (3) reportedly left for the Gold Coast (now Ghana) and started life afresh there. Oral tradition also has it that he was poisoned on Wednesday, November 27, 1912 at a social function by the British or their proxy when they (the British) felt that he was getting too powerful for them both economically and politically. It is significant to note that he immediately rallied his Executors and Executrix and wrote his Will on that day on his deathbed. One wonders what must have been ringing in his mind that jolted him to do his Will on his deathbed. However, reading through his Will gives one a conjecture – he must have thought about how his young family would carry on without him. He died on Friday, November 29, 1912 at the very unripe age of forty-nine (49) in the forenoon! He was given a befitting burial by the Catholic Friendly Society No. 3619 and his mortal remains lie at the Ikoyi Cemetery, Lagos, Nigeria. ...more about Thomas Augustus Adu
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ORDDU: This topic thread has been inspired by the creator of ANOTHER topic thread--who asked what was wrong about being single. Well, I have to ask a question, too, ducklings. What's wrong with being--shall we say--a bit more picky than most when it comes to romance?
ORGOCH: In other words--what's wrong with bein' a SLUT?! Just SAY it, tramp!
ORDDU: I'll say it any way I please, dear. In the meantime, I want you all to know that I'm a god-fearing witch who wouldn't DARE do anything the rest of you haven't either done--or wanted to do--depending, of course, upon whom it was done with--along with where it was done and HOW it was done.
ORGOCH: Oh, good Lord!! Will ya give it a rest?! What'll the ducklin's think? I swear! Them animator's should tied yer tubes on the drawin' boards whilst they had the chance!!
ORDDU: My point IS, what's wrong with shopping around before you buy? What's wrong with trying on a pair of shoes in the store before you decide to wear them all the time?
ORGOCH: I'll tell ya what's wrong, sister! It's a SIN!!! An' some day yer gonna' burn at the stake fer bein' such a slut!! An' I wanna' be the first one there ta light the torch 'n watch ya scorch!!
ORWEN: Well, I just want to know if it's true that sluts really have more fun or not? I've always been an innocent, one-man witch, myself. I mean, I WANT to be devoted to just one guy. Only, so far, I havent' been too lucky in finding ANYbody. (I was considering Big Daddy Kyle, though--along with Tui, Disguy, Evil Minion, Gemini Crickett, etc., ect..)
ORDDU: (sigh) Well, I'd like to have a man of my very own, too. But they don't come easy--not even for a witch...


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NEW DELHI: BJP members of the joint parliamentary committee examining the 2G spectrum issue on Thursday boycotted the meeting of the panel in protest against chairman P C Chacko's refusal to accede to their demand to summon the Prime Minister and the finance minister.
The six BJP members in the JPC - Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh, Gopinath Munde, Harin Pathak, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Dharmendra Pradhan- did not attend the meeting held here on Thursday. They had staged a walkout in the last session when Chacko had refused to discuss their demand for calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram.
Sinha has also written a strongly worded letter on behalf of the BJP members to Chacko to register his party's protest. The party has alleged that Chacko is acting in an 'autocratic' and 'non-democratic' manner.
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'Game Of Thrones' Enjoys Wide Premiere
George R.R. Martin's acclaimed novel makes its debut Sunday on HBO
HBO is pushing hard to lure the widest audience possible to its premiere of "Game of Thrones," an ambitious and gritty fantasy series set to debut Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
Based on author George R.R. Martin's acclaimed "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, the series will receive encores for its pilot episode, "Winter is Coming," Sunday at 10:05 and 11:15 p.m.
During the week, HBO is giving its audience additional opportunities to catch the series. On Monday, the pilot will air again at 9 p.m. ET on HBO, HBO2, HBO Signature, HBO Comedy, HBO Zone and HBO Latino. HBO2 will also encore it Monday at 10:05 and 11:15 p.m. ET.
Featuring a strong adult tone reminiscent of "Deadwood" and "The Sopranos," "Game of Thrones" chronicles a treacherous clash among royal families to secure ultimate power of Westeros, a vast kingdom where life is often fraught with peril and shockingly short.
Unlike most fantasy sagas, magic takes a backseat in Martin's world; tragedy, deadly political intrigues and engaging character studies are the core of his tale.
Some of the key members of the show's large ensemble cast include Sean Bean ("The Lord of the Rings") as Eddard "Ned" Stark; Lena Headey ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "300"), as queen Cersei Lannister; Peter Dinklage ("Threshold") as her cunning dwarf brother Tyrion; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ("New Amsterdam") as Cersei's twin, Jaime; Emilia Clarke as the exiled queen Daenerys Targaryen; Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark; Jason Momoa ("Stargate: Atlantis") as Khal Drogo.
The series is executive produced by David Benioff ("Troy," "The Kite Runner") and D.B. Weiss. They also co-wrote the pilot.
The novel "A Game of Thrones" quickly won readers over when it hit the shelves in 1996. It captured the 1997 Locus Award and received nominations for both the 1997 World Fantasy Award and the 1998 Nebula Award. More awards followed for subsequent books in the series. Seven novels are planned, with the fourth volume, "A Feast For Crows," being the latest. "A Dance With Dragons," Martin's highly anticipated fifth book in the saga, is poised to hit stores July 12.
View a trailer for "Game of Thrones" here.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It won me over.
A classic (originally published in the 30's) and a must-have, this timeless piece of work can help just about anybody get along better with others and win them over to their way of thinking. Don't have a lot of time to spare? Don't worry. The book is divided into short sections, each one devoted to a particular principle that is well illustrated with many practical...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading, but be your own judge
Anyone who reads this classic self help book will find it beneficial. It wouldn't have lasted as long as it has if it weren't helpful.
However, the first time I attempted to systematically put this book into practice, I was working with a domineering, loud, opinionated and outspoken person who subsequently stamped all over me and my "Carnegie" principles...
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It won me over.,
A classic (originally published in the 30's) and a must-have, this timeless piece of work can help just about anybody get along better with others and win them over to their way of thinking. Don't have a lot of time to spare? Don't worry. The book is divided into short sections, each one devoted to a particular principle that is well illustrated with many practical examples. In this way, you can read a chapter quickly, stop and do other things you have to do if necessary, and get back to the book when you have time- all without losing continuity.
Thoroughly entertaining by using fun and interesting examples, I don't think many readers will regret checking this one out and I like to think of this book as a kind of Human Relations 101 of sorts. Also recommend The Sixty-Second Motivator for further reading on motivational principles.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Instructive and life changing...,
Adrian Bachmann (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Win Friends and Influence People (Paperback)
In my humble opinion the best self-help book ever published along with `Think and Grow Rich' of Napoleon Hill. I must confess that I don't like the title (which I believe sends the wrong idea), but Dale's insights are real, and you just have to put it into practice. While some critics think that it's manipulative, I believe that Dale's insights are nothing more than careful observations of the human mind and behaviour - in other words, the rules of the game. If you pay attention to it, you will understand yours and other people's nature. Applying it will not only help you to be more successful in your life but also how to become a better person. You will see that most of the things that you are suggested to do are simply things you wished others were doing to you. Thus, the book is not about how to coerce others to do things that they don't want. In contrary, it is about principle, balance and respect. Dale instructs you that just with a little bit of consideration, all parts can gain and you could still have your ideas/wishes going through.
What follows are the books' 6 major sections and core points. Keep it close with you because, although simple, they are easy to forget:
* Fundamental techniques in handling people:
1) Don't criticize, condemn, or complain
2) Give honest and sincere appreciation
3) Arouse in the other person an eager want
* Why some people are very likeable (or 6 ways to make people like you):
1) They are genuinely interested in other people
2) They are often smiling
3) They remember people's name. For them, this is the sweetest and most important sound in any language
4) They are great listeners. Often encourage others to talk about themselves
5) They always talk in the terms of the other person's interest
6) They make the other person feel important and do it sincerely
* 12 Ways to convince people to your way of thinking:
1) Avoid arguments
2) Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never tell someone that he or she is wrong
3) If you're wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically
4) Begin in a friendly way
5) Start with questions to which the other person will answer yes
6) Let the other person do the talking
7) Let the other person feel the idea is his/hers
8) Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view
9) Sympathize with the other person
10) Appeal to noble motives
11) Dramatize your ideas
12) Throw down a challenge; don't talk negatively when a person is absent; talk only about the positive
* Be a Leader: how to stimulate change in people without giving offense or arousing resentment:
1) Begin with praise and honest appreciation
2) Talk about your own mistakes first
3) Call attention to other people's mistakes indirectly
4) Ask questions instead of directly giving orders
5) Let the other person save face
6) Praise every improvement
7) Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to
8) Encourage them by making their faults seem easy to correct
9) Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest
* 7 Rules for making your home life happier:
1) Don't nag
2) Don't try to make your partner over
3) Don't criticize
4) Give honest appreciation
5) Pay little attentions
6) Be courteous
7) Read a good book on the sexual side of marriage
30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent tips, but not the bible,
B. Fulton "thegreenrabbit.ca" (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews
I normally don't write reviews, but after reading the shockingly cynical comments I had to add my 2 cents.
This book is great for people who have trouble communicating, it gives valuable tips for improving self confidence when speaking, initiating conversation, remembering names and getting buy in.
While it is meant primarily to help in business relationships, I found it has been helpful in my personal life. A normally shy person, the book has helped me start conversations and meet new people. Speaking in terms of people's interests is about getting that conversation started, not about faking an interest and pretending to have the same interests.
Even though the book is titled "How to win friends .." the purpose of the book is not to literally win you friends, it's about improving communication, sales and presentation skills. There is nothing ground breaking in this book and in fact all the principles are simply principles of common sense but it helps you put them into action day-to-day.
I highly recommend this book for people who need help breaking out of their shell, for people who work in sales or give presentations, or for anyone who wants to move up in their job.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Read but with caution,
Abdullah Z Jefri "Aceous" (Saudi Arabia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How To Win Friends And Influence People (Audio Cassette)
When I was 12 years old my best friend gave me a copy of this book and told me that I might find it interesting. He could not have been more right, for I delved deep into the book and I finished it in a matter of 2 weeks (to me it was a record to finish a book so quickly at that age!) I found the book to be very informative and entertaining at the same time. The author, Mr. Dale Carnegie, will not introduce a principle or a notion without supporting it with at least one real life story where the principle introduced was proven effective. After that point I noticed a great, almost immediate, effect on my behavior as I was growing up. I noticed that I have become a very good negotiator with my parents and teachers, more popular at school, and I even began to understand people much better than I used to prior to reading the book. I grew up believing that this book was one of the greatest factors involved in shaping my character.
Recently though, I noticed some growing criticism of the book and its teaching, and I thought that this would be a good time for me to refresh what I learned from the book and assess its quality based on the experience I've gained since the first time I read the book. So I bought the unabridged audiotapes of the book and listened to it whenever I was in the car.
Mr. Carnegie said somewhere in the book that if one thing you learn from the book, which is the ability to understand the different views of other people in different situations, then that would be enough. And I agree wholeheartedly.
My judgment is that this book will indeed teach you how to understand the motives and the different forces playing in the different people you meet. Humans all across the globe share basic needs and characteristics that play a major role in forming their attitudes and decisions. Understanding those factors and satisfying them will be the most effective method of influence you'll ever need.
Mr. Carnegie begins the book with the foundations of developing this skill of understanding others. He extends three principles that if applied will help you identify what other people want and how you can satisfy them. After that he introduces six ways to make people like you. These methods hover around the same three principles mentioned in the beginning of the book. After that the author discusses in two parts methods and principles that help you influence people to your way of thinking.
All of this seems interesting but why are people criticizing this book, you wonder. The first issue with this book is the title. It says "How to win friends and influence people." I would have called it "How to make people like you and influence their behavior." The methods Dale introduces aren't for winning friends. You don't win friends by avoiding arguments and by projecting enthusiasm that is not honest. You'll only have them like you, but they are not won as friends, yet at least. Honesty is absent in Carnegie's teachings, and sometimes even unadvised! In one story he tells of a manager of a singer who would lie to the singer just to get him on stage!
Another observation I had on the book was the relevance of some of the stories to the principle being introduced. Some of those principles would not have worked in the stories he mentioned have the circumstances been even little different! Yet Dale would acclaim the introduced principle as the reason that the story reached the happy ending it did. But, to the benefit of the author, this happened only a few times overall and it doesn't degrade the whole quality of the book.
Nevertheless, the lack of emphasis on honesty is a serious issue. This has caused many reviewers to warn readers from reading this book. But here is where I disagree.
You'll need to read this book to learn the methods, not just to be able to understand other people, but also to be ready when others are applying them to influence you. I'll have to agree that some of these methods are extremely powerful especially if the receiver isn't ready for them. Reading this book will make you resilient to the weapons of many unwanted salesmen and negotiators.
My advice is to read but with caution. Learn the methods but always remember that honesty should always be present when these methods are being applied.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest book about interpersonal relations,
B. Pich� (Montr�al, QC Canada) - See all my reviews
Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People has been a classic for decades, but it is still as fresh as when it first came out. Filled with knowledge, anecdotes and tips, it is suitable for anyone wishing to brighten up his own life and the lives of those around him.
How to Win Friends and Influence People touches upon many subjects. As expected, Carnegie starts by giving some basic principles to keep in mind when dealing with other people. It the subsequent chapters, he then builds upon these statements by analyzing human behavior in greater depth. The book's main thesis is that humans possess a deep need for respect and recognition and whoever is ready to sincerely appreciate the work and qualities of those around will become successful in dealing with people. Because it was intended to be very practical and easily applicable, many examples pulled from the lives of famous businessmen and politicians help demonstrate the author's teachings.
This book immediately helps the reader take pride in following the guidelines and dropping his often self-centered behavior. How to Win Friends and Influence People is easy to read, and the somewhat aged slang used by the author makes it entertaining. Suggested to anyone wanting to become a leader!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A DEFINITE WINNER,
By A Customer
Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends & Influence People" is said to have been the first book to have ever influenced a generation and subsequent generations to the vast extent of collecting successes and making successes of its readers with every copy sold. If so, it is still the best book of its kind. Now, you might ask why. Well, here's why: The book reads like your own personal guide for achieving successes on all three most important fronts in your life: social, personal, and professional.
Divided into four parts, the text comprises of four titled sections by the names of "Fundamental Techniques of Handling People," "Six Ways to Make People Like You," "How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking," and "Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment." Be forewarned, however, that the author is not just talking about applying these techniques to appropriate occasions but is asking of its readers to center their lifestyle on application of these techniques. To be sure, a good, avid, and interested reader will be able to finish reading this book within a space of a day or two. But only a reader willing to make a lifetime habit of utilizing these studied techniques will be able to achieve maximum results and is sure to continue rereading this many times for aforesaid purpose.
Penned in a simple way, the concepts offered in this book are extremely easy to understand. Amazing though the ideas are, it seems to me that the novelty lies not in the ideas itself but in its presentation and its easy translation from abstraction into action by any persons. Whenever a concept is introduced, it is reiterated by historical and modern-day examples of leaders and working men and women who have applied these methods to sure-fire successes. Of course, some of these concepts will have you thinking "Oh, I know this," but you are sure to be amazed at how much the difference is between knowing something and understanding it for purpose of its utilization.
Come to think of it, you can say that this book in some ways acts as a substitute guru from whom you are to relearn U. Thant's observation, "Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves." It sounds simple, doesn't it? Of course, many of us do not remember this when we see a co-worker make a blunder, a child not complete his or her list of chores, a life partner nagging at us to take out the garbage, or a boss criticizing our supposedly slipshod work, or a friend disagreeing with us a subject, now do we? But the lesson to remember is that we must respect them irrespective of whatever their feelings, opinions, or actions are in contradiction to our own. Why? Well, because, with the presence of respect between any two individuals, coming to an understanding will not be as difficult and Carnegie's techniques will help us reach a positive conclusion with positive methods.
Furthermore, this book will also help you to be a better person in life and to be better liked for it. Let's face it: we all, to some degree if not more, covet approval and popularity. Now, we can get it with mastery of concepts as simple as a smile or withholding our tongue to avoid an argument. Though this is a great book for any occupation, people in customer service and sales will especially appreciate the value of concepts stressed here. For those of you who have to work in groups, you will love the constructive methods listed here to better help you with tricky situations that might arise.
For those of you who are refraining from buying this book due to the suggestive title of the book, you will be surprised to find that techniques written here do not involve manipulation but genuine interest in improving relations with people in general. In fact, Carnegie is asking us to practice and adopt sincerity in our methods to find successes; for example, he describes the dangers of flattery and proposes its substitution with genuine appreciation. He asks us not to underestimate the estimation of other people where insincerity is concerned; no body is a fool and will see you coming a mile away if you reek of artificiality.
Moreover, the tone of the author is that of a mentor and friend having an intimate chat with you for all the problems in your life characteristic of those seeking improvement in themselves for betterment of their relations with other humans. For a book that has all the qualities I look for in a great book, I was stupefied by the fact that it not only surpassed by expectations but gave me a new perspective on life and relations. I have given the book a five-star rating because I think any less would not have adequately expressed the high esteem in which I hold this book and the author which wrote it with such human insight. So, what are you waiting for? Wasted energy is wasted time. Get your own guide to "How to Win Friends and Influence People."
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The success of these techniques depends on your intentions,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Win Friends & Influence People (Audio CD)
HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE is founded on the theory that everyone longs to feel important. Others are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves. Mr. Carnegie then expounds on this theory, describing how we should remember others' names, talk in terms of others' interests, let the other person think the idea was his, and always allow the other person to save face. The reason this all seemed phoney to me at first is because I had spent most of my childhood and teen years in a business that often contradicts each of these principles: show business. The performer's job is to make others interested in the performer. But making others interested in oneself is very stressful. It requires constant revision and search for what's new on the horizon. Fashions change; the latest music genre often becomes a laughing stock to the next generation. Styles become passé. Audiences' tastes shift from season to season. But Carnegie has identified one thing that has never changed throughout all of human history: the individual's desire to be important, the fact that the individual is more interested in himself than anyone else.
After years of struggling with this book, I finally realize that, in fact, Carnegie is advocating that I be myself. I am genuinely interested in other people. However, this doesn't mean that Carnegie's techniques are always used in humanitarian ways. Many phone solicitors, debt collectors, and salesmen, use these techniques as means of making the sale. This is not how one "makes friends." That is called manipulation. I recall a story of Mother Teresa being granted a large donation of money with instructions on how to spend it. She reportedly returned the donation, saying that the giver should give freely with no attachment to the outcome. I think that that is truly the only way one can be sure that one is coming from a positive place: if you have no investment, no attachment, in the outcome. To that end, I focus more on Carnegie's techniques for getting along with others than on his techniques for trying to get things from people.(...)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Warning: This book may change your life,
Take two handfuls of dazzling writing, then mix it with pure brilliance and you have one of the greatest books of all phases. This book stood and will continue to stand the test of time. This is chiefly because of the universal thoughts expressed by Carnegie. All readers will be able to relate to it, no matter how their popularity rates. No wonder it went on to sell over fifteen million copies in a space of sixty odd years. There have been countless editions of this book and particularly, the Harper Collins Business Classic edition, is the most prominent.
The primary reason why I admire Carnegie's writing is because he always, always backs up his ideas with examples and past accomplishments based on the same specific thoughts. This makes it easier for the reader to understand the principles which are conveyed. True, the book could have been shortened to half its size, but what good would that have done?
Carnegie has laced his incredible thoughts with quotes from well-known individuals and this assists to make the book far more interesting than others in its self-help category. I can't begin to tell you how many connections Carnegie had in his existence.
It's interesting to note that the author wasn't a pure success in his early days. He explains that his family were at the bottom of the economical scale and it took him years to discover what he so eloquently writes about. In fact, it took him around fifteen years to write, "How to Win Friends and Influence People." In that time he interviewed hundreds of successful people and accumulated knowledge of their sensational victories. A reader tends to gain more from self-help books knowing that the author wasn't always a genuine success and that he essentially had to work his way up the ladder of achievement. It conveys the message that accomplishments can be carried out by almost anyone and at anytime of their lives.
Some people attempt to read the book thinking that it will be an easy journey, so it's imperative to note that a person cannot change without persistence and diligence. Carnegie mentions early on that to get the most out of his words, you will need to have a "deep desire" to learn. Everything we do in our existence goes hand in hand with how much passion we have. This book will not change your life, unless, you willingly make it change your life. The principles he outlines are difficult to carry out in reality. But with practice and continued determination, it will almost inevitably help you on your odyssey.
Common sense? Well, maybe. But most people don't realise the true meaning of courtesy and lack essential people skills.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A classic.,
Don (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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I only bought this because I read it as a youth and found it interesting. After re-reading it, I still think it is very good. I almost never read self-help books, but this has a lot of ideas that, while seeming obvious, are easy to overlook, and easy to lose sight of. It isn't so much an instruction book on how to be a "player" as it is a commonsense guide on how to be a more likable person (and a less obnoxious person).
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3.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading, but be your own judge,
LindaT "meloroze" (McAllen, TX) - See all my reviews
Anyone who reads this classic self help book will find it beneficial. It wouldn't have lasted as long as it has if it weren't helpful.
However, the first time I attempted to systematically put this book into practice, I was working with a domineering, loud, opinionated and outspoken person who subsequently stamped all over me and my "Carnegie" principles. True, many people (maybe a majority) will respond positively when you practice Dale Carnegie's plan, but there is a sizeable minority who will walk all over you regardless.
And a person who has self-image problems? I hate to say it, but Dale Carnegie's book can set them up to be mowed over.
I have balanced Dale Carnegie with Manuel J. Smith's book WHEN I SAY NO I FEEL GUILTY. I found it more effective when I built a good, healthy respect for myself first. Then guess what! I found myself winning more friends and influencing more people!
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Jackson Laboratory withdraws application for Florida expansion, will align project with Gov. Scott's economic goals
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Bar Harbor, Maine – The Jackson Laboratory has withdrawn its state application for an expansion in Collier County and will work with newly elected Florida Gov. Rick Scott to align the project with his goals for growing the state's economy.
"We're really excited by the new governor and his message of economic opportunity," said Charles E. Hewett, Ph.D., Jackson's executive vice president and chief operating officer. "We think our project fits right in with his bold economic-development vision of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years."
Jackson is planning to build a new research institute that would anchor a biomedical research and education village in eastern Collier County. It had a pending application with Enterprise Florida for funding through the state's Innovation Incentive Fund program until withdrawing it Monday in a letter from Hewett to Crystal Sircy, Enterprise Florida's senior vice president for business retention and recruitment.
"We remain very enthusiastic about our possible Florida expansion," Hewett said, "and we look forward to working with Gov. Scott's administration to see how we can contribute to his plans for job creation and economic growth."
As a courtesy, Jackson notified Scott's transition team of yesterday's application withdrawal and its desire to work with the new administration after the inauguration. The transition team offered to arrange a meeting with Scott and his administration at the earliest possible date.
Jackson also notified Fred Coyle, chairman of the Collier County Board of Commissioners, and Tammie Nemecek, president and CEO of the Economic Development Council of Collier County.
The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution and National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center based in Bar Harbor, Maine, with a facility in Sacramento, Calif. Its mission is to discover the genetic basis for preventing, treating and curing human diseases, and to enable research and education for the biomedical community.
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