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A November 1999 New York Times article, "In wartime letters home, the eloquence of common men," was the inspiration for a special history project at Park Tudor School. The Times article was about Washington, D.C. author Andrew Carroll and his efforts to collect and publish original letters written from the front and from home, "letters that had been written in wartime and had survived in attics and at the bottom of drawers, the buried testimony of men and women who had known war too well."
We saw an opportunity to actively engage our students in the study of humanities. As a result, a collaborative initiative was conceived among members of the History and English departments in the Upper School, whereby students have an opportunity for hands-on history, through research and writing. Students work from copies of original primary sources. They have the opportunity to develop history research skills, learn how to select and organize diverse materials for the publication of an anthology, and use their English skills to document and edit primary materials. Four hardcover anthologies have been published to date.
Thus, this is an appeal for copies (not originals!) of family-held, unpublished documents from any of the wars in which Americans fought - from the Revolution to Afghanistan. This may include letters, diaries, photos, maps or drawings. Documents in a foreign language are also encouraged.
Since 2002, the Legacy Initiative has partnered with the Veteran History Project and Senator Richard Lugar's office in Indiana. The Veteran History Project is a part of the Library of Congress' effort to document veterans' oral histories. Our students will be available to assist in completing oral histories on site at Park Tudor and at local libraries. Completed oral histories will be submitted to the Library of Congress. The Legacy Initiative will also select the best oral histories for possible inclusion in our next published anthology. We also encourage veterans to share with our project their photographs and other wartime documents.
Our anthology will help preserve the legacy and heritage of these wartime writers, and we would also like to help those donating documents with preservation guidance.
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The Prescott-Bayens American Legion Post 83 and Auxiliary Unit 83 will hold a reception at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at 552 S. Evans St., where the experiences of attending the American Legion Badger Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary Badger Girls State programs this past June will be shared.
The Badger State programs provide an opportunity for superior high school students to learn the privileges and duties of responsible citizenship. The entire assemblage will become the 51st state of "Badger" and will function according to the laws of the State of Wisconsin. Delegates organize themselves into two mythical political parties, the Federalist and the Nationalist. They campaign, hold rallies, debate and ultimately vote to elect city, county and state officials. Once elected to office, delegates are sworn in and perform their prescribed duties.
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The ban is among is one of 132 bills becoming new laws Friday after being passed during this year's legislative session, the Albuquerque Journal (http://bit.ly/18BTWV4 ) reported Thursday.
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been running hot of late - lumpy idle tick over, fuel consumption down and cuts out now and again.
had engine running today in diagnostics mode so I could monitor temperature whilst running.
Got temp up to 136 deg c on digital display which is what the temps have been when I have checked it in the week - Although fans didnt kick in at all so it must be running too hot and it must be a problem with the fan - saying that the fan kicks in when you put A/C on - could this be the thermostat or somekind of sensor do you think. The hoses on the coolant tank were all hot and the fluid inside was close to boiling.
oil levels and coolant levels were all okay also.
temp gauge in vehicle remains in centre (normal) but I believe this is only a reassurance indicator across the avergae engine temperature?
Not going to use vehicle now - its going into ford on tuesday for a check - I have been driving it this week 15 miles to work and 25 miles back - hopefully now long term damage has been caused with me driving it running hot.
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Roger Clemens To Start For Legends On Tuesday, June 6thMay 31, 2006 - South Atlantic League (SAL) - Lexington Legends Press Release
"We are thrilled that our fans are going to get a chance to see one of the greatest players in baseball history pitching right here in our ballpark," said Alan Stein, President and CEO of the Lexington Legends. "With his son Koby in Lexington, we knew this was a possibility if Roger signed with Houston. We are thrilled to get to see 'the Rocket' in a Legends jersey."
Koby Clemens, Roger's oldest son, began the season playing third base for the Legends until dislocating his left pinky in late April. He is expected to be activated from the disabled list in time for Tuesday's game.
"It's going to be a special night for us but it will really be special for Roger because he'll get to play with his son, Koby," said Legends General Manger Kevin Kulp. "And it could be the only time that he has a chance to do that," Kulp added.
Clemens is 341-172 with a 3.12 ERA in 672 career games and his 341 wins rank ninth all-time. Clemens is also the winner of an unprecedented seven Cy Young Awards. Clemens will become the first player with Major League experience to play for the Legends.
The game now becomes the hottest ticket in town with Roger Clemens slated to start for the Legends. "Our box office phones have been ringing off the hook," said Legends General Manager Kevin Kulp. "Fans started lining up to buy tickets literally just minutes after the announcement came from Houston," Kulp added.
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lAlbert Frost at Seaside Blues, cnr 6th Ave and Beach Rd, Melkbosstrand. 7pm. R100. Tel: 021 553 2015 or 074 655 7777.
lCarlo Mombelli (bass) with Kesivan Naidoo (drums), Kyle Shepherd (piano) and Mark Fransman (saxophone) at The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant St. 8.30pm and 10pm. R60 (one set), R100 (both). Bookings essential via phone or text at 076 679 2697. And tomorrow.
lVenus in Furs and Max's Kansas City party for a night inspired by Andy Warhol's pop art and films, Warhol Superstars, Basquiat, The Factory, The Velvet Underground, Edie Sedgwick, Marilyn Monroe and and the famous New York nightclub: Max's Kansas City at The Assembly, 61 Harrington Str, CBD. 9pm. R20 to R40. Info: www.thea ssembly.co.za. Tel: 021 465 7286
lBastille play Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Rhodes Ave, Newlands. Gates open 4pm, concert is from 5.30pm to 7.15pm. R365 at www.webtickets.co.za. Tel 021 761 2866.
lSublime Tribute Show at Mercury Live, 43 De Villiers Rd, CBD. R60 at www.webtickets.co.za. R80at the door. Tel: 021 465 2106.
lTina Schouw Quartet with Andrew Lilley (piano), Wesley Rustin (bass) and Kevin Gibson (drums) at The Crypt, cnr Wale and Adderley sts, CBD. 8pm to 11pm. R55. Bookings: 079 683 4658. And tomorrow.
lUppercut featuring Roach and Mix 'n' Blend at The Waiting Room, Long St, CBD. R20 before 10pm, R30 after. More info at https://twitter.com/UppercutZA.
lBeach Party with Mr Sakitumi and The Grrrl, Sons of Settles, Shout Hey!Band and Sexual Tension at The Assembly, 61 Harrington Str, CBD. 9pm. R40 (10pm), R50 (after). Tel: 021 465 7286 or e-mail www.theassembly.co.za.
lGoldfish Submerged Sundays at Shimmy Beach Club, South Arm Rd, V&A Waterfront, until the end of January. With special live guests and DJs. 9pm. R107 from www.webtickets.co.za. Tel: 021 200 7778.
lAlbert Frost with Blues Broers at Hillcrest Wine Estate Quarry, M13 Tygervalley Rd, Durbanville. 3pm to 5pm. R80. Tel: 021 976 4959.
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lAndrew Ford Trio with Wesley Rustin (bass) and China (drums). The Crypt, cnr Wale and Adderley sts, CBD. 8pm to 10pm. R55. Bookings: 079 683 4658.
lFrank Paco Art Ensemble at The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant St, CBD. 8.30pm and 10pm. R60 (one set), R100 (both). Bookings essential via phone or text at 076 679 2697.
lFrances Biancoli Trio with Nic Williams (bass) and Keenan Ahrends (guitar) at The Crypt, cnr Wale and Adderley sts, CBD. 8pm to 10pm. R55. Bookings: 079 683 4658.
lFembelling at The Mahogany Room, 79 Buitenkant St, CBD. 8.30pm and 10pm. R60 (one set), R100 (both). Bookings essential via phone or text at 076 679 2697.
lNatasha Meister at Aubergine Restaurant, 115 Hope St, Gardens. 7.30pm to 10.30pm. R395 includes tapas and wine. Tel: 021 465 0000.
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The El Paso Museum of Art's touring exhibit "Rembrandt, Rubens, and Golden Age Painting in Europe 1600-1800" is a glorious presentation of more than 70 Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French and English masterworks.
On loan from Louisville's Speed Art Museum, which is undergoing an expansion, its paintings depict biblical and mythological themes and include landscapes, portraits and still lifes. Every one of these paintings, from masters such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder, is distinctive.
The arts flourished over the 200-year span of the so-called "Golden Age." Europe underwent a significant transformation due to the Catholic and Protestant opposition to one another, scientific breakthroughs and increased trade with outlying lands. These changes made their marks on the arts, too, creating new techniques and providing new fountains of inspiration for the visual arts.
The museum staff suggests allowing 75 minutes to walk through the "Golden Age" exhibit, which is up through Jan. 6 in the large Hunt Family Gallery. But you might want to take more time.
Take full advantage of the excellent text charts of historical background on each segment, and wall cards with brief background and anecdotal information on each painting. Provided by the El Paso museum's senior curator, Patrick Cable, the information enhances the viewing of the paintings, which are mounted beautifully on green and red panels.
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The paintings are grouped thematically, moving from the religious depictions of the early part of the era, when the Catholic Church dominated, to the landscapes and portraits of the so-called merchant class that emerged during the two centuries.
The visitor is greeted by the lovely "The Education of the Virgin" (1735-37), an oil on canvas by France's Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694-1752). It depicts the Virgin Mary as a small girl in white and blue robes, with a veil-like headdress and a golden braid resting on her right shoulder. She sits sweetly looking up at her mother, Anne, who, with arm raised, is gently making a point.
"The Princes of the Church Adoring the Eucharist" (1626-27), an oil on canvas by Rubens, the Flemish master (1577-1640), is a study in perception. Four members of the church hierarchy, in opulent finery, fill the midsize frame. Flanked by temple pillars, they glance upward at smiling cherubs. What is fascinating is the sense of movement and amplitude, rather than density and compression, in the small painting.
A trio of oil-on-copper pieces by Italy's Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1665-1747) is charming. The largest one, "Sleeping Cupids Disarmed by Nymphs" (about 1730), portrays Diana's nymphs harassing sleeping cupids. The two smaller ones depict the cupids cavorting or sleeping. Glowing light underscores the bright figures in a mostly dark backdrop of sloping green hills.
As with Rubens, the exhibit has only one painting by Dutchman Rembrandt (1606-1669), the great master of chiaroscuro, or the use of light and dark to give dimension to the subjects. His "Portrait of a 40-Year-Old Woman" (1634) is an oil on panel in an ornate vintage gold frame. It shows a woman in simple black dress against a jet black background, with a brilliant white cap and circular pleated collar. The focus is on the woman's expression -- a small smile on her lips, the grayish eyes looking kindly, somewhat expectantly, at you.
Other portraits include foremost French female artist Adéla de Labille-Guiard's (1749-1803) imposingly large (nearly 9 by 6 feet) and grand "Portrait of Madame Adéla de" (1787), extravagantly dressed in pomegranate velvet, standing in front of an easel at the Palace of Versailles.
The "Golden Age" exhibit also contains eight paintings from the museum's Kress Collection, including Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck's (1599-1641) "Portrait of a Lady" (1620-21) and Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto's (1697-1768) "View of the Molo" (1730-35), which illustrates the Ducal Palace in soft colors overlooking the Grand Canal, gondolas and strolling pedestrians.
"Wooled River Land" (1750) by the great English landscape artist Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) features a sunny river scene in muted colors. An ensemble of village people are scattered about enjoying the day, but the river and its surroundings under a lyrical sky are the focus.
Several flower paintings in the still-life section provide a fitting, quiet finale to "Golden Age." Most magnificent is "Floral Still Life" (1681), an oil on canvas by Holland's Jacob van Walscapelle (1644-1727), which depicts a lavish assortment in vibrant colors of petal-perfect flowers that anyone would like to receive.
Accompanying and complementing the "Golden Age" presentation is the smaller "From Church to Village: 16th and 17th Century Dutch Flemish Paintings," organized by El Paso Museum of Art curator Christian Gerstheimer with loans from Houston's Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, University of Texas at Austin's Blanton Museum of Art and the Dallas Museum of Art. Up through Jan. 27, it has 21 paintings, including some from the museum's permanent collection, and is in the nearby European Galleries.
Among the interesting viewing here are "Young Girl Plucking a Duck" (1645) by Dutch painter Barent Fabritius (1624-1673), and "The Twelfth Night Feast" (1670) by fellow Dutchman Jan Steen (1626-1679), in which a family gaily celebrates the winter solstice while evoking the illusion of sound as a man merrily strikes a griddle with a ladle. This gallery also includes "A Village Scene" by Flemish painter Jan Brueghel the Elder.
Splendor awaits anyone who visits the exhibits. They make for a rare opportunity to experience a golden collection of masterworks.
El Paso native Mary Helen Klare is a musician, writer and former string teacher now living in Los Alamos, N.M.
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'Golden Age' music, talks and toursThere's more to the "Golden Age" exhibit than meets the eye.The El Paso Museum of Art, thanks to sponsors and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, has been programming lectures, concerts and other events to show how the arts evolved during the Golden Age.
Here's a chronological rundown of what's coming up at the museum. Attendance includes admission to the exhibit. For more information, call 532-1707 or go to elpasoartmuseum.org.
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A former McCaskey High School teacher was convicted Wednesday of having sex with a student in 2008.
The jury reached guilty verdicts on five sex crimes regarding Christy Lee Smith's contact with the student, then a 15-year-old sophomore.
The foreman, a man in his 50's, relayed the verdict to the judge at 3:20 p.m.
The jury panel, following five days of testimony, deliberated for only 40 minutes before convicting Smith on all counts.
Smith, now 35, closed her eyes and opened her mouth, but said nothing, when Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker announced the jury's decision.
A juror indicated afterward that there was no dispute over Smith's guilt from the beginning of their deliberations.
The victim, now 20, sat in the courtroom for the verdict, but showed no reaction.
He also sat in for closing arguments late Wednesday afternoon, before the jury began deliberations.
Last week, he testified in great detail about three sexual encounters he had with Smith at her apartment on College Avenue.
The student recalled specific details about the apartment and from the encounters.
Assistant District Attorney Karen Mansfield, lead prosecutor, said the student's account of events hasn't changed since he first spoke to police in 2010.
"It was his first sexual experience and he remembers everything from that (first) night," Mansfield said in a closing argument. "She used her role as a teacher and a confidant and she exploited that."
Mansfield called a number of teachers and school staff who testified to seeing "red flags" between the teacher and student.
"Teachers are supposed to protect our children," Mansfield said outside of court, after the verdict. "This was a betrayal that harmed a child."
Defense attorney Janice Longer, in closing, argued the student has mental-health issues and is a convicted serial burglar.
Longer also suggested the student made the allegation out of anger against the school district, which placed him outside of an honors program for his senior year.
Longer wasn't immediately available for comment after the verdict.
Earlier Wednesday, Smith testified that she and the student kissed, but they didn't have sex.
Smith testified that the student was "socially awkward" and she tutored him on a near-daily basis.
The victim previously testified that the two took walks together in the Buchanan Park area and had sex on at least three separate dates.
Smith said that she would "coincidentally" come across the student at night near her home, but the meetings weren't arranged.
On one of those occasions, she said, the student kissed her three times.
"I pushed him away and hit him," she testified. "I told him if it happened again, I would report it."
Defense attorney Janice Longer asked Smith if the two ever had sex.
"Never," Smith replied.
Longer asked if they had oral sex.
"No," Smith replied.
According to Smith, the student continued to contact her, even after school officials forbid any contact outside of regular English class.


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Investigators believe they've solved the murder of a Dothan man and the suspect was in court Wednesday afternoon.
Twenty-year-old Carl Powell of Ashford was arrested Tuesday night. He's charged with shooting 52-year-old Luis Arguello to death.
The victim's body was found just inside the doorway of his home on Haven Drive last Thursday night. Investigators say they found some evidence at the scene of the crime.
Chief White says robbery was the apparent motive for the crime and more arrests are possible. Powell is being held without bond in the Houston County Jail.
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A therapy intended to turn homosexuals and bisexuals into heterosexuals will not be allowed after a bill was passed by California's Democrat-controlled Assembly on Tuesday. The bill, which prohibits children from undergoing conversion therapy, passed with a 51-21 vote. Gay-rights advocates who believe a person is born homosexual consider the passing of the bill a landmark victory.
Democrat Richardo Lara, an openly gay legislator, believes that "sissy boys" should be protected from such intervention.
"One of our number one priorities in this house is to protect the next generation of Californians," said the legislator in a speech prior to the vote.
"And some of those are sissy boys. And some of those sissy boys grow up to be Assembly members. And some of those sissy boys need help. And we are here to stand with those sissy boys."
John Perez, an openly gay speaker of California's lower house, called the therapy a "dehumanizing activity."
Those who voted against the bill believe that the bill imposes on personal liberty. They say that each individual should get to choose whether or not they get the therapy.


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Love Notes Drenched In Moonlight; Hints of Future Novels In Letters to Fitzgerald
By DINITIA SMITH
Published: September 8, 2003
She was in nearly every girl F. Scott Fitzgerald ever saw in moonlight: rich, beautiful, forever unattainable. She was Isabelle in ''This Side of Paradise,'' ''under moonlight and pale starlight,'' and Daisy Buchanan in ''The Great Gatsby,'' humming a melody on the steps of Gatsby's mansion, ''sweetly, following it.''
''Each change tipped out a little of her warm human magic upon the air.''
Her name was Ginevra King, and she was a celebrated Chicago debutante whom Fitzgerald met in 1915 when she was a 16-year-old at the Westover School and he was a 19-year-old at Princeton. They were smitten. Ginevra wrote about him in her diary, and for two years they corresponded. When they broke up, Fitzgerald asked her to destroy his letters, and she did. But he kept hers and had them typed up and bound with the title ''Personal Letters: Property of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Not Manuscript.)'' Fitzgerald died in 1940, and some 10 years later his daughter, Scottie, returned them to Ginevra.
Ginevra died in 1980 at 82, but the letters remained in her family. Now her daughter and granddaughters have donated them, along with Ginevra's diary and an unpublished short story written by her, to Princeton, the repository of Fitzgerald's papers.
''Ginevra is arguably the most important romance Fitzgerald ever experienced, more than Zelda,'' his wife, said James L. W. West III, a professor of English at Penn State University and editor of the ongoing edition of Fitzgerald's works published by Cambridge University Press. ''He lost her, but his ideal of her remained throughout his life.''
Ginevra's diary has never been seen by scholars, except Professor West, an expert on Fitzgerald, who is preparing an essay on the Princeton donation. ''There, she lets her emotions show,'' he said. ''She says she loves Scott. In her letters she was more guarded.''
He added: ''The letters help us understand the fictional process by which he transferred this ideal creature into an interesting literary character. He gave her some edge and some flaws.''
Fitzgerald's early biographers, Arthur Mizener and Andrew Turnbull, saw the letters, though they barely mention them. For nearly 40 years they have been unavailable to scholars. ''We can now examine the letters more carefully,'' Professor West said, ''and we can trace details from them that Fitzgerald adapted for his stories and novels.''
The papers provide a window into the world of the wealthy elite of pre-World War I America, a world of unlimited privilege and a strange innocence, of moonlit mansions, dances, football weekends. Through it, Ginevra moved like a blithe spirit, carefree and cosseted. In many ways her writings are typical teenage musings, but in them can be heard the voices of Daisy Buchanan, Isabelle and other of Fitzgerald's female characters: breathy, coy, wistful.
Ginevra was born in Chicago in 1898, daughter of Charles Garfield King, a wealthy stockbroker, and his wife, also named Ginevra. The younger Ginevra -- dark-haired, petite, with large eyes -- was the third daughter in five generations named after Leonardo's painting ''Ginevra de' Benci.''
Fitzgerald met her at a sledding party over Christmas break in his hometown, St. Paul, where she was visiting her Westover roommate. He was one of St. Paul's most eligible bachelors, though his family was of modest means. His father had lost his furniture business, and the Fitzgeralds were supported by his mother's family. But he lived among the rich on Summit Avenue, attending their parties, part of their world yet always outside it.
''Scott perfectly darling,'' Ginevra wrote in her diary on Jan. 4, 1915, after meeting him. ''Am absolutely gone on Scott!'' she wrote the next day. And the following month, ''I am madly in love with him.''
Her letters are filled with underlinings, exclamations, misspellings and fanciful punctuation. In her first letter, on Jan. 11, 1915, she asks for his photograph: ''I have but a faint recollection of yellow hair and big blue eyes and a brown corduroy waist-coat that was very good-looking!'' She signs it ''Yours Fickely sometimes but Devotedly at present -- Ginevra,'' setting the tone for their relationship in which she alternately beckoned him to her and pushed him away. ''I know I am a flirt and I can't stop it,'' she tells him in another letter.
Fitzgerald habitually saved letters and sometimes used material in them for his writing. It appears from her responses that Fitzgerald constantly begged her to reveal her inmost thoughts and details of her past.
''He used to irritate people -- Sara Murphy, Hemingway, with his insistent questions,'' Professor West said. ''We see it here when he was only just a teenager, the incipient writer.''
Fitzgerald's interest sometimes seems voyeuristic. Ginevra writes, ''You ask 'Describe your last affair.' I'm inclined to say -- 'None of yoyr affair' but thats too snitty!! The last one was -- let me see I dont know -- the last real one was last summer and then it wasn't horribly heavy.''
At another point it seems that she and Fitzgerald have planned, perhaps not seriously, to elope. ''Don't forget our plan of elopement -- That mustn't fall through.''
She dreams of him: ''Last night I dreamt you were calling on me, but it went off all right. Only you had purple hair, and would insist upon strutting around and tapping on all the walls.''
Fitzgerald it seems doesn't trust her: ''Why wont you believe what I said about your standing first,'' she writes. ''I cant tell you any better or any more truthfully.''


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First Known Use: before 12th century
verb \ˈstiŋ\
of an insect, plant, or animal : to hurt (someone) by piercing the skin with a sharp, pointed part that usually contains poison
: to cause a quick, sharp pain
: to feel a quick sharp pain
stung \ˈstəŋ\ sting·ing \ˈstiŋ-iŋ\
Full Definition of STING
transitive verb
: to prick painfully: asa : to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating processb : to affect with sharp quick pain or smart <hail stung their faces>
: to cause to suffer acutely <stung with remorse>
: overcharge, cheat
intransitive verb
: to wound one with or as if with a sting
: to feel a keen burning pain or smart; also : to cause such pain
— sting·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb
See sting defined for kids
Examples of STING
- I got stung by a bee.
- The jellyfish stung the swimmer.
- The bees will sting if you bother them.
- The iodine will sting for a few minutes.
- The cold rain stung my eyes.
- The smoke made our eyes sting.
- She was stung by their harsh criticism.
Origin of STING
Middle English, from Old English stingan; akin to Old Norse stinga to sting and probably to Greek stachys spike of grain, stochos target, aim
Related to STING
- Synonyms
- gouge, soak, overcharge, surcharge
- Antonyms
- undercharge
: a quick, sharp pain
: an injury caused when an insect or animal stings you
: a complicated and clever plan that is meant to deceive someone especially in order to catch criminals
Full Definition of STING
: stinger 2
: a sharp or stinging element, force, or quality
: an elaborate confidence game; specifically : such a game worked by undercover police in order to trap criminals
Examples of STING
- When you get the shot, you'll feel a little sting.
- His arm was covered with bee stings.
- They were caught in a drug sting.
- a sting operation by police
First Known Use of STING
before 12th century
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STINGING Defined for Kids
verb \ˈstiŋ\
stung \ˈstəŋ\sting·ing
Definition of STING for Kids
: to prick painfully usually with a sharp or poisonous stinger <A bee stung my hand.>
: to suffer or affect with sharp quick burning pain <Hail stung their faces.>
: to hurt emotionally <She was stung by the harsh criticism.>
Definition of STING for Kids
: an act of pricking painfully usually with a sharp or poisonous stinger <a bee's sting>
: a wound or burning pain caused by the pricking of the skin with a stinger <the sting of a bitter wind>
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Am still using V2, since V0 sometimes only does some minor improvements; but most of time V0 does solve my problems though. Also still using LAME 3.97, since i find regression issues are more common with 3.98.2 at V2. I even had to encode a box set with 3.90.3, since I found about 2 tracks on the first disc that was not transparent with 3.97 (even at V0) and a track was not transparent with 3.98.2, but sound fine to me with 3.90.3 at APS.
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Students cannot select their specific SpanishPod instructor. However, they have two native speakers from Mexico and an American who is a Spanish instructor. Between the three of them they produce the lessons and the podcasts. But it isn't just the tutors you can learn from. Since SpanishPod has such a wide breadth of users, you can learn from the other students. Many of them are well-traveled and keep up with what's going on in Latin America.
SpanishPod has artfully woven practical cultural knowledge into many of their lessons. Students can learn about traveling in Latin America, how to cook traditional Hispanic foods, Latin American holidays, and Spanish history. Then the other people participating in SpanishPod make comments on everything that happens. In fact, don't just limit yourself to the lessons, many of the archived conversations offer a wealth of knowledge.
Of all of the positive qualities SpanishPod has, their forum has got to be the most impressive factor offered on their site. You only have to read a few of the comments from the students, followers, and instructors to realize that you want to be part of this fun-filled experience. And don't worry if you can't check the website every day to keep up with the latest, just sign up for the follow up comments by email.
The program is very well laid out and for each lesson there is a dialogue and vocabulary. But what makes the lessons so interesting is that there is a comment area available for each one where other students have made comments in English or in Spanish about the content of the lesson. This makes the learning environment a lot of fun and keeps the student constantly coming back for more.
SpanishPod is a wonderful product and anyone purchasing this product will be thrilled with the results. Learning a language is a daunting experience even for those who are already bilingual or trilingual. SpanishPod makes language learning fun and enjoyable. By offering a vibrant and active forum, SpanishPod is giving students an opportunity to learn Spanish painlessly. Many students will be learning and having so much fun while they're participating in the community, they won't even realize how much they've studied.
SpanishPod received a spot as one of our Spanish language websites because of its unique approach to engaging students with their lively podcasts and their widely-used forum that adds spice to the experience.


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Citation: Kurtzman, C.P. 2011. Protomyces Unger (1833). In: Kurtzman, C.P., Fell, J.W., Boekhout, T., editors. The Yeasts, a Taxonomic Study. Volume 2, 5th edition. New York, NY: Elsevier. p. 725-731. Technical Abstract: This chapter describes the ascomycetous fungal genus Protomyces and is to be published in "The Yeasts, A Taxonomic Study, 5th edition." Species of the genus Protomyces are plant pathogens that attack asters, wild celery, coriander and certain other plants. Symptoms include disruption of stems, leaf veins and other tissue. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis of gene sequences, Protomyces is one of the most primitive of ascomycete fungi, a distinction that it shares with Taphrina, pathogen of peaches and other fruit crops. Protomyces has shown some potential as a mycoherbicide for weed control.


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New for Fall '05, Smartwool extends its Microweight line to offer a long sleeve crew top, just what many of us have been waiting for. Wool offers superb temperature regulation, and a thin layer - this is Smartwool's lightest weight fabric (4.5 oz/yd2, 150 g/m2) - combats the traditional weakness of wool, drying time. As is standard for Smartwool, the fabric is comfortable next to skin and machine washable. The women's version hugs the body and has sleeves that are nice and long, the men's version has a slightly looser fit.
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Best Practices For Interfaith Work
This is the second part of a two part series. The first part makes a case for nonreligious participation in interfaith cooperation efforts. This resource aims to address potential problems that could come up for nonreligious individuals engaging in interfaith work, offer some best practices, lay out some special recommendations for nonreligious interfaith practitioners, and provide some examples of nonreligious interfaith work.
Possible Problems
There are some specific issues that nonreligious persons should consider before participating in interfaith work.
The "Religion Isn't True" Issue
Many nonreligious individuals who engage in interfaith work will continue to struggle with their personal belief that the religious stories they encounter are false and the feeling that they must articulate this conviction. They will likely ask themselves, as Atheist author Salman Rushdie wrote in Haroun and the Sea of Stories, "What's the use of stories that aren't even true?" However, we would do well to recognize that we aren't the only ones in the room with conflicting feelings. Evangelical Christians involved in interfaith must reconcile their participation with the importance their tradition puts on evangelizing. Interfaith cooperation requires that we both acknowledge these very real contradictions and be bigger than them.
The "We're The Odd Ones Out" Issue
Related to the issue above, the nonreligious must be careful not to overestimate our particularity in interfaith work. Religious folks have exclusive truth claims, just as we believe that our understanding of the world is the most accurate. For example, many Christians doing interfaith work believe that every other faith represented in the interfaith movement is a false understanding of the world. Additionally, the nonreligious will often find other non-theists in the room, including Buddhists, Quakers, Unitarian Universalists, secular Jews, secular Muslims, secular Christians, and so on. By reminding ourselves that we aren't so unusual, we can remain humble and open-minded in our interfaith efforts.
The "Interfaith? We're Not a Faith" Issue
Even for those interested in such work, there remain complaints about the very term "interfaith," which some call exclusionary. My feeling is that we have bigger concerns to address than this problem of terminology; after all, within our own community we utilize many different identification markers—atheist, agnostic, humanist, freethinker, skeptic and bright are just a few. Language is imperfect, but the sooner we stop arguing over semantics, the sooner we can get to the important work of building coalitions and acting in unity.
Best Practices
The best practices below are adapted with permission from the Interfaith Youth Core's (IFYC) Interfaith Leader's Toolkit.
Interfaith Leadership requires three things:
- Framework: Interfaith leaders see the world through the lens of interfaith cooperation rather than viewing religions as inherently in conflict.
- Knowledge base: Interfaith leaders know how different traditions speak to shared values like mercy, compassion, and hospitality and know the stories of interfaith cooperation in their own tradition and others'.
- Skill-set: Interfaith leaders have the skills to make the idea of interfaith cooperation a concrete reality in the communities they influence. These skill-sets are: storytelling, inspiring and recruiting others, facilitating relationships, mobilizing common action for the common good, building sustainability, and telling the world.
There are some fundamental ways to put these into practice:
1. Start with Stories
Why do we begin with stories? Stories have the power to transform because they are able to do several things effectively:
Frame Our Thoughts: Telling a story is a great way to put a larger idea into a more specific context. This makes communicating easier for the storyteller and understanding easier for the listener.
Empower the Storyteller: You do not have to be a scholar of your religious or philosophical perspective to participate in interfaith work. Every participant is already inherently a "scholar of their own experience." It is okay if you do not know all the details of your religious or philosophical tradition. That is not the expertise from which you are sharing. Rather, you are the expert of your own experience, how you draw meaning from that experience, and how you tell the story of that experience.
Enable Mutually Appreciative Encounters: In interfaith dialogue, it is far too easy to discuss topics that may put us at odds with our conversation partners. If we begin an interfaith dialogue by focusing on political or theological tenants, we may find that the conversation does not go very far before we start arguing about who is "right" and who is "wrong." If, however, we encourage participants to begin with a story from their own lived experience, it is often less threatening for listeners. While they may not have lived the same experience as the storyteller, it is unlikely that they will challenge the veracity of his or her story. Instead, the storyteller is inviting the listeners to share in a piece of his or her experience, even if it is grounded in different beliefs and values. The dialogue is therefore inclusive rather than exclusive and allows for a mutually appreciative encounter. Stories are a crucial tool for enabling people with different identities to interact positively.
Inspire Others: When storytellers are genuinely excited about their story, they can inspire their listeners who can sense that emotion and energy. Listeners are often drawn further into the story by this energy and are better able to understand its universal message. The listeners are also reminded that they, too, have a story to tell.
Catalyze Movements: Some stories are so inspirational that they motivate large groups of individuals to action and catalyze movements.
Shape Identity: The philosopher Paul Ricoeur once asked the question, "When you look at a picture of yourself as a baby and then you look at yourself in the mirror, how do you account for the fact that two beings who look so different are really the same person?" Ricoeur's answer was story. By stringing together a narrative—by telling a set of stories—you are able to connect the baby in the picture to the person in the mirror. Just as stories connect us to our past, they also play an important role in guiding both our current actions and shaping our identity in the future. According to Dan P. McAdams, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University, "We find that… narratives guide behavior in every moment, and frame not only how we see the past but how we see ourselves in the future." In other words, our brains seem to be naturally hardwired to think about ourselves and our identity through stories. Religious pluralism is all about the interaction of multiple identities, respecting the diversity of others' identities, and forming relationships across them. Perhaps more importantly, though, to be a pluralist is itself an identity that you must actively choose, certainly not in place of your own religious or philosophical identity, but alongside it. Thus, because religious pluralism is about identity and identity is all about stories, knowing and being able to tell stories of religious pluralism is crucially important to being a good interfaith leader.
2. Listen!
As important as it is to start with your own story, it is equally essential to be a good listener. Storytelling is not just about sharing your own story repeatedly; it is about an exchange of stories between people. Listening is a critical skill that can all too often be taken for granted. There are many techniques designed to enhance our ability to listen effectively. We are unlikely to employ them, however, unless we recognize how complicated listening is and understand that flawed assumptions are often based on inaccurate or incomplete interpretations of what other people say. We most often assume that what we think we heard is what was said, though frequently this is not the case. People communicate not only information, but emotion and intent too, and we must actively listen for these as well. In particular, good interfaith leaders are able to listen to other people's stories and help them to see the connections that exist between them.
3. Establish a "Safe Space" and Facilitate Relationships
"Safe space" is the emotional and psychological space necessary for the formation of interfaith relationships through interfaith dialogue and common action for the common good. Safe space exists when a group of people come together and agree to have interactions in which identity is respected, their experiences will be genuinely listened to by others, and people are collaboratively committed to serving the common good. Safe space is, by definition, not a concrete thing; it is a sense that you want participants in your interfaith work to feel. It requires setting a positive tone for interaction and then defending that tone against anything that might disrupt it. One safe space is established, you can easily move into developing relationships that engender mutual care and concern. This is generally accomplished by sharing stories and listening, as points one and two detail.
4. Mobilize Common Action for the Common Good and Build Sustainability
Once these relationships are in place, you can move into the final goal of interfaith work: mobilizing common action for the common good. When you come together with people from different perspectives and work on common action for the common good, you are putting your inspiration and values into concrete action to create positive change and making a real connection with others across lines of difference. Too often communities believe that the weight of addressing the world's many ills falls on their shoulders alone. By participating in common action for the common good, you are helping to demonstrate that some of our best partners in building the world-as-it-might-be are people who, unlike us, express their aspirations through prayer, but nonetheless share our hope for society. In this way, you are building and strengthening relationships by sharing a common experience of action. Then, ensure that such action isn't just a one-time event by building in sustainability measures.
Special Recommendations for the Nonreligious
Below are some specific suggestions for nonreligious individuals who want to engage in interfaith work, adapted from a resource I originally produced for the IFYC:
- Define what interfaith means for your worldview as a humanist, atheist, agnostic, or nonreligious person. Some proponents of religious pluralism say that an interfaith coalition is incomplete without those who do not identify with any religious tradition. As an individual who is an agnostic, atheist, humanist, or nonreligious, what does it mean for you to move into a religiously pluralistic perspective? What does it mean to live in a religiously diverse world if you are not religious? Why is it important to you to interact with people who do identify with a religious tradition even if you do not?
- Identify your role in the interfaith movement. Do you feel comfortable in a leadership role? If you do not, in what role would you feel most comfortable? What would you need to feel more comfortable in a leadership position? If you are comfortable in a leadership role, what does it mean to say, "I am not religious, but respecting the religious identities and positive or neutral religious practices of others matters to me"? What would you say to someone who asks where you find authority to work with religious people?
- Engage or Enrage? In Religulous, a popular documentary film released in 2008, an agnostic (comedian Bill Maher) tackles the issue of religious diversity by confronting religion in a broad stroke as nearly universally problematic and deserving of ridicule. Do you see yourself working for or against something? As someone who is "not religious," does this approach work for you? Think of people you love or respect that are religious. What do you lose when you dismiss someone who identifies with a religious tradition, or the religious convictions and motivations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and many others? Where do your preconceived notions about religious people impact how you approach interfaith dialogue? How does it make you feel when people have assumptions or stereotypes about what it means to be nonreligious?
- Explore the history and current state of your philosophical worldview. Atheists, agnostics, humanists and the nonreligious have as wide a diversity of contemporary opinion and as varied and rich a history as those who identify with a religious tradition. These can inform your perspective on doing interfaith work.
- Act! Establish dialogue with religious people and groups in a way that is open, honest and respectful. Join an interfaith group if you have not already, and share your nonreligious story of religious pluralism with them. Consider what you have in common with people who are religious, even while acknowledging differences.
Other Resources
There are some excellent case study examples of nonreligious participation in interfaith work. As the webmaster of NonProphet Status, I've solicited a large number of reflections from nonreligious individuals that can serve as very helpful guideposts for nonreligious people considering interfaith engagement. Stanford's Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics President Lewis Marshall reports on how his student group came to participate in the campus interfaith network and offers some excellent insight for secular students who wish to do the same in How Atheism Became a Religion at Stanford. In Bridging the Divide in the Big Easy—Secular Reflections on Interfaith Cooperation, Nate Mauger of the Secular Student Alliance reflects on his experience as a member of a secular campus group that partnered with a campus Christian group to do interfaith service work in New Orleans. Jessica Kelley, a nonreligious seminary student, reflects on a secular group she is a member of and their partnership with a group of Muslims to do a joint free speech advocacy event in A Reminder of Relationality: Reflections on Respect and Free Speech. In Speaking of Secular Humanism: A Reflection on Public Secularism, Miranda Hovemeyer, another nonreligious seminarian, writes on articulating her vocally secular identity in an interfaith context. In Working With Religion: Lessons From Northern Ireland, a young Secular Humanist named Rory Fenton reflects on founding an interfaith organization in Ireland. Kelsey Sheridan, an IFYC Fellow, reflects on why she does interfaith work in What Can Interfaith Mean to an Atheist? In Knowing Religion, and Why It Matters, Josh Oxley, a Master of Divinity student at the University of Chicago who is the Humanist Advisor to the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, argues for the necessity of respectful rhetoric when discussing religion in our community. In A Call to (Open) Arms, co-founder of the University of Oregon's Alliance of Happy Atheists Lucy Gubbins makes a case for supporting religion-tolerant nonreligious individuals and articulates that reaching out to religious communities is essential for making the world a more secular-friendly place.
These are just a few examples of young nonreligious leaders participating in interfaith work, and each is an invaluable resource for those who wish to follow in their footsteps. The IFYC also has a good resource worth checking out called "Secularism Good for the Soul" Discussion Guide (download).
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Deanna Hollas
25 Sep 2010 · 10:12 EST
Near the beginning of the article you put out the question "What's the use of stories that aren't even true?" as a question non-religious struggle with in regard to religious text. I think you answer this question in your proposed solutions...."Stories have the power to transform" This may be why the texts have continued to be used by so many folks for so many years. I am a seminary student and most Biblical scholars emphasize the story nature of the Biblical text and warn of the dangers of using them as historical narrative. I was in a discussion with a fellow student this week on this very topic so know it is not only the non-religious that are struggling. There is an effort with in Christianity to understand many Biblical text as story and to understand the transformative nature of story.


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Interim Director Mary Ann Sparks released the resumes Saturday, revealing 17 applications for the Wilson County director of schools position left vacant when Tim Setterlund announced he would step down amid controversy.
Two of the applicants are currently employed with Wilson County Schools and a third is currently the director of Trousdale County Schools.
Each candidate brings a variety of educational experience to the table and it's likely any selection the Wilson County Board of Education makes moving forward would result in the hiring of a quality candidate.
And so lies the quandary. It's quite a dilemma the board faces this go-around in selecting the candidate that will lead our students, teachers, administrators and other school workers into the future.
One thing is for certain. The board is right on track to have a new director of schools hired before a June 23 deadline it set for itself in February.
"We fully prepare on having our next director in place before the June 23 deadline," board chairman Don Weathers said at the time. "We do not want to enter into the new school year without having a permanent director."
State law prohibits a director of schools to be appointed 45 days before or 30 days after an election. Under that scenario, the board would not be able to appoint a new director of schools between June 23 and Sept. 7 due to the Aug. 7 election.
After Sept. 7, about a two-week window opens until Sept. 20, which is 45 days before the Nov. 4 General Election. If the board cannot put a director of schools in place before June 23, or between Sept. 7-20, it would have to wait until after Dec. 4, according to state law.
Now that the field of candidates is set, it gives the board nearly three months to make this important decision.
We urge the board to take these next three months to closely evaluate each candidate and judiciously narrow the field to a few and eventually the best candidate.
Above all, we would expect any and all deliberations on selecting the next director of schools for Wilson County would be made both in the best interests of the students, as well as in the public eye. Public input should be valued and welcomed in this most significant decision facing the board.


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These 10 tips can help your brand grow its social media audience, and in turn likely increase engagement, return on investment, and conversions as well.
In direct marketing, it's long been said that a bad offer to a good list will perform better than a good offer to a bad list. The point being that without a decent audience, you may as well forget about it. You may have a great product or service, but unless you have a long list of people who are at least prospective customers, even the best marketing efforts in the world probably won't be able to sell it.
That's how it is in social media, too. You can spend a ton of time and money in creating content that absolutely rocks, but if you aren't reaching enough people, your efforts will be in vain and you won't have a chance of going viral. You'll be like the proverbial tree that falls in the middle of the woods with nobody around to hear it. The return on your investment won't be anywhere near satisfactory. You'll be left wondering why you're hearing nothing but crickets while your competitors are hearing the sound of the cash register going "cha-ching."
Fortunately, there are many steps you can take to accumulate a large enough number of followers and fans to make all your activity on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and the like worth it. Here are 10 ways for brands to build a social media audience that is loyal, engaged, and responsive.
Unless you're a celebrity or are lucky enough to have an iconic brand name, you can disregard the notion that if you build it, they will come. People won't even know you exist on social media unless you point them in the right direction. Wherever possible - on the wall, in the lobby, on the counter - use signage offline to drive your constituents online.
This sign in the window of the Vineyard Vines store at The Shops at the Prudential Center in Boston draws attention to their presence on Facebook and Twitter.
Anyone in your organization who's on the speaking circuit should be incorporating into their presentations the fact that your business has a social address. They should strike while the iron's hot. Caught up in the moment, a live audience has an urge to connect with whomever is on stage. Tell them where your brand lives on social media and invite them to join you there.
Divide and conquer. There's strength in numbers. Identify those employees who have strong social followings themselves and encourage them to passively recruit on behalf of your organization. Provide them with talking points. Reward them for their thought leadership. The more employees you have spreading the word about your brand's social activities among their own personal networks, the quicker you'll grow your audience.
Why would you even thinking about mentioning someone else in your own content stream? Well, for starters, it's simply good form, especially when you're citing the author of a third-party article that you've chosen to share. Tagging others is also a good way to pique curiosity, attract new followers, and trigger mutually beneficial engagement.
This tweet from the Boston Park Plaza hotel includes several Twitter handles and one hashtag.
Get much more mileage out of your activity on social media by embedding this content elsewhere. There are numerous widgets available from either third parties or directly from channels such as Twitter, Facebook, and even Pinterest that make it possible for you to export your timelines and display them somewhere on your website. Not only does this put your content in front of a broader audience, it increases the likelihood of establishing more lasting social connections among your constituency as well.
The homepage of the Whole Foods Market website includes some of the supermarket chain's social media feeds.
Don't be a brand that only talks about itself. You know the ones. They spend far too much time being promotional as opposed to social. No one is saying you can't toot your own horn on Twitter, Facebook, and the like. I am saying, though, that one of the best ways to attract new fans, followers, and business in general is to be known for helping others in as many ways as possible. Your turn will come.
This tweet from Sullivan Tire provides followers with a good tip about checking their tires' air pressure.
Are your profile and cover images the right size? Have you written a clear and convincing description of your business that's infused with keywords and hashtags? Did you link back to your website and other social properties? Is your logo featured prominently? Do you respond promptly to questions, comments, and mentions? Do you thank those who share your content with their own constituents? Are you the host with the most gratitude for his or her fans, followers, customers, and prospects?
Build a faithful community of like-minded followers and fans by interviewing popular guests on both Twitter and Facebook. Like a talk show or panel discussion, a chat is simply two or more people talking about a topic of broad appeal. Promote the event in advance. Use a strong hashtag. Take questions from your audience. Employ an experienced moderator. Become known for bringing people together for education and entertainment at your expense, not theirs. You'll be the center of attention.
This post on The Today Show's Facebook page promotes a live chat with co-anchor Savannah Guthrie.
People practically come out of the woodwork to participate in contests. But while offering something for nothing is almost a surefire way to attract a large following, the prizes you're offering should be aligned with your brand attributes. This helps increase the likelihood that any new connections are qualified prospects, not those who are only in it for the swag.
In this Instagram contest by Will Leather Goods, participants can win two bags of their choice from the brand's website.
Last but certainly not least, there's paid media. In fact, many brands find that allocating a good portion of their marketing dollars for advertising on social media is a necessity, not an option, if they want a bigger audience. With so much competition for eyeballs and engagement, promoting your content and accounts to prospective new followers and fans is a smart way to stand out among the clutter and win over the masses.
This sponsored Facebook post by Coastal.com includes an offer to "get your first pair of glasses free" as well as an invitation to like their page.
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