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Mr. Coleman Green
Coleman Green, 77, of Secretary, Md., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Parksley. Born Dec. 16, 1935, he was the son of the late George Green and Beedie Chambers Green.
A graveside service was conducted Friday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. from the graveside of the Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock, Md.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice andPalliative Care of the Eastern Shore, 165 Market Street, Suite #3, Onancock, VA 23417.
To sign the guest book online, visit: www.thorntonfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements are by the Thornton Funeral Home in Parksley.
Mrs. Mary C. Hargis
Mary Custis Hargis, 95, wife of the late Calvin A. Hargis and resident of Craddockville, passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at Allzwell Assisted Living Center in Chesapeake, Va.
A native of Craddockville, she was the daughter of the late William T. Custis and the late Stella Bull Custis. She was a retired bookkeeper for Pargas, member of Craddockville United Methodist Church, member of United Methodist Women and member of Craddockville Quilters.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary H. Fowler of Chesapeake; a sister, Ardis Haines of Reading, Pa.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hargis was predeceased by two brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. at Doughty Funeral Home with Pastor Rob Kelly officiating. Interment was private.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Craddockville United Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. June Custis, P.O. Box 66, Craddockville, VA 23341; or to a charity of ones choice.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com
Arrangements were made by Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore.
Mr. James A. Jernigan Jr.
James Allen Jernigan Jr., 78, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at his home. He was the son of the late Viola Holland and James Allen Jernigan. He was predeceased by one sister and eight brothers.
He was a retired yard conductor after 36 years with the Norfolk Southern Railroad. He also served his country in the Virginia National Guard with the 29th Infantry Division. He was a waterman, farmer and avid gardener. He was a great outdoorsman, who loved fishing with a passion. James was a longstanding member of Oakland Christian Church United Church of Christ, but attended Trinity United Methodist Church of Cape Charles, where he and Mary resided.
James is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Mary Edith Williams Jernigan; two daughters, Debbie Totty and husband Bob of Chesapeake, Va., and Donna Dudley and husband Larry of Sedley, Va.; four grandchildren, Jonathan Totty and wife Heather of Richmond, Ashley Hardison and husband Allen of Suffolk, Joshua Totty of Suffolk and Mary Faith Dudley of Sedley; three great-grandchildren, Lindsay, James and Jared Totty; along with numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was conducted Thursday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m. in the R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home and Crematory, Suffolk, by the Rev. Elizabeth Lutz. Burial followed at Newman Memorial Cemetery in Chuckatuck.
The family also would like to deeply thank the staff of Hospice and Palliative Care of the Eastern Shore for all their loving care. Special thanks to Jennifer, Josephine, Peggy and Kathy for their generous support.
James will be missed by his family and his many, many friends.
Arrangements by R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home. Condolences may be registered at www.rwbakerfh.com.
Mr. Ernest C. Jones Jr.
Ernest C. Dickie Jones Jr., 80, husband of the late Bonnie Blue (Barrett) Jones and a resident of Chincoteague Island, passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at his residence.
Born July 10, 1933, he was the son of the late Margaret (Merritt) and Ernest C. Jones Sr.
Funeral service was held at Union Baptist Church, Chincoteague Island, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, with the Rev. Kevin Eley officiating. Interment was at Thornton Cemetery, Chincoteague Island.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Eastern Shore, 165 Market Street, Onancock, VA 23417; or Union Baptist Church, 6365 Church Street, Chincoteague Island, VA 23336.
Services entrusted to Salyer Funeral Home Inc. in Chincoteague Island.
Mrs. Dorothy M. McCarraher
Dorothy Maretia McCarraher, 75, wife of Francis McCarraher and a resident of Horntown, passed away at PRMC in Salisbury, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013.
Born in Coatesville, Pa. on June 14, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Reuben A. Killinger and Sylvia Martin. She did janitorial work for many years.
Other than her husband, she is survived by her children, Katherine Hoffman of Sadsburyville, Pa., Francis D. McCarraher Jr. of Downington, Pa., Charles R. McCarraher of Horntown and Robert McCarraher of Horntown; sisters, Betty Killinger, Rosmond Steyer, Sarah Manning, all of Pennsylvania; brothers, Charles Killinger and William Killinger, both of Pennsylvania; eight grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Reuben Killinger.
A funeral service was held at Maclean-Chamberlain, Wagontown, Pa., on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Coatesville.
Local arrangements by Fox Funeral Home, Temperanceville.
Condolences may be made at www.foxfuneralhomes.com
Mrs. Thelma B. Savage
Thelma Bloxom Savage, 98, wife of the late Karl Hunley Savage and a resident of Indianapolis, Ind., formerly of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at Greenwood Health and Living Community in Greenwood, Ind.
Born Feb. 1, 1915, in Chincoteague, and reared in Willis Wharf, she was a daughter of the late Charles Henry Bloxom and Geneva Gertrude Colona Bloxom. Mrs. Savage was a former secretary for J.C. Walker Bros. Fish & Oyster Co. in Willis Wharf, and later retired from Indianapolis Bell Telephone Co., where she worked in publishing.
She was a former member of Epworth, Market Street and Catonsville United Methodist churches, located in Exmore, Onancock and Catonsville, Md., respectively. While a member of Market Street UMC, Mrs. Savage became extremely active in many areas of the church, as well as on the Eastern Shore District level.
Survivors include a daughter, Joy Savage of Indianapolis; three grandchildren, Tina, Donna and Steven; six great-grandchildren, Melisa, Jeremy, Justin, Brittany, Bobby and Samantha; four great-great-grandchildren, Tabitha, Elliot, Jeremy Jr., and Emmett, with Baby Coryell expected in November; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by two daughters, Karla Dawson and Sharon Mitchell; and two sisters, Edith Bundick and Stella Kellam.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Market Street United Methodist Church on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Chapman II officiating. Interment will follow in the Quinby Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service.
Memory tributes may be shared with the family atwww.williamsfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements by the Williams-Onancock Funeral Home.
Mr. Elmer K. Ward
Elmer Kenneth Ward, 85, husband of Gladys Beach Ward and a resident of Exmore, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
A native of Exmore, he was the son of the late Golden Edward Ward Sr. and the late Lola Ashby Ward. Mr. Ward was retired from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, member of the Exmore Baptist Church, graduate of F.B.I. National Academy in Quantico, Va., World War II U.S. Army veteran, life member of the V.F.W., and charter member of the World War II Memorial Society. The highlight of his employment was as a Mate/Pilot with the ferry operating between the Eastern Shore and Little Creek, Va.
In addition to his wife of 58 years, he is survived by a son, Kenneth L. Ward and his wife Pam of Willis Wharf; a daughter, Deborah Schweiker and her husband William of Exmore; a step-daughter, Nancy Mapp of Exmore; a brother, Harold F. Ward of Belle Haven; three grandchildren, Chris Holt and his wife Sharon, Elaina Schweiker, and Craig Holt and his wife Nancy; a step-grandchild, Lisa Hagan; two step-great-grandchildren, April Rowe and David Hagan; a step-great-great-grandson, Jace Hagan; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Ward was predeceased by two brothers, Golden E. Ward Jr. and Herbert A. Ward.
A funeral service with Military Honors was held Friday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. at Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore, with the Rev. Jonathan Carpenter and the Rev. Jack D. Pruitt officiating. Interment followed in Belle Haven Cemetery.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Shore Christian Academy, 11624 Occohannock Road, Exmore, VA 23350; or to Hospice and Palliative Care of the Eastern Shore, 165 Market St., Suite #3, Onancock, VA 23417.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com
Arrangements were made by the Doughty Funeral Home in Exmore.


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- Using Clickbank makes it easy for people to buy and download the book, and the 3 bonus items, and they feel safe about the transaction. I also used Clickbank to refund the one unsatisfied customer, and their money was back in their account in a few minutes. Safe and secure!
- It's still early days, and there is a lot of optimization of my website, and my Adwords campaign to be done, so there is plenty of room for improvement and hopefully, sales that make a profit.
- Now that I have one book published using this system, I'm on top of the learning curve, and I could quickly create another, similar product.
- I own the copyright, so I am free to publish the book using other methods.
- The obvious one, of course, is that using Adwords can be expensive, if you haven't quite got your niche market information correct. There is no doubt it's the quickest way to get to the first page of Google, but beware the cost.
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What does all of this have to do with being published on Smashwords?
I'm trying out the other options i.e. self-publishing using various platforms. Smashwords was recommended to me as the easiest to get up and going, and it really was very simple. Once you have our book formatted to their guidelines, it's on their website within half an hour, and on Barnes & Noble catalogues as part of the Smashwords Premium series. And the best part was that it didn't cost me anything upfront. Smashwords take a small commission on each sale, leaving the bulk of the sale price for the author - me!
Payment comes via PayPal, so they haven't reinvented the wheel - just used the reliable systems already available.
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Ashley Judd is speaking up for circus animals. The actress and activist sent out a plea to her followers not to attend circuses, especially Ringling Bros. The actress and activist
Australian Activists Being Held on Japanese Whaling Ship
Three Australian activists from the group Forest Rescue have boarded Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru #2 in an effort to assist Sea Shepherd's campaign. According to a statement from Sea
Bob Barker Helps Send Rescued Wolf Dogs to Sanctuary
Bob Barker has long been a defender of animals. Among other efforts, he has helped fund a habitat for rescued research chimps, paid to relocate zoo elephants to a sanctuary,
Mark Buehrle and Family Move Outside Miami Due to Pit Bull Ban
The Marlins' new pitcher and his family have moved outside of Miami-Dade County in order to keep their dog, Slater.
Bluefin Tuna Sells in Tokyo for Record $736,000
As bluefin tuna populations continue to decline, their price goes up. A massive bluefin has sold in Tokyo for a record $736,000.
Joanna Lumley Wants to End Long-Distance Livestock Transport
Actress and animal advocate Joanna Lumley has spoken out against New York's horse carriage industry and pledged to have a humane holiday. Now, she's campaigning for an end to the
Damaged Sea Shepherd Vessel to Be Docked for Rest of Campaign
Sea Shepherd's current Antarctic campaign was going well for the whales. The crew was able to locate the whaling fleet before the ships even reached the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary


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Please Note: As of January 1, 2011, a graduate degree will be required to be eligible to take the AMCB certification examination. This would include certificants who have allowed their certification to lapse.
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Lehman Brothers listed the NYLO New York City hotel for sale last week. [more]
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Three principals of KMG Partners and a prominent New York law firm are facing a suit from a private investment group that claims they were defrauded in connection with a Bronx multifamily property that went into default without their knowledge. [more]
California-based developer SunCal, a longtime partner of the now-defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers, bought a former General Motors assembly plant in Westchester County and a vacant Oakland, Calif., naval hospital. Combined, the two sites are valued at $1 billion.
SunCal, in a joint venture with Diversified Realty Advisors, wants to convert the GM-owned parcel in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., into a 1,177-apartment complex. The 170,000-square-foot commercial component would include offices, a hotel and retail space. The plant has sat empty for more than 15 years. [more]
Businessman Nick Loeb, engaged to "Modern Family" actress Sofia Vergara, has taken up residence at a condominium he is renting at the Milan. [more]
Lehman Brothers Holdings has sued an owner of the renamed MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., for canceling interest-rate swap contracts, allegedly to wriggle out of paying millions of dollars to the financial firm. [more]
Lehman Brothers has divvied up a $139 million portfolio of Upper Manhattan apartment buildings, including the massive Dunbar Manor, among six buyers, the New York Observer reported.
Massey Knakal Realty Services arranged the sale of the 15 properties, all either on the market because of bankruptcy or foreclosure; the number of units total 1,084. Of the buildings, spread across the Upper West Side and Harlem, the biggest is Dunbar Manor, which covers West 149th and West 150th streets between Seventh and Eighth avenues. Its six buildings consist of 536 residential units and 11 commercial units. [more]
Real estate investor David Marx is taking another crack at a hotel dream that the recession shattered, paying more than $30 million for a site that his lender Lehman Brothers seized just two years ago, Crain's reported.
The first time around, in 2007, Marx paid $45 million for the property at 448 11th Avenue, on the corner of West 37th Street across from the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; his plans again call for a 210,000-square-foot hotel on the parcel, which is near another Marx development site at West 34th Street and 10th Avenue, according to Crain's. [more]
Townhouse at 386 Van Brunt Street asking $2.15 million could set a Red Hook record if sold. Lehman Brothers to sell millions of shares of AvalonBay and Equity Residential. Brooklyn-bound Max Fish hightailing it out of LES by July. Digital marketing firm signs lease for 8,732 sf in Midtown South. Barbara Corcoran tells her story — of going from a diner waitress to a mogul. Read these stories and more after the jump.
Lehman Brothers is looking to sell its 90 percent stake in 425 Park Avenue, the Wall Street Journal reported. The 31-story, 567,340-square-foot building, located in Midtown East, is slated to be demolished and replaced with a 650,000-square-foot Norman Foster-designed office tower being developed by L&L Holdings, which owns the remaining 10 percent stake in the current building. [more]
Sam Zell's Equity Residential said Monday that it would sell 27 properties to a joint venture including Goldman Sachs and Greystar Real Estate Partners, in a $1.5 billion deal, The News-Gazette of East Central Illinois reported. The two-part deal is set to close in this quarter. The deal includes roughly 8,000 apartment units, although none of the properties in the deal are in New York City. Under the agreement, the buyer has the option of excluding up to 8 percent of the value of the assets from the transaction, meaning it would only need to buy $1.38 billion of the assets. … [more]
Lehman Brothers has agreed to sell landlord Archstone's apartment building portfolio to Samuel Zell's Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities for approximately $6.5 billion in cash and stock, the New York Times reported. Lehman's $23 billion acquisition of Archstone with Tishman Speyer prior to the collapse of the housing market was one of the major contributors to the bank's collapse. Ironically, it will now help Lehman to pay back its plethora of creditors.
Englewood, Colo.-based Archstone owns or has a stake in 181 developments with 57,948 apartment units, mostly in urban areas in the Northeast, California and southeast Florida, as of September 30. Archstone had been Leman's single biggest remaining asset, and the financial firm was planning to take it public in a $3.45 billion initial public offering that is no longer on the table. [more]
Archstone, the massive apartment landlord now owned by failed bank Lehman Brothers' estate, is seeking tor aise $3.45 billion through its initial public offering, Bloomberg News reported. Archstone, which plans to organize itself as real estate investment trust, updated the amount sought in a filing yesterday, Bloomberg News said. The company, which boasted revenue of $272.7 million in the third quarter of 2012, in August filed to go public. [more]
Despite four years having passed since it filed for bankruptcy protections, fallen investment bank Lehman Brothers is biding its time before selling off its remaining assets in an effort to derive every possible dollar from its portfolio, the New York Times reported.
In New York, Lehman has set about buying out partners, paying off loans and making improvements to some of its holdings in an effort to increase potential resale values. At 200 Fifth Avenue, for instance, Lehman worked with L&L Holdings to restructure its debt and the property and bring in a wave of new tenants. The building's occupancy rate has soared to 80 percent after lingering at 45 percent in 2010, the Times noted. Last year, Lehman sold its stake in the building to J.P. Morgan in a deal that valued the building at $700 million. [more]
Armstrong Capital President Benjamin Ringel, currently facing foreclosure on his Hamptons mansion, is now up against a lawsuit for allegedly defaulting on a $16.3 million loan balance backed by a Food Emporium site on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Miami Beach-based special servicer LNR on August 6 filed suit in New York State Supreme Court, alleging Ringel defaulted on the loan in January 2008.
Lehman Brothers made the original $18 million loan in 2005 for the site, a 20,800-square-foot retail space at the New West Condo, a 21-story building with 185 apartments at 250 West 90th Street. As The Real Deal previously reported, the retail site was named in a December 2010 Trepp delinquency list, which noted that a workout was being discussed. [more]
Former Lehman Brothers Chief Operating Officer Joseph Gregory has listed his Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. mansion for $22 million, Business Insider reported. Last year, Gregory's Bridgehampton home sold to Donny Deutsch, formerly of CNBC, for $20.5 million, but selling it wasn't easy. [more]
Sam Zell's Equity Residential received the $150 million in termination fees from Bank of America, Barclays Bank PLC and Lehman Brothers Holdings to finish the sale of Archstone to Lehman, GlobeSt.com reported. Also yesterday, Lehman confirmed its completion of the purchase of Archstone's remaining stake, grabbing the final 26.5 percent interest for $1.5 billion. [more]
The California State Teachers' Retirement System is set to purchase a more than 90 percent stake in the large New York developer LCOR from Lehman Brothers, the Wall Street Journal reported. Lehman Brothers first invested in LCOR in 1999 and saw it through the recession and numerous projects, including the conversion of 25 Broad Street and Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport. [more]
An office building on West 54th Street is hitting the market at just less than $4,000 per square foot, the most expensive asking price ever for an office property, according to the Wall Street Journal. The building is a Beaux-Arts mansion at 7 West 54th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, that was built more than a century ago as the home of Philip Lehman, the former head of Lehman Brothers. [more]
A New York appeals court has ruled in favor of the former developer of the Meadowlands Xanadu shopping and entertainment project in East Rutherford, N.J., overturning a lower court ruling and giving the former developer the right to recover $600 million in damages against a Lehman Brothers affiliate which cut off the promised construction financing for the project, an attorney for the developer said today. [more]
Equity Residential increased its bid for the final 26.5 percent stake in Archstrone to $1.5 billion, triggering a guaranteed breakup fee if Lehman Brothers matches the bid, Bloomberg News reported.
Bank of America and Barclays have looked to unload their combined 53 percent stake in the Archstone portfolio, and that has resulted in a contentious battle for the stake between Lehman and Sam Zell's Equity. Lehman already possessed a 47 percent stake in the portfolio and recently purchased an additional 26.5 percent stake for more than $1.3 billion. [more]


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St. William parish, 4108 West Eighth St., will celebrate its seventh annual Oktoberfest from 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, and 4-9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29.
This celebration of German culture takes place on the church grounds in a decorated setting that will remind you of a Bavarian village.
Guests can sit under the fest tent or gather at high top tables and enjoy German and domestic beers and wine. Feast on German cuisine including authentic bratwurst and German potato salad, "homemade" potato pancakes, giant pretzels and Limburger sandwiches. Dessert offerings include cream puffs and strudel.
Admission, which includes $1 off a food purchase, is $3 for adults and $1 for children 12 and younger. Free parking is available behind St. William School.
In case of rain, festivities will move to Father Reardon Hall.
A portion of the proceeds from this year's Oktoberfest will help fund the St. William Young Engineers Team.
Call 921-0247 or visit www.saintwilliam.com for information.


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The Employment Tort Litigation Unit defends state agencies and employees in state and federal employment litigation. The cases involve claims arising under a myriad of federal and state statutes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the state Whistleblower Act, and other state and federal employment laws. The Unit attorneys also provide advice and training regarding employment-law issues to the state agencies and higher eduction institutions.
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A Senate Committee has produced a withering review of the fast-growing, for-profit college industry nationwide - one where about half the students fail to get degrees and are left with nothing except thousands of dollars in debt.
It is an industry rife with exorbitant tuition, aggressive recruiting and abysmal student outcomes, according to U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat whose Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee conducted the two-year investigation. Moreover, much of it is at taxpayer expense since federal student aid financed much of the costs - about $32 billion a year last year.
Even more alarming is the finding that students at for-profit colleges account for about 13 percent of college enrollment but account for nearly half of those who default on student loans.
Senate Republicans rushed to the defense of what has become a multimillion-dollar industry increasingly run by large national chains. No wonder: Common Cause, a watchdog group, reported the industry's lobbying costs and political donations have soared in the past decade, along with the profits.
Kentucky lawmakers, after years of talking about the problem, this year a took steps to provide meaningful oversight of such schools through the creation of an independent Commission on Proprietary Education. It has the potential to end many abuses within the state.
But Congressional action is needed to regulate the national chains running schools in multiple states. Congress should use Sen. Harkin's investigation as a call to action rather than a document to defend an industry with some really bad apples.


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Chinese film distributor Bona Film Group has filed to list its shares on the NASDAQ stock market in New York, aiming to raise $80m in an initial public offering. It will be the first Chinese film company to be listed in the US.
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Not So Fast
by Trevin Wax
Jim and Sandra were longtime members at Christ Church. They gave generously — of their time, their talents, and their financial resources. Christ Church was known for being evangelistic and putting a priority on God's Word. And Jim and Sandra were fulfilled and thriving there.
But the day came when the pastor let Jim and Sandra down. A series of bad decisions critically wounded their confidence in their leader's wisdom. They were hurt, confused, and disillusioned. They began to toy with the idea of going to one of the other strong churches in town.
When Jim and Sandra (not their real names) asked me about leaving their church, I said, "Not so fast." Since then, I've counseled a number of couples and individuals in similar situations. And whenever the issue at hand does not concern biblical fidelity or theological compromise, I usually give the same caution about leaving a church: "Not so fast."
In a culture of consumerist expectations and values, even people in strong, Word-centered, gospel-proclaiming churches can think of church loyalty in terms of payment and receipt. "We pay our dues and expect a certain return" is the unspoken mindset. So, when things get difficult, reasons to leave begin multiplying: "I'm not being fed here." "I'm not on the same page with the leadership right now." "I'm not being useful here. Perhaps I could serve better if I were somewhere else." The list goes on.
It's true that there are plenty of Christians whose lives don't resemble Christ's. There are pastors who abuse their authority or lead poorly. There are churches that implement changes quickly, without the consent of key leaders, which then breeds disunity and quarrels. Leadership fumbles, personality conflicts, relationship breeches — they all exist in the church. That's why, for many churchgoers, the temptation is strong to seek refuge and peace in another church across town.
But what if the choice to leave a difficult church situation will actually short-circuit your formation as a Christian? What if your desire for a better congregation will stunt your spiritual growth? Does God use uncomfortable church situations as part of His process of sanctifying us?
Whether your church situation is terrific or terrible right now, it's the gospel that should direct and shape your decision to leave or stay in a church. Circumstances aren't what matter most. Covenantal commitment to the body of Christ is what counts. And our commitments must be grounded in God's unflagging commitment to us because of Jesus Christ's work in our behalf.
"But you don't understand. The people in my church are really messed up." True. But so are you. So am I. We are all sinners, saved only by the grace of a merciful God. We are all being slowly transformed into the image of Christ, and one way that God forms us into the image of His Son is to place us in hard situations where "loving one another" seems unnatural and costly.
If Christ remains committed to us, in spite of our continual failings, why should we not remain committed to Christ's bride? In a difficult church situation, what looks more like Jesus: to hop to an easier church situation or to stick with a local congregation through the dark days?
Many people think their church's problems are an obstacle standing in the way of their spiritual development. Usually, the opposite is true. It's their commitment to their church, in spite of its problems, that is making them more like Jesus.
"I'm not being fed here." Perhaps God is challenging you about your tastes and preferences.
"I'm not on the same page with the leadership right now." Perhaps God is teaching you the virtue of willing submission, even when it doesn't come naturally.
"I'm not being useful here." Perhaps God is removing certain activities from your life, so that your focus turns from what you are doing for God to a greater emphasis on the relationship you should be cultivating with God.
The grace of God is transformative. We are predestined to be conformed to the image of God's Son. The heartbeat of every Christian should be to look more like Jesus. Just as the facial expressions and physical characteristics of two spouses begin to reflect one another after many years of marriage, we should look more like Jesus every day. But this transformation will not occur unless we stay committed to Christ's people, challenging and encouraging others as they challenge and encourage us.
Discipleship is like a rock in a rock tumbler. The rock is shined the more it bumps up against all the other rocks and water. Over time, the process turns a rock into a gem. It's easy to want out of a "rocky" church situation. The process of refinement is never pleasant, after all. But it is in our bumping up against the difficult trials in a church body that we are refined into beautiful gems that reflect the glory of our King.
Jim and Sandra thought long and hard about switching churches. And they stayed. Five years later, they are thankful they did. Their ministries are thriving. The difficulties have passed. And in the twinkling of their eyes, I can see flashes of Christlikeness that weren't there before the storm. I'm glad they stayed.
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Cox Communications has detailed where it plans to roll out its residential gigabit Internet service. Following an earlier announcement stating it would be launching the high-speed service this year, Cox has revealed it will start construction projects in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Omaha, with both new and existing neighborhoods in the regions being prepared to receive the improved connections.
Other existing Cox service areas have not been forgotten, as the company hopes to make a "market-wide deployment" of the gigabit-speed connections by the end of 2016. Aside from the gigabit connections, it will also provide the same speeds to "units in select new condominiums and apartments," with Wi-Fi also set to be available in common areas of the developments.
Areas that won't see the gigabit speeds this year will still see some benefits. Cox claims it will double the speeds on its most popular service tiers for all customers this year. Its High-speed Internet Preferred will increase from 25Mbps to 50Mbps, with Internet Premier jumping from 50Mbps to 100Mbps, with the increases affecting more than 70 percent of Cox's high-speed Internet customers.
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The utterly 'green' Adrere Amellal Hotel blends into the desert landscape
We have harped about green architecture before, but the above pictured conception seriously stupefied us with its 'uncompromising' essence of sustainability! Christened as the Adrere Amellal Hotel, this wondrous architectural piece is a part of the Siwa Initiative, which in itself pertains to guidelines of building with local and traditional materials, while also making use of contemporary green techniques. In this regard, the eco-resort is located deep inside the Siwa Oasis, Egypt (across the Siwa Lake), with its utterly vernacular structure jutting out from the base of the imposing 'White Cliffs'. As a matter of fact, the whole resort is built from traditional earthen materials like salt rocks and clay, which allows it to seamlessly blend into the austere landscape of the surrounding.
Coming to its ridiculously low carbon features, the roofs of the rooms are actually supported by palm trees, while the doors and windows were built from the wood harvested from yearly grown olive trees. And, as expected, the hotel doesn't give you the comfort of electricity, thus nigh stoically cutting down on the energy requirements and costs.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the resort corresponds to 'backward' techniques of architecture. For example, according to sources, the building features an advanced plumbing system, which allows waste water to be treated in a papyrus marsh for further filtration. Such state-of-the-art utilities are further complemented by the minimalist rooms bedecked with locally available decor.
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Amputee cats tug at heart
Stallone the cat has nine lives — and only three legs.
But, much like the characters played by that other Stallone on the big screen, this large, gray-strip tabby has proven to be a fighter.
Stallone was brought to Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley in New Kensington just over two months ago after a woman saw the 2-year-old stray get hit by a car. His front left leg was badly injured and could not be repaired. A veterinarian amputated the limb at the shoulder.
"We are a no-kill shelter, so we go above and beyond in trying to save animals," says Phyllis Framel, vice president of the Animal Protectors' board of directors. "We are ethically bound to give the best life we can to the animals in our care when they are with us, and we find them good, safe, loving homes."
Stallone hit the kitty jackpot after his surgery. Animal Protectors volunteer Shirley Cindric welcomed him into her Lower Burrell home so he could recuperate before finding a permanent home. Cindric has been fostering injured and ill cats for the past 12 years. She has eight cats, including two that had leg amputations. Seven of her cats started out as foster pets that she couldn't bear to give up.
"The (amputee) cats are not like people — they don't even seem to realize they are missing a limb," Cindric says.
Stallone immediately started using the litter box at Cindric's home, and he gets around just as well as a four-legged cat.
She tosses toys for him, and he bats at them with his one front paw while balancing on his hind legs. Stallone also can jump "amazingly high," Cindric says.
When Cindric started thinking about a permanent home for the cat, she immediately thought of Bob Moineau, who had previously adopted two other amputee cats through Animal Protectors.
While looking at adoptable cats inside of the Pittsburgh Mills PetSmart store in March 2009, Moineau saw a petite, black female cat from the shelter that bore a striking resemblance to his beloved first cat, Velvet, which he lost to cancer.
He didn't notice that the cat called Comet was missing her front right leg, but the cat's handicap didn't matter.
Moineau quickly learned that he would not be able to give Comet free reign of the house. He had to prevent her from climbing on top of high objects. He also uses gates to keep her from attempting to navigate stairs.
He kept Comet isolated from his other two able-bodied cats, a calico named Chloe and a tailless Manx named Dodie. The cats were slowly introduced through the gate before they were able to mingle with each other.
Cindric called Moineau to see how Comet was adapting to her new home, and told him about another amputee — a tuxedo cat named Humphrey. She asked whether he knew of anybody who would be interested in adopting him.
"I called her back a few minutes later and said that I was interested," Moineau says.
Humphrey joined the family in December 2009, and was a great fit with the personalities of the other cats. Humphrey and Chloe are shy around people, while Dodie and Comet peer around corners to check out human visitors.
Humphrey and Comet can hold their own in play boxing matches with their adoptive siblings, too. While they can't swat back at Chloe and Dodie, they do nip at their fur.
Moineau says he was thinking about adding another disabled cat to his brood when Cindric called him about adopting Stallone.
The timing was perfect.
"When Shirley showed me the pictures of Stallone, I knew I'd be adding to the group," he says.
Moineau will exercise the same caution introducing Stallone to the group as he did with Comet and Humphrey. Stallone will be separated from the others by gates, and slowly get to know the other cats.
Because he is a busy accountant in the middle of tax season, Moineau will not bring Stallone home until after April 15.
He says he never even thinks of the cats as amputees — they are just loyal friends to him.
"Injured cats deserve to have a chance at a loving home just like any other cat. I don't think I've ever met an animal with medical problems that wasn't a loving animal," Cindric says. "We are a no-kill shelter, so, unless an animal absolutely can't be helped, we don't have them euthanized."
When a veterinarian does recommend euthanizing a cat or dog, a five-person committee must approve putting the animal down.
Animal Protectors accepts stray, injured and abused animals. They do not take owner surrenders.
The shelter has room for 22 dogs and tries to limit the number of cats to 30 to 40. In spring and summer, when litters of kittens are plentiful, the shelter typically has about 60 cats and kittens.
Animal Protectors employs a shelter manager and some part-time workers to care for the dogs. The shelter also relies on volunteers to "walk dogs and cuddle cats," Framel says.
For information on how to volunteer to help the animals at Animal Protectors, or to find out about adoptable pets, call the shelter at 724-339-7388, or visit www.animalprotectors.net.
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Boise State coach Chris Petersen said there's no secret to it. Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick said he can't put his finger on it.
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President Barack Obama's re-election committee was responsible for more than four of every 10 of the 1.2 million presidential campaign ads for the general election, twice as many as those aired by Republican challenger Mitt Romney, a final count of broadcast advertising shows.
Not including those spots broadcast nationally, residents of only 14 of the 50 states saw any commercials about the presidential campaign, led by the 195,000 ads in Ohio and 180,000 in Florida from April 10 to Nov. 6, according to New York-based Kantar Media's CMAG, which tracks political ad
And 87 percent of those spots were negative, the analysis shows.
"As for negative ads, this is not surprising," said David Primo, a political science professor at the University of Rochester in New York. "A crucial part of a campaign is drawing a contrast with your opponent, and this is often defined as negative."
Obama's campaign aired more than 550,000 spots on broadcast and national cable channels from April 10 to Nov. 6. The cost of those ads was an estimated $325 million, about 37 percent of the almost $875 million that CMAG estimated was spent on all those campaign ads. Candidates receive the lowest possible rate for TV commercials, unlike political parties and outside groups.
Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, aired more than 216,000 spots at an estimated cost of almost $142 million.
"The Obama ad war carpet bombing may have helped Obama get his message across more effectively," said Steffen Schmidt, a political science professor at Iowa State University in Ames.
Both candidates received help from outside groups, most notably aligned super-political action committees. The pro-Obama Priorities USA Action almost played the pro-Romney Restore Our Future to a draw; Priorities ran almost 64,000 ads and Restore ran almost 70,000. Romney also received help from American Crossroads, the pro-Romney super-PAC founded with the help of Karl Rove. The group ran more than 81,000 ads, all of them attacking Obama.


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Sharon Magorrian
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What does your role involve?
My name is Sharon Magorrian. I am the team leader for the Simon Community Northern Ireland freephone helpline, which means I oversee the running of the freephone and support staff to provide an excellent service.
My first job in the morning is to meet with the team and get a handover on any issues arising from the previous night. The team then contact the various projects throughout Northern Ireland to identify the availability of beds in all our projects. his enables us to plan the day ahead.
This time of day is usually busiest for the helpline as other professionals begin work at this time and start to call the service with referrals or with enquiries.
We update the Homeless NI website and contact Northern Ireland Housing Executive with all of our vacancies as they appear.
Whatever service we are providing an individual or family, we will be working with that person or family to best meet their needs.
As a team we also deal with a large variety of general enquires on all aspects of advice on homelessness, in most cases the freephone number is the first contact for people needing advice assistance or signposting.
How did you get into the position in the first place?
I was team leader in the Simon Community NI accommodation project in Newry. When Simon Community NI launched the freephone service, I was offered a job within it, as I had worked in this environment for Glasgow City Council. My job title within Glasgow City Council was Homeless Case Worker.
Did you always want to work in this sector in some capacity?
Yes, this was part of my career ambition. Part of my reason for moving to Glasgow was to gain real life experience in working in the homeless sector, to enable me to come home to Northern Ireland and put that experience into practice.
What training or previous experience do you have that has helped you in your current role?
My previous experience in Glasgow City Council was invaluable; I learnt alot in relation to mental health, crisis intervention and domestic violence issues.
What is your organisation's role in the local community?
The freephone team work over a 24-hour period, the freephone service is one of the services that mean Simon Community can strengthen communities and lead the way in addressing homelessness in Northern Ireland.
The majority of our calls are from people who are in crisis. We assess every person on an individual basis, and we ensure that everyone calling the freephone has the chance to talk to staff about their issues and to discuss their needs.
And how does your role fit in as part of this?
As team leader, I provide flexible support to my team.
I am also responsible for ensuring that we build strong working links with all other organisations working in homelessness in Northern Ireland. We have built strong links and partnerships with many other organisations; we receive referrals throughout the day from a variety of professionals such as the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, health care professionals, social workers, probation officer, Police Service Northern Ireland, Citizens' Advice Bureau and other charities and organisations working with people who are homeless.
As part of the wider team in Simon Community NI, I am responsible for linking the freephone service with other services at Simon Community NI such as the Harm Reduction service and the Homeless Prevention service.
What sort of personality and qualities do you need to do your job successfully?
You need to be friendly, approachable, understanding and empathetic. We speak to lots of different people on the phone each day and it is important that we make the phone call as comfortable as it can be for the caller.
What are the biggest rewards of the job? And the biggest challenges?
Working for Simon Community NI is an extremely rewarding role as on a daily basis, we are helping people in crisis and helping them move out of homelessness.
I find it really rewarding working with an inspirational group of people.
Being part of the network of organisations working in the homeless sector allows me the opportunity within Simon Community NI to help in shape the future of homeless services and work towards our goal of a vision of ending homelessness.
What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
Treat everyone as you would like to be treated yourself.
What advice would you give to someone who wanted to do the same job?
Exactly the same advice- be open minded and treat everyone as you would like to be treated yourself.
What do you enjoy doing outside work?
I enjoy socialising, reading and Zumba classes.
If you are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, or if you know someone who is homeless please call 0800 171 2222.
For further information and to stay updated with Simon Community NI, click www.simoncommunity.org , find 'Simon Community Northern Ireland' on facebook or follow 'SimonCommunitNI' on Twitter.


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Christendom's Career Office Teaming Up With Alumni to Assist Students
January 17, 2007
Because a liberal arts degree is a preparation for many different types of work after college, some students have difficulty choosing their career path. While a pre-medical student naturally goes on to medical school, or a business major to a job in, say, marketing or finance, a philosophy or theology major may not see things quite so clearly, and may even be fearful that his course of study has not really prepared him for a decent, well-paying job at all. Christendoms Alumni and Career Development Office is working hard to allay this fear and to support and educate Christendoms students in their career planning and job search.
Tom McGraw, who has been the Director of this office for the past year and a half, has planned a series of events for juniors and seniors to help prepare them to enter the professional world when they graduate. In addition to workshops on resume writing and job interviewing, the Career Office has created a few inspirational events. Twice each semester McGraw hosts Life on Tap, a talk in the St. Kilians Café by a Catholic professional who will speak to the students about being a Catholic in the working world.
The Alumni and Career office was created as a result of a self-study conducted by the College a little over two years ago. The study surveyed students, alumni, faculty, and staff and determined that there was a need to foster greater alumni interaction with the College and provide increased assistance to students in finding their career paths. McGraw began the job in August 2005, and by September he was starting to realize that the task was an ambitious one.
Not two months after taking this new position I remember thinking: this is kind of a big job, recalls McGraw. When I met Steve Kunath, a 2004 graduate of Christendom at Italian Night that year, I talked to him for a while about some of my plans. At the end, I said something like, I think Im going to need some help. Kunath, a software engineer, was not long in responding. This past summer he met with McGraw and offered to assist the Alumni and Career Office by building a Student Services Portal. This online software allows students to view the career office job bank and post their resumes online. Additional student services beyond the scope of career development will possibly be added to the portal in the near future.
McGraw says he has received significant support and encouragement from the faculty and staff of Christendom as well as timely help from other alumni. John Clark 92, president of Paladin Financial Group (pictured above), was the first speaker at Life on Tap earlier this year, as well as the keynote speaker at The Alumni Career Mentoring Reception held last spring. Dori Greco Rutherford 93, and Rosanne and Sean Garvey 93, also delivered encouraging talks at that event. Altogether, nearly 25 alumni from a variety of professions attended and introduced themselves to our students.
It is one thing to read in a brochure or an ad, that with a degree from Christendom you can do, anything you want. But actually to meet alumni who have proved the truth of that statement is inspiring and powerful, said McGraw.
McGraw hopes that this years Alumni Career Mentoring Reception will provide this inspiration once again. I really need the help of the alumni to come back and show our students how they have done it. In many cases thats all our current students need to see. I try to tell them to be not afraid, but it also helps when you have 25 smiling alumni in professional attire saying virtually the same thing: We did it, so can you.
Below are some links to information on the marketability of a Liberal Arts Degree.
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You wouldn't call someone a doctor on the basis of six weeks of training, so why is it different for teachers? By Erica Cervini.
Here's a novel idea to tackle the doctor shortage in the western suburbs and in rural areas: take some science graduates, give them six weeks' training and then parachute them into a job.
They can hone their knowledge and skills as they examine their patients.
Third Degree doubts anyone would take the suggestion seriously. Patients would baulk at the idea of having doctors with six weeks' training and no practical experience treating their illnesses.
But the idea of accelerating non-teaching graduates into teaching jobs is being considered in Queensland and is a reality in Victoria.
Forty-five graduates, who joined Teach for Australia last year, have recently started teaching in Victorian secondary schools after completing a six-week course at Melbourne University. They will spend 80 per cent of their work time in the classroom and 20 per cent studying for their diploma in education.
The federal government, which is bankrolling TFA to the tune of $22 million during the next four years, describes the scheme as ''innovative''. The Victorian government is contributing about $7 million.
The scheme is an insult to teachers, education academics and trainee teachers.
What does Melbourne University's involvement in TFA say to regular education students? Under the new Melbourne model, the diploma in education has gone from one year to a two-year masters in education. Why bother, when you can do a six-week course, then a part-time diploma?
Third Degree is not alone in criticising TFA.
One letter-writer to The Canberra Times reckons TFA sends a message to the ''70,000 serious current teacher education students, and all of those who might follow them, that their professional education is a fraud''.
Roslin Brennan Kemmis, the head of education at Charles Sturt University's Wagga Wagga campus, says the scheme ''devalues the status of teachers'', while Central Queensland University's Ken Purnell believes it fails to prepare teachers adequately for the classroom.
One of the other dangers of a TFA-like scheme is that university bureaucrats could embrace it and impose it on education faculties. Just imagine what they could do. For a start, they could do away with teaching rounds.
In 2003, Third Degree began reporting that some education faculties could not afford to send lecturers to schools to observe students on teaching practice. Bureaucrats also wouldn't have to deal with the understaffing of education faculties and their ageing academic profile.
And by reducing staff even further, there would be cost savings. Education faculties are already seen as largely unprofitable, because they don't have the same capacity as business schools, for example, to raise funds. Although education is branded a ''national priority area'', it's still starved of money. Faculties have not been adequately compensated for the shortfall in revenue created when HECS rates were reduced for education courses.
Let's face it, education faculties get pushed around because they have low status and priority in the eyes of university bureaucrats. Universities get involved in gladiatorial fights over who wins medical faculties, but they don't fight over education faculties. And universities aren't all racing to introduce education courses, but they are falling over each other to offer law as a way to attract students and bring status to their institutions.
Teach for Australia is not going to fix problems faced by education faculties or magically improve the status of teaching.
International reports have already indicated how teacher quality is one of the keys to improved student performance. So, instead of borrowing ideas from the US (Teach for America began in 1990), Australia should look to countries such as Finland, whose students come top of the class in OECD surveys on maths, reading and science. The country must be doing something right with its teacher training.
For example, teaching qualifications are prescribed by law and Finnish teachers do a minimum of five years of study to complete their bachelor and masters degrees. And teaching in Finland is seen as an important profession and is a competitive course for students: only 10 per cent of students who apply for education courses secure a place.
Contrast that statistic with the sobering figures released at the end of last year by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Between 2007 and 2008, there was a 5.1 per cent decrease in the number of students starting teacher-training courses.
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CONYERS -- The Thomson girls basketball team probably saw all it wanted to see of the freshman duo of Ayanna Mitchell and Shay Tarver.
Mitchell had 22 points and six rebounds and Tarver added 13 points and four assists as the Seminoles remained unbeaten at 6-0 with a 59-24 victory Friday in Conyers.
Salem employed a stifling defense that forced 20 turnovers and held the Bulldogs to just nine made field goals.
"I believe (the win was) because we really clamped down defensively, it gives us those extra opportunities," Salem coach Rochone Dilligard said. "We really, really take pride in our defense. We talk a lot about extra possessions."
The Seminoles pulled away with a dominant second quarter. Mitchell, a stand out freshman wing player, poured in 12 of her 16 first-half points during a 23-5 run that turned a seven-point lead into a 37-14 advantage at halftime.
The one-sided affair continued in the third as Thomson (2-2) got only a three-pointer from Jadah Lawson,, who led the visitors from McDuffie County with six points, while Tarver had a conventional three-point play to make it 42-14 and Mitchell capped the scoring in the third with a bucket to push the lead to 50-17. While Mitchell led the way on the scoreboard, it was Tarver's ball-handling from the point guard position that allowed Salem to cruise for much of the second half and build a cushion as large as 38 points.
"(Tarver is) a very calming influence," Dilligard said. "She's a very steady point guard ... our team, we feel a lot more calm with the ball in her hands."
Junior guard Nikkira Brown added 12 points for Salem.
Rockdale girls stay perfect
AUGUSTA -- The Rockdale girls had their way with host Butler, winning 60-35 to move to 3-0. Breanna Richardson had a huge game, contributing 15 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, to lead four players in double figures. Kree Clark added 12 points and nine rebounds, and Brianna Lawrence and Kayla Collins chipped in with 10 points each.
In the night cap, Butler had too much Dan Lambert (33 points) as the senior forward paced four players in double figures in a 90-75 victory. With the loss, the Rockdale boys fell to 2-2 and dropped consecutive games for the first time since December 2008.
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A day after surrendering his dream home to the forces of nature, 61-year-old Jack Thompson, the last holdout resident of the lava-besieged Royal Gardens subdivision, was left to ponder his next move.
Thompson and a friend were evacuated from the subdivision Friday night as a fresh lava flow burned through surrounding forest in a straight line toward his home. Thompson took whatever he could fit into the two helicopters, but his home and all of its furniture were soon consumed by the flow.
Thompson, a former air-conditioning and refrigeration installer, had lived at the subdivision for 30 years, proudly holding his ground while every one of his neighbors eventually left.
"It was paradise," Thompson said by phone Saturday. "There was no place like it. I had a beautiful house with beautiful landscaping. It was a one-of-a-kind place and I'm happy to have had 30 good years there."
Over the years, Thompson watched as lava overran areas of his subdivision, held his breath as flows headed toward his home only to turn in some other direction.
To be honest, Thompson said, he didn't necessarily mind being the last man on his little patch of earth.
"You can probably count the number of people who have good neighbors on one hand," he said. "After a while, it was mostly surfers and squatters out here. I paid good money for a piece of land that was supposed to have new homes on it, not a bunch of squatters in tents. I loved it when they all left. I enjoyed the solitude."
Thompson said he always knew that he, too, might one day have to leave.
"But I always hoped for the best," he said.
Thompson is now living in his other home in Ainaloa, which he purchased so he'd have a place to stay in between weekly hikes from Royal Gardens to gather supplies. The adjustment hasn't been easy, Thompson said, particularly having to get used to the chirpy peal of coqui frogs in the night.
Thompson returned today to the subdivision to see for himself what the lava flow had wrought in the space that used to be his home.
"There's nothing left but roofing," he said. "There's a huge flow where my living room used to be. Soon, there's going to be nothing left but rock, just like the rest of the subdivision."
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Winooski's Brianna Robare has helped guide the Spartans to tonight's Division III semifinal showdown with top-seeded Hazen. / Free Press file
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When the final buzzer sounded in a Division III high school girls basketball quarterfinal last week, Winooski seniors Brianna Robare and Ashley Antoniak embraced and collapsed to the courts floor, tears flowing.
The longtime friends had finally reached their goal: They helped book Winooski a spot in the D-III semifinals, the programs second trip to Barre Auditorium.
After a 3-17 record as freshmen on Winooskis varsity squad, Robare and Antoniak have been part of a Spartan rise the last three winters, positioning the program one win away from its first finals appearance.
The fifth-seeded Spartans (16-6), who knocked off No. 4 Rivendell in the quarterfinals, will play No. 1 Hazen in tonights semifinals.
Game time is 8:15.
Its like the best feeling ever. Weve been on this for three years now, so its not like anything weve imagined, Antoniak said. Me and Brianna just tackled each other and fell on the floor, because it meant everything to us.
Weve been working so hard and its all weve ever wanted to actually make a name for ourselves instead of being looked down upon all the time, Antoniak said.
Robare, who passed her sister, Bobbi, as the programs alltime scoring leader last month, said the programs turnaround took time.
Nobody thought we could make it this far. We proved everyone wrong, Robare said. Its taken forever and now we are ready to win.
Robare averages 21 points, nine rebounds and six steals per game while Antoniak (nine points) and Fallon Perrault (12 points) also contribute for a Winooski squad that has won five straight games.
In two playoff wins, Winooski has limited opponents to 33 points per game, a considerable drop from the regular season.
Winooski also defeated Hazen on Jan. 28, a 12-point win. The Wildcats, led by Renae Hall and Alyssa Whitney, have won 12 straight since.
I told them, the goal was reached but the ultimate goal is still there and you are very capable of that, said Winooski coach Tom Prim, who was an assistant on the 2004 squad that reached Barre but lost in the semifinal round. Hazen is a good team and Im sure theyll want to get us back.
When the Winooski boys captured the D-III crown two years ago, Robare and Antoniak were there to cheer, an experience they cant wait to take in as players.
Its just the atmosphere its so intense, everyone goes crazy, Robare said. I want to know what it feels like to be on the court when that happens.
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Riverview Elementary students get into the beat at cultural center
Cultural center played host to four events last week.
The entire first grade at Riverview Elementary School visited the Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin on Thursday for a performance and program with Hammerhead Steel Drum Band. To the best of the band's knowledge, they are the only all acoustic, stationary and marching steel drum band in Florida, if not the entire world. The tight performance incorporated a variety of objects used as drums, from the traditional to trash can lids. The band is a frequent performer at Busch Gardens and other Florida theme parks as well as at schools and other cultural venues. In all, the Firehouse Cultural Center hosted four school time performances last week, including one on Tuesday in which the entire first grade of Ruskin Elementary walked to the center for two performances of Pirates and Seafaring Tales by Katie Adams. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office was on hand to escort the walking students back and forth. The programs were made available through a partnership with the Arts in Education Program with Hillsborough County Schools and the Arts Council of Hillsborough County. For more information about the Hammerhead Steel Drum Band, visit www.hammerheadsteeldrums.com.