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Apologetics is the field of study that seeks to address how Christians should communicate with others, especially unbelievers. Peter, in I Pet. 3:15 says, "but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence." The phrase "make a defense" is a translation of the Greek word "aplogia" the word we get "apologetics" from. It is usually translated "defense" and describes a reasoned argument, verbal explanation, or answer given in defense of something.
A problem frequently encountered in the field of apologetics is that many, having come to the conclusion Christians need to "make a defense" of what they believe, think that all that is needed is an informed, reasoned, logical argument. They assume that such an argument will persuade and convince unbelievers of the truth claims of Christianity. However, this never works. There are spiritual barriers both inside and out which get in the way of unbelievers understanding the truth. These spiritual barriers make Christian communication unique among all others.
Therefore, before reaching out to lost people, it is necessary to understand the spiritual nature, disposition, attitudes, and barriers which keep unbelievers from embracing Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We will certainly err if we attempt to treat the gospel like any other information. Our methods for communicating the truths of the Bible must take into consideration what the Bible teaches about Christian communication and the unbeliever. If we fail to understand these things we are doomed to failure, frustration, and wasting time that could be better spent in other pursuits. In this four lesson series we will look at 1) why men don't seek God, 2) different apologetic methods, 3) the most biblical apologetic method, and 4) how to apply the biblical method to evangelism.
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Make this sun visor that's inspired by Foofa's pink petals. Simply use a wooden spoon to trace petal shapes and glue them onto a store-bought visor.
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On a sheet of pink craft foam, have kids trace the petal shapes using a wooden spoon. Cut them out so that each measures about 1 inch longer than the visor itself. Glue on the petals one by one.
Kids can trace a mug or glass to create a circle. Cut it out, then trim it to fit the upper edge of the visor. Glue in place on top of the petals.
Set aside the visor to dry. If you wish, use clothespins or binder clips to keep the petal and flower center from shifting while the glue is still wet.
Razzle, dazzle Dad on Father's Day!
Make no-slip, marvelously magnetic monster bookmarks
Your Yo Gabba Gabba! fan is destined for sweet snugly dreams!
Snuggle up with Foofa
This cat's the coolest on a homemade iron-on T-shirt
This friendly cyclops has got its eye on your little monster
Let Muno keep an eye on your little one while he sleeps!
Cuddle up with Brobee!
Let your preschooler prepare for sleep with a cuddly plush Plex!
Just press print to put Plex on your preschooler's shirt!
Add some fun to your fashion with Foofa's funny face!
This Brobee T-shirt will quickly become a favorite!
Bring home a little bit of Brobee with this super springtime craft!
Make any egg more festive with a little help from Foofa!
DJ Lance will rock your Halloween!
Teach kids to play it safe at home
Everything you need for a monster dance party--in your living room
Plex helps charge your electronics
Beat the heat with help from Yo Gabba Gabba!
A handy case with a friendly face!
Dad will eat this photo frame up! Give it a try
This fun do-together craft will make Dad's day
Gabba--good to go!
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Here's the "PAW"fect accessory for your at-home PAW Patrol adventures!
Here's the perfect accessory for your at-home PAW Patrol adventures!
Celebrate summertime by crafting this 3D door sign
Wish Dad a very special day with this pop up card from his favorite pups!
Say goodbye to the sizzling summer heat with this paw-some fan!
This keepsake homemade gift for Mom will last long after the special day is over!
This little card carries a BIG message for Mom!
Add some Easter cheer to your home with these egg wreaths!
Invite your child's favorite Nick Jr. friends to the kids table with this printable craft
Turn your paper plate into the perfect table topper!
Create your very own trick-or-treat bag with Dora!
Take these pups on a Halloween treat-or-tricking adventure!
Kids can help get ready for the feast by adding color to this printable centerpiece!
Let PAW Patrol lead your kids on a fun night with these stencils!
This goody bag is dressed up for Dad's special day!
Dress up cones with cute Nick Jr. characters!
Lalaloops-ify your little doll with these printable picture frames!
Make a door sign that will bloom in any room!
Shower your little flower with quality crafting time!
Create this simple paper basket and make it a Hoppy Easter!
Print, fold, & fill with sweet surprises!
The perfect gift for kids to give away on Valentine's Day!
Make lollipops even sweeter with these a-DORA-ble covers
Give your sweet a bag full of Umiriffic treats!
Make a do-together craft kids can proudly display on their door
A picture-perfect present for you and your little bunny!
Make an indoor winter wonderland that somebunny will love!
Turn paper bags into your favorite math-loving team!
Kids can hop on over to the Christmas tree to hang this charming decoration!
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The New Other-Side-Of-Fifty
This blog never started out to be a cooking/food blog. It was really meant to be more of a journal of my life after turning 50. I started with random posts about moving out of state, my home and being newly retired, and then eventually found out that I love to cook (now that I have time!) It was during that newfound love of cooking era that I started getting interested in photography and in building my base of readers. I'm quite proud of how far I've come in the blogging world, but the thanks for that success belongs to you, my followers, for regularly checking out what I'm cooking up in my cauldron.
Where am I going with this? I'm going back to the beginning folks. I'm returning to my real reason for blogging, which is journaling about whatever it is I happen to be feeling for the day. Perhaps something has tickled me on youtube. Maybe I've got some family photos I wish to make available for family and friends. It could be that I just need to bitch about a doctor's appointment or my insurance company who won't pay for one of my medications.
Bottom line. This is no longer strictly a food/recipe blog. It is MY blog to heal MY life at a time when I need some serious healing. I apologize to everyone who comes here to find new and exciting recipes (especially to thisoldbroad) but as of this point in my life, I've just lost the desire to return to that arena. Someday perhaps. Or maybe I'll throw a recipe in here and there just for my own future reference.
I won't hold it against any of you who decide to drop from my regular reading list. There's WAY too much good food out there to waste any more of your time looking here.
Thank you again for your past support. I really have appreciated your love and prayers.
23 comments:
- June said...
Baahh on the past support, it's present and future too and good on ya! This is YOUR blog; you don't have to please anyone but yourself and you certainly don't have to make apologies or excuses either. I for one keep coming back because you inspire me, you never fail to make me smile and darn it all you matter to me. So there!
Hey listen, have you read "Full of Grace" by Dorothea Benton Frank? It's fiction and as I was reading it, I could hear you laughing along with me!
- September 20, 2011 at 10:01 AM
- SeattleDee said...
You go girl! life is too short to drink bad wine, blog when you don't care to, or worry about disappointing the whole world. Go where your spirit leads you and for goodness sakes, keep having fun!
That said, I'll miss the "old Mags" blog while anticipating the new you.
- September 20, 2011 at 10:31 AM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
June: I just got my "Nook" reader yesterday and right after I read your comment I downloaded that book you recommended. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll let you know if I like it (or.... you'll hear me laughing from a thousand miles away...lol)
SeattleDee: Thanks for your support and for being such a fantastic follower of my blog. I've always enjoyed your comments.
- September 20, 2011 at 10:43 AM
- Pam said...
It's your blog, it should be whatever you need it to be!
- September 20, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
I think of your blog as a friendly blog where I come to hear what's going on with you and, at times, what's cooking. I think that as one gathers friends in the blogging community. we want to hear about each other's day-to-day life. So, whatever you share with family and friends is most welcome here.
- September 20, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Barbara Bakes said...
I've always enjoyed your sense of humor as well as your food. I'll look forward to the new 50!
- September 20, 2011 at 12:00 PM
- thisoldbroad said...
The recipes were always a bonus gift from the funny lady who lives here. They weren't the reason I keep popping in to see what your up to. Didn't mean to push you along before you were ready.
Be whatever you need to be on your blog & I'll keep popping in to check on you.. like a pesky neighbor with bad casseroles. Always cheering for you!
- September 20, 2011 at 1:34 PM
- Cooking with K said...
Love you girl...you got to be who you are....and I will follow your blogging antics where ever you go...blessings, K
- September 20, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
Thanks everyone, especially thisoldbroad ((HUGS)) for being understanding of my wishy-washy self and any/all neuroses that I have.
- September 20, 2011 at 1:56 PM
Will look forward to whatever you throw to us!!! Love your sense of humor, I always leave this blog smilin' about something!
- September 20, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- Debbie said...
I'll be reading your blog regardless of recipes or not. I recently discoverd a blog that just tugged at my heart. A lady who writes about her gut wrenching journey of life without her sister. She throws in a recipe now and again and also writes more or less what she is thinking and feeling at the moment. Love it. I wish I could write like that. Looking forward to all your future writings Mags!
- September 20, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- Julie said...
Hi, Mags! You go girl! It's your party and you can write what you want to!!! I will be here reading whatever and I am sure laughing along the way. Sending hugs from Omaha!
- September 20, 2011 at 8:56 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
I have loved your blog for a long time, and I'm sure that I always will... Good for you for choosing to do what works for you! :)
- September 20, 2011 at 9:47 PM
- MrsMe said...
Good for you Mags. I'm sure you will have plenty of adventures to keep us checking in. Have fun.
- September 21, 2011 at 1:51 AM
- Kat said...
Same reason I started a blog! Mostly for family to see what we are doing here at the Compound. I actually never intended to pick up "followers", but am honored I have. I just like your sense of humor and your posts. Keep up the good work. You are right, there are many food blogs out there to find recipes and such. I enjoy reading about lives.
- September 21, 2011 at 8:30 AM
- Lea M. Callais said...
The beauty of blogging is doing what y+YOU want to do - I am a follower because I like all of you, Mags - not that I'm a stalker or anything - hehehehehehe
- September 21, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- Laurie@The Baking Bookworm said...
Your blog has to be what you want it to be. Whatever you choose to write about will, no doubt, be awesome.
Personally, I did visit your blog to see what you were cooking up but I honestly love your wicked sense of humour the most. I'm eager to see what you're going to write about. I can't wait!!!
- September 21, 2011 at 9:27 PM
- Moogie said...
Change is good! I enjoy your writing and so I will continue reading.
- September 22, 2011 at 11:13 AM
- Quirky Jessi said...
Good for you! I think bloggers often get caught up in thinking too much about what their readers might think instead of focusing on what they want to do themselves. Best of luck returning to your roots. :)
- September 22, 2011 at 2:34 PM
- Mandie said...
1. It's your blog; you can do what you want.
2. While I enjoyed the food and particularly the bread, I just really find your humor to be worth returning for...that and the odd picture of your cutie patootie grandson!
Enjoy returning this blog to something that makes you happy again. As has been said above, life is too short to drink cheap wine, cheap coffee, or spend time on a blog you're not enjoying!
- September 23, 2011 at 12:10 AM
- Sherry said...
I wish you the best no matter what you do or blog about. Your Pumpkin Roll Ebelskivers are the reason I started reading your blog and I've loved it ever since, recipes or not. Thanks so much for sharing your life with us.
- September 23, 2011 at 3:39 PM
- Jane said...
Hey, Mags, you can't get rid of us that easily! ;) Food or no food, what you have to say will always interest me. I'm glad you're sticking around and adjusting your blog's focus if that's what feels right to you. You need to do whatever feeds your soul, lady! :)
- September 25, 2011 at 7:15 PM
- Shelby said...
There is no way I will stop coming here to visit you. I love your blog no matter what you talk about. You know, when I started mine it was really just a journal too. Kind of funny how we progress. Your little man is adorable, he could heal any heart.
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1. Flash fiction: "Nine Lives to One"
NINE LIVES TO ONE (222 words)
 Sacha Chua
Ninety years old and he was still like a child around cats--a mean, cruel, nasty boy who kicked them and pulled their tails and 'forgot' to feed them. His wife loved the cats, but she loved him too, so she overlooked his cruelties and snuck her little kitties catnip every so often.
But cats don't forgive as easily, and they live for a long time.
Age took its toll on the man. He grew frailer and frailer. Bedridden, he ranted and raved at his wife as she took care of him. She pretended not to hear his insults.
The cats heard, though. They took to staring at him from the foot of his bed, silent witnesses to the verbal abuse his wife endured. After particularly bad nights, she'd find herself waking up to the purring comfort of cats snuggling under her blanket or rubbing their tiny faces against hers.
He sickened further, lungs heaving in the crisp night air, arms too feeble to move.
The cats almost seemed to smile.
One day his wife found him staring straight up, rigid. Dead.
Suffocation, the doctors said. How he suffocated in that bare room, no one could explain.
But the cats all purred, even the littlest ones as light as feathers on the nose and mouth and chest of a weak old man...
You can tell when I'm procrastinating something big. I write more flash fiction.
2. Teaching reflections
- Attendance. The professor emphasized the importance of the lab, so all the students showed up. The previous two lab saw half the seats empty, which distracted me a bit. A full house gave me more energy to work with and more questions to field during the lab portion.
- Preparation. I remembered to tell students about the detailed lab handouts prepared by the previous teaching assistant. The students also spent some time working on the project, which gave them plenty of questions to ask.
- Timing. The students had the theoretical background from the lecture _and_ the practical need for the tool (even if it was a need created by the project definition). The previous two lab sessions were a little too early, and the lack of theory and need confused the students. This time, though, everything fit.
That was the third time I'd covered roughly the same material, and the difference really showed. I learned from my mistakes and a few brave students' questions, and I figured out what aspects I needed to focus on in order to address their concerns.
I was supposed to introduce JESS, the Java Expert System Shell, but I felt that focusing on Weka for the entire session would leave the students with better understanding. That was a good call. There's enough time to briefly introduce JESS next session, anyway.
What can I do better next time? Preparation is something within my control: always make sure that learning is motivated by something and that students have written instructions that they can follow at their own pace. Attendance and timing are things I can address with the professor's help. I'll also take comfort in the fact that things get a little easier the more I teach them, so I shouldn't be too worried when I completely bomb the first time I teach something! =)
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4. "What should I do with my life?"
Totally awesome. Read it. Then read it again. Then take a moment to listen for that quiet whisper, that faint urge. =)
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There is a great variety of artefacts in the museum, donated by enthusiastic and eclectic collectors. Within the same room can be found paintings, sculptures and works of art linking the main artistic movements from Ancient Greece right up to World War One.
The gallery running along the facade of the building displays refined and precious objects representative of the peak of Parisian craftsmanship in 1900. Displayed cheek by jowl are works by some of the great painters and sculptors which were so highly popular in France in that era. Opposite the Champs-Elysées garden are two galleries demonstrating the changing face of sculpture and landscape painting and the emergence of the modern movement.
On the ground floor, galleries devoted to Carpeaux, Dalou, Guimard, Carriès and Vuillard round off this presentation of the ferment of artistic activity which characterised the period 1870-1910.
In addition to this significant collection of nineteenth century French art, the Petit Palais received a collection of older artworks in a bequest from the Dutuit brothers in 1902. This bequest consists of over 20,000 varied works: antiquities, artefacts, seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish paintings and drawings, books, etchings, including almost complete collections by Rembrandt and Dürer...
The addition of the Tuck donation in 1930 put the finishing touches to this collection. Displayed in a gallery bearing the donors' names, it brings together almost exclusively eighteenth-century works.
This core of older works was further enhanced in 1998 by a unique collection of art from the Eastern Christian church donated by Roger Cabal, making the Petit Palais the holder of the largest collection of icons in France. Ancient Greece, Rome and the Renaissance sit side by side, making it possible to see the connections between them. Dutch paintings are displayed close to Troubadour, Romantic and Symbolist paintings, creating a vast panorama of Western art.
Contemporary art and design are not overlooked in the Petit Palais. Since 1998, works by Zao Wou-Ki, collections from the City's municipal contemporary art archive and Patrick Demarchelier's fashion photography have been exhibited in the museum galleries. These aesthetic echoes form part of the museum's cultural outline of providing the opportunity to experience beauty, intelligent meaning and the desire to create.
Paris 1900
There was a unique variety of artistic life in Paris around 1900. Fin de siècle anxiety inspired the Symbolists (Moreau, Carrière).
By rediscovering nature, the glassmaker Emile Gallé, the architect Hector Guimard and the jewellers Lalique and Fouquet revived jewellery and the decorative arts and created the phenomenon of Art Nouveau. Carriès and Cros were unique designers who blurred the boundaries between established and less high-profile art forms. Visionary enthusiasts such as Doctor Vaquez collected avant-garde Post-Impressionist works by the Nabis artists, who were inspired by Japanese art. The ancient world influenced Maillol and Renoir. Several students of Rodin, including Bourdelle and Camille Claudel, moved away from the influence of their master. Cézanne and Bonnard invented Modernism.
The 19th century
The beginning of the century is characterised by portraiture (Boilly, Gros). The heralds of Romanticism (Géricault, Delacroix and Chassériau) expressed literary feelings inspired by their travels. Courbet brought a new perspective to the world and his realism is continued by Naturalist painters (Roll, Pelez). Gustave Doré brought his unique approach to the revival of Christian art. Outdoor painters ranging from the Barbizon school to Impressionism (Jongkind, Monet, Pissarro, Sisley) revolutionised landscape painting. Terracotta and plaster works by Carpeaux and
Dalou complete this panorama of French nineteenth century art.
The 18th century
Four interconnecting rooms make up the Tuck gallery, named after two major American donors. They are devoted to eighteenth century art. Amongst rich furniture tracing the development of Rocaille, Transition and Louis XVI
periods, Sèvres and Dresden porcelain, French faience, English enamelwork and silver display the shimmering colours of the European art world. Works by Boucher, Fragonard, Hubert Robert, Greuze and David testify to the dynamism of French art in this era.
The 17th century
As a result of the bequest by the Dutuit brothers in 1902, the Petit Palais holds one of the major French public collections of Flemish and Dutch paintings from the Golden Age. All the major names are represented : Rubens, Rembrandt, Jordaens, Ruysdaël, Hobbema, etc. Two French painters who lived in Rome - Poussin and Claude Lorrain - keep them company. The exceptional collection of drawings
and etchings also donated by the Dutuit brothers features in temporary exhibitions.
Renaissance art from Italy, France and Northern Europe is displayed close to the antiquities galleries for educational purposes. Paintings, furniture, ceramics, glassware, painted enamels, medals, clocks, books and precious bindings mainly from the Dutuit bequest, have been grouped together to provide a rich panorama of European artistic output from the fifteenth century right up to the opening years of the seventeenth century.
The Western Christian World
This gallery brings together works from the Middle Ages to the early Renaissance period. There are few artefacts, but they are of great signifi cance, demonstrating delicate Gothic ivory work, in addition to the art of goldsmithing and enamel work in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The end of the Middle Ages and the start of the Renaissance are captured in painted enamels from Limoges and a fine collection of Southern German and Austrian wood carvings. There are also several Old Master paintings.
The Eastern Christian World
Close to works in the Catholic Christian tradition, paintings from the Orthodox tradition are exhibited, notably Greek and Russian icons dating from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. Roger Cabal's donation of his prestigious collection in 1998 means that the Petit Palais now holds one of the largest public collections in France in this field.
The Classical World
The antiquities belonging to the Dutuit collection are characterised by their rarity, virtuosity and technical perfection. There are Greek grave goods from Sala Consilina dating back to circa 520 BC (end of the Archaic era) and a collection of painted vases and bronzes symbolic of Athenian supremacy and Classicism in the fi fth century BC. Terracotta and jewellery testify to the originality of artistic communities in the Mediterranean in the fourth century BC. As for Rome, the Ephebe from Fins d'Annecy and the Bacchus from the via del Babuino are examples of the Augustan Golden Age. Glassware and goldsmithing works of art demonstrate changes in taste between the fi rst and fourth centuries.


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Your child can look just like Linny with this Halloween costume that's made mostly from items from around your house. Talk about not too tough!
Find the Wonder Pets! on Nick Jr.
Print the Linny mask on heavy photo or card stock using a color printer. Cut out the mask, eyes, and nose. Punch holes at either side and tie a length of elastic between the holes. Tip: Before punching the holes, place one or two pieces of masking tape on the inside of the mask as reinforcement where you'll be punching the holes.
Use the red fabric and felt to make a Wonder Pets Cape for Linny.
Dress your child in a velour pants suit (or any brown outfit) and add the cape. Your child is on her way!
Wish everyone a WONDERful holiday with this tree topper!
This eco-friendly house shows some "serious" courtesy to your little feathered friends
Time to wave your pom-poms for this wonderfully fluffy craft
We've got the goods on some slick Wonder Pets goody bags
This caper will be a wonderful adventure for both of you
A happy Easter is about to hatch!
Come out of your shells to make this one terrific Turtle Tuck
This guinea pig sure is egg-cited for spring!
Dress your preschooler in this wonderful Ming-Ming costume!
Turn your little tike into Tuck. All it takes is a little teamwork!
School is in session with this simple print-n-fold schoolhouse!
It's a stylish sack that's got the right stuff. Don't forget the celery!
No sew? No sweat! Save the day with the little ones
Crafty kids' kites made from paper bags
Let Tuck, Ming-Ming, and Linny adorn your tree this holiday
Now your pet is a Wonder Pet, too!
It's truly a wonder-ful thing when you and your little one team up to help others
Let little fingers do the acting!
Get on board with the Wonder Pets as they join the circus!
This family-friendly craft is the product of teamwork--share your memories for years.
Turn store-bought mittens into super hand warmers with a little felt and glue
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Make a spook-tacular bag for collecting Halloween goodies
Pop-up Halloween cards for little Guppies who pop in for trick-or-treating
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Smiling girls and rosy boys, cum and buy my little toysI'm an alligator, I'm a mama papa cuming for you uhuHere she cums, here she cums againAnd you've been cuming to me, for such a long time now When cums the shaking manAm I missing something? Psycho maniac interblend, shoot it up. Shoot it up now.
At the MSG Bowie proclaimed "Pardon me, I just came..." after some crowd participation during the chorus of All the Young Dudes. I think david has long been fascinated with the orgasm as fodder for lyrical expression. The overtly sexual thread that runs through his early work seems to have been rekindled since the mid-90s, albeit in a much more hetero incarnation (Johnny wants pussy and cars, We Prick You, Ive Been Waiting etc etc....) "There's a taste in my mouth, but there's no taste at all.... "
In reply to:When cums the shaking man
When cums the shaking man
Maybe it's just me but the guy in Jump They Say probably wasn't in that kind of mood...
You forgot the best one:Girls, they cum and they gothey kiss, cum and they go.Pass me some of that dumbass over there!
In reply to:Am I missing something?
Am I missing something?
Cum see, cum see, remember me? (1984)He's cum to turn you in (1984/Dodo)Cum on here, woo-woo (A Big Hurt)And here cum the indians oooo (A Big Hurt)Here it cums again (After Today)Wanna cum down right now (Ashes To Ahses)But when the moon and stars cum out (Bars Of The County Jail)Psychodelicate girl - cum out to play (Because You're Young)Sun cums up and the man goes down and the woman cums again (Black Tie White Noise)Then die in the flames singing "we shall overcum" (Black Tie White Noise)But we'll cum thru don't doubt it (Black Tie White Noise)Easy cum, cum, gather that (Bleed Like A Craze, Dad)Cum together, party (Bleed Like A Craze, Dad)My girl calls my name "Hi Dave. Drop in, see around, cum back if you're this way again" (Can't Help Thinking About Me)The brothers cum 'round (Chilly Down)Oh cum all you children (Crack City)I've cum on a few years from my Hollywood Highs (Cracked Actor)StuSYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 20/02/2004SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 21/02/2004THE ENMORE THEATRE, NEWTOWN ??/??/2004
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Sun cums up and the man goes down and the woman cums again
And, of course, in many cultures the Sun is seen as a phallic symbol.Nietzsche On Acid
Yep, that's a lot of cum....the reason of the unreason with which my reason is afflicted so weakens my reason that with reason I murmur at your beauty;..
Do you cum from a land down under?Oh wait! That's not Bowie.I wish it was. I love that song.
Cum and buy my toys.Sounds like a lost Gary Glitter out-take...I�m getting ready to run and hideLooking for a suitable bitch to crucify
Every time you cum you leave a little sorrow Here Today, Gone TomorrowThe Bowie version is the only one I've heard, so, good enough.I'll say I came from Earth and my tongue is taped


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core 1
1The tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds: a pineapple core
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- It were as if thoughts shared whilst freewheeling down a country lane existed for just those few shameless moments, then could be thrown away, to decay in the hedgerows like the discarded cores of forbidden fruit.
- Cut four 'sides' from each pepper and discard the central core and seeds.
- The absence of a core in the picked fruit makes raspberries softer and juicier to eat than blackberries.
2The part of something that is central to its existence or character: the plan has the interests of children at its core [as modifier]: managers can concentrate on their core activities
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- PPL's decision, as Scotland on Sunday reported last week, is prompted by £14.2m losses and the need to concentrate on its core activities.
- This management trend is the latest in a line of effective ways of reducing costs and allowing organisations to concentrate on their core activities.
- Like its competitors, Nestlé Rowntree is now concentrating on its core activity: making confectionery.
bedrock, cornerstone, linchpin, mainspring, foundation, root, base, underpinning;
fundamentals, essentials, basic principles, main ingredients;
heart of the matter
informal nitty-gritty, brass tacks, nuts and bolts, ABC, basics
central, key, basic, fundamental, elemental, principal, primary, main, chief, crucial, vital, essential
informal number-one
2.1An important or unchanging group of people forming the central part of a larger body: a flexible core of permanent employees
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- Assessing the performance of employees who form the core of any organisation, through a well-defined system, is probably the easiest way to achieve this goal.
- The core of the steering committee is around 35 - the same group of people since just after the coup d'état and we form a very strong block.
- But McGurk's expertise has helped keep the central core of the team strong although he is keen to scratch out a few more clean sheets.
3The dense central region of a planet, especially the nickel-iron inner part of the earth.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- The Earth has an iron core surrounded by a dense layer called the mantle, which is capped with a thin rind of rocky crust.
- In time, seismograph recordings enabled geologists to determine that Earth has a dense core surrounded by a slowly flowing mantle and a thin outer crust.
- Scientists believe the magnetic field is generated deep inside the Earth where the heat of the planet's solid inner core churns a liquid outer core of iron and nickel.
3.1The central part of a nuclear reactor, which contains the fissile material.
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- Within the core of nuclear reactors, a transmutation-process goes through the sequence of the outer planet-names.
- The heart of any nuclear reactor is the core, which contains the fuel, a moderator, and control rods.
- The whining pitch of the nuclear cores heightened to a point where the team of soldiers out there dropped their weapons and held their hands over their ears in intense agony.
3.2A tiny ring of magnetic material used in a computer memory to store one bit of data, now superseded by semiconductor memories.
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- It was a gigantic application of the first generation of high-speed computers with magnetic core memories.
- Naturally both cards had some reserves left in terms of performance by increasing the clockspeed of both the core and the memory.
- In some circumstances the system will prompt you to reboot at that point so it can detect the default core and memory speeds of your card.
3.3The inner strand of an electric cable or rope.
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- Sharks have been known to decide to bite them, there were worms called Teredo worms, which used to like to eat the gutta percha, which was used to insulate the copper wire at the core of the cable.
- Inner core was jointed to the outer mesh with non-conductive fishing line, and everything was held together with old-fashioned duct tape.
- The smaller the core and the poorer electrical conductor its material was, the faster the field would decay.
3.4The muscles of the torso, especially the lower back and abdominal area, which assist in the maintenance of good posture, balance, etc. nothing will strengthen your core like balancing a heavy barbell on your back or lifting one off the floor [as modifier]: the core muscles of the abdomen
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- The best way to strengthen the core is with a series of exercises using an oversized ball.
- It was just a matter of working with his body, strengthening his core and his legs to build up his endurance and improve his balance.
- Push your abs out and wear a weightlifting belt (this will strengthen your core).
3.5A piece of soft iron forming the centre of an electromagnet or an induction coil.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- The stator assembly consists of independently controlled electromagnet cores that are both identical and isolated from each other, and made of soft, magnetic composites.
3.7A cylindrical sample of rock, ice, or other material obtained by boring with a hollow drill.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- Ships may also carry huge deep-sea drills that pull cores of sediment and rock from the beneath the ocean.
- The block samples were obtained following ongoing excavation of the quarry floor, and the core samples by diamond drilling below the quarry floor.
- And there's an instrument on board Beagle 2 called the mole and the mole will burrow under the soil and the drill will take a drill core from a rock.
3.8 Archaeology A piece of flint from which flakes or blades have been removed.
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- Hopewellian chert tool industries consist of three discrete manufacturing trajectories, resulting in tools made on cores, flakes, and blades.
- The vast majority of chert tools found at Hopewell sites are not made from blades, but from reduction flakes derived from multidirectional cores.
- A piece of flint struck from a core which characteristically shows traces of the processes of removal: concentric fracture ripples and a bulb of percussion.
4 [as modifier] Economics Denoting or relating to a figure for inflation that excludes certain items, chiefly food and energy, that are subject to sudden and temporary price fluctuations: core inflation was up 2.3 percent over the 12 month period Compare with headline (sense 2 of the noun).
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- The latest data matches the December 2001 low for core inflation.
- Despite significant increases in the headline inflation, core inflation remains low.
- We took the economy from the double-digit inflation of the late 1970s to a core inflation rate in the two-to-three percent range.
verbo[with object]
Remove the tough central part and seeds from (a fruit): peel and core the pears
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- In a blender, mix one tbsp of honey with one peeled and cored apple.
- For apple pie flavor without the fat-filled crust, stuff cored apples with brown sugar, cinnamon and granola (a sneaky bit of fiber), then cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
- Glancing up and setting the fourth cored apple aside, Lydia said, 'Stuffed apples.'
to the core
- To the depths of one's being: she was shaken to the core by his wordsMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Ultimately, he found his way back to Athens, but his NYU stint was not to be, and he was shaken to the core.
- After the last note faded away, the audience was still, shaken to the core.
- The cremation of the royal remains was therefore a catastrophe that shook Malagasy society to the core.
- 1.1Used to indicate that someone possesses a characteristic to a very high degree: he is a politician to the coreMás ejemplos en oraciones
- On Ghantasala, she said the singer was a perfectionist to the core.
- The whole system of government procurement is utterly corrupt to the core.
- I speak not as a partisan or an opponent of any man or measure, when I say that our politics are rotten to the core.
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- But perhaps even an apple corer is better than nothing?
- Stand the peeled pear on a board and, using an apple corer, gently push down through the pear to remove the core to create a whole, hollow pear, ready for poaching in the syrup.
- Using a narrow apple corer, make a hole at the stem end and scoop out the pulp by twisting it round, being careful not to break the skin.
Middle English: of unknown origin.
Palabras que riman con coreabhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, cocksure, comprador, cor, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your
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You have a unique medical history. Therefore, it is essential to talk with your doctor about your personal risk factors and/or experience with colorectal cancer. By talking openly and regularly with your doctor, you can take an active role in your care.
General Tips for Gathering Information
Here are some tips that will make it easier for you to talk to your doctor:
Specific Questions to Ask Your Doctor
About Your Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer
About Treatment Options
About Lifestyle Changes
About Outlook
Tips for talking to your doctor. American Academy of Family Physicians Family Doctor website. Available at: http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/healthcare-management/working-with-your-doctor/tips-for-talking-to-your-doctor.html. Updated November 2010. Accessed May 14, 2013.
What should you ask your doctor about colorectal cancer? American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-talking-with-doctor. Updated: January 17, 2013. Accessed May 14, 2013.
Last reviewed May 2015 by Mohei Abouzied, MD, FACP
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Baked Salmon Steaks with Oyster Mushrooms; Smoked Sockeye Salmon Hors d' uvres
Today, weve got two recipes tailor made for holiday entertaining: a simple appetizer and a simply sensational entrée.
As to our appetizer, the French term hors d'uvres refers to the food served before or outside of (hors d') the main dishes of a meal (uvre, literally work). Serve them on dark rye and top with red onions for a Scandinavian accent, or select from among the suggested bottoms and toppings to suit your taste.
Our baked salmon entrée features a rich oyster mushroom sauce that will work equally well with halibut or sablefish. (Just multiply the portions to serve more folks.)
Oyster Mushrooms are available year round in Asian markets and in most large supermarket chains, sometimes in several color varieties.
Aside from adding a subtly earthy flavor, oyster and other mushrooms are significant sources of copper, selenium, potassium, immune-boosting beta-glucan polysaccharides, and small amounts of cholesterol-lowering statins.
A 3-ounce serving of cooked shiitake, oyster, king oyster or maitake also contains up to 13 mg of the uncommon antioxidant ergothioneineabout 40 times as much as in wheat germmaking these fungi by far the richest dietary sources found to date.
Smoked Sockeye Salmon Hors d' uvre
Serves 8
Prep time about 10 minutes.
Spread Ingredients
6 oz softened cream cheese or crème frâiche
4 teaspoons fresh chopped dill, thyme or tarragon
2 teaspoons lime juice
8 whole grain bagel halves or dark rye bread slices (or pita chip rounds or crisp rye crackers)
16 oz sockeye salmon nova lox, sliced or chunked
2‒4 tablespoons of any of the following: capers, minced red onion, jalapeño, finely chopped cucumber, red bell pepper or black olive slices.
Baked Salmon Steaks with Oyster Mushrooms
Recipe courtesy of Dave Shorten. Serve with a green salad, brown basmati rice, or small new potatoes, skin on.
Serves 2
2 (6 oz each) salmon fillet portions
4 oz oyster mushrooms
1 small onion or 2 shallots, finely chopped
Organic extra virgin olive or macadamia nut oil
4 oz dry white wine
2 tablespoons low-fat plain unsweetened yogurt
Organic bay leaves
Sea salt and organic black pepper
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
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State and local law enforcement agencies will be manning sobriety checkpoints across the state this weekend as part of the annual Halloween STOP-DWI Crackdown.
Checkpoints, additional patrols and other targeted enforcement measures will be in effect from Wednesday through Sunday in an effort to deter drunken driving, according to a news release.
Law enforcement agencies also will be cracking down on drivers who are impaired by drugs, both illegal and prescription, the release stated.
Drinking and driving contributed to 52 percent of all crash-related fatalities nationwide on Halloween nights between 2007 and 2011, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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AVON, Colorado - Kevin O'Donnell didn't expect his first job out of college would become his career. But that's the way things often work at Beck Building Company.
O'Donnell joined the company in 1996, right out of college. But O'Donnell is among the youngest of the long-timers at Beck. Company CEO Frank Payne started building homes with founder Andy Beck in the 1970s.
Speaking of Beck, he's more of a company mentor these days. A few years ago, Beck created an exit strategy for himself, and offered to let employees buy into the company. The company started in 1972, the year after Beck, fresh from military duty, decided he'd like to come to Vail to ski for a while.
That first summer, Beck went to work for Mitch Hoyt, one of Vail's first custom-home builders. Working for Hoyt put Beck in touch with Gordon Pierce and other architects in the valley, and Beck was soon in business for himself, in a company that's mostly been in the custom-home business.
Like any number of young people who came to Vail in its formative years, Beck was often learning on the fly.
"There were times I had to read the night before about what I'd do the next day," Beck said. "When you're an entrepreneur, you just figure out what you've got to do."
While any number of builders in the valley would work on the mountain in winter, then pick up their tool belts in the summer, Beck and Payne soon found themselves with year 'round work, mostly on custom homes.
Of course, a "high end" Vail home in the 1970s cost $200,000 or so.
Over the years, custom home prices have risen, but they've also become bigger and more sophisticated, a reflection of the people paying the bills.
"There's been an expectation of quality," Beck said. "With a clientele that well traveled, it brings expectations... It's been astounding what we get to build here."
Those expectations have to be met by general contractors, of course, but people running a project are only as good as the people who work for them. Beck said the subcontractors in the valley are as good as they come.
"We don't have to go outside the valley (for subcontractors)," Beck said. "I think we build some of the best projects in the country."
Ups and downs
Any business that's survived 40 years has seen highs and lows in the economy. In Beck Building's case, there haven't always been custom homes to build.
During the first dip, in the mid-1970s, Payne said the company "did some odds and ends for the school district.
"We did some work for the town of Vail, and did the water system for the school at McCoy. We just learned how to get by."
Then there were the high times, the highest of which came in the middle of the last decade. Homes were being built and people were working, but, O'Donnell said, it about 2007, "something didn't feel right."
That something turned out to be the virtual collapse of the valley's construction business, which spelled the end for a lot of area companies.
"We had a slide in 2009 and '10," O'Donnell said. "We didn't know when it would stop. But we had a decent year in 2010, and a better year (in 2011)."
Beck had a better year still in 2012. But, O'Donnell said, "it's not like it was."
Payne said that like the first slow time, the latest slump has made Beck a better company.
"We really had to look at what we're doing," he said.
Growing back
While Beck is growing again, O'Donnell said the company is "growing like a bonsai," meaning small steps with a tight focus.
Part of that future growth is in the homes the company is building now. Some of those homes are smaller in size. But, O'Donnell said, those smaller spaces still have rich details.
"It isn't just a matter of size reduction," Beck said. "Clients are becoming more responsible."
In many cases, that means people are taking a hard look at the operational costs of their part-time residences. Efficiency and healthy materials in a home make bottom-line sense these days.
Looking into the new year, O'Donnell said the construction picture is becoming more clear.
"We have a decent amount of work," he said. "But it's different in terms of how and when you have your year's work down - I'm reasonably optimistic."
A slower pace also suits Beck, who sees the company going back to its roots.
"We like to match up with a client," he said. "When you have that good initial relationship, the process is really fun. When you find the right client and a great project, there's a real challenge and reward."
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Last Modified: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 3:08 p.m.
Co-ed Cinema, 79 W. Main St., Brevard, 883-2200. Showing through Thursday: The Croods, rated PG. Showing daily: 1, 4, 7 p.m. Info: www.coedcinema.com.
Flat Rock Cinema, 2700 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, 697-2463. All tickets $7.50. Showing through Thursday: Quartet, rated PG-13. Showtimes: 4, 7 p.m. Info: www.flatrockcinema.com.
Epic Theatres of Hendersonville, 200 Thompson St. Shows through Thursday: Admission, rated PG-13. The Call, rated R. The Croods, rated PG. G.I. Joe: Retaliation, rated PG-13. The Host, rated PG-13. Identity Thief, rated R. Olympus Has Fallen, rated R. Oz the Great and Powerful, rated PG. Spring Breakers, rated R. Tyler Perrys Temptation, rated PG-13. Call theater for showtimes. Info: 693-1146.
Artists of Tomorrow exhibit, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at First Citizens Bank, 539 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Free. Info: 828-693-8504.
Ring of Honor Wrestling, Saturday at the WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher. Info: 828-687-1414.
185 King Street music venue, Brevard. Today: Spirits of the Red City. Info: 877-1850 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Saluda Inn & Wine Cellar, 229 Greenville St., Saluda. Thursday: 5-7 p.m. Happy hour. Music begins at 8 p.m. Fridays. Info: 749-9698.
Cypress Cellar, 321-C N. Main St. Entertainment, 8 p.m.-midnight in the bar on Fridays, and 6-9 p.m. in the dining room Saturdays.
French Broad Brewery, 101 Fairview Road #D, Asheville. Entertainment 6-8 p.m. Friday and Saturdays. Info: 277-0222 or www.
The Green Room Cafe & Coffeehouse, 356 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Dinner music performances 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Today: Jeff Michels; Saturday: Elise Pratt and Mike Holstein; April 5: Terry Neal and Patrick Boland; April 6: Elise Pratt and Mike Holstein; April 12: Shep Gibson; April 13: Elise Pratt and Jonathan Pearlman. No cover charge. Also serves breakfast and lunch. Info: 692-6335.
Jack of the Wood, 95 Patton Ave., Asheville. Ages 21 and older. Sundays: Irish Session 5-8 p.m. Mondays: Quizzo! 8-10 p.m. First Tuesdays: Singer/Songwriter in the Round, 8-10 p.m. Wednesdays: Old Time Jam, 6 p.m. Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam 8:30ish. Entertainment starts around 9 p.m. Info: 252-5445.
Just Vino, 2702 Greenville Highway, Singleton Centre. Thursday: Free wine tasting, 5-7 p.m. Friday: $3 drafts, Saturday: Entertainers. Info: 693-5380.
Midway Tavern, 2634 Hendersonville Road, Arden. Karaoke every Wednesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Performers Saturdays at 9:30 p.m. Info: 687-7530.
Mama Christinas Cafe, 2700 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. Tuesday: Southern Blues, Thursday: Wine Tasting, 6-7 p.m., Wednsday, Friday and Saturday: Nello and Michelle, 6-10 p.m., Sunday: Jazz Jam, 6:30 p.m. Info: 866-593-7774; mamachristinas.com.
Mills River Music Barn, 1140 N. Mills River Road. All ages welcome. Country music and big dance floor. Every Friday and Saturday from 7-10:30 p.m. Bob Presley. Info: 891-7704.
Olive or Twist, 81 Broadway, Asheville. Wednesdays: Cadillac Rex, 8 p.m. Thursdays: The Heather Masterton Quartet, 8-11 p.m. Fridays: Rotating guest bands, 8-11 p.m. Saturdays: The 42nd Street Jazz Band, 8-11 p.m. Info: 254-0555.
The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Ages 18 and older with valid ID. Today: The Hermit Kings/Antique Firearms/Camp David; Saturday: Lifecurse/Burnstitch/Telic; Wednesday: Evening of Waltzing; Thursday: Slice of Life Comedy. Info: 225-5851; www.theorangepeel.net.
Panthers Paw Pub & Club, 111 Joel Wright Drive. Opens at 4 p.m. Ages 21 and older; 18 to 21 years of age admitted as designated drivers with a valid drivers license. Karaoke on Tuesdays and Thursdays; DJ on Fridays. Info: 696-0810.
Party Place and Event Center, Friendship Church Road, Saluda. 8 p.m.
Saturday: Sound Investment. Info: 749-3676 or visit www.
Pisgah Brewing Co., 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain. Today: The Great Barrier Reefs; Saturday: Citizen Mojo; Wednesday: Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola. Info: 669-0190 or www.pisgah brewing.com.
Purple Onion Cafe and Coffeehouse, 16 E. Main St., Saluda. Saturday: Phil and Gaye Johnson; Thursday: Jay Brown. Info: 749-1179 or www.purple-onionsaluda.com.
Southern Appalachian Brewery, 822 Locust St., Hendersonville. Hours: 4 p.m to close Wednesday-Friday; 2 p.m.-close Saturday and Sunday. Entertainment: 8-10 Friday and Saturday. Today: Moxie Lite; Saturday: Peggy Ratusz Trio; Thursday: Nitrograss. Info: www.sabrewery.com.
The Ugly Mug Coffee and Tea, 2024 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville. Wednesdays: Open mic with Zack Harding, 8-11 p.m. Info: 693-9999 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road, Black Mountain. Today: Sweet Claudette; Tuesday: Irish music session, 6:30-8 p.m. with Ryan Giore at 8:45. Free. Info: 669-0816.
Theater and dance
Music on the Rock: Tribute to the Neil Diamond, through Saturday at Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville. 8 p.m. Tickets: $24. Info: 828-693-0731; 866-732-8008.
The Odd Couple, Wednesday through April 21 at Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage, 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. 8 p.m. Wednesday through Satur-
day, 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: $35.
Info: 828-693-0731; 866-732-8008.
Brighton Beach Memoirs, April 5-7, April 11-21 at Hendersonville Little Theatre, 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $20 for adults, $15 for students 1825, and $10 for students under 18. Info: 828-692-1082.
Henderson County Heritage Museum observing the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 31, 1 Historic Courthouse Square, Hendersonville. Free. Info: 694-1619.
Southern Lights Square and Round Dance Club will hold a Showers of Food dance April 6 at the Whitmire Activity Building, Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville. Bring donations for the local food bank. Time: 7:30 p.m. Caller: Stan Russell. Info: 693-3825 or 595-4958.
Apple Valley Model Railroad Club open from 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays and from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Free. Hendersonville Depot, Maple Street. Info: www.avmrc.com.
Hendersonville Ballroom Dance Club meets from 7:30-10 p.m. the first and third Friday through April in the lower room of the Elks Lodge, 546 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. Beginning in May, the club will return to the every Friday schedule. Annual membership is $14 with dance fees of $5 for members and $7 for non-members. Call 828-654-9708, email d.c.dance.studio@
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Line dancing classes every Wednesday at the Stony Mountain Activity Center, 800 Stoney Mountain Road in Hendersonville. Beginners meet at 9 a.m.; improvers at 10:30. $5 per class. Call in advance to register. Info: 890-5777 or email@example.com.
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Too many patients stop using their continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines because they are not fully educated on their use, or they have the wrong mask for their facial anatomy. The Sleep Program at Madelia Community Hospital would like to reverse that trend by offering a free CPAP Clinic on Friday, December 7th, 2012 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the Amberfield Conference Room at the Madelia Hospital & Clinic.
The purpose of this clinic is to help patients that are currently using or attempting to use their CPAP devices and may have questions or problems with their equipment. Patients are welcome regardless of where they had their sleep study done. CPAP wearers are encouraged to bring their CPAP equipment for a free inspection. Clinicians from Whitney Sleep Diagnostics will be on hand to demonstrate the latest in CPAP accessories as well.
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Lincoln County voters will decide Tuesday whether or not to renew the county's one-cent sales tax for another five years to continue funding for the county, including road and bridge improvements, fire departments and the jail.
The current tax expires in December 2013, so if the renewal passes Tuesday, the new five-year term for the tax would begin Jan. 1, 2014.
The one-cent sales tax allocations are similar to the current tax in place, with allocations of the each penny slated for the following:
• 60 percent to county road and bridge improvements
• 13 percent to the Lincoln County jail
• 6 percent to the Lincoln County Extension Center, capped at $120,000 yearly
• 6 percent to senior citizen nutrition sites
• 8.5 percent to Lincoln County Fire Departments
• 2 percent to the Lincoln County Free Fair
• 2.5 percent to economic development
• 2 percent to emergency management and Lincoln County Safety Office, capped at $25,000 yearly
Any funds collected over the yearly caps for the Lincoln County Extension Center and the Lincoln County Safety Office will be placed in a courthouse improvement fund, according
Voters in Lincoln County also will decided school board races in several districts.
Polls in Lincoln County are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Sale of Christian school delayed
Published: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 9:55 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 9:55 a.m.
Henderson County's plans to close on its purchase of the former Hendersonville Christian School have been stymied by the North Carolina Attorney General's office.
Officials made tentative plans to close on the $910,000 purchase Friday, but they were informed by the Attorney General's Office on Dec. 5 that "because we had follow-up questions regarding the transaction," approval of the sale would be delayed.
The Board of Commissioners approved purchasing the 9.45acre former school property for a new athletics and activity center on Oct. 24 and initially hoped to close on the deal on Nov. 9. That was before they learned that disposition of the nonprofit school's assets must be approved by the Attorney General, which by law can take up to 30 days.
The county had to take over the schools' electrical bill in mid-November to ensure that the building stays warm enough that pipes don't freeze and cause damage to the vacant buildings, County Attorney Russ Burrell said. Those utility costs will come out of the final sale price, so the county won't lose that money, he said.
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Local unemployment still lowest in state
Published: Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 5:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 11:41 p.m.
Houma-Thibodaux's jobless rate dropped in December, new data show.
The metro area, comprised of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, posted a preliminary 3.1 percent unemployment rate last month, the state Workforce Commission reported Thursday. That's down from a revised 3.9 percent in November and down from 3.7 a year ago.
Houma-Thibodaux has posted the lowest unemployment rate among Louisiana's eight metro areas every month for the past two years, except in October 2012.
Louisiana's jobless rate was 4.7 percent in December, down from 5.6 percent in November and the same as a year earlier. The U.S. unemployment rate was 6.5 percent last month, down from 6.6 percent in November and down from 7.6 percent in December 2012.
Houma-Thibodaux gained 141 workers over the month and 1,376 workers for the year, the report says. Goods-producing employment increased by 100 jobs over the month and 1,900 compared to a year ago. Service jobs rose by 600 for the month and 1,200 for the year.
Terrebonne Parish posted a 3.2 percent jobless rate in December, down from 4 percent in November and down from 3.8 percent a year ago.
Lafourche posted a 3 percent unemployment rate in December, down from 4.8 percent for November and up from 3.6 percent a year ago.
About 4,700 workers held jobs in a category the report labeled "support activities for transportation," which includes shipbuilding. The figure is up 100 for the month.
The jobless rate dropped for the month in all of Louisiana's eight metro areas.
The figures are not adjusted for seasonal variations.
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December 4, 2013 - Montpelier's Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution hosts workshop on federalism and constitutional reform processes for delegation from Burma (Myanmar).
November 26, 2013 - In the First Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789, George Washington gave thanks "for the peaceable and rational manner" in which our Constitution was achieved. In great part, he was thanking his friend James Madison, Father of the Constitution.
November 23, 2013 - The past week, Montpelier Archaeology completed its investigations in the North Yard of the mansion. They spent the last three months looking for traces of the Madison-era fenceline as it approaches the Temple and planting holes for the Pine Allee. Our archaeologists succeeded in both accounts and made many more interesting discoveries along the way!
November 7, 2013 - The Montpelier Foundation announced the appointment of two new trustees to its Board of Directors: Frank Qiu of Richmond, Virginia and Robert A. Leath of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
November 5, 2013 - "A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or perhaps both."
November 5, 2013 - On November 3 and 4, the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier hosted a strategic planning summit with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, her iCivics organization, university presidents, and thought leaders from across the nation. Participants discussed how technology can be leveraged to reach both young and adult learners with the goal of inspiring them to be active, engaged citizens.
October 31, 2013 - Over 1200 students visited Montpelier on field trips in October. Though every field trip to Montpelier is a unique experience, there were a number of classes that particularly stood out this fall.
October 18, 2013 - French middle school delegation, hosted by Buford Middle School in Charlottesville, Virginia, visits Montpelier with film crew in tow.
October 8, 2013 - Not every national monument is closed. Montpelier, home of James Madison, Father of the Constitution, is open. Furloughed federal employees offered complementary admission during the ongoing shutdown.
September 18, 2013 - Montpelier celebrates the 226th anniversary of the U.S Constitution in nation's capitol at the annual "State of the Constitution Lecture: What Americans Really Know," hosted in collaboration with the National Archives.
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STOCKTON - Lincoln's Joseph Harrison scored nine of his game-high 23 points in the third quarter and the Trojans extended their five-point halftime lead to 16 points en route to a 72-58 win over host McNair on Tuesday night.
"We picked it up after the first half when we thought we didn't play good enough defense or scored enough," Harrison said. "We really tried to pick up on our intensity in that third quarter."
Lincoln (6-1) last trailed 7-5 early but could not pull away in the first half. The score was tied several times and the Trojans led by just five at the half before starting the third quarter on a 9-0 run.
"I thought our defense in the second half really improved," Trojans coach Gary Greeno said. "We talked at halftime about tightening up on the defense a little bit.
"And then we got some fast breaks and were able to push the ball into transition and that got us going."
In addition to Harrison, who also had 10 rebounds, Lincoln had three players in double figures with Wesley Dulan scoring 11 points, and Ravon Alexander and Nick Shultze scoring 10 points each.
Enrique Flores scored 19 points for the Eagles (2-2) and teammate Marcus Cotton had 11, as each scored six points in the first quarter. Flores grabbed nine rebounds.
"It's early in the season," McNair coach Matthew Morelli said. "We are still trying to feel each other out a bit. I thought the guys did a good job in the first half of sharing the ball and getting good looks."
The Eagles made just 8 of 17 from the free-throw line.
"We need to make free throws," Morelli said. "If we miss free throws like we did it will really hurt us. But all in all I think we will really learn from this."
Lincoln travels to Oakland Tech on Saturday. McNair hosts Sacramento-Florin on Tuesday.
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Kelson, Torrington hold off Gilbert, 81-80
Austin Kelson's foul shot with five seconds left gave Torrington an 81-80 win over Gibert on Saturday in nonleague action at Torrington High.
Kelson led Torrington with 28 points, 12 of them from the free throw line. David Canny added 25 points and Anthony Davis 12 for the Raiders, who built a 14-point lead in the third quarter.
Robert Skinner led the Yellowjackets (7-3) with a season-high 41 points, with 17 of them coming in the fourth quarter.
Skinner's seventh 3-pointer of the game with 15 seconds remaining tied the score at 80-80, and his long 3-pointer bounced off the rim at the buzzer.
Chase Collegiate 57, Forman 34: Billy Robinson had 13 points and four steals for the Highlanders in Waterbury.
Matt McClain had 10 points for Chase (8-5, 4-0 Housatlonic Valley) and Greg Facey added four steals.
Jonathan Moor had 13 points for Forman (3-3).
Cheshire 76, Foran 56: Collin Jordan and Eric Dietrich each had 15 points for the Rams in a Southern Connecticut Conference game in Cheshire.
Andrew Yamin chipped in with 12 points for the Rams (6-4).
Trinity-Pawling 78, Taft 74, OT: Braden Bayer hit a runner in the lane with 20 seconds left to break a tie and Austrian Robinson hit two free throws with two seconds left to seal the win in Watertown.
Quinton Dale hit two free throws with eight seconds left to tie the game at 68-68 at the end of regulation for Taft (8-3).
Dale had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Kade Kager added 10 points, seven assists with eight rebounds.
Trinty-Pawling is 4-0 in the Tri-State League and Taft is now 3-1.
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Bacon Academy 53, Nonnewaug 38: Taylor McLaughlin scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half over the visiting Chiefs in a nonleague matchup.
McLaughlin scored nine of those points during a 15-2 run over the final 3:30 of the first half.
Katie Burke scored 13 points for Nonnewaug (11-2) and Erin South added 11.
Millbrook 43, Chase Collegiate 39: Morgan Davis scored a game-high 17 points to lead Millbrook (5-6).
Idalis Miranda had 16 points with seven rebounds for Chase (8-3) and Taylor Brady added nine points and five assists.
King 58, Canterbury 35: Shannon Lenihan-Burke had a team-high 11 points for the Saints and Abby Jones added 10.
Cheshire Academy 65, MacDuffie 50: Darien Dunham led all scorers with 30 points, as the Lady Cats have won five of their last six to improve to 6-4.
Loomis Chaffee 54, Taft 41: Morgan Manz had a team-high 15 points for Taft (2-7). Maggie O'Neil and Chelsea Robinson each added seven.
Stephanie Jones had 18 for Loomis Chaffee and Abbie Pine added 16.
Greens Farms 47, Westover 31: On Friday, Marssa Littmann scored a game-high 18 points with five rebounds and four blocks for Westover (2-9) and and Paige Cunningham added seven points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
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Today: Google (GOOG) roars to all-time high prices on Wall Street as it offers solutions to European issues. Also: Jobs report sparks markets, sends Dow above 14,000, but Apple (AAPL) and Facebook still fall.
Google hits new highs as it seeks to solve European issues
Records fell across Wall Street on Friday, as the Dow Jones industrial average crested 14,000 for the first time since the Great Recession and Mountain View search giant Google attained new high prices.
Google's spurt was stronger than the overall market's, as the Internet giant gained 2.7 percent and hit all-time intraday and closing highs at $776.60 and $775.60, respectively. Google's stock has been trending upward in 2013, with a boost from its recent earnings report, which showed an increase in the amount Google pulls in for every click on an ad, a metric that had been declining.
"If this continues to get better," Edward Jones investment firm analyst Josh Olson said at the time of the earnings release, "we can see there's light at the end of the tunnel."
Friday's rise for Google was likely fueled less by overall investor giddiness or advertising revenues, however, as the company seemed to be on the verge of solving its issues in Europe. After resolving antitrust charges in the United States in a deal with the Federal Trade Commission late last year, Google gave the European Commission investigating its core search business a list of changes it is willing to make to avoid charges of illegally using its standing as the dominant search engine.
Google's offer included specific labels for its own services in search results, to solve competitors' complaints about Google's preference for its own products, as well as trimming restrictions on advertisers, according to an unnamed Reuters source. The commission in charge of the investigation, which has lasted for two years, said it was analyzing Google's offer.
Google also settled a challenge from the French media, which wanted the company to pay licensing fees for linking to content. To avoid such a precedent, Google agreed to put $82 million into a fund that will help the companies learn to deal with the new media environment on the Internet. Google settled a similar case in Belgium, but still faces the same issue in Germany.
If Google can put to rest the antitrust investigation and anger from European news organizations, the issues it has faced in Europe for years could finally be behind the company, with one exception -- countries' anger about the amount of tax the company pays. While Great Britain has grilled a Google executive on the topic and France and Italy are pushing for big tax bills, Google has simply maintained that


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Music will be a big part of this year's Pioneer Railroad Days Celebration. This year the summer celebrations start on June 18 and end on June 23 with the parade taking place Saturday, June 22 at 6 p.m.
A big problem in getting high school bands to the parade in the past has been the annual high school state band festival in Alexandria, Minn., which is held on the last Saturday of June. However, this year there are five Saturdays in the month of June, freeing up the Railroad Days weekend for more high school bands, says Parade Chairman Stan Luther.
High school bands scheduled for this years parade are Owatonna, Maple River, St. Francis, Fairmont, Alexandria, St. James, the St. James Area Monster Band. In addition the following musical units are signed up to attend: Su Fu Du, Schell's Hoboband, 13th ID Band, Highlanders of the North, 34th Redbull Band from Rosemont and the Mankato Lancers.
Units will compete in their individual classes for top prizes along with an overall grand champion, runner up and third place prize winner. The judges for the parade will be located in front of the Armstrong School with awards being distributed following the parade at the East Park Shelter in Memorial Park.
Judges will be looking for units with strong technical formations and music along with solid appearance down to the individual band member.
There will also be floats featured during this year's parade from different high school classes due to the all school reunion.
This is Luther's twentieth and final year as a parade chairman. The committee is still looking for about 15 more units to add to the already more than 100 units in this year's parade.
Don't forget to stake a spot early on Saturday to enjoy the musical, bright and exciting parade venue here in St. James.
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County answers $34 question
Published: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 3:38 p.m.
What would you do with an extra $34 a year? It's a question residents need not ponder as a majority of Henderson County commissioners voiced support Monday for keeping the local property tax rate level.
The board voted 3-2, with Commissioners Grady Hawkins and Larry Young dissenting. Hawkins and Young wanted to lower the county's property tax rate at 51.36 cents per $100 value rather than lowering it to 50 cents as Hawkins had proposed.
Lowering the rate would have saved the owner of a $250,000 property about $34 a year. Hawkins noted that's money some residents would choose to pump back into the economy.
"If you've got a $230,000, $250,000 home, that's about $35 to $40 a year …" he said. "Yeah, they may take that money to Wal-Mart and spend it, but that's OK. It goes into the economy."
You have to credit Hawkins for his laser-like focus on lowering taxes, whether you agree with the position or not. A veteran commissioner who served on the board in the 1990s, he began pushing his proposal to lower the tax rate as soon as he took office again in December. His position reflects the viewpoint of a lot people in our predominantly conservative county.
Still, we believe commissioners are wise to not drop the tax rate this year. Public schools face significant state budget cuts, and other crucial county services, such as EMS and the Sheriff's Office, have a backlog of needs. If you have a $250,000 home, chances are an extra $34 per year won't make a huge difference in your quality of life or economic impact. For many residents, the savings would be less (the median home value was $180,000 in 2011). However by keeping the tax rate level, commissioners keep $1.64 million in the budget, giving them a bit more flexibility to try to meet requests from county departments.
The board voted unanimously to fully fund Henderson County Public Schools' request for an additional $870,846, for a total of $22 million. The schools plan to use $1 million for capital projects, including school safety improvements and upgrades to dilapidated buildings and heating/cooling systems. Another $370,846 is targeted to give raises to employees who didn't get them the past two budget cycles, and to match 1 percent state raises to teachers whose positions are paid with local funds.
"The real facts are the schools came to us with a very, very conservative budget," Chairman Charlie Messer said, especially considering the school system took a 7.5 percent cut two years ago.
In several budget cycles since the economic crash, we have endorsed the county using part of its reserve funds to meet services while avoiding tax increases. The county's available fund balance is $22.5 million, leaving $10.1 million the board can spend and still keep 12 percent set aside per its policy (the state requires 8 percent be held in reserve). As now planned, the coming year's $112 million budget would dip into reserves by about $7.1 million.
Commissioners should look ahead for ways to keep the rainy day fund healthy, keep county departments running efficiently and keep taxes low, even if they cannot give us back $34 this year.
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