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is not like any other country. Our form of government based on Judeo-Christian principles is unique and worth fighting for. The military is not the place to do social engineering. Having said that, if a homosexual does his duty, follows the rules like everyone else, he/she should not be discharged just because it was found out that he/she is living in a homosexual relationship. This issue is a tough one and should not be determined by the courts but by the people. For the military, it should be determined by those in the military that know best how to keep a cohesive, strong military. The military's job is to defend America and it's traditional values. The job of those in the military is to obey the rules and be good soldiers, sailors, airmen etc. The military should not be used to experiment with social issues.
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Now that the Senate has blocked the DADT repeal effort, will it be repealed anyway after the Pentagon completes its study?
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I served 30 years and I had to us Convenience of the Government to separate homosexuals of both sexes when the request separation or when caught in an act or finding communication with other in their trash can. Point being DADT should never have replaced regulations that had a proper and easy way of dealing with the issue.
National Security would be damaged should homosexuality be just lip service. On the front line, it is definitely important to have your back covered with someone whom is of the same mind and would give their life to protect their buddy (male/female) and not worry that perhaps you are stranded to fight alone, because the support person is of different sexual preference.
We as a nation have taken God out of our Schools,and many have taken Him out of their lives.
God has said Lev 18:22 That homosexuality is an abomination. If we legitimize it God will make us pay for it. Say what you may but God made this country great because it's founders where God fearing men and our country will fall when we turn away from him.
As an Army veteran who saw first hand what Don''t Ask, Don't Tell does to unit cohesion, to the moral of a unit, and to the Army Values, I say it is a criminal mechanism designed in the mold of the Spanish Inquisition.
A fellow soldier was being discharged under the policy, and the command use it as an excuse to essentially tear apart our entire platoon, section by section, to "root out" anyone else in the unit ho might be gay. This included taking each soldier into a room with the 1SG and several other NCOs, and grilling them about who Sergeant J------ (my friend) hung around with, if that soldier had seen any of these soldiers and NCOs ever "do anything gay" or "even maybe bi-sexual". Imagine that going on for a month.
I'll show you some broken unit cohesion.
I second the above comments. Its time to join the other nations of the world and stop allowing your relgious nuts to influence national policy. We are loosing many good men because of this lunacy.
I second the above comments. Its time to join the other nations of the world and stop allowing your relgious nuts to influence national policy. We are loosing many good men because of this lunacy.
22 countries that we consider allies allow homosexuals in their armed forces. Seemingly, either their straight military are adults who won't go crying to mommy if someone gets a glance at their teeny-weenies, or their gay personnel are professionals who don't mix sex and work together.
Our military fights alongside those same troops - and somehow our men & women don't have a problem with THEIR gay service men & women. Funny, that.
Now - on the other hand, the countries who do NOT allow gays in the military - let's take a look at them: Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Turkey, China. My, that's some nice company to be in, huh? Yep - we're more like Iran than we are Britain, Canada or Australia.
A racist is not allowed to allow his/her warped views to affect his/her military service, why should homophobes be allowed to?
All Americans should have the right to serve in the military meeting standard qualifications. I think as a nation, as much as I love this nation, we unforinately are not good at learning lessons from history.
Discrimination is discrimination and in my opinion not allowing gays in the military is not much different than when black Americans were segregated into separate units from whites. It wasn't right then and it isn't right now.
I have no problem serving along somebody whom is gay the only issue I have is when somebody attempts "the down your throat mentality" (No pun intended) of acceptance of the gay lifesyle and that you must accept it as normal. The military must set in place guidelines to prevent any "down your throat mentality" and any blatant acts of homosexuality on duty and in and around military functions should be forbidden. Guidelines for off duty in the military community I am torn on. Guidelines of American sociatel acceptance should be considered.
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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Statement of Mark David Bateman: Electronic Edition, by Mark David BatemanTable of Contents
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1st annex to First Defendant's submissions dated 15th May 2001 (para 7)
Outline chronology of Irving's contact with Germar Rudolf
(see paragraph 7 of the First Defendant's outline submissions dated 15th May 2001)
(see paragraph 7 of the First Defendant's outline submissions dated 15th May 2001)
- 1991 First meeting, according to Germar Rudolf. According to Rudolf, he first met David Irving ("Irving") at a lecture in Germany and Rudolf gave an early version of his report to Irving. [See Libson witness statement paragraph 70, quoting from Rudolf s "The Hunt of Germar Rudolf"]
- Early 1992 Germar Rudolf's Report first published, the "Rudolf Gutachten". [see MDB 1 tab 1 page 4]
- 5 May 1992 Irving's appeal hearing in MunichOn 21 April 1990, Irving had spoken at the 1st revisionist conference in Munich, referred to Leuchter, and claimed that there 'were never any gas chambers at Auschwitz'. On 17 July 1991, he was convicted, in his absence, of defamation and reviling the dead for what he had said on that occasion.At the appeal against that conviction, Irving's lawyers applied to call evidence from (amongst others) Germar Rudolf. Irving was present in court. Irving's diary entry refers to the hearing and states: 'Every single application by us for the introduction of defence evidence and witnesses including.... Dipl Chemiker Germar Rudolf, who was in court to testify..." [see MDB 1 tab 2 page 2]
- Early 1992
- July 1993 'The Rudolf Report: A discussion of the Rudolf Report on the formation and demonstrability of cyanide compounds in the gas chambers at Auschwitz...' published by Cromwell Press (in English).Page 2 states "A German language edition of the complete Rudolf Report, 120 A4 page on gloss paper with numerous illustrations in brilliant colour is now available from Cromwell Press....'.[see MDB I tab 3 page 2]
- July 1993
- 3-5 Sep 1994 12th Institute for Historical Review ("IHR") ConferenceIrving spoke at the IHR conference in California (the topic was his book about Goebbels).A statement was read to the conference from Germar Rudolf, who had been billed as 'mystery speaker', about why he could not participate, [see MDB 1 tab 4 page 6 ]. Irving had been told on 1 September 1994 that Rudolf would be unable to attend: according to Irving's diary, during dinner with 'the gang', Ernst Zundel had said that Rudolf's home had been raided by German police two weeks earlier, that books, his computer and research had been taken and that he had been evicted by his landlords. Irving notes: 'Not surprisingly, Rudolf is unable to attend the IHR Conference after all.'[see MDB 1 tab 5 page 582)
- 10 Oct 1994 Irving's speech in Portland, Oregon(this meeting was promoted by the IHR)Irving referred to Rudolf, a 'brilliant chemist'>, being brought in 'in the defence of one of these miserable trials in Germany - one of these teachers who questioned the Holocaust. The defence team brought in Germar Rudolf in as the expert in solid state chemistry to prove that there should have been some trace cyanide compound left in the brickwork at Auschwitz, after 50 years. He did it easily as part of his doctoral dissertation, He proved without doubt the brickwork in the Auschwitz gas chambers, crematories, so-called, contained enough iron to create a compound called Prussian blue..., So permanent nothing would wash it out. No wind, no rain no tempest would wash out the trace of cyanide from the brickwork of the gas chambers if it was there in the first place.' Irving went on to talk about Rudolf's dismissal from the Max Planck Institute.[see MDB 1 tab 6 pages 8 and 9 The whole of Irving's speech was available at trial: D2 (iii) tab 20].
- 3-5 Sep 1994
- 6 Oct 95 Irving speech in Tampa, Florida(National Alliance meeting)After referring to Leuchter (who 'proved' that there was never any cyanide gas or compounds in the so-called gas chambers), Irving referred to Germar Rudolf, a 'leading expert in German on solid state chemistry at the Max Planck Institute in Germany which is a scientific institution of the same calibre as the national institutes of Health in this country. Germar Rudolf carried out a 1-year examination on that very subject. He wrote a dissertation on the permanence of cyanide compounds in brickwork. And that dissertation was sent in 2,000 copies to every German Professor of Chemistry and History with the result that Germar Rudolf has just been sentenced to prison for 14 months by the German government for writing this report.'[see MOB 1 tab 7 page 20 The full text of Irving's speech at Tampa was in Trial File K 3 tab 20).
- 6 Oct 95
- 5 Mar 1996 Irving's "Action Report" No 9.Irving's Action Report is headed 'Distributed for the information of donors to the fund', with a sub-heading 'Published by Focal Point for David Irving's world-wide legal fighting fund'. This edition included the following:"A German Court has sentenced Germar Rudolf, former Max Planck Institute scientist who authored a dissertation on the permanence of cyanide compounds in brickwork, to fourteen months in jail, accusing him of complicity in publishing the report to two thousand other academics, The report demolished the lynch pin argument of exterminationist historians, that the total absence of cyanide compounds in the alleged former homicidal gas chambers at the Auschwitz site is explained by the effects of wind and rain....'[see MDB 1 tab 8 page 5].
- 5 Sep 96 Irving issued his writ and statement of claim in this action.[Trial File A, tabs 1-2]
- Late 1996 According to Rudolf, Irving asked him to testify in this action.In the 'Hunt of Germar Rudolf, Rudolf described how Irving asked him in 1996 if he would testify at the trial of this action. Rudolf agreed, but heard nothing more from Irving about it.[Libson's witness statement, paragraph 70]
- 5 Mar 1996
- 1 Dec 97 Irving Action Report No 13Irving appealed for bequests for 'courageous fighters who have lost everything' including Leuchter and '2. Germar Rudolf, the brilliant young German scientist whose lab tests confirmed that there should have been such cyanide traces, even after all these years: ...'[see MDB 1 tab 9 page 7].
- 1 Dec 97
- 6/8 Nov 98 Irving's interview with filmmaker Errol MorrisIrving set out his arguments on Leuchter and the other 'proofs' (see, for example, pages 9-10 and 15ff of the transcript). He then referred to other reports which had 'emulated' Leuchter's report, including the Rudolf Report, which was 'very good and technically unassailable . .." (page 20. See also page 22, where he referred to the Rudolf's dismissal and to the 'quite unequivocating' content of the report).[ see MDB 1 tab 10 pages 9-10 and 15.22. The whole of Irving's interview with Morris was available at trial: D 2(ii) tab 24].
- 6/8 Nov 98
- 1 Feb 1999 Irving responded on his web-site to a New Yorker article.Irving annotated the article and, at note (2) referred to Rudolf, who had 'determined that precisely the opposite was true - cyanide forms a chemical compound with iron that is so permanent that it is used as a dyestuff, Prussian blue...' and then to the prosecution and dismissal of Rudolf.Also, where the article reported statements by chemist Jim Roth, who had said to Morris that he did not think that the Leuchter results had any meaning, Irving responded with note (12): 'Then how to explain the saturation of the brickwork of the delousing chamber, with the cyanide-blue stains permeating right through the bricks to the outside wall (see the photographs in the Rudolf Report)? That is more than "a few microns. If Mr Roth is not to become the laughing stock of his profession, he must have been misquoted.'[see MDB 1 tab 11 pages 4-5]
- July 1999 Irving's Action Report for July 1999 (online)The index for the online Acton Report for July 1999 includes a photograph of Rudolf with the note 'we have briefly posted a complete illustrated copy of the Germar Rudolf Gutachten in German [zipped file 1.3MB].' The index linked to the report. That link is no longer available. Immediately below that entry in the index was a reference to this libel action and to Irving's intention to compel Sir John Keegan to give evidence on his behalf.[see MDB 1 tab 12 page 1]
- 29 July 1999 Professor Van Pelt's Expert Report in this action served on Irving.Irving then posted a request for expert assistance with that report on his website.
- Sept 1999 "Campaign for Real History" conference: Cincinnati 24-26 September.David Irving, as host, introduced Germar Rudolf as a speaker at that event; a photograph of him doing so is on Irving's website.[see MOB 1 tab 13 page 2]
- 10 Oct 99 Irving posts on his web-site his "Action Report" 16.It included Irving's "Radical's Diary" account of the Cincinnati Campaign for Real History conference, which included: "Germar Rudolf delivers a scholarly and scientific address, illustrated by slides which I have entitled Ordeal by Ire: How arriving at a politically incorrect chemical conclusion can just about ruin one's career in modern Germany. He wanted to call it "An expert update about the Leuchter Report", but it is much more than that". (His account also refers to Russ Granata delivering the Activity Report from Carlo Mattogno, based on 20,000 documents retrieved from the Moscow archives on Auschwitz and the other camps.)[see MDB tab 14 page 6].
- 31 Oct 99 Irving's letter to the Sunday Telegraph.After The Sunday Telegraph published an article about Germar Rudolf, Irving wrote a letter to the newspaper for publication. Both were included on Irving's website. Irving objected to the newspaper's 'ungenerous use of the word 'neo-Nazi' to describe Rudolf (whom I know, and who has less political nous than Rupert Bear)'. It was a 'shocker' that Rudolf was forced to flee into exile after he came up with 'politically unacceptable research results about the permanence of cyanide compounds in brickwork. His thesis has been lauded by all his equally non-political contemporaries, I might add.'[see MDB 1 tab 15].
- Late 1999 Irving approached Rudolf in connection with this action.According to Rudolf (who does not give a precise date), Irving asked him to write an expert report in rebuttal of the Defendants' experts in this case. Rudolf provided comments to Irving "shortly before" the cross-examination of Professor van Pelt.[Libson witness statement paragraph 71]
- 1 Feb 1999
- Jan 2000 Irving's request to Rudolf.According to Rudolf, Irving asked him in January 2000 to "assist him during his trial as an expert sitting at his side, to help his (sic) answer scientific and technical question, I declined. I knew that I was a hunted man in England. so the risk for me if I appeared was high. I would have risked appearing, in answer to a subpoena, as I believed (whether rightly or wrongly as a matter of law) that if I appeared in answer to a subpoena I would have had some rights at least as long as I was in the witness stand. Appearing as a witness, instead as a private advisor on Irving's side, would have had the advantage that I could have presented my findings for the first time in front of a court of law and a wider public, which alone is worth risking my freedom."[Rudolf witness statement page 333]
- Jan 2000


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Published: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 11:50 p.m.
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AIKEN — Getting there was the hardest part.
Games remaining for SMC:
Saturday: vs. Denmark Tech.
Wednesday: vs. Limestone JV
Spartanburg Methodist's basketball bus broke down by the side of I-26 before even getting out of the county, a second bus got stuck in Columbia traffic and the Pioneers didn't get to the arena until about 30 minutes from the scheduled tip-off.
But when the game started, it was smooth driving.
Top-ranked SMC improved to 28-0 on Wednesday night with a 65-51 win against Aiken Tech. The Pioneers led by 20-plus for nearly the entire second half.
"We came out focused and ready to play," SMC head coach Jeff Brookman said. "We were knocking down shots early and that definitely helped our defense. Any time you can hold the other team to 21 points in the first half (for an 11-point lead), you're doing something right."
Luckily for the Pioneers, a spirit bus left the SMC campus just about the same time the team was stranded near Dorman High School. So the Pioneers took that one and left the others waiting for a replacement. But then came the traffic, hampered further by a rush-hour wreck.
"We were excited to get here. We were ready to play," said Ronell Crockett (T.L. Hanna), who scored 15 points. "I think all that stuff might have even helped us because we didn't have a long wait. We got here and were ready to roll."
The replacement spirit bus with fans, cheerleaders, mascot and school president, pulled up to Aiken Tech with about 12 minutes to go in the first half. The all filed into a section behind the basket on the SMC bench end of the court.
By then, Ben Johnson (Boiling Springs) had just made his third straight 3-pointer. He made another one moments later and SMC owned a 22-8 lead. The Pioneers went 0-for-21 in their last road game.
"I felt good tonight," Johnson said. "I wasn't sure it would be that way because we didn't have a lot of time to warm up. But it's good for a shooter to get that first one down. It gave me a lot of confidence."
Johnson finished with those 12 points (4-for-5 on 3-pointers). Jalen Nesbitt (Chapman) led the way with 16 points. Kelsey Terry added nine.
SMC, which has already qualified for the NJCAA tournament next month in Hutchinson, Kansas, has two regular-season games remaining, both at home. The Pioneers play Saturday afternoon against Denmark Tech and then close it out with a non-conference game against the Limestone JV team.
"We knew how important the game was to finish the road part of the regular season," Nesbitt said. "Maybe some teams would let up if they had already punched their ticket. But not us."
Aiken Tech (11-13, 5-4 Region 10) got within nine on the first possession of the second half, but then SMC ripped of nine straight points than turned into a 16-2 run.
Those who came on the spirit bus, just like the bus itself, gave the Pioneers a lift. SMC's crowd was much louder than the home crowd, despite an effort by Aiken Tech to avoid that by not charging admission and not airing the game on the radio.
"It felt like we had more fans than they did," Brookman said. "It was unbelievable. The support we've had in the last month or month and a half has been just great."
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PARKERSBURG - A city council candidate who has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against city officials recently sought to drop out of the race, according to a city official.
City Clerk Connie Shaffer said District 5 Republican city council candidate Joe Backus came into her office around Sept. 17, stating he would like to withdraw from the race.
"He said he had his property up for sale and he might be moving," Shaffer said. "We called the county clerk and were told the ballot is already printed. So it's too late."
Deputy Wood County Clerk Melody Ross said city officials did call inquiring about withdrawing from the election.
Early voting for the November general election starts Oct. 24.
Backus did not returned several phone messages or emails from The News and Sentinel. However, he has answered candidate questionnaires from The News and Sentinel outlining his platform for the newspaper's upcoming coverage of candidates and the election. Backus made no mention of withdrawing from the race.
He is running against Democrat J.R. Carpenter. Carpenter declined to comment on Backus' attempted withdrawal.
"I would rather let the chips fall where they may," Carpenter said.
Greg Smith, chairman of the Wood County Republican Executive Committee, said he was unaware of Backus' attempt to withdraw from the race.
"I didn't hear about it," Smith said. "But, I am usually the last to hear about it."
"Obviously, it is too late for us to fill any vacancies on the ballot," Smith added.
Carpenter downplayed the role of the party in the campaign.
"The local race isn't about the party as it is about the people for the job. The party shouldn't be relevant to the local council race," Carpenter said.
Earlier this summer, Backus filed a lawsuit in Wood County Circuit Court accusing the city, Mayor Bob Newell and police Chief Joe Martin of violating privacy laws and the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution over background checks made of him.
Backus also accused Newell of defamation and libel and is seeking $12 million in damages. The suit has been moved to federal court.
In an August email to The News and Sentinel Backus stated he retained Charleston attorney Paul Stroebel to handle the lawsuit.


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Forget 6 Degrees of Bacon, try bacon at -30 degrees Celsius in ice cream form or turn it up a notch with a strip of jalapeño bacon. These bacon creations and more will be offered the first-ever L.A. Bacon Festival on Saturday.
The everything-bacon celebration on Saturday is slated to feature more than 40 vendors who will be serving up pork belly in various forms to show the versatility of what meat purveyors have dubbed a timeless meaty treat.
"I've always said bacon is like meat candy," said Scott Slater, owner of Slater's 50/50. "It's the best flavor to put on your tongue and really goes with anything."
Slater's 50/50, which has four restaurants including Pasadena and Huntington Beach locations, will be participating in the festival showcasing its B'B'B' Bacon Burger with a patty that is half ground beef, half ground bacon topped with Bacon American Cheese, thick cut bacon, Bacon Island Dressing and a Sunny Side Up Egg on a Bacon Pretzel Bun (a pretzel bread made with bacon fat instead of butter and sprinkled with bacon bits).
Mendocino Farms founder Mario Del Pero, whose chain of Los Angeles restaurants highlights seasonal and local foods, theorizes that the popularity of bacon may have been propelled by the culinary world's efforts to use as many different parts of an animal as possible.
"This whole movement of offal has revitalized what is simply a very, very rich cut of belly meat," Del Pero said of the use of various organ meats like tripe, which is stomach lining. "You have some gifted fine-dining chefs who are able to use fine-dining techniques to cure that cut of meat so you're seeing people confit it, smoke it; with a sophisticated chef perspective, bacon can be celebrated in so many ways.
The first-ever L.A. Bacon Festival, produced by Drink Eat Play and sponsored by Mendocino Farms, is scheduled for 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 at the Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd.
General admission is $40. VIP tickets are $60.
For details, visit labaconfest.com.
Mendocino Farms, for instance, will be debuting Executive Chef Judy Han's bacon marmalade that will be used in her new Mac & Cheese Bacon Sandwich slated to hit menus in spring.
One of the oldest processed meats in history, bacon has been best known as a breakfast side dish. Now bacon has grown to become the ingredient that steals the show to become a dish all on its own.
"It's become so popular that it's gotten into every meal of the day," Slater said, adding that bacon has made its way on to his restaurant's menu from salads to dessert. "It's really a fun food to play with."
Dan Silberstein, promoter for Drink Eat Play that is producing the festival, expects nearly 1,800 people to attend on Saturday, which isn't a stretch as Los Angeles is ranked No. 2 in the top 10 bacon consuming markets in the United States, according to the American Meat Institute.
A more than $2 billion industry, bacon has even transcended the plate, making its way into cocktails as bacon-infused vodka and even adorning the body as bacon jewelry, lip balm and a bacon bra, said institute spokeswoman Janet Riley.
"Bacon is being used in so many new ways that it's not just the typical greasy strip people grew up with," Riley said.
Del Pero added that the healthiest eater can't resist it either.
"People are eating healthier, but with that they like to balance it all out with some indulgence, and I think bacon is one of those jewels of indulgence that is here to stay," he said.


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Find out what's happening at the park. These articles have all the latest on rides, entertainment and special events making news at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Smoother and sleeker than ever before, the renovated Blue Hawk roller coaster is now open.
DC SUPER FRIENDS family themed section now open!
Park Opens March 12 for 2016 Season
This Changes Everything!
First Job Fair Set for January 23
More than 200 Couples Now World Record Holders in Romantic Event at Holiday in the Park.
Four New Attractions, 24 World-Class Rides in 13 Themed Sections Open at Six Flags Over Georgia
Park hiring hundreds for Holiday in the Park season with four new themed sections and more thrilling rides.
World's First DC Super Friends Kids' Area to Headline Major Park Renovation for 2016 Season
THE JOKER and Harley Quinn Bring Havoc, Chaos, Twists and Spins as Two New Rides Open for the 2015 Season
BATMAN™: The Ride Now Running BACKWARDS for Limited-Time Only
Havoc to Begin as BATMANTM: The Ride Turns BACKWARDS
Six Flags Over Georgia now hiring 3,000 employees for upcoming season
More than One Million Twinkling LED Lights and Thrilling Roller Coasters Debut for Holiday in the Park
Biggest and Scariest Fright Fest Unleased
New Roller Coaster to Create Chaos and Mischief at Six Flags Over Georgia in 2015
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Nomura Moves Global M&A Head to Hong Kong in Asia Shift
Japanese investment bank Nomura Holdings has relocated its new global head of mergers and acquisitions to Hong Kong, as the bank signals its intent to focus more on Asia after announcing ambitious restructuring plans earlier this year.
Kenji Kimura, a 27 year-veteran of the bank, was appointed global head of M&A and started in his new role in Hong Kong Monday. He was most recently a senior managing director in Tokyo in the chief executive's and chief operating officer's office, where one of his responsibilities was to develop strategy for the bank's wholesale business.
Mr. Kimura's appointment comes after its previous global head of M&A Piero Novelli left the firm in November. Nomura also announced plans this year to re-focus the bank on Asia, with its new chief executive, Koji Nagai, admitting in September that its 2008 decision to acquire Lehman Brothers' Europe and Asia businesses wasn't a success. The bank also said most of its announced cost cuts of $1 billion would fall on Europe and the U.S.
In an interview with the WSJ, Mr. Kimura said part of his mission would be to coordinate its business in Japan in greater depth with its footprint in Asia, as Japanese companies continue to expand overseas acquisitions. Its presence outside Japan would also help it capitalize on a nascent trend of increasing inbound interest into Japan from Asian investors.


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It has been said the mother of invention is necessity, and that was how a new Elkins business was conceived. Double D Cornucopia was created by Darian Daniels, of Beverly, because he wanted to begin planting food plots to attract wildlife.
"When I looked at what was available on the market it had seeds of things I didn't want," Daniels said. "And it was too expensive."
Planting food plots is useful for feeding and attracting wildlife, and they are grown in conjunction with other established habitats. Daniels said the plots are useful for sportsmen and for those who just enjoy watching wildlife.
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Darian Daniels, left, created a new wildflife food mixture that is available at Hunter's Haven in Elkins. The product is available online and at Hunter's Haven, owned by Brice Cogar, right.
Daniels said Double D Cornucopia is a mixture of innoculated seeds that are more likely to grow in the local area.
"It contains alfalfa, three different clovers, buckwheat, forage rape and barkant turnips," Daniels said. "I did lots of research, and this formula is like meat and potatoes for deer."
Daniels said he feels his mix is one of the best on the market today.
"This mixture keeps putting out energy for deer all year long," said Daniels. "What sets this seed apart is that much of it is perennials and is inoculated seed. Unlike many brands on the market today, there's no 'filler' seed like chicory. It's just packed full of good protein plants.
"I can offer Double D Cornucopia it at a good price because I spent the money on the seeds, not on the packaging," Daniels said. "I found a bagging company in Huntington that was reasonable and I went with them."
Daniels said a 5-pound bag is enough to seed a two acre field and is available from Hunter's Haven in Elkins. Store owner Brice Coger said he is happy to offer Double D Cornucopia.
"Pound for pound, Double D Cornucopia has the best ingredients and is the best value for the money," Coger said. "The driving force for me to carry this product is that Darian is a West Virginia boy - he knows what grows best in the West Virginia climate and soil. He did his research and came up with a blend that is perfect for the area."
Daniels said he has planted 3 acres for himself and it is growing well.
"There are photos of plots folks have grown with Double D Cornucopia on Facebook," Daniels said. "I am very excited to see this business grow."
More information about Double D Cornucopia is available at www.doubledcornucopia.com and on Facebook by searching the product name.


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In his capacity as judge and coach on the Australian version of Dutch singing competition The Voice, singer-songwriter Seal holds in his hands the fate of hopeful contestants yearning for superstardom.
On the most recent episode of the show, Heidi Klum's former eye candy was caught on camera appearing to abuse that power.
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Whether you need advice, definitions or documents, or would simply like to expand your knowledge of sound masking and acoustics, you'll find what you need here.
Below are definitions of useful acoustical terms. These definitions are explanatory in nature, rather than technically detailed. Please refer to a qualified professional or text for more precise definitions.
When a material reduces the energy of sound reflected off it. By absorbing sound energy, the volume of the reflected sound is reduced.
When you are able to conduct confidential conversations and are not able to overhear the conversations of others. There are different degrees of acoustic privacy, ranging from none to complete.
The measure of the intelligibility of speech. The Index is rated from 0.00 (no intelligibility) to 1.00 (perfect intelligibility). The range is divided into four qualitative privacy categories, including Confidential (0.00 to 0.05), Normal (0.05 to 0.20), Marginal (0.20 to 0.30), and None (0.30 to 1.00).
The standard measure of the sound pressure level that approximates the sensitivity of the human ear at moderate sound levels. A-Weighted Sound Level de-emphasizes high and low frequencies because the ear poorly perceives these.
Background noise is the noise present in an environment, other than the desired or foreground sound. Also referred to as ambient noise, it is the combination of all sounds generated both near and far.
Centralized systems consist of a centrally-located rack of electronic equipment used for masking generation, volume and equalization adjustments, and amplification. This equipment is connected to a set of loudspeakers installed above the ceiling that reproduce the centrally-generated masking sound.
Decentralized systems consist of Master and Satellite Units. The Master includes the electronics for sound generation, and controls for volume and contour adjustment. Local changes must be made by entering the ceiling and physically accessing those controls. Only global volume changes and timer functions can be centrally controlled. Also referred to as distributed or self-contained systems.
The unit of measure for sound pressure level (volume).
The variation in sound levels over time, or the difference between the loudest and quietest sounds measured over a period of time.
An audio system component that allows for the adjustment of the volume of specific frequency bands. Typical equalizers allow adjustment for each octave or one-third octave.
The equivalent constant sound level for a varying sound level measured over a period of time. Also referred to as the Equivalent Average Sound Level.
The number of cycles of sound waves per second.
The unit of measure for frequency.
The degree to which a conversation can be understood or is comprehensible.
A person's subjective perception of the volume of sound. A 10dB increase in sound energy is generally perceived as a doubling in loudness.
The effect of reducing or eliminating the ability to hear a sound due to the presence of a masking sound.
The LogiSon Sound Masking System provides a complete system – random masking sound generator, amplifier, and separate volume and equalizer controls for masking and paging – in each Primary Hub. A small wall-mounted control panel provides central control of each of these features, as well as paging and timer functions. The hubs and speakers are typically installed above the ceiling.
Any unwanted sound. Note that not all sound is considered noise.
The lowest sound pressure levels present in a space over a period of time.
The measure of acoustical absorption calculated at specific mid-range frequencies. The Noise Reduction Coefficient is commonly used to rate the performance of acoustical ceilings.
Bands of frequency into which audible sound is divided for frequency analysis. One-third octave bands further divide each octave into three segments.
Occurs when identical sound waves from two speakers meet in the area between the two speakers. Constructive or destructive interference occurs, causing uncontrollable variations in the sound volume and frequencies.
A broad-spectrum sound exhibiting equal sound energy per octave. Each octave contains double the frequency range of the one before. In order to maintain equal energy, the volume must reduce at 3dB per octave.
The absence of noise. Quiet can be distinctly different from "silence." Silence is the absence of all sound, while quiet is the absence of noise (i.e. unwanted sound).
A sound signal with no repetitive pattern.
The persistence of a sound in a space due to many reflections of that sound from the surfaces in the space after the sound source has been stopped. Reverberation can be compared to a multitude of indistinguishable echoes.
A quantitative and qualitative assessment of noise. The numeric component is the average of the sound pressure levels at the 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz octave bands, while the qualitative component classifies the noise as containing Rumble (R), Hiss (H), Vibration (V), or as being Neutral (N). The Room Criteria curves approximate the balanced spectrum found acceptable by most people.
The absence of any sounds. Silence differs from "quiet," which is the absence of unwanted sounds. A space can be considered quiet even if an unobtrusive background sound is present.
The measure of the sound pressure level using weightings that emphasize certain frequencies. Weightings include designations such as A, B and C.
A device used to measure sound pressure levels. Meters consist of a microphone, amplifier, output meter, and frequency-weighting protocols.
See the definition for Masking.
The measure of the amplitude or volume of sound. Sound Pressure Level is measured in decibels (dB).
A classification of the sound-insulating properties of a material or structure. Sound Transmission Class is commonly used to rate office walls and furniture partitions.
The composition of a sound expressed in frequency and amplitude.
The measure of the sound-insulating properties of a material or structure, expressed as the number of decibels by which a sound is reduced in passing from one barrier (e.g. a wall or furniture) to another.
A broad-spectrum sound exhibiting equal sound energy across the entire frequency range. Volume stays constant as the frequency increases; however, subjectively it appears that higher frequencies are louder, giving it a hissing quality.
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The U.S. Forest Service awarded a total of $13.4 million to two Colorado companies on Monday and one of those stewardship contracts has positive implications for the Gypsum biomass plant.
West Range Reclamation of Hotchkiss will receive $8.66 million through a 10-year contract with the USFS. The company will remove trees susceptible to insect and disease infestations from the White River National Forest. The Gypsum biomass plant will receive some of that material as fuel to generate electricity.
"West Range will supply a lot of our fuel for the plant," said Dean Rostrom of Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC. EVCE is the company building the biomass plant. "This is another important piece of the puzzle coming into place. We've been working on this for years."
Pam Motley, a public relations officer for West Range Reclamation, confirmed the company has been in discussions with EVCE for several years.
The biomass plant is expected to be operational late in 2013 and will produce 11.5 megawatts of electricity a year by burning wood material. Ten megawatts will be sold to Holy Cross Energy through a 20-year agreement. The remaining 1.5 MW will power the plant itself.
Most of the wood fuel for the plant will be collected from forest lands surrounding Gypsum in a radius of about 75 miles. The Eagle County Landfill has also agreed to donate its wood waste to the plant - which is anticipated to save the landfill $15,000 a year - and other county landfills might donate their wood waste as well.
"We have a letter of intent with the Garfield County Landfill and are in discussions with the Summit and Pitkin county landfills," Rostrom said. "There are some other private sources we're looking at as well."
White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams said the biomass plant will be a good way to use material that the USFS is already collecting and burning in slash piles to mitigate fire danger and other hazards.
"Who would argue that lighting piles of slash in the forest is better than using it to create renewable energy?" he said.
Cal Wettstein, the acting deputy forest supervisor for WRNF and an expert on the pine beetle epidemic, said "there is no shortage of work to be done" in the forest.
He called the biomass plant "really efficient" and praised the operators as a "really good outfit."
Motley said West Range has done smaller projects for WRNF before that were similar. She said the removal work is "driven by the needs of the landscape" rather than the product.
"The Forest Service has identified areas for treatment and will mark the trees they'd like us to remove," she said. "The larger-diameter trees - anything larger than 6 inches - will go to Montrose Forest Products or Delta Timber to be used for lumber. EVCE will receive anything that's too small to make a 2x4 out of, as well as the trees that have been dead so long that their structure is compromised."
Fitzwilliams said most areas targeted for tree removal are along power lines, roads and campgrounds - anywhere they might pose an immediate hazard.
"The percentage of vegetation we manipulate is so tiny compared to the rest of the landscape. We actually have too many trees. None of the forests in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and parts of South Dakota are suffering from too little wood."
Motley said removing targeted trees accomplishes ecological, economic and sociological goals.
"The long-term contract also means that we will likely expand our operation and hire people from the area where we are working," Motley said.
She said West Range currently has crews working all over Colorado and in southern Wyoming.
"We are honored to be awarded a long-term stewardship contract," she said.
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1) Airborne multispectral imagery will be collected using a two-camera imaging system from fungicide-treated and untreated fields on a biweekly basis from early June to early August in the Corpus Christi area and from late July to late September in the San Angelo area. Images will be taken at 3050 m (10,000 ft) above ground level in four flight lines with a 30-40% forward overlap. The images will be georeferenced and then classified into root rot-infected and non-infected zones using unsupervised and supervised classification techniques; 2) The georeferenced images will be mosaicked to document the extent and severity of root rot damage within fungicide-treated and untreated fields in both study areas; 3) Fields previously imaged will be used to evaluate the efficacy of the treatments by comparing the change in infection between the current year and previous years. The small-plot experiments will be used to evaluate the differences in cotton root rot control among different treatments. Multiple study sites in the Corpus Christi and San Angelo areas will be established and different combinations of application rates and methods will be used.


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Bringing 'Once,' the new musical based on the 2007 Irish Oscar winning film of the same name, to Broadway was always going to be a huge gamble.
After all, it's a low-key, intimate show a million miles from the flashier big budget draws it's competing with. From the start the fear was that the homespun charm of 'Onc'e simply wouldn't stand a chance against them.
There was good reason to be concerned. 'Once' originally opened off-Broadway (downtown, at the New York Theatre Workshop actually) to generally lukewarm reviews. Critics thought it amiable but slight.
But from the beginning the producers were unusually determined to work the show and take it to Broadway. They persisted through all the negative headlines, certain that the show would find its feet.
And with last week's Tony Awards validation, 'Once' has proven them right.
Opening to rave reviews in March, 'Once' defied all the early naysayers by coming away with the largest haul of Tony nominations this year, a remarkable achievement for the little show that has sent the tightly-knitted ensemble behind the show into orbit. Sometimes it pays to make a wild bet.
The show's impressive lineup of Tony nominations includes Best Musical, Best Director (John Tiffany), Best Lead Actor (Steve Kazee), Best Lead Actress (Cristin Milioti), Best Featured Actress (Elizabeth A. Davis), Best Book (Enda Walsh), Best Choreography (Steven Hoggett) and Best Orchestrations (Martin Lowe) as well as nominations for the show's design elements.
For actor and musician David Patrick Kelly, 61 (best known for his cult roles in 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Warriors'), and for twenty-something actress and musician Erikka Walsh it's a surreal development.
Kelly, whose grandparents on both sides hail from County Cork, finds his role in 'Once' allows him to finally access the traditional music that connects him to his Irish ancestry.
Onstage Kelly opens the show with a blistering, raise the rafters version of the Irish traditional classic "Raglan Road" that sets the tone for the whole night.
"Both my grandfathers came from Cork. One of them, Daniel Murphy, came here when he was 18 through Canada to Detroit where I grew up in a place known as Cork Town. His daughter Margaret Murphy gave me my mandolin when I was 12 years old," Kelly told the Irish Voice.
"I first learned 'Raglan Road' off a Van Morrison record, and when I told Glen Hansard (the original male lead in the film version of 'Once') about this he approved it for the stage version of the show."
Let's just say it -- the musical 'Once' may be one of the most affectingly beautiful shows ever seen on the Broadway stage. It's a simple and disarmingly moving tale about a boy and a girl who meet in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with unforgettable results.
It's also a play about being a young mother and an artist at the same time. It's about immigration and emigration, too, long standing Irish themes.
"The great Woody Guthrie had carved on his guitar the phrase 'This Machine Kills Fascists,'" says Kelly. "I think that 'Once' is a machine that defeats cynicism."
It's a major surprise to see Irish playwright Enda Walsh's name attached to the show as the author of the book. Walsh, 45, has made his reputation writing plays about massively dysfunctional Irish families, and 'Once' represents an important creative departure for him.
It's often harder to write with sincerity about love and affection, but Walsh manages it with real grace.
"Enda has written these beautiful, aching words," says Kelly. "He's such a wonderful playwright that his script remains fresh. I think it even surprised him.
"His work is generally very, very dark and so to create something about the power of love, music and art. It's harder to do something like that and not make it sentimental. It's very tricky."
It's fair to say that the staged musical as it now stands uses the music and plotline of the original film, but it's very much its own beast, having long since expanded on the outline that was provided by the film.
"It's such an honor for me to finally do an Irish play, and I feel like I'm starting at the top," says Kelly. "My whole life I have never worked on an Irish play so it's really a homecoming for me and a great honor."
That honor was compounded last week when Ireland's first citizen paid a visit to the show.
"Last week we had the Irish President Michael D. Higgins and his wife come to see us, and I could really hear my own Irish grandparents cheering," says Kelly, who was clearly thrilled by the experience.
Meanwhile for Erikka Walsh, who is a classically trained violinist, performing in 'Once' is an opportunity to come into contact with the complexity and emotional range of Irish traditional music for the first time in her career. Both performers clearly revel in the results on stage each night.


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Lakeland SantaCon Pub Crawl Returns Saturday
Published: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 10:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 6:18 p.m.
Santa Claus and Frosty walk into a bar ...
WHAT: Fourth annual SantaCon.
WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday.
LOCATION: Varies. Begins at Linksters Downtown Lakeland, 209 E. Main St.; moves to Molly McHugh's Irish Pub, 111 S. Kentucky Ave. and concludes at The Socialite, 210 E. Pine St.
COST: Free, must be 21 and older.
CONTACT: Facebook: SantaCon Lakeland 2012!
... to see Buddy the Elf, Cindy Lou Who and a Santa-themed Joe Dirt partying together.
No joke. That's what you'll see at the SantaCon pub crawl in Downtown Lakeland at 6 p.m. Saturday.
To put it simply, SantaCon is Halloween for the holiday season. Attendees to this free event dress up in Santa or holiday-themed outfits and migrate from bar to bar. The Lakeland SantaCon, entering its fourth year, has grown into one of Lakeland's biggest holiday events.
Linzy Wilson, 29, of Lakeland will be attending her third Lakeland SantaCon this weekend and has enjoyed the ability to let loose with so many people.
"It's high energy, everyone is having a great time," Wilson said. "It's not like your typical night out where sometimes you feel insecure about how you look or it's loaded with a bunch of 18- to 20-year-olds. It's a very comfortable setting."
This year's event will include some traditional Lakeland SantaCon activities as well as some firsts.
The pub crawl will begin at the Downtown Linksters, where judges will conduct the first SantaCon costume contest. SantaCon co-coordinator Troy Covey said there will be prizes from downtown businesses and restaurants.
The costumes at SantaCon range from the traditional red coat with white beard to the the Sons of Santa Biker Gang, a take on the TV show "Sons of Anarchy."
In the past, Wilson has gone as a Shake Weight Santa and a We Sell Gold sign-spinning Santa. Wilson said she tries to be topical and put a Santa spin on it; this year she'll be Gangnam Santa, a take on the music video "Gangnam Style."
"A lot of people have gotten creative," Covey said. "We're just encouraging people to throw some stuff together, go to Goodwill or the local art-supply places and be as creative as possible.
"There was some really creative costumes out there, and I'm expecting it to get even better next year."
The second stop will be at Molly McHugh's Irish Pub for some "Christmas Caroloke" and a large group photo about 8 p.m. in front of the arch at Munn Park.
Then the party will shift to a block party on Pine Street, with live music in front of The Socialite. Pub crawlers can also participate in a giant game of flip cup.
Flip cup has two teams on opposite sides of the table drink a small portion of beer and try to flip their cup in the air to land upside down.
Over the past few years, attendance at the Lakeland SantaCon has steadily increased. The ages of attendees range from early 20s to mid-to-late 40s. Covey said last year's event had an estimated crowd of 350 people, and this year he hopes to double that.
Covey, along with fellow coordinators Jen Lysak and Krista Hakes, have used social media and word of mouth to tell people about his year's event. Currently, the Lakeland SantaCon Facebook event page has more than 900 people confirmed going and more than 475 people who "may attend."
This will be Sarah Flynn's first SantaCon. Flynn heard of the event from a co-worker who attended a previous SantaCon.
"They said it was exciting," said Flynn, 33, of Lakeland. "I went to the zombie festival at Halloween and they compared (SantaCon) to ZombieFest, that a lot of people come out for it, it's a free event and a lot of fun. I'm super excited about going."
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When Microsoft removed POP3 access from it's Hotmail email service, everyone expected it would reappear with a fee attached. Enter Microsoft Office Outlook Live - Microsoft's new subscription service which provides a marriage of sorts between MSN Hotmail and Microsoft Outlook. It provides 2 GB of online storage space, and allows attachments up to 20 MB in size.
"Outlook Live is the most advanced email service available from Microsoft and is perfect for individuals who really want to get the most out of their email," said Blake Irving, Corporate Veep of MSN Communication Services. Through April 19, a one year subscription can be purchased for $44.95 - after that, it gets bumped up to $59.95. It is currently only available in the US, Canada, and the UK.
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Their tagline says it all,"All your music. All over your house. All from the palm of your hand." Starting with the basics, the Sonos unit is a wifi distribution system plus more. The zone players are also amplifiers, with speaker and line outs on the back of the unit. Bring it with you where you want it. On the back of the unit is a 4 port ethernet switch, but have no fear, it's also wifi-enabled so the rj45's aren't mandatory. It will connect to up to 16 computers to be sure it has all your music. They also speak to other units wirelessly. You can listen to a song in multiple rooms with no echo or delay, or you can listen to multiple songs in multiple rooms. It will also stream internet radio station and allow for a line in connection from another audio device. 50watts per channel and it weighs 10lbs. It's made of alluminum to keep it light and mobile. Add the Sonos desktop software and it links all your music together in the hot looking hand held controller. With an iPod styled control section and a 3.5" backlit LCD so you can browse your collection by Artist, Album, Genre, Track Name, Composer, or Playlist. You can build and edit playlists and setup multiple playlists for each zone. The Li-ION polymer battery will last for a week and only takes two hours to charge. As for the price, you can grab the Introductory Bundle which includes two zone player and the controller for a cool $1200 USD.
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Today Intel officially released the Sonoma chipset, which is the next generation of its Centrino mobile platform. Now, don't be confused if you don't see Sonoma stickers on the 150 new laptops based on the technology that are set to be released this year (of which 80 launched today). Sonoma is the codename for the updated product, but it will still ship under the Centrino brand. Looking at the upgrade, it appears to be a winner. Sonoma includes a 533MHz front-side bus, the new Alviso chipset (which brings dual-channel DDR support, PCI Express, and 7.1 Dolby surround sound), as well as the Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG technology which provides built-in 802.11a/b/g support. The new chipset is up for some competition from AMD's Turion 64 Mobile Processor.
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As if we didn't already have enough views of grid iron brutality, Fox Sports' coverage of this year's Super Bowl (Feb. 6) may include pictures from miniature cameras embedded in the actual field turf. Fox's executive vice president Bill Brown recently announced that they will install 12 miniature cameras, mounted on angled tubes the size of eraser-heads throughout the field. This way viewers will be able to see what it's really like at the ground level, especially where the cameras line up with the line of scrimmage. They're hoping to catch maybe 5 or 6 plays where this happens. It turns out that the cameras were already used in last summer's Major League Baseball All-Star Game and during the playoffs and World Series, without any interference.
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WELLSBURG —It was a great day for swimmers from the city of Parkersburg on Saturday at the Region 1 Championships conducted at Brooke High School....
I am SUPER disappointed by this article! Do you realize that there are more than just PHS and PSHS with swim teams in Wood County? My daughter, Kristianna Weppler (sophomore) swims for Williamstown High School, yet her times aren't even included in the "stats"!. She qualified for the state meet in both the 500 Free Style & the 100 Backstroke!! Thanks, real confidence booster for her.
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Fans of the Divergent and Hunger Games series will love Wasteland, the first installment of the Wasteland trilogy, by five-time Emmy Award–nominated writer Susan Kim and Edgar Award–winning Laurence Klavan. With heart-pounding thrills, this harrowing survival story is alive with action and intrigue. Welcome to the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic U.S. where no one lives past the age of 19. But an early death isn't the only doom waiting around the corner: Everyone is forced to live under the looming threat of rampant disease and brutal attacks by the variants—hermaphroditic outcasts that live on the outskirts of Prin.
Esther doesn't care that her best friend, a variant, is considered "the enemy." She doesn't care that Levi, who controls the Source, is the real enemy and might send his Taser boys after her if she makes one wrong move. Then she meets Caleb, and just possibly, she might have a chance at salvation.
Population over age 19: 0
Welcome to the wasteland.
At fifteen, the citizens of Prin marry.
At seventeen, they reproduce.
And at nineteen, they die.
Esther thinks there's more to life than toiling at the assignments, harvesting, gleaning, excavating, day after day under the relentless sun, just hoping to make it to the next day.
She doesn't care that her best friend, a Variant, is considered "the enemy." She doesn't care that Levi, who controls the Source, is the real enemy and might send his Taser boys after her if she makes one wrong move.
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Road to Recovery, an organization in Aiken, helps cancer patients get rides to and from appointments. (WRDW-TV / Sept. 7, 2011)
News 12 First at Five / Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011
AIKEN, S.C. -- Chances are most of us know someone who has battled or is battling cancer. A once popular Aiken County program hopes to be back on the road soon, making the cancer fight a little easier.
Around the country, the American Cancer Society's road to recovery uses volunteers to take patients to and from treatments.
It has been years since this program ran, and it's now back because it's needed more than ever.
Looking back on her battle with cancer, Jo Cunningham doesn't know how she would have survived without tremendous support.
"You can't drive, there's just no way you are going to do it by yourself, you have to have support," she said.
And her husband John is a cancer survivor, too. After winning his fight, he helped others through the road to recovery program, taking patients to their appointments even doing dry runs with his wife.
"We would get in the car on Sunday if I had to take someone on Monday and go out and find it so I knew exactly where to go," he said.
John did that for years until the program went away leaving him and his wife wondering why.
"I never quite understood why they thought it was a program that should have been scrapped," Jo said.
Lisa Glass from the American Cancer Society says they never wanted to scrap the program -- there just weren't enough volunteers. She says volunteers are the heartbeat of the program, donating their own time and gas.
"Having cancer is bad enough but then having to worry about how you are going to get back and forth to treatments, that isn't something anyone should have to worry about," Glass said.
Carol Mondschein with the Savannah River Cancer Foundation says the need is there and that patients are exhausted after treatments.
"They have lots of times they have to go on a weekly basis for several months, and some of them don't even a vehicle they can drive, and others don't have a family member or friend that can take them," Mondschein said.
Jo is about to celebrate a year of being cancer free, and she hopes this program once again provides support to people like her during such a tough time.
The American Cancer Society is still looking for more volunteers and hopes to be up and driving within a month.
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