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(Hendersonville, N.C.) – Pardee Hospital announced today that it has agreed to sponsor Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's (CMLC) White Squirrel Hiking Challenge. The challenge encourages outdoor enthusiasts – and anyone interested in keeping Western North Carolina's mountains beautiful – to explore and discover the lands CMLC has helped conserve, while staying healthy and active in the process. Pardee's first guided hike took place Sunday, June 12 at the Trombatore Trail. Sarah Philipp, an athletic trainer at Pardee Sports Medicine, discussed the importance of using hiking poles while trail walking and Pardee Signature Care Center coordinator Chelsea Darley shared information about Pardee's Heels in Motion community walking program. For more information, visit http://www.carolinamountain.org/.
Throughout the challenge, participants will have opportunities to hear health and wellness advice from Pardee Hospital orthopedic surgeons, health and wellness coaches, and other providers. CMLC members and Pardee participants who complete all eight hikes will earn the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's coveted white squire embroidered hiking patch, a certificate of completion, recognition in print and online publications, and a $10 gift certificate for hiking gear at Hendersonville's Mast General Store. The hikes in this year's challenge include Alexander's Ford, Bearwallow Mountain, Whitewater Falls, Wintergreen Falls, Buffalo Creek Park, Little Bearwallow Trail, Vaughn Creek and Trombatore Trail to Blue Ridge Pastures.
"When Pardee gets community members to sign up for the White Squirrel Hiking Challenge, we're getting people to be more active, more often, which translates to a healthier Western North Carolina," said Johnna Reed, chief administrative officer for Pardee Hospital. "The partnership with Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy is just one more way Pardee is working to keep our community healthy."
Pardee Hospital is a nationally recognized not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 and is managed by UNC Health Care. The hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds. Pardee Hospital has several locations separate from the main campus, including a comprehensive physicianformation or to find a physician, visit www.pardeehospital.org.
n practice network, two urgent care locations and five orthopedic clinics. For more iCarolina Mountain Land Conservancy (CMLC) improves the quality of life for all who live in Western North Carolina by promoting and implementing land conservation and stewardship. CMLC protects land, water resources, and natural habitats in Henderson, Transylvania and surrounding counties. Dedicated to saving the places you love, CMLC works to permanently conserve and actively care for a regional network of farms, forests, parks and natural lands within the Blue Ridge Mountains, Hickory Nut Gorge and French Broad watershed. By working with landowners and partnering with local organizations, CMLC strives to enhance our community by safeguarding clean drinking water, establishing new parks, protecting rare species, building public trails, preserving cultural history and maintaining our mountains' natural scenic beauty. To learn more, visit www.carolinamountain.org.
(Hendersonville, N.C.) – Pardee Hospital announced today that obstetrician and gynecologist Alyson Miletich, M.D., has joined Pardee OB/GYN Associates effective Monday, July 18.
Dr. Miletich is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist at Pardee OB/GYN Associates. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Miletich earned her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville.
She is committed to helping her patients achieve optimal health and wellness. In addition to general obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Miletich's areas of interest include minimally invasive surgery for gynecological problems; treatment of menstrual disorders, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence; adolescent and adult female wellness; and prenatal care. To contact Pardee OB/GYN Associates, call 828-696-0897.
Pardee Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 and is managed by UNC Health Care. The hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds. Pardee Hospital has several locations separate from the main campus, including a comprehensive physician practice network, two urgent care locations and five orthopedic clinics. For more information or to find a physician, visit www.pardeehospital.org.
(Hendersonville, N.C.) – Pardee Hospital announced today that radiation oncologist Benjamin D. Weinberg, M.D., has joined the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Pardee Radiation Oncology department effective Tuesday, July 5. He will provide radiation therapy for patients undergoing cancer treatment.
Dr. Weinberg earned his medical degree from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. He then completed an internship in general surgery at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore and completed his residency training in radiation oncology at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he was chief resident.
He holds a master's degree in physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and is a graduate of Asheville City Schools. His research has been published in several medical journals and publications.
To contact Pardee's Radiation Oncology Department, call 828-696-1330.
Pardee Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 and is managed by UNC Health Care. The hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds. Pardee Hospital has several locations separate from the main campus, including a comprehensive physician practice network, two urgent care locations and five orthopedic clinics. For more information or to find a physician, visit www.pardeehospital.org.
We had so much fun sponsoring the 5th Annual Mad Mountain Mud Run on Saturday, June 4th at Berkeley Park. The 3+ mile, mad & muddy, crazy & filthy race, which benefited Hendersonville's only children's museum, Hands On!-A Child's Gallery, featured unexpected and challenging obstacles to keep racers slipping and sliding through the course.
Photographer, Julie Mallett of Julie Mallett Photography, was able to capture some amazing photos of the 250 teams who competed. We've featured a few of them here, but encourage you to check out the link below to view and download more photos from the race.
We hope to see you again next year!
Pardee Hospital has been announced as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience by the Women's Choice Award®, America's trusted referral source for the best in health care. This evidence-based designation is the only award that identifies the country's best health care institutions based on Medicare data weighed according to the preference of women in a 2016 national survey of 1,000+ female respondents.
"Women are the Chief Medical Officer for the household, making upwards of 90 percent of all health care decisions. Considering she bears the responsibility of making these incredibly important decisions, the Women's Choice Award offers a trusted solution by identifying the hospitals that have proven superior patient experience. Finally, a source that shares her values and priorities is available," said Delia Passi, CEO and founder of the Women's Choice Award.
The list of award winners, including Pardee Hospital, represents hospitals that create an extraordinary patient experience for women and their families by providing exceptional care.
"The team at Pardee Hospital seeks to not only provide the best in health care, but also the best patient experience," said James M. Kirby, II, president and CEO of Pardee Hospital. "We recognize patients are also consumers and have a choice where they receive their health care. Patient satisfaction is hugely important to us and we are proud to be recognized as one of the 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience."
The America's 100 Best Hospitals scoring process is unique in that it is the only national list that focuses on what matters most to women when choosing a hospital. For 2016, the most important considerations were patient's willingness to recommend, doctor and nurse communications, staff help, pain management, cleanliness and explanation of medications, in that order.
The qualification process begins with scores derived by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for each hospital in the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) database. Our national survey of women determines which questions in the HCAHPS survey, completed by patients after discharge, are most important to them in determining their satisfaction with their hospital stay. A weight is given to each of the most important questions.
The responses to those questions, weighted accordingly, results in a numeric score for each hospital reporting valid HCAHPS data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The scoring is totally objective and uniform. The best 100 scores in each of the four hospital bed size categories (less than 100 beds, 101-250 beds, 251-400 beds, and more than 400 beds) determine the recipients of the America's 100 Best Hospitals for Outstanding Patient Experience award.
For more information on the 2016 America's 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience, visit http://www.womenschoiceaward.com/awarded/best-hospitals/100s-best/.
Pardee Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 and is managed by UNC Health Care. The hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds. The hospital has several locations separate from the main campus and a comprehensive physician practice network. For more information or to find a physician, visit www.pardeehospital.org.
The Women's Choice Award® is a trusted referral source, empowering women to make smart healthcare choices by identifying the country's best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that consider female patient satisfaction and clinical excellence. The Women's Choice Award was recently honored as #1088 on the INC 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2015, as well as selected from more than 500 nominees for Florida Companies to Watch in 2015, a statewide program managed by GrowFL, which celebrates the Florida's top second stage companies. Visit http://www.womenschoiceaward.com/ to learn more.


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After looking @ the Innova catalog (to order more discs to sell), & seeing the glo plastic - the park director thought it'd be cool to put on a glow tourney. While I'm not stepping up yet - I'm going to put together a "Fred Thompson caliber feeler campaign."
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Glo sticks for players to wear
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Martin Varner book review published in STIRPES, Vol.49, No. 4, Page 33, Dec. 2009. The author, William Barr, Katy, TX, has granted permission to reprint this review.
"Sweet Mother Texas" by William Barr
"Mother of heroes, we come your children true,
Proclaiming our allegiance, our faith, our love for you."
My theory is that most folks under Lone Star skies encounter these words from the state song only in Peter Bogdanovich's "The Last Picture Show". Unless they are of a certain vintage, contemporary Texans have a better chance of knowing the tune to the Agincourt Hymn than to "Texas, Our Texas".
That said, it is a pleasure to recommend a biography-cum-genealogy of Martin Varner, a book authored by one of his descendants who does his folks proud and the rest of us a favor in assembling the facts about a family numbering among Austin's "Old Three Hundred".
Author Don Raney, an engineer by profession, developed an interest in family history more than forty
years ago leading up to his book and a post-retirement career in teaching genealogy classes for Richland College in Dallas. That his book had its origin in little family information, a disinterested many among his kinsman, and a charismatic, garrulous older relative with a rage to tell of his people makes the reading of Raney's research all the more interesting.
The author marshalls an extensive array of detailed maps and primary and secondary sources in detailing Martin Varner's story. When it comes to Varner's mortal wounding by Simon Gonzales, who as well murdered Stephen Austin Varner in the same incident, it's to Raney's credit that he includes multiple, somewhat contradictory versions of the tragedy.
Varner's German forebears came to colonial Pennsylvania. In the wake of Lord Dunmore's War, the Varner men placed their families in safety but returned of necessity to frontier farms in a war zone. Indian woes would pursue the family in their subsequent pioneering efforts in Ohio and Texas.
As a man in his late twenties, Martin Varner left the family farm in Warren County, Ohio for points south during the War of 1812. Flatboats carried him and some friends to the Arkansas and Missouri Territories, where they hunted buffalo and trapped beaver. This led to Varner joining the Jones Brothers' abortive settlement along both sides of the Red River and his carving out a farm in present-day Choctaw County, Oklahoma.
By the time Varner married Elizabeth ("Betsey") Inglish, another pioneer in the Wild West of their day, the Adam-Onis Treaty clarified the international border between Spanish Texas and the United States. When Federal troops from Fort Jessup subsequently burned the cabins and fields of the 200 settlers west of the Kiamichi River in the interest of re-settling the Choctaws, Varner and his neighbors attempted to ambush the soldiers in retaliation.
At this juncture, the Varners, after crossing the Red River, regathered in Jonesboro.They elected to follow Henry Jones into Stephen F. Austin's Colony in 1821, "the seed colony of Texas". The opportunity to acquire cheap cotton lands was too great to pass up, and Varner was clearing land and farming present-day Washington County by 1822.
By 1825, Martin Varner established a farm lower down the Brazos which in the twentieth century become the Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site. From here he distilled the first spirituous liquor in Texas in 1829, a product from his cane fields. It was during this time of extending his wealth and raising a growing family that Varner participated in the Battle of Velasco in 1832.
Varner sold the property in 1834 to the Patton brothers after much improving it. The site of Varner's log home appears to lie underneath the plantation house built by the brothers, a home alike restored and improved by the late Ima Hogg of Houston, aka "Miss Ima".
An intriguing report from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hints at Martin Varner choosing to build on the creek which bears his name with an eye towards attracting trade and developing a town in Brazoria County. Given his ill-fated patronage of the carpenter Simon Gonzalez, which dates from this period, the possibility exists that the Varners' return to East Texas, with Gonzales in tow, was in part motivated by exposure to the profits to be made from trading posts and settlement development.
Clearly, the development of towns to facilitate agricultural expansion and stock raising was a goal of Varner's nearest neighbor on the Brazos, Josiah Bell, and of Stephen F. Austin himself, the recipient of that that first bottle from Varner's farm.
Guarding the baggage of General Houston's army at Harrisburg, Varner, a man over fifty, played a role in the Texian victory at San Jacinto. Having first secured the safety of his family by seeing them east of the Trinity, he hastened in 1836 to join the war against Mexico securing the independence of the Lone Star republic. Around the time, the Varners and some of their relations had moved to the Sulphur River, near Fort Lyday in present-day Lamar County.
Indian trouble had earlier seen the removal of the Varners to the area around San Felipe (present-day Waller County) from their original settlement near what is now Independence. As a result of pressure from other tribes, they fled the area around Fort Lyday in 1841 to what is now Wood County, the Indian troubles there having been removed with the Texian victory over the woodland tribes at the Battle of the Neches in 1839. Another factor in heading south and east lay in a dispute with the Lydays involving land claims in the area about twelve miles south of present-day Quitman.
Whether Martin Varner and his only son met their deaths as a result of Gonzales resenting the garnishment of his tools for debt, or this factor was exacerbated by the latter encouraging Varner slaves to runaway to Mexico, it is beyond dispute that the Mexican carpenter also perished in the altercation of 1844. Joe, a slave of Martin Varner, assisted the fatally wounded patriarch in dispatching Gonzales with a knife after the carpenter had shot and killed the teenaged Stephen Austin Varner.
Most of Raney's book consists of genealogy, located in the second section of pages. I think the book is worth reading by non-family members who appreciate not only Texas history, but the skillful telling of a family history which effectively draws on local and state history to make possible our understanding of lesser-known heroes.
Martin Varner was a hero of early Texas, and this literary work in heritage preservation neither understates nor overstates the case for such a claim.
William Barr of Katy, Texas holds the MA degree from the University of Texas and the MDiv degree from Yale University. He is an instructor of American History at San Jacinto College and writes for a Tennessee daily newspaper, the Paris Post-Intelligencer.
Don Raney, Martin Varner: Texas Pioneer; His Life Story and His Descendants (The Book Warren, San Diego, California, 2009), 430 pages. Copies may be purchased with a check payable to the author by mailing $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling to Don Raney, 1506 Comanche Trail, Garland, TX 75043.
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Definition of shield in English:
1A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles.
Example sentences
- Patrick whipped out his new shield and the shield defended against the blow.
- The children are also learning to march like a tortoise as the Romans did, with shields at their side and on top.
- Doune then caught a heavy blow to his left side, his shield blunting the force of the blow, but stumbled backwards and fell onto his back.
buckler, target;
in Australia hielaman;
Heraldry escutcheon;
Mythology aegis
archaic targe
1.2A US police officer's badge.
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- And I will carry this: It is the police shield of a man named George Howard, who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others.
- Somebody's in the uniform where they had a badge, or a shield.
1.3 Heraldry A stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms.
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- The Shire Hall at the castle, which contains one of the biggest displays of heraldic shields in the country, is world famous and 30 years ago staged the trial of the Birmingham Six.
- The shield and crest are displayed on William Shakespeare's monument and on Susanna Hall's seal.
- Upon the shield was the traditional animal, a large bore head with the royal house sword of battle behind it.
2A person or thing providing protection: a coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt
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- It was obvious that the protection provided by the shields was a poor exchange for lessened mobility.
- Chinese fan history dates back to ancient times when feathers and leaves were utilized to provide shields from sunshine or were woven as tools for cooling.
- Last year's unsung hero, Lee Carsley, provided a great shield for our back four.
protection, guard, defence, cover, screen, shade, safety, security, shelter, safeguard, support, bulwark, protector
2.1A protective plate or screen on machinery or equipment: a face shield is sometimes an integral part of a safety helmet
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- Actually, this is a shield to prevent gas from blowing back in the shooter's face in the rare event of a failure of some kind.
- These X-rays heated the interior of the bomb and the tamper; the shield prevented premature detonation of the fuel.
- The design incorporates a shield which prevents the thumb safely and rear sight from robbing against the body.
2.2A device or material that prevents or reduces the emission of light or other radiation: water is a relatively good shield against cosmic rays
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- Signals are increased by antenna boosters and radiation exposure is reduced by radiation shields.
- His work on the penetration of gamma rays published in 1953 in the Physical Review is used in the design of nuclear reactors and radiation shields: -
- Lead radiation shields around concealed radioactive material would pop out on an X-ray.
2.3A hard flat or convex part of an animal, especially a shell: the horseshoe crab's armour forms a huge domed shield
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- The fusion of the cephalic segments is most obvious when a cephalic shield or carapace is present.
- One photograph of an internal mold of the dorsal shield shows a 'faint impression of the brain.'
- The dorsal shield was pierced by a single, large, nostril-like opening situated in the middle of the head in front of the eyes.
3 Geology A large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g. the Canadian Shield.
Example sentences
- Their principal outcrops constitute the great Precambrian shields of continental crust upon which later formations were deposited.
- The structural discontinuity between the shield and the horizontal lavas filling the embayment corresponds to the eroded scarps of the landslide.
- Northern Finland is part of the Precambrian Fennoscandian shield.
verb[with object]
1Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience: he pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare these people have been completely shielded from economic forces
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- His sister lay beside the small girl, her arm draped protectively round her as if to try and shield her from the danger they were now in.
- It's a thought that's particularly popular among those who are shielded from the risks that disruption always brings.
- Astronauts in space are so shielded from ultraviolet light that their bodies can't produce enough Vitamin D.
1.1Prevent from being seen: the rocks she sat behind shielded her from the lodge
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- He can do all this and more, but only if he knows the truth and is not shielded behind a cocoon of manufactured perceptions.
- When our hero passed, she could barely look him in the eye, she just shielded herself behind her sympathetic companions.
- As I am sitting on the floor and shielded by the shelves it is basically impossible to see me from the creative room.
1.2Enclose or screen (a piece of machinery) to protect the user: cylindrical ducts shield the propellers
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- Therapeutic radiation is generally safe if the generator is shielded.
- We shielded the electrochemical NO analyzer to prevent unblinding of nonrespiratory therapists.
protect, keep safe, cover, screen, shade, keep from harm, afford protection to, provide protection for, save, safeguard, wrap, preserve, conserve, defend, cushion, secure, guard, inoculate, insulate
1.3Prevent or reduce the escape of sound, light, or other radiation from (something): uranium shutters shield the cobalt radioactive source
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- None of the rooms are acoustically shielded, nor have sound transmission measurements been taken.
- There is a new product launched recently in Germany which shields electromagnetic radiation.
- Look for devices that produce as little UV light as possible at high intensity or that carefully shield the UV rays they produce.
shieldless adjective
- Example sentences
- Besides, with two maces you will be shieldless.
- Otherwise you'll be left with a shieldless / sealless bearing (which won't last long against outdoor conditions).
- The now shieldless Sestuan landed on the attacking ship and first tore through the missile pods that had shot him, hoping to hit something to ignite another explosion.
Old English scild (noun), scildan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schild and German Schild, from a base meaning 'divide, separate'.
Words that rhyme with shieldafield, field, midfield, misfield, unaneled, unconcealed, unhealed, unpeeled, unrevealed, unsealed, wield, yield
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The mid 1960's music charts experienced a fusion, or crossover, in many cultural styles. The American pop charts were filled with British Blues (?), Folk-Rock, and Motown's brand of R&B scored big in the musical mainstream. Some were destined to become nothing more than mere musical mutants while other hybrids became a link, unique to themselves, in the chain of musical evolution.
Spearheading New York City's Boogaloo movement were Joe Cuba and his Sextette, and their monster hit "Bang Bang." A solid percussive unit utilizing vibes in place of horns, the band featured two incredibly versatile lead vocalists: Cheo Feliciano and the Jimmy Sabater, whose styles drifted from boleros to the street corner harmony of rhythm and blues and doo-wop, to screaming party style narratives in both spanish and english.
Having recorded for some time before the Boogaloo explosion, the 12 tracks on Joe Cuba Sextette with Cheo Feliciano (WS Sound) feature some earlier sides including the timeless Feliciano vocal "Como Rien" and the beautiful "A Las Seis." The vocal and the percussion on the romantic "Sere Feliz" are accentuated by the lush stereo production of the recording. Same goes for the cookin' cover of Tito Puente's immortal "Oye Como Va" (See review of TP's No Hay Mejor in the "Short Cuts" column for his version of "Oye Como Va" - Ed.). These numbers provide a solid overview of the early recordings of the Sextette. For the wild tunes he was to become known for, it is important to hear the somewhat more roots oriented, although dynamic, Joe Cuba and his Sextette on the verge of a musical breakthrough.
The mid 60's Tico recordings of Jose Cuba are the more significant crossover sounds most people relate to Boogaloo. This complete Tico/Fania re-issue entitled Estamos Haciendo Algo Bien! We Must Be Doing Something Right! kicks off with "Pruebalo," a bilingual foray into the popular dances of the time, i.e. the Boston Monkey. Also featured is the stunning bolero, "Si Te Dicen." Equally moving is the soulful vocal, in English, on "My Wonderful You." These more passionate numbers are well complemented by the dance hall killer of them all, "El Pito (I'll Never Go Back To Georgia)," that burns the house down with a chorus lifted from Dizzy Gillespie. Stoked to the same heat are the Hector Rivera mambo "Ya No Aguanto Mas" and Luis Miranda's "Arecibo." The great grooves here mark this as something more than just a period piece, thanks largely in part to the fine production by Pancho Cristal, and to the bands infectious musical approach which clearly validates the albums title.
When reviewing the Latin/Soul scene of the '60's it is impossible to avoid the name Ricardo Ray. Highly regarded by fans and peers, Richie's dynamic piano playing, memorable tunes and stellar collaborations have secured him a place on Latin music's Mt. Rushmore. Jala Jala y Boogaloo, Vol. 2 (Alegre/Fania) was originally released in 1968 as a follow up to his mega hit Jala Jala y Boogaloo. Most of the tunes were written by Ray and vocalist supreme, Bobby Cruz. A strong emphasis on melody over lyrical content permeates. For example "Musica Ye Ye" features a great beat and dynamic rhythms with minimal lyrical content. This in no way detracts from the overall impact. It merely substantiates Ray's talents. "Tin Marin," "Iqui Con Iqui," in true Jala Jala fashion, and "More Richie," which directly spotlights the piano prowess of Mr. Ray, are highlights of this great Pancho Cristal production.
Each genre of music has it's classics. The tunes that are the most often remembered, that capture the feel, the soul of the music. The artist might have been the originator of the sound or just a part of the general movement. He might of had a one spectacular megahit, or a string of many. But every now and then there's something about a particular cut that sets it apart from the rest. In 1967 Cotique released a record by a vocalist/trombonist by the name of Johnny Colón whose title track, Boogaloo Blues possessed a raw, moody, yet exciting undercurrent that is the essence of Boogaloo. Having been a singer earlier on in the Sunsets (an R&B style vocal group), Johnny, now fronting his Latin horn ensemble, brought this element into play with the doo-wop intro to "Judy Part 2," which unfolds from it's slow paced English lyrics into a more crisp rhythm with Spanish and English call and response. The tune gradually builds with the trombones and background vocals creating excellent counter melodies and clever harmonies. From their stage act they delivered an incredible version of the classic Guantanamera that has a hesitant but highly provocative feel. Maybe it's the bass that prowls, or the trombones' growl that give this recording it's sinister ambience.
It is curious that at that time commercial airplay was given to the seductive sway of the track "Boogaloo Blues," what with it's controversial drug references and inordinate time length - more than twice the norm for that era. The pleading vocals quickly transform the summer of love into one of lust in one of the coolest tracks ever cut. Here was a real tough, bad-ass swagger that dared to argue. This tune tells you where it was at in no uncertain terms. Was it a fluke? Check out these cats as they break into "Descarga," with it's studio banter and cat calls that proceeds to explode into a percussive display that pin-points the epicenter of Latin music. Through the smoke, the trail of the fireball that was Boogaloo still glows. Check it out.


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Telenet uses Oracle Identity Management
By Tanu Sood-Oracle on Jan 09, 2013
The Company:
Founded in 1996, Telenet began as a European broadband services pioneer. Today, the company is a market leader in Belgium for residential high-speed internet, telephony, and digital television services. It serves 1.24 million digital television subscribers, 1.22 million internet customers, and 815,000 fixed telephony accounts. Telenet Solutions, the company's business market division, offers a complete communications solutions portfolio for organizations and corporations, holding a commanding lead in the Belgian/Luxembourg business market.
Business Challenges:
- Existing legacy identity management system required custom coding and was hard to maintain
- Need to automate user provisioning for a dynamic workforce
- Need to automate immediate revocation of user accounts on job changes to improve security
- Wanted to accelerate the internal approval process for user access to business application
- Build transparency and gain complete insight into who has access to what and when
Telenet implemented Oracle Identity Management to centralize identity management and security operations. Leveraging Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Identity Analytics (part of Oracle Identity Governance Suite), Telenet managed to automate user account administration, streamline user access control, optimize license management and offer insight into who had access to what business applications.
For more information on Telenet's implementation, check out the case study and the following video.


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SAN JOSE -- There was a beautiful, highlight-reel goal by Patrick Marleau and a lucky one by Joe Thornton late in the third period that held up as the game-winner.
But if you want to know how the Sharks managed to pull out a wild 5-3 come-from-behind victory Thursday night over the Pittsburgh Penguins, look at the column on the stat sheet chronicling hits, where the Sharks held a 30-14 edge.
"We got physical, and that just totally turned the game," Thornton said of the momentum swing in San Jose's favor midway through the second period of a game they were trailing 2-0. "Everybody got into it after the big hits."
The San Jose goals came from Marleau, Thornton, Justin Braun and Brent Burns, who filled an empty net with just 2.6 seconds left to ice the victory after scoring earlier in the third period to tie the game at 3-3. Those two goals gave Burns three in his last two games after a 19-game drought.
Burns also led the Sharks with five hits, but it was two by Raffi Torres and a crusher by Jason Demers on Pittsburgh forward Chris Kunitz at 14:42 of the middle period that moved the momentum in San Jose's favor.
"Brent Burns, that's as physical as I've seen him play and maybe one of his best games that I've seen him play," coach Todd McLellan said. "One goes with the other. ... He was a force, almost a bully out there on the ice."
Sharks goalie Antti Niemi made 19 saves in earning his first victory since the Olympic break, but defenseman Olli Maata scored twice for the Penguins and Kunitz added one.
The game saw the Sharks extend their home-ice mastery over the Eastern Conference's top team to 11 consecutive games spread over nearly 17 years. And NHL scoring leader Sidney Crosby not only was on the ice for all five San Jose goals but failed once again to score his first career goal against the Sharks.
McLellan noted that it was San Jose's turn to show what its high-end players could do after the Penguins humbled the Sharks 5-1 in Pittsburgh earlier this season.
"Tonight was payback," McLellan said.
The Penguins got on the scoreboard first at 15:09 of the first period with Maata's first goal, and at 16:21, Kunitz one-timed a pass from Evgeni Malkin on the power play to put the Sharks in a 2-0 hole.
San Jose was sluggish early in the second period but came alive after the big hits started coming, with Torres hitting Marcel Goc and Rob Scuderi just seven seconds apart.
"Just kind of reading the game," said Torres, who was playing just his fourth game this season after recovering from knee surgery. "The better I start feeling, the more energy I'm going to get and the more energy I'm going to start giving."
San Jose cut the deficit in half at 17:43 of the second period when Adam Burish screened Penguins backup Jeff Zatkoff and Braun's shot found its way into the Pittsburgh net through a crowd.
Scoring in the wild third period began when Demers broke up a Penguins pass while the Sharks were short-handed and sent it up the ice to Marleau, who turned Malkin inside-out on the rush and made it 2-2 with a backhand shot at 5:18.
But Pittsburgh took the lead back just 21 seconds later on Maata's second goal of the night with Matt Nieto still in the penalty box for high-sticking. The Sharks kept the pressure on, however, and Burns made it 3-3 when he took a pass from Joe Pavelski and snapped it into the Penguins net at 6:52.
That set the stage for the 69-foot wrist shot by Thornton after Pavelski sent the puck in his direction along the sideboards.
"It was just rolling and rolling and rolling," Thornton said. "They say it's never a bad thing to take a shot, and I think I just got lucky. That's all that was."
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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A look at the Sharks' four third-period goals to defeat Pittsburgh:
Time Goal scorer SJ PIT
5:18 Patrick Marleau (26) 2 2
6:52 Brent Burns (16) 3 3
14:21 Joe Thornton (9) 4 3
19:57 Brent Burns (17) 5 3


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Letters: North County, March 7, 2013
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Instead of restarting San Onofre, let's apply our energies to turning the Salton Sea into a solar farm — using money from the farm to rehabilitate the sea.
Ken Rollins
Human brain no accidental mutation
The human brain is one of the most astonishingly complex objects in the universe. Its average weight is about three pounds. It contains about 9 billion neurons (nerves) with 9 billion synapses (junctions between neurons).
"The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all known living organisms. It is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing"
"Humans contain about 100 trillion (10 to the 14th power) cells." Each cell and each organ works together in specifically complex ways to form what we are. I wonder if every cell can rejoice over what it was created to do.
Cellular function involves the formation of new protein molecules from amino acid building blocks based on information encoded in DNA/RNA, and the DNA in turn is formed from proteins (oxymoron?).
Different tissues in the body replace cells at different rates by self-replication from one to 10 years, and some tissues never replace cells (cerebral cortex). The skin is the largest organ in the body and is replaced constantly
Where does the information come from for this integrated, complex, functional structure? Evolution? Not in trillions of trillions of years of accidental mutations in that many universes.
Irvin Forbing
Those aren't lies we keep hearing from President Obama and the Democrats, we're just living in George Orwell's world of doublespeak, where language is distorted for political purposes, where "slavery is freedom and ignorance is strength," where people are brainwashed into believing that Obama is tirelessly working to create jobs and his Marxist policies won't cost a "single dime" or that "we don't have a spending problem."
For example, Obama claims he's created 6 million jobs, yet the unemployment rate is higher now than it was four years ago. ... To Obama, a job means anyone receiving food stamps, welfare or unemployment benefits. This pathetic double-think was reinforced by Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who claims the best way to create jobs and reduce the deficit is achieved by expanding government welfare programs such as food stamps and unemployment benefits.
Obama excels at doublespeak by distorting and obfuscating reality. He's good at building straw man arguments where he argues both sides of the debate, but never makes a decision, thereby avoiding accountability. He doesn't govern, but constantly campaigns against his own failed collectivist programs by blaming everyone but himself for his blunders — all because the obedient "media" gives him a pass.
Darrell Beck
Well-intentioned, but misguided letter
Douglas Hansen ("Fight and defeat climate change," Feb. 22) calls for a carbon tax as part of a solution that would "defeat" climate change.
While I applaud his intentions, he's wrong about that — the battle against carbon emissions is lost. On the same day as Mr. Hansen's letter, the U-T published an article with the grim news: "The International Energy Agency's latest report forecasts that coal will become the world's dominant fuel, with global burning of the fossil fuel rising by 1.2 billion tons over the next four years. That's the equivalent of adding the existing coal consumption of the U.S. and Russia combined" ("U.S. coal use down, thriving elsewhere," Feb. 22).
Other countries, especially China, have simply increased their use of fossil fuels as our emissions have gone down. U.S. exports to Europe went up 26 percent in 2012. A carbon tax won't do anything to solve that problem. The only (possible) solution to the climate problem is geoengineering, whose details are too technical to discuss. ...
Jack Davis
It is our land
I agree with Thomas Calabrese's letter, "The price of gas," Feb. 27. I would like to add the following point: The government leases federal land to oil companies. That land and the oil in it belongs to the American people, not to the government or the oil companies. Why is oil that is drilled on this federally owned land shipped overseas while Americans bear the brunt of high gasoline prices?
I know that oil companies spend their money for the drilling and they pay for the leases. Now it all comes back to the stupidity and corruption of the government. Sell the leases at a lower price with the stipulation that the oil stays in this country. If the oil companies want to ship gasoline overseas, then they need to buy their own land. The resources of the county belong to the American people. ...
It is not the responsibility of the American people to make sure that the oil companies get the highest price for their products. Why we don't fully utilize natural gas is a subject that merits its own letter.
Maury Carpenter


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SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
A new world waits for this city�s bear-tossed trash and its teeming bins of refuse.
The huddled masses of yogurt containers, plastic cups and to-go salad cartons have found a welcoming shore and perhaps a second life as a laundry detergent bottle or a pet-food carton.
Durango�s recycling center is about to get a $1.6 million makeover, increasing its square footage by 3,580 feet and possibly expanding its volume of recycling by as much as 40 percent.
When single-stream recycling begins in early 2013, the city will have a greater capacity for recycling, accepting plastic types 1 through 7 as well as a lot more cardboard, such as cereal boxes, toilet paper rolls and the holders for six packs of bottled beer.
This is Durango�s �feel-good moment,� said City Councilor Sweetie Marbury, who recalled the old days of having to personally haul her old newspapers to a semitrailer in the parking lot of a dry cleaner.
�We have come a long way, baby, in these 30 years,� Marbury said at a recent council meeting.
She voted with a �woo-hoo� yes for a conditional use permit to allow improvements to begin to the facility on Tech Center Drive.
Recycling the recycling center
Like the arrows in the triangle symbol for recycling, the city�s recycling patterns complement each other. The recycling center could not get the upgrades � officials joke they�re recycling the recycling center instead of building a new one � without starting the single-stream recycling system first.
Because the new automated system will be so much more efficient and need less space, it will allow construction to begin on different parts of the building.
Officials want to expand the building to 11,000 square feet to increase storage capacity, keeping as many as six trucks indoors and keeping plastics out of the rain so wet plastic won�t leach potassium and nitrogen into the groundwater. Including the outside canopies and a new loading dock, the recycling center will occupy about 15,000 square feet of space.
The city�s load of recycling has grown steadily in recent years � from 2,943 tons in 2010 to 3,399 tons in 2011. As of June 30 this year, Durango already had collected 1,869 tons of recycling.
Most of the weight is attributed to glass, which could be an indication of the city�s thirst for beer and wine.
The city, however, won�t be able to accept glass bottles for curbside pickup under the new single-stream system.
Because the single-stream system smooshes everything together into big bales for unpacking and sorting later at a regional receiving center, officials don�t want to get crushed glass into the bales of compacted plastic, cardboard and paper.
So the city will ask the public to take its glass to the current recycling drop-off points around town.
Traffic patterns to change
The public still can bring recycling and separated glass to the center on Tech Center Drive.
The traffic patterns will be reconfigured for safety by separating commercial and public traffic.
�We all know how difficult it is to drive around big trucks,� said Peter Icenogle, an architect from Grand Junction who worked on the project.
The public will enter from the north and drive along a path parallel to Tech Center Drive. People can drop off their recyclables and separated glass on the west side of the building and exit from the south.
Commercial trucks will enter from a separate north entrance and go around to the east side of the recycling center. After dropping off their loads, trucks then will turn around and exit from the north.
The single-stream baler will receive recycled materials from both the east and west sides of the building and then push the compacted bundles of recycled materials to trucks on the southern end of the building.
Commercial contractors then will deliver the bales to a regional center, called an �MRF� for materials receiving facility, where they will be unpacked and sold on the market.
Simpler recycling belied by crazy market
Life is supposed to become simpler for residents and the city alike. The same garbage trucks will pick up trash and recyclables for city residents at different times of day.
Because residents no longer will have to sort their recyclables, they are likely to recycle more, officials said.
Residents, however, are asked not to put their recyclables into plastic bags because that will create more work for employees who will have to unbag the recyclables.
Plastic bags are excluded from single-stream recyclables because they cannot be resold on the commodity market for recycling.
There does not seem to be a free-market solution for plastic bags.
�Nobody wants them,� said Dale Cogswell, the city�s solid waste manager.
City Market and Albertsons provide bins for recycling plastic bags, and people can bring plastic bags to the customer service counter at Walmart for recycling.
The markets for recycling are as fluid and quirky as any another.
�It�s like Wall Street,� Cogswell said.
While the city will need fewer buyers for its recycling, finding an MRF is difficult because prices jump so much.
The city�s sale price per ton of mixed paper, for example, dropped from $65 to $30 in September when a former paper buyer closed its plant in Snowflake, Ariz., Durango found another buyer in Albuquerque at the lower price.
The city was able to deal with the loss because mixed paper is secondary as a commodity compared with cardboard. And fluctuations in price are an accepted part of the business, officials said.
To finance the $1.6 million in improvements at the recycling center, Durango is using grants and a $250,000 fee from a new garbage contract with Waste Management to cover a little more than half the construction costs while the balance is coming from the city�s solid waste budget.
The project is supposed to be completed by late spring.


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I adopted a begging posture that suggested genteel poverty combined with a certain affable nonchalance. People found this irresistible. They lavished money on me. Within days I exceeded ten dollars an hour. I began to save money and even, following Blue's lead, tithed to the less fortunate. I became less pessimistic, thought less about how cruel the streets can be. I actually considered begging a legitimate career possibility.
Sol Luckman
Source: Beginner's Luke: Book I of the Beginner's Luke Series, Pages: 77..78
Contributed by: Alyce
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Film Review: Bullock is out of this world in 'Gravity'
This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Sandra Bullock in a scene from "Gravity." Bullock says making the lost-in-space movie directed by Alfonso Cuaron was her "best life decision" ever. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures) Dr. Ryan Stone (Saundra Bullock) battles more than scientific elements when she is trapped in outer space in Warner Brothers Pictures' "Gravity". As if "Prisoners" hasn't been killing in the recent box office, we now get the pleasure of another great movie.


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The Newburg Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Wednesday to turn over all fire and emergency response services within Newburg to the nearby Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District.
"The decision was an economic one," said Newburg Mayor James Poucher.
While the Newburg Fire Department is an all-volunteer staff, the mayor noted that it is quite expensive to maintain the equipment, pay for fuel and keep insurance.
According to City Clerk Phyllis Harris, the city spends about $18,000 to $21,000 on the fire department annually.
"It's eating our pockets up. We don't have sales tax like we used to have," Harris said.
Under the agreements of the contract, the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District will cover all fire and emergency services in Newburg. The City of Newburg will pay the district $350 a month for coverage.
That means Newburg will only spend $4,200 on fire services annually.
Poucher and several Newburg aldermen attended the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors regular meeting Tuesday and brought the issue up.
The board then met Wednesday in a previously scheduled meeting to discuss the contract as well as grants.
Poucher noted that this idea of working with the Doolittle fire department had been bounced around in the past but no specifics had been addressed.
He added that the decision has nothing to do with the qualifications of the Newburg Volunteer Fire Department.
This Monday, Sept. 30, the Newburg firefighters will meet to discuss their options.
"I do not see it making too much of a change here," noted Poucher. "The town will still be covered by good quality service."
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Delcie Light has been married for 53 years to Bill Light. They have three grown children: Christiane is a V.P. at Universal-NBC in California, Bill is an attorney in Manhattan Beach CA, and Jim lives in Devils Lake and owns and operates Computer Clinic. The Light's enjoy 8 grandchildren.
Delcie earned a B.S. from NDSU and a M.S. from UND. She has taught people from 3-73, but mostly teenagers for 25 years at DLHS.
She enjoys family (including a dog and two cats), home, flowers, watching kids and critters, travel, living in North Dakota with 4 seasons, reading, writing, researching (the wonders of a computer!), and genealogy.
This morning I listened for a while to Gail King on the Good Morning show interview Jennifer Lopez, who is apparently in a relationship with a male who is eleven years younger than she. Apparenlty she is in the process of divorcing. She has three children who miss their daddy, and ask when he is coming home. Her parents have doubts about what she is doing. The modern attitude seems to be "forget the kids, forget your parents, do what turns you on in this moment." I changed channels when Gail expounded that Jennifer should do whatever makes her happy---whatever that is. (Gail King is not married and has no children to consider.)
C. S. Lewis wrote Screwtape Letters in 1941, but it is as fresh today as it was at the time of WWII. It is an allegory that personifies Satan as Screwtape. In this wise and amusing book, Screwtape is advising his nephew, Wormword, on how to corrupt humans through their own weaknesses. Temptations always appear desirable, otherwise they would not be tempting. It was the great British poet, John Milton, who penned, "Satan is a fair appearing fellow." Even our constitution promises us the 'right' to seek happiness. But what is it?
Temptations are eternal---remember Eve and the apple? The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride, Greed, Sloth, Envy, Gluttony, Anger, and Lust, take many forms. We humans want what we want: food and drink; attention and admiration; money and possessions; "love" or desire and romance (the kind that possesses and consumes, not brotherly or sacrificial, not spiritual love) and sexual gratification; "fun" and idleness. And when we don't get what we WANT, we have tantrums ranging from verbal abuse, to rages, to killing those who thwart us or impede us. Some folks lapse into self-pity or depression, driving their anger inward when they do not get what they want or think they deserve.
All of these sins are outgrowths of The Big I, the narcissistic EGO--- the Sin of Pride. Does gratifying our ego bring happiness?
In the preface, Lewis says, "We must picture Hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and where everyone lives the deadly serious passions of envy, self-Importance, and resentment."
Humans are fickle. We think we know what we want, but often when we get it, we find we are still dissatisfied. Whether is be a an object, and activity, or a person, we feel entitiled to indulge ourselves, but how often do we regret succumbing to temptation? Socrates advised "Know thyself."
Would we like what we saw, if we were honest with ourselves?
Whatever became of sacrifice, of postponing gratification, of living up to our vows of fidelity? Is there not virtue in duty, work, and honor? It may be that the greatest happiness is doing what is RIGHT, listening to conscience, not to Screwtape telling us "if it feels good, do it."


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noun. a disturbance or hubbub; a small scale disturbance. an upsetting event
Due to yesterday's kerfluffle, I will be leaving the community.
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Verb: To rile up, confuse, or anger a cat (especially kittens) into fluffing up. Sometimes results in a cat spazzing out and running around the residence.
The cat was so kerfluffled you could hardly see its legs under all the fur.
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Lots of confusion, things in an uproar, (chaos!)
Phone ringing, doorbell ringing, lots of mail, and your dog ran away...all at the same time!! That's a real kerfluffle!
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Kerfluffle means everyone and everything, all that once was and all that will be. Kerfluffle is the line between love and hate, life and death. Kerfluffle can see into your mind. Kerfluffle, CAN SEE INTO YOUR SOUL!!!!
kerfluffle is completely epic.
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Excuse me I just passed a kerfluffle. Pardon me, I kerfluffled. Don't kerfluffle in my room please.
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I Backed up Kerfluffles Marshmallow! I am getting three dozens probably this November.
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yesterday at work, i filed the wrong papers. that was a big kerfluffle.
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Britax Recalling Child Safety Seats for Possible Choking Hazard
Britax, a maker of children's safety seats and boosters for use passenger cars, said it is recalling certain convertible child restraints with the Boulevard 70 G3, Advocate 70 G3 and Pavilion 70 G3 model names.
The company said the seats, which were made from June through August of this year, have chest pads (called HUGS pads) that are made of a soft material that could come apart if the child bites or chews it. If that happens the pieces could become choking hazards.
The recall includes 55,455 restraints, the company said in a document filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Under the recall, Britax will provide replacement pads made of a firmer material, with instructions on how to install them. The company said owners may remove the current pads and continue using the seat until the replacements arrive. Owners may also contact Britax at 888-427-4829 with questions or to request replacement pads in the event their restraint is not already registered with Britax. There is also a video on removing and replacing the pads at www.BritaxUSA.com/support/safety-notices.
The affected seats have the following model numbers: E9LJ91A, E9LJ91M, E9LJ91S, E9LJ92E, E9LJ93P, E9LJ93S, E9LK91A, E9LK31A, E9LK31Q, E9LK32D, E9LK32Z, E9LK33Q, E9LL11A, E9LL11Q, E9LL12D, E9LL12Z, E9LG81A, E9LG83N, E9LG83P, E9LG83X, E9LG83Y, E9LL21A, E9LL23P and E9LL23Y.


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Art+Craft Company will present A Huge Holiday Craft Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Fernwood Resort, Route 209, Bushkill.
The bazaar is open rain or shine and will feature more than 50 vendors, selling items such as designer crafts, jewelry, woodworking art, handbags, fine art, photography, children's books and puzzles, fused glass, wearable art and food.
Admission is free.
For information, call 201-919-0459, email email@example.com or visit fernwood.com or artpluscraft.net.
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What is Columbia, South Carolina city profile?
Columbia is the capital of South Carolina and the state's largest city. The city was specifically created to be the state capital by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1786. Prior to that The Congarees, a frontier fort on the west bank of the Congaree River, was the site of a ferry established in 1754 [more…]


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Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumenical TheologyDepartment of Theology103 Hodge HallPhone: 609.497.3640Fax: 609.497.7728Email: [email protected]
Darrell Guder is Princeton Theological Seminary's Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumenical Theology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Hamburg. As an ordained Presbyterian minister, he served as a student outreach pastor and as a faculty member of the Karlshohe College in the German Lutheran Church. His writing and teaching focus on the theology of the missional church, especially the theological implications of the paradigm shift to post-Christendom as the context for Christian mission in the West. One of his major research interests is reading Barth as a missional theologian He has served as secretary-treasurer of the American Society of Missiology (ASM) and was president of the ASM from 2007–2008. His scholarly translations include Otto Weber, Foundations of Dogmatics (2 vols.); Eberhard Jüngel, God as the Mystery of the World; Karl Barth, The Theology of the Reformed Confessions (with Judith Guder; and Eberhard Busch, The Great Passion: An Introduction to the Theology of Karl Barth (with Judith Guder). He also coordinates the annual Barth Translator's Seminar every June immediately following the annual Karl Barth conference.
Mission i et pluralisk samfund—hvorfor og hvordan? (Folkekirkens Mission, 2007)Exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the World (Witherspoon Press, 2007) The Continuing Conversion of the Church: Evangelization as the Heart of Ministry (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000)Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America, editor. (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998) Be My Witnesses: The Church's Mission, Message, and Messengers (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1985)
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Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Are you worried?
3 weeks tomorrow we kick off and we currently have Defoe and Kane as our only recognised strikers. Even if we announce next week we have signed someone will that be enough time for them to hit the ground running and scoring goals?
Why do we always seem to dither during the transfer windows? Even Pool have bought a new striker, and very early, and they weren't short of strikers anyway. We knew the window opening and closing dates a long time ago so shouldn't we have identified a list of who we wanted and done the deal ages ago? Of course a list does not mean we will get the one we want but FFS surely we have to believe one or two on such a list might be interested in signing for us otherwise what is the point of a list.
I think the only team in the PL that could be worse off than us at the moment in terms of new signings (and losing existing players) is Everton. Scoring goals has been our problem for ages and everyone knows that. Creating chances we can do but we need a recognised goal scorer desperately. Are we seriously going to kick off with Defoe and VDV up front or Defoe and Kane????
I don't mind admitting, I am worried and very frustrated. It seems there are more stories about who might be leaving than joining. Is the result of missing out on CL football? It has to be a big part of why we are in this position. Thanks Arry!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Yes (see the 'To Ade Or Not To Ade' thread). Ade was supposed to be a done deal, but then became a small blip on the edge of the radar.
Saha was let go.
Two Saints is allegedly talking to Spanish clubs.
Daffy in anything other than a 2 up front hasn't appeared to work. I just don't see the man as a lone striker and if AVB likes playing a 4-2-3-1, then I would guess that will be with VdV playing behind
I take it your 'Thanks 'arry' jibe was trying to elicit a response? ;-) - see it made me smile! If not having CL football really effects it that much, I wonder how we managed to get 4-5-4 under 'arry - as we never had CL football for 'arry to build on. So thanks 'arry.
I think the negative press from Modric and now the Krancjar comments re Levy could have an adverse effect - or at least make prospective players very careful over any contracts signed.
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it is worrying. but very predictable.
thats why im suprised & angry with harrys decision to settle for 4th & hope others do us a favour.
now we are struggling to attract top players as we have no CL football. we also cant afford to spend as much on transfers & wages.
harry has left is in quite a mess & finishing top 4 will be so much harder next season.
Do you really believe that 'arry didn't try to win games?
You just cannot be serious . The man only played attacking football. It's like accusing Bill Gates of being a Luddite.
How many times in your life have you seen Spurs have 39 points half way through the season?
How many times times have you seen Spurs get 30 points in half a season?
How many times in your life have you seen us play CL football?
How many times in your life have you seen us beat the Chavs, Woolwich, Pool?
I find it odd how people 'Look Back In Anger' at a period that was the best in decades of football at the Lane. And that isn't IMHO. I'd be happy if Mr B does the same - and with the same style.
Ignore it SB PLEASE. Every time he posts he just proves more and more what an idiot he is.
Graeme Simkins Graeme Simkins Jul 30, 2012 17:28 Flag
Hello Sfer.
I wasn't worried when the Modric to Real story broke because I thought ok at least we'll get the cash and get 3 decent players for that money. But as usual the whole thing becomes a convoluted saga because Levy is still valuing a player on the season BEFORE last not last season. Now as you quite rightly say we'll end up trying to get deals done at the 11th hour, the season will have kicked off and we'll have shipped points already.
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Graeme, just over two weeks til kick off and I am getting very worried. Modric will happen but we need to know how much for before we can spend so GET THE DEAL DONE LEVY!!!
Now it seems we are going for an unknown Pool teenage winger for £7.5 Mill - why? OK we need cover for Lennon but surely we should be concentrating on getting cover (actually its not even cover is it - its first string) in positions that we are woefully short.
The longer this goes on the more I think Levy is a bookkeeper and not the visionary that we need to pull us through into a top 4 club.
...and how with the squad we had how we'd be lucky to finish in the Europa places. And then it all becomes '....but 'arry failed us because he didn't get 3rd....'.
Good job, I've got a brain like a gold fish, as I'm quite happy to have the same 'new' conversation over and over.
But irrespective of all that, the striker situation is a concern - but there is still another month to get something sorted. A lot can happen in a month as we've seen in the past. I'd like to think that they are also looking at the keeper situation and maybe some wide cover.
If you look at who we had in the squad at the start of last season, and think we need replacements for those who have gone:
If Caulker stays around, then with Vertonghen then maybe CB is ok even if Gallas goes. RB seems short, but again if Naughton is back. Krancjar/Gylfi seems ok. So with Ade and Saha coming and going we're still left with a 2 striker gap in the squad.
It doesn't seem that AVB is.
Obviously none of us know what his 'brief' was when he was appointed and what targets have been set, but I think he's now said on a couple of occasions that the title is in reach (see http://www.sport360.com/article/tottenham-looking-different-options-adebayor-demands-derail-move).
Hopefully he's talking from a position of confidence and knows the players who are still to be brought in before the start of the season (or at least before the end of the transfer season).


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WASHINGTON (November 14, 2012)--Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she will be looking to keep her job as the Democratic leader in the House.
Her colleagues have said for days that the post would be hers if she wanted it.
Last week's elections left the Democrats still in the minority in the House, even as Democrats gained seats in the Senate and President Barack Obama won a second term.
Pelosi said her colleagues told her, "Don't even think of leaving."
She spoke Wednesday surrounded by women lawmakers, and said she's "very, very proud" of the role that women played in last week's election.
Republicans reacted with derision.
A spokesman for the National Republican Campaign Committee says there's "no better person" to preside over what he calls "the most liberal House Democratic caucus in history."


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Definition of personal in English:
1Of, affecting, or belonging to a particular person rather than to anyone else: her personal fortune was recently estimated at $37 million
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- But I decided not to be embarrassed by my illness and to record my experiences on a personal website, for anyone to read.
- He is working the streets as hard as anyone, buoyed by a huge personal fortune.
- For 200 years prior to this, the garden relied on personal book collections belonging to the various keepers of the garden.
direct, empirical, firsthand, immediate, experiential
1.1Done or made by a particular person; involving the actual presence or action of a particular individual: the president and his wife made personal appearances for the re-election of the state governor
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- Each individual will receive a personal letter of apology, acknowledging the harm caused by the process.
- It's not my personal presence here that will bring the disease under control, but bearing down on the disease to eliminate it.
- Both our days are outrageously improved by actual personal contact.
distinctive, characteristic, unique, individual, one's own, particular, peculiar, idiosyncratic, individualized, personalized
in person, in the flesh, actual, live, physical
2Of or concerning one's private life, relationships, and emotions rather than matters connected with one's public or professional career: the book describes his acting career and gives little information about his personal life
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- He is much less certain and dogmatic talking about emotions and personal relationships.
- The relationship between a political figure's personal life and his public career is a tricky one.
- Their argument is that nothing is too personal or private for public discourse.
private, intimate;
confidential, secret
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derogatory, ad hominem;
disparaging, belittling, insulting, critical, rude, slighting, disrespectful, offensive, pejorative
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4 Grammar Of or denoting one of the three persons. See person (sense 2).
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nounchiefly North American
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- Jacob, a 30-something guy advertised in a personals magazine and thought he had found his partner.
1.1 (personals) another term for personal column.
Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin personalis 'of a person', from persona (see person).
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If playing music through the media library, I have found an odd issue.
Any ALBUMS that you enter with an apostrophe (') in the title show "no tracks". All others are fine.
I'm assuming this is something to do with apostrophe use in the program code
So if the command was some thing like [ play album 'rock n' roll' ], it would effectively try to find an album called 'rock n'. Just a guess though.
Just to clafify, these albums play fine via the regular folder browser.


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Thursday August 23, 2012
Harlem, Ga--Zero is not a good number if you're a football team. For Harlem, unfortunately, that was their number of wins and number of points scored in six games. This year they expect and demand to change that in a hurry.
One thing's for sure, they have a lot more experience. A bunch of underclassmen started last year and now know what it's like to play under the lights. Will price will lead the offense and he has pretty much all the running backs back. Getting a win in the first few weeks would do wonders for this bulldog team.
"It will be to show that we can win and we will win this year" said Devin Frails "Wins are important and we're going to have wins this year."
"We need to win two or three games right off the bat" said Jimmie Lewis "I think if that happens I think it'll kind of like be a B12 shot to a sick person, I'm telling you. I believe if we get a win or two early it's just going to escalate and we're going to play a lot better the rest of the year."
The offensive line is young and that's a concern for coach Jimmie Lewis. But the drop down in class should make harlem a lot more competitive as the season plays out.


text: Starbucks as something called the Bookish Club where at any given time there are four titles available to read for free. For Fourteen days (Starting yesterday) Theft of Swords is one of them. Here's how it works. 1. Go to Starbucks and connect to their wifi 2. Go to the Bookish Website (http://bookishreadingclub.com/) 3. Register than read. It only works WHILE you are connected via the Starbucks wifi...if you leave the store you won't be able to access it - but if you find yourselves this holiday ducking some relatives by taking a trip to Starbucks - you might want to give Theft of Swords a try. Thanks to Orbit - it's free.


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Information from the FAA and others showed that flying Sunday was largely uneventful, with most flights on time. There were delays in parts of Florida, but those were caused by thunderstorms.
Mark Duell at the flight tracking website FlightAware said that John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports in New York indicated delays due to lower staffing starting late Sunday evening. JFK averaged 70-minute delays for inbound flights, but no detectable departure delays. LaGuardia averaged 74-minute delays for inbound flights, and departure delays of 37 minutes.
The FAA website said that flights from Philadelphia and Orlando, Fla., into John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Westchester County airports were delayed due to staffing issues.
The trade group Airlines for America, which represents the airlines and had predicted a big traffic snarl, said Sunday evening that it was "not seeing a significant impact at this point." A spokeswoman said the group would continue to monitor the situation, and urged flyers to stay in contact with their airlines.
The FAA said that "relatively good weather" and light traffic, which is typical of Sundays, helped keep delays in check. The agency said it would be working with airlines "to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing" as the busy summer travel season approaches.
Government budget cuts that kicked in last month are forcing the FAA and other agencies to cut their spending. FAA officials have said they have no choice but to furlough all 47,000 agency employees, including nearly 15,000 controllers. Each employee will lose one day of work every other week. The FAA has said that planes will have to take off and land less frequently, so as not to overload the remaining controllers on duty.
Friday, airline trade groups and the country's biggest pilots union sued the FAA to try to stop the furloughs. They predicted that the furloughs would delay or cancel flights for as many as one out of every three airline passengers across the country. Airlines have also directed their customers to tell the FAA to find other ways to cut costs.


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Ashland's Boy Scout Troop 112 will kick off its 54th annual Christmas tree sale from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Elks Lodge parking lot at Lithia Way and First Street, Ashland.
The troop will sell Noble fir trees from a tree farm. Scouts will be on-hand to carry trees to cars and tie them on top, if needed. Prices range from $10 to $50.
Boy Scout Troop 112, which was first chartered in 1915 and is the oldest troop in Oregon, has sold trees in Ashland since 1958.
Troop 112 and the Ashland Lion's Club Christmas tree recycling is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 5.
For more information, call Scoutmaster John Engelhardt at 541-482-8222.
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The EITF met on June 11, 2013 to discuss six issues. PwC's EITF observer provides you an insightful summary of decisions reached and the changes affecting US GAAP.
At its June 11, 2013 meeting, the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) finalized consensuses on issues affecting interest rate hedges and uncertain tax benefits. It also reached consensuses-for-exposure on issues affecting collateralized financing entities, service concession arrangements, and collateralized mortgage loans. Discussions also began on an issue involving share-based awards with performance targets.
If the final consensuses are ratified by the FASB at its June 26, 2013 meeting, those decisions will amend current US GAAP, and the changes may be adopted as early as 2013.
This edition of EITF observer provides a synopsis of the discussions and decisions reached at the June 11 EITF meeting.


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"Kitchen Nightmares" (8 p.m., Fox):
Cranky chef Gordon Ramsay visits the Old Neighborhood Restaurant in Arvada, Colo. Of course, major changes are needed.
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (8 p.m., The CW): This week's special guest is sumo wrestler Byambajav Ulambayar. Wow, even his name is huge.
"Hannibal" (10:01 p.m., NBC):
The latest case on this weekly freak show involves the body of a woman found inside a horse. Really. We're not even going to ask.
Also on Friday:
Contact Chuck Barney at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.ChuckBarney, or Twitter.com/chuckbarney


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Street Tips
- Walk or jog with a friend whenever possible.
- Stay alert and tuned-in to your surroundings.
- Walk or jog in well-lighted areas, stay away from alleys.
- Tell someone where you are going and when you will return.
- Do not listen to earphones while out alone, this minimizes your ability to hear an approaching threat, it also advertises to a would-be thief that you may have a desirable item to attempt to steal.
- Carry a whistle or a body alarm. This can serve as a reminder to exercise caution, and can alert someone in the area that you need help.
- Use the Campus Escort Service—call 8-RIDE.


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On-Campus Housing
Because of the terms of the exchange agreements with la Universidad de Burgos, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso,lL'Universite de Caen, and Kansai Gaidai students from these universities always live on-campus. All incoming exchange students who choose to live on-campus will be housed in Diehm Hall. In this dorm you will live with other exchange, honors, and international students from around the world.
Students will have a double occupancy (roommate assigned) bedroom with shared restrooms for approximately 30 residents. Students' rooms will be furnished with 2 twin beds, 2 desks, 2 dressers and 2 closets. Students must provide all of their own home furnishings, such as linens, hangers, desk supplies and personal items.
For some exchange students, the housing and meals must be paid in full before moving into on campus housing. Please contact the Bursar's Office at 717-872-3641 for more information and payment options. Please check with your home university to see if this applies to your program.
If you have selected to live on-campus in a dorm, housing will be provided beginning on the recommended arrival day (the Wednesday before the first day of classes).
Note: We are unable to provide accommodations for any student who arrives before the recommended arrival day. If you choose to arrive earlier than this day you will be responsible for finding and paying for your own accommodations.
View the MU Housing and Residential Programs Website for more information
Off-Campus Housing
For students from our other partner universities, it is strongly recommended that you also elect to live on campus. It is extremely difficult to find off campus housing due to the high demand from Millersville students. Students in the past have found off-campus housing, but not without a great deal of research and hard work. If you do choose to live off-campus, our office will not be able to provide housing assistance. Please note that you will also be required to have your housing plans finalized before you arrive.
One off-campus option that does like to welcome exchange students is the Millersville International House. MIH is more like a small dorm as opposed to an apartment.
Millersville International House was founded in cooperation with Eastern Mennonite Mission in 1987 to be a multicultural community where international students can thrive in personal relationships, professional development and spiritual formation.
Presently, about 30 residents from 15 countries find rich opportunities to learn about the world while finding a friendly place to adapt to their new home in Pennsylvania. These residents study at several different educational institutions in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.
MIH is the only off-campus housing option that our office can assist you with. Please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to live in MIH.
If you have selected to live off-campus, you are responsible for your own accommodations upon arrival.


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Recognizing a special season
Published: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 10:11 a.m.
Before the start of the high school football season, I was cautiously-optimistic about area teams having success.
It didn't take me long to figure out that 2012 would be better than the 2011 season.
After dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, I watched the Assumption Mustangs get a season-opening win over Donaldsonville setting the tone of the season.
Not only were area teams more competitive, but this was one of the most entertaining seasons I have covered in a long time.
It seemed each week, I was brought to the edge of my seat by a game, a player or a play that left me feeling I had just witnessed something special.
It is because of those games, coaches and players that I decided to recognize special moments or people that held my attention during the season.
My coach of the year is a no brainier — South Lafourche's Dennis Skains.
Coming in as an unknown defensive coordinator from Belle Chasse, Skains led the Tarpons to an undefeated season. The Tarpons' fast-paced style has kept opponents on their heels for 48 minutes and had them waving white flags by halftime.
My most valuable player, or players I should say, are the South Lafourche special teams units.
There was no unit or player that made more plays and changed the momentum in every game this season than the Tarpons special teams.
Whether it was a blocked punt, recovering onsides kick or a kick return, the Tarpons always made a play on special teams. In all the games I watched this season, it was the most consistent unit on the field.
My game of the year was Vandebilt Catholic's 44-42 triple-overtime win over Assumption. It was the performances of Vandebilt quarterback Elijah McGuire and Assumption wide receiver Dejuawn Oliver that set this game apart.
McGuire was a ghost against Assumption's defense with his cutback moves that helped him gain 268 yards on 25 carries.
With grace and style, Oliver was a menace to the Terriers, gaining yardage on the ground and through the air. Oliver's 314 total yards was also the top performance I witnessed all season.
The running back no defensive back wanted to see run wild was Thibodaux's Donta' Johnson.
Johnson is a bruiser with speed, and he pounded opposing defenders all season. Johnson's 1,149 rushing yards came with a lot of damaged he inflicted on defensive backs.
The best Jimmy Graham impersonation was E.D. White Catholic tight end Stephen LeBouef's one-handed catch against Central Lafourche. LeBouef's one-handed grab was similar to grabbing a rebound hence the comparison to the New Orleans Saints tight end.
I wish I could go through every game and find that special player or play, but I don't have enough space.
The season was as entertaining as it was competitive, and it is one that I needed to recognize.
Staff Writer Teddy Renois can be reached at 448-7618 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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WASHINGTON (December 3, 2012)--President Barack Obama said Tuesday there will be no deal to avert a plunge off the fiscal cliff unless Republicans drop their opposition to raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans, but he signaled flexibility on where the rates eventually wind up.
Mr. Obama said he knows he won't get everything that he wants in negotiations with congressional Republicans.
He made the comments Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg News.
The president campaigned for re-election on a plan to raise the rates on the top 2 percent of income earners to 39.6 percent, which is what they were under former President Bill Clinton.
Obama administration officials have indicated they would be open to keeping the rate lower if the same amount of revenue can be achieved through closing tax loopholes and other measures.