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FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (Oct. 28, 2010) -A,A The Army sees the state of education nationwide as an issue of national security and wants to participate with leaders in education to improve that quality, said Lt. Gen. Benjamin C. Freakley, commanding general of Army Accessions Command.
Freakley spoke to members of national education organizations and business leaders at the third annual "Strong Students, Strong Futures, Strong Nation" conference to improve post-secondary outcomes for students. The conference took place Oct. 25-28 at the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth and a Kansas City hotel.
Freakley said the focus on high school graduates and college graduates' education wasn't simply because of recruiting goals, which have been met or exceeded in recent years. He told education professionals not familiar with the Army that each new recruit must have a high school diploma and be able to meet the physical, emotional and mental challenges of service.
"They need to be ready as possible to learn the skills required of a 21st century workforce - for the military is, after all, the largest employer of youth, 17-24, in the nation," Freakley said. "And if they meet these qualifications, we will invest tens of thousands of dollars in training and educating each of them. But fewer than three in 10 can qualify for military service because of lack of diploma, educational shortcomings, fitness issues or character issues - having a criminal record."
Brenda Welburn, executive director of the National Association of State Boards of Education, said the first two conferences focused on basic training and how a civilian becomes a Soldier. This conference focuses on leadership, she said, and educators looked for what needs to be taught in the education systems to meet Army standards.
"State boards of education have the responsibilities of forming policies ... learning about issues we can apply to our policy initiatives is a big plus," she said.
Philip Dana, human resources manager for Amazon.com, was one of several business leaders at the conference there to find out more about the transition of Soldiers into the business world.
"I've always been part of employers that have great relationships with the Army," Dana said. "We're always looking for the best human capital in the world and we have a strategic plan to recruit people with military backgrounds."
Participants met in small group panels to learn about the educational expectations of Soldiers from students attending the Command and General Staff College. They also learned about Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, training leaders through gaming technology, Junior ROTC and other programs. Lt. Gen. David Huntoon, superintendent of the United States Military Academy, and Col. Barrye L. Price, commander of the U.S. Army Cadet Command, spoke on "Educating Young Leaders in an Era of Persistent Conflict."


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Easiest Guitar Basics – The Parts of the Guitar
By Brian Hawthorn
If you are absolutely new to or are just thinking about learning to play the guitar, it is very possible that you don't know the names of any of the parts to a guitar or even the difference between an acoustic and an electric guitar. So let me start at the very beginning by giving you explanations on the easiest guitar basics.
First, there are two general types of 6-string guitars – The acoustic and the electric.
Both of these guitars have 3 major parts; the head, the neck and the body.
The acoustic guitar has a hollow body with usually a round sound hole just under the strings. A few acoustic guitars have "f" holes shaped the same as the "f" holes on a violin.
The electric guitar usually has a solid body with one to three "pick-ups" on the body under the strings. They are designed to be plugged into an amplifier.
The head of the guitar has six tuners. These are what are turned to get the guitar in tune. There can either be three tuners on one side and three on the other or all six tuners on one side. On some electric guitars they also have metal guides on the head. These are called "string trees."
The next part of the guitar is called the neck. This is where you your place your fingers to play.
The strings naturally run the entire length of the neck. The strings are lined up and evenly spaced being separated by the grooves in the nut.
The nut is the piece of plastic or other material that is where the head of the guitar finishes and the neck begins. It runs the width of the neck.
The back of the neck is where your thumb is placed. The front of the neck, where you place your fingertips is called either the fingerboard or the fretboard. Both names are correct. The frets themselves are the thin steel pieces that run the width of the neck. You'll notice that the fretboard has between 20 – 24 frets, depending on the style and make of the guitar.
Also, all guitars except for the very inexpensive ones have a steel rod called a truss rod going through the inside of the neck. It is not visible. This truss rod allows a technician to adjust the height of the strings by adjusting or eliminating the curve in the neck.
Finally, the dots that are on the fingerboard and along the edge of the neck are called position markers. This is to let the player know where any fret is at a glance.
The third part of the guitar is the body. As mentioned earlier, the guitar can either be acoustic or electric.
The acoustic guitar body has the top board which is also called a soundboard, the sides and the back. Inexpensive guitars have a laminated soundboard, the sides and the back.
Laminated means it's plywood. For a beginner this is just fine providing the guitar strings are easy to press.
As guitars get more expensive the top board is solid (usually spruce or cedar). In very expensive guitars, the top, sides and backs are all solid woods. Solid woods give a richer tone.
The final part of the body is where the strings attach. This is called the bridge. The strings go into a hole on the bride and are held in place with the bridge pins which look like six little round buttons. As the strings rise out of the body they cross a thin usually white piece of plastic or other material know as the saddle.
The electric guitar body is usually solid wood although there are semi-acoustic as well as full acoustic, electric guitars. There are a number of different body shapes. Also a number of different woods and mixes of woods used to build the bodies.
Instead of a sound hole the electric guitar has pick-ups. These are rectangular shaped and sit below the strings. Electric guitars have a toggle switch to turn the different pick-ups on and off which will change the sound of the guitar when it is plugged into an amplifier. There are also volume and tone controls as well.
The final part of the electric guitar is the bridge. Again, this is where the strings attach to the body of the guitar. There are a number of different designs of electric guitar bridges.
Now to go to the next step, download my free guitar basics e-book, "Guitar – How to Get Started" which is available at http://www.easiestwayguitar.com You'll also receive my Getting Started Mini Course – 7 Useful Tips for Beginners." Brian Hawthorn began playing the guitar in the mid 60′s and is a professional musician, guitar teacher, author and consultant.
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Tigers not letting No. 3 ranking go to their heads
Published: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
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Clemson is preparing for its longest road trip of the season in its initial venture to Syracuse without its collective head in the clouds despite a lofty position in the polls.
No. 3 Clemson (4-0, 2-0 ACC) at Syracuse (2-2, 0-0)
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Coach Dabo Swinney loves what he's seen from his 4-0 team ranked third by the Associated Press and has no fear about suffering the kind of meltdown the Tigers endured two years ago.
After winning their first eight games and escalating to a No. 6 ranking, the Tigers lost four of their last six games, including road losses against underdogs Georgia Tech and North Carolina State. Swinney acknowledged his young crew simply lost its way in not knowing how to handle the hype.
"I remember a couple of years ago we were so young and we go to 8-0 and it was almost like you're first trip to Disney World," Swinney said. "All you do is walk around and go 'Wow, this is really cool.' We just kind of lost our focus whereas this team with the experience that we have I just think they're very dialed in and they get it.
"I like our experience, that's probably the biggest thing. I like the makeup of our team in that we have a really good, experienced group that's been around here for awhile that's not really overwhelmed or caught up in whatever somebody's ranking us or people talking about you on ESPN.
"It's one thing to have good leadership and another when it's very experienced. They can draw on that experience. We're growing up on both sides of the ball and complementing each other in all three phases."
Syracuse (2-2) is playing its first ACC game and has had some recent success against favored teams with last year's 45-26 upset of undefeated Louisville and star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. The previous year, the Orange smacked 15th-ranked West Virginia, which was led by current New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith, 49-23.
Swinney, who was a walk-on receiver at Alabama, acknowledged that while it can be difficult to win at somebody else's place, he always enjoyed playing on the road.
"It's hard to win on the road, that's just a fact, in any league in anything that you so," Swinney said. "I've always personally enjoyed going on the road. I always loved it as a player. I loved the hostility of it growing up in the SEC. I loved going to Baton Rouge and seeing grandmas flick you the finger riding in the on the bus and thinking, man, this is wild. People talk bad about you and they used to call me 'Skinny Swinney' and all that stuff. I loved that. To me it was a lot of fun to be a part of and you just embrace that."
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Flu Vaccination Rates Up, Especially Among Kids
Seasonal flu has been tame this year, but more people are getting vaccinated in hopes of protecting themselves against the virus, according to government data out today.
The growth is strongest among children. Some 36.7% of children aged 6 months to 17 years had received a flu shot as of early November, an increase of 6.1 percentage points from the same time last year, according to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hispanic and black children are now reporting higher levels of flu shot coverage, a promising sign because those groups reported higher instances of illness two years ago during the H1N1 pandemic. Some 43.4% of Hispanic children and 35.5% of black children have gotten flu shots, compared with 33.5% of non-Hispanic whites, according to the CDC.
In recent years, public health officials have tried to educate minority groups by conducting outreach on the importance of flu shots, via pharmacies, community health centers and other programs, said Howard Koh, assistant secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services, in a teleconference with reporters.
Overall, flu shot rates among all demographics rose 3.5 percentage points, increasing to 36.3% of the population, according to the CDC. That represents about 111 million Americans.
An estimated 130.9 million people, or 43% of the U.S. populace, got a flu shot last season, according to the CD
The flu season historically increases in January and peaks in February. But so far this season, influenza has been observed in just 30 states. "We're seeing little flu across the country right now," said Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
Only 1.4% of patient visits to physicians were from flu-like illness, compare to a peak of 8% seen during the H1N1 pandemic in early 2010, wrote Larry Marsh, a Barclays Capital health care analyst, in an investor's note out also out today.
Influenza is estimated to infect 5% to 20% of the population every year, Koh said, with more than 200,000 people ending up in the hospital.
Public officials have targeted increasing flu vaccination rates among at-risk groups, such as pregnant women and people with chronic diseases. They also want to boost the numbers among health-care personnel.
Some 63% of health-care personnel were vaccinated by Nov. 18, an increase from the previous year's 56%, Koh said. Some 62% of seniors older than 65 years had gotten their flu shots, while nearly 43% of pregnant women had been vaccinated, both slight increases from the previous year, Schuchat said.
But gaps still remained between adults. Some 40% non-Hispanic, white adults had received a flu shot, while only 28% of blacks and 26% of Hispanics report getting inoculations.
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- The Philosophy of Liberty trifold – Hand out some of the brilliant text from the excellent animated video by Ken Schooland. This trifold can be used internationally and helps promote the Shire Society.
- Don't Take the Plea Deal trifold, brought to you by Free Keene. Here is a video explaining this outreach.
- NH Jury Trifold, for jury nullification outreach.
- Peace Ticket – Got a ticket from the government people? If you're planning on noncooperating and perhaps going to trial, try sending this to them to let them know what to expect and give them the chance to end their aggression against you. Here is a Peace Ticket for NH and one for the US
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Dark Shadows Festival this weekend in Tarrytown, New York - June 27-29 - a day at Lyndhurst and a visit to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. i can't wait to see everybody there! Thanks to hard working friends, Krista Knicker and Jim Pierson, I have four new pictures that should bring back some memories. (About time!)
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Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 83(p). Filing of Transcript and Record.
Within seven (7) days of the settlement of the transcript, or within seven (7) days of receipt of an order of the district court that no transcript is needed or required, the clerk of the trial court shall file with the district court the transcript, if any, the clerk's record, and all exhibits offered or admitted in the proceeding. The clerk of the trial court shall give notification of such filing to all parties or their attorneys. Any electronic recording tape or belt used to record or transcribe the testimony and proceedings need not be forwarded to the clerk of the district court unless ordered by the district court.
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Baghdad car bombs kill twenty-seven
Two car bombs exploded in Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad killing twenty-seven people, Associated Press (AP) reports. The first attack was a double car bombing in a shopping area of Sadr City. The second attack took place in the nearby neighborhood of Ur. Thirty-four people were injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attacks but officials believe it is likely the work of militants from the extremist group Islamic State, reports AP.
These bombings come as fifty people were killed in fighting between Iraqi government forces and Islamic State insurgents in Mosul Wednesday. Mosul has been under insurgent control since June when Islamic State militants took control of large swathes of northern Iraq, according to AP.
The Iraqi government is struggling to combat a strong Sunni insurgency that began in June. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been criticized for failing to defeat militants from the Islamic State who seek to eventually control Baghdad.


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In Empire Express, designed to be an easy-to-play introduction to the Empire Builder series of games, players create competing railroad empires by drawing railroad tracks with crayons upon an erasable board. You win if you utilize your network of rail lines to acquire and deliver goods efficiently to accumulate the largest personal fortune!
The base game provides pre-programmed routes on a board depicting a north-eastern portion of the U.S. with demand cards providing players with an easy way to learn the system through play. Players start with the bare bones of a railroad: an empty train and track connecting some cities. Each turn you and your fellow players take turns building track, operating trains, and delivering loads. The bank will pay you for each delivered load.
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Fela Kuti Gets His Due on 'Red Hot + Fela' (Song Premiere)
Fela Kuti never shied away from politics in his music, and neither does Baloji on his cover of the pioneering Nigerian musician's song "Buy Africa," premiering today on Speakeasy.
The song is part of "Red Hot + Fela," a compilation of artists covering Kuti's songs as part of Red Hot's efforts to raise money to combat AIDS — a resonant cause, given that Kuti died of an AIDS-related illness in 1997. The album also includes contributions from Roots drummer Questlove, Tune-Yards, Angelique Kidjo, Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes, Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe from TV on the Radio and the Kronos Quartet.
Baloji, a Congolese musician with strong ties to Belgium, was drawn to the act-locally message of "Buy Africa."
"The song's topic ain't like the title suggests at first," he told Speakeasy. "It's not about the exploitation of African resources, but about how Africans should support their own economy.
It questions the import of subsistence products and the lack of value attributed to local products, locally made clothes and also how the role of the dollar as the principle currency of exchange leads Africans to the adoption of American models of thinking, and an American concept of success. It isn't about a simplistic rejection of globalization, but more about getting involved ourselves, and shifting the balance."
He and his band, L'Orchestre de la Katuba featuring Kuku, varied their version of Kuti's song by speeding it up slightly, adding Congolese guitar and talking drums, and underpinning the tune with a mutuashi dance rhythm. Then they simply played it.
"We recorded it without overdubs and that's the most important thing about this song for us," Baloji said. "It's living and floating."
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The Cape Verde weather is excellent for beach and mountain holidays. Because they lie in the Trade Winds belt with its gentle Atlantic swell, Cape Verde offers perfect conditions for sailing, kite or windsurfing. The climate is tropical and dry with warm temperatures throughout the year, ranging from 24ºC to 30ºC, making the Islands of Cape Verde almost 10ºC warmer than the Canary Islands in the winter months.
There are two main seasons; the rainy season from August to October, when sudden but spectacular rainstorms can punctuate the hot sun, and the dry season from December to June when the trade winds blow with more intensity.
Figures for rainfall can be quite misleading as they are considerably different on each island. Sal, Boa Vista and São Vicente islands receive almost no rain while on some of the higher peaks on Santo Antão and Fogo there can be up to 2 meters of rainfall a year, making them lush and green.
The weather in Cape Verde also varies from island to island and within each island. In the desolate centers of the flat islands, temperatures can reach 40ºC whereas the coastal areas generally remain in the high twenties. Sea temperatures are warm enough to make swimming a real pleasure, varying between 21°C in February and March to a high of 26°C in September and October.
The ten Cape Verde Islands are a paradise hidden in the mid Atlantic Ocean, ready to offer its visitors all the beauty of its scenery, the white sandy beaches and the laid-back, friendly culture of Cape Verdean people.
Thanks to the warm Cape Verde climate, the islands are increasing in popularity for tourists from all over the world but especially from Europe, where it is only a 4-6 hour flight away, is free from malaria or hurricanes, no jet lag (+1h GMT), lots of sun, miles of sand beaches and no Caribbean price tag. As can be seen from the monthly temperature chart above, the Cape Verde weather is perfect for a sun filled holiday for the whole family, any time of the year. The perfect ingredients are all there for a sunny Cape Verde Holidays.
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Entrenching Environmentalism: Private Conservation Easements Over Public Land
Christopher Serkin
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University of Chicago Law Review, Forthcoming
Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 165
This piece for the University of Chicago Law Review Symposium: Reassessing the State and Local Government Toolkit, examines how local governments can use private law mechanisms to entrench policy in ways that circumvent typical legal limitations. The piece examines in detail a specific example of a town donating conservation easements over property it owns to a third-party not-for-profit conservation organization in order ensure that the property would not be developed in the future. This is nearly the functional equivalent of passing an unrepealable zoning ordinance restricting development, something existing anti-entrenchment rules would never permit. The piece examines the costs and benefits of using such a device. It theorizes generally about the nature of entrenchment outside of public law, and identifies anti-entrenchment protections designed to prevent the worst abuses. It ultimately argues that eminent domain serves an important role in allowing subsequent governments to escape the precommitments of prior governments and proposes a modest modification in compensation rules to limit the extent to which conservation easements can entrench an anti-development agenda.
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Sad music moves us like nothing else, and despite its gloomy nature it also has the curious power to make us happy. In This Will End in Tears: The Miserabilist Guide to Music, author Adam Brent Houghtaling explains why, while offering up a compendium of history's masters of melancholy and the greatest sad songs of all time, featuring artists across genres and through time—from torch songs to country weepers to emo classics. Loaded with recommended playlists and insights into our favorite sob songs, This Will End in Tears is a fascinating immersion into the "miserabilist" genre, a musical marker with increasing resonance.
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"A comprehensive, sharply written journey through the music of sadness, of every stripe and from every genre....Whether read straight through or dipped into at random, in times of despair or not, this is a most helpful musical sourcebook through every kind of blue." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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There's a grandmother in Hillsville who makes biscuits for a living, and she's one of the best in America. This story is called "There's something about Mary and her biscuits."
Inside the Hardee's in Hillsville, five days a week, if you sneak behind the counter, you'll see a woman working in flour, dressed in white. You'll also hear every couple of minutes two tasty words: "hot biscuits!"
Mary Marshall was recently named the Hardee's biscuit maker champion. Beating out 700 other biscuiteers from 335 restaurants, owned by Boddie-Noell Enterprises.
"I'd have to say because I love what I'm doing. I put a lot of love into them," Marshall said.
"Them" are twelve handmade biscuits to a pan. The morning crew out front calls them special. Just ask Greg Testerman, who was splitting those golden browns, putting in eggs, sausage and anything else the customer wanted.
"[Mary's biscuits] are always that way. Yeah, they don't tear apart. They don't tear into a bunch of little pieces," Testerman said.
Mary works in about a six-by-ten foot space in the back. That's where she makes biscuit magic. When asked what she puts in those biscuits, Mary said, ''The biscuit premix, the buttermilk, the shortening and everything is already mixed into the premix for me. Mary says she is the secret ingredient.
Here's the big number -- Mary says she makes and bakes up to 1,000 biscuits every morning.
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|Posted by NEVILLE GISHFORD on August 25, 2013 at 5:45 AM
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I can remember when I was a young boy growing up, my self discipline was something which was a very flexible part of my character. By this, I mean that when the activity I was involved with was something I really liked and enjoyed, my self discipline was very good and my commitment and dedication to it being successful was high. However, unfortunately, when the task in front of me was one in which I had very little enthusiasm or interest in, my self discipline often deserted me and sadly some failures were the inevitable result.
I feel obliged to say to you that this is not a good formula for consistent achievement and success in our lives. Self discipline is something we need to apply to all our tasks equally and if we teach ourselves to do this, we will find that it becomes much easier to discipline our conscious mind to practice and carry through our tasks to their conclusion. Possibly, the best way to help build our self discipline is to develop positive routinesin our daily activities. I want to stress the importance of saying positive, your mind will just as successfully adopt a negative, harmful routine if we teach it to. So, just remember to be careful about what you instill into your mind, because what you put in is what you will get out. Our mind functions best when it recognizes order and repetition, it seems to thrive on relatively set patternsand systematic activities.
I am certainly not trying to suggest that we should not also thrive on passion and spontaneity and we should simply surrender and just do the same things over and over. We definitely need change and unexpected challenges in our lives to bring out the best in ourselves and this helps create excitement and great enjoyment for us. There is plenty of room for both types of personality in our character. However, if history can be considered a teacher and an educator, we would do well to recognize the fact that many of the great achievements recorded down through the ages have only come about because of dogged determination and applying substantial amounts of self discipline, often for long periods of time, if not throughout complete lifetimes.
If we take simple steps each day to practice and build our self discipline through healthy sensible routines, we will be much more likely to prosper and create an easier, happier and more successful life for ourselves and the people we love. So remember, to master the skills of self discipline, and you will become the master of yourself.
|Posted by NEVILLE GISHFORD on August 14, 2011 at 12:55 AM
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The title for this chapter was not written by me and many of you will recognize it as a line from a very well known song. Never the less, I believe it expresses one of the most valuable and most needed emotions in the world. Love has always been needed down through our long history and is most certainly needed more than ever today and will continue to be needed far into the future.
Love is without doubt the most written about, spoken about and indeed sung about emotion of all, and it plays a significant roll in the lives of everyone. Love also certainly means many different things to many different people. However, one thing is for sure, it is important to all of us, no matter how we understand and interpret the meaning of love. There are so many ways we can express our love. We can love our world, we can love our country, we can love our mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, brothers and sisters, we can love our life partner, we can love our own children and we can love their children and their children's children, we can love our God and our religion, we can even love our cat and our dog. In fact, there is absolutely no limit to our capacity to find enough love for everything and every being we desire to share it with.
A wonderful thing about genuine love is that the more you give away the more you create within yourself, which enables you to continue giving away your love over and over without it ever running out. Another wonderful thing about love is that, in time it always returns to you, the giver There is nothing selfish about this and it is simply the way the universe operates. People may wish todisagree, but it is of no matter as it will still happen anyway. Sometimes, it is not always immediately obvious. However, you will gradually become aware of its return and you will also become aware of its progress, flowing out to many, many more people and creatures that you share this wonderful world with.
Love is the most powerful force in the world and we should all try our best to embrace its strength and share it as much as we possibly can. Do not be afraid to show your love, do not be afraid to verbally express your love, do not be reticent to share your love, because it is a gift to us all from the Creator and we will be doubly blessed by passing the gift on to everyone we possibly can. Embrace love in all its many forms and express it with passion and an open generous willingness to share your joy of life with those people you care about and also anyone else who will accept your wonderful gift.
|Posted by NEVILLE GISHFORD on July 22, 2011 at 7:12 AM
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Have you ever wondered why almost all of mankind, both now and in the past, have developed at least one very recognizable common element among them, no matter how many differences there may have been or still are in their respective societies and cultures. The single element I am thinking about is music. Music is a universal activity, either with people as participants, enthusiastically playing a wonderful variety of different sound producing instruments down over the millennia, or simply as listeners enjoying the sounds that others have created or are still creating.
Perhaps we could consider that one of the major reasons for this commonality of interest and fascination in what we call music is because it is believed that the whole of the universe exists as the result of energy created by vibration waves. A relatively recent theory which has been put forward and is now widely accepted throughout the scientific world by scientists, physicists and astronomers, is that everything that exists in our universe is, in reality, simply created by the energy waves which travel about through the universe continuously rearranging the atoms and the smaller sub atomic particles like protons and neutrons and as science continues to discover, also many additional particles of ever decreasing size. By this process of rearranging the molecular structure of the existing atoms, all matter is continuously being changed and recreated and that all of this is being done by something which you may have already guessed at. Obviously, it is not music. However, if you thought rhythm you are very close. The current belief is that the entire universe as we know it exists because of the energy being carried along by vibration waves which are created by and launched on their miraculous journey by structures which the scientists are calling strings; these strings are believed to be the smallest structures which can exist in the universe. By the way, the name strings has nothing to do with the concept of the music. It is simply because of what scientists believe their shape is. It is believed that as the vibrations created by the strings move out, they in essence, become energy waves pulsing out in very different rhythmic patterns. So, in very simple terms, when these energy rhythms make contact with a structure which has it atoms arranged in a particular way, there are changes in the molecular structure of that arrangement and by this process the object as we perceive its shape and form would be completely transformed into something we would then perceive in a totally different way. However, the reality is that the structure is absolutely no more or no less than it was previously. It simply now has a different form. This theory is very relevant to the creation of music because when energy waves are created by either, wind, string, percussion or electronic instruments, subtle changes occur in the structure of the energy produced, in exactly the same way that it changes infinitely larger structures in the universe such as planets, stars and galaxies. In the case of music, the changes become energy waves which we cannot see. However, fortunately for us, we can both hear and feel them and they are presented to us in the form we know as music.
It is not my wish to discuss religious matters in any depth in my writing, so it is the choice of all readers to make up their own minds, if the question arises about who created the string rhythms in the beginning. I, myself, am contentto believe that it was the doing of the Creator of all that exists. However, this is another subject all together and better suited to be written about and discussed at another time and place.
Now back to the music. As we are all aware, music can have a profound effect on our feelings and emotions and this is probably in great part, due to the fact that we are all beings created by, like everything else in the universe, rhythmic waves and when we hear or feel the rhythmic energy created by music, we become even more complete beings. Perhaps we could liken it to putting the last few missing pieces of a jigsaw puzzle into place to make the picture perfect. This helps, to some degree, to explain why mankind has such a love, enjoyment and passion for so many forms of music. It enables us to be more in harmony with the rhythm of the universe. The world would certainly be a far less enjoyable place if it did not exist. I would say we owe the earliest creators of music a great debt, even if it was only started by thumping on a log or whistling through a hollow piece of straw it was the beginning of mankind realising the enormous power of joining together two of the great forces of the universe, rhythmic waves with rhythmic energy and we are by far the better because of it. Perhaps it was even an inevitable part of the great plan for the universe.
So, continue to play and listen to the music with enthusiasm and passion. It is an integral part of our spirit and makes us one with each other and one with the universe.
|Posted by David on February 18, 2011 at 1:00 AM
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Look in the mirror and always try to see more of the internal rather than the shell that encases us. Many forget true beauty and belive that the internal of who we are is weak and something that should be hidden when in fact, its those shallow vanity driven people who are truly weak and will fade and pass out of existance.
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We often forget to take the time to to breath deeply and use our mind to feel and place the oxygen deep into our body's where needed. Quite often we need to be reminded of this.
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It certainly seems a very obvious statement to make, so why, you might ask would I devote a chapter to something as basic as breathing. The normal act of breathing is something we do not even have to consciously be aware of. Our brain automatically tells us to keep breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide, and this life sustaining action continuously occurs from the day we are born until the day we leave this world. However, over millions of years of evolution, the human body has developed the efficiency to function extremely well during normal everyday activities, using the least amount of oxygen possible to sustain us. This is simply the usual progression of any life form to operate at its most effective and optimum level.
This is the base from where we begin to build our body's fitness and ability to progress on from where we would consider normal and we do this by exercising our body's muscles and tissues in a manner which forces them to a higher level of development. However, the element that we require the most to accomplish this is oxygen, and how is it that we obtain this oxygen? Well, of course the answer is no surprise. It is by breathing. I will just take a few moments to explain what happens to the oxygen when we breathe in. It is freely floating about in all the air we breathe and is drawn down into our lungs every time we draw in breath. Our lungs, which we can liken to two large sponges, are filled with many blood vessels of various sizes and in an almost miraculous continuous event, the oxygen in the air is directed eventually to little tiny air sacs called Alveoli, and when the description of little and tiny are used to indicate just how small these sacks are, let me say that we are talking about there being something like 700,000 million of them in our lungs. Finally, through a process
which is called diffusion, the oxygen passes through the tissue and through the walls of the tiniest of the blood capillaries which are entwined around the Alveoli sacs and becomes the oxygen in our blood as it is pumped throughout our body to every cell to nurture and sustain us.
As we exercise and our body grows stronger and fitter, we need to supply it with adequate amounts of oxygen for this growth and this is one of the main reasons why I have brought the subject of breathing up. It is so very importantthat we exercise to maintain and indeed increase our well being and breathing is the key to our success. Every opportunity we have we should take a moment to breathe more deeply for a few minutes. We can do this very worthwhile activity anywhere and anytime. No one will even notice us.
Another very important aspect of breathing is the rate of our breathing and the quantity of oxygen we obtain from that rate. For one example, it is very closely aligned with our level of stress and tension. We will already be familiar with this, as,when we are agitated or anxious, our heart rate increases making greater demands on the blood supply being pumped around our body. At the same time, because of our distress, our breathing becomes dramatically more shallow. Unfortunately, this is not accompanied by an equally dramatic increase in oxygen, so our body does not receive enough to compensate for the additional demand. So once again, we need to take stronger steady breaths to compensate. Again, as you are now becoming more aware, breathing is the key.
If we are trying to relax or gain a calm state of mind and body which may be simply resting or perhaps meditating, it is necessary to once again be conscious of our breathing. The body has certain natural levels of breathing which it has become accustomed to, depending on what we are doing. For example, if we are sleeping, this brings about a certain rhythm of breathing which is different to that which we experience when we are simply at rest and very different to when we are active and exerting our body. The significance of this fact is that if we can remain calm and at peace, our breathing remains at a steady rhythmic pace and allows our mind and our body to, in a sense, have a good break from always working so hard to keep us well, both physically and mentally and I will add spiritually.
So again, I will ask you to be more conscious and aware of your bodies need for breathing. It is definitely worth your while to remember and practice the use and control of your breathing. Be aware of the changing circumstances you experience daily and remember your breath is a very, very important way to help you to have control over your responses to the many changing circumstances which inevitably occur every day of our lives.
|Posted by NEVILLE GISHFORD on February 1, 2011 at 10:04 PM
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Over recent years, there have been very few global issues which have confronted people with a more important, and indeed, more controversial decision to make than how green should I be? Firstly, it would be helpful for everyone to clarify exactly what the meaning of this question really is. Green is a term which has come into use in the last century or so, as a general description for our level of interest in the natural environment. So the question really is, how much interest should I take in the state of the natural world?
Strangely, there is no terminology that I am aware of, such as brown or grey for a total lack of concern or respect for the environment. So, we are virtually committed to consider which position on the green color spectrum we wish to be, or believe we should be. There are so many names for the different positions people hold on this issue, some of them being just a greenie, right wing greens, left wing greens, political party greens, radical greens and moderate greens. It just goes on and on. Some people have political agendas and some have social and spiritual agendas, all shades of green possible.
There are some people who believe that the environment should be totally subjugated and totally subordinate to mankind. Others believe the environment should be left totally alone and we, as humans, should be satisfied to live within the conditions and environment it dictates. I believe that the majority of people are both, caring, responsible and intelligent enough to consider that the shade of green we should choose is definitely not the extreme shade at each end of the spectrum, but that we should choose a shade somewhere in the middle, the correct choice is definitely not all or nothing. Everybody has a different level of responsibility and level of contribution which is normally governed by the individual opportunities and resources we have at our disposal. Apart from the absurd option of total destruction of the environment, there is probably room for almost everyone else to follow their own individual path. I would also suggest that we all need to be as considerate and as tolerant of the ideas and opinions of others as we can and try very hard to keep open a peaceful dialogue with those people who appear to have a very different view and a different agenda to you. Always remember, you will gain a far better knowledge and understanding of those who may oppose your ideas if you listen carefully to what they have to say and what it is they believe. This may assist in some helpful compromises you may not have been able to achieve.
Circumstances can dictate solutions which are not always the perfect results we would like to achieve. However, people must come first. We must not only survive, we must also prosper. This is the natural process of life so it may continue no matter which form of life it is. So, this leaves all of us in a position to choose the shade of green involvement we wish. Please do not distress yourself over the amount of good you can achieve, be it small or large. We are not expected, as individuals, to contribute more than a small effort each. Remember, the mighty structure of the Great Wall of China was built by simply adding one stone or mud block to another. If our effort is made with love, concern and genuine intentions to preserve and return a healthy balance to the world in which we live, we will contribute a benefit well worth our effort.
So, as a final comment you may wish to do the following things.
:Assess your ability to contribute.
:Assess the level of commitment which is right for you.
:Take the level of action you, yourself, are comfortable with.
:Take the level of action which will fit comfortably with your work and family.
After considering the ideas above or similar ideas of your own that you arrive at, you will have answered your own question and will have found which shade of green you should be.
|Posted by NEVILLE GISHFORD on January 21, 2011 at 10:54 PM
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About the new house, don't worry dear, I have been discussing it with the engineer and he assured me there is nothing to be concerned about. He said, "It is perfectly safe and secure, it is built solid rock."
Many of the truly great structures of the ancient world, such as the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Egypt, the great Maya cities of Tikal, Palenque, Chichenitza in the Yucatan Peninsula and the Temple City of Teotihuacan in Mexico, all have a number of similarities, many of which are very obvious to us. Firstly, we see they are all very large and substantial structures. Next, we may notice they are all built of stone, being the only permanent building material available in ancient times. Thirdly, that they are all very old. In some instances, they have stood for five thousand years. However, the most important characteristic they all have in common is not always so apparent and so obvious, and this singular feature that unites them all is the foundations upon which all these great structures are built. Thousands and thousands of tonnes of rock, sand, soil, coral and coal, all of the building materials that mankind had discovered are suitable and reliable for this purpose, provide the basis upon which all these dramatic structures have been able to stand and continue to survive down through the ages to the present time. The obvious lesson to be learnt from this knowledge is that the only way for anything we create to grow and become something of substance and permanence in our live, is if it is built on a rock solid base.
It is very important to realise that although we have, up to now been using the physical structure of ancient buildings as an example, the truth is that almost everything in our lives needs to have a strong base to build upon if it is to stand firm over the years and indeed to continue to grow and to flourish. Anything of longevity has to have a solid beginning. Let us examine some situations where this is easily shown. Building a business requires us to firstly have a creative idea, visualize the progressive results, see potential obstacles to our success, then we begin to build the physical structures we need to power our new business. Perhaps it is a good office building or enough factory space or machinery that will adequately accomplish producing our new clients orders. It would also involve making sure we acquire the best staffing personnel to operate the business smoothly and with efficiency. The basic structure could be almost anything. However it must be strong, solid and of excellent quality for its specific purpose and most of all well planned and executed in its application.
This now brings us to consider what is probably the most important application of all for this simple, basic idea of as olid foundation, and this is to apply it to our personal, individual lives. Having a stable, well defined plan for how we would like to develop our lives and grow with the lives of those people around us whom we love and cherish is the key to a life filled with love and happiness, harmony and personal achievement. It helps enable us to develop good ethics and life principals we can apply to ourselves and use as living examples to our children. It creates stability in our work lives, enjoyment of our sporting and leisure activities and quality time spent with our life partner and children. Indeed, there is no facet of our life that will not be enhanced by good planning and earnest application.
There is another important thing which should be considered when we discuss the principal of the solid base and that is, there will be times when we will find it necessary to consider somefundamental changes to your base. Life is never stable enough and unchangeable that we will not have to consider making adjustments to our building plans at some times in our life. This is completely normal and you should make every effort to effect these changes in the most calm, organized and practical manner you are capable of. Do not be afraid of the changes. If you make them in an orderly and considered manner, they will cause very little disruption and indeed place you back on your path with ease. Remember our ancient buildings and consider the future results if builders and subsequent caretakers did not make adjustments to the foundations when structural or design errors were discovered.
Also, please do not forget the spiritual structure of your life, which ever form it takes for you. It to can be greatly enhanced by planning and organization while you work upon your personal beliefs to build a spiritual path that will take you and indeed those people around you on a more happy, loving and contented journey through your life.
Consider this, Build strong
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The generous act of paying a compliment to someone is one of the easiest and most simple things we can do. The results that can occur from paying acompliment are often out of all proportion to the small effort involved to make them. By this, I mean that a few well chosen, genuinely meant words can have a profound effect on, and lift the spirits and the emotional well being of the person who receives them, far above what you might believe possible. Firstly though, you must keep in mind that complements are only going to create good benefits if they are genuine and honest in their delivery. Remember, people can see through untruthful remarks very easily and this only contributes to the opposite result from what you are trying to achieve.
When we receive compliments, we become immediately aware that someone else has taken an interest in us and thinks enough of us to notice something worthwhile. It can be almost anything. Perhaps it might be our appearance, this is a very common thing which people choose to make a compliment about or it could be a recent activity we have undertaken or something like our attitude towards a current situation in our lives. There is almost no limit to what can be noticed about us. However,no matter what the compliment is founded on, it is almost inevitable that anumber of things will occur when it is made. One of these is that we will have an increase in our self esteem. It may be a little or it may be a lot. However, it is of no matter, as self esteem needs to be nurtured regularly to encourage it to grow and develop. So, if someone contributes either a small or large step up the ladder to how we feel about ourselves, it is still of great value. Whether we are conscious of it or not, it is very important to all of us and in particular our happiness, that we have an abundance of self esteem. This is even more significant in the lives of our children and young people. Their lives and their chances of having a successful and happy future are greatly decreased if we do not make a significant effort to support and encourage them to have a strong belief in themselves. We all have a need to feel worthwhile, that we have a value to others, that we can be important in our contributions to the people we love and care about, like our families, our friends and our society of which we are a member and rightfully belong.
So, here we are with the ability to help to contribute towards almost anyone developing a better sense of self worth, a better understanding of what a valuable person they really are and an acceptance of the fact that it is perfectly fine to like yourself for just who you are.
What an awesome power we have. It is wonderful to know that every single one of us can be capable of doing such good and with such a simple effort as remembering to pay a heartfelt compliment. So try to remember, at every possible opportunity, do just this, speak up, pay a compliment, and watch the other person's spirit soar.


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Each spring HFMA sends a survey to chapter leaders to ask for feedback on how we support their volunteer experience. In the next three months, we will answer questions and comments that were raised in the last survey.
Two themes that seem to pop up across the various surveys is that volunteers are unable to find specific resources on the Chapter Leaders Website, or that they find that they are unable to take part in training either because they cannot attend the Leadership Training Conference or are unable to participate in one of the training webinars.
As an overall response to these concerns, we wanted to point to the new Chapter Leaders Resources search tool (which went live shortly before the survey was conducted). We put as much information as possible on the Chapter Leaders Resources website so it's accessible 24/7. Organizing it in a way that is intuitive for everyone is subjective, but the search tool should help volunteers find the information they need quickly.
The annual LTC and chapter leaders webinars are great ways to learn about the responsibilities for the various leadership positions. If you are unable to attend LTC or participate in a live webinar, you can still access the presentation slides and handouts, and we also have recordings available for the webinars. Email firstname.lastname@example.com and we will be happy to send these resources to you. If you still have questions after viewing the presentations, please call. We are happy to walk you through whatever you might need help with.
That brings us to another resource that we can't promote enough-Chapter Relations staff. We are just a phone call or email away. Some volunteers tell us they don't want to be a bother, so we are here to tell you that you are never a bother. We appreciate all the time and effort you put toward serving our members and we recognize that you all have day jobs. You are our day job, so call us, or email if you have a question or you need help with anything. One of our favorite quotes from a volunteer is that Chapter Relations was her "Easy Button." We want to be your "Easy Button," too. Don't wait until you've exhausted hours searching for a resource or solution to a problem. Call us early and often.
On to specific comments from the survey.
This month's portion of the surveys is: Please describe the most important thing that HFMA could do to further support and enhance the volunteer experience.
Comment: The onsite LTC should include something on the PPT and what is required by June 1. There was a webinar after LTC, but I could not attend and am figuring it out myself.
Chapter Relations' response: You are never on your own-Chapter Relations staff is always here to help. We're available during business hours (generally from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) to assist chapter leaders. We are happy to walk anyone through the PPT or any other process. The PPT Navigation Guide is also available 24/7 from the PPT home page.
HFMA's Response: Although chapters are required to publish one newsletter each quarter, many chapters provide more than four. In addition, the timeline would be very different for a chapter who was publishing electronically versus one that was producing a printed newsletter that would be distributed via the postal service.
Even if a chapter produces only four newsletters a year, they still have a three-month window in which to publish. That's potentially 68 different timelines.
To help chapters develop a timeline that will be appropriate for the number of newsletters and the distribution method, we have six sample newsletter timelines available on the Newsletter Chair Toolkit that chapters can choose from to create their own chapter-specific timeline.
We also urge chapters to consider sending their newsletter chair to LTC for training and the opportunity to network with their peers and share successful practices. Slides and handouts including examples of successful practices from LTC are available on the website.
In addition to training at LTC, chapter relations host a series of webinars for the different volunteer positions. If you miss a webinar, you can contact email@example.com for a copy of the slides, handouts, and a recording of the webinar.
Chapter Relations staff is always happy to help connect you with resources to help you with your job. You can email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (800) 252-4362 and ask the operator to connect you with a member of the Chapter Relations team.
Chapter Relations response: Both the President and President-elect Toolkit and the Volunteer Recruitment Tools under National Office Resources contain sample job descriptions and responsibilities that chapters can use as a starting point for developing their own committee operations manual.
Chapter Relations response: Last year we posted the full schedule of our chapter leaders webinars on the web in the Chapter Leaders Webinar Center. This year we also included all the webinars in the Chapter Planning Calendar and Resource Guide that was distributed at LTC and is available on the website. We also list the next two months webinars in the Looking Ahead section of Notes from National every month (at the end of the month). We understand that sometimes work responsibilities prevent you from attending. We will do everything we can to assist you in fulfilling your responsibilities. Contact us at email@example.com or call (800) 252-4362 and ask to speak to a member of the Chapter Relations team.
Chapter Relations response: HFMA has offered online meeting registration for a number of years. You can access information about the Online Chapter Meeting Registration Packages from the Program Chair Toolkit under Assistance with Programs.
Chapter Relations response: Chapter Relations offers "Effective Sponsorship Programs - Everyone Wins!" a webinar developed in response to previous requests for a Sponsorship track. This popular webinar was also presented at LTC 2012 as a Panorama Session and was one of our top-rated programs. Due to its popularity, this session will be offered again at the 2013 LTC. LTC tracks generally comprise 3 to 4 sessions that each run about 90 minutes. We encourage you to send us your ideas for additional material for a Sponsorship Chair track. In the meantime, chapter Sponsorship Chairs are encouraged to attend sessions in any of the other tracks that will meet the needs of their chapter.
The role of Chapter Secretary wears many different hats across HFMA's 68 chapters, unlike the more uniformly defined duties of Program Chair, Membership Chair, or Newsletter Chair,
Currently, there is a virtual track-a series of webinars targeted at some of the more common responsibilities that chapters assign to the Chapter Secretaries throughout the year including "HFMA Founders Merit Award Program-Recognizing the Volunteer in You," "Program Planning Tool-Everything You Need to Know," and "Minutes & Bylaws & Recordkeeping" (which includes training on the most universal task associated with the Chapter Secretary position - meeting minutes). "Minutes & Bylaws & Recordkeeping" was also presented at the 2012 LTC as a Panorama Session and we plan to offer it again the 2013 LTC.
Secretaries and chapter administrators are also included in the promotion of chapter leader webinars with topics such as social networking (two sessions), defining your market with intelligence, and running an effective meeting. Chapter secretaries and administrators can also attend LTC in whichever track most closely addresses the responsibilities assigned by the chapter.
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2 Bastrop, Louisiana Police Officers Killed
BASTROP (TV8) - Morehouse Parish Sheriff Danny McGrew confirms two Bastrop police officers were shot and killed Friday afternoon in downtown Bastrop.
McGrew says one suspect was also shot and killed. Two emergency medical technicians were shot and wounded. One was reported to be in surgery at Morehouse General Hospital.
At least one other suspect was said to be in a standoff with police at the Best Budget Inn on South Franklin Street near the courthouse square.
McGrew said the suspects were possibly persons of interest in a double homicide in Texas, but that was not confirmed.
TV8 News reporter Jennifer Townley reports from the scene that part of downtown Bastrop has been sealed off, and both Bastrop City Hall and the Morehouse Parish courthouse have been placed under lockdown, and that two persons have been arrested.
SWAT teams equipped with helmets, shields and guns are taking up positions outside the Best Budget Inn. FBI agents are on the scene.
A caller who identified herself as Sharon Anders, manager of Altel's Bastrop store, said the FBI has ordered all Bastrop phone service disconnected until the situation is normalized.
Other details are sketchy.
A Bastrop police dispatcher who answered a phone call from TV8 News said she did not have time to talk and immediately hung up the phone.
Sterlington Police Chief Barry Bonner says he was notified that emergency personnel would be traveling through Sterlington en route to Bastrop in response to "an officer involved shooting."
A clerk in a store on the Bastrop courthouse square called KNOE TV8 News to describe the scene following the shooting. She says police armed with rifles are running around the area of a motel near the square. She also saw ambulances coming and going from the area.
Check in with KNOE.com and watch TV8 News for details on this developing story.


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Alice In Chains Hate To Feel Lyrics
Last updated: 03/16/2011 12:00:00 PM
What's gone wrong, I can't see straight
Been too long, so full of hate
What the fuck will it take
Drown myself in my wake
Another shaggy D.A.
Now a dog, shake my leg
Plastic man, paper face
Candy heart, what a waste
Gotta change, set a date
Eat my cake, lick my plate
Stare at me with empty eyes and
Point your words at me
Mirror on the wall will show you
What you're scared to see
I can see, yeah - (wish I couldn't
see at all)
I can feel - (wish I couldn't
feel at all)
Hate to see - (wish I couldn't
see at all)
Hate to feel - (wish I couldn't
feel at all)
So climb the walls,
Thin my blood now
And I crawl, back to bed now
What the hell, gotta rest
Aching pain in my chest
Lucky me, now I'm set
Little bug for a pet
New Orleans, gotta get
Pin cushion medicine
Used to be curious
Now the shit's sustenance
All this time I swore I'd never
Be like my old man
What the hey it's time to face
Exactly what I am
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WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. -- The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Patriots Men's Soccer team swept past Bluefield College on October 19th. The Patriots took down the Rams 4-1 in the Mid-South Conference (MSC) contest, moving their season record to 6-5-1 and 6-1 in MSC play, keeping UC in 2nd place in the MSC standings.
Scoring for the Patriots began early in the match with freshman Matt Worley (Knoxville, TN) finding the net off of a beautiful pass from Pedro Antonelli (Mairipord, Brazil). Antonelli also had the assist on the second goal when sophomore Ariel Castanon (Chile) fired and placed another goal on the board for the Patriots. Rob Jones (London, England) scored the third goal for UC off a penalty kick, bringing the lead to 3-0 before the half.
After an exciting first 45 minutes of play, the Patriots looked to continue with tough defense and offense to shut down the Rams from placing any goals on the board. Unfortunately in the 72nd minute, Bluefield's James Gunn found the net and scored the lone goal for the Rams. Joao Ehlers (Sao Paulo, Brazil) answered back just two minutes later when he received a perfect pass from Antonelli to score the final goal for the Patriots. With Bluefield being unable to find the goal, the Patriots took the conference win with a final score of 4-1.
The Patriots look to remain undefeated on their home turf on October 22nd when they take on Brescia University. Kickoff is set to start at 4:00 pm.


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SAN JOSE -- A busy stretch of downtown San Jose was sealed off for hours Friday after a San Jose State University officer shot and killed a knife-wielding man who reportedly charged at him and his partner just off campus.
The confrontation also involved an officer using a Taser against the man -- "to no effect" -- which was followed by the deadly force, according to San Jose police, which is investigating the shooting because by a jurisdictional hair, it occurred in the city.
Authorities said the man was taken to Valley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police were withholding his name until his family could be notified.
Officer Albert Morales, an San Jose Police Department spokesman, said it does not appear the man who died attended the university.
"There is nothing to lead us to believe he is a student," Morales said.
University police got a call around 11 a.m. reporting sightings of a man walking on campus with large knife, Morales said. Two officers spotted the man and followed him, but by the time they were able to contact him he had already walked off campus to the intersection of South Eighth and San Salvador streets.
Morales said the officers ordered the man to drop the knife, and he attacked them.
"The suspect charged at the officers with the knife," Morales said.
One officer fired his Taser, and after that didn't stop him, the second officer "used his firearm in defense of his life and his partner's life."
Neither officer was injured. They were interviewed Friday afternoon by San Jose homicide detectives, who will conduct an investigation monitored by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, which is routine after officer-involved shootings.
Morales would not say how many shots the officer fired. Several people in the area said they heard what they thought were two gunshots.
Elisa Gomez said her 13-year-old daughter was inside an apartment near the shooting and told her by phone what happened.
"She heard the zapping of a stun gun," Gomez said. "They went to go out and the next thing you know, two gunshots."
Her daughter said she went out and saw a man on the ground being examined by officers. He was placed on a gurney and taken to the hospital.
Streets around the shooting were blocked off after the shooting, which occurred across the street from the SJSU campus near dorms, the school's aquatic center and the Events Center. On-campus activity experienced minimal disruption.
Staff writer Mark Emmons contributed to this report. Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.


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As tension between North and South Korea sparks fear across the globe, local Koreans said they aren't worried.
"They just try to threaten," Derick Kim said. "(North Korean leaders) try to push them to come to the conversation."
Kim said his sentiment on the situation is similar to that of his family, which still lives in South Korea.
"They don't care," he said, laughing. "They're so busy. They have to go to (the) office, they have to walk."
Members of a Korean church said the attitude they have in South Korea toward Kim Jong Un's threats is different than the attitude many have in the U.S.
"Over here, more likely talking about war," Yongnae Halla said. "In Korea, they say, 'oh well,' that's it."
KRDO NEWSCHANNEL 13 also contacted NORAD and the U.S. Northern Command for comment.
"Northern command makes adjustments to its state of readiness based on current threat assessments, but does not discuss specific readiness posture," a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command spokesperson said. "We stand ready to defend the homeland."
North Korean threats don't worry locals
As tension between North and South Korea sparks fear across the globe, local Koreans said they aren't worried.
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Book your room at Farmhouse Inn
Get an overview of this hotelRomantic inn with full-service spa and free breakfast
Situated near the beach, this romantic inn is 2.3 mi (3.6 km) from Russian River Vineyard and within 6 mi (10 km) of Kistler Vineyards and Hartford Family Winery. Iron Horse Vineyards and Deloach Vineyards are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Property Features
Along with a full-service spa, this smoke-free inn has a restaurant and an outdoor pool. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include spa services, concierge services, and dry cleaning.
Room Amenities
All 25 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and iPod docks. In addition to upscale touches like fireplaces and jetted tubs, guests will find flat-screen TVs with satellite channels and refrigerators.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Farmhouse Inn7871 River Road Forestville CA 95436
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Farmhouse Inn features a full-service spa and an outdoor pool. The inn offers a restaurant. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This romantic inn also offers spa services, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. Onsite self parking is complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in November 2015.
Farmhouse Inn is a smoke-free property.
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Full-service spa
- Garden
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
- Number of floors - 2
- Outdoor pool
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Terrace
- Total number of rooms - 25
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Wedding services
- Year Built 1876
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Outdoor pool
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Bathtub or shower
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free newspaper
- Free toiletries
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Down comforter
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Fireplace
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- iPod docking station
- Iron/ironing board
- Jetted bathtub
- Minibar (stocked, some free items)
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Refrigerator
- Room service (limited hours)
- Satellite TV service
- Slippers
- Turndown service
Where to Eat
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Farmhouse Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required. Open select days.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Spa Services
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the inn's full-service spa. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, massages, and facials.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Prenatal massage
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
24-hour check-in
Optional extras
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 50. per day
Hotel Name
- Farmhouse Forestville
- Farmhouse Inn
- Farmhouse Inn Forestville
- Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant Forestville, CA - Sonoma County
- Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant Hotel Forestville
- Farmhouse Inn And Restaurant
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the inn prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 10 years old and younger are not permitted at this property.
Awards & Affiliations
- Farmhouse Inn is listed in the 2015 Condé Nast Traveler Top 100 List and the 2015 Travel + Leisure 500.
- The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.


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INDIANAPOLIS — All Chuck Pagano asked the Colts to do was focus on football.
Andrew Luck and Reggie Wayne did that — and a little more to honor their ailing coach.
The rookie quarterback and veteran receiver connected at the most critical moments Sunday, including a 4-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds left to complete the Colts' second-half rally and stun Green Bay 30-27 on an emotional day.
"I'm sure we were all lying to everybody the whole week, trying to downplay it," Luck said after throwing for a career-high 362 yards. "I think we all went out there wanting to do it for Chuck more than anything else. I think it's one of the greatest athletic moments I've ever been a part of."
Interim coach Bruce Arians acknowledged he was fighting back tears when he spoke to reporters.
The sometimes emotional team owner, Jim Irsay, sniffled as he spoke inside a silent locker room before dashing off to the hospital where Pagano is being treated for leukemia. He wanted to personally deliver the game ball to Pagano.
"Focus on being 500 by 4:30pm on Sunday. Nothing else," he wrote in an email to the team Friday. "That has to be our mind set. 60 minutes, all you got, one play at a time! WIN!"
"I've got 12 years of (special) games," said Wayne, who has known Pagano since the two were at the University of Miami together in the late 1990s. "But this did mean a lot, just with the whole deal with how the week's been going. You know, I talked to Coach Pagano and he wanted us to win so bad. Is it a high? Yeah. I don't necessarily have one other than the Super Bowl game. But it's up there."
Team officials honored Pagano by hanging signs that read #Chuckstrong behind each goal post and wore lapel pins with orange ribbons on a white background.
Wayne had 13 receptions for a career-high 212 yards — the second-highest total in Colts history behind Raymond Berry in 1957. And he wore the orange gloves, instead of the traditional pink ones for breast cancer awareness month, because that's the color for leukemia patients.
"I just wanted to do something, you know, for Chuck," Wayne said. "If they (NFL officials) fine me, they fine me, I really feel like that would be a terrible thing to do, but if so, so be it, I'll go ahead and take the fine and do it for Chuck."


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Photos: 11 community stories you should care about (Oct. 4)
Photo: ROSE BACA/neighborsgo staff photographer
An expanding shoreline at Lake Lewisville is increasingly obvious at many of the area's parks. Elevation has dropped to just 513 feet at Lake Lewisville, more than 8 feet below the normal level. At Grapevine Lake, elevation is more than nine feet below average. The impacts can be traced to a drought that began in 2011. Levels have prompted the closure of a handful of boat ramps, and lakeside businesses are also noticing the impact.
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