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The 21st Annual Berkeley County Schools Scholarship Pageant, held Nov. 17 and 18 at Musselman High School, featured 109 students participating.
Sponsored by the R. S. Dispanet Memorial Scholarship and Berkeley County Schools, the pageant places major emphasis on education, community service, doing your best and representation of the contestant's schools with pride and enthusiasm.
Madison Smallwood, a junior at Musselman High, was chosen as the 2012 Miss Berkeley County Schools from grades 9-12. The Court of Honor includes: Jillian O'Connell, Hedgesville High, first runner-up; Vanessa Bishop, Hedgesville High, second runner-up; Saira Blair, Hedgesville High, third runner-up; and Hayley Anderson, Musselman High, fourth runner-up. Smallwood plans to attend Shepherd University and major in education. Dr. William Queen, president of the Berkeley County Board of Education, presented these awards.
Morgan Sandy, in the eighth grade at Musselman Middle, is the 2012 Junior Miss Berkeley County Schools, chosen from grades 6-8. The Court of Honor includes: Bethanney Hess, Martinsburg South Middle, first runner-up; Allyson Barry, South Middle, second runner-up; Kaitlyn Rader, Spring Mills Middle, third runner-up; and Brittnee Johnstone, Musselman Middle, fourth runner-up. Sandy plans to attend college to become a pediatrician. Manny Arvon, superintendent of Berkeley County Schools, presented these awards.
Meredith Myers, a fourth-grade student at Mill Creek Intermediate, was named the 2012 Little Miss Berkeley County Schools, chosen from grades 3-5. The Court of Honor includes: Lauren Sandy, Mill Creek Intermediate, first runner-up; Breigh-Anne Glover, Eagle School Intermediate, second runner-up; Aleynah Miller, Mill Creek Intermediate, third runner-up; and Michaela Hersom, Hersom Home School, fourth runner-up. In the future, Myers plans to own a beauty salon. Dr. Darin Gilpin of the Berkeley County Board of Education presented these awards.
Olivia Travis, a second-grade student at Rosemont Elementary, is the 2012 Tiny Miss Berkeley County Schools, chosen from kindergarten through second grade. The Court of Honor includes: Trinity Jenkins, Rosemont Elementary, first runner-up; Reghan Miller, Valley View Elementary, second runner-up; Addyson Csordas, Rosemont Elementary, third runner-up; and Lillith Merrell, Hedgesville Elementary, fourth runner-up. In the future, Travis plans to become Miss America. Todd Beck of the Board of Education presented these awards.
In the Miss, Madison Smallwood, 2012 Miss Berkeley County Schools, received a $500 Queen's scholarship provided by Vic and Shelly McFillan, Rocky Glen Community. The four runners-up received scholarships for $250, $200, $150 and $100, respectively, provided by Dr. William Queen, president, Berkeley County Board of Education. Vanessa Bishop received the Shining Star Award and a $250 scholarship. Jillian O'Connell received the Judge's Interview Award and a $250 scholarship. The Shining Star and Interview scholarships are provided by Freddie and Dianna Gantt, Gantt's Mobile Home Community.
In the four divisions, those receiving the People's Choice Award were: Reese Pennington, Valley View Elementary; Kaitlyn Hadley, Tomahawk Intermediate; Kailea Petry, Musselman Middle; and Alexandra Cincinnati, Hedgesville High.
To encourage academic excellence, engraved pins recognizing achievement were sponsored by Jerry Williams, State Farm Insurance, and were presented to all contestants in the Little Miss, Junior Miss and Miss achieving all As or all As and Bs during the 2011-12 school year. Additionally, engraved plaques for the Rising Star and Shining Star Awards sponsored by John and Sherry Smith (Pine Hill Mobile Home Park) were awarded to the students in the Junior Miss and Miss for the best overall excellence achieved in academics, leadership, school activities and community service, with the recipients being chosen by the Dispanet Scholarship Board of Directors. Interview award plaques sponsored by Janelle Sperry, Alcova Mortgage Winchester, were also presented in the Junior Miss and Miss.
In the Miss, receiving the All As Award were: Courtney Lewis, Mary Pennington and Jessicah Hersom. Receiving the All As and Bs Award were: Hayley Anderson, Vanessa Bishop, Saira Blair, Kelsey Emery, Jillian O'Connell and Allyson Royston.
In the Junior Miss, the Rising Star Award was presented to Morgan Sandy, Musselman Middle. The Interview Award was presented to Bethanney Hess, South Middle. Students receiving the All As Award were: Bethanney Hess, Morgan Sandy, Mallorie Rudy, Allyson Barry, Kaleigh Petry and Hannah Grizzle. Receiving the All As and Bs Award were: Brittnee Johnstone, Destiny Lipscomb, Marla Myers, Kaitlyn Rader, Elizabeth Rand, Ashley Fink, Emily Orndoff and Sabrina Harrison.
In the Little Miss, the Twinkling Star Award was presented to Lauren Sandy, Mill Creek Intermediate, for the best overall excellence achieved in academics, leadership, school activities and community service. This award was given in memory of Bud Jewell. Students receiving the All As Award were: Emma Alwin, Emily Berg, Hannah Brill, Mary Corwin, Breigh-Anne Glover, Kaitlyn Hadley, Michaela Hersom, Aaliyah Higgins, Juanita Hough, Kirsten Hughes, Madison Hutzler, Abigail McBee, Jetta Mills, MacKenzie Wasson, Rayna Williams and Se'Anna Minor. Receiving the All As and Bs Award were: Alexis Cookus, Savannah Elrod, Breanna Green, Naomi Lee, Emma McCauley, Cailee McGraw, Jaide Messenger, Aleynah Miller, Jordan Murray, Meredith Myers, Ayanna Perry, Cayla Pique, Tianna Pultz, Lauren Sandy, Tess Winston, Ashley Orndoff and Hannah Major.
Engraved lamp of learning medals sponsored by United Bank were presented for the Star of Tomorrow Awards to: Saira Blair, Marla Myers, Se-Anna Minor, Breigh-Anne Glover, Naomi Lee and Meredith Myers.
For achievement in school, community and extracurricular activities, engraved pins sponsored by United Bank were presented in the Tiny Miss and Little Miss for the Sparkling Star Awards. Tiny Miss recipients were: Mackenzie Barnes, Hannah Baumgardner, Cassandra Burch, Aubrey Clutter, Addyson Csordas, Rylee DeLeon, Nevaeh DeSarno, Bianca Jimenez, Makayla Milam, Reghan Miller, Vaylee Olack, Sarah Rader, Keira Rhoads, Mikayla Schlotthober, Olivia Travis, Loren Bell, Nevaeh Nesmith, Mikhala Sheckels and Kendall Shepherd. Little Miss recipients were: Kaitlyn Hadley, Breigh-Anne Glover, Alexis Cookus, Michaela Hersom, Natalie-Jo Hott, Naomi Lee, Abigail McBee, Cailee McGraw, Aleynah Miller, Jordan Murray, Meredith Myers, Lauren Sandy, Ayanna Perry, Jetta Mills and Emily Berg.
Attendance awards were sponsored by Rick Pill, Pill & Pill, vice president, Berkeley County Board of Education. Engraved medals were presented for perfect attendance to: Hannah Baumgardner, Jessica Broadwater, Sarah Rader, Kendall Shepherd, Mikayla Schlotthober, Maddison Bartles, Savannah McDonald, Vaylee Olack, Myreliz Ramirez, Addison Wagner, Zoe Walker, Michaela Hersom, Naomi Lee, Jordan Murray, Lauren Sandy, Ashley Fink, Sabrina Harrison, Jillian O'Connell and Jessicah Hersom. Forty-seven students received ribbons for faithful attendance.
A plaque for each category of competition has the queen's name, year and school engraved on a permanent plate. These rotating plaques, which include a picture of the current queen, are displayed in their school during the year of their reign.
Student Assistance
Escorts for the Tiny Miss were: James Anderson (Berkeley Heights Elementary) and Colin Frye (Faith Christian Academy); Little Miss: Brady Fields (Orchard View Intermediate) and Liam Morris (Mill Creek Intermediate); Junior Miss: Justin Timberlake (Musselman Middle) and Quinn Zajicek (Musselman Middle); Miss: Adam Perry (Musselman High) and Steven Shreck (Musselman High).
The national anthem was sung by Jordan Beer, 2011 Junior Miss, Martinsburg High School. The Pledges of Allegiance were led by Kyle Flinn (Hedgesville Elementary) and Grant Lemon (Inwood Primary).
Intermission entertainment was provided by Emcee Michael T. Myers, Mallary Zajicek (2011 Little Miss, Mill Creek Intermediate) and Jordan Beer (2011 Junior Miss, Martinsburg High School).
All queens received a tiara sponsored by Jeff Jenkins (Nationwide Insurance), a trophy sponsored by Ed and Carolyn Bohrer (Junior Miss and Miss) and First United Bank and Trust (Tiny Miss and Little Miss), flowers sponsored by Flowers Unlimited, and banner. The Courts of Honor received a trophy and flowers. All contestants received a trophy and a rose. Semifinalist trophies were sponsored by Susquehanna Bank. Contestant trophies were sponsored by Eric Gates, State Farm Insurance.
Stage assistants were Jillian Timberlake (2011 Tiny Miss, Back Creek Valley Elementary); Mallary Zajicek (2011 Little Miss, Mill Creek Intermediate); Jordan Beer (2011 Junior Miss, Martinsburg South Middle and Martinsburg High); and Amanda Weber (2011 Miss, Musselman High and Bethany College).
The goal of this pageant is to promote education and community service. Judges selected are educators who have worked as teachers, administrators and/or volunteers in various roles with students, school systems, extracurricular activities and community service. The required wearing apparel is something suitable for church so that no student will be kept from being an entrant for financial reasons.
For 15 years, the contestants have participated in community service projects. This year each entrant provided a toy to be given to local hospitals for distribution to children who will be spending the holidays in the hospital. Additionally, the contestants drew pictures and wrote letters that were mailed to military personnel deployed from the local West Virginia Air National Guard, 167th Airlift Wing and serving overseas. Service projects have been very successful and are an important part of this pageant. Other service projects have included food drives for the Shenandoah Women's Shelter, dressing a Salvation Army bear for distribution to children at Christmas, clothing drives and providing toys for needy children.
All proceeds from this pageant support the R.S. Dispanet Memorial Scholarship, established 40 years ago by the Berkeley County Council PTA. This $2,400 award is presented annually to seniors graduating from Hedgesville, Martinsburg and Musselman High School. Nine students who currently receive this scholarship are: Taylor Hose (Hedgesville High and West Virginia University; Alexis Smallwood (Musselman High and Shenandoah University); Sarah White (Martinsburg High and West Virginia University); Connor Shipley (Hedgesville High and Bethany College); Melissa Canfield (Martinsburg High and Marshall University); Jamie Huff (Musselman High and University of Charleston); Kali Miller (Musselman High and West Liberty University); Tyler Kolb (Hedgesville High and Shepherd University); Zachary Hanshew (Hedgesville High and West Virginia University).
Scholarship application forms are available in the guidance office at the three county high schools. The deadline for receipt of applications is March 1, 2013. All seniors are encouraged to apply.
The Tiny Miss, Little Miss, Junior Miss and/or Miss Berkeley County Schools would be glad to assist with any school or community activities.
The 2013 pageant will be held Nov. 17 and 18. Further information is available on the Berkeley County Schools Scholarship Pageant website or by contacting Sherry Smith, pageant director, at 304-229-8502.


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MADISONBURG - Krislund Camp and Conference Center, where fire demolished one of the original lodges last year, will celebrate the completion of a new lodge on April 14 at the camp, located along Route 445 between Lamar and Madisonburg.
The celebration of Resurrection Lodge coincides with Krislund's 50th Anniversary and will include tours as well as the dedication of several other new facilities completed throughout the last year.
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The new 3,000 square foot Resurrection Lodge stands on the site of the lodge that was demolished by fire last year.
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Activities begin at 2 p.m. April 14, and dedication is scheduled for 3 p.m. Visitors will have an opportunity to tour all camp facilities.
The new 3,000 square foot Resurrection Lodge sits on the site of the old lodge and includes a large, paneled great room with stone fireplace. The lodge sleeps 30 and has a fully-equipped kitchen.
In addition to the construction of the new lodge, Krislund has also installed 20 new cabins, each with private showers and bathrooms, temperature controls and two double beds. Two of the cabins are handicap accessible. The cabins are adjacent to the Retreat Center where meeting rooms and dining facilities are easily accessed.
"The new facilities will enable Krislund to host groups of all sizes and ages," said Barry Vance, camp manager, in a press release.
He said the rebuilding of Resurrection Lodge was accomplished quickly, in just a little more than one year. It was built by Stolfus Construction, and volunteers helped with finishing touches.
Krislund is a ministry of 145 Presbyterian churches throughout the central Pennsylvania corridor. Their mission includes providing warm hospitality to all guests regardless of religious affiliation. The camp and conference center is located on 850 acres along Route 445 between Lamar and Madisonburg.
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The titans of TV came out to honor Barbara Walters, who is retiring after more than 50 years on air.
The first lady of network news is leaving The View, the show she created and has hosted ever since, after Friday's episode. Gathering at the Four Seasons in New York City on Wednesday evening were Walters's co-hosts past (Meredith Vieira, Joy Behar, Lisa Ling, Star Jones and Debbie Matenopoulos) and present (Whoopi Goldberg, Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd). as well as a bevy of other stars.
Also celebrating Walters, 84, were Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Robin Roberts, Michael Douglas, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, George Stephanopoulos and wife Ali Wentworth, Al Roker and wife Deborah Roberts and Joan Rivers.
So what excites the veteran journalist most about retirement? "I'm looking forward to not having a schedule," she told PEOPLE. "I've always had a schedule. I'm not sure I'd know what it would be like."
As the stars mingled, they couldn't help but share their favorite Barbara memories. "She's the kind of person who can interview a world leader and then five seconds later, she's sitting with a Kardashian," Kotb said. "She has the magic where, somehow when you look into her eyes, you want to tell her your secrets."
For Wentworth, a former View guest co-host, it's on a personal note: "Barbara came to our wedding and she's always been supportive of us as a couple, which I love."
Vieira, who on Thursday joined the other 10 panelists featured throughout The View's 17-year history, is looking forward to reminiscing with past co-hosts. "It's just so much fun to catch up because we don't see each other anymore and we spent all that time together," she said. "That show changed all of our lives. We owe it all to Barbara because she hand-picked us."
And funny lady Behar's best piece of advice from Walters: "Don't pee, because if you go to the bathroom, you will miss the opportunity to book someone for an interview."
And after so many "gets" in her career, is there anyone that Walters wishes she interviewed?
"I haven't interviewed the Pope, we'd all like to do that. I haven't interviewed Queen Elizabeth. You know, every day there is someone new," she said. "I mean, who knew about the Sterlings last month? Now [you do]. That's the joy of news – just when you think you've done it all, you haven't."
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quote: If MS really think they can become a serious OS player on mobile devices then they won't do Office for rival platforms.
quote: Who was talking about PCs and the desktop market? That's yesterday. Tomorrow is mobile devices. That doesn't mean that Windows on PCs will go away but it will become commercially and logistically a minority player. Mobile devices are rapidly approaching Windows installed base and will pass them very soon and grow much bigger. Mobile devices are a vastly larger commercial space than the desktop. Apple's iPhone business is already bigger than the whole of Microsoft. So far Microsoft has nothing viable and of any consequence in play in these new markets. Android and iOS dominate the new markets. The choice Microsoft has to make is how much does it shape it's efforts to try to lever the remaining clout of Windows/Office in order to secure a foothold as an operating system purveyor in the new markets and how much does it abandon that ambition. If it abandoned that ambition (of being a vendor of a mobile OS) it could concentrate on exploiting these new markets, which will be inevitably dominated by OS made by other companies, as markets into which it can sell it's software.
quote: Possibly. There is a difference however. Nobody, so far, is forced to use an Apple product. During the long dark period when Windows/Office dominated the tech world I spent years in various work environments where I had to use Microsoft's shoddy, ugly and dysfunctional crap. I earned the right to actively dislike them and gloat at their failures. Apple haters on the other hand seem to get all frothed up about products they never use and will never be forced to use. It seems so puerile.
quote: lso, as someone who has used MacOS in versions prior to OSX, I can attest that shoddy, dysfunctional software is not something that only Microsoft is guilty of.
quote: See, that's where you are making random, unfounded generalisations. For one, you don't know what some people may have been forced to use. Unless you know these "anti-Apple," folks personally, you don't actually know what their problem is with Apple. You are just making an assumption and attacking that. A strawman argument, they call that.
quote: I'd also finish off by saying that your use of past-tense (you "spent" years, you "had" to use), I would assume you no longer have to use Microsoft software. Consequently, you are now just as guilty of the reasons you are deriding other of. You are taking pleasure in slagging off a firm who's products you do not have to use
quote: Yep the Mac OS prior to MacOSX had lots of problems. At the time it was still better than Windows though. We used to call Windows 95 'Mac 89" :)
quote: OK - hands up who hates Apple because they forced to use Apple products?
quote: Microsoft poisoned the world of computing with their ghastly badly made crap for a generation and in the process disempowered countless millions of users who think that computer viruses, the BSOD and the loss of precious data is an unavoidable part of computing and that they were stupid for finding their computers hard to use. I am so glad their hegemony is over but I will forever relish their every pain. And boy have they got a lot of pain coming. The cliff looms.


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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Dear Editor,
Trident Health has chosen to appeal the recent Administrative Law Courts decision,
which agreed with DHECs approval of two new hospitals in Berkeley County. Why are we
appealing the decision? Trident believes that, in the long run, two hospitals in Berkeley
County would negatively impact healthcare costs and possibly result in the closing of
one or both hospitals.
Simply put if both hospitals are built, there will be a duplication of basic services, which
will result in fewer patients at each. In order to keep its doors open, each hospital would
be forced to negotiate higher rates with insurance companies, leading to higher costs for
patients. It is doubtful that either hospital would ever grow large enough to offer such
specialty services as cardiac/stroke, cancer, and advanced surgical care. Without a critical
mass of patients, physician specialists would likely choose to work at other hospitals with
higher patient volumes and consistent quality care.
Unfortunately, the experiment of having two low volume community hospitals is currently
playing out in Mt. Pleasant, where DHEC approved the addition of a second hospital in a
market that cannot support two. The latest publicly available data (2011) show that Roper
Mt. Pleasant had an average of ten patients per day in its 85 bed hospital, and operated at
a loss of approximately $10 million in its first year. Further, Roper Mt. Pleasant does not
provide advanced cardiac/stroke care and advanced surgical services, nor does it have a
trauma center.
Please be assured, Trident Health remains committed to building a hospital in Moncks
Corner to serve the citizens of Berkeley County for decades to come. It is critical that
before we invest more than $100 million in a new hospital, we can guarantee its
success. As the Roper ads and commercials you have seen imply, our two organizations
differ significantly on this issue; but putting our differences aside to build two hospitals
would undoubtedly have a long-term, negative impact on healthcare costs, quality and
the growth of Berkeley County. Thus, Trident must appeal to a higher court to overturn
this decision and ask that DHEC approve the hospital project that is best suited for the
residents of Berkeley County. Trident Health plans to be here for you and your family, to
grow and expand well into the future.
I invite your questions or comments; please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank
you for your time, patience and understanding as we work to resolve this important matter.
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Employers Encouraged to Undertake Interview Training
Businesses are being encouraged to invest in interview training as many use the procedure as the sole selection tool when recruiting.
Research by XpertHR revealed that more than a third of employers use only selection interviews when recruiting new workers as the majority believe this to be the most effective method.
The employment law experts discovered that two-thirds of employers thought selection interviews were the best recruitment technique and 63 per cent of businesses used them in conjunction with other techniques.
It was also found that a third of organisations do not provide their staff with interview training prior to the selection process and this could result in them recruiting an unsuitable new employee.
Recruiting an inappropriate worker for a position due to an ineffective recruitment process can result in high staff turnover which may lead businesses to call in performance improvement consulting experts.
When interview training was provided, it was revealed that nearly all employers covered equal opportunity employment legislation issues and three quarters highlighted anti-discrimination laws.
Rachel Suff, the author of the report, said that it was important to invest in interview training as it was an integral way in which companies could improve the effectiveness of their recruitment process.
She said: "Training interviewers in interviewing skills is a prime example of how recruiting organisations can enhance the objectivity of interviews and avoid covert discrimination creeping into the process."
XpertHR's investigation uncovered that 90 per cent of public sector organisations were likely to offer interview training and line managers held the most responsibility as they often took control of the process. Meanwhile, it was reported that major private sector employers such as Microsoft, McDonalds and Tesco have been in talks with the government about how to get more people into employment.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "We can only get our economy back on track by creating a climate in which the private sector can grow and develop, creating jobs and opportunities for people across the country."
Dr John Philpott, chief economic adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), warned that making an increasing number of private sector jobs available would have little impact on the overall employment market in 2011.
The CIPD predicts that 200,000 people will lose their jobs over the next twelve months and average earnings will rise at a below-inflation rate of two per cent in the coming year.
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The Canadian dollar has fallen to a 20-month low, but experts said it will have to fall a lot further before retailers on this side of the border will have to start worrying.
The "loonie," as the Canadian dollar is called, fell 0.5 percent to 94.82 U.S. cents Tuesday, reaching the weakest level since Oct. 4, 2011.
But it would have to drop below 90 cents for Canadian consumers to even bat an eyelash, and below 85 cents before they begin re-examining cross-border shopping trips, said Walter Sendzik, chief executive officer of Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce in Ontario.
"That's when you'll probably see more consumers closely paying attention to balancing the value of the good versus the price point of the Canadian dollar," Sendzik said. "At 95 cents, it's still a very competitive market to attract Canadian shoppers."
Sendzik should know. He helped Canadian retailers launch a "1 less trip" campaign designed to encourage Canadians to cross the border a little less often to shop and to share the wealth with struggling Canadian retailers instead.
Canadian shoppers have greatly shored up the retail scene in the Buffalo Niagara region, as they spend day and weekend shopping trips stocking up on everything from clothing and sneakers to groceries, laundry detergent and gasoline. It will take more than a slight currency fluctuation to outweigh the price, selection and tax benefits Canadians reap by shopping stateside.
"They're still coming, and I think they will keep coming unless something drastically changes," said Betsey Bonvissuto, marketing director at Boulevard Mall.
The Canadian currency weakened after a report Friday showed Canada's economy slowed in April, with 0.1 percent domestic product growth from 0.2 percent the previous month. A report showing that U.S. manufacturing picked up in May added to the currency imbalance.
Canada sends nearly 70 percent of its exports to the U.S.
Canada's payrolls dropped 5,000 in June, according to a Bloomberg survey. That would compare with a 95,000 increase in May, the nation's largest one-month employment increase in more than a decade.
"The data seems to be favoring the U.S. lately, and that's seen Canada fall behind a little bit," said Don Mikolich, executive director of foreign exchange sales at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, by phone from Toronto.
"From the Canadian perspective, it makes it more competitive to move into the American manufacturing space," Sendzik said. "Even a five-cent buffer is significant, especially with just-in-time manufacturing, where you're producing as needed instead of stockpiling."
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Huffington Post writer Annelia Alex claimed in a blog post that Stamos's old show and others like it "distorted my expectations for reality."
And Stamos, who starred on Full House for eight years, called her out in a post on Facebook.
Cataloging the five "lies I learned from dumb TV," Alex said that Full House and sitcoms like Friends, Will & Grace and "some show with Brook Shields" were bad life examples and "distorted my expectations for reality."
Those "lies" included the idea that when you get upset and flee a situation, someone chases after you, as the adults did for the children on Full House. (Alex tried it after a fight with her brother over Chex Mix and it didn't work).
She also took exception to the idea that "you will be friends and ultimately more-than-friends with the attractive person in the apartment across the hall," or can afford to live in a luxury Manhattan apartment when you're a coffee shop waitress.
But Stamos says she was missing the point of those shows.
"Annelia, if you hadn't watched those ... shows like FULL HOUSE you wouldn't have been open minded and bright enough to write an article like you just did," he wrote in a post on Facebook on Saturday.
"Don't blame the way your life turned out because of TGIF – if you're lucky enough to have kids – maybe you should have them watch re-runs of Breaking Bad – see how that turns out."
"I get what you're saying – I agree we did some silly unrealistic stuff … [but] let's focus on that and not the unrealistic stuff – because the happiness that these shows have brought to people's lives – I've felt that more first hand than I'm sure you have...."
"Also," he continued. "I bet more good than bad came out of those shows. Sorry it didn't turn out that way for you Annelia or you simply just weren't bright enough to take the good from what we did and laugh at the rest."
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on December 15, 2012 - 1:00 AM
McCain's attack on Rice sounds like sour grapes
Sen. John McCain does not think U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice is qualified to be the next secretary of state. On Thursday, she withdrew her name from consideration. McCain's assumption is primarily based on faulty CIA talking points Rice used on Sunday morning TV talk shows regarding the attack on our consulate in Libya.
The CIA does make serious mistakes. Remember Colin Powell making a speech at the United Nations using CIA information that emphatically said that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and was a threat to world peace? Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice often repeated these same claims. This false information was used to launch the invasion of Iraq; an unnecessary and costly war. They were not viciously accused of wrongdoing; the blame was rightly put on the CIA. Why is Susan Rice being treated so differently by Republicans this time for such a minor offense compared to the above? Could it be politics?
Yes, this is the same astute McCain who picked Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate in the 2008 presidential election. Based on his judgment, Palin possessed the unique qualifications to replace him as president if he was elected and an emergency arose. We found this not to be true. No wonder he lost the election. Based on McCain's performance in the Senate helping Obama overcome the problems facing our country, I think he is still suffering from being a "sore loser."
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When it comes to the idea of serving on Dorchester District Twos school board, Brian Mitchum says he has only one true thing on his agenda: serving the districts students.
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The aggravated assault charge resulted in an 11- to 23-month sentence for Eichenlaub in the Blair County Prison, which he began serving on June 14.
Eichenlaub and Eric Kriner were both city police officers on Memorial Day 2010 when they went to a lounge in Altoona after the wedding of a colleague.
Eichenlaub's wife was upset when a man walked by her and inappropriately touched her. This led Eichenlaub and Kriner to follow the alleged assailant, Herman "Bo" Lardieri, into the men's room. The two officers began to beat Lardieri when Eshelman, who was already in the men's room said he tried to break up the fight. Eichenlaub turned and attacked Eshelman, seriously injuring him.
The officers then attempted to get their fellow police officer investigating the incident to cover up.
Kriner entered pleas and was placed on probation. He was charged with the simple assault of Lardieri but not the more serious incident involving Eshelman.
Since Eichenlaub's sentencing, the judge has rejected attempts to grant him a new trial, has denied requests he receive bail pending appeal and found no merit in requests by the prosecution that Eichenlaub's sentence was too light and well below Pennsylvania's sentencing guidelines.
In his opinion Monday, the judge focused on defendant complaints about a local jury and on his decision to allow the jury to see a photograph of Eshelman's face and hands, depicting injuries.
The judge said the fact that a photograph may be "inflammatory or gruesome is in itself not sufficient to exclude it, but if such photograph is admitted, trial judge should warn the jury not to allow its shocking nature inflame their emotions or affect or influence their verdict."
He said the jurors were entitled to see what Eshelman looked like after the assault. He emphasized the one photo the jury saw of Eshelman was taken in the hospital after the victim had been "cleaned up," meaning the picture did not show blood.
Sullivan gave the jury a cautionary instruction stating, "It is very, very important that you do not allow the photo in any way to inflame your emotions or influence your verdict.
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Authority - John Charmley - 17-04-2010
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
In our thread on Women Priests the opinion has been offered that we do not have the authority to alter Our Lord's pattern of the successors to the Apostles being, as they were, all male.
That set me thinking about the question of authority. In the Coptic Church, as set out in Canon 6 of Nicaea, the Patriarch of Alexandria has authority over Egypt and the adjacent areas; by extension that applies to those areas which volunteer to come under his jurisdiction. Although I would not assert it as a fact, I have read that Alexandria's Patriarch was the first to be called 'Pope'.
The Coptic Church operates through an Orthodox structure which is not, it seems, quite that which ++Kallistos describes for the Eastern Orthodox, in that the Pope and the Synod are the locus of authority. As with so many other areas, that seems to be how things operated in the early Church back when the Bishop of Rome was recognised as having a 'primacy of honour'.
It would be, perhaps, interesting to compare the Coptic structure with that of Rome and that of the Eastern Orthodox in terms of the question of where authority lies. At Chalcedon, which was not accepted by the Fathers of the Oriental Orthodox, the Chalcedonians declared that 'Peter speaks through Leo'; does he also speak through Shenouda III? Or do we see these things in a different manner?
In Christ,
- Fr Gregory - 18-04-2010
The question of who has what authority is a difficult one in both Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy. Rome has a much clearer, and more Western legalistic, model.
In Orthodoxy there are, in practice, two forms of authority which might be called (to use Western legal terms) ?de jure? and ?de facto?.
Some authority derives from Canon Law. No-one has, for example, authority to change the dogmatic decrees of the Ecumenical Councils ? not even (assuming such a thing to be possible) a future Ecumenical Council. Ecumenical Councils had the authority to change to disciplinary decrees of the earlier Ecumenical Councils (and did so: the example of imposing a celibate episcopate is an obvious example) and of the Regional Councils and of the Fathers.
Patriarchs and bishops have authority to make disciplinary rules and decisions within their own jurisdictions, provided always that these conform to the Canons. This is what I would call ?de jure? (of right) authority.
However, especially in Oriental Orthodoxy, Patriarchs and, to a lesser extent, bishops exercise what can best be described as a ?de facto? (as a matter of fact) authority in that few people are likely to challenge their decisions, and there may be no effective means for doing so, even if the decisions appear to be contrary to higher canonical authority.
As an obvious example: in 1911, Pope Cyril V ordered the removal of the following books from the Old Testament Canon: Tobit, Judith, the Compliment of Esther, the Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, the Epistle of Jeremiah, Baruch, the Compliment of Daniel (Suzanna, and the Three Youths), and the Books of Maccabees. A further example: in 1971 Pope Shenouda III changed the Church?s rules regarding divorce and made adultery effectively the only acceptable ground, disallowing the other grounds which had previously been part of Coptic Canon Law, which had been incorporated into the Church?s rules in 1938 and into the Egyptian civil ?personal status? law applying to Copts in 1955. This has created a well-document ?divorce crisis? amongst Copts, especially in Egypt. Serious domestic violence, for example, is no longer a ground for divorce or, at least, a ground for divorce with the right to remarriage for the victim.
An added complication is the distinction between dogmatic and disciplinary decrees. I think the imposition of a celibate episcopate is a disciplinary matter. None but the most theologically illiterate Orthodox would argue that a married man cannot be a bishop rather than that church law does not allow it now.
The question that inspired your reflection on authority ? the ordination of women ? is obviously much more complex. Is the male-only Priesthood a matter of dogma or discipline? Could a future Ecumenical Council decree that women can be ordained?
Fr Gregory
- John Charmley - 18-04-2010
Dear Fr. Gregory,
A very helpful set of reflections and comments, for which many thanks.
Yes, Rome's model, as one would expect from the only Western/Latin Patriarchate, is more Roman; the Romans did like clarity in these matters, even if it led to a multiplicity of laws. The Roman Catechism has a couple of thousand entries dealing with most of the things one could imagine, and a few which show real imagination to have thought of! So there, the distinction between dogma and discipline is clearer. My understanding (which I should be glad to have corrected if wrong) is that for Rome clerical celibacy is a disciplinary matter (after all the so-called Eastern Rite Churches have married priests), but that after John Paul's pronouncement on the matter, women priests is now a dogmatic one.
I didn't know about Cyril V's decision on the OT books. It rather looks as though the Coptic Patriarch has, in practice, a great deal more authority than the Pope of Rome. My Catholic friends have asked me whether our stance is the same as their own on abortion and birth control; my very imperfect understanding was that on the former it was, but not on the latter.
On the teachings of the Councils, we only recognise, as I understand it, three as being Ecumenical, so that does not over-burden us with Conciliar decisions, although I suppose in matters ecumenical our 375 Council of Ephesus condemning Chalcedon would need some careful diplomacy.
In the end, of course, all authority is His, but the means by which we are to be guide depend upon those to whom the powers to bind and loose were delegated.
In Christ,
- Fr Gregory - 18-04-2010
Yes, John, Rome is, in terms of Canon Law and Authority, much clearer and more precise. Some would see this is an advantages, some would see it as unnecessarily technical and legalistic.
Although the Coptic Orthodox Church accepts three Ecumenical Councils, it also accepts a number of Regional Councils and Canons of the Fathers, as well as some canonical compilations and nomocanons from its own tradition. The difficulty is that there is no official and authoritative definition of what these are! Even with regard to the three Ecumenical Councils, the Coptic canonical commentaries have used versions of the canons which are different in significant ways (and in the numbers of canons accepted) to those accepted by the other Orthodox Churches. For example, the important work, ?The Lamp of Darkness? (Misbah al-Zulmah, fi Idah al-Khidmah) by Ibn Kabar (Abu al-Barakat)(d.1324), dating from about 1320, includes a chapter, ?Catalogue of the Canons Received and Councils Transmitted?, which lists the canons accepted in the Coptic Church from the Canons of the Apostles to the work of Al-Safi ibn al-Assal. Al-Safi ibn al-Assal?s work has - or had in 1238 - an official status, and Coptic civil law at least has been based on it. It includes in its list of canons those of the First of the Great Councils: Nicaea (Al-Safi includes three lists: 19, 20 and 30 canons)[compared with 20 canons in the Eastern Orthodox version]. It also includes a Second Book (purporting to be additional canons of Nicaea attributed to ?the Malachites? and said to be ?accepted by the Jacobites and the Syrians?), containing 80 canons, which is quoted by Ibn Kabar from the work of Al-Safi ibn al-Assal and a further Four Books (purporting to be additional canons of Nicaea attributed to the Melchites, containing four parts containing 180 canons, which Ibn Kabar also quotes from the work of Al-Safi ibn al-Assal). The Fourth Book purports to be additional canons of Nicaea, ?written during the Great Council?, containing 26 canons.
Yes, clerical celibacy is clearly a disciplinary question for Rome. Not only do the Eastern Churches have married clergy, but married ex-Anglican clergy have been received and ordained in the USA and Australia and, I assume, the UK.
Whether the ordination of women is formally accepted as a dogmatic, rather than a disciplinary, issue in Rome is difficult to know ? different theologians have argued for different positions. The Papal decision did not determine this, it merely stated that no further discussion was to be permitted on the question!
Yes, Pope Shenouda has much greater power and authority in practice than Pope Benedict.
As to abortion and birth control: the Coptic position on the latter is now clearly different to that of Rome in that it is not only allowed by positively encouraged for the purposes of rational family planning. On abortion the Coptic position is less precise. It is clearly forbidden under any circumstances in which it is a form of birth control, but may be permissible in the situation, for example, in which the life of the mother is gravely endangered. Several very traditional Coptic Priests told me that the mother must confess and receive absolution prior to the termination of the pregnancy, and agree to have another child as soon as possible thereafter. I have never seen this in written sources.
Fr Gregory
- John Charmley - 18-04-2010
That, Fr. Gregory, was a fascinating post. It sounds as though all the fuss made in parts of the West and East about interpolated canons from Sardica in the Roman version of Nicaea is the least of our worries; is there a source in which one can see what these extra canons are?
Thanks for confirming my thoughts about Pope Shenouda's powers; an interesting phenomenon. I rather like the irony that the Catholics have an Infallible Pope who has less power than our one.
I hadn't known the position on abortion, although from some on-line reading from Egyptian sources, had suspected that the position of the Church was not in line with that of Rome. The EO, or so my acquaintances there tell me, do not take the line the Copts do; although on birth control they do.
Women priests we are dealing with elsewhere, but, of course, if John Paul II thought telling folk they could not discuss it would stop them from wishing to do so, he was on a loser there.
I suspect that as the OCs live in greater contact with western cultures the issue will become one which will occupy more of the time of the Church.
The question which intrigues me, but that is just because I will keep reading Newman, is who pronounces on the authenticity of a developing understanding of tradition? I know that officially the OC has no such conception, but in practice, since things do change, it has one without perhaps ever having formulated what it is. We know with Rome is it the Magisterium (although what that means in practice is less clear than Protestant polemic makes out); the OCs say they don't have 'development', and yet, for all the rhetoric of unchanging Orthodoxy, the modern Church does not resemble that of 451 as identically as would need to be the case to fit the rhetoric.
I was struck a year or so ago by some comments about theosis, which seemed 'interesting' but not, perhaps, in the best sense of that word.
A living faith guided by the Living Spirit is alive, and its understandings of the faith once given can hardly be fossilised; but some authority is necessary if we are to have some notion of what is, and is not, authentic development; saying we don't need an understanding because understandings don't develop seems a little bit like being in denial.
I guess Pope Shenouda would think that he and the Holy Synod provide us with a teaching authority; which seems entirely in line with how the early Church operated.
Any way, I have said enough here to fire off a barrage of flack, and so will stop whilst I am only slightly behind and sinking.
In Christ,
- John Charmley - 21-04-2010
We are, here and in the questions about Orthodoxy, running along lines which are not parallel but converging and crossing; or perhaps that's just me, dear Fr. Gregory.
In the other thread I have suggested that whatever rhetoric might say (and it says much) the Church now is no more identical with what it was in 451 than the world in which it exists is. That is a good thing. I liked Museums but would not want to be part of the exhibits.
I have just been reading an excellent book by the American scholar, Susan Wessels on Leo the Great and the development of the Roman idea of primacy (Brill, 2007) which will be of interest to anyone wanting even more information about Chalcedon.
She is very interesting on the developing understanding of the Petrine verses in Matthew. Later polemic tends to see the Orthodox attributing Leo's ideas to a desire for supremacy, but she locates them in a very Orthodox context, which is the one we were referring to - who says whether a developing understanding is really 'orthodox'? Indeed, who has the right to define 'orthodoxy'?
This is in the context of the fifth century, but it speaks to us now. In an era where there was a Canon, but where other books also claimed canonicity, and in an age when that Canon (and a possible wider one) could be read and thus interpreted, who decided if bishop x said such and such when bishop y was profoundly convinced that whatever it was it was rank heresy?
The hope that Nicaea had decided this matter once and for all was, of course, not realised. Ephesus 431 rehearsed how the Church dealt with a senior patriarch who preached something which another senior patriarch thought was heresy. Although St. Cyril came out victorious, it was not as clear cut as he would have liked, and for a time both he and Nestorius were effectively excommunicated.
St. Cyril's foresight in securing the support of the Bishop of Rome turned out to be a brilliant move, as there is no doubt that Rome's views were taken very seriously when they were supported by the other bishops in Council. Chalcedon rammed that message home, although Ephesus 449 might be thought to have done so in a negative way. Diosorus' handling of the Papal delegates set Rome against him, and his attitude towards Leo's Tome set up the denouement of Chalcedon.
When push came to shove, what the Fathers were not prepared to do was to say that in matters of perplexity they were prepared to go against Rome. That is not to say, as some Catholics used to say, that they just accepted Leo's definition of orthodoxy, for, as we know, they needed to read Leo against Cyril, and only when they were convinced that the two taught the same were they happy to admit that Peter spoke through Leo. But what they would not do was to say that Alexandria by itself could prevail.
One can read Chalcedon in various ways, but in this matter of who speaks with authority, one answer from Chalcedon satisfies no polemicist. When Alexandria and Rome (Mark and Peter) were at one (as at Ephesus 431, or Nicaea) then the Fathers were happy to be guided; when Constantinople and Rome were at one (with Cyril) the Fathers were happy to be guided. What no one was happy with was either the Bishop of Rome by himself pronouncing, or the Patriarch of Alexandria pronouncing by himself. Even the greatest and most Apostolic of Sees needed to teach in Council and thus, in matters of perplexity, with the orthodox faith as received by the Fathers.
Neither our own Fathers, nor those of the Romans or Eastern Orthodox come out of Chalcedon unscathed. Although I know it is the fashion in some quarters to regard St. Dioscorus as a martyr, like many such he may have had his own intransigence to thank for that fate. Had he followed the splendid and wise example of the great Cyril and not made an enemy of Rome, he would not have handed Constantinople what it wanted at Chalcedon. The ambitions of Constantinople went a good way to the disasters which followed; it may, in its own eyes, have achieved the status it wanted, but the price it paid was a heavy one - for others at first and, in the end, for itself.
Such historical reflections may seem to take us away from the subject, but in reality they don't.
In Christ,
- Fr Gregory - 22-04-2010
As much as I enjoy museums and archives, I agree with John that such venerable institutions are not models for the Church. That for many of us Orthodoxy is not a repository for ?dead bones? is shown, albeit in a small way, by this discussion site and our lively discussion over the past months.
Our discussions are lively because we have a living Faith, and such a Faith inspires and challenges us to thought, reflection, meditation and, of course, prayer. It is a living organism rather than a museum case or an archival vault.
It is an integral part of the Orthodox mindset, and no doubt of the British ethos, that we seek to grow intellectually and spiritually by discussion, debate and even disagreement. Our Faith is not a dead script which has only to be learned by heart ? it is a way of life and an experience of the Spirit, a journey on which we must travel and not a map simply to be studied. We are excited by our Faith and stimulated by sharing and developing it through dialogue with others ? even when we may be challenged by what the others have to say!
This is an approach with which our Lord would have been familiar. In traditional Judaism, learning about and understanding of the Halakha (usually translated as ?law? but more accurately ?the way to go?) developed through questioning, debate, controversy and dialogue rather than the imposition of ?correct answers? by one authority. No doubt in His time and amongst the teachers of His day, the Lord observed this method in practice. Consider how rarely (if ever) He simply delivered lectures on theology!
Incidentally, an excellent study of the methods the Lord used in His own teaching is found in Roy Zuck?s ?Teaching as Jesus Taught? [Baker Books, Grand Rapids, 1995]. Although perhaps my academic colleagues would be surprised to know it, these are the methods I try to use when teaching my students.
It is ironic that in the West many people assume that the tradition of Orthodoxy is for ?men in black? to tell faithful, if mindless, laity what to think and do. But Orthodoxy has a long tradition of scholarly debate, of lay theologians, of lay men and women who were recognized as inspired guides to the spiritual life (the Russian version being the staretz), of the active participation of men and women in the life and thought of the Church. And so in our discussions on this site, men and women, clergy and laity, those who identities are known and those who are unknown, feel comfortable asking questions, participating in discussions and debates, considering and responding to both views with which they agree and those they reject.
And, I think, they participate because for them Orthodoxy is alive, and relevant, and challenging, and exciting!
Those who give me most hope for the future of a living Orthodoxy (apart, obviously, from my brothers and sisters in dialogue on this discussion site!) are the many young people with whom I speak and who ask questions, raise problems, desire to understand, want to confront the challenges of doubt and difficulty ? and maintain the Faith. They do not simply say ?Yes, Father? to whatever I tell them. They want dialogue not dictation. Their lively excitement and enthusiasm is infectious!
Fr Gregory
- John Charmley - 22-04-2010
That last paragraph, in particular, is, and I think has to be, what Orthodoxy is about. we easily forget we are a Royal Priesthood, all of us. Yes, some have laid upon them the solemn and onerous responsibility of conducting the Divine Liturgy and preaching the word, and we owe them both a deep debt of gratitude, and all the support we can offer. But, as you say, one of the joys of our tradition is the part the laity play, and it is a full one.
There's not the slightest reason why a man who takes on the heavy vocation of the priesthood should be expected to look after the structure of the Church building or its finances; that's what the rest of us are for. There's actually no reason he should be a great scholar or even a theologian; of course, as we are fortunate to have priests who are, we are spoilt, but we have no right to expect or demand this.
Neither should we seek to evade our responsibilities, which include spreading the Good News. The model with which we have been so familiar in the West, that of the 'man in black' and his obedient flock' may always have had about it something of ther mythical; it certainly is not the model which will spread the Faith in our society.
A faith which can be learned by heart and recited is one which has ceased to live. Orthodoxy gives us the limits within which we can discuss and speculate, but those limits are pretty broad, and the discussion can be all the deeper because we know where the limits are.
I don't know, and would be delighted to know, how far we converts to Orthodoxy are conservative in our nature; a friend once told me it was too obvious even to ask the question, but I'm not as sure about anything as he is about everything. Sometimes I see it more as a desire to know that one is where the Church is, but why that need signify conservatism I remain unsure. As the Spirit lives and moves us, He does not say we are to hide the pearl of great price in a case and curate it; we are to do what the Copts do with us - share it.
In Christ,


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The Canisius boys soccer team's state Catholic championship earned a big jump in the New York State rankings of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
In the NSCAA Region II poll, which was released Tuesday and consists soley of schools from New York State, Canisius is No. 4.
The top-ranked team is Arlington of Section I (Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties), which won the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AA title last weekend; No. 2 is New York City's Martin Luther King, the champion of the city's Public Schools Athletic League; No. 3 is state AA runner-up Brentwood of Section XI (Long Island's Suffolk County).
Canisius was unranked in last week's poll. This week's poll has Clarence 12th and Lockport 15th.
Canisius is one spot ahead of Long Island's Chaminade, which it beat, 2-1, in overtime Sunday for the New York State Catholic High Schools Athletic Association title.
The Crusaders became the second Monsignor Martin Association boys team to win a state title; St. Joe's won in 1995 by beating St. Anthony's of Long Island.
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We depart and return from the South Quay, Whitstable Harbour, Kent. Whitstable is on the North Kent Coast about 7 miles (11.5 km) from Canterbury.
See below to book on line now from a choice of sailing dates
(additional sailing dates are added regularly throughout the sailing season so opt for a Gift Voucher if your date is not available as the voucher can be redeemed later in the sailing season which ends around mid October or during next years sailing season Note: Contact Greta Skipper to redeem a Gift Voucher on 07711 657 919 )
All trips are subject to tide & weather conditions and are at the discretion of the Greta Skipper Steve Norris.
Greta is an historic Thames Sailing Barge launched over 120 years ago in 1892. As a working cargo barge she carried ammunition, beer, grain, malt and building products. Although Greta no longer carries cargo she still works providing Thames Sailing Barge day trips for individuals and private charters from Whitstable Harbour Kent between April to October. During the winter months she is moored at the Standard Quay Faversham, Kent.
'Greta' is listed (no. 206) on the UK National Historic Ships Fleet Register.
'Greta' took part in the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940, she is the oldest Dunkirk Little Ship that is still working today and is a member of the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships.
One of Greta's most popular trips is a visit to the World War II Army Forts designed by Guy Maunsell. The Forts can be seen from Whitstable and Herne Bay.
We regularly sail through the Kentish Flats Wind Farm, out to the Red Sands WWII Army Forts or towards Herne Bay Pier, Reculver Tower and back to Whitstable Harbour.
On another trip we could take a relaxing sail up the River Swale, under Kingsferry Bridge and see the wreck of the USS Montgomery off the Isle of Sheppey. We often watch the seals and seal pups sunning themselves, or lazily playing in the shallow water.
Trips around the Isle of Sheppey can also be arranged but due to tides would need to be a longer day sail.
The day can be as relaxing or active as you like, either sit back and enjoy the peace and quiet whilst enjoying the view of the Kent Coast, or get involved with the sailing, hoisting the sails, winding the leeboards or taking the helm. The day is yours to enjoy and Skipper Steve Norris and crew are there to ensure you have a safe, relaxed experience on this lovely historic(1892) Thames Sailing Barge.
Spaces are very limited on all sailings as we only carry a maximum of 12 passengers on any sailing. On Thames Sailing Barge Match days this is restricted to 8 passengers. For last minute bookings Contact the Greta Skipper Steve Norris on 07711 657919 to check availability.
These trips can last up to 6 hours so bring food and cold drinks with you. On bright sunny days we suggest a hat together with sun glasses, sun protection cream and a light jacket/fleece.
Flat shoes on board please.
Safety Notes for all Passengers
Passengers board and disembark at their own risk via a near vertical ladder attached to the harbour wall. Passengers must ensure that they wear suitable clothing and flat footwear. A safety briefing is given on board prior to sailing.
Steve Norris - Greta Skipper - Tel: 07711 657919
All Barge sailings are at the discretion of Greta's Skipper Steve Norris.
The Greta sails from the South Quay of Whitstable Harbour, Kent, UK.
Our Whitstable Harbour mooring is on the South Quay adjacent to the Harbour Garden Café. Seafood Restaurant & Café


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A longtime Mount Pleasant restaurant is closing, but will quickly reopen in the new year.
SetteVII will go dark as early as this weekend, ending a nearly 10-year run on Coleman Boulevard just south of Shem Creek. The Dine with Sal-owned trattoria-style Italian eatery could stay open until Monday, but Saturday is the targeted closing date.
Sette will be reincarnated as another Italian restaurant under new ownership. It will become Pane e Vino Mount Pleasant, the second location for Alfredo Temelini's dining venture at 17 Warren St. in downtown Charleston. It will open Jan. 17.
Temelini said Dine With Sal owner Sal Parco, who started his string of restaurants with the Mustard Seed in 1994 and opened Sette in early 2003, has begun paring back on his holdings. In November, Parco closed his Uno Mas Mexican restaurant in Mount Pleasant. In addition to the Mustard Seed, Dine With Sal also includes Boulevard Diner, Long Point Grill and Village Bakery.
On the shelf
Charleston-based Slather Brand Foods' Original Recipe Slatherin' Sauce can be found in numerous local, national and international grocery stores and gourmet specialty shops.
But it never has been in Charleston's Costco. Until now.
After product testing this year in the West Ashley membership club store, Costco ordered a special 32-ounce bottle of the sauce for sale in its local outlet only. Similar tests will be conducted at Costco stores in Myrtle Beach and Wilmington, N.C. It sells for $7.99. Slather Brand Foods was founded by Robin Rhea. It is located in West Ashley.
Art scene
Hamlet Fine Art Gallery at 7 Broad St. will merge with CoCo Vivo Fine Art & Design at 25 Broad St. on Monday. Hamlet owner Stephanie Hamlet will continue to teach art classes and workshops in collage and acrylics at her home. A moving sale is under way through New Year's Eve at Hamlet.
All aboard
South Carolina's Loggerhead Apparel is now available at Stagecoach, a casual clothing store in the Shoppes at Seaside Farms at 1968 Riviera Drive in Mount Pleasant.
Greenville-based Loggerhead donates 10 percent of all sales to regional sea turtle conservation efforts, especially in Charleston. The clothing is made in the U.S. from products grown in the U.S. It is owned by Zac and Sara Raynor Painter. She is a Charleston-area native and grew up going to Stagecoach to shop for clothing.
Driving in
Coastal Collision Works is now open at 2543 Savannah Highway in West Ashley. It is the product of David and Susan Montanaro. Look for their shop with the logo of a convertible ramming a leaning Palmetto tree.
Do you know of a business this is opening, closing or expanding? Reach Warren L. Wise at 937-5524 or twitter.com/warrenlancewise.


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As the war-torn nations of Europe faced famine and economic crisis in the wake of World War II, the United States proposed to rebuild the continent in the interest of political stability and a healthy world economy. On June 5, 1947, in a commencement address at Harvard University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall first called for American assistance in restoring the economic infrastructure of Europe. Western Europe responded favorably, and the Truman administration proposed legislation. The resulting Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 restored European agricultural and industrial productivity. Credited with preventing famine and political chaos, the plan later earned General Marshall a Nobel Peace Prize.
Shown here are the first and last pages of the resulting
law, most commonly known as the Marshall Plan.
The NARA Library features
a number of links to information about the Marshall Plan.
Public Law 472
(The Marshall Plan)
Act of April 3, 1948 [European Recovery Act [Marshall
General Records of the United States Government
Record Group 11
National Archives and Records Administration
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text: Dave Sappelt, OF: A ninth-round pick in the 2008 Draft, Sappelt was solid in his first year-plus of pro ball. In 2010 he really took off. Playing across three levels, he hit a combined .342/.395/.507, beginning in the Class A Advanced Carolina League and finishing in Triple-A. Not only did he lead the organization with his .342 average, that was good for seventh among all Minor League full-season players. His 174 hits put him in a tie for fifth in the Minors as well. He had 53 extra-base hits, and his 25 steals put him fifth in the Reds' system, as did his 74 RBIs.Jordan Hotchkiss, RHP: Taken in the 31st round of the 2007 Draft, Hotckiss had been used primarily as a reliever as he made his way ever so slowly up the Reds' ladder. He was in the bullpen again to start the year with Class A Advanced Lynchburg at the age of 24. After Hotchkiss had pitched 16 games and posted a 1.29 ERA as a reliever, there was a need in the Lynchburg rotation, and he ran with it, posting a 2.63 ERA over 15 starts and earning a bump up to Double-A Carolina near the end of the season. He pitched decently there as well, and his 2.43 combined ERA led the organization. He held hitters to a .216 average, and for his efforts with Lynchburg, he was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Year.


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One of the hottest debates pulsing across the internet right now is the state of PC gaming. More and more publishers and developers are blaming piracy for the lack of support for the platform. More and more publishers are suffering criticism for the digital rights management they put in place on their new PC titles. One man standing up for the PC gaming hardcore is Randy Stude, president of the PC Gaming Alliance. Here, in an outspoken interview with VideoGamer.com, Stude tells us why publishers only have themselves to blame when their games are pirated, and why PC games are better than console games.
VideoGamer.com: Tell me a bit about yourself.
Randy Stude: My background, 14 years with Intel. I'm an avid gamer, father of four with four PC gamer kits in the house. I guess everyone in the house has an absolute passion for gaming. We've got every console there is. But for the most part they sit and gather dust while everyone plays World of Warcraft, Webkinz, Spore and all the other immersive PC gaming titles.
VideoGamer.com: How did the PC Gaming Alliance come to be?
RS: A few years ago several of the founding companies sat down and decided that the PC needed a voice when it came to gaming. The consoles have their voice, the PC was getting beat up a little bit in the press. We on the inside of PC gaming knew the story was much different than what was being represented by those who wanted to take shots at the PC gaming industry. So we decided to stand up and make a little noise. The rest is history.
VideoGamer.com: From your website's members area I can see some fairly high profile companies that are on board. How did you get them on board?
RS: A few of us sat down around the table and said, 'who would be critical to be a part of this organisation?'. We approached them and the rest is history. I don't want to get into a situation where I say, 'hey it was me and this guy', it isn't about that. It was everyone sitting down at a table with a clean sheet of paper, yeah there's a few issues that maybe the industry can deal with rather than anyone of us by ourselves and we all decided to do it.
VideoGamer.com: We ran an interview with Peter Molyneux recently, who said he thought the PC gaming industry was "in tatters", which prompted a statement from yourself in response to that. There seems to be a quite a few developers who say this kind of thing to the press when they're answering questions about why they're not doing PC versions of console games. They always cite a lack of sales or piracy. Do you simply think they're wrong? Are they misguided? Do they not understand the full picture? Why are they saying this if the reality is, as you say, quite different?
RS: There's a $10.7bn industry here and the easy answer I can give you is there are a lot of people making a lot of money on PC gaming and perhaps Peter, with his recent PC titles, The Movies and Black & White 2, is under the belief that the PC for him isn't the right place to invest his time. And when you look at Fable which has become a console title pretty much now, if you're releasing that product, or any product today, on multiple platforms, and there's no differentiated experience for the PC, and the game is technically designed really to be played on console, because there's a lot of business to be garnered by releasing your game on the consoles, especially if you're not focussed on a long term immersive revenue and ongoing affair with the gamers who would choose your title, then perhaps consoles are the right place for you. What I'm basically saying there is there are hundreds of millions of PC gamers out there in the world playing games, and if they're not playing Fable, or if they don't want to play Fable II then Peter shouldn't publish it.
VideoGamer.com: Playing devils advocate, I think he's referring very much to the core PC gamer market rather than the PC gaming market overall, that the more high end titles struggle to sell on PC. But that's something you would reject?
RS: Is Fable II a high end game and Warhammer and Age of Conan aren't? Is Spore a high end game? Those titles are selling really well. I think he made a judgement call for his title, that he should probably focus on why he made that call, and if he didn't see an opportunity to differentiate on PC he should just leave it at that and not submit an opinion on the health of hundreds of millions of gamers who are generating almost $11bn in revenue.
VideoGamer.com: Is it more to do with piracy at the end of the day and that publishers don't want to release a game on the PC because they feel that it's just going to be pirated, especially if it's targeted at core gamers who, let's be honest, know about torrent sites and how they work?
RS: Piracy is an issue for some publishers, but if you sat down and you talk to Blizzard or Funcom or the guys at EA about Warhammer, about all the noise that was made about Spore and the reaction to the DRM, but they're still selling games and they're selling them well. The guys at Valve have a framework in place, that a lot of PC gamers, they claim over 15 million of them, are quite pleased with, and they're selling games through Steam to people all over the world and would say that they've got a problem solved with their approach to how to deal with piracy.
VideoGamer.com: So where do we go from here regarding the piracy issue? The developer of EndWar said recently it was holding the PC version back until after the console version was out because they feared people would pirate the PC version rather than buy the console version. How is this attitude from the publishing and development community going to change?
RS: If you're taking a release date mentality, OK I'm putting anti-piracy protections that are pretty strong on console, pretty strong but not fool proof, and I'm waiting till the day I ship this thing off to the post-production house to put anti-piracy on say like a Fallout 3 or last year Hellgate London had an infamous piracy issue, if your product is not protected all of the way through production, you're going to be faced with the scenario where some guy sitting at the duplicator house, this is where all the piracy starts, the guy sitting at the duplicator house, back doors the code to a buddy or flat out sells it to make money off a torrent rip of the game, that's where the problem is.
It's not a unique situation to PC gaming. Movies are suffering the same thing right now. Until you spin anti-piracy all the way through your production, which can be challenging but can be done, then you've got a scenario where your game can be stolen from you. There will always be people who will pirate but there are great solutions out there that can be utilised. I think the PC Gaming Alliance believes it needs to jump in and submit some industry voice behind this and some opinion about what approaches should or shouldn't be taken, but I think for anyone waiting for an answer, the best answer I can give them is, be smart about the way you deal with your IP, don't leave anything to chance and keep it protected all the way through the production pipeline.
VideoGamer.com: Would you suggest that for some publishers piracy is their own fault?
RS: Yeah. Any publisher today who's making any game that's going out on any platform and isn't thinking about the potential of piracy with the widespread availability of broadband and the patience that people have to kick-off a download that may take a day or more, if they're not thinking that's a real problem for them or a potential problem for them, then they're going to have challenges and they're going to act like it's a big surprise. It's like anything else in business. If you're not aware of the guy who's trying to steal your product then it's going to get stolen. You don't see the guards of banks walk around with money sacks on the street without proper precaution right? Those days have been gone since the 1700s. If people are getting attacked in the streets and getting their money stolen from them you should probably not take your $20m-$50m investment in any game and leave it to chance.
VideoGamer.com: It doesn't sound like rocket science to me. I don't understand why publishers don't shore up the production line.
RS: Yeah. And that doesn't even mean that at the end of the day someone's not going to hack the game and put it up on a torrent network. There have to be better encryption technologies for the PC. We in the PCGA believe than an industry group such as ours and others out there should be the ones that tackle it from a standards perspective, provide guidance to say, 'probably the best way to do it is something like this...'. We don't have the answer yet today but we would invite anyone who believes piracy is a problem to join our organisation, step up and we'll help you solve the problem from the hardware side and the software side.