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The cowboy Santa Claus inside McKenna Feed ogled her like a kid eyeing the year's most popular and impossible-to-find toy.
Jenna Darlington stood at the checkout counter inside the family-owned store and tried to ignore the blatant stare coming from the man in red. hard to do when he wasn't making any attempt to hide his perusal.
And what was with Santa being here already? It wasn't even Thanksgiving. Didn't most stores wait until after Turkey Day? Couldn't they finish one holiday before starting another?
Sitting in a high-backed chair covered in rich burgundy velveteen, Santa had propped his cheek on his fist, the position skewing his bushy white beard toward the left.
"I'll be right with you," the employee behind the counter told her, making an apologetic face because of whoever was on the other end of the phone.
Jenna could hear the woman's loud voice from where she stood, so she checked her watch and tried to control her fidgeting. She had a small window of opportunity to complete her transaction before school let out and, given her humiliating task, she'd prefer to finish with no one in line behind her and close enough to overhear. Especially her children.
Jenna leaned her hips against the counter to stare outside the long stretch of windows at the front of the store. The picturesque scene of North Star, Montana, looked like a photograph. Big, fat snowflakes drifted down lazily, and store windows were filled with color.
But she was like one of the leaf-bare trees lining the street, colored lights tossed haphazardly through the limbs. Yeah, she could pin a smile on her face and pretend all was well, but it wouldn't change the fact she felt naked and vulnerable. While everyone else called out greetings and gathered into stores bursting with music, she struggled to hold herself upright.
What was she going to do? Winter hadn't taken a firm hold of Montana, yet, but it was shaping up to be a long one. And despite a day spent checking on possible leads, it appeared every job in North Star from waitress to shampoo girl had been filled with people like her needing extra cash for the holidays.
"Ma'am, let me check on this and call you back. Give me your number and"
The person on the other end of that call cut off the clerk midsentence and he gave Jenna another apologetic glance.
Jenna counted to ten and checked her watch again. This was ridiculous. If she didn't need the refund so badly, she'd walk out and deal with it another day.
Santa shifted his position and Jenna noticed the move in her peripheral vision despite her best intentions to ignore him. Worst yet, he was still watching her. She could feel his gaze on her like a physical touch and it made her hyperaware.
Oh, for pity's sake, she didn't have the timeor the patienceto stand here and pretend she was merry or tolerant. Not today. Screw the commercialism Christmas had become. How dare they turn the holiday into a money-hungry mess that made every parent who was unable to provide shiny new things for their children feel like the lowest of the low?
The weight on her shoulders grew to mountainous proportions and the rough-hewn edges of her purse dug into her shoulder through the thickness of her coat. Her twins were going to be so disappointed. Last Christmas had been somber because it had been the first without their father. So Jenna had hoped this Christmas they could celebrate like normala new normal anyway.
But waiting while the clerk ignored her? "Excuse me? I'm trying to be patient but I'm in a hurry."
The store clerk covered the phone's mouthpiece and said, "I'm sorry, ma'am. I'll be with you as soon as I can." The guy pointed to the handset glued to his ear before he turned his back to the counter.
'Tis the season.
Santa shifted yet again, this time leaning forward in his chair and lifting a hand to the white wig as though to scratch an itch.
Santa could stare all he liked but she absolutely, positively would not make eye contact. She wasn't in the mood for idle chitchat while she was forced to wait.
"Anything I can do to help you?" Santa asked.
Yeah, ignore that, her mind taunted.
Santa had a nice voice, one that was deep and rich and flavorful, like pit-smoked beef and au jus that melted in your mouth.
And it's familiar. But where had she heard it before?
Unable to place Santa's voice, she shook her head, her gaze firmly focused on the clerk.
"You sure?"
His you sure hit her with the force of a fist and the air left her lungs in a gush.
The first time Chance McKenna had said those two words to her, she'd stood outside Jeff's hospital door, reeling from the news of his death. Chance had asked if there was anything he could do then, too. She'd said no, because her husband was dead. At that point what else could Chance or any of Jeff's climbing friends do? The damage had been done.
And now? Talk about a cruel joke. The last person she needed or wanted to witness her embarrassing plea for a refund was a member of the Rock Gods, the group of extreme rock climbers her husband had belonged to until he'd fallen to what would be his death. "No, thank you," she managed to say.
"I'd be happy to point you in the right direction. Ignore the cast. It's all for show."
That last playful, boastful comment confirmed her suspicions and nixed any remaining doubts that Santa was indeed Chance McKenna. She gave the store owner more than a passing glance, the knot in her stomach swelling to whale-size proportions.
He had one foot propped on a cloth-covered stool. The cloth didn't reach the floor and revealed three fifty-pound sacks of grain stacked atop each other to the requisite height. The sight of the black wrapped cast made her feel ill.
She'd been lucky the day she'd placed the items in layaway during the Labor Day sale. Chance had been nowhere to be seen at the timehe had been off on a climbing expedition that resulted in the broken foot. Now here it was, barely a week before Thanksgiving, and he was still laid up. When would he or the others learn that their little hobby was dangerous? Hadn't Jeff's death been warning enough? "I'll wait."
She wanted no help from him. It would send her over the edge of sanity to have to explain to a member of the Rock Gods why she couldn't afford Christmas. Neither Chance nor the others understood. And as much as she'd loved her husband, Jeff hadn't understood, either. If he had, he wouldn't have risked his life in the name offun.
"Suit yourself."
"I will," she said.
It wasn't like her to be so rude. Really. She was a nice person. But she had to get out of here. If the clerk didn't get off the phone right this very second, she'd
"Sorry about your wait, ma'am. What can I help you with today?"
"Santa! Mommy, it's Santa!"
The excited cry of a child and the squeaky sound of boot-clad feet running across the polished concrete floor pierced Jenna's brain and left an ache any mother would despise. Her attention shifted to Chance's rapid attempts to right his skewed beard.
She watched as Santa pulled a little boy onto his good leg, the building's interior ringing with several boisterous ho, ho, ho's that almost sounded like the real thing.
The boy was around six, maybe seven. Towheaded, with freckles across his nose. Both mother and child were nicely dressed, making Jenna more than aware of her ancient coat with its frayed cuffs and one broken button she'd never gotten around to replacing.
"Ho, ho, ho! Have you been a good boy?"
"Good, good. And what do you want for Christmas, little man?"
"I want a Big Green Fishin' Machine."
Unbidden, Jenna's gaze turned to the large display of the expensive fishing rods stacked against the wall behind the counter. It was the onethe onlything her son had asked for for Christmas. True to its name, it was large and green and had an orange lightning strike on the reel and handle. It came equipped with a matching tackle box with all the so-called necessities. "Ma'am?" the clerk asked.
"I need to cancel my layaway," she said, before she could call herself too many names for falling short as a parent. She should have tried to better prepare for the situation she found herself in, because she'd known, deep down, something would happen. The same way she'd known, deep down, that she couldn't trust Jeff to prepare for the worst.
But she hadn't, and now her kids were paying for it.
"Darlington. Jenna Darlington."
"What was in it?"
Glaring at the offending products, she swallowed. "A Big Green Fishing Machine."
Chance McKenna had a hard time concentrating on what the kid in his lap was saying. While the boy went yammering on about all the stuff he wanted, Chance tried to tune into the low-voiced conversation taking place at the counter. "Got that, Santa?"
He looked down at the boy and tried not to notice the snot leaking out of the upturned nose. "Yeah, yeah, I heard you. But remember now, Santa has a lot of children to give toys to, so if you don't get everything, it doesn't mean I don't like you or anything."
The kid's mouth dropped open, his lower lip beginning to quiver. "But I want it all. Mommy, I want all the toys I asked for!"
Dropping like a rescue helicopter hovering overhead, the kid's mother grabbed the boy and patted and fussed, looking only slightly embarrassed by the boy's behavior and more than a little ticked off that Santa had tried to save mama's bank account.
"I know, sweetheart, I know."
"But, Mommy"
An earsplitting wail erupted from the kid and deafened Chance momentarily. Biting back the response he wanted to give, he held up the basket with candy canes. "You want one for the road?"
The kid wiped his knuckles under his nose, then shoved those same fingers into the basket, grabbing a handful instead of only one.
The mother continued to pat and soothe, and she shook her head at Chance.
"Next time, just listen to his list," she said, turning away and hurrying toward the door. over his mother's shoulder, the boy stuck his tongue out at Chance.
"Mommy, that was a bad Santa."
"I know, honey. We'll drive to see one in Helena tomorrow."
Chance watched as the doting mother carried her sniveling brat out the door, glad the kid was gone. All that fuss and the mother hadn't purchased so much as a packet of hand-warmers. When her darling baby grew up, his parents were going to regret the spoiling.
Shifting yet again, Chance attempted to settle himself into the uncomfortable chair and tossed the basket onto the table beside him.
"What do you mean? I need a refund."
Jenna's voice drew his attention. Feigning boredom, he closed his eyes and strained to hear the conversation, thankful no one else was nearby.
"I can refund everything but the clearance items. once you put those in layaway, they became yours. I can return the money you paid over the amount of those items, but I can't give you the full price. Minus the clearance, you've got a total of fifty dollars coming back to you."
"That's it? Look, I know I should've read the fine print, but I didn't, okay? Can't you make one exception? Something's come up " She lowered her voice even more. "I really need the cash."
Chance got to his feet and onto his crutches without looking like too much of a one-legged loser. The moment he put the crutches in front of him and the rubber bottoms hit the floor, Jenna's head jerked toward him and a pinched look overtook her pretty features. Yeah, he felt the same way. Every time he'd seen her in town since Jeff's death he'd felt bad about what happened, even though every climber presentincluding himhad done all they could to save Jeff. There had been too much damage. "Is there a problem?"
There was no mistaking the hot flush of embarrassment or angermaybe both?that surged into Jenna's cheeks. Whatever was going on, she didn't want him involved. Not that he wanted to be. What did you say to a widow? Especially one he found himself thinking about more than he should?
"No," Jenna said with a firm shake of her head.
"She wants a full refund," Dooley, Chance's assistant manager, explained. "But she has clearance items in the layaway."
Jenna wouldn't make direct eye contact with him.
"Can I ask what's come up?"
Her chin lifted faster than a rocket. Her chest did, too. Through the opening of her thick winter coat, her breasts rose and fell beneath a brown turtleneck.
He'd always had a love-hate relationship with tur-tlenecks. Snug, they outlined a woman's body but at the same time they covered far too much. In this case, he was thankful she was covered. Considering the circumstances, noticing wasn't something he ought to be doing, since Jeff had been his friend.
"I don't owe you an explanation. I simply want a refund."
"Store policy is no refunds on clearance merchandise," he quoted. "So unless you can give me and Dooley a good explanation, we're going to have to stick to it."
That wasn't necessarily true. He could give Jenna or anyone else a refund if he so chose, but she'd piqued his curiosity, so the rule worked in his favor.
Inhaling, Jenna glanced at her receipt. He almost missed her wince and the way her fingers gripped the gloves in her hands.
"I need the layaway refunded because I lost my job at the school. The grant that paid my salary wasn't renewed. Happy?"
Happy? No, of course not. She was a single parent. A widow, no less. And it was seven weeks until Christmas. No kid deserved to wake up Christmas morning to find the space beneath the tree bare. "I'm sorry to hear that."
Jenna's blue-green eyes were rimmed in deep navy, and, gazing into them as he was, Chance was reminded of the ocean in the Caribbean where the water was so unique. But however pretty, there was no mistaking the resentment in them when she looked in his direction, and her chin lifted even more.

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Author Affiliations: Gimbel Eye Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Drs Gimbel, Camoriano, Shah, and Dardzhikova); and Department of Ophthalmology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California (Dr Gimbel).
Different surgical methods are used to fixate the subluxated sulcus intraocular lens (IOL) in the absence of in-bag fixation, ranging from iris and scleral suturing to optic capture of the IOL. A new technique, which we have termed capsule membrane suturefixation, provides an additional method for securing a subluxated or decentered sulcus-based IOL to the remnant capsule or a capsular membrane. This method can also be used in secondary surgery for fixation, repositioning, or removal and replacement of IOLs. In this technique, the IOL haptics are sutured to the fibrotic elements of the capsular membrane to center and secure the IOL to the capsular membrane and prevent complications associated with uveal touch.
The desired outcome of intraocular lens (IOL) implantation is a well-centered and stable lens that enhances vision while avoiding corneal and uveal touch.1 In the absence of in-bag fixation, this outcome can be achieved with optic capture by an anterior, posterior, or combined anterior and posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis. These methods have been previously described in the literature.1 We describe an additional method to secure a sulcus-based IOL to the remnant capsule or a capsular membrane. This surgical technique, which we termed capsule membrane suture (CMS) fixation, involves suturing the IOL haptics to the remnant capsule to achieve capsule membrane fixation of the IOL. It extends the advantages of capsular IOL fixation when otherwise in-bag fixation is compromised and membrane optic capture is impossible.
After preparation and draping were performed in the usual, sterile manner (Figure, A), proparacaine hydrochloride and then bupivacaine hydrochloride (Marcaine; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, Delaware) drops were instilled in the eye. Any posterior displacement of the IOL, indicative of zonular laxity, was noted. The white-to-white corneal diameter was measured using calipers. Seven limbal paracenteses were made at the 1-, 3-, 4:30-, 6-, 7:30-, 9-, and 11-o'clock positions using a Grieshaber blade (Alcon Laboratories, Inc, Fort Worth, Texas).
Figure. Steps of capsule membrane suture fixation of a decentered intraocular lens (IOL). A, Decentered and unstable sulcus IOL. The posterior capsule is intact but fibrotic. B, The IOL moves with simple irrigation. C, Suture looped out of incision for typing after placement through the capsule membrane and around the haptic. D, A Y hook is used to push the knot of the suture down onto the haptic. E, The sutures were cut using Gills-Welch scissors. F, Suturing of the fellow haptic. G, The IOL centered and stable, with both haptics sutured to the capsular membrane.
Intracameral anesthesia was obtained with approximately 0.5 mL of preservative-free lidocaine, 1%, at which point the IOL was noted to move (Figure, B). Five Grieshaber iris hooks were placed through the paracenteses sites to engage the edge of the iris and fully expand the pupil in a pentagonal configuration (Figure, C). A 3-mm clear corneal incision was fashioned inferotemporally at the 5-o'clock position using a diamond keratome blade. Using a Sinskey hook, the decentered sulcus IOL was centered on the pupil over the capsule membrane. A viscoelastic product (Healon5; Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, California) was instilled into the anterior chamber, and Grieshaber scissors were used to cut the posterior synechia superotemporally. A 10-0 Prolene suture (Ethilon 7889; Ethicon, Inc, Somerville, New Jersey) on a taper-cut, 13-mm needle (Ethilon CIF-4; Ethicon, Inc) was passed through the paracentesis at the 3-o'clock position, the capsular membrane posterior to the inferonasal haptic, and then finally out at the paracentesis at the 7:30-o'clock position using a 26-gauge cannula to guide it. The needle was cut and removed from the 10-0 Prolene suture. Both ends of the suture were drawn out through the main incision using a cyclodialysis spatula and a Sinskey hook, and a tie was formed outside of the incision.
Using a Y hook, the first half hitch of the tie was slid carefully until it was snug against the capsular membrane (Figure, D). Care was taken to exert the least amount of tangential traction when tying the sutures to avoid tearing the capsular membrane. Three additional ties were applied using the same technique to secure the knot. The knot, in this case, was not tied using the Siepser technique2 because the IOL haptics could be sutured onto the capsular membrane using the previously placed clear corneal incision, without the need for a new paracentesis incision. Healon5 was instilled as necessary to maintain the anterior chamber. The suture tails were cut using Gills-Welch scissors (Figure, E). The suture, thus, effectively tied the haptic of the IOL to the capsular membrane. The same technique was used to secure the superotemporal haptic to the capsular membrane (Figure, F). Stable fixation of the IOL to the capsular membrane was confirmed by gently tapping the lens with a Sinskey hook (Figure, G).
At the end of the case, Healon5 was replaced with balanced salt solution, and preservative-free vancomycin (1 mg in 0.1 mL of balanced salt solution) was instilled behind the lens. After stromal hydration, the wounds were watertight, requiring no sutures. Drops of apraclonidine hydrochloride (Iopidine, 0.5%; Alcon Laboratories, Inc) and tobramycin and dexamethasone (TobraDex, 0.3%; Alcon Laboratories, Inc) were given, and the eye was covered with a clear eye shield. The procedure was well tolerated, and there were no intraoperative complications. This technique was used in eye 1 (Table 1). A similar technique was used for the remaining 2 eyes. Key steps of the procedure are shown in the Figure and are also available on video.3
Between September 1, 2006, and November 30, 2006, CMS fixation was successfully applied to 3 eyes of 2 patients where membrane optic capture was impossible. Informed consent for participation was obtained from both patients. Clinical data are summarized in Table 1, and preoperative data are summarized in Table 2. All the eyes had comprehensive preoperative and postoperative assessments, which included testing of uncorrected and best-corrected distance visual acuity, manifest refraction by autorefraction (model RK-F1; Canon USA,Inc, Lake Success, New York), detailed slitlamp examination and funduscopy, measurement of IOP by Goldmann applanation, anterior chamber depth and keratometry measurements using an optical path difference scanning system (OPD-Scan II ARK-10000; Nidek, Inc, Freemont, California) and a multidimensional diagnostic system (Orbscan IIz; Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York), and ultrasound biomicroscopy (Sonomed, Inc, New Hyde Park, New York). Careful attention was given to the evaluation of zonular support by noting the presence of phacodenesis or iridodonesis preoperatively. In the case of aphakia requiring CMS fixation of a new IOL to the capsular remnant, axial length measurements were obtained by IOLMaster v5 (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc, Dublin, California), and the IOL power was calculated using 4 formulas (Haigis, Holladay II, Hoffer Q, and SRK/T) targeted for plano. The highest IOL power closest to emmetropia was chosen.
All the eyes achieved excellent centration and stability of the IOL at 6 months, and there were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. In all the cases, patients reported subjective improvement in the quality of their vision, and there was no change in the best-corrected distance visual acuity postoperatively. The IOP remained within the reference range postoperatively in all 3 eyes (Table 3). The anterior segment was quiet in all 3 eyes within 1 month of surgery, and there were no signs of uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome at 6 months.
The integrity of the capsular bag can be unexpectedly compromised at any stage of primary cataract surgery, and it is almost expected to occur in secondary IOL surgery, such as that to reposition subluxated IOLs or to remove and replace in-bag IOLs.4- 6 Lack of in-bag fixation may be expected with secondary IOL placement after previous extracapsular cataract extraction in which the patient is left aphakic. This situation typically occurs after cataract surgery in very young children and, not uncommonly, with lensectomy after penetrating ocular trauma when it is not safe to implant an IOL at the time of the primary surgery. In addition to these cases of severely damaged capsular bags, a continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis that is too large for optic capture poses another challenge for capsular bag fixation of the IOL. These situations lend themselves to the new technique of CMS fixation, and they are discussed in more detail later herein.
If a defective or pitted IOL optic can be removed through the original capsular opening, the lens haptics may be removed from a fused capsular bag by sliding them out of the membrane. If this is impossible because of bends or loops on the haptic, they may be amputated from the optic and left in the membrane. A similar removal technique may be used for an eccentric IOL with only one loop in the bag. Undersized sulcus-based IOLs with neither haptic in the capsular bag may be mobile, leading to uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome and requiring surgical intervention.7,8 In these cases, either capsular membrane optic capture or the new technique described herein of suturing the IOL haptics to the membrane may be used to ensure adequate fixation of the IOL.
Aphakia is seen less frequently now than in the past, but it may manifest in patients who had pediatric cataract surgery without an IOL, trauma, or as a result of a complication during previous cataract surgery.9,10 Several options have been discussed in the literature to secure secondary IOLs in this context,11 including anterior chamber IOLs,12 iris-sutured posterior chamber IOLs,13- 15 scleral-sutured posterior chamber IOLs,14- 16 and IOLs with haptics tunneled within the sclera.17 Ideally, if the capsule is well supported by zonules, the IOL should be fixed in the capsule or to the capsular membrane if not within the capsular bag. This type of fixation has the obvious advantage of stability, excellent optic centration, and fewer possible complications compared with other procedures.
The CMS fixation of the haptics to the capsular membrane can also be considered when the capsule membrane opening is too large to allow for optic capture but peripheral capsular membrane remnants are still present. The peripheral fibrotic membrane makes this possible and avoids many of the complications of other techniques. Unlike the anterior chamber IOL, the membrane-sutured lens does not require a normal anterior chamber angle and also avoids the potential of endothelial decompensation and pigment dispersion glaucoma.12
Compared with scleral fixation of IOLs, CMS fixation is simpler and easier to perform. The IOL haptics are sutured to the capsule, minimizing decentration and tilt, suture erosion through the sclera, and the risk of intraocular hemorrhage.18- 21 Fixating the lens to the capsule also prevents the possible adverse effects of a sulcus-placed lenslike iris chafing causing iris transillumination defects, uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome, or sunset syndrome.7,8Most important, the sutures are safer and simpler to perform because they are entirely intraocular, and they are placed in avascular tissue. This reduces the possibility of infection, erosion, or granuloma formation compared with a scleral-fixated lens.
The importance of adequate zonular support cannot be overemphasized because CMS fixation relies on an intact zonular apparatus. The presence of phacodenesis, iridodonesis, or IOL tilt must be carefully noted preoperatively and at the time of surgery. If capsular/zonular support is compromised, the surgeon must be prepared to consider other options, including IOL exchange with an anterior chamber IOL or an iris or scleral-sutured IOL. Similarly, the possibility of intraoperative cheese wiring of the capsule may persuade the surgeon to abandon CMS fixation in favor of other IOL fixating techniques. Follow-up in this small case series was limited to 6 months, and further studies that evaluate long-term outcomes of this technique should be conducted. These issues should be addressed preoperatively with the patient as part of the informed consent process.
Although intraoperative cheese wiring of the suture is a possibility, this was not seen in any of the present patients. We believe that should this occur, the area of capsule adjacent to the fibrosis is more likely to tear than the actual fibrosis itself. The least amount of tangential tension should be used in securing and centering the IOL. Similarly, postoperative cheese wiring of the capsule by the 10-0 Prolene suture is a potential risk. Nevertheless, this risk is likely minimal given that postoperative capsular remodeling and fibrosis may serve to keep the attachment firm and secure. In addition, the fact that the IOL is directly attached to the capsular bag and not to adjacent structures, such as the iris or sclera, poses a decreased risk of late IOL subluxation or dislocation due to ocular movement and tissue erosion. This is because in CMS fixation, the zonular apparatus, rather than the suture itself, is chiefly responsible for IOL centration and stability.
In conclusion, this new surgical technique of CMS fixation of IOLs provides an alternative to simple sulcus IOL placement, anterior chamber placement, iris suture fixation, and scleral-sutured or glued sulcus placement. By considering CMS fixation in addition to membrane optic capture fixation, the surgeon extends the advantages of capsular fixation of the IOL to not only primary but also secondary surgical scenarios.
Correspondence: Howard V. Gimbel, MD, MPH, Gimbel Eye Centre, 450, 4935, 40 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T3A 2N1, Canada (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Submitted for Publication: October 4, 2010; final revision received January 13, 2011; accepted January 18, 2011.
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
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a synonym for cool, awesome, sleek, bad-ass, smooth, masculine, desirable, bearded, fast, incredible, better than you, etc. (based on Metallica's front-man James Hetfield)
hey man, that's '87 Hetfield.
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A Tall Order Episode 4 : Weaving the Threads of Livelihood
On show until the 17th of December, 2011, at the Brunei Gallery at SOAS is the exhibit "Weaving the Threads of Livelihood; the aesthetic and embodied knowledge of Berber weavers." In this episode of A Tall Order, the curator of the exhibit, Myriem Naji, speaks about her experiences living with the weavers, and some of the difficulties they face.
The Sirwa is situated at the junction of the High Atlas and the Anti Atlas mountain ranges in Morocco. The Berber weavers of this area are renowned for their wide range of textiles and their technical knowledge and artistry. Since the 1980s weaving production has intensified, this activity occupying most of the households in the region and constituting a major livelihood option complementing subsistence agriculture.
To find out more about the exhibit, visit the Brunei Gallery page at http://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/weaving/


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Resident completes training
January 23, 2015 Army Pvt. Dustin W. Dilley has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Ga. more »»
FFA team competes in competition
November 10, 2014 The Pocahontas County FFA Forestry team competed in the 2014 National Forestry CDE competition on Oct. 29-31 in Louisville, Ky. more »»
Groups aim to improve Greenbrier River Trail access
November 6, 2014 CALDWELL — The Greenbrier River Trail Association, partnering with the West Virginia Land Trust, has purchased more than 5 acres near the Greenbrier River in order to improve public access to a rail... more »»
Halloween Train rolling at Cass Scenic Railroad
October 25, 2014 CASS — Tickets are still available for the annual Halloween Train at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park Oct. 25. The ride leaves the depot at 6 p.m. more »»
Rep. Rahall Mobile Office stop slated
October 22, 2014 BECKLEY — U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) announced that the Third Congressional District Mobile Office will be traveling to Pocahontas County this week. more »»
Town passes horse ordinance
October 20, 2014 CHARLESTON (AP) — Some states have exhaust regulations for vehicles; Pocahontas County's seat is taking steps to regulate, well, animal tailpipes. more »»
'Cameos of Civil War Women' set at Opera House
September 25, 2014 Seldom-told stories of the women of the American Civil War will come to life on the stage of the Pocahontas County Opera House during a special matinee performance at 2 p.m. Oct. 5. more »»
Annual CCC reunion draws crowd
September 2, 2014 The annual Civilian Conservation Corps reunion took place Aug. 16 at old CCC Camp Woodbine, Woodbine Recreational Area, near Richwood. more »»
Bluegrass band to return to Opera House
August 26, 2014 Longtime Opera House favorites the Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys return to Marlinton at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys are among West Virginia's longest-running bluegrass bands. more »»
Water activities popular at Watoga State Park
August 1, 2014 POCAHONTAS COUNTY — West Virginia's largest state park in acreage is Watoga State Park. Located in Pocahontas County, Watoga is known for its mountain terrain, meandering streams and lake. more »»
Mountain State Brewing Company
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Camp Barefoot planned in Bartow
July 25, 2014 Presented by Stanlee Ventures, the eighth annual Camp Barefoot Music & Arts will take place Aug. 21-23 in Bartow. more »»
Potter to be celebrated at area library
July 22, 2014 The Linwood Community Library at Snowshoe will be celebrating the 148th birthday of the beloved author Beatrix Potter with a tea party at 10 a.m. Friday. more »»
Music trail creates weekend itineraries
July 15, 2014 MARLINTON — The Mountain Music Trail, a non-profit group devoted to promoting and presenting the traditional music, dance, and folkways of the Allegheny Mountain region of West Virginia, is happy to... more »»
Permit applications for special deer hunt available
June 24, 2014 GREEN BANK — The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Green Bank has announced applications are now available and are being accepted for the special resident-only controlled deer hunt at... more »»
Morning Glory Inn honored for being pet friendly
June 24, 2014 Morning Glory Inn recently announced that it has been honored as a 2014 Fido's Favorite-Award winner by the pet friendly travel website Bring-Fido.com. more »»
CCC Museum holds reunion
June 23, 2014 The 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Civilian Conservation Corps Museum at Watoga State Park was held June 14 at the park recreation center activity room. more »»
Author to discuss new 'Hippie' book
May 28, 2014 Carter Taylor Seaton will be at the Linwood Community Library at 2 p.m. June 8 to discuss her new book, "Hippie Homesteaders: Arts, Crafts, Music, and Living on the Land in West Virginia. more »»
Cass Railroad offers programs
May 14, 2014 CASS — It could be the name of a song, "Trains and Fishing." But it's the focus of a fly fishing workshop at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park May 31-June 1. more »»
Bridge to be named for local soldier
May 14, 2014 Sgt. John Andrew Charnoplosky, the 18-year-old soldier that died near the Cambodian border, No. more »»


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LANSING -- Michigan consumers are expected to receive about $4.3 million from settlements with book publishers accused of conspiring to artificially raise the prices of e-books.
Penguin Group (USA) Inc. on Wednesday announced it reached a settlement with several state attorneys general, the fifth and final book publisher to settle in the antitrust case.
New York-based Penguin agreed to pay $75 million in consumer damages plus costs and fees to settle the claims brought by 31 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as well as a private class-action suit.
It's unclear how much Michigan consumers will get specifically from Penguin. They should receive a total of $4.3 million from all five publishers, according to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.
The suits alleged that Penguin and four other publishers conspired with Apple Inc. to raise the price of New York Times Best Sellers from $9.99 to $12.99 or $14.99.
"Any company engaging in price-fixing not only throws a wrench in the free market at the expense of consumers, it also violates the good faith of citizens across our state," Schuette said in a statement. "Through this settlement, Michigan consumers who were harmed by the conspiracy are eligible to receive compensation."
The settlement, which must receive court approval, will give retailers more freedom to reduce e-book prices, according to Schuette's office.
So far, settlements have reached $164 million nationwide, of which Michigan consumers are expected to receive about $4.3 million. Eligible consumers should have received a notice from retailers about the case.
A separate lawsuit against Apple is set to go to trial in June.
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This program is operated by the Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance. It provides Medicaid coverage to severely disabled children who do not qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or other Medicaid qualifying programs because of their parents' income and/or resources. Parents wishing to apply for this program for their child should contact the nearest DMMA Long Term Care Medicaid Unit.
Medical Criteria (must meet all three):
- The child must meet one of the following disability listings set by SSI.
- The child's physical and mental limitations -- including developmental limitations -- prevent the child from performing a full range of age-appropriate daily living activities and behaving in an age-appropriate manner.
- The child's impairment is comparable in severity to that which would make an adult unable to engage in substantial gainful activity such as employment.
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- The child must require a nursing facility level of care (intermediate or skilled care) or acute hospitalization.
- The cost of care at home must be less than the cost of the appropriate institutional care.
The financial criteria for this program are the same as that of the DMMA Medicaid Nursing Facility program. The child's gross monthly income cannot exceed 250% of the SSI standard. The child's countable assets cannot exceed $2,000. The parent's income and assets are not considered.
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Like the Eagles? Check in to Hotel California at P.I. Downs
Dicky Lee Dickinson has an analogy for how Hotel California regards its mission of playing Eagles music.
"If you gave me permission to borrow your car, I would take care of it as well as I do my own. That's the way we feel about the (Eagles) material," he said. "It should be done with honor."
They do it with the Eagles' permission, too; the band didn't feel right unless it had the band's blessing. But Dickinson said they approach the material with more than just reverence.
"We manage to put our own flair into it," he said. "Our singers don't sound like them, but our singers are excellent, our primary singers. Our musicians can cop all the parts, but they play with their own conviction. So, you get a real show -- not a tribute band per se."
They don't dress up like the Eagles, nor pretend to be them.
"We don't do roles, we don't do characters, we don't dress up. This is not a look-alike, act-alike, wannabe kind of deal," Dickinson said.
Hotel California, which started in the mid-1980s, aims to play the Eagles' songs with the highest possible quality of sound and musicianship. They'd rather not sound like the Eagles circa 1973.
"If you listen to the Eagles' current record, and listen to an old (one), the difference is the quality of sound, and so we go for that," Dickinson said. "We want the quality of sound to be so good it's undeniable, that people go, 'Wow.' We want to sound better than the Eagles' early records. Do the sonic quality that we can do now, as opposed to what (was) done back then.
"We believe the way to do that is to utilize new amps and new tricks and new technologies and all the new stuff," he added. "It's like a golf club. You can hit better with one made better this year, than one made 30 years ago. It's the same mentality."
The Eagles' "Greatest Hits" is tied with "Thriller" as the best-selling album of all time, certified at more than 29 million, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. So, fans will hear the hits on Friday at Presque Isle Downs & Casino: "Hotel California," "Take it Easy," "One of These Nights," "Life in the Fast Lane," "Lyin' Eyes" and more. The band also plays album cuts, and dives into members' solo careers. Expect choice cuts from Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh.
For Dickinson -- who has seen the Eagles perform several times, including their early years -- what stands out most is their songwriting.
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Study Reveals Just How Much Pregnant Women Rely On Internet For InformationDevan McGuinness
Where do you get most of your pregnancy information from? A new study published in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing found that out of those polled in the study, 20% got their information regarding pregnancy from the internet as their primary source.
It's no surprise that as a freelance writer and someone who loves her social media, that I get a lot of my information from the internet. Sure you have to watch where your sources are coming from and perhaps double check a few things once in a while, but the information is so valuable.
A research team from the University of Cartuja in Spain wanted to find out the pattern of use of the Internet as a source of health information by participants of antenatal classes. What they found out was pretty interesting.
It was a small study but what they discovered was still pretty impressive. They polled 114 females and 21 males all enrolled in antenatal classes, data was collected using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. The questions asked included the frequency of Internet use, sources of information about pregnancy, preference over other non-Internet sources, positive and negative feelings generated due to the use of the Internet and willingness to receive instructions on Internet use.
The average age of the participants was 31-years-old (the perfect age for people who love their internet) and ranged to be somewhere in between 24-38 weeks pregnant (or their partner was between that age) with 83% of them expecting their first child. Here's what they found:
- 93.5% reported they used the Internet on a regular basis (no difference between men and women)
- 97·7% sought, at some point, information on pregnancy on the Internet.
- 26·9% had done so in the last 24 hours.
- 18.5% of women & 25.8% of men use the Internet as their primary source of information after their doctor
I don't know about you, but I found all that pretty interesting. What the researches concluded from their study was it would be of great benefit for midwives and ob's to keep an up-to-date list of online sources for reliable pregnancy information. Handing that resource out to their patients could prove to be valuable for the many who seek information and advice through the Internet.
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------I've quit fighting my inner demons. We're on the same side now.
It's just fabric; we can out-think it.
formerly mikkim
------"TOL machines = Too (much) Operator Learning"--poorpigling, January, 2016
I think many people who sew and need assistance with fitting will be larger-than-B size cup (and possibly larger-than-c). That might be why you hear about it so often. And if RTW doesn't fit properly, you are more likely to search out alternatives such as sewing your own.
As a side comment, for sewing purposes, it seems that 'cup size' is full vs high bust measurement. At least, I've read that multiple times and it fits with people's experience. They would certainly often be the same, but not always.
All that being said, I expect the average bra size has increased. People are often heavier, and some people have cosmetic surgery to increase their bust size if they are smaller. fewer small = larger average.
Signed, A-cup Anne (probably AA)
------With a great wardrobe that's still in the flat-fabric stage.
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JERUSALEM, Israel - Despite ironclad proof that the Iranian-made weaponry aboard the Victoria were meant to be smuggled into the Gaza Strip, both Iran and Hamas denied any connection to the arms shipment.
The Israeli Navy intercepted the ship early Monday about 200 miles off Israel's Mediterranean coast.
The preliminary information released by the Israel Defense Forces included an initial list of the 50-ton weapons cache, which was similar in scope to the 2002 weapons seizure of the Karine A bound for the Palestinian Authority.
Iranian Chief of Staff Gen. Atallah Salhi told the FARS news agency on Wednesday that Israel fabricated the whole story.
"The Jerusalem occupation regime is a regime of lies, production of lies and dissemination of lies. We reject all of these mendacious reports," Salhi.
"Allah willing, this regime will sink into the Mediterranean Sea like the regime of the pharaohs of Egypt," Salhi said.
"The Zionist regime's diet is mixed with lies, lies and more lies. We deny all false reports. The Zionist regime is a usurper. There is an Islamic awakening throughout the Middle East and North Africa that sees the damage," he said.
Salhi added that the Jewish state was the only nation harmed by the rise of Islam in North Africa and the Middle East.
"There is no doubt Israel is calculating its losses since the departure of the Egyptian pharaoh," he said. "Allah willing, they will sink to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea," predicting that "next year the armed forces of the Islamic Republic will be strong than ever."
Hamas, the Palestinian faction controlling the Gaza Strip, also denied any connection with the incident, Israel Radio reported.
Along with the weapons, the IDF found an identification document for the anti-ship missiles written in Iran's Farsi language. Iranian government emblems were also there.
The preliminary list of weapons include 230 120mm mortar shells, 2,270 60mm mortar shells, six C-704 anti-ship missiles, two British-manufactured radar systems, two launchers, two hydraulic mounting cranes for radar systems, and 66,960 7.62mm bullets for Kalashnikov rifles.
The C-704s, with their 22-mile range, "would have constituted a significant gain in the weapons capabilities of the terror organizations" operating in the Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson's Office reported. In a related matter, the Israel Air Force targeted a terror base in Gaza Wednesday morning, killing two terrorists, after Hamas fired a rocket at southern Israel that exploded in the Negev. There were no injuries or property damage in the attack. The IDF has made it a policy to retaliate for rocket and mortar shell attacks on Israeli towns and cities.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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My new favorite color combo is emerald and blush pink. LOVING the emerald glass dinner plates and glasses! You can find vintage sets of these on Etsy.com. Those monogrammed napkins are pretty fab as well!
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In the 800-meter race, you have to have the strength to run at a quick pace. You also have to have the endurance to stretch that pace over two laps.
In short, the 800 is a tough event.
Ashley Welker knows tough.
The West Ranch senior, who is headed to the United States Naval Academy in late June, has been an elite 800 runner for most of her prep career.
"You need to go all out the whole time," she says. "If you catch yourself getting comfortable for a second, it's not going to be a good race."
In a way, Welker did that last season at the least opportune time. At last spring's CIF State Track and Field Championships, Welker ran her preliminary race in 2 minutes, 12.02 seconds, good for third in her heat.
The top two finishers in each of the three heats advanced to the state finals, along with the next three fastest overall times.
Welker thought her time was good enough. That might have been the case anywhere other than California.
She ended up missing the state finals by less than a tenth of a second, as Long Beach Poly's Arielle Stevenson finished in 2:11.93.
"I think last year, she was just caught by surprise," says West Ranch assistant coach Rick Larimore. "She thought she had done enough, but when they put it all together, she was the odd man out. She won't let that happen again this year."
After losing in the state prelims, Welker stayed and watched the championship race the next night, and she says it left a mark on her.
So she took the necessary steps to improve her own marks. Larimore says she worked a lot on her core speed, harnessing an ability to run a 60-second opening lap and still have plenty left in the tank.
Welker's going to need a lot of energy, considering the collegiate path she's about to follow. When college letters started pouring in during her junior year, she says the Navy letters caught her eye.
Last October, she began looking at the service academy in earnest.
"The coaches definitely stood out as being very smart and into the program," she says. "That definitely helped key my interest in the Navy."
But there was still plenty left to be done. She had to get medical clearance, recommendations from teachers, and even a nomination from Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Santa Clarita.
Welker says that former West Ranch High swimmer Riley Mita, who is currently enrolled in the Navy, was a big help during the application process.
"It's definitely more complicated than the process for the average student," Welker laughs.
She'll leave for Annapolis, Md., on June 26, and induction day is June 28. At that point, she'll not only begin cross country and track and field training, but basic training as well.
"I know that it'll be tough with double workouts and extra core at Navy, but I just try not to look too far ahead," Welker says.
Looking back, she's met some big challenges already this postseason.
First, Welker outlasted Golden Valley star Chelsey Totten at the Foothill League finals in the 800 on May 4. Her time of 2:11.45 is still the fastest overall in the Foothill League this season.
Two weeks later at the CIF-Southern Section Division I finals, she finished as runner-up in the ultra-competitive Division I field.
At last week's Masters Meet, she finished fifth to grab the final automatic state qualifying spot. Welker ran a smart race at Cerritos College, finishing the first lap in 64 seconds and reserving enough power for her kick to overtake runners over the final 100 meters.
"I think she's just matured," Larimore says. "She thinks more about her races now, rather than just trying to dominate because she's a great athlete."
In addition to being physically tough, Welker has become mentally tough.
Just ask her about the competition at the state championships. Welker enters with the 12th-fastest seed time out of the 25 runners, and the top time belongs to Harvard-Westlake senior Amy Weissenbach, who set the national record in the event at last year's state meet.
Over the past three years, three Santa Clarita Valley runners — Valencia's Aly Drake and College of the Canyons' Chris Low and Corey Honeycutt — have combined to win four state titles in the 800, so one could say it's been the valley's signature race of late.
But it's going to take a mighty effort from Welker to join the club against Weissenbach. That's not necessarily how she looks at it.
"It's basically just racing any other race," Welker says. "You know some girls go in with a faster time, but you've still got to remember it's just another girl on the starting line."
Welker is aiming for a podium finish this weekend, which would require a top-six time. Only one athlete in program history, 2011 graduate and current UCLA runner Jennifer Owen, has done that, finishing fourth in the 1,600 in 2010.
If Welker wants to duplicate or better that feat, she's going to have to get past Friday first.
"She's focused. She's ready to drop a few seconds," Larimore says. "She doesn't want to quit on Friday. She wants to make it to Saturday."
It's going to be tough.
Then again, that's who Welker is.


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This complete, yet concise, guide introduces you to the rapidly developing field of high throughput screening of biomaterials: materiomics. Bringing together the key concepts and methodologies used to determine biomaterial properties, you will understand the adaptation and application of materomics in areas such as rapid prototyping, lithography and combinatorial chemistry. Each chapter is written by internationally renowned experts, and includes tutorial paragraphs on topics such as biomaterial-banking, imaging, assay development, translational aspects, and informatics. Case studies of state-of-the-art experiments provide illustrative examples, whilst lists of key publications allow you to easily read up on the most relevant background material. Whether you are a professional scientist in industry, a student, or a researcher, this book is not to be missed if you are interested in the latest developments in biomaterials research.
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After an earlier presentation by Ottawa County Planning and Performance Improvement director Mark Knudsen, Georgetown Township Board members decided the proposed county-wide water study was worth their support.
Ottawa County has been working with Michigan State University to learn more about causes and possible solutions to a decreasing water supply. Dry wells and increasing salt content in water are two of the problems observed over the past few years, especially in Allendale and Blendon townships. All Ottawa County townships were asked to help pay for long-term monitoring of local wells and other factors.
Georgetown Township Trustee John Schwalm this week said Knudsen's presentation was well done and informative. The board approved the county's request for $2,500 to help fund the study.
The study "virtually has no effect on Georgetown Township, but it's a nice step," said Supervisor Dale Mohr. Georgetown is the last of the townships in the county to vote on the assessment. Only Jamestown declined to pay the full amount requested.


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Chillin' Wit' is a regular feature of the Daily News that spotlights a name in the news away from the job.
FOR ROCHELLE KEYHAN, a criminal lawyer by day, activist by night and food-tour guide and freelance book reviewer by weekend, afternoon tea at the Dandelion near Rittenhouse Square offers the perfect Sunday escape from life's craziness.
And despite Hurricane Sandy's approach, Keyhan is at her usual spot, mulling over Tana French's In the Woods and enjoying a pot of traditional English tea with raisin scones.
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Press-Register photographer Kate Mercer captured the holiday spirit with this gallery of images from both events.
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Good Company
By Grayson Currin
Charleston indie rockers try bucking national and coastal trends
The biggest band from Charleston, S.C. named Company — at least according to a Google search for the phrase "Company band Charleston" — is a nonet featuring two vocalists and a three-part horn section. According to their resume on Gig Masters, a website that enables one to secure "the life of the party," The Company Band carries a $2 million event-insurance policy, can expand to a 12-piece lineup if the money is right, and can supply a medley of Sam Cooke, Outkast and Van Morrison, if the crowd is into that kind of thing.
"The Company Band," reads their biography, "is putting its own spin on the music industry by giving people a combination of music genres creating delectable sounds the ear can only imagine."
This bit of market research is symptomatic of the way Brian Hannon, the 26-year-old leader of an enthusiastic Charleston indie rock quartet also named Company (or Co. for short), feels about his adopted coastal city: Better known for tourist lures Fort Sumter and Rainbow Row than its legacy of indie rock, it's not that Charleston is without its own musical past or present. From the blues to beach music, and from the indigenous sounds of the nearby Gullah people to the pervasive misbelief that Hootie & the Blowfish came from Charleston, the place often called the Southeast's "Holy City" certainly has a tradition of sound. It's just that most of it has nothing to do with how Hannon's Company sounds.
"Here in South Carolina, most people don't know about music like that, while Chapel Hill has such a legacy of that. People are already inclined to it," says Hannon, who moved to Charleston five years ago after a stunted stint at the University of South Carolina. "Some guys here are talented, but they don't really know about indie rock. They wouldn't really like to play music with me."
On its two LPs and debut EP, Company embraces the most affable bits of the core comprising what's historically considered "indie rock." Company can twinkle like The Go-Betweens and sprawl like My Morning Jacket, slink like Built to Spill and smile wide and wink narrow like The Shins. Their latest, Dear America, even ends with a requisitely brooding atmospheric tune called "Dreams." Like exit music for a college radio segment, the six-minute song trusses images of isolation and anxiety to string-girded rises. "In dreams/ I'm right there with you/ In dreams/ I'm smiling at your doorway," Hannon entreats at the song's apogee, standing proudly not at a doorway but at a three-avenue intersection of Weezer, Explosions in the Sky and Red House Painters.
In interviews (found, of course, after wading through a litany of pages about Charleston's other Company), Hannon has long worn the classification of indie rock as a badge of honor, a strange distinction within a wide genre built and maintained mostly by musicians who regard such descriptors and tags as anathema. In 2010, however,
Charleston City Paper ran a short story about Company ahead of a Friday night gig. Their debut EP was due soon on blues-and-buzz band syndicate Fat Possum. In less than 600 words, the piece used the adjective "indie" six times, punned on Guided by Voices with the photo caption, and gave Hannon room to ruminate on his band's place in the wider cultural context of rock & roll: "I would still call my music indie rock. There's definitely a distinguishing point between what indie rock technically means and how people use the term to define a sound."
Ahead of the release of Dear America, Company's earnest and wide-eyed second LP for Brooklyn imprint Exit Stencil earlier this year, Shuffle's Jordan Lawrence queried Hannon about the threads of indie rock that the album ties together. "Thank you so much!" he began the answer. "I've always been drawn to indie rock. It's a lifelong obsession."
Hannon admits now that he might have overstated the length of his interest in indie rock. He actually studied jazz in his Greenville, S.C., high school, playing guitar alongside kids who were preparing to head to Berklee College of Music and The Juilliard School. He came to understand the language of composition and performance through his jazz studies, but he also to came realize that this wasn't what he'd spend his life doing. The jazz and classical lifers, he found, were just too good and too devoted.
Luckily, he did find indie rock. When Hannon was 17, he and a few friends took a road trip to Boston. He'd been spending time on Amazon.com, clicking from one band to another, trying to find a new sound. In Boston, he recognized a name on a concert bill from his research — Yo La Tengo, the indie rock co-architects, were in town from New Jersey to play a show at the Roxy with Superchunk side-project Portastatic. Hannon and his pals went: "After that, it felt special, like it was my music.I just knew that it was mine."
The lessons continued, and not long after moving to Charleston, Hannon traveled to England for an edition of the ultra-curated boutique music festival All Tomorrow's Parties. That's when he finally realized that this music meant more than a good record collection or online samples of MP3s; this stuff was within his reach.
"There were lots of legendary bands playing there, but I just remember thinking, 'Wow, there's nothing here that anyone is doing that I'm not capable of doing,'" he explains, any amount of hubris accompanied by a genuine newcomer's zeal. "I can do all of this shit, so I decided I'd just go do this in Charleston."
Finding others to come along for the trip in Charleston wasn't as easy as it might have been back in Minehead. Hannon had moved east with his drummer and friend Kelly Grant, who he describes as less of an indie rock lifer and more a good pal who just wanted to play together. Just as Company started to gather momentum by recording its Fat Possum debut and doing short but strong tours, Grant, at the age of 24, died in December 2010. Hannon pressed on, but finding a backbone as strong as that which Grant provided wasn't easy. He's since gone through two drummers and three bassists and has, just now, landed on a lineup with the ability to tour and an understanding of what he wants to accomplish. Hannon now works at a venue and restaurant called The Tin Roof — "a hip West Ashley watering hole," says Charleston City Paper — where he's met more people who share his musical interests.
"I think I finally found the right guys. The amount of musicians I meetand talk to regularly has gone way up, so now I have a lot of options," says Hannon. Nearly 18 months later, he thinks he's finally coming to terms with Grant's death. He realizes that the past won't fix itself. It's up to him to push Company forward, just as Grant would have hoped.
Company's new drummer, Shawn Krauss, moved to Charleston in 2002. Nearly a decade older than Hannon, he says the city is finally getting some attention outside of its beach and blues music heritage. Tin Roof, where he works alongside Hannon, has served as a convenient hub for the city's young creative types.
"Charleston is a cool town and has all the makings of the next Athens or Chapel Hill," he says. "But it can be tough. I don't think there are a lot of musicians here that know what we are doing now. There are a lot of bands into folk, folk-punk, Southern alt-country bands with every song about whiskey. But it seems like there isn't a lot of rock down here. I dare use the word indie rock."
The isolation does have its benefits. Company doesn't keep up with the microtrends of independent music at the moment, choosing to deal with the classic more than the cool or current. There's not a warbling chillwave synthesizer or a direct electronic dance beat to be found on Dear America, a stable, staple indie rock album written by a bandleader who understands exactly what sort of music he wants to play. In fact, Hannon says he cares less about what a band sounds like than how they behave, reflecting a Southern gentility that has more to do with Charleston than any other element of Company. "If I meet them, and they're nice," he reckons, "that's all that really matters."
And they have inspiration at the ready. A few years ago, an area father took a shine to Company and passed their record along to his son, Ben Bridwell, frontman for Band of Horses. After Band of Horses first started to gain attention, Bridwell relocated to the Charleston area, so he'd have an anchor between extended Band of Horses tours. Unlike most kids who get music recommendations from their parents, Bridwell actually paid attention, spun the record, and remembered it well enough to connect the dots when he bought a bagel from Hannon. They started talking about music, and a few months later, he e-mailed Hannon and asked Company to open a hometown Band of Horses show. They subsequently tagged along for a string of shows between Georgia, Texas and Colorado. In both Band of Horses and its predecessor, Carissa's Wierd(sic) Bridwell and his crew had spent years toiling in relative obscurity.
"They've paid all of their dues and were homeless and working shitty jobs, but they did it," says Hannon. "When I feel so separate from everyone in Charleston, I constantly feel mired in doubt, like the dream is too far beyond, unfathomable. But here is Ben, who actually lived the dream. So, fuck, maybe it could happen."
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By Spc. Sharla Lewis, 3HBCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div.May 26, 2010
FORT HOOD, Texas Aca,!" ItAca,!a,,cs been seven years since Aca,!A"GreywolfAca,!A? troopers have tested themselves to earn the Expert InfantrymanAca,!a,,cs Badge.
For those that accepted the challenge, the long wait for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, is finally over.
Infantry and Special Forces have long coveted the time-honored badge upon successful completion of an extensive week-long test.
Aca,!A"The EIB was established in 1943 to encourage esprit de corps among the infantry branch,Aca,!A? said Command Sgt. Maj. James Pippin, 3rd BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Aca,!A"Because of that, the EIB is a significant part of the history for the United States Army Infantryman. ItAca,!a,,cs important that our young generation of infantrymen realize the significance of the EIB.Aca,!A?
Aca,!A"The EIB has evolved through the years,Aca,!A? Pippin said. Aca,!A"I believe the concept that was established by Ft. Benning (Georgia) last year is far and away the best IAca,!a,,cve seen in my career.Aca,!A?
The Ft. Benning EIB committee mandates tasks for the test, but gives the host unit the latitude to select other tasks to include in their own test.
Aca,!A"This flexibility allows us to select tasks that tailor our training toward specific combat missions,Aca,!A? Pippin said.
Soldiers at Fort Hood completed four lanes; day and night land navigation, traffic control point, patrol and urban environment. Each lane had a series of sub-tasks for the candidates to accomplish in the allotted time. They also had to score 75 percent in their age group on an Army Physical Fitness Test and complete a 12-mile foot march with 35 pounds of equipment in three hours or less.
The land navigation site spanned six square miles with countless checkpoints scattered throughout. The candidates were required to find four assigned points in two hours using a compass, map and protractor.
As the sun dropped below the horizon, the candidates started the land navigation test again. With the same equipment and time requirement, but without any light, often the men had to trust their equipment.
Aca,!A"Night land navigation is more difficult because we have limited visibility. During the day you can terrain associate but at night you canAca,!a,,ct,Aca,!A? said Sgt. Luke Lowery, a team leader with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment. Aca,!A"You have to rely more on your equipment because of that.Aca,!A?
At the traffic control point lane, Soldiers had 25 minutes to complete tasks like setting the head space and timing of a .50 caliber machine gun, identifying terrain features on a map and searching a suspected hostile enemy combatant.
Aca,!A"I was more nervous because it was our last lane. I wasnAca,!a,,ct as comfortable on the .50 cal. as the other ones that made that lane the second hardest of all,Aca,!A? said 1st Lt. Ethraim Garner, from Twin Falls, Idaho, with 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment.
The patrol lane was 150 meters long with tasks that included filling a radio with frequencies and completing a request for indirect fires.
Aca,!A"It was definitely one of the harder lanes. You have to throw the grenade and you donAca,!a,,ct know if itAca,!a,,cs going to hit the mark,Aca,!A? said Spc. Ryan Baurnfeind, from Gilbert, Ariz., with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment.
There was also an urban movement lane where Soldiers identified an unexploded ordinance, breeched a door using a 12 gauge shotgun and performed combat first aid on a casualty.
Aca,!A"Knowing that you could get a no-go at any time puts a lot of pressure on you,Aca,!A? said Staff Sgt. Freddy Barahona, an Antioch, Calif. native with 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment. Aca,!A"You have to have a lot of attention to detail.Aca,!A?
3rd BCT started with 296 candidates. After the physical fitness test, 188 Soldiers were eligible to continue, after day land navigation there were 105 candidates, after night land navigation there were 82, and after the test lanes there were 70.
At the end of the week, the 68 Soldiers that passed all tests, completed the foot march to standard and passed the physical training test were awarded the Expert InfantrymanAca,!a,,cs Badge at a ceremony on Fort Hood in front of their peers.
To add a cavalrymanAca,!a,,cs touch, member of the 1st Cav. Div. Horse Cavalry Detachment delivered badges on horseback to unit command sergeants major and first sergeants who then pinned the badge on Soldiers.
Barahona said he was happy to be able to finally wear the badge.
Aca,!A"This is a long tradition for the infantry,Aca,!A? Barahona said. Aca,!A"ThereAca,!a,,cs a lot of history behind it. IAca,!a,,cm proud that I earned the badge.Aca,!A?


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WEO Special Report Analyzes Future Energy Investment
3 June 2014: The world will need to invest US$40 trillion in energy supply, including US$6 trillion in renewables, and US$8 trillion in energy efficiency over the period to 2035 to meet its energy needs, according to the World Energy Investment Outlook. The International Energy Agency (IEA) published the Outlook, which projects energy demand and corresponding investment to 2035, as a World Energy Outlook (WEO) Special Report.
The report's 'New Policies Scenario' states that over half of this investment in energy-supply is required to keep current production levels constant. Annual investment in energy supply will have to grow from US$1.6 trillion to US$2 trillion by 2035, and energy efficiency investments must grow from US$130 billion annually to US$550 billion. Of the energy efficiency investments, 90% will be in the building and transport sectors.
The world will not meet its target of keeping global average temperature from rising more than 2°C under current policy frameworks, according to the report's analysis. To meet this target, the report states that a US$53 trillion investment in energy supply and efficiency is required.
At the report launch, IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven noted that "today's policies and market signals are simply not strong enough to meet the world's climate change target." She stressed the importance of quality in policymaking to drive investment in the right direction, explaining that "clear and credible signals from policy makers lower risks and inspire confidence. By contrast, where there is a record of policy incoherence, confusing signals or stop‐and‐go policy cycles, investors end up paying more for their finance, consumers pay more for their energy, and some projects that are needed simply won't go ahead."
The report also presents data on trends, which show annual investment in new energy supply derived from renewable sources has quadrupled in real terms since the year 2000. Renewables, biofuels and nuclear power together account for 15% of annual investment flows.
The report also highlights the importance of new sources of finance to ensure long-term finance is sufficient to meet climate change targets. [IEA Press Release] [Publication: Special Report: World Energy Investment Outlook] [IEA Executive Director Remarks]