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Written April 16, 1963 From Birmingham, Al.
While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail, I came across your recent statement calling our present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom, if ever, do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would be engaged in little else in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine goodwill and your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.
I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the argument of "outsiders coming in." I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every Southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. We have some eighty-five affiliate organizations all across the South--one being the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. Whenever necessary and possible we share staff, educational and financial resources with our affiliates. Several months ago our local affiliate here in Birmingham invited us to be on call to engage in a nonviolent direct action program if such were deemed necessary. We readily consented and when the hour came we lived up to our promises. So I am here, along with several members of my staff, because I have basic organizational ties here.
Beyond this, I am in Birmingham because injustice is here. Just as the eighth century prophets left their little villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their home towns; and just as the Apostle Paul left his little village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to practically every hamlet and city of the Graeco-Roman world, I too am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid.
Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere in this country.
You deplore the demonstrations that are presently taking place in Birmingham. But I am sorry that your statement did not express a similar concern for the conditions that brought the demonstrations into being. I am sure that each of you would want to go beyond the superficial social analyst who looks merely at effects, and does not grapple with underlying causes. I would not hesitate to say that it is unfortunate that so-called demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham at this time, but I would say in more emphatic terms that it is even more unfortunate that the white power structure of this city left the Negro community with no other alternative.
In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: 1) Collection of the facts to determine whether injustices are alive. 2) Negotiation. 3) Self-purification and 4) Direct action. We have gone through all of these steps in Birmingham. There can be no gainsaying of the fact that racial injustice engulfs this community.
Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States. Its ugly record of police brutality is known in every section of this country. Its unjust treatment of Negroes in the courts is a notorious reality. There have been more unsolved bombings of Negro homes and churches in Birmingham than any city in this nation. These are the hard, brutal and unbelievable facts. On the basis of these conditions, Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers. But the political leaders consistently refused to engage in good faith negotiation.
Then came the opportunity last September to talk with some of the leaders of the economic community. In these negotiating sessions certain promises were made by the merchants--such as the promise to remove the humiliating racial signs from the stores. On the basis of these promises Rev. Shuttlesworth and the leaders of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights agreed to call a moratorium on any type of demonstrations. As the weeks and months unfolded we realized that we were the victims of a broken promise. The signs remained. Like so many experiences of the past we were confronted with blasted hopes, and the dark shadow of a deep disappointment settled upon us. So we had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and national community. We were not unmindful of the difficulties involved. So we decided to go through a process of self-purification. We started having workshops on nonviolence and repeatedly asked ourselves the questions: "Are you able to accept blows without retaliating?" "Are you able to endure the ordeals of jail?" We decided to set our direct-action program around the Easter season, realizing that with the exception of Christmas, this was the largest shopping period of the year. Knowing that a strong economic withdrawal program would be the by-product of direct action, we felt that this was the best time to bring pressure on the merchants for the needed changes. Then it occurred to us that the March election was ahead and so we speedily decided to postpone action until after election day. When we discovered that Mr. Connor was in the run-off, we decided again to postpone action so that the demonstrations could not be used to cloud the issues. At this time we agreed to begin our nonviolent witness the day after the run-off.
This reveals that we did not move irresponsibly into direct action. We too wanted to see Mr. Connor defeated; so we went through postponement after postponement to aid in this community need. After this we felt that direct action could be delayed no longer.
You may well ask: "Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches, etc.? Isn't negotiation a better path?" You are exactly right in your call for negotiation. Indeed, this is the purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored. I just referred to the creation of tension as a part of the work of the nonviolent resister. This may sound rather shocking. But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word tension. I have earnestly worked and preached against violent tension, but there is a type of constructive nonviolent tension that is necessary for growth. Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, we must see the need of having nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men to rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood. So the purpose of the direct action is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. We, therefore, concur with you in your call for negotiation. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in the tragic attempt to live in monologue rather than dialogue.
One of the basic points in your statement is that our acts are untimely. Some have asked, "Why didn't you give the new administration time to act?" The only answer that I can give to this inquiry is that the new Birmingham administration must be prodded about as much as the outgoing one before it acts. We will be sadly mistaken if we feel that the election of Mr. Boutwell will bring the millennium to Birmingham. While Mr. Boutwell is much more articulate and gentle than Mr. Connor, they are both segregationists, dedicated to the task of maintaining the status quo. The hope I see in Mr. Boutwell is that he will be reasonable enough to see the futility of massive resistance to desegregation. But he will not see this without pressure from the devotees of civil rights. My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure. History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but as Reinhold Niebuhr has reminded us, groups are more immoral than individuals.
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly, I have never yet engaged in a direct action movement that was "well timed," according to the timetable of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. For years now I have heard the words [sic]"Wait!" It rings in the ear of every Negro with a piercing familiarity. This "Wait" has almost always meant "Never." We must come to see with the distinguished jurist of yesterday that "justice too long delayed is justice denied."
We have waited for more than three hundred and forty years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jet-like speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at horse and buggy pace toward the gaining of a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. I guess it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, "Wait." But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate filled policemen curse, kick, brutalize and even kill your black brothers and sisters with impunity; when you see the vast majority of your twenty million Negro brothers smothering in an airtight cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society; when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see the depressing clouds of inferiority begin to form in her little mental sky, and see her begin to distort her little personality by unconsciously developing a bitterness toward white people; when you have to concoct an answer for a five-year-old son asking in agonizing pathos: "Daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?"; when you take a cross-country drive and find it necessary to sleep night after night in the uncomfortable corners of your automobile because no motel will accept you; when you are humiliated day in and day out by nagging signs reading "white" and "colored"; when your first name becomes "nigger," your middle name becomes "boy" (however old you are) and your last name becomes "John," and your wife and mother and never given the respected title "Mrs."; when you are harried by day and haunted by night by the fact that you are a Negro, living constantly at tip-toe stance never quite knowing what to expect next, and plagued with inner fears and outer resentments; when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of "nobodiness"; then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait. There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of despair. I hope, sirs, you can understand our legitimate and unavoidable impatience.
You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, it is rather strange and paradoxical to find us consciously breaking laws. One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: There are just and there are unjust laws. I would agree with Saint Augustine that "An unjust law is no law at all."
Now, what is the difference between the two? How does one determine when a law is just or unjust? A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of Saint Thomas Aquinas, an unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality. It gives the segregator a false sense of superiority, and the segregated a false sense of inferiority. To use the words of Martin Buber, the Jewish philosopher, segregation substitutes and "I-it" relationship for an "I-thou" relationship, and ends up relegating persons to the status of things. So segregation is not only politically, economically and sociologically unsound, but it is morally wrong and sinful. Paul Tillich has said that sin is separation. Isn't segregation an existential expression of man's tragic separation, an expression of his awful estrangement, his terrible sinfulness? So I can urge men to disobey segregation ordinances because they are morally wrong.
Let us turn to a more concrete example of just and unjust laws. An unjust law is a code that a majority inflicts on a minority that is not binding on itself. This is difference made legal. On the other hand a just law is a code that a majority compels a minority to follow that it is willing to follow itself. This is sameness made legal.
Let me give another explanation. An unjust law is a code inflicted upon a minority which that minority had no part in enacting or creating because they did not have the unhampered right to vote. Who can say that the legislature of Alabama which set up the segregation laws was democratically elected? Throughout the state of Alabama all types of conniving methods are used to prevent Negroes from becoming registered voters and there are some counties without a single Negro registered to vote despite the fact that the Negro constitutes a majority of the population. Can any law set up in such a state be considered democratically structured?
These are just a few examples of unjust and just laws. There are some instances when a law is just on its face and unjust in its application. For instance, I was arrested Friday on a charge of parading without a permit. Now there is nothing wrong with an ordinance which requires a permit for a parade, but when the ordinance is used to preserve segregation and to deny citizens the First-Amendment privilege of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest, then it becomes unjust.
I hope you can see the distinction I am trying to point out. In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law as the rabid segregationist would do. This would lead to anarchy. One who breaks an unjust law must do it openly, lovingly, (not hatefully as the white mothers did in New Orleans when they were seen on television screaming "nigger, nigger, nigger") and with a willingness to accept the penalty. I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for law.
Of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. It was seen sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to obey the laws of Nebuchadnezzar because a higher moral law was involved. It was practiced superbly by the early Christians who were willing to face hungry lions and the excruciating pain of chopping blocks, before submitting to certain unjust laws of the Roman empire. To a degree academic freedom is a reality today because Socrates practiced civil disobedience.
We can never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was "legal" and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal." It was "illegal" to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany. But I am sure that if I had lived in Germany during that time I would have aided and comforted my Jewish brothers even though it was illegal. If I lived in a Communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws. I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;" who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.
I had hoped that the white moderate would understand that law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice, and that when they fail to do this they become dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress. I had hoped that the white moderate would understand that the present tension in the South is merely a necessary phase of the transition from an obnoxious negative peace, where the Negro passively accepted his unjust plight, to a substance-filled positive peace, where all men will respect the dignity and worth of human personality. Actually, we who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. We bring it out in the open where it can be seen and dealt with. Like a boil that can never be cured as long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its pus-flowing ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must likewise be exposed, with all of the tension its exposing creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured.
In your statement you asserted that our actions, even though peaceful, must be condemned because they precipitate violence. But can this assertion be logically made? Isn't this like condemning the robbed man because his possession of money precipitated the evil act of robbery? Isn't this like condemning Socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical delvings precipitated the misguided popular mind to make him drink the hemlock? Isn't this like condemning Jesus because His unique God-Consciousness and never-ceasing devotion to His will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? We must come to see, as the federal courts have consistently affirmed, that it is immoral to urge an individual to withdraw his efforts to gain his basic constitutional rights because the quest precipitates violence. Society must protect the robbed and punish the robber.
I had also hoped that the white moderate would reject the myth of time. I received a letter this morning from a white brother in Texas which said: "All Christians know that the colored people will receive equal rights eventually, but it is possible that you are in too great of a religious hurry. It has taken Christianity almost 2000 years to accomplish what it has. The teachings of Christ take time to come to earth." All that is said here grows out of a tragic misconception of time. It is the the strangely irrational notion that there is something in the very flow of time that will inevitably cure all ills. Actually time is neutral. It can be used either destructively or constructively. I am coming to feel that the people of ill-will have used time much more effectively than the people of good will. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people. We must come to see that human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and persistent work of men willing to be co-workers with God, and without this hard work time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation. We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy, and transform our pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.


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Home List of Titles An algorithm in SwinDeW-C for scheduling transaction-intensive cost-constrained cloud workflows
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- An algorithm in SwinDeW-C for scheduling transaction-intensive cost-constrained cloud workflows
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- The concept of cloud computing has been wide spreading very recently. Cloud computing has many unique advantages which can be utilised to facilitate (cloud) workflow execution. Transaction-intensive cost-constrained cloud workflows are workflows with a large number of workflow instances (i.e. transaction intensive) bounded by a certain budget for execution (i.e. cost constrained) in a cloud computing environment (i.e. cloud workflows). However, there are not any specific scheduling algorithms so far for transaction-intensive cost-constrained cloud workflows. This paper presents a novel scheduling algorithm which considers the characteristics of cloud computing to accommodate transaction-intensive cost-constrained workflows by compromising execution time and cost with user input enabled on the fly. The simulation performed demonstrates that the algorithm can reduce the mean execution cost while meeting the user-requested deadline.
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- 1 How much luggage am I allowed to bring?
- 2 What is the electric current?
- 3 How much money should I bring?
- 4 When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
- 5 Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
- 6 Do I need an international driver's license?
- 7 What should I bring as gifts for Gambian friends and my host family?
- 8 Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
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- 12 Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
How much luggage am I allowed to bring?
Most airlines have baggage size and weight limits and assess charges for transport of baggage that exceeds this allowance. The Peace Corps has its own size and weight limits and will not pay the cost of transport for baggage that exceeds these limits. The authorized baggage allowance is two checked pieces of luggage with combined dimensions of both pieces not to exceed 107 inches (length + width + height) and a carry-on bag with dimensions of no more than 45 inches. Checked baggage should not exceed 80 pounds total with a maximum weight allowance of 70 pounds for any one bag.
Peace Corps Volunteers are not allowed to take pets, weapons, explosives, radio transmitters (shortwave radios are permitted), automobiles, or motorcycles to their overseas assignments. Do not pack flammable materials or liquids such as lighter fluid, cleaning solvents, hair spray, or aerosol containers. This is an important safety precaution.
What is the electric current?
The electric current is 220 volts, but electricity is extremely irregular outside Banjul and in rural areas.
How much money should I bring?
Volunteers are expected to live at the same level as the people in their community. They are given a settling-in allowance and a monthly living allowance, which should cover their expenses. If you bring extra money, U.S. dollars and traveler's checks are recommended because credit cards are not widely accepted (though they are useful for travel outside the country and cash advances). Personal checks can be cashed, and if you think you will be doing any banking with U.S. banks, bring a checkbook.
When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
Volunteers accrue two vacation days per month of service (excluding training). Leave may not be taken during training, the first three months of service, or the last three months of service, except in conjunction with an authorized emergency leave. Family and friends are welcome to visit you after pre-service training and the first three months of service as long as their stay does not interfere with your work.
Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
The Peace Corps does not provide insurance coverage for personal effects; Volunteers are ultimately responsible for the safekeeping of their personal belongings. However, you can purchase such insurance before you leave. If you wish, you may contact your own insurance company; additionally, insurance application forms will be provided, and we encourage you to consider them carefully. Volunteers should not ship or take valuable items overseas. Jewelry, watches, radios, cameras, and expensive appliances are subject to loss, theft, and breakage, and in many places, satisfactory maintenance and repair services are not available.
Do I need an international driver's license?
Volunteers in The Gambia do not need to get an international driver's license because they are prohibited from operating privately owned motorized vehicles. Most local travel is by bush taxi.
What should I bring as gifts for Gambian friends and my host family?
This is not a requirement. Small tokens of friendship are sufficient.
Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
Peace Corps trainees are not assigned to individual sites until after they have begun pre-service training. This gives Peace Corps staff the opportunity to assess each trainee's skills and needs in order to make a placement that will be mutually beneficial to the Volunteer and the assigned community.
How can my family contact me in an emergency?
The Peace Corps' Office of Special Services provides assistance in handling emergencies affecting trainees and Volunteers or their families. Before leaving the United States, you should instruct your family to notify the Office of Special Services immediately if an emergency arises, such as a serious illness or death of a family member. During normal business hours, the number for the Office of Special Services is 800.424.8580; select option 2, then extension 1470. After normal business hours and on weekends and holidays, the Special Services duty officer can be reached at 202.638.2574. For nonemergency questions, your family can get information from your country desk staff at the Peace Corps by calling 800.424.8580, extension 2317 or 2318.
Can I call home?
You will need an international phone card to call the United States. The Gambia's public telephone company, Gamtel, provides phone service in larger towns and villages throughout The Gambia. In smaller villages, there are coin-operated public phone booths that you can use to reach an AT&T or MCI operator for international calls. There are also many "telecenters" around the country, which may charge a bit more than Gamtel.
Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
Differences in technology make most U.S. cellular phones incompatible with the cellular service in The Gambia. Local communication methods are reliable enough and are more compatible with the Peace Corps' belief that Volunteers should live modestly at the level of their local colleagues.
Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
Because the availability of electricity is so sporadic in the rural areas where most Volunteers live, it is inadvisable to bring your own computer. Volunteers have access to e-mail and the Internet at the main Peace Corps office and some Volunteers also have access to e-mail at the schools where they teach.


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PALM CITY, Fla. Charles A. Kiorpes, 89, died Friday, March 22, 2013, in Stuart, FL. He had lived at Harbour Ridge near Palm City, FL, since 1989.
He was born and grew up in Yonkers, N.Y., where he graduated from Saunders Trade School. Charles continued his education at Columbia University, earning a B.S. Degree in Engineering.
He spent many years, at numerous locations, with the Ford Motor Company in technical and managerial assignments, followed by top executive positions at White Motor and Clark Equipment corporations.
During World War II, he served three years with the Army Air Forces, finishing his tour as a 1st Lt B-29 Navigator after 21 combat missions over Japan with the 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron based on Guam.
Prior to going overseas, and while in training at UVM in Burlington, he met Ferne Wilkins of Rutland, who was in training for her RN at Mary Fletcher Hospital. Following her graduation, Ferne joined the Army Nurse Corps. Ferne and Charles were married in 1945 on the island of Biak, Dutch New Guinea, when they were both on duty in the South Pacific.
He was a life-long golfer, having learned the game as a caddie in Westchester County, N.Y., and played with a number of pros over the years, including Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson. He will be missed by his many friends on and off the golf course.
Charles is survived by his wife Ferne; their sons Anthony and Timothy; their daughter Lynne; his sister Elizabeth; his brothers Steven and George; Fernes sister Olive (Peg) Johnson; and six grandchildren.
His remains will be buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland.
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human resources
Business major Kathryn Taylor interned in Dynamic Aviation's personnel office. "There was never a dull moment as I constantly communicated with a variety of applicants. The best part, though was learning about the company culture."
sustainability and development
Ashley Hevener and Heather Wilkins interned at Shenandoah Growers, putting into effect lessons of sustainability and development in the local market.
Internships and Real World Experience
Internships and other student activities like national conferences and the new investment club help students put classroom learning into effect in the real world.
Real-world experience in the field
EMU's student-run investment club shares profits with local charities like Our Community Place, a nearby non-profit community center familiar to most EMUers. And each year EMU business majors attend the national Mennonite Economic Development Association (MEDA) convention, and participate in the case competition for students.
And on the job at internships, our business students have been working and making a difference in area businesses for years.
Business internships that make a difference
Internships receive 3 SH of credit, generally last for one semester, and in some cases are paid. Internships are a Community Learning designate and, for business administration majors, fulfill one of the required electives. Internships are open to juniors and seniors who have been admitted to the business program and who currently have a 2.7 business GPA.
We place interns in a variety of manufacturing, service, and not-for-profit environments where they work in accounting, cost analysis, human resource management, investments, marketing, operations, and planning. In some cases, internships lead to a permanent position after graduation.
What business interns are saying
Lauren Wengerd. Lauren began her general internship at Brown Edwards CPAs at the beginning of her Senior year while attending Eastern Mennonite University. At the end of the semester, she was asked to join Brown Edward's bank audit niche as an intern. While in this position, she was able to help on both internal and external bank audits, giving her many opportunities and experiences to apply the knowledge from her classes. After graduation from EMU, Lauren stayed with Brown Edwards and the banking niche while attending James Madison University's Master's in Accountancy program.
Grace Yoder. This summer I did my accounting internship at Harper Industries. I learned a lot about the operations of a manufacturing corporation and how accounting holds everything together. My experience this summer has helped me give me tools and develop skills that I will be able to use after graduation.
Business graduate Isaac Wyse was interested in financial and business analytics and interned at Tenneco-Walker Manufacturing, which specializes in after-market exhaust systems. Tasked with improving the efficiency of the welders, Isaac used quantitative methods and waiting line simulations during his project. "On the job, it's up to me to figure out what information I need and how to best get it. I believe internships put a real world effect on classroom lessons."
Jeremy Yoder graduated with a degree in accounting after interning at Martin, Beachy, and Arehart, PLLC, a small, local accounting firm. He says, "I learned a lot about how an organization works through my experience at my internship and handling business for our clients. I learned how to stay organized and use different tax software, and I gained a general understanding about the way the federal income tax system works."
Senior Liberal Arts major Jeff Gingrich used his internship in the human resources department at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) to help him determine his future in the business world. "An internship gives you a chance to explore the kind of organization, environment, and department you would like to work in later in life," he says. Since he worked closely with many of the different supervisors at VMRC, Jeff also gained valuable knowledge about how the human resources team handles problems that arise. "The biggest thing I've taken away has been learning to communicate with supervisors within in a fairly large organization," he said.
Timing the set-up of an assembly line in a muffler manufacturing plant is not a usual activity for an EMU business student, but for Ben Moyer it was part of his rewarding internship at Walker Manufacturing in Harrisonburg. Ben worked throughout the semester to improve efficiency and, with the guidance of his onsite supervisor, ended with a three-step process that improved efficiency. He says, "I've really learned how to relate to people better and the importance of doing research and asking people that know better before jumping to conclusions," said Moyer about his internship. "It has given me a better idea of what I want to do in the future because I found I really enjoy the problem solving side of business."


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Focusing on risk
The spotlight on supply chain risk has been growing since the recession__and for good reason. Companies no longer take for granted that they will be able to survive a major disruption. What makes the Swatch story so fascinating are the complex relationships and issues involved: competitor as supplier; free trade against state-regulated protectionism; the rights of a company versus the welfare of a nation.
Earlier this year, APICS conducted an extensive research study on supply chain risk management. The report, APICS Supply Chain Risk Folio: Protect Your Business with Risk Management synthesizes the APICS research and focuses on risk management principles that every operations and supply chain management professional should practice. The folio points out the following: "Risk management increasingly is recognized as creating a strategic competitive advantage. It promotes an agile supply chain that outperforms competitors impacted by the same shared risks, thus boosting market share when a sudden common risk occurs."
This story may seem like it is about Swatch, but it is as much about the companies who are supplied by Swatch and have failed to consider the possibility that their supply chains might one day not include Swatch. Swatch is a lean manufacturer and an important contributor to the lean supply chains of other Swiss watchmakers. Now, however, Swatch is putting its competitor-customers at risk by strategic design. These companies must be asking themselves: Could we have anticipated this risk and designed our supply chains to mitigate it?
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The Gallery Council is a volunteer organization that serves the Memorial Art Gallery by organizing special events to raise funds in support of the visual arts.
Since it was founded in 1940, the Gallery Council has contributed $3 million to the MAG. The money the Gallery Council raises supports art acquisitions and conservation, scholarships for children to attend the Creative Workshop, and underwriting MAG exhibitions and special publications.
Most recently, the Gallery Council helped fund the acquisition of a portfolio of woodcut prints by groundbreaking American artist Kiki Smith. The entire suite was on on view May 24–August 18, 2013. learn more
Gallery Council members organize three major annual fundraising events:
The Gallery Council Art Tours Committee organizes art lovers' trips to many interesting places. Most are one-, two-, or three-day excursions, and all benefit MAG. learn about upcoming trips
The Council provides members the opportunity to:
Anyone who is a member of the Memorial Art Gallery and who has the time and energy to invest is invited to apply for Gallery Council membership. As members of the Memorial Art Gallery, Council members help the Gallery provide wonderful art and programs to the community. For more information, email Gallery Council Office, call 585.276.8910.


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Contact any 4-Her or call the Goliad County Extension Office at 361-645-8204 to place an order. Orders will be taken until noon Oct. 16. Delivery should be mid- November.
Quality Counts
"Texas Trail," the online delivery component of Quality Counts, has found a new home.
The online modules are available on the eXtension online campus at campus.extension.org. Hosting Texas Trail on the eXtension campus allows greater flexibility with maintaining the online modules and tracking their use.
We have a one-page document that outlines the process of creating an account on the eXtension campus and enrolling in the Quality Counts course in order to access the modules.
As members work to verify in Quality Counts, consider the Texas Trail as a viable option to compete in major shows.
9-1-1 signs available
4-H'ers are currently selling 9-1-1 signs.
Contact a 4-H member or call the Goliad County Extension Office at 645-8204 to place an order.
The 12-inch-by-6-inch signs are $15 for three to four numbers and 18-inch-by-6-inch are $16 for five numbers.
To find out a correct 9-1-1 address, call Golden Crescent at 578-1587.
This is not a fundraiser, just a community service project to help Goliad County.
Barn cleanup scheduled
The one-day 4-H project for Saturday, Oct. 12 will be a barn cleanup in preparation for the La Bahia Fall Classic Steer Prospect Show.
Cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. at the fair barn. There will be mowing around the barn, weed eating, cleaning wash racks, moving panels and setting up the show ring.
Prospect steer show
There will be a prospect steer show Oct. 26 at the Goliad County Fair Grounds.
There will be two rings. Entry fee is $20 per ring.
All proceeds will benefit Goliad County Fair steer exhibitors.
Contact Michael Dohmann at 361-564-8184 or mail entries to Goliad County Fair Association, P.O. Box 295, Goliad, TX 77963.
Upcoming events
Oct. 6-12 – 4-H Week
Oct. 9 – Food and nutrition organizational meeting, 6 p.m., Goliad County Extension Office
Oct. 12 – One-day 4-H project, fairgrounds
Oct. 19 – Mission Tour de Goliad Bike Ride
Oct. 21 – County council, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 – La Bahia Fall Classic Steer Prospect Show
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Experience Golf The Way It Began.
Set hard against the Atlantic Ocean on Scotland's west coast, the award-winning Machrihanish Dunes shares breathtaking views and a majestic dunescape with the neighboring Machrihanish Golf Club, a world-top-100 course laid out in 1879 by Old Tom Morris himself. More than 100 years later, renowned present-day golf course architect, David McLay Kidd, realized a longstanding dream to build a second course and added to the number of Scottish links golf courses at Machrihanish Dunes. This "new" course, situated on pristine linksland protected by the Scottish government, offers you a rare opportunity to create and craft golf shots just as the men of Scotland did centuries ago, when they conceived the game, brought it to birth – and gave it to the world. Machrihanish Dunes encourages thought, creativity and imagination. For the golfer who accepts the invitation and the challenge, the reward is a truly unforgettable experience.
Since opening in 2009, the golf links at "Mach Dunes" have received numerous recognitions as one of the great golfing experiences one will find anywhere in the world. We are humbled by these recognitions that include awards for excellence in overall experience, service, sustainability and of course–the quality of the golf course.
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– Golf Tourism Scotland: 2013 "Resort Experience of the Year"
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– National Club Golfer: 2013 "Top 100 Course Under £100"
– Golfweek Magazine: 2013 "Best Modern Courses in GB&I"
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Fourth person charged in attack on Montee Ball
A fourth person is charged in an attack on Wisconsin star running back Montee Ball last summer.
An arrest warrant has been issued for 27-year-old Karlis Griffin. A criminal complaint says Griffin stomped on Ball's head during the attack as Ball was walking home with friends at bar time. Ball suffered a concussion and says he doesn't remember the attack.
The State Journal says unlike the three others charged in the assault, Griffin is not a University of Wisconsin-Madison student and has no permanent address. Griffin is charged with substantial battery.
Two of the three others charged have pleaded guilty to substantial battery and have been placed in a first-offenders program. The third is scheduled for a plea and sentencing hearing on Friday.
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According to a recent Zogby Analytics survey commissioned by TransUnion, nearly a quarter (22.8 percent) of Americans surveyed plan to spend between $251-$500 on holiday gifts this holiday season. Nearly an additional fifth (18.7 percent) of Americans surveyed plan to spend $501-$1,000 this holiday season.
For many, the arrival of the holiday season seems to send a reflexive signal to start spending. TransUnion provides consumers with some strategies to control spending so that their debt doesn't spiral upwards and their credit score nosedives.
Be strategic about credit:
• Before you start shopping, know the interest rates on your credit cards, as well as what you already owe on your credit cards.
• Monitor your credit regularly. Make sure your credit accurately reflects your credit history. Watch for and correct anything you know is incorrect or unfamiliar as these items could potentially lower your credit score.
• If you're going to open new retail accounts to get a discount on shopping, be aware that this may cause your credit score to suffer a short-term dip.
If you're already carrying a balance on your credit cards:
• Pay off the ones with the highest interest rates first. Don't pay more in interest than you have to.
• If you can, pay more than the minimum each month, otherwise, interest will grow on the remainder of your credit card balance. Try to negotiate your interest rate. In this economic climate, card issuers are anxious to retain consumers who use credit responsibly.
"If you are concerned about your credit score, it might be a better idea to pay for holiday shopping with cash," says Heather Battison, TransUnion's senior director responsible for consumer education. "If lenders see a high credit utilization ratio, they might conclude that you're 'maxing out,' or doing more spending than you can pay for."
TransUnion also provides consumers with proactive steps they can take now that will help minimize their exposure to identity theft – both while shopping online and downtown.
"The holidays present a wealth of opportunity for identity thieves," says Battison. "The hectic holiday season can potentially expose our personal information to theft in both high-tech ways like phishing scams, and in traditional ones, such as a stolen wallet or mail theft."
While these identity theft prevention tips from TransUnion are useful year round, they're especially important during the holiday season:
• When holiday shopping, only carry essential documents with you. Only take your driver's license and the credit card or cards you intend to use that day. Do not carry your Social Security card, birth certificate or passport, and consider leaving at home other types of cards that may have identifying information on them, like wholesale club cards or library cards.
• The holidays mean plenty of extra trash. Shred everything that contains personal, identifying information before throwing it out.
• Keep a close eye on your credit card bills.This is especially important during the holidays. The additional attention to your bill can help you catch any charges you don't recognize on your statement. An added bonus –you'll also be more aware of how much you're spending and be better prepared to stay within your holiday spending budget.
• Monitor your credit. Consider enrolling in a credit monitoring service that will alert you via email to changes in your credit report. This way you will know quickly if someone else has tried to open a new credit account in your name.
• When shopping online, only do business with websites that have security measures in place to protect you. Before you provide any personal or payment information, look for a URL that begins with "https" (not "http") and the emblem of a lock on the page, typically next to the address bar.
• Before and after you surf the web, consider changing your account passwords and keep a list of them in a secure place. Passwords and PIN numbers should be a random mix of letters, numbers and special characters, which makes it harder for identity thieves toguess.
Remember, you're entitled to one free credit score a year. Get more info at www.transunion.com.


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Whether itŌĆÖs called pickinŌĆÖ, groovinŌĆÖ or jamminŌĆÖ ŌĆö every summer, Western North Carolina blends its majestic mountain views with its heritage music at various concerts and jam sessions.
Although each is different, the concept of the events is simple. Musicians come together from around Western North Carolina to play music.
ŌĆ£For musicians and listeners alike, the jam makes it possible to step back in time when life was basic, simple and unhurried. They all come for one thing ŌĆö to learn, share and enjoy the enduring music that has wafted across the hills and hollers from the cabins, porches, school houses and church houses of Appalachia for centuries,ŌĆØ said Judy Sipes, an autoharp player who plays in Old Time Music Jam in the yard of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center at the entrance of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
Some jam sessions, like PickinŌĆÖ in the Park in Canton, result in a group of three or four artists playing in one area, surrounded by other gatherings of three or four musicians hosting their own pickinŌĆÖ sessions. Spectators can move from group to group during the event. Others, including PickinŌĆÖ in the Square in Franklin, have open mics followed by a headlining band. Then, there are shows such as Concerts on the Creek in Sylva, which feature a scheduled band or musician each week.
Concerts on the Creek is a relatively young event that started four years ago as a once a month musical performance aimed at attracting more people to the downtown.
ŌĆ£At the time, it was the beginning of the economic recession, and we felt like this would be a great way to bring tourists into the area to do something for free,ŌĆØ said Julie Spiro, executive director of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and the Travel and Tourism Authority. Spiro added that the event also gives area residents something free and fun to do in their town.
Concerts on the Creek soon grew from a small monthly event to a weekly one that, on average, brings 600 to 700 people to downtown Sylva every Friday night. Balsam Range, which plays each year, draws about 1,5000 spectators.
ŌĆ£It sort of depends on the weather and the band,ŌĆØ Spiro said.
After last year, the event had gotten so big that the Jackson County chamber, the town of Sylva and the recreation park, who all sponsor Concerts on the Creek, were required to hire a police officer to patrol it this summer.
Although she does not have any concrete data, Spiro said that several businesses have told her that they see a bump in business as a result of the Concerts on the Creek.
ŌĆ£They are busier,ŌĆØ Spiro said.
ThereŌĆÖs another undeniable drawing card for the outdoor music that fills the air on summer evenings in the mountains: itŌĆÖs free.
ŌĆ£All you have to do is bring your chair and come downtown,ŌĆØ said Linda Schlott, director of the Franklin Main Street program.
More than 200 people turn out every Saturday night for PickinŌĆÖ on the Square in Franklin.
ŌĆ£People love PickinŌĆÖ on the Square,ŌĆØ Schlott said. ŌĆ£The entertainment is different every week. Some nights it is clogging; some nights it is 60s music; some nights it is bluegrass.ŌĆØ
One element of PickinŌĆÖ on the Square is a one-hour open mic session before the main band takes the stage, a local version of American Idol that gives anyone their chance in the spotlight.
Community jams
Gather round for some old-fashioned mountain music. Free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
Haywood County
ŌĆóŌĆéPickinŌĆÖ in the Park from 7 to 10 p.m. every Friday night at the Canton Recreation Park in Canton.
ŌĆóŌĆéStreet dances from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on select Friday nights in front of the historic courthouse in downtown Waynesville. Mountains music, clogging and square dancing. June 22, July 6, July 20 and August 3.
Jackson County
ŌĆóŌĆéConcerts on the Creek from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Friday night at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva. The complete 10-week schedule is as follows: Sundown (May 25); Vinyl Brothers Big Band (June 1); Rafe Hollister (June 8); Balsam Range (June 15); Mountain Faith (June 22); Buchanan Boys (June 29); The Johnny Webb Band (July 6); Empty Pockets (July 13); The Elderly Brothers (July 20); and Dashboard Blue (July 27).
ŌĆóŌĆéGroovinŌĆÖ on the Green is held on the Cashiers Village Commons on Friday nights during summer, starting June 1. The series is sponsored by the Greater Cashiers Merchants Association. Artists include Hurricane Creek (June 1); Honeycutters (June 8); Rafe Hollister (June 15); Von Grey (June 22); Velvet Truckstop (July 6); One Leg Up (July 13); and Leigh Glass & The Hazards (July 27). 828.743.1630.
Macon County
ŌĆóŌĆéPickinŌĆÖ on the Square at 6:30 p.m. every Saturday night in downtown Franklin through Aug. 25. Open-mic, followed by main entertainment. The next 12-weeks of bands is as follows: The Johnny Webb Band (May 19), Sundown (May 26), Highway 76 (June 2), Heart of the South Band, featuring Earl Coward (June 9), The Elderly Brothers (June 16), The Tonesman (June 23), Tugelo Holler (June 30), Lisa Price Band (July 7), Miller Creek Bluegrass Band (July 14), Michael Reno Harrell (July 21) and Easy Street Band (July 28). 828.524.2516.
Swain County
ŌĆóŌĆéOld-time music jam from 1-3 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on U.S. 441 outside Cherokee. 828.452.1068.
ŌĆóŌĆéCommunity music jam from 6-7:30 p.m. each 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at the Bryson City library in downtown Bryson City. 828.488.3030.
ŌĆóŌĆéMusic in the Mountains from 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Saturday in downtown Bryson City. Artists include Boogertown Gap (June 2); Frank Lee, Isaac Deal and Bradley Adams (June 9); Juniper (June 16); Mountain Dew-et (June 23); The Barefoot Movement (June 30); The Josh Fields Band (July 14); Jakleg (July 21); and The Elderly Brothers (July 28).


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Austin Jackson's Nickname: I Know How He Feels
Nicknames. A lot of "cool" people have them and it's usually a lot of fun to call people by their nicknames rather than their given names.
My name is Anthony Joseph, therefore my friends and those close to me call me A.J.
When the Yankees acquired A.J. Burnett last off-season, I was so happy because we share the same initials. The Yankees also have a rookie prospect named Austin Jackson, whose initials are also A.J.
Well allow me to let everyone in on a secret: having the initials A.J. may sound cool, but it can be bad. In fact, growing up people left an impact on me that scarred me for life.
I've been called every name in the book from Apple Juice to Apple Jacks; from Ask Jeeves to Ant Jemima (that one really hurt, especially because it made sense–my name is Anthony and instead of using "aunt" they took the first three letters of my name and used "Ant")
But none made me shake my head more than being called Ajax, which happens to be Austin Jackson's new nickname. For my initials to be reduced to being called a brand of toilet cleaner…yea, it was rough.
Needless to say I know how Jackson feels.
What impressed me (and sort of shocked me) about him was in 2009 Spring Training; against the Red Sox, Jackson belted a grand slam home run. After the game he was sent packing and told he would remain in the minor leagues.
But he stuck it out and played hard on the farm this past year. And we may see him up in the big leagues this upcoming year.
Jackson may possibly get called up to the Yankees' main roster in 2010, being that he put up such solid numbers in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this past year. The 22 year-old phenom batted .300 with four homers and 65 RBIs while stealing 24 bases in 132 games.
Not bad numbers, I have to say. The question now is, can he do this at the Major League level? That remains to be seen.
But let's say Jackson does make it in New York and becomes a fan-favorite within the next two or three years. I cannot fathom going to a Yankee game and listening to the capacity crowd at Yankee Stadium yell at the top of their lungs, "Ajax!!!"
That would bring back horrible memories for me. I mean, people called me that to make fun of me! It would make me sad. Although the nickname sounds clever for Jackson because of his last name…well, I will never be comfortable hearing that name.
The name "Ajax" will always remind me of the troubled part of my childhood.
Maybe I can spend some time coming up with a better nickname for him; hopefully one that can catch on quick enough. Maybe the A-Train? Or Action Jackson? Heck, his middle name starts with a "J" too, why not just A.J. Jackson?
Whatever happens, I just hope we Yankee fans are not cheering Ajax at him. As a diehard fan myself, it would be too painful for me; I wouldn't be able to bear it.
I can only hope Jackson doesn't mind being called Ajax and I really hope he didn't go through what I went through growing up in terms of nicknames. The same goes for Burnett. We "A.J.s" are special guys and we have to stick together!
So call us what you want. But we'll always be A.J.
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Well A-Jax doesn't fit you. As you said, they were picking on you. But A-Jax isn't meant as a hurtful name for him, THAT is his name abbreviated (see A-Rod for clarification). With your name, AJ makes sense. A-Jo doesn't flow off the tougue. So even though I feel you pain on the name calling, calling Jackson A-Jax is a compliment to where calling you the same thing is flat out rude.
So if you hear the chants, don't be upset. Enjoy the ride. We fans say it as a term of ensearment.
This would be a nice outfield for the future: Melky, A-Jax, Gardner, but who plays which position?


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This is about ou son..He nurses for about 6-7 minutes.then
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him or wait until he clears up his discomfort-mostly poops or
tries to. seems he has some gas from me.i burp him also and he
spits or hiccups.when i reintroduce breats (coz 5 minute sor so
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irregualr periodic nursing (he is 6 week old.this second time he
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itis getting ahrd to know why he fusses or wouldnt sleep or
wouldnt nurse.we try real hard my walking him etc to soothe him
or make him sleep.
he does spit out some milk and vomits some.(not always, once or
twice a week)
I even reduced the kind of foods ii eat to avoid his gassiness.right now i am only on tomato, lentils,soup, lactaid,rice ,apple,oatmeal and white bread,what else can i cut down, to see whats the culprit for gas.
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a few weeks ago I realised that my lo was coughing and being sprayed a couple of times a day. it was not excessive but definately there
She is very gassy and has explosive poos - yellow / green
I am now block feeding for 5-6 hours in the day, basically use each breast for 2 shifts per 24 hour period. she's just 3 months old and gaining weight fine
Days are better but she is still very windy and poo is the same. The nights are still bad, she is very restless and cries allot from trapped wind. Causing both of us very sleepless nights and really getting me down.
Her older sibling was the same and it went on for months, although I did not do anything about my supply as I did not know about this train of thought.
Was over supply the problem after all?
I am aware of allergy issues but put this on the back burner as their is no family history (including the sibling who was the same as a baby), other symptoms etc and I did a basic cut out of key foods from my diet for a week with no impact
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Randy Lerch
Starting Pitcher
1975-1980, 1986
Career w/Phillies: 734.2 IP / 36-42 / 4.45 ERA / 339 K
Lerch lived up to his name, with a thread-thin 6'5", 190 pound frame. Picked in the eighth round in the 1973 draft, Lerch made his big-league debut on Sept. 14, 1975, giving up five runs in an inning during a blowout win against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. His best season was 1979 — despite a losing record of 10-13, he recorded a stellar 3.74 ERA. But his most memorable moment? Probably hitting two home runs in the division clinching victory over the Pirates — his two shots proved to be the difference. He also knocked a homer in that wild 23-22 win in Wrigley in 1979. His .206 lifetime average remains a pretty stellar mark for pitchers.
Comment: At No. 100, Lerch gets in because he survived a couple poor years and played a supporting role during the Phils' dynasty years. His numbers scream average — even a little under that, but he remains a memorable name in Phils' lore.
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Interesting pick for #100, but I can go along with that.
Dynasty Years??? LMAO
What a stellar review!
Tim: You meant Phils' lore, right?
Hey Phillie Phans:
A common enemy of the Phils and Mets is getting screwed over by one of their own beloved. I'm talking about the Braves and Furcal. BWAHAHAH this is great. Yes I am a Mets fan, and NO as I stated before I DO NOT hates the Phillies( I never hated them). But, I HATE THE BRAVES. Yes this is priceless. The Braves are irrelevant. HAHHAHHAHHA!!! BRAVES S_UCK A_SSS!!!!
hey – this is off-topic, but what about Gabe Kapler as a right-handed OF bat off the bench?
I can't wait to see where Matt Stairs falls in your list.
Loved Randy, but he is not the hitter KEN BRETT was…but both may have been better outfielders than pitchers…
I was at the game where Lerch hit two homers. A memorable event, but I also remember he gave up four runs in the first inning to put himself in that hole. If he belongs on this list it may be as a great example of one of those many Phils who always seem like they should be better than they are.
Went hunting with Randy back in 1990, at the time he was divorced and had sold his WS Ring. Was a good guy though, #100 I can't believe he is that high.
I remember Randy pitching while I was growing up. Randy was a lot better pitcher than his record would indicate, mainly because the Phils' offense would seem to disappear when he was on the mound. He teneded to keep the Phils in most of his starts. Because of that, everytime a starter for the Phils had a good start, but got no support from the offense, I would say that the Phillies offense has once again Lerched the starter. I would look to see which of the starters were being Lerched by the offense during the entire season. That's so much fun to do.
Uh-oh. Not a good start.
Let's hope the next 120+ years of Phillies can get Lerch off list of top 1000 let alone top 100.
If he is truely in the top 100 of greatest players in Phillies history, then I'm beginning to see why my beloved franchise was the first to reach 10,000 losses.
Lerch at #100…well, Wes Chamberlain better have found his way on to this list then too!
Great choice, but can we ban this mets fan guy, hes nothing but problems.
I guess you would consider Lerch an overachiever… an 8th round pick cracking the franchise top 100 list. Pat nailed it… we can't even find an above average player for our top 100 list and we have been around for 125 years! I'm sorry to hear that things didn't work out better for him.
Are you kidding me? This has got to be a joke. RANDY LERCH: one of the Top 100 Phillies of all time? The guy won 36 games for the Phils LIFETIME!!! So much for this list…… it's bogus!
This list is going to be great! With Lerch at 100 we can only go up! haha!
If Randy Lerch is number 100, then there should be a spot for Wes Covington, Rickey Jordan, Randy Ready, Rico Brogna, Von Hayes, Charlie Hayes, Roy Seivers, Don Demeter, Art Mahaffey, and lots of others. Randy Lerch , maybe so.
side note…rocco baldelli's new diagnosis make him more attractive as the rh bat for the bench and some OF time?
BREAKING NEWS: Adam Eaton traded to a minor league club for a bucket of brand spanking new baseballs, already rubbed and sealed with that rich dirt from NJ.
That trade is obviously one sided. I would take a bucket of new baseballs over Eaton any day.
INTELLIGENT predictions for the NL East this year?
My take on the 2009 NL East Division:
1. Mets
2. Phillies
3. Braves
4. Nationals
5. Marlins
Anyone else care to express their opinion on the outcome of the NL East this coming year?
Who's going to close for the Mets when Putz and KRod are on the DL together??
You weren't very diplomatic Don M, but you made a fair assessment of thr NL East Division.
This countdown is gonna be awesome
I was at Jack Russell Stadium one day with my younger brother (who was probably 13 at the time). It was early in the morning, and Lerch had finished a warmup session. There was no one else around, and my brother asked for his autograph. Lerch brushed him off, with the attitude that he had a Cy Young award to prepare for.
To me, the only list he makes is one of chumps.
I hope my crush of all crushes is on this list somewhere- the handsome, cooler than cool- "Gentleman Jim Lonborg". The former Cy Young winner is now a dentist in the Boston area, I believe, but talk about your class acts.
I did embarrass myself at the Vet one time though involving Jim- I went to the bullpen to watch him before the game, and he looked up and smiled at me and waved. I was so excited, I turned around and proceeded to fall up the steps, every one laughed, just hope Jim didn't see it!
dynasty years?…LOL thats funny. You never had any dynasty years.
I took "dynasty years" as tongue firmly in cheek…
but I have to admit, if Lerch is truly our 100th greatest player, why don't we (for the sake of our own embarrassment) cut our list down to the top 50?
Dude, Jeff Parret must be in the Top 20 then. And I cannot wait to see where Al Holland and Kent Tukulve (both traded for each other) wind up!
Ah, Kent Tukulve… remember when he appeared in NINETY games for us in '87. Awesome…
The 1976-1978 Phillies were a dynasty of the national league east. They werent exactly the atlanta braves, though they did the same thing in the playoffs each year, lose.
you have to remember in the seventies there werent as many teams, and free agency was still a new thing, so there was not asmuch parity as it is today. Winning an average o f 100 games each year, that was the first, and only, phillies dynasty;
I agree with Hamels left hand… If Randy Lurch will make a list of top 100, than we have had a misreable franchise.
never heard of him – at 23, he was around a little before my time.
Is Adam Eaton number 99?
Name the 11 Phillies starting pitchers since 1969 to win 10 games 3 straight years.
You might as well have picked Terry Harmon, Tommy Hutton or Mike Rodginski (sp?). Lerch?!? He was a horrible pitcher. His 4.45 era was compiled during the days when pitchers still reigned supreme for the most part.
As stated in the post, Lerch's best year was a losing season? This team has been around for over 120 years. There is absolutely no reason why Randy Lerch would crack the top 1000 much less 100.
u have no idea what ur talkin about!! Randy is my step dad and no he didn't sell his ring. i doubt u ever went hunting with him.
Not sure how Randy Lerch makes the Top 100. Posted a losing record on good Phillies teams. And the high ERA is with defensive stalwarts like Gary Maddox, Manny Trillo, Larry Bowa and Mike Schmidt. If you want impact on a penant race as a criteria, why not Bob Walk, J.A. Happ, Marty Bystrom or Cliff Lee? Or compare his 36-42 record to Gene Garber's 33-22 record over 5 years with 51 saves. Lerch does not belong on the list.


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Dr. Powsner's research interests center around clinical data presentation and education. Computer technology makes it far easier to collect and retrieve clinical information than to understand it. Dr. Powsner's work tries to present data in ways that invite trainees to contemplate how their patients have responded to prior treatments, and then think through plans for further treatment. He is also exploring inexpensive digital video as teaching tool for active clinical environments.
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Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette says it's ridiculous that the Republican-controlled state Senate plans to vote a proposal that takes power away from La Follette's office to delay publishing bills passed by the Legislature.
Under the proposal before the Senate on Tuesday, the Legislative Reference Bureau would be required to publish bills they day after they are signed by the governor. Currently, the secretary of state has that power and he can wait up to 10 days to publish bills.
The usually routine procedure came under the spotlight in 2011 when La Follette did not immediately publish the bill effectively ending collective bargaining for public workers.
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Chase Gentry hopes he won't have to knock on wood as much anymore when he tells businesses about Eastern New Mexico's long-term water outlook.
That's based on Monday's news that President Barack Obama signed a public lands omnibus bill Monday containing authorization for the Ute Water Project.
The project, which would bring water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County, was the negotiating chip Gentry — executive director of Clovis Industrial Development Corp. — would use regarding future water supply. But it wasn't the strongest chip possible, with the project long-studied and never authorized.
"It does strengthen our case," Gentry said. "When we say it is coming, they can see something's in action."
The omnibus bill includes more than 160 projects and several water measures for the state.
"This new law is very good for New Mexico," said Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., in a press release. "It is one of the most important bills we've been able to enact in recent years to tackle water issues in our state."
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If found this one one Hitman Wiki!!!
That one please if its not HQ, im not sure if it is just tell me .
Edit: I want it of the girls head that on the table. The girl with blue hair.
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Hi Lawliet:hey:!Here is my request:
Haku or Zabuza
If you have time and you wanna do both of the pics ,I would love to:D!If you want to make one, choose the second one!
Hey L, I would like to have an avatar of this image:
Please do it for me.
hopefully this one is good.
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Hey lawliet could you make me an avatar using this pic...
...also if it wouldn't be too much i really like bisha's and -NU-'s backgrounds you used, if you could do that to mine w/ orange and yellow...thank you
I hope you like the stock
I want the big Sasuke pic, not the small one on the top right. But if you prefer the small on, go ahead
EDIT: I want the border to be like this
Thanks in advance ^_^
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Lawliet I think it is 4 weeks passed:
A nice straight then a bit different kind of border..
Thank You
I think the time has passed :p
I like what you did with Rei's avatar... with the shape I mean
the rest is up to you :D
I hope the stock is okay ^^
I don't have any particular things I want done, so just work your magic x3
EDIT: I already got an avatar made from the first stock by someone else, so just the bottom one please~
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It has been 4 weeks
here you go
Awesome colors please!! also i want boarders like Alucards
T^T the only sad thing is that it can't be as large as the ones the mods have
And his one
This one with round edes please ^_^
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Alrighty i see its been a month since my last request so imma gunna make my next request :D
First one: This one i got to thinking about and idk if it'll work but im gunna see if it does or not, and just his face if ya can do it.
And/Or this one
and if you can just get Ulquiorra's face on this, cause he ish epic xD
thank you ~
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Hey, hope you find one of these easy to work with! (I apologize for changing the first pic from what it was originally....)
If you can only fit one of them in the avatar, please put Rin in more (the girl, right)
Ok, I hope this is ok! THANKZ YOUZ!
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Again please :D Without rainbow effect. Same size.. Don't really need to change alot, just the same border style.
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these are horrible quality though if they can work please do :p
if not those then one of these
hope you can do it lawly :p
i can't edit so please disregard this lawly
and i hope this is good instead
sorry for the edit but if it is possible can you use this one instead
if not the other one is fine (i like the fire in the background :p)
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It's fine Drake. :D
@ everyone; sorry for the long wait, very busy irl doing so many things. I'll get these done in the beginning of October. [And i'll vm you all when i'm done]
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This one.I hope it has enough colour foryou to work on.I know you will make it perfect as always my dear :D
I hope this is rockin' enough! :p
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Thank you so much, Lawliet!
here lawly ^^,if you can try both of them ^^
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Investment bank of the Week: Barclays
Barclays' team of financial institutions bankers this week continued a fine run of form on deals involving Asian buyers of European financial assets.
The UK bank advised Dutch bank Rabobank on the $2.6bn sale of its fund management arm Robeco on Tuesday.
The acquirer was Orix Capital, Japan's largest financial services and leasing company, and, according to Barclays, the deal was the biggest purchase of an asset manager since the $13.5bn sale of Barclays Global Investors to BlackRock in 2009.
Ben Davey, co-head of the financial institutions group in Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Barclays, said: "A theme is emerging that Japanese banks should be diversifying their asset base and looking for yield outside Asia. This is a theme that's here to stay for the foreseeable future."
He said he expected to see more European institutions streamlining their businesses in a bid to shore up capital. "FIG M&A activity this year is likely to be disposal-led and driven by the rationalisation of business lines in light of Basel III fully-loaded capital implications," he said.
"Return on Basel III fully-loaded capital is becoming the driver of strategic decision-making. It's what analysts and investors are increasingly focused on and most bank management teams have been there for some time."
Fredrik Johansen, a director in FIG at Barclays and the lead banker on the Robeco deal, said the transaction reflected the desire of Asian acquirers for both European assets and a way to tap local investor money.
"It goes to the heart of how you run an asset manager and how you position the business to capture growing capital flows. The increasing Asian capital flows are a driver behind the region's interest in the sector," he said.
Johansen pointed to the December sale of Dexia's asset management arm to the Hong Kong-based private equity house GCS, on which Barclays advised Dexia, as further evidence of the demand from Asia. Earlier in the year, Barclays also advised Japanese bank SMBC on its acquisition of RBS Aviation Capital.
The deal to sell Robeco took about 12 months, according to Johansen, owing to Rabobank's objective to sell the business as a whole. "Finding a buyer for such a large asset in volatile market had its challenges. Orix is able to offer a strategic home for one of the leading global asset managers without disrupting its own or Robeco's business."
Key bankers on the transaction in addition to Johansen were Thomas Demeure, vice-chairman in investment banking, Janis Vitols, a managing director in FIG, and Bradley Whitman, a managing director and co-head of FIG M&A.
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