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Dordt professor pens "Politics on a Human Scale"
November 22, 2013
"It's a tricky thing to structure government in a way that helps to maintain social equilibrium," says Dordt College Political Science Professor Jeff Taylor. "A strong government will hinder freedom and rights. A weak government will fail to promote justice and commonwealth. Part of the desirable equilibrium is a sense of proportionality," says Taylor, who sees decentralization as the best political tool to ensure equilibrium.
In his newly published book, Politics on a Human Scale, Taylor examines political decentralization in the United States by focusing on four basic values underlying decentralism: liberty, community, democracy, and morality. Christian principles of subsidiarity, sphere sovereignty, and social justice are woven throughout. Covering the subject with breadth and depth—from founding of the republic to the present—the book will be of value to those interested in political science, history, and American culture.
Much of the book focuses on what he considers crucial turning points in U.S. history that illustrate when decentralists lost the upper-hand in the two major political parties. Taylor poses two examples: "the change of the Democratic Party from a party of states' rights to one of federal statism through Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt and the failure of the Republican Party during the past half century to provide an alternative to big government, despite its rhetoric of constitutional fidelity and personal responsibility."
"Power needs to be held in check, partly through decentralization, because power holds a great and dangerous attraction for humans. This is a theme found in modern Christian thought from Acton and Kuyper to Tolkien and Lewis," said Taylor. "The Lord Jesus himself warned his disciples about the dangers of power, even as he pointed to its potential for good in building the kingdom."
Taylor received his B.A. in social science from Northwestern College, an M.A. in library and information science from the University of Iowa, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Missouri. He has taught in the political science department at Dordt College since 2011. This is his second book: the first, published in 2006, is titled Where Did the Party Go?: William Jennings Bryan, Hubert Humphrey, and the Jeffersonian Legacy.
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The garden is now ripe with an abundance of okra, green beans, peppers, corn, squash, eggplant and more.
Recent community growth spurred the need for a year-round garden, but that also meant needing extra help.
The garden is now primarily maintained by three inmates from the Federal Correctional Institution in TR.
The inmates chosen for the community service project are Ernest from Houston, John and Steven both from Alamo.
Prior to their first day at the community garden none of the men had ever attempted to garden, they all agree they felt lost.
After weeks of difficult and unfamiliar work using some tools they couldn't even name, the three became skeptical that anything would even grow.
Finally the men began to see some growth. John explained how excited they would be to see how much the plants had grown from the previous week.
Ernest described how the garden quickly began to thrive when the community received a great deal of rain.
"The rain made such a difference in how fast the garden grew," Ernest said.
All three men agreed that working in the garden has changed their prospective in community involvement.
All three also plan on continuing to garden once they return to their own communities.
All also expressed their desire to see the community benefit from their hard work and commitment to the garden.
The inmates are there every Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
The workers are more than eager to see the community harvest the crops that have made such a difference in their lives.
They will also assist with the removal of the vegetables. They said some plants can be permanently damaged in the removal if not done with care.
The community garden was created by Methodist Church member Lloyd Grubbs in 2005.
Grubbs recommends those in need bring a container that will accommodate the vegetables needed for that day's meal. "Please use, just don't abuse," Grubbs explained.
Grubbs recognized a growing need for accessible free food for those that were going hungry within the community.
The church agreed to provide the land and water necessary to develop and maintain a communal garden.
Over the last eight years the garden has continued to grow in an effort to keep up with the ever changing needs of residents.
It has taken five years of expansion and planning to implement the year-round garden.
"There will always be produce ready and available to the community, there is no reason for anyone to go hungry in Three Rivers with year-round crops," Mike Pierson, a volunteer with the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce, said.
Two smaller community gardens are also available at no cost to residents. Grace Fellowship in Whitsett and River of Life Worship Center in Three Rivers.
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Walking to school healthier than driving
(NewsUSA) - Many American children do not get enough exercise, but families living close to their children's schools might find an easy solution -- a walking or biking commute to class.
Walking or biking are safe, fun and healthy activities that cost nothing. According to AAA, parents who drive just one mile each way to their children's school spend $200.00 per school year in car expenses. As gas prices reach record highs, parents can cut their fuel consumption by reserving their vehicles for long drives.
Walking or biking to school also makes for a safer commute. According to the National Highway Traffic Administration, the majority of traffic-related deaths of school-age children happen to passengers in cars. In 2006, only 16 percent of children age 5 to 15 who died in traffic accidents were pedestrians.
Some organizations are working to make walking to school even safer. For example, more than a half million AAA School Safety Patrol members are posted at 30,000 schools throughout the country. AAA School Safety Patrol members are trained by school sponsors to keep younger children safe as they encounter motorists while walking to school. AAA encourages parents to start a walking school bus or bike train to alternate the responsibility of accompanying children during their trip to school.
Walking to school creates an opportunity for communication and relaxation. Harried parents who are used to traffic congestion might enjoy a stress-free walk each morning and evening, where they can enjoy the outdoors.
Other commuters should be on the lookout for children walking to school. While driving through school zones, motorists should be especially careful to stop at intersections, reduce speed, drive with their headlights on for greater visibility, and scan between parked cars and other objects for children ready to dash into the road.
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No indication of foul play in men's death at Esopus Creek
June 1, 2011 —
The Esopus Creek South of Fording Place Rd in the Town of Marbletown claimed two lives earlier this week when three men were last seen Monday, May 30th walking across the rapids. The current swept Kenneth Garland age 47 away. Kristopher Quinn, age 38, tried to help Garland but was unsuccessful. The third person, Jeffrey Galloway, age 39 tried to help, but he too was swept away downstream by the current. Quinn was able to make it to shore and run for help. Galloway was found 5/31/11 and Garland today at 11:01AM.
There has been no indication of foul play in the men's deaths. Galloway and Garland have been removed to Kingston Hospital where autopsies will be conducted on 06/02/11. Divers from the Ulster Hose Co#5 Fire Dept, The Lamontville Fire Dept., Marbletown and Mobile Life Rescue Squads assisted in the search.


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Mission Hills Country Club â Palmer Course
Rancho Mirage, California
June 27, 2004
DeLeon wins Girls Division Medalist honors with a 3-over-par 75
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.â The sweltering Southern California heat didnât slow down D.J. Schultz or his game at the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills Qualifier Sunday. Fifteen-year-old Schultz fought the heat and his competitors to shoot a 7-under-par 65 and earn his place in the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills. In the Girls Division, Melanie DeLeon won medalist honors with a 3-over-par 75 and will also be added to the tournament field.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills will feature 84 players from seven states and Canada, including 70 California natives. The 23rd annual Lennar Junior at Mission Hills is a 54-hole, stroke play tournament that is being held at Mission Hills Country Club â Arnold Palmer Course and will begin on Tuesday.
Schultz of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., had an impressive streak of consecutive birdies on Nos. 4 through 7. He made a total of seven birdies and no bogeys and said his putter was the best thing working on the course for him.
âEverything felt really good,â he said. â I only missed one fairway and one green. I just tried to hit it close and make it happen from there.â
One thing Schultz found tricky about the course at Mission Hills was the placement of the palm trees.
âTheyâre right in the middle of where you want to go.â
DeLeon, 17, of Santa Clarita, Calif., said she has room for improvement in Tuesdayâs tournament. She started the round with two bogeys, but a birdie on No. 8 gave her the confidence she needed to finish the round.
âI didnât play really well, but I was able to ride it out,â she said. âNothing was particularly great except my hard work. I was grinding it out.â
She said sheâs excited about competing against some of the top girls in the nation.
âItâll be nice to see where I stand next to the good girls,â she said.
Rounding out the tournament field alongside Schultz and DeLeon are Erik Jarvey of Palmdale, Calif., with a 69, Phillip Huffman of Villa Park, Calif., Jeff Koprivetz of Yorba Linda, Calif., and Mathew Tom of Norwalk, Calif., with scores of 70 , Sherwin Kim of Manhattan Beach, Calif., Alex Gerstel of Agoura Hills, Calif., and Aaron Smith of Westlake Village, Calif., with scores of 71, Jesse Lee of South Pasadena, Calif., who shot 72 and qualified with a birdie on the third playoff hole, Kim Lorenzana of Long Beach, Calif., Mindy Kim of Diamond Bar, Calif., with scores of 76, and Jennifer Johnson of Carlsbad, Calif., with a 77.
First-round tee times will run from 6:30 - 8:27 a.m., Tuesday at Mission Hills Country Club.
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Re "caboodle"
I suspect there may be an etymological connection with the German "beutel" meaning bag and commonly used in connection with money -- e.g. Geldbeutel (wallet, money bag).
#212704 - 10/03/13 12:47 PM Re: Fossil words [Re: EHS]
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re "caboodle" the second sentence given, "'Theresa cruised through the office once a month with a caboodle full of scissors, smocks, and hair color.' Lisa Baron; Life of the Party; Citadel Press; 2011." Caboodle refers, I believe to a brand name of box, similar to a tackle box marketed to girls & women for, among other things, hair stuff. I know they were particularly popular when I was a teenager in the early 90s. I do not know if they are still made and marketed under that brand name. (I still have my 20+ year old caboodle, it currently stores my needle work supplies.) I don't know if/how having a word become a brand name changes definitions at all. Does it add a brand name?
#212709 - 10/03/13 08:48 PM ...many online references for word origins [Re: deelightfull]
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I suspect it's a lot older than that. See this entry in The Phrase Finder for a derivation that may (or may not) be more authoritative. They take it back at least as far as the mid-1800s.
#212727 - 10/05/13 05:14 AM Re: ...many online references for word origins [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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I'm sure that Caboodle as a brand name derived from the common term. My question would be whether that speaks against using it as an example of the common noun in a citation.
#212815 - 10/12/13 10:16 AM Re: Fossil words [Re: EHS]
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Re: fustilugs -- I think "lugs" is more likely to refer to the O.E. term for "ears" -- not an uncommon usage -- rather than something to do with carrying weight. Fustilugs would be somebody with mouldy ears.
#216951 - 06/07/14 03:20 AM Re: Fossil words [Re: EHS]
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The whole kit and caboodle
A collection of things.
The words kit and caboodle have rather similar meanings.
A kit - is a set of objects, as in a toolkit, or what a soldier would put in his kit-bag.
A caboodle (or boodle) - is an archaic term meaning group or collection, usually of people.
There are several phrases similar to the whole kit and caboodle, which is first recorded in that form in 1884. Most of them are of US origin and all the early citations are American. Caboodle was never in common use outside the USA and now has died out everywhere, apart from its use in this phrase.
The whole kit - the whole of a soldier's necessities, the contents of his knapsack. From Groses Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 1785.
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Grand Valley service-learning partner awarded high honor
Posted on October 16, 2013
James Kofi Annan, a partner of Grand Valley State University through his leadership at the Challenging Heights organization in Ghana, has been awarded the 2013 World's Children's Prize by the queen of Sweden.
Annan, a former child slave, has helped Grand Valley students take part in a service learning trip to Ghana for several years. Students have traveled to Ghana to work with children freed from slavery in Ghanain fishing camps, and organized to have tons of medical supplies and equipment shipped to remote villages in the area. Challenging Heights serves as one of the largest anti-trafficking organizations in West Africa. Students taking part in the service learning trip spend seven weeks in Ghana, including two weeks of classroom time in Accra at the University of Ghana and five weeks in Winneba working at Challenging Heights. During the part of their time at Challenging Heights, students assist the organization by engaging in community service projects and observe the holistic approach to rescuing children from slavery.
Annan has worked to free child slaves for years, and has traveled to Michigan to share his story with students at Grand Valley. He is an internationally recognized leader against slavery. He was the recipient of the Free the Slaves Frederick Douglass Award, the Young Innovator for Social Justice Award, and has spoken about child slavery at a TEDx conference and on CNN.


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We would like to thank all those who gave of their time, donated money, sent flowers or food, and helped at the funeral luncheon and/or steak fry benefit held for the family of Jody Bain. We certainly appreciated all the prayers that were offered for Jody as well. We are amazed at the goodness and generosity that was lavished upon her and her family.
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A year ago, Bluefield State;s baseball Big Blues missed the conference playoffs by just one game. This year, they look to a strong starting rotation to lift them into the WVIAC playoff picture.
Veteran coach Geoff Hunter, after returning from the team's traditional Florida spring trip, assessed the 1997 Big Blues as "better than we were a year ago at this point." The team lost outfielders Dylan Daquilla and Gary Dove, pitchers Josh King and Ronnie Phillips, and second baseman Chris Krondon from last year's team, which finished 8-12 in the conference.
"One of our strengths should be our starting pitching. We have quality and depth on the mound, and our pitching should make us competitive," Hunter said. Keith Bryant anchors the staff. "He's a power pitcher, probably the best here since Eddie Luers (1992)," the coach observed. "There is some major league interest in Keith because he has great ability and an outstanding work ethic."
Freshman Jason Houck, whose complete game effort lifted the Blues to a win over Pfeiffer College earlier this month, also figures to log several innings. "Jason is a very intelligent pitcher who figures to get better as he gains experience," Hunter added.
Matt Vestal and Shawn Sparks are position players who will take their turns on the hill for spot starts. Both are effective, seasoned players, according to their coach. Freshmen Charlie McLain and Danny Crouse will also get a look on the mound, with sophomores Jeremy Truman and Jeff Walker providing the middle relief. "We're still looking for someone who is comfortable in the role of closer," Hunter said.
Cory Wolfe and Jason Bachover will split time behind the plate. "Cory is a little better offensively, and Jason is a capable defensive catcher," the coach said. At first, Mike Fowler returns. The former Big Creek star blasted nine batting practice homers out of Bowen Field during a recent workout. Team captain Ryan Scott, the club's only senior, is back at second base. "Ryan is a very dependable contact hitter. We'll probably hit him second or third in the batting order," Hunter projected. Shortstop Matt Vestal "has really shown improved range and arm strength," the coach said.
The remainder of the infield finds Damien Jackson, an outstanding athlete, at third base, with Shawn Sparks providing versatility as a utility infielder.
Centerfielder John Ford returns after a very good freshman campaign. "He's a good hitter at the top of the order and is a settling influence in the field," Hunter said. Former Mount View standout Jamie Bailey will start in right and split time with Backover and Wolfe behind the plate. "Jamie is a line drive hitter with home run power," the coach observed. In a platoon arrangement, Kent Edwards, Jared Willingham, Steve Mazon, and Jason Simpkins will see time in leftfield.
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A new approach for inmatesMay 01,2014This column was written by students in a psychology class at Community High School of Vermont at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility. Bobbi Shutts is the instructor.
Community High School of Vermont has been providing opportunities for inmates across Vermont to earn high school diplomas and credits for completing course requirements. The mission of CHSVT is to provide an accredited, coordinated and personalized education that assists students in their academic, social and vocational success. Instructor Bobbi Shutts has been teaching Introduction to Psychology since January,
with students interested in understanding how the brain works and the relationship to their behavior.
As part of the psychology class, students were introduced to neurofeedback. Neurofeedback began in the late 1950s through the work of Dr. Joe Kamiya at the University of Chicago. According to www.centerforbrain.com/ neurofeedback, Neurofeedback is biofeedback for the brain. Training with neurofeedback improves cognitive function, attention, mood, anxiety, sleep and behavior. It helps stabilize the mind and increases ones level of functioning.
Students were anxious to learn more, so Bobbi Shutts sought Dr. Sharrie Hanley from Neurological Alternatives in Rutland to provide information from an expert.
Students at CHSVT posed questions to Dr. Hanley about neurofeedback, focusing on addiction, depression, anxiety, ADHD and learning disabilities. These are topics of great relevance to many who attend CHSVT. Hanley presented research, statistics and case studies that led students to begin to think about new ways to approach making changes in their thinking and behavior.
What interested students most? Why are we just hearing about neurotherapy, if it has been around for 40 years? Students questioned length of training, success rates of neurofeedback and the cost of training. CHSVT students have participated in many programs, sometimes several times, hoping to make changes to avoid returning to incarceration.
Students know about medications because the drug industry spends millions of dollars to ensure that people do. Because neurofeedback is not backed by large drug companies and is not a billion-dollar industry, it is not advertised. Students wondered why neurofeedback has not been part of Gov. Peter Shumlins war on drugs. Enthusiastically, students referred to a Rutland Herald article published March 17, 2014, National media hypes citys drug war: Its a touchy subject for Baker (Chief James W. Baker, Rutland City Police) and other city officials such as Mayor Christopher Louras, who, for the last two years have been implementing a community and data-driven approach to fighting drugs and crime in the city.
Hanley said she has worked with addicts with great success, as do many neurotherapists. Working with a client having multiple diagnoses, the longest training was 60 sessions; this is not the average length of training. Research studies revealed that adding neurofeedback alone to the 12-step program increased success rates to 77 percent over a one-year study. The state provides many programs with low success rates compared to neurofeedback. Students wondered why neurofeedback has never been offered as a program, recognizing that the cost is far less per person than other programs.
Neurofeedback is solution-focused and is not dependent upon repeat clientele like other industries. After learning has occurred, the goal is for the subject not to need more sessions. Today, neurofeedback is used for peak performance by professional sports teams, Olympic athletes and business people. It is commonly used as a nondrug solution for ADHD, post-traumatic stress and emotional conditions of all sorts.
Neurofeedback makes sense. If your brainwave pattern is that of an addict and through the neurofeedback training, a client can change that pattern, then success is only trainings away.
So the question remains: Could the answer to our addiction problem in Vermont be right in our backyard? The students of CHSVT at Marble Valley wish to thank Hanley for her time and, most importantly, for providing a new idea for students to consider when addressing their behaviors and thinking that have led to multiple arrests, court appearances and broken families.MORE IN CommentarySure, you can buy your uncle a necktie that he wont wear, or your niece an Amazon certificate... Full StoryA lot of serious long-term national issues simply werent addressed in the recent national election. Full StoryI have written on the anomaly of the separation of the private and public sectors in our society,... Full Story
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HELENA, Mont. The bride was having second thoughts eight days after the wedding, sparking an argument between the newlywed couple that carried from their Kalispell, Mont., home to a popular trail in Glacier National Park.
Only Jordan Graham left the park alive the night of July 7.
Now it will be up to a jury to decide what happened and whether the 22-year-old woman should be convicted of murder in the death of Cody Johnson.
Grahams trial begins today in U.S. District Court in Missoula with jury selection and is expected to last one to two weeks with dozens of expert witnesses though no eyewitnesses slated to testify.
Federal prosecutors will attempt to convince jurors that Graham deliberately pushed Johnson to his death, then made up a story about how he was last seen driving off with friends. Grahams federal public defenders will ask jurors to believe that while Graham thought she married too young, she loved Johnson and was only trying to remove his hand from her arm when he fell off the steep cliff.
Graham has pleaded innocent to murder and making a false statement.
Graham was indicted in October, and there have been a flurry of motions in the lead-up to trial. In one of the most recent filings, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy last week (Dec. 2) rejected an attempt by Grahams attorneys to have the indictment dismissed because of an FBI agents interrogation techniques.
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Clean, well-furnished apartment on the edge of the 17th district in Vienna. We enjoyed our stay generally but the street noise (specifically, the cars, trucks, and buses) were loud and made it difficult to sleep in the evenings. The lack of A/C is also a challenge during the summer months. The house was well-laid out and included everything we needed.
Everything was very good. The flat's location is unbeatable, in front of metro station (Alser Straße Line 6, 4 stops to Westbanhof where you can switch Line3 and get the city centre in 3 stops..... No more than 15 minutes). The apartament is georgeous, two double beds and two single beds. The only drawback is that the single beds are in the dining room, so if someone wants, for example, have a breakfast early in the morning and the others one are sleeping....... However, for us, that wasn't a inconvenience, we are a young friend's group and the five people woke up at the same hour.
Lines and towels are included (a lot of towels in one wardrobe) and all is very clean (kitchen, wc, shower...) the decoration is really nice. We was very confortable. If we come back to Vienna, dont hesitake, we don't hesitate in choose the same apartament, indeed. Best Regards from Spain! DAVID
We were met by Katarina who was very pleasant but not much help. Her English was limited but she managed to convey what we needed to know with our limited German. But it would have been helpful to get some local tips, like the fact that all stores are closed on Sunday. We also had no way of contacting her, so when we ran out of TP and found the stores closed, we had a big problem! There were very few staples in the kitchen, just dishes. The apartment is nicely located and looked as it does in the photos.
Flat is very clean and nice, not far from city -centre. Subway is just around the corner. Wifi is free and works very good. It was a lovely weekend with my family in Wien.
Nice place, well located near the metro. great place to stay a few days in Vienna.
it was really good travel and accommadation...
Very nice and cozy apartment for a family or a large company. However, it was something that was not pleasant. We were promised 3 sets of keys, but we got only 2, what was very uncomfortable. We also had a problem with getting a receipt. We had to go to the office and in the end we were given the wrong documents with the wrong amounts, wrong dates and without a handwritten signature.
You must be very strong to come over there. How to get the key in an other area is not a lucky formule! Tired from your journey you have to go to an adress for the key. After that a new trip to the location. The appartment is o.k. and the location too. For cooking in the kitchen was it terrible, because there was not enough kitchenmaterial to use. That was a pity.
Wenn we ask the things we need, we were very happy that they have bring it. But they don't give us excuses. A postcard with a nice text was the way of excuses I think.
Great apartment. Clean and modern. Great value for money. Hosts very pleaseant and helpful. Would recommend this apartment to antone.
Very comfortable, large and clean flat in slightly run down, but atmospheric art nouveau building with easy access to the centre (U6 line station is just across road) Good communications with a host. Plenty of towels, comfortable beds.
I would suggest few further improvements: shower curtain, more generous window curtains, some note on intercom system downstairs (we did not know what button to press) and box of match sticks to lit the gas hob as electrical lighter is not working. Some welcome pack of supplies (at least salt, pepper and sugar) would make first day cooking less tricky.
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Did you honestly believe every person that RP's was going to post here? ~_~
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He calls it a barn but it's a lot more than that.
It will be a center for the many workshops for writers and illustrators of children's literature. Highlights for Children, which now has about two million subscribers, leads the industry of magazines produced for youngsters.
People come to Honesdale where it all began from all over the country and beyond who are in the business, or who want an introduction into the business of writing and illustrating stories for children.
"More than 500 people attended our workshops this past year," said Kent Brown, editor-in-chief emeritus and the paterfamilias of the family that created the magazine. The workshops were conducted for many years at the illustrious Chautauqua Institution, a community in which artists of all kinds live and work together and whose fame had an international reputation.
The magazine will hold 30 to 40 workshops in 2012, he said.
The tradition of the Highlights family goes back to the years when Brown's grandparents, Caroline Clark Myers and Garry Cleveland Myers, taught illiterate soldiers for the U.S. Army during WWI. Mrs. Meyers was the first female teacher employed by the Army.
"This experience led to their pioneering of elementary education," Brown said. "They traveled the nation lecturing parents, sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm of children."
It was during these trips that they began talking about children's literature and the best way to reach their young audience. "It was from those discussions that Highlights was born years later in 1946," he said. The company is owned by the descendants of the Meyers family.
Highlights, a non-profit company, is an independent institution, not attached or dependent on any schools, and has been able to avoid the difficulties that sometimes tie the hands of school personnel.
Having fun besides learning is an important goal of every edition. Some activities—always styled a little differently in each issue of the magazine—are repeated; like "Ask Arizona," a column centered around a girl named Arizona who gives advice to children; "Hidden Pictures," in which pictures of items are hidden and must be identified; "Goofus and Gallant," featuring two boys, the one a kind of fool and the other a responsible lad; "Jokes and Riddles;" and pictures in which something is wrong or out of place.
"The Highlights Foundation, centered in Boyd's Mills and a separate entity from the magazine, is my family home," Brown said.
A few miles from Honesdale on an old country road in a town that only has a name, the new barn will be the focus for a circle of older cabins that house writers and illustrators who attend the foundation's workshops.
"The cabins at first were built for the family's grandchildren during summers," Brown said. In more recent years, they became used by the attendees of the workshops.
Many who attend the workshops are teachers, but not always. "It's for anyone who wants to learn how to write and illustrate children's stories," Brown said.
One commercial illustrator named Geoffrey Brittingham from Nashville, TN was looking to change his life. "I figured I could get a lot out of this next workshop, called 'A Crash Course in the Business of Children's Publishing.'"
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The. Pirates. Stink. I do not think there is a better way to put it.
Just like the smelly floors of a junior high locker room and the janitor that cleans it up the Pirates know a thing or two about being swept clean.
Pittsburgh will leave the Bay Area having fropped its past six games in which it was swept by the Rangers and most recently the A's.
The Bucs have dropped 19 straight road games and have been swept 10 times this season, five alone in the month of June.
Sunday was the best opportunity for the Buccos to earn a win. Just like finding a winning season these past 17 years, it just was not meant to be.
Oakland defeated Pittsburgh after a Kurt Suzuki 8th run solo home run to eventually be the deciding blow in their 3-2 victory.
Suzuki is flying under the radar this year just as he has throughout his career. He connected for his tenth homerun of the year to accompany a .264 batting average. Along with a team leading .442 slugging percenatge compiled with 31 home runs Suzuki reaps great production as a catcher. He is among the best in the league and should recieve a call to travel down the Pacific Coast Highway to Anaheim for this year's All-Star Game.
The whole weekend was completely dismal for the Pirates. On Friday they were destroyed 14-4 while losing second baseman Neil Walker to a concussion he suffered during a collision. He has had some time off but will not be placed on the disabled list.
I for one have never suffered a concussion. Rarely do I even get headaches, it is a wonder because it does run in my family. But I would defintely need as much rest as possible and would not feel like doing anything for days. I do think watching the Pirates play this weekend made Walker's recovery time have to last a bit longer, probably made his head hurt a lot worse.
Saturday night was an absolute disgrace.
It was a turn back the clock night as the Pirates paid tribute to their "We Are Family" days of the 1970's. They did so by only tabbing five hits in a 5-0 shutout. The Pirates of 2010 disrespected the uniform worn by so many legends of the '71 and '79 World Champions. Willie Stargell had to be looking down on Oakland shaking his head.
The living legends who played in the black and gold during the glory days have to be embarrased to watch the team play today. Living legends like Phil Garner, Dave Parker and Omar Moreno have to be proud of their play for the Pirates and probably take pride in beautiful PNC Park, but to have a team that stands at 25-50 lose games so handily has to be detrimental to their spirits. If I was one of them I would demand change and demand it now.
The first step needs to be the firing of John Russell.
He's been quite the head scratcher since he was called upon to replace Jim Tracy some three years ago. The expression you see on his face to the right really is permanently tatooed on his face. His indifferent attitude and questionable moves should be reason enough to get him out of the dugout.
The long standing cry has been to fire Russell because he fails to light a fire unde rhis team. Yes, that is surely true. Amongst reports that he can go weeks without talking to some players, it is the baseball mind of Russell that truly is his Achille's Heel. With the oppotunity to have a Designated Hitter this past week Russell threw Milledge into right field, he would committ a handful of errors. Now Milledge should be an everyday player but when there is that opportunity to have a DH it is best to give him a break from the field and put a stronger fielder, Ryan Church or Delwyn Young into the nine-position. His use of the bullpen, particularly his choice of relief pitchers in certain situations brings out his lack of knowledge. Being a former big league catcher the game management skills of Russell should not be this poor.
Whatever the front office sees in their whipping boy that is Russell is beyond me. The Pirates will not even come close to the promised land of a .500 season this year but why not make a splash. Show the league and the 25 men on the team that you do care and get Russell out of here. Something needs to be done and it looks like the only thing would be to fire Russell.
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I think your owner needs to get his priorities in order also. This is getting beyond jokes now. You might need a new bona-fide GM too. Something has to change for the Pirates. This can't continue. Like you say there is too much history! Dave Parker was one of the most fearsome players ever! You said it best….Stargell can not be happy.
JR def needs to be gone but it looks like were stuck with him for another year. I don't think I can take another summer of "Well…You know"s and "You gotta tip your cap to the other team"s. I think a lot of the MLB scouts and advisers need to go if NH doesn't. Whatever idiots thought that Dana Eveland and Aki Iwamura were the answer needs to be shown the door too.
Yeah, I can't believe they gave Russell an extension. It just blows my mind the choices he makes…like why does he never let Bobby Crosby play an entire game at one position? Every time I look at the boxscore and see his name, he's SS-2B or 2B-3B or 1B-SS or something. And definitely not taking advantage of a DH is dumb. Put your best hitter there and let your fielders field, period!
"Fropping"? Ha! Sorry about your boys. I really thought they'd be better this year. Then again, I thought the Cubs would be good and the Reds would be bad…so…I'm not quite an expert.
I agree about Suzuki. That guy is a pretty relevent catcher around the league, and I have read that he calls a good game too. Solid catcher.


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Valentine's Day isn't for everyone. Clearly.
A group of single people in Shanghai, China has purchased every odd-numbered seat for a February 14 showing of a popular romantic movie at a theater in the city's bustling Xintiandi shopping complex, reports the Shanghai Morning Post. The purpose of the mass purchase was to prevent couples from sitting together in the theater on Valentine's Day.
The prank's organizer posted a social media message that reads, "Want to see a movie on Valentine's Day? Sorry, you'll have to sit separately. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Give us singles a chance."
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A speaker at February's Coffee with the Chief will address how to handle the extreme cold and other adverse weather conditions.
The monthly event hosted by the Chief Robert Lowen at the Woodstock Police Department, 656 Lake Ave., Woodstock, brings a new topic to the table for discussion each month. This month, Robert Ellsworth, Jr., Mchenry County Emergency Management Agency Assisistant Director, will present on emergency planning and weather preparedness.
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In 1994, the Brady Bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. This law literally forced each sheriff to become a pawn for the federal government. Even more astounding was the fact that no funds were allocated to the sheriffs to do this work. And the Brady Bill contained a provision to arrest any sheriff who failed to comply.
So here's the U.S. Congress making an unconstitutional gun control law, requiring a county official to enforce it and pay for it, and then threatening to arrest him if he refuses.
Sheriff Richard Mack, who, at the time, was sheriff of Graham County, Ariz., was the first sheriff in the nation to file a lawsuit to stop the Brady Bill and to end this nonsense and abuse. As the case proceeded, six other sheriffs from around the country joined the lawsuit. Mack and Sheriff Jay Printz from Montana ended up at the U.S. Supreme Court together on Dec. 4, 1996. On June 27, 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the Brady Bill was, in fact, unconstitutional and that the federal government could not commandeer state or county officers for federal bidding.
This was more than monumental. Federal agencies could no longer do whatever they damn well pleased. The ruling stated at least three times that the states were not subject to federal direction. More important, the case proved that local officials have the right, the power and the duty to stand against the far reaching incursions by our own federal government. In the ruling Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority, stating, "The federal government may not compel the states to enact or enforce a federal regulatory program." They can't compel the states, or the counties, or local officials to comply with their regulations. (Yes, the states can still go along voluntarily, and far too often, that is exactly what happens.) But freedom won on June 27, 1997, and it started the snowball rolling for each sheriff in this country to stand tall and to protect his or her constituents from "all enemies both foreign and domestic."
This is the ultimate check and balance and it falls squarely on the shoulders of the county sheriff. The sheriff and the police are indeed the last line of defense between the people and the criminals, both from the streets and from the federal government. If we are to get America back, if we are indeed to return to the constitutional Republic we were meant to be, then it will be up to the sheriffs of America, and hopefully other local officials, as well, who have the guts and dedication to tell the feds that we will no longer tolerate their intervention, control, meddling, mandates or criminal behavior. Sheriffs have the authority, the power, and the duty to be the ultimate check and balance for the American citizenry in their county and to defend them against all local and federal criminals.
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State: Middlesex mental health facility is a goBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | December 04,2012MONTPELIER Administration officials say they wont let a dispute with a landowner postpone construction of a mental health facility in Middlesex.
The Shumlin administration has been racing since late 2011 to restore the in-patient capacity lost when Tropical Storm Irene rendered uninhabitable the 52-bed state psychiatric hospital in Waterbury. After false starts elsewhere, officials finally landed on a piece of state-owned land in Middlesex, where the town zoning board last month approved a secure facility on Route 2 near the state police barracks.
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But in an environmental court appeal, Brian Hannon, whose property abuts the site, has sought to quash the project, saying the noise, traffic and other issues associated with it will diminish his homes value.
If this happens, I will be forced to move, he said at a Middlesex zoning board meeting this fall. I will be forced to move from the house that Ive been working on for 10 years.
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When I have three or four different lawyers tell me were going to win, I dont know what else you can do, Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding said last week. Its very rare that I get three or four telling me the same thing.
Advocates, emergency room doctors and lawmakers all say the Middlesex facility will provide a relief valve for a mental health system still reeling from the 2011 flood. While additional psychiatric beds in Brattleboro and Burlington have accommodated some patients, hospital emergency rooms have been forced to take in acutely mentally ill people with nowhere else to go.
At a meeting of the Legislatures Mental Health Oversight Committee on Monday, newly installed Commissioner of Mental Health Mary Moulton said the state submitted an emergency application for a certificate of need for the Middlesex facility. She said construction will last only six to eight weeks and that the first resident could be in the facility by January.
The Middlesex project is part of a plan approved by lawmakers last year that aims to decentralize the in-patient mental health system by replacing the Vermont State Hospital with smallerfacilities around the state.
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A temporary eight-bed facility in Morrisville will also come online soon, which advocates are also counting on to absorb some of the patients now being subjected to lengthy stays in emergency departments.
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Dodger fans showed up in San Diego but team was MIA.
A lot of us Dodger fans went to San Diego but the Dodgers forgot to show up. It was great running into lots of friends that I regularly see at Dodger Stadium. But the team, well, they have lost four in a row.
They scored one freaking run in two games and the run scored was because of an error!
Too much pre-celebration boys? You played like you still had a hang-over. Fine way to get ready for the playoffs.
I went over to the Big Wrecking Crew forum to see what was being said yesterday in the game thread. Here is some o f the comments:
The Dodgers are stinking it up so much their LOB average is shrinking.
To quote Bob Uecker, "One hit? One %$#()# hit!"
How 'bout Russell Martin? Guy is building a case where he will have to give money back at arbitration.
Can someone remind me again the reason we got Thome?
A comedy of errors. Bad news freaking bears.
Ya think the boys just wanna go home? It's all over the faces and body language. Let's just get this game done, take a day off.
Isn't that what they have been doing since they went on this roadie?
I wonder if Ned can talk the Indians into dealing us Santana back for Martin? We may have to sweeten the pot, methinks
Maybe if we let them have Thome too?
….and Torre. I hear they need a manager.
…and Manny? He could finish his career where it started.
Geez, I am so glad the Padres traded Peavy, we would be in deep if we had to face him, next season.
The drama builds. will we be able to get a second hit in this game?????
Andre was 1 for 29 on the road trip? Good gravy.
What is this rally thing you speak of, Pastor?
Ah, that was fun! Five hits in two games. I hope these clowns enjoy their day off, they freakin' well need it.
think we need the day off as much, if not more, than they do.
Colorado better lose tomorrow because I can't see us winning a single game this weekend.
I wonder if McCourt will try to sell the champagne to Colorado?
Dodger fans: I feel your pain.
Dodger players: Try not to party as much as you did in San Diego so you can bring your A game to the stadium and clinch the NL West!
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I had a good laugh out of your post. I am really truly hoping that the Blue do not fold like cheap lawn furniture.
haha Lafaninslc,
My friends are hilarious and I usually do not read the game thread when we lose but you know what they say "misery loves company." ahhh, I feel better already.
I don't think you're being to hard on them, Emma. Considering all the effort you put into being a Dodger fan, perhaps you were to easy on them.
I don't think you're being to hard on them, Emma. Considering all the effort you put into being a Dodger fan, perhaps you were to easy on them.
I don't think you're being to hard on them, Emma. Considering all the effort you put into being a Dodger fan, perhaps you were to easy on them.
Thanks Knouffbrock,
I always try to stay postive. I was actually trying to call Dodger Talk when we were coming back (My friend was driving) to vent my frustrations just like everyone else but the lines were all busy. Friday will be our day celebrating Tommy's 60 years with the organization!
Those comments are priceless, Emma. I know it's been torture for Dodgers fans lately, but they WILL clinch! And then you'll be celebrating. You'll see.
Yes, they have been torturing us lately. Like the Danny Kaye song says:
So I Say D
I Say D-o,
The Team That's All Heart,
All Heart and All Thumbs,
They're My Los Angeles, Your Los Angeles,
Our Los Angeles…
Do You Really Think We'll Win the Pennant?
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Dem Bums.
Russell Martin is the big goose egg here. I agree w/ him having to give money back. What happened? He went from one of the best offensive catchers in the league to Sal Fasano status.
not only that but his defense has suffered too but..
I have a feeling that tonight is gonna be the night!!
I am super ready for tonight! Imy co-worker is telling me "calm down girl."
Emma, you are exactly right about the body language.. and the comedy of errors. It started in Pittsburgh and followed them throughout. One of my old time friends used to joke with me about the Dodgers: "What do the Dodgers and Michael Jackson have in common? – They both wear a glove on one hand for no apparent reason!" That about sums it up. Come on already!
Your are quoted in the main MLB.com website! Congratulations! I think you should be featured there! You are right about the errors! like the song says "the team with all heart and all thumbs." But they are our beloved Bums!.


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- Stresses developed within a thermal barrier coating (TBC) due to the mismatch in thermal expansion of different coating components can cause coating failure. Nanostructured materials have an increased volume fraction of grain boundaries and this microstructural attribute may allow coatings to relieve the strain in the coating structure thereby improving the effectiveness and the lifetime of the TBC. Multi - layered TBCs were prepared using two techniques; atmospheric pressure plasma spray (APS) using a commercial system, and reduced pressure plasma spray using the Triple Torch Plasma Reactor (TTPR). The coatings were deposited on mullite and on NiCrAlY-coated steel substrates, and consisted of an inter - layer of nano-phase partially stabilized zirconia (n - PSZ) and a layer of conventional partially yttria stabilized zirconia coating (c - YSZ) as the top thermal barrier coat. The coatings were heat treated at various temperatures and the microstructural changes analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. Mechanical properties of the coating were studied using four point bend testing to better understand the effect of the n-PSZ inter-layer on the strain relief mechanisms that may be operative within the TBC.
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I recently found out something shocking. This revelation happened as I was meandering through the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) website and ran across the "about" page. It just so happens that Joel Reiten is one of the Board of Directors – "Currently seed production manager for Seeds of Change, a division of Mars, one of the world's largest producers and marketers of 100% organic seed."
Hold it right there, Nellie. Did I see that right? Seeds of Change, one of the world's largest producers and marketers of 100% organic seed is a division of Mars? WTF??? You know, Mars!!! That pillar of corporate hypocrisy that is also leading the fight alongside the USDA and IBM to spread GM cocoa around, starting in Africa. What's IBM got to do with it? Hell, I don't know. What did IBM have to do with the holocaust?
But I digress. One of the largest organic seed producers is a division of a company that wholeheartedly supports GMOs. Does anyone see a conflict of interest here? Does anyone else think there might be a problem?
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J- was getting frustrated by the game of chess she was playing with her dad. She couldn't see any good moves. Her pieces were all tangled up, and she didn't know what to do.
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So instead of writing the blog post that I meant to write today, I took some time to teach her. No, I didn't coach her during the game. Instead, we wiped the board clean and I set out some pieces for one of the simplest drills, King and Rook vs King. I'd shown her this before. She'd successfully completed it with some coaching. It would be good for reinforcing the idea of thinking ahead.
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