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After 22 years of traversing the world's oceans in defence of the environment, the ship will be renamed as Rongdhonu, Bengali for Rainbow. The ship will serve the coastal belt of Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal delivering primary and secondary medical assistance to some of the most vulnerable communities of the world, communities that have little or no access to basic health care facilities. The Rongdhonu will also serve as an emergency medical ship around the region, enabling Friendship to bring medical aid to those areas which are already experiencing the effects of climate change.
Greenpeace, however, will not be long without a Rainbow Warrior, as construction of a new Warrior, the third to bear the name, is nearly complete. (2) The vessel will join the Greenpeace fleet in October as the organization celebrates its 40th anniversary.
The Rainbow Warrior II first sailed for Greenpeace in 1989 and replaced the original Rainbow Warrior, after it was bombed and sunk by French government agents in 1985. In over two decades the ship has challenged the legal system and won, confronted environmental crimes, blocked shipments of illegal timber from the world's rainforests, opposed nuclear weapons testing and sailed against over fishing, whaling, war, global warming, and other environmental crimes on every ocean. More recently, the Rainbow Warrior travelled to the waters off the coast of Fukushima and was used to carry out radiation sampling.
Friendship worked for over a decade in Bangladesh, specialising in medical care and emergency relief. Currently it has two hospital ships. With cooperation of Friendship Luxembourg and Friendship Holland, Rongdhonu will be the third: its proud history campaigning for the environment will be turned towards health and human dignity.
Speaking at the hand over ceremony, Mike Fincken, Captain of the Rainbow Warrior II, quoted the Cree Indian prophecy from which the ship got its name: "There will come a time when the Earth grows sick and when it does a tribe will gather from all the cultures of the world who believe in deeds and not words. They will work to heal it...they will be known as the "Warriors of the Rainbow'." Adding, "This ship has carried people from around the world and has stood as an icon of hope over pessimism and as an emblem of action over complacency, it is time to pass that task on."
Runa Khan of Friendship said, "The Rongdhonu's primary goal would be to take up the baton and "Heal". After decades of work in bringing global awareness to mankind's consciousness, the Rainbow Warrior as Bangladesh's Rongdhonu will bring relief during natural disaster and help ease the physical suffering and pain amongst communities which have no access to dependable healthcare. Friendship deeply believes 'that no development intervention is possible when one is suffering' and it is to ease such suffering, that the Warrior will strive to work towards, for its new life as the Rongdhonu."
Following the inauguration of Rongdhonu, the ship will set sail to Bangladesh from Singapore and is expected to reach the Chittagong port during September 2011.
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(1) Over the last decade, Friendship has worked in an integrated approach bringing health (directly to over 1.2 million beneficiaries), relief and disaster prevention, education, microfinance and preservation of culture in some of the most vulnerable regions of the planet. Friendship has specialised in working with communities at risk in various parts of Bangladesh, including the isolated chars of the Jamuna River, and cyclone affected areas in the Southern parts of the country. http://www.friendship-bd.org/therongdhonu
(2) As the first purpose built environmental campaigning vessel the new Rainbow Warrior will be one of a kind. She will be a model of green ship construction, with extraordinary A-frame sails allowing minimal use of highly efficient diesel engines, to keep her carbon 'footprint' low. For more info and a virtual tour of the new Rainbow Warrior http://anewwarrior.greenpeace.org


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A fire early Monday morning destroyed the interior of a motorhome parked in the driveway at 2201 Marvin Hass, according to Lt. Rick Qualls of the Clovis Fire Department.
According to Lt. Qualls:
• There were no injuries reported.
• The fire was called in at 3 a.m.
• The cause is not yet determined.
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We report on Raman echo measurements of the ground-state hyperfine transition. Using Raman echoes in zero magnetic field the ground-state hyperfine coherence time was observed to be . When an external magnetic field was applied, the dephasing time of the hyperfine transition was observed to decay nonexponentially, with a decay rate of . This nonexponential decay is indicative of the presence of spectral diffusion, similar to that observed in . This work indicates that under favorable conditions we can expect hyperfine coherence times longer than the value of recently reported in .
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"There are two inclinations: the good inclination and the evil inclination." (Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Likutey Moharan I, 49)
Comment: This is an essential element in our relationship with G-d. The human being was created with a good inclination and an evil inclination. This dual identity explains the contradictory ways that we often adopt in this world.
Too often we ignore our dual identity. The consequence of this neglect is disastrous: when the evil inclination attack us to transgress the divine Will, G-d forbid, we believe that the problem lies with us and, ultimately, we might think that we are a "bad servant" of the Creator.
In reality, our true personality - represented by the good inclination - wants one thing: to focus on Hashem. Thus, when we are tempted to do something other than what Heaven wants, it is not "we" who are involved, but our evil inclination. In these situations, we are judged on our genuine desire to want to oppose him. This is the heart of our daily struggle to get closer to the Divine.


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Couscous fritters with feta
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal510
- fat27g
- saturates8g
- carbs51g
- sugars7g
- fibre1g
- protein19g
- salt2.6g
- 175g couscous
Consisting of many tiny granules made from steamed and dried durum wheat, couscous has become a…
- 200ml hot vegetable stock
- 1 egg, beaten
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 3 tbsp natural yogurt
- 85g feta cheese, cut into 1cm cubes
- 50g SunBlush tomato, finely chopped
- 3 spring onion, finely chopped
Spring onionsp-ring un-yun
Also known as scallions or green onions, spring onions are in fact very young onions, harvested…
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil or vegetable oil
Sunflower oil
A variety of oils can be used for baking. Sunflower is the one we use most often at Good Food as…
Measure the couscous into a large heatproof bowl, pour over the hot stock, then cover with cling film. Leave to stand for 5 mins or until the couscous has absorbed the stock and is soft. Add the egg and yogurt and mix well. Season, then fold through the cheese, tomatoes and spring onions.
Divide the mixture into 4 and shape into burgers. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan, then cook the fritters over a medium heat for 3 mins on each side until golden. Serve with a green salad and a spoonful of your favourite chutney.
Making the fritters
Wet your hands before shaping the fritters to stop the mixture sticking to your hands. SunBlush tomatoes are softer than sundried. If you only have sundried, stir them into the couscous before adding the stock.
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Extremely tasty. Made these in a ceramic pan so no oil was needed . This made it so much easier and healthier to cook. I also Added a few spices to the mix (1 tsp coriander and 1tsp fresh mint) and it worked a treat! I didn't have any sun blush tomatoes so I decided to serve cherry tomatoes on the side. To achieve a perfect shape every time I used a circle shape cutter and filled it with the cous cous mixture. This made an incredible lunch time meal and I definitely will be cooking them again when my vegetarian friend comes over!
These were so much nicer than I thought they would be (not that I thought they wouldn't be nice, just that they were incredible!)
Followed the recipe to the letter apart from using normal sundried tomatoes. But as mine were from a jar and stored in oil, there was no need to change when I added them.
Did everything as the recipe said and had no issues whatsoever. The mixture was very firm and the 4 patties held together perfectly.
All in all, an amazingly nice and simple dish.
These were lovely. Very quick and easy to make. Made a few changes as didn't have yoghurt, feta or sunblush toms. Used Fat free fromage frais, grated low fat cheddar (mature) and baby toms. I also cooked them in the oven on 220 for twenty minutes spraying the tray with fry light. Turned over half way through, they didn't fall apart. Really tasty with a lovely crunchy coating!
These really are delicious! I followed the recipe exactly, including the tip to stir sun-dried tomatoes into the dry couscous before pouring on the stock.
I also used McBaa's recommendation and made each larger fritter into three smaller ones. They were the perfect size and did not crack or split. I did try to "cheat" and make one of the large fritters into two (rather than three) pieces and well, that didn't work at all. They cracked when I turned them over - even as gently as I could.
Very flavorful and tasty, however, and will be making these again!
I had some trouble with keeping them together at first, and the best way I found to keep them together was make them smaller! Rather than four massive fritters, try separating each into three smaller ones, small enough to fit on the spatula without any overhang - this, combined with the flatter, more compact shape should stop it from falling apart too much.
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The Barley Jacks perform at Schauer center in Hartford
Don't plan to spend your time sitting down during the Barley Jacks concert Saturday at the Schauer Arts & Activities Center, 147 N. Rural St., Hartford.
There's just too much energy onstage: vocals, fiddles, bass and drums. Too much laughter. Too much original music. »Read Full Article(1)
Kronos Quartet makes new music with passion, precision
Mention hearing a string quartet concert and the image of four conservatively dressed, deeply serious folks playing a lovely-but-limited repertoire of Mozart and Beethoven pops to mind.
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Princess Fiona rescues First Stage Children's Theater's 'Shrek'
Early in "Shrek," the green-hued monster tells his faithful sidekick that ogres, like onions, have many layers. But as Donkey knows, there's more than one way to peel this metaphor. Late in the show, Donkey accuses Shrek of being wrapped in so many layers that he has lost touch with his feelings.
Donkey could have been describing the plaster and latex monstrosity encasing the head of John Maclay, who plays Shrek in the just-opened First Stage Children's Theater version of the Broadway musical, under Jeff Frank's direction. Intent on transforming a man into an ogre, First Stage risks missing the point: Appearances notwithstanding, this ogre feels and loves like a man. »Read Full Article(1)
A jazzy, and toe-tapping, start to MSO's Pops series
When Verve Records' Norman Granz found both Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong recording on his label's roster in 1956, he just knew he had to take the opportunity to record the pair together.
It was a good hunch. Over three albums, two of the biggest jazz stars at the peak of their popularity created some of the genre's most memorable and sparkling duets. »Read Full Article
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Books & Company: Tasha Alexander "Behind the Shattered Glass: A Lady Emily Mystery," 7 p.m. Oct. 15, Craig Schreiner "One Small Farm," 7 p.m. Oct. 16, 1039 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc, (262) 567-0106. »Read Full Article


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"It was a game changer"
Thus was the reason, according to former ACORN worker, Anita Moncrief, why the New York Times killed a story about the connections between the activist group and the Obama campaign.
A lawyer involved with legal action against Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) told a House Judiciary subcommittee on March 19 The New York Times had killed a story in October that would have shown a close link between ACORN, Project Vote and the Obama campaign because it would have been a "a game changer."
Heather Heidelbaugh, who represented the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee in the lawsuit against the group, recounted for the ommittee what she had been told by a former ACORN worker who had worked in the group's Washington, D.C. office. The former worker, Anita Moncrief, told Ms. Heidelbaugh last October, during the state committee's litigation against ACORN, she had been a "confidential informant for several months to The New York Times reporter, Stephanie Strom."
During her testimony, Ms. Heidelbaugh said Ms. Moncrief had told her The New York Times articles stopped when she revealed that the Obama presidential campaign had sent its maxed-out donor list to ACORN's Washington, D.C. office.
Ms. Moncrief told Ms. Heidelbaugh the [Obama] campaign had asked her and her boss to "reach out to the maxed-out donors and solicit donations from them for Get Out the Vote efforts to be run by ACORN."
Ms. Heidelbaugh then told the congressional panel:
"Upon learning this information and receiving the list of donors from the Obama campaign, Ms. Strom reported to Ms. Moncrief that her editors at The New York Times wanted her to kill the story because, and I quote, "it was a game changer."'
ACORN does not exactly deny Moncrief's allegations, but instead waives her off as a "disgruntled" employee:
"None of this wild and varied list of charges has any credibility and we're not going to spend our time on it," said Kevin Whelan, ACORN deputy political director in a statement issued last week.
And the NYT isn't saying much either:
Ms. Mathis [the New York Times' Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications] wrote, "In response to your questions to our reporter, Stephanie Strom, we do not discuss our newsgathering and won't comment except to say that political considerations played no role in our decisions about how to cover this story or any other story about President Obama."
Strangely, neither the Obama administration nor anyone connected with his campaign comments on the story. Of course, if the allegations regarding handing over the donor list are true, then there may campaign finance law violations to worry about, so they probably wouldn't say much anyway.
I have to admit, this is almost a dog-bites-man story. There can't be too many people who will seriously contend that the NYT isn't a liberal newspaper. And it wasn't any big secret during the run-up to the election that the MSM was in the tank for Obama. But I do wonder if many people realize the lengths that the MSM would go to in order to see their boy to the finish line. Hillary supporters got the message pretty loud and clear during the primaries, and Palin's backers can cite chapter and verse on how the MSM dragged her and her family through the gutter. Some people might even remember that story suggesting that McCain had an affair with lobbyist Vicki L. Iseman (for which she sued the NYT and settled out of court).
Yet, how many people realize that the de facto leader of the MSM would spike a story that's not just critical of their chosen candidate, but that implicates him in illegal activity with a notorious election law violator? Seems like that would be news fit to print. Just not in the NYT apparently.
By the way, keep this story in mind as plans continue to unfold regarding the federal government subsidizing newspapers. If the NYT was willing to spike a story just to help its chosen one, what will they do when that chosen one is paying the bills?
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OMG….I missed her testimony. I'm going over to the CSPAN site right now.
From "Fake But Accurate" to "Accurate But Inconvenient."
How many people did they lay off today?
This suprises someone how?
I'm not sure about the "game changer" aspect of anything in relation to Obama. He could have been caught in bed with ten dead prostitutes and ten live boys and it wouldn't have made a bit of difference to the nitwits that voted for him.
I agree. It isn't so much that TAO's loopy supporters bought his snake oil: they were DETERMINED to do it.
And can't you see the excuses? "Bush did it too!"
I see that many press outlets are considerately blacking out or downplaying Biden's coke-snortin' daughter.
Normally I'd agree, but if it was one of the Bush twins, I'm sure things would be a bit different.
So diamond Joe needs to send his party-girl tramp of a daughter to Afghanistan, the war his administration supports.
Easy on throwing around unsupported allegations there, shark.
MichaelW –
If you want to remove the post, feel free to do so. I wouldn't want my urge to be uncharitable to open the blog up to any sort of trouble.
No worries, shark. Check your email.
Normally I'd agree, but if it was one of the Bush twins, I'm sure things would be a bit different.
Of course it would. Remember when a bartender called 911 because the Bush twins were using fake IDs to get drinks?
. . . . that implicates him in illegal activity . . . .
I'm in full sympathy with you, McQ, over the NYT's lack of objective reporting that may have damaged Obama's Presidential bid. That said, what exactly is or was illegal about turning over the maxed-out donor list to Get Out The Vote?
Opps, sorry. That previous post should have been to Michael, not McQ.
The McCain-Feingold Act (BCRA) prohibits coordination between campaigns and outside groups unless the restrictions on hard money contributions are observed. Handing over the "maxed-out" donor list would necessarily violate that law.
I don't believe anything in the BCRA prohibits coordination between campaigns and non-partisan outside groups such as Get Out The Vote so long as any funds raised by the non-partisan outside group aren't used in support of a candidate or party. Of course, I could be proven wrong and YMMV.
I guess a lot would depend on exactly how you define "non-partisan". Does it really mean anything to "claim" to be "non-partisan"? In that case, I am as "non-partisan" as ACORN or Get Out The Vote.


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By Sondra Washington
Church: Huffman Baptist Church, Birmingham
Favorite Bible Verse: Isaiah 26:3
Favorite Hymn: "He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought"
Hobbies: Reading, counted cross-stitch
Family Status: Married to John 56 years; two children, Carol and Richard; five grandchildren
At 77 Mary Bowie has been active in church most of her life. She has taught Sunday School for more than 50 years, has taught school for 30 years, is active in the church Women on Mission program and sings in the senior adult choir. She has also helped several adults learn to read through her church literacy program.
Q: Why have you done these activities?
A: First of all is my love for God and then a means of serving people in need. Seeing a need, loving God and being grateful for what He has done for me inspires me.
Q: What do these ministries demand?
A: Above all they demand a commitment to the task whatever it is and I would say a love for people.
Q: What do you get from these ministries?
A: I have the satisfaction of knowing that I'm doing what I can to serve God. I also have the joy of knowing that I have done what I could to help someone in need.
Q: How do your family members support you?
A: Our faith has always been a family matter. My husband and I were raised in church, then we raised our children in church. It's just a natural thing that we support our church's ministry and that's what we try to do.
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The Best Places to Be an Accountant 2012
From our 2012 Regional Leaders list, we rank the best parts of the country to operate an accounting firm
In our annual Regional Leaders report, we rank the top firms in these economic ecosystems, but not the ecosystems themselvesthats what this slide show is for. Here, ranked by the overall growth of their top firms in 2011, are the best regions in which to run an accounting firm. (For our Regional Leaders and Top 100 Firms report, visit our Rankings section -- see tab above.)
Growth: 19.22%
Top Firm: Carr, Riggs & Ingram (Enterprise, Ala.; $100.31 in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: Warren Averett (Birmingham, Ala.; grew 127.9%)
The Gulf Coast's double-digit growth is largely down to the three-way merger of midsized firms that created the new Warren Averett, as well as M&A at the region's leader, CRI, but all of our firms here grew their revenues.
Top Firm: Dixon Hughes Goodman (Charlotte, N.C.; $295 million in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: DHG (grew 52.85%)
The Southeast's high level of growth is also due, in part, to some major mergers, led by the creation of Dixon Hughes Goodman from Dixon Hughes and Goodman & Co.
Growth: 6.55%
Top Firm: Marcum (New York City; $274.2 million in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: Reinsel Kuntz Lesher (Lancaster, Pa., grew 34.86%)
Home to a significant portion of our Top 100 Firms, the Mid-Atlantic Region also claims a large share of accounting revenue -- and most of the firms here display strong, consistent growth.
Growth: 6.04%
Top Firm: Plante Moran (Southfield, Mich.; $304.35 million in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: Wipfli (Milwaukee; grew 24.12%)
After 2010's contraction, firms in the Rust Belt managed healthy growth in 2011, helped no doubt by the resurgence in the car industry.
Growth: 5.2%
Top Firm: Blum, Shapiro & Co. (West Hartford, Conn.; $47.27 million in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: Abrams Little-Gill Loberfeld (Chestnut Hill, Mass.; grew 16.55%)
Two of New England's leading firms were acquired in 2011, but the region still managed to post much stronger growth than last year.
Growth: 4.97%
Top Firm: Reznick Group (Bethesda, Md.; $202.5 million in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: Aronson (Rockville, Md.; grew 10.14%)
Firms within reach of Washington, D.C., improved on their 2010 growth in 2011, buoyed by federal spending, and the beginnings of the economic recovery.
Growth: 4.61%
Top Firm: Moss Adams (Seattle; $323 million in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: Armanino McKenna (San Ramon, Calif.; grew 17.84%)
Mergers helped drive growth all up and down the West Coast, from LarsonAllen's many acquisitions in the Pacific Northwest (before its combination with Clifton Gunderson), to a host of inter-firm tie-ups in California.
Growth: 2.27% 2.27%
Top Firm: Ehhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman (Denver; $58.47 million in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: Squire & Co. (Orem, Utah; grew 11.93%)
Firms in the Mountain states bounced back from a disappointing performance in 2010 to show solid, if not spectacular, growth in 2011.
Growth: 1.96%
Top Firm: Weaver (Fort Worth, Texas; $66.4 million in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: Whitley Penn (Fort Worth; grew 16.82%)
One of the weaker performers among the regions, the Southwest nonetheless improved on its performance from 2010, and looked forward to further growth boosted by the oil, gas and alternative energy sectors, among others.
Growth: 1.11%
Top Firm: BKD (Springfield, Mo.; $391.2 million in 2011 revenue)
Fastest-Growing Firm: RubinBrown (St. Louis; grew 13.73%)
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The IPG Independent Publishing Awards: winners revealed
Posted at 8:00AM Friday 09 Mar 2012Centuries-old trade publisher takes flagship award — while children's start-up Nosy Crow also scores a hat-trick of prizes
The Independent Publishers Guild has revealed the winners of the 2012 IPG Independent Publishing Awards, run in association with The Bookseller and The London Book Fair. The 14 winners of the sixth annual awards are:
IPG Independent Publisher of the Year: Constable & Robinson
The Bookseller Trade Publisher of the Year: Constable & Robinson
IPG Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year: SAGE
IPG Children's Publisher of the Year: Nosy Crow
IPG Education Publisher of the Year: Jolly Learning
IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year: Osprey Group
IPG Newcomer Award: Nosy Crow
The London Book Fair International Achievement Award: Woodhead Publishing
Nielsen Innovation of the Year: Nosy Crow
IPG Diversity Award: Barefoot Books
Ingram Digital Publishing Award: Constable & Robinson
The Frankfurt Book Fair Digital Marketing Award: Top That! Publishing
IPG Young Independent Publisher of the Year: Andrew Furlow, Icon Books
GBS Services to Independent Publishers Award: Adrian Driscoll
Leading the list of IPG Independent Publishing Awards winners is Constable & Robinson, which dates the history of its imprints back to 1795 but which impressed the panel of judges with a thoroughly modern and innovative approach to publishing. It scoops the flagship award of IPG Independent Publisher of the Year, while also taking home The Bookseller Trade Publisher of the Year and Ingram Digital Publishing Award categories. Constable & Robinson joins Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Templar Publishing, Alastair Sawday Publishing, Earthscan and Continuum as the sixth name on the roll call of winners of the IPG's prestigious overall award.
Also picking up a hat-trick of IPG Independent Publishing Awards is a much newer publisher: Nosy Crow. Launched just two years ago by former Macmillan Children's Books, Scholastic and Headline boss Kate Wilson, Nosy Crow has quickly established itself as one of the leading players in both children's books and apps. It secured the title of IPG Children's Publisher of the Year as well as the IPG Newcomer Award and the Nielsen Innovation of the Year category.
Constable & Robinson won the overall Independent Publisher of the Year prize from a shortlist made up of the five winners of the Publisher of the Year categories. As well as Nosy Crow, this included SAGE, named the IPG Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year; Jolly Learning, voted IPG Education Publisher of the Year; and Osprey Group, chosen as IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year.
The roster of company winners is completed by Woodhead Publishing, which picked up The London Book Fair International Achievement Award; Barefoot Books, which received the IPG Diversity Award; and Top That! Publishing, which took The Frankfurt Book Fair Digital Marketing Award. Two individuals also received prizes: Andrew Furlow of Icon Books, who becomes the first ever winner of the IPG Young Independent Publisher of the Year; and consultant Adrian Driscoll, who received the GBS Services to Independent Publishers Award.
All 14 winners received their awards at a Gala Dinner at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire on Thursday 8 March, staged as part of the IPG's 50th Annual Conference. Winners were selected by panels of experts sharing decades of experience across various sectors of publishing and related industries.
IPG executive director Bridge Shine says: "We congratulate all the winners of this year's IPG Independent Publishing Awards, who join a very illustrious group of recipients over the last six years. Our winners are a fine mix of new and old and large and small, and show the incredibly broad range of independent publishing in the UK today. What they all have in common is a can-do attitude, an ambition to take advantage of digital opportunities and a great spirit of independence."
The IPG is very grateful to its partners on the Independent Publishing Awards, The Bookseller and The London Book Fair, and to its sponsors, CMP Digital Print Solutions, The Frankfurt Book Fair, Grantham Book Services, Ingram and Nielsen. It also thanks its judges: Ann Betts, Nielsen; Colin Bottle, IT and business consultant; Paul Brindley, Music Ally; Elise Dillsworth; Andy Hayward, consultant; Philip Jones, The Bookseller; Ruth Jones, Ingram; Emma Lowe, The London Book Fair; Peter McKay, the Publishing Training Centre; Edward Milford, IPG; Cathy Rentzenbrink, Waterstones; Peter Saxton, Waterstones; and Liz Thomson, BookBrunch.
Judges' comments about each of the IPG Independent Publishing Award winners follow, together with details of the companies shortlisted in each category.
Constable & Robinson scooped this award after a year in which it raised its sales and profitability while many larger publishers struggled amid difficult conditions and seismic digital change. Judges admired both its strongly commercial print publishing and its innovative digital programme, including very successful ad-driven websites as well as ebooks, and said it had a palpable sense of ambition and entrepreneurship. "This has always been a robust and well run publisher, but it has never sat back on its laurels," said the judges. "It has pulled together every weapon in its armoury and lifted itself up to a whole new level as one of the very best publishers around."
Also shortlisted for the IPG Independent Publisher of the Year Award were the winners of the four other Publisher of the Year categories: Jolly Learning, Nosy Crow, Osprey Group and SAGE.
Constable & Robinson won this category after reaching the shortlist in the previous two years. It impressed the judges after increasing its sales and profits via sharpened publishing and digital strategies. Its string of bestsellers in 2011 were enhanced by imaginative ebook campaigns, and judges liked the way it had thrived in the tough general trade sector without a niche. "Constable & Robinson is a publisher on a roll—a rising star in a difficult market," said the judges.
Also shortlisted for The Bookseller Trade Publisher of the Year Award were Anova Books, Faber & Faber and Yale University Press.
SAGE won this category with a thoroughly professional publishing programme, wide-ranging digital activity, high production standards and sharp global strategies. Judges also noted its ability to attract and retain outstanding staff and authors, and said it had retained a strong sense of independence while growing into a big player. "SAGE knows its market and does what it does phenomenally well. It consistently attracts top talent and is very dynamic internationally."
Also shortlisted for the IPG Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year Award were Bloomsbury Professional, Hart Publishing and Liverpool University Press.
Nosy Crow won this section just two years after launching into children's publishing. It secured the judges' voted for its combination of books and apps that bring reading alive for children and parents. Judges especially liked its high production values, close customer engagement and efforts to market its brand as well as its products. "What Nosy Crow has achieved in just two years is phenomenal. Its marketing has been faultless and its publishing is full of energy."
Also shortlisted for the IPG Children's Publisher of the Year Award was Barrington Stoke.
Jolly Learning, which has been previously shortlisted in this category, triumphed this year after establishing itself in dozens of markets around the world without ever losing its focus on the UK. Judges liked its tight cost control and innovations including online training for teachers, and said it was a publisher with a clear vision and ambition. "I am in awe of what Jolly Learning does," said one judge. "Its global reach is phenomenal, and it is a consummate professional in its field."
Also shortlisted for the IPG Education Publisher of the Year Award was Crown House Publishing.
Osprey Group won this closely contested category after a year of outstanding sales and critical acclaim including the Arthur C Clarke award. Judges said it had total command of its various niches while conveying coherent group strategies and constantly innovating. "This is a company that lays its foundations and really does its homework on its books. It mines the possibilities of the new world of publishing while continuing to do the traditional things very well."
Also shortlisted for the IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year Award were Accent Press, Quiller Publishing and SPCK Publishing.
Nosy Crow added this award to the title of IPG Children's Publisher of the Year by demonstrating impressive commercial success after just two years. Judges liked its twin focus on books and apps and its sense of ambition, while noting that it was already a popular company for authors, retailers and other partners to work with. "Nosy Crow has produced a string of beautiful books and apps in a very short space of time. It has picked up impressive sales from a standing start."
Also shortlisted for the IPG Newcomer of the Year Award were And Other Stories and How 2 Become.
Woodhead Publishing scooped this award for international achievements including sharp export sales growth, especially in China and Germany, and the opening of a new sales and marketing office in the US. Judges also noted international collaboration on its online publishing projects and saw clear evidence of its careful research and thoughtful strategies in multiple territories. "Woodhead is very active and innovative in whatever countries it targets."
Also shortlisted for The London Book Fair International Achievement Award was Nosy Crow.
Nosy Crow won for its creative and interactive apps including 'The Three Little Pigs', 'Cinderella' and 'Bizzy Bear on the Farm'. Judges were impressed by its adoption of digital technology right from its launch, by its in-house development of apps, and by strong marketing, PR and sales. "Nosy Crow has adapted to change and embraced it with some terrific work. It is easy to produce apps for the sake of it, but Nosy Crow has done something very innovative and special."
There was no shortlist for the Nielsen Innovation of the Year Award.
Barefoot Books won for its promotion of cultural and ecological diversity in children's books. Judges admired its long-term commitment to diversity and its richly varied range of authors and age-appropriate subject matter. Barefoot also impressed with its work with charities and reading initiatives, and with a recent open weekend at its studio to showcase cultural diversity. "Barefoot produced an excellent submission and is a thoroughly deserving winner," said the judges.
There was no shortlist for the IPG Diversity Award.
Constable & Robinson completed a hat-trick of awards with this category, with judges impressed by evidence of fast-growing sales for its digital content. As well as admiring its ebooks, they also liked the way it had grown ad revenues from online publishing activity like the Honest John website and said it had a strong sense of digital purpose. "Constable & Robinson has explored a wide diversity of digital activity and business models, adding up to something very special."
Also shortlisted for the Ingram Digital Publishing Award were Bloomsbury Professional, Faber & Faber and Osprey Group.
Top That! Publishing won this competitive category for a major digital campaign around its Froobles brand. Judges especially admired its app, ebook partnership with Kobo and courting of influential 'Yummy Mummy' bloggers, and said the company had made itself alive to the world of digital possibilities. "Top That! plugged into just the right networks to get the word out about its books and covered the digital platforms comprehensively."
Also shortlisted for The Frankfurt Book Fair Digital Marketing Award were Constable & Robinson and Nosy Crow.
Andrew Furlow, sales and marketing director at Icon Books, is the inaugural winner of this award, designed to encourage emerging talent. He was singled out by judges for achievements including the phenomenal success of The Etymologicon, one of the surprise hits of 2011. "Andrew is imaginative and tenacious and great at what he does," said the judges. "He was instrumental in a game-changing book without neglecting the rest of Icon's publishing."
Also shortlisted for the IPG Young Independent Publisher of the Year Award was Sarah Shin, senior publicist at Verso Books.
Adrian Driscoll, consultant and founder of app developer Aimer Media, was nominated for the help he has given many independents with their digital strategies. They said he was consistently incisive and insightful in his support. "Adrian always goes far beyond the call of the project in offering advice and help to his clients," said one nominating IPG member. He is a great supporter of independent publishing and I can't recommend him highly enough."
Also shortlisted for the GBS Services to Independent Publishers Award was David Segrue.


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Family Weekend 2017
2017 Schedule coming this fall
2016 Schedule
Friday, February 19
|8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
|Walker Student Center Atrium
|Pick up your name tag (which will allow free admission into the basketball games),
|Family Weekend Guide, class visitation locations, and much more at the registration table. Be sure to come by!
|9:00 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.
|Class Visitation
|9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. New Testament Survey, Dr. Robbie Castleman
|Principles of Macroeconomics, Dr. Randall Waldron
|11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Introduction to Philosophy, Dr. Cary Balzer
|Western Civilization II, Dr. Robert Moore
|1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Evangelical Theology, Dr. Chad Raith
|Masterpieces of Literature, Dr. Charles Pastoor
|2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Honors: Western Civilization II, Dr. Trisha Posey
|Introductory Psychology, Dr. David Johnson
|10:00 a.m . - 10:45 a.m.
|Family Weekend Chapel
|Cathedral of the Ozarks
|Share the campus worship experience with your student and the rest of the college community.
|President Pollard will be the chapel speaker.
|4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
|Bible Department Student Papers Symposia
|Soderquist Board Room, 2nd Floor, Mabee Center
|Theta Alpha Kappa
|National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology Students
|6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
|2016 Student Works Exhibit Opening
|Windgate Art Building West
|Refreshments served
|7:00 p.m.
|"David Copperfield" Student Theater Presentation
|Berry Performing Arts Center
|See Weekend Highlights for ticket information.
|Immediately following
|"Meet the Cast" Reception
|the play
|Berry Performing Arts Center Lobby
Saturday, February 20
|8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
|Walker Student Center Atrium
|8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
|President's Open House
|Home of Dr. Chip and Carey Pollard
|9:00 a.m.
|Women's Ultimate Frisbee Match
|Ultimate Frisbee Field (behind tennis courts)
|9:00 a.m.
|Women's Rugby Match
|Rugby Pitch
|JBU Women's Team vs. Tulsa Women's Club
|10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
|Family Brunch
|Kresge Dining Hall, Mabee Center
|10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
|Bible Department's Used Book Sale
|Dye Conference Room, just off Kresge Dining Hall
|Sponsored by Theta Alpha Kappa
|10:30 a.m.
|Men's Ultimate Frisbee Match
|Ultimate Frisbee Field, behind tennis courts
|Intra-squad scrimmage
|11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|Rugby Match
|Rugby Pitch
|JBU Rugby Club vs. TBA
|1:00 p.m.
|"David Copperfield" Student Theater Presentation
|Berry Performing Arts Center
|See Weekend Highlights for ticket information.
|1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.
|Golden Eagles Intercollegiate Basketball Games
|Bill George Arena
|JBU vs. Bacone University
|Women's game at 1:00 and Men's game at 3:00
|2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
|Pool Open
|Walton Lifetime Health Complex
|6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
|Student Talent & Variety Show
|8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
|Cathedral of the Ozarks
|Two identical shows at two different times. Tickets required. Winners announced at 9:00 p.m show.
|Sponsored by the JBU Parent Association Council
|Presented by the Student Activity Committee's SEA
|Tickets are $2 and must be purchased by your student in advance.
|9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
|Talent & Variety Show Reception
|Walker Student Center Atrium
|Hosted by the JBU Parent Association Council
|Watch the live feed of the winners at the end of the 2nd show.
|*NOTE: All activities are subject to change without notice.
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Finally, training camp is underway. After months of waiting and wondering, we can finally see whether the Seahawks have what it takes to make the leap from a surprising 7-9 in 2011 to a potential playoff run in 2012.
This year, some believe the 'Hawks have the look of a winner.
Yet while many fans are excited about games against the likes of Green Bay, Dallas and New England to determine whether this team is for real, the truth is, if the 'Hawks intend on going to the postseason, they're going to need to handle their division rivals as well.
So before we get too far ahead of ourselves, I figured it might be worth taking a look to see where the 'Hawks have a few big advantages over every team in the NFC West.


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WASHINGTON, DC - Over the course of this year, the Department of Energy has worked closely with USEC on its loan guarantee application. This summer, the Department made several announcements related to USEC and its application, and is providing an update on those announcements at this time.
At the end of July, the Department of Energy announced an investment worth about $150 to $200 million per year for the next four years to expand and accelerate cleanup efforts of Cold War-era contamination at the Portsmouth uranium enrichment facility adjacent to the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP). This investment, on top of the base budget and Recovery Act funding, is expected to create 800 to 1,000 new jobs on the Portsmouth site. The Department continues to move forward with this plan.
The Department also announced in late July a willingness to invest up to $45 million over the next 18 months for USEC to support ongoing ACP technology demonstration activities, beginning with $30 million the Department requested from Congress for FY 2010. However, in the recently completed FY 2010 energy and water appropriations conference report, Congress did not provide the $30 million needed for this work.
In addition, USEC announced on September 28th that the centrifuges in Piketon had to be taken offline and disassembled due to a flaw in their manufacturing process. USEC has indicated that it will be several months before the centrifuges can be rebuilt with new parts and testing can start over. For both of these reasons, the Department does not see a path to providing the $30 million in technology demonstration funding at this time.
Finally, DOE announced at the beginning of August an agreement with USEC to delay a final review on the company's loan guarantee application for the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio until a set of technical and financial milestones have been met. That agreement remains in place.
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South El Monte, CA – Olympian Joseph "JoJo" Diaz was welcomed home by the City of South El Monte with a old-fashioned parade and celebration. Fresh back from London where JoJo competed in the Olympics, the community honored his achievements.
On hand for the celebration were South El Monte Mayor Louis Aguinaga and the City Council who presented him with the Key to the City. Congresswoman Judy Chu also addressed the large crowd and presented JoJo with a Proclamation stating how proud everyone is to have an Olympian in our community and her district. The El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce was there to present our Olympian with a commemorative plaque.
The event coincided with the City of South El Monte's free Concerts in the Park series at Mary Van Dyke Park.


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- How a woman's body works
- Surgery and sex
- Radiation and sex
- Chemotherapy and sex
- Hormone treatment and sex
- Dealing with sexual problems after cancer treatment
- The single woman and cancer
- Frequently asked questions about sex and cancer
- Professional help
- To learn more about other topics related to sex and cancer
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Professional help
To learn more about other topics related to sex and cancer
More information from your American Cancer Society
We have some other information that may also be helpful to you. Free copies of these materials can be ordered from our toll-free number, 1-800-227-2345, or they can be read on our website at www.cancer.org.
More on sex and fertility
Sexuality for the Woman With Cancer (also in Spanish)
Fertility and Women With Cancer
Infections That Can Lead to Cancer
Cancer treatment and side effects
Chemotherapy – What It Is, How It Helps (also in Spanish)
Radiation Therapy – What It Is, How It Helps
A Guide to Cancer Surgery (also in Spanish)
Guide to Controlling Cancer Pain (also in Spanish)
Coping with cancer
After Diagnosis: A Guide for Patients and Families (also in Spanish)
Coping With Cancer in Everyday Life (also in Spanish)
Anxiety, Fear, and Depression (also in Spanish)
Distress in People With Cancer
Your American Cancer Society also has books that you might find helpful. Call us at 1-800-227-2345 or visit our bookstore online at cancer.org/bookstore to find out about costs or to place an order.
National organizations and websites*
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
Website: www.aasect.org
Has a listing of AASECT-certified counselors and/or therapists
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Toll-free number: 1-800-638-8799
Website: www.helpstartshere.org
Provides an online directory of clinical social workers, as well as tip sheets on dealing with many cancer issues
Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc.
Website: www.sexhealthmatters.org
For up-to-date news and information about sexual health. Also has "Find A Provider" – a tool to find a medical provider who specializes in sexual health near you.
American Sexual Health Association (ASHA)
Phone number: 919-361-8400
Phone number for STI (sexually transmitted infections) Resource Center: 919-361-8488
Website: www.ashastd.org
Website on teen sexual health: www.iwannaknow.org
Website on teen sexual health in Spanish: www.quierosaber.org
For information and print materials on STIs and how to prevent and treat them
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Phone number: 205-978-5000
Website: www.asrm.org
For fact sheets and booklets on many topics related to reproduction and cancer
Fertile Hope (a LIVESTRONG initiative)
Toll-free number: 1-855-220-7777
Website: www.fertilehope.org
Has information on fertility risks and options; financial help for newly diagnosed cancer patients wishing to preserve their fertility (must meet eligibility criteria); referrals to fertility doctors; and more on research studies
Foundation for Women's Cancer
Toll-free number: 1-800-444-4441
Website: www.foundationforwomenscancer.org
Has information about how to prevent, detect, and treat women's cancers and the publication, "Renewing Intimacy After Gynecologic Cancer." The Women's Cancer Network website, www.wcn.org, also has a "survivor section" with articles on fertility, sexuality, and quality of life, and is aimed at creating an online community for women with cancer.
Health care resources for women who have sex with women*
Brownworth VA (ed.). Coming out of Cancer: Writings from the Lesbian Cancer Epidemic. Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 2000.
Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
Website: www.glma.org
Has an online Provider Directory, which allows you to search for doctors, specialists, therapists, dentists, and other health professionals nearby; fact sheets just for gay, lesbian, and transgender people; and information on transgender health resources
No matter who you are, we can help. Contact us any time, day or night, for information and support. Call us at 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
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Sweet Pea Festival
The Sweet Pea Festival in Bozeman, Montana, held each year in Lindley Park in early August, promotes and cultivates the arts by featuring live music, theatre, and various family entertainment.
Organization: Sweet Pea, A Festival of the Arts
Dates: 08/05/2016 - 08/07/2016 update info
Time: 4:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM
Event Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the gate for 3 day pass; $1
Venue: Downtown Bozeman in Bozeman,MT
Contact: Sweet Pea Festival
Phone: (406) 586-4003
Website: www.sweetpeafestival.org
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Sweet Pea 2016 ~ August 5-7
The first weekend of August the community of Bozeman, Montana comes alive to celebrate the arts with its annual Sweet Pea Festival. Every year hundreds of volunteers work together to put on a festival jam-packed with entertainment, art and family fun. Sweet Pea Festival highlights include: music of all genres, performances by local theatre and dance troupes, workshops, family-friendly entertainment and activities, a flower show, and over 100 unique arts and crafts vendors to stroll through. In addition, there are many fun-filled community events the week leading up to the Festival. More >
- Sweet Pea Festival promotes and cultivates the arts by featuring live music, theatre, and family entertainment.
- Lindley Park hosts the festival in downtown Bozeman.
- Held annually in early August.
- Ancillary Sweet Pea Festival events include a sidewalk chalk art, a juried art show, the Bite of Bozeman, and Main Street dining event.
Overview: The Sweet Pea Festival in Bozeman, Montana, brings close to 16,000 locals and visitors back year after year each August to enjoy live music, theatre, entertainment, and great food – all bringing the community together while promoting and cultivating the arts.
When: A three-day weekend event in Early August.
Where: Lindley Park is between Cypress Street and North Broadway Avenue. Call 406-586-4003 for details.
Details: Founded in 1978, Sweet Pea Festival is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization that supports the arts, arts, education and special community projects. Ancillary events before and during the three-day festival include the Chalk on the Walk, Bite of Bozeman, Art Show, Children's Run and Parade. Each year, a new artist's poster design highlights the Sweet Pea Festival theme.
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- Rockin the Rivers
- Bridger Ridge Run
- Bozeman Symphony
- Intermountain Opera
- Gallatin Speedway
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- Music on Main
- Farmers Market
- Bite of Bozeman
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knew ministry was her calling at 16
knew she had been called to the ministry by the time she turned 16. The
senior men of her church thought that was wonderful. After all, they said,
there is always a need for good Sunday school teachers.
It was one
of those same ministers who led the ordination prayer for Jana Raines
in October 2001.
I have
wonderful support from the ministers and their wives that I know. Women
have always been active in the church. Irene Lovett was ordained here
in the 1940s. Shes 91 now and still attends this church. But, the
ministry is not thought of as a traditional career for a woman. Most female
pastors start serving in other areas, says Raines, today the youth
pastor at Broadway Baptist Church in Parkersburg. She also preaches an
occasional sermon and fills empty pulpits when needed.
the advice of her pastor years ago, Raines believed the answer to her
call would be found in Christian education. She had finished her second
year of college when a young sailor came along. She and Dennis, both from
the Charleston area, were soon married and living the Navy life.
The young
couple knew they wanted to return to West Virginia, but neither felt it
necessary to return to their hometown. Raines learned that her pastor
had relocated to Parkersburg and Dennis thought the job market sounded
As they settled
into their first civilian home, Raines went back to school. Her education
was once more interrupted with the birth of her first child. That daughter,
Cathey, is the pianist at North Parkersburg Baptist Church and will graduate
from Ohio Valley College in May.
The second
child, son David, is in basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., while the
youngest, Brian, is finishing his sophomore year at Parkersburg South
High School.
She was a
homemaker and Girl Scout leader for many years. Through it all, Raines
remained active in her church. She was working with a childrens
ministry team and finally finished her undergraduate degree. She says
she was content with what she calls a nice level of responsibility.
She was licensed
to preach by the board of deacons and stepped in as one of two part-time
interim youth ministers for a large congregation.
for a graduate program, she learned of an extension program through the
West Virginia American Baptist Association (ABA). Eastern Baptist Seminary
in Philadelphia sends instructors to the Charleston Conference Center
five times each year for a week of extensive study.
Raines will
graduate in May with a masters of divinity, having completed the
five-year, nondenominational program.
mission statement matched mine, making it a good fit at the beginning.
Now, that Im nearly finished, I see many people being given the
chance to attend seminary who would otherwise not have the opportunity,
Raines says.
In the meantime, the state ABA sponsors two camps each summer. Raines had volunteered as a counselor. Broadway Baptist Church had sent six youngsters.
Three of
them found their way into Raines cabin.
just so happened that the childrens program had disintegrated at
this church about10 years ago. Then, five years ago, the pastor had retired,
attendance was low. The church, predominately made up of retired people,
decided that they needed children. They brought in a young woman to work
with the kids in the neighborhood. She was ready to leave at about the
same time that I met the kids at camp, Raines recalls.
The congregation
called Raines who stepped into the position in August 1999. In January
2000 a new senior pastor, Dwane Porter, joined the church. The church
now has 110 members, with an average attendance of 75 to 80.
The children,
many of whom come to Sunday morning services without their parents, are
fed breakfast before joining the adults in the sanctuary.
Lighthouse, as the childrens room is known, is complete with
a coastal scene that Raines painted on the wall. There is a Christian-themed
jigsaw puzzle in progress on a table, art supplies and study materials
I have
from first- through sixth- graders, so every lesson has to be presented
on a number of levels, Raines explains.
Her classes are presented in a series of four lessons per theme. In January, the classes focused on the Super Bowl, finding Christian parallels for the big game. In
Raines is looking at the Olympics for inspiration. She prepares a worksheet
for the children each week in keeping with the lesson.
Vi Farley,
who assists Raines in her work and alternately leads worship services,
adds that crackers, juice, chips and soft drinks are served to the children
on Wednesday evenings. Its hard to learn on an empty stomach,
she says.
Vi and her
husband, Clem Farley, the Sunday school superintendent, spend a lot of
their time assisting with the childrens programs. Jana makes
a big difference here, he says, quietly.
One of the
things Raines does differently involves baptism. She prefers not to baptize
a child until he or she has reached at least fourth grade and then gives
them a Christian T-shirt to wear.
of being baptized in a robe, they wear their T-shirt. Then, as they wear
it over the next couple of years, while it still fits, it becomes a tangible
reminder of their relationship with Christ, she says.
After 28
years of marriage, Raines finally feels she has answered Gods call
to the ministry. She considers the extension program that allowed her
to attend seminary a blessing worth sharing and advises anyone interested
to contact the state ABA for further information.
There have been about 15 graduates from the program. Thats 15 active, willing, qualified, educated members of the clergy we wouldnt have had. Isnt that wonderful Raines smiles.
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Where does blame ultimately lie? With the teens behind the triggers
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last of four columns delving into the issue of who's to blame in the Columbine High School tragedy.
The answer to Columbine?
A community is not necessarily geographical, said a Borger minister who specializes in cultural theory. "A community is a mutually dependent, readily accessible network of human relationships," said the Rev. David Floyd-Harp, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church.
The Last Word
Ethical dilemmas never die, and neither does the debate.
'Star Wars' shows scary pop trend
More than three decades ago, John Lennon made brash religious remarks to a reporter for England's Evening Standard.
Compilation illuminates Gospels
A delightful collection of poetry and prose, this handy-sized hardback contains excerpts of the biblical account of Jesus' life interspersed with the observations of literary giants.
Moby's new release combines culture with electronic sound
It was only a matter of time before Moby, the theology-minded multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer, gravitated from the Saturday-night rave to the Sunday-morning sermon:
'Betral' next offering from Merely Players
The disintegration of both a marriage and an extra-marital affair is the focus of "Betrayal," the latest offering by the acting company Merely Players.
Coming Attractions
Confederate Railroad, Friday, The Caravan, 3601 Olsen Blvd. Admission charge.
Play revivals in the running for 1999 Tony Awards
NEW YORK - It says something about Broadway as a museum of American theater that the hottest race for 1999 Tony Awards is between venerable plays by theater icons Arthur Miller and Eugene O'Neill.
Woman claims Rodman broke camers, assaulted her
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A woman claims in a lawsuit that Dennis Rodman broke her camera and assaulted her in the lobby of a casino after she tried to take his picture.
'Cowboy capital' holds sentimental spot for Murphey
Forget Cheyenne or Calgary or any other place boasting large numbers of buckaroos. Michael Martin Murphey says Amarillo is the cowboy capital.
Dance Notes
Amarillo Squares will dance at the Yellow Rock on the Claude Highway at 8 p.m. Friday. Jimmy Gouge is the caller.
'Betrayal' next offering from Merely Players
The disintegration of both a marriage and an extra-marital affair is the focus of "Betrayal," the latest offering by the acting company Merely Players.
Good Time Guide
"Betrayal" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Stage Right Theatre, 4418 S. Washington St. For ticket information, call 373-9174.
Husband pilots in undocking
Amarillo astronaut Rick Husband, pilot for the STS-96 crew, flew the space shuttle Discovery on Thursday as it undocked from the International Space Station.
Storms damage area
NAZARETH - Residents surveyed the damage Thursday after severe thunderstorms Wednesday evening spawned at least one tornado and sustained marble- to golfball-size hail in Castro County.
Local opinions mixed on decision to continue bombing
Amarilloans are just as anxious as President Clinton to see the bombing in Yugoslavia end.
Wig Boutique for patients opens at Pavilion
Little things count for medical patients, such as looking good when you're feeling bad.
Farren blasts shock-probation law in Neugebauer case
The Randall County Criminal District Attorney's Office declared war on a law that allows judges to swap prison sentences for probation.
Methodist conference attracts donations
Kim Pease couldn't be more proud of his denomination.
Forest Service chief's text seeks more wilderness areas
SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) - Ah, wilderness - there ought to be more of it.
Environmental challenge
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - An environmental group is challenging a Dust Bowl-era federal policy that allows ranchers to pledge their public land grazing permits as collateral for bank loans.
Potter agrees to settle salary dispute
Potter County commissioners Wednesday agreed to settle a yearlong dispute over judges' salary supplements.
Thunderstorm hammers area; tornadoes reported
A fast-moving thunderstorm generated several tornadoes and pummeled portions of the Tri-State area with hail Wednesday afternoon, causing millions of dollars in damages to crops and property and knocking out power.
LifeStar crew wins local 'Got Milk?' contest
Northwest Texas Healthcare System's LifeStar crew has something to smile about.
Bivins ready to hit campaign trail for Bush
State Sen. Teel Bivins will take to the road this summer to campaign for George W. Bush in the Texas governor's bid for president.
N.M. post office to be insulated with straw bales
CORRALES, N.M. - The new post office in this rural community hidden in the cottonwoods along the Rio Grande not only will have a hitching post out front, it will be partially made of straw bales.
Rains helping increase area lakes' water levels
SPEARMAN - For the first time in its history, the boat ramps at Lake Palo Duro can be used as boat ramps.
Cars still recovering from recent storm
Hundreds of vehicles damaged in the recent hailstorm that swept through Amarillo are causing an increased demand on insurance companies, body shops and car rental companies from vehicle owners.
Crews saw downed trees to clear away destruction
The sounds of chain saws cutting through pine trees filled the air around Sequoyah State Park on Wednesday as crews cleared away the debris from another night of tornado-filled Oklahoma weather.
Timeless Tales: Child loses- and wins- in daytime robbery
The adage "Crime doesn't pay" proved true on June 4, 1969, when an Amarillo youngster was robbed in the downtown area, according to an Amarillo Daily News story.
Cozy special session planned June 14
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma lawmakers will return to the Capitol on June 14 for a cozy special session on truth-in-sentencing and capital projects.
Students to represent Amarillo in competition
Several high school students from the Amarillo Independent School District will represent the Amarillo Area Center for Advance Learning at the National Summer Health Occupations Students of America Conference in Nashville, Tenn.
Timeless Tales: Some burglars need more than just money
Burglars are not always after money. Sometimes, they just need a bite to eat and a good smoke, according to a June 3, 1960, Amarillo Daily News story that told about a discriminating burglar.
Electric blanket starts house fire
A home in the 1400 block of North Lake Street suffered more than $40,000 in fire and smoke damage Wednesday when an electric blanket left on overnight caught fire, fire officials said.
Boys State youngsters quiz Johnson about vouchers
PORTALES, N.M. - When it comes to his proposal for statewide school vouchers, New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson said he views opposition as just another challenge to educate people.
Local fen-phen suits to continue forward despite settlement
A national settlement between the manufacturer of the diet drug combination fen-phen and millions of people who used the product won't stop two suits filed in Amarillo.
Gleason grants man shock-probation term
Sentencing Shelby Mark Neugebauer to an eight-year jail term and imposing a $10,000 fine was not an easy decision, juror David Owen said.
Six people injured in two-van collision
Six people were injured, one critically, in a Wednesday afternoon collision south of Amarillo between two nearly identical minivans.
'Heleoplankton' trips up speller
WASHINGTON - With 81 spellers left out of 125 in the third round of the national spelling bee, Angela Arenivar took her place at the microphone, flexed her hands and waited to spell.
Dogs try out for part in Shakespeare play
SANTA FE (AP) - It was a classic dog fight.
Sena runs into trouble from attorney general
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The attorney general's office wants a court to impose sanctions against former Shuttlejack bus company owner Ray Sena.
ENMU employees, president to receive 4.5-percent pay hike
PORTALES, N.M. - Employees at Eastern New Mexico University soon will be making a little more money.
Survey: Americans want abstinence, education stressed
A survey suggests Americans reject the debate between teaching abstinence and sex education. They want both.
Some Bootheel residents unhappy about prairie dog plan
ANIMAS, N.M. (AP) - Some Bootheel land owners are in a dog fight with the state Department of Game and Fish - a prairie dog fight.
Traffic accidents claim 37 during holiday weekend
This year's Memorial Day weekend was one of the deadliest in recent Texas highway history, states Department of Public Safety statistics.
Reunion Roundup
The eighth annual Buchanan Street school picnic will be from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. July 22 at Second Baptist Church Family Center, 419 N. Buchanan St. Lunch will be served at noon.
Gang trio plead guilty, avoid death penalty
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Three gang members accused of racketeering and other charges related to drug trafficking and murder will avoid death sentences, but will serve long prison terms, U.S. Attorney John Kelly said Thursday.
SPS eliminates six jobs
Six jobs at Southwestern Public Service Co. in Amarillo were eliminated last week, Ken Vaughn, SPS manager of communications, said Thursday.
State higher education board to meet in Amarillo
A possible advanced degree program for Texas Tech School of Pharmacy and discussion of higher education campus planning programs throughout the state will be on the plate next week when members of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board meet in Amarillo.
Bulletin Board
Ah, the internal - or infernal - combustion engine. Whether you drive a zippy sports car or sedate sedan, a four-cylinder economy model or a full-size pickup, there are times when you probably wish Henry Ford had nev
I-27 set to become one lane each way
Crews are scheduled to knock northbound and southbound Interstate 27 down to one lane today as the first phase of the I-27 and Interstate 40 interchange overhaul continues.
Partner in Amarillo mortuary files for financial reorganization to restructure debt
The Loewen Group Inc., a partnerin an Amarillo mortuary, has filed forfinancial reorganization to restructure its debt.
Jehovah's Witnesses to meet at convention
The first of three district conventions of the Jehovah's Witnesses opens today at the Amarillo Civic Center.
Local auto shops still fixing damage from recent storm
The hail storm that rode through the area last week didn't go gently into the night. In fact, it wreaked havoc on just about everything in sight, especially automobiles.
Merely Players stages admirable `Betrayal'
Put in its simplest terms, the plot of "Betrayal" - the latest offering from the acting troupe Merely Players - could sound downright soap opera-ish:
Randall court is now mini-law enforcement
The Randall County Court at Law is a mini-law enforcement agency thanks to an act passed by the Texas Legislature.
Entrance to be closed during BSA expansion
Baptist St. Anthony's Health System will lock the front doors to its hospital at midnight Sunday because it's growing - not closing.
Telethon set Saturday, Sunday to aid Children's Miracle Network
The Children's Miracle Network telethon will air from 8 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday on television station KAMR.
Bulletin board
People who enjoy eating hot peppers will be pleased to know that the U.S. Forest Service will create a wilderness reserve in the Coronado National Forest of southern Arizona for the wild chiltepine chili.
Yard sale to benefit neighbor
Neighbors in the 3400 to 3800 blocks of Carlton Drive will sponsor a street-long garage/yard sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday to benefit a neighbor whose home suffered fire damage caused by a lightning strike.
City commissioners approve rezoning first reading
City commissioners on Tuesday approved the first reading of an ordinance rezoning three tracts of land for the construction of the sanctuary for St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Helping inspires new head librarian
The first place Donna Littlejohn drove after getting her driver's license as a teen-ager was to Amarillo's then-new central library.
Drowning victim found
CLARENDON - The body of an unidentified 46-year-old man, who apparently drowned during an early-evening swim, was pulled from Greenbelt Lake at 11:15 p.m. Thursday.
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Editorial: 10 years later, China still blind
The despots who run the People's Republic of China just don't get it.
Editorial: U.S. national security reason for investigation
Last week's release of the Cox Report, which details 20 years of Chinese theft of U.S. nuclear technology, has shed new light on the ineptness and incompetence of American intelligence officials.
Editorial: Raise will pay dividends
Of all the successes trumpeted by the 76th Texas Legislature, perhaps none is more important - or has more potential long-term impact on the state - than the $3,000 annual raise it gave to the state's public school teachers.
Editorial: Discipline shouldn't require politically correct legislation
In this day and age of "political correctness," the appropriate definition of a "spanking" seems to have been misconstrued.
Free enterprise is the only economic system that has ever worked or will ever work with the human race. Seventy-plus years of the brutal regimes of Stalin, Mao and their ideological successors could not make socialism succeed.
Letters to the Editor
Pills and counseling don't come close to getting at the roots of serious emotional disturbance in our youth.
Editorial: Don't let him off the hook
The World Court is crowing about an indictment of Yugoslav President Slobo-dan Milosevic, while critics say the timing of the indictment makes it more difficult to find a peaceful settlement to the crisis in Kosovo.
Editorial: Amarillo College future continues to look bright
Amarillo College's 11th president, Fred L. Williams, is getting ready to step into some enormous shoes, those of AC's 10th president, Bud Joyner.
Editorial: Legacy of Bill Sticksel everlasting in Amarillo
For the second time in four months, a well-known Amarillo family mourns the loss of a son, husband, brother and father.
Letters to the editor
I have a complaint about Amarillo Independent School District's cafeteria system.
Henry: No need to shed a tear over 'The Onion'
Fully expecting to have to scour through the humor section of the local bookstore to locate the book I sought, there was a small tinge of surprise to find the thing plopped on a shelf in the front of the store, right next to videos of the very popular and well-done "Biography" series on the Arts and Entertainment Channel.
Letters to the Editor
I'd like to thank Neil Purcell for his outstanding May 21 letter, "Argument hasn't got a shot." I totally agree with every word.
Fishing Report
PANHANDLEBAYLOR: Water clear; 68 degrees; Black bass are good on white spinnerbaits, black/blue jigs and blue fleck worms fished in 5 to 8 feet of water. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on stinkbait and waterdogs.
Outdoor Calendar
June 5: Amarillo Bass Club Tournament, Ute Lake. Open to public. Daylight to 3 p.m. John Velky, (806) 378-9122.
Anglers learn to fish in rising lake
Anglers living in our part of the world are forced to learn how to fish in the freezing cold, the blazing heat, in galeforce winds, and falling lake levels.
Graf-Seles rivalry to reignite
PARIS (AP) - Monica Seles and Steffi Graf have been down this path before - facing each other on center court at Roland Garros in the final stages of the French Open.
Stars coach sees Game 7 as `peaceful'
DALLAS (AP) - Ken Hitchcock has a curious way of handling the gut-wrenching tension surrounding Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.
Tampa Bay takes Hamilton No. 1
NEW YORK (AP) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays scouted Josh Hamilton for three years, and on Wednesday, they got their man.
Rio Grande Valley conducting study to lure spring training
BROWNSVILLE (AP) - The Rio Grande Valley Regional Sports Authority is going to bat to lure professional baseball to the border.
Charismatic weathers trip to N.Y. track
NEW YORK (AP) - Charismatic proved a good traveler on a stormy trip Wednesday from Louisville to Belmont Park, where the colt will try to become a Triple Crown champion by winning the Belmont Stakes.
Brewers uncap win over Astros
MILWAUKEE - Dave Nilsson picked an opportune time to figure out Shane Reynolds.
Lima hurls Astros past Brewers, 9-1
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Five batters into the game, Jose Lima had all the support he needed.
Agassi heads unlikely men's semifinals field
PARIS (AP) - Four unlikely players make up the men's semifinalists at this year's French Open.
Rangers sweep to ninth straight win
ARLINGTON (AP) - This time the Texas Rangers did their rallying a little earlier.
A Charismatic win would toast Lukas
NEW YORK (AP) - A Triple Crown victory by Charismatic would not only add to the superlative achievements of D. Wayne Lukas' Hall of Fame career. It would also silence some of his critics.
Genuine charity and some plain old selfishness
Giving you my two cents. True story. The Columbine High School - yeah, that Columbine - girls' soccer team was recently eating after a game in a McDonald's.
Stars face Avalanche in Game 7
DALLAS (AP) - The first six games of the Western Conference finals have been as much about styles as they have scoring goals.
Daniel claims Tech's frist national track championship
BOISE, Idaho - Texas Tech's Leigh Daniel was thought to be a shoo-in to win the 10,000 meters at the 1999 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Pak hopes to ignite in Women's Open
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) - Standing in water up to her calves, staring at a ball buried in the grassy bank of a creek on the 18th hole of a playoff, Se Ri Pak figured winning the U.S. Women's Open would be the toughest task she ever faced.
Amarillo flies choke 'Frogs
LAFAYETTE, La. - The Dillas began one of their most brutal stretches of the 1999 Texas-Louisiana League season Thursday by tying the best start in team history.
Ron Clark golf begins a 3-day run on Friday
The first major golf tournament in the area tees off Friday when the Ron Clark Ford/Miller Lite Invitational begins three days of play on three different courses.
Malone earns a bittersweet 2nd MVP nod
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - This wasn't the trophy Karl Malone hoped to be holding at the end of the season.
Portales shows big improvement by claiming third place in 4-3A
PORTALES, N.M. - After winning four games last year the Portales Rams baseball team improved to 10-10 and finished third in District 4-3A.
Red-hot Rangers facing major road test
ARLINGTON (AP) - The formula that has made the Texas Rangers baseball's hottest team is simple. Solid pitching and timely hitting have added up to a nine-game winning streak for the AL West leaders.
Sore Rider says he'll be ready
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - After strong performances in the first two rounds of the playoffs, Isaiah Rider was happy to at last be recognized for his basketball ability instead of his off-court problems.
HBO does not want promoter King involved
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The heavyweight boxing picture is full of fighters wanting to get in the ring with each other.
Tech's Daniel continues her `Rocky' story
LUBBOCK (AP) - As the runners headed to the starting line for the 5,000 meter run, one competitor at the Big 12 Track Championships glared at Texas Tech's Leigh Daniel and mocked slashing her throat with her finger.
Graf, Hingis reach French Open finals
PARIS (AP) - Steffi Graf outlasted Monica Seles 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 today to set up a French Open final showdown against top-ranked Martina Hingis that highlights the old guard vs. the new.
Ewing will miss rest of playoffs
NEW YORK (AP) - Patrick Ewing's missed shot at the buzzer ended up being his last of the season.
Gordon takes aim at tough NASCAR task
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Jeff Gordon thought from the start of this season that a record-tying third straight Winston Cup championship would be no easy achievement.
Rain ends Dillas' homestand
It took a Wednesday rainstorm to finally cool off the Amarillo Dillas.
Spurs' Duncan wouldn't trade place with Malone
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Tim Duncan didn't win the MVP award many people thought he deserved. He didn't even finish second.
Randall, Estacado pace 4-4A all-district
Levelland, which tied for fourth place owning a 4-6 district record, leads all selections with five players on the first team.
Janzen in Memorial lead at 65
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Two weeks ahead of schedule, Lee Janzen played a nearly flawless round of 7-under-par 65 to take a two-stroke lead after Thursday's opening round of the Memorial Tournament.
Tennis is a love match for Andrei Medvedev
PARIS (AP) - Love means nothing in tennis, and yet for Andrei Medvedev it means everything.
Kuehne equals record of 64 in Women's Open
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) - Kelli Kuehne finally lived up to her potential by winning on the LPGA Tour. On Thursday in the U.S. Women's Open, she finally lived up to the hype.
Hamrick resigns at Canyon to take Athens coaching post
Dan Hamrick, head boys' basketball coach at Canyon High School the last 14 seasons, announced his resignation Thursday to accept the same position at an East Texas school.
AG records on Murr subpoenaed
AUSTIN (AP) - A subpoena for records in state Attorney General John Cornyn's office affirms federal officials are investigating whether his predecessor broke criminal laws in Texas' lawsuit against tobacco companies, a Cornyn spokesman said Wednesday.
Human Rights Act strengthened by high court's decision
AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a woman who sued someone other than her direct employer in a sex discrimination case.
Judges seek veto of public defender bill
HOUSTON (AP) - Texas judges unhappy that new legislation would take away their power to appoint lawyers for poor defendants are campaigning to persuade Gov. George W. Bush to veto the bill.
Texas High Plains grain report
AUSTIN (AP) - Texas High Plains cash grain markets closed unchanged to slightly higher for grain sorghum, corn and soybeans with wheat 3 cents higher.
Rodriguez named as police chief of Harlingen
HARLINGEN (AP) - Parole board chairman Victor Rodriguez has been named police chief, taking over a department still under scrutiny in the deaths of two Border Patrol agents.
Growers hope that recent rain will make up for last year's drought
LUBBOCK - Dozens of farmers who say this will be their final attempt at making a living off the land have endured a bittersweet spring planting season - bringing ground-soaking rain to some, while pummeling other regions with hail.
Sticky fingers thwart green thumbs at museum
HUNTSVILLE (AP) - It's a safe bet no one would have dared swipe vegetables from Sam Houston's garden when the battle-toughened Texas Revolution leader lived here in the mid-1800s.
U.S. investigation of Web vandals focuses on Texas
DALLAS - Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they won't be intimidated by computer hackers who forced the FBI to shut down its Web site and defaced other government sites last week after a series of raids on hackers' homes.
Texas A&M to unveil planning study for 2020
COLLEGE STATION (AP) - The third major long-range planning study in the history of Texas A&M University will be unveiled today with an eye toward boosting the school to among the nation's finest.
TDI: Homeowners' rates could go down
AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas Department of Insurance's staff has recommended that a key factor in determining how much Texans pay for homeowners' insurance be reduced an average of 3.8 percent statewide.
Two El Paso officers fired for excessive force
EL PASO (AP) - Two police officers have been fired in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy who was under surveillance for alleged involvement in an auto theft ring.
Times changing for Laney
AUSTIN - More than 60 members of the 72-member House Republican Caucus have agreed not to sign pledge cards to support House Speaker Pete Laney or any other candidate for speaker until after the next elections.
Hereford's Simons appointed to committee
AUSTIN - Deaf Smith County Judge Tom Simons of Hereford has been appointed by Gov. George W. Bush to serve on the State Community Development Review Committee.
Station is tidied for next tenants
SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - The latest visitors to the new international space station turned out the lights and locked up today after outfitting the outpost with 2 tons of supplies for future guests.
Cornyn sends letter to ocean front property owners
GALVESTON (AP) - The Texas attorney general's office has notified four Galveston County property owners that their beach houses require "immediate attention" under the Open Beaches Act.
Legislature seeks to prevent lawsuit abuse
AUSTIN - The Texas Legislature wasn't primed for a heavy tort reform session this year but took some steps to prevent lawsuit abuse.
Cuba vows to uphold migration accords
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba on Wednesday said it fully intends to continue respecting accords reached with the United States to prevent a repeat of the flood of emigrants that left Cuba by sea during the summer of 1994.
Jet crashes as it reaches airport at same time as violent storm
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Investigators sought Wednesday to determine whether an American Airlines pilot had adequate warning of a fierce hailstorm that struck the airport just before his jet slid off the runway on landing and burst into flames.
Peace plan accepted
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Caving in to Russian and Western demands, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic accepted a peace plan for Kosovo on Thursday that is designed to end mass expulsions of ethnic Albanians and 11 weeks of NATO airstrikes.
Serbia OKs deal
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - After more than 21/2 months of NATO airstrikes, Slobodan Milosevic's government today accepted an international peace plan, capitulating on Western demands to end the Kosovo conflict.
Stocks end mixed
NEW YORK (AP) - Stock prices were mixed Wednesday as investors prepared themselves for a possible increase in interest rates but nonetheless went in search of bargains in the battered technology sector.
More than peace promises needed to halt bombings
WASHINGTON - No one in the Clinton administration is willing to simply take Slobodan Milosevic at his word.
`I thought I was going to die!'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - With flames closing in and their clothes drenched with aviation fuel, terrified passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 1420 squeezed through a twisted emergency exit and scrambled out gaping holes in the fuselage.
Refugees skeptic about Kosovo breakthrough
KUKES, Albania (AP) - Kosovo Albanian refugees were skeptical Thursday about reports that President Slobodan Milosevic had accepted a peace deal that will eventually allow them to return home.
Police crack down on protesters
BEIJING (AP) - Police put a quick stop to protesters trying today to mark the 10th anniversary of the bloody end of the 1989 democracy demonstrations at Tiananmen Square. Relatives of victims took flowers to their graves and mourned under tight security.
Chinese families mourn privately as Tiananmen memorials blocked
BEIJING (AP) - Families of people killed in China's 1989 democracy protests mourned in private with lighted candles Thursday, while police kept watch on dissidents and reportedly broke up a public commemoration of the bloodshed's 10th anniversary.
Envoys hand-deliver Kosovo peace plan to Yugoslav strongman
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Russian and European Union envoys hand-delivered a peace plan Wednesday to President Slobodan Milosevic, and Moscow's envoy said he believed the first step had been taken to ending the Kosovo crisis and the 21/2-month NATO bombing campaign.
Retail sales up in May
NEW YORK (AP) - The raging U.S. economy encouraged Americans to go on a shopping spree in May, boosting sales at the nation's biggest retailers to better-than-expected levels for the fourth straight month.
Ruling Mexican tycoon denies drug allegations
MEXICO CITY (AP) - One of Mexico's most powerful ruling party members denied new allegations Wednesday linking him and two sons to drug trafficking and money laundering.
Satisfaction with police varies according to race
WASHINGTON (AP) - Blacks' dissatisfaction with police outstrips whites' by two-to-one or more in New York and Chicago and nearly that in a number of other cities, the government said Thursday in a report coming amid the controversy over "racial profiling" by police.
Panel recommends ban tied to `mad cow' disease
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) - At least some Americans who visited Britain frequently at the height of the "mad cow" disease scare should be forbidden to donate blood back home, a federal panel recommended Wednesday.
Tour group members die in Arkansas plane crash
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) - In a postcard to her co-workers, Judy Thacker gushed about how her tour group stayed in a real Welsh castle and watched peacocks strut majestically around the grounds.
Investigators gathering information
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The pilot of the American Airlines jet that crashed was getting a "play by play" about the deteriorating weather in the minutes before the accident, a federal safety official said today.
Pilot described as experienced aviator
CHICAGO (AP) - The American Airlines pilot whose jet crashed in a thunderstorm in Little Rock, Ark., was considered a highly skilled professional who was unlikely to take risks.
NTSB: Pilot got weather 'play-by-play'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The pilot of the American Airlines jet that crashed in a thunderstorm was warned twice about a dangerous wind shear and received a "play-by-play" of the bad weather conditions while landing, a federal investigator said Thursday.
First lady may form exploratory committee
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to form an exploratory committee in early July, preparing her for a potential Senate campaign in New York next year, a top adviser said Thursday.
Clinton wants proof
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton said today "I am anxious to end the bombing" against Yugoslavia but not until NATO has proof that Slobodan Milosevic is complying with the alliance's terms for a Kosovo peace agreement.
Hope, despair lace caregiver's search for daughter's home
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - Shereen Anderson wears a diaper. She walks in lurching wide-legged baby steps, using her mom as a crutch. She scribbles on her new "Alice in Wonderland" painting book with a periwinkle crayon.
Astronauts leaving space station cozier, quieter
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Discovery's astronauts are leaving the new international space station a little cozier and quieter for those who will follow in the year ahead.
Dad who lost only son in shooting preaches nonviolence
ATTLEBORO, R.I. - Inside a hushed auditorium at Attleboro High School, a man bared his soul to students he'd never seen before.
Thornberry pushes nuclear reforms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The consternation over China's alleged theft of U.S. nuclear secrets provides policy-makers a narrow window to reform a program plagued by longstanding security and managerial breakdowns, a Texas congressman says.
Researchers test new gene therapy to stop bleeding
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are testing a new hemophilia therapy that could stop disease sufferers from bleeding.
British tabloid rebuked for semi-topless photo
LONDON (AP) - A British tabloid's publication of a semi-topless photo of Prince Edward's fiancee was "reprehensible," the British press watchdog said Wednesday, warning newspapers to respect her privacy.
Gambling panel ends effort to help addicts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The federal gambling commission, wrapping up its two-year effort Thursday, urged a slowdown in new casinos and lotteries nationwide, an increase to 21 in the minimum betting age and more help for addicted gamblers.
Siemens, BMW sued for use of Nazi-era labor
MUNICH, Germany (AP) - Nazi-era slave laborers from Ukraine sued electronics giant Siemens and automaker BMW for compensation Wednesday, a step their lawyer hoped would raise pressure on German industries to settle World War II-era claims.
2 California police agencies named in suit seeking end to racial profiling
SAN FRANCISCO - Two state police agencies were named Thursday in a lawsuit demanding an end to "racial profiling," the use of race or color to decide who is stopped by officers on the highway.
3-year-old watched mother's slaying
BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) - A 3-year-old girl who tried to stop her pregnant mother from being killed by a burglar was then left alone with the body for 17 hours.
Hammers, trucks replace guns, tanks at Tiananmen
BEIJING (AP) - Then, the air was thick with fear and the crackle of gunfire. Now, it's choked with dust and the stammering of hammers. Heavy trucks rumble where army tanks crunched.
Crucial stage fails in nuclear waste disposal
WASHINGTON (AP) - After spending nearly $500 million, the Energy Department acknowledged Wednesday that a crucial stage in the disposal of millions of gallons of highly radioactive waste is a failure and should have been abandoned years ago.
`Captain Jump Off' given life sentence
MIAMI (AP) - A man dubbed "Captain Jump Off" because he would make smuggled illegal immigrants jump from his boat into choppy surf was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for drug smuggling.
Atlanta Olympic officials admit to dispensing gifts
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Olympic officials acknowledged Wednesday that they dispensed gifts and favors to try to land the 1996 Games, including a $25,000 donation to a South African anti-apartheid group and a used bus that was sent to Peru.
Alexander orders cutbacks to focus campaign on Iowa
WASHINGTON - Strapped for cash and trailing in polls, Republican presidential candidate Lamar Alexander has ordered steep campaign cutbacks to focus his dwindling resources on Iowa.
L.A. Times publisher title given to Downing
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Times Mirror Co. chairman, president and CEO Mark H. Willes relinquished the job of Los Angeles Times publisher on Thursday and promoted Times executive Kathryn M. Downing to the post.
4 die, 1 critical in store rampage
LAS VEGAS - A man dressed in camouflage blasted away with a pump-action shotgun as he roamed through a supermarket before sunrise Thursday, killing four employees and critically wounding one.
3 billion welfare-to-work program has handed out little so far
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ana Osegueda spends her days helping move people in San Francisco from welfare to work, but she sends only a handful of clients through the federal government's welfare-to-work program.
Police chief closes two firing ranges after homes hit
WASHINGTON - District of Columbia Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey shut down two of the department's firing ranges Thursday, 10 days after bullets from one of those facilities landed in a residential neighborhood.
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Think of the haters in your life as sandpaper; theyll scratch you up time and time again but in the end youre polished, smooth, and spotless..while they end up useless
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Pets Best Releases 2014 List of Most Popular Pet Names
Bella remains No. 1 dog name for third consecutive year
BOISE, Idaho –
Pets Best Insurance Services, LLC, a leading U.S. pet insurance agency, released its annual list of the top 10 most popular names for dogs and cats enrolled with the agency in 2014.
While it's typical to see a slight shift in dog and cat names from year to year, the cat names of 2014 have seen significant changes this year. Six of the 10 most popular cat names are new to this year's list, while the top five dog names are repeats of 2013. For the third year in a row, Bella remains the most popular canine name. Other timeless classics like Max, Lucy and Charlie continued to hold strong at the top of the canine list.
Top 10 Dog Names of 2014
1. Bella
2. Max
3. Lucy
4. Charlie
5. Daisy