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Nursery is available downstairs for children under the age of 3.
Nursery Coordinator: Linda VanGorden
Click here for the Health Guidelines.
Click here for the Parent Nursery Handbook.
Thank you for visiting our website, and we hope that you will join us Sunday mornings for one of our worship services.
Please look through the website to find out what we believe, what God is calling us to as a church, and practical information about visiting. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions. We'd love to hear from you, and we hope to see you on Sunday.
Office: (615) 618-4707
Location: 136 Third Avenue, South
Franklin, TN 36064
What is the schedule for Sunday morning?
We have two corporate worship services on Sunday morning at 8:00 and 10:45 am. The sermon and the music are identical at both services. We welcome children of all ages in the worship services. If you so desire, nursery (click here) is available for children under the age of 3.
Sunday school classes for all ages meet from 9:45-10:35 am.
Children's Classes (click here)
Bucer Group (Youth) (click here)
Adult Sunday School Classes (click here)
What should I expect on a Sunday morning?
Don't be surprised if someone greets you or says hello. The worship service bulletin can be found at either the front or side entrances and contains all of the Scripture readings and the music we sing. Although the worship service is historically rooted, it is presented in a manner accessible to where God has placed us in this time and in this culture. You can expect clear, penetrating, exposition of God's Word in the sermon, and we celebrate communion every week. By the way, we do not pass an offering plate during the service, but if you'd like to give financially to the ministry of the church, there are boxes available at each entrance.
Adult Sunday School Classes
As part of the ongoing discipling and equipping of the saints for worship and service, we have a regular schedule of classes for adults during the Sunday School hour.
On Vocation in the Chapel
Koinonia with Larry Thompson (Kuyper 303)
God is a creator and He has gifted His people with the desire to create. Enjoying those things that are beautiful, well-crafted, and artfully formed helps us to understand more of God's nature and character. In addition, working with the materials that God has made, we can rejoice in the ordering of those resources through the arts—color, movement, sound, time, language.
We place a high priority on the excellent but accessible music that we sing on Sunday mornings keeping beauty and aesthetics as part of our consideration. But we also enjoy exploring other realms of the arts through monthly literature discussions, regular film nights, trips to concerts, encouraging the visual arts, and hosting musical groups or ensembles.
Christianity has a long history of fostering the arts, and we want to more fully understand, embrace, and participate and continue this rich legacy.
Despite its medium size, Franklin has a small town feel. The downtown community of historic sites, businesses, and restaurants enables the building of relationships and the promise of always running into someone you know. This is the context in which God has placed our church—not only as a quaint and homey environment but as a place to serve.
As a Bible-believing church in the heart of the town, we want to make the Word of God visible in every aspect of life. Living out this ministry intersects the downtown community through arts events, ESL classes, and hosting various ministries as well as the natural outgrowth of the church members living out their callings in downtown—whether in meetings at Merridees, fellowshipping at a coffee house or working in office space off of the square.
We desire to be Christ's light in downtown Franklin as well as good neighbors. Being on mission begins in the immediate context in which God has placed us and then spreads out from there.
When Christ Community Church moved from downtown Franklin to its new facility on Hillsboro Road in the fall of 2001, the church retained the Historic Downtown Chapel with the desire that it could continue to be used for ministry purposes as well as for church planting. This hope was realized in December 2006, when Pastor George Grant along with elders and deacons from Christ Community planted Parish Presbyterian Church using the Chapel as its home.
Over the next four years, Parish grew to the point of needing three morning worship services to accommodate the congregation. One of Parish Presbyterian's founding principles was the desire to continue to plant daughter churches. In the fall of 2010, Parish purchased property and a permanent home on Clovercroft Road in east Franklin. With that as a catalyst, Pastor Nate Shurden and elders and deacons from Parish remained in downtown Franklin to plant a daughter church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church.
Cornerstone Presbyterian began meeting on January 16, 2011 as a church plant and received full status as a church in our denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America, in November 2011. We are grateful that God has blessed our fellowship with members of all ages—from children to large numbers of young families to grandparents.
The Historic Downtown Chapel was originally built by First Baptist Church in 1849. Although the building was damaged in the Civil War, it was rebuilt, then rebuilt again in 1890 after a fire. The First Baptist congregation moved about two miles away in 1988 and sold a collection of buildings, including the chapel, to Christ Community Church. In March of 2012, Cornerstone bought the Chapel from Christ Community as a permanent home.
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I recently replaced a blown 3.7 motor in my wifes jeep. My hang up is that the new motor did not have an egr routed in the driver's side head. As an expected result, I'm getting a EGR code and Lean codes. My issue is that the computer tuning company that said they could help me reprogram the pcm, has left me stranded for a month as the jeep remains parked.
My question is how harmful would it be run the jeep with a lean code? will the pcm relearn and adjust fuel injection accordingly?
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Germany celebrates 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN (Reuters) - More than a million Germans and people from around the world on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the Cold War.
A spectacular 15 kilometer-long string of 7,000 illuminated helium balloons traced the course of the barrier that once snaked through the city, slicing across streets, between families and even through graveyards.
They were set free one after another into the night sky, symbolizing the breaching of the Wall by crowds of protesters in 1989. The Berlin Staatskapelle orchestra played Beethoven's 9th Symphony "Ode to Joy" in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
"We're the happiest people in the world and we're thrilled that you brought the Berlin Wall down 25 years ago," Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit said as the first balloons were sent aloft. "Nothing and no one can stand in the way of freedom."
Germans, whose national pride was shattered by Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust, have proudly focused on the peaceful East German revolution that felled the Wall as a rare and bright shining moment in their modern history.
Festivities to mark the anniversary drew more than one million Berliners and tourists to the heart of the once-divided city. Earlier, Peter Gabriel played a powerful rendition of "Heroes" and several German artists performed on stage as well.
Despite the fog and cold, many wandered along the former "death strip" where the Wall stood and where the illuminated helium balloons forming the "Lichtgrenze", or Border of Light, were perched 3.6 meters (11.8 feet) high on poles matching the height of the barrier built in 1961 by Communist East Germany.
The crowd also cheered when former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, widely admired in Germany for his role in paving the way for the Wall's collapse, stood and waved. He ominously warned in a speech in Berlin on Saturday that a new Cold War was looming over the Ukraine crisis. Continued...


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Forskolin Boosts Testosterone And Enhances Body Composition
By Admin | Thursday, August 10, 2006 12:00:00 AM America/New_York
Forskolin is derived from roots of the plant Coleus forskohili. The herb has been used to treat a variety of health problems including e nhancement of weight loss. In a study published in Obesity Research this month, researchers put it to the test in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial in overweight men. Half the subjects received forskolin (250 mg of 10% extract twice per day) and half a placebo pill. After 12 weeks of supplementation forskolin resulted in improved body composition. This was due to a greater fat loss and increased lean body mass and bone mass. Forskolin also led to a significant increase in free testosterone levels compared to placebo. The findings provide evidence for a role of Coleus forskohili in the improvement of testosterone levels and weight loss. This will surely be followed up with additional work to validate the study findings and determine how forskolin works.
Godard MP, Johnson BA, Richmond SR. Body composition and hormonal adaptations associated with forskolin consumption in overweight and obese men. Obes Res. 2005 Aug;13(8):1335-43.


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MIAMI – A transgender U.S. woman who claimed to be a surgeon and reportedly injected adhesives and cement into a woman's bottom was sentenced Thursday to one year in jail.
Oneal Ron Morris, 32, accepted a plea deal for one count of illegal practice of health care in what became known as the "toxic tush" case, in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Another suit is pending against Morris, involving the death of a woman who was one of her patients.
Prosecutors said Thursday they could not determine exactly what substances Morris injected in women, many of whom were transgender. "I think the media picked up on a key word and ran with it," her lawyer, Michael Mier, told the court. "There was no evidence of Fix-a-Flat or Super Glue."
Images that circulated widely in the U.S. press last year showed the woman in question, whose face had been altered and who had a grossly swollen rear end. Photos of Morris, who apparently injected herself with the same toxic mix, as evidenced by her large, misshapen hips, also gained traction in the media.
Morris must surrender to authorities on Jan. 7. For the moment, it is not clear what will happen with the murder charge that Morris faces for the death of a patient in Broward County, north of Miami.
Morris first came to the attention of authorities in May 2010 when a woman who paid $700 for an operation to increase the size of her buttocks ended up in a hospital with pneumonia and grossly deformed hips, among other issues. At the time, doctors said her buttocks had been injected with adhesive, tire sealant, mineral oil and cement.


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Repackaging The Post Office
When retired CIA analyst William R. Dodge stopped at Furr's supermarket in Albuquerque on Dec. 22, his shopping list included butter, chocolate chips, nuts, and postage stamps. Stamps? Sure. Overnight delivery, too. The Albuquerque facility is one of eight that the U.S. Postal Service recently has tucked inside popular retail outlets around the country.
The new offices are just one sign that the USPS is trying to reinvent itself. Aside from opening facilities in outlets such as Furr's and Kmart, it is sprucing up old offices and improving customer service. Stamps--including new, self-adhesive ones--can now be purchased at ATMs, by phone, and with credit cards. During the holidays, sales clerks directed traffic and branch hours were extended. Workers even dressed as Santa to deliver Express Mail.
Why the changes? After all, the agency is flush from last year's rate hike, higher mail volume, and better cost controls and cash management. Postmaster General Marvin T. Runyon says he ended fiscal 1995 with a record surplus of $1.77 billion on revenue of $54.3 billion. But in many markets, the Postal Service is losing out to private carriers and new technologies such as fax machines (chart). "We just can't sit here and say to people, `Here are our hours and, if you feel like it, bring your mail to us,"' says Runyon. "We need to get [market share] back."
The new approach was evident over the holidays. Runyon hired 40,000 part-time workers to sort mail, leased 116 planes to carry it, and set up a command center in Washington to make sure it got through. The effort seems to have worked: On Dec. 20, 1995's busiest mail day, the service delivered a record 725 million pieces of mail, up 6% from 1994.
To publicize the reforms, Runyon hiked his ad budget 50% in 1995, to $143 million. Last fall, he also hired Loren E. Smith, a former Citibank executive who did stints at Kraft General Foods Inc. and Colgate-Palmolive Co., to oversee marketing.
At the heart of the new strategy are the new postal "stores." So far, 200 of the 40,000 local offices have had face-lifts that include attractive lighting and salesclerks trained to be friendly and helpful. It's looking good: On average, the new shops have posted 20% sales gains over the offices they replaced. Now, Smith is stepping up the pace--all postal facilities in Albuquerque and Atlanta are getting makeovers. Philadelphia; Columbus, Ohio; Boston; and Richmond, Va., are next. New services include phone debit cards and a "Pack-and-Send" wrapping service.
Shoppers who endured surly postal service and long lines over the holidays likely are skeptical of such reforms. But Runyon knows he has to make the strategy work--or see a lot less mail with a USPS postmark.


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Quick GuideColon Cancer: Symptoms, Signs, Screening, Stages
How is genetic testing used in patients with colon polyps?
Genetics and genetic testing has become an important aspect in the evaluation of both colon polyps and colon cancer.
Every patient with a colon polyp should have a careful family history taken. If necessary, individuals or families can be referred to physicians who specialize in the genetics of diseases who can help with decisions about genetic testing and screening. This is especially important in patients with multiple polyps, several family members with polyps or colon cancer, or a family member with early onset of colon cancer (before age 50).
A family history of colon polyps and colon cancer is an important clue to the possible presence of a familial, genetic syndrome. If a syndrome is suspected, individuals can be tested for known mutations, and they can begin surveillance colonoscopies starting at an earlier age; however, there are still syndromes for which mutations are unknown and for which cannot be tested. Nevertheless, even in these latter families, there is a benefit; family members are made aware of the possibility of an unidentifiable syndrome and also may begin surveillance colonoscopies early. Patients with FAP often have other polyps with malignant potential in the gastrointestinal tract and develop polyps and/or cancers in other gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal tissues. They require further screening to determine if the non-colonic polyps have malignant potential and if cancer has developed outside of the gastrointestinal tract.
Genetics also may be used in other ways. In families with FAP or HNPCC, if the genetic abnormality is identified in the initial family member with polyps or cancer, other family members can be identified with the same abnormality and who then can begin early screening for colon cancer.
Medically reviewed by John A. Daller, MD; American Board of Surgery with subspecialty certification in surgical critical care
Lieberman, D. et. al. "Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer." Gastroenterology, September 2012; vol. 143: pp 844-857.


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For those of you who have(are going to) successfully download vent, here is the input that will be needed to log onto the server.
CLICK THE ARROW BY "SERVER" BELOW "NAME." Note: You must first create a name.
Hostname or IP: ventrilo2.holdouts.com
Port number: 3789
No password needed. Leave blank.
Default channel not needed. Leave blank.
Click ok.
Voila, choose the server and connect!
So yeah, I was using the original made by someone else, but it apparently closed. Or maybe not. Who knows. So...
I have a server that I pay for myself that well; I don't really use anymore, so I figured I might as well open it to whoever would like to use it.
Ventrilo is a microphone voice communication program. So come chat!
I've opened party channels, chat channels, and if anyone would like, I can set up Linkshell channels (password protected for YOUR linkshell privacy.)
Ventrilo can be download: here.
Download Client, NOT server.
Any questions, feel free to /tell me in game or comment here. My name in game is Keota.
Note: This was not my original idea, so I won't take credit.
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"ny landing you walk away from is a good landing."
That old cliche is now the favorite saying of a pilot who brought his small passenger plane down safely, without benefit of landing gear, about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Holmes County Airport.
No one was injured in the belly landing that pilot Ernest L. Hudson, 71, of Norfolk, Va., described as "a moment-by-moment decision." He and two passengers, Rose Tipton of Muskingon, Mich., and Al Hartley, also of Norfolk, were en route from Norfolk to a business meeting in Holland, Mich., when his 1999 Beechcraft Bananza A36 lost power. The aircraft was about seven or eight miles north west of the Holmes County Airport, traveling at the 6,000-foot level, when the engine "suddenly just quit running," Hudson said.
"The Cleveland (Federal Aviation Administration) Center told us where the (Holmes County) airport was and we turned around. We found it, but didn't quite make it onto the runway. We didn't have enough altitude to lower the landing gear," the pilot said.
The plane struck tree branches upon approach to the airstrip and landed in the grass just left of the runway, with its landing gear still up, according to a report by the Wooster Post of the State Highway Patrol. The plane sustained damage to its wings, propellor and fuselage. The cause of the engine failure has not been determined.
Hudson said he was so busy "looking for a place to get the plane on the ground," there was no time for fear. "You just do what you have to do," he said
And, what he had to do, he said, was keep the wings level and the attitude right. "Whatever else is happening, you have to have control," he said.
"We're alive. That's just all that happened," Hartley said. "Our pilot did a great job. We glided about three miles further than the plane is supposed to glide. They figure it at one mile for every 1,000 feet. We fell only about four feet short of the runway and that was because trees got in the way."
Tipton, who is Hudson's sister, said her confidence in the pilot's abilities never faltered. "Ernie is an excellent pilot," she said of the brother who has been flying planes since 1970.
Hudson said he made another successful "wheels up" landing in the 1970s when the hydraulic system failed in a plane he was piloting.
An older brother, as a novice pilot, was killed in a plane crash in 1993, Tipton said.
The three said the response, hospitality and courtesy shown by state patrol officers, sheriff's deputies and Holmes County Airport Manager Jim Rock, is "a real credit to the township."
The airport remained closed Wednesday while the accident was investigated by the FAA. Attempts were unsuccessful to remove the aircraft by activating its landing gear or lifting it by a crane. The project to move the plane to a hangar continued Thursday morning.
Hudson said the plane will be examined by insurance representatives and then repaired. He and his passengers continued to Michigan by charter plane later Wednesday night. Hudson and Hartley plan to return home by commercial flight Thursday.


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Botox Between the Eyebrows Was Good
Pros:I now look younger than my real age. It didn't hurt and no bruising.Cons: As soon as it was shot in to me, I got severe dry eyes and it lasted for several days.I got botox cuz I had a deep wrinkle between my eyebrow. The result is good. I did this on August 25, 2009 and hope that it can for up to 4 months. READ MORE
Radiesse Great for Laugh Line
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In this screencast, John LeMasney describes the basics of using Google Docs Themes and Animations in Google Presentations. By adding themes to apply a look and feel that reinforces your content, transitions to enhance the visual appeal of your content, … Continue reading
A couple months ago I did a presentation at Productive Scholar about annotating digital documents. I didn't talk much about GoogleDocs in that talk. Although their commenting feature was perfectly nice, it seemed a bit too simple and didn't seem … Continue reading


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Posted by Nick Thomas on October 2, 2009
The announcement that London's Evening Standard is moving from paid to free is the latest twist in London's newspaper wars, following the closure of Rupert Murdoch's free Londonpaper, which failed to make a quick enough return for its owner in the face of its free (but inferior) rival from the Daily Mail publisher DMGT. Now the long-established Standard, with its new Russian owner, is coming out fighting by abandoning its cover price. With many other publishers now considering going in the opposite direction (online at least), who has got it right?
Neither is an easy route for publishers, and I speak from bitter experience. A long time ago I edited a free movie magazine, distributed in cinemas, with a circulation of more than 1 million. Happy days? Not quite. It was a struggle to make a profit, once those hefty print and distribution costs had been met. The message from elusive advertisers was that readers who didn't pay for a mag were not worth a lot, that active buyers were what they wanted.
Long story short, we shifted to a paid-for version, hoping that our newly engaged readers would please the advertisers. We ended up with a paid circulation of around 40,000 (which I know now is an eminently respectable conversion rate of 4%), but the message from advertisers was just as unhelpful. We now didn't have enough readers. Funny that.
Posted by Nick Thomas on September 30, 2009
The latest research from the IAB, suggesting that the UK is the first major economy where advertisers are now spending more online than on TV, is certainly an intriguing development, though some interested parties have taken exception to the maths involved. While it says something about the sorry state of our commercial TV sector, the news does offer some hope for the online publishers waiting for the rapid growth in ad revenues that will save them from possible extinction.
Forrester's latest consumer data – still warm and not yet published - confirms the continued rise in popularity of online content, especially video, across Europe. Good news? Not necessarily, if you are a publisher having to pay for serving all that content, with little yield (as yet) from current models. Monetizing online video is still a defining problem for publishers.
What are the answers, and how will the market evolve? Is ad-supported the only realistic model for monetizing online video? Are micropayments for video content, as mooted by execs from ITV and Fremantle Media, really an option? And how will Project Canvas change the landscape? Is it all about TV content? And what role should video play on sites from non-broadcasters?
Posted by Nick Thomas on August 6, 2009
The lead story on UK news bulletins this morning was the latest results from commercial broadcaster ITV. Two observations, even before we get into the detail of the story: big media companies, due to their prominent role in our lives, have a deep resonance with the public in ways that, say, a ball-bearing company, would never have; and the media meltdown— where traditional media business models based on scarcity and control are fundamentally challenged by the new realities of digital media consumption — is now high on the mainstream news agenda.
The focus of today's news is on ITV's losses and the sale, at a knock-down price, of its social network Friends Reunited. The broadcaster's business model, heavily reliant on advertising revenues, leaves it exposed to this shift, whereas rival broadcaster (and major ITV shareholder) BSkyB has succeeded as a platform business, offering telephony and broadband alongside Pay TV. ITV has made the right noises about focusing now on its online video proposition and acquiring more of its own content to exploit. Neither will be easy, however, and successful execution will be the key here. ITV's track record, looking at its failure to develop Friends Reunited (by no means a bad purchase at the time), is not great.
Posted by Nick Thomas on July 8, 2009
Analysts as a breed have a tendency to create new buzz words and phrases, neologisms that capture emerging trends and themes. But what we are now calling the media meltdown — where traditional media business models based on scarcity and control are fundamentally challenged by the new realities of digital media consumption — is not some abstract economist notion.
For many of our clients, including media companies that create and distribute content to users, the media meltdown is already a painful reality. Users want more and more content for free, while advertisers are struggling to engage fragmented audiences. The old business models aren't working, and the new ones aren't yet in place.
But while the media meltdown equates to pain for many companies, it is also creating opportunities for non-media companies — including telcos, hardware manufacturers, and FMCG brands — to increasingly use content directly to engage users. In other words, we are all media companies now — and, as such, have to embrace new ways of thinking.
You can expect to hear more about the media meltdown from me and my fellow Forrester analysts in the next couple of months. We believe this is a seismic shift that has huge implications for marketers, advertisers, content managers and product strategists across a whole range of companies. We also believe we can help our clients negotiate this challenging period.
Posted by Nick Thomas on June 30, 2009
The news that Joost is scaling back its plans for world domination to focus on developing white label services is not a surprise. But it is a marker of sorts, given that back in the day Joost was a poster boy for a new kind of mid-form online video destination that would flourish in the perceived gap between YouTube, with its skateboarding cats and ad-unfriendly farting fratboys, and the old media dinosaurs wedded to distributing their prized content on TV. Sadly, the game moved on.
So what lessons can be learnt from Joost's experience? First of all, it took the wrong decision by asking users to download client software. As iPlayer discovered in 2008, users want streaming: it turned out the appeal of YouTube wasn't just the content, it was the instant click and play experience. Joost changed to a streaming model – eventually - but too late to engage the audiences who had already discovered iPlayer and Hulu.
The media business is still about content, and those who have spent millions of dollars creating and acquiring it are not inclined to let someone else distribute it online. The likes of ABC, NBC/Fox and the BBC (as well as smaller brands) built their own online video platforms to deliver content direct to consumers. At the other end of the spectrum, YouTube started to clean up its act while experimenting with longer-form content. Joost got squeezed out.
Posted by Nick Thomas on May 5, 2009
The latest US newspaper to find its own trouble making the headlines is The Boston Globe. It joins a growing list of titles faced with an uncertain future, with both print sales and ad revenues declining. Web revenues will not compensate for these shortfalls (who said they should?) so current models are unsustainable.
Old hands complain that it's all the web's fault. Of course the internet has been hugely disruptive to models based on controlling scarcity, but it's also created whole new audiences for content, with news still the most popular category among users. Editors who argue that feckless online readers don't value their content enough should perhaps look closer to home for the reasons for their current woes before they reach for a paywall.
Posted by Nick Thomas on March 4, 2009
UK commercial broadcaster ITV's announcement this
morning that it would be cutting 600 jobs, slashing programming budgets and selling
off a number of its assets, was hardly a surprise. Broadcasters internationally
will recognise the picture: the downturn in advertising revenues, to which ITV
is exposed more than any other UK
broadcaster, has been accelerated by the economic downturn. Current models are
not sustainable and hard decisions have to be made.
Posted by Nick Thomas on February 6, 2009
This week sees the publication of my new report looking at online video strategies in an economic downturn. The question is - with advertisers and consumers looking to tighten their belts - should companies continue to build and develop their online video offerings? Yes they should.
Posted by Nick Thomas on January 29, 2009
I've had an interesting day digesting the Digital Britain report from the UK's Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting, Lord Carter. My colleague Mark Mulligan will be posting his response to some of the detail of the report, but for now I wanted to reflect on why this is a landmark document.
That job title, for a start, is something we haven't seen before. The UK government has never really given the impression that it cares about the web or digital technology, but perhaps as another benefit of the Obama presidency, Gordon Brown decided it was time to create a new role for a big hitter.
For hard core politicos the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has traditionally been seen as a lightweight gig, derided as the Ministry of Fun. Today we had the Prime Minister acknowledging the wider value of a digital infrastructure, describing it as a "backbone of the economy." As an analyst know that's true, I just didn't expect to hear it from Gordon Brown.
Posted by Nick Thomas on January 22, 2009
This is my first blog post for Forrester, so let me introduce myself. I'm Nick Thomas and I'm an analyst covering media issues for Consumer Product Strategy Professionals.
The hot topic in the UK media sector at the moment is the future of Public Service Broadcasting, and more specifically what funding model the broadcaster Channel 4 will have in the future. I won't go into the detail of the debate here, fascinating though it is. Instead, let me reflect on the bigger issues arising from it which have struck me in this historic week. We are indeed entering a new era.
Speaking at the Oxford Media Convention this morning, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Andy Burnham, offered a sobering view of the media landscape which may have been obvious for the assembled audience of media types, but which from a UK government minister is nevertheless still fairly radical.
"Old certainties have broken down," he argued. "That much is clear in global finance, but it is equally true in media. And this change is happening on many fronts.
"The change that was coming in the multi-channel, online age – the structural threat to the advertising revenue funded model – has accelerated with the change in the world economy.


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The music mogul - who got engaged to girlfriend Mezghan Hussainy earlier this year -is more content in his personal life and thinks his career has improved further, with plans for his talent show 'The X Factor' to launch on US television.
He said: "Has this been my happiest year? Yes it has. When you hit 50, you realise what you want to do with your life. Do you slow down or carry on? I've made the decision to carry on. I'm having a good time.
"I like the fact people are still interested in our shows. They are great fun to work on. It's the best feeling in the world."
Though Simon still enjoys his career, he is taking more time to relax and enjoy his life.
He explained to OK! magazine: "Being with my friends makes me relax. I'm taking more holidays than I used to. But it's my choice whether I work hard and I still like my work and I do work hard."
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Painting a DownturnAmy S. Choi
The recession looks different for every community, as we discovered when we went across the country to find out how small businesses were faring in different small towns across America. We were only able to look at five towns, though, and focused solely on the business aspect.
For a broader picture, I'd recommend the blog Portraits of an Economy. The blog calls for readers to write in how the recession is affecting them, their lives, and their towns. Both the similarities and the differences among stories are striking, and help to put a human face to a subject buried under policy, jargon, and politicians.
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Some businesses say the extra costs will result in higher electricity rates and job losses
SAN FRANCISCO - California is debuting its new, landmark cap-and-trade program with an auction of greenhouse gas pollution permits, despite an eleventh-hour lawsuit filed by the state's largest business group.
The California Chamber of Commerce filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Sacramento Superior Court.
It was not expected to halt Wednesday's auction.
The suit challenges the California Air Resources Board's authority under the state's 2006 climate-change law to sell the permits, called "allowances," for the purpose of generating revenue for the state.
The group says the state is only allowed to charge businesses for the costs of administering the program, not for producing additional state revenue.
The cap-and-trade plan is a central piece of the state's 2006 global warming law, AB32, a suite of regulations meant to reduce dramatically the state's emissions of heat-trapping gases.
The program places a limit, or cap, on emissions from individual polluters. Businesses are required to cut emissions to cap levels or buy allowances from other companies for each ton over the cap that is discharged annually. If a business were to cut emissions below the cap, it could profit by selling its extra allowances.
The program's first auction on Wednesday is being closely watched, as it will essentially put a price on carbon emissions for the first time in state history.
Some of the businesses regulated under California's plan say the extra costs will result in higher electricity rates and job losses.


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"Same-Old-Same-Old from the Corporate Media: the Oakland Justice for Oscar Grant Protests"
Introduction by the very prominent San Francisco Bay Area radio journalist, writer and columnist, Davey D:
This article by Joseph Anderson is important on a number of fronts. First it details accurately much of what took place in Oakland, CA, on Friday night, November 5th, 2010, after the sentencing was announced. The writer, along with photographer and photo-journalist Jay Finneburgh, not only monitored and documented the Justice for Oscar Grant march, and subsequent wholesale mass arrests, but kept a phone line open to our studios so folks not inside the riot police lines could actually hear what was being said. What was described by Anderson, documented by Finneburgh, and experienced by legal observers [including the NLG, one of whose members was also arrested, along with Andrea Prichett, founder of CopWatch] was a far, far, far cry from what was reported on the TV evening news when police held a press conference boasting about mass arrest numbers (152!). [In addition, officially and 'pretextually' declaring an entire neighborhood, a minority neighborhood, of course, to be "a crime scene", is a new political tactic by the police.]
San Francisco BayView newspaper
November 10, 2010
Cops entrap Justice for Oscar Grant marchers: two eyewitness accounts
"Same-Old-Same-Old from the Corporate Media: the Oakland Justice for Oscar Grant Protests"
by Joseph Anderson
— Berkeley, CA
(Originally published in the San Francisco Bay Area by DaveyD.com, also published by the Berkeley Daily Planet, and a shorter version published by the UC Berkeley Daily Californian, as well as other publications and websites.)
"Cops Arrest 152 Justice for Oscar Grant Protesters"
- by Lynda Carson
(~Half-way down the page, under, "Cops entrap Justice for Oscar Grant marchers: two eyewitness accounts", November 10, 2010, below Anderson's longer commentary.)
The East Oakland neighborhood woman's eloquent, moving, and chilling account of the 'martial law', paramilitarized riot police troops', neighborhood seige!
She writes as close to the haunting and surreal experience and feeling of actually being there as anyone who has a heart, but wasn't there, could imagine.
There are numerous, equally eloquent and haunting, GREAT PHOTOS accompanying the articles by Oakland photographer Jay Finneburgh, who was also swept up in the wholesale mass arrests when the police saw him taking photos.
The San Francisco Bay View (SF BayView) is the Bay Area's longtime, venerable, African American newspaper, founded and published by Willie & Mary Ratcliffe.
KPFA-fm, Berkeley, CA, Hard Knock Radio show — November 8, 2010 – 4:00pm PT (time counter, 7:08-23:32 ; ~16 minute interview)
Davey D interviews Joseph Anderson
— On what the Bay Area corporate media reported vs. his eye-witness account of the Justice for Oscar Grant march and the OPD's (Oakland Police Department) indiscriminate wholesale mass arrests (by riot cops as far away as Sunnyvale and even Modesto) that ended it.
For larger posted photos by Jay Finneburgh:
images from oscar grant rally and march
- by jay finneburgh
posted Sunday Nov 7th, 2010
(the last photo is great and almost says it all about OPD's behavior in photo form)
Despite repeated promises by the OPD, especially with every new police chief, or by every new mayor, the OPD is basically often out-of-control when it comes to the people's rights to even peaceful, or overwhelmingly peaceful, political demonstrations.
Remember this photo and projectile shot – the photo and shot that went 'round the world – of a woman shot in side of her face (almost her neck!) by an OPD high-velocity projectile aimed directly at her – the defining photo – from the April 7, 2003, OPD _police riot_ against the totally peaceful, anti-war, Oakland dock protest? Well, peaceful, until the OPD started indiscriminate violence – firing barrages of projectiles, rubber-coated steel bullets, injuring numerous demonstrators and even dockworkers, and knocking over people with their speeding motorcycles.
About 20 protesters were arrested in a planned, _nonviolent_ , civil disobedience, but police then also surrounded and arrested close to 100 people who were simply watching the protest from across the street! OPD has been trying to say that citizens don't have a right to even peacefully march or even just be there watching!: We and our even greater numbers and re-determination, have to show the OPD that that's not true!
Also see:
at sfbayview.com
"We come out to protest police brutality and what happens? We get a police state."
at DaveyD.com
"Do Not Resist the Police! Oakland Police Conduct Mass Arrest During Oscar Grant Protests"
"Where are all the Oscar Grant protests when we're shooting each other in the hood?"
"Oscar Grant Orgs Condemn OPD: Homeland Security, CIA, FBI & DOJ Descended on Oakland"


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Dear Amber,
After four weeks of coping with Jemima bouncing around all the time, chewing my ears, yapping in my face, jumping on my back and BEING FED MORE OFTEN THAN ME, I would just like to say that I am very, very sorry if I put you through all this. In fact, I am very, very sorry that I continued to put you through a lot of it right up until you went off to the Rainbow Bridge, where I expect you are having a peaceful life with Angel Emily!
On the plus side, I am a lot bigger than Jemima (which is a duck's name, so Mummy must have had some kind of brainstorm when she named her, unless it's because of all those little puddles she does, making her a Jemima Puddleduck!) I can smack her round her face with a paw when I want to stop her playing, start her playing or wake her up, and I am never, never bored. Tired, yes; feeling my age, yes; bored, no!
I also now have someone that I can throw bark from the new raised garden down to, so that she can eat it and get into trouble. I didn't bother doing that once you'd gone. All the fun went out of it. Although I can't go out for walks at the moment, as Jemima has a tummy problem and can't be vaccinated yet, I get lots of exercise just running away from her, jumping on Mummy's lap or chasing her round the plant pots - and sometimes being chased myself!
I still miss you a lot, but I am very happy and Mummy says that I've grown up quite a bit. I think I'm still the same size, but I suppose she knows best.
I hope you're as happy as I am. Mummy says that you are, and I send you lots of love, and lots of rather belated apologies, although I'm quite sure I was a better behaved puppy than Jemima.
Lots of love,
PS Mummy says I behaved much worse than Jemima, but at her age she tends to get things wrong quite a lot, and that has to be one of those things.
Just over four weeks ago, Amber couldn't stand up to eat her food in the morning, and Mummy and some friends rushed Amber to the vet's. She had something called a brain tumour, or so Mummy tells me, which meant that she had to go to the Rainbow Bridge and be with Emily again.
I still don't really understand what has happened, because although I know that Emily was lovely, and that she and Amber were best friends, I loved Amber so much and without her I don't know what to do any more. Mummy says that Amber didn't choose to leave us, but she had to go because she was in pain and would never have been able to do doggy things again.
At first I waited for her to come back from the Rainbow Bridge, and at night I would bark (most of the night) to try and get her to return, but nothing worked. Emily's rose grew a big new shoot with flowers on it, and Mummy said that was Amber's way of telling me that she was safe and well again, able to stand and run around with Emily & Daisy and all our Rainbow dogs, and that I mustn't be sad because she can also see again.
I am sad though. I am frightened of everything; the dark, the garden, the dogs over the back, and I don't want to do anything. I don't even jump up and eat the bark off the raised border any more. I just lie around and wait, and I still bark a lot in the night and from VERY early in the morning. I am just very lonely, and Mummy gives me lots of extra walks and cuddles, and she sometimes cries a bit - so I know I'm not the only one who wishes Amber wasn't with Emily again - but try as she might, Mummy isn't much good at playing chasing games.
Now something strange is happening. Mummy has put a long crate without a top in the kitchen, and she said it's called a Poppy Pen, or that's what it sounds like to me. Maybe it's a Puppy Pen, whatever that may be. She says that after Wednesday afternoon I most certainly won't be bored or lonely any more, in fact I will probably wish I was! I don't know what she means, but there are some new, very small toys appearing and there is a basket in the long run - big enough for two Mummy says - and I get the feeling that perhaps things are going to become a little bit better, although I'm not sure how.
Whatever lies ahead, I will never, ever forget Amber, who was my best friend in the whole world, and who took care of me and helped me be naughty and happy from the moment I arrived here. She used to encourage me to do all the things she couldn't do, and it was great fun. Maybe one day I will go to the Rainbow Bridge and meet up with her again, but I think I'd like to put that off for quite a long time, because of all this excitement that's going on around me. Mummy said 'I said never again, Poppy, but because of you I've had to change my mind.' That's good, that I can get Mummy to change her mind!
I will tell you all more after Wednesday, but for now I will close and send a big thank you to Amber for everything she did for me, and for my furless family. She was such a good girl - because I was naughty for her! She will never be forgotten.
Be happy now Amber, and I wonder if you know what's going to happen on Wed? If so, perhaps you could send me a sign of some kind - like food???
Alex is home this weekend, to celebrate Mummy's birthday. He is a week late, but that's because of his work, or so he says! They were gone quite a long time, but the food must have been good as Mummy was very happy when she came back. She said she hadn't had such a liquid lunch for a long time. I have no idea what she meant.
Daddy is home from the care home for the day, so he went as well. When they got back he needed a rest, so I took Mummy, Alex and Amber for a nice walk! Amber and I are on one lead, and she says that she's getting tired of being dragged along, and that now Mummy is able to take us out more often I should have less energy. Maybe it's all the liquid I drink from our bowls, since liquid appeared to have energised Mummy so much today.
Mummy had the end of the lead. She offered it to Alex after about 15 minutes, but he said he had a bone in his arm and so couldn't take it, bol! He probably thought he would look a little silly being led around by me! We met lots and lots of people on the walk, and of course I just knew they must all be thrilled to see me, so I quickly lunged at them trying to scrabble up their legs and lick them. I don't know why Mummy drags me (and Amber with me of course) off them. Perhaps she's jealous. She kept saying 'not EVERYONE thinks you're wonderful, Poppy' to me. How can she get something like that so wrong I wonder?
When we got home Alex said 'that dog doesn't improve with age'. Poor Amber, he's quite right as she's going deaf now as well as blind. 'Better than daft' she told me, when I just mentioned it. She can be quite cutting at times, even though she looks very soft and cuddly.
All in all it's been a very nice day, and when Daddy goes back to the care home tonight, Alex will stay here for another day as he doesn't go back to London until tomorrow night. I sense another nice long walk coming on. Mummy said it might be too hot, and Alex said 'we can but hope'. He must have meant he hopes NOT, but he forgot to say the last word.
Sometimes I think I'm the only sensible, intelligent being in this house now!
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BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell's softball team (32-28, 11-9 Atlantic Sun) had another noteworthy season in 2011. The season was highlighted by Campbell making the Atlantic Sun Tournament for the sixth consecutive season extending the longest that CU's softball put together since joining the league prior to the 1995 campaign. The team also won 30 plus games for the third time in the last four seasons and the eighth time in school history.
The 2011 season marked another ultra-competitive schedule for CU's softball program. The Camels played eight games against seven different teams that made the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The team played games in six different states ranging all the way from Florida to Arizona. The team's schedule contained opponents from 16 different conferences including a pair of trips to Southeastern Conference teams (Auburn and Georgia). The Camels also hosted the Atlantic Coast Conference's North Carolina and Virginia during the season among the 23 home games. The Camels started the 2011 season with a bang and defeated Virginia by a 7-2 score to open the campaign at the Hampton Inn Tournament. Throughout the course of the year the Camels played against the top ranked team in the country at that point in Georgia on March 4th and the team that won the national championship in Arizona State on March 10th.
Campbell's 11 wins in Atlantic Sun Conference play was the fourth time in school history that the program had won 10 or more games in A-Sun play with the other times being in 2006 (12), 2009 (16) and 2010 (10). The season marked the final time that Camels would play an Atlantic Sun Conference game as the team moves to the Big South Conference along with most of the rest of the CU athletic teams on July 1.
The Camels did walk away with several awards over the course of the 2011 campaign. Senior Amanda Miller was an Atlantic Sun First Team selection, an A-Sun All-Tournament Team member and chosen for the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association's (NCCSIA) University Softball All-State Team. Miller led the team and conference with five triples. She placed third in the league in runs scored (38), fourth in double (15) and total bases (97) plus sixth in hits (57) and RBIs (37). She also finished eighth in slugging percentage (.571) and was among the nation's leaders in being toughest to strikeout (21st). She finished her season with a team-high nine game-winning RBIs.
Sophomore Sarah Forgacs was an A-Sun Second Team All-Conference selection for the second time in as many seasons. In league only play the Cary, N.C. native hit .304 with 10 runs, 17 hits, two home runs, six RBIs, five walks and five stolen bases. Overall she hit .278 with 42 hits, 32 runs, 19 RBIs, 16 walks, 14 hit by pitches and 20 stolen bases.
CU's team started the season with a bang and won the Hampton Inn Tournament in early February with a 6-1 victory over SIU-Edwardsville in the championship game. The team placed five players on the all-tournament team in seniors Keeli Michael, Amanda Miller and Lizzie Goldbach, junior Christina Melton and sophomore Brittany Arnn. Goldbach was named the most outstanding player in the tournament after hitting .500 with three multi-hit performances in four games, six hits and five RBIs.
Senior Lauren Stephan also made her final season count and led the team with 13 home runs and 39 RBIs. Stephan was named to the 2011 A-Sun All-Tournament Team. She had a record setting day against Kennesaw State on April 9. Stephan set a Campbell record with three home runs in a single game and her seven RBIs was one off the school record set by Martha Covington in 1996. Stephan, who also worked as a pitcher during her time with Campbell, became the first softball player in school history to finish among the top 10 in both home runs (27-4th) and wins (33-9th).
Both Forgacs and Goldbach also stood out individually in the classroom and both were able to secure spots on the second team for the Capital One / Academic All-District III Softball Team. Goldbach put together a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) as a biology major and Forgacs sported a cumulative GPA of 3.86 as a government/pre-law major. Goldbach and Forgacs were the second set of CU softball teammates to be honored in the same season.
The Camels also stood out in the classroom as team and placed 14 on the Atlantic Sun's All-Academic Team. CU's group of 14 includes three student-athletes that achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA in Miller, Melton and freshman Shaela Churchill. Goldbach and Michael were selected for the fourth time. Miller leads the three-time honorees and is joined by fellow seniors Melissa Elks and Stephan. Sophomores Brittany Arnn and Forgacs along with Katie Hinton, junior Taylor McGee, Melton and Katie Woodcock were all named for the second time. The first time honorees include freshmen Katie Andrews, Churchill and Raven Lee. The Camels end its 17-year tenure in the Atlantic Sun Conference with 76 individuals earning A-Sun All-Academic Softball Team honors 154 times.
Hinton was named the Atlantic Sun's Softball Player of the Week twice during the 2011 season. She first took home the weekly award on March 21 after leading the Camels to a 4-0 record with her .500 batting average, eight hits and seven RBIs. Hinton did the feat again on April 4 after hitting .526 on the week with 10 hits, seven runs scored, five RBIs and five stolen bases. Hinton became the first Campbell player to be named the player of the week twice in a season since Shannon O'Bryan took home the award three times in 2001.
Freshman Olivia Scarborough had her own notable feat during the season and threw Campbell's first no-hitter in exactly three years in the team's 10-0 victory over North Carolina Central on April 25. Scarborough's no-hitter was the first of her career and the first for a Campbell pitcher since Brittany Stanley threw a perfect game exactly three years to the day.
Woodcock again proved to be one of the top closer in the country in 2011. The Oshawa, Ontario native tied for the nation's lead in saves with eight. She also tied for the national lead in saves in 2009. Woodcock ended her career as the school's all-time saves leader with 15. She had a memorable 2011 season in which she led the Camels in most pitching categories including ERA (2.16), wins (11), appearances (38), complete games (7), saves (8), innings pitched (129.1) and strikeouts (101).
Head Coach Drew Peterson reached a pair of milestone victories in his coaching career in 2011. Peterson picked up his 300th win at Campbell in the team's 7-6 win over Creighton on March 11 and the 600th win of his 21-year career in the 2-0 win over UNC Wilmington on April 12.
The Camels showed off the power again in 2011 and led the conference in home runs with 53. The team's 53 home runs are the third-most in school history and the third time in the last four years that Campbell has topped the 50 home run mark in a season. The CU offense proved to be one that needed to be dealt with and led the league in numerous categories including runs (280), triples (13) and total bases (656). The Camels also ranked second in the Atlantic Sun in slugging percentage (.420), walks (196) and stolen bases (68). CU's pitching staff also led the league in saves with 12.
The 2011 season was the final entry in the career of eight Campbell seniors that led CU to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and two Atlantic Sun Tournament Championships. Many of the graduating seniors rank highly in Campbell's career record book. Katie Hinton finished as the school's all-time walk leader (111). She also placed second in runs scored (158), third in stolen bases (51), fourth in at-bats (692), fifth in batting average (.319), games played (232), hits (221), total bases (300) and ninth in being hit by a pitch (14). Amanda Miller became the school's all-time assist leader (551) and finished third in doubles (42), fourth in RBIs (121), fifth in sacrifice flies (9), at-bats (690), seventh in total bases (299), eighth in hits (203), runs scored (113) and ninth in walks (59). Lauren Stephan placed fourth in slugging percentage (.505) and home runs (27). She also ranked sixth in strike outs (255), ninth in wins (33) and 10th in appearances (83) as a pitcher. Keeli Michael placed fifth in walks (74), games played (232) and assists (469) plus sixth in stolen bases (41).Redshirt junior Amanda Littlejohn, who has not been able to see the field for the last three seasons as she battles cancer back home in California, finished her Campbell career seventh in sacrifice flies (7), eighth in slugging percentage (.483) and 10th in RBIs (96). Katie Woodcock ended her career as the school's all-time saves leader (15) and amassed the second most saves in the history of the Atlantic Sun Conference.


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Does remember an Engineer on Tyneside called Charlie Craggs? He saved a ship that was damaged by enemy action during World War 2 for which he recieved recognition would like to hear more of his story
From the London Gazette September 1943
To be Additional Officers of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire'.—
Captain Edward Giles Dobson, Master.
Charles Craggs, Esq., Chief Engineer Officer.
Awarded the British Empire Medal (Civil Division):—
Robert McKee, Able Seaman.
"When the ship, sailing in convoy, was torpedoed in darkness severe damage was sustained. The engines were stopped and the Master ordered the majority of the crew to lower two of the boats and to stand by alongside. Although water had entered the engine-room to sea level the Master refused to leave his ship while there was a chance of saving her. As the vessel could not proceed under her own power, arrangements were made for towage. It was three days before a tug arrived and in the meantime the Master and his party on board prepared the vessel for towing. Captain Dobson displayed exceptional courage and resource throughout and it was due to his determination in the face of many dangers that the valuable ship was finally brought safely to port. The Chief Engineer Officer was the mainstay of the Master and set an outstanding example by his courage and devotion to duty. When the vessel was hit he took steps to ensure the safety of the engine-room personnel. During this operation he rescued, at great personal risk, one of the greasers who was in danger of being drowned in the flooded engine-room and got him safely to one of the boats. The courage, devotion to duty and cheerfulness of Able Seaman McKee were outstanding. He was exceptionally useful and reliable in the trying circumstances, doing all the overside work in connection with.the various towing wires. For ten months the vessel remained in North Russian waters. During this period she survived numerous enemy ' bombing attacks both in port and at sea and did very valuable work under extremely difficult and trying conditions. The Master handled his ship excellently throughout, despite the numerous enemy attacks. The successful completion of much vital work was mainly due to his outstanding courage and skill. . The Second Radio Officer and Able Seaman Irvine showed exceptional courage during the constant bombing which the ship suffered and set a high example to the other members of the crew"
The only ship I can find to fit in with these events is the tanker British Governor, 6,840grt. The ship had sailed from Loch Ewe on 15th February 1943in the 29 ship Convoy JW-53, arriving in the Kola Inlet 27th February. (I can find no recorded attack on the actual convoy during the crossing) Lloyds War Losses Vol. II state the ship was damaged by German aircraft on 4th April and dry-docked at Murmansk for temporary repairs and proceeded to Archangel, arriving 23rd September. The ship then sailed from Archangel 31st October, arriving at the Kola Inlet and left the following day in the 13 ship Convoy RA--54A, which arrived at Loch Ewe 14th November. During the crossing the British Governor must of left the convoy at some point as the tanker arrived at South Shields on 15th November for permanent repairs.
Thankyou for posting the details concerning Charlie Craggs, MBE.
When this thread was first posted I had a nagging suspicion that the name was familiar and that Charlie had been one of our Superintendents. So I contacted Jack Thomas, who has confirmed that Charlie Craggs became the Chief Engineer Superintendent of BP Tanker Co., prior to Stewart Speed. He was considered to be a very good engineer and very tough!
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Christmas traditions and customs around the world spark curiosity. In 1988, during our first year in Japan, we enjoyed getting to know some traditions that the country, (about one percent Christian) celebrates. In our church, Kanazawa Bunko Baptist Church, we celebrated Advent and the birth of Jesus, but outside the church, we saw a totally different view of the holiday.
- We saw people heading to Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants to order the chicken dinners, and many ordered a "Christmas Cake", both to be eaten on Christmas Eve.
- As a teacher at a girl's school, Leslie saw the students preparing for their "date night" on Christmas Eve. No one wanted to be dateless on that special night.
- The stores were all decorated with huge Christmas trees, red and green decorations, Santa, reindeer and fake snow.
- Parents bought a special toy for their young children.
- TV shows portrayed Christmas Eve as a night when miracles will happen.
- Interestingly enough, the day after Christmas, the decorations all came down, and preparations for the New Year holiday began.
Christmas without Christ, but with all the trimmings...different indeed from the celebration we remember. As you read about some of the Japanese traditions, you may want to smile, but amazingly, the very first Christmas came without any of our traditions or trimmings either. The very first Christmas somehow started a frenzy without the power of TV, candy canes, stockings, parties, or advertisements telling us to give and buy. It came without Santa, or "Black Friday." Even more amazingly, the very first Christmas involved a poor couple, "nobodies" under Roman power, who would lay the most precious gift of all in a manger.
"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21 (NIV)


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Lost River Range > Borah Peak > Climber's Log
Borah Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Very, Very Steep
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2015
|Where was COR? Where was the snowbridge? It appears that the standard trail now crosses the snowpatch below where the snowbridge should have been.
At first sight it didn't seem possible, but there is a trail up the summit pyramid. :)
|Posted Aug 1, 2015 11:56 am
|David Mortensen
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2015
|I really enjoyed this mountain. It is fairly short, but steep. The views of the surrounding peaks were amazing. The trail was well maintained and the scrambling sections were a lot of fun. Very beautiful.
|Posted Jul 21, 2015 11:08 am
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2015
|A glorious mountain with a gnarly standard route to boot. One of my favorite climbs in all of the West.
|Posted Jul 19, 2015 8:19 pm
|Puma concolor
|State Highpoint #42
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008
|Most significant experience with exposure yet. It was after tackling chicken-out-ridge with little difficulty that I first began to believe I had a real chance at taking the State Highpointing thing all the way to the end. Memorable day.
|Posted Jul 17, 2015 9:15 am
|Mount Borah ascent
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
|My first summit in Idaho! I had horrible sleep the night before when trying to sleep in my Hyundai Sonata driver's seat (with Jon Oh in the passenger seat). A weirdo was looking into the car that morning around 4am as I laid there trying to sleep (I ultimately go no sleep!). On the hike up to Chicken Out Ridge, I cut up my heels with the hiking boots I was using. Then got rained on a bit (while thunder was booming). It was hard, but Jon and I made it to the top!
|Posted Jul 7, 2015 4:33 pm
|Too early
Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2015
|Hiked with RB to the climb up Chicken Out Ridge. From there we could see that there was still a lot of snow along the ridge all the way to the beginning of the talus slope up the summit. Too sketchy. A guy passed us and we saw him on top of the ridge moving fast toward the low point below the summit ridge, but one slip or the snow giving way and it's a death plunge. Even with an ice ax, seemed sketchy. Enjoyed just being up on high alpine rock! Will have to do it later in the season.
|Posted Jun 26, 2015 9:25 pm
|Blustery Borah
Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008
|I read all of the reports about COR, but it wasn't all that difficult. The high winds made things a little uncomfortable, but overall a great hike.
|Posted Feb 28, 2015 9:40 pm
|Borah Round 2
Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2014
|My 2nd attempt on this beautiful climb. Went up with some new friends and enjoyed some perfect weather at the top with zero winds whatsoever. Started at 4:30AM and were at the peak at just over 7:30AM.
|Posted Jan 24, 2015 10:28 pm
|Don't chicken out on Chickenout
|An interesting but short cl.3 scramble past the crux to finish on a pretty steep scree and talus slope.
|Posted Jan 23, 2015 4:08 pm
|Michael Tilden
|Top of Idaho
|Some weather - the ridge was fun - good time with friends from BYUI
|Posted Dec 29, 2014 1:40 pm
|Fun hike/climb
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2008
|Ridge was awesome!
|Posted Nov 28, 2014 11:59 am
|another HP
Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2006
|Awesome hike. On a whim driving home from Montana I stopped to bag the peak. Took a bad route near "chicken out ridge" and got stuck in a bad place. Really got my nerves wound up. After summiting and calming down a bit I couldn't figure out why I was so worried going up - it seemed like nothing on the way down. Anyway it was a great hike - one of my favorite state high points so far!
|Posted Nov 5, 2014 4:41 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2014
|Posted Sep 8, 2014 12:04 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2014
|Posted Sep 3, 2014 10:41 am
|Snow in August
Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2014
|Made the top with Isaac and Leah after being snowed on for most of the way. Chicken Out Ridge was a lot of fun. The final push to the summit was not. Nor was going down. Great weekend with family!!!
|Posted Sep 2, 2014 10:14 am
|1st State High Point
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2013
|Started off my journey of climbing the state high points with Borah Peak from my home state of Idaho. We took the standard route up but dropped a little low around Chicken Out Ridge due to a low snow year. Got up and down the mountain in around 4 and a half hours.
|Posted Aug 16, 2014 10:12 pm
|Borah success
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2014
|Via COR, with Mark Duffy
|Posted Aug 13, 2014 6:35 pm
|Brian Jenkins
|Adopted by an Idaho family
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2014
|8/11/14 Started up before dawn. Ran into a family that was climbing the peak as a bucket list item. We worked our way over the first rock hump to the notch/snow traverse together and ended up climbing with them the rest of the day. I'm the new Cousin Brian to the Schaecher family from Idaho. We took photos with the flag up top not knowing it was a Jehovah's Witness one. Doh! Hiked back down together and then they gave me beer. Fun bunch to hook up with for the day.
6/20/15 Got to 12,450 with Sue. Normal route on the summit pinnacle was ice. Went up south ridge. Spicy mixed ice, rock and snow. Should be melted out soon though.
|Posted Aug 13, 2014 1:52 pm
|Climbed when I was a teenager
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1994
|Adrenaline made going up easy, but coming back down was scary and hard. I do not recall the exact date I climbed the mountain but it was sometime around the date listed.
|Posted Jul 10, 2014 7:34 pm
|Borah and Diamond
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2014
|Heather and I climbed Borah one day and nearby Diamond Peak the next. It's a beautiful area.
|Posted Jul 1, 2014 3:04 pm


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OGDEN, Utah – The Northern Arizona women's team bounced back in impressive fashion from its loss to Arizona State with a 7-0 sweep of Weber State on Saturday. Just as the Sun Devils did to them a day earlier, the Lumberjacks blanked the Wildcats for their second conference win of the season, pushing their record to 2-0 in the Big Sky and 3-5 overall.
"We knew we had this in us," said director of tennis Kim Bruno. "We were the team that had the courage today and we stepped up. We were relentless. It was a well-deserved win for this team because this is what we've been trying to accomplish the last couple of matches."
For the first time in five matches, the Lumberjacks headed into singles play with the critical 1-0 lead by taking all three doubles matches for the first time this season. It was a reversal of fortune for NAU after dropping the doubles point in their last four matches, going just 1-11 in doubles play during that span.
Juniors Malia Wahinepio and Nicole Perez along with freshman Johanna Vang each claimed wins at the No. 3, 4 and 5 singles spots in straight sets, clinching the match for the Lumberjacks. NAU would proceed to take the remaining three matches in three sets despite losing the first set in each match. The six singles wins coupled with wins each of the three doubles spots gave the Lumberjacks their first sweep of the season.
"If you look at the scores, a lot of the matches was close; the doubles matches were close," Bruno said. "The match could've gone either way so it was a really good win for us."
The win puts the Lumberjacks at the top of the Big Sky standings after Saturday's play as they're the only team with two conference wins early in the season. They'll aim to keep their conference record unblemished with their final match of the weekend on Sunday at Idaho State. Play is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the Reed Gym Indoor Courts in Pocatello, Idaho.
1. Nicole Perez/Malia Wahinepio (NAU) def. Brittiny Moore/Ashley Tanner (WSU), 8-6
2. Hannah Stone/Johanna Vang (NAU) def. Nittaya Phonharath/Michelle Warwick (WSU), 8-2
3. Ghizelene Doballah/Alice Pacaut (NAU) def. Thais Kurer/Carly Lloyd (WSU), 8-6
Order of Finish: (N/A)
1. Doballah (NAU) def. Moore (WSU), 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Stone (NAU) def. Tanner (WSU), 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Wahinepio (NAU) def. Annika Karlsen (WSU), 6-4, 6-3
4. Perez (NAU) def. Warwick (WSU), 6-3, 6-1
5. Vang (NAU) def. Phonharath (WSU), 6-4, 6-1
6. Pacaut (NAU) def. Kurer (WSU), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: (N/A)


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