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December 2014
First Capital Members & Employees Help Those in Need!
York, PA – Christmas is a time of giving and members and employees of First Capital Federal Credit Union have certainly gotten into the spirit. Dozens of toys came in to each First Capital branch to be donated to Toys for Tots, a program created by the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve to help needy children. Hats and mittens are also starting to fill up the hat and mitten tree. The cold weather gear will be donated to Family-Child Resources and the Children's Home of York in January to help children in need. In addition, canned goods were collected from November – December for the York County Food Bank. In November we made the first delivery to the York County Food Bank and it totaled 137 pounds of assorted food. Yesterday, we donated another 130 pounds of food and presented them with a check for $140. "It's a busy time of year, but First Capital employees and members continue to open their hearts and wallets to help others," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing. "That's what the credit union philosophy of People Helping People is all about!"
First Capital Employees Bring Christmas to a Family in Need!
York, PA – Employees of First Capital Federal Credit Union once again adopted a family from the Bell Family Shelter, a 30-day emergency shelter serving homeless families in York County.
"It's really a wonderful reflection on our employees that we are able to adopt a family again this year," said Michele Wherley, Human Resources/Training Manager. "We are living our mission statement of putting the financial well-being of our members and dedication to our community FIRST."
On Thursday, December 18, 2014, Mom Carrie and two of her children stopped by First Capital to express their appreciation and to accept the presents for their family.
Photo (left to right): Sue DeStephano, VP of Operations, First Capital Federal Credit Union; Carrie and her two children, Adopted Family
First Capital Federal Credit Union Breaks Ground on New Branch!
York, PA - First Capital Federal Credit Union 'officially' broke ground on its new East York branch, located at 2801 Eastern Boulevard in Springettsbury Township, on December 11, 2014. First Capital's Board of Directors and Management team were on hand for the photograph. The new East York branch is scheduled to open in spring 2015. It will replace the current East York branch located at 161 Kent Road.
Photo (left to right): Kevin Linden, Arthur Hendrix, Dennis Flickinger, Tom Clippinger, Ed Fadely, Stewart Olewiler III, Tara Houser, Jenna Reachard, Sue DeStephano, Scott Kurz, Scott Grob, Rita Hoover, Wendy Spangler, Chuck Burkhardt
November 2014
York County Goes 'Krazy' for Kasasa!
York, PA-On Friday, November 21, 2014, WGTY 107.7 and Presenting Sponsor First Capital Federal Credit Union hosted York Ladies Nite at the Holiday Inn in York. The event ran from 6:00 – 10:30 pm and featured dozens of vendors including First Capital FCU, a travel agency, various home-based businesses, and a spa and skin care company, among others. This year First Capital tried something a little different. "We wanted to focus on Kasasa, our new line of rewards-driven checking accounts. So, we made headlines…literally," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing. "We made our booth look like a newspaper with 'First Capital FCU Members Go Krazy for Kasasa' as our headline and an opening where staff or party goers could stand to be 'the picture' in the paper!" The display helped start dozens of conversations. Hundreds of people came out for the event and a chance to win door prizes, sample food from various vendors, take in a seminar and get a little exercise with Zumba breaks. The event wrapped up with a post party concert with country artist Jackie Lee.
Lisa Barshinger, Dale Rexrode, Alicia Venable, and Sue DeStephano go 'Krazy' for Kasasa!
First Capital FCU Employee Selected as 2015 Youth Ambassador for the York Chapter of Credit Unions!
York, PA - On November 3, 2014 at the York Chapter of Credit Unions meeting, Rebecca (Becca) Grosh was selected as the 2015 Youth Ambassador. Becca will compete in the 39th Youth Ambassador of Pennsylvania Contest in May against youth ambassadors from chapters around the state. Becca received a $500 check for her win.
Becca is part of Lending Services at First Capital Federal Credit Union. She is active in her church, loves to sing and spend time with her family.
Also during the meeting, Tara Houser was named to the York Chapter Board of Directors. Tara is the VP of Marketing at First Capital Federal Credit Union.
"I'm excited to be a part of this team," said Tara. "And, I'm looking forward to seeing how the York County credit unions can work together to help those in our county."
The York Chapter of Credit Unions is an organization of not-for-profit financial institutions whose guiding philosophy has always been "People Helping People."
Bill Bowker, President York Chapter of Credit Unions; Becca Grosh, First Capital FCU; Dennis Flickinger, President/CEO First Capital FCU
October 2014
First Capital FCU Sponsors Leg Up Farm's Fall Fest!
On Saturday, October 18, 2014, First Capital Federal Credit Union sponsored Leg Up Farm's Fall Fest. This was the second year for the festival which featured an open house and tour of Leg Up Farm, a non-profit therapy center in York County for children with disabilities and developmental delays. The event which ran from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. featured a craft show, activities for kids, food trucks, a silent auction, and table displays by various vendors. Hundreds of people came out for the event to support the center.
Becky Braun, Internal Auditor/Compliance Officer, and Tara Houser, VP of Marketing work the First Capital table during Leg Up Farm's Fall Fest.
First Capital FCU Holds Member Benefit Day as Part of International Credit Union Day!
First Capital Federal Credit Union celebrated International Credit Union Day with a special Member Benefit Day on Thursday, October 16, 2014. Vendors, such as Liberty Mutual and Enterprise Car Sales, took part in the day at First Capital's West York Office, each touting the benefits they provide to members.
"A lot of our members don't realize the many benefits available to them through the Credit Union," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing. This day is designed to showcase those relationships and help our members realize how valuable their membership really is."
In addition to the vendors, an identity theft seminar was held at Noon and First Capital provided free credit checks to members. The blood mobile was also on site and collected 22 pints of blood. And members didn't walk away hungry, food trucks served up Mexican food; fries, crab cakes and fried cheese curds; and ice cream; from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The food trucks then donated a portion of their proceeds to the York County Food Bank. In all, we collected $140.
First Capital FCU Employees Help Out at Steam Into History!
York, PA – First Capital Federal Credit Union staff spent Employee Enrichment Day at Steam Into History in New Freedom, PA. Steam into History operates a 1860s steam train in which you can ride the rails and learn the Civil War history in York County.
Our team arrived at Steam Into History in the morning and learned from Wellspan's EAP representative, Holly Moreels, about personality traits and how everyone can get along in the workplace. After that, we spent two hours helping out around the train station. Staff cleaned the store and organized merchandise, removed carpeting, moved shelves, polished the brass on the steam engine, created pieces for the upcoming Scream Into History train ride, among other things. After lunch, we had a fashion show to go over the revised dress code policy and then hopped on the train for ride back in time. The day wrapped up with a sweet treat for staff along the rails.
"First Capital FCU may be closed on Columbus Day, but the staff was still hard at work," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing. "We use Columbus Day each year for enrichment whether that's training, team building, or helping out other businesses in our community." What a rewarding day!
Mary Corbin and Chuck Burkhardt polish brass on the steam engine.
First Capital staff on the train ride.
September 2014
First Capital FCU and Its Members Support Our Troops!
York, PA- During the month of August, members and employees of First Capital Federal Credit Union collected donations for our troops serving overseas. And, on September 12, 2014, a day after Patriot Day, First Capital donated those items to Becky Bair, Volunteer Leader of Support Our American Recruits (SOAR). SOAR is affiliated with the York-Adams Chapter of the American Red Cross and was started in 2001 as a support group for family members and loved ones of military personnel to provide a place for people to come together and support one another. The group also supports the troops by sending care packages to those from York and Adams County who are serving overseas. In all, First Capital collected everything from toothbrushes, toothpaste and other toiletries to peanut butter and oatmeal. "I was very pleased with the amount of donations that came in," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing, "This is just one little way we can do our part to support our troops."
Becky Bair, SOAR, stopped by First Capital FCU to pick up the donations collected for our troops!
June 2014
Girl Scout Camp Gets a Fresh New Look!
York, PA - On Monday, June 30, 2014 First Capital Federal Credit Union staff stained buildings at Camp Echo Trail in Felton as part of the United Way Day of Action. The Day of Action is one of the largest volunteer events in York County. More than 700 individuals participated in over 60 projects at local agencies. And, managers at First Capital did their part to help out the Girl Scouts.
"It was a great opportunity to get out in the community and live our mission of people helping people," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing.
Camp Echo Trail was founded in 1953, and the 315-acre camp offers open spaces for field activities and in the summer can house up to 264 people.
Book Nook Bonanza 2014 Deemed a Success!
York, PA – On June 20-22, 2014, First Capital Federal Credit Union staff volunteered their time at the York Hospital Auxiliary's Book Nook Bonanza 2014. This year's Book Nook offered more than 250,000 books, as well as VHS, DVDs, and artwork for low prices. In all, the three-day sale, held at the York City Ice Arena, raised more than $50,000.00. The York Hospital Auxiliary gives many small grants within WellSpan to assist with programs and equipment. This year's proceeds will be used for the Auxiliary Small Grant Program.
May 2014
First Capital FCU Employee Wins Second Alternate in 2014 Pennsylvania Youth Ambassador Contest!
York, PA - First Capital Federal Credit Union is proud to announce Devan DeShong, a First Capital employee and the York Chapter of Credit Unions youth ambassador, has been chosen as Second Alternate in the 38th Youth Ambassador of Pennsylvania Contest. He competed against 13 other youth ambassadors from chapters around the state on May 19th. DeShong was declared the 2nd Alternate during the PCUA Annual Convention & Exposition in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Winner was Lauren Hoffman from AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union and First Alternate went to Steven Dill from Widget Financial. Devan received $500 and a clock for his win.
Devan is the Network Administrator at First Capital FCU and has been with the Credit Union for two years. In his free time, Devan enjoys working on cars, restoring his Jeep, and playing guitar.
First Capital FCU Awards Two Scholarships to Members!
York, PA - First Capital Federal Credit Union is very proud to announce Jonas Tucker-Alleyne and Megan Hogan as its 2014 Scholarship Winners. Both winners recently visited First Capital to receive their checks for $1,000 to be used towards their first year of schooling.
"It's great to be able to give this money to Jonas and Megan to help them accomplish their educational goals," said Dennis Flickinger, President/CEO. "We know they'll go far."
Jonas attends Central York High School. He will enter Oral Roberts University this fall and pursue degrees in International Relations and Business. His goal is to make a difference and influence all sections of the world. Jonas served as the Master of Ceremonies for a diversity celebration at Central York. He is involved with student government, is a peer leader and tutor. And, he acts as youth leader and helps feed the homeless.
Megan is a student at Dallastown Area High School. She will enter Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and pursue a degree in Biology/Pre-Vet. Megan plans to one day become a veterinarian. Megan is involved in track and field, symphonic band, and jazz band. She also works with YoungLife and spent time shadowing a local veterinarian.
April 2014
First Capital FCU Showers You With Great Rates!
York, PA – Showering you with great rates…watch your money grow at First Capital FCU! That was the theme for First Capital Federal Credit Union's booth during the 2014 International Business & Workforce Expo on April 29 and 30. First Capital utilized an umbrella with foam raindrops attached to it which had our current auto, home equity, etc. rates on them. There were also pots of flowers with One Million Dollar bills growing out of them. The bills contained wildflower seeds which folks could plant in their gardens at home. First Capital gave away umbrellas during Networking Night on the 29. And, the one million dollar bills containing seeds were given out during the event on April 30.
"The theme was a hit with attendees because it was pouring down rain during the entire two-day show," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing. "People loved that we had umbrellas to hand out as well as the seed bills."
This year's Expo featured domestic and international businesses, an International Trade Conference as well as student groups who visited various booths to learn more about job opportunities available to them.
First Capital FCU Protects Your Credit!
York, PA – On April 1, 8 and 10, 2014, First Capital Federal Credit Union held 'Protect Your Credit' events, one at each branch, to pull members' credit reports to check for fraud. Coming off of the heels of an attempted identity theft at one of our branches (we helped police nab the fraudster), these events are just one more way First Capital is going the extra mile to make sure you are protected.
"Oftentimes people get caught up in the business of life and don't take the time to check their credit report," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing. "But, First Capital is taking steps to change that."
Dozens of people came out for the events to take advantage of the opportunity to sit down with a Member Service Officer who reviewed their credit report with them, explained what was on it and made sure everything was reporting correctly. Snacks were provided and those who attended the event were entered to win a $100 Visa Gift Card.
This is the first time First Capital has scheduled an evening event for credit checks, but we do offer this service every day free of charge. In all, the event raised awareness and helped some save money.
Superheroes battle it out at this year's Office Olympix!
York, PA – Superheroes overpowered downtown York on April 24, 2014 as they battled it out in the 26th Annual Easter Seals' Office Olympix event. Teams of superheroes from local businesses competed in a variety of games from 6:30 – 8:45 p.m. at the Valencia Ballroom located at 142 North George Street. In addition, they also had the opportunity to meet the Easter Seals' Ambassador Kids and learn more about the Easter Seals mission. To further support the Easter Seals mission, this year, special guests Dave and Angie Kot, spoke about their non-profit, "Autism at Face Value." They were on hand to sign their comic book which is written about an autistic superhero. Dave also donated a portion of last night's comic book sales to Easter Seals. The event was a great success bringing in over $33,000 for Easter Seals of Western and Central Pennsylvania.
First Capital's Money Marvels play the Radio Replay game run by Liz Bell and the WARM 103.3 staff.
February 2014
First Capital FCU and York Chapter of Credit Unions Win 2nd Place Awards in National Competition!
York, PA – On February 26, 2014 in Washington D.C., First Capital Federal Credit Union received 2nd place for CUNA's Louise Herring Philosophy-in-Action Member Service Award. This award recognized the success of First Capital's Deep Sea Savers and Rock Star Super Savers programs, and the benefits they provide our young members.
During the evening, we also celebrated the York County Chapter of Credit Unions' 2nd place Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award for the Homes for Our Troops benefit concert held on September 11, 2012.
February 2014
A Tubing Adventure with Scuba Sammy and Roxy Rockstar!
York, PA – On Saturday, February 22, 2014, staff and members of First Capital Federal Credit Union enjoyed a day of tubing at Heritage Hills AvalancheXpress™.
"AvalancheXpress Day was quite a hit," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing. "We offered free tickets to our Deep Sea Savers and Rock Star Super Savers to say thank you for being a member of the Credit Union. In all, about 60 people came out to play in the snow."
First Capital employees, who serve on the Youth committee, organized and worked the event. Activities included a bean bag toss, sand art, and a magnet coloring station. Folks also enjoyed cookies, cocoa, coffee and water and a place to relax between tubing runs. Roxy Rockstar and Scuba Sammy, the mascots for our youth program, were on hand to take part in the fun and games.
Roxy Rockstar and Scuba Sammy have fun during AvalancheXpress Day.
First Capital FCU Hosts YCCVB Networking Breakfast!
York, PA – On Wednesday, February 12, 2014, First Capital Federal Credit Union hosted a valentine-themed networking breakfast in conjunction with the York County Convention and Visitors Bureau (YCCVB). Nearly 30 members of the YCCVB from various businesses in the community came out for the event. Aside from breakfast and networking, members had the opportunity to tour First Capital's South York Branch, the first LEED® Gold certified financial institution in York County.
YCCVB members enjoy the networking breakfast held at First Capital Federal Credit Unions' 'Green' Branch.
YCCVB members tour First Capital's 'Green' Branch.
January 2014
Helping Children Stay Warm This Winter!
York, PA – On Thursday, January 16, 2014, First Capital Federal Credit Union's VP of Lending, Sue DeStephano and Amber Zorbaugh, Card Services Specialist donated hats, mittens, scarves and socks to the Children's Home of York. The cold weather gear was donated by members and staff during the holidays and placed on our Hat & Mitten tree until donation time. In addition to the hats and mitten, First Capital also donated a check for nearly $400.00 to the Home. The money was raised during our 4th Quarter 2013 credit card campaign. For every approved card, First Capital donated $2.00 to charity. Nance Montgomery, Development Coordinator for the Children's Home of York was on hand to accept our donations.
Sue DeStephano, VP of Lending and Amber Zorbaugh, Card Services Specialist provide Nance Montgomery, Development Coordinator for the Children's Home of York with cold weather gear and a check for nearly $400 to help the children they serve stay warm this winter.
First Capital FCU Thwarts Identity Thief!
York, PA – On Friday, January 10, 2014, a man came into First Capital Federal Credit Union asking to become a member and apply for a loan. He claimed to live in Ohio, but work locally. During the interview process, he could not tell us the name of the friend who referred him to us. He also could not answer why he had certain items on his credit report. Lastly, the pay stub he produced had inconsistencies. All of this raised red flags for the Member Service Officer who was working with the man. After he left, First Capital FCU contacted Springettsbury Township police and told them about the situation. We then set up a sting operation with the police over a two-day period. The man came into the Credit Union on Tuesday to sign his paperwork…and police were waiting. Once signed, the police placed him into custody.
At this time, Springettsbury Township police have charged the man with criminal identity theft, forgery, among other charges. He is in the York County prison on $250,000 bail.
"Coming on the heels of the Target breach, it's great to know how a local financial institution and the police are taking steps to stop these identity thieves," said Tara Houser, VP of Marketing. "I'm so proud of our team for not just denying the man membership and allowing him to walk away and potentially hit another financial institution, but to actually stop him from targeting another institution and victim."
Providing Financial Literacy to Students!
York, PA – On Wednesday, January 8, 2014, First Capital Federal Credit Union staff volunteered as financial advisors for Junior Achievement's, The Challenge at Finance Park™. The Finance Park simulation focuses on financial literacy. Each student is given a life scenario which includes his/her age, job, salary, family status, etc. Students then choose a vehicle, a home to rent, a cell phone plan, and furniture to purchase, among others. The goal is to budget their money to live within their means. They had to make hard hitting, real financial decisions on the fly. "It was really interesting to see the decisions each student made," said Tara Houser, First Capital FCU's VP of Marketing. "At times, the volunteers had to question whether the decision that was made was the best one and help guide the student down a different path."
Each volunteer worked with 6-7 students from Central York and Susquehannock High Schools. The students arrived at 9:00 a.m. and the day wrapped up around 1:00 p.m.
Students from Central York and Susquehannock High Schools take the Challenge at Finance Park and receive guidance from volunteers from First Captal Federal Credit Union.


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Agency head Steve McCutcheon refrred to reports that some producers use carbon monoxide to maintain the red colour of fish, which can hide its age..
"CO reacts irreversibly with the dark muscle tissue of tuna and similar fish, resulting in the fish becoming bright cherry red," he says. "CO prevents oxidation and discoloration, preserving the bright red tissue for an extended period of time, making it look fresher than it is."
Carbon monoxide was currently allowed as a "general purpose processing aid", but processing aids are not supposed to have any "ongoing technological function" - in this case colouring, or colour fixing, he says.
Unlike other gases commonly used in fish and meat packaging, such as nitrogen, carbon monoxide is not inert and its effects are not reversible, the agency says. "Internationally it has been of concern because of its ability to hide the age of fish and potential food safety issues associated with poorly handled tuna."
"As a change in colour is used by consumers as a primary assessment of quality, carbon monoxide treatment has the potential to make inferior quality fish appear aesthetically more pleasing to consumers or to mask decomposition resulting in an increased risk of histamine fish poisoning.
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Using carbon monoxide gas in fish processing is already banned in Singapore, Canada, the European Union and Japan, with labelling required in the United States, but it has been used for more than a decade in some parts of the world, the agency says, pointing to a story in the New York Times: nytimes.com/2004/10/06/dining/06TUNA.html
It is not aware of any Australian or New Zealand processors using carbon monoxide, but says about 100 tons a month of imported fish, worth $12 million a year, especially tuna, is carbon-monoxide treated. This would be prohibited.
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"Callum Black has been outstanding at loosehead prop in every game he has played," said Hill. "But Adam Black has come in and has also been outstanding. On top of that you have Matt Mullan, an England international prop, to come into that selection in February. Selecting one loosehead out of those three will be difficult.
"At hooker, Chris Fortey is playing very well and we already know Aleki Lutui is an outstanding player and Ed Shervington is biting at their heels. There is real good competition.
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"Sometimes the elements can win, but at the moment we are reasonable confident that Currie can find somewhere to play up in Edinburgh, even if it is not on their main pitch.
"We could have switched it to Sixways, but we are set for some cold temperatures this weekend here so that is not really realistic.
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Infamous Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's staff misspent $99.5 million from restricted jail funds over eight years, Maricopa County officials announced today, The Arizona Republic reports.
Budget officials said a six-month review revealed that "discrepancies existed for years between sheriff's employees' actual duties and the duties reported in county payroll records," the paper writes. "As sheriff's employees were transferred around the agency, the payroll records were not always updated, creating a massive financial problem that will have to be confronted in coming years."
New systems are in place to prevent future misspending, officials said.
"Taxpayers are looking at us and saying, 'How in the hell did it happen?' " Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox said at a news conference that the law-and-order Arpaio -- dubbed "America's Toughest Sheriff" -- did not attend. She suggested Arpaio, who has gained notoriety for his crackdown on illegal immigrants, had not been truthful when he vouched that his budgets were balanced.
No immediate comment from Arpaio.
"I don't think this was all an unfortunate mistake, but I think those people will be dealt with if there was intentional misconduct," said Supervisor Andy Kunasek.
The U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed it is working on the investigation.
the Republic writes that it's "unclear how the repayment could impact other county agencies still reeling from years of budget cuts, layoffs and, now, an increase in tens of millions of dollars in new state-mandated payments."
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Like so many games this season, the Raiders came out ready to play. On the opening kickoff, Terrence Williams had the ball knocked out by Kevin Burnett. Greg Jenkins picked it up for the Raiders and took it back 23 yards for a touchdowns and a 7-0 lead. The Raiders would return the favor to the Cowboys when quarterback Matt McGloin and center Stefen Wisniewski botched the snap resulting in a fumble recovered by Dallas at the two yard line. On the next play DeMarco Murray ran in the touchdown to tie the game 7-7.
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Anthony Horvath is the Executive Director of Athanatos Christian Ministries, a ministry dedicated to defending and promoting the Christian faith through the arts, as much as through arguments and evidence. He is the author of numerous works, the publisher of many others, a speaker, author, and advocate for life issues.
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The Birth Pangs series was conceived while Anthony Horvath was driving a semi truck back and forth across the country back in 2005. Many of the places described in the series were ones he saw with his own eyes and in some cases scenes are directly inspired by things he witnessed. The series is on its second book. The first book, Fidelis, was first released in 2006. The second book, Spero, was released in October of 2008. The third book, Caritas, is in the works.
Horvath was a religion teacher and a director of parish ministry for seven years before his spate as a truck driver. He currently invests much time writing on explicitly Christian themes. The Birth Pangs series is not shy about its Christian roots but it is written to be enjoyed by non-Christians. Horvath cites CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, and JK Rowling as inspiration and/or influences.
Fidelis is Latin for faithfulness and Spero is Latin for I hope. Astute readers will guess what the name of the third book in the series, Caritas, means. The three books overlap each other a great deal in terms of the events and time periods covered but the events and time periods are described from three different perspectives, emphasizing faith, hope, and love, respectively. The remaining four books have titles that have not been released.
The series is set in the not too distant future of the United States. The United States has been defeated by the joined forces of the Chinese and Mexican armies to the south and humiliated by United Nations forces to the north. However, because of a small scale nuclear holocaust and a devastating pandemic, these enemies have been thrown off. The current context is one of anarchy, but not for long. Various groups are vying for power and control. In this setting, the characters strive to determine what is worth living- and dying- for and what, if anything, is true.
The term "Birth Pangs" is derived from a passage from the book of Romans in the Christian Scriptures:
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the one that subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time…" Romans 8:18-22.www.birthpangs.com
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Q1: Why do you write?
I write because I have to, really. I feel all bottled up if I don't. Sometimes, its worse than that: I feel like my characters and stories are locked within the cage of my mind, when they really ought to be free to roam the minds of others. I know that sounds like I'm assuming that other minds would welcome them, but that part is really irrelevant to me. It doesn't matter if others like what I write. I've got to write. My creations have got to be free. Otherwise, I just don't feel right.
Q2: How would you describe your writing 'method'?
I've never suffered from "writer's block." My problem is lack of time and opportunity. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it), many of my stories "live" inside my mind, often fully formed, until such time as I can get them down on paper. A good example is my first published book, Fidelis, of the Birth Pangs series. This story essentially played itself out in my mind in its entirety before I sat down to actually write it. It was as though I were witnessing the events and it was merely my job to record them. When I did finally sit down to write them, the 155,000 words or so spilled out in just a couple of months. It took longer to edit it than it did to write it. In the meantime, the other five as yet unpublished books play out in my mind, almost relentlessly. It can get a bit annoying; sometimes, I'd like to just some peace and quiet in my brain. When I do finally sit down to let my creations spill out of my skull onto paper, I don't like to be interrupted until I am done. So, I will often postpone a project completely until I know I'll be able to finish it. I don't know if that's a good habit or not.
Probably bad.
Q3: How would you respond to the classic question, "Is there Christian art, or artists who are Christians?"
Since I believe that Christianity is true, not merely my opinion, I think that all art is Christian. Since we are all created in the image of God, and our creative natures reflect God's creative nature, we cannot create and not in some way be reveling the glory of God--as Christians understand him. This leads me to re-cast that question a bit. Creation should be done for creation's sake. Art for art's sake, as it were. I think sometimes Christians put stuff out there that is not of very high quality but figure that since it has Christian content, or has a 'higher purpose', that's 'ok.' Worse: Christian publishers put out this stuff. Presumably, because it is safe--it preaches to the choir. I think genuine art will resonate with both believers and unbelievers.
Q4: Do you have any words of wisdom for aspiring authors?
Genuine artists are always trying to improve their craft. Writers, painters, musicians... and even engineers, software coders... all who create strive to create the best they can. If you are the sort of person who has to write, or they'll die, I doubt very much you're not the kind of person who tries to improve their writing. However...
Realistic expectations are critical. Absolutely critical. What is it you want? Do you think that your writing is meaningless unless it finds a publisher? Will you release your stories from the cage of your mind, only to see them confined to your desk drawer until your death, simply because you can't find a publisher? I think there is a lot of that going on, and often because authors feel like they need to be validated by others. Unfortunately, publishers are producing a lot of crap these days--and here I am referring to the 'traditional' publishers--and if one of them picks up your work, that doesn't at all mean you've been validated. I think one of the pitfalls authors fall into is that they seek validation for their work but not honest and earnest criticism of it--and if a traditional publisher releases the work, obviously the work must be so good it can't be criticized!
But that kind of attitude wars against the artist's instinct to improve their craft.
There are oodles of ways to get your content out these days. If you have to create, you can create, and you don't need to wait around to be patted on the back. At the same time, this means you can open yourself up to feedback from others, because negative responses don't necessarily mean the death of your 'dream.' For under a thousand dollars, these days, anyone can achieve their 'dream.' So, I say focus on producing the best, most satisfying creative piece you can and then let the pieces fall where they may.
Q5: Which of your creations has brought you the most joy?
I have a work, yet unpublished, written for pre-teens to early teens, that made shiver run up my spine many times while writing it. I can't wait to finish it and let it out of its 'cage.' It presently has a terrible name: "The Mammalites."
Q6: Which has brought you the most heartache?
Probably my short story series imagining Antony Flew, Mother Teresa, and Richard Dawkins dying and going to heaven. This short story collection was discovered by a somewhat famous blogger who fronts as a biologist at a public university in Minnesota, who proceeded to review it, without, it seems, comprehending even the tiniest aspects of it. His followers, in turn, issued their own reviews of the stories--not based on their own reading of them, but based on their reading of the aforementioned review. It seems that in this case, my creation got out of its cage and behaved like the proverbial bull in a china shop. There has been some good that has come out of it--but only in the cases when the 'china' happened to be alive and breathing and could move to get out of the way. That is not normally how you find fine china, as the reader well knows.
Sales have not been great; probably because the aforementioned blogger violated the law in posting one of the stories at great length on his web page. Oh well.
Q7: Is there anything you'd like to say?
The publishing market has been turned upside down. If history had been reversed, and we started out with Ebooks and print on demand technology rather than Gutenberg's press, the whole distribution system would look nothing like how it looks today. That system is on its way to collapse. In the meantime, most of the avenues for promoting one's book still harken back to marketing approaches in the decaying system. Be on the look out for new ways to get your work out to the public, and make your expectations correspond to those new ways.


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Record crowds came out on April 1 to watch or participate in this year's Valero/United Way Bridge Run/Walk.
Participants were rewarded at the end with fabulous food and drink and live music as well as entertainment for the kids.
Last year this event raised over $50,000 for community services for St. Charles Parish.
Runners and walkers from Louisiana and surrounding states crossed the Hale Boggs Mississippi River Bridge. The top overall male runner was Brendan Minihan, Jr. with a time of 16:14 and the top overall female runner was Michelle Friedman with a time of 20:10. Complete results can be found at the New Orleans Track Club website in about 1 week.
The Team Participation Trophy was won by Valero St. Charles Refinery. This beautiful and significant work of art was commissioned by Valero St. Charles in 2004 from internationally recognized artist Matt Touchard. St. Charles Public School System held this challenge trophy in 2004 and 2005.
The top finishers in team participation were as follows: First Place - Valero St. Charles Refinery, Second Place - St. Charles Public School System, Third Place - Monsanto.
Corky Burgard was the lucky winner of the Cornucopia, a huge basket of goods and services donated by businesses in the community.
This event would not have been possible without the generosity of Valero St. Charles Refinery and all of the sponsors and volunteers. United Way of St. Charles thanks all who contributed to make this year's race such a success.
United Way of St. Charles' mission is to lead and unite the community in providing a program of health and human services that is comprehensive, efficient and effective.
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On UFC's official website under the tab "ministries"—–>"Sunday Services," there is an outline of some of the things visitors should expect if they attend.
The outline says that visitors can expect vibrant praise and worship, relevant Scriptural messages, the Lord's supper, children's church, and prayer from "trained leaders" who can "help you in releasing the anointing and promises of God for your life."
This all sounds nice and flowery from the surface, but there is something missing from this outline that visitors should expect: a polarized us-versus-them mentality.
What is the us-versus-them mentality?
Many religious cults see themselves as "God's special remnant," "the only true church," or "the only ones who are saved." This common character trait among cults is called elitism.
Elitism is the distorted lens through which many religious cults view outsiders as "unsaved, in darkness, evil, unspiritual, worldly, lost, agents of the devil, demonic, reprobates, etc."
Cult members are convinced that all outsiders are a "negative influence" and will hinder them from growing and "being fully dedicated to God."
In religious groups with this mentality, there is no such thing as good or godly people outside of the group. ALL outsiders are lumped together under one label as "enemies of God" and thus "enemies of God's true church" and its leaders.
The constant programming is: "Only our group is right. Everyone else is wrong" "Only our group has the absolute truth and can be trusted. Everyone else is deceived, prone to lying, and untrustworthy." "Since all outsiders are evil, all information from outsiders about our group and its leaders is evil, and is considered blasphemy, attacking God, and persecuting God's true church." And here you have the sharp division between cult members and everyone else, i.e. the us-versus-them mentality.
The us-versus-them mentality cultivates feelings of hatred, rage, and paranoia within cult members towards outsiders, and creates conflicts with the general public.
The Us-Versus-Them Mentality & UFC
One of the most pronounced signs of a cult at UFC is the us-versus-them mentality. Below are a few examples:
"One lady [a UFC member] screamed at me and called me the devil nice and loud in Walmart." -Pat Sharkey
"I believe we just started up bible study again and it was being held at David Leonetti's house [at the time his eyes were opened up and he came out of the group]. His ex-wife Linda and his daughter Lissa stayed [in UFC]. Linda knew we were all coming over, so she was not at home. Still not being unsure about the whole UFC thing, we did have bible study, and when we were about finished Linda came storming into the living room and started yelling at all of us and told us we were not welcome and ordered us out of the house. It was her eyes, they looked directly at me, and it was like she was in some kind of trance. There was anger and fear in her. . . " -Kristine Wark
"Tonight, I went to a high school football game with a few of my friends. Before the game we usually hit up Friday's to have dinner and get a drink or two. The word of God does not say I can't drink. It says do not be drunk, but be filled with the spirit, and it also says do not be a lover of wine. So I am on my way out of the football game. As I was leaving the game, somebody starts to yell "Ryan." I turned around, and it was A.J. Smith with Jason DiCorcia behind him. Now let me explain the setting. There were bleachers full of people, and people standing against the fence watching the end of the game. I walked toward A.J., and he got in my face and said " are you saying stuff about me on the internet?" I responded by stating that I have shared different testimonies of experiences I have had with his leader. He responded in a very nasty tone by saying, you wrote stuff about me, so I responded by saying everything that I wrote was the truth. So he proceeded to get closer to my face and say, "The next time you have anything to say to me, you can say it to my face". I responded by saying, I do not have a problem with you, I have a problem with the way I was treated by your leadership." He continued to give me a dark stare, and it was evil. Jay DiCorcia was also giving me dirty looks in the background. I said fine and attempted to walk away. A.J. then says to me, "Go drink another one, you lush." So now I ask, when is it biblical to name call and attempt to publicly humiliate somebody in front of a crowd of people." -Ryan Wydra
The final example is an audio recording from September 1, 2013, when my husband and I attended a Sunday service at UFC held in the gym at Brackman Middle School. We entered peacefully and we exited the gym peacefully, yet we were bombarded and attacked by the leaders of UFC and eventually most of their members. Be mindful that this happened in front of children, in a public setting at a middle school.
This incident is a perfect example of the us-versus-them mindset in full throttle, resulting in conflicts with the general public.
At UFC, there is no such thing as questioning or disagreeing with any of their teachings and practices, and still remaining on peaceable loving terms with them.
There is no such thing as voicing even a HINT of criticism about their leader, and maintaining friendships with them.
There is no such thing as sitting down with them for a civil conversation about the destructive things happening in their group, and still being considered a genuine and kind concerned person.
You're either ALL the way in, or "an emissary of Satan." And the only way to be "in" is by condoning everything they and their leaders say and do. But if not. . . then you're not "with them" but "against them" which equals being "against God" "spiritually sick" and on the highway to hell.
If you are a member of UFC, please know that God brought people into your life for you to love and for them to love you. To worship together, fellowship together, pray together, cry together, and just hang out and have fun together.
Some of your loved ones on the outside have felt some of the same emotions you feel, shared similar experiences, suffered similar hardships, had the same doubts, questions, and fears. But they were painted out of your life by Janeth and her elitist us-versus-them teachings.
You are basically being taught to "quarantine" all Christians outside of your group, and being told that we all think you're evil. That's a lie! There are many people on the outside who love you, pray for you, and would love nothing more than to reunite with you!~
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Yes, folks, it is time.
Ricky Ponting: The Musical!
The set-up is perfect. Two weeks ago Ponting's autobiography was released and it contained very mild remarks about Michael Clarke. Broadly, the former Australian captain asserted that when Clarke first arrived in the Team of the Baggy Greens a decade ago, he didn't quite fit in with the old-heads and, even a few years in, seemed to prefer going out with Lara Bingle than hanging out in the dressing room, drinking with the boys and talking over the day's best cover drives. (I know, I know, STOP THE PRESSES! Who would have thought it?)
But there has been hell to pay. Clarke has clearly been annoyed at what he sees as Ponting's disloyalty, and yet Ponting has not yet moved to calm him. "I haven't spoken to him," Ponting told the media on Monday. "I was sort of expecting a phone call or message. I am planning to do that. I wanted him to read the book."
Not good enough, says Clarke. "Ricky said that, did he?" Clarke replied. "Well Ricky has my number, and . . ."
And can't you just see it? In the musical, we could have Clarke centre stage, bidding farewell to Ponting from the team, and channelling Steely Dan:
Rikki, don't lose that number
You don't wanna call nobody else
Send it off in a letter to yourself
Rikki, don't lose that number
It's the only one you own
You might use it if you feel better
When you get home
All such musical dramas of course need an older figure to restore calm and sort the young'uns out, and here he is now. Enter, stage right, Mark Taylor, singing Glen Campbell's hit.
You've got to try a little kindness, yes show a little kindness
Yes shine your light for everyone to see
And if you'll try a little kindness then you'll overlook the blindness . . .
At the least we'd know Taylor's monologue would be strong, as it was on Tuesday, when he told Triple M: "The disappointing thing for me was that this wasn't left in the change room and wasn't sorted out in the change room . . . But I'm a little sick of hearing all of it. I've heard these stories all before about bust-ups in change rooms, and Simon Katich at the SCG and Michael Clarke wasn't quite the right fit for the team . . . I think some things should stay in that environment. Whether it's family or cricket or sport, I don't think the public needs to hear everything that goes on."
This, friends, is a broad invocation of the Tour Secrets Act, the traditional notion that what goes on tour stays on tour, that what is said on the field stays on the field and that what happens in the dressing room should stay there. But I put it to you, Mark, that notion is now outmoded.
In the first place, there is no more sanctity of the dressing room, or of the field, as the cameras and microphones – mostly of your very own network – have stripped both entirely of their mystique.
And in the second place, if one couldn't write about the inner workings of the team, what happened on tour, and in the dressing room, and on the bus, just what would there be left to fill sporting biographies and autobiographies?
Endless accounts of games played, runs scored and wickets taken? It would be very dull stuff, but . . . But time for the final number. Ponting and Clarke come through the curtains, with Ponting singing, solo, to Clarke, the words from the 10cc hit:
Don't you walk thru' my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru' my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet.
And then, the two can take up the chorus, roaring it out together as the crowd joins in.
I say
I don't like cricket, oh no
I love it
I don't like cricket, no no
I love it!
For, at a time when we can't talk about any great Australian cricket victories – Mike Hussey gave Nathan Lyon the honour of leading the team victory song in JANUARY, and he hasn't had a chance to do it yet – at the very least, at the bare hungry sniffin' minimum, we're still talking cricket.


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By Alejandro Dominguez Herald Writer
The main goal was to get them to read.
If they could learn how to help others, well, that would be icing on the cake.
About 300 classrooms across the county participated in the Imagine Children's Museum Great Money Challenge that started last November.
In this project, each classroom was given a children's book and a lesson about philanthropy. They were also given $10 to start a philanthropy project of their own.
It was a way to teach students that they can make a difference, said Mark Johnson, fund development for the museum.
"They may be small but they can still make a great impact locally and even in other countries," Johnson said.
The classrooms that participated in the projects included kindergartners to sixth-graders from nine school districts, including Everett, Monroe and Lake Stevens.
This was the third year in a row the museum held the challenge.
The museum started receiving reports from about a third of the classes last month. Other classes have not sent their reports because their projects are still ongoing, Johnson said.
From the reports he has received, he has noticed a trend. Classes are not just giving the $10 to a charity of their choosing. They actually invested it to raise more money, he said.
That's what happened in Angela Georgeadis' third-grade class at Discovery Elementary School in the Mukilteo School District.
Georgeadis wanted to do a simple project and one that helped kids. That's why the class decided to organize a drive to get mittens for kids.
The class used the $10 to buy gloves. Then, they made posters and announced their drive during the morning announcements. The drive was held before Thanksgiving and ended in early December, Georgeadis said.
The class received 150 pairs of gloves in total, which they gave to Cocoon House in Everett.
The students were happy and proud and of their project, Georgeadis said.
"If everybody gives a little bit, we are able to accomplish bigger things," Georgeadis said.
Karen Knabe's special needs class at Mill Creek Elementary decided to use $10 to buy candy canes. Then, they attached small messages to make candygrams and sold them to help a classmate pay for leukemia treatment.
The 11 students raised about $300 in December.
"It was amazing," Knabe said.
Some other examples:
•Fifth-graders at Emerson Elementary School in Everett raised money for the USO to help supply phone cards to the troops.
Families and classrooms at James Monroe Elementary School, in Everett, raised about $450 to help an orphan school in Arusha, Tanzania.
Three third-grade classes at Dutch Hill Elementary in Snohomish made Christmas gift tags with student art and raised $200 to help the Snohomish Food Bank.
First- and second-grade classes at Cascade Elementary School in Marysville bought materials to make fleece scarves. They sold them and raised $376 to help NOAH, United Way of Snohomish County, Marysville Food Bank and Sixth-Grade Scholarship Fund.
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November 3, 2009 - October 27, 2009
. I have to acknowledge that so far,
these Olympic Games are fascinating despite the predictably poor
execution by NBC. The venue and the performances are powerful enough to
override the already countless bad timing, editing, and content
decisions of the network that's making a billion dollars in advertising
revenue for the peacock bunch.
As I write this, the USA Women's Basketball Team has just crushed China in a game that was essentially over late in the first quarter. But even more impressive than their dominating performance was the grace of the American players in post-game interviews. They refuse to crow or be anything less than complimentary to their opponents and humble about their own exploits. The Men's team behaved with exactly the same degree of graciousness after their similarly overwhelming victory yesterday against the host team led by Yao Ming. Ditto the miraculously triumphant USA relay team that stunned their trash-talking French rivals in the 4x100 freestyle final last night. There seems to be an American team spirit at work which is exquisitely poised between a ferocious desire to win and a becoming awareness of their responsibility to be the best possible ambassadors for their country. I hope this spirit continues to be exemplified by our athletes throughout the games, and I have no reason whatever to think it won't be.
I'm equally impressed by the Chinese, issues of authoritarian politics aside. I didn't watch the opening ceremonies because I'm not that fond of pure pageantry, particularly when it's staged by said authoritarian regimes. The architecture of the Olympic facilities, though, is a different matter. It reflects the creative vision of a people, not just its government. The Bird's Nest amphitheatre and the Water Cube strike me as masterful designs which convey hopeful intimations about a society in transition. The naturalistic inspiration and asymmetry of the Bird's Nest suggest that China -- despite the horrors of the Cultural Revolution -- has reestablished a fertile connection with its own artistic and philosophical roots. The Water Cube is an incredibly modern expression of the allusive minimalism of dynastic Chinese painting combined with an appreciation of western enlightenment conceptions about the esthetic properties of mathematics. It integrates Le Corbusier into the ancient Asian communion with the symbolic elements, rigidly foursquare and yet as infinitely variable as the waveform reflections of its surface which play across the goggles of every swimmer filmed in the cube by a high-def TV camera. There's something at work under the shifting surface of China that transcends Mao, Stalin, and the self-parodying monumentality of Hitler's 1936 Nazi Olympics.
The Chinese audiences are an equally tantalizing spectacle. They are devoted to their teams and they sing their national anthem with the fervor of a people long trained to idolize the state itself. Yet they are also comfortable idolizing Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, happy to wear their Lakers' jerseys to their own nation's coming out party as the world's fastest growing industrial and economic power. It may seem a completely trivial observation to point out that the Chinese Women's Basketball Team was less uniform in its uniforms than the USA Team, but is it trivial? The Chinese Women displayed a decidedly individualistic choice of footwear -- some red, some white, by manufacturers various. Compared to them it was the Americans who looked like a purely homogeneous unit.
There were other signs of Chinese individuality on display in NBC's most execrable event coverage yet -- the truly shameful treatment of women's gymnastics inflicted on the network's prime-time audience last night. I'm not even talking about the commercial breaks every five minutes. I'm talking about the destruction of gymnastics as a sporting event in favor of presenting and editing it as a soap opera plot involving only the Chinese and the Americans. (No, I'm not forgetting the insulting cameo scene displaying the collapse of Romania as a world class gymnastics power. Was that, or was it not, a deliberate object lesson in the supremacy of collectivist virtues over the undisciplined consumerist individualism of the post-communist state? I'm not suggesting you should hear it too, but as I watched the sullenly incompetent beam performance of the one Romanian gymnast shown, I couldn't keep from hearing Michelle Obama's voice saying, "Barack will demand more of you.") And, interestingly, this new world-class rivalry was not cast in terms of entrepreneurial American aspiration versus oppressive authoritarian organization. The only grim exercise facility shown via film was the Romanian-run headquarters of the American team, complete with footage of a starkly empty practice hall lit to look a torture chamber and a gated entrance evocative of the arching "Arbeit Macht Frei" signs crowning the portals of concentration camps.
I'm sure it wasn't intentional. But when the announcers referenced the ongoing controversy about IOC suspicions that China is defying the 16-year-old age requirement with competitors as young as twelve, they also seemed at pains to point out that all of us adults can't even trust our own perceptions about who is old enough to be on an American college campus. And while both teams experienced some major mistakes and setbacks, they made it clear that it was the Americans who were most stricken by their failures -- inconsolable even by the public embrace of their Rosa Kleb-like Romanian coach. The sole competitor on either team who was able to smile after an embarrassing lapse was one of the putative 12-year-old Chinese girls who, we were informed, was regarded by her coaches as supremely talented but "not the hardest worker on the team."
Well, I'm gad of this evidence that a Chinese athlete who screws up isn't looking at a lifetime in some gulag. But I was unnerved by the implied representation of the defending champion USA Women's Gymnastics Team -- with its transplanted Russian anchor, the unsmiling Nastia Liukin, and its red and white uniforms designed around a red star -- as the suddenly besieged heirs of the Soviet gymnastics tradition. Their ascendant rivals were the impressionistically attired members of the exuberant young Chinese team, who -- an inserted documentary piece admiringly informed us -- were the comfortable inheritors of a thousand-year-old Chinese acrobatic tradition which conscripts its 'artists' at the age of three.
(Wrong ideas. Yes. I have them all the time. But please explain why NBC subsequently inserted two meaningless segments -- in pure sporting terms, that is -- about a former Soviet gymnast now competing for Germany because her son's life was saved by that nation's socialized healthcare system AND the performance of a single Russian gymnast resplendent in a glittering rainbow uniform meant to show us the spontaneous rebirth of Russian gymnastics after the post-Soviet democratic decline. (Thank God for Putin?) Just human interest. I know. But is this really a sport anymore? Or it some kind of NBC cultural barometer? If the former, where the hell were all the other teams and their performers?)
It can't be the case that producers and film editors at NBC are subconsciously in love with the cultural paradigm of the New China -- gigantic, omnipotent government presiding over a rising tide of prosperity and a smilingly unified citizenry purchased at the acceptable price of severely limited freedom of speech, religion, and other anti-collectivist political rights.
Of course not. Otherwise, Bob Costas wouldn't have hunted down President George W. Bush and quizzed him about why he was attending the games and what possible impact his public (and private) objections to Chinese authoritarianism could possibly effect. And Costas wouldn't have continued to interrogate the President of the United States about Russian aggression in Georgia and the corruption of U.S. athletics via steroids and EPO until Mr. Bush asked how much longer he was going to be imprisoned in the studio before being allowed to return to the games.
Which returns me to my first point. These games are fascinating. Even the dumbest coverage can't quite conceal the joyful vitality of our nation in this global arena. There was our President, sitting in the stands -- not some lofty box -- to watch the USA Men's Basketball Team win a great victory. There he was again, after the Costas interview, sitting in shirtsleeves at the Water Cube cheering on the Team USA swimmers. He must have seen the stupendous relay victory, though no NBC camera recorded his reaction to the greatest moment yet in these Olympics. And he also had an endearingly awkward moment with the USA Women's Beach Volleyball Team, when he was invited to give an encouraging NFL-type bottom pat to the competitors and couldn't bring himself to do it.
What other possible kind of evidence could you ask for that our elected
Commander-in-Chief is, in the most important possible sense, just one
of us? A guy who is restrained by his values -- and an entirely
legitimate concern about what his wife would say -- from doing what
every single male fan of women's beach volleyball in the world would give
his eye teeth to do represents the incontrovertible proof that we
are still, despite the many disappointing exceptions and lapses, a
nation led by basically humble citizen politicians who haven't
forgotten where they came from and where they are going home to when
the klieg lights are switched off.
Yes, I'm liking the Olympics a lot more than NBC's coverage of them. I can't wait to see what happens next.
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. Jesus Christ. Sorry. Didn't mean to curse.
But I am so so so so
so so SO tired of these absolute morons with their Global Warming
schtick. I mean, if people stop believing in the dubious value of your
so-called science, do you really think you can reclaim them by
describing even worse cataclysms? A ludicrous excerpt:
The only thing interesting about this article is the comments. Which
are blistering..
All I can add is an invitation. Bring your damn dumb Global Warming Science here. No, not your fear scenarios, which are adequately covered by our YouTube video, but any actual science you think you have.
Life in these formerly civilized western nations has become a total joke. Some of us are starting to wish there really were something called anthropogenic Global Warming, just so you could all die from it. Extinction. The rest of us could only be so lucky. That pansy New Agers could actually die from believing in fairy-tale apocalypses. Best reason we've ever heard of for hoping that Global Warming is real and that there's a genuine need to roll western civilization up in vacuum-sealed bags and stow it away in a great big hatbox scented with potpourri.
Problem is, there isn't. There's just a Judy Garland movie that makes all you purposeless clowns feel good about losing everything. You're like gender-confused sheep pinning all your hopes on a Gay Apocalypse. Which can only be undone by the right skipping steps on the yellow brick road to the Ultimate Green Goretopia. Sad-sounding and bleatingly moving on the phonograph but not too credible. Condolences.
One question. Not to be rude or anything. Do you you mind if we melt down your Minis and Bimmers and turn them into A-10 Thunderbolts after you've all perished of another two or three degrees of heat? You know, when your angora and mohair skivvies start bursting into flame from the heat of your panic?
Cool. Now we're getting somewhere.
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Hotair points today to a new
voice for conservatism but can't quite bring himself to acknowledge
just how significant it is. Reflexively, defenseively perhaps, Ed
Morrissey feels compelled to introduce a filter that keeps him in the
role of critic looking down:
Okay, Ed. I understand that you're "amused" and superior to even "the
thoughtful videos" at his MySpace page. Congratulations.
Except that you're not superior to the young man who calls himself Zo. None of of us old guard, old fart conservatives are. Since I took the first link, I have watched every one of his videos, and I am in awe of his talent as an empirical political philosopher, a natural communicator, and an intutitive theologian. He's a student of history and an ingenious master of common sense metaphors (which can be some of the hardest to come up with) and political commentary that slices deftly through rhetoric to the subtext of many of our national discussions. One-liners fall easily out of his videos, but he's not thinking in one-liners. He's only closing on them in the way that a product of the new media knows how to put a period on a point well made.
Conservative and Republican candidates in every election campaign should be required to watch every one of his video performances. He makes the big differentials between conservatives and liberals meaningful in personal terms, and he also demonstrates how to translate those differences into understandable policy positions. He also gives the best sermon in defense of the authority of the Bible I have ever seen delivered live and not in the pages of a very dense book of theology.
For those who understand the origins of this site, this is the kind of youthful rebellion and revitalizing outburst we have been waiting for. As I write this, I still haven't decided which piece to link above. (Now I've decided. His music.) What I have determined is that I will list every single video he's made below. They're ALL worth watching all the way through. This is how we get our inspiration and our sense of mission back
Nitty Gritty.
Jeremiah Wright.
Republicans and Democrats.
Racism & Illegal Immigration.
Bible Thumpin'.
If Obama offered this kind of hope, he wouldn't be sagging in the polls.
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A plan to privatise some back office police functions in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire will be discussed by the forces' Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) tonight.
Reports earlier today claimed the proposed deal to outsource police back office functions to G4S had already been rejected by the three forces' PCCs however, a police statement claims no decision has yet been made.
A Herts police spokesman said: "We can confirm that a meeting of the Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire is taking place this evening (January 29, 2013).
"One of the issues that they will be considering is whether or not to continue with further work to explore the Lincolnshire Police outsourcing contract, with G4S as the supplier, for the delivery of some of the three forces' Organisational Support services. No decision has yet been reached."
Hertfordshire PCC David Lloyd announced the loss of more than 130 police officer and staff posts in the county during the next financial year as the force looks to make spending cuts of £6.3 million.
Almost a third of these savings, £1.8 million, are planned to be made in IT, HR, estates and finance - all areas that G4S is proposing to take on.
Mr Lloyd told the Watford Observer last week: "We are still awaiting the G4S decision and we cannot make a decision without thinking it through because there are a number of parts to this decision.
"I think that many people will agree that the back office services need to work more efficiently but I cannot confirm whether outsourcing is the answer to this."
Mr Lloyd was not immediately available for comment.
G4S hit the headlines last summer after failing to provide sufficient numbers of security personnel for London 2012.


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Texas State Posts Shutout Win Over Lady Flames
The Liberty softball team faced defending Southland Conference champion Texas State on Tuesday, and fell by an 8-0 score in six innings during game one of the doubleheader.
The Bobcats advance to 13-10 on the season, winning their fourth in a row, while the Lady Flames (6-8) sustained their fourth consecutive defeat.
Katie Zavodny recorded two out of Liberty's three hits on the afternoon, and also stole a base. Kelby Allen hit a double in the fourth inning, and Amber Donovan was hit by a pitch to account for Liberty's base runners. Chandler Ball (3-3) allowed three runs on five hits in four and two-thirds innings pitched and took the loss.
Three Texas State batters had two hits apiece, while Haley Lemons doubled and drove in three runs. Selena and Anna Hernandez both posted two hits and two runs. Anne Marie Taylor is 7-4 after tossing a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts.
The Bobcats scored one run in the bottom of the first inning. Selena Hernadez drew a leadoff walk and stole second. After a bunt base hit by Baker, Anna Hernandez grounded into a double play, scoring the runner from third for a 1-0 Texas State lead.
After a three-batter Liberty second inning, the Bobcats received a pair of baserunners with two outs. Ball got Masek to foul out to Strickland, ending the second frame.
Taylor allowed one Liberty batter to reach base over the first three innings, hitting Donovan with a pitch in the first stanza.
Selena Hernandez led off the third inning by singling to center, but was tagged out on a stolen base attempt. The remaining Bobcats went in order, and the 1-0 score stood going into the fourth.
Zavodny recorded a bunt single as the first batter in the fourth inning. She got thrown out trying to steal second. Allen then sent a two-out double into the right field corner. A groundout to short provided the final out, keeping the total at 1-0.
With runners on second and third and one out in the Texas State half of the fourth, Allison Snow singled to right to drive in Brooke Keel for the Bobcats' second run. Texas State stranded two runners, as two pop outs to Shivock closed the inning.
Texas State rallied with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, adding an insurance run. Brooke Baker walked, and then Anna Hernandez singled. Lemons plated Baker with an RBI double. DiMartino then came on in relief of Ball, and Shivock made a leaping catch to secure the third out.
Liberty got a base hit a stolen base from Zavodny during the sixth inning. Taylor then closed the inning with her 10th strikeout of the afternoon. The Bobcats ended the game in the bottom of the frame, scoring five runs on four two-out base hits to seal the 8-0 victory.