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I've received "Myrmidon" as the "Good Word"/Word of the Day for July second, 2007. Dr. Beard told us the word is used to refer to:
1. A faithful follower who carries out orders unquestioningly.
2. A member of a warrior nation of ancient Thessaly, Greece, who were led by Achilles in the Trojan War.
He then provided these etymological comments:
Word History: Since today's word comes from a proper noun, the likelihood that it has a traceable etymology is slim to nil.
The interesting historical question is, however: how did the name of a warrior nation that fought bravely in the Siege of Troy come to refer to a docile follower? The explanation goes back to a pseudo-etymology apparently introduced by the French in the 16th century. The French associated this name with the Greek word myrmes "ant", shifting the meaning to "insignificant person". English then (re)combined this meaning with the original sense of the followers of Achilles.
Is the English meaning correct? It seems merely to be an extension of the original French meaning, which Dr. Beard suggests was erroneous.
The original Myrmidons were said to have "fought bravely in the siege of Troy." Were they "insignificant lackeys"? Do we only know of them what Homer said about them? I haven't checked the Iliad to see what's said there about the Myrmidons.
Were the Myrmidons "ant-like"? What "ant-like" qualities did the French have in mind? Did they intend the word to suggest "insignificant person" or were they attempting to ascribe admirable qualities of ants to the Myrmidons? Could the Myrmidons have named *themselves* *FOR* ants because they wished to be compared favorably to ants?
We know about "army ants," which achieve impressive feats when they work together, as social insects, in "super organisms." We're also aware of ants' enormous physical strength, of their fearlessness, and of their fierceness .
A warrior could hope to be compared to an ant because of those qualities. Ants aren't merely "small" or "insignificant." In the "command" context of military activity, complete obedience and faithfulness are valued, as are "machine-like" precision of "execution" of techniques, such as is displayed both by ants and by the best soldiers.
I suspect there may be much more to this "ant" comparison than Robert Beard is suggesting, and this seems worth studying. I'd like to use this word, but I'd like to know more about its history and about its correct meaning.
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Knife Sharpening Guide
Whether you have bought your own knife for practical purposes, have been given a knife set as a gift, or have been so fortunate as to receive a promotional knife or promotional knives set for being a valued customer, you are going to want to sharpen it or them. Most knives, even the multi-function Swiss army type, or other functional tool or camping knives, have some blades that will need sharpening.
Knife sharpening is a controversial subject. You might not think so, but check around in the knife aficionado world and you will find out it is so. The battle rages over what type of stone to use, wet or dry, and which way to move the knife. Then there is if wet, what type of wet, water or oil. And there is the angle to consider. It is all very technical.
The coarse stone
For practical purposes and ordinary knife users, here is a simple and reasonable method. You want a stone that is a good size for the knife you want to sharpen. Obviously a large kitchen knife will need a larger stone. The stone needs to be long enough that you can sweep the blade across it, the full length of the blade, without running out of stone or slicing something vital off. Then, if you want to use something wet, you can use oil or water. I have used oil, but now I just use water. It is handy and seems to work fine. If you have a considerable collection of knives to work through, you might want to invest in one of those nicely mounted sharpening stones that rest on a stable base. Or you can use the two sided coarse and fine kind you get at the hardware store. Those have kept my pocket, hunting, fishing, and kitchen knives sharp for many years.
The angle
The angle is important, and you can read up on that. But ten to thirty degrees seems to be the popular recommendation. I shoot for about fifteen degrees when sharpening my knives. That makes a fine sharp edge that will hold up well enough for ordinary kitchen and fishing work. With the stone securely resting on a level surface, you draw or sweep the blade across the stone, keeping the angle constant. You can use the sweep away method, in which you move the knife blade in the opposite way that you would if you were trying to slice a thin layer off the stone. That sounds safer, and some say it is better for the blade and the stone. I admit that I do it the other way, sweeping the blade as if slicing a thin layer off the top of the stone. It is the way I was taught, and has worked well for a long time.
How to move knife
When starting with a dull knife, it is good to make several passes, keeping the angle constant, before turning the knife over and going the other way. Perhaps several sets of ten passes on each side, then going to five on each side for a couple of sets, then three, then two, then one on each side, switching sides and carefully maintaining the angle as you go; that is about how I do it. You can take your time, test the blade now and then and you will figure out what works for you. Kitchen knives with heavy blades, worn from much chopping, will take more time to build an edge than your sharp folding pocket knife, that just needs a little edge refresher to keep it show-off sharp.
Knives are wonderful to own, and promotional knives are great promotional products to give and receive, but it is good to know how to sharpen them, if you intend to use them at all. So if you are given a nice promotional knife for your valued business, or want to give some to your valuable customers, invest in a sharpening stone, practice a little, and you will be able to keep them as functional as they are handsome.


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The Best Rated Racquetball Rackets
Top-of-the-line racquetball equipment is designed for experienced players. Major manufacturers produce pro-caliber rackets geared for the highest skill levels. When players are ready to take that step -- and spend more than $200 for their racket, before customization -- they have many options. These five rackets earned generally strong reviews from users and suppliers.
E-Force Heatseeker
This racket design allows for 22-inch mainstrings, the longest on the market, and a flexible shaft. The head is all carbon and the frame is composed of three carbon graphites. The Heatseeker 190 received high marks for power in the latest RacquetWorld.com testing. The Heatseeker models generally retail for $200 to $270, as of February 2011.
Kktelon EXO3 Attack
Players can customize the weight and balance of the frame with bridge inserts. This racket graded very high for ball control in RacquetWorld.com testing. Many professional players have used this model, including John Ellis, Jose Rojas, Keely Franks, Paola Longoria, Jennifer Saunders. EXO Attack rackets generally retail from $200 to $250, as of February 2011.
Wilson Warlock BLX
This racket is the top of the BLX line, which also features the Sword, Lockjaw, Rant and Force models. It is designed for high-end players seeking maximum power. The Warlock also earned good reviews for ball control in RacquetWorld.com testing. By blending basalt into this composite racket, Wilson creates effective vibration resistance. Professional player Mitch Williams uses and endorses Wilson rackets. The Warlock generally retails from $180 to $200, as of February 2011.
Pro Kennex Kinetic KM 700 Racquetball Racquet
This racket's increased power zone aids the less-skilled player. Its design reduces shock and dampens vibration. The KM 700 earned excellent grades for ball control through RacquetWorld.com testing. Professional player Kane Waselenchuk has endorsed the Pro Kennex line and enjoyed success with its products. This racket generally retails from $200 to $240, as of February 2011.
Head Blackjack
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First Community Insurance Co., a property insurer with about 60,000 policies statewide, has filed to raise rates an average of 23.3 percent, the latest in a string of double-digit rate increase requests.
Florida insurance regulators have scheduled a public hearing for 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Larson Building in Tallahassee. Anyone unable to attend can forward comments or concerns to firstname.lastname@example.com by March 29. The subject line of the e-mail should read "First Community."
First Community has fewer than 7,000 policies in the Tampa Bay area.
Over the past year, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has approved a number of large rate increases. Many insurers have cited a rise in nonhurricane claims, particularly related to sinkhole damage.


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Council tax in Sutton looks set to be frozen for a fifth consecutive year.
Members of Sutton Council's strategy and resources committee backed a budget that freezes council tax for 2014/15 but continues to fund a park in north London at a town hall meeting last night.
Councillors heard how Sutton has managed to offset cuts in Government grants by sharing services with other councils and by making money from investments in the town, including from new developments at either end of the High Street and Subsea7's plans to build a new base in Brighton Road.
But spending cuts have been proposed in departments such as adult social care and children's care and a report by officers highlighted these cuts could prove risky if there are significant changes in demand from residents.
Sutton plans to use the savings to ensure it can freeze council tax and car parking charges, provide £200,000 of rates relief to businesses, invest £20m in housing stock, and pay the London Living Wage to all its employees.
Councillor Simon Wales, the council's lead member for finance, assets and the voluntary sector, said: "We are doing all we can to support people in a difficult economic climate where our Government grant continues to be cut.
"That means having to prioritise our spending wisely and we have chosen to invest in areas that our residents and businesses have told us matter the most - school places, new homes and supporting our local economy."
The budget still includes an annual levy to the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority of £219,000.
The levy has been in place for more than 50 years and funds the north London park, which also benefited from Olympic games funding in recent years.
All London's councils are required to pay it although the Sutton Guardian has campaigned for a change in law which is necessary to stop south London councils paying for the north-east London park.
Coun Jayne McCoy said: "We pay £200,000 to a park that is miles away and, at last count, that only five Sutton people used in the last year.
"After 50 years they have agreed to generously give us a two per cent reduction that we will invest in the Wandle Valley Regional Park which is on our doorstep."
The budget is still subject to a debate and vote at the next full council meeting.
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Govt contracts in question
Guardian Senior Reporter
Published: Oct 17, 2013
The 2011 Report of the Auditor General again raises concerns over the
"wastage" and "loss" of public funds at various government agencies and highlights cases where the Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) awarded contracts to government employees and in some instances made payouts for maintenance work that civil servants were already paid to perform.
The report also noted an
"exorbitant" expenditure at the DEHS of nearly $10,000 on employee cellular phone cards over a two-year period.
The report was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday. It covers the period of July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.
The report by Auditor General Terrance S. Bastian questions the legitimacy of several payments the DEHS made for the maintenance of public spaces and asks why the department would hire a contractor to perform work that is done by government workers.
The report says a $9,500 payment voucher was authorized for cleaning the following grounds in a community: a primary school yard; a basketball court and soccer field; a volleyball court; a community clinic and the road from the entrance of Gambier to the basketball court.
"However, we were informed by the Ministry of Education and the Department of Public Health that their agencies already employ persons to carry out the above functions," the report says. "As a result, we could not determine the legitimacy of this payment."
"In the absence of a credible explanation, we recommended that the funds expended be recovered and brought to account and evidence be provided for audit review."
A line item called "director's response" gave an explanation for the payout: "School yards have traditionally always been prepared for the start of the school in the fall by the Road and Park Division. "Works conducted at the schools were at the request of the Ministry of Education and the directives of the Ministry of the Environment."
Regarding the DEHS contracts that were given to government employees, the auditor general said, "We noted that payments were made for the cleaning of Yamacraw Park.
"However, our investigation revealed that the payments were made to a full-time employee of The Bahamas government, having been employed since February 15, 1988.
"We were advised by the director of DEHS that contracts are not granted to employees or agents of the government and as a result, we regard the payments as a conflict of interest.
"It is recommended that an explanation be provided to show why a public servant was issued a contract. In the absence of a credible explanation, we recommended that the funds expended be recovered and brought to account and evidence be provided for audit review.
"We further recommended that the department include a background check as part of the vetting of contractors to avoid conflict of interest."
The auditor general also found that a payment was made to government employees for the maintenance of the Quarry Mission Road Park and G.K. Symonette Library.
The report also says that DEHS managers and staff were given monthly cellular phone cards, which amounted to $9,928.05 between October 2009 and November 2011.
"It is also noted that some of these officers are stationed in the office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with access to land lines. Consequently, we could not determine the reason for the exorbitant amount of money spent on phone cards," the report notes.
The auditor general asked for an explanation on the expenditure.
The report included a line called "director's response", which explained that DEHS staff who were given phone cards were all required to work outside of the office.
The explantation also added that employees with responsibility for solid waste, roads and parks, frequently needed to contact officials outside of normal work hours.
In addition to concerns over wastage of public funds, the report also notes weaknesses in the internal controls relating to revenue and expenditure at various government agencies and called for the implementation of an integrated financial management system to improve accounting practices.
The auditor general has raised similar concerns in previous reports.


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Pirtek is joining the BTCC this year with a Vauxhall Vectra for highly-rated young gun Jordan, who will be entering his third campaign in the hotly-contested, tremendously popular tin-top series - and aiming to add to the haul of silverware that he has already collected, courtesy of an impressive brace of podium finishes for Team Eurotech during his 'rookie' season in 2008 and three more for VX Racing in 2009.
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Supply Chain: U.S. How Reynolds Managed Inventory Amid Crisis
Prompted to change by financial distress, Reynolds Bros. reinvented its IT infrastructure, significantly reducing inventory management costs along the way.
Not that long ago, executives at the Reynolds Bros. clothing chain had to hire a consultant to the tune of $50,000 a year if they wanted customized reports on how items were selling or needed customer mailing addresses for marketing promotions.
The New Jersey-based chain, which operated 30 stores at the time, sold 103,000 SKUs of mens, womens and childrens apparel, including swimwear and accessories, but data on sales was largely inaccessible.
In addition, the firms UNIX system was unable to match a vendors UPC code to a Reynolds SKU, which extended purchasing hours and made inventory tasks more complicated.
But the 105-year-old company also faced a much bigger challenge: Its very existence was at stake. With sales dropping significantly in the late 1990s, it had to make some tough decisions that ultimately would result in layoffs and the closure of many of its stores.
The company had to tackle a major restructuring, which included the elimination of many administrative jobs as well as its truck fleet. No one knew if Reynolds was going to stay in business and get out of Chapter 11, says Enrico Bozzetti, information systems manager for the firm. But with savings from the store closures, and system changes, we were able to survive.
And survive it did. The company ultimately tightened its belt down to three stores, but thanks to technology, it is operating them much more cost effectively, giving it a strong foundation to support some expansion down the road.
The new Reynolds Bros. has 70 employees and 86,218 SKUs in its database, and has turned the corner on its financial reorganization, says Bozzetti. This past February, a vice president of the company, Mark Salaway, purchased the business from its previous owner, Excelled Sheepskin & Leather Coat Corp.
Cutting costs everywhere
Reynolds has lived through downsizing pressure that would challenge the foundation of any retail business.
In early 2004, just after it filed for bankruptcy, Reynolds began looking for a new retail system to cut operating costs while managing the needs of its remaining stores. We needed a system that would manage inventory across our stores and allow us to save money on our maintenance contract, says Bozzetti. I had six months to come up with a solution.
After evaluating two other systems, the retailer selected Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management System (RMS), partly because the Windows-based platform allowed for significant savings in maintenance compared to the UNIX system.
Reynolds implemented the system on its own, with training provided by Chicago-based Sales Catalyst. At the time, Reynolds had 150 employees. Three IT employees set up the hardware and software, and then buyers and management started using it to manage inventory, products and SKUs.
The company rolled out the system to one store per week within a 30-day timeframe, linking each of the locations to its corporate headquarters in Lakewood, NJ. We installed the Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Small Business Version and SQL Server on the main server to support RMS, says Bozzetti. Then we rolled out the new touch-screen J2 cash registers, and Epson thermal printers at all the stores, and linked them to headquarters using DSL lines.
By September 2004, the new system was in place and the company emerged from bankruptcy.
The biggest obstacle during the transition to the new system was the migration of receipts and purchase orders. Purchase orders from the UNIX system had to be manually entered into RMS, which meant there was an interim period when some stores had to deal with some receipts on UNIX and others on RMS. During this time of change, Reynolds had to perform a full physical inventory using wireless barcode scanners to ensure it knew its stock position. But the effort was worth it. Software maintenance expenses were cut to less than $5,000 annually a savings of about $100,000 per year. It is also easier to train new employees on a Windows-based system as opposed to the UNIX system. Store managers can customize their own reports, which only IT could do before, says Bozzetti.
Merchandise shipped direct to stores
The new system also solved the problem of matching a vendors UPC number to Reynolds SKUs. The old UNIX system generated random product ID numbers, and limited the number of items that could be ordered on a single purchase order. Because there were no standard UPC codes, employees at Reynolds central receiving warehouse manually matched incoming merchandise to the retailers own SKUs.
Reynolds now uses the Inovis Catalogue to download vendors UPC codes. We use the vendors UPC number when possible throughout our business. This allows us to receive floor-ready merchandise [for] each store already ticketed from the vendor, says Bozzetti.
For the 20 percent of its vendors that do not have UPC capabilities which are mostly non-apparel vendors Reynolds assigns their products a random UPC number.
Because the new system supports standard UPCs, merchandise can be drop shipped directly from distributors to individual stores, with UPCs mapped to company SKUs that provide product data.
This capability allowed Reynolds to close its 12,000-square-foot Lakewood receiving warehouse, which saved about $500,000 in salaries, rent, supplies and transportation, and cut delivery times by 30 percent. There are no more warehouse or DC receipts, says Bozzetti. This has saved us a tremendous amount of money in labor and warehouse costs.
About half of merchandise is shipped floor-ready. It varies by vendor; not all of them are able to send us floor-ready merchandise, says Bozzetti. But it is less labor-intensive and gives us the ability to sell merchandise faster.
And remember that pesky problem the old Reynolds had when it came to getting its customer mailing lists from the UNIX system? That previous database of customer contact information is being imported to a standard SQL server database that the retailer can use without the help of consultants for future marketing efforts.
Ready for growth in stores, online
Future growth is a very real possibility, including the opening of new retail stores and expanding into online sales, says Bozzetti. The latter could come in the next year.
Every night, our headquarters are updated on sales, returns, customers and inventory information. This gives us the ability to see the entire inventory for Reynolds, and also on a store level if needed, he says. We would like to use RMS for the ability to ship directly [to consumers homes] from the store that has the most merchandise available.
Each of its stores has storage space that could be used for packing and shipping of merchandise ordered online. It will be a couple of years until we start opening new stores again, says Bozzetti. But we expect to see Reynolds growing again very soon.
Staci Kusterbeck is an Apparel contributing author based in New York.


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"On the Inside," an exhibition at the Abrons Art Center in New York City, showcases work produced by LGBTQ prisoners. Continue reading
President Obama has pledged to ban solitary confinement for juveniles in the federal prison system and to reform the rules for other prisoners. What effect will his executive actions have? Hari Sreenivasan discusses the proposed changes with Maurice Chammah of The Marshall Project and Shaka Senghor of #Cut50, who spent seven years in solitary confinement. Continue reading
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday he will ban the use of solitary confinement for juvenile and low-level offenders in federal prisons, citing the potential for "devastating, lasting psychological consequences" from the use of the isolation as punishment. Continue reading
In our news wrap Tuesday, a new California policy limits the use of solitary confinement to gang members who commit new crimes in prison. Also, a county clerk in Kentucky has refused again to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, even after the Supreme Court rejected her appeal. Continue reading
Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in their quest to end the practice — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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WASHINGTON — Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in their quest to end the practice — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Continue reading
New York City will prohibit solitary confinement for inmates under the age of 21, shifting away from its previous policy. Continue reading
Teen inmates at one of the country's largest municipal jails are routinely subjected to excessive force resulting in injuries like broken jaws and bone fractures, according to a U.S. attorney report. Staff at Rikers Island were found to over-rely on solitary confinement and to not report violent incidents. Judy Woodruff talks to Benjamin Weiser, who covered the story for The New York Times. Continue reading
The political odd couple of Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., have introduced new legislation in hopes of reforming the nation's criminal justice system. They join Judy Woodruff to discuss why former prisoners should be given more opportunity to re-enter the workforce, the chances of this bill becoming law and the benefits of reaching across the aisle. Continue reading
Pelican Bay State Prison in Northern California is designed to hold some of the state's most violent offenders in isolated security units. In early July, inmates launched a state-wide hunger strike to demand limits on time spent in solitary. Special correspondent Michael Montgomery offers background on the policy. Continue reading


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THE small swing to Labor in Saturday's Niddrie byelection is a mark against the Baillieu government and its failure to tackle the state's growing jobs crisis, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews says.
Labor candidate Ben Carroll won the byelection with a swing of about 2 per cent, and Mr Andrews predicted Mr Carroll would be a fantastic local member, replacing Rob Hulls in Parliament.
"We ran a grass-roots campaign almost exclusively on jobs," he said, pointing out that more people had voted Labor on the weekend than had done so at the 2010 state election.
"It's an endorsement of our very disciplined focus on what are very traditional issues, and that is [chiefly] keeping people in work," Mr Andrews said.
Just over 82 per cent of the 37,000 enrolled voters in the seat turned out; more than one in 10 of those who did turn out cast an informal vote.
The Liberal Party did not run a candidate in the seat, and 47 per cent of first-preference votes counted so far went to Mr Carroll.
He was followed by independent candidate Andrea Surace, with almost 13 per cent, the Greens' Josie Lester with just over 10 per cent, and the Sex Party's Amy Myers with 8 per cent.
Born and raised in Airport West, Mr Carroll qualified as a lawyer in 2010 while working in the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office.
The 36-year-old's last job before Saturday's byelection was as an adviser on the national broadband network to federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.
The government's Denis Napthine said: "In a one-horse race, to get less than 50 per cent of the [primary] vote would be very disappointing." The decision not to run a candidate, Mr Napthine said, was made because the government was concentrating on governing the state.
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Property investor GPT Group has returned to profitability due to higher asset values, and forecast earnings growth in the year ahead.
GPT reported a net profit of $707.3 million in the year to December 31, which compared to a loss of $1.07 billion in the previous corresponding period.
Non-cash items were the main driver of increased reported profit, mainly increases in asset values, the company said.
Operating income was $410 million, up 9.1 per cent from $375.8 million in the previous corresponding period.
That equates to operating income per security of 20.7 cents.
GPT's 2011 forecast for operating income per security was growth of at least the consumer price index (CPI), plus one percentage point.
Revenue was up 30 per cent on the previous corresponding period at $827.6 million.
GPT declared an interim distribution of 4.6 cents.
GPT's asset values totalled $9.75 billion at December 31, up from $9.16 billion 12 months earlier.
"With the sale of non core assets now largely completed, GPT is well positioned to continue optimising the performance of its high quality portfolio of Australian assets, setting the foundation for superior performance in the future," chief executive Michael Cameron said.
The group had total borrowings of $2.45 billion at December 31, up from $2.18 billion a year earlier.
Gearing was 24.9 per cent at December 31, up from 23.5 per cent, although an expected US sale will reduce gearing to 22.5 per cent, GPT said.
The cost of the company's debt is forecast to fall by 0.8 basis points to less than seven per cent in 2011.


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Coffee Break
Coffee Break meets on Tuesday morning and evening. This community Bible study is for everyone, women and men. No previous knowledge or experience in Bible study is needed. Trained Coffee Break leaders will help us discover what the Bible has to say, with no arguing about different religious or denominational positions. Our study this fall is a study of James by Beth Moore.
With a variety of times, you can pick a Coffee Break that best fits your schedule. You are invited regardless of your church background. Even if you have never attended church before this is a comfortable way to learn about the Bible. All study materials are provided at no cost.
Tuesday Morning Coffee Break/Story Hour
Tuesday morning Coffee Break is especially for women. Over coffee and treats you can make new friends, meet your neighbors and participate in an exciting Bible study.
Tuesday Mornings
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Begins mid September and ends in late April
For more information call Carol at 656-0040
During Tuesday Morning Coffee Break, we offer special programs for your preschool children.
Story Hour is for your preschool children. In Story Hour your children will:
- Learn about God, and life in His world
- Sing and share
- Make a craft
Nursery is always available during the Tuesday Morning Coffee Break for children 3 and under.
Tuesday Evening Coffee Break
Our Tuesday evening Coffee Break is for both men and women. The discussion format is the same as the morning session.
Tuesday Evenings
7:15 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Begins mid September and ends in late April
For more information call Jane at 452-6689
Do you have time just once a month on Tuesday morning to help with Coffee Break? Nursery and Story Hour helpers are needed, as well as hostesses to serve refreshments.
Call Carol Van @ 656-0040 to volunteer. Check with the church office for the fall start date. Invite your friends and neighbors.
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TBILISI – The Ukraine crisis has shattered key Western assumptions about Russia, and many analysts and policymakers have fallen back on the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin must be acting irrationally. But it is Western assumptions that need to be questioned. In particular, what has made Russia so keen to undermine the current international order, first in Georgia in 2008 and in Ukraine now?
On the surface, these campaigns seem like post-imperial territorial conflicts. Russia, according to this view, recognizes that it cannot get its old empire back, so it is chipping away at neighboring territories instead, justifying its actions by a nebulous concept of ethnic and historical justice. And, like Serbia's former President Slobodan Milošević, Putin dresses up foreign aggression as national salvation in order to bolster his domestic popularity and marginalize his opponents.
Putin's approach closely resembles the vision set out by Russian Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn in his 1990 essay "Rebuilding Russia." Referring to the former Soviet satellite states, he suggested letting those "ungrateful peoples" go, but keeping Russia's rightful territories, such as eastern and southern Ukraine, northern Kazakhstan, and eastern Estonia, with their ethnic Russian populations, and Georgia's Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which are cultural extensions of Russia's North Caucasus.
But it would be misleading to portray Putin as merely another out-of-control national romantic. He singled out Georgia and Ukraine not to redeem Russians' emotional commitment to South Ossetia or Crimea, but to punish those countries for their dangerous liaisons with the West – in particular Georgia's ambition to join NATO and Ukraine's desire to sign an association agreement with the European Union. Indeed, Russia's reaction is consistent with its recurrent discourse about being "squeezed out" of its own neighborhood and "encircled" by hostile Western powers.


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Nancy Ann MacPhie Robinson, 88, formerly of Bernardsville, died on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, Pa.
Mrs. Robinson had been a resident of Pine Run Retirement Community in Doylestown.
Born on July 13, 1924, in Toledo, Ohio, she was married for 63 years to Harry Robinson, a renowned wood sculptor. They resided in North Canton, Ohio, in Maplewood and Bernardsville, and for the past five years in Doylestown.
Mrs. Robinson worked for the Toledo Blade newspaper, and later became a talented dressmaker beloved by her customers. One of her favorite clients was the Honorable Millicent Fenwick, with whom she became friends.
She was known as a stylish dresser, almost always with a hat, and loved dressing up for occasions, especially if they called for a costume.
She had a wonderful sense of humor. She also was artistic and painted murals on the walls in her Maplewood home, as well as furniture for her young daughters.
She was active in community theater groups and contributed scripts, songs, costume design and construction, and also acted, danced and sang.
Mrs. Robinson was an active and passionate member of the Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge.
She was an avid reader and lover of words and word play. She loved composing humorous poems for occasions and cards for friends and family. When faced with serious health issues during her last 30 years, she persevered with grace.
She is survived by her two daughters, Martha Symon and her husband, Bruce, and Laura Pritchard and her husband, Charles; her grandchildren, Emily Navin and her husband, Michael, Alison Stidworthy, Kerri Symon, and Claire, Charles and Cole Pritchard; and a great-grandson, Jack Navin.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge, 1 East Oak St. in Basking Ridge. Arrangements are by the Huff and Lakjer Funeral Home in Lansdale, Pa.
Contributions in her name may be made to the Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge, 1 East Oak St., Basking Ridge, N.J., 07940.


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Music Review: Tyrone Birkett / Emancipation - 'Postmodern Spirituals: The Promised Land'
Published 10:00 pm, Thursday, March 20, 2014
The term "postmodern" has been applied to so many ideas both new and not so new that for many people it has become nearly meaningless. In literature, it has been applied to work as different as that of the nouveau roman as practiced by Alain Robbe-Grillet and that of a practitioner of absurdist literature like John Barth. In philosophy, it is associated with the work of such varied thinkers as Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, and Martin Heidegger. In music, classical composers like those categorized as minimalists such as Phillip Glass and sonic experimentalists such as John Cage have been called postmodern. At worst the term is meaningless; at best it is confusing.
It is helpful that Tyrone Birkett takes the pains to explain what he means by the term as it is used in his latest album Postmodern Spirituals: The Promised Land, to be released March 25. In his elaborate liner notes, he says: "The Postmodern Spiritual is a modern day rendering of the freedom song." It is both a voice against oppression and "a re-imagining and reviving" of the "Negro spiritual by incorporating jazz sensibilities with soul and gospel along with new compositions likened to its predecessor."
Now in some sense, whether you agree or disagree with the idea that this constitutes what you think of as postmodernism is irrelevant. This is what Birkett thinks. This is what Birkett believes he is doing aesthetically, and call it what you will, this is the music you are going to hear on his album. Besides, if you like what you hear, does it really matter what you call it. And, if you like great jazz from talented musicians, you are certainly going to like what you hear on Postmodern Spirituals: The Promised Land.
This is 10 tracks of absolutely beautiful music composed and/or arranged by saxophonist Birkett for his ensemble, Emancipation. Vocals are handled by Paula Ralph Birkett. Gregory Royals is on piano and organ; Reggie Young is on electric bass, and Jason Patterson plays drums. They are joined on two tracks by drummer Camille Gainer Jones and keyboardist and pianist Pablo Vergara. John Benitez plays acoustic bass on one track. It is an ensemble quite at home with Birkett's musical vision and the emotional truth of his ideas.
From the opening drum roll of the first of the nouveau spirituals, "The Departure," it is clear that the listener is in for something out of the ordinary. Birkett's work on the sax has just enough nuanced soundscape to justify both the term postmodern and his description of the horn as sounding "a clarion call." Paula Birkett's vocal is revelatory. She has a voice rich and powerful, and she demonstrates her ownership of the material every time she opens her mouth.
There are eight compositions on the album mixing both original work from Birkett and a reworking of older material, most notably "Motherless Child (Revisited)" and a wonderfully evocative "Deep River." "The Departure," "The Struggle," and "Freedom Dreaming" are part of a larger work called "The Seven Star Suite" planned for later release. One track, "The Postmodern Spiritual," uses some of the ideas expressed in the liner notes for a spoken word manifesto delivered by Paula Birkett. The remarkable set ends hopefully with "The Promise."
Postmodern Spirituals: The Promised Land is a concept album with a purpose, an album with something to say. It says it with some of the most dynamic musical you are likely to hear from any jazz ensemble around.


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Free Associate with Me
Posted by Matthew Cressler
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I currently have the pleasure to be teaching African American religious history for the first time and, as I do with most of my classes, I began the semester with an exercise in free association. Since my objective is always to press my students to think critically - with specificity, sophistication, self-reflection - about "religion," the exercise serves at least two purposes. It makes all of us in the classroom aware of the working conceptions and definitions of religion (and religions and religious) we carry with us, though most of the time we don't stop to name them. But it also - and this is what is the most fun for me as a scholar-teacher - provides a preliminary map of some of the most popular and pervasive images and ideas about a particular topic.
What first comes to mind when you hear "African American religion"? The map my students made included "awesome choirs," Baptist, T.D. Jakes, "instrument of liberation," music, Christianity, and Martin Luther King. As you can see, the words that sprang to mind tended to have one thing in common: they were, in varying degrees, associated with "the Black Church." (Though, I'm happy to note that Nation of Islam and "voodoo" did make the list.)
I'm sure this revelation surprises few, if any, of you - those words may be akin to what first came to your mind, or, they may be what you would have expected to hear from most students. They certainly corresponded with the results of a quick Google search (because yes, of course I Googled "African American religion"). My students and I catalogued the images Google produced for this search and quickly noticed the preponderance of Christian churches, choirs in exuberant son, preachers exhorting crowds, and bodies (especially women's bodies) in motion. Wikipedia ostensibly has two entries on "African American religion." The entry on "Afro-American religion" will introduce readers to a chart of African diasporic religious traditions in Latin America, the Caribbean, and New Orleans. If you want to learn about the religious life of African-descended peoples in the United States (beyond New Orleans), you'll have to see "Religion in Black America" instead. There, aside from one use of the word "Catholic" and an odd sentence noting how the Nation of Islam eventually "added a Muslim factor," what you will find is a history of Black evangelical Christianity.
Now, apart from illustrating why we admonish students not to rely on Wikipedia as their sole source of information, and apart from suggesting a fun digital class assignment to edit the pages themselves, what I found most fascinating about our exercise is that it confirmed what many African American religious studies scholars have been arguing for the past decade or so - what is meant by "African American religion" is usually "African American Christianity" and, more specifically, the collective institution of "the Black Church," and that this concept is burdened and overdetermined in a number of ways. What is more, this conception of African American religion bears at least four implicit assumptions: 1) that African Americans share a special (perhaps even natural) inclination to the religious; 2) that African American religiosity is evangelical and Protestant; 3) that African American worship is spontaneous and emotional; and 4) that (at least in the post-civil rights era) African American religion is politically progressive. (These four points represent my synthesis of what a number of scholars have argued in recent years, many of whom I discussed in a piece I posted on the History of Christianity blog a few years ago.)
Though I could go on and on about this exercise (and where I'm going to take it in my class), I'd love to hear if any of you use similar exercises in your classes - whether it be on African American religion, American religion, "religion," or something else. How do you get your students to unearth their own operative assumptions about the subjects you're teaching? I'd be interested to hear both how they may have worked and when they might have backfired. And, of course, if you do something like this on "African American religion," I'd love to add to that map I'm continuing to make in my mind of what - if anything - people think of when they hear those pregnant words.
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- Tom Van Dyke at: February 1, 2015 at 2:09 AM said...
1) that African Americans share a special (perhaps even natural) inclination to the religious; 2) that African American religiosity is evangelical and Protestant; 3) that African American worship is spontaneous and emotional; and 4) that (at least in the post-civil rights era) African American religion is politically progressive. (These four points represent my synthesis of what a number of scholars have argued in recent years,
This is sociology, then, except for 3), which is subjective and more fit for movies, like "The Apostle"[which I enjoyed very much].
The liberal arts, the "humanities," also offer themselves as social "science."
So which is to be, then, art or science? What are y'all doing here?
Respectfully submitted.
- Matthew Cressler at: February 1, 2015 at 8:47 AM said...
Point of clarification: what I am arguing here is that the concept "African American religion" usually bears these four assumptions. I am definitely not arguing that "African American religion" actually is constituted by these four things. The scholars I allude to in that paragraph - along with myself - are, in fact, challenging this common conception as much too limited, not to mention burdened by many problematic implications.
As for the humanities v. social science comment, I'm not sure I'm clear on your question. But the blog is home to a scholars with a variety of different disciplinary commitments.
- esclark at: February 2, 2015 at 5:03 PM said...
Sounds like an interesting way to start off the semester with them. I'm wondering how the demographics in the classroom might shape that conversation. I teach at a very white school in the Pacific Northwest.
Last semester in my African American Religions class, we had a few conversations about the topic of our course. In other words, what are African American religions? At the beginning of the semester, they were very uncomfortable with defining it themselves and no one wanted to speak up. There was one African American student in the room.
By the end of the semester, they had opened up and begun to think about what makes an African American religion. They wanted an expansive category, that while perhaps based on ideas about race, wasn't bound by ideas about race. For example, due to his rhetoric and life experiences, they considered Father Michael Pfleger to fall under the category.
- Tom Van Dyke at: February 5, 2015 at 9:28 PM said...
As for the humanities v. social science comment, I'm not sure I'm clear on your question. But the blog is home to a scholars with a variety of different disciplinary commitments.
Thx for the reply, Matthew. I'm asking whether the inquiry is useful without some attempt at statistical rigor.
Except for 3) that African American worship is spontaneous and emotional, which I suppose is self-evident since I've never heard gospel music as dreadful as well, if you've ever heard Eddie Izzard explain it...
- Matthew Cressler at: February 8, 2015 at 12:13 PM said...
Definitely an important point, Emily. My class is small, but quite diverse - comprised of African, African American, and white students. This definitely allows them to answer these questions (and me to ask them) in particular ways. I love the expansiveness of your students' definition - Father Pfleger certainly raises an interesting set of questions.
I find Eddie Glaude's differentiation between the diversity of African American religious life and "African American religion," as a category of analysis, quite convincing. In _African American Religion: A Very Short Introduction_ (Oxford, 2014) he argues, "in short, African American religious life is as rich and as complicated as the religious life of other groups in the United States, but African American religion emerges in the encounter between faith, in all of its complexity, and white supremacy" (6).


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- Released: Sep 29, 2009
- Sound: 7
- Lyrics: 8
- Overall Impression: 7
Users' score:
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Sound — 7
I have waited patiently for someone to review the latest album of Lovehatehero. Nevertheless, no one has done it so I will try to do it. I got the album hoping I would get the combination that made White Lies such a good album: Screamed vocals with clean vocals and also the great harmonies of the guitars but this album was very different. This album has a more party-like style instead of the sadder of the last album; for giving a general idea, it is more like if all the songs sound similar to "I'll make it to brigades" without so many screams or guitar harmonies. The only really melancholic songs are" Wait to See You" and "You'll never know"; I really don't miss the sad feeling of the songs or the screams but what I really missed was the harmonies of the guitars (I think this is because now they only have one guitarist). Also the guitar solos and riffs seem a lot less complex but IMO what matters is the sound, not the complexity. Another complain I have is that each track of White Lies was different and in this album, most of the songs sound the same. A more detailed review of the songs: 01. Saint and Sinners: this song starts like a White Lies' song but after 10 seconds you get suddenly introduced into the new style. This song has the best solo of the whole album. 8/10 02. America Underwater: this song is quite poppy but really catchy. It has a sing along chorus and a part where I am sure they expect you to clap while on live shows (sad thing is that they have only come once to my country). 8/10 03. You'll Never Know: this song starts quiet but at the chorus it gets a little faster. The guitar here is really simple compared to usual Lovehatehero songs (I think I hear some tappings in the background but they may be keyboard sounds) 7/10 04. Think Twice (Running With Scissors pt.II): doesn't sound anything like the second part of Running with Scissors, it is a completely different song and it is the first party-styled song. Catchy but not quite amazing 7/10 05. Echoes: this is the only song which really sounds like one of the previous album. It has screams (one of the only two songs which have them) and that makes a good change of the other songs. I think this is the best song of the album but I think not comparable to the other songs of White Lies. 9/10 06. Wait to See You: this song has a special meaning for me but I will try to be objective. It is an acoustic track, comparable to "Harder Than You Know" of the new Escape the Fate album, but not so slow. The break of the song it is really emotive. 8/10 07. Pants Off, Dance Off: the intro makes it sound like a quiet song, but as you can get from the title, it is another party song. You can actually dance along the music. It has the catchiest chorus of the whole album. 8/10 08. Come and Get It: this song starts like an old rock song but then it changes to acoustic. Then after the chorus it returns to that riff, but the other parts are nothing like that. 8/10 09. Procession of Regression: the guitar in this song has some interesting riffs, but I thing that's all about it. Just the same as the others: catchy chorus, quiet parts, etc. 7/10 10. Too Little, Too Late: my favorite song, but I don't know what other thing to say about since it has the same composition and sound as the other ones. The only really remarkable thing is the part after "and greed". 8/10
Lyrics — 8
The lyrics talk mostly about relationships, but it has one song with difference in its theme: "Saint and Sinners", where they speak about how after making one mistake you get judged for all your life. The other songs are about regretting your relationships, long-distance relationships, sex-based relationship, etc etc. Even though the lyrics are not too good, Pierrick voice is even better than in the last album, now being able to change from low voices to high, yet it is really bad that he doesn't scream now.
Overall Impression — 7
My first overall impression was disappointment. I was expecting something like White Lies but I got something Totally different. Nonetheless, after I listened to it many times, I started to get into it and now I like it. For getting into the new style you should listen first to the song called "Saints and Sinners", it really introduces the new style. The good things about it are that all the songs are catchy and that Pierrick vocal skills are even better. Bad things are the lack of more complex riffs and that almost all the songs sound the same. If it were stolen, I would download it, since I think that it was not a very good album and they could have done something a lot better.


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MySQL Milestone Release 5.5.0
To counter the back-and-forth about the future of the free MySQL database after Oracle's takeover of Sun Microsystems, developers have put effort into releasing another test version, called a second milestone, of the product.
MySQL developers explain the lack of a first milestone release for 5.5 by their new release model, which moved to milestones instead of alpha and beta designations. Milestone 1 was actually version 5.4, which had not yet adopted the new model. Goal of the model is sequences of shorter releases with fewer features that are thoroughly tested, rather than alphas and betas in longer intervals leading to a major release. In theory, developers and users are thereby better served in trying out new features.
Behind what is called MySQL 5.5.0-m2 and ready for download are numerous enhancements in the replication mechanisms and partitioning models. The complete list of changes is at the MySQL developer site. A download of the new milestone is also available there.
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|You are in: Rugby Union: Celtic
Saturday, 2 November, 2002, 16:16 GMT
Neath storm to victory
Welsh Premiership
Caerphilly 23-41 Neath
Celtic League quarter-finalist's Neath overcame a spirited Caerphilly with a late rally that snatched them an undeserved victory.
Caerphilly were first to adjust to the atrocious conditions and had the Welsh All Blacks on the back foot early on.
Shaun Connor settled the visitors early nerves with a well-taken penalty after 15 minutes.
Full-back Adrian Durston's precise kicking allowed Neath to attack from close range, some good forward play resulting in a penalty try.
It was Durston himself who added a further five points minutes later when some great passing among the backs found the former Bridgend full-back in acres of space.
Caerphilly number eight Karl Hocking narrowed the gap, when against the run of play he cheekily chipped the ball towards the line and gave chase to score.
The Castlemen added another score on the whistle by centre Roddy Boobyer.
In the second half the game ebbed and flowed with both sides competing well in the worsening conditions.
Neath made a spate of telling substitutions that eventually turned the game.
Tries from Shane Williams and Dave Tuetti sealing matters before Taunaholo Aufahema grabbed a late consolation.
Caerphilly: Sione Tuipolutu, Ryan Howells, Sam Cox, Roddy Boobyer, Taunaholo Taufahema, Justin Thomas, Allen Chiltern, Lee Manning, Christian Ferris (capt), Richard Skuse, Nic Rouse, Neil Watkins, Gareth Jones, Joe El-Abd, Karl Hocking.
Neath: A Durston; K James, J Leyshon, D Tiueti, S Marsden; S Connor,
Horgan, Millward; B Williams, A Jones, A Newman, S Martin,
A Mocelutu, S Tandy, H Jenkins.
Referee: Stewert Dickenson (RFU)
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"Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata > San Ponciano > Matrimonios 1884-1886 > image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.


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Boeing may get cut-rate terrorism insurance
Published 10:00 pm, Wednesday, October 13, 2004
The Boeing Co. soon may be eligible to buy U.S. terrorism insurance at below-market rates, possibly escalating a dispute with Europe over airplane manufacturer subsidies.
Congress might give Boeing and engine makers General Electric Co. and United Technologies Corp. access to an airline-insurance program set up after the 2001 attacks. Boeing said yesterday that the measure is a "reasoned response" amid limited and costly options for liability insurance. The benefit may buttress arguments by the European Union that Boeing is getting U.S. subsidies, said Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace analyst for the Teal Group in Fairfax, Va.
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The United States and the European Union filed World Trade Organization complaints last week over aid to aircraft makers.
The United States said more than $15 billion in government loans helped Airbus SAS overtake Boeing as the largest planemaker. The EU said Boeing got $23 billion in state tax breaks, military research and Japanese aid to suppliers.
American Airlines, United Airlines and other U.S. carriers buy insurance from the government to cover losses linked to war and terror. The program reduces airline premiums as much as $560 million a year, the Air Transport Association, the carriers' trade group, estimates.


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About the Book
From 9th July to 2nd Aug 2010 I undertook a 25-day solo cycle ride from Cheltenham to the north of Scotland and back. Along the way I explored the Scottish islands of Arran, Mull and Rum, covering a total distance of 1,784 miles.
As well as cycling, I spent several days hiking en-route. The journey involved plenty of adventure, especially when I came across scary scrambling on Arran's A'Chir ridge before almost getting flooded out of my tent the next day! Fortunately I was woken just in time.
Throughout the tour I witnessed fantastic views and sunsets in many unspoilt and beautiful locations, saw marvellous landscapes and found wild places in Scotland I never knew existed. This book provides a detailed account of the trip accompanied by photographs taken en-route.
Features & Details
- Category Sports & Adventure
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
92 Pages
- Publish Date Sep 29, 2010
- Tags United Kingdom, Great Britain, Pennines, Coast, Beaches, Arran, Mull, Torridon, Rum, Geography, Scenery, Mountains, Landscapes, Photography, Camera, Teenager, Edinburgh, Durness, Cheltenham, Scotland, England, UK, Tour, Bicycle, Cycle, Distance, Long, Endurance, Adventure, Expedition
About the Creator
An adventurous 18-year-old student with a love of cycling
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A good working relationship with a printer can help cut the cost of your print projects. But first you obviously need to find a reliable vendor. I covered a few basic money-saving tips deep in the archives, and previously featured your recommended UK commercial printers. Here are some additional resources.
Jessica Hische added a "find by location" tool to Inker Linker (worldwide, but with US focus).
Lovely as a Tree contains a UK database of commercial printers.
Rob Giampietro published a list of mainly US print vendors (some within Europe).
Tina Roth Eisenberg shared US-based letterpress studios (with many more in the comments).
Designers & Printers is a free directory where print companies list their services (broken link removed, 2015).
Woodtype specimen photo by Grant Hutchinson.


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TheLostOgle.com is an independent news and info website that covers the (occasionally) great state of Oklahoma. The content is satirical in nature and may be considered crude, indifferent, irreverent, politically incorrect, tacky, offensive, etc. Basically, think Daily Show meets frat house meets Onion meets Buzzfeed meets Chive, but not nearly that good. If you have a problem with TLO, the satire is working too well or you need to dumb down your sense of humor.
The site was founded in 2007 by three guys that really had no clue what they were doing. It's now run by one of those same guys who doesn't have any clue what he's doing. If you want to familiarize yourself with our style of content, check out the archives or "year end" features.
Here's a little bit about our writers:
Publisher / Editor-In-Chief / Co-Founder
Patrick was born in Oklahoma City in 1978 and has lived in various parts of the metro his entire life. He had a preadolescence crush on Patti Suarez, a current crush on Joleen Chaney and a man crush on Gary England.
Patrick oversees all operations of The Lost Ogle, including poor editing, ad sales, events, partnerships and social media. When he is not doing those things, he likes to drink beer with friends, listen to great music and complain about sports. If you are a girl, Patrick lied about that, and actually likes puppies, long walks at Lake Hefner and to just cuddle-up and watch Girls. He also occasionally writes about himself in third-person and has premature white hair that makes him look 20-years older than he actually is.
Email: okcpatrick at gmail.com
Twitter: OKCpatrick
Associate Editor / Contributing Writer
Marisa has been a contributor for The Lost Ogle since March of 2010. She's Master's Degrees and Library Sciences from the University of Oklahoma.
When Marisa isn't doing stereotypical librarian writer things, she can be found drinking whiskey, knitting quilts and taking off her top. Occasionally, she does all three at the same time.
Twitter: @GentleMarisa
Contributing Writer / Co-Founder
Tony is one of the three founding writers of The Lost Ogle. His lifelong goal is to see an MLS team arrive in Oklahoma City.
Tony was raised by Linda Soundtrak, the McCain brothers, and the BC Clark jingle, but not in that order. He misses the good old days, when Mayor Mick was a television sportscaster wearing a toupee and Molly Murphy's was still around. His personal heroes are Mitch Jelniker, Jason Skurcenski, and Robo-Niner. He's currently working on a historical fiction piece tentatively titled "Tears for Jenifer Reynolds."
Twitter: TonyInOKC
Contributing Writer
Spencer has red hair. He is from Shawnee and graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University.
He started performing stand-up comedy in 2004 and had his degree revoked from OBU shortly thereafter. In 2010 he won the OKC Comedy Competition and has opened for Dave Chapelle, Paul F. Tompkins, Kyle Kinane, Rob Delaney and many others.
He was the personal assistant to Governor Brad Henry from 2005-2011. When he's not writing posts for TLO, he is an acting coach for Rit Mathis and the Mathis Brothers.
Twitter: @SpencerLenox
Contributing Writer
Chelsea hails from Tulsa, and after an action-packed four years in Norman studying economics at OU, she returned to her motherland. Chelsea currently works as a consultant, which is really just a fancy way of saying she is either too lazy or too ashamed to say what she actually does for a living.
Now a retired sorority girl, Chelsea spends most of her spare time talking to her cat and Facebook stalking Price Fallin. She's also been known to request "Free Bird" at dubstep concerts, reference Chuck Klosterman essays, work movie quotes into everyday conversation, and recite "The Humpty Dance" in its entirety. If you're single and resemble Val Kilmer in his Batman days, Chelsea is a whiz in the kitchen and enjoys cleaning house in in lace teddies.
Twitter: @xcawoodstock
Clark Matthews
Co-Founder / Assistant Editor Emeritus
Clark Matthews is a world champion checkers player and the son of an amateur storm chaser. He was raised believing that Gary England was, in fact, a deity. His childhood was spent following "Those Terrible Twisters" presentations as if they were Phish concerts. He is obsessed with politics, basketball and Oklahoma State Athletics.
Clark took a break from writing for The Lost Ogle in July of 2012, but occasionally contributes to site material.
Email: clarkFNmatthews at gmail dot com.
Twitter: twitter.com/ClarkMatthews.


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A NEW group to support young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people has been set-up in Bolton.
The group has been formed by the Raise the Youth organisation, which aims to help all young people in the borough.
The new group, for LGTB people aged between 16 and 25, will meet at the Raise the Youth headquarters in George Street, Farnworth, on the third Friday of each month, supported by trained volunteers, most of who are also LGBT.
Shane O'Neill who volunteers on the board of directors for RTY and is also a Chief Inspector in the police said: "Being LGBT myself and being brought up in Bolton I recognise the specific needs of LGBT youth in Bolton, and how it can sometimes be difficult to deal with these issues as you grow up. I hope that the new group with help young people to make new like-minded friends, in a safe environment, so that we can support you to achieve in everything you do."
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How do I say "When you get to the bank, turn right/left/cross the road/go straight"?
Is it ok to say: "在银行往右拐/往左拐/往前走"?
Or; "到银行,往右拐/往左拐/往前走"?
And how do I say: "when you'll see the bank you know you are there"?
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From WikipediaAmericaEpisode Four
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The imposition of taxes, to pay for a protective force for the colonies, is rejected by the colonists themselves. This sows the seeds of revolution, which begins badly for the locals. But they had not counted on a patrician and stubborn farmer named George Washington.


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Golden Scene takes Hong Kong rights to Blood Brothers
On the first day of Filmart, Taiwan's CMC Entertainment has sold gangster epic Blood Brothers to Hong Kong distributor Golden Scene. The debut film by Alexi Tan will open across Chinese-language territories in August.'Golden Scene is known for distributing high quality commercial pictures,' said producer Terence Chang. 'I look forward to working with Winnie [Tsang] to turn Blood Brothers into ...
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The best way to not get poison ivy skin rashes are to avoid poison ivy in the first place. Poison ivy can grow most anywhere, but here are some suggestions of places from which you are most likely to come into contact with poison ivy plants.
- on trees, at the bottom near the roots all the way up to the top of trees, poison ivy vines can grow anywhere on a tree
- at the edge of the water – most every time I go fishing I see poison ivy plants growing around the rocks down by the bank
- anywhere in the woods – the woods are full of poison ivy
- in the yard – yes poison ivy can grow in your own lawn, I often mow over the top of poison ivy plants but I try to make sure the blower is blowing the chopped up plants and juice away from me. Also, when I weed eat, sometimes the poison ivy juice gets sprayed all over my legs. That's why it's important to wear pants and tall socks when you trim.
- You can also get poison ivy from clothes that have touched poison ivy plants
- You can catch poison ivy from touching a dog or other pets that have walked through poison ivy plants.
- You can also get poison ivy from carrying in wood, and you can even get it from breathing burning firewood that has poison ivy on it.
There are others, but those are the most prominent ways you can come in contact with poison ivy. Avoid it at all costs, and always wear pants, socks, and even gloves if you're working around an area with poison ivy plants.