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With artful composition and controlled framing Edgar Martins creates sublimely beautiful views of often un-beautiful sites. Minimalist nighttime beaches, forests ravaged by fires, and Iceland's stark terrain have all served as subjects for his large-scale color photographs. He also explores the unexpected impact of modernism on the landscape, including startlingly graphic airport runways and colorful highway barriers that, at first glance, read like abstract murals.
Certain themes recur throughout Martins's work. A sense of place and alienation from it. A sense of mystery—vividly embodied in scenes such as a woman with a bouquet of balloons on a deserted shore. And a sense that something unsettling has just happened or is about to happen—a fire, an accident, a close encounter with some unspecified danger. As John Beardsley notes, "Some images are what we habitually expect photography to be—evidence of the world as we think we know it—while others obscure their subjects through an illusionism that borders on magic."
This project was made possible, in part, through the generosity of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.
Edgar Martins (born in Portugal, 1977) grew up in Macau, China; he has lived in England since 1996. His first limited-edition book, Black Holes and Other Inconsistencies, was awarded the Thames and Hudson and RCA Society Art Book Prize; his second, The Diminishing Present, was published in 2006. He is represented by the Photographers' Gallery, London; Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York; The Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles; and Galeria Graça Brandão, Oporto, and Lisbon, Portugal.
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I'm sitting in my Visual Basic Programming class, and I just learned how to make activex DLLs with the Visual Basic classes. Would I be able to make a DLL with VB and then use it with a C++ program? If so, is there a way using MSVC or some other program to view the classes/methods/members in the DLL?
I found this thread but his question wasn't really answered so I don't know if he got it working.

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On sunny but cool spring days, snakes warming up their cold-blooded selves on the heat-absorbing blacktop is their version of a human basking in a campfire.
It happened fairly often that snakes would sprawl out in the middle of an Indiana country road to get comfortable. As a young driver, I learned the hard way that bump in the road wasn't a piece of tire or other kind of long, skinny debris that commonly appear in the highway, but it was the snake who paid the awful price.
For decades now, Kentucky State Police has annually compiled a comprehensive look at crime across the commonwealth, giving the public and law enforcement alike a much clearer picture of the challenges we face.
The reports come out each summer and pull together data from local and state agencies, highlighting both short- and long-term trends.
I was in a hurry to get somewhere, as usual. I was waiting rather impatiently for the light to change so I could get on my way. Little did I know I would witness the happy ending of a life and death situation.
I was sitting in the coveted pole position at the light of a four-way intersection. From my vantage point, I could see that when the turning traffic cleared the next light, I would have smooth sailing to my destination.
Washington, D.C. has the bad news blues. Whether it's Congress passing bills that spend billions of dollars we don't have, rogue Supreme Court justices ignoring the clear text of the Constitution, or yet another unelected executive branch agency bureaucrat issuing a "regulation" that punishes free enterprise, it often seems that victories for freedom and liberty are rare.
The decision made by South Carolina to lower the flag from their capitol grounds and display it in a museum instead roiled my former home with a related controversy.
by Paul Cole, Henry County Chamber of Commerce executive director
Part of my job involves the unenviable task of going to and reporting on tragic events like fires and car accidents, some of which involve loss of life. There are only a handful of people – police officers and emergency responders, mainly – that would ever see what takes place at the scene.
Three months ago, when the Washington Post ran a story comparing peak broadband internet speeds among the states, the news for Kentucky was not good: We came in last, behind Arkansas. Our rate is half of what can be found in Virginia, which placed second.
At a recent House Rules committee hearing, one of my colleagues from New York declared that the potholes in the roads in her district are so bad, "you can lose your car in them." Kentuckians and Americans from all over the country agree. It is long past time that something was done to address the deplorable state of the highways and infrastructure in this country.
A good event planner thinks of everything. After choosing a date, picking just the right venue, setting a schedule, lining up participants and volunteers, there are hundreds of emails and phone calls to confirm all the plans and be as ready as possible for the big day.
Despite all efforts, there is one aspect of the day that even the best planner has absolutely no control over – the weather.
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With Ted Baker and most places you buy the Jacket and trousers separately, so can just get the best fit for each.
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Suit buying
One of my current suits is a Ted Baker - but I am not impressed with the quality. My trouble is, my waist is 34", but my thighs need a 36"!
Baulmer suits at Slaters. Plenty of thigh room and they door the alterations included in the (very reasonable) price.
The Aquascutum stuff wasn't bad either - if they still have any.
Also Van Gils.
Wouldn't touch M&S or Next with a barge pole if I'm honest - quality they ain't, not even value for money (in my most humble opinion of course).
Another vote for Charles Tyrwhitt. I always stop in when over from the US. You can always get them to throw in free tailoring. A good quality off the peg suit tailored to your fit for under £300.
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Marshall Shepherd, an associate professor of geography in the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been named winner of the national Charles E. Anderson Award from the American Meteorological Society.
Prior to joining UGA, Shepherd, who earned his doctoral degree in physical meteorology at Florida State University, was employed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
At UGA, Shepherd teaches introduction to weather and climate, urban climate, satellite meteorology and climatology and other undergraduate and graduate classes. His research is funded by NASA, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Department of Energy and the NSF.
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I am having an issue with micro station not recognising my .dgn files. This is a big problem as it is consistantly happening in the middle of a project usually towards the end of the drafting stage
can anyone shed light on this??
Hello Joe_K,
Can you provide us some details?
What are you doing immediately before the corruption? Are you working with the files across your network? Are you using any 3rd party utilities? Does PowerDraft still recognise the files? Would you contain Bentley SELECTsupport to report the issues?
Yes we are working across a network, this happens usually when other users on the network access the .dgn file. the files are usually left uneditied but sometimes small changes are made in the file.
(the problem happens whether or not changes are made to the file.)
no 3rd party utilities are used and the file is not recognised
I also sent this problem to Our Engineer and his response is below.
Is there any way I can repair the corrupted files? or am I stuck looking for back up files?
Yes, the file is corrupt.
We have had similar problems in the past. I think it has something to do with keeping files on a network and a thing called a "delayed write". The saving of changes gets out of order and it corrupts the file. Although the data is probably mostly there it screws up the indexing of the database, and because they are relational databases it makes them undecipherable. It's a Microsoft problem, not a Bentley one.
Microstation maintains dgn files as database file. It continuously updates the files with your latest edits, rather than save them only when you exit the file. This overcomes the problem of a crash that loses all your work, but it introduces the problem you are having now.
We seem to have it happen less these days, but our solution to it is to have the server do a four hourly backup, so that if it does happen, you will only lose the last lot of changes on a drawing.
You can turn off automatic saving. In the Workspace->preferences->Operation dialog, the third checkbox is "Automatically save design changes". We have not done this, but I think that if you turn that off it will only save your changes when you leave the file. This may prevent your problem by writing all the information at once, but it may make you manually save every time also.


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After a short break, Sean O'Mac is back and better than ever!
To listen to Sean O'Mac's debut audio Take on Raw, click on the following link: Raw_4_14_2008.mp3
Also, fans, the tech issues have been worked out and Pullin' No Punches LIVE will debut this Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST, 8 p.m. Central.
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From: "Sherri Souleyrette Hall" <>
Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Open New Page
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 20:59:17 -0400
References: <3D111C54.000003.06993@CLAIRE'S.WorkGroup>
Hi Claire,
I think I have what you're looking for coded in the Hart County, KY archives
file at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/hart/polstonmem.html While not
true thumbnails, the photos are smaller than usual, and I have them opening
to larger size photos.
First, to get the photo to open up to a larger photo, I recommend having 2
files saved and uploaded for each photo. One will be the "thumbnail" size,
and the other the larger one. The code would look like this (remember to
remove the leading "." when copying the code):
<.a href="testphotoa.jpg"><.img src="testphoto.jpg"><./a> Where
testphotoa.jpg is the large image, and testphoto.jpg is the smaller size
To make the larger photo open in a new window, the code would be <.a
href="testphotoa.jpg" target="_blank"><.img src="testphoto.jpg"><./a> To
return to the thumbnails, all the visitor would have to do is to close the
new window that opened for the large image.
You will definitely want to have both photos approximately the size that you
want displayed so that they will load faster.
Hope this helps.
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Subject: [FreeHelp] Open New Page
> Hi Gang......
> Simple (for you, difficult for me) question. I want to open a new
> window form the html thumbnail photo so one only has to close window to
> return to thumbs page. I THINK below is an example of the html which does
> NOT open a new page but just goes 'forward' and you have to do the 'back'
> think to get from whence you came. Using the below example, could someone
> tell me how (in simple terms) to open the new window with the larger
> I've read prior posting but either it's too late in the day for me to
> understand or I'm getting (more) seinile. I know a "blank" statement goes
> in there somewhere, but ....... duh.
> Uh...... this could be the window that opens FROM the thumnail page.
> duh......
> "<p alignwidth
> Thanks!
> Claire, still fumbling around BUT persistant
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I put a boot.img in the build 1 folder in Downloads so can someone test that i just took it from one of the older evervolv builds it should give gsm back
Just trying to help a bit. Maybe by using apn backup from the market, you guys can back up the apns from a data working rom and restored them for this rom. I've done it before on other roms with data issues and it has worked. Its worth a try.
Boot.img doesnt work bro i got bootlooped after flashing kernal lol
has anyone been able to restore a nandroid after trying this rom? i'm using 4ext and i can restore my backup just fine.
but when i reboot, i get the htc screen -> black screen -> vibrate -> htc screen -> black screen -> stuck.
any idea what's going on here?
Try to flash the Kernel for your ROM you are trying to restore to. Maybe ICS kernel is still in there.
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By Joseph T. Howard, AoP'12
What began as a dream after seeing a video on YouTube has blossomed into one of the most important things in my life. The Academy of Preachers is without a doubt one of the best things that has ever happened to me, as both a Christian and a preacher. Through this organization, I've learned so many valuable lessons that no classroom or even church could have offered, and for that I'll always be grateful. It's amazing to me the things that God has brought into my life as a result of the Academy. It is truly an Academy like no other.
Let's start at the beginning. It was in late 2010 when I was first made aware of an event known as the National Festival of Young Preachers. On Facebook I saw pictures and status updates about the wonderful time that was being had at the inaugural installment of this event, and I instantly knew I wanted to be part of it. I had never heard of any sort of space in which young preachers came together to fellowship and learn from each other, especially since I only knew a few young preachers. Since becoming affiliated with the Academy, I've been blessed to connect with hundreds of young preachers from all over the country, and some life-long friendships have been established as well. (Four fellow AOP members served as groomsmen in my wedding this past August!) Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was unable to attend the 2011 festival, but I made it a personal goal to attend in 2012. Thanks be to God, this dream came to pass, and I have attended every National Festival ever since.
There are many essential things to preaching that I now know as a result of the Academy. This Academy is not a school with classes, a bell, recess, and report cards, but it is definitely a learning experience nonetheless. The mentorship and feedback aspect is in my opinion one of the beneficial aspects, because it encourages us to continue to improve, while discouraging complacency. There are many young preachers who feel as if they have no need to improve, or they are surrounded by people who give them little to no feedback, so therefore the preachers don't know what steps they can take to improve their preaching. The Academy provides that and then some, which is what I attribute a lot of my growth and maturity to. Additionally, we are provided an opportunity to hear a text from various interpretations, which is a very unique opportunity to consider a side of a story that we didn't even know existed in the first place. Since each of us share the same goal of leading people to Christ, these dialogues are always excellent, even if there are disagreements along the way.
To say this space is needed would be the understatement of the century…but I'll say it anyway; this space is needed. From the fellowship, to the instruction, to the mentorship, to the worship, to the partnership between all of us, this is a necessary entity that will only get better with time. I am honored and humbled to be able to be a part of it, and I'm grateful to God for the amazing things that have happened as a result. To anyone who is considering partnering with us, take it from me, you will not regret it. Not only is this an Academy like no other, but it is truly an experience like no other.
When I think of the impact that the Academy of Preachers has had on my life, an illustration comes to mind. We have all picked up a pebble at one time or another and tossed it into a still pond and watched the ripple effect that ensues. There is a similar ripple effect that takes place in each of our lives. Along the way, there have been people and events that have impacted our lives in meaningful ways.
One of the first pebbles in my "Gospel preaching" pond was the appointment of a clergy woman to my home church. I spent the first few years of my life not knowing that women were called to gospel preaching or that they could serve as the pastor of a church. She was not only the first woman to serve as a pastor in our church, but in our county as well. The ripples her appointment created have positively impacted my life and introduced me to new opportunities along the way. Those ripples have led me to pursue a career in ministry and introduced me to the Academy of Preachers.
The Academy of Preachers happens to be another important pebble in my pond. I have found it to be an excellent place to learn and grow. It is also a place that provides each of us with an incredible network of young people who are also called to share the Good News! The Academy of Preachers has impacted my life in more ways than I can count and the ripples have proven to have a continual effect.
Every event offered by the Academy of Preachers provides us with a unique experience that is unlike anything else. To have the opportunity to network with and befriend other young preachers is an incredible blessing and being able to learn from one another is priceless. I have heard sermons preached from many denominations including Protestant, Evangelical, Catholic, Orthodox, and Pentecostal traditions. While we may all come from different faith backgrounds, one thing remains the same and unites us all: God is at the center of each and every message that is spoken. Listening to other Young Preachers tell the Gospel story from their denominational perspective impacts all of us who are there to hear it. My life is never ceases to be enriched by every interaction that I have; whether it is having a conversation with someone at dinner, listening to a young preacher preach, or catching up after a few months have gone by.
There are many instances where I have witnessed the ripple effect through the Academy of Preachers. I think it allows us to get a glimpse of the great things that can come from a group of people, who seek to glorify God and unite together. The Academy of Preachers creates many ripples and it is without a doubt in my mind that through the network of this organization, a tidal wave of Young Preachers sharing the Gospel story will result!
Regional Festivals for Young Preachers will be held in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Kentucky, and Texas during 2015 with the preaching theme HEAVEN & EARTH.
Green Lake Conference Center in beautiful Green Lake, Wisconsin, will hold its second Regional Festival on July 7-8. Last year the lake-front resort welcomed 10 Young Preachers for their first AoP event, and this year up to 30 Young Preachers will be accommodated.
New England will see its second Regional Festival. Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, north of Boston, will host the event for Young Preachers on Saturday, October 10. Tim Norton, AoP'15, who is a student there, was a plenary preacher at the recent National Festival in Dallas.
The fourth annual Texas Regional Festival will be October 24 at the Sweet Home Baptist Church in Round Rock, Texas. Sweet Home is the home church of well-known AoP'10 preacher Larry Terrell Crudup who has preached at five National Festivals.
Finally, the Louisville Metro AoP Chapter will host a Regional Festival at Louisville Seminary on October 31. This is the first Regional Festival for Louisville since it hosted three consecutive National Festivals in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
The preaching theme for all four Regional Festivals is HEAVEN & EARTH. The preaching texts, organized under four headings (creating, receiving, surviving, and redeeming Heaven and Earth) can be found here.
Registration for these four events is open to any Young Preacher 14 to 28 years old. Registration will open on-line on March 1, 2015.
It is hard to believe that just over a week has passed since the inaugural Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church (INUMC) Festival of Young Preachers. The lingering impact causes me to reflect on the experience and imagine the possibilities for the future.
Hearing eighteen young preachers, ages 14 – 26, from all over Indiana passionately preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ leads to long term inspiration. You will have the opportunity to view these young preachers in action on YouTube in the next few days. More than ever, this Festival has given me new hope in two very key areas.
First, it has given me hope for the future of my denomination, the United Methodist Church. I am not one to brush statistics under the rug and act as if they do not exist. Research conducted by Wesley Theological Seminary's Lewis Center for Church Leadership in 2010 found the following results.
On a very positive note, the study also found that the number of elders, deacons, and local pastors had increased in the last ten years. This is a reassuring observation, but this doesn't mean we should become negligent in the endeavor to identify, network, inspire, and support young preachers and/or clergy. We must continue to utilize exploration events and campus ministries, but we must also embrace new ideas throughout the denomination.
The Academy of Preachers provides a perfect resource through signature Festival of Young Preachers events. This is not a theoretical concept that may or may not work. After assisting with the planning and implementation of the INUMC Festival, I am convinced that this is one of the crucial pieces to retaining people in my age group as they discern a call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ as clergy or laity in the local church. I urge all annual conferences to consider the possibility of hosting a Festival with the assistance of others in the UMC who have attended a local or national Festival.
Often times, individuals in any age group may hear a call, a tug on their heart from the Holy Spirit, to preach the Gospel. Unfortunately, the reality of many is that they don't have the opportunity or support system in place to become confident in their call to preach. As a result, these individuals begin to second guess their call and cease to preach, if they even get started. At every Festival I attend, I witness individuals who appear slightly timid at the prospect of standing in the pulpit. When they leave, however, they are ready to embrace their call as they have connected with a nurturing network of supporters and received the inspiration they need to perfect what they have been called to do.
The INUMC Festival of Young Preachers also gave me hope for the Church as a whole. I will admit that I am more in tune with the happenings going on within the United Methodist Church, but I have spoken with church leaders in other denominations who are experiencing similar situations regarding clergy and laity numbers. Festivals of Young Preachers are not a key solution for the UMC alone. I encourage ALL denominations to consider the impact that Festivals could have within your denomination as you seek to spread the Gospel to all people.
Source: http://www.churchleadership.com/research/um_clergy_age_trends10.htm
Editorial note: Tyler Best is a 20 year old college student who presented the idea of a Festival of Young Preachers to leadership in his denomination. The openness of the leadership and Tyler's willingness to work toward the goal of an INUMC Festival has begun a movement of great importance.
David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn such things before. "I can't go in these," he protested to Saul. "I'm not used to them." So David took them off again.
(1st Samuel 17:39, NLT)
A few months ago as I rode the MARTA to the National Festival of Young Preachers a friend and I talked about the changing demographics of the church. She shared how her pastors back home, once a month, hold church services Sunday evenings in a coffee shop where they feed a younger, "unchurched" crowd hungry to learn more about Jesus. A year earlier, I heard stories about churches who similarly took their ministry outside of Sunday worship and the four walls of the church. One in Philadelphia, PA set up shop outside of a popular nightclub and served hungry club patrons with free pizza printing bible verses and service times on their napkins. Another ministry in Atlanta, GA decided that "conventional" worship services were not enough anymore. They forwent normal worship and used Sundays as prayer time and agenda setting for a week full of localized service, community organizing and neighborhood restoration.
As I sat on the smooth, sight-filled ride to the heart of Atlanta getting ready to preach a sermon I asked myself, "What will preaching look, feel, sound and taste like for this new generation?" How does one preach in a coffee shop? How does one proclaim the gospel on a pizza truck to club goers at three a.m.? As we preach in our churches, how do we reach and hold in balance congregations filled with those who grew up in Sunday school their entire lives and crave something new, with those who do not know the story of Easter? How do we preach to a new generation?
When I think about preaching to a new generation, I think of a critical moment in the life of my namesake, David. In the beginning of the transition of his journey with God going from private to public, David is in Saul's chambers preparing to fight the giant Goliath. Saul, in his desire to dispel this threat to national security and lead the Israelites to victory against their Philistine assailants, begins prepping David. He fits him with his armor. Saul, who symbolizes an older generation, tries to put on David what used to work for him.
His weaponry bogs down David. The hot, heavy helmet blurs his vision. His body is no longer agile and quick under the weightiness of the mail body armor. The heavy sword lessens the precision of his arms and hands. His steps go from controlled to cumbersome. David makes the hard decision that we as preachers for a new generation must make. He takes off the armor.
David's mission does not change. He is still tasked with defeating Goliath and bringing glory to God. David's anointing does not change. God is still walking and covering him every step he goes, as we know from the end of the story. What David realizes however, is that he cannot go about his mission and call the same way that Saul did. Referring to the armor David says, "I am not used to them". Really, David is saying, "I cannot use something that is not relevant to me. I would be fooling myself to use tools that I have never used before. God has uniquely equipped me with experiences that position me to do this task."
Part of preaching to a new generation means women and men of the gospel tapping into the gifts that God has placed in their lives. We should not try to imitate others but instead rely on the experiences and gifts that allow us to be a powerful witness to the saving, healing and restorative love that God offers the broken world we live in. Preaching to a new generation does not mean throwing tradition out the window. It does not mean forgetting the wisdom of Prathia L. Hall, Gardner C. Taylor, Abigail Roberts and Thomas G. Long. It means as David did, channeling the lessons and bravery of these vessels of God's glory; continuing the work of gospel but retrofitting what we have learned with new tools and methods.
If David insists on wearing Saul's armor, he loses the battle. What he does is scary and surprising to many, but it saves his life and accomplishes the mission. Our churches continue to be places where church folk meet, live, interact, and form community with other church folks. If we are going to reach a new generation: those growing up in the church, as well as those who think church is the last place they want to be or would be welcomed, we need to get rid of the fitting rooms. This means that we must resist the urge to fit a 21st century ministry and call from God with 20th century armor.
While our goal may be the same, we must be open to God's voice leading us to new methods and forms of ministry. That may mean opening our church doors to people who our grandparents and parents kept out. It could also mean asking the neighborhoods and cities our churches inhabit what they need in order for church to be a place where they would see themselves. Not compromising the Gospel, but in fact heeding it, these efforts could go a long way in reaching new people for Christ.
I am optimistic about the future of preaching. The Festival of Young Preachers reminds me every year that whether it is in a pulpit, coffee shop, pizza truck or prison chapel, God does not change. The core of Gospel has not changed. We must make ourselves available to the move of God, resist the urge to flock to the fitting rooms and let God do the dressing.
By Tyler Best AoP '12, Religion Student University of Evansville
England may be a small country geographically, but it has a tremendous history of creative Christian witness. With that in mind I want to focus our attention on a distinguished native of England and his adventures.
It is rather natural to envision images of Mary Kay Ash, Bill Gates, Madame C.J. Walker, and Steve Jobs when we hear the word "entrepreneur." These are honestly the names that have come to my mind, but just as these people have affected the lives of millions through their work, there is one individual who may have impacted more lives than Ash, Gates, Walker, and Jobs combined.
Whether you agree with none, some, or all of his theology, there is no denying that John Wesley had an entrepreneurial spirit that was contagious and transformative. When Wesley sought to spread the Gospel to Native Americans in an unknown place, everything did not turn out exactly the way he envisioned. In fact, it isn't a secret that his endeavor in America was a complete catastrophe. Not only was he unsuccessful with Native Americans, he also had issues with parishioners in the community he served. His experience in America ended as he literally escaped the colony before charges could be brought against him.
Did Wesley cease his ministry endeavors after this failed attempt? Of course not! Sure, he was discouraged and unhappy from the whole experience, but it did not stop him. True entrepreneurs of the Gospel do not allow failures to hinder their eventual success.
Upon returning to England and experiencing a conversion experience on Aldersgate Street, Wesley began implementing several innovative ideas. Through obedience to God and the encouragement of people around him, he was able to effectively put these ideas in place. Chief among these was his desire to preach outdoors and reach people the Church had neglected and avoided for quite some time.
Just like any effective entrepreneur, Wesley did not build his movement alone. He also trained and sent out other lay preachers to take part in the very same activity. It did not stay in one place and become stagnant. Just as we see companies like Apple Inc. expanding into markets all throughout the world, we saw John Wesley using Gospel preachers to influence their world throughout England and eventually America. He chose people he could trust, people who captured the vision and I will acknowledge my belief that the effort has been quite successful.
It wasn't completely acceptable to all the people around him. It is unfortunate that Wesley received opposition from leaders within the Church of England, but also close friends, that rejected his ideas. Obviously, this criticism did not hinder Wesley either.
These experiences are not relevant to John Wesley alone. Often times we allow what may be perceived as a failure (ministry related or not) to hinder our entrepreneurial and innovative side. We allow others to impede our Gospel-spreading effectiveness through negative attitudes. If you haven't experienced a situation like this personally, you may know others that may have experienced a similar situation.
Be encouraged as you remember the determined attitude of John Wesley and help others do the same. What if he had abandoned ministry after his failure? There is no doubt that the world would be a far different place. Today Methodists number about 30 million people worldwide, but the impact goes far beyond simple numbers. All of this achievement is due to one man being obedient to God as he stepped outside his failure and used entrepreneurial skills to reach people in the name of Jesus Christ that hadn't been reached before. As a result, many lives have been transformed and will continue to be transformed through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
"I look upon all the world as my parish." – John Wesley
By Trayce Stewart, AOP '11 Minister in Residence at New Song Community Church
If you've ever visited Cleveland, Ohio then you have likely driven past a sign which reads Cleveland Clinic. Consisting of 41 buildings on 140 acres of land, it is safe to say they are a major entrepreneurial enterprise and greatly impact the economic stability of the area. As a native of Cleveland, I am proud to say they hold the title as the fourth best hospital in the country.
Over the years I have had to make several trips to one of the campuses to visit and support friends, family and church members. In addition to their overall hospital rating, they strive to be a five star institution in their customer service. If customer service is about providing individuals with the best and most positive experience while receiving a service, then I would reason that all of life is about customer service.
When you arrive to a Cleveland Clinic location you are greeted by people in red jackets and smiling faces. They take the time to look up from their task and acknowledge your presence. They are there to point you in the right direction to find your loved one or get you to your appointment on time. They will walk with you or do what is needed to make your visit as pleasant as possible given your circumstances.
Sometimes it is the friendly smile, sometimes it's a Kleenex to wipe your tears and other times it is bringing you a cup of coffee after you've sat in the same chair waiting for the surgical update. Now while these may not sound like major things I can recount several encounters at restaurants, hotels and stores where the customer service was less than what I had hoped for.
Considering that entrepreneurs strive to be the best at what they offer, I pause and think about what it would mean if our churches and its leaders strived for the same mark. As one who seeks to lead a congregation I think about what "customer service" should look like. Rather than letting first time visitors wander around aimlessly looking for restrooms or the sanctuary, what if we had greeters who actually lived up to their name and title? Instead of being an exclusive and elitist country club, what if we took time to learn what people are really "shopping" for instead of offering a one size fits all gospel. In striving to be a five star church we can no longer be keepers of the status quo but must remember the same Jesus who cleared the temple of its unclean practices.
While turning to my call as a gospel preacher I also strive for five stars. Five stars doesn't mean preaching for a certain length of time, the audio response of the hearers or if people joined the church that particular day.
I remember a line from my AOP sermon this year, "I'm looking for preachers who will do the hard work of finding the good news, and not for ones who are interested in making people shout based on clichés and emotions". Five star preaching demands a response from hearers, but it is the transformation of their lives and their walk with their Savior.
I am crazy enough to believe that although the church is made up of imperfect people we can still earn five star ratings. Certainly if the world and its institutions can do it, we can as well.
Though I have never been a huge sports fan, I have always enjoyed supporting my high school sports teams, even since I have graduated. During spring break, my high school's boys' basketball team played in the sectional championship game against a local rival team. Unfortunately, our team lost, but one thing sticks out greater than the loss itself… the cheer section. Whether it was the wave, roller coaster, or a rendition of the Harlem Shake, the cheer section had so much energy and was there to encourage the team even when they weren't doing so well.
As preachers, we may wish that a cheer section would randomly appear as we are preparing for our next sermon so that we feel encouraged to write down what we feel the Holy Spirit has led us to preach. During delivery of that same sermon, we often rely on those in the congregation to give us nonverbal or verbal cues during the sermon so that we can be encouraged and know that everyone is paying attention. Many times we also frequently rely on the encouragement and advice of our advisor as we head into a different season of our lives.
One great source of encouragement for me as a young preacher has been the network of fellow young preachers that I have connected with through both National Festivals I have attended in the past two years. This network of people provides an instant connection with people who have gone through similar experiences that I may be going through. It also allows one the opportunity to encourage preachers that they would have never met if it weren't for the National Festival of Young Preachers.
How have these networks been established? Beyond intentional conversation, a great source of networking in my experience was the preaching circles. Preaching circles are one of the most unique features of the National Festival of Young Preachers. Young preachers who have never met people their age with the same call to preach are astounded by stories they hear and the encouragement they receive from this group. My most recent preaching circle experience is one that I can vividly remember. It still encourages me today and gives me hope for my future in ministry. Molly Shoulta, Alejandra Herreras, Corey Holmes, Dane Jones, Mitchell Monroe, Robert Woods, and Kathryn Garelli, along with our leader, Charmaine Webster, made up one of the most inspiring groups of people I have met thus far. We lifted each other up in prayer, we were a presence during each other's preaching sessions, we encouraged each other after each of us preached, and we took the time to become acquainted.
This group reminded me of all the people that the Holy Spirit has used to encourage me in my call to Gospel preaching – my family, close friends, church family at Pfrimmer's Chapel and the United Methodist Church, and the staff and faculty at University of Evansville. Without this "cheer section" of encouragers, I may have honestly jumped off the preaching boat long ago. I can now add the Academy of Preachers to this list of inspiring encouragers in my life. God has used the National Festival of Young Preachers to rejuvenate me and realign my focus to what I am called to do through all the incredible people that attend the event.
I challenge you to find young preachers that have potential and give them the encouragement they need to become confident in what God has called them to do. Begin encouraging others that have not experienced a flood of encouragement to attend the National Festival of Young Preachers in Indianapolis! Connect them with a "cheer section" of people they can relate to and an event that is sure to give them encouragement for their future in ministry. Allow God to use you in this way!
"Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing." – 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NRSV)
Aaron Carr AoP'12, M.Div. student at Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, GA
It's been over a month since we all gathered in Atlanta, and I have to confess that I'm having a hard time reflecting on my experiences at that grace-filled gathering. At first, I thought the haze of time was keeping my thoughts from cohering into anything resembling an article. Or else it was surely the bustle of a new semester – new class, new professors, new obligations – that prevented my sitting down with my thoughts. But I think the reason I have been unable to reflect on the 2013 National Festival of Young Preachers runs deeper than any of these cursory reasons.
Largely, I think I have been unable to really reflect on this past festival for issues of geography. Allow me to explain. I moved to Atlanta in July, and unlike a number of "Atlantans," I have an actual Atlanta address and I'm developing an abiding love for the things that happen inside the I-285 perimeter. The neighborhoods, parishes, restaurants, thrift stores, pubs, community centers, and coffee shops of Intown, Downtown, and Midtown mean more to me than they ever did when I was a suburbanite who only ventured into the big city for shows at the Fox or a Falcons game. Atlanta is rapidly becoming my city.
I know I'm not the only person in the world who loves this city, nor was I the only one at the Festival who loves this city, but I have a confession to make: I don't think Buckhead is really a part of this city. Historically, the neighborhood was always a vacation spot for wealthy Atlantans. The few black areas that managed to spring up were razed in the 1940s. Nowadays, Buckhead is America's ninth-wealthiest zip-code and houses the priciest real estate in the city, including the Georgia governor's mansion. Its retail industry grosses over $1 billion annually – more than the GDP of a number of developing nations. Buckhead boasts not one but two Mobil 5-star restaurants. And its citizens are currently trying to secede from the city, ensuring that their tax revenue would continue to benefit only the wealthiest of Georgians.
And there we were, in the middle of all of it, living large in the Grand Hyatt and rubbing elbows with Tim Tebow (yup, he was staying with us while attending Passion). We preached from texts like Jeremiah 7, which proclaims that God will only dwell in Israel if Israel does not "oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow." Or Isaiah 6, a declaration of "good news to the oppressed…liberty to the captives." Or Luke 19, wherein Zacchaeus promises to sell half of his possessions and give the proceeds to the poor, and to pay back four-fold those he has defrauded. Or Nehemiah 2, the story of Nehemiah's construction of the walls of Jerusalem for the common good of the whole city.
Proclaiming the theme of "Gospel in the City," we came into the Atlanta neighborhood that perhaps least signifies this city. We held forth at length on topics like "doing justice in the city" and "dwelling in the city," while doing neither of those things. When 130+ preachers come to the city, the city should be different when they leave, and the only net change should not be an increase in the profits of already wealthy innkeepers. The poor, the widows and orphans, the captive, the oppressed, these should be the recipients of our work.
Of course, the mission of the Academy of Preachers is not the working of justice. Its mission is to "identify, network, encourage, and support young preachers." This organization is not a social service but a training ground, a kind of laboratory that facilitates good preaching in the people that I am often blessed to call my peers. And I believe in this mission. Otherwise, I wouldn't invest nearly as much time with the Academy as I do.
But good preaching – the kind of preaching I believe the AoP is called to teach – must facilitate a good and just response. It is not enough to sit in a ballroom and loudly "amen!" a pointed critique of the systemic injustices of our society. It is not enough to whoop at the top of our lungs if we don't cry for justice with equal measure. It is not enough to spend hours laboring over a rhetorically brilliant manuscript. We must labor for the kingdom in ways that realize the kingdom in the lives of those who live outside the boundaries of Buckhead.
I suppose I wouldn't feel this way if the Festival hadn't been in my city this year. I certainly didn't feel this way after Louisville last year. But it is my city, and it is the city of millions of others, others who desperately need the kind of work that should be inspired (yes, even the lives of the preachers) by the words we were saying. Our actions – including the ways and the places we spend our money – should reflect the moves of our homilies.
Thus, as we reflect on our time in Atlanta and look forward to another (wonderful, inspiring) National Festival in Indianapolis, I have but one simple message: we have to practice what we preach.
The antidote to the aging, declining, eroding, lackluster church in the United States is to infuse it with more young people. That is the philosophy of the Academy of Preachers.
"They must learn to wait their turn," one pastor told me. It is probably the most remarkable and retrograde statement made to me in my two year advocacy of young preachers.
Actually my promotion of young preachers began long ago, intensified during my 11-year tenure as dean of the chapel at Georgetown College, and came to full fruition in my work launching the Academy of Preachers. Our goal is to give young preachers an opportunity, to open doors, to introduce them to people who can help them.
All denominational gatherings need to embrace the value of young preachers; so here my challenge to denominational organizers: make a place for young preachers on every assembly, every convention, every conference. Religious meetings are, left to right, liberal to conservative, dominated by grey hair men talking to more grey hair men. I know: I am one of them. I have met the enemy, as they say, and it is me!
Make way for young preachers. They are good. They are full of the spirit. They are not tainted by weariness in ministry; they are not burnt out in church life; they have not lost their utter abandonment to the gospel of Jesus Christ; they do not weigh every vocational decision by what effect it might have on their annuity; they are lusting for power or position. All they want is an opportunity to bear witness to Jesus Christ, risen from the dead.
That National Conference on Preaching, the Hampton Ministers Conference, and the Festival of Homiletics: these lead the way in reaching preachers with inspiration and instruction. I call upon those who plan these programs: create a track for young preachers. It will inspire all of us old people; it will make us willing to share our energy, our opportunities, even our honors and our income to support these young preachers.
"Let no one despise you because of your youth." That is the word of God for us today.


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A baseball season is a baseball season. 81 games are not necessarily 162 games divided by 2. What I'm getting at here is that just because a guy has one bad half and one great half, to combine for a decent season, you can't expect him to be great the next year. You can't expect him to be bad either, you expect him to be nothing other than decent. Some guys hit well later in the season after they have a bunch of ABs behind them, some guys tire halfway through the season and decline. There are other factors, too. If someone wants to trade you a Texas Ranger hitter in a fantasy league because they didn't play well in April and May, you should seriously consider it. Because in Texas, the ball takes off in the heat of the summer. All kinds of things factor into streakiness, or even several good months of play. Anyway, when you isolate July 14th through September 3rd and say someone has gone 6-0 with a 2.42 ERA or whatever, you have to remember this doesn't exist in a vacuum.
Now that we've got all of the caveats out of the way – with young players, there is more of a glimmer of hope than just external factors. As they get older they get better. A full season, or a few full seasons in the majors leads to improvement. That improvement may be visible in March, it may be visible in May, or it may be visible in September. And some of these youngsters may have figured it out, but had tired legs in August and September. So using some arbitrary endpoints (a term I believe I first heard from Keith Law), here are some of them with a few players you may have heard of.


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Here is a link to the article I wrote for Natural Awakenings' April Publication. I describe what the "Go Green" movement means for all of us.
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Home Automation: Access, automate, and secure with fewer chips
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The emerging market of home automation devices is encouraging application engineers to think of solutions that integrate number of features into a single system. Through their innovative ideas and forward thinking they try to come up with highly effective and reliable system. These system not only enable the user to access his home appliances remotely and automate his daily chores but also to think of a solution which addresses most of the his security concerns in minimum number of chips.
This article discusses such a solution and is divided broadly into 4 parts
1. Sensors:
Different sensors and their interfacing with the main controller is covered in this section
2. Communication between these sensors:
This section covers how to send signal over existing power lines and interfacing Bluetooth for wireless connectivity.
3. User Control and feedback:
Control through mobile phones using Mobile Application via Bluetooth, SMS and DTMF tones is covered in this section along with control via Internet. It also covers how the user will know whether device has started working or not once user gives ON/OFF command.
4. Security measures to prevent intrusion:
Security measures for intrusion prevention using existing sensors and surveillance cameras are covered under this section.
Sensors are an inherent part of any system and they act as senses for that system. Lets start with motion sensor.
Motion Sensor
This section covers motion sensing using pyro-electric sensors.
Human beings generate IR radiation. At normal body temperature, they radiate strongest in the infrared region, at a wavelength of 9.4µm. A pyro-electric sensor is made of ceramic material that generates a surface charge when exposed to infrared radiation. This property is used for the detection of motion. PIR sensor can also trigger false detection from vibration, radio interference, sunlight etc. To avoid this dual sensors are connected out of phase such that any excitation that is common to both the sensors cancels out. When a body passes in front of the sensors, it excites the first one and then the second sensor. Hence there is a change in sign of the differential output with the movement of the body from one side of the sensor to the other side. This change in sign can be used to detect motion Also to optimize for human detection, a filter window is added to limit the incoming radiation to a range of 8 µm to 14 µm range which is most sensitive to human body radiation. To improve the range and detection angle of the sensor, a Fresnel lens is used.
Fig1: Use of a Fresnel Lens
It concentrates the incoming IR radiation to the sensor. Fresnel lens has large aperture and short focal length. Figure 2 explains the interfacing circuit for PIR sensor.
Fig2: PIR sensor interface circuit
PIR sensor can be used for following purposes:
1. For controlling corridor light or any other area where light is not required continuously thus saving power.
2. Direction sensing by monitoring the differential output between the two sensing areas inside a PIR sensor
Door Sensors
Door sensor can be made using capacitive sensing; change in capacitance between two metal plates is detected and is converted into counts. The opening and the closing of the door are detected from the value of these counts.
Any conductive object has its own capacitance that is determined by its geometry and dimensions. When other conductive, non-charged objects are located close to the conductive object the electric field induces charges on these objects and increases the capacitance. The capacitance between two metal plates is calculated using the following formula:
C=A er e0/ D
C is capacitance
A is surface area of the plates
D is the distance between two plates.
e0 is permittivity of free space
er is relative permittivity
Fig3: Door sensor using capacitive sensing
A small metal plate can be attached on the top portion of the door and a chip capable of sensing change in capacitance can be mounted on the wall with a close proximity to the door. When the door is closed, the capacitance will increase because of the close proximity with metallic strip. Using this method we can even detect very slight movement of opening the door.
The other method to detect whether door is open or closed is to use reed switches. Reed switch has 2 ferrous metal reeds in a hermetically sealed glass envelope. A complete wireless module can be made using a reed switch, micro-controller and a RF module. This complete module can be inserted in the door after drilling a hole. A magnet can be placed on the door such that its near to the sensor.
Fig 4: Door sensor using reed switch
Based upon the proximity of magnet and sensor, door position can be detected.
Glass break sensor
These sensors are used to detect any intrusion in the home through windows. There are many types of glass break sensors and they work on different principles, they can be selected based upon the cost and requirement. The basic sensor is mounted on the glass itself and they usually have a microphone, which monitors the noise and vibration coming from glass. These sensors trigger the output if the vibration exceeds a fixed threshold. Some sensors are tuned to glass shattering frequencies and some use complex algorithms to find out the glass break from one or multiple glasses. The thief because of their visibility to naked eyes can easily identify these sensors. To avoid this, other glass break sensors can be used which can be mounted anywhere on walls or ceiling and they process sound and shock in parallel and also check the duration to detect the glass break accurately.
Light intensity sensor
These sensors can be used to control the intensity of porch lights based upon the ambient light. Ambient light can be measured using a LDR. LDR is a light dependent resistor whose resistance will vary based upon the light falling upon it. In the circuit shown in figure 5, the voltage at input of ADC will vary according to incident light, thus after processing that value the intensity of porch light can be changed. If the light is LED based then it can be controlled using LED driver IC, in case of incandescent lamp the intensity can be controlled by changing the firing angle of thyristor. Generally a System on Chip with inbuilt FETs or a controller with external FETs is used to control LEDs in a lamp. The area enclosed within green line can be implemented in PPSoC, it a device with inbuilt FETs manufactured by Cypress for controlling LEDs.
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Wynkoop Brewing Company is accepting resumes in their 17th annual search for Beer Drinker of the Year. From their website:
To enter the contest, applicants must submit beer resumes that include the entrant's beer philosophy and details on their passion for beer and their 2012 beer experiences. Resumes should also detail the entrant's understanding of beer and its history and importance to civilization, along with the entrant's efforts to educate others to the joys of great beer.
Resumes for the Beerdrinker of the Year are reviewed by the nation's beer experts, beer journalists and previous Beerdrinker winners. The top three entrants are flown to Wynkoop Brewing Company (at Wynkoop's expense) for the Beerdrinker of the Year National Finals on February 23, 2013.
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Idaho Democrats open to tax cut proposal
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Party urges protection for schools, homeowners
BOISE – Idaho Democrats said Tuesday they're open to a $141 million personal property tax cut proposed by Gov. Butch Otter to help businesses, provided there's something in it to protect local governments.
The minority party offered its annual response to Otter's State of the State speech, when the Republican governor announced he favored local option taxes to help replace money that cities, counties and schools stand to lose from elimination of the tax on business equipment. Idaho businesses are lobbying for the tax cut this year with an intensity Otter says he's never before experienced.
Even so, Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett said local governments must be shielded from cuts to critical services that are now paid for by personal property tax revenue, generated by everything from computers to big transmission lines and railroad tracks.
"The Legislature must ensure that school districts aren't forced to slash budgets and degrade educational opportunities further," Stennett, D-Ketchum, told reporters. "And we must not raise taxes on homeowners."
Democrats are floating proposals of their own, including one from Rep. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, to allow cities or counties to raise sales or income taxes within their jurisdictions with a simple majority vote.
House Majority Leader Mike Moyle threw cold water on that idea. Instead, he said Tuesday that he'd favor a phased-in elimination of the personal property tax over the next five years, without the local option tax.
Such a proposal would include some state replacement money, and Otter has so far offered to chip in $20 million. But future funding for local government services would mostly rely on the assumption that revenue would increase from a growing economy.
In addition to Democrats' comments about the personal property tax repeal, their 13-representative, seven-senator caucus announced plans to again push for an independent ethics panel, a bid that failed last year.
Sen. Branden Durst, D-Boise, plans to introduce a bill that would streamline hiring of disabled veterans for state jobs.
And House Minority Leader John Rusche, D-Lewiston, promised a package of election reforms that could include a vote-by-mail proposal, something voters in Oregon have embraced but that Idaho Republicans have so far rejected.
Democrats kept an upbeat tone – "We are indeed fortunate to live in Idaho," Rusche said – but did take Otter to task for what they termed lackluster public education support at the K-12 level and for Idaho's colleges and universities. They want more money for state workers and state facilities that need repairs.
They also didn't like his plan to sell $70 million in bonds to finance a new 579-bed mental health prison south of Boise, arguing local programs that help people before they wind up behind bars would be a better use of the money.
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(AP) - A famous study of Alzheimer's disease involving 678 nuns has moved from the University of Kentucky to the University of Minnesota.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reported The Nun Study recently moved back to where it began in 1986 because of the retirement of its originator, UK researcher David Snowdon.
The study has tested nuns repeatedly for 20 years to analyze their mental and physical abilities.
They are then cross-referenced with such things as education or home background and writing samples, and that information is then correlated with evidence of brain tissue loss when the nuns die.
Researchers said the nuns, all School Sisters of Notre Dame, made a perfect test group because of their homogenous lifestyle. Sixty of the original group of 678 nuns are still alive. Their ages range between 75 and 106 years old.
Although the University of Kentucky attempted to retain the brain and tissue banks, writings and archive records, UK vice president for research James W. Tracy said the sisters truly control the collection.
"The mother house of their order is in Minnesota and the work was begun there," Tracy said. "They are closer to the collection there."
The University of Minnesota will formally announce its acquisition of the study in early March. Currently, the two universities are jointly sharing credit.
With plenty more questions about Alzheimer's left to be answered, research will continue at both institutions.
Dr. William R. Markesbery, director of both UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and the Alzheimer Disease Center, said there have been at least two significant discoveries to come from the study.
One involves the advancement of the disease for people who experience a stroke, the other a conclusion that low linguistic ability early in life makes someone more susceptible to Alzheimer's later.
But the center is doing plenty other work in the field not getting as much attention, Markesbery said.
"For 20 years, we've been doing work that has been much more important on the mechanisms of brain degeneration," Markesbery said. "It just hasn't caught the eye of the public."
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The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
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A New Year's Message from General André Cox, international leader of The Salvation Army.
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General André Cox, international leader of The Salvation Army, delivers a Christmas message for 2016.
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Our Pathway of Hope program is successfully helping families set and achieve their own goals.
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We would love to give your child the experience of a lifetime being able to worship God, learn about nature, and have fun!
Each week, The Salvation Army of Elkhart provides assistance to those who need it, and spiritual support to anyone who seeks it. We provide many community programs as well! Contact us for the latest details.
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The Elkhart Salvation Army provides many types of assistance programs to the people in Elkhart, Lagrange and Steuben counties. We have utility, rent, and Christmas assistance programs. Each weekday morning, we serve a free community breakfast and we recently began a "Mobile Manna" program, delivering fresh food to homebound seniors who qualify.
Food Pantry
Our Food Pantry is available to those in need of supplemental pantry items. It offers a large selection of both perishable and non-perishable items. In order to receive Food Pantry assistance, one must have: Indiana ID, Social Security Cards for everyone in the household, food stamps print out, and proof of all income for everyone in the household.
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Pathway of Hope is a unique case management program offering help to link and coordinate services within The Salvation Army along with community agencies. This approach is intended to specifically assist families with minor children. Families participating in the Pathway of Hope will receive support from a caring team in setting and achieving their own goals.
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BROOKLYN, Mich., June 14 (UPI) -- Carl Edwards circled the Michigan International Speedway at 202.452 miles per hour Friday to win the pole for the Sprint Cup series Quicken Loans 400.
Edwards won the 12th pole of his Sprint Cup career and his first since the 2012 Daytona 500. He has won twice at the Michigan track and will enter Sunday's race in second place in the season-long points race.
Kurt Busch qualified second at 201.879 mph, one of 13 drivers to exceed 200 mph.
Kasey Kahne, Paul Menard and Aric Almirola filled out the next three qualifying spots, followed by Joey Logano, Austin Dillon, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Current points leader Jimmie Johnson qualified 17th, having won last week's race in Pocono, Pa.


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The West Virginia University Foundation announced July 24 that its "A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia's University," had reached 89 percent of its goal.
The campaign has raised $660 million, and it still has two years to reach its $750 million goal.
"I am continuously overwhelmed by the pride and passion people have for our university, and I thank them from the bottom of my heart," WVU President Jim Clements said in a news release. "This campaign means so much to the future of WVU, and the support we have received thus far has been incredible."
The campaign marks the largest private fundraising campaign in WVU's history – three times larger than the previous campaign, "Building Greatness," which ran from 1998-2003.
Some of the campaign's donations have included endowed scholarships and fellowships for students, professorships, financial support for new learning facilities and enhancements for academic and athletic programs.
Some of the recent major gifts have included a $3.4 million donation from the estate of Dr. Pat Fehl to the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and a large in-kind donation of music from Jay Chattaway, an alumnus who composed music for "Star Trek."
"Thanks to the tremendous generosity of our alumni and friends, we are on track to exceed our goal," Foundation President and CEO Wayne King said in a news release. "We've had a very positive response since we launched the public phase of the campaign a year ago, and fully expect that to continue through the end of the campaign."
The campaign's fundraising focuses on six university-wide campaign priority areas that align with the school's 2020 Strategic Plan for the Future. Some of those priorities include advancing the research initiative of the university and enabling WVU to improve West Virginia's health, economy and quality of life.
The campaign has a 23-member national volunteer committee along with West Virginia and regional volunteer chairmen, and each college and school at the university has its own campaign committee with a chairman serving on the national committee.
Robert Reynolds, a 1974 alumnus who is chairman of Putnam Investments is the national co-chairman along with Cadrillion Capital President Verl Purdy, who is a 1964 graduate of WVU. James "Buck" Harless serves as the national campaign honorary chairman.
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It was 50 years ago this summer that Hurricane Dora struck Jacksonville Beach. Many Times-Union readers vividly remember the storm's destruction and how it impacted their lives.
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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Eight of the ten men who complain they were sexually abused by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky say the abuse occurred on the college campus, and one of them was just 8 years old at the time, according to court documents released on Thursday.
Six of the accusers also said abuse occurred at the home of Sandusky, 68, who faces 52 counts of abuse stemming from accusations he molested the 10 boys between 1994 and 2008.
Sandusky, a former football coach, has maintained his innocence. He has been confined to his home since December.
In documents released by prosecutors, eight victims said they were sexually abused by Sandusky on the Penn State campus in State College, Pennsylvania. They say the abuse occurred in the campus football building, in dormitories, in locker rooms, in showers and in an outdoor pool, the documents said.
They also reported being abused in Sandusky's car and at a local hotel as well as in Texas and Florida, the documents said.
Sandusky's November indictment rocked the U.S. college sports world and led to the dismissal of Penn State's long-time head football coach, Joe Paterno, who died in January.
University President Graham Spanier also lost his job.
The boys' ages when the alleged abuse began ranged from 8 to 13 years old, according to the court documents.
Sandusky's trial is slated to start with jury selection on May 14 in Bellefonte in Centre County.
His defense attorney Joseph Amendola did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and representatives for Penn State were not immediately available to comment.
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FARMING leaders have welcomed the appointment of Christine Tacon CBE as the inaugural, independent groceries code adjudicator.
For a four-year term, Ms Tacon – who until recently ran the Co-operative Group's farming business – will enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice, which oversees the relationship between the UK's 10 major retailers and their suppliers. The code covers activities including supply agreements, promotion costs, wastage, payment for shelf space and suppliers' duties with relation to consumer complaints.
The UK parliament is currently negotiating a bill, heavily endorsed by NFU Scotland and its fellow UK farming unions, which should enact the appointment this spring.
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Rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead said: "Free and fair competition is the key to a healthy market and it is important that supermarkets act responsibly and treat farmers and suppliers fairly and lawfully.
"The appointment of the groceries code adjudicator should help in this regard. Supermarkets have a disproportionate influence on our supply chain and we need to ensure this isn't abused."
Lawrie and Symington Ltd sold 20 prime heifers in Lanark on Monday to a top of 235p per kg and an average of 205p (+4.8p on the week), while 14 prime, beef-bred bullocks peaked at 230p and levelled at 202.7p (-7p). Nineteen prime, B&W bullocks averaged 174p (+7.5p).
In the rough ring, 20 beef cows averaged 137p and 32 dairy cows levelled at 106p. Eleven OTM cattle averaged 151p. There were 3093 prime hoggs that sold to £96.20 per head and 235.5p per kg to average 167.3p (+6.3p).
The 933 cast sheep forward saw ewes sell to £93.50 for Texels and £51.50 for Blackfaces to average £51.32 overall (+52p).
The Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had a smaller show of 1002 store hoggs and feeding ewes at their weekly sale in Longtown yesterday due to the inclement weather. This resulted in all classes meeting a sharper trade on the week. Top prices and averages for store hoggs: NCC to £63.50 and averaged £57.60; Suffolks £64.50 and £47.64; Greyfaces £60 and £43.31; Texels £53 and £37.44; Blackfaces £41 and £38.45.
Wallets Marts sold 1039 prime hoggs in Castle Douglas yesterday to a top of £82 and 200p to average 147.5p. There were 224 cast sheep that sold to £80 for a Texel ram and £75 for a Suffolk ewe to average £40 overall.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 11 prime bullocks at Ayr yesterday to a top of 223p and an average of 214.3p, while 13 prime heifers peaked at 224p and levelled at 211.6p.
In the rough ring, 48 beef cows averaged 138.9p and 115 dairy cows levelled at 110.3p. Five bulls averaged 148.1p. A much smaller show of seven dairy cattle was topped by a Holstein Friesian heifer at £2300 and averaged £1425.


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Richard Hamilton is no longer a Detroit Piston.
The team waived the veteran guard on Friday, buying out the remainder of his contract. Sources tell 97.1 The Ticket that Rip will get significantly less than the $22 million that he is owed.
The Pistons do not use the new amnesty clause on Hamilton, meaning he can become an unrestricted free agent right away.


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Airfare to Campo Grande, Brazil
Campo Grande is located in Center-Western Brazil and is the capital city of Mato Grosso do Sul. It is important regional center for commerce and services. A modern city, Campo Grande is an important getaway into the southern part of the Pantanal and into Bonito.
The city is culturally diverse, with heritage going back to native Indians and diverse races (including Italians and Japanese). Aside from its interesting culture, the city also boasts many parks, museums, churches and a variety of interesting buildings. And when you get tired visiting places, you can relax in one of the malls.
The city is served by an international airport, served both by domestic and international flights. Azul, Gol Linhas Aereas, OceanAir, TAM Linhas Aereas and TRIP serve the airport, located just 7 km from downtown Campo Grande.
It is cheap and easy to fly into Campo Grande via Brasilia. The round trip flight from Brasilia starts at $203 (on TAM Linhas Aereas) and the flight takes only 1 hour and 30 minutes. If you fly from Sao Paulo the airfare and flight time are exactly the same as if you were to fly from Brasilia.
So in order to save money you should look whether flying into Sao Paulo is cheaper than flying into Brasilia. If your departure city is New York, it is slightly cheaper to fly into Brasilia (round trip airfare starts at $858 on TAM) than if you fly into Sao Paulo (round trip airfare starts at $877 on Copa Airlines). While if you fly from Europe (London) it's cheaper to fly into Sao Paulo (round trip airfare starts at $1000 on TAP Portugal).
To save more money, plan to fly during mid-week and try to avoid the Catholic holidays as well. Also, make sure to book your flight in advance.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson turned to Twitter on Monday to lavish praise on former NBA player Dennis Rodman for his North Korean "diplomacy efforts."
"Congrads @dennisrodman on your diplomacy efforts in North Korea," the civil-rights icon said in a now deleted tweet. "It must be dark but you are a light!"
Jackson followed up that message with an additional tweet to Rodman saying that "ping pong diplomacy worked in China, and Basketball seems to work in North Korea. #KeepHopeAlive."
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Rodman, who has visited North Korea several times, says dictator Kim Jong-Un is his friend and is coaching the communist country's basketball team.
On Monday, CNN host Anderson Cooper said the former NBA player is "deeply stupid."
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No one dies in Office Girl. Nobody talks about the international political situation. There is no mention of any economic collapse. Instead, this novel is about young people doing interesting things in the final moments of the last century.
Odile is a lovely 23-year-old art-school dropout, a minor vandal, and a hopeless dreamer. Jack is a 25-year-old shirker who's most happy capturing the endless noises of the city on his out-of-date tape recorder. Together they decide to start their own art movement in defiance of a contemporary culture made dull by both the tedious and the obvious. Set in February 1999, Office Girl is the story of two people caught between the uncertainty of their futures and the all-too-brief moments of modern life.
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"High on quirk and hipster cred, the novel is light as air, surprisingly unpretentious, and extremely kind to its larky, irony-addled protagonists...endearing." (Publishers Weekly)
"...an instant hipster staple." (Marie Claire)
"Fresh and sharply observed, Office Girl is a love story on bicycles, capturing the beauty of individual moments and the magic hidden in everyday objects and people. Joe Meno will make you stop and notice the world. And he will make you wonder." (Hannah Tinti, author of The Good Thief)
"Interesting but not great"
The plot was vaguely interesting and at first you really get sucked in to these kids lives then towards the end the story just kid of fizzles out. Ending was kind of dreary and rushed.
"Great work by Joe!"
Author is fabulous! Reading is ok. I would hate to see a movie with a different ending.
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Oh yeah, that's in between bouts of Kings Bounty: Armored Princess, which I've been criminally ignoring for too long.
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This is another tea I got in a trade with Spencer. I made it iced and lightly sweetened in one large batch to share with my brother.
The leaves are very dark for a golden tip. And they were really crushed up. Not by fault of the trade, going through the mail, or whatever. This was very uniform, as if the leaves had been shredded tiny before being processed. Or during the process, I'm not sure.
It's slightly astringent, but not bitter even after almost five minutes. A little malty, with an aftertaste that makes me think of cheap tea bags for some reason. Kinda average as far as Assams go, nothing really stands out about it to me. But it packs a nice punch of caffeine.


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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, seeking a direction restraining the media from broadcasting stories allegedly projecting him in a bad light, after he was charged with sexual assault of a minor.
"Why should we restrain them? How can we stop them if they get information from police and other people? Can we tell them not to publish," a bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said as it summarily refused the plea of Asaram, who had alleged that he was being victimised by "frivolous" reporting against him.
Senior counsel Vikas Singh, appearing for Asaram, 72, referred to some stories and reports projecting him as 'Dracula'. He submitted that the court should pass a direction against media.
The bench was not satisfied with his arguments, saying, "Your remedy lies elsewhere" and dismissed the plea.
Singh then agreed to withdraw the petition.
Asaram was arrested in August on the charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl and has been in prison at Jodhpur since then. He is also being investigated in connection to other cases of sexual assault.


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Our friend Nick Cannon just rolled out the latest episode of Cannon's Countdown, and we're airing it here! Check back each weekend for the countdown in full and be sure to check out his site for daily updates on everything you need to know.
Let's get this party poppin, Ballers! I'm throwing the hottest shindig rockin on air and online. Here. We. Go.
20. Lil Wayne: "How To Love"
Weezy kicks off the Countdown with the debut of his sure to be hit "How To Love." Nice to see him branching out and hanging with the R&B crew.
19. Lupe Fiasco "Out Of My Head Head"
This jam will be in your head all day long.
18. Mary J Blige "Somone To Love Me"
I think the bigger question is, who doesn't love them a little Mary J Blige?
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17. Diddy Dirty Money "Your Love"
Show your love for Diddy, but lettin' me know your favorite Puff/Diddy/Swag song in the comments below.
16. Wiz Khalifa "Roll Up"
Wiz rolls up to number 16 in this week's countdown with "Roll Up."
15. Trey Songs featuring Drake "Unusual"
It's getting freaky up in here.
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14. DJ Khaled featuring Drake and Rick Ross
DJ Kahad busts onto the Countdown with "I'm On One." His boys Drake and veteran Rick Ross assist with bad beats. Listen to the full song here http://youtu.be/p2qLTsYr39c
13. Keri Hilson "One Night Stand"
Watch out Keri! With moves and lyrics like those, you'll get a reputation.
12. Jamie Foxx "Best Night Of My Life"
While he's been singing "Best Night" for awhile, he recently dropped this as an official single. Get low with Jamie's "Best Night Of My Life."
11. Nicki Minaj "Did It On Em"
Nick you're a dirty, dirty girl.
10. Kanye West "All Of The Lights"
Kanye once again busts the Top 10 with his unstoppable joint "All Of The Lights."
9. Lloyd "Cupid"
Get your groove on.
8. Ace Hood "Hustle Hard"
You gotta love Ace. This guy hustles… HARD!
7. Chris Brown "Look At Me Now"
Look and listen to Breezy and crew, but be warned they're rhymes are adult for little ears. http://vevo.ly/dYS7NH
6. YC "Racks"
You will sing this song for the rest of the day. I command it!
5. Chris Brown "She Ain't You"
Don't worry, Breezy. You'll find love again. Let me hook you up.
4. Masha Ambrosius "Far Away"
This is heavy. This is deep.
3. Big Sean featuring Chris Brown "My Last"
Heck, Big Sean is almost first!
2. Miguel "Sure Thing"
The number one spot was not a "sure thing" for Miguel this week. Who do you think swiped it from him?
1. Kelly Rowland featuring R Kelly and Lil Wayne "Motivation"
y girl Kelly wins again with her super sexy remix of "Motivation." http://vevo.ly/i2UCN3
Your instructions for the weekend are as follows: Get your girl. Play this song. Repeat.
Wow! It's getting hot in here. I signing off before my board explodes. Be sure to come on back here next week for another episode of Cannon's Countdown— the hottest party on the web!
I gotta go rock my weekend.


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