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UAB Magazine Online Features
Mr. Excitement
What Glutamate Can Teach Us About Depression, Schizophrenia, Cancer, and More
By Kathleen Yount
Glutamate is the incredible, edible neurotransmitter. This amino acid is found in chips, yogurt, and ice cream, as well as the much-maligned MSG. It is also the key ingredient that helps neurons communicate, learn, make memories, and perform other essential functions.
For years, scientists have kept an eye on glutamate, suspecting that it plays a role in several debilitating diseases. But only recently have they discovered how to do anything about it. UAB researchers are leading the way in studies that could bring new treatments and new hope for people suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and even brain cancer.
All Hail the King
Glutamate is the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter, which means its job is to stimulate neurons. It works in tandem with GABA, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter, to maintain balance in the brain.
Glutamate and GABA are the king and queen of neurotransmitters. All others—including the more-famous serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine—have important functions of their own, but ultimately they serve to modulate the glutamate and GABA systems.
The brain's glutamate balancing act revolves around a highly evolved system of molecules called receptors to which glutamate binds to produce actions in the brain's cells. Another family of molecules called transporters mops up unused glutamate after it has been released. Much of the current research on glutamate dysfunction centers on these processes of give, take, and transport, to see if understanding the exchange can shed light on what happens when the glutamate system goes wrong, and how we might make it right again.
In Memoriam: Sara Finley
UAB Alumna and Genetics Pioneer Dies at 82
By Bob Shepard
UAB professor emerita Sara Will Crews Finley, M.D., passed away on February 20, 2013. Finley, along with her husband, Wayne H. Finley, M.D., Ph.D., co-founded the first medical genetics program in the southeastern United States at UAB. She was co-director of the Laboratory of Medical Genetics for 30 years.
Finley held the Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Chair in Medical Genetics at the time of her retirement from UAB in 1996. The Finleys founded the first chromosome laboratory in the Southeast and began what was to become one of the country's largest university prenatal genetics laboratories.
"Sara Finley was a true pioneer in medicine," says Bruce Korf, M.D., Ph.D., chair of UAB's Department of Genetics and current holder of the Finley Chair in Medical Genetics. "She and her husband, Wayne, were among the first physicians to recognize the importance of the new field of medical genetics, and they were among the first to implement new technologies for culturing cells and analyzing chromosomes. These technologies helped untold numbers of families by providing new approaches to the diagnosis and classification of birth defects and genetic disorders, as well as enabling genetic counseling for families."
Born February 26, 1930, Finley was the daughter of Jessie Mathews Crews and J.B. Crews of Lineville, Alabama. She graduated from Lineville High School, the University of Alabama, and the Medical College of Alabama. Her postgraduate training included an internship at Lloyd Noland Hospital, a three-year pediatric research fellowship at the Medical College of Alabama, and a traineeship at the Institute for Medical Genetics at the University of Uppsala, Sweden.
Hosts with the Most
UAB Ambassadors Serve with Style
By Meghan C. Davis
They're the Blazers in blazers. With their signature green jackets, it's easy to spot the UAB Ambassadors around campus—greeting patrons at the Alys Stephens Center, sharing statistics with the press at basketball games, ushering visitors into the UAB Alumni House, and performing dozens of other intriguing assignments.
The UAB Ambassadors, founded in 1978, are one of the oldest and most prestigious student groups on campus. They serve as the university's official hosts, working more than 5,000 hours of events each year, with assignments that range from leading campus tours for prospective faculty to toting Blazer statues through the crowd at the annual athletics scholarship luncheon.
"I learned about the UAB Ambassadors the first moment I walked onto campus," says Jit Patel, the group's current president. A senior business administration major and a member of the Business Honors Society and Global and Community Leadership Honors Program, Patel is in his second year as an ambassador. Even if he wasn't a senior, this would be his last chance to be an ambassador. Students are only able to stay for a maximum of two years. But it wasn't the exclusivity, or the unique networking opportunities, that first attracted Patel to the job; it was the jacket.
Five Things to Know: Cardiac Rehabilitation
By Gail Allyn Short
This year, an estimated 785,000 people will experience their first heart attack, according to the American Heart Association. During that same period, some 470,000 people, who have already had one or more heart attacks, will have another. But an intervention program known as cardiac rehabilitation could help reduce both of those sobering figures.
Health professionals working with cardiac rehabilitation develop individualized plans for cardiology patients that target specific problems such as poor diet, stress, smoking, lack of exercise, and other lifestyle factors that affect heart health.
UAB cardiologist Vera Bittner, M.D., medical director of the Coronary Care Unit and the UAB Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, recently reported that, in an analysis of data taken from the Medicare database, cardiac rehabilitation lowered the death rate among participating patients by as much as 35 percent compared to non-participants with similar heart problems.


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1143 comments found.
I was wondering if u could help me. I want to make the thumbnail also retina ready, but when i upload the image at 2x it automatically generate a resized thumb. So how i deactivate this so i can upload an image twice the size of the thumbnail and make it retina ready?
If your site is installed to your host root directory, you could have a try with the plugin WP Retina 2x, which case the plugin works well for me in eariler testing.
There are also other Retina plugins around, they may work as well, but i'm not sure as i haven't tested any of them.
Hi, my twitter is not working anymore – on your homepage it works. What can I do? It seems twitter has changed the api…
Thanks in advance!
Yes twitter did, and you may have already read the 2.0 update notes (http://forum.iwakthemes.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=193), the old twitter widget has been removed, please use the plugin "really simply twitter widget" instead.
Quick question: I would like to add a byline at the beginning of each blog post that lists me as the author so that I can be listed on Google Authorship. Can you help me with what code I need to insert to make that happen?
You have to modify the file "template-blog.php" for your requirement, you can also find the code about post author in the file already by searching for "Posted by"
Hi, I was wondering how you change the font of the Page titles in the header of the site?
There isn't any "page titles" in the header, do you mean font of "navigation menu"
yes, where home, about us, etc. is located
Hi. How can i get the last version? I already buy 09 Feb 12, but i'm update my WP (3.5.2).
Just re-downlaod Folioway and you get the latest version, some important upgrade notes http://forum.iwakthemes.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=193
Do I have to purchase folioway again to get the latest version?
It's free, just re-download Folioway and you get the latest version.
Can the navigation menu font be changed?
Yes, you can see how it changes via the "fonts" menu on demo site
Hi, i've taken over a folioway blog and would like to update. not sure exactly where i go to re-download?
I downloaded the upgrade and now there is a black tab at the top of the screen. How do I get rid of this?
I was able to figure out the tab situation.
Quick question. I downloaded the theme again and installed. Visually it looks like the updated version of folioway 2.0.3 but in my dashboard under folioway at the top right it says Theme Version 1.1.2. is that just a glitch?
I guess it's browser cache, you can have a check on the version by open ../folioway/style.css, you will see the version number at the top.
No idea what's going on. It says its version 1.1.2 in style.css but looks like the new version. Not sure what the deal is. I downloaded folioway again and it's still version 1.1.2. Im working on MAMP could that be why? I tried to reinstall on the webserver, but it doesnt give me the update
pleases help
I have checked the file in Themeforest and it's correct with the version number 2.0.3, if you didn't get the theme file from Themeforest directly, just re-download it and you will get the correct file.
I'm updating for a client, and they misplaced their themeforest account. Do you know where I can re-download?
Just updated, but I'm not such a big fan of the responsive layouts for the theme. Is there any way I can either turn off the responsive functionality or download the latest version before you turned it responsive?
Replied in email.
I have a problem. I just purchased the 2.0.3 theme and was planning to work with it on MAMP, but now i've changed my mind and want to just install online and work from there. But now when i go to install the theme it tells me: Destination folder already exists. /webspace/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/themes/folioway/
what do i do? I don't want to purchase the theme all over again because I'm not even able to use it now!!
It says there is already a Folioway installation found, pls delete folioway folder from /webspace/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/themes/folioway/ and you should be able to install the theme.
before purchase I would like to know if I can add a wider logo ?
Sure, both the size and the position are under user's control, you can easily change it inside of theme admin.
thank you for developing this theme, greatly appreciated!
i was just wondering, for the Portfolio items. under Folioway General Post Options, is there a way to add classes, ids, titles, alts etc to the links? and also if not, is there away to modify it? which file is it under?
Sorry that we can't give technical support as you haven't purchased our theme yet. If you have already bought our theme, pls use the right account to post questions. Thx.
i was just wondering, for the Portfolio items. under Folioway General Post Options, is there a way to add classes, ids, titles, alts etc to the links? and also if not, is there away to modify it? which file is it under?
There are already titles and classes, for ids, you can add them to the function "list_posts" in file "../folioway/includes/template.php" starts from line 346 (v2.0):Code of thumbnail link
Code of title link
if($show_thumbnail && $post_thumb) {
$o .= '
'. $post_thumb. '
';
Code of "+" symbol link
if($show_title) {
$title = $href=='none' ? $text : "$text";
if($show_morelink) {
$more = ''. $more_text. '';
Since the function controls, not only portfolio posts, all posts rendering, you wouldn't want to add a fixed id say `id="post-title"`, but a relative one having the post id included say `id="post-title-999(the post id)"`
thank you for your reply,
how can i go about with adding a id to specific posts.
do you mean copy the functions code and re name it and then link to the page?
i've tried the method above, by adding a class to the links, put since im opening a modal box, the scroll bar disappears and screen cant move/scroll or close the box. Unless i refresh browser/ link. did a quick search and it is a problem with lightboxes, modal boxes etc, but WordPress can fix it but i couldn't find the solution on how i could do it.
No, all you need to do is modify the file "template.php" and overwrite the old version in your host.
And if what you need is to gain more control on these links by adding ids, here's a simpler modification:
1. Find
$o = "<$itemtag class='$class $addition $rank'>"; at line 429 (v2.0+) in "template.php"
2. Change it to
$id = get_the_ID();
$o = "<$itemtag id='post-$id' class='$class $addition $rank'>";
After done, you have unique CSS selectors on those links of each portfoli post as following:
Assume the portfolio post id is 999
#post-999 .thumblink (unique selector of thumbnail link)
#post-999 .entry-title a (unique selector of title link)
#post-999 .more-link (unique selector of "+" link)
I have a few questions, please bare with me.
1. On the portfolio page, there is an arrow type image beside the portfolio headings. How do I delete this image and Bring the headings to the left.
2. Once you click on an image in portfolio there is an "i" at the top right. How do you delete this image?
3. I have inserted a contact form and I would like to change the send button colour.
4. Is there a way to center the home page menu headings?
5. How do I change font/colour of page headings?
Thank you!
I have answered #3
You can use custom CSS to introduce your customization (Folioway > Customize > Custom CSS), here are some CSS codes upon your questions:
1. #portfolio-filter {padding-left:0;background-image:none;}
2. .single-portfolio .icon-info {display:none}
4. #menu-wrapper {left:200px;}
5. .super-heading {color:#FF0000}
Please be aware of these are just examples, it may or may not exactly answer your questions, but CSS is what you must learn when you come to customize a theme to meet your own requirements.
is there anyway to change the dimension of the slider images?
Also, how do you change the space in between the navigation menu headings? I appreciate your help A LOT!
Hi, custom CSS should be written by yourself, i just wrote some examples so that you know how it works, if you have no knowledge on CSS but still want to change the design here and there, i suggestion to hire some guy to work them all, at a quite affordable price, on sites like http://jobs.freelanceswitch.com/jobs
Hi there,
Apparently, according to support I got for a plugin, the  tags are included too early in the theme. You can see the specific info given here:http://wordpress.org/support/topic/facebook-images?replies=5#post-4528755
Can you advise how to fix this? It seems to me like it's a problem with the theme.
Thank you!
The  position in your page isn't correct, it is moved to before , while in Folioway header.php you can see it should be after
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo THEME_URL; ?>/css/noscript.css"/>
<?php if ( is_singular() ) wp_enqueue_script( 'comment-reply' ); ?>
<?php wp_head() // For plugins ?>
<link rel="pingback" href="<?php bloginfo('pingback_url') ?>" />
This is usually because some plugin, you may deactivate your plugins and then activate them one by one to find which one it is.
I tried that. It didn't work. Any other ideas?
It is not on Folioway, sorry but honestly i have no idea.
I've been talking to my hosting support, and apparently this problem only goes away when we deactivate Folioway. Is it possible your SEO code or something is conflicting with it? Any clues?
I'm pretty sure it is not on Folioway, no worry, please drop me a line with your site login and i'd like to take a look at this issue for you.
Hello, I really love this theme.
Pre-purchase question: I noticed while testing the theme on a mobile device that the main slider buttons are super tiny and hard to use. Since this is a responsive theme, are there slider options that have larger forward and back buttons, or swipe capability?
The slider in Folioway has been improved, it is now a plugin but hasn't been added to Folioway yet, a few compatibility problems have to be sorted first. I will be able to work on this in 1-2 weeks, and look into if there is something i can do with the small buttons.
I am interested in your theme. I have two questions. Is the wavy pattern at the bottom "built in" or can it be turned off? Also, are there other options for the transition animation when the viewer filters the portfolio page?
Hi, thanks for your message. The wavy pattern is just an image and can be deleted. There's no other options for the transition animation. Glad that you like my theme. If you have further question about it, pls feel free to drop me a line.
HI, How do I add a video to the homepage. I would like a video to show up instead of a slider of images.
thank you,
You can do it by:
1. Create a page to have your video embedded
2. Go to admin panel Folioway -> General settings -> Home
3. Disable the slider, and enable the additional content area to load the page created in step 1, configure displaying order of the additional content area to be 1

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Rangers ink Darvish to 6-year, $60m deal
Yu Darvish is coming to America to pitch.
Japan's best pitcher and the Rangers agreed before yesterday's deadline to a $60 million, six-year contract. In addition to the salary, the Rangers will pay a posting fee of about $51.7 million to pay to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan's Pacific League.
The deal came at the end of a 30-day negotiating window that began Dec. 19 when the Rangers' bid to negotiate with the pitcher was accepted. Had a deal not been reached by the deadline, Darvish would have remained with the Fighters and Texas would have kept the posting fee.
When the deal was reached in Texas by his agents Don Nomura and Arn Tellem, the 25-year-old Darvish was home in Japan, where he returned for offseason training after his first and only visit to Texas two weeks ago. The Rangers plan to formally introduce Darvish tomorrow.
Darvish had a 93-38 record with a 1.99 ERA over the past seven seasons in Japan. The 6-foot-5-inch righthander was a two-time Pacific League MVP and a five-time All-Star. He led the league in strikeouts three times, in ERA twice, and won two Gold Gloves.
The deal surpasses what Daisuke Matsuzaka got when he left Japan and signed with the Red Sox just more than five years ago. Dice-K got a $52 million, six-year deal and the Red Sox also had to pay a $51.111 million posting fee that was the highest for a Japanese player before what the Rangers bid for Darvish.
When Ichiro Suzuki used the posting system in 2000 to get to the major leagues, the Mariners won with a bid of about $13 million, then signed him to a $14 million, three-year contract.
Darvish, the son of an Iranian father and a Japanese mother, went 18-6 with a 1.44 ERA last season in Japan, when he made the equivalent of about $6 million. He had 276 strikeouts to lead the Pacific League.
Moyer, Rockies agree
Jamie Moyer has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with an invite to the Rockies' spring training, pending a physical. The 49-year-old lefthander didn't play last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow. Moyer has played 24 seasons, starting with the Cubs in 1986. He went 9-9 with a 4.84 ERA for Philadelphia in 2010. Moyer is 267-204 with a 4.24 career ERA . . . Rockies pitcher Drew Pomeranz said he is no longer facing a misdemeanor disturbing the peace charge. The lefthander was arrested on Oct. 14 in downtown Oxford, where he played college baseball for Ole Miss. Oxford Municipal Court would not confirm the charges had been dropped . . . Outfielder Jack Cust agreed to a $600,000, one-year contract with the Astros after getting released by the Mariners and Phillies last year. Cust has 105 homers, 323 RBIs, and 819 strikeouts in 670 games . . . The Mariners signed veteran lefthander Oliver Perez to a minor league contract with an invite to major league spring training . . . Former umpire Marty Springstead was found dead in his Florida home Tuesday. He was 74. He was an AL umpire from 1966-85. Obituary, B12.


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Infographic: Apple App Store's March to 500,000 Apps
The number of apps approved for Apple's iOS platform has exceeded 500,000 apps according to data collected by app discovery service 148apps, mobile gaming company,Chillingo and San Francisco-based app discovery company, Chomp. Currently, the Apple App Store has 400,000 apps available for download. Nearly 36 percent of all apps are free. Average paid app costs $3.64 per app. It would cost $891,982.24 to download all apps. via


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Lebanon's Beirut International Airport (BIA) received 177,000 air travelers last month, a 7.2 percent increase compared with figures from the previous month of April and up 7.7 percent compared with the same period last year, according to recently released figures. The increase is attributed to high participation in international conferences and an influx of inter-Arab tourism. BIA is considered one of the most modern airports in the region, which offers its services to about 40 foreign airline companies. The airport is located three miles south of Beirut. — (menareport.com)
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Families pause to celebrate dads
One time for the good fathers.
In communities across the nation, fathers are receiving appreciation from those who are thankful for what they do inside and outside of the household.
Kinston resident Connie Smith said she is truly thankful for her father, Dalton Harris, treasuring every moment she has with him.
�My dad is going through the early stages of dementia right now,� Smith said. �He can�t remember why he does certain things, but he�s always been a great dad, helping (my sister and two brothers) through college and encouraging us to be what we want to be. I�ve studied the disease and I know there will be a day he doesn�t recognize us. Dementia shuts down the brain and functions. In a way, I think he recognizes it and every time I see him, he tells me he�s thankful for us.�
Harris had been a truck driver for 44 years, retiring in 1999.
�I had been doing it since I was a teenager,� Harris said. �Semis, 18-wheelers, you name it, I drove it.�
Harris� wife, Carol, has been married to Dalton for 56 years. She said his passion for the family is a part of what makes him special.
�He�s very well-loved and a good person,� Carol Harris said. �He wouldn�t take long-distance trips, just so he could be home with his family. We have four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and he has been great to them all.�
Potter Hill resident Rita Quinn said she definitely appreciates her husband, Jimmy. The two have been married 18 months, but Rita said she has known him for 45 years.
�Jimmy is the kind of person who if he says �I�m going to the store,� he�s going to the store,� she said. �You know every move he�s making and if he has to make a change, he�ll call. If his kids call and say �I need $10 until payday� or $500, he�ll be there. He�s an excellent provider, husband and Christian man. I have two sons and a daughter and he has a son and daughter. He treats my kids as well as my own.�
Rebecca Lane married her husband, Jeremy, in April 2013. Rebecca has two children, Kristian Vaughn, 11, and Taylor Mills, 10, and says Jeremy has been a wonderful family man.
�He really took them in and helped raise them as if they were his own,� she said. �After my divorce, I had dated other guys throughout the years, but they didn�t have an interest in my children, who come first.�
Taylor said Jeremy Lane enjoyed some of her favorite music.
�We like singing songs, especially Michael Jackson,� she said.
Kristian said Lane liked playing with him and his sister.
�He enjoys interacting with us,� he said. �Sometimes, we�ll go outside and play baseball.�
Lane said he had talked to Rebecca when he worked at Papa John�s about 20 years ago, but time passed and both went their separate ways. In 2011, the two reconnected and this time, there was no separation.
�It just so happened we ran into each other at a gas station, exchanged pleasantries and numbers,� Lane said. �When we went out to dinner for the first time, she told me she had kids and if things work out between us I could meet them one day. We went out on like four or five more dates during a two-month span and when we were set on becoming an item, she introduced me to her kids at Kristian�s birthday and baseball party after the end of the season. When that happened, I started scheduling dates around the weekends so we could all go out together, the kids could get to know me and I could get to know them.
�When we started talking about marriage, she talked to her kids first because they came as a package deal. I realized that, and here we are.�
Lane said he may be Taylor and Kristian�s stepfather, but he doesn�t believe in the title.
�Biologically, they�re not mine, but they are emotionally,� Lane said. �I�m with them day in and day out. Kristian reminds me a lot of myself when I was his age and Taylor is the poster child for the daughter you want. When people ask me if I have kids, I say �Yes� with no hesitation. Some said it may be a culture shock dating a woman with kids, but it was a seamless transition to me. It�s kind of hard to think about them not being in my life.�
Lane said he learned a lot from his grandfather.
�I was raised by my grandfather, and he taught me a father takes care of his family,� Lane said. �That�s what I�m trying to do here.�
Junious Smith III can be reached at 252-559-1077 and firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JuniousSmithIII.


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I am getting an Oberon Cover for my IPad for Mothers Day. (The Hubby has learned that just because the baby is still in me does not mean that he gets to skip Mothers Day. Baby Boy might not be here for him but he has been a day to day presence with me for the last 8 months and has 4 more weeks to go. Mommy gets her Oberon and a nice dinner).
Actually, the Hubby thinks I bought an IPad so I would have an excuse to buy another Oberon cover. That was true for the K3 but the IPad is far to expensive for that to be the only reason to buy one....
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text: State re-introduces homebuilder incentives By Eric Eyre August 1, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A state housing agency has brought back an incentive program designed to spur home construction in West Virginia, particularly in areas where the natural gas industry is booming.Under the program, the West Virginia Housing Development Fund will buy houses from builders -- at 70 to 85 percent of appraised value -- if builders are unable to sell the homes.The housing agency has allocated $2.5 million for the program, and expects to buy about 100 homes annually.The program encourages builders and modular-home dealers to construct and sell single-family homes, housing officials said. "It alleviates some of the risk for builders," said Steve Fisher, deputy director of program operations at the Housing Fund. "It's a facilitating program."The state's housing agency formally started the program -- called Constructing Affordable Sensible Homes, or CASH -- in 1993. The Housing Fund wanted to address a shortage of new homes and moderately priced housing in north-central West Virginia. In 1997, the FBI opened a massive fingerprinting center in Clarksburg, creating 1,100 jobs.In 2008, the Housing Development Fund shelved the CASH program because the state's housing market, like the rest of country, declined significantly.The housing agency recently decided to bring back the program after talking with builders, realtors and business leaders in the state's growing natural gas industry. "As we've worked with leaders in that sector, many have noted that safe, affordable housing is tough to find," said Erica Boggess, acting executive director at the Housing Fund.The Housing Fund will buy new, unsold homes valued $250,000 or less. Builders must first try to sell the houses on their own for at least 180 days after construction."We're not trying to build really expensive homes," Fisher said Wednesday. "We're trying to get homes built in the middle range, the types of homes folks are asking for."Fisher said the program also will likely spur some people to move into larger homes, freeing up lower-priced houses that qualify under the agency's first-time homebuyers' program."They may move out of a $90,000 home," Fisher said. "Some folks are asking for houses a little bit bigger."Boggess said the CASH program works well with the agency's existing "DEMO" program, which provides loans -- up to $150,000 -- to cities and counties that want to tear down abandoned buildings."It seems only natural that building a new home on a demolition site could go a long way toward revitalizing that neighborhood," Boggess said. More information about the CASH program is available on the housing agency's website at www.wvhdf.com. Builders must pay a $200 fee to apply. Nonprofit groups aren't eligible to take part in the program. Reach Eric Eyre at email@example.com or 304-348-4869. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 2 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 3 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 4 WVU seeking improvements during off week 5 Man charged after motorcycle pursuit early Sunday Budget-and-tax impasse threatens troops, economy Previous Story Harley Davidson 2Q profit up 30 percent Next Story


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I woke up on Jan. 1, 2010, feeling bewildered but excited; it was a new year, and I didn't have a single outdoor trip planned. The prospect of an entire blank calendar stretching out in front of me was almost overwhelming.
I woke up on Jan. 1, 2010, feeling bewildered but excited; it was a new year, and I didn't have a single outdoor trip planned. The prospect of an entire blank calendar stretching out in front of me was almost overwhelming.
With visions of all the fun things I can do this year dancing in my head, I grabbed a pen and paper, wrote down each month, and started brainstorming all the potential seasons that will be open.
In January, I know my day job will be busy after the holidays, but I hope to get in a few more duck hunting trips on weekends before the season ends at the end of the month.
February, although typically one of our coldest months, will definitely include a wild quail hunt or two and perhaps preserve hunts for pen raised quail, chukar, and pheasants. If there is a warm day, I'll break out the fly rod for delayed-harvest trout.
With wild quail season closed, March will find me participating with friends in several annual preserve hunts for upland birds. Last year I completely missed the yearly migration of shad to the Roanoke River, but this year I plan to be there with fly rod in hand.
In April and May the warming temperatures present so many outdoor opportunities it's intoxicating. This spring I'll be chasing strutting turkeys and casting dry flies to rising trout. There will be return trips to the Roanoke River for shad and striped bass.
During June, July, and August I usually spend time outdoors early in the mornings or in the evenings during the cooler periods of the day. This summer's adventures will include family camping trips, hiking trips and small stream trout fishing. I'll also try to get in some coastal fishing trips -- perhaps an offshore trip for dolphin or tuna and maybe some pier fishing. More time on the French Broad chasing small mouth bass is also on the list since I thoroughly enjoyed angling for them last year.
Before we know it, the cooler days of September will be upon us. I'll be attempting to harvest a few Canadian geese, tempting trout with hopper patterns, and spending time at my lease scouting and putting up a new deer stand Santa put under the tree this Christmas.
My desire to be outdoors in October is as intense as the colors of the autumn leaves. There will be local dove shoots, trips to Cape Lookout for false albacore and sea trout and a yearly trip to the Outer Banks for red drum.
November will probably include the last trout fishing trip before I lay down the fly rod for the year. Our annual family Thanksgiving trip to Ocracoke will revolve around a week of red drum fishing and duck hunting.
More duck and deer hunts will be the mainstays of December.There are so many opportunities in our state it's sometimes hard to choose as you fill your calendar. Just make sure you get outdoors this year and enjoy a sampling of what North Carolina has to offer.
And that's my holler for this week...


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Re: cvs2svn crash
From: Marcus Comstedt <marcus_at_mc.pp.se>
Date: 2003-08-22 16:22:57 CEST
Michael Wood <firstname.lastname@example.com> writes:
> Works for me. I suspect whatever dbm your installation of Python is
I expect it's using whatever is default. I get a lot of "*.db.pag"
> So maybe you just need to get Python to use Berkeley DB, which is what
pelix:~% python -c "import dbhash"
How do I install the bsddb module? If it is required by cvs2svn, it
// Marcus
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Keep the faith: Ex-striker Dean Ashton urges Norwich City fans to stick by Alex Neil
PUBLISHED: 06:30 11 February 2016
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Dean Ashton insists Norwich City's fans will achieve nothing positive if they turn against manager Alex Neil.
The Canaries have slipped into the Premier League relegation zone after a miserable run of five defeats in a row. And the former City striker insists that sense of gloom will only deepen if City's fans do not give the Scot, and his players, their backing during Saturday's home clash against West Ham.
Ashton, who went down with City in 2005, said: "There's no point in anybody wallowing. When you're battling relegation you know you have to somehow get over the defeats as quickly as you can and move onto the next game because it could be the one which provides the win which lifts confidence.
"Tottenham was a good example of what can happen (during a bad run). The players had to do more in terms of their performance on the night and by doing their jobs, they'd have got people on side. In the same breath, fans are also there to support.
"Calling for the manager to be sacked is something I don't see the point in though. Fans have got to try and look at the positives. It's a winnable game on Saturday and if Norwich play as well as they can, and have done, they could find themselves out of the relegation zone."
Ashton, who also played for West Ham before he retired in 2009 after failing to recover from a long-term ankle injury, admits Saturday's defeat to Aston Villa side did little to dampen Neil's fiercest critics.
"I think everyone knew it was going to be a very, very tough season," added the former England hitman.
"Staying in the Premier League is still the goal. Alex Neil has done very, very well since he's come in and things can change very quickly and look different with a good result or two. As soon as you go below the dotted line it feels like the pressure gets on top of everyone. Norwich have lost to some good teams but losing to Villa probably hurt the most."


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You've probably spotted them on your favourite fashion blogs, off-duty models, and that girl at work whose style you really envy: we're talking vintage Levi's 501 jeans (vintage Calvin Klein, Pepe and Guess are on our radar too, FYI, but they're far more difficult to track down). Details to love: a high waist, non-cling factor (no stretch is crucial if you don't want skinny jeans knee-huggers), a wide leg below the knee (this is a step on from the tapered mom jeans of yore) and cropped to around ankle bone length (roll them up to the desired height). The best part? Vintage Levi's are super-affordable, going for around the £30 mark. ASOS Marketplace has a fine selection (we're keen on tracking down white pairs) as well as online vintage stores like Rokit (if you can't make the trek to Camden/Covent Garden/Brick Lane), the Depop app and eBay.
Here's a list of our favourite Marketplace boutiques, with some choice 501s:
Peekaboo Vintage
Vintage 80s Levi's 501s in pale blue, mid blue and dark blue, £40 each.
Husk Vintage
Vintage 90s Levi's 501 white jeans, £30
Working Class Hero VTG:
Vintage 80s Levi's 501s in white, £30, light blue, mid blue, black and customised with patches, £35 each.
Pictured: vintage Levi's lovers and models, Tilda Lindstam (snapped on Models Jam) and Camille Rowe.


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Tagged: angular, dummy data, pages, Portfolio, portfolio filter
Hello, I need assistance with configuring my portfolio. I am not exactly sure how to upload the images to show as they are displayed on the demo of Angular. When I login to my dashboard I go to the page that I have displayed and I see the setup as "Add Images To Slideshow" and from this point I am not sure what to do. If you could be of any assistance I would be much obliged. Thank you, and sincerely,
Hi jdark082,
To add images to your portfolio your need to go to "Portfolio Items" then "Add New". You would enter a title, description (if desired) then add the images under the "Featured media" section by click the "Add image to slideshow". Once you click the "Add image to slideshow" button a pop-up box appears, click "Select Files" then follow the on-screen prompts. The last button you'll click on is "Add to slideshow". From there click Publish and your portfolio should start similar to the Angular demo.
You may find it beneficial to go to Angular > Theme Options and the click "Import dummy data" button. Doing that will import the content used in the demo so you can how certain pages were done. You can always replace the images, text, etc. with your own.
Hope this helps!
Yes, this helps, I had to create the portfolio using a template, however, I am still having issues with the actual sizes of the image. What is the recommended size for the images in the portfolio?
Kriesi uses 465×346 however you can change the height in functions.php.
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ST MIRREN manager Gus MacPherson last night revealed his players knew they would get Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final as a "reward" for beating Celtic.
The Buddies flew to the south of Spain yesterday for a week-long training camp after Saturday's 1-0 win over the Parkhead men.
And on the flight over the Paisley squad guessed they would have to face the other side of the Old Firm for a place in the Final.
Falkirk were drawn against the winners of the replay between Aberdeen and Dunfermline in the other semi-final and this did not surprise MacPherson in the slightest.
He said: "I just knew we would get Rangers - that it would be our reward for beating Celtic.
"We spoke about it with the players as we travelled over here and the majority felt that would be the draw so we've just got to get on with it.
"It's a fantastic occasion for St Mirren. To go to Hampden for a semi-final will be incredible for me as I have never done it with the club as manager. It was always going to be difficult, no matter who we drew.
"Aberdeen, if they manage to beat Dunfermline will want to make up for losing to Queen of the South in last season's semi-final, while Falkirk will want to do better than when they lost in the Co-operative Insurance semi this season. But we have the toughest game."
Falkirk boss John Hughes begged SFA chiefs to give the Bairns, who play either Aberdeen of Dunfermline, a shot at Scottish Cup glory at Hampden .
Hughes is desperate to play the tie at the National Stadium, preferably on a Saturday and urged the SFA not to devalue the competition by taking the last-four tie to a neutral venue.
The Bairns are looking to secure their first Scottish Cup Final outing since they lost 1-0 to Kilmarnock at Ibrox in 1997.
Hughes believes Bairns fans will be willing the Pars to victory against the Dons to set up a mouthwatering Falkirk v Dunfermline semi. He said: "I urge the powers-that-be to play the tie at Hampden on a Saturday and not devalue the competition.
"Falkirk could take more than 10,000 supporters to the game if the SFA do the right thing.
"The whole town of Falkirk will come to Glasgow and have their day out if they play the semi-final on a Saturday.
"Our supporters will most definitely want a semi-final against Dunfermline. It's a great prospect for the fans of both clubs."
Rangers v St Mirren
Falkirk v Aberdeen or Dunfermline
Ties to be played on April 25, 26


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MAC Pressed Amber Mineralize Blush Swatches, Photos, Reviews
MAC Pressed Amber Mineralize Blush
MAC Pressed Amber Mineralize Blush Swatches, Photos, Reviews
MAC Pressed Amber Mineralize Blush ($23.00 for 0.10 oz.) is described as a "melange of nude, beige, and brown" that all comes together as a medium-dark, muted brown. It's brown without being overly warm or dark–no chocolate, bronze, or the like here. It's more aptly described a brown nude, I would say, because it retains a lot of the natural color found in the skin. The texture is like Feeling Flush, with a very soft, smooth powder without frost or glitter. It has a satin-like sheen that looks natural when applied to the skin. This product could benefit from improved wear, though, as I do find it fades faster than the average blush–I get around six hours of wear (tested this shade yesterday) before it begins its fading decline.
It reminded me of a darker, less orange version of MAC Peachtwist. It doesn't have the plum notes that MAC Darkly My Dear has. It ends up being closer to MAC Prim & Proper but a little darker, browner. It's also comparable to Korres #15 Natural Blush without any gold sheen/shimmer. It's darker and less pink compared to MAC Eversun.
Limited Edition


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Category: yooneek names
The idea for this blog arose, as so many good things do, from the nameberry forums, in this case one on name spellings. In particular, the focus was on names that had more than one legitimate spelling, and asked visitors to pick their favorite of the two (or more).
With so much talk these days about yooneek spellings of names – variations invented to make a name more "special" – it's interesting to explore those names that have more than one bona fide spelling.
Of course, there may be some controversy over what constitutes bona fide name spellings. On the forum, some people took issue with spelling variations springing from different origins of a name: Isabelle as the French version and Isabel the Spanish, for instance, and so not really pure spelling variations in the way that Katherine and Kathryn are. Others argued over spelling variations that might more accurately be differences in a name's gender or pronunciation.
There are obviously a lot of ways to split this hair. And we've made a lot of judgment calls some of you may disagree with. Sure, Debra might be a modern variation of the Biblical Deborah, but it was so widely used in mid-century America it's now legitimate, or at least that's the way we see it.
Here are some girls' names with more than one spelling that we consider legitimate.
- Annabel and Annabelle (and Anabel)
- Anne and Ann
- Ariana and Arianna
- Briony and Bryony
- Brooke and Brook
- Claire and Clare
Looking for boys' names that feel contemporary and stylish but that you won't hear coming and going? Here are our picks of unusual boys' names – used for fewer than 100 boys, but at least 50 (those borders were picked to keep the collection manageable) – that are in step with today's fashions.
It's not so surprising, for the most part, that these names are used for so few boys. And we don't expect most of them to make huge leaps in popularity. The few exceptions we think we'll hear considerably more of in years to come: Wiley and Wylie, Ford, Fox, Lazarus, Chester, and West.
But we think any one of these unusual boys' names would sound perfectly appropriate for a modern baby boy. If you really want a name that's different, look no further.
For more choices, see our complete list of boys' names used for five or more babies in 2009.
The first group are traditional (more or less) first names. The number represents how many boys received the name last year.
By Nephele
Now that the Social Security Administration has released its annual baby names listings beyond the top 1,000 (including all names that had at least five occurrences in any given year), names researchers can better track the influence of popular culture on our names.
For example, a girl's name appearing in 2009 for the first time on the SSA lists is "Greidys" – with an astonishing count of 186 baby girls having been given that name in 2009. Its variants "Greydis" and "Greidy" also appear for the first time on the 2009 list, again in the astonishing numbers of 100 and 25 occurrences respectively.
Another girl's name appearing in 2009 for the first time on the SSA lists is "Chastelyn" with 150 occurrences. Its variants "Shastelyn" and "Chastelin" also appear for the first time in 2009, with 34 and 33 occurrences respectively.
While we may expect new names to appear on the SSA lists each year, these new names generally don't have more than a dozen occurrences, if even that. Why are the names "Greidys" and "Chastelyn" (with their variants) suddenly so prominent in their first appearance on the SSA list?
Our Latin friends can answer that question easily enough. These names shot to popularity with those who watch the Spanish television network Univision's reality TV show called Nuestra Belleza Latina * (which translates into "Our Latin Beauty"). The winning contestant in the show's third season (2009) was a Latin beauty from Cuba, named Greidys Gil. Another popular contestant was Chastelyn Rodriguez from Puerto Rico. And thus were two new names embraced by American moms (or dads!) in search of baby names.
We got a call yesterday from Don Kaplan, a reporter for the New York Post, who's doing a story about unique New York (remember that tongue twister?) baby names.
Don spent the past week poring over a quarter million names — yes, many of them pretty crazy — given to New York babies over the past few years. Examples include, with a New York theme, Harlem, Manhattan, and Bronx; with a sports angle, Jeter and LeBron; and with a religious bent, Rabbi, Priest, and Jesuskingoftheworld.
You've got your Sully, after the pilot who successfully landed a plane in the Hudson River, and your Matisyahu, after the hip-hop star. There's a Royalty, a Success, and a Winner; a Tolkien and one poor boy whose name is Mudd.
And now Don is reaching out to find out YOUR unique New York baby name. If you are a New York City parent who's given your child a distinctive baby name with a pop culture inspiration, Don wants to hear what it is and how you chose it. You can tell your stories here and/or contact Don directly at email@example.com, 212-930-8656.
And sure, if you want to tattle on your neighbors who named their baby Keeno or just share a crazy New York baby-naming story, tell us that too.
Our first crowd-sourced blog, on original names that lead to popular nicknames, was such a hit that we've decided to give it another go. Our new topic: Undiscovered baby names — undiscovered by you, that is, at least until recently.
I first thought of this subject last September at a Labor Day picnic, when I was introduced to a man named Hanan (it rhymes with cannon).
I was struck, as I always am in this situation, that even after writing ten books on names, after being professionally immersed in the subject for two decades, and after virtually a lifetime of name nuttery, I can still come across names that I've never heard before.
Hanan, as it turned out, was actually in the nameberry database: It's an Old Testament name of a member of the tribe of Benjamin, just waiting to be rediscovered.
I started jotting down other names that were new ones on me and looking up their origins. Other recent selections from my personal undiscovered baby names list:
JARA or YARA — A German friend who lives in Madrid and is expecting recently told me that, if she has a girl, she plans to name her Jara or Yara, a name that works in both Spanish and German. This was a new one on me, and when I looked it up I discovered that Yara is an Arabic name meaning butterfly and also the name of a Brazilian goddess, while Jara (which can be pronounced with the Y or the J sound at the beginning) might be a variation of Yara or may be


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I'm checking into Paradise hotel and I need somebody to help me carry my 16 suitcases!
Last week I stumbled across the picture above, and what came to mind was just pure PARADISE
I closed my eyes,
and could feel the warmth from the sun,
Taste the tropical fruits,
and enjoy the beautiful animals around me.
Yes, this picture is the closet thing to my vision of heaven.
Then I thought to myself,
"What on earth would I wear there?"................
Salvatore Ferragamo's Spring Summer 2012 collection,
is jammed packed with
eye-poping colours,
wild prints
and a style flare reminiscent of Studio 64.
Throw in Bianca Jagger, Jackie O and
Grace Jones, and this would be a party in heaven that NOBODY would want to miss.
The night-life would be amazing, dancing all night looooooong!
The night-life would be amazing, dancing all night looooooong!
Designer Massimiliano Giornetti
Click below to watch the Runway Show!


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|Just another Perl shrine
Re^2: Code Readability. Break Rule Number 5?by robot_tourist (Hermit)
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|Need Help??
I don't think working with an IDE has enforced anything on me, although I did spend a while fixing what I think is the silly and ugly way VS automatically puts in curly braces. I also admit I don't have a clue about linking and makefiles because in any project I've worked on VS or Delphi has built everything for me at the hit of a couple of keys.
I suppose it's like deciding whether to use iTunes or Winamp. For me, iTunes's ease of use trumps even Winamp's AVS, and even when you use Winamp's excellent Super Mario skin.
I don't mind working with vim and have almost liked it for doing some cgi work where JEdit couldn't ftp to the server, but for me, when working on a big project a big IDE like Delphi, or especially VS, is great for its code completion and automatic hyperlinking. That is something I think is fantastic for navigating around my code, kind of like increasing the screen's resolution virtually.
Vim does have the benefit that in most cases it is white on black. At first I thought coding white on black was stupid, but Delphi's Twilight (which I had to tweak a bit in version 8) converted me. VS's flaw as an editor is that it doesn't have a white on black mode and it took me a while to set all the colours manually. JEdit is even worse in that regard - I just made the background light grey because there were so many other colours it used for highlighting that clashed with black.
How can you feel when you're made of steel? I am made of steel. I am the Robot Tourist.
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Champions, reserve champions in back-to-back shows
The Sweet Briar Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Team completed a busy but successful weekend in regional competition, including finishing as reserve champions at home on Sunday, Feb. 9. The team took the championship on Friday at the Randolph College Show.
Among Friday's individual highlights, first-place finishers were Olivia Smith '14 in open fences, Kathryne Richard '15 in intermediate flat and Caitlynn Bragg '14 in walk, trot, canter. Also placing on Friday were: Katie Drake '14, second in intermediate fences and third in novice flat; Cheyenne Walker '16, second in novice fences; Richard, second in novice fences; McKenna Wilder '16, second in walk, trot, canter; Natasha Cross '16, second in walk, trot; Laura Leitch '14, third in walk, trot, canter; and Brianna Belter '13, fifth in intermediate flat.
Smith was Sunday's high-point rider after winning both her open flat and open fences classes. Drake was second in novice flat; Wendy Ferguson '15 took second in walk, trot, canter; Cross was fourth in walk, trot; and Belter was fifth in intermediate flat.
The Vixens' next IHSA show is on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Bridgewater College. Sweet Briar is tied with the University of Virginia team for the lead in the IHSA's Zone 4, Region 2, but it is crowded at the top of the standings. As the end of regional competition approaches, the top six teams are all within six points of each other — closer than other regions in the zone.
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David Mills on Nuancing the Scriptures for Modern Man
The liberal or skeptical Christian believes that the stories given us in the Bible are, for the most part, not true. Some of the history may be true, but the stories of the supernatural are certainly invented, because things like that—seas parting, fire coming down from the skies, tax payments found in fishes, bodies rising from the dead—simply do not happen. The Bible, as Christians have traditionally read it, is not to be trusted. It is not to be read "literally," is how they usually put it.
But these skeptics are also convinced that though the Bible is untrustworthy, it is still useful and perhaps still needed, at least by Christians whose story—in the sense of founding myth—it provides. The answer to this problem is to make the stories they feel they can't believe metaphors for ideas they already believe. What they already believe they ascribe to "modern man," into whose materialism and relativism Christians must mold Christian doctrine.
Some confuse the matter by speaking as if they are only translating the biblical stories into terms the modern man can accept, as the first step in converting him. I tend not to believe them because they almost always reveal a page or two later that they already agree with their "modern man." I don't know of a liberal work that offers any way to move the modern man, once he has been attracted by the liberal translations (I suspect this happens but rarely), to belief in the stories themselves.
The Skeptical Method
Such people make any uncomfortable historical fact a metaphor for an idea the liberal can put into a proposition, and which is almost always a comfortable and familiar idea. The story is not a report of something that actually happened but a colorful way of sharing the writer's insight into the nature of human life, and the modern reader can take the meaning straight. The language is lifted from the Bible but the meaning imported into it.
This applies to the ancient doctrines and moral teachings as well. Liberals replace an unacceptable moral rule with broad principles they believe express the essence of the original teaching. The moral teaching is not a rule of life but a primitive attempt, marred by sexism, homophobia, and so forth, to articulate a moral truth in the limited terms of the day. The modern reader can take it in its purified form.
They explain the ancient doctrines in two different ways. They may describe them as the attempt to put an ineffable experience of the divine into words, or they may describe them as the attempt to gain power in the church by restricting the diverse experiences of Christians to those of which they approve. These doctrines may still have some value, if they are taken as metaphors for insights or ideas of which the liberal approves.
The notorious former bishop of Newark put this in its starkest form. In his Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, John Spong declared that the "limited view" that the Son of God was made man, died, rose again, and ascended into heaven "has faded," meaning that we now know better. We know that Jesus was not the Son of God. Some other way of saying what the old language said must be found.
Jesus, Spong wrote, was a man "alive, totally alive, and in that vibrant vital life God was experienced." (But not alive any more, of course, except in the minds of people who are totally alive, etc.) We know that "This God [is] the presence of life that animates the universe, that reaches self-consciousness in Homo sapiens and that breaks open to the essence of transcendence in Jesus of Nazareth." We "worship this God and acknowledge the saving power of this Jesus when we dare to live openly, fully, completely—affirming the life of God that is within us." You get the idea.
Many liberals will protest that Spong has gone too far, and say that they hold the Scripture and the creeds to be authoritative. They may be sincere in this, but they teach and preach about Jesus in much the same way as he. The test is in whether they will agree that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and was born of a virgin who was told of her call by an angel, and later healed the sick, raised the dead, and forgave sins. Most will say no, or ask to "nuance" the answer.
Conservative Skeptics
Overt skeptics like Spong and implicit skeptics like the moderate liberals are not the only ones who treat the biblical stories as metaphors. Many consciously orthodox pastors do so as well.
The pastor who on Easter morning preaches cheerfully about hope and perseverance and urges his people to keep on trying when things seem darkest, but says nothing about whether or not Jesus' body remains in the tomb, is saying indirectly what the liberal says directly. He may not mean to say that the bodily Resurrection does not matter, but in his silence he says it nevertheless. He is preaching as a skeptic might preach.
The pastor who on moral questions appeals to a flexible general principle (the word "love" usually, often prefaced by some word like "inclusive" or "agapic") and avoids the specific instructions of Scripture is treating the Bible in the same way as the skeptics. He may not make the same radical proposals for revising Christian moral teaching as they do, but he has rejected the crucial details of the revelation just as thoroughly. He is teaching as a skeptic might.
In both cases, the pastor is teaching nothing essentially different from the lessons the skeptic is teaching, and therefore his teaching will, over time, harm human souls in the same way, mild and inoffensive as it may seem to be. It will do so because it leads people away from the realities the Bible reveals, and replaces them with abstractions in which fallen men and women will find an excuse for believing and doing what they want.
Perhaps pastors who preach this way have simply not recognized the realities, even when they believe in them as propositions. If they had buried someone they loved, who then rose from the grave three days later, they would not speak of him as a metaphor for perseverance. They would leap to the telephone to call and tell everyone they knew that he was alive. They would be found shouting "He's alive!" over and over again. They would not try to translate the story into propositions to express the "real meaning" of the event.
These pastors might, if asked, declare their belief in the Resurrection, but they habitually speak as if it were only an engaging story. This is a corrupting way to preach. As G. K. Chesterton remarked about educating children, "Education is implication. It is not the things you say which children respect; when you say things, they very commonly laugh and do the opposite. It is the things you assume that really sink into them. It is the things you forget even to teach that they learn." These pastors teach their people to think of the biblical stories as metaphors and not realities.
Realities, Not Metaphors
But Christians believe in realities. When we speak of the Virgin Birth, we mean that a woman who could not possibly have been pregnant had a baby, and that baby was God. When we speak of the Resurrection, we mean that a dead man came alive again, that a body that should have rotted into dust is now—this moment—the living body of Jesus of Nazareth. When we say that some angels freed St. Paul from prison, we mean that some angels freed St. Paul from prison.
We will insist, against the liberal, that there is no good reason to treat these events as metaphors. They might have happened, and a reasonable argument can be made that they did. The liberal insists that they did not happen and must be turned into metaphors only because he believes that they could not have happened. His faith begins in a dogmatic assertion whose truth is not nearly so obvious as he thinks it is.
Even when we speak of things outside history, we believe we are speaking of realities. To say that Jesus is the Son of God is to use a metaphor in the sense that a material God the Father did not beget a child in the usual way. But it is not a metaphor in the sense that it is only a colorful way of saying that in Jesus we see something more of the Divine than we see in other good men. It means that Jesus, in some way we can barely grasp, and which we know only because it has been revealed to us, really is "begotten of the Father before all worlds."
Of course, in putting the things of God into human words, Scripture speaks metaphorically. But there is a great difference between revealed metaphors that point us to realities beyond our grasp and human metaphors that bring the revelation within our grasp. There is a great difference between revealed metaphors that bring finite, fallen men as close as they can come to the truth, and human metaphors that bring the same men to a truth they can fully possess. Most Christians have known the difference.
The Father, for example, does not have a right hand at which his Son can sit. An "early peasant Christian might have thought that Christ's sitting at the right hand of the Father really implied two chairs of state, in a certain spatial relation, inside a skypalace," wrote C. S. Lewis in his Letters. But if he found that the picture was not literal, "he would not have felt that the essentials of his belief had been altered."
The peasant was not stupid or deceived. "What had mattered to him, even in the days of his simplicity, had not been supposed details about celestial furniture. It had been the assurance that the once crucified Master was now the supreme Agent of the unimaginable Power on whom the whole universe depends. And he would recognize that in this he had never been deceived."
Many of the modern skeptics, in their sweeping rejections of the biblical revelation because the images in which it is conveyed are ancient, show rather less sophistication than the peasant Christian. The peasant knows how such images work, but the skeptic does not—or does not admit it because he wants to replace the images. To do so and still claim to be a Christian, he must pretend that they are inadequate. He must claim to be rescuing and not rejecting.
A Warning
There is a warning here for the self-consciously orthodox as well, the metaphorical habit being so deep in all modern men. We often think that the truth needs explaining, and feel slightly embarrassed by the bare biblical narrative, and grope after metaphors to illustrate and illuminate it. Though most of us can speak confidently of the Resurrection, many of us find ourselves embarrassed by the smaller miracles. For a reason I don't understand, but that I feel myself, it is easier to say to one's secular friends that Jesus rose from the dead than to say that one of the apostles was sprung from prison by an angel.
But look at St. Peter's Pentecost sermon (Acts 2:14–36) or St. Stephen's speech before the Sanhedrin (Acts 7:2–53) or St. Paul's address to the people of Athens (Acts 17:22–31). In each, the speaker retells the Christian story and leaves it to his hearers to respond. He does not try to explain it to them as a metaphor whose real meaning he can give in a set of propositions, so that were they intelligent enough they could do without the story. Even St. Paul, after opening with a rhetorical "hook"—suggesting that the unknown God the Athenians worshiped was the God revealed in Christ—immediately turns to telling the story of what that God has done since creation.
All three assumed that the facts were enough to compel those who had ears to hear. The story itself moved hearts and minds. It did not need to be explained as an illustration. And the Church that believed the story grew, and changed the world. This is what realities do.
A metaphorical religion is certainly appealing. It is infinitely easier to "live openly, fully," and so forth, than to obey the Man who said that lust is adultery and hatred murder and expects us to take up a cross and die, and whose word we must obey because he is God himself. A command to live openly, fully, and so forth, means whatever you want it to mean. The only thing it cannot mean is to live as an orthodox Christian.
One wonders what the liberal is to do when his attempt to live openly and fully conflicts directly with someone else's attempt to live openly and fully, as when a husband finds that living fully means to leave his wife for a younger woman and his wife insists that living fully means to stay together and nurture the life and the children they have made. Some people may find the rhetoric exciting, but I do not think most will find the life livable for long.
One may preach the Resurrection as a lesson in perseverance, and some people will still come to church—some to be reassured, some out of habit. They may leave more cheerful than when they came in, but they will not have been transformed, and their cheer will not last long. One ought rather to bring them to meet the risen Lord, who died for our sins and was raised from the dead that we might live with him forever—openly, fully, completely—in the Kingdom that shall have no end.
A metaphorical religion is the broad way that leads to destruction, because though an easy road to walk, it does not lead to the Lord. Think, if Christians are right, what is lost by making the Faith a set of metaphors, making the Resurrection, for example, merely a lesson in hope and perseverance.
When the Christian hears the biblical stories, he responds by learning more about the mystery and trusting it (or Christ) more deeply. He might even give his life for another, because the story tells him that he will rise again because Jesus rose again. This is a faith that creates heroes and saints. The skeptic who treats the Resurrection as a metaphor for perseverance will someday find that persevering in suffering will not end it or give it purpose. The metaphor will not comfort him as he holds a dying child or as he faces his own death and sees (if such knowledge is granted him) all his unrepented sins and the hardness of his heart. Having nothing but this useless metaphor, he can only collapse into unbelief and despair.
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I am having issues on printing to my colour laserjet from Draw X4. Although all appears fine on print preview any bitmaps included in the image (I do a lot of drawing over scanned maps etc) are offset up the page on printout. I also use CutePDF for printing to pdf for such work and that comes out fine (and the pdf can be printed correctly on the same printer) - so the issue might lie either on the Corel or more likely the HP side of things (or in the interaction of the two). That said, I haven't yet had any issues printing to the printer from other applications. Has anyone else had similar problems?
I am running X4 on WinXP MCE, with the printer attached by usb to a networked WinXPpro box. The driver is v 61.63.346.0
hi timyes we have experience with similar issues when printing complex objects, But I solve it by converting to bitmap a copy for printing.
Have a CP3505n here with the same driver, connected to the network. Can't remember seeing what you describe (or maybe I just don't understand, please try to explain again or upload a screenshot or sample file), but I've had other problems with it.If I use Print Preview and print from there, Draw locks up and i have to force it to close. If I have made one print first and then try via Print Preview it may work, but not if I try the preview route the first time in a session. Seen that?
In reply to Ronny Axelsson:
So far I haven't had any lockups on printing - in print preview or elsewhere (touch wood...).
Sorry if I didn't explain the issue properly. If I have an imported bitmap for a base map (for instance), and then (on other layers) have overlain vector annotations and linework, then when I print the vector linework is all in the right place on the page, but the underlying basemap prints about a centimetre too high up the page - the two are no longer correctly registered.
Is the bitmap cropped to the exact size you want it to print at?... and then placed on the page.
And then if all that is right... you might want to try selecting and grouping everything on the page you want to print... and then print selection in the print dialogue box.
In reply to TimYoung:
TimYoungSo far I haven't had any lockups on printing - in print preview or elsewhere (touch wood...).
TimYoungthe underlying basemap prints about a centimetre too high up the page - the two are no longer correctly registered.
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Padres fall, to take on Rox in playoff
Padres fall, to take on Rox in playoff
Needing one win to ensure a trip to the 2007 postseason for the third straight year, the Padres jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one inning but ultimately fell to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, 11-6, in the final game of the regular season.
Coupled with Colorado's win against Arizona, San Diego will now travel to face the Rockies at 4:37 p.m. PT on Monday, with a Wild Card berth awarded to the winner. Both clubs finished the regular season with 89-73 records.
"They're a good team, especially here at home," Padres manager Bud Black said of the Brewers, a team that rallied for an extra-inning win in Saturday's game after being down to their final strike. "They have a great home record (51-30) and they showed it the last two games. They can hit, and they hit today. We helped them a little with the base on balls, but they got some clutch hits when they needed it."
Brett Tomko (4-12), tabbed to start while Black saved ace Jake Peavy for a potential tiebreaker game, looked nearly flawless through three innings and still had the lead after four. But nine Brewers came to the plate in the fifth, and Tomko was out after 4 1/3 frames.
"I went out there to try to win the game and didn't get it done," Tomko said. "I felt like I let the guys down. It's a tough one to swallow. With what went on in my year, to finish up strong ... I feel like I let everybody down. I realize in the scheme of it, it's one game and there is a tomorrow. But I'm disappointed."
Tomko, signed by San Diego on Sept. 4 after Los Angeles waived the right-hander, had been 2-0 with a 3.52 ERA in three previous starts since joining the club, and the Padres had won all three games. He had allowed two hits with five strikeouts through three, but Corey Hart's solo home run in the fourth capped a two-run inning that began Tomko's undoing.
"They pieced together some base hits," Tomko said. "I don't think I lost it or mechanics got out of whack."
One batter after Tomko's departure, Ryan Braun tied the game against reliever Cla Meredith with a smash single that eluded the glove of Geoff Blum at second base. Hart followed with a go-ahead sacrifice fly to center, and Joe Dillon drove home an insurance run with a single, giving the Brewers a 6-4 edge. Gabe Gross hit a bases-clearing double against Doug Brocail in the sixth to pad the lead.
"This team was playing for a winning season, and they have a lot of pride, even with three games left in the season," said Brian Giles, whose 444-foot leadoff home run sparked a first-inning rally. "That was a good ballclub, a young team, and they've got nothing to be ashamed of. They're in it to win, and they're going to be a force in the NL Central for years to come."
After San Diego eliminated Milwaukee from the playoffs Friday, the Brewers won both opportunities to play the spoiler role.
"'Soup' [Milwaukee starter Jeff Suppan] did a good job putting up zeros and keeping his team in the game," Giles said. "We weren't able to add on and put the nail in the coffin."
The club could have opted to bring Peavy back on short rest for the regular-season finale, but Black said the plan to have Peavy available on regular rest in the tiebreaker had been in place for some time.
"If that was the case, we feel good with Jake obviously, the way he's been throwing this year on regular rest in a very important game," Black said.
After Giles rudely greeted Suppan (12-12), San Diego pieced together a two-out rally for two additional scores in the opening frame. Blum's double drove home both.
The Brewers drew within a run in the fourth, but Greene got one back immediately in the fifth with his 27th home run of the year, giving the Padres a 4-2 edge.
Kevin Kouzmanoff went deep in the ninth against Francisco Cordero, tying Benito Santiago's club rookie record of 18 home runs in a season. Adrian Gonzalez homered thereafter, and Khalil Greene fell a few feet short of back-to-back-to-back home runs. The Padres piled on two additional hits before Brady Clark flied out to close the regular season.
Players lingered in the clubhouse to watch Colorado rally for three runs in the eighth for a 4-1 lead, then hold on for a 4-3 win to force the tiebreaker.
JR Radcliffe is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The members of this thought leaders panel are:
John Leh, the CEO and Lead Analyst at Talented Learning, a Pennsylvania-based news, research and consulting firm specializing in extended enterprise learning technology. He has some 18 years experience of the online learning sector, having worked for Meridian Knowledge Solutions and SumTotal Systems before founding Talented Learning.
Dr Mike Orey, has been an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia since 1989. Hes a teacher, researcher, designer, developer and a visionary focused on meeting the needs of today's learners, through various technologies, using a learner-centred experience.
Aaron Silvers, a designer, technologist and strategist responsible for helping to bring into being learning technologies notably SCORM and Experience API (otherwise known as Tin Can). Indeed, he leads the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee charged with the international industry standardisation of Tin Can.
Erica LeBlanc, the Operations Development Manager for the IP & Science Business at Thomson Reuters, where she manages a team of instructional designers focusing on the creation and delivery of customised sales training courses. An advocate of mobile learning as a key component for sales training programs, Erica has also led global implementations of learning management systems (LMS).
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have their detractors and their sceptics; while those offering MOOCs are wondering how to monetise them that is, how to make money from the intellectual property that comprises these courses. Nonetheless, MOOCs have shown that they have the potential to disrupt the corporate learning world in terms of price, technology and even pedagogy.
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What MOOCs are
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CHICAGO (Apr. 16)
Sen. Hugh Scott, Republican of Pennsylvania, urged complete support of Israel to prevent full-scale war in the Middle East and declared that "America's best interest lies in strengthening Israel and not weakening her." Sen. Scott called for personal discussions between Arab and Jewish leaders. "Until the Arabs are willing to meet and so long as they insist on a state of war and encourage their terrorists to attack, there should be no more pressure on Israel to yield a single inch of territory and expose her people to further aggression," he stated. "There should be no more pressure on Israel to accept Arab threats, boycotts, blockades, and terrorism as something normal and reasonable." The Senate minority leader expressed his viewpoint in an introduction to a book, "Crisis and Conscience in the Middle East" by Dr. Christian E. Hauer, to be published on May 1 by Quadrangle Books.


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Sheriff: Man crashes into power pole, rolls car on Coburg Bottom Lp.
EUGENE, Ore. -- Fire crews pulled a man from his overturned car Friday afternoon after deputies say he crashed into a power pole on Coburg Bottom Loop Rd.
Emergency crews responded to Coburg Rd. at Coburg Bottom Loop at around 4 p.m. Friday after getting reports of a rolled vehicle.
Firefighters helped to extract the driver from the car. He was taken to the hospital and his condition is still unknown.
Lane County Sheriff's Deputies said they are still looking into what caused the crash.
Officials said the impact broke the power pole. Officials closed down the roadway while crews worked to clear the scene.
This is a developing story, updates will be posted when they become available.


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New statewide and specific site bass-fishing regulations are now in effect for the 2013-14 license year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
Statewide, a new 12-inch minimum length limit has been implemented by the ODNR Division of Wildlife on all public waters for largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass where there are no other special regulations. The daily limit of five fish per day remains in effect for black bass, singly or in combination.
Some reservoirs that previously had special regulations were changed to the new statewide 12-inch length limit. The 12- to 15-inch slot-length limit was removed from Timber Ridge Lake, and 15-inch minimum length limits were removed from: Caesar Creek Lake (Warren, Clinton and Greene counties), Kenton Lake (Gallia County), Lake Milton, including the Mahoning River connecting Berlin Lake and Lake Milton (Mahoning County), Lake Vesuvius (Lawrence County), Monroe Lake (Monroe County), Monroeville Reservoir (Huron County), Pike Lake (Pike County) and Sippo Lake (Stark County).
Two new regulations have been incorporated to increase the size and number of bass. These special regulations include a reduced number of largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass that anglers may keep per day and split daily limits, where anglers may only keep a specified number of fish of a certain length.
The first regulation is a special 15-inch length limit with a four fish split-daily limit. Anglers may keep two fish under 15 inches and two fish 15 inches or larger, for four fish per day. The split-daily limit allows limited harvest of bass less than 15 inches to promote growth of bass to larger sizes. This regulation is referred to as a "15, 2-and-2." It is in effect at these reservoirs:
Acton Lake (Preble and Butler counties), Findley Lake (Lorain County), Hargus Lake (Pickaway County), Highlandtown Lake (Columbiana County), Lake Snowden (Athens County), New Lyme Lake (Ashtabula County), Paint Creek Lake (Highland and Ross counties), Salt Fork Lake (Guernsey County), Silver Creek Lake (Summit County) and Upper Sandusky No. 2 (Wyandot County).
The second split-daily limit is referred to as a "Super Slot," a 14 to 20-inch slot-length limit intended to increase the chance of catching trophy bass. Anglers may keep two fish under 14 inches and one fish 20 inches or larger, for three fish per day. However, anglers are not allowed to keep any fish in the protected slot. This regulation will be limited to the following waters:
All American Electric Power (AEP) ponds and reservoirs, including AEP ReCreation Lands, Conesville Coal Lands and Avondale Wildlife Area, with all ponds and reservoirs included in each daily limit per angler (Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Morgan, Noble and Perry counties), Belmont Lake (Belmont County), Guilford Lake (Columbiana County), Killdeer Plains Reservoir (Wyandot County), Kiser Lake (Champaign County), Long Lake (Summit County), Oxbow Lake (Defiance County), Spencer Lake (Medina County), St. Joseph Wildlife Area ponds (Williams County), Tycoon Lake (Gallia County), Wingfoot Lake (Portage County) and Wolf Run Lake (Noble County).
These adjustments in regulations were developed by the ODNR Division of Wildlife through an analysis of historical fish surveys, creel surveys and angler-reported tournament results, an evaluation of management options and fisheries objectives as well as extensive angler input through online surveys, creel surveys, open houses and meetings with sportsmen and women.
Ohio has other special regulations for black bass at a number of waters around the state that remain in effect. These include traditional 14-inch, 15-inch and 18-inch minimum length limits, and 12-15 inch slot length limits, all with five fish daily limits on Lake Erie and inland waters, and six fish daily limits on the Ohio River. Visit wildohio.com for more information.
One fairly new area business for both fishermen and recreational boaters to keep an eye on is "The Boat Doc" on S.R. 261 -- just off the Tallmadge Circle. Owner and Tallmadge High School alum Dave Robinson has only been in business for barely five years and his reputation is already such that he now does much of the work for some notable area boat dealers themselves. He recently helped us out with our "Buckeye Angler" staff boat, and I was impressed to say the least, understanding quickly his explosion in popularity in such a relatively short time. The shop also specializes in fiberglass, gelcoat and trailer repairs as well as general boat repairs.
Their phone number is 330-608-9179 , and you can also access their www.theboat-doc.com web site.
Tell 'em I sent ya.
Jack Kiser is the host of TV's "Buckeye Angler" and Ohio Editor of "Midwest Outdoors" magazine. You may reach him at the Facebook site for either, as well as that of "The Hunting & Fishing Show."


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One of the proudest moments in American history - five brave U.S. Marines and one U.S. Navy serviceman working together to erect the Stars & Stripes atop a strategic island in the West Pacific Ocean.
Now subtract one of those six flag bearers from that mental snapshot.
Yet, for a Canyon Country family of a World War II veteran, that's exactly what the Department of Veterans Affairs did when it cut off veterans checks to a highly-decorated U.S. Marine who served in Iwo Jima that flag-raising day.
Retired Staff Sergeant Carl Diekman of the U.S. Marines 5th Division was one of 110,000 Marines on one of 880 vessels sent to Iwo Jima in the closing months of the Second World War.
Cutting him out of his monthly VA check this year was like cutting a Marine out of the famous Iwo Jima photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal more than a half century ago.
On Feb. 23, 1945, when his fellow Marines were raising the flag on Mount Suribachi, Diekman was on the Iwo Jima coast waiting to join them.
Today, at 87, his hearing isn't very good, yet his voice remains big and booming. His hands are big as well, muscular with pronounced blue veins. And, when he extends his trembling hand it's clear to whomever he greets - here is a man who has worked hard all his life.
"When the flag was raised, I was aboard a ship, ready to disembark," he said, with a proud unwavering voice, remembering his combat experience.
This month, Diekman received a letter from the VA office telling him he was being cut off from his monthly $84 veterans check and was, instead, told to pay the U.S. government nearly $4,000 or have his case turned over to a collection agency.
Diekman stopped in his reflection of the past, to talk about the present.
"I was dumfounded," he explained, on the porch of his mobile home inside Granada Villa on Soledad Canyon Road.
He received his last VA check four months ago.
Now, he and his family are doing whatever they can to get the government to support its troops - or, at least, support one retired white-haired trooper who fought a long time ago.
"They denied him his VA benefits, took them away actually," said his son, Trevor.
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More than 6,800 servicemen in the Allied Forces died in action at Iwo Jima.
The flag-raising at Iwo Jima represents much to Americans, but not as much as it does to Carl Diekman.
He has a wooden wall plaque of the Iwo Jima flag-raising that he carved himself in his retirement.
Also, on his wall inside his modest mobile home is a plaque of medals that include: a Veteran WW2 medal; an Asian Pacific Campaign medal; a Good Conduct Marine Corps medal with the 5th Division; a National Defense medal; a Navy Occupation Service medal; a Naval Commendation; Staff Sergeant 5th Division U.S. Marine Corps.
His latest presentation from the U.S. government? An unsigned letter from the VA office asking him to pay up.
"They say we make too much money by their standards," Diekman said.
Diekman's military pals who gathered around the portable porch swing at his mobile home, shake their heads at the suggestion Diekman has too much money.
"You know, they do this to so many ex-servicemen," said retired Sergeant Chuck Sweeney, of Santa Clarita.
"They praise them while they're serving, and then, for $84 a month, because of some bureaucratic snafu, they're going to take it away from a guy who's got nothing - after all the service he's given them.
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To understand Diekman's "bureaucratic snafu," it's essential to understand the service he gave to his country. He enlisted in 1942, served in the Second World War and was out in 1946. He went back in and served in 1950 and was out in 1951. He was stationed at Parris Island boot camp in South Carolina, sent to the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Va., later to Camp Pendleton near San Diego, then dispatched overseas to Iwo Jima.
"My combat was in Iwo Jima, then I was back in the states," Diekman said. "I was discharged. But I was in active reserve and they called me back in 50, until
After that, he married.
"Forty, 45 years ago, I had health problems and got disabled so I applied to the VA," Diekman said.
"At that time, they awarded me 84 dollars a month," he said.
The "snafu" began in earnest for Diekman when his wife died in 2003.
"My first wife, passed away after 60 years of marriage," Diekman said.
"I remarried. And, each year, the VA sends you out a letter to fill out if your financial status has changed or marriage which, like a good Samaritan, I filled it out and sent it in. A year and a half later I was notified that they had overpaid me $3,936." he said.
According to the latest document sent to Diekman from the Department of Veterans Affairs, if he does not pay the $3,936, the matter will be turned over to a collections agency which would then jeopardize his social security checks being sent to him.
Diekman's son, Trevor, has been on the phone to VA officials, Washington representatives and has appealed to Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon who has, according to Trevor, appealed to the VA office on his behalf.
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When Carl Diekman was cut off of his VA checks, his son hired a lawyer and together they appealed in March to the government to review the case.
Diekman's appeal reads: "I served my country honorably in World War II with surviving Iwo Jima and served during the Korean War conflict. My children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have all been raised as honorable and respectful American citizens.
I feel that a review of my situation would hopefully grant a favorable decision in my appeal to disallow the overpayment."
The government's response to the Diekman family has been formal, rigid and faceless.
Copies of the letters obtained by The Signal on VA letterhead addressed to Carl Diekman bear no signature, rank, title or name - just an order to pay up.
The last letter from the VA office, dated April 18, 2008 signed only "Chief, Operations Division" but not signed and bearing no name, reads:
"This is to inform you that your request for waiver of your indebtedness has been referred to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises for review and a decision.
No further action is required on your part at this time. As soon as they have reached a decision, we will notify you."
For decorated U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Carl Diekman it's the word 'indebtedness' that stands out from the rest of the letter.


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Brand New Experience With A SoldierI met my guy on Match.com...After many shared emails we decided to meet. Our 30 mins coffee meet, turned into a 3 hour incredible date. We have this really great connection! So it's a month later and we've learned a lot about each other. I'm a nurse, he's active Army and works at the local armory. His time is SOOO limited though... And we can be having a text conversation and he's just gone... I guess my insecurity of a brand new relationship (and I used the term "relationship" loosely, because we haven't discussed exclusivity) has gotten the best of me..However he is worth it, and I know that I tend to put my foot in my mouth at times, and wear my heart on my sleeve... So I ask this... What should I expect? I'm willing to give it my all...but I want to be realistic and have some idea of what I'm getting myself into...Thanks guys!
CowgirlDown 26-30, F 1 Response 1 Sep 29, 2011
Giving yourself time is always good. I am all about making good choices. Take your time and just see where it leads you. Do not dwell on it because you will either drive yourself crazy or be 5 steps ahead of him and drive HIM crazy. I want future updates :)