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If have often read of seemingly amazing feats by Karate masters of old who could break or poke their fingers through sheets of wood. I remember reading that Kentsu Yabu broke seven sheets of wood with his fingertips during his 1927 visit to Hawaii.
I was speaking to a Karate senior who trained for three decades in Okinawa. He mentioned to me that "the sheets of wood in Okinawan were thinner than what we use today."
Okinawa was a very poor prefecture. The Karate masters were not poking their fingers through "two by fours" or plywood. I'm not saying that they were not strong or tremendously conditioned, just that we should not forget that they were human.
When I was in high school I went to a Karate demonstration. An instructor held up two pieces of wood that he planned to break. To show that they were strong, he banged them together -- and they broke.
You've probably been to a demonstration where a board simply would not break. I've seen demonstrators rip their knuckles and damage their hands trying in vain to break such an unbreakable board.
This just goes to show that you can't judge the strength of a board by simply looking at it. Some strong looking boards are weak and some normal looking boards are incredibly strong -- just like people.
Charles C. Goodin
Sheets of Wood
If have often read of seemingly amazing feats by Karate masters of old who could break or poke their fingers through sheets of wood. I remember reading that Kentsu Yabu broke seven sheets of wood with his fingertips during his 1927 visit to Hawaii.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Rules Applicable To Karate
The techniques of Karate are used as a last resort. I have often written about this. If this "last resort" is reached, what rules apply to the use of Karate techniques -- what things are illegal, outlawed, or prohibited?
I know that this seems like a simple question. But even the most brutal forms of combat you might see on television have at least some rules. For example, I don't think any competition allows you to grab two of the attacker's fingers and split them apart. This is a very easy and useful technique, but pretty soon all the competitors would have mangled fingers.
In Karate, once the state of "last resort" is reached, there are no laws or rules. It is literally "kill or be killed," or very near that. You must defend yourself and loved ones. The attacker is not restricted by any rules, and you cannot afford to be restricted either.
My point is that unrestricted Karate is quite a different thing than competition Karate or children's Karate. This may sound severe and it is. Karate is a very serious thing. It is no less serious than carrying a gun or a knife.
When rules are applied to Karate, the techniques become less and less effective, and more and more dependent upon size and strength. Rule bound Karate puts women, older, and smaller students at a distinct disadvantage when attacked by a larger and stronger person.
Imagine if someone gave you a gun and told you that you could only use it to strike the attacker, like a hammer. You might as well not have the gun at all, or at least you should get a better hammer.
Rule bound Karate is a bit like having an unloaded gun and being allowed to only say "bang, bang."
If you practice rule bound Karate, your interpretation of techniques will be limited by the rules. The Karate elders of old had no such restrictions, and their techniques reflected this.
Charles C. Goodin
Guest Post: Seize and Control
This Guest Post is by my friend and senior, Sensei Pat Nakata. Nakata Sensei is the head of the Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate Association in Hawaii. He was a student of Chosin (Choshin) Chibana in Shorin-Ryu, and also studied Ryukyu Kobudo under Sensei Fumio Nagaishi. When he was a young man, he studied Wado-Ryu Karate under Sensei Walter Nishioka.
Chibana Chosin Sensei often told me that the real fighting practice in Karate is in the Kata. This teaching is not unique to Chibana Sensei. In fact, it is universal for most Karate. In all of the traditional Karate Katas that I have seen, most of the techniques integrated 'seize and control'. This 'seize and control' within the techniques seem to have been lost, because of two main reasons:
- Most Karate teachers (including Chibana Sensei) taught that the a strong punch, kick, strike, and block were of utmost importance. Smashing techniques were in many cases reduced to striking techniques, thus losing the 'seize and control' that made them more brutal and combat effective.
- In tournament competition, grabbing and pulling (especially while executing a punch, strike, or kick) is prohibited, because of safety concerns. When Charles Goodin Sensei was looking at a tournament brochure on the illegal or 'outlawed' techniques, he commented that these were the effective techniques that one would use in a real self-defense situation.
Seizing an opponent is normally establishing control. To be victorious in an encounter, one must be in control, especially if there is multiple opponents. As the great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi, points out in his 'Book of Five Rings', "one should move directly into the opponent. One does not make adjustments to the opponent, but lets the opponent make the adjustment to you. When the opponent does adjust, destroy him (cut him down)". Establishing control is one of the main fighting strategies in Martial Arts. This control is in the Kata (Classical Kata). Again, as Miyamoto Musashi said quite often in his book, "you must study this well".
Study well this 'seize and control'.
Pat Nakata
Vote, Vote, Vote
Elections here in the United States will be held next Tuesday. Whatever your political persuasion may be, it is important that you exercise your right to vote. I would say that voting is not just a right, it is a responsibility.
Karate is not political, at least not in a governmental sense. However, part of being a good Karate student is being a good citizen.
The people you vote for might not win, but at least your vote will be counted. You will have expressed your opinion. As the saying goes, if you do not vote, you should not complain.
I am a father of four children, three of whom are already adults. My wife and I encourage our adult children to vote. In Hawaii, it is very easy to vote by absentee ballot, so there is no excuse for not voting.
When I ask people why they do not vote, a common reason I hear is the fear of getting picked for jury duty (based on voter rolls). However, there are other ways that potential jurors are selected, and jury duty is an important civic responsibility.
So please vote. I am not suggesting that you vote one way or another, or for one candidate or another. That is completely up to you.
Charles C. Goodin
A Lesson In Courtesy
I was at a dinner at a restaurant with a visitor recently. My wife was with us. Midway through the meal, my wife rose to go to the restroom. Our guest, who was sitting at the end of the table, promptly rose to his feet until my wife left the table. He also rose when she returned. I just sat there.
Sometimes we take things for granted. I do not think that it is too common here in Hawaii for men to rise to their feet when a woman leaves or comes to a table. But it should be. A gentleman should know this. I had let it slip but will not do so again.
On Friday I was at a meeting. In my capacity as an attorney, I belong to a committee that works on standard forms for real estate professionals. I sat between two ladies. I made sure to rise to my feet when they arrived and left their seats. I also offered to help them with their seats. This is something a gentleman should do.
So who was the guest who taught me this lesson in courtesy by his own actions? It was David Chambers, the publisher of Classical Fighting Arts, who visited Hawaii on his way back to his home in California after a visit to Okinawa. Thank you David!
Karate techniques and body dynamics are important. But being courteous is also important, and something we can do in our daily lives. The ideal of a Karate expert is to be a gentleman. See: Okinawa's Bushi: Karate Gentlemen.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Sunday, October 26, 2008
Tuck Your Koshi And...
I have often written about the posture necessary for power generation and speed in our form of Shorin-Ryu:
- Lower your shoulders.
- Squeeze your lats.
- Tuck your koshi.
- Slightly bend your knees.
- Place your weight at about the center of your feet.
From the koshi side, there is pressure upward from the feet, knees and thighs. From the abs side, there is pressure downward from the shoulders, back and lats. It is like squeezing a big rubber ball sort of (in a very simplified way).
With the body aligned and tensioned in this manner, it is possible to connect the upper and lower parts of the body. This is important, because almost all power comes up from the feet. If there is a disconnect between the upper and lower parts of the body, this power will be wasted or reduced.
So the tucking up of the koshi is met by the pressing down of the abs, creating tension and a useable connection.
It is a very simple thing, but also very important.
Once a student begins to learn how to generate whole body movement using the koshi, I think that it take about two years for the student to restructure or rebuild his body to accommodate and withstand such dynamics. The proper posture won't help much if your muscles and tendons are not properly conditioned.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, October 21, 2008
What I Notice First
I get to meet many Karate students and instructors. Here is what I notice and ask first:
- Is he in good shape?
- Does he act like a gentleman (politeness and courtesy)?
- Who is his Sensei?
- For how long has he trained?
If he does not act like a gentleman, I will think that he does not train his character as well as his body.
Knowing who his Sensei is will help me to understand the type of Karate he is learning -- the style and emphasis.
If he has trained for a long time -- say 30 years or more -- I will know that he is very serious about Karate.
You might have noticed that I did not ask about his rank or titles. These are too subjective and tell me very little about the person. In fact, if he emphasizes his rank and titles, this will tell me that he is insecure and seeking recognition through his Karate.
You will also notice that I did not ask about tournament wins. I am simply not interested in such things.
I have just thought about another thing I notice -- fingernails. If he has long fingernails I will think that he has not been training regularly.
I'm sure that Karate seniors have their own list of things that they consider. Usually, the first consideration is politeness and composure.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Ordering the Okinawan Karate & Kobudo Encyclopedia
This is a follow-up to my post about the Okinawan Karate & Kobudo Encyclopedia.
The book was published by Kashiwashobo in Tokyo, Japan. The encyclopedia is shown on the opening page of the company's website. There is also an order page specifically for the encyclopedia at:
The only problem is that these pages are in Japanese. I have not found an English page yet and automatic translation services are pretty rough. I would not want to base an order on such a translation. However, if you read Japanese, you should be able to order from the above page.
I believe that the encyclopedia is 15,000 Yen. I do not know how much shipping would be, but the encyclopedia is quite heavy.
This is a must have book for any Karate collection or library.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Sunday, October 12, 2008
One Good Punch
Did you see the last MMA match with Kimbo Slice? He got caught with a good punch and that was it. The match was over in 14 seconds.
Kimbo Slice appears to be a very tough fighter and I am sure that he is extremely strong. But anyone can be dropped by a good punch, even someone as tough as him. If he can be dropped, how much more so could I? I am only 5 foot 8 inches tall and 167 pounds. Plus I am 50.
And what if that punch had been to a spot that could have done permanent damage? A single punch can kill. On the street, a punch might stun or knock someone out and he could die hitting his head on the curb. It happens.
My point is that as Karate students, we have to realize that one good punch could drop us. We have to be on guard for this and not underestimate an attacker. Even a lucky punch could drop or injure us. With multiple attackers, the danger increases.
A person who fights a lot might win. But eventually, the odds are that he will be injured or even killed. That is why Karate techniques must only be used as a last resort, not lightly. This applies to the beginner and the most senior instructor alike.
There is another side to this. If we punch someone, they could be severely injured or even die. Even if we think we are holding back, we could do serious damage. Accidents happen. We are responsible for our actions. If there is no way to avoid it, we have to use Karate techniques. Then and only then can we justify the consequences.
I noticed that Mr. Slice seemed to be OK after the match and that he appeared to be a very good sport. I'm glad that he was not injured badly.
I enjoy watching MMA matches with my sons, but I always fear that someone might be killed or permanently disabled one day... I hope this never happens.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Sunday, October 12, 2008
How Many Times?
During this political season, I have been watching the debates. Sometimes a candidate will use a certain word or phrase so many times that it becomes almost comical. On talk shows or news programs, these repeated words or phrases are strung together to make an amusing video clip.
What does this have to do with Karate? Sometimes when I meet a Karate instructor or student, he will try to mention his rank as often and in as many ways as possible. "Oh, I am a 5th dan." "When I tested for my 5th dan..." "I used to be a 4th dan, but now that I am a 5th dan..." "Any time now I will be testing for my 6th dan, since I have been a 5th dan for a whole year." "Knock, knock. Who's there? 5th dan." You get the idea.
The same goes for titles.
When I hear this, my eyes must glaze over. I am not interested in rank. And a single mention is more than enough. If we exchange business cards and the person's rank is stated on the card, it does not have to be said at all.
The more rank is stated the less authentic it seems.
If you have a certain rank, you should try your best to hone your skills so that you will not let down the trust your Sensei has shown you. Your rank is not really yours, or at least it is not only yours. It is a statement by your Sensei.
When I meet people, I am more interested in who they train and have trained with and for how many years. I also am keenly aware of their age. Even if a person is junior to me in rank or years of training, I will respect the fact that they are older than me.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Saturday, October 11, 2008
Koshi Progression -- Heaviness
When I first started to learn how to use my koshi, I was naturally very excited. It became easier and easier to move very quickly in a short distance. Of course, my body hurt for a while, especially my forearms, and it took a while for me to strengthen and coordinate the muscles and tendons involved in the koshi mechanics process.
I did not figure this out on my own -- not at all. I was very fortunate to have a Sensei who could demonstrate and teach koshi mechanics to someone as stiff and clumbsy as me! And then he continued to coach and encourage me as I groped with the A, B, C's of koshi mechanics. I had no special talent, but I did wholeheartedly want to learn.
Once I could move somewhat consistently, the next step was to apply koshi mechanics to each and every movement in each and every technique and kata. Of course, this took time and is an ongoing process. But once you can apply koshi mechanics to one movement, it is possible to apply koshi mechanics to any movement. You can do this on your own.
But this is an ongoing process. Once a student can use his koshi and apply koshi mechanics freely to each and every technique and movement, there is still more to go. The process is not over. In fact, at this stage the student could probably not use koshi powered techniques effectively. The movements would look good, and be very fast and snappy, but they would not have stopping power.
The next step is extemely important. The student must learn to put his body weight behind each movement. The hands and feet cannot simply flail about. It is possible to use the koshi to generate an extremely fast movement. But if the mass behind the strike is small, the power generated will be minimal. You could, for example, use your body/koshi to power an uraken, but if you pull your weight back before the uraken strikes, you will only be hitting with the hand and arm rather than your whole body. The uraken will be very fast and will make a nice "pop," but it will only sting rather than drop the attacker.
A student can learn to move fast and light. It takes much more to learn to move fast and heavy.
Without koshi it is easy to make a heavy movement (a strike with your weight behind it). With koshi, it is easy to make an extremely fast movement (a strike without your weight behind it). The trick is to learn to move in a way that looks extremely fast and light, but is actually fast and heavy.
It is hard to explain this but easy to feel it when you are hit. I have been lucky enough to be hit with such a movement and even as I reeled from the strike I thought to myself, "how could such a fast and light looking technique feel so heavy?"
So the idea is to be able to flick a technique using the koshi that will be able to drop or stop an attacker. I can tell you one thing -- a light looking heavy technique sounds different. I do not mean the snap of the gi but the sound of the body itself. It has a much deeper tone.
I'm sure that there are other stages to the process and each stage has many levels that a student must discover and explore for himself. Developing heaviness is one part of the process. First fast and light, then fast and heavy -- to be able to look like you are just flicking but actually you are throwing your whole body behind the technique.
One last thing. Using koshi is easy. By this I mean that it does not require much physical effort -- like snapping a whip. Putting your weight behind a technique is also easy. It basically involves distance and timing (being close enough to the attacker to hit him with your weight and properly timing the shifting of your weight with the impact of the strike). Thus, moving fast (with koshi) and heavy (with proper distance, body shifting and timing), should also be easy. You should not have to try harder or expend more energy.
This is something to work on.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Thursday, October 09, 2008
Most Important Thing I Did Last Week
Last week was typically busy for me with my legal work, Hawaii Karate Museum work, teaching at the dojo, family matters, and I was sick with a nagging cold as well. Then there was the United States financial crisis. It was a pretty busy and interesting week.
However, everything I did last week seems trivial when compared to what happened on Thursday. That morning, as I was leaving for work I saw a 20 month child walking on the sidewalk and ran over and grabbed him when he was about 5 feet into the street. The child had somehow gotten out of his house unseen. I was so relieved and happy to return him safely to his parent.
I know that this kind of thing happens all the time. But if I had left for work just a little bit earlier or later, or had not been paying attention, things could have turned out very differently.
I have to tell you that my heart was pounding for 20 minutes. I have four children (aged 26, 22, 19, and 15) and I remember when they were little too. Accidents can happen even when we try our best to care for our children.
Coming to the aid of this child was the most important thing I did last week... and actually one of the most important things I could ever do. Events like this really put things in perspective.
Please watch out around you.
Charles C. Goodin
Hawaii Karate Museum Collection -- Soon
All of the books being donated to the Hawaii Karate Museum Collection at the Hamilton Library of the University of Hawaii are boxed and ready to go. There are over 1,000 books and over 1,000 journals, plus many multimedia items (video, DVDs, film). Due to the schedule of the university's freeze-dry facility (all the books have to be freeze dried to eliminate any mold or mildew), the donation will probably take place the third week of this month (October 2008).
If you have any Karate or martial arts books that you would like to include in the collection at the time it is established, please contact me:
Hawaii Karate Museum
98-211 Pali Momi Street, Suite 640
Aiea, Hawaii 96701 USA
e-mail: email@example.com
Time is short, but I can still process donations received in the next two weeks. Older books (in English or Japanese) are especially desired. We will continue to list all books and donors at our Rare Karate Book Collection website.
Also, I wanted to let people know that once the donation is made and processed, and the books are indexed (an expensive process since so many books are in Japanese), books in the collection will qualify for inter-library loans, both in the United States and internationally. This means that Karate researchers and enthusiasts around the world will have access to some of the rarest Karate materials.
Thank you very much to everyone around the world who has donated Karate books to the Hawaii Karate Museum and supported our efforts.
Whats next? Even more work to preserve the history of Karate in Hawaii and the world.
Charles C. Goodin
Last Resort Rationale
My last post, Grappling -- Not Just Throws, may have sounded a bit severe in terms of the techniques discussed. However, you have to remember that Karate techniques are used as a last resort only, to save life. They are not something to be used for petty disagreements, but in a life or death situation only. In that situation, the techniques used would be extremely severe indeed.
Charles C. Goodin
Grappling -- Not Just Throws
We often talk about "grappling" so I thought I would look up the definition online at one of my favorite websites, dictionary.com:
"grap·ple /ˈgræpəl/ *** verb, -pled, -pling, nounIn the context of self-defense, grappling essentially is seizing. We tend to think that such seizing is followed by a throw, but this is not necessarily so. In sports, such as wrestling, you typically have to pin your opponent. In Judo, you either have to execute a clean throw or pin your opponent.
–verb (used without object)
1. to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
2. to use a grapple.
3. to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch.
4. to engage in a struggle or close encounter (usually fol. by with): He was grappling with a boy twice his size.
5. to try to overcome or deal (usually fol. by with): to grapple with a problem.
–verb (used with object)
6. to seize, hold, or fasten with or as with a grapple.
7. to seize in a grip, take hold of: The thug grappled him around the neck.
8. a hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens onto another; grapnel.
9. a seizing or gripping.
10. a grip or close hold in wrestling or hand-to-hand fighting.
11. a close, hand-to-hand fight.
[Origin: 1520–30; appar. a freq. of OE gegrǣppian to seize; associated with grapnel]"
But in self-defense, seizing can be the beginning of many things. You could seize and throw. You could seize and push or pull. You could seize and execute a locking technique. You could seize and choke. And, very importantly in Karate, you can do all or any of the above, plus you can seize and strike, poke, tear, rip, stomp, dislocate joints, break bones, poke vulnerable areas, etc. And you could always seize something... like the testicles. A handful of testicles will usually get an attacker's undivided attention (and there are other body parts you could seize with equal or even greater effect).
The point is that grappling -- seizing -- is not simply a matter of grabbing and throwing. In fact, in my experience, the strongest strikes are done when you have already seized and put your attacker into a weak position.
For example, if someone punches at you, you could block or avoid the punch and counter by punching him on the nose (just an example). That might work.
Or you could block the punch in a way that also rakes the attacker's eyes, reach around behind his head or neck with the same hand, and then punch him on the nose with your other hand. Your punch will be much stronger because you had seized and controlled him, and made it harder for him to avoid or slip your punch.
This is just a very simple example. You could have seized and put the attacker into a much weaker and more vulnerable position -- one in which, for example, he was bent over backwards (or otherwise twisted) with his neck exposed. This could be combined with dislocation or breaking techniques.
My point is that grappling is integrated with striking. They are not two things -- they work seamlessly together. Grappling, striking. Striking, grappling. One thing not two.
And again, the ultimate aim of grappling (seizing) is not necessarily to throw the attacker. If a throw is used, it makes no sense to simply throw the attacker in way that allows him to get back up. In the self-defense context, a throw should do considerable damage -- which is not that difficult a thing to do. If you have practiced any grappling arts, it actually is harder to throw someone safely -- you have to modify throws so that your partner will land nicely on his back rather than on his face, for example.
In addition, once seized, the attacker can be thrown into, onto, and/or through things (hard or sharp things, for example), or thrown off things (like a wall). The ground is just one place an attacker can be throw. An attacker can also be thrown into other attackers.
It also takes more time and energy, at least sometimes, to seize and throw an attacker to the ground than it does to seize and execute other types of techniques. It all depends.
When you put your hands together in the starting position for Naihanchi (and all kata for that matter, in my opinion), you may have already seized the attacker. A little flip of the wrist and turn of the body, and the next technique of the kata can be so much more effective.
I think that we have to broaden our idea about what grappling is. Mixed martial arts shows a great deal, but there are usually at least some rules even in MMA (thank goodness). Can you imagine what would happen if those extremely tough, extremely well trained, and extremely strong guys were allowed to strike and grapple (seizing in the broadest sense) without any rules at all? It would be... well it would be the old form of Karate (Tudi).
Some of you might be thinking, "this post does not sound like a Shorin-Ryu instructor." I think that it does -- at least the Shorin-Ryu with which I am familiar. And I have to confess that I studied and taught Kenpo Karate first (back in the 1970s when I was in high school and college). I am sure that this has positively influenced my views about the techniques we use in Shorin-Ryu. (Did you know that snap, crackle and pop are more than just sounds that a certain cereal makes?)
To all my Kenpo Karate (and related arts) friends our there -- Aloha, best wishes, and my respect from Hawaii!
OK, I have to add this explanation when I write about Kenpo Karate. My last name is Goodin, not Godin, and I am not related to the late Professor Walter Godin (athough I did have an uncle Walter in Florida, but his last name was completely different because he was my uncle's wife's brother). And my good friend, Professor Feliciano "Kimo" Ferreira, was one of Professor Godin's senior students. And the style of Kenpo Karate I studied did come from Palama, where Professor Godin also trained. I learned under the Professor Marino Tiwanak line (under Florentino S. Pancipanci at Hickam Air Force Base, and then under Edward Wallace and his daughter Julie at the old Moanalua quonest hut). I taught Kenpo Karate at Hickam Air Force Base, Foster Village, and Evanston, Illinois (there I was actually teaching a combination of Kenpo Karate and Shorin-Ryu). What a small world!
And if you can believe it, when I was in high school teaching at Hickam, I called my school "Goodin's Kenpo Karate" because I did not know about Professor Godin. How naive I was!
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Wednesday, October 01, 2008


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Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of adrenal gland tissue. It results in the release of too much epinephrine and norepinephrine, hormones that control heart rate, metabolism, and blood pressure.
Pheochromocytoma may occur as a single tumor or as more than one growth. It usually develops in the center (medulla) of one or both adrenal glands. Rarely, this kind of tumor occurs outside the adrenal gland. When it does, it is usually somewhere else in the abdomen.
Very few pheochromocytomas are cancerous.
The tumors may occur at any age, but they are most common from early to mid-adulthood.
Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:
Symptoms occur during attacks, which happen when the tumor releases hormones. The attacks usually last 15 to 20 minutes. The attacks may increase in frequency, length, and severity as the tumor grows. High blood pressure may occur from time to time.
The doctor will perform a physical exam. You may have high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, and fever during an attack of symptoms. Your vital signs can be normal at other times.
Tests include:
Treatment involves removing the tumor with surgery. It is important to stabilize your blood pressure and pulse with certain medications before surgery. You may need to stay in the hospital and have your vital signs closely monitored around the time of surgery. After surgery, your vital signs will be continuously monitored in an intensive care unit.
When the tumor cannot be surgically removed, you will need to take medication to manage it. A combination of medications is usually needed to control the effects of the excessive hormones. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy have not been effective in curing this kind of tumor.
Most patients who have noncancerous tumors that are removed with surgery are still alive after 5 years. The tumors come back in less than 10% of these patients. Levels of the hormones norepinephrine and epinephrine return to normal after surgery.
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Hubble Captures Wide View of Supernova 1987A
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows Supernova 1987A within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighboring galaxy to our Milky Way.
Distant stars serve as a backdrop for Supernova 1987A, located in the center of the image. The bright ring around the central region of the exploded star is composed of material ejected by the star about 20,000 years before its demise. Gaseous clouds surround the supernova. The clouds' red color represents the glow of hydrogen gas, which is fueling a firestorm of star birth.
Supernova 1987A was discovered in 1987, and Hubble began observing the exploded star in the early 1990s. This latest view was taken by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 in January 2017. The colors of the foreground and background stars were added from observations taken by Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2.
Supernova 1987A resides 163,000 light-years away.
NASA, ESA, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation), and M. Mutchler and R. Avila (STScI)


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South Dakota Bill Urges Prenatal Care for Illegal Immigrants
PIERRE - A South Dakota Senate committee is considering a bill that would provide prenatal care to pregnant women who are in the country illegally.
The Health Committee heard testimony last week on the bill and plans to vote on it Monday. The bill previously was approved by the House.
Supporters say medical care should be provided to protect unborn children even if their parents are illegal immigrants. Opponents contend the state should not spend money on something that would encourage illegal immigration.
The measure's main sponsor, House Democratic Leader Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton, says money spent on prenatal care would help make sure more babies are born healthy. He says that would reduce spending to care for seriously ill babies.
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It's not my fault.
I am not good at hatching chicks.
Wanna see my stats?
Year 1: 0 out of 24 hatched
Year 2: 0 out of 24 hatched
Year 3: 0 out of 12 hatched
Year 4: 7 out of 12 hatched
Year 5: 4 out of 12 hatched (only 2 survived)
Year 6: 0 out of 12 hatched
Year 7: Just sitting here praying
In my defense all of these chick casualities are not all my fault. One year my incubator had a crack, the following year my egg turner stopped working, I got a faulty thermometer....one year I wasn't even there for the hatching process.
My room has lovingly been referred to as the chicken genocide room.
I want the chicks to hatch. My room is cursed I tell you. I do so much better with butterflies.
I started working on a Farm Unit once upon a time and then boom, I got sick, sick, sick. I just finished it this weekend, only took me a year!
To celebrate chick season, all of my farm and chick related products are on sale through Wednesday.
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WWE forging ahead with cable network plan
World Wrestling Entertainment continues to grapple with the challenge of developing its own cable television network, and the Stamford-based company says it is making headway toward entering a contract with a distributor.
"There will be a WWE network in some shape or form. We are in late-stage negotiations with distributors," said Michelle Wilson, chief marketing officer at WWE. "Getting a distribution agreement for a cable network is not easy."
She said the situation is far better than the one presented by the New York Post, which reported earlier this month the company is behind schedule in its plans to launch the network on April 1, timed to coincide with Wrestlemania XXVIII in Miami.
There never was a deadline, according to Wilson, who said the company is hiring staff to operate the network.
"We've filled 30 positions so far specifically for the network. They come with cable experience at ESPN, Viacom, Discovery and Warner Brothers TV," said Wilson, who anticipates that up to 120 new employees will eventually be hired for the new network.
They have been busy producing and preparing programming, Wilson said, declining to predict when the new network will air.
"They just got done shooting a reality show, `Legends House,' where eight of our superstar legends live together in a house in Palm Springs, Calif.," she said. "Another reality show will feature our WWE divas. We did a lot of research on what our fans want to see. We're developing new shows taking advantage of our amazing library."
The cable network also would show movies produced by WWE Studios, a WWE subsidiary, starring its superstars like John Cena.
WWE's RAW programming is shown Monday nights on the USA Network, while its Smackdown programming runs on Friday nights on the SyFy Network. WWE primarily targets 18-to 34-year-olds with its programming.
"USA is the No. 1 cable network in terms of viewership, and we are critical to USA," Wilson said, but having its own cable network would dramatically increase potential advertising. "The more places you are, the more your viewership rises."
Those programs will remain on their respective networks.
With a goal of reaching 50 million homes, she said the network will charge a subscription fee from each distributor. She would not comment on how much WWE is investing in the new network, which it is funding itself.
"This is an all-WWE initiative -- fully," she said. "It's going to be a game changer."
Given the fact that WWE reported in February a net loss of $8.6 million or 12 cents per share in the fourth quarter, the company must make sure that the new network turns a profit as soon as possible, according to Michael Kupinski, an analyst with Noble Financial.
"It appears that the company will bear much of the cost. They have soft fundamentals, and the cable channel could lose money for a period of years," he said, adding that having a financial partner would help.
Kupinski had previously said developing the new cable network could cost $10 million to $15 million.
Developing enough entertaining shows outside the wrestling ring to fill 24 hours of daily programming will be a challenge, added Jill Rosengard Hill, senior vice president of Frank N. Magid Associates, a media and entertainment strategy firm.
"It's a highly niche audience," she said. "It could fly if they can develop entertaining concepts that are not matches. It could be lifestyle stories about the wrestlers."
Convincing cable networking distributors that the programming will draw an audience and advertisers will be the key to the success of the effort, she said.


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Construction is barreling forward on the Paul Lowry Road project, which will provide better access to the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park south of Downtown.
The six-month project began in June, and a completion date is on target for the second week of December.
"The project's purpose is to serve all of the industrial community at Pidgeon Industrial Park," said Ted Fox, public authorities liaison for the city of Memphis and Shelby County in service of the Electrolux project.
Road improvements were needed in the area due to infrastructure demands created by several factors, including the entrance of Electrolux to the local business community and the creation of 1,200 new employment opportunities, the production and capacity expansion by Nucor Corp., and the development of a logistics park by Canadian National Railway Co. to accommodate warehousing and distribution center buildings.
"This is a big improvement," Fox said. "The road will only become more congested in the future, and this project will provide a great deal of near-term relief for a number of employees at Electrolux as well as for the heavy traffic that is already on the road from Nucor and the CN intermodal yard."
The project will also add a turn lane that will help to improve the flow of traffic.
The improvements are being funded by a $3 million investment from the Delta Regional Authority. Chris Masingill, federal co-chairman of the DRA, had to get special approval from each of the eight Mississippi Delta governors within a 48-hour time span because the amount for the grant exceeded the maximum allowed of $500,000. Each state agreed to contribute funds to the project.
"What is good for Memphis and Shelby County is good for the region," said Masingill at a news conference held earlier this month in front of the new Electrolux manufacturing plant, just south of the TVA Allen Steam Plant.
The event, which was attended by Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr., featured the project's first concrete pour.
"This project is about working together as a region," Masingill said. "We will never have enough resources by ourselves to tackle the issues that we face."
The project will include 2,386 feet of road widening and 4,360 feet of improved shoulders.
The traffic along Paul Lowry Road has experienced very little disruption because the contractors were careful to schedule construction in such a way as to minimize disruption, according to Jim McDougal, Memphis Area Association of Governments project manager.
"The biggest challenge has been to maintain traffic through the area," said Stan Klenk, program manager for project coordinator Allen & Hoshall. "During some parts of the project, we've had to close a lane or shift traffic from one side of the road to the other in order to have room to work. We cannot shut the road down because of neighbors to the south and north that need for the road to be open."
Klenk pointed out that Electrolux has already moved about 50 people into the office building.
"So they are using the access to get into the facility now, and construction is still going on with the manufacturing and warehouse areas," he said.
That construction is expected to be complete by Jan. 15, and Electrolux could start up operations later in the year.
The overall project scope includes widening of the existing paved road from 36-feet-wide to 60-feet-wide, expanding the road from two lanes to five, with an additional 12-foot widening for turn lanes adjacent to the drives into the Electrolux plant.
Construction will also feature the relocation and enhancement of an existing open ditch; relocation of existing water and electric public utility facilities to make room for widening; restriping and traffic control signage for the expanded roadway; the installation of eight-foot-wide gravel shoulders along both sides of the existing roadway; and the grassing of disturbed slopes.
Ferrell Paving Inc. is handling the construction. Ferrell's past projects include an $11.6 million roadway portion of Nonconnah Parkway Phase II for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, an $11.2 million section of Third Street, also for TDOT, and a $6.2 million aircraft ramp expansion for FedEx Corp.
More road improvements are likely in the area in the next few years.
"The overall plan is for Paul Lowry Road to be widened all the way through Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park," Klenk said.
Further road widening to the south will depend on the availability of funds, which Fox thinks could happen sometime in 2013.
"The road still needs to be taken further south, but this is a good start," said Fox, referring to Electrolux's future development of a 582-acre parcel.
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A large crowd turned out for a soup dinner and silent auction Feb. 17 at the Tampa Senior Center. The event was a benefit for Rachel Davis, who has high medical expenses because of kidney problems. Part of the funds raised were matched by Thrivent Financial.
Family members gathering Feb. 16 at Mr. K's Farmhouse in Abilene to celebrate Lucille Kerbs' 80th birthday were Glenn Kerbs, Eloise Kerbs, Clayton Kerbs, Reuben and Cristy Kerbs, Charlotte, and R.J., Tim and Marchelle Kerbs, Molly Kerbs, April Reidy, Cierra, and Gracie, Doug and Connie Thompson and Taylor, Jeremy and Allison Sluder and Brooklyn, Russ and Julie Kerbs, Rustyn Kerbs, Jesse and Ashton Smith and Sydney, Virgil and Barb Gooding, Bonnie Seaman, Al and Lila Gooding, and Roy and Jolene Presley. Following the meal, Connie Thompson read a letter she wrote to her mother about her life growing up, Tim and Marchelle Kerbs took turns reminiscing, and Taylor Thompson played guitar and sang, "The Best Day." Connie Thompson served cupcakes and ice cream.
Cassidy Mischler and her husband and his cousin of Wichita were visitors of Frank and Anna Mae Stika on Feb. 18.
Cecilia Marie, Anthony, and Daniel Rziha of Tulsa, Okla., spent Feb. 14 to 18 with their grandparents, Jerry and Jeanne Rziha. Additional overnight guests Feb. 15 were Isobel and Samuel Rziha. David and Catarina Rziha and Kathrine also spent some time with them. Wayne Rziha met his parents Feb. 14 in Wichita and Feb. 18 in Hillsboro to pick up the children.
Tom and Dee Duggan, Kaylee Hall, and Alexa Amman spent Feb. 16 and 17 in Lee's Summit, Mo., visiting Darla Hall, Adam Hall, and Alex Olsen.
Supper guests of Frank and Anna Mae Stika on Feb. 15 were Nikki Stenzel of Manhattan, Ronnie and Lisa Hanschu, and Anna and Lori Moldenhauer. The occasion was a celebration of Valentine's Day and Ronnie Hanschu's birthday. Valentine gifts were exchanged.
Glenn Kerbs of Dodge City was a supper and overnight guest of his mother, Lucille Kerbs, on Feb. 15.
Everett and Rhea Kolling of Herington and Tom and Dee Duggan were among nearly 300 people attending a dinner and concert Feb. 14 at the Marion Community Center, put on by Country Lakes Café. David Vogel was master of ceremonies. Performers included the Ballknockers, a group from Butler Community College, a group of cloggers from McPherson, and other talent.
Tom and Dee Duggan attended the Marion County Senior Citizens board meeting Feb. 15 in Durham.


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The United States has one of the safest food supplies in the world. Nevertheless, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foodborne disease causes approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths in the U.S. each year [1] — and that's just an estimate based on data collected from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), other surveillance networks and published studies.
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Amid the Election Day bustle and concerns over the approach of another storm toward the mid-Atlantic states, hundreds of thousands in the hard-hit regions in New York and New Jersey were still seeking relief from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.Posted on November 7, 2012
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KDAZ, the radio station of the Son Broadcasting Network, celebrated its 40th anniversary this past Friday.Posted on November 7, 2012
World-renowned evangelist Billy Graham celebrated his 94th birthday with his family on Wednesday and is preparing for what God has in store for him during his 95th year.Posted on November 7, 2012
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WFRN in Elkhart, IN, has received six nominations for the Indiana Broadcasters Association Spectrum Awards.Posted on October 31, 2012
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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...When it comes to fruit, despite all my plans and good intentions, I usually end up with more of it than I had planned to use. I'm not talking enormous overages, but I'm frequently done in by that odd unused cup that represents the type of waste I try to avoid. An extra cup of strawberries sent me on a search to find a recipe that would save them from the compost heap. My search led me to Jane's Sweets and Baking Journal where I found the precursor to the recipe I'm featuring today. I've made a few changes to the original recipe, but they are minor and were made only to give the muffins a deeper color. These are very simple to make and I know you will enjoy them, but I do have one caution to share with you. If appearance is important to you, don't overfill the muffin cups. I know it's a bother to prepare a second pan when you'll only be using 2 or 3 of its cups, but if you put too much batter into the cups of one pan, I guarantee they will overflow and you'll end up with flat-topped muffins. Please don't ask how I know that. It's part of the we grow too soon old and too late smart syndrome that sometimes afflicts me. If you are looking for a new breakfast muffin and have extra berries on hand, I hope you'll give this recipe a try. Here's how the muffins are made.
Strawberry and Cream Cheese Muffins...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Jane's Sweets and Baking Journal
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup golden brown sugar
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs, room temperature and lightly beaten
1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped into very small pieces
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1) Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Grease regular-sized muffin tins or line with cupcake liners.
2) To make cream cheese mixture: Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract in a small bowl and mix until ingredients are combined and smooth.
3) Combine both flours, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
4) Combine milk, melted butter, vanilla extract and egg in another bowl and whisk until smooth.
5) Mix milk mixture into flour mixture, folding together until just combined. Do not overmix.
6) Spoon 2 scant tablespoons of batter into the prepared tins. Scatter a few pieces of strawberry on top of each one. Top with a teaspoon of cream cheese mixture, then cover with 1 to 2 tablespoons of muffin batter and a few more pieces of strawberry. Do not over fill. Muffin cups should be no more than 2/3 full.
7) Bake muffins for about 25 minutes, until they're a light brown on top and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Yield: 12 to 15 muffins.
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I rec'd a phone call from Verizon within 4 hours. They said they are compiling emails and comments to give to their legal team. They are considering dropping the Eagles!
Pepsi emailed me and said that they don't support individuals but DO support the NFL. They wanted to remind me that Vick is under probation until October. (so?)
So obviously, it's got these companies thinking hard...no matter what they choose, they are having to face the issue.


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netwolf wrote:Paul Baxter wrote:Well, I'm glad to hear that you do like physical hockey, Netwolf. I based my comments purely on your past posts on this board, which have clearly indicated that you have no use for players like Carins and Ruutu. I specifically remember a post you made after Shero signed Ruutu in which you blasted the signing, because Ruutu was "too dirty" or something to that effect. We all have our opinions, but Shero must have thought that the Pens were too soft of a team and, therefore, felt guys like Ruutu, Petrovicky, and Thornburn were needed to upgrade team toughness. Needless to say, I strongly agree with Shero's moves. He knew darn well that the Pens were too soft. As for Cairns, yes, it's true he is not a good player, but he "can" play as a fill-in (he played regular NHL shifts in past years with the Rangers and Islanders), he's at least as good as Scuderi, IMHO. Most importantly, though, he is a genuinely feared fighter, which gives him a lot of value to this Penguins team.
I didn't like the Ruutu signing at the time because everything I knew about him suggested he was borderline dirty. I have no use for cheapshot artists. You can have a guy that plays physical without playing dirty. So far, he's been clean, so I've got no problem with him.
I don't think Cairns can take a shift without being a liability, either because he's a below-average player or because he'll take a bad penalty. When he played regular shifts for those teams, the league was a lot different. He's too slow, both with regards to his skating and how he reads plays and reacts. Reports from his conditioning stint said he was slow. That could have been rust, but if he's slow at the AHL level, he might end up in reverse at the NHL level.
agreed, when he was playing 25 minutes a night for the islanders, he and aucoin were effective because they were allowed to interfere constantly with the top lines. i have a feeling if he starts playing again, the only thing that will happen is a lot of penalty kills. the league is shifting toward guys like colby armstrong's energy/skill/fighter types instead of the defensive hooking guy that has the size to pummel the crap out of some uppity euro winger and mercifully so IMO.


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By Andy Hirsch
LEWISBURG, Pa. — It's difficult to imagine what those who helped create this University in 1846 envisioned it would become, but their willingness to found a university in what was then called the "wilds of Pennsylvania" does tell us they believed others would rally to its side. On the doorstep of one of the most historic weekends in University history, the same confidence pervades Bucknell today — that optimism is the basis for the Campaign for Bucknell University that moves into its public phase this weekend.
"Bucknellians are doers. We learn, we imagine, we create, we lead," said Bucknell President John Bravman. "Those of us who have stepped into Bucknell's history today have both the opportunity and responsibility to ensure that this great institution continues to foster that can-do attitude and deliver excellence in higher education long after we're gone. At its core, that's what this campaign is all about."
The campaign, the University's first in nearly two decades, will publicly launch during this weekend's Homecoming 2012 celebration amid a variety of special events, which include:
- A conversation and book signing with Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's "Mad Money," and Walter Isaacson, former CEO of CNN and author of the best-selling 2011 biography Steve Jobs.
- A performance by renowned Delta blues and reggae artist Corey Harris.
- Live music, theatre and dance performed by faculty and students.
- Many other activities that are free and open to the public.
"Homecoming 2012 will be a one-of-a-kind experience," said Josh Grill, executive director of alumni relations. "We're expecting one of the largest homecoming crowds in Bucknell's history. What better time to celebrate this historic moment than while we're surrounded by family, friends and fellow Bucknellians."
The campaign's half-a-billion dollar goal makes it the most ambitious fundraising effort since the University was founded 166 years ago. The money raised will be used to strengthen current academic and residential learning initiatives, fund financial aid as never before, recruit and retain outstanding faculty, invest in new facilities, and create new initiatives key to the University's continued success as one of the finest liberal arts institutions in the country.
"We know Bucknell changes people's lives," said Bravman. "And, in turn, Bucknellians become agents of change themselves, making our world a better place. To our students today, and to the generations of students to come, we owe the best Bucknell we can imagine. With great excitement and anticipation, our community takes a momentous step toward that goal this weekend."
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The chairman and CEO of Netgear, Patrick Lo, has apologised and expressed regret over his choice of words that he used about Apple boss Steve Jobs in a press interview.
Earlier this week Lo severely criticised Apple for pushing "closed" platforms and the company's dominance of the digital music ecosystem.
Other comments, though, seemed to be directed at Jobs specifically, such as blaming Jobs' "ego" for the high-profile dispute with Adobe over Flash. Jobs took a leave of absence from Apple on 17 January citing medical reasons.
In an email to Macgasm, Lo expressed his regret for his "choice of words" though did stand by comments he made about "business issues".
He claimed that his words had been "construed by some to be references to Steve Jobs' health" and that he had not intended this. In his comments to the Sydney Morning Herald Lo said: "Once Steve Jobs goes away, which is probably not far away, then Apple will have to make a strategic decision on whether to open up the [iOS] platform."
The full text of Lo's statement follows:
"Hi. As many of you know I spoke in Sydney on Monday, at a lunch with more than a half dozen of Australia's leading technology and business journalists. We covered a wide range of topics including the emergence of new IP protocols, cloud computing, wireless routers/repeaters in the home, the National Broadband Network (a current major Government project in Australia) and much more. During the course of the discussion, I shared my views about the future of Apple and Microsoft, as well as the surge of Android. Some of my comments were covered by the media who attended, and were reported more broadly outside Australia by media and bloggers who picked up on the story.
I stand by the opinions I stated on the business issues. Supporting open standards and environments in order to ease seamless networking integration of multimedia content is good for the consumer and good for content providers.
However, I deeply regret the choice of words I used in relation to business decisions Apple must grapple with in the future in relation to open vs. closed systems, which have been construed by some to be references to Steve Jobs' health and which was never my intention. I sincerely apologize that what I said was interpreted this way, and I wish Steve only the very best."


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|Welcome to The Nine Planets - For Kids! With permission from Bill Arnett, I've revamped his web site, The Nine Planets , for younger audience suitability (upper elementary grades). The Nine Planets is a very comprehensive information site featuring the planets of our solar system (related items included). To create a simpler, more focused atmosphere, I've eliminated the more advanced concepts, emphasized the more basic concepts, and given it more of a 'kid-friendly' look-and-feel. Teachers are welcome and encouraged to e-mail me (see below) with feedback regarding suitability and/or improvements to the page.
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CBS's Schieffer picked up false GOP talking point; claimed Kerry "laid out no agenda" for Iraq
On Face the Nation on July 18, CBS host Bob Schieffer [1] echoed Republican Party talking points [2] in questioning Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe [3] and falsely asserted that Senator John Kerry (D-MA) "really has laid out no agenda" on Iraq. Joining McAuliffe as a guest on the show was Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie [4].
From the July 18 edition of CBS's Face the Nation:
SCHIEFFER: [to McAuliffe] Don't you have to say more in answer to "What are we gonna do about Iraq?" Don't you have to do more than just say "I'm a Vietnam veteran"? Because he [Kerry] really has laid out no agenda about how to make this situation better than it is.
Kerry has laid out a plan for creating a stable Iraq: It is called "A Strategy for Success in Iraq," and anyone, including Schieffer, may read the plan [5] on Kerry's website. Kerry's plan calls on the president to "[m]ake Iraq a part of NATO's global mission"; to "[a]uthorize a high commissioner for governance and reconstruction"; and to "[l]aunch a massive effort to build an Iraqi security force." He outlined this agenda in an April 30 speech [6] in Missouri, titled "This Moment in Iraq is a Moment of Truth." As Knight Ridder Newspapers reported [7] that day, Kerry's speech detailed his three-point "Strategy for Success in Iraq [5]" -- a strategy, according to the paper, "that he's stressed for months."
So why did Schieffer claim that Kerry's only response to the question "What are we gonna do about Iraq?" has been to say "I'm a Vietnam veteran"? When Schieffer asserted that Kerry "really has laid out no agenda about how to make this situation better than it is," he was either unaware that Kerry has an agenda on Iraq, or he was inserting his own opinion of Kerry's agenda into the interview.
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Holly Suzanne Russell and David Wade Sloan were wed at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Bardstown Christian Fellowship in Bardstown.
Lindsey and Keith Hamilton of Loretto announce the birth of their daughter on June 15, 2012 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon.
Lilly Mae Hamilton weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are Nolen and Becky Boone of New Hope.
Paternal grandparents are Jacky and Wayne Wimsatt of Springfield and Glenn Hamilton of Loretto.
Sandra Carpenter and Joe Carpenter of Springfield announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Carpenter, to Jonathon Ennis, son of Regina Laswell of Bardstown and Todd Ennis of Taylorsville.
Roy and Dorothy Blandford of Springfield announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jenny Blandford to Brandon Evans, son of Kinney Evans of Lexington, Ky., and Paige Rainwater Evans of Jarvisburg, N.C. Blandford is a 2001 graduate of Washington County High School and 2005 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University.
Arthur Clement Smith and Marian "Lee" Higdon were married on Aug. 18, 1962 in St Augustine Church in Lebanon.
Joe and Margie Coulter will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary with a reception on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012 at The Springfield Inn from 2-4 p.m.
They were married Aug. 14, 1937.
All friends and relatives are cordially invited to attend. They request no gifts.
Dana and Tony Rodriguez of Wisconsin announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Christina (Tina) Rodriguez to Edward (Eddie) Goatley, son of Charlie and Brenda Goatley of Springfield.
The wedding will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 at the Springfield Baptist Church in Springfield. The reception will follow at St. Rose School on St. Rose-Loretto Road, Springfield.
All friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Jeremy and Amber Coyle of Louisville announce the birth of their daughter at 6:16 a.m. on May 18, 2012.
Annabella Lee Brooks Coyle weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19 inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are Jim and Elizabeth Brooks of Florence, Ky.
Paternal grandparents are Terry and Mona Lisa Coyle of Springfield.
Great-grandparents are Dalton & Anna Mae Coyle and Mary Mayes of Springfield, and the late Billy Mayes.
Law enforcement officers from 19 agencies across the state graduated recently from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
Emily and Charles Inman of Springfield announce the birth of their daughter on May 1, 2012 at Norton Hospital in Louisville.
Aleecia Vercelli Inman weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are Melissa and Winkom Harmon of Springfield. Great-grandparents are Patricia and William Gribbins of Mooresville. Great-great-grandparents are Patty Foster and the late Carl Foster.
Paternal grandmother is Denise Inman of Tampa, Fla.
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1. bust - noun
· a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
Hypernym(s): failure
2. bust - noun
· the chest of a woman
Synonym(s): female_chest
Hypernym(s): thorax, chest, pectus
3. bust - noun
· a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
Hypernym(s): sculpture
4. bust - noun
· an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
5. bust - verb
· ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
Synonym(s): break
6. bust - verb
· search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
Synonym(s): raid
7. bust - verb
· separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
Synonym(s): tear, rupture, snap
Hypernym(s): separate, disunite, divide, part
8. bust - verb
· go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Synonym(s): break, wear, wear_out, fall_apart
Hypernym(s): decay, crumble, dilapidate
9. bust - verb
· break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
Synonym(s): burst
Hypernym(s): break, separate, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart
10. bust - adjective
· lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"
Synonym(s): broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke
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I was told seven years ago, last month, to do the following:
"Drive off the main road; drive through the open field; drive
through the crop field; then, avoiding getting stuck on the
muddy dirt path, drive in between the hog farm; avoiding the
ruts in the road. You will then come to a small cemetery on
the left."
A) View of Brick Mill Cemetery January 2007
B) Looking from center of cemetery to tree line
C) View of from far side of cemetery
During January and February of 2014, southeastern North Carolina had received not-less-then three harsh rainstorms along with some unseasonal heavy snow falls. These weather conditions caused the dirt road to the cemetery to be extremely muddy and nearly impassable. Sometime during the month of January, in between the bad weather conditions and while the dirt road was muddy, a burial took place within the Brick Mill Cemetery; which has been used continuously since ca.1900.
As the cemetery's caretaker, I was not informed of the burial in January. Contacting me is not required but, it would have been a courteous gesture of my work at this and other cemeteries.
For instance, since over 40% of graves within this cemetery are unmarked, I could have assisted in "suggesting" where to place the newest grave. During previous recent burials we were able to place family members with their Ancestors with little disturbance to the older graves.
Another area where I could have been of assistance was to inform the grave diggers as to where to place any leftover dirt from the grave hole. As the images below indicate, excess dirt was placed precariously next to an older grave. In time, due to future weather conditions, this extra dirt, if not removed, will easily cover the older grave marker.
In time, this excess dirt could cover this headstone
Newly placed grave with no markers. I place an American flag near the front of the grave. Animals have been known to carry flowers away from gravesites, leaving only a flat area with no indication of being a gravesite.
Also, notice how the newest grave is not properly marked; not even with a traditional "temporary" grave marker. In time, hopefully, a headstone will be placed on this grave. If not, however, it too will become one of the 40% of unmarked graves within the Brick Mill Cemetery.
I will close this post by showing the entrance to the historic Brick Mill Cemetery as it appears during the first week of February 2014. Please note that since these images another heavier snow storm left the path with over seven inches of wet snow. In time, this snow, as it melts, will cause the ground to be even softer and less passable.
Path in between the two major hog pens
Only route to the Brick Mill Cemetery.
Heavy duty truck that brought casket to newest grave site cause tremendous damage to the dirt path to the cemetery. In the distance you can see the path continuing through the two primary hog pens.


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Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Wasil was an historian and man of letters, born in Hamat in Syria on 2 Shawwal 604/20 April 1208 and died in 697/1298. Visiting Iraq and Egypt, he witnessed the fall of the Ayyubids and the establishment of the Mamluk dynasty. He is known in the West for his embassy to Manfred the King of Sicily, to whom he dedicated a treatise on logic, which was not yet found. Historical records testify to his interest and work in astronomy, but his extant books contain only texts of history. We publish this short note to celebrate his anniversary.
Born in Hamāt on Sunday 2 Shawwāl 604/20 April 1208
Died at Hamāt in 697/1298
Abū 'Abd Allāh Jamāl al-Dīn Muhammad b. Sālim b. Nasr Allāh b. Sālim Ibn Wāsil was an historian and man of letters, born in Hamāt in Syria on Sunday 2 Shawwāl 604/20 April 1208. He began his studies under his father, who was successively judge of Hamāt and al-Ma'arra, and a teacher at the Nāsiriyya school in Jerusalem. During his father's absence on the Pilgrimage in 624-6/1227-9, Ibn Wāsil deputized for him at the Nāsiriyya school. In the next two years he continued his studies at Damascus and Aleppo. In 629/1232 he attached himself to al-Malik al-Nāsir Dāwūd, the Ayyūbid ruler of Karak. For two years from 631/1234 he was in the service of the Ayyūbid ruler of Hamāt, al-Muzaffar II, upon whose orders he assisted the Egyptian mathematician 'Alam al-Dīn Kaysar (known as Ta'āsīf) in the construction of an observatory and various astronomical instruments. He then returned to Damascus, where he made the acquaintance of the Kurdish prince Husām Dīn b. Abī 'Alī (later the deputy in Egypt of the Ayyūbid sultan al-Malik al-Sālih), whose friendship was to be of great profit to him during his years in Egypt.
In 641/1243-4, he went on a delegation to Baghdad, and thence made his way to Cairo. There he procured access to the sultans al-Malik al-Sālih, to whom he dedicated his book of history al-Ta'rīkh al-Sālihī, and his successor al-Malik al-Mu'azzam Tūrān-shāh, to whom he dedicated his Nazm al-durar and a work on astronomy. After performing the Pilgrimage in 649/1252, he returned to witness the fall of the Ayyūbids, and the establishment of the Mamlūk dynasty.
In Ramadān 659/August 1261, Baybars sent him on an embassy to the King of Sicily, Manfred, whom he met in Barletta in southern Italy and to whom he dedicated a treatise on logic, Risāla al-Anbrūriyya, which is lost.
In about 663/1264-5, Ibn Wāsil returned to his native town Hamāt, where he was appointed chief judge but devoted his time to writing, composing there Mukhtasar al-Aghānī and Mufarrij al-kurūb, that he finished in 683 H/1285 CE. Stricken with blindness in his last years, he died at Hamāt, at the age of 93, in 697/1298.
Ibn Wāsil's three historical works are: (1) Al-Ta'rīkh al-Sālihī, a general history from the Prophet to 637/1240; (2) Nazm al-durar fi 'l-hawādith wa 'l-siyar; and (3) Mufarrij al-kurūb fī akhbār Banī Ayyūb, a book of history of the Ayyubids until 661/1263.
References and further reading
- Jamāl Dīn al-Shayyāl, Jamāl al-Dīn Ibn Wāsil and his book Mufarrij al-Kurūb fī akhbār Banī Ayyūb, unpublished Ph. D. thesis, Alexandria 1948.
- Ibn Wāsil, Mufarrij al-kurūb, ed. Jamāl Dīn al-Shayyāl, Cairo 1954-61, 3 vols.
- Jamāl Dīn al-Shayyāl, "Ibn Wāsil", Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Leiden: Brill, 2009, vol. 3, p. 967.
- Bruna Soravia, Ibn Wasil.
- F. Gabrieli, Le ambascerie di Baybars a Manfredi, in F. Gabrieli, Saggi orientali, Caltanissetta 1960, pp. 97-106.
- Jamal ad-Din ibn Wasil: Mufarrig al-kurub fi akhbar bani Ayyub, Cairo 1953-1977 and Sayda-Beirut 2004:
- Vols. 1-3, edited by Gamal ad-Din as-Sayyal, Cairo 1953-1960.
- Vols. 4-5, edited by Hasanayn Muhammad Rabi, Cairo 1972-1977.
- Vol. 6, edited by Umar Abd as-Salam Tadmuri, Sayda-Beirut 2004.
- Mohamed Rahim (editor): Die Chronik des ibn Wasil. Kritische Edition des letzten Teils (646/1248–659/1261) mit Kommentar. Untergang der Ayyubiden und Beginn der Mamlukenherrschaft. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 2010.
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Deviled Ham Salad Sandwich Recipe
The greatest column since sliced bread.
- Recipe may be prepared 3 days in advance and refrigerated in an airtight container./li>
- Recipe yields 1 1/2 cups salad; it can easily be doubled.
Read more: Sandwiched: Deviled Ham Salad
- Yield:makes 1 1/2 cups salad or 6 small sandwiches
- Active time: 20 minutes
- Total time:20 minutes
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- For the Deviled Ham Salad:
- 8 ounces smoked ham, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup minced sweet gherkins, drained, plus 2 teaspoons liquid
- 2 tablespoons minced red onion
- For the Assembly
- 6 small (3 to 3 1/2 inches) bread rolls, such as brioche or Hawaiian
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed watercress leaves
For the Deviled Ham Salad: Pulse ham, mayonnaise, mustard, honey, Worcestershire, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cloves, and cayenne in food processor until a coarse paste forms, 6 to 8 pulses. Scrape sides and bottom of food processor with rubber spatula and pulse for 1 second. Transfer to medium bowl. Stir gherkins and onion into ham salad.
For the Assembly: Slice bread rolls in half and spread with cut sides with butter. Distribute watercress evenly among the bottom half of rolls. Top watercress with 1/4 cup ham salad. Serve.
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Laura was suppose to be on Amazing Race 14 so heres wishing her much luck in her quest to win the million!
I just checked out the new Survivors. My friend Laura is on the cast so root for her! She was my original partner for The Amazing Race but I guess everything happens for a reason. Give her lots of support out there. We have been friends since we were 16 and she is an amazing person. I'm so excited for her!!August 27 at 6:10pm · Comment · Like
A bad edit?/ I think she was shown consistently as a strong, strategic, loyal and competitve woman, a true game player I think she rocked and wish we could have seen her go further. She is exactly the kind of competitor I like to watch, I think she would have been great on TAR as well!
I guess Laura just seems evil due to the portrayal of the "cool cheerleader" (Laura) vs the "geek" (Shambo) so it seems like Laura's the big bully here but I wasn't THAT happy to see her go. Oh well.Seems like Brett's really likeable among the castaways huh. <3
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