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Aaron Bates picks Michael Jackson
A couple of months ago, Aaron Bates and Bubba Bell were hanging out with Bubba's host family in Portland when somebody tossed out the following question: If you could trade places with anyone in history, who would it be?
Bates came up with his answer immediately – Michael Jackson in the mid-80's.
Needless to say, Bates and Bell were recalling that discussion on Friday after learning about Jackson's death.
Bates says he picked Jackson in the mid-80's because at that point, the King of Pop was at the peak of his career and his personal life seemed eccentric but not creepy. Aaron figured it must have been incredible to sing and dance in front of 100,000 adoring fans and have young ladies faint at the mere sight of you.
As a personal tribute to Jackson, Bates plans to wear one glove while playing first base.
I never made it to a Michael Jackson concert, but I did see him perform live at halftime of Super Bowl XXVII between the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
I was covering the Bills at the time for WTVH-TV in Syracuse, NY and I must admit it was pretty cool. The game was a clunker as the Cowboys beat the Bills 52-17, but Jackson's performance was amazing. You can see it here.
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Speaking of concerts, a day game on Thursday in Norfolk gave Paul McAnulty, Clay Buchholz, John Otness, and trainer Greg Barajas the opportunity to attend a Kenny Chesney concert that night at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater. Paul has a connection in the concert promotion business and was able to score prime tickets in the third row in front of the stage. Knowing that manager Ron Johnson is a huge fan of country music in general and Chesney in particular, the guys couldn't resist a little taunting – they took photos of Chesney in action and their proximity to the stage and e-mailed them to RJ immediately.
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Norfolk is one of several minor league teams that has kids run on to the field as the player's take their positions before the national anthem. While the anthem is played, a kid stands next to each of the nine players on the field.
The Albuquerque Isotopes do the same thing, but the tradition got an unexpected twist during Manny Ramirez's recent rehab stint. Before Manny's 2nd game with the Isotopes, the kids who were supposed to stand next to the second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, and right fielder blew off their guys to stand next to Manny in left field.
It sure doesn't seem like kids are bothered by Manny's use of steroids does it?
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I hope you had the opportunity to listen to "PawSox Insider" on Saturday afternoon when we spoke with former PawSox standout Bobby Scales.
Bobby made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs this year after 11 years and 3,303 at-bats in the minor leagues. Scales recently returned to Triple-A Iowa, but did well enough with the Cubs that he is likely to return to Chicago in September if not sooner.
Hyder and I were thrilled when Bobby got promoted to the big leagues and both reached out to congratulate him at the time. We were not the only ones to do so.
"I had to get a new cell phone," Scales told us. "There were so many text messages and phone calls that it literally fried my phone. You try to be a nice guy and treat people the right way, but I had no idea so many people liked me and respected me. No words can describe how much that meant to me."
I look forward to sending a text to his new phone when he returns to the Cubbies.
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ESPN The Magazine recently listed the top selling jerseys in minor league baseball and four International League teams made the Top 10: the Durham Bulls, Toledo Mud Hens, Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, and . . . Pawtucket Red Sox.
Congrats to the PawSox Director of Merchandising Eric Petterson on a job well done.
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It's a Clay Buchholz night at McCoy Stadium as the PawSox open a 6-game homestand against Syracuse and Scranton/WB. If you can't make it out to the games on Saturday or Sunday, we'll have TV coverage throughout Rhode Island on Cox Cable. I'll join Bob Montgomery for the call beginning at 6:00 on Saturday and 1:00 on Sunday.
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Tough as Nails
Paula Sophia Schonauer was the star cop of her precinct when she was a man. But after transitioning and becoming a female, her colleagues on the force believed she was incapable of doing her job. How was she going to reclaim their respect?
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This article originally appeared on Bikeradar.
Day Two of this year's North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) was no understudy to the day prior – either in terms of the caliber and quality of what we saw or the quantity of people streaming through the doors of the Sacramento Convention Center. In fact, we struggled to get to the remaining booths we had yet to visit so there's still plenty more to see in the days ahead.
In the meantime, please enjoy our next round of images from the biggest NAHBS yet. This year's show isn't even over yet but we're already looking forward to next year's event, which show organizer Don Walker recently announced would be held in Denver, Colorado.


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MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE TIME: 26 Years
CAREER: Joined the Major League staff in 1993...has worked the All-Star Game (1998, 2009), NL Wild Card Game (2014), Division Series (1997, 99, 2000, 01, 03-04, 06, 09, 11-12), League Championship Series (2002, 07-08, 10, 14), and World Series (2004, 09, 12)...was selected to be crew chief for the 2016 ALCS between Toronto and Cleveland...graduated from the Wendelstedt Umpire School in 1982...was an instructor at MLB's inaugural Umpire Camps (MLBUC.com), held at MLB's Urban Youth Academy in Compton, California, in November 2006...previously umpired in the New York-Penn League (1982), Florida State League (1983-85), Southern League (1986-88) and American Association (1989-92)...was named a crew chief for the 2010 season...is the current representative for the Major League Umpires on the Playing Rules Committee...his father, Tom, was a Major League player with the New York Giants and a National League umpire from 1951-76...Tom also wore number 9 in the Major Leagues.
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Your Most Embarrassing Prom Photos
After getting a look at John Krasinski's prom photo, we asked for your embarrassing prom pictures. And, boy, were you people some awesomely awkward teens! We got lots of great submissions, and here are the best of the worst.
These are all bad for so many different reasons: the fashion is outdated, the interactions are awkward, or the subjects are trying to display their fledgling individuality so hard that it turned the corner into craziness.
Here are all the honorable mentions. Everyone has been awarded a star (if they didn't have one already) for their pain and suffering. Click on the commenter's name to see the original picture.
I Love the '80s by RumpOfSteelSkin
Psst...I'm Gay by GildedBeaver
Bad Hair Battle by Roosevelt_Franklin
You're the Tops by SomebodyOrAnother
Precious Moments by AlexandriaHeather
2001 Prom, 1961 Hair by EatMeWithCake
Is That You, Rob Lowe? by NerD:blogOtaku
Hall & Oates Tag Team by Silly.Rabbit
Dynasty Does Prom by Jen Crowder
They Wear Their Sunglasses at Night by A Woozle Named Peanut
Hearts Afire by SomeAssemblyRequire
Nothin' But a G Thing by Bklynstl5
Duct Tape Dress by Remedios Varo can't see
I See a Pattern by Ashley Salvati
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Sling by Kniemer1
Look at Those Guns by HighJump
Scarlett Goes Scarlet by QuirkyWinona
Watch Your Hands by ChideHerald [rockchalks you]
All of those are pretty bad, but there is only one picture that could beat them all. Yes, it is sort of sad, embarrassing, funny, amazing, and unforgettable all at the same time. Here is your winner "The Sad Goths" by Tetherette.
Congratulations, Tetherette, you won a $50 Olive Garden gift card. Email me to claim your prize. Thanks to everyone for submitting, and I hope you've all gotten new hairstyles since these pictures were taken.


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The Bag of Holding
New edition. New revisions. Same core rules.
- You'd swear it's bigger on the inside
- Holds European board games, your laptop, core rule books, a tablet, your dice and scrolls and potions and...
- Perfect bag for traveling, school, conventions, and marathon gaming sessions
What's new in the latest version aka The Bag of Holding +1?
Dear intrepid adventurer, we're glad you asked. It's bigger, for one. (How you make non-dimensional space bigger, we're not sure, but somehow they did it.) It's made to hold a European board game, because a lot of you told us you were doing that. The new branding is more subtle - embossed. There's a new custom lining. The hardware is bigger and sturdier, because carrying infinite stuff can be hard on a bag. And there's a padded shoulder strap wrap, because carrying infinite stuff can be hard on you, too. The corners are now covered with faux leather to provide reinforcement during haphazard dungeon delving situations. Basically, it leveled up.
When the last d20 is rolled and Tiamat's dying scream shakes the cavern walls, only two things remain: the distribution of experience points to the party and loot. Your party's dwarf fighter and that human paladin might be able to lug piles of gold and platinum, but your little gnome mage can't quite heft that much stuff. What to do?
The chaotic neutral halfling thief offered to carry a portion of your loot, but do you really trust "Shifty McFingers" with your well-earned booty? Maybe you can find another way to carry it all. Luckily, amidst the ponderous piles of platinum about the place is a simple nondescript bag that everyone overlooked - except you, of course. Peering into the bag, you see nothingness - an almost infinite depth in which you can place way more loot than your entire party combined! While the rest of your party is trudging away with a backbreaking mass of booty, you're happily plundering ton after ton of coins and casually flinging your new bag over your shoulder.
While transdimensional space is, as yet, impossible in this plane of existence (Doctor Who fans, keep quiet for now), ThinkGeek's development arm, GeekLabs, has developed its own messenger bag that comfortably carries way more than a bag of its size normally could! It's big enough to carry many laptops, a large 3-ring binder, two college textbooks, two paperback books, your eReader, phone, cables, pencils, business cards, spare batteries... we could go on and on.
- Large, warm grey canvas messenger bag
- Designed by ThinkGeek - a ThinkGeek exclusive
- d20 and Bag of Holding branding in embossed faux leather on the front flap
- d20 tag zipper pull on flap pocket
- Top handle so you can bolt if you have an unpleasant random encounter
- Shoulder strap (with padded wrap) adjusts from 10-21" drop
- Lining features hand-drawn gems, potions, shields, keys, d20s, and swords
- Materials: Cotton, polyester, polyurethane
- Care Instructions: Hand wash with damp cloth and mild soap to clean surface. Air dry only.
- Imported
- Exterior Dimensions: 16 1/2" wide x 15" tall x 7" deep
- Interior Dimensions:
- Padded laptop compartment: 16" wide x 15" tall x 1 1/2" deep (zipper closure)
- Main compartment: 16" wide x 15" tall x 3" deep (zipper closure)
- Third compartment (under flap): 15" wide x 12" tall x 1 1/2" deep (zipper closure)
- Fourth compartment (under flap): 12" wide x 8" tall x 1" deep (flap with magnetic snap closure)
- Front zipper pocket (integral to flap): 12" wide x 5 1/2" tall
- Rear document pocket: 15 1/2 wide" x 9 1/2" tall (open at top so could hold something taller, magnetic snap closure)
- Weight: 3 1/2 lbs. (empty)
- Ages 14+
"Will my laptop fit in this bag, ThinkGeek?" Let's find out together!
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Like TVs, laptops are listed by their measurement on the diagonal. Bags, on the other hand, are measured on the edges. Not all 17" laptops are the same size, so you'll need to measure the length & width of your closed laptop.
"But my laptop is at home, ThinkGeek!"
If you can't wait, Google has superpowers to tell you the dimensions of your laptop if you ask it nicely. Just input the make and model of your laptop and ye shall receive.
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Compare your laptop's measurements to the measurements of the bag. If the laptop's measurements are smaller than the bag, it fits! If one or more of the laptop's measurements are bigger, you're out of luck with this bag. Try another.


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Livingston already is excellent driver
EHS junior wins title at Crandon races
ESCANABA — Tyler Livingston still has to finish classes to get his official state driver's license, but he is already an accomplished race car driver.
And he is also a world champion to boot, winning the Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League title Sunday in Crandon, Wis. After finishing third Saturday, he led most of the 12 laps Sunday to claim the title, and better yet, land a check for $5,000.
"It was like amazing," the 16-year-old Escanaba High School junior said Tuesday after his first day of school. "It was really hard. They are really fast drivers, the best in the country."
Sunday's race capped his first season on the track, but has likely opened many doors to a bright racing future.
His father, Jason, said "I knew he could do it, but then to do it against this caliber (of racer). It was disbelief actually that he won. It was pretty emotional."
It was his first victory in a race car. Although he still doesn't have his Michigan license, he has been racing since age three. He has also been an active participant on the Escanaba River in the Great Lakes Ice Racing Association.
"There are a lot better drivers in this, a lot more experience and a lot more talent," Tyler Livingston said of dirt-track racing. "It is a lot more technical, it is high-paced to get your lines right, and your jumps."
Racing in the Pro Modified SXS division for Ox Racing of Green Bay, Livingston scooted 12 laps around the iconic mile-and-a-half Crandon track. The race took about 30 minutes.
In Sunday's race he got "the hole shot right in the beginning and led the whole race. I got passed once and I passed him back on the next lap.
"I just tried to stay ahead and keep my head and just run the same line and continue to be smooth and not make any big mistakes."
When he received the checkered flag, he said "that was the best feeling in the world. There was so miuch joy and accomplishment. It was amazing. To be out front in that caliber of competition is just insane. It was way better than I thought it would be."
Livingston has been on the podium three times in four races as a rookie in his modified Can-Am Car with a 900cc turbo engine that enables him to reach speeds around 90 mph.
He raced at Bark River International Speedway earlier this summer. The first day he was running fourth when his motor overheated and "someone landed on top of me and the motor blew up. Then we had to run to Crandon – about two hours each way – to get a motor for the car," he said.
The crew installed the motor at 5:30 Sunday morning and he ran third for a while. He was running fifth at one point but when he came into a corner he caught a rut with his rear tire. "It flipped me over but I landed on the wheels. I went from dead last to sixth in three laps," he said, satisfaction obvious in his voice.
"I was kind of irritated that day because it happened, but I was happy with the outcome because it was a pretty good confidence booster to know I could run with the top of the pack."
He has no specific plans, other than to build "a new car, a better one."
Racing is definitely in his blood. Livingston said "I grew up just racing everything I guess. It just kind of came naturally."
His dad said "he was always up running around on something."
Livingston has played some football and run track but racing is now first and foremost. "I want to dedicate more time to racing and really focus on that," he said, indicating he would like to race at the pro four big truck level "in two-three years."


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The offseason free-agent period begins Thursday, and the Cubs appear on the verge of finalizing the first of what they hope are several impact acquisitions.
The hiring of two-time American League manager of the year Joe Maddon seems imminent, according to a source familiar with the developments since Maddon opted out of his contract with the Rays on Friday.
The Cubs, however, remained silent Wednesday in response to a CBS Sports report that Maddon, 60, has agreed to become their next manager. Major League Baseball frowns on teams making announcements during the World Series.
Maddon led the Rays to their only American League pennant in 2008 and to playoff berths in...


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Janet Jackson was brilliant in white at amfAR's 20th Annual Cinema Against AIDS at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France. Jackson co-chaired the gala on Thursday, May 23. It has become one of the "highlights" of the annual Cannes Film Festival, which concludes today.
The 20th amfAR Cannes gala helped "to raise an estimated $25 million for AIDS research," more than double last year's take of $11 million, reported the Associated Press. One more image AFTER THE JUMP ...
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New Driving Laws for Teens
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Many Unaware of New Laws Restricting Teen Driving
A horrific crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old Sacramento teenager underscores the need to remind parents that new laws affecting young drivers took effect January 1 in California [2006].
Melinda Ramos died when the car in which she was a passenger on 65th Street Expressway crossed the center median near 21st Avenue and struck a tree.
The driver, also a 16-year-old girl, suffered serious injuries and is in critical condition. Another passenger, a 16-year-old boy is also in critical condition. The third passenger, a 17-year-old boy, suffered minor injuries.
On January 1, new state laws took effect regarding licenses for teen drivers. For the first 12 months of the license, the teen driver cannot have any passengers in the car under the age of 20 unless there is an instructor, parent or guardian or licensed driver age 25 or older also in the vehicle. Also, the 12-month license prohibits teens from driving between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Those new provisions were some of the first items Florin High School teacher Cindy Coppee discussed with her driver's education class today. "Algebra and English are important," she told her 20 students, "But this is a class that could mean life or death."
The students said some of their teen friends who have their first-year licenses know the law but often ignore it. "They'll drive with friends in the car because they want to be cool," said 17-year-old Anthony Dangerfield.
Some students said their parents probably didn't know the laws governing teen driving, a suspicion confirmed by the California Highway Patrol. CHP Officer Jasper Begay, who teaches voluntary "Start Smart" driver education classes for teens and their parents, said it is very common for parents ignorant of the new law.
Although restrictive, the provisional license comes with some exceptions. Teen drivers are allowed to drive siblings to and from school, and can drive during the off-limits hours if it is a medical necessity or because of work. However, the teen driver must carry a note from the parent or guardian describing the specific situation. A note must be on file with the school principal if school activities necessitate a teen driving during restricted periods.
Law enforcement officers cannot pull over a car solely because the driver looks young. Likewise, they cannot make a traffic stop merely because a vehicle appears to be carrying passengers under the age of 20.
Vehicle crash statistics show four times as many teens die in car crashes as adults between the ages of 25 and 65.
(This story was provided by News10 KXTV Sacramento.)


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The Civil Rights Movement shaped the 20th century culture and laws of the United States. The former slave states of the South in particular were battlegrounds in the fight to end discrimination against African-Americans. Florida and its citizens were prominent in that struggle.
A key victory came in 1954 when the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided that school segregation was unconstitutional in Brown v. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education. The actual process of school desegregation continued into the early seventies.
At the same time, political protests and a gradual change in laws lead to the integration of buses, stores, theaters, beaches, and other public places.
This unit introduces major themes, events, and individuals in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida using primary sources from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida.


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James Ronald "Ronnie" Cobb, 63, of Kingston, went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 7, 2012, in University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.
He was of the Presbyterian faith, a graduate of Oak Ridge High School, studied electrical engineering at UT, served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier Ranger during the Vietnam War, and retired from TVA as an instrument mechanic foreman. Throughout his life, he enjoyed boating, fishing, movies, and lapidary. He was a loving, devoted father, and his family and friends will miss him greatly.
Naomi P. Childs, 89, of Harriman, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012, in Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center.
Of the Baptist faith, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jess W. Childs; several brothers; and one sister.
Survivors include a son, Roger Childs, Kingston; a daughter, Sandra Hampton (Steve), Harriman; three grandchildren, Natalie Beason (Roger), Karen Childs and Buffy Bussell (John); six great-grandchildren, Eric, Tristan and Alexis, Amanda, Stephanie and Matthew; and a sister, Margaret Kelly, Oakdale.
Magalene "Maggie" Carroll, 63, of Oliver Springs, died Friday, April 6, 2012, at Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Roxie Seiber Carroll.
Survivors include a son, Daniel Benbenek, Oak Ridge.
Funeral service was at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in Sharp Funeral Home chapel, Oliver Springs, with Pastor Thomas Vananda officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
Mildred L. Bush, 83, of Spring City, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at home.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Scott and Bessie Cottrell Lane.
Survivors include a son, Greg Shirks, Rockwood.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 4, in Evans Mortuary, Rockwood. Funeral service will follow in the chapel, with Clyde Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Glen Alice Cemetery, Rockwood.
Ruth Ann May, 69, of Harriman, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012, in The Bridge at Rockwood.
She was born Aug. 7, 1942, in Harriman, where she continued to live. She moved to Lebanon and lived there for 16 years before her move back to Harriman in 2006.
She was an activity coordinator in the health care center profession for 35 years before her retirement. She attended Big Emory Baptist Church.
Reba L. Rigsbee, 91, of Peachtree City, Ga., formerly of Oliver Springs, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at the home of her daughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wade Rigsbee; a stepson, Shirley Wayne Rigsbee; and her parents, Robert Lee and Minnie Lee Matheson Ledford.
Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Bruneau, Oliver Springs, Janice Hughes, Cleveland, and Jennifer Vogel, Peachtree City; two stepdaughters, Peggy Good, Blairsville, Ga, and Dorothy Hunsucker, Robbins, N.C.; and a stepson, Bobby Rigsbee, Pittsborough, N.C.
Robert Dennis Storey, 40, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
Survivors include a son, Tanner Storey; a daughter, Alexandria Storey; his mother, Helen Summers Storey; and his father and stepmother, Ronald and Shelba Storey.
Funeral service was at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in Evans Mortuary chapel, Rockwood, with the Rev. Mike Higgins, officiating. Burial was at Roane Memorial Gardens, Rockwood.
Barbara Ann Teffer, 66, died Sunday, April 1, 2012, in Hospice Care Center of East Brainerd in Chattanooga.
A longtime resident of Harriman, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Ethel Swafford Teffer.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Virginia Hackler, Helen Teffer and Imogene Teffer; and a brother, Don Teffer.
She is survived by a sister, Betty Jo Quarles, Knoxville, and a brother, Garry Teffer, Cabot, Ark.
Gerald Lynn Gamble, 66, of Oliver Springs, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012, in University of Alabama-Birmingham following an extended illness.
He was born June 2, 1945, in Harriman. He lived in and grew up in Oliver Springs and graduated from Oliver Springs High School in 1963. Following his high school graduation, he entered into the U.S. Air Force and served his country during the Vietnam War. While serving, he received several medals, ribbons and citations. After his military discharge, he returned back to Oliver Springs where he had continued to live.
Sarah Joyce Cherry Wilson, 77, of Kingston, passed away Friday, March 30, 2012, at her home.
She was born Jan. 19, 1935, in Troy, Tenn., to Watson Aubrey Cherry and Martha Wiley Cherry. She was a member of Young's Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Lawnville Road. She spent more than 20 years in the Air Force with her husband and moved to Kingston in 1974.
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Painting a Life | DVDdocumenting an approach to paintingIn this 2 disk 7-hour instructional documentary, I really wanted to weave together my philosophies on painting as well as how I paint technically.
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October is church world Pastor Appreciation Month, so I want to take the opportunity to show appreciation to the pastors I know best in this area.
When Dickie Spargo came back to Gaston County after graduating from seminary at Mid-America Seminary, and an extensive early career with Duke Energy following his graduation as an undergraduate from Gardner-Webb University, he began to lead Bethlehem Church, a fine church with traditional moorings in the heart of Gaston County on New Hope Road.
Now, the county�s maven of contemporary churches has grown to one church that will soon meet in three locations on North New Hope Road, South New Hope Road, and in Bessemer City starting in January 2013. Several thousand people attend regularly in excellent worship services featuring contemporary music, media, and the relevant preaching of the man known around the county simply as � Dickie .�
Furthermore, initiatives like �Hope For Gaston� to reach into the community and the launching of numerous compassion ministries both here in the immediate community, at a distance in New York, and abroad in Honduras, have left an indelible impact in the world in which we live.
Witness events like the free dental clinic offered recently, hosting leading evangelical guest speakers, and concerts by influential Christian artists; sports programs that draw people by the droves to do more than just play, but to be influenced by real life teaching to help children and their parents to make good decisions and live a truly good life � such is the ministry of Bethlehem and its leader.
If the speed of the leader is the speed of the team, then Dickie sets a fast pace. He reads widely, exercises regularly, serves and preaches with passion, and loves God and his family with all his heart. He opens forums for new ideas, seeks to synergize ministry efforts of worship centers in the community, and cares deeply for his own congregation and the greater congregation that he serves. All the while, he consistently preaches about topics in relevant ways with his trademark sense of humor, counsels the hurting, cares for sick, and presides over the funerals of so many in the community. Most important, he loves his wife Tammy and children Hannah, Katie, and Noah with all his heart and his extended family with extraordinary passion and loyalty.
When we first launched Forest Pointe Church, he took the lead among pastors to cheer the idea and encourage me personally and our team. On the day we launched, he called to ask me how the services went and he has led a continuous flow of encouragement over the last 11 years as we have grown and developed roots in the community. I look forward to those times when my phone rings and I hear his cheerful voice say �Hey! Hey! Hey!� and the times we connect to do life together.
When I pass by the signs on New Hope and I see the mission statement, �Passion For God and People� of Bethlehem emblazoned for all to see, I am reminded of the one that leads them that does both and sets the pace for the church and community to do the same. Dickie , thanks for bringing God�s kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
Columnist Ray Hardee is pastor of Forest Pointe Church in Belmont.


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Hey there Uncensored Knitters!
We're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! It's been quite a long while since our last episode....so we decided to just throw our normal format out the window for this once and just catch up with you guys on what's been happening with us.
Starting with Elemm (you know, it still feels so weird referring to myself in third person):
- I was promptly told to put away my knitting before the podcast started...but my Firestarter is finished in the mean time!
- I delivered the package sent to us from WonderMike. Thank you so much, hun!
- I finally got myself a spinning wheel! And I've been spinning up a storm ever since. I love my Kromski Minstrel and named him Valrainë. I'm not going to go into details here about the wheel type and the spinning techniques involved that I tried to talk about in the podcast. Now I just need more bobbins and a tensioned Lazy Kate. (I got a Niddy Noddy from Ms. B later on in the show.)
- We then talked about my Firestarter a bit. You can get the pattern via a direct link over at Yarnissima. Don't forget to check out her other gorgeous patterns! We also talked about my knitting tightly.
- I also knit myself a pseudo-scarf/neckwarmer out of my own hand-spun.
- We moved on to Dr. D and I expressed my little dismay over the whole discussions that ensued from the last episode. Just let it be said that I got tested, Dr. D got tested, we're fine and we're together...and I'm putting a cap on this discussion now. :-p
- I ended up disclosing personal information again about getting drunk and dancing on the table. We talked a bit about Fasching. Is there something going on about kids having to dress up as birds?
- Dr. D actually wants a striped 100% cashmere scarf from me....until he hears how expensive a 50 g ball of pure cashmere is. Maybe I should just buy the fibre and spin it up and knit for him. We'll see. ;-)
- I've also started my new job at the LYS! I work there Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you're around, come and visit me @ Lanaiolo, Grillparzerstr. 35, 81675 Munich! Just come, browse through the yarns, sit and knit with us! (There supposed to be a Knit-Night there tonight, but it's been cancelled.)
- I ranted a bit about my work at the Hostel....because I had to work over the holidays.
- She gave us our belated Christmas gifts! (With lots of squeeing from the recipients.)
- Thank you to Lauren who sent us Tofutsies; to PhotoKnitNerd for the chocolate that Ms. B actually forgot back in Hawaii; and to Knit & Play with Fire for the cool firebrigade stickers!
- She talks about her trip back home to the USA, about reverse cultural shock. How she's happy about seeing Beef Shack and things that you just don't have here in Germany.
- She started talking about LYSs in the US...only to be interrupted by Rock-Star Husband pounding meat.....not his though. :-p
- Ms. B also got to help Hazel Knits with her work and we also got some yummy yarns from her! Go and check out her shop!
- She also finished her pair of Firestarters, 3 pairs of Felted Clogs, a Clapotis; started a Print O the Wave stole and worked on her La Digitessa
- She also gave me a Niddy Noddy!
- Ditched the Mankittens who haven't been treating her so well. Happy for Climbing Wife who has got a girlfriend....and now Cashyie herself has a 3rd Grade Rebound crush. :-p
- She's also now knitting socks!
- Cashyie has also joined Ravelry (at last).
- The winner from last episode was also announced.
- She gave up on internet dating....and threw people off tracks by wearing make-up.
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Grant Hill finally made his Clippers debut Saturday, entering, strangely, at the start of the fourth quarter of a close game and playing six minutes. That was the encouraging news from the otherwise disappointing development of the 104-101 loss to the Magic in Los Angeles.
Now the Clippers wait on the return of Chauncey Billups. That will potentially be the big news.
Hill is an important boost for the defense, with the ability to guard multiple positions once he builds to full speed after being sidelined since exhibition play by a bruised right knee. He won't be a huge difference maker by the numbers because the Clips are tracking to a top-five finish in opponent shooting, but the versatility is invaluable and gives a deep team more lineup options.
There is no timetable for Billups rejoining the lineup after battling tendinitis in the left foot. There is, however, Chris Paul in anticipation.
As much as Paul was excited about finally getting small forward Hill in uniform, he is especially anxious for the chance to play alongside Billups in the backcourt again and the accompanying opportunity to play off the ball more. CP3, a threat with the shot as well as the pass, has been imagining the possibilities for weeks.
Bad news for the rest of the league, in other words. Paul is already playing at an MVP level and still sees the chance for a bigger impact than he made the first 37 games.
"It gets the ball out of my hands," Paul said recently. "Willie (Green, the current starter) is unbelievable, but Willie's a shooting guard…. When we get out there and it's me and Chauncey, he can bring the ball up the court. Now I'm on the wing and everybody's not just looking at me."
Hill's first non-exhibition action since April 24 with the Suns resulted in a standing ovation from the Staples Center crowd when he checked in, followed by two points (two free throws, three missed field goals) and two rebounds while playing with a cap on minutes. But the 40-year-old who rebuffed several others offers to join the Clippers as a free agent in the summer reported no pain around the right knee.


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Let your child discover their wild side with this bright and bold series of friendly dinosaur prints.
As part of an exclusive collaboration with Hannah Alice, these contemporary illustrations colour-coordinate with each other to create an eye-catching collection for your little one's nursery, bedroom or playroom.
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BASIC-256 is an easy to use version of BASIC designed to teach anybody (especially middle and high-school students) the basics of computer programming. It uses traditional control structures like gosub, for/next, and goto, which helps kids easily see how program flow-control works. It has a built-in graphics mode which lets them draw pictures on screen in minutes, and a set of detailed, easy-to-follow tutorials that introduce programming concepts through fun exercises.
Check out "Why Johnny Can't Code," the article that inspired BASIC-256.
We welcome all tutorials and sample programs written for BASIC-256, as well as any feedback or ideas.
The original author may be contacted at drblast [at] users.sourceforge.net the current maintainer is available at renejm [at] users.sourceforge.net.
Monday, April 07, 2014, 17:22
New Android Tablet and Smartphone Edition
Chech out the new Android tablet and smartphone edition. It had been released to production but it may still have a few minor problems. Let us know if there are any issues and how to reproduce them. You can install it on your device from the Google Play store for Free or at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.basic256.basic256ide
Saturday, February 16, 2013, 09:36
Lots of improvements - New Portable Distribution
Over the last 6 months or so we have been churning out a lot of fixes and a few new features. Functions, graphics, and much better compile time error messages have been added as we move to a 1.0 release. It is exciting to see all of the comments on the forum and to see the documentation continue to mature.
Another item that has been asked for by many is a portable Windows distribution that will run from a USB memory stick or other portable device. Many schools do not allow their students to load software on the computers, but do allow for portable apps to run. Check out the "beta" download for the Portable Apps platform, here.
Friday, October 05, 2012, 21:32
Real Functions and Subroutines - Version 0.9.9.1
I have been working on adding "real" functions and subroutines for several weeks. I have committed to SVN and updated the install files to version 0.9.9.1 and need some folks to help test it out. Documentation will be coming but there are a couple of new programs in the Examples that will show how Functions and Subroutines work.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 21:37
Rosetta Code
Check out the web site Rosetta Code. It is a codex of several hundred programming languages and a comparison of tasks solved in the different languages. BASIC256 was recently added and could use your assistance in updating and writing the programs.
Sunday, March 18, 2012, 10:54
Built new Windows installer and LINUX/MAC TAR archive. This version includes the new user interface control statements and corrections to the off-line help viewing.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 12:32
Easy Install under FreeBSDAs of 2011-10-11, Basic256 is available on the FreeBSD ports tree.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 06:14
ComputerMasti includes BASIC-256 tutorials in school curriculum.ComputerMasti has created an open-source Computer Science curriculum for grades 9-12 and it includes BASIC-256 as one of the programming languages covered.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011, 13:05
Built new Windows installer and LINUX/MAC TAR archive. This version includes the new user interface control statements and corrections to the off-line help viewing.
Monday, February 14, 2011, 21:29
Uploaded the latest SVN and Windows installer to Sourceforge. Includes new functions OSTYPE (what type of system is this) and MSEC (return execution time in milliseconds).
Off-line help now generated from the wiki at http://doc.basic256.org. The windows installer is smaller and allows the off-line help and examples to be optionally installed.
Happy Valentine's Day - Jim
Wednesday, January 05, 2011, 11:41
Uploaded the latest SVN and Windows installer to Sourceforge. Includes new functions DIR, COUNT, COUNTX, INSTRX, REPLACE, REPLACEX, EXPLODE, and EXPLODEX. These functions allow for better string searching and manipulation, even using regular expressions.
Also included is Sergei's off-line or on-line help feature.


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Prepare yourself, gentle reader, for a lengthy blog post today. In trying to give Dante Boccuzzi's new Akron-based D.B.A. restaurant as much chance to impress as possible (or not), I ended up going to the restaurant twice during its opening week and have included both experiences in this one post.
D.B.A. (aka Dante Boccuzzi Akron) is Dante's latest restaurant opening and his first in the Akron area. Located in the old Vegiterranean space situated across the street from Luigi's, it doesn't represent a brand new concept for him, but merely an extension of his current offerings at Restaurant Dante in Tremont and The DC Pasta Company in Strongsville. That being said, there are far fewer restaurants in Akron to compete directly with D.B.A., both in terms of cuisine and price.
D.B.A. was located at 21 Furnace Street, Akron, OH 44308 and can be reached at 330-375-5050 or by fax at 330-375-1670. While there is parking available in a lot across the street from D.B.A., it can be tricky to find a spot as Luigi's shares the same parking space. I was easily able to find a space to park during my first visit on a Tuesday. For my second visit on a Friday night, I gladly paid the $4 valet charge to not have to worry about it.
Once inside, I was impressed at how the interior had been transformed from the rather hard and edgy space of its predecessor to the more broken up and darker look that the restaurant space currently has. One of the problems that Vegiterranean always seemed to have in the past was that when full, the noise levels were extremely high and it was often difficult to have a conversation with dinner companions without having to yell at them. Smartly, the bar area now has a wall between it and the main dining room and the space at the front of the restaurant has been converted into small nooks, each containing three or four tables.
As Dante is also a musician, cleverly, the dinner menu comes presented on an LP album with an actual record inside:
Just as with Dante's other restaurants, many of the dishes are offered at various sizes, from a tasting to an appetizer to an entree sized portion. As a restaurant reviewer, I greatly appreciate this because it can be difficult when going out by yourself to get as many tastes as possible during a single visit. Immediately, my brain began to devise a plan on how to get the maximum number of courses for a minimum amount of cash.
While there was no prix fixe meal available at D.B.A. (at least, my server didn't indicate that there was one available on my first visit), I decided to take matters into my own hands and ordered a five course progression, three from the appetizer section, one from the pasta section, and a final course from the entree section of the menu.
Within just a few seconds of placing my order, standard Restaurant Dante bread service arrived at my table:
The breads are sourced from a variety of locales (one of which is Mediterra in Pittsburgh) and arrived in an old vinyl LP that has been heated, remolded, and shaped into a bread basket. The hummos that accompanied the bread was also identical to what is served at Restaurant Dante. Both were fresh and delicious and a nice way to start the meal.
What came next was the onslaught of food I had originally ordered, each course skillfully arriving at my table only mere moments after my previous course had been removed and new silverware carefully placed in front of me. First up was the half portion of the Mackenzie Goat Cheese appetizer:
I had assumed that the chevre would be inside the fried squash blossom, but it was actually under the dressed salad greens. The squash blossom was exquisitely fried -- crispy, tender, and not greasy -- and seasoned perfectly. All of the elements on the plate worked very well together, but the one standout that made my mouth swoon was the zucchini agrodolce. It was sweet and sour (as the name would imply) with just a touch of heat to it.
The next course was one of the menu's many vegan offerings, the half portion of the Asparagus Salad:
In addition to the shaved asparagus, there were asparagus spears, frisee, pickled Chanterelles, and an eggless bearnaise that served as the dressing. The seasoning of this dish was a bit uneven as the frisee was more heavily salted and the asparagus a little less. But, at the end of the day, when combining a little bit of each element from the plate, everything evened out and I thought it was quite tasty. The eggless bearnaise (I'm assuming the yellow color probably comes from the use of tumeric) worked quite well and gave the salad an acidity and richness that really balanced the other flavors well.
The next course to cross my table was the Crispy Calamari and Rock Shrimp appetizer:
Accompanying the fried items was a chile-spiced mayonnaise and sliced pickled Shiitake mushrooms. The spiced mayonnaise had a considerable amount of heat, but nothing that I would consider excessive. The squid and shrimp were very tender and the coating on both was crispy and not greasy. The only real complaint I had regarding this dish was that the rock shrimp were fairly aggressively seasoned and the calamari a tad underseasoned. Eaten together, they balanced each other out, but woe to the diner who decided to eat three or four rock shrimp in a row.
Having finished three appetizer courses, my fourth course came from the middle portion of the menu. Items from here were available as a taste, an appetizer-sized portion, and as a full entree. I decided to go with an appetizer-sized portion of the Arborio Risotto Carbonara:
The portion was HUGE. It might be because I had already eaten three courses already, but I realized as soon as this was sat in front of me that I should've ordered the tasting size. I immediately knew that I would be leaving the restaurant with leftovers.
Nestled in the center of the dish was a soft poached egg with a small dollop of black truffle puree next to it. The trick, of course, is to break open the egg and stir the contents of the bowl together before eating it (much like the Korean bibimbap). After thoroughly mixing, I took my first bite. First, the good points. It was rich. It was earthy. It was creamy. The pancetta has excellent texture. Second, the not-so-good points. It was incredibly salty. Just to rule out the possibility of the pancetta's salt being the culprit, I made sure I found a forkful that had none in it. I repeated the experiment several more times. I quickly reached for my water. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't inedible. It just wasn't balanced. I ate about one-third of this dish before asking for the remainder to be boxed up.
The final course of this first evening at D.B.A. was the Seared Sea Scallops:
Perched atop three potato cakes, the scallops were dressed with balsamic glazed strawberries and lemon zest strips. In between the scallop mounds was fresh arugula, baby Shiitake mushrooms, and sliced dehydrated strawberries. As opposed to my fourth course tonight, this one was spot on. The scallops were cooked perfectly, seared brown on the outside and beautifully translucent on the inside, the strawberries and balsamic played so well together on my tongue. The salad had a lovely bit of pepperiness to it and the dehyrdrated strawberries really reinforced the fresh strawberry flavor nicely. The only thing I didn't care for was the texture on the lemon zest "strips." While I dig the visual presentation of the strip, I think I might have preferred a more finely grated zest.
My second visit to D.B.A. was during the same week as my first, but this time on a very busy Friday evening. Whereas I had been seated at a small corner table in the main room before, this time we were seated at a small two top right by the front window. One of the trickier aspects of food photography when done in a restaurant setting is the natural light coming in through the windows in the evening. The color temperature of the light can change rapidly as the sun sets and over the course of our two and a half hour meal, I found myself recalibrating the white balance on my camera in between each course and actually having to use light painting on my dessert course because of the lack of good light.
To start off tonight's meal, I went with the half portion of the vegan-friendly Cold Soup:
Made from heirloom tomatoes, it also had a basil cream mousse and was dotted with bits of crisped pita bread. The acidity and sweetness of balsamic vinegar added to the complexity of flavor in this quite delicious and refreshing dish. The seasoning was spot on and the crispy pita added a wonderful textural contrast to the smoothness of the soup and the mousse. Truly, this was an excellent way to start my second visit at D.B.A.
My next course was also from the appetizer portion of the menu and was something I had been eying since I first gazed upon the on-line menu, the Hudson Valley Foie Gras:
Served over a raspberry short cake and topped with duck prosciutto, this dish truly delivered in every way possible. As I took my first bite, I think my eyes must have rolled back in my head just a little bit as I savored the wonderful balance of salty, sweet and tart from the various components of the dish. While this is one pricey appetizer at $19 (indeed it is more expensive than several of the entrees), I decided to consider this my entree for the evening and was very happy that I did. The raspberries, both used as a garnish and baked into the short cake added a very necessary amount of acid to combat the heavy richness of the foie gras. I'd order this again in a heartbeat.
For the next course, my dining companion and I each ordered a "tasting" portion ($5 each) of one of D.B.A.'s pastas and decided to share them with each other. The Pappardelle alla Bolognese is a popular dish at Restaurant Dante and makes its appearance on D.B.A.'s menu, too:
This dish was rich and hearty, the pasta was cooked perfectly, and the veal, pork, and beef ragu that dressed the noodles was present without being too much. Honestly, if I wasn't attempting to get in as many tastes of the menu as possible, I could be a happy man with a nice big plate of this pasta.
I, on the other hand, ordered the Green Spaghetti:
Topped with garlic braised rock shrimp, spinach, poor man's cheese, and finished with crispy bread crumbs, this pasta also delivered, albeit with a little less intensity than the pappardelle. Once again the pasta was cooked and dressed perfectly, but I felt that the rock shrimp were a bit too salty. I had first noticed this when I tried the Crispy Calamari and Rock Shrimp appetizer on my first visit. I'm not sure whether the shrimp themselves are naturally salty or if the coating used on the shrimp is the culprit.
My final savory course on my second visit was the appetizer-sized portion ($12) of the Hong Kong Style Mussels:
As opposed to the appetizer-sized portion of the Arborio Risotto I had ordered during my first visit, this time, the portion was perfectly in line with what I had room for in my stomach. The mussels were tender and flavorful and all except one of them had steamed open during the cooking process. The broth had been infused with chiles, lime and cilantro and while the broth by itself was a bit aggressive in seasoning, when paired with the sweet mussels, it was a nice complement. One thing that was missing from this dish was a nice piece of grilled bread to soak up some of the broth. Fortunately, I asked my server for some fresh bread and she was happy to oblige.
While I didn't have room for dessert on my first visit, on this second one I purposely made sure not to stuff myself such that I couldn't sample something from the dessert menu:
Continuing in the vein of cleverness, while the regular dinner menu was presented on the album cover of an LP, the dessert menu came on the liner notes of a Compact Disc.
After considering all of my options, I ended up going with the Double Baked Chocolate Brownie:
I had originally thought that perhaps the brownie would be more like a biscotti, the twice-baked Italian pastries that are often dipped into coffee or espresso to soften. Instead, what arrived was a nut-free brownie wrapped in phyllo, brushed with butter and then baked until golden brown. Paired with a stone fruit compote, chocolate sauce, and a scoop of apricot sorbet, this turned out to be an unusual, but delicious dessert. The brownie, even though it had been twice baked, was decadent and moist and the tartness from the apricot sorbet did a great job of cleansing my palate from the rich and sweet brownie. The chocolate sauce didn't do a whole lot for me and something like a raspberry coulis might have better served this dessert.
Over the course of two visits, I was able to try eleven of the twenty-nine dishes on D.B.A.'s current dinner and dessert menus. Of them all, while the seasoning on a few of the dishes was a little uneven, and one of them was way too salty, on the whole, I think the flavors were spot on, and most dishes I tasted had no issue with seasoning.
Service between my two visits was interesting. With only a third full restaurant on my first visit, it took approximately one and a half hours to enjoy a five course meal. During my second visit during a busy Friday night service with a full restaurant, a similar five course meal took two and a half hours. As you can imagine, the first visit felt a bit rushed as the minute my plate was cleared and silverware replaced, the next course appeared, really giving me little time between courses to relax. On my second visit, the pacing at the beginning of the meal was much better, but as the courses progressed, so did the lag time between each course. Between the pasta course and the mussels, my dining companion and I probably waited a good thirty minutes.
While the servers during both visits were knowledgeable about the menu, the server during my second visit forgot to bring a glass of wine requested by my dining companion and decided to drop off the final check to our table before we had actually finished our meal. I realize that this is the first week of D.B.A. being open and I can easily chalk up these glitches to the staff getting its collective feet wet. Given a few weeks, these problems should correct themselves.
As you can imagine by looking at the menu and some of the prices I've quoted along the way, eating at D.B.A. can be reasonable or expensive. I had water with both of my meals and the totals for each of my meals, with tax and a twenty percent gratuity were $80 and $65, respectively. I imagine that were you to throw in a cocktail and a glass of wine, you could easily approach $100 per person. That being said, if you stick to three or four of the $5 options or simply choose one entree, you could get away with a check totaling closer to $25 to $30. While this is certainly comparable to what you would spend at some of Cleveland's more upscale restaurants, D.B.A. finds itself on the pricier end for an Akron-based restaurant.
Noise levels during my Friday night visit were light to moderate and I had absolutely no problem carrying on a conversation with my dining companion. Unlike Restaurant Dante where, at times, it can be nearly impossible to carry on a conversation without yelling at the person across the table, D.B.A. was much more conducive to productive conversations.
Everything said and done, I would recommend that you check out D.B.A. The food and the service have a lot of promise and given a couple of weeks to get everything running like a finely-oiled machine, I imagine an experience will be similar to any of Dante Boccuzzi's other restaurants. While the menu isn't a huge departure from Restaurant Dante, it also offers a nice assortment of vegan, vegetarian, and meat-based options that can be enjoyed by all audiences. I know that I am looking forward to returning soon and giving some of the remaining menu items a try.


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Fritz Schlemmer was an Artist for Town, Collegeby Beth Swift • July 19, 2005 Share:
In the position of archivist at Wabash College, I work on a variety of projects. All are interesting and some are quite challenging and, of course, there are the projects that are simply delightful. One such project which is now underway will culminate in an exhibit this fall at the Old Jail Museum. From Sept. 10- Oct. 31 the Montgomery County Cultural Foundation will host an exhibit featuring the artwork of Crawfordsville native Ferdinand Louis Schlemmer.
Fritz, as he was known to his many friends, was born and raised in Crawfordsville and following his graduation in 1910, Schlemmer enrolled at Wabash College. His career at the college was short as he soon left to study art in Chicago. He won a competitive scholarship to the Art Institute. A Wabash publication describes his Chicago experience: "There he studied for four years and studied and taught for two more, spending three of his summers as a student under Walter Marshall Clute at the Saugatuck School of Art in Western Michigan."
In 1917, he joined the Army, was commissioned a First Lieutenant and found his way to the camouflage corps, where his artistic skills were put to use. During the Argonne campaign of World War I, he was Divisional Camouflage Officer.
Following the war, he studied art in Paris, then returned to the United States and the next three winters were spent in Florida where he had some success with "society" portraits. During the summers he studied in Provincetown under Charles W. Hawthorne at the Cape Cod School of Art.
In 1923, he returned to Crawfordsville and began his work here as a painter. In his lifetime, Schlemmer was recognized as an artist with a great deal of talent. He had 19 pieces over the course of seven years accepted into the Hoosier Salon, a prestigious competition. Schlemmer was
appointed "Artist in Residence" at Wabash College in 1939. He accepted the appointment with one stipulation, which was that he be allowed to continue to instruct all of his former students. A simple
request on the face of it, but since many of his students were female, this cased a bit of a stir. After some discussion the request was granted. As a result several females were, for a short time, art students at Wabash College.
The exhibit this fall will contain at least one of the Hoosier Salon pieces, The Rag Picker, which is owned by Wabash College. In addition several other pieces from Wabash will complement the pieces loaned by others including the Crawfordsville District Public Library, Crawfordsville Art League and Montgomery County Cultural Foundation.
If you have a piece by Schlemmer that you would like to lend for this exhibit or if you have other Schlemmer items or memories that you would like to share, please contact Tamara Hemmerlein, Montgomery County Cultural Foundation and Old Jail Museum director, at 765-362-5222 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Schlemmer show is being conducted in conjunction with the Art League's annual fall juried art exhibit in Downtown Crawfordsville. Dates of the Schlemmer exhibit are Sept. 10- Oct. 31. The Old Jail Museum is at 225 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville and is open to the public 1-4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults and children 12 and younger are free.
Beth Swift, archivist for Wabash College, wrote this column for the Crawfordsville Journal Review.
In photo: A Schlemmer self-portrait hangs above a fireplace in the Caleb Mills House on the Wabash Campus.


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THUMBS UP to the visions of Rosemarie Williams, David Griffin and Andy Peeples. Where some might see a run-down, vacant textile mill, these partners in Haw River Business Center see 250,000-square-feet of opportunity. The old Granite Finishing Plant sits on 12.4 acres of scenic real estate overlooking the Haw River and the trio bought the mill and another 15 acres of land and industrial warehouses in 2005 after Cone Mills filed bankruptcy and sold many of its properties. They hope to find a developer to build on commercial and residential properties. Hey, it worked gangbusters for Saxapahaw Rivermill.
THUMBS UP to the expansion of the emergency department and operating services and creation of a new cancer center celebrated this week with a groundbreaking at Alamance Regional Medical Center. The hospital will add 27,000 square feet to expand the emergency department on the first floor and operating services on the econd floor at the north end of campus. Another two-story addition will expand ARMC�s existing cancer center on the south side. The project is expected to be complete in 2014.
THUMBS UP to using a $40,000 grant from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources to be used toward assisting with removal and recycling of abandoned mobile homes. Those owners who qualify will have their home demolished on site by a contractor who will be responsible for the removal and recycling process. It�s good to clean up the county, but we have to register a THUMBS DOWNto the report there would be no cost incurred by the home owner through the removal and recycling process. Owners need to step up, too. A previous pilot program here required the home owner to pay part of the cost for removal. Seems only fair.
THUMBS UP to Mike Papadeas of Burlington, a native of Greece who has never let his home country stray too far from his mind. Papadeas recently donated more than 100 books � some in various forms on the Greek language, others in English � to the University of North Carolina Wilmington�s Randall Library. The collection includes what Papadeas describes as the definitive, multi-volume account of Greek history, works by classic authors such as Homer and Aristotle, Greek-language Bibles and Nobel Prize-winning modern poetry.
THUMBS UP to the newest members of the Cummings High School Athletic Hall of Fame: Francesca Evans is a 2012 graduate who won seven state championships in girls� track and field; Kortney Williams, who competed in girls� track and field from 2007-10 and was 11 times all-state; George Robinson Jr., seven-time conference Coach of the Year, once state Coach of the Year and a Williams alum no less; and wrestlers Duane Wilson, three-time conference Wrestler of the Year and Steve Wilson, three-time regional champion.
THUMBS UP and congratulations to the Burlington Masonic Lodge, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. On Jan. 11, 1888, Grand Master Charles H. Robinson of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina granted a charter for the formation of Bula Lodge No. 409 AF&AM. Jan. 28 has been declared Bula Lodge No. 409 Day by the Burlington city council. On that day, a program with Grand Master Dewey R. Preslar Jr. will be held at a dinner/celebration at the South Main Street lodge. We turned 125 last year and welcome the company.
THUMBS UP to the volunteers who help domestic violence victims through the legal process as part of the Family Justice Center�s Volunteer Court Navigator program. The program has been in place since November and even more volunteers are being sought for training in February. Interested? Contact Bethany Sanford at 336-229-2283 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
And THUMBS UP to Mother Nature. Forecasters called for perhaps 6 inches of snowfall on Thursday and Friday but delivered only a fraction of that. Good news for folks like us who must drive to work no matter the conditions. While we�re at it, THUMBS UPto those who helped clear what ice and snow did arrive, paving the way for people to get out and about.
But we cast a wary eye to next week. Our grandmas used to warn of a major snowfall one week after a snow storm that arrives with thunder. And we all heard that Thursday night, didn�t we?


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Every holiday usually has some sort of activity attached to it, and while 4/20's activity is obvious, we believe a movie marathon is definitely in order.
In honor of this literal high holiday, here are nine films we think you should binge.
This movie may have celebrated its 20th anniversary recently, but it hasn't aged a bit.
Friday (1995) Official Trailer - Ice Cube, Chris Tucker Comedy HD
Subscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u43jDe Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/1QyRMsE Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Friday (1995) Official Trailer - Ice Cube, Chris Tucker Comedy HD Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.
Half Baked
They're not drug dealers; they're fund raisers.
Half Baked Trailer
Dave Chappelle leads an all-star cast - including Snoop Dogg, Jon Stewart and Willie Nelson - in this hilarious adventure of three lovable party buds trying to bail their friend out of jail.
Pineapple Express
The entire cast is incredible, but Danny McBride steals the show.
Watch Pineapple Express Trailer
Release Date: 6 August 2008 (United States) Ride high on the Pineapple Express, the outrageously hysterical blockbuster from Judd Apatow, the director and screenwriter of Knocked Up. A lazy stoner (Seth Rogen) is the sole witness to a murder by an evil drug lord (Gary Cole) and a corrupt cop (Rosie Perez).
Reefer Madness
Sure, it was meant of a cautionary tale when it was released in 1936, but it's hard to watch this classic now without laughing histerically.
Reefer Madness ORIGINAL TRAILER - 1936 (Not the full film)
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Dazed and Confused
We have three words to describe this iconic Richard Linklater film: Alright, alright, alright.
Dazed and Confused - Trailer
Director Richard Linklater's follow-up to Slacker takes an autobiographical look at some Texas teens (including Ben Affleck and Matthew McConaughey) on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd (Jason London), who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks.
Up In Smoke
If someone writes a list about stoner movies, and a Cheech and Chong film isn't on the list, does the list even exist? The answer is "no."
Up In Smoke - Trailer
There's nothing straight about this movie. But here's the dope anyway: Cheech and Chong make their film debut in this riotous rock'n'roll comedy, bringing with them the same madness, lifestyles and sketches that sold over 10 million records in the early '70s.
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
Obviously John Cho and Kal Penn deliver outstanding comedic performances, but is there a better actor playing himself cameo than Neil Patrick Harris as "Neil Patrick Harris?"
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Trailer
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle follows the life-changing and mind-altering journey of Korean-American investment banker Harold Lee and Indian-American medical-school candidate Kumar Patel. MPAA Rating: R ™© New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
How High
Magic weed gets Method Man and Redman accepted to Harvard. Hilarity ensues and gives new meaning to the phrase "higher learning."
How High Official Trailer #1 - Method Man Movie (2001) HD
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The Big Lebowski
In addition to lighting up, we suggest you fix yourself a White Russian (or two or four) as well.
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The Big Lebowski Trailer #1: Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) becomes entangled in a complex kidnapping plot when is mistaken for another man named Lebowski.
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who discovered the hard way that naturally paranoid people sometimes shouldn't light up. (It's a long story. Ask me about it on Twitter @Erica_Banas.)


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TIMELESS DESIGN: A 16 Month Calendar Tribute to Special Machines in Klock Werks 20 Year History!
December 1, 2016
It all "officially" began in 1997. Over the last 20 years, some small-town folks in rural South Dakota have deeply impacted the powersports industry – leading and inspiring trends, creating timeless style, producing high-quality parts, and improving the ride for bikers all over the world. To begin the celebration of 20 years in business, Team […]Read More


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What About Nuclear?
Two Thayer professors weigh in on safety and need.
Interviews by Adrienne Mongan
Professor Graham Wallis:
Thayer School's Sherman Fairchild Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, Graham Wallis served on the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from 1998 to 2007. The NRC oversees safety, licensing, and waste management for nuclear reactors.
Can nuclear reactors be made safer?
The safety standards and regulations established by the NRC are quite stringent, and all nuclear reactors must comply with them. The new reactors that are coming before the NRC have been designed with improved safety features. For example, new reactors require less human intervention during an accident, which will possibly reduce the amount of human error, though trained operators may still take appropriate action when necessary. The new reactors are designed to have passive emergency coolant systems relying on gravity, so pumps do not have to function following an accident to ensure that the reactor temperature does not rise above a level which could damage the fuel and release radioactive fission products. Large tanks of water are located above the level of the reactor, and the passive coolant system provides enough water to keep the reactor core cool until a stable, controlled safe state is established. Additionally, the new systems are heavily computerized, contain many redundancies, and provide up-to-date displays to provide better data to operators.
Even though there is a lot of interest from the utilities in purchasing the new reactors, none have been ordered yet in the U.S., perhaps due primarily to the steep cost — several billion dollars per reactor. However, several utilities have obtained NRC approval of sites for new nuclear generating plants, and a few have made preliminary commitments to specific designs. The NRC has established a new division to handle applications for future reactors and expects to approve several for construction in the U.S. during the next decade.
How is nuclear waste handled?
Radioactive fuel that has undergone the usable amount of nuclear fission is removed from the reactor every one or two years and transferred to a used-fuel pool, where water keeps the fuel cool and provides shielding against radiation. The fuel is stored there for several years until it has a reduced level of heat and radioactivity. Next, the used fuel is placed in dry-cask storage, a stainless-steel vessel that is placed inside a concrete chamber and air cooled. Given that there is no national repository for nuclear waste — although the U.S. government promised to have one years ago — individual plants are building dry-cask storage facilities on their own sites.
The current administration in Washington has questioned whether we should consider reprocessing the used fuel, as is done in Europe. Reprocessing can separate the most radioactive and long-lived fission products and also enable uranium and plutonium fuel to be recovered for future use. The main issue with reprocessing is that it could lead to nuclear proliferation, which is why President Carter stopped it in the 1970s and why it remains unavailable in the U.S.
In decommissioned nuclear power plants, the spent fuel remains on the premises and is guarded and monitored continuously.
Have security measures changed?
Nuclear power plant security has always been a critical issue for the NRC, but the September 11 terrorist attacks prompted the agency to further tighten up its security requirements. Among the areas impacted by the NRC's increased security rules are the requirement of watch towers at each plant, increased number of security guards and the types of weapons that they can use, increased number and height of fences surrounding the plants, and many different types of electronic security devices. In addition, more attention has been focused on the strength of the containment structure surrounding the reactor and its control and cooling systems. Originally, the containment structure was primarily used to keep things in, as in the Three Mile Island accident in which the reactor was severely damaged but very little radioactivity was released through the containment to the environment. But now the structure may also serve to keep things out, including airplanes.
What are NRC's concerns about the future?
A significant concern at the NRC is the disappearing technical expertise in the field of nuclear energy. Most of the key technical work — understanding of materials within the reactors — was done in the 1960s and 1970s. The scientists and researchers who performed this work and wrote the regulations for reactors are retiring, so a huge knowledge base is disappearing. The nuclear engineering field is trying to recruit smart, interested individuals. One major manufacturer recently stated that it was looking for several thousand new nuclear engineers. Nuclear engineering departments in universities are presently undergoing a renaissance.
Another question is: who will be building the new reactors, since the U.S. has all but lost its manufacturing capabilities. Some key parts, such as the reactor vessel, will probably be made overseas, which may raise questions of quality assurance.
The NRC is also concerned with how to develop and apply regulations to new reactor designs that may use different fuels and cooling systems than the traditional light water-cooled reactors, which make up the present fleet of about 100 installed in power stations across the U.S. There has been an effort to make the regulations simpler and "technology neutral" so that the methods and evaluation criteria could be applied to any design, and the principles on which they are based would be more clearly understood by the public.
Professor Elsa Garmire:
The Sydney E. Junkins Professor of Engineering Sciences, Elsa Garmire is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been an advisor to the Department of Energy. She spent the past year as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U. S. Department of State.
Where does nuclear power fit into the energy matrix?
There is no such thing as free energy. Every source has drawbacks and will harm the environment in some manner. Coal mining produces large amounts of greenhouse gases and acid rain and poses dangers to miners. Hydroelectric dams disrupt the natural environment for many types of wildlife. Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, can be unreliable given weather conditions. And as we haven't yet developed good storage for renewables, we cannot depend on them at this time to meet all of our large-scale energy demands.
Over the next 50 years we will see a doubling of energy usage and a tripling of electrical usage. Unless patterns change dramatically, energy production and use will contribute to global warming through large-scale greenhouse gas emissions, with hundreds of billions of tons of carbon being emitted. Nuclear power provides the ability to help meet large-scale energy demands without producing carbon. Given this, I believe there is no way to plan for meeting future energy needs without nuclear power.
What are the advantages of nuclear energy?
Nuclear power is the most efficient energy source currently available. Uranium-235, the isotope used in nuclear reactors, can produce 3.7 million times as much energy as the same amount of coal. Uranium is abundant in several countries, including the U.S., South Africa, Australia, Canada, and Nigeria, and therefore is accessible. Nuclear energy also provides benefits beyond electricity generation. Radioactive materials, produced in reactors, are used in diagnostic and therapeutic treatments in medicine, weld inspection (radiography), power sources in remote locations and space applications, and food irradiation.
What about the negatives?
Fuel cycles that involve the chemical reprocessing of spent fuel to separate weapons-usable plutonium and uranium enrichment technologies are of special concern. New technologies are being suggested to recycle spent fuel in a manner that renders the material unsuitable for use in nuclear weapons, a huge advancement in safety.
Radioactive waste is a difficult issue. Although all spent fuel and its plutonium belong to the U.S. government, the U.S. does not have a long-term waste management system. In the 1960s and 1970s, utilities expected to send spent fuel to a reprocessing facility after a couple of years of storage in cooling pools on-site. President Carter restricted this option because of concerns about plutonium proliferation, and utilities have had to expand their storage space onsite.
There is no doubt that nuclear power is dangerous. The question is whether the huge benefits derived from nuclear power are worth the risks.
What are the challenges to expanding nuclear power production in this country?
The most significant challenge is the lack of innovation in nuclear technology since the 1960s. In the 1970s, fear of nuclear proliferation resulted in a turn against nuclear power. Fewer domestic institutions of higher education offered nuclear engineering programs, leading to a decline in research and new knowledge.
Other countries, such as France and Japan, have used nuclear power safely for decades, while the U.S. has lagged behind. To solve our energy needs, this country must undertake a complete rejuvenation of education and train a new generation of engineers in safe nuclear technology. We must also find a way to finance and regulate a next generation of safe nuclear power plants, not just build more of the same.
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During the bye week, Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram said that first-round pick David Wilson had to show the team that he's more than "just a runner" before he'll be able to gain more playing time with the team.
Wilson responded to that when the team returned to work on Monday and expressed some confusion about what he can do to prove that he's improved on areas like pass protection when the team won't put him on the field. Wilson said that he has never had opportunities to do anything other than run the ball in the NFL and that he feels like his performance at practice has been sound enough in the non-running areas Ingram says he needs to improve.
"When you say show more, do more, you wonder, 'Where?'" Wilson said, via Jorge Castillo of the Newark Star-Ledger. "I mean, I work hard at practice and do my plays when I'm in and, so, (I'm) waiting."
Wilson didn't forget how to do anything but run the ball after getting drafted by the Giants, so they had to know what they were getting just as they had to know about his fumbling problems in college before slashing his playing time dramatically for fumbling in the first game of the season. At some point, Wilson is going to need to get a chance to do things on the field during games. Otherwise, the whole thing will turn into a circle where Wilson doesn't play because of the things he can't do and he can't do those things because he doesn't get the playing time he needs to work on those aspects of his game.
That opportunity may not come this year and, barring injury, almost certainly won't come in the next couple of weeks after the Giants whittled their margin of error down to zero with two losses before their bye week.


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Harper, Flaherty to Join NDP
"Today, the Prime Minister informed his caucus that he and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will be crossing the floor and sitting with the New Democratic Party," said a spokesman for the Prime Minister's office. "He encourages all of his former Conservative colleagues to join him in unifying the country under the leadership of Canada's New Democrats. Given the values that we share including reckless spending without bounds, it is only natural that our parties should combine forces to achieve our common goals."
"This is a great day for all Canadians," said a spokesman for NDP leader Thomas Mulcair. "The Prime Minister's decision to join the NDP truly indicates that the momentum of our movement is growing by leaps and bounds. We welcome him, Minister Flaherty, and all of the Conservative caucus members who share our vision of bankrupting the nation. We intend to move forward together and follow the lead of our comrades in Greece and Cyprus who have plunged their nations into financial ruin."
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Some time ago, I wrote about Karate Refinement. Generally, the idea in Karate is not simply to learn more, but to refine one's movements and understanding.
However, I think it is important to state that refinement is appropriate when the student has become fairly advanced. During the beginning stages of learning (which last quite a long time), the student is continually learning, building up the curriculum of the style he is learning.
Karate is somewhat like a school system. Here in Hawaii, children might go to pre-school, kindergarten, elementary school, intermediate school, high school, undergraduate school, and graduate school. This might cover about 20 years of education.
It wouldn't make much sense for kindergarten students to be refining their A, B, C's. In elementary school, students are still learning the basics about many subjects. The same could be said about intermediate school and high school. Each year builds upon the last. Even in college, students are learning in a cumulative manner. It is only in graduate school, for many students, that refinement becomes possible, because it is only then the that students have learned enough -- reached a critical mass -- that truly creative and introspective work is appropriate.
Of course, no two people are the same and some people learn more quickly than others. Bu the point is that beginners are really not in a position to refine their knowledge.
So what about Karate? I do not award kyu ranks or belts, but using that terminology, a yellow belt is really not in a position to be refining his Karate. He is still learning the nuts and bolts.
Michaelangelo's David must have started as a block of marble. No amount of polishing would have turned that block into the David. First you have to sculpt.
I am bringing this up because the knowledge level of Karate instructors and students varies greatly. Some people have a deep curriculum and some have a shall0w curriculum. Forget about rank and titles -- concentrate on content. A low ranking black belt in one school might know more than a higher ranking black belt in another school. In such case, who should be refining his movements, the lower ranking black belt or the higher ranking black belt?
And what happened when Karate was introduced to the school system in Okinawa? That curriculum certainly was not the full Karate curriculum as it was specifically designed for children who would only study for a limited time. Then that form of Karate took on a life of its own and largely became the basis for the modern Karate curriculum. As Karate spread to Japan and other parts of the world, this reduced, simplified and generic curriculum became the norm.
I do not mean any disrespect. But if you compare the pre and post 1910 (or so) curriculum, you are largely comparing apples and oranges. Many Karate students who learn the "post" curriculum, spend a lifetime trying to fill in the gaps.
This is all relevant when we speak about refinement in Karate. We probably can agree that it does not make sense to refine a third grade education but we all probably have our own ideas about the stages of our own curricula.
My own experience from meeting many fine instructors over the years is that a Sensei who has refined a complete Karate curriculum does things easily that appear to be impossible. On the other hand, a student who has learned an incomplete curriculum, will always seem to struggle. If it works, it takes effort -- and you can see what he is doing.
So this is my way of saying that while we should refine our Karate, we should first make sure that have enough to work with. We must sculpt before we polish.
Charles C. Goodin
Refine What?
Some time ago, I wrote about Karate Refinement. Generally, the idea in Karate is not simply to learn more, but to refine one's movements and understanding.
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Chronicling the Planning and Construction of the World's Most Famous Building
This exhibit is located on the 80th floor before your final elevator to the 86th Floor Observatory.
The story of the Empire State Building is the story of the American dream. Our Dare to Dream exhibit captures the building's history, engineering and construction. Curated by and with content from the New York The Skyscraper Museum's archives, Dare To Dream pays tribute to the pioneering work of the architects, builders, and laborers of the day.
Exploring Dare To Dream, you'll find original documents including period photographs, architectural sketches, construction notes, and daily bookkeeping documents, as well as reproductions of photos and mementos from the more than 3,400 workers who helped create history.