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Lynn Rolf III is the Kansas VFW State Commander.
Lynn Rolf III is the Kansas VFW State Commander.
1. Lynn, you were recently elected and installed as the State Commander of the VFW in Kansas. You are also the youngest person to ever lead this organization. What did you think when you first heard that you had been elected to this prestigious position?
I was extremely humbled and excited that the day had finally come. I wanted to hit the ground running and laid my vision for the organization of the future. That concept had not been done before.
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2. Can you tell us a little about the Veterans of Foreign Wars and how the organization came about?
Our misson:To foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military, and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans.
Our vision: Ensure that veterans are respected for their service, always receive their earned entitlements, and are recognized for the sacrifices they and their loved ones have made on behalf of this great country.
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I did not take ROTC at Leavenworth High School due to being on the wrestling team. My wrestling expereince really through Coach Dave Schmidt taught me the value of hard work. I then attended Pittsburg State and received a Commission in the U.S. Army as a Military Police 2LT. My first duty assignment was in Korea. What an eye-opening experiecnce to lead troops in a far-away land. Responidning to natural disasters, I spent some time at Fort Leonard Wood then took command of Military Company at Fort Riley. I led the Company to Iraq at the begining of the war. Was respsonsible for over 270+ and eventually had two other platoons assgined from other units. Organized and trained the first Iraqi Highway Patrol and conducted offensive patrolling and security for Iraq's most dangerous roads and secured thousands of convoys as they entered Baghdad. My expereince in the military really helped me bring a new way of thought. Our antiquated ways of doing business needed to change with the times. I brought my exereince of being a Northrop Grumman Program Manager and built efficiencies and transitioned our organization. In addition just being able to relate to the new generation of current war veterans and their families. They know I have been in their same position. I have also been able to relate to our collegiate veterans across Kansas by myself returning to school and achieveing my Masters from Websters on the 21st GI Bill that the VFW fought for.
4. As the State Commander what are the most important issues that you plan to tackle and do you have any specific plans that you would like to introduce for the betterment of the organization?
I need to change the perception of our organization. brand marketing is key. We do so much but most think we are old white men drinking/smoking club. We could not be further from that. Our combat veterans demographic has significantly changed. We have an ever increasing amount of women combat veterans. I have engaged our federal and state legislators on numeorus occasions to force the change in culture on how we deal with women veterans. Nothing tears your heart out more than seeing a woman veteran on the side of the road or under a bridge with her son/daughter and homeless. Or to have a woman go to the VA clinic and be asked where is your husband. We will fix that and must fix that. We offer support and assistance to the military community in so many ways. Whether it's helping service members weather long deployments or cope with rough financial times, we're the program that puts the military first. The VFW provides assistance and guidance to VFW Posts and Auxiliaries in their efforts to support our military and their families. From providing free phone time and emergency financial assistance to farewell and welcome home ceremonies, the VFW is there showing support for our troops day in and day out. We've been there. We understand. And we're here to help.
5. As a veteran, what does the VFW mean to you, and how important is it for you to keep this organization strong and thriving for future veterans?
I owe the VFW my life. When I left the service I had a really hard time. Found myself drowning my sorrows and going downhill very fast. I got involved by pure luck and have been hooked since. Helping others has helped me get back to my old self. It helped me stay focused and my new career has benefited. I will show others in the same postion that the VFW and giving back will help you through the tough times and we are there for them. We are not a social club but an organization there to take care of all veterans' needs and their families.
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Massachusetts state troopers called in a search helicopter to the Taunton area on Tuesday but could not find a man facing moter vehicle charges, who bailed out of a car and was able to get away, according to a state police spokesman.
A trooper from the Middleboro Barracks tried to stop a car at the intersection of Route 138 and East Britannia Street in Taunton at 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, state police spokesman David Procopio said. But the man got out of his car and ran into a wooded area, and evaded police dog units from the state police, the Taunton police, and the Raynham police, Precopio said.
The search lasted for more than six hours, leading into Raynham. A state police helicopter was called in to find the suspect, but police were not able to catch him and the search was called off at 8:55 a.m., Procopio said.
Procopio said that he did not have the name of the suspect because they aren't sure who he is. Procopio said the man was wanted for a motor vehicle violation, without specifying what that was.
"The investigation is ongoing," Procopio said. "He was heading in the direction of Raynham. K-9s tracked (him) to the vicinity of King Philip street in Raynham. At 6:25 this morning (they) requested Airwing (helicopter unit) to assist. Airwing responded assisted in the search."
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Taunton police said they received several calls from people in the Whittenton area who were wondering about a helicopter hovering above their heads. Taunton police said in a message released on Facebook that the suspect ran from a car that he stole, ditching it in Raynham.
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In its August issue, the magazine highlights Brevard College's popular outdoors experiences, including its Immersion Semester, Voice of the Rivers source-to-sea expedition and BC Bikes program. It also touts the college's popular Wilderness Leadership & Experiential Education major, as well as the experiential education component of the program.
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Rug & Home announced the winners of the 52 Weeks of Giving program, a special giveaway to support area charities. The purpose of the giveaway is to help charities and nonprofits raise money for their causes.
The rug dealer began doling out one rug per week on June 15 this year and will do it for 52 weeks to 52 different charities. The winners were chosen by committee and include a diverse group of organizations both locally and nationally that aid in all areas of need: food pantries, animal shelters, domestic violence programs, senior assistance, childhood development, etc.
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Nancie Liles, community outreach liaison for Shuler Funeral Home and Forest Lawn Funeral Home, recently became a certified funeral celebrant after graduating from In-Sight Institute. The program was sponsored by International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association at the Fogelman Executive Center at the University of Memphis.
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Jonathon Franse has been selected to become a member of the National Society of High School Scholars, an organization founded by Claes Nobel, a member of the family that established the coveted Nobel Prizes. The NSHSS recognizes top high school scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment.
The Community Foundation of Henderson County has awarded $6,000 to the Children & Family Resource Center for their Parents as Teachers Program. The grant will help sustain the nationally acclaimed, research-based parent education and family support program.
The program works with parents until their child reaches kindergarten, providing them with parenting support and information on their developing child. The program provides bilingual, practical, hands-on information and techniques that help parents be the best parent they can be.
"We are very grateful to the Community Foundation of Henderson County for their recognition and support of our Parents as Teachers Program. Funding from the grant will help cover costs such as travel, supplies for group educational sessions, and children's books, to list a few, that are incurred as a part of the in-home parenting education visits," said Linda Carter, director of programs.
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For more information about the center's programs or this project, call 828-698-0674 or visit www.childrenandfamily.org.
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The James Medford Family Event Center at Piedmont Technical College welcomed more than 375 Piedmont Technical College graduates for two commencement ceremonies to celebrate their accomplishments. One student in attendance was Nathaniel Walter Soulsby, of Hendersonville, who received an Associate in Applied Science degree with a major in Funeral Service.
Homeward Bound receives $20,000 grant
Homeward Bound of WNC announced its receipt of a $20,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Henderson County to support its work to end homelessness.
Homeward Bound, a local nonprofit with a 25-year history of homeless services in Buncombe County, began working in Henderson County in January. The agency's primary focus is on ending homelessness with permanent housing and providing the follow-up support that clients need to stabilize and remain housed.
Since 2006, Homeward Bound has housed 640 people in WNC, 89 percent of whom are still in housing. Fifty of those 640 people have been Henderson County residents housed since Homeward Bound expanded into Henderson County in January.
The Community Foundation of Henderson County grant will allow Homeward Bound to expand its already successful housing work there; this funding will end homelessness for 32 more people by providing them with housing and support.
Brian Alexander, Homeward Bound's executive director, said, "We're excited about this growing partnership with the Community Foundation of Henderson County, and we're committed to working with them to end homelessness here. In such a strong and supportive community, no one should have to live on the streets."
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Karl Nielsen born 12. August 1901 in Langaa, Fyn, Denmark. Died in Copenhagen, Denmark 16. November 1991.
His parents: His father was Niels Peder Nielsen (* 20. October 1867, Langaa, Svendborg, Denmark and died 27. March 1937 in Langaa, Svendborg, Denmark) and Karl's mother was Gjertrud Marie Hansine Hansen (* 22. October 1872 in Frørup, Svendborg, Denmark and died 10. January 1935 at Svendborg Sygehus, Svendborg, Denmark).
Karl Nielsen worked at a lawyer office 1919-1923 in Svendborg, Denmark.
He owned a fish shop at Bjergegade 29 in Helsingør, Denmark from 1923-1924.
Worked in a bank, named Amagerbanken for 44 years from 1924-1968. Here he created a Personal society of Amagerbanken. He was a chairman for 15 years there.
He had other interests such as hunting in his younger years, administration, politics, religion, knowledge and photography.
He worked with administration of flats for rent from 1928-1979.
He became a Baptist and was baptized at Kristuskirken, Copenhagen, Denmark 19. November 1939. He was member of the head board in the Baptist society from 1944-1966.
He was member of the political party named Venstre for more than 40 years and became a member of honour. He had several trusted positions here such as cashier.
He took several courses at the Folk University in subjects such as religion, latin and philosophy.
In 1982-1984 he studied at Statens Studenterkursus, Frederiksberg, Denmark, and he became a student in 1984 (~ Upper Secondary School Leaving Examination, (~) A-levels, (am.) High School Certificate). He was the oldest student in Denmark and came in The Danish Guinness Book of Records and was also represented at the Guinness Book of Records museum in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1984-1991 he studied at University of Copenhagen following subjects: Culture Sociology, and Culture Geography and Biology.
The photography interest he had since he was 10 years of age.
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KIts to make yarn dolls of Mark Twain characters and early American children are available at Hannibal stores, after being designed by Kristie Darley and her granddaughter, 9-year-old Avion Scott. They are marketed as "Maw-Maw and Me Crafts."
KIts to make yarn dolls of Mark Twain characters and early American children are available at Hannibal stores, after being designed by Kristie Darley and her granddaughter, 9-year-old Avion Scott. They are marketed as "Maw-Maw and Me Crafts."
A lifelong Hannibal crafter, Darley said "this craft has brought together everything I enjoy - writing, photography (for the packages), creativity, American history and teaching.
"I have always heard to be successful in business, you have to find a need and fill it," she continued. "My husband (Don), granddaughter, Avion, and I visited Springfield, Illinois, a couple of summers ago to see the Lincoln sites." When Avion saw children with yarn dolls, she wanted one, but none could be found in gift shops.
"After we returned home, I looked in all the shops here, but I didn't find any," Darley explained. "Given the historical setting of all of the tourist attractions here, it just seemed like a natural market for yarn doll kits."
Makes her own patterns,
writes instructions
"I went on the internet and found directions for different yarn dolls, then kind of tweaked the directions until I had made one I really liked," Darley said. "Avion helped me experiment, too. When she was able to make one just like mine in under an hour with very little help from me, I knew I had what I wanted. ... I did my own patterns and my own instructions. All the clothing is made from the kits," with only Tom Sawyer's straw hat purchased. "These kits are pretty simple, but they are really intended as an activity that promotes togetherness for a child and adult.
"People ask why they do not have faces," Darley said. This is because the original yarn dolls did not have faces.
She named Avion her business partner "because she was the inspiration that got me started. I use her picture on the packaging, and she served as my guinea pig. Also, my daughters, Tess and Amy, and my husband have all helped me get the packages ready to sell when I had a big order. My husband has also helped with winding and unwinding the yarn."
Dolls have different
"All of the dolls have their own separate story in my mind about who they are and what kind of personalities they have," Darley said. Two African-American girls are fraternal twins, Darley said. "One is Ruth. She's shy and quiet, but her sister Ruby is just the opposite. Ruth wears a faded flower-sack outfit, but Ruby's is bright red."
Dolls currently for sale in local shops are two pioneer girls, Rachel and Ruth; the local characters, Molly, Tom, and Becky; and two colonial kids, Emma and Ethan.
Rachel, a pioneer girl Darley made first, is her favorite. Avion chose Molly Brown.
The doll kits are currently sold at Mark Twain Cave's gift shop, the Becky Thatcher House, the Hannibal History Museum and Paw-Paw's Country Patch on Mark Twain Avenue. "Certain dolls are only sold in certain stores, with the cave being the only place that has them all," Darley said.
She plans to take the dolls to Springfield, Ill., and is designing Abe and Mary dolls for museums there. "I have sketches of dolls I have planned for various museums all over the country, from Pilgrims in Massachusetts, to Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia, to a cowboy for shops out west," she said. "I think of more and more all the time and plan to have dolls representing every person of color."
For more information, see her website, mawmawandme.com or email her at email@example.com.


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DENVER U.S. Sen. Mark Udall planned to launch his re-election campaign Friday night with a fundraiser hosted by his fellow Colorado Democratic senator, Michael Bennet.
Bennet this week became head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, a post that puts him in charge of candidate recruitment and campaigns across the country for the 2014 election.
Todd Park Mohr, lead singer of Colorados Big Head Todd and the Monsters, was scheduled to headline Udalls fundraiser at a Denver restaurant.
In addition to Bennet, Udall has lined up a whos-who list of Colorado political figures to donate to his campaign, including Gov. John Hickenlooper, former Govs. Bill Ritter and Roy Romer, and all three Democratic U.S. House members.
Tickets ranged from $1,000 to $5,000.
Udall already has $1.1 million in his campaign account, but hell likely need many times that amount. Bennet raised $11 million for his election in 2010.
No Republican candidates have joined the race yet. However, former U.S. Rep, Bob Beauprez might be interested. He spent much of the year on the campaign trail for presidential candidate Mitt Romney, visiting all corners of the state on bus tours.
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, just won a close race last month and also could be a candidate for Senate in 2014.


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Juanita Bernice Lentz, 77, departed this life on Thursday, Nov. 15, at her home, following a lengthy illness.
Juanita Bernice Lentz, 77, departed this life on Thursday, Nov. 15, at her home, following a lengthy illness.
She was born Nov. 8, 1935, in Rosedale, Kan., to Charles and Geneva (Brunson) Myers.
A longtime resident of Newtonia, Juanita worked as a line worker at Tyson Foods, Neosho, for 16 years before her retirement. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Juanita married Jimmy Dale Lentz on Feb. 3, 1968, in Kansas City.
He preceded her in death on Dec. 27, 2008.
She is survived by daughter, Connie Fields, Newtonia; son, Buck Gates, Granby; step-daughter; Janice McCully and husband, Billy, Stella; brother, Joseph Myers, Osceola, Mo.; sisters, Shirley Green, Flemington, Mo., Lilly Welsch, Kansas City, Mo., Charolett Snyder, Osceola; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Highway 86, Granby. Interment will be in Macedonia Cemetery, Stella. Bishop Claud Carter and Rev. Doug Gripka officiating. Friends may call from noon – 4 p.m. today with family receiving friends from 2 – 3 p.m. today at Clark Funeral Home, Granby.
Memorial contributions may be made to Newton County Cancer Council C/O Clark Funeral Home P.O. Box 26 Granby, 64844.
Services under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Granby.
Online condolences may be posted at www.clarkfuneralhomes.com


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Owner steps into blind Chihuahua vs. coyote fight
An Illinois woman saved his blind 12-year-old Chihuahua from a coyote attack with a rolled up newspaper.
Dawn McCarty was getting the paper at her home in Antioch when she heard her dog Tucker yelping, the NBC affiliate in Chicago reported.
She rushed to the backyard to find Tucker's leg in the mouth of a coyote. Another was standing nearby.
"I took my newspaper and kind of held it out like a sword and I shooed it away -- I beat the coyote away," McCarthy told the Chicago Sun-Times. "They were big -- bigger than a German shepherd. They both took off when I started yelling and swinging the paper."
The attack on McCarty's pet is one of several reported in the Chicagoland area recently.


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If one looks into this other story of how the 'West' came to love the Buddha in the nineteenth century, one would find that it involved the same habit of accusing the natives of traditional Buddhist cultures of getting the Buddha's teachings 'wrong' or 'adulterating' it, etcAccording to a famous Chinese legend, in 60 CE (or thereabout), the Emperor Ming of China had a dream. He dreamed that he saw a golden man flying through the sky, rays of light streaming from his head. The next day, he summoned his ministers to interpret the dream. They told him that the golden man was a sage from the west called the Buddha. The emperor immediately dispatched a delegation to find this sage. After a long journey, they returned with a scripture and a statue. And this is how Buddhism first came to China.
In 1603, the famous Catholic missionary to China, Matteo Ricci, published a book, in Chinese, in which he explained that the golden man the emperor saw in his dream was not the Buddha; he was Jesus. If the emperor's envoys had gone farther west, they would have arrived in the Holy Land, and would have returned with the Gospels. Bringing Buddhism to China had all been a terrible mistake.
Among the "founders" of the world religions—Abraham, the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad—perhaps the best loved (or at least the best liked) is the Buddha. He is wise, he is compassionate, he is largely unobjectionable—but it was not always thus. For most of the long history of Europe's contact with Asia, the Buddha was widely disparaged and despised.
European travelers to Asia, whether missionaries or merchants, beginning in the thirteenth century and continuing for the next five-hundred years, thought the Buddha was an idol. From one perspective, it was hard to blame them. At that time, Europeans divided the peoples of the world into four nations: Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Idolaters. Because the Buddhists of Asia fell into the "none of the above" category, they were idolaters by default. And, indeed, Europeans in Asia observed Buddhists bowing down before large golden statues. To make matters worse, the Buddha was not one idol for the Europeans, he was many idols. As Buddhism had spread across Asia over the centuries—from India to modern Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia, and Korea in the north; to Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam in the south—it took on its own character. Each culture developed its own artistic conventions for representing the Buddha in statues and paintings; each culture had its own local name for the Buddha: he was Fo in China, Hotoke in Japan, Sang-gye in Tibet, Gotama in Sri Lanka, and Phraphuttha in Thailand. Indeed, it would not be until the late seventeenth century that someone would figure out that all the Buddhists across Asia were worshiping the same god. Credit for this "discovery" often goes to Engelbert Kaempfer, a German physician in the employ of the Dutch East India Company. Kaempfer visited Japan shortly after visiting Thailand and was able to put two-and-two together. That did not cause Europeans to start liking the Buddha, however. Marco Polo knew the story of Emperor Ming and concluded from it that the Buddha had brought the practice of idolatry to Asia. Thus, the Buddha was not simply an idol, he was also a purveyor of idolatry.
As Europeans began to learn to speak the languages of Asia, they began to hear stories about the Buddha. Roman Catholic missionaries were among the first to do so, but even here, they often added their own sinister twist. According to traditional accounts, when the Buddha was born, he emerged miraculously from his mother's right side, with neither mother nor child suffering the least pain. It was also said that the Buddha's mother died (by some accounts, from joy) seven days after his birth. Certain Roman Catholic missionaries to Asia took these two elements and drew their own conclusion: the baby Buddha murdered his mother by gnawing his way out of her womb. That was just the first of his many sins.
Europeans would not really begin to love the Buddha until the early nineteenth century. But that, as they say, is another story.
As someone who is a certain 'bastard offspring' born on the other side of the bed of colonial history, I have had to come to accept this strange plight of mine. If it were not for a longstanding bad habit of 'white' people pointing an accusatory finger at others, constantly yapping about the moral and/or intellectual faults of others in order to pat themselves on the back, I wouldn't have come to appreciate Buddhism - which has always been a part of my ancestral 'Chinese' heritage, yet I only felt a resonance with it after encountering 'Western' translations of it and the accompanying history of Eurocentric-Christocentric-colonialist attitudes (still persisting today in various guises, btw, including discourses that cloak themselves in the sheepskin of 'Reason') towards a genealogy I at once inherit and betray.
I share this not to disparage 'Western Buddhism' as such, since I am participating in it too, but merely in hope of encouraging curiosity about the stories of other Buddhists that may be effaced/subjugated/denigrated, even if unwittingly, by the story 'Western Buddhism' narrates about itself.


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Man on probation for prior conviction faces new stolen property counts
A probation search by Kern County Sheriff''s deputies led to the discovery of numerous items believed stolen from Occidental of Elk Hills.
The items were found in Derby Acres, and a Derby Acres man has been charged with possession of stolen property.
Sgt. Martin Downs said deputies went to the home at 23354 Arnold Avenue on Jan. 29 to conduct a search on William Jones, 34, who was on probation for a June 2012 for two counts of possession of stolen property.
Jones was sentenced to 120 days in jail and placed on probation for 3 years.
He was not at home when deputies arrived, but they did notice 55-gallon drums and items that could be used to syphon fuel, Downs said.
Deputies returned the next day to search and found galvanized roofing materiel that matched the description of items stolen from an Oxy lease, Downs said. An Oxy representative was called to the scene and identified the materiel as that taken in ta recent theft.
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Today in 1800 my 3xgreat grandma was born. So join with me and a raise a glass or two to clebrate the 210th birthday of Margaret Snowden.
Margaret was born in the West Yorkshire village of Cowling – situated on the road between Keighley and Colne. The road crosses the Yorkshire – Lancashire border. Back in 1800 the main road through the village was still a dozen years away. The building of it was said to be under the supervision of Blind Jack of Knaresborough, who constructed roads throughout Yorkshire.
Here's a couple of links to websites about Cowling village.
Cowling is an important part of my family history and will get regular mentions in future posts.
Anyway back to Margaret. She married Thomas Dawson on 2nd September 1819. They had nine children between 1819 and 1840. On the census returns Margaret is always shown simply as "wife". That really doesn't do her justice does it. Thomas was mainly employed as a cotton warp dresser (see explanation below) all his working life. So Margaret would have been responsible for the house – I really can't imagine what it must have been like to raise nine children in rural England in the mid 19th century.
I suspect that their homes were really quite small cottages built near the local mills – which is where Thomas probably worked.
A warp dresser is someone who prepared the long worsted threads for weaving. This consisted of sizing the warp threads with "paps" - a flour and water mix – which strengthened the warp threads and lessened the possibility of them breaking during weaving.
In 1800 King George III was still on the throne, John Adams was well into his presidential term in the USA and in Europe, Napoleon was about to start throwing his weight about.
I can't let a post about the Snowden family go without mentioning Viscount Philip Snowden who was born in Cowling in 1864. He was a British politician and the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1924. I know I may be clutching at straws but I am hoping that I can eventually find a family connection to this famous son of Cowling – even if it is only by distant marriage. Watch this space!!
Here's a link to more information
Happy Birthday Margaret.


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Doing a "fine" job here Finesfan!
Keep up the good work, around when do you post your plays, would like to check you out and maybe discuss some hockey.
Ca me fait plaisir mon ami!
request sent!
Playing Dallas ml tonight for 2u at -104
Anaheim 1-6 in the last 6 meetings, and 1-4 in the last 5 in dallas!
While hiller is 3-1, he is sporting a 3.54 GAA and is in nets tonight.Benn has given a much needed boost to the Stars offence, and they are very solid defensively.
Recap yesterday:
-Dallas 2units (-104) +1.92 units
overall YTD on this thread:
1-0 +1.92 units
liking the bruins and the habs a lot today, what do you think Fines?


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When we join a group, all thinking stops.
I have a bad habit of trying to point out the obvious, but here goes:
People have a behavioral quirk that seems wired-in, even instinctive. Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons must have had it, and we modern folks have it in spades. It's the compulsion to associate into groups, and it has some good effects and some very bad effects. Grouping may be the factor that causes civilization to fall apart or fail to achieve perfection. It has often resulted in civil war or revolution. Grouping has been exploited to impose dictatorship (see Hitler and the National Socialists; Mao or Stalin and the Communists.) It has resulted in Genocide. Ingroup members have killed outgroup members many times in the past. As long as democracies hold together, there isn't killing but there are endless arguments between ingroups and outgroups.
Once a person decides to join a group, all thinking stops. Evidence against the group is ignored from that point on, if it's detrimental. All people inside the group are friends, and those outside are enemies. A person can be a member of several such groups. There are plenty of groups, among them: Muslims vs. infidels; gays vs. straight; pro-life vs. pro-choice; Redskin fans vs. Cowboy fans; Catholics vs. Protestants; Jews vs. everyone else; gun owners vs. gun haters; and of course Liberals vs. Conservatives.
Your group can do no wrong; the outgroup is always wrong. We never listen to them.
Focusing on American politics, it's certainly true that we have a terrific amount of polarization now. You can tell which group a person belongs to by asking a few simple questions. Do you like Fox News? Is it the most trustworthy source of news or a detestable propaganda machine? Do you like Rush Limbaugh? Do you hate him? Do you trust the mainstream media: ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, or cable news services MSNBC, or CNN? What do you think of the Wall Street Journal? The New York Times? Your answers will define you as a Liberal or a Conservative. You may regard yourself as moderate or independent, but I suspect you really lean one way or the other.
Becoming a Liberal (or a Conservative) is like crawling into a box. You will never be talked out of it except by experiencing total disaster. No amount of argument with the outgroup will change your mind. You will be compelled to completely ignore or explain away all evidence which says your group is wrong on any subject. The federal deficit? It doesn't matter – interest rates are low, aren't they? We can borrow money, or just print more. The economy? It's improving, can't you tell? The sixteen trillion in federal debt? It's OK, just read Lord Keynes. Taxes? The rich should pay their fair share. (We could tax them at 100% and run the government for a full week.) Entitlements can't sustain themselves at the present rate of growth? Nonsense. Just kick the can down the road.
In fairness, I'd like to describe examples which work against Conservatives, but since I are one my mind won't accept any such evidence. I'll try, using roughly the same questions. Reducing the federal deficit will put people out of work? The economy will no doubt pick up and they'll be absorbed. Not the right time to cut the debt? Oops, I can't do this. I can't see the issues the way Liberals obviously do. It just proves my point: I'm trapped in a group and my mind blocks out all evidence that I'm wrong.
When we read letters to the editor of a newspaper on political subjects, we see some as quite logical, while those of the other group are incredibly stupid and closed-minded.
OK, here are some problems as I see them: the federal debt and deficit are out of control; entitlements -- Medicare and Social Security -- are going to collapse if not fixed; Obamacare is bad and should be repealed; taxes are too high; the Keystone Pipeline should be built; the border with Mexico should be closed; the economy is very bad and isn't really improving. If Liberals even see these as problems, they don't agree with us on how to fix them.
Rush Limbaugh said it best (paraphrased): "Obama doesn't fix problems -- he fixes the blame – on Republicans." As long as he can blame Republicans, he seems to want the problems to continue. I have heard recently that Barack can't stand to hear Conservative arguments – simply won't listen to them. But, that's understandable: his mind is wired to be a member of a group, and he's chosen Liberalism. He's in his Liberal box, and he can't think outside the box – even though he's paid to represent everyone.
I'm in my Conservative box, and I can't think outside my box. We might as well be Yankees and Rebels.
The boxes keep us from coming together and solving problems. In many cases, we don't even agree on what is a problem and what isn't. If we agree that something is a problem, we never agree on how to fix it.
Grouping could be mankind's greatest flaw. But, that doesn't make me want to crawl out of my box and into the other one.


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I'm going to take another break before I wrap up my China adventures to tell you of a couple of National Geographic Channel premieres coming this Sunday August 23rd at 9 and 10 pm EDT.
First off at 9:00 pm EDT Alien Earths. Join a team of astronomers and leading scientists in the search for alien earths, another place we could call home. So far they have discovered around 350 planets, all of which you wouldn't want to live on. too hot, too cold, oceans filled with gas ect. With the aid of CGI animations you'll journey to these unbelievably strange and odd worlds, the stuff of sci fi. You'll also see what they are doing to hunt for worlds much like our own using Kepler, the first spacecraft of it's type able to discover earth size and smaller planets capable of supporting life as we know it. Of all the strange planets and oddities you'll discover my favorite is the Planemo, a poor little planet that has been thrown out of it's solar system into space. It wanders in the darkness of space, looking for a new home. I'm surprised no sci fi shows or books have been done using the Planemo as a story line, work with me on this one people.
A little planet gets the boot from it's solar system through a freak of gravity of a larger planet, gets captured by another system, maybe even a double star system, the planet develops a highly intelligent life form capable of light speed and they hear through the space grapevine a planet is being invaded by beings from the same planet that jostled them out of their solar system millions of years before, the planet being invaded is Earth. They come, rid us of the invading aliens and give us the technology to build holodecks.
Next at 10:00 pm EDT Hawking's Universe. Stephen Hawking is probably one of the most famous scientists in the word and you'll learn a little of his early life before he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease, meet his daughter, find out some of his major contributions to the field of astrophysics and learn of his quest to find the theory of everything. His goal in life, and I quote, "My goal is simple, it is the complete understanding of the universe, why it exists the way it is and why it exists at all". Hawking first put forth the theory that black holes are not completely black, that they give off radiation and are slowly evaporating through radiation, what we call "Hawking Radiation", named after him. His theory says that just before it goes into nothingness it gives off energy, depending on the size of the black hole, unspeakable energy, is this what caused the Big Bang? The preview dvds I received look real good, something you won't want to miss, again this Sunday starting at 9:00 pm EDT. Unfortunately these programs are only available in the US. Previous NGC shows I have mentioned here are slowly making their way to Canada through the Canadian Discovery HD Channel and the Canadian NGC, if you live in Canada just keep an eye open for them on those channels.
Now, I'd like to leave you with a video I took on my adventure in China, it is a ride on the Maglev, the worlds fastest railway in commercial use. We took the Maglev from the financial district in Shanghai to Shanghai's Pudong Airport, WOW, what a blast!! The 30 km distance took less then 7 minutes to cover, top speed 431 km and hour. Note at five and a half minutes into the ride a Maglev going in the opposite direction passes within feet of us scaring the crap out of me and a traveling partner, also notice at seven and a half minutes into the ride you'll see the Shanghai's 2010 World Expo mascot "Haibao". I'm thinking he looks a lot like Gumby, everybody thought I was crazy, especially the people that asked what a Gumby was, what do you think?
Real Gumby.
Haibao(Gumby wannabe).
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Two New NGC Premieres, Ride Of a Lifetime and Gumby
50 comments:
- Texas Travelers said...
Thanks for the reminders.
I have to go find my Gumby.
Since you are on my blogroll,
you know I like your blog.
I Like the great photos and writeups.
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I just started a new WordPress Blog, 'I C U Nature' for Nature Only!
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- August 18, 2009 at 9:42 PM
- Stephanie B said...
Those planets in the first one look fascinating!
- August 18, 2009 at 10:29 PM
- betchai said...
the planet in the 2st pic looks so fascinating and enchanting, i don't know if i would want to call it home.
- August 18, 2009 at 11:04 PM
- Moonshadow said...
Most of those shows you have to have cable or satellite for and I have neither. :( Those are the just the type of shows I like to watch, too. Hey, talking about fast rides, check out this link...
This was the dream of a (now parted) friend and fellow member of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. His son continues the promotion.
- August 19, 2009 at 12:55 AM
- Shinade aka Jackie said...
oh my I haven't thought of Gumby in ages. I use to watch him every Sunday morning when I was very young.
He came on very early in the morning and I just loved him.
I will try my best to locate the wonderful shows you mentioned here.
You we my first commenter and get some link love. I just think to have you as first commenter on that post is s so appropriate.
Thanks for stopping in. I'm off to grab your card and get you linked up.
Then it's bed time for this girl!!
- August 19, 2009 at 12:59 AM
- mmfiore said...
As an alternative to Quantum Theory there is a new theory that describes and explains the mysteries of physical reality. While not disrespecting the value of Quantum Mechanics as a tool to explain the role of quanta in our universe. This theory states that there is also a classical explanation for the paradoxes such as EPR and the Wave-Particle Duality. The Theory is called the Theory of Super Relativity and is located at: Super Relativity
This theory is a philosophical attempt to reconnect the physical universe to realism and deterministic concepts. It explains the mysterious.
- August 19, 2009 at 7:59 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hey Troy, good luck finding Gumby, I will take a look at your new site, let me know how wordpress works out for you I have been thinking of changing.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 8:26 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hey Stephanie they have some real interesting looking planets in the show, to think they may actually exist is cool.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 8:27 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hey betchai, probably not, maybe a flyby,lol.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 8:28 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Cool Moonshadow I will pop over to take a look, too bad about not getting the stations.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 8:29 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hey Jackie, me too watched Gumby every Sunday morning, and thanks for the link love.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 8:30 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks for dropping by mmfiore, I have heard of Super Relativity,very cool concept, maybe CERN and the LHC will settle some long standing questions about the grouping of GR and QM, I'm thinking it will.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- Priyank said...
Hey Bob, the train ride video was very good! I am still trying to digest 2 Steven Hawkins's books I got. :)
- August 19, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- PJ said...
those shows do sound like a must see! i will definitely try to remember that.
gumby...hehehe...that was a sunday morning thing when all the other channels had church on. i agree with you that looks like a gumby wannabe. lol!
- August 19, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- notedscholar said...
I hope our future on other planets is not as depressing as Battlestar Galactica.
- August 19, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- Texas Travelers said...
I still haven't found my Gumby, still looking though.
You commented on the mystery #1,
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- August 19, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Priyank, I hear you about the books,he does a fairly good job of trying to simplify complex concepts but it is still a lot of info to comprehend.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
PJ, finally someone who agrees with me,lol.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol NS.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 5:56 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Troy, cool.\m/\m/
- August 19, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- Dr. Lauren said...
I guess I could take a break from all the archaeology videos and take a look at the universe. Sometimes my brain needs a break. Thanks Bob
- August 19, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- AngelBaby said...
Wow, you did it again, just amazing. I loved the pictures and the preview for the upcoming shows. I have them marked on my calender so I won't forget.
I loved the ride on that train - wow! I watched it twice! LOL! I want to get one of those!
Have a wonderful day!
Love and Blessings,
- August 20, 2009 at 12:37 AM
- AngelBaby said...
Oh brother, now I have to go find my Gumby! I just love that little guy - so cute! What was his horses name? Was it todow or something like that? I can't remember anymore.
Love and Blessings,
- August 20, 2009 at 12:44 AM
- Daisy said...
That must be Gumby's cousin!
- August 20, 2009 at 5:25 AM
- kRiZ cPEc said...
Don't know when will these programmes telecast in HK. Can't wait to see those planets!
- August 20, 2009 at 7:14 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
No problem Dr. Lauren, sure you'll enjoy the shows.\m/\m/
- August 20, 2009 at 8:32 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks AngelBaby, you'll like them, and what a ride, the feeling of acceleration was something else.\m/\m/
- August 20, 2009 at 8:33 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, AngelBaby, hope you find your Gumby, the horse's name was pokey.\m/\m/
- August 20, 2009 at 8:34 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol Daisy, could be.\m/\m/
- August 20, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hey kRiZ, I have no idea when or if they ever will show in HK, too bad if they don't.\m/\m/
- August 20, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- Swubird said...
Hey, thanks for the reminder to watch those TV programs. Now if I can only remember. I've taken to sticking Post-Its all over the house. Also, I love the videos.
Speaking of Stephen Hawking, I have a little story. My Queen knows how much I like Steven, so way back when he came out with his book, A Brief History of Time, she bought me a copy for Christmas. It was all rather nice and she had written a few loving words inside of the cover. Great. I loved it. But then the very next year she had forgotten that she had already bought me the book and gave me another one for that Christmas too. And, of course, she had written a few loving words inside the cover. The kids and I got a big laugh. But I still loved it. I can't get too much of Stephen Hawking.
Happy trails
- August 20, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Cashmere said...
Wow! That train ride is really fast.. It's like a roller coaster ride! When that other train came, it seems a bit scary. lol!
- August 20, 2009 at 4:08 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, that is too funny swubird,hey it's always great to have a backup book in case you loose the first one, plus what a story with visual aids to pass down to the grandkids.\m/\m/
- August 20, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hey Cashmere, the second train caught us off guard, especially me with the train coming from the opposite direction, thought something had hit us.\m/\m/
- August 20, 2009 at 6:23 PM
- Roger said...
All good stuff Bob! You have a very cool life my friend.
- August 21, 2009 at 1:13 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Het Roger thanks for dropping by.\m/\m/
- August 21, 2009 at 8:48 AM
- Nature Nut /JJ Loch said...
Beautiful post, Bob!!! I don't have cable TV or Satellite and am praying I do have one or the other soon!!! Am missing all the planet action.
You excite me about space like no other before you. You should write a book on it because you have the perfect voice for it.
My FIL had a stroke so I am just now playing catch up.
I love Stephen Hawking too!!! Think there was news of his being ill a couple of months ago.
Hugs, JJ
- August 22, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks a lot JJ if I ever write a book, you get my first copy,lol. Hope your father in Law is doing better. Stephen has been seeing better times, hope he finds his answers before he has to depart from us.\m/\m/
- August 22, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Astro-Nuts said...
Cool stuff Bob. I only wish I had the NGC channel. This is really neat stuff. I wish we had the Star Trek technology of warp speed, transporters, etc and exploring would be so much easier. And while I don't necessarily believe there's life on other planets, it would be spectacular to visit anyway.
- August 22, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- Reel Advice said...
Wow! When would this show in NGC Asia?
- August 23, 2009 at 7:16 AM
- Max Coutinho said...
Hey Bob!
I like Hawkins' theory: as strange as it may sound, it makes utter sense to me (I also believe that nothing is in fact everything; yet it is nothing in a way to keep balance in the universe...complex, I know). I will be waiting for this program to be on in Europe.
Yes, Haibao looks like gumby (no doubt about it)!
Wow...30km in 7 minutes only? I want that too! lol
The video is amazing: it gradully goes faster and faster...wow! Awesome, I must do some research on this...thanks, Bob!
I wish you a perfect week ahead, my friend!
- August 23, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Colin, too bad you don't have the NGC, I have seen a few shows on the discovery channel if you have that one, you could borrow my DVDs if you like.\m/\m/
- August 23, 2009 at 2:15 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Have no idea Reel Advice, I'd just keep an eye open for it, never know.\m/\m/
- August 23, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Max, cool you like Hawkins theories. The ride was awesome, on our ride from the airport to our hotel when we first arrived it took us 3 hours to cover the distance, terrible traffic during rush hour. Have a great week too Max.\m/\m/
- August 23, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Lynda Lehmann said...
Wow, you rode the mag-lev! Here in the USA, we can go to the moon, split atoms and build weapons that can end all life, but we can't provide medical care to all or build a mag-lev!
I have always had a place in my heart for Gumby! Since I was a babe... Gumby and Winky Dink, and now that I think of it, Howdy Doody!
Wish I could see those specials. I love NatGeo and also would love to hear what Hawking has to say. But the curtains close on THIS stage, at sundown. Till the next day's round of work...
- August 24, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol Lynda, better to get your rest for your next days activities. I watched Gumby all the time when I was a kid, no wonder they wanted someone like him to be their mascot,lol.
- August 26, 2009 at 8:44 AM
- TatianaV said...
Thanks for sharing the awesome beauties of the Universe here Bob, of what is available to you in Canada... And I so wish to be able to viewe these here too, but no such luck unfortunately for the residents of EU
- August 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Anna said...
Hey Bob thanks for the update. Wow 350 planets I didn't know about, lol. So you have imagination, so cool, may be you should write the story line for next Star Wars movie, lol. And I do to like Stephen Hawking, an amazing mind. Bob you are funny, but I think it does look a bit like Gumby, lol. Anna :)
- August 29, 2009 at 3:39 PM
- masini said...
This is brilliant . Thanks.
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Pechota earns 1st win as SHU coach
The words flowed quite easily off the tongue of first-year Siena Heights University men's basketball coach Joe Pechota after his team opened the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference season Saturday with a 63-56 win over Aquinas.
"We're not pretty, but I'll take this one."
Pechota outlined the short- and long-range goals for the team after watching his players make little strides with each appearance so far this season.
"We've got to work on our practice habits and we need the positive carryover from those practices to the games," he said. "Get rid of the old habits."
Siena Heights had to battle hard for 40 minutes to chalk up this win, despite Aquinas coming into the game with a 1-4 record.
Siena was 9-for-15 down the stretch from the free throw line as Aquinas fired up 3-pointer after 3-pointer trying to catch up. The Saints of Grand Rapids made three of their triples in the final 2:32 to stay close.
There were very few significant runs in this contest, but a small run in the first half put Siena Heights in good standing going into halftime.
Up by three midway through the first half, Siena Heights went on a 10-3 run near the end of the half, punctuated by a steal and one-handed slam dunk by junior Ryan Hopson with 12 seconds left before the break.
"We're not the kind of team who can score a bunch of points in a short time to extend our lead," Pechota said. "We depend on our hard work and tenacious play to get big leads.
"What I really liked tonight is that we played very hard; you've got to appreciate that. We won 50-50 balls, and we were really physical on the boards.
"We were plus-8 on the boards, and that was something we didn't do in our last two games. Little by little, we're eliminating our mistakes and good things are going to happen because of that."
Siena Heights led by 10 points early in the second half, and then took advantage of eight straight Aquinas possessions that resulted in just two points as the local Saints boosted their bulge to 19 points at 43-24 on a 15-foot jumper by Cecil Clark.
SHU was able to maintain a comfortable lead until Aquinas made a final push to get within six a couple times down the stretch.
"We've got to do a better job putting games away at the (free throw) line," said Pechota. "That's really the only thing that was upsetting. We're not going to run past anybody, so we have to make the most of our chances at the line."
The win was the first in four tries for Siena Heights (1-3), who outscored Aquinas 26-8 from the bench and 29-12 in the paint.
Hopson led Siena Heights with 19 points, while Donovan Campbell, who recently earned first-team all-conference honors as a tight end on the football team, added 16 points off the bench. Clark grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
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This construction fence started my whole felt bombing project . This is not a bad fence , it's just a very big domineering fence . I looked at this fence and wanted to yarnbomb it.
I'd been thinking a lot about chain link fences and how they make us feel . This big fence went up suddenly and really changed the neighborhood visually. I felt kind of pushed aside by it and it made me think about – who decides what we have to look at ?
We look at so many things every day that advertisers are making us look at . Plus bill boards . Construction projects . Harsh metal fences on empty abandoned corners.
It makes me want to cover everything with knitting .
I've gotten a little soft in my yarnbombing after spending so much time doing The Oakland Museum commission. I was really jittery about yarnbombing this big , public privately owned corporate fence. This is good , it's important to go towards what scares us.
I started yarnbombing by walking all the way around the fence looking for the right spot and for security guards. A well equipped guard walked slowly by . I decided he was guarding The Bank Of America. Wiring , wiring , I got a heart up in 5 different squares. And they didn't look right at all ! .
I realized that the 5 hearts together were a new art piece and they needed composition . Composing an installation is the same as composing a piece . I took them all down and started all over. Very nerve wracking.
And then I thought " Oh what the heck , what"s the worst thing any one can do to me ? Yell ? "
That's when the meter maid pulled up and started ticketing my car .
I decided that I should group all the heart tightly on 2 panels . I wanted the color and the pattern of the hearts to be startling and strong .As I wired them up the fence began to look like an art show. People began to stop and look and take pictures. I knew then that I had gotten it right.
This was installation was only up for 2 days before someone – probably the fence owner – took it all down. I knew that it was extremely likely that this would happen and I wanted to do it anyway. For most street art it only lasts as a picture and I was very happy that I knuckled down and took the time to make an installation that would make a fine photo. All the rest of the hearts are still up and I get to see them as I drive all around.
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Everyone has their own idea of what date night means.
Date night … two words that conjure up romantic images, perhaps an evening out at the Uptown Café followed by a movie at the Barron Theatre or a romantic movie snuggled up together on the couch. Everyone has their own interpretation of what date night means. In any case, it means spending intimate time with the one you love, engaged in an activity of common interest.
I don't know how you usually spend date night, but here's how we spent it at our house Tuesday evening. After I lubricated the chain, installed a headlight borrowed from a friend, and attached a couple of red and green spoke lights, my wife and I headed out from town into the darkness for a spin around the lake on our bicycles.
It was a bit chilly Tuesday night when our date began around 6:30 p.m. With multiple layers of clothing, coats and gloves on, though, we kept fairly warm. The quiet of winter and the moderate pace of our ride made communication fairly easy, as we enjoyed an intimate ride beneath the stars. We didn't hold hands, but we did grip our handlebars, especially when vehicles passed us by.
Our ending destination wasn't a restaurant but only our kitchen table, as we enjoyed peanut butter (hers) and sunflower butter (mine) and jelly sandwiches while reading the newspaper together. That's date night at the Case home: it doesn't get any more romantic than that.


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A Butler County Prison corrections officer has been fired for alleged infractions involving medication and an inmate.
According to sources, Capt. Judy Wolfe was fired Wednesday in connection with incidents linked to prescription medication and for allegedly giving preferential treatment to an incarcerated relative.
Wolfe initially was suspended with pay Feb. 13. Further information about the alleged violations was unavailable.
Warden Rick Shaffer declined to comment.
"It's a personnel matter," he said.
County Commissioner Dale Pinkerton, who is prison board chairman, and county solicitor Mike English also would not comment.
Commissioner Jim Eckstein, another prison board member, wouldn't discuss the specifics of the case, but said he supported the decision to fire Wolf upon reviewing the circumstances.
"They did the right thing," Eckstein said.
Neal Sanders, Wolfe's attorney, also refused to comment.
Following her Feb. 13 suspension, Wolfe filed a sex discrimination complaint against the prison with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The complaint alleges Wolfe was targeted due to her gender so the prison could pave the way to replace her as captain with a male employee.
According to Wolfe in the complaint, "I did nothing wrong to deserve such treatment. I am the only female captain."
She was the only woman filling one of five captain slots.
She alleges suffering an unjust disciplinary action, which was not specified, in the summer of 2012.
Wolfe of Harmony was hired in May 2000. She was promoted to sergeant in 2003 and then advanced to captain in 2010.


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Three years ago, full-time jobs finally became bothersome for Channing Lee and Quinn Matthews.
"We were both working jobs, and we had started touring a little bit, going out on the roads on the weekend, or we would take Friday or Monday off and be gone three or four days," Matthews said. "The jobs in Nashville (Tenn.) were getting in the way. We could take a gig on Wednesday in another town, but we couldn't because of work."
So the duo, which tours as Channing and Quinn, made the decision to quit working and begin life as full-time, touring musicians.
The quirky indie-folk duo will play at 8 p.m. Saturday at Southern Appalachian Brewery in Hendersonville.
Matthews and Lee both lived in North Carolina but moved to Nashville in 2005. They moved after meeting in Blowing Rock as part of a theater company. Lee was acting in a musical and Matthews worked on the lighting design.
"We moved here for music, and we were playing music in the beginning, but I usually say that in the past four or five years it's been our main thing, and the past three years it has been our full-time jobs," Matthews said.
"It was definitely a hard decision (to quit our jobs), but it was one that, when you look at the numbers on the paper, it was a better job than our day jobs."
On stage it has been said that the twosome do the work of a four-piece band.
Lee writes the lyrics and sings, while playing handheld percussion instruments, tooting on the kazoo and striking a glockenspiel. Matthews tours with a guitar, banjo, ukulele and accordion and writes music a lot on piano.
Matthews admits that he's not a virtuoso on any instrument, but his sounds mesh with Lee's voice.
"The way she sings and explores with her voice, I'm able to lay down a soundtrack underneath it with multiple instruments," he said. "That's how all the instruments came in, so I could provide a different sound underneath what she's doing."
Last year they released their first full-length album, "Underneath This Big Striped Tent," and toured the country for almost six months with a 22-foot Airstream trailer pulled behind their car.
It was the first major tour they did but they spend most of their touring time hitting the East Coast and Midwest.
"People ask if we travel all the time, why we live in Nashville, and one of the best things about it is the location," Matthews said. "We're in a central pocket where we can get to so many cities in three or four hours."
Before the debut album, Channing and Quinn released two EPs. Matthews said they are writing more songs.
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The Messiah has long been traditionally sung and adored by choirs, soloists and audience members. This tremendous piece of religious music was written by George Frederic Handel in 1741 and continues to be one of the most recognizable compositions in the world.
This year, the First United Methodist Church of Cortez located at 515 N. Park, will host a sing-in for the Messiah on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. The entire community is encouraged to join in this Christmas event.
Generally, a piece of music of this magnitude would be practiced and refined to move even the biggest Christmas grinch. Patricia Faulkner helped gather the performers and directors but decided to take a less than perfected approach in piecing together the program.
Anyone who has wanted to sing the Messiah or has in the past is welcome to come, Faulkner said. We arent holding rehearsals. Perfection is not the expectation, participation is.
The church will have solo performances and the program is expected to last an hour and 15 minutes. The original score of music is comprised of three parts, all of which take at least three hours to sing through. The sections are broken into Christmas, Easter and Redemption. The directors will be taking pieces of music from the Christmas and Easter sections.
They will have six chorale numbers and several soloists. This is the first time the Messiah will be performed in Cortez in this format.
It will be enjoyable no matter what, said Faulkner. Its a marvelous part of Christmas.
The directors for the program are Ruth Wilson-Francisco and Gwen Tanner. Brooke Snyder is an accompanyist who will play the organ and will sing a soprano solo. Joy Steffan is an accompanyist and will play the piano.
Any community member wanting to take part in the Messiah Sing-in is asked to come to the First United Methodist Church at 5:30 p.m. to look over the music. This is not a rehearsed performance so Faulkner wants to give any participants a chance to ask questions.
The church will be providing child care for the event and a small reception with refreshments will be provided after.


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Research shows that parental involvement in developing their children's love of literature is critical to raising lifelong readers. As family schedules are reorganized to begin the school year, now is a great time for kids and parents to be sure they incorporate reading into their daily routines.
Below are some fun and practical ways to make reading a normal and natural part of family life and encourage kids of varying ages to get reading-ready as they head back to the classroom and prepare to dive into books all year long.
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For all ears - Read aloud to your children. Even after they've learned to read on their own and are attending school, continue to read out loud to them. Young readers enjoy listening to many books that they can't yet master and teenagers like to hear old favorites. Encourage kids to describe the pictures or take turns reading aloud with you. Even though kids may also read books in class, spending additional time reading their favorite literature with you is also important.
Regular intervals - Set aside a special time each day that you and your child devote to reading. Before bed, at breakfast and before dinner are common times for many families with busy school and activity schedules. For example, your child can read to you while you wash the dinner dishes or you can read to your child from the newspaper as she eats her breakfast. Even if it's only 15 minutes a day, you're encouraging lifelong reading.
Caught in the act! - Show your child that reading just isn't for the classroom. Let your kids catch you reading whenever possible. Try making a game of it. One way might be to create "I caught you reading!" coupons. Each time they "catch" a family member reading they present them with a coupon. At the end of each week, hold a drawing to award a family member with a prize.
Book graffiti wall - Put up a piece of poster paper and label it the "Great Book Graffiti Wall" where children can write recommendations and comments about great books they've read during the school year. You can even draw a pattern on the paper to make it look like a brick wall.
A special nook - Create a special place for you and your child to read. It could be a favorite chair, a couch, a child's bed, or outside under a tree or by a lake.
Share your stories - Telling stories from your personal life is a fun way to teach values, pass on family history and build your child's listening and thinking skills. Your child might someday want to write the stories down in a book for a class project.
Read around the world - Help develop geography and reading skills by making a faux passport and a copy of an oversized world map. Each time you and your child read a story about a different part of the world, color in that country on the map and stamp the passport. Continue the activity by doing research on the countries, reading the newspaper and watching the news.
A library of their own - Build your child's affection and respect for reading by helping them create their own personal library. Designate a space on a bookshelf or a special box for books. Add new books to their collection by either getting books already finished by an older child or by going to the bookstore together.
Record your child's favorite book - A cassette recorder is one way to enable younger children to enjoy a favorite book again and again. Grandparents, parents, older brothers or sisters can record their favorite stories on tape or the whole family can join in and play different characters.
Everyday opportunities - Newspapers, magazines, hardcover and paperback books may be obvious reading choices, but don't dismiss road signs, menus, billboards, cereal boxes and lots of other everyday items. Read aloud anything with words and present reading as a way to discover the world.