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FYI: New Graduate Degrees in Cognitive Linguistics
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Message 1: New Graduate Degrees in Cognitive Linguistics
From: Vyv Evans <Vyv.Evansbrighton.ac.uk>
Subject: New Graduate Degrees in Cognitive Linguistics
I am delighted to announce two new MA programmes at the University of
Brighton. These are in 'Cognitive Linguistics' and 'Language,
Communication and Cognition'. Both MAs will inaugurate September 2007 and
applications open from December 2006.
Preliminary details, together with application details for the new PhD
programme in Cognitive Linguistics, are available on the web here:
All enquiries and application queries should, at this stage, be directed to
myself, Professor Vyv Evans (Vyv.Evansbrighton.ac.uk).
Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; General Linguistics
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JILL ABRAMSON: no 'really outstanding' book on JFK -- BIPARTISAN VIRGINIA POLS plan post-election party to support beloved AP veteran fired for mistake he quickly corrected, apologized for
BLAME GAME – “Obamacare site could mean legal fight,” by Josh Gerstein: “With scores of federal employees and 55 contractors reportedly involved in setting up the federal exchanges, it may take years to sort out exactly what happened — let alone for the feds to recover any of the hundreds of millions of dollars already paid out on the project. The debacle could lead to years of claims and counter-claims … Ironically, some of the same contractors that may be blamed for HealthCare.gov ‘glitches’ are also needed to fix the site. … House Republicans have promised investigations into the website problems, and witnesses from four firms who hold Obamacare-related contracts are scheduled to appear at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing [tomorrow]. No witness from HHS is expected, although [HHS Secretary] Sebelius will likely testify at another hearing next week. The absence of a government witness … could allow those present to push blame towards the government.” http://goo.gl/u3qXYc
BITE DU JOUR – David Axelrod, on MSNBC’s “The Last Word”: “They need to be forthcoming with the public and report on a regular basis as to the progress that’s being made … This has been shrouded in a little bit of mystery. I don’t quite understand why that is … I also would be very, very tough on the people who are responsible to get those fixes done quickly … I’d be, as I’m sure they are, kicking a bunch of folks in the butt every day to make sure that what need to be done is being done.” –Tal Kopan
GLITCH CZAR – Administration update: “HHS announced additional steps the agency was taking to ramp up its tech surge, including bringing on board management expert and former CEO Jeff Zients [who was Obama’s acting O.M.B. director] to help manage and oversee the project. HHS has also brought in additional experts and specialists drawn from within government and industry, including veterans of top Silicon Valley companies and Presidential Innovation Fellows to diagnose parts of HealthCare.gov that are experiencing problems, learn from successful states, prioritize issues, and fix them.”
VIDEO DU JOUR: House Republican Conference, “Online Chat Help with Healthcare.gov.” A House Republican aide said the video depicts “a real chat session a potential customer had with a customer service representative from the chat help feature of healthcare.gov. ‘Dean’ … tells the individual to not ‘lose your sanity over this website,’ to ‘imagine you are stuck in this site’s rush hour traffic,’ and ‘don’t run with sissors’ [sic]. … [T]he transcript was sent to us by Adrian Smith, 34, of New Jersey.”
--A transcript provided to Playbook shows the chat was Oct. 11, from 9:33:52 to 9:45:22 a.m.:
[09:33:57 a.m.]: Welcome! You're now connected to Health Insurance Marketplace Live Chat. Thanks for contacting us. My name is Dean. To protect your privacy, please don't provide any personal information, like Social Security Number, or any other sensitive medical or personal information. … Don't lose your sanity over this website. Try it. If it doesn't work, walk away. Try it tomorrow….
[09:36:18 a.m., Adrian]: This isn't a login problem. … What you sent seems like a canned response.
[09:36:55 a.m., Dean]: It was . …
[09:39:11 a.m., Adrian]: Do they pay you to make jokes?
[09:39:15 a.m., Dean]: Millions of people want to do this yesterday.
[09:39:30 a.m., Adrian]: Now you sound like a fortune cookie. … Why is there even a chat option on the page if you can't lookup an application and assist?
[09:40:43 a.m., Dean]: You can contact the Health Insurance Marketplace Call Center. Their telephone number is 1-800-318-2596. They may be able to assist you.
[09:40:54 a.m., Adrian]: Then what is the chat function for?
[09:41:08 a.m.., Dean]: Information
[09:41:27 a.m., Adrian]: What information? The phone number of the call center?
[09:42:01 a.m., Dean]: I can't use your personal information, the call center can … Your chat session is over. Thanks for contacting us, and we hope we've answered your questions. Have a great day.” You Tube, with simulated, Siri-like female voice http://goo.gl/DNCn5H
NEW POLL shows static Virginia gov. race over the past two weeks: Quinnipiac has Democrat Terry McAuliffe leading Republican Ken Cuccinelli 46-39 among likely voters, with Libertarian Robert Sarvis at 10%. Independents split 39-39 between McAuliffe and Cuccinelli. Women go 49-35 McAuliffe; men split in a statistical tie. On Oct. 10, Q Poll was 47-39-8.
DICK CHENEY and Jonathan Reiner, M.D., with Liz Cheney, “HEART: An American Medical Odyssey – The Story of a Patient, a Doctor, and 35 Years of Medical Innovation” (Scribner, 344 pages; Cheney’s dedication: “To my family, my medical team, and the donor of my heart”): “Of the three open heart surgeries I’ve had, transplant was by far the easiest. … Three days after the surgery, I was out of bed walking the halls … Three weeks after the surgery, I was in Wyoming, speaking to the Republican state convention in Cheyenne. My recovery continues to be trouble free. I take antirejection medications to suppress my immune system so that it does not reject my new heart. … I am more vulnerable to infections, and I have thus become a great consumer of antibacterial hand wipes. I use them on armrests and tray tables when I’m on a plane and keep them handy whenever I’m going to be shaking a lot of hands. … I’ve learned to apply sunblock first thing every morning, and to never go outside without a hat – preferably my Stetson.” $19.06 on Amazon http://goo.gl/nRI0Ru
HIVE MIND: Both WSJ and WashPost have front-pagers, with Salt Lake City datelines, on shutdown fallout for defund-ringleader Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who’s up in 2016. WSJ: “Utah Senator Pays Price Back Home for Shutdown” … WP: “In Utah GOP, some seek to shut down tea party hero.” Hope Neil and Phil at least tried some fry sauce while they were there.
WHITE HOUSE COMINGS AND GOINGS:
--STEPHANIE VALENCIA yesterday left her post as Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, to become Deputy Chief of Staff at the Commerce Department. Valencia has been with the President since 2008 and at the White House since 2009.
--MARLON MARSHALL, now deputy director, takes Valencia’s place as Principal Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Marlon was Deputy National Field Director on the Obama-Biden re-election campaign.
--JULIE CHAVEZ RODRIGUEZ, Associate Director of Public Engagement, will move up to Marshall’s role as deputy director. For the past two years, Chavez Rodriguez has been the White House’s primary liaison to the Latino community and on immigration-related issues. Before joining the White House, Chavez Rodriguez was Director of Youth Employment at the Interior Department, and the Director of Programs at the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation.
--MOLLY WARD, former mayor of Hampton, Va., started this week as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, where she will lead the team assigned to work with mayors, county supervisors, city council members and other local elected officials.
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTURE LOUNGE: Heather Wong, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs extraordinaire, has her last day today. She's moving to California with her husband and reuniting with Stella, her adored English Bulldog. D.C. career also included former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Rep. Zoe Lofgren and former Rep. Barney Frank. Team DHS says: "Thrilled for her, but tough day on Nebraska Avenue."
** A message from BP: Did you know BP is America's largest energy investor? Over the last five years, we’ve invested over $55 billion in the U.S., more than any other energy company. In 2011-12, we invested $19.3 billion and according to the Progressive Policy Institute’s “Investment Heroes” report, that makes us America’s top non-U.S. investor -- period. http://bit.ly/BP-Fuels-America **
CLICK DU JOUR -- JILL ABRAMSON, executive editor of The New York Times “Kennedy: The Elusive President,” on the cover of next week’s N.Y. Times Book Review: “An estimated 40,000 books about him have been published since his death, and this [50th] anniversary year has loosed another vast outpouring. … Readers can choose from many books but surprisingly few good ones, and not one really outstanding one. It is a curious state of affairs, and some of the nation’s leading historians wonder about it. ‘There is such fascination in the country about the anniversary, but there is no great book about Kennedy,’ Robert Caro lamented when I spoke to him not long ago. The situation is all the stranger, he added, since Kennedy’s life and death form ‘one of the great American stories.’ … Robert Dallek, the author of ‘An Unfinished Life,’ probably the best single-volume Kennedy biography, suggests that the cultish atmosphere surrounding, and perhaps smothering, the actual man may be the reason for the deficit of good writing about him. ‘The mass audience has turned Kennedy into a celebrity, so historians are not really impressed by him,’ Dallek told me. …
“[E]ven during his lifetime, Kennedy defeated or outwitted the most powerfully analytic and intuitive minds. In 1960, Esquire magazine commissioned Norman Mailer’s first major piece of political journalism, asking him to report on the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles that nominated Kennedy. Mailer’s long virtuoso article, ‘Superman Comes to the Supermarket,’ came as close as any book or essay ever has to capturing Kennedy’s essence, though that essence, Mailer candidly acknowledged, was enigmatic. Here was a 43-year-old man whose irony and grace were keyed to the national temper in 1960. Kennedy’s presence, youthful and light, was at once soothing and disruptive, with a touch of brusqueness.” http://goo.gl/oSKt7Q
IF YOU READ ONLY ONE THING – “Republican All About Building Roads Incurring Tea Party's Wrath,” by Bloomberg’s Laura Litvan: “Rep. Bill Shuster's 2014 re-election race [in Altoona, Pa., area] may become a showcase for the feud between the business community and the small-government Tea Party movement. That's because the Republican chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is on the verge of passing a bill, as early as today, authorizing $8.2 billion in federal water projects over 10 years sought by the construction and maritime industries. That sort of success has turned Shuster into a magnet for campaign cash from companies and trade groups while also attracting the wrath of some Tea Partiers and their supporters. … The Pennsylvania primary contest is being recast after a rift in the Republican Party between industry backers and Tea Party activists was intensified during the budget fight …
“Bruce Josten, the top lobbyist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce [, said Shuster is] ‘doing an excellent job reaching across the aisle to develop legislation, and he's a pragmatist … He's the kind of member of Congress we can work with on all sorts of issues.’ Shuster, 52, is better prepared financially than some other House Republicans to weather the fight. … Political groups supportive of Tea Party challengers are rallying around [Shuster’s chief primary opponent, Art] Halvorson, a commercial real estate broker … The Madison Project, a Washington-based fundraising network run by former Republican Representative Jim Ryun of Kansas, has endorsed Halvorson and ran a radio ad for three weeks in July accusing Shuster of driving up the nation's debt. Also considering jumping into the race is FreedomWorks, a Washington-based group that spent $19.6 million in 2012 to help elect Tea Party candidates.” http://goo.gl/dvnI7G
POLITICO Pro Trade launches this a.m., our 10th policy neighborhood -- each with reporters and editors who do nothing but obsess about these topics, providing some of this town’s meatiest journalism. While others pontificate about the need for more substantive coverage, Robert Allbritton invests in it. The Pro lineup: Agriculture … Defense … Education … Energy … Financial Services … Health Care … Tax … Technology … Trade … Transportation. Subscription information: [email protected].
--“Does Obama have chops to wrap up his trade deals?” by senior trade reporter Doug Palmer, hired by POLITCO from Reuters for the new site: “Obama has a chance to create the biggest free-trade deal in history — a pact involving 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, dwarfing NAFTA — and remaking global trade policy for a generation. … The biggest battle Obama could face there is with fellow Democrats because of their close ties to union groups who see trade deals as vehicles for companies to ship jobs overseas. … The legislation, which former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, failed twice to win after it expired in 1994, would allow Obama to submit trade deals to Congress for an up-or-down vote without any amendments. In exchange, Congress would set out detailed negotiating objectives for trade agreements. …
“While Obama mentioned TPA [trade promotion authority, or fast track] in a speech in August and in remarks to his Export Council in September, Republicans say he hasn’t really used his bully pulpit … or worked behind the scenes to bolster Democratic support. However, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman told POLITICO he spends a ‘significant portion’ of each week on the Hill meeting with both Democrats and Republicans to make the case for TPA.”
TOP TALKER – “White House Official Fired for Tweeting Under Fake Name,” by Josh Rogin: “Jofi [pronounce JOE-fee] Joseph, a director in the non-proliferation section of the National Security Staff, … has been surreptitiously tweeting under the moniker @natsecwonk, a Twitter feed famous inside Washington policy circles since it began in February, 2011 until it was shut down last week. … [Marc Ambinder calls the tweets “occasionally hateful … often invective-laced.”] Joseph … has also worked at the State Department and on Capitol Hill for Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Joe Biden. … @natsecwonk … criticized the policies of his White House bosses and often insulted their intellect and appearance. At different times, he insulted or criticized several top White House and State Department officials, including former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, Secretary of State John Kerry, and many many others.” http://goo.gl/VjY0hO
--Jofi Joseph emails Glenn Thrush: “What started out as an intended parody account of DC culture developed over time into a series of inappropriate and mean-spirited comments. I bear complete responsibility for this affair and I sincerely apologize to everyone I insulted.”
--EMAIL DU JOUR, from someone intimately involved in the hunt for the tweeter behind @NatSecWonk: “Anyone lionizing Jofi Joseph should pause before embracing him and read everything he wrote. Oh, except you can't. Because he immediately pulled @NatSecWonk down … That's because he better than anyone knows they aren't the whimsical musings of a ‘critic’ -- they are … hateful rants … He is running away from his SIXTEEN THOUSAND tweets … This had nothing to do with policy or opinion. It was sheer hate, homophobia, misogyny … This is nothing more than … hate and jealousy.”
MOOD MUSIC: N.Y. Times 1-col. lead, “WEAK JOB GAINS MAY CAUSE DELAY IN ACTION BY FED: STIMULUS COULD GO ON -- Dysfunction in Congress Seen as Taking Toll on Soft Economy” … WSJ 5-col. lead, “Job Weakness Blurs Fed’s Policy Path: Easy-Money Pullback Looks Less Likely Before Year-End as U.S. Businesses Remain Skittish on Hiring” … WashPost 1.5-col. lead, “A lasting recovery? Maybe next year: HIRING SLOWED IN SEPTEMBER -- Jobs report further darkens post-shutdown pall.”
INSIDE THE WEST WING -- N.Y. Times A1, “Obama’s Uncertain Path Amid Syria Bloodshed: As Administration Debated Strategy, the War Shifted,” by Mark Mazzetti, Robert F. Worth and Michael R. Gordon, with Mark Landler and Eric Schmitt: “ [A]t the State Department, some officials were fuming about what they felt was a broken process and a lack of strategy. … Denis R. McDonough, the deputy national security adviser and one of the biggest skeptics about American intervention in Syria, was promoted to White House chief of staff. Mr. McDonough had clashed frequently with his colleagues on Syria policy, including with Samantha Power, a White House official who had long championed the idea that nations have a moral obligation to intervene to prevent genocide. Ms. Power [then an NSC staffer, now U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and a Cabinet member] came to believe that America’s offers of support to the rebels were empty. ‘Denis, if you had met the rebels as frequently as I have, you would be as passionate as I am,’ Ms. Power told Mr. McDonough at one meeting … ‘Samantha, we’ll just have to agree to disagree,’ Mr. McDonough responded crisply. …
“Obama rarely voiced strong opinions during senior staff meetings. But current and former officials said his body language was telling: he often appeared impatient or disengaged while listening to the debate, sometimes scrolling through messages on his BlackBerry or slouching and chewing gum. In private conversations with aides, Mr. Obama described Syria as one of those hellish problems every president faces, where the risks are endless and all the options are bad. … Obama’s position began to change, in no small part because of intense lobbying by foreign officials. … By April, … one of the major skeptics, [then-national security adviser Tom] Donilon, had shifted in favor of arming the rebels. Another strong opponent in the fall, [Susan] Rice [then U.S. ambassador to the U.N., now national security adviser], had also shifted her position, partly because of the alarming intelligence about the state of the rebellion. …
“A senior White House official said that one reason the president had decided to get Congressional approval [for a Syria strike] was his fear that alienating lawmakers might undermine their support on other tough foreign policy issues, most notably Iran. In early July, [when she became national security adviser, ]Mr. Obama had asked Ms. Rice … to undertake a review of American policy in the Middle East and North Africa, and to make Syria part of a broader strategy involving both Iran and the Middle East peace process.” http://goo.gl/sw1g6Q
NETWORK NEWS ALERT – USA Today lead story, “IRS LOGJAM: Millions face tax refund delays – Due to shutdown, early filers to be processed one or two weeks late.”
GOP REBOOT -- “Republicans get set to unveil ‘.gop,’” by Elizabeth Titus: “The Republican State Leadership Committee, a group that focuses on electing Republicans to state-level offices, won custody of the domain in the spring after an Internet governing body invited groups to vie for hundreds of new domains. Now, … the committee is soliciting information from Republicans interested in having .gop sites … up and running by the first quarter of 2014. ‘At the RSLC, we do pride ourselves on trying to look a little further down the road and take a longer view of things,’ Chairman Ed Gillespie, … citing work the committee already does to recruit local candidates who may rise into the ranks of the national party …
“[P]remium sites [like] register.gop and jobs.gop … won’t be doled out on a first-come, first-served basis. Rather, the committee says it will seek to find the right custodian for those sites, to take the lead on developing them, or to forge partnerships between multiple Republican groups to manage them. And the committee is developing a process to screen out mischief-makers who don’t actually represent Republican groups or candidates. … RSLC says it will put the revenue back into ‘party-building activities.’”
MEDIAWATCH -- “Gov. McDonnell 'disappointed' by AP's decision to fire Bob Lewis,” by Dylan Byers: “Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday he was ‘disappointed’ by the Associated Press's decision to fire Bob Lewis, the longtime Richmond bureau reporter who published an erroneous report about gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. ‘While I think that it is good to elevate the standard in the media, it appears that this was a mistake as opposed to a knowing violation of journalistic standards. I’ve always had a high regard for Bob Lewis and I’m disappointed and sad for him and his family,’ Gov. McDonnell told WTVR.”
--“AP fires third staffer over McAuliffe error; Guild files grievances,” by Andrew Cain of the Richmond Times-Dispatch: “AP has fired Norman Gomlak, formerly South Desk Editor in Atlanta, as well as Bob Lewis, a veteran Richmond-based political reporter and Dena Potter, who was AP’s news editor for Virginia and West Virginia. ‘I’m extremely disappointed by the AP’s response to this unfortunate incident,’ Gomlak said in a statement. ‘I take my integrity as a journalist very seriously, and I strived to do my best under challenging circumstances. I was also saddened by the treatment of my two colleagues: Bob Lewis, a well-respected 28-year AP veteran, and Dena Potter, who was nothing short of a model employee’ …
“‘I will reiterate that we do not comment on personnel matters,’ Paul Colford, director of media relations for the Associated Press, said Tuesday. ‘I would add only that the action taken this week followed serious deliberation at AP.’ … [N]ews of the firings brought an outpouring of support for Lewis and Potter on Twitter from Virginia officeholders and political aides in both parties and from state Capitol political reporters, past and present.
“Talks are underway for a possible post-election social gathering with Sen. Mark R. Warner, a Democrat, Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican, and likely others to show support for Lewis and Potter. In a brief telephone interview Tuesday, Lewis expressed gratitude for the expressions of support. ‘It’s humbling. It’s very touching and it comes at a time, when, obviously, I really need to know things like that,’ he said. ‘It’s good to know that there are people out there who thought highly of what I did and what I hope to do again.’” http://goo.gl/LnW7zO
--BACKSTORY --WashPost Style front, “AP firing: Question of fairness: Reporter, 2 editors are hit with rare dismissals after an unintentional mistake,” by Paul Farhi: “Reporters, you may have noticed, make lots of mistakes. But an error made by an Associated Press reporter in a 112-word story … has raised questions about the appropriate response when a news organization gets its facts wrong. … Gomlak … was the primary editor of Lewis’s story because Potter was tied up with an unrelated story Oct. 9. Lewis, 57, makes no excuses about the mess-up. But, he said Tuesday, he feels ‘stunned and hurt’ by his firing after 28 years of ‘unblemished’ service to the AP. … Reporters have been sometimes fired for willful misconduct, such as repeated instances of plagiarism or fabrication. … But firing a reporter over an unintentional mistake is ‘extremely rare,’ said Scott Maier, an associate professor at the University of Oregon who has studied reporting errors. ‘If everyone who made a mistake was fired for it, we’d have empty newsrooms’ …
“Several journalists, including some at AP, said the McAuliffe story was pushed to news organizations by the campaign of McAuliffe’s rival, Ken Cuccinelli … The Washington Post was among those that received a tip about it from Cuccinelli’s campaign, but The Post passed on the story after checking it. One journalist close to the story said Lewis and the AP made ‘a rookie mistake’ by not waiting for McAuliffe’s campaign to return a call seeking a response … Several sources also said the news service was short-handed on the night Lewis’s story was distributed. Although Potter briefly reviewed Lewis’s item, she was distracted by reports of a shooting in a West Virginia courthouse that evening and Gomlak was juggling several stories …
“According to one AP editor, top management was particularly sensitive to Lewis’s mistake because it came after an erroneous AP report in April of an arrest of a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. The news service quickly determined that it would punish the two editors, the AP source said, but there was disagreement about whether Lewis himself should be sanctioned after a long career of mistake-free reporting. … [T]hree news organizations have contacted [Lewis] to discuss potential job offers.” http://goo.gl/6VdBeS
TECHWATCH – “Apple unveils iPad Air, new Macs for holidays,” by Reuters’ Poornima Gupta and Edwin Chan in S.F.: “The debut of the one-pound iPad Air and MacBook Pro with sharper 'retina' display repeats a pattern of recent launches with improvements in existing lines rather than totally new products … The market is awash in inexpensive tablets running Google Inc's Android software, but the company may be focused on fending off a threat from the high end. ‘In the tablet PC market, they do think Microsoft is a bigger threat than Android,’ said Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi. ‘The iPad Air will compete with Surface Pro, not some rinky-dink Android tablet.’ …
“iPad Air … is about 20 percent thinner than the previous generation of tablets, weighs one pound and starts at $499. It will go on sale on Nov. 1. The iPad mini now has a ‘retina’ high-resolution screen and starts at $399, compared with $329 for the previous mini model.”
SPORTS BLINK – Game 1 of World Series, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Red Sox, at Fenway Park, tonight on Fox (airtime: 7:30; first pitch: 8:07) … “Band of bearded brothers leads Red Sox to Series,” by AP Sports Writer Jimmy Golen in Boston: “The Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals tied for the best record in baseball in the regular season [97-65]. Each team led its league in runs, with solid starting pitching and a dominant closer emerging midway through the season. But if you're looking for a favorite in the World Series, … it's got to be the Red Sox -- by a whisker. Boston's dugout is overflowing with facial hair these days, part of a bonding ritual that began when Jonny Gomes showed up scruffy at spring training. … As his teammates joined in, the beards became a way for them to bond and a symbol of the improved clubhouse chemistry that helped erase the memory of a last-place finish in 2012.”
--Boston Globe A1 tease to B1 story, “Beards everywhere: In tribute to the players, fans are setting their razors aside.,” by Billy Baker: “When the website Barstool Sports began selling T-shirts that read ‘Blood, Sweat & Beards’ and the players started wearing it in the locker room, the team had a rallying cry, just like ‘The Idiots’ and ‘Cowboy Up’ of the past. When the team clinched a playoff spot, thousands of Sox fans got on the beardwagon. … Hockey teams have been growing ‘playoff beards’ for years. But it’s a first for the Red Sox, and it gels well with a team that feels more blue-collar than the star-studded disasters of previous years. … Red Sox widows are not the only ones hoping for a sweep in the World Series. Many men are reporting that their children are less than thrilled with dad’s new beard.” http://goo.gl/M1o67m
BIRTHWEEK (was yesterday): Hilary Rosen (How did the hat tippers miss THAT one? Cecelia Prewitt gets the save!) … Chris Licht, who celebrated by taking the day off, and taking Andrew to the Giants’ winning “Monday Night Football game.
BIRTHDAYS: Vikrum Aiyer, senior adviser at Commerce Department of Commerce (hat tip: David Vivera) ... Dr. Sanjay Gupta is 44 … ABC’s Brian Ross is 65 … Gannett's Malia Rulon Herman ... Simon Rosenberg ... Mel Martinez (hat tips: Patrick Gavin) … Allison Preiss, press secretary for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (h/t Caren Auchman) ... Jennifer Paolino, Office of the Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State (h/t fiancé Jon Romano, who loves you like a kid loves cake … Leif Noren, CRC chairman (h/t Joe Brettell) ... Lauren Morello, deputy U.S. news editor at Nature (h/t Dan Berman) ... baseball Hall of Famer and former Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) is 82. … Pele is 73 … movie director Ang Lee is 59 … Dwight Yoakam is 57 … community activist Martin Luther King III is 56 … "Weird Al" Yankovic is 54 (ht/s AP)
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“Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.” (Luke 2:8).
No one knew but Joseph and Mary, and their closest relatives. To all other observers Mary was a pregnant girl shrouded in scandalous rumor; and Joseph was a rascal. This may account for the added disinterest shown to them when they needed a place in crowded Bethlehem for the Babe to be born.
An Inn Keeper showed them kindness and offered the stable behind his Inn. And there, the Baby was born. No one knew but Joseph and Mary, and their closest relatives, that this Baby was the Messiah; the Savior of the World.
Who would be the first outside the Holy Family to hear the news? It was the lowly shepherds in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
At first telling this strikes us as somewhat strange — but not any more so than all the other unexpected turns and twists in the story thus far. And then we may deem it rather quaint that humble shepherds would be told first; after all, haven’t we all read, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” Maybe God has a tender place in His heart toward shepherds, and thus decided to let them in on it first.
In reality, there was a very specific and important reason why these particular Shepherds were the first to hear the announcement.
In his book The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Alfred Edersheim explains that these Bethlehem shepherds were distinct from all others in Israel; and their flocks, which they tended so closely at night, were also very special. For you see, these shepherds were a part of the priesthood, and these sheep were specifically set aside to be sacrificial lambs in the Temple services.
The shepherds had the responsibility to make sure that a lamb without spot or blemish be preserved from harm, until it could be brought forth for sacrifice. It was only fitting therefore that the angels would make the news known to them, just when they were minding their own business.
And listen carefully to the words the Angel spoke. “Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
In other words, the Spotless Lamb has come. “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the World!” said John, as he saw Jesus walking by the Jordan some years later.
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Veronica Hutto is happy to pay Columbia County's new stormwater utility fee.
The Waylon Drive resident will fork over an additional $1.75 each month, but says it is a small price to pay for the work it will accomplish.
In the past seven years, she's watched 8 feet of her back yard erode, taking with it two mature dogwood trees and two maple trees. Two birch trees are next and likely will fall before the county uses the monthly fee to repair the flooding problems in her neighborhood.
"It's wonderful they are doing what they're doing," Ms. Hutto said. "I don't know why someone would complain about a couple of dollars on their water bill. If they could see my yard washing away, and if they were having the same problems that I'm having, they wouldn't complain either."
But she's one of the few who's not complaining.
Although the county has been planning to implement the new flood tax since 1997, when the statements went out this month, the phone calls started pouring in.
The county was prepared for the onslaught of phone calls and hired a private company to handle the inquiries - 855-RAIN.
"We're into the 600 to 700 range in phone calls since this all started 12 days ago," County Engineer John Burnham said. "We're trying to do anything we can now to give people all the possible information so that they won't call."
Through the monthly stormwater utility fee, the county will raise money to control flooding along Reed Creek and other areas. Initially, the work will be concentrated in the Martinez-Evans area.
Many of the calls are from those who flatly object to the new fee, people such as Marlboro Drive resident Joseph Cook.
He has started a letter-writing campaign against the new fee and would like to start a petition drive.
"This came as a complete surprise," said Mr. Cook, who lives in the West Hampton subdivision off Fury's Ferry Road. "My wife and I are senior citizens, so we have the leisure time to be tuned in to these things, but we never got any word at all. The area is growing at such a rate that they are having a hard time keeping up with it, and my feeling is that the burden should go on the developers and others involved. The county should oversee it and make sure it's done right."
And there has been confusion regarding the boundaries of the new stormwater utility district, Mr. Burnham said.
During the three years county officials were planning how to implement the utility, the Martinez fire district was used as a guideline. Now, however, the stormwater utility district basically covers all of the urbanized areas of the county.
"That (the Martinez fire district) was a starting point of discussion way back in 1997, but when the statements came out, people with a Grovetown address really threw a fit over it," Mr. Burnham said. "It's really defined by drainage basins now - to the Richmond County line, to the Savannah River, all of the Reed Creek basin, Betty's Branch and a good portion of Euchee Creek. It's really defined by roads and drainage basins, which usually are one in the same."
The utility ordinance, which establishes the rate structure, was approved by county officials July 26. The fee scale for residences, industries and businesses is $1.75 per 2,000 square feet of impervious surface - anything water does not seep into.
County Engineer Jim Leiper said the average Columbia County home has 3,950 square feet of impervious surface, which would cost $3.50 per month.
Officials expect the utility to generate about $1.2 million a year. The actual bill will be mailed out with the water bill in September.
"If the people who are complaining could come and see my yard," Ms. Hutto said. "I'm not going to be here all my life, and whoever moves here after me will also be glad this happened. This is to benefit all of us. It will help to preserve the beauty of the houses around the rivers and the streams, especially in Martinez. The county is doing something that is above the call of duty in the residential areas, and my hat goes off to them."
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Standard features included with all Nextel Phones:
■ Walkie-Talkie Service: Walkie-Talkie service that instantly connects you to all other Nextel users - across town, across the country, and now even across borders to Latin America and Canada.
■ GPS Enabled: Lets you view your approximate location and when making 911 calls helps emergency personnel to locate you if your phone has adequate access to GPS satellite signal and the emergency response center is equipped to process such signals. Supports non-Java location-enhanced services such as Mobile LocatorTM.
■ VibraCall® Alert: Notifies you of incoming phone calls, Walkie-Talkie calls, messages and Voicemail without a sound.
■ Recent Calls List: Access the last twenty sent and received calls for quick call return or number storage.
■ Accessory Connector Cover: Protect the bottom accessory connector from dust and debris with the attached cover.
Microsoft Smartphone 2003 Operating System
Packed with familiar Microsoft software, this phone offers full personal information management and e-mail functionality. When you're on the go, you can send and receive e-mail and text messages, schedule appointments, manage contacts, and organize tasks.
Nextel Worldwide Service
Stay connected in over 100 countries with Nextel Worldwide service. Make and receive calls around the world with one phone and one number. Get reliable service and 24/7 customer support. And pay just one low per-minute rate for all the calls you make and receive. Learn more about this service from Nextel.
International Wireless Data Service
Access many of your wireless data services like email, web services, and text and multimedia messaging, while traveling internationally in parts of North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Learn more about this service from Nextel.
Microsoft Pocket Outlook
Access and update your Microsoft Outlook e-mail from your phone. The Pocket Outlook application allows you to view and update your Inbox. With ActiveSync, synchronizing your phone email data with your desktop PC or to a Microsoft Exchange server is a breeze. Just use ActiveSync® to set up and maintain over-the-air email synchronization and keep your important information at hand.
Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer
Browse the Web While on the Go! Pocket Internet Explorer enables you to browse Web content, including intranet sites and streaming video or music files - all in just a couple of keystrokes. Pocket Internet Explorer supports HTML and WAP, allowing you to surf, shop, or trade online. The added security features help protect online shopping or access to corporate data.
Wireless Synchronization with Personal Email or Corporate Outlook (ActiveSync)
Now it's easy to synchronize your mobile phone information with your desktop or notebook computer information using ActiveSync. ActiveSync can be configured to wirelessly synchronize on demand, or it can be configured to synchronize on an automated schedule. For example, ActiveSync can automatically check your e-mail, contacts, calendar and tasks - every 5, 10, or 30 minutes - in Microsoft Outlook for differences between the device and your computer and then make the necessary updates. Or you can synchronize on demand for updates whenever you need them.
Windows Media Player
Listen to music and watch videos by streaming over the wireless web, or by transferring them to your phone from your computer.
Just like on your computer – send instant messages to anyone on your contact list and interact with multiple people at the same time.
Email Attachment Viewer
Open and view PowerPoint® presentations, Excel graphs, worksheets and charts, Word documents, PDFs and .bmp, .jpg and .png digital images.
Secure Digital Slot
The phone also includes a Secure Digital (SD) card slot, so you can store music, games and other files on the removable memory, making it possible to take all the files you need with you.
The phone has the ability to connect via infrared beam to other infrared-enabled devices: Pocket PCs, PDAs, mobile phones, PCs, or other devices. Beaming is a great way to send your friends or co-workers pictures, audio files, your electronic business card or a calendar appointment.
Smartdial locate any contact quickly by displaying a list of contacts based on the letter or number you type in to search for. If you type in the numbers 566 to spell 'J','O','N', it will automatically display all your contacts with these three letters in them, so you don’t have to enter the entire name.
Predictive Text Input
The phone supports T9® predictive text entry for entering text on using just one key press per letter. Ex., if you spell 'phone' by pressing, 7-4-6-6-3 on the keypad, T9 matches that sequence with "phone." If more than one word shares the same sequence, T9 provides the next most commonly used words.
Downloadable Windows Mobile Applications, Games, Ring Tones and Wallpapers
Find the latest downloads to personalize, enhance, and get more done on your phone. Download from the catalog onto your new handset or go to http://sprint.handango.com
The phone is Java Enabled and supports a built-in Java virtual machine to run J2ME applications.
Change a setting to read phone menus and options in English, Spanish, and French.
Whether you need turn-by-turn driving directions or a smarter way to manage your mobile travel needs, Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) solutions can help get it done. GPS location-based safety services like Mobile LocatorTM, allows you to locate a friend or family member’s phone location at anytime, right from your computer. Enjoy audible and visual turn-by-turn driving directions to any address, anywhere on Nextel’s Nationwide Network. If you need to make a 911 emergency call, the GPS feature can also help emergency personnel locate you. (If your phone has adequate access to GPS satellite signals and the emergency response center is equipped to process such information.) Click here to learn more about this service.
Easy open push-button flip mechanism.
•Walkie-Talkie Service that instantly connects you to all other Nextel users - across town or across the country.
•Group Walkie-Talkie: Users can instantly connect a group of people nationwide all at once.
•One-touch Walkie-Talkie: Set your phone and instancly connect to the last Walkie-Talkie call or an assigned Walkie-Talkie contact by pressing the Push-To-Send (also works for Group Walkie-Talkie)
•Walkie-Talkie Speaker and Privacy Modes: Use the private speaker button to switch from the enternal speaker to the earpiece for private conversations or to minimize disruptions in quiet environments.
Built-in 310 Camera and Camcorder with Spotlight
Capture and save images and video for personal and business purposes and send them to friends and colleagues.
Voice Activated Dialing
Press a button and speak to dial numbers or access features.
Turn off network connection and use programs, games, voice record, and datebook. Check FAA rules and regulations for proper use of electronics during flight. Phone will display “Airplane Mode” while in use and display “Service Restricted Airplane Mode On”.
Safe, hands-free cellular conversations are always available with the built-in speakerphone.
Dimensions Size - 3.5" (L) x 1.9" (W) x 1.2" (D)
Weight 5.9 ounces with high capacity battery
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The Alpena boys basketball team extended its win streak to 17 on Tuesday when it won a hard fought battle against Sault Ste. Marie 69-57.
"The Sault is a competitive team. One thing about them is that they're going to make you play hard. They're an aggressive group of kids and I knew we were going to have to battle," Alpena coach John Pintar said.
However, it took the Wildcats a bit to get started as Sault took a 20-18 lead into the second quarter.
News Photo by Eric Benac
Alpena’s Dylan Hoes (11) dribbles past Ray’nell Anderson (5) of Sault Ste. Marie on Tuesday during a boys basketball game at Alpena High School. Alpena won 69-57.
Sault took a 2-0 lead less than a minute in off a Terrance Fuller bucket, but a Tyler Pintar trey gave Alpena a 3-2 lead. Michael James hit an answer back three-pointer 20 seconds later to pull the Blue Devils ahead 5-3.
The game stayed tight until Andy Marwede hit a trey to go up 10-7 at 4:21 in the quarter. Marwede hit back-to-back three-pointers to give Alpena a 16-11 lead with 2:50 left in the quarter.
Marwede hit 36 points for Alpena.
A big part of Sault's early game success was tighter defensive play that stopped too many Wildcat drives.
"Our defense struggled at times and they capitalized on that early on in the game," Pintar said.
However, Alpena rebounded in the second quarter to take a 39-31 lead out of the half.
The Wildcats were helped out by successful offensive drives from Marwede and Pintar as well as a glut of free throw opportunities. Alpena went 8-for-10 at the line in the last four minutes
Pintar pitched in for Alpena with 17 points.
The Blue Devils started missing too many buckets while Marwede and Brad Styma blocked out well enough to continually pick up defensive rebounds.
Styma had eight points for the night.
The third quarter stayed fairly tight, yet physical under the net and players on both teams hit the ground jostling for rebounds.
"Any time a team is physical you can start to get frustrated here and there if you're not getting a call. That can't change how you play. I thought tonight, for the most part, we played through that. That's what a good team has to do," Pintar said.
Sault increased its scoring effectiveness in the third, but the Wildcats played well enough to take a 47-43 lead into the fourth quarter.
The fourth quarter belonged to the Wildcats offensively and defensively. They hit six field goals and held Sault to three while continually increasing their lead.
Both teams ran into foul trouble throughout the fourth quarter. Alpena gave the Blue Devils 11 chances at the line while Alpena had 13.
Both teams hit eight, but Marwede hit a putback on his last free throw of the night with 20 seconds left to give Alpena the 12-point win.
"They made us play and they made us compete. I give our kids credit for fighting through some tough things. It just wasn't an easy game for us and that's what we expected. Our kids were still able to fight through and finish with a tough victory," Pintar said.
Alpena hosts Ogemaw Heights on Thursday in its last regular season game.
The Alpena junior varsity squad lost a hard fought game 43-39. Dylan Tucker scored 12 and Austin Hemmingon had eight. Both Caleb Myers and Braedan Worth had six.
Alpena's freshman team beat the Blue Devils 55-36. Alec Bell led Alpena with 15 while Jacob Vought had 10. Randy Udell pitched in with nine.
ALPENA (69): N. Skiba 1 0-0 2; A. Marwede 15 3-5 36; T. Pintar 4 7-10 17; C. Tucker 2-2 2; D. Hoes 1 0-2 2; B. Styma 2 4-4 8; K. Smith 2-2 2.
SAULT (57): R. Anderson 3-6 3; M. Eilola 1 1-2 3; T. Fuller 8 4-6 20; J. Houghton 4 4-5 13; M. James 3 0-0 8; B. miller 2 0-0 4; J. Monck 3 0-0 6.
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A term used by a female for a male she does not find sexually interesting.
See also: friend or just a friend
One of life's great mysteries is how women can simultaneously complain about inconsiderate man-whores and the impossibility of finding a "nice guy", while sitting across from a hetero male friend who also has similar male friends that she has met but declined to date.
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WHITE PLAINS, Md. (WUSA9) -- Three firefighters were injured while battling a house fire in White Plains early Monday morning.
Assistant Chief Jeff Duer, spokesman for the Charles County Fire Department, says first responders were called to a fire inside a home undergoing renovation at the corner of Billingsley Road and Southwinds Drive around 2:30 a.m. Once on scene one of the firefighters stepped inside the entrance to the house and fell through the compromised floor. The injured firefighter was transported Medstar with burns to his shoulder and hand.
According to Assistant Chief Duer, a second member of the fire crew injured his leg trying to rescue the fallen firefighter. He is being treated at Charles Regional Hospital. A third firefighter suffered an arm injury but was treated and released at the scene.
Captain David Van Gasbeck, Public Safety Officer for the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department, says all three firefighter's injuries are considered minor, and they were all able to escape the blaze on their own.
A total of 52 EMS crews and firefighters responded to the scene, including crews from Waldorf, La Plata, and Bryans Road, Indian Head, and Potomac Heights.
Fire officials say the fire completely destroyed the house, leaving a total of $200,000 worth of damage.
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SANTA CLARA — Greg Roman spoke in the media tent Friday afternoon. Here is a transcript.
Q: How much did the Saints overextend themselves to stop your running game?
ROMAN: They did definitely made a heavy investment in it, and we pretty much forecasted that. It was definitely an extreme investment on their part. We felt that they would do that. They mixed it up, though, throughout the game. It wasn’t an every-play thing. It was basically a 9-man front quite a bit.
Q: Why haven’t you been able to exploit that in the passing game.
ROMAN: I think it’s a function of making a few more plays. You look at that game, we make one or two more plays, we win the game. The week before, we make one or two more plays, we win the game. We’re always striving for improvement. We’re certainly not a finished product. I think those opportunities are out there and the roof is going to blow off. It’s going to pop. It’s coming if we keep working like we’re working. It will come.
Q: You’ve had fewer than 200 yards of offense the past two games. Does that surprise you?
ROMAN: I’d say the past few weeks have not been up to our standard or the standard of production we expect and work for. It’s simply a function of getting back to work, identifying problems, fixing those problems and reemphasizing the positive things. You can go back at the New Orleans game last week and I’d say there were some incredibly positive things – great throws, great catches, great plays made – even moreso than some games we’ve won. Overall though, the past couple of weeks have been grinders. We’ve got to make a few more plays. That’s what we’re working to do.”
Q: Colin Kaepernick is taking some criticism. How much of that is fair?
ROMAN: I don’t pay attention. I don’t think anybody really pays attention to what’s being said or perceived or where people are placing blame, etc. We look at it as an offense, each individual player, and we understand it takes 11 guys to make it work. Whatever is being said outside really doesn’t factor in. I’d say he did a lot of really good things in that game. There are a couple of plays I’m sure he’d like to have back, but there always is. It’s something that’s going to keep on improving as we keep on working. I love his attitude. I love his interaction with his teammates. Like I said, it’s going to keep improving. It’s going to pop here soon.
Q: These past few weeks, has he spent extra time studying film, extra time talking to you, extra time on the field?
ROMAN: Yes. The answer is vehemently yes. Colin works extremely hard. He’s an early riser. He spends a lot of time studying film. We have iPads now, so he’s always on his iPad studying film, interacting with us. He’s got an A+ work ethic. And communication flow is very good.
GC: Kaepernick’s stats are down across the board from last season, as I’m sure you know – passer rating, completion percentage, touchdown percentage, yards per attempt, etc. Why?
ROMAN: I don’t think looking at the stats – we’re not chasing stats, but in general it’s never just one thing, good or bad. Colin is doing a lot of really good things well. Those things aren’t necessarily reflected in the stats, especially the past couple weeks. He’s definitely a player that is ascending. We’re definitely excited about having him as our quarterback.
GC: How specifically is Kaepernick ascending? It seems like he’s in a slump.
ROMAN: Understanding the game, understanding of his job – again, these things aren’t reflected this week as we stand here right now. As far as his development as a quarterback, this is incredibly valuable for him to go through these types of situations, battle his way out and learn from them. To play quarterback in this league is a tall task. Over time, there are so many different things you’ll encounter, so many different players you’ll play with, all of those different things that contribute to your growth as a quarterback, your recognition skills, understanding where the weaknesses in defenses are, how guys match up, protection schemes, run schemes, all the different things on his plate. And that’s just part of a quarterback’s development. This is a very opportunistic time for him to learn and get better from.
Q: You said Carolina is a line-up-and-do-what-they-do defense. From an offensive standpoint, how much of a line-up-and-do-what-we-do offense are you guys and how much do you tweak what you do based on the team you’re facing, or in the case of Colin getting multiple plays in the huddle and changing at the line of scrimmage – what do you strive for?
ROMAN: We strive for production and winning. We’ll do whatever we think is best, puts us in the best situation to win. Sometimes it’s line up and do what you do. Sometimes it’s uptempo. Sometimes it’s we need to make sure that we’ve got this covered, do you want to run the ball into a safety blitz? If there’s a bad play, we might need to get out of it, that type of thing. But all those things are different week to week and our guys do a great job assimilating them and understanding what we’re trying to get done and working on them and working together and executing them. | <urn:uuid:3e6423ba-9118-49b3-a9ba-932cfcaf9f2a> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/roman-on-kaepernick-hes-definitely-a-player-that-is-ascending-were-definitely-excited-about-having-him-as-our-qb/ | 2015-01-26T06:23:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422120394037.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124172634-00149-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973744 | 1,286 | [
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The Moto X has an incredibly innovative feature called Active Display, which shows notifications using the AMOLED display and an orb in the center of the screen. This amazing feature is better than any notification LED, at least in my opinion. But a Moto X owner recently found an LED hidden on the Moto X. It was under the earpiece this whole time.
This LED is used to signify that the battery is so dead, that there isn’t enough energy to even turn on the screen and show the dead battery icon. Getting your phone that drained is unlikely, so most of us may never see this warning.
However, the brilliant folks at XDA have figured out how to use this LED. Unfortunately, this procedure does require both root and Tasker, so unrooted folks won’t be able to get that LED lit for their own purposes. But if you’re rooted and want to mess around with Tasker for a while, this is an awesome project. Watch the video for some instructions and tell us if you’re going to give this a go yourself! And tell us, do you prefer Active Display or a notification LED? | <urn:uuid:bbddbe78-bd62-434f-abe1-28125b58f910> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://androidandme.com/2014/01/news/the-moto-x-has-a-hidden-led-under-the-earpiece-but-you-need-root-to-use-it/ | 2015-01-26T06:57:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422120394037.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124172634-00149-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946122 | 237 | [
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Dr. Walter Jackson - Senior Pastor
I have been in the cool sunshine of Winter Park for six years. The great thing about Central Florida is that there are people from everywhere all over the place. And we have a chance to show them how much the Lord loves them.
I was born in Memphis, TN. I have two great parents, James and Jo. I have an older sister Liane and a younger brother John. I’m a first born middle son. That means psychologically in the birth order I can lead or you can lead but I’m only happy when we are going somewhere.
I grew up in a small house in the Graceland area. I went to Graceland church, went to Graceland school. And in the summers I went to Graceland pool and trick or treated at Elvis’ Graceland mansion.
At the age of nine until I went off to college I had my own business and paid for three academic degrees. I met my wonderful wife, Pam, in high school. I humorously I like to say that she was a “stalker” and I am glad of it. Pam is the love of my life.
There are three sports that I love: road bike cycling, coaching, and reading 5 books at one time. There is a fourth sport I love to work on things that matter to people.
I have pastored for 33 years. The greatest thing about pastoring is that I get to hang out with people in all kinds of communities. That means I get to love on folks, and most often get to rescue people who are hurting by moving the family of God into a position to heal and help.
One more thing about pastoring, I love speaking the creativity and love of God’s Word into people’s lives. I’m amazed that people come and listen to me. But it is my hope that people, while I speak, can feel free to laugh a lot, cry some, and walk out feeling the change they never knew how much the Lord and I love them and also God can make them better in the streets than they are in the pews.
The greatest things that Pam and I have are our two kids and dog. Lauren is our daughter, we are so proud of her. She works in inner city schools of Nashville loving on kids and teaching them physical education and coaching. A.J. is our son who is a Junior at the University of Alabama majoring in Marketing and was awarded a scholarship by the President of the University of Alabama and he is having a blast. Lucy is our Golden Retriever, who works every day at VBS with the children and even hosts family movies nights like “Brave” in our Gym.
Steve May was born and raised in Memphis, TN, and lived there until 2001, when he moved to Winter Park. His wife, Linda, is also a native Memphian. She and Steve met at Memphis State University, where they both received Bachelor’s degrees in music. Steve later received a Master’s degree in sacred music from the same institution.
He served three churches in the Memphis area and also taught vocal music at Briarcrest Christian High School, which inducted him into the first Fine Arts Hall of Fame class in 2012. Steve and Linda have two children, Robin and Stephen, as well as five grandchildren. Steve and Pastor Walter previously served together for six years at Hickory Ridge Baptist Church in Memphis in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s.
Steve May - Minister of Music
Robert Hemphill - Student Minister
I'm a youth pastor, husband to Audra, and dad to James & Jack. Born in Ocala, Florida & later moved to Orlando. Attended Maitland & WPHS. Called to ministry in college and attended Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas--Now there's a state! My passions are for student ministry and the evangelism of this generation. God called me into ministry to directly minister to students and help equip them to run the race in a way that honors Him.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Winter Park
Sunday School: 9:00 AM
Sun. Morning Worship: 10:30 AM
Sun. Evening Worship: 6:00 PM
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The end of one year and the beginning of the next offers a perfect opportunity to assess what’s going on in our lives. Our Top 10 list of New Year’s resolutions for cat owners is a good start. READ MORE
Pica is a medical issue referring to a dog's craving of a non-food item and the subsequent eating of said item. Coprophagia, meanwhile, is the eating and ingesting of feces.
Generally, neither of these conditions are the result of an underlying disease, however, it can occur. Fortunately, there are treatment options in these types of cases, or behavior modification practices that can be implemented if it is a non-medical issue.
The condition or disease described in this medical article can affect both dogs and cats. If you would like to learn more about how this disease affects cats, please visit this page in the PetMD health library.
You may observe the dog eating dirt, clay, rocks, soap, or other items that can endanger the dog’s health. The largest organ system that is affected by this behavior is the gastrointestinal tract, especially if foreign objects are being swallowed. You may notice that the dog is vomiting, has loose stools, or has diarrhea. There may be weakness and lethargy in the dog.
There are several possible causes of dogs eating feces or other non-food items, including malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, increased appetite, or conditions such as diabetes, or thyroid disease. Parasites can be another of the causes for this behavior.
Sometimes a dog will eat their feces if there are undigested articles of food in their stool. Mothers with newborns will also commonly eat the feces of their newborns. As such, puppies may eat feces as an observation of the mother's behavior or as part of exploration. In addition, a dog may eat feces as a response to recent punishment, to get attention or because it desires to clean its environmental area
Your veterinarian will be looking to distinguish between medical and behavioral causes. A full physical examination will be recommended to rule out underlying medical causes. If it is not due to a medical condition, the veterinarian will conduct a full history on the dog, including its diet and appetite, handling practices, and information about its environment. This will assist the veterinarian in developing a proper treatment plan. | <urn:uuid:58220231-dd5b-4183-b420-66b1333766a9> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/digestive/c_multi_coprophagia_and_pica | 2015-01-26T06:34:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422120394037.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124172634-00149-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957253 | 472 | [
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Hope everyone had a great 2011! It's been a long time since I've submitted anything to DA. Everything looks so different here now. For a long time, I've been struggling to find my creativity again after 2008. I did art now and then, and had gotten a new PC which I NEVER used for doing much digital art. But it's been a few years now and I'm at a different place in life I think. I've picked up my pencil again and have gotten back into sketching. I've been dabbling in other creative outlets as well, playing with crafts again and getting reacquainted with my local arts & crafts stores. I have been learning more about photography, though I don't have anywhere near enough skill or passion in that avenue yet. I've gone through my phase of epicurean art too and most recently find myself very much interested in style and design. What does this mean for the future of my DeviantArt page?
I joined DA a long time ago as mr-mister in an attempt to become a better artist. But back then I was mainly focused on a very narrow range of art. I think I've since learned from everything in my life that I want to explore as many creative outlets as possible. That's not to say that I won't be submitting digital artwork anymore. In fact my parents got me a new Intuos4 for my birthday this year that I've been itching to open and play with. I've been mixing work with pleasure and using my software development background to dabble in iOS development. I've gotten some amazing ideas I want to come to life, and maybe the medium of an iOS game is the best way to express it.
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Apr 28, 2014
- To clarify; ENISA is not an operational CERT, but a body of expertise, and can provide a brief situation analyses and comment nevertheless;
- This is a serious 0-day attack on society, “in-the-wild” attack, which demonstrates that there is no 100% security and how vulnerable society can be if security is not addressed from the start. Therefore, we advocate “security-by-design” from the start in the software process by industry.
- This is a significant threat for IE users as there is no quick fix to repair, and “patch” this
- Users who want to avoid the abovementioned risk should temporarily use another browser until this security gap has been fixed
- Users should keep their systems patched and up-to-date
- Many users have two different browsers installed so they should easily be able to switch. If not, this is a good reason why they should have it; when needed.
- If this is not possible, IE users should ensure that EMET 4.1 or 5.0 is installed and that all mitigations are enabled and that VML and Flash are disabled.
- Enhanced protection mode in IE should be activated. EPM was introduced in IE10
- Users should always browse the Internet from the restricted user context and never from system administrator account
- One of the biggest problems with this vulnerability is that the Windows XP users will be exposed since no patch will be released for XP (End of life)
- As this affects around 26% of the total browser market, this displays how critical cyber security is for today’s society and economy.
- According to the security company FireEye, a known group of cyber criminals have already conducted targeted attacks on individuals and organisations.
As this vulnerability becomes known, the tools and attack, may spread, in the near time.
IE’s browser market share has dropped from 40% a few years ago, to around 25% now.
- In Europe, however, Mozilla and Google Chrome are the most used browers; while yet, some pockets of higher usage of IE can be found in Denmark, Greenland, parts of Italy, Netherlands and Monaco, in particular. Still, IE has a sizeable share of the users’ preferences in the EU, so caution is needed.
- IE is mainly the top browser in e.g. China and Angola.
The Executive Director of ENISA professor Udo Helmbrecht commented:
“We need to invest more in cyber security prevention and preparedness and equip EU bodies with the right resources, if we are to protect the economy and modern society of Europe.
We take cyber access for granted, but still, some 40 years since it was invented, and the 20 years we have been dependent on the Internet, we still have a lot of security homework to do if we are to be able to enjoy the benefits of Internet.”
ENISA refers to Microsoft for any further updates, but till then all end users should use caution, and take lesson; it costs more later, not to invest in cyber security now.
For interviews, please contact: Ulf Bergström, Senior Corporate Communications Officer and Spokesman, +30 6948 460 143
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Skull Face Painting and Skeleton Face Paint
Are you looking for scary weird skull face painting ideas for a skeleton face design? If Halloween is around the corner or you simply wish to get that unique extra scary look for a costume party, choosing a skull painting design might be a great idea.
There are various styles and themes when drawing a skeleton painting. Some are more neutral and simply looking like a normal human skull, while some others are especially designed to look scary and intimidating, with blood coming out of the eyes and things like that.
So which type of design are you aiming for? Do you like it to give you a plain simply look, or are you looking for something with a hint of horror in it?
You can check out the photo gallery below for some creative ideas. It helps you get a general idea easily about what kind of look you find more interesting...
As you can see above, you can choose from different types of skull look - from monster, vampire, pirate, alien skeleton, or even a smiling happy skull face. It all depends on the style that you like the most.
So after you have chosen the ultimate face design you'd like to have, it is time to choose the right face painting brush and instructions to bring you that perfect scary look. Actually drawing a skull is one of the easiest designs because it has fewer range of colors comparing to some other drawings like a butterfly for example.
So it is relatively easy to apply your idea simply using a black and white paint ink. The most important part of the skeleton face painting is around the eyes and the mouth area. That is how your design will differentiate from any other style - like a monster for example.
You simply can first make the lips area totally white and pale, and then draw some teeth with a thin brush. Here you go! Now you have painted the mouth for a dead skeleton.
Next comes the eye area. As you know, the skull has big dark holes instead of the eyes. So you can easily emphasize that by painting a large big black circle around the eyes. It should be totally round and dark. As you can see in some of the sample pictures above, that gives the perfect look for your skeleton eyes. Good luck with your Halloween costume party!
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I wouldnt think earplugs would help its still going to vibrate,
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"The Switch" movie review: If you’ve been watching the cable yakkers lately, you know that the new Jennifer Aniston film “The Switch” — the second donor-daddy comedy this summer — has come under fire for supposedly endorsing the single-parent-by-choice lifestyle.
Which is dangerous because, you know, Aniston is such a role model for our youth.
The controversy all sounds a little bit like “Murphy Brown 2.0” to me. But actually, that’s not the only familiar thing about “The Switch.” The truly dusty cliché it drags out again is the cute couple who don’t, you know, think-of-each-other-like-that.
Until, of course, they do.
There are a lot of movie standbys I don’t care for (the cut-to-pet-for-a-reaction-shot is another one — and that’s here too), but the I-never-saw-you-this-way-before one always felt awfully contrived. (The reason this guy is a non-starter? He wears ugly sweaters. Next!)
And that gimmick is all this movie has.
Well, not quite all. It has Jason Bateman as the guy in those reprehensible woolens, and he does an honest, vulnerable job as a perfectly decent guy (who does one fairly unbelievable thing). It also has young Thomas Robinson as the eventual Aniston progeny, who is cute in an overwritten role.
“Overwritten” is not a problem that the other characters share.
Jeff Goldblum and Juliette Lewis have what are, usually, the best parts in a romantic comedy – the main characters’ confidantes — but neither of them gets any good lines. That they get laughs at all – and they’re the only two who do — is a tribute to their hard work.
Aniston, making a small recovery from the horrendous “The Bounty Hunter,” looks pert and pretty (she may be the best-groomed woman in Hollywood — I picture flights of stylists hovering around her like cartoon bluebirds, each one armed with a hot comb and a pumice stone). But who is she playing, besides a desperate-to-get-pregnant woman?
We’re told she’s from Minnesota. Great. We’re told she has a big job on TV (and see her once, backstage at “The Charlie Rose Show,” gossiping with a friend). But what does she really do? What’s her family like? What are her fears? What are her passions?
Who knows? She wants a baby. Her clock is ticking. What else do you need to know?
Nothing, I guess, because, obviously that’s the point at which the filmmakers stopped thinking about her. She’s not a character, she’s a one-note plot device. (The co-directors last made the “Cavemen” TV series, and maybe it was a good fit.)
Bateman is good enough — and has been good enough for long enough — that you keep wishing he’d get his own movie to drive. And Goldblum and Lewis do so much heavy lifting with such little support you start to worry that they’re going to throw their backs out.
But “destructive”? Contributing to our nation’s moral decline? Don’t flatter it. “The Switch” is about as dangerous as an old Ralph Bellamy movie. And not quite as much fun.
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Nick Saban Answers “Kiss My Ass” When Asked About Pat White (Video)
A reporter from the Tennessean named Mike Organ poked the bear this afternoon when he dared to confront Nick Saban about former West Virginia quarterback Pat White’s accusations that Alabama offered him a Corvette to sign with the Crimson Tide.
“I didn’t even know it happened so I can’t comment on it,” Saban said. “Is that the best thing we can talk about? Kiss my ass.”
White’s outburst was in response to Alabama football player Derrick Henry posting a picture of himself next to his new car. Pat White played at West Virginia from 2005-08. Nick Saban left the Dolphins to go to Alabama in 2007.
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About The Lakeside sun [microform]. (Lakeside, Neb.) 1918-19??
Lakeside, Neb. (1918-19??)
The Lakeside sun [microform]. : (Lakeside, Neb.) 1918-19??
- Place of publication:
- Lakeside, Neb.
- Geographic coverage:
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- M.D. and T.R. Eastly
- Dates of publication:
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 10, 1918)-
- Lakeside (Neb.)--Newspapers.
- Nebraska--Sheridan County.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01252607
- Sheridan County (Neb.)--Newspapers.
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Advanced PFC/PWM Combination Controllers
The UCC28510 series of combination PFC PWM Controllers provide complete control functionality for any off-line power system requiring compliance with the IEC1000?3?2 harmonic reduction requirements. By combining the control and drive signals for the PFC and the PWM stages into a single device, significant performance and cost benefits are gained. By managing the modulation mechanisms of the two stages (leading-edge modulation for PFC and trailing-edge modulation for PWM), the ripple current in the boost capacitor is minimized.
Based on the average current mode control architecture with input voltage feedforward of prior PFC/PWM combination controllers, these devices offer performance advantages. Two new key PWM features are programmable maximum duty cycle and the 2x PWM frequency options to the base PFC frequency. For the PFC stage, the devices feature an improved multiplier and the use of a transconductance Amplifier for enhanced transient response.
The core of the PFC section is in a three-input multiplier that generates the reference signal for the line current. The UCC28510 series features a highly linearized multiplier circuit capable of producing a low distortion reference for the line current over the full range of line and load conditions. A low-offset, high-bandwidth current error Amplifier ensures that the actual inductor current (sensed through a resistor in the return path) follows the multiplier output command signal. The output voltage error is processed through a transconductance voltage Amplifier
The transient response of the circuit is enhanced by allowing a much faster charge/discharge of the voltage Amplifier output capacitance when the output voltage falls outside a certain regulation window. A number of additional features such as UVLO circuit with selectable hysteresis levels, an accurate reference voltage for the voltage Amplifier zero power detect, OVP/enable, peak current limit, power limiting, high-current output Gate driver characterize the PFC section.
The PWM section features peak current mode control (with a ramp signal available to add slope compensation), programmable soft-start, accurate maximum duty cycle clamp, peak current limit and high-current output Gate driver. The Oscillator for the combination controller is available in two versions. In UCC28510 UCC28511 UCC28512 and UCC28513 the PWM and the PFC circuits are switched at the same frequency. In the UCC28514 UCC28515 UCC28516 and UCC28517 the PWM stage frequency is twice that of the PFC frequency. The PWM stage is suppressed until the PFC output has reached 90% of its programmed value during startup. During line dropout and turn off, the device allows the PWM stage to operate until the PFC output has dropped to 47% UCC28512 UCC28513 UCC28516 and UCC28517 or 71% UCC28510 UCC28511 UCC28514 and UCC28515 of its nominal value. See available options table on page 1 for a summary of options.
The UCC28510 family also features leading-edge modulation for the PFC stage and trailing-edge modulation for the PWM stage in order to reduce the ripple current in the boost output capacitor. The current Amplifier implementation associated with this scheme also results in better noise immunity.
Available in 20-pin N and DW packages.
By Texas Instruments
|UCC28513DWG4||Texas Instruments||Advanced PFC/PWM Combination Controllers 20-SOIC -40 to 105|
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|UCC28513NE4||Texas Instruments||Advanced PFC/PWM Combination Controllers 20-PDIP -40 to 105|
|UCC28513DWR||Texas Instruments||Advanced PFC/PWM Combination Controllers 20-SOIC -40 to 105|
|UCC28513N||Texas Instruments||Advanced PFC/PWM Combination Controllers 20-PDIP -40 to 105|
|UCC28513 Pb-Free||UCC28513 Cross Reference||UCC28513 Schematic||UCC28513 Distributor|
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Can Western Digital drives vary their spin speeds?
That would be a no
There has been some confusion about whether Western Digital's IntelliPower technology varies a drive's rotation speed or not. Well, it doesn't.
A WD spokesperson said that IntelliPower does not vary a drive's spin speed while it is in use. The drives have fixed spin speeds and these may vary with individual drive capacity points within a particular drive model.
But the 1 and 2TB AV-GP drives both have a 5400rpm rotation speed.
IntelliPower is the marketing name for a particular choice of spin speed, caching algorithms, and transfer rates that WD uses to indicate a drive has a low power draw combined with good performance characteristics. The inference is that pure rpm numbers alone don't provide an adequate picture of a drive's performance.
However, for technology aficionados, spin speed is an essential element in understanding a hard drive's overall performance characteristics and being able to compare and contrast it to other drives from the same and from different manufacturers. ®
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NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 14,000 mark for the first time in more than five years Friday on reports about U.S. jobs and manufacturing.
The Dow added 149.21 points, or 1.08 percent, to close at 14,009.79 in late afternoon trading.
"Psychologically, it's a monumental number," Daniel Morgan, senior portfolio manager at Synovus, told The Wall Street Journal. "It happened quicker than a lot of people thought it might, based on what's going on with the economy and the political climate."
It is the first time the Dow closed above 14,000 points since Oct. 12, 2007.
Economy adds 157,000 jobs in January
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate rose 0.1 point to 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
The report included revised numbers for November and December, showing the economy added 247,000 jobs in those months -- 127,000 more than previously estimated.
The uptick to 7.9 percent comes two months after the rate fell to 7.7 percent in November -- the lowest since December 2008.
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan Krueger said the report "provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to heal from the wounds inflicted by the worst downturn since the Great Depression."
The report "is a reminder of the importance of the need for Congress to act to avoid self-inflicted wounds to the economy," he said.
Krueger called on Congress to "move toward a sustainable federal budget in a responsible way that balances revenue and spending ... while making critical investments in the economy that promote growth and job creation and protect our most vulnerable citizens."
Bomb kills guard at U.S. Embassy in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A suicide bombing outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, killed a Turkish security guard and injured two other people, authorities said Friday.
"We can confirm a terrorist blast at a checkpoint on the perimeter of our embassy compound in Ankara, Turkey, at 1:13 p.m., local time," U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. "We are working closely with the Turkish national police to make a full assessment of the damage and the casualties."
Officials said the guard and suicide bomber were killed. It had been reported earlier that two security guards died in the attack.
The explosion destroyed a door at the entrance and scattered masonry from the wall around it but embassy workers said there was no damage inside the building, the Hurriyet Daily News reported. Embassy personnel were taken to safe rooms within the building.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney called the bombing "an act of terror."
At least one dead in Egyptian protests
CAIRO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails Friday in another round of demonstrations against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
At least one person was killed in a clash outside the presidential palace in Cairo and dozens injured across the country, Ahram Online reported. The protests follow the deadliest week of violence -- more than 60 people died -- since Morsi took office.
The new round of protests began in Port Said after 21 people were sentenced to death for participating in violent soccer riots that killed 74.
Morsi's office issued a statement blaming "violent anarchists" for the protests. The president has declared a state of emergency but has so far failed to quash the demonstrations.
Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency and head of the Constitution Party and National Salvation Front, urged the opposition via Twitter to be peaceful, reminding protesters of the demonstrations that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
"We brought down Mubarak's regime in a peaceful revolution, and we insist to achieve its objectives in the same way, no matter what the sacrifices are or the brutal methods of repression," he said.
Thousands of people marched in the rain Friday in Port Said, chanting, "With our soul and blood, we will defend you, Port Said," Ahram Online reported.
Clinton leaving post; Kerry to take over
Clinton addressed State Department employees in the afternoon before leaving her post.
"As I look back over these past four years, I am very proud of the work we have done together. Of course, we live in very complex and even dangerous times, as we saw again just today at our embassy in Ankara, where we were attacked and lost one of our foreign service nationals and others injured," Clinton said. "But I spoke with the ambassador, and the team there, I spoke with my Turkish counterpart and I told them how much we valued their commitment and their sacrifice.
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I've used the curtains that hung in the laundry at our old house to line the glass doors, make a curtain to hide the dishwasher and the mess of recylcing and some old bamboo blinds with a vintage trim will be going up at the windows. It'll do us for a few years and I'm really looking forward to rustling up lunch for our friends who are coming to stay this weekend in our cosy new kitchen.
The view from our kitchen window was wonderful this week. Frost sparkeld across the garden and the view has really opened out across the hills as the leaves fall. The boys and I enjoyed a half-term pyjama day, far too cold to go out for my two laid up with colds. So we turfed out toy boxes, sorted out jumble and snuggled up on the vintage sofa to watch the snow fall and the garden birds flock back to our bird table. | <urn:uuid:27b62062-0605-43d2-9b51-fd69504c64ea> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://curlewcountry.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html | 2015-02-01T18:08:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422121478981.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124174438-00137-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950854 | 189 | [
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This week I upgraded my network from 100MG hub to 1GB Switch. Whilst I was able to tell from the MUI that the VMKernel NICs were running at the correct speed/duplex – I more concerned whether the service console NIC’s were operating at 1Gp/Full-Duplex which cannot tell from the MUI.
Unfortunately, being Intel Pro 1000 cards I could trust the output from the mii-tool – because it simply does work for them.
So found out there’s tool called dmesg which tell your “interesting” stuff about how hardware is behaving under the Service Console.
So if used: dmesg | grep “eth0″
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15 place de Stenfort- 56110 GOURIN
E-mail : [email protected]
On the southern slopes of the Black Montains, 45km from Quimper, 50km from Lorient & 55km from Pontivy, Gourin is one of the most secret authentic areas of Brittany. Gourin is also a symbol: That the Breton emigration towards North America. Brittany in the 19th century was demographically important with a density of population higher than the French average. Emigration was one of the actions taken to reduce the rural population surplice especially between 1850 & 1914. This emigration towards the USA, (from 1881), remains an exceptional phenomenon, which relates uniquely to the Gourin region. Today, there are many Gourinois in New York, especially in the restaurant trade and equally in Canada. Sometime, retirees come back to live in the area. There are still young people with relatives in the USA who follow the American adventure today.
Gourin had in times past a slate quarry, but production was stopped in favour of quarries in Anjou and Spain. Today the town is more agricultural & cattle. The local economy is well suited to the general economic climate, but is relatively stable in comparison with other areas nearer the coast that are well known for their rapid economic development. Yet, Gourin has the chance to be strategically well centered on the North/South axis of Morlaix-Lorient, the East/West axis Rennes-Quimper and central axis of Chateaulin-Rennes. Chief town of the “Canton”, Gourin commune had a population of 4464 at the last census in 1999 and the population in the canton is about 9000.
Other than Gourin, our office deals with other communes in the area, such as Plouray, Langonnet, Le Saint and Randouallec. Also Spezet, Saint Hermin and Motreff border, but rarely beyond this. Our clients reflect the local image of business/tradesmen, artisans, farmers and retirees. More recently, there have been a steady stream of British people of all ages & backgrounds.
We carry out all the usual functions of a Notaire under Droit de la famille (i.e. succession, marriage contacts, and community liquidation/settlements. Under Droit Immobilier, we handle all houses purchasing and selling and under Droit rural, we deal with company constitution, tenancy agreements, sale of agricultural business, etc… and under Droit de l’urbanisme, we deal with building developments, etc. In addition to these usual functions, we sell property and importantly, we speak English.
The Notarial Office is solidly based and “part of the furniture” in Gourin. The current notaries Hervé Le Meur & Caroline Le Meur took over from their parents in February last year who in turn took over from their parents in 1973, their father having started practicing in 1929.
The Office comprises of the 2 Notaires and a further 8 staff as follows: 4 clerks who draw up all the acts, a secretary, an accountant, a clerk dealing with formalities and a negotiator who deals with all the property viewings.
The organization of the Office is however not very compartmentalized and most can help in most areas. A clerk, for example, can negociate a house purchase. So in case of any unforeseen problems, there will always be someone else who can look after your interests. This is a great advantage and something our clients highly value. | <urn:uuid:fcf81124-e001-476d-ad69-e60becd2baeb> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://lemeur-gourin.notaires.fr/english.html | 2015-02-01T18:07:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422121478981.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124174438-00137-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937403 | 758 | [
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smaller than an atom
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chemical linkage between atoms
negatively charged subatomic particle responsible for true bonding
molecule made of more than one type of atom
molecule that has opposite charges at each end
attraction between positive charge on a hydrogen in a dipole and the negative end of another molecule. Think water!
molecule that can bond to other similar molecules to form a larger molecule
molecule made of many monomers bonded together
sugar molecules (monosaccharides AND polysaccharides)
single sugar molecule (monomer)
many sugar molecules bonded together (polymer)
monomer used to build nucleic acids (5 types)
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Deadline Extended for San Diego Business Journal’s CFO of the Year AwardsTuesday, January 15, 2013
Nominations for the San Diego Business Journal’s seventh annual “CFO of the Year” Awards have been extended to January 31. The event recognizes CFOs and financial managers from a cross-section of San Diego industries for exceptional performances ranging from financial management, project management and other significant contributions to their organization.
A special awards reception is slated for Thursday, March 14, and a special supplement profiling the finalists and winners will publish in the Business Journal on March 18. The nominees will be chosen in categories including: nonprofit and business nonprofit, education, privately-held companies and public companies. An independent panel of judges will select honorees and winners.
The San Diego Business Journal joins with title sponsors Wells Fargo and Oracle, along with support from gold sponsor Intercare Insurance Solutions and the California Society of CPAs in presenting this popular recognition program.
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More about the Brumfields
Vincent H Brumfield was the son of Isaac Brumfield. He was born around 1834 and he married Millie Bobbitt. During the 1850's Vincent and his wife moved to Indiana where they lived until 1860. In 1860, they moved back to Pittsylvania County and there they lived and died.
He served in the Confederacy, but I am having a problem finding him. I believe that his name could be misspelled. I have tried Brumfield, but I have not found a Vincent in the list. I have also tried Bromfield and Broomfield. The only Vincent I found was Vincent Broomfield that enlisted in the 53rd Virginia Regiment. I found him at this link http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm. I also looked in this website http://www.victorianvilla.com/sims-mitchell/local/war/cw/roster/53/g/01/. He wasn't in Company G of the 53rd. There were many men from Pittsylvania County in that regiment, but he wasn't on the website list.
I also looked at http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/ancestorcomments.aspx?id=708&state=Virginia&type=4&rid=2689. No mention on that website either. As I keep plodding through different websites, I keep getting shot down. I looked up the Pittsylvania County, Virginia genealogy website and it had nothing about a Brumfield in the Civil War. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/civilwar.html
Could I have been mistaken about their residence during the Civil War. Everyone said that he fought in the war. Could it be that he fought for the North? I really don't think so. It was told to me that he was back in Virginia before 1861. However, the 1860 census has him living in Ohio.
Okay. So I went to the Library of Virginia Digital Collection and looked under the confederate disability pension collection. I found no Vincent Brumfield, Broomfield or Bromfield located in that collection either.
And for good measure I also searched the Digital Collection and came up empty.
Now I must move on the Ancestor.com. Someone else may have found something that I have been unable to locate. Now remember I have found a Vincent Bromfield in the 53rd Va Regiment. This could be our relative, but I am not sure. So far I have had no luck finding anyone that has Vincent Brumfield's military record in their tree.
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Businesses are entering the green marketplace at breakneck speed to keep pace with customer and societal demands to reduce their environmental impacts. But greening one's business is no small feat. While clear opportunities abound in this new economy, business leaders pursuing a green strategy are finding few roadmaps and established rules and plenty of hidden twists and turns.
So, how does a company succeed in a world gone green?
In Strategies for the New Green Economy, Joel Makower, one of the world's foremost green business experts, provides a clear roadmap for this challenging terrain. Makower offers insights and inspiration gleaned from his 20 years' experience helping Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike formulate strategies that align environmental and business goals. Providing a comprehensive and realistic look at both the opportunities and challenges, Strategies for the New Green Economy shows how leadership companies are finding their way in the green economy, while their competitors struggle.
Strategies for the Green Economy systematically tackles the central issues of greening your business:
- What does it take to be seen as an environmental leader?
- What are the standards, implicit or explicit, that you must meet to be green?
- How do you communicate what your business is doing right--and what it's doing wrong?
- How can you overcome consumer, media, and activist distrust?
- How can your company be heard amid the “green noise” in the marketplace?
- What are the new opportunities emerging for companies in the green economy?
Including groundbreaking data about customers' attitudes and behaviors regarding green products and services, Strategies for the Green Economy will lead you through the thicket of finicky customers, confusing research reports, and public cynicism regarding green marketing claims--and place you on solid footing in the growing green economy.
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.
, June 28
- Bosch appoints Maximiliane Straub as chief financial officer and executive vice president, Controlling, Finance and Administration in North America
- Peter Slaski is named regional president Chassis Systems Brakes Division North America
- D. Scott Winchip becomes the regional president of the Chassis Systems Control Division North America
- Scott Dahl is regional president of the Starter Motors and Generators Division North America
Bosch has appointed a new chief financial officer and three regional presidents for its North American operations. The changes include:
Maximiliane Straubis appointed CFO and executive vice president, Controlling, Finance and Administration. In her new assignment, Straub succeeds Ulrich Kirschner, who is named president of the Starter Motors and Generators Division, based in Schwieberdingen, Germany.
As chief financial officer and executive vice president, Controlling, Finance and Administration, Straub is responsible for recording, reporting and managing financial information for Robert Bosch LLC.
Prior to being appointed CFO, Straub served as the president of the Chassis Systems Full Brakes North American Product Division. She joined Bosch in 1993, where she started with the Bosch Chassis Systems trainee program in Blaichach, Germany, later taking a position as a cost accountant for Corporate Controlling Chassis Systems in 1994.
Straub's educational degrees include Industriekauffrau IHK, and an advanced business administration degree with thesis, Diplom-Kaufmann, from the University of Munich.
Peter Slaskibecomes regional president Chassis Systems Brakes Division, succeeding Straub. The division is responsible for developing and manufacturing braking systems.
Prior to this appointment, Slaski served as the head of Chassis Systems Brakes operations in Australia and Thailand. He joined Bosch in 2007 during Bosch's merger with Pacifica Automotive, where he served as vice president of global operations.
Slaski graduated from the Technology University of Warsaw with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
D. Scott Winchipis named regional president, Chassis Systems Control Division. Winchip succeeds Ronaldo Reimer, who is leaving Bosch to pursue other opportunities.
In his new assignment, Winchip is responsible for the development of innovative components, systems and functions in vehicle safety, dynamics and driver assistance. The division includes Bosch technologies such as Predictive Emergency Braking (PEB), Antilock Braking Systems (ABS), Traction Control Systems (TCS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC®), which not only help save lives, but increase vehicle performance and driver convenience.
Prior to his current position, Winchip served as the regional president of the Starter Motors and Generators Division North America. He joined Bosch in 1986 as an industrial engineer and has held various positions of increasing responsibility in the automotive chassis and powertrain divisions.
Winchip earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a master's in business administration from North Carolina State University and the University of South Carolina, respectively.
Scott Dahlis named regional president, Starter Motors and Generators Division. Dahl is responsible for overseeing the North American development of environmentally friendly and power-efficient starter motors and generators for passenger, commercial, hybrid and electric vehicles. The division includes the development of Bosch's Start/Stop technology and high-efficiency alternators, which offer drivers increased fuel economy and reduced carbon emissions.
Prior to his recent appointment, Dahl was the regional key account manager in Europe for the Chassis Control Division based in Abstatt, Germany. He joined Bosch in 1995 and has worked in a variety of disciplines, including application engineering, engineering management and marketing.
Dahl is a graduate of the GMI Engineering & Management Institute in Flint, Mich., (now known as Kettering University) with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. He began his career as a co-op student with General Motors, where he held a number of chassis engineering positions.
"On behalf of the Bosch team, we are grateful to Ronaldo Reimer for his many contributions to Bosch and wish him and Ulrich Kirschner continued success in their new endeavors," said Peter Marks, chairman, president and CEO, Robert Bosch LLC. "We are pleased to have highly capable successors in Maximiliane Straub, Peter Slaski, Scott Winchip and Scott Dahl. We are confident that each possesses the skills and vision to continue to deliver safe and reliable technologies that will help our customers' meet their future emissions, fuel economy and safety needs."
Straub's appointment was effective June 1, and all others assume their new positions on July 1, 2010.
Robert Bosch LLC
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 275,000 associates generated sales of $53 billion (38.2 billion euros) in fiscal 2009. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its more than 300 subsidiaries and regional companies in over 60 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for growth. Each year, Bosch spends more than $5 billion (3.5 billion euros) for research and development, and applies for some 3,800 patents worldwide. With all its products and services, Bosch enhances the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial.
In the U.S., Canada and Mexico, the Bosch Group manufactures and markets automotive original equipment and aftermarket products, industrial drives and control technology, power tools, security and communication systems, packaging technology, thermotechnology, household appliances, solar energy and healthcare products. Having established a regional presence in 1906, Bosch employs over 20,000 associates in more than 70 locations, with reported sales of $7.3 billion in fiscal 2009.
For more information, visit www.boschusa.com.
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The boyfriend of the late singer Amy Winehouse allegedly raped a woman while she was asleep, a court has heard.
Reg Traviss, 35, attacked the woman after she was so drunk she could not stand, it was claimed.
Amy Winehouse's boyfriend Traviss
The film director, who was Winehouse's boyfriend when she died at her home in Camden, north London, in July last year, faces two counts of rape at Southwark Crown Court. He denies the charges.
Traviss and the woman, a friend, had been drinking at three bars in the capital on December 30 last year before going to his home on Marylebone High Street.
There she alleges she twice fell asleep to wake up with him raping her.
Kate Lumsdon, prosecuting, said the complainant remembered Traviss asking if she wanted to stay at his and she assumed she had said yes.
She said: "His asking that question was the last thing she remembers that evening until woken in his bed because of a sharp pain...
"She realised he had penetrated her... She asked what he was doing and told him to stop. He stopped. She was very shocked. He offered her a drink.
"She accepted and remembers it was more alcohol, wine."
The prosecutor said the pair had a conversation in which Traviss asked her if she just wanted to stay friends.
"She said 'Yeah'.
"They chatted for about half an hour and she relaxed again. She could not process what had happened and could hardly believe it. He was acting as if nothing had happened at all."
Miss Lumsdon said the complainant felt extremely weak and suffered from a blood sugar level condition.
She said the accused asked if she wanted to go back to sleep, which she did, but woke up to find him raping her again.
"She said she felt so tired and so weak that she passed out. She says 'It felt just like a bad dream'. She remembers him saying 'Oh, I always wanted to do this to you'. She did not wake again 'til halfway through the afternoon."
The next day Traviss repaid the woman for some drinks she had bought the night before and showed her to the Tube so she could go home.
But before leaving the property the complainant could not find her underwear.
Miss Lumsdon said Traviss told the victim: "I actually want to keep them."
The jury of six men and six women heard that the complainant went out with friends the following night, New Year's Eve, went away to New York in the new year and waited almost three weeks before reporting Traviss to police.
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MANAMA — A top UN official admitted on Saturday that the information it received about the human rights situation in Bahrain during the recent unrest was not true.
“Certain information which we received about the developments in Bahrain is untrue,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem (Navi) Pillay said, according to Bahrain News Agency.
Navi Pillay made the comment during her meeting with Bahrain’s Social Development Minister and acting health minister Dr Fatima bint Mohammed Al Balooshi in Geneva.
She also acknowledged that the situation is Bahrain is quite different, and is thus incomparable to ongoing unrest in other countries in the region. She extended thanks to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for inviting a UNHCR mission to Bahrain, saying such a visit is in the framework of cooperation between Bahrain and the UNHCR.
Dr Al Balooshi updated Navi Pillay on the current situation in Bahrain, stressing that things had returned to normal.
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It's been 15 grueling years since a high school kid in Ohio symbolically spiked a football to celebrate his family winning a ballot measure that promised a new 49ers stadium in San Francisco.
Now all grown up and the CEO of the team he fell in love with as a kid, Jed York is ready to mark the beginning of the end to what has turned out to be a longer, bumpier ride to build a new stadium than he or anyone else expected. On Thursday, the Niners and the South Bay city of Santa Clara -- not San Francisco -- will symbolically break ground on the $1.2 billion home field next to Great America, setting the stage for the NFL's Silicon Valley debut in 2014.
We sat down for a wide-ranging interview with York to commemorate the historic moment. He talks about planning the "world's smartest stadium," what will be different from Candlestick Park ("everything"), why the team ultimately abandoned San Francisco (it was the only way to stay in the Bay Area) and how it will compare with other NFL home fields. Here's what he had to say:
Are you sad about leaving San Francisco?
It would have been different if we didn't try for close to nine years, making a concerted effort for such a long period of time. We had to finally come to the realization that if this doesn't work in San Francisco and we don't look elsewhere, at some point we're going to be out of options in the Bay Area. It was tough initially, but knowing that we couldn't find a way to make it happen in San Francisco, I don't have any regrets.
Did you look beyond Santa Clara?
We looked at close to 90 different locations, and hands-down Santa Clara was the best that we had seen. We looked anywhere from Sacramento to the fairgrounds in San Jose, trying to evaluate different sites in that 80-mile radius from San Francisco. We pursued Santa Clara so diligently because we wanted to make sure the option of leaving Northern California never came up.
Did you ever think we'd still be talking about this after San Francisco voters approved a new stadium there in 1997?
I was in high school in 1997, so that was my Uncle Eddie (DeBartolo Jr., the team's former owner) and (former team CEO) Carmen Policy looking at building a stadium in San Francisco in a shopping mall. I remember celebrating when they got that measure -- I thought that meant it was going to be built. Little did I know I would be there 15 years later, and that's how long it was going to take at a different site with a different project. I didn't expect that in 1997.
What do you think will be the identity of the new stadium?
Most people in Northern California don't like to stay indoors, so you want to incorporate nature and be outside, be able to see the beautiful mountains from the building. You need to be a sustainable building. I think we're going to really blow people's socks off with the food and beverages in this building, and the thing that ties this all together is technology. We want to make sure this is the smartest stadium anyone has ever seen. It has to be something that continues to grow with technology and time. We want to be great on day one, but we want to make sure this is something that continues to evolve, continues to grow, as technology changes and people's taste changes. I think people are going to say this is the best outdoor sports and entertainment experience they have ever seen.
So is this going to be the best stadium in the NFL?
I want to make this the best stadium for Northern California. That's different than a stadium in Dallas, New York or Green Bay -- the fan bases are different. Things are bigger in Texas, (huge Cowboys Stadium) is the way they try to build things. We want to do something similar here that captures our market, but it'll be different than the way the Cowboys did it in Arlington (Texas). Our fan base is on the cutting edge of culinary and technology; that's what you're trying to build for.
What's the biggest difference between this stadium and Candlestick Park?
Is everything too broad of an answer? You're almost doubling the amount of space for the same amount of people. You don't want to blast Candlestick for being an older building because there have been a lot of great moments there, but the new building is going to be a completely different experience. Instead of just making a nice hot dog, you can do 20 to 30 different items. It'll probably be a 50 percent quicker exit than what you see at Candlestick. You can't compete with that, being able to park easily and get to your car and out onto the freeway quicker or take public transit.
Are you going to try to create an overall shopping, food and entertainment destination around the stadium?
When you look at Great America, that's one of the things. We did a long-term deal with them, there will be great game-day entertainment, you can bring your kids and go to the amusement park beforehand, go to the convention center across the street. The stadium is going to be an anchor, and allow all the other entertainment activities that go on in Santa Clara to really be enhanced.
Is this a big deal for people who don't care about the 49ers?
I think it's going to be a big deal because this is something that will really bring the franchise into the 21st century. Whether you're watching at home or in the stadium or a casual fan who happens to read the headlines on Monday morning, this is something that's going to make the Bay Area a better place. There are a lot of iconic companies and brands and ideas in Silicon Valley, but I think this will be the iconic building of Silicon Valley.
Over the past year, you got married and your team surged to the NFC Championship game. So where does sealing the deal on the stadium rank?
I think in that standpoint it is similar when you talk about the stadium being like adding a family member. When my wife and I look back on this in 20 years, you'll be able to see the evolution of the stadium the same way as an evolution of a marriage. It's going to be a big piece for my life professionally and personally. It's a very big day, and it's going to be emotional and very gratifying.
Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705.
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Paramus seniors sign letters of intent to close out school year
Five Paramus High School seniors announced their intentions to continue their athletic careers at the college level in a Signing Day ceremony held June 25.
"This is our fourth signing this year," Athletic Director Don Roll said. "In total we've had approximately 20 athletes sign and move on, which is probably the highest number we've had here in my eight years. It's a great thing for our school."
The ceremony represented one of the final high school memories for the seniors, who would go on to graduate that evening.
Here's a closer look at the athletes, grouped alphabetically and by sport.
JR CHINCHAR & FERNANDO SANTANA, Baseball — This duo helped propel the Spartans to a 15-11-1 record and appearances in the Bergen County and North 1, Group 3 state sectional tournaments in 2014.
Chinchar, a left-handed pitcher, will be heading to Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa., after first meeting with program representatives after playing in a showcase with his club team.
"They came up to me after the showcase and said they liked what they saw," said Chinchar, who plans to study nursing. "So I went up there for a visit, and I really liked the school."
Chinchar made second team in the Big North Freedom Division in 2013 as the No. 2 starter for a Paramus team that won the division and a state sectional title.
The 5-foot-10 hurler emerged as the Spartans' ace this season, earning honorable mention in the Freedom Division.
"Before I knew it, it started. And before I knew it, it ended," Chinchar said of his final season. "I thought I could have done a lot better than I did, but I still think I did enough to help my team do what we accomplished. We still came together as a team and played very well."
Chinchar's teammate, Santana, played a major role in the Spartans' success this season.
The first baseman/designated hitter made All-Freedom Division second team after hitting .328 with one home run and 15 RBI on the season. The senior also posted a .498 on-base percentage.
Santana will play next season at Mercer County Community College, which was recently ranked No. 3 in the nation among National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II baseball programs.
He said he hopes to move on to a larger program after two years, but also added that he was excited to have the opportunity to study sports management at Mercer.
Santana thrived as a key piece in the middle of the Paramus order after attending Hackensack High School for his first three high school seasons.
"I felt comfortable right away with the team. I was able to fit in well," the 6-foot-2 Santana said.
HAROLD CHOO, Boys swimming — This All-North Jersey first-teamer, as chosen by The Record, has already departed to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
Choo excelled during his senior season, winning the 200 individual medley and the 100 breast stroke at the Freedom Division championships, and finishing in the top four in both events at the Bergen County Meet of Champions (BMOC).
He had similar success in previous seasons, including winning the 100 breast at the 2013 BMOC, but he said his fondest memory of his time at Paramus occurred early in his high school career.
"When we won our first meet, that was pretty memorable," he said.
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Murkier than Nehr is letting on
An Internet sweepstakes cafe is "a legitimate business that has been vetted and found to be completely legal in the state."
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The music maestro is geared to move forward with several other opportunities in TV and film as a composer, broadening his sound into scores and soundtracks. Chew has locked down a new short film entry for this year’s Sundance Film Festival as well as TV specials on the 2014 calendar.
Ray Chew and his wife/business partner Vivian Scott Chew continue to bolster their 2013-14 production calendar projects, which include several official Super Bowl events, Donald Trump’s Miss Universe NBC broadcast from Moscow and the Black Entertainment TV (BET) Honors
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915 F.2d 922
53 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1754,
54 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,291, 59 USLW 2284,
63 Ed. Law Rep. 76
Patricia A. THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant,
WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, Defendant-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals,
Argued March 6, 1990.
Decided Oct. 5, 1990.
Bernard S. Via, III, Bristol, Va., for plaintiff-appellant.
James Parker Jones, Penn, Stuart, Eskridge & Jones, Bristol, Va., for defendant-appellee.
Before MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge, BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge, and KAUFMAN, Senior United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
Patricia A. Thomas appeals a judgment of the district court that dismissed her action against the Washington County School Board, alleging racial discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 2000e et seq. In her complaint Thomas sought remedies for two alleged violations of the Act: first, a teaching position and monetary relief for the Board's denial of employment and, second, injunctive relief to restrain the Board from continuing its hiring practices. We affirm the district court's dismissal of the hiring claim, vacate the judgment with respect to the omission of injunctive relief, and remand for further proceedings.
* Thomas is a black woman who was raised and educated in Washington County, Virginia. She graduated cum laude from Emory & Henry College and shortly thereafter was certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia to teach social studies in secondary schools. In 1982, while in her final year of college, she applied for a teaching position in Washington County. Although she kept her application current, the Board failed to notify her of job openings on three separate occasions over a two year period. Those jobs were filled by white teachers.
One position was filled by someone more qualified than Thomas and another position was filled by someone transferring from another school within the county. It does not appear that there was any discrimination against Thomas in those instances. A third position, however, was filled by Mary Sue Smith, one of two white applicants interviewed for the position. Smith also graduated from Emory & Henry College with excellent grades, although not cum laude. She was the wife of a Washington County school teacher. She heard of the opening through word-of-mouth and was hired after having only one interview--the norm was three. Thomas heard of the vacancies after the Board filled them. She filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging racial discrimination. The EEOC issued a right to sue letter and this action followed.
The Board's evidence disclosed that Thomas's application was overlooked because the cover sheet indicated she had not yet been certified to teach. There was information within Thomas's file to indicate that she was certified, but apparently the file was not opened.
The district court found that the Board's failure to consider Thomas for the vacancies was a mistake rather than an act of intentional discrimination. This was a factual finding and is subject to review under a clearly erroneous standard. The court's finding of mistake was based largely on credibility determinations and is supported by the evidence. Consequently, it is binding upon us. Anderson v. Bessemer City, 470 U.S. 564, 573-74, 105 S.Ct. 1504, 1511-12, 84 L.Ed.2d 518 (1985).
The district court did not grant Thomas's request for an injunction to require the Board to change its discriminatory hiring procedure. Instead the court admonished the Board:
As a practical matter, however, the defendant should seriously consider plaintiff's application the next time a position in her field becomes vacant. The defendant was successful in this case primarily because it showed that it was ignorant of plaintiff's credentials and qualifications. Defendant now knows that plaintiff is a qualified teacher and cannot plead ignorance again. The defendant should remember that it is still subject to Title VII and act accordingly.
Although Thomas is presently teaching in nearby Tennessee, she is, as the district court recognized, a prospective applicant for a teaching position in Washington County. Consequently, she is entitled to hiring practices that conform to the requirements of Title VII.
The legal premise for Thomas's claim is sound. Congress enacted Title VII "to achieve equality of employment opportunities" through the removal of "artificial, arbitrary, and unnecessary barriers to employment when the barriers operate invidiously to discriminate on the basis of racial or other impermissible classification." Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424, 429, 431, 91 S.Ct. 849, 852, 853, 28 L.Ed.2d 158 (1971). Griggs held that a plaintiff need not prove intentional discrimination, for Title VII also proscribes "practices that are fair in form, but discriminatory in operation." 401 U.S. at 431, 91 S.Ct. at 853. "The necessary premise of the disparate impact approach is that some employment practices, adopted without a deliberately discriminatory motive, may in operation be functionally equivalent to intentional discrimination." Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust, 487 U.S. 977, 987, 108 S.Ct. 2777, 2785, 101 L.Ed.2d 827 (1988).
The factual basis of Thomas's claim is disclosed by evidence that establishes that the Board has erected barriers that invidiously discriminate on the basis of race. The Washington County school system was desegregated in 1963. At that time there were six black elementary teachers. There remained six black elementary teachers and no black high school teachers until 1981 when Dennis Hill, following an EEOC complaint, was hired as a physical education teacher and coach for one of the high schools. He remained the only black high school teacher in the county schools. Apart from Hill, no black teacher was hired from 1975 until 1988, after this action was filed. In 1988, the superintendent, having learned that an elderly black teacher was retiring, requested Hill to recruit another black teacher. Wittingly or unwittingly, the Board has limited black teachers over the years to a rather rigid quota.
Between 1981 and 1988, at least 46 relatives of school employees were hired, including Smith. Notices of teaching vacancies are generally not advertised; they are posted in each school in the Washington County school system. Several black applicants testified that they learned of vacancies only after they had been filled. These policies and practices amount to nepotism and word-of-mouth hiring, which, in the context of a predominantly white work force, serve to freeze the effects of past discrimination.
Courts generally agree that, whatever the benefits of nepotism and word-of-mouth hiring, those benefits are outweighed by the goal of providing everyone with equal opportunities for employment. See, e.g., Robinson v. Lorillard Corp., 444 F.2d 791, 798 n. 5 (4th Cir.1971) (restriction of union membership to relatives of current members); Barnett v. W.T. Grant Co., 518 F.2d 543, 549 (4th Cir.1975) ("Word-of-mouth hiring ... is discriminatory because of its tendency to perpetuate the all-white composition of a work force."); Bonilla v. Oakland Scavenger Co., 697 F.2d 1297, 1303 (9th Cir.1982) ("Title VII case law has from the beginning made clear that nepotistic concerns cannot supersede the nation's paramount goal of equal economic opportunity for all."). Nepotism and word-of-mouth hiring constitute badges of discrimination in the context of a predominantly white work force. Brown v. Gaston County Dyeing Machine Co., 457 F.2d 1377, 1383 (4th Cir.1972).
Nepotism is not per se violative of Title VII. Given an already integrated work force, nepotism might have no impact on the racial composition of that work force. In such cases, nepotism, word-of-mouth hiring, and similar practices might simply amount to "bad acts" which discriminate against all outsiders without having any disparate impact on racial or religious minorities. "Title VII is not a 'bad acts' statute" and does not proscribe that type of discrimination. Holder v. City of Raleigh, 867 F.2d 823, 828 (4th Cir.1989). However, when the work force is predominantly white, nepotism and similar practices which operate to exclude outsiders may discriminate against minorities as effectively as any intentionally discriminatory policy. Bonilla, 697 F.2d at 1303.
Thomas proved the existence of "artificial, arbitrary, and unnecessary barriers to employment [that] operate invidiously to discriminate on the basis of racial ... classifications." Griggs, 401 U.S. at 431, 91 S.Ct. at 853. Two of the Board's practices bear a causal relationship to her unsuccessful efforts to secure employment. They are the Board's practice of nepotism and the general practice of posting notice of vacancies only in the schools. Thomas did not learn of the vacancies until after they were filled. She is therefore entitled to injunctive relief to remedy these unlawful practices.
The district court's admonition, while well intentioned, fell short of affording the relief Title VII contemplates. Writing in Hutchings v. United States Industries, Inc., 428 F.2d 303, 311 (5th Cir.1970), Judge Ainsworth explained:
The trial judge in a Title VII case bears a special responsibility in the public interest to resolve the employment dispute, for once the judicial machinery has been set in train, the proceeding takes on a public character in which remedies are devised to vindicate the policies of the Act, not merely to afford private relief to the employee.
The fact that Thomas did not bring a class action is of no moment. In Sandford v. R.L. Coleman Realty Co., 573 F.2d 173 (4th Cir.1978), we held that it was unnecessary for an individual plaintiff, who is entitled to equitable relief, to amend the complaint to allege a class action in order to obtain an injunction against racial discrimination, saying:
This is so because the settled rule is that "[w]hether plaintiff proceeds as an individual or on a class suit basis, the requested [injunctive] relief generally will benefit not only the claimant but all other persons subject to the practice or the rule under attack."
573 F.2d at 178 (Russell, J., quoting 7 Wright & Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure Sec. 1771, pp. 663-664 (1972)).
The district court quite properly found that Thomas did not offer sufficient statistical evidence to prove discrimination under the disparate impact theory by the means of statistics. The county's population is 98.2% white and 1.8% black. Black teachers constitute only .5% of the secondary schools' faculties. The Board's policy of generally limiting its pool of applicants to county residents, coupled with the lack of proof of the number of qualified applicants living in the county, other than Thomas, made the data base inadequate for statistical purposes. See Ward Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, 490 U.S. 642, 109 S.Ct. 2115, 2121-24, 104 L.Ed.2d 733 (1989); Hazelwood School District v. United States, 433 U.S. 299, 308, 97 S.Ct. 2736, 2742, 53 L.Ed.2d 768 (1977). However, although disparate impact cases usually focus on statistics, Watson, 487 U.S. at 987, 108 S.Ct. at 2785, they are neither the exclusive nor a necessary means of proof. The paucity of statistics is no bar to the prospective injunctive relief Thomas seeks, for Thomas has proved by other means that the Board's hiring practices have a disparate impact on minorities and violate Title VII. She produced evidence of at least 46 cases of nepotism, a stipulation from the Board which revealed a practice of posting vacancies in schools and offices with public notice only in exceptional circumstances, and testimony from other black applicants which indicated they were not being given an opportunity to compete for teaching jobs, largely because the Board's practices of nepotism and word-of-mouth hiring kept them unaware of job openings.
We affirm the district court's judgment insofar as it denies Thomas's claim that the Board intentionally discriminated against her when it failed to hire her.
Thomas has shown that as a prospective applicant she is entitled to injunctive relief to conform the Board's hiring policies to Title VII. We vacate the district court's judgment insofar as it dismisses her complaint and remand the case for further proceedings.
The district court is directed to fashion an injunction requiring the Board to publicly advertise vacancies and fill them by a selection process that is not influenced by race. The district court should also prohibit the Board from giving preference to relatives of employees. The court should prescribe any other conditions that it deems proper to achieve equality of employment opportunities without regard to race for all qualified applicants certified by the state. The court may limit the injunction to a reasonable number of years.
Each side, having substantially prevailed on appeal, shall pay its own costs and one-half the cost of the appendix. On remand the district court should award to Thomas appropriate counsel fees and costs for services in both trial and appellate courts with respect to the grant of prospective injunctive relief. See Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433-37, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 1939-41, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983).
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In order to better inform Biological Engineering students and post-docs about pursuing a career in academia, a series of academic career mentoring events will be organized throughout the year. These events will be structured as informal discussions on relevant topics with a panel of faculty members from within and outside MIT. Generally, the faculty panel will be invited to make a few informal remarks to initiate discussion and then the rest of the time will be devoted to Q&A.
- Academic Committee of the BE Board
Teaching Skills Workshop
August 23, 2007
Sanjoy Mahajan of MIT's Teaching and Learning Laboratory will hold a Teaching Workshop on August 23 from 3-5 pm in room 4-231.
The workshop will be split into two parts:
Part 1: 3-4 pm: Teaching Skills and Mentoring
Part 2: 4-5 pm: Applying for Teaching Positions
Curriculum Chat -- 20.109: Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering
May 22, 2007
Natalie Kuldell will discuss the creation of the undergraduate lab course 20.109, as well as what challenges have been faced implementing this course.
Professors on the current and past faculty search committees will discuss what the committee looks for in applicants, how the search is conducted, as well as other topics.
November 15, 2006, 6-8 pm
A panel of post-docs will lead a discussion on post-doc life including: How to approach the search for a post-doc, what to consider before accepting a position, and how is a post-doc different than being a graduate student.
BE Women in Academia
Thursday May 25, 7-9pm in 56-614
Based on the success of last year's event, we are holding another discussion with women faculty in Biological Engineering and related fields about academic careers. Suggestions for potential topics are welcome: contact Reshma Shetty or Shawdee Eshghi.
Faculty in attendance: Bevin Engelward, Linda Griffith, Natalie Kuldell, Kim Hamad-Schifferli, Galit Lahav, Susan Lindquist and Kristala Prather
Curriculum chat -- BE.320: Biomolecular Kinetics and Cell Dynamics
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Please join us for an informal discussion with Forest White and Doug Lauffenburger about the content of the undergraduate course, BE.320, and about curriculum development in general. We think this session will be a good opportunity for graduate students to experience curriculum development and to provide suggestions and feedback for a future MIT course.
Organized by Jason Kelly, the BE Board Undergraduate Curriculum liason.
What are the big unanswered questions in Biological Engineering and Biology?
Wednesday January 18, 2006
This session seeks to discuss what are the next set of major open questions in Biological Engineering and Biology. As students and post-docs select research projects and contemplate what labs/institutions to move to next, it is useful to think about what are the major problems in the field that need to be solved. Many thanks to Pam Silver for suggesting this topic. Please try to come to the session with some ideas in mind for key research areas/ideas in the future (no matter how crazy they might be!) to facilitate discussion.
Faculty in attendance: George Church, Doug Lauffenburger, Phil Sharp and Pam Silver.
Curriculum chat -- BE.180: Biological Engineering Programming
Thursday, November 3, 2005
An informal discussion with Drew Endy about the content of the new undergraduate course, BE.180, and about curriculum development in general. We think this session will be a good opportunity for graduate students to experience curriculum development and to provide suggestions and feedback for a future MIT course.
This event was planned in coordination with Jason Kelly, the BE Board Undergraduate Curriculum liason.
Drew's presentation can be found here
What you can do now to prepare yourself for an academic career.
Monday October 17, 2005
An informal discussion with several faculty members about what you (as a graduate student or post-doc) can do now to prepare yourself for an academic career. The session also seeks to address the question of what are faculty search committees looking for in prospective job candidates. The faculty panel will be composed of a mix of new (or soon to be) faculty who have recently undergone the faculty job search and more senior faculty who have participated on faculty search committees.
Faculty in attendance: Sangeeta Bhatia, Kevin Janes, Bruce Tidor and Dane Wittrup
BE Women in Academia Mentoring Event
Monday April 25, 2005
An informal discussion with several women faculty members about how to succeed in academia. We will hear from women faculty both within and outside the Biological Engineering Division about how their careers developed and any insight they have acquired along the way. Discussion will include strategies for selecting post-doctoral labs, applying for faculty jobs, obtaining promotions/tenure and more.
Faculty in attendance: Cathy Drennan, Linda Griffith, Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli, Amy Keating, Pamela Silver
I have an idea for an event, what should I do?
E-mail be-academic at mit dot edu.
Are these events only for women?
No, the first event that we organized was geared towards women, but the success of that event made us realize that there was a general need for more events for those contemplating a career in academia. Thus, the vast majority of mentoring events are designed for all graduate students and post-docs.
I really liked the BE Women in Academia event, will there be another?
Yes, in light of the fact that several of the students and faculty who attended the event gave us positive feedback, we will likely organize another similar event. We anticipate holding one of these events per year.
We welcome both positive and negative feedback about these events. Feel free to let us know what you've thought of past events or how events could be improved in the future. You can contact us via email (remiller AT mit DOT edu or b_huang AT mit DOT edu), via posting on this wiki or in person.
These events would not be possible without the generous support of the Department of Biological Engineering Student Board.
Many thanks also to the faculty (past, present and future) who participate in these events. On behalf of the graduate students and post-docs, we appreciate your willingness to sacrifice your spare time and energy to attend these events.
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This gallery boasts having the best collection of paintings by Malaysian artists in Penang. There are representations from major periods of Malaysian paintings, namely the pioneers (born during the turn of the 20th century, such as Khaw Sia), second generation (1930 to 1945) and post-war third generation. Selected works of pioneer Singaporean and Indonesian artists and Chinese brush (ink) paintings (Tan Changrong, Li Baoyi, Du Ziling) are also featured. The gallery's exhibition hall on the second level features a collection that changes every six months. Major art exhibitions are held quarterly.
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Free Medicare Part D help
SHIP Representatives from the Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging & Disability will be at Fairfield Glade Resident Services located at 7014 Peavine Road on November 12, 14, 19, 26 & 28 to help compare and counsel on Medicare Part D plans for 2013.
Please contact SHIP at 1-877-801-0044 for an appointment or for more information. Annual Enrollment Period for 2013 is from October 15th until December 7th.
PPCUG meets Nov. 19
The Plateau PC Users Group will meet Monday Nov. 19 at the 127 South Senior Center, located at 1460 South Main Street in Crossville. NOTE NEW Meeting time for WINTER is 3 P.M.
Carl Nordeen will present a hands on review of Windows 8, showing the new interface and the differences from the other versions of Windows. The presentation will demonstrate the Metro Interface, the new Tiles, and how to navigate through the new operating system.
Come with all your questions as this will be the last meeting of 2012. There is no meeting in December. The meeting begins with questions. The Q/A session is followed by a short business meeting, with the main presentation/program/speaker beginning at 4 P.M.
Visitors are always welcome at our meetings and there is no charge for attendance. For more information and to read the latest version of their newsletter, the Gazette, visit our web site at www.ppcuginc.com or call Steve Rosenstein, president, at 931-742-0151 (9 A.M. – 9 P.M., only please).
Korean vets to meet
The Plateau Chapter #297, Korean War Veterans Association will meet Wednesday, November 14, at the Fairfield Glade Community & Conference Center on Stonhenge Dr.
The meeting starts at 1 P.M. sharp, and as usual all members are requested to wear their uniforms if they have them.
Please also bring several items of nonperishable foods to assist in stocking the pantry of the Cumberland County Veterans Service Officer. For questions and/or driving directions Commander Bob Johnston may be contacted at 931-484-8798.
This will be the last opportunity to reserve and pay the fee for the annual Christmas luncheon at the Legends on Wednesday, December 5, starting at noon. Choices include chicken or beef plates, cost is $17.50 per person, tax and tip included.
As usual, spouses and/or family members are invited at the above mentioned costs per meal. This is a timely effort to socialize with other members, spouses, and family members.
NARFE sets meetings
The National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1719 wants to invite all Federal employees, whether active or retired, to our next meeting. They are excited to have Cumberland County Mayor Kenneth Carey as our next speaker who will tell us what’s going on in the county.
Please join them at the Art Circle Public Library on November 13 at 1 P.M. They will also be electing its slate of officiers for 2013 at this time.
Further, NARFE will be holding their annual Christmas party at the Cumberland State Park on December 11 at noon. Installation of 2013 officiers will be on the agenda. Wyonne Morningstar (931-707-5636) and Mary Scudder (931-484-9196) are in charge of plans for the Christmas party. Call Wyonne or Mary for more information on the party.
If you would like more information on NARFE Chapter 1719, please call President, Chester Bush (931-484-0331) or Secretary, Laurie Stoffel (931-456-9101)
Celebrate With Christian Counseling Center
Christian Counseling Center hopes you will continue to celebrate their 10-year anniversary with them!
The Center and Ruby Tuesday of Crossville are offering a special coupon at their website: www.cccotp.org.
For November we invite you to print the coupon from our website and go to Ruby Tuesday’s on Saturday, November 10. You may use your coupon for lunch or dinner, perhaps after a day of shopping.
When you present this coupon to your server, Ruby Tuesday will give back 20% of your purchase to the Christian Counseling Center. And you can do this in December as well … just print another coupon and enjoy a great meal at Ruby Tuesdays on the 10th of the month!
And by the way – if you forget to bring a coupon, simply mention “Christian Counseling Center” to your server, and 20% of your purchase will go to the Center!
Christian Counseling Center of Cumberland County is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides counseling services by qualified professionals to residents of Cumberland County and the surrounding area. Fees are based on family size and income.
The Center is supported by private donations, grants from Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Project Hometown Help, United Fund, Volunteer Electric Customers Share, and by gifts and donations from six local churches. For more information, visit www.cccotp.org.
To make an appointment, call 931-707-8200.
Free stroke seminars
Three physician specialists will be speaking at the next CRMC Club 50 Plus community education seminar, “Stroke: What You Need to Know.”
The event will be held on Wednesday, November 7 from noon to 1 P.M. in the CRMC Education Center and is open to Club 50 Plus members as well as the public.
The seminar will cover signs and symptoms of a stroke as well as available treatment options. Speakers will be Sullivan Smith, MD – Medical Director, CRMC Emergency Department; Joseph Jestus, MD – Tier 1 Neurosurgery, CRMC neurosurgeon; and J. Mocco, MD – Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Radiology and Radiological Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Feel free to invite a friend to attend with you and learn more about stroke. Seating is limited. Please call the Club 50 Plus department at Cookeville Regional at 931-783-2660 or email [email protected] to reserve a seat.
To learn more about Club 50 Plus, visit www.crmchealth.org/club50plus.php.
Instructor Beverly Sharp will have you speaking Spanish in no time. Classes will be on Tuesday afternoons at 1 P.M., beginning on Nov 13. So get sign up today, at Fair Park Senior Center, 931-484-7416.
Noted artist Thomas Eckert will be holding a two day watercolor class at Fair Park Senior Center on Mondays afternoons 1 to 3 P.M., November 5 and 19. A materials list is provided. For more information call Tina at 931-484-7416.
Seniors to learn basic photography for holidays
Bring your digital camera and cell phone to learn how to use them. Fair Park Senior Center will conduct basic classes for beginning photographers on Digital / 35mm Photography.
It’s easy and fun with one on one instruction. There will be classes held on four Thursdays during the month of November, starting Thursday November 1, from 1 to 3 P.M., learn how to get those pictures on emails to friends and family.
The instructor is James Dunlap. Class size is limited so be sure to sign up soon. Call 931-484-7416 and ask for Tina.
Quilt Guild meeting
The Cumberland County Piecemakers Quilt Guild will hold it’s monthly Business Meeting on Wednesday November 7th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the 127 South Senior Center located on Hwy 127 South in Crossville. Come early and mingle.
This month’s Trunk Show will be presented by our own Jane Tavernier. This lecture will include her beautiful Fabric Art Quilting projects. This is a program you do not want to miss. Following the Business meeting and our “bring your bagged lunch”, Jane will be teaching a class on this Fabric Art which is scheduled from 1:00 until 4:00. Contact Wynnell Busch immediately (931) 456-2673 to register and to receive the information on what supplies are needed and any fees or additional costs for pre made kits.
Contact Wynnell Busch for further information on upcoming Programs and Workshops.
Christmas and Life Celebration on Dec. 7
Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab Alumni, Inc. is pleased to announce their annual meeting and Christmas Celebration on December 7.
This event will be held at the Art Circle Library at 5 P.M.
It will be a spectacular evening celebrating heart and lung survivors with a catered dinner, Christmas entertainment featuring DJ & Donna, a Christmas raffle/auction and of course caroling to celebrate the season.
Reservations are required. The cost is $5 per person. Send checks to: C/PR Alumni, Inc. POB 14, Crossville, TN 38557-0014. For additional information call Bill Halsey at 707-5505 or Tom Ackerly at 456-0391.
Fellowship Baptist’s Annual Harvest Dinner
Fellowship Baptist Church is having their annual Harvest Dinner on Friday, Nov. 16, at 6 P.M.
If you like white and dark turkey meat, sliced ham, mashed ‘taters’, gravy, homemade stuffing, sweet potato casserole, green beans, cranberry sauce, fresh-baked rolls, apple or pumpkin pie and coffee, tea, water or a soft drink…all for just $6 a person, then call 931-456-2525 for reservation details.
Check your calendar, put your diet on hold and join us for a time of food, fellowship and thanksgiving.
Seating is limited and we need to know how many ‘taters’ and turkeys to buy, so reservations must be completed by Sunday, Nov. 11, at noon.
After they have feasted, they are planning a time of fellowship and entertainment provided by one or more local musicians, with a love offering being taken. They are located at 12 Westminster Court in Fairfield Glade.
NAMI of Cumberland Plateau Program
On Saturday, November 10, at noon, at the Crossville Art Circle Public Library in Cumberland Room B, Carolyn Dobbins, PhD. will be presenting a program on Schizo-Affective Disorder.
She will speak about major mental illnesses, her knowledge and her experiences. Dr. Dobbins has a private practice in Knoxville and is a member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association. She is licensed in both Tennessee and Missouri.
Following the hour-long program Doctor Dobbins will be available to answer questions and will have her book “What a Life Can Be” available. You are cordially invited to this program; reservations are not needed.
Elks holding open house
The Cumberland County Elks Lodge # 2751 has resided in Crossville for over 20 years. They have been active in the community providing much needed support for our citizens.
Ever wonder just what Elks do or what services they provide?
On Sunday November 11, the Lodge will host an open house for the general public. All members of the community are invited to come out see just what it is that the Elks do.
They will be open from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. for your convenience. Elk members will be present to answer any questions you may have concerning the Elks.
Members of the Lodge are extensively involved with local veterans, children, and with college scholarships as well as with other charitable activities. Last year our Angel Tree project provided clothing and toys for over 114 needy children.
They urge you to come and learn more about the organization.
Glade Dog Park Third Annual Fur Ball set
The Third Annual Fairfield Glade Dog Park Fur Ball is scheduled for Saturday, November 10, from 6 to 10 P.M. at the Multi-purpose building on Lakeview.
Come join in for an evening of entertainment, contests, games and dancing.
Snacks and dessert provided and it is BYOB – setups provided.
Tickets are $15 per person. For tickets, call Anne at 931-787-2192.
Glade Garden Club announces its Poinsettia Plant Sale
Mark your calendar. On November 28, 29, and 30, the Fairfield Glade Garden Club will hold its annual Poinsettia plant sale at the Village Green Mall off Stonehenge Drive in Fairfield Glade.
Each day the sale will run from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. There will be a selection of six assorted varieties including the most common “all red.”
These beautiful plants, grown by the students of Cumberland County High School, will certainly enhance anyone’s holiday gathering.
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Garden Club’s Scholarship Fund. Each year, the Garden Club offers scholarships to graduating seniors who will be pursuing college studies in agriculture or a related field. The benefit of your purchase will be two-fold; it will not only brighten your holiday but will also help this worthy cause.
If you need additional information, please call Tom Covino at 931-707-9314. If no answer, please leave a brief message and I will return your call as soon as possible. Thank you!
Shoppers offer help to those homebound
The “Short List Shoppers of Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church want to help individuals who are homebound or currently unable to drive as well as those who need someone to pick up basic groceries or a prescription while they are recovering.
They will pick up a short list of groceries or prescriptions at the Fairfield Glade Food City or Kroger and bring them to you.
There is no charge for this service and it is offered to all residents of the Fairfield Glade community. For additional information or assistance, call the church office at 931-484-3473.
Inez Wrenn citrus fruit program set to begin
The Inez Wrenn School begins the 20112-13 citrus fruit program with fruit brought in from Florida and California, to help provide student scholarships starting in the month of November
For the past almost 20 plus years, the school has been bringing in freshly picked Navel oranges, Red grapefruit, Tangerines, Honey bell/ Tangelos , Spring and Temple oranges. These fruits are full of Vitamin C, tree ripened, hand picked, no color added and 100% fresh
Citrus fruits arriving in November are Florida Navel oranges, Tangerines, Red grapefruit and the Variety Pack-a mixture of Navel oranges, Tangerines and Red grapefruit from Nov-Jan..
In January only, the Honev bell/ Tangelos will be added. Temple Oranges in February and a Florida Spring Orange in March only.
California Mandarins and Navels will be available during February & March.
All orders should be called in to the telephone numbers: Joy at 931-456-1935, Millie at 931-456-1580. Lee at 931-484-8624, or Penny/Kelly at 931-456-9905.
The schedule deadline for ordering the first citrus fruit of this new season is Nov. 1 and arrival of the fruit for distribution is between Nov. 13-16.
A schedule of order and arrival dates will be given to those who pickup their first fruit in November, and will be also published in this newspaper, each month. All questions, prior to orders, should be addressed to Forest Draper, Program Coordinator at 931-788-1375.
Concert this Thursday
The Cumberland County Community Band and Chorus will hold its second Annual Veterans Benefit Concert.
The concert will be Thursday Nov. 8, at 7 P.M., at Stone Memorial High School.
Stretch and Tone classes have resumed
A chair-based fitness program incorporating light hand weights, yoga breathing and stretching exercises, performed while either standing or sitting will take place on Mondays and Thursdays from 10 A.M. to 11 A.M. from September 10 through November 15, at the Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church (Fellowship Hall).
This class is open to all Fairfield Glade men and women.
For further information, call Nan Sharp (931-456-2629).
Ladies Fall Bible Study
Fairfield Glade First Baptist Church will be starting a Ladies Fall Bible Study in November.
The purpose and goal is to minister to all women in the community. To accommodate the busy lifestyles of today’s women, we will make available both an evening and daytime Bible Study and offer child care at the evening class.
The date is Wednesday, November 7 at 9 A.M.
The Bible Study will be held at our new location across from Food City, 208 Towne Centre Way, just off Peavine Rd. The title is, “The Girls Still Got It” by Liz Curtis Higgs.
It is a 12-week study on the book of “Ruth” that will draw you nearer to the One who knows you fully, loves you completely and holds you close to His heart.
To reserve your book ($10) and child care contact Fairfield Glade First Baptist Church at 484-6927 or come by the church. There is a sign up sheet in the church foyer.
Attention all seniors
There will be a Fairfield Glade Senior Police Academy held at the Multi-Purpose Building. The Cumberland County Sherriff’s Dept and Fairfield Glade Security will be informing seniors of everything from crime investigation to home invasion and your rights.
Learn how the judicial system works. The 8 week class starts Oct. 3 from 2 to 4 P.M. $30 due at sign up, but space is limited, so don’t wait. Sign up is at the Fair Park Senior Center, and ask for Tina.
Learn to water color landscapes, and barns with noted artist Tom Eckerd as he holds two Water Color Classes for seniors at Fair Park.
Each workshop will be for two hours, at a cost of only $10 per class due at sign up.
You can still sign up for the second to be held on Monday, Nov. 5 & 19 each will be in the afternoons from 1-3.
Sign up today at Fair park Senior Center, 1433 Livingston Road. Call 931-484-7416 for more information.
Enjoy learning how to basket weave with Scott Eatherly every Tuesday afternoon 2 to 4 P.M., for $5 per class at Fair Park Senior Center.
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Photos: Winter Storm Hits Wisconsin
Weather Conditions as of 5 pm:
People across Wisconsin are coping with the season’s first widespread snowstorm. A Winter Storm Warning for all of southeast Wisconsin is in effect until 3 am Friday. The DOT is recommending no non-essential travel in areas west and north of Milwaukee.
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Indigenous ICT firm, Alltel Technologies Limited is embarking on a 200 million dollar initiative that seeks to create some ten thousand entrepreneurial jobs over the next two years.
The project involves the creation of franchises and dealerships for distributing the company’s technology devices specially designed to meet the specific needs of locals businesses and individuals. They include computers, tablets and phones with localized applications and Wi-Fi connections.
The company is also considering establishing technology learning centers to deepen education in sectors such as health and agriculture through partnerships and franchising.
Executive Chairman Dr. Prince Kofi Kludjeson who is also a former President of the Association of Ghana Industries explains to Joy Business, the move is to complement government’s effort to leverage on ICT in the country’s economic growth.
‘We want to do a very major collaboration with government because in all these things even in a developed world like Silicon Valley, there’s always a major collaboration between educational institutions and government. That is, the educational institutions providing the support like what we have and government by way of policies.
‘One of the things we want to do is to contribute to growth of the ICT sector so collaboration is one of the major things we’re looking for, not financial support because we can create our own equity and funding for that. Ghana today has National Information Technology Agency, NITA, which is building a very good infrastructure. We can collaborate so that we can use some of these services to be able to provide service to the people at an affordable cost’
The Communication Minister; Dr. Edward Omane Boamah on Thursday, May 28 paid a working visit to the company to ascertain the progress of work on the multi-million dollar project.
Dr. Omane Boamah lauded the initiative and also outlined some government’s plans to broaden the ICT bas in the country.
‘A lot of things are happening in Ghana and this obviously is a manifestation of the fact that Ghanaians can do a lot in the Information Communication and Technology sector. Mr. Kludjesson is trying to bridge the digital divide. The National IT Agency has invested massively in infrastructure, LTE technology is being deployed, fibre is being deployed in the eastern part of the country. Submarine cables running into about 12.3 terabytes are also available. As we speak now several community information centres have been completed.
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PCC's Largest Class Ever Turns Its Tassels
By Allison Deville
PCC Communications Intern
GREENVILLE—Pitt Community College’s largest-ever graduating class walked across the stage May 13 at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum.
The 2011 graduating class consisted of 1,037 students, an 11 percent increase from 2010. PCC administrators say 471 students participated in the ceremony.
PCC President G. Dennis Massey congratulated graduates, telling them they had earned the right to be part of the college’s 50-year tradition of excellence.
“Graduates, I urge you to be one of the proud alumni of Pitt Community College and take the opportunity to thank those faculty members who coached you to this victory,” Massey said.
Three Honored for Distinguished Service
GREENVILLE—While celebrating the college’s largest-ever graduating class, PCC administrators also took time to show their appreciation to several individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the school and community.
As part of this year's graduation ceremony at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum, college administrators presented Distinguished Service Awards to PCC Trustees chairman Randy Collier, former PCC Health Sciences Dean Judith Kuykendall, and Donnie Skinner, former PCC Foundation Board chairman.
PCC has presented Distinguished Service Awards each spring during graduation since the honor was created by the PCC Board of Trustees in 1989 to recognize individuals for their efforts to enhance the college’s mission and services.
PCC Will Benefit from Minges Scholarships
WINTERVILLE—Pitt Community College administrators announced last month the school will receive scholarship funding from the Minges Bottling Group, Inc., for the next five years.
During a May 23 ceremony at the Birthplace of Pepsi-Cola Store in New Bern, Jeff Minges, president and CEO of the Minges Bottling Group, announced a $250,000-scholarship program for the eight community colleges within the company's service area. In addition to Pitt, Beaufort County, Carteret, Coastal Carolina, Craven, Lenoir, Martin and Pamlico community colleges will benefit from the program.
Minges said each community college would receive equal funding during the five-year period. The funds will be used to assist a total of 144 full-time students with tuition and fees for one year.
Killmon Wins Kiwanis Nursing Scholarship
GREENVILLE—Pitt Community College student Caroline Killmon received the Pitt Golden K Kiwanis/Clifton E. Boyd Nursing Scholarship in May, during one of the organization’s weekly meetings at Brook Valley Country Club.
Killmon, a Winterville resident and South Central High School graduate, posted a 4.0 grade point average in her first year at PCC, where she serves as a student ambassador and Student Government Association representative. She will receive $750 through the Kiwanis scholarship to be used toward her educational expenses as she pursues an associate degree in nursing.
“I have had the honor to work with Caroline in a variety of settings on campus and she consistently exhibits a strong work ethic and a very positive attitude,” said Leslie Rogers, PCC’s Assistant Vice President of Student Development Services.
June 2011 Edition Quick Hitters ...
• Each month, PCC President G. Dennis Massey provides a "College Update" with the latest college news. Click HERE for Dr. Massey's June 2011 update.
• Gov. Beverly Perdue visited The Roberts Company May 13 for the company's announcement of a large expansion that could lead to jobs for PCC Construction and Industrial Technology graduates. (PHOTO GALLERY)
• PCC Human Services Club officers presented a $250-donation to the Pitt County AIDS Service Organization (PiCASO) last month to help fund the group's programs. (PHOTO)
• PCC’s Beta Nu Upsilon Chapter of PTK, which held its charter induction in 2005, installed its newest inductees May 3, during a ceremony in the Craig F. Goess Student Center. (PHOTO GALLERY)
• On May 18, PCC employees participated in the 1st Annual Pedal to Pitt event as part of a Pitt County effort to foster a better and safer bicycling community. The three-mile bike ride also helped bring attention to the less-than-desirable pedestrian/cyclist crossing on Memorial Drive. (PHOTO)
• The Advertising & Graphic Design Department held its annual Graphic Design & Photography Portfolio Show at Greenville's Emerge Gallery May 3-14. An opening reception for the show took place May 6 and was part of Greenville's First Friday Art Walk tour.
• PCC employees and students taped a commercial May 9 for this fall's Bulldog 5k Charity Run. The ad will air this summer on WNCT to promote the Oct. 16 race, which will take place on the PCC campus to raise funds for scholarships and educational activities at the college. (PHOTO GALLERY)
• After showing a portion of the documentary, "Freedom Fighters," PCC hosted a discussion on civil rights issues. The forum took place 50 years after a group of civil rights activists boarded Greyhound and Trailways buses on a journey from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans to test segregation laws using non-violence and civil disobedience.
• The ECU Gourmet Group presented a $500-check to PCC in May in support of the college's Basic Food Service Management Program. (PHOTO)
• PCC's Student Services staff set up Exam Relief stations on campus last month to help give students a pep talk and extra burst of energy to finish out the semester strong. Students who stopped by the stations received water, snacks and words of encouragement. (PHOTO GALLERY)
Upcoming Events ...
• June 2011 - New Student Orientation Sessions
• June 14 - Softball Tryout
• July 18-22 and July 25-29 - Kids' College
• Aug. 15 - Convocation
• Aug. 17 - First Day of Fall Semester Classes
• Oct. 6 - PCC Foundation Golf Classic
• Each Monday at 6:30 p.m., catch the latest Pitt Community College news on PCC InSight. Hosted by PCC Alumni Relations Director Ashley Smith and Andre Gregory, Minority Male Mentoring and International programs coordinator, the 30-minute program airs on television (Cable Channel 7) and radio (WTIB 103.7). (MORE INFORMATION)
• Be sure to watch "PCC Outreach with Ernis Lee" Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on Cable Channel 23.
Softball's Season Ends in National Tourney
PCC Softball earned a second straight bid to the NJCAA Divison I Softball Championship in St. George, Utah, where the Bulldogs gave the eventual national champion a run for its money before ultimately going 0-2 in the tournament to finish the season 48-10 overall.
The Bulldogs qualified for the national tourney by winning the Region X Conference/District J Tournament for a second straight year. After topping USC-Sumter to open Region X Tournament play in Spartanburg, S.C., Pitt beat Louisburg College, 2-0, to advance to the championship round.
In the final round of the conference championship, PCC fell to Spartanburg Methodist College, 4-0, before bouncing back to top the Pioneers, 4-3, in the decisive final game and move on to the national tournament.
Seeded 16th in the national championship, the Bulldogs faced Yavapai College (AZ) -- the nation's top-ranked team -- in the first round at St. George's scenic Canyon Softball Complex. After falling behind 2-0 in the first inning, PCC played the nation's number-one team to a 1-1 draw over the final six innings before falling, 3-1.
Pitt was eliminated from the national tournament the next day with a 9-0 loss to Iowa Western Community College.
PCC Coach Junior Bailey's sophomore class had a remarkable two seasons at Pitt, finishing with an 87-23 overall mark, a 39-5 conference record, two Region X Conference regular-season titles, a pair of Region X Conference Tournament championships, and two national championship appearances.
Baseball Comes up a Run Short of Series
With a 6-4 loss to Potomac State College (WVa.) in the decisive third game of the Eastern District Championship, PCC Baseball fell just short of a second straight trip to Grand Junction, Colo., for the 2011 JUCO World Series.
After going 4-0 to win the Region X Conference Tournament in Burlington, the Bulldogs traveled to Keyser, WVa., and dropped game one to the Catamounts by a 2-1 count. Pitt battled back to even the series with a 4-1 victory in game two of the Eastern District tourney and had the winning run on third base twice late in game three but couldn't come up with the win.
Coach Tommy Eason's Bulldogs finished the season with a 38-13 overall record.
PCC Removes 'Interim' from Mullins' Title
WINTERVILLE—When Darrick Mullins took over as interim head coach of the Pitt Community College basketball program earlier this year, he said one of his goals would be to have the term ‘interim’ removed from his title.
That wish came true May 11, when PCC Athletic Director Junior Bailey announced Mullins had been chosen as the Bulldogs’ new head coach.
Mullins took the basketball helm at PCC in January on an interim basis, after Chad Reynolds resigned midway through the 2010-11 season. The Bulldogs were 0-7 when Mullins took over before finishing 7-16 overall and reaching the Region X Conference Tournament semifinals.
June Athletics Quick Hitters ...
• First Baseman Tyler Molinaro was named the Region X Conference Player of the Year last month, as he and several of his Bulldog teammates earned post-season honors for their play during the 2011 season. (READ STORY)
• Coach Junior Bailey was named the 2011 Region X Conference Coach of the Year - the second straight year he has received the award - and several PCC softball players earned post-season honors for their outstanding play in 2011. Charity Watson was named Region X's Pitcher of the Year. Christie Brown and Brittany Gibson earned First-Team All-Region X honors, and Amanda Daw and Kelli Patrick earned Second-Team All-Region X recognition.
• PCC cheerleaders took first place in the Open Division of the Midwest Cheer and Dance Association competition in Charlotte on May 1. The event took place at Carowinds. (VIDEO)
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It was Mike Aviles' idea.
As Tuesday night crept toward Wednesday morning, Aviles, ever the ball of energy, was growing restless. So he asked his manager, Terry Francona, if he would join him for a leisurely slide across the waterlogged tarp covering the soaked infield at Progressive Field.
"I was like, 'Tito, let's go,'" Aviles said. "'Tarp slide. Me and you. Let's do it right now.'
"He was like, 'Uh, I like my job.'"
So Aviles recruited Jason Kipnis and Lonnie Chisenhall and, without permission or disapproval after a quick call to Francona on the dugout phone, the three took a splash on the white canvas.
"[Francona] didn't really say no but he didn't really say yes," Aviles said. "I didn't hear no. It's like a maybe. You just have to read between the lines."
During the final few minutes of a three-hour, 40-minute rain delay, the trio emerged from the dugout and lived out childhood dreams in front of a handful of patient fans.
"We weighed the risk versus the reward and it was well worth it," said Kipnis, who pretended to tag up from third base before he raced down the baseline and slid into home plate. "I got to tarp slide after a big league game. I've always wanted to do that. You see it on all those videos growing up as a kid. ... You have to play this game as a fan sometimes."
T.J. House, whose three scoreless innings were washed away from the record books, regrettably missed out on the tarp slides. House was part of his high school swim team. He participated in the 200-meter individual medley, the 100-meter freestyle and relays.
As soon as House was ruled out of returning to the mound after the first hour of the delay, he went out to sign autographs when it appeared as though the skies might clear.
"Of course it started raining as soon as I stepped on the field," House said.
During the delay, Tribe players kicked and bounced around a soccer ball in the clubhouse. Chisenhall beat Kipnis in a hotly contested tilt on an RBI Baseball video game. Kipnis accused his teammate of receiving unwarranted assistance from the clubhouse attendants.
"Ellis Burks had three home runs in two at-bats in that game," Kipnis joked. "It was unbelievable."
Diamondbacks players maximized their time as well.
Who says rain delays are boring? http://t.co/3ic4jBH63q— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) August 13, 2014
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22 April 2010|
PAS: Who is “Jose Rosado”?
Jose Rosado: I’m a 100% Puerto Rican commercial/editorial photographer, Boriqua represent! I’m a funny, outgoing person who loves to travel, meet new people, and generally have fun. I like playing sports like football, baseball and cycling.
PAS: Where are you from?
Jose Rosado: Originally from NY, but now living in South Philly.
PAS: Did you go to school to study photography?
Jose Rosado: Nope, I actually went to Lona College for Advertising, and then got my MBA in Marketing from Lona as well. Tried to round out my education and better myself on the business side of photography, since I knew I could learn the technical stuff myself, just from reading books and shooting.
PAS: How did you get into photography?
Jose Rosado: I always was very artistic, focusing on drawing and painting growing up. And in college, while taking some painting classes in my free electives, I was encouraged by my professor to take a photography class and ending up loving it.
PAS: How long have you been a photographer?
Jose Rosado: I’ve been a photographer for about 4.5 years now.
PAS: How would you describe your style?
Jose Rosado: Hmm that’s a good one, because I don’t think I have a very unique style, but people are always telling me the opposite, so I’d have to say it’s a mix of glamour, editorial and fashion stuff. I use various lighting techniques from one kind of photography in another genre just to mix things up a bit and people notice.
PAS: What sort of equipment and software do you use?
Jose Rosado: Well, as far as camera stuff I shoot primarily with Nikon and various Nikon, Sigma and Tamron lenses. With regards to lighting, all AlienBee lighting equipment, and I edit with Adobe Photoshop CS4, Lightroom 2, and Bridge CS4 with a Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet for retouching.
PAS: Where is your favorite location to shoot pictures?
Jose Rosado: I do love to shoot beach stuff only because I love going out to gorgeous locations to shoot models. And of course it also gets me out of the regular studio stuff that I find boring.
PAS: Are you a MAC or PC user?
Jose Rosado: I’m a Mac guy, but not nearly cool enough.. lol.
PAS: What has been your most memorable assignment or vehicle/model to work with?
Jose Rosado: It’d probably have to be shooting on-location in Queens and Brooklyn, NY with Jessenia Vice and Mileena Hayes for Lowrider GIRLS last year. As they say, shooting on location is all about whatever can go wrong will! And it was quite an experience producing the shoots and getting all the people needed to work an editorial shoot, and of course the car owners as well for the lowriders. But we’re primarily problem-solvers as photographers so we got through it and came out with some awesome shots for the magazine as well as my port.
PAS: What would you say to other enthusiast photographers out there who aspire to become a great photographer?
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Cooking Social Media with an EasyBake Oven vs. a Viking Range
Chip Griffin from MediaBullseye.com shares an entertaining comparison when getting ready to “cook up” some social media.
CEOs Say: How To Be An Executive Blogger
Good stories and advice for CEOs looking to blog or just to become better bloggers.
10 Ways to Archive Your Tweets
Did you know that your Tweets aren’t really searchable forever? ReadWriteWeb’s Sarah Perez shares 10 ways to back them up.
Five ways to help your CEO embrace social media
A little post from “down-under” that gives some advice on how to get the top brass on board with your social media strategy.
Why Facebook Wants FriendFeed
Om Malik shares his point of view on why Facebook’s acquisition of Friendfeed is not about Twitter but more about Google.
Posted in Persuasive Picks |
Tagged blogging, CEOs, Chip Griffin, Facebook, Forbes, FriendFeed, Google, Media Bullseye, Read/WriteWeb, Sarah Perez, Social Media, Twitter |
The Mark Cuban Stimulus Plan – Open Source Funding
This first pick strays a bit from the social media, PR and marketing space that I typically draw from, but its certainly relevant in these tough economic times. Mark Cuban shares his idea for “Open Source Funding” and invites businesses to present their plans directly on his blog! Startups that have been finding it hard to attract VC funding might benefit from this alternative route. Just be sure that your business meets the rules stated in the post!
Making Social Media Work (for your business to business marketing)
David Libby from the Inspiring Dialogue blog shares 5 tips to help B2B companies start getting their social media efforts working better for them.
Leading by Example
Scott Monty (head of Social Media at Ford) shares two stories that show how some simple gestures from CEO Alan Mulally have gone a long way to help build long-lasting relationships with a few customers.
Video – Participation Marketing, Social Media and Teams
Sports Marketer, Jason Peck shares the basics of Alan Rosenpan’s take on “Participation Marketing” and why it matters to pro sports teams and other businesses alike.
Feedly Mini Updated: Now with More Twitter and FriendFeed Interaction
If you’ve taken the plunge into social networking and are an active user of Twitter, FriendFeed and Google Reader, then you might be interested in taking a look at Feedly. Its a nifty little plugin for Firefox that not only allows you to more easily share blog posts back out more easily, but also allows you to see how many other people have shared it in Google Reader or Digg. It even tellls you how many people have had conversations about the post on FriendFeed – neat! This post from Sarah Perez on ReadWriteWeb gives a great overview.
Posted in Persuasive Picks |
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Update: Apple will not be holding an event on September 7, Jim Dalyrmple at The Loop reports.
Original: Apple will hold a big media event on September 7th, according to Japanese site Kodawarsian via MacRumors.
We're unfamiliar with Kodawarsian, but MacRumors says it's been around since 2002 and has been accurate in the past.
We wouldn't be surprised if Apple had an event to reveal the iPhone 5 on September 7th. It has often held September media events for iPods.
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A legend passes leaving his music for us all George Jones 1931-2013
Born September 12, 1931, George Glenn Jones passed away April 26, 2013 leaving a legacy of country music that inspired generations of musicians and earned millions of fans. Born in Saratoga, Jones was raised in Vidor, Texas with 6 siblings. At age nine, Jones received his first guitar as a present from his parents, soon after he was singing for coins on the streets of Beaumont. Jones landed his first gig at 16, a radio station in Jasper where he would perform live over the Texas radio waves.
Jones would enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. Soon after the Korean War started, stationed in California, his music career would launch not long after his discharge.
Jones personality was best summed up by his alcoholism; which more often than not were the basis of well-documented antics by the country superstar.
Jones recalled in an interview when asked about his drinking a story of his second wife hiding all the keys to all the cars the family owned to keep Jones from buying alcohol. The liquor store was eight miles away and she knew Jones would not travel that far on foot. "That's when I saw it, a gleaming riding lawn mower in my yard, keys in the ignition. Top speed was 5 miles an hour and it took me an hour and a half to get there, but get there I did."
While his personal was the brunt of many funny stories, his music and his love of music was nothing short of extraordinary.
Jones married four times throughout his life including country superstar Tammy Wynette whom he created some of country music’s most memorable duets including chart toppers, "The Ceremony", "Golden Ring", and "Near You." Wynette passed away on April 6, 1998 after recording four decades of country chart topers including "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" which was inspired by her professional and marital break-up with Jones.
After 60 years of music, Jones leaves a whole in the country music world that will never be filled again. Twitter goodbyes and Facebook posts online are overwhelming and include posts from artist young, and old. Such farewells include, "RIP in George Jones THANK YOU for everything!” said George Strait. "God bless the gift George Jones shared with us. That voice will live on forever,” echoed Miranda Lambert.
Though it has been 60 years in the making the loss of Joes is felt throughout music and even Heavy Metal rocker Nikki Sixx and Southern Rocker's Lynyrd Skynyrd both posted their goodbyes, citing Jones influence over their own brand of music.
Jones scored his first big hit in 1966 with his first number one, "I'm a people.” He would add many more throughout his career including, "He stopped Loving Her Today," Jones reply to Wynette's divorce hit.
Through the 2000's Jones focused on his gospel singing returning to his family roots and his praise / country with a voice that was simple put, George Jones.
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Sure, I could jack up the heat and run up an enormous bill.
Or I could leave the thermostat set at a balmy 62 degrees and actually see my breath in the living room. (Funny the first time, but after that? Not so much.)
I could also go someplace warm but, eventually, I'd still have to come home. And that would bring me right back to where and how I am now. Sitting on my office floor, chattering and awaiting the moment my 15-year-old wakes up, walks in and demands to know why I didn't get him up for school. That would be, of course, because once again, there is no school.
But I digress.
Forget fussing with the thermostat, the fireplace or bundling up like that poor kid in A Christmas Story. I stay warm and beat the cold by de-cluttering.
Meet one of my new best friends.
This is my new shredder. I love this thing. See that pile of papers and checks? It's the last of the DRAWERS FULL I had in my office. You start shredding and I promise, it's like eating potato chips (only much healthier). You can't stop at one piece of paper. I plug this sucker in, start feeding it and I don't care how cold it is, I immediately start to warm up.
I love these things, too.
Once I'm warmed up from shredding, I move on to other places in the house that need to be attacked.
Now you might be wondering how I know which spots to hit, so I'll tell you: Clutter speaks to me. It calls me, taunts me, dares me to do something about it. I hate clutter and clutter hates me. In my house, in any house, that's right, even your house. I won't touch your stuff without your permission, of course. But trust me, that heaping mound of dust and dead bug-encrusted "I'm going to do something with these someday, I swear" papers piled under your bedroom window? You know, the pile that's been there so long you put a houseplant on it? That pile wants nothing more than for me to leave, to take my "Yeah, that's a sweet drawing your 3-year-old nephew did, but since he's 27 now and you still haven't framed it, can we stop pretending, take a picture of it and run it through the shredder?" attitude and go.
The kid in The Sixth Sense saw dead people. I see bursting cupboards and closets and file cabinets. With my eyes closed. Oh yeah. It makes me hot. Take that, oil company!
Just the other day, I spent six hours in my basement. I made three piles. "Trash," "Keep" and "Give Away." I only wish I'd taken "before" pictures. All the scary stuffed deer, turkeys and foxes flopped all over the floor went into storage. (I know, I know, but they're my husband's, so I couldn't throw them out.) I wore rubber gloves and closed my eyes and still I screamed when I touched them. Here they are in their new digs...
And yes, I screamed when I took these pictures, too.
When I was all done I had four huge bags of trash, three plastic containers filled with only the most important things to keep (including my man's stuffed turkey, whose head popped off when I was moving it, with my eyes closed of course resulting in my walking into a wall), and a few items to give away. I put these suckers up on Facebook and they were gone in no time flat.
Oh, and I was down to a tank top, a pair of jeans and sneakers, and I was covered in sweat. Dust and mega amounts of other grossness too, but still. Sweat. I kept the disgusting stuffed animals and I saved money on heat. (Looks like somebody's earned a spending spree at DSW, right darlin'?)
Cleaning, organizing, de-cluttering. It's my #1 way to stay warm this winter. In fact, I'm off to attack another cabinet now. But first, I need to know: Do you do this too? How are you staying warm? And does anyone want to come here and deal with the 15-year-old who just walked into my office in his boxers demanding breakfast? | <urn:uuid:ae6f1986-3431-4f75-80b3-5b17afe8e04e> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-mccorkindale/and-now-my-1-trick-to-staying-warm-this-winter_b_4687850.html?ir=Parents | 2016-06-01T07:59:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464056639771.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524022359-00142-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980251 | 934 | [
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Grange Super Cinema
380 Coventry Road,
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Located in the south-east Birmingham district of Small Heath, on the corner of Coventry Road and Grange Road. The Grange Cinema was opened in 1915. It was rebuilt in May 1922 and reopened as the Grange Super Cinema. It was soon taken over by the owners of the Coronet Cinema, just down the road.
The Grange Super Cinema was closed on 31st October 1959 with Pat Boone in “April Love”. It was demolished, and by July 2008 the new building on the site contained the Sonali Bank and retail units.
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This concrete residence in the state of São Paulo is split into a "night floor" and "daytime floor", designed by architects office RMAA to provide different levels of connection with a forest-facing patio (+ slideshow).
São Paulo-based RMAA designed LG House for a one-hectare site bordering the picturesque forest near Bragança Paulista, a commuter town around an hour north of the city.
The studio chose to divide the 1,137-square-metre residence into areas for daytime and nighttime use.
Sliding floor-to-ceiling glazing creates a light-filled ground floor, which by day can be opened up to a patio overlooking a pool and the forest. The upper storey provides a more secluded and secure nighttime retreat for the residents.
"The programme of this house is divided between daytime area and night area," said the studio, which is led by architects Henrique Reinach and Mauricio Mendonça. "The night area is on the higher floor, to provide warmth and safety in this period."
"On the other hand, the daytime area is on the lower floor with full connection to the outside and the garden," they added.
The building further divided by the generous patio, which separates the structure into two parallel blocks. An elevated walkway extends across this patio, connecting the two blocks.
The first block is single storey and contains parking space for five cars, as well as bedrooms and service areas for staff. The family's main living spaces is housed within the second volume, which comprises two storeys.
The gentle slope of the site means the entrance block is set level with the upper storey of the second block, while its base is sunken out of sight of the entrance.
The floor plan is duplicated, giving each level its own kitchen, combined living and dining area, and suites of bedrooms – emphasising the night and day division.
The ground level bedrooms are primarily used by guests, while those on the upper floor are occupied by the family.
Sliding glazing pulls back to open the living space at ground level to adjoin a double-height terrace, which faces the forest and is shielded from the sun by slabs of textured concrete and latticed wooden screens.
Slender black metal pillars support the upper storey, giving it a stilted appearance. Here the family's main lounge has glass walls looks out over the terrace and pool below, and the forest beyond.
Photography is by Nelson Kon.
Architecture: Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados
Authors: Henrique Reinach e Maurício Mendonça
Team: Fernanda Almeida, Tony Chen, Victor Gonçalves, Camila Osele, Taís Vieira, Luena Vettorazzo, Raquel Gonçalves, Silvia Mori, Venâncio Alves, Flávia Henriques, Manuel Tojal, Guilherme Nakata, Lucas Ferreira, Lucas Pohl, Alessandra Musto, Caio Tritto, Olivia Uliano
Landscape design: Luciano Fiaschi Aquitetura Paisagistica
Lighting design: Franco Associados
Lighting design structure engineer: Benedicts Engenharia
Mechanical engineer: Zamaro
General contractor: CPA Engenharia e Construções
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Rant: How Does This Shit Get Made?! Disaster Movie Trailer
I don't even think this deserves mentioning, but this is one of those few opportunities where I can unleash my vicious wrath of hatred. Lionsgate has debuted the trailer for Disaster Movie, which I will be the first to say is the biggest pile of shit you'll come across all year. These kind of movies are the kind that keep me talking about other movies so positively. This looks so downright stupid and utterly atrocious that Sex and the City actually looks entertaining in comparison. I'd rather see a feminine comedy than even watch this trailer again. They make these movies for idiots who can't appreciate quality entertainment. If you laugh at a single line of humor in this, it shows that you have no soul. Please don't watch this trailer.
This not funny. Not even in the slightest. I promise this is the very last time this rancid creation will ever featured on FS.net. Disaster Movie is a film that taints the world of cinema with its very presence.
Watch the terrible trailer for Disaster Movie:
You can also watch the Disaster Movie trailer in High Definition on MySpace
Disaster Movie is both written and directed by wanna-be filmmakers Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg, who have slowly beat cinema to death with Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and now this. Lionsgate is releasing the film in theaters on August 29th nationwide. I truly hope no one sets foot inside a theater to see this movie. This is not worth a single penny or a single minute of your time. | <urn:uuid:a4add79e-8340-493d-978c-4ef66b178440> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/rant-how-does-this-shit-get-made-disaster-movie-trailer/ | 2016-05-24T15:43:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049272349.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002112-00172-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958217 | 324 | [
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7. Put on Submission
1 Timothy 2:11-15
Day One Study
1. Read 1 Timothy 2:11-15. According to verse 11 what does Paul tell Timothy to “let a woman” do?
2. What does Paul say is not allowed?
Scriptural Insight: What does “remain quiet” mean? The Greek word hesuchia, used in verse 2, is also used in verses 11-12. In verse 11 it refers to how a woman is to receive instruction, usually translated “in quietness,” or “in silence,” or “quietly.” In verse 12, it refers to her role concerning teaching and is translated “quiet,” “silent,” or “in silence.” Review our discussion of hesuchia in a previous lesson. How this word is used elsewhere in the New Testament adds additional insight. In Acts 22:2, hesuchia carries the idea of having an attitude of tranquility and, therefore, being willing to listen. This concept of “being willing to listen in order to learn truth with a heart to obey” is seen in The Message translation: “I don't let women take over and tell the men what to do. They should study to be quiet and obedient along with everyone else.” See also 2 Thessalonians 3:12 where it is translated in the New Living Translation as “settle down.” The opposite would be “always engaged in controversy and provoking negative responses.”
3. Whereas pagan women were rarely educated, all women, both Jew and Gentile, once they became Christians were carefully and freely instructed in the scriptures and became significant in the spread of the gospel and establishment of local churches. Read the following passages and discuss the roles we see women in the early church taking.
· Acts 16:14-15; 40—
· Acts 18:18, 26—
· Romans 16:1—
· 1 Corinthians 16:19—
Historical Insight: A New Way to Worship—What is the proper way to worship God? For those who had grown up in the religious climate of Ephesus before the gospel, Christian worship called for altogether different behavior than they were used to practicing. So Paul offered guidelines for worship to the men and women in the Ephesian church (1 Timothy 2:8-15)…the gospel bore great fruit there and the community of believers grew rapidly. Yet some of the new converts brought their old way of life into the church and began teaching other doctrines (1 Timothy 1:3-7). When it came to worship, many were used to wild rites and festivals. Ephesian women were particularly unacquainted with public behavior, having been excluded for the most part from public gatherings, except pagan rituals.
So Paul described the correct way of worship. Men, who were apparently given to anger and doubts, needed to stop wrangling and start praying (v. 8). Likewise, women needed to focus on godliness and good works rather than clothing, jewelry, and hairstyles (vv. 9-10). And because some were apparently disruptive, they needed to practice restraint (v. 11)—not necessarily complete silence, but “quiet” (as the word is translated in 2 Thess. 3:12), since they likely participated in the prayers and other expressive parts of worship gatherings (compare 1 Cor. 11:5; Eph. 5:19). (The Word in Life Study Bible, pp. 734-735)
Day Two Study
4. The second part of 1 Timothy 2:11 addresses a woman’s attitude, using the words “all submissiveness” or “entire submission.” Look up the definition of “submission” in either a Bible dictionary or a regular dictionary. Write it out here.
5. Do you think the Bible’s view of submission is like the world’s view of submission? Why or why not?
6. Reread 1 Timothy 2:12-14. Read Genesis 2:18-25, 1 Corinthians 11:3, and Ephesians 5:21-33. What authority structures has God established?
7. Read 1 Peter 3:1-7. “Quiet” means “tranquility arising from within,” What are some of the benefits of having a “quiet” spirit with regards to a woman’s relationship with her husband?
8. Adorning Yourself: Is submission to God a problem area for you? Submission to what God’s word says? Submission to authority in general?
Historical Insight: (Most) women in the first century had no legal rights and very little public influence. How could they influence their unbelieving husbands to believe in God? Peter explained that in spite of such disadvantages, wives could still have a profound impact on their husbands. They could speak loudly for Christ—not through words, but through their behavior and their Christ-like character.…Human logic might suggest that a wife point out her husband’s weaknesses or verbalize spiritual principles for him to follow. But Peter sidesteps the flaws of these approaches, which tend to put men on the defensive. Instead, Peter recommends that wives disarm their disbelieving husbands and make them more receptive to the gospel by being gentle and quiet. (Adapted from The Quest Study Bible)
9. Adorning Yourself:
· The first half of 1 Timothy 2:11 says women must “learn.” Do you consider yourself a learner, or a teachable person? Why or why not?
· Have you ever asked anyone (who knows you well) if they thought you were teachable or not? If so, what did they say? If not, take some time this week to ask someone close to you this question.
10. Read 1 Timothy 2:15. Scholars are unsure of the meaning of verse 15 and consider it one of the most difficult New Testament verses to interpret. The Greek word translated “saved” can also be translated “healed”, “preserved”, or “deliverance from danger”. The danger doesn’t always mean physical danger but could be spiritual danger, something mentioned in both letters. False teaching, old wives tales, opposition to submission, and weak women being laden with guilt are among these spiritual dangers.
Here are several possible interpretations most commonly found to try and understand 1 Timothy 2:15:
· Women will be kept physically safe through the process of childbirth. (This can’t be true because many Christian women have died in childbirth!)
· Women will receive spiritual salvation through the birth of Jesus Christ the Savior. (This is not a plausible explanation because we are saved through His death and resurrection, not His birth!)
· Women will be preserved from being deceived (as Eve was) and will be saved in honor and reputation through accepting the divinely ordained role of a helper to her husband and the bearer of children—embracing being a woman rather than striving to be like and compete with men. (This seems to be the most plausible explanation!)
Whatever Paul meant by the first part of this verse, the interpretation of it is further clouded by the phrase at the end: “if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety”. It could just mean this, “Do what you are designed to do as a woman but grow as a Christian!”
Since NO ONE REALLY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT Paul is trying to communicate, we will just leave this with the possible interpretations above.
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Kenya software bug hampered vote
March 7, 2013, 23:00 GMT
The vote count has been marred by severe delays as the electronic system has crashed
Kenya's electoral commission has said that a computer bug is to blame for a large number of rejected votes in the tallying of the presidential election.
Issack Hassan said the computer was multiplying each rejected vote by a factor of eight.
This led to huge disputes and allegations of fraud.
Vote-tallying has been restarted by hand following this and other glitches but Uhuru Kenyatta still has a large lead over Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
"There was an error in the way the program was written," said Mr Hassan.
"For any rejected vote for any candidate, they were being multiplied by eight," said the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman.
The number of rejected votes has fallen dramatically from more than 330,000 - 6% - during an initial count, to 58,644.
With about six million votes tallied at 1515 GMT (1815 Nairobi time), Mr Kenyatta had some 3.1 million votes (53%) compared to Mr Odinga's 2.6 million (43%).
But, as turnout was estimated at more than 70% of the country's 14.3 million voters, there is still some way to go.
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Elders, Pastors, Bishops, and Bethlehem
Sunday Evening Message
I. Baptist Church Government Illustrated from Historic Baptist Confessions
The purpose of this survey is to show that historically Baptists have held to the view that the two ongoing church offices presented in the New Testament are elders and deacons.
A SHORT CONFESSION OF FAITH IN TWENTY ARTICLES BY JOHN SMYTH
The ministers of the church are, not only bishops ("Episcopos"), to whom the power is given of dispensing both the word and the sacraments, but also deacons, men and widows, who attend to the affairs of the poor and sick brethren.
A DECLARATION OF FAITH OF ENGLISH PEOPLE REMAINING AT AMSTERDAM
That the Officers of every Church or congregation are either Elders, who by their office do especially feed the flock concerning their souls, Acts 20:28, 1 Peter 5:2, 3, or Deacons, Men and Women who by their office relieve the necessities of the poor and impotent brethren concerning their bodies, Acts 6:1–4.
PROPOSITIONS AND CONCLUSIONS CONCERNING TRUE CHRISTIAN RELIGION
That Christ hath set in His outward church two sorts of ministers: viz., some who are called pastors, teachers or elders, who administer in the word and sacraments, and others who are called Deacons, men and women: whose ministry is, to serve tables and wash the saints' feet (Acts 6:2–4; Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:2, 3, 8, 11; and chap. 5).
THE LONDON CONFESSION
That being thus joyned, every Church has power given them from Christ for their better well-being, to choose to themselves meet persons into the office of Pastors, Teachers (a), Elders, Deacons, being qualified according to the Word, as those which Christ has appointed in his Testament, for the feeding, governing, serving, and building up of his Church, and that none other have power to impose them, either these or any other.
SECOND LONDON CONFESSION
1677 AND 1688
Article 26, paragraph 8:
A particular Church gathered, and completely Organized, according to the mind of Christ, consists of Officers, and Members; And the Officers appointed by Christ to be chosen and set apart by the Church (so called and gathered) for the peculiar Administration of Ordinances, and Execution of power, or Duty which he entrusts them with, or calls them to, to be continued to the end of the World, are Bishops or Elders and Deacons.
ARTICLES OF THE BAPTIST BIBLE UNION OF AMERICA
We believe that a church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers. . . that its officers of ordination are pastors, elders and deacons, whose qualifications, claims and duties are clearly defined in the Scriptures.
STATEMENT OF FAITH OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
1925 AND 1963
This church is an autonomous body, operating through democratic processes under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. In such a congregation members are equally responsible. Its Scriptural officers are pastors and deacons.
SWEDISH BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH (STOCKHOLM)
We believe that a true Christian church is a union of believing and baptized Christians, who have covenanted to strive to keep all that Christ has commanded, to sustain public worship, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to choose among themselves shepherds or overseers and deacons, to administer baptism and the Lord's Supper . . .
CONFESSION OF FAITH AND ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION OF FRENCH-SPEAKING BAPTIST CHURCHES
Part 2, Article 2:
In addition to pastors or elder, the local church may have other responsible servants, for example deacons and deaconesses whose role it is to assist the pastors or elders in their ministry, by assuming especial responsibility for everything that relates to the material interests of the congregation.
II. References to Elders in the New Testament
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching;
This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you.
Is any among you sick? Let him call the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
1 Peter 5:1
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker in the glory that is to be revealed.
III. Reasons to View the Terms "Bishop/Overseer" and "Pastor" as Referring to the Office of Elder
Four reasons to consider bishop/overseer as equivalent to elder in the New Testament church:
- Compare Titus 1:5 with 1:7 where bishop/overseer and elder are apparently interchangeable terms.
- In Acts 20 Paul calls the "elders" to come down from Ephesus. Then he says to them in verse 28 that God has made them "overseers/bishops" among the flock. So the elders are the bishops/overseers in Ephesus
- In 1 Timothy 3:1 Paul says, "If any one aspires to the office of bishop/overseer, he desires a noble task." Then he gives the qualifications for the overseer/bishop in verses 2–7. Unlike the deacons, the overseer must be "able to teach" (v. 2) and in v. 5 he is said to be one whose management of his own household fits him to care for God's church. These two functions are ascribed to elders in 1 Timothy 5:17—teaching and governing. So it is very likely that in Paul's mind the bishops/overseers of 1 Timothy 3:1–7 are the same as the elders of 5:17.
- In Philippians 1:1 Paul writes "to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops/overseers and deacons." These then seem to be the two offices of the church just as in 1 Timothy 3:1–13. But Paul appointed elders in all the churches (Acts 14:23) and so it is very likely that the elders of the church at Philippi were the bishops/overseers referred to in Philippians 1:1.
The office of bishop/overseer is the same as the office of elder in the New Testament. It is listed beside the office of deacon (Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1–13) in such a way as to show that these two were the main offices by which the ongoing life of the church was to be managed.
- Ephesians 4:11 treats pastors and teachers as one group and thus suggests that the chief role of the pastor is feeding the flock through teaching, a role clearly assigned to bishops/overseers in 1 Timothy 3:2 and to elders in Titus 1:9.
- In Acts 20:28 the elders of Ephesus are encouraged in their "pastoral," that is, shepherding task, thus showing that Paul saw the elders as the shepherds/pastors.
- In 1 Peter 5:1–2 the elders are told to "tend the flock of God" that is in their charge. In other words, Peter saw the elders essentially as pastors or shepherds.
The New Testament only refers to the office of pastor one time (Ephesians 4:11). It is a functional description of the role of elder stressing the care and feeding of the church as God's flock, just as "bishop/overseer" is a functional description of the role of elder perhaps stressing the governing of the church.
Pastor and elder and bishop/overseer refer in the New Testament to the same office.
IV. The Responsibilities of Elders
The responsibilities of elders are summed up under two heads: governing and teaching.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule [proestotes] well be considered worthy of double honor.
1 Timothy 3:4–5
He must manage [proistamenon] his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way; for if a man does not know how to manage [prostenai] his own household, how can he care for God's church?
Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2
The duty of elders to "oversee" or "supervise" the flock implies a governing function.
1 Thessalonians 5:12
But we beseech you, brethren, to respect those who labor among you and are over you [proistamenous] in the Lord and admonish you.
(No reference to "elders" but the function of the leaders is governing and the natural assumption is that the leaders are elders that Paul had appointed.)
Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account.
(Obedience and submission implies a role of leadership and governance and again the reference is probably to the elders though the leaders are not described.)
Pastors and teachers are pictured as one office, so that the pastor (whom we have identified as an elder) has the responsibility of teaching.
1 Timothy 3:2
The overseer must be "able to teach." And we have seen that the overseer and elder are the same office.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
(Not that all don't have to be able to teach—they do; but some "labor," that is, they devote more time and energy to it, perhaps earning their living by it.)
He must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to confute those who contradict it.
(Not all elders need to be able to do public preaching. The requirement is not for a preaching gift, but for a solid grasp of doctrine and ability to spot and correct errors and explain biblical truth plainly.)
The function of elders may be summed up under two heads: teaching and governing. This sets them off from deacons whose assisting role we will study at a later time.
V. Our Concern with Biblical Church Governance
I have argued from the NT that there were two ongoing offices in the NT church for the management and care of the church: elders and deacons. In addition I have tried to show that elders are also called "pastors and teachers" (Ephesians 4:11) and "bishops" or "overseers" (Philippians 1:1; Titus 1:5, 7; 1 Timothy 3:1; Acts 20:17, 28). There is no church in the NT with only one "elder" (= pastor = bishop = overseer). Moreover elders and deacons have distinct functions: elders, governing and teaching; deacons, assisting with the manifold needs of the people. Both take their cue from the Lord: "Let the leader be as one who serves" (Luke 22:26).
On the basis of what we have seen, I suggest that we seriously reexamine our governance structure at Bethlehem which includes a Council of Deacons as the ruling board but defines no role in the church as that of elder.
The reasons for concern and for reexamination are at least these five:
- We could be structured in a way more closely conforming to the normal New Testament pattern ("Paul appointed elders in all the churches," Acts 14:23).
- We need to clarify the role of our deacons. Are they elders in the NT sense, or are they deacons? Right now they seem to be a hybrid as the "governing" board and yet with the name "deacons." And who are the "staff" in the NT understanding of things? Are we the "elders"? If so, how do we fit into the governing structure of the church? There is much confusion that keeps deacons, committees, boards, and staff from finding ourselves and our roles in the NT.
- We need to clarify the role women in relation to the diaconate. Why are there deaconesses? How do they relate to the deacons? Could it be that by investing the deacons with "elder" roles at Bethlehem, we have isolated women from the very role (deacon) where they should flourish?
- We need to provide more thorough care for hurting members and more consistent discipline for delinquent members. That this is not done as well as it should be is owing partly to the confusion of roles. Who is responsible, biblically, for this church-wide care of 1,000 people and for following through on disciplinary procedures?
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Mike Pelfrey blanked the Phillies for seven innings and Jose Reyes had another big game as the Mets win 3-0 and pulled off a stunning three-game sweep, shutting out the Phillies in all three games. Wow!
Mike Pelfrey pitched another beauty, and even though he didn’t have his best stuff, he got the groundball or the strikeout whenever he absolutely needed it. It was just another indication of how much Pelfrey has matured and finally is the big game pitcher the Mets expected when they drafted him in the first round . Tonight he pitched seven scoreless innings and believe it or not, he now improves his record to 7-1 with a 2.54 ERA. Amazin!
Jose Reyes is back! Tonight he continued his hot hitting with three more hits, including a clutch two-run double and a run scored. He was a part of all the scoring in the game, and has really found his groove in this home stand. It’s no coincidence that the Mets suddenly started wining again after Reyes returned to his All Star form, doing it all at the plate, on the basepaths and flashing the leather with some dazzling plays in the field. It was his fifth straight multi-hit game.
Pedro Feliciano pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Frankie Rodriguez picked up the save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, striking out Jayson Werth to end the game. It was K-Rod’s ninth save of the season.
Mets center fielder Angel Pagan made an amazing diving catch to rob Carlos Ruiz of a line drive base hit in the seventh inning. It was a thing of beauty. Angel also had two more hits and is now batting .296 this season. How big has Pagan been filling in for the injured Carlos Beltran?
The Mets absolutely OWNED the Phillies and not only did they sweep the three-game series, but they held the Phillies scoreless for all 27 innings of the series! Go home and get your shine box!
With tonight’s win, the Mets extend their winning streak to five games and complete a 5-1 home stand against two of the premier offensive teams in baseball.
The last time the Mets shut out the Phillies in a three game sweep was in 1969 when Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Gary Gentry performed the feat. The Mets threw back-to-back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1988 when Ron Darling, Dwight Gooden and Bobby Ojeda turned the trick.
In the words of Jerry Manuel, No question… No question… It goes to Big Mike Pelfrey.
Get ready for a treat tomorrow night as the Mets begin a weekend series with the Brewers. Johan Santana goes against one of the games rising stars, Yovani Gallardo. Should be a great game. Tune in at 8:10 PM.
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Hello Fellow OCA club members!
Sunset will be about 6:30 pm so I plan to open the gate about 6:00 pm so there will be plenty of daylight left for setting up telescopes. It is fall now so bring warm clothes to wear even though the day should be in the warm low 80's. Remember we close at midnight so it probably will get pretty cold (maybe 50F) by then.
A reason to come early might be to try and catch Mercury (Mag 0.0) just as the sun sets or maybe spot faint Comet C/2007 F1 (Mag 9.1) in Coma Berenices. This Comet will be just under Galaxy NGC 4278 (Mag 11) and by Oct 21st will be just under Arcturus (Mag 0.96). But the brightest object in the evening sky will be Jupiter (Mag -1.9) just behind the head of Scorpius with giant red star Antares (Mag 0.96) shining below. All of Jupiter's moons will be on the left side of the planet (but seen on the right side in my Maksutova telescope). Ganymede will be farthest out, then Callisto while Io & Europa will be seen almost clinging to each other.
Not far from Jupiter will be Dwarf planet Pluto (Mag 14) in Sagittarius but will require at least an 8" telescope, high power and dark sky to be seen. Neptune (Mag 7.9) will be easier to find in Capricornus as will Uranus (Mag 5.8) in Aquarius. Mars (Mag -0.1) will rise about 11:30 PM and may not be visible to us until midnight as it skims past open cluster M35 (Mag 5.1). Venus (Mag -4.7) & Saturn (Mag 0.8) will not be visible during the star party as they can only be seen near dawn right now.
Large asteroid 4Vesta (Mag 7.2) is now to the east of Jupiter right along the ecliptic while another 300 mile wide asteroid 2Pallas (Mag 9.0) sinks through Aquarius this month heading into southern skies. This was the second asteroid ever discovered back in 1802 right after 1Ceres was discovered in 1801.
We are in luck this Saturday evening as the ISS space station (Mag -0.1) will pass overhead at 7:10 pm 10 degrees to the west and get up to 23 degrees NW before slipping back down to 10 degrees NNE around 7:15 pm. A little later the HST Hubble Space Telescope (Mag 3.3) will pass over at 7:52 pm 10 degrees WSW rising to 25 degrees SSW and falling back to 20 degrees SSE at about 7:58 pm.
For deep sky objects this month I want to suggest two of the brighter globular star clusters, first discovered by Maraldi in 1746, which can even be seen under a bright city sky. That is why they are normally shown this time of the year at our OCA outreaches. M15 (Mag 6.4) observed by Messier in 1764 is 34,000 light years away and 122 light years in diameter consisting of about 30,000 stars. It can be found in the constellation Pegasus near star Enif (the horse's nose) on an arm opposite of the Andromeda. M2 (Mag 6.5) observed in 1760 is 40,000 light years away and appears slightly dimmer than M15. M2 is just 13 degrees south of M15 and forms a right triangle with the two brightest stars in the handle of Aquarius making it easy to find. About 150 such globular star clusters are scattered in a vast halo around our Milky Way Galaxy. They usually consist of several hundred thousand very old stars in a sphere.
Remember, Black Star Canyon is only 10 miles East of the 55 Newport Freeway measured from the Chapman Avenue East off ramp. It looks like we will have clear dark skies this Saturday so why not join us.
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Be prepared to see an unnerving lack of u's and a frightful number of alternative spellings as American writers will be allowed to enter the Man Booker Prize starting next year.
The Man Booker Prize has served as the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth's most prestigious award for books and authors since it's inception in 1969. On Sunday, 15 September, The Sunday Times reported that a change was heading it's way, as authors from the other side of the pond will be able to submit entries to the award for the first time ever starting in 2014.
Hilary Mantel won the award last year
The report from the Times revealed plans from the heads of the award to open the prize up to a wider pool of talent, and in doing so open it up to a wider audience. In a bid further cement the reputation of the Man Booker Prize as the one of world's leading awards for writers, the organisers have deemed the American market as a keen demographic to infiltrate and ensure that interest is maintained and entries are still regularly submitted. According to the Times, "the organisers increasingly believe that excluding writers from America is anachronistic. The Booker committee believes US writers must be allowed to compete to ensure the award's global reputation."
Of course this decision was not going to sit well with everyone and indeed some of the Booker purists have spoken out against the move. Esteemed broadcaster and writer Melvyn Bragg spoke to the Times in their report of the changes being made to the award, in which he voiced his displeasure at what he deemed a disappointing yet inevitable altercation. He was quoted as saying he was “disappointed ... though not that surprised. The Booker will now lose its distinctiveness. It's rather like a British company being taken over by some worldwide conglomerate.”
Melvyn Bragg isn't best pleased by the changes
The Man Booker Prize is usually awarded towards the end of the year and this year's nominees were unveiled on Tuesday, 10 September. They include Canadian-American Ruth Ozeki for her book A Tale For The Time Being, We Need New Names by Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo, Jim Crace's Harvest, The Testament Of Mary by Colm Toibin, The Luminaries by 27-year-old Eleanor Catton - the youngest of the nominees - and The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri. The winner of the award will be announced on 5 October 2013. | <urn:uuid:368430f7-a4e9-409e-b469-c28b6d1f3238> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://www.contactmusic.com/hilary-mantel/news/man-booker-prize-allows-american-authors_3868360 | 2016-05-30T02:01:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049282327.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002122-00002-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974506 | 499 | [
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In Ontological Semantics Sergei Nirenburg and Victor Raskin introduce a
comprehensive approach to the treatment of text meaning by computer.
Arguing that being able to use meaning is crucial to the success of natural
language processing (NLP) applications, they depart from the ad hoc
approach to meaning taken by much of the NLP community and propose
theory-based semantic methods. Ontological semantics, an integrated complex
of theories, methodologies, descriptions, and implementations, attempts to
systematize ideas about both semantic description as representation and
manipulation of meaning by computer programs. It is built on already
coordinated "microtheories" covering such diverse areas as specific
language phenomena, processing heuristics, and implementation system
architecture rather than on isolated components requiring future integration.
Ontological semantics is constantly evolving, driven by the need to make
meaning manipulation tasks such as text analysis and text generation work.
Nirenburg and Raskin have therefore developed a set of heterogeneous
methods suited to a particular task and coordinated at the level of
knowledge acquisition and runtime system architecture implementations, a
methodology that also allows for a variable level of automation in all its
Nirenburg and Raskin first discuss ontological semantics in relation to
other fields, including cognitive science and the AI paradigm, the
philosophy of science, linguistic semantics and the philosophy of language,
computational lexical semantics, and studies in formal ontology. They then
describe the content of ontological semantics, discussing text-meaning
representation, static knowledge sources (including the ontology, the fact
repository, and the lexicon), the processes involved in text analysis, and
the acquisition of static knowledge.
Sergei Nirenburg is Professor of Computer Science and Electrical
Engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Victor Raskin
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Thread: Ballast Timings and comparisons
04-05-2010, 08:46 PM #21
here is the video filling a 22.5 litre or 5 imp gal pail. Not U.S. gallons
maybe i was off a second or two could have been 32 seconds for 49.61 lbs09 21v LAUNCH
99 Outback LS. Sold
run your engine after you change your oil
68 th Member. WS420,HSE Revolution, OJ 466, Acme1157,1100 sacs,Kicker HLCD's n IX500.4, Supra Coolies
04-06-2010, 03:09 PM #22
I have updated my previous post with corrections from DOCDRS. I did not take into affect that he was not using gallons and the calculations were off a little. Thanks DOCDRS for the correction!!!15 Mondo Surf Edition
02 LSV - Traded In
09-13-2010, 01:36 AM #23
So upgrading from a Rule 2000 to a Rule 3800 does not seem like its worth the trouble. The Rule 3800 flows almost 2X more than the 2000 but they are low pressure pumps.
If I want to significantly decrease the fill times with a single pump, what are my options?2008 Outback V - gravity III ballasts, perfect pass star gazer, hydraulic wake plate, depth finder, water stainer, rad-a-cage tower, board racks, tower mirror, bimini top, audio package d, graphics package e, appearance package, cockpit & tonneau cover, mooring cover, black stainless rubrail, docking lights, OJ 14.25x14.0 prop.
Toys: Ronix Viva 136 with Kai bindings, Phase5 Drew Danielo Pro, Straight Line Sumo Sac 750lb, 450lb, 125lb ballast. | <urn:uuid:9a2ac224-e239-4470-8b1d-921aa1618031> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://www.moomba.com/msgboard/showthread.php?14074-Ballast-Timings-and-comparisons&p=129038 | 2016-05-30T02:28:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049282327.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002122-00002-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.856361 | 400 | [
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Natchez Historic Houses
Monmouth House ©
The most intact antebellum estate in the United States is the magnificent Melrose, owned and operated by the National Park Service in its grounds in the Natchez National Historical Park.
Melrose was built in 1849 and still features its original hand-painted canvas flooring. The house is open daily with tours on the hour.
The gracious Monmouth, built in 1818 at 36 Melrose Avenue, was the home of John Quitman, twice governor of Mississippi as well as US senator and congressman. The house and its striking formal garden is open daily. Longwood in Lower Woodville Road was built around 1860 and is the largest and most elaborate octagonal house in the United States.
Dunleith, dating from 1856, is the only house in Mississippi completely encircled by a colossal colonnade. It is sited at 84 Homochitto Street, on top of a rise on the edge of a 40-acre park.
Numerous other houses are open to the public, and make popular venues for weddings.
Address: Visitor's Centre: 640 South Canal Street, Natchez
Telephone: Natchez Pilgrimage Tours: (800) 647-6742
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Job 31:9-12King James Version (KJV)
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
11 For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
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You are starting a small business, and you don’t know how to incorporate. The logical option is the one with the lowest taxes, right?
Overall, small businesses pay an estimated average effective tax rate of 19.8 percent, after deductions, exclusions and credits. Sole proprietorships face a 13.3 percent rate. Small partnerships usually pay 23.6 percent. Small S corporations pay a 26.9 percent rate. While not directly comparable, the rate paid by small C corporations is 17.5 percent.
This is according to the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. How much income a small business brings in also makes a difference because of tax code progressivity. Nearly 60 percent of small sole proprietorships have a net income of less than $10,000.
For more information, visit the Office of Advocacy at: www.sba.gov/advo.
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War is Hell
Posted By: LT Spears<[email protected]>
Date: 12 December 2004, 1:02 AM
Location: Earth Time:0800
"Hey wake up. We're almost there." Private First Class Krieger was trying to wake me up. "I'm awake already!" I snapped at him.
"We'll be at the CP in 5 minutes." Krieger said. I sat up and took my helmet off. Then I pulled out a ciggarate from my ciggarate
pack. "Anyone got a light?" I asked. One of the new recruits pulled out a lighter and said "He-here you g-go sir." I looked at
him and said "We're both privates you don't have to call me sir." Everyone else in the pelican laughed. "Sorry, I'm just a little
nervous. It's going to be my first fight."
Then the CO came into the back of the pelican. He said "The CP is under attack by covenant forces. So we're going to have to
fight to get it back." "ETA 2 minutes." said the pilot. "Oh my GOD!" screamed the new recruit. We were getting hit by ground
fire. Krieger laughed and said "Calm down, it's just a little hosti..." He was silenced by a sniper shot to the head. Then the
pelican got hit by something big and before I knew it I was on the ground.
The pelican had been shot down by God knows what. We were know in a open field. Only me, the CO, Private Williams, and the
new recruit were left. We scavanged what we could from the crash site. A SMG with 4 clips, 2 battle rifles with 5 clips each,
a 50cal., 2 cantines, and 5 MREs.
The four of us decided to head south, because that's where the CP is. The CO, Sergeant Jones, said "Look there's the CP."
Private Williams looked through an abandoned spotting scope on the ridge pointed at the base. "Sir you might wanna look at
this." Williams said distressly. The sarge went to the spotting scope and said "Holy Hell." We all tried to look through the
spotting scope when Sergeant Jones said "Hey! Knock it off! The CPs been over ran and they got the captain as a prisoner and
there's a dropship coming to pick him up.
We all knew he wanted us to go and save the captain but, who in their right mind would go up there. No one that's who but,
we're not in our right minds, that's why we joined the corp. "Alright! Let's save that captain! Newbie set up that..." he was
interupted by the private who said "My name's Parker." The sarge then said "Well Parker set up that 50cal. and fire when I give
the signal over the comlink. Smith and Williams come with me. We're going to sneak around the back and secure the captain.
Location: Earth Time:0900
"Alright men look sharp. The odds are aginst us but, we have the advantage of surprise." Over on the ridge where Parker was at
some one was trying to contact him on the radio by the spotting scope but, we didn't find that out 'till later. "Williams this
isn't going to work is it." I said. "Probably not but, what other choice do we have." he responded. I laughed and said "Yeah, I
guess your right." "SHHHH!" the sarge said.
"Move move move!" the sarge said. I saw a grunt and cracked his skull open with my battle rifle. That's when Williams got in
a firefight with 2 jackals and an elite. "Go save the captain! I'll keep 'em busy!" The sarge and I ran up the stairs and killed
the 2 elites holding the captain. What I noticed was that the captain wasn't restrained but, actually being led with care.
"Sarge we just got a call from the Malta! That captain is a defector kill him Sarge!" That message came over the comlink and I
opened fire. The captain lay in 3 pieces because Williams and I both opend fire. Then 3 elites stormed int the room with energy
swords out coming right at us. We hesitated but the sarge took all of them out. "Thanks sarge!" We both said. "Hpefully I'll never
have to do that again. Those should have been your kills." "Sir yes Sir!" we exclaimed. "Good know let's get the hell out of here.
"Parker open fire!" the sarge said over the comlink. We ran up to the top of the CP and at least 12 elites charged at us.
"Sarge! We're finished!" I exclaimed. RATATAT RATATAT! The sweet sound of a 50cal. tearing through elite flesh. "Way too go Parker!"
I said over the comlink. "There'll be time for thanks later let's get out of here!" Williams said.
We were in the clear out of the base when 3 hunters came up to us. "I got 'em!" the sarge said. Crack! The hunter knocked the gun
out of his hand. The hunters then opend fire on the CP. "What the...." Williams said. "Hey I think they're on our side!" Parker said
excitedley. Just then 2 elites and 5 grunts came up to us. "Don't shoot!" exclaimed the elite. "What's going on here?" I asked.
"The prophets have ordered that all elites died. My squad evaded capture and heard of some elites helping the brutes by detroying
a human CP for them." "Wait 1 minute. Are you saying you elites are on our side now?" asked the sarge. "Yes we are at least many
are helping the brutes though." "Well this is an unexpected alliance."
Location: Earth Time:????
We went south with the elites. The sarge said that it was getting late and that we should set up camp. I didn't trust those elites
but, what choice did we have. It got dark and we all went to sleep in a cave near a lake. Later that night i was awaken by the sound
of someone walking. I looked and saw those elites and grunts walking to where the sarge was sleeping. Naturally I followed them.
Williams heard and followed me. "What do you think they're doing?" he asked. "I don't know but, I'm going to find out what." One
of the elites pulled out a plasma rifle and pointed at the sarge's head. Williams tackled the elite. plasma shots filled the air as
the elite shot. I saw Parker wake up and set up the 50cal.. "Parker's don't you might hit Willi..." RATATAT RATATAT! "AGGHH!" the elite
and Williams screamed with pain. RATATAT RATATAT! "AHHH! Little people first! AHHH!" screamed the grunts.
"Parker cease fire cease fire!" I yelled. I heard heavy breathes coming from Parker and the sarge. I turned on my flashlight and saw
all of the covenant dead and 3 retreating hunters. The sarge shot them down. "Williams!" I yelled. He was dead. 3 plasma shots in the
chest and 2 50cal. shots in the leg.
Later that night we heard another gunshot. It was Parker. He took his own life. He had thought that he killed Williams. War is hell
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SACRAMENTO (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown nominated a Mexican-born Stanford law professor on Tuesday to the California Supreme Court, continuing a trend to diversify one of the most influential courts in the country.
Brown nominated Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, 41, to be an associate justice of the state's highest court. If approved, the registered Democrat would fill a vacancy created by the retirement in January of conservative Justice Marvin Baxter.
"Tino Cuellar is a renowned scholar who has served two presidents and made significant contributions to both political science and the law," Brown said in a statement. "His vast knowledge and even temperament will — without question — add further luster to our highest court."
It's Brown's second nomination since returning to the governor's office. In 2011, he filled a vacancy by appointing University of California, Berkeley, law professor Goodwin Liu to the California Supreme Court after Senate Republicans blocked his nomination to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Democratic governor will have a third opening to fill on the seven-member court when Justice Joyce Kennard retires in April, and he will have more opportunities if he is re-elected to another four-year term in November. That could bring an end to a moderate Republican court dominated by appointees of governors George Deukmejian and Pete Wilson.
Cuellar was born in Matamoros, Mexico, and walked across the border to attend school in Brownsville, Texas, according to the governor's office. He earned his law degree from Yale Law School and a doctoral degree in political science from Stanford University. He has been a law professor at Stanford since 2001.
"I am enormously honored by Gov. Brown's nomination, and if confirmed, I look forward to serving the people of California on our state's highest court," Cuellar said in a statement issued by the governor's office.
Cuellar served as special assistant for justice and regulatory policy in the Obama White House in 2009 and 2010 and was co-chair of the Obama transition team's immigration policy working group in 2008 and 2009. He also served as a congressional adviser to the U.S. education secretary on how to close the achievement gap in public schools from 2011 to 2013, among other policy work.
The California Latino Legislative Caucus applauded Brown's nomination, saying Cuellar will serve the public well given his extensive legal resume while adding to the diversity of the Supreme Court.
"Indeed, he will bring a critical perspective, reliable judgment and even temperament to one of the most vital and challenging positions of service," Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, and Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville, said in a joint statement Tuesday.
Cuellar is married to U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California. They have two children.
The high court position pays $225,342 a year.
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“Our building inspector, Al Hugo, was co-blight and building inspector,” said Hampton Township Supervisor Tom Foret. “He’s getting older, and it got to be too much of a workload for him, so he gave up the blight inspector side of his job last fall.”
As blight inspector, Mayotte will respond to complaints of properties with eyesores such as overgrown lawns or vehicles and boats parked on the lawn.
"Every kid has a car these days, but where do you park five cars when you have a one-car garage?," Mayotte said. "Lifestyles are busier. People have snowmobiles, boats and RVs and park them in their yard, don't cut the grass and soon it's a foot tall — but there has to be a balance."
Foret said that the job of blight inspector is challenging because responding to complaints means not everyone will be happy. He temporarily assumed the role after being elected supervisor last November.
"He is the supervisor, and his time and energy should be spent running the township, not trying to please this person or that person in a conflict," Mayotte said. "Notifying a code violator of a complaint can be an embarrassing situation, but it can be handled in a way that people realize I am just trying to help them."
The blight inspector position is part-time without benefits. Foret said that the exact salary is not known yet, but the board will make a decision after determining how many hours Mayotte will work.
Hugo, who became the township's blight inspector in 1998, said he grew tired of the conflict. He also holds the position of building inspector in Essexville, where he has worked with Mayotte as blight inspector.
"I'm getting too old to fight people," Hugo said. "The majority of people are receptive when you call them, but there is always that five percent that makes things difficult."
Hampton Township adopted its anti-blight ordinance in 1968. Jodie Hebner, who works in the township's administration office, said a total of 23 complaints were filed in 2012, the majority for garbage accumulation or overgrown lawns on foreclosed properties.
Foret said that the board will re-evaluate its decision in six months to determine if the township should extend the contract.
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I dare you to click through and peruse Aquamantra's website - it made my brain hurt.
From the opening flash movie with the messages, "Seeing is Believing", "Stimulate your Soul", "Experience the Flavor of 100% Pure Thought", "You are What you Think", "Now you are What you Drink" and "Inspiration in a Bottle", through the rest of the site reading it was like having an online lobotomy.
Apparently the marketers behind Aquamantra believe that the secret to selling water is to enhance it with "Energy".
So what is this energy? It is the "energy" infused to the water by their labels that have self-affirmation "mantras" like, "I AM HEALTHY", "I AM LOVED" and "I AM LUCKY" stamped prominently on them.
Here's a great quobesity straight from the site,
"The thoughts inherent in those words permeate the liquid, influencing the taste and beneficial properties of the water. If you are drinking ‘I am Healthy’ for example, you will resonate with the energy to be healthy. I am Loved will allow you to feel loved and I am Lucky will make you feel prosperous and LUCKY!"Here's another,
"The water will nourish your cells delivering the carefully chosen messages of each mantra."As unbelievably, mind-numbingly, depressingly stupid as the website and its products are, I think my favourite part is the fact that the company has apparently trademarked their mantras.
Of course there's one mantra that they haven't trademarked which might well apply if you spend money on this sad societal statement - I AM STUPID. | <urn:uuid:c0c8d90b-b3a9-49fd-bf97-e050751383a5> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://www.weightymatters.ca/2007_01_01_archive.html | 2016-05-24T23:30:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049273946.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002113-00192-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96005 | 356 | [
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Wow. This divorce has taken a turn for the worse.
We'll continue to update you with any new info in regards to this development.
[Image via WENN.]
Tyra Banks is coming back to TV, y'all!
The docuseries titled, TransAmerica, will be an eight-episode show following a group of Chicago women who are united by their common characteristic of being transgender.
The series will explore their day-to-day lives, how they're building their careers and how their sexuality has an impact on their daily life.
Carmen Carrera, a model and activist, is said to lead the five women in the hour-long series.
"TransAmerica is a groundbreaking docuseries that will blow the roof off stereotypes and set the record straight as we experience the lives of these fun, stunning women. I am so happy to be a part of telling their fierce story."
Executive VP of programing for VH1, Susan Levison, certainly agrees with Tyra's statement.
She explains the docuseries is so much more than focusing on the transgender aspect, she said:
"It would be easy to focus on the transgender aspect, but this series is about so much more. This is a show about a group of compelling, gorgeous young friends who are on a unique journey while staying true to their authentic selves. We believe that message resonates."
It does indeed!
People of all ages need to be reminded to stay true to themselves and not do what anyone else wants because they're all perfect the way they are!
We can't wait to see this docuseries when it airs at the end of this year or early 2015!
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Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has been left out of Roma's starting XI for the match against Cagliari.
The Dutch shot-topper was on the verge of a move to Fulham yesterday evening, but was asked to stay at the club at the last minute, despite getting on a plane to London.
Mauro Goicoechea will be between the posts, as Zdenek Zeman goes with a front-three of Erik Lamela, Pablo Osvaldo and Francesco Totti.
Roma: Goicoechea; Piris, Marquinhos, Burdisso, Dodò; Bradley, Tachtsidis, Florenzi; Lamela, Osvaldo, Totti
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Online: Emotional Intelligence for Personal Leadership
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Frequently Asked Questions
This section contains answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the West Highland Way. If you have question that is not covered below please click here.
- Can I cycle the West Highland Way?
- Is wild camping allowed on the Way?
- Has the Scottish Outdoor Access Code changed the West Highland Way?
- Walking the West Highland Way in winter
- Can I light a fire when camping on the WHW?
- I cannot find an accommodation type at a particular location.
- How long is the West Highland Way?
- Do I need to use a map and compass?
- How long does it take to walk the Way?
- When is the best time to walk The Way
- Where can I get money?
- Should I book accommodation in advance?
- What about Lyme Disease?
- Can I take my dog on the West Highland Way?
- What about lambing on Conic Hill?
- Where can I leave my Car in Milngavie?
- Where can I leave my Car in Fort William?
- Are Midges a Problem?
Can I cycle the West Highland Way?
If you intend cycling please contact the WHW office to discuss your plans and get advice to avoid suprises. Cycling on hard surfaces, such as wide paths and tracks, causes few problems. On narrow sections, cycling may cause problems for other people, such as walkers and horse riders. If this occurs, dismount and walk until the path becomes suitable again. Do not endanger walkers and horse riders: give other users advance warning of your presence and give way to them on a narrow path. Take care not to alarm farm animals, horses and wildlife. It is worth noting that the WHW was designed as a long distance walking route and consequently cyclists will come across terrain, underpasses and gates which were designed specifically for walkers. For example, the WHW passing under the A82 and West Highland Rail Lines, where headroom would require cyclists to dismount.
Is wild camping allowed on the Way?
Under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, wild camping is permitted. This type of camping is lightweight, done in small numbers and only for two or three nights in any one place. Avoid causing problems for local people and land managers by not camping in enclosed fields of crops or farm animals and by keeping well away from buildings, roads or historic structures. Leave no trace by: Taking away all your litter; Removing all traces of your tent pitch and of any open fire; Not causing pollution. On the West Highland Way we also provide two designated backpacker campsites in addition to those already outlined within the Accommodation Section. They are intended for single night-stays and the only restriction is that we ask people not to light fires. The sites are: Garadhban Forest [453 918] north of Drymen (can be a bit midgy), and Inversnaid Boathouse [335 095] north of Inversnaid Hotel Camping without facilities is also permitted at Bridge of Orchy, Inveroran (400m West along the road from the Inveroran Hotel) and at Kingshouse Bridge. Please note that the facilities provided at the Hotels near these sites are only available to customers. For a list of campsites along the West Highland Way, please visit www.west-highland-way.co.uk To find out more about wild camping in Scotland visit the Mountaineering Council for Scotland Wild Camping website: www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk/leaflets/wildcamp.html For further information on your access rights in Scotland visit www.outdooraccess-scotland.com. This is a very easy to navigate website which will answer any queries you may have. Camping Byelaws east shore of Loch Lomond see- http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=1255
Has the Scottish Outdoor Access Code changed the West Highland Way?
Responsible cycling is now allowed on the WHW. You are also now able to take your dog onto all sections of the Way, for most of the year, as long as it is under proper control. You are now able to do the Conic Hill section during the lambing season (although not with a dog in the enclosed lambing fields). Land managers will still be able to close sections of the way for short periods for your safety, if they are carrying out hazardous operations, but this should be clearly signed with a reason, a time limit and, where practicable, an alternative route in place. If you come across an obstacle to access which you feel is unreasonable, or has extended beyond its stated time limit, then contact your Access Authority - either the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority, or Highland Council. For further information on your access rights in Scotland visit www.outdooraccess-scotland.com. This is a very easy to navigate website which will answer any queries you may have.
Walking the West Highland Way in winter
For most walkers the West Highland Way is a three-season walk and should only be undertaken in winter by fit walkers with good winter navigation skills. From November to March winter conditions can be expected on the West Highland Way therefore any walker undertaking the route during these months must be fully prepared and properly equipped. When the snow does fall, all the high ground in the northern half of the Way can be affected, especially the sections like ‘Blackmount’ and the ‘Devils Staircase’. During such times the path can completely disappear, particularly if strong winds are causing drifting. It is essential if such conditions exist that walkers should have a map and compass and be able to use them. Traversing slopes which have been caused by drifting can sometimes be hazardous and ice axes are preferred to walking poles at such times. Discussed above are the extremes. Many weeks between November and March are fine for walking. Wet and windy days are more common than snowstorms during the milder winters. Even the bravest of walkers can become demoralised during the winter months with the unpleasant weather and short days leading to them abandoning their walk. As the days stretch out in March and with spring approaching it becomes a bit more appealing to get back out walking again. But even in late winter and early spring the weather can throw up some nasty and unpleasant days so preparation and awareness must all be part of the plan.
Can I light a fire when camping on the WHW?
Wherever possible, use a stove rather than light an open fire. If you do wish to light an open fire, keep it small, under control and supervised – fires that get out of control can cause major damage, for which you might be liable. Never light an open fire during prolonged dry periods or in areas such as forests, woods, farmland, or on peaty ground or near to buildings or in cultural heritage sites where damage can be easily caused. Heed all advice at times of high risk. Remove all traces of an open fire before you leave. For further information on your access rights in Scotland visit www.outdooraccess-scotland.com. This is a very easy to navigate website which will answer any queries you may have.
I cannot find an accommodation type at a particular location.
If you do not find the type of accommodation you require at a location, try repeating the search using the "ANY" option from the 'Type' drop-down list.
How long is the West Highland Way?
The West Highland Way is 154km (96 miles) long
Do I need to use a map and compass?
The Way is waymarked along its length to help walkers follow the route. You should however be able to read a map and compass to assist with navigation if required.
How long does it take to walk the Way?
On average it takes six to seven days to walk the Way. This makes it ideal for a week’s holiday. At busy times it is easier to find accommodation by avoiding a Saturday start.
When is the best time to walk The Way
May is the most popular month for walking the West Highland Way, however this does place pressure on the availability of accommodation. The Way can be walked at any time of the year – Spring and Autumn along the Way are especially beautiful.
Where can I get money?
There are banks at Milngavie (various with cashpoints), Drymen (Royal Bank of Scotland with cashpoint), Crianlarich (cashpoint at Crianlarich Store and Post Office),Tyndrum (cashpoint at The Green Welly Stop), Kinlochleven (Royal Bank of Scotland, Thursdays only, no cashpoint) and Fort William (various with cashpoint). Please check the availability of services with your own bank.
Should I book accommodation in advance?
Throughout the summer the Way can be busy and at times accommodation is difficult to find. On this basis it is advisable to book your accommodation well in advance.
What about Lyme Disease?
There may be ticks along the Way - in particular when bracken is adjacent to the path. Ticks feed on blood and may carry Lyme Disease so it is advisable to wear long trousers when you are going through vegetation. At the end of the day check yourself to see if any have attached themselves to you. If they have they can be removed by taking a pair of tweezers and grasping them firmly where they are attached to the skin. Then gently twist anti-clockwise until the tick is free. Take care to remove the whole tick and not to leave its head in. If you do get tick bites and feel unwell seek medical assistance. More information is avalable at the dedicated Lyme Disease web site. (http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/lymedisease.htm )
Can I take my dog on the West Highland Way?
Under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code it is now possible to take your dogs on the way on all sections for most of the year. This is because access rights apply to people walking dogs provided that their dog(s) is kept under proper control. The only section which can be closed to dogs is on the east approach to Conic Hill where there are two enclosed lambing fields. Under the Code dogs should not be taken into fields where there are lambs, calves or other young animals. The enclosed fields are closed to dogs for up to six weeks (the last three in April and the first three in May) but normally they are only closed for four weeks and occasionally three weeks, again around the last weeks in April and first Weeks in May. We normally receive confirmation of the exact dates in March. During this time there is a well signposted alternative route, which does not add any time or distance to your trek. Throughout the rest of the Way dogs should be kept under proper control, and should be kept under close control or on a short lead in areas of farm animals, public places, and in moorland, forests and grasslands during the breeding bird season (April to July). Lastly, it is your responsibility to pick up and remove your dog’s faeces if it defecates in a public open place. It is worth noting that it can also be difficult to book dog-friendly accommodation along the Way. For further information on your access rights in Scotland visit www.outdooraccess-scotland.com. This is a very easy to navigate website which will answer any queries you may have.
What about lambing on Conic Hill?
The only section of the West Highland Way which can be closed for lambing are the enclosed fields on the east approach to Conic Hill. During lambing time these fields can be closed to dogs. This can be done for up to six weeks (the last three in April and the first three in May) but normally it is only closed for four weeks and occasionally three weeks, again around the last weeks in April and first weeks in May. We normally receive confirmation of the exact dates in March. This closure no longer applies to people, although we would request that you respect the farming operations and keep to the path during the lambing season. For further information on your access rights in Scotland visit www.outdooraccess-scotland.com. This is a very easy to navigate website which will answer any queries you may have.
Where can I leave my Car in Milngavie?
There is no secure parking in Milngavie. You may however park your car opposite the police station, which is near the town centre. Please let the police know if you are leaving your car and give them the registration number and an emergency contact number.
Where can I leave my Car in Fort William?
There is no secure parking in Fort William. However the Tourist Board may be able to help
Are Midges a Problem?
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London (Aug. 25)
Commenting on the recent clashes between Jews and Arabs in Palestine over illegal immigration, The Near East and India, published here, warns that serious trouble may again occur “unless more definite action is taken in the matter by the government.”
The magazine says the situation is complicated by Jewish allegations of a considerable immigration of Arabs from the Hauran, Syria, and elsewhere, but points out that the government’s report for 1933 stated there was little basis for the suggestion of an excessive migration of Arabs from Transjordania to Palestine.
“Probably the increasing prosperity of Palestine has been responsible during the current year,” the article continues, “for a larger Arab immigration, and it would seem as if a part of the government’s large reserve fund would now have to be devoted to the unproductive expenditure of a more effective policing of the coast line and land frontiers.
“If it be the case that groups of as many as forty persons have been found to have landed on the coast, it must be inferred that there is a fairly extensive organization behind some of the illicit immigration.”
In another place The Near East and India declares “the report that the illicit entry of Jews still amounts to a thousand a month suggests that other measures than the expulsion of offenders will be necessary before the evil is coped with successfully.”
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Zac Efron leaps over a bush while heading into a hotel on Wednesday afternoon (July 17) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 25-year-old actor raced across the busy street to make a business meeting.
It was just announced that Zac‘s upcoming film, Are We Officially Dating? is set to hit theaters next year on January 31, 2014.
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Gallows are finally ready to unleash the next phase of their punk rock attack on the world with the highly-anticipated release of their follow-up to 2009s 'Grey Britain' album.
Set for release on September 10th through the band's own label Venn Records (in partnership with [PIAS] Recordings), the self-titled album was recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by long-term friends Thomas Mitchener and Steve Sears at Broadfields Studio in Watford in May this year.
Article continues below...
"We made this record self-titled as it musically defines the band known as Gallows as we exist today," explain the band.
"This is the first of many releases to come from the house of Venn Records, our imprint, hijacked from PIAS those long standing backers of independent rock n roll."
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Wild Backstrom Out Vs. Panthers After Collision With Kadri
Backstrom Wednesdays contest following a first-period collision with Nazem Kadri.
The Toronto forward was given a goalie interference minor on the play, and had phone hearing this morning with the NHLs department of player safety regarding his actions.
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Mitutoyo 7301 Metric Dial Thickness Gauge Micrometer 0-10mm
A dial-gauge based instrument designed for quick and efficient measurement of small dimensions. Ideally suited for measuring the thickness of paper, film, wire, sheet metal and similar materials. The convenient grip handle, thumb trigger and spring-loaded plunger make the instrument easy to use.
Measuring Force: 1.4N or less
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Formerly the Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar, the Business Aviation Safety Summit is recognized as the premier forum for the discussion and exchange of safety information for corporate and business aviation operators.
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JERUSALEM (Apr. 27)
The first phases of the Nazi erasure of the ancient and flourishing Jewish community of Czechoslovakia and the direct role of Adolf Dichmann in its destruction were described today at the trial of the former Gestapo colonal by three eye-witnesses who lived to confront him here.
The three witnesses, all of whom experienced Eichmann’s anti-Jewish activities, were Dr, Paul Meretz, a former chairman of the Czech Zionist Organization, Vali Zimet, a one time Hias official in Prague and the first woman witness-in the trial, and Max Burger, who had been an elder of the Jewish community of Morawska-Ostrava.
Dr.Meretz recalled in his testimony that the first warning of the impending Nazi savageries was a refusal by the Nazi occupiers of the Sudetenland–the part of Czechoslovakia in which many Germans lived–to allow Sudeten Jews to choose a transfer permitted to the rest of the non-German population.
Dr.Meretz, a lifetime Orthodox Jew, restrained his emotions with difficulty as he told of arrests in Czech synagogues during Rosh Hashanah services in 1939 and the forced surrender of radios and jewelry on Yom Kippur.
Miss Zimet, who worked in the Hias office in Prague until the Gestapo shut it down in July 1939,testified that she represented the community as an official in the emigration department for Jews set up by Eichmann under an .SS officer named Gunther.She told the court that Eichmann frequently visited the department with a demand for daily quotas of transports of Jews, she said that when these quotas were not filled, he became wrathful.
She recalled one occasion in 1940 when the quotas reached a trickle and word was passed that Eichonann was coming to check. The staff became terrorized and Gunther instructed the staff to line up applicants with blank dossiers to impress Eichmann and evade his anger.
JEWS HELD UNDER OPEN SKIES IN THE WOODS DURING WINTER MONTHS
Mr. Burger centered his testimony on the reality to Jews of the “Jewish protectorate” which Eichmann told his police interrogators in pre-trial questioning was to his credit as an example of his efforts for a “temporary territorial solution” of the “Jewish question.”
Mr. Burger was chosen on behalf of the Jewish community leadership to Join the first 1,000 Jewish men deported to Hnisko in Poland, located between Cracow and Lublin; Arriving after a three-day trip in sealed railroad cars, without drinking water or food, the 1,000 were “welcomed” by a group of SS officers, including Eichmann. “There are no houses, the Jews were told. “If you build them you will have a roof. The drinking water is infected with typhus and dysentery and other diseases. If you dig new wells and find water, you will have water.”
Men over 40,as well as lawyers and merchants, were expelled by the Nazis to the woods without any belongings, the Nazis having stolen all of their possessions, the witness said. The same treatment was handed out to several later groups of Jews from Vienna, Prague and Ostrava. All Jews slept under the open skies even though it was October and it was the coldest area in all of Poland. The temperature during the night dropped to well below zero. This continued until the first barracks were built.
Water was carried from a village more-than a mile away. It was boiled and then distributee according to a Nazi system of priority–German guards first, their horses second, the Jews last. The Nazis did not provide any food for the victims which they had to buy far themselves with money sent by the Jewish community of Ostrava and by the American Joint Distribution Committee.The money was held by an SS guard.
The witness said that the next year a cable suddenly arrived to the SS guards to liquidate the Hnisko camp and the Jews who had survived were taken back to Ostrava, Of the 1,000 of the first group, only 300 returned. Some of the other 700 managed to escape across the Russian border, the rest perished from the brutal treatment. | <urn:uuid:bdaf2bc6-510b-4806-8968-6a5ffc14b9e5> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://www.jta.org/1961/04/28/archive/czechoslovak-jews-testify-at-eichmann-trial-on-his-brutalities | 2016-05-25T07:58:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049274191.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002114-00212-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983784 | 912 | [
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Majoring in English provides you with the chance to analyze great literature, but there are also many opportunities for students beyond the major.
Sigma Tau Delta is an international English Honor Society for students who excel in the study of English language and literature.
This honor society offers students opportunities to enrich their education and careers. The Alpha Mu Nu chapter at Washington College is headed by Professor Courtney Rydel.
English majors and minors fluent in a language taught at Washington College, such as French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Japanese, may be applicable for certain non-English-language exchange programs that may offer courses on English-language literature.
For students not fluent in another language, the Washington College exchange programs listed below have been known to offer English-language courses suited to English majors and minors (course availability may vary from semester to semester). Please check with Washington College’s Office of International Programs for availability.
Some of the most popular destinations for English Majors are Royal Holloway, University of London; University College Cork, Ireland; University of St Andrews, Scotland; and, Bond University, Australia.
In addition to semester-long study abroad programs, students may participate in a short-stay study-abroad program in England. Dr. Richard Gillin leads a three-week “Literature and Landscape” course while students live at Kiplin Hall, attend lectures each morning, and participate in field excursions in the afternoons.
Approximate seminar dates are from mid-June to mid-July.
Sophie Kerr’s Legacy
In addition to the largest undergraduate literary prize, Sophie Kerr Scholarships are available to incoming students. These scholarships are awarded annually to entering students who intend to major in English and who show outstanding promise in the field of English or American literature. Scholarship finalists are selected by members of the English Department.
Receive up to four academic credits for an academic internship. If you are interested in doing an internship for credit, contact Dr. Elizabeth O’Connor, the department’s internship coordinator, to discuss your plans and options.
In the collaboration with the Rose O’Neill Literary House, The Jude and Miriam Pfister Poetry Prize was created through the nationally known Academy of American Poets and carries a $100 cash award.
The winner of THE JUDE AND MIRIAM PFISTER POETRY PRIZE is announced at the annual Senior Reading in the spring semester.
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Three people from Shallotte were arrested on charges of poaching Venus flytraps from a nature conservancy in Brunswick County as authorities found 200 of these rare plants pulled from the ground Monday.
The accused poachers were arrested Monday after staff from the N.C. Division of Forest Resources notified the Nature Conservancy’s Wilmington office about suspicious behavior in the Green Swamp Preserve, one of the last bastions of naturally-growing Venus flytraps worldwide.
Arrested were husband and wife Kasey and Joyce Whaley, and Kasey’s mom, Elizabeth Ann Whaley, according to The Nature Conservancy’s North Carolina Chapter. Authorities charged them with taking protected plants without written consent of the landowner, a misdemeanor. They are scheduled to appear in court March 27.
The 200 uprooted flytraps were replanted by conservancy staff as officials vowed to remain watchful for what they said was the “ever-present problem of poaching.”
“They’re stealing our natural heritage,” said Angie Carl, a staff member in the Conservancy’s Wilmington office. “This is a problem for everyone. Venus flytraps are only found in this tiny corner of the entire world. They’re depleting one of the only viable populations of flytraps remaining in the wild.”
Venus flytraps live in bogs with relatively poor soil and thus survive by eating insects, according to The Nature Conservancy. Only one species of the flytrap exists, and it only grows in the wild in Southeastern North Carolina and Northeastern South Carolina.
Conservancy officials advised people to buy flytraps only from reputable sources who cultivate the plants in greenhouses.
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Over the weekend, bloggers responded to Robert Borosage’s call to “Expose The Obstructionists” and sign our petition, urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to force conservatives to filibuster popular legislation in broad daylight.
Digby deemed the petition smart strategy:
This is important for setting the terms of the debate as well as actually getting some of these initiatives off the ground. The congress is suffering in the polls because the Republicans are blocking any progress on issues that people care about. Now is the time to begin educating people about who is really responsible for this and it’s going to take some drama.
FireDogLake makes a similar case:
It’s important for the Democrats to know that there is popular support for this kind of fight, and the American people will continue their attitude of “pox on both your houses” until it becomes clear that the GOP is responsible for the current quagmire. Reid may be quite proud of the Democrats’ success in the first six months but that could be the problem — it’s just not enough.
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BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's national-level government agencies, their affiliated public institutions and local branches will recruit over 19,000 civil servants in 2014, a slight decrease from 2013.
The 2014 public service exam for national-level governments will open to applications on Wednesday, the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) announced on Monday.
In 2013's exam, 20,839 positions were open to application.
According to authorities, the 2014 public service selection will continue favoring candidates who have worked in grassroots communities.
Most positions in government agencies above provincial level will require two years of grassroots working experience. About 10 percent of all vacancies will be set aside for college graduates-turned-village-heads.
A civil servant role remains the most sought-after jobs in China, despite the country's efforts to cool public service "fever," such as encouraging young people to start their own businesses or to work in grass-root communities.
Statistics show that qualified applicants in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 annual national-level public service exams totaled 1.3 million, 1.23 million and 1.38 million respectively. They stood a slim chance of securing a job in the public service.
Officials and scholars attributed popularity of the public service exam to people favoring a stable job, worship of officialdom and benefits civil servants enjoy.
Yin Weimin, MOHRSS minister, said employment pressure contributed to the exam's popularity, besides the public service exam provides an open and fair channel for job hunters.
Also, civil servants usually enjoy a stable job, social respect and handsome welfare, Yin said.
Ma Qingyu, professor with the Chinese Academy of Governance, said as many jobs become more competitive and less stable, a civil service job stands out for its stability and welfare benefits.
Chi Fulin, executive president of the China Institute for Reform and Development, believed Chinese people's traditional worship for officialdom also plays a role behind the high popularity of civil service jobs.
The growth of the market economy has created considerable job opportunities, broadening the space for personal development, Chi said. However, if people still covet power and the benefits it brings along, it signals regression of society.
Ma said even today, many people regard climbing up the official ladder as the one sure path to success.
Zhang Yuan, a civil servant who was recruited by the Ministry of Finance two years ago, said, "To my farmer parents, being a civil servant is a glorious job. The day when I received recruitment notice, my father who never drinks gave me a toast."
Additionally, scholars argued that extra benefits attached to a civil service job also makes it appealing, such as government-covered health care, subsidized housing, high pension rates, among other benefits.
Chu Jianguo, public management professor with Wuhan University, said only when the current health care and pension reforms for civil servants prevail and they enjoy the same welfare benefits as other social groups, will people's career choices diversify.
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No clean fossil fuels
Some of the candidates for president say they want to limit big government, yet they turn around and say they will take actions to establish an “oilogarchy,” opening up a pipeline for tar-sands oil from Canada to Houston. The costs and risks of this and other dirty, unsafe energy programs will far outweigh the costs of investments in the transition to clean and safe energy for our future.
On a related point, Republican presidential candidates point to “cap and trade” as an example of big-government takeover, when it is only a penalty for pollution — the funds from which can be used to absorb the health-care costs resulting from the use of cheap, toxic energy.
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A remarkable image released by NASA Tuesday displays Saturn, a behemoth among the planets, in all its many-ringed glory. The high-resolution image, spanning a jaw-dropping 404,880 miles of planet and space, is a mosaic of 141 photos taken by a camera aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.
At the bottom right of the planet in the image, nestled in the background between Saturn’s blue outer ring and the golden inner rings, is a tiny speck — a “mote of dust,” as Carl Sagan once said. That’s us.
According to NASA, this represents the first time the people of Earth were warned before someone snapped a picture of them from outer space. Did you say cheese?
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Classic games Google chrome browser extension lets you play classic games right on your browser. After you install the extension, click the classic games button to play your favourite classic games including Bloons, the World’s Hardest Game, helicopter, Pacman, Pacxon, Cubefield, Max Dirt Bike and some more.
2. Game Button
Game button is a one game extension for Google chrome that lets you play many free online games directly from your browser with easy access to an endless stream of flash games and other popular online web games. It contains tons of free online games arranged in a categories and also includes many classic games for the classic games lovers.
Pacman used to be among the best and popular games at the time a long ago. This game still exists this time and now its available for Google chrome browser users as a extension named as “Pacman Classic arcade” which allows them to play this cool game from the toolbar staying within the browser window.
5. Mario Game
Mario game is considered to be the most popular games ever and here’s the change to refresh the classic memories of playing this game again. You can easily play the Mario games right inside from your Google chrome browser by installing the Mario game extension. Even the Super Mario game extension for chrome is available.
Hangman is a classic guessing game in which the word to guess is represented by a series of dashes below the gallow, each dash representing a letter. If your guessing is right the word gets completed otherwise if you are wrong there will be formation of some hanging person. After the structure is complete your game is over, ask for another game again.
7. Snake game
I still remember I used to play this snake game a lot when I was a kid on my dad’s cell phone or on my video game., The time has changed but the goodness of the game is same. So if you missed this game then now you can even play the snake game right inside your chrome browser with the Snake game extension.
Crashdown is a free puzzle and board game published by Jsplash for Google Chrome browser.This is a very entertaining classic game in which you have to use your mouse to click a gorup of three or more of the same coloured squares to remove. It is just like the opposite of Tetris.The color blocks move upward and you have to get rid of them before they touch the top of the screen.
10. Bubble shooter
Bubble shooter is another free classic game published by Chromitude for Google Chrome browser users. It is simple but addictive game in which you have to use your Mouse to aim the arrow at the bubble and then click to shoot that bubble. Then you have to get three of the same colored bubbles in a row and they will burst. It especially runs in the OS environment of Windows 7, Vista and XP.
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Ethan A. Huff
Natural News
Sept 25, 2012
Intense industry pressure to continue mass medicating Americans with fluoride chemicals via public water supplies has apparently influenced Harvard University researchers to backtrack on a recent study they conducted that verified fluoride chemicals lower IQ levels in children. We are now being told the absurd lie that fluoride is only detrimental to people in other countries, and that Americans need not worry about ingesting and bathing in the toxic brew here in the states.
A recent pro-fluoride article published by the industry-backed Wichita Eagle petitions Wichitans, who will soon vote on whether or not to fluoridate their local water supply, not to oppose the city’s upcoming fluoride measure based on the Harvard study because the study’s findings allegedly only apply to Chinese children. The piece encourages Wichitans to essentially ignore this and other science showing the dangers of fluoride, or at least pretend as though none of it applies to them.
And the reason these pro-fluoride fanatics are using to make the ridiculous claim that the Harvard study’s findings do not apply in the U.S. is that the fluoride levels evaluated in China were supposedly far higher than they typically are in domestic water supplies. Thus, consuming or bathing in fluoridated municipal water poses little risk, they say, so drink up!
Fluoride levels used in Harvard study comparable to those used in U.S.
But is this even true? The Harvard review, which was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, includes a comparison of IQ levels among children living in a village with an average fluoride concentration of 0.36 milligrams per liter (mg/L) to the IQ levels of children in another village with a fluoride concentration of 2.47 mg/L. Clearly, neither of these levels is above the federal government’s maximum allowable concentration of 4 mg/L. (http://www.prnewswire.com )
A 2.47 mg/L concentration of fluoride, which is considered “high,” is hardly “ten times what we see here in the U.S.,” an erroneous claim made by pro-fluoride fanatic Larry Hund, a Wichita-based pediatrician and leader of Wichitans for Healthy Teeth, the primary group in Wichita pushing for water fluoridation. Some U.S. cities, in fact, have fluoride levels that exceed the 2.47 mg/L level of fluoride evaluated in the Harvard study, which means it most definitely has relevance in the current debate over whether or not to fluoridate. (http://www.thenewamerican.com )
Even if you buy into the claim that the roughly 0.7 mg/L of fluoride that Wichita plans to add to its water supply is less than what was used in the Harvard fluoride study, there is still no solid evidence proving that even this lower level is safe. Since fluoride tends to accumulate in glands and tissue over time, any level of repeated exposure appears to be dangerous, not to mention the fact that the jury is still out about whether or not ingesting fluoride provides any legitimate oral health benefits whatsoever.
- A d v e r t i s e m e n t
“The key takeaway for me in the (Harvard ) study is, one, they didn’t rule out the danger (of fluoride), and two, they said further research is necessary,” said Don Landis, a spokesman for the group Wichitans Opposed to Fluoridation. “That’s what we’re saying; the science is not settled. No research is done on low-dosage fluoride, (and) the Harvard study is very valuable in pointing that out.”
To learn more about the dangers of fluoride, visit:
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1. To prepare the dough: sift the flour in a bowl with some salt. Gradually add water and knead to obtain a soft dough. Cover the dough with a plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for 30 min.
To prepare the filling: on high heat, fry the chopped onion in a skillet with the vegetable oil until golden. Add the ground meat, cinnamon, pepper and salt and fry until the meat turns brown. Set aside to cool.
Preheat the oven to 180 ˚C.
To make the shish barak dumplings: on a lightly floured surface, roll the dough using a rolling pin. Cut the dough into 4 cm circles.
Place 1 teaspoon of filling at the centre of each circle and fold in half. Press edges together then bring both corners together to obtain a dumpling. Seal well.
Put all the meat dumplings in a well-greased baking tray and bake for 10 min or until blushed. Remove from oven and set aside.
To prepare the sauce: strain the yogurt into a pot, add the dissolved starch and place over medium heat. Stir continuously in a circular movement until yogurt thickens then reduce the heat. It is very important to stir continuously for the yogurt not to stick to the pot.
In a small skillet, fry the minced garlic and fresh coriander with the vegetable oil and add them to the yogurt. Mix well and turn off the heat.
To serve, place the shish barak dumplings in a serving dish and pour the yogurt sauce in another deep dish. It is customary to serve vermicelli rice along with it. In each individual plate, place a serving of rice and shish barak dumplings and cover with yogurt sauce.
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