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Skip to comments.Man opens fire inside Knoxville church; at least six people shot
Posted on 07/27/2008 8:43:01 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama
11:29 am
Steve Drevik says the suspect isn't believed to have any connection to the church.
11:19 am
Steve Drevik, a member of the TVUU Church spoke to media outside the church building, where media are assembled.
He says the suspect is now in custody.
Drevik says the shooting happened during a regular service, as children of the church were performing music from Annie for parishioners.
A man with long blond hair, who appeared to be in his 40s, walked into the sanctuary and opened fiire with a shotgun, shooting indiscriminately.
At least six or seven people were hit by the gunfire. They have been transported to UT Medical Center. Two are believed to be in serious condition.
No children are believed to have been hit by the gunfire.
Some of the children were taken next door to Second Presbyterian Church for shelter.
Numerous KPD officers are on the scene.
11:00 am
Multiple people have suffered gunshot wounds in what witnesses describe as a mass shooting inside a church in West Knoxville Sunday morning.
The shootings happened at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Kingston Pike.
A witness who spoke to 10 News said police had arrived and one person was being detained at the scene.
A children's production of "Annie" was taking place as part of the normal Sunday service at the time of the shooting, the witness, who is a member of the church, said. The gunman walked into a packed sanctuary and opened fire.
The number of people shot and the extent of their injuries has not been confirmed, but the witness said he saw at least five people shot.
Church members heard a loud boom during the church service, which began around 10:15 a.m., the witness said. Several other loud booms followed, and the witness said the gunman seemed to be shooting randomly across a row of people. Two congregants tackled the gunman, he said.
Many people fled to the Second Presbyterian Church after the shooting, and that church was placed on lockdown, according to a 10 News crew at the scene. People have since been allowed to return to the Unitarian church building, where police are questioning witnesses.
Stay with WBIR for the very latest on this rapidly developing story.
Thanks for posting the article.
The Most important part of the article...
"Two congregants tackled the gunman, he said."
Horrible news. Prayers go out to those who were hurt or killed and for those who will suffer because of this sick person.
This is a symptom of a culture that feels free to spew venomous hatred and bigotry against people of faith. There is no doubt we will begin to see more of this.
At least some of the parishioners were able to tackle the guy.
Prayers for all involved.
A bright spot in the bad news is that America is remembering how to fight back!
Yeah, I wondered about that too.
"How very sad. I wonder if this is a "gun-free" church."
I know of very few churches, if any, that are officially gun free.
The attacker in a situation like this always has the advantage of surprise and if has any gun training at all is going to shoot people before taken out. I don't know about you, but I don't sit in church watching for crazed gunmen every moment of the service. I have more important things to attend to.
concealed carry
This is what it's all about folks. Any guy entering a church brandishing a shotgun should be dead meat before he can raise it and fire.
We hear talk about how terrible it would be to return to the wild west days. I doubt too many people were walking into churches in those days gunning down people for the sport of it.
"This is a symptom of a culture that feels free to spew venomous hatred and bigotry against people of faith. There is no doubt we will begin to see more of this."
My bet is it has nothing whatsoever to do with hatred of faith. If that were the cause, why didn't the guy attack a more fundamental place?
The vast majority of these incidents are personal. They occur because of some sort of issue between the perp and one of the congregants, or the perp and the church leadership. It follows the same pattern as shootings in the workplace, usually committed by a present or former employee who believes he's been wronged - not someone who just hates corporate America in general.
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UPDATED: Man opens fire inside Knoxville church; at least six people shot
Katie Allison Granju Updated: 7/27/2008 11:47:44 AM Posted: 7/27/2008 10:33:12 AM
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11:44 am
Sources say church members tackled the suspect, holding him until police arrived.
KPD says the call came in at 10:18 am. The first officer arrived at 10:21 am. The suspect was taken into custody at 10:22 am. Police believe he is the lone suspect.
KPD officials says Mayor Haslam has been made aware of the event, and a press conference will be held later today.
11:38 am
More information about the church can be found at their website: www.TVUUC.org
11:29 am
Steve Drevik says the suspect isn't believed to have any connection to the church.
"This is what its all about folks. Any guy entering a church brandishing a shotgun should be dead meat before he can raise it and fire."
So do you spend every moment of the service watching every entrance for gun brandishing maniacs? I know I don't, primarily because it happens so rarely.
You don't know many Unitarians do you? It's a "progressive" church. They probably had The Vagina Monologues scheduled for the evening service. Prayers up for the injured.
Unitarian Church. Enough said. Regardless, events like this shouldn't happen but it's a good sign that the perp got tackled.
Church website link - clickable:
Prayers for everybody.
Yes, an unfortunate story and probably not the time to opine on the effect that that theme song has on me!
Irk a room full of Tennesseans, by yourself, with nothing but a sidearm - Big mistake.
updates here too:
The Unitarians are the liberals and humanists in my community and no doubt the same in Knoxville.
They tried to stop the shooter which is the right thing to do, but I suspect not too many are advocates for the Second Amendment and using guns in self-defense.
A terrible thing to happen to anyone, anywhere.
Maybe it would be different for LE but American's aren't conditioned to violence. Even if armed the church goer would probably not realize what was happening until shots fired. It might even take a few more seconds to process that what they were witnessing was real.JAT
It was probably a mini-rally for The Obamassiah and they were singing "The sun will come out tomorrow ....". Otherwise, a musical about a poor orphan (Annie) who is befriended by a rich capitalist (Daddy Warbucks), doesn't really fit the UU agenda. Now maybe, if there were a lesbian relationship between Annie and Mommy Warbucks or Annie got pregnant and had to get raise money for an abortion, that would be truly a part of the UU world view.
This nation has long been in need of a good dose of ".44 Law."
Prayers being said. How horrible...
Been watching this on local TV. I am not too far from Knoxville.
Will be watching the news for the press conference, and praying for the victims.
My father, during his pastoring life, had confrontations with gunmen four times - once was a robbery during the church service, the other times were personal, i.e., a husband or father did not approve of the association of a female family member with the church.
However, I do believe the current anti-religious bent of the press and certain institutions offers an "excuse" to those with loose screws.
It's a vulnerable feeling sitting in church with your back to the door. Prayers to all involved.
All these shootings have a common theme........... the shooter calmly reloads, then begins shooting again.
Sounds like the good folks took things in their own hands here.
Don't need a sarcasm tag but maybe you need a "tact" tag.....
When people ae killed or severely injured and the initial reports come through, now is not the time for smarta$$ remarks.....
"Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion with Jewish-Christian roots. It has no creed. It affirms the worth of human beings, advocates freedom of belief and the search for advancing truth, and tries to provide a warm, open, supportive community for people who believe that ethical living is the supreme witness of religion."
In other words, a NEW AGE church.
What do you expect? God is NOT in the center of this church. Human beings are.
Not all events follow an ideological script. Maybe it turns out that the unitarians did a better job of tackling an invader than some recent church shootings of more mainline or evangelical churches. Sometimes facts are just facts. Sometimes people react as good people, whatever their other trappings. We'll see.
This is why there was a loaded Glock concealed beneath my sport coat this morning, and every morning I am at church. Oh, and an extra clip in case they're fat or I miss.
And yet it is leftist orthodoxy that putting up a "no guns" sign will stop depraved madmen like this.
"....When people ae killed or severely injured and the initial reports come through, now is not the time for smarta$$ remarks....."
Just trying to think like a liberal.
Good question:
Unitarian...children's production of "Annie" was taking place as part of the normal Sunday service...
From this source:
Unitarian Universalism (UU), known officially as the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in North America (with headquarters in Boston, Mass.), was officially formed in 1961 with the merger of two separate religious groups whose roots date back to the early 1500s -- the American Unitarian Association (1825) and the Universalist Church of America (1793). Unitarian Universalism is one of the most liberal of the denominations, being more akin to a society of free thinkers than a traditional "Christian" denomination.
In America, the religious liberalism that came to be known as Unitarianism appeared within the congregational churches in Massachusetts as a reaction against the revivalism of the Great Awakening (1740-43). Unitarianism prospered in the late-18th century among the Harvard elite, and emerged full bloom in the early-19th century as a rational, mystical, liberal religion that rejected the divinity of Christ as well as the Calvinist view of man as totally depraved. The Unitarians believed that man was not only morally perfectible, but that education was the only true way to salvation. Since they believed that evil was caused by ignorance, poverty, and social injustice, they were convinced that only a good liberal education, provided by the government at no charge, would solve society's problems (1/96, The Blumenfeld Education Letter, p. 2).
Universalism is the theological doctrine that all souls will ultimately be saved and that there are no torments of hell. Universalism has been asserted at various times in different contexts throughout the history of the "Christian church" -- e.g., Origen in the 3rd century. The Universalists also denied the miraculous element in Scripture, and rejected such important Bible doctrines as the total depravity of man and the Trinity.
There are currently about 205,000 Unitarian Universalist members in 1,040 congregations in North America. The beliefs of Unitarian Universalism appeal greatly to the "yuppie" generation of today -- no penalty for sin, no hell, salvation for all, ecumenism with all other religions, and extreme theological liberalism with no official creeds. Many in this "church" do not believe in Biblical Christianity, and some do not even want to be known as Christians. According to the Unitarian-Universalist 1985 revised statement, no minister, member, or congregation "shall be required to subscribe to any particular interpretation of religion, or to any particular religious belief or creed." Four of their seven Principles and Purposes are these: The inherent worth and dignity of every person; a free and responsible search for truth; the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
In their attempt to be "free thinking" and "non-creedal," the UUs have become so liberal that they deny almost every doctrine of the Christian faith, replacing the worship of God with a worship of self, teaching that human reason and experience take precedence over the Word of God. Below are the highlights of what the Unitarian Universalists "believe" concerning their source of authority, the Trinity, God, Christ, salvation, and heaven and hell:
Agree. Unbelievers don't see the difference between Bible-based churches and non-Bible-based churches. They hate them all. I think it was yesterday that police shot an armed man who was preparing to attack a Christian radio station.
Obviously we don't have the details yet, but the anti-Christian fervor that's building in this country and being fanned daily by the MSM, could easily have played a role.
MM (in TX)
What a terrible thing. Prayers!
highly unlikely at a Unitarian church
Better that they should/could have shot him. But concealed carry is allowed in Churches in Tennessee. At the option of the church leadership. (pastor, elders, etc).
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.
Probably bans concealed carry, not that many of the members, if any, would be likely have a CHL/CCW anyway.
It was up in Sequoia Hills end of Kingston Pike I'm pretty certain. I looked up the address. Remember late last year the nut that opened fire at Hooters? He was killed a few blocks from the church down in upper Bearden. Could have been anything. Homeless, a recent release from Lakeshore {not to far away either}, there's no telling. Sequoia Hills for those who do not know Knoxville is an upper scale and older neighborhood. Residence include Victor Ashe. There was a very good chance someone nearby was armed too. The community is in between the University of Tennessee and downtown section and West Knoxville where all the retailers have moved to.
Christopher Hitchens would agree. He considers them dangerous areas of "learning".
As in Founding Father Thomas Jefferson ya mean? I don't follow their teachings but Jefferson wrote the Bible they use if I'm not mistaken.
Unitarians are basically Star Wars fans. They believe that there is a god force that all souls are part. Read Emerson's "The Oversoul" if you want to understand more about Unitarians.
Another Theo-phobe on the loose.
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The last meeting of the year for the Emery School district board of education was held at Cottonwood Elementary. Principal Dennis Jones gave an update on Cottonwood Elementary. He said they love and care for the children at Cottonwood. They are very conscientious with their testing using Edutest, UDipps and Dibbels is given three times each year. The testing is computerized and easier to track each student's progress. The reading test determines where the student is in regards to grade level reading, if they are above or below, then it's noted and special help is given to bring the students to grade level reading ability. All students are mapped on a large board and their status can be monitored by the teachers. Improvement can be seen at a glance and also spot trouble areas. If kids are falling below grade level then they are monitored more frequently. Jones told of the six minute solution where daily students listen to each other read and then quiz each other about what was read. This practice has increased reading scores. Reading tests also go home so the child can read with a parent for extra practice. Other programs in use are Education City and Study Island. These programs give feed back to a student, they read a story on line and then take a quiz. Lorraine Frandsen works with community members on the Star Reading program and trains volunteers to work with children. Peer tutoring is also a popular practice at the school where first graders read with sixth graders and fifth graders read with second graders. The students participating in this program are trained. The PTA sponsors an at-home reading program where they read for 20 minutes a day for five days each week and they receive reading rewards. Jones said, "Our teachers work continually for school improvement. If a teacher is weak in an area we have teacher training for them."
Jones told of the 200 club where students are rewarded for doing good things at school, if they do homework, maintain their grades and are good leaders they can be a part of the community action team. They are trained in character education and help educate their peers. They receive yellow tickets for good positive behavior and are entered into drawings for special privileges which might include going to lunch early, playing basketball in the gym at lunch and other rewards. "We work with school improvements and get everyone on board to improve our school. There was a little boy who spilled his milk at lunch and he got a rag and cleaned it up. He told me, 'that's what we do at our school.' I was very proud of him," said Jones. Board president Laurel Johansen thanked Principal Jones for his efforts and for the teachers at Cottonwood.
Superintendent Kirk Sitterud reported the legislature will be in session again soon and some of the areas for education they are keeping an eye on for our district. He mentioned Huntington Elementary and Ferron Elementary had received recognition as high performing Title one schools. One legislator Aaron Osmond said he wants to give more control to local school boards. Sitterud said it's hard to convince the legislators along the Wasatch Front that it's harder and more expensive to educate a child in the rural districts. Changes in the WPU could hurt rural districts. The legislature is thinking of taking some items in the budget and rolling them into the WPU and increase the WPU by $268. The Emery district would lose funds. The rural districts are working to prevent this change. They have met with the state board of education and the governor's office. Small districts could lose anywhere from 1-60 percent of the WPU. The biggest winner if the changes are made would be charter schools. Sitterud said he will watch that bill. It is expected Utah will have a revenue increase this year of $140 million, but $120 million has been added to Medicaid costs. Another item being considered is three level diplomas.
The board was approached by BACA: Bikers Against Child Abuse, they asked if students in the Emery District can participate in a T-shirt design contest for their annual fund raising ride. The board and Sitterud agreed to make the information about the contest available to the children and those who choose to can participate. The ride is held each year in June. Sitterud said he will send an email to each of the principals alerting them to the contest.
The board approved the FCCLA students to attend a one day activity at Brigham Young University and also a two day event. The board will review the policy regarding eighth grade students participating in an overnight activity.
Sitterud announced the name of Doug Lowe for approval as the ESL aide in Book Cliff Elementary. This will be two days a week, six hours each day. He will help increase the literacy skills and language development for the students learning English. Sitterud said this position has been badly needed as there are several non-English speaking students in Book Cliff Elementary. They have also hired a three hour aide for kindergarten who will help with those students as well as other students in the extended day kindergarten program.
The board reviewed and approved the vending contract for the schools. The board approved the meeting schedule for school board meetings in 2012. The board rotates through the schools during the school year and during the summer meetings are held at the district office including the June budget meetings which must be held as close to June 20 as possible. In Green River the schools are alternated each year, but each principal will report when the board meetings are held in Green River. The meeting schedule will be advertised in the paper for the next two weeks.
The board approved an architect firm for the facilities assessment which will take place at all schools in the district. The architect selected will be BCBO Architecture. The company leaders committed to be on site while the assessments take place. The project will take several months and begin in January. The plan will cover what needs to be done in the next 20 years to renovate or replace school buildings. They will visit every school and go through them and rate the schools in several areas including a seismic rating. It is important for the school district to have this plan in place. The district is waiting for a cost from the architect and then they will negotiate with them, it's estimated the project will run between $200,000-$300,000. The money will come from the capital project fund. Board member Royd Hatt thought it was important that one of the areas for consideration is the aesthetic value of the buildings.
BCBO plans to be here in the county every couple of weeks and they will interview community members, too.
The board reviewed a number of policy actions and approved the needed corrections and changes to policy.
Jared Black, business manager reported they are still working on an update to the financial software. They are combining with 24 other districts to get a better deal for the district, hopefully by the next meeting that will be completed. The next school board meeting will be on Jan. 4, 2012 at Cleveland Elementary.


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For those of us who have had a failed reconstruction and live with constant pain there is little to be hopeful about, except perhaps a quick death. The treatments for cancer are sometimes worse than the disease.
Joanne, I like that - we must take each day one at a time and try not to be bitter and concentrate on getting better. Attitude is crucial. Thank you.
TLC, I too want to live a long life (if it is God's will) and share things with my family. Especially the grandchildren. They are so sweet and innocent. Hope and faith are very important in prolonging our life. Thank you.
Anna, I can somewhat relate to your struggle with Xeloda. What a strong drug. It is one of the more aggressive types of treatment. I landed in the hospital both times I was given Xeloda. My body could not handle it. I actually thought I was dying. Hats off to you that you can actually handle this drug and I hope it will be enough to rid you of your cancer and you will not have to take it for ever. We just take one day at a time and hope and pray for the best. Yes there are bad days for all of us, but we are still here so that is where the hope and faith comes in. We keep our appointments we take our medicines we do our scans. It will get better, Hang in there.
"Bitter or Better?" A fellow cancer patient shared this mantra with me. My cancer journey hasn't been easy or without difficulties, but I won't give up as I have hope for my future.
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I agree you Anna. I think that the meaning of hope shifted for me when I was diagnosed Colorectal Cancer Lynch Syndrome. Hope was let me see my grand kids long enough that they will remember me, hope was that I had not passed the gene to any of my 3 kids, hope was that I would not be incontinent of stool while working as a RN. Now I still hope for all of this and have been able to become more grounded in longer term home and more global hope, peace, basic medical care for all US residences, solutions to hunger and obesity etc.
I do think that as a surviver which we are as soon as we are diagnosed and take to first set p for treatment that anything we can think of as important to give us inspiration helps create a hopeful way on the cancer journey.
Your outlook on hope is interesting. The fact I have been taking xeloda for almost 2 years now would indicate hope. Hope that it will prolong my life. However, it is pretty hard to hope when one does not know what they are hoping for....one month, two years, live to be 80 etc. It is pretty hard to think that way when at the end of each cycle when the medicine is at it's peak and I am tired, stomach burning and food does not taste good. Tomorrow is scan day and my hope is for improvement. But how does one hope for a future when you have been told you will need to do this the rest of your life. I agree hope is important for some people but it does not come easy. We can hope for a new research to come through to rid our bodies of this disease eating at us. Sorry, I cannot always be upbeat. My hope is for myself as well as for all others inflicted the energy to endure this journey. Hope that my friends will not forsake me and hope for doctors to be compassionate and good listeners as well as gaining new knowledge everyday. My faith has helped me through in the Eternal Life yet it is frightening. How has Hope been helpful to me. I am not sure that I or anyone else can answer that. The fear is always there but it does keep me taking the medicine despite knowing how it makes me feel. Pretty negative but truthful.
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of your friends.
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The Miss Castle Dale pageant was held June 2 in the Emery High School auditorium. Castle Dale Mayor Neal Peacock introduced the emcee for the evening Ben Killpack. Killpack noted that Miss Emery Shala Pitchforth would be his co-emcee.
For the opening performance, all of the contestants, a total of 10, performed a dance routine. Contestants in the Little Miss division were Taran White, Holly Jacobson and Savannah Woolsey. In the Junior Miss division, the contestants were Devyn Mann, Jessica Labrum, Kara Cox and Shelby Huntington. Vying for Miss Castle Dale were Ashlin White, Kristine Johansen and Jacqueline Rogers.
Following the opening number by the contestants, Danielle Tuttle's dance group from One Step Above, performed a dance routine to "Walking on Sunshine."
The Little Miss talent competition began with Taran White performing a ballet. Holly Jacobson and Savannah Woolsey also performed dance numbers. In the Junior Miss competition, all the contestants performed dance routines. Ashlin White sang and recited a number, Kristine Johansen performed a ballet, and Jacqueline Rogers played a piano solo.
Miss Emery Shala Pitchforth sang for the audience while the contestants prepared for the evening gown and question portion of the competition. The contestants were escorted on stage by their fathers or brothers to answer the question from Pitchforth. Each young lady was asked, "If you went to Hawaii, what would you do?"
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Although it's still early in the tournament, there's plenty at stake in Saturday's clash between the Sharks and Brumbies in Durban.
Although it's still early in the tournament, there's plenty at stake in Saturday's clash between the Sharks and Brumbies in Durban.
Along with the Bulls, they are the only unbeaten sides in the competition.
In 16 previous matches, both sides have won on eight occasions and the average score in all their matches since 1998 is 25-23 to the Brumbies.
But this statistic changes dramatically in Durban, where the Sharks have lost only once out of seven previous matches with the Brumbies – a 21-10 defeat in 2007. The average score at Kings Park is 25-18 to the home team.
Sharks assistant coach Hugh Reece-Edwards expects a tough battle but is confident the hosts can be victorious.
"We're in for a massive match this weekend and so are they," he said.
"It's a home match for us, that's the most important thing: the result is what it's all about playing at home. The guys also enjoy playing international opposition and the fact that they're on top of their conference means that we have to really focus.
"But the guys love the challenge and they can get easily motivated knowing they are in for a big game.
"The Brumbies show some South African styles with their driving mentality – they drive quite a bit – yet they also maintain their running patterns that they do so well.
"They're the leading Australian side which shows in their log position. The way they dismantled the Waratahs was fantastic for them and they played a great game.
"We know we have a lot of work to do, in all departments, but we're excited, we're playing an overseas side and we're really looking forward to it."
Brumbies skipper Ben Mowen is under no illusions about the task that awaits the 2001 and 2004 champions.
"The challenge of Super Rugby is that you need to be able to adapt your style to be able to play against Australian, South African and Kiwi sides," he said.
"This will be the biggest test of our season so far. The Sharks have been building into the season with wins.
"We know going up against last year's finalists on Saturday is tough and these next couple of weeks will be one of the biggest challenges we face this year."
Jake White's troops have not lost an away game since a 36-34 defeat to the Bulls in Pretoria last April. They will fancy their chances of maintaining that record as the Sharks have battled to score tries during their campaign.
In their three previous matches this season the home side have only crossed the whitewash on two occasions and both those tries were scored in their opener against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.
Prediction: Despite having home ground advantage, the Sharks' inability to score tries will prove their undoing. It will be a close affair but the Brumbies will win by four points!
The teams:
Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Francois Steyn, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Keegan Daniel (c), 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Cobus Reinach, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Lwazi Mvovo.
Brumbies 15 Jesse Mogg, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Joe Tomane, 10 Matt Toomua, 9 Nic White, 8 Fotu Auelua, 7 George Smith, 6 Ben Mowen (c), 5 Sam Carter, 4 Peter Kimlin, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Scott Sio.
Replacements: 16 Siliva Siliva, 17 Ruaidhri Murphy, 18 Scott Fardy, 19 Colby Faingaa, 20 Ian Prior, 21 Robbie Coleman, 22 Clyde Rathbone.
Date: Saturday, March 16
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 17.05 (15.05 GMT)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Quinton Immelman (South Africa), Reuben Rossouw (South Africa)
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Artifex Pereo Song Premiere "As History Would Have It"
Artifex Pereo is premiering a new song "As History Would Have It" from their upcoming album Passengers in partnership with New Noise Magazine! You can watch the video at http://newnoisemagazine.com.
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Civilian Signs to Tooth & Nail
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As Cities Burn's "Come Now Sleep" Repressed on Vinyl in 4 colors
As Cities Burn's album Come Now Sleep has been re-pressed on vinyl in 4 colors: Gold, Transparent Blue, Transparent Green, and Black. Each edition is limited to 500 double LP pressings, with the Black featuring 180 gram, audiophile quality vinyl. Get yours now at the Tooth & Nail Online Store. Read on...


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Brown University Prof. Barrett Hazeltine responds to an audience member Saturday, April 27, 2013 during a lecture on Google and China. More photos
For more than 50 years, Prof. Barrett Hazeltine has been engaging
students at Brown University and around the world.
LinkWashington China Chamber of Commerce Members of the Washington China Chamber of Commerce, the Seattle
branch of the Brown University Alumni Club and others were drawn into Hazeltine's
world Saturday, April 27 at Shoreline Community College. Hazeltine, Professor
of Engineering Emeritus at Brown, was there to speak about his case study,
"Google and the Government of China: A Case Study in Cross-Cultural
As he took off his jacket, grabbed a felt marker and strode to
a flip chart, it was evident that class was in session.
"Am I getting to you? Am I making sense?" he asked the audience
after literally illustrating a fundamental point about the balance of power in
a business negotiation.
As the lecture focused on the particulars of the ongoing dance
between Google and China, Hazeltine began asking more specific questions. Often,
he got specific answers from Brown alums and Chamber members whose careers gave
them a close perspective on the Google/China issue. When a student, rather, audience
member got it right, Hazeltine walked over and offered a passing grade in the
form of a handshake.
Hazeltine's underlying message was that cultural awareness
and sensitivity are critical to being successful in the globalized markets.
During a question-and-answer period after the presentation Chamber
President Mark Wen reinforced Hazeltine's premise. "Relationship building comes
first in China," said Wen, who was born in China, but now lives and works in
Washington. "By the time you get to the negotiating table, the deal is already done."
Shoreline President Lee Lambert and International Education Director Diana Sampson
are Chamber members.
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Google and its relationship with China will be the subject of a presentation at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 27 at Shoreline Community College.
Barrett Hazeltine
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Event informationBarrett Hazeltine, Professor of Engineering Emeritus at Brown University, will speak about his case study, "Google and the Government of China: A Case Study in Cross-Cultural Negotiation." Hazeltine is giving the presentation at a meeting of the Washington State China Chamber of Commerce, hosted by the Brown Club of Seattle and Shoreline Community College. Co-sponsors include the Seattle 808 Club, Northwest Chinese Professionals, Seattle Chinese Entrepreneurs Club and the UW Global Business Center.
Barrett Hazeltine
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"We're born with two ears and one mouth for a good reason; we should listen more than we speak," Hazeltine says, paraphrasing the Greek philosopher Epictetus. "Google's goals include providing high-speed access to information, earning profit, and promoting itself as the search engine of choice. Google's mission used to be, 'Do no evil,' but the company no longer touts its ethical origins while pursuing profit."
According to the company's website, the motto has morphed into, "You can make money without doing evil."
Of China, Hazeltine says: "The government of China, in contrast, wants to protect its own Internet search company, Baidu, and address a brain drain of scientific and technological expertise. China wants access to cutting-edge technology, but also to set limits on Internet use to maintain its political power."
For almost 50 years, Hazeltine has been a professor of engineering at Brown University. His teaching and research interests are in technology planning especially in developing countries, teaching of technology for liberal arts students and entrepreneurship.
After the lecture, the Washington China Chamber of Commerce will host a networking opportunity to meet and connect with Chinese-American professionals in the greater Seattle region who are doing business with or interested in doing business with China.
Shoreline Community College President Lee Lambert is one of four finalists for the position of Chancellor at Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz.
"I love Shoreline and I'm happy to continue the work we are doing," Lambert said. "At the same time, I am intrigued by the opportunity to do that work, helping students and serving communities, on a larger scale."
In addition to President Lambert, the finalists, include:
A 31-member independent citizens' Search Advisory Committee that has been leading Pima's search for a new chancellor recommended the finalists to the Board of Governors Friday, April 19, 2013.
"We want President Lambert to stay at Shoreline, period. However, the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees understands that the same qualities that make him so valuable and effective at Shoreline also make him attractive to other community colleges," Board Chair Phil Barrett said. "College employees, students and the communities we serve should know that regardless of the outcome, the Board is committed to the academic values and institutional goals that are in place and that President Lambert is pursuing with such success."
Pima, which has six campuses across the greater Tucson metropolitan area and Pima County, has seen recent turmoil.
This past week, on April 16, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools placed Pima on two-year accreditation probation. There is an Aug. 1, 2013 deadline to file a monitoring report outlining how the college will address concerns in the probation notice.
The probation notice comes a year after former Chancellor Roy Flores resigned following reports of sexual harassment. Earlier this year, the Higher Learning Commission issued a report that reviewed the harassment issue and eight other complaint areas. Zelema Harris, retired chancellor of St. Louis Community College, is serving as interim chancellor until a permanent chancellor is appointed.
The Association of Community College Trustees has served as an executive search consultant in the effort since February after an earlier search by another firm was extended.
Lambert says he isn't put off by Pima's problems.
"There are challenges, but I enjoy addressing challenges," Lambert said. He noted that the probation notice doesn't cite anything related to academics. "Pima has good academic programs and faculty and staff who are very committed to student success."
A future Olympic gold medalist may be performing at Shoreline Community College April 11-14.
The 2013 Region 2 Girls Gymnastic Championships get started at 3:30 p.m., Thursday and run through three full days, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. These Junior Olympics regional championships are part of the process overseen by USA Gymnastics that can lead to a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Competing at Shoreline are girls ages 8 through 19.
The championships are sponsored by Metropolitan Gymnastics in Kent and hosted by Shoreline Community College in the campus gymnasium. For the event, a semi-truck load of equipment has been brought in to transform the college gym into a beehive of gymnastics activity.
The event is open to the public for viewing. Tickets are $15 per session/$25 a day for adults, $6 per session/$10 day for seniors age 60 and over and children age 8 and under.
From 6-8 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, April 9, Shoreline Community College will host the first of two public meetings at its 9000 Building, Room 9208 to discuss a proposed addition of a 400-bed student housing project to the college Master Development Plan (MDP).
The MDP is currently under review with the City of Shoreline and the meetings tonight and on April 23 are part of the city's required process. The April 23 meeting will also be from 6-8 p.m. in the same location. The MDP will define the future development plans for the college property for the next 10 years and address how the college will serve students and promote neighborhood compatibility.
At tonight's meeting, college officials will:
At the April 23 meeting, college officials will:
City staff members will be invited to attend and their contact information will be provided. The proceedings will be tape recorded for accuracy. The college's response to public comments will be provided to city officials when the application is submitted.


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The Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society is a nationally recognized non-profit arts organization sponsoring the renowned Words & Music arts festival; the William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition; the Double Dealer literary journal; outreach programs for high school and college students; continuing education; and a year-round calendar of literary events including My New Orleans, Meet the Author and other events which honor and assist writers.
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I have DA but I`ll never show the link to my gallery...
See my gallery is abit different then.. It doesn`t have much to do with Anime\Manga or drawings..
I restarted over at deviantART just a couple of months ago. Not much there, but I'll be building on it soon (just got a new Intuos3 tablet )
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- Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him. Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection--he even goes to school to learn to read and write. But nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his love?
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Childrens Hospital
Season 7
Through the Eyes of a Falcon
In a Behind the Scenes episode, actor Just Falcon (who plays Dr. Glenn Richie) invites the rest of the Childrens Hospital cast to his special photography exhibition where all of their shocking secrets are revealed.
Hump Cola
Owen discovers that the fluid in Chief's hump tastes exactly like Coca Cola. Despite Chief's protests, Owen attempts to monetize her hump cola, while Blake suspects Glenn has an addiction problem and takes him to Nils Vildervaan, professional rehabilitationalimist.


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Canadians head to quarterfinals at NORCECA beach volleyball tournament
CAYMAN ISLANDS – Three of the four Canadian entries at the opening stop on the NORCECA beach volleyball circuit are headed to the quarterfinals after Saturday's play.
In men's competition, Martin Reader of Comox, B.C., and Chaim Schalk of Red Deer, Alta., completed round robin play at 3-0 with a win over the Dominican Republic then advanced to the quarterfinals defeating Esteban Escobar and Gilberto Villegas of Costa Rica 21-12, 23-21 in their opening playoff match.
''Our match vs Costa Rica was epic,'' said Reader. ''We went on an 11 point run in the first after being down 5-1. We then had a tight battle in the second with amazing rallies and came out on top with some clutch defensive plays.''
The news was just as good for Josh Binstock and Richard Van Huizen of Toronto as they won their final round robin match in the morning and bounced Honduras' Luis Baide and Wilfredo Vega by score of 21-9, 21-13 in their playoff opener.
For the women, Heather Bansley and Elizabeth Maloney of Toronto are looking sharp heading into their quarterfinals after blasting Honduras in their playoff opener 21-10, 21-5.
In what was the most entertaining match of the day, Brittany Hochevar and Jennifer Fopma of the U.S., edged Kacie MacTavish of Kelowna, B.C., and Julie Rodrigue of Quebec City 22-24, 25-23, 15-10 in a first round playoff match.
''It was a really good match,'' said MacTavish. ''Lots of fans and it was very back and forth.''
Competition ends Sunday.
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Re: Should i buy some earphones for TLOU[ Edited ]
NazzyQ wrote:
I'm thinking of buying that Sony Wireless headset calcunnon posted the link to. Anyone here whose got those- are they worth the money?
How much will you paying for them? I got them (http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Stereo-Headset-Play
They have a new one (http://www.amazon.com/Edition-Wireless-Headset-Pla
Re: Should i buy some earphones for TLOU
Re: Should i buy some earphones for TLOU
As you can see by the reviews there pretty good
Re: Should i buy some earphones for TLOU[ Edited ]
NazzyQ wrote:
^Thanks for the help. I'm not much of an audiophile, so I'm not sure what's best. The Sony one's are £60 ($90) in the UK. Are they worth it at that price?
To me it is. Great sound and not having to worry about getting tangled with wires is a huge comfort. Though I wish the battery life was longer.
Re: Should i buy some earphones for TLOU
I bought the Pulse headset for The Last Of Us. It's great, I love it. It comes with a regular headphone cable, so you can use it on anything (without wasting battery life), but you have to turn it on and use it wirelessly when using it with a PS3. I use it for everything...
The virtual surround sound feature (which you have to turn on, something I didn't know about for 2 months ) doesn't really sound better. It sounds worse, and I hadn't noticed much 'surround' sound from it. Stereo works just fine, though. If you set the game to "Stereo headphones" mode in the audio settings, you'll get the best sound with them, or any headphones.
Anyways, if you don't want to spend $150 (or whatever it costs now), you can get RCA to headphone jack cables cheap. It allows you to use any headphones with your PS3.
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If your TV lets you output audio with the red and white things, use the ones above, but if it doesn't, get these:
And connect them directly to your PS3. (If you use HDMI, connect the HDMI cable to your TV, AND the component/composite cable to these things. Then, in the display settings, set video out to HDMI, and audio out to the red/white.)
You can probably find them at amazon or any electronics store.
Re: Should i buy some earphones for TLOU
I just bought those ( turtle beach p11) and the sound is really good but I read alot of reviews and most of them said that after a couple of months they break so ill be carefull with them.


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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Writer
The Emery High baseball team lost in region play to Grand High School last week to throw the region 15 title back into play for several teams as the Spartans lost for the second time of the season to Grand. Emery, San Juan and Richfield each have two region losses on the season as region play enters its last week.
Emery plays South Sevier this Tuesday and San Juan this Thursday to conclude region 15 action. Two wins and Emery should still be OK. South Sevier is on the road but San Juan is at home.
Emery lost to Grand 8-7 as both teams each committed six errors. Emery had seven base hits to only five for Grand but the errors really hurt. Grand scored five runs in the second inning, two runs in the fourth inning and their final run in the sixth inning. Emery scored a single run in the first inning, and two runs in each of the second, sixth and seventh innings. The Spartans kept playing right to the end but could not overcome the Grand lead.
Emery then traveled to Gunnison to play a non-region game and Emery lost 7-2 despite out hitting their opponent four to three. Emery committed four more errors in this game to assist Gunnison while the Bulldogs did not commit a single one. Dominic Rondinelli and Ridge Nielsen each hit a double in the game.
On Friday, Emery traveled to Monticello and defeated the home team 17-4. Emery scored one run in the first inning, six runs in the fourth inning, three runs in the sixth inning and seven more runs in the seventh inning while only giving up two runs in the first inning and a single run in the third and sixth innings.
Brandon Oliver won the pitching victory and also had a triple in the game. Nielson, Colton Collard, Dillon Wilstead and Kaden Feichko each hit a double in the game. Emery had 12 singles. The Spartans only committed a single error in this game while their opponent committed six of them.


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