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Youth Culture 101by Walt Mueller
CPYU President Walt Mueller's critically acclaimed book, Understanding Today's Youth Culture, is widely recognized as one of the most thorough and comprehensive overviews of youth culture today. This Gold Medallion Book Award winner is used as a seminal text in colleges, universities, and seminaries around the world, but is especially noted for its honest and easy to read style. The book approaches youth culture from a distinctively Christian perspective and contains chapters on a variety of topics including: music, media, sexuality, materialism, drugs and alcohol, and spirituality. A great resource for parents, educators, youth workers, and pastors.
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- 9780310669906
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- Zondervan/Youth Specialties
- Publication date:
- 11/04/2008
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- 480
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Youth Culture 101
By Walt Mueller
ZondervanCopyright © 2007 Walt Mueller
All right reserved.
Chapter OneGood News: There's a Teenager in Your Life!
It is time for us to reject the wholesale cynicism of our culture regarding adolescence. Rather than years of undirected and unproductive struggle, these are years of unprecedented opportunity ... These are the years of penetrating questions, the years of wonderful discussions never before possible. These are the years of failure and struggle that put the teen's true heart on the table. These are the years of daily ministry and of great opportunity. -PAUL DAVID TRIPP IN AGE OF OPPORTUNITY
When I got to the point where I had been given all I could humanly handle, I never once doubted that God in his grace would give me all I needed to continue on and handle whatever was to come. -MOTHER OF A TEENAGE SON LOCKED IN THE STRUGGLES OF ADOLESCENCE
It's a commonly held notion that raising or ministering to teenagers is always difficult. I'm here to tell you that for me, it's been an incredible ride marked by some amazing ups and a few challenging downs. I spent the first 16 years of my adult life working with teenagers in a variety of youth ministry positions. I've spent the last 17 years studying teenagers, their lives, and their culture. In the midst of all that, I've spent 23 years raising four kids of my own. Three have already passed through their teenage years. One's still smack dab in the midst of adolescence.
For the most part, my incredible ride's been marked by amazing sights and scenery that have put a big smile on my face. Teenagers are lots of fun, and mine have brought great joy to my heart. But there have been some periods during my journey-periods that have coincided with my own kids' adolescent years-that have been quite bumpy. When I look in the rearview mirror and see the years that have flown by far too quickly, I see there have been times when I've missed a turn, fallen asleep at the wheel, or even wrecked altogether. There have been times when my kids have done the same. But through it all and by the grace of God, I've never once regretted the ride or wished I'd never set out on the journey in the first place. Whether you're a parent of or someone working with teenagers, I hope that when all is said and done, it's the same for you.
But let's face the truth: We're adults; they're teenagers. Although we may share a roof and DNA, a cultural-generational gap will exist. And if adults don't make an effort to love teenagers by working to close that gap, it will only continue to widen. What should parents do when they experience the highs and lows of parenting in a rapidly changing world? What should youth workers and others in relationships with teenagers do to close the gap and become more effective at fulfilling their unique callings? How can we avoid being overwhelmed by the normal feelings of confusion, frustration, and misunderstanding that go with the teenage years? Is there anything constant we can grasp? Yes, there is.
Finding Your Way Through the Maze of Their Adolescence
Our search and experience has yielded some distinct patterns and approaches consistently present when parents and youth workers and the teenagers they love have worked together well to find their way through the maze of contemporary adolescence. As you read through the remainder of this book, I trust you'll understand even more the unique pressures, problems, choices, and issues facing our teenagers in today's fast-paced and rapidly changing world. In order to be prepared to respond to these issues in a hope-filled, positive, compassionate, and productive manner, it's important that you understand and embrace several truths for yourself and your family and your youth ministry. I know from experience that if you take them to heart, they can radically transform your life and the way you approach the valuable years you spend with your kids.
Kids Are God's Gifts to Us
Our widespread cultural cynicism regarding teenagers and these exciting years of their lives is unjustified and must cease. The psalmist writes, "Don't you see that kids are God's best gift? The fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are the kids of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of kids!" (Psalm 127:3-5, The Message). It's a big mistake to think of kids as liabilities; they're rewards from God, given to us as a sign of God's favor. Because God values them so highly, so must we. They're not inconveniences or nuisances-whether they're in your home or in your youth room. Even during difficult times, the kids God's given me as gifts remain gifts.
No One Ever Said It'd Be Easy
I learned a shocking lesson shortly after Caitlin's birth, and I've been relearning it ever since. No matter how much time and effort I put into preparing for parenthood, there will always be surprises. Some of those surprises can seem paralyzing. Raising and relating to kids is difficult for everyone, and it tends to become more so as kids reach the teenage years. The situation grows more complex for parents who raise more than one child since each child brings a unique personality and set of experiences.
Each of us will experience highs and lows, jolts and joys, thrills and spills. If you're struggling as a parent, rest assured you're not alone. I've made efforts, but I've also made mistakes, struggled with feelings of inadequacy, and grappled with rebellion in my kids. I've known sickening dread, sleepless nights, rage, bitterness, frustration, shame, futile hopes being shattered, and the battle between tenderness and contempt. (If you're a youth worker, you know a bit about this, too!)
If you've raised a teenager and been totally spared all of these experiences, it's only by the grace of God. The reality is that it's not easy. But we can approach our parenting as a glorious challenge and opportunity. Dr. Paul Tripp reminds us that "the teenage years are often cataclysmic years of conflict, struggle, and grief. They are years of new temptations, of trial and testing. Yet these very struggles, conflicts, trials and tests are what produce such wonderful parental opportunities."
There Are No Perfect Kids ... or Parents ... or Youth Workers
The root of problems in our families and homes and youth ministries is the sinful, selfish nature of kids and adults. It can be difficult to coexist peacefully. Parents must strive to raise healthy, well-adjusted kids. But it's unrealistic to expect perfect kids and perfect families. To embrace such expectations only burdens parents and their kids with never "measuring up."
We must never forget that we're all imperfect, finite beings touched by sin and incapable of perfection-not with our parenting, our ministries, or our homes.
The World Is More Than Happy to Raise Our Kids for Us
In recent years, adolescents have had fewer opportunities for times of interaction and communication with their parents and other adults. Many families have experienced divorce; and in those families where Mom and Dad still live together, members get busier all the time thanks to schedules full of meetings, activities, clubs, and sports. The other extreme is also occurring in a growing number of families, where members may all be at home in the evenings, but everyone retreats to the "aloneness" of their own rooms to interact "solo" with the TV, computer, or any number of media outlets that fill their personal spaces.
All of these factors keep families from eating together on a regular basis, and these realities have certainly contributed to the fact that when teenagers need advice, they're more likely to turn first to a friend (55 percent), followed by Mom (44 percent), a boyfriend or girlfriend (23 percent), and then Dad (20 percent). When push comes to shove, American dads and moms are devoting less time to bringing up their sons and daughters, thereby allowing someone or something else to raise their kids for them.
As a result of his research on the lives of mid-adolescents (ages 14 to 18), Chap Clark concludes "many if not most mid-adolescents have been set adrift by parental and familial authorities, and they are operating as if they are on their own." This sad reality has been developing for years. Back in the early 1990s, I attended a presentation on a new reading program at our local elementary school. While I applauded our school district's efforts in teaching kids to read, I was concerned about the social problems it cited for the existence of the program known as HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills). The goal of HOTS is to help kids who consistently fall behind at school learn how to think for themselves through the use of computers and "controlled floundering." Dr. Stanley Pogrow, the founder, explains: "Traditionally, we learn to think by sitting around the table, being questioned by parents, and talking as a family. Today, who has time for sit-down meals? Yet, this critical stage of development cannot be bypassed ... So what is the solution? ... Bring dinner table conversation to school. That's what HOTS does!"
Sadly, the HOTS program exists to fill a void left by parents who no longer see the importance of spending time together as a family. When parents give up these responsibilities, no matter what the age(s) of their kids, others-by default-take over. In today's rapidly changing youth culture, we hand over the parenting reins to a variety of institutions, including the school, church, media, advertising, coaches, and so on. Sure, some of these institutions are well intentioned and they really do care for kids. But they can never replace the role parents must play in the lives of their teenagers.
In the same way God gives parents the gift of kids, he gives kids the gift of parents who will love and nurture them. Scripture clearly states that parents are to exercise their parental responsibilities by spending time with their kids, and that includes teaching them God's will and way (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). Raising teenagers requires a diligent and unwavering investment of all our resources. And lest parents should fall into the trap of thinking teenagers don't want their investment of time, guidance, and direction-they should think again. Teenagers can be viewed as distinct lumps of clay that God has entrusted us with, and he has an individual plan for each one. Like the lumps of clay spinning on a potter's wheel, no two start out alike. And by the time the potter is finished, each will become a unique cup, vase, plate, pot, or bowl.
I've had the privilege of watching my own four lumps of clay grow and take their unique shapes over the years. When they were little, I wondered what they'd end up like when all was said and done. Yet, in the midst of that wondering, I knew God had chosen my wife and me to be stewards of this sacred trust. As parents, we have the awesome task of cooperating with God to mold and shape those lumps under his guidance.
A potter is committed to shaping that lump of clay. If she makes a mistake, she reworks the clay, rather than giving up on it. What would happen to the clay if the potter decided she didn't want to work with it any more and suddenly threw it out the window? Its destiny would vary, depending on where it landed. It could land in the street and be run over, flattened and forgotten. It could land in the grass, only to be pounded and eroded by the elements. It could bake in the sun until all of its pliable properties disappeared. Dried and hardened, it could never be worked again. All too often, teenagers meet such fates due to parental neglect. It's as if they've been thrown out the window and left to whatever fate befalls them. I know this is true because I've met far too many of these abandoned lumps of clay over the years.
But when the potter keeps the clay in her hands, working and reworking it with tender care, it eventually turns into a beautiful and unique piece of pottery. So it should be with our kids. They must grow up knowing Mom and Dad are loving, hands-on kind of people who eagerly fulfill their God-given responsibilities to raise their kids.
Any Kid, Anywhere, Anytime
During a youth culture seminar I was leading a few years back, I made an effort to help parents and youth workers see that a variety of factors combine in our world to make the voice of the culture far more compelling and attractive to kids. I told them it doesn't matter where they live, whom they live with, or what kind of school they go to. Any kid living anywhere can be influenced by the negative and dangerous aspects of our culture at any time. No church, school, family, or child is immune. To my surprise, many in the audience protested this message and refused to believe it was true.
In November 2005, a friend called me to ask what role, if any, the Center for Parent Youth Understanding was playing in the unfolding story of a double murder that had occurred on a quiet Sunday morning in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A local 18-year-old had allegedly shot and killed the parents of his 14-year-old girlfriend. Then the pair took off to get married and start a new life, only to be caught a day later in Indiana. The story was loaded with the kind of dramatic twists and turns that make news producers and networks drool. They told the story over and over in typical soap opera fashion: a forbidden love affair, a double murder, a kidnapping, access to the kids through their online blogs, their "religious" backgrounds, a multistate manhunt, and their history as homeschooled kids. Nonstop news network coverage featured the "expert" pontificators speculating, as usual, in a manner that told the story long before the story was even known.
"We're not involved," I replied.
"Well, what do you think of it all?" he asked.
I answered, "Sad, but not surprising." I didn't know the families, nor did I know enough about their backgrounds to make comments on the tragedy. However, this situation and the specifics as we knew them prompted some thoughts that have continued to evolve as I study the Scriptures and observe our Christian subculture. For years we've been challenging Christian parents to stay in touch with teenagers and their world. To believe our faith somehow insulates them from the realities of the world is both pragmatically and theologically wrong. Like it or not, we live in the culture and that culture influences and affects us all. There's no escaping it. And there isn't supposed to be a way out. Like it or not, God doesn't want us circling the wagons or living in some kind of a bubble in an effort to keep ourselves pure. Jesus prayed the will of the Father the night before his death-that his disciples in all times and in all places would be in the world (living as salt and light) while not living as though they're of the world (John 17). That's not only how we should be living, but it's how we should be preparing our students to live every day of their lives.
Believe it or not, to assume you've somehow made kids immune to the influence of culture just by shielding them from culture might just produce the opposite effect. In other words, by not preparing them to engage the culture with minds and hearts saturated by a biblical world- and life view, we actually make them more vulnerable to the negative cultural forces they face both now and for the rest of their lives. Both we (parents and youth workers) and our kids need to be wise to the Scriptures and streetwise about our culture. Just like he did with his son Jesus, God has made us all particular types of people who do his particular work in the particular time and place where he's placed us.
Over the years I've been questioned by a growing number of pastors and youth workers who are dealing with a segment of Christians who resist this approach and even believe it's morally, ethically, and biblically wrong. Sorry, I don't see it. I feel even more sorry for their kids. I love what theologian John Stott says about every Christian's call to become a double-listener: "Christian witnesses stand between the Word and the world, with the consequent obligation to listen to both. We listen to the Word in order to discover ever more of the riches of Christ. And we listen to the world in order to discern which of Christ's riches are needed most and how to present them in their best light."
This is our calling as parents and youth workers, and, consequently, it's also the calling of our kids. When it comes to teenagers and their culture, what we don't know (or don't want to know or refuse to know) can hurt them.
They Long for God
Blaise Pascal described a universal hole in the soul as a God-shaped vacuum. Alister McGrath describes Pascal's model as "a God-shaped emptiness within us, which only God can fill. We may try to fill it in other ways and with other things. Yet one of the few certainties of life is that nothing in this world satisfies our longing for something that is ultimately beyond this world."
Excerpted from Youth Culture 101 by Walt Mueller Copyright © 2007 by Walt Mueller. Excerpted by permission.
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Meet the Author
Walt Mueller is the founder and president of the Center for Parent Youth Understanding, a nonprofit ministry organization that has served churches, schools, and community organizations worldwide for nearly twenty years. He's a sought-after authority on youth culture and family issues and has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and the BBC.
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A libertarian leaning, common preference seeking, pro-science, pro-critical rationalism, humanist blog, which is mainly, but by no means exclusively, about home educating in the UK.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Unschooling Theory
He explains it all, bar the bit about why the brain works best when it is not subject to coercion. (Lest we forget: that the mind of the learner must act first in every act of learning and that all successful learning is therefore autonomous. That coercion may be defined as being forced to enact a theory that is not active in the mind, and that this reduces the capacity for creativity, criticism and rationality. )
3 comments:
- Leo said...
"He explains it all, bar the bit about why the brain works best when it is not subject to coercion."
How to explain the fact that if many people are forced to learn French with fear of consistent punishment, they do learn French.
- 10:11 am
- Carlotta said...
The mind works *better* when it is not subject to coercion. Doesn't mean the learner doesn't absorb some things when the outstanding experience is one of coercion...just that this limits the capacity for good thought.
Of course probably there were moments when the fear wasn't all encompassing and uncoerced learning did occur.
- 5:56 am
- Leo said...
How do we know the mind works better? Was research made on this?
Actually, the mind works well during times of distress. You know the time slowing feeling people talk about during a car crash?
Maybe research could be made where a group of unwilling people who are forced to learn French compete with extrinsic discipline and another group willingly passionate about learning French.
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Like Apple's Macbook Air, Sony doesn't change the name of its yearly laptop refreshes. So the new VAIO Series S is just the VAIO S, much like last year's Sony VAIO S. However, considering 2011's model did fairly well, we were excited to see what the new VAIO Series S had in store.
The VAIO S is a premium ultraportable – not an Ultrabook, that niche is filled by the completely new VAIO T13 and T11. Slotting in just below the VAIO Z, the S is basically the second-best in Sony's entire line-up, with many drool-worthy features such as an attractive all-metal chassis, dedicated graphics, optional high-resolution IPS screens, optional Blu-ray drive, keyboard backlighting, and generous connectivity. It's available in two sizes: the 13in S13, and a 15in S15. We're checking out the former to see how it holds up against its Ultrabook and other ultraportable competition.
Where design is concerned, there's been a subtle change for the better. This all-aluminium VAIO is now a little less edgy, with a more smooth and cohesive feel, but without loosing any of its executive slim appeal. Available in black or white brushed metal, both versions of the S13 look pretty good and match the colour choices of other popular products like the Samsung Galaxy S3.
As before, build quality is very good and the laptop's bottom half is solid as a brick, though as with most of Sony's ultra-slim models, the lid is perhaps a little too flexible. The VAIO S 13in is slightly thicker than the VAIO T13 thanks to the included optical drive, but this is a sacrifice we're happy enough to make considering the added flexibility. Not only has Sony gone for a slot-loading model to maintain the S13's slim designer lines, but you can even opt for a Blu-ray drive, making this one of the few ultraportables that let you get your HD-disc fix on the go.
Connectivity is also far better than your average ultraportable, with twin memory card readers for SD and HG Duo, VGA and HDMI for video, twin USB 3.0 ports plus a single always-on USB 2.0 port, and a Gigabit Ethernet jack all found on the laptop's left edge. Other niceties include Wi-Fi N and Bluetooth 4, a physical power mode switch, HD webcam, and fingerprint reader for those who hate remembering passwords.
Getting to usability, the VAIO S sports one of the nicer chiclet keyboards we've come across in a while. Not only are the matt keys large and well-spaced, but there's far more travel than on the VAIO T13 and the keyboard is fully backlit in white. The huge trackpad too felt more pleasant to use, with none of the issues we encountered on the T Series.
We didn't get word on an IPS screen option for the 13in VAIO S – so far that seems to be reserved for the 15in model with its lovely 1080p IPS display – but at least the TN panel we saw in the S13 was a decent, high-resolution affair. Packing the same 1,600 x 900 pixels as the Samsung Series 9 900X3B if not the same quality, viewing angles appeared to be quite good with only the extreme sides or a top view instantly betraying its TN nature. The semi-glossy finish, which incidentally is also scratch resistant, helped to give colours that little bit of extra spark.
Specs are of course fully configurable, with a choice of Intel processors, up to 8GB of RAM, and a choice of SSD, hybrid or pure HDD storage up to 1TB. In other words, whether you want just a capable setup or the most power you can stuff into its 13in chassis, the VAIO S13 provides a flexible solution.
The single most interesting element to the spec sheet though is the inclusion of Nvidia GeForce dedicated graphics, specifically a GT 640M LE. Unlike the 620M which is actually based on previous-generation 'Fermi' Nvidia architecture, the 640M is proper Keppler, and should allow for some serious gaming by ultraportable standards. Yet despite all this extra goodness, the Series S still weighs just a gram less than the VAIO T13 at 1.59kg.
Throw in an optional battery slice and docking station, and the VAIO S 13in is looking like one of the most flexible ultraportable laptops around for business users and power-hungry consumers, not to mention gamers – if you can afford it. We'll be bringing you the full review soon.
Update: There are rumours of Fermi-based GeForce GT640M LE models, but if true we're hoping Sony will still opt for the Keppler variant. Otherwise this may impact the S13's gaming potential. We'll bring you the definitive verdict in our full review.
This looks gooooooood. Before this showed up I was searching high and low for the latest info on the Asus UX32VD, as it looked as if it could have been the ideal portable casual gaming machine. If this S13 series can come in at under a grand with a decent spec (i5 Ivy Bridge and of course, dedicated graphics) then my money is yours Sony!
Kepler gfx too ? Hmm, this maybe my ultimate luggable laptop
Thanks for the hands on, but I've a question, are you sure that the GPU is a GT 640 M and not a GT 640 M LE?
Thank you for your answer.
Good question, I checked and it is actually the LE.
This should still be Keppler, but there are rumours that some versions may be based on Fermi. The preview has been amended and we'll be sure to give you all the details in the full review.
Hopefully - keep in mind that there may be quite a few ultraportables with Keppler graphics coming to market in the near future.
Agreed :)
Thank you for the quick answer. Have you do some heavy, gaming test^^? I'm really interested by a test of Diablo 3 on a LE^^
But I'm really waiting for the full review^^
You're very welcome. Thanks for the quick and courteous reply :)
No hard tests yet but Keppler laptops are on the way to our labs as we speak, and we'll be bringing you the full review on the S and alternatives as soon as ^^
It's down to this laptop or the new Asus ux32vd for me. Looking for portability, style and some gaming horsepower. The clevo w110er was the other option, but it's a bit chunky for what I'm after...
New sony models are prone to hardware failures. My new computer broke donwn after two hour purchaise and have experience three harware failure ever since. This "new" computer have been in and out Sony service totall nine weeks now and still have not get it back. I have been told by service that these new Sony Models have massive problems with hardware and often broke down in two month of purchaise. I have and mailed them over 40 times but no one interested at all, can you imagen this? Consider risk managment for you new computer, there is plenty of brands to choose
I bought a sony laptop (z series i think) for £1,000. It overheats after 5minutes of being on and turns off automatically. The brightness is extremely dim compared to my sisters £400 laptop and it seems to run super slowly with games. Biggest regret ever.
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switch (C# Reference)
The switch statement is a control statement that handles multiple selections and enumerations by passing control to one of the case statements within its body as the following example:
int caseSwitch = 1; switch (caseSwitch) { case 1: Console.WriteLine("Case 1"); break; case 2: Console.WriteLine("Case 2"); break; default: Console.WriteLine("Default case"); break; }
Control is transferred to the case statement which matches the value of the switch. The switch statement can include any number of case instances, but no two case statements can have the same value. Execution of the statement body begins at the selected statement and proceeds until the break statement transfers control out of the case body. A jump statement such as a break is required after each case block, including the last block whether it is a case statement or a default statement. With one exception, (unlike the C++ switch statement), C# does not support an implicit fall through from one case label to another. The one exception is if a case statement has no code.
If no case expression matches the switch value, then control is transferred to the statement(s) that follow the optional default label. If there is no default label, control is transferred outside the switch.
// statements_switch.cs using System; class SwitchTest { static void Main() { Console.WriteLine("Coffee sizes: 1=Small 2=Medium 3=Large"); Console.Write("Please enter your selection: "); string s = Console.ReadLine(); int n = int.Parse(s); int cost = 0; switch(n) { case 1: cost += 25; break; case 2: cost += 25; goto case 1; case 3: cost += 50; goto case 1; default: Console.WriteLine("Invalid selection. Please select 1, 2, or 3."); break; } if (cost != 0) { Console.WriteLine("Please insert {0} cents.", cost); } Console.WriteLine("Thank you for your business."); } }
Sample Output
Coffee sizes: 1=Small 2=Medium 3=Large Please enter your selection: 2 Please insert 50 cents. Thank you for your business.
The following sample shows that fall through from one case label to another is allowed for empty case labels.
// statements_switch2.cs using System; class SwitchTest { static void Main() { int n = 2; switch(n) { case 1: case 2: case 3: Console.WriteLine("It's 1, 2, or 3."); break; default: Console.WriteLine("Not sure what it is."); break; } } }
It's 1, 2, or 3.
In the preceding example, an integral type variable,
n, was used for the switch cases. Notice that you can also use the string variable,
s, directly. In this case, you can use switch cases like these:
switch(s) { case "1": // ... case "2": // ... }
For more information, see the following sections in the C# Language Specification:
184.108.40.206 Switch statement
8.7.2 The switch statement
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This is a much better place to get info about Ohio's law than just from me trying to repeat it: http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/ConcealedCarry Check out the link on the right hand side for the Concealed Carry Manual.
You are not allowed to carry in any place that serves alcohol for consumption on site. There is a duty to inform LEO's. Car carry is somewhat normal now, it can be concealed on your person. I have never heard anything prohibiting BUGs. And signs are covered by law.


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The cool pots
The Mermaid range of roasting pans - as sturdy as Stonehenge, and almost as long-lasting - has featured on these pages before. Now the company has come up with Rangeware, cook-ware specially designed for Agas (and designed in association with Aga cookery specialist Amy Willcock). We put a Rangeware saucepan through its paces and liked what we saw. The material is anodised aluminium, with excellent heat diffusion and stainless-steel handles that stay cool as a cuke even when the pan is being blasted by flame. Cooler still, they have perfectly flat stainless-steel lids, so the pots can be stacked neatly. The rest of the range includes baking dishes and roasters that slot into an Aga's runners. But you don't need an Aga to want Rangeware. As I've discovered. Mermaid Rangeware, from £18.49 (the pot below is £30.99), widely available, 0121-554 2001 for stockists.
The reviving brews
Ayurvedic medicine seems to be all the rage. Does it work? Don't ask me. But what I do know is that Whittard has just brought out a new range of three organic teas that have been based on ayurvedic principles, and the What's New panel loves every single one of them. Personal fave: Kapha, an ostensibly revitalising combination of cloves and cinnamon. The others are Pitta (peppermint, coriander and hibiscus; a refresher) and Vata (ginger and fennel; a soother). Anyway, they're all good - and possibly good for you, too. Though you don't have to believe this to enjoy yourself. Whittard ayurvedic teas, £2.25 per 20-bag box, or £5 for three boxes, from Whittard stores (0800 0154 394 for your nearest; whittard.com).
The opening inn
Mark Fuller and Garry Hollihead, of the Embassy in London, are branching out into greener spaces with the Inn On The Green. This is a restaurant with rooms opening on February 14 and accommodating around 60 diners in three interconnecting rooms. Hollihead is a seriously talented chef, and prices are not sadistic: set menus at £18.95 for three courses, carte at £30-35 for three courses. Rooms: £120-140 a night. Your Valentine's venue? Inn On The Green, The Old Cricket Common, Cookham Dean, Berkshire, 01628 482 638.
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In an appeal filed last month, Wilderness Watch and Friends of the Wild Swan allege that the Forest Service's approval of the South Fork Flathead Watershed Westslope Cutthroat Trout Conservation Program violates provisions of the Wilderness Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act.
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Giving a 14 year old a boat to sail around the world is as ridiculous as this thread is getting.
A 14 year old needs to be in school, not on the high seas alone, to die or be rescued at the taxpayers expense, or worse be captured by pirates, as any sea dog would know does exist.
I suggest here gentlemen that you ALL get back on topic and stop the bickering, and the mindless rhetoric. If you want to argue with deckofficer...go over to his forum and argue, quit diluting the potency of this forum with nonsense.
There are a lot of valid points here, but not many about the VOLT so lets get back to the gettin .
Sorry, the thread drift was to draw a correlation between folks that would consider new automotive technology such as the Volt and if they were blessed with a confident, talented offspring, would they allow them to follow their dreams. Age is just a number, Laura grew up sailing. Her father would not let her sail her first junior sailing dinghy alone until she could self right it if she capsized the little boat. This was as a 6 year old. When she was 12 she sailed across the North Sea and back, with dad hoping she would get roughed up a bit and require him to fly to England to fetch her and the boat. He thought that then she would put this solo circumnavigation on hold till 18. A week later she returned to Holland after a successful crossing and starting going into boardrooms throughout Holland to drum up sponsorship.
Tell me this isn't the face of a confident, accomplished young woman upon her completion?
This is while she was still embroiled in court battles with her legal council.
Even though she matured physically during her voyage, mentally she was there all along.
And the correlation seems to hold true, folks accepting of the Volt would at least consider giving a talented child some freedom to pursue said talents.
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More progress pictures are here! I've got the helmet under rubber now, and the backpack is starting to take shape. Enjoy
The next step will be to make up the fiberglass mother mold.
Pepakura jet pack is coming together. I'm not sure how I'm going to make copies of this piece. Vacuum formed would be pretty easy, but fiberglass would be stronger. If anybody has experience with each, or a better idea, please let me know.
Goodluck with the jetpack bro. It, along with the helmet, are turning out really well! I gave up on my jet pack I mentioned earlier... Too hard for me lol. Maybe I can get one commissioned by you haha
Very nice work. Dew the Dew!
It's been a few days and I figure I would provide an update (pictures may need to be uploaded later as my internet is way slow right now). I got one more layer of silicone added to the helmet mold and made the molds for the ear and range finder. I also saw Guardians of the Galaxy two times and goofed off in a ski boat in Rio Vista... very productive weekend.
and the pictures are here!
Stealing more silicone from Shawn... (don't tell him)
Mold Boxes ready to put silicone in.
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Sorry again for lack of pictures... My internet has been something worse than bad in the evenings, but I promise to add the pictures as soon as I can. I got the first half of the fiberglass mother mold done today. My friend Shawn also made some castings of the rangefinder and ear piece while he was casting some other stuff earlier today. It really is my expectation to get a few pulls of the helmet made up this weekend.
And we have more pictures!
Not all that exciting, just half of the mother mold... My friend Shawn is threatening to finish it tonight and make the first casting without me, but he knows that I know that he has more important projects to work on. Isn't that right Mr. Shawn?
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I got the pictures up from the last few days. I should have the mothermold done tomorrow if all goes well and castings should be coming out this weekend.
So my friend Shawn got all ambitious and decided to work on my project a bit (he does this every time he has a real deadline and needs to take a break from whatever that project is). Anyway, he made up the second half of the mother mold and got everything ready to cast last night. I would have probably had two or three casts from the mold already, but my wife insisted that we go watch the new turtle movie tonight. I'm not a fan of Megan Fox, but overall, I liked it... I'd go see Guardians of the Galaxy for a third time, and probably a forth time, before I saw turtles again, but it is definitely worth the matinee price.
Have some pictures: (I told Shawn that these would make him famous)
Shawn pulling the master from the mold.
Shawn thinking to himself that this silicone sure looks like the silicone missing from his bucket (don't tell him I took it).
Master, mold, and mother mold all lined up.
They get bigger if you click on them...
looks really advanced and difficult to do. I hope to get into making molds one day and casting helmets. I know you described it already, but i'm not quite clear on the mold-making and filling process.
any way, with more pics i can figure it out. where do you buy the pink silicone stuff?
great work thus far.
i'm excited for more pics!
Thanks Ghost. The silicone is from Smooth-On. There are less expensive alternatives, but my friend Shawn is better educated as to what works best and what the differences are. I just "borrow" whatever he has for my projects in exchange for helping him with his projects. The process is actually pretty easy, but there is a considerable investment in the correct tools and materials.
As to the mold making, after the prototype piece is completed, it is coated in a print coat of silicone. The print coat silicone is thick like maple syrup and will coat the prototype, but will end up pretty thin. The next three layers of silicone were the same material but mixed with a thixotropic additive (I'm sure I spelled that wrong, but I can barely pronounce it half the time). These layers go on pretty thick, like cake frosting and add thickness to the mold. I've been told that the final mold should be about 1/2 inch thick.
The fiberglass mother mold gives form to the rubbery silicone mold so that it keeps it's shape. I used three layers of fiberglass cloth over each side, with some extra thickness where the two sides bolt together for added strength.
The good news is that I have made the first casting in the mold and it fits my head with plenty of room. The bad news is that my friend Shawn took the pictures of me wearing it with his camera and I have none to post.... Shawn... a little help please... you said you would post these...
This project is epic.
With weapons that Woodchuck makes, would that be close to Clone Wars animated Death Watch gear?
We'll be making our own guns as well. I want to make up a version of the guns that looks like it came from a movie and not straight from the Clone Wars series. They are pretty simple guns, so I'm not sure how we are going to tackle this yet.
what a great thread! you sir are good at building stuff !
Matt (Ralfskunk) hasn't been showing up in the workshop for a few days, but that hasn't stopped me from getting a start on prep work:
What can I say? I was on a roll in the helmet prepping department:
Hopefully he'll come by on Tuesday evening and we can get a couple of these guys in primer. Quick, goad him into getting back to the shop...
So it looks like Matt (ralfskunk) isn't going to bother updating his thread. I guess I'll have to.
The other night we made the T-visors for the helmets. This amounted to cutting pieces of smoke tinted 1/8" acrylic sheet into the right shape, then cooking them in the toaster oven until they were nice and pliable before taping them to the face of the helmet to get the right curve:
It's the sort of thing we were suddenly doing a lot of:
Once the visors were formed, it was a quick matter of gluing them into place:
Then it was a quick sand, wipe down, prime, and paint:
Which was repeated a few times:
Matt's very proud of his helmets:
I keep telling him we really need to get started on jetpacks, but he doesn't listen...
So I've been out for a while... That's what happens when the kids have birthdays, Shawn gets a paying project in the shop, and jury duty... Oh the joys of jury duty! The good thing is that we have made some progress out here on the helmets, and even got 4 of them into their base color. Shawn may very well have finished paining them today while I was at work, but hopefully he spent his time making some money and not just avoiding those other projects. Here are some of my "small pictures" to quench your thirst:
Shawn trimming out the neck.
Sanded and ready for primer.
In primer.
4 helmets in their base color.
Sometimes I think Shawn is more excited about these than I am...
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Mandalorian Mercs has a CRL for non-animated style TCW Death Watch kits under our "Canon" category. Minus the Infra-red detectors (those 2 little outward-pointing triangles on the forehead), these helmets would fall within our "real world" CRL for TCW Death Watch.
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2 : a movement usually of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea, sentiment, or attitude raised his hand overhead in a gesture of triumph
3 : the use of motions of the limbs or body as a means of expression
4 : something said or done by way of formality or courtesy, as a symbol or token, or for its effect on the attitudes of others a political gesture to draw popular support — V. L. Parrington
Examples of gesture in a Sentence
Specific gestures can indicate particular moods.
His arm was raised in a gesture of defiance.
Origin and Etymology of gesture
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gestura mode of action, from Latin gestus, past participle of gerere
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She gestured towards the fireplace.
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Kelly Clarkson Unknowingly Rips Off Beyonce?
Kelly Clarkson is not a happy person right about now. Kelly has criticized songwriter Ryan Tedder, claiming that he ripped off her track "Already Gone" from Beyonce's song "Halo." Ryan, who co-wrote both of the songs, says this is untrue and that they are completely different.
He tell Usmagazine.com, "'Already Gone' is one of the best songs I've written or produced since 'Bleeding Love,' and stands on its own merits apart from 'Halo.' They are two entirely different songs conceptually, melodically and lyrically, and I would never try to dupe an artist such as Kelly Clarkson or Beyonce into recording over the same musical track. The idea is both hurtful and absurd."
Really Ryan? Is it really that absurd? Cause I listened to both tracks, and let me tell you, they sound an awful lot alike. Clearly Ryan and I didn't hear the same things when listening to the songs. "I think when people hear 'Already Gone,' they will hear what I hear: one of the greatest female vocalists on earth giving her most haunting and heart-breaking performance on a song she helped write," he says. "I challenge people to listen and form their own opinions."
Kelly tells Canada's CBC radio that she fought with her label so they wouldn't release the song, and now that they have it's going to sound like she stole it from Beyonce. "No one's gonna be sittin' at home, thinking 'Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyonce and Kelly the same track to write to,'" she said. "No, they're just gonna be saying I ripped someone off." She said they ultimately released without her consent, and that she is still not happy about it.
Well, here's my thing with it. I don't think that she ripped off Beyonce, I think that Ryan found a song formula that he really liked and decided to try it two different ways. They're good songs, they just sound kinda the same. Watch the video and take a listen. Retweet your thoughts!
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You would think from the outside it was a low quality ( excuse the pun) hotel, but inside you will find a clean looking place. despite the lack of curb appeal, i enjoyed my 3 night stay. the staff is very friendly and my room was spacious and clean. the hotel its self is located near numerous restaurants, shopping areas and a quaint wine bar just right next door.
For the money this hotel was fine. It was clean, had all the necessary amenities, close to stores and food (for breakfast). The downtown location couldn't be better. The only thing that really irked me was that when we checked in at about 5:30pm we were told there was no parking space available in their underground lot due to the... plus
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Two people were assaulted and robbed in a pair of attacks only a few minutes and a block apart early today, according to Indiana police.
At approximately 2 a.m., a male victim, not identified by police, was assaulted and robbed by two men while he was walking into a fitness center at 655 Church St. Police said as the victim entered the building, he was pushed down a flight of steps, punched and hit on the head with a glass liquor bottle.
The victim's wallet was stolen, and the assailants escaped in an unknown direction.
Police described the suspects as two black males. Investigators said one suspect is about 6 feet tall with a medium build and in his early 20s and possibly had a goatee.
He was wearing a white T-shirt and a black hat with a red brim.
The second suspect is also in his early 20s, with a heavier build and possibly with orange facial hair, according to police.
About 10 minutes later a female walking near the intersection of South Carpenter Avenue and Gompers Avenue was attacked by a man, police said. She was not identified by police. Her cellphone and purse were stolen, and the attacker escaped in an unknown direction.
Police described the suspect in the second assault as a college-age black male, about 5 feet 7 inches tall with short hair. He was wearing either an orange jacket or an orange sweatshirt.
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Few pics of my knives, as BDL stated earlier in one of my posts(Fake Knives) the Damascus Takayuki knives feel like the handle is too small, i would have to agree 100%. It is not something that will ever bother me while cooking at home, but i did notice it.
Knives are sharp and look like a million bucks. Although Grand Cheff is much sharper and feels waaay better in hand. The major advantage of Grand Cheff is the shape of the blade. At least this is what made huge difference for me. It is much easier and quicker to use it on a cutting board than the damascus blades. Look at the pictures and you will know what i mean.
Moritaka Gyuto Super Blue, is a different breed. I DID NOT use the knife. I only held it in my hand 50 times trying to convince myself and my wife that we need a knife like that:) Right now it is on the way back to Paul's Finest for a refund or exchange, if i come up with something else that i "need" to buy-----> another knife!:)
The knife felt Razor sharp, it is sharp to the point that it is scary. I told my helper at work that if i come one day with a tip of a finger missing, that it means that i cooked something day prior:) I don't think i EVER held anything sharper in my hands in my life.
In my opinion the knife felt akward and again, i did not like the curve on it. I also found that the handle... looked cheap? or maybe as if they were rushing while they made this one. The back of the handle was rough. The point where the blade goes into the handle had glue coming out of it. It just looked cheesy and it just did not fit my hand.
Again i am not a professional cook and only cook at home on the weekends, for my wife and two of my daughters, one will be 2 on Jan 23, the other turned 3 on 13th of December. These are my observations only, and the only experience i have had was with these knives.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM (PDT)
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The success of the inaugural Festival on Ponce was so strong that the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces will now hold two events in the Olmstead Parks: one in spring, and one in fall. The Spring Festival on Ponce, which was recently named by the Southeast Festival Association as the Best New Event. is a two day outdoor art and crafts festival to be held in the Olmsted chain of parks along Ponce de Leon Ave. on April 14-15, 2012. These beautiful parks have lovely trees and paths and great visibility from one of Atlanta's truly historic avenues. This is a unique and wonderful opportunity for locals and visitors to appreciate the vision and legacy of one of America's most celebrated landscape architects, Fredrick Olmsted, Sr.
This is the second year to hold an outdoor arts and crafts festival in the chain of parks on Ponce de Leon Ave in the historic Druid Hills neighborhood. Approximately 150 (mostly) local artists and crafters will enjoy the unique beauty of Frederick Olmsted's vision. This event will be very conservative, with a sensitivity to the park and neighborhood. Emerging artists of all stripes are encouraged to participate.
Location: 1451 Ponce de Leon Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307
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Times: Sat., April 14, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun., April 15, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Music: Acoustic music only
Admission: Free to attend
"Instead of moaning about taxes on April 14 and 15, we hope that neighbors and visitors will come see the extraordinary gardens of the Olmsted Linear Park and stay to peruse the 150 local artists who will take up residence there for the weekend! We are very proud that our local artists will be able to draw attention to both the historic parks and the Druid Hills community in a positive way," says Patrick Dennis, President of the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces.
The festival is organized and run by artist volunteers who understand the needs and challenges of artists and how best to connect with consumers during this difficult economy.
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I say that on tv this morning hope they catch them and excute them both
This is a discussion on Wife helps husband escape by shooting guards within the Law Enforcement, Military & Homeland Security Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; STORY KINGSTON, Tenn.*Aug 10, 2005 *Police are checking suggestions that family members may be hiding a convicted robber and his wife, who authorities said gunned ...
KINGSTON, Tenn.*Aug 10, 2005 *Police are checking suggestions that family members may be hiding a convicted robber and his wife, who authorities said gunned down a guard to help her husband escape outside a courthouse.
George Hyatte, in handcuffs and shackles, was headed back to prison from a court appearance Tuesday when Jennifer Hyatte drove up and fired at the two corrections officers escorting her husband, Police Chief Jim Washam said.
"Mr. Hyatte hollered, 'Shoot him!' She opened up fire on the officers, hitting one in the abdomen," Washam said.
One guard, Wayne "Cotton" Morgan, was killed; the other was not identified. Police also suspected one of the fugitives was wounded.
"It was just a 'Bonnie and Clyde'-style shootout," Mark Gwyn, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." "These people are very desperate and don't have anything to lose at this point. They've already committed a murder, so we're treating them as some of the most dangerous fugitives we've ever tried to capture."
The bloody escape set off an extensive search. "We will be looking for them, running leads until we find them," Gwyn said.
George Hyatte, 34, was at the Roane County Courthouse to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors over an armed robbery charge, Washam said.
His wife is a 31-year-old nurse who had been fired from her job at a prison in Tiptonville because of suspicions that she was having a relationship with Hyatte, Corrections Department spokeswoman Amanda Sluss said. Authorities said she had no criminal record.
Washam said authorities were preparing murder charges against the couple.
"We do have leads coming in on possible whereabouts, possibly some family members that may be hiding them out. We're trying our best to coordinate those," Washam said. "Right now, we can't say if they had any help."
Relatives appeared on television to urge George Hyatte to surrender.
"I want to tell my son, if you can hear me, George, you give yourself up, son," his mother, Edith Hyatte, said on WRCB-TV. "Please, give yourself up."
The Ford Explorer driven by Jennifer Hyatte was later found abandoned with blood on the driver's side, and police think she may have been wounded when the uninjured guard returned fire, Washam said. Authorities believe the pair switched from the SUV to a van.
George Hyatte, two years into a 35-year sentence on robbery and assault charges, "is extremely violent, and he has no care or concern on what he does to anyone," said Rhea County Sheriff's spokesman Jeff Knight.
A witness to the shooting, C.G. Gray, said Morgan never got his gun out of his holster.
Morgan, 56, who was not wearing a protective vest, died at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, about 30 miles east.
"Americans have the will to resist because you have weapons. If you don't have a gun, freedom of speech has no power." - Yoshimi Ishikawa
I say that on tv this morning hope they catch them and excute them both
For those of us who live in the Southeastern US, be careful. The most recent news item on these two nutjobs has them sighted in NC at about midnight. Lock your doors and load your long guns these two will stop at NOTHING!
They who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin
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Kingston, TN is about 60 miles from where I live. I-75 runs through my back yard. I doubt they are in my area, but I've still raised my alert level.
The unfortunate part of this is that they'll bring this a-hole in alive. Both need to be shot on sight, just like the good old days.
Seek safety at the heart of danger.
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For God's sake don't get me wrong here, cuase I think they deserve to be shot on sight, but it would be nice to have a woman that loyal. I'd like to think mine would help get me out of a tough spot, but on the right side of the law of course.
I hope they manage to save us the expense of a trial.Originally Posted by Bud White
EOD - Initial success or total failure
We've heard this before. Unfortunately,several LEO's will die trying to take them alive. HUH ??? ---------
Been following this via CBS news - while yes, that degree of support for a partner might be regarded as laudable - if on right side of the law - this incident just proves that no quarter should be given.
I hope she did take a bullet (one at least) and is suffering. I shall hope also that the manpower unleashed againt them will find them soon and take them out, legitimately. She is vermin.
Also true - and not knowing where they are heading - all adjacent states, and beyond, should be aware of this and in strong yellow with orange over tones. I hope very much to here good news on this - plus two jobs for an undertaker - them, not any LE.
Chris - P95
NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member.
"To own a gun and assume that you are armed
is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
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Farewell to a fallen officer. I don't care what the media calls us, he was an OFFICER, on the most dangerous beat in the world. RIP, brother. May your killers be brought to justice, whether it be Old World or New World style....
If total government control equals safety, why are prisons so dangerous?
These 2 solid citizens have been taken into custody (alive ) in Columbus, Ohio.
When youre wounded and left on Afghanistans plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier.
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Yep - had a news email to that effect. Pity they didn't resist and get taken out - her in particular.
It confirmed she was injured - hope it's nothing too trivial!!!
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is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
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Yea...... And now the tax payer gets to support the two of them for the rest of their lives, which given 10,000 appeals will be loooong!
EOD - Initial success or total failure
Please remember the officer that died so that this useless total human trash duo could shack up in a motel room for a short while.
You know I would fly these two Lovebird Leeches up to the North Pole & give them two sleeping bags - A TV Guide - 1 BIC Butane lighter - a knife & 4 Snickers Bars & then I would head for home.
"LOVE CONQUERS ALL" - let them both conquer the North Pole.
Fugitive Couple Captured at Ohio Hotel
Police Say Wife Shot Guard to Spring Husband from Prison
George Hyatte and Jennifer Forsyth Hyatte were in a room at an America's Best Value Inn in Columbus and were arrested without a struggle, said Mark Gwyn, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
"We have found weapons," he said. "We don't know if it's the murder weapon, but we're processing those as we speak."
On Tuesday, authorities say Jennifer Hyatte, 31, ambushed two guards as they were leading her 34-year-old husband from a courthouse hearing in Kingston, Tenn., about 300 miles south of Columbus. Guard Wayne "Cotton" Morgan was fatally shot in the escape.
Jennifer Hyatte had some injuries, Gwyn said, but he declined to elaborate.
He said the couple would be brought back to Tennessee on warrants for first degree murder.
Authorities had already tracked the Hyattes to the Cincinnati area when they got a tip around 9 p.m. that the couple was at the Columbus motel. A cab driver who had apparently driven them to Columbus from Erlanger, Ky., just south of Cincinnati, called Erlanger police, U.S. Marshal John Schickel said.
He declined to give any additional information or identify the cab driver.
After the tip, authorities surrounded the Columbus motel, said John Bolen, a supervisor for the U.S. Marshals Service in Columbus.
Authorities called the motel room where the couple was staying, told them they were surrounded, and the couple came out of their room and surrendered around 10 p.m., Bolen said. They didn't say anything during the arrest, he said.
Jennifer Hyatte came out of the second-floor room with her hands up, said motel guest Robin Penn, who was watching from her first-floor window across the parking lot.
The woman was limping but followed officers' instructions to walk down the balcony to a stairwell and get on her knees, where she was handcuffed, Penn said. She said the man came out next, with his shirt pulled over his head. He walked backward toward the stairwell, then got on his knees and authorities handcuffed him, Penn said.
There were at least 25 officers on the motel balcony and in the parking lot, she said.
Earlier in the day, authorities had tracked down a van the couple was believed to have used, finding it outside a motel in Erlanger. The couple was gone, but authorities knew then that they were getting close.
Blood had been found in the motel room, and an employee at a nearby restaurant told federal agents she had given directions that day to a couple she later recognized as the fugitives.
Jennifer Hyatte had been a prison nurse when she met her future husband. She was fired last year for sneaking food to him but a few months later, she got permission from the warden to marry him.
George Hyatte had a long and violent criminal record. Before the escape Tuesday, he had been in court on a robbery charge.
It was at least the fifth time he had gotten way from law enforcement officials. The other escapes were from local authorities in east Tennessee in 1990, 1991, 1998 and 2002.
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Amen armoredman...I work for the FBOP and completely respect this fallen officer and all others who put their lives on the line DAILY and get absolutely ZERO respect for it from others in the law enforcement community (at least around here). My heart goes out to his family and friends. It hit home with my family b/c they never really understood why we take the precautions we take when we leave the USP with a prisoner. I'm just glad the scumbags are finally behind bars. Farewell brother...you've done your time in hell already.Originally Posted by armoredman


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Sunday, May 26, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PDT)
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The Tri-State Multicultural Festival is an annual event that provides an opportunity to Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia to become familiar with different world views, cultures and beliefs in support of unity as one community family.
The 3State Multicultural Fest is part of "Do One Thing fos Diversity and Inclusion" 2013 campaign and is brought to the tri-state area by MEG in collaboration with the United Nation Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), UNESCO.
Saturday May 26, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., City Park, Hagerstown, MD
Sambos Caporales, award winners of the 2012 Hagerstown Mummers, will open a full day of free entertainment and fun at the Tri-State Multicultural Festival on Saturday, May 26.
The festival serves to enlighten the community of its vast ethnicities, their traditional customs, and exquisite cuisine. A family friendly atmosphere sets the mood for understanding, fun and excitement that will be felt throughout the event. There is no admission fee with plenty of free parking at the park .
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the GIST Cancer Research Fund. GIST is a rare type of gastro-intestinal cancer.
Organizers welcome those who would like the opportunity to become a volunteer, artisan, crafter, demonstrator, cultural exhibitor or vendor. Applications are being accepted for community organizations, churches, youth groups or schools interested in participating in the festival.
The Tri-State Multicultural Fest, offers its residents, their families and guests an unparalleled opportunity to share their traditions while learning about the customs of others.
Enjoy the food, music and performances from around the world!
For more information please visit us at www.3statefest.com
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501 Virginia Av
Sunday, May 26, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PDT)
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