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When Andrea Montiroli returned home at 9am after dropping his two children at school, a prostitute wearing a French maid's outfit and a black wig was waiting for him, a court heard today.
Montiroli, 40, had met the woman earlier at the Gotham City brothel and he had decided to ask her home to his townhouse in Elwood.
The pair then went on a 12-hour drug and alcohol binge before the woman called triple-0 after being attacked by Montiroli.
Montiroli pleaded guilty in the County Court today to one charge of intentionally causing serious injury. The maximum penalty is 20 years' jail.
Prosecutor Melissa Mahady told the court Montiroli became increasingly paranoid as the pair drank vodka and binged on cocaine and methamphetamines on Monday, May 7 this year.
At one stage he punched the woman several times in the face and placed a knife against her stomach. He grabbed her by the throat, dragged her out of the toilet and threw her around the room and into walls.
Ms Mahady said the victim felt helpless and trapped in the townhouse and was terrified of Montiroli.
She said Montiroli later picked up a samurai sword on a seat next to the kitchen bench and struck the victim on the right shoulder blade, causing a small cut.
The victim fought Montiroli off and ran upstairs to the bathroom and called triple-0.
She told police: "I'm an escort. I've gone to this guy's house. He's booked me through Gotham City. He's flipping out."
Defence barrister Philip Dunn, QC, said Montiroli had been struggling with drug and alcohol problems for years and after his latest relationship had broken up, a mate thought he needed companionship so they went to the Gotham City brothel near Crown Casino at 4am.
Mr Dunn said Montiroli met one of the prostitutes and stayed for an hour before asking her to come back to his house because there were "getting along famously".
Montiroli's ex-wife and two children, aged 10 and 12, lived around the corner from him so he went home on his own, showered and took his son and daughter to school at 8.30am.
Mr Dunn said when Montiroli returned home he found the prostitute wearing a French maid's outfit and black wig waiting for him after catching a taxi to his place.
They started drinking vodka and taking cocaine and methamphetamines.
The court heard Montiroli later became concerned when the woman was going into his children's rooms and looking at photographs and throwing things at him.
Mr Dunn said the attack on the woman was not premeditated and had been caused by a binge on drugs and alcohol.
When he was later arrested, Montiroli asked police what they were going to charge the woman with because she had been refusing to leave his home but said he now realised his behaviour was totally out of order.
Mr Dunn said Montiroli was born in Italy and had been on national service for the Italian Army in Perugia when he met a Melbourne woman and they fell in love.
Montiroli did not speak English when he came to Australia with the woman in 1992 and they married a year later.
Montiroli, who has been diagnosed with a severe chronic drug abuse disorder, is now an in-patient at the Refocus drug rehabilitation centre and attends support group meetings to try to overcome his drug and alcohol problems.
Judge Liz Gaynor agreed to extend Montiroli's bail and will sentence him in March.


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By Shuli Ren
Ctrip.com (CTRP) is making a nice transition into the mobile Internet.
Users are downloading Ctrip's Android app at a faster rate than its competitors', according to T.H.Capital analysts Tian X. Hou, Ethan Qin and Gina Chen:
Total downloads of Ctrip's APPs from 21 major Android app platforms in China could be 50.4M with 7.4M new downloads by October 21st, up 17.2% from September 22nd. The growth was faster than Qunar [controlled by Baidu (BIDU)] at 7.9% and eLong (LONG, Hold) at 3.9%.
iOS APP downloads could top the ranking in October – Out of the first 23 days of October, downloads of Ctrip Travel ranked at the top among all travel APPs for 18 days on iPhone and 19 days on the iPad.
Air ticket booking volume was strong in September:
Ticket volume of CTRP could reach 4.16M-4.33M in September 2013, representing 28%-33% Y/Y growth, which would lead to the air ticket volume in 3Q13 to grow at about 28%-36% Y/Y. During the same period, the industry aviation passenger volume in China could grow at about 11% Y/Y in September.[Barron's: growing faster than the market.]
Hotel room nights of CTRP could reach 3.3M-3.8M in September 2013, representing 25%-32% Y/Y growth, slower than the growth rate of August (Figure 5). Taking into the consideration of July and August, CTRP's total room nights could grow about 26%-37% in 3Q13.
The research firm has a Hold rating on Ctrip.

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My wife and I struggle with that all the damned time. I keep wanting to see him as a pretty boy whiner kid, but like you said, he keeps doing things like that. I eventually forgot that it was him in Blood Diamond. He's a good actor, as much as I hate to admit it.
Having watched a few episodes of Heroes this season, I'd say Quinto is a better actor than the character of Sylar called for until this season. I'm prepared to lay all the shitty lines he's had on the writers at this point, and not his two-dimensional acting. In two episodes, thanks to the joy of time travel, you see him as the classic psychotic villain, someone who's looking at his life and wondering if perhaps there's a better way, and a father who's desperately fighting his demons to give his kid the life he never had. And they were convincing, to me anyway.
I think he'll play a Vulcan a million times better than what's-her-name from Enterprise, and give a respectable portrayal of Spock. His biggest problem is going to be acting in the shadow of Leonard Nimoy.
Indeed, I didn't even know they were still trying to make a buck from this franchise.
leaves me wondering why they put a kid in charge of a space ship...
It's obvious. Galloping around the cosmos is a game for the young, Doctor!
leaves me wondering why they put a kid in charge of a space ship...
Because they demand a less salary??
I would think CleverNickName would be the best person to answer that one.
I would think CleverNickName would be the best person to answer that one.
Unlikely, looks like he hasn't commented on Slashdot since January.
In other news, a giant wooshing sound caught thousands of noobs by surprise today.
He might be 28 but it he looks 16, likely because the producers has decided he should look younger than he is. Shatner has always looked 40-something no matter what his real age was.
Shatner has always looked 40-something no matter what his real age was.
Oh really [wikipedia.org]?
You know another thing, I love how people call it Star Trek 90210, yet people fail to remember the entire cast of that show minus Brian Austen Green was like 25 when they started. They where 25 and playing 16 year olds.
Why don't.... you... people....
Get a life!
ST:NG had good uniforms. All the uniforms looks like joggin suits on those shots. No style, no correct tags and rankings etc.
Check out the Star-Trek Next Generation season 5-6 uniforms what example a Jean-Luc Picard had.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Picard [wikipedia.org]
A better image of ST:NG uniforms
http://www.kabeleins.de/imperia/md/images/serien_shows/serien/_galerien/s/star_trek_tng/01_star_trek_the_next_generation_500_375_Paromount_Pictures.jpg [kabeleins.de]
Be glad that Lucas and Spielberg's hands were nowhere near this film. It's either this or seeing a CG render of McCoy.
Every Star Trek iteration has been an entirely new crew, ship, and usually mission statement. The only way to not just be "more of the same" is to revisit existing characters.
is either gonna be a spectacular failure or spectacular success
now after watching cloverfield and lost i think the chances of this being a success are diminishing
The ship looks way too modern to be anything like something which is actually meant to be *older* technology than what we saw in the 60s. The casting is also terrible; the actors don't look anything like the originals at all.
Star Trek is dead. It died with First Contact. People need to accept that and move on, as do the profiteers responsible for this turkey.
It's a good thing we have Shaun on board to keep this re-animated corpse under control.
(Actually, I think it's really cool that he's involved. Might even make it worth watching.)
Does anyone else think the bridge photo looks like a bad SNL sketch of Star Trek? Why does Uhuru look like she is about to check and see if our table is ready?
I must be getting old but it looks like a high school production of TOS to me.
I lost track, is this an even or odd Star Trek movie?
I am *so* looking forward to this - a young Kirk shows his stuff before he becomes the legend he was in later life in a never before referenced adventure that completely ignores all prior continuity, but the entire crew of the Enterprise happens to be there for.
I especially waiting on the next one, "Star Fleet Babies" where the entire crew of the Enterprise, being kept by odd coincidence in a babysitting clinic run by Amanda Rogers in Iowa, save the young federation from a very young Trelane of Gothos and the baby borg he teleports in after baby Spock beats him at chess.
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Legacy rear susp sags when loaded
Posted 11 November 2003 - 10:16 PM
With older cars with old-fashioned shocks, this problem was easily fixed with a pair of air shocks. It seems to be a different story with struts.
What is the best way to deal with this "sag when loaded" problem (if any)? A 1-inch lift kit would raise the whole car, but still sag when loaded, I think. Larger diameter tires (70-series or so) I think would also result in the same (higher clearance but still sag when loaded), although I may try this when the car is due for a new set of five tires (four plus full-size spare).
Hmmm....any ideas?
Posted 11 November 2003 - 10:20 PM
get a small trailer?
UPS some gear ahead 'hold for pickup'?
other than that, unless they make 'load leveler' struts I'd guess you're looking at installing heavier springs.
Posted 11 November 2003 - 11:18 PM
I have loaded hundreds of pounds of oxygen tanks and other work stuff and haven't noticed that much drop.
Posted 12 November 2003 - 12:11 AM
Posted 12 November 2003 - 01:55 AM
Stiffer springs tend to lower the car " for a sporty look" and would probably not help.
Posted 12 November 2003 - 02:03 AM
Posted 12 November 2003 - 10:01 AM
Buy spring stiffeners at the local car store... they are clamps that can either pull 360 degrees of the coil together (cheap lowering) or spread them apart. Quick install:
1. jack it up,
2. squeeze the clamp between the coils (2 per spring) opposite each other,
3. "open" it up until just past finger tight, then tighten the bolts to lock it down.
4. remove jack.
Now, if your struts are worn it will bounce more--- this effectively increases the spring rate. Also, steering will provide just a bit less feedback with the rear higher, but still very driveable, but this is easy enough that you can remove them after the trip if U want.
Posted 12 November 2003 - 10:43 AM
My Legacy has nearly 160K miles on it, and no suspension parts have been replaced to my knowledge (I got it at 115K), so do you think that the sag problem is primarily worn springs?
If I replace the springs, do people generally recommend OEM springs (I certainly don't want it riding any lower than it already is)? I noticed some recommendations for using wagon springs instead of sedan springs - any recommendations?
It is also probably due for strut replacement too, especially if the springs are to be replaced, so any recommendations for types of struts? I'm not looking to make the car a little racer (it actually handles fine for me the way it is) but to make it a bit better to use on those dirt Death Valley roads (my last camping trip).
Also regarding ground clearance, the first part that scrapes is the catalytist which hangs down about an inch or so lower than anything else, and it seems to hang lower on this car than on other newer Subies that I see. Did 1996 Legacies have a lower catalyst or different heat shield than later years? I've done well so far not to have a rock tear it off.
Posted 12 November 2003 - 12:17 PM
I've already bought four struts from them but might add at least rear springs as a preventive maintenance.
Posted 12 November 2003 - 12:19 PM
Tonight I am going to install OEM springs, struts and strut mounts. I have found the OEM parts to be expensive, but your subaru will be happiest with them. Every single time I try and put a non-OEM part on our car I end up regretting it.
Jason at Auburn Subaru does a great job, and their prices are better than the local dealer.
Posted 12 November 2003 - 05:55 PM
Yes, the springs alone are responsible for ride height.
Posted 13 November 2003 - 10:21 AM
I'm still not sure if I want to change the ride height, but am tempted to perhaps look at gaining one inch out of it to increase ground clearance, but don't want to affect OEM handling too much. I guess if I wanted to "test" an increase in clearance, I could first add the cheap spring spacers mentioned above on the front and rear springs. If I didn't like it, then I could buy OEM springs and struts to maintain the original clearance and ride, and if I did like it, I could look at wagon springs and struts to raise it about one inch. How does this approach sound (or is this a sound approach)?
Posted 14 November 2003 - 05:50 PM
And yes, the springs ALONE are responsible for ride height; the shock does not support the vehicle weight, it only prevents the spring from oscillating (i.e., keeps teh car from bouncing up and down when you go over a bump)
Posted 14 November 2003 - 07:38 PM
Originally posted by meep
cheap fix, works well:
Buy spring stiffeners at the local car store... they are clamps that can either pull 360 degrees of the coil together (cheap lowering) or spread them apart. Quick install:
1. jack it up,
2. squeeze the clamp between the coils (2 per spring) opposite each other,
3. "open" it up until just past finger tight, then tighten the bolts to lock it down.
4. remove jack.
Now, if your struts are worn it will bounce more--- this effectively increases the spring rate. Also, steering will provide just a bit less feedback with the rear higher, but still very driveable, but this is easy enough that you can remove them after the trip if U want.
These spring expanders are not recommended for Subaru's. I have seen two problems with them:
broken springs (the expander creates a stress point)
spring comes out of spring cup and slashes tire
My 1993 Legacy needed new rear springs after six years. Seems to be a common problem. The rear springs are not that expensive. I did switch to KYB GR2 struts and ride height did improve, but I still needed new rear springs to correct the stance.
If you think Subaru springs squat a lot, check out the older Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth minivans....
Overseas most Subaru's have rear air suspension, wish we had that here in North America. I did find extra electical connecters near both of the rear springs on my 2001 Outback, I think they are for the air suspension that is on the Australian Outbacks which also have dual range (low/high gear) 5MT transmissions.
An ideal setup would use a steel spring for reliability and an air bag to assist with heavy loads.
I am working with a friend in Australia trying to identify the components of the Australian rear air suspension. Hopefully it is something I can retrofit.
I did see some aftermarket air springs for Subaru's on the web, but I can't find the site anymore. Not sure if they were replacement air shocks for the 90-94 Legacy LS models....
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Songwriter Tony Arata, who was born in Savannah and grew up on Tybee Island, will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame this fall, according to the Nashville Tennessean.
Arata has penned songs for dozens of famed country artists, including Reba McEntire, Bonnie Raitt, Clay Walker and Lee Roy Parnell. Arata's best-known tune "The Dance," was recorded by Garth Brooks in 1989 and won Song of the Year at The Academy of Country Music Awards. It also was nominated for a Grammy.
"Most writers who come here are rejected time and again," Arata told the Tennessean. "You just develop a thick skin and you get used to it. You don't come here and get automatically accepted."
Arata will be inducted alongside Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kim Williams and Larry Henley on Oct. 7 at the Nashville Renaissance Hotel.
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The University of Michigan's football program made big news last week, landing George Campbell, an immensely gifted wide receiver from Tampa, for its 2015 recruiting class.
The one position Michigan had not been consistently getting 4- and 5-star recruits was wide receiver. Campbell, who is 6-foot-5 and reportedly possesses sub 4.4 speed in the 40-yard dash, changes that. He will be a 5-star recruit, and will arrive a year after Drake Harris, a 4-star receiver from Grand Rapids, who had originally committed to Michigan State.
It comes on the heels of incoming freshman Derrick Green, a 5-star player from Virginia, who was considered by many as the nation's top running back prospect.
Michigan's recruiting classes have been highly-rated since Brady Hoke became head coach, but Green and Campbell have particularly raised eyebrows, along with the change of heart by Harris.
These are not regional recruits. These are national in scope. Huge.
But we've been here many times before with Michigan by looking at the future and thinking it is going to be brighter than it actually becomes.
Michigan, always in the Top 10 on national signing day, seldom in the Top 10 when the football seasons ends…
Has there been a more consistently overrated program year-after-year than the Wolverines? Last season was a classic example of the traditional overhype surrounding Michigan. The Wolverines were picked to place eighth in the preseason Associated Press Poll. They ended with an 8-5 record, a bowl loss and a 24th ranking, which seemed generous.
They overachieved in Hoke's first season, 2011, but that was an aberration.
It's a new season, a fresh start for the Wolverines. There is no Alabama to get embarrassed by on the schedule. The Notre Dame game is at home and at night. The Fighting Irish don't appear to be as formidable as they were in 2012. The Wolverines will also play Nebraska at home.
After a glance at Michigan's schedule, and doing the standard game-by-game evaluation, I see the Wolverines as 9-3 in 2013. Penn State is better than many people realize. That game is on the road. I put it in the loss category. The Wolverines were fortunate to beat Northwestern at home last year, and the Wildcats were a 10-win team, which defeated an SEC team (Mississippi State) in a bowl game. Northwestern returns both its quarterbacks and arguably the best running back in the Big Ten (Venric Mark) and defensive lineman (Tyler Scott). The game is at Northwestern. Loss No. 2. Ohio State is by far the best team in the Big Ten. The third defeat.
But it's the bigger picture which is starting to shape up for Michigan. In 2014, most of Hoke's recruits will be in place. It's particularly important because his system is so much different on both sides of the ball than his predecessor, Rich Rodriguez.
Hoke has done especially well recruiting linemen. Getting such big-time skill position players such as Campbell, Green and Harris could complete the process, and it could start to come together for Michigan to move from respectable, but yet somehow disappointing, into a position as a genuine national championship contender for years.
Michigan has done everything possible to develop a power running game, which was so noticeably missing last season. Even if it comes together, this isn't the 1970s. Quarterback will still be the key position.
We will know for sure this season what the Wolverines have in Devin Gardner. It's not whether he is a good QB. He displayed enough last season against lesser competition that he is talented. But the games against Minnesota and Iowa aside, he wasn't nearly as effective in the Northwestern and Ohio State games. The bowl game vs. South Carolina was a blend of both.
Gardner is key because if does come together in 2014, it would be during his last season of eligibility. If the Wolverines don't hit stride until 2015, it will likely be breaking in Shane Morris as the starting quarterback.
Morris did draw a 5-star rating before his senior season at Warren De La Salle. Last year at this time, when Gardner had moved to wide receiver, it seemed as likely Morris would be Michigan's starting QB as a true freshman as Gardner in his fourth year in the program.
Morris was ill for much of his high school senior season, but you don't have to watch much tape of him to realize he has a rocket for a left arm and exceptional throwing mechanics.
At minimum, it will interesting next few years for the Wolverines.
It could, finally, be Michigan's time.
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Rhubarb seems to like it around here. A plant popped up here in the backyard before it had even finished snowing. I saw the first leaves peaking up through a pile of leaves one day and uncovered the mysterious plant - I had no idea what it was then.
Then Rhubarb started hitting the farmer's markets and co-op and I saw people out in their yards harvesting great piles of it. I didn't pay too much attention because the only I thing I knew to do with rhubarb was to make rhubarb pie - which I do not like.
Then one day I was looking through my muffin cookbook and found a recipe for rhubarb muffins. I decided to give it a try and holy cow! They are the tastiest muffins! Jeremy quickly tracked down two co-workers who have rhubarb in abundance. We visited one co-worker yesterday. He grabbed a sharp knife from the kitchen and lead us out to the backyard where the rhubarb was healthy and strong and taking over everything. We harvested a lot of rhubarb - about 7 pounds (minus all the leaves).
Chopping up the rhubarb and getting it ready to blanch and then freeze:
Now we can make a whole lot of muffins!
Monday, June 9, 2008
Rhubarb, and lots of it
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Dont you remember the rhubarb muffins from the same book that mom would make? (I remember having them in the green house the most) I cant believe you forgot they were in the muffin book. You loved them, we all did.
All that schooling has pushed other memories out of your head I think. Not that the muffins were important to remember and you didn't pay for them like you did your schooling, so I guess it is okay that you forgot.
- June 23, 2008 at 4:18 PM
- Aimee said...
Jeremy and I have discussed it and realized I really just have a bad memory for food. He can remember meals he had 20 years ago! I can't remember that well.
- June 23, 2008 at 8:21 PM
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Kitchen makeover: A DIY approach with a baker's needs in mind
It took a few years, but Suzanne Bruey-Pingitore of Patchogue now has the kitchen of her dreams. Her husband, Joseph Pingitore, did almost everything in the remodel including cabinets, plumbing -- she finally has a dishwasher -- and the floors. "The only thing he didn't do was install the granite countertops," says Bruey-Pingitore, who worked as his assistant.
The project involved opening the kitchen to the dining room and adding more storage space, along with a designated area for baking, which is a passion for Bruey-Pingitore, who especially enjoys making and decorating wedding cakes. "I now have a place for all my baking supplies, my mixer and books," she says.
Total: About $34,500 (They estimate saving $40,000 by doing the work themselves.) -- SYLVIA E. KING-COHEN
BEFORE. The homeowners say the old kitchen's Formica countertops had begun to buckle and had bumps all over them.
DURING. Homeowner Joseph Pingitore, who installs phone and security systems in the Hamptons, dedicated a year's worth of weekends to the project.
From Long Island Paneling, Bohemia.
GRANITE BACKSPLASH, $800. From Bellport Stone Corp., Bellport.
GRANITE COUNTER, $5,000. Price includes the sink. From Bellport Stone Corp., Bellport.
PAINT, $200. Color is Oat Cake (four cans for kitchen and dining area) by Behr, from The Home Depot; applied by homeowners
MATERIALS, $2,263. From various sources including molding ($200), cedar shakes ($700) and Sheetrock ($260) from Speonk Lumber; insulation ($150), hardware ($253), plumbing supplies ($250) and lighting supplies ($450) from The Home Depot.
DUMPSTER, $1,000. This was for 10 days of use, from VGC Carting and Demolition, Copiague. (July 2012)
DESIGNATED BAKING AREA. For Suzanne Bruey-Pingitore, administrator at the East Northport Jewish Center, a baking station was a top priority. (July 2012)
REFRIGERATOR, existing. CABINETRY, $17,543. Price reflects a discount. Cabinetry includes the large pantry area with pullout shelves and the storage for the baking station. Some of her favorite features are a double-layered flatware drawer, oversized corner lazy Susans and built-in knife drawer. From Consumers Kitchen & Baths, Holbrook. (July 2012)
From Best Buy, Patchogue.
CUTTING BOARD, $0. Bruey-Pingitore made this herself from leftover wood in the basement. (July 2012)
RANGE, existing.
MICROWAVE, $454. From Best Buy. (July 2012)
Includes over the sink ($411), the dining area ($948, for two), TV area windows ($494, for two) and a large bay window ($1,294) over the bakery station. All from Speonk Lumber, installed by homeowners.
FAUCET, $160. From lightinthebox.com.
KNIFE DRAWER. Included in price of cabinetry. (July 2012)
DOUBLE-LAYER FLATWARE DRAWER. Included in price of cabinetry. (July 2012)
DINING TABLE and SIX CHAIRS, existing.
FLAT-SCREEN TELEVISION, $420. From Sixth Avenue Electronics, Commack.
BLINDS, $380 (for 10). From selectblinds.com.
BACK DOOR, $369. From The Home Depot. (July 2012)


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Leading Egyptian mummy expert to speak at UH ManoaUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
World-famous Egyptian archaeologist Salima Ikram will deliver a free public lecture on ancient Egyptian mummies at UH Mānoa next week Thursday.
The lecture by Dr. Ikram, Professor of Egyptology at the American University of Cairo, will focus on why the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead, how this was accomplished, an overview of mummification through Egyptian history, and the history of the use and abuse of mummies in modern times, including new techniques used in modern times to extract information concerning the diet, disease, and level of technology known to the ancient Egyptians.
TIME: Thursday, April 10, 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Campus Center Ballroom
UH Mānoa campus
Salima Ikram is a leading expert on animal mummies. As founder and co-director of the Animal Mummy project at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, she has emerged as one of the leading scholars in Egyptian funerary archaeology. Combining an interest in and understanding of the past with a passion of preserving it for the future, she has brought the little known world of animal mummies to light.
Highlights of her professional career include: visiting scholar at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC); consultant Egyptologist at Giza, Saqqara, Abu Sir, Valley of the Kings; and Co-Director of the North Kharga Oasis Survey. She frequently appears in documentaries about ancient Egypt on the Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel
This public lecture is co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America - Hawai'i Chapter, UH Alumni Association and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Just before the public lecture, UHAA Life Members are invited to meet with Dr. Ikram in the John Young Museum in the Krauss Hall Annex from 6 to 7 p.m. Visit www.UHalumni.hawaii.edu to join UHAA as a Life Member using our online membership form. RSVP for the Life Member reception to (808) 956-5105 or register online at www.Uhalumni.hawaii.edu.


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Men have gained jobs in the retail sector where women have lost them. The retail, manufacturing and finance sectors employed 253,000 more men in May 2011 than in June 2009 and 433,000 fewer women.So underneath the recovery news (dismal though it is) are really horrible numbers for women. Why are men faring better? Because they were originally hurt more, or is this some real shift favoring men over women?
And men have gained more jobs than women in health and education -- two sectors where employment grew during the past decade.
What I see beneath these data is something like this -- a picture of men hustling to acquire new skills and learn how to do different jobs than they have in the past, while women have been more likely to sit back and accept whatever the macroeconomy doles out.Why does Barone see that? Is that a stereotype about male and female psychology?


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- Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:13 am
- Forum: K League
- Topic: K-League in the IFFHS
- Replies: 73
- Views: 16349
Re: K-League in the IFFHS
Good thing the Saudi FA are sending absolutely every single person who has ever kicked a football in that country over to Spain this year as the K-League is in serious danger of being deposed as Asia's best league in the IFFHS world league rankings. Just one place and 2.5 points separate the two lea...
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:06 am
- Forum: World football
- Topic: I'm turning into my mum
- Replies: 3
- Views: 646
Re: I'm turning into my mum
I like it.. it incentivises losing just enough games not to be successful but at the same time winning the bare minimum to avoid total embarrassment. This is exactly what Scottish football has been looking for.
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:00 am
- Forum: Players
- Topic: After the K-League...
- Replies: 379
- Views: 77318
Re: After the K-League...
Niall McGinn back to his best after his Korean (mis)adventure... in almost any other game his goal yesterday (Aberdeen's third) would have been the absolute standout highlight but for the howitzer of a second from Scott McKenna.
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:08 pm
- Forum: Players
- Topic: After the K-League...
- Replies: 379
- Views: 77318
Re: After the K-League...
I thought his spell at the Ferrets may have killed his managerial career but no, Martin Rennie has managed to find himself gainful employment with Indianapolis-based United Soccer League side Indy Eleven. This will be their first season in the second tier of US football following their switch from t...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:58 pm
- Forum: K League
- Topic: Classic no more, Challenge no more
- Replies: 6
- Views: 802
Classic no more, Challenge no more
Initially I thought these names were utterly appalling but I've grown to quite like them... just in time for the K-League to do away with them from 2018. Supposedly the new official names for the two divisions will be K League 1 and K League 2 . Very sensible but at the same time very disappointing...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:56 pm
- Forum: Lower league football
- Topic: 2018 K3 League
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5241
Re: 2018 K3 League
Looks like Yeosu are setting up a K3 side for this season, Yeosu Sejong FC is the name I've heard for the new club.
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:55 am
- Forum: Lower league football
- Topic: 2018 K3 League
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5241
2018 K3 League
Looks like we've got at least one new club for 2018, though it's not all that 'new' as it essentially replaces the K-League Basic club that was wound up at the end of 2016. From a quick search on Google, the year 940 was the first recorded time in history when the city was known as Chungju, I don't ...
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:26 am
- Forum: Lower league football
- Topic: Bus Porn
- Replies: 248
- Views: 56505
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World Cup bus porn competition!
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- Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:01 am
- Forum: World football
- Topic: Europe general 2017/18
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4263
Re: Europe general 2017/18
Coincidentally I might be going to see Mark McGhee's Barnet on New Year's Day. I've not been to their new ground, the Hive, which is quite a way from the Borough of Barnet in Harrow. I know McGhee is held in high regard round these parts and we used to have a couple of Barnet fans on the board. Hiy...
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:58 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Active topics
- Replies: 4
- Views: 901
Re: Active topics
I'd like to think this forum will limp on long enough to witness the launch of Mipo's book, but the internet will be a much changed place a decade from now...
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:57 am
- Forum: Korean national team
- Topic: 2002 - ten years on
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3787
Re: 2002 - ten years on
Hyun Young-min has decided to hang up his boots and retire from the game after finishing the 2017 season with Jeonnam Dragons. He was the last member of the 2002 World Cup squad still playing so with him now having announced his retirement then they're all now finished playing.
- Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:48 am
- Forum: Football in Asia
- Topic: 2018 AFC Champions League
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3212
Re: 2018 AFC Champions League
Despite the AFC's best efforts to engineer a West Asian winner of the tournament, Al Saad's controversial 2011 run to the title is still the only win by a West Asian side since Al Ittihad defended their crown in 2005..
- Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:32 am
- Forum: Players
- Topic: Kim Byeong Ji - The Legend
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3775
Re: Kim Byeong Ji - The Legend
Kim was involved in a car accident towards the end of November.. initially he felt okay afterwards but a few days later had lost feeling in his legs so went to hospital and had surgery. There is considerable nerve damage and disc ruptures that may take years to recuperate from with no guarantee of a...
- Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:13 am
- Forum: K League
- Topic: 2017 Korean FA Cup Rounds 3 & 4
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4126
Re: 2017 Korean FA Cup Rounds 3 & 4
Never liked Busan, think it extremely amusing they've lost out in the promotion playoff final and also the FA Cup final in the space of a week. Not quite May 1986 Heart of Midlothian levels of hilarity but still good nonetheless...
- Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:13 am
- Forum: K League
- Topic: 2017 K-League Classic
- Replies: 88
- Views: 12657
Re: 2017 K-League Classic
Surprise surprise McGinn is leaving Gwangju... Niall McGinn opens door for sensational return to Scotland after terminating his contract in South Korea 16 November 2017 Niall McGinn could be set for a return to Scotland after terminating his contract with South Korean side Gwanju. The former Aberdee...


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Open Letter To The Hockey Hall of Fame: Address The Injustice and Induct Rogie Vachon
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In a word, Vachon was brilliant. Based on his record alone, he should have been a shoo-in to be inducted into the hallowed halls of the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF).
Despite that, Vachon remains on the outside looking in, primarily because those outside of the Los Angeles area rarely got to see him play—he never got the exposure in Canada or in Eastern Time Zone cities that he needed.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Vachon, or would like to know more, the following stories detail his accomplishments, and include comments from the man himself, based on exclusive interviews.


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It is one of those images in sport that time cannot erode. It is Carlton Fisk gyrating up the first-base line, willing his home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series to go fair. It is the United States hockey team storming the ice after upsetting Russia in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
This one is intensely personal, even more so given the circumstances of the past two years.
The play unfolded on a basketball court at Lyndon State College in northern Vermont 30 years ago. The play was inconsequential. It did not win or lose a game. It did not change momentum. In fact, it didn't even count.
I remember driving to the hoop after a steal, alone and approaching the left side of the basket. As I rise to lay the ball in with my right hand , I suddenly realize, too late, that I have short-armed the shot and it's not going in.
It touches off the glass and hangs briefly on the left side of the rim. As it starts to come off, my friend and teammate John LeMieux — all 6-foot-2 of him — alertly following the play, perfectly times his leap, grabs the ball and with two hands dunks it through the basket — a highlight reel play that remains crystal clear 30 years later.
It all happens in the blink of an eye, two or three seconds tops, and it doesn't count because the referee waves it off for offensive goaltending.
John, now 53, was thinking of that dunk on Dec. 20 as he was being wheeled into surgery at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He was having his left leg removed above the knee to battle a particularly ugly and rare strain of cancer called myxofibrosarcoma.
"It was probably the most athletic, responsive thing I have ever done," he said. "It just happened. Something made me run and (the ball) came into both hands and I was able to go after it. … It's bittersweet being 52 or 53, I'm a long way removed from doing that, and the leg I jumped off was going."
John spent 20 hours in surgery and another eight days at Dana-Farber, but the procedure was a success. Now he gets around pretty well, waiting for the bones to fuse so that the leg can be fitted later this year with a prosthetic.
Although today John is a financial advisor in Portland, Maine, his passion for basketball never diminished. He was a college coach after Lyndon for nine years, coaching women at Indiana University, Kent State University, Pittsburgh and Keene State. He was the head coach at KSC, guiding them to a pair of 20-win seasons and two ECAC titles.
Before changing careers, his final coaching stints were at Colby-Sawyer College as that school's first men's head coach for three years, and then one year as an assistant at the University of Southern Maine in the early 1990s.
John recently got back into coaching as a part-time assistant at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, a team coached by Matt Richards, a former player of his at Colby-Sawyer.
John's first bout with the cancer came two years ago, leading to surgery on his leg that removed cancerous tissue, leaving a chunk of leg missing that looked like a shark bite.
Before the surgery, John felt he had to tell the SMCC team. He had some fun doing it, telling a story from his Colby-Sawyer days.
Back then, the team was returning to the school after an off-campus practice. During that practice, John had stopped action and said, "When I'm talking it behooves you to pay attention to me." One player loved the word "behooves."
On the way back to campus, he pipes up from the back of the van, "Hey, coach, teach us a new word."
After this anecdote, John turned to the SMCC players and said, "Now I'm going to teach you a word," and he wrote myxofibrosarcoma on the blackboard.
"Does anybody know what that is?" John asked.
They all said no.
"It's the cancer I have in my leg," he responded.
It was one of those cancer types that can come back and it did. He started experiencing stiffness in the spring of 2012 and pain in the leg, so he returned to his Maine doctors on Oct. 12 and an MRI showed a cancerous mass in the leg.
Maine Medical Center said there was not enough tissue left in the leg to remove the cancer and that the entire leg would have to be removed.Dana-Farber offered an alternative, provided the cancer hadn't spread, called the Winkelman B1 Variation. The surgery would remove the leg above the knee, turn it around 180 degrees, disarticulate the hip, and put the knee where the hip was, and the knee becomes the new hip with the ankle with foot still attached, which will function as a knee for the prosthetic.The one catch was that if once they went in and found things were worse than the tests showed, the Winkelman would be negated and the whole leg would have to be removed. John went into the operation not knowing if he would come out without any leg or with a partial leg and the promise of a high-functioning prosthesis.
In the meantime John was still coaching at SMCC, and he had to tell the team what was happening.
"That was hard," he said. "It was hard for me. It was hard for them."
John tells of one kid on the team who was an ex-marine. He'd seen this stuff before. All the kids were shocked. This kid's face was white, so much so that John asked him to stay behind after the rest of the players had left.
"You OK?" John asked.
"I've seen legs," he said.
"I know," John said. "I'm going to be all right, you know."
"I know," he said. "but still …"
That was a tough moment.
Still, John has handled everything with remarkable grace and courage.
"The one thing that came to me, even before the surgery, was the concept that life is relentless," he said. "Life is just going to keep coming."
John added, "I haven't spent a lot of time saying 'Why me?' If anything, somehow I have an ability to handle this. So maybe I handle it better than the next guy. So in that case, "Why not me?'"
There have been black moments, but for the most part John has realized he doesn't have a choice. He needs to move forward, to move on.
"The main thing is, it's the things you learn in sports," he said. "You've got four fouls in the second half. You've got to figure out how to play, how to stay on the floor. You lose a close game. It's hard. But how do you bounce back?"
John returns to the dunk, a smile on his face. A good small-college player, he always worked harder than most and he could always, always jump.
He's smiling because the play, for all its highlight quality, never appeared in a game report or stat sheet, except as a missed shot.
"That's a little bit like life," he said. "Some of the best stuff never shows up. It doesn't mean it isn't important or doesn't have meaning."
Best shot I ever missed.
Mike Whaley is the Sports Editor for Foster's Daily Democrat and the Rochester Times. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Add lemon, not milk, to tea
BY JOE GRAEDON, M.S., AND TERESA GRAEDON, Ph.D.
Q. I grew up adding milk to my tea, and prefer to drink it like that. Does milk in tea reduce the beneficial effects of the tea? What about soy milk?
A. Both green and black tea stimulate the production of nitric oxide in blood vessels. This helps blood vessels relax and lowers blood pressure; tea drinkers also are less likely to develop atherosclerosis (Basic Research in Cardiology, January 2009).
Although your question has not been studied extensively, a few intriguing experiments have shown that adding milk to black tea can interfere with the cardiovascular benefits (European Heart Journal, January 2007). Skimmed milk added to black tea reduces its antioxidant activity much more than whole or part-skim milk (Nutrition Research, January 2010). Soy milk also suppresses the activity of tea compounds (Atherosclerosis, September 2009).
To maximize the health benefits you get from tea, you'll need to drink it without milk. Adding lemon appears to boost its antioxidant activity (Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, April 2000).
Q. I have suffered from bursitis in my right hip for about four years. I had six cortisone shots in my hip during this time. The first shots helped a lot, but the later ones did virtually nothing.
I started taking turmeric daily, and the bursitis is gone! I saw benefit within a few months. Regular turmeric intake keeps my hip well.
A. Turmeric is the yellow spice in curry as well as yellow mustard. One important component, curcumin, has anti-inflammatory activity and has been used for relieving arthritis, bursitis and other joint pain, stabilizing blood sugar, preventing cancer, treating warts and wounds and alleviating eczema and psoriasis. You should be aware of its potential side effects and interactions as well. We provide details on how to use it safely in our book "The People's Pharmacy Quick & Handy Home Remedies" (www.peoplespharmacy.com). In it, turmeric and curcumin, in the guise of curry, are discussed as our favorite food No. 23.
Q. You wrote about using hot water to relieve the itching from poison ivy. I, too, have found that very hot water relieved the itch.
However, my doctor told me it was one of the worst things I could do. We initially catch poison ivy from contact with the plant, but he said it spreads through our bloodstream. Since hot water increases blood circulation, it also will speed the spread of poison ivy.
A. Dermatologists disagree with your doctor. They state unequivocally that a poison-ivy rash results from skin exposure to urushiol, the sticky irritating oil from poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac plants. Because there is no evidence that poison ivy spreads through the bloodstream, using hot water (not so hot that it burns) to ease the itch should not make a mild case worse.
Q. After many years of having very intense gas, a friend advised the use of fennel seeds. I found the gas intensity was reduced considerably. After a pinch of the seeds, most of the discomfort is gone, sometimes for several days.
A. Fennel seeds have been used for centuries to ease indigestion and flatulence, though the mechanism remains mysterious. We're pleased to learn it was so effective for you.
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Honorable Mention: WNBA: Washington Mystics @ Phoenix Mercury (Tuesday 10pm from Phoenix live on ESPN2), Washington Mystics @ Los Angeles Sparks (Thursday 10:30pm from Los Angeles live on WNBA Live Access); WNBA All-Star Game (Saturday 3:30pm from Phoenix live on ESPN); MLS: Chivas USA @ DC United (Sunday 8pm from RFK Stadium live on Comcast SportsNet/Univision); Mixed Martial Arts: UFC Fight Night-Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs. Jim Miller (Wednesday 9pm from Atlantic City live on Fox Sports 1), UFC Fight Night Conor McGregor vs. Diego Brandao (Saturday 3pm from Dublin live on UFC Fight Pass)
10. Artscape (Friday-Sunday Mount Royal); Flip Orley (Thursday-Sunday DC Improv); "The Purge: Anarchy", "Planes: Fire and Rescue" and "Sex Tape" out in theaters (Friday); "Rio 2" available on Blu-Ray/DVD (Tuesday)
Artscape is so much better when Robert McClintock is involved. For example,
I'll bet "Sex Tape" is horrible, but it doesn't change how much this appears to be a nice scene.
9. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings/Kelly Bell Band (Friday 7:30pm Artscape), Ozomatli/Galactic (Saturday 5:30pm Artscape), Anthony Hamilton (Sunday 6:30pm Artscape); New Edition (Saturday 8pm Baltimore Arena Sunday 8pm Verizon Center); Queens of the Stone Age/St. Vincent (Thursday 5:30pm Merriweather Post Pavilion), Fall Out Boy/Paramore/New Politics (Friday 5:30pm Merriweather Post Pavilion), O.A.R./Phillip Phillips (Saturday 5pm Merriweather Post Pavilion), Queen + Adam Lambert (Sunday 6:30pm Merriweather Post Pavilion); Bad Company/Lynyrd Skynyrd (Saturday 7pm Jiffy Lube Live); The Fray (Wednesday 7pm Wolf Trap), Straight No Chaser (Thursday 8pm Wolf Trap), Huey Lewis & The News (Sunday 8pm Wolf Trap), Lionel Richie/CeeLo Green (Monday 8pm Wolf Trap); Better Than Ezra (Friday 8pm Power Plant Live); The Bacon Brothers (Friday & Saturday 6:30pm & 9:30pm Rams Head on Stage); Bret Michaels (Thursday 8pm Rams Head Center Stage), Dennis DeYoung (Sunday 8pm Rams Head Center Stage); Lyfe Jennings (Friday 8pm Howard Theatre), De La Soul (Saturday 8pm Howard Theatre); Puss N Boots (Thursday 7pm 9:30 Club); Edwin McCain (Friday 7:30pm Birchmere); B.B. King (Thursday 8pm Warner Theatre); Ben Folds (Thursday 7:30pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall); Veruca Salt (Monday 8pm Black Cat); John Hiatt/Robert Cray Band (Sunday 8pm Strathmore); Rise Against "The Black Market", Jason Mraz "Yes!", Bleachers "Strange Desire" and "Weird Al" Yankovic "Mandatory Fun" available (Tuesday)
Sharon Jones is a DAMN fine Artscape headliner. Maybe the best since Robert Randolph.
Ozomatli is also quite good at the music stuff.
The guy with two hands up? He'll be at O.A.R. Saturday night.
And when it comes to guys who have the same first and last names (or close enough), I'll take Phillip Phillips over Cam Cameron.
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QLogic's New Mt. Rainier Tech Uses HBAs, Turns Flash Storage Into Shared Cache
QLogic in September previewed "Mt. Ranier," a new technology that puts high-speed SSD storage on a SAN host bus adapter (HBA) to allow multiple servers to share their flash-based cache.
Mt. Ranier will allow an application running in one server to grab data sitting in the flash storage cache of another server with nearly the same performance as if it were sitting in the same server as the application in order to increase storage performance. Mt. Ranier integrates a QLogic SAN adapter with the company's intelligent routing software and either a separate SSD flash storage card or a daughterboard that connects to SSDs inside the server. The caching software runs in the SAN adaptor, not in the server's operating system or in a hypervisor, so the hardware acts like a standard SAN HBA.
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Imagine that you are driving on Upward Road during the major widening construction. While the new lanes and bridge will eventually make driving quicker and more enjoyable, construction frequently can cause delays, longer trips, and aggravation.
This is similar to what the Henderson County Department of Social Services staff and clients are experiencing currently.
Since late October 2012, DSS has been shifting to a new computerized processing system called NC FAST (North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology). Starting with the food stamp program, this state-issued intake, eligibility-determination, and case processing system will eventually encompass all programs in DSS.
These include Medicaid, Work First, Child and Adult Protective Services, and child care services. It is replacing long-outdated technology that is more than 30 years old.
The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services is sponsoring NC FAST and asserts that it is designed to improve the way the state and counties conduct business.
"NC FAST introduces new technological tools and business processes that will enable staff to spend less time performing administrative tasks and more time assisting families."
The vision for NC FAST includes the following elements:
u Efficient, effective assessment: automated tools for workers to assess needs and determine eligibility.
u Comprehensive case management: tools to help workers track cases, share information and coordinate services across programs.
u Better outcomes and evaluation information: comprehensive data for evaluating outcomes and ensuring accountability across programs.
Benefits for families will include: "one-stop shopping" with one-time communication of their information and needs; and confidence that their benefits will be determined in an expedited, consistent manner from any place in the state.
County DSSs and their employees will have:
u Tools to help them share information and track cases across program areas and county lines.
u More time to assist families as administrative tasks are automated.
u Increased ability to work with families within existing resources.
u Enhanced partnerships with employers, service providers and other support organizations.
u Enhanced ability to identify clients' needs.
Like the construction on Upward Road, the transition for new food stamp applicants is requiring considerably longer waiting and interview times.
A new applicant who walks in the door will wait an average of 60 to 90 minutes for an interview that takes on average about 80 minutes. These times are roughly double what was required under the old data system.
When these clients return every six months for recertification, however, the time will be greatly shortened through NC FAST. At present, Henderson County DSS is averaging 400 new applicants a month.
In March, 2013, the recertification of food stamp households opened prior to late October 2012 will begin using NC FAST. This also will entail a much longer conversion interview at the first recertification.
Subsequent recertification interviews should be streamlined and much shorter. Currently, Henderson County DSS is averaging 600 recertification interviews each month.
The second major DSS program to transition to NC FAST is Medicaid. Staff expect this will begin in May 2013, as part of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Although the N.C. General Assembly is discussing what, if any, role the state will play in national health care reform, Medicaid cases will be converted to NC FAST.
For clients who also receive food stamps, this conversion should be relatively expedited. For clients who do not receive food stamps, an initial conversion interview will take much more time than previously. Henderson County DSS currently has almost 15,000 Medicaid clients.
With any such major new computerized data processing system, glitches and problems are inevitable. The DSS staff and Board of Social Services are committed to identifying and resolving problems encountered. Since NC FAST is a statewide system, resolution usually rests with NC DHHS.
Accordingly, in December 2012 the Board of Social Services sent a strong letter to the state outlining our problems with and suggested solutions for the conversion. We then convened a meeting with five NC FAST representatives from Raleigh on Feb. 11. DSS staff from Buncombe and McDowell counties also participated.
The meeting was very productive, and we are optimistic that identified corrections and improvements will make the NC FAST conversion better and better. The staff and board will remain vigilant and assertive in ensuring that the process works as optimally as possible for Henderson County residents.
Sandy Morgan, program administrator for Food Stamps and Medicaid, remains optimistic about NC FAST. As she said in an October Times-News article, "Once the painful implementation process is complete, the finished product should benefit all clients, especially people who use more than one DSS service. The software is designed to bring down the walls between each service. Instead of having clients fill out separate applications for each program, a staff member can determine, from a single application, the services for which a client is eligible.
"After implementation, NC FAST is designed to streamline all the access points for DSS clients for receiving services and assistance."
The next time you drive on Upward Road, appreciate the ultimate benefits of all the road improvements, but don't forget the necessary temporary delays and slow-downs those improvements required.
DSS staff and board are very hopeful that NC FAST will provide a similar information highway to better services for Henderson County residents.
DSS transitioning to new state data system
Imagine that you are driving on Upward Road during the major widening construction. While the new lanes and bridge will eventually make driving quicker and more enjoyable, construction frequently can cause delays, longer trips, and aggravation.


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Early Learning Programs
Early Learning Children's Community (Early LCC) at Lansing Community College provides high quality early education and child care for the children (three months to kindergarten) of LCC students, staff and the community. Additionally, Early LCC provides a field experience with children for students in many LCC programs.
The center, soon to be licensed by the state of Michigan and seeking accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), is not your typical child care center. Students, parents and staff come together to help the children grow. The curriculum has be carefully designed by LCC's Child Development and Early Education Program to provide engaging,
Education Program to provide engaging, developmentally appropriate activities that encourage children to be confident, competent learners. The preschool and kindergarten programs are based on the Reggio Emilio / Project Approach to early childhood education which builds upon the interests of the children through projects and collaborative group work.
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With over three decades of teaching and education administration to his name, University of Montana Western alumnus Richard Jonasen will be honored with the 2013 Distinguished Alumni award.
Jonasen attended Montana Western from the fall of 1959 to the spring of 1963, earning a Bachelor of Science in Education before receiving a master's degree in education from the University of Montana in 1968.
Jonasen taught in the Montana Children's Center in Twin Bridges, Mont. before teaching as a high school and elementary teacher in Superior, Mont. He also served as a principal in both the high school and elementary levels in Superior. After seven years in Superior, Jonasen and his wife Carol returned to Dillon, Mont. as he began a 27-year career as the principal of Parkview Elementary School. He also had responsibilities as principal of the Mary Innes School during those 27 years.
He was recognized as a National Distinguished Principal and received a Montana State Reading Council Administrator in Reading Award in 1996. He won the Office of Public Instruction School Food Services Award in 1998 and helped to earn Beaverhead D.A.R.E. Program recognition also in 1998.
"I spent 35 years in education and 30 years as principal, and as I look back, if I had to do it all again, I would've chosen the same path," Jonasen explained. "I feel it was a very rewarding career."
A military veteran, Jonasen also maintains an active civic life. He is a past member of the Dillon Jaycees, a past commander of the American Legion Post #20, past president of the Dillon Lion's Club and past president of the Montana Western Alumni Association. He has been a member of the Western Presidents Club, the Beaver Booster Club, the Bulldog Booster Club, the Dillon Elks and the Montana Western Alumni Hall of Fame Committee. He is a past member of the Beaverhead Museum Board, a past member of the Parkview School Council and a past board member of Southwest Montana Educational Cooperative (SMEC). He has been an American Legion volunteer for health equipment loan programs and veteran funeral services and has assisted with vision screening services for children in southwest Montana as a member of the Dillon Lions Club.
In addition to meeting his wife of 49 years, Carol, at Montana Western, Jonasen said the university offered him other lasting relationships and a solid career.
"I loved school at Western," Jonasen said. "I had outstanding professors that taught me a lot, and I also made some amazing friendships. The impact Western left was outstanding and life-changing for my career. It launched my career in education. It's a tremendous honor to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, and I'm very humbled to receive it knowing it's where I started my career. It brings me full circle."
Jonasen also said looking back at 35 years spent in education also gives him a grateful perspective on his career.
"I spent 35 years in education and 30 years as principal, and as I look back, if I had to do it all again, I would've chosen the same path," Jonasen explained. "I feel it was a very rewarding career."


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WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2006—As energy costs continue to rise, homeowners should consider alternative ways to help lower their bills—and help the environment—by making their homes more "green." In recognition of National Landscape Architecture Month, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is raising awareness of the need for sustainable, environmentally sensitive design and how homeowners can help achieve this goal.
ASLA is doing its part to become more "green" by installing a green roof covered with vegetation on its downtown Washington, D.C., headquarters. Green roofs last up to twice as long as conventional roofs, save significantly on heating and cooling costs, improve community air and water quality, and reduce the urban heat island effect in the summertime. While it's not feasible for most homeowners to retrofit their homes with green roofs, there are other steps you can take to minimize your home's impact on the environment:
· Use trees and vegetation to cut your summertime air conditioning use by shading all east- and west-facing windows. Shade windows from the outside with a covered pergola, strategically placed trees, or trellises with vines for a beautiful look inside and out. Create "outdoor rooms" for your family, such as cooking and dining areas. Spending more time and cooking outdoors reduce the need for air conditioning indoors.
· Replace exposed concrete and asphalt driveways and walkways with pavers, which stay cooler, look better, and can even be placed to allow vegetation to grow through. Exposed concrete and pavement get heated by the sun, reradiating unwanted heat indoors.
· Use native plants common to your area to reduce watering and maintenance. Keep traditional lawn areas to a minimum or consider using ground-cover plants—many are sturdy enough to allow for play areas for children and pets. Use mulch in garden beds to reduce the need to water, and install a rainwater tank to collect stormwater for watering. Many landscape architects are working with clients to use "graywater" (such as condensation from a home's air conditioning) for irrigation and water features.
· Recycle kitchen waste into garden compost. It's an effective and affordable way to keep your plants healthy and reduce garbage. Many good resources are on the web to help homeowners get started, including the U.S. Composting Council web site (www.compostingcouncil.org).
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I have commented out both download buttons. The one at the top lead nowhere, while the one for the beta version was the only other visual clue at the page, steering to much attention to the beta version. --Dan Polansky 23:09, 7 Oct 2007 (PDT)
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Beta 0.9.0 20 seems to be out
- seems to be 0.9.0 RC4 as of summer 2009. How about a link to the beta files section on SF and the user then can pick the latest one, thus not in need for updating this page all the time. --Alexander.stohr 10:28, 15 Aug 2009 (UTC)
Looks like RC6 is now out. Would be happy to update this page to reflect it, but the page is protected. Andybryant 12:09, 24 Nov 2009 (UTC)
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Latest version is now 0.9.0 RC4 of 2009-05-22 at http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/files/
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I think it totally depends on the individual circumstance.If a number of congregation members had been asking I do't think its that bad to post the info on the church page. Also the way it was worded doesn't sound like it carried expectation.
I found the posting(s) "odd" for a number of reasons. A father posting where his daughter is registered for wedding gifts? (mother of the bride is alive and well, married to the father, also on Facebook) A father posting it on his own Facebook page and the church Facebook page?
Wedding invitations have not been sent out, nor have any "save the date" type announcements been made.
"Some have asked about Barbara and Bob wedding registry..."
It was extremely unprofessional to post it to the church's FB.
Given that some people are kind of "afraid" of the pastors of their church, I think in this particular case maybe it actually does make a difference. I think some people will feel pressured to purchase a gift off the registry, even if they're not even specifically invited to the upcoming wedding!I think it was in poor taste.
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LYONS – Village President Christopher Getty said he's honored by the support he's received from residents following his reelection on April 9.
"One of the biggest things we pushed for was bringing the community together... and it worked," Getty said.
Getty was reelected with 1,508 votes, and grabbed 70 percent of the vote.
He attributed his campaign's success to being pro-resident and being responsive to their concerns during his previous four years in office. Over the next four years, Getty said he would continue this approach, while also continuing to work on paving the village's streets and bringing new businesses into the village. Getty said he also plans to begin an alley paving program in the future and to expand village programs for residents.
"The hurdle for a village like ours is always about finding funding," Getty said. "We'll have to continue to work within our means."
Getty said he feels gratitude to the residents of Lyons for continuing to believe in him.
"This is my home and I love Lyons," Getty said.
Getty's opponate in the campaign, trustee Patti Wisneski, said that despite the loss, she was proud of the Village Independent Party's campaign.
"We were David and they were Goliath," Wisneski said. "They had the big money and we had very limited funds. I guess money and false promises do win elections."


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Palo Alto, Calif., recently hosted a 12-hour bonanza for software developers, artists and families. The "Super Happy Block Party Hackathon" was a marathon for coders to make new software in a short amount of time. It also featured food trucks, music and homemade robots. Corey Takahashi reports.
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I first tasted this bread when we visited some good friends in Arkansas in the early '70's. I have made it on many occasions since then, particularly for card club and church functions. I enjoy my job as postal clerk at our local office, and spending time with our two children and five grandchildren.
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- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup cream-style corn
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- In a bowl, beat eggs. Add buttermilk, corn, oil, cheese and peppers. Combine cornmeal, baking soda and salt; stir into egg mixture. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Yield: 16-20 servings.
Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.
Originally published as Hot Corn Bread in Bountiful Harvest Cookbook 1994, p28
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"I tried thiswith some of my homemade chilli. It was very good. I did it as cup cakes for easy serving. My whole family loved it, even the kids. It was very moist and taste. The only thing I would try to do to it is add flour to the mix to make it more like a cake. My family now likes the taste of corn bread. Thank you"


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New Year with Jasper Conran
''I love lavish tables overflowing, people flirting and dancing and drinking," says Jasper Conran. "I must have inherited it from my father [Sir Terence]. He would never admit to loving a party, but he does."
Jasper too is known for his lavish and inventive parties – though not on 31 December. "I think New Year's Eve is to be avoided at all costs!" he says. "You've had that huge emotional draw of Christmas – you've dragged yourself all round town getting it together. There is nothing left of anybody by New Year's Eve." Which is why Jasper will be going to bed early to watch Downton Abbey. "It's so absurd it's marvellous!" he says. But then he will wake up early on New Year's Day to make a rustic Italian lunch for close friends in his beautiful Palladian mansion in Wiltshire. "This is an easy menu – just clever buying and putting things in the oven, with a bit of prep the day before."Picture: CHRIS TERRY


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WebFDLog is a Web-based logging program for use at Amateur Radio's yearly Field Day. It uses an SQLite backend to store contact data. Because it is Web-based, it is cross-platform and does not require the establishment of Windows peer-to-peer network shares. The project also aims to develop a LiveCD and/or VMware Player based system that contains the logging system, a DHCP server, and an mDNS system to allow as pain-free and simple installation on Field Day as possible.
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USSR collapsed, North Korea and Cuba are poor. China is de facto capitalist country with socialist ideology. i guess that pretty much sums it up, wich economy type is superior
Link to the debate.
USSR collapsed, North Korea and Cuba are poor. China is de facto capitalist country with socialist ideology. i guess that pretty much sums it up, wich economy type is superior
Link to the debate.
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Ok, but how are we defining socialism and capitalism in here? The "socialism" addressed seems to be a synonym of "State Planned Economy and State Owned Factors of Production", something that time and again has proved to be quite economically inefficient.
On the other hand there are characteristics in many Productive Systems that can be branded Capitalist(there's private property and monetary systems, 2 basic indicators of a Capitalist System) where the same problems of a planned economy might arise: Oligopolies, Regional or National Monopolies and Cartels have been proved to be economically contrary for the adequate development of innovative practices, social equality and competitive markets... factors that have time and again been directly associated to a society's order, the communities welfare and companies efficiency.
Socialism as I defined it was a synonym for a mixed market economy. Capitalism as legio defined it was also a mixed market economy, thus our debate was one of judging which policies were inherently better within the mixed market economy, at least that was the attempt. Unfortunately the debate fizzled out. The debate kept being hijacked back towards the definition ideologies of both words which neither party was using in a pure sense confusing things further.
My goal was to establish a balance between social and economic policies being the ideal rather than biasing society towards socialist or capitalist ideologies a natural middle line was the ideal. Legio seemed to agree with this.
My next goal was to establish that many policies that we had discussed were actually given proper consideration. Legio seemed to offhandedly reject many policies as dead ends or not worthwhile. I was never really able to establish why to debate those factors except in the vagueist of senses.
Case in point because after tarp there were fewer small businesses Legio has claimed that the federal reserve is [insert something negative] but I'm not sure what he's getting at. Tarp was a bailout program initiated by congress in response to the federal reserves suggestion. It's stated goal was to prevent a collapse of the economy into a depression which it succeeded in doing. If the banks had been allowed to collapse their holdings total trillions of dollars which means that the economy would take eons to recover, not simply years. This is where the debate ended.
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"Pride is not the antidote of Shame but its source, humility is its only true antidote." - Iroh
Regarding de whole "The Federal Reserve and Central Banks are harmful to the optimal exchange of goods and the setting of their prices in the Market" argument we can conclude it's reckless, not to say stupid, to hold it without having properly understood a grasp of the Currency Market, or Gresham's Law or at least Jean Bodin's writings lol.
Two things: 1) Read debate thread- head now hurts. 2) elf dude, I'm pretty sure this commentary threads for eveyrone else to you know, comment on your debate.
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Ideological discussion is mostly uninteresting anyway. It should come down to policies that directly increase the wealth of a nation... We can decide what moral points to spend or not spend our money on afterwards. I think you would have been better off focusing the discussion on one policy, like healthcare or education, instead of approaching it so broadly.
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"Which is the better economy": what really matters is the average subjective well-being of the citizens.
The time is ripe for our measurement system to shift emphasis from measuring economic production to measure people´s well being.(Stiglitz, 2009)
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"Pride is not the antidote of Shame but its source, humility is its only true antidote." - Iroh
ARrrgh ... for the love of God (and I`m an atheist) please don`t mix political doctrines (like Socialism) with economical systems (capitalism).Why didn`t you point this out Danny ? :hmm:
Mixed market economy isn`t some kinky description it`s one of the 3 economical systems known to mankind along side planned economy and free market (capitalism).
I`m glad to see TWC hearing about something as
oldnew as mixed market economy.In a few years it might be considered an actual economical system.
Capitalism is capitalism and mixed market is mixed market.
And Socialism like the political doctrine that is can make use of planned market or mixed market economy.
Capitalism wouldn`t go well with Socialism since it`s a doctrine that emphasizes equality so the donations it would receive are way too low.
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i put my money on capitalism, it already prove by history. Socialism is good for control people but realy bad to control economy.
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Capitalism vs planned economy is stereotyped thinking. Both systems are limited, far from perfect and they have failed. The Hegelian dialectic suggest the following:
Thesis: Capitalism (the winner gets everything and the rest shall suffer and die)
Antithesis: Socialism (everyone the same regardless of talent/merit)
-> Synthesis: Social Capitalism
- Minimum and maximum wage (some suggest 1:12 or 1:20) to stop limitless greed while acknowledging that hard work deserves more money.
- No stock exchanges. Our daily bread is not a gambling toy for the rich. If companies need money, they should go to a bank.
- Nationalization of banks/electricity/water. These companies belong into the hand of the people.
- More smaller companies run by their proprietors instead of international monsters that are only good at tax evasion.
- 100% inheritance tax. Your merits should take you to the top and not your parent's money.
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I love the phrase "nationalise" and "hands of the people" in the same sentence. Much like "power to the people" is call for a revolutionto put one single man in power and get a bunch of people shot.
Planned economies only worked somewhat consistently during the times of Ancient Egypt and, to a lesser extent, in Mesopotamia cultures. Roman, Medieval and eventually Soviet intents to suppress individually directed capital flows or intense planning of most productive areas eventually failed; technological progress and social rationalization is too much for a single political entity to handle without incurring in major cracks.
Central planning works better when there's or there has to be a natural monopoly (transportation services or political monopoly on force) or private entities won't invest in a certain service due to lack of potential profits (certain educational areas, public health or social security); but social ownership of the means of production as in "central planning by a specialized bureaucracy of every aspect of production" is doomed to create several problems: administrative tasks out-growing productive ones, lack of collective organizational stimulus, sluggish innovation processes and departmentalized struggle between different areas of the same productive units. All of these problems plague large corporations as well but competition with smaller or larger entities forces them to try to correct them faster.
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Bank gets NASDAQ notice
Bank of Granite Corporation announced that on Sept. 22, the company received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market notifying the company that, because of the bid price for its stock has fallen below $1 per share, it no longer complies with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
The NASDAQ listing rules requires a minimum bid price of $1 per share. Based on the closing bid price of the company's common stock for the 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of NASDAQ's letter, the company does not meet this requirement.
The notification does not result in the immediate delisting of the company's common shares from The NASDAQ Global Select Market. In accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rules, the company has a 180-day grace period until March 21 to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the company's common shares must meet or exceed $1 per share for at least 10 consecutive business days prior to March 21.
If the company does not regain compliance by March 21, NASDAQ will provide written notification of the delisting of the company's shares. The company may then appeal the delisting determination to a hearing panel. Alternatively, the company may be eligible for an additional grace period if it applies to transfer the listing of its common shares to the NASDAQ Capital Market and satisfies all criteria for initial listing.
The company is considering actions that it may take in response to this notification in order to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements, but no decisions about a response have been made at this time.


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St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, located on 521 College Street West, has a rich history in Fayetteville that dates back to 1824.
In 2003, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places based on the research and nomination led by a team from the Middle Tennessee State University Center for Historic Preservation in September of 2002. One of the significant criteria the church met was that it closely followed what historian Graham Russell Hodges calls the "third revolution," after "Methodist evangelicalism" and "revolutionary egalitarianism" swept across America during the late 18th century.
The nomination further states, "Northern Methodists, with their avowed anti-slavery messages and acceptance of black members, appealed to the majority of blacks seeking religious affiliations. Because Methodist used circuit-riding preachers, their ministry reached numbers of African Americans not sought out by other denominations. The black church congregation in the South was the one place slaves could find equality, hope, and support – spiritual as well as practical. In Tennessee, a move to convert slave owners and slaves began in the 1830's as a response to northern accusations that slavery was un-Christian."
Nomination photos of St. Paul can be seen on Southern Places, a digital database sponsored by MTSU Center for Historic Preservation.
Early History
In 1824, St. Paul was known as the African Church and was located on a quarter acre lot on Rock and Stigall Hill. Based on the patterns of the time, this church was probably organized by white homeowners who utilized African American as live-in servants or housekeepers. The 1824 deed lists Allen Kennedy and Samuel Bentley as trustees.
St. Paul historians are looking for anyone who may have family Bible information regarding the African Church, the aforementioned trustees, any early members and the exact location on Rock Hill where the original church was constructed.
The church was relocated to its present site on West College Street in 1867. Records indicate that some type of building was initially constructed. The present structure was not completed until 1913 with circular windows that adorned the third story towers. Oral history tells of the women of the church who carried bricks in their aprons to construct the building. A fire occurred at an unknown later date that necessitated removing the round windows and replacing them with two-over-two double hung windows. When the sound system was updated in early 2000, it was discovered that the circular windows were still stored in the upper tower areas.
Many early members of St. Paul made important contributions to Fayetteville and Lincoln County. Joe Todd was one of Fayetteville's most prominent African American businessmen of the first half of the 20th century. From about 1905 until his death in 1951 he owned a poolroom, restaurant, and barbershop right off the town square. Johnny Hayes, Odell Gregory, and George Howard, Sr., had long histories as local funeral directors.
Dr. L.M. Donalson opened Fayetteville Negro Hospital in 1936. It was the only black hospital in a town the size of Fayetteville between Washington, D.C., and Tuskegee, Ala., for many years. Around 1946, the hospital was renamed to Donalson Hospital. He taught at North Carolina College for Negroes in Durham, N.C., and Meharry Medical College in Nashville.
Dr. Donalson was married to Claudia Taylor Donalson who was a teacher in Fayetteville/Lincoln County for 30 years. She was on the board of directors for First National Bank. In addition to Mrs. Donalson, St. Paul has a rich history of teachers, such as Professor Bruce Welton, William T. Bright, Mildred Stewart, Jessie Lee Cathey, Lucille Wooding, and Lorraine Lockett. Current teachers include Shawn Brown, Tina Grizzard, Rhonda Harris and retired teacher, Joyce Eady.
William Jones served on the board of directors of Fayetteville Electric Service, was an elected member of the Fayetteville City School Board for 23 years, a member of the Fayetteville Planning Commission, and an elected alderman of Fayetteville for 12 years with two terms as vice mayor. In 1990, Bearden Mill Road was renamed William D. Jones Boulevard. Prior to William Jones, Tom Alvin Bailey served on the Fayetteville City School Board from 1971 to 1985.
For many years, St. Paul served the community as home to the St. Paul Headstart, which relocated to Amana Avenue. The church currently has several members involved in community public service. Joyce Eady currently serves as an elected school board member and member of the Fayetteville Housing Authority's board of directors. Anthony Taylor serves as a county commissioner. Dorothy Small is a Fayetteville alderman. Polly Jeter, an officer of the Fayetteville Police Department, is an E-911 supervisor whose accomplishments have been featured in The Elk Valley Times. Members Thomas and Barbara Kemp were featured in a black history article in 2012 focusing on their work with People Helping People for Progress, which sent boxes to overseas soldiers for two and a half years. St. Paul has been the celebration final destination for the Martin Luther King, Jr., March and activities since 2001.
Road to Building
a Fellowship Hall
Since 1998, the church has embarked on several projects to preserve the history of the church and the African American community in Lincoln County. In 1998, the lay organization of St. Paul published their first Lincoln County Black History Journal. Volume 2 of the Lincoln County Black History Journal followed in 1999 and Volume 3 of the Lincoln County Black History Journal was published in 2000. In 2006, church historians compiled a list of over 200 deceased members who were remembered in a memorial service. This list has been further researched and updated to include nearly 300 deceased members of St. Paul from 1824 to 2013.
Legacy Wall
Fundraiser Project
Men's Day (June 9, 2013) service began a new history journey that will culminate on the annual Friends and Family Day on Oct. 13, 2013. The Rev. Dezi Fletcher and the West End Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America will be the guest for this service.
The Legacy Committee, which includes Thomas Kemp, Polly Jeter, Joyce Eady, Warden Thomison, Barbara Long, Francis Abbott, Joann Thomison, Anthony Taylor and Rhonda Harris, presented the next attempt to preserve the history of the church. The idea for the Legacy Wall originated from Anthony Taylor's work on the Men's Day Program. The Legacy Wall will be a graphic, pictorial, and timeline history of St. Paul from 1824 to 2013 that will adorn the walls of the new fellowship hall.
Since 2008, the church has been raising funds to fully pay for the construction of a fellowship hall. The Legacy Wall Project Fundraiser will enable construction to begin by October 2013. Many of St. Paul's deceased members were well known in Lincoln County and contributed much to the community. The church is asking businesses, churches, individuals, and former members who have moved away to make memorial donations as follows: Legacy, $1,000 or more; Platinum, $750; Gold, $500; Silver, $250; Memorial, $100; History Patron, $50; and Friend of St. Paul, $1 to $49. Donations should be made to the St. Paul Building Fund, P.O. Box 117, Fayetteville, 37334.
All of the information compiled will be included in the next history publication, The Legacy of St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Lincoln County from 1824 to 2013, which will sell for $25. Donations of $100 or more come with a commemorative coin commemorating the Legacy Fellowship Hall. Anyone making a donation of $250 or more will receive a coin and a free copy of the new publication. In addition, the name of donors who contribute $100 or more will be listed on a donor tree display to be placed in the vestibule of the new fellowship hall.
Once constructed, the Legacy Fellowship Hall of St. Paul will be an asset and a tribute to the Fayetteville-Lincoln County community. The trustees will make it available for community events such as family reunions, wedding receptions, youth functions, church, and family dinners.
The current fellowship hall in the basement of the church is open whenever severe weather warnings create the need to find refuge in the West College Street area.
The Legacy Committee is seeking information from anyone in the community who may have information such as the date of birth, date of death, and any other family data on loved ones who may have been members of St. Paul. The Legacy Committee asks you to call Thomas Kemp at (931) 433-0252 if you know anything about the following members who need a date of death and any other information possible: Samuel Bentley, Allen J. Kennedy, Ann Askins, Will Askins, Lonnie Scott, Morgan Flynt, Joseph Hammonds, Maggie Hickman, Ellen Kelso, Marrie Lamb, and Arthur Suggs.
St. Paul has worship services at 11 a.m. on first, second, and fourth Sundays. The third Sunday is an early service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School starts at 9:30 a.m. on first, second, and fourth Sundays and 8 a.m. on third Sundays. Praise and worship service is held every third Sunday at 6 p.m. Bible Study is held at 12 noon and 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Everyone is invited to attend any services as a visitor or seeking a church home.
This article was compiled and submitted by the Legacy Committee, which includes the Rev. Chris Grizzard, pastor; Rhonda Harris, historian; Thomas Kemp, editor; Barbara Kemp, personal assistant to editor; and Polly Jeter, Joyce Eady, Warden Thomison, Joann Thomison, Barbara Long, Frances Abbott, and Anthony Taylor, members.