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Fall Church Schedule McConnellsburg United Presbyterian Church announces its return to a fall schedule beginning on September 8 with Sunday School for all ages starting at 9:30 a.m., fellowship time at 10:30 a.m., and worship starting at 11 a.m. All are invited to join in during those times. The church is located at the corner of South Second and Maple streets. Additional information may be obtained by calling the church office at 485-4400 or at www.mupc.org.
Homecoming Rehobeth Cemetery Assoc.'s annual homecoming services will be held at Rehobeth United Methodist Church Sunday, September 1, at 2 p.m. Pastor Frank Kocek will be in charge with Rev. Russell Hoffman, pastor of area Christian churches, as guest speaker. Music for the afternoon will be provided by Winston Manning, Martinsburg, W.Va., and Debbie Miller of Mercersburg. Enjoy lunch with friends in the pavilion after the service. Covered dish would also be appreciated. Memorial gifts may be sent to Helen Layton, 1792 Layton Rd., Warfordsburg, PA 17267.
Revival Revival services with evangelist Harold Peck will be held Sunday, September 1, at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Hustontown Church God, 1301 North Clear Ridge Road, one mile north on Rt. 475, Hustontown. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-5955.
Men's Conference A one-day "Stepping Up" men's conference will be held at Mercersburg Mennonite Church, 10060 Buchanan Trail West, Mercersburg, Saturday, September 14. More information may be obtained by calling 717-360-9702.
Quilt Club Retreat Fulton County Quilt Club's annual retreat will be held September 21, from 9 a.m. to roughly 4 p.m.
Golf Tournament The 20th annual Fulton County Medical Center Foundation Golf Tournament will be played Saturday, September 14, at Great Cove Golf Course in McConnellsburg. This year's tournament benefits the emergency department expansion project. The tournament, which has a shotgun start at 9 a.m., features cash prizes for the winning teams, plenty of games along the way, a continental breakfast, a barbecue lunch, snacks and beverages throughout the morning, door prizes and awards. Registration begins at 8 a.m. that morning. The cost per golfer is $80. For more information about the tournament, or sponsorship/advertising opportunities, please call the foundation office at 717-485-6842 or go online to fcmcpa.org.
Golf Tournament A 4-man golf tournament will be held at Great Cove Golf Club September 28 at 8 a.m. Proceeds benefit Fulton County Pony/Colt Baseball Programs. Deadline to register is September 25. Contact Garry Miller at 717-987-3904 or 717-552-1222; Mary Huston at 717-485-5488 or 717-860- 3784; Steve Truax at 717-404-0054; Kenny Welsh at 717-987- 4262 or 717-860-0866; or Russ Miller at 717-485-5502 or 240-675- 1610.
Cruise-In An old school motor sports cruise-in will be held at the Alumni Community Building Sunday, September 8, starting at 2 p.m. Free registration for all motorcycles, gokarts, street bikes, muscle cars, trucks, race cars, racing mowers, dirt bikes, 4-wheelers, derby cars and children's bikes. Food, vendors, music and photographer. Also a huge indoor flea market and yard sale. More information may be obtained by callng Amanda at 485-5585.
Train Display Cumberland Valley Railroad Club will have a display of their trains running Sunday, September 8, starting at 2 p.m., in the alumni community gym. Come and see the display and have an opportunity to get a chance to win a train set.
Soccer Shoot Elks Soccer Shoot will run the whole month of September. Please call Kathy Kendall at 717-485-0221 or 377-3643 to find out when and where a shoot will be running. Boys and girls up to 14 years old can participate in this shoot with a chance to go on to the district, state and national competition.
Casino/Outlets Trip A Sands Casino and Outlets trip is planned to Bethlehem, Pa., Saturday, November 2. The bus will leave the VFW at 6 a.m. Cost is $40, which includes $30 free slot voucher plus $5 food voucher. There are 16 restaurants and four outlets (Coach, Under Armor, Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Corningware, Dress Barn, Van Huesen, Izod, etc.) Make reservations with Linda Lynch at 717-552-5422 or bring money to VFW. No refunds. First ones to pay get seats.
Senior Center Social Night On August 30 Warfordsburg Senior Center will hold a Western-themed social night for folks over 60. Come dressed in Western attire and enjoy the food, dancing or just listening to the music furnished by Barb and Forrest, the DJs for the evening. Bring a covered dish, meat is furnished. Meal is at 6 pm. For more information call 717- 294-6020.
Line Dance Fulton County Line Dance Club will hold line dance sessions every Wednesday (except the first Wednesday of the month) beginning at 7 p.m. at VFW Post 655, Poplar Street, McConnellsburg. All are welcome. Come and learn some new steps. A $2 donation is appreciated.
Bus Tour A bus tour will be held Friday, October 18, of northern Fulton, Bedford and Huntingdon counties, including Sinoquipe Scout camp, Russian cemetery in Wood, Railroad and Mining Museum in Robertsdale, lunch at Traditions in Martinsburg, Riddlesburg coke ovens, Keystone Foundry in Hopewell and Oregon Road CCC Camp, which was also a conscientious objectors and German prisoner of war camp. Time permitting, a visit will be made to the abandoned Sideling Hill turnpike tunnel and a South Penn Railroad culvert. Other sites will be discussed. Sponsored by Fulton Historical Society. Cost is $70 and $65 for society members and includes Bollman bus, lunch and all fees and gratuities. For reservations and details call John at 328-9279.
Cruise-In For a Cause A cruise-in will be held September 21 at Thomas All Things Automotive in McConnellsburg, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. A $10 donation is being accepted per registered vehicle. This event is being held to benefit the 2013 Fight Like A Girl recipients of Fulton County, Mary Barnhart, Kathy Hendershott and Johnathon Farling. Food will be available for purchase by Sipes Smokehouse BBQ. A bake sale is being hosted by Rehoboth New Life. Cars, trucks and motorcycles are welcome. The first 35 registered vehicles will receive a thank-you gift envelope. No alcoholic beverages. Not responsible for accidents. More information may be obtained by calling Kevin and Kim Mowen at 717-485-5492.
Benefit Ride A benefit ride in memory of Vincent Carbaugh
will be held Sunday, September 8. Starting location is McConnellsburg American Legion at 1 p.m. to the Mountain House. Meal provided at end of ride. Proceeds donated to Hope Lodge. More information may be obtained by calling Jackie at 717-414-6646 or Jacob at 717-404-7429.
Groundhog Hunt Hustontown Area Volunteer Fire Co. is sponsoring a groundhog hunt. Registration will be Friday, August 30, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the hunt will be held Saturday, August 31, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pick up rules at the time of registration. Cost is $10 per person.
Eat All Winter From Garden A program will be held Saturday, September 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, at McConnellsburg Firehall. Cost is $10/person or $15/family (money must accompany reservation). To reserve a seat call 717-485-4111. Program presented by Fulton County Master Gardeners. Learn how to plant a garden in the fall and to eat all winter from your garden. Following the workshop will be tour of the Victory Garden.
Gun Raffle A fall gun raffle will be held Saturday, September 7, at Breezewood Firehall. Proceeds benefit Everett and Breezewood fire companies. Twenty guns and cash prizes, free food and beverage from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. First drawing will be held at 2 p.m. Tickets available at True Value, Everett; Everett Legion; Sagittarius Beauty Salon, Everett; any Breezewood or Everett fireman. Tickets also available at the door. Need not be present to win. Cost is $10 per ticket.
Love's Closet Closed Love's Closet is closed for September due to church construction and will be moving to a new location hopefully by October. Watch for more information.
Hunter/Trapper Course A hunter/trapper education course will be held Saturday, September 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Fulton County Pistol and Rifle Club. Preregistration is required at PGC Web site at www.pgc.state.pa.us. Click on education/hunter education class schedule. Class is limited to 55 students. Bring bag lunch Saturday. This is the first of three traditional courses for Fulton County. This is a new format, six-hour training. For general information only contact 717-485-5390.
Chili Cook-off Contestants Wanted Contestants are wanted for Warfordsburg Presbyterian Church's second annual chili cook-off October 5. Contestants must sign up to compete by September 28. For information e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 717-294-3028 (leave message if no answer).
Veterans Affairs Office Closed The Veterans Affairs office will not be open Wednesday, September 11, due to required annual training of all county veterans affairs directors statewide.
Nutrition Class Fulton County nutrition awareness classes are held at Warfordsburg Senior Center on the third Monday of every month. When the third Monday is a holiday, they are held the fourth Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. To register or sign up for lunch call 717-294-6020.
Zumba Fitness Reaching Wellness Zumba fitness class will be held for all ages every Friday at 6 p.m., at McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends building. More information may be obtained by calling 717-253-7599 or at email@example.com.
Zumba Classes Zumba classes will be offered at Mc- Connellsburg Firehall Wednesday evenings at 7:15 p.m. More information may be obtained by contacting Sarah at 814-259- 3667.
Nutrition Awareness Program A community-based nutrition education program in collaboration with Penn State which provides nutrition education through monthly and individual classes is offered to help those interested in nutrition and safe food practices. Please call 717-485-5688 for times and locations in Fulton County.
McConnellsburg AA Meetings The McConnellsburg Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. every week at the Alumni Building basement, McConnellsburg.
Yoga Classes Reaching Wellness yoga classes will be held for all ages every Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., at Community State Bank. Call for cost and to register at 717-485- 4492.
Alzheimer's/Dementia Support Group Alzheimer's/ dementia support group meets the third Tuesday monthly at 6:30 p.m. in Fulton County Medical Center, Pearl Room. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-6108.
P.O.W.E.R. Meetings P.O.W.E.R. (Parents Offering Wisdom, Education and Release) will meet on the following dates: September 9 and 30, October 14 and 28, November 11, December 9, January 13 and 27 and February 20 and 24. The goal of the group is to support and educate the community, the addict and the families of addicts to the issues and problems that can occur when dealing with addicts and their recovery programs. Emotional and possible financial support are also offered to any individual who might need it to successfully overcome an addiction. The meeting is held at 292 Buchanan Trail. For more information, contact Susanne Reed at 717-414-9695.
Free Blood Pressure Screenings Free blood pressure screenings will be given at the following locations: Mc- Connellsburg Senior Center the first Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Hann's Apartments the second Monday of every month from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Warfordsburg Senior Center the third Wednesday of every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Hustontown Senior Center the third Thursday of every month from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
AA Meetings AA meetings will be held every Monday at 11 a.m., at Fulton County Medical Center, Second Floor, Pearl Room. More information may be obtained by calling 485-6115.
Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime will be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Fulton County Medical Center cardiopulmonary rehab gym. The cost is based on insurance. Call Kim or Patti at 717-485- 6149 to see if insurance provider is accepted. Community Wellness is $40/month/person or $70/month/couple.
Vaccines Offered Pennsylvania Department of Health will offer vaccines to uninsured and underinsured persons every Thursday by appointment only at Fulton County Medical Center, 214 Peach Orchard Road, McConnellsburg. Please use front entrance, turn right and follow the Department of Health signs. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-5137 or 814-623-2001.
Benefit Dinner A benefit dinner for Tristan Douglas, a Southern Fulton High School cancer patient, will be held September 7, at Needmore Bible Church, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Menu will be lasagna, salad, garlic bread, drink and dessert. Cost is adults $8, children 5-12, $5 and under 5 are free. There will also be a silent auction. Modern Woodmen of America will match up to $500 of the funds raised, but more money is hoped to be raised as they are having financial burdens with Tristan going back and forth to Childrens Hospital for treatments. There will be tickets for sale at different locations in the community. Tickets must be purchased by August 24. Contact Verla Hill at 717-573-2370 or Chris Hill at 717-573-4599.
Ice Cream Festival Fairview United Methodist Church will hold its last ice cream festival for the year Saturday, September 14. The church is located four miles north of Hustontown on North Hess Road. Homemade ice cream, soups, sandwiches, french fries and desserts will be for sale. The festival will begin at 4 p.m.
End Of Summer Fest And end of summer fest will be held September 14, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., at Shade Gap picnic grounds. A car show will be held from 9 a.m. to noon with crafts and antiques, breakfast and a chicken barbecue. Sponsored by Shade Gap Area Fire Co. Auxiliary.
Ebenezer Church Picnic The Ebenezer Church picnic will be held September 7. A social hour will be held at 11 a.m. and a covered-dish luncheon will be held at noon. Bruce Maxwell from Breezewood Truckers Ministry will be guest speaker after the meal. The Maxwell Family will provide music. Paperware and drinks will be provided. Everyone is welcome to come and share in the fellowship and renew old acquaintances. If bad weather, held inside. The church is located at 226 Ebenezer Church Road, Needmore.
Clippinger Reunion The descendants of Wilson M. Clippinger will hold their 38th reunion Saturday, September 14, at Forbes Road Lions Club Park beginning at 1 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring place settings, a covered dish, and games. Dinner will be served at 1:30 p.m. with games and family fun following the meal.
Hustontown/FR Alumni Banquet Hustontown/FR Alumni banquet will be held October 5, 2013, at Hustontown Firehall. All graduates of either high school are invited to attend. The door will open at 4 p.m. to visit with friends. The chicken and ham meal will be served at 6 p.m. A donation of $10 for each person attending is needed. Make check payable to Hustontown/Forbes Road Alumni Assoc. Please put year of graduation on check. Mail to Sarah Shaw, PO Box 446, Hustontown, PA 17229 by September 23. For more information call 717-987-3327.
Reunion Celebrate 50 years of nursing. The nursing staff of Fulton County Medical Center from the 50s and 60s or prior years are invited to attend a reunion September 14, at VFW meeting room, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Light buffet lunch for $6.50. Send check and reservations to Ann Morgan Sheeley at 413 Ridge Ave., Waynesboro, PA 17268 or call 717-762-8363 or to Phyllis Bard, 995 Ebenezer Church Road, Needmore, PA 17238, or call 717-573-2838.
Reunion The Kuhn, Clevenger and Kendle reunion will be held Sunday, September 15, at the Upton Community Center at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish and drinks for your family. Don't forget some items for the auction.
FR Class Of 1966 Reunion Forbes Road Class of 1966 will hold a class reunion Saturday, September 14, at Hustontown Firehall. Social hour is at 5 p.m. followed by a meal at 6 p.m. For more information and RSVP call 485-4639.
DeShong Reunion The Harry N. and Arishia DeShong reunion will be held September 15 at Goldie's house on Goldie Road. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Bring lawn chairs and covered dish and enjoy the day with your relatives. There will also be special music.
Legion Meeting American Legion Post 561 active members regular meeting is the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Auxiliary members meet the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. Members of both organizations are urged to attend.
PARSE Meeting Pennsylvania Association of Retired StateEmployees(PARSE)hasa9a.m.breakfastmeetingon the second Wednesday of every month at McConnellsburg FOVA (VFW). All retired state employees and spouses are invited to attend. For additional information, call 717-294-3861.
Democratic Meetings The Fulton County Democratic Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Democratic Headquarters building at 123 South Second Street in McConnellsburg. Meetings are open to the public, light refreshments are provided and all are welcome. More information may be obtained by calling 485 3386.
Singles Meeting Knobsville Singles will meet Monday, September 9 to take a free tour of Martin's Bakery at 10:30 a.m. in Chambersburg. To carpool meet at Giant parking lot at 9:30 a.m. Lunch will be at Cracker Barrel. More information may be obtained by calling 485-3594.
Change Of Meeting Date Fulton County Farm Women will hold their September meeting Thursday, September 12, at 6:15 p.m. at Fulton County Medical Center's activity room. Games will be played with the residents. Each member is asked to bring a gift for the prizes.
Medical Center Auxiliary Meeting Fulton County Medical Center Auxiliary will meet in the LTC activity room Tuesday, September 3, at 10 a.m. The auxiliary's cookbook, "Sixty Five Years of Fulton County Cooking," is now available at The Yankee Mercantile at 15856 Great Cove Road, Tickle My Fancy on Lincoln Way West, and the hospital Corner Gift Shop. The cookbook has more than 500 recipes and sells for $15.
McCbg. Bingo McConnellsburg Fire Co. will hold bingo every Monday and Friday of each week. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. and doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Bingo Shade Gap Fire Co. will hold bingo at the Shade Gap Ladies Auxiliary building every Thursday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and games start at 6:30 p.m.


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The Porsche 911 has been given a substantial update for 2012. Internally, the new evolution of the car is known as the 991, and although it still features a rear-mounted flat-6-cylinder engine, the car now features a 3.9-inch increase in its wheelbase over the outgoing model. The body is just 2.2 inches longer and it sits 0.4 inches lower than the 2011 model. The body, which is now mostly aluminum, has been given an evolutionary redesign. New features include larger headlamps fitted to slightly higher front fenders, higher wheelhouses, a more sharply angled rear window, a higher wasteline and wider rear fenders. All-new LED taillights have also been fitted. The base engine, offered in the Carrera, has dropped in displacement from 3.6 liters to 3.4 liters, but it now makes 345 hp--a gain of 4 hp over the larger outgoing unit. Carrera S models again get a 3.8 L unit, making 394 hp. Seven-speed transmissions are now featured, including the standard manual and optional PDK automatic.
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In the world of high-end sports cars, the 911 is the most iconic choice, with over 30 years of evolution under its belt. For 2012, the design has changed, but the fundamentals are still in place: rear-mounted flat 6-cylinder engine and a precision chassis developed with handling in mind. Together, the components make for a sports car that's hard to beat both in terms of aesthetics and performance. It's arguably a capable competitor for the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Audi R8, BMW M3 and Nissan GT-R.
New for 2012, the Porsche 911 is a rear-engine two-door luxury sports coupe available in various trims. The standard Carrera is RWD and comes equipped with a 3.4-liter flat-6 engine that produces 350 hp and 287 lb-ft of torque. The Carrera S gets a boost in power thanks to a 3.8-liter flat-6 engine that produces 400 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. An AWD option is available with the selection of the Carrera 4 or Carrera 4S, both of which have the same engines as the Carrera and Carrera S. The Carrera, Carrera S, and Carrera 4 are available as coupes or cabriolets, with the Carrera 4 getting an additional Targa trim level. For even more upgraded performance a Carrera GTS and Carrera GTS Cabriolet trim are also offered featuring a direct fuel injection 3.8-liter flat-6 engine that produces 408 hp. All Porsche Carrera models come with a standard six-speed manual transmission or optional PDK transmission. Fuel mileage falls within an EPA estimated range of 21 to 25 mpg highway. The 911 is backed by a 4-year/50,000-mile warranty.


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On combining title and alt on images
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Henny mentioned the MAMA results of uses of alt and title text on images.
Opera MAMA early results: of a small sample of 5000 URLs Title and Alt used together in same IMG element 720 times. A pet peeve of mine.
When I queried this she responded:
@dorward No to TITLE + ALT, it duplicates info for some screen reader users http://snipr.com/hzpt8 We'll check for duplication in next crawl
I can't imagine any circumstance where the alt text should be the same as the title text — since the alt should be an alternative to the image, the title shouldn't be able to add any information to that which is already expressed by the image.
If there was duplication, then I'd agree with Henny that it is a bad bit of markup; sometimes repetition can help get an important point across but image metadata is not the place to do this.
Hopefully the duplicate text check crawl that she mentioned will not have a high number of matches (my cynical side is telling me that this isn't a hope I should cling to). I'll be keeping an eye out for the results of that.
It does raise a question thought — if alt and title were to both appear on the same image, what should they contain?
Let us see what the specifications have to say about title and alt.
Let's deal with the alt attribute. This is nice and simple.
HTML 4.01 says that alt is for an alternative to an image for when the image is not available (and is mandatory).
The use of alt text seems obvious enough to me, but perhaps that is because I've been writing it for years. The HTML5 draft has a detailed collection of use cases with examples should you be interested. The late Alan Flavell wrote an excellent guide to using alt text some years ago; it includes a wondeful set of examples of what not to do.
So, given that alt is relatively simple. What about the title attribute? HTML 4.01 says that title is for advisory information about an element, but is rather short on detail or examples of what that actually means. Let us look to the HTML5 draft for guidance.
It starts out with the basics, and retreads the ground covered in HTML 4.01.
titleattribute represents advisory information for the element, such as would be appropriate for a tooltip.
We then have some specific guidence for different types of elements, including images.
it could be the image credit or a description of the image
I hadn't considered using it to provide a credit for the image, but it does seem to be a reasonable idea. It allows, for example, credit to be provided for an image that is used decoratively without breaking into the flow of text.
Using it for a description of the image seems a little odd though. We already have the longdesc attribute (even if we see little support for it in browsers). Why would one use the title attribute instead?
A little examination of HTML5 and I find:
There has been some suggestion that the
longdescattribute from HTML4 should be included. This has been considered and rejected in the past, but if new evidence is found showing the attribute to actually help users rather than harm them, it may be reconsidered.
So, it looks like HTML5 is dropping the attribute that allows a description to be expressed in markup (allowing paragraphs, emphasis and so on) for one which allows simple text strings.
I don't understand how the attribute is harmful; if anyone has a summary of the reasoning behind this decision, then please let me know.
What other advisory information could be provided about an image?
Ian chipped in with the observation:
@dorward I see title overused more often than underused. Have Read guidelines which said an image without alt should have a title. Erm, no.
I can just about see a use case here. If we read "without alt" to mean "with blank alt text", then I am reminded of several instances where I have read that screen users complained that their software informed them that there was an image but that as it lacked alt text they had no idea if it was important or not. Given that, I can understand the benefits of:
<img src="http://images.dorward.me.uk/importedFromSBuilder/example.png" alt="" title="This is a decorative image">
I don't like it though. It feels too much like a crutch to reassure screen reader users that the author isn't making the mistakes that some other authors make, and it creates tooltips for many other users who are left wondering why they exist.


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Buddhist Stele, Northern Qi dynasty (A.D. 550-577)
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64 x 23 5/8 x 22 in. (162.6 x 60 x 55.8 cm)
R. T. Miller, Jr. Fund, 1946
This statue of a standing Buddha, hands held out in a gesture of compassion and reassurance, is a rare and remarkably well-preserved example of early Chinese Buddhist sculpture.
Buddhism originated in India during the sixth century B.C., but later spread to lands all across Asia. It first reached China during the Later Han dynasty (A.D. 25-220). Although initially Buddhism was slow to win converts from the native Confucian and Daoist schools of thought, the collapse of the political and social orders at the end of the Han dynasty prepared fertile ground for the Indian religion to take root. The confusion, disillusionment, and general hardship generated by centuries of warfare during the Six Dynasties period (A.D. 220-589) made Buddhist doctrines of peace and freedom from suffering especially appealing. Official state patronage from some of the northern dynasties also contributed to Buddhism's successful establishment in China during the post-Han
period.1 This stele was made for worship in a temple during the Northern Qi dynasty (A.D. 550-577), one of the last of the northern kingdoms at the end of the Six Dynasties period.
The figure represented in this stele is identifiable as the historical Buddha by his topknot (called an ushnisha, a sign of his extraordinary wisdom), and elongated earlobes (said to symbolize his attentiveness to the pleas and prayers of his followers, or, alternately, to reflect his noble origins as a prince who had grown up wearing heavy gold earrings). He wears a monk's robe (signifying the post-enlightenment phase of his life), and his hands are held in two symbolic gestures, called mudra. The right hand is held up, palm outward in a gesture called abhaya mudra, which signifies reassurance, while the left hand is held down, palm outward in a gesture called varada mudra, which signifies compassion and charity. Together the hand gestures convey to worshippers that they may approach and receive the blessing of the Buddha.
The Buddha is surrounded by a mandorla, a kind of halo that is incised with decorative designs, and he stands on a lotus petal base. Because the lotus grows out of the mud to become a beautiful flower, it was often used in Buddhist art to symbolize transcendence from the human world of suffering and pain. The lotus base is supported on either side by lion-like beasts, and a tiny figure in the center that may represent an earth spirit. The guardian beasts and earth spirit reveal how early Buddhists incorporated elements of native Chinese folk beliefs in order to help their doctrine gain wider acceptance and win converts. Inscriptions, now only partly legible, on the base and mandorla record the dedications of several monks and pious secular patrons of the temple where this statue was originally erected.2
The stele is carved from a type of black limestone found in northern China. The square head with serene face, the volumetric body, and the fluid drapery all date this stele firmly to the Northern Qi period.3 The calm compassion and approachable familiarity of this figure reveal better than any text how comfortably ensconced Buddhism had become in Chinese culture by the latter half of the sixth century.
The survival of the base and image together in such a well-preserved state makes this stele an unusual and important piece of early Chinese Buddhist sculpture. Severe persecutions of Buddhism in China in the fifth, ninth, and tenth centuries resulted in the destruction of much early Buddhist art. Many of the pieces that survived did so because they were buried by the faithful for safekeeping. This stele has traces of encrustation that suggest it spent some years protected underground.
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With Yamanaka and Co., Kyôto, Japan (1922)
Pitcairn Collection, Brynattyn, Pennsylvania
Collection, Jan Kleijkamp and Ellis Monroe, New York, from whom purchased in 1946
San Francisco, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, 1944. Chinese Sculpture: Han to Sung, from the Collection of Jan Kleijkamp and Ellis Monroe. 16 July - 15 August. (Also shown at Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Pasadena Art Institute; Portland, Ore., Portland Art Museum; Seattle Art Museum; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Omaha, Joslyn Memorial Museum; Oberlin, Ohio, Allen Memorial Art Museum; Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts; Indianapolis, Ind., John Herron Art Institute; Springfield, Mass., Springfield Museum of Fine Arts; and Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum.)
Siren, Osvald. Chinese Sculpture from the Fifth to the Fourteenth Century. New York, 1925. Vol. 3, pl. 326.
Salmony, Alfred. Chinese Sculpture: Han to Sung, from the Collection of Jan Kleijkamp and Ellis Monroe. Exh. cat., M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, 1944, pp. 36-39.
King, Hazel B. "A VI Century Votive Stele." Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin 4, no. 1 (March 1947), pp. 5-12.
Technical Data
This stele is made of black limestone, and is constructed in two pieces (figure and madorla, and base), with incised decorations, inscriptions, and traces of white and red pigments. It is generally in good condition, with some chipping, losses, and repairs: the faces fo the two lionlike beats have been damaged, and the fingers of the Buddha's proper right hand have been broken off. There is significant wear to the incised areas, and many of the inscriptions are now illegible. Traces of encrustation suggest burial at some point in the past.
1. For a general history of Buddhism in China, see Kenneth Ch'en, Buddhism in China (Princeton, 1964).
2. For a general discussion of Buddhist iconography and its historical development, see David L. Snellgrove, ed., The Image of the Buddha (New York, 1978).
3. This stele compares very well to a similar Northern Qi sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; black limestone, 78 cm high, inv. no. 63.25. See Angela Falco Howard and Abraham P. Ho, eds., Chinese Buddhist Sculpture from the Wei Through the T'ang (Taipei, 1983), pp. 120-23.


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5 Creative Ways to Say "We've Moved"
Changing up your zip code? If you're itching for a more creative and traditional way to notify your friends, consider a set of "new home" cards. Everyone loves getting snail mail nowadays, and it's certain to earn a smile from a friend — and a bookmark in their old, snail-mail address book!
Below are five of my favorite "We've Moved" greeting cards. Drop your loved ones a line on these creative cards and be sure to check the mailbox for their replies!
1. This fill-in-the-blank, letterpressed calligraphy card set from Kathryn Murray is subtle, elegant, and sure to make a sweet statement, 5-card pack, $10
2. Heavy card-stock postcards from the adorable, Kansas-based, Wildhorse Press, 10-card set, $18
3. Let friends help make your happy home! "Come Visit Us" greeting card by FuguFugu, $5
4. Try something innovative. These clever, airplane moving announcements from Pear Tree Greetings are sure to make a statement. 12-card set, $13.50
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A quick reference guide to get you going with Angular development. It uses Angular v4 with TypeScript.
Learn some effective error handling strategies that you can use in your .NET projects.
Learn how Behavior Driven Development (BDD) works with a real-world example of how to use it.
Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) in C# using SOLID principles, with challenges and solutions.
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If you have been following my Entity Framework 4.0 series, we have covered some basics of the What, Why and How of Entity Framework 4.0 and also performed some CRUD operations with it. In this article, we will see how to bind an Entity Data Model to the ASP.NET GridView and display data.
There have been a couple of articles written by others in the past that shows how to bind an Entity Model with an ASP.NET GridView and other controls. Although these articles are valid in their own context, however they do not show you how to create an Entity model independent of the ASP.NET project. What's different about this article is that we will use a model that has been created separately, i.e. in a different project and then bind this model to an ASP.NET GridView. I will use the same model created in one of my previous articles Create an Entity Framework Model and Use it in Multiple Projects. So let's get started.
Step 1: Create a Blank ASP.NET Empty Web Site. You can also create the default ASP.NET Web Site, but since it comes with additional files and code, I will go with the blank ASP.NET site option. Make sure .NET Framework 4.0 is selected as the framework
Once the project is created, right click the project in the Solution Explorer > Add New Item > Web Form > OK.
Step 2: We now have to add the Entity Model that we created earlier. Once you have downloaded the source code, Right click your project in the Solution Explorer > Add Reference > Go to the Browse Tab and browse to the MyEntityModel.dll in the debug/release folder of the project that we created earlier. Adding a reference to the project gives you access to the classes in that project
Step 3: The next step is to add the connection string used in the model. Open the project with the Entity model we created earlier and copy the connecting string from the App.Config file to the web.config, as shown below:
Copying the connection string gives us the ability to access the metadata of the Model as well as the connection to the data source, i.e. the Northwind database.
Step 4: Having added a reference to the Entity Model and setting the connection string, we are now ready to use the Entity Model in our ASP.NET applicaton. To do so, drag and drop a GridView and EntityDataSource in the Default.aspx page.
Click the smart tag of the EntityDataSource > click on Configure Data Source and a wizard pops up. Choose the 'Named Connection' radio button and select 'NorthwindEntities' from the dropdown, as shown below. Click Next.
In the 'Configure Data Selection' form, choose 'Customers' in the EntityTypeName and EntityTypeFilter fields. Select some columns from the Customers table as shown below and click Finish
Step 5: With our EntityDataSource ready, you just have to configure the GridView to use the EntityDataSource. Click on the smart tag of the GridView and choose the EntityDataSource as the data source. Also enable paging and sorting as shown below.
Now if you run the application now, you will get the following error:
For the EntityDataSource, if the query specifies a projection and paging is enabled, a sort expression must be defined. Either set the OrderBy property or set AutoGenerateOrderByClause to true.
The MSDN documentation describes the reason as "When the AutoGenerateOrderByClause property of the EntityDataSource control is set to true, the control automatically generates an ORDER BY clause from the parameter in the ParameterCollection assigned to the OrderByParameters property. This eliminates the need to explicitly assign an ORDER BY clause to the OrderBy property"
In order to make the sample work, we have to add the AutoGenerateOrderByClause to the EntityDataSouce. Make the following changes in the EntityDataSource, as shown below:
The code shown above automatically generates the ORDER BY clause and uses the DefaultValue attribute of the Parameter element to set the value of the parameter.
That's it. Run the application and you now have a GridView bound to your independent Entity Model.
The entire source code of this article can be downloaded over here.
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1) I have heard that the philokalia, gerontikon, and unseen warfare are useful. Can someone point me to a good version of these on amazon? I don't know enough about what they are to know what to buy.2) I have 3 books that seem to be a translation of unseen warfare, but I can't figure out which is first, second, third.3) On the ladder of divine ascent, I feel like I am getting in over my head after the first few chapters. I have assumed that the 30 steps in the ladder are somewhat sequential, so there is no benefit to read about later steps when I am still trying to work on the early steps. But I just wanted to be sure that is true.
In many ways, the Way of a Pilgrim is a good beginner's preface to the Philokalia.
Quote from: JLatimer on November 19, 2010, 05:17:51 PMIn many ways, the Way of a Pilgrim is a good beginner's preface to the Philokalia.I think books like Way of a Pilgrim and On the Prayer of Jesus are pretty much everything laymen need to know from the Philokalia.
Thanks, I appreciate all the good advice. I have a book with selections of the Philokalia regarding prayer, and I'm relieved to hear that there are some easier books.
I would recommend The Life of Anthony, composed by St. Athanasius. This is perhaps the foundational work on spiritual warfare. It is also valuable for its brevity and readability. You might be able to find it online.I recently finished a wonderful autobiography entitled, The Gurus, The Young Man, and Elder Paisios. This is truly one of the best books I've ever read, and contains an abundance of Orthodox wisdom about spiritual warfare.Selam
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Endy:FACS calibration with beads
The fluorescence level measured by flow cytometry is in arbitrary units and entirely dependent on the instrument settings used in taking the measurement. Even when consistent settings are used, variability in instrument performance makes comparison between data sets acquired on different days uncertain unless the instrument is calibrated.
Running a sample of calibration beads as a control in flow experiments allows normalization of multiple data sets for comparison (even if acquired with different pmt settings or on different cytometers). Additionally, the level of bead fluorescence can be experimentally correlated to absolute units, such as Molecules of Equivalent GFP (MEG). This allows users to approximate copies per cell of GFP from flow data, based on earlier quantitative western blot characterization.
Note: Any beads can be used. As long as they're run against The Default Bead the data can be normalized. As a general rule, beads with multiple intensity peaks will give better calibration (see uncertainty below). Beads with a rainbow of fluorophores are most versatile.
The Default Bead
SPHERO Rainbow Calibration Particles from Spherotech:
Cat.#: RCP-60-5
6.0- 6.4 um beads. (Size recommended by Glenn Paradis at the MIT flow facility. Not sure if there's a strong rationale for this.)
The cost of these beads is $235.00 per 5 mL, or < $0.05 per experiment, particularly if you store and reuse diluted beads, as recommended.
Uncertainty in Calibration
- Josh's observations (Josh, feel free to elaborate on this or correct me if I'm wrong. ~ cmc 11:42, 10 Nov 2005 (EST))
- Uncertainty <5% when calibrating data sets from the same instrument with the same settings.
- Uncertainty ~10% when calibrating data acquired on the same instrument with variable pmt settings.
- Uncertainty ~20% when calibrating between different pmt settings if only using one calibration peak.
- Uncertainty when calibrating different machines hasn't been evaluated.
- Bead quality issues:
- Bead lifetime. ("very stable under proper storage conditions" means…?)
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"We have talked about our game plan and it's certainly that one of the top four goes on and scores runs," said Cook, out for nought on Saturday before Bell and Warwickshire colleague Jonathan Trott shared a second-wicket stand of 108.
West Indies had far higher hopes for this series as opposed to the Tests, although they suffered a setback when Gayle, arguably the world's best one-day opener, was ruled out of Saturday's match with a shin injury.
However, Cook said: "They're a very dangerous side and that's why we shouldn't take them lightly again or also diminish how well we played."
Smith was playing his first ODI in more than two years and the 29-year-old, who featured for the Mumbai Indians in the recent Twenty20 Indian Premier League, said: "I've got older and really understand my own game now. I go out there and I'm just free."
The Bajan, who played the last of his 10 Tests six years ago, added: "I think I still have a lot more to do if I want to get back into the Test side.
"I need to go out there and keep proving myself each game."
Bell century sets up England win over W.Indies
"We have talked about our game plan and it's certainly that one of the top four goes on and scores runs," said Cook, out for nought on Saturday before Bell and Warwickshire colleague Jonathan Trott shared a second-wicket stand of 108.
"It had gone quite deep to the bone. It was weird, because it hurt more by my ear really rather than where it actually hit me."
Bell, asked if he'd edged the ball on 23, admitted: "Yes."
However, Smith -- whose 56 opening in place of the injured Chris Gayle was a rare highlight for the tourists -- said: "There was a sound but the umpire said 'not out', so we can't do anything about that."
Bell, opening the batting following the one-day retirement of Kevin Pietersen, marked his return to the side with just his second hundred in 109 matches at this level.
But it was his second at the Rose Bowl, having made 126 not out against India in 2007.
Bell finished England's 2-0 Test series win over the West Indies with an unbeaten 76 in rain-marred drawn third Test at his Warwickshire home ground concluded Monday.
"I felt I was in pretty good nick by the end of that Test series, so it was nice to go at the top of the order and play some proper cricket shots. I didn't try to slog -- which probably in the past I've been guilty of doing," he said.
England are the world's top-ranked Test nation but they've struggled by comparison in one-day cricket and exited last year's World Cup after a 10-wicket quarter-final thrashing by Sri Lanka in Colombo.
However, this was their fifth successive one-day win after a 4-0 series sweep of Pakistan which saw Alastair Cook, their captain in 50-over cricket, score back-to-back hundreds in Abu Dhabi before Pietersen followed up with two consecutive centuries in Dubai.
Ian Bell smashed a century to lead England to a 114-run win over West Indies, but admitted that he had enjoyed a double dose of good fortune.
Bell on Saturday made 126 as England beat the tourists under the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-affected series opener at the Rose Bowl to go 1-0 up in the three-match series ahead of Tuesday's clash at The Oval.
The 30-year-old's innings, the cornerstone of England's 288 for six, came just a day after he'd to have stitches inserted into a chin wound after being struck in the face while batting in the indoor nets.
He was fortunate then and was left thanking his good luck a second time on Saturday when the West Indies were adamant he was out, caught behind for 23 off Ravi Rampaul.
But English umpire Richard Kettleborough rejected the paceman's raucous appeal.
Bell admitted he'd nicked the ball but, with few current batsmen following the example of retired Australia great Adam Gilchrist in 'walking', West Indies' Dwayne Smith said the incident was just part of the game.
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Nick Van Huis: I know Gorilla Manor was named after the house you guys lived in. How did the experience of living in that house influence the album?
Ryan: I think it definitely shaped the way that we write songs together. I've come to find that we are very weird, in that we are so collaborative. I think a lot of bands are centered around one guy who just writes all of the songs and tells everyone what to do. But we would wake up on Saturday morning or whatever and literally just get together in the main room of the house and just write songs together around a piano and two acoustic guitars and we did a lot of the songs that way just hours and hours on end of everyone just putting in their ideas and shaping the song that way.
Taylor: Not only was it that but it was also the very act of moving in together marked a time when everyone agreed to make the band a number one pursuit. And part of that was Ryan and I were in school a couple of the guys had full time jobs and we decided to put everything behind pursuing our passion for music and being in a band together. There was a lot of solidarity in the group at that time and I remember it as a time when it was so intense because we were really excited to be following our dreams, but at the same time we literally didn't know where money was going to come from for next month's rent and food. And it was just the classic starving artist situation that was really exhilarating but really trying. And I think that was also important and that kind of shaped the urgency we all had and how driven we were at that time.
NV: You guys mentioned the collaborative process, how cohesive is the process itself?
Ryan: There's not any set parameters like, "this is what's gonna happen with the song." We're still kind of figuring it out but for the most part someone will bring an idea, whether it's just a guitar line or a vocal melody, or even like a whole demo. And it would unexpectedly go a million different ways that I think the person who brought it to the table could never have anticipated. I think that's what's so exciting about being in this band. Yeah, it is cohesive but it's not stagnant, you never know what's gonna happen to it.
NV: Do you guys get into any fights?
Taylor: We've never had a fight. We're like the perfect couple that you get so angry at because they're so in love. They're always smiling at each other and never fighting. That's not true. That's not true at all. It's funny because I was gonna say it's not cohesive. As Ryan said, it is in terms that we do work together really well, but there's not a lot of uniformity and the thing about our songs is there's a lot of really positive tension in the song writing process because someone brings a song to the table and I can be sure that if I bring in a song it'll be flipped on its head and changed around and turn in ways that I didn't expect, probably 5 or 6 times before we finally land. And so, there is a lot of tension in the writing process. It does take us a long time to write things out because we hash things out so much together, but I think as Ryan was also eluding to that's what makes our band unique in it's approach to writing.
NV: All the songs on the record sound like Local Native songs, but certain songs have different personalities. Does that reflect the personalities in the band?
Ryan: Yeah, I think about a song like "Who Knows Who Cares" versus a song like "Wide Eyes" that were brought by different people but like I think you said they all have elements that make them Local Native songs. Wouldn't you say? (Taylor laughs) We agree.
NV: So you guys right now are getting a lot of positive praise and comparisons for example, being called the "West Coast Grizzly Bear." How do you feel about al those comparisons?
Taylor: I think they're very flattering and I think with any new band they get compared to somebody and I think as an artist there's always some part of them that hates that. Like, "What the heck? I don't sound like that band," and that's a very natural reaction but at the same time people need something to at least put it in a ballpark. And I think I do have to say the bands we've been compared to, we're huge fans of and we respect very much and we're very lucky in that aspect. It's just sometimes when it goes over the line when people say, "These guys sound just like Grizzly Bear or just like whoever" and if you listen to our album we don't really sound like any of those bands. And so it can get lazy and that can be annoying from the artist's perspective, but I think it's been positive the way the media has compared others with us.
Ryan: I think when people have a certain perception or whatever they may say they sound like whatever band I really feel like our live shows is one of those things that shifts peoples perceptions of us because our record sounds a certain way and I like our record, but I really feel like live is where we're in our element. I just like hearing people say, "Now that I've seen you live, I don't feel that it's fair to say it's just this or that".
Taylor: Our set tends to be a little more energetic and kind of raucous than it seems on the album.
NV: I know you guys work on your artwork together, and it's a little out there. What's the inspiration behind that?
Ryan: It depends on each little thing— there's a different inspiration behind it. I think as far as the album artwork goes, Andy was the one that came up with the concept and came up with the artwork. When he explained it to me I thought it was really cool because at the time we were all just band 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, just constantly immersed in this world of focus and not eating well and not sleeping and trying to juggle all these responsibilities and whatnot. It really did feel like our heads were going to explode at times and I think in almost this weird way he sort of embodied that. And like you said, it is kinda grotesque and weird but at the same time there's this beauty in it and as far as the album artwork I feel like it kind of encapsulated the vibe and the feeling we were all going through at the time.
Taylor: And the only thing I'll add is you know we do everything that has to do with the artwork ourselves whether it's a tour poster or it's a 7 inch or the album artwork. And that's very important to us because it is another extension of who we are as a band and so we do spend a lot of time on it and go over it back and forth.
NV: A lot is written about your 2009 appearances at SXSW, what was that experience like?
Taylor: Our first SXSW was in March. We did nine shows and we kind of made the majority of the record, and we made it ourselves, and it was self-funded and everything. We went out there just hoping to play for as may people as possible. We didn't have very many connections; we had some kind of leads and then a couple weeks before the festival. All these shows just rolled into our laps and some of them were put on blogs that were friends of ours, some of them were just recommendations, some of them had just seen us at shows, so we got this official showcase at the same show as Grizzly Bear so just crazy stuff kept coming in. We played these shows and what we found, very interestingly, was that everyone that was showing up at our concerts more and more each time had English accents and they were all from abroad and because of that festival we got a lot of attention overseas. We ended up going over there and ended up releasing our record first in the U.K. as a result of that festival. So that was certainly a turning point for us, especially internationally.
NV: Were there any major differences between the 2009 and 2010 SXSWs?
Ryan: Yeah (laughs). I think just by the sheer scope of the shows. We did the same number of shows, but the level to which each show had suddenly risen was like night and day. We played a show in 2009 in a bicycle shop.
Taylor: On the third floor, no stage, no PA system. And it was packed with 30 people there.
Ryan: I think the smallest show was like a few hundred people at this year's SXSW. And it was crazy just to see people singing along.
Taylor: That was the other difference. It was really crazy.
Ryan: People were on our side. 2009 was all about people being like "What's going on here?" This year people were kind of rooting for us in a way. It was really, really cool.
NV: Why did you choose "Warning Sign" as the Talking Heads cover for your album?
Ryan: That was Andy right?
Taylor: Yeah, Andy brought that song to our attention and we were looking for a cover song just at the time to add to our live set. We had no intention of putting any kind of cover song on our album. He brought the song to the table and we thought "Yeah, let's give this one a stab!" The Talking Heads are great and this could be really cool and it was just a couple practices and we hashed out this version really quickly and one thing became the next. It became a staple of our live set that we played every show and all of a sudden it seemed like maybe it would be really awesome to put on the album. It was kind of this natural evolution of changing the song so much that it seemed okay for us to put it on the album. It was actually really crazy, we had just played in New York a couple days ago and we had heard a little bit before that finally David Byrne (of the Talking Heads) had heard our version of "Warning Sign." Of course we were terrified completely of any kind of reaction and word on the street was that he enjoyed it. We invited him out to the Bowery Show and he ended up coming to the Bowery Ballroom show. He checked out the show and we got to meet him and everything and that was this amazing thing— meeting your hero, and the sigh of relief that you didn't desecrate something that was really important to you. So that was really nice and a kind of full circle thing for us last week.
NV: Your original band was called Cavil At Rest. What was the transition from that band to Local Natives like?
Taylor: Ryan made that name up when we were sophomores in high school. We've been playing together since 8th grade. It's funny you didn't know how to pronounce it because that was a problem for us for like 7 years.
Ryan: I think it was more of a long evolution. It was just a long time coming. I mean, we've been doing it for a long time and growing and maturing and I think we were writing better and better songs and figuring out what worked for us. By the time the album was to be recorded, it was like, "This album has nothing to do with what we were doing in high school when we first called ourselves Cavil at Rest." It was like "This was a new band." It was kind of a name change and this name change afforded us a clean slate where we could be a new band to a lot of people, whereas we had already had this chemistry where we had been playing together and writing songs together for a long time. There was this new energy behind it because we were Local Natives. We were this new band.
Taylor: I'll say that I don't think it was a gradual evolution as much as a "punctuated equilibrium".
Ryan: Wow.
Taylor: Is that alright that I busted that out?
Ryan: I don't know man, that's crazy. Punctuated equilibrium?
Taylor: Yeah, you remember that from science class studying evolution, right? Punctuated equilibrium is the theory that there are intense periods that in a very small amount of time there is a lot of evolution.
Ryan: Okay, that's fair.
Taylor: Anyways, when we moved in together in those months leading up to the recording of the album was a very transformative time period for us. We were really just able to hone in and find our grooves and things really coalesced in a way for us. It was just that extra step of saying the band is everything that led us to be able to make those final changes that were so important to us in the end.


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Norton Point Oversand Driving Permits are available at the County Administration Building through the Treasurer's Office.
Norton Point Beach is an important barrier beach between Katama Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. This is approximately 2.5 mile long beach and its width varies from 95 feet to approximately 300 feet. A couple years ago the barrier beach was breached by a big storm. Today a channell exists between the Katama Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
The photographs to the right were taken after the blizzard of January 23-24, 2005, which dumped from 24 to 30 inches of snow on the island. The sand fencing in the first photograph is there to keep pedestrians out of the dunes in the warmer weather. But the drifts that accumulated to the near side of the sand fence were four feet deep. This storm left much larger drifts elsewhere on the beach and closed it to vehicular traffic for about two weeks. The lower photo shows the ice cakes and chunks of frozen sand that accumulate at the upper end of the wave wash on the ocean side of the beach.
Location: At the end of the left fork in Katama
Size: 254 acres / Approximately 2.5 miles long
Owned by: County of Dukes County
Managed by: County of Dukes County
Overall, Norton Point is losing an average of 10 feet per year, but this is a localized phenomenon. The eastern part of the beach has eroded significantly in the past five years. The large dunes (up to 16 feet above sealevel) that survived Hurricane Bob in 1991 and remained stable through the 1990s are now completely gone, and the beach that was 500 to 600 feet wide is now 200 to 300 feet wide. This erosion contrasts to the western half of the beach, which generally has re-established a wide beach between the dunes and ocean.
There is also an annual cycle of erosion and accretion. Storms with strong southerly winds tend to take sand from the beach and deposit it in an off-shore sand bar, while calmer seas tend to move sand back onto the beach from the off-shore bar. Generally this means that the beach erodes between the Hurricane season that starts in August and the middle of winter, while it accretes between the middle of winter and early summer. This conveniently leaves a wide beach for the summer.
The ability of the calm summer ocean to move sand with its three foot swells is readily observed by anyone swimming there. The power of these smaller waves is shown in the longshore current, which typically moves west to east. A swimmer generally gets out of the water east of where they went into the water. And the volume of sand that ends up in your swimsuit is evidence of the amount of sand that is carried by this longshore current.
Norton Point Beach supports a diverse assembleage of nesting birds, including the Federally Threatened piping plover, the State Species of Special Concern least tern and the American oystercatcher. Their nesting success varies from year to year. For more information go to Nesting Shorebirds
The tidal flats on the bay side of Norton Point Beach are one of the best places on the island to go looking for migrating shorebirds. While a spotting scope is helpful, almost any binoculars will be good enough since we can normally get quite close to these birds. (Photo at right by Patrick Bradley)
Sunrises and sunsets are the best times for catching fish along the entire length of Norton Pont Beach. The great fishing begins when the small striped bass arrive sometime between late April and early May. Bluefish and the bigger bass show up in mid to late May, remaining in the area until late June. The preferred technique at this time of the year is plugging - using surface lures like Robert's Rangers, or Sporford's Ballistic Missiles. If the fish are not on top then go to mettle, Cast Masters, and Hopkins. Starting in early September good fishing for striped bass and bluefish resumes and continues into November. There are always large fish around at this time of the year, a change from the past when the large bass used to arrive near the end of the derby and into November. The preferred technique at this time of the year is bottom fishing using bait. Bonito and albacore are not commonly caught here. And we no longer see the large schools of bunker that used to come in late in the fall. The heavy surf makes fly fishing on Norton Point Beach rather difficult. In the spring when there are big schools of Blues right in the surf it can be fun with the fly rod, but in the fall people go to bait because the action is slow, with only one or two fish caught in five to six hours.


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Poverty and the future of the African Youth
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It's commonplace that African youths have taken to a new trend of cyber crime and the constant excuse we hear them say (when they're caught) is "Poverty led me to do it" Poverty should never be an excuse to commit crime. Looking at it both ways - If more jobs were created for these hungry youths, there's no way they'd be thinking up ways to get money the dubious way. We've got graduates who're fresh off the university with degrees and who're hoping to be employed, then a year goes by, yet another year and nothing happens and since they've got needs like anyone else and probably a family to feed, they look for the easiest means to earn money.
The African youth cannot keep waiting for the government to provide them with jobs. If you've got no job, create one. Do something about your situation. And do it the healthy way. Many great people today started out small with nothing but a dream in their hearts. A dream that tomorrow will bring them fruits of their labour.
Youths need to make their future happen by investing in their today!!


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Duncan carries Spurs to win over Celtics
Spurs 104, Celtics 92
Duncan carries Spurs to win over Celtics
Spurs 104, Celtics 92
Tim Duncan scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half, powering the injury-depleted San Antonio Spurs to a 104-92 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Marco Belinelli added 16 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for the Spurs, who were without guards Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili and forward Tiago Splitter - all sidelined with injuries.
Boris Diaw added 18 points and Duncan grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Spurs to their fifth win in seven games.
Rajon Rondo led Boston with 16 points and Kris Humphries and rookie Kelly Olynyk had 15 apiece. The Celtics fell to 4-18 against Western Conference teams.
Boston was minus guard Avery Bradley, who was sidelined with a sprained right ankle.


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American Hero
In the end, it was fitting that the memorial service billed as a celebration of the life of Congressman Jack Brooks was held at Lamar University, a place close to his heart for more than 70 of his 89 years.
When he graduated from Lamar in 1939, it was still a junior college established in a wing of a South Park High School 16 years earlier. That changed after World War II when Brooks returned from bloody fighting in the Pacific with the United States Marine Corps. Before his 25th birthday, he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and soon authored the bill making Lamar a four-year institution – the first new senior college in Texas in more than two decades. He never forgot his alma mater. Brooks was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of Lamar in 1975 and his statue stands in the campus quadrangle, complete with his trademark cigar.
Dr. Jimmy Simmons, Lamar University president, was master of ceremonies for the last homecoming of Jack Brooks.
"Jack Brooks loved Lamar; his life and his service were closely tied to this university and he was my friend," Simmons solemnly intoned. "He was instrumental in the growth and development of this university throughout his public service."
When he died, the New York Times described Brooks as "an irascible, cigar-chomping former Texas congressman who for over 42 years defied fellow Southerners to support civil rights, investigated abuses by Presidents Nixon and Reagan and repeatedly attacked government waste, down to the cost of wrenches" and noted he was "a swashbuckling Texas character in his own right. His politics were pro-labor, pro-gun, fiercely partisan and boldly unapologetic, particularly when it came to funneling federal funds to his East Texas district."
Those attributes and many more were on display at the Montagne Center on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 9, as the Brooks family – his wife, the former Charlotte Collins, who he married in 1960; children Jeb Brooks and wife Janice; Kate Brooks Carroll and her husband Rod, and Kim Brooks; and grandchildren Matthew Carroll and Brooke Carroll – received mourners who ranged from denizens of the halls of power to the ordinary citizens that Jack Brooks championed during his long career in public service.
Among those present were Martin Frost and Craig Washington, who served alongside him in Congress, and Sheila Jackson Lee, who has represented the 18th Congressional District in Houston since 1995. Former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes was there, as was former Houston Mayor Bill White, who was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010. White served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1995.
In a service that combined plenty of laughter, tears and fond remembrances yet still clocked in at just under an hour, the speakers selected by the family followed the advice of Brooks on public speaking: "Be brief, be sincere, be seated."
The remarks were framed by an opening prayer from Fr. Sinclair Oubre, patriotic and spiritual songs (one each) by gifted vocalist Carolyn Howard and a Masonic memorial service conducted by Beaumont Masonic Lodge No. 286.
In between were stirring anecdotes from former state Sen. Carl Parker and current state Rep. Joe Deshotel that described incidents where much of Brooks' dialogue had to be omitted as too "colorful" for general audiences – incidents that led some opponents to call him a "S.O.B." Brooks would innocently claim to believe that soubriquet meant "Sweet Old Brooks."
U.S. Judge Thad Heartfield related two incidents that were illustrative of Brooks' character. "I was visiting with the Congressman in his driveway on a Saturday morning when out of the blue he looked at me with those big blue eyes, those laser beam eyes; he looked directly at me and asked 'You want to be a federal judge?'" recalled Heartfield, who said the offer took him by surprise. Heartfield asked for some time to discuss the matter with his wife.
Brooks replied, "That's fine, take all the time you need. … Just let me know by six tomorrow morning."
Heartfield accepted the offer and continues to serve on the federal bench to this day. Brooks spoke at his investiture and said, "Heartfield is a man of integrity and loyalty; he is plainly and simply put a down-right decent man," then added, "And the fact that his grandfather, his mother and his family, his son and his daughter supported me for four generations does not hurt."
Beaumont attorney Hubert Oxford, who along with attorney Wayne Reaud led the drive to rename the local airport for Brooks, recited a long list of civic improvements that enhanced life in Southeast Texas, each with a direct link to the former Congressman – water projects, sewer systems, flood prevention, deepening and widening the Sabine-Neches Waterway, constructing one of the largest federal prison complexes in the nation here in Jefferson County – the list went on and on.
An emotional Oxford concluded, "(My wife) and I are proud and grateful that Jack Brooks is our friend. God bless America and God bless Jack Brooks – one of our heroes."
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Long-Term Review
2014 Kia Sorento SX: Crash-Testing the Kia
We tend to push our long-term test cars through all sorts of gauntlets, evaluating everything from comfort during all-day drives to cargo hauling capacity and fuel economy. But the single thing we hope never to test is a car's crashworthiness.
Unfortunately for us (and our 2014 Kia Sorento SX), that line was crossed when the business end of our long-term tester met the tail end of a late model Toyota RAV4. The unintended impact happened at a red light after it turned green. Thinking the car ahead of us had started accelerating, we hit the gas -- only to find out that the car ahead actually hadn't moved at all. The impact didn't feel exceptionally hard, but it was enough to deploy the airbag, which left a small, almost imperceptible wrist abrasion.
Damage Evaluation
After the accident, which creased the RAV4's tailgate and bumper, the Sorento looked quite a bit worse for wear thanks to the severely crumpled and bent front end. As disarmingly mangled as the Kia may have looked following the wreck, the fact is that the crossover's bodywork did exactly what it was supposed to do in an accident: protect the occupants by absorbing the energy of impact.
The accident must have involved a stronger hit than we initially thought, because the alignment of the rear door wasn't quite right. So, under the subjective circumstances of our experience, it seems the Sorento was hit with quite a bit of force. That said, what do government crash tests say about the Sorento's safety and structural integrity?
Safety, by the Books
A look at the 2014 Kia Sorento's spec sheet reveals a solid amount of safety features, including dual front advanced airbags, side-curtain airbags for two rows of seating and front active headrests.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 2014 Sorento achieves five out of five stars in frontal and side crash tests, four out of five stars in rollover accidents and an overall 5-star rating. That's an improvement over the outgoing 2013 model, which managed an overall 4-star rating, likely due to improvements to the '14 model, such as a stiffer chassis, which gains 18 percent more torsional rigidity compared to its predecessor.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) also speaks highly of the safety engineering behind the 2014 Sorento SX, lauding it with a top rating of Good across 20 crash-test parameters. And U.S. News & World Report's compilation of NHTSA and IIHS crash-test findings bestows the Sorento with a perfect 10/10 score.
So ... Next Steps?
After filling out an accident report, providing our information for insurance purposes and reluctantly handing over the key fob for our battered, borrowed Kia, we were told a body shop would evaluate and repair the damage.
With such strong objective performance measurements, the startling visual damage only reinforced the idea that our big red crossover took the brunt of the impact so we wouldn't have to, which is exactly what you would hope for when considering how lucky you feel after walking away from any accident in perfectly good health.
It's that feeling that makes us confident about climbing back into our long-term Sorento when it returns from the body shop.


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STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- Many European Union leaders will push for a harshly pared-down budget at their summit this week but the EU parliament insists it is ready to reject a deal that curtails spending on growth and employment.
On the eve of the two-day summit, which begins Thursday, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said that "for the first time ever -- there will be a real terms cut compared to the current budget." Van Rompuy chairs the summits, which are held in Brussels.
Britain is leading several wealthy northern member states in calling for bigger cuts in the seven-year EU budget, which will total about €1 trillion ($1.35 trillion) for the years 2014-2020. On the other hand, poorer eastern and southern countries in the 27-nation bloc want to ensure continued EU financial support.
As the meeting approached, there appeared to be a lot of jostling for position. Parliamentary leaders, meeting in Strasbourg, warned they would reject any plan that undermines the role of the EU.
In Brussels, a spokesman said the European Commission, the EU's executive body, had already agreed to cut more than €1 billion ($1.35 billion) in administrative costs over the budget's seven-year period. But he said more severe cuts would leave the Commission unable to do its job, just as it is being called on to do more and more as the EU integrates more deeply in response to the financial crisis.
"How can we imagine that an EU institution can ensure a proper banking union with a budget that is cut by whatever billions in figures we hear here and there?" said Olivier Bailly, the spokesman. "At the moment, there is a need for a reality check between the requests that are sent to the Commission, the Council, the Parliament, or the European Central Bank, and the budget, the means, that are given to these institutions to fulfill their commitments vis-a-vis the member states and European citizens."
A senior EU official said that, while Van Rompuy is proposing an overall cut, some items within his proposed budget will grow, including an effort to combat youth unemployment.
Spending on programs meant to ensure future prosperity, such as research and development, education and innovation, will also grow in real terms, the official said. He spoke only on condition of anonymity, in line with EU policies.
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In drawings held June 5, at Turning Stone Resort and Casino at the Shenendoah Clubhouse, Billy Fuccillo announced the names of 20 prize winners selected during Huge-A-Thon 2013 drawings held at each of Fuccillo's 20 New York state dealerships on May 31. No purchase was necessary to enter.
Top prize was $100,000. Among the other winners was Roberta Rabenold, of Amherst, who qualified at Fuccillo Hyundai of Grand Island and won $10,000.
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The Fourth Annual Perennial Peanut Producers Field Day will be held Saturday, May 22, at Spence Field in Moultrie, Ga. Spence Field is the site of the Sunbelt Expo.
Registration for the field day will be from 8:00 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. The program will proceed as follows: 9-9:30 a.m., Weed Identification & Control in Perennial Peanuts — Eric Protsko, University of Georgia; 9:30-10:00 a.m., Sprayer Setup & Calibration — Don Clark, Thomas County, Ga., Extension coordinator; 11:00-11:30 a.m., Perennial Peanut Establishment and Management for Hay Production — Clay Olson, Taylor County, Fla., Extension coordinator; 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Use of Ornamental Perennial Peanut Varieties in the Landscape — Jerry Stegman, Sunset Specialty Turf; 12:00-12:30 p.m., Lunch sponsored by Thomas County 4-H. After lunch, a field demonstration will be conducted by Darrell Williams, Sunbelt Expo farm manager.
Perennial peanut is a high-quality, persistent tropical forage legume that can be grazed or fed to horses, dairy and beef cattle, hogs, goats, sheep, and rabbits. It can be stored as dry hay or silage and is an ideal substitute for imported alfalfa. Florigraze and Arbrook cultivars of perennial peanut, or rhizoma peanut, as it is sometimes called, have been selected in Florida for their high-yield, quality, persistence, disease resistance, and drought tolerance.
Perennial peanut is well adapted to dry, sandy soils, and to date, appears to persist indefinitely. Perennial peanut is planted using rhizomes, or underground stems, dug from a nursery planting. Hay yields in north Florida range from 3 to 5 tons per acre per year for well established stands. Quality and uses are so similar to alfalfa that perennial peanut has been coined "Florida's alfalfa."
Perennial peanut grows well in Florida, south Georgia and southern portions of the Gulf states. It requires no pesticides for control of insects or diseases, and fertility requirements mirror its close relative, the common peanut. These characteristics make perennial peanut an environmentally sound, low energy-consuming crop, which ranks it as an important component for sustainable agricultural systems.
For directions to Spence Field call 229-985-1968 or visit www.sunbeltexpo.com/directions.html For more information about the field day, call or e-mail Clay Olson at 850-838-3508 or [email protected].
Florida and Georgia pesticide license holders may apply for Continuing Education Units (CEU's) when attending this event.


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Suzanne's "Elegantly Boho" Room
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- Inspiration for my palette:
- I bought the curtains ages ago, but they didn't really look right with my yellow walls, so I painted the walls white and now the pattern really pops. I also decided to repaint my brown dresser a similar green to the green in the curtains. You'll also notice that the colors in the crazy lampshades mirror the colors in the painting.
- Colors used in my room:
- The color on the walls is Behr Polar Bear White. There are loads of other colors in the furnishings, including green, red, pink and brown.
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- Pick colors from a rug, painting, or curtain and repeat them throughout the room. But above all, have fun and don't worry too much about what other people think.
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- Elegantly Boho