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President Barack Obama's political team could not have imagined a worse rollout of the controversial Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Despite teams of technical experts working around the clock for weeks, the overhauled government website that was supposed to enroll millions of Americans in health care was still crashing earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Obama had to amend the new health care system — which will likely define his legacy — to allow millions of Americans to keep their current health plans for an extra year after his promise that citizens could keep their plans turned out to be inaccurate.
In October, health insurance companies began sending out cancellation letters informing consumers that their plans were being canceled because they did not meet minimum coverage standards established by the Affordable Care Act.
While announcing the one-year extension of current health plans, the president tried to reframe the issue by saying consumers who received the cancellation letters could get better insurance coverage cheaper or at the same cost on the health exchanges.
However, the president's backtrack on the canceled plans was a "terrible" political setback, said Stephen F. Schneck, director of the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America.
"Obviously, I think the president was unaware of how the plan would work for people who purchased any other insurance on the market. I think he was kind of caught off guard by that," Schneck told Our Sunday Visitor.
However, Father Michael P. Orsi, chaplain and research fellow in law and religion at Ave Maria University, told OSV that the president and his advisers knew that millions of Americans would not be able to keep their health plans. Various published reports indicate that the president's policy advisers clashed with his political team about making such a sweeping promise in public.
"The president and his advisers knew. They lied, period. It's a lie. A lot of people fell for the president's promise," Father Orsi said.
Faced with serious political blowback, the administration's "first defense was an attempt to explain away the awkward fact that President Obama sold America his legacy legislation under false pretenses," Stephen P. White, a fellow in the Catholic Studies program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., wrote on the CatholicVote.org blog.
Meanwhile, various internal memorandums, emails and congressional committee hearings indicate that some officials at the White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had their doubts as to whether HealthCare.gov would be ready for its Oct. 1 launch.
For example, internal White House emails released Nov. 20 by House Republicans reveal that administration and health officials feared that HealthCare.gov would not be functional a week before its disastrous launch.
A Sept. 27 memo also surfaced in which two HHS officials said there was a "high risk" because the website's security features had not been properly tested before its launch. Government officials told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that the website was secure.
Dr. John Brehany, executive director of the Catholic Medical Association, told OSV that he was "surprised" with how poorly the website was constructed, but he said there were some clear ideological causes.
Brehany noted recent reports that show the Obama administration, at the height of the 2012 presidential election, delayed issuing a set of key rules and instructions for contractors to complete the website by Oct. 1, 2013. The administration did not release those instructions until after the election.
"People didn't have time to build all those rules and implications for health insurance into the website," Brehany said, adding that the results were federal bureaucrats impeding the technical experts from doing their job.
The end product was a website that continually crashed as people tried logging on in its early days. Only six people were able to enroll for health insurance through the website on the first day, according to documents released by Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the White House has spent upwards of $394 million to design, construct and repair HealthCare.gov, which is supposed to be the online portal for consumers in 36 states to shop for health insurance.
People who lost their health insurance plans were supposed to have a viable alternative awaiting them in the health exchanges, White wrote, adding: "Unfortunately for them, three-and-a-half years and hundreds of millions of dollars later, the Obama administration still hasn't built a working alternative."
Schneck, who supported Obama's re-election campaign, told OSV that it appeared the website was originally underfunded.
"They're at a point where they're sending more resources in getting it up to speed," Schneck said. "The website was poorly constructed and insufficiently tested before it went live. That is something the administration has to be blamed for, for failing to ensure this wasn't working correctly."
Throughout November, teams of technical experts worked to sort out the bugs and glitches. The Obama administration promised the website would be repaired by Nov. 30, though the president and his aides tried carving out some political wiggle room by saying the "vast majority of" Americans could enroll through HealthCare.gov starting Dec. 1.
However, in early December, the rush of consumers logging on to the website caused more errors and glitches, prompting federal officials to turn on a queuing system on Dec. 1 that alerted some visitors to return to the site later.
"Yes, the website has been a disaster. But even if the website had been a bang-up success, Jan. 1, 2014 is coming," Dr. Brehany said, referring to the day that the new health insurance system kicks in for consumers who enroll before year's end.
In a less-polarized Washington, Schneck said the Obama administration could have submitted smaller pieces of the health care legislation, including the website, to Congress to "fix" through legislation.
"Given the current environment in Congress, I don't think the administration can probably do that. Nothing they would send to Congress would get received well by the Republicans," Schneck said.
"Unfortunately, that means that all of the heavy lifting has to be done without legislation to fix things. That's going to be tough. It will take some time, but I'm pretty confident that eventually, maybe by next spring, everything will be running pretty smoothly," Schneck said.
Despite his misgivings about the Affordable Care Act, Father Orsi said he does not doubt that the administration will fix HealthCare.gov.
"The law is not going to go away because of a technical glitch," Father Orsi said. "For a while, people are going to be upset, but this is not going to be the end of Obamacare.
"We're stuck with this," Father Orsi added. "Obama has three years to get this fixed. This is part of his legacy. You can be sure he will use all the government resources, which are vast, to get this fixed. He's not going to let this go."
Brian Fraga writes from Massachusetts.
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Napolitano said mandatory spending cuts ordered on Friday by President Barack Obama have led to the elimination of overtime for Transportation Security Administration officers and customs agents. She said furlough notices would begin going out to employees on Monday, and Customs and Border Protection said it would send them out later this week.
Hiring freezes for both agencies will also prevent any open positions from being filled.
"We are already seeing the effects at some of the ports of entry - at the big airports, for example. Some of them had very long lines this weekend," Napolitano said at a "Politico Playbook" breakfast event.
She pointed to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as examples of those with long lines.
Napolitano said delays were between 150 percent and 200 percent at certain airports. Customs and Border Protection said in statement on Monday that the agency had begun reducing overtime over the weekend and effects were already visible.
"Lanes that would have previously been open due to overtime staffing were closed, further exacerbating wait times at airports with typically longer international arrival processes," the statement said, noting that additional effects were expected in the coming weeks as furloughs - which will go out on March 7 - take effect.
According to passengers and the TSA website, delays in customs and security were minimal through Monday morning but began to grow in the early afternoon.
Musician Phil Tucker, 27, and his band mates from the group Alpine, waited for an hour in Los Angeles before clearing customs after flying in from Melbourne, Australia. Tucker said that several of the customs booths were closed.
In Chicago's arrivals terminal, Dave Wagner, 51, of Boston, Massachusetts and his brother John, 48, of Chicago, arrived late Monday morning on a flight from Hong Kong. They said it took them an hour to clear customs - and that the wait appeared to be growing.
"It should have taken maybe 15 or 20 minutes," said Dave Wagner. "But there was only one agent for 12 lines."
At O'Hare International Airport's Terminal 2, which serves domestic passengers, a five-lane line for the TSA security checkpoint snaked back into the check-in area at 1 p.m.
Most passengers crossed through to their gates in about 30 minutes.
Some lawmakers have accused Napolitano and other administration officials of fear-mongering and exaggerating the impact that would be seen from the deep spending reductions known as the "sequester" which cut a total of $85 billion from government agencies between March 1 and Oct. 1.
But Napolitano said the problems were real.
"Look, people, I don't mean to scare, I mean to inform. If you're traveling, get to the airport earlier than you otherwise would," she said. "And please don't yell at the Customs officers or the TSA officers - they are not responsible for the sequester."
The TSA issued a statement predicting lines and wait times would increase as the year goes on, especially during busy travel periods. It said the agency would have up to 2,600 TSA officer vacancies by the end of the fiscal year.
The Secret Service, which is also part of DHS, will see a five percent cut in spending but Napolitano said it would not impact security of the president.
The cuts at the agency will be on the investigative side which handles financial and identity theft, cyber crime and counterfeiting cases. (Reporting by Deborah Charles; Additional reporting by James B. Kelleher in Chicago, David Beasley from Atlanta, Dana Feldman from Los Angeles and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian in New York; Editing by Jackie Frank)
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The history of The Power of Transformation campaign will
undoubtedly be written with stories about major donors and significant gifts.
However, the UNF Foundation Board is playing a sometimes overlooked role in
transforming students and the community. For several years, the Foundation has funded a series of board initiatives
designed to support faculty in smaller projects and to help students experience
a transformation in some element of their
The most recent initiatives cover such varied projects as aiding diabetics
to be better managers of their disease, improving literacy among struggling
first graders and fostering a campus beautification program with
student-created sculpture.
Diabetes Nutrition
With Type 2 diabetes reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, low-income Jacksonville residents are particularly
affected because they may not have regular access to health care. At the
Beaches Community Health Care Clinic operated by the Sulzbacher Center,
an estimated 60 percent of its clients have Type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Lauri Wright in the Brooks College of Health Department of Nutrition and
Dietetics came up with a proposal to offer an education program at the clinic,
which does not offer any nutrition services.
"Often clients are making choices between food, housing or paying for their
medication," Wright said. "Nutrition education is an effective way of managing
their diabetes and perhaps eliminating or reducing the need for
The program consists of an initial individual evaluation, three weekly group
education classes followed by two weekly support groups and a follow-up
UNF graduate nutrition student Rachael McCandless implemented the program.
She used a "social entrepreneurial" model in which the project was considered
its own business. She developed marketing materials; spread the word to Beaches
area pharmacies, grocery stores, retirement communities, restaurants and social
service agencies; and recruited program
Each week, while Wright handles the educational part of the program,
McCandless prepares a diabetic healthy meal. While participants are eating, she
sits down with them and answers questions about menu selection, food
ingredients and meal preparation. The Foundation provided $8,000 for the
"This has been an important experience for me because it allows me to
practice what I've learned in the classroom. It allows me to use all my skills
from designing a health program and marketing it to delivering it to a
low-income community in a holistic way. It's allowed me to make the connections
between my various classes," she
McCandless, who hopes to graduate in December with a master's in nutrition,
would like to work in similar programs in schools or at clinics. "I've really
enjoyed building this program from scratch and helping people in the
Literacy Project
literacy program is the brainchild of two faculty members in the College of Education and Human Services. Drs. Susan
Syverud and Katerina Hall have investigated the impact their UNF students have
on struggling first-grade readers at Woodland Acres Elementary, an Urban
Professional Development Schools with Duval County.
Results indicated that only one hour of intensive one-on-one or small group
instruction a week made a significant difference in reading for the
Beginning this fall, Syverud said the program goes beyond the classroom. The
UNF Foundation project will also allow literacy training to be extended to
parents, teachers and business partners in the community. This will provide
opportunities for about 20 UNF students to assume leadership roles as they
assist in the trainings.
The $8,000 project is expected to result in about 150 more parents,
teachers, business partners and community volunteers becoming more
knowledgeable and skilled in providing individual instruction to young
struggling readers and to engage in research-based reading aloud practices with
any child in our community schools.
"Our UNF students have provided a safety net for these early readers at
Woodland Acres Elementary and will now have an opportunity to expand their
skills by training others to help young struggling readers in our community.
The need is very great," she said.
Sculpture Project
With attractive new buildings and an emphasis on enhanced landscaping, the
UNF campus has become more aesthetically pleasing in recent years. That
emphasis will continue with a campus sculpture
Jenny Hager, an instructor in the Department of Art & Design, is
coordinating a competition among her students this fall to produce two
sculptures to be located in high visibility areas on campus.
The Foundation approved $9,000 for this project. The money has allowed site
preparation and the purchase of equipment that students will use in the
sculpture project. The sculptures will then be installed for two years. Hager
hopes the project will be continued so eventually the campus would support a
series of new sculptures which would be replaced every two years. "In this
model, the UNF campus could become a citywide destination, as local community
members would visit the campus for walking tours of the student work. We could
provide walking tour maps at the Student Union as well as other prime locations
throughout the community," she
One of the students who will be competing is Scott Mihalik, a junior from Jacksonville who has participated
in other public art projects on campus. "I'm very interested in getting the
experience and going through the process of having my work reviewed and getting
feedback. It will be a very important learning experience for me especially if
I'm interested in competing in other competitions for art in public places."
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No one loves a high fashion risk more than Tilda Swinton. But even the actress managed to one-up herself at Thursday's premiere of The Grand Budapest Hotel in Berlin. And we're not talking about the androgynous suit she selected (that's old hat for the star). We're talking about her unique choice in footwear.
Swinton hit the red carpet in a pair of feather (!) thong (!) sandals. Our first thought: Are those things alive? Our second thought: Who designed them? Turns out, her shoes are straight off the Paris Haute Couture runway from the Schiaparelli spring/summer show. So is her suit. Basically, Swinton swiped the exact look from the catwalk, minus the face mask seen on the model, which was probably a good call since the shoes are enough of a statement.
RELATED PHOTOS: See how stars put their own spin on designs sent down the runway
And Tilda, if you're reading this, a few more questions we have about those showstoppers on your feet:
• Do the feathers provide extra warmth?
• On a scale from one to "OMG, I can't feel my feet!" how comfortable are they? (We have a feeling they're pretty comfy)
• How much would a statement shoe like that cost?
• Would you consider sending us a foot selfie wearing those bad boys?
• What did your co-stars think of your fancy feet?
Now that you know how we feel, tell us: What do you think of the actress's fancy footwear? Would you wear feather-embellished thong sandals? Share your thoughts below!
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Oh boy.
All that damn clutchiness Uribe displayed in the playoffs really piqued Ned Colletti's interest. Earlier in the off-season, a tweet by Enrique Rojas of ESPN said the Dodgers were looking at Edgar Renteria for their second base opening.
I said in my last post I wanted to see the Dodgers involved in rumors for a bat, but I was thinking more along the lines of Adam Dunn, Adrian Beltre or a player via trade -- not some washed-up, free-swinging middle infielders.
I also have to take exception with this comment from the article:
"The addition of Uribe not only would weaken San Francisco but provide the Dodgers with a needed veteran power bat for the middle of the lineup."
OK, the first part of the statement is true. Uribe is a versatile player and would hurt the Giants' depth. However, the second part couldn't be more off-base. Middle of the lineup? Are you kidding me? Uribe would bat sixth at very best with the current Dodgers' lineup.
In his off-season plan post on Mike Scocia's Tragic Illness, Mike said he would sign Uribe for one year, $5 million and a club option for 2012.
"Uribe's not perfect. But for $4-5m, would you rather a low-OBP guy with zero power and decent defense, or a low-OBP guy with good power and plus defense? Now, it's possible I'm short-changing the contract Uribe would get here, but he was horrendous in 2007 and '08, to the point where he had to take a minor-league deal before 2009."
The "low-OBP guy with zero power and decent defense" is Ryan Theriot. These are valid points. At the time this was written (Oct. 11), Uribe had yet to "clutch up" in the playoffs. Now, Uribe's market value has increased and no longer makes sense for the Dodgers -- especially a multiyear deal.
I know the Dodgers aren't going to land a Carl Crawford or Adrian Gonzalez, but they have to be able to do better than Uribe. The money it would take to sign Uribe could be used to acquire Dunn, Beltre or someone else while letting Ivan De Jesus have a shot at second base.
Uribe's versatility is enticing, but his .300 OBP and free-swinging ways are not. The Dodgers need to invest their resources better this off-season. The rotation is shored up and Colletti did a good job there. He still thinks the Dodgers need a reliever, even though the Dodgers' current contingent could do just fine. However, other than these washed-up players, the Dodgers have not been involved in any rumors for a big bat. I know big bats don't grow on trees, but it'd be nice to hear the Dodgers connected to an impact power hitter.
Just say no to Uribe and Retneria.


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Mar 3, 2011 2:39 PM PT
A U.S. Air Force space vehicle called the "X-37B" that caused "conniptions among Chinese space bloggers" during its first mission last year, according to Heritage Foundation Chinese political and security affairs research fellow Dean Cheng, is being prepared for its second mission launch on Friday.
What that mission will entail, however, remains a mystery, in keeping with the space plane's James Bond image.
"The X-37B doesn't operate by the usual space travel rules," said Bill Sweetman, editor-in-chief of Aviation Week's Defense Technology International .
Space Shuttle, Jr.
Originally conceived in the mid-1990s as a classified project called "Refly," the shuttle-like X-37B became part of a military space plane project to create a reusable, suborbital unmanned vehicle that could do everything from carrying payloads to launching satellites.
Another member of the X-plane family, the X-41 was a "hypersonic glide bomb -- an intercontinental weapon," Sweetman told TechNewsWorld.
Set to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., atop an Atlas 5 rocket, the X-37B -- which resembles a junior version of larger shuttles such as Discovery and Endeavour -- "has always been aimed at Air Force interests," Sweetman explained. "NASA was never much interested in the concept, probably because the X-37B and its brethren don't carry human astronauts."
Basically a space-sojourning "truck," the X-37B "is like a reusable satellite," Sweetman said. "It carries a solar array and a cooling system, and so can accommodate and power a payload."
Possible payloads might include imaging devices such as cameras; radiation monitors; robotic arms; and "more than one way to put an enemy satellite out of orbit," Sweetman said.
Hence, the Chinese blogosphere's concern. "It's my understanding that simply by spraying a satellite black, you can put it out of action because it will overheat very quickly," Sweetman told TechNewsWorld. "Imagine a remote-controlled spray painting machine taking out a satellite beyond radar range. Not to sound too conspiratorial, but once the satellite went down, it would look like an accidental failure."
Joyless Flight
The X-37B is roughly 29 feet (9 meters) long and 14 feet (4.5 meters) wide. What's more, "there is no one on the ground with a joystick flying it," said X-37B program manager Lt. Col. Troy Giese prior to the first X-37B mission, which departed last April and returned in December.
"It's basically preprogrammed, but mission control still has tight controls over its movements," Sweetman said.
When it's time for the X-37B to come home, all that's required is transmission of a command that prompts it to perform a deorbit maneuver, Air Force spokesperson Maj. Tracy Bunko explained.
It then "autonomously calculates course corrections and manages its energy in order to safely land on the designated runway," she told TechNewsWorld. "When the X-37B is within line of sight with the landing base, telemetry is transmitted from the vehicle to the local control center reporting vehicle performance and status."
Although the X-37B can carry out its landing orders without any assistance, range safety controllers can "terminate the flight if necessary," said Bunko.
Fuzzy Agenda
Air Force officials have repeatedly denied the space plane may become a space weapon, but their reticence about its true intentions has only increased speculation, creating a veil of secrecy University of Missouri peace studies professor Bill Wickersham finds troubling.
"My understanding -- which is very limited -- of the X-37B is that it is part of the U.S. Air Force Space Command's total spectrum dominance program, which plans to use offensive weapons in orbit," Wickersham told TechNewsWorld.
As part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the X-37B also shares in a "black box budget I am very uncomfortable with, estimates of which range from (US)$30 billion to $100 billion per year," Wickersham explained.
Any vagueness about its purpose is simply due to the fact that it's an experimental test program, suggests the Air Force.
"It is important to remember that the X-37B itself is a new technology," said Bunko, "with state-of-the-art thermal protection systems and tiles, solar power systems, environmental modeling and, of course, its autonomous control and landing -- and those are all being tested and evaluated at this stage in the program."
Among the types of missions it could support, she said, are technology maturation or validation; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; on-orbit servicing; and satellite deployment and/or retrieval.
As for the mystery about precisely what the Air Force has planned for the X-37B's second mission, that's part of what makes it unique, said Aviation Week's Sweetman.
"It's versatile enough to do any number of things," he said. "It can also operate out of range of enemy radar, where it can't be observed, on the dark side of planet Earth."


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Article VI, Section 3, of the North Dakota Constitution authorizes the chief justice of the Supreme Court to appoint a court administrator for the unified judicial system. Pursuant to this constitutional authority, the Supreme Court has outlined the powers, duties, qualifications, and term of the state court administrator in an administrative rule. The duties delegated to the state court administrator include assisting the Supreme Court in the preparation and administration of the judicial budget, providing for judicial education services, coordinating technical assistance to all levels of courts, planning for statewide judicial needs, and administering a personnel system.
Judicial Education
The office of state court administrator, under the guidance of the Continuing Judicial Education Commission and through the director of human resources and development, develops and implements education programs for all judicial and non-judicial personnel. To supplement the education programs presently being offered, an audio and video library has been established and is housed in the Supreme Court Library. To complement this library, the University of North Dakota Law School provides additional materials upon request.
Further activities of the Commission are described in greater detail in the second part of this report which discusses the activities of the Commission.
Research and Planning
Staff services are provided to the Judicial Planning Committee and other advisory committees of the Supreme Court by staff in the office of state court administrator. The duties of these staff personnel include research, bill drafting, rule drafting, arrangement of committee meetings, and any other tasks assigned by various other committees. Specific activities and projects of the Supreme Court standing committees are provided in a latter section of this report.
Personnel Management
To ensure uniformity in personnel administration across districts, personnel policies and a pay and classification plan for district court employees were developed under the direction of the state court administrator. This program is administered by the director of human resources and development. The Personnel Policy Board provides oversight and guidance.
Fiscal Responsibilities
One of the primary functions of the office of state court administrator is to obtain adequate financial resources for judicial operations and to manage these resources. These functions are met with fiscal personnel consisting of a director of finance, supervisor of accounting, and technical staff. With the assistance of fiscal staff, the various judicial budgets are developed for funding consideration by the Legislative Assembly. The Supreme Court budget request is developed with input from Supreme Court department heads. The Judicial Conduct Commission and Disciplinary Board budget request is developed by their staff. The district court budget is coordinated by fiscal staff and prepared by each of the seven judicial districts with a joint recommendation of approval from the Council of Presiding Judges.
A monitoring function is carried out on a monthly basis with an analysis of the budget and preparation of status reports after the monthly payroll and other expenditures have been processed. Guidance for approval of various expenditures is found in budgetary policies.
In viewing the judicial budget, it should be noted that the state funds the Supreme Court, the Judicial Conduct Commission, approximately one-half of the expenses of the Disciplinary Board, and district court expenses including 11 of the largest clerk of district court offices. The remaining clerk offices are funded by the state with a service contract, except for four counties which provide clerk of court services with county funds. Municipal courts are funded by the municipalities they serve.
Information Technology
The state court administrator's office is responsible for providing information technology services to the judicial branch. These services are provided through the Information Technology Department.
In addition to supporting the many standard off-the-shelf office productivity tools in use within the judicial branch, the Information Technology Department is responsible for development and support of the case management system for the district court, the unified court information system (UCIS), support of the juvenile court information system (JCMS), support of the jury management system, as well as development and support of the other various custom software systems in use within the judiciary.
The Information Technology Department provides email services to all judicial employees and contract employees, web site hosting for the state court web site (www.ndcourts.com), data server hosting for all judicial employees, and server operations and maintenance for the information system.
Through the judicial branch help desk, judicial employees can receive support, ask questions, and get problems resolved related to the information systems, software, and hardware they use.
The Information Technology Department has recently begun offering standard and custom technology training to judicial branch employees.
Total State General and Special Funds Appropriation
Executive and Legislative Branch General and Special Funds Appropriation
$4,716,909,366 (99%)
Judicial Branch General and Special Funds Appropriation
$56,321,330 (1%)
Total Judicial Branch General and Special Funds Appropriation$56,321,330
Salaries and Benefits $37,847,484 (67%)
Operating Expenses $14,927,084 (27%)
Equipment $1,411,050 ( 2%)
Special Purposes $2,135,712 ( 4%)
Supreme Court
General Fund $7,603,951
Special Funds 0
District Courts
General Fund $36,090,693
Federal Funds 827,851
Special Funds 366,220
Judicial Conduct Commission & Disciplinary Board
General Fund $254,512
Special Funds 273,750
Clerk of District Court
General Fund $10,154,353
Special Funds 750,000


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The Rev. Vernon McCoy Church, 81, of Greensboro Street Extension, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at Hinkle Hospice House.
The Rev. Vernon McCoy Church, 81, of Greensboro Street Extension, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at Hinkle Hospice House.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel by the Revs. Henry King and Avery Varnador. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and other times at the home.
The Rev. Church was born April 7, 1931, in Wilkes County to Everett Commadors Church and Leona Miller Church. He was employed with Apac Carolina for 38 years and was a minister for 52 years, including 28 years as pastor at Mt. Pleasant Freewill Baptist Church. After retirement, he attended Bright Light Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Kathleen Everhart Church of the home; a son, Donald Church and wife Becky of Lexington; two daughters, Cathey Pritchett and husband Gary of Thomasville and Amy Redmon and husband Paul of Lexington; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Daphne Byrd and husband Dewey of Lexington and Dorothy Tickle and husband Junior of Virginia.
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Executive MBA Alum Named Candidate for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Man of the Year
Matt Clark, '10 MBA, raises funds to support classmate and friend
Carlson Executive MBA (CEMBA) alum Matt Clark will never forget the day his classmate and friend, Mark Thurbush, walked into their classroom and announced his discovery of a very aggressive form of lymphoma.
"We're all sitting there waiting for class to start, complaining about homework and kids and how to find balance, and Mark walks in and says, 'I have cancer,'" said Clark. It was a moment Clark will never forget and the beginning of his journey to raise money for his friend as well as for cancer awareness.
Clark, a client manager at U.S. Bank, has earned a spot in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2013 Man & Woman of the Year competition. He is one of six nominees for Man of the Year. "Some of these guys are local celebrities," Clark said. "I've got my work cut out for me, but I'm up to the challenge. I want to take Mark's story and the stories of others battling this disease and raise as much money as we can."
To win the title of Man of the Year, Clark must earn the most votes by May 17 - each dollar he raises counts as a vote.
Instant Companions
Clark and Thurbush met in the photo line on their first day of the CEMBA program. After exchanging pleasantries, they discovered a shared love of their native Chicago - both Cubs fans and both lovers of the city. It didn't take long for the pleasantries to blossom into a lasting friendship.
"We would work on accounting and operations class homework together, and compare notes as married, MBA students," said Clark. "Mark helped me in my job search and was a mentor and friend as I looked for a new role after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008."
Clark and Thurbush weren't the only two to develop a deep friendship, their entire CEMBA cohort banded together to develop a close-knit community and build trust amongst each other. Clark recalls how Thurbush always pushed his CEMBA classmates to be prepared, listen more, and ask better questions, all of which built their ability to get things done.
"Our class is known for how connected we've remained," said Clark. "Part of that is due to going through major life events together like we experienced with Mark."
Paying It Forward: Raising $50,000
Clark has already forayed into fundraising for cancer (along with his CEMBA classmates). When Thurbush was initially diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma, a group of CEMBA students banded together to raise $30,000 in his honor. This time around, Clark upped the ante, with a goal of raising $50,000 by the campaign's end.
"All of us are blessed. Our CEMBA class was blessed," said Clark. "Paying it forward is our opportunity to pave the way for others so that they won't have to endure the battles we've had to endure. Mark won. Paying it forward will allow those that are battling to win, too."
The campaign takes place from March 7 to May 17, culminating with a Grand Finale Gala on May 17 at the graves|601 hotel in Minneapolis.


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Head and Neck Cancers
Less invasive surgeries; reconstructive breakthroughs
Radical neck dissections have been replaced in many cases by less radical surgeries that preserve nerves, arteries, and muscles in the neck. Patients continue to move, speak, breathe and eat normally after surgery. Patients with certain throat cancers, who a few years ago would have lost their vocal cords and their voices, can often be treated with a supraglottic laryngectomy, a less invasive surgery that preserves critical structures. Patients who undergo this surgery maintain their ability to speak, although they need to learn new ways to swallow. At Yale, rehabilitative specialists work with patients to help them adjust to and overcome some of these impairments.
One of the most exciting new surgical advances is the use of laser surgery to remove certain throat cancers using an endoscopic probe in the mouth. This technique allows surgeons to remove tumors without an open incision in the neck.
Breakthroughs in reconstructive surgery represent one of the biggest success stories for head and neck cancer patients. Reconstructive surgery has improved dramatically, yielding previously unattainable cosmetic and functional outcomes. Research data indicate that the results of complex surgical procedures like these reconstructions are best accomplished by specialists who perform them on a regular basis.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation is critical for cure of almost all advanced head and neck cancers. Radiation therapy can be delivered alone or combined with chemotherapy as a primary therapy or after surgical therapy. New radiation techniques that precisely aim beams to target tumors are very important for patients with head and neck tumors since crucial structures are often very close to the tumors. Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) effectively targets the tumor while simultaneously minimizing damage to normal tissues.
Clinical trials are currently testing whether the overall dose of radiation can be reduced in certain patients who are extremely treatment responsive. Novel agents to sensitize cancer cells to radiation and to maintain treatment responses are also under study.
Chemotherapy Update
The integration of chemotherapy with radiation has become very important for patients with head and neck cancer that involves the lymph nodes or is locally extensive, and this approach can lead to organ preservation and increase the chance of cure for many patients. Breakthroughs in targeted therapy and biomarkers allow a personalized approach that can avoid the toxicities of conventional chemotherapy in some cases, and new treatments to prevent recurrence in high-risk situations are also under study. For patients with recurrent disease, new anti-cancer drugs and immunotherapies are also available.
Led by Dr. Barbara Burtness, the medical oncology team at Smilow Cancer Hospital continues to study innovative new treatments, and our patients have the opportunity to receive such novel therapies through exciting clinical trials only available at our Hospital.


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Jay Rattien had a problem. He couldn't get his financial adviserto pay attention to him or his portfolio. The adviser barely returned Rattien's calls. Finally, Rattien called the adviser's boss — the president of the company — and asked for a conversation.
The company president told him to meet him at his office. "First of all, he was 20 minutes late, and he told me to drive to his office. Incredible. So anyway I told him the situation," said Rattien, an IT consultant in a New York suburb.
He outlined how much money he had, and how much he was about to have available to investafter the sale of his house in the Hamptons. "I told him, 'At least once a year let me hear from you. That's not much to ask,'" said Rattien.
Did he hear from the president, or from his financial adviser? Nope – not for an entire year.
"I finally called them up and told them I was taking my money," said Rattien, who had employed the adviser for six years. "Then the president did call me back, and I let him have it. I told him all the things he did wrong."
So five months ago, Rattien moved his money to a new adviser, J.J. Burns, president of J.J. Burns & Co. in Melville, N.Y. Rattien's reaction now? "I'm so lucky to have met him."
Just Cause
People leave their financial advisersfor lots of reasons, experts say: when they move; when they no longer feel a connection to the adviser; when they go through a crisis; when they don't want to pay the fees anymore; when they suspect they've been fleeced.
Or in Rattien's case, when they've been repeatedly dissed.
"The reasons vary," said Eleanor Blayney, a financial planner in Washington and the consumer advocate for the board of Certified Financial Planners. "Unfortunately abuse does happen, but there are other reasons. For example, we know that women often fire their advisers, after a husband dies. It's probably because they haven't been listened to (by the husband's adviser). Or sometimes the children want mom to work with another adviser."
Blayney said the 2008-2009 financial crisisalso was a catalyst for breakups. "The financial crisis crystallized skepticism of financial advisers in the broad sense," she said. "The Madoff scamand subsequent scams had many people questioning and coming to their advisers and saying, 'How do I know you're not that person?' To a lot of people we were all in the same category at that time, and it really was an abuse of trust."
Or it could be a simple reason: "The chemistry may not be there," she said.
Burns has been on both sides of the breakup. "I want to know if it's the right fit because I have a very specific client profile," he said. Sometimes, if the fit isn't right, Burns and a prospective client move on.
And sometimes, he takes on clients from other financial advisers. In addition to Rattien, Burns works with a 75-year-old trial attorney and his wife. They had spent more than 15 years at a large financial firm, in what Burns called a "culture of one size fits all."
After analyzing their portfolio, Burns used dollar-cost averagingto put fixed sums of money over a seven-month period into diversified equity funds. He added commodities, such as gold, plus alternative investments, to hedge the portfolio. Many of these asset classes weren't part of the clients' previous portfolio.
Had they stayed with the old firm, Burns said, their previous adviser would have kept most of the money in stocks and some in a one-size–fits-all bond fund — because large firms generally don't have multiple investment products available to them.
"I sometimes think the financial adviser doesn't really give the client a value-add to the relationship," Burns said. "Is it just money management and picking out mutual funds? I think that's a mistake some financial advisers make."
As a result, plenty of people break up with a less-than-stellar financial adviser.
Separation Steps
So, once you've decided to pull the trigger, what next?
Lori Schock, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, outlined these steps.
First, decide what you're going to do with your money. Are you going to hire another adviser, or manage your own money? Either way, the receiving party (you or a new adviser) starts paper work that paves the way for the money to be placed in a new brokerage.
Do you need to tell the old adviser? "It all depends on how you like to break up with people," Schock said.


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Fender Releases Billy Corgan Signature Stratocaster
Fender took the opportunity at Summer NAMM to finally debut the eagerly awaited Billy Corgan Stratocaster, made to the exact specifications of the Smashing Pumpkins leader.
Finally, Billy Corgan of iconic 90's band Smashing Pumpkins gets the recognition he deserves as a guitarist, and gets his own signtaure guitar, part of Fender's "Artist Series". Albums such as 'Siamese Dream' and 'Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness' turned the Smashing Pumpkins into international rock stars in the early 90's, and showcased Billy Corgan's talent not just as songwriter, but as one of the most accomplished guitarists of his generation (alongside co-guitarist James Iha, also very talented).
Now, it's time for all the fans who were inspired by his style and his original guitar sounds, to have an instrument that matches his legendary status.
Made to Corgan's exact specifications to recreate his famous mid-'90s buzzsaw tone, this instrument features two Special Design DiMarzio Billy Corgan single-spaced humbucking pickups (neck and bridge) and a DiMarzio Chopper middle pickup.
Get yourself a Fender Blender pedal (Billy Corgan's secret weapon) and off you go into Mellon Collie and Siamese Dream land...
- Model Name Billy Corgan Stratocaster®
- Model Number 011-5002-(Color#)
- Series Artist Series
- Colors (805) Olympic White, (806) Flat Black, (Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
- Body Alder Neck Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
- Fingerboard Maple, 9.5" Radius (241mm)
- No. of Frets 22 Jumbo Frets
- Pickups 1 Special Design Dimarzio® Billy Corgan Single-Spaced Humbucking Pickup (Neck), 1 Dimarzio® Chopper™ Pickup (Middle), 1 Special Design Dimarzio® Billy Corgan Single-Spaced Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
- Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Full Humbucking Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Inside Coil of Bridge Pickup and Full Humbucking Middle Pickup
Position 3. Full Humbucking Middle Pickup
Position 4. Full Humbucking Middle Pickup and Outside Coil of Neck Pickup
Position 5. Full Humbucking Neck Pickup
- Bridge American Strat Strings-Through-Body Hard Tail Bridge with Stainless Steel Saddles
- Machine Heads Fender® Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
- Hardware Chrome
- Pickguard 3 Ply Black/White/Black on (805) Olympic White; 3-Ply White/Black/White on (806) Black
- Scale Length 25.5" (648 mm)
- Width at Nut 1.6875" (43 mm)
- Unique Features Billy Corgan Signature Pickups by DiMarzio®
- Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Finish,
- White Plastic Parts,
- Large '70s Style Headstock Shape,
- Large '70s Style Headstock Logo,
- Original Body Shape,
- "Original Contour Body" Decal on Headstock
- Strings Fender® Super Bullets® 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-3250-003
- Accessories Vintage Tweed Case, Cable, Strap, Polishing Cloth
- Case Vintage Tweed Case (for Large Headstock)
- Introduced 6/2008


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Reviewed by Spring 2011's Class
I think this book is scary because reptiles are dangerous. I don't like poisonous snakes, but I like reading about them. Some snakes could be poisonous or they could bite. The names of the snakes and turtles and lizards sound cool. I also like the book because there are cool reptiles in it. Did you know that black snakes stick together to be warm? They do. I learned that in the book.
I will recommend this book to somebody who likes reptiles. Because if somebody loves reptiles a lot they could read the book. Kids that are scared of poisonous things should not get this book because it could be scary.


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Greatest Hits: The 15 Best Clipse Songs
In the past decade, the Clipse have compiled one of the strongest résumés in the rap game. From their 2002 debut album, Lord Willin', and their We Got It 4 Cheap mixtape series to their 2006 instant classic, Hell Hath No Fury, and their 2009 follow-up, Til the Casket Drops, Clipse's Pusha T and No Malice have served up hit after hit since working their way onto the scene with their first single, "Grindin'," way back in 2002.
With the Clipse landing on the cover of VIBE's new Digital Cover, here we look back at some of the duo's biggest songs of their career. It was a challenging task, but we came up with the 15 greatest Clipse songs.
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Date Night | Bringing It Back.
Confession: I love date nights. Except with the move and our busy schedules Ryan and I were spending more Friday nights at Costco than connecting over a nice meal. We would rationalize that it made sense to run errands without the children and counted it as a date. The problem? It never felt like a real date. Buying groceries and running to Target for odds and ends isn't the most romantic thing to do. Sure, we were together. But our conversation always hovered around the kids, the house and meal planning. We weren't having fun or connecting like we should have been.
In an effort to bring back those feelings of anticipation we had while were were courting and going on dates, we came up with a couple of rules.
One. We would alternate weeks planning the date, keeping the details a secret.
Two. No running errands.
I was in charge of planning our date last week and I really wanted to do something out of the box. Ryan played a lot of baseball growing up so a trip to the batting cages sounded like fun plus, I knew he would love it. After a simple meal, I drove my cute date to the batting cages where we laughed and had a lovely evening together. Ryan's in charge of our plans tonight and I have to say, I'm giddy with excitement. There's something about knowing he's putting thought into our evening that brings those old familiar butterflies.
I plan on sharing some of our excursions here every so often but I'm dying to know, what have been some of your favorite date nights?
Posted by dandee on Friday, April 20, 2012 Labels: date night, mom's best network
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We recently went out dancing at a Mardi Gras party - we hadn't been dancing since we had kids! Tonight, the in-laws are babysitting and we're going to see the Hunger Games, but as a historic theater. Excited!ReplyDelete
You guys went on a date to the batting cages?? Coolest couple ever!ReplyDelete
I'm loving your hair longer! So pretty.
We find ourselves counting errands right now as date nights too since getting our two foster babies. But tonight we actually have a date night planned. My cousin is coming over to watch all the kids! Sushi is one of our all-time favorites because it was one of our first dates!!
We have often talked about taking turns each month planning a fun date night. Thanks for reminding me to make it important. How quickly we forget sometimes.
I love the idea of alternating the planning of your dates and just may have to adopt that policy as our own. The weather is finally warming up here in RI so it's the perfect time to make the most of our weekends!ReplyDelete
This is a great date night! We also have trouble actually getting on a date night in the first place and then deciding what to do. We have a local wine bar that we LOVE and we've also done things like go to the park or (for my birthday) we went to a burlesque show in Seattle. :)ReplyDelete
Our dates always involve dinner, but I love the idea of just doing an activity as the main thing.ReplyDelete
My favorite dates are the super simple ones - out for italian ice and a walk along the river.
We've gone out on a date night twice in 11 years. Both times were dreadful, horrible, and so far in the opposite direction of fun that they nearly ended in divorce--probably would have if either of us believed divorce solved anything. We do much better just sitting on the porch with a coffee or a glass of wine.ReplyDelete
Such a good idea! We always go on dates to the hardware store. Waa-waa-waaaaaaa. Super lame. We'll have to start following your lead.ReplyDelete
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So fun! I miss date nights. :)ReplyDelete
We recently moved to a new town far away from family. No sitters, yet. I'm hopeful we will find someone soon. I like this idea. Will keep it in mind!ReplyDelete
I love it! I'm not sure we could have a surprise type date night every Friday, but I want to make it happen at least once a month. Hope your date is fun tonight!ReplyDelete
when money is tight, our favorite is sharing a dessert at barnes and noble and pouring over magazines and sharing the things we like the best in them. i get to hear about things he likes, he gets to hear about things i like.ReplyDelete
when it's winter, we ski. :)
when it's summer, we go rock climbing and hiking and shooting together.
i love your idea of it being secret. that is awesome.
$5 laser tag all to ourselves. Don't think I've laughed that hard on a date.. Funnest . date . ever!!ReplyDelete
Cool idea! My husband had been in the Coast Guard and hadn't shot a firearm in years. He had mentioned that in passing so I surprised him with a trip to the shooting range. It was an experience out of my comfort zone but that made it a nice bonding experience for us both.ReplyDelete
what a gorgeous photo of you!ReplyDelete
Love the batting cage idea! Before kids two of our favorite non-meal centered dates were playing mini golf, or hiking a new trail.ReplyDelete
We have two little guys and both sets of grandparents are. Lose so we're hoping to bring date night back soon. We have had a few date days when we both played hooky from work, and went to brunch then a matinee instead :)
I LOVE the idea of taking turns making the plans and keeping it a surprise! We are definitely going to borrow that idea!ReplyDelete
Yesterday we did something fun--I got a sitter in the afternoon and met my husband for lunch. Our darling downtown was bustling, it was gorgeous and warm, and we dined outside. It was so fun to mix it up and have an afternoon date!
Great ideas!ReplyDelete
I usually plan our dates, because I am the "planner". I also plan many of them around great deals I find on Groupon. We have attended baseball games, the opera, even some fancy dinners with good deals. We also have our fav restaurants to go to. We tend to venture there often, but since I am moving around the US and he is stationary in the Windy City, it makes date night wherever I am living more exciting. We get to explore new places together!
So fun! We went midnight bowling AFTER a movie once when mom was in town & paying a sitter wasn't on the mind. Felt so young & old at the same time :) I like your idea to alternate planning.ReplyDelete
that is really cool! wish i could do that too!ReplyDelete
So love it . You have a happy life ! So envy ....Best wishes !ReplyDelete
what a cute date!! love the surprise idea. our favorite dates have been the random ones too...dinner and bowling, mini golf, shooting range.ReplyDelete
Love the idea of having the date night rules. Very cool! One of our favorite dates is taking a loaf of bread down to feed the birds in Columbia Park in the summer. Easy and no planning needed!ReplyDelete
Love date night-ReplyDelete
My daughter started a link up party on her blog for people to share their date night ideas- http://shannonbrown.typepad.com/life_in_general/2012/05/lets-go-on-a-date-may-link-up.html
She is the one that started 12 months of dates basket.
Thanks for sharing


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Sure, I get that. The point was just that above a lot of talk years ago seemed to be basing doubt on the Feanorian heritage of Celebrimbor on the whole Elessar story.
I just wanted to point out that The Elessar is not necessarily at odds with the Feanorian story - or can be made fit the Feanorian story with very little editorial work.
Arguments like 'the text would have mentioned this or that' if Celebrimbor (or Galadriel or Gil-galad) had been there aren't very convincing to me because the focus of the stories as we know them isn't on those characters. And, after all, the stories aren't finished.
We'll not get everything together but if Celebrimbor was at Nargothrond with Celegorm and Curufin then he could not possibly also have been at Gondolin to make the Elessar.
And if you cut all that stuff about Idril bearing the stone in Gondolin then the story more or less is gone.
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Let us first collect some facts:
A) Celebrimbor is descendant form Feanor. This is stated in the preface of The Tale of Years form LotR. But it entered only in the second edition of 1966. According to our rules this is to be used, as long as we cannot demonstrate it to be only a slip of the pen (seeing the scanty information we have that option seems impossible to me).
B) If we take the sources with second highest priority, these are twofold (see also C). The following note is from 1968 or later (Eldarin, hands, Fingers and Numerals, VT47):
C) The next information described as of much the same time, written on paper provided Tolkien in 1969 comes from Of Men and Dwarves (HoME XII; Part 2; Late Writings):
D) A note by Tolkien in one of his copies of the 1966 edition of the LotR read thus (HoME XII; Part 2; Late Writings; Of Men and Dwarves; Note 7):
The wife of Finrod needs not be discussed here. But here we have a clear storyline of Celebrimbors life: Born in Valinor, gone into exile with his father, and staying with him until Curufin was expelled from Nargothrond. It corosponds nicely to A) but is not compatible to B) or C).
E) Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn is the next text to look into. Christopher Tolkien does not provide us with an exact date when it was written, but he adds it to the same phase (so to call it) of his fathers writing as the Appendix B of LotR. As the preamble is not mention in the texts before the typescript going to the publisher, this must refer to 1955-6 or slightly before. Anyhow it is earlier than A) to D). I here quote it from HoME XII; Part 2; Late Writings; Of Men and Dwarves; Note 7 were it is given more fully:
F) Written at the same time as E) was The Elessar. I will only summarize the text here in respect to Celebrimbors ancestry: It makes Celebrimbor a jewel-smith of Gondolin without giving any farther information.
According to our Principle 1 A) is a given fact.
That said C) must be considered under Principle 2.a as slip of the pen or a failure of memorizing what was already in print.
To ignore B) we either have to declare that is incompatible with A) and rule it out on Principle 2.a or we have to call it a proposed change that is not workable for us due to lake of information (Principle 2.b). I am not convinced of either. It does also not help if we decide on ignoring Celeborn as a Teler on Principle 2.a since he has occurred under Principle 1 as a Sindar. In that situation Celebrimbor as Teler might provide us with the opportunity for an independent journey of Galadriel. Which, by the way, could also provide a nice background to Celebrimbor saying in F) to Galadriel But you know that I love you (though you turned to Celeborn of the Trees), . Otherwise it is if Galadriels independent journey is rejected. It seems to me fully improbable to a Teler join the host of Fingolfin after the kin slaying of Aqualonde or to journey on his own (without Galadriel) in his own ship to Middle-Erath.
D corresponds nicely to A but has due to our Principles lower priority than B. So D is the option if B is ruled out.
E and F contradict B which has higher priority. But the contradiction is week if we consider mixed ancestry.
If B is ruled out E and F still contradict D which has the higher priority. To use E and F instead of D would require D to fall under Principle 5:
All that means: to have Celebrimbor in Gondolin we have to make him of mixed Telerin and Feanorian blood, (A and B combined) and have him journey to Middel-Earth together with Galadriel in a boot rescued by them in Aqualonde. How he joined Turgon is not told, but that is not improbable. But it depends in the end on the independent journey of Galadriel.
So in my point of view we must first decide what we do with Galadirels independent journey, and then come back to this discussion. However neither text E nor text F are completely out since we still have Principle 6 to work with them:
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Hm. I'd be fine with Celebrimbor's Teleri descent if they were also great silver-smiths (I think for the Falmari that would be a late addition but the Sindar are also referred to as being great in that field) a marriage between Curufin and a Teler would be conceivable.
If Celebrimbor had a Teler mother and there was no separate boat for Galadriel and Celeborn then Celebrimbor could still have been with the Noldor - he could have been with Finrod and Galadriel defending the Teleri during the battle at Alqualonde, for instance, and subsequently crossing the ice with them.
Descent means 'descent', there is no way around that. If Celebrimbor were Daeron's descendant then Daeron would have had children. Nephews aren't descendants; if Celebrimbor had been designated as Daeron's 'kinsman' he could have been his nephew or cousin or something like that, but that's not the case there.
However, one could even try to reconcile this with the other account. As far as I recall right now we don't know when exactly Daeron was born (since he no longer is Lúthien's brother). Assuming he came with Thingol to Beleriand during the long march he could have had at least one child (and a wife?) who passed across the sea with Olwe and eventually married Curufin in Aman (or the daughter of that daughter did).
But of course Celebrimbor could never have been a Sinda by birth.
The Galadriel-Celeborn issue should be discussed separately. This thing is very convoluted even in the LotR itself (Nando vs. apparent Sinda origin).


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More news emerging from Kanzeon Zen Center in Salt Lake City, the center where Dennis Genpo Merzel currently serves as head abbot. Merzel continues serving in this role despite his public disrobing, resignation from the White Plum Asanga, and admissions of sexual misconduct in early February, 2011. Sources on the ground state that Rich Taido Christofferson, who was to come ...Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2011
An Olive Branch – a project of the Zen Center of Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette article about An Olive Branch: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11087/1135290-53.stm Rev. Kyoki Roberts of the Pittsburgh Zen Center has established an organization dedicated to addressing misconduct in communities when they arise. This resource will now be added to the ethics resource Sweeping Zen continues to compile for Zen centers to use as a starting point when handling resolution. Roberts, with a professional background ...Read More »
Bland, Tony
Tony Bland (born August 17, 1946) is a Zen teacher and lineage holder in the Sōtō Zen tradition of Zen Buddhism. He has practiced zazen since 1984, receiving his lay ordination in 1985, monastic ordination in 1992, and the shiho (dharma transmission) from his master, Robert Livingston-Roshi, in 2004. Practically all of his training has been with Robert and all of ...Read More »
No Need to Do Zazen, Therefore Must Do Zazen
No need to do zazen. No need to practice. Therefore, we must do zazen, must practice. Do you see this? Do you see this no-need? Unfortunately, much of the time many of us live in a world of needing and not needing. I need this, I don't need that. And we believe this viscerally as the truth of who we ...Read More »
Oh Come On: Genpo Merzel begins teaching about one month after disrobing
Dennis Genpo Merzel is apparently wasting no time reassembling the pieces after having announced his disrobing as a Zen priest this past February. In a statement from the Kanzeon Zen Center titled Changes at Kanzeon Zen Center, the community has announced: As previously announced, Genpo Roshi has retired as a Buddhist priest but will continue as a Zen Master to ...Read More »
Community Culture
In Zen, community has special meaning. The Sanskrit word for the Buddhist community is sangha. It is characterized by harmony, the subject of last month's Dharma Byte. No harmony, no sangha. But also, of course—no cacophony, no harmony. No dissonance, no consonance. The two are mutually defining, like most concepts of the human race. But I digress. So we do ...Read More »
DO NOT Send Your Relief Money to the Japanese Soto-Shu
By Jundo Cohen … for they have announced that 70% will simply be re-donated to the Red Cross (why not just donate directly?), WHILE –30%– WILL BE USED TO REBUILD THEIR OWN TEMPLES!! http://www.shambhalasun.com/news/?p=19987 All this while people are hungry and homeless! They have also been sitting on their thumbs since these events began, doing little more than sending a ...Read More »
Dwelling Nowhere by Seiryu Bruce Blackman
At the grove of Jeta, Shakyamuni-Buddha instructed the assembly as follows: Don't dwell upon colors to bring forth the mind; don't dwell upon phenomena of sound, smell, taste or touch to bring forth the mind; dwell nowhere and bring forth that mind. This instruction is given in the Diamond Sutra. Dwell nowhere? How to do this? Is it humanly possible? ...Read More »
Statement from CSSF (Committee for Sangha Stepping Forth)
This is a statement by sixteen former and current members of the ZSS Sangha who met together for a meeting on Sunday March 20, 2011, facilitated by Grace Schireson and Barry Magid (pictured). While acknowledging the many positive and beneficial experiences of practice we have taken a first step toward healing from fifty years of trauma caused by misconduct by ...Read More »
Meeting the Unspeakable
We watch, we hear, we feel, do we? The impacts. Japan. We can experience it, wherever we are. Why? Because we are so, intimately, connected. We call kensho realization. I saw the footage on TV, but it took four days for the reality to sink in. To realize it. I cried, quite a bit. After sitting one evening, in our ...Read More »
Touching the Earth: The Jatakas and the Buddha's Enlightenment
A talk from sesshin by Rafe Martin At the moment of enlightenment, after the Buddha-to-Be's six years of exhaustive effort, going the limit, trying and trying with all he had, Mara appears before him and makes one last ditch effort to tempt the ex-prince with self-doubt. "How could you, a sheltered ex-prince be worthy of the Supreme Goal of complete ...Read More »
Helping Japan in Crisis
As most of us surely have heard the news by now, Japan was recently devastated by a tsunami following a massive earthquake off its coastline. Tokyo is particularly a mess, with people camping out on public streets and in public temples. Many people are currently stranded in subways and residents in northern Japan bore the brunt of the catastrophe, the ...Read More »
Opening and Closing by Nomon Tim Burnett
Dharma Talk Given March 5, 2011 at Red Cedar Zen Community, Bellingham, WA I had the pleasure of visiting the student Meditation Club at our local university up the hill here last Friday. They weren't in their usual room so attendance was low they told me at about 30 college students. Sometimes they have 50 or 60, one time 70, ...Read More »
Which Ever Way
From January 31, 2010 The Verse: The whole body is a mouth Hanging in space Not caring which way the wind blows east, west, south or north All day long it speaks of Prajna Paramita for everyone ting-ton, ting-ton, ting-tong Last Wednesday, in our Introductory evening, we briefly looked at this famous poem, entitled Windbell, by Dogen's teacher, Rujing. Sensing ...Read More »
Ji Kwang Roland Wöhrle-Chon
Ji Kwang SSN (Zen Master Roland Wöhrle-Chon) was born in 1960 in Germany. He studied Philosophy and Psychology in Bonn, Berlin and Madurai, India, where he had his first contact with yoga and meditation. Together with his wife, Muchak JDPSN, he established the Zen Center in Berlin and the Kwan Um School of Zen of Germany in 1990. He received ...Read More »
Clusin, Cliff
Jodo Cliff Clusin (born March 16, 1955) is a Soto Zen teacher and founder of Prairie Mountain Zendo in Fort Collins, Colorado. Cliff practiced closely with Dainin Katagiri Roshi at the Minnesota Zen Center from 1977 to 1989. That year, a job transfer brought him to the Boulder, Colorado area, where he has lived since. Living here afforded him the ...Read More »


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An event held at the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce facility several weeks ago for then-gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley did not represent an endorsement by the chamber, according to the organization's president, Deborah Outlaw.
When making the rounds with her husband to the Elgin precincts Tuesday night, Nissary Wood had to remember not to get too excited.
With as much as $8 million remaining from bond sources, the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees unanimously approved several school construction projects during its Tuesday meeting.
As I sit down to write this column, I still can't believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. This year has flown by much faster than any other year I can remember.
We appreciate you. We love you. Thank you.
"She's so cute! Come on, how hard could it be?"
Nissary Wood and David Herndon will face off again in a special election Tuesday for Kershaw County Board of School Trustees Seat 2.
More than 40 years ago, a few dozen acres of vacant land near downtown Camden looked like nothing more than just an open field. But when longtime Camden philanthropist Richard Lloyd looked at it, he saw nearly 200 years of untouched American history buried beneath the ground.
Kershaw County Board of School Trustees candidates Nissary Woods and David Herndon are still locked in a dead heat.
It never fails.
Every other year, politicians say the same thing to their constituents on Election Day: "every vote counts."
Four million dollars is left in the Kershaw County School District's (KCSD) Installment Purchase Plan (IPP) fund. How to use what remains of what was once $102 million for a series of school construction projects was the subject of discussion Monday night for the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees.
Apparently, Willow Smith likes to whip her hair back and forth.
With one week to go before the Nov. 2 election, S.C. House District 79 Democratic candidate Mia Butler and S.C. Superintendent of Education candidates Frank Holleman (D) and Timothy Moultrie (L) took the stage on Monday night for a political forum.
In approving policy changes concerning response to suspected child abuse and other emergency situations, the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees agreed at its Tuesday meeting that it is imperative district personnel be well-versed in how to react.
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An Ontario judge has decided against granting a stay of a ruling that allows long-term expatriate Canadians to vote, saying it's highly unlikely the expat voters would determine the outcome of the upcoming federal byelections.
In ruling against the federal government's stay request, Appeal Court Justice Robert Sharpe said Monday that elections are rarely decided by a handful of votes as Ottawa argued they could be.
As such, Sharpe said, the prospect of causing "irreparable harm" by allowing those who want to cast a ballot to do so was "fairly remote."
Ottawa is appealing last month's court ruling that struck down a Canada Elections Act ban on voting rights for Canadians living abroad for more than five years. The feds argued on Friday for a stay pending disposition of that appeal.
However, Sharpe said it would be impossible to undo the potential harm to non-resident voters if they are stopped from voting in the June 30 byelections and the appeal goes in their favour.
"Once the election has passed, the constitutional right to vote in that election will be lost forever," Sharpe said.
Sharpe also rejected Ottawa's argument that some members of Parliament elected with the expats included in the vote would somehow be different from those previously elected.
"There is no air of reality to the claim that members of Parliament elected at byelection under a changed or amended law would be seen as different from their parliamentary colleagues elected under the earlier law," Sharpe wrote.
Sharpe noted that Elections Canada took immediate steps after the May 2 ruling to allow the non-resident citizens to vote.
A stay would force the agency to "undo what it has already done," something Sharpe said might not be practical.
He noted 13 people had registered to vote since the May 2 ruling and at least one had already voted.
"To grant a stay in this case would require Elections Canada to rescind the registrations of up to 13 non-resident electors and claw back the vote of a citizen who may well in the end have the right to cast her ballot," Sharpe said.
The justice also called it highly unlikely a flood of votes is likely from "disinterested and disengaged non-resident Canadians."
Last month, Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Penny ruled in favour of two Canadians living in the U.S. They argued it was unconstitutional to deprive them of their right to vote simply because they had lived abroad for more than five years – a law that had been on the books since 1993 but was only recently enforced.


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I always found it hard to shake off the feeling that canon lawyers were like traffic wardens or security guards. Necessary for the law, no doubt, but somewhat bent towards the letter rather than the spirit. A canon lawyer- theologian shook me out of this demonstrating how, in the right hands, canon law is a tool for freedom and innovation.
In conversation with him you see the flaws of the institution yet end feeling privileged and excited to belong to it.
For a Catholic today, sharing in Ladislas Orsy's view of things is like flying on a day of crystal visibility, high over the Church's historical terrain, seeing the horizon in all directions and amazed by what it all means. We were talking in my guestroom at the Jesuit residence at Georgetown University where he is a professor at the Law School and I was visiting the John Main Centre for Meditation and Inter-Religious Dialogue.
Although Jesuits and Benedictines are supposed to be poles apart they share many qualities spanning the academic, the mystical and the pastoral and miraculously managing – occasionally - to pull utterly diverse personalities and opinions into the same God-centred direction. As our conversation progressed Fr Orsy seemed to me very Benedictine and I felt rather Jesuit. We agreed that labeling 'spirituality' with too precise a barcode is a modern error. The Jesuits once prided themselves precisely for not having a specific spirituality and 'Benedictine spirituality' can mean everything or nothing. Yet the specifics of history were not lost in the high octane survey of the universals of faith.
T.S. Eliot became skeptical about the 'wisdom of old men' and saw rather their subjection to fear and their panic of self-preservation. So, when you meet a person of ripeness in whom wisdom has settled – quick, lucid, ever young as scripture says – you also see what Eliot meant about tradition and individual talent: tradition must be hard-earned before individuals can make a creative contribution to it. In his ninth decade Fr Orsy's new book, finely reviewed by John Wilkins in the National Catholic Reporter, does this and brings the balm of wisdom to the wounds of the contemporary church. "Receiving the Council: Theological and Canonical Insights and Debates" could have been more pithily titled but its cutting edge is razor-sharp and splices away much of the depression and shame that many Catholics feel today.
He argues with calm precision for implementing the Council's teaching on the full role of the laity in the governance of the church and for mature collegiality between bishops and papacy. In his debate with Cardinal Ratzinger a decade ago the Hungarian theologian took on the German theologian, then also the ecclesiastical defender of orthodoxy, on the latter's invention of the concept of a 'definitive' truth. This was to all intents like an 'infallible' doctrine though an infallibility-lite. Dangerously illogical, Orsy argued, it reduced truth to a tool for enforcing uniformity of belief.
Orsy graciously let Ratzinger have the last word but by the end had spiked the gun of the idea. Through the exchange, however, there is no venom or betrayal of the terms of civilized debate. Instead there is a sense of how truth is won by testing insights and how institutions are kept healthy by the rule of law, courtesy, and the free exercise of intelligence by minds whose strong wills could otherwise darken their own ideals by the shadow of the ego.
As the global economy and politics lurches from one extreme to another, such prudence and moderation can look like recent archeological discoveries. The Catholic Church itself seems at times to drive close to the edge of an abyss. Without the papacy it might have tipped over, like the Anglican communion. But what preserves can also stifle. How can we hold the road and keep moving? Minds like Fr Orsy's – although there are not many of them around – allow us to see the Church for what it is – not just a conflicted organization but an 'organic body that engenders life and energia'.
Such Newmanesque clarity with its depth of field opens a historical perspective that the media with its sensationalism and personality-fixation quickly obscures. Coping with our crisis of transition is eased by a historical perspective, by seeing how recent many of our problems are –over-centralization and clericalisation of the Church's governance, isolating of the papacy from the full magisterium and excluding the laity from the responsibilities of mature membership.
After our tour of the contemporary church, Fr Orsy dropped in to visit the meditation centre. Some students fell into conversation with him. I watched them entranced by his mind - that seemed younger than theirs - opening them to new ways of understanding that fragile and resilient mystery of faith which the Church will always imperfectly carry from age to age.
Laurence Freeman OSB
Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Monte Oliveto and also Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation (www.wccm.org)


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Director picks the play, but how?
There's a certain glamour associated with being the director of a play.
After all, you're the boss. You get to tell everyone what to do -- when to be coy, when to be amorous. When to go for the big laugh, and when to tug at heartstrings.
Do a great job and you just might have a hit on your hands. But as any good director will tell you, the challenges are many, and they start long before the first scene is staged. They start with choosing the right play.
Chesley Plemmons is director of "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," a newly opened show at TheatreWorks New Milford. It was written by Alfred Uhry, who also penned "Driving Miss Daisy." It's set in the days just before the premiere of "Gone With the Wind."
So, of all the possible choices, how did he pick "Ballyhoo?"
"Having reviewed almost 2,000 plays as theater critic at The News-Times, I had a pretty good catalog to refer to in my head," said Plemmons, referring to shows he's reviewed everywhere from Broadway to London and Canada.
At 82, Plemmons remains one of theater's biggest fans. He and his longtime partner live in a pondside country house in Sherman; they share it with two uncontrollable dogs, Blazer and Daisy Mae.
"Some of the things you're looking for in a play are continuing value, opportunities for a good cast and freshness for the audience," said Plemmons. Though "Ballyhoo" won the 1997 Tony for Best Play, it has rarely been performed in Greater Danbury, making it a good choice.
Also, it's thought-provoking. "This is about a Jewish family living in Atlanta in 1939 and trying to assimilate into society by downplaying their own Jewishness," said Plemmons. On top of that, it's also funny. For example, "Boo, the family matriarch, refers to one of her Jewish friends as `a known liar and not worth the gunpowder it would take to blow her up.' "
They say they're Jewish, but they camouflage it, he said. They belong to a Jewish country club, but they put up a Christmas tree so their home looks like everyone else's.
As the play's director, Plemmons was responsible for casting its seven actors. He had to find people who could bring the characters to life, make the audience believe in them. The Atlanta family at the heart of this story lives in an upper class German-Jewish community. Though Hitler has recently conquered Poland, young women in the family are all caught up in plans for their cotillion, Ballyhoo, the social event of the year.
When an attractive bachelor appears on the scene, some in the family look down on him because even though he's Jewish, he's from Eastern Europe, and therefore not "one of them." Unexpected romantic and touching events unfold as the characters face where they come from and who they really are.
The story is about a little recognized form of prejudice, said Plemmons. The family is part of a group of people who are discriminated against, yet they themselves are prejudiced against their own kind.
"People don't want to hear the truth all the time about their wrong attitudes, but they don't seem to mind it as much if it's couched in humor," he added.
"This play, to me, is about something that's still a very sensitive issue. Prejudice has been around I think as long as man, because it's an illness that develops out of fear, for the most part fear that the "other kind" is going to get something you have, your job, your position in society, etc. Even though a lot has been done in the last 100 years to alleviate prejudice, it still exists. And it's doubtful it will ever truly go away as long as man has the seed of insecurity inside him."


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The Czech flag blew at Tennis Club Biella where 26-year-old Renata Voracova clinched her third singles title of the year on the ITF Womens Circuit by defeating her fellow countrywoman and eighth seed Zuzana Ondraskova in the final of this Italian $100,000 ITF Pro Circuit tournament. Sixth seed Voracova, boasting a WTA ranking of 97, looked in superlative form as she dropped just one set en route to winning the title, showing a rational and intelligent tennis-game all through the week. Clay-court specialist Renata Voracova, who claimed both $25,000 titles in Cairo (Egypt) and Civitavecchia (Italy) during April, started slowly letting World No. 120 Zuzana Ondraskova open up a 2-0 lead in the first set but since that exact moment Voracova increased her serve power and managed to break twice her opponent in the sixth and eighth games. After having achieved the first set, Voracova earned a comfortable 4-1 lead in the second, finally triumphing 64 62. Although being good friend, the two had never met before in a professional tennis competition. "I'm really very happy for this victory – said Voracova – After having won a lot of doubles titles, now I can enjoy this singles' one. Zuzana is my friend but there could be just one winner on Sunday…I liked very much this place, I hope to play again in Biella". "Unfortunately I was not able to play my best tennis in the final round – said Ondraskova – I expected something a little more after I reached quarterfinals in 2004 and semi-finals in 2006 here in Biella. I also have to admit that Renata was determined to play very well in the most crucial moments". In the doubles event, third seeded Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine and Iona-Raluca Olaru of Romania clinched the title with a straight-set victory over fourth seeded Andreja Klepac of Slovenia and Aurelie Vedy of France, 75 64.
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31243, Hymns, Come, We That Love the Lord, no. 119
1. Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known.
Join in a song with sweet accord,
And worship at his throne.
2. Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God,
But servants of the heav'nly King
May speak their joys abroad.
3. The God who rules on high
And all the earth surveys-
Who rides upon the stormy sky
And calms the roaring seas-
4. This mighty God is ours,
Our Father and our Love.
He will send down his heav'nly pow'rs
To carry us above.
Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Music: Aaron Williams, 1731-1776
Isaiah 12:5
Romans 8:28


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I was supposed to review Theatre rEvolution's newest production, Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things, this week but unfortunately my space was cut. So in fairness to the kids--and they are kids, all theater students at or recent grads of Philly's University of the Arts--I'm posting yet another philosophical inquiry based on one of their shows. Oh, and if you're wondering, I really did like the production and hope to see Haley McCormick (she played Jenny, LaBute's idea of a nice, normal girl who, naturally, makes out with her boyfriend's best friend) all over Philly's stages next season.
Last time, Theatre rEv's superb production of Kenneth Lonergan's disaffected This Is Our Youth got me in a comparing way (apologies, but it seems the Inquirer has archived the reviews linked on that entry). This time, it's bitch-slapping LaBute and a playwright whose work bitch-slapped LaBute's at this year's Tony Awards, Yasmina Reza. And no, they are not opposing forces.
I've heard Reasons to Be Pretty and God of Carnage are departures for both playwrights, and amen to that, but for our purposes, I'm matching their older work, the LaBute with Reza's Art. Why? Well, it's pretty simple: I hated them both for the same reasons. I don't need to literally be told there's a debate about what makes art; I'd like to just go ahead and engage in it, thanks.
In the LaBute, this debate arises several times; in the Reza, well, it is the play. In both, it's really, really dull. And didactic. And self-conscious. And, as I believe I've mentioned before, kind of a wank.
I get that the great art debate is a metaphor for something larger, but theater is also a metaphor for that same something, and honestly, it would be a lot less boring and pretentious if playwrights would just knock out the middle man and get on with making art, instead of discussing it.
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