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While participating in the CHC Safety Summit in Vancouver last month, I counted some 40 different subjects being discussed. The titles were all very professional sounding and kept with the themes of the summit of talent, training and trust. All but one, that is. The title of that presentation was "Spin and Puke" with no added description listed on the schedule, and it was hosted by Dr. Scott Schappell, an engineering professor at Clemson University, a psychologist and a noted human factors expert. I had to go to this one! It was a great presentation, laced with humor, facts and abundant information as to the causes of hangovers after a night out.
Schappell also examined why some pilots end up in a smoking heap of sheet metal after entering IFR conditions without having instrument training or not applying what training they did have (with or without night before alcohol inducement). Though I could not possibly duplicate Schappell's presentation and his use of many pictures, charts and humor, I can give some salient facts concerning his subject. A good portion was about the vestibular system within our bodies, which is made up of five areas of function: vision, cortical, auditory, proprioceptive and vestibular apparatus. All five of these functions combined contribute to what he referred to as the "vomit center" especially when you treat them with an alcohol overdose.
Schappell began with an in-depth description of the vestibular apparatus describing 10 different areas of the inner ear from the ampullae to the semi-circular canals. And these were just the major parts. He described what went on in the canals and the parts therein, such as hair cells. He even had an actual photograph of a hair cell (it looked like a cross between a squid and a jellyfish) explaining the forces of acceleration and inhibition and the effects of the signals sent to the brain.
When you drink alcohol, it loves to get into the semi-circular canals and wreak havoc. Using volunteers, he gave demonstrations on how to upset the systems without alcohol. A popular segment was Schappell's description of the drunk who is put to bed and the room starts to spin, leading to a sure vomit situation, but if you put your foot on the floor, sit up and turn on the TV or radio and engage your brain, you can overcome the vomit stage. You attain some vestibular orientation.
He also stated that recovery from intoxication really has no defined time period, but would fall between eight and 12 hours in most cases. The recovery depends on several factors, including size and ethnic background. The eight-hour abstinence period was at best an arbitrary decision by WWII Air Corps flight surgeons and had no basis in science.
The rest of the presentation concerned acceleration and turning forces inherent to aviation. Schappell gave a good example of naval carrier pilots who catapult and undergo an extreme acceleration in a few seconds. Even though they are wings level, the sensation is a nose-up attitude and the counter-correction has put some of them in the water over the years.
So far we have not had to catapult a helicopter (to my knowledge), but we do have the same vertigo possibilities when we are in the clouds. All in all, a great presentation.


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Mike Prince, professor of chemical engineering, started his career 18 years ago doing traditional biochemical engineering research and teaching traditional lecture courses. About nine years later, he looked out at his classroom and realized that not one of the students would ever likely need to know the technical heat transfer calculation he was covering.
"Most of those students who stay in engineering won't stay in hard-core engineering," he says. "They will go into management or sales or technical support. The ones who stay won't necessarily do heat transfer or this particular calculation."
Today Prince studies how to be a better teacher.
"I'm really interested in almost any question that has to do with how engineering students learn," he says.
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Prince's research centers around the concept of active learning, a broad term that includes any means to have students actively engage with the material. Active learning can be as simple as stopping a lecture every 10 to 15 minutes to have students discuss a question — or it can take radical departures from lecturing.
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Prince is also studying how to address persistent misconceptions of critical engineering concepts.
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Prince was an early adopter of active learning, with help from colleagues Bill Snyder and Mike Hanyak, both professors of chemical engineering. The ideas have caught on.
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ENDERLIN – The undefeated Maple Valley/Enderlin football team held its perch on the the top of the Class A Region I standings 26-22 win over Northern Cass in its homecoming game Friday night.
The Falcons offense attacked from the air with passing team of quarterback Jordan Haseleu and wide receiver Austin Dixson and key defensive plays gave MVE the victory. The game went back forth throughout the fourth quarter and Falcon head coach Brett Kapaun said he was proud of his team's tenacity.
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Jaguars head coach Dale Nordick said his defense could not keep up with Falcons when the ball was in the air.
"We didn't have an answer to their long ball," Nordick said. "We lost two kids with concussions in the first quarter, the other kids stepped up, but it's two starters, two two-way starters."
MVE running back/linebacker Dakota McGough bounced back from a game-ending injury the week before to snag an interception that stopped the Jaguars' opening drive. The teams traded punts throughout the first quarter until Haseleu hit Dixson for a 86-yard touchdown pass.
Haseleu stripped the ball on the following kickoff, and the Falcons' momentum carried into the second quarter when running back Thomas Lindgren snuck in on a three-yard touchdown run.
The Jaguars' run-heavy offense would finally get the team on the scoreboard on the back quarterback sneak by Taylor Kyllo, after running backs Casey Springer and Maverick Symington punched the ball 66 yards to the goal line in six plays. Symington ran in an extra two points making the score 12-8 at halftime.
A 56-yard pass from Haseleu to Dixson early in the second half put the Falcons at first-and-goal at the Northern Cass five-yard line but rushing attempts by Lindgren, Haseleu and McGough fell short of crossing the goal line.
An interception by Kyllo at defensive back and a successful fake punt by the Jaguars set up a Northern Cass touchdown that gave them the lead. Kyllo hit the end zone on a 25-yard run and Springer ran two to give the Jaguars a 16-12 lead 31 seconds into the final quarter.
The Falcons responded with a 48-yard pass from Haseleu to Lindgren and 17-yard touchdown pass to Dixson less than a minute of game time later. A follow-up pass to Dixson for two points gave the lead back to MVE at 20-16.
The lead changed hands again when Kyllo crossed the goal line on a 1-yard touchdown run halfway through the fourth quarter.
Trailing 22-20, Haseleu found Dixson open again for 39-yard pass that set up a 12 yard touchdown run by Lindgren for the 26-22 final score.
Pushed back to fourth-and-16 pass with 46 seconds left in the game, a successful pass from Kyllo to wide receiver TJ Hochstetler came up short for a Jaguars first down, and Haseleu would take a knee to run out the clock.
Kapaun said it felt good to be leading the conference but the two last games of the season with Milnor/North Seargent and Oakes will be against formidable opponents. The return of 240-pound lineman Jason Rowell, who has been out with a concussion, will restore some much needed size to the Falcons frontline.
"It's going to be another dogfight," he said. "We've got to make sure we get back to our basics and run the ball.
LaMoure/Litchville-Marion upset the top-ranked 9-Man team in the state with a 26-14 win over Wyndmere/Lidgerwood Friday in LaMoure.
The Loboes allowed only six points in the first three quarters and held a 26-6 lead until late in the game. Brady Thielges led the Loboes with two touchdowns. The Lobo defense also had a safety.
The Loboes play at Sargent Central Friday.
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The withdrawal would be completed by Feb 4, the government in Juba said in a statement, adding that it expected Sudan to do the same in what would be a step forward in efforts to cool tensions between the neighbours.
"By withdrawing its forces...the government of South Sudan is clearly demonstrating its full compliance with the signed security agreements and full commitment to their implementation," the statement said.
There was no immediate comment from Sudan.
The neighbours came close to war in April in the worst border clashes since South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011.
After mediation from the African Union, both agreed in September to resume oil exports from the landlocked South through Sudan, a lifeline for both struggling economies.
But mutual distrust remains deep and neither side had yet withdrawn its armies from the border, a condition for both to restart oil flows.
Security officials from both countries are currently holding talks in Addis Ababa to discuss practical steps to set up a buffer zone along the disputed border.
The deal has been complicated by fighting on the Sudanese side of the boundary between Sudan's army and SPLM-North rebels who have vowed to topple Bashir.
Khartoum say South Sudan supports the insurgents. Juba denies that and says Sudan is backing militias in its territory.
South Sudan became independent in July 2011 under a peace agreement which ended decades of civil war fuelled by ideology, oil, ethnicity and religion.
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I often write stories about pregnant women and moms being discriminated against in restaurants: A manager asks a nursing mom to take her business into the bathroom or a bartender scolds an expecting mom for taking a sip of a beer (which turns out to be her husband's).
I love this story because it's about a pregnant woman getting a little special treatment—not that expecting moms deserve royal treatment all the time, but when you're 41 weeks pregnant, a full week overdue, and lugging around a belly the size of three bowling balls, it makes your life a little bit more bearable when someone does something nice.
In this case, a pregnant woman who was several days late was dining out at a Red Robin restaurant in North Carolina with her husband and 2-year-old son.
The family enjoyed some pizza and burgers and when the bill arrived the manager had comped the woman's $11.50 meal and left a nice note on the receipt.
Yes, the manager might need some lessons in spelling as the note reads "Mom 2 Bee Good Luc," but he certainly doesn't need any help with thoughtfulness and class.
The woman's husband, Jason, full appreciated the gesture. "It was a pleasant surprise and made my tired of being pregnant wife a little more cheery," Jason told the Consumerist.
Jason was so pleased that he sent a photo of the receipt and note about the positive experience to the Consumerist, a blog published by Consumer Reports.
The Consumerist ran a story on Jan. 7 and writer Chris Morran pointed out, "It's incredibly easy to get customers to say bad things about your business but very difficult to please a customer to the point where they want to share the story with everyone. In this case, the $11.50 that this Red Robin didn't take in that night is probably money well-invested."
Definitely true. The image of this receipt has been shared across the Internet, on Facebook, the Huffington Post and dozens of parenting blogs. I wonder how many pregnant women are going to Red Robin for dinner this week?


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After Ted Cruz's victory over David Dewhurst in the Texas Senate runoff, national media coverage focused less on the winner and more on the national consequences of the win.
Many major news outlets gave short shrift to Cruz's political views or son-of-an-immigrant life story, instead focusing on the strength of Tea Party ideals in Texas and beyond.
The Daily Beast called Cruz "the messenger, the vehicle, the symbol" of the ideological change in Texas politics. Associated Press called Cruz a "Tea Party darling."
Conservative Fox News speculated as to whether Cruz's victory is a signal of a Republican "civil war" in Texas politics. Fox News took Cruz's victory as a "sign that the Tea Party is alive and kicking."
On liberal MSNBC, Rachel Maddow Show guest Lou Dubose, editor of the Washington Spectator and a former Texas Observer editor, noted that Dewhurst might have lost the election due to his record of "co-operating with Democrats" during his time in office, which allowed Cruz to mark Dewhurst as a moderate.


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This week is Kids Clothes Week Challenge over at Elsie Marley's blog. So what is KCWC? It's an open challenge to her readers to sew one hour a day, each day for 7 days. The end result should be new clothes for the kiddies.
Here's how I did it:
First I cut out two sides of the pants in denim fabric. There's a ton of tutorials and patterns on how to sew pants. Just search on "tutorial toddler pants" and you'll find a ton. I find that it's hard to fit my son with store bought pants becuase he has a baby budha tummy and a baby budha bum. Pants that fit his belly/bum are way too big for the rest of him. I traced a pattern from a pair of pants that fit him well.
I printed out the letter "M" off of my computer and matched the size to the pants. Then I ironed on some interfacing to the wrong side of the applique fabric. I traced the "M", cut it out, and glued it onto the pants leg approx 2.5" from the bottom fold. I appliqued using brown thread.
Then of course I had to put a label on it:
Here's my little guy at Indigo/Chapters
Too bad the Government of Canada doesn't host something like KCWC. Maybe I'd file early!!


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Bumps in My Mouth and I Donât Know What to Do
Hi..I am writing to you becasue I have Torus Mandibularis..It is in my lower Jaw…They havent gotten bigger.My questions is I read somewhere that having Torus Mandibularis is considered normal anatomy..does that mean I shouldn`t have surgery and decide to remove them?..I mean it doesnt bother me when i eat..It just looks bad for me to see these bumps everytime i look in the mirror and brush my teeth..it really brings down my self-esteem..Are these types of bumps contagious also? Im scared of having surgery for these types of bumps I have..I wish I didnt have them..Is there anything I can do or any medicine i can take to make these specific bumps disappear? Also, when i brush my teeth over these bumps..they start to bleed..Should I be concerned about that? or should i just stop brushing my teeth over them so they wont bleed anymore? I really worry about having these bumps because if they are considered normal anatomy,does that mean I should just leave them alone and have it my whole life?..I really need your help for my own state of mind…because I keep worrying if these torus mandibularis bumps are a real problem or is it common for people to have these kind of bumps? and if so,,does that mean surgery isnt necessary? Thankyou soo much for reading all my questions and i hope you can truly answer each one…thankyou soo much once again.
Mandibular tori (torus mandibularis) are quite common. About one person out of four has these harmless collections of extra bone on the inner surface of the lower jaw. I happen to have them, in fact. They do get in the way occasionally, such as when I am eating tortilla chips. Then the mucosa (skin) that covers the bony bumps can be torn (it is rather thin), but it typically heals in a few days.
If you are tearing the mucosa when you are brushing your teeth, then you are probably brushing too hard or using an incorrect technique. You might want to see your dental hygienist about your oral hygiene procedures. There is no reason to remove mandibular tori unless a person has to have a lower denture ("plate") made.
The surgery to remove them is standard, but sounds brutal. With the patient numb, a chisel is used to knock the tori off the surface of the bone. There will be open sores for a few weeks in the area where the tori were attached, so it's a procedure that I would recommend only if it's absolutely necessary for denture construction. There are also no medications that will get rid of mandibular tori. They are completely harmless, and in most people, there is no reason to remove them. I plan to keep mine for the rest of my life.
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This package provides a simple interface (via the
rewrite function) for
doing Maude rewrites from within Haskell. The following steps are
performed every time the
rewrite function is executed:
- A temporary file is created that contains the necessary commands.
- The temporary file (with any other input files) is executed by Maude.
- The temporary file is removed.
- The output from step 2 is parsed and returned.
This is a simple way to perform a single rewrite command, but it is inefficient for performing many rewrite commands. See Future Work below.
- data MaudeResult = MaudeResult {
- resultSort :: String
- resultTerm :: String
- statistics :: String
- rewrite :: [FilePath] -> String -> IO (Maybe MaudeResult)
Invoking Maude
data MaudeResult Source
The result of a Maude rewrite.
rewrite :: [FilePath] -> String -> IO (Maybe MaudeResult)Source
rewrite function takes a list of Maude file names and a term, and
attempts to rewrite the term in the context of those files. It assumes
the command to run Maude is "maude" and that it located somewhere in
Maude's standard prelude is loaded by default, even when no input files are specified:
rewrite [] "not (A:Bool or B:Bool) implies (not A:Bool) and (not B:Bool)"Just (MaudeResult { resultSort = "Bool" , resultTerm = "true" , statistics = "rewrites: 13 in 0ms cpu (0ms real) (~ rewrites/second)" })
The name of the module in which to reduce a term can be given explicitly:
rewrite [] "in NAT-LIST : reverse(1 2 3 4)"Just (MaudeResult { resultSort = "NeNatList" , resultTerm = "(4 (3 (2 1)))" , statistics = "rewrites: 6 in 0ms cpu (0ms real) (~ rewrites/second)" })
Notice that the resulting list is given in parenthesized form. This is because
set print with parentheses on .
is executed before every rewrite.
Using a naive implementation of primes in Maude:
rewrite ["primes.maude"] "2 .. 20"Just (MaudeResult { resultSort = "PrimeSet" , resultTerm = "(2 (3 (5 (7 (11 (13 (17 19)))))))" , statistics = "rewrites: 185 in 0ms cpu (0ms real) (~ rewrites/second)" })
If we are only interested in the statistics:
liftM statistics <$> rewrite ["primes.maude"] "2 .. 1000"Just "rewrites: 409905 in 839ms cpu (856ms real) (488014 rewrites/second)"
Future Work
This Maude interface is very minimal first step. It could be extended in the following ways:
- Better handling of Maude failures. Failure messages should be parsed and returned to the user.
- The rewriting environment should be configurable. This would allow parenthesized mode to be turned off and for the location of the Maude binary to be customized.
- Support for other Maude commands besides
- A Maude monad that handles failure and multiple Maude commands efficiently is a long-term goal for this package.


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California State Historic Landmark 156
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#156 Los Angeles Plaza
This site was part of the lands originally granted to El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles in 1781 by the king of Spain, Carlos III, under the Spanish law of the Indies. The first plaza of the pueblo had been located to the southeast, close to the Rio Porciuncula (Los Angeles River). When the river flooded, the pueblo was moved to higher ground. Shortly after the dedication of the plaza church in December 1822, the plaza's location was changed again to the present site.
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Those festive holiday cocktails are so delightful — and go down real easy, too!
But the jangling in your head the next morning has nothing to do with sleigh bells or New Year's Eve noisemakers.
That pounding headache, and accompanying dizziness, nausea and pain reverberating through your body can be relentless and a powerful force to be reckoned with.
Yes, you officially have a hangover, and that means you are experiencing those icky and often painful symptoms that frequently develop after drinking too much alcohol. Unfortunately, there is no sure-fire way to determine if a specific amount of booze will cause a hangover, as each individual reacts differently. But not surprisingly, most people realize that the more they indulge, the more severe the hangover symptoms.
What is a hangover? Most hangover symptoms are caused by dehydration along with alcohol poisoning. Excessive amounts of alcohol can affect the functioning of the brain, liver, and even the gastrointestinal and central nervous systems. It can disrupt your sleep, as well as negatively affect your mood, concentration and overall short-term well being.
So, is there any way to truly prevent a hangover?
Aside from not drinking (the only true hangover preventer), there are loads of remedies that can alleviate some of the more dreadful symptoms if not the hangover itself.
To get back on track, Dr. Polina Karmazin, of Voorhees, N.J.-based Integrated Family Medicine, explains, "First and foremost, hydration is most important, because alcohol dehydrates your body. When you wake up in the morning, immediately drink a lot of fluids and rest as much as possible."
She also recommends a homeopathic option, Nux Vomica, a natural digestive remedy that helps alleviate nausea, dizziness, indigestion and general overindulgence. It comes in a tablet form that is dissolved under the tongue.
Karmazin adds, "It's always best to properly prepare before going out. Don't drink on an empty stomach. It's always a good idea to eat something before going to a holiday party because the alcohol is absorbed more slowly.
"Of course, drinking in moderation and avoiding mixing different types of alcoholic beverages are also key factors to reducing the severity of a hangover," she continued.
The brunch defense
While most nutritionists and health professionals maintain that there are no specific foods that truly alleviate hangover symptoms, many people consider a big brunch to be the best treatment around.
In fact, it's not unusual for restaurants across the country to promote their brunches to be nothing short of a miracle cure for overindulgence.
The truth is, health experts do agree that consuming carbohydrates can help increase blood-sugar levels morning after. Normally, when blood-sugar levels drop, your liver reacts by producing more glucose from stored carbs. Of course, if you've been drinking excessively, your liver is working overtime to metabolize the alcohol, so your blood-sugar levels remain low, and you can feel sluggish and irritable.
A trusty fast-food drive-thru is always an option in a pinch, if not the healthiest remedy. On the opposite end of the spectrum is a big brunch that provides some comfort — or at least comfort food.
If pepper and egg sandwiches (or omelets) happen to be your hangover cure of choice, it's no accident. Eggs contain an amino acid that helps neutralize and break down the toxin acetaldehyde that can be found in the liver. Interestingly enough, hot peppers feature salicylates, a compound that is also the basis of aspirin.
Executive Chef Keith Mitchell will have his own special anti-hangover elixir available at the New Year's Day brunch at Nero's restaurant in Caesars Atlantic City. "The Morning After" consists of a healthy dose of blended fruits and vegetables, including carrots, blueberries, oranges, lemons, celery and more.
Mitchell says, "We always offer a special fresh fruit juice smoothie at brunch, and our 'Morning After' is definitely a crowd favorite. It features plenty of fruit juice to aid rehydration, while the blueberries provide anti-oxidants, and the zesty lemon has a cleansing effect." He adds, "Our fruit juices are always available with alcohol or without."
Not surprisingly, when it comes to hangovers, one thing is true: Everyone swears by his or her own special cure.
New York City partygoer David Duran has tried a number of remedies, and found his own two-step process to be the most helpful in alleviating the dreaded symptoms. He explained, "I always drink Pedialyte (the electrolyte formula for kids) the next morning because it combats dehydration, and that really works for me. I also take aspirin with a big glass of water before going to bed."
Cherry Hill resident Diana Hennefer is fan of eating a banana (or other high-potassium fruit) about an hour before going to a party and enjoying a few glasses of cheer. She says, "The potassium in bananas works wonders to replenish lost electrolytes. Also, I found that drinking Gatorade really helps relieve symptoms, too."
Over-the-counter hangover miracle products, promising to eliminate nasty symptoms, are readily available, mostly with mixed results. To name a few, the Bytox Hangover Prevention Remedy patch was launched last year, and Bayer's Berocca is now available in the United States.
A company called Blowfish has a tablet with the tagline, "Happy hours lead to unhappy mornings. Enter Blowfish." All three promote vitamins and minerals to help reduce the sufferer's misery.
For sulfite-sensitive wine and champagne drinkers, it appears that even more help has arrived via a new product, called SO2GO, which reduces the sulfites that can cause allergic reactions. These unpleasant reactions can include headaches, coughing, nasal congestion, hives, cramps or flushing.
Recently launched in the United States by Art Gold, president-international of SO2GO in Ardmore, Pa., the product contains food-grade hydrogen peroxide and needs to be sprayed directly into a glass of wine — or poured into an entire bottle before drinking. According to the manufacturer, it saturates the wine with oxygen and neutralizes the free sulfur dioxides — more commonly known as sulfites. This burst of oxygen binds to the sulfites and reduces them significantly in red, white and dessert wines, they say. The sulfite percentage reduced depends on several factors including age, variety of wine, how it's sealed — and winery specifications.
Most adults are aware that the only sure-fire way to avoid a hangover is to abstain from drinking completely, but those occasional imbibers may choose to embrace Frank Sinatra's philosophy on drinking and his optimistic view about hangovers: you will (eventually) feel better. His famous quote reveals it all: "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
The morning after the night before: Everyone's got a cure
Those festive holiday cocktails are so delightful — and go down real easy, too!


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Three seniors, Jessica Harvey, Johanna Hoffman, and Alex Hiebert, return to lead the Goessel girls' basketball team this year. All were starters last year, but coach Ryan Hoopes expects to also depend on underclassmen as they get stronger throughout the season.
Harvey leads the team from the point guard position again this year, after scoring in double digits eight times last year. She will use her slashing drives to the bucket to generate points from close range or from the free-throw line.
Johanna Hoffman was the team's leading scorer last year with a season high 16 points twice in the last four games of the season. She considers the three-point circle friendly territory.
Alex Hiebert, the third senior to return for this season, will play post on offense. Her ability to drop in soft shots around the bucket and rebounding will be an asset to the team.
Erin Brubaker and Makayla King are sophomores that Hoopes expects to see a lot of action in this season. Hoopes also said the addition of seven freshmen will be an asset to this year's team, and several of them will see varsity action.
Goessel won four games last season, but only one win in the Wheat State League. Hoopes said they hope to finish in the top half of the nine-team league this year.
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Singer Adam Lambert is heading to the small screen later this year as the latest addition to the cast of Glee.
The former "American Idol" runner-up will appear in the upcoming fifth season of the hit TV musical, which takes place in a high school.
"Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy confirmed the news on Wednesday by tweeting, "I am thrilled to announce that the super talented Adam Lambert is joining the cast of Glee this fall."
Murphy did not reveal what part Lambert will play, but the pop star has previously voiced his appreciation for the show and admitted he would love to play himself in the singing series.
He said, "'Glee' is really irresistible – it's charming… (It) really paints a picture of what it's like to be an arts kid in high school."
Lambert isn't the first former "American Idol" contestant to appear on "Glee" – last year's runner-up Jessica Sanchez had a guest role as a rival singer


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My last love poem got a lot of views so I think I will post another. I had been writing letters for two years to Jenny, my wife-to-be. (In another two years we would be married.)
I had just completed Sub School and was coming off of 15 days leave and got to spend nearly the entire two weeks with her. I had been assigned to the Madison Blue crew but they were out at sea. So I lived in Transient Barracks #65 in Charleston, SC nearly two months awaiting their return from patrol (out of Scotland then I believe). I went home (Birmingham, AL) every weekend that I didn't have duty to see Jenny. When I had duty, or couldn't get home, I would write poetry or drink beer with Jim Schoelen and a couple of other guys at the EM Club.
I loved hanging with Jim. He is one of the funniest people I have ever met. Get him to tell you about the super soft pillow he planned to make - but carry a first aid kit with you because you WILL burst a gut laughing.
Sorry, that is a story for another forum.... here is the poem:
It will never end,
This love I feel.
It will continue to grow;
I know it will.
True love never dies,
Although hearts may be broken;
The tears that one cries
Are words of love softly spoken.
Our love will live forever,
For I know this much,
Our hearts will never know
Mediocrity's deadly touch.
© August 2013 Roy Mack Bowen
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I have heard nothing but good things about Whitney Mercilus. Though he was nonexistent in his first two years, he was a terror last season.
Hard workers, who are tough, can often be late bloomers. Ask anyone who knows and you hear that Mercilus is a hard worker and definitely tough.
Taking Mercilus was a solid move. Really, he was rated high enough to make it an obvious choice.
"Damn … that he was still there is sweet for the Texans," one AFC scout said. "Don't count on him being a three-down guy necessarily, but I'm sure they won't use him that way. Wade (Phillips, Texans defensive coordinator) will just turn him loose."
Had the Texans drafted for other needs and gone with a receiver, I would have questioned the move. As I said when it was obvious Mario Williams wouldn't be back, the Texans desperately needed an outside linebacker to replace him.
Their three-man rotation should be set again. That is extremely important to this defense. If Connor Barwin or Brooks Reed were injured, where would the Texans be?
Remember, we're still early in the team-building process. Granted, the Texans sat out free agency thanks to some poor cap management, so they are under more pressure to deliver with the draft and less-coveted veteran free agents.
Those of you who think Kevin Walter and Jacoby Jones aren't very good, have a point. (Methinks I was saying that about the Texans receiving corps a couple years ago, while so many of you were bragging about how good it was.) And it isn't that a receiver on the board wouldn't be able to step right in and do more than those two, but it is easier to find a contributing wideout than a big-time pass rusher.
As you have heard many times, I am sure, this is a deep receiver draft. The odds of getting a star receiver where the Texans were picking was low.
Mercilus might never become a star either, but he has a good chance to become one.
As for drafting an offensive lineman, I expect the Texans to grab at least two, probably three before the draft is done. Again, in their system, really good linemen can be found throughout the draft, not just in the first round.
Duane Browns don't come along very often. That was a ridiculous year for tackles, or otherwise he could very well have been a top-15 pick. Regardless, the Texans should come away with two more contributors today with the 58th and 76th overall picks, in the second and third rounds, respectively.
I'd be surprised if one of those isn't used on a lineman.
Don't be surprised if they make a trade. They have two fourth-round picks that could be used as bargaining chips to move up to grab someone they really want.
The 99th overall pick (No. 4 in the fourth round) they have could also be a high value one as teams sleep on what is left tonight and try to position themselves to get players tomorrow. Houston could come away with extra picks next year.


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The 2004 March for Women's Lives near the Washington Monument
NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans, regardless of generation, are deeply conflicted as they wrestle with the legality and morality of abortion, with large numbers identifying themselves as both "pro-choice" and "pro-life," according to a sweeping new survey.
While a solid majority - 56 percent - says abortion should be legal in most or all cases, 52 percent say abortion is morally wrong.
The detailed and nuanced findings were released Thursday by the Public Religion Research Institute, based on a survey of 3,000 adults - one of the largest ever to focus on Americans' views of abortion.
The survey devoted particular attention to the views of young adults. It noted that 18-to-29-year-olds are far more likely than their elders to support same-sex marriage, but found there is no comparable generation gap regarding abortion.
In addition to its many new findings, the survey tracked other polls over the past 12 years to highlight a sharp discrepancy in attitudes toward the two most prominent hot-button issues of the culture wars.
Views on abortion have been stable, with 56 percent of Americans telling Gallup pollsters this year that it should be legal in most or all cases compared to 57 percent who said that in 1999. In contrast, support for same-sex marriage has surged - from 35 percent in 1999 to 53 percent in 2011, according to Pew Research Center polls.
A key factor in that discrepancy relates to attitudes of the so-called millennials between the ages of 18 and 29.
"Millennials strongly support gender equality and rights for gay and lesbian people," the survey said. "However ... younger Americans are no more supportive of abortion rights than the general population."
For example, 57 percent of millennials favor same-sex marriage, compared to 32 percent of baby boomers aged 50 to 64. Yet when asked about abortion, support for legal abortions was virtually the same - 60 percent among millennials, 59 percent among boomers.
Ambivalence was reflected in other responses from millennials: 68 percent said legal abortions should be available from health professionals in their community, while only 46 percent said having an abortion is morally acceptable.
The Public Religion Research Institute, which conducted the survey with funding from the Ford Foundation, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which studies the intersection of religion and public life. Its CEO, Robert P. Jones, said both sides of the abortion debate were likely to find a mix of encouraging and discouraging findings in the new survey.
Early reaction bore out Jones' prediction, as advocacy groups on opposing sides highlighted the findings that buttressed their views, while downplaying less favorable data.
"At the end of the day, Americans are committed to the availability of abortion, and conflicted about its morality," Jones said in an interview. "I would call it a stable tension."
One notable finding pertains to the labels "pro-choice" and "pro-life" - which are widely used by rival advocacy groups and are presented as either/or choices in most polls.
In the new survey, 70 percent of respondents said the term "pro-choice" describes them somewhat or very well, and nearly two-thirds similarly embraced the term "pro-life." In all, 37 percent said they had a mixed identity - either embracing or rejecting both labels equally. Only 12 percent identified as "strongly pro-life" and 13 percent as "strongly pro-choice."
Nineteen percent said abortion should be legal in all cases and 37 percent said it should be legal in most cases. Fourteen percent said it should be illegal in all cases; 26 percent said it should be illegal in most cases.
With the exception of white evangelical Protestants, majorities of major religious groups - including Roman Catholics - favor legalized abortion, according to the survey. Only 29 percent of white evangelicals said abortion should be legal in most or all cases.
The findings reflect a "decoupling" of the debates over abortion and same-sex marriage, according to Jones, who predicted the two issues "will increasingly go forward on their own tracks."
He noted that focus groups of millennials convened as part of the survey tended to depict same-sex marriage - but not abortion - in positive terms.
"Abortion is just a different kind of issue, even for those who support it," Jones said. "It's not the kind of issue that one celebrates."
The findings mesh with recent commentary by some conservative leaders, who feel they can compete vigorously for the backing of young people on abortion issues but acknowledge setbacks in opposing same-sex marriage.
"We're losing on that one, especially among the 20- and 30-somethings," said Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, in a recent interview with World Magazine. "I don't know if that's going to change with a little more age - demographers would say probably not."
Leslie Kantor, national director of education for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said the surge of young adults' support for same-sex marriage could be explained by the fast pace of gay-rights political change and by the prevalence of gay characters and celebrities on TV and in other media.
"For young adults, the vast majority know someone in their life who is gay," Kantor said. "There's no comparable coming out process related to abortion - even though by age 45 one-third of American women will have had one."
Angela Ferrell-Zabala, who does abortion-rights outreach on college campuses for the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, said young adults' attitudes may be affected somewhat by campaigns depicting abortion as shameful.
But as many legislatures toughen state restrictions on abortion, she contends there are signs of an abortion-rights backlash.
"I'm seeing young people reaching out, who are outraged by these attacks," she said.
At a news conference Thursday, discussing the survey, Jones said he was struck by the "MTV effect" that it revealed.
According to the survey, respondents who had seen MTV's popular reality shows about teen pregnancy - "16 and Pregnant" or "Teen Mom" - were significantly more likely than the general public to say abortion is morally acceptable and should be legal in most or all cases.
The survey was based on telephone interviews conducted between April 22 and May 8 among a random sample of 3,000 adults in the continental United States, including 750 who were interviewed on cell phones. The margin of error for the full sample is plus or minus 2 percentage points, and higher for subgroups.


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Five men will appear in court in Birmingham to enter pleas in connection with a National Crime Agency inquiry into alleged football match-fixing.
Former players Michael Boateng and Hakeem Adelakun, both 22, together with 24-year-old Moses Swaibu are accused alongside businessmen Chann Sankaran, 33, and Krishna Sanjey Ganeshan, 43, both originally from Singapore, of taking part in a conspiracy to defraud bookmakers.
The men are set to appear at Birmingham Crown Court today (Mar 25) for a plea hearing.
Boateng, of Davidson Road, Croydon, and Adelakun, of Mayfield Crescent, Thornton, have been sacked by Conference South side Brighton-based Whitehawk FC since the allegations surfaced and are set to appear in the dock with fellow Conference South player Swaibu, of Tooley Street, Bermondsey.
The three players and co-accused Ganeshan, of Hougang Avenue, Singapore, Sankaran, of Hawthorn Road, Hastings, East Sussex, are alleged to have conspired to influence the course of football matches in Manchester and elsewhere between November 1 and November 26, last year.


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Podcast in the intelligent design controversy: Origin of life: Continuing failure of theories
At http://www.idthefuture.com/, sponsored by the Discovery Institute*:
The New Spontaneous Generationists
Click here to listen.
On this episode of ID the Future, Anika Smith interviews writer Robert Deyes on The New Spontaneous Generationists, who argue that "matter and energy somehow self-originated into complex forms without outside intelligence." While we may have moved beyond expecting rats to materialize from garbage heaps and maggots from decaying meat, materialists today are trying to simulate the origin of first life without intelligent agency -- and they're failing. Listen in to learn why, and read Deyes' article at ARN's ID Report for more.
(*whom I have often called the "evil Discos" , ironically, precisely because of the libels I have heard against them. I have met them and know no good reason for the libels.
And I could not quote on this blog the libels that have been uttered against me.
This is a "family" blog. Kids do not need to know how such totally messed up
guys regard traditional grannies. The kids have a future, even if those guys do not.)
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Apple's iPhone 4S sold four million units in its first weekend of sales. But the entire rugged phone industry sells only half as many devices over the course of an entire year.
That's a good definition of niche market, according to figures from IDC, and one that's noticeably lacking in smartphones. We spoke with Sonim's CEO Bob Plaschke about his company's line of rugged phones, how the likes of Motorola and Samsung are trying to compete, and why we haven't seen a truly rugged smartphone—yet.
Cult following
Sonim has a made a nice living over the past few years selling ruggedized feature phones to users in security industries, oil and gas utilities, agriculture, and heavy manufacturing—fields where typical phones just won't cut it.
These people want a phone that can last an entire day outdoors without a power source; a screen they can still see outdoors; buttons or touch functionality that are responsive enough to be used with a glove; or a speaker that can ring incredibly loud.
"All those things you can't find in an Otterbox, you can't find in a case for iPhone," Plaschke says, attempting to dispel the notion that ruggedization is only about build quality and weatherproofing. Device protection is a big deal in the consumer market, but it's only half the battle as far as business users in the field are concerned.
Meeting spec
As we previously covered, ruggedized phones are often built to adhere to a number of industry standards for dust, water, and drop protection. The problem is that these protections require materials and construction that aren't found in your typical smartphone. This can pose a financial burden on manufacturers when the market for rugged phones is so small.
"We couldn't convince the large OEMs like Samsung or Motorola to build ruggedized phones for this class of folks," Plaschke says of years past. "They were willing to put some rubber on the phones, around the edges and make it waterproof, but they weren't willing to build to the specifications that these folks who work outdoors demand."
Of course, times have changed, and the likes of Samsung, Motorola, and even Casio are now making ruggedized smartphones that adhere to industry specs—with the promise of surviving low-temperatures and four-foot drops. But Plaschke feels there are still certain areas where smartphone ruggedness falls flat, at least when compared to the standards met by previous Sonim phones.
Making better glass
What's interesting is that, unlike most smartphones equipped with Gorilla Glass, Sonim's phones are produced with a different variation of the Corning formula—a formula that is about twice as thick, and stronger too.
"For us, at 2mm, if you drop it on a rock it doesn't break," says Plaschke. "All Gorilla Glass is very scratch resistant—ours just happens to be very, very difficult to break. You can hammer a nail and not break it."
However, there's a good reason why Gorilla Glass is so thin on a typical smartphone—it's because of touch. Capacitive touchscreens require the screen to be thin enough that the human body's electrical signals can be detected accurately by the digitizer underneath, something that becomes more difficult with Sonim's thicker glass. Worse still, Plaschke says his customers want a device that can be used just as easily with or without gloves, a feature most current smartphones struggle to provide. This will improve over time, of course (Corning's Gorilla Glass 2 is said to be even stronger than its predecessor, despite measuring a scant 0.8 mm). But for now it's one of a true rugged smartphone's biggest hurdles—next to battery life, that is.
Battling battery woes
Dismantle an iPad, and you'll see that the entire device is practically one giant battery. With a device footprint of that size, a long-lasting battery life is easy to hide. But when you enter smartphone territory, you have to work with the space you're given—which is actually quite small. This is partly due to manufacturing demands, where the standardized layout of internal components can't be always be adapted to accept non-standard battery sizes easily or cheaply.
Consumers, however, also play a part. Consumer demand for thinness means that a typical smartphone "has to weigh under 100g with a surface area of 100mm or less" to fit comfortably in a pant pocket, Plaschke says. "If you want to stay inside those constraints, you're limited to the size of the battery."
That's a problem, because Sonim phones typically offer two-to-three times more battery life than a typical feature phone—to the extent that his company's current line of phones offer up to 22 hours of talk time, or over one month of standby.
"That's a little bit longer than you're going to get with a typical smartphone," he laughs.
"So when I say we don't compete with the Samsung Rugbys or the Defys, it's because they're not thick, and they'll never get thick. Until we believe we can get 16 hours of battery life on an Android phone, it doesn't make sense to launch."


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HAVELOCK � The Havelock baseball team needed something to break out of its slump. That thing proved to be patience.
HAVELOCK � The Havelock baseball team needed something to break out of its slump. That thing proved to be patience.
Ram batters walked four times before Austin Coley delivered a big hit in a six-run fourth inning, as Havelock defeated White Oak 10-4 Tuesday at Havelock High.
�We�ve got a couple of hitters who are overly aggressive,� Havelock coach Charlie Smith said. �We went three batters and they threw only two strikes, so we were trying to take pitches a little bit, get a good count and put the pressure back on them. That was big.�
The Rams, losers of seven of their last eight games, trailed 4-1 in the second inning, thanks in part to two errors and an RBI double from White Oak�s Tyler Jobe.
Coley prevented another run when he threw a strike to catcher Chris Toler, who tagged out White Oak�s Troy Jurney at the plate, ending the inning.
That set the stage for a Havelock comeback. The Rams got two runs in the bottom of the second, with Coley getting a single and scoring on an error, and Pharoh Cooper delivering another run on an infield hit.
Still down 4-3 in the fourth with two outs, Cooper, Will Blythe, Aron Rossi and Josh Little had consecutive walks, producing the tying run. Cameron Carpenter then reached on an error, producing the go-ahead run.
Coley then smacked a two-run double to left-center, and two more runners crossed the plate when the Vikings couldn�t field a ball off the bat of Justice Provencher. Just like that, the Rams scored six runs on just one hit.
�Austin Coley�s coming around,� Smith said. �He struggled the first third of the season, but he looks real comfortable at the plate right now.�
Havelock also settled down defensively. Cooper made a running catch of a fly ball to center and then threw to a stretching Ryan Lewis to double up a White Oak runner at second base. The Rams didn�t make an error after the third inning.
Meanwhile, Little relieved starting pitcher Rossi in the third, giving up just one infield hit in five innings and striking out five to get the victory.
�When Josh Little comes in, his ball just sinks hard at the plate,� Smith said. �Those guys just top it out there for those easy ground balls. Sometimes, they end up in no man�s land, but Josh has been pitching real well.�
Coley led Havelock at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Cooper was also 2-for-3 with an RBI and two steals. Blythe was 2-for-2 with a pair of walks, while Rossi had an RBI double in three trips to the plate, and Carpenter was 1-for-3. Lewis and Toler each supplied a sacrifice bunt.
With the victory, the Rams improve to 8-11 overall and 3-6 in the Coastal 3A Conference with an eye on one of five league playoff spots.
�There�s still a lot of baseball left and we�re still in it,� Smith said. �We have to finish as high as we can finish and hopefully get these guys in the playoffs and have a good playoff run.
�But, we�ve got a lot way to go. We�ve got to beat the people we�ve already beaten and try to find a way to beat those guys we didn�t beat the first time around. And, it�s good to have four out of the last six at home, too.�
The Rams are next scheduled to play at Washington Friday before hosting South Central on Tuesday.


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Expert panel's report questions US food stamp program's effectiveness
A new report says the government's program that gives families aid to pay for groceries is failing in some aspects of its execution, such as not accounting for many barriers to finding affordable, nutritious food by inner-city shoppers.
The report, which was put together by an independent group for the National Academy of Sciences, found that the program, officially called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, also lags behind the increasing cost of food and penalizes beneficiaries with jobs.
The U.S. Agriculture Department, which administers the aid program, commissioned the report to help it determine the best way to assess whether food stamps benefits are allowing families to have a healthy diet.
"We will thoroughly review the analysis and recommendations contained in this report and use them to help set our agenda for future program research," USDA said in a statement.
One aspect of the program the report says is inadequate is the government's response to rising food prices. The researchers found a 16-month lag between when the government assesses the cost of food and when it adjusts benefit amounts to accommodate price hikes.
"Because of the impact of inflation and other factors on food prices, this lag in the benefit adjustment can significantly reduce the purchasing power of SNAP allotments," the report said.
Panelists also found many instances where the program could better equip participants to eat a healthier diet. Food stamps are intended for buying cheap basic ingredients and unprocessed foods, and the dearth of affordable supermarkets in many cities means that urban dwellers, who represent a high proportion of those in poverty, must pay more for healthy foods, according to the panelists.
During the recession, demand for food stamps soared, with middle-class families who found themselves suddenly homeless and jobless pushing enrollment to a record 47.7 million people by September 2012. Even during the recovery, demand has remained high and food pantries and soup kitchens continue to feel the strain.
The program rankles many, especially some Republicans, who see it as a bloated government handout. Fraud concerns are also an ongoing issue.
Reuters contributed to this report.


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SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Minute Men announced today the Top Ten Candidates for the 30th Annual Mr. Hockey Award are: Philip Beaulieu (Duluth East), Tyler Cline (Blaine), Spencer Naas(Benilde St. Margaret's), Tyler Nanne (Edina), Avery Peterson (Grand Rapids), Mitch Slattery (Hill Murray), Steven Spinner (Eden Prairie), Luc Snuggerud (Eden Prairie), Nick Wolff (Eagan) and Zach Yon(Roseau). The Minnesota Minute Men also announced today that Maclean Berglove (Elk River) and Hunter Shepard (Grand Rapids) are the finalists for The Frank Brimsek Award, in recognition of the state's top senior goaltender.
The 30th annual Mr. Hockey Awards Banquet will be held at 12 p.m. on Sunday, March 9 at the Grand Ballroom at RiverCentre (175 Kellogg Boulevard). The Boys State High School Hockey Tournament will be held at Xcel Energy Center and Mariucci Arena, March 5-8. The Minnesota Wild sponsor the Mr. Hockey Awards Banquet. The Mr. Hockey Award is hosted, coordinated, and presented by the Minnesota Minute Men.
The Mr. Hockey Award is given to the outstanding senior high school boys' hockey player in the state of Minnesota and is selected by a panel of National Hockey League Scouts, Junior Scouts/Coaches and selected media members from around the state. Three other awards will be presented at the banquet: The Frank Brimsek Award, The John Mariucci Award, given to the Class A and Class AA high school coaches of the year and The Cliff Thompson Award, presented to the "Old Timer Coach" of the year.
Previous Mr. Hockey Award winners are: Grant Besse (2013), Justin Kloos (2012), Kyle Rau (2011), Nick Bjugstad (2010), Nick Leddy (2009), Aaron Ness (2008), Ryan McDonagh (2007), David Fischer(2006), Brian Lee (2005), Tom Gorowsky (2004), Nate Dey (2003), Gino Guyer (2002), Marty Sertich (2001), Paul Martin (2000), Jeff Taffe (1999), John Pohl (1998), Aaron Miskovich (1997), Dave Spehar(1996), Erik Rasmussen (1995), Mike Crowley (1994), Nick Checco (1993), Brian Bonin (1992), Darby Hendrickson (1991), Joe Dziedzic (1990), Trent Klatt (1989), Larry Olimb (1988), Kris Miller (1987),George Pelawa (1986) and Tom Chorske (1985).
Previous Frank Brimsek Award winners are: David Zevnik (2013), Michael Bitzer (2012), Alex Lyon (2011), Zane Gothberg (2010), Casey O'Connor (2009), Joe Phillippi (2008), Reid Ellingson (2007), Austin Lee (2006), Alec Richards (2005), Matt Lundin (2004), Jon Anderson (2003), Josh Johnson (2002), Eric Aarnio (2001), Jake Brant (2000), Adam Laaksonen (1999), Adam Coole (1998), Kyle Kolquist (1997),Karl Goehring (1996) and Todd Kelzenberg (1995).
Hockey fans and the general public are encouraged to purchase tickets and attend the Mr. Hockey Award Banquet. For more information and to purchase tickets to the Banquet visitwww.minnesotaminutemen.com, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call Fiona Quick at (612) 214-2444. Individual tickets are $35.00. Become a fan of the Mr. Hockey Award on Facebook or follow the Mr. Hockey Award on Twitter.


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A resolution appropriating $3,000 from the Reserve Council Infrastructure Program, Nonprofit Grants and Council Initiatives Account of the General Fund of the General Services District to Senior Citizens, Inc. to provide partial funding for its program services.
WHEREAS, Senior Citizens, Inc. provides hundreds of educational and wellness programs for persons 55 and over, assistance to those wanting to continue living independently in their homes, and volunteer opportunities in five centers within Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, T.C.A. § 7-3-314 enables the Metropolitan Government to appropriate funds for the financial aid of a nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (sic), provided that such funds appropriated shall be used to promote the general welfare of the residents of Metropolitan Government; and
WHEREAS, Senior Citizens, Inc. is a tax exempt organization under the provisions of § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the funds appropriated herein shall be used to provide a portion of the general operating expenses of the Senior Center for the Arts of Senior Citizens, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the funds appropriated herein shall be used to promote the general welfare of the residents of Metropolitan Government; and
WHEREAS, Senior Citizens, Inc. has filed with the Metropolitan Clerk (1) a copy of its corporate charter or other articles, constitution, bylaws, or instruments of organization; (2) a copy of a letter from the Internal Revenue Service evidencing the fact that the organization is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (3) a statement of the nature and extent of the organization's program that serves the residents of the metropolitan government; (4) the proposed use of the funds to be provided by the metropolitan government; (5) the proposed budget of the organization, indicating all sources of funds and a line-item identification of the proposed expenditure of metropolitan government funds; and (6) a copy of the organization's audit for the most recent fiscal year, all as required by §5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws.
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated three thousand dollars ($3,000) from the Reserve Council Infrastructure Program, Nonprofit Grants and Council Initiatives Account of the General Fund of the General Services District to fund a grant to Senior Citizens, Inc. for the purpose of providing a portion of the funding for its program services.
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Senior Citizens, Inc. for the amount provided herein for the purposes stated, and the Metropolitan Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said contract. Such contract shall specify the terms and conditions under which the grant funds are to be spent and shall contain a requirement that the grantee shall file with the Director of Finance and with the Metropolitan Clerk a copy of an annual report of its business affairs and transactions and documents relating to the actual expenditures of the funds provided herein.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Sponsored by: Feller Brown
Attachment(s) on file in the Metropolitan Clerk's Office
|Rules & Confirmations Committee
|May 15, 2007
|May 15, 2007
|May 17, 2007


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Acting out Acts
Theater | Simplistic sets, sound doctrine, and a common vision allow three actors to effectively portray the history of the early church
by Angela Lu Fulton
Posted 1/17/13, 04:46 pm
LOS ANGELES—Imaginary waves toss three men from one side of the church stage to the other. The audience in the pews hear the wind blowing and water crashing as the men—depicting the Apostle Paul; Julius, his prison guard; and the captain of the ship—grip the wall, yelling and praying they'll make it to Rome in one piece.
In Acts the 3-Man Show, actors Bryce Lenon, J.D. Jackson, and Vinicius Machado play every major character in the book of Acts, switching from apostle to narrator to Jewish leader by throwing on a vest or picking up a sword. Condensing the 28 chapters of Acts plus Peter and Paul's martyrdom in Rome into a two-hour performance that captures the heart of the biblical narrative was no easy feat for Lenon, who is also the play's writer, director, and co-producer. Besides writing an accurate script, Lenon had to find Christian performers who shared his vision, create a mobile show that can be performed on any church stage, and make the show financially feasible.
Lenon first came up with the play's idea 14 years ago while listening to a sermon by Scottish pastor Sinclair Ferguson, who now fills the pulpit of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, S.C. In the sermon Ferguson described the despair and confusion the disciples felt watching the Jewish leaders stone bold young Stephen, a deacon in the early church. But unknown to them, one of Stephen's murderers would become the greatest missionary on earth.
Lenon remembers getting chills picturing Saul standing over Stephen's beaten and bruised body. He decided then that the story had to be made into a film or a play: "There's so much drama in the Bible … it actually defies why they haven't been done before, and we thought we really need to make this come alive."
For the next decade, Acts took a backseat as Lenon worked in film, in the theater, and on television shows, including Cold Case, 24, and Lie to Me. In 2008, he started tiring of the Hollywood roles available to Christians and how much of the secular work forced him to compromise his values. He also observed how Christian producers often tried to pull off big productions they didn't have the money or training to carry out. He then decided to move forward with an Acts production that would feature sound doctrine and artistic integrity.
Lenon began to pore over different Bible translations, deciding to rely mainly on the New King James Version for its Shakespearean quality. To make sure his script was accurate, Lenon scoured Bible commentaries, researched the lives of Nero and Herod, and prayed over what he wrote. Still he realized he had to take some creative license with scenes and lines that aren't in the Bible. "I'm not a pastor," Lenon said. "I'm not preaching on these verses. I'm dramatizing them."
He recruited classical composer Gustav Hoyer to join the project as a co-producer and composer of the play's score. Hoyer wrote an original musical score that sets scenes with instruments like the wailing Armenian duduk flute.
The music ties the scenes together, which span time and location as the Apostle Paul travels on his missionary journeys. For the final (extra-biblical) scenes when Peter and Paul face their deaths in Rome, Hoyer composed and recorded the choir piece "Miserere," which is Psalm 51 sung in Latin. Hoyer said that by having the song in Latin, the piece represents the Roman Empire's eventual acceptance of Christianity as its official religion. As Paul is beheaded, the lights dim and bells peal, which Hoyer said represents the beginning of the church age.
Once Lenon and Hoyer completed the script and score, they had to find two more trained actors who were also strong believers. The demanding show required experienced professionals: The three actors are onstage for the entire two hours, meaning they have no time to rest or look over lines between scenes. Through connections in the Hollywood Christian community, Lenon found actor Vinicius Machado to play the roles of Nero, Stephen, and Mark, and J.D. Jackson to play Peter, Julius, and Barnabas. Lenon took on the roles of Paul, Caiaphas, and Herod.
In 2011, they performed their first show at a church in Glendale, Calif., where Lenon's pastor, John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in nearby Sun Valley, watched a dress rehearsal and asked them to perform at Grace Community's Shepherds' Conference in 2012. Since then, Lenon and crew have taken Acts on the road to churches as far away as Michigan, Alabama, and Texas.
While typical theaters have a standard level of lighting and sound equipment to work with, most churches do not. Plus, the available stages vary in size.
That's why Lenon designed the play to require a minimal set-up and scene setting, using projected images to display a map and the year, and a simple chair as a throne. Audience members fill in the rest with their imaginations. "If the artists are strong enough," Lenon said, "people will get drawn in."
One scene shows the human side of Paul as he argues with Barnabas about letting Mark join them on a second missionary journey after he had deserted them earlier. Paul accuses Barnabas of allegiance to his nephew while Barnabas accuses Paul of preaching forgiveness but not demonstrating it. The tension is heavy as voices rise and the two part ways.
"They were flesh and blood," Hoyer said of the apostles. "They lived a life as utterly real as anything we experience, in every sense, and they did some of the most audacious things humanly imaginable."
The troupe plans to continue traveling this year to churches in states such as Alabama, Louisiana, and California (visit the production's website for a list of upcoming shows). With Machado currently working on a project in Brazil, actor Reggie Austen is filling in, with the two men alternating performances in upcoming shows.
At the end of the day, Lenon and Hoyer want to do more than just create a moving performance.
"I want to make sure when [the audience is] done with this they go, 'I want to go read Acts,' because the conviction will come there," Hoyer said. "Our play, if done correctly, will promote an emotional response, but we can't promote a convicting response. Only the Word can."
Watch a trailer of Acts the 3-Man Show:
Angela Lu Fulton
Angela is a reporter for WORLD Magazine who lives and works in Taiwan. She enjoys cooking, reading, and storytelling. Follow Angela on Twitter @angela818.


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Protesters arrested after storming pipeline hearings in Vancouver
CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Tuesday, January 15, 2013 6:37AM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:28PM EST
Five people have been arrested in Vancouver after protesters burst into hearings on the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline project and cordoned off the room with tape.
Three men and two women are facing charges after they snuck into the hearing room Tuesday morning and started "causing a ruckus," police said.
Police have now beefed up their presence at the downtown Vancouver hotel where the hearings are taking place.
The ongoing protests against Enbridge's proposed oil pipeline have recently merged with the Idle No More movement, whose supporters are demanding that the federal government address First Nations treaty rights and the plight of Canada's aboriginal people.
The protesters began gathering around the hotel Monday night. It was estimated that more than a thousand people turned out.
Some First Nations travelled hundreds of kilometres from British Columbia's North Coast to join the protests.
Many of them spoke out against the changes federal Conservatives made to environmental laws, saying the new rules won't ensure a thorough evaluation of proposed natural resource projects and their impact on the region's communities and waterways.
Eddie Gardner, of the Sto:lo First Nation, told protesters that Prime Minister Stephen Harper implemented the legislation "with crass and ruthless disregard for the environment."
"Stephen Harper is hell bent to expand the tar sands," he said. "Canada is coming alive to Harper's real agenda ... he is one of the biggest enemies of the environment."
The Northern Gateway pipeline would deliver diluted bitumen from the Alberta oilsands to a tanker port in Kitimat, B.C. A federal joint review panel has been established to assess the environmental impact of the project. Hearings have already been held in Victoria, Prince George, Prince Rupert and Edmonton.
Eight days of hearings have been scheduled in Vancouver and a one-day hearing is set to take place in Kelowna after that.
Access to the hearings has been limited. In Victoria, anyone who was not on the official list of speakers was sent to another location to watch the proceedings on a television screen. Among those barred from the hearing was Victoria's member of Parliament, Murray Rankin.
While environmentalists have been critical of the pipeline proposal, oil industry analysts and various trade unions say that Northern Gateway would create much-needed jobs and increase Canada's oil export revenues.
With files from The Canadian Press
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