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Lindenwood University has agreed to purchase 65 acres of property north of St. Charles and intends to construct a shooting range for its national champion shooting team. The purchase is contingent on approval of St. Charles County.
The site would include multiple clay target shooting areas for use by the Lindenwood shooting team and open to the public at various times as well. The site is located northeast of St. Charles, north of Wiedey Road and east of Highway 94. The Missouri Department of Conservation must also approve of the range.
The range would provide a practice site close to Lindenwood's campus for shooting team members, who currently travel five days a week to the St. Louis Skeet and Trap Club in Pacific for their practices. More than 50 students have scholarships through Lindenwood's shooting program.
In April, the team won its fourth consecutive national intercollegiate clay target championship. The team's coach is former police officer and Lindenwood faculty member Joseph Steenbergen, who is an assistant professor in the university's Human Services Division.

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I doubt, as ever, that it's anything to do with Rights as we define and discuss them.
Expressing something in the way you did here is realy no more than your personal take on the thing; your way of making sense of observed phenomena - which is fine by me 'cos its wot I do as well. None of us possess objective truth on the matter and so we are left with subjective truth - what is true for me. There can be as many such personal takes on the matter as there are people on the planet and it's still fine by me. It only becomes not fine by me when one or more persons think they can push their personal view on the whole world and make 'laws' around it which force us to adopt their opinions and live by them. Or, for that matter, attack and ridicule others for not sharing our personal truth. For me, all we can ever have is observation and the attempt to explain what we see in terms that make sense to us and enable us to communicate that sense to others.
In other areas, such as seeing faces on Mars, or in the mesh of tree branches, or the accidental formation of curiously shaped potatoes, we call this paradolia. As a species we need to make sense of things we encounter for the first time and we quite naturally look to known things and past experiences for paralells or similarities. We can see this in some geographical features being termed The Paps of Jura, or Giant's Causeway and so on. We see animals defending a piece of food, or area of land, or volume of water, and attibute the beast with the same human motives we experience. The trifecta, as you elegantly put it, always and only applies.


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By Patrick Cronin
Hampton Union, Tuesday, May 2, 2006
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
[Photo by Jamie Cohen]
HAMPTON -- After running one of the landmark hotels at Hampton Beach for the last 52 years, the Grandmaison family is saying goodbye to the Ashworth by the Sea.
The family is in the process of selling the hotel to The Dunbar Hotel LLC of New Hampshire, an affiliate of Scleicher and Stebbins Hotels.
Sitting at the bar of the Ashworth by the Sea on Thursday, Norman Grandmaison and his nephew, John, called the decision to sell bittersweet.
Both own the hotel along with their wives, Joyce and Patricia.
"I just passed retirement age," joked John. "We had an opportunity that was good for us and good for the buyer."
Norman said they have been approached several times over the years with offers, but his wife, Joyce, said they never felt comfortable with going through with a sale.
"I think you have to walk away feeling that whoever is coming in is going to do you proud," Joyce said. "You want to be able to feel good when you come back to the Ashworth. And we all felt this company would make us proud down the road."
On Saturday, the Grandmaisons held a party to thank their vendors and the people who have worked with them over the years.
"I woke up one day and thought to myself 'what am I doing,'" said John. "On the other hand, it's a lot of work, and I think the timing was right."
The hotel doors first opened on Memorial Day weekend 1912. One of the first hotels to open at the beach, it was built by Col. George Ashworth, one of Hampton's most prominent citizens.
Norman recalled he started his career at the Ashworth working at the front desk in 1944, the same year the Moulton family purchased the hotel.
At the time, he did not know that he would one day be an owner of the hotel.
The Moulton family eventually sold the hotel to Carl Pinkham, a Miami real estate speculator.
At Pinkham's request, Norman returned to the hotel after a service tour in Korea.
"I was discharged in August and came back to Hampton," Norman recalled. "I spoke with Mr. Pinkham. He needed someone to come in on a management level. He was having a hard time running it."
Then the opportunity of a lifetime occurred.
In 1953, Grandmaison leased the hotel with his brother, Paul, who owned the White Street Grill in Haverhill, Mass., from Pinkham.
The duo purchased the hotel outright in 1954.
They operated the place as a seasonal business until 1969, when it opened year-round.
John Grandmaison, Paul's son, joined the management team in 1975.
"I first worked here when I was 13, in 1955," John recalled. "I worked here during high school and college, then went off to be an engineer. I came back in '75 and became operations manager."
Under the Grandmaisons' ownership, expansions and renovations followed.
The property doubled in size in 1980, with a new 64-unit addition, a second-floor pool and underground parking garage.
A complete renovation of the original Ashworth building occurred in 1986, the year Paul Grandmaison died.
The Grandmaisons said they will always have their memories about the more interesting things that have occurred at the hotel over the years.
"We have stories, but we are not sharing," joked Joyce. "It will be in our book."
Over the years, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Johnny Cash and June Carter have all stayed in the hotel.
"A lot of the acts from the Hampton Beach Casino stay here," said Joyce.
"You see people at their best and worst," said John. "It's amazing what can happen and what does happen."
"And the later it gets at night, the more interesting the stories become," Joyce said. "But if you have a hundred people walk through that front door, 99.9 percent are great."
Norman said he believes the hotel is in good hands. The new general manager, Peter Coutis, worked at the hotel when he was a student at the University of New Hampshire.
"That made me feel good," Norman said. "Somebody that knows the hotel, the background and the people."
Joyce will also stay at the hotel for a couple of months to introduce their customers who come year after year to the new owners.
The Grandmaisons said they still will be a part of Hampton Beach. While they will no longer own the Ashworth, they will still be part owners of the Hampton Beach Casino.
"I'd like to think that my father, Norman, myself and all of us have been a positive force for the development of the beach," said John. "We tried to run a good resort. We started out with very limited resources and made it successful and something special for people."


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I was suppose to create a simple Java program for calculating the area of a rectangle (height * width). Then check the
user's input, and make sure that they enter in a positive integer, and letting them try again if
they enter in a negative number.(I'm not sure how to get them to try again.
I am suppose to use an "if" statements and indeterminate loops to achieve the solution.
The program will have the following requirements:
1.Ask the user to enter in both a height and width (as an integer)
2. If the user enters in a negative number, display an error
3. If the user enters in a negative number, give them another chance to enter in the
correct value
4. Calculate the area and display to the screen once two positive integers have been
import java.util.Scanner; public class RectangleAreaCalc { public static void main(String[] args) { int length; int width; int area; Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Please enter the length of the rectangle:"); length = input.nextInt(); if (length < 0) { System.out.println("Incorrect Input, Please enter a positive number for length"); } else System.out.println("Please enter the width of the rectangle:"); width = input.nextInt(); if (width <= 0) { System.out.println("Incorrect Input, Please enter a positive number for width"); } else { area = length * width; System.out.println("The area of a rectangle is:" + area); } } }


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Social Security is with you through life's journey. May is National Older American Awareness Month and we want to talk about one of the stages of our long journey together.
While Social Security wants to put you in control of the benefits you receive from us, there may come a time when you need help managing your benefits. If that time comes, Social Security is there. Our Representative Payee Program helps millions of beneficiaries who cannot manage their Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits. This can be a child or an adult incapable of overseeing their own funds.
When Social Security receives information indicating someone needs help managing their money and meeting their current needs, we assign someone to help. Your representative payee receives your payments on your behalf and must use the money to pay for your needs, which include:
- housing and utilities;
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A representative payee is usually a trusted family member or friend of the beneficiary, but when friends or family are not able to serve as representative payees, Social Security looks for qualified individuals or organizations to represent the beneficiary. If you live in an institution, such as a nursing home or a hospital, the payee should pay the cost of your care and provide money for your personal needs.
Providing information about a representative payee is another way we help you secure today and tomorrow. You can learn more by watching our series of training videos on the duties of a representative payee. You can also visit our representative payee website for more information.


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Server Job Openings by Bob Evans Restaurants in Hagerstown
Bob Evans Restaurants Vacancies 2020 - Bob Evans Restaurants call an applicant to fill Server that will be placed in Hagerstown.
Bob Evans Restaurants Recruitment 2020Detail of : Server Job Openings in Hagerstown
Statement of Purpose:________________________________________________
This position is responsible for coordinating entire station and communicating with front-and back-of-the-house personnel to provide an exceptional dining experience to our guests. Welcomes guests to the restaurant, help them find menu choices using situational selling techniques, anticipate and respond to guest needs in a prompt and friendly manner, and invite them back again. Accountabilities:____________________________________________________
Takes guest orders utilizing menu knowledge and situational selling techniques. Serves food and beverages to the guests promptly, ensures all items are prepared properly and on a timely basis, and following the standards set by the restaurant.
Communicates professionally with guests to determine their needs and help them with menu selections.
Communicates new promotions and product information to guest.
Demonstrates knowledge of menu items by describing food items properly. Maintains company standards for quality food; serves only food that meets standards.
Inputs orders accurately into the computers.
Practices safe food and beverage handling, and clean up at all times.
Safely handles food prep equipment such as knives, coffee maker, ice tea machine, etc.
Handles guest complaints with tact and professionalism, turning dissatisfied guests into raving fans.
Communicates and interacts with guests, handles crowds, and put guests at ease.
Excellent customer service skills and experience
Ability to identify and resolve issues as they arise
Detail oriented with the ability to multi-task
Proficient computer skills
0-2 years related experience
Strong knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures in a restaurant
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
At least 16 years of age
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be regularly met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This list is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities and the employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee will regularly be required to: Stand for entire shift and walk for long periods of time without rest or sitting down.
Push, lift, carry and transfer up to 30 pounds.
Reach with hands.
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
Bend and stoop.
Have the ability to taste and smell.
Verbally communicate with others.
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Have ability to freely access all areas of restaurant including selling floor(s), stock area, and register area.
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If you're concerned about the lack of transparency and accountability of the policy of drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, you have to concede that Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have done us a great service: Cruz with his questioning of Attorney General Holder in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Paul with his widely-reported filibuster on the Senate floor.
Unfortunately, some Democrats don't want to acknowledge this contribution. That's a shame.
It's a fact of life in Washington that people who are good on some issues that you care about are bad on other ones. You can see this all the time without leaving your own party. Just this past week, Ron Wyden, key champion on transparency and accountability of the drone strike policy, badly hurt opponents of war with Iran by becoming an original co-sponsor of the AIPAC/Lindsey Graham "backdoor to war" resolution that tries to "pre-approve" participation in an Israeli attack on Iran, saying that if Israel attacks Iran, the U.S. should support Israel militarily and diplomatically.
When a political figure is in the opposing party, that almost certainly means that they're bad on a lot of issues that you care about. But if you dismiss them when they're good on something else, then you're dismissing all the people who care about that issue, including the people in your own party who care about that issue.
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz showed how challenging the Administration's lack of transparency on targeting Americans with drone strikes inexorably leads to challenging the Administration's lack of transparency on targeting non-Americans with drone strikes.
In the Judiciary Committee's hearing with Attorney General Eric Holder, Cruz pressed Holder on the question of whether the Administration would consider it Constitutional to target Americans with drone strikes on U.S. soil. Holder responded by saying, yes, it would be Constitutional, in an extreme circumstance like Pearl Harbor or the September 11 attack.
Cruz pressed: nobody disputes that we would respond to a military attack on U.S. soil, or any physical attack, regardless of whether Americans were involved. The question is: suppose someone you consider to be a terrorist were sitting in a café in the U.S., not an imminent threat. Could you drop a bomb on them, like you do in other countries? And that was the question to which Holder finally gave a clear no.
In other words, Holder said: if you are a citizen of the United States, so long as you keep your feet planted on U.S. soil, even if the U.S. government suspects that you are part of Al Qaeda or an "associated force," the U.S. government cannot drop a bomb on you so long as you are not currently engaged in combat, or are not on your way to combat. So long as you are in the United States, the word "imminent" in the phrase "imminent threat" means what everyone thinks it means, what law enforcement thinks it means, what international law thinks it means: right now, or in the immediate future, you are threatening violence, so we can take you out.
But, according to the Administration, the moment you step outside the United States, then if the U.S. government thinks that you are part of Al Qaeda or an "associated force," the U.S. government can drop a bomb on you, even if you're sitting in a coffee shop, reading a book, with no apparent plans to do anything else. And the reason for that is that the moment you step outside of the United States, the Administration's definition of "imminent" changes from the normal definition: now you are an "imminent" threat because, as a suspected member of Al Qaeda or an "associated force," it's presumed that you will try to do something to the U.S. at some point in the future, not necessarily the immediate future.
And this is a pretty striking revelation, because ordinarily, as Americans, we think that our rights relative to the U.S. government are attached to us, not forfeit when we travel.
During Paul's filibuster, Paul and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin had an exchange that exposed the same point:
As the filibuster crept toward its 13th hour, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) joined to ask Paul whether the U.S. government had the authority to take out the fourth plane on 9/11 before it crashed into the Capitol. "I don't think this is such a clear and easy situation," Durbin said.
Paul called it a "red herring." "We all agree that you can repel an imminent attack," Paul said. "None of us disagree with that. We are talking about a targeted drone program" against citizens who are "not actively engaged in combat. ... I don't think that standard can be used in the United States." [my emphasis]
Durbin said he respected Paul's response. "I stand with the senator," Durbin said. "I think it is a legitimate question." [my emphasis]
You can see why the Administration might have been reluctant to state this clearly: critics who say the drone strike policy violates international law also read American newspapers. When the UN report comes out, it will likely make note of the fact that the Administration has acknowledged that its re-definition of the word "imminent" to claim that the drone strike policy doesn't violate international law - that is, isn't a policy of extrajudicial killing - not only differs from the customary international law definition, but from the Administration's own definition of "imminent" that it applies in the United States.
During the hearing, Holder effectively conceded the point that the Judiciary Committee needs the Justice Department's memos justifying the drone strikes to do oversight. Holder was asked about the recently released "white paper" justifying the policy. Holder said: you have to read the white paper in conjunction with the underlying Justice Department memos. Thus, Holder himself is saying that the committee needs to have access to the memos to understand the policy.
Sen. LEE: In fact, on page seven of the white paper -- the white paper goes so far as to suggest that imminence doesn't really need to involve anything imminent. Specifically, it says that this condition, that of imminence that -- that an operational leader present an imminent threat of violent attack against the United States does not require the United States to have clear evidence that a specific attack on U.S. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future. So I -- I have to ask, Mr. Attorney General, sir, what -- what does imminence mean if -- if it doesn't have to involve something immediate?
HOLDER: Yeah, I mean I --I think part of the problem is what we talked about in the previous question, but I think that white paper becomes more clear if it can be read in conjunction with the underlying OLC advice.
The events of the last few days proved again what should have been obvious: Congressional pressure works to force the Administration to disclose information that it should disclose, and absence of Congressional pressure doesn't work. The Senate Intelligence Committee, after waiting more than a year, is finally getting the memos because it threatened to hold up the confirmation of John Brennan to head the CIA unless it got the memos and then showed that it was willing to carry out the threat. The Senate Judiciary Committee doesn't have the memos because it has not yet exerted enough pressure. Senator Leahy, chair of the committee, has threatened to issue a subpoena. But Leahy hasn't shown yet that he is prepared to carry out the threat.


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Harley-Davidson Offers Limited Edition Anniversary Models
In 2013, from Milwaukee to Rome and in dozens of other cities all across the globe, Harley-Davidson is celebrating 110 years of classic motorcycles and classic good times.
Thursday, 23 August 2012 10:19
Michelin Introduces New Line of Racing Tires
GREENVILLE, S.C.– Michelin North America has introduced a new line of racing motorcycle tires called MICHELIN Power Cup, MICHELIN Power Slick and MICHELIN Power Rain.
Thursday, 23 August 2012 10:10
New Features for the Pirelli Diablo Super Biker App
Milan, Italy – Pirelli has released an upgrade for its Diablo Super Biker app that allows users to upload recorded routes to computers and iPads for easier viewing and sharing on social networks.
Thursday, 23 August 2012 10:01
Szoke goes for eighth title at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
TORONTO, Ont. – Jordan Szoke will attempt to become the first competitor in Canadian motorcycle road racing history to win eight premier class national championships when the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship wraps up its 2012 season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this weekend.
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 14:59
Checa Quickest in Testing Times in Moscow
Moscow Raceway (Russia) – Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) led the way in testing for the eni FIM Superbike World Championship runners at Moscow Raceway, heading up the 21-strong group as World Superbike ventured onto the new circuit for the very first time.
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:47
Andrea Dovizioso and Ducati together beginning in 2013
Borgo Panigale (Bologna) – Ducati and Andrea Dovizioso have reached an agreement that will see the Italian wearing the colours of the Ducati Team in 2013 and 2014.
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:24
Yamaha Gives Away TWO Factory Rides at Walton TransCan!
Steven Anderson of Hillsburgh, ON, and Tanner Ward of Bright, ON both received Factory Rides at the Walton TransCan Amateur Motorcross Nationals on Aug 14-19.
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 09:29
AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series Extends Through 2014
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - With over thirty riders lining up on the grid last weekend to mark the start of the XR Showdown at the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, Vance & Hines, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company and AMA Pro Racing have announced that the Harley-Davidson spec racing class will be extended for the 2013 and 2014 seasons in the GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing Championship.
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 08:00
Damian Cownden Takes Runner-Up Spot At CMDRA Summer Nationals
Victoria, B.C.-based Damian Cownden Racing headed to Mission B.C. for the CMDRA (Canadian Motorcycle Drag Racing Association) Summer Nationals as both the defending event winner, and current CMDRA Top Fuel point leader.
Tuesday, 21 August 2012 10:41
SuperTrapp Industries Acquires Jardine Performance Products
CLEVELAND, OHIO – SuperTrapp Industries, Inc. (www.SuperTrapp.com) has announced the acquisition of the assets of Jardine Performance Products of Corona, California.
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Since its origin, metal has been plagued by misinterpretations from critics of the genre who claim the style corrupts its fans and listeners. From claims of devil worship, to the rise of the PMRC, and from the notorious Judas Priest trial, to cases such as the West Memphis Three, and more, we examine the Scapegoats and Controversies of metal.
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- "Strange Ways" by KISS from Hotter Than Hell
- "Am I Evil?" by Diamond Head from Am I Evil
- "Let's Spend the Night Together" by The Rolling Stones from Between the Buttons
- "I Love the Dead" by Alice Cooper from Billion Dollar Babies
- "God of Thunder" by KISS from Destroyer
- "Unholy" by KISS from Revenge
- "The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden from The Number of the Beast
- "At War With Satan" by Venom from At War With Satan
- "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister from Stay Hungry
- "Night Prowler" by AC/DC from Highway to Hell
- "Better by You, Better than Me" by Judas Priest from Stained Class
- "Postmortem" by Slayer from Reign in Blood
- "Chainsaw Gutsfuck" by MayheM from Deathcrush
- "Dunkelheit" by Burzum from Filosofem
- "And Only Hunger Remains" by Pungent Stench from Been Caught Buttering
- "Body Count's in the House" by Body Count from Body Count
- "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by Metallica from Master of Puppets
- "Harvester of Sorrow" by Metallica from …and Justice for All
- "The Love Song" by Marilyn Manson from Holy Wood
- "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley from Milton Berle Show, June 05, 1956
- "Trick or Treat" by Fastway from Trick or Treat
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December 5, 2012
Fifty years ago, when Jim Strenski founded Public Communications Inc. (PCI), he created a pattern for our organization we still follow today. Regardless of our client mix, we seek out clients with causes that we can embrace.
Dick Barry reinforced this philosophy when he joined our Chicago-based agency in 1970 as executive vice president. (He later served as president and CEO until his retirement in 2006.)
In 1998, PRSA presented Jim with the Paul M. Lund Public Service Award for his leadership in public service and willingness to work with pro bono clients. (In 2007, Jill Allread became the second president in PCI's history to earn the prestigious award.)
Our "believe it, embrace it" culture has led us to concentrate on working with both corporate and nonprofit clients who are "doing good" — and deserve to take credit for it. Our staff takes personal pride in helping promote the National Lung Cancer Partnership's Free to Breathe events.
Last year, the National Lung Cancer Partnership raised more than $2 million to support cancer research and they are on pace to exceed that this year. With ProCure Treatment Centers, we help cancer patients find an effective alternative to radiation therapy. With Walgreens Complex Therapies, we promote a way for people to be cost-effectively treated at home rather than in hospitals, resulting in fewer adverse events.
Through clients like these and many others, we touch lives. When we train educators, conservationists, scientists, genetic counselors and engineers — people who do amazing things and invent miraculous devices — we feel good knowing we've helped them formulate what they say, write, post or tweet.
Being in business this long, we have worked with dozens of clients celebrating milestone anniversaries with all manner of galas, special events, fundraisers, campaigns and projects.
When it came to planning our own 50th anniversary this year, we looked back with a desire to honor Jim and Dick and all those who helped our agency become what it is today. We wanted to be sure our anniversary reflected the core value on which PCI was founded — serve the public.
To commemorate our celebration, we reached outside our client base and looked for organizations in the community that were not in a position to afford an agency. We focused on groups that represented each of our five core areas of business and chose service projects that engaged our employees.
We collected 75 pounds of trash in a beach clean-up, created a mosaic out of dominoes at a senior center while observing Martin Luther King Day, facilitated an after-school sports program for Girls In The Game, and participated in a cancer walk with particular relevance, not only because it exemplifies the work we do in health care, but in that we honored the memory of the five-year-old son of one of our former employees and raised $2,000 for pediatric cancer research.
Laughing over truly laughable kick-boxing stances with your colleagues and a group of pre-teens, or wading into Lake Michigan to retrieve plastic bags, orange peels and candy wrappers brings our staff members together. Their and our postings, tweets and comments testify to the camaraderie built through these simple volunteer activities and remind us about the worth of our work.
When we advise clients on their anniversary celebrations we recommend they look outside their organizations and contribute to something meaningful — something that aligns with the mission, purpose or even a brand platform. The choice of activities is more meaningful when employees are involved, which seems obvious, but is something that is often ignored or forgotten.
We are practicing what we preach by making sure that our anniversary serves as one more opportunity to reflect on the importance of what we do for a living.


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It was only because of the invitation from my best friend who was visiting from out-of-town that I went to Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement 1956-1968 at the Field Museum. It just kinda seemed old hat – I've studied civil rights and didn't think I had anything to gain from the exhibit, so it wasn't really on my radar. But, as I viewed the exhibit and rounded the corner from the first wall, I found myself frozen in place and time, and in tears.
The Road to Freedom is the largest exhibit of civil rights photos and memorabilia that has been assembled in twenty years. As soon as I entered the space, I was struck by the solemn and reverent air, an ambiance created by low lights, deep blue paint, the continual looping narrative of a video tape about the civil rights area and, of course, the photographs. The solemnity was so profound that people spoke in hushed tones and there was the occasional "shhhhhhhhh" directed toward children.
While the civil rights era is not a new subject for me, nor for most of us, the images were compelling. I was struck by the youth of the people photographed, unknowns as well as Jesse Jackson, Julian Bond, John Lewis and, of course, Dr. King. But, my breakdown occurred when I reached the photos of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High. Young Elizabeth Eckford did not get the message that the date for the African American students to start school had been pushed back by one day. So, this fifteen-year-old girl arrived alone and was the target of unimaginable venom. Even as I look at the picture today, I get chills as I think of the strength it must have taken for her to keep moving.
The exhibit gave a clear sense of the commitment people had to this movement that lasted not days, weeks or months, but years. Years to attain basic civil rights. Years. Commitment. Personal danger.
As I moved further through the exhibit, I was captivated by photos of people on the sidelines. African-Americans cheering on the protesters – both Black and White. Whites glaring as protesters passed in front of their homes.
I remember after Roots aired, a popular Black male comedian joked with great braggadocio about what he would have done to massa if he were Kunta Kinte. The Road to Freedom made me wonder: what would I have done if I were alive then? Would I have been on the front line or would I have been on the sidelines cheering the protestors on or would I have been too scared to participate in any way whatsoever. I then asked myself – is what I'm doing now reflective of what I would have done then? What about you? Are you a participant or a spectator? Are you committed to a cause? Passionate about it?
I urge you to visit the Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement 1956-1968, and take your children or a child in your life and ponder these questions. It is a powerful reminder of changes that can be made with sacrifice and commitment. The exhibit ends on September 7th.
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Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wasted no time today trying to capitalize on Rick Santorum's performance in Wednesday's debate. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
Rick Santorum is coming under much closer — and more skeptical — scrutiny since he jumped to the top of Republican presidential polls this month, according to a computer-assisted analysis of social media data.
For the first time, politically engaged users of Twitter and Facebook are buzzing about Santorum more than about any other Republican candidate.
M. Alex Johnson is a reporter for msnbc.com. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, swept Republican voting in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado on Feb. 7. Although all three contests were essentially beauty contests, with little official impact on the delegate count, Santorum's victories revived his campaign.
Before Feb. 7, Santorum was generally running third behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia in most major national polls. Following those contests, he soared to the top of the major national polls, and he has remained there since.
Santorum's rise has been mirrored on social media, according to msnbc.com's analysis of nearly 2.2 million posts on Twitter and Facebook this month. And as the spotlight has focused on him, it has drawn opponents of his sharp-edged positions out of the shadows.
msnbc.com research/M. Alex Johnson; Crimson Hexagon Inc.
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Comparison of total numbers of opinions expressed about the Republican candidates the week before the Feb. 7 contests and this week. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is represented by the purple line. Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is represented by the orange line.
The analysis examined posts through Thursday about the four remaining major Republican candidates, filtering out straight news reports and neutral posts, such as tweets noting that a candidate would be making a campaign appearance. The resulting sample was 1.2 million tweets and Facebook posts that expressed clear support for or opposition to one of them.
In the week leading up to the Feb. 7 contests, those Facebook and Twitter users preferred to talk about Romney by a ratio of more than 6 to 1 over Santorum.
Beginning Feb. 8, however, Santorum has been the No. 1 topic of conversation. This week, more than two-fifths of every post expressing an opinion — 41 percent — were about Santorum, compared to 32 percent for Romney, 15 percent for Gingrich and 12 percent for Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.
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(The analysis uses a tool called ForSight, a data platform developed by Crimson Hexagon Inc., which is used by many media and research organizations to gauge public opinion in new media, among them the Pew Research Center and ESPN. The results aren't a scientific reflection of national opinion. Instead, they're a broad look at what is being said by Americans who follow politics and are active on Facebook, Twitter or both.)
Nonpartisan research indicates that Republicans and Democrats use social networking sites in roughly equal proportions. The demographics have gradually been trending older and more conservative as the sites are adopted by a larger proportion of the American public, studies indicate.
Pew Research Center Internet and American Life Project: Social Media and the 2010 Election (.pdf)
The msnbc.com analysis suggests that while people are much more enthusiastic about talking about Santorum, they're not any more enthusiastic about the man himself. On Feb. 7, before results of the three contests were known, 42 percent of Santorum's comments were positive to 58 percent negative; Thursday, after a debate Wednesday night in Mesa, Ariz., where Santorum came under sustained attack from Romney and Paul, the breakdown was 38 percent to 62 percent.
Consistently, the largest driver of sentiment about Santorum is his strong stance against same-sex marriage, making up 18 percent of all opinions expressed about him and 28 percent of all negative sentiment this week — proportions that have remained remarkably consistent since June, when msnbc.com began collecting data.
In a Facebook post typical of the anti-Santorum commentary, Jay A. Small of Vancouver, Wash., wrote this week:
From Rick Santorum's website: "Marriage is, and has always been through human history, a union of a man and woman – and for a reason. These unions are special because they are the ones we all depend on to make new life and to connect those new lives to their mom and dad."
So, Mr. Santorum, your religion's typical intolerance must then also stand for banning marriage between couples who do not choose, or are not able to procreate.
First Read: Santorum hits on religious tones in speech
But other issues are now emerging around which significant opposition is crystallizing. The sentiment that Santorum is "too conservative," particularly in the prominence of his religious views — previously just one of several scattered notions — has broken into double digits this month, rising to 13 percent of all commentary and 20 percent of all negative opinion, such as this tweet by an Alaskan woman who describes herself as a Christian "pro-life supporter":
The picture is different for Romney, who (at least according to msnbc.com's analysis) has yet to give voters a clear reason to vote for or against him. That suggests his supporters could be swayed by other candidates — or that he still could galvanize support with clearly articulated positions.
'Most electable'?
In fact, the No. 1 reason social media commentators give for supporting Romney — both this week and going all the way back to June — is their belief that he is the "most electable" Republican in the race, a sentiment that has driven 36 percent of all positive opinions this week:
A quarter cite Romney's competence or leadership; no other issue even makes it into double digits.
Likewise, opposition to Romney is widely scattered. A quarter of those expressing negative opinions this week cited his wealth, with many suggesting that he is out of touch with the majority of Americans, as in this tweet from Michaele Swiderski, a Tennessee woman who describes herself as a Jesus-loving conservative:
But 15 percent also expressed concern over his Mormon faith, another 15 percent thought he was too closely tied to corporate interests, and 14 percent pinned the RINO label on him — that is, "Republican In Name Only," or not truly conservative.
Even in Michigan — his native state, which holds an important primary Tuesday — the single most mentioned word in social media posts about Romney this week (after his own name) isn't any political issue or position.
It's "Santorum."
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Former Newville tax collector under investigation, official says
Official: William Witter pressured to resign last week
The former tax collector of Newville Borough is under investigation in connection with potentially missing funds, according to the borough manager.
William Witter was elected as tax collector last year.
Borough officials filed a court order for Witter to turn over his tax records and he resigned later that day.
The Newville Borough manager said he knows of at least five taxpayers who were sent liens saying they did not pay their taxes last year even though they kept receipts showing they did.
The Cumberland County Controllers Office is performing an audit on the tax collector records to see if any other money may be missing, Potzer said.
Witter has not been charged with any crime and officials said the investigation is ongoing.
Newville Borough officials posted this message on the town's website:
Deborah Piper has been appointed as the Deputy Tax Collector for the Borough of Newville. Residents should make their tax payment checks payable to: Deborah Piper, Deputy Tax Collector, Borough of Newville. Payments may be forwarded to Deborah Piper at the Newville Borough Office, 4 West Street, Newville, Pennsylvania, 17241.
The Deputy Tax Collector will collect taxes on every Monday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Newville Borough Office. Please enter the office through the borough meeting room door, located on the Glebe Avenue side of the Newville Borough Municipal Building. Any questions concerning taxes, please call 776-7633. If anyone has any questions, please contact Fred Potzer, Newville Borough Manager.


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Brewers lose in St. Louis, 4-2
Holliday homer keys Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday's two-run home run in the sixth inning stunned Wily Peralta (9-15) with the St. Louis Cardinals' first hit and rookie Shelby Miller blanked the Milwaukee Brewers into the seventh inning of a 4-2 victory Tuesday night.
Norichika Aoki of the Brewers struck out three times for the first time in the majors, the last against rookie lefty Kevin Siegrist with a runner on second to end the seventh.
Aoki entered the game as the toughest batter to fan in the majors this year, averaging one per 17.2 at-bats.
Matt Carpenter and Matt Adams added RBIs in the seventh and eighth for the NL Central leaders, who are 4-0 to begin a nine-game homestand.
After a day off, the Cardinals built on momentum from a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh.
Miller (13-9) allowed five hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 6 2-3 innings.


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Edward LearPosted: February 25, 2015 Filed under: artists, poetry | Tags: Edward Lear, nonsense verse, Owl and the Pussycat, Project Gutenberg Leave a comment
Thanks to Project Gutenberg, many out-of-print publications are freely available online.
Edward Lear is mostly known for his nonsense verse, the first of which he published in 1846. A Book of Nonsense was published when Lear was around 34 years old. It included short limerick verses like this one.
It wasn't until around 1870, when Lear was approaching the age of 60, that his famous The Owl and the Pussycat appeared in the book, Nonsense Songs.
His earliest work showcased his considerable talent as an artist. Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae was published in 1832, when Lear was just 20 years old. Forty-two colour plates of parrots are available for perusal via the link above. If you're interested in some more biographical detail of this 20th child of 21 children, head over here to the Poetry Foundation.
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Harry Houdini in AustraliaPosted: February 25, 2014 Filed under: entertainers, transport, Trove Australia | Tags: Colin Defries, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini in Australia, Melbourne, Queen's Bridge, Rose Hill Racecourse, Yarra River 2 Comments
This photograph of Harry Houdini, held by the State Library of Victoria, appeared in The Australasian on 19 February 1910. Houdini (or Ehrich Weisz as he was known to his mother) was about to jump, handcuffed, into the Yarra River in Melbourne off Queen's Bridge.
A month later, his aeronautical exploits were being reported in the Sydney Morning Herald (22 March 1910). His claim to be the first successful aviator in Australia was later challenged. This item at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney is a starting point to the discussion and mentions a short flight by Colin Defries on 9 December 1909 which went unrecognised at the time.
Harry didn't stop there. This poster, again from the State Library of Victoria, showed that Houdini's capacity for self-promotion was equal to his escapology and aviation exploits.
From the Sydney Morning Herald again on 2 May 1910.
Houdini made a record flight in his aeroplane at Rosehill Park Racecourse yesterday. A crowd of several hundreds had gathered, and shortly after half-past 12 they were rewarded for their patience with the sight of the weird-looking machine circling gracefully round the track at a height of nearly 160ft.
Houdini made a successful start, and his plane, driven by the powerful 60-80-h.p. E.N.V. motor, leaped to a height of about 20ft. It then dipped, and rushed towards the ground at a rate bordering on 40 miles an hour. The public gasped, while a number of women screamed, for it seemed as if the aviator were rushing to certain destruction. A neat turn of the lever controlling the planes, however, altered its direction to a nicety, and the machine soared gracefully skyward, until an altitude of 150ft was reached.
But his difficulties were not over. The machine rose until at a height of 200ft it turned and met the wind full in the face. It quivered, and fell swiftly towards the ground, as the engines had stopped. It looked as if Houdini's last moment had come. The crowd was dumbfounded, but when only a few feet from the ground the plucky aviator managed to start his engine again, and the plane rose once more. Houdini then circled round the race track twice, finishing up by sailing over the grand stand and dropping easily to the ground on the opposite side.
It was a splendid flight. A better demonstration of modern aeronautics could not have been provided, and the public cheered heartily, many rushing to seize Houdini by the hand when he reached the earth.
"That's my fourteenth fly in Australia," Houdini mentioned as he landed, "and I am satisfied." He was carried shoulder high by the excited crowd. The machine, which was practically uninjured, excepting a slightly bent tube, is now to be dismantled, as Houdini is taking it with him to America.
60 years since Australia's first drive-in theatrePosted: February 10, 2014 Filed under: cinema, recreation | Tags: drive-in cinemas, drive-in cinemas in Australia, drive-in movies, Skyline Theatres, Trove Australia 1 Comment
On 17 February 1954, The Argus ran a feature on the first drive-in theatre in Australia, some twenty years after they were introduced in the USA. The writer of the piece paints an amusing picture of future clients happily, and perhaps shabbily, ensconced in their own vehicles while catching up on their cinema idols. This particular drive-in closed on 22 June 1983.
At dusk this evening "Skyline," Australia's first drive-in theatre, will open in Toorak Road, Burwood, with 1,500 picture-goers snugly seated in their own cars in a ten-acre auditorium. Probably the most interesting development in entertainment here since the advent of sound pictures, the drive-in theatre provides the ultimate in relaxation and comfort for movie patrons.
The key note is informality. Unlike the ordinary cinema-goer, you can smoke to your heart's content, crack peanuts, wear slippers or shorts or a dressing-gown, come unshaven, or do your knitting. What's more, you can bring along liquor-provided it's drunk in moderation. And if you don't care for the movie . . . just settle back for forty winks and snore your head off. You're in your own car and can't disturb a soul.
There are no gossips in the seat behind to irk you, nobody to squeeze past your knees just as the villain draws a bead on the hero. The programme is continuous, and you may come and go as you please.
Husbands who for years have refused to budge out of the home to go to an evening show will relent when they can jump into the car and roll off to the movies without having to "get all dressed up." If it's a night out for the family you just pile into the car, pay at the ticket office without getting out of your seat, and let a "car hop" direct you to your parking spot.
The screen, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, towers 50ft. high and 34ft. wide at one end of the large enclosure. It is designed to take not only standard 2-D movies, but also technicolor films and 3-D offerings.
A small loudspeaker hangs on a post beside every parking space. You merely, lift it into your car, attach it to your window or steering column, and adjust the volume to suit yourself. Above the loudspeaker's volume control is a small switch which, when pressed,flashes a red light on your parking stand and summons an attendant to carry out your slightest whim.
If you feel peckish during the show, nattily-garbed refreshment boys, travelling through the theatre on tricycles, will serve you with hot-dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks, sweets or cigarettes. But that's not all. If your car develops a mechanical fault there's the specially selected staff of "car hops" who will fix the trouble.
No need to hurry home after the show, either. There are hot and cold meals available in the ultra-modern snack bar inside the big projector-room building.
As each car enters, the theatre attendants give windscreens a thorough cleaning to ensure perfect vision during the show. At the first sign of rain your car's windscreen will be coated with a special glycerine preparation to make raindrops run off the glass without blurring your view. Even a thick fog won't mar the show. Heat from portable braziers standing inside the theatre's fence will clear away all but the most dense "pea souper."
Later this year, patrons will be able to join in supper club dances after the show, on a dance floor in the middle of the theatre ground. This will be inclusive of the admission price, and music will be supplied from modern dance recordings.
Skyline's doors are open to any vehicle on wheels, except bicycles and scooters. So if you drive a motor-cycle, utility van, or even a horse and cart, all this is yours – and movies, too !
colonial reporting – padding it outPosted: February 6, 2014 Filed under: crime and punishment, occupations | Tags: bushrangers, colonial Sydney, journalism, padding out a story, Sydney Gazette Leave a comment
On 17 February 1805, The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser published the paragraph below. Before you read it, imagine the possible scenario.
Editor to aspiring 1805 journalist:
"Mind how you go on the road from Sydney to Hawkesbury. There's been a siting of three gents hanging about near the Ponds. They stopped a cart. Put together a few words of warning for tomorrow's edition, will you?"
Aspiring 1805 journalist:
"On it, Sir"
Take a deep breath and read on.
Punctuation and spelling are as per the original item.
suspicion of their being bushrangers. They had been previously observed lurking about the Ponds by a carrier, who passed unmolested, owing perhaps to his having another man in company : they did not, however, take any thing out of the cart they did stop ; nor at this time has any account been received of their offering violence to either passengers or other persons ; from whence it may be hoped they prefer the prospect of being restored to society to any momentary relief that might be obtained from acts of additional imprudence that could at best but render their condition hopeless. It is nevertheless necessary, that the settler as well as the traveller should be put upon his guard against assault, and that exertion should be general in assisting to apprehend every flagitious character who would thus rush upon a danger from which they can only be extricated by timely contrition and their return to obedience. All that have heretofore devoted themselves to this most horrible state of exile exactly correspond in the narration of vicissitudes to which many have fallen the unhappy victims. How deplorable must be the prospect of terminating an existence under all the accumulated horrors of such an exile! without a friend at hand to administer the last kind offices, or to alleviate affliction by humane condolance! parching with thirst, perhaps, but deprived by famine of the power to quench it! instead of the delightful confidence which Christian resignation can alone inspire, each succeeding pang embittered with self-accusation and remorse, heightened by the surrounding gloom to all the agonies of deep despair. If conscious impropriety of conduct inspire the fatal resolution of flying to the woods, this second act becomes a second outrage, and by an obstinate perseverance the very doors of mercy may be closed, and every avenue to hope cut off.
from merchant seaman to prisoner of war: Karl KrummelPosted: January 6, 2014 Filed under: genealogy, NLA, war | Tags: Civilian Internment Camps, Fukushima, Japan, Karl Krummel, merchant ships, Nankin, SS Regensburg, World War II, World War Two 2 Comments
Sometimes you find stories that never saw the light of day in family conversations. When I fell across this article referring to Karl Krummel in the Courier Mail of 3 September 1945, it begged many questions.
The late Roger Mansell told the story of the SS Regensburg which transported survivors of the sinking of the Kirkpool and the Nankin (on which Karl Krummel was second engineer). Several ship transfers later, they found themselves in a civilian internment camp in Fukushima where they spent the next three years of their lives.
Thor sighted Kirkpool on afternoon of April 10th in poor visibility and tracked the vessel until near dark when she closed to track again using her early version radar. She closed range until 2007 hrs at 2,420 yards range torpedo launched, for a miss, and gunfire opened up. Of four shells fired in second salvo, three struck the Kirkpool. Thor ceased fire at 2011 hrs with the steamer on fire. The Kirkpool turned to ram or maybe lost steering control and gunfire was resumed for another minute. Thor stuck around for three hours searching for survivors. The 17 survivors (out of 46 crew) were picked up from the sea. Thor later transferred the survivors to the SS Regensburg. This ship already held POWs from the sinking of the Nankin, (who were also held in Fukushima camp).They were moved again, this time to the SS Dresden, a merchant ship bound for Japan, and then finally transferred to SS Ramses.
They were handed into Japanese custody by the German authorities on the 10th of July 1942 on board the SS Ramses in Yokohama harbour. On the night of the 10th /11th July 1942 they were taken north by train to the town of Fukushima and reached their destination, a Roman Catholic Convent on the outskirts of town which had been turned into a Civilian Internment Camp. There, the civilians were placed in the charge of a special branch of the local police force. One death and one birth were reported shortly after arrival.
We are fortunate to have access to the personal accounts of experience of the Nankin sinking and life in the Internment Camp by Cecil Saunders and Malcolm Ingleby Scott. This aerial photograph of the camp comes from Scott's article.
In addition to the personal accounts, I found the book Lost at Sea – Found at Fukushima written by Andy Millar whose father was in the camp.
Here's an excerpt from what looks to be an excellent way to steep yourself into the lives of David Millar, Karl Krummel and others during those difficult three years for them.
Christmas greeting card from a soldier to his wifePosted: December 22, 2013 Filed under: communication, war | Tags: cards from soldiers, Christmas cards, Christmas greetings, letters from soldiers, World War I Leave a comment
On 25 October 1916, Sapper T O'Halloran 2711 sent this card from France to his wife in Castlemaine in Victoria, no doubt hoping that two months was sufficient time for military and ordinary postal systems to ensure it arrived before Christmas Day. The item is out of copyright and was a gift to the State Library of Victoria from Misses Josie and Molly O'Halloran in 1976.
The Poster KingPosted: December 22, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: advertising, Arthur Niven-Tosseau, Arthur von Tosseau, C Arthur Niven-Tosseau, history Manly Corso, street artists, Sydney history, The Poster King, Tossau Leave a comment
C Arthur Von Tosseau (or Arthur Niven Tossau or Arthur Tozzart and/or other name variations along the way) made his living for a large part of his life traveling around Australia performing as a sketch artist in public places such as the Manly Corso, as well as regional centres across the country as this advertisement from the Maitland Daily Mercury on 26 July 1923 portrays.
These examples of his work on advertising posters can be found in the collection of the State Library of Victoria.
Fat man with Panama hat – Tossau, C. Arthur von & Mason, Firth & McCutcheon (1904) – isn't clear about the brand of ale it's advertising although it does look like a good place to be at this time of year.
Magnesium hydroxide (milk of magnesia) never had such an ethereal treatment as with his The Gift of the Gods poster – Tossau, C. Arthur von & Mason, Firth & McCutcheon (1904). A tasteful use of cloud camouflage don't you think?
There are numerous articles about Mr Tosseau in Trove's digital collection. One gets the impression he was quite skilled at self-promotion as he appeared regularly on radio programs and was often available to be interviewed on his arrival in a new town with his show. He would not have appreciated this publicity in 1923 when he appeared in court after a mishap at one of his shows on the Manly Corso. (Sydney Morning Herald – 2 May 1923)
At the age of 54, while traveling with his Poster King show, Arthur Tosseau died at the wheel of his car. This account is from The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate of 9 May 1927.
His story can be found in more detail on this link to Manly Library's Local History blog. The photograph of Tosseau is also from that site.
The Greedy Feed on the history of takeaway food in AustraliaPosted: November 26, 2013 Filed under: food, Uncategorized | Tags: Australian takeaway food, take out food, takeaway food, takeaway food history Leave a comment
Louisa Peterson has written an article about the history of takeaway food in Australia on the blog The Greedy Feed.
Louisa contacted me for some of my memories and you can find them and the article here.
Read on to discover the answer to the question – what was the first takeaway food in Australia?
vegetarianism in western society – 19th century beginningsPosted: November 8, 2013 Filed under: food | Tags: history of vegetarianism, vegetarianism, William Cowherd Leave a comment
Notwithstanding the long history of a vegetable only diet in ancient civilisations, here are two items that provide some insight into the introduction of the concept of vegetarianism into western society.
From the Vegetarian Society's website comes the story of the Reverend William Cowherd.
The first long-term modern organisation to abandon meat eating was the Bible Christian Church, led by the Reverend William Cowherd in Salford, near Manchester.
Back in 1809, Cowherd famously advanced the principle of abstinence from the consumption of flesh to his congregation. His reforming spirit, which encouraged temperance and self-improvement through education, won favour with local people through the practical support he gave them in the form of warm food, medical help, and unusually for the time, free burial. The Rev Cowherd's emphasis on vegetarianism was that it was good for health and that meat eating was unnatural and likely to engender aggression. Later he is reputed to have said "If God had meant us to eat meat then it would have come to us in edible form, as is the ripened fruit".
This article from The Vegetarian Advocate appeared in the South Australian Register of 3 February 1851.
4. Because the blood is the life of man, therefore the purer the blood the healthier the man.
5. Because every constituent of the body of man and animals is derived from plants, and not a single element is generated by the vital principle — man and animals therefore only appropriating the already formed organized productions of vegetable matter.
6. Because it follows from the former fact, that those who partake of the flesh of animals can obtain no additional element in such food ; capable of forming purer blood, on the contrary, they risk the introduction into their system of the elements of various diseases with which the animals might have been infected.
7. Because a vegetarian diet will sustain a man in perfect health at a much less cost than a mixed diet.
8. Because feeding animals for the purpose of killing them and eating their flesh, is a circuitous and extensive way of obtaining food.
9. Because partaking of the flesh of animals as food, gives an undue stimulus to the propensities, which frequently goad persons on to the commission of offences against the moral law.
10. Because the long experience of numerous persons, in most parts of the world, on vegetarian diet, has enabled some of them to endure more than ordinary physical and mental labour, in most uninterrupted good health.
11. Because it is an admitted fact that great physical energy, highly intellectual attainments, and moral purity, are incompatible with gross and diseased organism.
12. Because the chemical analysis of Liebig, Playfair and other modern chemists prove that peas, beans, lentiles, wheat, contain more per cent of the element of nutriment than any kind of flesh.


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|STS112-E-05814 (16 October 2002) --- Backdropped by a dark blue and white Earth, this full view of the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed by a crewmember on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis following the undocking of the two spacecraft. Atlantis pulled away from the complex at 8:13 a.m. (CDT) on October 16, 2002. The newly added Starboard One (S1) Truss is visible in center frame.
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In my early days I experimented and learned on my own from single line kites, painting the sky with many singles line kites to flying stunt kites between them. A move into Chicago provided a new venue and as I learned about stunt kites my collection grew (several pictures are posted on Facebook's Stunt Kite Classics group). We had an ad hoc group of flyers who met & flew on North Avenue Beach, before the volleyball nets took over. We flew individual and teams for a day then headed out for food.
I'm still an old school dual line kite flyer who flew more for the roar & speed than the tricks. I did alot of grass & sand plowing with the NSR stack. I stopped flying prior to the advent of trick kites and 'extreme' power kites used by today's kite boarders.
A sampling of my kites includes:
- Top of the Line North Shore Radical
Top of the Line North Shore Radical Extreme
Chicago Fire Kite Co Bee
Chicago Fire Kite Co Girl, 10'
Wasp (Texas)
Flexifoil 4' Hotshot
Flexifoil 6'
I'll be trying these out once again in 2017; 17+ years after putting them in storage.


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News & Notes: Game 99
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 (7:00 p.m.) – Alliance Bank Stadium
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet 13
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (41-57, 5th(-15.0), North)
LHP Pat Misch (4-5, 4.52)
Syracuse Chiefs (43-53, 4th(-12.0), North)
RHP Craig Stammen (8-3, 4.38)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Syracuse Chiefs at Alliance Bank Stadium (7:00 p.m.). The Herd lost the first three games of the four-game set after dropping both games of a doubleheader last night, 6-7 and 5-9. Buffalo is now 3-4 since returning from the All-Star break. The Bisons will return home tomorrow for an eight-game homestand against Pawtucket and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
VS. THE CHIEFS: The Bisons are 2-7 against their divisional rival Syracuse this season. The Bisons are looking to avoid getting swept in a four-game series in Syracuse for only the second time in the Modern Era. Buffalo lost four straight to the Chiefs, June 26(DH)-28, 1999.
ON THE BUMP: LHP PAT MISCH will make his 14th start of the season tonight. The southpaw allowed just three runs in seven innings in his last start against Rochester for his fourth victory of the season. Misch has delivered three consecutive quality starts for the Herd and leads the pitching staff with seven quality outings on the season. He has also posted a 3.12ERA in his last eight starts, the best mark in the International League over that time.
OUR PAL, VAL: INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI clubbed his team-high 14th home run of the season in last night's game two. The reigning IL Batter of the Week now has 13RBI since the All-Star break and has now driven in 63 on the season (Tied for 3rd in IL). For his Bisons career, Pascucci has driven in 100 runs in 157 games.
BISONS BITS: With four hits yesterday OF JESUS FELICIANO now leads the team in with 75 hits on the season…INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI and OF JASON BOTTS hit back-to-back home runs in the second game of yesterday's doubleheader…C RAUL CHAVEZ has hit in ten straight games, averaging .371 (13-35) since June 29…The Bisons (9-12) trail the Syracuse Chiefs (14-6) by 5.5 games in the 2011 Thruway Series.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (49-49) lost to St. Louis by a score of 6-2 this afternoon at Citi Field. Former Bison INF LUCAS DUDA collected two hits, including a double and scored one run in the loss. INF JOSE REYES hit his league leading 16th triple of the season. New York will now travel to Sun Life Stadium to take on the Florida Marlins in a three-game series starting on Friday at 7:10 p.m.


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2009 Datacenter Recap, What to Expect in 2010
If this past year in datacenter technology could be summed up in one word, it would be "rethinking." For the last several years, it seemed like people just threw together datacenters all into one or more buildings, but this year, thanks to the pressures of the economy, IT managers finally stopped and took stock of what they were doing. Many lessons in managing computer centers the size of a football field were learned this year. How much of that will stick in 2010?
In more than a few situations, it was a case of "Gee, we should have thought about that sooner." For example, it slowly dawned on management that while the IT department, from the CIO down, was responsible for the computers in a datacenter, IT never got the electric bill. That went to operations.
As a result, IT was stuffing the datacenter full of power-draining equipment while giving the operations department chest pains over the electric bill. Nothing like an economic downturn to make IT and operations start talking to each other and realize what they are trying to do.
Another realization that finally occurred en masse was that many previous assumptions about datacenters had been wrong. It had been thought that you needed to keep your computer room downright chilly in order to keep the systems in optimum condition -- cold enough to store meat, in some cases. But Intel set up a datacenter in New Mexico using only air cooling, and found the only problem it had doing so was dust.
Keeping the datacenter clean was another discovery. The Uptime Institute spent months examining various datacenters and found many of them were a mess. Air flow was blocked by dust or excessive cables. Companies didn't have a good inventory of what they had and often were running hardware that didn't even need to be turned on.
In some ways, it was reminiscent of the preparations for the Year 2000 that went on a decade ago. IT departments were forced to do complete and thorough inventories of what they had and made all kinds of discoveries. In the process, they were able to eliminate overlap, reduce redundancy and clean up their inventories from quite a bit of extraneous systems.
Fight the Power (Bill)
Computers are a capital expense that depreciates over time. That's a fact everyone accepts since there's nothing they can do about it. The power bill is an entirely different matter. For a multitude of reasons, ranging from reducing operational costs to a desire to be more green tech-minded, bringing down the power draw was job one for everyone during 2009.
Intel and AMD did their part, introducing new server processors that stayed within the power thermals of older chips, or in some cases, drew less power. Both vendors shifted from DDR2 to DDR3 memory, which also requires less power. Additionally, with the advent of Nehalem, Intel was able to retire its power-draining FBDIMM memory.
The effort to slim down the power bill also helped propel solid-state drives (SSD) through a dramatic transformation. Initially released as a solution for laptops -- they draw less power than an HDD, give off less heat and can better survive a shock -- the SSD is now working its way into the enterprise as a replacement for 10,000 RPM and 15,000 RPM drives for their energy savings.
New thinking and methods regarding datacenter cooling are also emerging, with Intel becoming the first major player to say, "Why bother?" In late 2008, it published a report that showed ambient air temperature works just fine for a datacenter and can cut the cooling bill significantly.
Rackable followed suit in March of this year, with new thermal settings that allowed its systems to run at double the normal operating temperature, 100 degrees Fahrenheit instead of 50 degrees.
For firms looking to build massive datacenters and save money on power costs, it became all about location, location, location. The Carolinas/Tennessee area became a popular spot thanks to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which made power cheaply available. Apple took advantage of this, announcing plans to build a $1 billion datacenter in western North Carolina.
Colder climates also became popular. Microsoft built two massive datacenters in Chicago and Dublin, Ireland, and relied on the naturally cold air of those environments to cool the datacenters as much as possible rather than using chillers.
Going Into 2010
While much of 2009 had been focused on reducing the energy-squandering missteps of the past, 2010 will usher in a slew of wholly new developments.
Upgrades, finally: During 2010, expect to see a tentative start to a replacement cycle. Hardware vendors have felt the pinch as sales of servers plummeted in 2009 and have been desperate to jumpstart them.
Most recently, vendors' pitches have centered around ways for customers to save money by getting rid of older, single-core, 32-bit servers in favor of virtualized, multi-core systems.
Intel has a pretty good story. It says more than 40 percent of the servers currently chugging away in datacenters around the country use single-core chips that are four or more years old -- and therefore ripe for replacement.
The world's largest chipmaker undertook just such an effort across its own infrastructure, replacing old single-core machines with multi-core Nehalem-powered servers. In one year, Intel cut its datacenters from 147 to 70, consolidated old servers to Nehalem-based by a factor of 10 to one, and in the end, saved $250 million over the course of eight years. For 2009, thanks to reduced power, cooling and maintenance costs, Intel said it will have saved $19 million.
Storage shift: In 2009, there was a major push for deduplication, as it became obvious to vendors and customers alike that they were spending a fortune provisioning terabytes of space for multiple, redundant copies of the same data.
This push will continue into 2010 as customers become less willing to simply deploy more capacity as an answer to their storage woes. Storage space is not free or limitless -- and there will be greater attention paid to what is being stored and saved.
Still, storage will remain a hot market, with probably one big merger or acquisition. Given the mood in Washington, there probably won't be a ton of M&A activity in 2010 in any sector, but storage is just too hot and that means big merger deals somewhere down the road.
Green power grows: Interest in green tech will continue surging, but not out of a desire to be eco-friendly. It will grow simply because it saves money. If SSD drives use 20 fewer watts than a traditional hard disk, multiple that by several thousand and you are talking real savings. Mind you, it's almost never about reduction in power: Help a company shave 25 percent off its power bill and it will increase its compute footprint by that much more.
Supersize Me: Datacenters and supercomputers alike will grow to even more obscene sizes. Improvements in power draw means more compute power can be crammed into a smaller space, which will translate into denser systems. Supercomputers are now drawing power in the megawatt range and, thanks to new high-speed interconnects like 40Gb Ethernet, scale-out systems are growing ever larger.
GPUs, represent!: nVidia has been trumpeting its graphics processors as high-performance compute engines for a while, so its executives had to have been left a little red-faced when the first supercomputer with GPUs were powered by rival ATI's graphics processors. They won't let that stand for very long.
In any event, the Top500 list of the fastest supercomputers will show an increasing number of GPU-powered systems, and the performance bar will go up very fast thanks to these massive math co-processors.
Contain yourself: Containers will continue to grow as a means of deploying datacenters. Every server vendor has them now, and in the case of Microsoft and Google, they built their own.
Containers make it easier to build a self-contained environment, control the environmental variables, and move things around. It's easier to control the air in a bunch of containers than across one massive room the size of a basketball court, so expect this form factor will grow in popularity.
Lingering clouds: Despite all the hype from true believers and salesmen alike, industry insiders know that cloud computing will not take off like a shot. Rather, it will continue to grow slowly and take up a portion of the business -- but it will not be the wholesale solution so many have made it out to be.
Some usage models lend themselves well to the cloud, like mail servers. Others do not. Expect customers to take a slow approach as they try to determine what cloud can do for them and where it should go.


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Portland has a lot of stuff to do! From great food, underground music scenes, the world's largest used book store, and a huge and beautiful rose garden, you won't get bored.Read More
When the weather is nice, a lot of locals suggest hiking and other outdoor activities. Theres also the worlds largest book store and a bunch of events going on downtown.Read More
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There are a lot of on-campus clubs, and there are always interesting people having interesting conversations. Expect to spend most of your time working, though.Read More
Learning is fun! There will be weeks when that's all you'll do. Ok, but aside from that: going into Portland is awesome, it's a really cool city. The coast is about a 2-hr drive away. For fun I usually just hang out with friends; frequently there will be dances in the Student Union on Fridays or Saturdays. Reed isn't known to be a party school, but you can find them if you look for them. A form of partner dance called Blues Dancing is popular at Reed, and in the general Portland area, and many people do that once or twice a week. As in any college, if you're looking for something specific, you'll probably be able to find it.Read More
Go to: Noise Parade, Stop Making Sense, Fetish Ball, Drag Ball, and of course, RENN FAYRE. But take warning: these parties/dances can get a little rowdy.Read More


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