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Archbishop Nienstedt steps aside after sexual-misconduct allegation.
Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis has stepped aside after it was alleged that he inappropriately touched a minor on the rear end during a group-photo shoot in 2009. In a letter to Twin Cities Catholics, the archbishop denies the allegation. "I do not know the individual involved," he wrote. "He has not been made known to me. I presume he is sincere in believing what he claims, but I must say that this allegation is absolutely and entirely false." After consulting with the papal nuncio, Nienstedt decided to voluntarily relinquished his public duties until an investigation is complete (Auxiliary Bishop Lee Piché will take over).
"Upon learning of the allegation last week, the archdiocese instructed the mandated reporter to make the matter known to the police," according to a diocesan statement. The archdiocese promises to cooperate with civil authorities. Nienstedt's decision to withdraw from public ministry, the statement claims, demonstrates "the archdiocese's commitment to disclosure. These steps further confirm that all within the archdiocese will be subject to the internal policies we have established."
For months the archdiocese has been buffeted by a seres of damning revelations about the way Nienstedt and his predecessors have handled abuse allegations. News of this allegation comes just as Nienstedt has started working to restore his people's trust (more on that later). But even if the allegation seems difficult to believe--no one else noticed a bishop touching a kid's buttocks during a post-confirmation group photo?--it won't help his cause.
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So Nienstedt allegedly touches a kid on the butt and is resigning.
And Robert W. Finn, convicted of a *criminal* misdemeanor for effectively subordinating the safety of children entrusted to his pastoral care, continues to occupy his episcopal throne in the KC-St Joe diocese. The good bishop, of course, is affiliated with Opus Dei and is loved by the Trads.
What's the message?
I won't be shocked if there is substance to these allegations. His energy in capaigning against gays and lesbians has been unmatched among the American bishops, and those who have a particular energy seem to always have a particular reason for it.
The penny drops...
I have no love lost for the Archbishop from what I've read of his conduct on the investigation of the current case, but I find this particular accusation strange and an "innocent til 'proven' guilty" should prevail. It seems to me that there wouln't have been complaints about "wandering hands" long before this and I can imagine being pushed aroung for these group photos and him pulling or pushing someone in a way that may have inadvertently brushed a behind. I am not letting him off the hook or justifying any frottage, but it sure seems that -even if it occurred that there was some contact -- that it may have been innocent. At any rate, it is appropraite that he step down during this investigation - as Cardinal Bernardine did those years ago. The remark about Finn is apropos.
Joseph J - As I read it, he's not resigning, it's more of a self-suspension (or nuncio-influenced suspension?) pending an investigation.
And what about that other allegation referenced in daming revelations?
First, he is NOT resigning, just stepping aside while police investigate:
Second, this accusation seems rather thin and very difficult to prove. It could certainly redound to the Archbishop's advantage if he is the victim of a false accusation -- and that would not help the cause of genuine victims, not at all.
In a sense this episode also draws attention away from the other enduring questions about his past record.
It could certainly redound to the Archbishop's advantage if he is the victim of a false accusation...
What, pray tell, does that mean???
The allegation strikes me as ludicrous. I have been near many a bishop for confirmation photo ops and have participated in many such photos myself. There are always lots of people around including parents and other family members. Even perverts would exercise great prudence in such a setting, and all the more a prelate who is responsible for providing a safe environment for youth. The archbishop is certainly subject to criticism regarding his handling of clerical sexual abuse, but that someone might misstate what happened in a photo op is unjust to say the least. In this case, the victim is the archbishop.
I agree with John Feehily. I don't want to be insensitive to abuse allegations, but I'm among the skpetics- or at least innocent unitl proven guilty on this one. The venue was extremely public; it seems like an odd thing for him to do.
The allegation does sound thin on the surface, and hard to pinpoint. Perhaps the main clue will be if others experienced the same-type situation and dare come forward.
Still, I've read of abuse that no one catches right in the mix of people with family around . It is entirely possible for a bishop to give some quick squeezes to a buttocks and smile right through the numbed reaction of a youth. Quick as a flash and no one the wiser. Who would believe it?
If memory serves, I recall Shanley in Boston groped a very young victim right in the midst of people gathered around in the church. He sat in a pew talking to a small boy seated beside him, held a prayer book or pamphlet in one hand in front of the boy, while the arm nearest the child was wrapped around him, and busy assaulting him under the pages. The child was a repeated victim.
Let's see what an investigation and time reveal.
Interesting that the St. Paul police chief just criticized the archdiocese today for failure to cooperate in ongoing investigations of abuse. Who sets that policy but Nienstedt?
St. Paul Police Chief: Archdiocese Has Not Been Very Cooperative on Sex Abuse Cases, That Has to Change http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3249652.shtml
"…In a news conference he said, "I want to let the public know one thing: let me be very clear on this," (Police Chief Tom) Smith said."We have through written and verbal requests made clear our desire to speak to individuals connected to the archdiocese and we have been told no."
Smith says police have not had the access to interview clergy members in recent investigations into the previous allegations. As late as last week, Smith said they were told no.
"In order for us to bring these cases to the next step in the process of concluding investigations and to bring them to closure, we again, now publicly, call upon those individuals to speak with us," Smith said. "That's why we are here today."
Smith said he sent a letter, in addition to numerous verbal requests, asking for access to members of the archdiocese who have relevant knowledge of the procedures within the archdiocese.
"It's never good enough when someone tells us no and that's why we have to work with our partners," Smith said. "And let me clarify. I request to talk with people in voluntary interviews to learn more information to further our investigations, but you have to have probable cause. If someone tells us no, they don't want to talk to us and the archdiocese says they're cooperating you can come to the reasonable conclusion of where we are here today."
When questioned why St. Paul police have not obtained a search warrant for the "secret documents," Smith said they have not been able to get enough access to information that would justify a search warrant. "You need probable cause to get search warrants and to do that, you've got to be able to talk with people and we haven't been able to do that so far."
Oh, haven't we tread those waters before!! Grand jury and subpoena time again. Experience indicates it's the only way to get at the truth.
Psychopathic people enjoy lying because they enjoy being the center of attention. Even if other people now come forward with stories does not mean that the stories are true. It has taken four years to make this accusation of what is probably accidental touching. And, if the Archbishop was in back of the accuser, then how could the accuser be sure it was the Archbishop. People in public positions have a lot of people to be afraid of these days.
I agree with Carolyn that the case seems thin. Four years to come across with an accusation of seduction, rape, serial abuse, something that leaves scars on the psyche and causes shame and denial? Sure, I can believe that easily.
But four years to come across with the story that he touched someone's fanny during a group picture... and that's it?... It sounds like a trumped-up charge.
The Archbishop is right to try to model a response that is responsible to civil and church authorities, to assert his innocence, and generally to do the right thing.
I applaud his refusal to acribe base motives to his accuser.
At the same time, I agree with David's point that cover-up and mismanagement are still the big issues, and an event that places the Archbishop into the role of innocent victim (not his doing, but there you are) will push the bigger questions off the radar screen.
Well, since everyone is suspicious of the accuser ("ludicrous", "psycopathic") at first blush, it actually seems like the "extremely public" venue would have been the perfect place to do it.
Abe, without more details we simply do not know what "it" is and in "the perfect place to do it." Maybe you have never met a psycopath. Dr. Stone, the psychologist on Investigation Discovery who studies and ranks degrees of evil says that about one person in a hundred is a psychopath and that not all psychopaths kill people. Retired FBI profiler, Candice DeLong, says if psychopaths are not manipulating people, they are not having any fun. I have met two psychopaths in my life who loved to tell lies and hurt people with their lies.. They were monsters who had to be kept at a distance if one could not avoid them altogether.
Thankfully no one gives much credence to charges of Satanic Ritual Abuse anymore, except in Ohio where poor Fr. Robinson was investigated for murder because someone saw him at a Black Mass. Remember the McMartin Day Care Center Fiasco? Of course, people never lie about those things.
Why are you even talking about psychopaths?
Abe, talking about psychopaths is a way of ending a conversation. Of course, it is a very serious charge to levy, espceially absent any information (much less evidence) whatsoever. OSurely, one can take the viewpoint that the Archpishop is due a presumption of innocence without having to resort to the lack of generosity shown by accusing someone (and who, exaclty/) if psychotic behavior.
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And bringing up Robinson in Ohio? (who by the way, was more than investigated- he was convicted of murder, a conviction upheld on multiple appeals)
I wonder if his Grace packed a bag and moved into a motel as one of his priests would have been forced to do.
Jim and David, thanks for the correction.
I am mentioning psychopaths because they are more common than most people think, and they develop their skills at lying at an early age. Children can and do fantasize and lie: McMartin Daycare and Salem Witch Trials. These lies were very destructive.
I could not stop any discussion, even if I wanted to do so. I welcome criticism, and I read this blog for learning purposes.
Robinson in Ohio: The male DNA found under the victims fingernails was not Robinson's. The only evidence that I have heard which convicted him was that the letter opener from his desk fit into the stab marks. There is plenty of reasonable doubt here; but the jury did not see it that way. We know from the Innocence Project that people are wrongly convicted. Usually, such DNA findings would be cause for dropping the charges. For some reason, this was not the case here.
When I was twelve and returning in a crowd of students from an assembly, the boy in front of me shoved his elbow into what little existed at that time of my left breast. It was very painful and humiliating, but it was an accident. Unless some information about serious injury can be brought to light in this situation, I say that the charges are ludicrous.
Religion is always a fertile ground for hoaxes. Beware.
Bill Donohue goes just a bit more crazy than his usual lunacy.
This sort of call for witnesses to come forward and worse, for someone to out the accuser borders on obstruction of justice.


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Railroading is forcing the characters into the prewritten story that the master created. It's generally frowned upon, because it disrupts the free-will oriented nature of roleplaying. In some cases however, some railroading is required.
A typical example is the following. Suppose the characters enter a city, and find a riot or similar event. The most sensible choice would be to get the hell out of there immediately. If the players choose this strategy, and the master needs their participation in the riot for the plot to develop, characters will find the city door closed, or a mob in front of it which prevents them to leave.
A different type of railroading is hidden and more subtle, and players don't realize it's railroading. Suppose there is a final match with the main villain. The Master decided that, when defeated, he will not immediately die, but instead he will first deliver an essential final piece of information to the characters. Suppose this happens and, while he starts chanting off his final piece of evil speech, one of the players have his character cast "disintegrate" on the villain. According to the rules, the villain will become dust. This would ruin the epilogue of the game to everyone. A sensible Master will work around this event somehow, such as granting the villain a ring of counterspell with a disintegrate, even if it wasn't supposed to have it. Only the Master know the villain full equipment in details, and he can use this point to his advantage.
Similar techniques to the one above have the Master throw a critical die behind the screen, disregard the result and do a plot-decided outcome anyway. This gives the illusion that the outcome is random, while instead it was decided by the master since the very beginning.
"Railroading" and "sandbox" are two opposite ends of a spectrum, and as a result both are good in varying degrees.
Really, railroading is any in-play modifications the GM makes to the world to accomplish his own story or other goals. In computer gaming it's called "linear." You are going to go from set piece A to B to C, most likely in that order, your other option is pretty much just not to play. It is opposed to sandbox or open-world play, where at its extreme the GM lets players wander around in the woods for a long time; he doesn't move the adventure to meet them or otherwise guide or constrain their activity. People come up with other names for railroading, really railroading is a pejorative term attached to the activity when someone finds it jarring or limiting to their play experience.
Everyone mixes the two. When someone says "I let the PCs wander around, but if I prepared a dungeon over to the east and they go west, then I move it to the east" - that's a mix of the two approaches. "Too much sandbox" can be boring and directionless, but "too much railroad" can be lame and constraining.
Now, "railroading" is mainly an activity done to further a story or narrative goal. Some games (not D&D, but there are a lot of games that aren't D&D) have this as a specific feature of their play. The entire RPG (many storygames are like this) are structured to be railroad-only. The Shab-Al-Hiri Roach is a good example. Many traditional games implicitly have the "free will oriented" roleplaying Stefano mentions but there are many games that specifically do not.
Many megabytes have been written about balancing the two, giving the "illusion of free will" to the players while really guiding them to try to balance sim and narration, whether "fudging die rolls" is good to balance game and narration, etc.
It originates in the concept of rail travel: it's on tracks, you can only go forward or back.
The simplest example of a railroad plot is a dungeon of one way doors that PC's can't jam open nor blast through, or the infamous "Teleport Dungeons" of both Gygax and St. Andre... You are dumped in a room, have an encounter, survive it or not, find the exit, repeat until exit or death. No choices are present in the more severe forms, as if rolling along a set of rails like a Disney ride.
The term is also used for less linear plotlines, especially when player choices are either very minimal or have little overall impact, or all choices eventually converge on a single outcome.
In small amounts, railroading can be useful. In large doses, players come to realize they don't have any plot-impact, and often then to resent it.
The antonym is generally considered "Sandbox," where at its extreme, the GM has no plot whatsoever, just has a setting and handles the reactions of the NPC's and Monsters to the players without any real plot for them to discover.
For the majority of players, somewhere between these two extremes is the ideal; a plot to be discovered, impact on the setting, and meaningful choices are all valued by most players.
In my experience, the amount of sandboxing or railroading can be contingent on how long your gaming session happens to be.
If I am running a full long session (say about 6 hours) then I think that the players prefer lots of sandboxing. I like to just put out the map and say, "Go anywhere... do anything."
If I am running a shorter session (say about 3 hours) then I do my sandboxing by bookending it. What I mean by that is that I will sandbox for a few minutes at the start of the game. Perhaps the PCs wish to visit a part of the town that they have yet to experience, or maybe they wish to go see that interesting NPC from a few sessions ago. Once they have sandboxed a while, I will then try to insert the prime adventure hook. Once they take that hook... then the prepared adventure can begin. Since the session is short, there will be a little railroading in that the number of choices will be more limited than normal. The PCs may only have a couple of choices on the path to take, or perhaps the order in which the prepared destinations are visited will be up to them, but all in all a prepared plot will ensue. Of course the outcome of the story will still be up to how the PCs play. After the prepared adventure is completed, I will then open up the game for sandboxing again at the end. Perhaps they want to act on information revealed in the adventure, or just wish explore the world some more. It's up to them.
So I find that if you sandbox exclusively at the expense of all else... the PCs will often enjoy the experience, but they will long for a good hook to engross them into a story. That being said, if the adventure is all railroad, the PCs will feel useless to the story and feel that their decisions are without impact or consequence.
A good GM will have a feel for this sort of balance and temper it according to session length, the game being played, and the taste of his players.
To my mind, railroading means taking any and all meaningful choices out of the hands of the players.
It is not a style of play that I enjoy but some folks dig it.
Depends on the gaming group. Some groups want and need a clear Focus, lest they stall and dither, and a 'standard published adventure' (in most cases providing One specific goal or setting) -- so termed for neutrality; 'railroad' has negative connotations -- is what they're accustomed to and what they need. Other groups may prefer an array of options, requiring the GM to have several 'standard adventures' (or equivalents in rough-outline form) at hand.
And of course, a GM may become aware of a group's needs before the group does. ;>
I am not going to repeat the railroading vs sandbox argument above, however I submit that most games have some soft, positive railroading - the "read the pink box" section that begins any published adventure.
GMs set expectations of the kind of play, because they've prepared the social event according to what they expect the players to do.
One way it begins to become negative is when the GM prepares a railroading and then gives the players a mixed message by injecting some play that suggests the players aren't stuck with it. If the players play it, they will carry away negative feelings if it is clear they never could have changed the outcome.
One big trap to avoid (roll d20 to save!) is powerlessness vs helplessness in games such as Call of Cthulhu. Characters may become helpless in certain situations, but players who feel powerless to control their character actions will feel railroaded and generally unhappy.
Railroading is fine, but I think it's best if you don't try to trick your players. Just be honest with them: "Hey, I spent a ton of time prepping this adventure and I think you'll enjoy it. So have fun & explore, but forgive me if I have to say something stupid or illogical to keep things on track."
We all enjoyed Half Life 2, and it's a completely railroaded/scripted adventure. A good railroaded adventure can be just as fun. On the other hand, there are games like Skyrim or Fallout, which are more open and exploratory, but you will inevitably bump into the invisible barriers in the game.
Personally, I prefer more of the independent rpgs, because a lot of their design went into solving the railroad problem, and have a nice secondary benefit of not requiring hours and hours of preparation to play.
My favorite quote from Apocalypse World & Dungeon World: Play to find out what happens. If everything is pre-scripted, you miss out on experiencing that.
As always, just my two cents! :)
As others have mentioned, "railroading" means taking normal, reasonable options out of the players' hands, and forcing them down a specific choice/path - like being stuck on a railroad.
There's two ways this can go, one is good, the other is bad.
The players know that this is how the game is going to go, and have no problem letting the GM make these decisions for them. This is how a lot of mass scale "organized play" campaigns work - they have a linear set of adventures, you show up, you play, and you come back next week. A lot of gamist play based around combat adventures does fine by this.
The GM keeps telling the players they have full choices for their characters, but actually maneuvers/engineers/punishes their characters into taking the one or few limited options for play to continue.
The badness of this is that you are literally lying to your players and successful play is when you can lie skillfully enough they do not realize you've manipulated their choices all along. That said, the "successful" version is pretty rare, most of the time people realize they're on rails and they keep pushing at the edges trying to find ways to take control over their characters which they are not allowed to do.
The difference between the two options is whether the players wanted to play that game and whether the GM was honest about how the game works.


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PERAZZOLI, Mary Ann, 78, of Sun City Center, passed away Jan. 27, 2013, surrounded by her loving family.
Since Mary Ann didn't drive, her family drove her where ever she needed or wanted to go. This was ok with her because she loved being with her family. She also, enjoyed drawing, watching her soap operas, old movies and going out to eat and going to the movies. Her grandchildren and great-grandchild were the light of her life.
Mary Ann is survived by her daughters, Kathy Payne, Debbie Browne (James) and Lisa Ferrey (Luis); grandchildren, John Ely, David Perazzoli, Sabrina Payne, Anthony Paoloemilio (Theresa) and Angela Henley (Tra'von); great-grandchildren, Kayla, Taylor, Isabella, Tra'von, Audrey and Sophia; great-great-grandson, Zachary; and several nieces and nephews.
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Aside from falling down in front of many people, and I did this at the Steubenville Country Club in front of Laura Meeks and a huge crowd once, the next most embarrassing thing that can happen is to bend down to retrieve something and hear a slight rip. You know, like the back seam in your slacks is coming apart?
This happened to me on a day so scheduled with activities that I would be away from home for at least 10 hours and when I was shy of a tiny sewing kit or a few safety pins at that moment.
I was at the Brilliant United Methodist Church taking pictures of ladies making nut rolls for a future food column when I bent over to pick up my notebook.
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FLOAT — Randall and Lou Ann Craven, the oldest couple in the Brilliant United Methodist Church, portrayed Joseph and Mary, with Lou Ann cradling Baby Jesus. A band of young angels were part of the "Reason for the Season" manger scene float at the Wells Township Christmas parade.
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SINGING — Olivia Reese sang "The Christmas Story" while her grandmother, Judy Schmidt, held the microphone at the Jefferson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society luncheon.
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COLOR?GUARD — The Brilliant American Legion Post 573 had a color guard for the Wells Township Christmas parade, with participants, from left, Roger Cline, commander, and Sons of the American Legion representatives Brian Voyers and Ray Sullivan.
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CUT THE CAKE — Rick Williams, Gen. George Custer re-enactor, used his sword to simulate a birthday cake-cutting at the 173rd anniversary of the Dec. 5 birth of the general.
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ANGELS — Karen's Angels Foundation from Heavenly Home Health, a group that assists the elderly who cannot afford health care, had a Candyland float, just like the children's game. Calvin Dowell and Savannah Brown were some of the youth on the float at the Wells Township Christmas parade.
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It was then that I heard the slight tattering of fabric. When I got back to the car, I asked Lamont to check for any open spaces in my slacks, and he said there were none.
Then it was on to the Jefferson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogy Society Christmas luncheon held at St. Florian Hall where I leaned down to put my camera case on the floor.
I heard the same sound again and decided to trot out to the ladies room to check for myself. This was after stretching the back of my sweater down to a length that I thought would cover a tear if it should be evident.
What I discovered was the taffeta lining in my slacks had apparently shrunk in a recent dry cleaning, and this is what was making all the pulling apart sounds. You notice I blamed it on the dry cleaning. I didn't even want to think of all the holiday dinners that had passed my lips and gone to my hips.
So the outside portion of my slacks was still staying together, and I went on to two other assignments with complete confidence.
The Jefferson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society Christmas luncheon at St. Florian Hall was a huge success. Three young men, Robert Zuckett, Steven Westlake and Dylan O'Neil, sang some of the traditional Christmas carols, while Olivia Reese, young granddaughter of Judy Schmidt, chapter vice president, did a great job of singing "The Christmas Story."
A program was held to honor grandparents. and Virginia Glenn had items belonging to her grandfather, John Boyd, including a Bible given to him when going off to war from his mother. There was a framed documentation for the Mooretown Monument that is very rare and a very old wicker basket.
Rita France had a canteen from World War I and antique clothes belonging to her grandmother, including her lace and tucked cotton sheer wedding dress from 1917.
There was a 1917 Dickens Christmas Carol book and a 1955 Santa coloring book that were kept in good condition.
This Wednesday will be the birthday of Benjamin Champ, son of Josie and Joe Nocera of Steubenville and Todd Champ of Weirton. He has three number 12's going for him on that day. He will be 12 years old on the 12th day of December, the 12th month.
Benjie stayed with his grandparents, Bob and Mary Ellen Petrozzi, for a time, and in 2006 he was my model for the Holiday Cookbook. He was dressed in scarecrow garb and seated by a 3-foot scarecrow for the autumn issue. He autographed a few of the cookbooks for family and friends, too.
He plays trumpet in the Harding Middle School sixth-grade band and enjoys playing video games.
Benjie looks after and plays with his little brother, Alfonso, who is 9 1/2 months old.
I had loads of fun running in and out among the participants of the Wells Township Christmas parade at the Brilliant North Elementary School parking lot on Saturday afternoon.
I spoke with Roger Cline, Brilliant American Legion Post 573 commander, and two of the Sons of the American Legion members, Brian Voyers and Ray Sullivan, who were waiting to lead the parade.
Karen's Angels Foundation had a float resembling the Candyland game, and the Brilliant Methodist Church had a thoughtful float depicting "The Reason for the Season." Girl Scout Troops 8004, 1011 and 4642 were present; the Blazing Saddle 4-H Club, had its animal projects; North Elementary pupils were having a great time in a wagon; the House of Prayer had a thoughtful float; and I know there were some that I might have missed in running up and down the school parking lot.
I was amazed at the enthusiasm that brought the parade together. The Christmas season is alive and thriving in the Brilliant community.
The 173rd birthday party of Gen. George Armstrong Custer had a new addition with Marlene Rice, portraying Libby Custer. She is the fiancee of Rick Williams who is the Custer re-enactor.
We met Don Allison, Bryan Times editor and Williams County historian, out at the Custer kiosk, where the life of the Boy General is displayed in pictures and story. He was taking pictures and reading the history just as we were, happy to be able to see this sort of information and to be in the exact spot where the golden haired general was born in a log cabin.
Except for the parents, all members of the Custer immediate family were natives of Harrison County. Two infants died at birth and then there was George, 1839; Nevin, 1842; Thomas, 1845; and Boston, 1846. A sister, Margaret Emma, was born in 1852 in North Township. George, Tom and Boston died together at the Battle of Little Big Horn. So did Margaret's husband, James Calhoun.
Written on one of the large sheets of the kiosk are these words penned by Custer to his wife, Libby, from Fort Larned, Kansas, in 1867:
"In years long numbered with the past, when I was verging upon manhood, my every thought was ambitious - not to be wealthy, not to be learned but to be great."
Dave Rose, who serves as Harrison County Veterans Service Commission administrator, explained that the Ohio Historical Society maintained the kiosk, the looming monument of the general and the museum.
Siding was put on the museum thanks to a grant; the bricks at the kiosk were replaced where needed; the frames on the pictures were repainted; and there are plans to clean up and make repairs where necessary on the photos in the frames.
Rose showed his leadership at the fellowship room when he shouted out a command for the audience to quiet down to start the program. Everyone sat up at attention and did not say another word.
Paul Quinn, Custer Memorial Association vice president, took us - Lamont was included on that all-day jaunt - on a tour of the Custer Museum. He proudly showed off a steamer trunk that belonged to Boston Custer, who died in 1865. When discovered, the hinges were broken and the inside of the trunk had many water stains.
"This is a real piece of Custer history," he said, explaining that there is a good flow of visitors who call to make arrangements to see the Custer memorabilia throughout the year.
(McCoy, a resident of Smithfield, is food editor and a staff columnist for the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times. She can be contacted at email@example.com.)


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Several NFL players have 'strong voices' of Christian faith
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When the Denver Broncos put together a string of impressive victories at the end of the 2011 season, it was quarterback Tim Tebow who openly praised God in his postgame interviews.
This year, the outspoken player is Ray Lewis, Baltimore's emotional linebacker, who has not been shy about quoting scripture on national TV.
But there are many less-conspicuous examples of devoutly religious players in the NFL who make up a strong Christian subculture extending well beyond high-profile players like Tebow and Lewis. They are not as prominent in the headlines, but they work hard at their craft, say their prayers, study the Bible and serve in their communities. They show that it's possible to live and share their faith without being in the spotlight.
San Diego's Corey Lynch credits God with the dramatic opportunity he had to help save a woman's life. Matthew Slater of New England says a personal miracle was the reason he reached the NFL. And for Miami's R.J. Stanford, it was a spiritual awakening during the NFL lockout that changed his life.
Such players are sharing their faith in a positive, engaging way, said Nathan Whitaker, who has authored best-selling Christian-themed books with Tebow and former Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy.
"They are hard-nosed, physical players, not meek, not wallflowers, but they do things and play the game the right way," Whitaker said. "At the end of the day, they discuss their faith and things that are important to them, always keeping the game in perspective and reminding folks there is a bigger picture, and their faith is part of that bigger picture."
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Lynch was raised in a God-fearing Fort Myers, Fla., home in which he always saw his father reading the Bible. One of his favorite stories is that of David and Goliath, which he felt he experienced firsthand when he helped his Division I-AA Appalachian State team upset traditional power Michigan in the 2007 season opener.
Lynch said his life changed for the better when he decided not to follow some friends in "doing some crazy things."
"That was a decision early on in my life — am I going to follow the world or God's word?" Lynch said. "I said, 'Let me try God's word first.' I found freedom in that and never looked back."
Lynch went on to play football at Appalachian State, marry Cissie Graham, the granddaughter of evangelist Billy Graham, and be drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2008 NFL draft.
In June 2009, Lynch and his wife were driving on a Kentucky interstate when they witnessed a van drive off the road and plummet nearly 300 feet down an embankment, flipping several times and landing on its roof. Lynch, the son of a firefighter, told his wife to call 911 before racing down the hillside in sandals to the van, which contained four injured people.
The most seriously injured was a woman named Cynthia Brennan, who suffered a broken neck and back in the accident. Lynch crawled through the broken glass to free her from the wreckage and help sustain her until emergency crews arrived. Doctors were later able to fuse her vertebrae and she recovered. Lynch was largely credited with saving her life.
The experience taught Lynch about the brevity of life.
"Life is short and it was a blessing to be able to help that woman out. I was able to share Christ with her," said Lynch, who played strong safety for Tampa Bay for three seasons before going to San Diego in 2012. "Live life like it's your last day. Share Christ with whoever you are able."
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You're no longer pregnant, but your body just isn't the same as it was. You've changed, and it takes time to get back into shape. For example, your breasts are still large (whether you intend to breast-feed or not) and you're probably still padded with a layer of extra fat that your body stored in case the baby needed emergency nutrition. Your pregnancy belly is gone, but it's still not flat. Be patient with the healing process and give your body and yourself some special pampering during the postnatal period.
Your breasts are definitely not the same as they were before you became pregnant. They are still much larger. If you plan to breast-feed, your breasts will stay enlarged for as long as you continue to nurse. Within three days after delivery, they will fill with milk and become hard, heavy, full, and maybe uncomfortable. This is the time to make sure you have a comfortable, supportive nursing bra. Your breast discomfort will be eased each time the baby sucks at the breast and relieves the pressure.
If you are not planning to breast-feed, there's no way to get the message to your body. Your breasts will still fill with milk and become hard, heavy, and full. It takes about 14 days for the glands to stop supplying milk; this is called the "drying up" period. During that time, your breasts might be painful.
Don't try to relieve the pressure by hand-expressing milk; this gives your body a signal to keep producing more, and it will be impossible for the milk supply to dry up. The discomfort is temporary, but you can make this time less distressing if you use cold compresses, wear a supportive bra 24 hours a day, and take ibuprofen pain relievers. Also, try to keep your breasts out of warm water as you shower or bathe; it stimulates more milk production. Unfortunately, there are no safe medications to dry up your milk supply. You will have to wait for Mother Nature to do the job.
Your pregnancy belly is gone—well, not quite gone, but it's certainly much smaller. Don't be disappointed if you can't zip up your jeans the morning after your delivery. It took nine months for your uterus to grow and expand; it will take about six weeks for it to return to its normal size. A post-pregnancy belly is especially common after the births of second and third children, or more. The muscles of the abdomen just don't bounce back like they used to.
If anyone asks, "When is the baby due?" after your baby is born, just smile and say, "Very soon." People who really need to know if you've had the baby already know and will also understand that this is your postpartum shape.
If your body weight after delivery is a bit heavier than your prepregnancy weight, don't get upset. Your breasts alone add extra weight; your uterus might now weigh two pounds instead of its usual two ounces. There's a bit of stored body fat that will quickly fall away now that the baby doesn't need it. Watch your diet and give yourself six weeks to return to your normal weight. (If you're breast-feeding, your body will hang on to pregnancy fat, but don't panic. This will disappear when breast-feeding ends. Those extra five pounds will melt away!)
If your body weight after delivery is much higher than your prepregnancy weight, that's a different story. You've added pounds that have nothing to do with pregnancy. You simply ate more than necessary and now you've got some work to do. The Food Guide Pyramid guidelines are not just for pregnant women. Use them now to help you choose nutritious foods (in the proper serving sizes) to help you lose weight while maintaining your health and energy. You should also talk to your doctor about starting an exercise program. As soon as you are physically able, body movement will not only help you shed extra pounds, it will speed recovery by bringing more oxygen and glucose to cells that are trying to heal.
And you thought your contractions ended with the delivery of your baby! Your uterus will continue to contract in order to shrink back to its usual size and to help push out any leftover tissue. These pains might be hardly noticeable, or quite sharp (especially with the second or third child or when breast-feeding). These pains are most noticeable in the first few days after delivery. If they really bother you, ask your doctor about using a pain reliever.
Although you don't have monthly menstrual periods while you're breast-feeding, this doesn't mean you can't get pregnant again! Talk to your doctor about using contraceptives while breastfeeding.
If you thought one of the great advantages of pregnancy is not having to deal with your period for nine months—it's payback time. After delivery, you will bleed bright red blood that is like a heavy period. To add to the fun, you must use a sanitary pad—not a tampon. This heavy bleeding will continue for about three days. Then it will lighten up and turn a pinkish-brown. Eventually, it will turn white or yellow and then gradually taper off completely. This bleeding might end in about two weeks or it might last as long as four.
Your actual menstrual period probably won't resume until seven to nine weeks after delivery, but it would also be normal if it did not return for three or four months. There is really no such thing as "normal" here. The first period after delivery can be very erratic. It might be heavy or very light. It might start and then stop again for awhile. But within a month or two, your system will regulate itself. If you're breastfeeding, your period might stop for as long as you continue to nurse. (As your baby begins to sleep through the night and feed less often, your menstrual cycle might resume even though you're still nursing.)
Postpartum is a word used to indicate the time following birth.
You might not be able to sit comfortably for about a week after your delivery for two reasons: (1) you've had an episiotomy or a perineal tear with repair, or (2) you have hemorrhoids. Both can be a real pain.
The episiotomy is the surgical opening that is made from the vagina toward the rectum to widen the opening for birth. If your doctor used this technique, it has been stitched up and like any cut with stitches it will hurt at first and might itch later.
If you didn't have hemorrhoids before your delivery, you might very well have them now. The pushing and straining during labor and delivery can force them out and add to your postpartum discomfort.
For the discomfort of an episiotomy or hemorrhoids you can try any of the following remedies:
You might also invest about $20 in a doughnut cushion. This is a pillow with a hole in the center that lets you sit down without putting pressure on your sore spots.
Pushing out your baby at delivery was good practice for your next bowel movement. During labor, bowel activity slows down and if you used pain medication, it can make the bowel sluggish, too. If you've had a cesarean, your bowels will take even longer to recover. All this adds up to large, hard stools that can be difficult to pass. Prepare for this as soon as you're ready to eat and drink after your delivery. Go for high-fiber foods (such as fruits and whole grains) and lots of water. Ask your doctor about using a natural laxative. When you do have the urge, don't strain too much because this will worsen or cause hemorrhoids. If you do not have a bowel movement after three or four days, it's time to get your doctor's okay to use an enema in order to get your plumbing working again. You can buy a simple, packaged and prepared enema at any pharmacy. Don't be afraid to use it—you've given birth to a baby; now you can do anything.
Women who have had a cesarean delivery don't walk—they shuffle. They keep their feet flat on the floor and take tiny steps, shuffling one foot before the other. They do this because it hurts to walk! If you've had a cesarean, you will find out very quickly after your delivery that you don't recuperate from major abdominal surgery in a day or two. It can take two to three weeks just to start walking normally again. Your abdominal muscles have suffered a severe trauma, and even walking might be painful. (Sneezing or coughing is even worse.) In addition to the normal body changes after a delivery, you'll be recovering from surgery. So do yourself a favor and call in as much help as you can possibly get. Your baby will demand all your energy and your body will demand healing time. So get some help, let the dishes pile up, and don't worry about cleaning the house.
About six weeks after delivery, your doctor will want to see you again. This visit is very important. Your doctor will check to make sure the uterus has returned to its normal size and position. She'll look to be sure vaginal stitches have dissolved and the cervix has healed. She will check your breasts for signs of uncooperative milk glands or engorgement (a painful condition that results if the breasts are not emptied of milk during each feeding). She will take time to talk to you about your weight, your feelings and emotions, and about contraception. This is a great opportunity to visit with someone who knows what you've been through and can help you get back on your feet.
Before this checkup you should call your doctor to report any of the following symptoms:
Don't wait until your postpartum checkup to tell your doctor about these symptoms. Call right away.
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Following years of negative stereotypes and high liability, Western's fraternity houses are going dry. Advisory Committee Co-Chair Joe Tinius says this is a decision that needed to be made, and one he's sure will cause controversy.
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University officials met with fraternity presidents and advisors Wednesday morning to discuss the new policy, which will take effect immediately.
The new policy won't change the rules for WKU sororities and two fraternities that are already alcohol-free by choice.
Tinius says the recommendation stems from a nationwide alcohol problem on college campuses.
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Like storing gasoline to create an artificial demand and sell it a higher price later.
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'Hoarding' is the word that comes to my mind. That at least covers the storage of scarce resources, but I'm not sure if it is really the right word to include selling it at a higher price.
How about 'Price-fixing'? That would be a collection of 'competitors', artificailly increasing the price by some means (possibly by limiting supply).
This is the very definition of "cornering the market."
Profiteering can be used here.
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Cornering the Market is the best term if you're actually buying so much of the item that prices go up. It rarely happens.
Stockpiling implies that you're stocking up on something, without necessarily implying that you plan to profit from that.
Profiteering is simply a value-laden term for increasing prices when demand goes up.
Hoarding implies keeping a disproportionate share of something for oneselve, not necessarily for profit.
As I stated in a comment earlier to moioci, "cornering the market" merely means having complete control of it, not necessarily by hoarding a commodity.
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My "source" is obvious: widespread, common usage. The definition given in Wikipedia is a narrow one applying to a specific domain. The term has much much broader use. Please, people! Wikipedia is not the holy scriptures! At least look a little bit further!
The proper answer would be a combination of all the terms Joel mentioned:
"Hoarding and Stockpiling with an intention to Profiteer and Corner the Market". I know of no single word in English for this, but "Cornering the market" is not it. Perhaps you could assemble one in German?
Arbitrage is a related term for taking advantage of difference in prices, and may include storing something for later sale. For instance, if the arbitrageur can secure storage for less than the difference in price between buying today and a contract for sale in the future. This might occur when the market is expecting the price of the commodity to increase dramatically, and therefore prices for future contracts are still high.
However, it does not relate to trying to increase demand by lowering supply.


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Well i bought a kit and followed the instructions and it has bee 4 days now and i don't think i have seen my airlock move. i open the top of my bucket and there was a lot of foam (bubbles). Also look like brown skin s o i stir the brew and took a reading with my hydrometer.and my reading is 1.020 now is my brew fermenting properly
Agreed. Sounds like its going great, the reason the airlock wasn't bubbling is probably just the seal on your bucket is letting the CO2 vent out around the lid instead of through the airlock. As long as the layer of CO2 (heavier than air) sits undisturbed on top of the fermenting wort you should be fine.
I would think, a good way to tell, whether you have a good fermentation is the smell: If you put your nose carefully in the fermenter you should smell carbon dioxide. Of course CO2 does not have a smell as a pure gas, but the fermentation CO2 smells slightly (pleasently) sour. Be careful though to not put your head too far in, since the gas in the bucket has probably displaced the oxygen and the inhalation of CO2 will make you dizzy. ALso, you will risk contamination of the brew. It should not smell sweet or overly sour (i.e. like sour milk).


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A previous writer opined that simple questions can determine your politics. I say it depends on the questions, propositions or beliefs; something to think about, agree or disagree?
1. Enforcing the 2nd Amendment is the same as enforcing Roe v. Wade.
2. It is more important to be loyal than right.
3. My government is oppressing me with laws that protect me.
4. The unknowns of medical science are the same as unknowns of climate science.
5. The military is a government job.
6. God made all things and I am one.
7. Agreeing with the government is giving in to the government.
8. Responsibility for my choices is mine.
9. Life is too serious to be happy.
10. Fair is in the eye of the beholder.
11. Profits are more important that safety, benefits and wages.
12. Laws are meant to restrict my freedoms.
13. What will you cherish when you get old?
14. Corporations are people.
15. You are right as long as you agree with me.
Sometimes things are not as simple as they seem.
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