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PHOTO: Tilda Swinton Kills It As Drag Diva For Candy Magazine
When we first saw the cover of the new issue of Candy, a the daring trans style bible, we thought it was Alison Goldfrapp or Florence Welch. It wasn't until we read the description that we realized it was the very divine Tilda Swinton (Chronicles of Narnia, Orlando).
The ginger Amazon appears in a feature for "The Extra Extravagance Issue," styled by Jerry Stafford and photographed by Xevi Muntane. Other photo features include a pregnant-male-model spread and lanky boys in dresses.
Past issues of Candy have featured James Franco and Chloe Sevigny in drag.
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Tilda Swinton is amazingly hot and fierce, and kills it at everything she does!May 20, 2012 at 10:22 pm · @Reply ·
yeah perfect
Tilda RULES!
SHE ROCKS HARD!and just as an aside, a friend, who knew her years ago, says she is one of the nicest people he's known.. which is quite a compliment.
Candy has zero to do with any part of the trans community. If anything, it's about thoughtlessly appropriating trans people's experiences for a bunch of fashion whores and cis gay men. I like Tilda Swinton, she's a wonderful actress, but the concept of female-assigned-at-birth doing femme drag is boring and NOT in any way challenging to society (yes, Ana Matronic, that means you too). To call this a "trans bible" is just being clueless.
Never read the mag, so I can't judge, but Tilda Swinton is beautiful! I loved her in Constantine playing the angel Gabriel, and if she had dick I'd let her have me in a second; hell, I'd hop on her in a second even though she doesn't!
@Ginasf: I find it more irritating that they use "drag" and "trans" synonymously when they're not even close to the same thing.
@Ginasf: I think/hope there's more to it than that. What about sexual fluidity? What about androgyny? Maybe they are trying to subvert the binary-gender system that clearly doesn't work in favor of something looser and freer?
Just putiin it out there….
Here, here for androgeny! Best of both worlds and all that, makes me glad to swing both ways!

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OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- What goes around, comes around.
A tired cliche, to be sure, but for two fire departments -- one in Ocean Springs, the other in New York -- it still holds true.
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the Gulf Park Estates Volunteer Fire Department has donated a pumper truck to the West Hamilton Beach VFD in New York.
The truck was donated to the Gulf Park Estates department after Hurricane Katrina and has been in use since. With the GPE department about to replace it with a new truck, Chief David Peto said they were looking to find the pumper a new home.
"We were going to sell the truck, but then Hurricane Sandy showed up," Peto said. "I got on the internet and searched for a department that might need it."
Through a website called Fire Corps, Peto found the West Hamilton Beach department and contacted Capt. Andy Zych, who in turn spoke with department treasurer Mitchell Udowitch, himself a former captain of the WHB department.
Initially, however, Peto's department was looking to sell the truck or perhaps loan it to a department which needed it after Sandy.
"When Andy told me this rig was available, I told him there was no way we could afford what they were asking," Udowitch said.
So Peto turned to the GPE board of directors and, after some discussion, it was agreed to donated the truck to West Hamilton Beach.
"We're a volunteer fire department," Udowitch said. "We get no city funding. When we get a donation, we take it."
Zych and Udowitch arrived in Ocean Springs Saturday morning to take possession of the truck.
The donation is a continuation of what has become standard practice between fire departments across the county since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. When a fire department is in need in the wake of a disaster, others step up to help.
"It's been once big circle since 911," said Udowitch, a 30-year veteran of the fire service. "People all over the country donated things to fire departments in New York. Then, after Katrina, we donated trucks to departments down here.
"Now, it's coming back to us again."
The truck, a 1988 E-1 pumper, ironically (or perhaps appropriately) named a "Hurricane," was donated to the GPE department by the Dale City Fire Department in Virginia, after Katrina.
"It's been in service ever since," said Peto, who has been with the Gulf Park Estates department for seven years.
"We'll put it into service about a week after we get it home," Udowitch said, "and it will probably serve as our primary pumper."
The truck has a 1,500 gallons-per-minute pump, a 500-gallon water capacity and a built in foam system.
Trucks such as this can be kept in service for decades, Udowich said, but Mississippi fire rating requirements mandate that new trucks be purchased at regular intervals to maintain a high rating. New York's rating systems are different, Peto said.
"This is like new for us," Udowitch said.


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Re: "Europe united by lack of discipline," Other Opinions, May 19.
George Will's latest column is little more than a pastiche of irrelevant historical citations and a cruel penchant for blaming the victim. Gone is Goldman Sachs' culpability in the insolvency of the Greek state: no, the real villain here is the unreasonable Greek people.
Truth is no obstacle to George Will in driving this point home: He falsely claims that the Greeks aspire to be a nation with "more people taking benefits ... than there are people making goods and services."
Will closes out his article with the claim that "indiscipline ... is also the unifying characteristic of the USA." This is nonsense. If anything, for the past 40 years the "unifying characteristic" of the American worker has been crippling austerity.
Tom Agnew
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BP's latest attempt to gain control of the busted well dumping oil into the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in the capture of 27,672 barrels of oil during a three-day period, BP Vice President Kent Wells said Monday.
The Lower Marine Riser Package containment system, a cap over the failed blowout preventer fitted with a suction tube, collected 11,100 barrels of oil Sunday, Wells said, slightly more than the 10,495 barrels of oil captured Saturday. The suction system collected 6,077 barrels Friday, its first full day in operation.
The system has already outperformed BP's only other containment attempt: The riser insertion tube captured 22,000 barrels of oil in a nine-day period
Wells called the improvement an "encouraging step."
"It's progressing along well. The team is very focused on optimizing the amount of oil we collect from the LMRP cap," Wells said. "I have confidence in the team that they'll be able to collect more than the 11,000 they did yesterday."
Given the wide range of flow rate estimates, BP on Sunday was able to contain anywhere from 48 percent to 92 percent of the oil pouring from the well.
The company is working this week to increase the amount of oil it sucks to the surface by carefully adjusting a number of valves on the Discover Enterprise, the ship collecting the oil. That part of the operation also initially called for closing four valves atop the containment cap, where oil is escaping. But Wells said the amount of oil being collected was climbing at a significant enough rate that it wouldn't be necessary to close all the valves in order to collect more. The open valves help to reduce the pressure inside the containment cap, thereby keep it in place, Wells said. Only one of the four valves has been closed so far.
"Leaving those vents open gives us better operability," Wells said. "The optimization comes from the surface."
Second ship on the way
Although the vents have not been closed, it does not appear that water has managed to flow into the cap or suction pipe, Wells said. The pressure of the oil shooting out of the vents has kept the water out. That is significant because the cold seawater mixed with oil at high pressure can form ice crystals, called hydrates, in the suction pipe, which would block the flow of oil.
As the Deepwater Enterprise fills with oil, BP is bringing in at least one other vessel to collect oil, National Incident Commander Thad Allen said. Allen said the Deepwater Enterprise is not yet at capacity but could reach it soon.
"Several weeks ago they started converting to a much larger production platform in anticipation that they would replace this one with a higher capacity platform. That's being done right now," Allen said. "But it's a very large barge ship and some of these are coming (from) as far away as the North Sea to actually bring in the type of production platforms that are floating that could do this at a much larger rate, and that had already been in progress."
BP promises updates every 12 hours
Wells said BP will provide updates to the public every 12 hours, instead of every 24 hours, of how much oil is being collected.
Oil is also still escaping the well through gaps underneath the containment cap. Subsea dispersants are being used to break up the oil as it spews out.
The next step, Wells said, will be to increase daily oil collection to about 20,000 barrels of oil per day by supplementing the current containment system with another one.
Using the same tubes and pipes put in place to attempt the failed "top kill" method of stopping the oil by pumping mud into the well, engineers will instead suck oil out of the well and to a ship on the water's surface. That procedure will be launched mid-month, Wells said Monday.
At the end of the month, BP plans to replace the current cap on the blowout preventer with a heavier, better sealing cap. That tool is now under construction. It will feed oil from the well to a floating pipe, suspended 300 feet below the surface. That pipe will attach via flexible hose to a containment ship on the surface, that can be disconnected in case a storm requires the Gulf be cleared of vessels and the response effort temporarily halted. Oil would be free flowing during that period.
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The election's not over yet, and rumors of Romney's demise are premature.
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By Robert Reich
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Can Romney possibly recover? A survey conducted between Sept. 12th and Sept. 16th by the Pew Research Center—before the "47 percent victim" video came to light—showed Obama ahead of Romney 51 percent to 43 percent among likely voters.
That's the biggest margin in the September survey prior to a presidential election since Bill Clinton led Bob Dole, 50 percent to 38 percent in 1996.
And, remember, this recent poll was done before America watched Romney belittle almost half the nation.
With gas prices rising, corporate profits shrinking, most of Europe in recession, Japan still a basket case, and the Chinese economy slowing, the upcoming job reports are unlikely to be stellar.
For the last several days I've been deluged with calls from my inside-the-beltway friends telling me "Romney's dead."
Hold it. Rumors of Romney's demise are premature for at least four reasons:
1. Between now and Election Day come two jobs reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics–October 5th and November 2nd. If they're as bad as the last report, showing only 96,000 jobs added in August (125,000 are needed just to keep up with population growth) and the lowest percentage of employed adults since 1981, Romney's claim the economy is off track becomes more credible, and Obama's that it's on the mend harder to defend.
With gas prices rising, corporate profits shrinking, most of Europe in recession, Japan still a basket case, and the Chinese economy slowing, the upcoming job reports are unlikely to be stellar.
2. Also between now and Election Day are three presidential debates, starting October 3rd. It's commonly thought Obama will win them handily but that expectation may be very wrong–and could work against him. Yes, Romney is an automaton—but when the dials are set properly he can give a good imitation of a human engaged in sharp debate. He did well in the Republican primary debates.
Obama, by contrast, can come off slow and ponderous. Recall how he stuttered and stumbled during the 2008 Democratic primary debates. And he hasn't been in a real-live debate for four years; Romney recently emerged from almost a year of them.
3. During the next seven final weeks of the campaign, the anti-Obama forces will be spending a gigantic amount of money. Not just the Romney campaign and Romney's super PACs, but other super PACS aligned with Romney, billionaires spending their own fortunes, and non-profit "social welfare" organizations like the Chamber of Commerce, Karl Rove's "Crossroads," and various Koch-brothers political fronts–all will dump hundreds of millions on TV and radio spots, much of it spreading lies and distortions. Some of this money will be devoted to get-out-the-vote drives—to phone banks and door-to-door canvassing to identify favorable voters, and vans to bring them to the polling stations.
It's an easy bet they'll far outspend Obama and his allies. I've heard two-to-one. The race is still close enough that a comparative handful of voters in swing states can make the difference–which means gobs of money used to motivate voters to polling stations can be critical.
4. As they've displayed before, the Republican Party will do whatever it can to win—even if it means disenfranchising certain voters. To date, 11 states have enacted voter identification laws, all designed by Republican legislatures and governors to dampen Democratic turnout.
The GOP is also encouraging what can only be termed "voter vigilante" groups to "monitor polling stations to prevent fraud"–which means intimidating minorities who have every right to vote. We can't know at this point how successful these efforts may be but it's a dangerous wildcard. And what about those Diebold voting machines?
So don't for a moment believe "Romney's dead," and don't be complacent. The hard work lies ahead, in the next seven weeks.
And even if Obama is reelected, more hard work begins after Inauguration Day–when we must push him to be tougher on the Republicans than he was in his first term, and do what the nation needs.
Robert B. Reich, one of the nation's leading experts on work and the economy, is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton.
Time Magazine has named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the last century. He has written thirteen books, including his latest best-seller, Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future; The Work of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21st Century Capitalism which has been translated into 22 languages; and his newest, an e-book, Beyond Outrage. His syndicated columns, television appearances, and public radio commentaries reach millions of people each week. He is also a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine, and Chairman of the citizen's group Common Cause. His widely-read blog can be found at www.robertreich.org.


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CALGARY, Alberta -- For a team that has absorbed its share of questionable hits over the years, the Detroit Red Wings welcome the NHL's efforts to crack down on blows to the head.
In a recent memo issued to clubs, NHL senior vice president of operations Colin Campbell stated that the league "will not tolerate blows to the head that are deliberate, avoidable and illegal,'' and promised an increase in suspensions if these type of incidents persist.
"Guys are so big and so strong now, if you get a forceful blow to the head, you know the problems people have had with concussions, so certainly you have to protect the players,'' Red Wings center Kris Draper said.
"It's a fast game, but the (hits) where you can definitely determine whether it was intentional or not, they should definitely have some sort of repercussion other than a two- or four-minute penalty,'' Kirk Maltby said. "A penalty along with a minimum one-game suspension is justifiable.''
Brett Lebda, who was rattled by a flying hit to the head from Dallas Drake a couple of seasons ago, believes all hits to the head should at least result in a penalty.
"As the referee, you have to call it as you see it during the game, but after the game (the league) can go back and review it and decide what the appropriate penalty (suspension) is going to be,'' Lebda said.
Brad Stuart said it's important to protect a player's head but doesn't believe a hit to the head should be an automatic penalty.
"A situation where the guy turns around and his head's down and happens to catch a shoulder, what are you going to do? That's part of the game,'' Stuart said. "If it's deemed intentional -- elbows are unacceptable, leaving your feet is unacceptable -- those kind of situations (warrant a penalty). To make it black and white would be real tough to do."
Former Flames dig Calgary
Darren McCarty and Stuart weren't in Calgary long -- McCarty for two seasons and Stuart for 27 games and one playoff series in 2006-07 -- but both have fond memories of the city and the Saddledome.
"I love this building, I love Calgary. Being able to play here for a couple of years was great,'' McCarty said before Saturday's game. "I have nothing but fond memories of my days in Calgary. I'm very fortunate in the way things worked out for me, to be back in Detroit and win another (Stanley) Cup.''
Stuart hales from Rocky Mountain House, which is between Calgary and Edmonton, and said he would have about 18 family members and friends at the game.
Few buildings in the league have a better atmosphere than the Saddledome.
"It's unbelievable to see out of 20,000 fans, 18,000 red Flames jerseys,'' Stuart said. "They've always had good crowds, good support.''
Holmstrom goes home for tests
Forward Tomas Holmstrom was sent home Saturday to have an MRI on his ailing back, coach Mike Babcock said. Holmstrom experienced back spasms during pregame warmups in Edmonton Thursday and hasn't been on the ice since. He will miss Monday's game in Vancouver as well.
"He didn't feel any better today, so we got to find out what's going on,'' Babcock said.


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Oregon State Police arrested a 22-year old Cave Junction man Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed another man in an argument.
According to police, two men who live in separate trailers at 5646 Rockydale Road in Cave Junction got into an altercation Wednesday afternoon. One man, Brian Fletcher Ellington, Jr., then stabbed Josh Nelson, 27, police said. The wound was not life-threatening.
A 911 call was transferred to the Oregon State Police, which dispatched troopers to the scene.
Both men were taken to Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass. Nelson was treated and released.
Ellington is being held at the Josephine County Jail on accusations of second-degree assault, unlawful use and carrying of a dangerous weapon.
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March 2, 2012
'Speech-Jamming Gun' Makes People Shut Up
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The drone of speakers who won't stop is an inevitable experience at conferences, meetings, cinemas, and public libraries.
Today, Kazutaka Kurihara at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tskuba and Koji Tsukada at Ochanomizu University, both in Japan, present a radical solution: a speech-jamming device that forces recalcitrant speakers into submission.
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Who: Michael Gibbs Jr. of Chelsea. He is a route salesman for Barber's Dairy and is married to Jamica Gibbs. Gloria Steele, a church member from Faith Apostolic Church in West End, nominated him.
Photographed: At The Birmingham News in September.
What are you wearing? Tommy Hilfiger shoes and a Saddlebred bow tie, both from Belk at Colonial Brookwood Village; Rocawear slacks and a Geoffrey Beene shirt, both from TJMaxx; a Baldon tweed jacket from Macy's; a chocolate, polka dotted pocket square and a chocolate shirt, both from Stein Mart; and his wedding ring, which he plans to upgrade on Feb. 14, 2012, his 14th wedding anniversary.
Why are you upgrading? "I'm upgrading because my love is upgraded. It upgrades every day."
What kind of ring do you have now? "It's stainless steel. I plan on getting a platinum ring. My wife already has a new ring. We upgraded her two years ago."
Are you upgrading anything else? "No, I think that's it."
Describe your style. "I have a vintage, classy style."
Finish this sentence: I pattern myself after "My pastor, Bishop Heron Johnson. He's a very classy man. I also love to watch Fonzworth Bentley. I love his style."
What do you like about Fonzworth's style? "I love the way he makes things work..., how he blends colors. He's not afraid of anything."
You said you will try anything when it comes to fashion. What's been the most daring thing you've tried? "Some dark pink Polo pants with a plaid jacket. I had to take that off quickly. I didn't like how that looked."
Where were you going? "My wife and I were going to an event. She wasn't home at the time when I got dressed. When she came through the door, she said, 'What do you have on?' So, I had to go change."
Does your wife have a lot of say in what you wear? "I normally dress myself, but she does have a little say in what I do. To be honest, I dress her."
So, I have to ask you this. What did you think when you found the pants you are wearing now? "I liked them. I already knew that they were going to go with my tweed jacket. You just have to be yourself."
You said you and your wife have two sons, 9 and 3. Have they taken after daddy when it comes to dressing? "They have. My oldest one, before we go to church, he wants a blazer like his dad, a vest on, a bowtie. He wants to look good. He says, 'My dad always teaches me to look good.'"
And what about the 3-year-old? "It's funny. It's like a chain. The 3-year-old, he wants to dress like his brother, who wants to dress like me. I'm very pleased that they want to pattern themselves after me. One thing I did was I looked up to my dad (Michael Gibbs Sr.) and patterned myself after him. My daddy, he's a very well-dressed man."


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Dealing with rumors about Nick Saban leaving Alabama for another job is nothing new for Alabama fans. Rumors about the coach's imminent departure have been flying around the internet seemingly since the day Saban first arrived in Tuscaloosa but the media hype surrounding a potential job opening at Texas has placed more focus than ever on Saban and his future at Alabama.
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This week on the Alabama Football Podcast, Al.com Tuscaloosa Bureau reporter Ben Flanagan joins me to discuss the week's biggest headlines, including the Saban-Texas rumors and the Tide's upcoming Sugar Bowl matchup with Oklahoma.
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HOLLAND, MI — The speaker list for the TEDx Macatawa conference taking place this fall in Holland includes leaders with area colleges and executives at major West Michigan corporations.
The independently licensed TED conference takes place Sept. 12 at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland. The conference theme is "Good Squared."
• Shelley Irwin: Radio and TV host with WGVU.
• Troy Evans: Pastor of The Edge Urban Fellowship in Grand Rapids.
• Michael Hyacinthe: Entrepreneur, founder of Fashion Has Heart in Grand Rapids.
• Bruce Los: Senior vice president at Gentex Corporation.
• Jahaun McKinley: Supervisor at Cascade Engineering's Industrial Solutions Plant.
• Mike Werner: Chemist, engineer and sustainability strategist with Haworth.
• Georgia Taylor: Artist and teacher at Kendall College of Art and Design.
• David Tebo: Superintendent of Hamilton Community Schools.
• Jack Ridl: Poet and professor emeritus at Hope College.
• Emma Dryden: Junior at Zeeland East High School.
• David Rosen: President of Kendall College of Art and Design.
• Travis Williams: Director of the Macatawa Greenway.
• Harry Knopke: President of Aqua Clara International.
Also on the Knickerbocker's stage for the TEDx conference will be Diego Morales, a poet, actor, musician and general manager of Partners in Outreach, a nonprofit human and social services agency in Holland.
The theme of "Good Squared" builds on the TEDxMacatawa inaugural theme in 2012 of "Do More Good," which highlighted the Holland-Zeeland area's involvement in philanthropic and corporate social responsibility endeavors.
The TEDxMacatawa event is one of a series of conferences held around the country, patterned after the TED Conference in Long Beach, Calif., that are aimed at stimulating conversation and discussion on ideas in technology, entertainment and design.
A TEDxGrand Rapids 2013 event was held May 9 at downtown's Civic Theatre.
Online applications to attend the Holland conference are available online. Like all TED and TEDx events, the audience is curated by event organizers. Fee to attend the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. event is $29. The 2012 event drew more than 400 people.
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Just in time for 911, an agreement has been reached on land for Flight 93 memorial. The red crescent is a go. If it was to be a religious symbol, what could be more egregious? It should have been a cross.
The federal government has reached final agreements with landowners to purchase 1,400 acres at the Flight 93 crash site in southwestern Pennsylvania yesterday, clearing the way for construction to begin on the 9/11 memorial park this fall.
The announcement means the government will not invoke eminent domain to seize the land, a prospect that was raised in the spring.
"The fields of western Pennsylvania, where the heroes of Flight 93 perished, are hallowed ground for a grateful nation," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said at a news conference announcing the deal.
"Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the landowners, the Families of Flight 93 and the employees of the National Park Service, we have reached this important milestone in properly honoring the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who gave their lives that day."
Salazar said the property owners would be paid a total of $9.5 million.
Your infidel taxpayer dollars at work.
Negotiations between the Park Service and the property owners, which had dragged on for years, got a jumpstart this spring when Salazar and Sen. Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) traveled to Somerset County to meet with landowners and family members of the 40 passengers and crew aboard the ill-fated plane.
Both Specter, who in 2002 introduced the Flight 93 National Memorial Act, authorizing the Park Service to establish the memorial, and Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.) said they were pleased that after all the years of negotiations, park construction would finally move forward.
Specter and Casey have helped secure more than $18 million in federal funds for the 2,200-acre memorial, projected to cost $57 million.
Patrick White, vice president of the board of Families of Flight 93 and the group's point person on the real estate transactions, said he was relieved the process was over.
"It has been a long and detailed and at times seeming impossible task with the amount of issues and concerns to be addressed," said White, whose cousin Louis Nacke of New Hope was aboard Flight 93. "But with the support of folks in federal and state and local government, we were able to work in a public-private partnership to get funds and acquire land as quickly as humanly possible."
Acting Park Service director Dan Wenk said he expected real estate closings on the remaining properties to take place by mid-October and construction to begin immediately after the groundbreaking on Nov. 7.
Outrage over this clear Islamic symbolism forced the Memorial Project to agree to make changes, but all they did was slightly disguise the giant crescent:
More information is available at CrescentOfBetrayal.com).
His position is simple: The planned Flight 93 Memorial is a terrorist memorial mosque. Not only does the giant crescent point to Mecca, but architect Paul Murdoch proves that this orientation is intentional by repeating it in the crescents of trees that surround the Tower of Voices part of the memorial.
Not only does the giant crescent point to Mecca, but architect Paul Murdoch proves that this orientation is intentional by repeating it in the crescents of trees that surround the Tower of Voices part of the memorial. (Repeated Mecca-orientations demonstrated in this animation). We hosted an open design competition in time of war and literally invited the whole world to enter. Of course we should have expected that the enemy would enter, and try to win a memorial to their heroes instead of ours. Much harder to understand is the willful blindness of those who are charged with the memorialization of Flight 93, which is supposed to be the symbol of our woken vigilance.
Every place where the terrorists are memorialized in the
crescent design, they are placed in the symbolic Islamic heavens (the
crescent and star parts of the design). Every place where the 40 heroes
are memorialized, they are depicted as symbolically damned, cast out of
the symbolic Islamic heavens. One example is in the Tower of Voices,
where an Islamic shaped crescent soars in the sky above forty symbolic
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When we say "herb," we mean herbaceous blooming plants, native to North America. If, when you say "herbs," you mean plants like rosemary, lavender and such, those are all native to the Meditteranean area and won't be in our Native Plant Database. Some of those non-native plants do quite well in East Texas, including Trinity County, but we won't be recommending them.
The second problem with your request is the "deer-resistant" stipulation. We have a list of deer-resistant plants; please read this disclaimer paragraph from the top of the list:
Few plants are completely deer resistant. Several factors influence deer browsing including the density of the deer population, environmental conditions such as drought, and plant palatability. Deer tend to avoid plants with aromatic foliage, tough leathery and/or hairy or prickly leaves or plants with milky latex or sap. Try using some of the plants listed here to minimize deer damage to your landscape."
Further complicating this problem is the fact that there are only 346 plants on that list, and that constitutes the deer-resistant plants for North America, including Canada but not including Mexico. By the time we sort that list down to not only Texas, but East Texas, there will be very few choices. First, we will go to our list of Deer Resistant Species and then, using the Sidebar on the right-hand side of that page, we will select on Texas for the state, and nothing else, so that we will get a list of all plants in Texas having exhibited some deer resistance. Caution: You will need to read the whole webpage on each plant; some of the indicators will be "Highly Resistant" under deer resistance, some will only be "Moderately Resistant." Our examples are all Highly Resistant.
For each plant on our list, we will go down the webpage to the bottom and click on the link on that plant to the USDA Plant Profiles. This will get a map of all of North America, with the states where that plant grows in green. Since we have stipulated Texas for the state, it will always be green for the plants we have listed. Click on the state of Texas, and you will get a map with the counties where the plants grow in green. This is a good one to check on each plant, because there are so many different ecosystems in Texas, and some of the other areas in Texas might be distinctly hostile to the plants for East Texas, in terms of heat, soil and amount of rain.
Before we present you with our list, we are going to add some plants you did not ask for but that deer do not generally care to eat. There are a number of native grasses and grass-like plants that are very attractive, hold their places all year, some needing sun and some part shade. These are not lawn grasses, and you will need to check each webpage to see what they require.
So, here is a list of the plants on the Deer Resistant list, native to Texas. We will also check that each one we list is native in or near Trinity County, Texas.
Adiantum capillus-veneris (Southern maidenhair fern)
Amorpha fruticosa (Indigo bush)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterflyweed)
Coreopsis tinctoria (Plains coreopsis)
Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem)
Aristida purpurea (Purple threeawn)
Chasmanthium latifolium (Inland sea oats)


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Notre Dame Alumnae Association will host its inaugural "Recognition of Excellence Celebration" at a dinner-dance Saturday, honoring five Notre Dame Academy notables for their achievements and contributions to the Grymes Hill School.
The gala, in the Staaten, West Brighton, will begin with cocktails at 7 p.m.
The honorees are:
Courtney Finn Moore, NDA Class of 1988, for "Excellence in Achievement." A certified financial planner, she has been recognized by Barron's as one of the Top 100 Women Financial Advisors, as well as one of the Top 1,000 Financial Advisors in the country. She chairs the National Committee of the Merrill Lynch Women's Exchange, serves on the Merrill Lynch Advisory Council to Management for Global Institutional Consulting, is a mayoral appointee to the New York City Rent Guidelines Board and co-chairs the finance committee for NDA.
Lisa Quiroz, NDA Class of 1979, for "Excellence in Service." She is the chief diversity officer and senior vice president for corporate responsibility for Time Warner Inc. She also oversees Time Warner's philanthropic outreach. She is vice chair of the board of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and serves on the board of the Apollo Theatre Foundation. She was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the board of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Dr. Anthony Purpura, for "Excellence in Faculty/Staff/Coaching." A former military doctor, general practitioner and city medical investigator, "Doc" started the NDA swim team in 1977, compiling a record of an incredible 300 wins and just 13 losses. Under his leadership, there were also numerous wins in the Catholic Nationals, Eastern Prep School Championships, High School All-Americans and city championships. He and his late wife, Julie, also established Staten Island Aquatics. He was a recipient of the Staten Island Advance Award for Service to Youth.
Joseph and Christine Azara, "Excellence in Friendship." Parents of two graduates, the couple has been involved in NDA campus life since the 1970s. They have been instrumental in building campaigns, a capital campaign, after-school mini-courses and fashion show committees. In addition, Mr. Azara served on NDA's board of trustees.
Tickets, at $125 per person, are still available by calling NDA Mission Advancement Office director Jackie DeLucia at: 718-442-1139 or visiting the website at: www.notredameacademy.org. ($60 of the ticket price is tax-deductible).


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Yahoo Releases Astra Open Source Library
The Yahoo search engine's developer team today released a new Open Source program library for Flash and Flex.
Astra provides software tools for the proprietary programs Flash and Flex by software vendor Adobe. The library is based on the object-oriented ActionScript3 scripting language and was released along with the source code by Yahoo under the BSD license. According to the developers Astra still does not have much in the line of samples, components and documentation, however Yahoo is intent on pushing Flash application development.
The Internet company is devoting much attention to the Flash platform and has assigned a separate team to promote development. The Yahoo User Interface (YUI) Library is another product by Yahoo's internal developers, and is written in JavaScript. The YUI Library provides tools and software for the development of interactive Web applications and was also released under the BSD license. Both Astra and the current 2.3.0 version of YUI are available as downloads from the Yahoo Flash Development Center.
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But TriQuint's profits were the company's smallest in more than a year, consumed in part by legal expenses as TriQuint defends itself against accusations that it is infringing on another company's patents. And the company said it expects growth will slow considerably during the current quarter.
The news had TriQuint's stock down sharply in after-hours trading shortly after the release.
TriQuint makes wireless chips for networking equipment and mobile devices, including AT&T's versions of the hugely popular iPhone and iPad. Apple contractor Foxconn provided a quarter of TriQuint's sales last year.
TriQuint has 2,850 employees worldwide, including 975 in Oregon. And it's still hiring -- companywide, it's got 90 open jobs.
In the first quarter, TriQuint's sales totaled $224.3 million, up 24 percent from the same three months last year. The revenues were near the top end of the range TriQuint had told investors to expect.
Profits totaled $12.4 million, or 7 cents a share. The compares with $13.7 million, 9 cents a share, in the first quarter last year.
TriQuint spend $5.4 million on litigation expenses during the first quarter, compared with less than $1 million in the first quarter of 2010. A rival, Avago Technologies, claims TriQuint is using technology protected by Avago's patents.
In the current quarter, TriQuint said, it expects to spend another $7 million in litigation expenses.
TriQuint said it expects revenues between $230 million and $240 million during the current quarter. The implies growth of as much as 16 percent from the second quarter last year, which would be TriQuint's smallest annual increase since 2009.
TriQuint shares climbed 8 cents today to close at $13.48, then fell as much as 91 cents in after-hours trading after the company announced quarterly results. TriQuint's stock has traded between $5.77 and $15.20 in the last year.
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The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said Jeffrey Fromlak died after his car rolled into a grassy median in an area off Route 19.
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Ice Cube was added Wednesday to an already impressive lineup of Public Enemy, De La Soul and LL Cool J for a June 26 show at DTE Energy Music Theatre.
Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday at all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com, LiveNation.com and Palacenet.com.
Prices are $79.50, $59.50 and $35 for pavilion and $20 for lawn. A limited number of $60 lawn four-packs will be available.
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It was inevitable that I'd eventually add a "weather" category to the blog. Weather is, after all, what Oregonians talk about the most. When it rains, we're surprised. When it doesn't rain, we're surprised. When it snows, we're really surprised. Are we really that boring?
Even I, who check my weather station every few minutes at home, wanted to have just one conversation yesterday that wasn't about snow: the ghost of snow past, the ghost of snow present and the ghost of snow future.
I'll admit, I'm interested to see what will happen in the garden after this unusual cold snap. We're breaking records and will probably continue to do so. Not only are the temperatures lower, but they stay low. A sustained freeze is harder on plants than temps that bounce up and down.
My friend Sean Hogan, owner of Cistus Nursery, said yesterday that Oregon gardeners could react this spring in two ways: Replace plants that die, or abandon experiments in growing plants hovering on the border between hardy and not hardy. How thin that line can be.
Sean thinks our love of tropicals is on the way out anyway. I don't know if I agree. He tends to talk to sophisticated gardeners, who move ahead of trends. In many of the gardens I see, tropicals are actually just catching on. I'll admit to a continued affection for bananas. But, I do choose Mediterranean plants more often than not these days because of their drought tolerance ... and because I like them.
Anyway, one of the fascinating things about plants is how they adapt. It's not like gardening is a rigid scientific discipline. A shade plant sometimes adapts to a sunny space and vice versa. Microclimates encourage borderline-hardy plants to grow as they would in their native habitat.
My Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea,' for example, is as tall as my second-story window. Not everyone has that kind of success. Sean predicts it won't be around next year. That would be a bit sad. I really like that plant. But I won't mourn long. I may replace it; I may not. When you begin to run out of space, losing a plant is not such a bad thing.


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Here's a look at some recent noteworthy stories from other media in southwest Michigan:
Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a house fire that happened Friday on Aldrich Lake Road in White Pigeon. A 74-year-old Indiana man who had been staying at the home was arrested on arson charges. [Three Rivers Commercial-News]
The Michiana Gun Show in Berrien County drew about 1,000 people this weekend. Gun shop owners at the show in Eau Claire say they have seen a strong increase in sales since the Colorado shooting. [ABC 57 News]
With plea negotiations stalling out, Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz is dismissing misdemeanor charges against a Niles woman accused of causing a fiery crash in October that killed four Indiana people. Fitz will instead charge Cecilia Cheney with felony counts. [Niles Daily Star]


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"The harvest during the big ah!" Jiangsu Chun Zhang Qiang, general manager of the two machines for a company to hurry back to find the information office director Chen Xiao Shan and Zhou Hongru.
"What ah way? Boss! "They are almost in unison.Original
, Zhang Qiang attended the Yellow River School of Business EMBA class of this time an international business by experts in product development dire.Les experts say two days from product R & D, market research, manufacturing resources and R & D, product logistics, the path of capital flows in research and development, life cycle management of products in these areas, it is very bien.Bien the teacher is the server, switch, case solutions, but they are almost Qiang mapped to its own where more than 2 million businesses across the machine.
He felt that international companies have performed well, in addition to technical skills, the most important thing is the product of the ultra-management fine.Beaux more than the general technical data, BOM and design, etc. including the life cycle of any product associated with tous.Le CEO of control things taught completely agree, Xiaoshan Chen, Zhou Hongru They heard foggy.
Hongru Zhou said: "Currently, we produce over production planning and management processes in this section is not, the information in the field of CAD, ERP and customer relationship management are used. You say that the management of products is too large to use this mécanismeest not engage in a separate system? In addition, our activities at the end what is it? "
Xiaoshan Chen said: "Yes ah, what for?"
Zhang Qiang talked long, to the effect that such management products through the mechanism of coordination of resources can be comprehensive, based on customer needs and resources, while the security of supply, management products such as holographic theory traditional Chinese built many unde detailed information on the product order-driven Zhi Hou, monitoring was basically all "basic rules Zidong" Jin Xing Jihua production, the movement and production Guanli Baokuoxiaoshou have rules to follow.
Hongru seems to understand, but according to the views of Zhang Qiang, the expectations of such a product management to transform business operations to the transformation is to fall into the information systems and the ERP end is what kind of relationship? Confused
In addition, the management of the accuracy of the electronics industry and machine tool precision management is not the same, the product management to support good? Zhou Hongru Didigugu let Zhang Qiang, some colère.Zhang Qiang, Chen Xiao Shan and worked for many years and know what is the general manager of push must be pushed down, although some things will abandon mid-chemin.Selon the current situation, things really do down, he hastened to put things right.
"Zhang and your theory of product management is deep, is not we digest digest? You have time to preach and preach in the top-level executives, we are implementing. Hongru side of it? Natural to consider how to integrate the ERP system, or even envisagerreconstruire system. "
"Well, according to the director said Chen, a program ru before Wednesday next week, I just organized discussion. In addition, Chen, course materials you for a copy to everyone tomorrow night, I would direprendre speech. "
"Hongru Ah, do not Bookworm ERP system is that you need to change! Can not coordinate in advance advance is the coordination of product management. This "thing" business processes, that is,. Good Sato Sato, expertsune of comparison, that is, outside the electronics industry, where a similar IBM system management products of Huawei, the efficiency of the whole will have a significant improvement in the overall cost increased from 5 to 10 points, which, for our businesses, very tempting. "Zhou
Hongru natural that there is no economic interest, the boss is not very exciting, but in the final product management, how to integrate with ERP? How to rebuild? Program although the project, but must identify some basic principles at the end estQu'est it?Visual
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Most people tend to believe what you see, things more visual, reliability, the strongest performance. If the activities of the process, the dynamic visual display of the operator, the operator will be most effective, the error rate will be lower, to demonstrate to managers, managers supervisory issues are resolved; show customers, clientssatisfaction be increased dramatically.
model Toyota, an important quality of kanban, the kanban production, inventory, Kanban, and a dozen tools to limit, remember or motivate people to work or management activities through the manual under the conditions for the development of management visuelsà extreme, but also the management of Toyota brought great benefits.
However, due to manual under the conditions of the visual management involves a large amount, the lock broken, monotonous work was repeated because of their different cultural backgrounds of employees of other companies is difficult to imitate , also proved this point, outside of Toyota models to Japonmise implementation of all countries have experienced unprecedented resistance.
development of information technologies to solve the bottleneck Tigong favorable conditions for the computing power of a strong information technology and real time information Chuandi and inter-regional Tedian Xing, Shi De system original work of high gongzuo information easily Di complete visual Guan Lipersonnes depend heavily réduite.C is why an automated Kanban has become the trend of operations management company, has been applied companies increasingly.
In fact, in real life a lot of billboards visual basic panel went deep into all corners of the vie.Telles that "Sinotrans – DHL" visual management, customers express parcels sent will receive a shipment tracking number (track number), customers can use e-mail, phone or "Sinotrans – DHL" Express Site on track, monitoring results, the details of the process freight: "Extract the sender department," "since the operations department" and "leave the transit", "get transit", "clearance" other details of the content, but also a detailed account of the time and lieu.Avec these documents, you can press the globe, painting a clear transportation routes.
business processes business or product flow, it can show such a clear and simple for operators, managers do?
The answer is yes, the international leader in the application already in practice, the whole process is as follows: First, Jian Li Gezhongguize Yijibiaozhun Library database, then detailed the process business planning, business process 用 the basis of rules and standard library string together the finaleces processes and associated libraries are curing system information, which is also known as platform systems information entreprises.Dans of daily activities, once the product order-driven, follow-up work are basic "automatic" process in accordance with the relevant rules, standards.
To ensure order and treat a variety of rules and automatically match the details of the need to achieve high standards of gestion.haut level and mainly in two aspects: First, business processes, rules, the library, the library of standard structured, systematic, must do business under the MECE principle designed for feasibility, the second is to ask for the process, rule-based and library standardla current situation must be closely integrated with the company on the one hand, for recognition, on the other hand also operable.
These high standards, the complexity of the task is far beyond the scope of software companies can comprendre.Dans the same time structured and standardized requirements and the company's own employees Sheji is not possible, this Zhuanjia Bixuyikao gongzuo external force, in particular consulting company management, senior industry experts, business law Jin Xing Hua comb, planning and Zaiconception, visual technology to meet business needs.
the level of technology, as appropriate, the information by the competent authority Hongru Zhou confused that the majority of the software market can not meet the operational needs of visual technology, the existing system or reform, or renewal.
The transformation is based on the original information system made according to the consulting firm view, optimize operational needs of original systems connected in series, SOA is to complete the work of a technical solution the use of technology, PLM PDM, CAD, CAPP, ERP, CRM relevant information is retrieved and displayed on the platform.
information based on the reconstruction of relatively small companies, the integration of information systems is extremely difficult, and time and energy integration, not as a system of direct custom visual activities, in general, the new system architecture tailored system, easy to use, and efficiency are far superior to reform the system.
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management products through the full range of resources to coordinate the most effective and most efficient way to meet the needs of clients.Par Therefore, product management should include the following:
First, product management; Second, the resources of production and R & D Third, R & D and production management personnel, the fourth, the process of product development and management production, the fifth on the environment productiongestion.
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content management is certainly not the complete management of products enables companies to achieve significant performance requirements amélioré.Par Therefore, the management of commodities is to manage it so that the product development, and production activities to achieve sales and the possibility for companies to achieve efficiency. This capability is part of a business competitive base for the competitiveness of products.
Professor Peking University Zhang Weiying characteristics of core competence is defined as "not to steal, not buy, do not split, you can not go ahead." Only courses Mian described in these factors of production, some relationship model combined into a single system, and "emerging" elements of a Ge Ge Dou Bu with "Te Zhi", the competitors of Caijuyouliao imitate capabilities Bu Neng base.
These performance characteristics of products for companies in research and development and production processes more efficient, and unsurpassed quality, and makes the product of considerable personality, able to "adapt" to the unique needs a client group particulier.Cela creates unique business benefits concurrentiels.Nous we refer to this trait as the product of "the company organizational skills."
"Competence" has been applied to the concept individuelle.Une born person can do something and make 10,000 people are good, is "this talented person." That the Director of Gallup Xiaoguang Fang, general of China : a man advantage of talents, skills and knowledge to build its competence base.La competence is defined as a person "in general, and can produce effective thinking, feeling and behavior," the center Gallup defines talent "go."
may produce benefits, "cross" patterns of behavior are talent.Le notable success is the key to your talents and work égaler.Est do work skills, as well as the necessary work of "crossing" the thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
On this basis, can be relatively easy to get out of the organization of business skills "concept." Organizational Skills "just belong to the organization, not part of the company within a person, institution or other facteurs.Comme talents of a person change his brain cells to change organizations has also left many people will not replace equipment or changes in the external environment led to dramatic changes in skills organisationnelles.Bien course management "Pattern Language" in view of the scale of this organization is to improve and evolution may be conscious, but at a higher level through " organizational self-image "of the corporate culture of" technology "for ajuster.Ce talent" is the nature of a business, such as quality, attract more customers to find solutions to similar problems, such as positive feedback process will accelerate the formation of competence of the organization, maintenance, development, évolution.Une Once a company to enter into such a positive feedback loop on the product with a strong competitive advantage, and first mover advantage, then that is difficult to imitate and overtake.
To survive, every company must be able to meet the needs of their particular clientèle.La diversification of customer needs and business "organizational skills" the contradiction between professional products business by means of the "theme" to overcome. "Theme" is the banner for clients identify, inform your customers that your sense of organization "What is the theme of the banner and the surface described as a" logo "to attract clients with such problems, the exclusion does pasces problems for clients.Cela allow companies to only a certain group of products in the long term domaine.À in this area for development and production, an understanding will very in this area can be very skilled application knowledge in this field, the internal production of "process" is designed to produce products to solve problems clients.Cela will not only ensure good product quality, and effective to improve the efficiency of product development and production.
In fact, the management of products is based on the ERP implementation management products for transporteur.La most detailed information related integrated, global resource coordination, allowing work to be done systematically by rules to meet the needs of clients.
Product Management is the whole process of collaboration
Beijing Li Jie Lin and CEO of Information Technology Co., Ltd.
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TRUSSVILLE, Alabama ---- The city of Trussville will take steps to use and preserve the former Trussville Middle School if it is not used for a new elementary school, Mayor Gene Melton said today.
The brick building was a key part of the Cahaba Homestead Village project, built under one of FDR's New Deal programs in the 1930s.
It sits at the east end of the open mall just off Parkway Drive and has been vacant since Trussville opened its new middle school during the 2008-2009 school year.
Trussville City Schools Superintendent Pattie Neill said earlier this week that the school system planned to build a new elementary school at one of two sites: the former middle school, or property owned by the city south of U.S. 11, near the south end of Trussville.
A steering committee is expected to make a recommendation to the Trussville Board of Education by early next year on which site to pick.
If the school board chooses the site at the south end of Trussville, Melton said there are multiple ways to make use of the former middle school.
Melton said the school building was originally built to serve as a community center for the Cahaba project and converted to a school when the need arose. It was Hewitt-Trussville High School before it was used as a middle school.
"It is the keystone to the Cahaba project's history," the mayor said. "Any decision we make will be in connection to its history."
Among the possibilities is moving City Hall there, or moving the Trussville school system offices there, Melton. City Hall is now on U.S. 11, while the school system offices are on North Chalkville Road in the heart of the old downtown area.
The Cahaba project was completed in 1938 and included 287 housing units. The area has been preserved through the decades and is an attractive residential community where it's common to see walkers and joggers on the sidewalks, shaded by plenty of mature trees. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The town of Trussville was incorporated in 1947.
Just south of the school, also on the mall, is Heritage Hall, which now serves as the office of the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Melton said it was originally the commissary for the Cahaba project, where residents bought food and other supplies.
Melton said the former school is in solid condition, built with plenty of concrete and reinforcement bar. He said the structure is so sound it could be used for a community shelter.
"If they wanted to tear it down, they'd probably spend a couple of million dollars trying to dismantle it and tear it down," Melton said.
The steering committee studying the new site for the elementary school will meet on Dec. 5 at 3:30 p.m. at the Trussville school system offices, 113 North Chalkville Road.
Edited at 3:55 p.m. to say "city hall or school board office."


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I met Dr. Michael Sprague at the Southern Christian Writers Guild. He spoke about self-publishing, his Katrina experiences that taught him to "Bet the Farm on God" and Grace Adventures, his latest ministry venture. Michael had pastored for twenty-seven years before God launched him into an "out of the box" ministry. His bio on the back cover of his book identifies Grace Adventures as a "Bible-based, Christ-centered, grace-motivated, kingdom building ministry that reaches out to political, business and spiritual leaders."
I was impressed with the humble, soft spoken doctor of theology who set a timer to guarantee he did not speak beyond his allotted time. Even more impressed that he patiently waited two months before I found time in my schedule to interview him for an article on the Faith blog. I had recently made the acquaintance of Kerri Blache, Christian business owner of Vianne's Tea Salon and Cafe, and thought that would be a good place for us to meet. I should have asked Michael if he drank tea. He didn't. I drank a pot of tea while he talked about God's ability to guide our lives into his perfect plan, and then he graciously paid for my tea. I meet a lot of nice people at the Guild.
A teenage Michael attended church, believed God exists and knew all of the Bible stories when he became aware of a void in his life. "I had good parents, lots of friends, did well in school, loved to play sports and always had a few dollars in my pocket, so I didn't understand what was wrong," said Michael.
He was walking out the back door of his church to play basketball with friends when a concerned Sunday School teacher stopped him. "Michael," she said. "I'd hate to get to heaven and not see you there." Michael pondered her statement the rest of the week. He also thought about a scripture regularly quoted in his church: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" John 3:16. As he meditated on the verse, it dawned on him that God loved him. Even though he knew about Christ, he had never trusted in him. The following Sunday, the pastor started the service with an altar call. "I made my decision to trust Christ as my savior that morning, and my life has not been the same since. When Jesus became the center of my life, the scriptures that were dull to me in the past came alive."
Lacking clear direction on the next step in his new found faith, Michael floundered. The demographics of the sixty member Baptist church he attended fell below seventeen or over twenty-seven. His spiritual growth stalled without the assistance of a young singles ministry and Christians his age to fellowship with. His faith grew when a Christian family in his neighborhood took an interest in him. They studied the Bible with him, taught him how to serve others and how to share his faith. They also brought him to Take and Give, an interdenominational Bible Study that met in a Washington DC auditorium. Every Tuesday, two-thousand young people Michael's age gathered to study the Bible and learn practical ways to live out their faith.
Michael's pastor recognized his spiritual growth and appointed Michael a leader of the church youth group. Once a year, the youth group conducted service for the adults. Seven years in a row, the pastor asked Michael to preach the sermon on Youth Sunday. Seven years in a row, Michael said, "No." He was willing to usher, read a scripture and even sing though he lacked the ability to sing but not preach.
After graduating from the University of Maryland with a major in business, he obtained a job in the Commerce Department of the federal government. One of his co-workers, Donna, who later became his wife, had just graduated from Washington Bible College. He regularly ate lunch with her and plied her with questions about spiritual matters. She invited him to a Friday night Bible study for singles. He also visited her large nondenominational church, Forcey Memorial Church (later renamed Forcey Bible Church) in Silver Spring, Maryland. Michael realized he had outgrown his small Baptist church and changed his membership.
"I liked my job at the Commerce department but wasn't sure I wanted to do it the rest of my life," said Michael. "I heard a speaker at a conference say, 'If you deepen your message, God will broaden your ministry.' I felt God was telling me that he would use me in many different ways if I knew him better. When I enrolled in Capital Bible Seminary to learn more about God, I wasn't planning to enter the ministry."
When Michael started seminary, he met with the pastor of Forcey. "Michael," said the pastor, "you will get your academic side in a class room, but you need to get your experience in a local church. You can get that experience at Forcey, but I will not ask you to get involved. You must ask me." Midway through seminary, Michael formed several convictions. First, God's heart encompasses more than the universal church that includes all Christians. Second, God strategically works not only through big churches but also through little churches. Third, God works in communities through local churches.
"As I studied the Bible and served the Lord, people acknowledged my God given gifts. I was open to God's leading and constantly evaluating my life. Eventually, everything came together and convinced me to the core of my being that God had called me to be a pastor and given me the gift of a shepherd's heart."
By the time, Michael graduated from the seminary he had experienced every facet of a thousand member church. Forcey created a new full-time position and hired Michael. Five years later, he learned Dallas Theological Seminary was offering classes in Philadelphia. The faculty included some of the top pastors and academics in the nation. Michael enrolled to pursue a Doctor of Ministry based on a passage in Proverbs, "He who walks with the wise will be wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm." He wanted to rub shoulders with the wise.
The other staff members at Forcey had their niche: counseling, Christian education, worship leader. Michael had the heart and passion of the senior pastor who allowed him to preach Sunday nights and Sunday mornings when he was absent. He also allowed Michael to work with leaders in the operational side of the ministry when the church launched new ventures. By the time he finished his Doctor of Ministry course work, Michael was ready to be a senior pastor.
"Michael, don't accept any church," said his mentor at the Dallas Seminary. "Too many young ministers find themselves in a bad fit. I want you to meet with a series of counselors and mentors. Take a battery of test that will make you think through how God has wired you, and what would be the best fit for you." Michael embraced his mentor's wise counsel. After months of tests and counseling, Michael wrote a list of fifteen things that would make a church a good fit. Then he asked his wife, "What do you want my salary to be?" She quoted a figure. As a joke, he added it to the list.
Two years had elapsed when Michael received a phone call from Trinity Church in Covington, Louisiana. The pastor search committee had obtained Michael's outdated resume from Dallas Theological Seminary. They wanted him to send an updated resume for their consideration. Within days, the committee reduced twenty-seven applicants to seven. Michael was in the final seven. A few days later, Michael's phone rang. He was in the final three. They wanted him to meet with an FBI agent who was on their search committee. The meeting went well, and Michael soon found himself on a plane to Louisiana for a rigorous four day interview. As Michael processed the four days he had spent with Trinity Church, he realized they possessed every item on his list of fifteen things that would be a good fit for him as a senior pastor.
On the way back to the airport, he said to his wife, "Let's find a community to see what it looks like." He took the next exit off Hwy 190 and made several turns before he entered a subdivision they thought looked nice. Michael pointed to a house. "I would like a home like that one." His wife nodded in agreement.
Several weeks later, Trinity Church called again. He had advanced to the final stage. Michael and his wife returned to Louisiana to meet the leadership of the church and congregation. This time Michael asked a realtor to show him houses. The realtor said, "I have a community I think you will like." The realtor drove to the subdivision Michael and his wife visited and pulled into the driveway of the house Michael had pointed to.
"I can be pretty dense," said Michael. "God really did not want me to miss this opportunity. He provided a church that fit fifteen out of the fifteen items on my list, and then he gave me the experience of the house, which we later purchased. Up to that point I had not mentioned compensation. All I wanted was to be where God wanted me to be. As long as I had enough to provide for my family, money wasn't an issue. The chairman of the search committee quoted my salary at the end of my second visit. It was the figure to the penny that Donna had given me two years earlier."
Trinity Church flourished under Michael's philosophy of servant leadership. The staff grew from four to twelve as forty ministries blossomed to meet the needs of his congregation and to serve their community. He had served Trinity for six years when he spent a year crafting a seventy page strategic planning initiative complete with graphs, charts and projections detailing Trinity's new direction in ministry to commence September of that year. The leadership adopted and unanimously approved the plan three weeks before Hurricane Katrina changed everything. During the difficult months that followed the storm, Michael abandoned his strategic plan and learned how to "bet the farm on God". His Katrina experiences are documented in Disaster (Xulon Press 2011). His Grace Adventures of spreading God's word to business, political and spiritual leaders have just begun.
Teena L Myers is a freelance writer, editor of NOLA.com's Faith, Beliefs and Spirituality blog, certified Belief Therapist, credentialed minister with the Assemblies of God and member of the Southern Christian Writers Guild and Northshore Literary Society. Her first book Finding Faith in the City Care Forgot releases Fall 2012. Teena lives on the westbank of New Orleans with her husband who has ministered to children for thirty years. To learn more about Teena and read some of her longer teaching works visit teenalmyers.com


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The Turning Stone Resort Championship lost three players before the starting gun Thursday morning, when Rich Beem (ill), Paul Stankowski (neck injury) and Brent Geiberger (vertigo) withdrew.
That reduced the field from 144 to 141 before the big name dropped out.
John Daly, given one of four sponsors exemptions by Turning Stone to play in the event, dropped out on his seventh hole of the day, citing flu-like symptoms. Staff writer Donna Ditota was there with him and will give a full report in Friday's Post-Standard.
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What is it? Ford's mainstay in the family-sedan category, the Fusion, has received its first complete redesign since 2005, growing significantly larger in the process. The 2013 Fusion is built on a platform engineered by Ford of Europe and now has a coupe-like silhouette. It will come in three trim lines--S, SE, and Titanium--as well as two hybrid versions. The main engine choice is a 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder good for about 180-hp. Up-level variants get a larger turbo four. Both engines are mated to a six-speed automatic.
What is new or notable? The new Fusion's 112-inch wheelbase is longer than that of a Camry or Accord (109 and 110 inches, respectively), which suggests that there should be plenty of passenger space front and rear. Instead of a V6, up-level Fusions will have a 237-hp 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder. We know that engine from the Ford Edge and Range Rover Evoque, where it works well. There will also be two hybrids offered. The regular Fusion Hybrid has switched to a new lithium-ion battery pack and can go short distances in EV mode. The Fusion Energi will be a plug-in hybrid, said to be able to run in EV mode. Both hybrids use a non-turbo 2.0-lter four-cylinder with combined gas-and-electric oomph rated at 185-hp.
CR's take: If the Fusion lives up to its potential, it should be a fine competitor in that popular segment. Its increased dimensions may provide a good reason not to buy Ford's larger offering, the Taurus. Increased interior space is always welcome, so long as it's put to good use, something the large Taurus does not do. The new Fusion's sloping roof and diminished rear windows may hurt the driver's view aft, as such affectations usually do.
When will it be available? Fall 2012


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Former Pennsylvania Gov. George M. Leader, who rose from his parents' chicken farm to become governor in 1955, died Thursday. He was 95.
The Democrat led a staff bent on ridding government of patronage jobs and improving social services. His administration overhauled the state's mental health system and made special education a requirement in Pennsylvania schools.
He was the first governor to appoint a black cabinet officer. Leader worked in later life as a private citizen on prison reform.
Just 37 when he took office in 1955, he is still the second-youngest person to serve as governor. Before that, he was in the state Senate from 1951-1954.
Two grandchildren were with Leader when he died at 5 a.m. at his home at Country Meadows nursing home in Hershey, part of retirement-community chain that he founded, said spokeswoman Kelly S. Kuntz.
"Up until two weeks ago he was still going to work," Kuntz said. "Gov. Leader lived a very full, active life."
He was in the state Senate from 1951 to 1954. He ended his political career after losing a bid for U.S. Senate to Republican Hugh Scott and spent the next decades running his business.
Leader's wife, Mary Jane, moved into Country Meadows first, but he joined her and they lived there together before her death in March 2011.
Leader belonged to an old York County family, and the village of Leader Heights bears their name.
Hoover Funeral Homes and Crematory Inc. said it was handling arrangements but no details were available.
This story has been updated from an earlier version.


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Atlanta — Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim took part in a 15-minute long press conference at the Georgia Dome on Thursday.
Boeheim was the first of the four Final Four coaches to meet with the media on Thursday. His interview session touched on a wide-range of topics.
Here are the high points of the press conference:
Boeheim had a typically snarky opening line. Noting the rainy, gloomy weather here in Atlanta, he quipped, "It's great to be in Syracuse, weather wise anyway.''
Boeheim was asked about the major changes in the game of basketball over the past 10 years; or since Syracuse was last in the Final Four. He noted the balance that's prevalent throughout the game and said it's a product of more good players.
"I think there's always been good coaches, but I think it seems to me there's just more good coaches,'' Boeheim said. "And I think the real striking difference is there's more good players.
"You can recruit at the very bottom of the level of schools and get good players. You know, there's really not that much difference between the so called top 40 and the next 40 and the next 40. And there's guys below 100 in the ratings system, which is really not worth looking at, that can be All Americans. So I think every school is capable of getting good players.
"Now, when you're that far down, some of those guys you get will turn out and you can have a great year, great team; some of them won't. When you get the higher level player, obviously you have a better chance to be good, to have good players.
"But I think that's the biggest difference to me, the number of good players out there that, you know, will come out. You'll see them play here or last weekend. Nobody ever heard of 'em in high school, and they're good players.''
After that the topic turned to this year's Syracuse team and its surprising run to the Final Four. Is Boeheim surprised by his team's NCAA Tournament run?
"Well, it's a little bit of a surprise. I think coaches, we always feel we can get there, whether it's realistic or not. I felt after New York we were playing pretty well, and I would have been disappointed if we didn't win our first two games. Even though California was out there, it was a difficult game.
"I wouldn't have expected going into the tournament that we were going to be here. But, you know, the thing you say all year long, which sometimes people think it's just coach talking, coach speak, whatever it is, that you have a chance. You do. You really do. If you're one of the top 20 teams or 30.
"I remember seeing Wichita State play a couple times during the year and (being) impressed, but they lost. They lost. It was a couple games. I can't remember exactly the game. But they played good teams in their conference and they lost the games. But you could see they were a pretty good team.
"You know, I always thought Gonzaga was good all year. Wichita State made seven or eight threes in a row and 14 threes to beat 'em, and they needed all of them to beat them. In retrospect, Gonzaga looks pretty darn good now.''
It was almost inevitable, but Boeheim was asked about whether he plans to retire.
"Yeah, I hear that a lot, that question. I answer it the same way,'' he said. "About 10 years ago, I thought it was my last year. I really did. I'm still here.
"I learned then not to make that decision, you know. I have no plans on retiring. That's one thing I can say. I have said that. But then every once in a while I say, It's not that far away, and people get excited again. People really used to get excited when I said that because we didn't go to the Final Four that year and they didn't want me back.
"But now the majority still probably wants me back next year right now. After Saturday, who knows?''
The subject of the video showing Rutgers coach Mike Rice throwing basketballs at his players was brought up. On Wednesday, Rutgers officials fired Rice even though they had seen the video last year. Boeheim said he had watched 10 seconds of the video and then couldn't watch anymore.
"Well, I think if anybody tends to get a little bit upset, I wouldn't be surprised if somebody throws basketballs, I don't think they throw them at people. But I think that would give you pause to think about what you're doing.
"Like I said, I literally could not watch that video.''
Boeheim had a lot more to say about the Rice video. Donna Ditota will have a more complete story on the issue, complete with comments from the other Final Four coaches, later.
Finally, Boeheim was asked if he ever imagined he'd be coaching at this level when he took over the Syracuse job back in 1976.
"I think I started — I never can remember, I can't keep track — at 31 or 32,'' he said. "I was hoping to make it 38. That really the thought I had: Can I make it to 38?
"They wanted to give me a three-year contract, I held out for four. I told them I was going to the University of Rochester. It would have helped my golf game, but not my coaching career. The guy that went there won two national championships, so it might have been a better job.
"It's like U of R is two blocks from Oak Hill, so it would have been helpful for my golf game.
"No, I was hoping to make it to the first five. Then after that, I was hoping to make it to 10. I think in this business, you know, somebody asked me last year, You're not worried if you have a bad year, are you? I said, Yeah, you don't get bad years at Syracuse, a lot of other schools. They expect you to win.
I mean, if you don't win, you're too old or something, whatever. There will be something that they come up with. In the end, you know that going into coaching. That's just the way it is.''


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Jared Hall scored 19 points, including the 1,000th of his career, when Hudson Catholic, No. 2 in the Star-Ledger Top 20, defeated 17th-seeded Kearny, 110-43, in the first round of the Hudson County Tournament in Jersey City.
Hall, who played his first three seasons at Newark Tech, has 1,001 career points. Reggie Cameron added 18 points and nine rebounds for top-seeded Hudson Catholic. Adam Traore and Nassir Barrino had 14 points apiece and Kyle McLeggan added 11 points.
Dylan Hoch scored 19 points for Kearny.


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The Revelation of God Through Us, Part 2 of 4
Posted by Ravi Zacharias on October 16, 2012
Jesus made it clear that belief in Him should change our hearts, minds, AND our actions. He even showed us what those actions look like. On today's program, Ravi Zacharias continues his look at what the Christian life really means.
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse reported its first measurable snowfall of the season overnight Thursday through Friday morning — 0.6 inches — but some other areas of Central New York got hit much harder by lake-effect snow.
The most amount of snow recorded was 12.9 inches in Point Rock, a hamlet in the northeastern corner of the town of Lee in Oneida County, the National Weather Service reported. Several areas in Oneida County received 8 inches or more.
Closer to Syracuse, Fulton also was hit with 8 inches of snow, the weather service said, while two other Oswego County communities — West Monroe and Bennett Bridge — had 4 inches.
Meteorologists attributed the wide range of snow totals to the vagaries of lake-effect snow, especially early in the season.
"A very narrow band can provide very heavy snow," said Dave Zaff, a meteorologist with the weather service in Buffalo, which covers an area along lakes Erie and Ontario from the Pennsylvania border to Watertown.
"This is nothing unusual," added Brian Lovejoy, of the weather service's Binghamton office, which covers much of Central New York. "The lake is warm, and the cold air came across. This is what happens early in the year."