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Back-to-Work Boutique
Road projects tied to gas tax hike By Sandra Clark
Gov. Bill Haslam is lobbying hard for a gasoline tax increase, in part by sharing information on local projects that could be delayed if the revenue for roads is not increased. Mark Nagi of TDOT says Haslam's plan would allow 962 projects to be completed, underway or under contract in the next 1213 years. Otherwise, at current funding levels, it could be 40-50 years before those projects are undertaken. Unlike most states, Tennessee does not borrow money to build roads. Union County projects include: ■■Johnson Road Bridge over N. Fork Bull Run Creek, estimated cost $200,000; ■■Edwards Hollow Road bridge over Little Barren Creek, $221,000; ■■Bower Hollow Road bridge over Bull Run Creek, $439,000; ■■Little Tater Valley Road bridge over Bull Run Creek, $160,000; ■■Beard Valley Road bridge over Raccoon Creek, $184,000; ■■S. Front Street bridge over Flat Creek, $742,000; ■■Rural access road from Maynardville to Luttrell north city limits, $5.9 million; ■■Rural access road from Knox County line to south of SR 144, $38.4 million. Haslam's proposal calls for a 7-cent hike on gasoline and 12-cent increase on diesel fuel, while calling for tax cuts in other areas, including food, according to The Tennessean. Tennessee's gas tax, which is currently 21.4 cents per gallon on gasoline, was last raised in 1989.
School board hears good news
Union County schools have initiated several innovative programs to boost student achievement. Principals presented portions of the plan at last week's school board meeting. Because of deadline pressure, we didn't get the report finalized for this edition of Shopper News, but we'll have the full-blown report next week. Keep on reading!
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Union County High School teacher Pat Phillips stands in the Back-to-Work Boutique at the Union County Adult Education Center, a free clothes closet for women entering or returning to the workforce. Photo by S. Carey
By Shannon Carey Women looking for work can face some unique challenges, and one of those challenges is the need for professional, attractive clothing for interviews and everyday work-wear. That's where the Back-toWork Boutique comes in. The brainchild of Union County High School teacher Pat Phillips, the project is sponsored by the Beta Pi chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international society that promotes women educators. Housed in the Union County Adult Education Center near the
UCHS softball field, the boutique provides free professional clothing to women in need who are entering or returning to the workforce or going to job interviews. Each woman may choose three outfits with accessories on her first visit. Phillips was inspired to start the boutique by daughter Courtney Dyer's work in the Knoxville Junior League with the YWCA's clothes closet. She saw a need for Union County to have a similar program and organized the boutique with co-worker Sherrie Collins and retired home economics teacher Donna Christopher.
Initial clothing donations came from Beta Pi members. Chris Price of the Adult Education Center gave the boutique a room to use for free, and UCHS building trades instructor Keith Nease installed rods. The boutique opened in October, but so far no one has used the service. Phillips hopes that word will spread and women will start visiting the boutique. "I've taught seniors for many years, and we've had students who needed clothes for interviews, so I think the need is there," she said. "I would hope that people would
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Union County High School track and field is about to paint the town red. And blue. And purple. In fact, expect a kaleidoscope of colorful fun at the My School Color Run 5K March 11. According to UCHS science teacher Aileen Beeler, who co-coaches track and field with Kristen Wilson, participants in the Color Run will run, jog or walk from the school to Union County Courthouse along Main Street, then return to finish near the UCHS football field 50-yard line. Along the way, they'll be sprayed with liquid color at two stations. Then, at the finish line, all participants will be doused with solid color powder. White T-shirts with the Color Run logo are provided to participants so they can have a colorful memento of the race. Beeler said the proceeds will go to the track and field program to
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want to pass that on to the help purchase equipment kids," Beeler said. "Dolike hurdles and discus, ing track is a good way and to help with expenses of traveling to to stay active, and it meets. Beeler said helps participants in the school does not other sports stay in shape all season. have a track right Students can get now, but the project is on the school college scholarsystem's to-do list. ships for track, They recently dug too." Beeler said and filled their she and Wilson own long-jump pit. came up with the idea about the The program is growing, too. same time. The race is sponWhile the roster isn't final yet, sored through Beeler said 40 Union County High School My School Color Run, which prostudents have ex- track and field coach Aileen pressed interest vides the colors Beeler holds some packets in track, up from and T-shirts in of dry color that will be about 30 partici- launched at participants in exchange for a portion of the pants last year. the My School Color Run 5K. registration "We (Wilson The race will be the first 5K and Beeler) enjoy fundraiser for UCHS track fees. The route being active and is a certified 5K, and field. Photo by S. Carey healthy, and we and the race will
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be timed, but not officially timed. The UCHS run needs at least 100 entrants to proceed. Already, BSH Home Appliances of LaFollette is encouraging its employees to participate, and Beeler anticipates about 30 from that company. She is hoping to garner more corporate challenges, too. "We just want to get people out and encourage good physical health and encourage support for our team," said Beeler. "We thought it would be fun." If the 5K is successful, Beeler hopes it can become an annual event with a fair-type atmosphere. Entries are due Feb. 24. Volunteers, both students and adults, are needed to work registration, the finish line, spray colors and work the water station. Register online at www. UHSmscr.eventbrite.com, or visit Union County High School to pick up a registration form. Cost is $25 per person before Feb. 24, and $30 after that date.
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really take advantage of it and we could grow into a larger place and have more. I think it could grow if people really took advantage of it." Phillips thanked everyone who has helped with the Backto-Work Boutique so far, and everyone who has donated clothing. More donations are being accepted. Needed are clean, pressed business clothes for women, as well as gently used business shoes, jewelry and handbags. Hours are 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every first and third Tuesday. Info: Pat Phillips, 865-9925232, ext. 5024
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Chamber welcomes new board members, elects officers By Shannon Carey The Union County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors met Jan. 24, and president Leslie Corum welcomed nine new members to the board. New board members are Martin Shafer of Beth's Buttons and Engraving, freelance writer Shannon Carey, Dr. Darrell Johnson of Union County Chiropractic, Rick Riddle of Seven Springs Farm, Joanie Brock of the Union County Vendor Mall, Janet's Hair and Tan owner and Union County Commissioner Janet Holloway, Shannon Brooks of FSG Bank, Susan Oaks of Union County Public Schools, and Charles Wilson of the Maynardville Fire Department. They join Kathy Chesney, Greg Dyer, Joe Longmire,
Jake McCollough, John Mitchell, Thomas Skibinski, Trudy Tedder and Lynn Underwood on the board, as well as Union County Mayor Mike Williams, Mayme Taylor representing the city of Luttrell, Chris Medley representing the city of Plainview, and Maynardville City Manager Jack Rhyne. Corum thanked outgoing board members Dr. Jimmy Carter, Shannon DeWitt, Rebecca Mills, Justin Noah and J.V. Waller for their
service. The board elected officers. Taylor will be board chair for 2017 with Riddle as vice chair. Skibinski will serve as treasurer, and Carey will be secretary. Corum gave a recap of the Chamber's activities in 2016 after she became president in June. She reported ribbon cuttings at Little Caesar's, City Wash and Lube and Rustic Redo, plus several networking events. The Chamber
coordinated the Thunder in the Park fireworks display Labor Day weekend and had a presence at numerous events and festivals, including the Union County Heritage Festival, Art on Main, Big Ridge Bluegrass Festival and more. Corum has also participated in several economic development meetings and activities. The board voted to separate Chamber funds into two accounts, one for the Chamber's operating bud-
get and one for tourism efforts. This will help the Chamber better track and account for funds from the county's hotel/motel tax, which are earmarked for tourism. The Chamber's annual banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at Union County High School. Catering will be by Lil' Jo's BBQ with dessert by Teresa's Bakery. Keynote speaker is to be announced. Tickets are $60 per individual,
with table sponsorships starting at $300. They may be purchased at the Chamber office or by calling 865992-2811. The Union County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, "A Night to Rise Up," will be held 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at Union County High School. For info or tickets: 865-992-2811 or www. comeherecomehome.com.
The hanging site is marked Thanks to Road Superintendent David Cox and his crew, the site of the only hanging in Union County has a new sign. For those who have not heard the story, this is what happened: As I understand it, the home of Henry Snodderly Jr. and Serena Clear Snodderly was across Hinds Creek Road where Henry Snodderly had given property for a church and cemetery and from what was Snodderly Church and what remains Snodderly Cemetery. On Feb. 8, 1894, the Snodderlys are said to have been enjoying a quiet evening by the fire with their daughter, Lucinda, and grandchildren, Serena Pile and Sam Guinn, when suddenly two robbers broke
through the rainy night. Sam Guinn did not escape until after the robbers Bonnie forced him to pour out onto Peters the floor the contents of a bureau. He made a break while the robbers were distracted by the contents of into the home. the bureau and was able to The robbers with hand- notify Henry's son, John, kerchiefs over their faces and neighbors. The faminstructed "throw up your ily was able to identify John hands," and one of the rob- Stanley and Clarence Cox as bers then shot and killed the robbers/murderers. 90-year-old Henry SnodBy June 8 that year, Cox derly Jr. At that point, Sere- and Stanley had been taken na Snodderly tried to escape into custody. On June 26, to the detached kitchen, but 1894, Union County Sheriff about halfway between the E.S. Sexton brought the men main house and the kitchen, from Knoxville to MaynardSerena was shot and killed. ville to prepare for the trial, Lucinda Snodderly and which began June 28, 1894. Serena Pile escaped through The Honorable W.R. Hicks the back door to the kitchen presided. The trial ended and hid out in the woods June 29, and the jury's de-
cision – guilty of murder in the first degree – was delivered June 30, 1894. On Aug. 24, 1894, Hicks instructed Sexton to fix an enclosure within one mile of the courthouse and to hang the men. A motion for a new trial was entered and the case appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court. The Tennessee Supreme Court's decision held as the two men were sentenced to death by hanging. The court met at Knoxville the second Monday in September, but a decision was not entered until Nov. 12, 1894. The higher court confirmed the judgment and the men ordered to hang Dec. 22, 1894. The hanging of Cox and Stanley is the only hanging ever occurring in Union
Sign documenting the hanging site County. The site is on Monroe Road about an eighth of a mile from the highway. The sign is placed to be seen
from Monroe Road, and the exact spot is a few yards north on Patsy and Don Bridges' property.
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Luttrell Elementary third-graders Robert Moore and Kaden Carroll get a tasty lesson in fractions. Photos submitted
Math gets yummy at Luttrell Elementary
Luttrell Elementary spelling bee winners
Luttrell Elementary School announced the winners of the school's classroom spelling bees. These students will compete in the school spelling bee, and the winner will represent LES in the Union County spelling bee. They are: (front) Alyssa Cardwell, Katie Johnson, Briseis Aljumaily, Sa'Rava Horta, Abigail Karnes, Emily Sawyer; (back) Clara Gross, Connor Lane, Ashlyn Whittle, Zachary Parks, Kaylee Tharp and Brooklyn Forester. Photo submitted
Luttrell Elementary School third-grade teacher Beth Bailey cuts a cookie cake to help her students learn about fractions.
Luttrell Elementary announces honor roll, perfect attendance Luttrell Elementary School principal Sonja Saylor recently announced the school's honor roll and students with perfect attendance for the second nineweek grading period. Students making all A's are: Asia Graham, Cloie Atkins, Serenity Braden, Kinley Farmer, Makena Graves, Zain Hill, Madison Muncey, Liliana Ochoa, Luke Williams, Scarlett Zamarron, A.J. Alam, Alex Dyer, Emmett Weaver, Kambrie Bailey, Weston Beeler, Bradley Douglas, Bailey Griffith, Leea Henry, Hayden Jeffers, Emily Sawyer, Hannah Wood, Gabby Bailey, Patience Boynton, Laken Graves, Sa'Rauya Horta, Andrea McElroy, Wanda Breeze Mell, Joseph Purkey, Makayla Vandergriff, Hannah Smith, Chase Shope, Kaden Carroll, Kailei Beeler, Sydney Graves, Olivia Jones, Cason Wagner, Briseis Aljumaily, Eli Chandler, Travyn Farmer, Ethan Sawyer, Janson Shupperd, Ciara Gross,
Emily Hughett, Braden Cantrell, Jaiden Craig, Seth Grigsby, Anthony Baker and Rebecca Boynton. Students making all A's and B's are: Natalie Beaumont, Alexis Beeler, Jeremiah Cantrell, Jesus Perez, Ashlin Quibodeaux, Rylee Webster, Markus Wallace, Aaron Coaker, Kaylee Johnson, Kinnedy Long, Bailey Ratliff, Jayda Wood, Carter Wyrick, Skylar Conner, Amber Dyer, Trinity Lawless, Dakota McClanahan, Molly McGinnis, Kyra Miracle, Michael Phelps, Kate-Lynn Smart, Morgan Burbage, Bryson Clements, Serenity Lackey, Alexis Pratt, Keirstyn Ferry, James Gavette, McKinley Howard, Mason Leonard, Leilani Moore, Khloe Shoffner, Fayth Williams, Courtney Boling, Bryson Bowman, William Cantrell, Jacob Ervin, Lucian Muskopf, Alyssa Cardwell, Kaine Coleman, Savannah Hundley, Nicoliah Hutchison, Alex Jacobs, Robert Moore, Izaiah
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Students in Beth Bailey's third-grade class at Luttrell Elementary School got a delicious lesson in fractions last week. Parents sent snacks to school with their kids, including a cookie Clements, Bradley Douglas, cake, brownies and cornBailey Griffith, Lucas Walbread, and students learned lace, Hannah Wood, Joseph how to divide the snacks Buckner, Jacob Bullen, Kierevenly among the whole styn Ferry, Catherine Zamclass. After the lesson, the maron, Courtney Boling, kids got to eat their portions Jacob Ervin, Autumn Kerr, of the treats. Joseph Purkey, Kaden Carroll, Chase Shope, Makayla Vandergriff, Hayley White, Eden Webster, Shawna Walton, Robert Moore, Aymaan Martin Dickey of Luttrell was named to the dean's Judda, Alex Jacobs, Alyssa list at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas, for Cardwell, Kaine Coleman, the fall 2016 semester. The list includes students who Nicoliah Hutchison, Alex have grade point averages between 3.5 and 3.99. DickO'Mary, Hannah Smith, ey is a junior majoring in engineering. Cora Arnwine, Katie Johnson, Jada Lundin, Tristin Quibodeaux, Cason Wagner, J.J. Buckner, Adam Bullen, Jacob Cate, Tommy Luttrell, Jacob Johnson, Summer Kerr, Trenton Purkey, Janson Shupperd, Lane Douglas, Kyleigh England, Candra Huff, Macy Leonard, Savannah Moore, Ciara Gross, Jackson Rose, Kendra Thomas, Braden Cantrell, Connor Lane, William Peck, Jaiden Craig, Natasha Luttrell, Nicholas Wilson, Lilly Boling, Alex Gavette, Tanner Jones, Winter Lane, Hannah Leonard, Kelsey Union County Chiropractic Clinic is Micheau, Zachary Parks and Abby White. now offering licensed massage therapy
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Hubbs Grove FCE and Silver Stitchers celebrate Christmas
Hubbs Grove FCE and Silver Stitchers celebrated Christmas at Bel-Air Grill. Pictured at the gathering are (front) UT Extension agent Rebecca Hughes, Zettie Booker, Wanda Wright, Connie Buckner; (back) Judy Sexton, Wanza Corum, Hubbs Grove FCE president Patsy MacKenzie, Linda Nordmoe, Cherry Lemonds, Rita Poteet, Gloria Holcomb, Gwen Johnson and Sue Seymour. Photo submitted
HAPPENINGS ■■ The jurying process for new members of the Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61, Norris, is in progress. Samples of handcrafted work, along with forms and $25 jury fee, will be accepted through noon Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Center. Info/ forms: appalachianarts.net or 494-9854. ■■ Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, Walters State Community College auditorium, Tazewell Campus. Speaker: Bodie Osborne; topic: bee nutrition and making more honey. All welcome. ■■ Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212.
■■ Homeschool Moms meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, Hardees, Maynardville. Topics will include curriculum, leaning styles and resources. Anyone interested is invited. Info: 992-3629. ■■ American Legion meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 387-5522. ■■ VFW meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 278-3784. ■■ Solar workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Narrow Ridge's Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Workshop fee: $30; overnight accommodations available: $20. Registration deadline: Friday, Feb. 3. Info/registration: 497-2753 or firstname.lastname@example.com. ■■ Paulette 6th District Neighborhood
Watch meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212. ■■ Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212. ■■ Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415. ■■ Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2, Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212. ■■ American Legion meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, March 6, 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 387-5522. ■■ VFW meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
Mobile clinic visits Washburn and Rutledge St. Mary's Legacy mobile clinic sees patients at the Northside Community Center in Washburn each first Wednesday and the Blessed John Paul II Catholic Mission, 7735 Rutledge Pike in Rutledge, each second Thursday. Appointment: 212-5570. Info: stmaryclinic.org.
Sweetheart supper is Feb. 11 Women In Action of Mountain View Church of God are hosting a "Valentine Sweetheart Supper" 4:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Union County High School. Menu: Turkey and dressing or roast beef w/gravy, vegetables, dessert and drink; cost is $20/couple or $12/individual. Carryout will be available. Each couple will receive a picture and a heart-shaped red velvet cake. Mavis Hughes will provide entertainment.
Driver License Mobile Unit schedule The Driver License Mobile Unit will be at the Union County Clerk's Office 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7. Info: 992-8043.
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Dance for Joy founder MaryCatherine Landry leads some of her ballet students in prayer before practice. She says opening classes in prayer helps students dance for the glory of God. Photos by S. Carey
Dance for Joy instructor and founder MaryCatherine Landry leads one of her classes through a ballet routine.
Landry follows call to 'Dance for Joy' By Shannon Carey
MaryCatherine Landry was 18 when she took her first dance class, and she knew immediately that she was on the right path. "I walked out of that class and stopped in the lobby, and I went, 'Yes, this is what I have to do. I got so much joy out of this class today,'" she said. Landry went on to attend the University of Tennessee, graduating in 1985 with a degree in dance. She opened a studio with her best friend from college, and she stayed there for seven years, but she felt God calling her to something else. "It was right, but it wasn't quite right," she said. After praying about it,
she approached her church, Fountain City United Methodist, about hosting the dance classes that she would call Dance for Joy. The classes are for age 3 through adult, and include ballet, tap, modern, hiphop, creative movement, jazz and worship dance. Her mission is to provide quality, affordable, correct dance education to everyone who wants it. She keeps costs down by holding classes and recitals at the church, and making sure that costumes won't break the bank. Landry has been at it more than 20 years now. About 10 years in, she started seeing the children of former students in her
classes. She calls them her "grand-dancers." "I'm teaching the children of my children," she said. "But it's such a privilege that they remember me and bring me their babies." Landry believes that everyone can dance, and everyone can benefit from dance, even if they're not the most talented. For kids, it instills discipline and gets them vital exercise. And for everyone, it increases quality of life. "Not everybody's going to be a professional dancer, but everybody can dance," she said. "Sometimes, those with the least talent get the most joy out of it, and they need the opportunity to perform, too."
But there's another aspect of dance that Landry finds fulfilling and seeks to share with her students. She seeks to perform and teach dance "in a way that glorifies God instead of the person," she said. Landry chooses music carefully, either Christian, classical or children's music,
and routines and costumes are never suggestive or revealing. Every class opens in prayer, and she describes dance as "praying with your whole body." "I know for me, when I release my own ego and I let God and the spirit flow through me that there's a different sparkle," Landry
said. "I see that in the kids, too." Dance for Joy classes meet Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in the fellowship hall at Fountain City United Methodist Church, 212 Hotel Road, Knoxville. Info: Find "Dance for Joy Knoxville" on Facebook or call 865-250-2107.
Picky Chick spring consignment coming soon The Picky Chick Spring Consignment Sale will be held Thursday through Saturday, March 2-4, at the Grande at Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton High-
way. Hours are: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. The Charity Presale will be open 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 1.
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A Night to Rise Up Friday, February 17, at 6:30 P.M. Union County High School Maynardville Highway Attendance is by reservation only. Table Hosts and Sponsors needed. Please call 865-992-2811 or visit www.comeherecomehome.com 5 Platinum tables have been added this year. You can still buy Gold, Silver tables and individual tickets. Table sales will begin on Jan. 16, 2017. Platinum tables will be sold to the first 5 people to pay for them. Union County Chamber of Commerce 1001 Main St., PO Box 848, Maynardville, TN 37807 email@example.com
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'Caring for All Creation' concert at Messiah Lutheran Church By Carol Z. Shane Sometimes the best way to reinforce a message is through music, and that's certainly the case with Tennessee Interfaith Power and Light's (TIPL) Feb. 12 "Caring for All Creation" choral program at Messiah Lutheran Church. The organization's mission, according to its website, is "to spiritually respond to the challenges of the climate crisis through upholding the sacredness of all life, protecting vulnerable communities and caring for the earth." "As a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – the largest Lutheran denomination in this country – matters of social justice, including care for creation, are a high priority," says Messiah's Eric Murray. "By hosting the 'Caring for All Creation' concert, Messiah Lutheran Church is doing its little part in answering the call of God to pursue wholeness for creation." Murray considers the joining together of different choirs "a wonderful sign of the healing and wholeness
which God desires for all people." Along with Messiah, participating choirs are from Church of the Savior, UCC; St. Mark United Methodist Church; and Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church. Alexandra Engle, music director at Church of the Savior, has chosen two pieces. Engle "'O Sifuni Mungu' is an exuberant setting of 'All Creatures of Our God and King' from South Africa that is full of images of living beings, lands, and peoples, all engaging in active worship," she says. "'God of the Deep' is not only about the metaphorical deep places in our own faith life, but reminds us of the vast treasures of the oceans that are in God's care, and which must be a priority for us as stewards of creation as global sea temperatures continue to rise." Tyler Owens, music director of St. Mark UMC, has chosen "The Work of Christmas" by Dan Forrest and "The
Majesty and Glory of Your Name" by Tom Fettke. "I chose the first for its beautiful a cappella setting of a gorgeous text. We're just coming out of the Christmas season, and this text really emphasizes that, while Christmas may be over, the work of Christmas is just beginning. The second song was chosen specifically for the creation care aspect. The text talks about how we can gaze into the night sky and see the work of God's fingers, from the birds of the air to the fish of the sea." Joan McGinnis of Messiah has chosen "The Perfect Wisdom of Our God" by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend and "For the Healing of Creation" by John D. Becker. Almost 30 churches across the state of Tennessee partner with TIPL, and all faith groups are invited to join. "Caring for All Creation" will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Messiah Lutheran Church, 6900 Kingston Pike, at the corner of Papermill Road and Kingston Pike. The concert is free. For more information, visit tennipl.org or call Messiah Lutheran Church at 865-588-9753.
Should the boss 'friend' on social media? By Sandra Clark Attorney Janet Hayes offered advice on business management in the age of social media when she spoke recently to the Halls Business and Professional Association, meeting at Beaver Brook. ■■Should a boss also be a "friend" on Facebook? ■■How about checking a Linkedin profile before hiring? ■■Should you read an employee's personal blog? "You can look" at social media sites, but you can't violate privacy, Hayes said. "You can be friends or not; there are no rules, legally. Just don't do or say anything that might create discomfort at work." Employers should be mindful that if employees post a review of your
business, the Federal Trade Commission requires them to disclose that they work there. "Put a policy in place." If a manager gets a complaint that an employee or manager is harassing another on social media, "take that complaint seriously." It's legal to call in the employees and Janet Hayes ask to see that portion of their online writings that affect the workplace. But, Hayes said, you should consult your human relations department or a lawyer. The National Labor Relations Board has jumped into social media to say that "water cooler talk" is protected speech – and it's more likely to be
He will purify But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. (Malachi 3: 2-3 NRSV) February, I discovered while researching material for this column, comes from the Latin "to purify." The early Romans held religious rites to purify themselves for festivals that would be held at the start of the New Year. Their New Year began in March. Around 690 BC, Numa Pompilius turned a period of celebration at the end of the year into a month of its own, named after the festival Februa. (It sounds to me sort of like Lent – a time of fasting and purification before an important holy day!) So what should we do to purify ourselves? Well, we are a month away from Ash Wednesday, so we have some time to consider the matter. But it might behoove us to do some warmup exercises. Maybe we should spend time reading Scripture.
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jump up again, forward tumble. Everywhere a player looked or landed, there was another assistant coach yelling for more speed and greater effort. Dickey said some players were overcome by the setting and spirited exercises and lost their lunch. He admitted the smell was terrible. One of his most dramatic terms described the winter workout scene: "A stinking mess." Joe Graham, sophomore guard, landed right in the middle of it. There wasn't room under Section X for all players. There were groups with different times to report. Joe was in the third group. "We arrived to the sound and smell of some of the
guys throwing up. In the middle of the winter, the room seemed nearly steamy. Everybody was sweating. I don't remember how long we worked but it seemed forever." Dewey Warren was there. The scene matched his imagination of Marine boot camp, only worse. "Under Section X was like a dungeon, dark and smelly, the worst place I've ever been." Bert Ackermann recalls that complaints to Coach Dickey went unheeded. Robbie Franklin said there were more losses than lunches. "We lost several teammates that first winter." Ackermann said it was a special learning experience. "It was the foundation for the great comeback of Tennessee football under Doug Dickey." Now would be a good time for a great comeback under Butch Jones. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is email@example.com
LMU's Duncan School of Law ranks high in bar pass rate The Lincoln Memorial University - John J. Duncan Jr. School of Law (LMU Law) posted the highest first-time pass rate in school history with the release of the July 2016 Tennessee bar exam results. With a first-time pass rate of 87.5 percent, LMU Law beat the state average of 73.23 percent for firsttime bar takers. Three out of the four re-examinees from LMU Law, or 75 percent, also passed the July 2016 examination. LMU Law's first-time pass rate, re-exam pass rate, and overall pass rate of 85 percent were each the second-highest among all Tennessee law schools. "Our law school has some very happy graduates to-
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Saturday students January 1977 was one of the snowiest months in East Tennessee history. I recall, though official school registers don't reflect, that there was only one day of school that month. My dad wouldn't let me go because he thought it was too dangerous. It turned out not to be a full day of school. While Union County's students might have enjoyed this unexpected month of extra Christmas vacation, it was paid for later in the year. We were required to attend school for eight Saturdays in a row during spring to meet state attendance requirements. Not surprisingly, there was much "weeping and gnashing of teeth"! I was in Marie Lynch's sixth-grade homeroom that year. We "changed classes" (were "departmentalized" in education lingo). Each of the mostly traditional teachers handled Saturday classes in different ways. There wasn't much difference in Ms. Marie's spelling and writing classes on Saturday than any other day of the school year. I remember on at least one occasion she served us orange juice,
Ronnie Mincey Teacher Time peanut butter and crackers, the same fare handed out once monthly as "commodities" to economically disadvantaged families. Wanda Cox (now Byerley) conducted her Saturday classes just like any other day of the week. As we were more comfortable expressing ourselves to Ms. Cox than to Ms. Marie, we let her know that what we really wanted to do was watch cartoons. That's what most kids did on Saturday morning in those days before the influx of social media made lots of children too "worldly" for simpler childhood pleasures. Ms. Cox surprised us one Saturday morning late into spring by letting us watch cartoons on the classroom's black and white Philco television. She explained that she had been taught that once in a while adults had to let children do what they wanted so they could get more out of them when needed and to reward them
for hard work well done. Whatever the reason, we sure did enjoy cartoons that one Saturday out of eight. Sara Buckner was a fine grammar teacher who was "all business." About all Martha Warwick had time to do with us on those Saturdays was take us to lunch. The time was moved up so we could be ready for early dismissal on each of those Saturdays at 1 p.m. We never had Raymond Johnson's math or Ann Crass' social studies classes on those Saturdays. I loved the Saturday lunches. What a treat it was to have hamburgers with dill pickles and potato chips in lieu of the usual fare of proteins and vegetables. As might be imagined, school attendance was low on Saturday. In general, a third to a half of students did not attend. This gave an added air of the unusual and mysterious. Those Saturdays were almost like a dream in which you have the strange feeling you are in the right place at the wrong time. Next week I'll share about another time I was a Saturday student.
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Winter workouts are under way at Tennessee – famous new strength and conditioning coach, new goals, positive attitudes, favorable conditions. Motivation is firmly in place. Players need only review the Vandy video to conclude the need for improvement. The Vols have great facilities. Official description is state of the art. Modern machines are or were all around. Ambiance is the stuff of champions. Refreshments are available. The team will strive to get stronger and quicker. One plan will not fit all. Individuals, as Butch likes to say, will have individual programs designed to meet their needs. Rock Gullickson has a book of plans. He may have a scientific formula for reducing injuries. This is critical. The winter aspect of college football is completely different from the good old days. Robert R. Neyland suggested that players not get fat in the off-season, what there was of it. His idea of the lull between storms was a couple of weeks of fishing in Florida. Early spring practice was vigorous. Under the guidance of Bowden Wyatt, football players were encouraged to stay in shape. They could lift weights or participate in racquetball or handball. They could play intramural basketball or sign up for a volunteer, noncredit physical education class. Real live winter workouts arrived with young coach Doug Dickey. He had learned the value as an assistant coach at Arkansas. He was surprised that UT had nothing similar. Dickey told the story of sending forth a search committee to find a place for workouts. It didn't find much. There was running room at Dean Planters Tobacco Warehouse. Weather permitting, there were open spaces at the agriculture campus. The report mentioned the possibility of the northwest corner of Neyland Stadium, under Section X. It was described as unsuitable, dirty, drab and dreary, space once used for storage. Dickey inspected it. He said the room looked like something left over from the Civil War, except dusty cobwebs appeared older. The coach could have made it better. He made it worse. He installed old mats on the floor and hung a heavy rope from on high. Those who thought they wanted to be on his football team were going to do agility drills, wrestle, fight and scratch as if their life depended on it and then climb that blasted rope, hand over hand, until they bumped their head on the concrete ceiling. Center Bob Johnson remembers a one-on-one war, Vols on opposite sides of the mat, no rules, do anything you want to get to the other side. Tempo was frantic for other drills, run here, jump there! Down on the mat, up on your feet, seat roll right,
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(This is the second in a series on Canton walkers participating in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk)
Kaitlin McKinley, 25, of Canton, views her life in two segments. There was life before her younger sister, Madison, was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) during a routine kindergarten check-up with her pediatrician and then there has been every day since.
For the last 12 years, Maddy, now 19, has battled ALCL, going to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute�s Jimmy Fund Clinic for chemotherapy treatments, all while keeping a smile on her face. Kaitlin�s grandmother, Beverly, is a two-time cancer survivor and her cousin, Drew, who was more like a brother to her, and her grandfather, Bob, both lost their lives to the disease.
Her family�s experience with cancer is the reason Kaitlin works in Dana-Farber�s Development Department and is her motivation to participate in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. Her family�s experience with cancer is also the reason she met her fianc�, Tim Becker, whose younger sister is also a Jimmy Fund Clinic patient and a friend of Maddy�s.
For this reason, on Sunday, Sept. 21, Kaitlin McKinley will lace up her sneakers to participate in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. She will be among more than 8,500 people expected to walk in the 26th annual event, to raise more than $7.5 million for the Jimmy Fund for lifesaving adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
McKinley, a 2011 Boston College graduate, will tackle the Boston College five-mile route with members of her family, including Maddy, waiting for her at the official Copley Square finish. This will be her third Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk experience.
This year�s event will bring the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk�s 26-year fundraising total to more than $100 million. To register or to support a walker, visit www.JimmyFundWalk.org or call 866-531-9255.
Canton sister shares her sibling's struggle
(This is the second in a series on Canton walkers participating in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk)

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TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, I want to take you out of a story out of CNS News. On March 12th, the governor of Washington signed into law a bill amending the state's Uniform Parentage Act. This act officially permits women to be paid for carrying someone else's child — in other words, surrogacy. It legalizes commercial surrogacy.
Sponsors of the bill insist that the legislation is to reduce suffering of infertile couples, but its real-world result would be to further commodify human life and exploit desperate women.
A 2016 Chicago Tribune study of fertility clinics in several different cities found that 10 to 20 percent of donor eggs are actually going to gay men having babies via surrogacy and, in a lot of places, that number is up to 50 percent from just five years ago. These "suffering infertile couples" — well, of course they're infertile because they're homosexual couples.
Harry, how is it that this community has had so much leverage on an issue that is so controversial?
DR. REEDER: There's a couple of things here, Tom. First of all, in terms of your direct question, the LGBTQ community, which has 3 percent of the population, has an outsized effect in the culture because it is able to tap into the heartbeat of a secular culture, which is propelled by what Romans 1 reveals.
If you want to read the death spiral of our culture, just read Romans 1:18 through the end of the chapter, in which a culture falls into the death spiral that then comes under the judgement of God and the judgement of God is for sexual promiscuity that pervades a society, and then sexual perversion that pervades a society and then the social approval of sexual promiscuity and sexual perversion.
However, what fuels it is rebellion against God. They know God but they will not acknowledge God and so, when a society sets its heart and its mind to being a godless society, which we have done under the rubric of secularism, then all ethical restraints eventually fall away until you have absolute chaos.
In other words, you have every man does what is right in his own eyes, therefore, there is no right or wrong because there's only "my right" and "my wrong." Therefore, now we're told there are no boundaries for marriage — marriage can be whatever you want to as long as its two consenting adults.
If now, the sanctity of life and the bringing forward of life into this world, historically, it has been that we bring forth life biologically — a man and a woman in the context of marriage so that the child has parents and the child has the stability of a family.
Now, we have said, "No, we're going to redefine family by redefining marriage." If you'll remember, we constantly said in the Obergefell decision that it is a fabrication of marriage — it isn't marriage, it can't be marriage — because marriage is a conjugal, procreative, monogamous, heterosexual relationship.
Well, it's not heterosexual in same-sex marriage, it's not conjugal in same-sex marriage and it can't procreate so there is the perversity of the conjugal relationship and then there is the editing of what it means to be procreative.
And so now you cannot have a conjugal relationship and you can't have a procreative -relationship, but we want to have "children" so what will we do? Well, we'll hire out the sperm or we'll hire out the egg and we will hire out — in the case of two men in a same-sex marriage — a womb so now we have commodified children. The mantra in the state of Washington is, "These are consenting people and, as long as the people are consenting, it doesn't matter what we do."
There was a program in magazine called "Ripley's Believe It or Not" in which they gave awards for astonishing achievements. Well, one of them every year, was somebody trying to break the record of how many dominoes they could put in place and then they would fall and, these amazingly architectural and intricate configurations where dominoes would be falling all the way around the room, well, that's what we're seeing in our culture — what's the next domino to fall?
In the sexual revolution, the domino to fall because of the fact that sexual promiscuity is going to bring unwanted children, the domino to fall was the sanctity of life and abortion becomes the sacrament of the sexual revolution. And then comes the domino of the sanctity of marriage, and then the sanctity of family and now the sanctity of procreation.
TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, just yesterday, we talked about the fact that abortion has brought in this death culture. Surrogacy — which, by the way is outlawed in the state of New York — what will be the outcome 20 years from now as we look at the issue of surrogacy and homosexual couples raising children?
DR. REEDER: One of the fundamental casualties of same-sex marriage is children growing up in a fatherless or motherless home and now, with this surrogacy industry, women are going to be further objectified. Childbearing is going to become objectified because it'll become an industry that will require governmental regulation. What you also begin to see is the inevitable mandating of people's participation in this industry of surrogacy and, eventually, governmental support and taxpayer support and all of those things.
Therefore, the destruction of the family is further, the destruction of marriage is further, the joy of childbearing is destroyed and, of course, the sense is destroyed that, when you look at a child, the husband and the wife are able to look at each other and they're able to say, "Look what God has brought forth and there's some of me and some of you and here it is in this child. Isn't it amazing, the blessings of God?" Now, this child that we are invested in spiritually, martially, familial investment and our own personal being is invested as God has brought forth this life through us, now let's invest in the life of this child. Whatever we do, we must not idolize this child but, whatever we do, we must now raise to adulthood a child that's able to leave us and cleave to another."
And that's what takes place in a true marriage — leaving and cleaving. In the fabrication of same-sex marriage, there is no true leaving and there is no true cleaving and, therefore, there is no true propagation of a next generation. There is only the manipulation of technology, the objectivization of women and the process of having a child, and now the child will be raised as a commodity that was manufactured in the home, instead of a person who was brought forth through the instrumentality of a husband and a wife and the sacredness of a marriage bed.
Therefore, Tom, again, we're back to Christians understanding what is taking place in the culture and bringing forth in the culture the witness and stability of not only a Christian world and life view, but a Christian world and lifestyle where our marriages are not only physically framed, male and female, but spiritually founded in the life and hope of Christ and joyfully presenting to the world the stability and the testimony of a Christian marriage, Christian family and covenant children raised in and for Christ in which the grace of God overcomes our sin and we're able to show to the world that embracing God's law by the power of God's grace is joy in life while rebellion against God's law simply brings deadness, despair, and destruction and ultimate destruction in life. Come to a better way and that way is Jesus, Who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, on Wednesday's edition of Today in Perspective, I want to take you to a story around an archeological dig in Jerusalem's old city. Some interesting things have been discovered.
DR. REEDER: Yeah, there's an interesting discipline that developed out of the 19th century and it's called archeology and it's been interesting to watch its impact in the affirmation and proclamation and propagation of Biblical Christianity. Another find has added to the affirmed veracity of God's Word as truth.
Dr. Harry L. Reeder III is the Senior Pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham.
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I wanted to update really quick and say that I am feeling a lot more peace about the situation. After talking to the social worker again it actually sounds like a pretty good situation for him, better than a lot of the other things that have been suggested. My heart is slowly catching up to reality. I quickly went and had some pictures of him printed and found a little scrap book album. Last night I put together a little baby book of his two weeks here and his time in the hospital. The theme is what a precious little boy he his and how much he is loved already...even as he moves to a new home. I left lots of empty pages for the next mommy to start filling in (I even bought some extra ones). I think it will be good for him someday to have a record of those early days and to know that he was loved right from the start. I kept it very positive making no reference to foster care, drug addiction etc. I only referred to myself as the one who brought him home from the hospital and his mommy for a short time. I showed him how much the other kids love on him and told him how much I cherished the time he spent with us. Of course I included other things like his id bracelets and NICU cradle card.
I am so not a "scrapbooker" (those woman who can cut on some paper and make it a work of art) but I got across the info that I wanted to and it felt great to do that for him..
well I'd better go get some kids off to school. This little guy was awake most of the night again. Hopefully I will be able to grab a nap at some point. I will miss this guy terribly but I don't think I will miss him from 1am -5am. Gotta run. Thanks for your sweet words of encouragement and prayers...they mean so much.
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- Valen and Carol said...
God bless you, Carla, He will fill that empty space in your heart.
- May 29, 2009 at 8:40 AM
- Jobina said...
I love it that you made a little book for him, no matter if you generally love to scrapbook or not. I'm sure that will be a treasured possession! The pictures of you and Burley with your little peanut are awesome, I'm so glad he got that kind of love during some very important days of his life!
- May 29, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- Shay said...
What a wonderful idea, and I'm sure it will be appreciated by him when he's older. What a gift to know how loved he was right from the start. :)
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The Nokia 3220 is all about having lots of fun. Geared for kids and teenagers, the phone supports wacky features like light effects, cut-out covers, "tilt" gaming and an innovative lighting system that lets you "write" messages in mid air. The 3220 is also a powerful GSM phone with advanced data and messaging features, plus a built-in VGA still and video camera.
The 3220 is a candybar phone with tons of candy. The phone is made to withstand the rigors of book bags and plenty of falls from the bleachers. Thick, replaceable rubber bumpers line both sides of the phone. For added fun, they also illuminate and glow when a call is incoming. The front of the phone sports a 128 x 128 display, with up to 65,000 colors. The button pad features large, easy to press buttons. The rear of the phone houses a VGA (640 x 480) camera, which is surrounded by a panel that can be removed for placement of "cut-outs." You can design your own covers and slide them under the cut-out panel to personalize your 3220. Both front and rear panels of the phone can be replaced with a variety of colored faceplates, as well. An optional "Xpress-on Fun Shell" adds light wave messaging and a tilt sensor for games.
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Stu Murray paraded in front of photographer Dan Harper for group photo, originally uploaded by mdcellphoto.
Ok, the title of this post wasn't one of my greatest efforts... but as usual it was done on the fly.
The event was Stuart Murray's public confirmation as the new CEO for the Human Rights Museum and Dan was the photographer working for the museum. I caught this at the end after the rest of the media had pretty much left the building.
We were waiting to ask Stuart a couple last questions that didn't get asked during the scrums. Reporter Mary-Agnes updated her blog and included that clip of video.
Whenever I have had to take Mr. Murray's photo I have always come away with the feeling that he is just a really nice guy. I still think that even though I'm not sure he is the perfect candidate for this particular job.
Here is the video that goes with the story...
I think that the dude that asks Stuart about the financial "boondoggle" and mentions the "blogosphere" is the guy from the Black Rod blog... not sure though.
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Allison Janney Reveals How Anna Faris Is Doing Since Chris Pratt Split
Allison Janney has updated fans about her "Mom" co-star Anna Faris after the latter announced her separation from husband of eight years Chris Pratt.
On Tuesday, Janney attended the TV Academy's Performers Peer Group Celebration event in Beverly Hills, where she was interviewed by E! News. During her chat with the publication, Janney dished on how Faris is doing since the confirmation of her split from Pratt. "She just is a trooper. She comes to work with a smile on her face," the actress said of her co-star. "She's professional. I love her to death. Her private life she keeps pretty much to herself."
Janney went on to say that she's amazed by how Faris gets the job done despite the trying time she's currently facing. "She comes to work and gets the job done. She's got a big smile on her face and she's getting through it," she said.
Janney added that she and the people working on the CBS series sympathize with Faris and Pratt amid their separation. "We're all very supportive of her and love her and feel badly for both of them. We love them both. They're such great people," she shared.
Faris and the 57-year-old actress are back to filming their sitcom, in which they play the roles of a mother and daughter. "Mom" was renewed for another run this March after CBS and producing studio Warner Bros TV reached an agreement. The renewal of Janney and Faris' show did not come as a surprise, according to Deadline, since it has been a solid ratings performer and has earned Emmy nominations.
Faris and Pratt tied the knot in 2009 and welcomed their son, Jack, in August 2012. The former was previously married to Ben Indra from 2004 to 2008.
On Aug. 6, the Hollywood couple announced in a statement that they have reached the end of the road of their marriage. "We tried hard for a long time, and we're really disappointed," they said. "We still have love for each other [and] will always cherish our time together."
The announcement that Faris and Pratt were divorcing came as a shock to their fans, since the two have maintained a united and family-oriented front throughout their marriage. They have also been very supportive of each other's projects. In fact, Pratt appeared on Faris' CBS sitcom in the show's fourth season as a womanizer who seduced the latter's character, according to People.


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The Daily Express headline refers to the GCSE figures that were published last week.
It's not actually reading, writing and arithmetic that 53.5 per cent of teenagers have failed. Rather, it is getting five C-grade or above GCSEs including English and maths. Indeed it is possible, albeit unlikely, that all have a GCSE grade C in English and maths but failed to gain three other GCSEs.
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good morning friends! i had a late class last night and am running out the door this morning. an extra cup of french coffee is in order for this girl today. but i wanted to share a cool headboard idea i spotted recently. i've said before that i haven't had a headboard in quite some time, and i keep my eyes open for do~it~yourself ideas as well as headboards from a variety of companies. but i'm really drawn to doing something differently.
this headboard in the raw is rather refreshing, understated and cool. simply plywood. raw. rough. underdone but perfectly done. what do you think? ok, off and running, have an incredible day! ;) enjoy...
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What delicious chocolate they make here at a small organic cocoa farm, called Chocorart, a short bike-ride from our place! Yesterday morning Chico and I had a tour of the farm, and saw the chocolate-making process, then got to sample some of the amazingly good chocolate in a few forms at the end of the tour. Here's what we learned:
Cocoa trees live only in consistently warm and humid locations, and like to grow in partial shade. A single tree will produce between 60 and 90 fruits each year, and the fruits look kind of like winter squash, coming in a few different colors (yellow, orange, and red). Each fruit has a hard outer coating which once cracked with a machete or vigorous thumping reveals 20-50 almond-sized seeds, the actual cocoa beans, surrounded by sweet and slimy white pulp. The pulp is used to make a refreshing local drink, and we were told was fermented to make beer in ancient Brazil (an idea I'll email to the Dogfish Head brewery guys: beer and chocolate—what could be better?!). [Update: looks like they already did it. Will have to get some of that! Dogfish Theobroma ]
The trees produce fruits all year, but there is a big harvest between September and December. The fruits are hand-picked, then cracked and the cocoa beans put in large wooden bins to ferment. This is a crucial and smelly part of the chocolate-making process, which lasts no more than seven days. At that point the fermented beans are put in a single layer on the drying trays in the sun. Drying takes between a week and a month depending on the weather.
Once the beans are dry they taste good! We tasted some shelled beans at the end of the drying process, and the flavor was mild and nutty.
Next the beans are roasted in an open pan over a fire for an hour or so, and spread on a cloth on the floor, where the protective outer husks are removed by rolling a heavy stone over the top of the roasted beans. The resulting mix of beans and husks is sorted by slowly pouring the mixture in front of an electric fan, which blows the lighter waste away, leaving the essential nibs.
Finally the nibs are ground in a small, hand-cranked machine that looks like a peanut-butter grinder in a health food store. And out comes oily cocoa butter paste, which can be turned into all kinds of delights. At Chocorart they produce chocolate in three forms: the shelled roasted beans, small blocks of hard pure ground cocoa, and cigars of flavored, sweetened dark chocolate. At the end of the tour we got to taste hot cocoa, which was like the chocolate equivalent of espresso; hot fudge over banana slices; and pieces of vanilla-flavored dark chocolate bar. The combination of theobromines ("food of the gods" chemicals related to caffeine and found in high concentration in dark chocolate), the super-rich flavor, and the lovely day had us truly euphoric as we left what was a highlight of our trip so far.
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pickydilly / Mar 7 2011 11:48 am
we've been learning all about cacao and the role it played in the Aztec social hierarchy. since cacao beans were the local currency in Mesoamerica (until like, the 1500s), you knew you were well-off when you could drink hot chocolate after dinner. it's like a milkshake made with 20 dollar bills. HOW COOL IS THAT.


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Driving through Brussels on a dull Wednesday morning, when grey cars are too lazy to get out of their garages and huge black crows are crossing highways by foot, I was delighted to find an array of bright-coloured plastic trees planted in the middle of the road.
With the campaign posters saying 'make city a brighter place' images of the trees got stuck in my head, so I promised to myself to pull the brightest garment out of my closet and contribute to the idea…thus the next post will be on the brighter note.
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- 32-channel ROADM-based long-band (L-band) solution, which includes ROADMs and optical amplifiers, transponders and muxponders. These units allow up to 32 wavelengths (100 GHz-spaced) to be transported in the L-band region of the transmission spectrum;
- Full center-band (C-band) and L-band tunability for 10-Gbps transponder and muxponder cards on 50GHz channel grid;
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
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Edward G. Robinson as Pavel Fyodorovich Smerdyakov in a 1927 production of The Brothers Karamazov.
look a eddie! long before his terrific role 'double indemnity' secured his place in the heats of film noir fans, he must have done some theatre work as this amazing photo is not from a film. i once read that marilyn monroe wished to be in the movie of 'the brothers karamazov.' in 1958 it was filmed. claire bloom played the role that marilyn may have wished for. edward made two films before doing this play and over 100 after. when i was a child there was no actor who frightened me as much as this man. i came to love him.
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Muskingum (D-III – OH): First-year head coach Erik Ieuter has filled his full-time staff with the hires of Nathan Roach (DC / LBs), Chris Shank (OL), Tyler Walker (DBs / ST), and Michael Pannone (DL.
Bryant (FCS – RI): Greg Gigantino, who previously served as the defensive coordinator at Bryant, has joined the staff at Mater Dei Prep (NJ), per source.
Central (D-III – IA): Central College is accepting applications for an Assistant Football Coach/Assistant Baseball Coach. This dual role assists the head coaches in developing and coordinating programs that are highly competitive in Division III. The position is full-time and benefits eligible. Central College is a private, residential four-year liberal arts college located in Pella, IA. View the full job description via this link.
Seattle Seahawks: Nolan Teasley has been promoted from assistant director of player personnel to director of player personnel.
Houston Texans: Auburn assistant video coordinator Colby Borden is joining the Texans in a similar role, per source.
Head coaching changes: 2017-18 NFL & college head coaching changes.