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General Motors Co.'s recall saga continued Tuesday with the beleaguered automaker recalling another 2.42 million vehicles in the U.S. for four separate issues.
None of the four recalls is related to GM's faulty ignition switches. That issue, which has been linked to at least 13 deaths and recalls of 2.6 million vehicles, has prompted federal fines and several investigations into why GM neglected to issue the recalls for more than a decade.
Tuesday's recalls bring the total number of GM recalls in 2014 to 13.7 million vehicles in the U.S alone. It also means GM will take a $400-million charge against second-quarter earnings.
The continuing recalls stem from an internal review of the automaker's pending safety issues, announced by GM Chief Executive Mary Barra in the wake of the first ignition switch recalls. It represents a culture change at GM, said Dave Sullivan, manager of product analysis for consulting firm AutoPacific Inc.
"We never would have seen a lot of these issues addressed because they weren't being brought to the right level of management's attention," Sullivan said. "I don't think they're done yet."
The most serious issue in Tuesday's recalls involved 1,402 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESVs from the 2015 model year. The hulking luxury SUVs have front passenger air bags that were not properly attached to the instrument panel. As a result, they may only partially deploy in a crash.
Demonstrating the gravity of the problem, GM sent letters, emailed, and called owners of the vehicles and warned them not to drive with a passenger in the front seat until the vehicles can be fixed. No accidents or injuries have been reported as a result of this issue, GM said.
The automaker also recalled 1,339,355 of its new and used full-size crossover SUVs from the 2009-14 model years. These include the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia. The Saturn Outlook from 2000-10 is also included.
These vehicles have a cable in the front seat belt that can wear out prematurely and break. If this happens, the seat belt may not work as designed. GM has asked dealers not to sell new or used models of these vehicles until a fix can be made.
A third recall on Tuesday expands on an earlier recall from April 29. GM is now calling for fixes to 1,075,102 of its Chevy Malibu, Malibu Maxx and Pontiac G6 vehicles. The cars affected are from the 2004-08 model years.
A shift cable in the four-speed automatic transmission can break. If this happens, drivers may not be able to change gears, remove the key from the ignition or put the car in park. The issue has led to 18 crashes and one injury.
The fourth recall was of 58 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD heavy-duty pickup trucks from 2015. These trucks are at risk for fire if the clips that attach a fuse block to the trucks come loose and the block moves. GM is not aware of any accidents or injuries as a result of this issue.
The $400-million charge against earnings is a doubling of the $200-million figure GM announced last week. This brings the total cost of GM's recalls alone to $1.7 billion so far in 2014.
This latest round of recalls puts 2014 on track to be the busiest recall year ever for the auto industry. With nearly 23 million vehicles recalled already, the auto industry will almost certainly break the previous record of 30.8 million vehicles recalled in 2004.
GM accounts for by far the largest share of those recalls. In February, the automaker started recalling cars with the faulty ignition switches, which drivers can inadvertently turn off, disabling the air bags and steering. Internal documents show GM knew about the problem as early as 2001 but didn't issue a recall until 13 years later.
This has prompted a flurry of lawsuits by consumers and investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Congress and the Department of Justice. On Friday, NHTSA issued a $35-million penalty against GM for the delays, the maximum fine the safety agency could levy.
Critics dismissed the amount as no more than a slap on the wrist, though the fine probably is not the end of GM's financial woes. Just this year, Toyota was slapped with a $1.2-billion fine by the DOJ to settle a four-year criminal investigation into the company's handling of sudden-acceleration complaints and recalls.
GM also faces 79 lawsuits from customers seeking up to $10 billion in lost value of the 2.6 million cars with faulty ignition switches.
But the plaintiffs may have a hard time proving their vehicles have lost value. ALG, which tracks vehicle values, said Tuesday that while there was a small dip in short-term values of the affected cars, they probably wouldn't be affected in the long term.
"We expect GM's values to mimic what happened to Ford and Toyota after their mass recalls, with the affected vehicles hurting little more than GM's reputation for several years," Eric Lyman, ALG vice president, said in a statement.
Despite the high volume of recalls, many analysts don't expect all the negative attention to have a meaningful effect on GM's long-term fortunes.
Because many of the models tied to GM's more serious recalls aren't in production anymore, there's little risk of a particular model's reputation being tarnished. And since GM doesn't actually sell cars under its own nameplate, many potential buyers may not even be aware that a Chevy or Buick is made by GM.
GM's future is also helped by the fact that people don't buy new vehicles frequently. The average age of cars on the road today is about 11 years, which means many consumers will have forgotten about the GM recalls by the time they go to dealerships to buy their next car.
"Consumers are not buying a new car very often," Sullivan said. "It's not like we have a huge recall at McDonald's for poisonous meat in the food today, and everybody stops going there immediately."
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Afraid of being stuck in LA traffic while my plane to San Francisco left without me, I got up three hours before my flight to drive the 13 miles to LAX.
I got there right on time, so naturally my flight was delayed for an hour.
After boarding, the plane did the runway shuffle for another 90 minutes. Upon completing our fifth circle of the airport, awaiting take-off clearance, the little girl sitting next to me turned to her mother and said, "Maybe the plane hasn't learned how to fly yet."
From hotel to hotel, the trip took nine hours. Next time I'll drive.
Of course, my publisher put me up in another nice hotel--The Hotel Monoco. Not quite as posh as Le Meridien of Beverly Hills where I stayed yesterday, but I'd be a fool to complain. I just wish I had time to enjoy these hotels...
The drive-by report:
Bookstore at LAX, signed three paperbacks.
Bookstore at San Francisco airport, signed and sold one paperback.
Borders on 3rd, signed 2 hardcovers, 5 paperbacks.
Barnes & Noble on Taylore, signed 2 hardcovers, 3 paperbacks.
Borders on Post, signed 5 hardcovers, 7 paperbacks.
San Francisco Mystery Bookstore, signed 3 hardcovers, 6 paperbacks.
A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books, signed 1 hardcover, 3 paperbacks.
My event was at M is for Mystery in San Mateo. I'd never been there before, but I met the lovely Ed Kaufman last year at the cocktail party Hyperion threw for Whiskey Sour's release.
Great store. And Ed's a great guy.
A handful of people showed up, and we formed a circle with our chairs and I spoke for an hour about my books, and publishing in general. The majority of them were writers, which makes me believe that my website and my blog are being read.
It also makes me proud to be a part of this business. I try to help writers, and in turn they come to my signings and help me by buying my books.
After signing a stack of 25 hardcovers and a few paperbacks, I promised Ed I'd drop by his booth at the 10th Annual Books by the Bay Festival tomorrow. Then the writers (Tammy Durston, Susan Tunis, and Ronald Cree) took me out for beer and food.
Ronald Cree just sold his first novel, a YA mystery called Desert Blood 10pm/9C and he's got the right attitude for the task ahead---work your butt off and make money for your publisher. I think he'll do fine. It's coming out in February and he's already planning for publicity and touring. Corner him at Bouchercon and say hello.
And as promised, here are more self-promoters that I admire:
David Ellis. Dave didn't tour for his latest book. Instead, he wrote 200 letters to reviewers and sent them out along with ARCs. It took a lot of work and research, but it paid off. Reviewers are flooded with books sent by publishers, but a major release sent by the author, complete with a personal, signed letter, got Dave noticed. In The Company of Liars had more reviews, and as a result higher sales, than his previous three novels. And the reviewers will remember him for his next novel.
Of course, it didn't hurt that the book (written entirely in reverse chronological order) is fabulous.
Dave has also revamped his website, and it's full of information and a lot of fun to surf.
PJ Parrish. Kristy and Kelly Montee write the Louis Kincaid series under the name PJ Parrish, and they do a lot of self-promotion. They tour. They attend conventions. They help run Sleuthfest, which is Florida's biggest mystery conference. And now, they also blog.
Drop by http://pjparrish.blogspot.com.
TOUR UPDATE-- I've visited 70 stores so far. Will I break 100 with only 4 days left in the tour?
You can check my progress in tomorrow's episode...
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Ohi, everyone!
My name is Jane, Jane Christie and I am independent journalist
Russian players already know me, but I am new here. So, I am started new rubric - "Guilds as the are" and think its fair to post it not only for rusian players
Today we will talk about 404NotFound Faction.
Faction name: 404NotFound
Faction Level: 67
Members: 73
Affiliation: Republicans
Faction profile: "WAR, PVP, RAIDS-recruiting just active players."
Faction motto/slogan: "Do what you think is best for your member, for your ally, for yourself"
Faction leader: Solinandra
Deputy leaders: Cryppz, Godboy, Ora, Yashuri, WuShuPt
Faction in war with: ElysiumPrime, TwoOverOne, Satis, Fraternity
Interview with Solinandra:
1. 404NotFound - why was taken this name?
(Solinandra) - I am not the founder of this clan. It was Zniarks, but he left since long time.
2. So, 404NotFound have 73 members right now, does you still recruiting?
- Yes, we still recruit new and old players.
3. And what players you are prefer more - old or new ones?
- That doesn't really matter.
4. It hard to teach new players, what kind of activities your faction usually do for helping them?
- We help everyone in faction to get experience from game in quests and same in mission to join our high end raids. Well, I play this game since 1 week after beta at 2006 On start to be faction leader was hard to teach them and was sometimes annoying, but after a time it's quite easy to handle it.
5. Ok, what your main direction - pve or pvp?
- We are a pve/pvp faction, who focus on team play, same for alliance. In the past we was almost pure pvp, but had to change in both to help lower ppl to gear up.
6. Oh, alliance, I heard about your alliance with Athena Faction and SPONGEBOB Faction, does it true?
- Yes. We work since few month together and I can really say that's called a Alliance, how it should be.
7. So, what do you think about your alliance mates?
- Most of them are really nice person, talking much with them.
8. Something special about SPONGEBOB Faction?
- Spongebob have really much new ppl, so don't have much contact to the new ones, more with Fatboy/Klassic and few more.
9. And Athena? This faction is new on Euro server, so...
- Athena was neutral faction and our past and still enemies pushed us to Athena side, same they did to Athena. Athena wanted to stay neutral, but 2o1 and satis pushed also Athena to move on our side. We really can thank our enemie to make this alliance possible
10. What about enemies?
- The War with Satis is not really my own war, it was from old Faction Leader, Doomhallowz had some problems with them. Satis always fight the strongest faction on the server to get more balanced, but in my eyes it's not really they do. Our war with 201 is most personally problems, I know ThatBoyNextDoor since 10 years ingame, he really did much wrong things to other persons, but still can do what he want... he got his followers to his faction.
11. Satis can't fight strongly?
- Normally, Satis can fight strong faction, but they lost good ppl right now, so seems for now they can't.
12. As I know, ThatBoyNextDoor was in 404NotFound before?
- Yes, that's true. He wanted all time to be the faction leader, but since I know him that long, I never really trusted him for that position. He did really much against rules even with proofs we had. He would tell no, cause he telling around I didn't gaved all CW salary to ppl, but that's wrong, we had activity rule at that time.
13. I am just a journalist, but wrong things should be reported, especially with proofs.
- We did much times with screenshots about RMT and scamming gear from member. And now we get insulted by dogs/motherkids and so on, but we really don't care about that's trash talk.
14. I heard rumors about CW salary, so is it just a rumor?
- In the past means around 1 year ago, we had rule for CW salary about activity: 100%, 75% and 50% of salary. We had much ppl, who joined CW cause of getting vis for nothing, so we gaved less as ppl who was more active and 100% to ppl who camped bosses, checked bosses, organised things during week. So was the fair way. We could choose to stay fair for active ppl. Means the rest salary, what was still on me, was for getting Soul Crystals and Trebuche.
15. Let's talk about pve. What pve type your faction prefer - mission or field?
- I personally like field more, cause of more action But for now almost all want CTB missions and armonia missions + luci rank 5 to gear fast up.
16. Do you try to join every field boss or just special?
- We do almost everything: armonia, bedel, lucifer, divino, ruincruiger.
17. So, your faction members prefer missions?
- Most of them yes. Especially ppl, who don't are ready for action on field But for field both sides needs if pve or pvp.
18. But, do you run something else, or just CTB, Luci and Armonia?
- Montoro, BH and bridge. But the last few events was not really good choose by GMs at all
19. Oh, why so?
- Sadecram entrance free + 100% exp at same time with 1 vis roulette works not really good together.
20. Ok, now some personal questions What in your opinion best pve character?
- Joshua and Accla. Maybe Daisy + Banshee too.
21. Ok, what about pvp character?
- I think its depends on gear and if you have skill to play the char.
22. What do you think about MMA issue?
- I play gertrude own and I like to play him even to fight against any MMA. When I started granado, I played baek + soso + viki team.
23. Do you think bug or something like this exist?
- I don't think, I think its more they got buffed. It's like montoro, he got buffed also and with insta buff after kill noone talking about him at all.
24. Ok, can you say the name of the player which you like most?
- Cryppz.
25. And don't like?
- TTboy xDD
26. Respect most?
- Velik and Skytoo. Klassic also.
27. Person with best knowledges about game?
- I think Noob, Klassic, Ren, me and Explosito.
28. Ok, special question from russian journalist What do you and your faction think about russian players?
- I like them alot, my best friend is also russian In 404 we have mix from whole world: brazil, england, russia, ukraine, germany, portugal, SG and many more.
29. What do you think about server at all and about current situation?
- I think we have a good balanced server right now, some high prices for new players, but I think thats cause its really much vis inside the game right now. I hope for new player that price going down a bit again, cause really hard to make vis without using cash.
30. At the end, can you say few words for the players, who will read this?
- I hope, I could tell you something about 404notfound faction and maybe clear rumors about me. If players have some question feel free to pm me ingame, I am open for all question ppl have
Thx much Solinandra for this interview
So, guys, what do you think?
Cya later


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Reyes encourages students to be "the Incarnation Gospel" to the nations
PLAINVIEW – Just as the world itself is changing rapidly, so is the face of missions, according to Dr. Albert Reyes, president of Buckner Children and Family Services, a ministry of Dallas-based Buckner International.
"Missions in the 21st century is less about telling the Gospel and more about doing the Gospel, being the incarnation of the gospel to people," said Reyes in his keynote speech at the McCoy Lecture Series at Wayland Baptist University on April 11.
Quoting research from a book about the global shift, Reyes noted that the traditional mindset of missions involving Americans going overseas to a third-world country is changing as well.
"The notion of doing mission work and going has to shift in our minds," he said. "You don't need a passport or malaria shot to go to the nations. The nations are already here; they're just down the block in many places."
Noting Jesus' address to the synagogue in Isaiah 61, Reyes said he had "come to give good news to the poor" and said Christians are called to do the same today. To do that, he said, Christians have to be willing to do the work of missions and ministry and provide for the needs of people aside from just sharing the gospel.
"There are a lot of nations that aren't glad today. I think the reason why is that they have nothing and we have everything," Reyes said. "How much longer can (America) go as a nation of such prosperity while others have nothing?
"Do you know what it means to be poor? I don't," he asked the student assembly. "When you're making decisions about what major you'll choose, you're not poor. If you're eating three meals a day, you're not poor."
Reyes encouraged students to realize the great blessings and provision they have been given by God and to know the responsibility that comes with such blessing.
"The reason you're blessed is not for you; it's so other nations can be blessed through you," he said. "It's a tremendous stewardship, but it's not for you. The gospel that came to us must go through us. The provision that's given to us must go through us."
Along with Reyes' address, the chapel featured the presentation of the Dorothy McCoy Mission Service Award recognizing dedication to missions endeavors. This year's award went to Glen Godsey, a 1952 Wayland graduate who pastored Hispanic churches for decades and has been the associate director of missions for the Caprock Plains Baptist Area since 1985.
In his presentation, pastor Dr. Travis Hart of First Baptist Church noted Godsey's longtime commitment to the gospel, beginning with his surrender to the ministry in 1948 in Tennessee and his 50-plus years of ministry, particularly among the Hispanic people. At age 82, Godsey remains passionate and committed to the work of God, Hart noted.
Created with an estate gift of Dr. Dorothy McCoy, a longtime math professor at Wayland who died in 2001, the lecture series is an annual partnership between WBU and First Baptist Church of Plainview. The focus is on missions, something McCoy held dear and participated in even into her later years. The series began with the chapel service at 11 a.m. and continued with the evening worship at FBC.


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Dean DeLeo Says He's Still Reeling from Bennington, Weiland Deaths
Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo says heartache from the deaths of Chester Bennington and Scott Weiland is still fresh.
The guitarist spoke openly about the two tragic deaths in a new interview.
"I think it was more of a personal thing than a professional thing," DeLeo told The Sacramento Bee. "The tragedies between each person, being Scott and Chester, were very different as well. Scott was in a very long-term decline."
Bennington joined Stone Temple Pilots in 2013 between Weiland's stints with the band. He left amicably in 2015 to focus more on his family and his work with Linkin Park. Weiland died about two months after rejoining STP.
"I don't know which hurts more — to watch that over a decade or just the suddenness [of what happened to Chester]," DeLeo said, referring to how little friends and family could have done to prevent either death.
"They're both tragic and an incredible loss," he continued. "When it's all kind of said and done, I'm still scratching my head, man. There are still unanswered questions for me. It just goes beyond words. It's very, very sad."
When news broke last summer of Bennington's death, Stone Temple Pilots was in the midst of an exhaustive, 18-month search for a new lead singer.
In November, the band announced it would indeed carry on, and it would do so with Jeff Gutt as the band's new lead singer.
DeLeo expressed his optimism for Stone Temple Pilots' future.
"Being out playing is an aspect of our lives in STP that we just absolutely love," he told The Sacramento Bee. "We love being out there, playing music and being in a room where everybody is tossing energy around."
The band is on tour now, celebrating the anniversary of its debut album, Core.
STP is also preparing to release a new self-titled full-length album March 16.
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - barbarian - rough draft...dhabih's tutorial Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Work in Progress View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "barbarian - rough draft...dhabih's tutorial" shawncolletteGuestMember # Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 8:32 pm Hey guy's I'm new to this forum and this is my first time posting as well as my first attempt at painting. Here's the run down of the picture I posted. The barbarian is based on one of the characters from the warlands comic book series. The layout is basicaly following the steps that's layed out in dhabih's tutorial. This picture is maybe half finished... You can see the part's that I painted and the part's that are still flat color that I haven't gotten around to yet. Any constructive thoughts about this piece would be welcome. Also can anyone give any tips on how I may go about the metal axe and Armor? I through in the light source just to show where the light will be coming from... I'll go back and make the light more dramatic when I fished the whole painting process... crt's welcome :-) - Shawn C. <IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/Alcamar/barbarian2.jpg"> [This message has been edited by shawncollette (edited January 02, 2001).] [This message has been edited by shawncollette (edited January 02, 2001).] Back to top FlinthawkmemberMember #Joined: 14 Oct 2000Posts: 415Location: Los Angeles Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 8:39 pm Like this... You just type to post an image. [This message has been edited by Flinthawk (edited January 02, 2001).] Back to top VisigothGuestMember # Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 9:00 pm A suggestion regarding the way he's holding the axe; Look at the tilt of the blade -- With the blade positioned thus, the upper part closest to his body, would be over-lapping his shoulder. Try doing the blade above his shoulder for some added depth. ~{V}~ ------------------ Your car is a fiberglass penis extension. Back to top FlinthawkmemberMember #Joined: 14 Oct 2000Posts: 415Location: Los Angeles Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 9:09 pm As for a critique, I'd start by saying that you should study the anatomy of the barbarian's right arm (our left) a little better. Right now it looks like a jumble of buldges that aren't lining up right. Also, Dhab's tutorial is getting updated soon and I'm pretty sure that he'll tell you this time around to stay away from dodge/burn. It can be a great tool when used correctly but for shading and highlights like the ones you're doing it's best to use the paintbrush with appropriate light and dark colors. The pose is pretty cool and the light source you've indicated could make for an interesting image if you pull off the lighting and shadows correctly, something with really good contrast in the light and darks. As for the metal, you'll probably be looking at a good deal of contrast going from near black to white. Depending on the reflectivity of the metal you'll want to study how the areas surrounding it will reflect their colors on the metal. If you go for a dull metal then stay with some low contrast greys for the majority of the piece and then use some fuzzy white highlights. The sharper the highlights and shadows, the more reflective the metal will appear and vice-versa. Hopefully you understood something in that...it's kinda hard to describe how to do metal, at least for me it is. Hope this helps in any way and welcome to the forum! Finish this thing up and repost it. -Flinthawk [This message has been edited by Flinthawk (edited January 02, 2001).] Back to top DthindmemberMember #Joined: 12 Dec 2000Posts: 436 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 10:27 pm I Like, but the axe takes a lot of the perspective away from the man shape. Back to top Klayhamnjunior memberMember #Joined: 29 Dec 2000Posts: 16Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 5:30 am Nice! Heh, those people understand more than me in digital art, but i can say that the way he is HOLDING the axe is not the natural way. He's RIGHT hand is practically TOUCHING the metal, which isn't suppose to be that way. Try to hold some long stick in this pose, and u'll see that the hand that is closer to the UPPER side of the "axe" is lower... closer to the middle... This is the first thing that jumped in front of me... Also, the right hand looks a bit too flat, like the LEFT hand (but the left hand is fine cause it's the back side of the hand).. Therefore the hands look in first sight like they are both with their backs up... So you should try to make the right hand's pose stick out more, and make it less flat. ------------------ ------------------------ I can't draw! Klayhamn [This message has been edited by Klayhamn (edited January 03, 2001).] Back to top fazedesignmemberMember #Joined: 28 Nov 2000Posts: 115 Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 9:10 pm No his hand position is fine, if you had an axe that fucken big, you would need to hold it as far up the handle as possible, in order to lift it. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Work in Progress All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Editor's Note: The following article is the first in a three-part series about how one family medicine practice in Colorado made itself over into a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The series is designed to give readers a glimpse of the many steps -- and some stumbles -- taken by one FP and his practice team as they set out to transform a traditional family medicine practice into a top-notch PCMH. Parts two and three also are available.
Ask anyone who's ever built a house, and you'll likely hear a tale of an arduous task that took longer than planned. What begins as a pleasant daydream about a fourth bedroom, a three-car garage or a screened-in porch often turns into a quest for the right floor plan or a reliable contractor and then nearly stalls out in endless decision-making and constant owner oversight.
The day the house is completed, the family moves in and maintenance begins.
The same can be said when a family physician decides it is time to build a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) practice. Just ask Tracy Hofeditz, M.D., who, together with his partner FP Kristin Everett, M.D.; a full-time nurse practitioner; and a cadre of staff members, manages the health care of some 3,100 patients at Belmar Family Medicine here.
Facing the Problem
Back in 2005, Hofeditz says he was discouraged about the way he was practicing medicine -- so much so that he considered ending his career as a family physician. His practice was just another cog in, as he still calls it today, America's "complex and dysfunctional health care system."
- In 2005 Tracy Hofeditz, M.D., was so discouraged about the way he was practicing family medicine that he nearly gave up his career.
- Instead, Hofeditz decided to move his practice to a new location and begin the hard work of practice transformation.
- In 2008, the National Committee for Quality Assurance awarded Belmar Family Medicine level three patient-centered medical home recognition.
- Hofeditz says his practice is taking better care of patients and is more financially sound than ever before.
However, when Hofeditz read the 2004 Future of Family Medicine report(www.annfammed.org), the information in the report opened the proverbial barn door by making a strong case for a family medicine revolution.
"I knew then that I wasn't the only one who recognized that there was a problem with the way primary care was delivered in the United States," says Hofeditz.
He was torn between feeling responsible for the well-being of his patients and knowing his own self-preservation was at risk. "I felt like the driver of a car headed for a cliff; I had a chance to get out of the car, but my patients didn't. That's when I decided to be part of the solution."
Leaving the 50-provider primary care group with which he'd been affiliated and setting up an independent practice in a new location was a big decision for Hofeditz. "Moving the practice had psychosocial importance to me," he says. "It indicated breaking away from the past and establishing a new direction for a new future."
In addition, Hofeditz knew instinctively that he would need the managerial freedom to make big decisions about the necessary practice changes that lay ahead.
The work involved in building a PCMH is not to be taken lightly, Hofeditz cautions. "This cannot be accomplished over the course of a long weekend. Becoming a patient-centered medical home begins with a couple of years of attitudinal and cultural adaptation."
Publication of the AAFP's Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home in 2007 was a starting point for Hofeditz's conversion. "Once the PCMH was defined by the joint principles in 2007, we were off and running," he says. That blueprint was further defined by the 2008 standards for PCMH recognition developed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance(www.ncqa.org) (NCQA).
Embracing Change
Fast forward to 2009, when Belmar Family Medicine was recognized at the highest level -- a level three PCMH -- by the NCQA. That recognition allowed Belmar to participate in the three-year Colorado Multi-Payer PCMH Pilot, which paid financial incentives averaging $4 to $5 per patient, per month to participating practices.
Although April 30, 2012, marked the end of that pilot, it was not the end of Hofeditz's passion for the patient-centered medical home model of care.
"My practice thrives in this model. I've done better financially in the last three years than ever before, and I can prove to anybody that my practice provides better care, too," he says.
That's important because too many physicians believe that the burden of practice transformation -- and most certainly the lack of adequate payment -- makes the PCMH model unattainable, according to Hofeditz.
But he says, "I'm putting the energy into it because I want a brighter future for my practice and my patients."
Best of all, notes Hofeditz, "Delivering patient-centered care has rekindled the joy of practicing family medicine."
Editor's Note: Come back next week for part two of this series and learn how Belmar Family Medicine went about making the practice changes that enabled it to become one of the first primary care practices in Colorado to earn patient-centered medical home recognition.
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"Every action has a Re-Aktion" is Bauer's new motto for their new helmet for 2012, the Re-Akt. No numbers in it's name for this guy because this one is all about advancing protection in the helmet game. Bauer took a look at every possible angle for protection with this one and developed a new helmet that aims to tackle one overlooked issue, as well as others, when it comes to head injuries, rotational force.
Lets take a look at some of the key features of the new Re-Akt helmet:
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The new liner is a true, free-floating, suspension liner that uses Bauer's already proven PORON XRD Technology which will offer enhanced protection and maximum comfort. The new liner is shown in the highlighted area in the picture below.


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Based on comments and emails, a lot of writers are using me as motivation to self-publish ebooks.
I've tried to be clear that the only writing you should sell on Kindle is good writing, and it's very hard to judge if your own writing is good. Which is why I recommend you only epublish works that were published before (short stories, out of print novels) and works your agent tried to sell but couldn't (a good agent actively trying to sell you is usually proof your work is worthy.)
But those of you paying attention will notice that I have a few things up on Kindle that I wrote specifically for Kindle. My agent didn't rep them, and they were never previously published.
Well, sort of. :)
When I offer works like SERIAL UNCUT, PLANTER'S PUNCH, and TRUCK STOP, which were written without any apparent vetting by professionals, I'm not completely bypassing traditional publishing channels. While I do believe ebooks are the future (and have the proof to back this up: it's 8am on March 24 and I've already sold 4300 ebooks this month) I also believe it's foolish to put anything up on Kindle unless you're 100% sure it is good enough.
In my case, everything I write is read by several of my peers. My peers are all professional writers--people who have agents and have sold books to big houses. If there is something wrong with the writing--and even though I've now written over 2 million words, I do still make mistakes--my friends point it out and I fix it before it goes live.
But what if you don't have a cadre of pros to vet your work? What if you're unpublished, unagented, and none of your peers are published writers?
My advice stands. Before you begin putting your work on Kindle, get an agent and sell some writing. I know it's hard. That's what makes it worthwhile.
Agents do much more than simply pair you with publishers and negotiate terms. And even if you're selling as many ebooks as I am, that pales next to what a big house can do for your book.
I've seen the ebook world accelerate in the last 12 months, and traditional print publishing seems to be slowing down. Agents and editors are becoming pickier. Personally, I'm faced with some choices in my own career where I'm thinking about passing up print contracts that don't allow me to keep my erights.
I can predict a future where writers can, and should, make money without needing major print publishers. (I still believe agents are essential--for example, mine just negotiated a film option for SERIAL, is working to change terms in one of my contracts, is negotiating terms for another contract, has sold foreign rights, and has renewed my film option for AFRAID, all within the last four weeks.)
But I don't see agents as necessary in the ebook world, at least not yet. And I see print publishers as pretty much clueless when it comes to ebooks, for many of the reasons I've mentioned in previous blog posts. (If you're interested in epublishing, follow those links and read those entries.)
So what should newbie writers do? Stay the course, find an agent, and try to sell a print book in a difficult market? Or upload their stuff to Kindle without professional vetting?
If you're thinking of uploading to Kindle, and you don't have an agent or any publishing credits, here are some things to ask yourself.
1. Do I Understand Story Structure? Long ago I figured out the essential elements to a narrative. You can download my Newbie's Guide for details, but in a nutshell they are: Hook, Conflict, Dynamic Characters, Setting, Mood, Pace, Style, Resolution, and Spelling/Grammar. Unless you can speak at length what each of these do for a story, and know how to effectively use them, you probably aren't a good storyteller.
2. What Do I Want? If it's to make a living, get your work in bookstores, or have a wide fanbase, you want to get an agent. If you're content with making grocery money, getting a few fans, and not pursuing this as a career, then by all means ignore traditional publishing. Your goals should dictate your actions. And, as always, your goals should be within your capacity.
3. Can I Get Critiques? No matter your level of experience, you need other eyes on your work in order to vet it. Join a writing group. Befriend your peers. Use my crit sheet to give to friends and family (even non-writers) so they can critique you with a level of expertise. You can't do this in a vacuum. Even if you self-publish, you must have quality feedback.
4. Are There Downsides? Yes, there are, for either choice. Traditional publishing downsides include: publishers ill-equipped to handle the oncoming ebook boom, waiting a long time for the "yes" or "no", and relinquishing control of many aspects of your career. The downsides for epublishing yourself include: potentially alienating print publishers who want first rights (though that could swing the other way if you're a success), less money, less name-recognition, smaller fanbase and fewer readers, and putting out an inferior product, which can hurt your career.
5. Should I Do It Alone? A while ago, I postulated that estributors would arise--people who would be middlemen between the author and the etailer (such as Amazon.) For those writers who don't want to mess with cover art, formatting and uploading, or keeping track of numbers, there are people who will help you get your book Kindle-ready. As always, look at the terms of the contract. Do you want to give a percentage to someone forever for doing something you could pay a flat fee for? Or is it worth a percentage to not have to worry about all of that stuff? And what percentage is fair?
6. What Do I Expect? Goals are within your control to reach. Expectations, however, are akin to dreams and beyond your control. I've been pretty successful at epublishing, but I'm still not sure why some of my ebooks sell better than others. My expectations going into this venture were very low, and yours should be as well.
Conclusions? Only you can decide what is right for you. But THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS. Writing is a craft that must be learned. Just because it's easier to reach readers with epublishing doesn't mean you should forsake finding an agent. Like everything in life, there's a learning curve, and jumping in blindly is stupid.
I epublish things that are out of print, things my agent couldn't sell, and things my peers have vetted that I'm pretty sure I can make money on based on my ebook experiences.
If you have something out of print, epublish it.
If you have something your agent can't sell, epublish it.
If you have a fanbase who wants it, epublish it.
If you've exhausted all agent and print possibilities (meaning you've gotten a lot of rejections), don't epublish until it has been vetted and you have clear goals and expectations.
If you've never even tried to get an agent or publish it traditionally, think twice, then think again, before epublishing. It's tempting to get the instant gratification, but there is probably a reason you couldn't find an agent, and that reason is probably: the work isn't good enough yet.
Are there exceptions? Sure. There are always exceptions. And in my experience, every newbie writer thinks they're the exception.
But I urge you, before you self publish, to understand your reasons for doing so. You always have a choice.
The publishing industry is pretty moronic, and it makes a lot of mistakes. But before you think you're smarter than the industry, you have to experience the industry.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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Initially known as New Residence Hall West, Peddrew-Yates Hall was built in 1998. It was renamed and dedicated in 2002 during the 50th anniversary celebration of blacks at Virginia Tech.
Peddrew-Yates Residence Hall610 Washington St. SW
Peddrew-Yates Hall was built in 1998. The building houses 219 co-ed residents, primarily freshman students participating in the Residential Leadership Community. It is a suite-style building and commonly referred to as "PY."
The Residential Leadership Community is an academic leadership studies and development program maintained through a collaborative effort of the Division of Student Affairs, the University Honors Program, the Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research, and the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education. It is a one or two-year program and gives students the option to complete a minor in leadership and social change. The curriculum teaches comprehensive historical and social leadership theories while developing communication, leadership, and group skills specific to individual students' majors and career goals.
Irving Peddrew III and Charlie Yates
Peddrew-Yates Hall honors Irving Linwood Peddrew III, the first black student to enroll in Virginia Tech (1952), and the late Charlie Lee Yates, the first black graduate, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in 1957. After leaving at the end of his junior year, Peddrew worked in the aerospace and food industries and became a musician. Yates was a member of the board of visitors for one term and taught in two departments at his alma mater.


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Column: New Pope Likely to Push Same Old Doctrine
VATICAN CITY, Italy - In all the hubbub about the new Pope, you may have missed some local Catholic related news of note. Earlier this week, Sioux Falls' Bishop Swain publically voiced his disapproval of the Avera health system's attempt to comply with the contraceptive care portion of Obamacare.
In case you are not familiar with what the law requires, insurers will be required to offer co-pay free access to contraceptive care in employer based plans. There is an exemption for religious affiliated employers, such as charities and private schools, who object to providing contraceptive care to their female employees.
The Avera health system is affiliated with the Catholic Church, but has a separate health insurance operation that operates under the Avera name. In an attempt to comply with the law, they are going to include contraceptive care in the plans that they offer to other employers, but not to their own employees.
This is not good enough for the Catholic Church. They see contraception as a sin, pure and simple, and any move by Avera to offer it to anyone as similarly sinful, even if it is a separate part of the organization from the church affiliated hospital operation. Bishop Swain wants Avera to play by his rules rather than what the law requires.
This is essentially the problem with the Catholic Church, and many other religious organizations, in a nut shell. They are not content to believe what they want to believe and just leave the rest of us alone.
Catholic doctrine holds that the Pope is infallible, that he is the successor of Jesus as key teacher of the Christian faith. Now, one could choose to believe that and shouldn't be wronged for doing so, but let's not forget that this is a belief, not fact. This is, after all, the same organization that thought the right thing to do with the child molesters amongst them was not to inform the police, but rather to shuffle them off to another city, where a fresh batch of unsuspecting victims lie in wait. Belief is just that; one could just as soon choose to believe in the flying spaghetti monster, but whatever one's beliefs might be, they should have nothing to do with public policy.
In a week in which you couldn't turn on the news without hearing about the new Pope, it is worth noting that Pope Francis is pretty unlikely to change the Church's thinking about birth control. Despite the fact that we are talking about a man who has devoted himself to helping the poor, he gave up having a family life, and so did all the men who chose to elevate him.
Catholic leaders may have taken a vow of celibacy, but they have not taken a vow of poverty; they are comparatively well rewarded for their work. No disrespect intended, but without a family to take care of, they simply don't have a clue as to how dependent family financial solvency is on the number of kids one has.
If reducing poverty worldwide were the number one priority of the Catholic Church, they would drop their concern about contraception and focus on distributing it to all those who would benefit from it. Whatever good work the new Pope does, and hopefully there will be a lot of it, refusing to budge on what seem like commonsense positions to most of us, including many Catholics, will only reinforce the image of the papacy as overly conservative and out of touch with modern life.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of John Gossom and do not reflect Results Radio, Townsquare Media, its sponsors or subsidiaries.


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Following today's horrific print from the Richmond Fed, PIMCO's Bill Gross responded calling it disastrous.
What's worse, he believes it means growth screeched to a halt.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg currently estimate that the economy expanded at an annualized pace of 1.4 percent during the second quarter, below the 1.9 percent recorded during the first three months of 2012.
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Ellie's 'It's a Small World After All' Room
Name: Ellie (18 months)
Location: Livermore, California
This room was inspired by a trip to Disneyland when I was pregnant. I loved the idea of a world-inspired room, especially since we have family from around the world.
Most of the details in the room we put together ourselves. My mom painted the adorable panel of children from around the world. I made the curtains, the quilt, and the little blocks with children and structures from around the world.
I made my own fabric wall decals too. Big sister made a hot air balloon for the room to welcome little sister when she was born. Since this room also had to double as a guest room, we left our double bed next to the crib. I ended up loving having a bed in the room though. It was great for nursing, reading books, and cuddling!
Thanks, Jill! Readers, visit Jill at Snugglebug University.
(Images: Jill/Snugglebug University)


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This post was written by Lindy Shopper.
As the trombone player stared into the distance, waiting for the next set to begin on New Year's Eve at Lindy Focus XI, the trumpet player next to him prodded "Are you looking at what I'm looking at?" The trombone player followed the trumpet player's gaze to the row of dancers lining the front of the stage and saw a girl who had come out of her dress on the top, exposing most or all of a breast.
While some guys would be delighted at this sight, and agree that this is awesome, in actuality it becomes an issue because something very private has become very public. And when something very private has a very public reaction that could be detected, that brings out even more issues. Yes, guys, I know you want to see attractive women at dances; however, the consensus has generally been that most guys don't want to be a horn dog at dances, distracted by so much cleavage or full boobage that it becomes ogling and/or pushes them into creepy territory. Generally, guys who want to respect boundaries are going to be uncomfortable being pulled between instinct and decorum and are probably just less likely to dance with a potential wardrobe malfunction.
When the girls are in full display, or perhaps spilling out of one's top or dress, the movement of Lindy Hop could turn pulse into a full trampoline bounce. I have seen this and been intimidated by watching someone dance like this. It is at that point that the dance becomes something else entirely for those within view – bystanders find themselves watching a car falling off the precipice of a cliff rather than watching an enjoyable aesthetic. It's the apprehension that makes it so distracting for me – consider that the scope of the apprehension can go further than your dance partner.
For Lindy Focus, this was probably more of an issue on New Year's Eve (as retailers notoriously only offer sparkle in cleavage-friendly shapes), but I did notice other things throughout the event, like sheer shirts over darkly contrasting bras (camisole, anyone?) and ill-fitting strapless dresses that looked as though the top were Hoover Dam about to burst from a flood of chest. Much of this goes back to buying clothes that fit you well (but not tightly – there is a distinction), but also shapes and necklines that are complimentary to your shape. If you have a smaller chest, you can get away with showing more skin – this is an inversely proportional relationship. Likewise, the larger your chest is, the less skin you can get away with showing, because there is more of it. I am all for cleavage, but proportion, fit, and security are certainly factors to consider.
Another consideration, for the burgeoning nudists among us, were the children present at Lindy Focus. I almost tripped over sleeping children near the stage on a couple of nights, but there were also children running around at the main dances. Let's try not to scar these kids for life.
The trombone player in the story is my husband and I really don't want to come home and hear stories like this. Thus, when you are dressing yourself for an event, consider the fit of your clothing, the risk of certain necklines, the athleticism of swing dancing in general, and the proportionate amount of cleavage that will be attractive without becoming a nuisance to you or to others.
EDITED: To add that this post has sparked an extensive discussion in our online Lindy Hop community – Dogpossum sets forth a timeline of the discussion (relevant blog responses and social media) mid-way through her blog post, if you'd like to follow and/or join the ensuing discussion as of February 8, 2013.


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Mr John Hemingway, for his take on the man, his legacy and what it was like to grow up in the wake of a literary master
Fifty years after his death many people still think of my grandfather in exaggerated terms: he was the Lord Byron of the 20th century, a hyper-macho, rum-drinking, war-mongering, pistol-packing literary giant who defined what it was, and in many cases still is, to be an American male. It is a comfortable and well-worn portrait and, in part, how I myself imagined him growing up as boy in Miami during the Sixties and Seventies. The man's larger-than-life image and exploits were certainly more exciting than what you got from other writers. He was outrageously real ("too macho to be true" as my dad used to say) in an over-the-top, Quentin Tarantino kind of way.
Persona aside, very few writers, I believe, can compete with Ernest when it comes to the impact they have had on American literature, and the collective imagination. Not only were there self-styled "Hemingway wannabes" throughout the 1950s, when he was already a legend in his own time, but even today I meet people who have a profound admiration both for the man and his work. It is the traditional image of Ernest that stands well with the general public, the one that brings to mind bullfighting, big-game hunting, hard liquor and endless wives and lovers. Had I not been born into this family I, too, might have taken it at face value. However, I have come to understand that there was more to Ernest than meets the eye.
Mr Ernest Hemingway's three sons (from left to right): Jack, Patrick and Gregory (John Hemingway's father)
I have always loved my grandfather's work and as a young teen I thought it amazing that I was related to someone who wrote so well; it was no secret that I was in total awe of the man. But because I am a Hemingway and, in particular, the son of Gregory Hemingway, the popular image of Ernest would never suffice. My father, who worked as an MD while he was alive, and crossed-dressed from the age of 11, eventually had a sex-change to become a woman. Now when most people hear this they say, "John, I hate to break it to you, but your dad and your grandfather were two very different men", and for a long time I agreed, or rather did not want to entertain the idea that there might be something that connected Ernest and Gregory. Ernest, I used to believe, was the real man and my father was the black sheep of the family. Even after I began to write my memoir, Strange Tribe, this was the picture I had of my grandfather and father. In reality I knew, or at least felt, that there was a much deeper connection between the two men, but I didn't want to go there, perhaps, in part, because I was afraid of what that link might say about me.
However, halfway through my memoir I finally started to read the scholarship dedicated to my grandfather since the posthumous publication of The Garden of Eden in 1986. What I saw was how one book had forced a complete revision of the opinion that most Hemingway experts had of the man. There was, as Hemingway biographer Professor Scott Donaldson says "a one hundred and eighty degree shift in how we viewed Ernest Hemingway and his work". What
I have come to understand that there was more to Ernest than meets the eye
emerged from this semi-autobiographical novel of a young American author, heavily engaged in a series of gender-bending games with his wife and her lover, was the life-long fascination that my grandfather had with androgyny, or as the protagonist in the novel, David, put it, the need to find "a more African sexuality, beyond all tribal law". It was a radical change from the traditional image, revealing a writer who was much more layered and modern in his themes.
What the scholars were saying was that The Garden of Eden was not a fluke or an aberration, but the coherent continuation of a life-long search to understand the point of contact between men and women. In the novel David refers to a statue, by Rodin, of two lovers so entwined it's virtually impossible to say where the man begins and the woman ends. This was a complete union and Ernest was writing about such "un-Hemingway" topics in some of his best short stories, including A Sea Change, A Simple Inquiry and The Big Two-Hearted River as far back as the 1920s.
The connection between my father and grandfather was finally clear. They were two halves of the same coin, each pursuing, but in different ways, an integration of the feminine side within every man. My grandfather, because he was a writer, explored this "more African sexuality" with his words, while my father, as a doctor, experimented with his own body.


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citizens with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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The Arc of Smith County: Maximizing the potential of individuals with cognitive and or intellectual challenges through
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Warsaw's Verva Street Racing festival has officially made the Polish capital the coolest car city in Central Europe, with 110 cars racing on a street circuit in the middle of town. Famous car people were also in attendance: joining the six vintage Lotus F1 racers were, among others, Jay Kay and the artist formerly known as The Stig. Here's Warsaw photographer Adrian Lepa's gallery from the event, handpicked exclusively for Jalopnik.
All photos by Adrian Lepa
Porsche 356
Jay Kay's orange Porsche 914
Trick aero sled 9FF
Lotus 49
Porsche 550
Lotus 91
Late model Lotus 49, with Gold Leaf livery
Lotus 101 and Lotus 91
Lotus 49
Ferrari F430
Want to see more? Check out Adrian's gallery on Speedhunters, or the event's official video.


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94 N. Main Street, Jasper, GA - (706) 253-2457
Marjorie Childers
Mrs. Marjorie Childers, age 66 of Talking Rock, passed early Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, 2010 at her residence.
Survivors include her husband, Willie B. Childers, Talking Rock; sons, Timmy, Michael and Jason Childers, all of Talking Rock; daughters, Donna Tippens, Talking Rock, and Stephanie Housley, Blue Ridge; brother, J.M. Buttrum, Fairmount; and sisters, Jenny Hamrick, Teresa Blalock and Sue Cansler, all of Calhoun. Seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.
The funeral service was held Friday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Herman Mulkey officiating. Interment followed in Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery with Randy Housley, Chris Stone and Jody, Terry, Teddy and Bobby Buttrum serving as pallbearers. The family did accept flowers or those who desire may make donations to assist with the funeral expenses.
Douglas Gay
Douglas A. Gay, age 60 of Canton, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 at his residence.
He was a printer operator at Lucent Technologies and a member of Pleasant Union Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Gay, Canton; daughter, Claire Gay, Canton; brothers, Leon and Melvin Gay, Canton; sister, Martha Tippens, Jasper; and father-in-law, Billy Kuykendall, Canton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 from Hopewell Baptist Church (Clayton Community) with the Revs. Matt Foster, Grant Wade and Jerry Moody officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. South Canton Funeral Home & Chapel in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Barrett
Mrs. Margaret Ann Barrett, age 71 of Ball Ground, passed away Sunday. Feb. 14, 2010 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.
Mrs. Barrett was a Registered Nurse and member of Nelson Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Doug Barrett, Ball Ground; son, Robbie Barrett, Ball Ground; brothers, Cub Hodgens, Nelson, and Mike (Wynette) Hodgens, Canton; sister, Carol (Richard) Rathbun. Franklin, N.C.; and granddaughter, Emily Barrett, Free Home. Several nieces nephews and extended family also survive.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 from the Sosebee Memorial Chapel with the Rev. James Rich officiating. The family will receive friends from 3 until the service hour. Mrs. Barrett was cremated. In lieu of flowers. donations can be made to the Ball Ground Library or a church of your choice.
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Mildred Ingram
Mrs. Mildred Joyce Ingram, age 77 of Marietta, Ga., passed Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at Ross Memorial Health Care Center in Marietta following an extended illness.
Mrs. Ingram was born Nov. 26, 1932 in Savoie, Ky., the daughter of the late Henry James and Mary Rose White Cordell. She was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church in Marietta.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Vernie Jackson Ingram, Jr., of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Jo and Mark Williams, Kennesaw, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Gretchem Ingram, Eurharlee, Ga.; and sister, Ruby Smith, Marietta. Five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held Wednesday at 1 p.m. from the Elizabeth Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Echols officiating. Interment followed in Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery. Max Brannon & Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Doris Ingle
Doris Alice Ingle, age 87 of Canton, Ga., passed on Feb. 14 at Heritage Healthcare of Jasper.
Survivors include her sons and daughter-in-law, Larry and Emma Ingle, Jasper, and Jerry Ingle, Canton; and brother, David Densmore, Jasper. Three grandchildren also survive.
The funeral service was held Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Darby Huey Funeral Home. Interment was in the Jones Family Cemetery.
Ben Patterson
Mr. Ben Patterson, age 66 of Talking Rock, passed Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at Wildwood Health Care, Inc.
Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Jerry Jabo and Joy Patterson, Jasper; sister, Mary Sue Parker, Jasper; and sisters-in-law Shirley Patterson, Fairmount, and Rebecca Patterson, Jasper. One niece and several nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 from Philadelphia Baptist Church with the Rev. Joey DuBois officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were: Caleb, Drew, Dan, Doug and Jeff Patterson and Johnny Weaver. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Heath Laughlin, Jr.
Joseph Heath Laughlin, Jr. was born and raised in Savannah, Ga. on Oct. 2, 1919. He was a member of Hull Memorial Presbyterian Church. He attended Savannah High School, class of 1938, where he enjoyed classes in woodworking and learned mechanical drawing. Heath?s first job was for his uncle, John C. LeBey, a Savannah architect, where he learned to become an architectural draftsman. He graduated from Armstrong Junior College and entered Georgia Tech in the fall of 1940. He completed one year at Tech before being drafted into the Army Air Corp in WW II. He was trained as a mechanic for the P-38 Lightning and later was promoted to crew chief. He was stationed in California, Oregon and later Egypt.
Upon returning to the States, Heath resumed his education at Georgia Tech and completed his degree with a BS in Light Construction in December 1948. After college he took a job in Houston, Tx. with R.P. Farnsworth Co. in the Estimating Department and later worked for Gulf Oil in the Engineering and Construction Department. It was in Houston that he met his wife, Betty Irick. They were married in December 1953. They were members of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church. In 1959 Heath and Betty moved to Atlanta to be closer to family. They were members of North Avenue Presbyterian Church where Heath was a member of the choir. After a brief stint working for Delta Airlines, he was hired at Ira H. Hardin Co. where he worked first as a project manager and later as an estimator. He retired from Hardin Construction in 1986.
Upon retirement, Heath and Betty moved full time to Big Canoe where they joined the Big Canoe Chapel. Heath was a member of the choir and the Men?s Chorus. They were very involved with the Chapel and had a wonderful group of friends who traveled extensively in the US and abroad. In 1986 Heath and Betty were also charter members of the Big Canoe/ North Georgia Friendship Force. They traveled with the club and also hosted several exchange groups. For several years Heath and Betty were co-presidents of the Big Canoe Chapel Cemetery where they assisted many families when arrangements needed to be made. Heath also assisted with the Big Canoe publication, Smoke Signals, behind the scenes. Heath enjoyed volunteering at the Chapel whenever a need would arise.
Heath passed away on Feb. 10, 2010 after a sudden illness in Marietta where he was staying temporarily until his wife Betty recovered from a broken leg. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Linda Laughlin, who died in 1990. In addition to his wife Betty, surviving are his daughter, Diane Laughlin, Atlanta, Ga.; brothers, William L. Laughlin, Florida, and John C. Laughlin and his wife Charlotte, Asheville, N.C.; cousins, Naomi LeBey and Martha Lassiter, Savannah, Ga., and Trella Laughlin, Arkansas; several nieces and nephews, including David E. Waldron and wife Pamela, Hartfield, Va., Elizabeth L. Ignasher and husband Tim Charlotte, N.C., and Courtenay L. Williams, Greenville, S.C.
A memorial service will be held on Feb. 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the Big Canoe Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Big Canoe Music Variata Program Fund, Big Canoe Chapel, PO Box 10455, Big Canoe, Ga. 30143. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Grady Hollifield
Mr. Grady Leon Hollifield, age 73 of Jasper, passed Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Hollifield, Jasper; father, Lee Hollifield, Ball Ground; sons, Chuck and Douglas Hollifield, both of Jasper; daughter, Sandra Underwood, Tate; brother, David Hollifield, Jasper; and sisters, Linda Ingram, Ball Ground, and Barbara Duncan, Marble Hill. Eight grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Victoria and Christian Wright, also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 from Cross Roads Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Reavis officiating. Pallbearers were: Mickey and Sam Duncan, Tyler Wilson, Dylan Hollifield, Jacob McFarland and Shane Cox. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


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Le Corsaire ballet, Inspired by Lord ByronÆs epic
Corsair, which sold ten thousand copies on the first day of publication, was
first performed at the Bolshoi in 1856. Thisis a swashbuckling, romantic tale of
pirates, slaves and oriental intrigue and is typical of the exotic and ambitious
ballets created during the Tsarist era.
Libretto: Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier, edited: Yuri Slonimsky and Pyotr Gusev
Set design: Teymuraz Murvanidze
Costume design: Galina Solovyova
Presented with two intervals.
Le Corsaire (The Pirate) is a ballet in three acts, with a libretto based on the poem The Corsair by Lord Byron. Originally choreographed by the Balletmaster Joseph Mazilier to the music of Adolphe Adam. First presented by the Ballet of the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris, France on 23 January 1856. The ballet has many celebrated passages which are often extracted and performed independently - the scene Le Jardin Animé, the Pas dÆEsclave, and the Grand Pas de Trois des Odalisques. The most celebrated is the Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, which is among classical balletÆs most iconic and performed excerpts.
The ballet has been much revised throughout its long and complex performance history by way of later stagings in Russia, most notably by Jules Perrot (1858), Marius Petipa (1858, 1863, 1868, 1885, and 1899), Alexander Gorsky (1912), Agrippina Vaganova (1931), Pyotr Gusev (1955), Konstantin Sergeyev (1972, 1992), and Yuri Grigorovich (1994).
During the mid to late 19th century Adolphe AdamÆs score acquired a substantial amount of additional music, and by the turn of the 20th century the score credited contributions from six different composers: Cesare Pugni, Grand Duke Peter II of Oldenburg (AKA Prince Oldenburg or Prince Peter Von Oldenburg), Léo Delibes, Léon Minkus, Prince Nikita Trubetskoi, and Riccardo Drigo (often not all of these composers are credited). Many Soviet-era revivals added new music as well, though the majority of such additions were extracted from ballets from the Imperial-era that were no longer being performed.
Today Le Corsaire is performed chiefly in two different versions - in Russia and parts of Europe (mostly eastern Europe) companies have mounted productions derived from Pyotr GusevÆs 1955 revival, initially staged for the Ballet of the Maly Theatre of St. Petersburg, and later the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet in 1977. Outside of Russia and Europe - primarily in North America and some parts of western Europe - many companies have mounted productions derived from Konstantin SergeyevÆs revival, initially staged for the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet in 1973, and later the Bolshoi Ballet in 1992.
TheĀplot of theĀballetĀLeĀCorsaireĀcontains all theĀcomponents required to make it aĀsuccess with theĀaudience: aĀstory about pirates with aĀshipwreck, abductions, loving passions and perfidious treachery... Moreover there is theĀvariety of theĀcast and theĀchoreography, theĀoriental flavour of theĀvivid costumes, theĀexotic character dances and theĀtriumphant harmony of classicism. It is not by chance that this ballet has been in theĀinternational repertoire for more than aĀcentury and aĀhalf. It traces its roots back to theĀmid 19thĀcentury, when theĀcomposer Adolphe Adan wrote aĀscore based on theĀplot of George Byron's poemĀTheĀCorsair, while theĀchoreographer Joseph Mazilier created theĀdances and in 1856 staged his production at theĀOpéra de Paris. Since then who has not laid his or her hands on it. New scenes appeared in theĀballet, theĀscore came to feature musical extracts by other composers and, in aĀword,ĀLeĀCorsaireĀset out on an independent voyage taking in theĀstages of Europe. It came to St Petersburg thanks to theĀchoreographer Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa ennobled theĀloudly-screeching diversity of theĀEastern bazaar with theĀrefined classical scene LeĀJardin animé. To us, too,ĀLeĀCorsaireĀhas come down as aĀcolourful marathon of varied dances, intermingled with pantomime explanations of theĀrelationships between theĀcharacters. TheĀdances in theĀproduction involve theĀcorps de ballet as well as theĀsoloists. TheĀchoreography presents, in all its beauty, theĀexpressive means of virtuoso classical dance, both female and male: in theĀballet there are two ballerina roles and three male principal roles. And theĀfew young dancers do not dream of dazzling with virtuoso technique in theĀvariations and duets in this ballet, of interrupting well-earned applause with their perfect performance of fouettés or diagonals that stun theĀimagination with their flying tricks.ĀOlga Makarova
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Provided by Wikipedia - Le Corsaire
PrologueThe ShipwreckThree sailors are struggling to save their boat during a storm.The boat sinks.
Act IScene 1ĀThe Sea ShoreThe sea casts the three men, Conrad, Ali and Birbanto, onto a beach. Young Greek women come to their aid. Among them is Medora. Conrad, attracted by Medora, tells her that he is a corsair. Danger now threatens in the form of a Turkish patrol. Medora and her friend Gulnara hide the corsairs, but the Turks take the girls prisoner. The evil Lankedem, a slave-trader, is pillaging the Greek coast, and he has connived with the patrol officer to seize the girls.
Scene 2ĀThe Slave MarketLankedem is selling his slaves in the market place, where Seid Pasha is seated in the place of honour, looking for fresh beauties for his harem. He is attracted by Gulnara, and buys her. As she is taken away, Medora is brought in, looking so beautiful that Seid Pasha is prepared to pay any price for her. But suddenly a new buyer appears, whom Medora recognises as Conrad in disguise. As the auction for Medora proceeds, Seid Pasha is astonished, and asks the new bidder to name himself. At once, Conrad and his followers throw off their cloaks and are revealed as armed corsairs. They carry Medora away, seize Lankedem, and make off to sea. The Turkish guard has proved useless, and Seid Pasha is furious.
Act IIĀThe Corsairs´ Cave on a Greek IslandThe corsairs rejoice at having seized such a rich booty from the market, and at having saved the beautiful young women. They dance in celebration, and Medora dances with Conrad and his friend Ali to the delight of the corsairs. The other young girls ask Medora to intercede with Conrad so that they may return to their own villages. Conrad allows himself to be persuaded, but Birbanto and the other men wish to keep the young women there. Conrad is adamant, and Medora leads the girls to the shore. Lankedem has observed this conflict of opinions and, in exchange for his freedom, he offers Birbanto a potion which will induce a heavy sleep when administered. The potion is poured over a bouquet of flowers and given to Medora who then presents it to Conrad in thanks for his chivalry towards the girls. Lankedem thereby abducts Medora once again.
Act IIIĀSeid Pasha´s HaremĀGulnara is the jewel of the harem, and none of the other slaves brought by Lankedem pleases the Pasha. When Lankedem reappears with Medora, the Pasha is delighted. He buys her and is greeted by a scene in a garden of beauties. But mysterious pilgrims suddenly appear in the palace, and they are invited to join in evening prayer.Medora recognises Conrad and his men, again in disguise, and this time she truly escapes from the Pasha.
EpilogueOut on the open sea, the corsairs sail away, together with Conrad, Medora and their friends, heading towards new adventures.


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Before the Bigs podcast episode 4: Leon Bridges, Coyote Kisses and much more!February 5th, 2015 by Siegz | Alternative/Indie, Before Bigs Exclusive, Before the Bigs Radio, Dance, Disco, Electro, Electronic Rock, Electropop, House, Mashup, Pop, synthpop |
Before I get to telling you what this latest episode is about, I'm happy to announce that we are on TuneIn so you can easily listen to the podcast from anywhere now!
The latest episode of Before the Bigs Music Podcast has me talking about Columbia Records latest emerging artist you need to follow, Leon Bridges, who just released two songs on iTunes this week that we play on the show, "Coming Home" and "Better Man", another new (and FREE) song from Venice Beach Folk/Electronic band Magic Giant, who are performing with Gavin Turek and Freedom Fry on Valentine's Day at The Troubadour (purchase tickets here). Speaking of Freedom Fry, we play a deep house remix from Feast to their song "Shaky Ground". I talk about and play new releases from Vermont's Argonaut&Wasp, COIN, and FMLYBND. Karl Kling's got a new song to be released on his forthcoming debut album.
I even bring my roommate/dance music exper, Sam Aaron, on the show to talk some new dance songs from Body Language, LA beat maker Coyote Kisses, French house/deep house DJ Le Youth, dutch house DJ Funkerman and a new mashup from The Hood Internet. He thought The Hood Internet mashup was from Classixx so I play out the podcast with our favorite Classixx track, "I Get You" featuring Jeppe.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Coker College took on Limestone College in a Conference Carolinas match-up Saturday afternoon. Limestone came away with a clean sheet taking the match 2-0.
The Cobras were coming off of a 5-3 victory over Barton College Monday, but were stifled Saturday against Limestone. The Cobra offense could not get their attack going against the Saints. Coker took just three shots. Senior Carrie Hudnell (Goose Creek, S.C.) made nine saves in the loss.
Limestone was led by junior Vanessa Jarrett (Ottawa, Ontario) (50:07, A: Ash. Alderin-Fleagle) who put the first goal of the match past keeper Hudnell. Late in the second half, junior Ashley Alderin-Fleagle (Kernersville, N.C.) (85:50, PK) made the score 2-0 with a penalty kick. Saints' junior keeper Kristen Alderin-Fleagle (Kernersville, N.C.) made three saves in the match.
Coker will play Flagler College October 13, at 4 p.m. at the Coker College Soccer Field in their next match.


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