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Kelsey Suzanne Unruh of Grifton and Dustin Ray Burkett of Kinston were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 2013, at Myrtle Grove Plantation in Macclesfield. The Rev. Allen Ham was the officiating minister.
Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Unruh of Grifton. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Hortman of Rocky Mount and Mrs. Barbara Unruh of Grifton.
The bride is a 2010 graduate of Ayden-Grifton High School, and is a junior at ECU. She is employed with the Pitt County Community Schools and Recreation.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Burkett Jr. of Kinston. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Seymore, and Jesse Burkett Sr., all of Kinston.
A 2009 graduate of South Lenoir High School and a 2011 graduate of Wilson Technical College, he is a senior at Western Carolina University. He is an emergency planner and fire investigator for Lenoir County.
Following a wedding trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., the couple resides in Grifton.
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An Introduction to Senegalese HipHop…
There is a lot more talent coming out of Senegal than just MC Solaar and Akon. With this blog we hope to expose some of the lesser known Senegalese HipHop artists making noise in their country and internationally, with that said, here is a quick introduction to Senegalese HipHop…
Jamm ak Salaam // "Peace & Peace"
Religion, Philosophy & Science Group (5th Element HipHop: Knowledge)
In this group I hope to explore the relationships between religion, philosophy & science as well as investigate each as independent disciplines. Do these fields compliment each other? Or are they naturally at odds with each other?
Return of tha Funky Fulani — Duggy Tee ak Baaba Maal "Fulani"
This video is almost a year old now but better late than never to get updated with what's happening with two of Senegal's greats. Duggy Tee is a HipHop legend and pioneer in Senegal, one of the original Emcees to spark the Galsen movement. And of course Baaba Maal, any aficionado of world music knows the legendary Baaba Maal.
Thanks to www.africanhiphop.com for the link.
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The Politics of HipHop in Dakar
After HipHop came to Africa in the 1980s and went from being a fad to an African youth movement, communities emerged in a number of countries to dominate the continent's HipHop scene. Among the leaders of this movement are Senegalese artists, who are not only among the best and most political in Africa, but also the most respected in francophone Africa.
The first generation of African youth to make a collective impact on the fabric of politics and society in modern Africa comprised the visionaries who brought its nations to independence. Some took a revolutionary direction and as a result some African states have legacies of radicalism and political action. Senegal was not one of those states. But now, through the art form of HipHop, the youth in Senegal are rising up as some of the most socially provocative artists in Africa.
Senegal's HipHop scene is distinctive and its artists extremely talented. The country has a history of strong musical traditions, including tassou, which is similar to rapping. Senegalese rap artists today often blend local sounds and, realizing they will have more of an impact rapping in a local language, they rap either entirely in Wolof or a in blend of French and Wolof. Examples of such artists are Daara J, Pee Froiss, and Positive Black Soul (whose music was featured in season one of the American HBO television show, The Wire).
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The country's first all-female rap group. ALIF, or Attaque Liberatoire de l'Infanterie Feministe, hit the scene in 1997.
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100% Galsen: a HipHop Documentary Made in Senegal
First up in the Africanhiphop.com 15 Years Online series: the short documentary '100% Galsen', directed by Cheikh Sene, better known as the Senegalese rapper Keyti. The film was produced as part of the project 'Redefinition: African hip hop', a collabo between Africanhiphop.com, Optimiste Production (Dakar, Senegal, the guys behind the Senegal Hip Hop Awards) and the Faculty of Hip Hop (Cape Town, South Africa). Each partner produced a short film about their local hip hop scene and how artists define the 'African' in their hip hop.
'100% Galsen' (Galsen is slang meaning 'Senegalese') is a unique film on various levels. Optimiste Production approached Keyti (real name: Cheikh Sene) to direct the film. And while the last ten years saw many documentaries made about hip hop in Senegal (and other parts of Africa), there were no films entirely made by a Senegalese team – every film production involved a director from abroad, usually Europe or the USA.
Keyti, being one of the pioneers of Senegalese hip hop who has been actively involved in the scene since the mid nineties as an emcee, activist and producer, had access to all the major players in the scene, and most of the interviews he did for the production were more like talks among close friends, creating a completely different dynamic from some of the 'shoot and go' style foreign doccies that we have seen in the past years. As you may know, Senegalese people have a way with words, and '100% Galsen' features a lot of talking heads, but the combined insights of everyone from Awadi and Duggy Tee (PBS) to Xuman, Gaston, Maxi Krezy, Fou Malade, Fatim, Daara J, radio presenter Coco Jean and many more gives a unique look into Senegalese hip hop as defined by the artists themselves.
Watch '100% Galsen' above and share the link to this article – the idea of the Fifteen Years Africanhiphop.com series is to spread the treasures from our archives and educate the world about the art that we have been promoting for so long.
Executive producer: Optimiste Production / Safouane Pindra (Senegal)
Director: Keyti (Cheikh Sene)
Senegal Tensions Over President's Actions Spark Large Protests
In Senegal, residents defied a ban on protests and are demonstrating ahead of an expected court ruling on whether President Abdoulaye Wade will be permitted to run for a third term. The West African country will hold presidential elections next month and in the lead up to the vote, human rights and civil society groups have condemned what they call a government crackdown on opposition leaders. The showdown about who will be on the ballot is the latest in the election process.


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Hearts won the opening day battle of the Championship heavyweights with a deserved 2-1 victory over Rangers at Ibrox, although it took an injury-time winner from summer signing Osman Sow to clinch the points
Former Light Blues' Rangers defender Danny Wilson opened the scoring in the 52nd minute with a header from a Billy King corner and the visitors were good value for their lead for most of the second half.
When Gers midfielder Nicky Law levelled near the end of the regulation time it looked like the Govan side would nick a point but the Gorgie side ran up the park and Swedish striker Sow grabbed a dramatic winner with a drive past Cammy Bell.
Gers skipper Lee McCulloch had unfurled the First Division title flag before kick-off but on this display anyone who believes he is sure to be doing something similar in 12 months' time will have to think again.
And on this performance, the Tynecastle side will fancy their chances of going straight up to the Premiership as champions.
Winger David Templeton came in for defender Darren McGregor, the only change to the Rangers side which once again under-performed.
Hearts had former Gers keeper Neil Alexander in goal with other summer signings, defender Alim Ozturk, midfielders Morgaro Gomis and Prince Buaben, and Sow, also in the side.
After the flag celebration the Govan Stand had officially been renamed the Sandy Jardine Stand in memory of the former Scotland player who had served both clubs with distinction, before passing away in April with a long battle with cancer.
After the pre-match formalities it took the players and the crowd a few minutes to get focused on the game.
In the fifth minute a poor pass back from Jambos defender Jordan McGhee had Alexander in all sorts of trouble and he did well prevent Kenny Miller and then Kris Boyd taking advantage.
The home side were making most of the running in a frenetic encounter and should have taken the lead in the 19th minute after good work on the right by Lewis Macleod to play in Miller.
The former Celtic striker's drive was blocked but spun kindly up in the air towards Templeton who had the whole goal to aim for only to somehow send his diving header over the bar.
After near misses at either end from Wilson and Rangers stopper Marius Zaliukas, the Tynecastle side finished the half strongly.
In the 38th minute, after the Light Blues had failed to properly clear a corner, Ozturk could not get a proper connection on a low cross from Wilson.
The ball spun past the far post to the relief of Gers keeper Bell, who moments later had to save a close-range header from Hearts midfielder Sam Nicholson after Sow had delivered a cross from the left.
Kyle Hutton replaced the injured Ian Black three minutes after the interval and while the home side were trying to adjust, they found themselves a goal behind as Wilson climbed inside a packed penalty area to send his header from King's corner past Bell.
With the travelling fans still celebrating, Hearts replaced McGhee with Brad McKay who was immediately booked by Craig Thomson for a foul on Templeton.
In the 66th minute Alexander was carried from the field on a stretcher after colliding with Ozturk while gathering a Law free-kick, to be replaced by another ex-Rangers keeper Scott Gallacher.
Dean Shiels replaced Templeton as Gers boss Ally McCoist tried another route back into the game but there was no onslaught on the Gorgie goal.
However, it looked like Rangers would take a point when Law volleyed in from 12 yards after being set up by Miller but in dramatic fashion Hearts restored their lead through Sow after he had run onto a Nicholson pass, with Hearts seeing out six minutes of added time.
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My Rotman Executive MBA class was a diverse group of forward-thinking, hard-working individuals from surprising backgrounds: in a team of doctors, lawyers, general managers, senior executives, financial whizzes and real estate directors, we also had musicians, artists and educators. Our relationships will continue to be sources of ideas and advice for years to come.
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The Rotman One Year Executive MBA's curriculum was the perfect mix of the analytical skills needed for any senior position and the leadership skills needed for effective problem-solving. Rotman instills in you the ability to look at problems through more than one lens to develop the very best solution. In addition, the downtown campus made it easy to immerse myself in the EMBA program during program hours – and seamlessly shift back to work as soon as the school was done.
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London Boy wrote:You can't on one hand object to certain motorists treating cyclists as second class, while one the other you give them [more] reason to do it.
I give them plenty of reason to do it while obeying every law. Reason such as:
-I am a cyclist
-I am a cyclist on the road
-I am riding in 'their' lane
-I cause congestion
-I wear Lycra/HipsterJeans (need I go on?)
ldrcycles wrote:So if you see someone breaking the law you are supposed to just sit there and do nothing? To remain silent is to consent.
To remain silent is to consent. I'm not sure you'd be allowed on quite a few juries with THAT idea of consent.
I see harmless law infractions EVERY day on the roads. If I yelled at each one I saw I would be hoarse after 10minutes on the road. Every day on my commute I, along with hundreds of other cyclists use pedestrian crossings that occur in the middle of bike routes. Technically this is illegal. Should I yell at everybody for doing so? Or should I be an intelligent person and apply common sense.
This obsessive focus on rules at the expense of simply being courteous and safe has made our roads worse. Anybody who goes around yelling at people who break road rules in harmless situations is making our roads worse.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — 10:50 p.m.
FBI Director Chris Wray says President Donald Trump has never gone outside the chain of command to communicate with him directly, and has never asked him to pledge his loyalty to him.
Wray also says Trump has not spoken to him about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Former FBI Director James Comey has said that Trump asked him for his loyalty and spoke to him one-on-one multiple times.
Comey has said that during one of those private conversations, Trump told him he hoped he'd consider ending an FBI investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a Russian diplomat.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray is giving an impassioned defense of his agency against blistering attacks from President Donald Trump.
During a Thursday hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Wray was asked to respond to Trump's weekend tweets calling the FBI a biased institution whose reputation is in "tatters."
Wray says, "The FBI that I see is tens of thousands of brave men and women working as hard as they can to keep people they will never know safe from harm."
He says the bureau's agents and analysts are "decent people committed to the highest principals of integrity and professionalism and respect." And he says the agency is respected by its law enforcement partners.
It is Wray's strongest defense yet of the agency he has led for four months.
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FBI Director Chris Wray is defending his law enforcement agency amid persistent criticism from President Donald Trump.
Wray testified Thursday that "there is no finer institution than the FBI, and no finer people than the men and women who work there and are its very beating heart."
Wray spoke during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing.
The comments come days after Trump took to Twitter to slam the FBI as a biased institution whose reputation is in "tatters."
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A Republican lawmaker is worried about what he calls political bias in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of possible Trump campaign ties to Russia.
Republican congressman Bob Goodlatte (GUD'-lat) of Virginia chairs the House Judiciary Committee. Goodlatte is responding to revelations that an FBI agent was removed from Mueller's team because of anti-Trump texts.
At a Thursday hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray, Goodlatte says, "It is absolutely unacceptable for FBI employees to permit their own political predilections to contaminate any investigation."
He says even the appearance of impropriety will "devastate the FBI's reputation."
President Donald Trump recently criticized the FBI on Twitter as a biased institution whose reputation is in "tatters."
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Christopher Wray faces a tough test four months into his leadership of the FBI: He must defend America's top law enforcement agency against blistering attacks from President Donald Trump without putting his own job at risk.
The competing pressures Wray faces will be on display Thursday when he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee. Democrats may push him to respond forcefully to Trump's weekend tweets calling the FBI a biased agency whose reputation is "in Tatters — worst in History!" and urging Wray to "clean house."
Some Republicans will likely echo Trump's concerns about what they see as political bias in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of possible coordination between Trump's campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election. Like Trump, they have seized on revelations that an FBI agent was removed from Mueller's team because of anti-Trump text messages.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker men's soccer team closed out the regular season portion of its schedule with a decisive 6-1 win over the Brevard Tornados on Saturday (Nov. 2) night in South Atlantic Conference action. With the win the Cobras secured their spot in the SAC Tournament as the No. 5 seed with a record of 6-4-1 in conference and 9-5-2 overall.
The scoring got started very early as the Tornados took a 1-0 lead off a header by Ryan McPhillips in the third minute of the game. The Cobras wasted no time answering the challenge with a one-timer goal by Daniel Jackson from Stephen Scrivens just two minutes later.
The Cobras were not done scoring yet as they tacked on two more goals before the intermission. The first in the 15th minute on a long shot by Matt Taylor with an assist from Chris Martin, and the second coming from the duo of Jackson and Scrivens once again.
Coker quickly added to its lead in the second half as Jackson earned his second hat trick of the season with his unassisted goal in the 57th minute. Three minutes later Atticus Lum buried a header off a corner from Tony Quiroz to make it 5-1 in favor of Coker. In the 75th minute Jackson scored yet again, this time with an assist from Quiroz for a 6-1 Cobra lead. Jackson's goal set a new record for goals in a single season at Coker with 14.
As a team the Cobras blasted 22 shots at the Tornados, 13 of which were on frame, while at the other end of the field Kyndle Cobb and Mark Nankervis combined for six saves for Coker.
The Cobras will return to the pitch on Tuesday (Nov. 5) for the quarterfinals of the SAC Tournament. Coker will travel to Lincoln Memorial University to face the No. 4 seed Railsplitters. Time of the match has yet to be determined. Please visit www.cokercobras.com for updates on the SAC Touranment schedule.
McDonald's Player of the Game – Daniel Jackson


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First awarded in 1921, the Art Gallery of New South Wales' Archibald Prize is Australia's favourite art award, and one of its most prestigious. Awarded to the best portrait painting, it's a who's who of Australian culture, with subjects often including politicians, celebrities, sporting heroes, authors and artists. Since its inception, the Archibald Prize has been engaging art enthusiasts, often stirring up controversy and always challenging the way we see ourselves and our society. Over the years, the prize has been awarded to many of Australia's most prominent artists.
Visitors to 2017 Archibald Prize from Saturday 28 October to Sunday 5 November can enjoy discounted entry to Fred Williams in the You Yangs. Select an Archibald Prize + Fred Williams ticket at the checkout.
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We're still convinced that the obsession over bird and fish deaths is more of a media thing that anything else, but... if it really is the prophecy of Hosea 4:3, then you might want to watch this Google Map of mass animal and bird deaths around the world.
Click here to see the full interactive map. (Viz Lizzie O'Leary and Garance Frank-Ruta)


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Ex-Salvadoran colonel gets US prison sentence
BOSTON (AP) — Human rights advocates called it a step toward justice Tuesday when a federal judge in Boston sentenced a Salvadoran ex-colonel to prison on separate charges as Spain attempts to prosecute him for war crimes during his country's civil conflict.
Inocente Orlando Montano will serve 21 months in a federal prison for immigration crimes, followed by a year of supervised release if U.S. government officials don't extradite him to Spain before then to stand trial for his alleged role in priest slayings known as the Jesuit massacre.
U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock meted out the penalty after a three-day sentencing hearing that included testimony implicating Montano in human rights abuses in El Salvador.
The 70-year-old Montano, who denies such abuses, was once his country's vice minister of public security. He had been living in a Boston suburb for about a decade before his 2011 arrest, making $14 an hour in a candy factory.
Montano admitted to lying on immigration forms, pleading guilty to three counts of immigration fraud and three counts of perjury. He also agreed not to contest deportation proceedings to return him to El Salvador after his prison term.
In 1993, a United Nations commission named Montano as a member of El Salvador's military high command who took part in a meeting to plot the slaying of a priest suspected of supporting rebels during the country's civil war.
That meeting allegedly led to the 1989 slayings of six priests, their housekeeper, and her teenage daughter at a Jesuit university in El Salvador's capital city.
Montano previously has denied involvement in the priest killings. He was among 20 people Spanish authorities indicted in 2011 in connection with the massacre.
On Tuesday, he called it "a very, very terrible case," and said he was sorry about the death of the priests, while addressing the judge with the help of a Spanish language interpreter.
"Those individuals, in spite of their liberal mentality, were helping a lot in the peace process," Montano said.
He also said that the U.N. commission charged him and others with crimes based on complaints that were invented by people who were against the government.
The defendant said he had commanded very prestigious units, helping build playgrounds and roads as he kept up with not only military obligations, but "human obligations." He also spoke of his service as a military attache to Mexico, saying Mexican officials wouldn't have wanted him there if he was a criminal.
While leaving court, Montano said through a translator that he was satisfied with the sentence and hadn't decided if he would appeal.
Attorney Carolyn Patty Blum from the Center for Justice and Accountability, which is involved in seeking Montano's prosecution in Spain, said after the sentencing that it was "a huge step forward to be incarcerating him for anything."
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said in a prepared statement that Montano's sentence "sends a strong message that those alleged to have engaged in human rights abuses overseas should not expect to hide in the United States."
Prosecutors had asked for a prison sentence of more than four years, saying Montano immigrated to the U.S. in part to avoid potential prosecution for the Jesuit massacre.
Defense attorney Oscar Cruz Jr. had asked for probation, saying Montano had no fear of prosecution in El Salvador because of an amnesty law. Cruz said after court that he was pleased by Tuesday's outcome.
The judge said before announcing Montano's penalty that the immigration case wasn't a "springboard" for deciding if the defendant was guilty of human rights violations, even if evidence was significant.
"This much seems clear, that there were human rights violations by troops under Mr. Montano's command and he took no action," Woodlock said.
The judge had asked assistant U.S. attorney John Capin on Monday about the status of Spain's request to extradite Montano. Woodlock spoke privately with Capin then returned to the bench and said the U.S. government hadn't taken formal action on the request.
Stanford University professor Terry Lynn Karl, an expert in Latin American politics who testified for the government, said pleased with Montano's sentence because it would give the U.S. time to extradite him to Spain.
A report by Karl alleged troops under Montano's command carried out dozens of killings and tortured hundreds, accusations that retired El Salvador military general Mauricio Ernesto Vargas denied in testimony for the defense.
The judge ordered Montano to report to prison on Oct. 11.
"If, under these circumstances, you disappear, you'll be found," Woodlock told him.


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Prince William andKate Middletonwill visit the First Battalion Irish Guards at the annual St. Patrick's Day at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, St. James's Palace.
The 200 soldiers will march in full ceremonial uniforms of scarlet tunics and bearskins to the parade square at the base. The Duke of Cambridge will attend the parade as Colonel of the Regiment. Middleton will present the traditional sprigs of shamrock to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment.
Middleton, who is pregnant with her first child, will be in Lincolnshire, Grimsby on March 5. She will visit the National Fishing Heritage Centre. She will also tour the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service at Peaks Lane Fire Station and visit Havelock Academy.
According to DukeandDuchessofCambridge.org, the royal tradition of distributing shamrocks dates back more than a hundred years. A Spokesman for Middleton said that the tradition started in 1901 when the Irish Guards held their first St. Patrick's Day parade. At the first parade, Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward the VII, requested that shamrocks be passed amongst the men on parade. Since then, shamrocks were traditionally presented by the Queen Mother.
This year will be the second time the Duchess of Cambridge will distribute shamrocks. Last years she wore an emerald Emilia Wickstead dress coat with a brown Lock & Co hat and brown suede shoes. She wore a gold shamrock brooch that had been passed down through the Royal Family and had been worn by the Queen Mother.
At last year's parade she presented a sprig of shamrock to the regimental mascot Irish wolfhound Conmeal. Drummer Oliver Vaughey, who is also a dog handler said, "He was presented with a shamrock by The Duchess of Cambridge. People saw him shake his collar, probably as a thank you." Conmeal has been the mascot for four years and always marches at the front of the regiment during the parade.


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Johnsonburg Ramettes edge Lady Dutch 31-27
JOHNSONBURG – Johnsonburg girls basketball used timely baskets and strong interior play for a 31-27 victory over St. Marys Wednesday night at Johnsonburg Area High School. With three minutes left in regulation, the teams were tied at 24. Johnsonburg forward Chelsea Benson hit a short inside shot to put the Ramettes ahead 26-24 at the 2:34 mark. St. Marys' next possession saw Kiana Hoohuli hit a 3-pointer to give St. Marys a 27-26 lead with two minutes left. Benson would come back and hit a shot with 1:14 left to give the Ramettes a 1-point led, she followed with a transition layup after a steal to put Johnsonburg up by three. Johnsonburg coach Mike Zilkofski said a coaching adjustment at halftime led to Benson being able to make that critical shot. "I told her at halftime that Kiana Hoohuli is timing your shot and blocking it," Zilkofski said. "All you have to do is stop, get her in the air and then put it up. She did that and that put us up by three. These girls are improving after every game. In the first half, she just blocked everything because she was timing her shot." St. Marys was unable to get a good look at the basket and turned the ball over to the Ramettes. Rhianon Fowler initially missed two free throws but Johnsonburg was able to secure the rebound with two seconds left. Fowler hit 1-of-2 to seal the game for the Ramettes. Benson finished with 18 points to lead all scorers. "They played their hearts out," Zilkofski said. "It's all about finishing. We finished the game. I've been preaching all year, we have to finish against good teams. St. Marys is a good team, a class AAA school. They did finish, they hit their foul shots at the end and that's what it's about. That's the blueprint for a basketball game, get the lead in the fourth quarter, hold the ball, win it at the foul line." Benson opened the game with a 2-point field goal just under one minute into the game for the Ramettes before Jenna Anderson drained a trey to put the Lady Dutch on the board. After Benson and Hoohuli traded baskets, St. Marys went on to score the next eight points and held a 13-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. Hoohuli started the 8-0 run with a 3-pointer, that was followed by a Becky Krieg field goal and another Hoohuli trey. Brittany Watts would break the Ramettes' scoring drought of over six minutes early in the second quarter with an inside shot off an assist from Benson. Zilkofski said Benson did a good job of picking up her play to help Watts, who finished with four points. "Brittany had an off night, her shots just weren't falling," Zilkofski said. "She had a bunch of bunny shots that just wouldn't fall for her and Chelsea picked it up. That's why it's a team game. Somebody else has to pick it up. Chelsea Benson, for being a sophomore, she did a heck of a job." Kiana Myers added a field goal to draw within five at 13-8. DeAnna Yost would score St. Marys' only points of the third quarter near the midway point. Benson hit a free throw and Myers added two points as the Ramettes were within four at 15-11. Benson nailed two free throws at the half as St. Marys took a 15-13 lead into halftime. "We told them at halftime to patient in the second half. We were down two at halftime," Zilkofski said. "I said 'Just be patient. I told Rhianon (Fowler) to put a little more pressure on the point guard. We took (Adair) Gennocro out of the game. I put Danie (Dwyer) on her, she did a heck of a job on her, took her right out of the game." St. Marys struggled with foul trouble from Gennocro and Anderson, limiting their time on the court and productivity. Gennocro was held scoreless, Anderson had eight points. "She (Gennocro) played all game with foul trouble," coach Leona Hoohuli said. "It changes things for our team. Turnovers again keep haunting us. The girls did a nice job in the first half, we played well. In the second half, we just couldn't take care of the basketball." Benson would tie the game with two free throws to start the quarter, she finished 8-for-10 from the foul line. St. Marys broke its own offensive drought of over four minutes as Anderson would hit a 3-pointer. She added two from the free throw line to give St. Marys a 20-15 lead with 4:24 left in the third quarter. At 21-16, Benson hit two more from the line to draw the Ramettes within three, Johnsonburg trailed 21-18 at the end of the third quarter. Yost made a basket with around 6:20 left in the fourth quarter to extend the St. Marys lead to 23-18. Danie Dwyer would hit a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession for Johnsonburg to draw the Ramettes within two. A Fowler free throw would make it a 1-point game and a Benson field goal had Johnsonburg up 24-23 with five minutes left. Hoohuli hit 1-of-2 from the charity stripe to tie the game at 24 and set up the game's final moments. Johnsonburg (13-9) will next play in the District 9 Class A playoffs next week with information to be announced. "We had two losses in a row. You don't want to go into the playoffs on a losing streak," Zilkofski said. "To beat a good team like St. Marys. We started our season with a win against St. Marys and ended the season with a win against St. Marys. To play a class AAA team and head into the playoffs, the momentum gives the girls that much more confidence." St. Marys (9-12) is scheduled to host Ridgway (1-20) on Friday night. Junior varsity action is set for 6 p.m. with the varsity game to follow. "The girls worked hard and I thought they played well even with Adair and Jenna getting into foul trouble early on," coach Hoohuli said. "I was able to pull girls off the bench and they were able to step up for us. We just couldn't get over that edge." St. Marys 27Kiana Hoohuli 1-3-1-4-12, Jenna Anderson 0-2-2-2-8, DeAnna Yost 2-0-0-0-4, Becky Krieg 1-0-0-0-2, Sloan Foster 0-0-1-2-1, Totals 4-5-4-8-27.JohnsonburgChelsea Benson 5-0-8-10-18, Kiana Myers 1-0-2-2-4, Brittany Watts 2-0-0-0-4, Danie Dwyer 0-1-0-0-3, Rhianon Fowler 0-0-2-6-2, Totals 8-1-12-18-31.Score by quartersSt. Marys 13 2 6 6 27Johnsonburg 4 9 5 13 31
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Chile searches for 3 missing European tourists
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Three days of searching has found no trace of three European tourists who went missing while hiking at one of this South American nation's most active volcanos, authorities said Saturday.
Teams led by special police and the Andean Aid Team have been sweeping the area around the Villarica volcano in Chile's central valley since Thursday morning.
The missing Europeans are identified as Dmitry Sivenkov, 32, of Russia; Gillhem Bellon, 25, of France; and Luca Ogliengo, 25, of Italy. Ogliengo's family has rented a private helicopter to join the search.
The hikers haven't been heard from since around 7 p.m. Wednesday, when one of them called his girlfriend who lives in the nearby community of Pucon, authorities said. He told her it was getting late and dark so the group decided to sleep over at the volcano and descend the next day.
"What worries us is that they were unprepared to sleep over in the volcano," the director of the regional emergency office, Janet Medrano, told The Associated Press.
"They were there only for a day hike and that night a cold front cooled temperatures and brought a lot of snow, which could have covered their footprints," Medrano said.
The search began early Thursday after the snowy weather cleared out.
"Unfortunately, after three days there's no trace of these persons," Medrano said.
She said Saturday's search began at 6 a.m. and ended at 6 p.m. because of darkness. She said the teams would be back out searching on Sunday.


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Federal farm bills are the 400-pound gorilla of American agricultural policy, setting direction for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), if not the entirety of domestic farming. The last one was passed in 2008, and consisted of a $403 billion package covering, among other items, food stamps, biofuels, international trade, school lunches and rural energy efficiency.
"It's very complex. It's like wandering into the intestines of the worm; it's like watching paint dry," says David Murphy, founder and executive director of Food Democracy Now! (FDN), an Iowa-based organization promoting progressive agricultural policy. "It's one of the most important pieces of legislation — it connects the environment, land and the food we eat."
FDN has called for increased government support of smaller-scale and organic farming in the 2012 farm bill. The organization proposes passing a Beginning Farmer and Rancher Bill to encourage development of smaller, local operations, putting in place a million new farmers by 2020. More sustainable, small-scale practices will be encouraged by coupling conservation compliance with receiving crop insurance and limiting government payouts up to 1,000 acres per farm. FDN also advocates allocation of some $25 billion to support a transition from traditional agriculture to organics, with a goal that 75 percent of farms be organic certified by 2025.
"Subsidies also come from the farm bill — it drives what farmers grow," says Carol Carlson, chair of Slow Food Boulder, which provides education about the relationship among food, community and the environment.
According to the Congressional Research Service, U.S. farmers receive about $7 billion a year in subsidy payments from the farm bill, and 90 percent of this largesse is associated with corn, cotton, wheat, rice and soybeans. Ten percent of subsidy recipients get 66 percent of the money.
The abovementioned products are what are known as commodity crops, and make up the lion's share of agricultural sales. Most of Boulder County's agriculture is commodity farming, according to Michael Brownlee, co-founder of Transition Colorado, a supporter of local food systems.
"There are a number of larger-scale commodity crop farmers in Boulder County who receive subsidies," Brownlee says. "On the other hand, small 'specialty' producers — small-plot, bio-intensive farmers often using organic production methods and primarily marketing directly to consumers — receive no subsidies at all."
In terms of federal payments, $376,000 was paid out countywide, according to the 2007 USDA Census of Agriculture. A single farm, Bcjj Farms, based in Byers, received $384,754 in USDA commodity subsidies in 2010.
Boulder's a poor cousin compared to neighboring Weld County, one of the top 10 richest agricultural locales in America. Large-scale agriculture operations, particularly those relating to cattle, contribute to Weld's 2007 farm product sales figure of a staggering $1.5 billion dollars. Weld farmers also received some $15 million in federal payments. Total value of Boulder County farm products sold was $34 million. Thirteen farms reported income of more than a half million dollars, but average net farm income was a loss.
Boulder may be mostly commodity crops, Brownlee says, but "Weld County has a higher percentage of larger commodity crop farms, and few market farmers."
Far removed from the world of commodity agribusiness, Jason Griffith owns and operates Aspen Moon Farm in Hygiene. His farm has been approved as biodynamic, a term trademarked by Demeter USA, a nonprofit that certifies farms. Biodynamic farming eschews chemical fertilizer and pesticide use, emphasizes treating soil homeopathically and encourages crop rotation and growing a complementary mix of species.
Griffith has been able to benefit from federal legislation through Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans. FSA financing and programs help farmers with down payments and equipment purchases. Griffith has used FSA loans for purchasing equipment.
This small-scale family assistance is consistent with President Abraham Lincoln's initial vision for the USDA. In 1861, the Great Emancipator deemed agriculture "confessedly the largest interest of the nation." Lincoln would also describe the USDA as "precisely the people's department, in which they feel more directly concerned than in any other."
"When Lincoln founded the USDA in 1862, farmers made up 50 percent of the nation," Murphy says. "Now that number is 2 percent."
But the percentage of farmers isn't the only factor that changed since Lincoln's time. The small-scale farmer isn't the focus of federal farm policies anymore.
The 2008 legislation had a limited impact on organics, including development of an initiative to share organic certification costs with farmers, and the allocation of $78 million for research. The bill also provided an $80 million loan guarantee to a single company, Broomfield-based Range Fuels Inc., a now-defunct biofuels operation.
Organic and local food proponents argue that it may be time for a more aggressive legislative approach supporting local, small farmers and organics.
Murphy says he realizes his goals for the FDN are ambitious, but he says, "[You] never get what you want if you ask for what you think you can get."
There's fundamental rationale for understanding and changing the laws governing what we eat, Murphy says: "Food laws are a reflection of how democratic, fair, open and just a society is."
Editor's note: Clay Fong and David Murphy were college housemates.


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Sept. 20, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - MIT swept Babson College, 30-19, 30-24, 30-8, in a NEWMAC match-up on Saturday. Tech (7-3, 2-0 NEWMAC) had a balanced attack, with 11 of 14 players tallying at least one kill. Ellen Sojka notched nine kills while Amanda Morris posted nine digs. Sojka along with Stephanie Reed totaled two assisted blocks. Frances Rogoz finished with five of MIT's 18 service aces while Austin Zimmerman dished out 36 assists.
MIT'snext match will be on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 7:00 p.m. when it hosts Wheaton College in another NEWMAC match.


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This will be the first of several posts, I'm sure.
Most of us were taught that there are two main forms of Karate in Okinawa: Shorin-Ryu (the larger one in terms of students) and Goju-Ryu (the smaller one). Shorin-Ryu came from the Shuri area and Goju-Ryu came from the Naha area. Shorin-Ryu was called Shuri-Te (or Shuri-Di) and Goju-Ryu was called Naha-Te (or Naha-Di). Anko Itosu was the leading instructor of Shuri-Te and Kanryo Higashionna was the leading instructor of Naha-Te. In fact, it was Higashionna's student, who coined the term "Goju-Ryu" (or was it one of Miyagi's students?). This is a very simplified overview.
Shorin-Ryu is Shorin-Ryu and Goju-Ryu is Goju-Ryu. While some instructors, such as Kenwa Mabuni, sought to teach aspects of both, most instructors taught one or the other. There is a general feeling that Shorin-Ryu is excellent and Goju-Ryu is excellent, each in their own way. A combination of the two, however, is considerably less effective. By this, I mean no disrespect to Shito-Ryu (a name derived from the names of Higashionna and Itosu) practitioners. I am just stating the general view on the subject.
One instructor told me that trying to learn Shorin-Ryu and Goju-Ryu is like trying to catch two rabbits. It is hard enough to catch one rabbit. Two rabbits will run off in different directions, just like Shorin-Ryu and Goju-Ryu pursue different teaching methodologies.
Shorin-Ryu and Goju-Ryu have their own kata, that largely do not overlap. There are some exceptions. Fukyugata Ni is a Goju-Ryu kata. Shorin-Ryu students who practice it, however, do so in a Shorin-Ryu manner. They do not move like Goju-Ryu students performing Gekki-Sai Dai Ichi (the kata after which Chojun Miyagi patterned the Fukyugata Ni kata).
Gojushiho is also said to be a Naha-Te kata. All numeric kata are from Naha-Te. This also includes Seisan.
But again, my impression is that Shorin-Ryu students practice any Naha-Te derived kata in a Shorin-Ryu manner. They do not move like or look like Goju-Ryu students.
There does not seem to be a reverse adaptation of kata. You do not see Goju-Ryu students performing Kusanku, Chinto, Passai, Rohai, or Naihanchi, for example. But if they did, I suspect that they would do so in a Goju-Ryu manner.
Of course, in modern times people will learn kata outside their own style in order to perform them in tournaments. In the old days, this simply was not done.
In some ways, the two styles are like water and oil, they do not mix easily and tend to separate from one another.
So Shorin-Ryu is Shorin-Ryu and Goju-Ryu is Goju-Ryu, just like black is black and white is white. Or are they? Is there a gray area? Can a Shorin-Ryu student move like a Goju-Ryu student and vice versa?
Charles C. Goodin
Goju-Ryu and Shorin-Ryu Connection: Part 1
This will be the first of several posts, I'm sure.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Wednesday, October 11, 2006


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I was thinking about GC stats recently, hides not finds. And I wanted to compile a list, of the top cache-hiders in AR. To give an extra shout out to all those who give so much back to the game we all love. Anyone who is on the list has at least 100+ non-event caches on their profile. I could have simply ranked everyone by sheer volume, but I thought why not figure out who's got the best cache-maintenance scores. The % of placed caches that are still active & not archived.
Now I don't want anyone thinking a lower score means you're a worse CO. Caches get archived for all kinds of reasons, from muggles to bulldozers. And the more caches you own, odds are the more susceptible you are to these things. You'll notice there are more CO's with 90+ scores in the 100-200 hides range then in the 200+.
That's why I just want to give a little extra shout out to my friends L2C & QC! To have 250+ caches & have a score above 90% is a testament to how much time & effort ya'll must spend keeping up with maint & your abilities to pick GZ's that endure the test of time. I haven't quite made the list yet, but I hope to live up to the standard you guys set.
Cachers with over 200 hides:
97% 336/348 likestocanoe
93% 240/256 QuartzCachers
89% 233/261 edieo
84% 256/303 rklmbl
83% 265/320 arkfiremedic
82% 275/335 woodwalker9
77% 163/211 hot~rod
Cachers with 100-200 hides:
98% 182/186 Rhone
96% 164/170 backpacknjack
96% 135/140 Jffok
96% 160/166 allenearl58
94% 146/155 captaincooder
91% 108/119 AstroDav
83% 100/120 pshelto
79% 92/116 angel06
62% 79/126 Saddlebags
50% 51/102 CacheNaFlash
Even if you're not on the list yet, thanks to ALLL the CO's out there who place caches. We couldn't play this game without you! Also I figure if we have a milestone "cache-finder" thread, why not have a milestone "cache-hider" one too. We can give shout outs to CO's when they hit 100, 150, 200, 250 etc.


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The Great American Songbook gets a play in Wilton this weekend
The songs that jazz musician and composer Joe Utterback plans to play this weekend may be more than 50 to 70 years old, but he sees them as timeless classics -- and he suspects those that come out to hear him feel the same way.
"The tunes are so well-written and they have great lyrics," Utterback said of the Great American Songbook, which mostly features the work of such composers and lyricists as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Ira Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and others. "They have wonderful melodies and the harmonies lend themselves to improvisation."
Given his affinity for jazz-blues and old ragtime, Utterback said the songs afford him a bit of freedom at the keyboard, meaning you may get a more classic rendition or one flavored with a bit of jazz.
Although Utterback will let the piano do most of the "singing" for the concert, he does plan on sharing some of the lyrics with the audience to show the poetic talent of the lyricists.
These songs of the 1940s, '50s and '60s came from a golden age of musical theater, yet have endured through the years.
They are the kind of songs that Wilton resident Ken Dartley grew up with and still enjoys.
"You don't get a chance to hear a lot of these songs on the radio around here," he said.
Dartley is vice president of Stay at Home in Wilton, a membership organization that helps seniors to access such services as transportation, social activities and household helpers, so they can remain at home.
The organization is presenting Utterback's performance, along with the Wilton Library, on Sunday, Jan. 6.
The concert is open to all ages, but Dartley is hoping that those who are interested in learning more about the organization come out to hear the music and pick up some information about the services.
Of the music Utterback will be playing, he said there are actually hundreds of songs to choose from, but he will be focusing on the most popular.
Utterback, who is director of music at the First Congregational Church in Stratford, as well as an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University, is a well-known musician who has performed around the country.
He plays every year at the Tony Awards gala and reception in New York City, he said, and often can be found performing in venues throughout the area. In addition to performing and teaching, he said he has a new record of originals and standards that soon will be released.
"I've been playing piano since I was a kid," he said, adding that this is his 50th year as a professional musician. He picked up his first gig as a teenager.
His career has taken him many places throughout the country and Europe, a reality that remains today. He has a concert coming up in June in Switzerland.
He said the full schedule will soon be updated on his website (http://www.joeutterback.com). However, perhaps it's best to catch him in Wilton, while you can.
"I am coming up on a very, very busy season," he said.
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LONDON -- British police say the biggest seller of fake tickets for the London Olympics has been jailed for four years.
Christakis Ioannou set up websites designed to look like the official portals and received more than $646,500 for non-existent tickets from people in 35 countries.
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The latest expansion model has the Pac 10 going to the Pac 16 by inviting Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Colorado.
One Texas school currently in the Big 12 was left out, Baylor, and that has Texas lawmakers concerned.
I find this very interesting because Baylor University is a private school so they get little to no dollars from that state of Texas. But evidently there is enough powerful alumni in the state for the Bears to possibly force the big three's hands.
A little history lesson…If you remember back to the original Big 12 formation, Baylor was a controversial pick over TCU because the Horned Frogs had more recent success and more tradition in football. But the governor of the state at the time was a Baylor alumna.
Now back to Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets could be an expansion possibility for the SEC or even the Big 10.
Tech has a long history in the SEC being an original member, but left in 1966 with some hard feelings on both sides. When they tried to rejoin in 1978 after 12 floundering years as an independent they were rejected mainly by the Mississippi schools (Bobby Dodd would never play there) and in state rival Georgia. It is fairly safe to say those schools would feel the same way today, especially UGA.
The business of college athletics was not near what it is today and the state of Georgia has become much more cosmopolitan and diverse since then.
But if those hard feelings are still coming from Birmingham, then the SEC could fly over Atlanta where they already enjoy a large market share and go with a Clemson or even a Virginia Tech in addition to the Florida schools. Tech's athletic programs could be in a precarious position if they are also passed over by the Big 10.
The Yellow Jackets would be stuck as a football school in a basketball dominated conference at a time when the gridiron is grabbing all of the television dollars.
We will have to wait and see if the lawmakers in Texas win out or not, but is brings up again the melting of politics and college athletics again that was so crucial in the early 90s.
Would Georgia lawmakers step in and fight for Georgia Tech's athletic future? Or would the interests of the dominant University of Georgia win out?


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Professor of philosophy, that he was drawn to a career in academics. After all, both of his parents worked for a university in a variety of roles. His passion for philosophy was a bit unexpected, but has not abated since it arose late in high school.
As the recipient of the Way Klingler Fellowship in Humanities, Luft will spend additional time studying philosophers influenced by the work of Immanuel Kant. The fellowship provides $20,000 annually for three years, which Luft will use to reduce his teaching load and support a research assistant. He will also use the funds to visit archives and libraries in central Europe.
Over those three years, Luft's plan is to complete three books. Two are already underway, with the third book intended as a novel history of modern scientific philosophy. According to Luft, the book will demonstrate how scientific philosophy is a result of post-Kantian philosophers building upon and transforming Kant's ideas.
"The Way Klingler Fellowship will allow Dr. Luft to further his work in regard to international collaboration," said Dr. James South, chair and professor of philosophy. "His work, focused squarely on the genesis of contemporary philosophy, will do much to raise the profile of the Department of Philosophy within the profession, both in the United States and internationally."
Luft believes that Kant is one of the most significant philosophers, whose greatest contribution was starting a novel project in philosophy that brought new clarity to the ideas and culture at the heart of the Enlightenment. "Its main notion, in my understanding, is to conceive of the human being as a creature that strives to give answers to questions which can never be fully answered but that these questions can be transformed into guidelines for our concrete life," Luft explained.
This "ingenious mix" of ambition and humility is a concept Luft has found very intriguing and appealing, both as a scholar and person. As Luft sees it, Kant's ambition is evident in his drive to gain "a comprehensive overview of what constitutes a human being and our cognitive faculties," while expressing a great deal of humility in "recognizing the factual limits of our capacities."


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Good stuff, Kirt. And the Stevens book is strongly recommended as well.kirtu wrote:Have you read the interview on Crooked Cucumber that spoke about Dr, Ajari? He was a self-styled Buddhist semi-scholar (there is some debate about how scholarly he was in the dharma world of 50-70's Califronia) who had followers (or groupies) and did some kind of kaihogyo (basically hikes in the mountains while chanting mantra) and some fire puja. During a Kagyu teaching the lama anted him to leave apparently. However some Zen teachers, and maybe Suzuki Roshi, tollerated him.Jikan wrote:I think it means Tendai seems exotic, magical, special... and desirable to some for these reasons. Zen is easy to find by comparison.
Tendai is also obscure. There are not many English-speaking Tendai teachers. So it's easy to play make-believe and get away with it for a while.
Anyway, this might shed light on the history of US dharma development as it pertains to Tendai.
Interesting bit on Dr Ajari: he was part of the scene in San Francisco that also involved Sufi Sam Lewis and, on the edges, Tarthang Tulku and Jiyu-Kennett.
Two of Dr Ajari's longtime disciples later moved on and trained formally in Tendai. And one of those is now the abbot of California Tendai Monastery. His practice emphasizes kaihogyo in the traditional shugendo way, as well as the goma. This points to something important to consider about "pretendai":
Sometimes people get some exposure to this material, develop some faith in the teachings, and the "dog's tooth" effect sets in. They develop some merit, some insight, and then consequently make contact with authentic teachings and teachers. Good things ensue.
Interestingly, when I showed a DharmaWheel thread to a follower of one of the mail-order mikkyo schools, the reply was along those lines: yes, we get this kind of response, but what matters is the results of the practice. I'd rather people have a chance to direct those efforts into more fruitful practices than the Aloha Amigo! stuff I quoted before.
So far in this thread I've just named a problem, but I haven't described it yet (which is to say I haven't named names very much). I'm working on a brief history of this material, and I'll post it soon, but I'm hampered because I injured my eyes yesterday and it's not much fun working on a screen at the moment. more later.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lipscomb men's golf coach Will Brewer has announced the addition of five players during the early signing period for his first recruiting class for the Bisons.
"I am tremendously excited and pleased with the class we have coming to LU in the fall of 2013," Brewer said. "I think it is an excellent group of golfers. These young men will provide strength, depth and talent to an improving group of talented upperclassmen who have made tremendous strides in our NCAA rankings.
"Each one is a solid competitor. They have multiple championships and a desire to compete on the highest level. These young men are strong in character and will provide leadership in the near future. Four-of-the-five are ranked in the top 36 in their class in the state of Tennessee and between 300-to- 800 nationally."
The new players are Dowling Armstrong from Lipscomb Academy; Sydney Chung from Madison Academic Magnet High School in Jackson, Tenn.; Stoney Crouch from Mt. Juliet High School; Joshua Enderle from Berean Christian High School in Knoxville, Tenn.; and Mikey Feher from Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn. All five are expected to push for playing time as freshmen.
Armstrong is a two-time state high school champion, winning the title in Georgia as a sophomore and in Tennessee as a junior. He placed sixth in the Music City American Junior Golf Association Tournament. Armstrong was highly recruited by Southeastern Conference and Conference USA teams. He is nationally-ranked in the 400-to-600 range.
He has also lettered in basketball and soccer and is an avid deer and duck hunter.
"Dowling has an excellent upside," Brewer said. "He is a confident leader.
"Dowling comes from a long line of accomplished players and I am confident he has the potential to compete well at the NCAA Division I level. Dowling has the gifts, desire and opportunity to be a very special collegiate player and may have the ability to play on the next level."
Chung is the 2012 TSSAA Class A-AA High School champion. He is a two-time All-State performer and a four-time All-District selection. He has been his team's most valuable player for three seasons. His national ranking is in the 300-400 range. He is ranked in the Top Six in the state in his recruiting class.
He is also an outstanding tennis player who has competed and won on the national level.
"Sydney was highly recruited by Ohio Valley Conference programs," Brewer said. "He has a huge heart and a passion to win.
"He has an excellent short game and an excellent upside. Most of the goals he has set for himself he has accomplished. His work ethic is exceptional. With his tremendous hand-eye coordination and ability I am confident he will become an excellent NCAA D-I player, and may also have the ability to compete on the next level."
Crouch was an All-Region pick in 2012 and is a two-time All-District selection. He has been the team captain at Mt. Juliet High in 2011 and 2012. He is a three-time team MVP. He is ranked in the 300-to-400 range nationally. He is ranked in the Top 10 in the state in his recruiting class.
"Stoney is a strong competitor," Brewer said. "He has solid character and leadership ability. Stoney is strong mentally and is a fierce competitor.
"He has an excellent pedigree in golf. His mother, Teresa, competed on the Oklahoma State Cowboy women's team, in the late 1980s. With his pedigree and desire I am confident Stoney will be an excellent NCAA D-I player, and may have the intangibles to attempt golf on the next level. "
Brewer describes Enderle as "relatively young to the game". Enderle won an AJGT Tournament at the Johnson City Country Club. He also won a tournament at Holston Hills in Knoxville.
"Josh has an excellent work ethic," Brewer said. "He has a great upside. He possesses strong character and is a quiet leader. Joshua has an intangible internal drive pushing him toward improvement and excellence.
"Our recruiting visit may have been one of the most impressive. He and his parents exemplify a perfect fit for Lipscomb University. Joshua's desire is to be the best he can be in whatever he sets his mind to do. Joshua is a highly-intelligent student athlete, as well, as a player. I see good things from his work ethic academically as well as athletically."
Feher is the 2012 Chattanooga City Champion. He is in the Top 12 in Tennessee State High school rankings and has a national class ranking of 600-to-800.
He has two uncles who played basketball collegiately. Butch Feher was a standout at Vanderbilt in the 1970s, and Jim Feher was a star Lipscomb Bisons player in the mid-1980s and was also named Mr. Lipscomb.
"Mikey is a very good athlete," Brewer said. "He has mental toughness and is street smart. Mikey comes from a long line of great coaches and excellent athletes.
"Mikey's family environment has provided leadership examples giving him an authentic understanding of what an athlete needs to be about. Mikey will compete early and challenge the current team members for a starting spot. I have confidence he will become a very competitive NCAA D-I collegiate player, and may have what it takes to compete after his collegiate golf career is completed."
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lipscomb men's golf coach Will Brewer has announced the addition of five players during the early signing period for his first recruiting class for the Bisons.


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Parents should tell children if they're adopted, and pediatricians should help them address challenges in rearing an adopted child, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Clinicians should teach adoptive parents to be open about the nature of the adoption with their child while still establishing that an adopted family is still a real family, wrote Veronnie Jones, PhD, and Elaine Shulte, MD, MPH, of the AAP's committee on early childhood and council on foster care, adoption, and kinship care in Pediatrics.
"It is generally agreed that the child should be told of the adoption," they wrote in the report, adding that there is no established time to tell the child that they were adopted, although they emphasized that children generally do not understand the difference between their family and other children's biological families until age 3.
According to a 2007 National Survey of Adopted Children, about 2% of the U.S. child population is adopted, with 38% coming from foster care and another 38% coming from private domestic adoption. About 25% of children are adopted internationally, according to an AAP statement.
Blended families, families with gay or lesbian parents, and single-parent adoptions are increasingly more common, the AAP also pointed out.
"Children who join families through adoption can have unique medical, educational, developmental or behavioral issues, and it is important for both pediatricians and families to be aware of the psychological challenges that many adopted children experience," according to the AAP statement.
Parents should also tell their children through resources and pictures, if possible, "the story of how their family came to be."
The authors noted adoptive parents should "model positive adoption language" for their children, including:
- Identifying siblings in the family through adoption as "real siblings"
- Noting that the biological parents did not "given up [the child] for adoption," but instead made "an adoption plan for a child"
- Not identifying the biological parents as "natural" parents to avoid implying adoptive families are unnatural
- Not identifying the child solely by their race, birth in another country, or adopted status
Healthcare professionals should discuss with parents pre-adoption health records, including complications in pregnancy, poor nutrition, preterm birth, lack of prenatal care, genetic diseases, alcohol use, substance abuse, early brain cognitive development, and growth trends.
Pediatricians should make all attempts "to obtain a complete medical and psychological history of the child, particularly in assessing potential special needs of a child" so parents can assess their resources and abilities to meet the child's needs.
Jones and Shulte also emphasized the importance of the pediatrician as a resource and advisor for parents dealing with psychological and emotional problems facing adopted children.
By age, these included:
- Age 3: asking questions about what adoption means and more pronounced separation issues or worry that their adoptive parents may leave them like their biological parents
- Age 5: recognizing that his or her peers do not come from adopted families
- Age 6 to 12: internalizing questions about the loss of the biological family and denial of differences with other families or the adoption itself. Children at this age may have self esteem issues due to feeling that some flaw caused them to be put up for adoption, and may also develop problems between peers.
- 13 and older: distance between the adoptive parent and child, intense periods of self-reflection and attempting to shape the child's identity. Children at this age are also more likely to engage in risk-taking activities, such as unprotected sex or substance abuse.
Children of school age may also have difficulty with some family history-based school assignments, such as with family trees, availability of biological family information, and potential complications with tracing genetic traits.
Adopted children also may experience adoption-related feelings of loss, which "may be more rooted in societal expectations of genetically based attachments rather than in any inherent biological loss," the authors wrote. They may also experience "anniversary reactions" of loss at certain points during the year, such as birthdays, Mother's Day, and the day they were adopted.
In families who have adopted a child of a different race or culture, parents should "acknowledge openly the racial differences that exist between their child and themselves," and the child "should be given the opportunity to learn more about the heritage of the country of his or her birth or of his or her ethnic group."
Parents who have not experienced racism with a child of a different race may also need to teach their child about handling racism.
Jones and Shulte concluded that "it is becoming increasingly important for pediatricians to be aware of and knowledgeable about adoption," and that they "play an important role in helping families deal with the differences, the losses, and the many other issues surrounding the adoption of a child."
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
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London will have the chance to build on its Olympic legacy after winning the right to host the 2017 Paralympic Athletics World Championships.
It will be the first time a city has hosted both the Paralympic and able-bodied events in the same year, with the World Athletics Championships to take place at the Olympic Stadium a month later.
"London's Paralympic Games were the first ever to sell out, and these championships provide a perfect chance to build on that enthusiasm," Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, said.
"By bringing the IPC Athletics World Championships to our wonderful Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park just a month before the World Athletics Championships, the capital is poised to recreate the magic of 2012."
"We want to build on the huge success of the London 2012 Paralympics so I am delighted that the International Paralympic Committee has awarded London the honour of hosting its 2017 Athletics World Championships," Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson said.
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LONDON (AP) — One of the most successful rockers in history mused today about the career that might have been -- Mick Jagger, schoolteacher. That was his original plan and the Rolling Stones frontman told BBC Radio today that his music career has not been challenging intellectually and that teaching might have been "gratifying." He says he's still pleased with how things turned out.