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Reading 2: The Choir System
Establishing a missionary center in North America was the primary concern of the Moravians who settled in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1741. The Moravians believed that to be an effective missionary, that is, one that successfully brings new members to the church, every member's spiritual core needed continual support. They created a strong, tightly knit community to provide that support. In fact, the Moravians came to the colony of Pennsylvania with a strong social organization already in place. During their stay in Herrnhut, Saxony, the Moravians found that individuals who share the same situation often develop a strong bond that provides encouragement and support to all. As a result, they began to organize members into communal living groups called choirs.
Choirs were established according to age, gender, and marital status. Children remained with their parents during infancy, but at the age of 18 months they began to be cared for in nurseries. Boys and girls lived together in the nursery until they turned four, when they became members of the Little Boys' Choir or the Little Girls' Choir. From ages 12 to 19, girls and boys belonged to the Older Girls' Choir or the Older Boys' Choir. From age 19 until marriage, the women belonged to the Single Sisters' Choir and the men belonged to the Single Brethren Choir. Married adults lived in the Married Peoples' Choir.
Members of the same choir ate, worked, worshiped, slept in dormitories, and attended school together. This communal living arrangement strengthened the unity of the society as a whole because members relied on choir-mates for support rather than their siblings or parents. The community was divided into two groups: the missionary or pilgrim group called Pilgermeine, and the home group called Hausgemeine. Under the choir system the missionary group members were free to fulfill their duties without the worry of child care and daily housework.
While Moravians valued hard work, education, and a simple lifestyle, their lives were not all work. Zinzendorf believed that the goals of all men should be the "love of Christ" and the "brotherhood of man." One of the ways he encouraged community closeness was through Lovefeasts, community religious services that incorporated food and drink. Music was another very important part of the daily life of the Moravians, and the singing of hymns occurred on a regular basis throughout the day.
In the Choir system, the entire congregation depended on each other to fulfill the goals of the church as a whole. Rather than receive money for their work, members were supplied with food, shelter, an education, community support, and a place to worship. The members who were missionaries were supported by the labor of the members who lived in Bethlehem year round. Immigrants to Bethlehem even were chosen by church leaders according to the skills they could contribute and the needs of the community.
Questions for Reading 2
1. What was the primary purpose of the Moravian settlement at Bethlehem?
2. What is a choir? Why did the Moravians establish this communal way of life?
3. How do you think the communal lifestyle of the Moravians contributed to their goals?
Reading 2 was adapted from Dr. Hellmuth Erbe, A Communistic Herrnhut Colony of the Eighteenth Century. Elizabeth Bahnsen, trans. (Stuttgart: German Foreign Institute, 1929); Joseph Mortimer Levering, A History of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: 1741-1892 (Bethlehem, PA: Times Publishing Company, 1903); and W. Ross Yates, Bethlehem of Pennsylvania: The First Hundred Years, 1741-1841 (Bethlehem, PA: Bethlehem Chamber of Congress, 1968).


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"Fairly small but experienced" is the way Greg Wyatt, the boys' basketball coach at Centre High School, described his team.
"Most teams we play will be a great deal bigger than us so we will have to block out well in order to limit the number of shots opponents get," he said.
Six of the 20 members of the squad are returning letterwinners. Of those, Kyle Methvin, a 6-foot-1-inch senior forward, is the tallest, and Grant Srajer, a 5-4 senior guard, is the shortest. Along with 6-foot senior guard Ty Simons, they are returning starters.
Other letterwinners are Dakota Stimpson, a 5-8 junior guard, and Tanner Peterson and Chad Mueller, both 5-11 senior forwards.
Wyatt sees five varsity newcomers as playing key roles this season. He hopes to use Nick Salamone, a 6-4 senior and the tallest member of the team, in the center position. The others are Justin Bina, a 5-10 junior forward; Jared Barney, a 5-10 junior guard; Conner Montgomery, a 5-5 junior guard; and Kevin Lewis, a 6-2 senior forward.
Other members of the squad are Cole Methvin, Jacob Matz, James Mercer, Nathaniel Engler, Brendon Bina, Daniel Rudolph, James Spohn, Dylan Deines, and Terren Thompson.
Wyatt said the league is fairly balanced. He expects Rural Vista, Solomon, and Little River to be Centre's strongest opponents.
Wyatt is in his fifth year as boys' head coach and his 30th year in coaching. His overall record is 466 wins and 239 losses. Last year's record was 12-10. Richard Idleman is his assistant.

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Tuesday, 25 January 2011
35 comments:
OMG you have got to be kidding me!!!!
- 25 January 2011 at 08:16
Words fail me Morgan - I sprayed coffee everywhere when I scrolled down!! And I was on the phone to someone else at the time....
- 25 January 2011 at 08:17
- Jodine said...
Morgan, I can't stop laughing .I mean, I should stop, because it's really not funny, but I can't stop...
- 25 January 2011 at 08:50
- Carol said...
The things that people come up with today! LOL!
- 25 January 2011 at 09:22
- TheDivineGoat said...
That looks like it would completely hinder breastfeeding, not help.
In conclusion
- 25 January 2011 at 09:34
Bwahaha! Well done! This 'discreet' cover-up business is getting out of hand. Seriously.
- 25 January 2011 at 10:07
- Suzanne said...
The top picture looks like my normal boobage!
- 25 January 2011 at 10:22
- 25 January 2011 at 10:50
- Mummies nummies said...
That is funny! Do you think they make those in adult sizes? That bed looks comfy! hehe. So not discrete and how the heck do you travel with that thing?
- 25 January 2011 at 11:39
AHAHAHAHA!!! The 1st picture DOES look like she's holding up two huge boobs LOL!
What's worse is that space is SO tiny, you barely fit a tiny infant in there, and those are the easiest to nurse "discretely" plus you need to be able to help them on to the boob, the ten is just in the way. I feel bad for any mom who feels she needs this. But at least she's nursing! It just seems like such a joke though, seriously?!
- 25 January 2011 at 11:49
Right. Now all I need is a new baby. My babywearing just got outdated.
- 25 January 2011 at 12:17
- Heidi, The Blissful Stitcher said...
When I saw the first picture, I thought it was advertising a nursing cover for toddlers. I thought, Wow, that is a big toddler.
Thanks for the giggle. :)
- 25 January 2011 at 12:30
Surely that is a joke - even the Leopard print styling.
- 25 January 2011 at 12:32
- Morgan said...
If only, anonymous. Follow the link, and you can order one of your very own, for only $56.95. Plus shipping. :-)
- 25 January 2011 at 12:35
We were just saying that you couldn't possibly BF a 6 month in there let alone a toddler.....
- 25 January 2011 at 12:54
- TJ said...
I still don't know why lifting the shirt and using a small layette blanket over babies face isn't enough coverage. I always went for minimal. I couldn't imagine carrying that thing around!
- 25 January 2011 at 12:56
- SuperMommySometimes said...
Hilarious, yet tragic post!
- 25 January 2011 at 13:49
LMBO! The things we BF mothers are subjected to... :::shaking my head:::
I thought she was nursing TWINS!
- 25 January 2011 at 13:54
- Morgan said...
Of course, that's the true, hideous irony. That when babies are as small as they'd need to be to fit into the four poster tent shower curtain on the move... such devices are not needed.
It's when babies develop head control, that Mums find themselves feeling emotionally exposed and unsafe.
So another device, that even if you use it happily, just re-enforces the need to wean when baby is old enough to fight back!
So, so damaging.... *sigh*
- 25 January 2011 at 14:11
- Morgan said...
Oh, and we have someone called Elizabeth trying to tell us how much she wants one, for using at home and in church.
Unfortunately, Elizabeth has a locked site, so I can't check if she's pulling our leg, or genuine. Ergo...
- 25 January 2011 at 14:18
- Hilary said...
Another thought before we're too quick to jump all over it:
I had a friend who quit nursing because she always felt she had to use the boppy to keep her baby in position, and her and her husband didn't want her 5 year old son to see her nurse -- I think something like this may have been exactly what she needed to keep her nursing. For use in her very own home. I may have not understood her need to 'hide' nursing from her son, but it was her and her husband's choice, and her comfort level, and in the end she quit nursing a 2 month old and went to formula because it was too hard for her to keep going the way she had been . . . I really think something like this would've helped her immensely. She could've positioned the baby and nursed while watching TV with her son, and she may still be nursing now . . .
Again, just because I wouldn't use it, if there's a woman it helps to keep her baby nursing longer, I say it's worth it to that family!
- 25 January 2011 at 14:27
They forgot the mobile phone pocket!!
- 25 January 2011 at 14:28
- Morgan said...
Hilary, the issue is not that some Mums feel uneasy and sacred, and need some support. Some do, some always will.
The issue is the ridiculous concept that this device will make a Mum feel safer about nursing! It is designed to draw attention to itself, is a way that is simply absurd.
And that mother would have been better served, by growing up in a culture where breastfeeding was seen without any mention, all the time. Where breastfeeding is normal.
For Mums who need to cover up, for their own self of emotional safety, there is plenty of support. Every breastfeeding support organisation has tip sheets and ideas on how to support each women with what that woman needs.
Unlike this obscene item, which does nothing but try and make profit, from fear.
And make you look like a porn star who has lost her implants in the bath...
- 25 January 2011 at 14:35
- Morgan said...
No they didn't - number 8 is pocket for mobile phone!
- 25 January 2011 at 14:37
- Hilary said...
I don't know what the intention of whomever invented this contraption was -- but it may have just been that whomever invented it thought it would help some people be able to breastfeed easier. Sure, I think it's UGLY and it'll draw attention -- but there might be some people out there that it actually helps. And I'm guessing that's who it was designed for.
- 25 January 2011 at 14:43
- Hilary said...
But don't get me wrong, I think it's hideous :-)
- 25 January 2011 at 14:43
- Enjoy Birth said...
Wow, that is funny and sad at the same time.
- 25 January 2011 at 16:35
- Complementary Therapist said...
I'm going to get one and then put my daughter's doll in it and see if anyone notices that I am carrying it around. That will be the social experiment to see if it really is discreet or not!
- 26 January 2011 at 15:14
- Complementary Therapist said...
I'm kidding of course :-)
- 26 January 2011 at 15:14
OMG...I'm horrified!
- 27 January 2011 at 09:08
- TheFeministBreeder said...
"bring the shower curtain.. bring the bed." DUDE, I CRIED laughing at that. HILARIOUS.
- 28 January 2011 at 14:22
- Kelly Family said...
I have the actual nursing pillow (without the leopard print and tent). I only used it with my young twins...I've nursed other babies and found a pillow just as helpful and much easier. But with twins I needed the extra support. It helped a ton. I nursed them for 18 mo, but only used the wall of china as we lovingly called this thing (mind was blue and had a cellphone pocket) for 6 months.
I went very few places when they were young, and later I would just nurse one at a time i public and use a small receiving blanket or a sling.
the styling is frightening at best...seriously you would carry all of that around (pretend the colors are real)?
It would never occur to me to use it for one baby.
- 29 January 2011 at 12:29
- Morgan said...
Yes, if you follow it through to the maker, you find the pillow was a nursing twins pillow. Which they have then 'improved' into the new product, in order to sell, sell, sell their wonderful idea!
I don't think they are going to make their money back....
- 29 January 2011 at 12:36
- arwen_tiw said...
o/t Did you see this program yet? Yes, THAT WOMAN is back in the limelight... http://www.five.tv/shows/the-vanessa-show/episodes/episode-21-71 Who would seriously ask Claire Byam Cook to do a breastfeeding piece after the last fiasco?!
- 7 February 2011 at 08:51
Just wanted to make a comment... not about the nursing tent (btw what an ugly thing)... but about the second women... Her name is Eve Valois aka Lolo Ferrari http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolo_Ferrari
And she is a pure exemple about what our society can do...
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Why is that some people ease into their older years with relative ease, while others struggle with a chronic illness or an annoying array of medical problems?
According to Cortez internal medicine specialist Bryant McNeill, MD, part of the difference comes down to luck of the draw. "Something you can't control is genetics," said McNeill. Even someone who eats well, exercises, watches their weight, and sees their doctor regularly can end up with, for example, high cholesterol. That condition – along with a variety of others including diabetes and arthritis – is often hereditary.
You can't choose your parents, but you can choose to play the cards you're dealt in ways that will help increase the odds feeling well into your 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond. "A healthy lifestyle and preventive care go a long, long way toward aging gracefully," said McNeill.
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"For women over 50 and for some younger women and even some men with specific risks bone density testing is important," said McNeill. The incidence of hip fractures increases dramatically as people age. Bones become more porous and the risk of falling goes up for a variety of reasons including loss of flexibility, balance, and mobility or due to being on certain medications. "Both my grandmothers had hip fractures. One bounced and back and one didn't, and that's about the norm – 50/50. Close to half of older people who have a hip fracture die within a year or two," said McNeill. "But this is preventable if we keep an eye on things."
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Having close friendships and intimate relationships and linked to good mental and physical health. "Older patients will sometimes come to me sheepishly or a little embarrassed saying that physical intimacy with their spouse isn't what it once was, but that they're still interested," said McNeill. "We can offer help medically for this."
Two other basic things related to healthy aging are worth mentioning. One is staying on top of vaccinations. Ask your doctor about when you are due for flu, pneumonia, tetanus, pertussis, and shingles vaccinations.
The other is medication management. "Use the right medications for the right issues. If you're on a lot of medications talk to your doctor about everything you're taking. I call this the brown bag biopsy," said McNeill. That means putting all of your medications (including supplements) into a sack and taking them to your doctor for an assessment. "Over time people may end up on too many medications. I can often consolidate or eliminate some of them," said McNeill.
McNeill says it's good for all patients – not just older ones – to educate themselves about health and wellness. He warns however, not to assume that everything in the media and online applies directly to you. "Don't rely only on Dr. Oz and Dr. Google for all of your health information," said McNeill. "Learn what you can and then discuss that information with your personal physician to see how it applies in your particular situation. It's good to be informed, but check it out."
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"The mix of leading international dramas, all the big comedies, the return of much-loved reality and entertainment shows, and the best of local programmes gives us confidence that in 2013, TV ONE and TV2 will continue to be the channels of choice for our key demographics, " he says.
This side of Christmas TVNZ will launch a video on demand app for Samsung Smart TVs, and from February next year will expand online content to gaming consoles, iPods, iPads, iPhones and other mobile devices.
"TVNZ Ondemand will be ushering in some major changes to how Kiwis access an expanded range of all the shows they love to watch, when they want to see them, " says Latch.


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Venture Slogan: Shop culture from leading global museums.
CultureLabel's own description: "…CultureLabel.com is the first online platform to curate and showcase the best artist-designed and limited-edition products from over 60 leading galleries, museums, artists and culture institutions…"


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OS X's
say command is useful for some tasks (such as Skype's 'notify me when a contact comes online), but it is pronouncing some names incorrectly. Is there a way to teach
say to pronounce a word differently?
For example, try:
say "Hi, Joel Spolsky"
The 'ol' sounds like 'ball' rather than 'old'. I'd like to add an exception that say "Pronounce Spolsky like this", rather than try to teach new linguistic rules. I bet there is a way since it can pronounce "iphone" as Apple wants.
Update - After some research, here's what I've learned:
- Text-to-speech is split between turning the text to phonemes, and then the phonemes are turned into audio using a voice. Changing the voice doesn't effect the phonemes.
- The Speech Synthesis Manager has some functions for turning text to phonemes, and a method for registering a speech dictionary that will add new text-phoneme maps. However, Apple's speech dictionary must be in a binary form - I didn't find any plist XML.
- Using
dtracewhile running
say, I found some interesting files opened in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SpeechDictionary.framework/Resources. This is probably the speech dictionary, but they are all binary, except for Homophones, which is XML. Adding entries to Homophones does nothing - it is probably used in speech-to-text. They are also code signed by Apple - changing them may prevent some programs from working.
- PrefixDictionary
- CartNames
- CartLite
- SymbolDictionary
- Homophones
- There are ways to add text versions of application interface elements so VoiceOver works, a lot of which a developer gets for free, but there are tricky bits. The standard here appears to be to use a phonetic spelling as needed.
My guesses are:
sayis a light layer of code on top of the Speech Synthesis Manager. It would be easy for the Apple devs to add a command line option to take the path to a speech dictionary plist for alternate phoneme mapping, but they didn't. It may be a useful open-source project to write a better
- Skype probably uses Speech Synthesis Manager directly, leaving no hooks to change the way my friend's names are pronounced, other than spelling them phonetically, which is silly.
- The easiest way to make a command line version of
sayis how JRobert suggested.
Here's my quick implementation, using Doug Harris's spelling suggestion:
echo $@ | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]' |
sed "s/spolsky/spowlsky/g" |
Finally, some fun command line stuff:
# Apple is weird
sqlite3 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SpeechDictionary.framework/Resources/Tuples .dump
# Get too much information about what files are being opened
sudo dtrace -n 'syscall::open*:entry { printf("%s %s",execname,copyinstr(arg0)); }'
# Just fun
say -v bad "Joel Spolsky Spolsky Spolsky Spolsky Spolsky, Joel Spolsky Spolsky Spolsky Spolsky Spolsky"
echo "scale=1000; 4*a(1)" | bc -l | say


text: >I wanted to add a note about Col 1:15; in that previous thread I declared >my belief that PASHS KTISEWS there is partitive; I still think so, and I >don't see why understanding KTISIS as a cosmological metaphor carried over >from a political sense should alter that. Even supposing that PRWTOTOKOS >governs a "genitive of subordination," I'm inclined to think that's a >subcategory of the partitive. The neat thing about Philo's conception of >KTISIS (one of the neat things, at any rate) is that he considers the >KTISIS to be a community, something in its own way like the Stoic ideal of >the KOSMOPOLIS, and he argues that God sets forth a NOMOS for the whole as >a NOMOQETHS. I want to add just one minor note to Carl's contributions: Col 1 itself defines KTISIS in v. 16. It is TA PANTA EN TOIS OURANOIS KAI EPI THS GHS. This includes both the visible and the invisible tehings [reflectding the neuters]. TA AORATOA are then defined as QRONOI, KURIOTHTES, ARCAI, EXOUSIAI. And it is the AORATA that are the writer's primary concern. The subject of the hymn [hOS in v. 15] is superior to all such powers in the heavens because he created them and, as the second strophe of the hymnic passage makes clear, he reconciled them to God. In 214-15 the write changes the picture to that of a trimphal procession and the Roman tropaion, the victory trophy set up to mark the enemy's defeat. That is, the writer has a focus in his use of KTISIS that he himself makes clear. My two cents worth. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Edgar Krentz Acting Dean, Fall Quarter 1998 Professor of New Testament Emeritus Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago 1100 E. 55th Street Chicago, IL 60615 USA 773-256-0752 e-mail:FFFF,0000,0000 firstname.lastname@example.com (Office) FFFF,0000,firstname.lastname@example.com (Home) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --- B-Greek home page: http://sunsite.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [email@example.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to firstname.lastname@example.com To subscribe, send a message to email@example.com


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Fancy paw-work on the trail
As a neighbor and frequent user of the Thomas Jefferson Parkway and also as a part-time employee of Monticello (full disclosure), I would like to commend and congratulate all who worked so hard to make this wonderful new addition to our community possible [Cover story, "Fancy Footwork: meandering to Monticello," December 12] (http://www.readthehook.com/92835/cover-story-fancy-footwork-meandering-m...).
I am writing in the hope that the Thomas Jefferson Foundation might reconsider its ban of dogs on the boardwalk portion of the Saunders Trail. In light of the fact that dogs are already permitted at Kemper Park and the grounds at Monticello itself, it seems unnecessarily restrictive to have a canine barrier separating these two sites.
If the issue is one of safety, surely a properly controlled, leashed dog creates no more danger to pedestrians than cyclists who seem to have difficulty maintaining the 10mph speed limit riding down the trail.
If sanitation is the main concern, perhaps a discreet sign reminding dog owners to clean up after their pets would do the trick. Also, there are several areas of the boardwalk where a dog feeling nature's call could make a quick detour off the trail to take care of business along with the geese, deer, squirrels, and various other fauna which inhabit the area. Might I suggest that perhaps lifting the ban on dogs could be adopted on a trial basis during these winter months and re-evaluated again in the spring when traffic on the trail picks up.
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June 27, 2010
DES MOINES, Iowa - UC Santa Barbara's Jane Doolittle finished sixth in the high jump and Barbara Nwaba was 12th in the heptathlon at the United States Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday.
Doolittle, the Gauchos' record holder in the event, finished fourth at the NCAA Championships two weeks ago earning All-American honors. On Saturday her jump of 6' 1/2" was good for sixth at the U.S. Championship. The high jump was won by Chaunte Lowe who set a new American record with a leap of 6' 8 3/4".
Nwaba, also an All-American at the NCAA Championships, totaled 5,485 points in the heptathlon, finishing more than 100 points ahead of the 13th-place finisher. On Saturday, she tied for 10th in the long jump at 18' 7", finished fifth in the javelin at 123' 11", and was 12th in the 800 meters at 2:22.99. Nwaba's best event was the shot put. On Friday, she was fifth in that even with a heave of 40' 2".
In Friday's competition, Gaucho Julian DeRubira was 18th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in a time of 9:02.56.
On Thursday, UCSB's Danielle Domeenichelli was 17th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 34:29.27 and Ryan Martin finished 27th in the preliminary heat of the 800 meters.
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Exploding out of the pages of Secret Invasion and Mighty Avengers!!
Picking up from the earth-shattering conclusion to issue one... we find out who Nick Fury and his Secret Warriors' real enemies are, where they've been hiding, and why they chose now to make their existence known. Get ready, this is going to send shock-waves that will ripple throughout the Marvel Universe. Hail Hydra!
Black Adam Takes on the [SPOILER] Who Laughs in DC's Year of the Villain


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And last night, we had a mesmerizingly clear sky after the stormy weather.
It was so beautiful that I was immediately inspired....by its blue gradation.
The color palette appeared in front of my eyes and showed me the look
for today....the panorama of the sky, from lighter to darker,
like it changes as the sum verges.
jacket: Han ahn soon(similar here)
top: zara(similar here)
skirt: topshop
belt: asos(here)
watch: Hermes
bracelets: Seasonal Whispers(here)
bag: Alexis Hudoson
shoes: Rupert Sanderson
ARIGATO! Thank you for reading!!


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Summary Report for:
25-1021.00 - Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Sample of reported job titles: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems Instructor (CIS Instructor), Computer Science Instructor, Computer Science Professor, Faculty Member, Information Technology Instructor (IT Instructor), Instructor, Lecturer, Professor
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as programming, data structures, and software design.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations or assign this work to others.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Supervise students' laboratory work.
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
- Maintain computer equipment used in instruction.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Direct research of other teachers or of graduate students working for advanced academic degrees.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
Technology Skills
- Calendar and scheduling software
- Computer based training software — Blackboard Learn; Desire2Learn; Learning management system LMS; Sakai CLE (see all 5 examples)
- Data base user interface and query software — Blackboard; Data entry software ; Database software; Microsoft Access
- Development environment software — C ; Microsoft Visual Basic ; Programming languages; Software development tools
- Electronic mail software — Email software; Microsoft Outlook
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Information retrieval or search software — DOC Cop; iParadigms Turnitin
- Internet browser software — Web browser software
- Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software — Firewall software; Network intrusion detection software
- Network security or virtual private network VPN management software — Virtual private networking VPN software
- Object or component oriented development software — C# ; C++ ; Microsoft Visual Basic.NET; Python (see all 5 examples)
- Object oriented data base management software — Object oriented programming software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Linux ; UNIX
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Video creation and editing software — Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Pro
- Web page creation and editing software — Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Web platform development software — Hypertext markup language HTML ; PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
- Word processing software — Collaborative editing software; Google Docs ; Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Compact disk players or recorders — Compact disk CD players
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras — Compact digital cameras
- Digital video disk players or recorders — Digital video disk DVD players
- Epidiascopes — Opaque projectors
- Hand held camcorders or video cameras — Handheld videocameras
- High capacity removable media drives — Universal serial bus USB flash drives
- Inkjet printers — Poster printers
- Laser fax machine — Laser facsimile machines
- Laser printers — Computer laser printers
- Liquid crystal display projector — Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
- Microphone stand — Microphone podiums
- Microphones — Handheld microphones; Wireless microphones
- MP3 players or recorders — MP3 digital voice recorders
- Multimedia projectors — Computer projectors; Multimedia projection equipment
- Network analyzers — Packet sniffers
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Overhead projectors — Overhead data projectors
- Photocopiers — Photocopying equipment
- Pocket calculator — Digital calculators
- Portable data input terminals — Interactive whiteboard controllers; Student response systems
- Projection screens or displays — Projector screens
- Scanners — Computer data input scanners
- Slide projectors — Carousel slide projectors
- Special purpose telephones — Multi-line telephone systems
- Tablet computers
- Teleconference equipment — Conference telephones
- Televisions — Liquid crystal display LCD televisions; Television monitors
- Touch screen monitors — Interactive whiteboards
- Video editors — Digital video editors
- Videoconferencing systems — Videoconferencing equipment
- Web cameras — Webcams
- Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Telecommunications — Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
- Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
- Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Work Activities
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
- Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Detailed Work Activities
- Evaluate student work.
- Teach physical science or mathematics courses at the college level.
- Develop instructional materials.
- Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
- Prepare tests.
- Develop instructional objectives.
- Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs.
- Guide class discussions.
- Advise students on academic or career matters.
- Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
- Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization.
- Supervise laboratory work.
- Research topics in area of expertise.
- Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
- Select educational materials or equipment.
- Maintain computer equipment or software.
- Direct activities of subordinates.
- Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise.
- Perform student enrollment or registration activities.
- Promote educational institutions or programs.
- Supervise student research or internship work.
- Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
- Direct department activities.
- Compile specialized bibliographies or lists of materials.
- Write grant proposals.
- Plan community programs or activities for the general public.
- Advise educators on curricula, instructional methods, or policies.
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Work Context
- Electronic Mail — 82% responded "Every day."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 82% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 82% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 79% responded "Every day."
- Public Speaking — 54% responded "Every day."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 59% responded "Every day."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 45% responded "Extremely important."
- Contact With Others — 51% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 41% responded "Every day."
- Time Pressure — 36% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 42% responded "Extremely important."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 28% responded "Extremely important."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 54% responded "More than 40 hours."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 37% responded "Minor results."
- Deal With External Customers — 28% responded "Very important."
- Level of Competition — 36% responded "Moderately competitive."
- Telephone — 48% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Physical Proximity — 42% responded "I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)."
- Spend Time Sitting — 53% responded "More than half the time."
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions — 33% responded "Less than half the time."
- Letters and Memos — 52% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
|Related Experience
|Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
|Job Training
|Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include librarians, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, surgeons, and veterinarians.
|SVP Range
|(8.0 and above)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Master's degree
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- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Work Styles
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
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- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
Work Values
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
- Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
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|Employment (2016)
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|Projected growth (2016-2026)
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text: Swits 0 Posted July 9, 2009 This was posted in the adult acne forum but I decided to make a thread here because i think it needs more attention and we need more people to try this. Anyways I've been taking Niacin for about a week and its giving me very good results. It's tightening my pores, i get less oil, and i just dont break out anymore. I've literally only had 2 pimples this whole week and they were so small that they disappeared once i popped them. When you take Niacin you get this thing called the niacin "flush" which is your body giving you a signal that you are detoxing. Basically what Niacin does is widen the capillaries around your entire body and including your skin. Wider capillaries = more blood flow to the skin = healthy skin Niacin also plays a role in liver function and aids the liver in metabolizing toxins. Here is some more info on Niacin The role of niacin in detoxification Niacin opens blood vessels wider. Niacin, when used properly, offers benefits in terms of cholesterol reduction, as well as for detoxification. People with high cholesterol levels should see improvements once their follow the proper diet of raw foods, preferably through a good juicing program, along with the proper healing fats in their diet. However for people who don't respond, it would seem that niacin would be a far safer and less expensive alternative to the statin drugs, which have their serious complications. Niacin is a water-soluble B vitamin – vitamin B3 - and the common name for 2 very different compounds: "nicotinic acid" and "niacinamide". High doses of niacin (as nicotinic acid) can lower cholesterol levels (although the exact mechanism of action is still not known). The other form of niacin (nicotinamide or niacinamide) does not open blood vessels wider nor provide a cholesterol-lowering effect. Niacin and detoxification of fatty tissues There are many 'detoxification programs' on the internet, but few of them acknowledge the significant fact that many toxins are stored in FATTY TISSUES. Until that fact is acknowledged, one can not develop a procedure for removing toxins from THAT location. niacin and fatty tissue Until the Ron Hubbard purification program was developed, no one had even yet recognized that these oil soluble toxins had such long-term effects in the body. An important characteristic of the Hubbard detoxification program is the use of niacin. Niacin has the well-known effect of causing "vasodilation", often called the niacin flush, which is an opening of the small blood vessels, the capillaries, so that more blood flows through them. These are the blood vessels which are of most value in reaching fatty tissues. In this way the toxins which are stored in these fatty tissues can be removed, into the bloodstream, and processed out of the body. However, niacin is also made in the form of niacinamide - a form of vitamin B3 which, deliberately, is manufactured so that it will NOT cause dilation of the blood vessels - the flush so well known when using plain niacin. A detoxification program which features the use of niacinamide and also claims to improve blood circulation would be based on false science. Some detoxification programs don't even recognize that the toxins they claim to be removing are stored in fatty tissues. The idea of removing these toxins by some procedure which does not include niacin is not practical. The niacin "flush" It's important to note that this niacin flush is not harmful or dangerous. Some people worry about it, but it is actually a sign of improved blood flow. When you get the niacin "flush", it's an indication that the niacin is causing small blood vessels in your body to be expanded in size. Many of your small blood vessels, called "capilaries" are so small that blood cells can only go through them in single file. Sometimes, in fact, that small capilary passageway is clogged and blood doesn't get through at all. niacin and capillaries While the large organs of the body all have blood supplied from large arteries, a great deal of your body, particularly the parts near the skin, get their ONLY supply of blood (therefore also of oxygen and nutrients) from these small capillaries. The niacin causes these small capilaries to expand - so they might be able to carry 2 or 3 blood cells at the same time. This is a tremendous increase in blood flow. You experience this as a "flushing" of the skin, simply because there is more blood close to the surface of the body. As the blood flows in these areas, the cells of the small capilaries will also be getting rid of their waste products, and often they produce 'histamine' as part of this process. That histamine is another natural substance produced by every cell in the body when a cell is under attack, or is eliminating toxins. Histamine causes an 'itchy' feeling. http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/niacin.htm If anyone wants to start taking niacin DO NOT GET THE NON FLUSHING KIND (niacinimide). You want the flush because it means that your widening your capillaries. Niacinimide will not widen your capillaries and you probably wont get results. Also don't buy the time released ones either. I just went to my local grocery store and bought 500mg tablets of Niacin for 5 dollars, its really cheap. When you start your gonna wanna take 100mg for 3 days, then 200-300mg for another 3 days, and then try taking 400-500mg. When you get to the higher doses you'll definitely experience the flush. If you're wondering what the flush feels like, it feels like nice hot sunburn all over your body with a little bit of tingly itchiness. Usually i can feel blood rushing to my head and it may get pretty intense. You just gotta do something (i play guitar) to keep your mind off of things for 30-60 minutes. I definitely think more people should be trying Niacin because its a very cheap supplement with good results and it doesn't require a strict diet at all. Right now I'm also taking 50mg of zinc and fish oil but I've been doing that for months and I haven't had good results since taking niacin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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text: And then there were eight. On Wednesday, we'll have the final round to decide which is the coolest car from the original Gone In 60 Seconds, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Today, we have to pare these eight contenders down to a final four. Who's gonna make the cut? Which is the coolest? Eleanor or the Roller? The crushed Challenger or the Intermeccanica? DeTomaso or Manta? Miura or Vega? Your votes will decide.


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Howard Stern is revisiting "Rock 'n' Roll High School."
The shockjock is producing, along with Larry Levinson, a remake of the 1979 film. Alex Winter, best known for playing alongside Keanu Reeves in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," has been hired to script it.
Pic was about a group of rebellious students who, with the help of punk rock band the Ramones, thwarted a repressive, rock-music-hating principal.
Stern, while busy hosting and programming two daily channels on Sirius Satellite Radio, is now partnered on two films with Levinson. They also are working on a remake of the raunchy Bob Clark-directed 1982 comedy "Porky's" that could start production in the fall.
Stern got involved because he was a fan of both pics.
While Winter still acts, he spends most of his time as a writer and director. He has directed numerous musicvideos and commercials, created segments for Jimmy Kimmel's latenight show and helmed "Ben 10: Race Against Time" for the Cartoon Network. Winter also scripted a feature about Napster and its creator, Shawn Fanning, for MTV Films.
"I've now done so much stuff in musicvideos, and the Napster movie, that the chance to bridge music and comedy was something that intrigued me," Winter said. "This movie seemed so ripe for a remake."
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Inaugural Uplifting Athletes Road Race a Major Success
Approximately 700 participants took part in the first-ever Nebraska Football Uplifting Athletes Road Race Sunday morning. The event was presented by the Lincoln Track Club and all proceeds support pediatric brain cancer research nationally.
Uplifting Athletes is a national nonprofit organization aligning college football with rare diseases. Each campus chapter is run by football student-athletes and works to elevate its chosen rare disease as a national priority through outreach, research, education and advocacy.
Several members of the Cornhusker football team were on hand to show their support for the cause and to cheer on the runners during both the one-mile fun run and the main event 5k race. The football program is allowed to put on one event each year to raise funds and Sunday's race was a highly successful debut.
"To finally get this event in the books and have all these people come out and support our cause is awesome," said senior fullback and founder of the Nebraska UA chapter, C. J. Zimmerer. "If we had one runner it would have been worth it, but to have such a great turnout makes it even better."
The Nebraska UA chapter is focused on battling glioma, a form of pediatric brain cancer, as a result of the relationship formed between former Husker Rex Burkhead and 7-year-old cancer survivor Jack Hoffman, the inspiration behind the Nebraska chapter who was also in attendance.
Hoffman's friendship with Burkhead launched a campaign for the UA "Rare Disease Champion" award that rallied the entire state and much of the country around "Team Jack" and their fight against pediatric brain cancer.
"It really shows how the power of sports can be used as a platform to bring awareness to a cause, in this case, pediatric brain cancer," stated NU Life Skills Coordinator Jessie Gardner. "The support of the Lincoln Track Club and Uplifting Athletes was huge and we are very excited for the future."
Nebraska Football Uplifting Athletes is a Recognized Student Organization at UNL and is one of 21 chapters nationally. UA was officially launched in 2007, and Nebraska became the 14th school to form a chapter beginning in 2012.
The Huskers have designated their Oct. 5 home football contest against Illinois as Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day.


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Roberta pointed out to me the other day that, as of this month, we�ll have been New Bernians for 19 years.
Roberta pointed out to me the other day that, as of this month, we�ll have been New Bernians for 19 years.
Nineteen years! There are days I find it hard to believe I�ve been alive that long. That�s just a huge chunk of time. Until you have those moments when you are fondly remembering something that, you�re pretty certain, happened just a year or so� and then you look it up� and you realize it was 20 years ago.
And you say to yourself, �I find it hard to believe I�ve been alive that long!�
You never really feel old, Mark Twain said. Your spirit ignores the hints that your body shovels out � aching joints, graying hair, growing contributions to the dentist�s lifestyle. Those things, you know.
Well, anyway, my handy �New Bern� timeline tells me that we are on an anniversary here in town: It was 91 years ago, on Jan. 12, 1923, that the city of New Bern bought Union Point Park from the E.H. & J.A. Meadows Company for $22,500.
That venerable old park has been a lot of things. In the 1840s, for instance, it was a factory making sashes, blinds and doors. At one time it had seven fat vertical storage tanks, looking like �fat boy� MX missile silos, lined up alongside it.
I�m not sure what it was before 1923, and I�m not entirely certain why the city bought it. Judging from stuff I�ve read, I am guessing the city hoped to sell it off for some kind of corporation or industry, and for some reason that just didn�t come about.
And so, by default, it became a junkyard. As a Woman�s Home Companion Magazine article of 1934 suggested, by the fall of 1931 �Union Point had [become] a festering sore on the face of New Bern. Located at the exact junction of the two rivers on which New Bern lies the spot had lost all beauty as it degenerated into the city dumping grounds. Instead of trees, shrubs and waving rushes, it displayed an expanse of automobile bodies, bed springs, boilers, street sweepings, gas stoves, every sort of refuse from the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.�
I�ve had neighbors like that.
Heck, I�ve had bedrooms like that.
But the little Woman�s Club of New Bern, a beneficent society founded in 1903, became the catalyst that turned it into a park covered with flowers and trees and a big stone building that served as clubhouse, a USO center, and was used for a wide variety of venues. Without the Woman�s Club, there would probably be no Union Point Park today.
I can vaguely remember that seeing that building when we first came to New Bern� 19 years ago.
I didn�t know what it was and had no concept of its fine history. It was a shell of a thing in the mid-90s, and while I remember admiring its stonework, I also recall its poor condition.
The front porch had an immense crack running across � in a diagonal direction, if I recall. There was no glass in the windows and the door looked as if, were I to grab hold of it and start walking, it would come with me, leaving its hinges behind. The roof was a big brown lung ready to collapse.
Being new here, I was unaware of the battle raging around me by people trying to save it for posterity.
Today, if I�m thinking right, a pavilion stands where the Woman�s Club building stood. Like the original, it has no roof, only an illusion. I once believed the pavilion had a roof, for it looks like a roof. But I was caught shooting pictures at the park when a burst of rain came out of nowhere. I ran for that pavilion, believing it would keep me dry, only to stand at its center, rain deluging me, for the symbolic roof they put up there is only designed to hold out the sun.
It certainly held out any sunshine I was feeling at the moment.
I thought it might be interesting, over the next couple of weeks, to have a closer look at the Woman�s Club and their clubhouse�s rise and fall. It�s an interesting story that parallels what Swiss Bear hath wrought today.
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Voltz ran a welcoming home, loved socializing
June Voltz was Southern hospitality personified. Throughout the 21 years her six children where growing up, "the door was open ... the house was never empty," daughter Phyllis Voltz-Creamer said. "I never had a slumber party with less than 10 girlfriends." And if any of those girls had problems, it was Voltz they consulted.
Her son's teammates regularly raided the refrigerator after football practice, and she often made dinner for everyone. It was a "joyous environment full of noise, racket and commotion," youngest daughter Sharon Adelman said.
Voltz died Tuesday at age 82.
She was born in Memphis, Tenn., and attended Stephens College. She went on to the University of Mississippi, although she never finished, said her husband, Phillip Voltz.
They met on a blind date and six months later got married, even though he was still in medical school.
"One of the first things I remember was my father was in a residency program and didn't make a whole lot," Voltz-Creamer said. "Mother raised beautiful black poodles and sold the puppies to feed us."
The family eventually settled in the Castle Hills area, and as each child found his or her niche in school, their parents were involved. The family especially remembers when Steven Voltz played football at Lee High, in the early 1970s when the school won the state championship. Phillip Voltz remembers how they enjoyed the bus rides with the parent boosters.
June Voltz volunteered for the medical societies her husband belonged to and was president of the Bexar County Medical Society Alliance.
The couple were also members of First Nighters, who attended opening night performances at what was then the San Pedro Little Theater, wearing evening dress and attending a party afterwards, and of Los Alegradores, a dinner and dance club.
More InformationBorn: June 5, 1930, Memphis, Tenn.
Died: Dec. 18, 2012, San Antonio
Preceded by: Son David Allen Voltz and parents Russell and Evelyn Hardwick.
Survived by: Husband Phillip W. Voltz Jr.; daughters Phyllis Voltz-Creamer and son-in-law Michael, Ellen Voltz Andrus and son-in-law Rick, and Sharon Adelman and son-in-law David; sons Steven Voltz and daughter-in-law Amy, Donald Voltz and daughter-in-law Shannon; and nine grandchildren.
Services: Visitation 6-7 p.m. today at Porter Loring North Chapel, 2102 N. Loop 1604 E., followed by a rosary; service at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 8134 Blanco.
Phillip Voltz remembers his wife enjoying membership in the Gardenia and Musical Club, where they "don't plant flowers and are not musical," and the Sewing Club, where "no sewing was ever done."
June Voltz loved the water and took her children to Port Aransas every summer.
"She loved going out on the ocean," Voltz-Creamer said. "Mom was involved with the boats, and Dad just came along once in a while and said hi."
"She loved us all, she encouraged me ... supported me 100 percent, and that's the way she was with all the children," she said.


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Right now, Planet Explorers is in the alpha phase and there are plenty of bugs and kinks to be worked out. The upside, however, is that if you loved the concept of MineCraft but couldn't get past the blocky voxel graphics, then Planet Explorers might be welcomed alternative for you. You an check out a walkthrough of the gameplay and mechanics below.
Planet Explorers actually looks like a pretty fun game. The building mechanics seem all right and the ability to build up and evolve the world the way you want looks like it could provide for a ton of replayable enjoyment.
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