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Here is your minor league recap from June 11, 2012.
Games don't get much more wild than this one last night. The Peoria Chiefs trailed 6-0 in the second inning only to come all the way back for a walk-off 10-9 victory, their seventh in a row. Gerardo Concepcion struggled again as he was beat up early and often. Concepcion lasted four innings, giving up nine runs on 11 hits while walking three and striking out one. His offense came to the rescue however as the Chiefs pounded out 15 hits resulting in 10 runs. Dustin Geiger, just back from injury was the hero for the Chiefs. Geiger was 4-for-5 at the plate with a home run, three RBI's, and three runs scored, he also had the game winning single in the 9th. Paul Hoilman also had a big day going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI's in the win. With the win the Chiefs are now the only team in the Cubs organization to be at .500 or better, they are on a roll.
Matt Loosen was at his best Monday Night as he shut down the Tampa Yankees en route to a 5-0 win. Loosen was outstanding tossing six shut-out innings while walking three and striking out seven. Loosen has quietly had a great year for the D-Cubs as he is now 5-1 on the season with a 2.63 ERA. Arismendy Alcantara was a force again at the top of the lineup as he was 1-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored, and two stolen bases, he now has 18 on the season. Greg Rohan continued his strong 2012 campaign as he was 2-for-4 at the plate with his 20th double of the season, he also had two RBI's which bring his season total to 54.
Trey McNutt finally had a bad outing on Monday as he allowed nine runs, eight earned in just three and a-third en route to a 14-7 loss to Mississippi. McNutt had been pretty good all year-long, the loss drops him to 4-5 and his ERA climbs to 3.65, still very respectable despite giving up eight earned runs. Junior Lake was 1-for-5 at the plate with his 4th home run of the season, a solo shot. Welington Castillo, still rehabbing from a sore knee was tremendous once again as he nears a return to the Cubs. Castillo was 1-for-2 with another home run, and two RBI's, he's now hitting .429 with two home runs and five RBI's during his rehab stint.
It was the Anthony Rizzo show once again in Iowa. Rizzo was 3-for-4 at the plate with two home runs (21, 22) and a double, he drove in four runs and scored two more. Rizzo is now hitting .370 on the season with 22 home runs and 57 RBI's, wow. Unfortunately that wasn't enough to lift Iowa to a win as they fell to Omaha 9-7 in a wild one. Jay Jackson started for Iowa and was roughed up. Jackson allowed seven runs on 11 hits in just three and two-thirds innings of work. Jeff Beliveau was hung with the loss as he gave up two runs on four hits as he only lasted one inning. Geovany Soto made his first rehab start and was 0-for-2 with a run scored after being hit by a pitch. Soto is expecting to be at Iowa for a week as he recovers from minor knee surgery. Josh Vitters, Dave Sappelt, and Blake Lalli all had two hits in a losing effort.
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George Treistman, 83, of Jefferson Village, in Yorktown Heights, passed away after a long illness at Hudson Valley Hospital on December 24, 2009. He was born in Los Angeles, California on April 29, 1926 to Anna Wind and Leo Treistman. He and his older brother Eugene spent their happy childhood in the Mohegan Colony, NY. George graduated from Stuyvesant College in New York City, and Syracuse University. He went into the Army in 1944.
He worked as a history teacher for a short period of time, then went into business with his father at Bell Office Equipment Co., in Peekskill, in 1948. He took over the business in the early 1960s and expanded the business with two more satellite businesses, Bell Dutchess in Wappingers Falls, and Bell Office Furniture in Katonah. When he retired he worked for the Mohansic Golf Course. He was a champion bowler in his younger years, and a passionate
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George is survived by his adoring wife of 25 years, Virginia; three children, Paul and Leigh Ann Treistman, and Gordon Hayes. He is also survived by twin grandchildren, Steven and Ross Treistman, and two nephews, Donald and Roger Treistman.
His friends, family, business associates, and customers knew him for his selfless generosity and unwavering honesty and integrity. He was loved by all.
Memorial donations can be made to: The Elks Lodge, 1038 Brown Street, Peekskill, NY 10566 or The VFW Post 5491, POB 132, Mahopac, NY 10541.
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The impact of the developmental timing of trauma exposure on PTSD symptoms and psychosocial functioning among older adults.
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The present study examined the impact of the developmental timing of trauma exposure on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and psychosocial functioning in a large sample of community-dwelling older adults (N = ...
The relation between insecure attachment and posttraumatic stress: Early life versus adulthood traumas.
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The present study examined the relations between insecure attachment and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among community-dwelling older adults with exposure to a broad range of traumatic events. Attachment ...
Cumulative exposure to traumatic events in older adults.
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Using longitudinal data, the present study examined change in midlife neuroticism following trauma exposure. Our primary analyses included 670 participants (M(age) = 60.55; 65.22% male, 99.70% Caucasian) who completed the ...
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Take your prom to the land of 1001 Nights! Magical Arabia is a popular theme with a mystical flair. You can easily have the whole look free of stress with Stumps Party products and tips!
To create your Arabian themed décor, start with the Arabian Paradise kit. The kit includes an Arabian Paradise gazebo which stands almost 10" tall and has beautiful twinkle lights and gossamer for accents, two metal Arabian lanterns, a Genie Bottle standee, two Arabian Paradise columns, one exotic metal palm tree and one Peacock standee. Together these decorations create a beautiful Arabian landscape.
Accent your Arabian Paradise kit with the gorgeous Arabian Paradise pool. This pool measures 4′ 10″ high by 12′ wide and 4′ 3″ deep. Students will be drawn to admire this pool by its glowing lights, shred and mylar. With the pool's decoration printed on all three sides you can put it anywhere you need it. The elements of this romantic prop come together to create a look that would appeal to even the most demanding sultan!
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Add just the right kind of palm trees to enhance your Arabian décor! Exotic metallic palm trees continue the richness of this exotic theme. Each set comes with three trees constructed of mylar, tubing, and fringe all sharing the same wooden base. The tallest tree stands 8′ 4″ high. Stumps Party gives you many other options of tree styles from which you can choose ranging from inflatable palm trees, foil palm trees, lighted palm trees, felt palm trees, or palm tree murals. Just enter the keywords "palm trees" and every option available will come up on one easy-to-navigate page. You can even use palm trees to create areas of the prom designated for chatting and taking photos rather than dancing. Add soft lighting to these areas with twinkle light strings, arabian metal lanterns and/or lighted round lanterns in red, purple or black. The effect will be stunning.
Carry the regal look of the Arabian Paradise kit and the freshness of palm trees over to your table decorations. For starters, cover your tables with the metallic gold gossamer, plum gossamer, and/or red gossamer used to accentuate the backdrop. Accent the edge of the table with a twinkle border scene setter. The border's gold and silver stars will pick up the stars found on the kit decorations. For the table top, decorate each table with an elegant arabian nights centerpiece. The silver of this centerpiece will complement the silver stars in the table border. If you want to heighten the magical and mystical side of this theme then select the magic lamp centerpiece. This lamp centerpiece echoes the gold tones found on the kit's decorations and even has a spot for a votive or tealight candle which can add that soft glow to every table.
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Memory booklets can be a treasure trove of information about your prom night. Check out our booklet ideas page for tips on content and layout. The Tropical Night booklet is a great option for this theme. It features a pair of palm trees and a smattering of stars in silver foil on a black booklet. The booklet features your custom wording and is held together by a silver cord and tassel. Students will treasure it for years to come!
Finish the night right with favors fit for the sultan himself. Great favors for an Arabian theme include imprinted prom CDS loaded with images, pictures and music of the night. Imprint these blank, rewritable CD's with your wording for a unique after-prom favor! Each CD includes a 5″ paper window sleeve for storage and protection. If you want to offer an even fancier, customized CD holder check out Stumps Party's prom photo CD holder that even has a spot for a prom picture. If CD-related party favors don't interest you then browse all of Stumps Party key tags, photo frames, mint tins, candles or drink glasses. All of these items can be customized with your prom slogan and logo!
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A veterinarian prescribed three huge pills to be given to a sick mule. "How do I get him to take the pills?" the farmer asked.
"It's quite simple," replied the vet. "Just insert the pill into a pipe. Put the pipe in the mule's mouth and blow on the other end. He will swallow the pill without realizing it."
The next day the farmer returned, looking sickly. "You look awful!" said the doctor. "What happened?" The farmer explained, "He blew first."
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Junior Ronea Saunders set a new school record and a personal outdoor best jumping 1.77 meters at the NCAA East Regionals on Friday night. The meet was held in Jacksonville, FL and is being hosted by the University of North Florida at Hodges Stadium.
Her jump was good for a tie for 17th place finish in the East Region.
Saunders' jump converts to 5 Feet, 9 and 3/4 inches, besting her previous school record by one inch. She jumped 5-8 3/4 in 2012.
Saunders, the NEC Champion in the high jump during the indoor season, claimed the silver at the 2014 NEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She earned her spot in the field as one of the top-48 performers in the eastern region this season.


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Iraq is the birthplace of many of the Arab world's renowned thinkers, poets, writers, and as such, it takes great pride in its past heritage and culture, and continues to make strides to boost its present local arts and culture scene. Its music sphere is up and coming with young artists and local tunes becoming increasingly popular among locals and visitors alike.
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(Host) The number of dairy farms in Vermont has been dwindling for decades. This May, it dipped below a thousand – an all-time low. But the fact that the dairy market has soured for many farmers doesn't mean the land has gone bad.
VPR's Angela Evancie has this story about a Shelburne family farm in transition.
(Evancie) All farmers know how to grow food. But many are now asking, how do you grow community? At Bread and Butter Farm, the answer is to throw a party at the barn every week.
(Corie Pierce) "We have live music, and it's just a…
(Man) Open to the public?
(Pierce) Open to everybody, yeah. There's our menu for tonight. We always have burgers and sausage and then we have a rotating menu of salads and then tonight we're featuring Ricky's Root Beer.
(Man) Every Friday night?
(Pierce) Every Friday. 'Til the weather won't let us'"
(Evancie) That's Corie Pierce. When she and Adam Wilson opened for business in May, they knew they wanted their farm to be a gathering place. It's part of their business model. Burger Night profits are at least five times what the farm store makes in a day. But it's also about building relationships.
(Pierce) "Taking the whole idea of local one step further and having people be able to meet us and meet the animals and see the plants growing and walk out into the fields."
(Evancie) And if you grill it, they will come. Tonight, 400 people show up to have a farm-raised burger and listen to the music of Jeremy Harple. There are almost as many kids here as there are adults. Kids in the hoop house, kids looking at cows, kids jumping off of hay bales. Eric and Erica Laessig are here with their newborn baby. This is their fourth Burger Night.
(Evancie) "It seems like you like it if you keep coming back?"
(Laessigs) "Yeah, absolutely, it's pretty awesome. It's beautiful. Can't think of a better thing to do on a Friday night. Especially if you have little ones."
(Evancie) There's no question that Bread and Butter Farm's location – right on the border between South Burlington and Shelburne – contributes to its success. But Corie Pierce says she and Adam Wilson couldn't have purchased it without help from the Vermont Land Trust and many others.
(Pierce) "It was a huge effort put forth by the Land Trust, the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, both towns of South Burlington and Shelburne, and numerous other private landowners and neighbors to come together and purchase the development rights so that we could then buy this land for ag purposes at a reasonable rate. It was a huge deal to be able to conserve 143 acres in these two towns."
(Evancie) It's a huge deal because developers, not farmers, are usually the ones buying land in Chittenden County. Sarah Dopp started the South Burlington Land Trust in 2003.
(Dopp) "And I think it was just a feeling that was rising up in the community that we were losing an awful lot of land in South Burlington to rampant development, as we saw it."
(Evancie) That same year, Maurice Leduc closed down his dairy.
(Leduc) "That's when I got rid of my cows. And I said, well, I ain't gonna farm no more."
(Evancie) But Leduc wanted the land to stay in farming. He had the opportunity to sell to a developer. But he didn't.
(Leduc) "I didn't want any building lots. Because they had one person who wanted to buy the whole thing. They were gonna put all houses, and then they were gonna put a bunch of houses over there."
(Evancie) With the help of the Vermont Land Trust and many donations, the Leducs were able to put their land into a conservation easement worth $720,000. Then Pierce and Wilson were able to buy the land for its agricultural value – $225,000. Elise Annes is vice president for community relations at the Vermont Land Trust.
(Annes) "The chance to conserve land can come once in a lifetime with certain pieces of land that are very developable. Our role is to figure out how we can act working with communities and with farmers and make it possible for that land to stay open."
(Evancie) After the final sale, Wilson was in charge of converting old cow stalls into an insulated bakery. Pierce's partner started booking gigs. Leduc and his four siblings stayed nearby. Wilson says they're part of the new team.
(Wilson) "Maurice just spent the last few days mowing some fields for us. The other siblings do anything from rototilling for us, to snowplowing, bringing over clothes for Corie's new baby."
(Pierce) "Hanging out with us, and keeping us up too late before we have to go to market the next morning."
(Leduc) "Very good neighbors. We didn't know what was gonna happen at first, but it worked out good. I enjoy it now."
(Evancie) A lot of Vermonters say they want to preserve the state's agricultural heritage. The challenge, especially in places like Chittenden County, is to figure out how. Elise Annes says that's where the Vermont Land Trust comes in.
(Annes) "Matching farmers with affordable farmland can be a challenge in Vermont. We have a list now of farmers who are looking to farm and we contact them when we think we have an opportunity for them. Or people who contact us who are not farming their land and who are interested in having other people farm their land."
(Evancie) But Annes says in the end, farmers need to be creative to make it all work.
(Annes) "Protecting farmland is critical to Vermont's future, but I think that it's the ingenuity and the energy of the farmers themselves who will truly make a difference."
(Evancie) Pierce and Wilson say that's what they're trying to do on their farm. They're trying to make a difference. And they're trying to have some fun while they're at it.
For VPR News, I'm Angela Evancie.
Note: Bread and Butter Farm will hold Burger Nights every Friday night from 4-7 until the weather turns. Flat Top Trio will be performing on Friday, August 19th.


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A good plasma TV can transform your home cinema into an experience that rivals that of the movies. The subtle colours and deep blacks they offer form a contrast to the bright and vibrant world of the LED TV.
They aren't cheap, though: a top of the line Panasonic, Samsung or Philips is going to set you back well over a grand. LG thinks it can do differently with its 50PM970T. So how does it handle? Is this the door to affordable big-screen plasma? Or are you better off looking elsewhere?
For the most part, television design has gone the route of the smartphone. Making everything thinner and more compact appears to be the order of the day. The LG is no exception, measuring just 1168 x 765 x 297, which for a 50-inch plasma is fairly impressive.
But who watches their TV from its side? Unless you prefer your Top Gear with a side of squashed Clarkson, we doubt many. So then, it is thin, but does that really matter?
To us, what keeps a set exciting is the size of its bezel. The smaller, the better the illusion that the image on the television is floating. It's a trick that Samsung is a fan of and one which is particularly impressive upon first glance.
Sadly, the LG doesn't manage it. Its bezel certainly is thin, but not as impressive as some of the more expensive competition. To be fair, getting a bezel smaller on a plasma set is incredibly difficult.
Wrapped around the screen is a top-notch black brushed-metal edge. It looks great and, particularly when watching the TV in a dark room, frames the image nicely. We personally prefer a black border to our image than the shiny silver approach of some other sets, but that's a very personal thing, and everyone feels differently about it.
The set has a simple yet sturdy stand below, which looks good without offering some of the design wizardry of LG's other televisions.
If you are going in for a 50-inch plasma set, chances are you hope to use it as part of a home cinema set-up. This means lots of connectivity options are crucial.
With the 970T, you get four HDMI connections, two on the back and two on the side. Then there is a pair of USB slots, a component, a scart, an RF in and an AV in. There is an optical out, component in, RGB in, PC audio in, LAN and a CL slot.
Enough connectivity choices? We do wonder what the back of the set would look like should you have something plugged into every one of its multiple slots.
The set also uses DLNA and Wi-Fi, to ensure you can send as much content as possible to your screen. Built in Wi-Fi also means you can connect straight to your home network to interact with Smart TV content, but we will talk about that later.
Picture quality
We aren't massive fans of dazzling you with numbers here at Pocket-lint, but for those who want to know, the LG has a claimed contrast ratio of 5 million to 1, with a 600Hz sub field drive.
What does this translate to? In practice, the possibility of a fantastic picture, but one that lies behind quite a painstaking set-up process.
You see the LG 50PM970T has an incredible sweet spot, it just takes a long time to find. For those who want things like motion smoothing and noise reduction, it is here, but you won't be getting anywhere near the image quality this television is capable of producing.
Fiddle with the settings enough - you could go straight in for the game mode as it turns off image processing - and the LG looks fantastic. We got a balanced, clean and detailed image that was very good indeed when viewing HD content. Whether as good as the more expensive Samsung and Panasonic options, we aren't so sure. But it's close enough that those who pick up the LG won't think they have miss-invested.3D is also good on the set and mostly free from ghosting and judder. For those with the content, 3D Blu-ray takes a good advantage of the set's HD capabilities.
3D is also good on the set and mostly free from ghosting and judder. For those with the content, 3D Blu-ray takes a good advantage of the set's HD capabilities.
The real issue we have with the LG's picture relates to its matte screen. During the day, it does a fantastic job of getting rid of reflections. The knock-on effect of this however is that it loses a lot of contrast and colour. White in particular takes a big hit, appearing grey and muddy. This sort of negates the need for the matte screen, because if the only way to get a great picture from the LG is to put it in a dark room we would rather it wasn't there.
Don't let this put you off though, as we have already said, for those who put the time in to set things up right, they will find a very good viewing experience can be had with the LG.
Smart TV content
Thankfully all that setting-up is done through LG's excellent Smart TV menus. The set ships with the LG Magic Remote, essentially a Wii nunchuck with which to control your television set.
It sounds clunky, but it isn't. The remote is a nifty piece of kit which is simple yet functional. You get a cursor on screen to scroll through menus, as well as grab and move about apps on the LG Smart TV home page.
Having become accustomed to all the major manufacturers' Smart TV offerings, we have to say, LG's seems easily the most logical. It steals a bit from Mac OS X, giving you a customisable app drawer. You can operate the entire TV with just one button on the remote and a cursor on the screen. It isn't the quickest way of doing things, but we like its laid-back feel.
Despite being thin, the speakers in the LG pack quite a punch. Again set-up is key here to get the most out of them, but nail things and you get a detailed and bassy sound.
Most will likely be hooking up the LG to a set of speakers, but it's nice to know that even without, its audio experience matches the picture.
So then, all in all a good plasma set at a decent price: £1,049 for a top of the line 50-inch plasma is definitely a persuasive offer.
The problem with the set is, if you can do a bit of saving, televisions not that much more expensive can make for an astounding viewing experience. If it has to be a plasma, Samsung's 51-inch E8000 is around £1,450 and very good indeed.
Don't be put off though, once set up, LG's 50PM970T is a plasma to be proud of. Throw in the intuitive controls and a decent 3D picture and you have a package that is well worth looking at.


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Hey - does anyone think that this will be the replacement for Unleashed? A 3.75" scaled high-end die-cast figure line. They could still be two-packs (at an even higher price point).Whatever this line is, it is destined to fail.
If that's the case, there will be a LOT of Unleashed fans who want to get a hold of the C3 focus group who told Hasbro the die-cast figures were a good idea!
People hate the statue 3.75 figures already, what's making them out of metal going to do for us? Give us something with substantial weight to throw at people?
Might ACTUALLY get the point across if we hit that Derryl DePriest guy in the head enough times!
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Last night I served them with a locally produced, specialty smoked sausage which I grilled. Although the days are still very warm, there is a definite crispness in the air at evening time, so this seemed to fit the weather. I'm not quite ready to say 'good-bye' to summer, but can Fall be far off?
The official name of this recipe is "Scottish Skillet Potatoes", although Mr. Bailey wrote that he had no idea why they are called by that name, I don't know either but they certainly are tasty.
Aside from a little prep, they practically prepare themselves allowing the cook to turn attention to the rest of the meal.
Scottish Skillet Potatoes
Serves 6
1 slice of thick bacon, cut into small pieces
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 Pounds potatoes (I usually use Russets, baking potatoes, but any type potato will do, you may want to reduce cooking time a bit if you are using waxy potatoes.)
1 teaspoon salt, dissolved in 1 cup hot water
Several grinds of fresh black pepper
Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch slices
Choose a very large skillet with a lid, (a skillet large enough to hold the potatoes in one layer.) You may need to use two skillets to keep the potatoes in one layer. Saute the bacon in the skillet until it is almost done, add onion and cook until wilted. Add butter, potatoes and salted water, sprinkle pepper and cover the pan. Bring to a boil and cook over very low heat for 20 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking for another 12 to 15 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally.
At the end of cooking time most of the liquid should have evaporated and the bottoms of the potatoes turning a golden color. Allow them to rest for an additional 10 minutes, covered, before serving.
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But as the recent wildfires ravaged Southern California, walking outside became impossible. Even when the air seemed to clear, experts warned that lingering microscopic ash particulates could get lodged in the lungs. Worried that exercising outdoors would do more harm than good, I headed to the neighborhood gym to walk on the treadmill.
Then came the news that a gym could be a good place to pick up a dangerous drug-resistant staph infection.
The next time I went to the fitness center, I dutifully cleaned off the treadmill with an antibacterial wipe. Later, I read that overuse of antibacterial products had actually helped create the super staph bug. In other words, I had just made the gym, and the world at large, a more hazardous place.
I began to sweat -- not from exercise, but from anxiety. Because stress is bad for your health, I went to the movies to relax. The theater was crowded, and I got one of the last seats -- next to a woman who had a terrible cold. I leaned as far away as possible, sorry I hadn't brought along my antismoke face mask.
The film itself was a pleasant diversion, except for the fact that the main character's wife had died of cancer four years before the story began. This got me thinking about all the routine medical checkups I needed to schedule.
On a more positive note, the extended family in the movie began its day with a cute and sassy aerobics routine on the front lawn.
Now there's an idea! Maybe I could organize a cute and sassy aerobics class in my living room. On second thought, I don't think my homeowners association would allow it.
Finally, I had a lightbulb moment as I envisioned the perfect workout.
I went home and did a deep knee bend, as I lifted a 20-pound weight -- also known as my electric mixer. I put the mixer on the counter, plugged it in and then stretched, stretched, stretched -- reaching for the butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour and baking soda. I jogged in place while the beaters turned the ingredients into a golden dough.
Then I added lots and lots of chocolate chips, because I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that chocolate is now considered a health food.
As the cookies baked in the oven, the kitchen filled with a wonderful aroma. I inhaled and exhaled, using the deep-breathing technique I'd once learned in a yoga class. And I began to feel much better.
Emily Dwass is a freelance writer in Los Angeles.


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Easter: A Hard and Hopeful Time
By Gwen Gustafson-Zook, minister of worship at Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
"Life is like Easter: a hard and hopeful time."
– Obed Dashan, Jos, Nigeria
The notification beeped on my computer and I was pleased to see that my friend and former seminary classmate from Nigeria was checking in. He currently serves as the General Secretary for the Church of Christ in Nigeria/Nations headquartered in Jos, Nigeria. When I casually asked him how he was doing, he responded, "Life is like Easter: a hard and hopeful time." He went on to report that in churches throughout Nigeria violence against Christians and those accused of promoting "westernized education" is rampant. Bomb blasts, the abduction of 200 school girls, the killing of people of faith – all of this in the past week – Holy Week. Obed is convinced that if those committing the atrocities would encounter the risen Christ, they, like Paul on the road to Damascus, would turn from their violent ways and become agents of positive change. As followers of the way of Jesus they would "influence the world with the gospel of peace." So he prays for his enemies and consistently encourages Christians throughout Nigeria and beyond to live as people of peace in the face of horrific violence. "What gives you hope?" I asked. And he reminded me of names of his three children, all of whom were born around the time we studied together: Fwangmun: The Spirit Sustains, Nanshelmun: God walks with us and Pankyes: In God we find peace.
Sometimes amidst the eggs and the lilies and the baby chicks we turn away from the pain and violence that is the context for the resurrection. This year, I will make a commitment to not turn away. I will still sing the Easter songs with gusto. I will still relish the time with family and the faith community, even more so realizing how often I take them for granted. But I will also stand with my brothers and sisters around the world as they cling to the power of Love made known in the resurrection of Jesus Christ – and boldly and hope-fully proclaim: the violence and the hatred will not win! Christ has risen! Hallelujah!
John 20:1-18 (NRSV)
Unshakable Faith
By Richard Aguirre, director of communications and marketing at Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
Today's powerful scripture epitomizes our Lenten Devotion theme of "Encountering God: What Have We Witnessed?" and the Easter Sunday sub-theme of "Go and Tell." In just 208 words, and without embellishment, the Gospel writer conveys the essence of Christianity – that Jesus Christ died, was buried and rose again and that his life-sustaining gift is available to all who control their fears and believe.
The men in Matthew 28: 1-10 guarding the tomb in Jerusalem did not believe; when the angel of the Lord appeared and there was a great earthquake, the guards "shook and became like dead men." Living in Peru for the past nine months (and growing up in California), I've felt many earthquakes and know they can paralyze people with fear.
The women who were visiting the tomb were frightened by the quake and angel, but the two Marys were courageous believers, so they also felt "great joy" when told that Jesus had risen from the dead. They were rushing to tell the disciples about the resurrection when they saw Jesus. They immediately "took hold of his feet and worshipped him." Because of their unshakable faith, the women believed and went to "go and tell" what they had witnessed – a physical encounter with God.
Today's scripture resonates with me because of the many Marys – or Marias – I have met and seen since my spouse, Judy Weaver, and I arrived in Peru to help Goshen College students learn and serve. Like the Marys who knew Jesus, many of Peru's Marias are the "least of these" – afraid, oppressed and abused, but they also are faithful, brave and often joyful. I have seen many women working long hours as maids, selling goods in chaotic markets or dangerous streets, raising children alone and carrying huge bundles that would stagger strong men. Yet they persevere, serve, and crowd churches to offer prayers of thanksgiving.
Since arriving in Peru, Judy and I have witnessed the good – great hospitality, tasty cuisine, an immense coastal city (Lima), soaring mountains, lush jungles and ancient civilizations. We have witnessed the bad – horrible traffic, pollution, poverty, sickness, neglect, injustice, crime and corruption. Still, what I will remember most about Peru are compassionate people – Jorge, Eduardo, Nestor, Miriam, Townsend, Maria, Benjamin, Livia, Gregoria, Eloy, John, Cindy, Elizabeth, Raquel, Patricia, Henry, Romulo and Gustavo – who are advancing God's hope, healing and social justice among the poorest of the poor. Their work is rooted in unshakable faith – the Easter spirit of overcoming fear and serving others with joy and love. And that is the gift of the risen Lord. Alleluia!
Matthew 28:1-10 (NRSV)
Christ's Humanity
By Grace Boehm, a junior at Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
On this day of Good Friday, I invite you to reflect on Christ's humanity, on the "earthly things" as well as the "things above." In order to understand our purpose and value as human beings, and to understand Jesus' work in the world, we must remember that Jesus was also human (as the church has affirmed throughout its history), and that he died a very real, human death. I picture Jesus' disciples aghast with grief after his crucifixion, not knowing that Jesus would rise again, but only understanding the realness of his death. By setting our sights only on things above, we miss out on the human experience that we should cherish on Earth. During Easter, we often focus, and rightly so, on Christ's resurrection. But Good Friday was a day of grief, sadness, and hopelessness for those who surrounded Jesus in his life.
The context of Colossians 3 fixates on separating the human existence on Earth from above with strong implications of God's wrath. But 3:12-14 provides a loving counter: "As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." The relationships and experiences we have on Earth are a reminder of this very human love and forgiveness. So I challenge us all, as Christian believers, to focus not on the separation of body and spirit, Earth and Heaven, but instead to see those as inseparable, unique parts of the human existence.
Colossians 3:1-4 (NRSV)
Rejoice! Sing!
By Hillary Harder, a senior at Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
The heading above this passage in my Bible reads "A song of victory." Indeed, when I read this passage at least two songs come to mind whose words are based on the text of this psalm. These are words of joy, triumph and praise – they are practically crying out to be sung aloud! It is unclear what "punishment" the psalmist has just been through: perhaps a period of darkness in his or her life, a time of struggle or depression, a close encounter with death. Maybe instead of the gate of righteousness, the psalmist had found him or herself facing other gates, and just narrowly missed entering and having the door close behind. Maybe, like the stone rejected by the builders, the writer has experienced feeling worthless and cast-off. Or perhaps the psalmist had simply wandered far from God's presence. Whatever the case, the saving power of God's steadfast love is enough to make the psalmist want to tell the world about this victory!
Our theme for this week is "Go and tell." In this psalm, we are reminded that an essential part of encountering God is sharing that encounter with everyone who will listen. This passage is a song, and the psalmist is inviting us to sing along. Not only does he or she proclaim the everlasting love of the Lord, the psalmist also exhorts Israel to do the same. After experiencing near defeat, the psalmist is ecstatic that he or she is going to live – and will fully embrace that life by "recounting the deeds of the Lord" that have led to it. This and every day are gifts to us from our God of love, and how do we respond? Rejoice! Sing! Go and tell about it!
Grace in the Wilderness
By Rose Shetler,
Director of annual giving/operations manager, Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
Does life sometimes feel like a wilderness, devoid of joy and comfort? What are the things that hold you in captivity? And where is God when life hurts?
In today's passage, the prophet Jeremiah is speaking to the people of Judah who were taken captive by the Babylonians. He brings the weary exiles the words of the Lord. The words offer assurance that they are the people of God who has not forsaken them, but who is with them and loves them with an everlasting love. The words are ripe with expectant promise that the captives will be restored to their homeland and will once again enjoy the work of their hands and the fruit of their labors. And yes, the words leap with songs of joyful celebration and noisy merrymaking! For the day will come when those in captivity will hear the call to go up to Zion, to the Lord their God, and live in peace and freedom.
Not only have the captives survived the sword and been promised restoration, but the grace in the Babylonian wilderness is this: it is the assurance, comfort, promise and joy that God loves them and is with them, even here, even now, even in this captivity.
I've known the wilderness times. I've been captive to fear and discouragement, hopelessness and doubt. My natural desire is to get through, get out, get away as quickly as possible from the wilderness in which I'm held captive. But sometimes in my haste, I miss the grace of the wilderness times. I forget that God loves me with an everlasting love, that God is with me there – especially there. As sure as the promise that God will restore me is the assurance that God loves me even when life hurts. Perhaps it is this realization that is a greater grace than the speed at which I move on to freedom.
Indeed today, this is the grace to be found in your wilderness too. May it be so.
Jeremiah 31:1-6 (NRSV)
God Shows No Partiality
By Bill Born, VP of student life and dean of students at Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
God shows no partiality, no favoritism. What a powerful statement.
These nine verses in Acts proclaim God's "good news," God's "salvation" to all. In just a few verses Peter proclaims Jesus as Lord of all, as God's anointed who died on a cross and was raised from the dead. It wasn't enough for select witnesses to personally see the resurrected Jesus, but God commanded them to testify and preach to all, as the prophets many years earlier testified of this Lord.
God's grace across history had come full circle, an ever-widening circle, from Jews and Gentiles alike. What does that mean for us today?
As was the case then, God's grace is not only for us to claim as our own. It's for us to proclaim to others.
How am I doing on that front, on the front of proclaiming God's grace to others? Am I selective in terms of whom I proclaim to? Do I consider my understanding of God's grace unique, better informed? Do I proclaim it with certain expectations, with select "strings attached?"
I can imagine it was difficult for those select witnesses of Jesus' resurrection to openly share God's love without some sense of privilege, recipients of a special dispensation. And yet, we read ahead of this passage of the angels coming to Cornelius, a centurion in the Italian regiment, a righteous and God-fearing man who God acknowledges for his prayers and gifts to the poor. And following, we read of the Holy Spirit being poured out on the Gentiles just as it was poured out on Peter and his fellow Apostles. God's grace is God's to dispense, and it is for all.
Many years ago I was introduced to the phrase "circles of influence." It was in the context of institutional marketing as a part of my work here at Goshen College. Allow me to offer a bit more depth to the phrase. As a follower of Jesus and recipient of God's grace, I need to be aware of, and intentional in broadening my circles of influence, circles beyond my comfort zone. Circles extending up, down, to the left and to the right. And may it be in those circles that God chooses to use me to proclaim and extend God's grace, freely.
Acts 10:34-43 (NRSV)
Go and Tell
By David Zehr, a sophomore at Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
I rewrote this devotion twice because I just couldn't seem to get to the heart of what I thought about it. I have a lot of issues with the ethic, which I see around me concerning how to "tell" people what we think. Opinions are rampant, avenues for message dissemination are plentiful, and the emphasis on the value of face-to-face conversation seems to be as invisible as sunshine has been this past winter. Why meet over a meal when signing a letter takes so much less time?
When I look deeper at this theme of "Go and tell," it becomes apparent to me that it is more than simply a call to speak. It is an invitation to community and relationship. Around me I hear the cacophonous chorus of the entire world all talking at once and no one stopping to listen. This Lenten theme is not meant for us to add to the senseless drivel. Rather, to "Go and tell" is a call to intentionally orient our lives around that which truly matters.
One way to do this is to analyze how we act. I've appreciated the faith community I've grown up in for "stepping to their own beat," instead of just taking cues from the outside world. As many around us seem to be more concerned with what they themselves are saying than what those around them are saying, I'm left with this observation: When we learn to listen to those we care for, we tell far more to them than if we are simply speaking. Perhaps faithfully stepping to our own collective beat in this day and age will require less focus on what we are saying or not saying, and more focus on whether we are listening or not listening.
By Ammon Allen-Doucot, a sophomore at Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
Generally speaking, Matthew 27 is a particularly upsetting part of the Bible. Granted, we all know the story, we all know that Jesus does come
back, but 27 is just intensely painful, which made me wonder how I could connect such a painful story to the overarching theme of "blessed."
What I have come to realize is that this passage, more than anything else, is about the power of integrity and peace. When Jesus gives up his spirit, the rocks crack, the sky darkens and the dead are raised. This is a tremendous exposition of power.
Yet, we see Jesus walk willingly to it, he does not resist when he is before Pilate, when the crowds call for his blood, when the soldiers mock him and when the criminals mock him. This treatment is in extreme contrast with Jesus' entrance to Jerusalem just days ago. The fact is, Jesus had just as much power riding in on a donkey and being welcomed as he did on the walk to Golgotha.
The significance of this passage is that it highlights that Jesus' concern was not for himself and not effected by what happened around him, it was for the duty he had to God and therefore to humanity. We are blessed by Matthew 27, in that our God knows suffering, knows pain and knows compassion. The deity we aspire to follow does not turn to violence, instead we are called to walk a path where we can be mocked and harassed and hurt, and to do so bravely.
Matthew 27:11-54 (NRSV)
By Adela Hufford, business process analyst at Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
Parenting has taught me just as much about my relationship with God as it has about my relationship with my son, Garrett. I feel sadness and pain when I see him struggle with making wise choices and ultimately choosing something other than what I wanted for him. I am struck with the notion, "Is this how God feels about me when I make unwise choices?" But I also feel an incredible surge of euphoria when Garrett offers me genuine thankfulness or praise about something I have done. And again I think, "Does God's heart swell when I offer up a thankful heart?"
The Psalmist provides prayer in the form of thanksgiving and praise, recognizing God's mercy and restoration in our lives by jubilantly sharing "O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!" both at the beginning and the end of the Psalm. My desire to create a similar attitude of thankfulness in Garrett calls on me to identify with him the many blessings we've been given and to demonstrate a thankful heart. We often pray at bedtime: "God, thank you for our house. Thank you for a bed to sleep in. Thank you for plenty of food to eat and clothes to wear. Amen."
I am challenged though, to help Garrett, and ultimately help myself, acknowledge that our prayers of thanksgiving and praise can and should seep in to our everyday lives and not be limited by our routines, but become routine. Despite our circumstances, there is much to be thankful for and God deserves that pause whenever we are presented with a blessing.
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 (NRSV)
A Humble Servant
By Dechen Tuladhar, a sophomore at Goshen College
Reprinted from Lenten Devotions
If you had all the money, all the power and all the fame in the world, how would you live your life? Would you be driving a Lamborghini or a Ferrari? Would you own the latest Louis Vuitton bag? Would you change your closet every time there's a new fashion trend?
In today's society, the "I" appears to be more important than "them." If social systems value "I" more than "them," how can we, as individuals, value "them" more than "I?" It may seem like a challenging task, but it IS possible with God's help.
When Jesus came to this earth, he could have had all the riches, luxury and fame, but he didn't. He could have lived in a palace and ruled as a king, but he didn't. He could have hired all the servants to clean his house, make his food and do his hair, but he didn't. Instead, Jesus chose to be born in a dirty, stinky stable, Jesus chose to be raised in a poor carpenter's home, Jesus chose to be the servant and to serve others. Even though he was ridiculed, rejected, despised and humiliated by his own people, Jesus persisted for our sake, to save us. Jesus willingly humbled himself, and he even went so low that he offered himself to die for our sins. Jesus didn't die just any death. He died the most horrible, degrading and agonizing death, the crucifixion. Isn't it amazing that Jesus, the all-powerful and all-knowing God, is also the all-humble God? Even though Jesus has all the reasons to be proud, he was humble.
So often, we get carried away with the "I" phrases: "I am…I want…I need… ME, MYSELF and I," and we forget about "them." All the "I" builds is pride, and pride doesn't lead us anywhere but sin. Humility, on the other hand, will be rewarded, blessed and exalted by God. Humility means forgiving, loving and caring for others, not just yourself. Humility also means letting God take charge of your life, and whatever we can't do, He will. In order to be honored you must first humble yourself, in order to be loved you must first give love, in order to be forgiven you must first forgive, and in order to be blessed you must first bless.
So, today, will you make it your goal to be served or to be a servant?
Phil. 2:5-11 (NRSV)
Chad Hill
Pastor, Allen-Lee
April 2015


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Now let's do some math.
There are 8.7 million species on this planet. There have been around 250,000 fossils found. That is less than 3% of the story and evidence. Which brings up a few questions and realizations.
1) How does a theory become a true proven fact with less than 3% of the evidence?
2) How does a theory become a scientific one with less than 3% of the evidence?
3) What was the 123 criteria that allowed a theory become become a scientific one with less that 3% of the evidence?
4) And is 3% of the evidence "mountains of evidence" you speak of? I don't think so.
Observable evolution in action.
Out of all the evolution that is claimed to have happened, and was supposedly recorded in the fossil record. How much of it is actually observable without a time machine? Less then 1%. Which means the same question above apply as to why less than 1% observable equals all the things claimed about it?


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The New England Revolution Under-16 and Under-18 youth teams opened their 2010 seasons with a trip to Connecticut last weekend to play South Central Premier on Saturday and Oakwood Soccer Club on Sunday. The travel weekend proved to be a mixed bag as both the U-16s and U-18s defeated South Central Premier on Saturday but dropped decisions to Oakwood Soccer Club on Sunday. The teams exit the first weekend of play with 1-1-0 records.
The U-16s opened play late Saturday morning on the University of Bridgeport's Knight Field and defeated South Central Premier 3-2 on the strength of two goals from Felix DiBona (Everett, Mass.) and two assists from Devin Devoy (Lincoln, Mass.). SC Premier opened the scoring in the 10th minute, but the Revs answered quickly when Diego Fagundez (Leominster, Mass.) found the back of the net on a pass from Adrian Reifsnyder (Newton, Mass.) in the 12th minute of play. DeBona then tallied two scores in the next ten minutes to give the Revs a two-goal lead. SC Premier added one more goal in the 28th minute, but did not capitalize the rest of the game.
The U-18s took Knight Field for a 1 p.m. tilt and shut out SC premier, 4-0. Jonni Ventura (Westminster, Mass.) led the scoring with consecutive goals in the 42nd and 45th minutes on assists from Michael Rincon (Malden, Mass.) and Miguel Castro (Lynn, Mass.). New England initially got on the board in the 26th minute when Gustavo Santos (Framingham, Mass.) found Homero Morais (Somerville, Mass.) for a 1-0 lead and the Revs never looked back. Fabio Junior(Leominster, Mass.) closed out the scoring in the 85th minute when he netted an unassisted goal.
After a Saturday sweep, both teams traveled to Portland, Conn. to square off against Oakwood Soccer Club at the Oakwood Soccer Park on Sunday afternoon. The tables turned on the Revs as both squads recorded shutout losses. The U-16s surrendered an early goal in the 15th minute that proved to be all the scoring Oakwood SC needed to preserve the 1-0 shutout. The U-18s followed with a valiant effort, but surrendered at late goal in the 80th minute and also dropped a 1-0 decision.
Both the U-16s and U-18s look climb back above .500 this Saturday when they take on FC Westchester at SUNY Purchase in New York.
New England Revolution U-15/16 vs. South Central Premier U-15/16
February 20, 2010 – Bridgeport, Conn. (University of Bridgeport - Knight Field)
Scoring Summary:
NE – Diego Fagundez (Adrian Reifsnyder) 12
NE – Felix DeBona (Devin Devoy) 18
NE – Felix DeBona (Devin Devoy) 22
New England Revolution: Tyler Zon (GK), Christian Sady, Mitchell Taintor, Pablo Espinola (Juan Moreira 52), Adrian Reifsnyder (Daniel Chmura 62), Daniel Tchen, Dominik Machado (Douglas Silveira 58), Devin Devoy, Diego Fagundez, Felix DeBona (Alan Florez 71), Cole Denormandie (Jack Hilger 48)
Misconduct Summary:
New England Revolution U-17/18 vs. South Central Premier U-17/18
February 20, 2010 – Bridgeport, Conn. (University of Bridgeport - Knight Field)
Scoring Summary:
NE – Homero Morais (Gustavo Santos) 26
NE – Jonni Ventura (Michael Rincon) 42
NE – Jonni Ventura (Miguel Castro) 45
NE – Fabio Junior (unassisted) 85
New England Revolution: Chris Foley (GK), James Doherty, Daniel Sangster, Kenny Kolbeck, Felipe Fagundes, Michael Rincon (Kyle Gordon 80), Dylan Hawkins (Josh Vlasich 55), Miguel Castro (Cody Osgood 46), Gustavo Santos (Sawyer Kisken 60), Jonni Ventura (Fabio Junior 71), Homero Morais
Misconduct Summary:
SCP – (caution) 20
New England Revolution U-15/16 vs. Oakwood Soccer Club U-15/16
February 21, 2010 – Portland, Conn. (Oakwood Soccer Park – Field #1)
Scoring Summary:
New England Revolution: Tyler Zon (GK), Christian Sady, Mitchell Taintor, Daniel Tchen, Daniel Chmura (Adrian Reifsnyder 55), Sam Milbury (Pablo Espinola 40), Douglas Silveira (Cole Denormandie 40),Devin Devoy (Dominik Machado 62), Diego Fagundez, Jack Hilger, Felix DeBona
Misconduct Summary:
New England Revolution U-17/18 vs. South Central Premier U-17/18
February 21, 2010 – Portland, Conn. (Oakwood Soccer Park – Field #1)
Scoring Summary:
New England Revolution: Jose Silva (GK), Felipe Fagundes, Daniel Sangster, Kenny Kolbeck, James Doherty, Gustavo Santos (Sawyer Kisken 46), Cody Osgood, Dylan Hawkins (Miguel Castro 46), Michael Rincon (Fabio Junior 71), Jonni Ventura, Josh Vlasich (Kyle Gordon 80)
Misconduct Summary:
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This post might result in a little cognitive dissonance since the photos are from downtown Aiken, SC, but mostly I'm going to talk about the lost towns of Ellenton and Dunbarton and why they're gone. In the late 1940's, following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and amidst growing concern about the Red Menace, the U.S. decided to get (more) serious about making bombs. In 1950, Harry S. Truman gave his approval to construct a massive facility to manufacture nuclear material for hydrogen bombs, chiefly tritium and plutonium-239. This would become the Savannah River Plant, a 300 square-mile chunk of land along the Savannah River, straddling Aiken and Barnwell Counties. Residents of a tiny village named Dunbarton had to leave their homes, as did people living in the larger town of Ellenton. All extant buildings were either trucked out or demolished. One-hundred and fifty graveyards were dug up and the bodies relocated. There are incredible pictures of the moving of Ellenton at the best (and basically only) Ellenton website. (Click on "Photo Library" and "Movin' On".)
The government told the residents of the area that it would buy back their homes, and 6,000 people sold. For all the property, including 210,000 acres of land, the government paid 19 million dollars. The estimated value of just the timber at the time was 28 million dollars. The former residents of what was now going to be one of the largest nuclear facilities in the world were not happy. Many found themselves moving into pre-fab government homes built just beyond the boundaries of the Savannah River Plant. The town was (and is) named, suitably enough, New Ellenton.
If you've been to New Ellenton (pop. 2,500 and probably dropping), then you know its not a thriving town. It never has been. There's not much to it, apart from some gas stations, a sandwich shop, and a couple stores. When Ellenton was vacated, many of the younger residents left the area and never returned. Of those over the age of 50 that tried to make a go of it in New Ellenton, more than half were dead within 10 years. Unable to adjust to being uprooted from their homes, and barred from even visiting the site of old Ellenton (despite living about 10 miles away), the old-timers just dropped away. To see what Ellenton USED to look like, go here. (Click on "Photo Library" and "Ellenton".)
In one of those strange but oh-so-common twists of fate, the forces that led to the destruction of Ellenton and Dunbarton (Can you tell that I don't really know anything about Dunbarton?) were responsible for a massive overall boom in the population, and thus the economy, of the Central Savannah River Area. Tens of thousands of workers poured in from all over the country, first to help build the plant, then to work there. Everyone from physicists to secretaries found employment. And they all had to have security clearance to set foot beyond the huge barricades and fences that ringed the entire area. Heavily-armed guards patrolled the grounds on foot, in vehicles, and by helicopter. They still do, although the workforce at the site has been steadily decreasing.
The former site of the Ellenton post office is now a roadside rest area off of SC 125, but most of what was the town is inside the perimeter of the facility. As I've alluded to, the general public is not allowed on what has now been renamed the Savannah River Site. However, in my never-ending quest to explore the forgotten and abandoned areas of the Central Savanna River Area, I got to visit. No, I didn't sneak in per usual!! Honestly, it's not possible. You could be shot trying. There's even surveillance cameras up in trees in the woods. While I couldn't bring my own camera, as it's strictly forbidden, I did see the old town of Ellenton. Lemme tell ya, there ain't nothing left. You can see some old curbs and overgrown clearings where driveways used to be, but nothing else. Pictures wouldn't show much. In fact, they'd look just like this. (Click on "Photo Library" and "Ellenton Today".) The most interesting things are the old two-lane highways with speed limits and other signage still in place, waiting for cars that never come. There's a few small bridges left, as well, and the site of Leigh Banana Case Company, though the buildings are long gone. It seems a shame to have turned those huge, beautiful cypress trees into banana boxes. Oh, and I DID get to go around the historic clover-leaf.
But Ellenton wasn't all sweetness back in the old days either. You may remember that following the Hamburg Riot there was a riot in Ellenton. On September 15, 1876, two black men were arrested for allegedly beating a white woman and a group of armed black men attempted to defend them. In the violence that ensued, 15 blacks, including a Barnwell County legislator, Simon Coker, and two whites were killed. One source has the date for this riot as May 15, 1876, but I have to think it was actually the post-Hamburg Riot riot. If you happen to know that Ellenton was the scene of TWO riots in 1876, please let me know.
As for the photos in this post, as I mentioned, they're from downtown Aiken. Downtown Aiken is not abandoned, I just made it look like it is. Around each corner is a craft shop or a restaurant or a boutique. Or a horse. One more post from Aiken (not all-color!) next time. See ya.
OCTOBER 2019 UPDATE: In response to J. Foreman's comment below regarding the Stagecoach Inn (built in the mid-1700s!), W. Clifford sent CoD this vintage photograph of the place and, happily, wanted it posted here. It's a wonderful shot. The Stagecoach Inn originally stood in Ellenton, SC, but was moved to Aiken, where vandals tragically burned it down.
In fact, I'll quote Mr. Foreman's full comment as it's quite interesting:
"My ancestors (George Foreman 1701-1786) settled on 455 acres in the area of Ellenton in 1745 and shortly after that built the Stagecoach Inn next to the road from Augusta to Charles Towne (as it was called then). The inn remained in the family and operated as an inn until after 1900. It remained after the government took over that area for the Savannah River Atomic facility but was given to the Aiken Historical Society around 1961. They moved it to a location west of Aiken where it was restored to become the headquarters of the group but was burned by vandals before it could open. I'm looking for stories and especially photos of it and would appreciate contacting anyone with information."
Thanks to both W. Clifford and J. Foreman for sharing such fantastic history. And I hope you see this photo, Mr. Foreman! JM


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oh, sorry, when I read "performs 2^n" I interpreted it as "performs 2^n cycles", then I just ignored the rest of your reply, my fault.
keep in mind that many people come here asking to solve often basic excercises, for which giving even basic suggestions tantamounts solving them. I just saw no other way to help you understanding the solution by yourself but to suggest counting the cycles.I may have reached my answer differently, but never once did superbonzo say I was getting closer or that I had the right idea.


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This will be my last beach post! I'm just rounding up the week since Wednesday(the day we had our engagement photos.) By the way, we'll be ordering our engagement photos soon and I can't wait to post ALL of them and share my experience with Ann Coen.. :) I have a few photos from the morning before we had our actual session to show you how my outfit turned out...
Beautiful sunrise!
Since I was up since 4AM getting ready we went to the infamous SoJo's on the island. They're breakfast is SO good!
I absolutely love jersey sausage.. weird right? I live in PA, so the sausage is actually completely different, it's like a patty instead of a link. But omg-osh! So good!
After the photoshoot we got everybody up and headed to the beach.. ALL day!
Feet in the sand. ♥
My lovely beach chair.
Later that night we headed to Fantasy Island, which is basically an arcade and amusement park.
Sand sculpture.
I think this was the following day.. we headed to good old Barnegat Light. I took a photo of my car by Barney. I ♥ my car!!
Walking a trail.
We also went on this boat to see the sunset, it was beautiful.
My fiance, and I, and his weirdo friend that ruined our photo.
This is from the boat.
This boat was on the movie The Perfect Storm!


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Updated 04.19.2015 to correct a misstatement. See strikeout red text below.
I had been seeking connections to my great-grandfather, Andrew Przybylski, for quite awhile. The only clue I had to finding any connection to others in his family that may have arrived in Toledo, Ohio was John Przybylski, who married Tecla Mruk, daughter of Michał Mruk and Margaretha Plenzler (sibling of another great-grandfather, Joseph Plenzler). My gut told me there had to be a connection between them; and yet, I came up empty-handed for years.
Then, as it sometimes does, fate intervened. I had been corresponding with a distant cousin in Florida every now and again who was a descendant of a Michael Przybylski, who resided in Holland, Ohio. I could not provide him any information other than to confirm that this Michael was the son of Tecla and
Michał John, and tell him perhaps there was no connection between John and Andrew. Przybylski is a rather common Polish surname. We knew that John's parents were Michael and Rosalia per the marriage record from St. Anthony's for Tecla and John and John's death certificate.
What I hadn't done in all that time, and what my cousin did think to do, was to search the Poznan Project for a marriage record for a Michael Przybylski and Rosalia. That opened the door. The marriage record was located. And it made a number of connections as well as reinforced the idea that it is so important to keep a keen eye out for names and their variants.
The Poznan Project provided a marriage record for a Michael Przybł and a Rosalia Bocian, 30 August 1868 and took place in Znin, Kujawsko-Pomorskie. It had never dawned on me to search on alternative forms to the name, Przybylski (Przybył, Przybyła)! The marriage record for Michael and Rosalia is here and here (two pages to the record). What a surprise! Michael was the son of Valentine and Josepha Kurczminska. With those two names, it is possible to establish a very high likelihood that this Michael is a brother to my great-grandfather, Andrew. This means that Andrew was John's uncle. Andrew's marriage record to Franciszka Rochowiak only indicates that his parents are Valentine and Josepha. However, the dates do line up: Andrew was born in 1843 given the age provided on the marriage record to Franciszka (age 30 in 1873) and Josepha and Valentine were married in 1835. Michael was born in 1839 per the age of 29 stated on his marriage record to Rosalia.
Taking it one step further, I then wrote to the Poznan Project to obtain the marriage record for Valentine and Josepha. And it existed! The marriage took place 23 February 1835 in Juncewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie. The marriage was recorded for Valentine using the form of the surname as Przybył. The record also confirms a hunch I had that Valentine was widowed at the time of his marriage to Josepha.
What is funny, sad, and true is that some of this evidence had been sitting under my nose for quite a while. A long time ago, I had been researching the Mruk line. I knew full well that one of Tecla's and John's sons, Jacob (also known as John) had married Hattie Karamol. I had Hattie's death information: her parents were given as Frank Karamol and Antonina Przybylski. Guess who Antonina's parents were? Michael Przybylski and Rose Bocian. I never once followed up on that clue.
It sometimes takes another person to wake me up. I think I got too numb to the clues sitting in front of my nose! It reinforces something I've always believed in–there is a Buddhist saying that goes something like this: "when the student is ready, the teacher appears." I think my teacher was the cousin in Florida, whom I've never met in person. It was time for me to learn to look at existing data with new eyes.
I have found no evidence that Michael and Rosalia ever came to the US nor I have I obtained any data beyond the marriage record. But my very strong hunch is: Michael and Andrew were brothers. John and Antonina were Andrew's nephew and niece.


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Max Mosley's sordid legal affair appears to be ending now that the judge in the FIA president's case against the tabloid (News Of The World) that published the details of his alleged Nazi Orgy is nearly ready to rule. Though a major distraction for the sport, we've sort of gotten used to the craziness Mosley injects into our workday. But moments like when he told the judge he really likes S&M will live on in our hearts, and in the legal system whenever someone else uses the old Marv Albert defense. But the question still remains — who'll win? We break down the case below.
Mosley's Case: British laws protecting the rights of individuals against the press extend to him and this was a completely private affair.
News Of The World's Case: Mosley is a public figure and he committed a serious act of "depravity" and the public has a right to know about it.
X Factor: The witness who was the biggest part of the setup, Woman E, was supposed to testify that there was a specific request for a Nazi theme. She never showed up.
Jalopnik Snap Judgement: Because British laws are so strong on this point, we're pretty sure NOTW is going to lose this case. But it isn't going to make problems like this go away.
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To maintain some form of relationship with someone without revealing one's true feelings or intentions; to keep someone in an uncertain position. If you don't want to marry him, then you have to tell him that—you can't keep him dangling any longer! A: "I'm never going to get a promotion, am I?" B: "With the way the boss keeps you dangling, I doubt it."


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Family Farm game for Linux (demo available)
Demo of this beautiful game is finally available for Linux.
Puzzle Moppet is a serenely peaceful yet devilishly challenging 3D puzzle game.
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The Spiral Knights have awoken on an alien world. Their equipment stores have been raided and their starship, The Skylark, will not recover from the crash. Now they must work together to survive on a journey that will take them to the very core of the world.
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Family Farm could be described as a tycoon (business strategy game) set in the 19th century with sims-like characters. Characters have various talents and skills, need to eat meals, babies are born, trees grow, yields depend on weather and so on.
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Steel Storm is an old school top down arcade shooter with score oriented competitive gameplay, and is designed for people who like fast paced action and have limited amounts of time to play computer games.
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Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of three survivors who join forces with the last remaining human resistance in the heated battle against the ongoing alien onslaught. The acclaimed atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return armed with a new feature set!
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OilRush is a real-time strategy game based on group control. It offers mechanics of a classical RTS combined with a Tower Wars genre: control the upgrade of production platforms as well as their defence forces, and send battle groups of naval and air units to capture enemy platforms and oil rigs.
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Planet Stronghold is a sci-fi role-playing game with a turn-based combat system. You take the role of a young, new recruit that somehow gets assigned to the most well-known, and well-defended, human outpost in the whole galaxy: Planet Stronghold.
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SpaceChem is an obscenely addictive, design-based puzzle game about machine building and fake science.
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New project promotes shared open Wi-Fi with tips and how-to's
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ECM Plus /San Francisco/ +++ A new open wireless group has been formed that will open up the airwaves to shared Wi-Fi resources.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and a coalition of nine groups has launched the 'Open Wireless Movement', a new project to promote a landscape of shared, wireless Internet. Continue reading


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A federal judiciary that is becoming increasingly conservative under President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has gun control advocates on edge.
"Our study indicates that the carp can survive and grow in much larger areas of the lake than previous studies suggested," said Peter Alsip, lead author of the paper.
Watch the Aug. 12, 2019 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."
Four people became ill after consuming pork tamales or carnitas served from the deli section of Sun View Produce last month, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
As urban agriculture programs expand in Chicago and other cities, a new project aims to unearth data on one of the biggest potential obstacles to city-based farming efforts: soil contamination.
The Trump administration announced Monday it is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration: Denying green cards to many migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance.
How Title IX changed a future Chicago sportswriter's life, and paved the way for a championship basketball team from Niles West. We speak with Melissa Isaacson, author of "State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation."
A trade war with China. Springtime floods. And now weeks without rain have combined to create a perfect storm battering Illinois farmers. Will a disaster declaration be enough to save them?
As the Chicago Teachers Union and Board of Education continue to negotiate a new contract, an independent fact-finder recommends a 16% pay raise for Chicago teachers over the life of a five-year deal.
Why some Illinois Facebook users are suing the company over its facial recognition software for photos.
Where to put a Chicago casino? A $120,000 feasibility study may offer some insight on five potential sites proposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
"Music is unifying." That's according to a local DJ who spends her Monday mornings bringing music to the corridors of the newly remodeled CTA 95th Red Line station. We go for a look – and a listen.


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Democratic governments want policies that are in the best interest of their citizens. But how can they – and their voters – be sure they are making the right choices? One answer is by learning from the experience of others. Among the OECD's core strengths is its ability to offer its members a framework to compare experiences and examine "best practices" in a host of areas from economic policy to environmental protection.
OECD peer reviews, where each country's policy in a particular area is examined by fellow members on an equal basis, lie at the heart of this process. A country seeking to reduce unemployment, for example, can learn valuable lessons from its peers on what has worked and what has not. This can save time, and costly experimenting, in crafting effective national policies. The recommendations resulting from such a review can also help governments win support at home for difficult measures. And perhaps most importantly, because everyone goes through the same exercise, no country feels it is being singled out. Today's reviewers will be in the hot seat themselves tomorrow.
Peer review has been used at the OECD since the organisation was created more than 50 years ago. It has evolved over time to take account of new developments, including the involvement of civil society, business and labour. One measure of the success of the OECD peer review process is that other international organisations have also adopted the method, although the practice has been most extensively developed at the OECD. More recently, members of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) have asked the OECD to help them bring peer review to their region.


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Victoria Beckham says if she were forced to choose between sex or sleep, she'd go with the spicier option.
"I'm getting into bed with David Beckham every night, so, you know, there'd be something wrong if I said, 'sleep,'" the former Spice Girl says in a new magazine interview, Usmagazine.com reports.
In Allure's December issue, Beckham reveals that she doesn't usually don pajamas either.
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"I tend to wear nothing. But David bought me these little sets from Agent Provocateur, his favorite store," she says.
Oh, and she doesn't eat hamburgers or mind still being called Posh either. Duly noted.


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A teenage girl jumped out of a moving car to escape a possible attack at the hands of a man dressed as a clown.
Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit put out a bulletin Monday morning seeking information about the alleged attack in the city's Cobbs Creek section of West Philadelphia that involved a man dressed in a Halloween costume.
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As the man drove off, the girl jumped out of the moving vehicle and ran away into Cobbs Creek Park, according to police.
The girl then called police when she got home.
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"The Best Brigham Young," Liahona, Jan. 2011, 60–61
The Best Brigham Young
"Brigham Young [was] reserved to come forth in the fulness of times to take part in laying the foundations of the great latter-day work" (D&C 138:53).
Kathy listened as Mr. Sodeberg explained how people migrated in the United States. She was excited about her new history class. Flipping through the pages of her new history book, Kathy stopped at a picture of Brigham Young. She had never realized Brigham Young's significance in United States history before.
Mr. Sodeberg finished his lecture. "There will be homework every day," he said. "Your first assignment is due tomorrow."
At home Kathy sighed as she looked at all the questions Mr. Sodeberg had assigned.
"Tough day at school?" Mom asked.
"Homework every day," Kathy said. She remembered the picture in her history book. "Mom, Brigham Young is in my textbook. What makes him so important in U.S. history?"
"He directed the migration of thousands of Latter-day Saints to the Salt Lake Valley. Then he organized them into settlements," Mom said. "That took a lot of planning. It was a significant part of the country's westward migration."
The next day Mr. Sodeberg announced, "Next week we will perform a readers' theater. Each of you will dramatize a character of the westward migration. Your parents and other students will be invited to attend the performance."
Mr. Sodeberg began assigning characters and handing out scripts. When he asked who wanted the part of Brigham Young, Kathy quickly raised her hand.
"Tonight's homework is to begin memorizing your part," Mr. Sodeberg said. "You must recite it perfectly. Your grade depends on it."
Kathy read over her part as she and her friend Laura left class. A terrible feeling came over her. "This is all wrong," she said to Laura. "It makes Brigham Young sound dishonest."
"You just see things differently because of your church," Laura said.
"I can't say these things," Kathy said.
"You have to recite them perfectly," Laura reminded her.
Tears rolled down Kathy's cheeks as she ran home and burst through the front door.
"More homework?" Mom asked.
"Worse," Kathy said, handing her the script. "Read this."
Mom read the script and shook her head. "This writer didn't know a lot about Brigham Young."
"What should I do?" Kathy asked.
"First let's find a Brigham Young costume," Mom said.
Kathy tried on Grandpa's long black coat and rolled up the sleeves on her brother's white shirt. Mr. Grandi next door showed Kathy how to walk with his extra wooden cane.
Mom found a tall black hat in a closet and put it on Kathy's head. "You'd make Brigham Young proud," Mom said. "Now you need a new script."
Kathy looked for information about Brigham Young in Church history books and on the Church Web site. Soon the script was rewritten.
"The true story of Brigham Young," Kathy said.
On the day of the performance, Kathy's class gathered in the auditorium. Parents and other students waited in their seats. Mr. Sodeberg introduced the program; then he stood offstage as the students recited their parts.
Alex recited his script perfectly, but Randall mixed up his words. Mr. Sodeberg made him begin again. Kathy squeezed her cane. When it was her turn, Kathy recited the true story of Brigham Young.
"Did you change your script?" Laura asked after the performance.
"Yes. I told the truth," Kathy said.
"Here comes Mr. Sodeberg," Laura said.
"Well done, ladies," Mr. Sodeberg said. "Kathy," he continued, "you were the best Brigham Young I have ever seen."