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China Total: 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
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United States Total: 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
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Japan Total: 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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Italy Total: 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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France Total: 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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South Korea Total: 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Russia Total: 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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North Korea Total: 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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Australia Total: 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Romania Total: 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Hungary Total: 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Brazil Total: 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Ukraine Total: 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Great Britain Total: 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Kazakhstan Total: 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Netherlands Total: 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Colombia Total: 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Lithuania Total: 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Georgia Total: 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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South Africa Total: 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Cuba Total: 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Poland Total: 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Thailand Total: 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Chinese Taipei Total: 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Germany Total: 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Mexico Total: 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Mongolia Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Moldova Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Canada Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Azerbaijan Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Belgium Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Norway Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Serbia Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Slovakia Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Uzbekistan Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Indonesia Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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India Total: 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cross Country Season at GCHS Officially Begins 07.31.12 - Today
Anyone in grades 7-12 who is planning to run cross country this season should be at Gilmer County High School on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 7:00 PM.
This is the official start date to the 2012 season.
Runners MUST have a completed physical before he/she will be permitted to run.
Any questions should be sent to “tsevans@access.k12.wv.us”.
Glenville: City Council Meeting - Monday, 08.13.11
The City of Glenville’s monthly city council meeting will be held on Monday, August 13 at 7:00 PM.
Meeting is held in the upstairs of Town Hall.
Glenville: Real Flea Market – August 03-04, 2012 This Friday and Saturday
Glenville: Open House Yard Sale – August 01-04, 2012
Open House Yard Sale Wednesday – Saturday, August 01 – 04, 2012
From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
660 Cedar Creek Road, Glenville, WV
We are trying to collect money to pay for my Sister/Aunt Stephenie Evans Huff’s funeral
We had to put my mom/Grandma in the Nursing Home and we need to pay the loan off that she had to get to pay for the funeral
There is all kinds of household items, pots, pans, plate and bowl sets, cups, towels,
sheet sets for full and twin size beds, full bed, dresser, daybed, TV’s,
two recliners that match(pretty much brand new), blue recliner,
kitchen table and two chairs, bookcases, end tables, shoes, clothes, microwave,
power wheelchair, knick knacks, TV stand, curtain sets, picture frames,
and Much more
We will also have the yard sale things out in the front yard
We may end up inside also
Baby clothes, from newborn to some 18 month, boys’ clothes from 18 months to size 6
microwave, deer feeder, medicine cabinet, some women clothes 4X
little kid shoes
Debbie Marks and Jennifer Harper
G-Comm™: Hoppy’s Commentary - Is There Justice In Kanawha Valley Sniper Case?
Nine years after the Kanawha County sniper attacks that killed three people, we finally have some justice, but it’s still not a total resolution of one of the state’s most violent and convoluted murder cases.
Monday, Shawn Lester, 37, a vicious meth user, pleaded guilty to second degree murder, just as his trial was about to begin. Lester admitted in court to the 2003 sniper murder of Jeannie Patton.
However, charges that Lester also murdered Gary Carrier Jr. and Okey Meadows Jr. were dropped as part of the plea agreement.
All three were killed by sniper attacks in August, 2003 at gas stations in the Kanawha Valley. The case attracted national attention because it came just months after the beltway sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C. area.
Investigators were split at the time; some believed the attacks were random, while others thought the murders were connected and drug related. Lester was a suspect almost immediately, yet he was not charged until years later, after confessing to others that he was the sniper.
Lester killed Patton apparently because her long-time boyfriend, Marty Walker, stole methamphetamine from Lester that he had gotten from a Mexican drug dealer.
Prosecutors did not have a great case against Lester. They knew that all three murders were committed with the same .22 rifle, but that weapon is still missing. There were two other people with Lester when he shot Patton, but one of them is dead and the other isn’t a very credible witness.
The case linking Lester to the murders of Carrier and Meadows was even weaker. At best, prosecutors figured they had a 50/50 chance of conviction.
Kanawha County Judge Duke Bloom will likely give Lester the maximum sentence—40 years in prison. Even if he gets out early because of good behavior, Lester could head to federal prison because he faces additional drug and gun charges.
Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants says he can justify the plea deal because Lester will spend most of the rest of his life prison. If Plants had gone to trial, there was a real possibility Lester would have been acquitted.
The toughest question of the plea is whether there is justice for the families of Carrier and Meadows, since there is no admission by Lester to their murders. In fact, it remains somewhat unclear why the two were killed. One theory is, as bizarre as it sounds, that Lester murdered two other people to throw police office the trail of Patton’s murder.
Add to the mix a jailhouse interview given by Lester last week to WSAZ TV where he denied killing anyone.
As Plants said of the case, “It’s a long, convoluted story.” Indeed, and because of the amount of time that has passed and the unreliability of some of the miscreants involved, the whole truth may never be known.
But we do know that Shawn Lester was up to his ears in these murders, even if he was not the trigger man for all three, and he’s going to be locked away for a long time.
G-Comm™: Unlike Mitt Romney, Most Americans Want to Cut U.S. Military Spending
On some issues, there is a serious disconnect between candidates for public office and the public they are hoping to represent.
Take the case of Mitt Romney and military spending.
For some time now, the Republican presidential candidate has been an avid proponent of a vast U.S. military buildup. Last October, in a speech at the Citadel, he promised that he would never “wave the white flag of surrender” but, rather, devote himself to creating “an American Century.” This would be secured, he explained, by a hefty increase in U.S. armaments. In terms of U.S. warships alone, he promised to raise annual production by 67%. Attacking President Barack Obama for what he claimed was military weakness, Romney called for increasing the U.S. military budget, in fiscal 2013, by 17%. Indeed, he has proposed raising U.S. military spending by as much as $2 trillion over the next decade.
This military obsession comes at a curious time. After all, the U.S. military budget — currently standing at $648.6 billion — has risen dramatically over the last thirteen years and is the largest in U.S. history. Currently, U.S. military spending constitutes nearly as much money as the military spending of all other countries combined. Furthermore, in the context of severe budget cutting by Congress, popular domestic social programs are being sacrificed to support the U.S. military budget — so much so that it currently consumes more than half of the U.S. government’s discretionary spending.
Even the Republican-dominated House of Representatives seems to recognize that the time has come for cuts — and not increases — in military spending. On July 19, 2012, it voted 326 to 90 for a budget that reduced U.S. military spending (earmarked for the Defense Department and for current wars) to $606 billion in fiscal year 2013. If liberals and critics of the Afghan War had had their way, the military budget would have been cut still further. And, if the threatened budget sequestration takes place, it will be cut more substantially.
Indeed, the idea of cutting the huge U.S. military budget seems to enjoy considerable popularity among Americans. In May 2012, a survey of U.S. public opinion by the Stimson Center, the Program for Public Consultation, and the Center for Public Integrity found that 76% of respondents favored slashing U.S. military expenditures. This included 80% of respondents in districts that elected Democrats and 74% in districts that elected Republicans.
Even in districts with the heaviest military spending — and, thus, presumably benefiting from its economic impact — three quarters of the public favored reducing the military budget. “The idea that Americans … want to keep total defense spending up so as to preserve local jobs is not supported by the data,” reported Dr. Steven Kull, director of the Program for Public Consultation, a survey group associated with the University of Maryland.
By contrast, support for increasing military spending — so fervently backed by Romney — stood at only 4% in Democratic districts and 15% in Republican districts.
Even more striking, the average cut in such spending favored by the American public was very substantial: $103.5 billion.
Part of the explanation for this widespread approval of deep cuts in the military budget probably reflects the fact that the participants were well informed. Before taking the survey, the respondents received detailed information about that budget and had the chance to read numerous arguments for and against it.
But other recent polls, done without the provision of such information, also indicate substantial restlessness at the level of U.S. military spending. Earlier this year, asked to choose which of three programs — Medicare, Social Security, or the military — should receive lower funding “in order to cut government spending,” 52% of Americans chose the military, 15% chose Medicare, and 13% chose Social Security.
Surveys in 2011 had similar findings. Several CBS/New York Times polls revealed that, when it came to budget cuts, 45-55% of respondents preferred targeting the military, 16-21% preferred targeting Medicare, and 13-17% preferred targeting Social Security.
Other polls taken in 2011 also indicated Americans’ willingness to cut U.S. military spending. That September, a National Journal poll asked Americans whether they favored a plan for “reducing the growth of defense spending by about $350 billion over 10 years.” In response, 55% said they did. Another poll that September, by the Kaiser Foundation, found 67% approval for some reduction in the defense budget, with 28% supporting a major reduction and 39% a minor reduction. In October, a Washington Post/Bloomberg poll of Americans asked whether they supported or opposed “reducing military spending” to help cope with the U.S. budget deficit. Fifty-one% expressed their support and 41% their opposition.
Overall, as Dr. Kull and other opinion analysts have concluded, there is substantial support among Americans for cutting the U.S. military budget, especially when the public is provided with relevant information and a choice of alternatives.
Of course, there are hawkish elements within the American public, as well as powerful defense contractors, that champion a U.S. military buildup. But Romney’s militarism seems unlikely to fire up many Americans outside their ranks.
~~ Dr. Lawrence Wittner - professor of history emeritus at SUNY/Albany ~~
Ron Paul: Audit the Fed Moves Forward!
Last week the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed my legislation calling for a full and effective audit of the Federal Reserve. Well over 300 of my Congressional colleagues supported the bill, each casting a landmark vote that marks the culmination of decades of work. We have taken a big step toward bringing transparency to the most destructive financial institution in the world.
But in many ways our work is only beginning. Despite the Senate Majority Leader’s past support for similar legislation, no vote has been scheduled on my bill this year in the Senate. And only 29 Senators have cosponsored Senator Rand Paul’s version of my bill in the other body. If your Senator is not listed at the link above, please contact them and ask for their support. We need to push Senate leadership to hold a vote this year.
Understand that last week’s historic vote never would have taken place without the efforts of millions of Americans like you, ordinary citizens concerned about liberty and the integrity of our currency. Political elites respond to political pressure, pure and simple. They follow rather than lead. If all 100 Senators feel enough grassroots pressure, they will respond and force Senate leadership to hold what will be a very popular vote.
In fact, “Audit the Fed” is so popular that 75% of all Americans support it according to this Rasmussen poll. We are making progress.
Of course Fed apologists—including Mr. Bernanke—frequently insist that the Fed already is audited. But this is true only in the sense that it produces annual financial statements. It provides the public with its balance sheet as a fait accompli: we see only the net results of its financial transactions from the previous fiscal year in broad categories, and only after the fact.
We’re also told that the Dodd-Frank bill passed in 2010 mandates an audit. But it provides for only a limited audit of certain Fed credit facilities surrounding the crisis period of 2008. It is backward looking, which frankly is of limited benefit.
The Fed also claims it wants to be “independent” from Congress so that politics don’t interfere with monetary policy. This is absurd for two reasons.
First, the Fed already is inherently and unavoidably political. It made a political decision when it chose not to rescue Lehman Brothers in 2008, just as it made a political decision to provide liquidity for AIG in the same time period. These are just two obvious examples. Also Fed member banks and the Treasury Department are full of former—and future—Goldman Sachs officials. Are we really to believe that the interests of Goldman Sachs have absolutely no effect on Fed decisions? Clearly it’s naïve to think the Fed somehow is above political or financial influence.
Second, it’s important to remember that Congress created the Fed by statute. Congress therefore has the full, inherent authority to regulate the Fed in any way—up to and including abolishing it altogether.
My bill provides for an ongoing, thorough audit of what the Fed really does in secret, which is make decisions about the money supply, interest rates, and bailouts of favored banks, financial firms, and companies. In other words, I want the Government Accountability Office to examine the Fed’s actual monetary policy operations and make them public.
It is precisely this information that must be made public because it so profoundly affects everyone who holds, saves, or uses US dollars.
G-OB™: Gilmer County Schools – Special Ed. Classroom/Transportation Aide - GES - 07.30.12
POSITION: Special Education Classroom/Transportation Aide - Glenville Elementary School
EMPLOYMENT TERM: 2012-13 School Year, 200 days (8:00 AM to 3:30 PM Starting and ending times may be changed based on the needs of the students.)
FOR THE POSITION OF: Special Education Classroom/Transportation AIDE
REPORTS TO: Building Principal and Supervising Teacher(s)
JOB GOAL: To enhance the learning process by assisting the classroom teacher.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Maintain confidentiality of students and their families. Direct all inquiries for any information through classroom teacher.
2. Supervise students in presence or absence of teacher.
3. Assist in toileting needs of children (training, diapering, cleaning child as necessary).
4. Assist in feeding needs of children (preparing foods to be served, feeding, training, cleanup routines).
5. Assist in health and hygiene programs(such as brushing teeth, etc.)
6. Maintain health and sanitation needs of environment (such as washing utensils, disinfecting furniture or materials, etc.)
7. Provide individual or group training as instructed by classroom teacher.
8. Maintain data pertinent to individual progress of students.
9. Prepare instructional materials as directed by teacher.
10. Follow behavior management approach to training sessions, and disruptive behavior.
11. Any and all duties assigned by classroom teachers.
12. Assist in transportation of students by riding the mode of transportation, if needed.
QUALIFICATION:
• High School Diploma or GED
• Hold classification title in category of employment or meet the definition of the job title pursuant to WV Code 18-4-8c
• Possess the knowledge, skills and ability to successfully carry out responsibilities of the position.
SALARY: Based on West Virginia State Salary Scale for Service Personnel
SUBMIT:
• Application for employment; Copy of WV Teaching Certificate; Current transcripts for undergraduate and graduate work; Previous two evaluations.
• Current employees submit Bid Sheet (located on the county website).
• Incomplete application packets will not be considered.
Send Documents to:
Ronald Blankenship, Superintendent
Gilmer County Board of Education
201 North Court Street
Glenville, WV 26351
MUST BE RECEIVED BY: Friday, August 03, 2012 – 3:00 PM
As required by federal laws and regulation, the Gilmer County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, disabling condition, marital status, or national origin in employment or in its educational programs and activities.
Inquiries may be referred to:
Ronald Blankenship, Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator
Gilmer County Board of Education
201 North Court Street
Glenville, WV 26351
Or referred to: The Department of Education’s Director of the Office for Civil Rights
NOTE: State and federal laws include Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504; and other State or Federal laws and regulations governing students and employees.
S13-201-01
Posted: 07.30.12
G-OB™: Gilmer County Schools Employment – Elementary Teacher, 3rd Grade - TES - 07.30.12
POSITION: Elementary Teacher, 3rd Grade - Troy Elementary School
EMPLOYMENT TERM: 2012-2013 School Year
FOR THE POSITION OF: TEACHER
REPORTS TO: School Principal or Principal’s Designee
TEACHER’S RESPONSIBILITIES:
I. The teacher shall implement the program of study.
II. The teacher shall foster a classroom climate conducive to learning.
III. The teacher shall organize teaching strategies to maximize allocated instructional time to increase student learning.
IV. The teacher shall monitor student progress towards mastery of instructional goals and objectives.
V. The teacher shall communicate with students, parents, educational personnel, and others, utilizing standard grammar, listening skills and clarity in the presentation of ideas.
VI. The teacher shall demonstrate behavior that reflects established professional responsibilities (i.e. attendance, punctuality, and verbal/nonverbal communication).
VII. The teacher shall demonstrate competency and knowledge in the implementation of the technology standards identified by West Virginia Board of Education policies.
QUALIFICATION:
West Virginia Certification in Elementary Education K-6. Qualifies or agrees to qualify as a “Highly Qualified Teacher”.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teacher’s Responsibilities: Implements programs of study; Fosters a classroom climate conducive to learning; Utilizes instructional management systems models that increase student learning; Monitors student progress towards mastery of Content Standards and Objectives; Communicates effectively within the educational community and with parents on a regular basis; Meets professional responsibilities and demonstrates competency in the knowledge and implementation of technology standards as they apply to the classroom.
SALARY: Based on Professional Salary Scale for Degree and Experience
SUBMIT:
• Application for employment; Copy of WV Teaching Certificate; Current transcripts for undergraduate and graduate work; Previous two evaluations.
• Current employees submit Bid Sheet (located on the county website).
• Incomplete application packets will not be considered.
Send Documents to:
Ronald Blankenship, Superintendent
Gilmer County Board of Education
201 North Court Street
Glenville, WV 26351
MUST BE RECEIVED BY: Friday, August 03, 2012 – 3:00 PM
As required by federal laws and regulation, the Gilmer County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, disabling condition, marital status, or national origin in employment or in its educational programs and activities.
Inquiries may be referred to:
Ronald Blankenship, Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator
Gilmer County Board of Education
201 North Court Street
Glenville, WV 26351
Or referred to: The Department of Education’s Director of the Office for Civil Rights
NOTE: State and federal laws include Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504; and other State or Federal laws and regulations governing students and employees.
P13-205-01
Posted: 07.30.12
G-OB™: GSC ARAMARK – Musket, Lead Supervisor
Bon Appétit: Calico Bean Casserole
Ingredients:
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
1 (16 ounce) can baked beans with pork
1 (15 ounce) can butter beans, undrained
1/2 cup ketchup
2 teaspoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon dry mustard
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 pound lean ground beef
4 ounces bacon, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large skillet over medium heat, fry the ground beef, bacon and onion together until ground beef is no longer pink.
Drain fat.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the kidney beans, baked beans with pork and butter beans.
Stir in the ketchup, white vinegar, dry mustard, brown sugar and cook beef mixture.
Mix thoroughly, adding salt and pepper to taste.
Pour the bean and meat mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes.
Ask the Doctor: Hearing Becoming Too Good
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Is there any help for people whose hearing is too good?
I feel like I am constantly bombarded by noises that others don’t notice.
Having to listen to people’s conversations, eating and crackling papers have been particularly stressful in the office.
At home, lawnmowers, power tools and ice-cream trucks have left me in tears.
I wear landscaper’s ear protectors at home, but I cannot do that at work.
Is there any way to turn down the volume of the world? - K.F.
ANSWER: Hearing whose volume control has been turned to the highest setting goes by the name of hyperacusis.
It’s a problem that you share with quite a few other people.
Do you have ear ringing or other noises, too?
About 90% of those with hyperacusis also suffer from ear noises.
That’s tinnitus.
On the list of causes are head injury, stress and some medicines.
For many, no cause is ever found.
It might be that your brain has a defect in the way it regulates incoming sound.
Your first task is an examination by an ear, nose and throat doctor.
If the doctor confirms the hyperacusis diagnosis, programs that desensitize your ears to sound are helpful.
Listening to low-frequency sound for two hours a day turns down the volume of incoming sound.
The two hours don’t have to be one entire block of time; they can be broken into smaller periods.
Results take several months.
This is something for which you must have guidance.
The ENT doctor can direct you to programs available in your locale.
Earmuffs and other sound-dampening devices are fine, but you should not wear them constantly.
Continual use worsens this condition.
Flashback: What Happened on July 31, ....
• 1766 Virginia Lieutenant Governor Francis Fauquier warned settlers west of the Alleghenies that they would be given no protection by the government against Native American attacks.
• 1851 The Virginia Reform Convention of 1851 passed a capitation tax to be paid by every white male adult to be used in primary and free schools.
• 1863 The governor approved an act dividing each county into townships, re- named districts in the 1872 Constitution.
• 1955 WHIS - TV went on the air, the first television station in Bluefield, Mercer County. It later changed its call letters to WVVA.
Daily G-Eye™: 07.31.12
Normantown, WV
Submit photos for this daily feature. You may select to have your name listed as well.
Send your photo(s) to “tellus@gilmerfreepress.net”
Stargazing - 07.31.12
To the eye alone, Albireo, the star that represents the beak of Cygnus, the swan, looks like a single pinpoint of light.
A telescope, however, reveals two stars. One looks golden, the other blue-white.
Colorful Beak
For most birds, it’s the beautiful feathers that get most of the attention. And that’s pretty much the case for Cygnus, the celestial swan. To the eye alone, its most impressive sight is Deneb, the bright star that represents its tail feathers.
If you look more closely, though, the swan’s fainter beak is far more colorful. Through a telescope, that single pinpoint of light becomes double — one of them golden orange, the other a dazzling blue-white. That contrast makes Albireo one of the favorite double-star targets in the sky.
The golden star is actually two stars on its own. They’re so close together that they blur into a single point of light even through a telescope. One of them is orange, while the other is white.
The other visible member of Albireo is thousands of degrees hotter than the Sun, hence the blue-white color.
It’s not clear if the two visible components are a true binary or just happen to line up in the same direction in the sky. Astronomers determine if two stars are a binary by measuring their relative motions across the sky. If they are bound to each other, then their paths curve around each other. But the components of Albireo are so far apart that there hasn’t been enough time to see that.
Albireo is on good display on summer nights. Cygnus is high in the east at nightfall, with its body parallel to the horizon. Brilliant Deneb is at the left end of the body, with Albireo at the right.
G-MM™: Meditation Moment - 07.31.12
‘Just as the darnel is gathered up and burnt in the fire, so it will be at the end of time.’
Treating the parable of the wheat and the darnel as an allegory, Jesus explains its main elements to his disciples.
As the poisonous weed in the early stages of its growth is indistinguishable from the rest of the crop, the farmer wisely eliminates it only at harvest time.
There are lessons here for us personally.
One is that we should be less disposed to pass hasty and premature judgments on the character of others.
Another is that we should be more ready to acknowledge that the good in ourselves is always mixed with shortcomings.
Like conversion of heart, sowing and reaping in our spiritual life is an ongoing process.
May we bring forth in our lives the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness (Galatians 5:22).
Jeremiah 14:17–22. For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us—Ps 78(79):8–9, 11, 13. Matthew 13:36–43
Robert E. “Rob” Norman
Robert E. “Rob” Norman
Age 49 of Sycamore Run Road, Glenville, WV departed this life Sunday, July 29, 2012 at his residence following an unexpected illness.
He was born March 08, 1963 in Lewis County a son of Eva Anderson Stout of Sycamore Run Road, Glenville and his late stepfather, William H. “Bill” Stout, and Ernest L. Norman and stepmother, Sandy of Canton, OH.
Besides his parents Rob is survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Rob was a graduate of Gilmer County High School where he graduated with honors; a graduate of Glenville State College, received his master’s degree from Marshall University, receiving high honors and going on to teach there.
Rob’s true love was protecting the environment. He worked for the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Energy; started his own business REIC Laboratories for testing and maintaining water quality control in the environment; worked at Glenville True Value Hardware during high school and college.
He attended the First Baptist Church of Glenville.
Rob really just enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, 4-wheeling and motorcycles—he even raced motorcycles, and watching the birds he fed.
Funeral services will be held at the Ellyson Mortuary, Inc., Glenville at 5:00 PM Wednesday, August 01, 2012 with Rev. Kenny Fisher officiating.
Burial will follow in the Meadow Lane Cemetery.
Friends may call 3:00 to 5:00 PM Wednesday (2 hours prior to services) at the Mortuary.
Ellyson Mortuary, Inc. is assisting the family of Robert E. “Rob” Norman with arrangements.
Hayward A. Marple
Hayward A. Marple
Age 76, of Hettie, passed away peacefully at home after a long illness.
He was born on September 14, 1935: son of the late Lincoln L. and Sarah V. Hayward Marple.
He was a retired Tool Maker for Chevrolet in Ohio and a U.S. Army Veteran.
He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Homer Hill Marple and former wife, Anne Barnette of Lodi, Ohio.
Hayward is survived by his children, Jackie Barlock and husband George of Lodi, OH; Dawn Marple Sanford of Seneca, SC; and Hank Marple and his wife Tara of Huntersville, NC; Brothers include Wayne Marple and wife Suzie of Ireland, WV; and Junior and his wife Charlotte of Ireland. Sisters; Vera (Bob) Elliott of Horner, Della Faunger of Ireland, and Nellie Lowther of Walkersville, WV.
He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, monetary donations may be made to Hospice Care of Burnsville, or to St. Judes Children’s Hospital.
The children and family of Hayward Marple would like thank Marcia, Nova, Brian and Lisa of Hospice for the care they provided for our father.
07.31.12
History on July 31, yyyy
Today is Tuesday, July 31, the 213th day of 2012. There are 153 days left in the year.
Thought for Today:
“Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.“ — Milton Friedman (1912-2006).
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 31, 1942, Oxfam International had its beginnings as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief was founded in England.
On this date:
In 1777, the Marquis de Lafayette, a 19-year-old French nobleman, was made a major-general in the American Continental Army.
In 1875, the 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson, died in Carter County, Tenn., at age 66.
In 1912, Nobel Prize-winning American economist Milton Friedman was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
In 1919, Germany’s Weimar (VY’-mahr) Constitution was adopted by the republic’s National Assembly.
In 1930, the radio character “The Shadow” made his debut as narrator of the “Detective Story Hour” on CBS Radio.
In 1957, the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations designed to detect Soviet bombers approaching North America, went into operation.
In 1964, the American space probe Ranger 7 reached the moon, transmitting pictures back to Earth before crashing onto the lunar surface.
In 1971, Apollo 15 crew members David Scott and James Irwin became the first astronauts to use a lunar rover on the surface of the moon.
In 1972, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the ticket with George McGovern following disclosures that Eagleton had once undergone psychiatric treatment.
In 1989, a pro-Iranian group in Lebanon released a grisly videotape showing the body of American hostage William R. Higgins, a Marine lieutenant-colonel, dangling from a rope.
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Moscow.
In 1992, the former Soviet republic of Georgia was admitted to the United Nations as its 179th member. Thai Airways Flight 311, an Airbus A310, crashed while approaching Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal; all 113 people aboard died.
Ten years ago:
A bomb exploded inside a cafeteria at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, killing nine people, including five Americans.
Pope John Paul II canonized Juan Diego, the first Indian saint in the Americas, in a Mexico City ceremony.
Five years ago:
The Army censured retired three-star Lt. Gen. Philip Kensinger for a “perfect storm of mistakes, misjudgments and a failure of leadership” after the 2004 friendly-fire death in Afghanistan of Army Ranger Pat Tillman.
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for Sudan’s Darfur region.
One year ago:
Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement on emergency legislation to avert the nation’s first-ever financial default.
Syrian security forces launched a ferocious assault on defiant cities and towns, killing at least 70 people and possibly many more.
Yani Tseng won the Women’s British Open for the second straight year, beating Brittany Lang by four strokes.
Florida handed the Atlanta Braves their 10,000th loss in franchise history; with the 3-1 loss, the Braves became the second team in big league history with 10,000 losses (the Phillies reached that mark in 2007).
Today’s Birthdays:
Actor Don Murray is 83
Jazz composer-musician Kenny Burrell is 81
Actor Geoffrey Lewis is 77
Actress France Nuyen is 73
Actress Susan Flannery is 73
Singer Lobo is 69
Actress Geraldine Chaplin is 68
Former movie studio executive Sherry Lansing is 68
Singer Gary Lewis is 67
Actor Richard Griffiths is 65
Actor Lane Davies is 62.
International Tennis Hall of Famer Evonne Goolagong Cawley is 61
Actor Barry Van Dyke is 61
Actor Alan Autry is 60
Jazz composer-musician Michael Wolff is 60
Actor James Read is 59
Actor Michael Biehn is 56
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is 56
Rock singer-musician Daniel Ash (Love and Rockets) is 55
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban is 54
Rock musician Bill Berry is 54
Actor Wesley Snipes is 50
Country singer Chad Brock is 49
Musician Fatboy Slim is 49
Rock musician Jim Corr is 48
Author J.K. Rowling (ROHL’-ing) is 47
Actor Dean Cain is 46
Actor Ben Chaplin is 43
Actor Loren Dean is 43
Retired NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte is 41
Actress Annie Parisse (pah-REES’) is 37
Actor Robert Telfer is 35
Country singer-musician Zac Brown is 34
Actor-producer-writer B.J. Novak is 33
Actor Eric Lively is 31
Country singer Blaire Stroud (3 of Hearts) is 29
Singer Shannon Curfman is 27
Actor Rico Rodriguez (TV: “Modern Family”) is 14
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Historic Jackson’s Mill Property Gets Makeover
Replica of building that housed West Virginia’s 1933 World’s Fair exhibit gets $500K makeover
The historic West Virginia Building in Lewis County has received a half-million-dollar makeover.
The Exponent Telegram reports that the renovations include new lighting, fire and smoke detectors and repairs.
Using historic photos as their guide, crews matched the original landscaping and repainted the brown building its original blue-gray.
The nearly 80-year-old building at West Virginia University’s Jackson’s Mill property is a replica of the one that housed the state’s exhibit at the 1933 World’s Fair.
David Snively of the WVU Extension Service says thousands of people pass through the building annually, and it had started to fall into disrepair.
He says historical murals and floor-to-ceiling woodwork were at risk.
Snively says the makeover was about more than repairs — it was about preserving the building and its history.
Gardening Pilot Prompts Book Donation
A West Virginia Department of Education container gardening pilot launched to help young children cultivate a taste for fresh fruits and vegetables has prompted a New York publisher to donate books to West Virginia preschools.
Thirty-two child care sites in Cabell, Jackson, Harrison, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Marion, Mason, Putnam, Upshur, Wayne and Wyoming participating in the pilot each received a copy of “Holly Bloom’s Garden” from Flashlight Press.
The book introduces basic gardening concepts, such as fertilization, gardening tools, patience and the concept of a green thumb. An additional 1,040 copies will be distributed this fall to all centers participating in the West Virginia Universal Pre-K program.
“Flashlight Press is happy to support this wonderful initiative, especially since the program is so well-suited to the content of our picture book, ‘Holly Bloom’s Garden,‘“ said Marissa Newman with Flashlight. “We hope the children of West Virginia enjoy the book.“
Each participating center receives a two-year grant to grow a container garden in their child care centers. The gardens are to contain strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce, bush beans, basil, cilantro and chives.
The produce and herbs harvested from the gardens will be incorporated into the child centers’ food programs and used for taste tests.
The grants can be used to buy soil, five containers, child-sized tools and travel for training. Sites chosen for the pilot program all participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Sponsors of the Child and Adult Care Food Program provide meals at no extra charge to all enrolled participants at each participating facility, regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital status or family status.
Webinars on Disaster Assistance after Storm
The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will conduct a series of webinar applicant briefings for counties and cities impacted by the severe June 29/July 01, 2012 storm and straight-line winds event.
The purpose of these briefings is to provide information necessary for accessing Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
The PA program assists local governments and certain private nonprofits with restoring public infrastructure to pre-disaster conditions, while the HMGP provides funds for mitigation projects that will eliminate future risk to lives and property from natural hazards.
These briefings are intended for the public officials who will be directly responsible for managing recovery operations, receiving and accounting for federal and state funds.
Auditors, public works directors, road supervisors and emergency managers are especially encouraged to participate.
Three separate applicant briefings webinars are scheduled, including 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM Tuesday; and 2:00 PM Wednesday.
Local governments or private nonprofit organizations can gain access to the webinar, as well as ask questions regarding the briefings, by contacting their local office of emergency management.
The webinars will discuss assistance to local governments only for the following 45 counties: Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming.
RUN. HIDE. FIGHT.: Sometimes Bad People Do Bad Things
it may feel like just another day at the old
but occasionally
life feels more like an action
than reality
authorities are working hard to protect you and to protect our public spaces
but sometimes
bad people
do bad things
their motivations are different
the warning signs made there
but the devastating effects of the same
and unfortunately you need to be prepared for the worst
if you were ever to find yourself in the middle of an active shooter event
your survival may depend on whether or not you have a plan
the plan doesn’t have to be complicated
there are three things you could do
first and foremost
if you can get out
always trying to skate or becky lee
even when others insist on staff
encouraged others to leave with you
but don’t let them slow you down with indecision
remember what’s important
not your stuff
leave your belongings behind
and try to find a way to get out to sea
trying to get yourself out of harm’s way needs to be your number one priority
once you were out of the line of fire
tried to prevent others from walking into the danger zone
and called nine one one
and you can’t get out safely
you need to find a place to hide
quickly and quietly
tried to secure your hiding place the best you can
turnout lights
and if possible
remembered to lock door
silencer rare and vibration mode on yourself
and if you can’t find a safer more plots
tried to conceal yourself behind large objects may protect
do your best to inquire
as a last resort
did yours like this address
whether you’re alone
or working together as a group
improvised weapons
she’s taking the shoot-down
no matter what
tried to be aware of your environment
always have an exam
know that in an incident like this victims are generally chosen randomly
the event is unpredictable and may evolve quickly
the first responders on the scene are not there to evacuate or tend to the
injured
they’re well-trained and are there to stop the shooter
door actions can make a difference
for your safety and survival
and be prepared
and if you find yourself facing an active shoot
there are three key things you need to remember to survive
West Virginia Conference 2012 Preseason Football Poll
1. Shepherd University (6) 79
2. Concord University (3) 71
3. West Virginia Wesleyan College 55
4. Charleston University50
5. Fairmont State University 46
6. Glenville State College 45
7. West Liberty College 31
8. Seton Hill University 16
9. West Virginia State University 15
The Shepherd University Rams received six of nine first-place votes to finish first in the preseason poll.
Their 79 points rated ahead of defending WVC champion Concord, which collected the other three first-place votes and totaled 71 points.
The Rams lost to both Concord and West Virginia Wesleyan on the road last season, falling to the Mountain Lions 28-14 and the Bobcats 45-44 in overtime.
Especially significant is that the Rams led the nation in rushing defense and total defense a season ago.
West Virginia Wesleyan was chosen third with 55 points, Charleston next with 50 points.
They were followed, in order, by Fairmont, State and Glenville State, separated by a single point, West Liberty, Seton Hill and West Virginia State.
Matt Porter will coach Glenville’s defensive line and coordinate video as he finishes his degree.
Porter was an all-conference player for the Pioneers, who are holding an open competition once camp begins, particularly because they anticipate the arrival of a handful of Division I transfers.
West Virginia’s New Disabilities Coordinator Chief Aims to Raise Awareness
The West Virginia’s new coordinator for the Americans with Disabilities Act says she wants to increase awareness among government workers and the public when it comes to disabilities laws.
The Sunday Charleston Gazette-Mail says lawyer Kim Nuckles has started down that path by sending surveys to more than 100 state agencies.
The survey is intended to help Nuckles formulate a plan to determine what is most important to the state.
Results of the survey are due back August 01, 2012.
The survey’s results will be presented to the state Legislature.
Nuckles’ responsibilities include advising, consulting and collaborating with state and federal agencies to develop comprehensive policies and programs.
She also will develop, implement and monitor a statewide program to assure compliance with the federal ADA.
Nuckles began her job in June.
The Lunar Express Combines a Full Moon, Cass Scenic Railroad’s Largest Locomotive
The Lunar Express combines a full moon, Cass Scenic Railroad’s largest locomotive –Shay #6, and West Virginia’s second highest naturally occurring elevation as a destination –Bald Knob, for a train trip trifecta.
The moonlight run will depart from the Cass depot Wednesday, August 01, 2012 at 8:00 PM for a trip to Bald Knob and a return after midnight for a rare after-dark descent.
On the way up the mountain the Shay #6 will make a short stop at Whittaker Station. “At Oats Run we take on water and then on to Bald Knob for a moonlight stop,” said Monica Fleming, event coordinator. Fleming will have some spotting scopes at Bald Knob to observe the moon and she will provide moon-related information. Refreshments for the evening trip include Moon Pies and RC Cola. The Lunar Express run will return to Cass depot by 12:30 a.m. “It will be a fun trip for night owls and train enthusiasts,” Fleming said.
The cost is $36 for each adult, $26 for youth 5-12 and $16 for children 5 and younger. That will cover the train ride to Bald Knob, snacks and beverages, and a trip memento. Reservations are recommended and are available by phone at 304.456.4300 Ext. 104 or Ext 101. Questions regarding this rare night run may be emailed to “cassrailroadsp@wv.gov”
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is located in Pocahontas County.
The Cass locomotives run daily from Memorial weekend through the last Sunday in October, with the exception of eight mid-week dates in early September.
The Bald Knob day trips run at noon every Tuesday – Sunday.
Whittaker Station trips run three times daily.
Fall foliage schedule begins September 21, 2012.
The Cass Scenic Railroad train schedule is posted online at www.cassrailroad.com or call 800 CALL WVA for a schedule brochure.
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Congratulations to Hunter Ashley for getting a 2nd place in the Discus throw. He may be a Freshman, but he can definately out throw a lot of sophmores, Juniors and seniors. Way to go Hunter. Practice always pays off. Proud of you.