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Ned Yost media session: May 7
Luke Hochevar was the first topic the media brought up today when meeting with Manager Ned Yost. He said, “There is no problem, we are just trying to get to the root of why big innings seem to be happening to him.” They discussed yesterday and it could be something as simple as Hoch is in a slump. Yost gave the example that there were times yesterday where he was not duplicating his mechanics on pitches which is very important and said pitchers have to have consistency when delivering your pitches. He then went on to say the ball Robinson Cano hit yesterday was a good pitch from Hoch, but you are going to have that with big league hitters. Yost said, “He does not think it is in his mind set and he thinks he is just in a rut and he will turn it around. He will continue to work and make sure his mechanics are where they need to be and he will get out of it.”
Yost said, “A pitcher’s slump is comparable to a hitter. When they are on they are locked in on every pitch and putting a good swing on balls.” It is all about consistency, Yost added. He said, “We know when Hoch is right and he is not right, right now but he will get there.” He also added they have not lost any faith in him and his role will be the same. Yost went on to say they will not be bailing on him after two bad starts, just like they would not bail on someone like Eric Hosmer, just because he is not hitting for a high average at the moment. The smart thing to do is to stick with them and keep the confidence in them because it is just a matter of time before they get out of that rut. Yost then added, “Hoch is a very important part of the pitching staff and they will not be changing anything with him and he will get back to where he has been.” He then expressed the confidence that he believes Hoch will come out in his next start and have a good one and be back on his stuff. | http://royals.mlblogs.com/2012/05/07/ned-yost-media-session-may-7-2/?like=1&_wpnonce=027e8cf74a | 2013-05-18T11:02:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Cars and deer can be a lethal combination. Deer migration and mating season generally runs from October through December, and causes a dramatic increase in the movement of the deer population. The I.I.I. estimates that there are more than 1.6 million deer-vehicle collisions each year, resulting in 150 occupant deaths, tens of thousands of injuries… Read more » | http://rozeklaw.com/blog/tag/deer-and-car-insurance/ | 2013-05-18T10:41:20 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
What a new campaign.
Using this adventure, a gamemaster can:.
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This mechanic that players have come to identify with horror gaming. In fact, Savage Worlds includes a Fear table. Now 12 to Midnight is proud to enhance the Savage Worlds fear system with one hundred ways to be afraid.
The Fear Effects system is designed to be simple, keeping the emphasis on the adventure and not on burdensome rules. There is no sanity score you must track, and the Horror check is still based on a Guts check. If the check fails, the Fear Effect is tiered based on the severity of the situation, ranging from anywhere from "weak knees" to coimetrophobia (fear of cemetaries), and even up to hysterical blindness (psychosomatic blindness).
However, the Fear Effects system is more than a single set of rules. It is also a GM toolbox for creating your own rules to fit your campaign, which is why it also includes nine rule options & variants. While Fear Effects was written with modern horror in mind, it uses nothing specific to one time period or genre. Use it in any campaign from fantasy to future to give your game a more realistic edge. Fear Effects reminds players that dangerous adventures can carry all sorts of consequences and helps stimulate role-play.. | http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=3214&it=1&filters=0_0_1600_0_0 | 2013-05-18T10:23:23 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Candidate Josh Gleich publishes a piece in Cinema Journal
Joshua Gleich, an RTF PhD candidate, recently published in Cinema Journal, a UT Press publication. His piece discusses Jim Brown’s career, arguing “Brown's powerful persona pushed and quickly exceeded the limits of Hollywood's representation of black masculinity, thus precipitating and necessitating blaxploitation.”
You can read the entire piece, or download a Download the PDF.
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MANUAL-1
Particulars of Organization, Functions & Duties
[Section-4 (1) (b) (i)]
1) Brief History & Background of its Establishment:
The I.C.D.S Project Marshaghai has been sanctioned vide G.O No-5497 dt14.08.2000. The operational area of the project is comprising of 23 numbers of G.P of Marshaghai Block Two nos. of Lady Supervisor, One Sr. Clerk, One Driver, One Peon are also working in this project.
2) Aim & Objective of the Organization:
The main aim and objective of the project is all-round Development of children and women.. | http://rtiodisha.gov.in/dept_home.php?id=35&oid=1534&d=dist | 2013-05-18T11:02:00 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
TracNav
Rbot Introduction
rbot is a ruby IRC bot. Think of him as a ruby bot framework with a highly modular design based around plugins.
By default he behaves a lot like an infobot. See more RbotFeatures, or perhaps an ExampleSession.
You can also have a look at the following pages:
- Using the config module (in construction)
Stable rbot: 0.9.15
rbot version 0.9.15 is out!
- Download rbot-0.9.15 in one of these formats: rbot-0.9.15.tgz rbot-0.9.15.zip rbot-0.9.15.gem
Please note that these packages do not contain .mo files (localized strings): to generate them, you need to run rake makemo.
- The announcement
- The InstallGuide
- The ChangeLog, although preset, has not been kept up to date, so you might prefer to have a look at the git shortlog instead
Downloadable Current Snapshot
You can download the current source tree from here. Just unpack the downloaded archive and use ./launch_here.rb to launch rbot.
- Latest snapshot API documentation
Development rbot
rbot development happens on a git repository at git://ruby-rbot.org/rbot.git (/gitweb/). Current development version is pretty stable and solves lots of issues which are present in 0.9.10 and 0.9.15, also providing lots of new exciting features. Download a copy of the repository with
git clone git://ruby-rbot.org/rbot.git
and you can launch the bot from the git checkout directory by using the launch_here.rb script in the resulting rbot directory.
When you want to update to the latest version you can run
git pull
from the rbot git checkout directory.
If you have custom changes on your tree, you might want to use the commands
git fetch git rebase origin
instead. Here are some further instructions on how you can help us with rbot development.
Rbot IRC channel
You can also join #rbot on irc.freenode.net if you want to get in touch with other rbot users or developers.
Rbot support group
A Google group for rbot is available.
Rbot plugins
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Arrays are not the only way to manage collections of variables. Another type of collection of variables is the hash, also called an associative array. A hash is like an array in that it's a variable that stores other variables. However, a hash is unlike an array in that the stored variables are not stored in any particular order, and they are retrieved with a "key" instead of by their position in the collection.
Create a Hash With Key/Value Pairs
A hash is useful to store what are called "key/value pairs." A key/value pair has an identifier to signify which variable of the hash you want to access and a variable to store in that position in the hash. For example, a teacher might store a student's grades in a hash. Bob's grade would be accessed in a hash by the key "Bob" and the variable stored at that location would be Bob's grade.
A hash variable can be created the same way as an array variable. The simplest method is to create an empty hash object and fill it with key/value pairs. Note that the index operator is used, but the student's name is used instead of a number.
Remember that hashes are "unordered," meaning there is no defined beginning or end as there is in an array. So, you cannot "append" to a hash. Values are simply "inserted" or created in the hash using the index operator.
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
grades = Hash.new
grades["Bob"] = 82
grades["Jim"] = 94
grades["Billy"] = 58
puts grades["Jim"]
Hash Literals
Just like arrays, hashes can be created with hash literals. Hash literals use the curly braces instead of square brackets and the key value pairs are joined by =>. For example, a hash with a single key/value pair of Bob/84 would look like this: { "Bob" => 84 }. Additional key/value pairs can be added to the hash literal by separating them with commas. In the following example, a hash is created with the grades for a number of students.
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
grades = { "Bob" => 82,
"Jim" => 94,
"Billy" => 58
}
puts grades["Jim"]
Accessing Variables in the Hash
There may be times when you must access each variable in the hash. You can still loop over the variables in the hash using the each loop, though it won't work the same way as using the each loop with array variables. Remember that since a hash is unordered, the order in which "each" will loop over the key/value pairs may not be the same as the order in which you inserted them. In this example, a hash of grades will be looped over and printed.
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
grades = { "Bob" => 82,
"Jim" => 94,
"Billy" => 58
}
grades.each do|name,grade|
puts "#{name}: #{grade}"
end | http://ruby.about.com/od/rubyfeatures/a/hashes.htm | 2013-05-18T11:03:01 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
By Katherine and Greg
This one is for Holly, who keeps asking to see our kitchen. When Katherine’s parents saw the color scheme we’d chosen, they promptly gave us John Deere dish towels. A friend made our curtains. We love Ball jars and have a chronic Tupperware shortage. What do we love about our kitchen? All the counter space. What do we hate? The counters and not having a gas range.
This is our favorite place for date night. Greg took the photos lining the wall on our honeymoon in Venice in 2003.
We picked up this sideboard at a charity consignment shop. Greg removed the middle shelf and swapped out the hardware, which is pretty evident from the rings behind the pulls. Distress is good. The wooden tray on top is the till from Katherine’s grandparent’s old store in Springfield, Tennessee. Look close, the outhouse salt and pepper shakers are a gift for her parents. No one spoil the surprise.
Another vintage find, Greg used his winning smile and a cash-money offer to talk the sales guy into letting these stools go for a Franklin. The KitchenAid is a Christmas gift from his parents.
Ever see those advice columns on what “luxury” items aren’t worth the money? Name-brand pans are usually on the list. Ignore them. We scrimped and saved to buy a pan a month off our registry after we got married.
The spice rack was a wedding present to Katherine’s parents. They gave it to her when she moved away. (We actually have a spice cabinet, but like this out too.) Katherine gave me the chopping block one Christmas.
What were we making this particular Sunday? Cherry and peach bruschetta and dog treats. (The recipe’s coming.)
LOVE the green kitchen! Green is one of my favorite colors. My kitchen is all red…I wanted to step outside my comfort zone. This is a beauty of a kitchen. I can’t wait till I live somewhere more permanent and get a chance to create an ENTIRE kitchen from scratch (apartment living doesn’t really let me do that to the extent I’d like). Also, I remember Katherine’s rooster collection from a previous post–her teapot certainly is adorable!
Thanks, Erin. We’re not big on nicknacks so Katherine tries to have roosters on functional things, for the most part. Her mom once got one of her sisters a rooster something or other. Got the girls confused!
Adorable kitchen! Amen to bad counters and electric stovetops…I HATE mine (actually, hate doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel about my awful coils…yes coils. Argh). I agree on the quality cookware, I had cheap for years and will never go back after gettin all clad d5 for our wedding. Even on the crappy stove, they cook like a dream ( when the coil temp doesn’t freak out). I think I need to post some pics now
Seriously though, nice work on the kitchen, it looks like a wonderful place to spend time!
Katherine hates even seeing the counters, even a glimpse, in any picture I take. As for the stove, at least it’s a glass top. It’s easier to clean, but not as easy as you’d think.
I fracking HATE my glass top stove. I’d rather have coils. At least you can clean that stove top. The glass top (smooth all around)never gets clean-even with the fancy cleaner and scrubbers and and and… My kitchen is configured that I have to have a JenAir stove with a down draft-so sadly when I replace this POC I have to get another one. However, I will be going back to coils. I could get gas, but that would be some major coin in piping it in. Funny though, I love the oven. But, I use the oven about 1/3 as much as the stove top.
I know. It looks clean but you can never get the streaks out!
A virtual tour. Very cool. Just a glimpse of Venice. Your blog is superior to any cooking show on TV! Just today a colleague said that now she is addicted to your blog too. Keep up the excellent posting and photographing. I can now envision your kitchen when I read your posts. Thanks to Holly for the excellent idea. And I know it is Roosters. (once someone asked what roosters say in different parts of the world)
Thanks, Ruth. You are going to give me a big head! I’m tickled one of your colleagues reads the blog.
a) Katherine likes to collect Rooster things!
b) A retro sort of looking kitchen is the last thing I imagined your kitchen to look like – it’s AMAZING!
c) I am fascinated at the handiwork put into making that table.
d) That peach is officially mine now.
e) Scanning kitchen left to right, you notice something that stands out – that looks like it’s in the wrong spot. Can anyone guess?
…did anyone say that it’s that fancy shmancy new millenium oven propped in the middle of a retro era?!! Awesome!
Yep, you’re right! We do like modern kitchens a lot, but we didn’t have the money to redo the counters and cabinets so we painted the cabinets. The homeowner had stenciled “home sweet home” on one wall and “my troubles are over for I am home” on the opposite wall — and that was the first thing Katherine painted over. I left out the refrigerator which is stainless steel on the front, black on the sides.
What a great kitchen! Love the yellow paint.
Thanks, definitely the brightest room in the house. Although, we like green, orange and yellow. It’s not as 70s as it sounds!
I absolutely love this post. First off, your kitchen has so much charm. I love the colors.. definitely relaxing and country. And that table made out of junk is my favorite. I love when items that aren’t used to their potential get a new home and a new idtentity. Wonderful job. I just love it.. warm, relaxing, and home. And I definitely need me a KitchenAid mixer
You’d be amazed what people leave on the curb down here. And yes KitchenAids rule.
Very nice kitchen.
Thanks, definitely bigger than the ones we had out West.
I love the amount of counter space – and natural light you have in the kitchen. I also love all of the wood furniture. You guys are welcome to come decorate my kitchen anytime.
Love it! The colors are actually the same as in my mom’s kitchen when I was growing up. It’s such a happy, warm color scheme.
Thanks, Kristy. When we moved in every room in the house was a different shade of beige.One of the first things we did was paint.
I can just feel all the warmth and love in this kitchen!
Thanks for sharing this ( and your recipes) with all of us!
Thanks, Perry!
Love your counter space but, more importantly, your cupboard space. My kitchen is seriously lacking in cupboards. I, too, detest electric ranges and find myself constantly moving pots & pans around because coils grow too hot. I couldn’t agree more about the cookware and feel the same way about good cutlery.
When we lived in San Diego we used the laundry room as a pantry and an armoire in the living room to store our pans. You’re right on the cutlery too.
What a wonderful place to work in…airy,light and lots of space. A great view to the outside from that fabulous table…Great photo’s showing us where all the great recipes are created! x
Thanks, Yvette.
Your have a very warm and inviting kitchen. I like that butcher block; I’ve never seen one of those in years!
Katherine probably got it eight years ago from a Crate & Barrel outlet. She gets me some great Christmas gifts.
You guys have a beautiful kitchen! The cheerful colors are so inviting and would make me want to spend a lot of time in there. And your date night spot is just the best! Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome Karen.
You do realise how many people are dreaming about such a kitchen? I thought mine was spacious and big, but now I feel as I cooked in a tiny hole
Your kitchen looks very functional and I love the chopping board. The green is such a joyful colour! If you haven’t mentioned it, I would never guess so many things are made (congratulations on the table! I’m really impressed!) or transformed or bought second-hand. Great idea to show us the place when all the amazing food is created.
I wonder what Katherine might collect… such a tough question
I think I’ll go and clean my kitchen now!
The base of the table isn’t mine. It used to have a glass top, but it cracked being outside on our shaky deck so many years. A guy up the street put a giant butcher’s block counter on the curb and Katherine spotted it walking the dogs. We grabbed a dolly and started wheeling it home. The guy pulled up in his truck and told us he’d had second thoughts about leaving it on the curb so we started to wheel it back. He asked what I’d use it for and when I told him said that sounds great you go ahead. I just sanded it down to remove some paint and cut it down, few inches each side. The table is so heavy Katherine couldn’t move it into the house from the garage. Glad I saved the base.
Thank you, Greg for the sorty! Not only the table looks great, but it has a long history behind! I would love to have such furniture at home…
I meant: “thank you for the story” (sorry, I don’t know why my keyboard seems to work strangely when I am on your blog… the distracting food photos? the irresistible cocktails?)
Good thing you didn´t give us your address or you´d have come home to a kitchen full of bloggers waiting to be fed! Seriously, it´s beautiful and so lovely that you both enjoy to cook together. Until I moved to Spain (where everything is painted white) I always had a yellow kitchen . Feels like sunshine even on a dull day! Thanks for sharing your home with us.
Ha, I hope they all like dogs and bring some extra linens.
What a lovely and beautiful picture you have! Love the green cabinets and the chopping block!
Sorry I meant kitchen! Although your pictures are just stunning!!!
Thank you!
Greg, Katherine you wonderful couple! Thank you so much for the insight to your spectacular kitchen. It is everything I’d dreamed it would be and then some!
The Venice photos are gorgeous, the cabinets… Don’t even get me started on the KitchenAid! [I'm doing some heavy hinting!]
The spice rack is pretty unique too!
Wow, thank you so much! I would love to come prop up that bar one day and bring a slice of the UK to your bar…
Glad you like it. You’re welcome at our bar anytime!
You know when I rock up at ‘Little Rock [is that right?!] with a sign saying show me the way to the green kitchen… and I pitch up at your bar with shot glasses and my own attempt at homemade Limoncello – you may regret making that offer!
Don’t forget the banana suit!
Thank you for inviting us to your Open House. I can picture you and Katherine working together and never bumping into each other in this U-shaped kitchen. Love the colors and all the light too. The views outside your windows show lots of green and shade…lovely place to work.
Funny you said that. Katherine says how can we have all this space and still bump into each other?
Thanks for letting us all share in your space. Now when we see the finished results of your work, we can envision it getting done! Love all the personal touches, like Katherine’s parent’s spice rack and the beautiful “made-from-junk” table. Grace is anxiously awaiting the dog treat recipe ….
She’ll get to see our dogs too. I know she’s been waiting for that!
I love this post! Had to chuckle about the John Deere towels. I’ve got an antique side board and love what you’ve done with it for cookbooks. I’m really liking all those trees through the window. Colorado is such a high plains desert, things are a little sparse in my back yard. Love all those All-clads. I’ve only got two and cherish them. And last but not least that cutting board is to die for! What a great present. Thanks for sharing “where it all happens”.
Thanks, Lea Ann.
John Deere towels… hahaha!
I love the table you “made from junk”… it’s beautiful. Great kitchen too … looks so spacious and homely!
See we’re not mean to give them outhouse salt and pepper shakers. Although, I have nothing to do with that. Katherine found those in Memphis.
So now we know where all those amazing dishes come out from! This is my all time favorite post! Gorgeous kitchen. I love everything in it and a fantastic view. Roosters!!!
Thanks, Maris!
I love all your counter space! Your kitchen looks like a very comfortable place to be. (And oddly enough, I recognize that rooster in the last photo – I picked up a couple of small plates with him on them about 10 years ago – in a small antique shop in Mena, no less!)
Ha, it’s so funny how many people have ties to Arkansas.
What a lovely kitchen. I can almost smell the wonderful aromas coming from it!
Thanks, Eva.
What a lovely space to cook in! I love the green and all the homestyle items that you’ve done yourselves. Makes it feel so welcoming.
Ha, thanks. If you look close you can see the shim I added to the sideboard to keep the one door in place.
I love how intimate, functional, and inviting it all is. Thanks for the peak into this special place in your lives.
You’re welcome Judy.
Loved seeing your home-y and beautiful kitchen. I can feel the warmth and loves that goes into it and comes out of it. You and Katherine seem to have similar tastes in decor as well as food…that’s pretty cool.
Well, our prenup dictated she like my cooking. Ha, kidding. Most of of our rooms are pretty neutral. This is the brightest in the house.
Am very jealous of your large kitchen! Can’t wait to see how your recipe turns out too.
It is nice to have elbow room.
You guys have a beautiful kitchen. Thank you for sharing it! A kitchen can never have too much counter space. *asked in a whisper so Katherine doesn’t hear* – What’s wrong with your counter tops? It must be great fun having family and friends sitting chatting at the bar while you are busy in the kitchen.
Mandy
She hates the pinkish color and the material, formica maybe. They used it for a backsplash too. You know everyone wants granite these days.
Thanks for the peek inside your lovely kitchen! Some friends and I have been working on a joint kitchen-picture project, but it’s slow going so far. I think we all feel like we need to get our kitchens spic and span before we photograph them.
I don’t think ours was spick and span, but we did make sure there were no dirty dishes in the sink!
Loved this! Thanks for giving us a peek into your kitchen.
BTW: At 11:11 this morning, my post will feature a ROOSTER.
Uh oh, those are some giant roosters. We may need a bigger kitchen!
Love the outhouse salt ‘n pepper shakers – how great are those?? Glad to know my husband is not the only one who gathers from the curb – great refashioning job. Love your cozy date night dining space and the outdoor view in the last pic.
Thanks, Kelly.
What a fabulous blog! The genealogist in me loves the family stories – and pictures to accompany them! I love your kitchen – as others have said now there is a picture to have of you whipping up your wonderful recipes!
Thank you.
Your kitchen is beautiful – it has a little bit of everything: love, friends, stories, memories, and of course all the means to make great food.
That’s so sweet, thanks.
Thanks for sharing with us where all the magic happens! My wife, Craftyglutton, especially loves the color skeme. Of course I found myself focusing on the bottle of wine on the table…good choice.
Ha, it was funny that we picked a day we were cooking with port and drinking bubbly!
Guys your kitchen looks like such a wonderfully HAPPY place to be !!
Wow! Your kitchen is stunning. The green cupboards look amazing. I also love how personal it is with photographs from your honeymoon, the spice rack – a wedding present to your parents, etc. So lovely to see your kitchen – the best room in the house! Thank you.
What a nice and functional kitchen, I feel like I am invited into your lovely home.
Wow.. so you ARE having a good Sunday.. bet you are relaxing with that other bottle of champagne after cleaning for the last three days to get your kitchen so tidy and sparkly for the shots! Where did you hide all the STUFF! For the record I like the pot cupboard the best because I like shiny stuff! c
Ha, it was really good. It was last Sunday, no time to post then!
I love your kitchen. The green cabinets are a great touch. It’s very nice, yet down-to-earth as well. Thanks for sharing.
I’m gonna guess roosters! Love all the handmade furniture — very (very very) impressive. The green cabinets are pretty awesome too. Retro but with a modern spin. Looks like an amazing place to cook.
Ha, thanks it’s just the table and some repairs to the sideboard. I got an A in shop and home ec.
I have green kitchen cupboard envy. Love it all! Awesome looking kitchen to be hanging out in either cooking or being the support network and sitting at the bar.
…but no gas? Oh, condolences.
It was an adjustment.
What a great idea for a post. It feels like you have invited us into your home. What a treat, thanks for the glimpse!
You’re welcome Joshua. People probably weren’t expecting green cabinets.
I’m so envious of your adorable kitchen! It’s nice that I can now picture where you two create your delicious dishes!
So this is where it all happens! I love being able to view your kitchen and be able to actually visualize all your great recipes coming together! I have to comment on the great view outside; beautiful deck against the wooded land. No doubt its roosters Katherine collects and they are so fitting in this cozy kitchen. I love the knife holder too, I’ve always wanted one like that!
Thanks, Linda. That knife holder was a Bed, Bath & Beyond find I’m pretty sure.
Love it, thank you for sharing, it seems very you (s). The size and with the light it would be a special place to be creative, that shows in your kitchen and in what you post. Love it….RaeDi
Thank you! After years of tiny kitchens, it’s nice to stretch out.
Thank you for sharing this
I love how personal everything is..and as always your photography is amazing
Thanks.
Well done on the kitchen and the tour!
I absolutely love the rustic look and the green! I have green plant photos in my kitchen on a feature wall, green mugs on a “mug tree” stand and a green fruit bowl in the opposite corner. It looks so fresh. (And now I’ll admit, I pick up stuff left kerbside too, mainly tabletops! Shhh…)
It’s amazing what people leave on the curb here, rocking chairs, high chairs, work benches. Our tastes have gotten more discerning as we’ve gotten older too. Ha.
I do believe that a beautiful kitchen is being a origin of a delicious cooking meals…I loved your kitchen and I can know now where comes from all these beautiful recipes and inspirational kitchen notes… Thank you for sharing with us, dear Rufus and Katherina, with my love, nia
Thanks for letting us peek inside! What great space you have… and light! I know what you mean about the counter-tops. After 20 years of formica I just switched mine out for bamboo plywood. I love it! Still can’t put hot stuff down, but it is clean and “green” in its own way. I’m smitten with your sideboard… great piece!
Such a great idea to share where all the magic happens…you guys have a gorgeous kitchen! I’m all about the bright colors. Thanks for including some rooster paraphernalia in the photos too, always makes my day.
You did a great job with the colors in your kitchen! We looked at a home for sale that had green cabinets and let me say it was hideous! You did it perfectly, which is a challenge I think with green/yellow! Good work. Love the personal items and the stories behind them. I want to do something like this when we finally move into our new home next month- kind of a tribute to both kitchens, old and new…
That’d be great to see. Katherine thinks we’ll have to paint them white if we move, not that we’re planning to. But green cabinets aren’t really super popular.
Great kitchen and I could live with the green cabinets for a year or 10.
I love the colour of your kitchen, so fresh and bright. I’ve been trying to think of a good colour for ours and this apple green might be just the ticket! Lovely to see inside your house.
Thanks!
Love the kitchen! No wonder you are inspired to create those delicious-looking meals!
Thanks, Colline.
I happen to love John Deere colors…I have my own John Deere garden tractor that was a birthday present. I’m happy that you shared photos of your kitchen…its got so much atmosphere. I also love the roosters. People think they bring good luck to a kitchen.
It is always so neat to see what other bloggers kitchens look like. I love the cheerful colors! The view from the kitchen is amazing! I would love to have a nice wooded view like that! My kitchen overlooks a soy bean field!
I love your kitchen. It is so pretty. It brought back memories for me of my mother. She loved green and yellow in the kitchen and her kitchen remained those colors for years.
good god that’s a gorgeous kitchen, i am epic jealous.
What a great kitchen space – no wonder you guys are such prolific cooks, I would want to spend all my time in there too!
I love your color choices but those countertops would bother me too. The pan cupboard looks like a nightmare. Exactly the same at my house. Though recently I converted a shelved closet into pan storage. Now most of the pans are sorted by function, only 3 to a shelf. But I still have an undercarraige of pots, like in the picture.
We love our profesional cook pans. Had to take a loan out so we could get them all at once. Worth every penny.
I absolutely love your kitchen! You have so much counter space!!!
I never would have thought to paint cabinets that beautiful shade of green, but I LOVE it! Looks so bright and happy! I loled at the John Deere themed gift…
Love your kitchen! Recognize most of those cookbooks from my own, and just getting ready to leave for a month in a house outside Padua, near Venice. Kindred spirits?
Hold onto your seat. We were just in Kentucky! We did a day on the bourbon trail, which wasn’t enough.
Well, we’ll part company there. I must not be a real Kentuckian. I dislike both bourbon and UK basketball. But Steve makes up for it on both counts!
Ha, you won’t like some of our posts next week then!
Love this post! The personal touches give your kitchen so much character. It looks very inviting. I agree with you about good pots. I don’t know what I’d do without my gas stove though. Thanks for sharing!
I love this post! Seeing inside someones home is such a privilege and so fascinating. I adore those antique stools and I am SO jealous of all your counter space.
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Spreading the gospel of rum to spirits aficionados in Seattle, Nick Feris is a Rum XP and founder of the Rum Collective. Here’s his story.
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How and when did you become interested in rum?
My passion for rum developed in part from my long standing interest in pills and potions and a certain travel experience. After graduating with a doctoral degree in Pharmacy I had a reasonable understanding of drugs, including ethanol. However, at this point, rum had consisted mainly of fond memories with Cuba Libres and good friends at University. Then, a few years later, I stumbled across Airlie Beach Bar in Queensland, Australia and became enchanted with this spirit and its history. The diversity of rum, from the differences in styles and manufacturing processes to the romantic associations it conjures was attractive. The challenge to understand each one was what I chose to undertake.
How many rums are in your collection?
To be honest, I have lost count. My estimate is over 150 different rums.
What is your favorite rum (or rums) in each category and why?
Clear (White): Banks 5 Island (Perfect for many cocktails, a robust flavor for a white rum)
Gold: Appleton V/X (It’s Appleton!)
Aged (up to 12yr): Ron Abuelo 7yr / Dos Maderas P.X. (tough call, but both of these rums stand out. I enjoy the smoky oakiness in the Abuelo 7yr and the mature and slightly sweeter complex flavor profile in Dos Maderas P.X. Cost is also a big factor in this category.)
Premium Aged (over 12yr): Mt Gay 1703 (I love sipping it with a little water to open up the flavors, it has a wonderfully smooth extended finish)
Dark: Gosling’s Dark (perfect for a Dark n’ Stormy and making rum cake!)
Rhum Agricole: Rhum Clement Cuvee Homere (cool bottle with amazing contents to match)
Flavored: I rarely drink flavored rums, but if I had to choose, it would be one made by Brinley. Brinley’s products taste less like a bunch manufactured additives than many others. I will also mention Clement Creole Shrubb here too, which I like for some cocktails.
Spiced: Foursquare Spiced Rum (Balanced spices and slightly dry without too much dominant vanilla flavor)
Do you have a favorite rum bar?
No, but I fancy several nationally, including: Smuggler’s Cove (San Francisco) and Rum Bar (Philadelphia). Internationally, it would be back to Airlie Beach Bar in Queensland, Australia.
What is your regular cocktail?
My regular cocktail depends on my mood and the setting where I am drinking. It is either a classic Daiquiri (Appleton Estate) or Rum Old Fashioned (El Dorado 15).
Where is the best place to buy rum in your area?
University Village Liquor Store, Seattle, WA #96
Which rum would you travel to buy?
Dos Maderas Luxus
When did you launch the Rum Collective and what is your focus?
I officially launched The Rum Collective in October 2010 drinking a few new rums with friends while discussing a website and my business card design. The Rum Collective’s mission is to enhance awareness of and develop appreciation for rum, from the still to the cocktail, in Seattle and beyond. The focus is on education and tastings, but also to expose new rums and to celebrate rum’s utility in cocktails at bars that appreciate rum locally.
What should we watch out for from the Rum Collective in the coming year?
The Rum Collective is young and several changes are being considered to enhance the Northwest’s rum scene as well as improve our “rumprint”. Look out for The Rum Collective to register as an official entity and as such, provide merchandise, organize larger annual events as well as regular meetings where all proceeds will be donated to support environmental and wildlife causes in rum producing nations and beyond. These changes will align my passion for rum with my concern for the Earth. Of course, there will be more and more rum too!
Words of wisdom…
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I’ve had an opportunity to run in the Great Falls Park of Northern Virginia and I’ve really enjoyed it. There are a variety of trails with varying degrees of difficulty and challenge. It’s January, so many of the trees have lost their leaves, but the views and the surroundings are still awesome. I have found trails that are predictably firm, modestly hilly, and well marked, and others that are rocky, slippery, steep, and not so well marked. But that just adds to the experience and the work out. I love the fact that this beautiful space is so close to where I’m staying – it’s almost like I’m in another world compared to the hustle and bustle of the DC/N VA metro area.
You can see from this picture how hilly the environment is. The Potomac River is to the left and I'm running a ridge trail. It is very steep off to the left, navigable, but steep. This trail was great to run on. It was fairly clear of rocks and I could get a reasonable pace going. Having said that though, I still had to pay a lot of attention to where I was stepping.
Being new to trail running it really has been a challenge for me, both physically and mentally. Physically because it can be very hilly, the ground gives in different ways (it’s not asphalt or concrete) and sometimes the ground is soft and sandy and other times quishy and muddy, I have to watch for rocks, roots, and slippery leaves, and mentally because I have to really pay attention to the ground. I can’t just run and put my mind on auto-pilot – I have to pay attention to where I’m going and where I’m stepping. One bad foot placement and I could be rolling an ankle (or worse…). But I can really feel the workout in my quads and hams. I can also feel it in my joints, and I’m wanting to carefully and deliberately develop strength and stability, so I am taking rest days when I need to.
The downer to running these trails though is that the scenery bears looking at, but I can’t take a chance to sightsee while running – so I have been stopping a lot so that I can look around. I figure that its ok to do that; I’m not racing, I’m training. I’m sure that if I continue doing trail running and enter a trail event that I’ll want to train for speed on a trail and my sightseeing time will be postponed. But that’s ok.
I also found that when I wander off any of the main trails that I really have to pay attention to where I’m going, because since the trail might not be well travelled, it’s sometimes hard to tell where it goes. I’ve had to backtrack a couple of time to reconnect with the trail that I think that I’m supposed to be following. I don’t have a map and there are few signs. Sometime the trail is marked by a dash of paint on a tree trunk, so I have to be watching for those… But all of this adds to the thrill of it. I figure how lost can I get? In one direction is the Potomac River and in the other is a road. And I know which way is North…
This is actually a great running environment. I’ve found that there are a long string of trails that connect to each other throughout the Potomac River area. I’m not sure, but I suspect that you could run from the Great Falls Park area all the way around to Alexandria and only have to deal with crossing or navigating a major road but a couple of times. I’d like to try that.
There is a trail called “Difficult Run”, which is actually a water way (kind of a natural stream) with a trail that runs along it. It’s pretty cool. Some of it is a hard packed trail and some of it you have to carefully pick your way around (at least the area that I tried). I’m hoping to run the entire length of that also…
I’ve decided that my near term challenge is to register and run the Marine Corp 17.75 event in Prince William Forest in March. Assuming that I finish, I would be guaranteed entry into the Marine Corp Marathon in October, which is my second challenge. So with that in mind, I am amped to getting prepped to run 18 miles! I have read that it’s a little hilly – all the better for my training. This is actually a good step up for me from my flat Michigan running!
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Category Archives: Latino or Hispanic
‘Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.’
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The New Year has begun and for some 2013:
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Human Capital News Roundup: Genome sequencing of tumors, Medicare physician fees, cervical cancer among Latinas, and more.
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples:
Alejandra Casillas, MD, MPH, an RWJF Clinical Scholar, spoke to New America Media about why Latinas have the highest rates of cervical cancer. Many women don’t go to the doctor as much as recommended because of a cultural belief that their families come first, Casillas says, so raising awareness among men could help encourage more women to get Pap tests.
Healthcare Finance News reports on The Primary Care Team: Learning from Effective Ambulatory Practices (the LEAP Project), a recently launched RWJF initiative designed to make primary care more accessible and effective by identifying practices that maximize the services of the primary care workforce. Learn more about the LEAP Project and read an RWJF Human Capital Blog post about it.
A team led by scientists from the Broad Institute and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute—including RWJF Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program alumnus Levi Garraway, MD, PhD—has sequenced the genomes of 25 metastatic melanoma tumors, MediLexicon reports. The first high-resolution views of the genomic landscape are published online in the journal Nature.
RWJF Scholar in Health Policy Research and political scientist Brendan Nyhan, PhD, gave comments to NPR’s Morning Edition about the political landscape, discussing why and how voters reject facts about the political parties or politicians to whom they are loyal. Nyhan’s ongoing research suggests that people may be better able to deal with cognitive dissonance—“the psychological experience of having to hold inconsistent ideas in one's head”—if they are first given an image or ego boost.
Human Capital News Roundup: Nurse faculty shortage, cervical cancer among Latinas, fitness benefits for Medicare beneficiaries, and more.
Here’s a sampling of recent news coverage of the work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars and Fellows:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellows alumna Juliann Sebastian, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, wrote an op-ed in the Journal Star about Nebraska’s nursing shortage. “The growing shortage of nurses is not for lack of interest among students,” she writes. “We cannot accept more students, however, for two primary reasons: We lack adequate space to accommodate their instruction, and we do not have enough faculty to teach them.”
Teresa Garrett, MS, RN, also an Executive Nurse Fellows alumna, spoke to the Salt Lake Tribune about the importance of exercise in preventing colds. “We’re always telling people exercise is good for you,” she says. “It builds up your immune system, you are healthier, you drink more water, you do all the things you’re supposed to do.” Garrett is director of disease control and prevention at the Utah Department of Health.
Executive Nurse Fellows alumna Cynthia Barginere, RN, DNP(c), FACHE, vice president and chief nursing officer at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, spoke to Nurse.com and WSL-TV about the Center’s new 14-story hospital building.
Researchers at UT Medicine, the faculty medical practice of the University of Texas School of Medicine in San Antonio, are looking for healthy, ethnic minorities in South Texas to participate in a research trial on the health effects of taking baby aspirin every day, according to the Southside Reporter. RWJF Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program scholar Sara Espinoza, MD, is the lead investigator for the “Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly” study.
Zane Gates, MD, an RWJF Community Health Leader, spoke to WTAJ-TV about changes to eligibility criteria for food stamps in Pennsylvania – changes driven by state and federal funding cutbacks. The new criteria will reduce the number of state residents who qualify for assistance. Gates runs a free clinic in Altoona, and many of his patients receive food stamps, the station reports.
Latinas and HIV/AIDS - 30 Years Later
Zayda Rivera is a multicultural communications strategist for LAGRANT COMMUNICATIONS working on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
This year marks an anniversary for the United States, and one that doesn’t call for celebration. The HIV/AIDS epidemic reaches its 30th year in this country and sadly, the problem persists. While there have been some breakthroughs in medicine and long term care for people living with HIV and AIDS over the past three decades, the stigmas associated with the disease are still deeply embedded in our cultural fabric. In addition, the numbers of those infected continue to rise and according to some individuals who work with people living with HIV and AIDS, awareness is decreasing.
I thought I knew everything there was to know about HIV and AIDS. I get tested annually and I’m fully aware of what it takes to put yourself at risk for infection. But I was not aware of the astonishing number of Latinas who are infected and either living with or killed by HIV and AIDS. In fact, AIDS is the 5th leading cause of death for Latinas, aged 25 to 44, which is exactly my age group.
Friday, September 9th was my wake up call when I moderated a roundtable discussion about Latinas and HIV/AIDS for TheBody.com called “What’s gender got to do with it?” The panel was made up of three strong women who work hard to breakdown the stigmas and bring awareness to the Latino community and beyond about the real people living with this disease.
One of those women was Susan Rodriguez, president and founding director for the Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research and Treatment (SMART). Susan was recognized for her work when she received the 2010 Community Health Leader Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Susan is also HIV positive.
“As a woman living with HIV for almost 20 years, it has impacted my life and my work,” Susan said during the panel discussion. “At SMART, we provide treatment education and support for women living with or affected by HIV and AIDS.”
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July 23, 2009 | Story
Parrino used his Innovators award to replicate a model program at Riker's Island (New York City's jail).
July 24, 2006 | Program Result
The University of Miami compared the costs of in-prison and aftercare substance abuse treatment services for criminal offenders with the savings resulting from fewer days of reincarceration.
June 1, 2001 | Program Result
Johnson, Bassin & Shaw, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in substance abuse and juvenile justice issues, helped convene a national conference on youth substance abuse and the juvenile justice system.
July 23, 2009 | Story
Marlatt and colleagues conducted a study in a prison in Seattle in which inmates were given the opportunity to participate in a 10-day Vipassana meditation course.
February 23, 2006 | Program Result
The Hunter College Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health designed and ran Health Link, which provided in-jail and post-release services to women and adolescent inmates ages 16 to 18 at New York City's Rikers Island correctional complex.
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
Brown University examined rearrests among substance-abusing prison inmates to determine whether the costs of providing different levels of substance abuse treatment while incarcerated were offset by savings.
June 1, 2005 | Program Result
Researchers from Northwestern University Medical School interviewed 1,829 youth detained at the juvenile facility in Cook County, Ill., as part of a longitudinal study of the health issues and outcomes of youth in juvenile detention.
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
Investigators at the University of New Mexico (UNM) studied the effectiveness of the San Juan County DWI Facility to deter drunken driving in San Juan County, N.M.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Community Corrections Improvement Association developed a project informing the public, the media and policymakers about mental health issues facing prison inmates in Iowa and their impact on community safety.
July 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Self-Help Network, Inc. worked to solidify and expand its network of alcohol and substance abuse self-help groups, known as Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART Recovery). | http://rwjf.org/en/topics/search-topics/J/jails-and-prisons.html?t=topics%3A509 | 2013-05-18T10:30:58 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
I have really tried to like this new
broadcast medium. I cannot. The promotion is terrible; big yellow box stores
claim you have to subscribe; and there is no hook to keep the ears on. The new
medium shows promise, but falls flat because of technical and programming.
I have three HD Radio receivers,
including the Radiosophy. All three are great analog radios, but suffer in the
terrain of San Diego. Main reason: If listening to an HD2 station and you lose
it, the mashup can tear your hair out as the radio falls back to the analog
signal. I personally know consumers who have taken their car radio back because
they believed the radio was broke. It is the technology.
There has to be a better mousetrap out
there to hook radio listeners. Reading this has been a standard for nearly 10
years amazes me; it remains a mystery to the group that buys radios. A big
#fail to the FCC and the company that pushes it.
Christopher Carmichael
Owner
SDRadio.net
Santee, Calif.
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For years, more stations transmitted a digital signal than there were HD Radio-equipped cars.
Now, the automakers are ahead of broadcasters, rolling out more cars equipped with advanced HD Radio receivers that feature dynamic visual displays.
For a variety of reasons, broadcasters have been slow to embrace the advanced data features that can make a radio display resemble its competitors, like satellite radio or Pandora, in the dash.
IBiquity Digital President/CEO Bob Struble stressed the point to Radio World this week and iBiquity SVP Broadcast Programs & Advanced Services Joe D’Angelo re-emphasized that.
Ninety-four models in calendar year 2013 will have HD Radio as a standard feature. “You’ll be hard-pressed to find a new car in the U.S. that doesn’t have it,” D’Angelo predicted.
Over the next 12 months, eight OEMs will launch Artist Experience in 19 models. With AE, the digital audio is synched with visual elements for a dynamic display in today’s large-screen in-dash entertainment systems.
That’s why the HD Radio tech developer is stressing the importance of station owners raising their digital power levels along with implementing AE or iTunes Tagging.
Some 400 stations have implemented Artist Experience. Clear Channel has implemented many stations featuring AE.
HD proponents are encouraging more of the some 3,000 digital stations to do so, because automakers expect broadcasters to drive consumer interest in features like song tagging.
Manpower time is one reason for the implementation delay; CBS Radio SVP Engineering Glynn Walden said it took two days to implement AE on the first CBS Radio station to do so, though it now takes some four hours, not days, if a station has the latest versions of the HD operating software on the HD importer and exporter. CBS Radio will be rolling out AE in its top four markets by year-end, he said.
Greater Media has implemented AE on all of its digital FMs, its engineers confirmed to Radio World.
iBiquity should send engineers to stations that lack the expertise to implement HD Radio with all the bells and whistles.
Many small stations are run on a shoestring budget and rely on contract engineers that aren't up to date with the latest technologies. That's fine when you're just trying to keep a station on the air but not so fine when you need to do upgrades.
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Here are some of our favorite recipes with Ryan’s Juice. You can also sign up for our email if you want to be the first cooking on your street with Ryan’s Juice!
Apple Cider Ginger Cake with Blueberry Sauce
Well worth the extra steps!
Apple Lemon Ginger Punch
Perfect refreshment for wedding showers and bbqs.
Raspberry Cider Sorbet
Easy and Delicious.
Apple Cider Pound Cake with Cider Glaze
Top ice cream or apple pie with our glaze.
Summer Sauce
Keep this sumptuous sauce on had to "summerize" food.
Pumpkin Cider Mini Muffins
Great after school treat!
Savory Cider Marinade for Pork Loin
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Fans of Jordin Sparks will get a chance to scope out her upcoming album, Battlefield, at a mall near them soon.
Singersroom.com reports that the singer will be teaming up with Torrid, a store that sells super-cute clothes for curvy girls, on July 18 for a preview of new album. The clothing chain has a history with Jordin, who won their 2006 Model Search, and they’re more than happy to support their girl’s newest project.
“Jordin’s enthusiasm for her music and her message of loving yourself and being proud of who you are, curves and all, has really inspired our team and our customers," said Torrid’s president Chris Daniel.
And Torrid really wants to celebrate in style, too. Organizers say every Torrid store in the country will throw a listening party (complete with goodies for guests and other special events) where shoppers will get to hear the whole album from the beginning to end.
If you can’t get out to Torrid for the preview, you won’t have to wait too much longer to hear Jordin’s new CD. Battlefield drops on July 21.
– Sonya Eskridge
Here’s more:
Raven’s so not a mom
Rihanna returns to Cover Girl
Mo’Nique loses weight for a ‘lifetime’ | http://s2smagazine.com/1261/jordin-sparks-teams-with-torrid/ | 2013-05-18T10:53:49 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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FatMan Cigars, located just six blocks from the Capitol, is the product of one man's two-decade infatuation with the cigar.
Joey Madrid, 40, owner and operator of FatMan Cigars, said he discovered cigars as a navy electrician in 1990, and dreamed of opening a cigar shop since 1995. At the time, he was told he was too young to be taken seriously in the business.
FatMan Cigars marks its first year in business on Tuesday. Unlike many cigar shops, it is one of the only places in Sacramento where you can purchase your cigar and smoke it inside. The standalone building, with separate ventilation systems for each floor, gives patrons the freedom to light up inside, a luxury for California smokers.
“I first started smoking cigars in a submarine,” said Madrid, a native Sacramentan. “Now I can’t sit and smoke in a public park.”
That dynamic helped shape the business Madrid opened late last year, just months before Hangar 17, Madrid’s restaurant venture, closed. Unlike others in his business, the strict laws that govern where the public can and cannot smoke have actually helped Madrid set his shop apart from the competition.
“It definitely has helped business that smoking is prohibited,” Madrid said. “It’s a challenge for a brick-and-mortar (store) that doesn’t allow smoke to compete with excise taxes and out-of-state tobacco sales.”
Madrid credits Mark Just, owner of Tower Cigars, as a mentor. With 19 years in the business, Just gave Madrid advice and guidance, a relationship that is helped by having two different business models.
“His business has a lounge that allows people to smoke,” Just said. “It’s much larger. We’re just a hit-and-run.”
Madrid’s building, located on 10th Street near R Street, was once home to the offices of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. Now, completely remodeled, the space is a true cigar lover’s haven.
The lower level features a walk-in humidor and lounge area, complete with leather furniture, hardwood floors and flat-screen televisions. An antique cash register rests atop the sales counter, and in a second lounge, farther down the hall, sits a working soda machine from 1963. The narrow hallway is lined with bookshelves- filled with hundreds of empty cigar boxes.
“My friends say I’m a hoarder,” Madrid said, adding that he does not sell the empty boxes, but gives them away to customers, including one who uses the boxes to make guitars and ukuleles.
The upper level is a private lounge for members. It is accessible via key card through a separate entrance at the back of the building.
The members’ lounge features a poker room, a locker room that houses 60 lockers, several flat-screen televisions and more leather furniture. A small kitchen area with refrigerator, restroom and two balconies complete the space. Madrid plans to add a sink and dishwasher to the kitchen next year.
Membership rates start at $500 per year and include cigar storage and exclusive access to the members’ lounge. Madrid does not sell or provide food or beverage, but members are permitted to bring those items into the lounge.
His members have made some requests, including the addition of a door to the poker room so that it can be used as an office. Madrid said he does his best to meet their requests, but he has had a few unique suggestions – such as the installation of a fireman’s pole – that he could not accommodate.
While Madrid said most of his clientele is male, he does have a few female members and clients. He said his clients range from CEOs of companies to “average guys like me,” and said the proximity to the Capitol brings in some staffers and politicians.
“I can tell how my day is going to go by the the parking situation,” Madrid said, adding that he often closes on state holidays, because the neighborhood is so quiet.
FatMan Cigars sells cigars, humidors, lighters, cutters and other cigar-related products. Prices range from just a few dollars to $45 per cigar, the price for a Padron, one of his most popular options.
The shop is open from noon to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The members’ lounge is open for members from noon to midnight, Monday through Saturday. | http://sacramentopress.com/headline/60825/FatMan_Cigars_smoke_em_if_youve_got_em | 2013-05-18T10:31:24 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Synopsis of the Books of the Bible, by John Nelson Darby, [1857-62], at sacred-texts.com [See Note #33] , Israel, restored to their land, shall be in possession of all their promised blessing. At that time Jesus will shew Himself to the world; but at the time of which we are speaking His hour was not yet come. Meanwhile, having gone away (Joh 7:33-34), He gives the Holy Ghost to believers (Joh 7 (Joh 7 (Joh 7 Note #34] to which the presence of the Holy Ghost answers on earth. In chapters 8-9 [See Note #35] we shall find His testimony and His works rejected, and the.
Note #33.
Note #34.
Note #35
The doctrine of chapter 9 continues to the 30th Verse of chapter 10 (Joh 10:30). | http://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/darby/joh007.htm | 2013-05-18T10:53:52 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The truth is way way out thereon December 29th, 2011
Happy holidays and shit!
OK, this one pretty much breaks the whole detective motif. But I really just get so irritated at The History Channel and the glut of pseudo-scientific bullshit they constantly play. Change your goddamned name, wouldja? Although you might have to fight with The Discovery Channel for “The Paranormal Channel” name.
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The NGO sector in South Africa bears the brunt of carrying out essential services to people at grass-roots level. The sector plays a pivotal role in providing much needed services to where it is needed most in the country.
However, in materials released to SAHA it is found that the department has over the period of 7 years deregistered 5459 NGO's, with 98% of them de-registered due to non-compliance.
The department headed by Minister Bathabile Dlamini, has put in place various mechanisms to help NGO's survive. These mechanisms include courses on; financial management, compliance with the NPO act and peer education training. Despite these measures put in place, many NGO's still continue to go under.
The majority of NGO's in South Africa rely on donor funding either from government or foreign aid. Registration with the department by NGO's thus gives the entities more standing with possible funders.
In the tough NGO sector, filled with economic uncertainty and diminishing donors, the registration of NGO's by the department gives such bodies a fighting chance to seek funding and allow them to further their cause. It is therefore essential for them to register with DSD to have a better chance of continuing with delivering essential services.
In a feedback session with Solly Poto, former director of Golang Leate, an NGO that brought services to vulnerable children and women, it emerged that Mr. Poto had no knowledge of interventions being made available by the departments' Non-profit Organisations Directorate. He said "there are those programmes but we have had to close down because we are not aware of their existence". For him it was the first time learning of the programmes set out by the department through the NGO department.
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The Special Tactical Anti-Gang Unit[2], better known as STAG, is type of Law Enforcement in Saints Row: The Third.
DescriptionEdit
STAG is an elite paramilitary group, and acts as a replacement for the SNG whenever the player reaches higher Notoriety levels (the Steelport PD and a minor SWAT presence still remain). STAG has their own, unique arsenal of futuristic weapons and vehicles.
STAG is deployed to Steelport following a devastating attack on the Hughes Memorial Bridge in Stilwater, perpetrated by the Luchadores. Senator Monica Hughes, wife of the late Alderman Richard Hughes (killed in Saints Row), (which anchors offshore southeast of the 3 Count Casino),, focusing primarily on the Saints.
TechnologyEdit
The STAG unit possesses a variety of futuristic weaponry, some of which is described as experimental microwave technology [3]. STAG's troops wear advanced body armour and carry laser rifles, while vehicles use a variety of exotic energy weapons and advanced features. Several STAG vehicles (the F-69 VTOL, Condor and Specter) also have the ability to transition between hover and jet modes, using miniature jet engines to maneuvre like a helicopter in the former state.
STAG posesses on the HUD. This can be somewhat problematic for The Protagonist. Despite this, Commandos should not be underestimated. What makes them notable adversaries is not so much the amount of damage they deal out, but the amount of damage they can withstand, plus the fact that they will often attack in pairs or even teams (similar to Morningstar and Decker specialists). A notable trait of the Commandos is they are immune to grapple attacks (human shields). Being the toughest specialists in the game, a group of Commandos can present quite a challenge to ill-prepared players,. Incendiary ammunition also works pretty well against them too, except during the mission "Air Steelport", where the player must battle a group of Commandos wearing armor sophisticated enough to make them impervious to fire-based attacks. The only named Commando is Sgt. Steiner, an arrogant, self-proclaimed, one-man-army who is listed as an Assassination target in the Saintsbook.
VehiclesEdit
Land vehiclesEdit
STAG use the N-Forcer as their main transport, an armoured light truck equipped with a top-mounted machine gun. At higher alert levels their special tank, the Crusader, will appear in place of the National Guard's Challenger. An even more powerful Crusader, at one point called the "STAG Tank V2," can be acquired by the player in the mission "My Name is Cyrus Temple" by choosing it from the list of three advanced projects.Edit
While a STAG version of the Commander appears to have been planned, in the game there are no watercraft with STAG-specific markings aside from the giant aircraft carrier Thermopylae.
AircraftEdit
STAG's workhorse aircraft is the Condor, corresponding to the National Guard's Eagle. For heavier work, the F-69 VTOL corresponds to the Tornado and Vulture, being armed with both a gun (a microwave laser, in this case) and missile launchers. STAG also use heavy cargo planes, one of which is shown configured as an AWACS[4]. In one of the two final mission choices STAG calls in their ultimate airborne weapon, a giant airship carrier / battleship called the Daedalus.
The Specter is an unusual "hoverbike" only available to the player if they pick it in the mission "My Name is Cyrus Temple" and never used by STAG itself.
WeaponsEdit
STAG troops are primarily armed with the Viper Laser Rifle,.[5]
While never used by STAG itself, the Sonic Boom is described as a STAG-developed weapon and the Satchel Charges can only be accessed by choosing to research them in "My Name is Cyrus Temple." However, satchel charges can be seen in every Friendly Fire store, on a low shelf on the opposite side of the store to the counter. Also in the promotial poster for STAG, they're seen with Bowie Knives but never use them.
TriviaEdit
- Their symbol is a stencil of a stag's head. Within some of their bases, like the Daedalus, exists an alternate symbol which looks like a stag's skull.
- Despite STAG replacing the Steelport National Guard, SNG helicopters will still spawn at the Sierra Point base throughout the game.
- Completing the eliminate Killbane end of the mission Three Way and destroying the Daedalus will unlock STAG infantry armor for the player to wear. It also becomes available for purchase at Let's Pretend.
- Even though STAG has left Steelport after the last mission, there are still some STAG Outposts located around Steelport and some even have a F-69 VTOL or a Condor.
- so far the only Special Unit to have female members, although you have to listen to them speak to tell that they are female members.
- In the Survival on Arapice Island there are STAG zombies that centre for a super computer, albeit they lost it to the Saints, and the Luchadores fight them to a standstill with a possibility of a Luchadore victory had the Saints not have intervened.
- STAG only appears in large numbers in Loren Square, moderate numbers in Sunset Park and very few elsewhere
- There may be STAG posted near the Saints HQ, Kinzie's Crib and Leather and and Kidnapping Josh Birk, and STAG knew that it was the Saints that caused these problems.
- STAG is the only faction in Saints Row: The Third that does not (and cannot) become available as a gang customization option
- STAG despite being a law enforcement agency act much like a gang as they carry unconcealed weapons including Annihilators, only patrol certain areas in numbers and are involved in criminal activities such as terrorism.
- In reality a unit like STAG would not be allowed to be deployed for the reasons depicted in the game, in reality it have to be the case where either the Saints or the Syndicate where at least trying to take full political control of a region of the country by force
- Some armed vehicles that have scanners, such as the Tornado or F-69 VTOL, says "Scanning Objective" and "STAG Targeting System v2.67", meaning that STAG applies the system in any armed vehicle.
- During the early stages of the game, Mayor Reynolds can sometimes be heard giving a "Fact or Myth" advertisement about Steelport that mentions the STAG Occupation, long before the organization is formed.
- In reality assuming Steelport is on United States Soilm Monica Hughes the senator or the whole senate would not even have one bit of control over STAG. The only people that could issue orders would be by the President of the United States or by the Chiefs of Staff only. | http://saintsrow.wikia.com/wiki/Special_Tactical_Anti-Gang | 2013-05-18T11:02:13 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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I just got back from a trip to sunny southern California, where I visited the La Brea Tar Pits, a famous fossil site which, I now know, does not contain the remains of dinosaurs (it contains the remains of giant ice-age mammals). Even so, the visit got me thinking about all the dinosaur-related parks, museums and quarry sites Utah has to offer. Here are a few of my favorites:
Dinosaur National Monument in Vernal, Utah: The visitor's center at the monument is currently closed, but it is scheduled to reopen in October this year. Even without the visitor's center, Dinosaur National Monument is a fun place to visit, especially if you plan a rafting trip down the Green River.
Utah Museum of Natural History: This fall is going to be a great time for Utah dinosaur lovers, because like the Dinosaur National Monument visitor's center, the Utah Museum of Natural History will be reopening with a new building and new exhibits. The UMNH has so many fossils that only a small percentage of them are on display. Right now, you can see some of the museum's animatronic dinosaurs at Hogle Zoo's "Zoorassic Park" exhibit.
The Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point: The Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life contains the world's largest display of mounted dinosaurs. Thanksgiving Point's most popular venues are offering $2 admission on Tuesdays this month.
The Ogden Eccles Dinosaur Park: The park features life-size replicas of many of Utah's famous prehistoric residents including Triceratops, Utahraptor, Parasaurolophus and Ceratosaurus, as well as a fun, informative visitor's center.
USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum in Price: If you happen to be in Price, Utah, this cool dinosaur museum is worth a look. What makes the museum unique is that many of the fossils inside were discovered within 30 miles of the museum itself, at the world famous Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals by State, by About.com's guide to dinosaurs Bob Strauss
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Adventures from Utah.com, with lots more ideas for Utah dinosaur fun
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Barack Obama (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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As usual, President Barack Obama is passing the blame. On the campaign trail in Denver on Thursday, Obama was spreading the blame around for his pathetic debate performance on Wednesday night against GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney. The good news is that he isn’t blaming Bush for the first time in extended-memory. Instead of blaming the 43rd president of the United States, he’s blaming the likely 45th president of the United States Mitt Romney.
Obama’s commented that Mitt Romney claimed to be someone he’s not during the debate, and strongly suggested that that was the reason things went awry for him.
Famed Obama fanatics also tried to keep the buck from stopping in the president’s lap where it obviously deserves to stop. Michael Moore, known for his efforts at crushing the “right” in his movie documentaries blamed John Kerry, the president’s coach in the days leading up to Obama’s disastrous debate. Though, Moore admitted in a Twitter-messaged tweet that “Obama looked tired, even bored; he kept looking down; he had no crisp statements of passion or argument; he wasn’t there.” So, in spite of blaming John Kerry, he did expose himself as having a moment of truth in Twitter-ville. Such tweets are likely the biggest benefit of Twitter – catching disillusioned political commentators in a moment of normalcy and reality.
Beyond President Obama blaming Romney and Michael Moore blaming Kerry, former Vice President Al Gore who is known for his studies on global warming and his self-assertion that he invented the Internet blamed Denver’s altitude on Obama’s pathetic performance. Gore said, believe it or not, “I.” By now, Gore probably knows that those were words better unspoken as they are almost as laughable as his assertion that he invented the Internet.
Why is it so difficult for people on the “left” to admit that Barack Obama is not the “God-send” they have thought he was since the 2008 primary? Of course, people on the “right” have known all along that he never was a “God-send” – but just another human politician who puts his pants on one leg at a time like the other politicians – even Bush and Romney.
One can only applaud the likes of Chris Matthews and other political pundits and commentators who put the blame for Obama’s astonishingly poor performance where it belongs – in Obama’s lap.
Sorry “leftists”, the Obama presidential debate performance was no anti-Obama conspiracy, not pre-planned, nothing criminal or dishonest, and – mostly – nobody’s fault except Obama’s. He wasn’t prepared and apparently didn’t think he needed to prepare – or didn’t care enough to prepare. Obama’s performance in the debate was just a major blunder by Obama from word one. After all, all “humans” err now and then. Unfortunately, his err was a big one. He had to finally reveal what people on the “right” have known all along which is that he really has nothing of value to show for the past four years in the Oval Office. The tales about more jobs and economy on the rise were revealed as “false” via Romney’s well-prepared and data-driven remarks.
Didn’t Obama and the “left” know this is obviously what Romney was going to do?
Well, the best Obama could do today was pass the blame again – and of all people, believe it or not, he blames Romney. Stay tuned for the second debate which, when Obama is defeated again, will probably be Romney’s fault. | http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/10/04/obama-passes-the-buck-on-debate-loss-just-like-he-blames-others-for-failures-of-past-4-years/ | 2013-05-18T10:31:37 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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San Francisco, CA Metro >Omni San Francisco Hotel
500 California Street, San Francisco, CA | Directions 9410437.793104 -122.403175 View Website
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Fabulous service, great location!. Wow, wow, wow. Just fantastic. My husband and I went to SF for a getaway weekend. We had stayed at the OMNI San Diego, and were pleased, so we thought we would give the OMNI SF a try. We are so glad we did! From the moment we walked in, we felt very taken care of. We checked in at midnight and were assisted by two friendly gentlemen. They gave us a beautiful room on the top floor of the hotel. The TV was on when we entered on a channel with calming music and nature scenes (very nice touch after a flight). The man who assisted us with our luggage even filled our ice bucket for us! Fantastic! When we looked on the nightstand, there was a piece of paper outlining the weather in several major cities (including SF of course) and I thought that was a fantastic gesture. The beds were very comfortable, and we loved the large bathroom. We heard no noise the whole trip! Each day when we arrived at our hotel after a long day of sight seeing, there was a hand written note by our housekeeper. Little touches like that really goes the extra mile!! My husband and I were throughly delighted by our stay and everyone we encountered on the way!
I will be back. This hotel added to our anniversary experience. Great location, comfortable bed, amazingly courteous staff. We upgraded to the club floor (16th floor) and the sheets on the bed were to die for. We didn't want to get out of bed. We didn't hear any street noise, with the exception of the cable car rolling by (which is more fun than anything else). Everyone, from the concierge to the bellman, was gracious and so helpful. I can't wait to come back.
Great service. I stayed here for 4 nights for a conference and i really enjoyed my experience here.. Rooms are immaculate, service is great, and the front desk was very professional and competent... (which is hard to find these days, even at a 4 star hotel..)
Exceptional Front Desk Service & Concierge. Our room was ok, not as big as I had expected from a 4-star hotel. They don't have free breakfast. Parking is $45 per night. Lobby was gorgeous. Marble walkway all the way. Free internet access and printing. No pool. Cable car stops in front of the hotel but everything is very close. Walking is preferrable. Bar service late at night was a bit snobbish. It was late at night on a Sunday and most of the restaurants are closed at 10 PM. I didn't want to order food (salad cost $12) so I asked for hot water for my cup of noodle. The waiter was not helpful. Gave me water that was not hot enough to cook noodle. When I asked for a fork, he offered me a spoon. Sort of felt like I was Julia Robert in Pretty Woman while shopping on Rodeo Drive. Not a nice feeling. However, service was awesome. The front lobby personnels were able to hook us up with restaurant reservations, VIP passes to clubs, great recommendation for things to do. I woudn't stay at the OMNI hotel again because it wasn't as great as I had expected from a 4-star hotel. But overall, service was definitely A+.
Great location in the financial district. The location is great for business travellers. It is also just a short walk to Union Square and shopping. Bobs is downstairs and offers a great menu. The service is exceptional.
Home away from home for CEOs visiting the Financial District..
The Scene
This 1926 Florentine Renaissance-style landmark building boasts classic decor, ornate crown moldings and public areas dominated by excellent bay views. It is in the center of the Financial District and only a short walk to Union Square, Chinatown and Embarcadero Center, making it ideal for tourists as well as visiting executives.
The Details
The hotel's stately guest rooms feature high ceilings, classic '20s decor and marble bathrooms. Business amenities include executive desks with ergonomic chairs, three dual-line telephones, high-speed Internet access and speaker phones. More than 12,000 square feet of meeting space and a 24-hour business center make conferences a breeze. Although there is a fitness center, Get Fit Kits mean guests can work out in the privacy of their own rooms.
Great hotel for the price. Was very pleased with the Omni. The staff is extremely helpful and attentive. I really couldn't have asked for better quality or service. I would recommend this hotel to anyone visiting sf. Only part I wasn't as pleased with was the hotel bar. The service there does not match the hotel which is such a shame as it's in such a good location.
lovely rooms, helpful staff, and worth the money.
What a beautiful hotel. Even though it is tucked away on a busy street, the rooms are quiet, clean, and nicely decorated and the marble bathroom is large. The beds were comfortable, yet a double was too small for us, well-rounded individuals. They accept small pets, but there is little walking area for them. We were told about an area up the hill to the left above a parking garage, it was well-maintained.
The front desk recommended some places to eat, one Italian and one Chinese within 2 blocks of the hotel. Both restaurants were great and reasonably priced.
The walk to the Pier and North Beach, Alcatraz area is very hilly but it included a short walk through Chinatown. The walk itself is a good half-hour or so.
The steakhouse in the hotel was extremely expensive so we went elsewhere. Be prepared to pay over $20 for a beer on tap and a martini outside the restaurant area.
The ambiance of the Omni is perfect. It is classically decorated yet comfortable. I would recommend staying there and we will stay there next trip to San Francisco.
Worth every penny, dollar etc :^) !!.
Booked the room on priceline got it 4 SUPER cheap we stayed from 12/28-31/05 AWESOME stay. From every staff member we came into contact with consistently friendly, helpful ABOVE AND BEYOND with care this is what customer service used to be like & I can not say enough.
Room service was expensive but the {Turkey Club} on the late night menu was excellent! rooms large & spacious, the linens DIVINE, the attentive Front Desk associates, Valet parking is very expensive $45 a day so I would recommend finding a nearby lot we used Chinese Catholic Center on Jackson st. for $24 worked just fine (so far) elevators were quiet & fast. Do yourself a favor & sign up on omnihotels.com for their frequent guest program. Cable car stop right outside the door
Pretty nice place. So we stayed here for New Year Eve. Had a great time and got a great rate. The maids started banging on the door at 10am to clean up which was kind of annoying especially after New Years. Also my girlfriend left her dress in their room and when we came back they said no one found it. I cant point fingers cause we left it there, but it would have been nice if someone was honest enough on their staff to turn the dress in and not keep it for themselves.
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San Francisco, CA Metro >Tanuki Restaurant
4419 California St, San Francisco, CA | Directions 9411837.784973 -122.464777
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Wonderful Japanese restaurant!. My first Citysearch review, about one of my favorite restaurants! I've been going here about 26 years & have NEVER been disappointed. The food is great & the staff is efficient, friendly & courteous. The place is unpretentious & laid-back. The shiro maguro (albacore tuna) is a must-try. It's buttery & almost never has that white, stringy stuff that you usually find in it. (I've only come across a piece like that twice there -- in 26 years.) The tempura is delish - light & crispy batter, not heavy like other places. I'd go back just for the salad. I've never found anything like it. It has noodles with mayo & bits of kamaboko (fish cake) & cucumber in it. And I despise mayo, so what does that tell you? I've had many celebration dinners here. I've introduced others to this place & all of them loved it. The only "con" is parking, but that's all over. I've been to a couple of famous Japanese restaurants down here in LA, but I feel that Tanuki is better in terms of value, food & service. Enjoy!
Best Sushi in the Universe!. I have been a regular customer at Tanuki for 16 years! In my estimation, it is by far the best sushi in San Francisco, if not the entire world.. I have been eating sushi for 25 years and am a particular, experienced and discerning judge. The fish is fresh and delicious, the rice perfectly cooked (which is hard to find), the atmosphere warm and comfortable. Aki - the owner/chef - is the absolute BEST! Charm and expertise galore. No need to dress your best. Not a fashionista in sight. Not a trendy, flash-in-the-pan outfit. This is the real deal. The restaurant has been in business for 30 years. Enjoy!
my favorite sushi place in SF. Highly recommend to sit at sushi bar for the "fresh" sushi experience. Make sure to ask the owner (I think his name is Aki-san) for recommendation to try something that are off the menu. Reasonable price.
Awesome fresh sushi!. This is my favorite sushi restaurant in SF. The sushi is always fresh, the sushi masters are friendly and can always suggest great things to try, even stuff that's not on the menu. Everything is reasonably priced, too. The atmosphere is friendly and mellow, not hyper or trendy. I highly recommend Tanuki to everyone!
The best Japanese restaurant in S.F.. I can tell you that Tanuki is the best restaurant in S.F. because I am a Japanese. Tanuki is not so Americanized and has a very friendly atmosphere. Aki-san makes great sushi, and his service is always excellent. There is also a very cute waitperson on weedend. Her service is excellent too. If you want to eat real sushi, you should go Tanuki.
Yummy and Friendly. I've been going to Aki for more than 6 years and it's never a disappointment. While sitting at the bar, Aki always whip up something special not on the menu. The sushi is fresh and the atmosphere is definitely low-key. If you're looking for quality and variety, this is the place. Not to mention, very reasonable price.
Best Japanese Food In SF.
This is my favorite Japanese restaurant. I've been going here for over 8 years! Aki-the head sushi chef is awesome.
Their sushi is always fresh and generous portions.
My favorite things to get there are:
salmon, tuna, tanuki roll (2 tempura shrimp wrapped in rice with eel, eggplant, and avocado on each of the 6 pieces), rock shrimp, crawfish handroll, soft-shell crab, and this special, you order it "white tuna half grilled" and Aki will know what to do...
Very homey place...crowded at times but well worth the wait.
Shhh....
I am torn between keeping this place a secret and letting everyone know how great it is.
I've hardly ever had to wait and the sushi is always awesome.
Everytime I have out of town guest who want sushi, I bring them here--forget the long lines at Ebisu--this place is better and there is hardly a wait.
Try for yourself...
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General manager Brian Cashman previously mentioned Sept. 27 in Toronto as a potential return date for Teixeira from his Grade 1 left calf strain, but Teixeira said there is no specific timetable after an earlier attempt to rush back caused him to miss the past 10 games, including Thursday's.
"I don't want to put any timetable on it, because we tried to do that last time and it put unwanted pressure on everybody," Teixeira said. "We all wanted me to be back as soon as possible and I wasn't, I wasn't ready. I'm going to take it day by day, and when the doctors tell me I'm clear, when the trainers tell me I'm clear, when the strength coach and baseball people all tell me that I'm normal and running fine, then I'll be out there playing."
Teixeira is mostly just receiving treatment at this point, with some workouts in a pool, he said.
The Yankees are not being overly careful with their first baseman, according to manager Joe Girardi, simply attempting to ensure he does not suffer another setback that might keep him out of potential playoff action.
"It's something we have to heal. I don't think it's a matter of taking our time," Girardi said. "It's something that we have to make sure is healed, because we don't want it to happen again."
Swelling, tightness and soreness are immediately evident just touching his left calf, Teixeira said, although he has not suffered any setbacks since he last appeared Sept. 8 against the Orioles. That was his only game back after he missed 10 games upon suffering the injury running the bases Aug. 27 against Toronto.
He is traveling to the Yankees' facility in Tampa to simulate game action, although he would like to appear in a few games in New York before the playoffs begin, assuming the Yankees qualify.
"Just being in game situations where I leg out a double, I dive in the hole on a ground ball and run to first base -- those are things I need to do in a game situation," Teixeira said. "We can't try that out in a playoff game and have me blow out right away. That wouldn't be good for anybody.". | http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120920&content_id=38725144¬ebook_id=38725160&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy | 2013-05-18T10:13:53 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Help Save the Gold Dust Lounge!; A Chinatown Japanese Place Shutters
Union Square: The campaign to save the Gold Dust Lounge, threatened with an eviction in March, is in full swing. Here's the petition. And rumor has it The Limited brands (which owns Henri Bendel and Victoria's Secret) may be the ones trying to move in. [SFist, SF Appeal]
Chinatown: One of Chinatown's only Japanese restaurants, Hotaru (1059 Powell Street), has closed and may look to move to the Mission. [Eater]
Hayes Valley: In its November issue (only now online), Vogue proclaimed Smitten Ice Cream one of its favorite ice cream places anywhere, presumably for the hip and novel liquid-nitrogen factor. "[It's] arguably the freshest, if not the best, ice cream on earth." [Vogue via Scoop]
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Politics these days seems like a vicious endeavor to grab power, prestige and any financial perks that adhere to state government.
How is anyone to choose when candidates are self-serving and seldom, if ever, give their opponent credit for anything? Listen to the candidates and all one hears is how he or she is right and the other guy is never right. Does this bother you? It bothers me.
So here is how I choose: I try to know the candidate personally or through other people whose opinions I respect. This is tough to do for obvious reasons. In addition, I try to read all their position papers; this helps but is just guesswork as to how they will actually govern.
The ultimate evaluation for me becomes a character issue. Is the person honest, forthright, hard-working and open-minded? Does the candidate have the best interests of the community in mind?
I first met Robin Andrews when I ran for Claverack Town Board. She is energetic, honest and has the great qualities that make her character stand out. She has labored and will continue to labor for good government and make us proud. Her service on the Claverack Town Board has even been praised by some in her opposing party, and in today’s political scene that is rare.
Robin is an exceptional politician, but more importantly an exceptional person. She has the drive and honesty that politics needs.
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One of my husband’s absolute favourite dim sum restaurants in Hong Kong is Din Tai Fung, which until now has meant that we have had to go all the way to TST (how small distances in Hong Kong can start to feel very far!). When we heard that they were opening a new branch in Causeway Bay, it became the mission of the weekend to go and try it out to see how it compared to the TST branch and to get our fill of the tasty Xiao Long Bao (the steamed pork dumplings that are filled with a gulp of broth inside and enjoyed with vinegar and ginger). Din Tai Fung originated in Taiwan, and now has branches all over Asia and some in the US. Known (apart from their Xiao Long Bao) for their impeccable service, despite what can be a long wait to be seated, you will be quickly served, especially if you comply with viewing the menu and filling in your order form before you are shown to your table.
The queues outside the new Causeway Bay restaurant were bigger than I have ever seen for a restaurant in Hong Kong – it looked as though there were around 80 people waiting, and we took a ticket without much hope of less than a 30 minute wait. The numbers ticked down on the screen overhead quickly enough though and the wait was helped by being able to watch the chefs work making the dumplings at high speed through the glass window. You can really see that everything is made fresh and that the restaurant has pride in displaying the workmanship that goes into their product. Apart from the famous Xiao Long Bao, we ordered some sauteed pea shoots, spicy wontons, egg-fried rice with deep-fried pork chop, shrimp and pork steamed dumplings, and a firm favourite, freshwater shrimp, which are incredibly sweet-tasting. Many of the staff appear to have been brought over from Taiwan for the launch, presumably to handle the crowds until Hong Kong staff can be trained up. As you enter and leave the restaurant the staff will say hello, bow and thank you, which feels like a nice traditional touch – even the toilet attendant will give you a huge smile. In HK magazine’s recent review by Amy Ma you can read about just how important the service is to Din Tai Fung’s core values when multimillionaire boss of the whole chain, Warren Yang poured her tea for her.
The new outpost of Din Tai Fung is definitely just as good as the one in TST, and at triple the size, I’m sure it will be a real go-to Lunch destination in Causeway Bay. For reasonable prices, delicious and consistent food and friendly service, you really can’t do better if you’re craving a dumpling hit!
Din Tai Fun, Shop 3-9, G/F, 68 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay (3160 8998)
Thanks for the great restaurant review. Will check out today. When I googled it to see the address this Sassy HK link was the first one! Congrats!
Julie – what did you think of Din Tai Fung? Good huh?!
Great list. Very useful. @SaiSays
Thanks Sai! We’re now following you on Twitter by the way!
During our recent short stay in Hong Kong my wife and I just can never resist the temptation of dinning several times in Din Tai Fung in Causeway Bay. The food are so good. Staff are efficient and fast. Long live Din Tai Fung.
we welcome very much the improvement on the air condition in causeway bay.
all restaurants in hk should take a look what they have done and how simple measures can improve the health for the visiters.
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Great piece Johnathan! As you noted, the extreme corners of both reformed and non-reformed tend to frown on such exposition, but there is definitely an imbalance of do/don’t these days that needs to be tended to. My concern lies particularly with certain New Calvinists in SBC ranks who hang with “there is nothing unclean” to the point of antinomianism.
A young, (very) restless and reformed pastor in my area recently proclaimed from his pulpit to his 20s-30s congregation that he can only be good so long before he has a “sin splurge”! That’s the kind of preachin’ a young generation loves to hear from their pastor! In a conversation with his associate pastor, he said his “life verse” was Romans 8:1 (ESV): “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” I reminded him that my old KJV completed that passage with: “…who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” He opened his ESV and responded “Nope, it’s not there!” After an attempt to point out that this truth was embedded in the context of Romans 8, he clung to his view while I walked away with do/don’t still intact.
Romans 8:13 “For if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit YOU put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (emphasis added)
I have benefited quite a bit from the (real) Calvinist tradition. While I disagree with their soteriology, I don’t disagree with them about everything.
Since I admit to being shaped by that, and my fellow Trads around here will attest to my agreement on issues with them to which most Trads oppose (strong emphasis on church discipline being one example), I simply don’t get the YRR crowd.
I love passionate preaching on passages from Ezekiel, such as 36:22-38 and the stress of God doing all these things unilaterally to His people for His own name.
Now, many YRR pastors preach this passage as good as anyone, but I am perplexed that after all God has said about making people clean, giving them a new heart, new spirit, His Spirit, saving us, putting his statues and commandments in us and causing us to obey them, etc.’ they also sit around and talk about how wretched and dirty they are, how sinful they are, etc. (and smacks of fake humility to boot)
One wonders if God really can clean, if the new heart is really all that much better than the stone one, if He really can cause us to obey His statutes, etc. after listening to them.
Other than misinterpretations of Romans 7, or even Luke 18:13 and the like, we don’t see in Scripture all this wallowing around over how bad and sinful the authors are, and them “celebrating” it either. They don’t do that. Aside from the poetic expressions in the Writings, we don’t even see this much at all in the OT either. Perhaps the Biblical authors just aren’t as “humble” (cough at the misuse of the word) about their sinfulness as they ought to be according to some Calvinists.
I also find it funny (i.e. pathetic) how plenty of Calvinists are quick to “correct” (cough) everyone else on “what Luther really meant” when he said to sin boldly, but then use it as a lifestyle motto when critics aren’t looking, and taking it to mean exactly what the critics said Luther meant.
I guess, the Calvinist realizes the true extent of their sinfulness and are able to recognize that in contrast with God’s holiness. I absolutely love how Calvinism is demonized in this denomination, but only after it is completely misrepresented. I am guessing you have no problem singing “Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a WRETCH like me.” You can accuse people of misrepresenting Romans 7:24 and Luke 18:13, but what you must realize is that these statements are true. We are sinful and we do not deserve salvation but God saved us anyway. I am sure there are some groups that hold to anti-nomianism but it certainly appears that this is getting applied to all Reformed thinkers. A true believer recognizes his sin and he laments over it. As long as we are living and breathing we will continue to sin. We will recognize our sin and we will cry out to God “Wretched man that I am who will set me free from this body of death?” We also then also glorify Him for Christ who died for those sins “thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
I see you missed the point then.
I never said anything about not being repentant or sorrow over sin. What I do not do is wallow in vomit over it. I got no problem singing Amazing Grace. I was a wretch saved.
As for Romans 7, Luke 13:18, you need to read up on what those passages actually mean.
Well isn’t that kind of the entire point of Luke 18:13? Recognizing one’s own sinfulness? The Pharisee was thankful that he “obeyed the rules,” the tax collector on the other hand recognized his sinfulness. The thing is Johnathan you still are a wretch saved by grace. You said, “I was a wretch saved.” This insinuates that you are no longer a wretch which according to 1 Jn 1:8 would be a lie. Yes, a Christian obey’s the do’s and don’ts but why? I do not believe that it is out of obligation but out of appreciation.? At the same time I can be completely filled with joy knowing about His love for me. Now as a believer I know not to sin. I know that because of what Christ did on that cross He gave me the power to say no to sin once I was born again. Knowing this magnifies sin in my life and when I discover sin in my life of course it breaks my heart and repent only to sin again. Paul also said, “For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” I don’t know about you but this recognition of sin makes me appreciate the cross all the much more. I do have one question though, how can your sin not make you want to vomit?
“Well isn’t that kind of the entire point of Luke 18:13? Recognizing one’s own sinfulness? The Pharisee was thankful that he “obeyed the rules,” the tax collector on the other hand recognized his sinfulness.”
Sort of. The tax collector was acting in humility seeking propitiation because he recognized the need for it. It is an expression of shame, not one of emotional guilt over his sinfulness. That was the point I was addressing.
“The thing is Johnathan you still are a wretch saved by grace. You said, “I was a wretch saved.” This insinuates that you are no longer a wretch which according to 1 Jn 1:8 would be a lie.”
Wrong, to say I have no sin would be a lie according to 1 John 1:8. God no longer views me as a wretch, so why should I still view myself that way?
“Yes, a Christian obey’s the do’s and don’ts but why? I do not believe that it is out of obligation but out of appreciation.”
Both/and, not an either/or. Slaves have obligations to their master. Given that our master is Christ, we can appreciate all the blessings of having such a master, and our obedience is an expression of gratitude.
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Vomit? Nope. What it does do is realize the shamefulness of me because of my actions for which he died to save me from the wrath I deserved for those actions.
“At the same time I can be completely filled with joy knowing about His love for me.”
Amen!
“Now as a believer I know not to sin. I know that because of what Christ did on that cross He gave me the power to say no to sin once I was born again.”
Yes.
“Knowing this magnifies sin in my life and when I discover sin in my life of course it breaks my heart and repent only to sin again.”
Of course, but this is a far cry from what I was debunking to which you responded.I was talking about people who sit around and wallow in their own vomit. The Bible knows nothing of this for believers. That is certainly not what the tax collector was doing.
“Paul also said, “For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.”
And Paul was using the rhetorical “I” to represent an unregenerate person.
“I don’t know about you but this recognition of sin makes me appreciate the cross all the much more.”
Certainly, but again, this is a far cry to what I was debunking to which you responded.
“I do have one question though, how can your sin not make you want to vomit?”
No. It doesn’t make you want to vomit either. I am sure you do not vomit constantly.
On the other hand, my sin shames me to myself, before others, before God, and makes me want to express sorrow, confess, and move forward in obedience.
You need to read up on the honor/shame dynamics in the Ancient Near East. This overly emotional state of “guilt” (as opposed to the Biblical meaning of judicial guilt and the disposition of shame that goes with it) is a modern, western, highly individualistic, overly introspective and existential phenomenon foreign to the mindset of ancient people, including Jesus and the tax collector in his parable.
Besides, the best thing to do to relieve your self-inflicted nausea is to stop sinning. ;)
Also Tommy, what I hope does not exist in your thinking, is some sort of premise or presupposition that the level of sincerity of one’s shame, remorse, sorrow, etc. one has over their sins, and the level of sincerity in their repentance and confession of those sins before God (and others) is somehow tied to how emotionally bad or emotionally guilty-feeling they become about these things.
Please tell me that is not how you think, since that is completely unBIblical rubbish and all.
I’m leaving the comment attached to this post b/c it won’t let me reply to the other one. As Christians we are not guilty, we are forgiven. Yes, we repent daily and we move forward daily but we must still recognize that we are sinners saved only by Grace. We do not deserve what God has done for us. If you want to know what leads to antinomianism it is having to light of a view on sin. If I could stop sinning believe me I would, but I can’t, not as long as I am living in this body of death.The nausea is recognizing my sin. It makes me sick to think that I could sin against God who sacrificed everything for me, when I am not worth it. I believe there is a major problem in the church today. So many pastors are more concerned about filling the pews than they are with feeding those already in them. As a result talk about sin has been downgraded and God has been made to look more like a weak old grandparent who is just crazy about you. What replaces talk about sin is the “do” list but it’s not your list out of Romans. Sure they may use a verse or two and then twist it in to some works that suit their cause. Then they will put it into practice by sending them out into the mission field so everybody can invite someone to church. Don’t forget to be mission minded. Instead of a discipleship class where the students learn doctrine, they sit in small groups and learn how to have a purpose driven life. The men might learn what it means to be wild at heart. The women may learn how to break free. The further the Gospel gets from the pulpit the less people care about sin. At one time the Gospel was central in the SBC but now it it is becoming more “seeker sensitive” and many, not all, but there are several who think that by tacking on an unbiblical altar call at the end of their service is sufficient. I fear that the SBC is quickly following in the footsteps of the PCUSA and ELCA. We have already began seeing the ecumenism creeping in considering that Liberty University invited Glenn Beck, a mormon, to deliver the commencement address. Okay, I may have gotten a little off topic but it is relevant. I have just noticed that man is elevated, God is lowered, and sin is reduced. The Gospel should be our focus and everything else will fall into place. We do not want to end up like the PCUSA and ELCA!
I agree with some of what you are saying, but some of it I find a bit odd (and much of which is sorely dated). For one thing, John Piper is as much a friend to Purpose Driven Life as anybody. Me personally, I am indifferent towards that kind of thing. For another, everything the Bible teaches is doctrine, and Jesus in the Great Commission commanded that we “teach them everything”, and finding one’s purpose in Christ as part of the Body of Christ is no less important than justification, eschatology, or whatever limited categories you define as “Doctrine”..
I don’t know anyone around these parts that sit light to sin though. Again, according to you, it seems that if one doesn’t speak in terms of being overly-emotional about something, they sit light to it. This is erroneous.
Also, I don’t find much “seeker-sensitive” stuff in the SBC either. That seems to be a more non-denom phenom. Not saying it is entirely absent from the SBC, but it certainly isn’t prevalent.
Commandments (dos and don’ts) aren’t works for their own sake though, they are commandments to be obeyed. I think sitting light to them leads to antinomianism more than anything else. Which is why “cheap grace” and the rest of it is associated with antinomianism, not sitting light to sin. It is very easy to sit light to sin when people do not pay much attention to the commandments and live by them so as to not sin.
As for Liberty inviting Glenn Beck, I don’t think that is a sign of ecumenism and capitulation to Mormon theology. That is absurd. Liberty is a big college with many concerns, social as well as the theological, and Christians and Mormons share many of the same concerns regarding American culture. The invite was more along those lines, not theological ones. It is not theological capitulation to Roman Catholicism to work with Catholics on pro-life issues, and so forth. I think the agreement with Beck was on social issues, not theological ones. Now we can discuss the merits from that angle, pro and con, since that would be the proper context; but not some bogus charge of capitulation and ecumenism with Liberty and Mormon theology.
Finally, the “alter call”…this gets old. There is nothing “unBiblical” about an “alter call” any more than there is anything “unBiblical” with passing around a collection plate in the middle of service. Come on, this is petty stuff. There is nothing wrong with providing opportunity to respond to the message, whether it be to deal with one’s sin, conversion, joining the church, or whatever else.
I really don’t care what John Piper thinks about the Purpose Driven Life it’s irrelevant and I didn’t even mention John Piper. Weekly offerings aren’t unbiblical. In fact there are plenty of examples of a weekly collection in the Bible. Are there any examples of Jesus saying or anyone saying “Every eye closed every head bowed please raise your hand if you want Jesus to come into your heart.” After 15 stanzas of Just as I am please come forward and repeat this prayer after me. This methodology was developed by one Charles Finney who was a heretic. As for joining together for social issues, it does confuse the Gospel. I say this indiscriminately considering Al Mohler signed the Manhattan Declaration. If you would just look at the ELCA and PCUSA you will see what I am talking about. Tolerance leads to acceptance, which leads to apostasy.
Where are these examples of weekly offerings taken by collection plate in the middle of every corporate service in Scripture?
Fallacious slippery slope arguments aside, ELCA and PCUSA have nothing in common with the SBC. Like the neo-orthodoxy and universalism of Barth, most of the modern heresies have had their birth in the Reformed traditions, as the examples above make obvious.
I wouldn’t worry about the SBC though, we already sent the liberals packing. ;)
A lot of methodology in the Bible is different, a lot of methodology in the modern era is different. Since I have written about this elsewhere, I won’t rehash much of it here, but methodology is not the issue. There is no one way in the Bible in which the Gospel is presented, nor one way in which conversions come about. Your whole argument is misguided, and sounds a lot like the arguments the CoC give against instruments used in worship. Your argument, like their argument, is not just bad, but, quite frankly, it is stupid. No offense.
It was stupid when Washer went on about it ten years ago, it was stupid when Platt parroted Washer a year ago, and it is no less stupid now than at any time before. At least Platt, regardless of his bogus spin after the fact, realized his error and signed the Resolution concerning the sinner’s prayer, because he realized he stuck his foot in his mouth, just as the majority of the SBC said he did. Bashing alter calls and the sinner’s prayer gets no traction in most SBC circles.
As for “every head bowed, every eye closed…”, well, I wouldn’t do it that way, but it is useless to get all bothered about it, so I don’t, and you shouldn’t either.
I don’t know what the anxious seat has to do with sinner’s prayers or “alter calls”.
Ya know what else? All an “alter call” is, after all, is just a popular phrase given for the time allotted at the end of a message, whether at a church service, revival, or some other public proclamation of the Gospel, to give an opportunity for people to respond to what they have heard…KIND OF LIKE THE TIME PETER ALLOWED AT THE END OF HIS SERMON IN ACTS 2 FOR THE PEOPLE TO RESPOND AND INQUIRE “BROTHERS, WHAT MUST WE DO”!!!
Sheesh…let it go brother.
As such, I find this fictive bit of historical reconstruction and connection of Finney’s anxious seat to “alter calls” highly dubious. Besides, many Methodists were doing something similar in methodology already. The methodology being providing seats for those who wish to respond and inquire.
So it appears that your gripe is about providing seats. Wow, talk about petty…
Again, it isn’t “alter calls” that is the problem. You may not like it, you may not like how some go about “alter calls”, but that is hardly a concern worth getting uppity about. However people go about it, it isn’t like the concept of allotting time at the end of the message has no basis in Scripture. Far from it.
Lastly, working with others on social issues does not confuse the Gospel. This is mere assertion, and has no basis in reality. The Gospel isn’t about Republican or conservative social values for which Liberty and Beck are in agreement. Again, the proper context to discuss the pros and cons of this is in that arena, not the baseless assertions regarding the arena of doctrine.
No the Bible is not specific on what time the collection is to be made but it is clear that we are to give. (1 Cor 16:1-2, 2 Cor 9:6-7) As for the “altar call” in Acts 2 the people asked a question and Peter responded with a call to repentance. He didn’t instruct them to ask Jesus into their hearts either, he said “repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins. Quite frankly your arguments are weak and unbiblical and I am sorry that you find that my arguments are stupid but I prefer to use the correct contextualization for my foundation. I wasn’t aware that Mitt Romney also spoke at Liberty but he spoke about much more than “conservative values.” I also found it ironic that there was a banner hanging behind him that said “Training champions for Christ.” You say that it does not confuse the Gospel but I will certainly beg to differ, considering both Glenn Beck and Mitt Romney are known by the multitudes to be Mormons. Liberty University also has the reputation of being a Christian university, not a conservative republican university. Inviting someone to speak is an endorsement of that individual, and 2 Cor. 6:14 clearly says, “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” So I would say that this has everything to do with doctrine and not the political arena.
“No the Bible is not specific on what time the collection is to be made but it is clear that we are to give. (1 Cor 16:1-2, 2 Cor 9:6-7) ”
Yes, we know the Bible says to give. That’s not what I asked, so again, your gripe about method is moot.
“As for the “altar call” in Acts 2 the people asked a question and Peter responded with a call to repentance.”
Which is precisely how I defined “alter call”. A time at the end of the message for response and inquiry.
“He didn’t instruct them to ask Jesus into their hearts either, he said “repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins.”
Again, this is a moot matter of methodology. He did not tell them to “believe” in that quote either. Again,, “ask Jesus into your heart” never has and never is the only thing said about Jesus in any modern Gospel presentation. I don’t use that phraseology, but there is nothing wrong with people who do toss that in there. Just like there was nothing wrong with Peter telling people to “be saved” or “repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins.” All such things imply faith and Lordship anyway…
So again…moot.
“Quite frankly your arguments are weak and unbiblical and I am sorry that you find that my arguments are stupid but I prefer to use the correct contextualization for my foundation.”
Please demonstrate they are weak and unBiblical, don’t just assert it. You’ve done nothing but make empty assertions your “supporting arguments”, if we can even call your empty rhetoric such, fail at demonstrating.
Anyway, Liberty is a lot of things, and inviting Mormons to speak at a graduation says nothing about compromising doctrine. They not guests who were lecturing on doctrine. So…beg to differ all you like, but you still haven’t said anything noteworthy. You are being too simplistic in your idea of “endorsement.” Where has Liberty endorsed Mormon theology? Nowhere. They invited people to speak at a graduation ceremony. I don’t think that means they are unequally yoked with them. Liberty is not a church, and Beck and Romney aren’t idols in the Lord’s sanctuary. They are speakers at a commencement.
Worse argumentation doesn’t make your already bad arguments any better.
Just so were clear on you knowing what you are talking about, what years did you attend Liberty?
I have never attended Liberty, nor would I. I have however attended the Master’s College and am planning on going to Southern at some point in the future, but I do not see the relevance of this. Is it impossible for me to make an observation without attending that school, especially when it is all over the internet. No Liberty University is not a church but it does have a statement of faith, which is contrary to that of the Mormon faith. There would be no problem if Liberty was not associated with the church but it is, and therefore should not have invited a Mormon to speak. I have continued to give you scripture supporting my arguments but you continue to reject them based on your personal opinion. One cannot claim to have a strong argument when Scripture is left out of it. Sure, in some cases methodology is irrelevant and people can decide for themselves which they prefer, such as music style and type of dress, etc. However, with that said I must bring up the idea of “altar calls” once again. I have seen some who have done what Peter did in Acts 2 but also I have seen mass manipulation taking place right here in the SBC. I do not have a problem with a benediction that says, “We are commanded to repent and be baptized,” or “repent and believe.” What I do have a problem with is pastors using manipulative wording in order to get people to the altar in order to repeat a superficial prayer and then proclaiming that they are saved. One of the most manipulative in recent years, that I have seen, would have to be Steven Furtick at Elevation Church. He even developed a list instructing pastors how to initiate “spontaneous baptisms,” although I do not see how it would be spontaneous if it were planned. I also found it interesting that you said, “You’ve done nothing but make empty assertions your “supporting arguments”,” My assertions and observations have been based on Scripture, I have given you scripture references but you simply deny that is what the Scripture says. You somehow believe that by saying my argument is “empty” my argument is void. I am not quite sure how you believe ad hominem attacks invalidate my argument or support your claims, but you continue to do so.
Sadly, I keep demonstrating your texts are out of context and non-applicable to that which you try to relate them.
In your mind, a Christian institution with a statement of faith means that such an institution should not invite a Mormon to speak on matters unrelated to doctrine. Fine, that is your opinion, but that is ALL it is.
Also in your mind is that because some things, like “alter calls” are abused, we should dump the whole thing? Fine, that is your opinion, but that is ALL it is, aside from being a non-sequitur.
“The Christian life is an expression of God’s grace rather than a check-list of dos and don’ts. It is an overflow of Jesus Christ. That is what Christianity is all about – freedom to enjoy the life God has given us, and freedom to share this truth with others.” – Charles Stanley, Living the Extraordinary Life: 9 Principles to Discover It, page 28.
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As Dallas Willard points out, grace is not opposed to effort, but opposed to earning.
Why would any Christian not want to follow the dos and dont’s in Scripture? They are a blessing, and an expression of love for God and are not a burden (1 John 5:3).
I don’t disagree with you.
Just pointing what several obvious non-Calvinists say. Max took the comment thread to Calvinism quite quickly.
I got ya (please forgive the phone if this comes out jumbled).
My disagreement is with Stanley and the ridiculous statement.
This isn’t a Reformed issue specificly, or non-Reformed issue. It is a general issue in evangelicalism. I know many Calvinists and non-Calvinists who loath antinomianism, and both who champion it, if by action if not by outright affirmation.
Bahnsen, Reformed, raked Moo, also Reformed, over the coals on this issue in a Five views book.
Oh, this is not simply a Calvinism issue. I heard cheap grace preached all over the mega industrial complex for years. The approach was different than Calvinism which seems to imply that we cannot help but sin all the time after salvation and need to be constantly saved by preaching the Gospel to ourselves every day. .A perpetual Justification of sorts. Which leads to victims of crimes being told they are sinners, too, like the criminal. Moral chaos reigns.
There seems to be a false dichotomy of sorts with both as in “sinless perfection or constant actionable sinning”. Where is the growing in Holiness? The New Creature in Christ?
Stanley’s statement is ridiculous but i have not listened to him in many years, either.
“If name means character, then the character of Jesus, and not some set of rules, is the standard for our Christian life. The Bible is not primarily a rule book with a list of do’s and don’ts. Rules are for kids. The more immature a child is, the more rules his parents must lay down for him. … The greater the maturity, the fewer the rules. … This is a higher plane of living.” – Adrian Rogers, The Power of His Presence, page 17.
Yep. Popular pastors express popular erroneous catchphrases.
Paul says in 1 Cor. 7:19 that keeping the commandments is what counts.
If you read me on this site, you should know that I’ll pick on non-Calvinist folks when I think they are wrong, and so do the other contributors.
Rogers’ qualification “primarily” is duly noted though. On this, he is right. The Bible is not that.
However, he is wrong in everything else he says here. Jesus Himself, along with the other NT authors had no problem with the word “commandments”, which are, at bottom, rules. The more we mature, the better we keep them. THAT is freedom.
I like Rogers though generally, but no one holds him infallible around these parts.
Matt, Perhaps you think all of us follow specific gurus? I was actually taught as a child in the SBC NOT to follow man but to be a Berean.
Indeed, if Calvinists would only critically examine their leaders as well like we do…
Interesting. 95 of them. Perhaps you should find a door somewhere and nail them? Seems appropriate!
I think we sometimes let our theology cause us to be blind to simple scriptural teachings. The Bible is filled with commands, which we are to obey.
Of course, the power to obey the commands does not come from us, but from the Spirit of Christ indwelling us and producing the fruit of God. But that doesn’t change the fact that we have commands in Christ.
Interesting post.
Right, God enables in the Spirit, but God doesn’t obey for us. We must do that. Sometimes people think, wrongly, that if God does something in us, He then does everything for us. This is not only wrong, but un-Biblical and goes against passages of Scripture where we are exhorted to put to death deeds of the flesh, put on the new man, sanctify ourselves, etc.
Yep, who’s supposed to kill the flesh, put on the new man, and walk in newness of life? We are, as empowered by the Holy Spirit … to live as overcomers not overcomed. This is not professing works righteousness, but life in the Spirit.
Amen.
Johnathan, I would caution making heroes out of some holiness preachers. Many have bound their members in legalism. Many holiness have preached fine sermons against TV, CPUs, makeup, going to public schools, etc… When we view the Christian life as a set of regulations we miss the mark. Jesus made an incredible statement in John 6 – the work of the Father is to believe in the One He sent. What a liberating statement. The Holy Spirit dwells in the believer. He will lead us in our society and culture to avoid that behavior that disgraces God and to embrace that which honors the Lord. For example, I will not go to a movie. Did I find this in a rule book? The Spirit using God’s Word led me to such a conviction. Love God first and then man and the do’s and dont’s will not be an issue.
One thing to do is not confuse holiness preachers with legalist preachers as if the two were even remotely similar. They are not, even if the antinomian crowd incorrectly labels the former as the latter.
When we don’t view Christian life as the obedience of faith, to commandments scattered all throughout the Bible, we certainly miss the mark. That is sin, and after all, sin is breaking the law (1 John 3:4).
The problem today isn’t too many “rules and regulations” in Christian life, as if stating it that way wasn’t bad enough since the Bible uses words such as commands, commandments, etc. without apology; rather, the problem is a lack of emphasis on the commandments and downplaying them. Which is what happens when goofy, ridiculous statements like the one under consideration here are bandied about. Or even trying to “relieve” the stress on them and “temper” the talk of commandments and obedience with talk of grace, as if grace is in tension with obedience, or contrasted with it. That, of course, is rubbish. That God has given us His Word to live by and obey IS ITSELF a grace of God.
The certificate of debt has been erased, and since we are in the Spirit, we follow the Spirit and not the letter. Which is a good thing since the Law is Spiritual anyway. Since it is not against us, Jesus’ commandments are therefore for us. We should be all for following them.
Of course, the Bible isn’t a rulebook any more than the Bible is a doctrine book. But the Bible contains “rules” (sigh), just as it contains doctrine. Men and women devise Doctrine Books from the texts, and so this post serves as a kind of “rule book” from the texts.
I reject the notion that obedience simply happens on its own. Scripture rejects this in its exhortations (1 and 2 Corinthians are good examples). Our experience rejects this in our own observation. God enables us to obey, He does not do our obeying for us though. The commandments will always be an issue so long as they are downplayed in importance or ignored altogether. Suggesting that if we just “love God”, obedience happens upon itself in our lives is not what the Bible teaches. Loving God IS obedience. That is what the Bible teaches. (1 John 5:3) The Spirit leads, but we must follow and not resist the Spirit’s leading (Eph. 4:30, 1 Thess. 5:19). It is fine to say the Spirit leading you in God’s word leads you to this or that, but you had to actually follow the Spirit and actually read God’s word. That is the point I am making here.
Anyway, legalism sucks. So does works righteousness. Obedience does not suck though. The Bible has enough dos and don’ts so that I don’t bother with any “rules” devised by men who misuse it to promote lifestyles the Bible never commands or implies.
Johnathon, in your opinion, is the antinomian crowd very large in the SBC?
The answer to that is more than I know. I am not informed enough about the entire ranks of the SBC to render an opinion of any value.
Now, having said that, I think that in any Christian culture, such as the Bible belt where I live, strip clubs are full of “Christians”, if you will. Many people will tell you they are Christians around here, but in a Christian culture, that may just be an identifier relative to the social background of the general populace. In such cultural settings, antinomianism is rampant.
“One thing to do is not confuse holiness preachers with legalist preachers …”
The reason we don’t have much holiness preaching these days in SBC ranks and elsewhere in Christendom is that we don’t have a holy leadership in most places. The pulpit won’t preach against the sins of the pew if they are themselves living in the defeat of sin. You can’t help someone out if you are still in! Simply gathering in huddles to confess sins one to another (wallowing in vomit) won’t cut it …the 21st century version of that kind of “repentance” only brings you back to the vomit over and over. The desperate need of the hour is for the church to genuinely repent (both pulpit and pew), but I don’t see much movement in that direction. We need the gift of tears that the Puritans talked about … a godly sorrow that worketh repentance over our sin and rebellion. God give use holy holiness preachers again!
Great post. It is also important to remember that “we” also are to “put on” the armor of God. I think there is a missing of what “we” are to do these days. I have been tracking the number of commands in the Bible that are to be lived out in our Christian walk with Christ, via His power. The number is growing and to me humbling and shocking. If I love Christ as I should, I should allow Him to work through me to live out His life desire for me.
Great post!
Indeed. I don’t think we stress the “we” enough in a lot of things. There is too much :”I” in American evangelicalism, and individualism mixed with too much existentialism has a lot to with it. It has led to many congregations wondering aimlessly when it comes to fulfilling their calling, since they are each overly concerned with their “personal relationship” to the point they ignore their corporate relationship.
Maybe my next post will tackle this whole “personal relationship” business.
Anyway, I am well aware that I don’t love Christ as I should, and need to love Christ more, as I should, so that His work in me can be brought out by me more, like it should. But this will be the case for all of us until we are glorified and know perfectly as we are known. In the mean time, we die daily and follow Him. :)
Thank You Brother for your article. As I read & study the letters of Paul, Peter, James, & the
others in the New Testament, I am energized & excited by what we as Christians are called to
do. We have the Greatest Gift the World has ever seen! The gift of eternal life IN CHRIST,
the joy of being an ambassador of & for Christ, & the ministry of reconciliation to a world of
lost people who are so in need of what God has for them. Do’s & Don’ts? For sure!
We represent Christ! We are to incarnate Christ in our lives and in all we do.
I am 67 years old. I have been a Christian for over 50 years. Yes, it is sometimes
very hard even with the Holy Spirit’s aid & guidance to live this calling. That is why we are told
“do not grow weary in doing good”! If Paul had to “strive” what makes us think that we should
be excluded in that same thing.
Great paper Brother Pritchett!
God bless,
John G.
Thank you sir. I have to keep these sorts of things right in front of me at all times or I do not represent Christ as I ought. Obviously, I fail more often than I should, but we are all works in progress. The key is to remember that reading Scripture is a humbling thing, and we ought to pay attention to God”s expectations rather than discard them.
Dos and don’t's are unique to the Christian as the unregenerate care nothing for the Do’s and are unconcerned about the don’t's. For the Christian, the primary Do is “Love one another.” Getting in the way are all those things that our flesh grew accustomed to by living in the world as we grew up and which continue to entice the Christian through his flesh (as Paul explains in Romans 7). The do’s and don’t's are exhortations to be holy and warnings against temptations.
Christianity is not really about Do’s and Don’t's. Christianity is about Christ The reality is that people come to Christ out of the world and shedding the things of the world is not always easy. It is easy to give up the murder, rape, and pillaging, but harder to control one’s thoughts which always seem to be easy prey for Satan. If a person thinks that doing the Do’s and not doing the Don’t's is what Christ is all about, he has missed the point.
Speaking of missing the point, I think you have as well.
The main central point of Christianity is that Jesus is the Messiah and the world’s true Lord. What I think the statement “Christianity is not about a bunch of do’s and don’ts” implies is that those dos and don’ts aren’t important as “having a personal relationship with Jesus” (whatever that means) and the like. The statement is a popular sentiment that erroneously downplays the importance of obedience and holiness and reflects antinomianism tendencies.
The Primary “DO” is love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. THEN, love your neighbor.
However, God has defined love for Him as obedience. (1 John 5:3, see also John 15:10,14)
How many of your personal relationships are based on “you are my friend if you obey my commands?” The “personal relationship” with Jesus is one of love, but Jesus has framed love in obedience to dos and don’ts. ;)
Christianity in general is about several things, and dos and don’ts are certainly among them. We are saved by grace through faith for a purpose. None of this offends the doctrine of justification by faith alone, but it certainly offends cheap grace, antinomian tendencies, easy-believism, and hokum sentimentality about a feel-good, a la cart Christianity.
So, no, I am not saying Christianity is all about, or even mainly about dos and don’ts. That wasn’t my point.
And, no Christ is not “all” about doing the dos and not doing the don’ts…but Christ certainly IS about YOU doing them. He is your King, and in the words of Metallica, “obey your master”. ;)
Romans 7 is certainly not about Paul, or the life as a Christian. It is prosopopeia concerning the unregenerate man. The Romans 7 man (the rhetorical “I”) is at war, in a body of death, a prisoner, no ability to do good, etc.. This is contrasted with Romans 8 where YOU (Rom. 8:2…other mss read “me”) the regenerate in Christ have life, peace, walk in the Spirit, are free, etc. But, that is a different topic altogether. Even the Reformed theologian Robert Reymond knows this. ;)
All that is to say that, hence, statements like “Christianity is not really about Do’s and Don’t’s” is a bit ridicolous.
It isn’t “ALL” about that, but it is “really” about that as much as it is about anything else, generally speaking of course.
Rom,”
(emphasis added)
Johnathan:
Jesus summed up all the do’s and don’t's — the totality of the Law, if you will — by saying love God and love your neighbor. Rescanning your 95 points, they all seem to fall into the two categories Jesus noted.
Whereas a number of excellent points have been made thus far, I get tickled at us all when we ‘overanalyze’ the simplicity of these 95 commands. They all apply to every believer who would claim the name of Christ, other theological convictions notwithstanding.
Thx for these 95 reminders, I think ;^> — Norm
Indeed they do reflect Jesus’ summation.
Of course, Jesus summing them up doesn’t mean Jesus reduces them down so that if we just love God and our neighbor, these things will naturally outflow from them without effort on our part. We are enabled, but we are not inactive. Were that the case, these would all be indicatives rather than imperatives. .
It is important to keep these things in front of us to celebrate. They are a blessing. They teach us to be the human beings God intends us to be. God is certainly smarter than we are, so we should heed the dos and don’ts in Scripture since they are there for our benefit, and not for our burden.
Great post brother! I happened to ask our adult Sunday School group on Sunday morning if they thought that there were any “dos” and “donts” in the Scriptures for believers under the Grace of God. We came to the conclusion that there are many. Thanks for pointing it out to us all.
No problem.
I remember having a similar experience in a SS class years ago when our class was asked by our teacher this same kind of question. I was in my early twenties, and was one of those champions of mediocrity in terms of Christian living. I kept thinking I would love Jesus and do what I wanted, and eventually one day I would find myself being more obedient and less of a sinner. I was taught that God does everything and we are just on the ride. The teacher shell-shocked me and the rest of the class with the commandments of Scripture in the NT, and told us to basically shut-up, grow up, and obey King Jesus.
That teacher also happened to be my dad, who was a great man of God (and a Calvinist, by the way). :)
You are welcome. I hope to do this for all 27 books of the New Testament.
I am sure someone like rhutchin will complain, “You just turned the Bible into bunch of dos and don’ts” if I do it, but that misses the point of the blessing of obedience.
They are in Scripture, and if a person reads Scripture they would know that. I think it would no different than systematizing proof-texts of given topics for purposes of doctrine. The Bible isn’t a systematized set of doctrines either, but people make those kinds of arrangements from the Bible. So, why not do the same for the dos and don’ts…
Hello Johnathan,
Your initial post and following comments remind me of when I had first become a Christian. As a new believer I of course had this erroneous idea that Christianity is not about do’s and don’t idea. I was fortunate to have a good early mentor who dealt with this false idea with the following ideas. First, the Lordship of Christ doctrine, he is the Lord; we are His servants, so we live a life of obedience to Him and His commands. Second, if our heart is right, then his commands are not a burden but a delight (he showed this from David’s love of the law and delight in it as seen in the Psalms). Conversely, if your heart is not right then you will view His commands as a burden and not a delight (i.e. the problem is not in God’s commands but in our hearts). Third, His commands are meant to bless. They are not merely given so that he can boss us around. No, they are given to bless our lives.
To give one quick example of how these things work together. Christian husbands are commanded to love their wives as Christ loved the Church. That means that we are to be servants to our wives willing to sacrifice ourselves for them. Now if your heart is not right you want to boss your wife around, demand to be in control of things, you want her to serve you (cf. how some nonChristian husbands [and sadly even Christian husbands] are towards their wives, cook, clean house, meet my every need, be my chief servant . . .). If your heart is right you delight in being a servant to your wife, you put her needs ahead of your own. And wives know the difference, they much more appreciate having someone who truly cares for them and puts them ahead of them rather than someone who delights in “Lording it over them.” If you delight in this command, and joyfully obey it, your marriage will be much stronger and a witness to others about what Christian obedience looks like (hopefully I myself am modeling this well in my own life especially for my daughter). So in joyfully obeying this command you are practicing the Lordship of Christ over you, your heart is right, and you and your marriage will be blessed. And this kind of thing is true of all of God’s commands, if your heart is right and you joyfully obey His Word.
Robert
Amen…
Though, we must also admit Jesus and Paul could get bossy at times…James too, of course. :)
I agree with your general assessment regarding antinomianism. However I disagree with the idea of casually discarding teaching justification truths as they relate to sanctification. I would also warn against generalizing and over simplifying sanctification. One persons prescription to help them grow in grace is sometimes different from another’s and bible teachers and Counsellors need to be careful to make wise and thorough diagnoses.
Where did the idea of casually discarding teaching justification truths as they relate to sanctification? Why warn against generalizing and over simplifying sanctification?
Who is doing either? Certainly no one around here. What is happening is considering one issue without having to say everything about all aspects of Christian theology just to discuss one issue.
It is also worth mentioning that sanctification doesn’t simply equal better obedience to commandments anyway. Sanctification is total growth up into Christ, not merely better obedience as time passes.
The Bible is, on the other hand, simple and general about one thing though: Obey King Jesus. Period.
Nothing wrong with keeping that point simple. ;)
The foundation of santification is justification. Read the Greek of Romans 6:7 “For he who has died has been freed from sin.” It could just as easily be translated “JUSTIFIED FROM SIN” since what is translated freed here is the very same word translated “justified” in 26 places in Romans and other places in Paul’s letter. So the point is that for Paul, our santification flows from our being justified by faith.
Indeed.
Johnathan,
I enjoyed reading your article as well as interactions with your readers. Good work. Blessings, brother.
In Him,
Adam
Hello Max,
What is a “sin splurge”? What exactly was this pastor claiming?
This sounds rather bizarre and in my experience I haver heard of this concept being preached. Could you elaborate on what this is? Thanks.
Robert
Hi Robert,
“Sin splurge” was a new phrase for me as well. You never know what these YRR folks will come up with next! In this particular case, the pastor had earlier confessed to his congregation that he struggled with lying (fired from a church for that earlier). He also had a problem with pornography. He confessed that he could only be good for so long before he sinned again … before he returned to the vomit (as Johnathan put it earlier).
Robert, we have a lot of young pastors in SBC ranks … influenced by the likes of Mark Driscoll … who simply do not need to be in the pulpit until they gain victory over sin.
The do’d and don’ts are so that we might live together in this world, as best as is possible for sinners, and to expose the fact that there’s not a one of us who is up to the task. To show us our need of a Savior. That’s the job of the law.
Then that gospel Word frees us, liberates us, and gives us new life…again and again and again.
Thanks.
I agree, Someone once told me that God would never ask us to “do” something we couldn’t do. The whole time I was thinking about His Law. He has always told us to do or not to do, and we have always failed Him. But you’re right it does make us see our need for a Savior.
“And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.”– 1 Jn 1: 3 (NASB) –an obedience problem often results in an assurance problem.
Brother Mike , would you care to explain “obedience problem” for me, & how it may result in an
assurance problem”? I am not asking inorder to debate, there is enough of that allready. I just would like know more of what you mean>
Thank You, & God bless.
John G.
Not quite sure what he meant, but I think if one has an unhealthy obedience problem that never improves over time, they should examine themselves to see if they are in the faith.
We need to balance our personal assurance with personal examination, just as Paul says, and as 1 John as a whole implies. Such persistent, unhealthy obedience problems should give someone an assurance problem. On the other hand, having an assurance problem doesn’t necessarily entail they indeed have a salvation problem though. It is important to remember that as well.
This is why all the emotionalism needs to be set aside when it comes to assurance, our sinfulness, etc. People need to evaluate these things, and themselves, in light of the relevant data in Scripture and in the company of others who love and profess Jesus. That, more than any “feelings” is the proper course of action.
So would you say that you are less of a sinner now than you were a year ago?
In one sense, yes. One can be a sinner, and yet at the same time be less of a sinner than they used to be if they sin less frequency.
In another sense, no. If one sins, then they are a sinner regardless of the frequency.
So it depends on the sense you mean.
I disagree. I don’t think it depends on the sense.
“if one sins, then they are a sinner regardless of frequency.”
I agree with this statement. Scripture says that if we break one commandment, then we are guilty of breaking the whole law. Keeping track of our “improvement” is a waste of time and takes our eyes from Christ and His promises.
Your misunderstanding the James text as to how it relates to your original question aside, I don’t think is is logically possible to disagree with me in the other sense.
If you sinned 50 times yesterday, and 40 times today, there is a sense that while still a sinner, you were less a sinner today than yesterday.
Examining our progress and growth is not at all a waste of time.
We all called in Scripture to maturity and grow up in Christ in our sanctification.
“Your misunderstanding the James text”
What James text?
“If you sinned 50 times yesterday, and 40 times today, there is a sense that while still a sinner, you were less a sinner today than yesterday.”
Not if sin is a condition.
“We all called in Scripture to maturity and grow up in Christ in our sanctification.”
Maturity is depending more and more on Christ and His work, and less on ourselves. It was in one of his later epistles that Paul called himself the chief of sinners.
Maturity = I know that in me, nothing good dwells.
Immaturity = Look at how much better I am than I used to be.
Christ IS our sanctification.
In Scripture, sin is literally (ontologically) a crime, and metaphorically a reigning power.
Contrary to popular opinion, sin is not the spiritual equivalent of having herpes.
What is the evidence that one trusts more and more in Christ?
“Maturity = I know that in me, nothing good dwells.”
Actually, maturity is getting Scripture right. “For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh” (Romans 7:18)
But then look to Romans 8:9! “You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you…”.
“Immaturity = Look at how much better I am than I used to be.”
Agreed, which is why such has never been advocated here. Such statements to others (who else would one ask to look other than others?) is a bit immature. What has been advocated is self-examination. Self-looking, as it were.
Hence, maturity would be “I need to look if I am much better than I used to be.”
Growing up in a very conservative Southern Baptist Church, I basically caught the idea from the preachers, teaachers, etc. around me that Christianity was about three things: getting saved, keeping a list of rules and regulations until you die, and then you go to heaven. Some of these rules were found in Scripture (sexual purity until marriage for example) but there were also mixed into this non-Biblical rules (you must wear a tie to church, Christian music could not sound remotely like “rock music”, etc.). When I first listened to preachers and teachers that talked about the concept of walking with God (and the evidence of Scripture confirmed this)it was a radical notion that there was something more to the Christian life. As I went into college and realized that some of these rules had no Scriptural basis, it threw everything I had been taught into question. Thankfully through the guidance of Christian professors, pastors and others, along with reading those who taught walking with God in a personal relationship, I was able to find out that Christianity wasn’t just rules and regulations but was a much deeper and God honoring life. None of those who taught walking with God de-emphasized Scriptural commands but rather showed those commands to be not just a checklist so I can feel good about my spirtuality today but rather a path of freedom in Christ.
That is said to give context to why I was greatly alarmed when I read the title of your post as I am very concerned about unbiblical legalism spreading throughout SBC life (unfortunately, you can always find it). The phrase you find so objectionable is usually, in the context I’ve always been familiar with, used to defeat the notion that rules and regulations (many from outside the Bible) are the sum total of the Christian life. This is probably, I believe , the proper context to understand the Charles Stanley and Adrian Rogers quotes objected to earlier. And many Christians in the area where I live are still wrapped in a “rules are all there is” mentality.
So in closing, I think your post may be taking the “objectionale phrase” to mean something different than what it really means.
Well, experience is anecdotal.
I usually find the phrase as some sort of catchphrase to De-emphasize something the Scriptures highlight quite often. The dos and don’ts relate to how we are to live as Christians.
I am certainly opposed to legalism. I am also opposed to the notion of “personal relationship” if by that one means that they can define the nature of that relationship with Jesus the same way they define all their personal relationships for themselves, which is exactly what people do in personal relationships (they define them for themselves). This is a real danger, and we see it all the time in people. Modern Americans usually have no frame of reference what it is to be a slave, serving a King. In any case, along with the blessings of being adopted sons and daughters, and co-heirs with Christ, we are still slaves and subjects to the King of Kings.
There are no shortage of verses posted around here that emphasize the call to obedience to commands, and the phrase, “Christianity is not about a bunch of dos and don’ts” lends to the idea that there isn’t any, or that following Christ is not about that. However, it is about that. Among other things, Christianity is about loving God, and that is defined in Scripture as obeying commandments. Hence, Christianity is something about a bunch of dos and don;ts. and the Bible is full of them.
Anyone who mistakes the dos and don’ts in the Bible for legalism says exactly the opposite of what the Scripture says about the commands. The Bible says they are not a burden. Legalism is a burden.
The Bible doesn’t say “rules and regulations”. The Bible uses the words commandments without apology. Sure, I am all for dumping any “rules and regulations” the Scriptures never state or imply. But the many that aren’t from the outside, but found in Scripture, we are exhorted to live by and obey. As I stated in another reply, with 95 in just the Book of Romans alone, the Bible has more than enough to be shaped by, we don’t need more imposed from without.
I have never suggested here that following the commandments is the total sum of the Christian life. They are indeed, however, a very big part of it, and this part gets downplayed in a Christian culture that highlights “personal relationship”, whatever that means (and something not stated in Scripture), and an a la cart approach to some vague form of “believing in Jesus” of whatever. The Scripture knows nothing of following Jesus by resting in cultural sentiments, such as the ones offered by Rogers and Stanley, and frequent affirmations to doctrinal propositions with no visible Christ-like character developed in the Spirit by obedience to the commands.
“…I think if one has an unhealthy obedience problem that never improves over time, they should examine themselves to see if they are in the faith.”
Yup. unfortunately today that person is likely to be told to rely on their “moment of decision” rather than evaluate whether they are walking the walk.
I agree with your point Mike. I have also seen a lot of people either 1) Relying on their decision. or 2) focusing so much on their works, such as going to church, etc.
Brother Mike, my disobedience grieves me & pushes me to 1John 1:8-10, & I am aware that
by my sinful actions I have grieved the Holy Spirit. But my assurance is not in question.
God bless,
John G.
What is the basis of your assurance?
Ross wrote: What is the basis of your assurance.
Answer: “Jesus’ blood and righteousness.”
What else would one base his or her assurance on? Anything else is something less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
“I think if one has an unhealthy obedience problem that never improves over time, they should examine themselves to see if they are in the faith.”
Ross, but I think you might be reading more into those words than were intended by Johnathan. Even the apostle Paul told us to “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith.” (2Cor. 13:5) We can, by the Spirit, put to death the deeds of the flesh (Rom. 8:13). Doesn’t that mean there should be some improvement overtime, even while we remain in these bodies of death?
For all genuine believers, our assurance of salvation is in Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I have full confidence where I’m going when I die because my confidence is in Jesus and His sacrifice for me. The only way I could be lost is if something were deficient in the work of Christ. And since there is nothing deficient neither in His life, death or resurrection, nothing can possibly seperate me from the love of God!
I said that, not John.
Do you disagree with that quote?
Yes I disagree with that statement. Tracking moral improvement is not a test to determine if one is in the faith. Faith in Christ believes His promises that our sins our forgiven. Faith is something only sinners can have. I would say the one who sees himself as improving (less of a sinner) is in more danger than someone with an “unhealthy obedience problem”.
Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Obedience is not merely moral improvement.
Once again, you are wrong and un-Biblical. The evidence of faith in Christ is the growth in the Spirit.
The reply button doesn’t show up under your last comment. This is in response to your 2:18 pm comment.
“Obedience is not merely moral improvement”
You’re the one who said that improving over time is a test of faith. Besides, this statement doesn’t address my point.
“Once again, you are wrong and un-biblical”
Says you. Sticks and stones and whatnot. I could say the same thing about you but it wouldn’t help our dialogue would it? In fact, you might tune out anything else I had to say. Pretty uncharitable (sinful) response.
“the evidence of faith in Christ is the growth in the Spirit”
which is determined by the sinner who says he is growing? Makes sense. Is there an objective test you can give me that I can use to figure out if I’m “growing in the Spirit”?
Yes an increase in obedience is a test. I didn’t say or way the only test.
Again, not all the commands revolve around just moral behavior,though those are definitely included.
This test is objective in the sense that it is for everyone to apply, but subjective in the sense of each person. The former does not exclude the latter.
It is like a parent telling kids to brush their teeth better after each get a bad report foment the dentist. When they do so and the report from the dentist concerning each is one if improvement, that improvement will be relative to each child in relation to the prior condition of their teeth individually.
If you do bot see yourself growing in Christ, whom to love is to obey, then one needs to reexamine their faith.
How can one believe Jesus is Lord but has desire to obey Him as Lord? How can one believe in the work of the Spirit if they are
no more obedient than when they were lost or had just. been converted?.”
Is this objective enough for you?
No.
Brother Mike, Sorry about the delay in responding. My assurance is that once I am born again & sealed by the Holy Spirit, I will not loose my salvation, (Romans 8:38-39, John 3:16).
I have been a Christian & a Traditionalist for over 50 years. I have no worry concerning assurance.
I know where I am going, where I I am destined, and why. I am bound for Glory. And praise
God for that assurance! Sin in my life is something that happens. I am NOT pleased about that sin,
but I will not loose my salvation! Ever.
God bless,
John.
Sorry for the “broken record (as we called it in my younger days)” comment. I tend to repeat myself (I have teenage kids, after all) but in this case, it was entirely inadvertent. I did not intend to triple-post the same few sentences. Hopefully the comment is still somewhat intelligible.
“What is the evidence that one trusts more and more in Christ?”
Thanks Jonathan for engaging this topic. We can see there is a major difference in the understanding of sanctification…that some believe it is synergistic and some believe it is mongeristic as in Christ obeys for us. It might help to mention the Holy Spirit’s function in a synergistic sanctification? Pharisees were “lawless”. (Mark 7, Matt 15, Matt 23, etc)
In Matthew 5 Jesus was saying the Pharisees were not really righteous
I am with Calvinist N.T. Wright on this one. Medieval categories of monergism and synergism are unhelpful, especially when talking about sanctification.
If it is all God’s doing in us and for us, and we still sin, that means God has failed. If God has enables, but we must cooperate and put that enabling into action, then when we sin, we fail, not God.
Agreed, our righteousness by faith in Christ exceeds that of the Pharisees and scribes. Because they established a righteousness of their own; but our righteousness is a declaration by God, not by other men.
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Amen, I couldn’t say it better. The commandments are for our benefit to become the human beings God intended us to become in Christ. The world watches, and when we obey, it really is love in action in contrast with and to the shame of the world, powers and principalities, and forces of darkness.
May we all start singing this old hymn once again:
“Trust and obey, for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
Sanctification is a work of God (Philippians 2:13)and it also requires hard work on our part (1 Tim 4:8, Philippians 2:12).
Amen.
Johnathan, I had posted a link to the Calvinist NT Wright teaching on this very thing but it never made it out of moderation. He was speaking at Redeemer CFW in NYC.
Lydia,
I think it is a stretch to call N.T. Wright a Calvinist.
Why not? He holds to all of T.U.L.I.P., is supralapsarian, and affirms almost all of Calvin’s views on other matters of theology such as the sacraments, etc. Given that, it is hardly a stretch. The only place he differs on with most Calvinists is imputation of Christ’s righteousness to the believer. Properly speaking though, he is very much Calvinist and very much Reformed in his theology. .
Johnathan,
I believe you are correct in observing that Christianity involves paying attention to “do’s and dont’s.” Perhaps a better statement of truth might be that Christianity involves MORE than mere adherence to a list of “do’s and dont’s.” Nothing on the list you suggested can or will occur apart from Christ’s redemptive accomplishments. If we concentrate only on the rules, we will become moralists and legalists. If we ignore our responsibility, we may become quietest and libertines. My concern is that we never lose our proper focus. The writer of the Hebrews did not instruct his readers to fix their minds on the rules; he instructed them to fix their minds on Jesus. Rules don’t sanctify us; he does.
Cheap grace holds that since we have been justified by Christ, we have no need to live a life of obedience and sacrifice. If what you mean by his article is that we need to understand that we are dearly bought, and be ever mindful of the sacrifice made on our behalf, I applaud you heartily! If you go further and say that we need to be conscious of what sin is, and where it is in our lives, and that we should be constantly repenting and reforming, I cheer you on!
But you go beyond that. Your central point is that we need to be doing certain, specific things in order to be holy and please God. But… I’ve tried that. I can’t. You can’t. Those do’s and don’ts are not a pathway to God, or greater intimacy, or spiritual power, or whatever. They are reminders that we are not the sort of grateful, joyful, loving, godly people that someone who follows those all is. It’s foolish to say you can follow them. It’s foolish to make fun of an honest pastor who admits his multiple failings. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone!
The things on the list you gave are all good things. Be in prayer. Forgive your enemies. Be hospitable. But that’s not a description of how I live! At best, it is a list of aspirations. I’d love to be all those things. But the fact of the matter is that I’m not. And while it is good to tell me to strive for them, to tell me that I’m not following Christ because I haven’t perfectly followed a list of thousands of rules is to lay a burden on me that I cannot lift. Worse, to bring my primary focus on following an enumerated list, my attention is taken from actually following Christ in reality, rather than do-gooder fantasy land (which only exists in my head).
You close by saying, “God knows best”, suggesting that those of us groaning under the burden of do/don’t list are secretly trying to sneak outside of God’s authority. No. God knows best; that’s why he sent his son into the World. Not to condemn the world, but that the World, through Him, might be saved. | http://sbctoday.com/2013/02/07/the-statement-christianity-is-not-about-a-bunch-of-dos-and-donts-is-a-bit-ridiculous/ | 2013-05-18T10:32:08 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Ok so when I was really young my aunt was obsessed with Eminem. Like the mid-90’s when he was everywhere on TV and stuff. And pretty much took over the radio and everything.
I got this memory again recently where I went to my aunt’s house and there was this interview with Eminem on tv. And he was talking about how he liked it if people liked his music, and liked it if people didn’t like his music. Just whatever. He just wanted to make music and whatever feelings people had were cool.
So I was like 5 or something and I didn’t get that at all. All I could think was if you made something wouldn’t you want everyone to love it? But awhile ago I came around to that type of thinking. And I think its the coolest thing ever. The people who create stuff for themselves and don’t give a shit whether people like them or not. And just. I admire them so much. There’s no kissing up to people. It’s just pure honesty.
So because of my aunt I heard some of his music when I was little. (Even though I gotta admit I was scared of some of his shit at that age.) But recently got into his music again and think its the coolest shit ever.
Because I’m such a rock n roll person, I always forget about the rappers I like. My bad. Oh well.
Yeah. Just wanted to write this out for some reason. Sorry guys.
a guy rapping The Lion King
let me repeat myself
RAPPING THE LION KING
AND IT’S DAMN GOOD
Don’t know why I feel like putting this up now but want everyone to know that Buttercup has always been my favorite Powerpuff Girl. Literally ever since I was like 5 years old when the show came out.
Literally nobody liked her and she was so unappreciated that and I always hated that. Because come on just fucking look at her!!! She’s PUNK RAWK!!! She takes shit from no one!! She’s ad-ass!!! She’s the Professor’s least favorite child and knows it and still rolls with it!! I FUCKING LOVE HER!!!! my childhood :D :D :D
And I also get to make people really uncomfortable whenever I talk about Powerpfuff Girls with them and ask them if they can guess my favorite one. Most of them start with Bubbles, then go to Blossom, and then get really tentative and unsure and go, “Buttercup?” And its really funny to see how uncomfortable and surprised they are. (The fact I get a kick out of this just shows how much I have no life.)
And she was definitely a foreshadowing of the music I’d start to listen to when I was older. FUCK YEAH I WAS PUNK ROCK AT LIKE 5 YEARS OLD WITH MY CARTOONS!!!!
Okay. I love Buttercup. And everyone else should love her too. :p
So I wrote my first song with my cousin when I was 10 and he was 8. We were brilliant. The song was about a kid who accidentally crashed his parents’ car and was getting punished and was acting all emo and stuff. I wrote the chorus and my cousin did the verses. And the song went like this:
I can’t take it anymore
I can’t take the pain
I’m going insane
Real blossoming start to my music career right there…
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Sound of the waterfallPosted by SCC on Monday, August 20th, 2012.
The sound of the waterfall put me to bed each night and woke me every morning. My daily routine had me out of my tent and looking at the silhouette of Engineer Mountain in the pre-dawn light. I would then walk up the hill to our group area where the rest of my crew would gather for breakfast, laughs, and a solid warm-up before we hit the trail to start our day. The hours would float by as if they were suspended on the cumulus clouds above us, above the mountains, and into that space we mortals can only dream about. Our days were filled with work, worries were left somewhere below us, and all we had to concentrate on was the task at hand and the stories of our companions as we passed through our day.
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When I listed a "quote of the day" yesterday, it reminded me of my high school English Literature teacher. She also taught English and she was an ideal teacher. She was respected and loved by all and she was frustrating. She worked very hard to pull the impossible out of each student. She knew what we had in us and we could not even imagine it was possible to read such difficult works and understand what we read.
I developed a great love for the classics, Shakespeare, poetry, and all this was developed by one woman who knew we could be more than we imagined. The one thing I will always remember is entering her classroom and looking to the chalk board, left hand top corner, to see her quote of the day. It set the mood for the classroom and it stuck with me all day. I sort of miss that.
So let this be "thank a teacher day", and in Mrs. R's honor, I quote:
QUOTE OF THE DAY "I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework." Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"
The Day Summer Came
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I hope all teachers know how, really know, how they can affect the lives on the students they teach. Wouldn't it be lovely if the fates allowed your English teacher to hear a bell whenever you or one of your classmates opened a book. As to Edith Ann .....perceptive kid (that's why we all loved her).
What a lovely thought, Mary, to hear a bell. This dear lady is still very sharp and living in assisted living. I guess I am really partial to her because her mother and my grandmother were sisters. No, I was not the class pet. Actually, I had to work all the harder.
Susan, you are so right in saying that Mrs. Ruff was a wonderful teacher. As a much younger fellow teacher I always checked into her classroom every day to see what she had written on her chalk board. I had no idea that you were related to her but that is no surprise, I guess, since a closed community like Amana would produce wonderful people like the two of you who would be from the same genealogical stock. Actually I doubt that you had to work harder because you always worked to the ultimate of any student I ever had the privilege to teach. That is the reason you received all of the honors that you did at the end of your senior year, including being the editor of the yearbook. At the time I think that was one of the most revolutionary changes that the community knew. You deserved all of the accolades that you received. RW
Your blog attests to the fact that all your life you have had the talent to write. I said to Gordon K (art teacher): "Thank you for helping Gunther (son) reach his potential." His response? "I haven't touched his potential." Mrs. Ruff was professional, disciplined and taught us good grades, favors are not a given in life. My Gretch is a teacher and I could not be prouder!! You taught awhile too, in local college? It takes a very special person to teach and RW is one of them. We in the Class of 63 were so fortunate even Englund with the brown thumbs. CB
Education is the basis of so much. Where would we all be if no one had bothered to teach us to read and then to lift us up with the literature that has transcended history--From Homer to Shakespeare to Fitzgerald.
My husband left a legacy of students that he affected from a lifetime as a High School English teacher and a gifter resource teacher. And in retirement he continues. Knowledge is meant to be shared. The thrill of learning is a fire in the darkness.
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ICYMI : TCEQ Criticism of EPA Air Pollution Science
Washington DC – In case you missed it, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) recently commented on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to lower the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Ralph Hall (R-TX) issued the following statement today on the TCEQ comments:
“These comments echo concerns raised by Members of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology over EPA’s reliance on cherry-picked data, problematic regulatory cost-benefit analysis, and a lack of independence among the Agency’s supposedly objective science advisors. I strongly encourage the Agency to heed Texas’ recommendations and criticisms.”
TCEQ’s comments included:
- “…it appears that the EPA did not consider all of the available scientific evidence or adequately weigh the significant limitations and uncertainties in using observational epidemiological studies to set the proposed NAAQS. Furthermore, the conclusion to lower the NAAQS is based on two faulty assumptions: (1) that exposure to PM2.5 at relevant environmental concentrations causes premature mortality; and (2) that the relationship between PM2.5 exposure and the purported effect on mortality is linear with no threshold. Neither of these assumptions is borne out by the available epidemiologic or toxicological data.”
- “In presenting the studies that support lowering the standard, the data has been ‘cherry picked’ to show only positive associations (regardless of their statistical significance) and to exclude evidence that does not support the policy decision to lower the NAAQS.”
- “There appears to be double counting of benefits across multiple rules…. Including PM2.5 co-benefits in other [Regulatory Impact Analyses] not only results in double-counting of benefits but also prevents meaningful reductions in regulatory burdens while still meeting air quality objectives.”
- A review of the membership of the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee (CASAC) “…indicates that most members are affiliated with academic institutions and receive EPA funding. This information raises significant concerns regarding conflict of interest within the CASAC as well as undermining the goal of independent peer review of EPA rulemakings and associated analyses.”
- “Members of the Science Advisory Board and CASAC should not include the authors of studies utilized in that specific assessment, nor should they be current recipients of EPA funding, as this represents a significant conflict of interest…. If such individuals are to be consulted, equal weight should be given to scientists representing a wide variety of backgrounds and points of view, e.g. local or state governments.”
For Additional Information: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearings on EPA’s Clean Air Act science include:
EPA’s Impact on Jobs and Energy Affordability: Understanding the Real Costs and Benefits of Environmental Regulations (June 6, 2012)
Fostering Quality Science at EPA: Perspectives on Common Sense Reform – Day II (February 3, 2012)
Fostering Quality Science at EPA: Perspectives on Common Sense Reform (November 30, 2011)
Quality Science for Quality Air (October 4, 2011)
Out of Thin Air: EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (September 15, 2011) | http://science.house.gov/press-release/icymi-tceq-criticism-epa-air-pollution-science | 2013-05-18T10:21:02 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
This in IEEE Xplore to institutional subscribers) [also self-archived - free!- here]
The presentation is embedded in another blog post, and is available online at SlideShare. The video of me talking about it [was?] available on the conference site, but I haven’t gotten it to load.
Context:
I’m interested in scholarly communication in science, engineering, and math. Specifically, informal scholarly communication and how information and communication technologies, in particular social computing technologies, can/do/might impact informal scholarly communication in science/math/engineering. I’m also interested in knowledge production and public communication of science, two sub-areas of STS (this acronym has several translations – the most common probably science and technology studies).
As a blogger, and a 2-time (soon to be 3) attendee of what was the NC Science Blogging Conference and a reader of science blogs, I became curious about how and why scientists use blogs and if their use is: a) similar to how non-scientists use blogs b) for informal scholarly communication (to other scientists about their work) c) for public communication of science d) for personal information management e) maybe for team collaboration(?)… The first way I looked at this was by doing a study with content analysis and interviews of chemists and physicists (this has not been published yet, but maybe someday, these things aren’t as perishable as writings in other fields, I hope). The second study swings all the way to a structural analysis of the science blogosphere – and that’s what was reported here.
In social network analysis (SNA), you look at the link structure, not the attributes of the actors or nodes. The idea is that links show evidence of potential information flows or influence. You can pick out prestigious or central actors, and groups which are more tightly connected to each other than to the rest of the network.
The first major problem was locating science blogs – and even drawing any sort of boundary as to what a science blog was or wasn’t. Given that I’m interested in how these things contribute to science, I drew the line thusly:
- Blogs maintained by scientists that deal with any aspect of being a scientist
- Blogs about scientific topics by non-scientists
Omitted were:
- Primarily political speech
- Ones maintained by corporations
- Non-English language
(you could definitely draw the line somewhere else, but this is what I did!)
Also given that I’m a great searcher but almost not a coder at all, I did this by search, snowball, and any hook or crook to get as big a set as possible. I went to each of these, and copied off the URLS from the blogrolls (to answer a question from a Scibling – if you had a rotating list that showed up in javascript on the page source, I probably got it; if you have a second page with a list of 300 blogs (cough – Bora – cough); I probably got it, likewise if generated by like GoogleReader or something)… so this was incredibly tedious, and probably missed a few, but probably pretty accurate. So that was the first network.
The second network – and I originally had a much grander scheme – took the "most interesting" (most central by common measures) blogs from the first network, and then used Perl scripts (core script developed by Jen Golbeck, and then I customized to work for non-wordpress blogs, and blogs where people changed their templates a lot – you all really could have made this easier, lol) to pull all of the commenter links off of the last 10 posts (this was done in like April).
Blogs have links between them a) in the content b) in the blogroll c) in signed comments… other studies have used basically any link on the page, but the fact is that it’s not really saying much to link within a post (a little link love, but not a real endorsement). Blogrolls are some sort of endorsement, typically, and signing a comment means *something*.
So then I ran all the typical SNA things across it to look at central actors and to find cohesive subgroups. As far as centrality – no real surprises. As far as cohesive subgroups – a bit more tricky. Basically one large component – and not terribly clumpy, with the exception of the astro bloggers – they’re pretty tight. Most of the community detection techniques use a binary split – or start with binary splits – none of these were at all effective in dividing up the hairball. Spin glass, OTOH, worked beautifully to return 7 clusters. So then I went back and looked at the blog and figured out the commonality for each of the clusters (yes, I could have used some NLP to extract terms and automatically label the clusters, but there were 7 so…).
The single component isn’t too surprising because we know from diffusion of innovations for ICTs that we would expect people to pick this up from other people and then probably link back. The power law degree distribution is also very typical when you’re talking the activities of people (whether Lotka, Zipf, Pareto, Bradford…. whatever law). The clusters were related to subject areas – very broad subject areas. One question in my mind was how much people would be outside of their home discipline in their reading/commenting… based on this network, certainly outside of their particular specialty, but still in the neighborhood with the exception of a few "a-list" science bloggers who everyone reads.
What was interesting – and most definitely worthy of further investigation – is this cluster of blogs written mostly by women, discussing the scientific life, etc. The degree distribution was much closer to uniform within the cluster, and there were many comment links between all of the nodes. This, to me, indicates other uses for the blogs and perhaps a real community (or Blanchard’s virtual settlement).
Also, picked out the troll very easily using the commenter network – so this method could be used to automate troll identification. (in the first study I talked about this guy with a physicist and the physicist basically only reins the troll in when he’s so out of bounds as to be gross… so ID-ing a troll doesn’t necessarily meaning banning).
I’m quickly running out of steam in this blog post – but this might end up being a pilot for my dissertation, so I’m definitely more than happy to talk about it either in the comments here, or on slideshare, or on friendfeed… or twitter or… just look for cpikas
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A BYU Biology Professor Looks at Science and the LDS Faith. Neither the author of such wondrous books as Middlemarch nor the founder of evolution by natural selection can abide such superstitious nonsense and stay outside and chat. Darwin is in the midst of writing his second great work, The Descent of Man, and Eliot is two years into her novel Daniel Deronda, with another two years until its publication. Both works explore identity in beguilingly different ways. Darwin’s, our deep biological identity, and Eliot’s, our personal and social identity. In Eliot’s work the protagonist Daniel explores his Jewish Heritage, something he’s just learned about, and is trying to come to terms with. He wants to understand how that changes who he is—and how that affects the concepts that frame and structure his personal identity. Darwin’s book will do the same, forcing us to confront things about our deep biological history that are surprising and revealing, and which force us to reevaluate and reexamine what it means to be who we are. A frightening task at best.
I suspect their conversation was likely not as interesting as I fantasize. Both were in ill health. Darwin would have been uncomfortable with her flouting Victorian conventions and living openly with a married man. Neither was known for their gregarious nature. So likely after a few harrumphs about the event’s nonsense, the conversation would have turned to the pleasantness of the evening, the condition of the garden, or complaints about the terrible London air. And if I had been there I would have stammered incoherently like child visiting Santa Clause for the first time—intimidated and awed beyond speech. At best I would have bobbed up and down and muttered something awkward and conversation-stopping like, “By golly, you guys are, like, my, you know, like, pretty much, my heroes” (Beside Darwin’s works, I’ve read everything George Eliot has written (many twice), except Felix Holt the Radical, which I refuse to read because I can’t imagine life without there being just one more George Eliot to look forward to. When that is read, it will be time to slip from this mortal coil.)
Both of these two great thinkers, however, explore what our self-conception means. Who we think we are defines us and places us in relation to our lives and the lives of others past and present. What are the implications of a self-identity not grounded in spiritual realities? In biological realities? In psychological realities? In social realities? Galton, at whose house they were playing hooky from the séance, went on to be one of the main proponents of eugenics. This is the idea that some humans are flat-out biologically superior than others and that the lives of those better humans matter more than the less biologically worthy. He considered all other ideas of personal identity inconsequential compared with this biological one—with the horrors of Nazism turning out to be the intellectual offspring of his thought. What happens when our identities are not informed by all the realities that come into play and that make us a complete person? What are the dangers of not recognizing our biological, spiritual, and social heritages? Doesn’t really knowing who we are require engagement with all of these?
In the next life I’m going to try and get Darwin and Eliot together for a chat. Likely, however, I’ll just be able to gush, “Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, you guys are . . . umm. . . well . . . you know . . . so cool!” And everyone will just be embarrassed.
The thing is, that with all of these realities, (spiritual, biological, psychological, and social) I feel that I will never get to the bottom of any of them. They all effect my life, and I feel that I have a pretty good understanding of a lot of them. Not only do we need to have an understanding of these identities, but we need to continue to try and learn more about it. So in turn we will learn more about ourselves.
For instance, if we don’t have a grasp on out social realities we will miss out on a lot of key things in life. To be aware of ones social surroundings is a key part of what makes us human. Also biologically what makes us human, and in turn how we can apply a spiritual understanding to all of this.
I may be rambling on, but to me you need all of these realities, and more to really understand who you are. And also to come to terms with this life. Being aware of all of these identities, I feel will influence you in many ways as to the person you are, the things you believe, how you fit in with humanity, how you morally conduct yourself, how you view creation, how you can apply that to living now, and who God is.
That’s a pity – Felix Holt was my introduction to the incomparable Eliot, and it is fantastic. While I certainly understand the sentiment, I wouldn’t let superstition rob you of enjoying a great work.
Hi Steve! My husband is an ex-Science teacher and we just want to tell you that we’ve decided to becoming Steve groupies. We both love your blog! We’ve always been very passionate about the environment—a little worried that climate change and species extinction might just bring about the conditions described in the latter days, which is pretty freaky.
We just moved to Utah from California and are feeling really discouraged about the lack of concern (or even open hostility) toward environmental issues from our fellow Saints. So, it’s nice to know we’re not alone. Keep up the great work!
P.S. The ex-English teacher in me can’t help but mention that it wouldn’t hurt to proofread your blog entries from time to time. I know, I know… it’s no fun… But it helps your ethos.
Hi Alyssa,
Thank you! I hope you will be a regular reader. There is a quite active online environmental group called: LDS Earth Stewardship on goggle that you might be interested in. There are some exciting thing going on there right now.
There is the web address, but I’ve also sent you an invitation. Really do check it out.
Alas, my ability to edit my own writing is a hopeless, quixotic quest. It is a tragic flaw that will in the end bring ruin and misfortune. Like a reindeer whose nose glows, I fear I’ve always been one for the Isle of Misfit Toys: “A writer who can’t edit or spell.” Put me next to the Charlie in the Box.
Steve,
A thought-provoking post. I agree that both Eliot (aka Mary Ann Evans) and Darwin’s work have had a major impact on how humanity views itself – Eliot for the better, and Darwin for the worse.
Eliot’s Daniel Deronda is a masterful work that made me think inward about my social responsibility to others; to treat others with kindness and respect. Darwin’s work, on the other hand, has made me reflect on how easily people become deceived by the craftiness of men and how willing there are to renounce their divine heritage. As you say, his work has given us a profound insight into the “implications of a self-identity that is not grounded in spiritual reality.”
While I agree that Francis Galton’s work had Hitlerian undertones, it is worth pointing out that he would have supported sterilization practices, not murder. In the field of statistics he is remembered as the father of statistical correlation, a more suitable title.
As opposed to Dave, I find that Darwin’s work has had a positive affect on me.
I know that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass…and I see this in natural selection.
I see how we as human beings are connected to this planet that God has given us.
In fact, I can honestly say that my testimony of the gospel has grown significantly since the time I accepted evolution (and thus accepted Darwin’s work).
When I accept evolution (and I’ve studied it, along with intelligent design/creationism, quite a bit) I also know that I’m a child of God. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Regarding Tim’s sentiments, I personally believe that Darwin’s work is a brilliant attempt at coming up with an empirical account of the origin of species and humanity. I like to think that I would have come up with the same theory if I had been as smart as he was and in his circumstances.
I believe in evolution to a certain extent. The parts of evolution that I accept have the potential to enlighen people’s understanding of humanity. Specifically, I think it is possible that God relies on random events in the genome and environment to alter the life forms he placed on earth (microevolutionary change). Those alterations may please God and He may then use them in subsequent creations.
My concern is the damage done by the idea that all life forms come from a common ancestor, thus taking God out of creation. Removing God from creation breeds atheism, agnosticism, and moral relativism.
Some have said, “Well, perhaps God relied on evolutionary processes to create man.” I think I can safely say that this did not happen (although I would not have a problem if it did happen this way). Evolution relies on random genomic mutations. God did not use random mutations to create man because we are created in His image. There is no conceivable way we could be created in His image if our creation was left to chance.
Tim, I find the same thing. The more I study the natural world through the lens of evolution the more wonderful it becomes. As I said in a previous post, who is the greater computer programer: The one who has made lots of video games but constantly has to tinker with them to get them right, or the one who writes a program where the command ‘go’ creates a wonderful and breathtaking array of video games. I think the Harry Potter ‘wave of the hand’ view of God diminishes his creative abilities.
Dave,
Actually there are a number of faithful responses to a view where God does in fact use evolution fully to form the creation. Look at my Zygon: Journal of Science and Religion article posted on this web. Also the books mentioned in the post Sorry–A quick stop at Intelligent Design (Again) to see a number of fully compatible views of religious thinkers and evolution. Especially, Ken Miller’s books.
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And just a reminder everyone that I’m in Vienna and your comments might not appear until I wake up tomorrow!
Dave,
I can see where you are coming from, but this is how I look at it. I do believe in evolution in its entirety, but I do not think when God created the world he said “Ok, Evolution… Go, lets see what stuff comes up in this world”. I think he knew that through all of the evolutionary changes that eventually there would be a creature ‘in his image.’ He knew this would happen. He did not have to tamper, but he did know that eventually there would be a creature that he could then have one of his spirit children inherit the body. | http://sciencebysteve.net/charles-darwin-and-mary-anne-evans-alone-at-the-seance/ | 2013-05-18T10:30:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Top Ten Pests
The Animal Kingdom offers a lot of pests.
In the Animal Kingdom, there are many animals that live to annoy and to really make the life of others rather bothersome. Here are a list of ten pests that can cause problems.
Mosquitoes
These things just love to bite people. They often times have the potential to carry diseases and cause all sorts of problems. Despite our battles with them, they tend to pop up and return for more, despite various ways to combat them.
Gnats
Little, annoying things. Also difficult to put down due to their size and to get a fix on them.
Ants
Ants tend to be far more resourceful. You think you’ve stomped them into oblivion. However, they pop right back up from the dead to return. Try to drown them with the hose. You might get them but they keep returning, to ruin any attempts to eat outside.
Wasps(And Bees too)
They build nests in the most inconvenient places. Then they attack you with painful stinging. Still let’s face it, would you like someone to dismantle your home? I’d be a bit peeved as well.
Racoons
Racoons just love garbage. They love overturning your garbage cans and making a mess. Not to mention a racket. The bandits of the animal kingdom and not because their face resembles one as well.
Moths.
Get an infestation of these things and they will wreck havoc on your clothes.
Cockroaches.
Disgusting creatures to be honest with you. And cockroaches will be able to survive a nuclear holocaust. An infestation of these things means some bad times, not to mention a deplorable sense of hygiene.
Rats.
Rats can cause a lot of havoc by chewing things and also by spreading disease. Not to mention that not all rats are the small creatures that television would like you to believe. Some are the size of a decent sized cat.
Humans.
Finally the most devious, the most adaptable of all pests, man. Responsible for crime, war, greed, and reality television. The most deadly threat to the environment. There is nothing more annoying then dealing with a person that just won’t shut up, thus making them the most dangerous and problematic pests.
On March 3, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Thanks for sharing .
I think mosquitoes are the most popular ones
On March 3, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Great job. Nice share. I like this post
On March 3, 2011 at 9:26 pm
we need raid and baygon for humans lol!:)
On March 3, 2011 at 10:58 pm
Baygon is the most famous.
On March 3, 2011 at 11:24 pm
Interesting topic. Humans is the most difficult pest to cope with, you can’t kill him by raid or baygon.
On March 4, 2011 at 12:14 am
I agree with you on human beings.
On March 4, 2011 at 2:49 am
great work well informed
On March 4, 2011 at 5:52 am
Mosquitos are my biggest menace. They love me.
On March 4, 2011 at 8:38 am
I hate cockroaches and mosquitoes. Nice share!
On March 4, 2011 at 10:03 am
great info!
On March 4, 2011 at 10:54 am
Good sharing this topic. Thanks
On March 4, 2011 at 12:10 pm
great information
On March 6, 2011 at 1:44 pm
For me, being based in England and Northern France, wasps are a constant pain at least during the summer. Having said that, I always seem to have a swarm of gnats following me around! Great post, very much enjoyed it.
On March 9, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Very useful tips. Thanks. | http://scienceray.com/biology/top-ten-pests/ | 2013-05-18T10:53:24 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Interesting Facts Neil Armstrong Life During
Neil Armstrong, the legendary former U.S. astronaut died at age 82 due to complications after heart surgery. During his lifetime, Neil surrounded by many interesting facts around him.
PHOTO: Photo: AFP
The following are interesting facts about Neil Armstrong according to U.S. media reported by Reuters on Sunday (08/26/2012)
1. Neil Armstrong grew up in Ohio,USA. Since childhood enormous interest in the field of aviation. Neil managed to get a flight license at a relatively young age
2. Having participated in air combat missions during the Korean War, Neil NASA astronaut program in 1962
3. When you first set foot on thedusty surface of the moon, Neil said: “This is a small trail of a man, a huge leap for mankind,”
4. Neil Armstrong measured the pulse 150 beats / min when landing on the lunar surface. When asked about first impressions yes NASA said: “This place is worth visiting, I recommend it,”
5. A crater on the moon named “Armstrong” The crater is located about 48 Km from the plane landing on the moon Neil Armstrong
6. Upon completion of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong received the assignment from NASA as Deputy Association Administrator for aeronautics at NASA’s Office of Research and Technology. A year later, Neil became Professor of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati
7. In 2005, Neil was disappointed to barber hair because hair has collected the remaining pieces in the form of clippings and sold it for 3000 USD to collectors. The collector refused to restore the hair and claims to have combinedit with other collectibles from Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte, Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein and others
8. Although it is a quiet man, Neil Armstrong has appeared in television commercials Chrysler, automakers from the United States. Neil is willing to do this with the consideration of the history of Chrysler and also because I wanted to help the company out of the financial crisis. | http://scienceray.com/technology/interesting-facts-neil-armstrong-life-during/ | 2013-05-18T11:02:55 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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From the editor
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the 23rd issue of the Berkeley Science Review. As you peruse your fresh copy, I encourage you to think small. Today, perhaps more than ever, UC Berkeley is a hub for explorations of the miniature and miniscule, as reflected by the terrific articles we’ve collected for you in Issue 23.
Zooming in on the world of pathogens in “Germ Warfare” , Sam Sternberg details the surprising discovery of an advanced bacterial immune system. Defying conventional knowledge, simple bacteria are able to genetically self-vaccinate in a back-and-forth battle with voracious viruses. In “Manipulative Microbes”, Teresa Lee recounts the eerie influence that parasites and microorganisms can have on behavior in animals, including humans. Feeling a satisfying euphoria (or a visceral disgust) grip you while reading our magazine? It could be your lunch, as much as our authors’ prose, that’s controlling your mood.
Berkeley researchers are also working hard to maintain control over a rapidly changing global climate. “MOFiosos” , by Zoey Herm, uncovers the efforts of several Berkeley scientists who are trying to trap carbon dioxide in tiny, porous structures called metal organic frameworks. These materials have rallied both fundamental and applied researchers around a cause with impending implications for our planet. At the same time, some scientists are taking their research beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. In “FOXSI Fires Up” , Lindsay Glesener shares the experience and Berkeley’s long history of using sounding rockets to send small scale space experiments into orbit. Be sure to keep up with Lindsay’s account of the FOXSI mission launch on the BSR blog later this year.
But Berkeley scientists aren’t just laboring over the little. On page eight, Shirali Pandya reports on how the two largest black holes ever observed are even bigger than expected, while Ginger Jui tells us how a giant crater in Arizona might reveal clues about torrents of water flowing on Mars. Nevertheless, it may be our youngest citizens that deserve the most attention, as Sharmistha Majumdar explains.
Coincidentally, the BSR is also trying to shrink its ecological footprint. For the second issue in a row, I’m proud that our magazine is printed on partially recycled paper thanks to a generous grant from The Green Initiative Fund. The effort to make our magazine more sustainable is ongoing, so contact us at sciencereview@gmail.com with any suggestions.
Lastly, big or small, young or old, our readers are the reason we work so hard on the BSR each semester. Please help us serve you better by filling out our readership survey. As a token of our appreciation, you’ll be eligible for several fun prizes if you do. Also, please help recognize and reward our authors by voting for our reader’s choice award at the same URL.
I’d like to thank our incredibly committed team of editors and layout designers for making this issue possible, as well as our authors for their creative and inspiring contributions. I’m looking forward to Issue 24!
Happy reading,
Sebastien Lounis
Editor in Chief | http://sciencereview.berkeley.edu/read/fall-2012/from-the-editor/ | 2013-05-18T10:52:50 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
All over blog-land people are publishing their end-of-year posts: recapping, highlighting, resolving, regretting, reminiscing both sadly and happily... Every year has good things and bad things, and I think for me this was a year of balance.
Starting up this blog has been a wonderful thing for me! I have been really overwhelmed by the huge amount of traffic and readership I've gotten in just over a few weeks. Thank you everyone who has stopped by, and thank more if you commented, and most of all if you followed. It's nice to know there are people out there listening to my (often inane and bizarre) ramblings.
Thank you to the bloggers who featured my posts! The Shabby Nest featured my Progress? Possibly... post as last week's fan favorite, and Trish from Mom on Time Out picked my Mason Jar Terrariums as her favorite from Taking a Timeout Thursday #10!
So what's coming? I have so much on the burners it's really insane, like genuinely disturbing. My brain feels like a ping-pong ball ricocheting all over the place. First off, I decided to participate in project 366; a pic a day for 2012. If you follow me on Pinterest you'll see the pinboard, but instead of bombarding you with random pictures from my life, I'll just post once a week (Monday? Monday. Why not.) with a picboard for the week. As you can see from the pic at the top of this post, I'm practicing my digital-to-analog!
Incidentally, that totally awesome light-up-led keyboard was given to me this afternoon as an early anniversary gift from my awesome man. He noticed me fawning all over it and bought it for me. It's so freakin' cool, it's like little fairies barfed all over the keys. Ah yes, our 5 year anniversary is coming up next week. I will be blogging from high in the mountains, far, far away from suburbs and shopping malls and angry cashiers and red lights. Quiet solitude, books, sunsets, and good dark wine with the man.
In the short term I will be crocheting the Monster and trying out some amigurumi. I also have one last Christmas present straggler that I'm still working on for my closest friend, but I won't say what it is here on the *extremely* unlikely chance that he reads my blog. But it's definitely getting it's own feature post when it's done, it's that fucking awesome.
I've also got a few unusual and very useful tutorials coming for you! Hint: one involves repairing books, and another with upcycling for people who drink lots of wine, i.e., people like me. Will also be doing some traditional French cooking. Intrigued?? Follow along!
In the long term, I've got a whole mess of other projects to get started on, and life in general is gonna be crazy. 2012 will probably (hopefully) bring big changes for us! Maybe we'll get to move away? Somewhere that has seasons? It's 4:15 in the afternoon on December 31st and I'm sitting in front of an open window in a skirt and tank top. It's that warm. Georgia has a few nice features (ALLIGATORS) but the sweltering summers and tepid winters are not them.
WOOHOO celebrating the passage of a chunk of time. We're ringing in 2012 by setting fire to a wicker goat.
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Miss Grimwood is the kind headmistress of Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls (Ghouls). There is an octopus butler and a floating hand in her service. She is also Matches's owner. She can be a "great" cook when it comes to Poison Ivy Punch, Swamp Brownies, Toadstool Tea, Fungus Fudge, and Scorpion Stew.
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She is a short, flat nosed, middle aged woman with dark hair. She wears a pink dress and a red cloak with skull buttons and. (Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School) | http://scoobydoo.wikia.com/wiki/Miss_Grimwood | 2013-05-18T11:02:23 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
I’m not sure if I am going to watch the new show Rules of Engagement which premieres this Monday, Feburary 5th at 9:30 on CBS. On one hand the show is a Happy Madison production (Adam Sandler’s production company). On the other hand I’m not the biggest fan of David Spade. Then add that to Monday not being the best time for me as I have a late class and Everybody Hates Chris, How I Met Your Mother, Heroes, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and The (White) Rapper Show already on my schedule that day. Seriously, can’t any network put something worth watching on Tuesdays or Sundays beside Veronica Mars? But anyway. Here is the show synopsis, some promotional pictures (click to enlarge) and some clips from the show:
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, a comedy about different phases of the male/female relationship as seen through the eyes of a newly-engaged couple Adam (Oliver Hudson, Kate’s brother) and Jennifer (Bianca Kajlich, Boston Public), a long-married pair Jeff (Patrick Warburton, Seinfeld) and Audrey (Megyn Price, Grounded for Life) and a single guy on the prowl, Russell (David Spade, Saturday Night Live). As the five find out, the often confusing stages of a relationship can seem like being on a roller coaster. People can describe them to you, but to really know what its like, you have to take the ride yourself.
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Final
12:00 PM ET, November 7, 2009
Memorial Stadium, BLOOMINGTON, IN
Top Performers
Passing: B. Chappell (IND) - 323 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: M. Ball (WIS) - 27 CAR, 115 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: T. Doss (IND) - 6 REC, 92 YDS, 2 TD
Ball scores twice, Clay adds another as Wisconsin holds off Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Wisconsin (No. 21 BCS, No. 24 AP) relied on pure power, and it worked perfectly against Indiana yet again.
Fast Facts
• Wisconsin held on despite 14 fourth-quarter points from Indiana.
• The Badgers, who extended their win streak against the Hoosiers to five games, have scored more than 30 points in each game.
• After starting the season 3-0, Indiana has lost five of six games.
• John Clay and Montee Ball each rushed for more than 100 yards for Wisconsin.
-- ESPN Stats & Information
John Clay ran for 134 yards and a touchdown, Montee Ball scored two TDs and the Badgers even ran out the clock on the Hoosiers' late rally, holding on for a 31-28 victory Saturday.
"That's Wisconsin football," Ball said. "Run the football and just beat your opponents up and that's what we did."
It seemed about that simple, though Wisconsin's overpowering performance should have been no surprise to the Hoosiers (4-6, 1-5 Big Ten).
A year ago, the Badgers left Bloomington with three 100-yard runners and 441 yards on the ground. On Saturday, Clay and Ball both topped 100 yards and the team finished with 294 yards rushing. That gives Wisconsin (7-2, 4-2) 735 yards rushing in its last two games against Indiana and five straight wins in the series.
Clay did the damage in the first half, running 15 times and averaging nearly 9 yards per carry. He missed the entire second half, 27 yards short of becoming the conference's first 1,000-yard runner this season, because of a concussion.
That gave Ball a chance to be the workhorse, and the freshman thrived. He carried 27 times for 115 yards, scored the decisive touchdown on a 3-yard run with 8:18 to go and sealed the victory with 30 yards rushing on the final series.
Wisconsin quarterback Scott Tolzien was precise with his execution of the Badgers' run-first, pass-only-when-necessary -- or when Indiana obviously stacked the line of scrimmage -- strategy. Tolzien had one TD pass and finished 11 of 20 for 194 yards, including a key 17-yard pass to Nick Toon on third-and-8 with about 2 1/2 minutes left. The play prevented Indiana from getting the ball back with a chance to tie or win the game.
"Our kids did enough to win, John Clay in the first half was a machine, and Montee Ball is kind of like the energizer bunny," coach Bret Bielema said. "Every time he got a rep, he just kept grinning and smiling and gaining momentum."
The loss was another big blow to Indiana's fading bowl hopes.
The Hoosiers have lost three conference games this season by a combined total of seven points and must win their final two games -- at No. 11 Penn State and home against rival Purdue -- to become bowl-eligible. They've lost three in a row and six of seven.
"We know what we've got to go do, we've just got to go do it," quarterback Ben Chappell said. "It's now or never, so we better buck up and do the little things and if not, we're not going to get where we want to be."
Wisconsin dominated the first half. It had 196 yards rushing and kept the ball for 42 of the final 59 plays.
Somehow, though, the Hoosiers were still within 24-14 at halftime -- close enough to make a late charge.
When Terrance Turner caught a 6-yard TD pass for his first score that stood -- he had a touchdown wiped out by replay last week at Iowa -- the Hoosiers were within 24-21 with 12 minutes to go.
Wisconsin wasted no time in answering.
After Tolzien hooked up with Nick Toon for a 44-yard play, Ball ran it three straight times, scoring on a 3-yard run with 8:18 to go to make it 31-21.
"It was real good just knowing that we knew we were going to run the ball, they knew we were going to run the ball and hats off to our offensive line and Montee there to finish it off," Tolzien said.
Indiana rallied again. Chappell, who was 25 of 35 for 323 yards with three TDs, moved the Hoosiers 80 yards in 4 minutes, 17 seconds. Trea Burgess capped it with a 2-yard TD run on fourth-and-goal to make it 31-28 with 4:01 left.
But after kicking deep, the Badgers ran out the clock. Chappell is the third quarterback in school history with three 300-yard games in one season.
"We always say as an offense we want to finish on the field," Tolzien said. "We don't want to put it in our defense's hands, not that we don't have confidence in them. We want to put it on us as an offense."
Wisconsin played most of the game without starting right tackle John Oglesby after he injured his left knee. Indiana's top runner, Darius Willis, left early in the third quarter with what appeared to be a right leg injury.
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No. 2 Florida handles Mississippi State 83-58
By MARK LONG
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 2 Florida played without forward Will Yeguete, benched starting point guard Scottie Wilbekin and got an injury scare from Erik Murphy.
It didn't matter against Mississippi State.
Mike Rosario scored 18 points, Murphy added 17 before leaving with a sprained ankle and the Gators bounced back from a humbling loss earlier in the week to thump the short-handed Bulldogs 83-58 on Saturday.
The game looked every bit like a matchup of the Southeastern Conference's best and worst teams.
Then again, it wasn't nearly as lopsided as the 35-point beatdown Florida handed Mississippi State on its home court two weeks ago.
"When we play like that, it's hard to beat us," guard Kenny Boynton said.,, `Listen,."
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My source for reading this document in English is the website Conciliaria, which my brother, Deacon Eric Stoltz, recently launched, albeit softly. Humanae salutis is not available in English on the Holy See's official website. It is available, however, in Latin, Italian, Spanish, and Portugese. The English translation was done by the Rev. Joseph Komonchak, a great theologian and someone who has been very kind to me personally. It is not too much to say that during his many years at the Catholic University of America he has been a teacher and mentor to very many current Church leaders and scholars.
In Good Pope John's formal announcement one hears many precursors to his address to open the Council. For example, after fleshing out the rapid spread of what he called "militant atheism," he observed,
While distrustful souls see nothing but darkness falling upon the face of the earth, we prefer to restate our confidence in our Savior, who has not left the world he redeemed.He ended his pronouncement by calling upon the prayers of the faithful and provided a prayer to pray, which is worthy of praying again as we observe the 50th Anniversary of this Divinely-appointed event in the Church's history-
Indeed, making our own Jesus’ recommendation that we learn to discern “the signs of the times” (Mt 16:4), it seems to us that we can make out, in the midst of so much darkness, more than a few indications that enable us to have hope for the fate of the Church and of humanity. The successive bloody wars of our times, the spiritual ruins caused by many ideologies, and the fruits of so many bitter experiences have not been without useful lessons. Scientific progress itself, which has given man the ability to create catastrophic implements for his own destruction, has raised anxious questions; it has forced human beings to become thoughtful, more aware of their own limitations, desirous of peace, alert to the importance of spiritual values; it has accelerated that progress o closer collaboration and of mutual integration of individuals, classes and nations toward which, even amid a thousand uncertainties, the human family seems already to be moving. All this facilitates, no doubt, the Church’s apostolate, since many people who in the past did not realize the importance of her mission are today, taught by experience, more disposed to welcome her teachings
"Renew your wonders in our time, as though in a new Pentecost, and grant that Holy Church,
united in unanimous and intense prayer around Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and guided by Peter,
may spread the Kingdom of the divine Savior, a Kingdom of truth, of justice, of love, and of peace. Amen." | http://scottdodge.blogspot.com/2012/01/bl-pope-john-xxiii-and-convening-of.html | 2013-05-18T10:12:42 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
It was a week of amazing spectacles, all courtesy of Mother Nature.
I returned home to California a couple of days ago after a brief, but eventful stint hunting dinosaurs (the extinct kind) in the wilds of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. As I write, some of the crew is still out there in those southern Utah badlands, but I thought I’d offer Whirlpool of Life readers a few highlights from our spring expedition.
Ring of Fire: Annular Eclipse, 2012
The week began in spectacular fashion, with no less than an eclipse of our nearby stellar neighbor. After flying from San Francisco to Las Vegas, I drove my rental 4X4 about four and half hours to the north-central part of Grand Staircase near the small town of Cannonville. Passing through Bryce Canyon, I saw dozens of people setting up telescopes and cameras by the side of the road. No time to waste.
After fixing a surprise flat tire, I made my way out to the meeting spot—a beautiful double sandstone arch known as Grosvenor Arch. There I met with rocket engineer and paleontology volunteer Phil Policelli, with whom I viewed an annular eclipse. Most people are familiar with total eclipses, in which the moon blocks out the entire disk of the sun, turning day to night. An annular eclipse occurs when the lunar disk blocks only the center of the sun, leaving a glowing ring—the annulus, or “ring of fire”—around the silhouette of the moon. Safe viewing requires proper tinted glasses, which thankfully Phil had on hand. It was a magical event, as the sunny afternoon turned briefly to twilight.
Other crewmembers came in later that evening. We camped overnight at Grosvenor Arch and arose the next morning to begin preparations for the helicopter airlift. A “heli-tac” crew arrived and began setting out nets to carry our gear. We weighed the various items—including water barrels, plaster, kitchen items, food, jackhammer, and personal gear—and spread them out among the nets. In total, seven helicopter trips to the remote campsite would be required.
The Kaiparowits Formation, aerial view
I was fortunate enough to ride onboard the first trip. What would normally take almost two hours of challenging off-road driving plus another hour of hiking was navigated in a mere five minutes by helicopter. Fortunately, we had a little trouble locating the campsite, forcing us to make a few stunning circles over the rugged, gray-banded terrain.
Most expedition members—including crews from the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the Monument—hiked into camp. Over the course of the week, in addition to prospecting for new sites, we concentrated efforts on five quarries, four of which were discovered and opened last year. One site preserves remains of a crested duck-billed hadrosaur, or lambeosaur. Another features fossils of the horned dinosaur Kosmoceratops. Yet another is producing bones of an as-yet unnamed giant crocodile. And the fourth is yielding beautifully preserved leaf fossils.
A fifth quarry, found during the week by Monument Paleontologist Alan Titus when he headed over a hill to relieve himself, was another duck-billed hadrosaur—this one a juvenile with abundant skin impressions. (The site may have been found independently last year by University of Utah student Katherine [Kat] Clayton and rediscovered by Titus, an invertebrate specialist who has become an ace dinosaur finder.) Alan and I spent three windy, but highly enjoyable days at the site, uncovering much of the skeleton. When I departed, we had not yet determined if the skull was present, but the bones are trending the right direction into the hill, so our fingers are crossed.
Monument Paleontologist Alan Titus with juvenile hadrosaur skeleton
We had cached some equipment and supplies over-winter at the lambeosaur quarry, and were surprised to find the cache ripped apart. A brief inspection revealed that a black bear was the culprit—perhaps a rowdy young male coming down from higher elevations in search of food. Despite more than a decade working in the area, for us this event was a Grand Staircase first. I’m afraid that that, other than some water, the bear did not find much to his liking. Together with the torn plastic water bottles, there was a (previously full) plastic gas container, now bearing multiple tooth punctures. And a bag of plaster was ripped open and dragged around the site, leaving an erratic alabaster trail. The event had occurred recently, as evidenced by the fresh plaster. And the bear left a calling card in the form of a large pile of feces.
The week also yielded some ancient feces, or “coprolites.” Small coprolites, usually attributed to crocodiles, are relatively common finds in the Kaiparowits Formation, but we had not found any clear evidence of dinosaur dung. It was Denver Museum paleobotanist Ian Miller who made the discovery. While out prospecting one day, Ian called me over to look at something strange—a large, isolated mass of convoluted black rock unlike anything else in the area. Ian speculated that it might be dinosaur coprolite and, having seen examples many years before in Montana, I realized that he was likely correct. We could see plenty of organic debris inside the irregular chunks of rock, and even some tunnel-like openings that may be dung beetle burrows. We will pass some samples onto the “Queen of Coprolites”, Karen Chin, at the University of Colorado, to nail down the identification. If we’re correct, Ian has discovered one of the largest known piles of dino poop!
Under Ian’s capable direction, we’re also getting a refined sense of the plants that lived alongside these dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles and other creatures about 76 million years ago. This week, Ian’s crew collected hundreds of leaves from a single quarry, which will join thousands of others in the collections of the Denver Museum. Many of these leaves show evidence of insect damage, and we plan to undertake a study of these specimens to find out what kinds of insects were present. At another location, Ian and his Denver colleague, vertebrate paleontologist Joe Sertich, showed me a fossilized forest floor revealed in a river cutbank. Remarkably, ferns and other plants can be seen still standing vertically, preserved where they were buried by flooding sediments millions of years ago. We look forward to working up this site in the future.
Graduate student Joshua Lively with new turtle discovery
Back at the lambeosaur quarry, additional work yielded more bones of this giant crested hadrosaur. No skull yet, but we are hopeful here as well. In addition, while removing some of the overlying rock, University of Utah graduate student Jelle Wiersma uncovered a huge turtle shell, measuring about 80 cm in length. Turtle expert Josh Lively was on hand to make the excited identification—an unnamed species of the genus Neurankylus.
All in all it was an amazing week, and we were blessed for the most part with sunny skies. The persistent high winds, although a nuisance at times, kept the gnats down—an even greater blessing. Other natural wonders included assorted wildflowers, spectacular night skies, and an afternoon visit to camp from a young rattlesnake.
Badlands view from camp
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was the last major region of the lower 48 states to be mapped, and for good reason. Today, this roughhewn and cliff strewn landscape is one of the last largely unexplored boneyards from the Age of Dinosaurs. We are fortunate to be among the first to unearth its many wonders. To date, more than two dozen new dinosaurs have been recovered from these rocks, along with fishes, amphibians, turtles, lizards, crocodiles, mammals, birds, plants, and other organisms [1]. I'll provide more updates in future posts.
References
1) Sampson, S. D. 2012. Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent. Scientific American, March, 2012: 40-47.
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Monday, Oct. 15
Theft: A Marin woman's mountain bike was stolen from a SUV on Kirkorian Court that had not been driven for several days.
Theft: A laptop and other items were taken from an unlocked car on Sunridge Drive in the past week.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Disturbance: A neighbor complained about the sound of a generator coming from the Scotts Valley Library on Kings Village Road at 3:30 a.m.. A street sweeper was warned about the noise complaint.
ID Theft: A woman reported someone hacked into her Amazon and Stanford Hospital accounts.
Drug Arrest: Two men, ages 31 and 24, were arrested for drug charges on Highway 17 south of Mount Hermon Road at 10:30 a.m.
Mail Theft: It happened on Friday on Glenwood Drive. An envelope with $20 was missing, and possibly other items.
DUI: A 25-year-old woman was arrested for DUI on Oak Creek Boulevard at 7:15 p.m.. Witnesses said she clipped a guard rail while exiting Highway 17 moments before.
Disturbance: A car stereo was playing too loud on Quien Sable Drive around 10:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Warrant Arrest: A man was arrested during a traffic stop on northbound Highway 17 near Sugarloaf Road around 12:30 a.m.
Disturbance: Loud music was playing in the Santa Cruz Ranch RV Park on Disc Drive around 1:50 a.m. People were warned.
Vandalism: A picture window at the old Suburban Propane on Mount Hermon Road was broken.
Stolen Property Returned: The property was located on an arrestee and returned to the owner at Oak Tree Villa on Lockwood Lane.
DUI: A 20-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence on Scotts Valley Drive around 5:30 p.m.
Domestic Disturbance: A woman said her son threatened to hit her. He's on a medication for seizures that makes him violent. The family planned to see his case worker the next day.
Domestic Disturbance: A boyfriend and girlfriend fought at a home on La Cuesta around 11 p.m. Police took the girlfriend, who was drunk, back to her home.
Thursday, Oct. 18
Disturbance: A couple were fighting in a car parked at Scotts Valley Junction on Victor Square around 8 p.m. They were gone when the officer arrived.
Vehicle Code Violation: It happened on Whispering Pines Drive around 9:10 p.m. The officer gave a verbal warning.
Friday, Oct. 19
Vehicle Code Violation: It happened on Scotts Valley Drive around 1:20 a.m. The officer gave a ticket to the driver.
Health and Safety Code Violation: It happened on Hacienda Drive at 3 a.m.
Health and Safety Code Violation: It happened at Manana Woods on La Cuesta Drive at 3:40 p.m.
Counterfeiting: Fake $100 bills were passed at a business on Mount Hermon Road around 3:40 p.m.
Suspended Driver's License: The driver also had expired registration on the vehicle. It happened around 4 p.m. on Mount Hermon Road.
Disturbance: A motorist driving his dad's Chevy called another person name and flipped him off as he drove passed on Grace Way. It's a regular occurrence.
Disturbance: Kids and an adult argued at the Skate Park on Kings Village Road around 5 p.m.
Disturbance: There was an argument during a basketball game in the gym at Scotts Valley Middle School around 7 p.m.
Theft: Money was missing from a resident at Oak Tree Villa on Lockwood Lane.
Hit and Run: A parked car was hit in the Safeway parking lot between 5:40-7 p.m.
Commercial Burglary: Four young black men stole a bottle of Grey Goose Vodka and possibly whisky and another unknown bottle of alcohol from Leo's Liquors on Scotts Valley Drive around 8 p.m.
Non-injury accident: The fender-bender happened around 8:20 p.m. on Sageland Court. A teenage driver was involved.
Saturday, Oct. 20
Theft: A mailbox was stolen on Glenwood Drive overnight.
Domestic Disturbance: A family argued at the Emerald Hill Apartments on Civic Center Drive.
Theft: A patio umbrella was stolen from a home on Meadows Way overnight.
Theft: A cell phone was stolen from a Scotts Valley High student during lunch the day before.
Disturbance: Loud music and a loud party were reported at Bruno's Barbeque on Mount Hermon Road around 8:30 p.m.
Traffic Violation: It happened on Scotts Valley Drive around 11:30 p.m.
Disturbance: Loud partying and drinking was reported on Oak Lane just before midnight.
Sunday, Oct. 21
DUI: A DUI arrest was made on Scotts Valley Drive at 10:30 a.m.
Unattended Baby in Car: A 25-year-old woman was arrested following a report of a baby left unattended in a vehicle at the Safeway on Mount Hermon Road around 1:30 p.m. She was jailed for warrants.
Disturbance: An ex-girlfriend was causing a scene in the corner of a commercial property near Highway 17 around 9:45 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22
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Edna Dorothy Vawser
I never met my Great Aunt Edna, in fact when I visited India, she was visiting Perth! But I now work for the organisation that supported her for many of the years she served God in India, OMB, now GMP.
What I am compiling is simply a long page of the memories that remain of the service Edna gave to God and the people of her beloved India. I have managed to get some old ABC Four Corners video so have a watch and read through some of these old clippings, sourced mainly from my Grand Father, Edna’s cousin, Harold Bentley Vawser and enjoy the history.
- Affirmed by Churches of Christ Australia
- Profile of an Amazing lady
- The press anounce OAM
- Edna visits Western Australia
- Harold vawser’s notes on Edna’s life for his bible study group.
- A report about the OAM’s given to Hazel and Edna
- Word on awards given to these amazing ladies.
- Edna and Hazel recieve OAM in India
- Hazel Skuse writes about Edna’s health issues
- Joan Vawser tells of Edna’s death to Harold and Phylis in Perth
- Write up in Australian Christian tells all of Edna’s amzing life
- Australian Christian Write up page 2
- Epitaph Reads: This little life will soon pass, only that done for Christ will last.
And in her own humble words…An article written for the OMB Partners book celebrating 100 years of missions work 1891-1991 from Australian Churches of Christ.
I Just Do Things
By Edna Vawser
You want a précis of sixty-four years of my life in mission service!
It takes more than coming to a foreign land to make a missionary.
In my case, it involved dedication before I was born and living as a child in the care of most loving Christian parents. It included sitting by the fire on a cold afternoon after Sunday School, listening to mother read the lives of missionaries like Hudson Taylor and Mary Slessor.
At an early age I was determined to be a missionary and I studied towards that end. When I was seventeen, mother took four small motherless children into our home. That meant upheaval to my stud¬ies and plans. But one day, when I could not leave the sick children so that I could play tennis with my friends, I knew that God had accepted me and that brought joy.
I first sailed for India, with Nell Morris and Andy Hughes, in 1926. I was a trained secondary school teacher and expected to use this skill, but I was sent to the Shrigonda Girls’ and Babies’ Home. Babies, bottles and nappies! I had been prepared for this under mother’s wise guidance. Accepted for what? God knew beforehand and prepared me thoroughly. Miss Cameron and I loved those unwanted children and the love has not abated now that they have become parents and grandparents.
In 1940 I was transferred to the Boys’ Home at Baramati, where I was told I would be happier. This was laughable. I went to the coast north of Bombay and walked the beach until I was ready to accept this new appointment with serenity. How I prayed! Now I can look back and feel that 1940 52 were the happiest years of my life, spent caring for and loving the boys. Here God opened my eyes to the need for caring for TB patients.
After the war years a new group of missionaries arrived. I felt that my work was over and I had better go home and get a job and save for my old age. In 1952 I left India, as I felt, for good.
After fifteen days at home, I started my deputation work so that I could get a job quickly. I was unhappy, but each morning I would wake with this verse in my mind: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart. Lean not to thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.” Each morning it was like receiving orders. I asked the Lord to do four things to convince me that he wanted me to return to India. That my mother would not need me. That I would have work not taken from or being done by another. That I could have a room to myself for private devotions. That there be an invitation from the Indian people, not merely be sent back by the Board.
I thought that these things would be almost impossible. When I arrived in Brisbane after visiting churches in North Queensland, there were four letters waiting for me. Together they met all four needs. Sent back to India by God! He does direct our paths.
I was soon booked on a ship to be in India by 15 October so that I could take charge of the Language School for missionaries run by the Bombay Christian Council at Pune. After that I was involved again in children’s work in the Homes and schools.
When I was 65 years old and about to retire, in 1967 a Hindu man said to me: “We have no drinking water in our village”. God gave me a caring heart and I went to Bombay to CASA (Church Auxiliary for Social Action). I was told to get plans and estimates and they would help with a Food for Work project to do water conservation in that village.
The first work started on 26 January 1968 and Miss Skuce and I are still building percolation dams for water conservation. More than 250 have been completed. Some big ones hold 15 million cubic feet of water when full. The Baramati Agricultural Development Trust was born from this work and has made a tremendous contribution for the poor and needy of this State. God is more than wonderful and he knows best.
He gives the health and strength to do his work and we can never. praise Him enough.
This is not worth publishing. I just things, hoping that people may be saved for Christ’s kingdom. The latest is rehabilitation for alcoholics, sending men to Miraj Christian Hospital for this. God bless you.
March 12, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Hi Scott,
My grandfather was Aunty Edna’s older brother. I grew up being inspired by her and met her at least three times. I married the grandson of one of Aunty Edna’s closest friends from College of the Bible. She and her husband were also famous Churches of Christ missionaries.
I grew up in a family that was not Christian but came to know the Lord as my Saviour in my late teens and have walked with Him ever since. I then really appreciated the wonderful Christian heritage that I had through the Vawser family.
I live in Melbourne. My grandparents and their family moved to Victoria from Adelaide in the mid 1950′s and stayed in Victoria.
Our friend is Perth found this website when looking for a home church to attend in his area.
Great work you have done assembling all the Edna Vawser information. Thank you.
March 13, 2009 at 3:36 am
Thanks for your encouragement. I too have counted my heritage a gift.
Wow Aunty Edna’s older brother, I am doing a family tree at the moment, what was his name? Was their father’s name Percy?
Thanks again for commenting.
Scott
December 15, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I am also a relation. My grandfather was William Hayden Vawser, brother to Uncle Hal. My husband and I have also done missionary work in India. My husband 4 times and I only twice. We were at a Bible School in Vijayawada last year. There is so much work to be done in that country.
I am of the belief that our ancestors came from Lille in France at the time of the St Bartholomews Day Massacre in the 1500′s. Does your information agree? I would love to correspond with you as I can really only go back to 1800 in March, Cambridgeshire with any certainty.
November 18, 2012 at 2:53 am
my name is jane jeffries ne woodall,my great great grand father was micheal john athey vawser born in march cambridgeshire,in 1799 is son michael athey vawser had a daughter mary anne she married charles thomas sherratt my grand father.
March 14, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Wow, what an amazing person. I would like to be a missionary in India one day myself, and am so impressed by those who give of their lives in such a way. I only hope that one day I will be able to as well! Thank you for the post!
-Alexandra
March 14, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Scott,
My Grandfather was Leeson William Vawser and his father was William Edward.
Alexandra, Yes it is inspiring. I was always impressed that Aunty Edna went to India and made it her home. She loved the country and the people.
Thanks again Scott for honouring her.
April 17, 2009 at 9:02 am
That was great that she was in India all that time for the sake of the Lord!!
June 16, 2009 at 3:17 am
When I googled Aunty Hazel and Aunty Edna, I never expected to find all of this. This is an amazing website – especially the ABC video. It’s taken me straight back to all my childhoods in Baramati at Edna and Hazel’s house. They had it split down the middle. Hazel’s half was hot and bright and maybe a bit tacky. Edna’s was cool and dark and austere and a bit scary for a kid! Both of them were wonderful women, and being around them on school holidays included the most fantastic experiences because they were always doing something different. It’s hard to quantify the difference that those two women made in Baramati, or the difference they made to my life. I miss them both terribly.
June 16, 2009 at 7:34 am
Wow Liz – lovely to hear that you knew both these wonderful women so well. I would love to hear your story.
June 16, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Thanks for all your feedback! In fact I never met this wonderful lady. But remain to this day very proud that she was my great aunt.
I have shared everything I know about her, maybe others could add some memories on the comments here. Thanks for the comments folks!
January 17, 2010 at 11:53 am
Dear Scott,
Edna Vawser was one of my distant cousins. I live in the United States. We share common ancesters, who are John Vawser and Elizabeth Ann Southwell. Most of their children went to Australia, but their son John William Vawser came to America. My line is with him.
I’m glad you put Edna’s photos and information on this website. I’m proud of her too and plan to add a copy of her photo to my family tree. I would love to hear from you. Carol Peterson
March 26, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Hi Scott im scott vawser as well i live in adelaide and am related to Edna and william Hayden vawser ,the vawsers were Huguenots The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Since the eighteenth. vawser’s have always feared and loved god.
April 7, 2010 at 1:37 am
I just found this website a while back when a friend recommended it to me. I’ve been a regular reader ever since.
February 20, 2011 at 12:08 am
whenever I read this my hears filled with great gratitude for Edna Vawser madam what she contributed to india specially to baramati Hostel.My Father was brought in baramati hostel and never give up ti tell about the life she lived in baramati hostel with all student specially orphan boys.
March 9, 2011 at 11:33 pm
People often ask me if I have any family who were missionaries, all I knew was that a great-great-grandmother from what I understand was a Baptist preacher in America. Now I know there was a missionary in the far distance in Australia with whom I share a missionary heart. At age 13 I went on my first mission trip to Ghana, Africa where God showed me the gift and love He gave me for working with children and people from other countries. Since then I went on other 2-4 week mission trips to Trinidad, Dominican Republic, South Africa in high school and college and led a teen trip to Ecuador as a young professional. I attended Cedarville University as it was a Christian school that allowed me to do my student/practice teaching abroad–which I did at International Community School in Bangkok, Thailand. At this school that reaches the middle/upper class international residents of Bangkok from over 40 nations I taught first grade for three years. I was able to teach Bible daily and disciple my students for a year at a time and saw many of my students come to belief in Jesus as God their Savior–which I was told was nearly impossible. “Nothing is impossible with God.” Following this time I went to Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and graduated with a Master’s in Ministry: Pastoral Care to Women along with Life Coach training. After a year of private Christian tutoring in my home town, I married a wonderful Christian man. Now I am living in Aspen, Colorado with the hopes of using Life Coaching and my ministry education and experience to reach the people here.
I am honored to know of the lineage in the Vawser family and am excited to see that I have a bit of Edna’s heart and passion in me. Now, I know I have a missionary relative who displayed courage, perseverance, submission, and relying on God for guidance. I love those stories. I trust God is rewarding and honoring her for her years of humble work. Thank you for sharing.
March 10, 2011 at 6:56 am
It is so wonderful to sit and read these comments as a result of my research and work around Great Aunty Edna. It is a blessing to me to be connecting to so many other Vawser’s of Faith!
Thanks for sharing your hearts and lives in this little way…and people…if you are ever in Perth Western Australia, there is a place for you around my camp fire….actually I have a house, you can stay here
March 13, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Scott,
Thanks for sharing this wonderful story. I am Amber’s uncle. Her father, my brother, Loren Vawser, has been in touch with a Stewart Vawser in Austrailia. We are desendents of John Vawser. Stewart has shared much about the family history with us, but we were not aware of Edna. I live in Gresham, Oregon and my father’s family live in Scappoose, OR.
Again, thank you for posting this.
April 22, 2011 at 3:53 pm
I am the distant relative who sang the “Holy City” at Edna’s Memorial Service in Adelaide. My mother, Lorna (nee Rushworth) was a cousin and may grandmother, Alice, her aunt. I had the pleasure of meeting with her in the eighties when she visited Adelaide. I was amazed at her knowledge of Australian current affairs. I am proud to be related to such a wonderful servant of God
Bob Angove AM
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SCP Auctions proudly presented the "George Mikan Collection" at auction November 14th, 2001.
Millions have played the game of basketball, but few have changed it. A half century ago, before stars like Shaquille O'Neil and Michael Jordan were filling the seats of plush, finely appointed arenas with gourmet concessions, video monitors for instant replays, and carpeted, sound-proof luxury boxes, games were played in buildings that were one step up from barns. It was there, in those small, smoky, aging auditoriums, with these broken-down locker rooms, that a 6'10" giant of a man laid the foundation for the worldwide stage that is today's NBA. George Mikan was born in Joliet, Illinois in 1924 and educated at DePaul University, Chicago. From the moment he first set foot on a basketball court Mikan demonstrated superior coordination and a fierce competitive spirit that would lead him to become on of the biggest drawing cards in all of sports. While playing center on the DePaul basketball team Mikan was a three-time All-American selection and led the team to the 1945 National Invitational Tournament (NIT) title. Mikan once tallied 53 points against Rhode Island State, a remarkable feat considering he single-handedly outscored the entire Rhode Island State team. Voted the "Greatest Player in the First Half-Century" by the Associated Press.
Mikan enjoyed an extraordinary professional career. He won his first professional
championship with the Chicago American Gears of the NBL in 1947 and captured six more pro titles (1 NBL – 1948, 1 BAA – 1949 and 4 NBA 1950, 1952-54.) As the cornerstone of the Minneapolis Lakers, Mikan led the NBA in scoring 3 times, played in the first four NBA All-Star Games and led the league in rebounding twice. In 1959 Mikan stood at the head of the first class elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Long after his retirement as a player he continued to make contributions to the game of basketball. Mikan served as commissioner of the American Basketball Association from its formation in 1967 until 1969. In the mid-1980's he headed a task force whose goal was to bring professional basketball back to Minneapolis. Mikan successfully lobbied the NBA to add an expansion team in Minnesota for the 1989-90 season. The team became the Minnesota Timberwolves. On of the most dominant players ever to play the game, Mikan's immeasurable impact on the NBA still looms as large as his 6'10" frame. His accomplishments were further acknowledged when he was named one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1996. George Mikan is the basketball equivalent to Babe Ruth, a larger than life figure whose unprecedented abilities and charisma helped revolutionize the game.
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New ‘Thunderbirds’ Feature Film?
I was doing a bit of reading , where I learned from Gerry Anderson’s Wikipedia page–not exactly the first place I check for news, though they do well with things that aren’t in any way divisive–that he’s got back the rights to the “Thunderbirds.”
While I don’t know what the odds are that he can get a feature film off the ground, especially after Jonathan Frakes’ awful movie version, and Mr. Anderson moving out of Pinewood Studios, but I remain hopeful.
Speaking of Gerry Anderson, heard that he is going to be a consultant on the upcoming “UFO,” so that’s cool.
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Everyone’s favorite science officer/inter-dimensional billionaire returns to Fringe in this Friday’s episode. Leonard Nimoy will be back for the first time since the Season 2 finale.
Danger: Mild Fringe Season 3 spoilers ahead, Captain ‘over
So Inception meets Fringe this Friday! Cool stuff!
+1
Leonard Nimoy may live long and prosper…
YAY!
I didn’t think Anna Torv did a horrible Nimoy impression but the cadence of his voice sounded more Spock than Bell. Does that make sense?
I do hope they finish up with the alternate universe soon. And I would love it if Leonard Nimoy came back – at least briefly and get him out of Olivia so poor Anna can stop trying to imitate him. Bless her, but her skills just aren’t up to it.
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Review the Grant Guidelines and Application.
Review the Eligibility Checklist to make sure your property falls within the following guidelines:
Based upon your income and the value of your structure, you will either qualify for a matching or non-matching grant. For instance, your residence is in Horry County. It is valued at less than $150,000.00 and your annual income is less than $42,550.00 with 4 people in the home. You qualify for the non-matching grant funds. Grant awards will not exceed $5,000.00.
You will qualify for matching grant funds if your home’s value is greater than $150,000 but not more than $300,000 and your annual income is above $42,550.00 with 4 people in the home. This means that for every grant dollar you receive, you will have to match it one to one. Again, grant awards will not exceed $5,000.00.
Please note: Manufactured homes are only eligible for tie-downs.
Please review page two of the application and check boxes that apply.
The Inspection Report/Assessment will provide a “road map” for the improvements that you will want to consider making to your property in order to strengthen it against the high winds associated with hurricanes.
Once you have received your completed and signed Inspection Assessment Report, you will want to review it thoroughly and then select several Certified Contractors to give you estimates for the improvements listed in your Inspection Assessment Report. It is always smart to shop around for the best estimate.
Once you have your estimates in hand, complete the remainder of the application by including a copy of the signed Inspection Assessment Report, the Inspection Assessment Report Recommendations and the estimate for the specified recommendations that you have selected.
You may check out the link to view the flood map in your county.
To view the wind speed range in your county, view
Gather your documentation and signatures.
You are now ready to submit your application to the SC Safe Home program for review.
The SC Safe Home program will notify you of your award in writing.
**Any improvements that are made prior to the receipt of the award notification are not eligible for grant funds.
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Posts Tagged ‘Proposition 30’.
Are you tired of the failure on the part of our representatives in Sacramento to create a real balanced budget without the usual “smoke and mirror” approach, or using overly optimistic revenue projections that are never reached (or even end up close)?
Are you tired of the “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today” approach? Are you sick of hearing Governor Jerry Brown threatening to cut education if Proposition 30 is not passed?
These “tricks” of the Governor and legislature are old. Sacramento politicians need to balance a budget without gimmicks.:
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Free Summer Programs
Gather outside the museum for fun facts & topics. Great free summer program for the entire family!
A different subject each day.
Monday-Saturday, 10:00 am.
Tuesday – Ocean City Before Condominiums "O.C.B.C." – an insightful look into Ocean City’s past – presented by Bob Stevens
Wednesday – "Knot Tying"- Learn how to tie a knot with Don Schaefer and Joe Britvch, members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Just bring yourself – ropes and poles supplied
Thursday – "All about Sharks" – find out what sets sharks apart from other fish
Friday – "Storm Warriors" – learn how the valiant members of the US Life-Saving Service earned their keep – certificate and pins awarded to participants
Saturday – Join us to learn about local sea life as our critters get their morning meal in our "Aquarium Feeding" program
All programs last about 1/2 hour and are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather
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When:
June 18, 2013 all-day
Where:
Roland E. Powell Convention Center
For more Info please contact: Ron Siarniki
Phone: 301-467-5780 E-mail: rsiarnicki@aol.com
Annual convention for the Maryland Fire Rescue Service. Training programs, business meetings & exhibits. The public is invited to come in and ‘Meet the Firemen’ and see exhibits, Mon.-Wed., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The Project Seahorse Foundation for Marine Conservation (PSF) is one of our key partners. This Filipino non-governmental organization is committed to conservation of marine ecosystems through equitable, sustainable use. Collaborating with stakeholders and partners in coastal communities, it undertakes research and management initiatives for marine resources within an ecosystem framework.
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It's no surprise by now that the people behind the anti-gay-marriage movement who claimed that they only cared about protecting marriage and that the state constitutional amendments they passed in state after state would never, ever apply to gay people beyond the simple ban on marriage rights, were, one must say, full of shit. As expected, the same people and organizations and churches behind the amendments are now moving forward in their attempts to legislate gays and lesbians out of as many aspects of public life as they can.
While I've lived in D.C. and Virginia for 20 years now, my home of origin is Kentucky -- no matter the issues I have with it or my family, no matter how far I may stray from demographic of coal mines and horse farms, I remain a Kentucky boy at heart. So there's a certain level at which it hurts to see these same folks who passed a gay marriage ban in my home state now turn their attention to adoption. The proposed law requires that children only be placed in adoptive and foster homes with people are "not cohabiting outside of a marriage that is legally valid in Kentucky" -- a not particularly subtle approach, you'd have to say.
I hope some of the old friends from home that I've reconnected with in small and large ways over the past year will consider thinking about this bill -- Kentucky Senate Bill 68 -- for a few minutes and calling or e-mailing your state representatives to urge a stop to it. The idea that only straight, legally married couples can provide foster and adoptive homes to needy children is not only disputed by research, it's disputed by our own life experiences. Having two straight, un-divorced parents is no guarantee of a healthy upbringing -- case in point, preacher's kids. Please, we all knew those.
The ability to provide a stable and loving home has nothing to do with sexual orientation. This attempt, like the ongoing battle in Florida and the recent voter initiative in Arkansas, aren't about what's best for children in need of a family -- it's about sating the political desires of anti-gay activists.
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Have your seeds germinated yet? Last time, we talked about keywords as “seeds” of ideas; a single keyword to represent an entire keyword cluster. Now it’s time to make our seeds grow.
Germinating your Keyword Seeds
Using the example of Artisan Construction Services again (thanks!), we’ll walk through the process that I use to grow a single seed.
In this case, let’s use “deck”. To begin with, I want to think of the types of decks my client might build:
- Composite
- Wood
- PVC
- Hardwood
- Cedar
Then I am going to use what we learned about the client already to develop a list of verb modifiers:
- Build
- Building
- Builder
- Replace
- Replacement
- Replacing
- Construct (wait, I’m not going to use that one, see below)
- Constructing (not this one either)
- Construction
I was able to generate the list above based on conversation with the client and a working knowledge of the deck building industry. If you’re not familiar with your client’s industry, you may want to research this more – look at forums, the discussions part of Google Search, and Yahoo Answers, for example.
Categorize Keywords By Intent
After I build my list of modifiers, I go back and think about intent. I’m not going to use “construct” or “constructing” as modifiers because I think the intent behind them is DIY. Construction probably has some DIY in it as well, but it might glean several useful keywords. I’ll make a note to filter those after the fact.
By the way, don’t go above 10 total modifiers; it gets to be too much to work with.
Since the focus of this post is how-to research, I won’t go into all the modifier sets I’d use, but normally, after I did this set, I’d go back and do one for decking and maybe also for specific brands (Azek, Nichiha, etc.) When you do this for yourself, keep in mind that de-duplication will be important (see below).
Concatenation
(Yes, it is a word, and a useful one for search!)
Next, I use a tool like the one found here to concatenate (that means put together) the keyword seed with the modifiers. I prefer not to use the “concatenate” function in Excel, because sometimes it is limiting. I also find this formula to be infinitely easier to remember and manipulate:
Let’s say you have the following cells:
You want to get the phrase [build composite deck] out of this. Use the formula A1&” “&B1&” “&C1.
The &” “& just adds a space between the two cells’ values. If you want to lock down a value, as in the list below, so that you could get the phrase [building wooden deck]:
Use the formula the same way as above, but lock out C1 with dollar signs: A2&” “&B2&” “&$C$1.
You can “lock out” either a Row or a Column value.
Ok. If you haven’t already clicked to open the spreadsheet I mentioned above, do it now. This will show you my initial list of keywords based on the modifiers I listed above.
Notice that because I didn’t use all 10 possible modifiers, my actual keyword list ends at line 40. Just don’t use the incomplete keywords at the bottom.
Getting Search Frequencies
Go to the Google Keyword Tool. Login if you have an Adwords account; it saves you from having to enter the captcha for each search.
Cut and paste the first section of keywords from your list into the keywords field. Make sure the box that says “only show ideas closely related to my search terms” is NOT checked. Click the box on the left for “exact match” (and turn off “broad”).
After you click “Search” and get a list of results, don’t even look at them. Just click the “download – all – CSV for Excel” link.
Repeat these steps for each modifier, but when you get the CSV’s for the other modifiers, paste them into the original Excel sheet so that you have one big list of keywords in one Excel sheet.
Once you have your full list, you need to de-duplicate.
Steps to De-duplicate
- Make sure all of your data is in the same format. I like to find and replace (CTRL-h) all of the brackets with nothing. Find=[, Replace=nothing (leave it blank). Then repeat with "]“.
- Sort by global monthly searches ascending. Delete any rows where global monthly searches are “0″ or “-”.
- Now sort by Keyword A-Z.
- Go to Data – Remove Duplicates. Specify (check) only the “Keyword” Column. If you’re using an older version of Excel, it’s a little harder to do this – see these instructions to de-duplicate.
Removing 0-Value Keywords
Now we’re going to look for keyword patterns. The first obvious one I see is “how to”. Anyone using the word “how” is not interested in paying a contractor (at least not at this time).
- Use the following formula in Column E: =FIND(“how”,A2). This will “find” anywhere in A2 that has the text string “how” and return the character position it starts at. Trust me, this is useful.
- Now copy/paste the formula all the way down your list.
- Select Col E and copy it.
- Paste special for values only in Col F.
- Sort Col F. ascending.
This brings all of the keywords with “how” to the top of the list. Simply delete out these rows, and then look for another pattern.
Hint: to easily look for another pattern, just select all of Col E and find/replace the string you’re looking for (example “how”) with the next one you need (example “design”).
When you think you’ve removed as much as you can, you will probably be down to under 100 keywords. These are the ones you really care about. Take just a minute to scroll through the completed list to make sure you didn’t miss anything and delete it.
Rinse and repeat as necessary. It takes a lot less time to do it than to explain it. You may also enjoy these easy PC/Excel shortcuts:
Shift+space bar = select an entire row
CTRL+- (that’s the minus sign) = delete an entire row
CTRL+h = open the find and replace window
ALT+e, then s, then v = copy and paste special for values only
Next time: Categorizing and mapping keywords.
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Many people obsess about every word Matt Cutts says, but there are plenty of other Googlers that can teach us a thing or two about Google's inner workings. At Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2006 I was on a panel with one of them: Dan Crow, who is part of Google's search quality group and is the Product Manager for the crawl infrastructure group.
When Jill Whalen and Pauline Kerbici of High Rankings started a local organization called Search Engine Marketing New England (SEMNE), I suggested that they invite Dan to speak. Besides his charming British accent, Dan's a great speaker because he knows everything about Googlebots and indexing.
Last month in Providence, nearly 100 SEMNE members and guests showed up to meet Dan. To learn about the official presentation, you can read Jill's summary, "Getting into Google," and Rand Fishkin's post, "Dan Crow of Google on Crawling, Indexing & Ranking."
Instead of yet another summary, here I will cover the unofficial story, the conversations I had with Dan before and after the main event.
Dan Crow's Advice to Webmasters
Dan started our conversation by saying that the World Wide Web is very large, and Google is not even sure how large. They can only index a fraction of it. Google has plenty of capital to buy more computers, but there just isn't enough bandwidth and electricity available in the world to index the entire Internet. Google's crawling and indexing programs are believed to be the largest computations ever.
Googlebots fetch pages, and then an indexing program analyzes the pages and stores a representation of the page into Google's index. The index is an incomplete model of the Web. From there, PageRank is calculated and secret algorithms generate the search results. The only pages that can show up in Google's search results are pages included in the index. If your page isn't indexed, it will never rank for any keywords.
Because the Web is so much larger than the index, Google has to make decisions about what to spider and what to index. Dan told me that Google doesn't spider every page they know about, nor do they add every spidered page to the index. Two thoughts flashed through my mind at that moment: (1) I need to buy Dan a drink, (2) What can I do to make sure my pages get indexed?
Bandwidth and electricity are the constraining resources at Google. On some level they have to allocate those resources among all the different Web sites: Google isn't going to index Web sites A – G and then ignore H-Z. Dan suggested that each day Google has a large but limited number of URLs it can spider, so for large sites it's in the site owners' interests to help the indexing process run more efficiently, because that may lead to more pages being indexed.
How much effort Google decides to put into spidering a site is a secret, but it's influenced by PageRank. If your site has relatively few pages with high PageRank, they'll all get into the index no problem, but if you have a large number of pages with low PageRank, you may find that some of them don't make it into Google's index.
Clean Code Matters.
SEOs pay a lot of attention to issues like duplicate content, link building to increase PageRank, and link structure to move PageRank throughout the site. However, I haven't seen many SEO articles about the importance of proper Web development methodology. All too often when I look at a new site, I am appalled at the sloppy coding. The typical site could be streamlined significantly.
Yes, you should try to increase the PageRank of your pages, and you should design your link structure so that PageRank is distributed throughout your site in a way that makes sense. You should provide unique and valuable content. Those tactics will help your indexing, but you also need to pay attention to the dirty details of how your pages are put together. If everybody served clean code, Google would be able to index significantly more pages.
Why doesn't Google do more to educate webmasters about the efficient use of bandwidth and computing power? Perhaps it would look bad for Google to ask webmasters to recode their sites to make Google's job easier. Nonetheless, if Google can tell me how to get more of my pages into the index, I'm ready to listen and cooperate.
Clean HTML is good not just for getting indexed, but also because it means more people can read your site. The cleaner and more compatible your code, the wider a range of browsers it will work with, and this is especially important for users with screen readers and those using mobile devices such as cell phones.
Jonathan Hochman has two computer science degrees from Yale. He runs an Internet marketing consultancy and a web development shop.
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Microsoft plans to fix an actively targeted zero-day flaw in its Web-based Help and Support Center and plug a display driver bug that could allow remote execution.
In its advance notification issued today, the software giant said it would issue four bulletins, three critical, repairing vulnerabilities in Windows and Microsoft Office.
Microsoft warned last week that it was detecting an increase in attacks targeting a vulnerability in Windows Help and Support Center, a Web-based feature that provides technical support to users. The flaw affects users of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The flaw was disclosed last month by Google engineer, Tavis Ormandy, a bug hunter known for finding kernel-level operating system coding errors. Not long after the disclosure, thousands of exploits surfaced attempting to target the vulnerability.
A security advisory was issued in May for a vulnerability in the Windows Canonical Display Driver, which handles graphics and DirectX drawing in games and other software programs. The flaw affects Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 systems. Microsoft caused the threat posed by the vulnerability minimal. By exploiting the flaw, an attacker could cause a system to crash and restart.
In addition, three other vulnerabilities affecting Office 2003, and Office 2007 will be addressed by Microsoft. In addition, Microsoft warned that July marks the end of Microsoft support for the Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP2 platforms.
In June, Microsoft issued 10 security bulletins, addressing 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft SharePoint, Internet Explorer (IE), Internet Information Services (IIS), and the .NET Framework,
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Microsoft said it would issue an emergency update, repairing a longstanding flaw in its .NET framework being targeted by attackers.
We have determined an out-of-band release is needed to protect customers as we have seen limited attacks and continued attempts to bypass current defenses and workarounds
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directorMicrosoft Trustworthy Computing
The flaw alters the ASP.NET Web application framework, producing faulty AES encryption implementations. The issue has been longstanding in other development frameworks, but a hacking tool released earlier this month makes it much easier for less savvy hackers to target and exploit faulty encryption.The technique enables an attacker to view encrypted data on a Web server or in a Web application, including stored cookies.
Dave Forstrom, director of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing, said the update would be issued today around 1 p.m. ET, well ahead of the next scheduled release from Microsoft on Oct. 12. Microsoft will also release the update through Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services over the next few days in a test to the distribution channels, Forstrom said.
"Based on our comprehensive monitoring of the threat landscape, we have determined an out-of-band release is needed to protect customers as we have seen limited attacks and continued attempts to bypass current defenses and workarounds," Forstrom wrote on the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog.
Microsoft is rating the update "important" for all versions of the .NET framework running on Windows Server. Windows desktop systems are affected, but fewer users run the framework on a Web server from their computer.
The attack works by tricking the Web server behind the applications into giving up sensitive information in error messages. The error data returned by the Web server can be used to break the AES encryption. Two researchers, Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong, who developed the Padding Oracle Exploit Tool (POET), wrote about the padding attack technique in a research paper.
In the ASP.NET flaw security advisory, Microsoft outlined a workaround blocking the Web server from sending out detailed error messages, which can be deployed to make the attack more difficult to carry out.
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Spokane missionary couple killed in Africa crash
A Spokane couple doing missionary work in Africa were killed in a plane crash recently in Zambia.
The Associated Press girls will be brought to Spokane, and the church will hold a memorial service for their parents in a few weeks, he said.
"They were living their dream and doing what they thought the Lord wanted them to do," Ulmer said of the Ericksons..
Jay Erickson trained as an airplane mechanic and bush pilot at Moody Aviation, a branch of Moody Bible Institute.
Chitokoloki Mission Hospital issued a statement about the accident on its website: "We feel absolutely distraught and completely overwhelmed with sadness, agony and grief over this and so helpless that we could not do something more."
The hospital said Jay Erickson had flown three passengers earlier in the day and that his wife joined him for another trip to transport a nurse. On their return the plane hit an electrical pylon and went into the river. It was Katrina Erickson's first time flying with Jay since they arrived in Zambia, the hospital said.
The plane was submerged in the swift water and rescuers could not immediately reach it. The bodies were recovered Sunday with the help of Zambia air force divers.
Jay Erickson's parents also were missionaries, and he spent some time with them in Africa as a child, Ulmer said. They now live in Seattle.
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Seattle police say a man entered a Green Lake home early Tuesday morning and punctured tires on several bicycles and stole various items before getting away.
Officers responded to the 7400 block of East Green Lake Drive North at around 1:45 a.m. after receiving a call about an unknown male inside a home. Police surrounded the home and called out the six roommates.
Police searched the home but didn't find the intruder.
Officers found no signs of forced entry into the house. However, a door on the west side of the house was open when officers arrived and the roommates were unsure whether the door had been locked.
Police said several items were missing from the house and the cords and wires to various electronic items had been cut. Front tires on several bikes stored inside the house had also been slashed.
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Saturday, July 7, 2012 - Page updated at 11:30 a.m. Information in this article, originally published July 5, 2012, was corrected July 6, 2012. A previous version of this story said that the U-88 Degree Men, a former Miss Budweiser unlimited hydroplane hull, was bought by Matt Gregory in the offseason. In fact, Gregory bought the the hull earlier but is now returning to the unlimited circuit.
Unlimited hydroplanes roar into season this week
By Bob Condotta
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Those looking for continuity in the sporting world might appreciate the unlimited hydroplane racing circuit, where on the surface, 2012 looks like more of the same.
For the fifth consecutive year, the circuit boasts six sanctioned races. And as the season kicks off Friday through Sunday with the Madison Regatta in Madison, Ind., the favorites again figure to be Dave Villwock and the Spirit of Qatar 96 and Steve David and the Oh Boy! Oberto.
Villwock and David have won every national driver's season title since 1997, Villwock emerging victorious last season to snap a string of three in a row by David.
And for the third straight year, the race lineup is the same — Madison, Ind., Detroit, Tri-Cities, Seattle, San Diego and Doha, Qatar.
Considering the uncertainty that has often surrounded the sport the past decade or so, such stability might not necessarily be a bad thing.
H1 Unlimited Chairman Sam Cole promises, though, that growth is on the way. He says there continue to be promising negotiations for future races in new sites, with a possible announcement coming soon. And there will be an exhibition this year on Labor Day weekend on Lake Coeur d'Alene, which held a race from 1958 through 1968.
"We are really excited about the direction of the sport," Cole said. "More teams, the addition of new events over the next 12 months, possible expansion internationally.
"It has been a lot of work, with the support and commitment of so many to see the continued growth of the sport. We have lots more to do, but we are getting closer to becoming bigger, better and faster."
One notable difference this year will be the absence of longtime owner Fred Leland, who died in May of cancer.
But his team, the U-100 Leland Unlimited, will continue with Greg Hopp again in the cockpit. The Leland boat is one of at least 12 expected in Madison, and Cole says there could be more for the Western swing, which begins with the race in the Tri-Cities July 27-29 and then the Seafair Albert Lee Cup the following weekend.
One notable addition is the U-88 Degree Men, a former Miss Budweiser hull owned by Matt Gregory, son of the late Kim Gregory, a longtime hydro owner. Scott Liddycoat, who was the only driver other than Villwock and David to win last year when he took the Qatar race in the Valken.com, will be the driver.
Some in the sport peg that boat as a possible contender. But Villwock and David will be the favorites.
Villwock surpassed Bill Muncey for most victories by a driver in the history of the sport last year and now has 65 (Muncey won 62 races). David has won seven races since 2008 and has been particularly successful in Washington, taking Seafair the past two years and three times since 2007, and winning in the Tri-Cities in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
The circuit again has the Air National Guard as a title sponsor, and races will be shown on a delayed basis on the Fox Sports Network.
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By Bill Barnes, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at the University of Portland. Second Nature awarded a posthumous Visionary Leadership Award to Ray Anderson during the 2012 Climate Leadership Awards at American University, June 21-22nd, 2012.
The first Industrial Revolution is flawed; it is not working; it is unsustainable; it is the mistake. And we must move on to another, and better, Industrial Revolution, and get it right this time. -The late Ray Anderson, Founder of Interface Global, the world’s largest modular carpet manufacturer
Ray Anderson, Founder and CEO of Interface Global
The most refreshing thing about Ray Anderson was his transparency. When he spoke as a representative of the business community, his sheer honesty and humility would typically astonish, bringing the audience to tears. His main message was simple and powerful: we must change, and we can change. And he would typically build his case by detailing how Interface learned to continually monitor and improve the life cycle impacts of modular carpet, and how to make money doing it.
According to Anderson, increasing consumer awareness was the initial key to the conversion of Interface in the mid 1990s.
Customers – you and I – began questioning what Interface was doing to the environment and how it could be changed.
This is also the key to our 21st century climate challenge: demanding transparency, working to understand the true costs of our status quo behavior, and seizing the opportunities unleashed when we put it all on the table.
There is perhaps no greater opportunity than in the energy industries, given their current state and the impact they have on the climate. And yet the typical person in the U.S. today doesn’t think twice when they flip on a light switch or turn up the thermostat. How is your electricity produced, and what is the impact? A 2001 National Environmental Education and Training Foundation study found that only 12 percent of Americans could pass a basic quiz on energy knowledge – questions like how most of our electricity is generated, and how clean our energy production is. Although this annual survey was discontinued, there is no reason to believe things have substantially changed in the past decade.A low energy IQ has a steep price. The “mother of all externalities” – emission of greenhouse gases – is not yet mentioned in the energy-sector equivalent of a surgeon general’s warning or a food nutrition label. We are on our own to understand what is happening, subject to the whims of our education and our many distractions. Without awareness built in through numerous channels relentless in their consistency and creativity, we keep on smoking (fossil fuels mostly).
Focus the Nation, a national energy leadership organization, and Ben Jervey, a former writer for Good Magazine, are aiming to help change this. With The WATT?: An Energy 101 Primer,* they have teamed up to produce a continually evolving resource that makes energy exciting – with clear and straightforward logical flow, easy to understand graphics, and a host of applications and ideas for more exploration. The results so far are promising and empowering, with students and others exposed to the first edition of the primer telling us they love this resource.
As awareness increases, the potential for positive real change also increases. Education sharpens the ask and helps to illuminate the challenges and pathways for progress, and yes, creates new jobs and business for all types of organizations. Greater energy literacy is inevitably coming; the science of climate and the depletion of nonrenewables will force our hand. It’s not a “whether” question, it’s a “when” question.
Why not get in front? As students continue to graduate into an uncertain job market and into a political environment rife with disinformation, it behooves all of us to find new and creative ways to educate ourselves about energy and the true costs of our current economic arrangements. Putting it on the table is the right thing to do, and it will open up more opportunities than it will shut down.
It’s a pretty safe bet that Ray Anderson would agree.
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Bill Barnes, PhD, is Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. He is on the board of Focus the Nation.
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The Breath of Life Ministries Executive Board recently elected Pastor Carlton P. Byrd, DMin, as speaker/director for the ministry. Earlier this year, Byrd was elected to serve as the associate speaker/director. Bryd replaces Dr. Walter Pearson who will now serve as speaker/director emeritus..
"While one-on-one contact is vital for effective evangelism, media is a fast and efficient way to introduce millions to the Advent message. Those who respond must then be introduced to someone in their local area who can show Christ's love in human form and bring them into the church. At Breath of Life we believe media is a necessary tool for reaching the whole world with the gospel. Through Christ-centered doctrinal programs, millions may find answers to their questions about how to cope in today's uncertain world," said Byrd.
In January 2011, Breath of Life will launch a new broadcast series with Dr. Byrd on the Discovery Channel at 7:00 a.m. (ET and PT) on Sunday mornings.
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Reasso out as Rutgers coach after 29 years
- Posted: 10:46 AM, November 30, 2009
“I had an unbelievable 29 years at Rutgers University and Rutgers will always be a part of me,” Reasso said. “It is time to look for new challenges in my career. I want to personally thank the many friends at Rutgers I have had, including Tim Pernetti, Bob Mulcahy, Kevin MacConnell, Gene Wells and Matt Colagiovanni. I will always root for the Scarlet Knight.”
Reasso had a 351-183-71 record at Rutgers, guiding the Scarlet Knights to 13 NCAA tournament appearances, the College Cup semifinals three times and the national championship game in 1990.
Rutgers was 9-10-0 this season, the third straight year the team had a sub-.500 record.
“We truly appreciate Bob’s commitment to our men’s soccer program and I thank him for his years of service,” Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti said. “He elevated our program during his tenure and was a key part of our past success in the sport.”
Reasso’s final game at Rutgers ended up being a 3-0 loss to St. John’s University in the Big East quarterfinals. And St. John’s is where Rutgers’ national coaching search likely begins and very well may end.
Dave Masur, who has led St. John’s to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, including four trips to the College Cup and the 1996 national championship in 19 years in Queens, should be considered the prime candidate.
Before putting St. John’s on the soccer map, Masur cut his coaching teeth at Rutgers, where he was a two-time All-American and was just the third soccer player in school history to be inducted into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame.
If Rutgers isn’t able to land Masur, who lives in Montclair, N.J., there are plenty of other candidates, including Kearny, N.J. native Rob McCourt, who has turned Monmouth into a national power in his six years there.
Rutgers assistant coach Dave Boutilier, who takes over the team as interim head coach while the national search is conducted, will also be a candidate and there is no shortage of Rutgers soccer alums in the collegiate coaching fraternity, including Pedro Lopez at NJIT, Lev Kirshner at San Diego State and Guy Abrahamson at Saint Peter’s College.
Make no mistake, this is a HUGE job and will certainly attract some big names. What’s my take? I’ve been covering college soccer for 17 years, specially covering St. John’s during that time, and I’ve always said there’s just one job Masur would leave St. John’s for and that’s Rutgers.
He’s a New Jersey guy, a legend at Rutgers and he’s accomplished just about everything he could accomplish at St. John’s. The Red Storm went from a regional team to a national powerhouse, he’s won a national championship and got a gorgeous soccer stadium built in Queens.
Masur, who interviewed for the New York Red Bulls job before Juan Carlos Osorio was hired, would relish a new challenge and ultimately the thought of bringing his alma mater back to national prominence would be too much for him to turn down.
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In one of the larger Patch Tuesdays ever, Microsoft issued 13 advisories covering 26 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office. Updates are available through the usual channels.
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We English like to pit ourselves against the odds. Plucky little islanders, rising to a challenge, us against the world, etc etc. And if the odds aren’t quite steep enough, we like to introduce some additional difficulties; like running a marathon, but in a diving suit. So something about the perversity of producing not just a wine, but a red wine, in the English village winery of Bolney, appeals to Sediment's similarly English mentality.
Southern England is now on the cusp of a grape-growing climate, and there have been particular compliments paid recently to English sparkling white wine. But black grapes require greater heat over greater time than white; English red wine is therefore a climatic curiosity like, say, English olives.
Still, overcoming the weather is a national habit; to be quintessentially English, ambitions must have a few further obstacles placed in the way of their possible success. Most of those which follow appear to have been placed there by Bolney themselves. Most raise questions...
First, a little label confusion to baffle the potential customer. I found Dark Harvest amongst the world’s wines on my Waitrose shelf; but side by side were two completely different labels, from the same vintage. The label at the top of this page is rather stylish and elegant in a quiet, classic, serif-font English way – whereas this one
shrieks amateur craft fair. Did they want a label to dissuade potential purchasers? Why are the two side-by-side on the shelf? I do not know – but only one is fit to grace my dining table. (CJ probably bought the other one…)
Next, I discover that Dark Harvest is not actually on the Bolney website. They offer instead another red wine – similar grapes, similar label – called Lychgate Red. I e-mailed to ask if they were the same wine, and their PR (!) replied, “the Dark Harvest wine is not available from the vineyard, it is however available from Waitrose stores and online at Waitrose Wine Direct”. Which is not really an answer. But okay, Dark Harvest is the one in Waitrose. Oh, and, I find, in the Eight Bells Village Pub & Restaurant, in… Bolney. Perhaps, in a second vain attempt to hinder wider tasting of Bolney’s produce, they have been hijacking the departing Waitrose lorries.
Now, on the Waitrose back label, it’s suggested that the wine goes well with roast beef. This is a shrewd marketing move for an English red. Unfortunately, that's in complete contrast to Bolney’s own website pairing suggestion for its red wine: serve with salt marsh lamb, quince aioli and wild broccoli.
Are they mad? I could count the number of Englishmen eating quince aioli this Sunday on the fingers of one… finger.
And not even roast lamb, an immensely popular English dish, but salt marsh lamb, an exclusive, seasonal speciality. Narrow the market, why don’t you? (And none of that tame broccoli…)
So they’ve stubbed their English meta-tarsals against climate, naming, labelling and food matching. Finally, like many wineries, Bolney make a little marketing statement about their wines. “Our wines are of slightly lower alcohol content than most other countries,” they say, “and this makes them especially attractive to women and to our younger drinkers – but of course, men enjoy them too!”
Presumably English is the language in Bolney? The statement should either employ an apostrophe, or read “than those of most other countries”; as it stands, we’re comparing wines with countries.
But anyway, do women find wines of lower alcohol content especially attractive? Why? Why younger drinkers? And what about younger women drinkers, who I see on the streets of Northern England in Police, Action programmes, wearing what appear to be pelmets, and falling off the pavement from alcohol content?
In any case, it is plain wrong – Dark Harvest is 12.5%, an average strength among wines.
Still, at least “men enjoy them too!” Well…
In any case, it is plain wrong – Dark Harvest is 12.5%, an average strength among wines.
Still, at least “men enjoy them too!” Well…
Not this man. Dark Harvest is indeed Dark, almost purple in colour. It has a pungent bouquet, bordering on the urinal, above what I can only describe as farmyard base notes. Is that the Harvest? Rotting in the rain?
I felt it was, strangely, very slightly petillant on the tip of the tongue; and then it flattens out over the mouth. It has a raw, actually slightly bitter flavour, like Biro ink, above flabby fruit. And it leaves behind it, not so much an aftertaste as a residue. I’m sorry – it is really very unpleasant. I actually had to take the taste away, with a glass of proper English red wine – claret.
So, the final obstacle to success. It’s horrible. The amateur craft fair label would have been more appropriate after all. The Eight Bells supportively describes it as "a real stunner" - frankly, only if you were coshed with the bottle.
Why did I go through all that bother? Why bother drinking it? Why bother making it? The only answer is: because we're all English.
Why did I go through all that bother? Why bother drinking it? Why bother making it? The only answer is: because we're all English.
I am left with the thought of a greater Englishman, Dr Johnson, who would no doubt lump this stuff in with women preachers and dogs who walk on their hind legs. English red wine: it is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.
PK
"It has a raw, actually slightly bitter flavour, like Biro ink, above flabby fruit."
That's it. The finest tasting note ever written. Most unpleasant is the shock, when you only realise you've been idly sucking or chewing on a biro when your mouth fills with that metallic-earwax taste.
I had a similarly unpleasant experience with an English white recently...
You do have some interesting insights. I think I would like to try the English Red Wine because it has an interesting taste.
Good work.
I agree wholeheartedly. I have never tasted such a hideous 'wine' in my life. In my opinion there is nothing to redeem it - except perhaps that it leaves you with an empty bottle which you can smash over your own head to dull the pain of paying over £10 for a bottle of urine. As a winemaker friend of mine once said 'it tastes like my a**e after a particularly acidic s**t'. I rest my case.
"As a winemaker friend of mine once said 'it tastes like my a**e after a particularly acidic s**t'" - I can only say that someone who values the opinion of a winemaker who knows what the products of his a**e taste like is hardly qualified to give a meaningful opinion of any food or drink. | http://sedimentblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/bolney-dark-harvest-english-red-wine.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:30 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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A New Map for Design
As the focus of design shifts from the production of finite goods to a practice of experimentation, ideas take precedence over products.
An Icon of Sustainability
Since opening last September in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences has fast become an icon of architecture for the eco era.
The Dymaxion Tomorrow
A city-wide vehicle sharing program, a latrine block that treats sewage on-site, and bicycles that double as ambulances take top honors in the Buckminster Fuller Design Challenge.
Tissue-Engineered Art
MoMA design and architecture curator Paola Antonelli guides us through experimental designs that are both manufactured and living, and which test both our aesthetic and ethical sensibilities.
Design and Being Just
At some point during the show, VL started growing too fast. It was time to stop it. But did that mean killing it?
Designing the Human Mind
[Video] Is it possible to create a complete model of the human brain? Henry Markram explains that it will to take a computer 20,000 times more powerful than any that exists today.
Innovation
Greener Pastures
Dominant theory says that desertification is caused by overgrazing. Operation Hope, winner of the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge, has upended this idea—restoring degraded African grasslands into lush, green pasture.
Q&A
Dynamic by Design
Jessica Banks and Andrew Laska, the co-founders of the design firm RockPaperRobot, are using science and technology to change the meaning of “furniture.”
Slideshow
The Scent of Design
Commissioned by HEADSPACE, five designers—dubbed “accidental perfumers”—joined bona fide scent experts to explore the intersection of creativity and smell.
Slideshow
The Science of Stuff
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Our friends at Growing Our Party have a compelling post from an American serviceman who sacrificed for liberty in Iraq.
We encourage you to read it and watch the video detailing his message regarding the war. It is something you will not soon forget.
This is a very moving message. There is some fire in this guy’s gut. America needs to heed the call. | http://seeingredaz.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/a-personal-message-from-a-soldier/ | 2013-05-18T10:52:34 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
By Serkan Unal
Cash-rich companies operating in an environment constrained by limited growth opportunities and low yields on investments are returning the ever-increasing amounts of cash to their shareholders. Thus, dividends are growing at a robust pace. The S&P 500 Index's annual dividend growth in 2011 topped 10.0%, which was double the average rate since 1950 and triple the rate since 2000, according to T. Rowe Price. The asset manager concludes that over the past 33 years, dividend growers in the Russell 1000 Index "outperformed dividend-paying stocks, the index itself, non-dividend-paying stocks, and stocks that cut their dividends."
In line with this conclusion, we focus on five dividend growth stocks that are likely to perform well in the next five years. These stocks are components of the Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund (GABBX), which seeks capital growth through investments in the stocks of high-quality companies with sustainable dividend growth and rising profitability. The following five stocks are ranked in the fund's top 10 holdings. These stocks were selected based on the indicators such as management's commitment to increasing shareholder value through dividend increases, strong capital position, accelerated dividend growth, industry expansion, and above-average EPS growth that point to the companies' capacity to continue boosting dividends in the future. Each pick pays a dividend yield higher than the average on the S&P 500 Index of 2.2%.
International Paper Inc. (IP) is a market leader in paper and packaging. It pays a dividend yield of 3.0% on a payout ratio of 61%. Even though its dividend grew, on average, by only 1.7% annually over the past five years, the company boosted its dividend by a much-higher 14% in October 2012. International Paper had indicated earlier it could hike its dividend by 50% over the next two-to-three years. Buoyed by the strong demand for its products from surging online sales at places like Amazon.com (AMZN), the company is expected to see its EPS surge by 40% next year. For the next five years, the company's CAGR is forecast at about 5.6%. IP has a free cash flow yield of 5.8%. It is priced attractively with a forward P/E of 12.6x, well below the broader market and almost on par with its respective industry. Value investor Jean-Marie Eveillard's First Eagle Investment purchased a stake in the company last quarter.
General Electric Co. (GE) is an industrial conglomerate with a dividend yield of 3.6% and a payout ratio of 60% of trailing earnings and 39% of free cash flow. While its dividend was slashed in 2009, it has since recovered by 90%. The latest 11.8% dividend hike took place this month, along with a share buyback authorization worth $10 billion. The company's CEO recently stated that "returning cash to shareholders remains a top priority." As the global economies return to growth in the next five years, GE's EPS CAGR will average 11.2% over that period. The company's growth will be driven, at least in part, by a robust healthcare sector growth, market share expansion in aviation, and strong capital position with ample funds available for mergers and acquisitions and share repurchases. GE has a free cash flow yield of 3.7%. It is priced at 12.9x its forward earnings, slightly below its respective industry. It is a value stock, given its below-industry price-to-book and price-to-cash flow, and above-industry dividend yield. Billionaire Ken Fisher is especially bullish about GE.
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) is the oil and gas behemoth with a dividend yield of 2.6% and a payout ratio of 24%. The company's dividend growth averaged 9.7% per year over the past five years. This year, Exxon Mobil raised its dividend by a much higher 21%, making it the largest dividend payer in the world. The company's 5-year EPS CAGR is forecast at 6.3%, which is faster than the growth rates of its competitors. Given its low payout ratio and robust cash flow generation, the company is likely to sustain dividend hikes in the future. The continued shale gas and oil boom and a rebound in natural gas prices to which Exxon Mobil is more leveraged than its peers will help the company grow its top and bottom lines. The company has negligible long-term debt relative to equity and a free cash flow yield of 2.8%. The stock is trading at 11.2x its forward earnings, above 9.4x of its industry. Exxon Mobil is popular with billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller (check out his major holdings).
Enterprise Product Partners LP (EPD) is a midstream services company for the oil and gas industry. It pays a distribution yield of 5.1% with healthy distribution coverage of 1.3x. The MLP's distributions grew, on average, by 5.8% annually over the past five years. The latest above-average distribution hike of 6.1%, year-over-year, marks the MLP's 33rd consecutive quarterly hike. The company has greatly benefited from the shale gas and oil boom, which has boosted the oil and natural gas pipeline volumes to a record. With nearly $8 billion worth of projects coming into service by 2015, this MLP's capacity expansion will help improve sales and earnings. The MLP's 5-year EPS CAGR is forecast at 7.4%. The partnership is undervalued based on the trailing P/E of 18.5x versus 28.9x for its industry. Its forward P/E is almost on par with its peer group. RenTech's Jim Simons boosted his stake in this partnership by nearly 120% in the previous quarter.
BlackRock Inc. (BLK) is the world's biggest asset manager. It dividend is yielding 2.9% on a payout ratio of 46%. The company generates large free cash flows, and is able to afford meaningful dividend increases. It has been a major dividend grower over the past five years, hiking its dividend, on average, by 17.5% annually. The company's dividend has increased six fold over the past eight years. BlackRock recently reported revenues and EPS above analyst expectations based on strong sales growth and AUM expansion. The asset manager's 5-year EPS CAGR is forecast at 12.5%. The stock has a free cash flow yield of 4.4%. On a trailing P/E basis, the shares are undervalued compared to the company's peer group. The asset manager has a price-to-book below that of its industry and its own 5-year average. Fund manager Jonathon Jacobson (Highfields Capital-check out its top picks) is the top hedge fund investor in this stock.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. | http://seekingalpha.com/article/1082891-5-dividend-growth-stocks-for-the-next-5-years?source=nasdaq | 2013-05-18T10:22:25 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
As we noted last week, insider buying has jumped in recent weeks as stocks have swooned and insiders have taken advantage of the downturn. The recent spate of buying was the largest weekly buying since the depths of the credit crisis near the market lows in 2008. Insiders bought $31MM worth of stock last week while selling over $588MM. Selling remains staggeringly high when compared to buying, but the buying data remains the far more useful indicator in terms of market direction.
Among the notable buying was Nelson Peltz who continues to see value in Legg Mason (LM). Francis Saul, CEO of Saul Centers (BFS) also bought over $1MM of his own stock.
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This is what a fat tail looks like: crude oil is down 8.8% today. According to my colleague John Kemp, who knows everything, the standard deviation of oil prices, on a daily basis, is 1.64%. Which means that today’s price movement is equal to 5.4 standard deviations.
In a normally-distributed world, 5-standard-deviation moves never happen. In this world, however, such moves can happen even when there’s no news at all. (Reuters, for what it’s worth, blames “concerns about economic growth and monetary tightening”, which is code for “we have no idea why this is happening, or whether there even is a reason”.)
I do think today’s price move should give pause to anybody who dismisses theories that high prices in oil or other commodities are the result of financial speculation. Clearly there’s no fundamental reason to explain this move: most likely the market was just very long oil, and does what it always does in such situations, which is to move in the direction which causes the greatest pain to the greatest number.
For most of us, these kind of intraday gyrations, rare though they are, are pretty much irrelevant. But they do inflict a toll on the economy, as companies feel the need to hedge such things. And all hedging operations involve some kind of profit for Wall Street.
All of which is to say that a financial-transactions tax looks particularly attractive on days like this. It would reduce speculation, and raise lots of money. What’s not to like? | http://seekingalpha.com/article/268115-fat-tail-of-the-day-oil-edition | 2013-05-18T10:57:34 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Alcoa (AA) has been in the news quite a lot in the recent past. Early this month, there were rumors of a possible $25 billion takeover of Alcoa by its competitor Rio Tinto (RIO). The rumors were silenced within a few days with Rio denying any such development. [1] More recently, the company announced that it has surpassed its 2020 carbon reduction target, a significant achievement. [2] The company competes with other international metals and mining giants like Rusal, BHP Billiton (BHP) and Chalco (ACH).
Our analysis of the company estimates its value at around $21.3 billion, or $18.55 a share - implying a premium to market price. Below, we list the sources of this value for Alcoa.
The 4 Drivers to the Stock
1) Primary Metals – represents 36% of the company's stock value
The primary metals segment consists of Alcoa's worldwide smelter system. Primary metals receives alumina primarily from the alumina segment. The results from the sale of aluminum powder, scrap and excess power are also included in this segment, and so are the results of aluminum derivative contracts.
See the top forecasts for the primary metals segment
2) Alumina – 23%
The alumina segment consists of Alcoa's worldwide alumina system. This includes the mining of bauxite, which is then refined into alumina.
See the top forecasts for the alumina segment
3) Engineered Products - 22%
The engineered products segment includes titanium, aluminum and super alloy investment castings; forgings and fasteners; aluminum wheels; integrated aluminum structural systems; and architectural extrusions used in the aerospace, automotive, construction, commercial transportation and power generation markets.
See the top forecasts for the engineered products segment
4) Flat Rolled Products - 19%
The flat rolled products segment is responsible for the production and sale of aluminum plate, sheet and foil. This segment includes the production of rigid container sheet, as well as sheets and plates used in the transportation, construction and distribution markets.
See the top forecasts for the flat rolled products segment
Notes:
- Alcoa shares rise on Rio Tinto rumor – sources deny, Reuters, May 3 2011
- Alcoa Beats Carbon Reduction Target, Alcoa Press Release, May 11 2011
Disclosure: None | http://seekingalpha.com/article/271591-the-4-sources-of-alcoa-stock-s-value | 2013-05-18T11:05:41 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
51job (JOBS) will report Q2 results on August 9th.
The Street expects:
- Revenue: $55.4 million
- EPS: $0.57
- Q3 revenue guide: $55.8
Despite the soft economy in Q1, 51job still delivered a solid result in which total revenue increased 17% YOY to $60.5 million. Online recruitment service revenue increased 33% YOY due to the company's expanding customer base, (+11% YOY) and ARPU also increased 20% YOY, as shown in the chart below.
Heading into the earnings, macro overhang is likely to weigh in the stock. The hiring environment will continue to be weak as companies wait for further government stimulus. However, investors should note that the current environment is not as serious as in 2008 and 2009 because growth still remains, albeit at a slower pace.
The company will continue to ramp up its online presence while scaling down its offline business. The increasing migration from offline to online will continue to accelerate margin expansion. I note that gross margin has climbed 500bps to 71% in 2011 from 66% in 2010.
Finally, according to 51job COO and CFO Kathleen Chien at the recent William Blair Growth Stock Conference, the company is looking to deploy some cash via acquisitions. As of 1Q12, 51job had approximately $350 million in cash and short term investments, which translates to $12 cash per share, or 27% of the company's market cap. Even though investors would like the company to return cash to the shareholders through a dividend distribution, Ms. Chien stated that the company prefers to have a long-term dividend policy rather than a one-time dividend payout.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. | http://seekingalpha.com/article/759631-51job-q2-earnings-preview-resilient-business-macro-is-a-major-overhang?source=yahoo | 2013-05-18T10:54:15 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
URBN - 'Outperform' from 'Market one or more traders established long positions in front month put options. Shares in State Street Corp. are near their high of the session at present, up $0.90 at $42.29 as of 10:55 a.m. in New York. The stock has gained 9% in the most recent four week period; rebounding off a six-month low of $38.95 reached at the end of July. Perhaps options market participants picking up State Street puts are preparing for shares in the name to reverse recent gains during the next few weeks. STT puts are most active at the Sep. $38 strike where approximately 1,300 contracts changed hands against 69 previously opened positions. The bulk of the put options were purchased for an average premium of $0.16 apiece and may be profitable at expiration next month should State Street shares drop 10.5% to breach the breakeven point on the downside at $37.84. Several minutes after the Sep. $38 strike puts were purchased, some 422 put options were purchased at the higher Sep. $39 strike for an average premium of $0.22 each. These contracts make money at September expiration given an 8% bearish move in the price of the shares to $38.78. State Street Corp.'s chairman, president and CEO, Joseph L. Hooley, and CFO, Edward J. Resch, are scheduled to speak at the Barclays Capital Global Financial Services Conference in New York on September 11th at 8:15 a.m. EDT.
SNDK - SanDisk Corp. - A large bullish position initiated in SanDisk Corp. options in the first 10 minutes of the trading session pushed the provider of data storage products onto our 'most active by options volume' market scanner this morning. Shares in the name rose 4% to an intraday and three-month high of $44.00, making SanDisk one of the best performers in the S&P 500 Index today. Options volume is greatest at the Sep. $45 strike where more than 7,100 calls changed hands against previously existing open interest of 2,236 contracts. The single largest-print in SNDK options thus far in the session is a block of 5,415 of the Sep. $45 strike calls that traded for a premium of $0.80 apiece. The options traded to the middle of a $0.76/$0.81 market available at the time of the transaction. Long positions in the Sep. $45 strike call options pays off at expiration should shares in SanDisk rally 4% over today's high of $44.00 to settle above the effective breakeven price of $45.80. Shares in SanDisk last traded above $45.80 in the first week of April. | http://seekingalpha.com/article/820041-tuesday-options-brief-urbn-stt-sndk?source=reuters | 2013-05-18T10:53:43 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
U.S. farmers harvested 13% of the entire U.S. corn crop last week during favorable harvest conditions in the Corn Belt. Illinois has already harvested over half of their corn crop as of this week. Soybean harvest also progressed quickly with 22% of the entire crop already in the bins.% last week and the five year average of only 13%. 88% of the U.S. corn crop was mature this week compared to only 58% last year at this point in the season. Corn prices decreased by 0.5% over the past week ending at $7.44 per bushel and year-over-year prices have increased by 14.8%.
Soybean conditions were at 34% in very poor or poor condition and 35% in good or excellent compared to 36% and 33% respectfully one week earlier. 73% of soybeans have dropped leaves compared to the five year average of 59% at the same time last year. As of the fourth week in September, 22% of U.S. soybeans have already been harvested compared to the five year average of only 8%. Soybean prices decreased by 3.5% over the past week ending at $16.10 per bushel and year-over-year prices increased by 27.9%.
Winter wheat planting progressed this week as 25% of the U.S. crop has already been planted, slightly behind the historical average of 27% by the fourth week in September. Wheat prices ended the week at $8.92 per bushel, a 1.6% increase from last week. Year-over-year wheat prices have increased 37.7%.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. | http://seekingalpha.com/article/886781-crop-progress-39-of-u-s-corn-crop-harvested | 2013-05-18T10:53:33 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Universal Display (PANL -10.6%) sinks after missing Q1 estimates, and analysts are profoundly...
- Thursday, May 10, 2012, 11:55 AM ETUniversal Display (PANL -10.6%) sinks after missing Q1 estimates, and analysts are profoundly split in their opinions. Reiterating its Buy rating, Goldman sees "little risk" to 2012 revenues, with the take from Samsung lower than expected but better than the bear case. But Piper Jaffray reiterates an Underperform rating, with uncertainty in green emitter sales a risk to expectations.
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Gold Resource Corp (NYSE MKT: GORO) has declared its January dividend of 6 cents per share.
The payout is payable on February 25, to shareholders of record as of February 11.
Earlier this month, the gold producer.
Looking ahead, the company set its production range for 2013 between 80,000 and 100,000 ounces of gold equivalent, which at the high end would be an increase of around 11% over 2012 figures.
Also in January, | http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/485861-proactive-investor/1517211-gold-resource-corp-declares-january-dividend | 2013-05-18T11:07:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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