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Nvidia Corp., a leading designer of graphics processors and multimedia system-on-chips, on Wednesday announced plans to develop its own ARM-based micro-architecture. The company intends to integrate future custom central processing unit (CPU) cores into its graphics processing units (GPUs) and install the latter into both personal computers and servers.
Known under the internal code-name "Project Denver", this initiative features an Nvidia CPU running the ARM instruction set, which will be fully integrated on the same chip as the Nvidia GPU. This new processor stems from a strategic partnership, also announced today, in which Nvidia has obtained rights to develop its own high performance CPU cores based on ARM's future processor architecture. In addition, Nvidia licensed ARM's current Cortex-A15 processor for its future-generation Tegra mobile processors.
Nvidia's intention to integrate ARM-based microprocessor cores had been known for over a year now. Back in November, 2010, the company even unveiled plans to develop a so-called Echelon design chip that incorporates a large number (~1024) of stream cores and a smaller (~8) number of latency-optimized CPU-like cores on a single chip. As a result, the current announcement is just a formal confirmation of Nvidia's plans to enter the market of accelerated processing units (APUs, the chips that feature both CPU and GPU cores on the same die) eventually.
"ARM is the fastest-growing CPU architecture in history. This marks the beginning of the Internet Everywhere era, where every device provides instant access to the Internet, using advanced CPU cores and rich operating systems. ARM's pervasiveness and open business model make it the perfect architecture for this new era. With Project Denver, we are designing a high-performing ARM CPU core in combination with our massively parallel GPU cores to create a new class of processor," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief executive officer of Nvidia.
While it remains to be seen how successful ARM architecture will be in servers, it should be stressed that Nvidia makes no promises about any actual products or time frames. Perhaps, by the time project Denver evolves into actual devices the market of servers will be completely different from today and highly-parallel accelerators will be more important than x86-based AMD Opteron or Intel Xeon microprocessors.
"Nvidia is a key partner for ARM and this announcement shows the potential that partnership enables. With this architecture license, Nvidia will be at the forefront of next generation SoC design, enabling the Internet Everywhere era to become a reality," said Warren East, ARM chief executive officer.


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Tiger track teams take part in Hutch Relays
In its final competition before the Section 2AA track meet, the Marshall track and field team mixed it up a bit for Monday's Hutchinson Relays.
Instead of competing in individual events, the competitors were all grouped together in teams. There were traditional relays like the 4×400-meter relay, and runners also competed in non-traditional events like the distance medley relay, which consisted of a 400 dash, an 800 run, a 1,200 run and a 1,600 run. In the jumping and throwing events, the distances/heights of three teammates were combined for one score.
Fresh off their Southwest Conference championship, the Marshall boys' track team finished in a tie for third in the eight-team event. Willmar won the relays with a score of 196, just four points ahead of host Hutchinson. Marshall ended the competition with 131 points, as did Waconia.
Behind a strong performance from its distance runners, who set two meet records, the Marshall girls' team finished in fourth place with 152 points. The top three squads were Willmar (210), Waconia (164) and Hutchinson (161).
Even with missing one of his top athletes, as Promise Nkwocha was on a field trip, Marshall boys' head coach Mike Jacobs said he thought his squad performed admirably in a tough field.
"Hutchinson has got a really strong team this year, the strongest we've seen from them in a long time. And Willmar has been consistently good but they're even up this year as well," Jacobs said. "It was a tough competition and we're 60 points away, and throw in Promise and it's probably only about a 40-point difference."
Marshall's lone win came in the 4×400 relay. Rhett Struve, Zach Drum, Salah Haji and Sam Marshall combined to run a time of three minutes, 37 seconds.
Struve was also ran the first leg for Marshall's runner-up sprint medley team, the second leg for the third-place short sprint medley relay team and competed for the Tigers' third-place long jump relay team. Jacobs said he has been impressed with Struve's performances down the stretch run of the season.
"We're continue to get good 400 runs by (Sam) Marshall, Struve, and also Salah Haji," Jacobs said. "Struve seems to get stronger as the year goes on and has really improved the last three meets. In the long jump he had a career best of 20-5."
The Tigers didn't get in the top three in either of the throwing events, but Jacobs said his top thrower, Brock Baumgarn, also had a good day.
"He threw a 44-10 in the shot today. He had kind of plateaued around 40 until the conference meet when he hit 45," Jacobs said, "and it's nice to see it two meets in a row now where he's had some very strong tosses."
The Marshall girls' day was highlighted by a pair of meet records.
Marshall's 4×800 relay team of Madi Verschaetse, Nichole Sample, Claire Boersma and Jenna Christianson finished in first place with a time of 9:55, which broke the meet record by 20 seconds. The same group combined to set another record in the distance medley with a time of 12:56, which broke the previous record by minute. Christianson ran the 400, Verschaetse ran the 800, Boersma ran the 1,200 and Sample anchored the relay by running a 5:19 mile.
It was just the type of warm-up Marshall girls' head coach Marie Sample was looking for out of a group that is looking to make noise at next week's section meet.
"For the kids trying to get to state, I know who they are what they're doing and that particular group performed very well today," Sample said. "The Willmar coach even came up afterwards and talked about how good they looked.
"It's just a solid group of kids. They ran three relays together today and they're ready. They came in with tired legs and still performed well and we're very excited about that group.
Marshall's 4×1,600 relay team of Sydney Blomme, Courtney Mauch, Jackie Turner and Shyla Hansen also had a strong day, finishing second in the 4×1,600 with a time of 23:36.
Sample noted that her throwers continued to show great improvement, as well. The group of Celeste Werner, Haley Bennett and Sara Antony took second in the discus (298-10) and third in the shot put (92-00.75), with multiple personal bests being thrown on the day.
The event allowed for more than one relay team from each school to compete in each event and Sample said some of the kids she brought to the competition had only competed in one other meet this year and that Monday marked the end of what was a short track season for many of them due to the late arrival of spring.
"I always hate to see the end of the year and saying goodbye to kids. It feels like the season just started," Sample said. "It's really be a tight-knit group that's become like a family. They're always encouraging each other and the atmosphere they've created has been really motivating, whether it's for a slow runner or a fast runner.
"With our girls that continue the season, we have our minds set on sections and we're excited about what's to come."
The Section 2AA meet takes place May 29 and May 31 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter
Boys' Team Results: 1. Willmar 196, 2. Hutchinson 192, t-3. Marshall 131, t-3. Waconia 131, 5. New Ulm 113, 6. Dassel-Cokato 104, 7. Jordan 69, 8. St. Croix Prep 45.
Marshall Boys' Relay Results
4×1,600m: 3. Wade DeAustin Andrew Bell, Blaine Moran Mike Larson 18:30.
4x100m: 5. Drew Tykwinski, Brock Baumgarn, Coby Hilton, John Lothert 49.5
Sprint Medley (200m, 200m, 400m, 800m): 2. Rhett Struve, Lothert, Sam Marshall, Larson 3:47
Short Sprint Medley (100m, 100m, 200m, 400m): 3. Tykwinski, Struve, Marshall, Salah Haji 1:41.
Distance Medley (400m, 800m, 1,200m, 1,600m): 3. Ryan Schultz, Bilal Ali, DeAustin, Bell 11:50
4x200m: 5. Zach Drum, Bryan Rose, Trevor Johnson, Lothert 1:41.3.
4x400m 1. Struve, Drum, Haji, Marshall 3:37.
High Jump: 2. Schultz, Brandon Verkinderen, Joe Sullivan 15-6.
Long Jump: 3. Struve, Drum, Hilton 55-9.
Triple Jump: 2. Drum, Lothert, Justin Elton 113-10.
Shot Put: 4. Baumgarn, Brandon Appel, Nick Versaevel 114-8.
Discus: 7. Baumgarn, Appel, Max Roelfsema 282-00.
Girls' Team Results: 1. Willmar 210, 2. Waconia 164, 3. Hutchinson 161, 4. Marshall 152, 5. Dassel-Cokato 136, 6. New Ulm 77, t-7. Jordan 46, t-7. St. Croix Prep 46.
Marshall Girls' Relay Results
4×1,600m: 2. Sydney Blomme, Courtney Mauch, Jackie Turner, Shyla Hansen 23:36
Shuttle Hurdles: 5. Rachel Miller, Jessica Oaxaca, Ashley Dunn, Emily Buysse 1:10.4
4x100m: 3. Brittany Andreas, Kendra Soupir, Belle Dieken, Samantha Giannelli 53.81.
4x800m: 1. Madi Verschaetse, Nichole Sample, Claire Boersma, Jenna Christianson 9:55. meet record by 20 seconds
300m Hurdles: 4. Miller, Oaxaca, Dunn, Lucress St-Louis 3:26.5.
4x200m: 3. Abby Louwagie, Soupir, Sophie Buysse, Dieken 1:56.1.
4x400m: 4. Verschaetse, Sample, Boersma, Christianson 4:21.8.
Distance Medley (400m, 800m, 1,200m, 1,600m): 1. Christianson, Verschaetse, Boersma, Sample 12:56. set meet record by a minute
Shot Put: 3. Celeste Werner, Haley Bennett, Sara Antony 92-00.75.
Discus: 2. Werner, Bennett, Antony 298-10.
Triple Jump: 4. Sarah Andersen, Sophie Buysse, Jenna Kurth 92-01.
Long Jump: 3. Andersen, Louwagie, Emily Buysse.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (608 votes).
In short: A nice fun or charity run being in London, but poor organisation and valueIn full: Well, I think it's all been said before. Poor signs from tube stations, terrible bag drop (no cover from rain, not secure, helpers couldn't find bags in the jumble at the end). Good atmosphere, good crowd, decent marshals on the route although spectators crossing the road a nightmare. Very crowded run, slow runners and even walkers at the front, a few people bumping and pushing, very rude, but most OK. Nowhere to change before or after. One plus point, quite a lot of loos at the start. Did it for charity, won't do it again.Date of review: July 9, 2012
In short: Great fun - but get close to the frontIn full: I have been reading the previous reviews and thought I would add a little balance. Yes the contact before the event is poor and could definately be improved. I didn't like the idea of everyone wering the same shirt but actually on the day it looked impressive. The baggage control needed a cover to prevent the bags getting wet but with a little forethought runners could always put the gear they are going to change into in a plastic bag inside their bag - my clothes were lovely and dry! Get real, there are 25,000 people running in this event and there are bound to be queues to start - top tip, get there early and then you will be near the front. Run with a friend and this will distract you from having to run around slower runners and getting worked up about it. My watch at the end showed that I had actually run 10.65k so there was a lot of bobbing and weaving involved. The crowds watching were magnificent, the sites inspiring and no pot holes in the road. Why were there not enough medals - probably because some people decided to grab things from bags rather than wait to be handed one. It was worse last year because I saw a number of people taking more than one shirt when the provider was distracted at least this year you had to exchange a voucher. In summary if you are a serious runner, get there early and move as close to the front as you can, accept the fact that there will be people ahead of you that should have started further back, I have yet to run in any event even with waves where some believe they can run faster than they are really able. Finally always smile when you see a camera it will enhance your day.Date of review: July 9, 2012
In short: dont bother In full: as above, cannot add moreDate of review: July 8, 2012
In short: Poor organisation, overcrowded, not a race for runnersIn full: I would say to anyone looking to do a shorter central London run enter the Bupa 10K instead, I did it last month and the organisation makes this one look amateur. Bupa had phased starts, baggage under cover and secure, fantastic marshalling - all the things this one lacked. I wandered around aimlessly until I found the bag store, very few marshals to ask, poor signage, thought I was near the front until it took 40 mins to get to the start and I realised it looped around, surprised there were not more injuries this race was so packed, with inexperienced slow runners at the front being run over by faster runners - it was a zoo at times, even the water stations left a lot to be desired as there were not enough volunteers to hand out bottles. Seems a bit like they got as much money in as possible and cut corners on organisation. Very suprised to get a PB, probably trod on a few toes in the process though!Date of review: July 8, 2012
In short: Organisers incompetent beyond beliefIn full: Organisers are a nightmare....the list of errors is endless and quit honestly beyond belief. Union jack sports NEVER replied to any of my emails or calls...(even though they over charged me by £50)... Ohh and if you do get through they just hang up on you, CHARMING!!! Disaster pre organisation....race day no better... My bag drop area was ok my sisters was teeming at the seams with bags...seems that had miscalculated....no surprises there. Ran out of medals and had to que for ever for tshirt. Shame on you Union Jack sports.....never again.Date of review: July 8, 2012
In short: Great atmosphere & crowd support, well marshalled.In full: Yes it was crowded and slow at the start but they did tell you this beforehand. Great crowds throughout despite the rain which I favoured. Beat previous 10k time by 3 mins so well chuffed. If you want a more uninterrupted run make sure you get up front on the start, but I didnt have any probs getting past people. Only grumble was getting my own medal out of a bag myself in the baggage area. Would have been lovely touch to be given it once over the line, as that's what I love to receive once I've done all the hard work. A good mornings work :-)Date of review: July 8, 2012
In short: A scenic and potentially fast route spoilt by poor organisation and having to dodge people the entire way.In full: The opportunity to run through a traffic-free central London was what lured me and most likely many others to this race, as it really is a chance that apart from the VLM you rarely get.But very disappointed and really not worth the money, so this was a one-off experience for me.First of all, calling it a 'race' is a joke in itself. I didn't start too far back in comparison to the entire crowd but was unable to run at my pace for any of course due to constantly having to weave between slower runners and walkers, walking two or three abreast and I was still dodging walkers and people who just stopped suddenly in the middle of the course with 400m to go!! (For once in a race I actually managed a long sprint finish, as usually by this point in a 10k at race pace my legs feel like jelly and feel like throwing up...) The narrow course made even this difficult so for much of the time you were forced to sit in behind people, probably ran an extra 0.5-1k just moving horizontally across course to get in the gaps. So, as other reviews have stated, the lack of a staggered start or at least ordering by predicted race time really lets the race down; as faster runners cannot get into their pace I am sure walkers must have got annoyed by being bumped into constantly. To show the difference - time today was 6.30min over my pb from 3 weeks ago, on a multi terrain course and being less well prepared.The organisation was pretty bad too, as others have stated - taking half an hour to cross the start line was pretty annoying, especially as last went to the loo at 8 due to the start/baggage bays being a mile away. Consequently was not happy at having to queue 3mins or so for the portaloos mid race (would have done a Paula as that's almost a k's time but with the security probably wouls not have been a great idea.) At the end you had to ask for your medal, and that only after finding the people supposed to be giving them out! Poor excuse for a goody bag too, a £1 off voucher, random sugar satchet(?) green tea satchet and nuts. Didn't make sense to me either.Obviously, this race will keep drawing in entrants due to the admittedly 'iconic route' (although being busy trying not to crash into people, didn't absorb much of it tbh except Big Ben)but I for certain won't be doing it again.Date of review: July 8, 2012
In short: a great day that i would definitly do againIn full: The race was very enjoyable and the scenery was great! people complained about there being no pens at the start and so abilities were all mixed but the organisers did say they were unable to stagger people at the start, so you cant really complain. you did have to dodge past people at the beginning but it wasnt too bad and got better towards the end. I did a pb on this course and found it quite fast. Along the way stewards were very encouraging and so were the crowds. Everyone got into the spirit of the race. It wasn't too difficult to get your bag at the end but it was a bit harder to get your commemorative tshirt. however, it was very good and i would deffinitly do it again!Date of review: July 8, 2012
In short: Over priced and poorly organised but great charity fund raiserIn full: It's great to run in London and to help raise money for charity so that's why I'm there. But it's very expensive!!! I also requested the commemorative t shirt which we were supposed to collect with our bags. No, it was a chaotic affair in a corner. I was waiting but 2 guys started to fight so I thought it best to leave. They can do better but if they won't improve, then consider giving this a miss.Date of review: July 8, 2012
In short: Complete fiasco......don't enter!!!In full: Having done most of the "big" runs in London and some abroad this has to be the worst organised from application to bag pick up. Entry packs didn't turn up, uncovered, non secure bag drop, no graded start point so just a massive queue, near the front but still took 25 mins to cross the start (although Heather Small singing proud and Coldstream guards a nice touch) and then inability to get into any pace, had to dodge and weave the whole way, still overtaking walkers at 6k. Going for around 40 mins and came in at 47mins. 1k walk to get a medal (although some areas ran out) and 20 min queue to get a t-shirt. All this for £50. Do the BUPA 10 k instead organised by the VLM team and a great event.Date of review: July 8, 2012
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Dorothy Lee Loy, 85, of Eldorado passed away at 9:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at the Harrisburg Medical Center.
Dorothy was born July 22, 1927, in Harrisburg to the late Ray and Oma Blanche (Dunn) Hutchinson. She married John Edward Loy who survives. Dorothy worked as a personal assistant for Laser Craft prior to retirement in 1986. She attended the Hamburg Baptist Church and later the Bible Baptist Church in Harrisburg.
In addition to her husband John, she is survived by two sons, Terry (Patty) Ralph of California and Levi (Robin) Loy of Georgia; two daughters, Janet Masterson of Equality and Tamera Loy; a sister, Brenda Moad of Harrisburg; four brothers, Gary Hutcheson (Sue) of Harrisburg, Roy Hutcheson of Harrisburg, Ronnie (Betty) Hutcheson of Harrisburg, Bill (Hazel) Hutcheson of Harrisburg; a grandson, Cory Ralph; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Dub Hutcheson, Charles Hutcheson and Donald Hutcheson.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Colonial Terrace Funeral Home in Eldorado with Pastor Toby Williams officiating. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to service time Saturday. Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family via the website www.colonialterracefuneralhome.com
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In my old job, it was unusual for me to fly late at night, with "late" being defined as anything past 10 p.m. With time, I got the seniority to make sure that I didn't fly at night, as I am a morning person and prefer to just get up, get started, and get the day done. Sometimes, I miss those days…
In my new gig, there is a lot of night flying, including all-night flying. These flights aren't the classic red-eye, per se, but the effect is the same: You spend a lot of time on the "back side of the clock," flying between midnight and daybreak. For most of my life, I have not been a real good napper. Getting older helps, but more importantly, I've learned to do it out of necessity. On days when I know I'm going to be flying at night, or if I know that there's even a possibility of flying late, I will force myself to lie down and catch some Zs. It's a bit easier when I already have an assignment. I will generally lie down in the early afternoon and allocate at least 90 minutes to sleep, and if I can get two hours, I'm ecstatic.
The key is to figure out what works best for you. I've asked a lot of people how they do it, and everyone seems have a slightly different methodology (except for those who have no methodology). For me, if I can go to bed shortly after my normal lunch time, I don't feel "rushed" to get some sleep. Sometimes I don't really sleep, but I can just lie there and rest, and that's enough. Fortunately, my new home has shutters that allow me to make the room as dark as a dungeon, so it looks and feels like it does when I go to bed at night. I've also found that for napping, I sleep better without an alarm. Instead, I have someone in my family wake me up.
By napping early, I can still get up and be somewhat engaged in the goings-on of my household, and it also gives me a chance to come to my senses slowly, take a shower, and maybe even eat something before I go to work. In fact, I try to push lunch back until after I nap, since I know I will get a meal when I'm on the airplane.
Flying at night is against the natural programming of the body, but it can be done. But, to be safe, as the pilot you must make sure that you are properly rested before you go to work. You also need to make sure you don't aggravate your sleep debt by not sleeping the next day. I always crash the next morning for a few hours, and because I don't drink caffeine on a regular basis (I don't drink coffee at all), I can fall asleep more easily than most people, and if I need a soda to keep me awake, I can count on it working.
Staying engaged during the trip also helps. Nothing is as stimulating as a good conversation with the person I am flying with, and that goes a long ways toward passing the time. Sometimes the weather becomes the "stimulant," but most of the time I just count on having a good rapport with my fellow workers. Good communication is also key in another respect: If you are flying tired, or have not slept well prior to a night flight, you need to convey that so that your fellow pilots can keep an eye on your performance.
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"Karijini National Park"
Happy Friday!!! On today's post we are excited to talk about a natural place which has an amazing architecture and diversity, this place is located in Australia on Hammersley Range, which is a mountainous region of the Pilbara, Western Australia near the small town of Tom Price.
This place has very special things, because it is formed by rocks that over the years have acquired very special forms and shades.
One of the most amazing things in this place is that not only you may find rocks, but you can also see waterfalls, natural pools and an unimaginable plant diversity!!
The first time we started to look up about this place we were immediatly impressed because of all the pictures we found! We could´t imagine that all this was concentrated in the same place, these are the moments when you realize that only the creator; God, could make these wonders.
Within its 627.422 acres this place offers many options for activities such as camping, climbing, cycling, swimming, exploring, among many others.
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After law school, Professor Goodno joined the downtown Los Angeles firm of Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, where she litigated numerous complex civil litigation cases, including white collar crime, class actions, bankruptcy, breach of contract, fraud, and property and employment disputes. She then clerked for the Honorable Arthur L. Alarcon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Please include any relevant information such as skill level and style of play.
Comments: This is a very comfortable string. I might use it again. I am using this string as a cross with natural
gut mains. This is the most comfortable poly cross that I ever used. It is also very slippery and allows the mains to snap
From: Charles, 7/15
Comments: I've been playing with this string for about 4 years. First on Head racquets at 55 lbs. The spin is
nice and the durability is great. This year I changed racquets to the Dunlop 500 Tour at 46 lbs. The power is very nice, but
durability was shorter due to less tension, the control was a little lower, but it's still a great string. I would not change it
From: Luis, 11/12
Comments: This is a very comfortable string. I hybrid this string with the OG Sheep 16g at 55 lbs on my
Drive GT. I love especially the soft feel and the ball pocketing. The spin is good as well.
From: Jeremie, 10/12
Comments: Terrific string. I tried a friends racquet that had this string in the mains and Gosen OG sheep
micro 17 in the crosses at 52lbs. I then strung my racquet with this hybrid setup at 52lbs and it felt a little tight and
lacked some power. Then I strung it at 51lbs and it feels and plays great. I find this hybrid setup very good for doubles
play. Comfortable yet crisp feel, and very accurate. Does have good spin but not a high powered string.
From: John, 5/12
Comments: BLX SixOne 90 here. Searching for a red string to hybrid with
my chosen main - Gamma Zo Twist. Tried Wilson Red Alert and Prince
twisted black/red and this. I've found my string! Great at 60lbs both,
but may try at 58lbs since control was so good. As advertised -
resilient, durable, control, comfort. Years ago I used full bed Polylon
Comfort 16L, but Twist added bite without giving up much comfort. Now
I've gotten back the best of both worlds at a good price in a matching
color. Cool!
From: Anon, 4/12
Comments: I have been using these strings in a hybrid with Gosen OG Sheep in the crosses. True to its
name, the Polylon Comfort is a surprising soft and comfortable poly string. It also has good durability and plays well.
These are now my favorite polyester string, and for the price there is just not a better string.
From: Mike, 1/12
Comments: Full bed Polylon Comfort 17 at 45 lbs in a Dunlop 100G 4D (90 square inch
head size). I've been stringing for 6+ years and have tried pretty much the
full spectrum of strings (and many racquets). Modern polys, synthetic guts,
multifilaments, and their various combinations in hybrids, in my opinion, have their unique general characteristics that
hold true regardless of price. However the unique construction of this string seems to truly blunt the harshness of a
monofilament poly while maintaining spin potential,
tension, and durability. Good job Gosen!
From: Flip, 11/11
Comments: I got this string yesterday and I put it on my three racquets. The first one is the Wilson Sting
85 version; this is a kind of soft racquet for its high percentage of graphite. I put it on the main and NRG2 on the cross.
(60/62lb) I found this string give me enough power(not too much) and control, but less feel than the Klip Kboom/NRG
hybrid. Secondly, I put it on my Jack Pro Staff 85 (SV) at the same tension, the feel and comfort is perfect but I found
this string give me much more power than ALU Power Rough/NRG2 hybrid. After finding that, I cut the string and
increased the tension to 65/65, then I felt better control. However, it was still a bit too much power. And the third
racquet I put this string on is a POG 90. Still with NRG2 hybrid I found this string works perfectly. Enough but not too
much power, nice control, and also good comfort and feel. This is just some experiences for me.
From: Alex. 8/11
Comments: I've tried a lot of poly strings. Unfortunately, the ultra stiff polys did in my elbow. Still I
loved the control a good poly provides. Using the USRSA string DB, I discovered the Gosen Polyon Comfort 17, which is
only a few points stiffer than my favorite string, Gosen SM 17. So I created a hybrid of Polyon 17 comfort mains and SM
17 crosses. Strung at 63 mains and 62 crosses in a Prince Hybrid Shark MP. Power, comfort and control. Good for
roughly 12-14 hours before the poly went dead. If the brand name polys hurt your arm, this one is worth a try.
From: Anon, 01/11
Comments: 60# full bed. In search of a go to string on this racquet and I may have found it. I usually
play with a geared/shaped/rough poly @ mid tension but went up in tension this last string job. This string was put on
a Wilson nCode nTour 95 16x20. Power was there if you have a full fast swing. On my groundstrokes I felt decent
power but my serves I didn't get much...granted I'm not as advanced as many Talk Tennis members. The feel and
feedback of this string was great for me. I liked the pocketing of this string I got as the bed settled and continued to
break in after a couple of sets. It seemed to get softer but at the expense of loss of power. At the net this string gave
decent touch and control. Hard drives at you was okay as long as I had a solid hold on the handle and gave a slight
push back. The tension held fairly well after the initial break in but as noted it seemed to lose power and get mushy.
I think I may have found a string I would go back to. I enjoyed the bite of this string and you could really drive the ball and watch it kick up as it hit the ground. On slice/spin serves you could hear a nice rip of the felt and there would be a cloud of fuzz in the air. Ball movement towards the service box was nice and offered a nice unexpected change of direction upon hitting the ground. The red of this string makes any racquet look great. I would also like to string it at mid tension to see how this changes the bite and control.
Remember...it's not the Gosen Polyon...but the Gosen Polyon COMFORT!
If you like a shaped poly, consider this!
From: Nathan, 01/11
Comments: These strings can be good depending what you want in a poly. First off, I strung this Polylon
Comfort 17 at 56 lbs on a 98 sq inch racquet and I was having arm trouble. My old tennis elbow started to kick in again
especially on the serves. Maybe 56 lbs was too tight but I didn't like it. It got mushy very fast. The spin however is
average or better and it hold tension very well. It really felt like it was still 56 lbs after it was on the racquet for a month
with about 10-15hrs of playing time. As for power, not much for this poly since it got mushy quicker than I thought. I
think this string is perfect for string breakers and those who love poly. After playing with Poly Star Energy 1.25, I don't
want to try anything else.
From: Cho, MN, USA, 10/10
Comments: First, I have to say, I hate polyester string but secondly, I also hate how often I need to have
synthetic gut and/or natural gut re-strung (90 minutes max). That said, I don't mind this Red Polylon 5-petal
polyester... My wrist did start to feel a little stiff after an hour of play... hopefully that will go away when the string
loosens up a bit but this is the first polyester I like from a spin standpoint.
From: Steven, Bolton, CT, USA, 09/10
Comments: I'm a 4.5 all-court player, and do string job myself. Polylon comfort has the benefit of
durable polyester string without having harsh feel.
Compared to other polyesters such as Klip, Kirschbaum, etc., Polylon comfort seems softer. Also compared to other
polyester string, it holds the tension a little longer. Durability is on par with other polyester string. (I break nylons in 5-
8 hours. I get 15+ hours with polyester). It's easier to string too. Instead of going to 17 gauge, I'd recommend using
16 but hybrid with softer crosses (any good multifilaments or even natural gut). I often break the crosses with this
From: Tai, Arlington, MA, USA, 01/07
Comments: I've tried a few polyester strings and in my opinion these strings were the worst of what I've
tried. This string was NOT easy on my arm. My elbows started hurting five minutes after I started playing with it. The
strings don't move if that's what you're looking for but, in my opinion I'd go with the big bangers.
From: Eric, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 11/06
Comments: Not bad, but not the greatest thing out there either. The Polyon SP 17 plays at least as
but has better bite and control. No question that Polyon Comfort is easy on the arm and a decent all around string, it's
just that
there are so many exceptional polys out there now, that it's hard to give this one anything more than a C+. If you want
a real
comfort ride, try the Signum Poly Pro Plasma. It's the Cadillac of polys: a big, wide comfortable ride with lots of power
and dwell
time. Too bad it's so ugly.
From: JB, Hotlanta, GA, USA, 07/06
Comments: So far, this is the best string I've ever tried. It plays very much like synthetic gut (good
power, crisp
feel) and it also produces spin very well because it's 17g and it's textured. They appear to be very durable too.
From: Justin, Cocoa, FL, USA 07/06
Comments: I love this string because it's durable, fairly cheap, has good power and feel,
comfortable, spin friendly, and they do not move! Try them out - I doubt you will be disappointed.
From: Kevin, San Diego, CA 04/06
Comments: This string will give you comfort, spin, durability and controlled power. Also, the strings
do not move and produces a pop in sound when you make contact with the ball. Tennis players should try this
From: Ron, Fort Wayne, IN, USA. 2/06
Comments: I use a Yonex Tour MP-5 with Gosen Polylon Comfort 17G on the mains and Gosen
OG Sheep Micro 17G (unbranded as it's a lot cheaper) on the crosses all strung at 26KGs. If you can imagine
driving your favourite sports car, this is how these strings handle. Lovely crisp feel, lots of control and the strings
hardly move at all! I can't comment about durability as I've only recently strung my racquet, however as its a
polyester, I'm expecting the string to be very good in this department.
From: Peter, London, United Kingdom 01/06
Comments: This string is great! It plays softer and is more comfortable that any
other polys that I have tried. After playing about 6 hours, it shows minimal notching. This
string does not move. No question in my mind that this string is durable. This string has bite
and feel without the dead arm problems Kevlar presents. I used a hybrid job with
Polycomfort in the mains (63 lbs) and Prince Original Synthetic 16g in the crosses (62lbs. )I
play with a Fischer Pro Extreme FT, which is a pretty spin friendly racquet to begin with.
The only drawbacks are stringing is difficult, as with all polys. But, as far other polys, this one
was probably the easiest to string. It does lose tension faster that synthetic. But, again this
string does not lose tension as fast as other poly strings.
I am a 4.0 player S/V singles and 4.0 doubles player.
From: Rod, Orange County, CA, USA. 3/04
Comments: I'm a 4.5 player, and play mostly from the baseline. I bought 2 Head
i.Radicals strung at 62 lbs. One was strung with Luxilon ALU Big Banger and this Gosen
Polylon Comfort 17 to see how they compare head to head. I totally expected the Luxilon to
play very well (with all the great reviews and higher cost) and they did, only the Gosen felt
even better. It even had a little more pop than the Luxilon and when you really hit hard, the
Gosen gives you that extra control. It seems to hold on to the ball a little longer to help you
guide the shot better. When you hit with this string, it sounds so good you won't believe it.
The great thing about this string is how inexpensive it is, and being a polyester string, you
would think it would be stiff, but it's actually a pretty soft string compared to other polys. Also,
on a somewhat dense string pattern, this 17-gauge string gives me plenty of spin when I
need it. I'm totally sold on this string, plus it's been quite durable. I've played with it a total of
about 10 hard hitting hours and there's been no wear whatsoever. Overall, the ALU Big
Bangers are great, but this Gosen is much better and cheaper.
From: Paul, Fairfax, VA, USA. 2/04
Comments: I've tried a few of the poly's that are out there and it always seemed
to be the same story, nice spin but too much power and limited control. Based on a
recommendation from a buddy, I recently purchased the Polylon Comfort 17's, only strung it
a couple of pounds less than I strung my NXT strings. I can't believe I'm saying this about a
poly, but here goes: Great feel, great spin, nice pop when you need it but not overwhelming
power. I play with the i.Radical OS @ 64lbs, I like to swing through the ball and can generate
plenty of my own power, I don't want a string that adds to the power that already comes from
today's rackets and what I can bring to the court. This string does exactly that. It
compliments your game while giving you the confidence to be able to swing out. The only
thing I haven't completely mastered with these strings is the slice, but I'm sure that after a
few more hours on the court it'll come back around. The greatest thing is that there's no
more string adjust.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (13 votes).
In short: Nice affordable local 10kIn full: As with all of the other MCC Promotion 10k series races that I have done, I find them great value, well organised and fairly simple. A cheap medal, a cheap T-shirt, times recorded on an iPad, volunteer marshals, sliced oranges at the end... All very charming.Already looking forward to the next in the series at Reigate on the 15th.Definitely do it again next year.Date of review: February 1, 2015
In short: My result was horribly wrongIn full: I'm afraid I'm not impressed as I've had an extra 16 minutes added to what was a respectable time and finishing position. My Garmin also showed it to be 250m short and no e mail to notify us that results were available or where they could be found. I guess for £11 I shouldn't grumble. I have to also agree that the kids on wheels were a pain when I was feeling the pain! The mud was fun and the marshals friendly however and it had a nice relaxed feel about it. It's a shame the guys on the finishing line were perhaps a little too relaxed as well. Date of review: February 6, 2013
In short: scenic local run. well worth the £11Date of review: February 3, 2013
In short: Far better than I had expectedIn full: I had low expections of this race because of the reviews the organising Co had for other events, however I have to say I was pleasantly surprised! Plenty of marshalls, fully stocked water stations,T-Shirt & medal all for a bargain price of £10. No chip timing, but can't expect that for £10. Date of review: February 28, 2012
In short: Simple budget race in park in 4 laps, pretty flatIn full: Flat 4 laps around park of paths and grass. Very accurately measured by mcc so improved on previous 10k's which they always get slated on. 1 very nice lady marshall who encouraged alot and called out the current lap times as we dont get chip timing when we ran past. Everyone got a goody bag with medal, tshirt and help yourself on bottle water. Good bargain for £10 and it was nice warm morning. Fast registration and pick of numbers. To be honest it is well organised compared to 2011 reviews.Date of review: February 27, 2012
In short: warm day ,enjoyed the run , found other park users polite and understanding.Date of review: February 26, 2012
In short: decent, but not memorableIn full: A fairly quick course, with a couple of very mild and very quick inclines whilst on the grass. The main problem is 4 laps of the course, which is quite boring.Marshalls were ok. Some were encouraging and some didn't say anything. The woman who shouted out the times half way through the laps was encouraging but she kept calling out incorrect times which would be annoying to some.There were a lot of pedestrians, dogs etc but that can't be helped and was manageable. Fellow runners were very encouraging.I'm not sure that I trust the website to show the results. There are other MCC events from a few weeks ago on there, with no results publishedDate of review: February 26, 2012
In short: Nice day, lovely scenery and good crowd.In full: Nice day, lovely scenery and good crowd. Resticted by size of park means its 4xlaps, but I didnt really notice it. When I ran past some other runners they actually commended me and urged me on! Fantastic. Signed up on the day and it took about 2 minutes. For £10? and if its not raining, get out of bed and try it. Glad I did. In the rain it would be very muddy though. I know this as I used to walk my woof there.Date of review: February 26, 2012
In short: Well organised with PB potential. In full: The course was roughly half path, half terrain and was made up of 4 2.5km laps. Laps got a little bit boring but it was useful for pacing. It seemed quite well organised and the lady marshall about half way round was fab for shouting out times as you ran past. Nice crowd and friendly marshalls. The only problem was the masses of families on days out with toddlers on training wheels. It got a bit difficult to avoid them sometimes and they didn't look best pleased to see runners there. It was a sunny day though so maybe this isn't normally a problem? My Garmin time says I got a PB so I'm happy and will do it again next year! Date of review: February 26, 2012
In short: Tough, heavy underfoot and challenging conditions, fun though!In full: First time I have run this event but having read previous positive reviews I was keen to give it a try. Found the course fairly tough, some short, steep inclines and descents and rather sticky underfoot due to previous rain, so quite muddy, felt like a cross-country event at times. Harder than expected but excellent organisation I felt. Free chocolate bars and a T-shirt at the end made it all worthwhile!Date of review: February 13, 2012
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In all his solo career he has never had any act open for him. He seems to be set in his ways in these kinds of things. A lot of people use the earplug monitor system and I use one as well and if setup right really does enhance your vocal performance. He must of tried it and didn't like the thing stuck in your ear.
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In short: Great race, but could be some minor improvementsIn full: I really enjoyed this run and being a horse racing fan I was really excited to run by the grand national course. The route is flat and would have had great PB potential if it wasn't for the narrow path in the first KM.I started towards the middle-front based on my best guess on where other runners of my ability would be (45min time). However, there were a lot of slower runners who started near the front and caused problems trying to pass them. I couldn't get into any sort of rhythm for the first KM and had to take to the grass. The path was far too narrow for over 1000 runners. I would suggest starting the race by the front of the stands if at all possible, as it was much wider there and would allow for a much better start.As mentioned in another review, some idiot parked on the course and caused a delay to the start. That may be something the organisers want to try and avoid in future.Having said all that, I would definitely recommend and i'm sure I will return next year.Date of review: October 7, 2016
In short: Great event, but some extra organising neededIn full: First time I have tackled anything like this. Great challenge and fun in the most part, but there were some issues.Queuing to tackle bogs was a real problem, but not as big a problem as standing in waist deep, freezing cold water for 20 minutes. It ruined my whole race and many others.As soon as I got out I couldn't feel my legs and they were completely cramped up. I managed another half mile or so and then my calf went completely and I had to stop. Was attended to by brilliant medical staff and was able to walk the last couple of miles to the finish.After the water there were people who seemed to be being treated for hypothermic symptoms and when I was with the medical staff they were getting reports through and didn't seem happy with the situation.It ruined my race and many others. Before that point it was really fun and challenging.Steep, almost sheer ascents up muddy inclines were very intimidating, but great fun to tackle and trying to haul yourself out of thick bog was a nice change to your standard run.I would do it again, but I would hope the water issue would be dealt with. I know its hell runners, but nobody should be standing in waist deep water in November for 20 minutes or more.Date of review: November 4, 2012
In short: Great event but I think I prefer the old courseIn full: I have run on both courses and from what I can recall the old one was a generally flatter route with more PB potential. The steep up hill in first quarter mile, the hill near mollington, the steep slope to go over dual-carriageway bridge and the hill at the end made it more challenging than expected.The event as always was well organised and the town hall finish also very good. I would recommend.Date of review: May 13, 2012
In short: Well organised and thoroughly enjoyable eventIn full: Had a great day and enjoyed the event very much. Brilliantly organised and for the price it was great to receive a medal and a mug too.The run off the tarmac paths was testing at times with all the lumps and bumps, but it is advertised as a multi-terrain course so you cannot knock it for that.Looking forward to next yearDate of review: June 5, 2011
In short: Great event, well organisedIn full: Event was well organised with a good finish on the racecourse.Race was traffic free on at least one side of the road almost throughout.Would recommend to anyoneDate of review: May 18, 2008
In short: Good course and good atmosphereIn full: This was my first 10km race and I thought it was a great course for beginners. Relatively flat but with a few up hill sections to keep you on your toes.The half mile walk from the car park to the start was good for warming up the muscles.Would recommend and hope to be back next year!Date of review: March 2, 2008
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Cheryl Sullivan
SULLIVAN, Cheryl Sue, 69, of Petoskey formerly of Onaway died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at home
She is survived by her children, Tony (Jennifer) Fedynik of Petoskey, Sandra (Keith) Rose of Petoskey; grandchildren, Casey Jo, MaKayla, Paul, Nicholas, Madison; former husband, William Sullivan of Wayne; sisters, Eva (Terry) Taffe of Onaway, Connie (Jerry) Pilarski of Grand Lake, Cathie (John) Foeller of Black Lake; brothers, Nute (Patricia) Chapman of Onaway, Chad Chapman of Millersburg, Michael (Cheryl) Chapman of Millersburg, Clark Chapman of Onaway, Cal (Denise) Chapman of Onaway and Mark (Cathy) Chapman of Onaway.
Memorial visitation will be Wednesday, July 24, 2013, from 7-9 p.m. at Chagnon Funeral Home. Memorial service will be Thursday, July 25, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Onaway United Methodist Church.


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Larry D. McConnell, 68,
Larry D. McConnell, 68, of Marshalltown, IA passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at his home.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at the Main St. Chapel of the Anderson Funeral Homes, in Marshalltown. A celebration of life will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial with Military Honors will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, in Marshalltown. A memorial has been established in Larry's name. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonfhs.com.
Larry was born June 14, 1945 in Marshalltown, IA to Forrest and Roseva (White) McConnell. He attended school in LaMoille, Beaman and Gladbrook. After school he joined the United States Air Force and proudly served for four years. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Klar in 1966. They soon had a daughter, Kara McConnell. He later married Nancy Ferry on December 23, 1996. Larry was employed at Lennox Industries, in Marshalltown in 1969. He retired as a Production Supervisor in 2004. He farmed organically for several years, raising blue corn and soybeans. He also raised black angus cattle. He loved working on his farm and taking care of his cattle. He loved building things (he built most of his house) and engineering new and easier ways of doing things. He was an excellent mechanic and enjoyed restoring and working on his older John Deere tractors and machinery. He also loved playing pool and cards. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandsons. His best friend and protector was Rambo, his loyal Rottweiler.
He will be missed by his wife, Nancy McConnell of Marshalltown, IA; his daughter, Kara (Curt) Close of Ankeny, IA; his grandsons, Kaden and Cord Close; his sisters, Mary (Jim) Albright of Pembroke Pines, Fl, Kay McConnell of Marshalltown, IA and June (Bill) Close of Marshalltown, IA; his nephew, Jeff Hammer in the Cedar Rapids, IA area; his niece, Jennifer Hammer of Florida and his faithful guard dog, Rambo. He was preceded in death by his father, Forrest McConnell; his mother, Roseva Ayers; his step-mother, Dorothy McConnell; his brother, Jerry Ayers.


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If you hadn't guessed it already, I work for Phil Johnson, the original Pyromaniac. I'm sure you have your own view, but in my opinion he's not the Pyromaniac because he starts fires. No, he burns with a fire like Jeremiah (Jeremiah 20:9) and preaches God's Word, which is like fire, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces (Jeremiah 23:29).
Phil learned at least some of what he knows about preaching by watching another prophet-like preacher, John MacArthur. So, maybe John is the original Pyromaniac. But John doesn't set out to start fires either…it just happens. Like many of you, I've appreciated their ministries, and the ministries of many other faithful preachers around the world who are "worthy of double honor" because of their diligent "labor in preaching and teaching" (1 Timothy 5:17).
So, speaking of starting fires, I was quite surprised that a passing comment John made in a recent interview received so much attention, while his comments on more significant, more controversial issues passed by unnoticed. Someone else made the same point. In my view, a mountain was made out of a molehill (not the issue itself, but the comment), and the mountains were ignored.
Last Fall I attended a new media conference (secular) and listened to Karen Hughes and Mark Penn, both very intelligent, competent, and accomplished communication experts, as they lamented the effect of social media on politics. Perhaps I'll post more about other points they made, but for now just a few things.
Mark Penn talked about the tendency in the current technological climate for small gaffes to become big news—everything is recorded and spread immediately through online, networked communications. The result is that the small and unintended becomes more important than big, intended policies, issues, and ideas. He believes that demonstrates the distracting influence of the Internet.
As I listened to Karen Hughes, I think she provided some good reasons for what Mark Penn had to say. Hughes said the anonymity of the Internet has a debasing, degrading effect on political conversation in particular, and conversations in general. That has had a dehumanizing effect—people seem readily willing to humiliate fellow human beings, sometimes ruthlessly.
(Incidentally, Hughes' point was later punctuated by a somewhat disheveled-looking woman from the audience who commandeered a microphone and lectured her, Mark Penn, and the moderator; she was crass, vulgar, and, well, ruthless. Hughes couldn't have paid for a better illustration of her point! Okay, back to this article . . .).
Hughes went on to talk about how the speed of the Internet makes it increasingly difficult to find out what is true, what is real, what has been verified. People no longer think in terms of the "24-hour news cycle," but rather the "1440 news cycle" (1440 = number of minutes in the day), so it's become even more difficult to verify something. The demand of speed has become more paramount than veracity, at least in this Internet generation.
I know I'm not the only one to make this point, but it's worth bringing it up from time to time. Recent posts, tweets, and comments have highlighted for me the truth of Proverbs 18:21: "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits." It's not a stretch to see the reference to tongue in that verse as an example of synecdoche, in which the tongue stands for communication as a whole. That's how I take it anyway.
I can imagine James thinking about that proverb when he penned chapter 3 of his epistle, which he specifically applies to teachers in the church. Teachers, be warned—you will incur a stricter judgment because your tongue, your communication, speaks louder and goes further than that of the average person.
Now, I realize what happens on the Internet isn't exactly the same thing as being a teacher in a local church . . . in fact, it's quite different . . . okay, it's not even remotely close. A sermon is not a blog post, and it shouldn't resemble a blog post. A sermon is to be the product of the hard work of sound exegesis, based on a consistent historical-grammatical hermeneutic.
Blogs can sometimes be as thoughtful, but not always. Twitter posts? Uh, no—one hundred and forty characters or less. And comment threads? Some people show restraint, posting substantive, carefully crafted, biblically consistent comments as if God cares what we write, as if edifying speech matters (Ephesians 4:29).
So here's the point: Don't you think we—bloggers, tweeters, online communicators, digital dudes—will be held accountable for what we write and what we say online as well? Jesus said, "I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned" (Matthew 12:36).
I'm concerned about that. It's not that I think I'll be condemned in the end—"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1). But I am concerned about pleasing the Lord and not grieving the Spirit in how I communicate, including how I blog, tweet, and comment. Brothers, our online communication must be governed by the fear of the Lord.
James says our communication is like the bit in the mouth of a great beast, able to put the power of the horse to great use in battle, in plowing a field, or in carrying a messenger. Or, it's like a small rudder, steering a massive ship according to the pilot (James 3:1-12). The tongue—a.k.a., our keyboards—is like that bit or that rudder. Very small, but very influential. It's that small spark that can set an entire forest ablaze.
As a kid, I loved to start fires and watch stuff burn. That's a boy thing, and to be honest, it's not quite out of me yet. But there are consequences to starting fires, literal ones or speaking metaphorically. And the fires that burn through cyberspace can move more quickly, with greater consequence than wildfires racing across thousands of acres of bone-dry tinder. (If you live in Southern California, you totally get that word picture.)
So, as we handle God's Word (which is like fire) on the Internet, let's be careful to strike our matches responsibly. (I'm the target of my own warning.) God is watching, and so are others.
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Hello brother and thank you for your ministry. I like your blog/article...not sure what to call it now-a-days. You raise some good questions and observations. I'm going to focus on you paragraph using Matthew 12:36. Correct me if I'm wrong on this; vv36-37 are dealing with judgment of men because of what is in their hearts (thus their mouths have spoken). Jesus had just cast out a demon and healed the man involved of several physical manifestations of sin however, the Pharisees (in spite of the obviously miraculous)denied Christ as from God. In stead they attached His works to Satan. We all know why they did this. It was self righteous unbelief. Their motive was to remain in the spot light of being right. Their motive was all wrong in wanting to be right.
I agree 100% with wanting to please the Lord and being accurate in our communication no matter what form it may take and, that teachers will be held more accountable. My point; its all about our motive. The pharisees had the wrong one and, so would we if the intention was to start a fire. The gospel seems to do that well enough on its own does it not? We should then try to remove every offense we may hold.
Keep it up Travis!
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Great post Travis. This is a good post after all the back and forth there has been about this issue. I also would like to apologize again to the gty community for getting wrapped up on a off topic debate in the previous blog. I feel I didn't say anything that I would be ashamed of biblically, but I should have used a bit more tact looking back.
I also agree about being accurate what all of us say. Like what 1 Peter 3:15 teaches we are accountable before God to defend his truth, but with gentleness and respect. This post is a good rebuke towards myself for making sure that zeal doesn't become unbiblical anger when it is not properly controlled. Thank you for the moment of reflection Travis.
May the Lord guide us all
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Excellent article - it reminded me of a few months ago when I wasn't taming my own 'typing tongue' here. After receiving proper correction here I realized that I need to 'type' as if I am speaking face to face to someone and keep my words in consideration (the 'tone' thing I can't help, people will read into something whatever they want I've realized) and a proper biblical attitude. Oh, and I agree with you, Phil Johnson isn't a fire starter - but he does he burn like one.
We really appreciate the ministry here at gty and also appreciate the fact that we can come and listen to sermons and bible studies. And we doubly appreciate the fact that Dr. MacArthur isn't looking for a following for himself - he is following Christ and we right along with him, which is why he obviously is not a man all caught up in himself, but rather caught up in Christ.
Well said. One of the hardest things to master is knowing when a friendly debate has stretched beyond the point of edification. I struggle with this myself quite often.
Joshua, for what it's worth, I thought you handled yourself well, but I agree that the previous discussion had run its course.
Thank you for the reminder and exhortation. It is so easy to respond in the flesh rather than the Spirit. Perhaps we would all do well to have Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 4:15, and Matthew 12:26 written on reminder cards and taped to our monitor screens. We really need to stop and think about our motivation in saying what we feel like saying, and purpose in our hearts to speak only for God's glory and the benefit of those who hear (or read).
As a side, thanks for saying the love of watching things burn is a boy thing. I always wondered about one of my son's fascination with fire.
Hi Travis,
I believe something important was left out although it was implicit by the verses concerning the tongue. People are able to communicate their thoughts in a different ways; some better than others. It is the intent of the heart that God pays attention to and the visible signs/outward communicated to each other is what mans sees. A biblical example is Abraham being justified in Romans 8 before God because of the inward (heart) faith and justified before man by the outward expression of faith by offering up Isaac in James account. Both justified and righteousness come from the same root.
Unlike God, man is subjective in discerning the intent of the writer in many cases. I am often misunderstood because I an outward and straight foreword and tend not to "sugar-coat" things. Does this change my heart-attitude? No, but it often changes others perception of my intention (AKA: being misunderstood). This is amplified often when it comes to writing because we do not see each others "body/facial language", which give indicators of the writers true intentions.
Once one becomes aware of this, then I believe we/I am to exercise additional caution when writing; knowing that I may be misunderstood. Thank God He does know the true and correct intent.
Then you have the opposite problem because of the "hyper-sensitivity" of the receiver of any given message and then the issue that some people have "hot-button" issues. Their responsibility is to ask for clarification if they sense the possibility of a misunderstanding.
The point I am making is we need to try to be firm; yet sensitive and no matter how hard you try; you will be taken out of context some of the time and will take others out of context even with the best efforts and intentions.
Ask "MacDaddy"; he has a history of being misunderstood, which is why I can relate to him because I am often misunderstood and have been called all kinds of things as a result and it grieves your heart especially when it concerning the things that concern God such as the gospel, because you know people's souls are at stake. Not that we can save anyone; God saves using us as tools and saves despite ourselves...praise God for that.
I am reminded of how many times I've listened Pastor MacArthur say in several of his sermons, more or less like this: people should get offended at your message (the Gospel) and not by you.
I too would like to thank you and the others behind the scenes who have been showing nothing but biblical behaviour in the entire life of this blog, as well rebuking with love and kindness. You have been an example to all of us.
I agree with Mark Tanner on the "hyper-sensitivity" of the receiver. Most of us have experienced both sides. People (and surely I am included) don't take the time to consider what they read/listen before reacting to it. It's the "fast food" syndrome that has spread itself to everything that we do.
Grace and peace,
Hello again Travis,
I forgot to mention another observation. When texting, emailing, etc we should also take into consideration (in addition to our motive), the fact that we lack halo data within an email. There is a lot of communication that happens through halo data that goes along with our words. A very possible result is that something typed in love can come across as very blunt without the aid of facial expressions, tone of voice, body language, etc that make up halo data. It's happened to me before. Something to consider...
I want to apologize for my behavior. I need to relax and allow the
Lord to work in one's life. I will read the blog and let you know
what I think.
Hi Mark. I think Travis was trying to get across on this blog, and please correct if I am wrong Travis, is that although most of us aren't pastors or such, we do have to make sure, with this new high speed world, a statement made, in or out of context, is thought out before saying it. Although James 3 may not perfectly apply to the blogging world, it does in a sense because anyone can go to one of the bloggs and, if a person is young in Christ or not saved, can read something and think it is sound doctrine not knowing any better. There will be conflict when defending the good old gospel, but we must make sure in an enviroment like this that words are typed to the degree of what we are trying to say is clear to all, without there being, as much as possible for a blog, room for wrong understanding of whats trying to be said.
We should always strive to be clear, leaving as little room as possible for misunderstanding. That said, we should also remember that there will always be those whom will misunderstand or even twist the truth, no matter how it's presented (2Pe3:15-16).
I would like to say that the Lord is using this post as a reminder of what He has commanded in regards to my tongue, pen, keyboard, Facebook status update, etc. I must say to my shame that obeying Ephesians 4:29 is a great difficulty for me. As one who loves to proclaim God's Word I must confess that often I feel like Paul in Romans 7:14-25, but even as I type this out God reminds me of His grace. God is so good! I want to give thanks to God for His grace and mercy found in Jesus Christ before my brethren here. I also want to thank GTY for its faithfulness to the Word because God continually proves Himself faithful to His promise in Isaiah 55:10-11. Thank you brother. I guess it seems like I'm rambling on but I want to give you a word of encouragement. May God continue to bless this ministry.
In Christ,
Yes I agree, we must not start fires. Like Proverbs 15:1. Amen.
I read a prophet said like fire shut in my bones. I think it means a strong love for the Lord and his truth. Awesome.
I thoroughly enjoyed this article. I post on youtube on Christian music videos and what I primarily look for are those who come on and distort what scripture says. I carefully read what they say then I try diligently to respond with the truth of what God's word says. I find sometimes that the Holy Spirit reminds me of what my motives are for responding. I used to be heavily into politics(not anymore) and would find it difficult to tame my tounge there. I would never use profanity but sarcasm would come out. I realize now how wrong that was and now I think first that this is a person that needs the salvation of Jesus Christ and I speak the truth and do not sugarcoat it but I do believe that I speak in the love of Christ. I have enjoyed the responses from other people. It is nice to see we can admit our humanity and that we have a Savior that forgives us.
Travis, I'd like to comment if I may, in regards to "the recent interview" and your observation about "the mountain" vs. "the molehill". In that interview John MacArthur brought out an incident in which Michael Horton "took him to the woodshed" over an issue. John expressed gratitude for Michael's faithfulness to the truth. In the same way, when Paul publically rebuked Cephas (Peter) and opposed him to his face (Galatians 2:11, 14) what was Peter's attitude towards Paul? "Our beloved brother Paul (2 Peter 3:15) is the term that he uses. These examples illustrate the "mountain" that was missed! What can explain the response of these two men? It is the love of the truth that sets them apart. He must increase and we must decrease. It is not about us, it must never be about us. One cannot be walking after the Spirit and be focused on self at the same time (see Mark 8:34, 35). It is the faith which was once for all delivered over to the saints that we are to "agonize" to preserve (Jude 3). If we allow that embodiment of Biblical truth to be perverted what can we say to our Master when He returns and we must give account for that which He had entrusted to us?
On the other hand there are those who "have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in [their] heart[s]". James says they are arrogant and lie against the truth. "This wisdom is earthy, natural, demonic" (see James 3:14, 15). These are those who miss the mountain and see the mole-hill. Why is this? Man in his or her unregenerate (natural) condition is hostile to the truth. They are concerned with the things of this world, with the things of this life and the things which please self. When their desires are crossed they rise up strongly. On the other hand, the wisdom which is from above is first pure AFTERWARDS it is peaceable, gentle, etc (see James 3:17). Peace without purity is a peace of the Devil's making. It is not the wisdom which is from above. A heart that is full of grace, though content in his own afflictions, will rise up strongly when God is dishonored. Sin and error in the Church is deadly!
Paul prayed that the saints' love would abound still more and more in REAL knowledge and ALL DISCERNMENT, so that they would approve the things that were excellent, in order to be SINCERE and BLAMELESS until the day of Christ (Philippians 1:9). The negative of "sincere" would be to posses a flaw that would render a vessel unusable but hidden or covered up to hide the defect. An example of the negative of "blameless" in the Greek is the word stumble in 1 Peter 2:8 "for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed". There is a counterfeit love which covers up serious flaws and is a cause of stumbling, both to themselves and others. They work with the Devil to damn men's souls. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. –His Unworthy Slave
Thank you for this post, it was challenging and encouraging. We do indeed need to watch all of what we say.
I would like to respond to one part of it, however: "I was quite surprised that a passing comment John made in a recent interview received so much attention, while his comments on more significant, more controversial issues passed by unnoticed."
I am frankly rather surprised at your surprise. If there is one point of your post, it is that all of our words matter--even those in 140 characters or less. Do not passing comments fall in this same category as well? Why does the mere fact of it his comment being "passing" make it a molehill if the issue itself is not so small?
If someone in an interview makes a passing reference about denying the deity of Christ, it would not be wrong to focus on that issue no matter how insightful or important other things were he said in the interview.
That example is a little too radical, involving heresy... If Obama were to call someone out in an interview that many argued was unfair, would that not deserve much attention?
When someone gets called out in an interview as promoting radical individualism, when they do not claim to, and when the evidence cited is not entirely convincing, is that not something worth attention, even if it was just said in a few words?
Joseph Whiting:
Thanks so much for your comment. It's true that God is able to see and judge the motives--He can see to the depths of every man. But in Matt. 12:33-37 Jesus was explaining the connection between heart motive at the internal root, and words and actions at the external fruit. He ended that section with a warning about the day of judgment.
Here's what John said about that passage from his study Bible note:
"The most seemingly insignificant sin--even a slip of the tongue--carries the full potential of all hell's evil (cf. James 3:6). No infraction against God's holiness is therefore a trifling thing, and each person will ultimately give account of every such indiscretion. There is no truer indication of a bad tree than the bad fruit of speech (Matt. 12:33, 35). The poisonous snakes were known by their poisonous mouths revealing evil hearts (v. 34; cf. Luke 6:45). Every person is judged by his words, becuase they reveal the state of his heart."
So, our online communication also reveals what's in our hearts. What we type should concern us because God takes note of all of it. As John pointed out, "No infraction against God's holiness is therefore a trifling thing."
Thanks again for your comment. Point taken!
Matt Hauck:
Thank you for commenting, and I see your point. My article wasn't trying to dismiss what John said in any part of that interview as being too minor for divine scrutiny. Not at all. God holds John, and every one of us, accountable for all that we say (or type).
But from my perspective, I thought the criticisms would come from other quarters of the blogosphere, not from the missionals in the Acts 29 camp.
Those folks claim to be so humble, teachable, and have such a tremendous amount of respect for John MacArthur. And yet, one blogger who noted John's comments about Patrick's book invited people into his comment thread with this: "Anyone care to rip this apart? MacArthur should be embarrassed."
From what ensued, a care to rip apart they had. Okay, they disagree and see things differently. I get that. But the way they spoke about a man who has been preaching for two of their lifetimes was deplorable.
If they truly had the respect they claimed, I would've expected their response to come across something like this: "Did you hear what MacArthur said about Patrick's book? I didn't get that from reading it, but he did. I wonder what he sees in it that I missed."
So, Matt, the mountain vs. molehill thing is a matter of perspective, and when I write, I write from my perspective (which is why I started that sentence with, "In my opinion"). But I merely used that recent controversy to introduce the issue (the molehill), which was write a word of caution about how we communicate online (the mountain).
Fair enough?
Thanks again for your thoughtful comment. Helpful questions like that help me clarify the point.
Hello Travis,
Thank you for responding back to me. We are in 100% agreement brother. I probably didn't make my point too clearly. My point was; the motive in the heart will evidence itself in the speech and actions just like it did with the Pharisees. They had bad fruit because of a bad root. Thus, if we keep God's glory as our motive (unlike the Pharisees) our speech/text/blog/tweet/post will manifest that motive just as self-glorification will manifest it's motives. I'm left with one question: whatever happened to a simple telephone call for communication???
Thank you for your ministry!
@Travis: Thanks for the clarification. Fair indeed. =)
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