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Richard Parkinson, curator, British Museum
For many years before joining the British Museum as a curator in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, my life was tied up with the so-called 'Ramesseum papyri': a library of ancient Egyptian papyri that were discovered in 1895-6 under the temple of Ramses II, now known as the 'Ramesseum'. As a school boy I had bought Alan Gardiner's 1955 partial publication of some of the papyri and my doctorate was a commentary on one of the poems preserved in them, The Eloquent Peasant.
The 24 papyri are an almost unique surviving example of an ancient Egyptian library that was buried in its owner's tomb around 1680 BC, but although some of them have been much studied they are extraordinarily fragmentary and fragile. Over the years, Bridget Leach, the Museum's papyrus conservator, and I have helped many students and scholars examine them, and every time we have worried about their extreme fragility. And so we were eager to have a full visual record made in high resolution colour, so that the papyri could also be studied remotely without being disturbed too often, as well as enabling a global audience to access them. Nothing can substitute for working on an original manuscript, of course, and this will continue, but a good visual record allows much of the preliminary work to be done virtually, before a final collation with the actual fragile originals.
The British Museum's Online research catalogue format offered a marvellous tool for this visual presentation, especially as it is linked to the collections database with its descriptions and bibliographies. Unlike a print catalogue it is continually updatable (and it needs to be: in May I am in Geneva to examine a new doctoral thesis by Pierre Meyrat on the previously untranslated magical texts in the library). Many of the fragments have not been fully published, some have never been published in photographs before, so this format will open up the library for study – as a whole and for the first time in its modern history.
Most satisfyingly for me, the catalogue includes all of the papyri. Two of the most important manuscripts are now in the great Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection in Berlin (including the poem of my doctorate). Thanks to their immensely kind collaboration, I was there with Lisa Baylis, a British Museum photographer, in 2007, and these two papyri now sit together with the London papyri in this new virtual version of the ancient library. The excavator had distributed the objects that he found with the papyri to the various institutions that had funded him, and they are now in Manchester, Cambridge and Philadelphia, but the catalogue has links to these items in their various institutions, and so reunites not only the papyri but the whole surviving tomb-group.
Underlying the project is the sad and rather irritating fact that Egyptologists often study texts away from their material context – both their physical reality as manuscripts and their archaeological findspot – and I hope that the catalogue will help change this and encourage a more grounded and theoretically informed approach in line with the so-called 'Material philology' school of textual studies. But my dominant memory of the whole enterprise is simpler: the sheer fun and overwhelming kindness I've encountered with so many helpful friends, students and colleagues in Britain, France, Germany, America and Egypt, who all have helped us get to this point in a common project.
But this is only a beginning, simply one step in encouraging people to start re-reading these texts that have miraculously survived (only just!) from 1680 BC.
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Patrick was superb! I am also very impressed with Florent Amodio and D.Takahashi!!! (have not had time to watch Oda or Russian dude, yet, but I have it on tape). Fabulous night of skating. Also, it was very nice to see so many of the fans waving Japanese flags and banners!
It's amazing how 2 skaters from the same country used the same music, in the same year and then have to skate one after the other (unless that was playful editing on the part of universal sports) - with all of the millions of pieces of music out there!! I think it hurt Joubert -- I loved Amodio's version.


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Ceramic Rapid Prototyping at BGSU This may be old news to everyone else, but I'd never seen 3-D printing of ceramic material and was really impressed.- Diana
24/192 Music Downloads "A great article on sampling and digital music for the newbie to established audiophile, and even those who do any sort of analogue to digital data acquisition." - Seth
Firewire Surfboards From Jim Wright: "They have an interactive website where a user can input their personal desired board dimensions. The website then designs the board (using Siemens NX). With credit card info, the order passes to a CNC machine, where the board is shaped with automatically-created tool paths. It's seriously cool stuff. ShapeLogic created the custom interface for the website and API for NX."- Alex
Haas Automation produces its 125,000th CNC machine. "Today's VF-1 is easily 10 times the machine as its 1988 namesake, yet its base price is only $45,995, or about $24,190 in 1988 dollars. The VF-1 still has travels of 20" x 16" x 20", but now features a 30-hp (peak) spindle with a high-performance vector drive, speeds to 8100 rpm standard, brushless servos on all axes, 1000-ipm rapids, a 20-tool ATC, and the Haas control, which now features 1 MB of program memory (8 times the 1988 figure) and provides processing speeds up to 1000 blocks per second (or 50 times faster than in 1988). And that's the base model machine." - Alex
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Each Tuesday, fans and players head to Englewood's Belleview Park to watch or compete in one of the few remaining leagues in the once-popular sport of fastpitch softball.
"I started playing in the early '90s and there were three Englewood leagues, a C league, a B league and a more talented A league. There were also a lot of fastpitch leagues in other communities around the metro area and the state," Englewood resident Jeff Covington said. "Now, there is this six-team league here, a league in Boulder and a league in Pueblo. It appears to be a dying sport, and that is sad."
Part of the problem is the lack of young players. That was evident by the fact that players under 30 were few on the six teams that played at Belleview Park on July 9.
Playing defense and even batting in fastpitch softball is much like baseball. For that reason, Covington said, it used to be that high school baseball players naturally migrated to fastpitch softball. He said now there are only a few high school graduates who join fastpitch teams.
Another issue is the lack of pitchers. It takes a lot of practice and good coaching to develop into a competitive fastpitch softball pitcher. Most teams have older players on the mound, but Covington and his teammates on the Englehoods enlisted Rebekah Kilpatrick to pitch for them.
Kilpatrick said she is still pitching because it is fun.
"I got started a lot of years ago, my dad and I saw a flier on the recreation room wall about fastpitch softball and I begged them to let me play," she said with a smile. "I got my way and I have always been a pitcher because I wanted to be in the middle of the field and the center of attention. The more I pitched, the more the sport became a passion and a love. I can't get enough of it, even after 30 years on the mound."
She said pitched for Louisiana Tech University and, after college, just looked for teams that needed a pitcher when the Englehoods asked her to take the mound. She said she immediately agreed to pitch for the team.
Covington, who fills in as the catcher, said Kilpatrick's pitching keeps the team in a lot of games but, unfortunately, the Englehoods aren't a power-hitting team and often don't provide the run support to get the wins.
On July 9, the Englehoods provided run support as they edged the RMWC Bad Cats 4-3.
There was a scattering of fans in the stands, including Henry Olander, who said he came to watch the game because he still loves the sport though he doesn't play now.
He said he lived in Littleton when he started playing. For most of his 35-year fastpitch softball career, he said he played for two teams and pitched an average of two or three games a week.
"I got started as a second baseman and the guy who ran the team talked me into learning to pitch," the Highlands Ranch resident said. "The circular motion is natural and I'm told it doesn't hurt the shoulder or arm. But it takes a long time to learn to throw and to control different pitches."
The Englehoods played the RMWC Bad Cats in the second game of the night on July 9. The caliber of competition was good as players from each team made diving stops, leaping catches and hit the ball hard at times.
Centennial resident Joe Kelly said he had been playing fastpitch softball for more than 20 years.
"We didn't have baseball in my high school, I started playing slowpitch and then got on this team and fastpitch is a lot better," he said. "I play centerfield for the RMWC Bad Cats. The position really fits me and I really enjoy that spot."
He agreed it is sad to see the decline in popularity of the sport.
"I'll stay with it as long as there is a league where we can play," he said. "For some reason, young guys don't know about fastpitch softball while girls and the woman all over the country are playing the sport. But young guys just don't seem interested and you need young guys joining teams to keep them going. Like I said, it is sad that it is happening."


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Economists expecting 500,000 more vehicles to be sold this year.
DETROIT — After posting their strongest collective year since 2007, U.S. automakers are poised for a better 2013 because most consumers will not see a major increase in their taxes.
Automakers, including Japanese manufacturers, sold nearly 14.5 million new cars and trucks in 2012, a 13.4% increase from 2011. They expect to sell 15 million this year.
"This is typically not seen when the economy is growing in the 2% range," Ford Chief Economist Ellen Hughes-Cromwick said.
STORY: Chrysler shines, GM, Ford follow in sales gains
STORY: Industry comeback tops 2012 auto stories
Most automakers are healthier now than they were in the boom of a decade ago, but their costs are much lower and they are getting higher prices for most of their vehicles.
"That is a dream scenario from an automaker's perspective," said Jesse Toprak, senior analyst for automotive pricing site TrueCar.com.
In December, the industry sold 1.36 million cars and trucks, up 9% from a year earlier. The annual selling rate in December was the second highest of the year, topped only by November.
Japanese automakers, especially Toyota and Honda, roared back from a disastrous 2011 when an earthquake and tsunami in Japan forced deep production cuts. Sales increased 27% for Toyota, 24% for Honda and 9.5% for Nissan.
Toyota sold nearly 400,000 more cars and trucks in 2012 than in 2011, and the Camry remained the best-selling car in America for the 11th straight year.
"For Toyota, Lexus and Scion, it was a breakout year," said Jim Lentz, Toyota's president and chief executive of Toyota Motor Sales.
Chrysler outperforms
Chrysler was the only domestic automaker to gain market share for the year while GM saw its market share decline to 17.9% from 19.6%, the lowest in at least 80 years.
Sales increased 21% for Chrysler, 5% at Ford and 4% for General Motors.
Chrysler's results were led by its Dodge and Ram brands. Sales of Chrysler's lower-volume Fiat brand increased 59% while Chrysler increased 6%, and Jeep declined 9% in December. The company's headquarters is in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Chrysler's "new Ram trucks are proving to be a hit with both critics and shoppers," said Jessica Caldwell, senior analyst for Edmunds.com.
GM looks for rebound
All four of GM's brands reported smaller sales gains than the overall industry in 2012. Sales increased 4.3% at Chevrolet, 4.0% at GMC, 1.6% for Buick and falling 1.7% for Cadillac.
But Mark Reuss, GM's president of North America, said the company average selling price and profits increased in 2012.
In 2013, Detroit-based GM will launch the most new cars and trucks since emerging from bankruptcy in 2009, including redesigned versions of its Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks, among its most profitable models sold in the United States.
"Give us 18 months, and you are going to see the whole portfolio turn," Reuss said.
Ford hit by recalls
Ford's F-Series pickups were America's best-selling car or truck for the 36th straight year.
However, Ford's market share also slipped to 15.5% from 16.8% in 2011.
Ford ran short of certain models in the first half of the year, but the Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker added 400,000 units of capacity throughout the year.
Ford officials said its December sales were hampered by recalls on its new Ford Escape and Fusion, which one analyst pegged at a loss of 8,000 sales and a percentage-point drop in market share.
Sales of the Escape fell by more than 18% in December while 2013 Fusion sales dropped 7.4%.
Overcoming economy
While the national economy grew modestly for much of the year, people were more confident about buying new cars and trucks because loans were easier to get than in previous years. Many consumers had to replace aging vehicles.
Mustafa Mohatarem, GM's chief economist, is optimistic.
"With the fiscal-cliff concern somewhat out of the way, I think we will see people beginning to make more decisions knowing what their tax status is," Mohatarem said. "We are pretty confident about the underlying path of both the economic recovery and auto sales."


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The Oilers Top-12 prospects, by TSN
Jonathan Willis
January 28 2009 03:34PM
I've been busy the last couple of days, so I haven't had a chance to comment on TSN's Top-12 Oilers' prospects. Here's their list:
- Jordan Eberle
- Devan Dubnyk
- Rob Schremp
- Riley Nash
- Taylor Chorney
- Jeff Petry
- Alex Plante
- Liam Reddox
- Theo Peckham
- Ryan O'Marra
- Slava Trukhno
- Bryan Young
It's pretty bad, and it bears witness to a common bias, both among fans and the media in general: the desire to view every prospect by their draft position. Eight of the players listed were first- or second-round picks, and all of the top-seven fit into that category.
What people need to understand is that draft position is a snap-shot: it shows how players were rated only during that one season. Take Viktor Tikhonov as an example. He was a first-round pick of the Phoenix Coyotes in 2008, as a 20-year old player. He went undrafted the year before, but he could well have been a seventh-round pick in 2007; he'd be the same player, but he's far more heralded as a first-round pick than he would have been as a late-round player.
As another example, consider Linus Omark who went unranked on TSN's list. Right now he's leading his team in scoring (by a lot) in one of the toughest leagues in the world, the Elitserien. He's easily a top-ten prospect on the Oilers right now, even with the caveats around him (size, possibly work ethic, foot-speed). That performance should put him well ahead of Ryan O'Marra, a prospect completely indistinguishable from a common AHL fourth-liner, except for his draft position.
I'm not going to get into what my full list would be right now, except to say that none of the bottom three guys would be on it and players with big question marks (Dubnyk, Schremp, Chorney) would be much further down. Theo Peckham would be near the top; TSN says "he does not have the puck skills, the offensive instincts or the hockey sense to be anything more than a defensive defenceman," yet he's eight points back of Schremp, and six ahead of Chorney, both of whom are ranked higher on the list.
I'm emphatically not saying that I'm brighter than the scouts who drafted these players in the first round; what I am saying is that a lot has happened to (for example) Rob Schremp since he went in the first round nearly five years ago, and that's something that people should pay more attention to.
lol Reddox is better than Peckham? Reddox isn't even a prospect anymore. His coach has made hima bonafide everyday NHL player! ;)
The first thing I noticed when reading TSN's top twelve picks was how different they were from everything I had read on tho blogosphere. For the record everything I've seen with my own eyes would support the general consensus of the prominent bloggers I read, and not at all the list done by TSN. Actually I thought the whole piece they did was garbage, and it's riddled with grammatical errors and confusing sentence structures. Maybe they should let Bob do the next one. Even Pierre would be better.
Heres my list
1. Eberle 2. Petry 3. Schremp 4. Omark 5. Nash 6. Peckham 7. Dubnyk 8. Chorny 9. Reddox 10. Kytnar (sp) 11. Turkhno 12. Basillion (sp)
I think Plante is a horrible prospect. I think Eberle is a prize.
Anyways dont bash the list too much. Just IMO.
Saw the article, really felt the Eberle bit was the only part that was even close, even then they layed on the hype a bit thick.
@ Colin: Why hype?? Tell me the last time a Oiler prospect at the age of 18 scored so many points in a WJC?
Wow Schremp is number three on that list... Based on MacT's assessment of Schremp's play, I'd say we don't have a lot coming down the pipeline. OUCH!
Only two prospects rated higher than Schremp: Eberle, then a goalie prospect... Don't goalies grow on trees in Europe right now? Still like our scouting anyone? So much for building from within... We should go with the Ranger approach. UFA's love Edmonton winters.
January 28 2009, 07:08PM
I laughed when I read this article. I don't know 1/100th that Jonathan knows about the Oil and their prospects and I knew this was a load of garbage.
January 28 2009, 07:41PM
@ Chris:
Yes, according to TSN an average AHL goalie and a forward scoring .66 PTS/game in the AHL are the #2 and #2 prospects in the system.
Either that means the scouting/development sucks, or TSN's out to lunch. (Hint: It's the latter).
January 28 2009, 11:26PM
I actually commented on this over at the TSN page, my normal handle. Dude's a hack writer who hasn't got his pulse on the prospects of any organization. See the previous "top 12s" and you'll probably agree with my findings. I was moderated out of commenting on his first few, probably because I took shots at his grammar, which was horrible. I cleaned it up a bit on the Oilers one, and they let it slide through.
The trolls commenting on the TSN.ca articles deserve better writing than this.
January 29 2009, 12:05AM
I can't rank these kids, as I hardly ever see them play, but your basic point is bang on Jonathan.
P.S. I have seen Peckham play, and he is way better, from what I've seen, than Chorney,and his numbers are way better, too.
January 29 2009, 01:43AM
I'll tell you what happened to Rob Schremp: Kelly Buchberger and the Edmonton Oilers. I kid, Schremp has shown a lot in his short stint with the Oilers but apparently he showed a lot as well when he was sent down to Springfield last I heard. That probably has more to do with why he's not around right now.
I would like to hear a little more about Kytnar. I liked his play at the world juniors and he seemed like he had a hell of a shot for a young guy. His name never comes up much in prospect talk so I don't know much about him. Has anyone seen him play extensively who can give some feedback?
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Either that means the scouting/development sucks, or TSN's out to lunch.
TSN is WAY out to lunch... AND Oiler scouting/development sucks. It's not like we have a great list of prospects to rank and organize. I rank it like this: Peckam and Eberle and a bunch of middling prospects and suspects that may crack OUR roster but wouldn't get a sniff with San Jose, or Detroit.
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@ Colin: Why hype?? Tell me the last time a Oiler prospect at the age of 18 scored so many points in a WJC?
I hear what you're saying, he's absolutely a phenomenal talent, and I hope he makes the team next fall.
But he's not the savior he's being made out to be. He's not going to single handedly steer the ship around like a Crosby or Ovechicken. He is an excellent goal scorer from what I've seen though (even on a pretty bad WHL team) and looked great in the WJC(and his goal with 5 ticks to play showed both poise and heart-definite things this team lacks), if he can keep it up he's certainly a very big piece to the puzzle.
How has Slava Trukhno been progressing this season? I was at the preseason game against Florida and it looked like he had a bit of offensive potential. Prior to the season it seemed like the organization was slightly optimistic about his potential offensive upside. I havent heard anything about his progression since the pre-seasib but I've noticed his ranking has been slipping on the blogosphere. Johnathon, what have you seen/heard about Trukhno this season?
January 29 2009, 10:16AM
@ Chris:
Peckham and Eberle are the cream of the crop to be sure, but Riley Nash is an extremely underrated prospect, and Linus Omark is exactly the kind of player that Detroit's been making hay with for the past ten years.
Every team has a bunch of these guys that may or may not ever make it. Left wing Jan Mursak, for example, was ranked as Detroit's 4th best prospect by Hockey's Future, and he has three points in 25 games. Defenseman Jakub Kindl, their top-ranked prospect (again, according to Hockey's Future) has some offense but has a team-worst -13 in the AHL. Jim Howard, once their premier goalie prospect, has been soundly outplayed by his backup in the AHL and compares pretty closely with Jeff Deslauriers; except the Wings had the guts to leave him in the minors.
Of the Wings top-five prospects, only junior goaltender Thomas McCollum is ahead of expectations at this point (although Justin Abdelkader's adapting nicely to AHL play after three seasons at Michigan State).
The Oilers have a nice set of under-recognized second-tier prospects in Omark, Wild, Petry, Schremp, Vande Velde, Dubnyk, Plante, Chorney, Lerg, Reddox, Trukhno, etc. I would argue that Nash belongs in the top three with Peckham and Eberle, although exactly where I don't know.
Once I'm finished with the AHL prospects, I'll sum up the other prospects out there and post a general ranking of where I think they slot in.
January 29 2009, 10:21AM
@ Deans:
Last season, Trukhno scored 14-21-35 in 64 games. This year, he's on pace for 7-28-35 through 64 games. Last year he was -16, and this season he's only -1, but it's fairly safe to say that Trukhno isn't generating the offense that we all expected him to.
According to all reports, he's got a well-rounded game, but the offense needs to come, and at 21 he's well back fo the pace. At the same age, Marc Pouliot spent half the year in the NHL and played at a point-per-game pace in Wilkes-Barre.


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20/20 Hindsight - The Brawl
Jeff Veillette
September 23 2013 04:14PM
Did you know that the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres played a hockey game last night? That Phil Kessel scored two goals? That Jake Gardiner and James Van Riemsdyk both had successful efforts that made their opponents look like ragdolls? The Leafs almost blew a 4-1 lead (sorry), but ultimately won in front of the home town fans. However, nobody cares about that. The focus? A highly controversial line brawl.
At first glance, it was extremely entertaining, even if you aren't huge on the idea of fighting in hockey. I hate staged fighers and goons, but even I checked that to the door and was scared of blinking and missing even a millisecond as everything unfolded. As the dust settles, there's been a lot of controversy over a bunch of the small moments, and I try to break it all down, from both perspectives.
The Lineup
What Happened: Randy Carlyle put out a line of Carter Ashton, Tyler Bozak, and Phil Kessel to face off against a Sabres 4th line that included John Scott. Soon as the puck dropped, all hell broke loose.
In His Defence: Carlyle stated in his post-game media scrum that he chose to put out the scoring line because he wanted to diffuse the tension from the previous shift. Theoretically, sending out two guys you don't expect to fight and one who is trying to show his non-fighting value to the team seems like a good idea.
The Argument Against: Your team didn't just win a fight. Cory Tropp went down hard, was about a step away from being knocked out, and definitely hurt. The Sabres have been hell bent on proving that they won't get pushed around ever since the Lucic/Miller incident in November 2011. Ron Rolston immediately puts on John Scott, a 6'8 270lb "player" who produces 0.027 points per game, and 65.4 penalty minutes per point. He's shadowing Phil Kessel if you put him on. You have first change. Putting out the first line is a suicide mission.
Conclusion: Clearly, there was no diffusing happening. I wouldn't have put out the first line. The Sabres are a known quantity. John Scott is a known quantity. It's an exhibition game, where the goons tend to be at their meanest, and the games tend to be at their most meaningless. The Leafs were winning, and didn't need to rush out there and try to get another goal in defiance of a tense situation. If you want to diffuse a situation? Get the grittier guys out there and get them to say they aren't interested. That way the opposition's goons don't have the targets they want, and if they still go nuts anyway, you're better prepared.
By The Way: There's also the argument that Scott would have waited for Kessel anyway. Possible, but put Kessel on when Scott gets off. It gives him time to possibly re-evaluate, and if he goes immediately back on, the blame is now on Rolston and he can be punished as well.
Phil Kessel
What Happened: John Scott tells Phil Kessel that he's going to jump him. Kessel chirps back, not taking it seriously. Scott shoves, Kessel shoves back, realize what's about to happen, and starts swinging his stick. Eventually he fights Ryan Flynn and, shockingly, destroys him.
In His Defence: The issue at hand isn't his fight with Flynn, but rather the slashing. How do you defend Kessel here? Well, he's nine inches shorter and seventy five pounds lighter than Scott, who already has his gloves off and is beginning to give chase. I'd be taking the reach and strength advantage and swinging my stick too.
The Argument Against: ...until he went away. Which he did, with TJ Brennan and Carter Ashton jumping to Kessel's defence. Phil Kessel is my favourite Leafs player, and one of my favourite NHL players. But lets call a spade a spade - swinging at Scott two more times while his back was turned is nothing short of gutless. There's also the spear that came afterwards, but that's open to interpretation, seeing as nobody can agree how "vicious" it was.
Conclusion: Phil Kessel will probably get suspended for his stick swinging, and it's deserved. I understand that he was probably running on the special kind of adrenaline you get when it feels like your life may legitimately be on the line, but going back for a second and third swing is never acceptable.
By The Way: Since video of this fight is now on World Star Hip Hop, we must now refer to Phil exclusively as 'Trill Kessel'
David Clarkson
What Happened: In order to protect his star player, Clarkson hopped off the bench to control John Scott. He never really got to Scott though, as he made it over just as the referees began to control him. By leaving the bench, he gets an automatic ten game suspension.
In His Defence: He's protecting his star player. The second he hopped over, he was the most intimidating Leafs player on the ice. In a situation like that, you're not thinking about the ten games you miss, so much as the ten games he may miss if Scott beats him into a pulp.
The Argument Against: He *is* a star player now. Whether you think he is in terms of his talent is up for debate (I'm not buying the hype, but I think he's a good player). But he's paid like one. He's got the longest contract in Leafs history. He was the free agent signing this offseason. Clarkson needs to realize that he's not the puncher anymore, he's a go-to guy that can punch. He didn't, made a snap reaction, and now gives up hundreds of thousand dollars and misses a month. By the way, the cash he forfeits doesn't come off the Salary Cap, and means the Leafs have to keep an extra player up for those games, putting them more in a hole.
Conclusion: I get what Clarkson was trying to do. But if he's selling us that he's evolved as a player, he can't play enforcer in a situation like this. The Leafs are now in a tough bind for the first month of the year because he went out to, effectively, skate around and shrug.
By The Way: Two things. First off, you can't blame Troy Bodie for not being the guy to jump out there, or Jamie Devane for not running out of the penalty box. Yes, both of those two are better suited to clear the bench, but this is training camp and both are fighting to get spots on an NHL roster. A ten game suspension? Suicidal. Especially for Bodie - at his age, if the AHL doesn't match the suspension, he gets sent down to the Marlies and probably never plays an NHL game again. Devane probably waits at least a year until the Leafs see room to leave him as a healthy scratch for a bit.
Secondly, massive props to Joffrey Lupul for stopping Nazem Kadri from being the leaper. Kadri being a worse potential loss than Clarkson aside, Kadri is also much less fit to stand up to everybody else. Physical ability aside, there's the rage factor too. Clarkson intimidates people. Nazem Kadri is disliked by several Sabres regulars and hated by every single player in that lineup that has played for Rochester in the past three years (he's a pest against them to say the least, and that includes 10 games a season and a playoff series). Kadri jumps off, and that's a bench clearing brawl, mostly because half the men in white would run out to get a piece of him.
Jonathan Bernier
What Happened: Bernier, not wanting to be left out, fought Ryan Miller in a lopsided effort.
In His Defence: That was awesome, and gave Drew MacIntyre time to close out a win against his former organization. Ryan Miller was probably relieved to leave that mess of a game, seeing as he stopped more fists than pucks when all was said and done.
The Argument Against: What argument against? The worst thing you can possibly say is that he has an unfair advantage in the fan PR war against James Reimer, but who's fault is that?
Conclusion: Do you, Jonathan Bernier. Do you.
By The Way: Stop comparing this to Felix Potvin vs. Ron Hextall. Bernier fared MUCH better than Potvin did. People forget that the reason that fight was a big deal was because he was facing the only "heavyweight goaltender" there was. He didn't dominate Hextall, he just surprisingly slightly won. Bernier, on the other hand, competes against Ray Emery for the title of best assault on a Buffalo Sabres goalie.
That whole ordeal was incredibly entertaining, and I'm sure we'll all look back on it as fondly in a little while as we did as we watched it unfold. But with everything considered, there was a lot of questionable things that happened on the Leafs part. Kessel went too far. Clarkson went too far. Carlyle should have put out a different line. They may be in more cap trouble than they thought as a result, and are definitely going to miss having their second line right winger out for ten games.
Also, I hope that this isn't used as proof for the need for "enforcers", seeing as this started with two minor league players fighting each other to show value, and with an enforcer jumping a star palyer.
But hey, NHL hockey is an entertainment product, and its safe to say that that was incredibly entertaining to watch. Let's just hope that if a line brawl happens again, we don't have so many questions and we can just enjoy it.
(PS: Shoutout to Tyler Bozak for being the only Leafs player to lose his fight. Sorry Tyler, I had to)
I agree with a lot of what has been said on this site about the fight...
But thinking about it for a minute from John Scott/the Sabres' perspectives: Scott got the Leaf's top new free agent, and possibly the star player, suspended. Does that he mean he did his job well?
I've heard it said before that it's better for Colton Orr to fight an enforcer, because having Colton Orr in the box for 5 minutes alongside the other team's enforcer is better than Dion Phaneuf in the box for 5 minutes alongside the other team's enforcer. In this case, John Scott trades... nothing? (did any Sabres get suspensions?) for the loss of division rival's top players to start the season.
September 23 2013, 06:42PM
Great article, Jeffler.
It was a mess, no doubt, but at least one positive we can draw from this is that it'll make our hard roster decisions a little easier. We just signed Raymond earlier on today, and we still have Colborne and Bodie to help us round out our bottom six.
This'll let Carlyle do his thing and shuffle the lines around, and give some of the younger guys more playing time and different responsibilities than they may have with a fully healthy/active roster. It'll be interesting to see if Carlyle chooses to slot in Raymond or Kulemin beside Kadri and Lupul for a few games. With Orr and McLaren still out, we can possibly get a look at a 4th line of some call-ups with some skill, maybe play them in limited roles(?).


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Chapter 24
Joshua recites how the Lord has blessed and led Israel—Joshua and all the people covenant to choose the Lord and serve Him only—Joshua and Eleazar die—The bones of Joseph, taken from Egypt, are buried in Shechem.
1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other
3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his
4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
5 I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I
6 And I
7 And when they cried unto the Lord, he put
8 And I brought you into the land of the
9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
10 But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
11 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto
12 And I sent the
13 And I have
14 ¶Now therefore
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord,
16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
18 And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the Lord; for he is our God.
19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an
20 If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange
21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will
22 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to
23 Now therefore put away, said he, the strange
24 And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
26 ¶And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great
27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
28 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.
29 ¶And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
30 And they
31 And Israel
32 ¶And the
33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in


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Skip to comments.Protestants aren't proper Christians, says Pope
Posted on 07/10/2007 6:55:28 PM PDT by indcons
Pope Benedict XVI declared yesterday that Christian denominations other than his own were not true churches and their holy orders have no value.
Protestant leaders immediately responded by saying the claims were offensive and would hurt efforts to promote ecumenism.
Roman Catholic- Anglican relations are already strained over the Church of England's plans to ordain homosexuals and women as bishops. The claims came in a document, from a Vatican watchdog which was approved by the Pope.
It said the branches of Christianity formed after the split with Rome at the Reformation could not be called churches "in the proper sense" because they broke with a succession of popes who dated back to St Peter.
As a result, it went on, Protestant churches have "no sacramental priesthood", effectively reaffirming the controversial Catholic position that Anglican holy orders are worthless.
The document claimed the Catholic church was the "one true church of Christ".
Pope Benedict's commitment to the hardline teaching comes days after he reinstated the Mass in Latin, which was sidelined in the 1960s in an attempt to modernise.
The timing of the announcement fuelled speculation that the pontiff - regarded as an arch-conservative before his election in 2005 - is finally beginning to impose his views on the Catholic Church.
The Vatican said it was restating the position set out by the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 2000 in a document called Domine Jesus because theologians continued to misunderstand it.
At that time, Anglican leaders from around the world made their anger felt by snubbing an invitation to join Pope John Paul II as he proclaimed St Thomas More the patron saint of politicians.
Bishop Wolfgang Huber, head of the Evangelical Church in Germany, said the Vatican document effectively downgraded Protestant churches and would make ecumenical relations more difficult.
He said the pronouncement repeated the "offensive statements" of the 2000 document and was a "missed opportunity" to patch up relations with Protestants.
Well, gosh, that just goes to prove their point, now, doesn't it?
Focusing on the LORD wouldn't hurt either.
My second thought was that I'm glad that who is or isn't a 'proper Christian' isn't a choice of the pope, that decision is God's.
Well, you have to be kind of an idiot to belong to a religion you didn't think was the one true one.
I agree....lots of panes in the glass house of the Pope....
*rolls eyes*
That's the difference between a Christian and a Catholic...
One could reasonably argue that "Thou shall have no other god before me" includes any number of Popes...
Hopefully I don't understand what you are saying. Please expand.
Divisions have weakened Christianity. Unity is strength.
You understood perfectly. Unfortunately.
Pope: Other Christian Denominations Not True Churches
Pope: Other Christians not true churches
Vatican says other Christian churches "wounded" (Non-Catholics not fullly Christian)
Vatican reiterates hardline on primacy of Catholic Church
and, related:
Protestants and the Pope
If you are offended, I apologize...It is just my opinion based on my observations...
So, then, you concede Osama bin Laden's brand of Islam is just as much the one, true religion as the Anglicans?
The Pope didn't say anything about who's going to Heaven and who isn't. He simply said that the only legitimate apostolic succession rests with the Roman Catholic Church. And in that, he is stating the simple truth. You don't even have to be Catholic, or believe that that matters, to acknowledge that.
Sorry if that offends anybody, but it's the fact.
And some folks consider that a good thing. I can see why the ECT crowd would be unhappy.
No, I believe I'll limit it to Christianity...
Well, just wait until I'm Pope.
I'll be redefining a value or two for sure!
Right after I take the PopeMobile mudding at the river.
Actually, I don't think either one of you understood. My fault for not being clearer...
I don't feel that any one Christian religion is the only "proper" one...
Are you saying that Catholics have a lock on being self-righteous? If so, you are EXTREMELY ignorant.
I'm guessing you must have a big shortage of Southern Baptists down in LA.
And I didn't accuse the Pope of saying that either...
He simply said that the only legitimate apostolic succession rests with the Roman Catholic Church. And in that, he is stating the simple truth. You dont even have to be Catholic, or believe that that matters, to acknowledge that.
If you're only referring to an unbroken line of bishops beginning with the original Apostles, ok, sure. However, I'm not sure how that causes a non-Catholic to be "improper"...
Sorry if that offends anybody, but its the fact.
Not offended...just don't agree...
Really? I had no idea the Pope lived in such luxury as you claim.
I think that living a life in the spotlight, under the constant threat of assassination, and of having every move watched is not exactly luxury.
I am a Catholic.
:) Actually, they're quite prevelant. I was actually raised Southern Baptist, but that's not what I consider myself now. I honestly never heard any sermons from the pulpit about those "improper" Catholics.
I'm not saying there aren't old-schoolers that feel that their brand is the only way, but this is coming from the Pope for goodness sake...
Where in Scripture do we have a practice of Apostles directly appointing bishops of churches? I know that Paul writes of the qualities that an individual should have to be an elder, but the practice was for the congregation to select their elders and bishops. The monobishophoric hierarchy did not develop until after the end of the Apostolic era.
They sure did during the religious wars and the RCC has a long history of destruction when it had the power of the state behind it.
Agreed. My point was that if the big claim of being a "proper" Christian lies with apostolic succession, then why?
It never has. A "proper" Christian is a believer and follower of Jesus Christ, indwelt by the Holy Spirit, who knows they only path to salvation is through our Saviour Jesus Christ. No institution of man has that power and the theory of Apostolic succession is not supported by Scripture.
Thank You...
It may have developed in response to external forces, but it was never mandated by Scripture. In fact in Scripture you see at the council in Jerusalem a congregational approach to resolving issues.
when Peter died he was succeeded by Linus, who was succeeded by Anacletus, who was succeeded by Clement, etc.
Your list has some gaps and problems with credibility. Also, you do not see in the generations following the Apostles the supernatural powers in these leaders that the Apostles had. Thus you may a lengthy historical lineage, but it is no direct pipe line to GOD.
This was coming into being before the writing of some of the latest New Testament scriptures and certainly before they were codified and declared Holy Scripture (by bishops).
The Scriptures were Holy whether one group of Christians recognized them or not.
Your welcome Brother.
He wears the finest clothes, has the finest foods, lives in a palace with servants where his ever need is catered to and DOES NOT fear assassination....he has his own secret service.
What does he need? Nothing.
He is no more closely examined than any other powerful person who leads a semi public life.
I guess Jesus is d@mned to burn in hell for eternity, according to the Catholics.
After all, he wasn't Catholic... and didn't believe in the trinity... or worship himself.
And if you don't do that, then you're 'supposed' to go to hell.
For only Catholic faith can get you into Heaven.
(rolls eyes)
"Pope Benedict XVI declared yesterday that Christian denominations
other than his own were not true churches and their holy orders have
no value. "
I suspect the response of a lot of Prot/fundamentalist Christians
in the USA would sound like the GEICO Cavemen:
"What's 'holy orders'?"
I say that as a friendly observation as a fellow raised in a non-denominational
and fundamentalist Christian church. (and will quietly let pass the
good Pope's claim of owning an exclusive franchise)
If you ever hear a Baptist say that you will know that he or she doesn't represent Baptist doctrine in any way, shape, or form. A person's salvation has nothing to do with his or her denomination, it only has to do with his/her personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:9-10. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
That is the pure and simple Gospel of Christ. Anyone who truly, openly, and verbally puts his or her faith and trust solely in Jesus Christ and His blood atonement for their sin is saved from condemnation and is a member of Christ's body on earth, whether Protestant, Baptist, Pentecostal, Catholic, Orthodox, etc.
Galatians 1:8, "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."
And that is the Word of God's judgment on those who pervert the true Gospel of salvation by grace through faith alone into a false gospel of salvation through the works of man. What the bible says in those verses is either true or a lie. If those verses aren't true, then the bible is not the inspired Word of God and we are left to our own devices as to how to gain salvation and escape eternal damnation in a place the kind and loving Savior Himself called the lake of fire.
But they are true words from God Himself to the people of the world, and where a man or woman will spend eternity is determined by his or her response to the Gospel of Christ as proclaimed by the divinely inspired authors of the New Testament, not by membership in a denomination.
A little less theological dispute and a little more imitation of Christ would do us all good.
Take it from me, an improper Christian!
I just hope the pope doesn't get himself a holy roman emperor any time soon. We all know how that turned out.
I've heard all this from my neighbors, and believe me they got an earfull. Try living with 11 neighbors, all RCs, and they are all attempting to be "the one" who bags the Protestant. lol Patrick Madrid's book has really fired them up. They are all over 75...so you know I am respectful, though.
You have to give the pope a break though. It can't be easy, even for a pro, to court the religions of the world and not tick off the faithful. You have to let them know they are extra special.
Yeh...I'm a smart*ss. Sorry, but I've had enough of this garbage. If RCs believe this teaching please get back to me in after we're dead.
Good grief, this guy is nuts. He ought to read the Bible sometime and learn how God said to have no other God's before Him. The pope is no God not even a little. He is just a man that has been dedicated to his religion.
He is obviously not a uniter either. The world has one main enemy and that is Islam and those that follow that cult that want to kill all of us and rule over us. The Pope should be more concerned about that, too bad he would rather just BS about other infidels. Sad really. I hope he apologizes and see's we all need to join together to fight the enemy as best we can.
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Your rather unChristian comments reflect both on your ignorance and your character.
An example, you say: "He is obviously not a uniter either."
Our Lord said: "I come not to bring peace, but to bring a sword"
You claim the Pope is a "god", he is not and no one claims he is - he IS the valid successor to the Apostles, just as Timothy was a valid successor to Judas.
You ought to apologize for your insane insults and slurs, but I doubt that you will. I will remember you in my prayers.
Discuss the issues all you want but do NOT make it personal.
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Christmas decorating 101: stairs + working with garland
Tuesday, November 27
Posted by Abby M. Interiors at 5:50 PM
9 comments:
- Shannon said...
Abby! I've been following your blog for a couple months now but not sure if I've ever left a comment. UNTIL NOW! Hehe. Just wanted to say I see we have a LOT in common..especially our love for Christmas and decorating in general! And we're in the same neck of the woods. I live in Holland :)
If you get a minute, pop on over to see my blog...I'll also be giving my home a Christmas tour on Dec 1 so make sure to check back then too!
- November 27, 2012 at 9:31 PM
- Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful} said...
Oh my Christmas land heaven! I'm sooooo stealing, er, following your advice! So many good ideas bubbling up thanks to this post! Thanks, lady!!!
- November 27, 2012 at 9:51 PM
- Emily A. Clark said...
I love the garland around the doorway with the Christmas cards attached. I'm going to scope out my doorways now :)
- November 27, 2012 at 11:17 PM
- Laurie said...
Great post - inspiring images!
- November 28, 2012 at 3:15 AM
- Luci @Bungalow At Home said...
Great post with so many images i've never seen before, I haven't started my decorating yet but you gave me some ideas....
- November 28, 2012 at 8:16 AM
- {Hi Sugarplum!} said...
Such a great post, Abby!! So much Christmas goodness!!! I've started raiding my magnolia tree and using it to fill in my fake garland, love it! And now that we have a Trader Joes, I get to take advantage of their cheap real wreaths and swags!!
- November 28, 2012 at 9:04 AM
- Amber said...
great inspiration post. i'm totally pinning this bad boy. :)
- November 28, 2012 at 1:27 PM
- Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication said...
Love the banister decorations! I wrapped ours in lights, garlands and ribbon and I love it :)
- November 28, 2012 at 9:15 PM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
I LOVE this post!! Totally inspiring. The garlands are so pretty, and so many different ways to use them. Makes me want to get started on my house.
- November 28, 2012 at 10:48 PM
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Glasgow have been boosted by the return of Pat McArthur, Moray Low and DTH van der Merwe for Friday's PRO12 clash with Leinster.
Glasgow have been boosted by the return of Pat McArthur, Moray Low and DTH van der Merwe for Friday's Pro12 clash with Leinster.
Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend is also able to call on the bulk of the players who were called up for international duty over the last two weeks with Peter Murchie, Tommy Seymour, Alex Dunbar, Tom Ryder and Ruaridh Jackson all starting for the Warriors.
With Henry Pyrgos and Niko Matawalu playing for Scotland and Fiji respectively this weekend, and Chris Cusiter and Murray McConnell not match-fit, scrum-half Sean Kennedy will start for the first time – pairing with Jackson at number 10.
As all other scrum-halves are unavailable for selection, George Graham has been training with the squad this week and will take his place on the bench for the visit of Joe Schmidt's side.
Townsend's troops are bidding to make it seven wins in a row in the RaboDirect PRO12, and cement their place in the top four of the competition.
MacArthur will line up in the front row with Mike Cusack, who has played in every game so far in the RaboDirect PRO12, and Gordon Reid who scored against the Dragons in the bonus point win.
Tom Ryder and Tim Swinson are able to renew their second row pairing while the same back-row – as lined up against the Dragons – of Fusaro, Strauss and Harley are also in place. Fusaro once again captains the team.
Meanwhile, Leinster will welcome back Sean O'Brien for the trip to the Warriors.
O'Brien will make his first appearance of the season for the province, forming an all-Ireland back-row alongside Shane Jennings and Kevin McLaughlin.
Isa Nacewa and Ian Madigan will also return to action, while Aaron Dundon makes his first appearance at hooker since the opening weekend.
Form: Glasgow Warriors are going for a new Warriors record in the history of this competition – seven successive wins. However Glasgow's only wins in their last nine encounters with Irish provinces have both been over Connacht. Leinster's four game winning run in all competitions ended at Ospreys in round eight of the RaboDirect PRO12. The Leinstermen have not been defeated by a team from Scotland since Glasgow won 23-19 at the RDS on 17 September 2011. The Warriors have lost just once at home to Leinster since 2007: 23-16 in the European Cup at Firhill in January 2012.
The teams:
Glasgow: 15 Peter Murchie, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Alex Dunbar, 12 Peter Horne, 11 DTH Van Der Merwe, 10 Ruaridh Jackson, 9 Sean Kennedy, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Chris Fusaro (c), 6 Rob Harley, 5 Tom Ryder, 4 Tim Swinson, 3 Mike Cusack, 2 Pat MacArthur, 1 Gordon Reid.
Replacements: 16 Finlay Gillies, 17 Ofa Fainga'anuku, 18 Moray Low, 19 James Eddie, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 George Graham, 22 Scott Wight, 23 Byron McGuigan.
Leinster: 15 Isa Nacewa, 14 Dave Kearney, 13 Brendan Macken, 12 Andrew Goodman, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Madigan, 9 Isaac Boss, 8 Sean O'Brien, 7 Shane Jennings,6 Kevin McLaughlin,5 Quinn Roux, 4 Leo Cullen, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Aaron Dundon, 1 Jack McGrath.
Replacements: 16 Thomas Sexton, 17 Jack O'Connell, 18 Martin Moore, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Jordi Murphy, 21 John Cooney, 22 Noel Reid, 23 Andrew Conway.
Date: Friday, 23 November
Venue: Scotstoun Stadium
Kick-off: 19:05 GMT
Referee: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assistant referees: Andrew Macpherson (Scotland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Assessor: Andy Clift (Scotland)


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Skip to comments.Bush: Romney's stance on immigration was costly
Posted on 03/04/2013 2:34:44 PM PST by tsowellfan
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush writes in a new book that Mitt Romney moved so far to the right on immigration that it proved "all but impossible" for the Republican presidential nominee to appeal to Hispanic voters last year. He says the nation needs to completely overhaul its immigration policies but cautions against providing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
In "Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution," Bush writes that the immigration debate holds serious consequences for the nation and members of his Republican party, calling fellow Republicans "remarkably tone-deaf when it comes to courting Hispanic voters to the extent they court them at all." If the GOP fails to change, he says the influence of Hispanic voters "will doom" the party's future...
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Guess we know where ONE ISSUE Jeb stands.
Bush is toast. Stick a fork into him.
We're never voting for your kid so stop dreaming about it
The agony . . . the sheer agony of it all . . .
Jesse Jackson was right, Keep out 'da bushes.
I bet Rove has been pushing Jeb Bush. Bush doesn't have a chance of ever becoming President. No way.
The Rovians must be damn scared to be pushing this hard, this early.
I don't trust politicians who make an issue about 'illegal aliens' an issue about 'hispanics.'
I also don't want a 2 layered society - even though I wouldn't expect it to last long. An hour after amnesty we'll hear 'no taxation without representation' chants in the streets.
I bet Rove has been pushing Jeb Bush. Bush doesn't have a chance of ever becoming President. No way.
Here, here!
I don't really care where Jeb Bush stands on this issue or any other issue. He will not be getting my vote nor influence any of my opinions.
AMEN to THAT!
Americans want our immigration laws enforced. Jeb Bush is not the smartest guy in the woods if he thinks Americans want more illegal aliens in this country.
Mitt Happens lost in large part because he pushed hard for "amnesty." The GOP elite still doesn't get it.
Exactly. In addition, when I stop hearing gleeful 'us versus them' comments from those who like to point out that Caucasians are going to be a minority in the US, I will feel much more comfortable about where we are supposedly headed. Those who want a cohesive 'everyone is welcome' colorblind society do not make comments in that manner.
Here, here!"
What you said!
Maybe gain some Hispanics or lose some of your base?
Well, this goes hand in hand with Rove's recent screed about diverisfying the GOP and atttacking the Tea Party.
Romney was an idiot. He keeps trying to explain to us why he lost. He seemed to think that being anti-Hispanic and pro-Obama was somehow going to benefit him. Sorry I even voted for the guy, except that there was nobody else.
He was done before he started.
"Bush is toast. Stick a fork into him."
He who has the gold makes the rules. The Bush family has tremendous influence over the big money donors to the Republican Party. If Jeb want to run in 2016 odds are much better than 50/50 he will be the nominee.
George W. demonstrated in 2000 and Romney in 2012 the importance of funding. If you can line up the big money before the primary season begins you will outlast your opponents. Unfortunately, the cost of advertising and running a ground game today is so high it is impossible to fund it exclusively with Mom & Pop contributions, no matter how committed your supporters. The boring technocrat Romney outlasted the rest of the field, including Ron Paul and his passionate supporters, because he had plenty of money not because he was the best candidate.
Jeb is out publicly doing the things necessary to run. He's in the media, he positioning himself as different from the candidate who lost (Romney) and he has published a book. No doubt Pappy, George W., and Marvin Bush are working the phones hard lining up the bigwigs and dollars early behind Jeb in 2016.
George W. would likely have never been governor of Texas, much less President without his father's money, power, and connections. The Bush family is the Republican Kennedy family with respect to political power. They may be less flashy publicly but they are just as deadly when it comes to playing hardball power politics.
Unless Jeb does something stupid, or has an undiscovered skeleton in the closet, he will likely get the nomination. Rubio is unlikely to oppose him. Supporting Jeb almost certainly gets Rubio the second spot on the ticket as well as access to and support of the power players behind the curtain. Plus Rubio is young and has many opportunities in the years ahead to play on the national stage. Rubio is smart and knows if he bucks the establishment and loses he will never have another chance while if he plays ball he'll have his turn and the support of the kingmakers.
Gingrich will be too old in 2016 as will Ron Paul. Bachmann, Cain , Christie and Perry blew themselves up in 2012 plus don't have access to the big money necessary to make it all of the way through the primaries. Cruz is too new to the scene and being from Texas understands the power of the Bush family and won't want to go against them. Romney said this week he will not run again. West couldn't win reelection in Florida so he is unlikely to be considered a serious candidate. Palin will have zero support from the establishment and probably can't raise the money. Her best shot was 2012 and she passed plus she is toxic with the both the media and the Republican establishment. Rand Paul, like Cruz, is too new on the scene to pull in the big money. If he wants to be the Republican nominee someday like Rubio he knows if he goes up against the Bush family and loses he'll never get another chance.
Money = power in politics, particularly given the high cost of running a campaign. The party elites have shown they will turn their backs on the conservative base in a heartbeat. Plus if Jeb faces opposition in the primaries he'll have the media behind him. The media hates the conservative wing of the party and will delight in supporting Jeb as the "reasonable" alternative. As soon as he locks up the nomination they'll gladly turn on him.
If conservatives want a voice in the 2016 elections their best bet is to get behind a candidate now, raise the money, and organize a third party. The party establishment is not going to allow a conservative to be nominated and will get behind Jeb quickly if he decides to run.
If there is a surprise between now and the 2016 election it will likely be Christie pulling a Charlie Crist and switching parties at a time calculated to do the most damage to the Republican Party.
At this early stage of the game, Jeb is far from toast. He is the heir apparent and is definitely making the moves expected of someone who wants to run. So far the press seems to be playing along.
When is the treatment of American citizens in Mexico and their rights vs US treatment of Mexicans going to be an issue when we discuss amnesty ?
This is a question: Should Mexican citizens when in the US be given the same rights American citizens are given while in Mexico? This has yet to appear on any US legislator's questionaire from either chamber....ASK YOUR FEDERAL LEGISLATORS WHY IT HASN'T
What makes it necessary for US to subjugate our sovereignty because of available cheap labor ?
Ever hear of reciprocal aggrements ? These are arranged to protect the rights of American citizens working or living in other countries.
Why is it when it comes to citizens of other countries we are required to offer them the same privledges as we do to US citizens? But when it comes to US citizens who get in trouble or attempt to do business in other countries they do not get the same treatment their citizens get.
Americans cant own coast land in Mexico. And get no title to it elsewhere. If they run out of cash theyll get unceremoniously sent back or put in jail untill some relative comes up with the fresh. Thats just for starters as for granting them voting privledges yea lets give Mexican citizens that right when American citizens vote in their elections.
When the democrats decided to remove God or any reference to our Creator at their 2012 convention. They also demonstrated they are no longer the democratic party of your fathers father.
Rove, GOPES and RINOS and that seems to include the Bushes lack the capacity or the understanding or the courage to point to the historic radicalization that occured at that moment and use it politically.
Anyone preaching going down the poisonous road to oblivion following a policy of PCP. Politically Correct Politics which the hyphenated democrat party, the Demo-Coms,is using is flat out wrong. That offers voters no choice in the direction this country is to take.
Used by the Demo-Coms such terms as: Afro-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, White-American, Rich-American, are more than simply descriptions but are vehicles used to separate US from each other. Beside separating US from our money demand we become adhearants to a system without the constituional constrictions of government. Thus surrendering our protections from governmental abuses and excessive bureacracy but to the will of a bureaucratic collective which is no longer answerable to the average citizen.
What is amazing is in Rove's case that Rove has a record of being incapable if responding and conducting winning campaign. Where hes been given campaigning creds" is from from those seeking to destroy political opposition chiefly the monitoring socialist media servicing Obama. Consider the missed opportunities offered by the 2012 election listed here .http://www.theusmat.com/
What is this appeal bull cheet?
These AH's like Bush always say you must, "Appeal" to the legal American Hispanics.
When is the last time ya heard, Government must appeal to legal White Americans? e
What kind of appeal does Bush have in mind?
Coupons? Game show tickets? More food stamps? Free bus passes? Should we make Cinco De Mayo another American holiday for the government employees? Coupons for car washes?
Should we refer to illegals as "Honorable heroes"?
How can we possibly "appeal" enough to Mexicans and other foreigners who break our laws, rules and break into our country?
I've got my issues with Jeb, especially around immigration, but he's right on this one. Romney unnecessarily moved to Perry's far right on immigration to attack him. Along with Bachmann, they pummeled Perry on this issue as Perry took the lead in the race. He made the statements like self-deportation and attacked any middle of the road solutions we've seen in Texas, and those statements were used effectively to demagogue in the general. Bottom line, one can stand for a conservative position and avoid amnesty, and still create a better position towards the middle on this issue. Our party got beat badly on this issue this year, and not because the positions were poor...but because the politics were poorly planned.
"Bush is toast. Stick a fork into him."
I have had it with the Bush name. Sometimes you can get away from a situation and become more philosophical about the event or person. I have done that with GHWB and GWB. Upon reflection, I thoroughly dislike both men with a passion.
Two of the many truly worthless politicians of my lifetime. A Bush gives us Clinton and a Bush gives us Obama. Both men are responsible for the some of the worse decades in our Country's history.
Jeb Bush get lost.
The Bushes and Clintons are just two sides of the same coin.
First of all, Perry deserved to be pummeled on immigration after his "don't have a heart" comments, as those comments were thoroughly leftist. The 'staunch conservative' basically parroted the liberal tactic of questioning the humanity of someone who doesn't share their liberal views.
Second, Romney never went to the far right on immigration. He briefly spoke of self-deportation, but never bothered defending it during the general election. That's not surprising, as Romney is probably (like the Bushes) liberal on immigration and probably didn't even understand self-deportation. It's a shame, because attrition-through-enforcement deserves a public hearing. Just as polling has shown a path to citizenship for illegals to be popular, so to has it shown enforcement-first, attrition policies to be popular. It's only a 'far right' position because the media has done its best to render it as such. But it could be popular.
It is incredibly frustrating that Romney's loss has been attributed in large part to his 'conservative' immigration policies, and for going 'too far right' in the primary. It's frustrating because it's not true. For one thing, its debatable whether or not Romney would have won had he repeated Bush's 40% showing with latinos, while he definitely would have won had he done a little better with whites in a few key states. For another, Romney rarely articulated and never championed conservative immigration policies!
In the future, if a Republican is going to be condemned for being too conservative on immigration, can we at least get a Republican who is actually conservative on immigration? How about truly explaining self deportation/attrition? How about campaigning to reduce legal immigration? How about campaigning to abolish Ted Kennedy's absurd Diversity Visas? How about pointing out the insane collision between racial preferences and the mass importation of people eligible for them? All of that would be truly going conservative on immigration, and that wasn't Romney at all.
Unending mass immigration will turn Texas into a battleground state in the next 12 years or so. Only a policy that reduces immigration can stop it from eventually going blue.
"The Bushes and Clintons are just two sides of the same coin."
Well said and right on the mark.
If conservatives don't decide on one candidate at the beginning of the 2016 primaries, the votes will split and Jeb Bush will be the nominee just as McCain and Romney were for the same reason.
I been sick of this sanctimonious next Bush for years already.
Bottom line, one can stand for a conservative position and avoid amnesty, and still create a better position towards the middle on this issue.
Waddya talking about there Florida?
It's never been middle of the road for conservatives. It's always been to the far left, with Republicans and Democrats both trying to out pander to the illegals...
Ya got upwards of 25 million in the country illegally...Where is the middle road?
Illegals are dropping 1000 anchor babies per month at Texas Parkland hospital in Dallas...Guess who's paying the bill? Where is the middle of the road?
Illegals are costing the American tax payers hundreds of billions due to crime, education, social services, food stamps, welfare, etc etc...Where is the middle of the road here?
Americans have been gang raped economically when it comes to illegals..They choked off our schools, jails, roads, hospitals, social services, etc...Where is the middle of the road for legitimate Americans?
What about the hundred of thousands of American victims of illegal alien crime? Where is the middle of the road there?
It seems what you call middle of the road Mr. ilgipper, means Americans continue to get ran over, betrayed, robbed, and economically gang banged while the illegals and our own government wink and nod at each other.
What's this middle of the road bull sh*t?
Bottom line, one can stand for a conservative position and avoid amnesty, and still create a better position towards the middle on this issue.
Waddya talking about there Florida?
It's never been middle of the road for conservatives. It's always been to the far left, with Republicans and Democrats both trying to out pander to the illegals...
Ya got upwards of 25 million in the country illegally...Where is the middle road?
Illegals are dropping 1000 anchor babies per month at Texas Parkland hospital in Dallas...Guess who's paying the bill? Where is the middle of the road?
Illegals are costing the American tax payers hundreds of billions due to crime, education, social services, food stamps, welfare, etc etc...Where is the middle of the road here?
Americans have been gang raped economically when it comes to illegals..They choked off our schools, jails, roads, hospitals, social services, etc...Where is the middle of the road for legitimate Americans?
What about the hundred of thousands of American victims of illegal alien crime? Where is the middle of the road there?
It seems what you call middle of the road Mr. ilgipper, means Americans continue to get ran over, betrayed, robbed, and economically gang banged while the illegals and our own government wink and nod at each other.
What's this middle of the road bull sh*t?
You seem to be as scarce as a public pay phone.
Where'd ya go Mr. ilgipper?
Romney wasn't too far right on immigration.
He was, at best, etch a scetch on the issue.
Bush is going on a false premise here jsut like his buddies in the ema nd GOPe do tin order to fool us and treat us like we're unable to run our own lives.
The GOPe is weaker than ever in conservative circles and they weill not get into a better position any time soon.
It's not like conservatives who didnt vote for Romney have expressed any remorse en masse. No, they're closer to being vindicated.
These guys with their amnesty Pheh. They should live in Texas incognito for a while. They'd find out who is the favored and it's not the US, its kids, its traditions, culture, language, its future, its war veterans, not even its Constitution.
They don't know anything.
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Type: New Feature
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Inactive
Affects Version/s: 2.0
Fix Version/s: STABLE backlog
Component/s: Database activity module, Usability
Affected Branches:MOODLE_20_STABLE
In some cases only list or single views are needed. If we add an option to show/hide the views the database is easier to use.
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Assigning to Martin for his consideration. Sounds like a good feature for me (to control which tabs are available). +1
Ralf - I am trying to imagine a scenario where not providing the option for single or list views would be helpful. Can you give me specific scenario that demonstrates how the hiding option would be actually useful. My gut tells me this might be a slight feature bloat but I am certainly open to your experience and ideas. Peace - Anthony
Hi Anthony,
I'm thinking mostly about very small databases like file upload, bibliography or a web link list. In this cases often you have only 2 or 3 fields in the database and you can show all elements in the list view.
The single view needs additional editings by the teacher and thats not so easy. Actually they have to understand the HTML-concept of creating tables. A standard teacher can't do this. But this is a usabilty problem.
If you have two tabs with the same content it may be confusing for students. The option for list view and single view is sensefull if you have lots of fields in the database, longer texts or pictures. But its not sensefull if you have only a few fields.
Ralf - Thanks for the explanation as it makes sense. I agree that the whole template structure is not simple enough for teachers but that is another issue. I think we would need to study how folks are using it. The nice thing about the HTML is that it does give a pretty good deal of flexibility and control to the user which we will not want to give up but if we can simultaneously make it more automated to setup that would be a good thing. In any case, just to play a little devil's advocate, even on databases with only a few fields the list and single templates could be made the same so that the student's do not see a difference.This might be a useful comment in Docs (i.e. something along the lines of - "For databases with only a few fields, the entire record is viewable from the list view. In such cases, in order to avoid confusion for the student the teacher may find it helpful to make the list view and the single (detail) view appear identically. That way visually the student will not think they are look at or need to do something different." One simple way of implementing this would be to add a capability (or capabilities) View List, View Single and that way it could be handled with a role assignment. By default both would be on; however, a teacher could create an override and prevent that capability for a particular database. This is how the add entry is handled so it could easily enough be replicated to function with the other tabs. Peace - Anthony
Hi Anthony,
you are playing devils advocat. Thought you came from the other side
To show two times the same thing doesn't make sense for me. And for this teacher have to create the list view and to create a copy of html code to create three different parts and to add them in the other windows. No thats not a solution.
I also disagree to handle the visibility of the tabs by capabilities. It should be much easier to handle for a teacher in the database settings. By default teachers don't have the capability to overwrite roles in courses.
While reading your text I got a new idea how to handle the list view much better. The teacher gets a list of the elements in the database and can tick and order them how they should be visible in a list. Not ticked elements are not visible in the list view. Ordering can be done in a similar way like in test module for questions. After saving this settings moodle creates automatically the HTML code for the list. Interested teachers can then go to the code and add additional functions via CSS.
If we think more about this it should be possible to create a better model for the single view also.
Ralf - Well I may have started trying to be devil's advocate but felt myself being converted in the process Thinking about it further, I also agree that capabilities is not the way to go as we want it to be simple for the teachers. Let's keep kicking it around and see what ideas come forth. Peace - Anthony
Added this as being related to usability and would be interested in Olli's input on this and how it relates to the usability guidelines. Peace - Anthony
Thanks, Anthony. Did not get into this much detail in the UI guidelines/consistency project of 2009 though. Hopefully in a later project!
Thank Olli! As I think about this more, we are really talking about limiting functionality that in most cases is useful. On the conceptual level you want to be able to view either a single entry or multiple entries. Even though setting up is not as simple as it could be and we can work on improving that I am back to thinking that this might not be a good idea. My concern would be that the option to hide either single or list only complicates the interface and will then lead to confusion as to why someone cannot view it. My gut is back to telling me that this may not be a good idea but I would be willing to be convinced. Also, developing a patch should not be that difficult either. I would probably recommend adding a field to the data table - perhaps something like hidetab that would default to 0. When set to 1 it would hide the single view and when set to 2 it would hide the list view. Then we only need to check for $data->hidetab before displaying. Ralf, does that sound along the lines of what you might hope for? Peace - Anthony
I agree with Ralf that when all of the fields can fit nicely in list view, there is no need to also have the single view. It would only be a matter of hiding the appropriate tabs of the module as we can already edit the list template to remove the link to the single view.
The reason why I found this report is because I find that the "View Single" tab adds confusion for some users. It goes to the first entry in the database but in many cases the order of entries in the database is irrelevant and so to the user it seems like an arbitrary record is displayed. In my case I would like to hide the 'View Single' tab but allow the users to click the icon to see more info for a record from the list view without getting confused by clicking on 'View Single'.
I think Matthew nailed it.
Actually, now that I think of it I think the conceptual difficulty is in the misuse of tabs here. You have a table of contents (with some details about each entry) and links to individual items. So this is in fact a hierarchy but the UI presents it as two structures that are on the same level.
So I completely agree that the single views should be available, but I do not think it should have a tab of its own, since it is the tab I can not think of a usage scenario for it. A simple return link to the listing with next/prev navigation would probably work - not unlike most blogs, actually.
In fact, now that I look at the tabs I do not think the database app has any reason to have any tabs, since none of the tabs comply to the metaphor of tabs. Add entry is a command, so it should simply have a command button with a separate page with a simple return link to the database, or maybe even a YUI dialog. Search should probably be a simple text field right on every page of the database (plus just a link to an advanced search form), like on most websites (this is a strong convention users are used to http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040913.html and I believe this probably is not obsolete).
I would like to take a further look at this and compare similar applications. Then a blasamiq mockup + iterative usability testing. No major change in functionality, I guess - perhaps maybe a new look at the HTML templating mentioned above?
Not sure what is planned for this though, since Navigation 2.0 seems to mean tabs are going away anyway.
Olli asked my view on this as a teacher, reposting from Jabber talk to a more permanent and expanded version
As a teacher I only ever want to see the list, then have the little magnifying glass icon to take me to Single View (perhaps rename as Item View?).
As far as editing List and Single goes ... if the fields could be moved up and down when setting them (Fields tab as it stands in 1.9.x), then have a box next to them to check if you want these items to appear on the List View that would do me just fine as a teacher in 90% of cases. All items would be also automatically appear in the Add template. Save and go, no tables and templates to set.
Of course, it would be great to go back at any time and rearrange the fields in the order I want them to appear and which ones appear on the List.
If I want to fool around with HTML and make it look pretty and all that, I'd have some kind of Advanced setting button that would take me to something like the current List, Single and Add Template editors.
This also seems to have come up in the accessibility review: MDL-20036 . Hope to iteratively redesign and user test.
NOTE: This issue was assigned to the STABLE backlog without complete triaging process. Marking it as triaged, but with this note for future reference.
We have detected that this issue has been inactive for over two years and also did not collect many votes. It is possible that it has been already implemented in a more recent version of Moodle, or it is not highly demanded. There are unlimited number of ways Moodle functinality can be expanded and improved but we would like to concentrate on the features that will benefit majority of users, and which can not be implemented as plugins. If you have a suggestion for improving Moodle core, and there is no open issue for it in the tracker, please start a new forum discussion to see how many other users agree with you, and then create a new issue providing as many details as possible.