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In the New International Version (and most modern translations), Genesis 6:4 mentions a people called the Nephilim. The Douay-Rheims and King James Version call these people giants.
In both cases, the source for the translation contains the word "Nephilim." The actual point of debate is over the root of the word, and thus the identity of the Nephilim. There are two basic ideas on the matter:
- It is a Hebrew word rooted in the Aramaic word "naphal" (to fall), and thus can be interpreted to mean the Nephilim were a people fallen away from God, such as the descendants of Cain.
- It is an Aramaic word based on the Aramaic "nephil" (giant), which can be interpreted to mean the Nephilim were:
- unusually large individuals, perhaps the champion warriors of an otherwise usual people, like Goliath of Gath.
- a race of giants, the offspring of angels and humans.
In his paper "The Meaning of the Word Nephilim: Fact vs. Fantasy", Dr. Michael Heiser argues that the only hypothesis which explains the word used in translation for the Greek Septuagint, the specific spelling, the mention in Numbers 13:33 of the Nephilim looking upon people as grasshoppers, and of Jewish and Christian commentators prior to Augustine of Hippo believing they were literally the giant offspring of angels and humans, is the latter.
The Douay-Rheims and King James Version use the word "giants" instead of "Nephilim" because, being based on the Greek Septuagint, they inherit the early translation of the word into Greek which was then (arguably) known to be Aramaic. Translations which use the word "Nephilim" have simply neglected to translate the word, perhaps originally driven by the dogma that the Nephilim were the descendants of Cain


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Who Won the Week? Two Undefeated Teams, But Certainly Not The Third…Posted by Kenny Ocker (@KennyOcker) on February 7th, 2014
Who Won the Week? is a regular column that outlines and discusses three winners and losers from the previous week of hoops. The author of this column is Kenny Ocker (@KennyOcker), a Spokane-based sportswriter best known for his willingness to drive (or bike!) anywhere to watch a basketball game.
WINNER: Wichita State
The nation's winningest team cleared its toughest conference hurdle Wednesday night in defeating Indiana State in Terre Haute, led by senior forward Cleanthony Early's 19 points. From here on, the Shockers have better than 50 percent odds to go undefeated in the regular season, according to KenPom.com, and about 35 percent odds to make it to the NCAA Tournament unblemished. Wichita State's reign over the Missouri Valley has been so strong this year that only two teams – Missouri State and Indiana State – have even finished within 10 points of them. Tomorrow's game at Northern Iowa is the toughest remaining tilt for the Shockers, which also sandblasted Evansville 81-67 last Saturday.
(Related winners: Gregg Marshall, whose stock will never be higher, even if he never wants to leave; the Missouri Valley, which is certain to get some more NCAA Tournament win shares, even without Creighton in the conference. Related losers: Indiana State, the MVC"s second-best team, which probably has to win Arch Madness to make the NCAAs; Evansville, perpetually anonymous in purple.)
LOSER: Arizona
Of the triumvirate of teams that came into last weekend undefeated, only two came out unscathed. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they weren't one of them. Their road trip to California, the toughest game left on their schedule at that point, turned out to be undone by a last-second jumper from Golden Bears' guard Justin Cobbs over center Kaleb Tarczewski, giving Cal a 60-58 win. That news was bad enough, but worse was what came after — that sophomore forward Brandon Ashley, a starter, had broken his foot during the game and would be out for the season. In Thursday's 67-65 win over Oregon, Arizona looked disjointed offensively and saw star freshman Aaron Gordon injure his leg in a game in which he made just 2-of-11 free throws. The Wildcats actually trailed the disintegrating Ducks with just 90 seconds left before point guard T.J. McConnell made a three-pointer that gave them the lead for good. Sean Miller only played seven players, even accounting for Gordon's injury, and its lack of depth could be problematic should more injuries arise or should fouls accumulate. It's a shame to see this happen because a full-strength Arizona team looked to be head and shoulders above all but a few others around the country.

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If anime has taught me anything, Steve Jobs should be back to work in no time with a huge rack.
If anime has taught me anything, Steve Jobs should be back to work in no time with a huge rack.
Well, that explains the tittiesloveappletech tag on the other Apple story today.
I hope not, I've heard that the iRack is unstable.
As an FYI on the above joke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjLEwZqcQI [youtube.com]
Truly funny MadTV skit.
> Truly funny MadTV skit.
I know; I was just as shocked as you were.
Great, like Mac fanboys aren't in infatuated with him enough already.
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When many people believe that the continued success of a large company depends on one individual, his health becomes news.
When many people believe that the continued success of a large company depends on one individual, his health becomes news.
That's because in Apple's case, it's more than a belief. Apple's success does depend on Steve Jobs, strangely enough. Remember John Sculley?
yea, they need someone who has the hormones of a 13 year old girl to buy their products!
There, fixed that for you.
Remember John Sculley?
People usually pick inferior successors, egomaniacs even moreso. Makes their own "term in office" look better. It was Jobs who set up that failure and Jobs who profited from it on his return.
If Apple's doomed the minute Jobs is no longer running the helm, you might as well start running like hell as far away as you can from Apple right now. Jobs is a mortal, and will not be around forever. Find a company or product that will not immediately collapse when its founder dies or retires.
Do you *really* want to be running on something with a future that uncertain? I for one don't believe that Apple's on that shakey ground, but for those who do believe that, if they're still running on Apple, they'
Find a company or product that will not immediately collapse when its founder dies or retires.
Except that there was a long period of time between about 1985 and 1998 or so that Jobs was no longer associated with Apple. That's what? Almost 15 years?
Apple didn't immediately collapse and the Macintosh line existed and was largely successful in niche markets without Jobs.
No, Apple doesn't need Jobs, but I think that without Jobs, Apple would lose its sense of direction.
Jobs is a mortal, and will not be around forever.
With iClone technology, it won't matter!
I apologise in advance if this is a dumb question. But what exactly is Job's speciality that makes him so important to the company?
I get the impression he's not a technical guy as Woz did all that in the early days and he has plenty of other peons to do that now.
I understand he's not a designer, certainly credit for the iPod design goes to a British guy iirc and similarly the iPhone.
Is it simply that he's good at hiring the right guys? Is it down to making good business oriented decisions (i.e. what markets
He's a catalyst. He's not arguably good at anything that's directly useful to development, sales or marketing, but he fires employees and customers up. You could say he's the soul of his company.
My boss is like that: he doesn't know much about the products we make and how they're made, nor is he particularly good at promoting or selling them, but he could convince you to put on suntan lotion in the middle of a blizzard storm.
And, FYI, that's exactly the kind of people that make the big money while us nerds look startled at their sheer ignorance and evident feeble reasoning.
And, FYI, that's exactly the kind of people that make the big money while us nerds look startled at their sheer ignorance and evident feeble reasoning.
Speak for yourself, I for one am capable of seeing through a cult of personality, so are most technically inclined people. Its those who don't have the intelligence and/or discipline to learn that become enamoured with an image or personality.
During the dot-com days, his business card would have read, "Technological Evangelist."
I think that understates his value to Apple. A "Technological Evangelist" promotes the technology that a company has. Jobs does do this, but he also recognizes which technologies to push the development of, what markets to enter and he rides people to create products that fit his vision/version of perfection.
That's not to say he's irreplaceable, just that since his return he has been highly effective in leading Apple's success.
Remember Gil Amelio? He followed Scully, and proceeded to pull Apple stock down to around $10 a share. That's about the time I should have bought a ton of Apple stock. Too bad my time machine was running Windows NT at the time.
You mean the guy that practically invented the PDA and could have made Apple the biggest company in the tech world with it?
Yeah, I remember him. Getting rid of him is the the reason Apple's going to be #2 in the computer world forever.
Sculley sucked at building PCs, that's for sure. He would have made a kick-ass iPhone/iPod combo years ago, though, and I could see him creating an Apple version of a game console, too. It's really too bad Apple didn't keep him for his non-PC related talents.
Oh well, why sh
When many people believe that the continued success of a large company depends on one individual, his health becomes news.
And this is all the more reason for Mr. Jobs to stop giving the keynote. Apple needs to break this perception that Mr. Jobs is Apple. He can't go on working there forever, and if they want to survive once he retires, they need to get him to take a back seat for awhile so the ninny-headed stock holders stop believing the sky is falling every time Mr. Jobs gets a cold.
Incidentally, it's not surprising that Mr. Jobs might have this happen, a lot of people as they get older have thyroid or other changes that cause them to gain or lose weight. E.g. Bush Sr. had that thyroid operation when he was president because it was becoming overactive IIRC.
Next step is for #2 to come out with "Steve Jobs has actually been dead for 3 years". Maybe not that extreme but the best way to reassure investors is to think that Jobs is running everything while having someone else actually run everything.
Now that you mention it...I think I have seen a picture of Steve Jobs walking across Abbey Road barefoot....
You mean like Warren Buffet?
When many people believe that the continued success of a large company depends on one individual, his health becomes news.
Seeing that much more people care about "lose" vs. "loose" - I don't think so.
When many people believe that the continued success of a large company depends on one individual, his health becomes news.
Seeing that much more people care about "lose" vs. "loose" - I don't think so.
I think you mean many more people.
When many people believe that the continued success of a large company depends on one individual, his health becomes news.
An entire hockey team can depend on the performance of one player. A religion can lean on just one character/thing. Apple is obviously not successful only because of Steve Jobs, but you have to admit that his performance in recent years changed the way we look at things.
It is easy to sit here and look at Apple's products and think "yeah, I would approve that product too, and make millions". It's an entirely different thing to have a deep understanding of how the industry works, predict products, function
why is not Ballmer loosing weight despite of being unable to sit down anywhere?
It's not fat, it's muscle. Peons like us don't realize the weight of a good, executive chair.
I don't think Steve is the only one resolving to be "back to normal weight" by spring.
"stop the Tumors."
There, fixed that for ya...
hormone imbalance that has been reducing proteins.
...yeah, and Michael Jackson has a skin disorder that makes him paler
I'm kidding! I'm kidding! Please don't mod me down!
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The big question is, which Steve will be commemorated by the U.S. Postal Service on a stamp? The younger, chubbier Steve or the older, skinnier, playing-in-Vegas Steve. If only there was a precedent...
Does anyone else see the irony in the idea of someone who did so much to make snail mail less relevant being commemorated in a stamp?
Patrick Volkerding laughs at Jobs' silly medical problems.
How do I *get* this hormone imbalance?
Build a house under high tension power lines.
Start using exclusively apple products.
Apple computers, apple software, apple music, apple apples...
Pretty soon you will run out of money, so you will be soon be forced to eating apples grown in the wild and ones you can steal at the market.
You'll be losing weight so fast - Justin Long will try to kill you in a fit of jealousy.
I guess Jobs should have eaten an apple a day to keep the doctor away.
If you eat only an apple a day you're going to have to visit the doctor in a week or two.
Reading between the lines on the 'hormone imbalance' and weight loss, and not a stemming but a rapid regain of lost weight (by late Spring), it seems what Steve isn't saying here is that the doctors have put him on a Steroid (testosterone) supplement (testosterone replacement therapy) to put on weight.
Is there another underlying issue for the weight loss, or is Steve just becoming an old man (with the loss in testosterone that goes with it)? Who knows.
But I, for one, look forward to the new roid inspired de
But I, for one, look forward to the new roid inspired designs yet to come from Apple.
Well, he can't have iChoke-U, because that's already taken. [penny-arcade.com]
Always wondered what the i's in the Apple product line stood for? Internet, information? No, ill.
That's what vitamin supplements are for.
Lots of people live perfectly healthy lives and go their whole life with a vegetarian diet.
I'm not dead!
Or is it a new euphemism for cancer now?
You know, such as when some bigshot gets fired, the press release usually says so and so resigned to "spend more time with family."
Sorry, but I can't believe the incredible amount of stupid comments posted here on this article. Jobs basically announces he's not dying and Apple's shares jump 4%. Apple isn't a one man operation and Wall Street knows that. It's probably safe to assume that every single innovation that's come out of Apple in the past 11 years hasn't been dumped straight from Steve's brain either.
Steve's marketing genius [wikipedia.org] and patient leadership are the real value he provides to Apple, and losing his leadership is what makes investors nervous. As some suggest, Apple pulling the Stevenote from MacWorld is an attempt to address the former, but without a plan to address the latter, Wall Street will still freak out at the possibility of Apple losing Jobs.
In a world where IT companies are constantly diversifying their offerings, rushing products to market, and generally playing a bizarre game of throw 50 products at the market and see which ones stick, Apple is playing its cards close to its chest - and has been successfully since Job's return. It's not chasing emerging markets (Netbooks), it's not trying to get into online advertising (Microsoft) and hell it's not even doing things that outsiders think it should be doing to expand its business. Apple's stock value is based on the perception that is has a master plan. This is what makes Apple unique. And this is the value of Steve Jobs.
"Sorry, but I can't believe the incredible amount of stupid comments posted here on this article. Jobs basically announces he's not dying and Apple's shares jump 4%"
What's even more amazing is that he didn't say he wasn't dying. He said he had a hormone imbalance. Also note the time required to regain the weight...
Press releases are often very important for what they don't say. But most people tend to miss the obvious. Certainly doesn't rule out the dying bit....
is an anagram of 'a common rehab line'
You know, there can be some pretty complicated and rare syndromes related to pancreatic hormones insofar as cancer is concerned. However, I have no idea what he is alluding to here. The most likely answer for why a person without part of a pancreas would be losing nutrients would be a deficiency in exocrine pancreatic enzymes leading to steatorrhea and calorie loss. However, the description of hormones instead of enzymes and sophisticated blood tests instead of stool tests is a little confusing. My understanding is that he had a Whipple procedure for a neuroendocrine tumor. He would certainly be at risk for steatorrhea. People with neuroendocrine tumors can overproduce certain hormones (such as glucagon) which can lead to weight loss from chronic diarrhea. However, if his problem was due to such overproduction, that would certainly mean that his cancer had not been cured by the surgery and probably wouldn't be described as an "imbalance."
Anyway, I'm not his doctor and don't know much about his case, but can't really put together what he's given us into a coherent story. Maybe someone else can speculate, but it's a bit of a mystery what he is referring to here.
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Marketplace for Thursday, January 31, 2013
In the latest Converation from the Corner Office, Kai Ryssdal talks to Sue Gardner, CEO of WikiMedia, about Wikipedia's global plans and the online encyclopedia's need for more female editors. New research suggests that millennials deal with credit card debt differently than past generations. Wired magazine's Kim Zetter discusses the Chinese hacking of the New York Times. With Alicia Keys being named a creative director for Blackberry -- day after tweeting from her iPhone -- we look into the complications of celebrity endorsements. And Scott Tong explores how lithium ion batteries are crucial in technology.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Sitting in a three-way tie at one game out of first place in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Golden Eagle men's basketball team will host a crucial three games this week as the second half of conference play kicks off.
Tech has already taken on Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State and APSU on the road, amassing a record of 2-1 against the three opponents.They'll first look to sweep the season series against EKU on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m in game two of the evening's double-header showcase.
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Princeton-based advanced wound care company Derma Sciences announced Wednesday it has purchased 2.3 million newly issued common shares of New Zealand-based health and beauty company Comvita Limited for $7 million. The investment amounts to 7.3 percent of outstanding Comvita shares.
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EA has appointed a new CEO, following the resignation of John Riccitiello earlier this year. Former EA Sports Executive Vice President Andrew Wilson has been tapped to take the reins for the publishing giant.
"Our focus on our talent, our brands and our platform together with our investment in next-generation consoles, mobile and PC free-to-play, as part of our ongoing transition to digital, is right," reads a statement from Wilson. "But we have plenty of work ahead to ensure our collective success."
Wilson has been with EA since 2000. While he has been the public face for EA Sports, he also recently expressed a desire to refocus Origin as a "service to gamers, not as a means to drive transactions."


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Kristiansund [3] is a city and municipality on the mid-western coast of Norway, located in Møre og Romsdal county. It is arguably the city with the most special and interesting architecture of Norway, which originates from the aftermath of World War Two, when nearly 80% of the city was demolished by bombs. Situated on five islands slightly off the shore of main-land Norway. The natural harbour formed by the islands is considered to be very unique and particularly beautiful, protecting the city centre from winds and weather outside in the Atlantic Ocean.
Get in
By plane
Kristiansund Internatinal Airport, Kvernberget (IATA: KSU) (ICAO: ENKB) is an airport located 6 km east of the city centre, easily available by car, taxi or shuttle bus. There are numerous daily departures to all the larger Norwegian cities, including Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Haugesund and Kristiansand. The main carrier at the airport is Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
By car
European Route E39 conects Kristiansund with main-land Norway through the KRIFAST-bridge and tunnel system. Route 70 leads all the way into the city centre. Atlanterhavstunnelen (The Atlantic Ocean Tunnel) is an underwater tunnel which opened for public transport and cars on dec. 19th 2009. The tunnel links the city of Kristiansund to the island of Averøy, and the popular tourist attraction of Atlanterhavsveien.
By bus
The two bus companies NorWay Bus Express and TimEkspressen have regular scheduled bus routes to and from Kristiansund. TimEkspressen have departures for Molde and Ålesund every hour, (hence the name TimEkspressen literally meaning "The Hour Express") while NorWay Bus Express have schedules to Oslo, Oppdal and Trondheim numerous times a day. There is also an extensive local bus network run by Nettbuss Møre, connecting the different parts of the city with each other.
By boat
Kristiansund is a scheduled stop point for Hurtigruten (The Norwegian Coastal Steamer) on it's way from Bergen to Kirkenes. There is also a twice a day catamaran passenger boat-service to Trondheim from Kristiansund. In the summer season there is also scheduled boat service to the isle of Grip, outside of Kristiansund in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a popular summer destination for tourists with its unique coastal architecture.
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Nettbuss Møre's blue, local busses have frequent departures from Kristiansund Trafikkterminal to the different parts and suburbs of the city. Currently, the price for a one-way ticket lies between kr 15 and kr 30, depending on your destination.
The four main island of which the city of Kristiansund is built in is also connected by a passenger ferry-system, as well as road bridges. The "Sundbåt" carry passengers between all the four islands with departures every 20 minutes.
There is a large variety of bars, night clubs and such in Kristiansund. Night clubs are usually open between 11 PM and 3 AM, while the opening hours for bars varies. Some bars are open even in daytime. Most places require that you are 20 years or older, but since the legal drinking age in Norway is 18, it varies from place to place. Do note that many night clubs practice ID-validation, meaning that you will have to carry an ID to be permitted access. Valid forms of ID include Norwegian bank cards, European standardized driving licenses or ID-cards and passports.
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Aure's coastline is almost 300 kilometres long. Unique possibilities for angling from the shore and from the many bridges and sounds. Fishing from boats for herring, mackerel, saithe, cod and pollock. Great hunting for red deer in the large forest and mountain areas. Excellent fishing for freshwater trout and sea trout. The scenery on Tustna is dominated by the coastal mountains. These over 900-metre-tall mountains, which rise straight up from the shore, form a chain in a north-south direction. Great walking, with several paths ascending to the summits, which offer fantastic views of the ocean and the fjords.


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Telltale Games' episodic video game version of 'Back to the Future' for PC and Mac finally has a release date of December 22 according to the developer's blog.
Telltale has gone for a more cartoonish look for these games and it look to be a fresh, interesting take on the series after it first premiered 25 years ago. Telltale Games is best known for employing many talented former LucasArts employees and the most recent set of Sam and Max games.
If you purchase the BTTF game direct from Telltale you also get a free DVD when the series of games ends. Preordering will also donate a dollar to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and a free copy of Puzzle Agent, also from Telltale Games.
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Trafalgar Ball Dress
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by chula123
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In October this year, I was invited to a "Nelson Trafalgar Ball" and needed a long dress. I chose this Butterick pattern because my husband liked the long slit in the leg :-)) and some bottle green Satin.
Material Notes
Satin, Zip, lining
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Dec 31, 2013, 10.56 AMby liliv-1
You look so pretty in it!
Dec 29, 2013, 09.43 PMby Ellen Hatteland
You look gorgeous! :)
Dec 29, 2013, 08.43 PMby slmnstyle
What a beautiful and elegant dress! I am sure you were the Belle of the Ball! I've always liked this Butterick pattern as well, and the one shoulder is very flattering. Nice job!
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Dec 29, 2013, 09.07 PMby chula123
thank you for the lovely compliment ! As a matter of fact, I did get a few positive comments at the ball (always nice to hear) The pattern really is fabulous. I was a bit worried at first about the one shoulder, clothes like that normally don't sit too well on me and tend to hang down a bit which can of course sometimes turn out a bit embarassing :-( , but not so this one, fits perfectly !
Dec 29, 2013, 05.59 PMby MojoHollz
I can see why your husband likes it so much because you look fabulous!
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Dec 29, 2013, 07.25 PMby chula123
Thank you so much ! I felt very elegant in it.
Dec 29, 2013, 09.54 AMby lienepien
Great dress! Wish I had some events to were an evening gown to. The colour is beautiful too!
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Dec 29, 2013, 07.27 PMby chula123
Thank you ! I don't often go to such events and I have to say it was a nice experience and I loved to look at all the nice dresses, including mine:-))
Dec 29, 2013, 09.05 AMby Mary Athey
Oh wow!! You look gorgeous girl, your hair's fabulous and the dress is stunning. I love this xx
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Dec 29, 2013, 07.28 PMby chula123
thank you very much Mary !! I felt like a princess in my long dress, loved it :-)) xx
Dec 28, 2013, 10.56 PMby zsyzu
You did such a wonderful job with this dress! You look absolutely gorgeous.
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Dec 29, 2013, 07.29 PMby chula123
Thank you so much. I was very happy with the dress and felt so good in it that night !
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Portland State races past Humboldt State 43-6
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Kieran McDonagh passed for a career-high 377 yards, fueling Portland State to a 43-6 pounding of Division-II Humboldt State.
It makes the second straight week that McDonagh has set a career high. He passed for 308 yards in a narrow loss to Cal, a performance that earned the sophomore Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week honors.
The Vikings' (2-1) potent offense did not kick in until the second half, breaking open a tight 7-6 contest with three TDs and a safety in the third quarter alone. Portland State finished with 622 total yards. The Vikings lead the FCS in total offence, averaging over 612 yards, after their first two games.
Humboldt State (0-2) stayed close in the first half on Matt Bruder field goals of 32 and 28 yards less than a minute apart in the second quarter.
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After losing Monday night against Kirksville, the Mexico Lady Bulldogs basketball team bounced back with a commanding 54-37 win over conference rival Hannibal Lady Pirates Thursday night at home.
MHS coach Ed Costley said it was nice to get back on the winning track going into the break. "The girls seemed to be more relaxed tonight than our last two home nights," stated Costley. He did make a change in the rotation, which made the Lady Dawgs more of an outside shooting threat. Karen Baker played well and Kelli Ingrum both had solid performances, said their coach.
Mexico ended the second quarter on a 5-0 run and outscored the Lady Pirates to start the third 6-2.
"As a team we need to learn how strong finishes and starts in quarters are what put you in position to win most games," said Mexico's coach.
In the first half the Lady Bulldogs was 33 percent from the field and then in the second half took command and was 70 percent from the field. They shot 50 percent at the free throw line in both the first and second half of the game.
Senior Brooke Costley led all scorers with 15 points including two 3-pointers. She also had 5 assists, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Sophomore Karen Baker added 12P, including two 3-point baskets, 1 assist, 1 rebound and 2 steals. Kelli Ingrum contributed 8P with 1 assist, 6 rebounds and 1 steal. Anne Baker led the team in rebounds with 8. She also scored 6P and had 2 steals.
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It is reasonable to ask religious believers to prove their God is real because their subsequent failure to do so drives home the point to them and onlookers that their ridiculous beliefs have zero sound evidence or sound arguments to support them.It would be unreasonable to expect them to prove it, but I don't.All I'm saying is that using the words prove and proof is reasonable. Look again at the meaning of prove from the OED: to demonstrate the truth or existence of something by evidence or argument. Isn't that what you are asking religious believers to do when you say "just show the evidence"? You seem to be arguing here just for the sake of it.
Seriously, you guys are the meanest people I have ever met. I hope you are happy and feel really good about yourself.
Likewise, as far as atheism goes, there is no solid evidence to the contrary; theists have no proof of the existence of gods, and the evidence they do have is unconvincing.So there is a stalemate; theists think atheists are delusional, and vice-versa; and neither side can prove their point.So the labelling and name-calling seem rather pointless.
Quote from: Bad Pear on August 13, 2012, 11:12:12 AMCould the definition not also be expanded to include beliefs held without any supporting evidence? I don't think so; because a belief held without supporting evidence might actually be true, and therefore not a delusion.In order to demonstrate a delusion, one has to produce contrary evidence, as Bert cited:Quote from: bertatberts on August 13, 2012, 07:33:41 AMDelusion: A false belief or wrong judgment, sometimes associated with hallucinations, held with conviction despite evidence to the contrary. http://stedmansonline.com/ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 28th Edition, Copyright© 2006_Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.The problem with this is that as far as theism goes, athiests have no evidence to the contrary; they have no proof of the non-existence of gods, and the best argument they have is the absense of evidence on the theists' side. But that doesn't meet Stedman's definition.Likewise, as far as atheism goes, there is no solid evidence to the contrary; theists have no proof of the existence of gods, and the evidence they do have is unconvincing.So there is a stalemate; theists think atheists are delusional, and vice-versa; and neither side can prove their point.
Could the definition not also be expanded to include beliefs held without any supporting evidence?
Delusion: A false belief or wrong judgment, sometimes associated with hallucinations, held with conviction despite evidence to the contrary. http://stedmansonline.com/ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 28th Edition, Copyright© 2006_Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
*Edit: Likewise (and I'll probably catch heat for this but it's the truth) calling an atheist who states with certainty that there absolutely is no god a fool is also accurate. You simply cannot know.
... as science and technology grows by leaps and bounds so must the IDIOTIC views on any gods diminish out there....as we understand more about the universe,religious people have to further plug their ears and must scream "lalalalala,I can't hear you" at the top of their lungs and they MUST keep their eyes closed tight to avoid seeing it.
It's relevant based on you stating that those you refer as "delusional" as those who have the information yet either choose to ignore it, or are oblivious to it based on their beliefs. From your statement, of such, you seem to think a great deal of people, not a few, should be on medication and in a treatment program because they must be ill, or something. I disagree with such a statement and point-of-view.
Hatter23,Nonsense. Equating a skin disease to what is percieved a mental disease. You would have had a better convincing if you used a mental disease vs. What everyone considers to be equally a mental disease but then what disease equates to mass delusion?-Nam
Quote from: Bad Pear on August 14, 2012, 10:23:34 AM*Edit: Likewise (and I'll probably catch heat for this but it's the truth) calling an atheist who states with certainty that there absolutely is no god a fool is also accurate. You simply cannot know.Not heat, but a question. What about someone who says without question there is no Zeus? No Odin? No mermaids? No chupacabra?
Depression is a mental disorder, religion isn't.-Nam
Interesting side; I once treated a person with ScrupulosityWhat is Scrupulosity?A form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involving religious or moral obsessions. Scrupulous individuals are overly concerned that something they thought or did might be a sin or other violation of religious or moral doctrine. What are the symptoms of scrupulosity?Common obsessions seen in scrupulosity include excessive concerns about:• Blasphemy• Having committed a sin• Behaving morally• Purity• Going to hell• Death• A loss of impulse control
There seems to be two different points being maintained.
Being depressed isn't the same thing as being or having clinical depression.-Nam
Those people who follow their religions to the letter, such as fundamentalists, I would contend have delusional state-of-minds but as it has been proven on this website and others, the vast majority of those who follow a particular religion are "cherry pickers", or haven't even read their holy books, and those people usually only cherry pick the "good" rather than the "bad" parts. I don't see those people as delusional. Misinformed, perhaps but not delusional.
Actually they are your words, I just paraphrased it from your opinion on the matter (that I am sure you see as a fact).
If a person has all the access needed to the knowledge the world can provide, yet still holds a belief in a deity, then that person is delusional, if the person doesn't, then that person is ignorant and deluded.However even then, both have a delusional disorder, and will need help, to some it will be education, if they accept it. And to the other medication.
everyone in the world is basically delusional and should seek professional help.
will be education
Actually, bertaberts, some people on this website have said that's exactly what'd they do if a religious person made it known to them that they were. I just don't see the point in it except for self-gratification. I understand for the fundamentalists, or the bizarre religious act by a theist but for every single one of them? I don't get it.
You think the vast majority of people in the world need treatment and medication?
bertaberts, You're equating all, but your selected criteria, as being so, without any actual evidence, per person you're accusing of being "delusional". The average religious person, where I live in the southern US, doesn't act like that. They usually act like we're crazy or dismissive. That's denial, not delusion.I hear voices. They don't tell me what to do, or have conversations with me. They are primarily what I feel are "echoes". Just yesterday I swear I heard someone call my name. I went to see, and nothing was there. I went back to what I was doing. I have even attempted to hear things with my ears with just thinking about a certain thing, and I heard something. Which is why I conclude they are "echoes". Does that make me delusional? I'm hearing things? I must be. I mean, I don't think it's the devil or god or what not but how is that different from a person who does?They try to explain it with religion, and I try to explain it with logic. We both use the crux we know.That's the best way I can answer your question.
I never said "everyone" was the paraphrase. The paraphrase is reply #25, page 1:QuoteYou think the vast majority of people in the world need treatment and medication?That's the paraphrase. Reply #27 is my OPINION of such a viewpoint.
Over a billion people you believe should be in treatment and on medication. But for a select few everyone in the world is basically delusional and should seek professional help.
Next time: quote me correctly.
Well, then, I must be delusional.
Hatter23,Didn't you read the "Analogies" topic.
To your second post to me, after that one, "religion" itself isn't a delusion. It is the makeup, or basic principle wrapped around what "we" perceive to be the delusion: i.e. "god".I mean, would you consider those who follow atheistic religions to be delusional?
bertaberts,<snip> But, it is "basically" your stance on the issue since only a very small percentage of the world is atheistic in the sense "they know god doesn't exist", which apparently you're one of them[1], and therefore becomes concluded in such thought.-Nam 1. which could be said is a delusional state-of-mind since one says they know something to be true without any evidence to back it up
Hatter23,I believe I have a soul. I explained why to another atheist member in pm a while back. Perhaps if he or she remembers and still has the pm, they can copy/post it here. If not, then I can copy it but i'd first have to write on paper, then type it here. I believe they accepted my premise.I wonder, does that make them delusional, too?-Nam
Bad Pear,You're pretending that 95% of the population is clinically depressed, I'm not. Or, you actually believe it, either way...
Quote from: Nam on August 14, 2012, 06:39:24 PMDepression is a mental disorder, religion isn't.-NamIf 95%+ of humanity met the criteria for clinical depression[1][/b] would it still be a mental disorder? 1. The specific disorder here is not important. You asserted that clinical depression is a mental disorder. I agree with you. That is, however, irrelevant to the point. You could have said "Peanutbuttereggdirt is a mental disorder, religion isn't" and my question would have been "If 95% of humanity had peanutbuttereggdirt would it still be a mental disorder".


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Besides the imbalanced factor I dont see why not. just need a harness for the dual battery set up.
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Can you put the big summits RX 2.4ghz in this little summit ?
Why ? Because i figure if i do that I can drive either one with the 1/10's TX .
Thanks for help.
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I don't think so.
The motor is bigger, therefore they had to go with the smaller receiver. The AM receiver is only 4 channel, not 5, therefore it's smaller. I think this is the way they have it set up, but don't sue me if i'm wrong here.
Balance - try making twin 4-packs on either side
but someone already answered.
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Thanks Guys for answer on RX . Yea I think I could use the 4ch or 5ch 2.4ghz RX , the Big summit TX should bind either one .
Yea I should get the 4ch RX to save some space I gather same one in 1/16 VXL version.
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i could use those in my brushed emaxx, i really want a summit 1/10 but wow this looks pretty cool i wonder how well it will do in the sand
Question: right now the brushed summit comes stock with 25/55 pinion and spur gear.....if i wanted a little more speed, how would i adjust the gears? smaller pinion and larger spur or just the opposite?
any videos of the brushed version out yet ?
What has been people's experience with the brushed version? I recently received mine, and after running for less than a whole battery I felt the power/torque wasn't living up to the expectations of the 550 motor. It wasn't horrible, but I felt something was holding it back. To see if the battery was the weak link I swapped out the included battery for a 2S Li-Po. After a single pull of the throttle (it drove a few feet) the ESC let out a large puff of smoke and that was that.
Polarity was correct and voltage shouldn't have been an issue with only a 2S Li-Po (at least, not enough of an issue to cause nearly instant death). I think I either got a defecive ESC, or the XL2.5 is being strained to the max with the Titan 550 motor. Just curious what other people's experience has been.
What about trying the xl-5 esc?
Considering the XL-5 runs the motor in the Traxxas 1/10th scale line-up I'm pretty sure it would hold up in the 1/16th Summit. I just hope my issue was a defect and that the included XL-2.5 ESC is enough for the Titan 550 considering that is what people buying the brushed version are getting.


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Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen will read selections from her recent work on March 13 as part of the Hallie Ford Literary Series.
Beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Hatfield Room of the Hatfield Library, the event is free and open to the public.
This will be Petersen's first reading from her new book of poems, "Understory." She will also read from other recent work and discuss her inspiration for the poems.
By the time she visits Willamette, Petersen says she will have traveled more than 18,000 miles giving workshops, readings and keynote addresses in every corner of Oregon.
She says that literary readings allow the audience to experience the intonations and inflections the author intends.
"A poem has a certain amount of life as print on a page, but that's only a fraction of its total life," Petersen says. "The poem doesn't gain its complete life until it is given voice."
Petersen, who is Oregon's sixth and current poet laureate, is the author of five collections of poetry, including "The Wild Awake," "Blood Silk," "A Bride of Narrow Escape" and "The Voluptuary." She is a former Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and she serves on the board of directors of Friends of William Stafford.
The Hallie Ford Literary Series is organized by members of Willamette's English Department. It features poets, novelists, short story writers and others, who are brought to campus each semester to meet with students and discuss the writing process.
The next presenter is contemporary author Michael Martone, who will visit Willamette April 9.
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We Will Rock You
Problems with Ben Elton's conversion of Queen's back catalogue into a theatrical production? 'We Will Rock You's depiction of a dystopian future where live music is banned rails against the corporatisation of music like a crusty hippy in John Lewis. Yet during the interval, the tannoys blare out: 'Ladies and gentleman, the "We Will Rock You" finale is guaranteed to blow your mind! So get your glowsticks now!'.
Agit-prop tirades against the soullessness of the state's enforced formation dancing are used to paint the rock-star wannabe of a lead (called Galileo Figaro, obviously) as a futuristic Che Guevara. But upon the discovery that rock'n'roll offers untrammelled freedom of expression, he prances about like one of Britney's backing dancers.
At points, 'We Will Rock You' gets so worked up about the cultural impact of 'X Factor' et al that you wonder if the audience might be sent out to bring back Simon Cowell's head on a plate. Yet the production happily employs 'X Factor' ejectee Brenda Edwards as one of the leads. And while it's box-tickingly keen to include a (clunky) feminist female lead, they patronisingly explain her existential malaise as being a lack of 'Somebody to LURRRVE'.
But why would 'We Will Rock You' be a credible work of theatre? After all, Queen's brand image was so arch that they could've starred in their own 'Carry On' film. So never mind the clunky song intros ('What do I want? I want TO BRAAYYYYK FREEEEE!') and sexual innuendo ('You are an eager beaver.' 'You leave my eager beaver out of this!', etc). It SHOULD be daft. And ultimately, the main draw is a punchy soundsystem ringing to the katana-sharp live renditions of the band's material, although it's a bit of a shame that Freddie's lyrics are occasionally tinkered with for plot purposes. As is the underwhelmingly reserved atmosphere created by a tourist-heavy audience. Queen fans with a sense of humour won't be disappointed. Theatre fans may want to look elsewhere.
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gr8 show! I loved it! Thanks so much!
Very good singing!!
My Wife and I truly loved this, even if you are not a Queen fan you will still enjoy. The music/singing was great and also very funny too. Going to take the kids next time.
This is an amazing feel good musical which makes you want more every time you see it!! I wen to see it for the 3rd time the other week and I still want to see it again. The cheesy story line makes you laugh at every "one liner". There are some sexual innuendo's, but what do you expect, it's QUEEN! The band is awesome and they really do the songs good justice. The surround system was replaced by the speakers from the London 2012 Olympics which give you the punch Queen music should have. I really suggest you go see this, the cast is brilliant and there is no fault to it at all. It's not a musical, its a rock theatre phenomenon! You really need if you're in need of a good time! The Dominion Theatre is the right venue for this show, being one of the biggest in the west end, you are sure to be in for a good time!
Outstanding yet again! This is the second time we have seen this musical and it never disappoints. A great story and a must for any Queen fans young or old! Excellent!!!!!
A must see musical. For Queen fans it's great way to enjoy their songs, with a story set in the future. For music fans it's a great night out. Pair it up with lunch before a matinee or dinner before the show and you have a brilliant day/ evening in the capital. Without giving away the story a good laugh for all.
For the last 6 years I have taken my daughters to see a west end musical every year, and we all agree this was by far the best we have seen. The singing and orchestra is out-standing and do Queen proud, and the superb surround sound ensures that their songs are heard superbly. Cant praise this show enough and would happily see it again and again.
As a visitor from Hull who goes to london particularly to see musicals i have always put this show down as a juke box musical and it was never high up on my list to see HOW!! wrong could i be this is a amazing show high energy with a fabulous cast that rock out to the end ,my husband (50) my daughter (17) and mum(77) all enjoyed this show so it appeals to almost everyone even moody teens and i would say itsa show for those who dont like deep heavy musicals you could say a show for those who dont like shows lol. The theater is directly at the entrance to tottenham court road tube station and there is a nice cafe rouge next door ,grab a ticket and there seems to be plenty of offer on this show as well
Fantastic voices bring Queen's unforgettable music to life with zest, energy and a great deal of humor in this highly entertaining rock musical. A somewhat tentative start paves the way for a powerful build-up as the story unfolds, telling us of long lost legends of rock whose creativity, individuality and rebellious spirit have been buried under the repetitive dust of mass-produced gaga-music which is being force fed to the masses by one giant, all-encompassing corporation. Only one man remains to tell the story of past generations and with the help of two young free thinkers, they set out to find the holy grail of rock.
Fantastic show! Saw it a few years ago and enjoyed it just as much second time around. Amazing cast, great music. Really uplifting. Brenda Edwards was amazing.
Tired, dull and lifeless with no real story line. Don't waste your money, go and see the Book of Mormon instead.
Fantastic show! I revived my Unforgettable Experience of Queen's Performance in the 80's when they have visited my Country, Brazil. My 16-year old twin sons were quite impressed with the excellent band performance!!! I strongly recommend the play. Paulo Machado
Went to the Saturday 14th December matinee and loved it. Very uplifting. Took my daughter to see it as her annual birthday treat. We had no expectations as it was very different from the usual musical we select but loved it. Came out singing and ready to hit the shops. Great cast and Galileo's voice was tremendous. A very fitting tribute to the music of Queen.
An Awesome Play with a Message Written and directed by Ben Elton and featuring the songs of Queen, We Will Rock You is a one of a kind musical show that narrates a story. As a fan of Queen and of the play, I am eagerly waiting for the 12th show of it in the Dominion Theatres. Galileo's consistent struggle, the secret behind the lost axe and the overall suspense keeps me spell bound nearly every time I watch the play.
It was fantastic! The ticket pick-up at the box office was smooth and easy.
Good show - very lively. Went to the matinee show on a Saturday. Went with a group of friends, male and female. Would recommend. Got the £30 tickets, however not sure if I could justify spending much more than this to see this show.
Fantastic show. Was a perfect show for both my 18 year old son and 21 year old daughter and it was a great start to our London weekend. The voices of the cast were amazing and it was all over before we knew it. Would definitely go again.
Fabulous show. the second time I have seen this show well worth the money. I would definitely see this again
It is a fantastic show. It was my birthday present for my 60 years old friend, who used to work in the theatre. What I can say : two different generations were overwhelmed by the singing and the performance of actors. 'We will rock you' makes you feel so inspired and energetic like no other show!
Cracked it. Found a show that appealed to my son and all of his teenage friends. Paid a bit extra, got the good seats up font - even bought the cheesy glowsticks. Don't know if this counts as theatre in the cultural sense, by wow it delivered for us today.
Wonderful show! Great singing and dancing. Amazing music. Fabulous scenery. We totally enjoyed every single minute and would have no hesitation in recommending it. Can't fault this wonderful musical at all. We will be back !!!! :) :)
Absolutely superb performance. Our son and daughter joined us and they, too, found the performance witty and well-staged. This is the second time we have seen this production, with some years in between, and we were delighted to note that the script and visual imagery had been brought up to date, to make it relevant to a modern audience. If you like Queen's music then seeing this show is a must.
I had been before and booked a last minute ticket to bring a date to impress. We loved the show, the band were excellent. Bit of a bonus as the cast were in the foyer after the show so got close up to Killer Queen who was delightful if a bit scarey!!
singing was ok but was disappointed with the lack of staging. I am used to a les mis level of company and staging so it was very different. It felt like it was missing something to me...
A wonderful night for me & 2 teenagers. Just what we were expecting - rock-on music by queen with a skilful and lightly humorous script by Ben Elton. Every cast member gave their all and all excellent voices to match the tunes/character. Was v v pleased with the Time Out ticket service (ordered late but still received by post before leaving the far away shires for the big smoke)!!
The plot is basically a pantomime and I was a bit disappointed that some of the singing wasn't as strong as it should have been (they need to use proper rock singers) but the music and lyrics are fantastic. Get drunk and sing along!
Cheaply made, boring story, waste of Money and Time! Very disapointing and Way too expensive! Jersey Boys was a Million Times better!
Outstanding singers and show!"!!
Amazing so much fun!!
The wife & i really enjoyed this show. . i quite liked the future high tech idea of the story . Yes it was a bit cheesey but i loved the use of the Queen hits. The 2 leads didnt feel as strong as Meat & Brit at times but still performed well. i was not surprised by the humour as it was written by Ben Elton. Also call out for the band who were excellent .
It was nice musical my kids ( 14. 16 )like queen songs I see better musical
Don t go if you want to watch & listen to a tribute to Queen as this isn't it.. I read the reviews before booking for me(30) and my mother(57). To my disappointment i thought the set, costumes and gags are dated. You notice this show has been running for sometime now. The performances weren't great, am sure this musical has had better days.
enjoyed it very much - mostly surprised me that it was for my kids great also. love the songs - Queen forever!!!
Sadly, this was just a cheesy pantomime with Queen songs in it, and they even had the nerve to change the words to some of them! Brian May, how could you? I love Queen, and was really looking forward to this, but was very disappointed. It was an experience, and one that I will never forget, but not because it was any good. What amazed me was that there were several people who were actually taking it seriously!
I love Queen - but was sadly disappointed by this, until I realised it was meant to be a really cheesy Panto with Queen songs (some of which had their lyrics changed - scandalous) and had to suppress my boo's and hisses at the baddies, as some in the audience seemed to be taking it really seriously. As a night out it was an experience, but not if you really like Queen or were expecting something remotely sensible or something that really admired their back catalogue. Some of the singing was mediocre - the 2 leads on the night we went were completely outsung and outdanced by "Meat" and "Brit" - Oh, and the Pimms was really expensive too. Mind you, I did like Killer Queen's leather coat.
This musical is unbelievably bad, almost laughably so. The music is great, but the staging is distracting: the obtrusive video takes attention away from the dancing, which is probably okay because the choreography is so unexciting. And the plot? Forget it - it's like it was written by a 3rd grader. With a leading lady named "Scaramoosh" ( ! ), i almost burst out laughing when the leading man says, "I love you, Scaramoosh." Come on. What I don't get is why this has been running so long, and the audience seemed to like it. Oh, well.
I loved it! Queen fans will never be disappointed.In fact, why should others go and comment????
As someone who likes Queen and likes musicals I have to say this was AWFUL. They were so busy trying to shoehorn in knowing pop culture references, innuendo and 'jokes' they forgot to make anything or anyone in it likeable. This crass, shouty production just serves to highlight that the effortless showmanship of Freddie Mercury was a rare, rare thing indeed.
brilliant show, a must for queen fans. Great performance by Galileo, loved the jokes by 'Curly'. A really lovely theatre.
seeing it for the second ime this year with me ole mucka lynette...bring it on...love it.


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i have a 10" alpine type r and the entire surround is completely unglued from the basket. the spider looks fine and still glued all around so does that mean the voice coil will stay aligned or could it become unaligned if i reglue the surround a tiny bit off? i can't twist the surround at all so when i glue it back on it should be just like it was, right?
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A farmer who grows coffee beans high up in the mountains of Chiayi County last week won the top prize at the first Taiwan Domestic Gourmet Coffee Competition, beating 112 other entries.
For 37 years, Hsu Chun-jung (許峻榮) was a dedicated tea producer at his farm 1,200m up Chowu Mountain (卓武山) in Chashan Village (茶山), Alishan Township (阿里山) — until a chance encounter 12 years ago led him to a love affair with coffee.
While on a visit to Namasiya Township (那瑪夏), Kaohsiung County (now Greater Kaohsiung), Hsu found the arabica coffee beans being grown there — first imported into Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era — to have a unique aroma and taste.
He started growing arabica beans alongside his tea crop. Coffee now takes up about 6 hectares of his farm, about the same size as his tea plantation. He produces about 6 tonnes of raw coffee beans every year, which yields about 2 tonnes of roasted beans.
From planting to final processing, Hsu has adopted a very strict method for producing coffee beans. He applies organic farming methods, using no pesticides, and offers customers a choice of light, medium or full roast. He has also developed a new type of coffee processing, which he calls "mountain stream washing."
After the coffee beans are picked, they go through a wet (washed coffee) or dry (unwashed coffee) process. For wet processed coffee, many producers use the "ferment-and-wash" method wherein the fermented beans are washed by water to remove the pulp and mucilage covering.
Hsu's wet processing is different in that he uses mountain stream water, with temperatures kept at an average of 10°C, to wash and clean the beans. This gives his "Chowu Mountain Coffee" a subtler and more fragrant aroma.
"Producing coffee beans, then going on to market and selling them on your own, is a very difficult task. Running a coffee farm requires many workers, especially when the coffee beans have to be picked and harvested," Hsu said. "This whole process is especially difficult because getting skilled workers is a problem. It is not something that can be solved by just throwing money at it."
"Winning the top prize at the competition is proof that my efforts and insistence on sticking to my principles were right," he added.
The inaugural Taiwan Domestic Gourmet Coffee Competition was a collaboration between National Taiwan University and the Council of Agriculture's Tea Research and Extension Station.
The two major categories of competition are for "partial fermentation" and "standard wet washing" methods, with the former attracting more than 10 entries and the latter 113 entries.
Assessments for the coffee beans were based on evaluations on water measurement, sieve grading, weight ratio, tasting and other properties.
Besides Hsu, other Chiayi farmers who won prizes and honorable mentions include Tseng Yung-li (曾永麗) of Mo Fu Coffee Garden; Wang Chao-sui (王照隨) of Top Marks Coffee Garden; Pu Hsiu-ling (浦秀玲) and Wang Chiung-shan (王瓊珊) of Chiung Shan Coffee; and Lai Yen-hsiang (賴燕翔) of Lai Family Coffee Garden.
Huang Shih-yu (黃世裕), a coffee gourmet and secretary-general of the Meishan Township (梅山) Farmers' Association, said that the nation's homegrown coffee beans are fresher than imported products, with a taste and aroma that can match any top grade "single origin" coffee from any other country.


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January 30, 2013
Buffalo chicken tenders don't have to be unhealthy to taste good. This recipe calls for coating the tenders in a crispy crust, then baking them and serving both hot sauce and blue cheese dressing on the side.
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Food: A healthier take on Super Bowl grub: Baked buffalo tenders
The key Super Bowl food groups are meat and melted cheese, preferably deep-fried. Buffalo-style chicken wings and chicken nuggets are just the sort of thing deep-fried deliciousness we're talking about. And my recipe marries the two and, incredibly, does so in a way that simultaneously satisfies the soul and keeps the blood whistling through the old arteries.
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A biography for Paul Newman
Paul Newman's Biography
Paul Newman found fame in many different areas of endeavor, from being an actor and a director to being a racing driver and a humanitarian. Newman was also a very successful businessman, being the cofounder of Newman's Own. From his business profits, Newman had donated hundreds of millions of dollars to charity.
Early Life
Newman was born in a suburb of Cleveland on Jan. 26, 1925. Newman's father, Arthur, was Jewish, while his mother, Theresa, was of Hungarian origin. Although his father had a strong focus on Judaism and his mother believed in Christian Science, Newman did not adhere to any religion throughout his life. Early on in his life, Newman showed a passion for theater, so his mother pushed him towards it. After Newman graduated from Shaker Heights High School at the age of eighteen, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Newman was deployed to the Pacific theater, where he became a radioman and gunner. After the war ended, Newman studied Bachelor of Arts in English and Speech at Kenyon College in Ohio. After graduating in 1949, Newman received further training at the Yale School of Drama and also studied under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York.
Acting and Directing Film
After moving to New York with his young wife, Jackie, Newman was involved with a number of Broadway productions. While he was involved with theater, Newman did make some forays into television and film. In 1954, Newman acted in his first Hollywood film, "The Silver Chalice." However, the movie was bombed, so Newman's dreams to make it big in Hollywood had to be put on hold for a few years. 1958 was a breakthrough of sorts for Newman. He starred alongside Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." The film was a resounding success, and Newman received his first Academy Award nomination. After his divorce five years earlier, Newman starred opposite Joanne Woodward in "The Long, Hot Summer." Woodward married Newman that same year, and the pair remained together for fifty years until Newman's death. Newman's role in "The Long, Hot Summer" also resulted in his winning the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1968, Newman directed his first motion picture, "Rachel, Rachel," and he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Throughout the rest of his film career, Newman only directed a handful of films.
From the 1960s until the early 1980s, Newman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor on multiple occasions, yet he missed four times. Finally, at the age of sixty-two, Newman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Eddie Felson in "The Color of Money," which was directed by Martin Scorsese. For Newman, the award fulfilled a lifelong dream. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Newman only acted in films sporadically, mostly lending his voice to a cartoon character.
Business Venture
In 1982, along with his writer friend Aaron Hotchner, Newman founded Newman's Own, a food business intended to help local charities. During the firm's early years, Newman created the policy that all proceeds of the business would be allocated for charity. Since the business was formed more than thirty years ago, Newman's Own has donated over US$300 million to a variety of charities. In 1988, Newman cofounded Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, which became a summer camp for terminally ill children. Since that time, the camp has expanded to countries such as France, Israel, and Ireland and caters for 13,000 children each year. In 1999, Newman donated US$250,000 to assist refugees caught up in the conflict in Kosovo. During 2007, a year before he passed away, Newman gave US$10 million to Kenyon College for the purpose of establishing a college scholarship fund.
Auto Racing Career
Newman developed his love of auto racing at the Watkins Glen Racing School while filming "Winning" in 1969. Newman's passion for racing cars grew from there, and he raced in his first professional event in Connecticut in 1972. Throughout the 1970s, Newman was a regular driver at Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) events. Newman was also interested in the management side of racing, so he, along with Bill Freeman, formed Newman Freeman Racing. In 1979, Newman drove Dick Barbour's Porsche 935 in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and finished a creditable second place. In 1983, Newman formed Newman/Haas Racing with Carl Haas. In 2009, Newman was posthumously included in the SCCA Hall of Fame for his services to the sport of auto racing.
In June 2008, Paul Newman was reported to have been diagnosed with lung cancer. Newman began receiving treatment at a New York City hospital. After going through two months of chemotherapy treatment, Newman asked to be allowed to go home to be with his family. On Sept. 26, 2008, at the age of eighty-three, Paul Newman died in his Westport Connecticut home surrounded by those closest to him.


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Robin Roberts: 'I'm Stronger Than I Thought I Was"
After facing her fears over a life-threatening illness, the Good Morning America anchor is back and better than ever. Watch video of Roberts's joyous first day back on the show, then read her PARADE cover story below.
As the voice of James Brown singing "I Feel Good" bounces off the walls of a Manhattan photo studio, Robin Roberts begins dancing exuberantly, a broad smile on her face. It's been a week since the Good Morning America anchor returned to work amid great fanfare after five months of grueling medical treatments, and she is relishing a sense of normalcy. On this morning's show, she was treated simply like one of the gang; her illness was not mentioned. "I just walked in," she says, "and even the members of the crew were like, 'All right. Now we're back.'"
Known for her upbeat personality, Roberts, 52, has had a physically and emotionally excruciating year. Diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disease, she endured chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, and months in the hospital and at home in virtual isolation to protect her fragile immune system. In the midst of this battle, her beloved mother, Lucimarian, died of complications from a stroke. Roberts says she now feels her mother's presence with her. "Yesterday was a rainy day, and when the sun came through, I thought, 'That's Mom.'"
Ever resilient, Roberts has come through her ordeal ("really terrible, hard, yucky days I never want to relive or think about again") with gratitude toward her siblings, her friends, her medical team, and the fans who showered her with prayers. "I have been mulling over how much more I have learned about myself through sorrow than through joy," she says. "I'm a better, stronger, more complete person because of these trials and tribulations."
Together, Sawyer and Besser researched treatments and doctors while keeping Roberts's illness a secret at ABC News for nearly six weeks. "We were like a little tiger team, the three of us," says Besser. "People wondered, why is Diane in Rich's office with the door closed?" Roberts and Besser then interviewed doctors together: He vetted the medical aspects while she sought an emotional comfort level. She chose Dr. Sergio Giralt, a specialist in bone marrow transplants at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Dr. Gail Roboz, a leukemia specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The three of them have now spent so much time together that they share a wisecracking rapport.
Sally-Ann Roberts remembers "screaming" with joy when Robin phoned with the news, but she was startled by her sister's next remark. "Robin said, 'Do you want to do this?' I said, 'Why would you ask me that?' I was really surprised at how difficult it was for her to be the one in need." Robin, the baby of the family, admits that her sister is right. "I want to be the giver," she says. "It's been very hard for me but very enlightening to understand what it's like to be on the receiving end."
Sally-Ann injected herself for five days with a drug to induce the production of stem cells. She stresses that she had no side effects and adds, "I am terribly afraid of needles, but it wasn't a problem." She then gave blood at Sloan-Kettering in New York, where Robin was being treated; that night, the sisters got word that their mother was on her deathbed. (Their father, Lawrence Roberts, a retired air force colonel and a pilot with the World War II Tuskegee Airmen, died in 2004.) "I believe Mom held on until she was sure that Robin had what she needed," Sally-Ann says. They flew home to Pass Christian, Miss., and arrived in time to say goodbye.
Sawyer and GMA weatherman Sam Champion were with her when she had the transplant. "I was being given life, and they were there," she says. "People call them colleagues, and I'm like, 'Colleagues don't come to your room when you're about to be reborn. These are the people that you love, who are close to you.' They're family to me."
Champion and GMA coanchor Josh Elliott got permission to visit Roberts in the hospital "at a point when seeing her required two big scrub-downs and putting on protective gloves and masks," recalls Elliott. Their get-well gifts included shaggy green slippers with frog faces. "Little did I know when I put on those froggy slippers that they would take on a life of their own," says Roberts, whose friends then bought them in solidarity. "Oprah still wears them. Come on, you're wearing frogs on your feet! How can you be in a bad mood?"
Roberts is doing well, but recurrences are not unusual with MDS, so she is helping her cause by participating in clinical trials. "We're all anxious for this to be in the rear-view mirror," says Dr. Roboz, "but we're not there yet." The anchor's eyesight remains blurry, making it hard for her to read the teleprompter. "I don't panic," she says. "I just have to give [my coanchors] a look and they'll start talking; they've got my back." She is susceptible to colds and infections and has been told to avoid handshakes and kisses, but she seems to crave human contact, rushing outside on her first day back at GMA to elbow-bump fans. Dr. Giralt has sent her emails urging her to be careful, though as he confides philosophically, "You could put her in a bubble and wrap her in Saran wrap, but this is who she is. This is part of her healing."
Ask how her experience has changed her and Roberts says, "I'm stronger than I thought I was. My favorite phrase has been 'This too shall pass.' I now understand it really well." To fight her fears, she practices yoga and visualization. "When I close my eyes, my happy place is Key West, coffee in hand, sunrise over the pier," she says. "I can visualize that in the studio, and it has helped calm me." She no longer feels that productivity means booking every hour of her day months in advance. "I don't want to plan. In a year's time I want to still be able to say to you, I am in the moment."
In being extraordinarily open about her illness, Roberts aims to make people more aware of MDS and the need for bone marrow donors for many diseases. Barry Huff, a senior vice president of the activist organization Be the Match, says that the anchor's candor has sparked an impressive response: 56,000 people signed up to be potential donors after Roberts announced her diagnosis.
Nevertheless, being the center of attention has been uncomfortable for a journalist used to the other side of the microphone. The night before returning to GMA, Roberts spent an hour on the phone with Josh Elliott, bracing for the spotlight. He told her, "You have to let that love cascade over you." Her sisters gave her similar advice. "They said, 'Take your hands off the wheel. Allow yourself to be loved,'" Roberts says. "It was very difficult, but it brought people joy to bring me joy."
Roberts has struggled with a few "why me?" moments, but she takes solace in the knowledge that her experience has helped others. "I feel now more than ever that my life has purpose," she says. "I think that I am being used for light and love and resilience. For whatever reason, I'm able to touch people, and I'm so grateful for that."
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