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Occasionally you just want to cast something on RIGHT THEN!! That means finding yarn that isn't skeined and then choosing a pattern to go with it. Oddly, for me that usually ends up being a shawl or scarf, because a girl with only one neck needs an unlimited number of shawls and scarves!
So between procrastination about how to finish some of the WIPs that have been haunting this place I decided to cast on a Multnomah with some Knitpicks Stroll Multi that was sitting about. I nearly got the whole shawl out of 50g but unfortunately not quite so I had to start a second ball. Having started the ball I decided to finish it and made the feather and fan border quite a bit wider than the pattern asked for.
I also managed to finish off this little tige and it has come out nicely I think. I love Pear Tree Merino and the pattern (Topside Cardi) was quick and easy. My only modification was to do a ribbed button band rather than the garter called for in the pattern. I just felt that it was more cohesive with the rest of the design.


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"The debt to asset ratio for farmers is the best in History. It has been a remarkable year in agriculture for 2006." Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johann on This Week In Agribusiness.
The Secretary could learn a thing or two about the realities of agriculture with a visit to the Texas Rolling Plains where Texas Extension economist Stan Bevers and Extension agronomist Todd Baughman see farmers' attitudes the most negative of anytime in the last two decades.
"I've been here for 18 years," Bevers says, "and I've never seen it this bad."
He and Baughman work out of the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center at Vernon. Bevers helps producers analyze risk management. Baughman helps with production issues on cotton, wheat and peanuts.
They say several factors contribute to farmers' frustrations as they prepare for the 2007 crop. Back-to-back droughts in 2005 and 2006 hammered the area, zeroing two crops, wheat and cotton, in one year. Drought also hurt one of the area's best profit opportunities, stocker cattle. A dry fall in 2005 prevented farmers from making enough wheat or other forage crops to carry cattle to spring.
Last fall high grain prices made wheat a promising option but ruined the cattle market.
Lower cotton prices and higher input costs add to producer woes as they search for some crop mixture that will cash flow for 2007.
"Higher input costs have hurt our growers," Bevers says. "Fuel and fertilizer costs are up but people may not realize the effect of higher interest rates."
He says interest rate increases seem relatively minor but "we're paying higher interest on higher production costs."
He says cotton holds top spot as highest input crop. "And the price is down. Cotton depends on positive political support and has not received that since the WTO decision in favor of Brazil."
Losing the Step 2 program, he says, cost cotton farmers about 5 cents a pound. "This year Rolling Plains farmers may question whether to continue with cotton. Wheat production costs are 50 percent to 60 percent of cotton. This year, we anticipate a negative return from cotton in this area."
He says recent increases in corn prices have helped the wheat market. "Growers are more excited about the 2007 wheat crop."
The wheat/cattle option is less appealing.
Thinking drought
"Our farmers are still thinking about drought," Bevers says. "The last 40 days (before the new year) brought rain and better prospects for wheat. But cow/calf producers sent a lot of their calves to the feedlots last summer, so there were fewer stockers available to put on pasture last fall. Calves rarely come back from the feedlot to this area."
He says the run-up in corn and wheat prices also hurt stocker opportunities. "With potential for $5 wheat at harvest, farmers don't want to jeopardize yield by grazing stockers.
"Farmers are looking for other things. I'm asking why not milo."
Low yield, says Baughman.
"We don't get the yield from milo, even under irrigation," he says. "High nighttime temperatures prevent currently available milo hybrids from reaching yield potential.
"Farmers have considered milo before with price increases only to see a quick decline. If we see $6 or $7 milo in April, though, we'll see acreage go in. If that price holds into the summer, we'll have some late-planted milo."
He and Bevers agree that a good pricing opportunity for milo may be one positive alternative for Rolling Plains farmers looking for cash flow in 2007. "I don't ever expect a big acreage increase of milo," Baughman says.
They say even the increased interest in milo spurred by ethanol demand doesn't help Rolling Plains farmers. Farmers in the area are not in a position to take advantage of the increase in grain prices, Baughman says.
"Ethanol has probably hurt us," Bevers says. Cattle prices plunged with recent up ticks in the grain markets.
He says stocker operators who bought calves early to run on wheat pasture could pencil in a $25 to $35 a head profit. They had moisture to grow the wheat. "But within 60 days the feeder cattle market dropped by $150 a head. Numbers that had worked before now show almost a $200 a head loss."
Few alternatives
Baughman says Rolling Plains growers have little in the way of a fall back alternative this year. Wheat seems to offer the best opportunity for lower inputs and positive price but a good wheat crop will not go as far as cotton to offset drought losses.
"Cotton used to be the crop that could heal wounds," Baughman says. "A good cotton crop could make up a lot of loss. In 1994 the crop we made in 2005 would have paid off a lot of loans. Now the price is too low to do that."
Bevers says for years a combination of a domestic industry, a good export opportunity and the Step 2 program made cotton a good bet. "Now two of those three no longer exist."
They say trade agreements "hammered cotton." Agreements have been better for cattle.
"Opening markets is basically a good thing," Bevers says. "Trade agreements should improve market efficiency, but they have not always opened markets" for U.S. agriculture.
He says trade negotiations play across industries. "We probably get something else (electronics, for instance,) cheaper."
Baughman says area farmers couldn't take advantage of wheat prices last year because they made no wheat.
"If they contracted early they had no wheat to sell and some had to buy more expensive wheat to fill their contracts. That's part of the reason for the depressed attitudes we see in 2007. We can have a great year and still be behind."
"Some farmers are just looking for cash flow this year," Bevers says. "Wheat may the key. It requires limited inputs and they can make a little money with it."
"That seems to be the most positive option now," Baughman says. "At 30 bushels per acre and $4 a bushel, wheat will work."
Bevers and Baughman admit to their own frustrations at not having better answers to grower questions about crop mixes that might work for 2007.
"It's hard for us," Baughman says. "We simply don't have concrete answers."
"The Rolling Plains is a unique microcosm of agriculture," Bevers says. The area doesn't have the water resources of the High Plains or Southwest Oklahoma. It doesn't get the rainfall of the Texas Coastal Bend or have the deep soils of the Blacklands.
"And we have not had a really wet year since about 1997," Baughman says. "That's one reason many farmers have lost optimism. Drought comes on quickly."
Run numbers
Bevers says farmers "need to run some numbers at least," instead of simply relying on the crop mixes they've always grown. "Look at the possibilities."
"Most of our farmers are more diversified that we might think," Baughman says. "They have wheat and cattle, cotton and wheat. Some have hay, peanuts and grain. Some lease wheat pastures and some lease none. They all have different management techniques."
Baughman and Bevers are concerned about growing farm debts following the 2006 drought.
"After it started getting dry it took about 12 months to see the effects," Bevers says. "This year, we're seeing more farmers rolling over notes. The cattle deal was working well for a long time. But last year we knew the cattle option would get bad. If we had not had a saving rain in August (2006) we would have lost a lot of cow/calf operations."
Bevers says the area received about 9 inches of rain from October 2005 through October 2006. "We lost two crops, cotton and wheat, the same year."
The drought, coupled with a scorching hot summer — more than 40 days above 100 degrees and many topping 106 — devastated cropland.
Bevers and Baughman say farmers may find limited options to begin recovery from the combination of drought, high costs, and poor cotton markets but they offer the following recommendations:
— Minimize input costs. Wheat looks as good as anything if it's already in the ground or can be planted quickly.
— Take advantage of pricing opportunities. At $5 a bushel wheat looks pretty good. Bevers says farm gate receipts would be $4.50 to $4.60. "That's much better than $2.50."
— Run the numbers. Consider all available options.
— Reducing tillage operations cut fuel and labor expenses.
— For 2007, switching to a crop that provides cash flow could be the best option.
Bevers says Rolling Plains farmers are feeling down after coming out of a brutal summer in 2006 and two consecutive years of drought. He and Baughman say they are frustrated at the limited number of options they can provide but say farmers should make realistic analyses of each farm enterprise to develop the best chance to make a profit in 2007.
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The Nations Network sent some Jets Nation writers to the Young Stars Tournament in Penticton, BC this year. We'll have game reviews and practice notes throughout the week around the Network and on twitter @nhljetsnation, @kevinmccart, and @brettmartinlive
After a 7-2 drubbing of the Oilers prospects, the Jets Young Stars boasted the best goal differential after two games of any team in the tournament – a combined 12-5. The Oilers lost every game in the tournament, and I have commented elsewhere that their forward group is pugilistic and under-skilled. They brought seven left handed defencemen to the tournament, and the Jets played the worst of their three underwhelming netminders. It's important in these moments that we put the boxcars and the results on the back burner and consider the process.
It was the tale of two games for the Jets, who dominated possession and zone time through two periods and out-shot the Oilers 26-21 through 40. During the second period the Oilers adjusted their forecheck to put the second man in the first passing lane instead of on the puck and the Jets started struggling to transition. Added to the change of possession was the Jets moving to a trap system in the third, which did little to stop the Oilers preferred dump and chase system. The Oilers also changed their powerplay to a funnel in the third (check the Oilers Nation post for details). that the Jets didn't adjust to. The result? A final 20 minutes in which the Jets were out-shot 17-2, and out-scored 2-1.
System and Team Play
The Jets evolved their defensive system this game to go from a centre-low game to a strong-side overload that looks similar to their NHL system. In this case, the centre works in a triangle that goes from the front of the net out to roughly each face-off dot. He pressures the side boards while the winger stays high and the defenceman stays low. The idea is to prevent a cycle from developing by not giving any uncontested space on the strong side, which means the side with the puck. It forces the play to a covered defenceman (dangerous) or to the corner where the Jets defender can quickly close, pin, and escape (in theory). Olsen was especially effective in this system, and read his assignment very well. Petan and Scheifele didn't make any obvious mistakes to my eye, while Lowry occasionally sunk too deep toward his net and pursued too low in his own zone.
The Oilers used a collapse system in the defensive end, designed to always keep teams out of the middle lanes and also keep Oiler players between the puck and the net. It was their goaltender Philippe Cadorette that made that plan such a dramatic failure. The Jets kept a triangle offence with a two-man cycle and F3 high. Much like game 1, they had a lot of time at the top of the zone with which to generate chances and adjust the pace of the offence, and also used the perimeter to 'stir' for lack of a more descriptive term. The challenge of a collapse is that you're stuck outside and shooting into a crowd. To pull it apart, the forwards rotate. The defenders are patrolling a perimeter and have to choose when to maintain and when to break off pursuit. Mistakes leave open shooting lanes. For the Jets, it meant a lot of zone time and point shots, but actually all their goals came in transition.
Petan was particularly capable at stirring the Oilers defenders, and was able to draw Oilers out of position from the side boards, while Blomqvist just ran roughshod through the middle all game and was a handful for the Oilers. Trouba let off a number of shots from the point, but often with his head down and was blocked more times than not. The pair of Kichton and Kostalek did a better job of getting shots through, and got creative about using misdirection to slide or slap the puck to Jets forwards on fake shots as well.
The Jets forecheck remained the same, with a classic strong-side pressure 1-2-2 designed to take away the safest board play and force the play up the middle (for F2) or around the back in a reverse (when F3 would activate and become F1). In defending transition, F3 (the highest forward) isolates the strong-side lane so that his defenceman can close his gap in the neutral zone.
The Jet Powerplay remained an umbrella and their PK the 1-3 with the second forward in the middle and loose.
Olsen had a very strong game in the neutral zone and in transition. The Jets ran a fast break in which the centre followed the left winger up the left boards and then made a brief horizontal cross at the blue line for the right defenceman to hit him with a long pass for zone entry in the middle lane. Olsen scored off this play on a pass from Trouba, but it was run with every centre. Kichton occasionally made the pass instead of Kostalek (who was on the right on paper) by carrying up the middle like Visnovsky, and it was the forward's choice as to whether to deflect the pass in deep and chase or to receive and carry.
#60 Eric Comrie: We should start with the fact that he made 36 saves on 38 shots (ignore the game sheet), and had to deal with traffic for much of the third period. That's a great result for any goalie. In my opinion, though, Comrie showed everything we feared about his game. He made saves look harder by being too deep in his net. For example, a Fyten (52 Oilers) shot late in the first showed remarkable glove quickness, but Comrie was too deep and at the wrong angle. Could have been a less threatening chance. He fought rebounds on shots to his blocker side. He scrambled a lot. He was scored on over his shoulder by Kyle Platzer early in the 3rd, after which the Oilers were going high on Comrie for the rest of the game. It's only one game, and the Oilers have a choppy offence, which makes tracking the play a challenge for goalies. Still, his size and angles meant Comrie was showing off his athletics a little too often against the worst forward group at the tournament. That said, his athletics were more than up to the challenge so maybe I'm writing "I'm a dummy" on Tim Thomas's scouting report.
#3 Jacob Trouba: I'm going to earn some enemies in the blogosphere for reporting on Trouba's game, but keep in mind he's the one who played it. His 1st game showed him trying to do too much, getting frustrated, and making decisions according to emotion. I said he needed to work on discipline in his choices. His second game added another series of more worrisome questions about his decision making. His skating his very high level but shy of elite at this tournament, he uses his frame well, he's a thunderous open-ice hitter, and strong along the boards. His technical passing skill is high in that he reads lanes well and gets the puck to the right position for the recipient. His physical skills are not in doubt, though his shot is poor among defenders at this tournament.
Near the start of the game he had a play where he stared at a loose puck behind the net that was clearly his and didn't communicate to Morrissey or Comrie who both looked at him as he floated. Morrissey went in to get it, and Trouba didn't fill the attack lane (i.e. pick the forward), allowing the Oiler forechecker to get a long running start for a huge hit on 36. He made transition passes to covered forwards with little sense for step two of that breakout plan, shot almost exclusively with his head down, and lost containment on players by not anticipating where the play was headed.
Doesn't find space well, but is almost always yelling for the puck when he doesn't have it, despite not being open or not having a clear next play. He had another shift in the first in which he skated the puck through his own low slot with a checker on him, later checked his own forward up ice, and later again performed an escape right into pressure. In each case, he recovered extremely well. His athletics, after all, are way above the level of the tournament. But he's playing reactionary hockey at a tournament below professional level. When the play breaks down, as on Kichton's poor change in the third that left Kostalek 2-on-1, Trouba is your man. In that case, he charged in from the bench and even leaning could still lift the second forward's stick. Very small sample size, and we can hope he put his brain in neutral for a tournament that's below him. Still, there's no shame in a 19 year old not being dominant at a very complex position.
#36 Josh Morrissey: Another strong outing. Didn't shy away from contact and took hits to make plays. Even tried to line up a few open-ice hits and rocked the slippery Marco Roy along the boards. His holding penalty was a high stick he grabbed and threw from his face. Skating less on display in game 2, but still clearly plus. It was a more structured game for the Jets and Morrissey adapted well, showing his vision and decision making. He's very calm with and without the puck. Top end powerplay work owing to excellent blue-line skills and sense. Anticipates well, never seen chasing the play. Not strong enough, even for this tournament in some ways, but his exceptional balance means he's just ineffective at contact, rather than taken out of the play by it. An extremely dirty hit on Houck from behind when Houck didn't have the puck. Deserved to be tossed. The Oilers brought a goon-ish team that made everyone mad, but inexcusable in a friendly tournament.
#53 Jan Kostalek: Fewer risks taken by Kostalek while playing with Kichton. Adjusted his game well to a more roaming partner. Threw some good hits, but was mostly out-muscled in that area of the game by the Oiler hit squad. Maintained the best gaps on the team consistently. Puck movement strong again this game. Great awareness in the offensive zone – at one point making a fake shot / slap pass to Kosmachuk in the slot for a tip on. It's a common enough play, but not in a shot tournament without much practice time. Played in all three disciplines. Struggled with Funnel powerplay by Oilers at end – couldn't move bodies from in front – but did have a big open ice check and blocked shot on one PK shift in the 3rd. The most impressive part of Jan Kostalek is how complete his game is already. The biggest concern is his high-risk, high-reward mentality, especially at the offensive blue line.
#59 Brenden Kichton: A real bright spot for the Jets in the tournament. Has a very interesting sense for the game, choosing higher-reward plays consistently. At one point he took a hard hit from Kessey not to simply make a play with the puck, but to make a cross-ice pass to the weak side while the Oilers were flooding strong side. He could have avoided the hit and made a simple lead man pass, but that forward would have had to dump and the reward of possession was apparently worth it. His skating is very quick and technically dazzling, but lacks stability in transition, meaning he can't fight for a puck while making pivots. To avoid this, he keeps looser gaps and plays the puck. Will be a problem at pro levels. Looks calm under pressure and with the puck. His blue line walk is at a high NHL level. Uses misdirection and body cues all over the ice to gain space, which he eats up with an exceptional range. Finds offensive space extremely well.
#64 Cody Sol: I can start to tell which types of players I prefer as the tournament, and Sol isn't one of them. My bias against ogres aside, I think the challenge with Sol is that his speed problem is also a mental problem. He hesitates to make plays that require more than an adjusting stride, which, of course, makes him even more late to the play. He leaves the front of the net with trepidation and often slows up short of the corner to keep the play in front of him. Couldn't execute the defensive overload well as a result. He doesn't close out lanes, either, allowing forwards to move into the zone and establish possession, but preventing them from posterizing him. The result is that for a big man, he makes very little contact and does a lot more pushing and pulling than hitting. Other large men do it well (Hall Gill), but Sol will have to add to his awareness on box out plays and forward movements to control the play that way. Was also late to a loose puck in the high slot that could have been a goal had he confidently stepped into it. Limited range, poor puck skills, below average technical skating. Very strong.
#82 Zach Bell: In contrast, Zach Bell patterns his game on making contact frequently. Was surprisingly effective for an effort-first player, but rarely controlled the opposing forwards with his strength, electing instead for a single moment of bruising impact. Slow feet, turns poorly. Blocked a shot on the PK, then got beat by Schaber wide because he was slow to transition backward. I thought that moment was emblematic of his game.
#38 Nic Petan: The Oilers more aggressive system meant Petan was given less space to make pretty plays.
And yet, Petan was still the best player on the ice.
His drop shoulder deke across the net for the first goal was silky smooth, but the real play came a moment before when he transitioned from F3 to F1 on a reverse around the back of the net and forced the Oilers defenceman (Leach) away from the safer boards. Theoret attacked with Leach now pinned in a lane and turned the puck over. Another dazzling moment was his move on Davidson 2-on-2 with Scheifele in which he drew him in with a change of pace move and then popped past him and delivered a perfect pass to a cutting Scheif. That play, too, started on his defensive backcheck against Schaber, when he pressured him into a useless part of the ice and then took the puck when Schaber tried to change course. Mostly not afraid to take contact, although he had to take a lot more of it in this game. His two-man cycle with Lipon is excellent and the two have real chemistry. Another tremendous game.
#46 JC Lipon: A much more tame game for Lipon – likely a choice by the coaches. Still showed above average to plus speed, a fondness for contact, better puck skills than I expected, and good chemistry with Petan. A team player in the best ways. Took a transition pass from Trouba with the Oilers' defender stepping up to clock him at the red line. Received the pass despite the danger, calmly made a one-touch play into space for Petan, and then worried about dodging the hit. One of the better Jets in the neutral zone with and without the puck. Trusts his teammates already.
#47 Lukas Sutter: My first sighting of Sutter was watching him on the first penalty kill of the game. Sutter challenged the point, the Oilers' defender moved the puck past him, and then Sutter literally chased the Oilers' defender to the red line by the benches to make a hit while the Oilers went 4-on-3 against the Jets. The pressure on this player must be intense at this point, but Sutter has responded mostly with an undisciplined tournament showing limited creativity or anticipation. Attacks the net well on occasion, and his goaltender interference penalty was a reputation call after a strong, clean play by Sutter to take the puck to the net. Not big or fast enough to create space for others, but enough to keep up. Rotates freely according to where the puck is rather than where the other 9 players are.
#55 Mark Scheifele: Another game in which Scheifele tried to do too much. Not using his linemates in this tournament well. Had one PP shift with Lowry and Petan that was promising but ended with Lowry getting a penalty. Takes contact like a professional, collecting his body together and letting the boards take the impact. Has a huge, powerful frame that defencemen can't handle 1-on-1, a soft touch on the puck, and a rocket of a shot. He makes strong reads on the play and is rarely out of position. We can make up a narrative about trying to do too much to impress or dominate that fits what I'm seeing, and coach Keith McCambridge said as much, but for now let's just hope he snaps out of it in pro-camp.
#56 Adam Lowry: This guy has pro written all over him. Needs more time to build confidence in a multi-tool approach to scoring. Powers his gigantic body down the ice with precision, balance, and intention. Rarely out of position, and anticipates the play well. Strong technical skating for his size, and one of the very few kids at this tournament who skates with real power from an efficient, compact stride – added to obvious body control and upper body strength. Puck skills are above average, shot is used too infrequently, but strong and quick to release. Very excited to see him graduate to the professional level.
#57 Jean Dupuy: First note about him reads, "Not noticed 57 Blue" late in the first. The second and final entry reads, "Fight, 47W/57B." The Oilers team site claims he asked Bilke for that fight before the game even happened. Not an impressive showing, even in comparison to Verrier's underwhelming game one.
#61 Austen Brassard: This guy is Jeckyl and Hyde, usually meaning he lacks focus in his role. In the defensive end, he made a play in the second in which he switched to the wrong wing on the overload and didn't read that the play was obviously going to go to the player he just left wide open. He then tried to do a sliding block in the middle lane while physically touching another Jets player who was already there and in spite of there being no shot, and eventually was late to his point where the play was always headed. In the offensive zone, occasionally spent shifts chasing.
On other shifts he attacked through dangerous lanes, used his team mates, and generally understood where the puck was going. His neutral zone play is erratic, sometimes involving big hits he crosses the zone for, sometimes involving backchecks with him on the right side of the puck. Average skater for the tournament. Strong, but not feared. Average shot for the tournament. A '93 birthday with limited scoring and focus. Has an ELC in his pocket, but it's a tough road ahead.
#65 Axel Blomqvist: A statement game for the youngest player on the roster. It's understandable why Blomqvist wasn't drafted – a below average skater at this tournament owing to a slow, sloppy stride, big but not especially physical, puck skills but not a wizard. He has a bit of a Swedish Dustin Penner thing going on, and for some reason the NHL hates Dustin Penner. It wasn't just Blomqvist's two goals, one a rebound while driving the net and the other a deke preceded by an anticipation steal and followed by a Hulk Hogan-esque listening gesture at the Oiler-friendly crowd. He used his body to protect the puck and drive the net. He refused to be denied pucks in board battles. He attacked through dangerous lanes all game and supported the puck very well. Kosmachuk's second goal came on Blomqvist driving wide, drawing Musil and Leach to him to try to contain him, causing some havoc and driving the net again – this time without the puck. When the puck bounced to Kosmachuk, both Oiler defencemen were pushing Blomqvist in front. If he had fought anyone, he'd have 5 ELC contract offers today.
#68 Ryan Olsen: An impressive tournament so far for an under-rated player. Olsen looked comfortable in the Jets overlaod system, covering back door to collect a bad rebound in the first when two Jets defencemen found themselves on the same side the net. Scored a D-splitting breakaway (credited to Trouba who made the pass). Looks comfortable with contact, good range, average technical skating. He has pro-size and plays a very mature, complete game at a young age.
#72 Scott Kosmachuk: I commented after game one that it looked like the coaching staff wanted the offensive-minded Kosmachuk to be a different player. When he undressed Martin Marincin in the first, his role changed. He added a second just to make it clear. The goal on Marincin was interesting. The Oilers had gone to a collapse system for this game, so Marincin is supposed to give a wide gap and his partner (Klefbom) is supposed to read the underneath lane in the event Marincin gets beat. Instead, Kosmachuk got around Marincin, but the 6'5" Slovak slapped the puck on his stick and it bounced as he approached the goal. Kosmachuk actually whacked the puck into the top corner, rather than shot it.
His second goal was similar – slapping a bouncing puck into the top corner, this time from 30 ft instead of 3. Looked dangerous on the powerplay, passed well, used the space at the top of the zone to change the pace of the offence and allow his team to establish possession. Good hockey sense everywhere in the rink, but is clearly more animated in the offensive zone.
#83 Yasin Cisse: I wasn't very kind to Cisse in my prospect review during the summer. It was my first viewing of the often injured winger, and it was much more impressive than his pedigree suggested. An above average speed with room for growth as he has a galloping first three strides that could be adjusted to be more compact. Strong and physical, but didn't chase the play and made patient reads. I expected a bit of head hunting, but he was a much more mature player than that, picking his moments and playing to win. Fought Kessey for running around and showed his strength by throwing an Oiler to the ice in the first. But more excitingly, killed penalties, played strong positional hockey in the defensive half-court, and tracked his man well in defensive transition. Puck skills not impressive, but not lacking either and the puck didn't die on his stick once to my eye. Could make noise at pro camp, and will be a useful addition in St John's.
#88 Michael Theoret: Good forecheck and pass on the Petan goal. His own goal was just another tap in from the top of the crease, like his first in the tournament. Very opportunistic offensive player. Not much anticipation or creativity with the puck. A big body, but didn't show much strength. A below-average skater for the tournament and it meant he was mostly ineffective, despite his boxcars. Capitalizes on mistakes, so short tournaments play to his strengths.


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I wanted to add something about height. I am 5 feet, 8 inches tall (actually a little less, but I will round up).
I think that I am taller than all of the Japanese and Okinawan teachers I have ever had, going back to when I started Judo at the age of 7 in Japan. I am certainly taller than my two Shorin-Ryu Sensei (although they look taller to me when we practice -- isn't that funny!).
When I have gone to Las Vegas with my wife, I think that I was shorter than many of the children there. I have a Karate friend in Belleville, Illinois (Jim Alexander). I think that he is 6 feet, 4 inches tall. I look like a child standing next to him!
My point is that even if Okinawans were somewhat shorter than Japanese (particularly before World War II), Japanese were generally shorter than people in America.
So why should short people discriminate against shorter people? The bigger question is why any people should discriminate against any other people. And yet, it has happened and continues to happen in the world.
I am taking pains to describe this to properly set the background for discussing Karate as a minority art in mainland Japan. Please bear with me.
I would like to add another point. Height does not matter in Karate. Believe me. When you face a very skilled Karate expert, you do not think "well, I am taller than him." And he is not concerned with your height. Karate is a height equalizer. In fact, a taller person has more to hit.
Of course, a taller person might have a longer reach. That is a consideration. And a more skilled taller person should defeat a less skilled shorter person. But a skilled short person is a real danger. That is one of the appeals of Karate -- that it is not size dependent.
Charles C. Goodin
Karate -- A Minority Art, Part 3
I wanted to add something about height. I am 5 feet, 8 inches tall (actually a little less, but I will round up).
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March 8, 2011
The results haven't gone the way the Little Giants would have liked so far on this Spring Break baseball trip to the west coast, but the alumni, family and friends able to see the team in action are still proud supporters. Area alumni showed their appreciation at dinner on Monday evening March 7 at the Sheraton Hotel Anaheim near Disneyland.
Bob Bittel '57, dinner organizer, welcomed everyone and introduced President Pat White for brief remarks prior to the meal. After dinner there was continued conversations between the alumni, players, coaches, and the many parents that have made the trip as well. The night even ended as many Wabash functions do with a powerful rendition of Old Wabash kicked off by Senior catcher and Sphinx Club member PJ Tyson.
Special thanks to Bob Bittel '57, Tom Billings '63, and Ken Crawford '72 for making the evening possible.
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It's Time For More Ring Of Honor Inductions
It's been five seasons since a player was inducted into the Cowboys Ring of Honor. Actually, three players were inducted back in 2005, when Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin were all inducted on the same day. Five years is too long to go without a player being inducted. Especially with a team like the Cowboys that is so deep with great players.
It's time for the Cowboys to start honoring more players in the new stadium and give them their place in history. I can probably name about 15 to 20 players who deserve to be honored, but there are two that always come to mind first. They were great players for the Cowboys through most of the 1970s and early 1980s. They helped make the Cowboys what they are today. They put their mark on the organization as well as the NFL. They dominated their positions around the same time in their careers and received many of the same honors. Those players are Harvey Martin and Drew Pearson.
Harvey Martin was drafted by the Cowboys in the third round of the 1973 draft. In his ten seasons with the Cowboys he was elected to four Pro Bowls (1976, '77, '78 and '79), he was the Defensive Player of the Year in 1977 and was also on the NFL 1970s All-Decade team. In 1977, after helping the Cowboys win their second Super Bowl Championship, Harvey Martin was selected as co-MVP of Super Bowl XII along with Randy White as they dominated the Denver Broncos. Harvey Martin, aka "Too Mean" became one of the most feared defensive linemen in the NFL.
Martin became part of the Cowboys Doomsday Defense II, along with Randy White and Ed (Too Tall) Jones. At the beginning of his career he was able to learn from the great Bob Lilly. Martin led the Cowboys in sacks seven times in his career. Although the NFL did not officially start recording sacks until 1982, it was Harvey Martin who collected 23 sacks during the 1977 season in only 14 games. Those 23 sacks would be the all-time record today over Michael Strahan who had 22 ½ in 2001. Martin had 14 sacks in 1978 as he once again helped the Cowboys to the Super Bowl where they lost to the Steelers in Super Bowl XIII. Martin still holds the record for most career sacks for the Cowboys with 114.
Harvey Martin had his share of problems off the field after his retirement in 1983. Those problems plagued him until the mid 1990s when he was able to turn his life around. Martin gave anti-drug speeches to school children and recovering addicts in hopes that they would listen and not make the same mistakes he made.
Harvey Martin's life was cut short on December 24, 2001 when he died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 51. By his bedside that day was teammate and good friend Drew Pearson. Martin will most likely never make it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which is a disgrace in my opinion. Martin belongs in the Cowboys Ring of Honor because of the kind of player he was and what he did for the Cowboys. His name needs to be displayed with the other Cowboys greats and honored for his ten seasons with the Cowboys
Drew Pearson was signed as a Free Agent by the Cowboys in 1973 and went on to become one of the greatest wide receivers in Dallas Cowboys history. Pearson became known as "Mr. Clutch" in his career for always making the big reception for the Cowboys. In 1974 he caught the game winning touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Clint Longley on Thanksgiving against the Redskins. In the 1975 playoffs he caught the game winning "Hail Mary" touchdown pass from Roger Staubach against the Vikings. In the 1980 playoffs he caught the game winning touchdown pass from Danny White against the Falcons. Pearson finished his career with 489 receptions for 7,822 yards and 48 touchdowns. He was elected three Pro Bowls (1974, '76 and '77). Pearson was also selected to the NFL 1970s All-Decade team. Drew Pearson was a member of three Cowboys Super Bowl teams in 1975, 1977 and 1978.
Like Harvey Martin, Pearson will most likely never make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Pearson's numbers compare and even go beyond some of his fellow NFL receivers at the time like Lynn Swann (336 receptions for 5,462 yards and 51 touchdowns) and John Stallworth (537 receptions for 8,723 yards and 63 touchdowns). Both Swann and Stallworth have been elected into the Hall of Fame.
Drew Pearson's career came to an end after the 1983 season when the car he was driving crashed into a truck killing his younger brother. Pearson suffered a lacerated kidney in the accident and had to retire from the NFL. To this day Pearson does not remember anything about the accident.
Harvey Martin and Drew Pearson both belong in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor. Jerry Jones and the Cowboys organization need to do the right thing and place their names in Cowboys stadium for all to see. Although Harvey Martin is no longer with us, I'm sure it will make his family, friends and former teammates proud to see him finally make it. Drew Pearson needs to be honored the same as fellow receivers Bob Hayes and Michael Irvin.
Other Cowboys greats in the Ring of Honor…
Bob Lilly, 1975
Don Meredith, 1976
Don Perkins, 1976
Chuck Howley, 1977
Mel Renfro, 1981
Roger Staubach, 1983
Lee Roy Jordan, 1989
Tom Landry, 1993
Tony Dorsett, 1994
Randy White, 1994
Bob Hayes, 2001
Tex Schramm, 2003
Cliff Harris, 2004
Rayfield Wright, 2004
Troy Aikman, 2005
Emmitt Smith, 2005
Michael Irvin, 2005
Harvey Martin, ??
Drew Pearson, ??
Some pictures provided by the following books, "The Super Bowl" and "Dallas Cowboys, Our Story"


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Janne Korpi (FIN) crowned himself today king of the season's first big air contest of the running 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season. In front of 17,000 spectators right next to the four iconic towers of Battersea Power Station, the Finnish rider, who had already won the first halfpipe World Cup at the season's opening in New Zealand, secured his career's fifth big air triumph with 184 out of possible 200 points. The 25-years-old thus edged off last year's third ranked rider Seppe Smits (BEL, 182.2) with the tiny lead of 1.8 points to the runner-up position. Joris Ouwerkerk (NED) rounded out the podium as surprising third (152.8). The Dutch rider had only entered two World Cup contests before the London Freeze Fetsival.
With winning the second freestyle event of the season, thus clinching his career's ninth triumph, Korpi also extended his lead in the battle for the overall World Cup title for the best freestyle snowboarder of this winter. According to this, the Vihti born was all smiles in the finish area.
"I'm so stoked, I can't believe it. Yesterday, it didn't went well for me. But after the last training session right before the finals, when I landed all of my tricks, I felt pretty comfortable and knew that I would have a chance to win."
High class riding in the finals
The Finn successfully competed by nailing a frontside 1080 double cork melon as well as a switch backside 1260 mute whilst his rivals also used the massive ramp to throw in several 1080 double corks and 12s.
"The level was insane", said Seppe Smits, who was able to better his last year's result by one spot. "I'm super stoked that I was able to stick my cab 1260 mute inverted and my backside 1260 mute. That feels great."
Other than Korpi, the Belgium rider won't compete in the second halfpipe contest of the season which will take place in Saas-Fee in just a few days (Nov 2nd and 3rd). "I'm concentrating on slopestyle and big air", said the 20-years-old.
So does Joris Ouwerkerk, who surprised himself the most today. "I never thought I would have a chance to make it on the podium. I couldn't be any happier", the 19-years-old stated in the finish area. The talent from the Netherlands earned his top-3 and thus champagne shower spot by bringing down a cab 900 double cork as well as a backside 1080 double cork mute.


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"Hmmm I'm not sure if you'll need the thermal underwear . . . perhaps that's just a man's perspective. Are you going to be sightseeing in SLC? Otherwise if you will be going from the hotel to the Salt Palace and to the FHL, you might not need it. The forecast for that week will be 40F during the day" was just one of the helpful comments he posted on my blog.
During my time in Salt Lake City Thomas was most senstiive to the fact that I was a stranger in the midst of many GeniMates from the US and went out of his way to make me feel welcome. I loved being with Thomas with his sense of fun and his jokes and understand why he is so popular in the genealogy community.
|Thomas MacEntee - Moderator/Facilitator
During the conference Thomas made the Media Hub his home away from home. He spent a busy few days there networking with colleagues and conference delegates, at each encounter he showed genuine interest in people giving them his full attention. Perhaps Thomas should give up on dead people as he has such a facility for communicating with the living!


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The Global Chapter has been dormant for several years and, in particular, last year due to the Chapter Lead taking an unscheduled sabbatical from the world. The idea was always to connect disparate researchers from all over the world who had common interests but no local chapter.
The current members are:
It is a very diverse group covering many research interests and industries.
Zilch reported to lead after call to action.
The Global Chapter lead would very much like to finally reactivate the group after so many silent years (too many...).
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When and where are auditions?
Auditions are held the first week of classes in the Chapel of the Holy Family, located on the second floor of the Alumni Memorial Union. Students may also audition for the spring semester during final exams week in December.
How do I sign up for an audition?
For the fall semester, sign up for an audition time the first week of classes in Campus Ministry, AMU 236. Those wishing to audition for spring semester should set up an audition with the director by appointment during final exams week in December.
What does the audition process entail?
Auditions are held on an individual basis with the director. You do not need to prepare a piece to sing. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to your audition to fill out an audition form.
What if I've never sung in a choir before?
Liturgical Choir is composed of members from various musical backgrounds. Whether you have never sung in a choir, or you have been singing in choirs since childhood, this choir is for you!
What if I'm not Catholic?
All faith traditions are welcome! Students of varying religious backgrounds have sung in the choir including students of the Lutheran, Non-denominational, and Jewish traditions.


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Like Dragon Quest II and III, Namco's game uses standard turn-based combat, random encounters and a multi-character party. Kaijuu Monogatari starts you off as a solitary weak and defenseless hero, even more so than DQ. The most humble monsters lurking around the starting castle stand a pretty good chance of killing you, unlike DQ's famously wimpy slimes. You will immediately encounter bats and slugs in groups of two, each capable of doing 1 or 2 points of damage, and each with 6-8 HP themselves. Your own attacks do 1-2 damage, and you start with 14 HP. I think you can figure out the math yourself. Assuming you survive your first battle, you'll need to immediately head back and pay for a night at the inn to recover, then repeat.
Just like Dragon Quest, only uglier.
Once you gain a level, you'll should be able to withstand two battles between inn visits. After that it becomes smoother sailing, but like most RPGs of the era, you'll need to gain several levels before venturing out too far. Once you've gotten strong enough to actually start exploring, the game "really" begins. Except....
As I mentioned, Kaijuu Monogatari has four playable characters. In most RPGs you encounter additional characters as you progress along your journey, adding them to your party. Modern games will give you pre-leveled characters: each new party members is already at about the same level as your other characters when they join. Older games, such as DQ II will introduce characters at level 1. You will need to push them to the back of your lineup and desperately hope they don't get killed in every battle; but at least they gain levels quickly. Kaijuu Monogatari does things differently. Intially, each character is controlled separatley. You start out playing the main hero, but through a menu option you can switch to character number two, Kupikupi, at any time. The thing is: Kupikupi also starts out with basic armor weapons, no experience and little gold. If even if you've leveled up your main character, you will now need to do the exact same thing with Kupikupi - right down to the "fight one battle, rest at the inn" routine. And then you repeat all this again with characters three and four!
Back to square one.
Early JRPGs are notorious for their repetitive, grindy, nature. But Kaijuu Montogatari is the only game I've seen that makes you go through the whole process four times! Eventually, you will reach a spot where your hero and Kupikupi can cross paths and combine forces. Until then, however, you are forced to switch back and forth between characters, leveling them up individually. I don't know if this is a stroke of genius or an example of pure idiocy. One hand, it's cool to be able to see what each party member was up to before joining the hero. On the other hand -- having to build up each character from level one is pretty irritating. It might work better if combat had more of a strategic element, and less of pure luck. The fact that each character has an absurdly small number of inventory slots, doesn't help much either. Also: getting constantly poisoned sucks. As the CRPG Addict has wondered, why does every single 80s RPG love to poison you over and over?
Guess what's also in Chrontendo 37? The 1988 arcade round-up! 1988 isn't really considered a big year for arcade games; there is nothing quite as genre-defining as Contra or Double Dragon, both of which were featured in the 1987 round-up. There is plenty of technical innovation in '88, however, as Namco introduces its System 2 board, which was capable of all sorts of SNES-like sprite manipulation effects. And Atari brought back 3D games in a big way with Hard Drivin', five years after the failure of the first polygon based 3D game, I Robot. 1988 will turn out to be a big year for 3D, with Starglider 2 coming out for the Amiga and ST.
Oh shit! Flat-shaded polygons! The future is here.
Speaking of computer games, the 1988 computer game round-up will turn up in episode 38 or 39. The next few episodes will be pretty packed, since we've got one big game coming out in each episode. So think of Episode 37 as the calm before storm.
Finally, my apologies to Cornervizion, since I unwittingly let a comment of his get stuck in my spam filter for a while. In this comment he mentions Retro Core, a very fine videocast that was pretty influential on Chrontendo, in terms of both content and length. The fact that it was able to uploaded in hour-long videos on Archive.org was the reason I ended up going with Archive myself.


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Sunday, 20 March 2016
The Islamic State going DIY, the birth of the battle monstrosity
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
The establishment of the Islamic State has led to a myriad of DIY projects as the group attempts to equip its fighters with a semblance of armour and heavy firepower. The latest homebred gem was spotted during a recent offensive in Derna, Libya, where it is used to combat the Haftar-aligned Libyan National Army and the Shura Council. The fighters of the Islamic State in Derna are completely cut off from other Islamic State held territory in Libya and thus have to do with what they currently got.
The sighting of this vehicle comes a month after the 'unveiling' on Ansar al-Sharia's take on the BMP-1. This behemoth comes with an armoured 14.5mm ZPU-4 platform over the main gun in addition to bow armour. Deployed in Benghazi, it did not have a long career, being knocked out in early March by the Libyan National Army.
The new contraption, based on a 6x6 truck, features a variety of metal plating and slat armour and is equipped with not just a BMP-1 turret, but actually incorporates a complete BMP-1 hull instead! The 73mm 2A28 Grom main gun and coaxial 7.62mm PKT machine gun have been removed however, and an armoured platform housing a single 106mm M40 recoilless rifle (RCL) has been installed over the turret. Although swinging the 106mm M40 around demands an operator in the turret itself, the elevated position of the RCL offers a clear advantage in the close quarter combat currently seen in Derna's city centre.
The armour of this battle monstrosity is special to say the least. The armour protection of the side of the BMP-1's hull has been strengthened by the addition of slat armour, which also found its way to the front of the vehicle. The space in between the BMP-1's hull and slat armour has further been strengthened by sandbags. Metal plating of different strenghts covers the rest of the vehicle. Most special is undoubtedly the fact that the BMP-1's tracks have been reused to provide protection to the otherwise exposed wheels of the truck.
Armament consists of the 106mm M40 RCL, a very popular weapon in Libya, in addition to rifles and light-machine guns fired out of the BMP-1's eight (or when counting the firing port in the back nine) firing ports. It is not entirely clear why the 73mm main gun has been removed, but it could have been damaged or previously removed for installment on a technical.
Libya, the birthplace of over the top DIY projects, is sure to produce plenty more of conversions aimed at giving each faction an edge over its opponents to secure the victory in a long conflict that just doesn't seem to end. Although only few countries are willing to stick to the arms embargo placed on Libya, the lack of (working) heavy weaponry being supplied to the various factions means there will continue to be a necessity to continue such DIY projects, whether they are actually useful or not.
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Mad Max rats.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous21 March 2016 at 19:52
looks like a giant waste of time. One well place hit to the front and its nothing but scrap metal. not to mention if it gets stuck in a ditchReplyDelete
Hello Oryx ! I really love your write ups. Your tank ones were my favorate, and I am a big tank fan.ReplyDelete
Could you possibly do a write up on the T-90 in SAA ? Thanks !
Hello Oryx ! I really love your write ups. Your tank ones were my favorate, and I am a big tank fan.ReplyDelete
Could you possibly do a write up on the T-90 in SAA ? Thanks !
Likely work coming against dismounted infantry that doesnt have AP rounds for ther weapons or LAWs or MAWs.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 December 2016 at 04:33
This concept was used by US army in Vietnam too. Convoys, delivering supplies, were using M113 hulls loaded on trucks to defend themselves against Vietcong´s ambushes.ReplyDelete


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text: General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. A week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south, then executed a daring night march to capture Princeton on January 3. The victories reasserted American control of much of New Jersey and greatly improved the morale and unity of the colonial army and militias.


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The Left blogosphere got excited over the fact that one Alabama television station, WHNT in Huntsville, didn't air the 60 Minutes segment on Siegelman; it went dark for a few minutes just as that segment was in progress. The Times joined its friends on the creepy Left in seeing all the signs of a conspiracy. The paper went so far as to editorialize on the power outage:
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Recent developments in education, such as the increasing linguistic diversity in school populations and the digital revolution which has led to new ways of being, learning and socialising, have brought about fresh challenges and opportunities. In response, this book shows how technology enriches multilingual language learning, as well as how multilingual practices enrich computer assisted language learning (CALL) by bringing together two, thus far distinct, fields of research: CALL and multilingual approaches to language learning. The collection includes contributions from researchers and practitioners from three continents to illustrate how native languages, previously studied languages, heritage languages or dialects are activated through technology in formal and informal learning situations. The studies in this book showcase multilingual language use in chat rooms, computer games, digital stories, ebook apps, online texts and telecollaboration/virtual exchange via interactive whiteboards. This volume will be of interest to researchers interested in language learning and teaching and to practitioners looking for support in seizing the opportunities presented by the multilingual, digital classroom.
This inspiring volume sets the stage for a radical shift in language learning pedagogy. The rich collection of studies draws on a diverse range of multimodal digital technologies to illustrate their potential for establishing exciting multilingual learning environments. MCALL has arrived – a must-read for teachers, teacher educators and researchers everywhere!- Janet Enever, University of Reading, UK; Umeå University, Sweden
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A Felton man, identified as Robert B. McCullough, 35, has been arrested by Delaware State Police after a burglary investigation led to a methamphetamine operation in his home.
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The investigation started Aug. 22 when a Harrington-area man reported a burglary to troopers at Troop 3; the man said he'd heard noises in his garage at 5:45 a.m. that day; as he looked out the window he spotted McCullough, who is his brother-in-law, walking away with a gas can and tool box.
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The Christian Science church encourages its members to think for themselves, which often means we don't agree on things.
We have proved by experience, however, that pluralism of opinion need not be divisive.
Although each local branch of the Christian Science church is run democratically, harmony reigns, mutual respect remains, and equitable decisions are reached.
It seems the currently contentious national political scene has something to learn from our example.
We have members avidly in favor of opposite sides of the partisan aisle, and their firm convictions are based on what they think are sound reasons. Some are vociferous about what they think is the right tack to take and which candidate they advocate.
However, knowing where everyone stands does not obscure for us the fact that God is uniting us. We have a natural affection for one another based on mutual integrity that binds us together.
Regardless of whether any individual in our church will vote as a Democrat or a Republican, we all know "Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need."
This is statement by Mary Baker Eddy, the American founder of the Christian Science church. We believe God is not only in charge but impartial.
Ideally, politics seeks the greatest good for the greatest number, but this is a province that God already has covered.
Politicians often try to solve problems from their own standpoints, but as Einstein observed, problems are not solved on the same level as the problem; a larger perspective is needed.
Bringing spirituality into the equation levels the playing field automatically. We believe following the Golden Rule and loving one's neighbors as oneself, even if they disagree with you, is the strongest form of government, and that the implementation of this is within the power of each individual.
This is a vote we each cast daily, hourly and moment by moment.
Our church has a helpful bylaw called the "Rule for Motives and Acts." It reads in part, "Neither animosity nor mere personal attachment should impel the motives or acts of the members ... Divine Love alone governs man ..."
It is important to be engaged in the democratic process, but we believe it is health-giving and wise to consider if divine Love is governing our part in the political atmosphere.
Are we being assiduous about removing any sense of animosity towards those holding differing views, and are we relinquishing personal attachment to a specific outcome?
This is very challenging to do, but it is an essential element to going forward harmoniously. What matters is that the clearest sense of unselfishness and inclusiveness is expressed.
Are we willing to say, with Jesus, "Not my will, but thine, be done?"
Prayer for divine guidance in both our own behavior and how to vote is appropriate, but biased prayer rooting for certain winners is not.
When someone told Abraham Lincoln that he was praying for him to win, Lincoln retorted, "Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."
Mary Baker Eddy saw firsthand the contentions of the Civil War and the chaotic fallout of three presidential assassinations. She urged in 1898, "Pray for the prosperity of our country, ... that justice, mercy and peace continue to characterize her government, and that they shall rule all nations.
"Pray that the divine presence may still guide and bless our chief magistrate, those associated with his executive trust, and our national judiciary; give to our Congress wisdom, and uphold our nation under the right arm of his righteousness."
Christian Scientists are prayerfully supporting our collective government, before, during and after the elections.
And regardless of how the elections go, it helps to remember that only God knows all the ramifications and requirements of every issue. In Romans 8:28 we read: "All things work together for good to them that love God."
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