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The Bible from 30,000 Feet: Soaring Through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation
by Skip Heitzig
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Moses authored Genesis, the first of the five opening books of the Bible, which Jesus called the "Law of Moses" (Luke 24:44). Moses lived 120 years (Deuteronomy 34:7). His life can be split into three parts: his life in Egypt (around 1500 BC), in Midian (the mid-1400s BC), and in the wilderness (the early 1400s BC).
Date Written
We don't know where or when Moses wrote Genesis, but he could have started to collect the facts about God and His people after he was taken into Pharaoh's house. He probably finished writing the book sometime prior to his exile in the wilderness of Midian.
Genesis is the foundation of God's work as Creator and Redeemer of His creation. It all begins here—creation, sin, God's remedy for sin, family, government, and the origins of the nation of Israel. To get a grip on all these beginnings, we'll follow a set of landmarks: four great events—the formation, the fall, the flood, the fallout from man's rebellion—and a foursome of great men.
- Four Great Events (Genesis 1–11)
- The Formation (Genesis 1–2)
- The Fall of Man (Genesis 3–5)
- The Flood (Genesis 6 –9)
- The Fallout from Rebellion (Genesis 10–11)
- Four Great Men (Genesis 12–50)
- Isaac (Genesis 21–28, 35)
- Jacob (Genesis 25–37, 42– 43, 45– 49)
- Joseph (Genesis 37–50)
- Abraham (Genesis 12–25)
The Old Testament predicts the coming of a Superman, One who will repair the damage caused by Eden's evil interloper, a dark prince who spoiled God's creation. Numerous prophecies, predictions, and allusions point to both the first and second coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. These form the trail mapping God's plan to save mankind—a scarlet thread of redemption woven throughout the Scriptures.
The first thread was woven after the fall, when Jesus was introduced as the Seed of the woman who will overcome Satan (Genesis 3:15). We also see a symbol of salvation in Noah's ark (like Jesus, the sole means of salvation), Jacob's ladder (presaging Jesus as the only connection we have to God in heaven), and in the parallels between Joseph and Jesus: both were betrayed by loved ones and sold, and both played mediators between life and death. God's redemptive plan goes back to the beginning of time.
The story of Genesis unfolds in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East, starting with Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Some controversy exists as to how long ago "the beginning" was, but simple math indicates that Genesis covers at least 2500 years of human history, focusing on the emergence of the Hebrew people. Noted biblical archaeologist Dr. Steven Collins places the human record of Genesis between 3300 BC (the Stone Age) and 1800 BC (the Middle Bronze Age).
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The challenge of Genesis is to personalize these well-known stories, understand that they are real accounts of real events and real people, and learn practical lessons from them. That begins with three points of recognition:
- Recognize God is the Creator (Genesis 1). God created all things for a purpose. As the Bible unfolds, this purpose is ultimately found in Jesus Christ. First, all people must recognize their need for a relationship with their Creator through Christ. How do we do that? Read on.
- Recognize you are a sinner (Genesis 2). Humans are fallen beings in need of redemption. One of the key moments in Genesis is when God established a relationship with Abraham through his seed—down the line, that was Christ. Ultimately, Christ will crush the serpent (Satan). Part of this "crushing" of sin in the world is to make new creations of people who turn from their sin and to Jesus Christ.
- Recognize that God has a purpose for you (Genesis 12–37). As you read Genesis, you'll find all types of characters and narratives. All of them come into contact—for better or worse—with God. God is the great conductor, leading the symphony of life according to His purposes. When you turn to God, know that He has a plan for your life: "to be conformed to the image of His Son" (Romans 8:29). As a Christian, your purpose is to grow more Christlike day by day until Christ either comes for His church or calls you home. Your growth starts here in Genesis.
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The Formation (Genesis 1–2)
The record of the formation of the universe is simple, straightforward, and unambiguous: God created it all (Genesis 1:1-5). That's it. If you can accept that first verse of the Bible, you should have no problem believing the rest of it.
Here's a rundown of Earth's first week:
- Day one: God turned on the light, dividing day from night.
- Day two: God set up the hydrological cycle, separating the water in the sky from the water covering the earth. This "firmament" was different from the sky we have now; it has been described as a "vapor canopy" that surrounded the earth and lasted until the flood.
- Day three: God pooled the waters into oceans (possibly even a single ocean), creating land masses (possibly even a single continent). Then, because it now had a place to grow, God produced plant life, vegetation of all sorts, each with its own ability to reproduce itself through seeds.
- Day four: God installed some celestial bodies—the sun, moon, and stars—and instituted days, seasons, and years.
- Day five: God put birds into play, along with sea life—both examples of amazing diversity and complexity.
- Day six: God generated the animal kingdom in all of its remarkable variety and then topped off His creation with its pinnacle: human beings, created in His own image (Genesis 1:27). He arranged food for everyone, set Adam and Eve in charge of taking care of His creation, and called it all "good" (Genesis 1:31).
- Day seven: His work completed, God rested (Genesis 2:1-2).
Creation itself is amazing—a perfect balance of conditions that make life on earth possible—but even more powerful is the thought that God cares so much about the people who live in it. Right away, God gave Adam an equal counterpart and helper, Eve (Genesis 2:18-25), and made them caretakers of His creation.
The Fall (Genesis 3–5)
Up to this point, God had given mankind only one negative command: not to eat from a particular tree in the garden, the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" (Genesis 2:17). Everything else—all the good things in Eden—was theirs to do with as they pleased. However, God also gave us free will. From the start, we had the ability to choose our actions.
Prohibition becomes an invitation, and Satan knew it. He questioned God, God's Word, and God's motives (Genesis 3:1-7). Eve's first mistake was engagement with this clever, single-minded entity. Adam's mistake was just standing there while she did it.
That day marked the beginning of what the Bible calls the world—a term used especially in the New Testament to describe the system of thinking and behaving that opposes God (1 John 2:16; 5:19). God established His creation, the physical world, and called it good, and now Satan intruded with his modus operandi, the spiritual world of deception and destruction. Satan came to commandeer God's world, and Adam handed him the title deed.
This is the darkest day in the history of the human race, where all our problems began (Romans 5:12). Death spread and reigned from Adam to Moses. When Adam took that fruit and sinned against God, he acted as the representative of every human being ever—so that the effects of what he did spread to everyone throughout all history. Every human being to be born would now have a sin-imbued nature.
It was a game-changer for Satan too. When God laid out the consequences for Adam and Eve's disobedience—bearing children in pain and working the ground to feed their family, among other things—He nailed down Satan's future as well: At some point in the future, God would provide a way to defeat him (Genesis 3:15). This marked the beginning of God's long-term plan of redemption. Eventually, a descendant of Eve—specifically, a woman from God's chosen people Israel—would give birth to the Savior, a Son who would undo everything Satan accomplished in Eden and crush him in the process. It set Satan on a narrower path, one intended not just to bring down mankind but to end the godly line through whom this Messiah would come. God's rescue operation for the world was now set in motion.
Satan set about polluting everything God had made, looking to destroy the human race and end the threat to his power on earth. The end result was a human race so twisted and wicked that God decided to reboot life on a global scale (Genesis 6:17).
The Flood (Genesis 6–9)
When God decided to wipe mankind off the face of the earth, He chose a single individual to live so that the human race could begin again. Noah alone was considered righteous by God (Genesis 6:5-8), so God made him the instrument of mankind's physical salvation.
If you look back to Satan's desire to disrupt God's ultimate plan to save mankind and crush him, he and his minions probably responded with a resounding cheer to God's decision to send a flood: Yes! He's going to wipe all of them out. Game over. But, as usual, the enemy of our souls underestimated the Lord of the universe. God established His covenant with Noah (Genesis 6:18), and told him to build a boat. "Here are the specs," He told Noah (Genesis 6:14-16), and Noah obeyed. No doubt, Noah took a lot of grief from his neighbors as he faithfully built this enormous vessel. His very work on it was a witness to the unbelieving world (Hebrews 11:7). And then it started to rain.
And boy, did it rain (Genesis 7:11)! The foundations of the earth broke up, releasing gushing torrents that had been stored in subterranean cavities. The vapor canopy dissolved, pouring down water from the heavens. More water than most had ever even imagined was suddenly released—for forty straight days. Hills were covered, then mountains, and if you weren't on the boat, you died, wiped away like grime off a windshield (Genesis 7:17-24). Meanwhile, God kept life and hope alive on one boat.
God's Word tells us He unleashed a worldwide flood but preserved life and kept His promise to maintain the eventual line of the Savior through Noah and his family. Even in judgment, then and now, God is just and merciful. The shame of it is what mankind did with its second chance.
The Fallout (Genesis 9–11)
After the flood, people and animals followed God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" (Genesis 8:17; 9:1). Mankind established a new social order, ordaining human government with the authority to exercise capital punishment as a just response to murder (Genesis 9:5-6). There was also a new physical order. The protective vapor canopy, a sort of thermal blanket that had surrounded earth since its creation, had been destroyed as a result of the floodwaters bursting forth, resulting in a more dangerous environment (storms, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and drought, plus higher exposure to solar radiation) that contributed to a general shortening of human lifespans.
That didn't stop people from multiplying. Genesis 10 is called the Table of Nations because it records how Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, had their own children, who eventually became various people groups and nations around the world. However, the second half of God's command was to "fill the earth"—to spread out, in other words. Instead, they did the opposite, coming together to build a superstate that stood in rebellion against God (Genesis 11:1-4).
God, of course, saw what they were doing, but more than that, He saw why. The people were united in opposition to God's direct instruction, so He decided to head them off at the pass, confusing their language and forcing them to abandon the tower at Babel (Genesis 11:5-9).
God's response to man's rebellion was the beginning not just of historical Babylon but spiritual Babylon. Everything that Satan did and does to disrupt God's plan to bring salvation through His people, the Jews, and to deceive and destroy mankind in general can be categorized as spiritual Babylon. It's what we mean when we speak of the world or the world system, in contrast with God's kingdom and kingdom values. The choice between the two shapes each of our lives, as it did the next phase of God's plan for mankind, led by four great men.
The Foursome (Genesis 12–50)
As is so often the case throughout history, God uses people to accomplish His purposes. The rest of Genesis is the account of four such people—four great men whom we call the patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
The first time they met, God told Abram, "I want you to leave everything you're familiar with; get out of your comfort zone. Though it's going to be hard to leave all of that behind, what I'm going to replace that with—how I'm going to bless you—is incalculable, mind-blowing. So leave everything that has shaped your life up till now, make a clean break, and come follow Me." And in a remarkable show of faith, Abram obeyed (Genesis 12:1-4).
One of the key events in the Bible is the covenant God made with Abram (Genesis 15). It was a one-sided promise, whereby God would do all that was necessary to fulfill the conditions. Abram's part was to trust God—to remain patient, hopeful, and full of belief. Abram had concerns and he shared them, but God didn't get mad at Abram. Instead, He took him for a walk and repeated His promises (Genesis 15:5). It was a comforting, reassuring moment—and a reminder of two important things: God can handle your hard questions, and He always keeps His promises.
Abram responded with faith (Genesis 15:6), and from that moment on, God said, "You're righteous. I'm taking your faith and crediting it to you, calling you righteous because of your faith." It was a pivotal moment, establishing a precedent for how God arranges everything so that unrighteous people can be made righteous in His sight.
In the meantime, however, Abram's wife, Sarai, was getting impatient. She thought, as so many of us do when we're tired of waiting on God's promises, I'm going to help God out. After all, God helps those who help themselves. Not only is that idea nowhere to be found in the Bible (Benjamin Franklin popularized this ancient sentiment in his Poor Richard's Almanack), the main thrust of Scripture is the exact opposite—that God helps the helpless.
That's exactly what God did here. He cleaned up the mess Sarai caused when she gave her servant Hagar to sleep with Abram in order to produce a child (Genesis 16). God would bless Ishmael, the son Hagar had with Abram, but He would keep His promise and give Abram and Sarai a son, Isaac, through whom He would keep the line of Jesus going. As a symbol of His faithfulness, God also changed their names to Abraham and Sarah.
On His way to destroy the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with a pair of angels, God dropped in on Abraham to let him know that his son would be born within a year (Genesis 17:15-21). Sodom and Gomorrah were doomed (Genesis 19:13), but God is always looking to save any who want to be saved. For Abraham's sake, He saved Abraham's wayward nephew Lot from the destruction (Genesis 19:29).
A bit later, God gave Abraham the hardest test ever, telling him to offer his precious son Isaac as a sacrifice (Genesis 22:1-2). Whatever thoughts Abraham may have had about why, his only response was obedience. Another remarkable point is that God felt it necessary to identify Isaac as the son "whom you love" (Genesis 22:2). This is the first use of the word love in the Bible, and it was written about a father loving his "only son" and preparing to offer him in sacrifice. It clearly foreshadows God's own plans for His only Son, who would be sacrificed on the same mount years later.
Abraham embraced God's will through a process. He obeyed God's command, but he also thought about what he knew of God's nature and character, and that gave him confidence that God would work everything out for the best. His faith was tested severely and he passed God's test, leaving a legacy of godliness for Isaac.
As Abraham's life drew to a close, he sent a servant out on a final mission—to find a wife for Isaac. His own wife Sarah had recently died (Genesis 23:2), and he was discharging at long last a common duty, ensuring his son's happiness and the continuation of his line. God orchestrated the match, bringing Abraham's servant Eliezer to Rebekah, confirming the match, and then blessing his journey home with the young bride-to-be (Genesis 24:12-63).
It's a beautiful love story, and Isaac's part in it is touching. While Eliezer was away he waited patiently and sought God, trusting his father's judgment to make a match. It was a beautiful beginning for the relationship. I wish I could tell you that they all lived happily ever after, but they didn't.
Here's a quick flyover: Rebekah was infertile, like her mother-in-law Sarah had been, so Isaac prayed for her and she became pregnant. However, it was a difficult pregnancy, and she asked God why. The Lord replied, "Two nations are in your womb" (Genesis 25:23). Rebekah's twins would indeed become fathers of nations: Esau was born first, red-haired and hairy, and then came Jacob, grabbing at his brother's heel to pull him back inside the womb.
Their names fit—Hairy and Heel-catcher—and their personalities made their differences even clearer. Isaac encouraged Esau's sportiness and Rebekah doted on Jacob's indoor acumen (Genesis 25:28). Of course, as whenever parents pick favorites, it went poorly.
God had predicted that Rebekah's secondborn would rule over her firstborn (Genesis 25:23), but it seemed highly unlikely that Jacob would take Esau's position and inheritance. Esau was their father's favorite, strong and outgoing, an obvious provider. However, he was also ruled by his urges. Jacob made up for his lack of outdoor skills by being clever and even conniving. He bided his time, waiting to make a play for his brother's birthright—the inheritance and property rights of the firstborn—based on Esau's weakness.
Jacob's cunning swindled Esau twice. The first time, he got his brother to abandon his birthright for a bowl of stew (Genesis 25:29-34). The second time, with his mom's help, Jacob dressed up like Esau in pelts, sprayed on some eau d'Outdoorsman, and tricked his dad into giving him his brother's blessing while Esau was out hunting at their father's request. Isaac was blind in his old age, and Jacob got away with this. But Jacob had to flee when Esau became enraged over his brother's deception and wanted to kill him (Genesis 27:41-45).
Despite all the massive family dysfunction going on, God was sovereign. He let Jacob know He was with him, giving him a dream of a stairway full of angels connecting heaven and earth, and repeating the promise He had made to Jacob's ancestors (Genesis 28:13-15). It was the first of two key moments in Jacob's faith. God's timing was perfect, because Jacob was in for a rough season with his uncle Laban, a man as tricky and self-serving as he himself had been.
Jacob fell hard for Laban's younger daughter, Rachel, and Laban agreed to their marriage in return for Jacob's service to him (Genesis 29:9-20). Jacob jumped at the chance to earn his bride's hand and said, "I'll serve you seven years if I can marry Rachel." Laban agreed and played it cool, but he also played Jacob for a lovesick fool.
Sure enough, after Jacob met the terms of their deal, Laban switched daughters on the wedding night. Ironically, he pulled a reverse-Jacob, switching his firstborn daughter Leah for his secondborn, Rachel, Jacob's intended (Genesis 29:18-25). Payback! Jacob went to Laban and said, "You tricked me!" But Laban slickly siphoned another seven years off of him, and Jacob ended up working fourteen years for two wives.
That kind of family drama was a constant companion. Rachel and Leah ended up competing to see who could bear Jacob the most sons, even bringing in their handmaidens, Hagar-style, to up their totals. Leah won the babython, eight sons to four, and with a total of twelve sons, Jacob was really blessed.
Eventually, Jacob left Laban and headed home to Canaan. He got word that Esau was coming to meet him. That led to Jacob's second pivotal moment of faith. He sent his family on ahead and hung back to wait for Esau, thinking there was a decent chance his brother would kill him. That night, the incredible happened: Jacob wrestled "a Man" who turned out to be God—and whom Jacob did not let go of until he received God's blessing (Genesis 32:24-26). It was at that point that God changed Jacob's name, calling him Israel in honor of his struggle (Genesis 32:28). God also blessed Jacob's meeting with Esau, which went without incident.
Jacob learned the hard way that it's more important to ask "Am I on God's side?" rather than the more typical question, "Is God on my side?" It was a question one of his sons also learned to ask as he went through various trials on the way to the triumphs God had in store for him.
The story of Jacob's second-to-last son is one of the most epic in the entire Bible. Though I'll just hit the highlights, his impressive biography and incredible personal journey unfolds for us in Genesis 37–50.
Joseph was a dreamer shaped by the school of hard knocks, a believer molded in a crucible of pride, betrayal, and a series of sudden rises and falls into a model of perseverance and faith. Most people are familiar with the Sunday-morning highlight reel of Joseph's life: Drama was a fact of life for Jacob's eleventh son (and Rachel's first). He was Daddy's favorite (another family theme), was given a fancy technicolor coat that pretty much screamed "Hate me!," shared some dreams that depicted him lording it over all his jealous brothers—and his parents, got thrown into a hole by his fed-up brothers, and was sold into slavery in Egypt. That's just Act I.
In Act II, Joseph caught the eye of his owner, Potiphar (an official in Pharaoh's court), moved upstairs to run the household, and got hit on by the first desperate housewife, Mrs. Potiphar. When he refused her advances on ethical grounds, she ratted him out and got him thrown in jail, where, even though he interpreted some dreams for some of Pharaoh's key guys, he languished, forgotten by everyone except God.
In the final act, Joseph was recalled from prison to interpret some troubling dreams for Pharaoh himself. God gave him the meanings of the dreams and eventual favor with Pharaoh, who put him in charge of plans to prepare Egypt to survive the famine the dreams foretold. Everyone in Egypt got fed, and people came from all over the region to buy food, including Joseph's brothers from Canaan.
When Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, they thought they were dead men, fearing their younger brother's revenge. But Joseph summed up the whole affair by crediting God for turning their evil into a blessing for many, including them (Genesis 50:20)! Pharaoh insisted that Joseph bring his whole family down to a temporary land of plenty in Goshen, father and son were lovingly reunited, and the family was reconciled.
Enjoy this moment, because when we pick up the story in the book of Exodus, things will have changed. The children of Israel will have multiplied greatly, in keeping with God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But they will have fallen out of favor with Egypt's rulers and been made slaves. In Egypt, they were allowed to grow and become a great nation. They thrived and God blessed them, but Egypt was never meant to be their home. God had promised His people the land to which He had called Abraham, and He would rescue them from Egypt, calling them to go home.
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Gallery: Public Service Board hearing in Middlebury, 9/10/13
Wed, 11/27/2013 - 11:58am Anonymous
Hundreds of people came to the Middlebury Union Middle School gym on Tuesday to make their voices heard on a proposed 43-mile natural gas pipeline that Vermont Gas Systems wants to run from Colchester to Middlebury. After an initial protest in the school parking lot in which citizens complained about the environmental impact of the pipeline, the Vermont Public Service Board took testimony from those opposed to and in favor of the $70 million project.
Addison Independent photographer Trent Campbell captured these images Tuesday evening. Read reporter John Flowers' story on the meeting here.

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In my 2008 paper, "Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification: Franz Kafka's Solution to Illegal Immigration," I wrote about where "internal enforcement" of immigration law leads: "to a national, cradle-to-grave, biometric tracking system." More recently, I wrote "Internal Enforcement, E-Verify, and the Road to a National ID" in the Cato Journal. The "Gang of Eight" immigration proposal includes a large step on that path to national identification.
National ID provisions in the 2007 immigration bill were arguably its downfall. Scrapping the national ID provisions in the current bill would improve it, allowing our country to adopt more sensible immigration policies without suffering a costly attack on American citizens' liberties.
Title III of the "Gang of Eight" bill is entitled "Interior Enforcement." It begins by reiterating the current prohibition on hiring unauthorized aliens. (What seems to many a natural duty of employers was an invention that dates back only as far as 1986, when Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Prior to that time, employers were free to hire workers based on the skills and willingness they presented, and not their documents. But since that time, Congress has treated the nation's employers as deputy immigration agents.)
The bill details the circumstances under which employers may be both civilly and criminally liable under the law and provides for a "good faith defense" and "good faith compliance" that employers may hope to use as shelter. The bill restates (with modifications) the existing requirements for checking workers' papers, saying that employers must "attest, under penalty of perjury" that they have "verified the identity and employment authorization status" of the people they employ, using prescribed documents or combination of documents. Cards that meet the requirements of the REAL ID Act are specifically cited as proof of identity and authorization to work.
In addition, the bill would create a new "identity authentication mechanism," requiring employers to use that as well. It would take one of two forms. One is a "photo tool" that enables employers to match photos on covered identity documents to photos "maintained by a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services database." If the photo tool is not available, employers must use a system the bill would instruct the Department of Homeland Security develop. The system would "provide a means of identity authentication in a manner that provides a high level of certainty as to the identity of such individual, using immigration and identifying information that may include review of identity documents or background screening verification techniques using publicly available information."
The bill next turns to expanding the E-Verify system, requiring its use by various employers on various schedules. The federal government and federal contractors would have to use E-Verify as required already or within 90 days. A year after the DHS publishes implementing regulations, the Secretary of Homeland Security could require anyone touching "critical infrastructure" (defined here) to use E-Verify. She could require immigration law violators to use E-Verify anytime she likes.


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Old Dominion Edged By Richmond, 55-49
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Dec. 19, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -Kevin Anderson scored all 10 of his points in the second half and Richmond hit 6 of 10 free throws in the final 53 seconds to hold off Old Dominion 55-49 Wednesday.
The Monarchs (6-5) lost for the sixth straight time at the Robins Center. The Spiders (5-6) snapped a two-game losing streak.
After the Monarchs tied the game at 17 with 7:13 remaining in the first half, Richmond outscored them 7-2 the rest of the half.
In the second half, the Monarchs pulled to 24-22 following a 3-pointer by Darius James. Gaston Moliva's layup snapped a 5:36 span without a point and gave the Spiders a 26-22 lead.
The Monarchs tied the game again at 33 with 9:25 remaining. Richmond took the lead for good on Anderson's layup with 8:41 left. Anderson scored five during an 8-2 run that left the Spiders ahead 41-35 with six minutes to go. Old Dominion could get no closer than three.
Dan Geriot led Richmond with 13 points. The Spiders hit 10 of 15 field goals in the second half and finished at 50 percent. The Monarchs were 10-of-30 in the second half and finished the game at 34 percent.
James and Brandon Johnson each had 12 for the Monarchs.For James it was a career high. Johnson also led ODU with four assists and three steals.
ODU returns to action Friday night at Winthrop.


text: Zsa Zsa Gabor had no leg, and no clue. The bedridden Hollywood icon — whose right leg was amputated above the knee last year — was never told about the surgery, her husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, admits. "It took over a half a year" for Gabor, 95, to make the gruesome discovery on her own, the actress' ninth husband told The Post at a fund-raiser for the Brent Shapiro Foundation in Los Angeles. "She found out about it when she told me to sit her up, and she saw it. She couldn't feel it because [one] hand is paralyzed and [one] hand was too short to go on it . . . Finally, a half-year later she said, 'There is something missing.' " That isn't the only secret her husband of 26 years has kept. Von Anhalt — accused by his daughter-in-law Francesca Hilton of keeping the actress "increasingly isolated" — continued, "She doesn't even know she gets food through the tube. It will only upset her. She was so glamorous always, and she is so vain." He also admits of the death of her friend Phyllis Diller last month. "I didn't tell her . . . I don't want to give bad news to my wife."


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Vacancy rate continues to decrease due to almost zero new completions volume
* 21,100 sq m of new office premises have been delivered in H1 2017 in Moscow, which is absolutely the lowest for over a last decade.
* Office vacancy rate remains on the downwards trend reaching 15.4% by the end of Q2 2017 which is 0.5 ppts lower compared to the 2016 year end and 1.3 ppts lower compared to H1 2016.
* Moscow office market demand has remained stable for the fourth semi-annual period indicating comparable take-up volumes. H1 2017 have experienced 530,400 sq m new leased and purchased for end-using purposes premises with just 4% lower compared to H1 2016


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Flies: Delhi Sands flower-loving fly
(Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis)
(Diptera: Brachycera: Asiloidea: Mydidae)
Profile prepared by The Xerces Society
This unique species, native to the Inland Empire of southern California, is on the brink of extinction as the irreplaceable habitat it calls home disappears. The Delhi Sands flower-loving fly is the first and only fly to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Scientists petitioned the species in 1990 and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed it as endangered in 1993.
The Delhi Sands habitats are highly unusual and are not found anywhere else on earth. Protection of the fly is important, in part, because it will protect many other species also living in the dunes. These dunes support birds like the western meadowlark and the burrowing owl, mammals like the Los Angeles pocket mouse, a tiny buff-colored creature that fits easily in the palm of your hand, insects such as a subspecies of the Mormon metalmark butterfly (Apodemia mormo nigrescens), as well as numerous reptiles and plants. Scientists have compared the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly to a flagship for the whole Delhi Sands ecosystem: "As long as the fly stays afloat, the rest of its habitat does, too," said Greg Ballmer of UC Riverside.
The Delhi Sands flower-loving fly is listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
On September 10, 2004, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Resources held a field hearing in Fontana, California with the ostensible purpose of gauging public support for the endangered Delhi Sands flower-loving fly. Despite their official-sounding title, this "hearing" was not the Congressional fact-finding missions that it was touted to be. Almost all of the invited speakers were against the Endangered Species Act and believe development should take precedence over protecting habitat. Several of the speakers regularly attended other meetings carrying large fly swatters.
The fly has been blamed for halting development projects in San Bernadino County, California. However, the facts show that few developments have been stopped. Furthermore, protecting the fly's habitat preserves important open space that also hosts a variety of California's native birds and other wildlife habitat in this fast-growing region – the open space that so many people moved to this area to enjoy.
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Like butterflies, honeybees and other pollinators, the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly feeds on nectar from flowers. Like hummingbirds, these remarkable flies are rapid fliers that hover over flowers while taking nectar. One of the largest flies, this one-inch long insect is orange-brown and black with dark brown oval spots. During July through September, adult flies feed, mate and lay eggs in the sandy soil.
Preserving the Delhi sand dunes preserves not only the ecosystem but also vanishing open space in the rapidly growing Inland Empire. Saving this natural heritage will enhance quality of life in this expanding urbanized region, which is deficient in natural open space.


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CONCORD, CA -- A 24 Hour Fitness member was arrested and cited after his gun went off in his gym bag in the men's locker room.
The incident occurred Sunday in the Sunvalley Shopping Center club in Concord, CA. The bullet hit a wall in the locker room but did not hurt anyone, according to the Contra Costa (CA) Times. A call to 911 was made at 6:08 p.m. that evening, minutes after the shot was fired.
The suspect, an 83-year-old man, was found later sitting in his car parked near the 24 Hour club. He carried a loaded, derringer-style .357 handgun, and one cartridge recently fired, police said.
The man was released after police cited him on suspicion of negligent discharge, carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a loaded firearm in public, according to the report.


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lilengineerboy Posts: 4,116Me neither but I've heard the same thing and have watched several online demos and videos of Sync in action. If we get another Ford I'm definitely paying the $300 for Sync. I'm sold.
What will the 2008 Accord voice commands control? Sync allows you to control everything from your bluetooth cell phone (which can be in your purse or pocket) right down to the mp3 player you have plugged into the USB port. That USB port allows you to get software/feature updates into the system using your own USB drive too IIRC. Pretty cool IMO.
Due to a somewhat sudden change of events, the Accord is likely to get flipped for a Fusion or Focus, and whatever I get will have Sync. I am anxious to try it out.0
tedebear Posts: 832My Sebring with MyGIG has voice activation that works great. I think I remember reading in the manual that it has a 1,000 word vocabulary. It's fun to play with as I cruise along.
The Bluetooth phone interface also works fine. I recently read some comments that others were having trouble getting their systems to recognize their cell phones.0
Voice Recognition works! That is why I rely on it a lot. The new Accord's is even better (than my TL), especially when it comes to NAV related functions. The only challenge happens when someone "naughty" happens to be in the car, who takes pleasure in confusing the system.
As for touch screen, it isn't as better than an intuitively laid out dash, but it reduces number of "buttons" by getting only the selections related to function you chose. I agree, real buttons are better, but not always. They need to be laid out well, and distinctly marked (that they require no more than a glance, just like it would be with touch screen), and can be felt with a little learning. That takes me back to Honda, and why I feel they know how to get those little things done, well (but apparently, few recognize the point of having mostly dedicated buttons). Take a look here again...
Voice Recognition works! Thats why I rely on it for most part. The new Accord's is even better (than my TL), especially when it comes to NAV related functions.
As for touch screen, it isn't as better than an intuitively laid out dash (again, tough to beat Honda there, although, it is quite a challenge in my TL to figure out the buttons), but it drastically reduces eyes off the road when I want to use it (which is usually when I'm at a light/stopped). The best bet is with buttons that are not only grouped well but "feel" different than others.
- Well marked, easy to read buttons
- Logically grouped
- Multi-push buttons (like fan speed, category, skip, scan etc) have notches at the end to differentiate from others (that can be "felt" so with a little learning, the driver can simply position the finger and operate them).
Here is another example of thoughtful design (note the presence of dots)...
And of course, the buttons on the steering wheel. They are distinctly designed, large enough and easy to read. One of the problems I have had with my TL is between bluetooth selection and voice activation buttons in that they look/feel very similar. Honda addressed that with the new Accord. Now bluetooth selection is flush with the spoke on the rim and voice activation button stays put.0
The 2008 Accord joins the Legacy as the only mid-sized family sedans that are IIHS "top picks", meaning they scored "Good" in front, side, and rear crash tests and have ESC at least optional (but standard on the Accord).
One question, though: I wonder why the IIHS tested the Accord thoroughly within a month of its introduction, yet the Altima's been out for a year and hasn't been tested by the IIHS for side crashes yet, nor has the Optima, which has been out for over a year and a half in its present form? It's not like the Altima isn't a popular seller. The Optima less so, but it sells more units than many other cars that the IIHS has managed to squeeze into their test schedule in the past 18 months. Interesting...0
What about the Sonata? Are these cars not on the list because they weren't tested, or because they didn't make the "top safety pick" cut?0
colloquor Posts: 482In the case of both the new Camry, and now the new Accord, IIHS test results are posted almost immediately after official introduction. This begs the question: Is this because of their respective popularity and sales, or payola on the part of manufacturers? No other vehicle or manufacturer results are fast-tracked in this fashion.0
Sonata not listed in that news release because it is not a "top safety pick" (or "also ran"). It is listed here: http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=30
with "acceptable" for side, that is why it did not make the list.0
Conspiracy theory, again! :sick:
Of the sixteen vehicles listed in that link (previous post), only one is from 2007 (Kia Optima). 2008 Accord and Camry have been out for couple of months but 2008 Malibu is the newest, and still found itself being tested. Payola?0
chrono Posts: 149Well not exactly. It looks like the rear and side impact crash tests were not performed on the 2008 Malibu. Side impact was not tested on the new Altima. Seems fishy to me.0
Quit whining. Were Accord and Camry the only cars tested? Do you think they are not interested in testing the newest entries? (then why do they have even the front ratings in yet?)0
Correct. The Malibu is only there (for frontal impact) because GM did the test--which is the case for most IIHS frontal tests now, if the previous design did well in that test. But IIHS itself does the side and rear tests.
The current Altima has been out for about a year now and has not been tested for side impact by the IIHS. The 2006.5 Optima came out in 1H 2006 and hasn't been crashed in the side yet either. (And that's significant because if it were to get a Good score on the side crash test, it would be a "Top Pick.") Yet the Accord and Camry get near-immediate testing. And they should--they are popular cars and many people (like me) want to know how they fare in crash tests before buying. But the Altima is one of the top-selling cars, as is the Malibu. IIHS also hasn't tested (side) some other cars that debuted last year but sell in significant numbers, e.g. the mid-sized (interior wise) Elantra and Sentra. Just kind of curious.0
how many 'stars' any given vehicle gets in a crash test? The point being that such things very rarely if ever happen -even though it is a big thing thing if it makes a difference. In my case, I've totalled one car in about 30 yeras of driving, and even that was a case of me being hit hard form the rear - nothing would have saved that particular car and I fortunately was unhurt. A truly SAFE car has more to do with how well it brakes, handles, and/or how much power it has - in that order, and less to do with how well it hits anything. The ability to avoid that accident being the key thing...0
seen the interior of a new 2008 Malibu yet? The photos I've seen make me think of a circus. Maybe it's not that bad in person. Anyone have any thoughts on this topic?0
imidazol97 Crossroads of America I70 & I75 Posts: 23,508> brakes, handles, and/or how much power it has - in that order,
I agree with you about those factors play above the stars in a staged test. Your collision may not be the same as the staged test therefore a 6 star ability may be only a 2 star crush for your. I am think I agree on your order of those factors.
I watched a collision of two cars Saturday. Brakes made the collision a whole lot less energy. The young, inexperienced driver hit the brakes for a good second of screaching rubber and burned off a lot of energy. The Saturn rear end was admirable in handlig the collision and the front of the Cobalt RS absorbed the 35-40 mph without appearing to move the front cradle--the wheels looked in place.
A more experienced driver would have steered right onto the berm and low ditch and gone around the Saturn who had started to move forward upon seeing the driver behind not stopping. The Cobalt stayed straight with the braking and probably could have steered off to the right. and gone around. The 17-year old was so startled he probably had no brain at that time other than brakes and stay on the road. He probably felt he was a great driver before the accident but didn't realize the lack of training and always looking or the out in case of an accident. Just had a kid go through a good driver training course where that was emphasized continually---the out in case of the unexpected.
The 17-year old showed no contrition as mom and a younger brother picked him up in an older van. His body language looked like he was having a good time.
Oh, the accident was because he was digging for, reaching for a cell phone.
Yes, I take straight braking ability with antilocks as most important. Handling overall is second. But handling doesn't mean ability to turn corners at 50 mph in city streets and taking curves at 30 over the marked speed; it means keeping its feet when a car is asked to do avoidance maneuvers. It doesn't have to be graceful while doing it--just capable.
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IIHS testing doesn't rate based on stars (NHTSA does that). IIHS testing is more towards helping insurance companies figure out "liabilities" in a car.
I can't speak for IIHS since it is just another safety rating system but since you brought it up, NHTSA's star rating has some holes that I noticed. For example, side crash test rating measures injury in three areas (head, chest and pelvic) in terms of forces subjected to each of them. However, in their final rating system, they use only chest. A car doing marginally better in protecting chest, but significantly worse than another in protecting head and pelvic area would get 5-stars but the other would get 4-stars. I've yet to figure out why they would measure three, but use one.0
Yes, I care about how much protection a car provides in a crash. I also care about how well the car stops, steers, and moves. But when driving in traffic, there's always the chance that someone will hit my car no matter what I do to avoid it. Another thing to consider is that I'm not the only person who will drive my next car. Most likely my wife and kids will drive it sometimes, and I'll hand it down to my daughter in a few years for college. So I want the most active and passive safety I can get in a mid-sized family car. I'll take a "Good" crash test score over a lesser score any day, even if it improves my odds of walking out of a crash without serious injury only a little bit.0
iluvmysephia1 Alamogordo, NMPosts: 7,615phone he was gonna text-message on it.
It's bad enough to have people exhibit that "spaced-out" glare and dorky, buzzed-out driving we have to live with when they're driving and talking on their cell-phones at the same time. But when they text-message while driving that is heightened stupidity personified.
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Yes, I care about how much protection a car provides in a crash. I also care about how well the car stops, steers, and moves
as we all do - but given 'safety' also generally comes with a size and weight penalty, are you willing to sacrifice some of that evasive capability for some better performance in some industry (or governmental) crash test.? Any one of those attributes (braking/handling/power) we use most every day, how often do any of us hit anything hard enough even to get the airbags to deploy? The obvious 'duh' answer to that has to be 'it only has to happen once' but my question is do we really and truly disqualify an otherwise good car just because the NHTSA for example has decided that you don't want to get hit in a certain manner?0
Like everything else, it can't be the sole reason, but can be one of the major reasons.
Would you buy a car that had excellent dynamic ability but structurally challenged in crash tests for yourself and family?0
how often do any of us hit anything hard enough even to get the airbags to deploy?
Once would be more than enough. I've never done it, but my oldest son has. I'm glad that car had frontal airbags. No injury except a little scrape on one arm.0
I think crash testing is necessary because it makes sure the cars are as safe as they can be. How well a car maneuvers can also make it safer than another. How large a vehicle is also helps in crashes. Each person has to decide how important these things are to him/her. Personally, I will not buy an Excursion or Hummer, because I have a better chance of surviving a crash in one. I would rather go with a car that maneuvers better, and maybe avoid a collision with less chance of a rollover. If I have a decision to make between two cars, and one car does better on crash testing, and the other may maneuver a little better, I will take the better crash test score.0
joe97 Posts: 2,248IIRC, all vehicles sold after September 1, 2007 are required to have NHTSA ratings displayed on the window.0
csandste Posts: 1,866I assume you're talking about the 2 tone brown interior. It's much better in person.0
I agree that it is strange that IIHS has not bothered to test the Altima, particularly since IIHS says in their FAQ that: We try to cover as much of the marketplace as we can, choosing vehicles to test that represent a range of manufacturers and the largest portions of new car sales.
You'd think the a model with sales of 200,000+, and the third biggest selling midsize (and 8th best selling vehicle, overall) would have fit in their schedule at some time in the last year. :confuse:0
If I read it right (from IIHS), they did start with Altima frontal crash test which failed to deploy thorax/curtain airbags when done by Nissan. Eventually, IIHS conducted a second test on it (hence the rating) when it worked fine. So, there might have been a delay for that reason. It has also been rated for rear impact safety. Side crash hasn't been done yet.
I also noticed they don't test every model every year. This is the first time since 2004 that Accord has been tested for side impact. In fact, Fusion is perhaps the only cars in the list tested two years in a row (2006, 2007).0
mz6greyghost Posts: 1,230I also noticed they don't test every model every year. This is the first time since 2004 that Accord has been tested for side impact.
That's because the last "new" model was in '03, and it doesn't make any sense for the IIHS to retest a car that hasn't been significantly revised.
In fact, Fusion is perhaps the only cars in the list tested two years in a row (2006, 2007).
The Fusion is the exception in this case, because in '06, they only tested a non-airbag equipped model, and received poor ratings because of it. In '07, Ford had it tested again with side airbags and the results improved because of it.0
I assume you're talking about the 2 tone brown interior. It's much better in person.
The one I saw in a photo was orange (lighter color) and brown. According to reviews, several color combinations will be available.0
The one I saw in a photo was orange (lighter color) and brown. According to reviews, several color combinations will be available.
I looked at the different color combinations, and none of them seemed right. All of the colors seem strange/odd (colors I've never seen before). Who wants an Orange interior?0
phaetondriver Posts: 175Just returned form the Post Office. As I walked out I hit the remote start button on my Aura XR keyfob. The engine started like always, but this time there was a man walking between my car and his, 2008 Jaguar 3.0 sedan, in BRG :shades:
He stopped dead in his tracks, staring into my car. I walked up and hit the unlock button when he said, your car started itself. I smiled and said Yup. It likes to do that when it see's me coming.
He said, expletive deleted, I just paid $63000 for this new Jag and it doesn't do that. Shaking his head as he got in his beautiful Jag.
I got in and chuckled to myself knowing he could have bought three Aura XR's for the price of his (Ford) British tin. :shades:0
moparbad Posts: 3,870What is the benefit of starting the car with remote as you are walking toward it instead of turning the ignition key? Do you still have to put the key in the ignition before you can drive the car?0


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Abstract Sunday – Live-illustrating the New York City Marathon
Christoph Niemann, an illustrator, designer and author of Abstract Sunday, a column for the New York Times Magazine ran the New York City Marathon last sunday. Niemann "live-illustrated" that event. Thank you for such a funny sunday in 46 sketches. You can see the entire marathon at Abstract Sunday or at the Twitter-Account of Christoph Niemanns. Very recommandable. Here are some extracts:
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QuoteI'm working in a discharger of LiPo batteries that must discharge at rates of 100 ampSo is this an incendiary device then. What is to stop the battery bursting into flames?
Quote from: Grumpy_Mike on Mar 19, 2013, 08:03 pmQuoteI'm working in a discharger of LiPo batteries that must discharge at rates of 100 ampSo is this an incendiary device then. What is to stop the battery bursting into flames?There are special Li-Po packs that are designed to supply that kind of current discharge (for a short time of course) used in high performance R/C electric motor powered craft.http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1617674Lefty
Using a relay:https://www.sparkfun.com/products/100
Depends on what you mean by 'manage'. If you just need to be able to measure the current I think there might be hall effect current sensors that can measure that range of currents and give you a simple DC measurement voltage proportional to the current flow. If you mean to turn on and off or regulate the actual current flow then that is another matter all together. One could use very high current rated relay contacts if just switching on or off that level of current, although the size of relay would probably be pretty massive. There are some IGBT high current transistors rated at that kind of current, and of course one could parallel several high current/power MOSFETS to get that kind of current control. Pretty demanding application, I would look around and see what other people and firms have used to perform that task first I think.Lefty
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Ancestry.com (Twitter: @Ancestrydotcom ) is the proverbial 800 lb (362.87 kg) gorilla in the genealogical archive. You cannot miss him — mostly he's lovable. So today after you read this blog post, Stanczyk wants you to tweet at him (see Twitter link above). I am hoping the big ape will make some improvements to their software. Hint .. Hint !
A couple of days ago (25-Feb-2013), I ran my PERL program against the GEDCOM file I exported from my family tree on Ancestry.com 's website. That tree, the RootsWeb tree, and this blog are Stanczyk's main tools for collaboration with near and distant cousin-genealogists (2nd cousins, 3rd, 4th, 5th cousins — all are welcome).
Quick Facts —
- No invalid tags – Good
- Five custom tags – Also Good
- CHAR tag misused – ANSI [not good]
- My Ancestry Family Tree uses diacriticals: ą ć ę ł ń ó ś ź ż in proper nouns [not good]
- Phantom Notes ??? [really not good]
So, Mr. Ancestry (sir) can you please fix #'s 3, 4, and 5, please?
CHAR – I think Ancestry should use what is in the standards: ANSEL | UTF-8 | UNICODE | ASCII . I think this is easily do-able (even if all you do is just substitute ASCII).
This is not a picayune, nit-picky, persnickety, or snarky complaint. In fact, it leads right into the next problem (#4 above). Not only does Ancestry export the GEDCOM file as "ANSI", it strips out my diacriticals too (as a result?). So now I have potentially lost valuable information from my research. For Slavic researchers, these diacriticals can be vital to finding an ancestor as they guide how original name was pronounced and how it might have been misspelled or mistranscribed in the many databases. Without the diacriticals that vital link is lost.
The last criticism is an insidious problem. Every time I exported the GEDCOM, I would get a note on one person in the tree. I would carefully craft the note on Ancestry, but what I received in the GEDCOM file downloaded would be different ???
I reported the problem to no avail and no response. This is not very good for an 800 lb gorilla.
Digging Deeper
I have since gone on to do some experiments and the results may astound you (or not). I copied the NOTE I was getting in my GEDCOM and saved it off to a text file, perplexed as to where it came from, since it was not the NOTE I was editing on Ancestry??? Now I did something bold. I deleted the note from that person on Ancestry and then downloaded the GEDCOM file again. Do you what I got? Wrong! I did not get my carefully crafted NOTE, I got yet another NOTE. I copied that note's text and repeated my process of deleting the note and downloading the GEDCOM file a 3rd time. This time when I edited my GEDCOM file, I found MY note!!! But where/how did the other two notes come about? Why were there three notes? Why could I see and edit the 3rd note, but only get the first note when I downloaded the GEDCOM file? How did notes 2 & 3 get there? Why did I not get all three notes when I downloaded the GEDCOM? All good questions that I have no answer to. My suspicion is that Ancestry should not allow more than one EDITOR on a tree, other contributors should only be allowed to comment or maybe provide an ability to leave sticky-notes on a person [that does not go into a GEDCOM file]. I do not think the notes were created by their mobile app since I always saw my NOTE (and not the other two notes). I am chalking this up to an Ancestry.com bug and urging others who see strange things in their notes to take deliberate steps to unravel their notes. I hope Ancestry will fix this and let people know. I hope they fix all of items #'s: 3, 4, and 5.
So, my dear readers, I am asking you to tweet to Ancestry (as I will too) and ask them for bug fixes. Perhaps if enough people tweet at @Ancestrydotcom, they will respond and not give us the cold gorilla shoulder.


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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, August 10, 2012
Cullen Jones is my Hero
Cullen Jones is my Hero. Holder of several world records - countless Gold & Silver medals, NCAA Champ, and 2006 Fastest Swimmer in the World.
His success as a swimmer is near legendary, but what is more impressive is the time and effort he devotes to motivating minority kids to get in the water, and learn to swim. It is estimated that 60% of African American kids cannot swim effectively and have a 300% greater risk of drowning than white kids.
Cullen travels the country, meeting thousands of kids to speak of the importance of learning to swim, and not just for safety, but for the benefits of fitness, friendship and fulfillment that competitive swimming brings to kids.
He's not the first black Olympic swimmer, nor is he the only one competing in the London 2012 games. But he is considered a barrier-breaker. In the documentary film "Parting the Waters", we see first hand that Jones has overcome myths, fears and sterotypes in the world of swimming. View the Trailer for the upcoming film.
Many of these sterotypes and fears still exist, as displayed by Valley Swim Club in 2009, when young black day-campers had their swimming privelages revoked under fear that it would "change the complexion and atmosphere of the club". Jones had this reaction to the situation:
"I work hard everyday through my efforts with the USA Swimming Foundation and Make a Splash to increase the exposure for as well as enhance the number of African-American and Hispanic young people entering the sport of swimming, not just because it's a great sport, but because learning to swim and understanding the importance of being safe in and around the water are life-saving skills that no one should be denied".
Cullen Jones almost became a statistic of drowning himself. At age 5, while visiting a waterpark, young Cullen was pulled to safety unconcious by lifeguards. "I remember what it feels like to be helpless...I was underwater, I couldn't breathe...and then I completely passed out". After that, his parents enrolled him into swim lessons, and as a teenager, Cullen joined the swim team - as the only black swimmer on the team.
Cullen today hears from many young swimmers who express shy frustration about being the only African American or Latino kid on the swim team. This odd feeling, coupled with real cultural insensitvity keeps many kids from considering the sport of swimming - or even of learning to swim. He encourages them to "keep your head up". The percentage of minority kids in swim programs is very low, only around 1%.
Today, Cullen Jones is using his fame and recognition to help children learn to swim. Kids who may not have access to a swimming pool, or children from families whose parents never learned to swim. Working with the USA Swimming Foundation's 'Make A Splash' initiative, which provides low or no cost swim lessons to these kids, Cullen Jones travels the country - encouraging and motivating young kids to learn how to swim.
For Jones, the message is very simple "Teach Kids how to Swim".
Cullen Jones needs your support, and the Make A Splash initiative can use your help - donate today at MakeASplash.org to sponsor a swim lesson for a needy kid. Your tax deductible donation will bring the wonderful world of swimming to kids who would otherwise be at risk for drowning. And who knows...? You may just help create a future generation of Olympic gold medal swimmers!


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During this interactive workshop, teachers will get to experience "Gone to Texas," a game-inspired, hands-on program created by Amon Carter education and archives staff, that uses artworks in the museum's collection, including Erwin E. Smith photographs and primary sources in the museum's archives to teach middle-school students about Texas history. Prior to the workshop, participants should read Lisa Waller Rogers's A Texas Sampler: Historical Recollections, a collection of primary source selections about the daily life of nineteenth-century Texas settlers. While at the museum, teachers will imagine themselves as immigrants who must survive a long journey to Texas and rely on archival materials, such as the Immigrants' Guide to Texas (1873), to determine essential resources, find ideal areas for settlement, and learn about the people who already live there. Museum educators will provide resources for participants to recreate this game in their classroom and strategies for using primary sources and images to create practical, student-driven experiences that encourage active participation rather than passive learning.
Participants will receive two CPE hours in: English/Language Arts: All Levels, Fine Arts—Art: All Levels, Instructional Techniques: All Levels, and Social Studies—All Areas: All Levels
The first thirty-five teachers to register will receive a copy of the book. Upper elementary, middle school, and high school librarians and art, gifted and talented, language arts, reading, social studies, and Texas history teachers from classroom and homeschool settings, as well as preservice teachers, are encouraged to attend, although others may benefit and are welcome to register.
Space is limited; preregistration is required. Cancellations must be received forty-eight hours in advance of the program or a $25 fee will be charged.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN — Since going public more than one year ago, Life Time Fitness has shown continued growth in revenue. That trend didn't stop in the second quarter where revenue grew 24.8 percent to $95.6 million from $76.6 million during the same time last year. Net income during the quarter grew 42.7 percent to $10.3 million or $0.28 per diluted share on 36.2 million shares. This compares to net income of $7.2 million or $0.25 per diluted share on 29.1 million shares in the second quarter of 2004.
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Out of morbid curiosity I looked at Padre futility on the road since 1993. Here is their winning percentage against the NL, on the road, in that span:
Pittsburgh - .605
Florida - .507
Milwaukee, Mets - .500
Cincinnati - .485
Los Angeles - .478
Cubs, Philadelphia - .472
Colorado - .455
Houston - .452
San Fran - .446
Washington/Montreal - .406
Arizona - .330
Atlanta - .313St Louis - .265
The Diamondbacks have owned them in the desert. I'm sure Arizona reacted with high fives and smiles upon seeing the 2010 schedule, much like the Padres probably groaned.
The sad thing is San Diego could easily have won this series. Opening Day? No chance, Haren was dealing. Tuesday night? C.Y. returned the favor. Tonight? They jumped out to a 3-1 lead but couldn't hold it. Last year Kevin Correia gave up 2 HR total in March/April. He gave up 3 tonight (Dick Enberg's somewhat perplexing call on the first one notwithstanding. I think he believed Hairston had a play on that ball.) Thirty-three starts, 17 HR in 2009. One start, 3 HR. He's on pace to give up 99 HR, and that'd be some sort of Padre record.
Also he makes me look pretty silly for suggesting he should have gotten the Home Opener next Monday. Thanks Kevin. I don't need any help to look silly, dude. I'm sure Correia will straighten things out for his next start against Atlanta.
In the meantime, San Diego has tomorrow off and travels to Denver for 3. They'll miss Aaron Cook and Randy Wolf, but get Ubaldo and Jorge De La Rosa.
Don't fret about no baseball Thursday - there's always the Padres Trail Podcast to scratch that baseball itch. 10pm at the usual place. It's just me to lull you into a false sense of security, and we've extended the show to a full hour (although it may not run that long), so feel free to call or chat with me.


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Franco ranked among top 10 third-base prospects
As it stands now, Phillies prospect Maikel Franco is already one of the top third basemen in the Minor Leagues. In fact, Franco is ranked No. 4 on MLB.com's top 10 third-base prospects list.
Yet, this season, the spotlight just may fall on how well Franco performs at the other corner-infield position. While it's unclear how much first base Franco will actually play in 2014, the organization plans to get its top hitting prospect -- and No. 2 overall prospect -- his share of reps on the right side of the diamond.
As it stands now, Phillies prospect Maikel Franco is already one of the top third basemen in the Minor Leagues. In fact, Franco is ranked No. 4 on MLB.com's top 10 third-base prospects list.
Yet, this season, the spotlight just may fall on how well Franco performs at the other corner-infield position. While it's unclear how much first base Franco will actually play in 2014, the organization plans to get its top hitting prospect -- and No. 2 overall prospect -- his share of reps on the right side of the diamond.
The defensive experiment comes as a result of 23-year-old Cody Asche impressing enough in his Major League debut last season to, for the time being at least, stick as the Phillies' everyday third baseman. As a result, Franco, who received an invitation to the Phils' big league camp this spring, spent the offseason splitting time between first and third base in the Dominican Winter League.
"They told me, 'I want you to play first base and third base, too,'" Franco said. "And I said, 'I'll take that opportunity and I'll do whatever you want me to do.'"
For starters, it meant making 25 starts at first base this winter for Gigantes del Cibao -- three more than the 22 he made at his natural position. Before declaring Franco a converted first baseman, however, keep in mind the Phillies still have veteran superstar Ryan Howard under contract through 2016, with a club option for '17.
"I think it's important for us that we get him reps at both spots," said Joe Jordan, the Phils' director of player development. "We're not looking for him to take over Ryan Howard's position. We're just looking for an option, if we need it. He's going to be very proficient at first base. It's just a matter of getting more experienced over there."
Franco figures to get plenty of work defensively next month in Clearwater, Fla., where he also hopes to showcase his offensive prowess. The 21-year-old last season put up staggering numbers while splitting time between Class A Clearwater and Double-A Reading.
Franco recorded a .299/.349/.576 slash line, with 16 homers and 52 RBIs in 65 games with Clearwater before posting even better numbers at Reading. Following the midseason promotion, he put up a .339/.363/.563 line with 15 homers and 51 RBIs in 69 games. Overall, Franco finished the year with a .320 average to go along with his 31 home runs and 103 RBIs in 134 combined games.
"I'm not intimidated by a lot of hitters, but if I had to face him, I would be clueless what to throw him," said right-handed pitching prospect Ken Giles, who played alongside Franco during his time with Clearwater. "He's always a step ahead of the pitcher and has great plate discipline. Plus, when he locks in on a pitch, you better watch out."
One look at Franco's numbers suggests that Giles isn't alone when it comes to feeling lost about how to approach the slugger. However, Jesse Biddle -- Philadelphia's No. 1 ranked prospect and Franco's teammate last year at Reading -- believes he may have the slugger figured out.
"Maikel Franco? My scouting report is: curveball for a first-pitch strike, and then a fastball away -- got him to foul it off. And then I threw a good curveball to strike him out," Biddle said playfully, while a smiling Franco shook his head nearby. "You can go ask him about it.
"But seriously, I'll tell you what, though -- he is one heck of a hitter. He is so much fun to watch. Every time he gets in the box, our whole bench just goes quiet. He takes massive swings and when he connects with the ball, which he does a lot, it's just fun to watch what he can do."
The Phillies' coaching staff will have an up-close look next month at just what exactly Franco can do, though it's unclear where he will go from there. It's possible Franco will return to Reading to start the year, but he could also make the jump to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
For what it's worth, Franco's experience last season at Reading was nearly identical to Asche's Double-A stint. While Franco racked up 292 plate appearances over 69 games at Double-A, Asche in 2012 recorded 289 plate appearances over 68 games with Reading before progressing to Lehigh Valley -- and eventually the big leagues -- in 2013.
"We all worry about how guys are going to handle different things, and that's why we put them in big league camp," Jordan said. "He needs to be there. He needs to be around those players, and we'll see how he handles himself. And then that conversation will happen at a later date. That's a March conversation for me."
For now, Jordan prefers to see Franco continue to focus on mastering both corner-infield positions, while also maintaining his superb offensive production at the higher-level affiliates. Whether Franco breaks through at third base or first base, and just when that debut may come, remains to be seen.
"He needs to play both positions still. When you get to Double-A and Triple-A, before you get to the Major Leagues, the game gets faster at every level, you hear that all the time," Jordan said. "He needs more time at the upper levels. He needs more time up there where the game is a little faster, so we can make those types of decisions and do a good job with it."
As for Franco, he plans to continue welcoming any opportunity the Phils throw his way, especially when it comes in the form of an invitation to big league camp.
"I was so excited, because that's my goal, you know? That's everything I ever wanted," Franco said of playing with the big league club. "That's what I'm looking for, and I want to go there and play my best and show them what I can do."
Paul Casella is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @paul_casella.


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The guy was browsing the used book aisles. Finally, he decided on a true-crime book of sorts. It was kind of a guilty pleasure.
The guy was browsing the used book aisles.
They were considerable and held his attention for a good 45 minutes.
Finally, he decided on a true-crime book of sorts.
It was kind of a guilty pleasure.
There were certainly more edifying selections available – history, humor, classics, and many biographies of folks whose claim to fame didn't include killing lots of other folks.
But the guy couldn't help picking out the true-crime book, which was written by a two-man team of esteemed journalists.
The book chronicled the life of a Boston gangster, even reaching back to a history of his parents and grandparents.
And his claim to fame, the reason that his life merited such a detailed retrospective, was for the most part because he was not only adept at killing lots of folks, he was also adept at escaping prosecution for killing lots of folks.
The gangster also profited handsomely throughout his career of killing lots of folks.
So the guy was a little embarrassed to be purchasing a book about such a bad person.
But it was a good read.
He queued up in the line, which was kind of lengthy. The store sold all manner of used goods, not just books, and it was busy.
So the guy, naturally enough, started to read the book.
The authors decided to get right to one of the gangster's murders in the opening chapter to capture the reader's attention.
And it worked.
The guy read how the gangster decided his confederate's girlfriend had to be killed.
He had a number of reasons for this and they made sense enough to him to arrange to strangle this woman with his bare hands.
The logic of taking this measure apparently seemed sound enough to the gangster's confederate, who was a gangster himself, of course. So the confederate not only acquiesced in his girlfriend's murder, he helped set it up.
It must be noted, though, the confederate didn't physically help in strangling the young woman. He just lured her to the house where the murder took place and stood by.
The guy read how the book's real-life protagonist throttled the woman to death while the soon-to-be-former boyfriend looked on.
There happened to be a pleasant looking young man ahead of the guy in line, maybe in his mid 20s. And with him were two young women of approximately the same age. They all seemed to be siblings, or maybe cousins. They had a comfortable familiarity with each other.
The young man noticed what the guy was reading. It turned out the young man was also buying a book.
And it happened to be a book about the gangster's confederate, the very one who had helped in the murder of his girlfriend recounted in the first chapter of the book the guy was reading.
Small world.
"I see your reading that book," the young guy said. "I'm getting this book," he said, indicating his gangster biography.
The guy nodded.
"He's my uncle," the young guy said, referring to the confederate. He seemed proud of the fact. The confederate was a celebrity, after all. It's not everybody who has multiple books written about them or their business associates.
"Oh, yeah," the guy replied.
"Yeah, he's my uncle," the young guy repeated with a smile that was totally genuine.
"That's interesting," the guy said. He didn't relate the contents of the chapter he had just read.
That seemed rude.
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November 1, 2012… Antoni Cimolino officially becomes Artistic Director today, beginning his mission to establish the Festival as an unrivalled theatrical, intellectual and emotional retreat. As part of this mission, the theatre company is returning to the name Stratford Festival and unveiling a new logo.
"'Stratford Festival' is the name that we have used for most of our 60 years," says Mr. Cimolino. "It is simple and direct, it resonates with people and it carries our legacy of quality and success. The name connects powerfully with audiences and allows us to best convey the breadth and depth of the seasons we are planning to present.
"We have discussed this idea for some time and it has broad support amongst artists and staff, as well as members of the Board, who agreed this was the right time to make the change. When I spoke to Des McAnuff about my decision, he gave his complete and enthusiastic support."
Inspired by the Festival's founding principles, Mr. Cimolino will focus his tenure on establishing the Festival as a place to become immersed in the theatre experience.
"Tyrone Guthrie, our first Artistic Director, conceived of the Festival as a place removed from a major metropolis where you could lay aside for a moment the demands of daily life and give yourself time to enjoy, to think and to feel – and then go home refreshed, restored and inspired."
Mr. Cimolino has planned the 2013 season around a cluster of themes, especially the drama of communities – communities in conflict – and the role of the outsider in those communities. "I was drawn to examining how we reach across our differences to find our common humanity with people we have identified as the 'other,' how we find healing. Because that's what these plays are all about: bringing people together."
These thematic strands run through a playbill that offers a rich variety of dramatic experiences, starting with Shakespeare and balancing intimate pieces with productions of greater scope, comedy with tragedy, ancient with modern.
"Most of our patrons come to Stratford to see more than one production," says Mr. Cimolino. "By offering works that complement each other, we're giving our audiences a fuller opportunity to reflect on ideas that touch our lives at the deepest levels."
Central to Mr. Cimolino's vision for the Festival is the introduction of The Forum, a wide-ranging series of events that invite audiences to enjoy theatre in a deeper and more dynamic way, using the work they see on stage to spark ideas, raise questions and open the door to good-hearted and open-minded debate.
"Stratford is a storehouse of brilliant material, presented by great artists working under the best conditions," he says. "People come here from all over the world to immerse themselves in these stories and to reflect on what they tell us about our lives. Our patrons love it when we provide context, insight, illumination – anything that enriches and enlarges upon their enjoyment of the work we do on stage."
The Forum has been created to meet that ever-growing demand for enrichment and to achieve Mr. Cimolino's larger aim of placing the Festival firmly at the centre of society.
Encompassing panels, chats, debates and other interactive discussions, as well as keynote speakers, dramatic readings, concerts and other presentations, The Forum will be offered continuously throughout the season, with each month from June through September featuring a supercharged "Forum Foray" week that will have a particularly high concentration of events.
"The ancient Greeks used theatre as an imaginative arena for exploring ideas, issues and possibilities that were of profound importance to their society," he says. "I believe the Festival plays that same role for us today."
Beginning with a press release next month, Forum events and participants will be announced as they are confirmed. Details will be available on the Festival website, www.stratfordfestival.ca.
Tickets for the 2013 season go on sale to Members on November 11 and to the general public on January 5. The playbill features Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure, Othello, Fiddler on the Roof, The Three Musketeers, Tommy, Blithe Spirit, Mary Stuart, Waiting for Godot, and two new Canadian plays, The Thrill by Judith Thompson, and Taking Shakespeare, by John Murrell.


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Pathology of skeletal muscle
Churchill Livingstone, 1984 - Medical - 754 pages
This book has been described as the bible of muscle disease, from both a scientific and a clinical point of view. It is a comprehensive work that explains and illustrates in detail all pathological reactions of skeletal muscles that occur in human disease. The microscopic changes are illustrated by histochemistry, immunocytochemistry, resin histology, and electron microscopy. The pathological findings are correlated with the clinical picture whenever possible. The interpretation of the findings is scientifically based. To facilitate this process, the fundamentals of normal histology and biology of the muscle cell are also covered.The book has been thoroughly revised and expanded for this Second Edition to provide up-to-date coverage of the relevant molecular biology and molecular genetics, as well as extensive references. It has been well organized and richly illustrated by the authors, who have been at the forefront of muscle pathology and neuromuscular research for 35 years. This practical reference work is intended for neuropathologists, neurologists, and general pathologists who look at muscle biopsies. It will also serve as an introduction to muscle disease for neurology and pathology residents.
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Unknown, painted between 1537-1562? oil on 6 oak planks, 238.2 x 134.2cm, Walker Art Gallery (detail)
King Henry VIII is one of the best known and most recognisable monarchs in world history. The exhibition Henry VIII Revealed brought together four of the finest portraits of this phenomenal ruler, whose infamous public and private affairs still fascinate.
How did Henry generate and project such a powerful image? How did a record of King Henry's striking appearance and breath-taking presence survive through the centuries to the present day?
Henry VIII Revealed looked at the definitive Henry VIII portrait, its origin, influence and legacy. The best known is Walker Art Gallery's own stunning painting, based on the Holbein mural at Whitehall Palace which was destroyed by a fire more than 300 years ago.
Holbein's Whitehall mural was commissioned and officially endorsed by the king. It was the first life-size full-length portrait of a monarch to be created in England. It underlined his power and majesty and was reported to have struck awe into the hearts of those that saw it. To this day this image remains the archetypal Henry VIII pose and was even featured in Shekhar Kapur's blockbuster movie, 'Elizabeth'.
The Walker Art Gallery's Henry VIII portrait was conserved and restored by experts at Liverpool's Conservation Centre, leading to a number of new findings about it. The exhibition was the result of a collaboration between art historians and art conservators and was accompanied by an in depth catalogue. Find out more about this on the Paintings conservation web pages.
There were three other major Henry portraits on show, from Petworth, Chatsworth and Trinity College Cambridge, as well as the Leemput copy of Hobein's mural from the Royal Collection.
Henry VIII Revealed featured a copy of Holbein's original mural. Genuine drawings by Holbein for jewellery and dagger sheaths were shown, as well as two of Henry's personal belongings - his illustrated Psalter prayer book and an astrolabe astronomical instrument. A Turkish carpet similar to the one in Walker Art Gallery's portrait was also displayed.
Henry VIII Revealed was sponsored by BWD Rensburg Investment Management.
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