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Have easel will travel"that's what the newsletter said.
For about two years, I had been thinking about starting open-air preaching here in Santa Cruz, California. So when evangelist Bill Welzien from Key West, Florida, advertised his willingness to travel, I couldn't refuse. The session of Living Hope OPC invited Bill Welzien to come out here for the week of the Fourth of July, when Santa Cruz would be teeming with vacationers.
After much prayer and preparation, we began our week of evangelism on Tuesday, July 2. We set up for our first open-air presentation along the wide sidewalk between the wharf and the boardwalk. (The owners of the boardwalk were unwilling to grant us permission to be on their property.) This seemed like a pretty good location, since many people would be walking along there.
We began with prayer, a very real awareness of our own inadequacy, and, speaking for myself, a bit of fear. Bill preached the first message while I watched as people gathered.
Watching the response to Bill's preaching was fascinating. There were the mockers who passed by and didn't hear a word, sneering at what they thought we were doing. Some other young Santa Cruz rebels with pierced noses, pink hair, etc., jokingly shouted, "Satan rules!"
But there were others who stopped and listened. A group would come by, and one or two people in the group would be visibly interested while the others would try to pull them away.
During the presentation, there were certain key words that clearly brought reactions. One, of course, was sin.
At the end of this first presentation, we met several Christian people who were vacationing in Santa Cruz and appreciated this straightforward presentation of the gospel. They prayed with us while I got ready to begin round two.
There is nothing like open-air preaching to drive home the words of the apostle Paul when he spoke of "the foolishness of preaching." I was thankful that God used the foolishness of preaching to save me, and so I began "in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling." I felt like it was the first sermon that I ever preached. But I believe God honored the preaching that week.
When I first talked with Bill Welzien about having him come out here, he told me about his first trip to Santa Cruz. He had visited the city some twenty years ago when he was a hippie. The only thing he remembered about Santa Cruz was the name of a bar (the Catalyst) he had visited before his conversion.
He shared with me his thoughts about coming. He would not be doing evangelism for our church. Rather, he would be teaching us (namely, elder Mike Shields from the Salinas mission work and myself) his open-air presentation method. That was what I wanted, although a part of me, I must admit, simply wanted to sit back and watch Bill while he gave his presentations.
Bill sent us a video of three multimedia gospel presentations that incorporated a painted background and lettering techniques to engage people's attention. We were very impressed with the content of the messages. I believe that learning to communicate the gospel in public places today requires considerable thought.
The thing that I really appreciate about these presentations is their simple, straightforward explanation of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Bill Welzien has put a lot of thought into these presentations, and you can really see how they have been perfected over ten years of open-air use. Bill has a gift for communicating the gospel to a biblically illiterate generation. The messages present a biblical understanding of sin and explain the finished work of Christ in a clear and God-glorifying way. They conclude with an explanation of repentance and faith.
Mike and I studied Bill's three presentations, and then we each chose one of them to learn. I chose "The Two Religions," which compares the uniqueness of the Christian faith as a relationship with the living God through the finished work of Christ with all other religions, which are only man's feeble attempt to lift himself up to God. Mike chose "The Two Ships," which uses the analogy of ships, a harbor, and charts to speak about heaven, the Bible, and the good news of the gospel. One ship represents you and the other represents Christ.
As the week progressed, both Mike and I became more free in our preaching. We took our messages downtown in the evening and had many opportunities to speak with people about Christ after each presentation.
The highlight of the week for us was Friday evening. We set up across the street from a theater (not too far from the bar where Bill had been twenty years earlier) and had a captive audience.
The later we stayed, the more it seemed like people gathered to watch and speak with us. It was exciting to know that in this town of New Age spirituality and occult activity, the gospel can be preached in public. Many people in Santa Cruz like to speak about religion and spirituality, but we were able to reason from the Scriptures about the person and work of Jesus Christ and commit the results to our sovereign and gracious God.
As of yet, we have not seen any visitors come to our church as a result of this activity, but we have had opportunities to encourage professing believers to be faithful in their Christian walk and in their local church and to think more seriously about the implications of the sovereignty and holiness of God.
I highly commend Bill Welzien and his work to anyone who has thought about doing some open-air preaching. We are thankful that we called him out to Santa Cruz.
We recognize that the work of the Great Commission is not to go out and get people to make "decisions," but rather to "disciple the nations." Using this medium, we believe we have an open door to present the gospel in the public places and engage people's attention so we might discuss with them the message of the Scriptures.
We plan to continue these presentations on Friday evenings across from the theater in downtown Santa Cruz. It enables us to speak to many people who have never set foot in a gospel-believing church.
Mr. Keller is the pastor of Living Hope OPC in Santa Cruz, Calif. Reprinted from New Horizons, January 1997.
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As incumbents continue to file, newcomers are beginning to make their showing.
As incumbents continue to file, newcomers are beginning to make their showing.
Bob Williams filed Tuesday to run against incumbent Jerry Bittner for Jacksonville�s Ward 2 councilman seat.
Williams, a former deputy inspector general with the Los Angeles Unified School District, has lived in Jacksonville for four years, according to a press release he sent The Daily News.
Williams said that he decided to run after seeing that no one had filed for the Jacksonville race except incumbents.
He said that he thought about it over the weekend, discussed it with friends and family and decided that �if we�re going to have elections, we need some competition.� He also said that he hopes to bring a new face and new ideas to the campaign.
Kent Painter, who currently serves as Richlands� mayor pro tem, was among the most recent incumbents to file to run for Richlands alderman. Painter filed Monday, according to the Onslow County Board of Elections. He could not immediately be reached for comment.
Incumbent Paul Conner was the last of the current Richlands board members to file for reelection. Conner said that he has loved serving on the board since he was appointed to it and that, if elected, it would be his third term.
Small government, he said, is a different beast.
�It�s real interesting ... I just feel like I�m helping out my community,� he said.
In Swansboro�s race, Larry Philpott filed Monday to retain his commissioner seat and Pat Turner filed to run for a commissioner seat. Philip R. Keagy joined the commissioner race on Tuesday.
Keagy said he served on the board previously about six years ago and has contemplated running again multiple times but he was not quite ready. Even this time, he said, he was not planning to run but after discussing it with friends he opted to throw his hat in the ring.
�It�s easier to work from within than it is from the outside,� the Swansboro native said.
Swansboro Mayor Scott Chadwick filed for reelection late Tuesday afternoon.
�I am really proud of the things that we�ve accomplished over the past six years that I�ve been there with the different boards that I�ve served with. I�ve enjoyed serving with this present board and there are several things that we have not finished that I would like finished,� Chadwick said. Among those are a dock on Church Street and the downtown waterfront plan and the gateway plan. �I think those things are very important and will make a significant difference in our town and I want to be there to help finish them.�
Turner, who said she has served on the town�s planning board for 14 years, told The Daily News that the decision to run was one that came after years of it being suggested. She only decided on it after learning Junior Freeman would be leaving his seat open to run for mayor.
�I love the things that we�ve done in the planning board in Swansboro ,and I just think that it was time for me to take this opportunity and see if I was successful and hopefully have more of a positive influence on Swansboro,� she said.
Philpott could not immediately be reached for comment.
Kelly Horne, deputy director of the Onslow County Board of Elections, said that while competition is warming up in a few races, election officials are simply glad to see slots filling.
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In what is almost surely a precursor to "The Socail Network" winning Best Picture, director David Fincher was honored as Best Director.
"I had no idea when I complied this film five months ago that I'd be here tonight. Had I known I would've been popping Propecia like Chiclets," opened Fincher, who gave a very sweet and thoughtful speech counter to the dark, foreboding image his films evoke.
He, of course, thanked the usual litany of support people, "Without whom I'd just be a bitter man with a lot of opinions," before admitting that he's a bit scared of all of "The Socail Network"'s success.
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After months of harassment between Oracle and Europe Commission, the deals got approved by the European Commission.
Still MySQL founder Monty Widenius wants to have Russia and China reject the deal to save the future of MySQL… This will delay the deals further. Good for IBM, bad for Oracle !


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More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets.
More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.
The life and music of the self-proclaimed "king of pop," who died of sudden cadiac arrest last Thursday, will be celebrated on Tuesday at the Staples Center, a basketball arena in downtown Los Angeles.
Officials on Friday unveiled an ambitious online lottery that will allow fans to attend either the televised service at the arena or watch the proceedings on a big screen at the nearby Nokia Theatre.
But within minutes, the staplescenter.com (www.staplescenter.com) server crashed. Officials warned additional disruptions were likely as fans logged on ahead of the Saturday deadline at 6 p.m. PDT (0100 GMT Sunday).
"You might want to consider watching this from the comfort of your own home," said Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry, who is doubling as the city's acting mayor.
The ceremony will also streamed online.
A wide area around the venues in downtown Los Angeles will be blocked off for the 10 a.m. (1700 GMT) event. Both local and state law-enforcement agencies have been marshaled for duty.
A local news-radio station reported that more than 1,400 officers from the Los Angeles Police Department alone have been asked to volunteer for duty on Monday and Tuesday. The LAPD, which has about 9,000 officers in total, declined to comment on the report or to reveal a staffing number.
A Jackson family spokesman also declined to provide details of the memorial service, but said there would not be a funeral procession and Jackson's body would not be at the memorial.
Funeral arrangements have not been disclosed, but security has been beefed up at the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills mortuary, where his body is believed to be held.
Officials were also tight-lipped about the cost of the memorial service, and who would pay for it.
Like other U.S. cities, Los Angeles is strapped for cash in the global recession and similar questions about public tax revenues being spent for such an elaborate ceremony surfaced last month when a $2 million celebration was given for the champion Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team.
That event, which attracted over 500,000 people, was eventually funded through private donations.
The city has already budgeted for LAPD overtime, Perry said, adding that officials would "deeply appreciate" help to offset incremental costs, such as transportation, sanitation and staging.
Winners of the tickets will be contacted on Sunday and directed to pick up a pair of tickets and wristbands on Monday. No tickets will be sold. The massive demand raised the question of counterfeiting or scalping, drawing pleas from organizers for fans to act responsibly.
"For those that would try to take advantage of this, shame on them," said Tim Leiweke, the president and CEO of AEG, the closely held entertainment concern that owns the venues and was backing Jackson's planned comeback concerts in London.
Jackson's last performance was at the Staples Center. The night before he died of sudden cardiac arrest last Thursday, he rehearsed for the tour at the venue. (Reuters)


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Blood and Rubble: Williamsburg Fashion Weekend S/S 2014
Four months and twenty days before 11 designers debuted their latest collection on the stage at the venue Villain on North 3rd St for Williamsburg Fashion Weekend, garment workers in Bangladesh were ordered to return to work in a building that was already beginning to show signs of structural failure serious enough to keep the other businesses in it shuttered. It collapsed shortly thereafter, causing 1,129 individual humans to be crushed and suffocated by concrete and rubble.
Arthur Arbit, the local tailor who started Williamsburg Fashion Weekend in 2006, opened this year's event by pointing out that there is no way to produce a $15 blouse for H&M without the garment being soaked in someone's blood; this year it may be appropriate to adjust that to say that there's rubble in the pockets of your Levi's. Arthur's event provides copious evidence that industrial fashion, although difficult to avoid, is not our only option. Continue reading


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Homeschooling: the only educational hope in a Marxist Brazil
By Julio Severo
Marxist Dilma Rousseff, the favorite candidate of socialist Brazilian president Lula, is expected to win the next Brazilian presidential election and keep Brazil, and especially the school system, under rigid state control.
Homeschooling is illegal in Brazil. In fact, it is a crime, since socialists were able, in the creation of the new Brazilian constitution in 1988, to introduce a constitutional provision ordering all children to attend a school facility.
Hope for change is dim. Lula, who brags that he does not like reading, has made an education agreement with communist China, where Brazilian schools will follow the Chinese educational model.
And if Dilma Rousseff actually is elected on October 3, Brazil will keep suffering criminalizations, including of homeschooling. Anyway, she will be only obeying the Constitution…
In his 2 presidential terms, President Lula has put his administration machinery into action to work the decriminalization of abortion and the criminalization "homophobia", even calling opposition to sodomy a "perverse disease".
Nevertheless, he has enjoyed a very high popularity. The same Brazilian population that mostly disapproves abortion and is 99% "homophobic" (according to a poll conducted by a Brazilian institute connected to Lula's party) gives Lula an approving rate of over 80%.
Late 2009, Lula changed the constitution to force four-year-old children to attend a school. But who cared?
TV channels were silent before this authority grab against the Brazilian family. Because they received in 2009 over 1 billion Real (almost 500,000 dollars) from the federal government to broadcast government propaganda, the Brazilian media kindly criticizes Lula and more kindly praises him. Red dictatorships in the past used to close down discordant media; Marxist Lula gratifies them.
So his presidential candidate is a direct beneficiary of his high popularity. And even though Lula is a friend of Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and Mahmud Ahmadinejad, his probable successor is more radical.
What are her qualifications for ruling Brazil?
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1967 - agent for the Worker's Politics Movement
06/10/68 - robbery of Banespa bank, Iguatemi Street, $ 80,000
12/10/68 - planned the murder of [American] Capt. Charles Chandler [accomplished in cold blood, in front of his house, his wife and child]
11/12/68 - robbery of Gun Store Diana, Seminario Street, 48 guns [stolen].
??/04/69 - National Liberation Command [another terrorist organization].
24/01/69 - Robbery of Quitauna Arms Depository - 63 FAU rifles, 3 INA guns, 4 munitions.
18/07/69 - Robbery of the Governor Ademar de Barros' house [the money was never recovered].
01/08/68 - Robbery of the Mercantil of Sao Paulo bank.
??/09/69 - VAR Palmares [terrorist organization] Congress in Teresopolis.
20/09/69 - Robbery of the Public Force Police Quarters in Barro Branco.
Daughter of a Bulgarian Communist, Rousseff has no concern about her dark past, because Marxists have twisted in such a manner Brazilian policies that today, while communists and their families are given multimillion dollar reparations at the expense of the Brazilian taxpayers, victims of the communist terrorism and their families are ignored and poorly compensated, even in cases where people were murdered or left mutilated by bombs and guns.
The past criminals are the modern wealthy heroes.
Rousseff has a so radical record that any political creature resembling Al Gore running for president in Brazil would be easily mistaken as a right-wing candidate and fundamentalist Christian!
In fact, the only evangelical presidential candidate is a radical adherent of the Marxist Liberation Theology. She was a long time member of Lula's Party, and her only reason to leave it was that instead of her, Dilma was chosen as presidential candidate. Today, she is a Green Party member.
All the other candidates are similarly Marxists and no of them are expected to change de Socialist provision in the Brazilian Constitution mandating school institutionalization for all children.
Christian churches and leaders could make a difference and save Brazil from such Marxist disaster. But the Socialist spell on the Brazilian media is on many churches. While most Catholic bishops are plagued by the Marxist Liberation Theology, a Protestant version has infected many traditional Protestant churches, and now even some Pentecostal churches are in the Marxist bandwagon.
The evangelical coordinator for the Dilma campaign is Bishop Manoel Ferreira, whose task is to draw evangelical churches and flocks and leaders to the Dilma fold. He is the president of the second largest Assembly of God denomination in Brazil.
The official policies of the Workers' Party (believe it or not, no relation to the National Socialist German Workers' Party, better known as Nazi Party, which also banned homeschooling in Germany in the 1930s) have clear pro-abortion and pro-sodomy provisions, but Dilma's political propaganda avoids these "controversial" issues. Yet, her political friendships show her values. Last year she visited Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, from the Marxist Spanish Workers' Party. Zapatero has been famous and infamous for imposing abortion and anti-"homophobia" punishments in Spain.
Under Lula, Veja magazine (the Brazilian counterpart of Time magazine) charged that Brazilian school system was plagued by Marxist indoctrination. What hope is left for us Christians that believe that the State has no right to replace God?
Lula has been praising Dilma Rousseff. Hugo Chavez said that she is his candidate.
What about Obama? He has also welcomed her in the White House, which apparently sees no problem in the radical Marxist advance in Brazil. (Is he from the Workers' Party too?)
Well, as a radical Socialist clone of Lula, Rousseff is in perfect peace with Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and Mahmud Ahmadinejad. And, of course, Obama is in peace with her.
Today the Brazilian cultural environment is much like to the US, but without any significant and large conservative opposition. Whereas Obama faces a lot of opposition from conservative Christian groups and leaders, Brazilian president Lula faces nothing of this sort. And his probable successor will enjoy his success too, because with all children under forced state indoctrination and media and churches under powerful financial spells, control is something very easy.
In this dark (oops, red) Brazilian picture, homeschooling is the only option for Christian churches and families to save their children, even though the cost is an illegal, underground lifestyle.
Roman Empire had its emperors that saw themselves as gods. In Brazil, god is the Socialist State. And this red god wants all the Brazilian children under its sacred "educational" control.
When my pregnant wife and I were reported because of homeschooling and child vaccination in Brazil, local government officials told us, "You can decide whatever you want about your children, but the ultimate decision belongs to the government". Today, we are away from Brazil.
In the most important homeschooling case in Brazil, where the defendant was an Attorney General himself, the Higher Court of Justice ruled in 2002 that "children do not belong to their parents".
These poor "children that do not belong to their parents" are being indoctrinated today to become in the future the Marxist doctors, teachers, politicians, governors and even Christian leaders. This is a dreadful prospect for the educationally-choiceless children in Brazil.
Brazilian law is very rarely enforced to punish political socialist abuses and power grab — and nowadays it is hindered from being enforced against Marxist terrorists —, but it has been steadily enforced to punish parents that think that they are free to educate their children away from the state model.
In a time of prevailing Marxism in the Brazilian culture, homeschooling is the only way for Brazilian parents to protect their children from the pervasive educational control of the state Moloch.
If the early persecuted Roman Christians could worship Jesus in the catacombs, why cannot Brazilian Christians educate their children for Jesus there?


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March is election month for young people here in West Sussex!
Voting is taking place to elect young people to the West Sussex Youth Cabinet, the UK Youth Parliment and also to some of our local Youth Councils.
With voting now open the new Voice & Engagement Team are busy supporting colleagues across the county to enable young people to have their say. Over 60 schools, colleges, youth centres and the youth offending service are all signed up and over 40,000 ballot papers already pre ordered.
What is the West Sussex Youth Cabinet?
The West Sussex Youth Cabinet is a group of 48 young representatives and the 4 UK Youth Parliament representatives, who are democratically elected by young people from all around West Sussex.people from across the county. The Youth Cabinet represents the views of the young people in their areas at county level. Young people attend monthly Youth Cabinet meetings around the county. collect and disseminate the views of their constituents and get involved with a variety of projects promoting young peoples views and solutions. They also liaise and get closely involved with the WSCC Cabinet and meetings with elected members.
Young People have been learning about the Youth Cabinet and preparing election manifestos a range of which can be seen here.
What is the UK Youth Parliment?
The UK Youth Parliament has over 600 representatives (369 seats for elected MYPs (Members of Youth Parliament) and over 230 Deputy MYPs, all aged 11-18.
MYPs are usually elected in annual youth elections throughout the UK. Any young person aged 11-18 can stand or vote. In the past two years one million young people have voted in UK Youth Parliament elections.
Once elected MYPs organise events and projects, run campaigns and influence decision makers on the issues which matter most to young people. All MYPs have the opportunity to meet once a year at the UK Youth Parliament Annual Sitting.
Here in West Sussex young people are voting for 2 MYPs and 2 Deputy MYPs. Have a look at some of their manifestos here
We are anticipating that this will be one of the biggest democratic youth participation events across West Sussex this year and will keep you updated on progress!


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The variety of walking opportunities in Pembrokeshire is boundless, with rolling hills, beautiful wooded valleys and estuaries and, of course, the 180-mile long Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Footpath, whch encircles the entire county from Amroth in the south-east to Poppit in the north-west.
The National Park, the only coastal one in the country, does not only cover the coastal strip, but there are two large inland enclaves, one in the north embracing the Preseli Hills and one in mid-Pembrokeshire covering a large area of the Daucleddau Estuary from Carew and Upton in the south to Canaston Bridge and Freystrop in the north.
The Coastal Footpath can be walked in stages, with the help of the several coastal shuttle services provided by the National Park Authority in collaboration with Pembrokeshire County Council, which can pick up and drop off the walkers at various bus stops and car parks to avoid long treks back to the car or campsite. These colourful little buses have jolly names like the Puffin Shuttle, the Poppit Rocket. the Strumble Shuttle and the Coastal Cruiser. Ramblers can tailor each walk to suit mobility and fancy, avoiding steep climbs and long stretches if they wish, or going for a lung-busting yomp of 15 or 20 miles. One of the many interesting walks is the 7.5-mile trek around the Llysyfran Reservoir, with its ups and downs and lakeside paths through beautiful scenery. The 100-foot high dam and the extensive reservoir are impressive sights and the walk takes one through woods and round inlets where the wildlife includes wildfowl and duck, woodland birds like nuthatch and tree creeper and colourful dragon flies and damsel flies in the marshy fringes. Llysyfran Reservoir and Country Park is owned by Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water) and offers all sorts of activities such as mountain biking, sailing and coarse fishing.
A five mile walk from Marloes to the Deerpark, offers views of St Brides Bay and the islands and the opportunity of seeing seals and choughs and maybe a peregrine falcon.
A walk along the shores of the Cleddau rivers is also very rewarding, with picturesque parkland scenery near Picton Castle, Slebech and Blackpool and the chance to see an active heronry and dozens of varieties of duck, waders and wildfowl. The legacies of past industries are everywhere and the views stunning.
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Visitors are also recommended to pick up a copy of the National Park's informative free-sheet newspaper Coast to Coast, which is available at all Tourist Information Centres and also in libraries, shops and supermarkets. It is a mine of information about the activities and facilities available in the National Park.


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Back in February, I took my first shot at attempting to rank players for fantasy purposes. After a full season, I thought it wise to take a look back at how they went, and compare them to how it actually turned out and see if there is anything to be gained from it. Next up is the review of my 1B rankings.
My Preseason Rankings
1. Albert Pujols
2. Miguel Cabrera
3. Prince Fielder
4. Mark Teixeira
5. Ryan Howard
6. Joey Votto
7. Mark Reynolds
8. Kevin Youkilis
9. Kendry Morales
10. Adrian Gonzalez
11. Derrek Lee
12. Justin Morneau
13. Adam Dunn
14. Pablo Sandoval
15. Carlos Pena
Yahoo's Final Rankings (Top 15)
1. Albert Pujols
2. Miguel Cabrera
3. Joey Votto
4. Paul Konerko
5. Adrian Gonzalez
6. Mark Teixeira
7. Aubrey Huff
8. Ryan Howard
9. Nick Swisher
10. Adam Dunn
11. David Ortiz
12. Martin Prado
13. Prince Fielder
14. Billy Butler
15. Adam LaRoche
I also mentioned Adam LaRoche, Paul Konerko, Billy Butler, Garrett Jones, Lance Berkman, Chris Davis, Michael Cuddyer, Todd Helton, James Loney, Justin Smoak, and Chris Carter as players potentially having value this year.
From my preseason rankings, Kevin Youkilis (19), Derrek Lee (21), James Loney (24), and Justin Morneau (25) all finished in the top 25. Mark Reynolds, Kendry Morales, Pablo Sandoval, and Carlos Pena did not make the top 25 at the end of the season.
Free Agents: Lance Berkman, Adam Dunn, Troy Glaus, Aubrey Huff, Paul Konerko, Derrek Lee, Lyle Overbay, Carlos Pena
What We Saw
Buster Posey's season was better than anyone even thought. He finished at #23 in the 1B rankings for Yahoo, which is clearly an elite offensive position. Wow.
I thought Joey Votto would do extremely well this season, but clearly this was above and beyond what I thought either. I think he's going to start next season as a top 10 player overall.
Talk about a walk year improvement. Paul Konerko went nuts this year, and finished with 39 homers and 112 rbi. He's a free agent, and while they want him back in Chicago, it remains to be seen where he will end up. But he's clearly not as done as we all thought he was.
Aubrey Huff is another free agent who should get paid this offseason after an excellent performance in San Francisco. Part of his value was having 7 stolen bases this season, which seems unlikely to continue. I just can't convince myself that he's particularly likely to repeat the overall performance in 2011.
Injuries really had an effect on the 1B depth, with Kevin Youkilis, Kendry Morales, Justin Morneau, and Troy Glaus all missed time during the season. It didn't help that players like Mark Reynolds, Lance Berkman and Carlos Pena all struggled during the season.
Justin Morneau really concerns me for next season, due to the fact that he still has not been able to do any baseball activities since suffering that concussion in Toronto. He could potentially provide a very nice value for fantasy owners next year, but he won't end up on any of my teams most likely.
Adrian Gonzalez will continue to be the topic of trade rumors throughout the offseason, and I think that if he gets traded to anywhere else practically, he's going to provide even more offense than he did this season, which seems like it should be impossible.
Overall, some of these rankings were pretty easy (I'm pretty sure it takes no brains to rank Pujols at #1), but some of these players clearly underperformed (Fielder, Reynolds, Pena). I think that Youkilis would have finished above the #8 spot I had believed at the beginning of the season had he not gotten injured. Not a terrible job on these, but definitely some work to be done next season.
Preliminary 2011 Rankings (Very Raw)
1. Albert Pujols
2. Miguel Cabrera
3. Joey Votto
4. Adrian Gonzalez
5. Mark Teixeira
6. Ryan Howard
7. Prince Fielder
8. Kevin Youkilis
9. Paul Konerko
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A Song for each Picture # 8
Source: This L.A. Times photo feature
Raminder Pal Singh / EPA / January 26, 2010
Indian school girls perform a folk dance from the state of Punjab as they take part in India's Republic Day celebrations in Amritsar. Republic Day marks the adoption of the constitution of India and the transition of the nation from British rule to status as a republic.
Source: This National Geographic Photo of the Day feature
Sudha Pillai / January 20, 2010
Homegrown hip hop bands are a new phenomenon in Bangalore, India. Low Rhyderz is the first hip hop band in the city that combines elements of Indian beats with hip hop rhythms to create a music that is unique. This photograph was taken when they were fooling around in a car mechanic shop. Obviously, the mechanic found the entire scene "interesting."
Long live music!
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Love these! Thanks for sharing.
The top photo I will have to think about to get a close match.
The Bangalore Hip Hop = Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si - Kishore Kumar - Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi Hindi Movie (1958)
All the best,
- Sunday, February 07, 2010
- dunkdaft said...
Des Rangeela Rangeela Des mera rangeela....
Without any doubt.
And for the second one. The theme of Taal. [the drum beats one]
- Monday, February 08, 2010
- Pitu said...
First pic: Haay re Haay ye tere haath mein mera haath, naye jazbaat, meri jaan Balle Balle :D
Second pic: Hmm dunno, something by Sivamani?
- Monday, February 08, 2010
- ajnabi said...
The first picture reminds me of "Ghar Aaja Pardesi" from DDLJ--or there's a scene in "Aisa Desh Hai Mera" from Veer-Zaara that's similar too. :-)
The second is unique in my experience! I'll have to look up others' recommendations.
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010
- theBollywoodFan said...
Thank you all! Yash-Raj would have to make it multiple times! :)
Sita-ji: What a fun song that is from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi! Ideal in this case. Glad you liked the pictures.
Darshit: Great timing too, with Des Rangeela! Beats from Taal?! Interesting...
Pitu: Excuse my ignorance and laziness, but could you please tell us more about 'Sivamani'? Links or songs you like, perhaps?
Ajnabi: I love 'Aisa Des Hai Mera' from Veer Zaara. I rather like the movie too!
Thanks again, everyone.
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010
- Kanan said...
Nice idea. :)
First one would be: holi ke din dil khil jaate hai rangon mein rang mil jaate hai...
Second one: aamdani atthani kharcha rupaiya, nateeja than than gopaal...
- Friday, February 12, 2010
- theBollywoodFan said...
Sweet picks, thanks Kanan! 'Aamdani atthani kharcha rupaiya' especially, imagine hopping to a remix! And imagine the music video having 3 bahuraanis too! :D
- Friday, February 12, 2010
tbf, I will request you to tell us your choices for the pictures. :-)
- Friday, February 12, 2010
All the patriotic Indian songs come to mind for the first picture
But for the second one definately Aish Karle from Jashnn :)
Oh and by the way I think you're awesome!
- Friday, February 12, 2010
- Bollyviewer said...
For the first one, Purva suhani aayi re from Purab Aur Pashchim - its the first song I remember seeing "keekli" (what those two girls are doing) in, so its always been THE keekli song for me.
The second one has to be Pappu cant dance saala! :-)
- Thursday, February 18, 2010
- theBollywoodFan said...
Arjavi: Thanks! There are so many...I'll go with the Rang De Basanti title song and Tapke Masti from London Dreams for the first one. It's nice to see the village belles in a cool hip hop setting in the song from London Dreams, one of the many things I enjoyed in the film. They're performing the exact steps in some bits, too.
As for the second, I'll have to go with Bollyviewer's choice. Oh, and definitely this magnificent tune from Half Ticket, setting notwithstanding. :)
Aishwarya: Aww, thank you for your kind words! :) Have you seen Jashnn by the way? I haven't, but if I ever consider, it would be because of the music.
Bollyviewer: Thanks so much for the link to that wonderful video. 'Keekli' (and thanks for adding to vocabulary here, too) is an art in its own right, isn't it? And 'Pappu Can't Dance' would sound ultra-cool with those instruments! :D
- Monday, February 22, 2010
- Nicole and Mon Voyage said...
1. Des Rangila from Fanaa
2. Hey Kaala Bandar from Delhi-6
- Wednesday, February 24, 2010
- Richa said...
For picture one,
Maar udaari ni ghuggiye maar udaari from Pinjar movie.
For Picture 2,
Laffangey Parindey title track.
- Sunday, February 06, 2011


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Chip trip narrows openings to Cards, JagsPosted by on January 16, 2013 – 11:46 am
The shocking news Wednesday that Oregon coach Chip Kelly — who had long been thought of as the Eagles' top choice for head coach but who seemingly made it clear he wasn't leaving Oregon last week — was indeed going to be Philly's new coach means there are two open head coaching spots left. Jacksonville and Arizona. (The Bears officially hired one-time Cardinals offensive coordinator Marc Trestman earlier in the morning.)
Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is interviewing with the Cards today. The Cards are reportedly trying to get permission/set up an interview with Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. The other known candidates are Ray Horton, Todd Haley and Jay Gruden, and that doesn't preclude that there might have been unknown candidates at some point.
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— Ken Whisenhunt missed out again. Just when it looked like he again was making a push to be a head coach — this time with the Eagles — the Kelly bombshell dropped. Whiz was apparently in the mix in Buffalo, Cleveland and Philly (he also talked with the Chargers) but instead, it seems likely that if he coaches this year, it will be as an assistant. The idea that he could end up in Denver as offensive coordinator with Peyton Manning seems to be gaining steam. He's not going to be on Jacksonville's HC list.
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Our son intends to purchase our dairy farm for $500,000. My husband and I figure we would like to recieve $200,000 for ourselves and $300,000 for the rest of our 3 children. Would it be prudent for our son to fund a whole life policy on my husband who is in excellent health in order for the other 3 children to inherit their share?
Should Life Insurance Be Purchased as an Investment?
Before purchasing life insurance as an investment, a potential investor should understand a few things about the types of life insurance and how they work. Basic life insurance can be broken down into two major categories, term insurance and whole life insurance. (See also: How Healthy is Your Life Insurance Plan?)
Term insurance is insurance for which one makes annual premium payments in exchange for a death benefit. This is the least expensive type of life insurance and cannot be purchased as an investment. The death benefit is all that one receives from term life insurance, provided one passes away while the policy is active.
This type of insurance is ideal if you do not believe you will need life insurance in your later years; the older one becomes, the higher the premiums for term life insurance. The primary purpose of term life insurance is to protect those people who depend on you; as one gets older, most people accumulate retirement savings and/or their children become self sufficient, decreasing the need for term life insurance.
Whole life insurance, also known as permanent or cash value life insurance is the second type of life insurance and can be broken down into whole life, universal life, variable life, and variable universal. In general, cash value life insurance offers protection throughout one's entire life, and also includes an investment — the cash value. Only a portion of the premium payments on a cash value life insurance policy cover the actual insurance. With the other portion of the premium, the insurance company sets up an investment known as an accumulation account which is invested in interest-bearing securities.
The cash value reduces the amount at risk to the insurance company and thus, the insurance expense over time. The owner can access the money in the cash value through policy loans or other options which reduce the death benefit. Accordingly, premiums for such policies generally tend to be higher than those associated with term life insurance, at least in the earlier years.
The appeal of whole life insurance as an investment stems from the tax treatment of its accumulation account. The money in the accumulation account grows tax deferred, meaning taxes are postponed on income and capital gains. Nevertheless, there are many factors that make this type of insurance an unattractive investment option:
- There are incredibly high fees and expenses associated with buying permanent life insurance. Unless one buys a no- or low-load insurance policy, the fees and expenses erode the returns so much that it is almost impossible to compete with the returns of securities such as mutual funds. These fees and expenses are so high that they can eventually outweigh the tax deferral benefits of such policies.
- Further, the insurance companies generally provide unrealistic policy illustrations to show potential clients what their premiums and cash value will be in the future by using unreasonable interest rate forecasts. From a purely financial sense, many insurance experts suggest buying a term life insurance policy and investing the difference in premiums between the plans on your own.
- Finally, with cash value life insurance, the only benefit paid to your family upon death is the face value of the policy.
Based on this evidence, it is quite apparent that permanent or cash value life insurance is not a recommended investment. Individuals with access to other tax-deferred retirement savings opportunities, such as a 401(k) or a ROTH IRA, should be maximizing their contributions rather than investing in a cash value insurance policy.
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- Should you use Life Insurance as an Investment? (Financial Web)
- The Truth About Life Insurance (Dave Ramsey)
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It depends on when you want the other children to receive their share. If you want them to receive the money at your husband's death then, yes. If you want them to receive the funds after both of you have passed then you should utilize a Survivorship (2nd to die) policy because the premiums are much cheaper.
Another option could be to simply purchase the much cheaper term insurance (there are 10, 15, 20, and 30 year policies available) and set up a plan to pay off the siblings over the same time period. For instance, your son buys a 20 year term policy for $300,000 on your husband while simultaneously making yearly payments to his siblings in the amount of $5,000/year. If your husband passes during the payoff period then the policy pays out $300,000; otherwise, the policy expires after 20 years and the siblings have been paid off.
I'm not a financial adviser, but I must say this sounds like a horrible idea. You should talk to a fee only (non-commission!) financial adviser on what is the best option. Especially since the intricacies of your goals and the tax implications therein (as well as timelines, etc.) cannot be summed up easily in the comments section of this blog. Please do yourself a favor and hire a financial adviser. Not a CPA or a lawyer (though maybe eventually they may be needed). An adviser who doesn't receive a large commission up front can advise you on the best way to handle this transaction or series of transactions.
I used to think that life insurance as an investment didn't make a lot of sense. However, it appears that no one trusts the stock market these days. Insurance as an investment vehicle may make some sense, but make sure that you talk with a professional.
I can't speak for all insurance companies, but I think many would invest at least a portion of your money in the stock market.
I think that whole life policies only make sense after you have maxed out your 401K and IRA - and even then I think that you might be better off investing in stocks in a tax efficient manner (say doing DRIP on stocks with a track record of increasing dividends) vs a lower return on your whole life policy.
Just backing up Jeff with his comment. Most insurance companies operating costs, exceed their revenues. They make their money by investing your premiums in the stock market. Therefore, if you think stocks are a bad investment, so is insurance.
WOW! I am a huge fan of Wisebread, but after reading this biased article towards Term Insurance I have my doubts. The writer clearly does not fully understand the basic fundamentals of life insurance. "Buy term and invest the difference" Are you kidding me? I run a successful business based on educating my clients and helping them understand simple money concepts so that they make wise decisions, but this article is hog wash. You sound like a Primerica agent. It's evident that the writer did not do complete research. I have sat down with clients who have been told to buy term and invest the difference and 8 out of 10 do not "invest" the difference. The fact is people have habits of spending and not saving. If properly structured and funded a permanent life insurance policy can be a great vehicle for retirement, heck some even offer guarantees that the money will not loose. Let me end it with this, what other vehicle allows one to put money away, that is protected from litigation, is tax FREE if properly withdrawn, and little to no interest charged for borrowing your own money? Lets ask the wealthy where they have their money... Read Tax Free Retirement by Patrick Kelly
I'm guessing that the 2 out of 10 people who do "invest" the difference are the type of people who regularly read wisebread. So the fact that this message doesn't reach the other 8 out of 10 is fine.
You actually go against whole life because #1, you said the money is tax free IF taken out properly, which probably 8 out of 10 don't do it properly, and #2, 'little' interest is charged for people to take out their own money. Also, although it may guarantee you won't lose money, are you given the chance to make much money? I don't think so...
As a financial advisor what I tell clients is that the main purpose of a life insurance policy is to provide a death benefit. Whether term, some sort of permanent life insurance, or a combination of the two is most appropriate depends on a number of factors including the insured's age, income/cash flow, their stage of life, and how long they anticipate needing the coverage. Permanent insurance can have its place. I do agree that purchasing life insurance as an investment vehicle is generally a poor idea.


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