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Omaha, Neb – The University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Nebraska Medical Center announced today that their cancer center project in midtown Omaha has a name: the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
The cancer center will be named for Fred and Pamela Buffett in recognition of a gift from Pamela Buffett, through her foundation, the Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation, to the University of Nebraska Foundation. Pamela's husband, Fred "Fritz" Buffett, died in 1997 after fighting kidney cancer. Fred Buffett and Warren Buffett were first cousins.
"We could not be more grateful to Pamela Buffett for her monumental gift," UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., said. "This is truly a transformational project that will enhance our international reputation and elevate our cancer program to a whole new level."
"The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center places Nebraska firmly at the leading edge of cancer care, research and education," University of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken said. "This will allow us to attract the best and brightest faculty and students, and build on our significant strengths in cancer research to serve the people of Nebraska and the nation."
"Few times, if ever, do we have the opportunity to embark on a project as ambitious as this," said Glenn A. Fosdick, FACHE, president and CEO of The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC's hospital partner. "This center is critical to our community and region, and Pamela Buffett's gift will help to provide the very best care to untold numbers of cancer patients from Nebraska and around the world."
The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center includes three areas dedicated to cancer: a 98-laboratory research tower, a multidisciplinary outpatient center and a hospital with up to 108 beds. In all, the cancer center's construction will cost $323 million, the largest project ever at the University of Nebraska. At the request of the donor, the gift amount will not be disclosed. The NU Board of Regents will formally vote on the naming at its June meeting.
"Fritz fought a courageous cancer battle until the very end," said Omaha philanthropist Susie Buffett. "It is truly exceptional for Pamela to make this gift in his honor, for the benefit of potentially thousands upon thousands of cancer patients worldwide. These patients will benefit from the research advances that will be developed here, as well as the outstanding patient care that will be delivered."
Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Eppley Cancer Center, said the proximity of researchers and clinicians will hasten the transfer of scientific discoveries from the lab into new treatments benefitting patients.
"The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center will allow the brightest minds in cancer research and care to collaborate on finding tomorrow's cures, specifying those treatments to each patient based on their unique condition," Dr. Cowan said. "In this facility, medical scientists will discover the next generation of cancer therapies targeted toward molecular changes in tumors, resulting in a treatment regimen individualized for each patient."
Already, public support totaling $90 million has been pledged toward the project by the state of Nebraska, the city of Omaha and Douglas County. Private donors also have shown great support for the cancer center project, said Mike Yanney, chairman of the UNMC committee of the University of Nebraska Foundation's comprehensive fund-raising campaign, Campaign for Nebraska: Unlimited Possibilities.
"Pamela Buffett's gift is extraordinary and reflects the tremendous support for this project," Yanney said. "The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is another example of the tremendous public-private partnerships from which many worthwhile Nebraska projects have benefitted."
Brian Hastings, president and CEO of the NU Foundation, said that the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center not only would house the best cancer physicians and researchers in the state, "it also will help us attract even more of them to Nebraska to find a cure.
"I am grateful to Pamela Buffett for her gift and commitment to what will hopefully one day be an end to cancer," Hastings said.
The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is the largest facility of a $370 million project that also includes plans for updated ambulatory (outpatient) services at the Med Center. In all, the project will provide 4,657 new jobs to the metro area, infusing $537 million annually into the economy.
Currently, planners are analyzing how the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center's floors and spaces will match up with space in adjacent buildings, including the Durham Outpatient Center and Durham Research Towers. The facility will be constructed at Dewey Avenue and Durham Research Plaza (45th Street), where Swanson Hall currently is located. Demolition of Swanson Hall will begin later this spring, with construction of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center to begin in the summer.
More information about this project can be found at www.cancercenternebraska.com
Fact Sheet on the Project:
Home to: Cancer research and clinical treatment facilities
Location: Durham Research Plaza and Dewey Avenue
Cost: $323 million, the largest project ever at the University of Nebraska.
Cancer Research Tower:
- 252,000 square feet
- 98 labs
- 10 total floors
- Seven floors dedicated to research, including breast, brain, pancreatic, GI, prostate, lymphoma, leukemia, lung, head and neck, and women's cancer, as well as cancer vaccines, drug development and pediatric cancer
- One floor of mechanical support
- One level of underground research support space
Clinical Treatment Facility:
- 325,000 square feet
- Seven floors
- One floor of mechanical support
- Multidisciplinary outpatient area which includes clinics, infusion, radiation therapy, surgery, radiology and collaborative treatment/diagnostics
- 108-bed inpatient hospital which includes three total floors
Construction: Expected completion in 2016
Public Support:
- Nebraska Legislature – $50 million pledged for the research tower
- City of Omaha – $35 million
- Douglas County – $5 million
Employee Support: $322,000
Private Support: To be announced
Economic Impact: The project will create thousands of construction and thousands of other industry jobs citywide. In addition, approximately 1,200 jobs will be needed at the medical center – each with an average salary of approximately $70,000. In all, the project will provide 4,657 new jobs to the metro area, infusing $537 million annually into the economy.
Ambulatory Care: The overall project also includes $47 million for an ambulatory care (non-cancer outpatient) project, bringing the total cost to $370 million.
About the donors:
Pamela Buffett is a 1964 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Education and Human Sciences. Pam was a kindergarten teacher in the Chicago area for 25 years. Her late husband, Fred C. Buffett, was a humanitarian and a passionate marathon runner. The Buffetts had two daughters, Sarah and Rebecca.
Fred C. Buffett was a first cousin to Warren Buffett of Omaha. Their fathers – Fred W. Buffett and Howard Buffett, respectively – were brothers. Fred C. Buffett died in 1997 of kidney cancer.
Pamela Buffett lives in Beverly Hills, Calif., with her husband, Dusty Fleming, also originally from Omaha.


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Question: I have lived in a rural area of Woodside for more than 20 years. Although many different species of wild animals wander through our area searching for food, we have never seen wild turkeys. Never until one day about three years ago when two juvenile turkeys and a male pheasant wandered into our neighborhood scavenging for food.
Well, our neighbors began feeding them, and now there are at least two pairs of wild turkeys and 15 chicks between them. I suspect there are more but these were just on our patio last week. And these turkeys can be mean! Recently, one of our neighbors was putting his garbage can out and was attacked by some large male turkeys! He fell down and broke his wrist trying to get away from them.
What can we do to rid our neighborhood of these pests? Can these turkeys be moved to another area? (Floyd B., Woodside)
Answer: Turkeys are now a part of many suburban neighborhoods in California. During the spring breeding season male turkeys can become aggressive, but this breeding behavior should pass.
Most of the complaints the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) receives regarding turkeys can be traced to someone feeding the birds. The single most important thing people can do to get rid of nuisance wildlife is to remove ALL potential food sources. If possible, discuss the matter with the neighbors who are feeding the birds, too.
Turkeys are habitat generalists and food opportunists, meaning they can thrive in a wide variety of conditions and can eat many types of foods. Adequate food is available to them naturally and so they do not need to be fed. As with many wild animals, people feed them because they like watching them, but this practice puts them at risk. To help persuade the turkeys to move on, you and your neighbors should remove any cat food, dog food and especially spilled birdseed that might be in the area.
CDFW has used turkey relocation as a tool in the past but found the effectiveness limited. It's very unlikely that all the turkeys in the area will be successfully trapped as turkeys are quite wary, and often there are plenty of other wild turkeys living in close proximity that will move in to fill any void. Once turkeys are trapped, they must be moved to a new location where they may end up just becoming a problem for someone else. These programs also require substantial resources and money for CDFW to maintain.
Generally, CDFW does not move nuisance wildlife for these reasons. As a last resort, you can get a depredation permit for the lethal removal of the birds, though methods may be limited in suburban areas where discharging firearms is prohibited. Many people don't want to go this route anyway, and so the most important thing to remember when coexisting with turkeys is to not feed them.
For more information, please refer to previous California Outdoors Q&A columns that pertain to and explain the issues surrounding feeding wildlife (http://californiaoutdoorsqas.com/?s=feeding+wildlife) or to CDFW's Keep Me Wild campaign (https://www.dfg.ca.gov/keepmewild/turkey.html).
Crab season and whale migration do NOT mix
Question: Is there any way to END crab season for the year due to the early migration of the whales? Recently, there were two whales stuck in crab netting in/near Monterey Bay and it seems absolutely asinine to continue crabbing under these conditions. Whales are a protected species, not humans. We can find something else to eat and the crabs can have an early respite from our carnivorous habits. Can't something be done to end the crab season earlier? (Deb D., Soquel)
Answer: According to CDFW Senior Environmental Scientist Pete Kalvass, who is one of the Dungeness crab fishery managers, "We appreciate your concern regarding marine mammal interactions with crab gear. The federal government via NOAA is responsible for protecting marine mammals, including whales, and we work with them in trying to minimize these types of interactions with our state managed crab fisheries.
Unfortunately, there is presently no way to guarantee zero interactions short of eliminating these fisheries. As it is, when you consider that there are approximately 150,000 commercial Dungeness crab pots set during the height of the fishery in November and December each season, entanglements are indeed quite rare. Closing a fishery prematurely as you suggest is not a simple proposition and would either take legislation or an extraordinary finding of harm to the mammals, and public hearings, before our Director could act."
For further information, I suggest you contact one of the NOAA offices or check their website at http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/.
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Carrie Wilson is a marine environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. While she cannot personally answer everyone's questions, she will select a few to answer each week in this column. Please contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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32 wrote:Totally. This is all wild speculation.
But, keeping with the '14-'15 idea of plucking big fish via free agency... DeMarcus Cousins (SAC/SEA) and Greg Monroe (DET) are the prized centers on the market, both are restricted but both play in relatively medium-to-smaller markets. If Bogut is a failure and the team decides to go in a different direction, I'd like to see one of those two guys signed to an offer sheet. It's true, neither sew up the middle like Bogut, but both have the tremendous passing skills that make a Lee-Bogut tandem alluring, plus they're both ideal back-to-the-basket post scorers to pair with a face-up option like Lee.
Martin Gortat, Andrew Bogut, and Spencer Hawes headline the non-restricted options. You gotta figure, a LOT of teams will go after Gortat; he's exactly what teams are looking for in a 5: rebounds, blocks tons of shots, has size, doesn't need the ball a lot but scores when his number is called. Gortat will be handsomely overpaid as the marquee free agent center that year. I'd love to get him, but so would several contenders. Hawes is a spread-5, like Bargnani. I want nothing to do with him. And Bogut is a walking calamity, but assuming he pulls it together for a full season next year, we'll likely have first ups for him.
Why did the Warriors choose to draft Epke Udoh over Greg Monroe?


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Iam humbled, gratified and overjoyed at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in commemoration of my father's leadership. It of course means a lot to our family. But more important, it is a great step forward for America.
It is wonderful that an African American leader is honored on the Mall, near the Lincoln, Jefferson and Franklin Roosevelt memorials. But it means even more that a nonviolent leader, a man of peace, is represented alongside America's greatest presidents. That will help young people understand that nonviolent leadership can make history and transform our nation.
No doubt, future generations will look upon this monument and ask, Who was this man and why do we honor him today?
The answer should begin by noting that Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of a great social movement for equality for African Americans — a nonviolent struggle against segregation to make the promise of the Declaration of Independence a reality.
But my father also supported human rights, freedom and self-determination for all people, including Latino agricultural workers, Native Americans, and the millions of impoverished white men and women who were treated as second-class citizens. Although he was assassinated before the women's rights, gay rights and environmental movements reached the national stage, there is no question in my mind that my father would have viewed these struggles as battles for justice and equality worthy of his support.
Even as we dedicate a national memorial to my father's legacy, millions of undocumented workers live in fear of arrest, separation from their families and laws designed to deny education to their children. America has an obligation to secure its borders, but it is wrong to pass laws that treat human beings as something less than human. If my father were alive, he would be in the forefront of the struggle for a fair and humane reform of our immigration laws.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an impassioned advocate of economic justice as well as social justice. As he said, "The right to sit at a lunch counter is empty if you cannot afford a meal." He believed that every American family deserved to have decent living standards, including employment, adequate housing, nourishment, health care, education for children and safe, thriving communities. The 1963 March on Washington, during which he gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, was a march for "Jobs and Justice," rooted in the conviction that it is not possible to have one without the other.
That is why my father supported labor unions as a vital force for promoting economic justice. It was in a struggle for union representation that he braved death threats and lost his life.
Today, American labor unions are under unprecedented assault. Public workers in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and other states face all-out campaigns to destroy their collective-bargaining rights. The magnificent outbreaks of opposition to these attacks provide a potent reminder that economic security, respect and representation on the job are not arrogant demands of "greedy" workers but basic human rights. If my father were alive, he would be linking arms in the front ranks of the protests against the attacks on trade unions.
Finally, my father did not see nonviolence as a special tactic limited to the struggle for civil rights. He saw it as a universal tool for achieving justice — for transforming dictatorships into democracies, unjust laws into just laws, oppression into freedom. He called nonviolence a "sword" for all those who struggle for justice, but he deemed it "a sword that heals, rather than a sword that wounds."
Today we are witnessing the awakening of a third great era of nonviolence. The first was framed by the campaigns of Mahatma Gandhi in India and my father in the United States. The second was the wave of freedom movements that swept across places as diverse as Poland and Eastern Europe, the Philippines and South Africa in the 1980s and '90s. Recently, nonviolent liberation movements arose in Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East. The sword that heals is again being deployed for freedom and democracy. Once again, protest leaders are crediting King and Gandhi as sources for inspiration and strategic guidance.
These are the three legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. that we must pass down to each new generation. Polished marble can display the nobility of a great leader but not the meaning of his ideas and contributions. Stone may be beautiful but it is mute. It is up to all of us, every American, to give it voice.
Martin Luther King III is president and chief executive of The King Center in Atlanta.


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Times Square Ticker
Dan Holm 9/28/2004 12:00:24 AMExcellent shot, Patrick!! Love your angled composition and color treatment! #173309
Patrick Campbell 9/28/2004 9:40:44 AMThanks Dan! #810081
Leonard Pierce 10/15/2004 5:26:47 PMCongratulations Patrick! #844584
Jeff Lovinger 10/15/2004 8:08:57 PMCongrats Patrick.
Patrick Campbell 10/15/2004 8:19:18 PMThanks Len and Jeff! Jeff, I had a great time hanging out with you and the rest of the gang. Not much time for photography as I am studying for a board recertification exam on 11/4. #845981
Nancy Grace Chen 10/15/2004 8:52:13 PMOh wow, this is such a great subject for panning... I never would've thought of trying that! Hope your studies are going well, Pat. Congrats on your finalist.
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Donna R. Moratelli 10/16/2004 2:49:43 AMWow, my questione is; How did you get in there with a camera? Are MD credentials good enough???
Nancy Grace Chen 10/18/2004 2:15:24 PMWOW-- three wins this month!! This could very well have been first place, in my opinion... a great shot and a well-deserved win!! Hope this is a good study break for you. ;) Congrats, Pat!
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Murry Grigsby 10/18/2004 3:17:33 PMCongratulations on your win Patrick!! #854192
Dan Holm 10/18/2004 3:30:26 PMWoohoo!!! Congratulations, Patrick!!! A well deserved WIN!!! #854278
Jeff Lovinger 10/18/2004 6:20:54 PMGood going Pat. That N.Y. street corner paid off. Good Luck.
Patrick Campbell 10/18/2004 9:23:21 PMThanks everyone! Donna, this was taken from the sidewalk across the street from this huge ticker sign. No permissions needed. Jeff, as you know it was Bryan who pointed this out to us-- #855430
Evy Johansen 10/19/2004 4:41:13 PMMany congratulations on your win, Patrick! #857365
Donna L. Cuic 10/19/2004 6:49:15 PMGreat shot Patrick. Congrats on your win.
Leonard Pierce 10/21/2004 7:19:13 PMCongratulations on another Second Place win Patrick!!! #861922
Patrick Campbell 10/21/2004 10:10:51 PMThank you Evy, Donna, and Len! #862073
Dolores Neilson 10/27/2004 3:55:09 AMAnd he scores again!! Yeeeeaaaah!!
Big congrats on another, Patrick! You de man! #871919
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text: On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 09:49:26AM -0600, Henderson, TL Todd wrote: > I have an app, that scaled out to the 30ish XP1000's we had very > nicely, basically linearly. If you looked at top, it was almost > always in the 95-100%cpu utilization range. However, now we have a > cluster of P4's and when I look at top, it is more like 70-80% cpu > usage. This is using the same number of cpu's, the same switch, > same code, and same problem for the code. The jobs are still > completing in about 30-40% less time, so we are getting a speed up. > My guesstimate was that this was an indication of the memory > bandwidth and speed to memory. I know the XP1000's have a nice > memory subsystem. Was/is it that much better than the 533/2.4 ghz > P4's? Assuming that hyperthreading is off, I believe that if your processes are only showing 70-80% utilization then your P4's are definitely not memory bound. My experience is that memory bound processes show 99%+ utilization - when the processor stalls, say for TLB or cache line loads, your process is "billed" for that whole time. When "streams" runs, for example, it uses up all available memory bandwidth and shows 99%+ cpu utilization. Likewise, if your processor is stalling on FPU access, I'd guess utilization would show 99%+ as well. FWIW, the memory subsystem on 533/2.x GHz P4's is quite a bit better than an XP1000, at least as far as the streams benchmark shows. The "COPY" number posted at the streams website for Compaq_XP1000 is 900 MB/sec. I just ran on a 533/2.26 P4 (PC1066 RDRAM) and measured 2024 MB/sec. Perhaps your XP1000 cluster was close to reaching the limits of your network, and now with the faster P4's your jobs are I/O bound. If running a simple cycle-eating process at a low priority on your nodes at the same time as your job (to reach 100% cpu utilization) doesn't affect throughput, then the communications are suspect. Don Holmgren Fermilab


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I got crazy last night. I threw on my comfiest sweats, poured m'self a glass of wine or three, and whipped up some Apple Cranberry Muffins for this morning. Man, was it worth it! These things are divine -- warm or cool; with or without butter. And I've gotta say -- my house still smells all cozy and fall-like.
If you're planning on making it a lazy Sunday today, and you've got a hankering for something delicious, I highly recommend you make yourself a batch of these super-yummy muffins. They're some of the best I've had in a while. Enjoy!
Apple Cranberry Muffins adapted from Cooks.com
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup finely chopped apples
- 3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, egg, milk, molasses, oil, cinnamon and ginger; add to dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened. Fold in apples or 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh apples and soaked cranberries.
3. Spoon batter into buttered or paper-lined muffin pans, filling two-thirds full.
4. Bake at 400 for 16 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out nearly clean.


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Ahhhhh, the Cadillac Escalade. While it's helped define post-millennial Cadillac, this bling-mobile stands as a poster child for conspicuous consumption. The Escalade comes by its reputation honestly, because a 2009 edition with the 403-horsepower 6.2-liter V-8 sucks petrol at the criminal rate of 12 mpg city, and either 18 or 19 mpg highway, depending on whether you're powering one axle or two. The fact that the SUV attracts attention-hungry rappers and other ne'er-do-wells doesn't help the Escalade's reputation any.
But what if — suddenly — driving a 2009 Cadillac Escalade were an environmentally conscientious statement? A proclamation that's more about being green than having green? What if aforementioned rappers or socialites or wives of dentists could essentially have their cake and eat it too? Meet the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. At 20 mpg city, the big Caddy gets the same city mileage as a Scion TC with a 2.4-liter inline-four and a 5-speed manual. On the highway the tC goes farther on a gallon, but the Escalade Hybrid still manages to push its massive exterior through the air at the rate of 21 mpg.
This impressive technological result follows years of development that first bore fruit in 2008 with the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrid SUVs. These were the first production vehicles to feature what GM calls an electrically-variable transmission (EVT). Within a case that looks like a traditional automatic gearbox, GM (along with partners Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Chrysler) managed to package two motor/generators and four fixed gear ratios.
When acting as motors, the EVT helps propel the Escalade Hybrid. As the SUV coasts or slows, the EVT goes into generator mode, transforming kinetic energy into electricity via regenerative braking. Countless hours of seat time went toward blending the EVT's regenerative braking with the Escalade's physical braking system, and the transitions between the two are indistinguishable. The recaptured energy goes from the EVT for chemical storage in a 300-pound, 300-Volt nickel-metal hydride battery pack that resides under the second row seats.
Ahead of the EVT and in place of the 2009 non-hybrid's 403-horsepower 6.2 liter V-8, there is a smaller and lighter 6.0-liter all-aluminum V-8. To enhance efficiency, the engine utilizes cylinder deactivation (so it can run in V-4 mode) and variable valve timing (that enables the late closing of the intake valves to reduce pumping losses). The 6.0-liter produces 332 horsepower and 367 lb-ft of torque. Acceleration remains strong thanks to the immediate torque of the electric motors (184 lb-ft each) and a high-performance axle ratio.
A control unit manages all of the above elements using software that is much improved over the initial batch of GMC and Chevrolet SUVs. The result is that the 2009 Escalade Hybrid runs strongly and smoothly. About all that's lost compared to the non-hybrid Escalade is the intoxicating exhaust note of the 6.2-liter engine.
The sensation of driving the big Cadillac is a bit odd if one expects a traditional experience. In easy-going driving, the engine RPM and exhaust note don't correspond linearly to acceleration. The EVT works like a continuously variable transmission, so the Escalade's 6.0-liter revs to a particular RPM and hangs there while the vehicle's speed seems to play catch-up.
The oddest sensation is when the Escalade accelerates on battery power; it's like gliding. The engine's auto-stop feature also catches drivers off guard at first. While the engine shut-down is smooth (as is the re-start), a first reaction can be thinking the SUV stalled. Of course, it didn't. Running on battery power, the steering, climate control, and other vital functions remain completely operational in the Auto Stop mode.
One of the hallmarks of the current Escalade is its performance. For such a massive vehicle, it accelerates hard. The Escalade Hybrid isn't as fast, but with mid-eight second 0-60 mph times, it's no eco slouch. In wide-open-throttle blasts, the EVT combines the best of its motor drives and fixed gearing. The shifts you feel are genuine gear changes because the EVT has four fixed ratios (some CVTs "fake" fixed gear shift to simulate what drivers are used to feeling). The physical cogs inside the EVT give the transmission the strength to tow significant loads, and the Escalade can tow almost three tons.
Our only nick on the Escalade Hybrid's driving experience is aimed at the optional 22-inch wheels on our tester. They looked great, but ride quality is certainly sacrificed when compared to the standard 20-inch wheels and tires.
All of the aforementioned technology is clothed under a shape that was completely redesigned in 2007. The 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid offers a crisp exterior style that commands attention with plenty of chrome. If you've seen a new Escalade, then with the exception of the big Hybrid badges, you know the style. From the front or rear, the look is unmistakably Cadillac.
Inside, there's standard seating for eight, although legroom for the third-row seats is compromised because batteries for the hybrid powertrain are located under the second-row seats. The batteries also present an extra obstacle for climbing back to the third row. Front chairs are heated and cooled. Interior build quality and fit/finish on the examples we drove were excellent. Controls inside are similar to the standard 2009 Escalade, and work competently without requiring extensive training or frequent trips to the owner's manual. The Cadillac's touch-screen center stacks earn kudos for being one of the easiest and most logical to operate. The system's ability to save favorite tuning presets regardless of frequency (AM, FM, or XM Satellite Radio) makes perfect sense with the way people use the radio.
To help with eco-driving, there is a gauge at the left of the IP that encourages drivers to stay within a "green" zone. Too much acceleration is wasteful, as is too much braking (the EVT's regenerative capabilities can't capture the maximum amount of energy during quick stops). The gauge helps drivers realize that long coast downs and extended soft braking maximize mileage.
Beyond these specifics, the balance of the Escalade Hybrid experience is what you'd find in any Escalade. Cadillac expected 20-percent of 2009 Escalade sales to be hybrid models, but as of this posting, sales are actually running a full 25-percent of the mix. Given that the 2009 Escalade Hybrid costs only $3,600 more than a comparably-equipped non-hybrid, the question potential drivers should ask is not "If I'm going to drive an Escalade, why should it be a Hybrid?" but "If I'm going to drive an Escalade, why would it not be the Hybrid?"


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Despite Costa Rica having had to come from behind to draw with Ireland in Philadelphia on Friday, Pinto was thrilled with his side's performance.
The Central Americans had defender Giancarlo Gonzalez sent off in the 41st minute but despite playing the second half with 10 players, Costa Rica looked the better team and eventually equalised just after the hour mark thanks to a penalty from Celso Borges.
While Ireland could have snatched victory with a penalty of their own three minutes later, Patrick Pemberton denied Robbie Keane from the spot, and Costa Rica held on for a draw.
"It did not seem that we had 10 (players), more that they did," Pinto told Radio Colombia.
Pinto added: "I loved the game, in temperament, dynamic, tactical and technical."
The Colombian coach, who became Costa Rica's coach three years ago, argued his team produced as good a performance as their 2-2 draw with Spain in 2011.
"It was perhaps one of the best matches of the national team, with whom we played against Mexico, the US and Spain," Pinto said.
Costa Rica had entered their friendly at PPL Park on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Japan, while they had lost four of their past five games.
But Pinto claimed his team are in good shape ahead of the FIFA World Cup, where they will face Uruguay, Italy and England in Group D.
"The team has very good physical structure... my only concern is keeping many of the things we did in the first half against Japan and the second against Ireland," he said.


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Taylor Swift Goes Glittery – and British – at 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Taylor Swift heated up the runway at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday (Nov. 13) not with wings, but with a glittery silver mini-dress and a sexy take on Great Britain.
The songstress donned at least two different outfits at the annual Angel-filled show. One was a typical Swift gown, characterized by sparkles, sparkles and more sparkles. Her other outfit choice was a bit puzzling, but she still looked great. She sported a tiny hat, a long, flowing red, white and blue cape and a super short dress, all emblazoned with the colors and pattern of the British flag.
At the 2013 Victoria's Secret event, Swift performed 'I Knew You Were Trouble' wearing the silver number, and according to the video below, even interacted with the models while gorgeous snowflakes fell throughout the arena. She joined Fall Out Boy's 'My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)' in her Union Jack outfit, with both wardrobe selections capitalizing on her long legs and slim physique.
Swift may not be a supermodel herself, but she certainly knows how to take the stage, and she shone as bright as any of the VS models. To see the full coverage of Swift and the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, be sure to tune into CBS on Dec. 10 at 10PM ET.


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30th Anniversary Edition
Diesel: The world's lowest compression ratio of 14:1 for mass produced engines plus a variable twin-turbo charger
Blind Spot Monitoring: Radar sensors to detect objects
The Blind Spot Monitoring system automatically warns of an approaching vehicle or object in a blind spot, proving peace of mind when changing lanes.
Advanced technology has made the retractable fastback roof of the MX-5 RF one of the fastest in the world. Operated by a single switch, taking only 13 seconds even when moving (up to 10km/h), it comprises of three roof modules each crafted from the highest quality materials chosen for their rigidity and weight, resulting in optimum performance.
Sophisticated, harmonious interior design.
A brand new, driver focussed interior for the all-new Mazda6 provides as many exciting details inside as there are outside and delivering a clean, consistent look and layout for controls to make it more intuitive than ever. Combine that with a high-quality, polished aluminium look for door handles and gearshift and lightweight contoured seats and you'll enjoy the comfort and refinement you'd expect from a four-door saloon.
Diesel: The world's lowest compression ratio of 14:1 for mass produced engines plus a variable twin-turbo charger
Transmissions: Excellent new-generation automatic or manual transmissions transfer more power to the wheels
Engines: Discover new benchmarks of performance with highly efficient diesel and gasoline engines
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i-ELOOP: World's first brake energy regeneration system that stores energy in a capacitor instead of a battery
SKYACTIV Technology - The future is here
SKYACTIV means redefining everything, every major part of a car, from the engine to chassis and from the body to transmissions. Learn what made us search for better performance and efficiency, how we improved processes and how we developed the ground-breaking solution that is SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY.
Mazda CX-5 offers our pioneering fold- flat Karakuri seating system
It's unexpectedly easy to operate the Mazda CX-5's innovative Karakuri rear seating system. Using the one-touch lever or seat-top button, the 40:20:40 split rear seats fold flush with the floor of the car.
SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY: enhanced environmental and driving performance
We're defying convention by making our cars lighter yet stronger, higher performing yet more eco-friendly. With our new SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY we're improving everything from chassis and body shell to engine and transmission.
SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY: brings you free wheeling automotive fun and a light touch on the environment we all love
Achieving miracles - our development team placed every element of automotive design under its precision engineering, science and technology microscope. Leaving no stone unturned, we kept the fun in zoom zoom, while reducing your carbon footprint by an average of 5.1 kg per year. That's it – SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY!
Smart City Brake Support: the safety technology that looks out for trouble ahead
The Mazda CX-5 is the first compact SUV to offer this safety feature, which prevents or reduces frontal collisions by using a sensor to monitor the road ahead. It can apply your brakes if it detects a risk of collision.
Lane Departure Warning: a safety system that helps you stay in your lane
This system uses a camera at the top of your windscreen to monitor road markings and warn you if you're about to veer from your lane. Using insights into your car's behaviour it knows when you're intentionally leaving your lane.
High Beam Control: making driving safer and more convenient
Our High Beam Control technology automatically switches your headlights from high beam to low beam when vehicles are approaching. It does this using sensors built into the headlights, making your car safer and easier to drive.
Mazda6 – an introduction
It's only when you really inspect the updated Mazda6 that you realise what an impressive ride it really is. Here's the new Mazda6 and its predecessor.
Mazda5 - a look at the Mazda5's easy to use, versatile seating
Offering multiple options for seating and storage, the flexible seats in the Mazda5 operate with the lightest touch.


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The 2010 Ride Shakedown US finals can best be described as a battle of will, as in "will they land" or "will it start snowing" or "will that girl puke!"
Saturday March 13th, 2010 started out as an uncharacteristically bluebird day at Snoqualmie with heaps of weekend warriors enjoying the warm temps and sunny skies. Sure enough as soon as the semi finals began at noon the skies went gray with clouds and fog. Throughout the rest of the semi's the weather wouldn't cooperate and in turn the three-hour jam session was plagued by slow runways and spotty visibility. In turn the unique Shakedown format, which involves riders calling out which two of their runs would be judged, proved bittersweet for those who chose to not take advantage of the considerably less trying conditions encountered during the first hour.
Despite the speed issues the elite Shakedown semi-finals field persevered and performed to world-class standards. Sixteen men and five women were chosen to again jam for an hour in the nighttime finals. Thankfully the skies cleared for the big show. Unfortunately, the faster runways and better visibility of the finals didn't translate to more landings. While there were nearly a dozen double corks chucked, not one competitor would stomp this trendy trick. This meant that more stock moves, like cab 9's, would rule the day. Check the video for all of the action.
Ride Shakedown Big Air Results
Snoqualmie, WA
March 13, 2010
1. Megan Ginter
2. Hana Beaman
3. Megan Whiteside
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Justin Bieber Adds Two New Songs to 'Believe Acoustic' Album
'Eight Is Enough' is the name of a late '70s, early '80s TV show, but eight is not enough for Justin Bieber. The singer has added two new songs to his upcoming acoustic album, simply (but effectively) titled 'Believe Acoustic.'
The Biebs took to Twitter to share that he came up with a pair of songs for the release, totaling 10 tunes of stripped down Bieberliciousness. That's what we call a belated Christmas gift from our hero!
He posted:
8 wasnt enough. had to write some more new ones. now im putting out 10 SONGS on #BELIEVEacoustic . Im telling u. PREORDER it now :)
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 28, 2012
He also shared a few details about how the songs sound, thanks to their new, naked and acoustic composition.
He tweeted:
every song has a new guitar arrangement..1 w/ piano. everything feels new and #KIDRAUHL - u guys r gonna like it. PREORDER #BELIEVEacoustic
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 28, 2012
The track listing includes a mysterious and curiosity-arousing eighth song named 'Track 8,' leading us to believe that it was either TBD or perhaps a new tune or a surprise. Word is that British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran hit the studio earlier this month and may or may not have worked with The Biebs on a tune. Maybe that's Track 8?
Now the singer has us wondering what the other two songs sound like. Or if he has dipped into his catalog in other ways for this release, due out on Jan. 29.
That's JB -- he always keeps us guessing.
'Believe Acoustic' Track Listing:
1. 'Boyfriend'
2. 'As Long as You Love Me'
3. 'Beauty and a Beat'
4. 'She Don't Like the Lights'
5. 'Take You'
6. 'Be Alright'
7. 'All Around the World'
8. 'Track 8′
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Leaders in the College of Engineering (CoE) hope the Board of Regents
will approve an $88 million plan for a new building and additional
construction, as well as the renovation of two existing campus buildings.
The proposal was outlined during a presentation to the board Sept.
19, with the expectation that regents will vote on the plan and
approve the choice of an architect in October.
The proposal calls for construction of a new computer science and
engineering (CSE) building that would be adjacent to the HH Dow
facility, in the northwest corner of the engineering complex.
"The building will house the entire current CSE faculty, who are
presently spread out over three buildings, as well as accommodate
expected faculty growth in this area over the next decade," Engineering
Dean Stephen Director told regents.
The proposal also includes an addition to the biomedical engineering
building and renovation of the current structure. Director said
the goal is to consolidate research activities currently conducted
throughout the engineering campus.
An expansion of the Solid State Electronics Lab and renovation
of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science building round
out the CoE proposal.
Director said the construction plans reflect the college's increasingly
important roles in health care, the life sciences and the war on
terrorism. In addition, he described three "emerging areas" of research
and education: computer science and information technology, nanotechnology
and microsystems, and cellular and molecular biotechnology.
"These areas were chosen because of their importance to society,
because of their strategic relevance to the needs of our nation,
because they build on a foundation of expertise we already have
established, and because they mesh well with the broader intellectual
directions of the University as a whole, including the Life Sciences
Initiative and the President's Information Revolution Commission,"
Director said.
Director said CoE already has secured commitments of $48 million
for the new construction projects from a number of sources, including
an allocation of $23 million from a $25 million gift from Ann Lurie;
$750,000 from the Verl Hawks Trust; and $8 million of a $10 million
grant from the Whitaker Foundation. The University has committed
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Report of the Joint NIH/DOE Committee to Evaluate the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Program of the Human Genome Project. - December 1996
Report of the Joint NIH/DOE Committee to Evaluate the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Program of the Human Genome Project.
December 1996
A committee established last spring to evaluate the Human Genome Project's (HGP) Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Working Group has delivered its final report to project leaders at the National Center for Human Genome Research (NHGRI) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The report will be forwarded to the agencies' advisory committees, who will then decide early next year how to act on the recommendations.
In a December 12 letter, committee chairs Mark Rothstein, J.D. and Anne Spence, Ph.D., presented the report to Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the NHGRI, and to Ari Patrinos, Ph.D., associate director for health and environmental research at the DOE. NHGRI is part of the federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The evaluation committee was established last April to consider the Working Group's role in the overall ELSI programs of the two agencies. Known formally as the Joint NIH/DOE Working Group on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Human Genome Research, the Working Group was established in 1989 to guide NHGRI and DOE ELSI research programs as well as explore and propose options for sound professional and public policies related to human genome research and its applications.
According to the report, "The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications program is an integral part of the Human Genome Project, and it will continue to be essential as the focus of scientific research increasingly shifts to applied genetics."
The report recommends dividing the Working Group's responsibilities among different committees and at various levels within the government.
Specifically, it says: "First, a newly established ELSI Research Evaluation Committee should have responsibility for oversight of the extramural ELSI grant portfolios at NHGRI and DOE. Second, an NIH-wide process should be used to coordinate the ELSI activities of the various institutes engaged in genetic research. Third, a federally chartered Advisory Committee on Genetics and Public Policy should be established in the Office of the Secretary of [Health and Human Services] to undertake the formulation of public policy resulting from advances in genetics."
NHGRI's National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will consider the recommendations in an open session on February 20, in Bethesda, Md. DOE's Genome Subcommittee of their Health and Environmental Research Advisory Committee will meet on the matter sometime in March.


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Thursty: Take a tropical booze staycation at newly expanded RumBa
If there's one spirit that most of us associate with the warmer seasons, it's rum. That's because most of it is produced in the tropical island climates we spend all winter longing for around here. While we can't necessarily transport ourselves to the Caribbean or Latin America on a whim, a trip to RumBa at the InterContinental Hotel offers a more cost-effective — and immediate — fix. With the opening of their summer patio season right around the corner —and a recent expansion of the waterfront fixture just completed — now seems like as good a time as any to set sail on the molasses seas.


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Withdrawal from addiction to benzodiazepines, heroin, or any of the dozens of physical dependence prone prescription drugs may prompt extreme increase in heart rate or have other critical effects. This comphrensive business directory contains many withdrawal clinics in Oskaloosa, Iowa who can facilitate a quick and safe detox from alcohol, opioids, pain medicines, and other addictive drugs. To learn about withdrawal treatment centers, call our support hotline at 1-888-935-1318Who Answers? now.
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Executive Reporting: Understanding Inventory Performance Over Time
Analyst Insight: A remarkable number of executives attempt to manage large inventory investments with lots of data but very little information –just pages full of numbers, none of which is very meaningful without (often significant) effort. And, frequently, it's just data from the current period, minimizing the possibility of understanding whether performance is improving or declining except by working from memory at the very highest levels. The firm's owners, and the executives in charge, deserve much better.
–Ralph Cox, principal at Tompkins Associates
Surprisingly, in some very successful firms, the simplest questions are the most difficult to answer – basic questions regarding inventory cost and customer service performance. For example, reasonable questions, like the following:
"Are our order fill rates up for every safety stock class in each DC over the same time last year?" or
"Were our promotion lift forecasts more accurate for all product families this fall than they were last spring?"
If the answer is "no," the next question is sure to be "why?" Then the emails commence. Heaven forbid that the executive would want to understand to what extent each of the underlying driving forces or root causes contributed to any change.
The lack of easily accessible, meaningful information and the associated impediments to insight into inventory performance over time is a weak link, waiting to fail and hurt the bottom line. Selecting what to report and, perhaps more importantly, at what level of product, organizational and logistical aggregation to report and with what drill-down capability is an art.
Creative and thoughtful exploration of options – especially with the actual figures – can yield important possibilities. Having useful reports that provide quickly comprehensible performance change from season to season is a necessity for good inventory decision-making. The best reports are graphical and dynamic via the use of menus.
The Outlook
Business intelligence and data warehouse query tools have great potential for assimilating data and displaying just what is needed. The best of them are flexible and easy to evolve as events unfold – a crucial differentiator. However, the first step is recognizing the importance of viewing and understanding performance over 12 to 24 months to provide context. Then, expect clearer information from your systems and organization. The data is all there, but you need understanding – something infinitely more valuable.


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UPDATE: Since this story was published this morning, Mayor Ed Lee has called for Tom Otterness' planned public art installation in the Central Subway to be put on hold.
Lee, through his spokeswoman, called Otterness' 1977 film "deeply disturbing" and asked his Central Subway project be put on hold.
The Arts Commission will investigate the situation, said P.J. Johnston, the commission's president. The contract has been awarded to Otterness' studio, but no money has been paid yet, he said.
"I understand the incident was 34 years ago," he said, "but it certainly is disturbing and so we're going to take a look at it."
11:17 a.m.: A sculptor who shot a dog for an art film in the 1970s has won a $750,000 contract to create public art for the Central Subway.
Tom Otterness, a Brooklyn-based artist, has created public art all over Europe, Asia, Canada and the United States, with an emphasis on New York City.
But he garnered notoriety in 1977 when he adopted a black-and-white dog from an animal shelter and shot it to death with the camera rolling. The footage ended up in his avant-garde movie "Shot Dog Film."
Otterness has since apologized, telling the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 2008, "Thirty years ago when I was 25 years old, I made a film in which I shot a dog. It was an indefensible act that I am deeply sorry for. Many of us have experienced profound emotional turmoil and despair. Few have made the mistake I made. I hope people can find it in their hearts to forgive me."
For the Central Subway, Otterness will receive $750,000 to create a series of humorous bronze sculptures of transit riders. The news was first reported by the San Francisco Examiner.
Kate Patterson, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Arts Commission, said the judging panel was not aware of the controversial film when it made its selection in July 2010.
"That said, the selection panel based its decision on the strength of his portfolio and his proposal," she said.
Noting that the incident happened three decades ago, Patterson said, "Since then, his work has brought a lot of joy to a lot of people, and we think his proposal for the Central Subway is going to be wonderful and people will take a lot of pleasure in viewing it and enjoying it for many years."
Not so, says Anita Carswell, campaign director of the Guardian Campaign, a local group created by In Defense of Animals.
"Who's going to want to take the subway every day and see it and be reminded that a dog-shooter, who did something totally sociopathic for his own claim to fame, could get away with that?" she said.


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The International Christian Recovery Coalition is an informal, international fellowship comprised of Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena, together with Christians in recovery and others seeking the power and love of God as a means of recovering from the ravages of alcoholism, addictions, and other life-controlling problems.
Our Mission Statement
Mission Statement: "To glorify God by: (1) sharing accurate information with Christian leaders, workers, newcomers, and other participants in the recovery arena about the roles played by God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible in early A.A.'s astonishing successes; and (2) showing Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena how they can substantially enhance their effectiveness by including in their recovery efforts the 'old-school' principles and practices of First Century Christianity employed by the Christian pioneers of early Alcoholics Anonymous and the Christian Recovery Movement."
Christian Recovery Coalition
Who We Are
An informal, worldwide fellowship of Christians who care about carrying an accurate, effective, message about the role that God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible played in the origins, history, founding, original program, and astonishing successes of the early Alcoholics Anonymous "Christian fellowship" founded in Akron in 1935. And who also inform others about the role that God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible can play today among those who want God's help in overcoming, and reducing the impact of, alcoholism, addictions, and other life-controlling problems—and who are willing to go to any length to believe, seek, receive, and pass along the long-held good news about the power and love of Almighty God. Telling others the words that Peter spoke:
Acts 4:9, 10, 12 (KJV):
Where We Are
In many parts of the world.
What Does It Cost to Be Listed as a Participant
$0.00. It's free. No charge!
How To Join
Send your name and regular mail address (and affiliation or ministry, if desired) to:
Dick B.
PO Box 837
Kihei, HI 96753-0837
Or call Dick B., the Executive Director of the Coalition at (808) 874-4876
Or send Dick B. an email message at email@example.com
This Is Your Invitation to Participate!
In His Service,
G. Burns, J.D., CDAAC
Dick B. and Ken B.'s Newest Title:
Stick with the Winners!
How to Conduct
A Dick B. Guide
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Stick with the Winners Opening Statement by Dick B.
A Few Remarks about the Conference, Our Mission, and Our Approach
First of all, this is not an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. It is not a church conference or religious retreat. It is not a Dick B. seminar or event. It is a Conference of the International Christian Recovery Coalition, graciously hosted by His Place Church at Westminster, California. The mission statement of International Christian Recovery Coalition is as follows:
Second, the International Christian Recovery Coalition was organized in July of 2009 just after the major conference held at Mariners Church Community Center in Irvine, California, among Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena. Those attending expressed an almost unanimous, if not universal, belief that recovery from alcoholism, addiction, and other life-controlling problems is best achieved, and produces maximum results and blessings, when it adopts and follows the principles and practices of the First Century Christian believers, as described in the Book of Acts, and as applied by the original Akron A.A. "Christian fellowship."
To those who attended the initial conference in 2009, this meant that they needed documented history establishing exactly what the early AAs did and what their Christian technique was. This also meant that they needed to learn that history, openly describe their own application of it, and be free from intimidation, suppression, and acrimony as they did so. It was premised on the conviction that they need not, should not, and would not abandon, reject, or try to excuse their own tested Christian approaches. Rather, that they strive for, and collaborate in an informed, well-planned, widely-disseminated, and well-trained presentation of their approaches that would have serving God and helping others still suffering as the primary focuses.
Third, the conferees approved of the concept "We Christians in the recovery arena are not alone." They often used the expression that the Coalition and its participants were and would be "Bible-friendly, History-friendly, Recovery-friendly, 12 Step-friendly, Newcomer-friendly, and just plain friendly."
Fourth, their approach has been and is that complete recovery from, and the healing of, alcoholism and addiction can best be achieved by reliance on the Creator, coming to Him through His Son Jesus Christ, and implementing today's recovery work and endeavors with Christian programs, practices, and models. Efforts that draw on the support of Christians within A.A., N.A., and other 12 Step programs; participants in such Christian programs as Celebrate Recovery, Teen Challenge, Alcoholics Victorious, Overcomers Outreach Inc., CityTeam International, and Youth with a Mission. And also those Christian recovery fellowships and Christian outreach efforts being furthered, sponsored, or initiated by churches, religious organizations, prison ministries, homeless ministries, chaplains, clergy, recovery pastors, and retreats.
Finally, we believe that Coalition participants espouse and pursue the cardinal attitude is that little is gained by bashing, trashing, criticizing, ostracizing, ignoring, condemning, or intimidating any suffering individual seeking God's help; or any organization that cooperates in such work. Nor by focusing on and broadcasting the shortcomings, faults, deeds, and particular beliefs of alcoholics, addicts, their families, their founders, their diverse origins and ways, their variety of actions, or their failures. For, as A.A. cofounder Dr. Bob put it, the major godly principle is "Love and Service." As Bill W. advocated in his Tenth Step Big Book instructions, the A.A. code is "Love and Tolerance." And, as we view it, neither doctors, nor nurses, nor historians, nor academics, nor therapists, nor clergy, nor counselors, nor program directors, nor social workers, nor others in the recovery arena, nor alcoholics, nor addicts, add or do anything to, or further, the treatment, recovery, and cure of, suffering people by:
The Theme of This Conference
We are gathered here with the major objective of hearing, learning, commenting to each other upon, and enhancing the present-day efforts and programs of each leader and worker in a wide variety of Christian recovery leadership, efforts, and approaches. We hope to hear in this Conference from as many as possible of those present just what they are doing today, what they plan to do, what they have to say about the projects of the International Christian Recovery Coalition, and how they view and would improve our present plans for training trainers, holding meetings, and disseminating information suggested in our new guide book, Dick B. and Ken B., Stick with the Winners!: How to Conduct More Effective 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature: A Dick B. Guide for Christian Leaders and Workers in the Recovery Arena. www.DickB.com. And supplemented by the companion 25 videos on the subject, available for $29.95 for all 25 of the videos on www.ChristianRecoveryRadio.com.
Pre-Event Statements about
Speakers and the Format for
the "Stick with the Winners!" Workshops and Conferences
May 18-19, 2012, at His Place Church, Westminster, California
Presented by
The International Christian Recovery Coalition
Dick B., Executive Director
© 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved
[This memo is being circulated to Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena whom we understand will probably be at the First 2012 North American Conference of the International Christian Recovery Conference May 18-19 at His Place Church in Westminster, California. We are sending this announcement to the three principal Conference speakers. And we are also sending it to many of you to whom we hope to make available ample time for you to share, suggest, and ask godly questions during the Conference. Your input is invited and essential!]
Friday, May 18, Overview:
On Friday evening, at the beginning of our two and a half hours of Conference time (between 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm), with appropriate breaks, Dick B. and Ken B. will first speak on the mission, the theme, and the planned Conference events. The remainder of the evening will, if possible, be conducted with the help of a panel (Russell Spatz, James Moody, Robert Tucker, Danny Simmons, and Bob Noonan) as a roundtable-audience participation meeting.
We hope that those attending will share their present Christian recovery program activities, their plans for the future of moving Christian Recovery forward, their suggestions for the International Christian Recovery Coalition, and their evaluation of our new "Stick with the Winners!" project furthering "old-school," First Century "Christian fellowship" techniques like those described in the Book of Acts and utilized by the original Akron A.A. "Christian fellowship" itself.
Among those Christian Recovery leaders and workers we understand will probably be participating will be: Russell Spatz of Miami, Florida; Wally Lowe of Vero Beach Florida; Richard S. of New York; James Moody of Jamestown, Tennessee; Gary Moates of Houston, Texas; Rev. Bill Wigmore of Austin, Texas; Rev. Michael Liimatta of Kansas City, Missouri; Gary Seymour of Escondido, California; Bobby Nicholl of Celebrate a New Life at Hope by the Sea of San Juan Capistrano, California; Bob Noonan of Orange, California; Dr. Robert Tucker of Huntington Beach, California; Gary Martin of Irvine, California; Danny Simmons of Costa Mesa, California; Roger McDiarmid of Huntington Beach, California; Dale Marsh of Oroville, California; Dominic D. of the Turning Point Group of New Hope Ministries of Cornerstone Fellowship—Livermore Campus of Livermore, California; Matt Pierce of New Hope Ministry of Golden Hills Community Church of Brentwood, California; Rick S. of San Jose, California; Larry Webb of Laguna Beach, California; Joey Delgado of West Covina, California; and a number of other Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena.
Saturday, May 19, Overview:
Our main speaker on Saturday will be Russell Spatz who will be staying in Orange County and will be available for some chats.
1. We will have two other Christian recovery leaders as speakers on Saturday—Dale Marsh of Oroville, California; and Roger McDiarmid of Huntington Beach, California—both of whom are on the Speakers Bureau of the International Christian Recovery Coalition.
2. Dick B. and Ken B. will introduce material on "old-school," First Century Christian A.A. through the use of A.A. General Service Conference-approved literature, historical research, guidebooks, videos, books, and articles, Russell Spatz will be explaining exactly how he has been carrying the Christian message and doing so in A.A. with success.
3. Dale Marsh and Roger McDiarmid will speak in the afternoon on what they have been doing to advance Christian Recovery in their areas of effort in California, how they view the new emphasis of the International Christian Recovery Coalition, and what suggestions they may have.
4. We will probably have panels with questions and answers and comments from Christian Recovery leaders on both Friday and Saturday; and I visualize that the panelists will, with Ken and myself, conduct the panels—with the composition of the panels perhaps being different on the two different days, depending on who else might be able to contribute.
5. This plethora of good people—all strong Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena--that are emerging suggests there will be less time for unrestricted general audience participation and more time for the type of workshop sharing of views that we found so useful at Golden Hills Community Church in Brentwood, and at Cornerstone Fellowship—Livermore Campus in Livermore.
6. Your best preparation will involve: (a) Bringing your Bible. (b) Bringing a copy of the Dover Publications reprint of the First Edition Big Book with the Dick B. introduction. (c) A download for $9.95 of the new Stick with the Winners! Guide. And (d) full access for $29.95 to all of the more than 25 videos that we have completed to support the Stick with the Winners! book by Dick B. and Ken B. (2012). Godly suggestions are always welcome.
Contact Ken B. at (808) 276-4945; Dick B. at (808) 874-4876; and both at email@example.com
Gloria Deo
The International Christian Recovery Coalition
The First 2012 North American Conference
May 18-19, 2012
His Place Church, 14061 Chestnut St., Westminster, CA 92683
Conference Theme:
"Stick with the Winners"
"Living First Century Christianity in Recovery Today;
Rediscovering 'Old-School' A.A. in Conference-Approved Literature"
Conference Schedule
Session One: Friday, May 18, 2012
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Registration, Music, Displays, Networking 6:00 to 6:20 PM
Conference Start 6:20 to 6:35 PM
Prayer: Rev. Ken B.
Introduction: Roger McDiarmid
Conference Overview: Rev. Ken B.
Focus One: 6:40 to 7:00 PM
Dick B., Executive Director of the International Christian Recovery Coalition and author of more than 40 titles on A.A. history, A.A.'s Christian predecessors, and applying early A.A. principles in modern Christian Recovery efforts—together with his son and coauthor, Ken B.--will present key passages from A.A. General Service Conference-approved literature and other authoritative resources showing that the original Akron A.A. "Christian fellowship"—from the summer of 1935 until at least April 10, 1939, when the Big Book was published—was amazingly successful in helping "seemingly-hopeless," "medically-incurable" alcoholics recover primarily because the group, in many ways, was "living" the Book of Acts.
Break: Visit Display Tables & and Network 7:00 to 7:15 PM
Focus Two: 7:15 to 8:55 PM
Dick B. and Ken B., along with volunteer leaders, will elaborate on points made during Part One; and Dick B. and Ken B. will receive and respond to godly questions and suggestions from the audience through the use of an "Ask-It" basket. This is a real opportunity for leaders to share how they are implementing their Christian Recovery Movement programs right now!
[Depending on the size of the audience attending, we may well use the same technique recently employed in Northern California at the workshops, question and answer, and round-table participation by leaders and others attending]
Wrap-Up and Closing Prayer: Rev. Ken B. 8:55 to 9:00 PM
Session Two: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Doors Open: 9:00 AM
Final Registration, Music, Displays, Networking 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Conference Start 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Prayer: Rev. Ken B.
Introduction by Host Church: Roger McDiarmid
Conference Overview: Rev. Ken B.
Purposes of the Conference: To enable participants: (1) to hear speakers on how to apply "old-school" A.A. principles and practices today; (2) to get acquainted with Conference-approved literature, "old-school" resources, and a training plan; (3) to partake in refreshments and lunch; (4) to share with a panel of speakers by presenting godly "Ask-It" basket questions and suggestions; and (5) to hear the comments of Christian leaders and workers who are "in the trenches" of Christian Recovery efforts today.
Keynote Speaker: – Russell Spatz, attorney,
Alive Again, Miami, Florida 10:00 to 10:50 AM
Break: View displays and networking 10:50 to 11:10 PM
Second Speakers Dick B. and Ken B. 11:10 to 12:1 PM
International Christian Recovery Coalition plan for training
meetings, a Guide, and Videos presenting the application of
"old-school" A.A. and First Century Christianity principles and
practices in modern Christian Recovery efforts
Lunch: (Eat on premises), view displays, network 12:10 to 1:00 PM
Catered courtesy of Roman Cucina, Orange County, CA.
Break: View displays and network 2:10 to 2:25 PM
Third Speaker: Dale Marsh, Recovery Pastor, Serenity Group, Oroville Church of the Nazarene, Christian Recovery efforts in Northern California Area 2:30 to 3:05 PM
Break: View displays and network 3:40 to 4:00 PM
Panel Discussion and Audience Participation: 4:00 to 5:40 PM
Panelists: Dick B., Ken B., Russell Spatz, Dale Marsh, Rev. Bill Wigmore, Roger McDiarmid
Final Speakers: Dick B. and Ken B. 5:40 to 5:55 PM
International Christian Recovery Coalition Plans,
Challenges, and Announcements
Closing Prayer: Rev. Ken B. 5:55 to 6:00 PM
Conference Registration: $25.00 donation
To register for the conference, or for more information, please contact:
Ken B.: Email: email@example.com
Cell: (808) 276-4945
Important Additional Announcements
· Throughout the Conference Trip period from May 16 to May 21, Dick B. and Ken B. will be in Orange County, California. They will be staying at the Marriott Costa Mesa Hotel.
· Dick and Ken highly value personal meetings, contacts, and discussions with individuals and groups throughout the May 16 to 21 period (except for a family event for three hours May 20 beginning noon). These may include: (1) Meetings and or meals with individual leaders and others at the Marriott Costa Mesa Hotel where we will be staying. (2) Visiting churches, groups, fellowships, panels, and offices in the area. (3) Conducting review of, and displaying the new "Stick with the Winners" Guide, accompanying exhibits, and accompanying film clips – to stimulate organization and establishment of Classes and/or special study meetings for AAs, NAs, Al-Anons, and other support or 12 Step fellowships, and Christian recovery-related programs, fellowships, meetings, classes, and pastoral and chaplain settings.
· Please contact us either before or during the May 16-21 period to arrange to arrange a personal meeting. Please contact Dick B. by email at email@example.com until May 12, or Ken B. by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or on his cell phone at (808) 276-4945 before or during May 14-21.
Exhibits Available for Viewing During Dick B. and Ken B. Visit and at the Conferences
Selected A.A. History books donated by Hazelden Educational Services, Center City, MN.
Selected Oxford Group and Rev. Samuel Shoemaker Reprints prepared and donated by Tuchy Palmieri, Healing-Habits, CT
Books by Interventionists Jeff and Debra Jay, Grosse Point, MI
Selected Books by Dick B. and Ken B. on A.A. History and the Christian Recovery Movement, Kihei, HI
A.A. Conference-approved literature donated by Roger McDiarmid
Sponsors of These Meetings and Conferences
· Hazelden: Treating Addiction, Transforming Lives, Center City, MN
· Episcopal Diocese of Texas Recovery Committee, Rev. Bill Wigmore, Chair, Austin, TX
· Rock Recovery Ministries, ABC Sober Living, Soledad House, David Powers, San Diego, CA
· New Hope Ministry, Golden Hills Community Church, Brentwood, CA: Matt Pierce, Recovery Pastor; David Sadler Group Leader
· Good Book-Big Book Group, Cornerstone Fellowship—Livermore Campus, CA: Dominic D., Group Leader
· Good Book Publishing Company, Maui, HI
· His Place Church, Joe Furey, Pastor, Westminster, CA
· Wally Lowe, Businessman, Christian Recovery Resource Center, Vero Beach, FL
· Richard Skolnik, Addiction Counselor Assistant, Christian Recovery Resource Center, NY
· Bob J., Believer, Philanthropist, Maui, HI
· Rick S., Believer, Businessman, San Jose, CA
· Anonymous, UT
· Robert Turner, M.D., Professor Medical University of South Carolina
· Sean L., Recovered believer, Seattle, WA
· Dale Marsh, Serenity Pastor, Oroville Church of the Nazarene; International Christian Recovery Coalition Speakers Bureau, Oroville, CA
· Roger McDiarmid, Salesman, International Christian Recovery Coalition Speakers Bureau, Huntington Beach, CA
· Jeff and Debra Jay, Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention, Grosse Point, MI
Announcing the New Stick with the Winners! Guide
Dick B. and Ken B., Stick with the Winners!: How to Conduct More Effective 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature: A Dick B. Guide for Christian Leaders and Workers in the Recovery Arena (Kihei, HI: Paradise Research Publications, Inc., 2012)
[This new book is available at www.DickB.com right now for $9.95]
By the time the May conference arrives, we will have: (1) published this book in Print-On-Demand form; (2) completed a series of about twenty-five videos relating to the topics in the book; and (3) made available the resource exhibits that form a training package relating to this book. Already, this book—in spiral-bound form—has been presented to a number of Christian recovery leaders and workers participating in the International Christian Recovery Coalition in several parts of the United States and Canada. In addition, it will enhance recovery efforts already underway at Oroville Church of the Nazarene in Oroville, CA; at New Life Spirit Recovery, Inc., in Huntington Beach, CA; in the Good Book-Big Book Group at Cornerstone Fellowship—Livermore Campus in Livermore, CA; at New Hope Ministry, Golden Hills Community Church in Brentwood, CA; and at several other locations.
This book and the videos will be the center piece for viewing, discussion, class workshops, and training at the First 2012 North American Conference of the International Christian Recovery Coalition, and at other meeting places in Orange County, California.
Gloria Deo
A Christian Recovery Package That All Can Use
By Dick B.
© 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved
The Present, Diverse Approaches That Leave Many Christians Baffled
There are many fine approaches that help Christians recover from alcoholism, addiction, and other life-controlling problems. The problem is that almost all lack long-term or life-long, and certainly not sustainable, recovery efforts. Almost all operate independently of other effective Christian recovery efforts. They are frequently uncoordinated, lacking in an agreed solution, and resting on varied subjective theories—rather than a solid biblical foundation.
And almost all modern approaches fail to provide a simple package of Christian Recovery tools that will answer the endless queries we receive daily from newcomers, from families, from church-affiliated recovery workers, from those who have wandered into independent programs that are proliferating, and from those who just plain want to get back to the First Century Christianity approaches that worked so well from the 1850's forward. Approaches with which many were acquainted during the boyhood of A.A.'s cofounders, Bill W. and Dr. Bob. Approaches attracting hundreds of thousands to the revivals and conversion meetings of famous evangelists. Approaches that were honed to produce effective results through the techniques of Young Men's Christian Association lay brethren, the rescue missions, the Salvation Army, and the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. Even many of the approaches of "A First Century Christian Fellowship"—also known as "the Oxford Group"—in its early days, the organization in which its founder, Dr. Frank Buchman, and the American Episcopal Rector Samuel M. Shoemaker labored in the 1920's and 1930's.
Our simple aim is to provide approaches patterned after First Century Christianity as found in the Book of Acts. These approaches are easily recognizable, and were and highly effective, in the initial, "old-school" Akron A.A. "Christian fellowship" founded by Bill W. and Dr. Bob in June of 1935. Approaches that incorporate many of the principles and practices of the Apostles as reported in the Book of Acts. They stem from a divine source and have proven results.
Why is there such diversity among most modern, Christian-oriented recovery approaches? It lies not necessarily in doctrinal, denominational, or religious differences. It lies rather in the wide variety of stop-gap programs that have grown up in the face of shortcomings. Instead of a single solution based on the power of God, they emerged from the "broad highway" inadequacies of the dozens of 12 Step, Anonymous, Mutual Support, Self-help, medical model, behavior-oriented schools of thought that are so prevalent today.
What are the most prominent of these efforts that operate almost independently of one another?
They include treatment programs labeling themselves as Christian treatment programs. Christian-Track programs that try to combine secular and faith-based plans under one roof.
Christian counseling, life-coaching, peer plans, and therapy groups that often battle the difficult requirements of government licensing and secular ownerships which oppose "religious" practitioners. They include a wide variety Christian recovery fellowships, church-sponsored recovery programs, and independent Christian organizations like Celebrate Recovery, Teen Challenge, the Salvation Army, and the Gospel rescue missions. They also include interventionists, detox specialists, emergency specialists, and managers of transitional and sober living housing.
Our Suggestion Is That There Is but One Common Denominator
upon Which All Concerned Christians Can Agree, and That Still Needs to Be Added
Our experiences with churches, Bible fellowships, Twelve Step programs, Christian fellowships, Christian counseling organizations, interventionists, psychological treatment groups, research organizations, and medical-scientific groups strongly suggest that almost all may leave the puzzled "wet drunk," "practicing addict," secretive "pill dependent" individual, concerned family or other helper no clear cut starting point for Christian recovery. Christian recovery that is founded on the successes of earlier organizations who relied primarily on the power of God. Christian recovery that emanated from the simple healing and witnessing fellowships of the First Century Christians. And affordable Christian recovery that seeks to meet three fundamental needs that will help the addicted and afflicted folks who don't know where to begin, where to go, and whom to follow in order to: (1) rely on the Creator—coming to Him through His Son Jesus Christ; (2) achieve immediate, long-term, life-long relief from the ravages and destruction that have brought them all to their knees in desperation; and (3) become a new person in Christ—delivered from the power of darkness, translated into the kingdom of God's dear Son, and assured of both everlasting life and the opportunity available to those in Christ who choose to walk by the spirit of God.
We Recommend to Those Seeking God's Help and Long-term Victory
a Five-Item Package Containing the Following Items:
Dick B. and Ken B., The Dick B. Christian Recovery Guide, 4th ed. (2012)
Dick B. with Ken B., The Dick B. Handbook for Christian Recovery Resource Centers Worldwide (2011)
Dick B., The Good Book and The Big Book: A.A.'s Roots in the Bible
Dick B., The James Club and the Original A.A. Program's Absolute Essentials
Dick B. and Ken B., How to Conduct "Old-School" 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-approved Literature (New! 2012)
What Dick B. and Ken B. Are Available to Do:
· Train the trainers by providing the foregoing resources, meeting and speaking with those trainers, and helping them establish meetings to effectuate "old-school" recovery.
· Appear at conferences, make information available on the Internet, and write introductions for those who already conduct Christian recovery programs and want a "First Century Christianity" element—as seen in early A.A.—in those efforts.
· Consult with Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena who want to start programs, groups, or resource centers incorporating the "old-school" values and successes.
· Meet in person with any and all of the foregoing, either at one of our locations in Maui, Hawaii, or elsewhere during events where travel, meals, and lodging expenses are covered.
Dick B. and Ken B. have been engaged in this research and providing of content for 22 years; and there are now 43 published titles and over 800 articles filling in the details.
Dick B.
PO Box 837, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii 96753-0837
Gloria Deo
Christian Recovery Resource Centers
A Project of the International Christian Recovery Coalition
Dick B., Executive Director
Explanation and Purpose
Across the globe today, there are an estimated twenty million alcoholics and drug addicts who don't know where to turn to get information about, find resources for, and overcome objections to, their seeking the help of God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible.
There is no lack of Christian resources for recovery. The "depth" of the resources may be another matter entirely.
There is a relentless opposition to the seeking, mention of, and reliance upon such resources in the recovery arena today. Twelve Step Fellowship members frequently eschew mention of God, Jesus Christ, the Bible, church, and religion. Many among them have swallowed the idea that they can invent their own idea of a "power greater than themselves." They tend to invent a self-made religion which claims to be "spiritual but not religious." They frequently espouse the idea that there is a "higher power" that can help. They then go on to claim that this "higher power" can be a tree, a chair, a light bulb, a radiator, Santa Claus, the Great Pumpkin, Something, Somebody—any thing or "power" other than the Creator of the heavens and the earth. They leave their fellowships in droves—some relapsing, some turning to other alternatives, and some actually aligning themselves with some sort of Christian alternative. Even there, they often hear that any Twelve Step recovery effort is contrary to the Bible, dangerous for Christians, and ineffective in result.
Yet there are tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of Christian leaders, afflicted in recovery, and concerned others who want to stick with God. They don't want to reject fellowships. They want to be healed, forgiven, delivered, loved, empowered, and assured of an everlasting life. They don't want "manufactured" Christian programs with a spot of prayer, a spot of Bible, unlicensed Christian counselors, or lack of connections with vibrant church activities, dynamic Christian recovery fellowships, and skilled Christian Bible teachers, prayer leaders, and healing experts.
Mothers, brothers, spouses, grandparents, uncles, other relatives, and friends contact us almost daily with messages of bewilderment and despair. They say that they are dealing with an alcoholic or drug addict. They say that afflicted person does not want to quit. They say he is despondent and depressed. They say he gets into endless troubles—criminal, family, child-custody, tax, imprisonment, debt, divorce, and health, even suicide attempts. When asked if there is belief in God and a Christian affiliation, they may yes. But where can they find Christian help!
This plan attempts to provide an effective answer today. www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com
How to become a "Christian Recovery Resource Center or Person"
The "Christian Recovery Resource Centers and Persons" new Participant package includes a "site license" for the "Introductory Foundations for Christian Recovery" ("IFCR") class for Groups and Organizations (2010) by Dick B. & Ken B. on four DVD's.
The "site license" for the IFCR class for Groups and Organizations includes:
a. The four IFCR class DVDs (about one hour each);
b. One hard copy of the IFCR Class Guide for Students (8 1/2" x 11", spiral bound);
c. One hard copy of the IFCR Class Instructor's Guide (8 1/2" x 11", spiral bound); and
d. One hard copy of The Dick B. Christian Recovery Guide, 3rd ed., by Dick B. and Ken B. (8 1/2" x 11", spiral bound).
The "site license" for the IFCR class for Groups and Organizations also comes with limited reproduction rights for the books in the class--specifically, the right to duplicate one (1) copy per class instructor of: (1) the IFCR Class Instructor's Guide; and (2) The Dick B. Christian Recovery Guide, 3rd ed. In addition, you may reproduce as many copies of the IFCR Class Guide for Students as will be necessary so that each student in any class you personally oversee may have one (1) copy of that Guide.
In addition, the "Christian Recovery Resource Center" new Participant package also includes The Dick B. Handbook for Christian Recovery Resource Centers Worldwide by Dick B. with Ken B. (2011) in 8 1/2" x 11", spiral bound, format.
And we have just added to the new Participant package one (1) complete set of the 29-volume "Dick B. Christian Recovery Reference Set"--a $672.55 value (i.e., the total of the full retail list prices of each of the 29 volumes in the Reference Set), at no extra charge!
Finally, the new Participant package includes a free case (box) of a title by Dick B. that you may use for free distribution or for resale to support your Christian recovery work. [While supplies last!]
There is a one-time-only donation of $500.00 required to become a "Christian Recovery Resource Center or Person."
To become a "Christian Recovery Resource Center or Person" or for further information, please contact Ken B. on his cell phone at 1-808-276-4945 or by email at email@example.com.
It's Finally Here!
"Introductory Foundations for Christian Recovery"
By Dick B. and Ken B.
A Four-Session Class on DVD
Available now for Christian organizations, leaders, and workers in the recovery arena!
You may have heard that early A.A. claimed a 75% success rate among "seemingly-hopeless," "medically-incurable," "last-gasp-case," "real," alcoholics who thoroughly followed the original Akron A.A. "Christian fellowship" program developed by A.A. cofounders Bill W. and Dr. Bob beginning during the summer of 1935. (Please see page xx of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed.) If so, you may also be aware of Dick B.'s 20 years of research into the roles played by God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible in early A.A.'s astonishing successes—especially in Akron, Ohio (and later in Cleveland, Ohio, beginning shortly after the First Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous—the "Big Book"—was published in April 1939). You may have already read one or more of Dick B.'s 39 books (such as his best-selling title, The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A.'s Roots in the Bible), read some of his more-than-300 published articles, heard one or more of his recorded "audio talks," and/or attended one or more of his live seminars or conferences. Your study group, church recovery group, or other Christian-oriented recovery efforts may have already even incorporated some of Dick B.'s findings into your program. Perhaps this is your first visit to this web site, or you would simple like to know, "What is the bottom line?" or "Is there a short version?"
The "Introductory Foundations for Christian Recovery" class focuses on the power and love of God: (1) in Christian individuals and organizations before A.A. began in 1935 that had a heart for helping alcoholics, addicts, and those with other life-controlling problems, and whose principles found their way into A.A.; and (2) in early A.A. pioneers—especially in Akron (and later in Cleveland)—who discovered what they called a "cure" for worst-case, "medically-incurable" alcoholism. And that same power and love of God is available today to help those who still suffer. Please click here to learn more about this class, and whether it might be right for you, or your Christian group or organization. To obtain a license for this class for yourself, or for your Christian group or organization now, please click here.
Completing the Dr. Bob Core Library and Dr. Bob Biography
This is currently the "top priority" project for the International Christian Recovery Coalition. Please click here for details on this project.
Summary of International Christian Recovery Coalition Objectives
To establish, publicize, and complete the stocking and funding of existing recovery resource libraries, which are focused on the roles played by God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible in the astonishing successes of early A.A., such as:
To establish and fund with a Coalition participant or entity in Southern California a Christian-oriented recovery information center, with a view to housing, displaying, and disseminating throughout the world:
To provide publicity on the "International Christian Recovery Coalition" web site (www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com) and on of individual Coalition participants that:
· provides an attractive text description of each Coalition participant's program(s), contributions, and resources;
· allows an opportunity for banner displays on the Coalition's web site to the same effect; and
· enables other web sites to incorporate, link to, and publicize the common and individual efforts.
International Christian Recovery Coalition
c/o Dick B.
P.O. Box 837
Kihei, Hawaii
Ph/fax: (808) 874-4876
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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